• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2009년도 9th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.52-55
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• 2009

A red phosphor, $(Sr,Ca)_2P_2O_7:Eu^{2+},Mn^{2+}$, for UV-LED was synthesized under a reducing atmosphere, and its luminescent properties were investigated. The phosphor absorbs ultraviolet light at around 400 nm and efficiently emits red light at approximately 610 nm through an energy transfer from $Eu^{2+}$ to $Mn^{2+}$. Using the varied input current test for the phosphor-loaded LED lamps, it was found that the luminescent efficiency of the phosphor decreased with increasing light flux. This might be due to an increased probability of excited-state absorption and the consequent non-radiative relaxation in $Mn^{2+}$ ions in the condition of high photon influx.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 1999

The effects of 2-bromo-3-(3,5-tert-butyl-4-hydroxylphenyl)-1,4-naphthalenedione(TPN2), a synthetic vitamin K derivative, on platelet aggregation and its action mechanisms were investigated in rat platelet. TPN2 inhibited the platelet aggregation induced by collagen($10\mu\textrm{g}$/ml), thrombin(0.1 U/ml), A23187($10\mu\textrm{M}$) and arachidonic acid($100\mu\textrm{M}$) in concentration-dependent manner with $IC_{50}$ values of 6.5$\pm$1.3, 59.3$\pm$4.5, 13.0$\pm$2.37 and 2.9$\pm$$1.0\mu\textrm{M}$, respectively. Collagen-induced serotonin release was significantly reduced by TPN2. The elevation of intracellular free $Ca^{2+}$ concentration ([$Ca^{2+}$]i) by collagen stimulation was greatly decreased by the pretreatment of TPN2, which was due to the inhibition of calcium release from intracellular store and influx from outside of the cell. TPN2 also significantly reduced the thromboxane $A_2$($TXA_2$) formation in a concentration-dependent manner. The collagen-induced arachidonic acid (AA) release in [$^3H$]-AA incorporated platelet, an indicative of the phospholipase $A_2$ activity, was decreased by TPN2 pretreatment. TPN2 significantly inhibited the activity of thromboxane synthase, but did not affect the cyclooxygenase activity. From these results. it is suggested that TPN2 exert its antiplatelet activity through the inhibition of the intra-cellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization and the decrease of the $TXA_2$ synthesis.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.193-207
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• 2012

이 연구는 생물서식처로서의 신두해안사구의 특성을 밝히고, 해안사구 내에서 지형다양성과 생물다양성 간의 관계를 살피기 위해, 신두해안사구지대에서 전사구 형태의 차이에 따라 발생하는 영양염류 유입의 시공간적 특성을 파악하였다. 영양염류의 주요 유입 통로를 바람에 의한 해빈 모래의 이동으로 설정하였으며, 서로 다른 형태적 조건을 지닌 세 유형의 전사구에서 일정기간동안 유입된 영양염류(Na, Mg, K, Ca, P) 농도의 시공간적 특성을 비교하였다. Na, Mg, 그리고 K는 사구의 형태가 모래유입에 유리한 조건인 경우 공간적으로 내륙까지, 시간적으로는 더 늦은 시기까지 높거나 불규칙한 패턴이 관찰되었다. 이들 영양염류는 전사구에 형태에 따라 달라지는 비사의 유입변화와 관련이 깊다. Na의 경우 비사 이외에도 다른 유입경로도 중요함을 확인하였다. P는 해수와 비사의 영향과는 무관한 것으로 나타났으며, Ca는 국지적인 미지형보다 전체 해안사구시스템의 규모에서 분포의 차이가 났다. 영양염류의 시공간적 특성의 차이로 인해 주요 식생이 다르게 나타나는 것을 유추할 수 있었다. 이 연구는 생물서식처로서의 해안사구 지형이 지니는 역동성을 보여주며, 추후 해안사구의 관리나 해안사구 생물의 분포와 생장패턴을 이해하는데 정보를 제공해 줄 것이다.

• 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물물리학회 1997년도 학술발표회
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• pp.32-32
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• 1997

The regulatory role of A$\sub$2A/ adenosine receptors in P$_2$ purinoceptor-mediated calcium signaling was investigated in rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells. When PC12 cells were treated with 2-p-(2-carboxyethyl)phenethylamino-5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenosine (CGS21680), a specific agonist of the A$\sub$2A/ adenosine receptor, extracellular ATP-evoked [(CA$\^$2+/)]$\sub$i/ rise was inhibited by 20%.(omitted)

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2008

Resveratrol has been known to possess various potent cardiovascular effects in animal, but there is little information on its functional effect on the secretion of catecholamines (CA) from the perfused model of the adrenal medulla. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of resveratrol on the CA secretion from the isolated perfused model of the normotensive rat adrenal gland, and to elucidate its mechanism of action. Resveratrol (10${\sim}100{\mu}$M) during perfusion into an adrenal vein for 90 min inhibited the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh (5.32 mM), high $K^+$ (a direct membrane-depolarizer, 56 mM), DMPP (a selective neuronal nicotinic $N_n$ receptor agonist, 100${\mu}$M) and McN-A-343 (a selective muscarinic $M_1$ receptor agonist, 100${\mu}$M) in both a time- and dose- dependent fashion. Also, in the presence of resveratrol (30${\mu}$M), the secretory responses of CA evoked by veratridine 8644 (an activator of voltage-dependent$Na^+$ channels, 100${\mu}$M), Bay-K-8644 (a L-type dihydropyridine $Ca^{2+}$ channel activator, 10${\mu}$M), and cyc1opiazonic acid (a cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase inhibitor, 10${\mu}$M) were significantly reduced. In the simultaneous presence of resveratrol (30${\mu}$M) and L-NAME (an inhibitor of NO synthase, 30${\mu}$M), the CA secretory evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, Bay-K-8644 and cyc1opiazonic acid were recovered to a considerable extent of the corresponding control secretion compared with the inhibitory effect of resveratrol alone. Interestingly, the amount of nitric oxide (NO) released from the adrenal medulla was greatly increased in comparison to its basal release. Taken together, these experimental results demonstrate that resveratrol can inhibit the CA secretory responses evoked by stimulation of cholinergic nicotinic receptors, as well as by direct membrane-depolarization in the isolated perfused model of the rat adrenal gland. It seems that this inhibitory effect of resveratrol is exerted by inhibiting an influx of both ions through $Na^+$ and $Ca^{2+}$ channels into the adrenomedullary cells as well as by blocking the release of $Ca^{2+}$ from the cytoplasmic calcium store, which are mediated at least partly by the increased NO production due to the activation of NO synthase.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.99-109
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• 2013

The aim of this study was to determine whether fimasartan, a newly developed $AT_1$ receptor blocker, can affect the CA release in the isolated perfused model of the adrenal medulla of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs). Fimasartan (5~50 ${\mu}M$) perfused into an adrenal vein for 90 min produced dose- and time-dependently inhibited the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh (5.32 mM), high $K^+$ (56 mM, a direct membrane depolarizer), DMPP (100 ${\mu}M$) and McN-A-343 (100 ${\mu}M$). Fimasartan failed to affect basal CA output. Furthermore, in adrenal glands loaded with fimasartan (15 ${\mu}M$), the CA secretory responses evoked by Bay-K-8644 (10 ${\mu}M$, an activator of L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channels), cyclopiazonic acid (10 ${\mu}M$, an inhibitor of cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase), and veratridine (100 ${\mu}M$, an activator of $Na^+$ channels) as well as by angiotensin II (Ang II, 100 nM), were markedly inhibited. In simultaneous presence of fimasartan (15 ${\mu}M$) and L-NAME (30 ${\mu}M$, an inhibitor of NO synthase), the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, Ang II, Bay-K-8644, and veratridine was not affected in comparison of data obtained from treatment with fimasartan (15 ${\mu}M$) alone. Also there was no difference in NO release between before and after treatment with fimasartan (15 ${\mu}M$). Collectively, these experimental results suggest that fimasartan inhibits the CA secretion evoked by Ang II, and cholinergic stimulation (both nicotininc and muscarinic receptors) as well as by membrane depolarization from the rat adrenal medulla. It seems that this inhibitory effect of fimasartan may be mediated by blocking the influx of both $Na^+$ and $Ca^{2+}$ through their ion channels into the rat adrenomedullary chromaffin cells as well as by inhibiting the $Ca^{2+}$ release from the cytoplasmic calcium store, which is relevant to $AT_1$ receptor blockade without NO release.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.202-208
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• 1997

콩 뿌리조직의 이온 흡수와 관련된 생리활성을 조사하기 위하여 뿌리조직으로부터 마이크로솜을 분리하였고, 마이크로솜 ATPase (이온점프) 활성을 분광학적 방법인 enzyme-coupled 분석방법에 따라 측정하였다. 마이크로솜 ATPase의 활성에 미치는 여러 가지 이온의 효과 또는 ATPase의 이온선택성을 조사하기 위하여 $10mM\;Na^+$과 $120mM\;K^+$을 포함하는 대조용액에서의 평균활성을 측정한 결과 190 nmol/min/mg protein으로 나타났다. 대조활성에 비하여 $Na^+$을 포함하지 않은 $130mM\;K^+$ 용액에서는 활성이 150%로 증가하였고, $K^+$을 포함하지 않은 $130mM\;Na^+$ 용액에서는 활성이 63%로 감소되었다. 반응용액의 $K^+$ 농도에 따른 활성변화를 측정한 결과, ATPase의 활성은 외부용액의 $K^+$ 농도 증가에 따라 활성이 증가됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 마이크로솜 ATPase 활성은 반응용액의 pH 감소에 따라 증가되어 $pH\;6{\sim}7$에서는 비교적 높은 활성을 보였으나, pH 8 이상에서는 급격히 활성이 감소되었고, pH 9에서는 80%이상의 활성이 저해되었다. $Ca^{2+}$에 의한 이온펌프의 활성조절 여부를 평가하기 위해서 마이크로솜 내부 및 외부의 $Ca^{2+}$에 의한 ATPase 활성변화를 측정하였다. 마이크로솜 ATPase의 활성은 반응액의 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 낮아질수록 증가하여 $10^{-9}M$ 이하에서 최대활성이 관측되었고, $Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 증가할수록 활성은 감소하여 $500\;{\mu}M$ 전후에서 50%의 활성이 감소하였다. 또한 ATPase의 활성은 마이크로솜 내부의 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도증가에 의해서 저해되어, $Ca^{2+}\;ionophore\;A23187$처리에 의한 외부의 $Ca^{2+}$ 유입에 의해서 약30%의 활성감소를 보였으며, EGTA 처리에 의한 $Ca^{2+}\;chelation$에 의해서 마이크로솜 내부의 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도가 감소되었을 때, ATPase 활성은 증가하였다. 위의 조건에서 실제 마이크로솜 내부로의 $Ca^{2+}$ 유입 여부는 $‘Ca^{2+}’$를 이용하여 확인하였다. 이상의 결과는 마이크로솜 막에 위치한 ATPase의 내부 및 외부에 $Ca^{2+}$에 의한 효소활성 조절부위가 각각존재함을 시사한다.

• 약학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.809-817
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• 1999

The effect of 2-(4-cyanophenyl)amino-1,4-naphthalenedione-3-pyridinium perchlorate (PQ5) on pla-telet aggregation and its action mechanisms were investigated with rat platelet. PQ5 inhibited the platelet aggregation induced by collagen ($6{\;}{\mu\textrm{g}}/ml$), thrombin (0.4 U/ml) and A23187 ($3{\mu}M$) in concentration-dependent manner with $IC_{50}$ values of 5.50, 25.89 and $37.12{\;}{\mu}M$, respectively. PQ5 also significantly reduced the thromboxane $A_2$ (TXA2) formation in a concentration dependent manner. The collagen-induced arachidonic acid (AA) release in [-3H]-AA incorporated platelet, an indication of the phospholipase $A_2$ activity, was decreased by PQ5 pretreatment PQ5 significantly inhibited the activity of thormboxane synthase only at high concentration ($100{\mu}M$), but did not affect the cyclooxygenase activity at all. Collagen-induced ATP release was significantly reduced by PQ5. Calcium-induced platelet aggregation experiment suggests that the elevation of intracellular free $Ca^{2+}$ concentration ($[Ca^{2+}]_i$) by collagen stimulation is decreased by the pretreatment of PQ5, which is due to the inhibition of calcium release from intracellular store and influx from outside of the cell. PQ5 did not showed the effect of anticoagulation as prothrombin time (PT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). Form these results, it is suggested that PQ5 exerts its antiplatelet activity through the inhibition of the intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization and the decrease of the $TXA_2$ synthesis.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2007

The present study was attempted to investigate the effect of nicorandil, which is an ATP-sensitive potassium ($K_{ATP}$) channel opener, on secretion of catecholamines (CA) evoked by cholinergic stimulation and membrane depolarization from the isolated perfused rat adrenal glands. The perfusion of nicorandil ($0.3{\sim}3.0mM$) into an adrenal vein for 90 min produced relatively dose-and time-dependent inhibition in CA secretion evoked by ACh (5.32 mM), high $k^+$ (a direct membrane depolarizer, 56 mM), DMPP (a selective neuronal nicotinic receptor agonist, $100{\mu}M$ for 2 min), McN-A-343 (a selective muscarinic $M_1$ receptor agonist, $100{\mu}M$ for 4 min), Bay-K-8644 (an activator of L-type dihydropyridine $Ca^{2+}$ channels, $10{\mu}M$ for 4 min) and cyclopiazonic acid (an activator of cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase, $10{\mu}M$ for 4 min). In adrenal glands simultaneously preloaded with nicorandil (1.0 mM) and glibenclamide (a nonspecific $K_{ATP}$-channel blocker, 1.0 mM), the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high potassium, DMPP, McN-A-343, Bay-K-8644 and cyclopiazonic acid were recovered to the considerable extent of the control release in comparison with that of nicorandil-treatment only. Taken together, the present study demonstrates that nicorandil inhibits the adrenal CA secretion in response to stimulation of cholinergic (both nicotinic and muscarinic) receptors as well as by membrane depolarization from the isolated perfused rat adrenal glands. It seems that this inhibitory effect of nicorandil may be mediated by inhibiting both $Ca^{2+}$ influx and the $Ca^{2+}$ release from intracellular store through activation of $K_{ATP}$ channels in the rat adrenomedullary chromaffin cells. These results suggest that nicorandil-sensitive $K_{ATP}$ channels may play an inhibitory role in the regulation of the rat adrenomedullary CA secretion.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.174-177
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• 2003

The present experiment was performed to investigate the protective effects of paeonol isolated from Moutan Cortex Radicis on primary cultured rat hepatocytes exposed to Br-A23187 ($Ca^{2+}$ ionophore). Br-A23187 is frequently used as a model of cell killing as inducing both necrotic and apoptotic cell death. Hepatocytes were isolated by collagenase perfusion from livers of fasted male Sprague Dawley rats and cultured overnight. Cell viability was determined by propidium iodide using fluorocytometry in Krebs-Ringer-HEPES buffer at pH 7.4. In addition, intracellular calcium was measured by excitation at 340 and 380 nm and emission at 505 nm using a luminescence spectrophotometer. Paeonol (20-100 ${\mu}M$) inhibited cell killing induced by 10 ${\mu}M$ Br-A23187, in a dose-dependent manner. Paeonol also reduced increased intracellular calcium level when hepatocytes were exposed to Br-A23187. Therefore, the present results suggest that paeonol protects the hepatocytotoxicity induced by Br-A23187, via inhibiting the influx of calcium into into rat hepatocytes.