• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.547-553
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• 2014

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most common brain malignancies and has a very poor prognosis. Recent evidence suggests that the presence of cancer stem cells (CSC) in GBM and the rare CSC subpopulation that is resistant to chemotherapy may be responsible for the treatment failure and unfavorable prognosis of GBM. A garlic-derived compound, Z-ajoene, has shown a range of biological activities, including anti-proliferative effects on several cancers. Here, we demonstrated for the first time that Z-ajoene specifically inhibits the growth of the GBM CSC population. CSC sphere-forming inhibition was achieved at a concentration that did not exhibit a cytotoxic effect in regular cell culture conditions. The specificity of this inhibitory effect on the CSC population was confirmed by detecting CSC cell surface marker CD133 expression and biochemical marker ALDH activity. In addition, stem cell-related mRNA profiling and real-time PCR revealed the differential expression of CSC-specific genes, including Notch, Wnt, and Hedgehog, upon treatment with Z-ajoene. A proteomic approach, i.e., reverse-phase protein array (RPPA) and Western blot analysis, showed decreased SMAD4, p-AKT, 14.3.3 and FOXO3A expression. The protein interaction map (http://string-db.org/) of the identified molecules suggested that the AKT, ERK/p38 and $TGF{\beta}$ signaling pathways are key mediators of Z-ajoene's action, which affects the transcriptional network that includes FOXO3A. These biological and bioinformatic analyses collectively demonstrate that Z-ajoene is a potential candidate for the treatment of GBM by specifically targeting GBM CSCs. We also show how this systemic approach strengthens the identification of new therapeutic agents that target CSCs.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.165-169
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• 1990

The natural occurrence of mycotoxins in food and foodstuffs and the fate of mycotoxins during food processing were investigated. Aflatoxins and /or Fusarium mycotoxins(nivalenol, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone) were detected in commercial samples of various foods and foodstuffs collected at Tokyo markets. It was found that the mycotoxins were decomposed at high temperature, but some remained after heating at usual temperatures for an ordinary period for domestic cooking(boiling, deep-frying of grilling). Industrial food manufacturing processes were relatively effective for removing mycotoxins.

• 한국어업기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국어업기술학회 2003년도 춘계 수산관련학회 공동학술대회발표요지집
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• pp.223-224
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• 2003

Information on the fate of the added nutrients is essential for the assessment of the food utilization, pond fertility, water quality and processes in the sediment (Boyd, 1985). Also, they are useful for qualifying environmental impacts of aquaculture and for environmental management. The purpose of this experiment was to assess the fate of nitrogen and organic matter entering aquaculture ponds and the relative importance of the different resources. (omitted)

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2002년도 Molecular and Cellular Response to Toxic Substances
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• pp.197-197
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• 2002

In terms of the risk assessment, qualitative and quantitative informations are needed to estimate the exposures of environmental pollutants, which may create risks, and those are the information according to the changes caused by the movement of substances from the pollutant and duration.(omitted)

• 대한치주과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한치주과학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.22-22
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• 2009

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권6C호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2012

오염물질의 거동은 간극 배열과 연결망에 의해 결정되지만 흙에서 오염물질의 이동을 계산하는 전통적인 접근은 거시 스케일에서 적용된다. 나비에-스토크스 방정식을 풀기 위해 소요되는 컴퓨팅 비용 때문에 간극 스케일에서 이동과 결과를 관찰하기 쉽지 않다. 본 논문에서는 단일상 다성분 유체유동에서 국부적인 유속과 밀도를 효과적으로 평가할 수 있는 격자 볼츠만 방법에 대해 설명한다. 오염물질의 시공간적 거동은 유체 유동의 이송에 의해 명시적으로 결정된다. 두 가지 형태의 이상화된 간극은 유체의 경로를 제공한다. 또한 오염물질 이동, 유속장, 오염물질의 평균 농도는 정상상태의 유동에서 계산된다. 굴곡비와 같은 간극 형상은 오염물질 거동의 영향을 준다. 이는 흙이나 암반의 불연속면에서 동일한 간극률를 가져도 간극의 배열과 형상의 중요함을 강조한다.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2005년도 학술발표회(2)
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• pp.1189-1192
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• 2005

Due to their slow degradation properties, hydrophobic organic contaminants in estuarine sediment have been a concern for risks to human health and aquatic organisms. Studies of fate and transport of these contaminants in estuaries are further complicated by the fact that hydrodynamics and sediment transport processes in these regions are complex, involving processes with various temporal and spatial scales. In order to simulate and quantify long-term attenuation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in the Elizabeth River, VA, we develop a modeling approach, which employs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's water quality model, WASP, and encompasses key physical and chemical processes that govern long-term fate and transport of PAHs in the river. In this box-model configuration, freshwater inflows mix with ocean saline water and tidally averaged dispersion coefficients are obtained by calibration using measured salinity data. Sediment core field data is used to estimate the net deposition/erosion rate, treating only either the gross resuspension or deposition rate as the calibration parameter. Once calibrated, the model simulates fate and transport PAHs following the loading input to the river in 1967, nearly 4 decades ago. Sediment PAH concentrations are simulated over 1967-2022 and model results for Year 2002 are compared with field data measured at various locations of the river during that year. Sediment concentrations for Year 2012 and 2022 are also projected for various remedial actions. Since all the model parameters are based on empirical field data, model predictions should reflect responses based on the assumptions that have been governing the fate and sediment transport for the past decades.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2012

In this study, we examined the estrogenic activity of bavachin, a component of Psoralea corylifolia that has been used as a traditional medicine in Asia. Bavachin was purified from ethanolic extract of Psoralea corylifolia and characterized its estrogenic activity by ligand binding, reporter gene activation, and endogenous estrogen receptor (ER) target gene regulation. Bavachin showed ER ligand binding activity in competitive displacement of [$^3H$] $E_2$ from recombinant ER. The estrogenic activity of bavachin was characterized in a transient transfection system using $ER{\alpha}$ or $ER{\beta}$ and estrogen-responsive luciferase plasmids in CV-1 cells with an $EC_{50}$ of 320 nM and 680 nM, respectively. Bavachin increased the mRNA levels of estrogen-responsive genes such as pS2 and PR, and decreased the protein level of $ER{\alpha}$ by proteasomal pathway. However, bavachin failed to activate the androgen receptor in CV-1 cells transiently transfected with the corresponding receptor and hormone responsive reporter plasmid. These data indicate that bavachin acts as a weak phytoestrogen by binding and activating the ER.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 위해성평가 과정의 중요한 부분으로서 수행되는 오염물질의 지중(subsurface) 거동 모델의 이용에 관한 전반적인 내용을 고찰하였다. 모델의 종류, 그리고 모델을 선택하고 이용하기 위하여 선행되어야 할 부지조사 및 개념적 모델 수립에 대해서 살펴보았다. 모델 선택의 기준을 정리하였고 대표적 모델과 각 모델의 모의 가능한 부지 조건들을 소개하였다. 모델의 보정, 검증, 민감도 분석 등 모델 이용에 필요한 일련의 과정과 각 과정에서 유의하거나 고려하여야 할 점을 살펴보았다. 본 연구에서 검토한 바에 의하면, 모델 선택의 주요 기준은 모델링의 목표와 수준, 그리고 모델이 오염부지의 주요 현상을 모의할 수 있는지 여부지만, 모델이 실제 시스템을 적절히 모의할 수 있는지는 이러한 기준으로 판단할 수 없으며 모델 입력변수 등 부지 자료의 가용성 및 질적 수준에 따라 결정된다. 한편, 추정된 입력변수에 대하여 높은 민감도를 보인다거나 선택한 모델의 보정 및 검증이 만족스럽지 않은 경우 자료 측정으로 대신하거나 다른 모델로 전환하는 등 전략 수정을 할 필요가 있다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2015

Arsenic which is found in several different chemical forms and oxidation states and causes acute and chronic adverse health effects is a toxic trace element widely distributed in soils and aquifers from both geologic and anthropogenic sources. Arsenic which has a mysterious ability to change color, behavior, reactivity, and toxicity has diverse chemical behavior in the natural environment. Arsenic which has stronger ability to readily change oxidation state than nitrogen and phosphorus due to a consequence of the electronic configuration of its valence orbitals with partially filled states capable of both electron donation and acceptance although the electronegativity of arsenic is greater than that of nitrogen and similar to that of phosphorus. Arsenate (V) is the thermodynamically stable form of As under aerobic condition and interacts strongly with solid matrix. However, it has been known that adsorption and oxidation reactions of arsenite (III) which is more soluble and mobile than As(V) in soils are two important factors affecting the fate and transport of arsenic in the environment. That is, the movement of As in soils and aquifers is highly dependent on the adsorption-desorption reactions in the solid phase. This article, however, focuses primarily on understanding the fate and speciation of As in soils and what fate arsenic will have after it is incorporated into soils.