• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.195-200
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• 1995

The presence of biological response modifiers (BRMI-like effect was confirmed in peritoneal exudate (PE) of ToxopLnsmo gondii-infected ICR mice which inhibited Concanavalin A (Con A)-induced peritoneal Iymphocyte (PL) proliferation. During 5 days of PL incubation with $10{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ Con A with or without PE, 3H-thymidine uptake was measured for the last 24 hrs. Compared to uninduced control, PL proliferated by 7.3-fold with Con A induction_ When PE of infected mice was added, PL proliferation was inhibited by $74.0{\;}{\pm}{\;}11.9%$ whereas inhibition by PE of normal mice was $16.4{\;}{\pm}8.3%$. Inhibitory effect of PE increased exponentially from 3 days up to 4-5 days of survival after the infection. Inhibitory activity of PE was decreased concentration-dependently. Also the inhibition was diminished when the PE was treated with heat of $95^{\circ}C$ for 10 min orprecipitated with 10% trichloroacetic acid (TCA). In SDS-PAGE of PE, many minor bands appeared newly. Heat-labile protein molecule in PE exerted inhibitory activity to Con A- induced Iymphocyte proliferation.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.372-382
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• 1992

당뇨병유발제인 streptozotocin이 생쥐 신장 사구체곁세포의 미세구조에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지를 알아보고자 일반계통인 ICR생쥐와 유전성 당뇨병계통인 KK생쥐에 streptozotocin을 투여하여 경시적으로 각 동물의 신장 사구체곁세포의 미세구조의 변화를 관찰하였다. Streptozotocin을 투여한 ICR생쥐의 사구체곁세포는 3일째부터 과립형질내세망의 미약한 팽창과 과립내에 대소 공포의 출현 및 용해소체가 간혹 관찰되었다. 그후 시간이 지남에 따라 더욱 심하여 특히 2주 및 4주에서는 과립형질내세망의 팽창, 사립체, 골지장치 및 리보소곤 등이 소수 출현하였는데 비해 대소 용해소체는 많이 관찰되었으며 심한 탈과립으로 인해 세포질내 과립의 면적이 현저히 감소되었다. 그러나 KK생쥐의 실험군에서는 전 실험군에 걸쳐 퇴행성변화가 적었으며 ICR 생쥐 실험군에 비해 그 영향이 훨씬 적었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 보면 정상 ICR생쥐에 streptozotocin을 투여하자 되면 ICR생쥐 사구체곁세포에서 과립의 유의한 감소 및 세포내 미세구조의 퇴행성변화가 뚜렷한데 비해 KK생쥐 실험군에서는 ICR생쥐 실험군에 비해 손상을 적게 받았는데 이는 KK생쥐가 갖고 있는 당뇨병에 대한 내성에 의해 영향을 적게 미치는 것이 아닌가 추측된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.99-99
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• 1995

In vivo 실험결과, FVA가 감염된 BALB/c mice 에게 AZT를 18일간 경구투여시 (100mg/kg/day) 대조군에 비해 비장의 비대를 82% 억제하였으며, 이들에게 FVA를 재감염시킨 후 18일 뒤에도 비장의 비대가 63% 억제되었다. 그러나 혈액중 빈혈의 지표는 정상으로 회복하지 못하였다. 한편, tannic acid 는 (500mg/kg/day) 비장 비대를 55% 억제하였으며, 빈혈지표도 정상으로 회복되었다. 그러나, FVA를 재감염시킨 경우에는 비장의 비대가 억제되지 않았다. 반면에, tannic acid 와 AZT 를 병용투여시 비장의 비대를 98% 억제하여 상승효과를 초래하였으며, 빈혈지표도 정상으로 회복되어 독성을 감소시켰다. 또한 이들에게 FVA를 재감염시킨 경우에도 비장의 비대가 63% 억제되었다. 한편, In vitro 실험결과 AZT 의 경우 $IC_{50}$/이 0,01$\mu$M인 반면에 tannic acid의 경우에는 5 $\mu$M로서 약 1/500 의 효력을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과는 tannic acid 는 AZT 와는 다른 기전에 의해 FVA 의 감염에 의한 비장비대 및 빈혈을 억제하는 것으로 고려된다.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.1-5
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• 1963

SM계인 마우스 ♂♀를 정상군과 4개의 실험군, 즉 온열적 (33 $^{\circ}C$-60분, 매일 각각 폭로) 및 한냉적인 (5$^{\circ}C$-60분과 $0^{\circ}C$-60분, 매일 각각 폭로) 군으로 나누어 최소한 22일간 순화시킨 후 여지 전기영동에 의해서 Albumin /blobulin 비와 단백질 분할을 측정하고 또한 혈청전단백질량, 혈색소량, Hematocrit 비, 적혈구 포약성 및 간장 신장기관중량을 측정하였다. A/G 비와 전단백질양은 온열적 증가와 한랭적 증가의 각군이 정상군보다 유의하게 현저히 낮은 치를 나타내고 있다. 간장중량, 혈색소량 및 Hematocrit 비는 정상군보다 온열적 한랭적 조건하에서 낮은 치를 또한 나타내고 있다. 그러나 신장중량은 현저하게 증가된 치를 나타내고 있다. 온열적 한냉적 조건군의 간장에서의 조직학적 소견은 현저한 변화는 없고 다만 혈관적 변화만 나타내고 적혈구의 포약성은 거의 변화가 없다. 이와 같은 결과로 미루어 보다 온열적 한랭적의 효과로 인해서 주로 간장기능 즉 단백질대사에 이상을 초래하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.356-365
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• 1991

$L-Triiodothyronine(T_3)$ binding to purified plasma membrane and to isolated nuclei from the same liver in obese(ob/ob) mice and their lean littermates was examined. The maximal binding capacity(Bmax) for $T_3$ receptor of liver nuclei, as compared to lean control, was significantly lower in the obese mouse$(obese 527{\pm}80fmol/mg\;DNA ; lean 883{\pm}62fmol/mg\;DNA)$, without an apparent difference in dissociation constant(Kd). The finding that obese mice have fewer liver nuclear $T_3$ receptors confirms previous reports. The Bmax and Kd of liver plasma membrane $T_3$ receptor were not significantly different between obese and lean mouse, which suggests no defect to be occurring in the function of the plasma membrane $T_3$ receptor and reinforces the view that the peripherally impaired thyroid hormone action in obese mice is a post plasma membrane receptor event. These results further support the hypothesis that the major defect of the thyroid hormone metabolism in genetic obesity occurs at the level of the nuclear receptor.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.41 no.11
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• pp.1534-1539
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• 2012

This study was conducted to evaluate the possible subacute toxicity of gamma-irradiated Tarakjuk. Tarakjuk was irradiated at a dose of 30 kGy at room temperature. For the animal study, AIN-93G as a control diet and 30 kGy irradiated and non-irradiated Tarakjuk diets were administered to male and female ICR mice (10 mice per group) for 3 months. During the experimental period, the group fed 30 kGy irradiated Tarakjuk did not show any changes in appearance, behavior, mortality, body weight, organ weight, or food consumption compared to control. Further, all biochemical parameters were in normal ranges. In the histopathological examination of liver and kidney tissues of ICR mice, there were no significant differences between the control and 30 kGy irradiated Tarakjuk groups. These results indicate that Tarakjuk irradiated at 30 kGy did not cause any toxic effects under these experimental conditions.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.476-482
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• 2001

The study was undertaken to determine the effect of the aqeuous extract of sea tangle, Laminaria japonicus, on the activites of glucokinase and hexokinase in the pancreas of diabetic mellitus mice which were induced by alloxan. After one week of alloxan injection, the levels of serum glucose and insulin secretion were dramatically increased, however, the insulin secretion was decreased with administration of sea tangle extract. Alloxan injection allowed the serum glucose level to increase and level was decreased by sea tangle extract administration. Furthermore, it was observed the sea tangle extract was effective in recovering the levels of insulin secretion. Enzyme activities of the glucokinase and hexokinase were decreased by alloxan treatment. In contrast, sea tangle extract administration to the mice allowed to increase proportionally. These results suggested that sea tangle extract is highly effective in treatment of diabetic mellitus induced by alloxan.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.245-252
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• 1984

The aim of the present experiment was to investigate the effects of anionization on the various stage of mice growth, the feeding level of diets, the switch - over effects, effects of plane of nutrition on growth of mice, the effects of method of ionization on growth of mice and associated breeding performance. Mice in polyethylene cages were placed on vinyl plate charged anion by an Electrical Ionizing Machine. At an early growing stages body weight gains of mice anionized were not different from the unionized group. The dietary intake did not affect significantly the body weight of mice 15- l7g. The growth of mice of 11.5-16.2g was not affected by ionization statistically, but the ionized group increased slightly. The switching over from the untreated to the ionization slightly depressed the ionized mice by 2.4g, the untreated switched over to ionization group by 2.28g as compared with the 3.29g for the untreated during the 4- day - feeding period. Plane of nutrition and ionization did not significantly affect the growth of mice of 7.1-15.8g when mice were fed high - protein and high - carbohydrate diets. The Common Ionization Method was appeared statistically superior to the Overnight - Ionization Method. The growth rate of the offspring of mice ionized prior to conception was found to be normal but the number of progeny was considerablly high.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.973-980
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• 1998

To investigate the effect of sea tangle on immune function in normal and diabetic states, 10-week old ICR mice were feed control(C) and sea tangle(5) diets containing 5%(w/w) cellulose and 13.6%(w/w) dry sea tangle for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, three quarters of mice(CD and SD) were made diabetic by intramuscular injection of streptozotocin(150mg/kg bw). On the 4th day after diabetes was apparent by urinary glucose, one third of diabetic mire(CDG and SDG) were treated with glipizide(20mg/kg bw) and the other third(CDM and SDM) with metformin (500mg/kg bw) orally. Spleen weights of diabetic mice with no hypoglycemic drug treatment appeared to be higher in the sea tangle group(SD) than in control(CD), but were not different when drugs were administered. Data on splenocyte proliferation stimulated by lipopolysaccaride from Salmonella abortus equi(0.l$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml) showed that sea tangle increased mitogen response in normal mice(C group vs S group) and appeared to have the same effect in diabetic mice with or without drug treatment. Splenocyte proliferation induced by concanavalin A(0.1$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml) also showed similar results, although there were not statistically significant. Concentration of interleukin-2(IL-2) released from splenocytes of the S group seemed higher than from the C group, but the IL-2 concentrations were not different among six diabetic groups. Results of fatty acid compositions of splenocyte phospholipids showed that diabetes reduced arachidonic acid/linoleic acid ratios and that sea tangle intake and glipizide treatments increased contents of polyunsaturated fatty acids. It is concluded that dietary sea tangle has a positive effect on splenocyte proliferation under normal condition and could have the same effect under diabetic conditions. IL-2 appears to be one of factors mediating the effect but involvement of membrane fatty arid changes and other unknown factors needs lurker Investigation. (Korean J Nutrition 31(6) : 973-980, 1998)

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.25-41
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• 1999

The experiment was performed to study the morphological responses of the renal glomeruli of the mice after administration of 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin C. 5-fluorouracil (60 mg/kg) or mitomycin-C $(400{\mu}g/kg)$ were injected subcutaneously to the animals every other day, and animals were sacrificed at 4 days or 7 days following the first injections. Pieces of tissues were observed with a JEM 100CX-II electron microscope. The observed results were as follows: 1. In the fourth day following the first injection of 5-fluorouracil or mitomycin C, components of the renal glomeruli of the mice are looked compact since they were filled with the widened the mesangium, and showed narrowing lumen of glomerular capillaries and of urinary spaces. The changes were more significant in the mitomycin C treated mice. 2. In the 5-fluorouracil treated mice, morphological changes of glomeruli were generally recovered in the seventh day, whereas the glomeruli of the mitomycin C treated mice have not shown general recovery. 3. In the fourth and seventh days following the first injection of mitomycin C, in the renal glomeruli of the mice, swollen endothelial cells, and protruded mesangeal cells into the capillary lumen are frequently observed. 4. In the fourth day following the first injection of mitomycin C, in the glomerular basal lamina of the mice, the electron densities of the lamina rara interna and the lamina rara externa were similar to the density of the lamina densa and the expanded lamina rara interna were often seen. From the above results, it is suggested that the cytotoxic effects of the mitomycin C on renal glomeruli are more severe as compared with those of 5-fluorouracil.