• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1172-1185
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• 2019

Objective: Meat quality attributes in postmortem muscle tissues depend on skeletal muscle metabolites. The objective of this study was to determine the key metabolic compounds and pathways that are associated with postmortem aging and beef quality in Japanese Black cattle (JB; a Japanese Wagyu breed with highly marbled beef). Methods: Lean portions of Longissimus thoracis (LT: loin) muscle in 3 JB steers were collected at 0, 1, and 14 days after slaughter. The metabolomic profiles of the samples were analyzed by capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry, followed by statistical and multivariate analyses with bioinformatics resources. Results: Among the total 171 annotated compounds, the contents of gluconic acid, gluconolactone, spermidine, and the nutritionally vital substances (choline, thiamine, and nicotinamide) were elevated through the course of postmortem aging. The contents of glycolytic compounds increased along with the generation of lactic acid as the beef aging progressed. Moreover, the contents of several dipeptides and 16 amino acids, including glutamate and aromatic and branched-chain amino acids, were elevated over time, suggesting postmortem protein degradation in the muscle. Adenosine triphosphate degradation also progressed, resulting in the generation of inosine, xanthine, and hypoxanthine via the temporal increase in inosine 5'-monophosphate. Cysteine-glutathione disulfide, thiamine, and choline increased over time during the postmortem muscle aging. In the Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes database, a bioinformatics resource, the postmortem metabolomic changes in LT muscle were characterized as pathways mainly related to protein digestion, glycolysis, citric acid cycle, pyruvate metabolism, pentose phosphate metabolism, nicotinamide metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism, purine metabolism, and glutathione metabolism. Conclusion: The compounds accumulating in aged beef were shown to be nutritionally vital substances and flavor components, as well as potential useful biomarkers of aging. The present metabolomic data during postmortem aging contribute to further understanding of the beef quality of JB and other breeds.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.291-301
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• 2002

비행량과 비행형태가 다른 곤충 날개근육의 차이를 형태학적 관점에서 알아 보고자 어리호박벌 (벌목, 꿀벌과), 쇠측범잠자리 (잠자리목, 부채장수잠자리과), 넓적사슴벌레(딱정벌레목, 사슴벌레과)의 3종을 실험에 이용하였다. 실험군은 광학현미경적 방법, 투과전자현미경적 방법, 입체해석학적 방법을 이용하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 광학현미경적 관찰 결과, 비행량이 많은 어리호박벌은 매우 규칙적인 분포를 나타내는 근원세사 사이에서 많은 수의 사립체가 관찰되었고, 근절도 짧게 나타났다. 쇠측범잠자리는 근절이 길어 어리호박벌과 비행형태의 차이가 있음을 반영했다. 날개근육을 거의 사용하지 않는 넓적사슴벌레는 사립체가 거의 관찰되지 않았고, 근절은 매우 길게 나타났다. 전자현미경적 관찰 결과, 어리호박벌과 넓적사슴벌레에서 적은 수의 근형질세망과 가로소관이 관찰되었고, 쇠측범잠자리에서는 근형질세망이 많이 분포하였으며 지방소적이 많이 관찰되었다. 입체해석학적 관찰 결과, 근원섬유의 체적밀도는 넓적사슴벌레에서 가장 높았으며, 어리호박벌, 쇠측범잠자리의 순으로 낮게 나타났다. 사립체의 체적밀도는 어리호박벌에서 가장 높았으며, 근형질세망의 체적밀도는 쇠측범잠자리에서 가장 높게 관찰되었다. 사립체의 수밀도는 어리호박벌에서 가장 높았다. 따라서 비행량과 비행형태에 따른 곤충 날개근육의 형태학적 차이는 운동량과 운동형태에 영향을 미치는 서식습성에 의해 변화되는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze muscle function and EMG of the trunk and the lower extremity in short and long distance athletes and in order to determine difference in peak torque per unit weight, muscle power per unit weight, endurance ratio, and %MVIC classified by muscle. For that purpose, isokinetic muscle function tests for waist, knee, and ankle joints and EMG measurements for the trunk and the lower extremity muscle with running motion were conducted for 7 short and long distance high school athletes respectively. The study over muscle function of waist, knee, and ankle joints indicates that peak torque per unit weight of short distance athletes is higher than that of long distance athletes in extension and flexion of waist joint, plantar flexion of right ankle joint, and dorsi flexion of left ankle joint. In case of the muscle power per unit weight of short distance athletes is also higher than long distance athletes in waist, knee, and ankle joints. No difference in endurance ratio of waist, knee, and ankle joints between the two groups was founded. The results of the test over EMG of the trunk and the lower extremity show that %MVIC of erector spinae, rectus femoris, vastus medialis, vastus lateralis, and tibialis anterior is higher than that of long distance athletes in support phase. The above results proved to be the same in flight phase except for %MVIC of medial gastrocnemius. In other words, %MVIC of medial gastrocnemius for short distance athletes turned out to be higher than that of long distance athletes in flight phase.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.506-520
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• 2023

Objective: Japanese Brown (JBR) cattle, especially the Kochi (Tosa) pedigree (JBRT), is a local breed of moderately marbled beef. Despite the increasing demand, the interbreed differences in muscle metabolites from the highly marbled Japanese Black (JBL) beef remain poorly understood. We aimed to determine flavor-related metabolites and postmortem metabolisms characteristic to JBRT beef in comparison with JBL beef. Methods: Lean portions of the longissimus thoracis (loin) muscle from four JBRT cattle were collected at 0, 1, and 14 d postmortem. The muscle metabolomic profiles were analyzed using capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The difference in post-mortem metabolisms and aged muscle metabolites were analyzed by statistical and bioinformatic analyses between JBRT (n = 12) and JBL cattle (n = 6). Results: A total of 240 metabolite annotations were obtained from the detected signals of the JBRT muscle samples. Principal component analysis separated the beef samples into three different aging point groups. According to metabolite set enrichment analysis, post-mortem metabolic changes were associated with the metabolism of pyrimidine, nicotinate and nicotinamide, purine, pyruvate, thiamine, amino sugar, and fatty acid; citric acid cycle; and pentose phosphate pathway as well as various amino acids and mitochondrial fatty acid metabolism. The aged JBRT beef showed higher ultimate pH and lower lactate content than aged JBL beef, suggesting the lower glycolytic activity in postmortem JBRT muscle. JBRT beef was distinguished from JBL beef by significantly different compounds, including choline, amino acids, uridine monophosphate, inosine 5'-monophosphate, fructose 1,6-diphosphate, and betaine, suggesting interbreed differences in the accumulation of nucleotide monophosphate, glutathione metabolism, and phospholipid metabolism. Conclusion: Glycolysis, purine metabolism, fatty acid catabolism, and protein degradation were the most common pathways in beef during postmortem aging. The differentially expressed metabolites and the relevant metabolisms in JBRT beef may contribute to the development of a characteristic flavor.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.98-105
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• 1996

온도 적응에 관한 연구들을 보면 생리기능 상의 최적온도가 생물 개체의 일상 체온에 잘 일치한다는 내용을 보여주고 있다. 동면 중의 박쥐들은 월동장소의 주위온도(9$^{\circ}$-12$^{\circ}$C)보다 약간 높은 범위에서 체온을 유지하는 것으로 관찰되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이 동물들의 근육이 동면체온 범위에서 최대의 수축기능을 발휘하도록 조정되리라는 가설을 설정하고 이를 실험하기 위해 한국큰과박쥐 Rhinolophus ferrumequlnum korai (n = 5)의 이두박근 수축기능을 $10^{\circ}$-35$^{\circ}$C범위의 근육온도에서 실험하였다. 상대적 강축힘(최대 강축힘에 대한 퍼세트 값)은 이들의 동ㅁㄴ체온과 일치하는 $10^{\circ}$-15$^{\circ}$C 범위에서 가장 높았다. 한편 비동면성 동물은 37$^{\circ}$C의 범주에서 체온을 유지하며 강축힘에 대해 30$^{\circ}$-40$^{\circ}$C 범위의 최적온도를 보이는데 이를 종합해 볼 때 본 연구의 결과는 박쥐의 비행근 기능이 계절적인 체온변화에 준하여 조정되고 있음을 보여준다고 하겠다. 박쥐의 근육이 낮은 체온에서도 강한힘을 발생한다는 본 실험 결과는 동면동안 이따금 수분섭취나 배설을 위해 날아야하는 점 또는 천적으로부터 도피할 수 있어야 하는 점을 고려할 때 적응의 한 예라고 사료된다.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.43-53
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• 1973

年齡에 따른 미토콘드리아의 構造的變化를 調査하기 위하여 電子顯微鏡을 利用하여 배추흰나비, Pieris rapae L.의 飛筋을 觀察하였다. 미토콘드리아는 크리스타가 잘 발달되지 않은 A型과 크리스타가 복잡하게 발달된 B型의 두種類가 存在하였다. 羽化直後의 것에서는 A型과 B型미토콘드리아가 꼭같이 存在하였고 羽化後 10日 經過한 것에서는 B型미토콘드리아에 比하여 A型이 急速히 減少하였다. 羽化後 10日이 經過된 것의 筋細胞에서는 B型미토콘드리아가 年齡의 增加에 따른 微細構造的變化를 이르켰다. 이러한 老衰된 미토콘드리아의 微細構造的 變化像은 部分的으로 그 內膜이 髓　狀構造를 再形成하는 것으로 나타났는데 이것은 곧 年齡에 따른 退化를 意味한다. 髓　狀構造를 形成하는 것은 많은 同心圓體이며 이 同心圓體의 數와 크기는 年齡과 比例하면서 增加했다. 筋細胞의 細胞質에서 미토콘드리아 內로 侵入한 글리코겐 粒子는 同心圓體의 中央에서도 觀察되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.491-496
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• 2009

Skeletal muscle atrophy is a common phenomenon during the prolonged muscle disuse caused by cast immobilization, extended aging states, bed rest, space flight, or other factors. However, the cellular mechanisms of the atrophic process are poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in the expression of muscle-specific RING finger 1 (MuRF1) during atrophy of the rat gastrocnemius muscle. Histological analysis revealed that cast immobilization induced the atrophy of the gastrocnemius muscle, with diminution of muscle weight and cross-sectional area after 14 days. Cast immobilization significantly elevated the expression of MuRF1 and the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK. The starvation of L6 rat skeletal myoblasts under serum-free conditions induced the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK and the characteristics typical of cast-immobilized gastrocnemius muscle. The expression of MuRF1 was also elevated in serum-starved L6 myoblasts, but was significantly attenuated by SB203580, an inhibitor of p38 MAPK. Changes in the sizes of L6 myoblasts in response to starvation were also reversed by their transfection with MuRF1 small interfering RNA or treatment with SB203580. From these results, we suggest that the expression of MuRF1 in cast-immobilized atrophy is regulated by p38 MAPK in rat gastrocnemius muscles.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.367-381
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• 2003

곤충의 분산다형성이란 비상능력과 관련된 다형성으로 그 구체적 내용으로는 시다형성, 비상근다형성 그리고 비상행동변이성 등과 이들과는 별개로 개체군 밀도의존적인 상변이성이 있다. 분산다형성은 시간적으로나 공간적으로 이질적인 서식처 환경에 대응하기 위하여 이동형인 “유시형이나 장시형”과 정주형인 “무시형이나 단시형”을 생활사에 적절히 짜넣은 적응적 형질이다. 점변태곤충류에서는 유충과 성충의 생태학적지위가 중복되여 있어 유충과 성충이 생활공간과 그 밖의 요구조건을 달리하고 있는 완전변태류나 반변태류에 비하여 분산다형성의 예가 대단히 많다. 무시형 또는 단시형곤충은 같은 종의 유시형 또는 장시형곤충에 비하면 초산연령이 빠르고 총산란수도 많은 것이 보통이여서 자연증가율(r)이 크다. 단시형과 관련된 환경요인으로는 서식처의 시간적 영속성이나 공간적 이질성, 먹이조건, 개체군밀도, 온도, 일장 기타 여러 가지가 알려지고 있다 서식처의 환경조건에 대한 분산다형성발현상은 종에 따라 다를 뿐 아니라 암수간에도 차가 있고 같은 종에서도 계통간에 차가 있는 극히 탄력적인 현상이다. 분산다형성의 문제는 생리학, 유전학 그리고 생태학등에 걸친 폭넓은 학문분야로 특히 생태유전학이나 정량유전학분야치 연구는 분산다형성의 유전적본질 구명에 중요하다 하겠다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2008

Purpose: Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a group of proteins that are activated when cells are exposed to a variety of environmental stresses, such as infection, inflammation, exposure to toxins, starvation, hypoxia, brain injury, or water deprivation. The activation of HSPs by environmental stress plays a key role in signal transduction, including cytoprotection, molecular chaperone, anti-apoptotic effect, and anti-aging effects. However, the precise mechanism for the action of small HSPs, such as HSP27 and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs: extracellular-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), p38MAPK, stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (SAPK/JNK), is not completely understood, particularly in application of cell stimulators including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), angiotensin II (AngII), tumor necrosis factor $\alpha$ (TNF$\alpha$), and $H_2O_2$. This study examined the relationship between stimulators-induced enzymatic activity of HSP27 and MAPKs from rat smooth and skeletal muscles. Methods: 2-dimensional electrophoresis (2DE) and matrix assisted laser desorption ionizationtime-of-flight/time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) analysis were used to identify HSP27 from the intact vascular smooth and skeletal muscles. Three isoforms of HSP27 were detected on silver-stained gels of the whole protein extracts from the rat aortic smooth and skeletal muscle strips. Results: The expression of PDGF, AngII, TNF$\alpha$, and $H_2O_2$-induced activation of HSP27, p38MAPK, ERK1/2, and SAPK/JNK was higher in the smooth muscle cells than the control. SB203580 (30${\mu}$M), a p38MAPK inhibitor, increased the level of HSP27 phosphorylation induced by stimulators in smooth muscle cells. Furthermore, the age-related and starvation-induced activation of HSP27 was higher in skeletal muscle cells (L6 myoblast cell lines) and muscle strips than the control. Conclusion: These results suggest, in part, that the activity of HSP27 and MAPKs affect stressors, such as PDGF, AngII, TNF$\alpha$, $H_2O_2$, and starvation in rat smooth and skeletal muscles. However, more systemic research will be needed into physical therapy, including thermotherapy, electrotherapy, radiotherapy and others.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.922-926
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• 2005

The present study was aimed to investigate proteome affected by Panax ginseng extracts in chicken muscles. The whole muscle proteins from chicken fed boiled extracts of 0% (control), 1%, 3%, and 5% Panax ginseng in water were separated by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) gels using immobilized non-linear gradient (pH 3-10) strips. More than 300 protein spots were detected on silver staining gels. Among them, four protein spots were distinctively up-regulated by Panax ginseng treatments and further investigated by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The obtained MS data were searched against SwissProt database using the Mascot search engine. The up-regulated proteins were finally identified as $\alpha$-tropomyosin (2 spots), triosephosphate isomerase, and one unknown protein. Based on the known functions of the identified proteins, they are highly related to muscle development and enhanced immunity in chickens. These proteins can give valuable information of biochemical roles for Panax ginseng in chicken meats.