• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1732-1740
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• 2021

Tobacco etch virus protease (TEVp) is a useful tool for removing fusion tags, but wild-type TEVp is less stable under oxidized redox state. In this work, we introduced and combined C19S, C110S and C130S into TEVp variants containing T17S, L56V, N68D, I77V and S135G to improve protein solubility, and S219V to inhibit self-proteolysis. The solubility and cleavage activity of the constructed variants in Escherichia coli strains including BL21(DE3), BL21(DE3)pLys, Rossetta(DE3) and Origami(DE3) under the same induction conditions were analyzed and compared. The desirable soluble amounts, activity, and oxidative stability were identified to be reluctantly favored in the TEVp. Unlike C19S, C110S and C130S hardly impacted on decreasing protein solubility in the BL21(DE3), but they contributed to improved tolerance to the oxidative redox state in vivo and in vitro. After two fusion proteins were cleaved by purified TEVp protein containing double mutations under the oxidized redox state, the refolded disulfide-rich bovine enterokinase catalytic domain or maize peroxidase with enhanced yields were released from the regenerated amorphous cellulose via affinity absorption of the cellulose-binding module as the affinity tag.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.419-427
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• 2024

Objective: The objective of this study was to obtain (co) variance components and genetic parameter estimates for post-weaning body measurements such as body length (BL), height at withers (HW), and chest girth (HG) recorded at six (SBL, SHW, and SHG), nine (NBL, NHW, and NHG) and twelve (YBL, YHW, and YHG) months of age along with yearling weight (YW) in Nellore sheep maintained at livestock research station, Palamaner, Andhra Pradesh, India and also the association among body measurements with YW was studied. Methods: Data on 2,076 Nellore sheep (descended from 75 sires and 522 dams) recorded between 2007 and 2016 (10 years) were utilized in the study. Lambing year, sex of lamb, season of lambing and parity of dam were included in the model as fixed effects and ewe weight was kept as a covariate. Analyses were conducted with six animal models with different combinations of direct and maternal genetic effects using restricted maximum likelihood procedure. Best model for each trait was determined based on Akaike's information criterion. Results: Moderate estimates of direct heritability were obtained for the studied traits viz., BL (0.02 to 0.24), HW (0.31 to 0.49), and CG (0.08 to 0.35) and their corresponding maternal heritability estimates were in the range of 0.00 to 0.07 (BL), 0.13 to 0.17 (HW), and 0.07 to 0.13 (CG), respectively. Positive direct genetic and phenotypic correlations among the traits and they ranged from 0.07 (YBL-YW) to 0.99 (SBL-SHG, SHG-YW, and NBL-YBL) and 0.01 (SBL-YBL) to 0.99 (NBL-NHG), respectively. Further, the genetic correlations among all the body measurements and YW were positive and ranged from 0.07 (YW and YBL) to 0.99 (YW and SHG). Conclusion: There was a strong association of chest girth at six months with YW. Further, it is indicated that moderate improvement of post-weaning body measurements in Nellore sheep would be possible through selection.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2009

This study investigated whether increased adiposity is prevented by estrogen replacement in female ovariectomized (OVX) C57BL/6J mice, an animal model of human menopause and whether these metabolic changes reflect the inhibitory action of estrogen on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor $\gamma$ ($PPAR{\gamma}$)-regulated gene expression. Treatment of $17{\beta}$-estradiol for the last one week of the experiment decreased high fat diet-induced body weight gain and white adipose tissue mass compared to OVX control mice. Histological analysis showed that administration of $17{\beta}$-estradiol to mice decreased the size of adipocytes in parametrial adipose tissue versus OVX control mice. In addition, $17{\beta}$-estradiol reduced the adipose expression of $PPAR{\gamma}$ as well as $PPAR{\gamma}$ target genes such as adipocyte fatty acid binding protein and tumor necrosis factor $\alpha$. These results suggest that $17{\beta}$-estradiol may inhibit adiposity through reducing the $PPAR{\gamma}$ activities in female OVX mice.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1576-1581
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• 2007

알코올 의존의 음주 행동에 VTA에서 NA로 뻗어 있는 도파민 대뇌 보상 경로가 중요하다. 이러한 경로의 토파민 활성도가 $5-HT_3$계 신경에 의하여 조정되고 있으며, $5-HT_3$ 수용체 길항제인 ondansetron (OND)이 알코올리즘 환자에서 음주량을 감소시키고 금주률을 높인다는 보고가 있다. 이에 생쥐의 섭취량에 대하여 $5-HT_3$ 수용체 길항제인 ondansetron의 투여 효과와, 이러한 ondansetron 및 비 특이적 아편계 수용체 길항제인 naltrexone (NTX)과의 병합 투여 효과를 검증하는데 목적이 있다. 알코올 의존화 된 C57BL/6형 수컷 생쥐를 4군으로 나눈 뒤, 10일간 각 군에 vehicle, OND 0.01 mg/kg 단독, NTX 1.0 mg/kg 단독, 및 OND 0.01 mg/kg과 NTX 1 mg/kg 병합 투여하면서 2시간 알코올의 섭취량, 22시간 물 섭취량, 24시간 사료 섭취량 및 체중을 조사하였다. 본 연구의 결과로 2시간 알코올 섭취량의 10일간 변화에 대해 vehicle 투여 군과 나머지 3군의 약물 투여군과 repeated measure ANOVA를 이용하여 각각 비교하였을 때, vehicle 투여군과 NTX 단독 투여군간에 유의한 교차가 관찰되었으나 (p=0.042), OND 단독 투여군과 NTX과 OND 병합 투여군은 vehicle 투여군과 유의한 차이가 없었다. 일별 2시간 알코올 섭취량에 대하여 NTX 투여군과 vehicle 투여군의 군간 비교시 vehicle 투여군에 비하여 NTX 투여군에서 약물 투여 4일부터 10일까지 유의하게 감소하였다(4일 p=0.010; 6일 p=0.050; 8일 p=0.017; 10일 p=0.005). 그리고 NTX과 OND 병합 투여군과 vehicle 투여군의 양군을 비교하였을 때에는 2시간 알코올 섭취량이 4일과 10일에만 유의하게 감소하였다(4일 p=0.049; 10일 p=0.022). 그러나 22시간 물 섭취량, 24시간 사료 섭취량 및 체중의 10일간 변화에 대해 vehicle 투여군과 나머지 3 군의 약물 투여군과의 repeated measure ANOVA를 이용하여 각각 비교하였을 때, 모두 유의한 교차효과가 없었다. 이상의 결과는 생쥐의 섭취량에 대하여 OND의 투여 효과는 없었으며, OND과 NTX의 병합 투여시에는 NTX의 알코올의 섭취량 억제 효과가 감소되었다. 따라서 앞으로 $5-HT_3$ 신경계와 도파민 및 아편 신경계와의 상관관계에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2016

본 연구는 가자 추출물(TCE), 차전초 추출물(PAE), 생강나무잎 추출물(LOE) 그리고 매생이 추출물(CFE)을 첨가하여 식빵을 제조하고, 매일 30 g의 식빵 식이를 6주령 SD 랫드에게 제공한 뒤 혈당과 지질과 관련된 지표들의 변화를 관찰하였다. 추출물이 첨가된 식빵을 섭취한 모든 그룹에서 체중, 음수량, 간과 신장의 무게, AST, ALP, ALT의 변화는 나타나지 않았다. 식이 섭취 후 혈당의 변화를 확인하기 위해 매주 1회 절식 후 공복혈당을 측정하였을 때 1주차 측정 결과에서 Con 그룹의 혈당 수치가 $134.63{\pm}27.12mg/dL$로 BT 그룹, BP 그룹, BL 그룹 그리고 BC 그룹과 비교하여 유의적인 차이를 보이며 혈당이 상승하였고, 4주차 측정 결과에서는 Con 그룹($123.63{\pm}9.62mg/dL$), BT(그룹 $119.13{\pm}9.60mg/dL$), BP 그룹($117.37{\pm}12.77mg/dL$), BL 그룹($116.50{\pm}14.43mg/dL$)과 비교해 BC 그룹에서 $108.13{\pm}4.64$의 혈당치로 유의적인 차이를 보이며 혈당이 감소하는 것을 보아 CFE가 첨가된 식빵은 혈당강하에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단하였다(p<0.05). 이어진 경구당부하검사 120분대 혈당치에서 BT 그룹($124.63{\pm}17.15mg/dL$), BL 그룹($121.50{\pm}13.28mg/dL$)은 Con 그룹($138.50{\pm}6.09mg/dL$)의 혈당치와 비교하여 유의적인 차이를 보이며 감소하는 것을 보여주었으며(p<0.05), AUC에서 유의적인 차이는 나타내지 않았지만 BT 그룹, BP 그룹, 그리고 BL 그룹의 area value가 적어졌다. AUC와 경구당부하검사 결과를 종합해 볼 때 TCE, PAE 그리고 LOE가 첨가된 식빵은 기존식빵에 비해 내당능에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 또한, 혈당과 관련된 중요 지표 중 하나인 당화혈색소 측정 결과에서 Con 그룹(4.06%)과 비교해 유의적인 차이를 보이며 BL 그룹(1.53%)와 BC 그룹(2.28%)은 당화혈색소 함량이 감소하는 것을 보였다(p<0.05). 지질 측정 지표인 TC, TG, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol 측정결과에서 BL 그룹은 TC, LDL-cholesterol을 유의적으로 낮췄으 며 BC 그룹은 TC, LDL-cholesterol을 유의적으로 낮추고 HDL-cholesterol의 함량을 유의적으로 증가시켰다. LOE와 CFE가 첨가된 식빵 식이는 제공은 지질대사의 불균형을 조절할 수 있을 것으로 사료되며 나아가 동맥경화 예방에도 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다. 지질과 관련된 유전인자인 PPAR-${\alpha}$과 PPAR-${\gamma}$에 대한 mRNA 발현을 측정한 결과 BL 그룹, BC그룹에서 Con 그룹과 유의적인 차이를 나타내며 PPAR-${\alpha}$ mRNA 발현이 증가하였고, PPAR-${\gamma}$ mRNA 발현의 경우, BP 그룹, BL 그룹, BC 그룹에서 가장 적은 발현을 나타내었다. 실험 결과를 통해 추출물 중 여러 측정 항목에서 LOE와 CFE가 첨가된 식빵식이에서 가장 좋은 활성을 보였으므로 LOE와 CFE는 공복혈당 강하와 내당능에 효과가 있으며 HDL의 합성을 촉진하여 혈중 TC의 함량을 낮춘 것으로 생각된다. 또한 PPAR-${\alpha}$의 전사를 활발하게 하고 PPAR-${\gamma}$와 관련된 유전인자의 활성을 낮춰 지질대사의 균형을 유지시키는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.107-117
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• 2000

This study was undertaken to determine if Juglandis Semen Aquacupuncture(Ja) has a protective effect against glycerol-induced acute renal failure in rats. Rats were dehydrated for 24hr and then injected with $5m{\ell}/kg$ of 50% glycerol, one-half of dose in each hindlimb muscle. In experiments for Ja effect, rats received $0.1m{\ell}$ of Ja extraction in both sides of corresponding $Sh{\grave{e}}ns{\bar{u}}$($BL_{23}$) of human body and non-acupuncture points(the root of tail) for 3 days after injection of glycerol. The experimental group were divided into the Normal group, the Control group, the Ja to $Sh{\grave{e}}ns{\bar{u}}$($BL_{23}$) group(Ja-AS), the Ja to non-acupuncture points group(Ja-AN). There were significant decrease of Urine vollume, total protein and phosphate level in Ja-AS as compared with the control group. There were not any significant change of Urine creatinine in Ja-AS as compared with the control group. There were significant decrease of Unine glucose in Ja-AS, Ja-AN as compared with the control group. This suggests that Ja-AS could be used in prevention and treatment of acute renal failure. However, the precise mechanisms of Ja protection remain to be determined.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.336-342
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• 2008

The aim of the present study was to assess the anti-obesity effects of fermented kochujang supplement in C57BL/6J mice. Thirty mice were divided into 3 groups; normal diet control group (ND), high fat diet control group (HD), and high fat diet plus kochujang supplemented group (HDK). Results were as follows: 1. Fennented kochujang supplement in high fat diet decreased body weight and epidydimal and back fat weight compared to non-supplement in HD group. 2. Lipid content and blood glucose level were lower in HDK group than HD group. 3. Fermented kochujang supplement increased mRNA level of lipolytic genes such as acyl-CoA synthetase (ACS), carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 (CPT-1), and uncoupling proteins-1 (UCP-1) expression, whereas decreased mRNA level of adipogenic genes such as acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC) expression. These findings suggest that fermented kochujang supplement in high fat diet normalized body weight, epididymal and back fat weight, lipid content, and blood glucose levels through controlling lipid metabolism and provides basic information on the control of obesity.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2012

Objectives: The Samguchup is a plaster therapy in winter to prevent and treat diseases occurring frequently in the winter. Studies on samguchup published in China were analyzed for our study in order to utilize in Korea. Methods: 15 studies with keywords such as 'Sanjiutie' or 'Dongbingdongzhi' published in CAJ (China Academic Journal) until July 31, 2012 were compared, in terms of clinical effects, herbs, acupoints, attatching time, and accompanying treatment. Results: Treatment rate ranged from 65% to 92.65%, in recurrent respiratory infection, cough, allergic rhinitis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea, and rheumatic arthritis. The herbs used more than 5 times were Semen Sinapis Albae, Herba Asari, Ginger juice, Radix Kansui, and Rhizoma Corydalis. The acupoints used more than 5 times were BL13, BL23, GV14, CV17, CV22, and EX-B1. The attaching time were usually 4 hours, but shorter for child. The Sambokchup, Korean medicine, moxibustion on ginger, drug(western medicine), injection, and inhalation were used as accompanying treatment. Conclusions Appropriate use of Samguchup is necessary to treat or prevent diseases in winter.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2005

Objectives : The purpose of this study is as follows. We classify belly-ache into six kinds as mentioned in DongUiBoGam (東醫寶鑑), and are going to present each acupuncture & moxibustion treatment. Methods : For the purpose of looking for each treatment, we referred to a large number of literature for belly-ache treatment from ancient to malearn. Results : The six kinds of belly-ache have each treatment above all, in treatment of belly-ache due to cold-belly-ache (寒腹痛) and hotbelly-ache (熱腹痛) have pain in the formable of ache part. Therefore, general point such as CVl2, CV8, ST36, Extra Meridian are used in turn. Also bad-blood-belly ache and many kinds of belly-ache such as BL18, BL17, LR2 are mainly used much in turn. Especially CV is in common use. Conclusions : we conclude that six kinds of belly-ache have each different acupuncture & moxibustion points and treatment, so if we follow each treatment we might obtain more higher treatment rate of belly-ache.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.188-192
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• 1989

토양에서 분리된 알카리 내성 Bacillus sp. YA-14의 chromosomal DNA로부터 B. subtilis 207-25 에 cloning된 promoter 유전자들을 그 공여 균주로 재형질전환시킬 수 있었다. 그 결과 promoter 유전자들은 공여 균주내에서 대부분의 특성들이 B. subtilis 207-25 내에서와 유사하였다. 재조합 plasmid p-12, p-l2Bl 및 p-l2B2의 CAT 비활성은 B. subtilis 207-25의 형질전환체보다 약간 높게 나타났으며 반면 pPL708의 CAT 비활성은 Bacillus sp. YA-14에서 오히려 상대적으로. 낮게 나타났다. Chloramphenicol에 의한 induction 정도도 월등하게 높은 것으로 나타나 이를 이용한 expression vector의 유용성이 높은 것으로 생각되었다.