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Beyond Clot Dissolution; Role of Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Central Nervous System

  • Kim, Ji-Woon;Lee, Soon-Young;Joo, So-Hyun;Song, Mi-Ryoung;Shin, Chan-Young
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.16-26
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    • 2007
  • Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is a serine protease catalyzing the proteolytic conversion of plasminogen into plasmin, which is involved in thrombolysis. During last two decades, the role of tPA in brain physiology and pathology has been extensively investigated. tPA is expressed in brain regions such as cortex, hippocampus, amygdala and cerebellum, and major neural cell types such as neuron, astrocyte, microglia and endothelial cells express tPA in basal status. After strong neural stimulation such as seizure, tPA behaves as an immediate early gene increasing the expression level within an hour. Neural activity and/or postsynaptic stimulation increased the release of tPA from axonal terminal and presumably from dendritic compartment. Neuronal tPA regulates plastic changes in neuronal function and structure mediating key neurologic processes such as visual cortex plasticity, seizure spreading, cerebellar motor learning, long term potentiation and addictive or withdrawal behavior after morphine discontinuance. In addition to these physiological roles, tPA mediates excitotoxicity leading to the neurodegeneration in several pathological conditions including ischemic stroke. Increasing amount of evidence also suggest the role of tPA in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis even though beneficial effects was also reported in case of Alzheimer's disease based on the observation of tPA-induced degradation of $A{\beta}$ aggregates. Target proteins of tPA action include extracellular matrix protein laminin, proteoglycans and NMDA receptor. In addition, several receptors (or binding partners) for tPA has been reported such as low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) and annexin II, even though intracellular signaling mechanism underlying tPA action is not clear yet. Interestingly, the action of tPA comprises both proteolytic and non-proteolytic mechanism. In case of microglial activation, tPA showed non-proteolytic cytokine-like function. The search for exact target proteins and receptor molecules for tPA along with the identification of the mechanism regulating tPA expression and release in the nervous system will enable us to better understand several key neurological processes like teaming and memory as well as to obtain therapeutic tools against neurodegenerative diseases.

A Simple Dosing Scheme for Intravenous Busulfan Based on Retrospective Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis in Korean Patients

  • Choe, Sang-Min;Kim, Gayeong;Lim, Hyeong-Seok;Cho, Sang-Heon;Ghim, Jong-Lyul;Jung, Jin-Ah;Kim, Un-Jib;Noh, Gyu-Jeong;Bae, Kyun-Seop;Lee, Dong-Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제16권4호
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    • pp.273-279
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    • 2012
  • Busulfan is an antineoplastic agent with a narrow therapeutic window. A post-hoc population pharmacokinetic analysis of a prospective randomized trial for comparison of four-times daily versus once-daily intravenous busulfan was carried out to search for predictive factors of intravenous busulfan (iBu) pharmacokinetics (PK). In this study the population PK of iBu was characterized to provide suitable dosing recommendations. Patients were randomized to receive iBu, either as 0.8 mg/kg every 6 h or 3.2 mg/kg daily over 4 days prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In total, 295 busulfan concentrations were analyzed with NONMEM. Actual body weight and sex were significant covariates affecting the PK of iBu. Sixty patients were included in the study (all Korean; 23 women, 37 men; mean [SD] age, 36.5 [10.9] years; weight, 66.5 [11.3] kg). Population estimates for a typical patient weighing 65 kg were: clearance (CL) 7.6 l/h and volume of distribution (Vd) 32.2 l for men and 29.1 L for women. Inter-individual random variabilities of CL and $V_d$ were 16% and 9%. Based on a CL estimate from the final PK model, a simple dosage scheme to achieve the target $AUC_{0-inf}$ (defined as median AUC0-inf with a once-daily dosage) of 26.18 $mg/l{\cdot}hr$, was proposed: $24.79{\cdot}ABW^{0.5}mg$ q24h, where ABW represents the actual body weight in kilograms. The dosing scheme reduced the unexplained interindividual variabilities of CL and Vd of iBu with ABW being a significant covariate affecting clearance of iBU. We propose a new simple dosing scheme for iBu based only on ABW.

사과박의 펙틴 추출을 위한 압출 공정 모형화 (Modeling of Extrusion for Pectin Extraction from Apple Pomace)

  • 조용진;김종태;김철진;황재관
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.1011-1016
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    • 1999
  • 식물의 세포벽 모형에 근거하여 고온고압의 조건하에서 기계적인 전단웅력을 식물 세포벽에 가할 경우 수용성 다당류를 효과적으로 분리할 수 있다는 가설에 근거하여 사과박으로부터 펙틴을 추출하기 위해 압출처리법을 도입하였다. L/D비가 20: 1인 동방향완전맞물림형 이축압출기를 이용하여 압출기의 축회전수, 원료의 공급률 및 원료의 수분함량을 공정변수로 하고 압출기의 비기계에너지를 시스템의 매개변수로 하여 압출처리에 의한 수용성 다당류의 수율, 평균 분자량 및 galacturonic acid 함량을 분석한 후, 각각의 모형을 개발하였다. 펙틴의 수율과 품질을 동시에 비교해 볼때, 비기계에너지를 증가시키면 펙틴의 수율이 향상되는 것으로 나타났으나, 수율을 향상시키는 압출조건은 품질의 저하를 초래하는 것으로 나타났다. 비기계에너지가 191 kWh/ton인 고강도의 추출조건에서 수율은 20.1%로 나타나 기존의 산처리법에 의한 14.4% 수율보다 월등히 향상된 수율을 얻을 수 있었다. 한편, 비기계에너지가 96 kWh/ton인 저강도의 추출조건에서는 분자량이 240,000인 펙틴을 얻을 수 있어 산처리시 분자량 181,000의 펙틴보다 훨씬 양질의 펙틴을 얻을 수 있었다. 따라서, 목표로 하는 품질의 펙틴을 생산할 수 있으면서 최고의 수율을 얻을 수 있는 압출조건을 설정해야 하며, 이를 위해서 본 연구에서 제시한 펙틴의 수율 및 품질 모형을 이용할 수 있다.

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한국산 백합 (Meretrix lusoria) 의 전사체 분석 (Expressed sequence tag analysis of Meretrix lusoria (Veneridae) in Korea)

  • 강정하;정지은;김봉석;안철민;강현숙;강세원;황희주;한연수;채성화;고현숙;이준상;이용석
    • 한국패류학회지
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    • 제28권4호
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    • pp.377-384
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    • 2012
  • The importance of biological resources has been gradually increasing, and mollusks have been utilized as main fishery resources in terrestrial ecosystems. But little is known about genomic and transcriptional analysis in mollusks. This is the first report on the transcriptomic profile of Meretrix lusoria. In this study, we constructed cDNA library and determined 542 of distinct EST sequences composed of 284 singletons and 95 contigs. At first, we identified 180 of EST sequences that have significant hits on protein sequences of the exclusive Mollusks database through BLASTX program and 343 of EST sequences that have significant hits on NCBI NR database. We also found that 211 of putative sequences through local BLAST (blastx, E < e-10) search against KOG database were classified into 16 functional categories. Some kinds of immune response related genes encoding allograft inflammatory factor 1 (AIF-1), B-cell translocation gene 1 (BTG1), C-type lectin A, thioester-containing protein and 26S proteasome regulatory complex were identified. To determine phylogenetic relationship, we identified partial sequences of four genes (COX1, COX2, 12S rRNA and NADH dehydrogenase) that significantly matched with the mitochondrial genomes of 3 species-Ml (Meretrix lusoria), Mp (Meretrix petechialis) and Mm (Meretrix meretrix). As a result, we found that there was a little bit of a difference between sequences of Korean isolates and other known isolates. This study will be useful to develop breeding technology and might also be helpful to establish a classification system.

MicroRNA-124 rs531564 Polymorphism and Cancer Risk: A Meta-analysis

  • Li, Wen-Jing;Wang, Yong;Gong, Yu;Tu, Chao;Feng, Tong-Bao;Qi, Chun-Jian
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권17호
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    • pp.7905-7909
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    • 2015
  • Several studies reported there was a polymorphism (rs531564 C > G) in miR-124 gene. To investigate the MiR-124 rs531564 polymorphism and cancer risk. We conducted a literature search of the Medline, Embase and Wangfang Medicine databases to identify all relevant studies for this meta-analysis. We determined that the miR-124 rs531564 polymorphism was significantly associated with decreased risks of cancers in the allelic model (G vs C, OR=0.71, 95% CI=0.53-0.94, P=0.02), homozygote model (GG vs CC, OR=0.42, 95% CI=0.26-0.66, P=0.0002), dominant model (GG/GC vs CC, OR=0.71, 95% CI=0.51-0.98, P=0.04) and recessive model (GG vs GC/CC, OR=0.43, 95% CI=0.27-0.69, P=0.0004). In an analysis stratified by cervical cancer group, significant associations were observed in the allelic model (G vs C, OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.32-0.66, P<0.0001), and dominant model (GG/GC vs CC, OR=0.45, 95% CI=0.3-0.66, P<0.0001). Subgroup analysis also revealed a decreased risk for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the homozygote model (GG vs CC, OR=0.45, 95% CI=0.27-0.75, P=0.002) and recessive model (GG vs GC/CC, OR=0.46, 95% CI=0.28-0.75, P=0.002). This meta-analysis suggests that the miR-124 rs531564 C > G polymorphism is an important risk factor for cancers among the Chinese population.

중의 약재로부터 피부 미백제의 탐색 (The Study on the Whitening Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicines)

  • ;;이수연;김영희;박선기;오선택;김기호
    • 대한화장품학회지
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    • 제35권4호
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    • pp.257-263
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구에서는 미백 화장품 원료를 개발하기 위해 중국에서 전통적으로 사용되어 오던 47종의 천연약재 또는 복합처방 중에서 멜라닌 생성 저해 효과를 지닌 원료를 찾고자 하였다. 그 중 버섯 티로시나제 활성 실험에서는 저해 효과를 보이지 않았으나, B16-F10 멜라닌 생성세포(B16-F10 melanoma cell)를 이용하여 류기노와 단삼을 선별하였으며 단삼에서 단삼소(丹蔘素, $\alpha$,3,4-trihydroxybenzenepropanoic acid sodium salt)를 분리하여 B16-F10 멜라노마 세포를 이용하여 멜라닌 생성 억제에 관한 실험을 실시하였다. 류기노와 단삼소는 농도에 따라 멜라닌 생성을 억제하였으며, 류기노는 $300\;{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 약 60%, 단삼소는 $100\;{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서는 약 50%의 멜라닌 생성 저해 효과를 보였다. 따라서 연구 결과로써 얻어진 2종의 원료는 새로운 천연 미백 소재로 적용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

약용버섯의 계통분류 및 국내유통 Inonotus속내 종간 구별을 위한 신속동정법 개발 (Phylogenetic analysis of the medicinal mushroom and taxonomical positions of their commercial products)

  • 김성윤;정민정;김기영;박재민;김문옥;문동오;이태호;이재동
    • 한국버섯학회지
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.52-59
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    • 2005
  • 국내유통약용버섯의 분류체계를 확립하고 이들 속 및 종간의 유연관계확립을 위하여 계통학적 정보를 지니고 있는 ITS부위의 염기서열을 밝히고 ITS1과 ITS2부위의 다양한 염기서열을 이용하여 분류학적 위치를 확립하였고, 시판 I. obliquus 종의 진위여부와 계통분류학적인 유연관계 확립 및 종 특이적인 유전자 탐침을 개발하였다. 본 연구의 조사결과에 의하면, 약용버섯으로 주로 시판되고 있는 국내유통균주는 총 6개의 속(Phellinus, Inonotus, Sparassis, Fomes, Ganoderma, Hericium)으로 나누어짐을 알 수 있었고 그 중에서 기존에 잘 알려진 상황버섯과 최근 들어 수입양이 급증하고 있는 차가버섯이 대부분을 차지하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구에 사용되어진 일명 차가버섯으로 유통 중인 15개 제품 중 중국에서 수입되어진 59번 균주가 P. pini로 확인되었으며 일본에서 수입되어진 51, 52번 균주가 P. baumii와 P. linteus와 유사종 혹은 동일종으로 확인되었다. 한편 I. rheades(AY237731)와 I. radiatus(AY354217) 및 F. fomentarius(AY354213)는 NCBI 등록 시 문제점이 있는 것으로 사료되며 본 실험에서 조사되어진 30번 균주 F. fomentarius가 정확한 말굽버섯인 것으로 사료된다.

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활혈거어약물(活血祛瘀藥物)이 항혈관신생(抗血管新生)에 미치는 영향(影響)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) (Study on effect of the herbs that invigorate and dispel blood stasis on Angiogenic inhibition)

  • 김성훈;심범상;최승훈;안규석
    • 대한한방종양학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.19-37
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    • 2001
  • Object When angiogenesis is excessive, Cancer, RA, Blindness, Psoriasis, Hemangioma, Diabetic retinopathy, Granulation, etc are induced. On the contrary, when it is insufficient, Stroke, Heart disease, Ulcer, Infertility, Scleroderma, artherosclerosis, delay of the wound recovery, etc occur. In recently, the methods which is control of abnormal angiogenesis are researching actively in relathion to anticancer research. This study is search for effective drugs which suppress this angiogenesis, in the ingredients of the herbs that invigorate and dispel blood stasis using to treat intravascular coagulation in the oriental herbal medicine. Methods We maked 80 % methanole extracts of Cnidii Rhizoma, Olibanum, Myrrha, Corydalidis Tuber, Curcumae Radix, Curcumae longe Rhizoma, Zedoariae Rhizoma, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Polygoni cuspidati Rhizoama, Leonuri Herba, Persicae Semen, Carthami Flos, Trogopterorum Faeces, Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, Manitis Squama, Eupolyphaga, Hirudo, Tabanus, Lycopi Herba, Artemisiae anomalae herba, Vaccariae Semen, Sappan Lignum, Gleditsiae Spina, Draconis Resina, Leonunari Semen, Selaginelliae Folium, Spatholobi Caulis, and these extracts were tested for MTT viabilaty test, BrdU incorporation, Tube foramtion assay on ECV304(immotalized human umbilical vein endothelial cell) at the concentration of $50{\mu}g/ml$, $100{\mu}g/ml$, $200{\mu}g/ml$, $400{\mu}g/ml$ Results All extracts except Draconis Resina have no cytotoxicity at the $100{\mu}g/ml$, and in BrdU incorporation test, proliferation rate were reduced below 60% at the concentaraion of $100{\mu}g/ml$ by Zedoariae Rhizoma, Sappan, Lignum Gleditsiae, Spina Draconis Resina Vaccariae Semen. Zedoariae Rhizoma Sappan Lignum Gleditsiae Spina Draconis Resina Vaccariae Semen Olibanum, Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix showed inhibition effects on tube formation of ECV304 at the concentration of $100{\mu}g/ml$. Conclusion At the concentration of $100{\mu}g/ml$ in which cytotoxicity is not found, Zedoariae Rhizoma, Sappan Lignum, Gleditsiae Spina, Vaccariae Semen showed the inhibition effect on proliferation and tubeformation of ECV304.

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Isolation and characterization of a novel gossypol-degrading bacteria Bacillus subtilis strain Rumen Bacillus Subtilis

  • Zhang, Yunhua;Zhang, Zhengyou;Dai, Li;Liu, Ying;Cheng, Maoji;Chen, Lijuan
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2018
  • Objective: The aim of the study was to isolate gossypol-degrading bacteria and to assess its potential for gossypol degradation. Methods: Rumen liquid was collected from fistulated cows grazing the experimental pasture. Approximately 1 mL of the rumen liquid was spread onto basal medium plates containing 2 g/L gossypol as the only source of carbon and was then cultured at $39^{\circ}C$ to isolate gossypol-degrading bacteria. The isolated colonies were cultured for 6 h and then their size and shape observed by microscope and scanning electron microscope. The 16S rRNA gene of isolated colonies was sequenced and aligned using National Center for Biotechnology Information-Basic Local Alignment Search Tool. The various fermentation conditions, initial pH, incubation temperature, inoculum level and fermentationperiod were analyzed in cottonseed meal (CSM). The crude protein (CP), total gossypol (TG), and free gossypol (FG) were determined in CSM after fermentation with isolated strain at $39^{\circ}C$ for 72 h. Results: Screening results showed that a single bacterial isolate, named Rumen Bacillus Subtilis (RBS), could use gossypol as a carbon source. The bacterium was identified by 16S rDNA sequencing as being 98% homologous to the sequence of Bacillus subtilis strain GH38. The optimum fermentation conditions were found to be 72 h, $39^{\circ}C$, pH 6.5, moisture 50%, inoculum level $10^7cell/g$. In the optimum fermentation conditions, the FG and TG content in fermented CSM decreased 78.86% and 49% relative to the control. The content of CP and the essential amino acids of the fermented CSM increased respectively, compared with the control. Conclusion: The isolation of a gossypol-degrading bacterium from the cow rumen is of great importance for gossypol biodegradation and may be a valuable potential source for gossypol-degradation of CSM.

차세대염기서열 분석을 이용한 고려인삼과 미국삼의 전사체 분석 (Characterization of Root Transcriptome among Korean Ginseng Cultivars and American Ginseng using Next Generation Sequencing)

  • 조익현;김영창;이승호;김장욱;김선태;현동윤;김동휘;김기홍;김홍식;정종욱;방경환
    • 한국약용작물학회지
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    • 제22권5호
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    • pp.339-348
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    • 2014
  • The transcriptomes of four ginseng accessions such as Cheonryang (Korean ginseng cultivar), Yunpoong (Korean ginseng cultivar), G03080 (breeding line of Korean ginseng), and P. quinquefolius (American ginseng) was characterized. As a result of sequencing, total lengths of the reads in each sample were 156.42 Mb (Cheonryang cultivar), 161.95 Mb (Yunpoong cultivar), 165.07 Mb (G03080 breeding line), and 166.48 Mb (P. quinquefolius). Using a BLAST search against the Phytozome databases with an arbitrary expectation value of 1E-10, over 20,000 unigenes were functionally annotated and classified using DAVID software, and were found in response to external stress in the G03080 breeding line, as well as in the Cheonryang cultivar, which was associated with the ion binding term. Finally, unigenes related to transmembrane transporter activity were observed in Cheonryang and P. quinquefolius, which involves controlling osmotic pressure and turgor pressure within the cell. The expression patterns were analyzed to identify dehydrin family genes that were abundantly detected in the Cheonryang cultivar and the G03080 breeding line. In addition, the Yunpoong cultivar and P. quinquefolius accession had higher expression of heat shock proteins expressed in Ricinus communis. These results will be a valuable resource for understanding the structure and function of the ginseng transcriptomes.