• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.127-132
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• 2002

1) 병원에 입원하는 환자들 중 상당수에서 어느정도의 여양실조가 있는 것으로 보고되므로 수술하기 위해 입원하는 환자에서 영양과 관계있는 측면에서 병력청취 및 이학적 검사상 약 6개월간 평소체중의 $10\%$ 이상 감소, 혈장단백(알부민,트란스페린) 저차, 총임파 구수감소 등이 있으면 철저한 영양평가를 시행하여 중등도 이상의 위험군에서는 술 전 약 $7\∼10$일간 영양지원을 하는 것이 약 $10\%$의 술 후 합병증을 줄이는 것으로 보고되나 이는 수술의 스트레스 정도, 술 후 영양섭취 지연의 기간 및 정도 및 수술의 응급여부에 의해 결정한다. 2) 영양지원이 결정되면 그 경로는 경장이 좋으며 그것이 안될 때 정맥영양을 시행한다. 3) 술 전 영양지원을 받지않은 중등도 이상의 영양실조 환자에서 술 후 조기 영양지원에 대한 연구에서는 TPNrns에서 대조군보다 오히려 약 $10\%$의 합병증 발생률이 높다. 4) 영양실조가 없는 환자에서도 술 후 약 7일 이상의 금식이 예상되면 TPN을 시행하는 것이 좋다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.13-16
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• 2005

The current vision of toxicogenomics is the development of methods or platforms to predict toxicity of un characterized chemicals by using '-omics' information in pre-clinical stage. Because each chemical has different ADME (absorption, distribution, mechanism, excretion) and experimental animals have lots of variation, precise prediction of chemical's toxicity based on '-omics' information and toxicity data of known chemicals is very difficult problem. So, the importance of bioinformatics is more emphasized on toxicogenomics than other functional genomics studies because these problems can not be solved only with experiments. Thus, toxicoinformatics covers all information-based analytical methods from gene expression (bioinformatics) to chemical structures (cheminformatics) and it also deals with the integration of wide range of experimental data for further extensive analyses. In this review, the overall strategy to toxicoinformatics is discussed.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.253-259
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• 2008

Human follicular fluid (HFF) is the in vivo microenvironment for oocyte maturation and includes a variety of proteins that could be involved in oocyte development and fertilization. We therefore used a proteomic approach to identify new HFF proteins. HFF from mature human follicles was obtained from five women following oocyte collection for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Ethanol-precipitated HFF run on two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) produced approximately 250 Coomassie brilliant blue-stained spots, 64 of which were identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry (MALDIMS). In this study, several proteins including complement factor H, inter-${\alpha}$ (globulin) inhibitor H4, inter-${\alpha}$-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H4 precursor, human zinc-${\alpha}$-2-glycoprotein chain B, PRO2619, PRO02044, and complex-forming glycoprotein HC were new proteins that have not been previously reported in HFF using proteomic methods. Additionally, we identified alloalbumin venezia for the first time from trichloroacetic acid (TCA)-precipitated HFF. These HFF proteins could serve as new biomarkers for important human reproductive processes.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.170-176
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• 2008

The quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) of a set of 35 flavonoid compounds presenting antioxidant activity was established by means of Genetic Algorithm-Multiple Linear Regression (GA-MLR) technique. Four-parametric models for two sets of data, the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity $(R^2=0.788,\;Q^2_{cv}=0.699\;and\;Q^2_{ext}=0.577)$ and scavenging activity of reactive oxgen species (ROS) induced by $H_2O_2 (R^=0.829,\;Q^2_{cv}=0.754\;and\;Q^2_{ext}=0.573)$ were obtained with low external predictive ability on a mass basis, respectively. Each model gave some different mechanistic aspects of the flavonoid compounds tested in terms of the radical scavenging activity. Topological charge, H-bonding complex and deprotonation processes were likely to be involved in the radical scavenging activity.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.139-144
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• 2003

A chitinase cDNA named CHT1 was cloned from the hard tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, and the enzymatic properties of its recombinant proteins were characterized. The CHT1 cDNA encodes 930 amino-acid (aa) residues including a 22 aa putative signal peptide, with the calculated molecular mass of the putative mature protein 104 kDa. The E coli-expressed rCHT1 exhibited weak chitinolytic activity against $4MU-(GlcNAc)_3$. The rCHT1 protein with higher activity was obtained using recombinant Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV), which expresses rCHT1 under polyhedrin promoter. These findings suggest that the rCHT1 expressed in baculovirus-mediated Sf 9 cells has a high activity than E coli-expressed rCHT1.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1992.05a
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• pp.24-24
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• 1992

담자균류인 말징버섯 Calvatia craniformis의 성분을 연구하기 위하여 그 균사체를 액내 배양하여 열수 추출한 후 ethanol로 침전시켜 단백 결합 다당체를 분리하였다. 이 성분을 DEAE-cellulose ion exchange, Sepharose CL-4B gel filtration 그리고 Concanavalin A Sepharose 4B affinity chromatography를 실시하여 총 6가지 분획(Fr. A~F)으로 정제하였다. 이들을 각각 10또는 20mg/kg/day의 용량으로 마우스의 복강에 투여하였을때, 육종 180 고형암에 디하여 41.7~74.1%의 종양억제율을 나타내었고 $\beta$-형 다당체인 Fr. F가 종양 억제율이 가장 높았다. 화학 분석에 의해, 이 성분은 4기의 단당 mannose, xylose, galactose, glucose로 구성된 87.2% polysaccharide와 1.9%의 Protein 및 1.3%의 hexosamine 함유하고 있고 이 성분의 분자량은 5.5 $\times$ $10^4$ dalton이었다. 이 성분을 calvatan이라 명명 하였다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.237-242
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• 2009

The potential antioxidant activities of different fractions from methanolic extract of Curcuma longa L. were assayed in vitro. All of the fractions exception of n-hexane and $H_2O$ showed a strong antioxidant activity, especially the ethylacetate (EtOAc) fraction, which showed the highest 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity ($IC_{50}=9.86\;{\mu}g/mL$). The results of 2,2'-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay showed concentration dependency, the EtOAc fraction demonstrating a better result than the other fractions at the same concentration in this studies. Additionally, when the total phenolic contents of fractions were measured, the EtOAc fraction contained the highest level. Meanwhile, correlation analysis indicated a high correlation between the antiradical activity and the total phenolic contents, suggesting that fractions obtained from the methanolic extract of Curcuma longa L. have wide potential for use as sources of antioxidant material.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.262-267
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• 2005

Using genetic engineering, the Vitreoscilla (bacterial) hemoglobin gene (vgb) was integrated stably into the chromosomes of and Burkholderia cepacia. Similar to previous results, the wild type VHb improved growth for Burkholderia cepacia and degradation of benzoic acid under both normal and low aeration conditions. The stable expression of VHb enhanced these parameters. The results demonstrate the possibility that the positive effects provided by VHb may be augmented by protein engineering.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.182-188
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• 1982

A fluorometric method is described which permits the assay of trypsin inhibitor contained in a sample in an extremely small amount, utilizing a novel reagent generally called fluorescamine. The fluorometric assay with an enzyme kinetic approach has been found to be at least 100 times more sensitive than the well-known Kunitz's spectrophotometric method, considerably taster and less complicated, when it was demonstrated with the anti tryptic activities of very dilute extracts from soybean, red-bean and mung bean. Details of experimental procedure as well as theoretical considerations will be discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Life Science Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.38-47
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• 2003

처음으로 real time으로 유전자 발현을 visualization할 수 있는 marker를 이용할 수 있게 되었다. 이 maker가 바로 green fluorescent protein(GFP; 녹색형광단백질)이다. GFP는1962년 Shimomura 등에 의하여 해파리인 Aequorea victoria에 존재함이 밝혀졌다(1). 그러나 30년이 지난 1992년이 되어서야 Plasher등에 의하여 GFP의 cDNA가 클로닝 되었고(2) 이후 지금까지 약 10년 동안 GFP는 생명과학분야에서 가장 각광받는 유용한 단백질 중의 하나가 되어 매우 다양한 연구에 응용이 되고 있다. 이렇게 GFP가 생명과학분야에서각광을 받게 된 이유로는 GFP가 모든 외래의 세포에서 형광을 발할 수 있는 활성을 가진 형태로 발현되기 때문이다(3). Chalfie 등은 처음으로 GFP를 대장균과 Caenorhabditis elegans에서 발현시켜 유전자의 발현을 모니터함으로써 GFP를 원핵 및 진핵세포 모두에서 사용할 수 있다는 것을 보고하였다(3), 이러한 발견을 통하여 GFP는 살아있는 세포, 조직 및 생물체에 해를 주지 않고 (non-invasive) 유전자의 발현을 측정하는 marker로서 사용할 수 있게 되어 cell biology, developmental biology, neurobiology 및 cytology 등의 연구분야에 널리 이용되고 있다.