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Comparative Study of Hwangnyeonhaedok-tang and Geongangbuja-tang on the Plasma Hormones Level in Mice Exposed to Cold Stress (황련해독탕(黃連解毒湯)과 건강부자탕(乾薑附子湯)의 Cold Stress로 유발된 생쥐의 혈중(血中) 호르몬 농도변화에 대한 비교연구)

  • Han, Sang-Yong;Kang, Han-Ju;Choi, Eun-Sik;Lee, Ki-Nam;Lee, Tae-Hee;Kim, Yun-Kyung
    • Herbal Formula Science
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.144-157
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    • 2013
  • Objectives : The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Hwangnyeonhaedok-tang (HH) and Geongangbuja-tang (GB) on the plasma hormone level in mice exposed to cold stress. HH and GB are the representative prescriptions of cold and hot property, respectively. Methods : We established cold condition by confining ICR mice to a $4^{\circ}C$ cage for 24 hours, ICR mice were given a HH (100, 300, 1000 mg/kg) or GB (100, 300, 1000 mg/kg) extract orally twice a day for three consecutive days. From the second day, they were given cold stress ($4^{\circ}C$) for twenty four hours. To measure the plasma corticosterone, insulin, thyroxine, epinephrine and norepinephrine levels of mice, their blood samples were collected from cardiac puncture, immediately centrifuged at $4^{\circ}C$. The protein level of HSP70 and JNK was examined using western blot analysis in cortex and hypothalamus. Results : Oral administration of GB more significantly reduced plasma corticosterone level raised by cold stress than HH. Gardeniae Fructus (CJ), the constituent of HH, significantly increased the thyroxine level. Western blot analysis showed that cold stress-induced Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) expression was increased by HH and GB, HH decreased JNK expression and GB increased JNK expression dose-depently in hypothalamus. Scutellariae Radix (HG), Zingiberis Rhizoma (GG) and Aconiti Tuber (BJ) decreased HSP70 in hypothalamus and GG, BJ decreased HSP70 in cortex as well. Conclusions : These results suggest Geongangbuja-tang (GB) is more effective for ameliorating the stress response caused by cold stress.

Induction of Triploid Abalone, Haliotis discus hannai, and Its Biological Characteristics I. Induction of Triploid Abalone (참전복, Haliotis discus hannai의 3배체 유도와 생물학적 특성에 관한 연구 I. 3배체 유도)

  • Jee Young-Ju;Chang Young Jin
    • Journal of Aquaculture
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.159-170
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    • 1995
  • Triploid abalone, Haliotis discus hannai, was induced by the cold $(0^{\circ}C\;and\;3^{\circ}C)$ or the heat $(35^{\circ}C\;and\;40^{\circ}C)$ shock procedure with fertilized eggs, 12 min. or 32 min. post fertilization with the various time intervals of shock duration. Fertilization rate of each experimental group was not significantly different from that of corresponding diploid control (P>0.05). However hatching rates and normality rates of triploid larvae were significantly different from those of corresponding diploid control (P <0.05). In heat shock groups at $40^{\circ}C$, fertilization rate of eggs was extremely low $(0\~2.7\%)$ and hatched larvae were not detected in these treatment groups. Incidence of triploidy was confirmed by chromosome count and the highest rates of triploid $(84.0\%)$ revealed in cold $(3^{\circ}C)$ shock with 15 min. treatment duration 12 min. after fertilization. The number of diploid chromosome was 2n: 36, and that of tiploid was 3n=54.

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Changes in Acrosin Activity and Membrane Function of Boar Spermatozoa

  • Kim, C.K.;Kim, I.;Y.C. Chung;J.W. Ryu;H.J. Yoon;K. Kang;Kim, I.C.;Lee, J.H.;S.E. Yeon
    • Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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    • 2001.03a
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    • pp.86-86
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    • 2001
  • The aims of this work were to determine the acrosin activity and to evaluate the structural and functional integrity of AS boar spermatozoa. The acrosin activity of spermatozoa were 5.40, 4.10 and 3.40 mIU/10$^{6}$ sperm in raw, extended and frozen semen respectively , which differed significantly each other (P<0.05). After the raw and extended semen were exposured to cold and thermal shock, the acrosin activities of spermatozoa in the raw semen were 5.39, 5.21 and 5.29 mIU/10$^{6}$ sperm for control (non-shock), cold shock and thermal shock, and those of extended semen were 4.21, 3.98 and 4.00 mIU/10$^{6}$ sperm. This value among treatments did not differ significantly. The acrosin activities of spermatozoa in the extended and stored semen were 3.27, 3.52, 3.46 and 3.23 mIU/10/suup 6/ sperm, while hypo-osmotic test(HOST) values were 56.5%, 64.7%, 66.0% and 56.0%, following 4 days storage at 4$^{\circ}C$, 17$^{\circ}C$ , $25^{\circ}C$ and 37$^{\circ}C$, respectively. The results at 17$^{\circ}C$ and $25^{\circ}C$ appeared to be best compared with the other storage temperatures.

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Manufacturing and Evaluation of the Properties of Hybrid Bulk Material by Shock-compaction of Nanocrystalline Cu-Ni Mixed Powder (나노 구리-니켈 혼합분말의 충격압축법을 통한 복합벌크재의 제조 및 특성평가)

  • Kim, Wooyeol;Ahn, Dong-Hyun;Park, Lee Ju;Kim, Hyoung Seop
    • Journal of Powder Materials
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.196-201
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    • 2014
  • In this study, nanocrystalline Cu-Ni bulk materials with various compositions were cold compacted by a shock compaction method using a single-stage gas gun system. Since the oxide layers on powder surface disturbs bonding between powder particles during the shock compaction process, each nanopowder was hydrogen-reduced to remove the oxide layers. X-ray peak analysis shows that hydrogen reduction successfully removed the oxide layers from the nano powders. For the shock compaction process, mixed powder samples with various compositions were prepared using a roller mixer. After the shock compaction process, the density of specimens increased up to 95% of the relative density. Longitudinal cross-sections of the shock compacted specimen demonstrates that a boundary between two powders are clearly distinguished and agglomerated powder particles remained in the compacted bulk. Internal crack tended to decrease with an increase in volumetric ratio of nano Cu powders in compacted bulk, showing that nano Cu powders has a higher coherency than nano Ni powders. On the other hand, hardness results are dominated by volume fraction of the nano Ni powder. The crystalline size of the shock compacted bulk materials was greatly reduced from the initial powder crystalline size since the shock wave severely deformed the powders.

Cold Adaptation of Lactobacillus paraplantarum C7 Isolated from Kimchi

  • Kim, Su-Jung;Kim, Jong-Hwan;Park, Jae-Yong;Kim, Han-Taek;Jeong, Seon-Ju;Ha, Yeong-Lae;Yun, Han-Dae;Kim, Jeong-Hwan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.1071-1074
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    • 2004
  • The effect of preadaptation at low temperature on cryoprotection was studied for Lactobacillus paraplantarum C7, a bacteriocin producer isolated from kimchi. L paraplantarum C7 cells in their log growth phase were incubated at $15^\circ{C}$, $10^\circ{C}$, or $5^\circ{C}$ for 2, 4, and 6 h, respectively, before being frozen at $-70^\circ{C}$. After 24 h of freezing, viable cells were counted after brief thawing. The freezing-thawing cycles were repeated three more times. Cells preadapted at $10^\circ{C}$ or $5^\circ{C}$ before freezing survived better than control cells, but preadaptation at $15^\circ{C}$ did not confer cryoprotection. Chloramphenicol addition did not destroy the cryoprotection, indicating that protein synthesis was not required for the development of cryoprotection. SDS-PAGE showed induction of a 6.5-kDa protein, a major cold-shock protein, in preadapted cells.

Growth and Cold Temperature Tolerance of Cultured Juvenile Small Yellow Croaker, $Larimichthys$ $polyactis$ and Yellow Drum, $Nibea$ $albiflora$ (양식산 참조기 및 수조기 미성어의 계절별 성장 경향과 저수온 내성 특성)

  • Kang, Hee-Woong;Kang, Duk-Young;Han, Hyon-Sob;Cho, Kee-Chae
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.41-47
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    • 2012
  • In the present study, we investigated the characteristic of growth and the tolerance of cold temperature in small yellow croaker and yellow drum. The results shows that the growth of yellow drum were faster than those of small yellow croaker with high food convergency efficiency. In condition factor (CF), the results shows that the values of yellow croaker and yellow drum were significantly higher in September, respectively. In mortality according to cold shock, two fishes was died under $4.7^{\circ}C$ in slow temperature descending test, but was both died under $9^{\circ}C$ in acute temperature descending test.

Evaluation of Thermo Tolerance of 'Nistari' an Indigenous Strain of Multivoltine Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

  • Moorthy, S.M.;Das, S.K.;Mukhopadhyay, S.K.;Mandal, K.;Urs, S. Raje
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.17-21
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    • 2007
  • An indigenous multivoltine silkworm, Nistari was evaluated for their thermo tolerance by exposing the larvae to various temperature regimes for eight hours. Among different temperature exposed, this strain has significant tolerance at $32^{\circ}C$. Analysis of heat shock protein revealed the expression of 70 kDa and 64 kDa polypeptides in fat body and midgut tissues. Interestingly esterase isozyme pattern in midgut showed characteristic expression of Est-1 and Est-3 at different temperatures signifying role in heat and cold shock.

LOW CYCLE THERMAL FATIGUE OF THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD

  • Choi, B.L.;Chang, H.;Park, K.H.
    • International Journal of Automotive Technology
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.297-302
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents the low cycle thermal fatigue of the engine exhaust manifold subject to thermo-mechanical cyclic loading. As a failure of the exhaust manifold is mainly caused by geometric constraints of the less expanded inlet flange and cylinder head, the analysis is based on the exhaust system model with three-dimensional temperature distribution and temperature dependent material properties. The result show that large compressive plastic deformations are generated at an elevated temperature of the exhaust manifold and tensile stresses are remained in several critical zones at a cold condition. From the repetition of these thermal shock cycles, maximum plastic strain range (0.454%) could be estimated by the stabilized stress-strain hysteresis loops. It is used to predict the low cycle thermal fatigue life of the exhaust manifold for the thermal shock test.

Heat Shock Proteins: A Review of the Molecular Chaperones for Plant Immunity

  • Park, Chang-Jin;Seo, Young-Su
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.323-333
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    • 2015
  • As sessile organisms, plants are exposed to persistently changing stresses and have to be able to interpret and respond to them. The stresses, drought, salinity, chemicals, cold and hot temperatures, and various pathogen attacks have interconnected effects on plants, resulting in the disruption of protein homeostasis. Maintenance of proteins in their functional native conformations and preventing aggregation of non-native proteins are important for cell survival under stress. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) functioning as molecular chaperones are the key components responsible for protein folding, assembly, translocation, and degradation under stress conditions and in many normal cellular processes. Plants respond to pathogen invasion using two different innate immune responses mediated by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) or resistance (R) proteins. HSPs play an indispensable role as molecular chaperones in the quality control of plasma membrane-resident PRRs and intracellular R proteins against potential invaders. Here, we specifically discuss the functional involvement of cytosolic and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) HSPs/chaperones in plant immunity to obtain an integrated understanding of the immune responses in plant cells.