• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.109-118
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• 1999

최근 들어, 다공질 매질에서의 KCl 같은 보존성 용질의 운송계수를 결정하는데 TDR이 성공적으로 사용되고 있다. 본 연구는 TDR 기법이 사질 토양에서 중금속 이온의 운명과 시간에 따른 농도 분포를 측정하는데 적용가능한지를 알아보기 위하여 수행되었다 실험실에서 파과곡선 조건의 주상실험을 수행하여 사질토양에서 침출수와 잔존수의 $ZnCl_2$농도를 측정하였다. 정상류 상태에서 추적자인 $ZnCl_2$(10g/L)를 토양시료 상부에 순간 주입한 후, 시간별로 토양시료 상부로부터 각각 l0 cm와 20 cm 깊이에서 수평으로 설치된 TDR 탐침을 이용하여 저항을 EC-meter를 이용하여 침출수의 전기전도도를 측정하였고, 침출수의 Zn 이온의 농도는 ICP-AES를 이용하여 분석하였다. TDR과 침출수로부터 구한 농도측정 방법이 다르기 때문에, ICP-AES로부터 구한 농도와 토양시료 상부로부터 10 cm에서 TDR 로 측정된 잔존수 농도로부터 구한 운송파라미터를 감쇄상수를 고려한 CDE모델에 적용하여 구한 침출수 농도와 비교하였다. 실험결과에 의하면, 잔존수의 첨두농도근 EC-meter로 측정된 침출수의 것보다 더 빨리 그리고 더 높게 나타나 사질 토양이 균질한 것으로 나타났다. TDR로 구한 운송 파라미터로부터 추정된 $ZnCl_2$의 농도와 ICP-AES로 측정된 농도는 상당히 일치했다. 이것은 주어진 토양에서 감쇄상수를 얻기만 하면 TDR기법이 특정깊이에서의 중금속의 침출수 농도를 측정하는데에도 적용가능하다는 것을 의미한다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.712-719
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• 1998

Thyroid function is mainly regulated through cAMP and phophatidylinositol, and it is well known that TSH-stimulated thyroxine ($T_4$) release is inhibited by catecholamine from mouse thyroids via the ${\alpha}_1$-adrenoceptor stimulation. Previous study has established that the inhibition of $T_4$ release by ${\alpha}_1$-adrenoceptor stimulation results in activated protein kinase C (PKC). The purpose of this study was to determine if ion transport systems are involved in the inhibition of $T_4$ release elicited by ${\alpha}_1$-adrenergic agonist in mouse thyroids. TSH-, IBMX- and cAMP analogue-stimulated $T_4$ release were significantly inhibited by methoxamine, R59022 (diacylglycerol kinase inhibitor), and MDL (adenylate cyclase inhibitor). TSH-stimulated $T_4$ release could be inhibited by Bay K 8644 and cyclopiazoic acid, but not by verapamil and tetrodotoxin. The addition of nifedipine ($Ca^{2+}$ channel blocker), tetrodotoxin and lidocaine ($Na^+$ channel blockers), but not amiloride (EIPA) and ryanodine, completely blocked the inhibitory effects of methoxamine on $T_4$ release. TSH-stimulated $T_4$ release was also inhibited by benzamil ($Na^+-Ca^{2+}$ exchange inhibitor). TSH-, IBMX- and cAMP-stimulated $T_4$ release were inhibited by methoxamine or R59022, these effects were reversed by nifedipine. but not by verapamil. Furthermore, nifedipine reversed the inhibitory effects of benzamil and R59022 on TSH-stimulated $T_4$ release. These data suggest that the observed ${\alpha}_1$-adrenoceptor-mediated inhibition of $T_4$ release in mouse thyroids is the result of an increase in intracellular $Na^+$ or $Ca^{2+}$ effected via activation of fast $Na^+$ or nifedipine-sensitive $Ca^{2+}$ channels, and that $Na^+-Ca^{2+}$ exchange may play an important role in reducing thyroid hormone by increasing intracellular $Ca^{2+}$.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제38권11호
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• pp.785-791
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• 1994

$Sr_1-_xY_xMnO_3$ (x = 0.0∼1.0)을 citrate법으로 합성하고 조성에 따른 구조적 전기적 성질의 변화를 알아보았다. X-ray diffraction method에 의해 각 산화물의 구조를 결정한 결과, $Sr_1-_xY_xMnO_3$ (x = 0.0∼1.0) system은 조성에 따라 4L-hexagonal perovskite(x = 0.0∼0.3) 구조, rhombohedral perovskite(x = 0.3∼0.7)구조를 거쳐 hexagonal nonperovskite(x=0.7∼1.0) 구조까지 3가지의 다른 결정구조를 갖는 것으로 관찰되었다. 이러한 $Sr_1-_xY_xMnO_3$ system의 구조 변화는 yttrium 양이 증가함에 따라 cell parameter가 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 이는 $Mn^{4+}$ 대신 $Mn^{3+}$가 증가함에 따른 것으로 믿어진다. $SrMnO_3$의 $Sr^{2+}$ 자리에 $Y^{3+}$를 치환할수록 conductivity가 크게 증가하는 것이 관찰되었다. 4L-hexagonal구조를 갖는 $Sr_{0.9}Y_{0.1}MnO_3$와 pseudocubic perovskite 구조를 갖는 $Sr_{0.5}Y_{0.5}MnO_3$의 온도에 따른 전기저항 측정결과, $Sr_{0.9}Y_{0.1}MnO_3$에서 더 큰 energy gap을 갖는 것으로 관찰되었으며, 이 결과는 4L-hexagonal구조가 metal-metal 결합에 의해 안정화되어 있기 때문인 것으로 설명된다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.28-32
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• 2009

세균독소인 톨라신은 재배버섯에서 버섯균사 및 자실체의 구조를 파괴하여 갈반병을 일으킨다. 톨라신의 세포독성은 톨라신이 적혈구의 세포막에 pore를 형성하여 세포구조를 파괴하기 때문에 용혈활성을 측정하여 평가한다. 저자들은 $Zn^{2+}$와 $Cd^{2+}$에 의한 톨라신의 용혈활성 저해효과를 측정하는 중에 $Ni^{2+}$이 또 다른 저해제로 톨라신의 독성을 억제하는 것을 발견하였다. $Ni^{2+}$에 의한 톨라신 용혈활성의 저해는 농도의존적이었으며, Ki 값은 대략 10mM이었고, 이것은 $Ni^{2+}$이 $Cd^{2+}$에 비하여 저해효과가 높음을 의미한다. 용혈활성은 50mM 이상의 $Ni^{2+}$농도에서 완전히 제거되었으며, $Ni^{2+}$의 효과는 EDTA 첨가에 의해 가역적임을 확인하였다. 톨라신에 의한 용혈활성이 20mM $Ni^{2+}$에 의해서 완전히 억제된 상태에서 EDTA를 가하면 즉각 용혈활성이 나타났다. $Ni^{2+}$에 의한 톨라신 독성의 저해기작은 알 수 없지만, $Ni^{2+}$은 톨라신의 독성과정인 막결합, 분자중합체 형성, pore 형성, pore를 통한 막대한 양의 이온이동 등에 작용할 수 있을 것이다. 된 연구의 결과는 $Ni^{2+}$이 독성과정의 마지막 단계인 pore를 통한 이온이동 과정을 저해함을 보여준다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.373-382
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• 2003

Magnesium ion ($Mg^{2+}$) is a vasodilator, but little is known about its mechanism of action on vascular system. In vitro, extracellular magnesium sulfate ($MgSO_4$) produced relaxation in phenylephrine (PE) or high KCl-precontracted isolated rat thorocic aorta with (+E) or without (-E) endothelium in a concentration-dependent manner. The $MgSO_4$-induced relaxations were not affected by removal of the endothelium. Pretreatment of +E or -E aortic rings with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors ($20{\mu}M$ L-NNA, $100{\mu}M$ L-NAME, $1{\mu}M$ dexamethasone and $400{\mu}M$ aminoguanidine), cyclooxygenase inhibitor ($10{\mu}M$ indomethacin), guanylate cyclase inhibitors ($10{\mu}M$ ODQ and $30{\mu}M$ methylene blue) and $Ca^{2+}$ transport blocker ($10{\mu}M$ ryanodine) did not affect the relaxant effects of $MgSO_4$. $Ca^{2+}$ channel blockers ($0.3{\mu}M$ nifedipine and $0.5{\mu}M$ veropamil) completely decreased the relaxant effects of $MgSO_4$ in +E and -E aortic rings. However, in $Ca^{2+}$-free medium, $MgSO_4$-induced vasorelaxation was potentiated and this response was inhibited by nifedipine. Protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitors ($1.0{\mu}M$ staurosporine, $0.5{\mu}M$ tamoxifen and $0.1{\mu}M$ H7) or PLC inhibitor ($100{\mu}M$ NCDC) markedly decreased the relaxant effects of $MgSO_4$ in +E and -E aortic rings. In vivo, infusion of $MgSO_4$ elicited significant decreases in arterial blood pressure. After intravenous injection of nifedipine ($150{\mu}g/kg$) and NCDC (3 mg/kg), infusion of $MgSO_4$ inhibited the $MgSO_4$-lowered blood pressure markedly. However, after introvenous injection of saponin (15 mg/kg), L-NNA (3 mg/kg), L-NAME (5 mg/kg), indomethacin (2 mg/kg), methylene blue (15 mg/kg) and aminoguanidine (10 mg/kg) failed to inhibit it. These results suggest that endothelial NQ-cGMP or prostaglandin pathway is not involved in vasorelaxant or hypotensive action of $Mg^{2+}$ and that these effects are due to the inhibitory action of $Mg^{2+}$ on the $Ca^{2+}$ channel or PLC-PKC pathway, and are due to the competitive influx of $Mg^{2+}$ and $Ca^{2+}$ through the $Ca^{2+}$ channel.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.125-133
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• 1983

Red cell glycolytic intermediates, metabolites and metabolic ratios were studied. Glycolytic intermediates were measured in neutralized perchloric acid extracts of red cell suspensions after 3 hr incubation at $37^{\circ}C$ in the presence and absence of saponin. Adenosine triphosphate(ATP), adenosine diphosphate(ADP), pyruvate and lactate were measured by enzymatic procedures involving stoichiometric oxidation or reduction of a pyridine nucleotide. Glucose was determined using glucose oxidase after zinc hydroxide extraction. The redox state was calculated from the lactate dehydrogenase equilibrium. Adenosine triphosphatase activity(ATPase) was measured by determining the amount of phosphate released from ATP by washed erythrocyte membranes(ghost) during 20 min. incubation. Both total hydrolysis and the amount of hydrolysis that occured in the presence of ouabain were measured. The second measurement yields Mg-ATPase and represents nonspecific ATPase activity of the membranes. The difference between total and Mg-ATPase activity can be attributed to Na-K-ATPase. For the measurement of sodium fluxes, human erythrocytes were preincubated in $^{22}Na$ for 3 hr at $37^{\circ}C$, washed and suspended in a tracer-free medium. The amount of $^{22}Na$ transported out of cells at any time was determined by analysis of supernatant samples taken at various time after addition of the labeled cells to isotope-free medium. The cells and medium were separated and the radioactivity appearing in the medium was measured. From the total radioactivity in the suspension and the radioactivity appearing in the medium at known time, the rate constant for sodium release was computed. The results are summarized as follows: 1) ATP and ATP/ADP were found to increase at every concentration of saponin tested whereas ADP declined at every cone. of saponin. The increase in pyruvate and lactate were observed at every cone, of saponin and thus $NAD^+/NADH$ computed from pyruvate/lactate also increased. Glucose utilization was stimulated by saponin. 2) $Na^+-K^+-ATPase$ activities showed a biphasic response to saponin, first increasing in lower concentration and then decreasing in higher concentration of saponin. 3) The efflux of sodium was significantly increased by saponin in the range of 5 to 10 mg%. The stimulatory effect of saponin on the rate constants for active(ouabain-sensitive) sodium efflux was inhibited by addition of ouabain.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.2021-2030
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• 2017

In this paper, the unipolar corona-needle charger was developed and its capabilities were both numerically and experimentally investigated. The experimental corona discharges and particle losses in the charger were obtained at different corona voltage, aerosol flow rate and particle diameter for positive and negative coronas. Inside the charger, the electric field and charge distribution and the transport behavior of the charged particle were predicted by a numerical simulation. The experimental results yielded the highest ion number concentrations of about $1.087{\times}10^{15}ions/m^3$ for a positive corona voltage of about 3.2 kV, and $1.247{\times}10^{16}ions/m^3$ for a negative corona voltage of about 2.9 kV, and the highest $N_it$ product for positive and negative coronas was found to about $7.53{\times}10^{13}$ and $8.65{\times}10^{14}ions/m^3$ s was occurred at the positive and negative corona voltages of about 3.2 and 2.9 kV, respectively, and the flow rate of 0.3 L/min. The highest diffusion loss was found to occur at particles with diameter of 30 nm to be about 62.50 and 19.33 % for the aerosol flow rate of 0.3 and 1.5 L/min, respectively, and the highest electrostatic loss was found to occur at particles with diameters of 75 and 50 nm to be about 86.29 and 72.92 % for positive and negative corona voltages of about 2.9 and 2.5 kV, respectively. The numerical results for the electric field distribution and the charged particles migration inside the charger were used to guide the description of the electric field and the behavior of charged particle trajectories to improve the design and refinement of a unipolar corona-needle charger that otherwise could not be seen from the experimental data.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.818-829
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• 2013

The collection of rainwater samples was made at Jeju area during 2009~2010, and the major ionic species were analyzed. In the comparison of ion balance, conductivity, and acid fraction for the validation of analytical data, the correlation coefficients showed a good linear relationship within the range of 0.966~0.990. The volume-weighted mean pH and electric conductivity were 4.9 and $17.8{\mu}S/cm$, respectively, at the Jeju area. The volume-weighted mean concentrations of ionic species in rainwater were in the order of $Cl^-$ > $Na^+$ > $nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$ > $NH_4{^+}$ > $NO_3{^-}$ > $Mg^{2+}$ > $H^+$ > $nss-Ca^{2+}$ > $HCOO^-$ > $K^+$ > $PO_4{^{3-}}$ > $CH_3COO^-$ > $NO_2{^-}$ > $F^-$ > $HCO_3{^-}$ > $CH_3SO_3{^-}$. The ionic strength of rainwater was $0.26{\pm}0.21$ mM during the study period. The composition ratios of ionic species were such as 50.1% for the marine sources ($Na^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Cl^-$), 30.9% for the anthropogenic sources ($NH_4{^+}$, $nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$, $NO_3{^-}$), and 4.7% for the soil source ($nss-Ca^{2+}$), and 3.1% for organic acids ($HCOO^-$, $CH_3COO^-$). From the seasonal comparison, the concentrations of $NO_3{^-}$, $nss-Ca^{2+}$, and $nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$ increased in winter and spring seasons, indicating a reasonable possibility of long range transport from Asia continent. Especially, the acidifying contributions by major inorganic acids ($nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$ and $NO_3{^-}$) and organic acids ($HCOO^-$ and $CH_3COO^-$) were 87.6% and 12.4%, respectively. In comparison by sectional inflow pathway of air mass during the rainy sampling days, the concentrations of $nss-SO_4{^{2-}}$ and $NO_3{^-}$ were relatively high when the air mass was moved from the China continent into Jeju area.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.229-235
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• 1986

rat에 주사된 lithium 이온의 배설에 미치는 수종의 corticosteroid의 영향을 검색한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. fludrocortisone을 10mg/kg 투여하여 혈청내 lithium 농도를 줄일 수 있었고, lithium의 뇨중 배설량도 증가시켰다. 2. dexamethasone을 0.1mg/kg 투여하여 혈청내 lithium 농도를 줄일 수 있었고, 1mg/kg을 투여하여 lithium의 뇨중 배설량도 증가시켰다. 3. dexamethasone에 의하여서는 혈중 $Na^+$의 $K^+$에 대한 농도비가 감소하였고, 반대로 뇨중 $Na^+$의 $K^+$에 대한 농도비가 감소하였다. 이상의 실험 결과를 미루어 corticosteroid는 lithium의 뇨중 배설량을 증가시키고 그 혈중 농도를 감소시킬 수 있으나, 이러한 작용은 신장을 통한 $Na^+$ 이나 $K^+$의 이동과는 전혀 상관이 없다고 생각된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2012

Calcium ions play an important role in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, but molecular and cellular regulatory mechanisms of calcium ion action in the uterine endometrium are not fully understood in pigs. Previously, we have shown that calcium regulatory molecules, transient receptor potential vanilloid type 5 (TRPV6) and calbindin-D9k (S100G), are expressed in the uterine endometrium during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in a pregnancy status- and stage-specific manner, and that estrogen of conceptus origin increases endometrial TRPV6 expression. However, regulation of S100G expression in the uterine endometrium and conceptus expression of S100G has been not determined during early pregnancy. Thus, we investigated regulation of S100G expression by estrogen and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (IL1B) in the uterine endometrium and conceptus expression of S100G during early pregnancy in pigs. We obtained uterine endometrial tissues from day (D) 12 of the estrous cycle and treated with combinations of steroid hormones, estradiol-$17{\beta}$ ($E_2$) and progesterone ($P_4$), and increasing doses of IL1B. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that $E_2$ and IL1B increased S100G mRNA levels in the uterine endometrium, and conceptuses expressed S100G mRNA during early pregnancy, as determined by RT-PCR analysis. To determine if endometrial expression of S100G mRNA during the implantation period was affected by the somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) procedure, we compared S100G mRNA levels in the uterine endometrium from gilts with SCNT-derived conceptuses with those from gilts with conceptuses derived from natural mating on D12 of pregnancy. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that levels of S100G mRNA in the uterine endometrium from gilts carrying SCNT-derived conceptuses was significantly lower than those from gilts carrying conceptuses derived from natural mating. These results showed that S100G expression in the uterine endometrium was regulated by estrogen and IL1B of conceptus origin, and affected by the SCNT procedure during early pregnancy. These suggest that conceptus signals regulate S100G, an intracellular calcium transport protein, for the establishment of pregnancy in pigs.