• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2010

Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a potent immunosuppressor that is widely used in transplant surgery and the treatment of several autoimmune diseases. However, major side effects of CsA such as nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity and cardiovascular diseases have substantially limited its usage. Although molecular mechanisms underlying these adverse effects are not clearly understood, there is some evidence that suggests involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS). In parallel, protective effects of various antioxidants have been demonstrated by many research groups. Extensive studies of CsA-induced nephrotoxcity have confirmed that the antioxidants can restore the damaged function and structure of kidney. Subsequently, there have appeared numerous reports to demonstrate the positive antioxidant effects on liver and other organ damages by CsA. It may be timely to review the ideas to envisage the relationship between ROS and the CsA-induced toxicity. This review is comprised of a brief description of the immunosuppressive action and the secondary effects of CsA, and a synopsis of reports regarding the antioxidant treatments against the ROS-linked CsA toxicity. A plethora of recent reports suggest that antioxidants can help reduce many CsA's adverse effects and therefore might help develop more effective CsA treatment regimens.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2005년도 제36회 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1930-1932
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• 2005

Colloidal Silica(CS)/methyltrimethoxy silane(MTMS) and CS/MTMS/epoxy silane(Es) sol solutions were prepared in variation with synthesizing parameters such as kinds of CS, kinds of silane and reaction time. In order to understand its physical and chemical properties, sol-gel coating films on glass were fabricated. In the case of CS/MTMS sol, the coating films had high contact angle and more enhanced flat surface than those in the case of CS/MTMS/ES sol. Also, the coating films obtained from single CS had a better flat surface than those obtained from mixed CS. In the case of thermal stability, thermal dissociation of CS/MTMS and CS/MTMS/ES sol-gel coating films did not occur up to $550^{\circ}C$ and $440^{\circ}C$ respectively. The thickness of coating films obtained from CS/MTMS sol increased than those of CS/MTMS/ES sol. In addition, the coating films obtained from single CS were more thicker than those obtained from mixed CS.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.63-73
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• 1993

Ag+ 이온이 부분적으로 치환된 3가지 제올라이트 A(Ag4Na8-A, Ag6Na6-A 및 Ag8Na4-A)를 완전히 탈수한 후 280℃에서 24시간동안 약 0.1 Torr의 Cs중기로 처리하 였다. 이들의 결정구조는 22(1)℃ 노에서 입방공간군 Pm3m (단위세포상수 a가 각각 12.321(3) A, 12.295(1) A 및 12.380(7) A임)을 사용하여 단결정 X-선회절법으로 해석 하였다. 이들 세가지 구조에서 Cs+이온은 각각 서로 다른 4개의 결정학적 위치에서 발견되었다. 단위세포당 3개의 Cs+이온은 8-링 중심에 위치하고, 약 6.9-7.3개의 Cs+이온 은 큰 동공의 6-링과 마주보는 위치에 있는 3회 회전축상에서 발견되었다. 그리고 약 2.17-2.74개의 Cs+이온은 소다 라이트 동공내에서 발견되며 약 0.5-1.0개의 Cs+'이온은 4링과 마주보는 곳에 위치한다. 또한 이들 구조에서 단위세포당 각각 1.88(5),2.30(3) 및 5.28(10)개의 Ag종이 존재하며 이들은 큰동공의 중심에서 헥사실버 클러스트를 형성한다. 8-링위치가 Cs+이온으로 모두 차있어서 Ag0가 골조밖으로 이동하는 것을 막을 수 있다. 각각의 헥사실버 클러스터는 서로 다른 좌표에 위치하는 14개의 Cs+이온에 의해 안정화된다. 이들 구조에서 발견되는 약 12.35-13.49개의 Cs+이온들은 Cso의 흡착이 일어나 제올라이트 기본 골 격에 있는 음이온 전하와 균형을 맞출 수 있는 12개의 Cs+ 이온 이상의 이온 또는 원자로 존재하고 있다. Cs+의 배열 은 다음과 같은 두 가지 배열로 쉽게 설명할 수 있다. 일부는 2개의 Cs+이온이 소다이트 동공내에 있는 6-링과 마주보는 곳에 위치하고 큰동공내에는 6개의 Cs+이온이 6링 근처에 위치하며 1개는 4-링 근처에 위치한다. 그 나머지는 소다라이트 동공내에 위치하는 3개의 Cs+이온과 한변의 길이를 3.52 A로 갖는 삼각형을 형성한 후 6-링을 통 하여 큰 동공 내에 위치한 3개의 Cs원자와 결합하게 되므로 3m (C3v)의 대칭구조를 갖는 (CS6)4+클러스터를 형성한다. 그 밖의 5개 Cs+이온은 비어있는 큰동공의 6-링에 위치한다.

• ALGAE
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2003

Except for a group I intron in trnL-uaa occuring in eubacteria and plastids, group I introns are rarely documented in plastid genomes. Here, we report that a green alga, Caulerpa sertularioides, contains three group IA3 introns in the 16S gene (cpSSU), CS-cpSSU.i1, CS-cpSSU.i2 and CS-cpSSU.i3. Each intron has an open reading frame with LAGLIDADG motifs. CS-cpSSU.i1orf and CS-cpSSU.i3orf occur at Loop 6 in the intron secondary structure and CScpSSU. i2orf at Loop 8. CS-cpSSU.i1orf and CS-cpSSU.i2orf contain both LAGLI-DADG motifs but CS-cpSSU.i3orf has only one. CS-cpSSU.i1 and CS-cpSSU.i2 share the insetion sites and the ORFs at Loop 6 and 8 with CpSSU·1 and CpSSU·2 introns of Chlamydomonas pallidostigmatica (Chlorophyceae). In contrast, CS-cpSSU.i3, containing 28 copies of GAAATAT at Loop 6, is a novel intron found only in Caulerpa sertularioides. Possible scenarios of the evolution of the three introns and their possible use in systematic research are discussed.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 열화학기상증착법을 이용한 세슘계 무기 페로브스카이트의 성장기판에 따른 결정 구조의 변화 및 광학적 특성을 비교 분석하였다. 무기 페로브스카이트 결정은 CsBr과 PbBr₂를 전구체로 사용하여 SiO₂/Si와 c-Al₂O₃ 기판 위에 동일한 조건으로 CsPbBr₃를 성장하였다. 비정질 구조를 가진 SiO₂ 표면에서는 Cs₄PbBr₆-CsPbBr₃ 혼합상의 결정 입자가 성장하였으며, 단결정 구조인 c-Al₂O₃ 기판에서는 CsPbBr₃ (100) 결정 면방향이 우세한 단일상의 박막이 형성되었다. 광학적 분석 결과 CsPbBr₃는 약 91 meV의 반치폭을 갖고 약 534 nm 중심의 발광특성을 보였으며, Cs₄PbBr₆-CsPbBr₃ 혼합구조에서는 청색 변이에 의해 523 nm의 발광 및 6.88 ns의 빠른 광 소결시간을 확인하였다. 열화학기상증착법을 이용한 페로브스카이트의 결정구조의 제어 및 광특성의 변화는 디스플레이, 태양 전지, 광센서 등 다양한 광전 소자에 적용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.335-341
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• 1998

본 논문에서는 CS-ACELP(Conjugate Structure Algebraic Code Excited Linear prediction) 음성부호화기의 실시간 구현에 관하여 논한다. CS-ACELP 알고리즘은 ITU-T에서 G.729로 표준화되었다. CS-ACELP 음성부호화 알고리즘의 실시간 구현은 16비트 정수형 DSP 칩을 사용하였다. 16비트 정수형 DSP 칩상에 구현하기 위하여, CS-ACELP 알고리즘의 정수형 시뮬레이션을 사용하였다. CS-ACELP 음성부호화기에 포함된 입출력기능과 통신 기능을 설명한다. DSP Evaluation board를 사용하여 CS-ACELP 음성부호화기를 개발하였고 IMT-2000 Test-bed를 사용하여 검증하였다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2010

본 연구는 $H_2O_2$가 함유된 ($Na_2CO_3-NaHCO_3$) 혼합 탄산염 계에서 사용후핵연료를 산화용해할 시 U과 함께 공용해 되는 Cs, Te, Tc, Mo 등의 핵분열생성물로부터 Cs과 Tc의 선택적 침전 제거 거동을 규명하였다. Cs과 Tc은 각각 장수명 핵종으로 지하에서의 빠른 핵종 이동성과 고방열성 등으로 최종 처분 시 처분 환경을 저해하는 핵종으로 처분 안전성 제고 측면에서 이들의 제거는 중요한 과제 중의 하나이다. Cs과 Re (Tc 대용원소)의 선택적 침전제로는 각각 NaTPB, TPPCl를 선정하였으며, NaTPB에의한 Cs 침전 및 TPPCl에 의한 Re 침전 모두 5분 이내로 매우 빠르게 이루어졌으며, 온도를 $50^{\circ}C$, 교반속도를 1000 rpm 까지 증가시켜도 이들의 침전 속도에는 별 영향이 없었다. NaTPB 침전 및 TPPCl 침전에 있어 가장 중요한 요인은 침전 용액의 pH 이며, 특히 TPPCl에 의한 Re의 선택적 침전의 경우 낮은 pH 에서 Mo가 Re과 공침되므로 pH 9 이상에서 수행하는 것이 효과적이다. 그리고 [NaTPB]/[Cs] 및 [TPPCl]/[Re]의 몰 농도 비 1 이상에서 Cs 및 Re을 각각 99% 이상 선택적으로 침전 제거할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.747-757
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• 2000

Cyclosporin A(CsA) is an immunosuppressive agent widely used for preventing graft rejecting response in organ transplantation. The basic properties of CsA to osteoblast has not been well known yet. A better understanding of the mechanisms of CsA function on bone could provide valuable information regarding basic properties of bone remodeling, pharmacotherapeutic intervention in metabolic bone disease, and the consequences of immunosuppression in bone physiology. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of CsA on osteoblast by evaluating parameters of proliferation, collagen synthetic activity, alkaline phosphatase activity, and ALP mRNA expression in mouse calvarial cell. 1. CsA ($3{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) treated mouse calvarial cell showed statistically significant increase in cell proliferation.(P<0.05) 2. CsA($1,\; 3{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) treated MC3T3 cell line showed statistically significant increase in cell proliferation. 3. The amount of collagen of CsA($3{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) treated mouse calvarial cell was decreased statistically significantly. 4. Alkaline phosphatase activity was increased statistically significantly in CsA treated group($1{\mu}g/m{\ell}$). 5. mRNA expression of ALP was increased in CsA treated group These results suggest that CsA could affect bone remodeling by modulating proliferation & differentiation of osteoblast.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.445-453
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• 2006

Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a powerful immunosuppresive agent used to prevent graft rejection of organ and treat autoimmune disease. One of the major side effects associated with CsA treatment is the development of gingival overgrowth. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mRNA expression and association of the several growth factors in gingival overgrowth induced by CsA, respectively. Gingival fibroblasts were obtained from gingival tissues of healthy donor and the patients treated with CsA. The cultured gingival fibroblasts were incubated with increasing concentrations of CsA for 24 hours, and the expression of MMP-1, TIMP-1, $TGF-{\beta}_1$, p21 were determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expressions of MMP-1 was slightly increased according to the concentration of treated CsA, but there was no statistical significance. TIMP-1 showed the increased expression at the CsA concentration of 250 and 500 ng/ml and significantly decreased at the CsA concentration of 750ng/ml. $TGF-{\beta}_1$ showed the increased expression at the CsA concentration of 500 and 750 ng/ml. The expression of p21 was not changed significantly. We concluded that the gingival hyperplasia induced by CsA was more related with $TGF-{\beta}_1$ than MMP-1 or TIMP-1 on gingival collagen metabolism in patients treated with CsA.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.110-114
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• 2003

Objective; Antistress effect of Korean red ginseng (RG) on postmenopausal women with severe climacteric syndrome (CS) were evaluated from the viewpoint of traditional KAMPO-medicine and Western medicine. Methods; All patients with CS were treated with daily oral administration of 6g RG for 30 days. Nine patients with CS were evaluated with the use of diagnostic scores for KI-deficiency (deficiency of vital energy) and OKETSU (blood stagnation) syndrome from the viewpoint of KAMPO-medicine. In the same patients with CS, peripheral blood levels of ${\beta}$-endorphin and total plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (t-PAI-1) were measured before and after treatment with RG. In another group, 12 patients with CS, psychological test using CMI, STAI and SDS were performed from the viewpoint of Western medicine. Stress related hormones, such as ACTH, cortisol and DHEA-S in those 12 patients with CS were also measured before and after treatment with RG. Results; KI-deficiency score and OKETSU score in patients with CS were significantly (p<0.001) higher than those in patients without CS. After treatment with RG, both scores were markedly (p<0.001) decreased compared to before treatment with RG. ${\beta}$-endorphin levels in patients with CS were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those in patients without CS. Total PAI-levels in patients with CS were increased before treatment with RG. No significant difference, however, were observed between patients with and without CS. After treatment with RG, both levels of ${\beta}$-endorphin and total PAI-1 in patients with CS were significantly (p<0.001 and p<0.05, respectively) decreased compared to before treatment with RG. CMI and STAI scores in patients with CS were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those in patients without CS. SDS scores in patients with CS were also markedly (p<0.00l) higher than in those without CS. After treatment with RG, all scores decreased within normal range. DHEA-S levels in patients with CS were about a half of those without CS. Consequently, cortisol/DHEA-S (C/D) ratio was significantly(p<0.001) higher in patients with CS than in those without CS. Although the decreased DHEA-S levels were not restored to the levels in patients without CS, the C/D ratio decreased significantly (p<0.05) after treatment with RG. Conclusion; Reinforcement of vital energy and improvement of stagnant blood circulations by oral administration of RG were elucidated from the viewpoint of traditional KAMPO-medicine. From the viewpoint of Western medicine, effect of RG on postmenopsusal women with CS seemed to be brought about in part by not only an improvement of psychoneuroendocrine dysfunctions but also an amelioration of blood coagulation systems.