• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2023

Background: Serotonin receptors can be divided into seven different families with various subtypes. The serotonin 1A (5-HT1A) receptor is one of the most abundant subtypes in animal brains. The expression of 5-HT1A receptors in the brain has been reported in various animals but has not been studied in horses. The 5-HT1A receptor functions related to emotions and behaviors, thus it is important to understand the functional effects and distribution of 5-HT1A receptors in horses to better understand horse behavior and its associated mechanism. Methods: Brain samples from seven different regions, which were the frontal, central, and posterior cerebral cortices, cerebellar cortex and medulla, thalamus, and hypothalamus, were collected from six horses. Western blot analysis was performed to validate the cross-reactivity of rabbit anti-5-HT1A receptor antibody in horse samples. Immunofluorescence was performed to evaluate the localization of 5-HT1A receptors in the brains. Results: The protein bands of 5-HT1A receptor appeared at approximately 50 kDa in the frontal, central, and posterior cerebral cortices, cerebellar cortex, thalamus, and hypothalamus. In contrast, no band was observed in the cerebellar medulla. Immunofluorescence analysis showed that the cytoplasm of neurons in the cerebral cortices, thalamus, and hypothalamus were immunostained for 5-HT1A receptors. In the cerebellar cortex, 5-HT1A was localized in the cytoplasm of Purkinje cells. Conclusions: In conclusion, the study suggests that 5-HT and 5-HT1A receptor systems may play important roles in the central nervous system of horses, based on the widespread distribution of the receptors in the horse brain.

• 약학회지
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.277-283
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• 2011

Simultaneous monitoring of catecholamines and serotonin with their appropriate extraction from the biological samples is required in order to understand thoroughly the regulation of the central and peripheral nervous system. In the present research the segmented gradient elution with the solid phase extraction using a C18 cartridge rather than the previous isocratic elution with alumina extraction is successfully employed to determine norepinephrine (NE), epinephrine (E), dopamine (DA), serotonin (5HT), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) simultaneously within 20 minutes using 3,4-dihydroxyhydrocinnamic aicd as the internal standard (IS). Linearities were obtained in the concentration range between $5{\times}10^{-6}M$ and $1{\times}10^{-4}M$ for all 7 compounds with detection limits of 0.6~1.9 ${\mu}M$. The present HPLC/ECD method yielded reasonable accuracy (relative error; -1.4~1.1%) and precision (relative standard deviation; 0.4~1.9%) for 9 measurements of the standard solution consisting of NE, E, DA, 5HT, DOPAC and 5HIAA compounds. Recoveries of catecholamines, serotonin and their metabolites from human serum were in the range of 57%~86%. While the concentrations of NE and 5HT in the serum of normal Sprague-Dawley rat were found as $1.4{\times}10^{-6}M$ and $2.6{\times}10^{-6}M$, respectively, the contents of NE and 5HT in the serum of the stressed rat were increased 5.6 times and 1.4 times more, respectively.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.7.1-7.10
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• 2019

Cysticercosis, a parasitic disease caused by Taenia solium metacestode (TsM), has a major global public health impact in terms of disability-adjusted life years. The parasite preferentially infects subcutaneous tissue, but may invade the central nervous system, resulting in neurocysticercosis (NC). NC is an important neglected tropical disease and an emerging disease in industrialized countries due to immigration from endemic areas. The prevalence of taeniasis in Korea declined from 0.3%-12.7% during the 1970s to below 0.02% since the 2000s. A survey conducted from 1993 to 2006 revealed that the percentage of tested samples with high levels of specific anti-TsM antibody declined from 8.3% to 2.2%, suggesting the continuing occurrence of NC in Korea. Modern imaging modalities have substantially improved the diagnostic accuracy of NC, and recent advances in the molecular biochemical characterization of the TsM cyst fluid proteome also significantly strengthened NC serodiagnosis. Two glycoproteins of 150 and 120 kDa that induce strong antibody responses against sera from patients with active-stage NC have been elucidated. The 150 kDa protein showed hydrophobic-ligand binding activities and might be critically involved in the acquisition of host-derived lipid molecules. Fasciclin and endophilin B1, both of which play roles in the homeostatic functions of TsM, showed fairly high antibody responses against calcified NC cases. NC is now controllable and manageable. Further studies should focus on controlling late-onset intractable seizures and serological diagnosis of NC patients infected with few worms. This article briefly overviews diagnostic approaches and discusses current issues relating to NC serodiagnosis.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.113-127
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• 2023

Background: Resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) may aid in understanding the link between painmodulating brain regions and the descending pain modulatory system (DPMS) in fibromyalgia (FM). This study investigated whether the differences in rs-FC of the primary somatosensory cortex in responders and non-responders to the conditioned pain modulation test (CPM-test) are related to pain, sleep quality, central sensitization, and the impact of FM on quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 33 females with FM. rs-FC was assessed by functional magnetic resonance imaging. Change in the numerical pain scale during the CPM-test assessed the DPMS function. Subjects were classified either as non-responders (i.e., DPMS dysfunction, n = 13) or responders (n = 20) to CPM-test. A generalized linear model (GLM) and a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis were performed to check the accuracy of the rs-FC to differentiate each group. Results: Non-responders showed a decreased rs-FC between the left somatosensory cortex (S1) and the periaqueductal gray (PAG) (P < 0.001). The GLM analysis revealed that the S1-PAG rs-FC in the left-brain hemisphere was positively correlated with a central sensitization symptom and negatively correlated with sleep quality and pain scores. ROC curve analysis showed that left S1-PAG rs-FC offers a sensitivity and specificity of 85% or higher (area under the curve, 0.78, 95% confidence interval, 0.63-0.94) to discriminate who does/does not respond to the CPM-test. Conclusions: These results support using the rs-FC patterns in the left S1-PAG as a marker for predicting CPM-test response, which may aid in treatment individualization in FM patients.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2011

Over the past few decades, drug regulatory agencies in advanced countries have been emphasizing pharmacometrics as a tool for an effective and efficient drug evaluation. Despite this international movement, the value of pharmacometrics is still poorly recognized by the Korean drug evaluation system. This study aimed to analyze the current state of utilization of pharmacometrics by foreign drug regulatory agencies and develop a road map to guide the implementation pharmacometrics into the Korean drug evaluation system. MEDLINE and foreign drug regulatory agency database were extensively searched to obtain scientific research articles, guidance, regulations and pharmacometric review reports on foreign pharmacometric drug evaluation system. A systematic roadmap comprised of 3 stages to implement pharmacometrics in Korean drug evaluation system was formulated after analyzing the collected data in tune with the current evaluation system. Pharmacometrics is an urgently required tool to achieve an efficient drug evaluation and review in Korea. The road map developed by this study is expected to aid in setting up a policy to implement and utilize pharmacometrics in Korea.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.232-239
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• 1994

RecA protein plans a central role in homologous recombination and DNA repair in Escherichia cofi (E. colD. The function 8nd structure of this protein are universal in prokarvotes and also conserved in eukaryotes such as yeast. The RecA-like protein with 74 lInDa in size has already been identified and purified from a fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe (5. pommel (Lee, 19911. From this study it was revealed that the RecA-like protein of 5. pombe was highly inducible to various DNA damaging agents and inhibitors of nucleotide pool svnthesizins enzymes. The cellular level of the 5. pombe RecA-like protein wi,u markedly increased, upto 5- to 10-fold, by treatment with various DNA-damains agents including ultraviolet (UV) light, methyl methanesulfonate WS),4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4-NQO), and mitomycin-C (MMC), similar to E. cofi RecA protein. Interestingly, the protein level was also increased by inhibitors of nucleotide pool forming enzlwnes such as methotrexate (MTX) and hvdroxvurea (HU). The most effective doses for the inducibility of 4-NQO, MMS, W, MMC, MTX, and HU were 0.2 Ug/ml, 30 mM, 200 J/ma, 0.4 $\mus/ml,$ 1 Ug/ml, and 100 mM, respectively. The range of effective duration time for the inducibilitv of RecA-like protein was from 270 to 450 mins. These results suggest that the 5. pombe RecA-like protein also platys an imortant role in cellular responses to DNA damage as in E. coli system.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.193-196
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• 2013

Haemoglobin is an interesting physiologically significant protein composed of specific functional prosthetic haem and globin moieties. In recent decades, there has been substantial interest in attempting to understand the structural basis and functional diversity of avian haemoglobins (Hbs). Towards this end, purification, crystallization, preliminary X-ray diffraction and molecular-replacement studies have been carried out on Amaurornis phoenicurus Hb. Crystals were grown by the hanging drop vapor-diffusion method using PEG 2000 and NaCl as precipitants. The crystals belonged to the primitive monoclinic system $P2_1$, with unit-cell parameters $a=65.33{\AA}$, $b=93.14{\AA}$, $c=98.54{\AA}$, ${\beta}=100.48^{\circ}$; a complete data set was collected to a resolution of $2.6{\AA}$. The Matthews coefficient of $2.30{\AA}^3Da^{-1}$ for the crystal indicated the presence of two ${\alpha}_2{\beta}_2$ tetramers in the asymmetric unit.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.343-362
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• 2022

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, human resources play a vital role in the health industry because the staff all has to confront a lot of stresses in serving the country and the people to overcome the severe contagiousness and infection of the virus. It is also the case of Family General Hospital, Da Nang (Vietnam). Therefore, the Hospital identifies talented personnel as a core resource in its sustainable development strategy. Researching on how to retain talented staff to serve the sustainable and long-term development of a private hospital such as Family Hospital is extremely necessary, especially when there are fewer large and modern private health facilities for the healthcare system in Central Vietnam compared to the North and the South. With the analysis of survey data and in-depth interviews from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives (via SPSS 20.0), especially the ANOVA and EFA analyses, and linear multiple regression (Generation 1 methods), this study aims to clarify the aspects that affect the talent retention in the representative Family Hospital. The lessons learned have been a good reference for similar private healthcare models in the process of bringing health-related services to a new level in the competition.

• 한국국제농업개발학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.465-474
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• 2011

베트남의 중앙고원 농업생태지역에 속하는 람동성 달랏의 농업환경은 다른 저지대 농업 환경과는 매우 다르다. 산림지대인 람동성은 식물다양성이 풍부한 지역이다. 람동성은 다년생작물의 경작지가 가장 많으나, 일년생작물만을 놓고 보면 신선채소류의 경작지와 생산량이 람동성 전체의 38%(36,552ha)와 72%(993,082MT)로 가장 높다. 특히 행정도시인 달랏의 경우 베트남 경제특구인 호치민과 가까워 비교적 소득이 높은 양배추와 배추 등 신선채소류와 국화, 장미, 거베라, 난 등 화훼류가 주로 생산된다. 달랏의 경우 전체 경작지 면적의 64%인 8,447ha가 일년생작물의 생산에 그리고 36%인 4,777ha가 다년생작물을 재배하는데, 신선채소류의 생산량은 213,478MT으로 람동성 전체 신선채소류 생산량의 약 21.5%에 해당한다. 따라서 한국, 대만, 일본, 프랑스, 네델란드 등 다양한 국가에서 화훼류, 신선채소류, 차 등의 생산과 수출을 목적으로 달랏의 농업 분야에 투자하고 있다. 또한 2009년 달랏의 화훼경작지 면적은 람동성 전체 화훼류 경작지 면적의 55%를 넘으며, 국화, 장미, 백합, 카네이션, 난류, 거베라 등이 주로 생산되는데, 최근 6년 평균 연간 수출액 97억 달러로 화훼류를 제외한 람동성 전체 농업생산액 보다 높다. 따라서 람동성 및 달랏의 농업환경을 고려한 ODA 국제농업협력사업 전략은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 현지 지역의 농업환경 및 여건에 적합한 원예, 화훼, 및 특용작물 생산을 위한 농업기술과 시설지원이 함께 이루어져야 하며, 둘째, 대상지역에 기반을 둔 기업들과 연계한 농업발전체계를 구축해야 한다. 또한 향 후 ODA 국제농업협력사업은 공여국과 수혜국의 상생적 발전을 위한 방향으로 추진되어야 하는데, 최근 한국의 경제 발전에 따른 원예 및 화훼류의 소비가 급증하고 있고, 중국과 대만 등으로부터 수입되는 원예 및 화훼류의 수입단가가 높아지고 있는 점을 고려한다면, 람동성 달랏지역을 원예 및 화훼류의 생산기지로 적극 활용할 필요가 있다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.284-289
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• 2020

본 연구는 까마귀쪽나무 열매 추출물이 대식세포인 RAW264.7세포에서의 면역증가 효능과 조골세포인 MC3T3-E1 세포에서 뼈건강 효능에 미치는 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 면역증가 효능을 알아보기 위해서 까마귀쪽나무열매 열수추출물(LJF-W)과 70% 에탄올추출물(LJF-70E)을 저농도(10 ㎍/mL), 중농도(100 ㎍/mL) 및 고농도(1,000 ㎍/mL)로 각각 사용하였고, 양성대조군으로는 홍삼 진세노사이드(Rg1+Rb1+Rg3 5.5 mg/g)를 이용하여 실험을 진행하였다. 실험 결과 열수추출물(LJF-W)과 70%에탄올추출물(LJF-70E) 처리군에서 NO 생성량이 무처리구 그룹에 비하여 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 염증성 cytokine인 TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β의 생성량은 열수추출물(LJF-W)에서 무처리구에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였으나, 70% 에탄올추출물(LJF-70E)에서는 차이가 없음을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 뼈건강 효능을 확인하기 위해서 까마귀쪽나무열매 추출물에 의한 조골세포인 MC3T3-E1세포의 세포증식능을 확인한 결과, 열수추출물과 70%에탄올추출물 처리군에서 조골세포 증식능이 무처리구에 비하여 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 이 결과를 통해 까마귀쪽나무열매 열수추출물(LJF-W)이 면역증가와 뼈건강에 대한 효능성분으로 가능성이 있음을 확인하였다.