• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.419-424
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• 2003

이 연구의 목적은 원래의 치수조직과 유사한 조직을 재생하기 위한 pulp tissue engineering의 한 방법으로 건전한 조직으로부터 배양된 치수세포와 쥐의 조섬유세포(NIH 3T3 cell)를 Rat tail type I collagen solution에서 3차원적으로 관찰하기 위한 것으로, 콜라젠 젤의 수축량과 세포의 증식 량을 비교하였으며, 또한 마모된 사람치아의 표면과 배양용기에서 두 세포의 증식 량을 비교하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 콜라젠 젤에 NIH 3T3 세포를 배양한 경우 그 수축량은 최소였으나, 치수세포를 배양한 경우 그 수축량은 현저하였다. 2. 서로 다른 수의 치수세포를 콜라젠 젤에서 배양시킨 경우 세포 수가 많을수록 수축량이 증가하였으며, 세포가 없는 콜라젠 젤은 수축하지 않았다. 3. 치수세포를 콜라젠 젤에서 18일간 배양시킨 후 세포의 증식은 거의 없는 반면, NIH 3T3 세포는 계속 증식하였다. 4. 마모된 사람 치아 표면과 배양 용기에서 치수세포와 NIH 3T3세포를 배양한 경우 NIH 3T3세포가 치수세포에 비해 빠르게 증식 하였으며 , 특히 사람 치아의 표면에서 NIH 3T3세포가 현저히 빠른 증식을 보였다. 이상의 결과는 치수세포를 type I collagen gel에서 3차원 적으로 배양 후 치수조직의 재생을 유도하는 pulp tissue engineering에 관한 연구에 발판이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.21 no.6 s.101
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• pp.439-443
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• 2006

Biocompatibility and tissue regenerating capacity are essential characteristics in the design of collagenous biomaterials for tissue engineering. Attachment of glycosaminoglycans to collagen may add to these characteristics by creating an appropriate micro-environment. In this study, porous type I collagen matrices were crosslinked using dehydrothermal treatment and 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide, in the presence and absence of chondroitin sulfate (CS). The scaffold like discs in 3 mm diameter were inserted into the intralamellar stromal pockets of rabbit cornea. In 8 weeks of follow up, clinical evaluation including corneal neovascularization, opacity and transparency of the graft scaffold was performed, and the inflammatory reaction and migration of corneal fibroblast were evaluated histologically. No inflammation, neovascularization and opacity in any of the implant were observed. CS increased the corneal fibroblast invasion and the transparency. It is concluded that the type I collagen sponge showed a biocompatibility in corneal stromal layer and addition of CS slightly improved the quality of the bioartificial corneal stromal layer. These results could be useful for the development of corneal substitutes.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.328-331
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• 2000

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.30 no.3 s.47
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• pp.389-392
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• 2004

We screened several materials to stimulate IGF-1 promoter activity using luciferase reporter assay and found that Amomi Semen extract (ASE) among them is the most powerful stimulator We also studied about the anti-wrinkle effect of ethanolic extract of Amoni Semen in vitro and in vivo. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR showed that the extract elevated the presence level of IGF-1 mRNA. And $[^3H]$ proline incorporation and semi-quantitative RT-PCR showed that the extract increased the expression of type-I collagen compared with vehicle in vitro and in vivo, respectively. Significant inhibition of MMP-1 expression was determined by ELISA and Western blot. Finally, topical treatment of the extract on hairless mouse's dorsal skin expanded the volume of collagen and dermal thickness. These results suggest that Amomi Semen may be a good candidate for improving extracellular matrix through the increase of collagen expression and inhibition of MMP-1 expression. Moreover, this study enables us to guess that IGF-1 stimulated by the extract may be involved in the mechanism of anti-wrinkle effect of it.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.291-296
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• 2008

Amniotic membrane (AM) has been used in various medical application such as biomaterials and it has a biocompatibility and wound healing effects. In this studies, we made AM sponge that was homogenized with AM and then lyophilized. And osteoinduction efficacy of AM sponge was evaluated with collagen sponge by mesenchymal stem cell culture and implantation in nude mouse. As a result of this study, adhesion and proliferation of MSC cells on AM sponge and collagen sponge were not different, but AM sponge was more superior to collagen sponge for induction of collagen secretion and calcium adhesion in matrix in vivo. Besides, AM sponges were more positive stained than collagen sponge about osteocalcin and osteonectin. As a results of this study, there is possibility of doing that AM could increase osteoinduction.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.97-117
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• 1997

L-Ascorbic acid 및 그 유도체는 항산화 작용과 미백작용 및 섬유아세포의 생장 촉진과 콜라젠 생합성의 증가시키는 효과가 있으므로 화장품에서 오래 전부터 사용되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 생체에 대한 안전성과 안정성이 우수한 L-Ascorbic acid 유도체를 개발하기 위하여 인지질과 유사하게 L-Ascorbic acid 에 3-Aminopropane phosphoric acid를 결합하여 L-Ascorbic acid-3-aminopropane phosphoric acid diester를 합성하였다. ASA-APPA 는 2-Chlorotetrahydro-2H-1, 3, 2-oxazaphosphorine P-oxide 와 5, 6-isopropylidene L-Ascorbic acid 를 반응 시킨 후 산 사수분해 반응을 통하여 얻을 수 있었다. ASA-APPA는 수용액에서 안정성이 우수하였으며, 독성실험에서 무독성 물질이며, 인체 첩포 실험에서도 무자극 물질임을 확인하였다. 그리고, ASA-APPA 는 L-Ascorbic acid 와 3-APPA 의 혼합물과 거의 유사한 섬유아세포의 증식효과를 나타내었으며, melanoma 에 대한 멜라닌 생성 억제 실험에서 L-Ascorbic acid phosphate magnesium salt 와 유사한 효과를 보였다. 따라서 ASA-APPA 는 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과와 섬유아세포의 증식 효과를 갖는 새로운 화장품 원료로서 사용이 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

• The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.345-353
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• 1995

${\beta}-Carboline$ alkaloids including harmaline have been shown to inhibit enzymatically or nonenzymatically induced-lipid peroxidation of microsomes. This study was done to explore the antioxidant ability of harmaline and harmalol on the oxidative injuries of hyaluronic acid, lipid and collagen by $Fe^{2+}$ and $H_2O_2$. Their scavenging actions on reactive oxygen species were also examined. Harmaline, harmalol, superoxide dismutase, catalase and DMSO inhibited both degradation of hyaluronic acid by $Fe^{2+}$ and $H_2O_2$ and lipid peroxidation of microsomes by $Fe^{2+}$. In these reactions, DABCO inhibited degradation of hyaluronic acid but did not affect lipid peroxidation. ${\beta}-Carbolines$ inhibited degradation of cartilage collagen by $Fe^{2+}$, $H_2O_2$ and ascorbic acid. The reduction of ferricytochrome c due to autoxidation of $Fe^{2+}$, which is inhibited by superoxide dismutase, was not affected by harmaline and harmalol. They also did not have a decomposing action on $H_2O_2$. Hydroxyl radical production in the presence of $Fe^{2+}$ and $H_2O_2$ was inhibited by harmaline, harmalol and DMSO. Harmaline and harmalol may inhibit the oxidative injuries of hyaluronic acid, lipid and cartilage collagen by $Fe^{2+}$ and $H_2O_2$ through their scavenging actions on reactive oxygen species, OH and probably iron-oxygen complexes and exert antioxidant abilities.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.39-48
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• 2002

Background: The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis still depend on conserve therapy in major. Recent studies report that n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids(PUFA) could modulate the incidence and progress of arthritis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of n-3 PUFA on the development of collagen-induced arthritis in rats. Materials and Methods: Female Louvain rats were used for this experiment. Rats were randomly assigned into either normal (n=8) or collagen-immunized groups, and collagen immunized groups were divided into control(n=8, normal diet) and n-3 PUFA(n=8, 5% n-3 PUFA in diet) groups. One week after feeding n-3 PUFA to rats, they were immunized with type II collagen emulsified in incomplete Freund's adjuvant into tail and back. Development of arthritis was confirmed by x-ray and microscopic examination. Results: Incidence of arthritis at the 5th week after immunization was 38% in control and 0% in n-3 PUFA. Rats with arthritis showed edema in hind paws and inflammation in synovial membrane of the knee joint. Plasma glucose and insulin were not changed by both of immunization and diet. Plasma triglycerides and cholesterol concentrations were decreased by n-3 PUFA. Conclusion: n-3 PUFA may prevent or treat collagen-induced arthritis m rats. Further studies are needed for action mechanism of it.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.60 no.3
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• pp.187-193
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• 2016

In this study, preparation of positively and negatively charged carbon nanotube (CNT)-collagen (CG) hydrogels with pH sensitive characteristic was reported. The positive and negative characteristics of the prepared hydrogels were created by introduction of positively functionalized CNT-NH₂ and negatively functionalized CNT-COOH, respectively, into the collagen hydrogel. The surface charge of CNTs (CNT-NH₂ and CNT-COOH), CG and CNTs/CG hydrogels was measured by Zetasizer. The swelling ratios of CNT-NH₂/CG and CNT-COOH/CG hydrogels in aqueous solution were checked by measuring of weight changes of the hydrogels in the range of pH 2~10. In detail, the positively charged CNT-NH₂/CG hydrogel swelled up to 5% at pH 4 in comparison to the weight at pH 7, while the negatively charged CNT-COOH/CG hydrogel swelled up to 10% at pH 10. The prepared CNT-NH₂/CG and CNT-COOH/CG hydrogels will be very useful as pH sensitive oral drug-delivering systems for gastrointestine (pH ~2) and small intestine (pH ~9), respectively.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.492-496
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• 1992

In order to compare the quality of canned pork products which are called collectively as luncheon meat, residual nitrite, sodium, collagen, total heme pigments and chemical composition were analyzed in 12 products of 8 companies from 4 countries. Also, the proteins of products were compared with that of pork by SDS-PAGE analysis. The level of residual nitrite was low in all the products and sodium levels were similar except in one or two products. As for collagen and total heme pigments content, among imported products luncheon meats were different from chopped meat products while domestic products were similar regardless of label distinction. Collagen contents of domestic products were similar to those of imports but total heme pigments contents were much higher Densitometer scans of gel electrophoretograms of chopped meat were more similar to that of pork than those of luncheon meat. In terms of chemical composition, luncheon meat had more carbohydrate regardless of whether they are domestics or imports. The quality of domestic luncheon meat appears to be the composite of those of imported luncheon meat and chopped meat. Accordingly, the quality standard for luncheon meat as a cheap product should be established in Korea to enable the domestic products to have a competitive power in price.