• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.255-260
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• 2018

Chung-Sang (CS) is an experimental herbal remedy that is formulated to treat respiratory diseases implicated by inflammation. The herbs comprised of CS are frequently prescribed for treating various inflammatory symptoms: Menthae haplocalycis Herba, Magnoliae Flosis, Xanthii Fructus, Herba Asari, and Caryphylli Flos. Here, we prepared the extract of CS with boiling water (wCS) or with 50 % ethanol (eCS) and examined whether the two different extracts of CS exhibit a toxicity to cultured cells and mice. RAW 264.7 cells were treated with wCS or eCS, and the cytotoxicity of these extracts to RAW 264.7 cells was determined by an MTT assay. Although the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species that are detrimental to the cells was not increased by the extracts, the cytotoxicity to the cells was evident from 10 mg/ml of wCS and 100 mg/ml of eCS, suggesting that eCS is less cytotoxic. When mice (n = 10/group) received a single intratracheal wCS or eCS daily for 14 days, wCS yielded 40 % mortality, whereas eCS showed none. Both wCS and eCS did not significantly affect the weight of the body and of vital organs, except the lung. Biochemical analyses of mice blood indicated no damage to liver or kidney. However, unlike eCS, wCS significantly increased the level of IgE in serum. Collectively, our results show that eCS was less toxic than wCS, suggesting that CS prepared with 50 % ethanol is preferential over the conventional way of preparing CS.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 2002년도 학술대회지
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• pp.176-184
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• 2002

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 KAMPa-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-I 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-l in patients with CS were significantly (p<0.01 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<0.001) 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 postmenopausal 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.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.261-271
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• 2024

Sulfur is one of the inorganic elements used by plants to develop and produce phytoalexin to resist certain diseases. This study reported a method for preparing a material for plant disease resistance. Sulfur nanoparticles (SNPs) stabilized in the chitosan-Cu²⁺ (CS-Cu²⁺) complex were synthesized by hydrolysis of Na₂S₂O₃ in an acidic medium. The obtained SNPs/CS-Cu²⁺ complex consisting of 0.32% S, 4% CS, and 0.7% Cu (w/v), contained SNPs with an average size of ~28 nm as measured by transmission electron microscopy images. The X-ray diffraction pattern of the SNPs/CS-Cu²⁺ complex showed that SNPs had orthorhombic crystal structures. Interaction between SNPs and the CS-Cu²⁺ complex was also investigated by ultraviolet-visible. Results in vitro nematicidal effect of materials against Meloidogyne incognita showed that SNPs/CS-Cu²⁺ complex was more effective in killing second-stage juveniles (J2) nematodes and inhibiting egg hatching than that of CS and CS-Cu²⁺ complex. The values of LC₅₀ in killing J2 nematodes and EC₅₀ in inhibiting egg hatching of SNPs/CS-Cu²⁺ complex were 75 and 51 mg/l, respectively. These values were lower than those of CS and the CS-Cu²⁺ complex. The test results on the nematicidal effect against M. incognita on coffee pots showed that the SNPs/CS-Cu²⁺ complex was 100% effective at a concentration of 150 mg/l. Therefore, the SNPs/CS-Cu²⁺ complex could be considered as a biochemical material with potential for agricultural applications to control root-knot nematodes.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.110-117
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• 1998

목 적 :신증후군을 동반한 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura nephritis는 예후가 좋지 않은 것으로 알려져 있으며 현재 스테로이드와 여러 면역억제제로 치료하고 있으나 정립된 고식적인 치료방법은 없다. Cyclosporine A는 잘 알려진 면역억제제로서 현재 신장 이식환자나 스테로이드에 반응하지 않는 사구체 질환에 많이 쓰이고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 신증후군을 동반한 소아 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura nephritis환자에서 cyclosporine A(CsA)의 치료효과를 알아보고, 이미 보고된바 있는 rifampin(RFP)과 azathioprine(AZA)과의 치료효과를 비교하고자 함이다. 방 법 : 신장조직검사를 통해 확인된 총 37명의 신증후군을 동반한 Henoch-$Sch{\ddot{o}}nlein$ purpura nephritis환자가 이 연구에 포함되었으며, 이중 17명은 평균 6-8개월간 CsA(5 mg/kg/day)로, 7명은 9-12개월간 RFP(10-20 mg/kg/day)으로, 13명은 8개월간 AZA(2 mg/kg/day)으로 치료하였다. 모든 환자에서 저용량 경구 스테로이드(0.5-1 mg/kg, qod)를 함께 사용하였으며 치료 종결 후 모든 환자에서 1개월 후에 추적 신장조직검사를 시행하였다. 결 과 : 신증후군의 완전관해율은 평균 추적 관찰 기간 16, 21, 11개월 후 CsA group $58.8\%$, RFP group $57.1\%$, AZA group $38.4\%$이었고, 부분관해를 포함한 관해율은 CsA group $88.2\%$, RFP group $85.7\%$, AZA group $84.6\%$ 이었다. 혈뇨의 소실율은 CsA group $58.8\%$, RFP group $57.1\%$, AZA group $41.2\%$ 이었다. 임상상태의 호전을 보인 경우는 CsA group은 17명 중 17명, RFP group은 7명 중 7명, AZA group은 13명 중 10명이었다. 두 번의 신장조직검사를 통해 병리등급이 상향조정된 경우는 CsA group 5명($29.4\%$), RFP group 0명($0\%$), AZA group 2명($12.4\%$) 이었고, 면역형광검사 소견상 호전을 보인 경우는 CsA group 15명($88.2\%$), RFP group 6명($85.9\%$), AZA group 4명($30.8\%$) 이었다. 결 론 : 본 연구 결과, CsA는 RFP처럼 우수한 신증후군의 완전관해율을 보였으며, 면역형광 검사상에서도 의미있게 호전된 소견을 보이는 바(P=0.004) 아직 치료방법이 확립되지 않은 상황에서 CsA는 RFP과 더불어 신증후군이 동반된 심한 HSP 신염에서 추천할만한 약제로 사료된다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2002

실험실에서 성장시킨 CsI(T1)섬광체를 이용하여 검출기를 설계 제작하고 분광 및 출력특성을 조사하여 핵분광과 진단방사선센서로서의 응용가능성을 타진해 보았다. CsI(T1)단결정은 수직 Bridgman성장장치를 이용하여 지름 11mm, 몰농도 0.001mo1%로 성장시키었다. 이 단결정을 광다이오드를 이용하여 방사선 센서로 제작한 후, $^{22}$ Na, /up 137/Cs, $^{30}$ Co 표준감마선원에 대한 에너지 분해능을 각각 측정하였으며 진단 X선 영역에 대한 출력특성도 측정하였다. $^{22}$ Na의 0.511 MeV 의 경우13.2%, $^{137}$Cs의 0.662 MeV의 경우 8.3%, 그리고 $^{60}$Co의 1.17 MeV와 1.332 MeV에 대해서는 각각 6.7%와 5.1%의 에너지 분해능을 얻었다. 또한 관전압 60kVp, 80kVp, 100kVp, 120kVp 에 대하여 5mAs부터 80mAs 까지 진단 X선영역에 대한 출력 선형성을 확인하였다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.243-247
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• 1989

Two crystal structures of dehydrated $Ag^+\;and\;Ca^{2+}$ exchanged zeolite A, $Ag_2Ca_$5-A, reacting with 0.01 Torr of Cs vapor at $200^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours and 0.1 Torr of Cs vapor at $250^{\circ}C$ for 48 hours, respectively, have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. Their structures were solved and refined in the cubic space group Pm3m at $21(1)^{\circ}C$. The stoichiometry of first crystal was $Ag_2Ca_5$-A (a = 12.294(1)${\AA}$), indicating that Cs vapor did not react with cations in zeolite A and that of second crystal was $Ag_2Cs_{10}$-A (a = 12.166(1)${\AA}$), indicating that all $Ca^{2+}$ ions were reduced by Cs vapor and replaced by $Cs^+$ ions. Full-matrix least-squares refinements of $Ag_2Ca_5-A\;and\;Ag_2Cs_{10}$-A has converged to the final error indices, $R_1\;=\;0.041\;and\;R_2$ = 0.048 with 227 reflections, and $R_1\;=\;0.117\;an\;n\;fdd\;R_2$ = 0.120 with 167 reflections, respectively, for which I > $3{\sigma}$(I). In the structure of $Ag_2Ca_5$-A, both $Ag^+$ ions and $Ca^{2+}$ ions lie on two crystal symmetrically independent threefold axis sites on the 6-rings; $2\;Ag^+$ ions are recessed 0.33 ${\;AA}$ from the (111) planes of three O(3) oxygens and 5 $Ca^{2+}$ ions lie on the nearly center of each 6-oxygen planes. In the structure of $Ag_2Cs_{10}-A,\;Cs^+$ ions lie on the 5 different crystallographic sites. 3 $Cs^+$ ions lie at the centers of the 8-rings at sites of D4h symmetry. 6 $Cs^+$ ions lie on the threefold axes of unit cell: $4\;Cs^+$ ions are found deep in the large cavity and 2 $Cs^+$ ions are found in the sodalite cavity. One $Cs^+$ ion is found in the large cavity near a 4-ring.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 1995

저준위 방사성 폐기물의 대표핵종인 Cs의 국내 대표 암반구성 물질인 화강암과 응회암에의 흡착특성을 조사하기 위해 회분식 흡착실험을 수행하였다. 반응표면분석법을 이용하여 ［Cs］, ［Vol/Wt］, ［pH］의 독립변수가 흡착에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 평가하였다. 결과, 초기 세슘이온의 농도가 가장 중요한 변수로 나타났다. Cs의 흡착능의 pH 의존성은 미약한 것으로 나타났다. 핵종의 응회암에의 흡착량이 화강암보다 더 많았다. 이들 핵종흡착의 낮은 pH 비의존성을 매질의 전기적 표면특성과 핵종의 수용액상 특성으로 설명하였다. 핵종간과 매질간의 흡착능 비교는 물구조 변환론으로 설명하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 방전 플라즈마 유기절연재료 초전도 자성체연구회
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• pp.150-153
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• 2004

CS HSA, 1034A와 TMOS, MTMS 실란 간의 졸겔 반응조건이 코팅도막의 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 CS 종류, CS 대비 TMOS/MTMS의 함량비, 반응시간 등을 달리하여 졸을 합성하고, 합성된 졸을 slide glass에 코팅한 후 $300^{\circ}C$에서 경화시킨 도막의 특성들을 조사하였다. CS 대비 MTMS의 함량 증가와 더불어 접촉각이 증가할 것으로 예상되지만 CS의 종류, 실란함량, 반응시간 등에 따라 증가하는 모양은 상당히 차이가 있었고 HSA CS계 보다는 1034A CS계로 제작된 도막에서 MTMS 함량과 접촉각과의 상관성이 다소 우수하였다. 표면거칠기는 HSA CS계인 경우에 반응시간과 MTMS 함량에 따라 민감하게 변했지만 1034A CS계에서는 HSA계의 졸에 비해 표면 거칠기가 향상되어 반응시간과 MTMS 함량의 조건에 영향을 받지 않고 표면조도와 균질성이 우수하였다.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.501-514
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• 2022

This study aimed to investigate the effects and potential mechanisms of Chikusetsusaponin V (CsV) on endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and vascular endothelial cell functions. Different concentrations of CsV were added to animal models, bovine aorta endothelial cells (BAECs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) cultured in vitro. qPCR, Western blotting (WB), and B ultrasound were performed to explore the effects of CsV on mouse endothelial cell functions, vascular stiffness and cellular eNOS mRNA, protein expression and NO release. Bioinformatics analysis, network pharmacology, molecular docking and protein mass spectrometry analysis were conducted to jointly predict the upstream transcription factors of eNOS. Furthermore, pulldown and ChIP and dual luciferase assays were employed for subsequent verification. At the presence or absence of CsV stimulation, either overexpression or knockdown of purine rich element binding protein A (PURA) was conducted, and PCR assay was employed to detect PURA and eNOS mRNA expressions, Western blot was used to detect PURA and eNOS protein expressions, cell NO release and serum NO levels. Tube formation experiment was conducted to detect the tube forming capability of HUVECs cells. The animal vasodilation function test detected the vasodilation functions. Ultrasonic detection was performed to determine the mouse aortic arch pulse wave velocity to identify aortic stiffness. CsV stimulus on bovine aortic cells revealed that CsV could upregulate eNOS protein levels in vascular endothelial cells in a concentration and time dependent manner. The expression levels of eNOS mRNA and phosphorylation sites Ser1177, Ser633 and Thr495 increased significantly after CsV stimulation. Meanwhile, CsV could also enhance the tube forming capability of HUVECs cells. Following the mice were gavaged using CsV, the eNOS protein level of mouse aortic endothelial cells was upregulated in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, and serum NO release and vasodilation ability were simultaneously elevated whereas arterial stiffness was alleviated. The pulldown, ChIP and dual luciferase assays demonstrated that PURA could bind to the eNOS promoter and facilitate the transcription of eNOS. Under the conditions of presence or absence of CsV stimulation, overexpression or knockdown of PURA indicated that the effect of CsV on vascular endothelial function and eNOS was weakened following PURA gene silence, whereas overexpression of PURA gene could enhance the effect of CsV upregulating eNOS expression. CsV could promote NO release from endothelial cells by upregulating the expression of PURA/eNOS pathway, improve endothelial cell functions, enhance vasodilation capability, and alleviate vessel stiffness. The present study plays a role in offering a theoretical basis for the development and application of CsV in vascular function improvement, and it also provides a more comprehensive understanding of the pharmacodynamics of CsV.

• 충청수학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2014

It is known that the class of CI-algebras is a generalization of the class of BE-algebras [5]. Recently, K. H. Kim introduced the notion of a CS-algebra [4]. In this paper we discuss a closed deductive system of a CS-algebra, and we find some fundamental properties. Moreover, we study a CS-algebra homomorphism and a congruence relation.