• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.147-152
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• 2004

Aerobic cometabolism of cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (c-DCE) and c-DCE epoxide by a butane-grown mixed culture was evaluated. Transformation of c-DCE resulted in the concomitant generation of c-DCE epoxide. Chloride release studies showed nearly complete oxidative dechlorination of c-DCE (approximately 75%). Mass spectrometry confirmed tile presence of a compound with mass-to-charge-fragment ratios of 112, 83, 48, and 35. The values are in agreement with the spectra of a chemically synthesized c-DCE epoxide. Some evidences indicating the involvement of the monooxygenase in the transformation of c-DCE epoxide are: 1) $O_2$ requirement for c-DCE transformation and butane degradation; 2) butane inhibition on c-DCE transformation and vice versa; 3) the inactivation of c-DCE and c-DCE epoxide transformations by acetylene (a known monooxygenase inactivator); and 4) tire inhibition of c-DCE epoxide transformation by c-DCE.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제40권
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• pp.44.1-44.17
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• 2018

Background: Coffee extract has been investigated by many authors, and many minor components of coffee are known, such as polyphenols, diterpenes (kahweol and cafestol), melanoidins, and trigonelline, to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-angiogenic, anticancer, chemoprotective, and hepatoprotective effects. Therefore, it is necessary to know its pharmacological effect on hepatocytes which show the most active cellular regeneration in body. Methods: In order to determine whether coffee extract has a beneficial effect on the liver, 20 C57BL/6J mice were intraperitoneally injected once with dialyzed coffee extract (DCE)-2.5 (equivalent to 2.5 cups of coffee a day in man), DCE-5, or DCE-10, or normal saline (control), and then followed by histological observation and IP-HPLC (immunoprecipitation high performance liquid chromatography) over 24 h. Results: Mice treated with DCE-2.5 or DCE-5 showed markedly hypertrophic hepatocytes with eosinophilic cytoplasms, while those treated with DCE-10 showed slightly hypertrophic hepatocytes, which were well aligned in hepatic cords with increased sinusoidal spaces. DCE induced the upregulations of cellular proliferation, growth factor/RAS signaling, cellular protection, p53-mediated apoptosis, angiogenesis, and antioxidant and protection-related proteins, and the downregulations of NFkB signaling proteins, inflammatory proteins, and oncogenic proteins in mouse livers. These protein expression changes induced by DCE were usually limited to the range ± 10%, suggesting murine hepatocytes were safely reactive to DCE within the threshold of physiological homeostasis. DCE-2.5 and DCE-5 induced relatively mild dose-dependent changes in protein expressions for cellular regeneration and de novo angiogenesis as compared with non-treated controls, whereas DCE-10 induced fluctuations in protein expressions. Conclusion: These observations suggested that DCE-2.5 and DCE-5 were safer and more beneficial to murine hepatocytes than DCE-10. It was also found that murine hepatocytes treated with DCE showed mild p53-mediated apoptosis, followed by cellular proliferation and growth devoid of fibrosis signaling (as determined by IP-HPLC), and subsequently progressed to rapid cellular regeneration and wound healing in the absence of any inflammatory reaction based on histologic observations.

• 대한구강악안면병리학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2017

Coffee (Coffea spp.) is one of the most important agricultural commodities, being widely consumed in the world. Various beneficial health effects of coffee have been extensively investigated, but data on habitual coffee consumption and its bio-physiological effect have not been clearly explained as well as it is not proved the cause and effect between drinking coffee and its bio-physiological reactions. We made the dialyzed coffee extract (DCE), which is absorbable through gastrointestinal tract, in order to elucidate the cellular effect of whole small coffee molecules. RAW 264.7 cells, a murine macrophage lineage, were directly treated with DCE, i.e., DCE-2.5 (equivalent to 2.5 cups of coffee a day), DCE-5, and DCE-10, for 12 hours, and their protein extracts were examined by immunoprecipitation high performance liquid chromatography (IP-HPLC). RAW 264.7 cells differently expressed the inflammation-related proteins depending on the doses of DCE. RAW 264.7 cells treated with DCE showed marked increase of cathepsin C, cathepsin G, CD20, CD28, CD31, CD68, indicating the activation of innate immunity. Particularly, the macrophage biomarkers, cathepsin G, cathepsin C, CD31, and CD68 were markedly increased after DCE-5 and DCE-10 treatments, and the lymphocyte biomarkers, CD20 and CD28 were consistently increased and became marked after DCE-10 treatment. On the other hand, RAW 264.7 cells treated with DCE showed consistent increase of IL-10, an anti-inflammatory factor, but gradual decreases of different pro-inflammatory proteins including $TNF{\alpha}$, COX-2, lysozyme, MMP-2, and MMP-3. In particular, the cellular signaling of inflammation was gradually mitigated by the reduction of $TNF{\alpha}$, COX-2, IL-12, and M-CSF, and also the matrix inflammatory reaction was reduced by marked deceases of MMP-2, MMP-3, and lysozyme. These anti-inflammatory expressions were consistently found until DCE-10 treatment. Therefore, it is presumed that DCE may have dynamic effects of innate immunity activation and pro-inflammation suppression on RAW264.7 cells simultaneously. These effects were consistently found in the highest dose of coffee, DCE-10 (equivalent to 10 cups of coffee a day in man), that might imply the small coffee molecules were accumulated in RAW 264.7 cells after DCE-10 treatment and produce synergistic cytokine effects for innate immunity activation and anti-inflammatory reaction concurrently.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.351-373
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• 2019

인공위성이 관측한 해수면 높이 자료를 활용하여 울릉분지 일대에서 발생하는 냉수성 소용돌이들을 1993년부터 2015년까지 Winding-Angle 방법을 이용하여 탐지하고 분류하였다. 냉수성 소용돌이들 중에서 동한난류 사행의 첫 번째 골에서 형성되어 동쪽으로 흐르는 해류의 주경로로부터 남서쪽으로 떨어져 나온 독도 냉수성 소용돌이(Dokdo Cold Eddy, DCE)를 구분하였고, 그 이동 특성을 분석하였다. 또한 국립수산과학원(National Institute of Fisheries Science)이 관측한 수온과 염분 자료와 Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model의 수치모의 결과를 이용하여 DCE 중심 근처에서 수온과 유속의 수직구조를 살펴보았다. DCE는 23년 동안 총 112개 발생하였고, 이 중 39개의 DCE가 서쪽으로 이동하여 한국 동해안 근처 연안에 도달하였으며, 평균 이동 거리는 250.9 km, 평균 수명은 93일, 평균 이동 속도는 3.5 cm/s였다. 나머지 73개의 DCE는 동쪽으로 이동하거나 생성된 위치 주변을 맴돌다가 소멸하였다. DCE 아래 50~100 m에서 수온(T)과 염분(S)이 주변보다 낮아(T < $5^{\circ}C$, S < 34.1) 등온선들과 등염선들이 돔(dome, 반구형으로 된 지붕 모양) 구조를 보였다. 또한 DCE의 중심에서 평균 38 km 떨어진 곳에서 10 cm/s 이상의 해류가 표층부터 수심 300 m까지 반시계방향으로 원을 그리며 흐른다. 동한난류가 이안하여 동쪽으로 흐르다가 울릉도 북쪽에서 울릉도를 끼고 시계방향으로 흘러서 사행을 시작하고, 울릉도 동쪽에 위치한 사행의 첫 번째 골이 남서쪽으로 깊이 파고들면, 해류사행의 마루와 마루가 연결되고 골 부분이 독립적으로 떨어져 나와 반시계방향 순환을 형성하면서 DCE가 생성된다. DCE가 서쪽으로 이동할 때 울릉 난수성 소용돌이(Ulleung Warm Eddy, UWE)의 가장자리를 따라 우회하여 시계방향으로 U 모양을 그리며 한국 동해안 쪽으로 이동한다. DCE가 연안 부근에 도달하면, 동한난류는 냉수성 소용돌이 보다 더 남쪽에서 이안하고, 냉수성 소용돌이의 가장자리를 따라 우회하여 북쪽으로 흐른다. 연안에서 독도 냉수성 소용돌이가 약화되고 약 30일 후에 소멸하면, 동한난류가 다시 한국 동해안을 따라 북쪽으로 흘러서 본래의 경로를 회복한다. DCE는 열과 염을 북쪽에서 남쪽으로 꾸준히 수송하고 울릉분지 남서쪽에 냉수해역 형성에 도움을 주며, 양의 상대와도를 가지고 와서 동한난류의 경로를 변경시키는 역할을 한다. 서쪽으로 이동하는 DCE 중에서 일부는 연안 냉수성 소용돌이와 병합되어 울릉분지 서쪽에 넓고 긴 냉수해역을 만들고 반시계 방향의 순환을 형성한다. 이와 같이 병합된 소용돌이는 북쪽에 UWE를 남쪽에 동한난류로부터 분리시킨다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2020

본 연구는 DCE의 항산화 활성 및 신경세포 보호 효과에 평가하였다. 감 심지로부터 유용성 성분을 얻기 위하여 에탄올 추출을 한 결과 약 10.36±1.34%의 추출물의 수율을 얻을 수 있었다. DCE의 총 폴리페놀, 총 폴라보노이드 함량과 항산화 활성으로 DPPH, ABTS 라디칼 소거능 및 환원력을 평가한 결과, DCE의 항산화 활성이 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, DCE의 HT22 세포 보호 효과에 관하여 알아보기 위하여 HT22 세포에 DCE을 처리한 후 H₂O₂를 통한 산화적인 스트레스의 유도를 통하여 세포독성에 미치는 영향을 확인한 결과, DCE의 처리는 HT22 세포에 독성이 나타나지 않았으며, 이에 따라 항산화 효소인 SOD 활성이 증가와 지질과산화 생성물인 MDA level의 감소를 확인 할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과들로 볼 때, DCE의 항산화 및 산화적 스트레스로부터 신경세포 보호효과를 확인함으로서 향후 퇴행성 신경질환 예방에 유용한 건강기능성 식품 소재로서의 개발 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XIII)
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• pp.440-444
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 난분해성 물질인 액상의 TCE가 영가철 표면에서 반응시 완전히 분해가 되지 않은 상태에서 생성되어지는 부산물인 Cis-DCE와 VC의 톨루엔 분해균주에 의한 처리 가능성을 회분식 실험으로 관찰하였다. 각각 2ppm의 Cis-DCE와 VC에 톨루엔 균주를 주입한 결과 1차기질로 톨루엔을 사용하고 그후에 Cis-DCE와 VC를 제거 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 동시에 주입시 1차기질로 톨루엔을 사용하는 것은 동일하나 VC를 먼저 사용하고 그후에 Cis-DCE를 제거하며 제거 속도 또한 줄여드는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.329-340
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• 2018

Objectives : In Traditional Korean medicine, Daucus carota L. has been used for treating dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery and cough. Recent pharmacognosic evidence showed D. carota has anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-fungal, and hypotensive effects. Present study investigated hepato-protective effect of D. carota ethanol extract (DCE) against oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. Methods : After HepG2 cells were pretreated with different concentrations of DCE, the cells were exposed to tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) for inducing oxidative stress. Cell viability, hydrogen peroxide production, glutathione concentration, and mitochondrial membrane potentials were measured to explore hepato-protective effect of DCE. Phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and effect of compound C on cell viability were determined to investigate the role of AMPK on DCE-mediated cytoprotection. Results : DCE significantly decreased the tBHP-mediated cytotoxicity in a concentration dependent manner and reduced the changes on apoptosis-related proteins by tBHP in HepG2 cells. In addition, DCE significantly prevented hydrogen peroxide production, glutathione depletion, and mitochondrial membrane impairment induced by tBHP. Treatment with DCE increased phosphorylation of AMPK, and the DCE-mediated cytoprotection was abolished by pretreatment with compound C. Conclusions : These results demonstrate that DCE can protect hepatocytes from oxidative stress through activation of AMPK.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.366-372
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• 2003

The production of microbiologically enriched cultures that degrade cis- 1,2-dichloroethylene(DCE) under anaerobic conditions was investigated. Among 80 environmental samples, 19 displayed significant degradation of $10{\mu}M$ cis-DCE during 1 month of anaerobic incubation, and one sediment sample collected at a landfill area (Nanji-do, Seoul, Korea) showed the greatest degradation ($94\%$). When this sediment culture was subcultured repeatedly, the ability to degrade cis-DCE gradually decreased. However, under Fe(III)-reducing conditions, cis-DCE degradation by the subculture was found to be maintained effectively. In the Fe(III)-reducing subculture, vinyl chloride (VC) was also degraded at the same extent as cis-DCE No accumulation of VC during the cis-DCE degradation was observed. Thus, Fe(III)-reducing microbes might be involved in the anaerobic degradation of the chlorinated ethenes. However, the subcultures established with Fe(III) could function even in the absence of Fe(III), showing that the degradation of cis-DCE and VC was not directly coupled with the Fe(III) reduction. Consequently, the two series of enrichment cultures could not be obtained that degrade both cis-DCE and VC in the presence or absence of Fe(III). Considering the lack of VC accumulation, both cultures reported herein may involve interesting mechanism(s) for the microbial remediation of environments contaminated with chlorinated ethenes. A number of fermentative reducers (microbes) which are known to reduce Fe(III) during their anaerobic growth are potential candidates involved in cir-DCE degradation in the presence and absence of Fe(III).

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.553-556
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• 2006

A cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (cis-DCE)-degrading anaerobic bacterium, Clostridium sp. strain KYT-1, was isolated from a sediment sample collected from a landfill site in Nanji-do, Seoul, Korea. The KYT-1 strain is a gram-positive, endospore-forming, motile, rod-shaped anaerobic bacterium, of approximately $2.5{\sim}3.0\;{\mu}m$ in length. The degradation of cis-DCE is closely related with the growth of the KYT-1 strain, and it was stopped when the growth of the KYT-1 strain became constant. Although the pathway of cis-DCE degradation by strain KYT-1 remains to be further elucidated, no accumulation of the harmful intermediate, vinyl chloride (VC), was observed during anaerobic cis-DCE degradation. Strain KYT-1 proved able to degrade a variety of volatile organic compounds, including VC, isomers of DCE (1,1-dichloroethylene, trans-1,2-dichloroethylene, and cis-DCE), trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, and 1,1,2-trichloroethane. Strain KYT-1 degraded cis-DCE at a range of temperatures from $15\;to\;37^{\circ}C$, with an optimum at $30^{\circ}C$, and at a pH range of 5.5 to 8.5, with an optimum at 7.0.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.902-907
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• 2012

The worldwide prevalence and severity of allergic diseases including atopic dermatitis and asthma has increased dramatically over the past decade, especially in developed countries. Mast cells are important effector cells in allergic reactions. The purpose of this study was undertaken to investigate the anti-allergic activities of the extract of Duchesnea chrysantha (DCE). DCE was prepared by extracting with 80% ethanol. In the present study, we investigate the effect of DCE on the production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, IL-8, and histamine in the human mast cell line (HMC-1 cells) and on the scratching behavior in hairless mice. Various concentrations of DCE were treated before the activation of HMC-1 cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) plus calcium ionophore A23187. PMA plus A23187 significantly increased TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and IL-8 production compared with media control. We also show that the increased cytokines such as TNF-${\alpha}$ IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and IL-8 were significantly inhibited by DCE in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, DCE inhibited the histamine release from HMC-1 cells stimulated by compound 48/80, which promotes histamine release. Futhermore, the administration of DCE reduced the scratching behavior induced by pruritogen (compound 48/80 or histamine) in hairless mice. These results suggest that DCE has a potential use as a medicinal plant for treatment against allergy-related disease.