• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.136-148
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• 2010

Cadmium (Cd) is known to exert gonadotoxic and spermiotoxic effects. The present study was performed to investigate the morphological effects and metallothionein (MT) expression by zinc pretreatment in the course of time of cadmium-induced testicular injury in rat. Fifty male Spraque-Dawley rats weighing 160-180 g were divided into two groups: saline-pretreated cadmium group and zinc-pretreated cadmium group. Rats of two groups received subcutaneous injection of saline and 100 mg/kg $ZnSO_4$ at 0, 2, 5 and 8 hrs intervals respectively. Cadmium chloride (4.5 mg/kg $CdCl_2$) was administrated intraperitoneally at 2 hr after zinc injection and rats were killed 0, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hrs later. Testicular tissue damages, Interstitial (Leydig) cells status and MT expression were determined using hematoxylin-eosin stained sections and a computerized image analysis system on sections immunostained with a mouse anti-metallothionein respectively. Zinc pretreatment was significantly reduced testicular damages in five pathological categories after cadmium administation. The number of surviving interstitial cells was significantly higher in the zinc-pretreated group than in the saline-preatreated group at 48 and 72 hrs after cadmium administration. Non-damaged testis showed the positivity of MT staining in spermatogenic cells, Sertoli cells and endothelium of blood vessel, but not in the Leydig cells. The potitivity of MT staining in saline-pretreated group was significantly reduced at 24 hrs after cadmium administration, whereas zinc-pretreated group showed strong MT positive staining similar to the 0 hr by 42 hrs after cadmium administration. In damaged testis, MT positive staining was also observed in the Leydig cells of both groups. These results suggest a major preventive effect of zinc against cadmium-induced testiculat toxicity may be due to its ability to reduce the cytotoxicity of cadmium in spermatogenic cells and Leydig cells by inhibiting the susceptibility of the testis to cadmium but not MT production by cadmium.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2011

This study examined evaluation on stabilization of major and trace elements in tailings by various surface water-preventing materials. Six columns were filled with tailings of the Sinlim mine, then covered with tailings only, compacted soils, clay, soil-bentonite mixture, pozzolan and bentonite mat. After injection of artificial rain water, the leachate was sampled with times (3, 6, 9 and 12 pore volume) and analysed for major (Ca, Na, Mg, K) and trace elements (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) by ICP-AES. With exception to pozzolan type, the pH values of leachate from the other types became stabilized from 5.5 to 7.5, and EC (electric conductivity) of leachate from them decreased with times. For the pozzolan type, however, the pH and EC of leachate increased with time due to its alkalinity producing system. Concentrations of most major and trace elements in leachate decreased and stabilized with time. Consequently, soil-bentonite mixed cover shows the best ability of water-preventing and reducing mobility of elements in tailings site.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.430-434
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• 2013

Quantum dots(QDs) with their tunable luminescence properties are uniquely suited for use as lumophores in light emitting device. We investigate the microstructural effect on the electroluminescence(EL). Here we report the use of inorganic semiconductors as robust charge transport layers, and demonstrate devices with light emission. We chose mechanically smooth and compositionally amorphous films to prevent electrical shorts. We grew semiconducting oxide films with low free-carrier concentrations to minimize quenching of the QD EL. The hole transport layer(HTL) and electron transport layer(ETL) were chosen to have carrier concentrations and energy-band offsets similar to the QDs so that electron and hole injection into the QD layer was balanced. For the ETL and the HTL, we selected a 40-nm-thick $ZnSnO_x$ with a resistivity of $10{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$, which show bright and uniform emission at a 10 V applied bias. Light emitting uniformity was improved by reducing the rpm of QD spin coating.At a QD concentration of 15.0 mg/mL, we observed bright and uniform electroluminescence at a 12 V applied bias. The significant decrease in QD luminescence can be attributed to the non-uniform QD layers. This suggests that we should control the interface between QD layers and charge transport layers to improve the electroluminescence.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2016

The influence of Au/Ni-based contact formed on a lightly-doped (7.3×1017cm−3, Zn-doped) InGaAsP layer for electrical compensation of surface plasmon polariton (SPP) propagation under various rapid thermal annealing (RTA) conditions has been studied. The active control of SPP propagation is realized by electrically pumping the InGaAsP multiple quantum wells (MQWs) beneath the metal planar waveguide. The metal planar film acts as the electric contact layer and SPP waveguide, simultaneously. The RTA process can lower the metal-semiconductor electric contact resistance. Nevertheless, it inevitably increases the contact interface morphological roughness, which is detrimental to SPP propagation. Based on this dilemma, in this work we focus on studying the influence of RTA conditions on electrical control of SPPs. The experimental results indicate that there is obvious degradation of electrical pumping compensation for SPP propagation loss in the devices annealed at 400℃ compared to those with no annealing treatment. With increasing annealing duration time, more significant degradation of the active performance is observed even under sufficient current injection. When the annealing temperature is set at 400℃ and the duration time approaches 60s, the SPP propagation is nearly no longer supported as the waveguide surface morphology is severely changed. It seems that eutectic mixture stemming from the RTA process significantly increases the metal film roughness and interferes with the SPP signal propagation.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.199-222
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• 1970

One of the biggest sulfide metallic (Cu, Pb, Zn) ore deposits of South Korea is located in the area of Seo-myeon, Shiheung-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Geology of the region is mostly composed of metasediments of biotite schist, graphite schist, injection gneiss, sericite schist, limesilicate and quartzite from bottom, those are applicable to so-called Yeoncheon System of Pre-Cambrian, and granodiorite, quartz porphyry, basic dykes are outcroped in a small scope as intrusives. The origin of the ore deposit is pyrometasomatic contact deposits due to hydrothermal replacement and the ore bodies are imbedded in lower bed of limesilicate formation as impregnation and ore minerals are galena, sphalerite, marmatite, chalcopyrite, bornite, chalcocite, covellite, and the later two minerals are both hypogene and supergene. Gangue minerals are mostly skarn minerals those hornblende, diopside, epidote, hedenbergite, chlorite, garnet and quartz except primary calcite and quartz. Boundary plane (NS strike) between schists and limesilicate seemed to be primary opening of ore solution and fractures bearing $N50^{\circ}{\sim}80^{\circ}W$ are secondary structural control for localization of ore minerals and the third structural controls are both irregular gashes and schistosity in small scale. Photogeological study was carried with vertical aerial photo scaled 1: 38,000 and enlarged 1 : 10,000 under stereoscope. The study on the area convinced the fact that the geologic boundaries between rocks, limesilicates and quartzites, are traced easily by their typical topographic feature and drainage, and the main fracture patterns which derived from the result of fracture traces, that photogeologic lineament observed under stereoscope, are those bearing (1) $N20^{\circ}W$, (2) $N58^{\circ}W$, (3) $N76^{\circ}W$, (4) EW, (5) $N20^{\circ}W$, (6) $N62^{\circ}W$, (7) $N77^{\circ}W$. Among the written fractures, (5) (not schistosity, in case of fault) (6) (7) are post-mineral faults and others are pre-mineral faults and others are pre-mineral structures, and (2) (3) (6) (7) are coincided with statistical figure of 208 fractures surveyed in underground. By the result of the study, mineralized zone, are presumed to extend north and southward, total length about 4km.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1775-1780
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• 2003

A continuous flow system has been developed to determine trace Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) in a large volume of water samples by a solvent sublation technique. The mixed solution of 1,10-phenanthroline(phen) and thiocyanate ion was used as ligands for the formation of their ternary complexes. The continuous system was constructed in this laboratory with a peristaltic pump, a mini shaker, three mixing bottles and a flotation cell by connecting each part with a polyethylene tube. The flotation conditions such as the flow rate of sample solution and the injection rates of ligand, buffer and surfactant solutions have been investigated to obtain the best sublation efficiencies. Each solution flowed into the flotation cell through each polyethylene tube by the peristaltic pumps. The ternary complexes were floated and extracted into MIBK in a flotation cell of 2 L by bubbling a nitrogen gas. The absorbances of extracted analytes in MIBK were directly measured by graphite furnace-AAS. The concentrations of 1,10-phenanthroline and thiocyanate ion were $2.6\;{\times}\;10^{-3}$ M and $2.3\;{\times}\;10^{-2}$ M in the mixed solution, respectively. The pH of sample solution was adjusted to 5.0 with a buffer solution and 1%(m/v) sodium lauryl sulphate solution was added as a surfactant to support the effective flotation of the complexes. The $N_2$ gas was bubbled at 30 mL/min for 90 minutes for 20 L of sample. Reproducible results of less than 10% RSD and recoveries of 80-120% could be obtained in real samples.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.301-317
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• 2022

Many studies have shown that Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr (abbreviated as JDBM) alloy has good biocompatibility and biodegradability as well as promotion of cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation, and Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway may play a unique role in joint tissue by controlling the function of chondrocytes, osteoblasts and synoviocytes. However, it is not clear whether the JDBM alloy induces osteochondral repair through Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. This study aims to verify that JDBM alloy can repair osteochondral defects in rats, which is realized by Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway. In this study, the osteochondral defect model of the right femoral condyle non-weight-bearing area in rats was established and randomly divided into three groups: Control group, JDBM alloy implantation group and JDBM alloy implantation combined with signaling pathway inhibitor drug ICRT3 injection. It was found that after JDBM alloy implantation, the bone volume fraction (BVF) became larger, the bone trabeculae were increased, the relative expression of osteogenesis gene Runx2, Bmp2, Opn, Ocn and chondrogenesis gene Collagen II, Aggrecan were increased, and the tissue repair was obvious by HE and Masson staining, which could be inhibited by ICRT3.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.433-443
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• 2006

한국산 식용 및 약용식물의 항당뇨 효과 탐색 연구로 본 연구에서는 Allium속 식물 중 식품으로 다양하게 사용하고 있는 5가지 양파, 파, 마늘, 부추 및 산마늘을 냉동건조하고 분말화하여 첨가한 식이를 STZ로 유발시킨 당뇨 흰쥐에게 28일간 섭취시킨 후 혈장 포도당, 지질 함량 및 간장내 무기질 함량을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) STZ에 의한 당뇨유발로 당뇨대조군의 체중은 감소하였으나 당뇨실험군의 체중은 증가하는 경향을 보였고 특히 마늘섭취군에서는 유의적인 체중 증가를 나타내었다. 식이이용효율에서도 당뇨대조군은 다식현상으로 식이섭취량은 체중증가량이 적어 음 (-)의 식이효율을 나타내었고 양파섭취군과 마늘섭취군 및 부추섭취군은 유의적으로 높은 식이효율을 보였다. 2) 장기의 무게는 당뇨대조군과 당뇨실험군에 비해 마늘섭취군의 신장 무게가 유의적으로 낮아 신장 비대를 엊제한 것으로 나타났으며 다른 장기에서는 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. AST 활성도는 실험군간에 유의성이 없는 결과를 나타내었으나 ALT 활성도는 마늘섭취군에서 유의적으로 낮은 수준을 나타내었다. 3) 당뇨대조군은 고혈당이 지속된 반면 마늘섭취군의 혈당은 실험 1주째부터 유의적으로 낮은 수준을 보여 혈당 억제 효과를 나타내었으며 부추섭취군도 실험 4주째에는 유의적으로 낮은 수준의 혈당을 나타내었다. 간장 글리코겐 함량은 정상군에 비해 모든 당뇨유발군이 유의적으로 낮은 함량을 나타내었으나 당뇨대조군에 비해 Allium속 식물의 섭취는 모두 높은 수치를 보이었다. 4) 혈장 내 콜레스테롤, 중성지방, 유리지방산, HDL-콜레스테롤 함량은 각 실험군간의 유의차가 없었으며 폐의 MDA 함량은 당뇨대조군에 비해 양파섭취군, 마늘섭취군, 부추섭취군과 산마늘섭취군에서 유의적으로 낮았다. Allium속 식물 중 마늘과 부추는 고혈당의 수준을 저하시키거나 억제시켜 혈당을 개선할 수 있으며 부추와 산마늘섭취가 혈당저하에는 관련되지 않았으나 조직의 과산화지질 감소에는 작용함을 알 수 있었다. 당뇨병의 주요증세가 고혈당 그리고 다식임에도 불구하고 급격한 체중감소를 보인다는 점에서 본 실험결과는 Allium속 식물을 당뇨동물에게 급여함으로써 체중저하를 방지하고 당대사를 개선함으로써 당뇨병의 증세가 어느 정도 호전될 수 있음을 보여준다. Allium속 식물이라도 함유된 생리활성 성분에 따라 다른 생리적 기능을 나타낼 수 있으므로 그 생리활성성분을 고려한 적절한 섭취는 그 효능을 극대화할 수 있음을 추정할 수 있으며 각 성분에 대한 생리 활성에 대해서는 더 깊은 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다. 또한 그 자체로서 항산화 작용에 관여하거나 다양한 체내 산화스트레스에 대해 영향을 받는 Cr, Zn, Fe 및 Mn과 같은 미량 원소들의 체내 반응 기작에 관해서는 앞으로 좀더 연구해야 할 과제라고 사료된다.

• 지질공학
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.253-262
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• 2012

중금속 및 유류 오염토양 정화를 위해 효율적인 토양세척법과 공정 선정을 목적으로 최적의 오염정화 설계인자를 제시하기 위한 실험적 연구를 수행하였다. 실험 분석항목은 구리, 납, 아연을 포함하는 중금속 항목과 총석유계탄화수소(TPH)인 유류 항목에 대해 흡광광도법(absorptiometric analysis), 기체크로마토그래피(gas chromatography)법을 이용하여 단계별로 분석하였다. 실험방법은 최적 세척용매(washing solution) 결정시험, 최적 세척시간(washing time) 도출시험, 최적 진탕비(dilution ratio) 결정시험 등을 통해 얻어진 결과를 토대로 계면활성제(surfactant) 첨가량별 중금속 용출영향 분석시험, 미생물 및 과산화수소 주입시험 순으로 실시하였다. 실험결과에서 세척용매인 염산 0.1 mole, 체류시간 1시간, 진탕비 1 : 3 조건에서 오염물질의 저감효과가 우수하게 나타났으며, 이들 조건을 적용하였을 때 1%의 계면활성제를 세척 용매에 첨가하였을 경우 추가적인 오염물질의 농도저감 효과를 보이는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 미생물과 과산화수소 주입에 따른 추가적인 TPH 농도 저감이 있는 것으로 파악되었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.323-328
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• 2010

Root extract of Lythrum salicaria reported a hepato-protective effect on $CCl_4$-induced liver toxicity of rat was prepared into fractions such as n-hexane up layer (HA), n-hexane down layer (HB), diethyl ether (E), ethylacetate (EA), n-butanol (B) and water (W). Fractions prepared were tested their activities in vitro and in vivo condition. All of the fractions showed effective antioxidant asctivities on DPPH radical and $CuSO_4$-induced oxidation of human low density lipoprotein and E fraction showed the highest inhibitory effect (98.1% at $50\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) on linoleic acid autoxidation at $40^{\circ}C$, which was more effective than $\alpha$-tocopherol (82.4%). Five fractions (H = HA plus HB, E, EA, B, and W, 150 mg/kg/day) were fed into Sprague Dawley, male rats for 4 days, which were intoxicated with intra-peritoneal injection of carbon tetrachloride ($1\;m{\ell}/kg$ in corn oil) at the 4th day and were sacrificed in 24 hrs. Serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-$\alpha$), a proinflammatory cytokine, elevated with $CCl_4$-intoxication in negative control group ($83\;pg/m{\ell}$) was significantly decreased in E fraction-supplemented group ($18\;pg/m{\ell}$). Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased in negative control group (0.12 U/mg protein) was decreased in E fraction (0.07 U/mg protein). From the results, it is suggested that ether fraction from root extract of L. salicaria would be a potent antioxidant candidate for ameliorating liver injury induced by chemical intoxicant.