• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.554-562
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• 2006

Two lines of mice, M16 selected for rapid growth and a randomly selected control ICR as well as their reciprocal crosses were used to study the effects of genotype on whole-body energetics and intestinal responses to monensin. Six mice, eight weeks of age, from each line or reciprocal cross were assigned to one of two treatments, 1) drinking water containing 20 mmol/L monensin dissolved in 0.5% V/V ethanol, and 2) drinking water containing 0.5% V/V ethanol (control) for two weeks. After 11 days (age of 9 weeks and 4 days), whole-body $O_2$ consumption was measured. At the end of two weeks, jejunal $O_2$ consumption, intestinal tissue composition and histomorphometrics as well as the rate and efficiency of glucose absorption were estimated. In comparison with the control, monensin administration in drinking water resulted in less daily water intake (13.4 vs. 15.5 ml/mouse, p<0.01), less protein to DNA ratio of jejunal mucosa (5.41 vs. 6.01 mg/mg, p<0.05), lower villus width (88 vs. $100{\mu}m$, p<0.05), and less jejunal tissue $O_2$ consumption enhancement by alcohol (7.2 vs. 10.5%, p<0.01) in mice. Other than those changes, monensin had little (p>0.05) effect on variables measured in either line of mice or their reciprocal cross. In contrast, the M16 line, selected for rapid growth, as compared to the ICR controls or the reciprocal crosses, had less initial (pre-monensin treatment) whole-body $O_2$ consumption per gram of body weight (1.68 vs. $2.11-2.34{\mu}mol/min{\cdot}g$ BW, p<0.01) as compared to the ICR and reciprocal crosses. In addition, the M16 mice exhibited greater growth (412 vs. 137-210 mg/d, p<0.05), better feed efficiency (41.7 vs. 19.9-29.3 mg gain/g feed, p<0.05), shorter small intestines adjusted for fasted body weight (1.00 vs. 1.22-1.44 cm/g FBW, p<0.05), wider villi (109 vs. $87-93{\mu}m$, p<0.05), more mature height of enterocytes (28.8 vs. $24.4-25.1{\mu}m$, p<0.05) and a lower rate (91 vs. $133-145{\eta}mol\;glucose/min{\cdot}g$ jejunum, p<0.05) and less energetic efficiency (95 vs. $59-72{\eta}mol$ ATP expended/${\eta}mol$ glucose uptake, p<0.05) of glucose absorption compared to the ICR line and the reciprocal cross. Monensin had little (p>0.05) effect on whole-body $O_2$ consumption and jejunal function, whilst selection for rapid growth resulted in an apparent down-regulation of intestinal function. These data suggest that genetic selection for increased growth does not result in concomitant changes in intestinal function. This asynchrony in the selection for production traits and intestinal function may hinder full phenotypic expression of genotypic growth potential.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.118-123
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• 2013

This study was performed from April, 2007 to August, 2012 with female patients who were being treated for and suffering from chronic lumbar pain for periods of 6 months and over. The 53 female patients were diagnosed with osteoporosis by having a T-Score of <-2.5 in a bone mineral density(BMD), as well as showing signs of metabolic syndrome. This was deduced by taking measurements of blood pressure, carrying out blood-chemical examinations and physical measurements such as weight, height, waist measurement and body mass index(BMI). After 5 minutes rest, the patient's blood pressure, height and weight were measured. BMI was calculated using the equation BMI = weight (Kg)/height ($m^2$). The patients had their blood taken in a fasted state(more than 12hours), the fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol were measured. The average BMD and T-score were calculated by measuring BMD(mg/cc) of L1-L3 using QCT. In a correlation analysis of the physical examinations, clinical character of metabolic syndrome and T-score, the result showed that age and T-score had a negative correlation(r=-0.699, p<0.01) as did triglyceride and T-score (r=-0.047, p<0.01), where as weight(r=0.239, p<0.05) and height(r-=0.329, p<0.01) and T-score had a positive correlation. There was no significant correlation with total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure and T-score. This study showed that there are significant correlations with age, weight, height and T-score. But there are no significant correlations with total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure and T-score and that these did not influence bone density. Further research with more subjects is required to determine whether there is a correlation of clinical character of metabolic syndrome and T-score.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.1670-1674
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• 2001

To understand molecular mechanisms that regulate deposition and release of intramuscular fat, a fasting-induced clone was identified by differential screening from cDNA library of adipose tissues of Korean cattle. The clone had a total length of 1,319 nucleotides coding for 334 amino acids. It was identified as one encoding L-lactate dehydrogenase H chain (LDH-B). Comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences of bovine LDH-B with those of pig, human, rat, and mouse showed 98%, 98%, 97%, and 96% identity, respectively. Food deprivation for 48 h increased mRNA levels of LDH-B gene in adipose tissues of Korean cattle compared to fed- and 6 h refed- tissues. The expression of obese mRNA was examined for individual adipose tissue from several fat depots. Fasting induced expression of LDH-B gene in subcutaneous adipose tissues, but it did not affect expression levels in abdominal, perirenal and intramuscular tissues. Results demonstrate that induction of LDH-B gene during fasting may represent a metabolic shift from anaerobic state to aerobic predominance in fasted adipose tissues and that its responses to fasting are different among several adipose tissues.

• 약학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.383-388
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• 1993

Pharmacokinetics of aucubin, an irdoid glucoside, was compared in rats of experimental hepatic failure(EHF). EHF was induced by CCI$_{4}$ or D-galactosamine pretreatment. This work was designed to find out any differences in the pharmacokinetics of aucubin that may explain the different protective effect of aucubin on CCI$_{4}$- and galactosamine-induced EHF : aucubin reportedly protected CCI$_{4}$-inducing hepatotoxicity effectively, but did not for galactosamine-hepatotoxicity. EHF was induced by intraperitoneal injection Of CCI$_{4}$(0.9ml/kg) or galactosamine(250 mg/kg) to Wistar rats 24 hr before the pharmacokinetic study. The rats were fasted during the 24 hr. Aucubin was iv injected at a dose of 15 mg/kg and the plasma aucubin was assayed by HPLC. There were no significant differences in the pathophysiologies(body weight, liver weight, GTP, hematocrit, blood cell distrbution and plasma protein binding of aucubin) between the two EHF models except GOP which was significantly (p<0.05) higher in CCI$_{4}$-than in galactosamine-EHF. On the other hand, pharmacokinetics of aucubin such as total cleatance(CL$_{t}$), distribution volume at steady-state(Vd$_{ss}$), and mean residence time(MRT) differed significantly(p<0.05) between the models : for example, CL$_{t}$ was increased two fold by CCI$_{4}$, but not by galaclosamine ; Vd$_{ss}$, in galactosamine-EHF was higher than that in CCI$_{4}$-EHF ; MRT was decreased by CCI$_{4}$, but increased conversely by galactosamine. The increase of CL$_{t}$(and decrease of MRT) in rats of CCI$_{4}$-EHF was contrary to the general expectation for the hepatic failure : most of the hepatic failures have been known to decrease CL$_{t}$ of the administered drugs. Whether the difference in the pharmacokinetics is responsible for the different protective effect of aucubin against the two EHF models is of interest. However, much more studies on biliary excretion, urinary excretion, and hepatic uptake in cellular level should be preceded before any conclusions are made on the role of different pharmacokinetics on the different pharmacology of aucubin.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1038-1044
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• 2002

The study was designed to observe the effect of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on tumor incidence, eicosanoid formation and antioxidant enzyme activities in colonic mucosa and the fecal excretion of deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid in 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH)-treated rats. One hundred twenty male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 2 groups, BT (beef tallow diet) group and FO (fish oil diet) group, and each group was again subdivided into 2 groups depending on CLA supplementation, i.e.4 groups of BT, BTC, FO, FOC. All rats were fed experimental diet for 30 weeks, which contained 12% (wt/wt) total dietary fat including 1% (wt/wt) CLA, and were intramuscularly injected with DMH for 6 weeks to give total dose of 180 mg/kg body. CLA-supplemented to BT and FO diet reduced tumor incidence, eicosanoid (PGE$_2$ and TXA$_2$) level in colonic mucosa. N-3 fatty acids (mainly DHA) of fish oil diet (FO, FOC group) also reduced tumor incidence and significantly reduced eicosanoid (PGE$_2$ and TXA$_2$) level in colonic mucosa. CLA supplementation and n-3 fatty acid significantly increased colonic mucosal level of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities but reduced secondary bile acids (deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid) excretion in the feces. In conclusion, CLA supplementation and n-3 fatty acid could reduce tumor incidence by reducing eicosanoids and increasing antioxidant enzyme activities in colon and decreasing the excretion of deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid in the feces. The data might suggest that CLA supplementation and n-3 DHA rich fish oil may modulate colon carcinogenesis.termediate level of endurance exercise training for 6 weeks did not influence concentrations of most of free amino acid in soleus muscle of rats collected at an overnight fasted and rested state. In contrast, isolucine and leucine concentrations in extensor digitorum longus muscle of exercise-trained rats were significantly lower than those for control animals. These results indicate that aerobic energy metabolism had not been efficiently conducted, and thereby the utilization of BCAA for energy substrate was enhanced in fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fibers of extensor digitorum longus muscle of rats followed exercise-training protocol for 6 weeks.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1031-1037
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• 2002

The purpose of present study was to evaluate the effect of endurance exercise training on skeletal muscle free amino acid concentrations, and differences in free amino acid concentration between soleus muscle which consists of mostly slow twitch oxidative fiber and extensor digitorum longus muscle which consists of fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fiber. Sixteen male SD rats (4 weeks old) were randomly devided into two groups, and fed a purified AIN-93M diet with or without aerobic exercise training according to the protocol (running on the treadmill at 25 m/min for 60 min, 5 days a week) for 6 weeks. Exercise-training for 6 weeks significanly reduced the commulative body weight gain (p＜0.05) and food efficiency ratio (p＜0.01) of rats. The result showing mitochondrial citrate synthase activity of soleus muscle was significantly higher in exercise-trained rats compared to the value for control animals (p＜0.01) indicates aerobic exercise-training was successfully accomplished in the trained group. No difference was found in the muscle aminogram pattern between soleus muscle and extensor digitorum longus muscle of control animals. However, free amino acid concentrations of soleus muscle were from 1.2 to 3.9 times of those found in extensor digitorum longus muscle of control rats, depending on an individual amino acid. Intermediate level of endurance exercise training for 6 weeks did not influence concentrations of most of free amino acid in soleus muscle of rats collected at an overnight fasted and rested state. In contrast, isolucine and leucine concentrations in extensor digitorum longus muscle of exercise-trained rats were significantly lower than those for control animals. These results indicate that aerobic energy metabolism had not been efficiently conducted, and thereby the utilization of BCAA for energy substrate was enhanced in fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fibers of extensor digitorum longus muscle of rats followed exercise-training protocol for 6 weeks.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.53-64
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• 1995

세포막의 결합장치들은 형태학적으로나 기능적으로 분화된 특이한 구조이며 각기 인접한 세포막 사이의 특징적인 부위에 위치한다. 그러나 이들 결합장치가 간세포의 기능상태에 연관하여 미세구조적으로 어떠한 변화를 보이는지에 관해서는 아직 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구는 간세포의 기능적 변동에 따르는 간세포막 사이 결합장치의 형태학적 변화를 알아보기 위하여 정상군과 8일간 기아 시킨 기아군으로 구분한 휜쥐 ($Wister,\;{\uparrow},\;250{\sim}280g$)에서 절취된 간조직을 박절편과 급속동결할 단복제법에 의거 표본을 제작하여 이들 결합장치의 미세구조상을 비교 고찰하였다. 그 결과 담세관주위의 폐쇄띠는 기아상태에서 현저히 감축되거나 소실되어 있었는데 이러한 소견은 박절편과 급속동결할단복제에서 다 같이 관찰되었으며 기아상태하에서 결합반과 교통반의 현저한 증가를 볼 수 있었다. 또한 정상상태하에서 이들 결합장치가 비교적 일정한 구조를 유지하고 있을 것이라는 일반적인 견해와는 달리 본 연구에서는 박절편이나 급속동결할단복제에서 다 같이 폐쇄띠가 부위에 따라 현저한 구조적 차이를 보였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 이러한 결과로 미루어 폐쇄띠의 감축이나 소실은 기아로 인한 간세포의 기능저하가 담즙물질의 생성을 저해하게 됨으로서 담세관의 내압이 저하된 데 기인된 현상으로 생각된다. 또한 결합반의 증가는 기아로 인하여 감축된 간세포를 지지하므로서 간조직의 유지를 도우려는데 있었을 것이며 교통반의 증가는 기아로 인한 간세포의 기능적 저하가 간세포상호간의 물질교환을 필요로 하였기 때문이었을 것으로 추정된다. 특히 정상상태하에서도 부위에 따라 폐쇄띠의 미세구조적 변화가 있었던 것은 이 결합장치가 간세포의 기능이나 담세관의 상태에 민감하게 반응하기 때문일 것으로 생각된다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.295-308
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 dehydrocholic acid와 biligrafin 투여 20분 후, 기아 8일 후 및 담관결찰 48시간 후의 흰쥐 간을 동결할단하여 담세관 주위 폐쇠띠의 미세구조를 관찰하였다. 정상대조군에서 폐쇠띠는 여러부위에서 $1\sim4$개의 줄로 이루어진 망상구조를 보였다. dehydrocholic acid 투여군에서는 폐쇠띠의 폭이 넓어져서 망상구조의 줄은 $6\sim9$개로 증가된 부위가 많이 나타났다. 그러나 biligrafin 투여군에서는 줄이 감축되어 있었으며 망상구조는 흩으러져 있었다. 기아군에서는 많은 부위에서 폐쇠띠가 $2\sim3$개의 줄로 이루어져 있었으며 이들 줄은 느슨하게 연결되어 있었다. 결찰군에서도 많은 부위에서 폐쇠띠의 망상구조는 흩으러져 있었으며 줄들이 감축되어 있거나 아직 감축되지 않은 상태로 있는 부위도 관찰되었다. 그러나 모든군에서 줄들은 틈을 보이면서 단절되어 나타나거나 선상으로 배열된 입자로 이루어져 있었는데 특히 biligrafin군과 결찰군에서 이러한 소견이 현저하였다. 줄의 끝이 유리되어 있는 것들은 기아군에서 많이 관찰되었는데 dehydrocholic acid군에서는 줄의 끝이 교통반에 접해 있거나 그 주위를 둘러싸고 있는 것들을 많이 볼 수 있었다. 줄들이 불연속적으로 나타나거나 끝이 유리된 것은 정상군에서도 드물지 않게 관찰되었다. 결찰군을 제외한 모든 군에서 담세관 주위 폐쇠띠가 그망안에 입자의 집괴를 함유하고 있었다. 이상의 증거로 미루어 담세관 주위의 폐쇠띠는 담세판의 상태에 따라 쉽게 변하는 것 같이 보이며 같은 담세관에서 일지라도 부위에 따라 구조적 변화에 차이가 있는데 이러한 소견은 정상상태하에서도 비슷하게 나타나고 있어 폐쇠띠가 완전한 장벽으로서의 역할을 하고 있지 않는 경우도 있는 것 같이 보인다. 또한 폐쇠띠는 기계적 자극이나 다른 어떠한 인자에 의해서 쉽게 영향을 받는 것 같이 보이며 폐쇠띠의 변화에 연관하여 줄과 입자의 집괴 사이에도 어떠한 관계가 있을 것으로 추정된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2020

While liver histopathology is heterogeneous in diabetes, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We investigated whether glycemic variation resulting from differential diets can induce heterogeneity in diabetic liver and the underlying molecular mechanisms. We generated end-stage non-obese diabetic model rats by subtotal-pancreatectomy in male Sprague-Dawley rats and ad libitum diet for 7 weeks (n = 33). The rats were then divided into three groups, and fed a standard- or a low-protein diet (18 or 6 kcal%, respectively), for another 7 weeks: to maintain hyperglycemia, 11 rats were fed ad libitum (18AL group); to achieve euglycemia, 11 were calorie-restricted (18R group), and 11 were both calorie- and protein-restricted with the low-protein diet (6R group). Overnight-fasted liver samples were collected after the differential diets together with sham-control (18S group), and histology and molecular changes were compared. Hyperglycemic-18AL showed glycogenic hepatopathy (GH) without steatosis, with the highest GSK-3β inactivation because of Akt activation during hyperglycemia; mitochondrial function was not impaired, compared to the 18S group. Euglycemic-18R showed neither GH nor steatosis, with intermediate GSK-3β activation and mitochondrial dysfunction. However, euglycemic-6R showed both GH and steatosis despite the highest GSK-3β activity and no molecular evidence of increased lipogenesis or decreased ApoB expression, where mitochondrial dysfunction was highest among the groups. In conclusion, heterogeneous liver histopathology developed in end-stage non-obese diabetic rats as the glycemic levels varied with differential diets, in which protein content in the diets as well as glycemic levels differentially influenced GSK-3β activity and mitochondrial function in insulin-deficient state.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2010

목 적: 간과 간 내에 생긴 암이 위내의 크기, 위치변화에 따라 종양의 위치변화와 경향성을 평가하기 위함이다. 방법 및 고찰: 2009년 3월부터 2010년 4월까지 강남세브란스병원을 내원한 간 종양을 가진 환자 중 CT-simulation (컴퓨터 단층촬영을 이용한 모의치료)을 하기 전 2주 내에 컴퓨터단층촬영이나 양전자컴퓨터단층촬영영상을 가진 환자 9명을 대상으로 하였으며, CT-simulation는 6시간 공복을 유지하고, 영상융합을 위한 컴퓨터단층촬영이나 양전자컴퓨터단층촬영은 촬영직전에 240~260 cc 가량의 물을 섭취하도록 하였다. 두 종류의 영상은 RTP (Radiation Treatment Planning, Pinnacle 8.0 h)에서 각각 환자의 뼈 구조를 중심으로 영상융합을 하였다. 결 과: 물 섭취양은 240~260 cc로 일정하였으나 물 섭취 후 위장의 크기는 259.3 cc부터 495.4 cc로 다양하였으며, 두 가지 다른 상태에서 찍은 컴퓨터단층촬영들에서 나타난 위장의 부피변화는 개인의 차이는 있지만, 평균 130 cc 정도의 부피증가가 측정되었으며, 이는 평균 174%의 증가에 해당된다. 종합적인 종양 중심점의 절대거리는 0.52 cm에서 3.04 cm으로 평균 1.52 cm의 움직임을 보였으며, 머리-다리(Cranial-Caudal)방향으로는 0.1 cm에서 1.35 cm으로 평균 0.44 cm의 움직임을 보였고, 왼-오른(Left-Right)방향으로는 0.05 cm에서 2.75 cm으로 평균 1.22 cm의 움직임을 보였고, 배-등(Ventral-Dorsal)방향으로는 0.05 cm에서 1.85 cm으로 평균 0.33 cm의 움직임을 보였다. 결 론: 개인차가 커서 위장의 운동을 관찰하여 종양의 움직임을 예측하는 것은 힘들지만 위장이 채워짐에 따라, 복잡한 경로를 통해 간 종양의 위치가 오른쪽으로 치우치는 것이 관찰되었다. 이에 간종양 치료 시 치료 정확도를 확보하기 위하여 공복상태를 유도하는 것을 권장한다. 반면 공복상태가 어려울 경우 환자의 위장의 부피와 움직임을 측정하여 치료계획 시 간 종양의 움직임을 고려하여 방사선 치료를 할 것을 권장한다.