• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.71-82
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• 1996

This study has been undertaken to evaluate hydrophobic cyclodextrin(CD) derivatives as a sustained release carrier of azidothymidine(AZT), AZT, which has potent activity against AIDS and AIDS-related complex as thymidine analogue, has been reported that it has significant toxicity and short half life. Therefore, it is necessary to design sustained release oral dosage form to avoid undesirable side effects attributable to an excessive plasma concentration and to reduce the frequency of administration of AZT. Inclusion complexes of AZT with $acetyl-{\beta}-cyclodextrin\;(AC{\beta}CD)$ and $triacetyl-{\beta}-cyclodextrin(TA{\beta}CD)$ were prepared by solvent evaporation method. Interactions of AZT with CD were investigated by Differential Scanning Calorimetry(DSC) and Infrared Spectrophotometry(IR). The decreasing order of water solubilities of AZT and AZT-CD inclusion complexes were as follows; $AZT\;(27.873{\pm}0.015,mg/ml)\;>\;AZT-AC{\beta}CD\;(3.377{\pm}0.003)\;>\;AZT-TA{\beta}CD\;(2.528{\pm}0.001)$. Partition coefficients of $AZT-AC{\beta}CD\;and;\AZT-TA{\beta}CD$ inclusion complexes were increased by 1.27-fold, 1.54-fold in pH 1.2 and 1.32-fold, 1.47-fold in pH 6.8 in comparison with that of AZT. The mean dissolution time (MDT, min) which represents the rapidity of dissolution rate of AZT, $AZT-AC{\beta}CD,\;AZT-TA{\beta}CD$ were 5.12, 14.02 and 19.38 min in pH 1.2 and 2.52, 15.19 and 18.19 min in pH 6.8. AZT was very rapidly and completely dissolved in pH 1.2 and pH 6.8 within 5 minutes. But AZT-CD inclusion complexes showed the sustained release pattern in comparison with AZT alone. The simultaneous in situ nasal and jejunal recirculation study to compare the intrinsic absorptivity and the property of absorption sites revealed that the absorption of $AZT-TA{\beta}CD\;(N:35.35{\pm}1.08%,\;J:27.47{\pm}1.18%)$ was more than that of $AZT\;(N:16.89{\pm}2.25%,\;J:15.86{\pm}2.33%)$. The above results suggest that $TA{\beta}CD$ which is a hydrophobic cyclodextrin may serve as sustained release carrier with absorption enhancing effect.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.395-403
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• 2021

Objectives: Previous studies have shown that participation in social activities (SA) can prevent cognitive decline (CD) and that living arrangements (LA) can affect cognitive function. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of SA and LA on CD, as well as their interactions, using longitudinal data. Methods: Data were used from the 2006-2018 Korean Longitudinal Study for Aging, which followed 10 254 adults older than 45 years over a 12-year period. CD was defined as a ≥4-point score decrease in the Mini-Mental Status Exam over 2 years. We developed an extended Cox proportional hazards model for time-dependent covariates to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) of CD in 4 groups: (1) socially active and living with others, (2) socially active and living alone, (3) socially inactive and living with others (SILO), and (4) socially inactive and living alone (SILA). The model was stratified by gender and adjusted for important confounders. Results: The HR of CD was significantly higher in the SILO group in men (HR,1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08 to 1.78) and in the SILA group in women (HR, 1.72; 95% CI, 1.08 to 2.75). However, the interaction term for gender was not significant. Conclusions: Among socially inactive elderly adults, the HR of CD was elevated in men who lived with others and in women who lived alone, although the interaction term for gender was not significant. Socially inactive men who live with others and socially inactive women who live alone are particularly encouraged to participate in SA to prevent CD.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.54-62
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• 1993

Cd2+ 이온으로 이온교환된 제올라이트 A를 650℃에서 2 ×10-6 T orr의 진공하에서 탈수한 구조 (a:l2.189(2)A)와 이 결정에 요오드가 흡착된 구조 (a:l2.168(2) A)를 21℃에서 입방공간군 Pm3m를 사용하여 단결정 X-선회절법으로 해석하고 정밀화하였다. 탈수한 가In-A의 구조 는 Full-rmoix 최소자승법 정밀화 계산에서 I > 3σ(I)인 186개의 독립반사를 사용하여 최종오차인자를 Rl:0.057, Ra:0.003 까지 정밀화 계산하였고, 이 결정을 요오드로 흡착시킨 구조는 181 개의 독립 반사를 사용하려 Rl = 0.082, R2 : 0.085가지 정밀화시켰다. 두 결정에서 단위세포당 6개의 Cd2+ 이온은 서로 다른 2개의 3회 회전축상에 위치 하고 있었다. 요오드가 흡착된 구조에서 4개의 Cd2+ 이온 은 0(3)의 (111) 평면에서 큰 동공쪽으로 약 0.68(1) A 들어간 I3- 이온이 결합하고 있고 나머지 2개의 Cd2+ 이온은 0(3)의 (111) 평면에서 소다라이트 동공 깊숙히 약 0.68(1) A 들어간 자리에 위치 하고 있다. 단위세포당 약 4개의 I이온이 큰 동공내에 흡착되었다. 각각의 I-는 6-링 Cd2+와 골조의 8-링 산소에 다리를 놓고 있으며 0(1)-I(1)-I(2) 각도는 172(1)˚로써 거의 선형이고 약한 전 하이동 착물을 골조의 8-링 산소와 이루고 있다. 큰 동공 내에 존재하는 I이온은 부분적으로 탈수된 효In-A에서 요오드 증기와 물분자가 반응하여 H+이온과 I-이온이 생성된 후 다시 I이온과 l2 분자와 반응하여 생성되었을 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.712-715
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• 2001

A new combined method including the enzymatic hydrolysis of $\beta$-cyclodextrin ($\beta$-CD) and solvent extraction fo cholesterol from the hydrolyzed mixture was developed to recover cholesterol from a $\beta$-CD-cholesterol complex prepared from dairy products, such as cream, milk, and cheese. Cyclomaltodextrinase (cyclomatodextrin dextrin hydrolase, EC 3.2.1.54, DCase_ prepared form alkalophilic Bacillus sp. KJ 133 hydrolyzed the $\beta$-DC of the $\beta$-CD-cholesterol complex, and then, free cholesterol was efficiently extracted from the hydrolyzed mixture by a nonpolar solvent such as ethyl acetate. To increase the stability of free CDase, immobilized CDase was developed using sodium alginate as a carrier. The immobilized CDase showed a high recovery yield of cholesterol in a time-dependent manner compared to the free CDase. A gas chromatography analysis showed that more than 70% of cholesterol was recovered from the $\beta$-DC-cholesterol complex of cream by the immobilized CDase, whereas only 3% and 29% of cholesterol were recovered when the solvent extraction and free CDase treatment were used, respectively. The cholesterol recovered can be used as a raw material for steroid synthesis. Furthermore, this method can be an efficient way to recover cholesterol or other organic compounds that are bound in a $\beta$ -DC-cholesterol or -organic compound complex.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.409-416
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• 1994

This study was Performed to evaluate the contents of heavy metals in water, sediment and soil of the 7 different sampling points along the West Nakdong river, The results were as follows: the concentrations of Zn, p, Pb, Cd, Mn, Cu and As in the sediment were 197.48, 551.85, 67.01, 2.54, 491.39, 42.95 and 10.52ppm, respectively. The concentrations of Zn, p, Pb, Cd, Mn, Cu and As in the soil was 83.32, 482.89, 17.15, 1.02, 226.02, 26.15 and 7.29ppm, respectively. The concentration ratios of heavy metals In the water to the sediment were 593 - 12700 (Cd >> Cu > Zn > Mn > As > Pb) and that of the water to the soil were 152 - 5100 (Cu > Cd > Zn > Mn > As >Pb). The correlation coefficients of Cu and Pb weve high among the water, sediment and soil. Because the accumulation amounts of heavy metal in the sediment were high, the concentration of heavy metals in the sediment was higher than in soil. The correlation coefficient of heavy metals among water, sediment and soil was high (0.79 - 0.95). Key Words Distribution Characteristics, heavy metals, West Nakdong River.

• 융복합기술연구소 논문집
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.51-54
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• 2013

Cadmium telluride(CdTe) nanowires were successfully synthesized from individual nanoparticles via self-assembly and the evolutionary process was investigated. The oxidation of tellurium ions on CdTe nanoparticles resulted in the organization of individual nanoparticle into twisted-nanoribbons. The nanoparticles self-assembled to twisted ribbons under light while nanoparticles under dark transformed to straight nanowires made of several layers of individual nanoparticles. The images of nanoribbons were analysed based on transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The photoluminescence was blue-shifted from 555 to 545nm.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.104-112
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• 2012

Silica is one of the most abundant compounds found in nature. Immoderate exposure to crystalline silica has been linked to pulmonary disease and crystalline silica has been classified as a Group I carcinogen. Ultrafine (diameter <100 nm) silica particles may have different toxicological properties compared to larger particles. We evaluated the effect of ultrafine silica nanoparticles on mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDC) and murine dendritic cell line, DC2.4. The exposure of dendritic cells (DCs) to ultrafine silica nanoparticles showed a decrease in cell viability and an induction of cell death in size- and concentration-dependent manners. In addition, in order to examine the phenotypic changes of DCs following co-culture with silica nanoparticles, we added each sized-silica nanoparticle along with GM-CSF and IL-4 during and after DC differentiation. Expression of CD11c, a typical DC marker, and multiple surface molecules such as CD54, CD80, CD86, MHC class II, was changed by silica nanoparticles in a size-dependent manner. We also found that silica nanoparticles affect inflammatory response in DCs in vitro and in vivo. Finally, we found that p38 and NF-${\kappa}B$ activation may be critical for the inflammatory response by silica nanoparticles. Our data demonstrate that ultrafine silica nanoparticles have cytotoxic effects on dendritic cells and immune modulation effects in vitro and in vivo.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.847-858
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• 2017

For 26 soil series distributed more than 1% among 63 soil series in Jeju Island, natural uncultivated soil samples were collected. For these soils, the chemical speciation of eight heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, V, and Zn) was examined. Further, the Plant Bioavailability (PB) and Mobility Factor (MF) of these heavy metals were evaluated using Tessier's 5-step sequential extraction method (exchangeable, carbonate, reducible (bound to Fe/Mn oxides), oxidizable (bound to organic matter), and residual fraction). The main form present was residual fraction for Cd and Zn; residual and oxidizable fractions for Cr, Cu, Ni, and Pb; reducible fraction for Mn; and carbonate fraction for V. The average plant availability and average mobility factor were found to be V (57.37%) > Zn (12.49%) > Cd (11.76%) > Cu (11.19%) > Pb (9.37%) > Cr (9.09%) > Mn (3.13%) > Ni (2.63%), and Mn (61.04%) > V (59.94%) > Zn (31.54%) > Cd (17.65%) > Cr (15.66%) > Ni (13.89%) > Pb (13.80%) > Cu (13.53%), respectively.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.291-294
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 다양한 농도의 BCzVBi를 청색 형광도판트, DPVBi를 청색 호스트 물질로 적용한 청색OLED 소자를 제작하였다. 최적화된 고효율 청색 OLED 소자의 적층 구조는 NPB (500 ${\AA}$)/DPVBi:BCzVBi-6%(150 ${\AA}$)/$Alq_3$(300 ${\AA}$)/Liq(20 ${\AA}$)/Al (1000 ${\AA}$)으로 구성되었다. 청색 OLED의 최대휘도는 구동전압 13.8V에서13200 cd/$m^2$이고 전류밀도 및 최대효율은 각각 1000 cd/$m^2$의 휘도에서 26.4 mA/$cm^2$, 구동전압 3.9 V에서 4.24 cd/A 이었다. 도핑된 청색 OLED 소자의 발광효율은 도핑되지 않은 소자의 2배에 이른 반면 색좌표는 (0.16, 0.19)로 서로 비슷하였다. BCzVBi가 6% 도핑된 청색 OLED 445 nm와 470 nm에 2개의 EL 스펙트럼의 Peak이 존재하는 반면 도핑되지 않은 순수한 DPVBi 청색OLED 소자는 456 nm에서의 유일한 Peak만을 보여주고 있다. 이는 호스트 물질인 DPVBi의 LUMO와 도판트 물질인 BCzVBI의 LUMO 사이에 분자 진동에 의한 페르스터 에너지 전이에 기인한 것이다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.42-53
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 광양만 유역 국가산업단지와 컨테이너 부두 유역의 입자크기별 도로축적퇴적물(Road-deposited sediments; RDS)과 해양퇴적물 내 중금속 오염현황 파악과 잠재적인 오염원으로써의 RDS의 영향을 연구하였다. RDS의 경우 아연(Zn)의 농도가 2,982 mg/kg으로 매우 높았으며, 크롬(Cr)>니켈(Ni)>납(Pb)>구리(Cu)>비소(As)>카드뮴(Cd)>수은(Hg)의 순이었다. RDS의 중금속 농도는 입자가 세립할수록 증가하였으며, 금속폐기물을 취급하는 산업시설 주변에서 상대적으로 높은 농도를 보였다. 125 ㎛ 미만의 입자에서 아연(Zn)이 가장 높은 오염도(very high enrichment)를 나타냈고, Cr, Cd, Pb은 심각한 수준의 오염도(significant enrichment)를 보였다. 한편, 해양퇴적물 내 중금속 농도는 대부분 국내 "주의 기준(threshold effect level, TEL)" 이하였으나, 2010년 이후 Zn의 평균농도가 30~40% 증가하였다. 연구지역 도로노면 내 Zn, Cd, Pb 등은 강우시 쉽게 비점오염의 형태로 유출가능한 125 ㎛ 미만이 전체의 54%를 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 아연(Zn)의 경우, 연구지역의 교통 뿐만 아니라 산업활동에 사용된 아연도금의 부식에 의한 영향을 크게 받는 것으로 판단된다. 중금속 농도가 높은 세립한 RDS는 바람, 차량이동에 의해 재비산되어 대기 뿐만 아니라 강우시 인근 환경에 크게 영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문에 주변 환경 및 생태계에 미치는 영향에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.