• 대한수의학회지
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.215-222
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• 2017

Temporal and subcellular distributions of hyaluronic acid (HA) as a degradable nanoparticle (NP) in animals were investigated to determine if HA-NP could be utilized as an appropriate drug delivery system. After mice were intravenously injected with 5 mg/kg of Cy5.5-labeled HA-NP sized 350-400 nm or larger HA-polymers, the fluorescence intensity was measured in all homogenized organs from 0.5 h to 28 days. HA-NP was greatly detected in spleen, liver and kidney until day 28, while it was maintained at low levels in other organs. HA-polymer was observed at low levels in all organs. HA-NP quantities in spleen and liver were reduced until day 3, but increased sharply between days 3 and 7, then decreased again, while their HA-polymers were maintained at low levels until day 28. In kidneys, both HA-NP and HA-polymer showed high levels after 0.5 h of administration, but steadily decreased until day 28. According to ultrastructural analyses, HA-NP was engulfed in Kupffer cells of liver and macrophages of spleen and kidney at day 1 and was accumulated in the cytoplasm of kidney tubular cells at day 7. Overall, these findings suggest that HA-NP could be considered a desirable drug carrier in the liver, kidney, or spleen.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.146-152
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• 2004

Consideration of factors driving crew productivities is imperative for accurate construction time estimation. Their impacts need to be well understood by estimators. There have been, however, little studies that quantified relationships between crew productivities and factors. This paper quantifies impacts of $^{\circ}A$ECrew size $^{\circ}\phi$ on crew productivities, for three highway concrete bridge activities, namely Column, Cap, and Deck, based on data compiled from 17 on-going highway projects in Texas State, USA. It was found that, for Bridge Deck operation, an increase of one crew-worker of formwork and rebarwork by one, leads to an increase of the productivity (cy/crew day) by 2.5 and 2.9, respectively. For the other activities, larger crew sizes did not lead to better crew productivities.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1983-1988
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• 2012

Stem cell transplantation is emerging as a possible new treatment for liver cirrhosis, and recent animal studies have documented the benefits of stem cell therapy in a hepatic fibrosis model. However, the underlying mechanism of stem cell therapy is still unclear. Among the proposed mechanisms, the cell replacement mechanism is the oldest and most important, in which permanently damaged tissue can be replaced by normal tissue to restore function. In the present study, Cy5.5-labeled superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) was used to label human mesenchymal stem cells. The uptake of fluorescently labeled nanoparticles enabled the detection and monitoring of the transplanted stem cells; therefore, we confirmed the direct incorporation and differentiation of SPIO into the hepatocyte-like transplanted stem cells by detecting human tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT), well-known enzymatic marker for hepatocyte-specific differentiation.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2022

This study aimed to increase the targeting ability against PSMA in cell therapy using metabolic glycoengineering and biorthogonal chemistry and to visualize cell trafficking using PET imaging. Cellular membranes of THP-1 cells were decorated with azide(-N₃) using Ac₄ManNAz by metabolic glycoengineering. Engineered THP-1 cells were conjugated with DBCO-bearing fluorophore (ADIBO-Cy5.5) for 1 h at different concentrations and analyzed by confocal fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. For PSAM ligand conjugation to THP-1 cells, Ac₄ManNAz treated THP-1 cells were incubated with DBCO-PSMA ligand (ADIBO-GUL) at a final concentration with 100 µM for 1 h. To evaluate the effect on cell recognition, PSMA ligand conjugated THP-1 cells(as effectors) were co-cultured with PSMA positive 22RV1 (as target cells) at 3 : 1 a effector-to-target cell (E/T) ratio. The interaction between THP-1 and 22RV1 was monitored by confocal fluorescence microscopy. For preparing the radiolabeled THP-1, the cells were treated at the activity of ~ 740 kBq of [⁸⁹Zr]Zr(oxinate)₄/5 × 10⁶ cells. Radiolabeled cells were analyzed for determination of cell-associated radioactivity by gamma counting and viability using MTS assay. In the cytotoxicity assay, THP-1 cells did not have any cytotoxicity even when the Ac₄ManNAz concentration was 100 µM. In confocal microscopy and flow cytometry, THP-1 cells were efficiently labeled ADIBO-Cy5.5 in a dose-dependent manner, and the dose of 100 µM was the optimal concentration for the following experiments. The clusters of PSMA ligand-conjugated THP-1 cells and 22RV1 cells were identified, indicating cell-cell recognition over the cell surface between two types of cells. Cell radiolabeling efficiency was 54.5 ± 17.8%. THP-1 labeled with 0.09 ± 0.03 Bq/cell showed no significant cytotoxicity compared to unlabeled THP-1 up to 7 days. We successfully demonstrated that Ac₄ManNAz treated cells were efficiently conjugated with ADIBO-GUL for preparing the PSMA-targeting cells, and [⁸⁹Zr]Zr(oxinate)₄ could be used to label cells without toxicity. It suggested that PSMA-ligand conjugated cell therapy could be improved cell targeting and be monitored by PET imaging.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.84-99
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• 2001

This study was carried out to acquire basic data necessary for the use of rice-straw chemical pulp. It investigated the proper bleaching conditions when rice-straw chemical pulp(alkaline sulfite-${Na_2}{S_2}{O_4}$) was bleached using the various kinds of bleaching agents by the two-stages bleaching methods. And, physical properties of pulps bleached with eight kinds of two-stages bleaching methods were tested. The results of this study were as follow; 1. The first-stage bleaching was conducted under the proper conditions with chlorine(C). And then, the proper conditions related to the calcium chlorite(H), hydrogen peroxide(P) and sodium hydrosulfite(Y) bleaching as the second-stage bleaching were investigated. The proper conditions of CH stage were determined to be 0.3% concentration of calcium chlorite, $30^{\circ}C$ of reaction temperature and 20min. of reaction time. For CP stage, the proper conditions of concentration of hydrogen peroxide, reaction temperature and reaction time were 1.5%, $60^{\circ}C$ and 90min., respectively. And for CY stage, the proper conditions were 0.5% concentration of sodium hydrosulfite, $40^{\circ}C$ of reaction temperature and 90min. of reaction time. 2. The first-stage bleaching was conducted under the proper conditions with chlorine dioxide(D). And then, the proper conditions related to the calcium chlorite(H), hydrogen peroxide(P) and sodium hydrosulfite(Y) bleaching as the second-stage bleaching were investigated. The proper conditions of DH stage were determined to be 0.5% concentration of calcium chlorite, $25^{\circ}C$ of reaction temperature and 5min. of reaction time. For DP stage, the proper conditions of concentration of hydrogen peroxide, reaction temperature and reaction time were 1.0%, $70^{\circ}C$ and 90min., respectively. And for DY stage, the proper conditions were 0.3% concentration of sodium hydrosulfite, $50^{\circ}C$ of reaction temperature and 20min. of reaction time. 3. The first-stage bleaching was conducted under the proper conditions with calcium chlorite(H). kAnd then, the proper conditions related to the hydrogen peroxide(P) and sodium hydrosulfite(Y) bleaching as the second-stage bleaching were investigated. The proper conditions of HP stage were determined to be 0.3% concentration of hydrogen peroxide, $30^{\circ}C$ of reaction temperature and 60min. of reaction time. For HY stage, the proper conditions of concentration of sodium hydrosulfite, reaction temperature and reaction time were 2.5%, $60^{\circ}C$ and 30min., respectively. 4. When the rice-straw chemical pulps were bleached with eight kinds of two-stages bleaching methods in the proper conditions mentioned above, respectively, the final brightnesses after CH, CP, CY, DH, DP, DY, HP, and HY bleachings were 62.0, 74.3, 61.4, 58.9, 66.9, 62.9, 50.4 and 60.1, respectively. And strengthes of pulps bleached with DP and DH methods were comparatively higher than those of pulps bleached with other bleaching methods.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.782-790
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• 2011

본 연구는 TGase 첨가에 따른 근원섬유 단백질과 비육류 단백질인 적소두단백질 또는 대두단백질간의 상호작용을 비교 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 실험 1에서는 비육류 단백질 함량에 따른 물성 변화를 평가하였으며 실험 2에서는 TGase 반응시간에 따른 최적 조건을 평가하였다. 가열수율은 비육류 단백질을 첨가한 처리구에서 유의적으로 증가하였으며 특히 적소두단백질 1%을 첨가하였을 때 가장 높은 가열수율을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 반면에 겔 강도 및 점성도는 근원섬유 단백질 단독 처리구와 비육류 단백질을 첨가한 처리구와 비교하였을 때 유의적으로 차이가 나타나지 않았다(p>0.05). 또한 전기영동 결과는 가열 전 TGase 첨가 후 4시간 반응시켰을 때는 모든 처리구에서 변화를 보이지 않았지만(실험1), TGase 첨가 후 10시간 반응시킨 모든 처리구에서는 biopolymer 밴드가 나타났다(실험2). 또한 TGase 반응시간에 따른 겔 강도는 10시간째에 유의적으로 증가하였다(p<0.05). 하지만 10시간의 반응시간은 배양시간이 너무 길어 산업적으로 이용하기 부적합 하기 때문에 TGase함량을 0.5%로 증가시켜 효소와 단백질간의 최적 반응시간을 평가하고 비육류 단백질과의 상호작용을 통한 물성을 증진시키는 연구가 앞으로 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.175-185
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• 1996

To inhibit the enzymatic degradation of leucine enkephalin (Leu-Enk) and its synthetic analog. $[D-ala^2]$-leucine enkephalinamide (YAGFL), in the nasal, rectal and vaginal mucosal and serosal extracts of rabbits, effects of enzyme inhibitors such as amastatin (AM), puromycin (PM), thiorphan (TP), thimerosal (TM), EDTA, N-carboxymethyl-Phe-Leu (CPL), phenylethyl alcohol (PEA), phenylmercuric acetate (PMA), benzalkonium chloride (BC) and modified cyclodextrins, alone or in combination, were observed by assaying the pentapeptides staying intact during incubation. Mucosa extracts were prepared by exposing freshly-excised mucosal specimens mounted on Valia-Chien cells to isotonic phosphate buffer while stirring. The degradation of Leu-Enk and YAGFL followed the apparent first-order kinetics. The half-lives (mean) in the nasal, rectal and vaginal mucosal extracts were found to be 1.07, 0.33 and 1.14 hr for Leu-Enk, and 16.9, 6.2 and 6.8 hr for YAGFL, respectively. AM or PM, which is an aminopeptidase inhibitor, did not show a sufficient inhibition of Leu-Enk $(50\;{\mu}g/ml)$ degradation in all kinds of extracts. $Dimethyl-{\beta}-cyclodextrin\;(DM-{\beta}-CyD)$ decreased the degradation rate constants of Leu-Enk about 2 or 3 times, comparing with no additive. However, the use of mixed inhibitors of AM $(50\;{\mu}M)$/TM (0.25 mM)/EDTA (5 mM) resulted in a full stabilization of Leu-Enk by decreasing the degradation rate constants 67.3, 161.3 and 113.8 times far the nasal, rectal and vaginal mucosal extracts, respectively, comparing with no inhibitor. With mixed inhibitors, Leu-Enk remained intact more than 90% after 6 hr-incubation. In the stabilization of YAGFL, hM, TP or CPL alone showed little efffct, and some additives demonstrated a considerable inhibition of YAGFL degradation in the rank order of TM > BC > EDTA. However, the addition of mixed inhibitors such as TM (0.5 mM) and EDTA (5 mM) into the extracts protected YAGFL from the degradation by more than 85% even after 24 hr-incubation, suggesting almost complete inhibition of YAGFL degradation in the extract. On the other hand, $DM-{\beta}-CyD\;or\;hydroxypropyl-{\beta}-cyclodextrin$ (10%) were also found to retard enzymatic degradation rates of YAGFL markedly, and resulted in staying intact more than 80% of YAGFL in the nasal and vaginal mucosal extracts, and more than 60% in the rectal mucosal extract after 16 hr-incubation.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.221-240
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• 2005

사람의 악성 골종양 세포주 Saos-2 를 이용하여 doxorubicin에 의해 발현이 증가 또는 감소하는 유전자들의 변화를 cDNA microarray를 이용하여 확인하였다. 그 결과 대조군에 비하여 2배 이상 증가 또는 감소하는 유전자 264개, 3배 이상 증가 또는 감소하는 유전자 35개를 선별할 수 있었다. Doxorubicin 처리 후 시간대 별로 발현변화가 비슷한 유전자들을 k-mean clustering으로 분석하여 5가지의 군으로 분류할 수 있었다. A군은 24시간 까지 계속 발현이 증가하는 67개 유전자, B군은 6시간까지는 변화가 없다가 24시간에는 감소하는 108개 유전자, C군은 6시간에 발현의 감소하고 24시간까지 지속되는 33개 유전자, D군은 6시간에 발현의 감소하였으나 24시간에는 다시 발현이 회복되는 5개 유전자, 그리고 E군은 6시간까지는 발현의 변화가 없다가 24시간에 발현이 증가하는 경향을 보이는 51개 유전자로 구분하였다. cDNA microarry 결과 발현차이가 현저한 22개의 유전자들을 대상으로 RT-PCR을 시행하여 발현정도를 비교하였다. cDNA microarry에서 발현증가를 보이는 13개 유전자 중에서, RT-PCR 결과 11개가 그 발현이 증가하였으며, cDNA microarry의 결과에서 발현감소를 보이는 9개 유전자 중에서 RT-PCR 결과에서 2개 유전자만 감소하였다. 이상의 결과 Saos-2 세포에서 doxorubicin에 의해 세포사멸과 세포성장, 세포신호전달, 세포골격, 세포주기, 운반, 대사 등에 관여하는 많은 유전자들의 발현이 변함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.345-351
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• 1997

An aqueous/organic two-phase reaction system was applied to the production of catechol using immobilized resting cells of Pseudomonas putida CY 400. Water/ethyl ether system was used because of high partition coefficient of catechol and thus to reduce the product inhibition and degradation. Among the tested immobilization carriers, polyacrylamide gel gave the highest catechol productivity. The immobilization seemed to protect the cells against solvent toxicity. From the simulation of reaction conditions based on two-phase models, it was found that there was an optimum acetate concentration at fixed benzoate and cell concentrations for the catechol productivity. A lower phase volume ratio (lower fraction of organic phase) gave a higher productivity. However, the substrate conversion was low at low phase volume ratio.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.421-429
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• 1997

This study is theoretically examined the influences on the performance of diesel engine super¬charged by exhaust gas turbine with the change of excess air factor, admission ratio, total efficien¬cy of turbine and compressor, scavenging pressure ratio, and scavenging temperature. In this study, all calculations are carried out by computer, and the theoretical engine performance is com¬pared with the actual engine performance which is offered from engine manufacturer. Following results are acquired by this study. The mean effective pressure is increased with decrease of excess air factor or increase of scavenging pressure ratio. As the admission ratio or total efficiency of tur¬bine is increased, the mean effective pressure is increased but the specific fuel consumption is decreased. Mean calculation error compared with the actual engine performance is under 5 per¬cents, therefore, this calculation method can be used in the design of diesel engine.