• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2004

Amphotericin B (AmB), an amphipathic polyene macrolide, is an antifungal drug produced by Streptomyces nodosus. Recently, AmB has been shown to exert antiviral activity against rubella virus and human immunodeficiency virus by different mechanisms. In this study, we evaluated the antiviral effect of AmB against Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) and investigated which step of the viral life cycle was inhibited by AmB to understand the mechanism of antiviral action of AmB. AmB reduced both plaque size and number in the infected cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, a 200-fold reduction of infectious virus titer was observed by treatment of infected cells with $5\mug/ml$ of AmB. AmB acted at the post virus-infection step, but not during adsorption of virus to host cells. Western blot analysis revealed that the accumulated level of JEV envelope protein dramatically decreased in the infected cells by treatment with $5-10\mug/ml$ of AmB. Our results indicate that AmB inhibits the replication of JEV at the postinfection step by interfering with viral replication and/or by inhibiting the synthesis of viral proteins.

• 청정기술
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 polysulfone과 Escherichia coli biomass의 현탁액을 방사하여 입상화한 PS-E. coli biomass composite fiber (PSBF)와 PSBF에 존재하는 아민기를 메틸화시킨 amine-methylated PSBF (AM-PSBF)를 제조하였다. PSBF와 AM-PSBF에 의한 염기성 염료 Basic Blue 3 (BB3)의 흡착특성을 비교함으로써 아민기의 메틸화가 BB3의 흡착에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. pH edge 실험에서는 두 흡착제 모두 pH가 증가할수록 BB3 흡착량이 증가하는 경향을 보였고, 동일 pH에서 AM-PSBF가 PSBF보다 높은 흡착량을 나타내었다. PSBF와 AM-PSBF 모두 흡착평형은 5시간 이내에 도달하였으며, 흡착속도론 실험 데이터는 유사 1차 속도 모델식으로 잘 묘사되었다. 그리고 Langmuir 모델에 따르면, pH 8에서 AM-PSBF의 최대흡착량은 28.9 mg/g로 PSBF의 최대흡착량인 20.7 mg/g보다 약 1.4배 증가하였다. 이 결과로부터 PSBF에서 아민기의 메틸화는 염기성 염료의 흡착을 향상시키는 효과가 있음을 알 수 있다. 또한, 탈착실험 결과는 AM-PSBF가 반복적으로 재사용 될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권10A호
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• pp.1072-1077
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 전력증폭기의 선형성을 개선하기위해서 전력증폭기에서 발생되는 왜곡을 해석하여 전력 증폭기의 선형성 개선 개념을 제시하고 검증하였다. 연구에서는 전력증폭기를 구동 증폭기와 종단 증폭기로 구분하여 종단 증폭기에서 발생되는 비선형 왜곡 성분을 구동증폭기의 왜곡성분으로 상쇄시키는 개념이 제시된다. 본 논문에서 전력증폭기의 AM to AM은 Power Series로 해석하였으며, AM to PM 왜곡은 Bessel 함수를 이용하여 해석하였다. 본 개념을 검증하기 위하여 셀룰라 대역의 30W 전력 증폭기를 구현하여 검증하였다. 설계 및 제작된 전력 증폭기는 z대역에서 30W@20FA 출력할 경우 스퓨리어스 특성이 51dBc @ 1FA,$20FA{\pm}1.98MHz$의 특성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 10dE의 스퓨리어스 특성 개선을 보였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 1996

Platelet-activating factor(PAF) is a phospholipid mediator of pulmonary inflammation, and immunologic reaction. In this study, the role of PAF on tumor necrosis factor$(TNF_{-{\alpha}})$ production by rat alveolar macrophages(AM) was examined. When PAF $(10^{-12}{\sim}10{-16}\;M)$ alone was added to AM culture, $(TNF_{-{\alpha}})$ production was not significantly increased above the resting level. In contrast, the combined addition of PAF $(10^{-6}\;M)$ and muramyl dipeptide(MDP) $(1.0\;{\mu}g\ml)$ to AM cultures markedly enhanced $(TNF_{-{\alpha}})$ production with 8.2 fold increase compared with AM culture in resting state. This potentiative effect was 313% above the sum of the separate effects of PAF and MDP. To characterize MDP effects on $(TNF_{-{\alpha}})$ production, the dose-response of AM cultured with various concentrations of MDP was tested. High level of MDP $(10\;{\mu}g\ml)$ could not significantly enhance the potentiation effect on $(TNF_{-{\alpha}})$ production compared with AM cultures with low level of MDP $(0.1\;{\mu}g\ml)$, i.e. 112.5% vs 107.8%, respectively when $10^{-10}$ M of PAF was simultaneously added to the cell culture. These data support that the potentiation of TNF. g production in AM culture is mediated by PAF rather than MDf It was also evaluated whether the similar result was obtained in silica, respirable toxic particle-treated AM culture. $(TNF_{-{\alpha}})$ production was also significantly enhanced in the PAF $(10^{-6}\;M)$ and silica $(50\;{\mu}g\ml)$-added cell cultures with 4.7 fold above the value of silica alone-stimulated cells. These results indicate that PAF can potentiate $(TNF_{-{\alpha}})$ production by MDP-or silica- stimulated AM and suggest that PAF may play a potent role in lung inflammation and disease associated with microbe and occupational dust exposures.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.698-705
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• 2010

AM, FM, TDMB, GPS 수신용 자동차 전장 안테나를 설계하고 이를 제작하였다. AM 안테나는 페라이트 턴스타일 안테나로 설계하여 전방향 특성을 갖도록 하였다. FM, TDMB 수신용으로는 헤리컬 소자를 접은 접힌 모노폴 안테나로 설계하였다. 대역 확보를 위한 GPS 수신 안테나는 공기층 사다리꼴 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나로 설계하였다. 제작된 AM 수신용 안테나의 수신 신호 세기는 -65.7 dBm으로 기존의 외장형 폴 안테나의 -63.5 dBm과 비교하면 소형이면서도 유사한 수신 성능을 나타냄으로써 외장형 폴 안테나 및 glass 안테나 대체 품으로 적용할 수 있음을 보였다. FM 및 TDMB 수신 신호 세기는 각각의 중심 주파수에서 -55.66 dBm, -43.50 dBm 측정됨으로써 기존 안테나에 비해 5~10 dB 높은 특성이 나타났다. GPS 안테나에 대한 측정은 VSWR 2 : 1 기준으로 135 MHz의 넓은 대역 특성과 4.31 dBi의 이득이 측정되어, GPS 전 대역에서 일반 세라믹 패치 안테나의 이득보다 3~5 dB 높은 이득을 얻었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.50-59
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• 2008

A greenhouse experiment was conducted to investigate the role of the arbuscular mycorrhizal(AM) fungus, Glomus mosseae(BEG 107) in enhancing growth and arsenic(As) and phosphorus(P) uptake of white clover(Trifolium repens) and evening primrose(Oenothera odorata) in soil collected from a gold mine having concentrations of 381.6 mg total As $kg^{-1}$ and 20.5 mg available As $kg^{-1}$. Trifolium repens and O. odorata are widely distributed on abandoned metalliferous mines in Korea. The percent root colonization by the AM fungus was 55.9% and 62.3% in T. repens and O. odorata, respectively, whereas no root colonization was detected in control plants grown in a sterile medium. The shoot dry weight of T. repens and O. odorata was increased by 323 and 117% in the AM plants compared to non-mycorrhizal(NAM) plants, respectively. The root dry weight increased up to 24% in T. repens and 70% in O. odorata following AM colonization compared to control plants. Mycorrhizal colonization increased the accumulation of As in the root tissues of T. repens and O. odorata by 99.7 and 91.7% compared to the NAM plants, respectively. The total uptake of P following AM colonization increased by 50% in T. repens and 70% in O. odorata, whereas the P concentration was higher in NAM plants than in the AM plants. Colonization with AM fungi increased the As resistance of the host plants to As toxicity by augmenting the yield of dry matter and increasing the total P uptake. Hence, the application of an AM fungus can effectively improve the phytoremediation capability of T. repens and O. odorata in As-contaminated soil.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.347-357
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• 2018

이온성 액체를 이용하여 질산 용액으로부터 Am(III)과 Eu(III)의 추출 거동을 조사하고 이온성 액체의 활용가능성을 살펴보았다. 이온성 액체로는 1-alkyl-3- methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([$C_nmim$][$Tf_2N$])을 사용하였고, n-octyl(phenyl) N,N-diisobutyl carbamoylmethyl phosphine oxide (CMPO)와 tri-n-butylphosphate (TBP)를 추출제로 사용하여, Am(III)과 Eu(III)의 추출 분배계수를 질산농도, CMPO, TBP와 같은 변수들의 함수로서 측정하였다. 이온성 액체를 사용함으로써 기존의 n-doodecane (n-DD)과 비교하여 추출 효율이 현저히 증가하였다. 질산 용액의 농도가 높을수록 Am(III)과 Eu(III)의 추출률은 감소하였으며, Eu(III)의 추출률은 Am(III)보다 전반적으로 작았다. 이온성 액체를 이용한 Am(III)과 Eu(III)의 추출 메카니즘은 n-DD와 같은 분자성 유기용매를 사용하는 경우와는 달리 양이온 교환 메카니즘에 의해 일어나는 것으로 판명되었다. 사용한 모든 이온성 액체에 대하여 Am(III)과 Eu(III)의 추출 분배계수는 CMPO의 농도가 높을수록 증가하고, CMPO 농도에 대한 추출 데이터의 직선 기울기 값은 약 3.0으로 이온성 액체를 이용한 Am(III)과 Eu(III)의 추출반응에서 3분자의 CMPO가 복합착물을 형성하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2006

Objectives & Methods : We investigated the cases for which spleen tonifying Sa-Am acupuncture was applied in ${\ulcorner}$Sa-Am-chim-gu-jeong-jeon(舍巖鍼灸正傳)${\lrcorner}$ and classified them according to the concepts of cold-heat & deficiency-excess for a better understanding of the application of spleen tonifying Sa-Am acupuncture. Results : 1. Tonification of Spleen Sa-Am acupuncture can be used to treat heat syndromes such as deficient fire caused by collapse of the spleen qi, stagnation of evil qi or spleen yin deficiency, by way of tonifying spleen qi, activating the flow of qi and blood or harmonizing spleen yin and yang. 2. Tonification of Spleen Sa-Am acupuncture can be used to treat cold syndromes such as weakness of spleen yang by way of promoting fire to generate earth, strengthening spleen yang and raising the clear yang. 3. Tonification of Spleen Sa-Am acupuncture can be used to treat deficiency syndromes such as malnutrition or poor appetite caused by spleen deficiency by way of tonifying spleen qi. 4. Tonification of Spleen Sa-Am acupuncture can be used to treat excess syndromes such as stagnation of qi and blood, abdominal mass or toxication by way of tonifying spleen qi and promoting the flow of qi and blood.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.319-328
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• 2024

Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPA₁) plays a critical role in brain injury following a transient brain ischemic stroke. However, its role in permanent brain ischemic stroke remains unknown. To address this, we investigated whether LPA₁ could contribute to brain injury of mice challenged by permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion (pMCAO). A selective LPA₁ antagonist (AM152) was used as a pharmacological tool for this investigation. When AM152 was given to pMCAO-challenged mice one hour after occlusion, pMCAO-induced brain damage such as brain infarction, functional neurological deficits, apoptosis, and blood-brain barrier disruption was significantly attenuated. Histological analyses demonstrated that AM152 administration attenuated microglial activation and proliferation in injured brain after pMCAO challenge. AM152 administration also attenuated abnormal neuroinflammatory responses by decreasing expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines while increasing expression levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the injured brain. As underlying effector pathways, NF-κB, MAPKs (ERK1/2, p38, and JNKs), and PI3K/Akt were found to be involved in LPA₁-dependent pathogenesis. Collectively, these results demonstrate that LPA₁ can contribute to brain injury by permanent ischemic stroke, along with relevant pathogenic events in an injured brain.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.70-79
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• 2000

Arbuscular mycorrhizal(AM) fungi have significant role for ecosystem structure and function. They are the major component of forest soil ecosystems and critically important for water and nutrient cycling in the system. To understand the ecology of AM fungi the fungal spores were collected, identified and counted in forest soils under various climatic and edaphic conditions. In relation to soil depth 90% of AM fungi spores and mycorrhizas distributed within 15cm soil depth. Number of spores per $100m{\ell}$ forest soil volume was 5 to 36 spores from 1 to 3 fungal species. AM fungal species diversity was higher in warmer climates, and more moist and fertile soils. The most frequently found species were Gigaspora decipiens irrespective of soil moisture and Gi. gigantea irrespective of soil fertility. In the Jeju island the soils of Cryptomeria japonica plantations and Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens meadow had more AM spores than the other soils. We suggest AM fungi be considered as keystones species when restoring a disturbed forest ecosystem.