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Antigenicity Studies of the Aqueous Extract of Red Ginseng in Guinea Pigs

  • Lee, Jong-Wha;Rhee, Man-Hee;Park, Ki-Hyun
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.154-160
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    • 1994
  • The antigenicity of the aqueous extract of red ginseng (ARG) was evaluated using the following assay procedures : 1. active systemic anaphylaxis (ASA) in guinea pigs, 2 active cutaneous anaphylaxis (ACA) in guinea pigs, 3 passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in guinea pigs, 2.active cutaneous anaphylaxis (ACA) in guinea pigs, 3. passive cutanepous anaphylaxis (PCA) in guina pigs with serum for guina pigs sensitized with ARG and 4. passive hemagglutination (PHA) with serum from guinea pigs sensitized with ARG. 1. ASA : No anaphylaxis reaction was observed in any of the sensitized guinea pigs by elictitation with ARG. 2. ACA : No skin reaction was observed in sensitized guinea pigs after intrademal injection of ARG. 3. PCA in guinea pigs : PCA titer of sera from all the sensitized animals was less than 10 in eliciation with ARG. 4. PHA reaction : When eythrocytes coated with challenge antigen were added to sensitized sera, the hemagglutination titer was less than 1. These results suggest that ARG has no antigenicity under the conditions used. And the dose levels of ARG employed in the present experiment were confirmed not to suppress immune reactions.

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Studies on the Oranization and Expression of tRNA Genes in Aspergillus nidulans (V) The Molecular Structure of $tRNA^{Arg}$ in Aspergillus nidulans (Aspergillus nidulans의 tRNA유전자의 구조와 발현에 관한 연구 V Aspergillus nidulansd의 $tRNA^{Arg}$ 분자구조)

  • 이병재;강현삼
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.24 no.2
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    • pp.79-85
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    • 1986
  • We have determined the sequence of $tRNA^{Arg}$ of A. nidulans partially by enzymatic rapid RNA sequencing technique. The sequence was 5'GGCCGGCUGGCCCAAXUGGCAAGGXUCUGAXUACGAAXCAGGAGAUUGCACXXXXXGAGCXXUXXGUCGGUCACCA3' The cloverleaf structure was made from above data. As a result, the anticodon sequence was identified as ACG. This result was confirmed with charging test. The complete sequence was proposed by supplementing the DNA sequence to and by assigning the position of minor bases to this RNA sequence.

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A Study on the Core Fun Factors and Activation of ARG Game (ARG 게임의 핵심 재미 요소와 활성화에 관한 연구)

  • Chang, Hae-Jung;Kim, Hyo-Nam
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2021.01a
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    • pp.61-64
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    • 2021
  • 최근에 들어서 VR, AR 등 '현실'을 기반으로 하는 장르가 주목을 받고 있다. 그 중에서도 ARG 장르가 존재하는데, 우리가 살고 있는 현실 세계에서 가상의 이야기들을 마치 실존하는 것처럼 꾸며 놓고 관객 혹은 플레이어들이 스스로 단서를 찾아 스토리의 끝을 매듭짓는 것이 목표인 장르이다. ARG 장르는 그 자체가 게임이 될 수 있고, 메인 게임 장르의 세부적인 요인으로 작용할 수도 있는 매력적인 장르이다. 본 논문에서는 ARG 게임에 대한 세부적인 분석과 인식 조사를 진행하여, 그 결과를 바탕으로 해당 장르를 보편화 시킬 수 있는 방법을 제시한다.

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Dietary L-arginine Supplementation Improves Intestinal Function in Weaned Pigs after an Escherichia coli Lipopolysaccharide Challenge

  • Liu, Yulan;Han, Jie;Huang, Jingjing;Wang, Xiaoqiu;Wang, Fenglai;Wang, Junjun
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.22 no.12
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    • pp.1667-1675
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    • 2009
  • This study was conducted to determine whether L-arginine (Arg) supplementation could improve intestinal function in weaned pigs after an Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge. Treatments included: i) non-challenged control (CONTR, pigs fed a control diet and injected with sterile saline); ii) LPS-challenged control (LPS, pigs fed the same control diet and challenged by injection with Escherichia coli LPS); iii) LPS+0.5% Arg (pigs fed a 0.5% Arg diet and challenged with LPS); and iv) LPS+1.0% Arg (pigs fed a 1.0% Arg diet and challenged with LPS). On d 16, pigs were administrated with LPS or sterile saline. D-xylose was orally administrated at 2 h following LPS challenge, and blood samples were collected at 3 h following LPS challenge. At 6 h post-challenge, pigs were sacrificed and intestinal mucosa samples were collected. Supplementation of Arg attenuated LPS-induced damage in gut digestive and barrier functions, as indicated by an increase in ileal lactase activity, and duodenal and ileal diamine oxidase activities (p<0.05). Arg administration also prevented the increase of jejunal malondialdehyde content and the decrease of ileal superoxide dismutase activity by LPS challenge (p<0.05). Furthermore, the jejunal nitric oxide level and inducible nitric oxide synthase activity were also improved after Arg supplementation (p<0.05). These results indicate that Arg supplementation has beneficial effects in alleviating the impairment of gut function induced by LPS challenge.

Association Between Polymorphisms of XRCC1 Arg399Gln and XPD Lys751Gln Genes and Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer in a Chinese Population

  • Gan, Yi;Li, Xiao-Rong;Chen, Dao-Jin;Wu, Jun-Hui
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.11
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    • pp.5721-5724
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    • 2012
  • We conducted this study to detect associations between XRCC1 Arg399Gln and XPD Lys751Gln genotypes and survival of colorectal cancer patients treated with 5-FU/oxalipatin chemotherapy. We included 289 Chinese patients with advanced colorectal cancer, who had received 5-FU/oxalipatin chemotherapy as first-line treatment from January 2005 to January 2007. All patients were followed up till Nov. 2011. Genotyping for XRCC1 Arg399Gln and XPD Lys751Gln polymorphisms was based upon duplex polymerase-chain-reaction with the PCR-RFLP method. In our study, we found the XRCC1 399 Gln/Gln genotype to confer significantly higher rates of response to chemotherapy when compared to the Arg/Arg genotype [OR (95% CI)= 2.56(1.57-2.55)]. patients with the XPD 751 Gln/Gln genotype had significantly higher rates of response to chemotherapy [OR (95% CI)= 1.54(0.87-2.65)] and those with the XRCC1 399 Gln/Gln genotype had a longer average survival time and significantly lower risk of death than did those with the Arg/Arg genotype [HR (95% CI)= 0.66(0.36-0.95)]. Similarly, those carrying the XPD 751Gln/Gln genotype had 0.51-fold the risk of death of those with XPD 751Lys/Lys [HR (95% CI)= 0.51(0.33 -0.94)]. In conclusion, it is suggested that the XRCC1 Arg399Gln and XPD Lys751Gln polymorphisms should be routinely assessed to determine colorectal patients who are more likely to benefit from 5-FU/oxalipatin chemotherapy.

Association between the XRCC1 Arg194Trp Polymorphism and Glioma Risk: an Updated Meta-analysis

  • Xu, Cheng;Chen, Pin;Liu, Wei;Gu, Ai-Hua;Wang, Xin-Ru
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.17
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    • pp.7419-7424
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    • 2014
  • Gliomas are the most common type of primary brain tumors. The XRCC1 Arg194Trp variant affects the proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA) binding region, which suggests that this mutation may contribute to gliomagenesis and a number of articles have examine the association between XRCC1 Arg194Trp and the susceptibility to glioma. However, the results were conflicting. Test of heterogeneity, sensitivity analysis, meta-analysis, and assessment of publication bias were all performed in our present meta-analysis, covering a total of 5,407 patients and 7,715 healthy persons. In the overall analysis the XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism showed a significant association with glioma susceptibility in a recessive mode l(for TrpTrp vs ArgArg+ArgTrp: OR=1.918, 95%CI=1.575-2.336, $I^2$=2.3%). In addition, analysis of subgroups presented an increased risk in Asians and populations-based on hospitals. The results suggested that the XRCC1 Arg194Trp polymorphism is a genetic risk factor for glioma, especially in Asian population. To further evaluate gene-gene and gene-environment interactions on XRCC1 polymorphisms and glioma risk, thousands of subjects and tissue-specific biochemical characterizations are required.

Sequential Conjugation of 6-Aminohexanoic Acids and L-Arginines to Poly(amidoamine) Dendrimer to Modify Hydrophobicity and Flexibility of the Polymeric Gene Carrier

  • Yu, Gwang-Sig;Yu, Ha-Na;Choe, Yun-Hui;Son, Sang-Jae;Ha, Tai-Hwan;Choi, Joon-Sig
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.651-655
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    • 2011
  • We synthesized a novel cationic dendrimer consisting of a poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM, generation 4) backbone with both L-arginine (Arg) at the termini and 6-aminohexanoic acid (Ahx) between the original core polymer and the peripheral Arg units. The sequential chemical modification of PAMAM G4 with Ahx and Arg resulted in higher transfection efficiency with much less cytotoxicity. PAMAM G4-Ahx-Arg formed stable polyplexes at weight ratios of 8:1 or higher (polymer: plasmid DNA), and the mean polyplex diameter was $180{\pm}20nm$. PAMAM G4-Ahx-Arg showed much higher transfection ability than PAMAM G4 or PAMAM G4-Ahx. Furthermore, PAMAM G4-Ahx-Arg was much less cytotoxic than PEI25KD and PAMAM G4-Arg. In addition to Arg grafting of the PAMAM dendrimer, which endows a higher transfection capability, the addition of Ahx spacer increased dendrimer hydrophobicity, introduced flexibility into the conjugated amino acids, and reduced cytotoxicity. Overall, it appears that the concomitant modification of PAMAM with Ahx and Arg could lead to new PAMAM conjugates with better performances.

Effect of antibiotic resistant factors in effluent of wastewater treatment plant on stream (하수처리장 방류수에 존재하는 항생제 내성인자가 하천에 미치는 영향)

  • Jang, Yejin;Yoo, Yong-Jae;Sul, Woo Jun;Cha, Chang-Jun;Rhee, Ok-Jae;Chae, Jong-Chan
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.316-319
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    • 2017
  • The antibiotic resistant genes (ARG) and mobile genetic elements (MGE) were investigated with the effluent of waste-water treatment plant (WWTP), and river waters of upstream and downstream in order to elucidate the effect of effluent on antibiotic resistance in a natural river. Total numbers of 134~183 of ARG and MGE were detected and the abundance of ARG and MGE was 0.063~0.422 copies per one of 16S rRNA gene in three water samples. Effluent sample contained the highest amount of the total number and abundance of ARG and MGE whereas total viable cells were observed in the lowest amount among the three samples. This indicated that the genes were originated from cells died during the wastewater treatment process. In addition, the co-relationship of abundance between ARG and MGE suggested that acquired resistance was a prevalent mechanism among the antibiotic-resistant bacteria existing in WWTP.

A Study on Alternative Reality Game Storytelling (대체현실게임(ARG)의 스토리텔링 연구 -<노르망디의 이방인>을 중심으로-)

  • Nam, Seung-Hee
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.41-50
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    • 2009
  • The convergence paradigm that appears with the integrated media environment has effect on digital storytelling using digital technology, then 'Trans-media storytelling' which is a new form of digital storytelling makes gradual expand its scope. This study focused on the Alternative Reality Game which adopt trans-media storytelling in the game genre. This paper interpreted the idea of ARG on comparing different forms of ARG and existing games and the distinctive features of ARG storytelling which is blurring the line between real and virtual on the Simulation theory. This is a valuable study for understanding the new storytelling form within the media convergence and developing the digital storytelling in the future.

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