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Three Predictive Tests Using Mice for the Identification of Contact Sensitizer

  • Jung-Hyun Shin;Min
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.201-210
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    • 1996
  • Predictive tests for the identification of contact sensitizing chemicals have been developed. We measured the sensitization potential with three predictive tests, the in vitro and the in vivo Local Lymph Node Assay(LLNA), ELISA to detect interferon-gamma(IFN-${\gamma}$) from supernatant and flow cytometry to detect change of cell surface proteins, using draining lymph nodes of mice. BALB/c mice were exposed to various chemicals or vehicles on the ears daily for 3 consecutive days in all experiments. With some exceptions of propyl paraben, neomycin sulfate, the in vivo LLNA was able to detect the sensitizing capacity of test chemicals and was more sensitive than the in vitro LLNA for chemicals used in the present study. In another experiment, contact sensitivity was assessed by the ELISA to detect IFN-Υ from the supernatants of the cultured LNCs after sensitization with chemicals. There was a good correlation between the LLNA and the IFN-Υ production for test chemicals. We also examined the change of cell surface proteins on LNCs after sensitization by flow cytometry for some cell adhesion molecules(ICAM-1, E-cadherine, B7 molecule), T cell markers(CD3, CD4, CD8, T$\alpha$$\beta$,T${\gamma}$$\delta$) and B cell markers(LR1, CD45R, I-Ad). The number of ICAM-1 positive cells and B cells in LNCs were increased after sensitization with DNCB, TNCB, isoeugenol and 25%, 50% cinnamic aldehyde compared with that of vehicle as a control. In conclusion, the in vivo LLNA could provide more sensitive screening test for moderate to strong sensitizers and some weak sensitizers including cosmetic raw materials than the in vitro LLNA. The production of IFN-Υ by allergen-activated LNCs might be a values indicators without radioisotopes for the identification of contact allergens. Detection of allergens by testing the increase of ICAM-1 positive cells and B cells in LNCs by flow cytometry might be used as a test method to detect allergens.

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Effect of Cosmetics Contained Isotonic Water Mimicked Body Fluid on Cell Activities and Skin (생체 모사수 화장품이 세포 활성과 피부에 미치는 효과)

  • Park, Sun Young;Lee, Sung Hoon;Kim, Eun Joo;Choi, So Woong;Kim, Ji Young;Cho, Seong A;Cho, Jun Cheol;Lee, Hae Kwang
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.195-201
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    • 2014
  • Body fluid has been studied for diverse fields like Ringer's solutions, artificial joint fluids, cell growth culture media because it plays a crucial role in controlling body temperature and acts as a solvent for diverse metabolite processes in the body and delivery media of mineral, energy source, hormone, signal and drug from and to cell via blood or lymphatic vessel by osmotic pressure or active uptake. Stratum corneum containing extracellular lipids and NMF (natural moisturizing factor) absorbs atmospheric water residing outside of cells and utilize it to hydrate inside of their own. This process is related to skin barrier function. In this study, we conducted the cell viability test with Cell Bio Fluid $Sync^{TM}$, which mimicks body fluids including amino acids, peptides, and monosaccharides to strengthen skin barrier, and the clinical skin improvement test with cosmetics containing Cell Bio Fluid $Sync^{TM}$. In the cell viability test, HaCaT cell was treated with PBS for 3 hours, followed by the treatment of a cell culture medium (DMEM) and isotonic solution (PBS) and Cell Bio Fluid $Sync^{TM}$ for 3 hours each. Then, MTT assay and image analysis were conducted. In the clinical skin improvement test, twenty-one healthy women participated. Participants applied cosmetics containing Cell Bio Fluid $Sync^{TM}$ on their face for a week and evaluated the skin hydration, skin roughness, brightness and evenness. All measurements were conducted after they washed off their face and took a rest under the constant temperature ($22{\pm}2^{\circ}C$) and constant humidity conditions ($50{\pm}5%$) for 20 minutes. All the data were analyzed by SPSS (version 21) software program. Results showed that Cell Bio Fluid $Sync^{TM}$ improved both the cell viability and in vivo skin conditions such as skin hydration, roughness, brightness and evenness.

A Case Study on Application of O-cell Test in Oversea (양방향재하시험의 국외 적용 사례)

  • Lee, Won-Je;Molnit, Thomas
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.593-602
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    • 2006
  • 대구경 현장타설말뚝에 대한 시험하중의 증가와 함께 적용이 활성화되고 있는 오스터버그 셀(Osterberg cell)방식이 적용된 국외의 4 개소 시험결과에 대하여 소개하였다. 사례연구의 대상이 된 4 개소 시험말뚝은 일반적인 시험보다는 결과상의 특징이 있어 현재 및 향후 동일한 시험방법이 적용될 경우 고려될 수 있는 내용을 중심으로 기술하였다. 이들 말뚝시험에서는 가장 전형적으로 지지력의 균형이 이루어져 말뚝의 극한현상이 발생되지 않아 설계하중을 충분히 확인한 경우뿐 아니라 선단지지력이 부족하여 선단 그라우팅 후 재시험을 한 경우, O-cell을 말뚝의 선단에 가장 근접하여 설치 한 후 시험한 경우, 그리고 다단면(multi-level test)시험이 수행되었던 예 등을 살펴보았다.

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Development of Cooling System for Thermal Management and Water Balance in Fuel Cell Vehicle (연료전지 차량의 열 및 물 균형 유지를 위한 냉각 시스템 개발)

  • Kim, Seong-Kyun;Lee, Seung-Yong;Kim, Chi-Myung;Park, Yong-Sun
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.113-117
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    • 2006
  • This paper Is for development of cooling module in order to maintain heat and water balance in fuel cell vehicle. Thermal management system for fuel cell is disadvantage because the temperature of coolant is lower than that of ICE and heat duty of radiator is higher. By CFD simulation, cool ing module was developed for water balance of system. Hot chamber test and hot area/high altitude test on cool ing module was completed.

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Effects of Low Fat Diet and Saturated Fat Supplementation on the Immune Status of BALB/c Mouse (저지방식이와 포화지방 첨가 식이가 BALB/c 마우스의 면역기능에 미치는 영향)

  • 박진순
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.578-585
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    • 1993
  • This study was performed to investigate effects of low fat diet and saturated fat supplementation on the function of the immune system. Forty male BALB/c mice average-weighing 15g were divided into two dietary groups: 0.7% safflower oil group and 4.3% beef tallow & 0.7% safflower oil group. Results are as follows; 1) Food intake, body weight, organ weight, agglutination test, differential white cell count and histological examination of spleen were not different in two dietary groups during the experimental period. 2) Delayed-type hypersensitive test of the mice fed 4.3% beef tallow & 0.7% safflower oil was significantly higher than that of the mice fed 0.7% safflower oil ($\alpha$=0.05). 3) Plaque forming cell was significantly reduced at 10th week compared to 7th week in both groups($\alpha$=0.05). Although there was no significant difference between two groups. 0.7% safflower oil groups showed slightly higher plaque forming cell than 4.3% beef tallow & 0.7% safflower oil group.

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Design and Experimental Study on a Turbo Air Compressor for Fuel Cell Applications (연료전지용 터보 공기압축기의 설계 및 시험평가)

  • Choi, Jae-Ho
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.26-34
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    • 2008
  • This study presents an aerodynamic design and an experimental performance test of a turbo air compressor consisted of mixed-flow impeller and curved diffuser for the PEM fuel cell vehicle application. Many studies compare the efficiency, cost or noise level of high-pressure and low-pressure operation of PEM fuel cell systems. Pressure ratio 2.2:1 is considered as design target The goal of compressor design is to enlarge the flow margin of compressor from surge to choke mass flow rate to cover the operational envelope of FCV. Large-scale rig test is performed to evaluate the compressor performance and to compare the effects of compressor exit pipe volume to stall or surge characteristics. The results show that the mixed-flow compressor designed has large flow margin, and the flow margin of compressor configuration with small exit volume is larger than that with large exit volume.

cis-Annonacin and (2,4)-cis-and trans-Isoannonacins: Cytotoxic Monotetrahydrofuran Annonaceous Acetogenins from the Seeds of Annona cherimolia

  • Woo, Mi-Hee;Chung, Soon-Ok;Kim, Dal-Hwan
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.524-528
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    • 1999
  • cis-Annonacin (1) and the mixture of (2,4)-cis-and trans-isoannonacins (2 and 3), three known mono-tetrahydrofuran annonaceous acetogenins, have been isolated form the seeds of Annona cherimolia by the use of the brine shrimp lethality test (BST) for bioactivity directed fractionation. Their structures were elucidated based on spectroscopic and chemical methods. 1 showed potent cytotoxicities in the brine shrimp lethality test (BST) and among six human solid tumor cell lines with notable selectivity for the pancreatic cell line (PaCa-2) at about 1,000 times the potency of adriamycin. The mixture of 2 and 3 is over 10,000 times cytotoxic as adriamycin in the pancreatic cell line (PaCa-2). All of the compounds are about 10 to 100 times as cytotoxic as adriamycin in the prostate cell line (PC-3).

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The comparison of maximum output power of PV module by solar cell breakage (PV 모듈에서 셀의 파손에 따른 전기적 출력 특성 비교)

  • Lee, Jin-Seob;Kang, Gi-Hwan;Park, Chi-Hong;Yu, Gwon-Jong;Ahn, Hyung-Gun;Han, Deuk-Young
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.9-10
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we investigated the effect of solar cell breakage on maximum output power of PV module. The test result using artificial light source didn't give any change in output power in case of crack near electrical ribbon. Also, there was a reduction in output power in case of increasing of crack area far from electrical ribbon. But, this experiment is under artificial light source test method. So, when such a PV module is outdoor for a long time, there would be problems on electrical output power and durability because of thermal aging phenomenon of solar cell breakage.

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Optimal Design for Tubular SOFC Testing Jig (관형 고체산화물연료전지 테스트 지그 최적화)

  • Choi, Hoon;An, Gwon-Seong;Shin, Chang-Woo;Cha, Suk-Won
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2009.06a
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    • pp.303-306
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    • 2009
  • High temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) offer a clean, pollution-free technology to electrochemically generate electricity at high efficiencies. Solid oxide fuel cells in several different designs have been investigated; these include planar and tubular geometries. The tubular type cell is widely researched due to it have advantages about thermal expansion and sealing issues. Unfortunately, lab scale tubular cell for testing has thermal expansion and sealing problems. The previous Jig for lab scale tubular cell testing has many sealing problems. When we feed fuel gas to jig inlet, ceramic glue sealant has amount of gas expansion pressure, because temperature of feeding gas changes ambient temperature to high temperature ($700{\sim}900^{\circ}C$). Furthermore, when we carry out long time test, something like degradation test, crack of ceramic glue sealant due to weakness of mechanical properties can make stop working the test. Additionally, we reduce setting process for assembling, because micanite is not required drying or debinding process.

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Incidence and Factors Influencing Oral Mucositis in Patients with Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (조혈모세포이식 환자의 구강 점막염 발생실태와 영향요인)

  • Jo, Kwan Suk;Kim, Nam Cho
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.542-551
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study was done to examine the incidence of oral mucositis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients and to identify factors influencing oral mucositis and patient outcomes according to severity. Methods: In this retrospective study, data were collected from electronic medical records of 222 patients who had received hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Oral mucositis was evaluated using WHO's assessment scale. Data were analyzed using Chi-square test, Fisher exact test, Spearman's correlation, Ordinal logistic regression, ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: A total of 69.8% of the patients evaluated developed oral mucositis (grade II and over). As a results of ordinal regression, factors influencing oral mucositis severity were found to be diagnosis, type of transplantation, oxygen inhalation and the number of antiemetics administration before transplantation. The severity of oral mucositis was found to increase the days of hospitalization, days of TPN administration, days of using antibiotics and the number and dosage of analgesics. Conclusion: The results would help predict severity of oral mucositis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients and suggest that provision of appropriate nursing assessment and oral care would improve patient outcomes.