• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3757-3761
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• 2012

Objective: Crocin has been proposed as a promising candidate for cancer chemoprevention. The purpose of this investigation was to investigate the chemopreventive action and the possible mechanisms of crocin against human colon cancer cells in vitro. Methods: Cell proliferation was examined using MTT assay and the cell cycle distribution fractions were analyzed using fow cytometric analysis after propidium iodide staining. Apoptosis was detected using theTUNEL Apoptosis Detection Kit with laser scanning confocal microscope. DNA damage was assessed using the alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis assay, while expression levels of p53, cdk2, cyclinA and P21 were examined by Western blot analysis. Results: Treatment of SW480 cells with crocetin (0.2, 0.4, 0.8 mmol/L) for 48 h signifcantly inhibited their proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. Crocetin (0.8 mmol/L) signifcantly induced cell cycle arrest through p53-independent mechanisms accompanied by P21 induction. Crocetin (0.8 mmol/L) caused cytotoxicity in the SW480 cells by enhancing apoptosis and decreasing DNA repair capacity in a time-dependent manner. Conclusions: This report provides evidence that crocetin is a potential anticancer agent, which may be used as a chemotherapeutic drug.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.606-611
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• 2008

명란젓갈은 한국 전통 발효 식품중 하나로, 본 연구에서는 명란젓갈의 유통기한 연장방안으로 감마선 조사를 적용하여 미생물학적, 관능적 품질 실험을 행하였다. 명란젓갈과 고춧가루, 생강, 마늘, 복합시즈닝 믹스 등의 부재료에 각각 0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 및 5.0 kGy의 선량으로 감마선 조사를 하여 $4^{\circ}C$에서 4주간 저장하며 관찰하였고, 이들의 수분활성도는 각각 0.89, 0.56, 0.98, 0.99 및 0.07 이었다. 명란젓갈의 초기 호기성 세균, 효모 및 곰팡이, 대장균군의 수는 각각 6.7, 4.3, 3.6 log CFU/g 이였으며, 2 kGy 의 감마선 조사 직후 호기성 세균은 4 log cycle, 효모 및 곰팡이와 대장균군은 3 log cycle의 유의적인 감소 경향을 보였다(P<0.05). 5 kGy 감마선 조사시 효모 및 곰팡이와 대장균군은 검출한계($10^1$ CFU/g) 이하 수준으로 감소하였다. 부재료 중 고춧가루에서 5 kGy 감마선 조사 후 일반 호기성 미생물의 경우 5 log cycle 정도 감소하였다. 관능적 품질의 경우 감마선 조사 후에도 종합적 기호도에 있어서 유의적인 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 따라서 감마선 조사는 명란젓갈의 미생물 제어에 효과적이고 관능적 품질을 유지하며 유통 안정성을 개선시킬 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.157-167
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 ice plant의 ethanol 추출물과 분획물의 항산화 및 대장암세포 성장억제 활성을 in vitro 수준에서 평가하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. Ethanol 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 함량 (3.7 mg GAE/g), 총 카로티노이드 함량 ($13.2{\mu}g/g$), DPPH 라디칼 소거활성 (21.0%), 철 환원력 (21.0%)보다 butanol 분획물의 총 폴리페놀 함량 (5.4 mg GAE/g), 총 카로티노이드 함량 ($86.6{\mu}g/g$), DPPH 라디칼 소거활성 (34.9%), 철 환원력 (80.8%)이 더 높았다. 또한 HCT116 대장암세포에서 세포 내 활성산소종 수준을 감소시키거나 세포 성장을 억제하는데 있어서 ethanol 추출물보다 butanol 분획물의 활성이 더 컸다. 대장암세포의 성장을 억제하는데 있어서 butanol 분획물이 ethanol 추출물보다 더 효과적이었던 것은 butanol 분획물의 apoptosis 유도활성이 ethanol 추출물의 활성보다 더 컸고 butanol 분획물만이 G2/M기억류활성을 나타냈기 때문인 것으로 생각된다. 앞으로 이와 같은 결과를 초래하는 주요 활성성분을 분리 동정하고 ice plant의 항산화 활성 및 대장암세포 성장억제 효과가 in vivo 수준에서 재현되는지 검증하며 이와 관련된 세부기전을 탐색하는 심도 있는 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.74.1-74.16
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• 2022

Background: Previous studies have presented evidence to support the significant association between red meat intake and colon cancer, suggesting that heme iron plays a key role in colon carcinogenesis. Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), the major constituent of green tea, exhibits anti-oxidative and anti-cancer effects. However, the effect of EGCG on red meat-associated colon carcinogenesis is not well understood. Objectives: We aimed to investigate the regulatory effects of hemin and EGCG on colon carcinogenesis and the underlying mechanism of action. Methods: Hemin and EGCG were treated in Caco2 cells to perform the water-soluble tetrazolium salt-1 assay, lactate dehydrogenase release assay, reactive oxygen species (ROS) detection assay, real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot. We investigated the regulatory effects of hemin and EGCG on an azoxymethane (AOM) and dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colon carcinogenesis mouse model. Results: In Caco2 cells, hemin increased cell proliferation and the expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins, and ROS levels. EGCG suppressed hemin-induced cell proliferation and cell cycle regulatory protein expression as well as mitochondrial ROS accumulation. Hemin increased nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) expression, but decreased Keap1 expression. EGCG enhanced hemin-induced Nrf2 and antioxidant gene expression. Nrf2 inhibitor reversed EGCG reduced cell proliferation and cell cycle regulatory protein expression. In AOM/DSS mice, hemin treatment induced hyperplastic changes in colon tissues, inhibited by EGCG supplementation. EGCG reduced the hemin-induced numbers of total aberrant crypts and malondialdehyde concentration in the AOM/DSS model. Conclusions: We demonstrated that EGCG reduced hemin-induced proliferation and colon carcinogenesis through Nrf2-inhibited mitochondrial ROS accumulation.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.465-475
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• 2012

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the antineoplastic effect of ethanol extracts from Sanguisorbae Radix on cholangiocarcinoma cells that was established from biliary tract cancer tissue. Materials and Methods : Two cholangiocarcinoma cell lines, SNU-1079 and SNU-1196, were studied. The mRNA expression of Caspase 3, 8, 9, Bcl-2, Bax, P53, and P21 was examined by RT-PCR. Cell viability was determined by MTT assay. The cell cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry and apoptosis by cell death detection ELISA kit. Results : Proliferation of SNU-1079 and SNU-1196 was inhibited by Sanguisorbae Radix treatment in a dose-dependent manner. All cells treated with Sanguisorbae Radix showed increased dose- and time-dependent apoptosis. The expression of caspase 3, 8, 9, p53, and p21 was increased in all cells after the treatment of Sanguisorbae Radix. The expression of Bcl-2 was decreased in SNU-1196 and Bax expression was increased in all cells after the treatment of Sanguisorbae Radix. Conclusions : These results suggest that Sanguisorbae Radix would be beneficial in the treatment of cholangiocarcinoma.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.660-669
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• 2015

This paper presents a control scheme with a focus on the combination of phase disposition pulse width modulation (PDPWM) and DC capacitor voltage control for a chopper-cell based modular multilevel converter (MMC) for the purpose of eliminating the time-consuming voltage sorting algorithm and complex voltage balancing regulators. In this paper, the convergence of the DC capacitor voltages within one arm is realized by charging the minimum voltage module and discharging the maximum voltage module during each switching cycle with the assistances of MAX/MIN capacitor voltage detection and PDPWM signals exchanging. The process of voltage balancing control introduces no extra switching commutation, which is helpful in reducing power loss and improving system efficiency. Additionally, the proposed control scheme also possess the merit of a simple executing procedure in application. Simulation and experimental results indicates that the MMC circuit together with the proposed method functions very well in balancing the DC capacitor voltage and improving system efficiency even under transient states.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2003년도 ICCAS
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• pp.553-558
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• 2003

The boundary estimation problem is used to estimate the shape of organic depend on the phase of the cardiac cycle or interested in the detection of the location and size of anomalies with resistivity values different from the background tissues such as nuclear reactor. And we can use the method to solve the optimal solution such as modified Newton raphson, kalman filter, extended kalman filter, etc. But, this method consumes much time and is sensitive to the initial value and noise in the estimation of the unknown shape. In the paper, we propose that multi-layer neural networks estimate the boundary of the unknown object using Fourier coefficient. This method can be used at the real time estimation and have strong characteristics at the noise and initial value. It uses voltage change; difference the homogeneous voltage to the non-homogeneous voltage, and change of Fourier coefficient change to train multi-layer neural network. After train, we can have real time estimation using this method.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.42-46
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• 2003

광전용적맥파는 인체의 말초 부위에서 맥파를 검출하는데 널리 이용되고 있으며 심박동수 측정 및 혈액산소포화도 측정에 이용되고 있다. 본 연구는 940 nm의 적외선을 이용한 광전용적맥파를 이용하여 손목에서 요골동맥의 맥파를 기록하였으며 센서의 측정 위치에 따라 맥파의 모양이 다르게 나타나는 것을 관찰하였다. 요골동맥 바로 위의 피부부위에서 기록되는 광전용적파는 손가락 끝에서 기록되는 맥파에 비하여 반전되어있는 특성을 보였다. 반전된 맥파의 발생기전은 센서의 발광부에서 나오는 940 nm의 적외선이 조직에 입사하여 반사되어 나오는 경로의 용적 변화가 심장주기에 따라 일어나지만 손가락 끝부분에 비하여 반대 작용이 있음을 나타낸다. 요골동맥의 바로 위 피하 조직은 심장주기에 따라 동맥의 확장 또는 수축이 발생하면 동맥외벽과 피부 사이 조직에 혈류량의 변화가 일어나며 동맥의 확장 시에는 혈류량이 감소하고 이완시에는 증가되는 특성으로 인하여 반전맥파를 형성하는 것으로 추측된다. 이러한 결과는 요골동맥의 벽에서 적외선 반사가 있음을 시사한다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제61권10호
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• pp.1554-1560
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• 2012

In this paper, the even harmonic current(2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th) of the arc fault current and normal current were measured in computer load and analyzed. The BPF with GIC was developed to detection of harmonic, the exact center frequency and a high degree of sharpness could be easily obtained. The total even harmonic distortion due to series arc fault in computer load was 31.2%, this value was increased 3.9 times better than the total even harmonic distortion of normal current. The results of analysis of arc fault current RMS variation rate and Peak variation rate per half-cycle, The RMS average variation rate are as follows ; the 2nd harmonic was 0.24, the 4th harmonic was 0.15, the 6th harmonic was 0.19, the 8th harmonic was 0.25, respectively. The Peak average variation rate are as follows ; the 2nd harmonic was 0.19, the 4th harmonic was 0.12, the 6th harmonic was 0.13, the 8th harmonic was 0.15, respectively. The results of this analysis utilize data to detect of series arc fault on wiring of computer load.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-22
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• 2007

The energy efficiency of a self-powered wireless sensing system for pressure monitoring in injection molding is analyzed using Bond graph models. The sensing system, located within the mold cavity, consists of an energy converter, an energy modulator, and a ultrasonic signal transmitter. Pressure variation in the mold cavity is extracted by the energy converter and transmitted through the mold steel to a signal receiver located outside of the mold, in the form of ultrasound pulse trains. Through Bond graph models, the energy efficiency of the sensing system is characterized as a function of the configuration of a piezoceramic stack within the energy converter, the pulsing cycle of the energy modulator, and the thicknesses of the various layers that make up the ultrasonic signal transmitter. The obtained energy models are subsequently utilized to identify the minimum level of signal intensity required to ensure successful detection of the ultrasound pulse trains by the signal receiver. The Bond graph models established have shown to be useful in optimizing the design of the various constituent components within the sensing system to achieve high energy conversion efficiency under a compact size, which are critical to successful embedment within the mold structure.