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Cryopreservation of Mouse IVF/IVC Blastocysts by Vitrification (체외수정된 생쥐 배반포기배의 초자화 동결)

  • Kim, Seun-Eui;Uhm, Sang-Jun;Kim, Eun-Young;Yoon, San-Hyun;Park, Se-Pill;Lim, Jin-Ho
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.41-49
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    • 1996
  • 본 연구는 체외수정에 의해 생산된 생쥐 배반포기배를 vitrification 방법으로 동결보존하였을때 높은 생존율을 얻기 위한 적정조건을 검토하고자 실시하였다. 배반포기배를 생산하기 위하여, B6CBA F1 (C57BL/6, (표현불가)${\times}CBA/N$, (표현불가)) 계통의 생쥐 미수정란에 $1{\times}10^6$ spermatozoa/ml 농도의 정자로서 수정을 유도하였으며, 이후 $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$배양기내에서 96시간동안 체외배양하였다. 배양 4일째의 배반포기배는 발달상태에 따라 early, middle 그리고 hatching blastocysts로 구분하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 동결보존액은 30% Ficoll과 0.5mol의 sucrose가 첨가된 mDPBS 용액에 40%의 ethylene glycol를 첨가한 EFS 40 (Zhu et al., 1993) 이었고, 수정란은 $25^{\circ}C$의 상온에서 먼저 20% ethylene glycol에 노출된 후 EFS 40 용액으로 옮겨 액체질소에 침지하는 2단계 동결법에 의해 동결보존되었으며, 급속융해하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 체외수정율과 배양 4일째 배반포기까지의 배발달율은 각각 89.4%와 86.1%였다. 2. 20% ethylene glycol에서 5분간 평형된 후 EFS 40 용액에 냉동보존된 후 융해된 난자의 생존율은 20% ethylene glycol에 0, 1, 3분간 평형된 난자의 생존율에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 3. 배반포기배를 20% ethylene glycol에서 5분간, EFS 40 용액에 1분간 차례로 노출한 다음 체와배양하였던 바, 배양 24시간째 생존율은 $82.9%{\sim}88.4%$ 였다. 본 연구 결과, 체외수정, 배양된 생쥐 배반포기배는 20% ethylene glycol과 EFS40에 대한 노출만으로는 난자의 생존성에 나쁜 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 미루어 보아 배반포기배의 초자화 동결이 가능함을 시사하였다. 따라서 동결 융해 후 높은 생존율은 상온에서 난자를 2단계 즉, 20% ethylene glycol에 5분간 평형시킨 후 EFS 40 용액에 노출하여 1분내에 LN2에 직접 침지하는 간편한 동결방법으로 얻을 수 있었다.

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An Analytical Model with Three Sub-Regions for $M_2$ Tide in the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea

  • Jung, Kyung-Tae;Park, Chang-Wook;Oh, Im-Sang;So, Jae-Kwi
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • v.40 no.4
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    • pp.191-200
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    • 2005
  • In this study an analytical tide model of uniform width with three sub-regions is presented. The three-subregions model takes into account step-like variations in depths in the direction of the channel as a way to examine the $M_2$ tide of the East China Sea (ECS) as well as the Yellow Sea (YS). A modified Proudman radiation condition has been applied at the northern open head, while the sea surface elevation is specified at the southern open boundary. It is seen that, due to the presence of an abrupt change in depth, co-amplitude lines of the $M_2$ tide are splitted to the east and west near the end of the ECS shelf region. Variations in depths, bottom friction and the open head boundary conditions all contribute to the determination of formation of amphidromes as well as overall patterns of $M_2$ tidal distribution. It is seen that increasing water depth and bottom friction in the ECS shelf results in the westward shift of the southern amphidrome. There is however no hint at all of the well-known degenerated tidal pattern being formed. It is inferred that a lateral variation of water depth has to be somehow incorporated to represent the tidal patterns in ECS in a realistic manner. Regarding the radiation factor introduced by Fang et al. (1991), use of a value larger than one, possibly with a phase shift, appears to be a proper way of incorporating the reflected waves from the northern Yellow Sea (NYS).

Current Status of Korean Ginseng Research (한국인삼론(韓國人蔘論))

  • Han, Byung-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.151-160
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    • 1972
  • Recent achievements of scientific research on the pharmacologic activities and the chemical problems of dammalene glycosides, which are considered to be effective principles of Korean ginseng, are reviewed and analyzed in view of structure-activity relationship. 1) S. Shibata and his co-workers detected 12 glycoside spots of dammalene series on the two dimensional T.L.C. of total glycoside fraction from Japanese ginseng, and designated them Ginsenoside Rx(x=a, b, c, g, h, etc.) in the order of increasing Rf-value. The aglycones of those glycosides were characterized to be protopanaxadiol for the Ginsenoside $Rx(x=a,\;b_{1},\;b_{2},\;c,\;d,\;e,\;f)$ and protopanaxatriol for the Ginsenoside $Rx(x=g_{1},\;g_{2},\;g_{3},\;h_{1}\;'h_{2})$. Using Korean ginseng as the material for our study, the author and his coworkers isolated a new dammalene glycoside(Panax Saponin C), which comes under the category of protopanaxadiol glycosides based on the classification of S. Shibata et al., and characterized this saponin to be the glycoside of protopanaxatriol series. Furthermore, Panax Saponin C dissociated into $two\;components(C_{1}\;and\;C_{2}-acetate)$ by acetylation, both of which returned to original Panax Saponin C by deacetylation. Based on this result, more than 13 glycoside components of dammalene series will be expected in the Korean ginseng. 2) The structures of protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol, the genuine aglycones of dammalene glycosides, are fully established to be structural analogues by S. Shibata and his co-workers, therefore antagonistic and/or analogical activities will be expected for the pharmacologic activities of these glycoside series of structural analogues. K. Takaki and his co-workers found central nervous system (CNS) stimmulant activity from the glycosides of protopanaxatriol series and CNS-depressant activity from the glycosides of protopanaxadiol series. On the other hand, the author and his co-workers found stimmulating activity on the protein synthesis from both the series of dammalene glycosides with delayed and long-lasting characteristics. This delayed and long-lasting characteristics were also observed in the anti-inflammatory activity of glycosides of protopanaxatriol series on their time course tendency. For the convenience's sake of argument, pluralistic pharmacologic activities of dammalene glycosides, which were observed by many workers at various pharmacologic site, may be classified into two main categories; one is pan-cellular activity and the other is organ specific activity to the certain tissue which is a mass of cells differentiated to a certain direction for their special functions in the body. Based on the data of K. Takaki and those of the authors, following assumption will be probable; Pharmacologic activities of both series of glycosides of protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol aglycones may be antagonistic on their tissue-specific activities and analogic on their pan-cellular activities. Therefore, the mixture of these two series of glycosides in an appropriate ratio, as the case of total extract of Korean ginseng, will be probably beneficial to the host by increasing the synthesis of some functional proteins, due to the additive action of pan-cellular activity, and with the disappearance of any significant behavioral symptoms due to the antagonism of tissue specific activity. This fact will probably be the main reason why classical trials of pharmacologists failed in re-discovering the efficacy of Korean ginseng with their behavioral test. 3) The author and his co-workers achieved the synthesis of $C^{14}-labelled\;Panax\;Saponin\;A\;on\;C_{25}-C_{27}\;position\;of\;aglycone$ in the interest of tracer studies in vivo. The method will be applicable to other dammalene glycosides regardless of their chemical structure. 4) The author and his co-workers converted chemically betulafolienetriol, a triterpene component of Betula platyphylla, to the protopanaxadiol, one of genuine aglycone of dammalene glycosides.

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Effects of a Sensory Stimulation on Weight, Stress Hormone and Behavioral State in Premature Infants (감각자극이 미숙아의 체중, 스트레스호르몬 및 행동상태에 미치는 효과)

  • 이군자
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.445-455
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    • 1999
  • This study has been conducted on the nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design in quasi experimental basis and newly born premature infants from intensive care unit of G Medical University Hospital in Inchon Metropolitan were selected in two groups of 21 infants each. The first group for experimental and the other for control. Data has been collected form October 30, 1997 to August 29, 1998. For the experimental group tactile and kinesthetic stimulation was applied 2 times a day for 10 days(10 : 00~11 : 00 hours in the morning and 17 : 00~18 : 00 in the afternoon). As a weight weighing instrument. electronic indicator scale(Cas Co. korea) was used. To determine urine cortisol concentration level in stress hormone, radio immune assay method was used. And high performance liquid chlomatography was used to determine urine norepinephrine, concentration level To determine behavior status, tools developed by Anderson et at(1990) and remodeled by Kim Hee-Sook(1996) were used. Collected data were analyzed with the SAS program using x$^2$-test, student t-test, repeated measures ANOVA and paired t -test. The result were as follow. 1. As for the daily weight gain. the experimental group showed first change in weight and this group also showed higher weight in the average weight than the control group. Statistically, however, there was no significant factor between the two group. 2. The cortisol concentration in urine showed decrease in the experimental group norepinephrine concentration in urine showed increase in both experimental and control groups. No statistical significance was shown between the two groups. 3. In the aspect of behavior status. the experimental group showed statistical significance by showing inactive in the state of alert and conversion to a positive state than the control group. In conclusion, the sensory stimulation in this study showed a positive aspect through there was no statistical significance in the weight gain and urine stress hormone concentration. In the behavior status, there was statistical significance in the frequency of staying inactive in the state of alert and conversion to a positive state.

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Studies on the Chemical Resistance of Phytopathogenic Bacteria III. Some Variations on the Streptomycin Resistant Isolates of the Rice Bacterial Leaf Blight Pathogen, Xanthomonas oryzae(Uyeda et Ishiyama) Dowson (식물병원성세균의 약제저항성에 관한 연구 III. 벼 흰빛잎마름병균에 있어서 Streptomycin 내성균주의 몇 가지 변이)

  • Cho W. C.;Shim J. W.
    • Korean journal of applied entomology
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    • v.16 no.4 s.33
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    • pp.235-239
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    • 1977
  • The experiments were contucted to investigate the variability of pathogenesity, growth amount and UV-sensitibity on the streptomycin resistant isolate of the rice bacterial leaf blight pathogen, Xanthomonas oryzae, which selected by the stepwise transfer in 100, 3,000 and 10,000 ug/ml Argepto contained media. And the results obtained were as follows. (1) The SM-resistant isolates were tested the pathogenesity on the differential variety of rice, wase-Aikoku-3, Rant Emas-2, Hwang ok, and Kimmase. And the SM resistant isolate, obtained from 75-6 isolate, showed the reaction of moderately resistant to the differential variety of Hwang ok instead of susceptible reaction with its parental isolate. (2) The growth amount of the SM-resistant isolate was slightly higher than that of parental isolate, on the normal media. And the growth was inhibited on the 100ug/ml Agrepto contained media until 60 hours after transfer, however, its growth exceeded than parental isolate in the normal media, after 70 hours of transfer. (3) It is considered that the resistance factor might be stable character, since the sensitivity to UV irradiation (with 254 mr wave length) of the resistant isolate was the same as that of its parental isolate.

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Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Sediments from the Sea off Jinhae and Masan, Korea (마산, 진해 연안해역 해저퇴적물중의 중금속류 함량에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Jong Wha;Han, Sang Joon;Youn, Oong Koo
    • 한국해양학회지
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 1974
  • Concentration of heavy metals in the sediments from the sea off Jinhae and Masan have been studied. Concentration of the elements varied among the stations as the following: 0.32-0.76% Fe, 0.01-0.06% Mn, 29-120ppm Zn, 1-16ppm Co, 2-38 ppm Ni, 2.5-12.4ppm Pb and 0.2-0.7ppm Cd. General tendency of the concentraion of elements except Mn showed considerably high values at stations in the inner bay. This tendency seemed to be caused by waste water from industrial activities in the adjacent land. It can be thought that the pollution status of the studied area is still limited in the inner part of the day.

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2-Dimensional Moving Particle Simulation for Prediction of Oil Boom Performance in Waves (파랑 중 오일붐 성능 예측을 위한 2차원 입자법 시뮬레이션)

  • Nam, Jung-Woo;Park, Ji-In;Hwang, Sung-Chul;Park, Jong-Chun;Jeong, Se-Min
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.90-97
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    • 2013
  • Oil booms are one of the most widely used types of equipment for the protection of coastal areas against oil spills. In some situations, however, there are several types of oil leaks from the oil boom. Important factors regarding these phenomena include the surrounding ocean environment, such as waves, the density and viscosity of oil, the length of the oil boom skirt, etc. To estimate the performance of the oil boom, it is necessary to predict the behavior of the spilled oil and oil boom. In the present study, the prediction of oil boom performance in waves was carried out using the Pusan-National-University-modified Moving Particle Semi-implicit (PNU-MPS) method, which is an improved version of the original MPS proposed by Koshizuka and Oka (1996). The governing equations, which consist of continuity and Navier-Stokes equations, are solved by Lagrangian moving particles, and all terms expressed by differential operators in the governing equations are replaced by the particle interaction models based on a kernel function. The simulation results were validated through a comparison with the results of Violeau et al. (2007)..

Comparison of the effects of target-controlled infusion-remifentanil/midazolam and manual fentanyl/midazolam administration on patient parameters in dental procedures

  • Lobb, Doug;Ameli, Nazila;Ortiz, Silvia;Lai, Hollis
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.117-128
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    • 2022
  • Background: Moderate sedation is an integral part of dental care delivery. Target-controlled infusion (TCI) has the potential to improve patient safety and outcome. We compared the effects of using TCI to administer remifentanil/manual bolus midazolam with manual bolus fentanyl/midazolam administration on patient safety parameters, drug administration times, and patient recovery times. Methods: In this retrospective chart review, records of patients who underwent moderate intravenous sedation over 12 months in a private dental clinic were assessed. Patient indicators (pre-, intra-, and post-procedure noninvasive systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respiration, and heart rate) were compared using independent t-test analysis. Patient recovery time, procedure length, and midazolam dosage required were also compared between the two groups. Results: Eighty-five patient charts were included in the final analysis: 47 received TCI-remifentanil/midazolam sedation, and 38 received manual fentanyl/midazolam sedation. Among the physiological parameters, diastolic blood pressure showed slightly higher changes in the fentanyl group (P = 0.049), respiratory rate changes showed higher changes in the fentanyl group (P = 0.032), and the average EtCO2 was slightly higher in the remifentanil group (P = 0.041). There was no significant difference in the minimum SpO2 levels and average procedure length between the fentanyl and remifentanil TCI pump groups (P > 0.05). However, a significant difference was observed in the time required for discharge from the chair (P = 0.048), indicating that patients who received remifentanil required less time for discharge from the chair than those who received fentanyl. The dosage of midazolam used in the fentanyl group was 0.487 mg more than that in the remifentanil group; however, the difference was not significant (P > 0.05). Conclusion: The combination of TCI administered remifentanil combined with manual administered midazolam has the potential to shorten the recovery time and reduce respiration rate changes when compared to manual administration of fentanyl/midazolam. This is possibly due to either the lower midazolam dosage required with TCI remifentanil administration or achieving a stable, steady-state low dose remifentanil concentration for the duration of the procedure.

Effect of Astragalus membranaceus-postbiotics Polysaccharide Changed by Lactic Acid Bacteria on Macrophage (유산균에 의해 변화된 황기-포스트바이오틱스 다당류가 대식세포에 미치는 영향)

  • Yeon Suk Kim;Hyun Young Shin;Won Bi Jeong;Eun Ji Ha;Ja Pyeong Koo;Ji-Young Shin;Kwang-Won Yu
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.17-29
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    • 2024
  • To increase industrial applicability of Astragalus membranaceus (AM) as immunostimulating materials, hot-water extract (AME) was prepared from AM and fermented with Kimchi-lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus sakei & Leuconostoc mesenteroides) to prepare fermented AM-postbiotics (FAME). Although FAME prepared from AM-postbiotics did not show a significant enhancement in macrophage stimulating activity compared to non-fermented AME, crude polysaccharide (FAME-CP) fractionated by EtOH precipitation from FAME showed significantly higher macrophage stimulating activity than AME-CP. Compared to AME-CP, FAME-CP showed dramatic changes in component sugar and molecular weight distribution. FAME-CP was a polysaccharide with a major molecular weight distribution of 113.4 kDa containing Man (44.2%), Glc (19.3%), Gal (10.2%), GalA (10.2%), and Ara (7.4%) as sugar components. FAME-CP with enhanced macrophage stimulatory activity not only increased expression levels of mRNA genes encoding macrophage-activated factors (iNOS, TNF-α, MCP-1, IL-6, and COX-2), but also led the nuclear translocation of activated p65 and c-Jun. In conclusion, crude polysaccharide from AM-postbiotics fermented with lactic acid bacteria could increase industrial applicability as a functional material with enhanced immunostimulating activity than AME-CP.

Investigation of radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory activity of the extract and fractions of Termitomyces albuminosus (계종버섯 추출물과 분획물의 라디칼 소거 활성과 항염증 활성 분석)

  • Kang, Min-Jae;Kim, Young-Jae;Hwang, Hyeon-Jeong;Kim, Moon-Ho;Sin, Jong-Moo;Shin, Pyung-Gyun;Kim, Gun-Do;Kim, Keun Ki
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2020
  • Termitomyces albuminosus has been recognized to have the best mushrooms in China, in terms of taste and aroma. The efficacy of these mushrooms has been recorded in the botanical list. However, research on the development of their artificial culture methods is necessary. In this study, we prepared an organic solvent extract and a hot water extract to understand the development of compounds and functional foods with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The IC50 value of DPPH radical scavenging activity of the hot water extract (TA4) was 1.5 mg/mL and the IC50 value of the MeOH fraction (TA2) was 1.93 mg/mL. The anti-inflammatory activity was investigated by the inhibition of NO production. EtOAc fraction (TA1) is a crude extract, but 79% of NO production was inhibited at 100 ㎍/mL. NO was not produced at 200 ㎍/mL. TA1-5-6, from TA1 inhibited NO production by 15% as compared to the positive control at 15 ㎍/mL, and completely inhibited NO production at 30 ㎍/mL. No cytotoxicity was observed at 50 ㎍/mL. TA2-1-5 from the MeOH fraction (TA2) inhibited more than 75% of NO production at 30 ㎍/mL; cytotoxicity was very low even at 50 ㎍/mL. In conclusion, by selective solvent selection, it was possible to manufacture an extract with no cytotoxicity and excellent biological activities. Furthermore, the extracts showed potential for developing various functional foods and drugs.