• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1881-1889
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• 2018

Objective: In dryland areas of China, alfalfa hay (AH) is a possible substitute for concentrate feed for beef cattle. To evaluate the potential benefits of this substitution, we studied the effect of the ratio of AH intake to total dry matter (DM) intake on average daily body-weight gain (ADG), dietary energy utilization status, and economic benefit in Gansu province. Methods: In each of two feeding trials in 2016 (trial 1 [T1], July 3 to 17; trial 2 [T2], August 15 to September 23), crossbred male Simmental calves were allocated to low AH (LA), medium AH (MA), and high AH (HA) feeding groups (n = 4 per group). The target ADG was set as 1 kg for both trials. In a one-way-layout design based on conventional feeding practices in the province, calves received diets containing the different AH amounts, with a constant ratio of corn stover:total DM and decreasing rations of concentrate feed proportional to the increase in AH. Calves in T1 received AH at 15% (T1-LA), 23% (T1-MA), or 31% (T1-HA) of their dietary DM allowances; those in T2 received 9% (T2-LA), 24% (T2-MA), or 34% (T2-HA) AH. Results: Among the T1 groups, both ADG and economic benefit were highest in T1-LA; whereas in T2, they were higher in the T2-LA and T2-MA groups than in T2-HA. Energy digestibility did not significantly differ among the groups in either trial. The dietary AH inclusion ratios of 14% in the warm season and 8% to 21% in the cool season appeared to yield optimal ADG, metabolizable energy intake, and economic benefit. Conclusion: Low-level inclusion of AH, ranging from 8% to 21%, is a practical approach for beef cattle feeding. This modified feeding regimen likely will promote increased growth performance during the fattening stage of beef steers in dryland areas of Gansu province, China.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.222-229
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• 2012

충 방전 전압범위와 용량이 다른 두 고분자물질을 복합체로 만들어 전극에 사용하여 다른 전기화학적 현상과 용량증대 효과에 대해 연구하였다. 상대적으로 전압은 높으나 용량이 적은 polyaniline(PANI)과 전압은 낮으나 용량이 큰 poly[1,2]bis-thio[1,8]-naphthylidine(PTND)을 사용하여 두 물질의 복합체를 합성하였다. 먼저 PTND 고분자를 합성하고, 얻어진 PTND 고분자 표면위에 PANI를 합성하였다. 합성여부와 미세구조를 FT-IR, XPS, FE-SEM 및 FE-TEM을 이용하여 분석하였으며, 순환전압 전류법 측정과 충 방전 용량측정을 통하여 리튬이차전지 고분자 양극 활물질로서 전기화학적 성능을 측정하였다. 상온, 1.3~4.0 V 전압구간에서 PANI/PTND 복합체의 1, 5 그리고 10 사이클 후 방전용량은 167 mAh/g, 90 mAh/g 그리고 81 mAh/g로 측정되었고, 이것은 PANI만 사용한 전극(80, 67, 62 mAh/g)에 비해 10사이클 후 약 30% 용량이 향상된 것이다. 50 사이클 이후 PANI/PTND 복합체의 방전용량은 67 mAh/g로 측정되었다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2012

Gene expressions of cytochrome P4501A (CYP1A), aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and vitellogenin (Vg) by endocrine disruptors, benzo[${\alpha}$]pyrene (B[a]P) and tributyltin (TBT) were examined in cultured eel hepatocytes which were isolated from eels treated previously with B[a]P (10 mg/kg) or estradiol-$17{\beta}$ (20 mg/kg) in vivo, and the relationship between CYP1A, AhR and Vg genes were studied. When the cultured eel hepatocytes were treated with B[a]P ($10^{-6}-10^{-5}M$) the gene expressions of CYP1A and AhR were enhanced in a concentration-dependent manner. However, when treated with TBT ($10^{-9}-10^{-5}M$) the gene expressions of CYP1A and AhR were suppressed at high concentrations ($10^{-6}-10^{-5}M$), while having no effects at low concentrations ($10^{-9}-10^{-7}M$). Gene expression of Vg was also suppressed by TBT in a concentration-dependent manner in cultured eel hepatocytes which was previously treated in vivo with estradiol-$17{\beta}$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1382-1389
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• 2022

Asterias pectinifera, a species of starfish and cause of concern in the aquaculture industry, was recently identified as a source of non-toxic and highly water-soluble collagen peptides. In this study, we investigated the antioxidant and anti-photoaging functions of compounds formulated using collagen peptides from extracts of Asterias pectinifera and Halocynthia roretzi (AH). Our results showed that AH compounds have various skin protective functions, including antioxidant effects, determined by measuring the scavenging activity of 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radicals, as well as anti-melanogenic effects, determined by measuring tyrosinase inhibition activity. To determine whether ethosome-encapsulated AH compounds (E(AH)) exert ultraviolet (UV)-protective effects, human dermal fibroblasts or keratinocytes were incubated with E(AH) before and after exposure to UVA or UVB. E(AH) treatment led to inhibition of photoaging-induced secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-1 and interleukin-6 and -8, which are associated with inflammatory responses during UV irradiation. Finally, the antibacterial effects of AH and E(AH) were confirmed against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Our results indicate that E(AH) has the potential for use in the development of cosmetics with a range of skin protective functions.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2016

Objectives : The aerial parts of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb (Agrimoniae Herba; AH) has been traditionally used as a Korean medicine to treatment of abdominal pain, sore throat, headaches, bloody discharge, parasitic infections and eczema. In this study, we investigated the effect of AH ethanol extract on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in RAW264.7 macrophage cells.Methods : AH was extracted by 30% ethanol (AH-E). Raw264.7 cells were treated with AH-E extract at different concentrations for 30 min and then stimulated with LPS (1㎍/㎖) or without for indicated times. Cell viability was measured by MTT assay, and nitric oxide (NO) production was measured by Griess assay. The expression of inflammatory mediators, iNOS and COX-2 and inflammatory cytokines, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 was detected by RT-PCR, and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38 and JNK MAP kinases (MAPKs) was analyzed by Western blot. Also, the expression of NF-κB in nuclear and cytosol was detected by Western blot.Results : AH-E extract significantly decreased LPS-induced NO production in RAW264.7 cells. AH-E extract inhibited the mRNA expression of iNOS, COX-2, TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in LPS-stimulated cells with a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the phosphorylation of ERK, p38 and JNK MAPKs was also inhibited by AH-E extract. AP-E extract inhibited the nuclear translocation of NF-κB in LPS-stimulated cells.Conclusions : Our results suggest that AH-E extract has an anti-inflammatory activity in macrophages-mediated inflammation.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.570-576
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• 2006

Phytoestrogen biochanin A is an isoflavone derivative isolated from red clover Trifolium pratense with anticarcinogenic properties. This study examined the action of biochanin A with the carcinogen activation pathway that is mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells. Treating the cells with biochanin A alone caused the accumulation of CYP1A1 mRNA and an increase in CYP1A1-specific 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in a dose dependent manner. A concomitant treatment with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) and biochanin A markedly reduced the DMBA-inducible EROD activity and CYP1A1 mRNA level. In addition, the biochanin A treatment alone activated the DNA-binding capacity of the AhR for the dioxin-response element (DRE) of CYP1A1, as measured by the electrophoretic-mobility shift assay (EMSA). EMSA revealed that biochanin A reduced the level of the DMBA-inducible AhR-DRE binding complex. Furthermore, biochanin A competed with the prototypical AhR ligand, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), for binding to the AhR in an isolated rat cytosol. The biochanin A competitively inhibited the metabolic activation of DMBA, as measured by the formation of the DMBA-DNA adducts. These results suggest that biochanin A may thus be a natural ligand to bind on AhR. Therefore, biochanin A may be due to act an antagonist/agonist of the AhR pathway.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.275-283
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• 2008

목 적: 본 연구는 유리화동결 전 인공수축과 보조부화술 (부분투명대절개)이 유리화동결 후 생쥐 포배아의 생존율과 부화율에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 시행되었다. 연구방법: 생쥐 2-세포기 배아를 획득하여 G1.1과 G2.2 배양액에서 포배아까지 배양하였다. 실험은 대조구군과 3개의 처리군으로 나누었다. 인공수축과 보조부화술 없이 동결한 군 (-AS/-AH)을 대조군으로 하였고, 보조부화술만 시행한 군 (-AS/+AH), 인공수축만 시행한 군 (+AS/-AH), 인공수축과 보조부화술을 동시에 처리한 군 (+AS/+AH)을 처리군으로 하였다. 모든 포배아는 G10과 G10E20 용액에서 각각 3분씩 평형을 실시하였고, G25E25 유리화용액에 노출직후 capped pulled-straw에 mouth 피펫으로 부하하여 유리화동결하였다. 융해 후 24시간 동안 배양하면서 생존율과 부화율을 조사하였다. 결 과: 인공수축을 시행한 후 보조부화술을 시행한 군 (+AS/+AH)과 보조부화술을 시행하지 않은 군 (+AS/-AH)에서의 생존율과 부화율은 각각 98%와 100%, 92%와 41%였으며, 인공수축을 시행하지 않고 보조부화술을 시행한 군(-AS/+AH)과 보조부화술을 시행하지 않은 군 (-AS/-AH, 대조군)에서의 생존율과 부화율은 각각 54%와 96%, 58%와 34%를 나타내어 인공수축과 보조부화술 생쥐 포배아의 생존율과 부화율 향상에 매우 효과적인 방법임을 알 수 있었다 (p<0.01). 또한 capped pulled-straw라고 명명한 스트로우를 이용한 유리화동결은 융해 후 회수율이 100%였으며, 동결과 융해과정에 매우 편리하여 배아의 유리화동결에 매우 유용할 것으로 생각된다. 결 론: 인공수축과 보조부화술은 포배아의 유리화동결 후 생존율과 부화율을 유의하게 향상시켜 포배아의 동결보존에 매우 효과적인 방법으로 생각된다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.245-248
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• 2009

Present study was investigated the hepatic effects of equol on the 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced enzymatic activity and expression of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 in mice. Equol was administered orally at 5 and 25 mg/kg BW for 4 weeks. Subsequently, mice pretreated with equol received DMBA intragastrically twice a week for 2 weeks. DMBA induced CYP1 activity as well as the expression of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1. Each of these effects was significantly reduced by equol in dose-dependent manner (p<0.05). Equol also reduced the relative AhR mRNA expression, similar to its effect on CYP1A1. These results suggest that equol modulates the CYP1A1 through a reduction of AhR expression in mice treated with DMBA.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2007

Formononetin is an isoflavonoid phytoestrogen found in certain foodstuffs such as soy and red clover. In this study, we examined the action of formononetin with the carcinogen activation pathway mediated through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in MCF-7 breast carcinoma cells. Treating the cells with formononetin alone caused the accumulation of CYP1A1 mRNA as well as elevation in CYP1A1-specific 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in a dose dependent manner. However, a concomitant treatment with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) and formononetin markedly reduced both the DMBA-inducible EROD activity and CYP1A1 mRNA level. Under the same conditions, formononetin inhibited the DMBA-induced AhR transactivation, as shown by reporter gene analysis using a xenobiotic responsive element (XRE). Additionally, formononetin inhibited both DMBA-inducible nuclear localization of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and metabolic activation of DMBA, as measured by the formation of the DMBA-DNA adducts. Furthermore, formononetin competed with the prototypical AhR ligand, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), for binding to the AhR in an isolated rat cytosol. These results suggest that formononetin might be considered as a natural ligand to bind on AhR and consequently produces a potent protective effect against DMBA-induced genotoxicity. Therefore, that's the potential to act as a chemopreventive agent that is related to its effect on AhR pathway as antagonist/agonist.