• Molecules and Cells
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.329-336
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• 2023

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) serve as secondary messengers that regulate various developmental and signal transduction processes, with ROS primarily generated by NADPH OXIDASEs (referred to as RESPIRATORY BURST OXIDASE HOMOLOGs [RBOHs] in plants). However, the types and locations of ROS produced by RBOHs are different from those expected to mediate intracellular signaling. RBOHs produce O₂^•- rather than H₂O₂ which is relatively long-lived and able to diffuse through membranes, and this production occurs outside the cell instead of in the cytoplasm, where signaling cascades occur. A widely accepted model explaining this discrepancy proposes that RBOH-produced extracellular O₂^•- is converted to H₂O₂ by superoxide dismutase and then imported by aquaporins to reach its cytoplasmic targets. However, this model does not explain how the specificity of ROS targeting is ensured while minimizing unnecessary damage during the bulk translocation of extracellular ROS (eROS). An increasing number of studies have provided clues about eROS action mechanisms, revealing various mechanisms for eROS perception in the apoplast, crosstalk between eROS and reactive nitrogen species, and the contribution of intracellular organelles to cytoplasmic ROS bursts. In this review, we summarize these recent advances, highlight the mechanisms underlying eROS action, and provide an overview of the routes by which eROS-induced changes reach the intracellular space.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2023

파장당 200 Gb/s급 신호를 전송하는 고속 근거리 광통신 시스템을 비용 효율적으로 구축하기 위한 방안으로서 캐리어 억제 펄스 기반의 2채널 광학적 시분할 다중화 시스템을 제안한다. 캐리어 억제 펄스는 널 바이어스가 인가된 마하 젠더 변조기로 생성되며, 이는 시분할 다중화 신호를 색분산에 강인하게 만든다. 송신부에서는 캐리어 억제 펄스를 둘로 분기하고, 각각을 100 Gb/s의 4레벨 진폭 변조 신호로 변조한 후, 광학적 시분할 다중화를 통해 200 Gb/s의 신호를 생성한다. 다중화된 광 신호는 광섬유로 전송된 후, 반도체 광 증폭기로 증폭되며, 한 개의 광 검출기로 검출된다. 증폭기에 의해 발생한 잡음은 광학 필터로 제거된다. 시분할 다중화 과정에서 발생하는 누화는 다중 입력-다중 출력 이퀄라이저로 보상한다. 본 연구에서는 200 Gb/s의 고속 신호를 40 ps/nm의 색분산을 갖는 광섬유로 전송하여도 3.8×10^-3 이하의 비트 오율을 확보할 수 있음을 시뮬레이션으로 확인하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제46권9호
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• pp.527-534
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• 2023

Liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is the main cause of organ dysfunction and failure after liver surgeries including organ transplantation. The mechanism of liver IRI is complex and numerous signals are involved but cellular metabolic disturbances, oxidative stress, and inflammation are considered the major contributors to liver IRI. In addition, the activation of inflammatory signals exacerbates liver IRI by recruiting macrophages, dendritic cells, and neutrophils, and activating NK cells, NKT cells, and cytotoxic T cells. Technological advances enable us to understand the role of specific immune cells during liver IRI. Accordingly, therapeutic strategies to prevent or treat liver IRI have been proposed but no definitive and effective therapies exist yet. This review summarizes the current update on the immune cell functions and discusses therapeutic potentials in liver IRI. A better understanding of this complex and highly dynamic process may allow for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches and optimize patient outcomes.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2024

Background: Ginseng (Panax ginseng Mayer) is an important natural medicine. However, a long culture period and challenging quality control requirements limit its further use. Although artificial cultivation can yield a sustainable medicinal supply, research on the association between the transplantation and chaining of metabolic networks, especially the regulation of ginsenoside biosynthetic pathways, is limited. Methods: Herein, we performed Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry based metabolomic measurements to evaluate ginsenoside accumulation and categorise differentially abundant metabolites (DAMs). Transcriptome measurements using an Illumina Platform were then conducted to probe the landscape of genetic alterations in ginseng at various ages in transplantation mode. Using pathway data and crosstalk DAMs obtained by MapMan, we constructed a metabolic profile of transplantation Ginseng. Results: Accumulation of active ingredients was not obvious during the first 4 years (in the field), but following transplantation, the ginsenoside content increased significantly from 6-8 years (in the wild). Glycerolipid metabolism and Glycerophospholipid metabolism were the most significant metabolic pathways, as Lipids and lipid-like molecule affected the yield of ginsenosides. Starch and sucrose were the most active metabolic pathways during transplantation Ginseng growth. Conclusion: This study expands our understanding of metabolic network features and the accumulation of specific compounds during different growth stages of this perennial herbaceous plant when growing in transplantation mode. The findings provide a basis for selecting the optimal transplanting time.

• International Journal of Stem Cells
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.269-280
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• 2023

Background and Objectives: The colonic epithelial layer is a complex structure consisting of multiple cell types that regulate various aspects of colonic physiology, yet the mechanisms underlying epithelial cell differentiation during development remain unclear. Organoids have emerged as a promising model for investigating organogenesis, but achieving organ-like cell configurations within colonic organoids is challenging. Here, we investigated the biological significance of peripheral neurons in the formation of colonic organoids. Methods and Results: Colonic organoids were co-cultured with human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived peripheral neurons, resulting in the morphological maturation of columnar epithelial cells, as well as the presence of enterochromaffin cells. Substance P released from immature peripheral neurons played a critical role in the development of colonic epithelial cells. These findings highlight the vital role of inter-organ interactions in organoid development and provide insights into colonic epithelial cell differentiation mechanisms. Conclusions: Our results suggest that the peripheral nervous system may have a significant role in the development of colonic epithelial cells, which could have important implications for future studies of organogenesis and disease modeling.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권8호
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• pp.52-59
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 이더넷 광 네트워크 구현용 핵심 부품인 1.25 Gbps 단일집적 양방향 광전 SoC (Monolithic integrated hi-directional optoelectronic system-on-a- chip)의 전기적 혼신을 감소시키기 위한 임플란트의 전기적 절연 특성을 분석하였으며, 측정결과로부터 임플란트의 등가회로를 추출하였다. InP 기판상에 단일집적된 양방향 광전 SoC의 구성은 다음과 같다. 먼저 송신부는 전기신호를 광신호로 바꾸어 전송하는 레이저 다이오드(Laser Diode)와 레이저 다이오드의 출력을 모니터링하기 위한 모니터 포토다이오드(Monitor Photodiode)로 구성된다. 그리고 수신부는 디지털로 변조된 후 입력된 광신호를 전기신호로 변환하는 디지털 포토다이오드(Digital photodetector)로 구성된다. IEEE 802.3ah와 ITU-T G.983.3가 요구하는 기가비트 수동 광 네트워크 (Gigabit-Passive Optical Network)용 ONU (Optical Network Unit)의 양방향 광전 모듈의 규격을 만족하기 위해서는 수신부의 수신감도는 -24 dBm (@ BER (Bit Error Rate)=10-12)을 만족해야 하므로, 모듈 내의 전기적 혼신은 DC에서 3 GHz까지 -86 dB이하로 유지되어야 한다. 한편, 임플란트 구조의 측정 및 분석 결과, 단일 InP 기판상에 집적된 레이저 다이오드와 모니터 포토다이오드 간의 간격과, 그리고 모니터 포토다이오드와 디지털 포토다이오드간의 간격을 200 mm 이상을 유지하면서, 20 mm 폭의 임플란트를 삽입하였을 경우, -86 dB 이하의 전기적 혼신을 만족하였다. 본 논문에서 사용하고 분석한 임플란트 구조 및 특성은 단일집적 양방향 광전 SoC 뿐만 아니라, 아날로그/디지털 혼합모드 SOC의 설계 제작용 기본 데이터로 활용할 수 있다., 1.0 mm로 나타났다. 하체 고정기구를 사용한 환자군에서 디지털재구성사진과 모의 치료사진의 차이는 좌우, 전후, 두미 방향에 따라 각각 $1.3{\pm}1.9\;mm$, $1.8{\pm}1.5\;mm$, $1.1{\pm}1.1\;mm$, 디지털재구성사진과 조사영역사진 간의 차이는 각각 $1.0{\pm}1.8\;mm$, $1.2{\pm}0.9\;mm$, $1.2{\pm}0.8\;mm$, 조사영역사진 간의 평균 표준편차는 각각 0.9 mm, 1.6 mm, 0.8 mm로 고정기구를 사용하지 않았을 때보다 유의하게 재현성이 향상된 것으로 나타났다. 결 론: 본 연구에서 고안된 하체 고정기구는 골반부암 환자 치료 시 편안함을 제공해 주고 재현성 향상에 도움을 주는 것으로 사료된다..) 이 때 방사선 조사량의 중앙값은 3,600 cGy이었다. 이후 추가 방사선 치료 시 계획용 CT를 사용하지 않고 2-oblique fields 사용하여 치료한 경우가 87명(35.4%)이었는데 방사선 조사량의 중앙값은 1,800 cGy이었다. 전 환자에서 1일 1회 180 cGy로 치료하였다. 전 환자에서 조사된 총 방사선량의 중앙값은 5,580 cGy이었다. 수술 후 방사선 치료를 시행한 경우 중앙값은 5,040 cGy이었고 수술을 받지 않은 환자 중앙값은 5,940 cGy이었다. 근접조사 방사선 치료는 총 34명(13.8%)에서 시행되었고, 전 환자에서 high dose rate Iridium-192를 사용하였다. 조사범위는 종양에서 longitudinal margin의 중앙값은 1 cm, prescribed isodose curve에서 axial length의 평균값은 8.25 cm, 폭은 2 cm, 그리고 전후 폭의 중앙값도 2 cm이었다. Fraction size의 중앙값은

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권19호
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• pp.8069-8073
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• 2014

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequent cancers worldwide, with a high mortality. Most patients present with late stage disease, when the treatment options are limited to systemic chemotherapy. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the significance of p53 and EGFR expression in HCC, and to determine whether these two markers correlate with conventional parameters of prognosis. Materials and Methods: Our study included a total of 45 patients, diagnosed histopathologically with HCC. Clinicopathological data including sex, age, tumor necrosis, tumor size, histologic grading, tumor stage, the presence of cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis, were recorded from the Institute database. Three independent microscopic fields were selected for each sample and all the tumor cells within each microscopic field were counted, and then the positive percent of p53 cells were calculated. Three staining patterns were recognized: diffuse, heterogenous and focal. The intensity of EGFR staining was scored on a scale of 0-3+: 0 no staining; 1+ when a weak membrane staining was observed; 2+ when membrane staining is more intense than in 1+, but less than 3+, and 3+ when intense dark brown staining delineated the membrane. To determine the relationship between EGFR expression and p53, we performed double staining in the same HCC specimens. Results: By immunohistochemical staining, p53 protein was detected in tumor cell nuclei in 20 HCCs (44%). We found a significant correlation between the intensity of p53 expression and the histological grade (p=0.008). EGFR expression was detected in 17 (38%) cases, linked to histological grade (p=0.039). Moreover, the intensity of p53 expression was significantly correlated with EGFR intensity (p=0.014). Conclusions: Our results suggest that overexpression of p53 and EGFR plays an important role in hepatocarcinogenesis and contributes to more advanced disease. These markers are not only valuable predictors of prognosis in HCC, but they are also rational targets for new anti-tumor strategies.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1086-1092
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• 2017

Objective: O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) transferase (OGT) catalyzes the addition of O-GlcNAc and GlcNAcylation has extensive crosstalk with phosphorylation to regulate signaling and transcription. Pig OGT is located near the region of chromosome X that affects follicle stimulating hormone level and testes size. The objective of this study was to find the variations of OGT between European and Chinese pigs. Methods: Pigs were tested initially for polymorphism in OGT among European and Chinese pigs by polymerase chain reaction and sequencing at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC). The polymorphism was also determined in an independent population of pigs including European and Chinese Meishan (ME) breeds at the National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS, RDA, Korea). Results: The intron 20 of OGT from European and Chinese pigs was 514 and 233 bp, respectively, in the pigs tested initially. They included 1 White composite (WC) boar and 7 sows ($2Minzu{\times}WC$, $2Duroc\;[DU]{\times}WC$, $2ME{\times}WC$, $1Fengzing{\times}WC$) at USMARC. The 281-bp difference was due to an inserted 276-bp element and GACTT in European pigs. When additional WC and ME boars, the grandparents that were used to generate the $1/2ME{\times}1/2WC$ parents, and the 84 boars of 16 litters from mating of $1/2ME{\times}1/2WC$ parents were analyzed, the breeds of origin of X chromosome quantitative trait locus (QTL) were confirmed. The polymorphism was determined in an independent population of pigs including DU, Landrace, Yorkshire, and ME breeds at NIAS. OGT was placed at position 67 cM on the chromosome X of the USMARC swine linkage map. Conclusion: There was complete concordance with the insertion in European pigs at USMARC and NIAS. This polymorphism could be a useful marker to identify the breed of origin of X chromosome QTL in pigs produced by crossbreeding Chinese and European pigs.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.23-34
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• 2007

각다중화 방법과 함께 널리 사용되고 있는 위상다중화의 방법으로 PSC(pseudo random code)를 제안하고 기존의 위상부호인 PRC(pure random code), ERC(equivalent random code), HAM(Hadamard matrix)등과 성능을 비교분석 하였다. 프로그램적으로 $32{\times}32$의 동일한 화소수로 각 위상부호를 발생시키고, 실제 광시스템에서 공간광변조기의 비선형적 위상변조 특성을 고려하여 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%의 에러율을 갖는 위상값을 의도적으로 부가함으로써 네 가지 형태의 위상부호들을 구한 다음 각각의 자기상관 및 상호상관 성분을 시뮬레이션 하였다. 이를 통해 위상부호간의 영상누화 및 신호대 잡음비를 비교, 분석하였다. 그 결과 $32{\times}32$의 화소수에 대해서는 PSC의 상호상관에 의한 평균값이 0.067로 다른 형태의 위상부호들의 신호대 잡음비와 비교하여 가장 작게 나타났으며, 임의의 어드레스빔에 의한 순간적인 영상누화를 나타내는 표준편차값도 PSC가 0.0113으로 가장 작게 나타났다. 또한, 어드레스의 빔크기에 해당되는 화소수를 $32{\times}32$, $64{\times}64$, $128{\times}128$, $256{\times}256$ 등과 같이 변화시키면서 화소수에 따른 영향을 분석하였다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2014

Follicular helper T ($T_{FH}$) cells are recently highlighted as their crucial role for humoral immunity to infection as well as their abnormal control to induce autoimmune disease. During an infection, na$\ddot{i}$ve T cells are differentiating into $T_{FH}$ cells which mediate memory B cells and long-lived plasma cells in germinal center (GC). $T_{FH}$ cells are characterized by their expression of master regulator, Bcl-6, and chemokine receptor, CXCR5, which are essential for the migration of T cells into the B cell follicle. Within the follicle, crosstalk occurs between B cells and $T_{FH}$ cells, leading to class switch recombination and affinity maturation. Various signaling molecules, including cytokines, surface molecules, and transcription factors are involved in $T_{FH}$ cell differentiation. IL-6 and IL-21 cytokine-mediated STAT signaling pathways, including STAT1 and STAT3, are crucial for inducing Bcl-6 expression and $T_{FH}$ cell differentiation. $T_{FH}$ cells express important surface molecules such as ICOS, PD-1, IL-21, BTLA, SAP and CD40L for mediating the interaction between T and B cells. Recently, two types of microRNA (miRNA) were found to be involved in the regulation of $T_{FH}$ cells. The miR-17-92 cluster induces Bcl-6 and $T_{FH}$ cell differentiation, whereas miR-10a negatively regulates Bcl-6 expression in T cells. In addition, follicular regulatory T ($T_{FR}$) cells are studied as thymus-derived $CXCR5^+PD-1^+Foxp3^+\;T_{reg}$ cells that play a significant role in limiting the GC response. Regulation of $T_{FH}$ cell differentiation and the GC reaction via miRNA and $T_{FR}$ cells could be important regulatory mechanisms for maintaining immune tolerance and preventing autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we review recent studies on the various factors that affect $T_{FH}$ cell differentiation, and the role of $T_{FH}$ cells in autoimmune diseases.