• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.359-381
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• 1992

This study was designed to investigate the effect of diazepam on the spontaneous contraction and oxytocin induced contraction of the isolated rat uterus. Female rat(Sprague-Dawley) pretreated with oophorectomy and 4 days administration of estrogen, weighing about 200 g, was sacrificed by cervical dislocation, and the uteruses were isolated. A longitudinal muscle strip was placed in temperature controlled($37^{\circ}C$) muscle chamber containing Locke's solution and myographied isometrically. Diazepam inhibited the spontaneous contraction and oxytocin induced contraction of the isolated rat uterus in a concentration-dependent manner. GABA, muscimol, a GABA A receptor agonist, bicuculline, a competitive GAGA A receptor antagonist, picrotoxin, a non competitive GABA A receptor antagonist, baclofen, a GABA B receptor agonist, and delta-aminovaleric acid, a GABA B receptor antagonist, did not affect on the spontaneous and oxytocin induced contraction of the isolated rat uterus. The inhibitory actions of diazepam on the spontaneous and oxytocin induced contraction were not affected by all the GABA receptor agonists and antagonists, but exceptionally potentiated by bicuculline. This potentiation-effect by bicuculline was not antagonized by muscimol. In normal calcium PSS, addition of calcium restored the spontaneous contraction preinhibited by diazepam and recovered the contractile of oxytocin preinhibited by diazepam. A23187, a calcium inophore, enhanced the restoration of both the spontaneous and oxytocin induced contraction by addition of calcium. In calcium-free PSS, diazepam suppressed the restoration of spontaneous motility by addition of calcium but allowed the recovery of spontaneous motility to a considerable extent. Diazepam could not inhibit some development of contractility by oxytocin in calcium-free PSS, but inhibited the increase in contractility by subsequent addition of calcium. These results suggest that the inhibitory action of diazepam on the rat uterine motility does not depend on or related to GABA receptors and that diazepam inhibits the extracellular calcium influx to suppress the spontaneous and oxytocin induced contractilities.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.787-793
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• 2008

A major polyphenolic compound extracted from omija (Schisandra chinensis) fruit was structurally identified, and its composition of major nutrients was investigated as well in this study. A dominating high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) peak of water-extracted anthocyanin represented 94.1% of total absorbable compounds at 520 nm, which was further identified with HPLC-mass spectrometry (MS). As a result, mass-to-charge ratio (m/z) of the predominant anthocyanin was determined to be 727, and it was identical to molecular mass of cyanidin-3-xylosylrutinoside (Cya-3-O-xylrut). This is the first report that colorant of omija is predominantly composed of Cya-3-O-xylrut. Omija fruit contained exclusively 3 types of monosaccharide such as glucosc (0.68 g), galactose (0.01 g), and fructose (0.52 g) per 100 g of fruits. Several organic acids, citric (3.29 g), malic (1.4 g), acetic (0.4 g), and succinic acids (0.36 g) per 100 g of fruits, were detected by high performance anion exchange chromatography (HPAEC) analysis. During the compositional analysis of tree amino acid by HPLC, it was noticed that omija fruit contained substantial amount (0.01 g/100 g of fruits) of $\gamma$-amino butyric acid (GABA).

• The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.283-292
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• 1996

The spinal dorsal horn is the area where primary afferent fibers terminate and cutaneous sensory information is processed. A number of putative neurotransmitter substances, including excitatory and inhibitory amino acids and peptides, are present in this region. In this study, single neurons of the spinal dorsal horn were acutely isolated and the properties of whole cell current and responses to excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters were studied by patch clamp technique. Transverse slice ($(300{\mu}m$) of lumbar spinal cords from young rats$(7{\sim}14\;days)$ were sequentially treated with two pretenses(pronase 0.75 mg/ml and thermolysin 0.75 mg/ml), then single neurons were mechanically dissociated. These neurons showed near-intact morphology such as multipolar, ellipsoidal and bipolar, and pyramidal cells and we recorded the typical whole cell currents of $K^+$, $Ca^{2+}$ and ligand-operated channels from these neurons. Glutamate $(30{\mu}M)$ and N-methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA, $30{\mu}M)$ induced inward currents of $117{\pm}12.4$ pA(n=5) and $49{\pm}6.9$ pA(n=3), respectively. Glycine $(1{\mu}M)$ potentiated glutamate-induced currents $4{\sim}5$ times and NMDA-induced currents $8{\sim}10$ times. In addition, glycine $(30{\mu}M)$ induced Inward current ($31{\pm}6.1$ nA, n=2), which was rapidly desensitized after the peak to a new steady-state level. However, the inward currents induced by ${\gamma}-amino$ butyric acid(GABA, $1{\mu}M$) decreased continuously after the peak($226{\pm}41.6$ pA, n=3) under the similar experimental condition. The ionic currents and pharmacological responses of isolated neurons in this work were similar to those observed in vivo or in vitro spinal cord slice, indicating that acutely isolated neurons could be effectively used for further pharmacological studies.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.172.1-172
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• 2003

현미가 몸에 좋다는 것은 널리 알려진 사실이다. 그러나 현미밥은 침지시간 및 취반시간이 길고 압력밥솥 등을 이용해서 뜸들이는 시간도 길어지는 등 우리의 식단을 현미식으로 바꾸기가 쉽지 않다. 또한 현미의 조직감과 식미는 소비자에게 높은 기호도를 얻지 못하여 현미 발아시 부드러워지는 조직감과 기능성 영양성분의 증가를 고려한 발아현미 무균포장밥이 출시되었다. 발아현미 무균밥은 발아현미가 약 50% 첨가된 제품으로 편리성을 추구하는 사회적 변화와 고품질 원료를 이용한 식미의향상 등으로 소비자 판매량이 꾸준한 증가 추세에 있다. 이에 현재 유통되고 있는 대표적 발아현미무균밥 제품 2종을 대상으로 품질특성을 비교하였으며, 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 쌀소비 촉진을 위한 가공밥류 제품 및 다양한 쌀가공 제품들의 개발을 위한 기초자료로 활용되었으면 한다. 시중에 유통중인 발아현미밥 A(수분함량 64.44%)와 B(수분함량 64.48%)의 색차값은 A가 L값 68.46, a값 -0.92, b값 9.49였으며, B는 L값 69.32, a값 -1.10, b값 9.77로 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 조직감 측정 결과에서는 B가 씹힘성(chewiness), 검성(gumminess), 경도(hardness)가 A보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 유리당 함량은 A가 glucose 0.20%, sucrose 0.15%, maltose 0.18%였고, B는 glucose 0.14%, sucrose 0.32%, maltose 0.17%였다. 발아현미밥의 비타민 E함량은 A가 30.67 $\mu\textrm{g}$/100g, B가 46.89 $\mu\textrm{g}$/100g으로 B에 더 많이 존재하였다. 총식이섬유 함량은 A가 2.80%, B가 2.20%였다. 현미, 발아현미, 발아현미밥의 유리아미노산 분석 결과 필수아미노산을 포함한 다량의 아미노산이 존재하였으며 혈압강하 기능성 성분인 GABA(${\gamma}$ -amino butyric acid) 함량은 현미가 4.7 mg/100 g, 발아현미 20.8 mg/100 g이었으며, 동결건조 후 분석한 발아현미밥의 GABA 함량은 5.7 mg/100 g이었다. 발아현미밥의 관능검사 결과는 색, 윤기, 맛, 부착성, 응집성, 탄력성이 A가 유의적으로 높았으며, 외관의 경우도 A가 더 높은 평가를 받았다. 또한 전반적으로 A가 B에 비해 유의적인 차이를 나타내진 않았지만 더 나은 선호도를 나타내었다.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.59 no.3
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• pp.223-229
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to evaluate quality properties including amylose, alkali digestion value (ADV), texture and GABA (Gamma Amino-Butyric Acid) of brown rice and 1~5 mm germinated brown rice of Keunnun and Samkwang culitvars. The protein content of germinated brown rice showed increasing tendency according to shoot length, however, the difference was not statistically significant. The amylose content of all samples ranged from 15.0% to 16.0% in Keunnun and 17.0% to 18.0% in Samkwang, without significant differences. Compared to regular brown rice, germinated brown rice from both cultivars demonstrated reduced gel consistency, which contributed to the improved cooked rice texture. Especially, germinated brown rice had significantly lower setback values, which is correlated with high palatability of cooked rice. However, there was no significant difference in gel consistency between 1 mm and 2~5 mm germinated brown rice. GABA content in Keunnun increased by 3~5 times after germination process. In Samkwang, GABA content increased by 50 times (from $0.005{\mu}g/g$ to $0.243{\sim}0.247{\mu}g/g$) after germination. The hardness of germinated brown rice was significantly lower than that of brown rice. However, there was no significant difference in hardness according to shoot length. Consequently, when processing germinate brown rice, it is recommended to maximize functional ingredients by germination while maintaining shoot length less than 2 mm.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.804-811
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• 2013

The effects and significance of ${\gamma}$-amino butyric acid (GABA) producing bacteria (GPB) on in vitro rumen fermentation and reduction of biogenic amines (histamine, methylamine, ethylamine, and tyramine) using corn meal as a substrate were determined. Ruminal samples collected from ruminally fistulated Holstein cows served as inoculum and corn was used as substrate at 2% dry matter (DM). Different inclusion rates of GPB and GABA were evaluated. After incubation, addition of GPB had no significant effect on in vitro fermentation pH and total gas production, but significantly increased the ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3$-N) concentration and reduced the total biogenic amines production (p<0.05). Furthermore, antioxidation activity was improved as indicated by the significantly higher concentration of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) among treated samples when compared to the control (p<0.05). Additionally, 0.2% GPB was established as the optimum inclusion level. Taken together, these results suggest the potential of utilizing GPB as feed additives to improve growth performance in ruminants by reducing biogenic amines and increasing anti-oxidation.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.560-568
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• 2013

Chungkookjang was fermented by B. subtilis MC31, a ${\gamma}$-amino butyric acid (GABA) producing microorganism. The characteristics of Chungkookjang were investigated while fermenting. Twenty four amino acids were detected in Chungkookjang, leucine was the highest of them all. Total cell populations of B. subtilis MC31 phase were between log $9.52{\pm}0.5$ ~ log $9.049{\pm}0.5$ CFU/g at stationary phase. Contents of moisture, crude ash, crude protein, crude lipid and crude fiber are $61.07{\pm}0.01%$, $1.52{\pm}0.01%$, $17.66{\pm}0.04%$, $8.96{\pm}0.03%$ and 2.61%, respectively. Contents of ammonia type nitrogen, amino type nitrogen and reducing sugar were increased during fermentation at $40^{\circ}C$ for 72 hr, however those of titratable acidity and total sugar were decreased. pH was slowly alkalized during fermentation. Viscous substance and protease contents in Chungkookjang were $4.7{\pm}0.05%$ and $0.519{\pm}7.36$ g/l, apiece. When the fibrin plate and Robbin method for fibrinolytic activity were applied, B. subtilis MC31 showed high activity. These results suggested that B. subtilis MC31 is suitable to be used as a starter to enhance the quality of Chungkookjang.

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2017

The proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ($^1H-MRS$) is a tool used to detect concentrations of brain metabolites such as N-acetyl aspartate, choline, creatine, glutamate, and gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA). It has been widely used because it does not require additional devices other than the conventional magnetic resonance scanner and coils. Demyelination, or the neuronal damage due to loss of myelin sheath, is one of the common pathologic processes in many diseases including multiple sclerosis, leukodystrophy, encephalomyelitis, and other forms of autoimmune diseases. Rodent models mimicking human demyelinating diseases have been induced by using virus (e.g., Theiler's murine encephalomyelitis virus) or toxins (e.g., cuprizon or lysophosphatidyl choline). This review is an overview of the MRS findings on brain metabolites in demyelination with a specific focus on rodent models.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.20 no.5
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• pp.643-649
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• 2013

The antioxidant activity and amino acid composition of various Cheonggukjang extracts, such as the water extract from Cheonggukjang (CWE), the alcohol extract from Cheonggukjang (CEE), the water extract from Cheonggukjang with black garlic (BWE) and the alcohol extract from Cheonggukjang with black garlic (BEE), were examined to investigate the effect of black garlic on the sensory quality and functional properties of Cheonggukjang. The total polyphenol contents of various extracts were 7.03 mg/100 g (BWE), 3.64 mg/100 g (CWE), 2.88 mg/100 g (BEE) and 0.81 mg/100 g (CEE). The radical scavenging activity of the DPPH radical was highest in BWE (91.83%), followed by BEE (37.35%), CWE (25.54%) and CEE (14.80%), in that order. The SOD-like activity was highest in BWE (20.20%), followed by BEE (9.22%), CWE (7.91%) and CEE (6.45%). The thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were highest in BWE (35.18%), followed by BEE (28.33%), CWE (17.40%) and CEE ((14.93%). The total amino acid content of Cheonggukjang (CC) was higher than that of Cheonggukjang with black garlic (CCWB), but the essential amino acid content of CCWB (43.18%) was higher than that of CC (42.27%). The 27 kinds of free amino acid were found in CC, but only 23 kinds were found in CCWB. The L-lysine content was highest (9.23%) in CC, and the L-phenylalanine content was highest (23.14%) in CCWB. The free amino acids (L-threonine, L-serine, L-sarcosine, L-proline, L-alanine, L-valine and D,L-${\beta}$-aminoisobutyric acid) were found in CC but not in CCWB. The ${\gamma}$-amino-n-butyric acid (GABA) was found in CCWB but not in CC. These results suggest that the addition of black garlic has beneficial effects on the functionality of Cheonggukjang without decreasing its sensory characteristics.

• The Journal of Korea Assosiation for Disability and Oral Health
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.11-15
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• 2016

Angelman syndrome is characterized by a partial deficit of paired autosomal chromosome 15, which contains a subunit of the GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid) receptor. The main clinical characteristics of this syndrome are delayed neuropsychological development, intellectual disability, and speech impairment. The syndrome has oral manifestations such as diastemas, tongue thrusting, sucking swallowing disorder, and excessive chewing behavior. A 3-year-6-month old girl with Angelman syndrome was scheduled for dental treatment. She had multiple caries, but she was poorly cooperative for treatment due to developmental delay and movement disorder, so general anesthesia was considered. The patient with Angelman syndrome was successfully treated under general anesthesia. There were no postoperative complications related to anesthesia and dental treatment. When treating children with this syndrome, the dentist needs to manage their uncooperative behavior and medical problem.