• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.251-260
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• 1998

It is well known that the clinical test for responsibility of accurate fertilization capacity in male partners is very important to diagnose and treat the infertility. However, it has been reported that the traditional semen analysis cannot accurately predict fertilization and pregnancy potential. The present study was performed to evaluate the acrosomal reaction to ionophore challenge (ARIC) test as a prognostic indicator for fertilization of sperm and oocyte in an in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) program. From March 1996 to Februry 1997, 30 couples undergoing IVF program were allocated to this study group. All female partners in the study group were 35 years old or less and their serum level of basal follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol $(E_2)$ were normal. All the male partners have normal parameters of semen analysis. The ARIC tests were performed on the day of ovum pick up and in vitro insemination in all the male partners. The controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) using luteal long protocol of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist was used in all couples for IVF-ET. The acrosomal reaction with $10{\mu}l$ of 10% DMSO was induced spontaneously in $10.1{\pm}9.8%$, and acrosomal reaction with calcium ionophore A 23187 was induced in $27.4{\pm}18.1%$, and the ARIC value was $17.4{\pm}16.2%$. There were no significant correlation between the ARIC value and the fertilization rate ($r^2$=0.044, p=0.268). There were also no significant correlation between the ARIC value and the percentage of the grade I, II embryos ($r^2$=0.046, p=0.261). On the basis of above results, it was suggested that ARIC test might not be a useful prognostic indicator for fertilization in IVF-ET in male partners with normal parameters of conventional semen analysis. We guessed that IVF-ET could be performed to the patients primarily without universal appilcation of ARIC test to all male partenrs, and if fertilization failure occurs, the micro assisted fertilization (MAF) such as intracytoplsmic sperm injection (ICSI) might be used as an alternative mode of treatment with acceptable success rate.

• BMB Reports
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.266-271
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• 2021

Estrogen-related receptor γ (ERRγ), a member of the orphan nuclear receptor family, is a key mediator in cellular metabolic processes and energy homeostasis. Therefore, ERRγ has become an attractive target for treating diverse metabolic disorders. We recently reported that ERRγ acts as a negative regulator of osteoclastogenesis induced by receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL). In the present study, we explored the effects of an ERRγ-specific modulator, GSK5182, on ERRγ-regulated osteoclast differentiation and survival. Interestingly, GSK5182 increased ERRγ protein levels much as does GSK4716, which is an ERRγ agonist. GSK5182 inhibited osteoclast generation from bone-marrow-derived macrophages without affecting cytotoxicity. GSK5182 also attenuated RANKL-mediated expression of cFos and nuclear factor of activated T-cells cytoplasmic 1 (NFATc1), pivotal transcription factors for osteoclastogenesis. Arrested osteoclast differentiation was associated with reduced RANK expression, but not with the M-CSF receptor, c-Fms. GSK5182 strongly blocked the phosphorylation of IκBα, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase in response to RANKL. GSK5182 also suppressed NF-κB promoter activity in a dose-dependent manner. In addition to osteoclastogenesis, GSK5182 accelerated osteoclast apoptosis by caspase-3 activation. Together, these results suggest that GSK5182, a synthetic ERRγ modulator, may have potential in treating disorders related to bone resorption.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2010

목적: 1, 2단계 충돌 증후군과 회전근 개 파열이 있는 환자 사이의 근력 결핍 차이를 비교하였다. 대상 및 방법: 43명의 1, 2단계 충돌 증후군 환자 군 (1군)과 21명의 회전근 개 파열 환자 군 (2군)을 대상으로 하였다. 외회전, 내회전, 외전과 내전의 근력을 $60^{\circ}/sec$ 등속성 검사로 평가했다. 몸무게로 보정한 양측의 최대 우력, 총 일의 양, 평균 근력과 동측의 주동근과 길항근의 비율을 측정하였다. 결과: 양 군에서 몸무게로 보정한 최대 우력의 결핍은 외전에서 각각 $28.48{\pm}23.76%$ (1군), $29.12{\pm}32.81%$ (2군) (p=0.929), 내전에서 $7.20{\pm}13.98%$, $18.94{\pm}19.52%$ (p=0.021), 외회전에서 $16.88{\pm}13.76%$, $25.80{\pm}24.07%$ (p=0.221), 내회전에서 $14.15{\pm}25.67%$, $29.02{\pm}35.06%$ (p=0.059)로 측정되었다. 평균 근력과 총 일의 양에서 2군은 1군과 비교하여 내전력과 내회전력의 결핍이 유의하게 증가되었다. 결론: 2군에서 1군보다 더 큰 근력 결핍을 보였다. 1, 2단계 충돌 증후군 에서 3단계로 진행 시내회전과 내전 근력 결핍 변화가 더 크게 나타날 가능성이 있다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2010

목 적: Troglitazone (TRO)은 PPAR-$\gamma$ 작동제로서 온열감수성의 결정에 중요한 요인인 heat shock protein (HSP) 70의 합성을 저해하고 superoxide dismutase (SOD)와 카타라제를 증가시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이에 자궁경부암 세포를 대상으로 TRO가 온열감수성에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 대상 및 방법: HeLa 세포를 $5{\mu}M$ TRO로 24시간 처치한 후 $42^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 동안 온열처리를 시행하였다. 세포 생존 분획은 clonogenic assay로 측정하였다. 단백질 발현의 변화는 Western blot으로 분석하였다. SOD와 카타라제의 활성도를 측정하였으며, reactive oxygen species (ROS) 는 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate와 dihydroethidium 를 사용하여 측정하였다. 결 과: 온열처리에 의해 감소된 생존분획이 TRO 전처치에 의해 증가하였다. 온열처리에의해 HSP 70의 발현은 증가하였으나 TRO 전 처치에 의해 감소되지는 않았다. SOD와 카타라제의 활성도가 각각 1.2배, 1.3배 증가하였다. 온열처리에 의해 ROS가 증가하였으며, 증가된 ROS는 TRO 전 처치에 의해 감소하였다. 결 론: TRO는 SOD와 카타라제의 활성도를 증가시키며 이는 온열에 의한 ROS를 감소시켜 결과적으로 온열감수성을 저하시킨다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.333-339
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• 2005

B/K protein is a novel protein containing double C2-like domains. We examined the specific signaling pathway that regulates the transcription of B/K in PC12 cells. When the cells were treated with forskolin ($50{\mu}M$), B/K mRNA and protein levels were time-dependently decreased, reaching the lowest level at 3 or 4 hr, and thereafter returning to the control level. Chemicals such as dibutyryl-cAMP, cellpermeable cyclic AMP (cAMP) analogue and CGS21680, adenosine receptor $A_{2A}$ agonist, also repressed the B/K transcription. However, 1,9-dideoxyforskolin did not show inhibitory effect on B/K transcription, suggesting direct involvement of cAMP in the forskolin-induced inhibition of B/K transcription. Effect of forskolin, dibutyryl cAMP and CGS21680 was significantly reduced in PKA-deficient PC12 cell line (PC12-123.7). One cAMP-response element (CRE)-like sequence (B/K CLS) was found in the promoter region of B/K DNA, and electrophoretic mobility shift assay indicated its binding to CREM and CREB. Forskolin significantly suppressed the promoter activity in CHO-K1 cells transfected with the constructs containing B/K CLS, but not with the construct in which B/K CLS was mutated (AC：TG). Taken together, we suggest that the transcription of B/K gene in PC12 cells may be regulated by PKA-dependent mechanism.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.165-174
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• 1999

We explore the question of whether adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter in guinea-pig gastric smooth muscle. In an organ bath system, isometric force of the circular smooth muscle of guinea-pig gastric antrum was measured in the presence of atropine and guanethidine. Under electrical field stimulation (EFS) at high frequencies (＞20 Hz), NO-mediated relaxation during EFS was followed by a strong contraction after the cessation of EFS (a 'rebound-contraction'). Exogenous ATP mimicked the rebound-contraction. A known $P_{2Y}-purinoceptor$ antagonist, reactive blue 2 (RB-2), blocked the rebound-contraction while selective desensitization of $P_{2Y}-purinoceptor$ with ${\alpha},{\beta}-MeATP$ did not affect it. ATP and 2-MeSATP induced smooth muscle contraction, which was effectively blocked by RB-2 and suramin, a nonselective $P_2-purinoceptor$ antagonist. Particularly, in the presence of RB-2, exogenous ATP and 2-MeSATP inhibited spontaneous phasic contractions, suggesting the existence of different populations of purinoceptors. Both the rebound-contraction and the agonist-induced contraction were not inhibited by indomethacin. The rank orders of agonists' potency were 2-MeSATP > ATP ${ge}$ UTP for contraction and ${\alpha},{\beta}-MeATP\;{\ge}\;{\beta},{\gamma}-MeATP$ for inhibition of the phasic contraction, that accord with the commonly accepted rank order of the classical $P_{2Y}-purinoceptor$ subtypes. Electrical activities of smooth muscles were only slightly influenced by ATP and 2-MeSATP, whereas ${\alpha},{\beta}-MeATP$ attenuated slow waves with membrane hyperpolarization. From the above results, it is suggested that ATP acts as an excitatory neurotransmitter, which mediates the rebound-contraction via $P_{2Y}-purinoceptor$ in guinea-pig gastric antrum.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권11호
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• pp.763-772
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• 2019

Periodontitis is characterized by the loss of periodontal tissues, especially alveolar bone. Common therapies cannot satisfactorily recover lost alveolar bone. Periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) possess the capacity of self-renewal and multilineage differentiation and are likely to recover lost alveolar bone. In addition, periodontitis is accompanied by hypoxia, and hypoxia-inducible $factor-1{\alpha}$ ($HIF-1{\alpha}$) is a master transcription factor in the response to hypoxia. Thus, we aimed to ascertain how hypoxia affects runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), a key osteogenic marker, in the osteogenesis of PDLSCs. In this study, we found that hypoxia enhanced the protein expression of $HIF-1{\alpha}$, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and RUNX2 ex vivo and in situ. VEGF is a target gene of $HIF-1{\alpha}$, and the increased expression of VEGF and RUNX2 proteins was enhanced by cobalt chloride ($CoCl_2$, $100{\mu}mol/L$), an agonist of $HIF-1{\alpha}$, and suppressed by 3-(5'-hydroxymethyl-2'-furyl)-1-benzyl indazole (YC-1, $10{\mu}mol/L$), an antagonist of $HIF-1{\alpha}$. In addition, VEGF could regulate the expression of RUNX2, as RUNX2 expression was enhanced by human VEGF ($hVEGF_{165}$) and suppressed by VEGF siRNA. In addition, knocking down VEGF could decrease the expression of osteogenesis-related genes, i.e., RUNX2, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and type I collagen (COL1), and hypoxia could enhance the expression of ALP, COL1, and osteocalcin (OCN) in the early stage of osteogenesis of PDLSCs. Taken together, our results showed that hypoxia could mediate the expression of RUNX2 in PDLSCs via $HIF-1{\alpha}$-induced VEGF and play a positive role in the early stage of osteogenesis of PDLSCs.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2005

The mechanism underlying oxidant-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ ($[Ca^{2+}]_i$) increase was studied in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAECs) using fura-2 AM. In the presence of 2 mM extracellular $Ca^{2+}$, the application of DTBNP ($20{\mu}M$), a membrane-permeable oxidant, caused an increase in $[Ca^{2+}]_i$, and DTT (2 mM) as a reductant completely reversed the effect of DTBNP. The $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase induced by DTBNP was also observed in an extracellular $Ca^{2+}$-free/2 mM EGTA solution, indicating the release of $Ca^{2+}$ from intracellular store(s). After endoplasmic reticulum was depleted by an $IP_3$-generating agonist, ATP ($30{\mu}M$) or an ER $Ca^{2+}$ pump inhibitor, thapsigargin ($1{\mu}M$), DTBNP-stressed BAECs showed an increase of $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ in $Ca^{2+}$-free/2 mM EGTA solution. Ratio-differences before and after the application of DTBNP after pretreatment with ATP or thapsigargin were $0.42{\pm}0.15$ and $0.49{\pm}0.07$, respectively (n=7), which are significantly reduced, compared to the control value of $0.72{\pm}0.07$ in a $Ca^{2+}$-free/2 mM EGTA solution. After the protonophore CCCP ($10{\mu}M$) challenge to release mitochondrial $Ca^{2+}$, the similar result was obtained. Ratio-difference before and after the application of DTBNP after pretreatment with CCCP was $0.46{\pm}0.09$ (n=7). Simultaneous application of thapsigargin and CCCP completely abolished the DTBNP-induced $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ increase. The above results together indicate that the increase of $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ by DTBNP resulted from the release of $Ca^{2+}$ from both endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:컴퓨팅의 실제 및 레터
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2003

최근 인터넷을 이용한 분산처리와 멀티미디어에 대한 연구가 활성화됨에 따라 일반 사용자에 대한 비디오 컨텐츠의 원활한 제공과 편리한 검색방법이 절실히 요구되고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 클립단위의 대표프레임 추출로 인한 비디오 인덱싱 정보를 활용함으로써 실시간으로 비디오 검색 시스템을 지원하는 웹 서비스 시스템을 설계 및 구현한다. 구현된 시스템은 비디오 컨텐츠 제공자의 원활한 서비스를 지원하는 내용기반 인덱싱 시스템과 사용자의 다양한 검색을 지원하는 웹 기반 검색 시스템으로 구성되어있다. 기존의 데이타 순차처리 검색시스템과 달리 인덱싱 시스템은 비디오 분할에 의한 대표 프레임 추출과 연관된 정보의 클러스터링에 의한 클립 과일생성 및 클립단위의 비디오 데이타베이스 구축 방법으로 이루어진다. 대표프레임 추출은 프레임 조정방식과 화질 고정방식을 동시에 채택하여 적용함으로써 고화질이 보장되는 전송환경과 느린 회선에서도 끊김없이 안정적인 스트리밍 서비스를 제공받을 수 있도록 한다. 또한 클립단위로 이루어진 비디오 인덱싱 정보의 검색 시스템은 키워드 질의에 의한 검색 방법과 대표 프레임의 2차원 브라우징 방법 및 클립의 내용을 실시간으로 볼 수 있는 방법으로 이루어진다. 결론적으로 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템은 실제 네트워크 환경에서 보다 안정된 스트리밍 서비스를 제공받을 수 있으며, 클립 기반에서 부분적인 비디오 데이타 검색의 편리성을 제공하기 위해 검색 엔진을 범용으로 사용하는 데이타베이스를 이용함으로써 비디오 내용을 쉽게 검색할 수 있도록 해준다.ons), IPSEC(Internet Protocol Security Protocol) 서비스에 추가될 수 있다., tamoxifen(6.3%) 순으로 나타났다. 항에스트로젠제의 생체내 투여는 estrogen 존재 유무에 따라 estrogen 수용체 농도에 agonist 또는 antagonist로 작용하였다. 항에스트로젠제의 단독투여는 progesterone 수용체 생성을 증가시키나, estrogen에 의하여 유도된 progesterone 수용체 생성을 억제하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아, tamoxifen과 LY117018은 estrogen유무에 따라 흰쥐 자궁세포에서 estrogen antagonist로서 뿐만 아니라 agonist로서도 작용함을 알 수 있다. 그러나 estrogen수용체와의 결합능력이 아주 낮은 tamoxifen은, 용량에 비례하여 estrogen수용체에 결합하므로써 작용하는 LY117018과는 다른 기전으로 작용하는 것으로 생각된다.this entire process is pipelined to reduce I/O node contention dynamically. In other words, the design provides support for dynamic contention management. Then we present a software caching method using collective I/O to reduce I/O cost by reusing data already present in the memory of other

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.367-372
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• 2000

Objective: This study was performed to evaluate whether vitrification method could be used for the cryopreservation of human blastocysts derived from IVF program. Methods: Surplus embryos were obtained from consented IVF patients. Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation was done with midluteal GnRH agonist, gonadotropin and hCG. After oocyte retrieval and insemination, fresh embryo transfer was done at $4{\sim}8$ cell stage. The surplus embryos after ET were cultured in blastocyst medium up to 6 days after oocyte retrieval. Obtained blastocysts were cryopreserved with our vitrification method. Blastocysts were exposed to 1.5 Methylene glycol (EG) in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) for 2.5 minutes, followed by 5.5 M EG plus 1 M sucrose for 20 seconds. Then 1 to 3 blastocysts were mounted on electron microscope (EM) grid and the grid was plunged into liquid nitrogen for storage. For thawing, blastocyst-containing EM grids were sequentially transferred in 1.0 M, 0.5 M, 0.25 M, 0.125 M and 0 M sucrose solution at the intervals of2.5 minutes. And blastocysts were cultured for about 6 hours and only re-expanded blastocysts were transferred to uterus of the patients on 4 to 5 days after ovulation in natural cycle or on 18 to 19 day of artificial cycle. Results: From Oct. 1998 to Jul. 1999, 34 patients were agreed to participate in this study. The mean age and duration of infertility of the patients were 31.6 years and 4.1 years, respectively. Among 34 cycles. replacements could be done in 20 cycles (58.8%). A total 93 blastocysts were thawed and 48 (51.6%) of them survived. Thirty-eight blastocysts, mean 1.9 embryos per patient, were transferred, resulting in 5 clinical pregnancies which consisted of 1 triplet, 2 sets of twins and 2 singleton pregnancies. The pregnancy rate per transfer was 25% and implantation rate was 23.6%. Five patients delivered 7 healthy babies including 2 sets of twins at term. Conclusion: Successful pregnancies and deliveries were established after transfer of vitrified human blastocysts. Vitrification using ethylene glycol as cryoprotectant and electron microscope grid is a rapid and simple method that can be effectively applied for the cryopreservation of human blastocysts.