• BMB Reports
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• 제42권10호
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• pp.691-696
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• 2009

The E2F gene family appears to regulate the proliferation and differentiation of events that are required for adipogenesis. Pref-1 is a transmembrane protein that inhibits adipocyte differentiation in 3T3-L1 cells. In this study, we found that the expression of pref-1 is regulated by the transcription factor E2F1. The expression of pref-1 and E2F1 was strongly induced in preadipocytes and at the late differentiation stage. Using luciferase reporter assay, ChIP assay and EMSA, we found that the -211/-194 region of the pref-1 promoter is essential for the binding of E2F1 as well as E2F1-dependent transcriptional activation. Knockdown of E2F1 reduced both pref-1 promoter activity and the level of pref-1 mRNA. Taken together, our data suggest that transcriptional activation of pref-1 is stimulated by E2F1 protein in adipocytes.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.550-555
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• 1999

경남 사천시 신수도 연안에서 1988년 3월 20일부터 5월 1일까지 약 15일 간격으로 4회 채집한 표본으로부터 까나리 치어의 일령, 성장 및 산란 시기를 조사하였다. 일령 형질로는 이석을 사용하였고, 윤문은 불투명대에서 투명대로 이행하는 경계로 하였다. 일륜은 1일 1개 형성되었고, 산란 시기는 1987년 11월3일부터 1988년 3월8일까지로 추정되었다. 이석경 (R)과 전장(TL)간의 관계식은 TL=25.336+232.895R이었고, 전장 (TL)과 체중 (BW)간의 상대 성 장은 $BW=1.27{\times}10^{-7}TL^{3.707}$으로 나타났다. 치어의 성장식은 von Bertalanffy model에 의하면, $TL=87.80(1-e^{-0.0074(t+10.79)})$로 나타났으며 , Gompertz model에 의하면 $TL=72.59 e^{-1.8417\;e-0.0152t}$로 추정되었다.

• Food Quality and Culture
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.85-88
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• 2008

We have investigated the effects of cottonseed extract on the proliferation, differentiation and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of local factors in murine clonal osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Ethanol extract of cotton seed ($4{\sim}63{\mu}g/mL$) significantly increased the proliferatin of MC3T3-E1 cells (p<0.05). Moreover, cottonseed extract ($10{\sim}50{\mu}g/mL$) caused a significant elevation of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and collagen content in the cells. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a potent stimulator of bone resorption in inflammatory diseases. We examined the effect of cottonseed extract on the LPS-induced production of tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-$\alpha$) and nitric oxide (NO) in MC3T3-E1 cells. Treatment with cottonseed extract ($10{\sim}50{\mu}g/mL$) decreased the $5{\mu}g/mL$ LPS-induced production of TNF-$\alpha$ and NO in osteoblasts, suggesting that the antiresorptive action of cottonseed extract may be mediated by decrease in these local factors. This study suggests that cottenseed may contribute to antiresorptive action against osteoblastic cells, resulting in a beneficial effect in promoting the function of osteoblastic cells.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.142-146
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• 1964

The author proposed an equation of fading rate, expressed as ${\Delta}E$=${\Delta}E_{1{\infty}}({{1-e^{-k}}_1}^t)+k_2t$, where ${\Delta}E$=fading of dye (colour difference of N.B.S. unit), ${\Delta}E_{1{\infty}}$=extremity value of fading of molecularly dispersed dye, $k_1$, $k_2$=constants, t=exposure (hours). The validity of above equation, which is connected with the state of dye in fibre, was confirmed by experimental in a range of 2-3 colour fading in grey scale value for assessing change in colour visually, except the case of increasing the fading rate with the time resulted from the break-down of dye particles through the heat effect of light; it was also discussed about possiblity of evaluating of fastness to light of dye in early stage.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2012

The correlation between osteoporosis and reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced oxidative stress was investigated. Thus, interest in food and plants with antioxidant effects that can reduce damage caused by ROS during bone metabolism is heightening. In this study, the antioxidant effect of Taraxacum mongolicum on proliferation and differentiation of MC3T3-E1 cells under H2O2-induced oxidative stress was studied to investigate its protective effect against oxidative stress and its availability as an antioxidant material related to bone diseases. As a result, total polyphenol and total flavonoid contents of T. mongolicum were 33.65 mg/g and 4.45 mg/g, respectively. The T. mongolicum extract increased proliferation of both MC3T3-E1 cells and differentiated osteoblasts under $H_2O_2$-induced oxidative stress conditions. In addition, two differentiation markers, alkaline phosphatase activity and mineralization level in the T. mongolicum extract, tended to increase. These results indicate that T. mongolicum extract suppressed the damage to osteoblasts under oxidative stress and that it is potential antioxidant materials for preventing bone diseases.

• 호남수학학술지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 1989

A conjecture of E. T. H. Wang asserts that if every diagonal disjoint from m mutually disjoint zero diagonals of $A{\in}{\Omega}_n$ has a constant sum, then all entries off the m zero diagonals are equal to l/(n-m). E. T. H. Wang proved the conjecture for m=0, 1, n-2 and n-1. In the present paper, it is proved that the conjecture holds true for m=2.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2011

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants derived from incomplete combustion of carbons and crude oil. In this study, we investigated the effects of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), a representative PAHs on in vitro sex steroid hormone production and germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) using isolated oocytes of longchin goby (Chasmichthys dolichognathus) and chameleon goby (Tridentiger trigonocephalus). Oocytes in diameters of 0.8-0.9 (end vitellogenic stage) and 0.9-1.0 mm (germinal vesicle migratory stage) from longchin goby and 0.5 mm (fully vitellogenic stage) from chameleon goby were used. In GVBD assay, B[a]P at 10 nM stimulated GVBD in the oocytes of 0.8-0.9 mm from longchin goby. B[a]P at 1 nM stimulated GVBD in the oocytes with diameter 0.5 mm from chameleon goby. In steroid production from oocytes of longchin goby, B[a]P at 100 nM decreased testosterone (T) production, B[a]P at 1,000 nM increased estraiol-17 (J (E2) production and 10 and 100 nM increased $17,20{\beta}$-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one ($17{\alpha}20{\beta}P$) production in the oocytes with diameter 0.8-0.9 mm. B[a]P at 1,000 nM increased E2 production, 100 and 1,000 nM increased $17{\alpha}20{\beta}P$ production in the oocytes with diameter 0.9-1.0 mm. In steroid production of oocytes from chameleon goby, B[a]P at 1,000 nM increased $E_2$ production. B[a]P at 10 nM increased $17{\alpha}20{\beta}P$ production. In the ratio of $E_2$ to T ($E_2$/T), B[a]P at 100 and 1,000 nM increased $E_2$/T in the oocytes of longchin goby. B[a]P at 100 nM also increased $E_2$/T in the oocytes of chameleon goby. Taken together, these results suggest that B[a]P have not only weak estrogenic effects but progestogenic effects on oocyte maturation.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 nonylphenol(NP)과 2,2',4,6,6'-pentachlorobiphenyl(PCB104)이 성숙한 그물베도라치의 난소 스테로이드 대사과정에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 그물베도라치의 성숙란을 방사 표지된 스테로이드 전구물질인 $[^3H]-17{\alpha}$-hydroxyprogesterone($[^3H]-17{\alpha}OHP$)와 함께 NP와 PCB104를 각각 100 ng/$m{\ell}$의 농도로 첨가하여 배양하였다. 배양 후 배양액과 난모세포로부터 스테로이드 호르몬을 추출하여 박막 크로마토그래피를 통해 분리 및 동정하였으며, 주요 스테로이드 대사물질로는 testosterone(T)과 estradiol-$17{\beta}$(E2)로 확인되었다. NP는 난경 1.1, 1.3 그리고 1.4 mm인 난모세포에서 T로의 대사를 저해하였으나, 난경 1.2, 1.3 그리고 1.4 mm인 난모세포에서는 E2로의 대사를 저해하였다. PCB104는 모든 난경의 난모세포에서 T로의 대사를 저해하였으며, 난경 1.2, 1.3 그리고 1.4 mm인 난모세포에서는 E2로의 대사를 저해하였다. 결론적으로, NP와 PCB104는 그물베도라치의 난모세포 성숙 과정에 있어 $[^3H]-17{\alpha}OHP$로부터 T와 E2로의 전환을 저해시키는 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1973

Although numerous drugs are available for the treatment of superficial fungi infections of skin, the clinical effects of the majority of such drugs are not satisfactory. In the hope of searching the effective drugs for superficial fungi infections, authors studied whether Veratrum rhizoma extracts had any effect on fungi, with water extract (VRWE), ethanol extract (VREE) and methanol extract (VRME) from Veratrum album L. var. grandiflorum Max. In in vitro studies, the spores of fungi were inoculated on Sabouraud's glucose agar media which contained three extracts of Veratrun rhizoma in each concentration of $500\;{\mu}g/ml$, $1,000\;{\mu}g/ml$ and $5,000\;{\mu}g/ml$ respectively, and the growth of the fungi were observed for 3 weeks. The species of the fungi used in these experiments were Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum canis, Microsporum nanum, Microsporum gypseum, Microsporum cookei, Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes, Trichophyton tonsurans and Trichophyton verrucosum. The results of the studies were as follows: 1. The growth of M. canis, M. nanum, T mentagrophytes and T. tonsurans were slightly inhibited by VRWE $1,000\;{\mu}g/ml$, and with VRWE $5,000\;{\mu}g/ml$, the growth of E. floccosum, M. gypseum and T. rubrum were slightly inhibited, moderate inhibition on the growth of M. canis, M. nanum, M. cookei, T. mentagrophytes and T. tonsurans were showed by VRWE $5,000\;{\mu}g/ml$. 2. With $500\;{\mu}g/ml$ of VREE, the inhibition on growth of E. floccosum, M. nanum and M. gypseum were slight, however significant inhibition on the growth of M. canis, M. cookei, T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum and T. tonsurans were observed. The growth of M. nanum and M. gypseum were moderately inhibited, and significant inhibition on the growth of E. floccosum, M. canis, M. cookei, T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum and T. tonsurans were observed by VREE $1,000\;{\mu}g/ml$. By VREE $5,000\;{\mu}g/ml$, the growth of all tested fungi were significantly inhibited except T. verrucosuia being showed slight inhibition. 3. Significant inhibition on the growth of M. canis, T, mentagrophytes, T. rubrum and T. tonsurans were noted, and moderate inhibition of M. nanum, slight inhibition of E. floccosum and M. gypseum in growth were observed by VRME $500\;{\mu}g/ml$. The growth of E. floccosum, M. canis, M. nanum, M. cookei, T. mentsgrophytes, T. rubrum and T. tonsurans were significantly inhibited by VRME $1,000\;{\mu}g/ml$, and that of M. gypseum was moderate. With $5,000\;{\mu}g/ml$ of VRME, significant inhibition on the growth of E. floccosum, M. canis, M. nanum, M. gypseum, M. cookei, T mentagrophytes, T. rubrum and T. tonsurans were observed, and T. verrucosum was showed only slight inhibition. From the above results, it was found that the extracts of organic solvents from Veratrum rhizoma (VREE & VRME) exerted significant antifungal activity, and their effects were probably derived from the pharmacological action of steroidal alkaloids.

• 대한수학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2002

For a stationary multivariate linear process of the form X$_{t}$ = (equation omitted), where {Z$_{t}$ : t = 0$\pm$1$\pm$2ㆍㆍㆍ} is a sequence of stationary linearly positive quadrant dependent m-dimensional random vectors with E(Z$_{t}$) = O and E∥Z$_{t}$∥ $^2$< $\infty$, we prove a central limit theorem.theorem.