• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2020

Background: Ginseng has been widely used as a health-promoting tonic. Gintonin present in ginseng acts as a lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor ligand that activates six LPA receptor subtypes. The LPA6 subtype plays a key role in normal hair growth, and mutations in the LPA6 receptor impair normal human hair growth. Currently, human hair loss and alopecia are concerning issues that affect peoples' social and day-to-day lives. Objective: We investigated the in vitro and in vivo effects of a gintonin-enriched fraction (GEF) on mouse hair growth. Methods: Human hair follicle dermal papilla cells (HFDPCs) and six-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were used. The mice were divided into the four groups: control, 1% minoxidil, 0.75% GEF, and 1.5% GEF. The dorsal hair was removed to synchronize the telogen phase. Each group was treated topically, once a day, for 15 days. We analyzed hair growth activity and histological changes. Results: GEF induced transient [Ca²⁺]_i, which stimulated HFDPC proliferation and caused 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation in a concentration-dependent manner. GEF-mediated HFDPC proliferation was blocked by the LPA receptor antagonist and Ca²⁺ chelator. HFDPC treatment with GEF stimulated vascular endothelial growth factor release. Topical application of GEF and minoxidil promoted hair growth in a dose-dependent manner. Histological analysis showed that GEF and minoxidil increased the number of hair follicles and hair weight. Conclusion: Topical application of GEF promotes mouse hair growth through HFDPC proliferation. GEF could be one of the main components of ginseng that promote hair growth and could be used to treat human alopecia.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제12권7호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2011

산화슬래그는 토목분야에 널리 활용되어 왔으나 전기로 제강 환원슬래그는 거의 활용되지 않고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 토목 분야에서의 재활용 방법을 모색하기 위하여 환원슬래그의 성분을 분석하고 이를 바탕으로 토목현장에서 흔히 볼 수 있는 풍화토와 환원슬래그를 중량비 0% 내지 30%로 혼합한 후, 폐합시스템의 Lysimeter에서 1주, 2주, 4주의 주기로 환원슬래그 혼합토의 환경적 특성을 고찰하기 위한 시험을 수행하였다. 환원슬래그를 XRD, XRF를 이용하여 정성 정량적으로 분석한 결과, calcium silicate의 일종인 $Ca_2(SiO_4)$가 주요 결정 광물로 나타났다. 그리고 ICP-OES에 의한 중금속 분석결과 철강 생산 공정에 의한 영향으로 Al, Fe, Mn이 환원슬래그에 포함된 주요 중금속으로 확인되었다. 이를 폐기물관리법에 의한 오염물질 배출허용기준과 비교한 결과 중금속에 의한 오염가능성은 거의 없을 것으로 사료된다. 또한 환원슬래그 혼합토 침출수는 0% 혼합토에서 pH 6.9로부터 30% 혼합토에서 pH 10으로 측정되어 문제가 없음을 확인하였다. 침출수의 순환주기에 의한 pH 변화는 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.62-67
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• 2008

오일셰일은 유기물질인 케로젠을 함유한 암석으로 레토르팅을 통하여 암석 내부의 케로젠을 오일로 회수할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 미국과 러시아산 오일셰일 시료에 대한 물성을 분석하고 레토르팅 실험을 수행함으로써 대체 원유로서의 활용가능성을 평가하였다. 열중량 분석 결과, 오일셰일은 케로젠 분해로 인한 유기물 배출과 $CaCO_3$ 분해로 인한 $CO_2$ 배출의 두 단계 열분해 과정을 거치는 것으로 조사되었다. 오일셰일 내 유기물은 수소/탄소비가 높아 레토르팅을 통하여 액체연료로 쉽게 회수할 수 있으며 Fischer assay 레토르팅에 의한 오일 회수율은 미국산이 12.7%, 러시아산이 18.5% 정도였다. 미국 및 러시아산 오일셰일로부터 회수한 셰일오일은 비중 및 비점이 재래형 원유보다 높아 정유시설 투입을 위해서 추가 업그레이딩 공정이 필요하지만 유황분 함량이 낮을뿐 아니라 바나듐과 니켈 등의 촉매독 성분이 미량이어서 후속 정제공정에 드는 비용은 적을 것으로 예상된다. 회수된 오일에 대하여 GC/MS 분석을 수행한 결과 미국산 세일오일은 파라핀 성분이 다량 존재하였고, 러시아산 세일오일은 주로 산소가 포함된 유기화합물이 많이 함유되어 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.153-161
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• 2002

덕평통에서 화봉벼를 재배하여 암거배수시 토양 및 식물체 무기성분, 벼의 도복 관련형질과 수량을 비교 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 시험전 토양의 화학성은 암거구가 무암거구보다 유기물, 유효인산, 치환성 칼리 등의 함량이 다소 많았으며 벼 재배기간 동안의 평균 감수심은 암거배수구에서 $15.28mm\;day^{-1}$, 무암거구에서 $7.90mm\;day^{-1}$을 보였으며 시험후 물리성은 토심 20cm 이하에서는 암거구에서 가비중이 낮았고 공극률은 증가하는 경향이었다. 시험후 pH는 표토에서는 암거구가 높았으나 심토에서는 무암거구가 높았고 O.M은 표토, 심토 모두 무암거구가 높았다. Av. $P_2O_5$는 표토에서는 무암거구와 암거구가 비슷하였으나 심토에서는 암거구가 높은 경향이었고 치환성 칼리는 pH와 유사한 경향을 나타내었고 토양 중 $NH_4{^+}-N$은 초기에는 차이가 없었으나 유수형성기 이후에는 암거구가 높았다. 주요 시기별 벼 생육은 분얼기에는 차이가 없었으나 유수형성기 이후에는 무암거구 보다 암거구가 초장, 경수 엽색도 및 건물중이 높은 경향이었고 시비조건간에는 관행과 완효성비료와 비슷한 경향이었고 주요 시기별 식물체 무기성분중 전질소는 전 생육기간 동안 암거구가 높았고 $K_2O$의 함량은 분얼기에는 차이가 없었으나 유수형성기 이후에는 암거구가 높았고 CaO는 큰 차이가 없었으나 출수후 벼 뿌리의 T-N, $P_2O_5$, $K_2O$ 등의 함량이 암거구가 무암거구보다 높았다. 벼의 도복 관련 형질중에서 중심고가 암거구가 무암거구보다 높았고 2, 3절간이 더 신장하였으나 Pulling force는 암거구가 무암거구보다 높게 나타났다. 수량은 암거구의 도복으로 무암거보다 적었으나 암거 무비구의 수량은 무암거 무비구 보다 높아 논토양에서 암거배수시 감비재배를 시사하였다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.200-222
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• 1992

The results of recent researches for improvement of seedling stand in direct seeded rice on the dry paddy in Korea were summarized as the following ; a variety to be cultivated should be chosen the characteristics of high percentage germination under low temperature, shorter period of shoot emergence, and better growth of the mesocotyl and shoots. Meanwhile, there was 40% increase in seedling stand at the treatment of removal of the seed awn under using the drill seeder. After seeding the rice seed covered with soil of 3cm depth was better seedling emergence and also there was the hightest seedling emergence at the 70% of moisture content of the soil. In addition, the application of the Release containing GA 10% enabled to increase the seedling stand and furthermore it was effective under deep seeding depth. The optimum seeding date should be seeded around May 10 when mean air temperature is above 12-13$^{\circ}C$ so that may establish more less 70% in seedling stand. Based on an appropriate seedling stand of 150/$m^2$, the optimum seeding rate was 5kg/10a. It was the best in seeding method using drill seeder and the most desirable recommended seeding method was the drill seeder in terms of seedling stand. In order to improve seedling stand water management was more effective in canal irrigation and in drainage at 6hr after irrigation following by the seeding process. On the other hand, for the increase of seedling stand under flooded condition a variety might have characters being better germination at low concentration of dissolved oxygen and vertically deeper growing of the crown root. Also, seedling stand was able to increase with the seed coating of $CaO_2$in the flooded soil. It was possible to be seeded on the early part of May being mean air temperature of avove 10$^{\circ}C$ and the optimum seeding rate was 5kg/10a. For an effective water management water would be flooded up to 3cm depth for 2-3 weeks after seeding. The rice plant grown under the direct seeded cultivation might be not so much strong in lodging resistance compared to that grown under the transplanting and moreover direct seeded rice cultivation under flooded condition would be more weak growth of the rice plant than that on dry paddy. Meanwhile, the lodging would be affected by the seeding rate, the soil depth after seeding. and seeding method even in the same variety. In particular, roots in the lodging pattern of direct seeded rice cultivation under flooded condition were largely distributed on the soil surface so that resulted easily in the lodging. In general, the lodging resistance would be greater as seeding rate and amount of N fertilizer application are lower and soil depth after seeding is higher. Among the introduction of different seeding method the high ridged drill seeding method on dry paddy soil resulted in the lowest in the lodging index and also it was lower in the drill seeding method than in the scattering seeding method under flooded condition. In case of more than 150 seedlings per $m^2$ there was a severe lodging due to high lodging index at the 3rd and 4th internodes. The effective lodging prevention was able to at the treatment of the Inabenfide at 45 days before heading and the Uniconazol at 15 days before heading which caused the shortage by 10-15cm in culm length. Also, fertilizer management using split application of nitrogen would be contributed the reduction of lodging at the rate of 20-30-20-20-10%(basal-5th leaf stage-7th leaf stage-panicle initiation stage-heading stage) on the dry paddy soil.

• International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2005

Flow-induced dilation of blood vessel is the result of a series of bioreaction in vascular endothelial cells(VEC). Shear stress change by blood flow in human artery or vein is sensed by the mechanoreceptor and responsible for such a chain reaction. The inositol(1,4,5)-triphophate($IP_3$) is produced in the first stage to elevate permeability of the intercellular membrane to calcium ions by which the cytosolic calcium concentration is consequently increased. This intracellular calcium transient triggers synthesis of EDRF and prostacyclin. The mathematical model of this VEC calcium dynamics is reproduced from the literature. We then use the Computational Fluid Dynamics(CFD) technique to investigate the blood stream dictating the VEC calcium dynamics. The pulsatile blood flow in a stenosed blood vessel is considered here as a part of study on thrombogenesis. We calculate the pulsating shear stress (thus its temporal change) distributed over the stenosed artery that is implemented to the VEC calcium dynamics model. It has been found that the pulsatile shear stress induces larger intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ transient plus much higher amount of EDRF and prostacyclin release in comparison with the steady shear stress case. It is concluded that pulsatility of the physiological shear stress is important to keep the vasodilation function in the stenosed part of the blood vessel.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2020

Nitrogen flux release from organically enriched sediments into overlying water, which may have significantly influence on water quality and increasing continuous eutrophication. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the remediation efficiency of oyster shell powder and its treated product into organically enriched sediment in terms of nitrogen flux, organic matter, chlorophyll-a, pH and dissolved oxygen (DO). The TOSP was mainly composed of CaO2. The application of TOSP into the sediment has increased the pH, DO and significantly decreased the concentrations of NH₄⁺-N and T-N compared to other basins. On the other hand, nitrate was enriched with the addition of treated oyster powder, an oxygen releasing compound on both phases. Furthermore, chlorophyll-a was found to be increasing with time in the control basin meanwhile it dropped drastically with the addition of TOSP, which implied on the repression of algal growth owing to blockage of nitrogen source migrating from the sediment. This study has shown that the TOSP was effective to improve sediment-water quality, diminish eutrophication and control harmful algae blooms in a marine environment. Therefore, it is a good reference as an effective environmental remediation agent.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7611-7615
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• 2014

Aims: To prepare 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) nanoparticles with higher encapsulation efficiency and drug loading, and then investigate interaction with the SGC-7901 gastric cancer cell line. Materials and Methods: Prescription was optimized by orthogonal experiments, the encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity were tested by high-performance liquid chromatography, and inhibition of proliferation by 5-Fu nanoparticles and 5-Fu given to cells for 24, 48 and 72 hours was investigated by methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay (MTT). In addition, 5-Fu nanoparticles were labeled by fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), and absorption into cells was tested by flow cytometry. Results: The optimal conditions for preparation were concentrations of 5-Fu of 5mg/ml, of $CaCl_2$ of 60 mg/ml and of chitosan of 2 mg/ml. With a stirring speed of 1200rpm, encapsulation efficiency of 5-Fu nanoparticles was $55.4{\pm}1.10%$ and loading capacity was $4.22{\pm}0.14%$; gastric cancer cells were significantly inhibited by 5-Fu nanoparticles in a time and concentration dependent manner, and compared to 5-Fu with slower drug release, in a certain concentration range, inhibition with 5-Fu nanoparticles was stronger. 5-Fu nanoparticles were absorbed by the cells in line with the concentration. Conclusions: 5-Fu nanoparticles can inhibit growth of gastric cancer cells in vitro to a greater extent than with 5-Fu with good adsorption characteristics, supporting feasibility as a carrier.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.577-584
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• 2018

Bladder dysfunction is a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). However, there have been a few studies evaluating bladder smooth muscle contraction in DM in the presence of pharmacological inhibitors. In the present study, we compared the contractility of bladder smooth muscle from normal rats and DM rats. Furthermore, we utilized pharmacological inhibitors to delineate the mechanisms underlying bladder muscle differences between normal and DM rats. DM was established in 14 days after using a single injection of streptozotocin (65 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) in Sprague-Dawley rats. Bladder smooth muscle contraction was induced electrically using electrical field stimulation consisting of pulse trains at an amplitude of 40 V and pulse duration of 1 ms at frequencies of 2-10 Hz. In this study, the pharmacological inhibitors atropine (muscarinic receptor antagonist), U73122 (phospholipase C inhibitor), DPCPX (adenosine $A_1$ receptor antagonist), udenafil (PDE5 inhibitor), prazosin (${\alpha}_1$-receptor antagonist), verapamil (calcium channel blocker), and chelerythrine (protein kinase C inhibitor) were used to pretreat bladder smooth muscles. It was found that the contractility of bladder smooth muscles from DM rats was lower than that of normal rats. In addition, there were significant differences in percent change of contractility between normal and DM rats following pretreatment with prazosin, udenafil, verapamil, and U73122. In conclusion, we suggest that the decreased bladder muscle contractility in DM rats was a result of perturbations in $PLC/IP_3$-mediated intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ release and PDE5 activity.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2018

This study explored secondary effects of the residual hydrofluoric acid (HF) after a hypothetical acid spill accident by investigating the long-term dissolution of minerals and leaching of pre-existing arsenic (As) from two soil samples (i.e., KBS and KBM) through batch and column experiments. An increase in the HF concentration in both soil samples resulted in a dramatic increase in the release of major cations, especially Si. However, the amounts of mineral dissolved were dependent on the soil type and mineral characteristics. Compared to the KBM soil, relatively more Ca, Mg and Si were dissolved from the KBS soil. The column experiment showed that the long-term dissolution rates of the minerals are closely associated with the acid buffering capacity of the two soils. The KBM soil had relatively higher effluent pH values compared to the KBS soil. Also, more As was leached from the KBM soil, with a more amorphous hydrous oxide-bound As fraction. These results suggest that the potential of heavy metal leaching by the residual acid after an acid spill will be influenced by heavy metal speciation and mineral structure in the affected soil.