• 한국재료학회지
• /
• 제7권10호
• /
• pp.877-883
• /
• 1997

Ar 및 Ar과 $N_{2}$ 분위기하에서 rf 마그네트론 스퍼터링방법으로 Ta-AI과 Ta-AI-N합금막을 제조하였다. Ta-7.9at.% AI계열, Ta-26.7 at% AI게열과 Ta-45.4at.%AI계열에 Ar에 대한 질서유량비로 26%까지 질소를 첨가하여 Ta-AI-N박막을 증착한후, 300-$600^{\circ}C$온도 구산에서 열처리 전후의 구조 및 전기적 특성과 열적안정성을 통하여 레지스터의 적용가능성을 조사하였다. 구조 및 조성 분석은 X-선 회절과 Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry(RBS)로 관찰하였고 열적안정성은 4단자법(four point probe method)을 이용한 저항변화를 통하여 측정하였다. 순수 Ta에 AI을 첨가하면 확장된 $\beta$($\beta$-Ta)N 합금박막에서 가장 열적안정성이 우수하게 나타났던 질소첨가 범위는 Ta $N_{hcp}$또는 TaN/ sub fcc/또는 Ta $N_{fcc}$와 비정질과의 혼합상순으로 상천이를 나타내었다. Ta-AI-N 합금박막에서 가장 열적안정성이 우수하게 나타났던 질서첨가 범위는 Ta-26.7at. % AI계열의 경우 19-36at.% $N_{2}$구간이었고, Ta-45.5at.% AI계열의 경우는 30-45at.%구간이었다. Ta-AI합금박막은 질소가 첨가되지 않아도 열처리 온도 및 시간에 따라 약 10% 이내의 비교적 작은 저항변화를 보여 열적안정성이 우수하지만 질소를 첨가하여 Ta-AI-N합금박막을 형성시킬경우, 증착된 상태에서 이미 큰 비저항을 나타내었고 열처리 동안 3%이내의 매우 작은 저항변화를 나타내었기 때문에 레지스터용 재료로써 열적안정성에 대한 잠재력이 크다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
• /
• 제16권12호
• /
• pp.4949-4954
• /
• 2015

The present study was planned to investigate the role of sex hormone receptor gene expression in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Adult male Wistar rats were divided into seven groups. Group (1) was negative control. Groups (2), (5), (6), and (7) were orally administered with N-nitrosodiethylamine for the induction of HCC, then group (2) was left untreated, group (5) was orally treated with curcumin, group (6) was orally treated with carvacrol, and group (7) was intraperitoneally injected with doxorubicin, whereas groups (3) and (4) were orally administered only curcumin and carvacrol, respectively. The HCC group showed significant upregulation in the androgen receptor (AR) and the estrogen receptor-alpha ($ER{\alpha}$) gene expression levels in the liver tissue. On the contrary, HCC groups treated with either curcumin or carvacrol showed significant downregulation in AR and $ER{\alpha}$ gene expression levels in the liver tissue. In conclusion, the obtained data highlight that both AR and $ER{\alpha}$ but not estrogen receptor-beta ($ER{\beta}$) gene expression may contribute to the male prevalence of HCC induced in male rats. Interestingly, both curcumin and carvacrol were found to have a promising potency in alleviating the male predominating HCC.

• 대한한의학회지
• /
• 제31권1호
• /
• pp.30-46
• /
• 2010

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the anti-obesity effects of Gambi-bang 4 (GBB4) on obesity-induced mice. Methods: C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups (normal, high fat diet with control, high fat diet with Reductil, high fat diet with GBB4 extract) and fed for 8 weeks. We observed body weight change, the weight change of the adipocytes in body, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, serum leptin level, expression of ${\beta}3AR$ and leptin genes in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and adipose tissue, and histological changes of adipose tissue and liver cells. Results: 1. Compared with the control group, the GBB4 group was significantly lower in body weight, weight of adipocytes, and amount of glucose. 2. The GBB4 group was significantly lower in the amount of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides, and HDL-cholesterol compared with the control. 3. Compared with the control group, the GBB4 group was significantly lower in the amount of serum leptin. 4. The GBB4 group was significantly higher in the revelation of ${\beta}3AR$ and leptin in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and primary adipose cells compared with the control. 5. Compared with the control group, the GBB4 group was smaller in the size of adipocytes in adipose tissue and the adipose vacuoles in liver tissue were decreased. Conclusions: These results suggested that GBB4 has inhibitory effects on obesity. GBB4 might be applied in treatment of obesity, so further studies analyzing its effects are needed.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
• /
• 제3권3호
• /
• pp.177-181
• /
• 2005

칼슘-벤토나이트와 접한 약 $20\%$의 우라늄 산화물을 함유한 유리고화체가 알곤 분위기에서 모의 화강암지하수에 의해 침출되었을 때 노란색의 우라늄화합물이 벤토나이트와 고화체의 경계면에 농축되었다. 6년간의 침출후 형성된 우라늄 화합물이 beta-uranophane $[Ca(UO_2)_2(SiO_{3}OH)_{2}5H_{2}O]$임을 XRD, 적외선 스펙트럼과 질량분석기를 이용하여 확인하였으며, 이 화합물의 용해도를 $80^{\circ}C$, 탈이온수에서 측정한 결과 약 $10^{-6}\;mole/L$ 이었다.

• 미생물학회지
• /
• 제42권1호
• /
• pp.67-72
• /
• 2006

클로닝된 Bacillus circulans ATCC21367 유래 cellulolytic xylanase 유전자(bglBC2)의 염기서열을 결정 분석하였다. 본 유전자는 1,224 bp의 407개 아미노산을 암호하는 open reading frame (ORF)으로 구성되어 있었으며 염기서열로부터 산출된 유전자의 분자량은 45 kDa으로 효소의 SDS-PAGE로부터 측정된 분자량과 일치하였다. ATG 개시 코돈의 9bp 위쪽에 Shine-Dalgarno (SD) 서열로 추정되는 5'-AAAGGAG-3' 서열이 확인되었고 그 상단에 promoter로 추정되는 -35 서열(TTTACA)과 -10 서열(TATACT)이 위치하고 있었으며, 이는 B. subtilis promoter consensus sequence와 유사하였다. 한편, 이 효소의 아미노산 서열은 이미 보고된 B. circulans KSM-N257의 alkaline $endo-\beta-1,4-glucanase$와는 97%, B. circulans WL-12의 $endo-\beta-1,3-1,4-glucanase$와는 75%, Bacillus sp. KSM-330의 $endo-\beta-1,4-glucanase$ (cellulase)와는 45%의 유사성을 나타내었다. 또한 bglBCS 염기서 열의 정보를 GenBank에 등록하였으며 등록번호는 Ar269256이다.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
• /
• 제33권2호
• /
• pp.143-148
• /
• 2010

본 연구는 저 선량 베타선의 장기간(31일) 조사에 의한 춘향이 열무와 알타리 무의 생장에 미치는 영향을 분석하는데 목적이 있다. 실험은 알타리 무와 춘향이 열무에 대하여 각각 1개 샘플의 대조군과 11개 샘플의 실험군으로 구성하였다. 대조군과 실험군의 종자들은 각각의 샘플에서 8개씩 선택되어 같은 조건의 배양토에 파종하였다. 실험군 샘플의 누적선량은 31일 동안 매일 같은 시간에 측정하였다. 생장과정과 발아율은 매주 2회 같은 시간에 측정하였다. 잎사귀 수, 초장의 길이와 생체중은 파종 후 20일과 25일에 각각 측정하여 평균값을 얻었다. 25일 동안 측정된 실험군의 결과에서, 알타리 무의 길이와 무게는 누적선량 0.01 Gy에서 대조군보다 각각 5%와 36%로 증가하였다. 또한 춘향이 열무에서 길이는 누적선량 0.01~0.08 Gy와 0.3 Gy에서 대조군보다 각각 13~17%와 1%, 무게는 누적선량 0.05 Gy와 0.23 Gy에서 대조군보다 각각 36%와 2%로 증가하였다. 잎 수에 대하여, 알타리 무는 누적선량 0.01~0.32 Gy에서 대조군보다 0~50%로 증가하였다. 그리고 춘향이 열무는 0.01~0.0.62 Gy에서 대조군보다 0~67%로 증가하였다. 이 결과로부터, 알타리 무와 춘향이 열무는 대체적으로 낮은 누적선량영역(0.01~0.2 Gy)에서 길이와 무게 그리고 잎 수가 증가하였다. 그리고 실험군의 세포의 크기, 핵의 위치와 세포의 조밀도는 대조군과 거의 유사하게 현미경으로 관찰되었다. 결론적으로, 베타선에 조사된 알타리 무와 춘향이 열무는 방사선 호메시스 이론과 부합되어 낮은 누적선량 영역에서 더 많은 생장을 한 것으로 추정된다. 추후 연구에서 방사선 호메시스와 식물생장의 관련성을 확증하기 위한 추가적인 실험이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
• /
• 제27권1호
• /
• pp.81-100
• /
• 2014

Objectives: The object of this study was to observe the in vitro anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects of six single aqueous herbal extracts-Quisqualis Fructus (QuF), Meliae Cortex (MeC), Arecae Semen (ArS), Crassirhizomae Rhizoma (CrR), Ulmi Pasta Semen(UlS), Torreyae Semen(ToS)- against Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-activated Raw 264.7 cells. Methods: Anti-bacterial activities against S. aureus of aqueous extracts of QuF, MeC, ArS, CrR, UlS and ToS were detected using standard agar microdilution methods. In addition, the effects on the cell viability, prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$), nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 productions of LPS activated Raw 264.7 cells were detected. The anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory effects were respectively compared with lincomycin and piroxicam. Results: Minimal Inhibition Concentration (MIC) of aqueous extracts of QuF, MeC, ArS, CrR, UlS and ToS against S. aureus was respectively detected $5.625{\pm}4.075$ (3.125~12.500), $0.332{\pm}0.273$ (0.098~0.782), $1.094{\pm}0.428$ (0.782~1.563), $2.969{\pm}2.096$ (0.782~6.250), $9.375{\pm}4.419$ (3.125~12.500)>25 mg/ml. MIC of lincomycin was detected as $0.469{\pm}0.297$ (0.195~0.782) ${\mu}g/ml$ at same conditions. In addition, $ED_{50}$ against LPS-induced cell viabilities and cytokine releases of QuF, MeC, ArS, CrR, UlS and ToS was as follows - Cell viability: 66.370, 2.908, 1.747, 259.553, 18.150 and 34.160 mg/ml; NO production: 389.486, 0.294, 0.138, 523.060, 45.363 and 49.327 mg/ml; $PGE_2$ production: 114.271, 0.223, 0.046, 243.078, 8.829 and 28.947 mg/ml; TNF-${\alpha}$ production: 406.288, 0.343, 0.123, 9404.227, 125.406 and 140.775 mg/ml; IL-$1{\beta}$ production: 117.178, 0.135, 0.019, 237.451, 7.923 and 19.418 mg/ml; IL-6 production: 31.261, 0.105, 0.055, 128.434, 2.290 and 3.745 mg/ml. ED50 of piroxicam against LPS-induced cell viabilities, NO, $PGE_2$, TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 were detected as 35.179, 6.552, 1.162, 7.273, 7.101 and $5.044{\mu}g/ml$, respectively at same conditions. Conclusions: All six single aqueous herbal extracts showed anti-bacterial effects against S. aureus, in the order of MeC, ArS, CrR, QuF and UlS aqueous extracts except for ToS; they did not showed any anti-bacterial effects (MIC>25 mg/ml). They also showed anti-inflammatory effects against LPS-activated Raw 264.7 cells in the order of ArS, MeC, UlS, ToS, QuF and CrR aqueous extracts. It means that the ArS and MeC will be showed favorable potent anti-bacterial and related anti-inflammatory effects.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
• /
• 제24권3호
• /
• pp.179-204
• /
• 2007

Objectives & Methods : The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of Angelicae Radix Pharmacopuncture(AR-P) at Joksamni(ST36) on collagen II induced arthritis in DBA/1J mice. The authors evaluated arthritis index, arthritis incidence and joint edema, and measured body weight, spleen size and stenosis rate, serum cytokine level, serum antibody level, immune cell populations In spleen, lymph node, and knee joint, and performed histological analysis of CIA mouse joint. Results : In the AR-P group, arthritis index, arthritis incidence and joint edema were decreased, and the enlargement, malformation and stenosis of spleen and the malformation of joint appeared milder than the control group. In AR-P group, the levels of $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$, $IFN-{\gamma}$ in serum were significantly decreased. And the level of anti-collagen II in serum was maintained lower in AR-P group than in the control group. In AR-P group, the level of $IFN-{\gamma}$ and IL-10, and $IFN-{\gamma}/IL-4$ ratio were significantly decreased, and the ratios of $CD3e^+$ cells to $CD45^+$ cells, $CD4^+$ cells to $CD8^+$ cells in spleen were similarly maintained as those of the normal group. In the AR-P group, the populations of $CD4^+/CD25^+$ cells in spleen and lymph nodes, $CD45R^+/CD69^+$ cells in lymph nodes, $CD3^+/CD69^+$ cells and $CD11b^+/Gr-1^+$ cells in knee joint were decreased. In the histological analysis, the cartilage destruction, synovial cell proliferation and the collagen fiber destruction were decreased in the AR-P group Conclusions : The results suggest that AR-P at right ST36 has a therapeutic effect on collagen-induced arthritis in mice.

• 한방비만학회지
• /
• 제8권1호
• /
• pp.33-49
• /
• 2008

Objectives In order to investigate the effects of Sansayukbokhap-bang (SSYBHB) on the hematological and histological changes. Methods C57BL/6 mice were fed with high fat diet. C57BL/6 mice were divided into four groups and fed for 15weeks. Results 1. The body weight of SSYBHB intake mice was significantly lower than high fat diet group. 2. The final increase of body weight was decreased significantly. 3. The levels of ALT, AST, total cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol, triglyceride, Leptin were decreased significantly. 4. The levels of creatinine were decreased but did not show significance. 5. The level of HDL-cholesterol and the expression of ${\beta}$3AR mRNA gene in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes were increased significantly. 6. Adipocytes' size was decreased significantly. 7. The expression of ${\beta}$3AR mRNA gene, Leptin mRNA gene and serotinin mRNA gene in Adipocytes tissue was decreased significantly. Conclusion Based on these results, it is proved that SSYBHB is effective on the therapy of obesity by referring to obese-gene and obese inhibitory. So, it is espected that the clinical application of SSYBHB can help the treatment of obesity.

• Molecules and Cells
• /
• 제26권1호
• /
• pp.74-80
• /
• 2008

Bisphenol A bis (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) ether ($BADGE.2H_2O$) is a component of commercial liquid epoxy resins commonly used in the food-packing industry and in dental sealants. There is evidence that it has significant estrogenic activity. Nur77 plays a crucial role in the regulation of certain genes involved in LH-mediated steroidogenesis in testicular Leydig cells. It was previously demonstrated that Bisphenol A (BPA) stimulates Nur77 gene induction and steroidogenesis. In this study, we investigated the effects of $BADGE.2H_2O$ on Nur77 gene expression and steroidogenesis. Northern blot analysis showed that it increased the expression of Nur77 mRNA and protein, and transient transfection assays demonstrated that it increased the promoter activity and transactivation of Nur77. It also increased the expression of certain steroidogenic genes, such as StAR and $3{\beta}$-HSD. Finally, over-expression of a dominant negative Nur77 cDNA via adenoviral infection reduced $BADGE.2H_2O$-mediated progesterone biosynthesis. These results indicate that $BADGE.2H_2O$ disrupts testicular steroidogenesis by increasing Nur77 gene expression.