• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2012

The GroEL heat-shock protein from Fusobacterium nucleatum, a periodontopathogen, activates risk factors for atherosclerosis in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC-1) and ApoE-/- mice. In this study, we analyzed the signaling pathways by which F. nucleatum GroEL induces the proinflammatory factors in HMEC-1 cells known to be risk factors associated with the development of atherosclerosis and identified the cellular receptor used by GroEL. The MAPK and NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling pathways were found to be activated by GroEL to induce the expression of interleukin-8 (IL-8), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), E-selectin, and tissue factor (TF). These effects were inhibited by a TLR4 knockdown. Our results thus indicate that TLR4 is a key receptor that mediates the interaction of F. nucleatum GroEL with HMEC-1 cells and subsequently induces an inflammatory response via the MAPK and NF-${\kappa}B$ pathways.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 1997

this study was conducted to examine the atherogenic effect of high cholesterol diet (experimental diet) that influences changes of lipoprotein cholesterol metabolism and arterial wall. Seven NewZealand white rabbits were fed control diet, an the other 7 rabbits 2% cholesterol diet for 10 weeks. Results obtained from this study are as follows: 1) High cholesterol diet resulted in a gradual increase of plasma total cholesterol level, reaching upto 1422 mg/dl at the seventh week. 2) CETP (cholesteryl ester transfer protein) activity was significantly higher in high cholesterol group (64.9% at the 7th week) than control group (49.3% at the 7th week) during most of the experimental period except the 6th week. 3) The cholesterol supplementation induced fatty liver and a decrease of hepatic HMG-CoA reductase activities (2.1 moles vs. 0.3nmoles) compared to control group. 4) Bands of apo B-100 and apo E in plasma lipoprotein were thicker in high cholesterol-fed animals tan control animals as visualized by SDS-PAGE. 5) Oxidizability of plasma lipoproteins measured in vitro was greater in high cholesterol group tan control group, but vitamin E level higher in control group. 6) he effect of cholesterol feeding for 10 weeks also led to early fatty streaks in aortic intima. High cholesterol feeding was atherogenic to rabbits, an this seems to be mediated through elevated CETP activities that regulate plasma HDL cholesterol level and decrease an efficiency of reverse cholesterol transport in lipoprotein cholesterol metabolism. The enhanced oxidizability of plasma lipoproteins and lowered vitamin E level may also contribute to the formation of faaty streaks in aorta of cholesterol-fed rabbits.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈E:수학교육논문집
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.417-444
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 세 가지 관련된 분야의 연구를 통하여 우리나 대학 신입생들의 함수 개념을 조사하였다. 대학 신입생들은 함수를 어떻게 이해하고 있는가?; 인식론적 장애를 포함한 오 개념에는 어떤 것들이 있는가?; 함수 개념은 어떤 경로를 거쳐서 획득되는가? 등이다. 이와 함께 대학의 여러 분야에서 함수가 어떻게 정의되고 쓰이는지를 살펴보고, 미국의 교과서들에 나타난 함수 정의와 도입을 살펴보았다. 설문조사와 이들을 토대로 함수를 대응의 관점에서 도입하는 새로운 교육과정에 대하여 수직선 테스트의 도입을 포함한 몇 가지 제언을 하였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권11호
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• pp.1648-1657
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• 2014

기능성 수정과의 대량생산을 위하여 전통 수정과로부터 계피, 생강 및 설탕을 사용하는 수정과 레시피를 개발하고, 감미료인 stevia와 scFOS를 첨가하여 기능성 수정과 레시피를 개발하였다. 수정과 레시피 개발은 수정과의 특성에 대해 전문 교육을 받은 관능 평가원 10명(총 50회)이 참여하였다. 수정과와 기능성 수정과의 간지질 축적 억제 효과 및 관련 기전 연구를 위해 유전적으로 변형된 마우스에서 4주간 콜레스테롤 식이로 고콜레스테롤혈증(총 콜레스테롤 >1,000 mg/dL)을 유발한 후 6주간 수정과를 경구로 섭취시켰다. 수정과 섭취량은 한국인의 1일 음료 섭취량을 기준으로 산출하였다. 간의 중성지방 및 콜레스테롤 농도는 설탕물을 섭취한 대조군에서 물을 섭취한 정상대조군에 비해 31.4%, 21.2% 유의적으로 증가하였으며(P<0.05) 동일한 농도의 설탕을 함유한 수정과 섭취에 의해 중성지방 17.9%(P=0.044) 그리고 콜레스테롤 12.6%(P=0.027) 감소하여 수정과의 지질 저하 효과를 확인하였고, 이러한 수정과의 효과는 설탕 함량의 일부를 stevia와 scFOS로 대체한 기능성 수정과군에서 더욱 낮았다. 그러나 시판 수정과의 간지질 농도는 설탕물만 섭취한 대조군과 유사하여 지질 축적 억제 효과가 관찰되지 않았는데, 이는 낮은 생강, 계피 추출물의 양 때문으로 생각되었다. 수정과군들의 FAS, HMGCR 및 SREBP-1, 2의 단백질 발현은 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 낮았으며 특히 기능성 수정과의 효과가 매우 높았다. 이상의 결과를 살펴보면 수정과의 기능성은 계피, 생강 및 당 함량의 모든 요인이 함께 작용한 것으로 확인되었다. 동일 농도의 설탕을 사용하였을 때 계피 및 생강의 효과는 유의적이었으며, 계피와 생강의 농도를 동일하게 하고 설탕 함량의 일부를 stevia와 scFOS로 대체한 기능성 수정과의 효과는 설탕만 사용한 수정과에 비해 유의적인 차이는 없었으나 간지질 축적 및 관련 효소 및 전사인자의 발현을 억제하는 효과가 매우 높았다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2018

Macrophages play a key role in atherosclerotic plaque formation, but their participation has been discerned largely via ex vivo analyses of atherosclerotic lesions. Therefore, we aimed to identify atherosclerosis on noninvasive in vivo imaging using reporter gene system. This study demonstrated that recruitment of macrophages could be detected in atherosclerotic plaques of Apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE-/-) mice with a sodium iodide symporter (NIS) gene imaging system using $^{99m}Tc-SPECT$. This novel approach to tracking macrophages to atherosclerotic plaques in vivo could have applications in studies of arteriosclerotic vascular disease.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to detect expression of genes related to egg production in Taiwan Country chickens by suppression subtractive hybridization. Liver samples of mRNA extraction from two Taiwan Country chicken strains (L2 and B), originated from the same population but with very distinct egg production rates after long-term selection for egg and meat production respectively. Two-way subtraction was performed. The hepatic cDNA from the low egg production chickens (B) was subtracted from the hepatic cDNA from the high egg production strain (L2). The reversed subtraction (L2 from B) was also performed. The resulting differentially expressed gene fragments were cloned and sequenced. We sequenced 288 clones from the forward subtraction and 96 clones from the reverse subtraction. These genes were subjected to further screening to confirm the differential expression between the two genetic breeds of chickens. The apolipoprotein B (apoB) was expressed to a greater extent in the liver of the L2 than in the B line chickens. The 5-aminoimidazole- 4-carboxamide ribonucleotide formyltransferase/IMP cyclohydrolase (PURH) was expressed to a greater extent in the liver of the B than in the L2 strain chickens. We demonstrated that both apoB and PURH were more highly expressed in the liver than that in other tissues (muscle, ovary, and oviduct) in laying Taiwan Country chickens. Taken together, these data suggest that after the selection for egg production, expression of apoB and PURH genes were also changed. Whether the changed expression of these genes is directly related to egg production is not known, but these two genes may be useful markers for egg laying performance in Taiwan Country chickens.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.178-186
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• 2020

Background: Cognitive impairment is a public health burden. Our objective was to investigate associations between work hours and cognitive function. Methods: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants (n = 2,497; 50.7% men; age range 44-84 years) reported hours per week worked in all jobs in Exams 1 (2000-2002), 2 (2002-2004), 3 (2004-2005), and 5 (2010-2011). Cognitive function was assessed (Exam 5) using the Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (version 2), a measure of global cognitive functioning; the Digit Symbol Coding, a measure of processing speed; and the Digit Span test, a measure of attention and working memory. We used a prospective approach and linear regression to assess associations for every 10 hours of work. Results: Among all participants, associations of hours worked with cognitive function of any type were not statistically significant. In occupation-stratified analyses (interaction p = 0.051), longer work hours were associated with poorer global cognitive function among Sales/Office and blue-collar workers, after adjustment for age, sex, physical activity, body mass index, race/ethnicity, educational level, annual income, history of heart attack, diabetes, apolipoprotein E-epsilon 4 allele (ApoE4) status, birth-place, number of years in the United States, language spoken at MESA Exam 1, and work hours at Exam 5 (β = -0.55, 95% CI = -0.99, -0.09) and (β = -0.80, -1.51, -0.09), respectively. In occupation-stratified analyses (interaction p = 0.040), we also observed an inverse association with processing speed among blue-collar workers (adjusted β = -0.80, -1.52, -0.07). Sex, race/ethnicity, and ApoE4 did not significantly modify associations between work hours and cognitive function. Conclusion: Weak inverse associations were observed between work hours and cognitive function among Sales/Office and blue-collar workers.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.59-78
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• 2009

Objective : This study was designed to examine the effects of stem bark extracts of Cornus walteri Wanger on the lipid lowering, anti-oxidative activity and concentration of proinflammatory cytokines in hyperlipidemic rat. Methods : Male rats weighing $195.21{\pm}5.85g$ fed high fat diet for 8 weeks and 40 rats(above 400 g) were divided into 4 groups. Each groups were divided into a control group and 3 experimental groups. We fed a control group of rats a basal diet and administered normal saline(100 mg/kg, 1 time/1 day) for 4 weeks. And we fed each experimental group of rats Basal diet and administered an extract of Cornus walteri Wanger(100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg, 1 time/1 day) for 4 weeks. At the end of the experiment, the rats were sacrificed to determine their chemical composition. We measured lipid of plasma and liver, concentration of proinflammatory cytokines, anti-oxidative activity and gene expression. Results : 1. Concentration of plasma free fatty acid, LDL-cholesterol showed a tendency to decrease in Cornus walteri Wanger ext. groups. Concentration of plasma triglyceride, total cholesterol showed a significantly decrement in all Cornus walteri Wanger ext. group than that of control group. HDL-cholesterol showed a significantly increment in the 300 mg/kg Cornus walteri Wanger ext. group. 2. Concentration of liver total cholesterol showed a tendence to decrease in Cornus walteri Wanger ext. groups. Concentration of triglyceride liver showed a significantly decrement in all Cornus walteri Wanger ext. group than that of control group. 3. Concentration of plasma and liver TBARS showed a tendence to decrease in Cornus walteri Wanger ext. groups. The values of GSH-Px, SOD and CAT activity showed a significantly increment in the 300 mg/kg Cornus walteri Wanger ext. group than that of control group. 4. The values of plasma AST and ALT activity showed no significantly different in all treatment groups. 5. Concentration of plasma $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ showed a tendency to decrease in the Cornus walteri Wanger ext. groups. However the concentration of IL-10 in the 200 and 300 mg/kg Cornus walteri Wanger ext. groups showed a significantly increment than that of control group. Concentration of liver $IL-1{\beta}$, $TNF-{\alpha}$ and IL-10 showed no significantly difference in all treatment groups. However concentration of IL-6 in the 200 and 300 mg/kg Cornus walteri Wanger ext. groups showed a significantly decrement than that of control group. 6. In the analysis of RT-PCR, gene expression of $TNF-{\alpha}$, Apo-B, Apo-E and leptin in the Cornus walteri Wanger ext. groups showed a lower expression than that of control group. 7. The ratio of $TNF-{\alpha}$, Apo-E and leptin expression per $\beta$-actin expression in the 200 and 300 mg/kg Cornus walteri Wanger ext. showed a significantly decrement than that of control group. The ratio of Apo-B expression per $\beta$-actin expression in the 300 mg/kg Cornus walteri Wanger ext. showed a significantly decrement than that of control group. Conclusions : According to above results, in lowering lipid effect, antioxidative activity and antiinflammatory effect, the Cornus walteri Wanger ext. gives positive effect.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.83-87
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• 2010

The cholesterol-lowering effects of soymilk fermented with Bacillus subtilis KCCM42923 were studied in apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE KO) mice and compared to the cholesterol-lowering effects of soymilk to which cheonggukjang powder had been added. ApoE KO mice were divided into 3 groups (n=7/group). Animals were fed either an atherogenic diet only (AD, control group), an AD supplemented with fermented soymilk containing Corni fructus (FSM group), or an AD supplemented with soymik to which cheonggukjang (CGJ) powder had been added at 5% (w/v) (CPS group) for 8 weeks. The amount of FSM or CPS supplementing the AD was 20.8 mL/kg BW. There were no differences in either body weight gain or organ weights among three groups. In the FSM group, the concentration of plasma total cholesterol (TC) and LDL cholesterol (LDLC) were significantly decreased by 26.2% and 30.3% compared with the values of the control group (p<0.05). However, the triglyceride (TG) and HDL-cholesterol (HDLC) levels were not affected. These beneficial effects of FSM on suppressing the increase in plasma cholesterol level by AD were greater than those of CPS, which revealed 15.4% and 16.4% inhibition for TC and LDLC, respectively. However, these differences between FSM and CPS groups were not significantly different. A preventative effect of FSM or CPS on the accumulation of hepatic TC, but not on TG, was observed. FSM and CPS did not demonstrate any effects on fecal lipid excretion. In conclusion, the cholesterol-lowering effects of the soymilk fermented with Bacillus subtilis KCCM42923 were comparable to CGJ powder-added soymilk. These results suggest that drinking FSM might provide beneficial effects on controlling plasma cholesterol levels.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.491-497
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• 2014

본 연구는 고콜레스테롤 식이를 급여한 마우스의 지질대사에 알긴산 올리고당이 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 실험동물은 4주령 된 수컷 apoE 마우스를 사용하였으며, 정상군, 고콜레스테롤 식이대조군, 알긴산 올리고당 5%와 10% 첨가군으로 나누어 6주간 급여하였다. 실험식이는 AIN-93G 식이를 기본으로 하여 콜레스테롤(1%, w/w)을 혼합하였으며, 알긴산 올리고당을 각각 5%와 10% 수준으로 혼합하였다. 실험기간 동안 증체량은 고콜레스테롤 식이대조군에 비해 알긴산 올리고당 10% 첨가군이 약 7.6% 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 장기조직 중 신장 주변지방과 부고환지방의 무게는 고콜레스테롤 식이대조군이 정상군에 비해 각각 42.6%, 27.6% 유의적으로 증가하였다(P<0.05). 반면 알긴산 올리고당 첨가군은 신장 주변지방과 부고환지방 무게가 고콜레스테롤 식이대조군보다 2배 이상 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 고콜레스테롤 섭취는 혈청 중 총 콜레스테롤, 중성지방, LDL-콜레스테롤 수준을 정상군보다 각각 16%, 12%, 47.1% 유의적으로 증가시켰으며, 반면에 알긴산 올리고당 10%를 섭취한 경우 고콜레스테롤 식이대조군보다 각각 57.5%, 51.4%, 82.9% 유의적으로 감소시켰다 (P<0.05). 혈청 HDL-콜레스테롤 함량은 실험군간 유의적 차이는 크게 나타나지 않았으나, 전체 콜레스테롤에 대한 HDL-콜레스테롤 비율에서 알긴산 올리고당 첨가군이 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 간 조직 내 지질 수준은 고콜레스테롤을 섭취했을 경우 정상군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였으나, 알긴산 올리고당 10%를 섭취했을 때 고콜레스테롤 식이대조군보다 총 콜레스테롤 함량은 3배 이상, 중성지방 함량은 33.5% 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 고콜레스테롤 식이군에서 나타난 분변 내 총 콜레스테롤 함량은 알긴산 올리고당 10% 첨가군에서 정상군보다 21% 유의적으로 증가하였다(P<0.05). 이상의 실험 결과 고콜레스테롤 식이와 알긴산 올리고당을 함께 섭취한 마우스는 체중 감량과 장기 내 지방의 중량을 감소시켜 비만 예방효과가 있고, 혈액, 간지질 및 분변 지질 수준의 개선 효과가 높아 지질대사와 관련된 만성질환 예방에 효과가 있을 것으로 기대된다.