• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.262-270
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• 2021

Background: Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) is a non-selective cation channel implicated in pain sensation in response to heat, protons, and capsaicin (CAPS). It is well established that TRPV1 is involved in mechanical allodynia. This study investigates the effect of Ononis spinosa (Fabaceae) in CAPS-induced mechanical allodynia and its mechanism of action. Methods: Mechanical allodynia was induced by the intraplantar (ipl) injection of 40 ㎍ CAPS into the left hind paw of male Wistar rats. Animals received an ipl injection of 100 ㎍ O. spinosa methanolic leaf extract or 2.5% diclofenac sodium 20 minutes before CAPS injection. Paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) was measured using von Frey filament 30, 90, and 150 minutes after CAPS injection. A molecular docking tool, AutoDock 4.2, was used to study the binding energies and intermolecular interactions between O. spinosa constituents and TRPV1 receptor. Results: The ipsilateral ipl injection of O. spinosa before CAPS injection increased PWT in rats at all time points. O. spinosa decreased mechanical allodynia by 5.35-fold compared to a 3.59-fold decrease produced by diclofenac sodium. The ipsilateral pretreatment with TRPV1 antagonist (300 ㎍ 4-[3-Chloro-2-pyridinyl]-N-[4-[1,1-dimethylethyl] phenyl]-1-piperazinecarboxamide [BCTC]) as well as the β2-adrenoreceptor antagonist (150 ㎍ butoxamine) attenuated the action of O. spinosa. Depending on molecular docking results, the activity of the extract could be attributed to the bindings of campesterol, stigmasterol, and ononin compounds to TRPV1. Conclusions: O. spinosa alleviated CAPS-induced mechanical allodynia through 2 mechanisms: the direct modulation of TRPV1 and the involvement of β2 adrenoreceptor signaling.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.415-427
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• 2021

한국원자력의학원에서는 50 MeV 사이클로트론의 빔 라인을 이용하여 연구자들에게 다양한 빔 조사 서비스를 수행하고 있다. 특히 중성자 빔 서비스는 양성자와 베릴륨의 핵반응을 이용하기 때문에 높은 전류를 사용하므로 조사 시료의 방사화 가능성이 높아진다. 본 연구에서는 연구자들이 선호하는 35 MeV 20 ㎂ 중성자 빔 서비스에 의해 발생 가능한 방사화에 대해 MCNP 6.2와 FISPACT-II 4.0을 이용해 평가했다. 평가결과 철, 구리, 텅스텐 시료는 1시간 이상 조사하는 경우 장반감기 핵종이 생성되는 방사화가 발생하여 자체처분농도를 초과했다. 매일 2시간 사용 조건에서 건축물에 대한 방사화는 발생하지 않았고 조사실 내부 공기의 방사화로 인한 종사자의 내부피폭은 매우 미비했고, 이 공기를 배기하는 경우 배출기준도 만족했다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.661-665
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• 2022

The 3 MeV proton irradiation effects on SiGe low noise amplifier (LNA) (NXP BGU7005) performance under different voltage supply VCC (0 V, 2.5 V) conditions were firstly experimental studied in this present work. The S parameters including S₁₁, S₂₂, S₂₁, 1 dB compression point and noise figure (NF) of the test samples under different bias voltage supply were measured and compared before and after 3 MeV proton irradiation. The total proton irradiation fluence was 1 × 10¹⁵ protons/cm². The maximum degradation quantities of the gain S₂₁ and NF of the test samples under zero bias are measured respectively 1.6 dB and 1.2 dB. Compared with the samples under 2.5 V bias supply, the maximum degradation of S₂₁ and NF are respectively 1.1 dB and 0.8 dB in the whole frequency band. It is noteworthy that the gain and NF of SiGe LNAs under zero-bias mode suffer enhanced degradation compared with those under normal bias supply. The key influence factors are discussed based on the correlation of the SiGe device and the LNA circuit. Different process of the ionization damage and displacement damage under zero-bias and 2.5 V bias voltage supply contributed to the degradation difference. The underlying physical mechanisms are analyzed and investigated.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.97-101
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• 2024

본 논문에서는 Xilinx 사의 RFSoC FPGA에 대해 양성자 빔 조사 시험 로직 구현과 시험 결과를 제시한다. RFSoC는 FPGA 기능 외에도 CPU, ADC, DAC가 집적화되어 있는 칩으로 소형경량화를 목적으로 둔 방위산업 및 우주 산업에서 주목받고 있는 칩이다. 이러한 칩을 우주 환경에서 사용하려면 방사선 영향에 대한 분석이 필요하며 방사선 경감 대책이 필요하게 되었다. 양성자 조사 시험을 통해 RFSoC의 방사선 영향을 측정할 수 있는 로직을 설계하였다. Memory에 저장된 값을 정상 값과 비교하는 로직을 구현하고 RFSoC에 양성자를 조사하여 Block memory 영역에서 발생하는 SEU를 측정하였다. 다른 영역에서의 SEU 발생을 완화하기 위해 TMR, SEM을 적용하여 설계하였다. 시험 결과를 통해 본 시험 구성에 대해 검증하고 향후 위성용 로직 설계를 검증할 수 있는 환경을 구축하고자 한다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.143-158
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• 1990

본 연구에서는 동공의 크기가 다른 5종의 crown ether과 9종의 crownand계와 1종의 cryptand계 거대고리 리간드를 포함하는 우라늄(Ⅵ), 토륨(Ⅳ) 및 네오디뮴(Ⅲ), 사마륨(Ⅲ), 홀뮴(Ⅲ) 등의 희토류 금속착물을 합성 후, 고체착물의 조성식을 결정하고 적외선 스펙트럼에 의하여 구조를 확인한 다음 핵자기공명 분광법에 의하여 착물용액의 조성비와 분자내의 착물형성 site를 결정하고 착물들의 용매화 현상과 리간드 교환반응성을 핵자기공명 분광법으로 고찰하였다. crown ether 거대고리 리간드들은 실험에 사용한 모든 금속이온과 안정한 착물을 형성하므로 OCH2 메틸렌 양성자들은 모두 낮은 자기장 방향으로 화학적 이동을 나타냈으며 같은 금속이온에 대한 화학적 이동값은 12C4＜15C5＜18C6의 순으로 증가하였고 같은 리간드에 대한 희토류 착물의 화학적 이동값은 원자번호 크기에 반비례하였다. crownand 22는 우라늄(Ⅵ)과 산소 및 질소원자를 배위하는 안정한 착물을 형성하지만 희토류 금속과는 착물을 형성하지 않았다. 반면에 희토류 금속(Ⅲ)이온은 cryptand 221리간드와 모든 산소 및 질소원자를 배위자로 하는 안정한 착물을 형성할 수 있었다. 나머지 질소와 산소원자를 포함한 crownand 계열 거대고리 리간드는 우라늄(Ⅵ)과 역시 모든 산소 및 질소가 배위하는 착물을 형성하지만 희토류 금속(Ⅲ)과는 착물을 형성하지 않음을 확인할 수 가 있었다. 우라늄(Ⅵ)과 희토류(Ⅲ)금속이온은 모든 거대고리 리간드와 1:1착물을 각각 형성하며 토륨(Ⅳ)이온은 12C4와 1:2 나머지 리간드와는 1:1착물을 각각 형성함을 알 수 있었다. 이들 거대고리 리간드 착물들의 안정성은 착물의 양성자 이동결과에 잘 일치하였다. 그리고 18C6와 물을 리간드로 하는 희토류 금속(Ⅲ) 착물은 아세틸아세톤 용매내에서 리간드 교환반응이 일어나지만 우라늄(Ⅵ)착물의 경우에는 교환반응이 일어나지 않았다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.1323-1329
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• 2020

대장균 효소 𝛽-gal를 이용하여 합성된 phenylethanol galactoside (PhE-gal)의 분자구조를 NMR (¹H-와 ¹³C-)과 고성능 mass spectrometry를 이용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 PhE-gal은 ¹H NMR에서 2-phenylethanol (PhE)에 갈락토실기가 도입되었음을 나타내는 피크가 나타났다. 방향족 고리에서 오는 𝛿_H 7.30~7.21 ppm의 피크와 𝛿_H 2.88 ppm에 나타난 벤질기 위치의 CH₂에서 오는 피크는 PhE가 존재함을 나타낸다. 지방족 사슬 영역인 𝛿_H 4.31 ppm, 4.07 ppm과 𝛿_H 3.86~3.38 ppm에서 나타나는 7개의 proton 피크로부터 단당류가 도입되었음을 확인할 수 있었다. ¹³C NMR 스펙트럼에서 나타난 12개의 탄소 피크 중 4개의 피크는 방향족 고리인 페닐기로부터, 또한 단당류에서 기인한 6개의 탄소피크가 존재하므로 PhE에 단당이 도입되었음을 알 수 있다. PhE-gal의 분자량을 확인하기 위하여 질량분석기로 분석한 결과 m/z가 307.1181인 PhE-gal의 sodium adduct ion ([M+Na]⁺)이 나타나 생성물이 PhE-gal임을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구결과 E. coli 𝛽-galactosidase에 의한 촉매반응으로 PhE에 갈락토즈가 첨가된 생성물인 PhE-gal이 성공적으로 생합성 되었음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.321-324
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• 2014

벼 지상부를 MeOH 수용액으로 추출하고 이 추출물을 n-hexane, EtOAc, n-BuOH, 및 $H_2O$ 분획으로 나누었다. n-BuOH 분획에 대하여 silica gel, ODS 및 Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography를 반복실시 하여 2종의 화합물을 분리하였다. NMR, IR 및 MS data를 해석하여 각각 adenosine (1)과 phlomuroside (2)로 구조 동정 하였다. 이들 화합물들은 벼에서는 처음으로 분리되었다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.286-293
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• 1991

$^{123}I$, which is applied for the thyroid and other in vivo kinetic study, has a special role in life sciences. The 159 KeV $\gamma-ray$ from $^{123}I$ is almost ideally appropriate for the current imaging instrumentation. Its decay mode (electron capture) and short half-life (13.3 hr) reduced the burden of radiation dose to the patients, and its chemical property makes it easy to synthesize the labelling compounds. In this experiment, the production of $^{123}I$ via the nuclear reaction $^{124}Te(p,2n)^{123}I$ with 28 MeV protons was sutdied. $TeO_2$ is used as a target material, because it has good physical properties. The target was prepared with $TeO_2$ powder and was molten into a ellipsoidal cavity (a=14 mm, b=10 mm, $270.8mg/cm^2$ thick) of pure platinum. The irradiation was carried out in the external proton beam with incident energies range from 28 MeV to 22 MeV, and current was $30{\mu}A$. The loss of $TeO_2$ target was significantly reduced by using $4\pi-cooling$ system in irradiation. The dry distillation method was adopted for the separation of $^{123}I$ from irradiated target, and when it was kept 5 minutes at $780^{\circ}C$, its result was quantitative. The loss of the target material $(TeO_2)$ was below 0.2% for each production run and $^{123}I$ from the dry distillation apparatus was captured with 0.01 N NaOH in $Na^{123}I$ form, then the pH of the solution was adjusted to $7.5\sim9.0$ with HC1/NaOH. The $Na^{123}I$ solution was passed through $0.2{\mu}m$ membrane filter, and sterilized under high pressure and temperature for 30 minutes. The production of $^{123}I$ is acceptable for clinical application based on the quality of USP XXI.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.29-41
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• 2018

The objective of this study was to evaluate the chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) effect of amino acids and neurotransmitters, which exist in the human brain, depending on the concentration, pH, and amplitude of the saturation radiofrequency field. Phantoms were developed with asparagine (Asn), ${\gamma}-aminobutyric$ acid (GABA), glutamate (Glu), glycine (Gly), and myoinositol (MI). Each chemical had three different concentrations of 10, 30, and 50 mM and three different pH values of 5.6, 6.2, and 7.4. Full Z-spectrum CEST images for each phantom were acquired with a continuous-wave radiofrequency (RF) saturation pulse with two different $B_1$ amplitudes of $2{\mu}T$ and $4{\mu}T$ using an animal 9.4T MRI system. A voxel-based CEST asymmetry was mapped to evaluate exchangeable protons based on amide (-NH), amine ($-NH_2$), and hydroxyl (-OH) groups for the five target molecules. For all target molecules, the CEST effect was increased with increasing concentration and B1 amplitude; however, the CEST effect with varying pH displayed a different trend depending on the characteristics of the molecule. On CEST asymmetric maps, Glu and MI were well visualized around 3.0 and 0.9 ppm, respectively, and were well separated macroscopically at a pH of 7.4. The exchange rates of Asn, Glu, BABA, and Gly usually decreased with increasing pH. The CEST effect was dependent on the concentration, acidity of the target molecules, and B1 amplitude of the saturation RF pulse. The CEST effect for Asn can be observed in a 9.4T MRI system. The results of this study are based on applying the CEST technique in patients with neurodegenerative diseases when proteins in the brain are increased with disease progression.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2017

For effective patient treatment in proton therapy, it is therefore important to accurately measure the beam range. For measuring beam range, various researchers determine the beam range by measuring the prompt gammas generated during nuclear reactions of protons with materials. However, the accuracy of the beam range determination can be lowered in heterogeneous phantoms, because of the differences with respect to the prompt gamma production depending on the properties of the material. In this research, to improve the beam range determination in a heterogeneous phantom, we derived a formula to correct the prompt-gamma distribution using the ratio of the prompt gamma production, stopping power, and density obtained for each material. Then, the prompt-gamma distributions were acquired by a multi-slit prompt-gamma camera on various kinds of heterogeneous phantoms using a Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation, and the deduced formula was applied to the prompt-gamma distributions. For the case involving the phantom having bone-equivalent material in the soft tissue-equivalent material, it was confirmed that compared to the actual range, the determined ranges were relatively accurate both before and after correction. In the case of a phantom having the lung-equivalent material in the soft tissue-equivalent material, although the maximum error before correction was 18.7 mm, the difference was very large. However, when the correction method was applied, the accuracy was significantly improved by a maximum error of 4.1 mm. Moreover, for a phantom that was constructed based on CT data, after applying the calibration method, the beam range could be generally determined within an error of 2.5 mm. Simulation results confirmed the potential to determine the beam range with high accuracy in heterogeneous phantoms by applying the proposed correction method. In future, these methods will be verified by performing experiments using a therapeutic proton beam.