• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.217-239
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• 2011

We carried out a series of experiment demonstrating the role of mitochondria in the cytosolic and mitochondrial $Ca^{2+}$ transients and compared the results with those from computer simulation. In rat ventricular myocytes, increasing the rate of stimulation (1~3 Hz) made both the diastolic and systolic [$Ca^{2+}]$ bigger in mitochondria as well as in cytosol. As L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channel has key influence on the amplitude of $Ca^{2+}$ -induced $Ca^{2+}$ release, the relation between stimulus frequency and the amplitude of $Ca^{2+}$ transients was examined under the low density (1/10 of control) of L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channel in model simulation, where the relation was reversed. In experiment, block of $Ca^{2+}$ uniporter on mitochondrial inner membrane significantly reduced the amplitude of mitochondrial $Ca^{2+}$ transients, while it failed to affect the cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ transients. In computer simulation, the amplitude of cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ transients was not affected by removal of $Ca^{2+}$ uniporter. The application of carbonyl cyanide 4-(trifluoromethoxy) phenylhydrazone (FCCP) known as a protonophore on mitochondrial membrane to rat ventricular myocytes gradually increased the diastolic [$Ca^{2+}$] in cytosol and eventually abolished the $Ca^{2+}$ transients, which was similarly reproduced in computer simulation. The model study suggests that the relative contribution of L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channel to total transsarcolemmal $Ca^{2+}$ flux could determine whether the cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ transients become bigger or smaller with higher stimulus frequency. The present study also suggests that cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ affects mitochondrial $Ca^{2+}$ in a beat-to-beat manner, however, removal of $Ca^{2+}$ influx mechanism into mitochondria does not affect the amplitude of cytosolic $Ca^{2+}$ transients.

• 멤브레인
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.189-193
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• 2009

제올라이트 분리막 제조 시 제올라이트 골격 내에 존재하는 $Na^{+}$ 양이온을 $K^{+}$ 이온과 $Ca^{2+}$ 이온으로 교환하여 보다 효율적인 물/에탄올 혼합물로부터 물의 분리를 도모하고자 하였다. NaA형 제올라이트 분리막을 각각의 0.5 M KCI $CaCl_2$, $80^{\circ}C$ 수용액에서 4시간 동안 이온교환 하였다. $Na^{+}$ 이온을 $K^{+}$ 이온으로 교환한 결과, 이온 교환 전 총 투과플럭스는 $900\;g/m^2{\cdot}hr{\sim}2,500\;g/m^2{\cdot}hr$이었으나 이온 교환 후 $600\;g/m^2{\cdot}hr{\sim}2,000\;g/m^2{\cdot}hr$ 정도로 낮아졌으며, 이온 교환 전 $600{\sim}2,200$의 선택도를 나타내던 분리막의 선택도가 이온 교환 후에 $850{\sim}2,500$까지 높아짐을 확인하였다 또한, $Na^{+}$ 이온을 $Ca^{2+}$ 이온으로 교환한 결과, 제올라이트 분리막의 전체 투과플럭스와 선택도 모두 이온 교환 전 후 유사한 결과 값이 나타남을 확인하였다. 따라서 친수성 제올라이트 분리막의 유효세공경을 제어하고 적절한 크기로 조절하여 유기물/물 혼합물 분리에 활용한다면 보다 효과적인 유기물의 선택적 분리가 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.451-458
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• 2011

Cordycepin은 동충하초로부터 분리한 생리활성 물질로써 항암활성을 가진다고 보고되어 있다. 하지만 그 정확한 항암 기전은 아직 확실하게 밝혀져 있지 않다. 이에 인간 전립선 암 세포주인 PC-3 세포를 이용하여 apoptosis와 그에 관련한 경로를 조사함으로써 cordycepin의 항암효과를 연구하였다. MTT assay를 통해 세포독성을 알아보았고 Annexin-V/PI 염색과 $Ca^{2+}$ 농도, ROS의 생성, MMP의 변화를 관찰하여 apoptosis 경로를 확인하였다. 뿐만 아니라 Western blot analysis를 이용하여 apoptosis와 관련된 단백질의 발현 정도를 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과에서 cordycepin은 apoptosis 관련 단백질의 발현을 조절함으로써 apoptosis와 관련이 있음을 확인할 수 있었고, 미토콘드리아 관련 apoptosis 경로를 확인한 결과, ROS의 생성, $Ca^{2+}$의 증가 그리고 미토콘드리아 막 전위의 붕괴를 통해 apoptosis 기전이 유도됨을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터 cordycepin은 PC-3 세포에 대하여 ROS와 $Ca^{2+}$의 농도 증가를 통해 MMP를 변화시켜 미토콘드리아 관련 apoptosis 기전을 거쳐 caspase의 활성을 증가시킴으로써 apoptosis를 유도함을 알 수 있었다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.222-227
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 다양한 셀룰로오스 계 고분자를 이용한 정삼투(FO) 막을 제조하고 각각의 고분자 및 첨가제에 따른 성능의 차이를 평가하는 것이다. 셀룰로오스 아세테이트(CA)와 셀룰로오스 트리아세테이트(CTA)를 기반으로 상전환법을 통하여 정삼투막을 제조하고 가압조건과 정삼투 조건하에서 투과유량 및 염제거율을 비교하였다. CA 정삼투막은 용매의 증발 및 annealing 수행 시간에 따라 막의 성능의 변화가 발생하였으며, CTA 정삼투막의 경우에는 annealing보다는 첨가제를 활용하여 성능의 향상을 이끌어낼 수 있었다. 또한 CTA 정삼투막의 정삼투 투과유량은 $4.46\;L/m^2hr$였으나 CA/CTA 정삼투막의 경우에는 $8.89\;L/m^2hr$로, 단일 고분자를 사용하기 보다는 CTA에 CA를 혼합하여 막을 제조하는 것이 정삼투 투과유량 증가에 보다 효율적이었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제85권2호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2022

Background: The expression of calcium signaling pathway molecules is altered in various carcinomas, which are related to the proliferation and altered characteristics of cancer cells. However, changes in calcium signaling in anti-cancer drug-resistant cells (bearing a T790M mutation in epidermal growth factor receptor [EGFR]) remain unclear. Methods: Afatinib-mediated changes in the level of store-operated Ca²⁺ entry (SOCE)-related proteins and intracellular Ca²⁺ level in non-small cell lung cancer cells with T790M mutation in the EGFR gene were analyzed using western blot and ratiometric assays, respectively. Afatinib-mediated autophagic flux was evaluated by measuring the cleavage of LC3B-II. Flow cytometry and cell proliferation assays were conducted to assess cell apoptosis and proliferation. Results: The levels of SOCE-mediating proteins (ORAI calcium release-activated calcium modulator 1 [ORAI1], stromal interaction molecule 1 [STIM1], and sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ ATPase [SERCA2]) decreased after afatinib treatment in non-small cell lung cancer cells, whereas the levels of SOCE-related proteins did not change in gefitinib-resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells (PC-9/GR; bearing a T790M mutation in EGFR). Notably, the expression level of SOCE-related proteins in PC-9/GR cells was reduced also responding to afatinib in the absence of extracellular Ca²⁺. Moreover, extracellular Ca²⁺ influx through the SOCE was significantly reduced in PC-9 cells pre-treated with afatinib than in the control group. Additionally, afatinib was found to decrease the level of SOCE-related proteins through autophagic degradation, and the proliferation of PC-9GR cells was significantly inhibited by a lack of extracellular Ca²⁺. Conclusion: Extracellular Ca²⁺ plays important role in afatinib-mediated autophagic degradation of SOCE-related proteins in cells with T790M mutation in the EGFR gene and extracellular Ca²⁺ is essential for determining anti-cancer drug efficacy.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.274-279
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• 1996

Diffusion coefficient is a critical parameter for predicting radiological source term(migration rate and flux of radionuclide) through given near field conditions in spent fuel or high level waste repository. The effect of exchangeable cation-$Na^+$ and $Ca^{2+} - on the diffusion of $I^- \;and^3H$ (as HTO) in compacted bentonite was examined using a through-diffusion method. Bentonite material used here was compacted to a density of 1.3 Mg/m$^3$, and Na-bentonite was saturated with a solution of 100 mol NaCl/m$^3$ and Ca-bentonite with 50 $mol\;CaCl_2$/m$^3$. The results show that effective diffusion coefficients are generally higher by a factor of two to five in Ca-than Na-clay. This is attributed to the larger particle size of Ca-compared to Na-bentonite; hence, Ca-bentonite has a greater proportion of relatively large pores, which make a greater contribution to mass transport than small pores. Although the nature of the exchangeable cation affects mass diffusion in compacted bentonite, the effect is small and not likely to influence performance assessment modeling of compacted bentonite-based barriers.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.23-32
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• 1999

Deposition is one of the important removal mechanisms for the ambient aerosol, and it also leads to adverse environmental and economic impacts. The purpose of this study was to investigate chemical compositions and spatial distributions of fall-out aerosols. A total number of 340 samples were collected at 35 sampling sites in Suwon area from January to November, 1996. Twelve inorganic elements (Al, Ba, Cd, Cr, K, Pb, Sb, Zn, Cu, Fe, Ni, and V) and eight ionic components ($F^-$, Cl, $NO_3^-$, $SO_4^{2-}$, $Na^+$, $NH_4^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, and $Ca^{2+}$) were analyzed by AAS and IC, respectively. The monthly variation showed that the flux of fall-out particles was increased in the spring season(March, April, and May) and decreased from August to October. Arithmetic mean flux of fall-out particles was 176.8 kg/$ extrm{km}^2$/day during the study period. The fluxes of each chemical species were $SO_4^{2-}$ 12.414, $Ca^{2+}$ 7.369, $NO_3^-$ 5.812, $Cl^-$ 3.566, $NH_4^+$ 3.176, Fe 3.107 kg/$\textrm{km}^2$/day, and so on. By using a kriging analysis, spatial distribution pattern of those fluxes was intensively studied. Total fluxes estimated in Suwon city were 8424.72t/y of fall-out particles, 519.27t/y of $SO_4^{2-}$, 336.79t/y of $Ca^{2+}$,267.34 t/y of $NO_3^+$, 155.36t/y of $Cl^-$, 147.79t/y of Fe.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2001년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.905-908
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• 2001

The microstructure and the magnetic properties of Mn-Zn ferrite, which were power loss and saturation magnetic flux density, were investigated as the function of the process before firing. The highest initial permeability and the lowest power loss were attained to the specimen with CaO 400 ppm as a resulted from the highest solubility to SiO$_2$and the creation of liquid phase which improved sintering. The biggest grain size, the highest saturation magnetic flux density and the lowest power loss, which was resulted from that the eddy current loss increased as grain size increased but the hysteresis loss much more decreased and the hysteresis loss strongly influenced on the total power loss rather than the eddy current loss, were obtained to the Mn-Zn ferrite added 2wt% PVA. The power loss was lowest and the saturation magnetic flux density was highest in case of 1 ton/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and the grain size was not influenced.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.535-538
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• 2002

Suspension effect has been studied by using superconductor of BiPbSrCaCuO ceramics containing $Ag_2()$. It has been clear that $Ag_2()$ acts as pinning center which plays an important role to the suspension effect. Magnetic repulsive force which affects a superconductor located in magnetic flux from toroidal magnet, has been investigated. It has been concluded that the suspension effect arises from the interaction between the pinning effect and the diamagnetic effect.

• 멤브레인
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.117-125
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• 1993

셀룰로오스 아세테이트(CA) 소재로 역삼투막을 제조하여 각종 제막조건에 의한 막성능에 미치는 영향인자를 조사하였다. 제막 용액조성으로 CA, formamide, acetone과 2-methoxyethanol을 사용하여 평판형 막을 만들고, 투과유속 및 배제율을 측정하였다. 특성 측정 인자로서 고분자 농도, 증발시간, 열처리 온도 및 처리 시간, 조작압력, 공급액의 농도 등을 변화시켜 막에 대한 영향을 연구하였다. 또한 제조된 막을 사용하여 역삼투 모델식에 적용하여 각각의 파라메타를 계산하였다.