• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제39권6_2호
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• pp.1529-1539
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• 2023

바다의 색을 관측하여 해양환경을 관측하는 천리안 해양위성 2호(Geostationary Ocean Color Imager-II, GOCI-II)의 자료는 지상국 시스템에서 다양한 보정과정을 거쳐 Raw~Level 2 (L2)로 생산되는데, 각 처리 단계에서 발생하는 품질 정확도는 단계별로 누적되어 위성자료의 오차가 점차 증폭된다. 이에 GOCI-II의 Level-1A/B (L1A/B) 자료에서 발생할 수 있는 광학적 품질 및 위치보정 성능 오차를 측정할 수 있도록 GOCI-II 지상국 시스템을 개선하였다. 신규로 구축된 광학적 품질 및 위치보정 성능 평가 모듈(Radiometric and Geometric Performance Assessment Module, RGPAM)은 시험 운영을 통해 성능 측정, 측정 결과의 표출 및 저장 등 기능들이 정상 운영됨을 확인하였다. RGPAM을 통해 측정된 성능들은 향후 GOCI-II 검출기의 감도 저하에 따른 실시간 복사보정 모델 개선, 위성 L1A/B 자료의 품질 일관성 확인 및 이슈사항에 대한 재보정 방안 마련을 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.307-315
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• 2004

목적: 한국인은 젊은 여성 유방암의 비율이 높으며 저자들의 선행 연구에서 HER-2/neu 과발현이 백인에 비해 높았으며 나쁜 예후 인자였다. 이 환자들을 대상으로 COX-2 발현의 비교와 HER-2/neu 과발현의 관계를 비교하고 한국인에서 COX-2의 예후인자로서의 역할을 알아보기 위해 이 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 45세 이하의 한국인 여성 유방암 환자와 같은 나이의 백인 여성 환자 60명의 파라핀 포매조직을 이용하여 COX-2 염색을 시행하였다. COX-2 발현을 판독하고 한국인과 백인의 발현 비율을 비교하였다 그리고 한국인 환자의 추적 검사 결과와 COX-2를 관계를 조사하여 예후인자로서의 역할을 연구하였다. 결과: 판독이 가능한 전체 환자의 COX-2 발현 비율은 $27.6\%$이었으며 한국인은 $37.9\%$37.9%, 백인은 $20.8\%$로 한국인 젊은 여성의 비율이 다소 높았으나 통계적인 유의성은 없었다(p=0.090). 전체 환자의 COX-2 발현과 HER-2/neu 과발현의 상관 관계는 발견하지 못하였지만 에스트로겐 수용체 음성과 COX-2 발현은 통계적으로 유의한 관계가 있었다. (p=0.046) COX-2 양성의 5년 무병 생존율은 $67.9\%$로 COX-2 음성의 $81.6\%$에 비해 낮았으나 통계적인 유의성이 없었다(p=0.3607). 결론: 젊은 여성 유방암 환자에서 한국인과 백인간의 COX-2 발현 비율의 차이는 통계적으로 유의하지 않았으며 HER-2/neu 과발현과의 관련성도 없었으며 예후와의 관련성도 통계적으로 유의하지 않았고 에스트로겐 수용체 음성과의 관련성은 있었다. COX-2 발현과 다른 임상적 병리적 인자와의 관계나 예후인자로서의 역할을 찾기 위해 보다 많은 환자를 대상으로 한 연구가 필요하며 COX-2 발현에 따라 방사선치료가 예후에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구도 필요하다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1192-1198
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• 2004

Sasang Constitutional Medicine is a major branch of Korean Traditional Medicine. The differences of disease susceptibility to be shown in Sasang constitution may be due to genetic factors. Therefore, I examined interrelationship among cerebral infarction (CI), apolipoprotein E (apo E) gene polymorphism, and Sasang constitutional classification. Apo E is a key protein modulating the highly atherogenic apoB containing lipoproteins and is a candidate gene for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). The ε2 and/or ε4 alleles were the first to be implicated in premature CAD, which resulted in this polymorphism being extensively studied. I investigated the association between apo E genotype and CI by case-control study in a Korean population. I also classified CI patients and control group into groups according to Sasang Constitutional Medicine. 218 CI patients and 379 controls without CI were examined. Apo E genotype was determined by 8% polyacrylamide gel separation after DNA amplification. A frequency of apo E ε3/ε3 in the apo E genotype distribution was higher in the CI patients compared with that in controls. Also, it was widely known that Taeumin was easily attacked with CI, but there was no association between apo E polymorphim and Taeumin. However, the Taeumin constitution did not enhance the relative risk for CI in the subjects with apo E ε2 and/or ε4 alleles. No differences in the apo E genotypes frequencies were observed in the Taeumin compared with that in the other constitutions. In addition, I investigated whether the DD(deletion/deletion) or ID(insertion/deletion) genotype of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene, a candidate gene for CI, was associated with CI, Taeumin constitution, and apo E polymorphism. As a result, the frequency of Taeumin constitution was significantly higher in CI patients with both apo E ε3/ε4 and ACE ID/DD genotypes than in the remaining Sasang constitutions. In summary, it was concluded that the apo E polymorphism is a major risk factor for CI in Koreans and the ACE ID/DD genotype enhanced the relative risk for CI in the subjects with apo E ε3/ε4 genotype and Taeumin constitution.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.148-154
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• 2001

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate the significance of serum SCC antigen, CA 19-9, CA 125 level and DNA microsatellite alterations (MSA) as prognostic factors and indicators for recurrences in the pre-treatment and post-treatment state, respectively in head and neck cancer patients. Materials and Methods: 120 patients who received curative treatment for head and neck cancer from 1995 to 2000 were followed up successfully, and were analyzed retrospectively. Thirty healthy subjects served as normal controls. Serum SCC Ag levels were measured by microparticle enzyme immunoassay technique via IMX SCC assay, CA 19-9 levels were measured by CA 19-9 RIA test kit, and CA 125 levels were measured by CA 125 IRMA kit. MSA were identified after PCR amplification. Heterozygosity was considered lost if the ratio of one allele was significantly decreased (>50%) in serum DNA compared with normal DNA from lymphocytes. Results: Preoperative tumor markers were higher in cancer patients than control, but not significant. Postoperative SCC Ag levels were lower than preoperative levels. The SCC Ag levels were remained low in no evidence of disease (NED) group, but increased in locoregional recurrence and distant metastasis group. CA 19-9 and CA 125 levels showed no correlation between levels and recurrences and were not decreased significantly after primary tumor removal. MSA were detected in five out of 21 cases, and highly detected in distant metastasis group. Conclusion: SCC Ag seems to be a helpful serum tumor marker for early detection of recurrence and distant metastasis of head and neck cancer after curative treatment. But, CA 19-9 and CA 125 were not reliable markers for head and neck tumors. MSA were not statistically significant because of the small number of study group. However they may be helpful for screening serum molecular markers for early detection of distant metastasis of head and neck cancers.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7169-7174
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• 2014

Background: NPAS2 is a product of the circadian clock gene. It acts as a putative tumor suppressor by playing an important role in DNA damage responses, cell cycle control and apoptosis. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) appears to be an apoptosis related disorder and alteration in the NPAS2 gene might therefore be directly involved in the etiology of CLL. Here, the Ala394Thr polymorphism (rs2305160:G>A) in the NPAS2 gene was genotyped and melatonin concentrations were measured in a total of seventy-four individuals, including thirty-seven CLL cases and an equal number of age- and sex-matched healthy controls in order to examine the effect of NPAS2 polymorphism and melatonin concentrations on CLL risk in a Pakistani population. Materials and Methods: Genotyping of rs2305160:G>A polymorphism at NPAS2 locus was carried out by amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR). Melatonin concentrations were determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Results: Our results demonstrated no association of the variant Thr genotypes (Ala/Thr and Thr/Thr) with risk of CLL. Similarly, no association of rs2305160 with CLL was observed in either females or males after stratification of study population on a gender basis. Moreover, when the subjects with CLL were further stratified into shift-workers and non-shift-workers, no association of rs2305160 with CLL was seen in either case. However, significantly low serum melatonin levels were observed in CLL patients as compared to healthy subjects (p<0.05). Also, lower melatonin levels were seen in shift-workers as compared to non-shift-workers (p<0.05). There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in the melatonin levels across NPAS2 genotypes in all subjects, subjects with CLL who were either shift workers or non-shift-workers. General Linear Model (GLM) univariate analysis revealed no significant association (p>0.05) of the rs2305160 polymorphism of the NPAS2 gene with melatonin levels in any of the groups. Conclusions: While low melatonin levels and shift-work can be considered as one of the risk factors for CLL, the NPAS2 rs2305160 polymorphism does not appear to have any association with risk of CLL in our Pakistani population.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.272-276
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 삽교호의 요인 분석과 주변 지류의 영향과 계절에 따른 세균 군집구조의 변화를 분자생태학적 접근 방법을 통해 조사하였다. 시료 채취는 5월과 8월 삽교호 방조제 앞 표층수에서 실시하였으며, 분자생태학적 접근을 위해 시료로부터 DNA를 직접 추출하고, 16S rDNA를 증폭한 후 pGEM-T easy vector에 삽입하여 클로닝을 수행하였다. 획득한 클론 라이브러리를 이용하여 RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism)를 분석하였으며, OTUs (operating taxonomy units)로 그룹화하였다. 측정된 종다양성 지수가 8월에 더 높게 나타났으며, 5월의 153개중 34개의 클론과 8월의 131개중 38개의 클론들을 염기서열 분석하였다. 그 결과 Proteobacteria, Cytophaga, Gram positive bacteria와 Verrucomicrobia가 5월과 8월에 공통적으로 분포하는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 Planctomyces, 시안세균과 엽록체가 조류 대발생이 일어난 8월에 분포하는 것으로 조사되었다. 전반적인 조사결과 삽교호는 전형적인 하구지역의 특성을 나타내었으며 주변 하천으로부터 유입되는 종속영양물질의 영향을 받는 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2014

진핵세포의 유전자 발현은 genomic DNA 부위의 프로모터라고 불리우는 지역에 전사인자와 RNA 중합효소가 자리하면서 시작되는 기작이다. 유전자 내의 프로모터를 동정하는 여러종류의 실험 방법들이 있지만, 많은 시간과 노동력이 요구되어진다. 본 연구에서는 Ensembl, NCBI, CpG plot 등과 같은 생물정보학 관련 프로그램들을 활용하여 SETDB1 유전자의 프로모터를 동정하여 클로닝하고자 하였다. PCR 증폭을 수행한 후 얻은 약 2 kb DNA 조각을 SETDB1-P1이라 명명하였으며, PCR 산물은 TA 벡터로 클로닝 후 확인하였으며, 이를 다시 제한 효소 절단을 통하여 pGL3-luc 벡터로 클로닝하였다. 클로닝된 pGL3-SETDB1-P1-luc 플라스미드를 H1299 폐암세포주에 transfection 시킨 후 여러 가지 항암제를 처리하였을 때, taxol, 5-FU, doxorubicin 처리군에서 SETDB1 프로모터 활성이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 웨스턴 블롯 및 RT-PCR 실험을 통해 항암제 처리 후 SETDB1 유전자 발현이 조절됨을 확인하였다. 그러므로 bioinformatics 프로그램을 통한 프로모터 동정 및 클로닝 방법을 다른 유전자들에도 적용시킨다면, 유전자 발현 연구에 매우 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.104-111
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• 2004

Sasang Constitutional Medicine is a major branch of Korean Traditional Oriental Medicine. The differences of disease susceptibility to be shown in Sasang constitution may be due to genetic factors. Therefore, we examined interrelationship among cerebral infarction (CI), apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene polymorphism, and Sasang constitutional classification. ApoE is a key protein modulating the highly atherogenic apoB containing lipoproteins and is a candidate gene for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). The ${\varepsilon}2\;and/or\;{\varepsilon}4$ alleles were the first to be implicated in premature CAD, which resulted in this polymorphism being extensively studied. We investigated the association between apoE genotype and CI by case-control study in a Korean population. We also classified CI patients and control group into groups according to Sasang Constitutional Medicine. 196 CI patients and 379 controls without CI were examined. ApoE genotype was determined by 8% polyacrylamide gel separation after DNA amplification. A significant difference in the apoE genotype distribution was observed in the CI patients compared with that in controls ($X^{2}$=14.920, df=4, P=0.005). Also, the frequency of Taeumin constitution in patients with CI was significantly higher than that in controls (58.0% vs. 36.9%; P<0.001). However, the Taeumin constitution did not enhance the relative risk for CI in the subjects with apoE ${\varepsilon}2\;and/or\;{\varepsilon}4$ alleles. No differences in the apoE genotypes frequencies were observed in the Taeumin compared with that in the other constitutions. In addition, we investigated whether the DD genotype of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) gene, a candidate gene for CI, was associated with CI, Taeumin constitution, and apoE polymorphism. As a result, the frequency of Taeumin constitution was significantly higher in CI patients with both apoE ${\varepsilon}3/{\varepsilon}4$ and ACE ID/DD genotypes than in the remaining Sasang constitutions (14.5% vs. 8.3% and 0%) ($X^{2}$=13.521, df=6, P=0.035). In summary, we concluded that the apoE polymorphism is a major risk factor for CI in Koreans and the ACE ID/DD genotype enhanced the relative risk for CI in the subjects with apoE ${\varepsilon}3/{\varepsilon}4$ genotype and Taeumin constitution.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권12호
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• pp.660-665
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• 2018

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) inhibitors, such as trastuzumab and lapatinib are used to treat HER2-positive breast and gastric cancers. However, as with other targeted therapies, intrinsic or acquired resistance to HER2 inhibitors presents unresolved therapeutic problems for HER2-positive gastric cancer. The present study describes investigations with AUY922, a heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) inhibitor, in primary lapatinib-resistant (ESO26 and OE33) and lapatinib-sensitive gastric cancer cells (OE19, N87, and SNU-216) harboring HER2 amplification/over-expression. In order to investigate whether AUY922 could overcome intrinsic and acquired resistance to HER2 inhibitors in HER2-positive gastric cancer, we generated lapatinib-resistant gastric cancer cell lines (OE19/LR and N87/LR) by continuous exposure to lapatinib in vitro. We found that activation of HER2 and protein kinase B (AKT) were key factors in inducing intrinsic and acquired lapatinib-resistant gastric cancer cell lines, and that AUY922 effectively suppressed activation of both HER2 and AKT in acquired lapatinib-resistant gastric cancer cell lines. In conclusion, AUY922 showed a synergistic anti-cancer effect with lapatinib and sensitized gastric cancer cells with intrinsic resistance to lapatinib. Dual inhibition of the HSP90 and HER2 signaling pathways could represent a potent therapeutic strategy to treat HER2-positive gastric cancer with intrinsic and acquired resistance to lapatinib.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제36권12호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2020

본 논문에서는 얕은 기반암 심도 및 지진 위험도가 상대적으로 낮은 지역에서 부지의 고유주기와 입력지진파의 평균주기의 영향에 따른 전단강도 보정의 필요성을 평가하였다. 이를 위해 일반적으로 널리 사용되는 Modified Kondner-Zelasko(MKZ) 모델과 함께 미소변형률뿐만 아니라 대변형률 영역에서의 응력-변형률 거동을 모사할 수 있는 General Quadratic/Hyperbolic(GQ/H) 모델을 사용하였다. 6개 부지의 다운홀 시험 자료와 평균주기가 다른 3개의 입력지진파를 사용하여 1차원 부지응답해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 입력지진파의 평균주기뿐만 아니라 부지의 고유주기에 따라 전단강도 보정 적용 유무에 따른 해석 결과의 차이가 발생했다. 부지의 고유주기의 영향을 파악하기 위해 유효최대지반가속도, 최대전단변형률 및 증폭계수와의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 부지의 고유주기가 길고 연약한 지반일수록 그 차이가 더욱 커지는 것을 확인하였다.