• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2006

This study examined whether adult bovine muscle satellite cells from 30-month-old Hanwoo cattle are multipotential. The satellite cells were found to have the potential to proliferate and differentiate into myoblasts with the formation of multinucleated cells. In addition, treatment with the peroxisome proliferator activating receptor-${\gamma}$ ($PPAR{\gamma}$) agonist, rosiglitazone, promoted their trans-differentiation into adipocytes with significant increases in glycerol accumulation and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity. Western blot analysis revealed that increased levels of the adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein, $PPAR{\gamma}$ and of CCAAT/enhancerbinding protein were closely related to rosiglitazoneinduced differentiation of the cells. These findings demonstrate that satellite cells from adult Hanwoo cattle are multipotent, and that their trans-differentiation into adipocytes can be induced by rosiglitazone.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.351-360
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• 2018

The adipogenesis is a maturation process of pre-adipocyte cell into mature lipid-filled adipocyte cell. The adipogenesis begins at the late prenatal stage and continues until the early postnatal age. Because the adipogenesis and formation of adipose tissue persist during postnatal period and are precisely regulated by the action of numerous gene products, the present research was attempted to determine the expressional patterns of adipose tissue-associated genes in the rat epididymal fat pad at different postnatal ages, from 7 days to 2 years of ages, using a quantitative real-time PCR analysis. The basal expression levels of CCAAT/enhancer binding protein gamma, sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1, fatty acid binding protein 4, adiponectin, leptin, and resistin at the early postnatal ages were significantly lower than those at the elderly ages, even though a fluctuation of expressional levels was observed at some ages. The lowest expressional level of delta like non-canonical Notch ligand 1 was detected at 44 days and 5 months of ages. The expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ($PPAR{\gamma}$) was the highest at 44 days of age, followed by a diminished expression of $PPAR{\gamma}$ at the elderly ages. These results indicate the existence of a complex regulatory mechanism(s) for expression of adipose tissueassociated genes in the rat epididymal fat during postnatal period.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.785-793
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• 2013

We studied the effects of 2 different dosages of high-molecular-weight poly-${\gamma}$-glutamic acid (hm ${\gamma}$-PGA) derived from Bacillus subtilis chungkookjang on lipid metabolism in a high-fructose diet-induced hypertriglyceridemic animal model. For 4 weeks, rats were fed either AIN-93 diet (normal control, NC; n = 10) or modified AIN-93 diet in which cornstarch was substituted with 63% fructose (n = 30) to induce hypertriglyceridemia. After 4 weeks, the hypertriglyceridemic rats were treated with daily oral doses of 0 mg (hypertriglyceridemic control, HC), 2.5 mg (hypertriglyceridemic, low hm ${\gamma}$-PGA, HL), or 5 $mg{\cdot}kg{\cdot}bw^{-1}{\cdot}d^{-1}$ (hypertriglyceridemic, high hm ${\gamma}$-PGA, HH) hm ${\gamma}$-PGA for 4 weeks. The HL and HH groups exhibited significantly lower levels of serum triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and free fatty acids than the HC group. The administration of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA reduced serum ALT and AST levels. The activities of lipogenic enzymes such as hepatic malic enzyme and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase as well as glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA expression were significantly decreased by hm ${\gamma}$-PGA administration (p < 0.05). These results indicate that hm ${\gamma}$-PGA has an anti-hypertriglyceridemic effect in high-fructose diet-induced hypertriglyceridemic rats.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.123-130
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• 2013

Whole cotton seed (WCS) has become one of the major feed ingredients in TMR for dairy cattle in Korea, and WCS for feed use is mostly imported from abroad. Since this genetically modified oil seed is usually fed to the animal in raw state, its germination ability, if last long, often causes concerns about ecological disturbances. In the process of looking for effective conditions to remove germination ability of WCS this study had the objectives to evaluate the nutritional effects of gamma irradiation at doses of 8, 10 and 12 kGy on changes in nutrient contents, anti-nutritional factors, in vitro digestibility and ruminal degradability. No significant differences were found in proximate analysis of nutrients between raw WCS and gamma irradiated one. Glycine and threonine contents significantly increased when the WCS was exposed to gamma ray as compared to untreated WCS (p<0.05). As for fatty acid composition, no significant differences were observed with the irradiation treatment. Free gossypol in WCS was decreased (p<0.05) by gamma irradiation treatment. Of the 3 different levels of gamma irradiation, a dose of 12 kGy was found to be the most effective in reducing free gossypol concentration. Results obtained from in situ experiment indicated that gamma irradiation at a dose of 10 kGy significantly (p<0.05) lowered rumen degradability of both dry matter and crude protein as compared with raw WCS. However, there were no significant differences in rapidly degradable and potentially degradable fractions of crude protein due to 10 kGy gamma irradiation. Overall, this study show that gamma irradiation at a dose of 10 kGy is the optimum condition for removing germination ability of WCS, and could improve nutritive value for the ruminant with respect to the decrease in both ruminal protein degradability and gossypol content of WCS.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.571-576
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• 1994

One strain of cellulose-producing Acetobacter was isolated from the traditionally fermen- ted grape vinegar in Korea. The isolated strain, designated as KI strain was identified as the Acetobacter xylinum with respect to physiological and biochemical characteristics. KI produced acetic acid from ethanol, and then decomposed acetate to CO$_{2}$ and H$_{2}$O. When the isolated strain was cultivated statically in broth culture, a thick cellulose pellicle was formed. KI was tolerance of 8% ethanol and 30% glucose, and the isolate was positive in ketogenesis from glycerol, $\gamma$-pyrone from glucose and fructose, and 2-ketogluconic acid from glucose. KI strain possessed straight-chain C$_{18:1}$, C$_{16:0}$, and C$_{14:0}$ fatty acid, and contained ubiquinone Q$_{9}$ and Q$_{10}$ as isoprenoid quinone. DNA base composition of KI strain was 57.6% G+C.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2019

본 연구는 제6기 (2013 ~ 2015년) 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하여 만 9 ~ 11세의 학령기 아동 752명을 대상으로 아토피 피부염 유병에 따른 지방산 섭취상태 및 지방산 섭취가 아토피 피부염 위험에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 국내 만 9 ~ 11세 아동의 아토피 피부염 유병율은 17.69% 이었고, 아토피 피부염 아동의 연령이 10.20세로 정상 아동의 10.01세보다 유의적으로 높았다. 그러나, 체위상태를 살펴보았을 때, 아토피 피부염 아동의 신장, 체중, BMI 모두 정상 아동보다 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다. 월 가구 소득수준은 아토피 피부염 아동에서 중하> 상> 중상> 하의 순으로 나타난 반면, 정상 아동은 중상> 상> 중하> 하 순으로 차이를 보였다. 국내 9 ~ 11세의 아토피 피부염 아동은 정상 아동에 비해 탄수화물의 에너지섭취비율이 유의적으로 높고, 지질의 에너지섭취비율, 다가불포화지방산, n-3 지방산, n-6 지방산의 섭취상태가 유의적으로 낮았다. 또한, 리놀레산, 감마 리놀레산, 리놀렌산 섭취량도 아토피 피부염 아동에서 정상 아동에 비해 유의적으로 낮았다. 연령, 성별, 체질량지수 및 소득수준을 보정하였을 때에도 동일한 결과를 보였다. 그러나 P/S 비율 및 n-6/n-3 비율은 아토피 피부염 아동과 정상 아동 간에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 9 ~ 11세 아동의 총 지방 및 단일불포화지방산 섭취에서 가장 기여도가 높은 식품은 돼지고기로 전체 섭취량의 12.97%, 17.47%였다. 포화지방산 섭취에 기여도가 가장 높은 식품은 우유로, 전체 섭취량의 18.24%였다. 콩기름은 다가불포화지방산, n-3 지방산 및 n-6 지방산 섭취에서 기여도가 가장 높은 식품으로, 전체 섭취량의 23.79%, 25.24%, 24.07%였다. 아토피 피부염 아동에서는 다가불포화지방산 및 n-6 지방산 급원식품으로 정상아동과 달리 닭고기가 상위 10개 식품에 포함되었고, 참기름의 섭취량이 높았다. n-3 지방산 급원식품으로 고등어 섭취량이 아토피 피부염 아동에서 높았다. 국내 9 ~ 11세 아동에서 지방산 섭취가 아토피 피부염 위험도에 미치는 영향은 보정 여부에 상관없이 탄수화물의 에너지섭취비율은 아토피 피부염 위험도를 유의적으로 높이는 반면, 지질의 에너지섭취비율, 다가불포화지방산, n-3 지방산, n-6 지방산의 섭취가 아토피 피부염 위험도를 유의적으로 낮추는 것으로 나타났다. 이상을 종합해 볼 때, 학령기 아동의 아토피 피부염 위험도에 탄수화물 및 지질의 에너지섭취비율, 불포화지방산, n-6 지방산 및 n-3 지방산의 섭취량 등이 영향을 미치는 것으로 보이나, 아토피 피부염 아동에서 보여 지는 고탄수화물 저 지질식은 증상 개선을 위한 식이조절의 결과일 수 있어, 결과해석에 주의가 필요하다. 식이 조절 시, 적절한 지방산 섭취비율의 균형을 고려하여 섭취하는 것이 도움이 될 것으로 사료되며, 이와 관련하여 아토피 피부염 개선을 위한 지방산의 적정 비율에 관한 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 제주말과 한라말로부터 추출한 마유와 시중에서 판매되는 동물성 유지인 돈지와 우지의 물리화학적 성질을 조사하였다. 색도 차이를 나타내는 ${\Delta}E$값은 동물성 유지 간에 유의적인 차이를 나타나지 않았으며, 물리적 성상 차이로 인해 $25^{\circ}C$에서 측정된 L값이 $60^{\circ}C$에 비해 감소되었다. 제주마유와 한라마유의 산가는 돈지와 우지에 비하여 높게 측정되었지만, 과산화물가, p-아니시딘가 및 총 산화가는 낮게 측정되었다. 모든 시료에서 미량의 ${\gamma}-tocopherol$이 검출되었으나, 오직 제주마유와 한라마유에서 14.7와 21.4 mg/kg의 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$이 검출되었다. 마유의 주요 지방산으로 palmitic acid ($C_{16:0}$), oleic acid ($C_{18:1}$), linoleic acid ($C_{18:2}$)가 분석되었고, palmitoleic acid ($C_{16:1}$)의 함량은 7.36과 5.22%로 돈지와 우지에 비하여 2-3배 높게 함유한 것으로 나타났다. 제주마유와 한라마유는 흡열곡선 및 발열곡선에서 두 개의 피크가 발견되었으며, 상대적으로 돈지와 우지의 피크보다 낮은 온도에서 발견되었는데 이는 우지보다 높은 함량의 불포화지방산의 조성 비율, 돈지보다 적은 함량의 stearic acid ($C_{18:0}$)에 의한 것으로 보여진다. 따라서 본 연구 결과는 최근 산업적으로 활용도가 높아지고 있는 제주마유와 한라마유의 물리화학적 성질에 대한 기초 자료로 제공되어 향후 연구 수행에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2012

Previous study showed that swimming improved obesity but was not through $PPAR{\alpha}$ activation in liver and skeletal muscle in high fat diet-fed female mice with functioning ovaries as an animal model of obese premenopausal women. Thus, this study was aimed at investigation of the effects of swimming on the promotion of health and its molecular mechanism in adipose tissue of high fat diet-fed female mice. Eight-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were randomly divided into two groups (a non-swim control group and a swim group, n=8/group). Mice in the swim group swam for 2 h daily for 6 weeks in water bath with temperature of $35{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. All the animals received high fat diet (45% kcal fat) for 6 weeks. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to elucidate the molecular mechanism. Female mice subjected to swimming had significantly decreased body weight gain and white adipose tissue mass compared with the female control mice. Histological studies illustrated that swimming decreases the hepatic lipid accumulation. As expected, swimming did not affect the expression of mRNA levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) ${\alpha}$ and $PPAR{\alpha}$ target genes responsible for mitochondrial fatty acid ${\beta}$-oxidation, such as carnitine palmitoyltransgerase-1 and medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase in the white adipose tissue. However, mice that underwent 6-weeks of swimming exercise had decreased the mRNA expression of lipogenic genes, such as sterol regulatory element-binding proteins-1C and fatty acid synthase in comparison to sedentary control mice, with decreased $PPAR{\gamma}$ target genes involved in adipocyte-specific marker genes, such as adipocyte fatty acid binding protein and leptin in the white adipose tissue. These results suggest that swimming can effectively prevent obesity induced by high fat diet-fed, in part through down-regulation of adipogenesis and lipogenesis in white adipose tissue of female obese mice. Moreover, these results suggest that swimming maybe contributing the promotion of health through regulation of adipogenesis and lipogenesis in overweight premenopausal women.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권9호
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• pp.1569-1578
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• 2021

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the potential effects of prolonged photoperiod on the serum lipids, carcass traits, and meat quality of Jinjiang cattle during winter. Methods: Thirty-four Jinjiang bulls aged between 14 and 16 months were randomly assigned to two groups that were alternatively subjected to either natural daylight +4 h supplemental light (long photoperiod, LP) or natural daylight (natural photoperiod, NP) for 96 days. The potential effects on the levels of serum lipids, carcass traits, meat quality, and genes regulating lipid metabolism in the intramuscular fat (IMF) of the cattle were evaluated. Results: Jinjiang cattle kept under LP showed significant increase in both dry matter intake and backfat thickness. the serum glucose and the plasma leptin levels were significantly reduced, while that of melatonin and insulin were observed to be increased. The crude fat contents of biceps femoris muscle and longissimus dorsi muscle were higher in LP than in NP group. In longissimus dorsi muscle, the proportions of C17:0 and C18:0 were significantly higher but that of the C16:1 was found to be significantly lower in LP group. The relative mRNA expressions in IMF of longissimus dorsi muscle, the lipid synthesis genes (proliferator-activated receptor gamma, fatty acid-binding protein) and the fatty acid synthesis genes (acetyl-coa carboxylase, fatty acid synthetase, 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase) were significantly up-regulated in LP group (p<0.05); whereas the hormone-sensitive lipase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 were significantly down-regulated in LP than in NP group. Conclusion: Prolonged photoperiod significantly altered the growth performance, hormonal levels, gene expression and fat deposition in Jinjiang cattle. It suggested that the LP improved the fat deposition by regulating the levels of different hormones and genes related to lipid metabolism, thereby improving the fattening of Jinjiang cattle during winter.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.1199-1214
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• 2022

Apolipoprotein H (APOH) primarily engages in fat metabolism and inflammatory disease response. This study aimed to investigate the effects of APOH on fat synthesis in duck myoblasts (CS2s) by APOH overexpression and knockdown. CS2s overexpressing APOH showed enhanced triglyceride (TG) and cholesterol (CHOL) contents and elevated the mRNA and protein expression of AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (AKT1), ELOVL fatty acid elongase 6 (ELOVL6), and acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1) while reducing the expression of protein kinase AMP-activated catalytic subunit alpha 1 (AMPK), peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPARG), acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 1 (ACSL1), and lipoprotein lipase (LPL). The results showed that knockdown of APOH in CS2s reduced the content of TG and CHOL, reduced the expression of ACC1, ELOVL6, and AKT1, and increased the gene and protein expression of PPARG, LPL, ACSL1, and AMPK. Our results showed that APOH affected lipid deposition in myoblasts by inhibiting fatty acid beta-oxidation and promoting fatty acid biosynthesis by regulating the expression of the AKT/AMPK pathway. This study provides the necessary basic information for the role of APOH in fat accumulation in duck myoblasts for the first time and enables researchers to study the genes related to fat deposition in meat ducks in a new direction.