• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.256-262
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• 2020

Background Most women consider an oval-shaped face to be youthful and beautiful. In recent years, demand has grown for surgical procedures with a shorter downtime and fewer complications. These minimally invasive procedures include botulinum toxin type A (BoNTA) injection, filler injection, suction-assisted liposuction (SAL), laser-assisted lipolysis (LAL), thread lifting, and fat grafting. This study aims to introduce an effective method for creating an aesthetically pleasing lower face using a combination of minimally invasive procedures. Methods From March 2017 to March 2019, 94 patients simultaneously underwent LAL, SAL, and thread lifting. Ancillary procedures such as BoNTA injections, hyaluronic acid filler injections, and removal of the buccal fat pad (BFP) were selectively performed according to the patient's condition. Results Patients rated their postoperative satisfaction as very satisfied, satisfied, dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied. Approximately 83% of all respondents were satisfied with the results, whereas the remaining respondents had complaints regarding the outcomes. The most common reasons for dissatisfaction were a longer-than-expected recovery time and undercorrection, and the most severe complaint was skin depression as a result of overcorrection. Conclusions Our method of simultaneously performing LAL, SAL, and thread lifting, while adding BoNTA, filler injections, and BFP removal as needed, was capable of producing consistent and reliable aesthetic outcomes for the lower face.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.964-972
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• 2001

The kinetics of copper ion biosorption by Pseudomonas stutzeri cells immobilized in alginate was investigated. During the first few minutes of the metal uptake, the copper biosorption was rapid and then became progressively slower until an equilibium was rapid, and then became progressively slower until an equilibrium was reached. At a biomass concentration of 100g/l, the copper biosorption reaction reached approximately 90% of the equilibrium position within 30 min. A Freundich-type adsorption isotherm model was constructed based on kinetics with different amounts of biomass. When using this model, the experimental values only agreed well with the predicted values in a solution containing less than 200 mg/l Cu(II). Desorption of the bound copper ions was achieved using electrolytic solutions of HCl, $H_2SO_4$, EDTA, and NTA (0.1 or 0.5 M). Metal desorption with 0.1 M NTA allowed the reuse of the biosorbent for at least ten consecutive biosorption/desorption cycles, without an apparent decrease in its metal biosorption capability. A packed-bed column reactor of the immobilized biomass removed approximately 95% of the metal in the first 30 liter of wastewater [containing 100 mg/l Cu(II)] delivered at a rate of 20 L/day, and, thereafter, the rate gradually decreased.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.618-623
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 서목태를 기본으로 하여 제조된 전통 발효물인 사리장의 항산화 활성 분석 및 comet assay를 이용한 DNA 손상 억제 효과를 분석하고자 하였다. 사리장의 총 폴리페놀 함량은 $1.04{\pm}0.01$ mg GAE/mL로 나타났다. 항산화 활성을 분석한 DPPH 라디칼 소거능 및 TRAP는 농도 의존적으로 활성이 증가하였으며, 각각의 $IC_{50}$은 11.2 mg/mL와 1.2 mM로 나타났다. ORAC 활성 역시 농도 의존적 증가 활성을 나타내었다. 세포의 ROS 소거능(CAC)은 사리장 처리구의 모든 농도(10~100 ${\mu}g/mL$)에서 NC와 동일한 수준의 ROS 억제 활성을 나타내었다. Comet assay를 이용한 DNA 손상 보호 효과는 $H_2O_2$, Fe-NTA 그리고 HNE에 의한 산화적 스트레스에 의한 DNA 손상을 농도 의존적으로 보호하는 것으로 나타났으며, $IC_{50}$은 $H_2O_2$ 처리군이 13.4 ${\mu}g/mL$, Fe-NTA 처리군이 32.2 ${\mu}g/mL$, HNE 처리군이 59.9 ${\mu}g/mL$로 나타났다. 이상의 결과들은 사리장이 항산화 관련 생리활성을 가지는 것으로 판단되며, 향후 사리장에 포함된 생리활성 성분의 탐색과 in vivo 모델을 통한 생리활성 연구가 이루어져야 할 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.685-689
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• 2009

We describe the expression of recombinant canstatin from stably transformed Bombyx mori BmS (BmS) cells. Recombinant canstatin was secreted into a culture medium with a molecular mass of approximately 29 kDa. Densitometric scanning showed that the secreted canstatin accounted for approximately 91% of the total canstatin production. Recombinant canstatin was also purified to homogeneity using a simple one-step Ni-NTA affinity fractionation. The identity of the purified protein was confirmed as human canstatin by nano-LC-MS/MS analysis. Purified recombinant canstatin inhibited human endothelial cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. The concentration at half-maximum inhibition ($ED_{50}$) for recombinant canstatin expressed in stably transformed BmS cells was approximately 0.64 ${\mu}g/ml$. A maximum production level of 11 mg/l recombinant canstatin was obtained in a T-flask culture of BmS cells after 6 days of incubation.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2010

A bacterial strain with phytase and glucose-1-phosphatase activity was isolated from seawater. The colony was identified as an Enterobacter cloacae strain and named E. cloacae B11. A gene, agpEnB11, coding for an intracellular acid glucose phosphatase was cloned from the strain and sequenced. It comprised 1,242 nucleotides and encoded a polypeptide of 413 amino acids. Recombinant glucose-1-phosphatase (AgpEn) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified using Ni-NTA column under native conditions. Purified protein displayed a single band of 47 kDa on SDS-PAGE. AgpEn hydrolyzed a wide variety of phosphorylated compounds, with high activity for glucose-1-phosphate and glucose-6-phosphate. Optimum pH and temperature for enzyme activity were pH 5.0 and $50^{\circ}C$, respectively. Enzyme activity was stimulated by $Ca^{2+}$ and $Co^{2+}$, and inhibited by $Cu^{2+}$.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.370-378
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• 2005

생물흡착현상을 이응한 중금속오염폐수 처리기술 개발을 위한 기초연구로서 중금속흡착능이 있는 것으로 알려진 U. pinnatifida, E. stolonifera, Laminaria sp., G. amansii 등 4종의 해조류를 대상으로 중금속 흡착 특성을 조사하였다. 해조류 종류별 중금속 흡착능력은 U. pinnatifida$\geq$E. stolonifera$\geq$Laminaria sp.>G. amansii 순이었으며, 중금속 $100mg/{\ell}$ 농도에서 Pb는 $93{\sim}99%$ 정도 흡착이 되었고, Cu와 Cd는 $70{\sim}80%$ 절도 흡착되었다. $CaCl_2$을 이용하여 해조류의 작용기를 치환함으로서 중금속 흡착 및 탈착성능이 개선되었으며, 온도와 pH에 따른 중금속 흡착 변화는 큰 차이가 없었다. U. pinnatifida의 중금속 흡착은 Freundlich 흡착등온식 보다는 Langmuir 흡착등온식에 잘 일치하였고, Cu, Cd 및 Zn에 비해서 Pb가 상당히 흡착친화도가 큰 것으로 나타났다. U. pinnatifida의 중금속별 흡착효율은 다성분계 중금속일 때가 단성분계일 때 보다 감소하였으며, 탈착제로서 NTA를 처리하였을때 흡착된 중금속의 탈착효율이 가장 높았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1809-1813
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• 2006

A gene corresponding to 4-${\alpha}$-glucanotransferase (${\alpha}GTase$) was cloned from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus brockianus. The nucleotide sequence analysis showed that the ${\alpha}GTase$ gene is composed of 1,503 nucleotides and encodes a polypeptide that is 500 amino acids long with a calculated molecular mass of 57,221 Da. The deduced amino acid sequences of Thermus brockianus ${\alpha}GTase$ (TBGT) exhibited a high level of similarity to the amino acid sequence of ${\alpha}GTase$ of Thermus thermophilus (86%), but low level of homology to that of E. coli (26%). The TBGT gene was overexpressed in E. coli BL21, and the corresponding recombinant enzyme was efficiently purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. The enzymatic characteristics revealed that optimal pH and temperature were pH 6 and $70^{\circ}C$, respectively. Most interestingly, TBGT reacted with small oligosaccharides, especially maltotriose, to form various maltooligosaccharides by using its disproportionation activity.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.5063-5067
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• 2012

New molecular markers of cancer had emerged with novel applications in cancer prevention and therapeutics, including for breast cancer of unknown causes, which has a high impact on the health of women worldwide. The purpose of this research was to detemine protein and mRNA expression of synaptic vesicle 2 (SV2) isoforms A, B and C in breast cancer cell lines. Cultured cell lines MDA-MB-231, SKBR3, T47D were lysed and their protein and mRNA expression analyzed by real-time PCR and western blot technique, respectively. SV2A, B proteins were identified in non-tumor (MCF-10A) and tumor cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and T47D) while SV2C only was found in the T47D cell line. Furthermore, the genomic expression was consistent with protein expression for a such cell line, but in MDA-MB-231 there was no SV2B genomic expression, and the SV2C mRNA and protein were not found in the non tumoral cell line. These findings suggest a possible cellular transdifferentiation to neural character in breast cancer, of possible relevance to cancer development, and point to possible use of SV2 as molecular marker and a vehicle for cancer treatment with botulinum toxin.