• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.718-724
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 농도구배형 공침합성법을 통해 $Ni_{0.9}Co_{0.05}Ti_{0.05}(OH)_2$ 전구체를 제조하였다. 높은 니켈함량의 양극 활물질에서 나타나는 산소 탈리에 따른 구조변화문제를 극복하기 위하여 소성온도 변화에 따른 양극 활물질의 물리적, 전기화학적 분석방법을 사용하여 조사하였다. $Li_{1.05}Ni_{0.9}Co_{0.05}Ti_{0.05}O_2$의 물리적 특성은 FE-SEM, XRD, TGA를 이용하여 분석하였다. 양극 활물질과 $LiPF_6$(EC:EMC=1:2 vol%) 전해질을 사용하여 제조한 코인셀의 전기화학적 성능은 초기 충 방전 효율, 사이클 유지율 및 율속 테스트를 통해 분석하였다. 제조된 양극재의 초기 충전 용량 및 초기효율은 소성온도 $750{\sim}760^{\circ}C$에서 244.5~247.9 mAh/g, 84.2~85.8%로 우수하였다. 또한 용량 보존율은 50사이클 후에 97.8~99.1%의 높은 안정성을 나타내었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.483-489
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• 2005

To understand the molecular mechanisms that regulate intramuscular fat deposition and its release, cDNA clones expressed in adipose tissues of Korean cattle were identified by differential screening from adipose tissue cDNA library. By partial nucleotide sequencing of 486 clones and a search for sequence similarity in NCBI nucleotide databases, 245 clones revealed unique clones. By a functional grouping of the clones, 14% of the clones were categorized to metabolism and enzyme-related group (stearoyl CoA desaturase, lactate dehydrogenase, fatty acid synthase, ATP citrate lyase, lipoprotein lipase, acetyl CoA synthetase, etc), and 6% to signal transduction/cell cycle-related group (C/EBP, cAMP-regulated phosphoprotein, calmodulin, cyclin G1, cyclin H, etc), and 4% to cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix components (vimentin, ankyrin 2, gelosin, syntenin, talin, prefoldin 5). The obtained 245 clones will be useful to study lipid metabolism and signal transduction pathway in adipose tissues and to study obesity in human. Some clones were subjected to full-sequencing containing open reading frame. The cDNA clone of bovine homolog of human prefoldin 5 gene had a total length of 959 nucleotides coding for 139 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of bovine prefoldin 5 with those of human and mouse showed over 95% identity. The cDNA clone of bovine homolog of human ubiquitin-like/S30 ribosomal fusion protein gene had a total length of 484 nucleotides coding for 133 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of bovine ubiquitin-like/S30 ribosomal fusion protein gene with those of human, rat and mouse showed over 97% identity. The cDNA clone of bovine homolog of human proteolipid protein 2 mRNA had a total length of 928 nucleotides coding for 152 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of bovine proteolipid protein 2 with those of human and mouse showed 87.5% similarity. The cDNA clone of bovine homolog of rat thymosin beta 4 had a total length of 602 nucleotides coding for 44 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of bovine thymosin beta 4 gene with those of human, mouse and rat showed 93.1% similarity. The cDNA clone of bovine homolog of human myotrophin mRNA had a total length of 790 nucleotides coding for 118 amino acids. Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of bovine myotrophin gene with those of human, mouse and rat showed 83.9% similarity. The functional role of these clones in adipose tissues needs to be established.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 1998

Normal and abnormal follicular growth and steroidogenesis depend on gonadotropins as well as intraovarian peptides, which may mediate or potentiate gonadotropin action. Inhibin also affect follicular development and steroidogenesis and may play a role in dominant follicle selection and follicular atresia. Therefore, we studied the differences of serum inhibin, gonadotropin and androgen levels in the women with only the ultrasound findings and no disorder, and polycystic ovary (PCO) with ovulatory disturbance. We prospectively analysed forty-three women with PCO. The diagnosis of PCO was based on typical appearance of the ovaries on TVS. Twelve women with regular menstrual cycle and normal ovarian morphology were selected as control. Basal levels of inhibin, luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol $(E_2)$, testosterone (T), androstenedione (ADD), dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DS), prolactin and TSH in serum were determined. There were significant differences in basal LH levels and LH/FSH ratio between the control and the women with PCO. The basal levels of inhibin and $E_2$ in the oligo-amenorrheic PCO (N=34) were significantly higher than those in the control. There was higher negative correlation between the inhibin and T levels in the oligo-amenorrheic PCO, but, not in the regular cycling PCO. Also, there was higher positive correlation between the LH and T levels in the oligo-amenorrheic PCO, but not in the regular cycling PCO. These data presume that the initial event of PCO is elevated pituitary LH secretion. Elevated levels of LH may down-regulate LH receptors on granulosa cells and also cause hypertrophy of the thecal layer. High level of androgen secreted by the hypertrophied thecal layer may stimulate inhibin secretion from granulosa cells and can be converted to estrogen by extraovarian tissues and could serve to augment pituitary sensitivity to GnRH with a resultant secretion of more LH than FSH. Inhibin may inhibit FSH action on granulosa cell in the PCO follicle, impairing follicular development and dominant follicle selection resulted in ovulatory disturbance.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 1999

The beneficial effect of glucose and phosphate ions in culture medium on the development of human embryos in vitro has not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of fertilization and culture of embryos in glucose/phosphate-free m-TALP medium on pregnancy rates in IVF-ET program. The patients in 244 IVF-ET cycles received GnRH agonist + HMG regimens. A does of 10,000 IU HCG was administered when two or more dominent follicles reached 18mm in diameter. Thirty-six hours after HCG, oocytes were recovered transvaginally using ultrasound guidance. Aspirated oocytes were matured for 4 to 6 h in TCM-199 supplemented with 10% follicular fluid (FF). Insemination was carried out with 50,000 motile spermatozoa in TCM-199 + 10% FF or m-TALP + 5% FF + 5% fetal cord serum (FCS) according to experimental design. After 6 h, oocytes were washed 3 to 4 times and cultured in each fresh medium. After 20 h, oocytes were freed from cumulus/corona cells and examined for the presence of pronuclei. Fertilized oocytes were transferred into each co-culture drops and cultured for further incubation. On day 3, embryo transfer was performed with grade 1 and 2 embryos. Monolayers for co-culture of embryos were prepared by plating $1{\times}10^5$ cumulus cells/ml in 10ul drop of TCM-199 + 10% FF or m-TALP + 5% FF + 5% FCS media 24 h prior to the onset of co-culture. Development to 4 to 16 cell stage was observed at 70x magnification following two days of incubation. Pregnancy was confirmed by detecting increasing serum ${\beta}$-hCG concentrations for 11 days following embryo transfer. Data were analyzed by ${\chi}^2$-test. Oocytes from 244 IVF-ET cycles were randomized. The number of cycles and mean age of patients were 97 and 147, 31.3 yrs and 31.2 yrs for TCM-199 (control) and m-TALP groups, respectively. The mean number of retrieved oocytes/cycle, fertilization rates, number of embryos transferred/ET and pregnancy rates were 11.1 and 10.3, 65.1% and 67.3%, 4.1 and 4.7, 28.9% and 43.8% for TCM-199 and m-TALP groups, respectively. Differences in the pregnancy rates were found between control and m-TALP groups (p<0.05). The pregnancy rate of patients divided according to maternal age groups of ${\leq}30$, 31-35, $36{\leq}$ were 44.4% and 49.0%, 26.1% and 41.3%, 29.2% and 41.2% for control and m-TALP groups, respectively. These data indicate that culture of human embryos in glucose/phosphate-free m-TALP medium improves pregnancy rates.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.301-309
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 체외수정, 난자내 정자 직접주입, 난자내 정자 두부 미두 주입 후의 핵과 미세소관의 변화를 관찰하였다. 핵과 미세소관의 움직임은 형광염색을 실시한 후 공초점주사현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 체외수정에서 관찰된 바와 동일하게 정자를 난자에 직접주입 한 직후 정자 중편부에서 성상체가 형성되었고, 이 성상체에 의해 자성 웅성 전핵이 융합되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 그러나 난자내 정자를 직접주입하였을 경우 웅성전핵으로 발달하는 비율이 낮았다. 이는 주입된 정자가 원형질막과 perinuclear theca에 싸인 체 난자내로 들어가 난자내의 sperm nucleus decondensing factor와 정자 핵과의 반응이 억제되기 때문으로 생각된다. 정자 두부 만을 주입하였을 경우 성상체가 형성되지 않았지만 자성 웅성 전핵 사이 또는 그 주위에서 두터운 미세소관층이 관찰이 되었다. 따라서 소에 있어서는 정자의 중편부에 위치하여 microtubule organizing center (MTOC)의 역할을 하는 중심립 또는 중심체 없이도 모계에서 유래된 미세소관이 형성되어 이것이 전핵의 융합과 세포분열에 관여하는 것으로 생각된다. 정자의 미부 만을 주입하였을 경우 성상체가 형성이 되지 않았으며, 자성핵 사이에 형성된 미세소관과 떨어져서 관찰되었다. 따라서 주입된 정자의 꼬리는 미세소관형성과 관련이 없는 것으로 생각된다. 이러한 결과는 소에 있어서, 수정 시 정자로부터 유래되는 중심립 또는 중심체가 없이도 미세소관을 형성하여 미세소관에 의해 이후의 배발달이 정상적으로 일어남을 보여주고 있다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.391-397
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• 1998

The toxicity evaluation of oriental herbal drugs is of great concern at present. Bojungchisup-tang (BCST, in Korean), a decocted medicine of oriental herbal mixture, is now well used in clinic at oriental hospitals for the treatment of edema of several diseases in practice. However, the toxicity of the oriental herbal decocted medicines such as genetic toxicity is not well defined until now. In this respect, to clarify the genetic toxicity of BCST, in vitro chromosome aberration assay with Chinese hamster lung (CHL) fibroblasts and in vivo supravital micronucleus assay with mouse peripheral reticulocytes were performed in this study. In the chromosome aberration assay, we used 5,000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml BCST as maximum concentration because no remarkable cytotoxicity in CHL cells was observed both in the presence and absence of S-9 metabolic activation system. No statistical significant differences of chromosome aberrations were observed in CHL cells treated with 5,000, 2,500 and 1,250 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml BCST for 6 hour both in the presence and absence of S-9 metabolic activation. However, very weak positive result (6.5-8.0% aberration) of BCST was obtained in the absence of S-9 metabolic activation system at 5,000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml BCST when treated for 24 hour, i.e. 1.5 normal cell cycle time. And also, in vivo clastogenicity of BCST was studied by acridine orange-supravital staining micronucleus assay using mouse peripheral reticulocytes. We used 2,000 mg/kg as the highest oral dose in this micronucleus assay because no acute oral toxicity of BCST was observed in mice. The optimum induction time of micronucleated reticulocytes (MNRETS) was determined as 36 hours after oral administration of 2,000 mg/kg BCST. No significant differences of MNRETs between control and BCST treatment groups were observed in vivo micronucieus assay. From these results, BCST revealed very weak positive result in chromosome aberration assay in vitro with CHL cells and no clastogenicity in micronucieus assay in vivo.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.567-576
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• 2017

The $Na^+/H^+$ exchanger is responsible for maintaining the acidic tumor microenvironment through its promotion of the reabsorption of extracellular $Na^+$ and the extrusion of intracellular $H^+$. The resultant increase in the extracellular acidity contributes to the chemoresistance of malignant tumors. In this study, the chemosensitizing effects of cariporide, a potent $Na^+/H^+-exchange$ inhibitor, were evaluated in human malignant mesothelioma H-2452 cells preadapted with lactic acid. A higher basal level of phosphorylated (p)-AKT protein was found in the acid-tolerable H-2452AcT cells compared with their parental acid-sensitive H-2452 cells. When introduced in H-2452AcT cells with a concentration that shows only a slight toxicity in H-2452 cells, cariporide exhibited growth-suppressive and apoptosis-promoting activities, as demonstrated by an increase in the cells with pyknotic and fragmented nuclei, annexin V-PE(+) staining, a $sub-G_0/G_1$ peak, and a $G_2/M$ phase-transition delay in the cell cycle. Preceding these changes, a cariporide-induced p-AKT down-regulation, a p53 up-regulation, an ROS accumulation, and the depolarization of the mitochondrial-membrane potential were observed. A pretreatment with the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor LY294002 markedly augmented the DNA damage caused by the cariporide, as indicated by a much greater extent of comet tails and a tail moment with increased levels of the p-histone H2A.X, $p-ATM^{Ser1981}$, $p-ATR^{Ser428}$, $p-CHK1^{Ser345}$, and $p-CHK2^{Thr68}$, as well as a series of pro-apoptotic events. The data suggest that an inhibition of the PI3K/AKT signaling is necessary to enhance the cytotoxicity toward the acidtolerable H-2452AcT cells, and it underlines the significance of proton-pump targeting as a potential therapeutic strategy to overcome the acidic-microenvironment-associated chemotherapeutic resistance.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.470-476
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• 2014

커피 음료 제조시 생성되는 커피박의 식품자원화에 대한 기초연구로써, 전통 식품인 식혜에 적용하기 위하여, 커피박 열수 추출물을 첨가한 식혜의 당화 과정 중 품질 변화와 항산화 활성 및 저장 중 미생물 변화를 조사하였다. CR 함유 식혜는 대조구에 비해 pH가 높았으며, 당화 시간이 경과함에 따라 모든 시료의 pH는 증가하였다. 당화 완료 시점인 5시간에는 대조구와 CR 첨가구의 pH는 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 산도는 0.06-0.08%의 범위 내에서 변동은 있었으나, CR 농도별 및 당화 시간에 따른 뚜렷한 변화는 나타나지 않았다. 동일 당화 시간에서는 CR 농도가 높을수록 환원당의 함량은 높았고, 동일 시료에서는 당화 시간이 경과할수록 증가하였다. 당화 5시간에서는 CR-0.8과 CR-1.0의 환원당은 각각 48.66, 47.24 mg/mL를 나타내어 대조구(45.10 mg/mL)에 비해 유의적으로 높았다(p<0.05). 당화 시간이 경과할수록, CR 첨가 식혜는 대조구에 비해 어둡고, 적색도 및 황색도가 증가하였으며, CR의 농도가 높을수록 이러한 경향은 뚜렷하였다. 총 폴리페놀 함량과 총 플라보노이드 함량은 CR을 함유한 식혜가 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 높았으며, CR 농도 비율이 증가될수록 높았다. 특히, CR-1.0은 대조구에 비해 총 플라보노이드 함량이 약 3배 이상 높았다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능과 아질산염 소거능은 CR 첨가 비율이 증가할수록 유의적으로 증가하였다. CR-1.0은 대조구에 비해 DPPH 라디칼 소거능은 약 3배이상, 아질산염 소거능은 약 3.8배 이상 증가하였다. CR 첨가 식혜의 종합적 기호도는 CR-1.0(3.04)을 제외한 나머지 CR 첨가구는 모두 대조구(3.32)보다 높았으며 특히, CR-0.6은 종합적 기호도 뿐만 아니라, 맛, 색, 향에서도 가장 높은 평가를 나타내었다. $4^{\circ}C$에서 20일 동안 저장한 식혜의 일반세균수를 조사한 결과, 대조군은 $10^3CFU/mL$이었고, CR을 첨가한 식혜는 $10^1-10^2CFU/mL$를 나타내었다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.7761-7772
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• 2015

제주 바다목장 해역의 식물플랑크톤 군집의 시 공간적 분포특성을 파악하기 위해 8개 정점의 표층과 10m 수심에서 2008년 4월부터 11월까지 4회 현장조사를 실시하였다. 식물플랑크톤 출현종은 63속 106종으로 다양하였다. 분류군별은 규조류가 61.3%, 와편모조류가 34.9%를 차지하였고, 시간적으로는 가을에 다양한 종이 출현하였다. 식물플랑크톤 현존량은 여름 $0.6cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}$에서 봄 $64.0cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}$의 범위로 매우 낮았다. 평균 세포밀도에 의한 연변동은 연평균 최저 11월 $0.9cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}$에서 최고 4월 $37.0cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}$로 변화하여 연평균 $11.7cells{\cdot}mL^{-1}$의 낮은 세포밀도를 나타내었다. 우점종은 4월에 Skeletonema costatum-like species(ls)에 의해 극우점되었다. 6월은 Torodinium teredo, Cylindrotheca closterium, Scrippsiella trochoidea, 9월은 S. costatum-ls, Thalassionema nitzschioides, Pseudo-nitzschia pungens, Ebria tripartita 그리고 11월은 Corethron pennatum, Dictyocha fibura, Neoceratium teres가 우점 출현하여, 기존 결과와는 다른 결과를 나타내었다. 생태지수 중에 종 다양성 지수는 4월과 9월에 낮고 6월과 11월에 높았다. 식물플랑크톤 군집으로 본 제주 바다목장 해역의 생물해양학적 특성은 연간 크기가 작은 나노플랑크톤에 의한 점유률이 높았고, 특정 종에 의해 극우점되는 외부 영양염류 유입보다는 생태내의 물질순환에 따른 재생산비율이 높은 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.283-287
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• 2014

Sexed semen is commonly used for the production of calves of the desired gender. Gender selection is important in animal production industries. For example, female cattle are required for the dairy industry while males are preferred in the beef cattle industry. The present study was to assess the in vivo embryo production efficiency using the semen separated according to sex during superovulation in Hanwoo. Seventy Hanwoo donor cows were flushed on day 7 of estrus cycle with same FSH and artificial insemination by the same technicians. Embryos were recovered on 7 days after the third insemination by flushing the uterus with embryo collection medium. KPN semen straws used artificial insemination contained 20 million sperm (total number 60 million per donor). Sex-sorted semen straws contained 4 million sperm (total number 12 million per donor). The results obtained were as follows: No differences were observed in the efficiency of superovulation rates on KPN semen 87%, and sexed semen 100%, respectively. The mean numbers of total embryos are each $12.58{\pm}8.31$ and $13.25{\pm}7.86$. The mean numbers of transferable embryos, sexed semen were significantly lower than KPN semen ($3.75{\pm}1.98$ vs. $8.23{\pm}6.07$, P<0.05). The rates of unfertilized embryos from superovulation using sexed semen were significantly higher than KPN semen (50% vs. 15%, P<0.05). The rate of degenerated 2-cell embryos from sexed and KPN semen was 60.87% and 11.11%, respectively (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results indicate that superovulation using sexed semen was useful, but efficient embryo production was important to reducing the damage caused by the Flowcytometer-based sperm sorting procedure.