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Effect of Renal Denervation and Glibenclamide, a selective ATP-sensitive $K^+$ Channel Blocker, on Renal Action of BRL 34915, a ATP-sensitive $K^+$ Channel Opener, in Dog ($K^+$ Channel 개방제인 BRL 34915의 신장작용에 대한 신장 신경제거 와 선택성 ATP-의존성 $K^+$Channel 차단제인 Glibenclamide의 영향)

  • 고석태;최홍석
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.362-370
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    • 2000
  • In anesthetized dogs, antidiuretic action of intravenously administered BRL 34915 (10.0~30.0 $\mu$/kg) was blocked by renal denervation, whereas it was not affected by glibenclamide, a selective $K_{ATP}$ blocker, given into renal artery. Diuretic action in ipsilateral kidney produced by intrarenal administration of BRL 34915 was not influenced by renal denervation, but blocked completely by glibenclamide given into the vein. Above results suggest that the antidiuretic action of BRL 34915 is mediated by renal sympathetic nerves and the diuretic action is caused by opening of $K^+$ channel within kidney.

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Control of Parturition Time on Pig II. Effect of Sympathetic Nerve and Adrenergic Agonist on Uterine Smooth Muscle Motility (돼지 분만 시기의 조절에 관하여 II. 자궁 평활근의 운동성에 대한 교감신경과 Adrenergic Agonist의 영향)

  • 심철수;이양성;임종옥
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.255-263
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    • 1994
  • To elucidate the action of the adrenergic nerve on the isolated uterine smooth muscle of the pig, effects of electrical transmural nerve stimulation and norepinephrine were investigated on the pretreatment of phentolamine ; non-selective ${\alpha}$-adrenoceptor blocker, propranolol ; ${\beta}$-adrenoceptor blocker and the yohimbine;${\alpha}_2$-selective adrenoceptor blocker from physiograph. 1. The relaxation response induced by norepinephrine was the concentration of $10^{-6}$ M at first and maximum response was concentration of $10^{-4}$M. 2. The relaxation response induced by norepinephrine was not effected by the pretreatment with non-selective $\alpha$-adrenoceptor blocker, phentolanune ($10^{-6}$ M) but was completely blocked by the pretreatment with ${\beta}$-adrenoceptor blocker, propranolol($10^{-6}$ M). 3. The contractile response induced by electrical transmural nerve stimulation(20V, 10Hz, 0.5msec, 20sec ) was inhibited by the pretreatment with non-selective ${\alpha}$-adrenoceptor blocker, phentolamine($10^{-6}$ M) but was not inhibited and rather increased by the pretreatment ${\beta}$-adrenoceptor blocker, propranolol($10^{-6}$ M), and was not approximately effected by the pretreatment with ${\alpha}_2$-adrenoceptor blocker, yohimbine($10^{-6}$ M). These finding suggest that it was excitatory action by ${\alpha}_1$-adrenergic nerve and inhibitory action by ${\alpha}_2$-adrenergic, ${\beta}$-adrenergic nerve on uterine smooth muscle of the pig.

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The Survey of Implementing Selective Menus and the Perception of Dietitians and Customers in Hospital Foodservice Operations (병원급식의 선택식단제 시행현황 및 소비자와 관리자의 인식도 조사)

  • Choe, Yun-Jeong;Jang, Hye-Ja;Gwak, Dong-Gyeong
    • Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.194-204
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    • 1999
  • The objectives of this study were to assess the current practices of implementing selective menus and to identify the perception of foodservice manager and customer on selective menus for hospital foodservice would be fulfilled. Two types of questionnaires for hospital foodservice managers as well as customers were developed. Questionnaires were distributed to managers of 8 hospital foodservice department and 317 customers of patient meal service, and 6 managers and 139 customers were responded. The data were analyzed using frequency and t-test. The results of this study can be summarized as follows : 1. In hospital foodservice operations, the selective menu pattern was first introduced by L hospital on June 1994 in Seoul and recently 8 hospitals were currently implementing selective menus. But using rate of selective menus by patients were relatively low(23.2%), ranging from 15% to 32%. 2. Customers' needs for selective menus were rated significantly higher in the group of patients(4.24/5) who chose the selective menus than their counterpart(3.88/5). 3. The main reason not choosing selective menus was identified by patients as 'not knowing the implementation of selective menus'(52.6%), inconvenient factors in using selective menus for customer were also identified as orders : 'lack of nutrition information on menu item'(38.6%), 'complexity in procedure'(29.8%), and 'lack of menu variety'(26.3%). However managers considered 'managerial burden' and 'limited human resource' as main obstacle to implement the selective menu pattern. 4. Customers indicated 'variety of menu', 'active public relations' as effective methods to enhance using rate of selective menus, however, foodservice manager indicated 'variety of menu'(50%), 'improvement of quality'(16.7%), and 'simplicity in procedure'(16.7%). Based on the results of this study, following recommendations have been suggested : Managers in patient meal service should recognize customer needs for implementing selective menus and pay more attention in implementing selective menus and activating this program. For more effective implementation of activating selective menu program, the foodservice department should establish action plan on 'active publicity work', 'simplicity in procedures', 'variety of menu' and 'improvement of quality'. Especially nutrition informations on meals should be provided for customers in order to elevate participation rate.

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Muscarine $M_2$ Receptor-mediated Presynaptic Inhibition of GABAergic Transmission in Rat Meynert Neurons

  • Jang, Il-Sung;Akaike, Norio
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2002
  • Cholinergic modulation of GABAergic spontaneous miniature inhibitory postsynaptic currents (mIPSCs) by the activation of muscarine receptors was investigated in mechanically dissociated rat nucleus basalis of the Meynert neurons using the conventional whole-cell patch recording configuration. Muscarine $(10{\mu}M)$ reversibly and concentration-dependently decreased mIPSC frequency without affecting the current amplitude distribution. Muscarine action on GABAergic mIPSCs was completely blocked by $1{\mu}M$ methoctramine, a selective $M_2$ receptor antagonist, but not by $1{\mu}M$ pirenzepine, a selective $M_1$ receptor antagonist. NEM $(10{\mu}M),$ a G-protein uncoupler, attenuated the inhibitory action of muscarine on GABAergic mIPSC frequency. Muscarine still could decrease GABAergic mIPSC frequency even in the $Ca^{2+}-free$ external solution. However, the inhibitory action of muscarine on GABAergic mIPSCs was completely occluded in the presence of forskolin. The results suggest that muscarine acts presynaptically and reduces the probability of spontaneous GABA release, and that such muscarine-induced inhibitory action seems to be mediated by G-protein-coupled $M_2$ receptors, via the reduction of cAMP production. Accordingly, $M_2$ receptor-mediated disinhibition of nBM neurons might play one of important roles in the regulation of cholinergic outputs from nBM neurons as well as the excitability of nBM neurons themselves.

A Study on the Validity of the Selective Arbitration Clause on Construction Arbitration (건설중재에 있어서 선택적중재합의의 유효성에 관한 연구)

  • Suh, Jeong-Il
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.25
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    • pp.165-187
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    • 2005
  • Arbitration is a creature of contract. The parties agree that selective dispute resolution clause provides them with a choice to litigate or arbitrate certain disputes. Under the agreements, the parties had the option in the action. In the event any dispute arises between the parties concerning our representation or payment of our fees and disbursements which cannot be promptly resolved to our mutual satisfaction, you agree that dispute will be submitted to arbitration. Arbitration is a matter of contract and a party cannot be required to submit to arbitration any dispute which he has not agreed so to submit. The selective arbitration agreement has become an accepted method of dispute resolution. However, the trend of dispute settlement has changed. The selective arbitrations clauses are to be construed as broadly as possible, and arbitration will be compelled unless it may be said with positive assurance that arbitration clause is not susceptible of an interpretation that covers the asserted dispute.

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Marker Genes for in Vitro Selection of Transgenic Plants

  • Brasileiro, Ana C.M.;Aragao, Francisco J.L.
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.113-121
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    • 2001
  • The use of a marker gene in a transformation process aims to give a selective advantage to the transformed cells, allowing them to grow faster and better, and to kill the non-transformed cells. In general, the selective gene is introduced into plant genome along with the genes of interest. In some cases, the marker gene can be the gene of interest that will confer an agronomic characteristic, such as herbicide resistance. In this review we list and discuss the use of the most common selective marker genes on plant transformation and the effects of their respective selective agents. These genes could be divided in categories according their mode of action: genes that confer resistance to antibiotics and herbicides; and genes for positive selection. The contention of the marker gene flow through chloroplast transformation is further discussed. Moreover, strategies to recover marker-free transgenic plants, involving multi-auto-transformation (MAT), co-transformation, site specific recombination and intragenomic relocation of transgenes through transposable elements, are also reviewed.

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A Study on the Validity of the Selective Arbitration Clause on Construction Arbitration on Construction Arbitration (건설중재에 있어서 선택적중재합의의 유효성에 관한 연구)

  • Suh, Jeong-Il
    • 한국무역상무학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.12a
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    • pp.149-170
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    • 2004
  • Arbitration is a creature of contract. The parties agree that selective dispute resolution clause provides them with a choice to litigate or arbitrate certain disputes. Under the agreements, the parties had the option in the action. In the event any dispute arises between the parties concerning our representation or payment of our fees and disbursements which cannot be promptly resolved to our mutual satisfaction, you agree that dispute will be submitted to arbitration. Arbitration is a matter of contract and a party cannot be required to submit to arbitration any dispute which he has not agreed so to submit. The selective arbitrations clauses are to be construed as broadly as possible, and arbitration will be compelled unless it may be said with positive assurance that arbitration clause is not susceptible of an interpretation that covers the asserted dispute.

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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Motor Axon Guidance in Drosophila

  • Jeong, Sangyun
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.44 no.8
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    • pp.549-556
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    • 2021
  • Decoding the molecular mechanisms underlying axon guidance is key to precise understanding of how complex neural circuits form during neural development. Although substantial progress has been made over the last three decades in identifying numerous axon guidance molecules and their functional roles, little is known about how these guidance molecules collaborate to steer growth cones to their correct targets. Recent studies in Drosophila point to the importance of the combinatorial action of guidance molecules, and further show that selective fasciculation and defasciculation at specific choice points serve as a fundamental strategy for motor axon guidance. Here, I discuss how attractive and repulsive guidance cues cooperate to ensure the recognition of specific choice points that are inextricably linked to selective fasciculation and defasciculation, and correct pathfinding decision-making.

A Study on the Catching Selectivity of the Ark Shell(Scapharca Broughtonii)Dredge (피조개 항망의 어획선택성에 관한 연구)

  • 조봉곤
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.366-376
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    • 1999
  • In order to examine the catching selectivity of the ark shell(Scapharca broughtonii) dredge, the various factors affecting the selective action of the dredge are analyzed, and the probabilities of the ark shell not shifting through the gaps between the teeth, and the mesh of the netting bag, are calculated for the various shell lengths, using the relation between the posture and the length when the shell passes through these parts.Considering that the probability of making catch is the product of the both probabilities described above, and that this probability is proportional to the relative catching efficiency, the selectivity curves for the ark shell dredge were estimated for various gaps between the teeth and for the various mesh sizes of the netting bag. The obtained results are summarized as follows :1. The ratios of the shell length of ark shell to the distance between teeth indicating the relative catching efficiency of 0%, 50, 100% respectively were 1.0, 1.26~1.28, 1.47~1.44, and that the selection ranges of selective shell length by the distance between teeth were 0.47~0.44, where the distances between teeth were 3.2cm, 3.6cm, 4.0cm, 4.4cm and 4.8cm. 2. The ratios of the shell length of ark shell to the mesh size indicating the relative catching efficiency of 0%, 50%, 100% respectively were 0.67, 0.84, 0.97 and that the selection range of shell length for catching, that in the range of selective shell length by the mesh size was 0.31, where the distance of 4.0cm between teeth, mesh size of 6.0 cm and the smaller mesh angle of $60^{\circ}$3. Where the distance between teeth is 4.0 cm and the smaller mesh angle is $60^{\circ}$, the selection range of shell length for catching of the ark shell dredge is decreased according to the mesh size, and it is minimized by 0.20 in the mesh size of 9.0~10.0 cm, but increased in the mesh size of over 11.0 cm. 4. Where the distance between teeth is 4.0 cm, the selective action by the mesh size of netting bag is begun with the mesh size of over 10.0 cm.

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Raloxifene, a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator, Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-induced Nitric Oxide Production by Inhibiting the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt/Nuclear Factor-kappa B Pathway in RAW264.7 Macrophage Cells

  • Lee, Sin-Ae;Park, Seok Hee;Kim, Byung-Chul
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.48-52
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    • 2008
  • We here demonstrate an anti-inflammatory action of raloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells. Treatment with raloxifene at micromolar concentrations suppressed the production of nitric oxide (NO) by down-regulating expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene in LPS-activated cells. The decreased expression of iNOS and subsequent reduction of NO were due to inhibition of nuclear translocation of transcription factor NF-${\kappa}B$. These effects were significantly inhibited by exposure to the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) inhibitor, LY294002, or by expression of a dominant negative mutant of PI 3-kinase. In addition, pretreatment with raloxifene reduced LPS-induced Akt phosphorylation as well as NF-${\kappa}B$ DNA binding activity and NF-${\kappa}B$-dependent reporter gene activity. Thus our findings indicate that raloxifene exerts its anti-inflammatory action in LPS-stimulated macrophages by blocking the PI 3-kinase-Akt-NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling cascade, and eventually reduces expression of pro-inflammatory genes such as iNOS.