• 한국건축시공학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.315-322
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 고로슬래그의 치환율이 80% 이상에 이르는 슬래그 대량 치환 콘크리트(High Volume Slag Concrete, HVSC)의 개발을 목표로 압축강도, 염해 및 동결융해 저항성에 미치는 고로슬래그의 영향 및 알칼리 자극제의 효과에 대해 평가하였다. 그 결과 고로슬래그 미분말의 치환율 증가에 따른 압축강도 발현특성은 초기 및 장기의 모든 재령에서 감소하였으며 염해 및 동결융해 저항성은 매우 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 한편 알칼리 자극제의 첨가에 따른 초기강도 발현특성은 현저히 개선되었으며 염해 및 동결융해 저항성 향상에 기여하는 효과가 큰 것으로 나타났다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.706-713
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• 2017

Osteoclasts are bone-resorbing cells that are derived from hematopoietic precursor cells and require macrophage-colony stimulating factor and receptor activator of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ ligand (RANKL) for their survival, proliferation, differentiation, and activation. The binding of RANKL to its receptor RANK triggers osteoclast precursors to differentiate into osteoclasts. This process depends on RANKL-RANK signaling, which is temporally regulated by various adaptor proteins and kinases. Here we summarize the current understanding of the mechanisms that regulate RANK signaling during osteoclastogenesis. In the early stage, RANK signaling is mediated by recruiting adaptor molecules such as tumor necrosis factor receptorassociated factor 6 (TRAF6), which leads to the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and the transcription factors nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$) and activator protein-1 (AP-1). Activated NF-${\kappa}B$ induces the nuclear factor of activated T-cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1), which is the key osteoclastogenesis regulator. In the intermediate stage of signaling, the co-stimulatory signal induces $Ca^{2+}$ oscillation via activated phospholipase $C{\gamma}2$ ($PLC{\gamma}2$) together with c-Fos/AP-1, wherein $Ca^{2+}$ signaling facilitates the robust production of NFATc1. In the late stage of osteoclastogenesis, NFATc1 translocates into the nucleus where it induces numerous osteoclast-specific target genes that are responsible for cell fusion and function.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2009

The present study was performed to identify changes of plasminogen activator (PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) in porcine oviduct epithelial cells (POECs) during the estrous cycle. POECs obtained from ovary in pre-ovulatory (Pre-Ov), early to mid-luteal stage (Early-mid L) and post-ovulatory stage (Post-Ov). For the examine of PA activity, $1{\times}10^5$ fresh cells of POECs were cultured in DMEM/Ham F-12 containing 10% FBS and 0.2% amphotericin under humidified atmosphere of 5% $CO_2$ in air and $38^{\circ}C$. The urokinase-type PA (uPA) was observed at 7 days of POECs culture. PA activity was measured with culture prolonged of 0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h after culture of 7 days. The PA activity were high significantly (p<0.05) at 12 h of culture, but PA activity were decreased with culture periods increased. The PA activity in POECs of Post-Ov stage were higher significantly (p<0.05) than that of Early-mid L and Pre-Ov stage. When PAI-1 and PAI-2 were added during the POECs culture, the PA were observed significant low activity (p<0.05). The PA activity and protein expression were decreased by PA inhibitor. This results suggest that PAI-1 and PAI-2 have a suppressive action on change of PA activity during the estrous cycle of pigs. Specifically, this study using PA inhibitor was effect the PA activity and PAI expression in oviduct epithelial cells in pigs.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2009

고로 수쇄 슬래그에 알칼리 자극제(NaOH+$Na_2O.SiO_2$)를 첨가한 계는 보통 포틀랜드 시멘트의 수화반응과 다르게, 수화반응 초기에 높은 농도의 $OH^-,\;[SiO_4]^{4-}$ 이온이 존재하게 되므로, 유도기가 없이 수화반응이 빠르게 진행되며, 슬래그 입자 주위에 수화물에 의한 reaction rim을 형성한다 반응기간 1일부터 고로 수쇄 슬래그 입자 주위에 $0.6{\mu}m$의 reaction rim이 형성되었고, 반응기간이 증가함에 따라 reaction rim의 두께는 증가하여 28일에 $1{\mu}m$으로 성장하였으며, 미반응 고로 수쇄 슬래그 입자는 각진 형태에서 구형의 형태로 변화되었다. 슬래그 입자의 내부로부터 reaction rim으로 갈수록 Ca/Si의 몰비는 감소하는 경향을 나타냈었다. 그리고 반응기간이 경과할수록 슬래그 입자 내부와 reaction rim간의 Ca/Si 몰비 차이는 작아졌으며, 생성된 수화물은 저결정성의 Ca/Si 몰비가 1.5 미만인 CSH(I)이었다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제66권
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• pp.186-196
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• 2023

Dyglomera^® is an aqueous ethanol extract derived from the fruit and pods of Dichrostachys glomerata. A previous study has revealed that Dyglomera regulates adipogenesis and lipolysis by modulating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation and increased expression levels of lipolysis-related proteins in white adipose tissue of high fat diet-induced mice and 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells. To further investigate mechanisms of Dyglomera, additional studies were performed using 3T3-L1 cells. Results revealed that Dyglomera downregulated adipogenesis by inhibiting the protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway and reconfirmed that it downregulated gene expression levels of proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ, CCAAT enhancer binding protein α, sterol-regulation element-binding protein-1c. Dyglomera also reduced adipokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1β, and interleukin 6 by regulating leptin expression. Moreover, Dyglomera promoted beige-and-brown adipocyte-related phenotypes and regulated metabolism by increasing mitochondrial number and expression levels of genes such as T-box protein 1, transmembrane protein 26, PR domain 16, and cluster of differentiation 40 as well as thermogenic factors such as uncoupling protein 1, proliferator-activated receptor-gamma co-activator-1α, Sirtuin 1, and PPARα through AMPK activation. Thus, Dyglomera not only can inhibit adipogenesis, but also can promote lipolysis and thermogenesis and regulate metabolism by affecting adipokine secretion from 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

• BMB Reports
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.281-282
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• 2017

Advances in the understanding of the Hippo signaling as a key regulatory pathway of proliferation and apoptosis have provided mechanical insights for controlling organ size and tumorigenicity. Recently, much attention has been directed to the regulation of LATS1/2 (large tumor suppressor) kinases that phosphorylate YAP/TAZ, a transcriptional co-activator in the Hippo pathway, and control the level and nuclear localization of YAP/TAZ. In our recent work, we showed that deubiquitinase YOD1 stabilizes ITCH, and facilitates ITCH-mediated LATS1/2 ubiquitination and degradation, resulting in increased YAP/TAZ level. Furthermore, we found that the YOD1-ITCH-LATS1/2-YAP/TAZ signaling axis is controlled by the differential expression of miR-21 in a cell-density-dependent manner. Using a transgenic mouse model, we showed that the inducible expression of YOD1 enhances the proliferation of hepatocytes and leads to hepatomegaly in a YAP/TAZ-activity-dependent manner. Moreover, a strong correlation was observed between YOD1 and YAP expression in liver cancer patients. Overall, our data suggest that YOD1 is a novel regulator of the Hippo pathway, and thereby a potential therapeutic target for liver cancer.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.261-264
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• 2002

CHO (Chinese hamster ovary) cells were transfected with plasmids containing both cis-acting HRE (hypoxia response element) and CMV-promoter that controls tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). CHO cells with HRE produced 16.2 fold higher t-PA concentration than CHO cells without HRE. It was noted that hypoxia strongly induced CHO cell apoptosis. which resulted in decrease of cell viability and protein production. In this study. by introducing Bcl-2, anti-apoptotic gene, we tried to recover cell viability and increase the protein production. When batch culture of both control cells without transfection of Bcl-2 and cells transfected with Bcl-2 were performed in the absence of CoCl ι hypoxia mimic condition. the cells with Bcl-2 were effected specific cell growth rates, maximum cell density. Immunoblotting assay showed Bcl-2 was recombinant with HRE dependent t- P A expression cassette, and their expression level was depended on hypoxia. By introducing Bcl-2, both cell viability and maximum cell density could be increased.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.205-209
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• 2015

Fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide is found in several types of edible brown algae. It has shown numerous biological activities; however, the molecular mechanisms on the activity against atopic dermatitis have not been reported yet. We now examined the effects of fucoidan on chemokine production co-induced by TNF-α/IFN-γ, and the possible mechanisms underlying these biological effects. Our data showed that fucoidan inhibited the TNF-α/IFN-γ-induced production of thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and macrophagederived chemokine (MDC) mRNA in human keratinocytes HaCaT cells. Also, fucoidan suppressed phosphorylation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)1 in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, fucoidan significantly inhibited activation of extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERK) phosphorylation. These data indicate that fucoidan shows anti-inflammatory effects by suppressing the expression of TNF-α/IFN-γ-induced chemokines by blocking NF-κB, STAT1, and ERK1/2 activation, suggestive of as used as a therapeutic application in inflammatory skin diseases, such as atopic dermatitis.

• E2M - 전기 전자와 첨단 소재
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.150-155
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• 1997

Powder type electroluminescent device(P-ELD) in this study was prepared by printing method. P-ELDs were basically composed of phosphor, insulator and transparent conducting layer. The phosphor powder was prepared by sintering the mixture of ZnS as a host, Cu as an activator, and NaCl as a flux for co-activator and enhancement of growth of the phosphor particles. The phosphor layer was made by printing the paste of the cyanoethylpullan as a binder and the ZnS system phosphor powder. In order to evaluate the luminescence characteristics of ZnS P-ELD, applied voltage - luminance(V-L), frequency-luminance(f-L), and relative luminance spectra(L- .lambda.) characteristics were measured. The experimental results show that luminance increased with increasing the applied voltage and frequency. It can be explained in terms of the potential barrier formed between ZnS and CuS. Two emission peaks in luminance-wavelength spectra measured at applied voltage of 100 $V_{rms}$ were observed at 500nm as a primary peak and 460nm as a secondary peak, respectively.y.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.257-262
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• 2015

현재 전 세계적으로 지구온난화의 주범인 $CO_2$ 저감을 위한 노력을 하고 있으며, 산업발전에 필요한 화력발전 등에서 발생한 부산물을 재활용하는 방안이 시급하다. 따라서 본 연구는 산업부산물인 비산재와 폐기물 슬래그를 이용하여 모르타르 경화체를 제작하였으며 알칼리 활성화제 첨가에 따른 물성을 비교하기 위해 비교적 낮은 농도인 3 M의 NaOH solution을 사용하였고, 이 경화체에 초임계 이산화탄소 조건($40^{\circ}C$, $80kgf/cm^2$ pressure, 60 min)에서 탄산화를 통하여 $CO_2$를 경화 체내에 안정적으로 고정화 시켜 이에 따른 물성을 평가하였다. 탄산화 인자인 CaO의 함량이 많을수록 탄산화율은 높게 나타났으며, 탄산화 후 무게변화율이 최대 약 12 % 증가하였다. 탄산화 후 압축강도는 전과 비슷한 수준이었으며, 이를 통해 탄산화를 통해 $CO_2$를 안정하게 고정화시킨 친환경 소재에 적용 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 탄산화 반응 후에 생성되는 $H_2O$로 인해 추가적인 양생을 통해 장기적인 관점에서 탄산화를 통해 물성향상 또한 기대해 볼 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.