• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3471-3476
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• 2014

Background: Aberrant expression of the microRNA-29 family is associated with tumorigenesis and cancer progression. As transport carriers, tumor-derived exosomes are released into the extracellular space and regulate multiple functions of target cells. Thus, we assessed the possibility that exosomes could transport microRNA-29c as a carrier and correlations between microRNA-29c and apoptosis of bladder cancer cells. Materials and Methods: A total of 28 cancer and adjacent tissues were examined by immunohistochemistry to detect BCL-2 and MCL-1 expression. Disease was Ta-T1 in 12 patients, T2-T4 in 16, grade 1 in 8, 2 in 8 and 3 in 12. The expression of microRNA-29c in cancer tissues was detected by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR (QRT-PCR). An adenovirus containing microRNA-29c was used to infect the BIU-87 human bladder cancer cell line. MicroRNA-29c in exosomes was measured by QRT-PCR. After BIU-87 cells were induced by exosomes-derived microRNA-29c, QRT-PCR was used to detect the level of microRNA-29c. Apoptosis was examined by flow cytometry and BCL-2 and MCL-1 mRNA expressions were assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Western blotting was used to determine the protein expression of BCL-2 and MCL-1. Results: The expressions of BCL-2 and MCL-1 protein were remarkably increased in bladder carcinoma (p<0.05), but was found mainly in the basal and suprabasal layers in adjacent tissues. The expression of microRNA-29c in cancer tissues was negatively correlated with the BCL-2 and MCL-1. The expression level of microRNA-29c in exosomes and BIU-87 cells from the experiment group was higher than that in control groups (p<0.05). Exosome-derived microRNA-29c induced apoptosis (p<0.01). Although only BCL-2 was reduced at the mRNA level, both BCL-2 and MCL-1 were reduced at the protein level. Conclusions: Human bladder cancer cells infected by microRNA-29c adenovirus can transport microRNA-29c via exosomes. Moreover, exosome-derived microRNA29c induces apoptosis in bladder cancer cells by down-regulating BCL-2 and MCL-1.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.646-651
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• 2018

최근 태양전지의 Donor/Acceptor 계면에 그래핀 양자점을 완충 층으로 삽입하여 광 전환 효율을 향상시킨 많은 연구 결과들이 보고되었다. 그래핀 양자점은 그래핀 단일 층이 여러 겹 쌓여서 구성된 수 나노미터 크기의 물질로, 양자 제한 효과에 의한 밴드갭 조절이 가능하다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 하지만 대부분의 그래핀 양자점을 활용한 연구에서 레이저 분쇄나 수열 처리 등과 같은 복잡하고 접근성이 떨어지는 용액 공정들이 박막 형성에 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Indium tin oxide(ITO)/$TiO_2$/Poly(3-hexylthiophene)(P3HT)/Al 구조로 구성된 태양전지의 Donor/Acceptor 계면에 그래핀 양자점을 단순한 초음파 처리를 통해 용매에 분산시켜 박막 공정에 사용하였음에도 불구하고, 단락 전류를 $1.26{\times}10^{-5}A/cm^2$에서 $7.46{\times}10^{-5}A/cm^2$으로, 곡선인자(Fill factor)를 0.27에서 0.42로 향상된 결과를 확인하였다. 이러한 결과를 트랜지스터 구조의 소자를 활용한 전기적 성질 확인과 순환 전압-전류법을 통한 에너지 레벨 분석 및 가시광 흡수 스펙트럼 분석 등을 통하여 고찰하였다. 본 연구 결과를 통해 그래핀 양자점 용액 공정이 복잡한 처리 공정 없이도, 보다 폭넓게 활용 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.377-382
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• 2012

CIGS 화합물 반도체 태양전지에서 광흡수층과 상부투명전극 간의 격자부정합을 낮추기 위해 buffer layer로써 CdS 박막이 적용된다. 높은 광투과도와 낮은 비저항을 갖는 CdS 박막을 제조하기 위하여 화학적 용액 증착법에 의해 반응용액 내의 S 용액의 농도를 고정하고 Cd 용액의 농도를 변화시켜 CdS 박막을 제조하여 특성을 조사하였다. $[S^{2-}]/[Cd^{2+}]$ 농도비에 따른 박막의 구조적, 광학적 및 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. Cd의 농도가 S의 농도보다 높을 경우에는 균일반응이 촉진되어 CdS 결정들이 클러스터 형태로 기판에 흡착되어 결정 크기가 증가하고 광투과율이 감소하였다. 반면, Cd의 농도가 S의 농도보다 낮을 경우에는 용액 내에서 보다 기판위에서 CdS 결정입자가 생성되는 불균일반응에 의해 결정이 생성 및 성장되었고 수백 옹스트롱의 작고 균일한 구형 입자가 생성되었다. Cd 농도가 증가할수록 과잉 Cd가 증가하여 S 공극 생성으로 $[S^{2-}]/[Cd^{2+}]$ 조성비는 감소하였고 CdS 박막의 전하 농도가 증가되어 비저항이 감소되었다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.131-139
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• 1998

$CdS_{0.67}Se_{0.33}$ 단결정을 승화법으로 성장시켜 Laue 배면 반사법 (back refection Laue method)으로 결정성과 면의 방향이 (0001)임을 알아보았고, EDS(Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer)를 이용하여 소성비가 $CdS_{0.67}Se_{0.33}$ 임을 확인하였다. Van der Pauw 법으로 Hall 효과를 측정하여 운반자 농도(carrier density)와 이동도(mobility)의 온도의존성을 연구하였으며, 이동도는 30 K에서 150 K까지는 불순물에 의한 산란 (impurity scattering)에 기인하고 있으며, 150 K에서 293 K까지는 격자 산란 (lattice scattering)에 따라 감소하였다. 또한 운반자 농도의 In n 대 (1/T)에서 구한 활성화 에너지는 0.21 eV였다. 광전도 셀(cell)의 특성으로 spectral response, 최대 허용 소비전력(maximum allowable power dissipation: MAPD), 광전류와 암전류(photocurrent/darkcurrent: pc/dc) 및 응답시간을 측정하였다. Cu 증기분위기에서 열처리한 광전도 셀의 경우 ${\gamma}$ = 0.99, pc/dc = $1.84{\times}10^{7}$, MAPD : 323mW, rise time : 9.3ms, decay time : 9.7ms로 가장 좋은 특성을 얻었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.92-97
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• 2005

본 연구는 이유 전 자돈의 분변으로부터 분리·동정한 젖산균의 저온 배양에 따른 기초지식을 확보하고 이를 생균제 생산에 적용함으로써 제품내 젖산균의 생존력을 증대시키기 위해 실시하였다. 이유 전 자돈의 분변으로부터 분리·동정한 젖산균은 Lactobacillus acidophilus 1로 판명되었으며, 이를 L. acidophilus CT 01이라 명명하였다. 48시간 동안 저온 배양한 L. acidophilus CT 01은 배양온도가 22℃일 때 생장속도가 가장 느리게 나타났으나 배양 12시간 이후부터 생균수가 급격히 증가하기 시작하여 배양 36시간에 1.3×10/sup 9/ CFU/mL로 최대 생균수를 나타냈다. L. acidophilus CT 01을 저온 배양하여 12일간 4℃와 20℃에 저장한 결과 4℃에 저장한 경우 저온 배양한 처리구의 생존률이 90.30와 90.67%로 대조구(85.81%) 보다 높은 생존률을 나타냈으며(p<0.01), 20℃ 저장시 28℃에서 24시간 저온 배양한 처리구에서 가장 높은 생존률(82.67%)을 나타냈다(p<0.01). L. acidophilus CT 01의 냉동 내성은 저온 배양한 처리구가 대조구보다 생존률이 95.73와 97.34%로 높게 나타났다(p<0.01). L. acidophilus CT 01을 60℃에서 15분과 30분 동안 열처리하여 열저항성을 시험한 결과 22℃에서 저온 배양한 처리구의 생존률이 0.203와 0.108%로 대조구에 비해 높게 나타났다(p<0.01). L. acidophilus CT 01을 저온 배양하여 부형제에 30% 접종하고 50℃에서 12시간 건조하여 생존률을 조사한 결과 저온 배양한 처리구가 가장 높은 생존률을 나타냈다

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.153-162
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• 2008

Purpose: Recombining bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) is usually acquiredfrom high level animals. Though this method is effective, its high cost limits its use. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of bone morphogenetic protein-2 with protein transduction domain (BMP-2/PTD;TATBMP-2) on bone regeneration. Rat calvarial defect model and osteoblastic differentiation model using MC3T3 cell were used for the purpose of the study. Materials and Methods: MC3T3 cells were cultured until they reached a confluence stage. The cells were treated with 0, 0.1, 1, 10, 100, 500 ng/ml of BMP-2/PTD for 21 days and at the end of the treatment, osteoblastic differentiation was evaluated usingvon Kossa staining. An 8mm, calvarial, critical-size osteotomy defect was created in each of 48 male Spraque-Dawley rats (weight $250{\sim}300\;g$). Three groups of 16 animals each received either BMP-2/PTD (0.05mg/ml) in a collagen carrier, collagen only, or negative surgical control. And each group was divided into 2 and 8 weeks healing intervals. The groups were evaluated by histologic analysis(8 animals/group/healing intervals) Result: In osteoblastic differentiation evaluation test, a stimulatory effect of BMP-2/PTD was observed in 10ng/ml of BMP-2/PTD with no observation of dose-dependent manner. The BMP-2/PTD group showed enhanced local bone formation in the rat calvarial defect at 2 weeks. New bone was observed at the defect margin and central area of the defect. However, new bone formation was observed only in 50% of animals used for 2weeks. In addition, there was no new bone formation observed at 8 weeks. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that BMP-2/PTD(TATBMP-2) have an positive effect on the bone formation in vitro and in vivo. However, further study should be conducted for the reproducibility of the outcomes.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.59-70
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• 2003

A stoichiometric mixture of evaporating materials for $CuGaSe_2$ single crystal thin films was prepared from horizontal electric furnace. Using extrapolation method of X-ray diffraction patterns for the polycrystal $CuGaSe_2$, it was found tetragonal structure whose lattice constant $a_0$ and $c_0$ were $5.615{\AA}$ and $11.025{\AA}$, respectively. To obtain the single crystal thin films, $CuGaSe_2$ mixed crystal was deposited on thoroughly etched semi-insulating GaAs(100) substrate by the hot wall epitaxy (HWE) system. The source and substrate temperatures were $610^{\circ}C$ and $450^{\circ}C$, respectively. The crystalline structure of the single crystal thin films was investigated by the photoluminescence and double crystal X-ray diffraction (DCXD). The carrier density and mobility of $CuGaSe_2$ single crystal thin films measured with Hall effect by van der Pauw method are $5.01\times10^{17}cm^{-3}$ and $245cm^2/V{\cdot}s$ at 293K. respectively. The temperature dependence of the energy band gap of the $CuGaSe_2$ obtained from the absorption spectra was well described by the Varshni's relation, $E_g$(T)=1.7998 eV-($8.7489\times10^{-4}$ eV/K)$T^2$/(T+335K). After the as-grown $CuGaSe_2$ single crystal thin films was annealed in Cu-, Se-, and Ga-atmospheres, the origin of point defects of $CuGaSe_2$ single crystal thin films has been investigated by the photoluminescence(PL) at 10 K. The native defects of $V_{CU},\;V_{Se},\;Cu_{int}$ and $Se_{int}$ obtained by PL measurements were classified as a donors or acceptors type. And we concluded that the heat-treatment in the Cu-atmosphere converted $CuGaSe_2$ single crystal thin films to an optical n-type. Also, we confirmed that Ga in $CuGaSe_2$/GaAs did not form the native defects because Ga in $CuGaSe_2$ single crystal thin films existed in the form of stable bonds.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.10-18
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• 2014

식물지방은 인간의 필수지방산과 영양 공급원 이외에 산업원료와 바이오 연료로 사용되고 있다. 식물지방은 색소체에서 지방산이 합성되어 소포체로 이동되어 최종적으로 중성지방으로 합성 축적되는 복잡한 대사과정을 거친다. 최근 연구결과에 의하면 종자지방 합성에 있어서 기존에 알려진 케네디 경로 이외에 세포막의 주요 인지질인 PC가 종자지방 합성에 있어 중요한 역할을 하며 종자지방에 존재하는 지방산의 불포화도를 조절하는데 핵심 역할을 함이 밝혀졌다. 또한 색소체로부터 소포체로의 지방산 이동에 PC가 직접적인 운반체 역할을 할 가능성이 제시되고 있다. PC가 종자지방 합성에 중요한 역할을 한다는 결과는 앞으로 PC가 어떤 기작에 의해 지방산을 종자로 이동시키며 소포체의 어느 특정부위에서 지방을 합성하는지에 대한 연구가 이루어져야 한다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.1126-1141
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• 2021

Recent evidence has shown that methionine (Met) supplementation can improve milk protein synthesis under hyperthermia (which reduces milk production). To explore the mechanism by which milk protein synthesis is affected by Met supplementation under hyperthermia, mammary alveolar (MAC-T) cells were incubated at a hyperthermic temperature of 42℃ for 6 h in media with different concentrations of Met. While the control group (CON) contained a normal amino acid concentration profile (60 ㎍/mL of Met), the three treatment groups were supplemented with Met at concentrations of 10 ㎍/mL (MET70, 70 ㎍/mL of Met), 20 ㎍/mL (MET80, 80 ㎍/mL of Met), and 30 ㎍/mL (MET90,90 ㎍/mL of Met). Our results show that additional Met supplementation increases the mRNA and protein levels of BCL2 (B-cell lymphoma-2, an anti-apoptosis agent), and decreases the mRNA and protein levels of BAX (Bcl-2-associated X protein, a pro-apoptosis agent), especially at an additional supplementary concentration of 20 ㎍/mL (group Met80). Supplementation with higher concentrations of Met decreased the mRNA levels of Caspase-3 and Caspase-9, and increased protein levels of heat shock protein (HSP70). The total protein levels of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and the mTOR signalling pathway-related proteins, AKT, ribosomal protein S6 kinase B1 (RPS6KB1), and ribosomal protein S6 (RPS6), increased with increasing Met supplementation, and peaked at 80 ㎍/mL Met (group Met80). In addition, we also found that additional Met supplementation upregulated the gene expression of αS1-casein (CSN1S1), β-casein (CSN2), and the amino acid transporter genes SLC38A2, SLC38A3 which are known to be mTOR targets. Additional Met supplementation, however, had no effect on the gene expression of κ-casein (CSN3) and solute carrier family 34 member 2 (SLC34A2). Our results suggest that additional Met supplementation with 20 ㎍/mL may promote the synthesis of milk proteins in bovine mammary epithelial cells under hyperthermia by inhibiting apoptosis, activating the AKT-mTOR-RPS6KB1 signalling pathway, and regulating the entry of amino acids into these cells.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.786-794
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• 2022

Green ammonia is a promising renewable energy carrier. Green ammonia can be used in various energy conversion devices (e.g., engine, fuel cell, etc.). Ammonia has to be fed with hydrogen for start-up and failure protection of some energy conversion devices. Ammonia can be converted into hydrogen by decomposition and partial oxidation. Especially, partial oxidation has the advantages of fast start-up, thermally self-sustaining operation and compact size. In this paper, thermodynamics, start-up and operation characteristics of ammonia partial oxidation were investigated. O₂/NH₃ ratio, ammonia flow rate and catalyst volume were varied as operation parameters. In thermodynamic analysis, ammonia conversion was maximized in the O₂/NH₃ range from 0.10 to 0.15. Ammonia partial oxidation reactor was successfully started using 12 V glow plug. At 0.13 of O₂/HN₃ ratio and 10 LPM of ammonia flow rate, ammonia partial oxidation reactor showed 90% of ammonia conversion over commercial Ru catalyst. In addition, Increasing O₂/NH₃ ratio from 0.10 to 0.13 was more effective for high ammonia conversion than increasing catalyst volume at 0.10 of O₂/NH₃.