• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.445-451
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is positively associated with atherosclerosis via elevating macrophage cell death and plaque formation, in which oxidative stress plays a pivotal role. Antioxidative, lipid-lowering, and anti-atherogenic effects of kimchi, a Korean fermented vegetable, have been established, wherein capsaicin, ascorbic acid, quercetin, 3-(4'-hydroxyl-3',5'-dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid, and lactic acids were identified. In this study, mechanisms of action of kimchi methanol extracts (KME) on fatty streak formation via suppression of ER stress and apoptosis in aorta were examined in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mice fed a high cholesterol diet with an oral administration of KME (KME group, $200 mg{\cdot}kg-bw^{-1}{\cdot}day^{-1}$) or distilled water (control group) for 8 weeks (n = 20 for group). Plasma lipid and oxidative stress levels were evaluated. Protein expression was measured by western blot assay. Fatty streak lesion size and the degree of apoptosis were examined in the aorta. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, in the KME group, plasma lipids levels were decreased and oxidative stress was alleviated (P < 0.05). Protein expression levels of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2-mediated antioxidants in aorta were increased whereas those for ER stress markers, glucose regulated protein 78, phospho-protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase, phospho-eukaryotic initiation factor 2 subunit ${\alpha}$, X-box binding protein 1, and C/EBP homologous protein were decreased in the KME group (P < 0.05). Moreover, apoptosis was suppressed via downregulation of phospho-c-Jun N-terminal kinase, bcl-2-associated X protein, caspases-9, and -3 with a concomitant upregulation of anti-apoptotic protein, B-cell lymphoma 2 (P < 0.05). Fatty streak lesion size was reduced and the degree of apoptosis was less severe in the KME group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, antioxidant activity of KME might prevent fatty streak formation through, in part, inhibition of ER stress and apoptosis in aortic sinus where macrophages are harbored.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1833-1839
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• 2018

Objective: Incorporating high fibre ingredients into pig diets has the potential to reduce odour emissions from of pigs. The current study was carried out to determine effect of diets containing 0, 80 and 160 g/kg of each of lucerne hay, maize cobs and sunflower husks on the chemical characteristics and odours from pig slurries. Methods: Twenty eight pigs averaging $18{\pm}2.0kg$ were kept in individual cages, over four weeks. All pigs were fed ad libitum. Faeces and urine were collected, mixed in a 1:2.3 ratio (w/w), stored and fermented for 16 days in a temperature controlled room at $22^{\circ}C{\pm}2.3^{\circ}C$. The slurry was sampled twice (on day 1 and on day 16) of the fermentation period and analysed for pH, chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrogen and short chain fatty acids (SCFA) concentration, on wet basis. All samples were tested for odour offensiveness using 18 panelists. A scale of 1 to 5 was used to rank the odour severity, (1 = not offensive, 5 = extremely offensive). Results: Slurry pH and COD varied with fibre source (p<0.05). On day 16, COD for lucerne hay, sunflower husk and maize cobs were 369, 512, and 425 (standard error of the mean = 34.2) mg of oxygen per litre. Total SCFA concentration was higher at day 16 than day 1 (p<0.05). Odour offensiveness varied with fibre source across both incubation periods (p<0.05). Sunflower husks and lucerne hay-based diets were rated as less offensive (mean rank = 2.2) than maize cob diets (mean rank of 4.3) (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that different fibre sources and incubation period influence chemical composition and odour of the slurry. There is, thereby, a need to incorporate locally available fibrous feeds in the diet of pigs because they have an economical and environmental relevance to pig management.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate of gender difference on dietary behavior and food preferences of elementary school children. This survey was carried out through questionnaire method for 274 male and 257 female of the 6th grade elementary school children in Anyang city. By calculating WLI(weight-length index), 26.9% of students were overweight, and 26.2% were under-weight. Average height of male was 147.9cm and that of female was 148.9cm, and their weight was 40.9 kg and 39.2kg respectively. The average BMI(body mass index) was 18.1 kg/㎡. The self-recognition of health status was different according to gender, male recognized better health status than female. There was no significant difference of parents´ education level and the occupation depending on gender. The 56.7% of students had regularly for breakfast, and 60% for lunch and 42.9% for dinner. The female students had irregular meal time more frequently than male did for dinner(p<0.01). They skipped more breakfast(7.0%) than other meals. Reasons of skipping meal were lack of time to eat(50%), boring side-dishes(17.0%) etc. For snacks, choice depends on taste (55.4%), and they bought at the shop nearby (36.5%) and convenience shop(29.9%). They had a meal outside once a month(42.9%), and selected Korean traditional food(52.5%). For almost all of foods male students´ preference showed higher than female except cucumber. Low score of preference was obtained in such as salted vegetables, soy pastes, and fish(shellfish) groups raw or fermented. The preference level was a little higher in such as vegetables & kimchi group and pot stews. The results assert the importance of nutrition education for the students in puberty. It is necessary breakfast should be taken regularly, and therefore we should carry out the education of importance of nutrition and health for children considering the dietary behavior and food preference for balanced diet.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2022

Objective : This study was conducted to investigate antidiabetic effects of chunggugjang with medicinal herbal complex (CJ) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced animal models. Method : STZ (65 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally to induce diabetes. Then rats were divided into 5 groups ; NG (normal diet + 0.9% saline), COS (STZ +saline 5 mL/kg), COB (STZ + fermented soybean(100 mg/kg), CJ 100/200 (STZ+CJ(100 and 200 mg/kg), CJ 300/600 (STZ+CJ(300 and 600 mg/kg). 4 weeks later, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed. After sacrificing rats, serum levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, aspartate amino transferase (AST), alanine amino transferase (ALT), total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) were measured and histological changes were observed. Result : Body weight change and food efficiency ratio (FER) were decreased in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. But, there was no change in water intake. Serum levels of glucose, AST, ALT and BUN were lower in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. Also, TG, TC, and creatinine were decreased in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. According to OGTT, 120 minutes postprandial glucose levels were lower in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. In addition, administration of CJ extracts restored histopathological damage. Conclusion : The results suggest that CJ can be used as a functional material for diabetes treatment as it has the effect to improve pathological symptoms in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.613-630
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• 2009

This thesis, which involves honest life stories of members of the ìtraditionalî Korean generation that lived through the turbulent times of the first half of the twentieth century, assesses the meaning and import of Korean cuisine during an individual Korean's lifetime, as well as the relevant properties of the culinary culture of the traditional generation and how those properties continue to influence the present generation of Koreans. Thus, traditional Korean culinary culture was subdivided into the following four aspects, each of which were exemplified by representative examples. The first of these is slow-food dietary life, which is exemplified by fermented foods. The development of side dishes (panchan) based on fermentation - kimchi, different types of soy and bean paste, salted seafoods, dishes of dried radish or cucumber slices seasoned with soy sauce, and so on - made the quantitative and qualitative supplementation of food possible for traditional Koreans. The second of these aspects, referred to as friendly dietary life, is exemplified by self-sufficiently produced foods. The system of many species and small production suitable with the season made it possible to produce food from sustainable ecological systems and to maintain locally grown food-cultures, each of which was distinguished from others by a local specialty product. The third aspect of the traditional Korean culinary culture involves the same use of medicinal roots and plant materials for foodstuff, and this is exemplified by the use of foods to cure and prevent diseases. The notion, for example, that 'boiled rice is an invigorant' is characteristic of the notion that diet can function in a preventative medical context, and other similar Korean notions illustrate the importance, also, of the curative properties of food. The fourth and final aspect of traditional Korean culinary culture identified herein is creative dietary life, which can be viewed essentially as a Korean adaptation to the turbulence of life during the early $20^{th}$ century in Korea. This trend is exemplified by many Korean foods that were created in response to foreign influences, such as onions, cabbages, curry, etc. which found their place in overall Korean culture through the age of Japanese settlement, as well as the Korean war.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1461-1478
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• 2022

The maintenance of poultry gut health is complex depending on the intricate balance among diet, the commensal microbiota, and the mucosa, including the gut epithelium and the superimposing mucus layer. Changes in microflora composition and abundance can confer beneficial or detrimental effects on fowl. Antibiotics have devastating impacts on altering the landscape of gut microbiota, which further leads to antibiotic resistance or spread the pathogenic populations. By eliciting the landscape of gut microbiota, strategies should be made to break down the regulatory signals of pathogenic bacteria. The optional strategy of conferring dietary fibers (DFs) can be used to counterbalance the gut microbiota. DFs are the non-starch carbohydrates indigestible by host endogenous enzymes but can be fermented by symbiotic microbiota to produce short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). This is one of the primary modes through which the gut microbiota interacts and communicate with the host. The majority of SCFAs are produced in the large intestine (particularly in the caecum), where they are taken up by the enterocytes or transported through portal vein circulation into the bloodstream. Recent shreds of evidence have elucidated that SCFAs affect the gut and modulate the tissues and organs either by activating G-protein-coupled receptors or affecting epigenetic modifications in the genome through inducing histone acetylase activities and inhibiting histone deacetylases. Thus, in this way, SCFAs vastly influence poultry health by promoting energy regulation, mucosal integrity, immune homeostasis, and immune maturation. In this review article, we will focus on DFs, which directly interact with gut microbes and lead to the production of SCFAs. Further, we will discuss the current molecular mechanisms of how SCFAs are generated, transported, and modulated the pro-and anti-inflammatory immune responses against pathogens and host physiology and gut health.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.333-340
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• 2014

본 연구는 한국 전통부각 제조방법을 이용하여 부각을 부식으로뿐만 아니라 스낵의 용도로도 사용할 수 있게 개발하고자 하였다. 부각 제조가 상대적으로 간편하며 원료 자체의 색상이 거의 없는 연근을 선정하여 여기에 빨강, 녹색 그리고 노란색을 낼 수 있도록 천연 기능성 색소 소재로 백년초, 녹차 그리고 치자 가루를 사용하였다. 이들 기능성 색소 재료를 삭힌 찹쌀풀 제조 후 첨가하여 다양한 부각을 만들고 이를 말린 후 생 참기름에 튀겨 동맥경화식이에 10%가 되도록 첨가하여 $LDLr^{-/-}$ 마우스에 10주간 섭취시켜 지질저하 기능성을 비교하였다. 실험군은 동맥경화유발식이를 섭취한 wild type mice 대조군(WC), $LDLr^{-/-}$ mice 대조군(CON), 그리고 동맥경화식이에 다양한 연근부각을 첨가한 연근부각군(LRB), 백년초연근부각군(OFB), 녹차연근부각군(GTB), 그리고 치자연근부각군(GFB)의 총 7군이었다. 부각의 효과를 비교하기 위하여 제한식이를 실시하였다. CON의 혈중 지질 농도는 WC에 비해 유의적으로 높았으며, LRB의 혈중 TG, TC 그리고 LDL-C 농도는 CON에 비해 유의적으로 낮았다(P<0.05). 기능성 색소 재료 첨가에 따른 지질저하 기능성을 살펴보았을 때 OFB와 GTB군의 혈중 TG, TC 그리고 LDL-C 농도가 LRB군에 비해 유의적으로 낮았다(P<0.05). 간의 지방산 합성 효소인 FAS와 콜레스테롤 합성 효소인 HMGCR의 발현 역시 OFB와 GTB군에서 LRB군에 비해 유의적 낮아(P<0.05) 혈중 지질 농도 결과와 일치하였다. 그러나 GFB군의 혈중 지질 농도는 LRB군보다 낮았으나 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았고, FAS 및 HMGCR 발현 역시 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. FAS 및 HMGCR의 mRNA 발현을 조절하는 전사인자인 SREBP-1과 2의 발현을 살펴보았을 때, OFB군과 GTB군은 LRB군에 비해 각각 유의적으로 낮았으나(P<0.05) GFB군에서는 발현 정도가 낮기는 하였으나 유의적이지 않았다. 이상의 결과로부터 백년초와 녹차 가루를 첨가하여 제조한 연근부각은 $LDLr^{-/-}$ 마우스의 간에서 지방산과 콜레스테롤의 생합성 억제를 통해 혈중 지질의 농도를 낮추는 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제24권7호
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• pp.975-982
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• 2017

장 건강에 유익한 프리바이오틱스 소재를 개발하기 위하여 배변을 촉진하는 효능을 지닌 붉은팥을 식품 발효에 이용되는 Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11965P로 발효하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 붉은팥의 일반성분은 회분 $3.35{\pm}0.04%$, 조단백질 $21.1{\pm}0.19%$, 조지방 $0.35{\pm}0.02%$ 함유되었다. 붉은팥 원물 1%, 3%, 5%와 Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11965P 3% (v/v)를 접종하여 0, 24, 48, 72시간 배양하였다. 배양액의 총균수를 측정한 결과 붉은팥 원물을 3% 첨가한 후 72시간 배양군에서 Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11965P 발효가 가장 적합하였다. 발효 시간에 증가함에 따라 총 폴리페놀 함량과 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성이 증가하였다. Protease 활성은 붉은팥 원물 5% 첨가한 후 72시간 배양한 군($2.69{\pm}0.0 3unit/mL$)에서 활성이 가장 높았다. 발효시간과 붉은팥 원물 첨가 농도가 증가함에 따라 ${\alpha}$-amylase 활성도 증가하였으며, 붉은팥 원물 5% 첨가한 후 72시간 배양한 군에서 0시간 배양군($1.0{\pm}0.1unit/mL$) 보다 $26.0{\pm}0.2unit/mL$로 증가하였다. Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11965P로 72시간 배양한 후 유리아미노산을 측정한 결과 leucine은 붉은팥 원물 5% 첨가한 0시간 배양군 5.22 mg/L에서 67.59 mg/L로 증가하였으며, 비필수아미노산인 tyrosine은 5% 첨가 0시간 배양군 10.08 mg/L에서 259.35 mg/L로 증가하였다. 이와 같이 Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11965P로 붉은팥을 발효하면 항산화 활성, protease 효소 활성, 및 ${\alpha}$-amylase 효소 활성이 증가하였으며, 유리아미노산과 유기산이 증가하였다. 붉은팥을 발효하는데 Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11965P가 적합할 것으로 판단되며, 붉은팥은 프로바이오틱스를 활성화시켜 장 건강을 증진시킬 수 있는 프리바이오틱스 소재로 개발할 수 있는 가능성을 시사하였다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.725-730
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• 2008

우장지버섯 균사체 배양액으로 발효시킨 초산발효액 (AJA: pH 3.2, acidity 2.0, brix degree 3.2)이 streptozotocin으로 유발한 당뇨쥐의 혈당과 혈청지질에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 실험용 식이는 AIN-76 diet를 기본으로 하여 조제하였으며 실험동물은 5주령의 평균체중이 $140{\pm}10\;g$인 Sprague-Dawly계 흰쥐를 사용하여 정상대조군(NC), 당뇨 대조군(DM), 당뇨유발 후 체중 100 g당 AJA 1/2 희석액 0.5 mL 경구투여군(A1) 및 당뇨유발 후 체중 100 g당 AJA 0.5 mL 경구투여군(A2)의 4군으로 나누어 5주간 경구 투여하였다. A1 및 A2군은 DM군에 비하여 당뇨에 의하여 나타나는 다음 및 체중감소현상과 간의 비대현상이 완화되었다. A1 및 A2군의 5주째 혈당은 DM군에 비하여 17.1 및 28.2%가 감소되었으며, fructosamine의 함량은 A1군에서는 뚜렷한 차이가 없었으나 A2군에서는 16.3%가 감소되었다. A1 및 A2군은 DM군에 비하여 혈중 triglyceride 함량은 $44.1{\sim}48.0%$가, total cholesterol 함량은 $24.0{\sim}31.1%$가, LDL-cholesterol 함량은 $25.2{\sim}51.1%$가 각각 감소하였으며, HDL-cholesterol 함량은 A1군에서는 유의차가 없었으나 A2군에서는 45.9%가 증가하였다. 이상의 결과, 우장지버섯 균사체배양액으로 제조한 초산발효액은 STZ로 유도한 고혈당을 완화시키는 항당뇨작용과 혈중지질대사를 개선 시켜주는 효과가 있어 앞으로의 활용이 기대된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.1086-1093
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• 2012

본 연구는 대두와 B. subtilis DJI로 발효시켜 제조한 DJI 청국장 분말을 db/db 마우스에 장기간 급여하였을 경우 혈당 조절 및 지질대사 개선효과에 어느 것이 더 크게 영향을 미치는지 알아보기 위하여 실시하였다. 실험군은 당뇨병 대조군(D-C), 대두 분말 급여군(D-S군) 및 DJI 청국장 분말 급여군(D-CJ군)으로 3군으로 나누어 6주간 실시하였다. 체중증가량, 식이섭취량, 수분섭취량 및 간과 지방조직의 무게는 실험군 간에 차이가 없었다. 전혈의 공복 혈당 변화는 4주째부터 D-CJ군이 당뇨병 대조군인 D-C군에 비하여 유의하게 감소되었고, 6주째에는 D-S군과 D-CJ군이 D-C군에 비하여 각각 약 21.39%와 23.82%씩 유의하게 감소되었다. 혈청 중 인슐린 농도는 실험군 간에 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 당화 헤모글로빈의 함량은 D-C군에 비하여 D-CJ군이 유의하게 감소되었다. 내당능 검사에서는 대두 혹은 DJI 청국장 분말 급여로 90분부터 당부하가 유의적으로 감소하는 경향이었다. 혈당반응면적(AUC)은 DJI 청국장 분말 급여한 D-CJ군이 D-C군에 비하여 유의하게 낮았다. 혈청 중 총콜레스테롤 함량은 D-S군과 D-CJ군 모두 D-C군에 비하여 유의하게 감소되었으나, 중성지방과 LDL-콜레스테롤 함량은 DJI 청국장 분말을 급여한 D-CJ군만이 D-C군에 비하여 유의하게 감소되었다. 혈청 중 HDL-콜레스테롤 함량은 D-CJ군이 D-C군에 비하여 유의하게 증가되었다. 이상의 결과 대두 혹은 DJI 청국장 분말의 급여는 db/db 마우스의 혈당, 당화 헤모글로빈 및 혈청 지질 농도를 감소시키는데 긍정적으로 작용하는 것으로 보이나, 대두 분말보다는 DJI 청국장 분말 급여 시 혈당 조절 및 지질대사 개선효과가 더 우수한 것으로 나타났다.