• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.1167-1179
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• 2020

Objective: This study was conducted to fathom the underlying mechanisms of nutrition intervention and redox sensitive transcription factors regulated by Antrodia cinnamomea fermented product (FAC) dietary supplementation in broiler chickens. Methods: Four hundreds d-old broilers (41±0.5 g/bird) assigned to 5 groups were examined after consuming control diet, or control diet replaced with 5% wheat bran (WB), 10% WB, 5% FAC, and 10% FAC. Liver mRNA expression of antioxidant, inflammatory and lipid metabolism pathways were analyzed. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE₂) concentration in each group were tested in the chicken peripheral blood mononuclear cells (cPBMCs) of 35-d old broilers to represent the stress level of the chickens. Furthermore, these cells were stimulated with 2,2'-Azobis(2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride (AAPH) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to evaluate the cell stress tolerance by measuring cell viability and oxidative species. Results: Heme oxygenase-1, glutathione S-transferase, glutamate-cysteine ligase, catalytic subunit, and superoxide dismutase, and nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) that regulates the above antioxidant genes were all up-regulated significantly in FAC groups. Reactive oxygen species modulator protein 1 and NADPH oxygenase 1 were both rather down-regulated in 10% FAC group as comparison with two WB groups. Despite expressing higher level than control group, birds receiving diet containing FAC had significantly lower expression level in nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and other genes (inducible nitric oxide synthase, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-richcontaining family, pyrin domain-containing-3, and cyclooxygenase 2) involving in inflammatory pathways. Additionally, except for 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase that showed relatively higher in both groups, the WB, lipoprotein lipase, Acetyl-CoA carboxylase, fatty acid synthase, fatty acid binding protein, fatty acid desaturase 2 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha genes were expressed at higher levels in 10% FAC group. In support of above results, promoted Nrf2 and inhibited NF-κB nuclear translocation in chicken liver were found in FAC containing groups. H₂O₂ and NO levels induced by LPS and AAPH in cPBMCs were compromised in FAC containing diet. In 35-d-old birds, PGE₂ production in cPBMCs was also suppressed by the FAC diet. Conclusion: FAC may promote Nrf2 antioxidant pathway and positively regulate lipid metabolism, both are potential inhibitor of NF-κB inflammatory pathway.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.396-402
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• 2005

Three experiments were conducted to determine the effects of dietary arginine concentrations on plasma free amino acid (PAA) concentrations in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum). The first experiment was conducted to determine appropriate post-prandial and food deprivation sampling times in dorsal aorta cannulated rainbow trout averaging 519${\pm}$9.5 g (mean${\pm}$SD) at $16^{\circ}C$. Blood samples were taken at 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 24 h after feeding (0 and 24 h blood samples were taken from the same group of fish). PAA concentrations increased by 2 h post-feeding and the concentration of all essential amino acids except histidine peaked at 5 h and returned to 0 time values by 24 h. In the second experiment dorsal aorta cannulated rainbow trout averaging 528${\pm}$11.3 g (mean${\pm}$SD) were divided into 6 groups of 4 fish to study the effect of dietary arginine levels on PAA. After 24 h food deprivation, each group of fish was fed one of six L-amino acid diets containing graded levels of arginine (0.48, 1.08, 1.38, 1.68, 1.98 or 2.58%) by intubation. Blood samples were taken at 0, 5 and 24 h after feeding. Post-prandial (5 h after feeding) plasma-free arginine concentrations (PParg) showed a breakpoint at 1.03% arginine in the diet and post-absorptive (24 h after feeding) plasma free-arginine concentrations (PAarg) showed a breakpoint at 1.38% arginine. PAarg increased linearly from fish fed diets containing arginine between 0.48% and 1.38%, and the concentrations remained constant from fish fed diets containing arginine at or above 1.38%, but were all below PParg at all time points. Results of the third experiment confirm the results that PParg concentrations from fish fed arginine deficient diets were higher than PAarg (0 or 24 h values). Thus, in contrast to mammals and birds, the PParg when arginine is present in the diet as the most limiting amino acid such that it severely limits growth, increases in plasma rather than decreases.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.1139-1144
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• 2004

In Exp. 1, a total of 36 pigs (6.55$\pm$0.10 kg average initial body weight and 21 d average age) were used in a 14 d growth study to determine the effects of replacing spray-dried plasma protein (SDPP) with spray-dried egg protein containing specific egg yolk antibody (SDEP) on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in weaned pigs. The pigs were blocked by weight and assigned to treatments based on sex. There were three pigs per pen and four pens per treatment. Dietary treatments were 0, 3, or 6% SDEP and contained 6, 3, or 0% SDPP, respectively. Through the entire experimental period, average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), and gain/feed tended to decrease as the concentration of SDEP increased in the diets. However, there were no significant differences among the treatments (p>0.05). As the addition of SDEP in the diets increased, apparent digestibilities of dry matter (DM) and nitrogen (N) were decreased without significant (p>0.05). For Exp. 2, 36 pigs (2.63$\pm$0.04 kg average initial body weight and 10 d average age) were used in a 14 d growth study to determine the effects of antibiotic replacement with SDEP on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in early-weaned pigs. The pigs were blocked by weight and assigned to treatments based on sex. There were three pigs per pen and four pens per treatment. Dietary treatments included 1) ANTIBIOTIC (corn-dried whey-soybean meal based diet+0.08% antibiotics, 4 mg of tiamuline hydrogen fumarate; 10 mg of sulfadimidine per kg of complete diet), 2) SDEP0.1 (corndried whey-SBM based diet+0.1% SDEP), and 3) SDEP0.2 (corn-dried whey-SBM based diet+0.2% SDEP). ADG and gain/feed of pigs fed the SDEP0.2 diet were higher than for pigs fed the ANTIBIOTIC diet without significant (p>0.05). Pigs fed the diet with SDEP0.2 tended to have increased apparent digestibilities of DM and N compared to pigs fed the ANTIBIOTIC diet without significant (p>0.05). In conclusion, the dietary SDEP seemed to be partial replacing the SDPP portion of high nutrient dense diet for weaned pigs. Also, dietary SDEP seemed to be approximately 0.2% or more when the pigs fed the antibiotic-free diet for early-weaned pigs.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1825-1832
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• 2000

유류화합물(디젤)로 오염된 불포화층 토양에 대한 현장오존복원공정의 기초연구로, 토양조건에 따른 오존의 이동과 분해, 디젤과의 반응경향을 조사하였다. 건조상태에서 유기물을 제거한 모래와 glass beads 충진컬럼에서 기상 오존의 분해를 조사한 결과 일차반응으로 가정시 반응 속도상수값(k)이 각각 $9.9{\times}10^{-3}s{^{-1}}$와 $4.3{\times}10^{-4}s{^{-1}}$로 나타나 모래의 경우 철 (Fe), 망간(Mn) 성분 등의 촉매작용으로 25배 가량 반감기가 짧은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 디젤로 오염시킨 현장 토양과 모래를 컬럼에 충진하여 동일조건하에서 오존주입시 토양입자의 크기와 유 무기물의 함량 차에 의한 오존이동상에 지체효과 및 소모량의 차이를 관찰하였고, 50mL/min의 유속에서 공기만을 주입시 DRO(diesel range organic) 기준 초기 디젤총량($800{\pm}50mg/kg$)의 30%가 제거된데 비해 오존을 6mg/min으로 16시간 주입한 결과 각각 80% 이상이 제거되었다. 오존주입시간에 따라 컬럼의 유출 입부에 잔류하는 TPH(total petroleum hydrocarbon)와 DRO 중 aliphatic계열 8개 물질들의 농도를 비교/분석한 결과, 낮은 탄소수 물질들로의 전환과정을 거쳐 유체의 흐름에 따라 컬럼 밖으로 이동됨을 확인하였고, 토양내 수분함량은 오염 토양복원에 오존을 적용시 중요한 인자임을 확인하였다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.66-70
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• 1997

(주)LG화학에서 개발중엔 LGC-40863은 벼에 대해 높은 안전성을 보이며 피 등 여러 잡초를 방제하는 신규제초제이다. LGC-40863은 관련 제초제나 식물에서의 효과 발현 증상으로 부터 acetolactate synthase(ALS)를 저해하는 것으로 추정된다. 본 연구에서는 LGC-40863의 ALS에 대한 영향을 알아보기 위하여 벼와 피로부터 추출한 ALS를 사용하여 $I_{50}$값과 효소반응속도를 조사하였다. LGC-40863의 $I_{50}$값은 14(벼), 16mM(피)였고, 대조약제로 사용한 imazapyr와 chlorsulfuron의 $I_{50}$값은 각각 12-15mM, 0.03-0.04mM였으므로 LGC-40863의 $I_{50}$값은 imazapyr와 유사하고 chlorsulfuron에 비해서는 약 400배 정도 높았다. 그리고 세 가지 약재 모두 벼와 피 간의 감수성 차이는 크지 않았다. 효소반응속도 면에서 살펴보면, LGC-40863은 벼와 피 모두 pyruvate에 대해 noncompetitive inhibition을 나타내었으며, chlorsulfuron과 imazapyr는 벼에서 각각 noncompetitive와 uncompetitive inhibition을 하는 것으로 나타났으므로 LGC-40863은 chlorsulfuron과 저해유형이 비슷하였다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.410-416
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• 2004

초음파 여기 페라이트 플레이팅(ultrasound-enhanced ferrite plating)법으로 복잡한 형상을 가진 코디어라이트 허니컴에 마그네타이트(Fe$_3$O$_4$)를 코팅하고, 제조 공정 조건의 변화가 마그네타이트 코팅 막의 형성과 미세구조에 미치는 영향에 대해 고찰하였다. 또한, 수소 환원과정을 통해 제조된 산소부족형 마그네타이트 막을 이용하여 코팅막의 형성조건이 $CO_2$가스 분해 특성에 미치는 영향에 대해 검토하였다. pH 완충제($CH_3$COONH$_4$)의 몰농도가 증가함에 따라 제조된 허니컴에 코팅된 마그네타이트 막의 평균 입자 크기는 약 200∼250 nm로 증가하였다. 이들 코팅막을 30$0^{\circ}C$에서 2시간동안 수소 환원시켜 산소부족형 마그네타이트를 만든 후 $CO_2$ 가스 중에서 온도를 올리면서 반응기 내부의 압력변화를 측정한 결과, 약 315∼34$0^{\circ}C$를 시작으로 $CO_2$가 분해하면서 반응기 내부의 압력이 감소하였다. 350"$^{\circ}C$에서 수소 환원된 시편에서는 산소부족형 마그네타이트와 일부 $\alpha$-Fe 상이 나타났다. 허니컴에 코팅된 마그네타이트의 수소 환원 및 $CO_2$ 가스 분해 과정에서 생기는 중량 변화를 측정한 결과 수소 환원 과정에서 약 320∼34$0^{\circ}C$에서부터 급격한 중량감소가 일어났고, $CO_2$ 가스 분해 과정에서는 중량의 증가가 나타났다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제4권
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• pp.19-24
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• 1965

Tomato 즙배지에서 도열병균의 분생포자형성 및 균사의 생장에 환경요인이 주는 영향을 연구하고자 우선 광선조사조건(광원, 조사광선의 색, 조사시간), 전배양기간, 배지의 산도 등에 관하여 조사함으로써 간편한 방법으로 단시일내에 병원균의 분생포자를 다량 생성시킬 수 있는 방법을 모색코자 본실험을 하였다. (1) 24시간 계속 형광등에 조사시킨 것이 암처리한 것이나, 주기적으로 조사한 것보다 분생포자생장 및 균사생장을 증가시켰다. (2) 무피복, 적색, 황색, 청색의 Cellophane을 투과시킨 형광등조사에서 무피복이 가장 분생포자형성이 많았고 적색 및 황색, 청색 순으로 감소하였으며 균사생장에는 유의차가 없었다. (3) 도열병균도 광선의 주기적인 조사에 의하여 광선의 색에 관계없이 수상생장을 나타냈다. (4) 전배양기간이 길수록 광선조사에 의하여 분생포자의 형성은 증가되었지만 48시간에서 가장 좋았다. (형광등구). (5) 균총의 착색정도와 공중균사의 발달정도는 분생포자형성과 밀접한 관계가 있는 것 같으며 암색일수록 분생포자의 생장은 많으며 공중균사가 많으면 분생포자생성은 감소하는 경향이 있었다. 24시간 계속조사시킨 것이 가장 암색을 나타냈고 주기적인 광선조사는 중간정도였다. (6) pH 5-9에서 분생포자 및 균사생장을 볼 수 있었는데 그 최적은 pH 7이었으며 pH4 이하의 산도에서는 전연 병균의 생장을 볼 수 없었다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.656-669
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• 1998

Hydrogen peroxide at high concentration during walking bleaching may cause damage to the tooth structure and to the surrounding periodontal tissues and may develop external root resorption. Clinically, It is so important to find a method of prevention or minimization of these complications. The efficacy of various chamber-irrigating agents to eliminate residual hydrogen peroxide after walking bleaching was examined and compared with water rinse in this study. Extracted human 46 premolars without any cementoenamel junction defects were treated endodontically and based with IRM to 1 mm below CEJ and totally bleached 3 times for each tooth with 30% hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate. Upon completion of the 3rd walking bleaching procedure, the cervical portion and pulp chamber of each group of teeth were irrigated with catalase, 70% ethylalcohol, acetone, and distilled water. And then, a radicular hydrogen peroxide penetration was measured with spectrophotometer immediately after each bleaching and following treatment with each chamber-irrigating agents, and the significance of their eliminating efficacy of residual hydrogen peroxide was analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis test. The results were obtained as follows. 1. Cervical root penetration of hydrogen peroxide was increased as the bleaching procedure was repeated(P<.01). 2. The most effective irrigant that removed residual hydrogen peroxide was the catalase, and the least effective one was water rinsing (P<.01).; there was no significant difference between the acetone and ethanol group. 3. The Irrigation with antioxidant enzyme or water-displacement solutions can eliminate residual oxygen radicals from the pulp chamber effectively after walking bleaching. So, these agents can reduce adverse effects such as cervical external resorption and periapical inflammation and prevent residual $O_2$ from impeding composite resin polymerization, thus increase the bonding strength of composite resin. This, in turn reduces microleakage and discoloration of the esthetic restoration, extending its service-life.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.45-54
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• 1983

Contractile responses of myocardium and vascular smooth muscle to angiotensin II were studied in isolated rabbit papillary muscles and aortic helical strips, with respect to the sensitivity and the mechanism of action. All experiments were performed in $HCO-_3\;-buffered Tyrode solution which was aerated with $3%\;CO_2-97%\;O_2$ and kept pH 7.35 at $35^{\circ}C$. Action potentials were measured by conventional microelectrode technique in the papillary muscles. Helical strips of vascular smooth muscle were prepared from the descending thoracic aorta of the rabbit. Angiotensin II elicited a positive inotropic effect in doses from $10^{-8}$ to $10^{-6}\;M$, and this effect was dose-dependent and characterized by a symmetrical increase of maximum dP/dt during contraction and relaxation phase. Slow responses (or slow action potentials) were induced by A. II $(10^{-6}\;M)$ in the papillary muscle hypopolarized by 27 mM $K^+$. These A. II-induced slow action potentials were eliminated by verapamil (2 mg/l), but not affected by propranolol $(10^{-5}\;M)$. In aortic helical strips, contractile force was increased dose-dependently in the range of $10^{-10}{\sim}10^{-7}\;M$ A. II. $ED_{50}$ in aorta was $3{\times}10^{-9}\;M$ A. II, whereas that in paillary muscle was $2.5{\times}10^{-7}\;M$ A. II. A. II contracted vascular smooth muscle in depolarizing concentration of $K^+$ (100 mM $K^+$), and also produced a sustained contraction even in the presence of verapamil and regitine. The results of this experiment suggest that the primarily important physiological role of A. II is the action on the blood vessel, and the positive inotropic effect of A. II in papillary muscle results from the increase of slow inward $Ca^{++}$ current, and that A. II-induced contraction of aorta is independent of transmembrane potential and associated with promoting bet transmembrane $Ca^{++}\;-influx$ and the mobilization of cellular $Ca^{++}$.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.387-392
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• 2015

선박에서 발생하는 질소산화물($NO_x$)을 측정하고 분석하는 방법은 $NO_x$ Technical Code 2008에 기재되어 있다. 코드를 만족하는 분석 방법으로는 화학 발광 분석법과 가열 화학 발광 분석법이 있다. 그러나 환원제로 $NH_3$가 사용되는 선택적 촉매 환원 분석 방법은 환원제로 인한 간섭 현상이 발생하여 측정 오차를 일으킨다. 본 연구에서는 화학 발광 분석방식의 여러 가지 가스와의 간섭 영향을 분석하고 어떤 특성을 가지는지 확인하였다. 그리고 푸리에 변환 적외석 분광 분석 장비 및 측정 방법을 통하여 비교하였다. 또한 측정 장비의 물리적 간섭 영향을 확인하기 위하여 측정 장비를 분해하여 확인하였다. 그 결과로써, 화학발광검출기기 내부에 발생한 백색 침전물과 수분이 간섭에 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 간섭의 영향을 최소화할 수 있는 $NO_x$ 측정 방법을 검토할 필요가 있다.