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Platelets Induce Proliferation of Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells via CD154-CD40 Pathway Independently of VEGF

  • Cho, Wha-Jung;Ko, Eun-Mi;Cheon, In-Su;Jeoung, Doo-Il;Kim, Young-Myeong;Choe, Jong-Seon
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.75-81
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    • 2008
  • Background: Platelets take part in repairing the lesions of endothelial damage. To understand the molecular mechanism of this process, we tested the hypothesis that CD154 expressed on activated platelets stimulates proliferation of human endothelial cells. Methods: The expression levels of CD154 and CD40 on platelets and endothelial cells, respectively, were measured by flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Function-blocking monoclonal antibody against CD154 was developed after immunization with CD154-transfected L cells. Results: An anti-CD40 agonist antibody and soluble CD154 both induced significant proliferation of endothelial cells. In addition, a function-blocking anti-CD154 antibody inhibited the platelet-induced proliferation of endothelial cells, indicating that the CD154-CD40 pathway is involved in these cellular interactions. An anti-VEGF antibody failed to inhibit the proliferation. This, in addition to the fact that very small amounts of VEGF are released from platelets or endothelial cells, suggests that VEGF does not play an important role in the platelet-stimulated proliferation of endothelial cells. Conclusion: Our results indicate that platelets induce proliferation of endothelial cells by CD154-CD40 interactions independently of VEGF.

Dynamic Behaviors of Shelly Sand in Cyclic Simple Shear Test (반복단순전단 시험에 의한 패각질 모래의 동적 거동)

  • Yoon, Yeo-Won;Yoon, Kil-Lim;Choi, Jae-Kwon;Kim, Jae-Kwon;Kim, Seung-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2006.03a
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    • pp.1358-1366
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    • 2006
  • In order to study the effects of shell contents on the liquefaction resistance of the shelly sand, NGI cyclic simple shear tests were performed for the shelly sands with shell contents of 0%, 5%, 10%, 20% and 30% under the effective vertical stress of 50kPa, 100kPa and 150kPa for 40% and 55% of relative density, respectively. Cyclic simple shear test results showed that for the low effective vertical stress, liquefaction resistance increased rapidly with the increase of shell contents in both 40% and 55% relative density. On the other hand, for the high effective vertical stress, the liquefaction resistance increased slightly in 40% relative density whereas the resistance was almost same in 55% relative density. Liquefaction resistance decreased with increasing effective vertical stress for both 40% and 55% relative density. In the same effective vertical stress and shell contents, liquefaction resistance increased with the increase of relative density of sands.

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Construction of a 40-channel SQUID System and Its Application to Neuromagnetic Measurements

  • Lee, Y.H.;Kim, J.M.;Kwon, H.C.;Park, Y.K.;Park, J.C.;Lee, D.H.;Ahn, C.B.
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.20-26
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    • 2000
  • A 40-channel superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) system was constructed for measuring neuromagnetic fields. Main features of the system are the use of double relaxation oscillation SQUIDs (DROSs), and planar gradiometers measuring magnetic field components tangential to the head surface. The DROSs with high flux-to-voltage transfers enabled direct readout of the SQUID output by room-temperature dc preamplifiers and simple flux-locked loop circuits could be used for SQUID operation. The pickup coil is an integrated first-order planar gradiometer with a baseline of 40 mm. Average noise level of the 40 channels is around 1.2 $fT/cm/{\surd}Hz$ at 100 Hz, corresponding to a field noise of 5 $fT/{\surd}Hz$, operated inside a magnetically shielded room. The SQUID insert was designed to have low thermal load, minimizing the loss of liquid helium. The constructed system was applied to measure auditory-evoked neuromagnetic fields.

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Mechanical alloy and Thermoelectric Properties of $\beta-FeSi_2$ by Planetary Ball Milling (기계적 합금법에 의한 $\beta-FeSi_2$분말 합성 및 열전특성)

  • Park Keunil;Cho Sung Il
    • Korean Journal of Crystallography
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.104-109
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    • 2004
  • The mechanical synthesis of thermoelectric material $FeSi_2$ by planetary ball mill has been investigated. The homogeneous and amorphous mixture of Fe-Si has been obtained by mechanical alloying for 850 rpm-40 min. The $\beta-FeSi_2$ powder could be synthesized by 1123 K-3 hr annealing heat treatment after mechanical alloying for 850 rpm-10, 20, and 40 min. The ceramic samples doped with the maximum content up to $10\;at.\;\%$ Co have exhibited semiconduction phenomena and maximum thermoelectric powder at 440K.

A Study on the Optical and Electrical Characteristics of Multi-Silicon Using Wet Texture (습식텍스쳐를 이용한 다결정 실리콘 광학적.전기적 특성 연구)

  • Han, Kyu-Min;Yoo, Jin-Su;Yoo, Kwon-Jong;Lee, Hi-Deok;Choi, Sung-Jin;Kwon, Jun-Young;Kim, Ki-Ho;YI, Jun-Sin
    • 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.11a
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    • pp.383-387
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    • 2009
  • Multi-crystalline silicon surface etching without grain-boundary delineation is a challenging task for the fabrication of high efficiency solar cell. The use of sodium hydroxide - sodium hypochlorite (NaOH40% + NaOCl 12%) solution for texturing multi-crystalline silicon wafer surface in solar cell fabrication line is reported in this article. in light current-voltage results, the cells etched in NaOH 40% + NaOCl 12% = 1:2 exhibited higher short circuit current and open circuit voltage than those of the cells etched in NaOH 40% + NaOCl 12% = 1:1 solution. we have obtained 15.19% conversion efficiency in large area(156cm2) multi-Si solar cells etched in NaOH 40% + NaOCl 12% = 1:1 solution.

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The Characteristics of $PbTiO_{3}-PbZrO_{3}-Pb(Ni_{1/3}Nb_{2/3})O_{3}$ Piezoelectric Thin Film Made by Sol-Gel Method (Sol-Gel 법으로 제작한 $PbTiO_{3}-PbZrO_{3}-Pb(Ni_{1/3}Nb_{2/3})O_{3}$ 압전박막의 특성)

  • Yoon, Wha-Joong;Lim, Moo-Yeol;Koo, Kyung-Wan
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 1995
  • In order to fabricate the piezoelectric thin film of the PZT-PNN ternary compound, the metal alkoxides were used as starting materials. The electrical and crystalline properties of the thin film were evaluated. The X- RD study shows that the crystallization of the film is optimized at $550^{\circ}C$ of sintering temperature. According to the D-E hysterisis curve, the coercive field is 28.8 kV /cm, and the remanent polariztion is $18.3\;{\mu}C/cm^{2}$. The break down voltages of the thin films are $76.0\;{\sim}\;27.0\;MV/m$. When the sintering temperature is raised, the break down voltage is lowered. As a result of measuring the C-V characteristic curve of the ternary compound piezoelectric thin film, the relative dielectric constants are 406 for the composition (50:40:10), 1084 for the composition (50:30:20), 723 for the composition (45:35:20) and 316 for the composition (40:40:20).

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