• 폴리머
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2007

전기분무에서의 전기유체 역학적 힘에 의한 표면 에너지의 조절은 간단한 입자 크기 조절, 단분산성, 높은 회수율, 그리고 약한 가공조건과 같은 이점을 제공할 수 있다. 이러한 이점은 단백질 약물전달체 제조에 적절할 것으로 예상되어, 본 연구에서 전기분무법을 이용하여 단백질 약물의 나노포집을 시도하였다. 모델 단백질인 알부민을 단축 혹은 동축 전기분무로 가공하였고 키토산, 폴리카플로락톤(PCL), 폴리 (에틸렌 글리콜) (PEG) 등이 포집물질로 사용되었다. 효율을 최대로 높이기 위해 분무액의 전기전도도, 유속, 전기포텐셜 구배의 거리 등과 같은 가공변수들이 조사되었다. 키토산 시스템에서 입자크기에 대한 공정 변수의 영향은 유속이 늦어질수록, 노즐과 집적부 사이의 거리가 가까울수록 입자 크기가 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다. PCL 시스템에서는 단축 전기분무의 경우 유속이 늦어질수록, 동축 전기분무의 경우 내부와 외부 물질의 유속비가 클수록 입자 크기가 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 전기분무 노즐에서 생성된 초기 입자들은 좁은 입자 크기 분포를 보였으나, 그것들이 집적부에 도달했을 때 입자들이 응집되는 경향이 있었다. 이러한 전기분무법에서 PCL, PEG, 키토산을 사용한 알부민의 효과적인 나노 포집은 12 kV 이상에서 성공적으로 이루어졌다.

• 구강회복응용과학지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.145-157
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• 2020

목적: 본 연구에서는 구강연조직재생에서 인간치은섬유아세포에 hydrophobically modified glycol chitosan (HGC) 기반 나노방출제어시스템을 적용 시 PI3K-AKT 신호전달의 세포생존 연관 유전자를 통해 trichloroacetic acid (TCA)와 epidermal growth factor (EGF)의 영향을 확인하고자 하였다. 연구 재료 및 방법: TCA와 EGF를 방출하는 나노방출제어시스템을 제작하였다. 실험군은 3가지 군으로 나누었다; 대조군(CON), TCA-담지형 나노방출제어시스템 투여군(EXP1), TCA-와 EGF- 담지형 나노방출제어시스템 투여군(EXP2). 인간치은섬유아세포 배양 후 PI3K-AKT 신호전달에 연관된 총 29개 유전자를 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응으로 분석했다. 일요인 분산분석 및 다중회귀분석이 사용되었다. 결과: 세포생존 관련 유전자들은 EXP1과 EXP2에서 상향조절되었다. 다중회귀분석에서는 ITGB1이 AKT1의 발현에 가장 영향력 있는 요소로 결정되었다. 결론: HGC기반 나노방출제어시스템을 통한 TCA와 EGF의 적용은 세포생존에 관한 신호전달을 상향 조절시킬 수 있다.

• Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.735-750
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• 2018

BACKGROUND: The major challenge of tissue engineering is to develop constructions with suitable properties which would mimic the natural extracellular matrix to induce the proliferation and differentiation of cells. Poly(${\varepsilon}$-caprolactone)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(${\varepsilon}$-caprolactone) (PCL-PEG-PCL, PCEC), chitosan (CS), nano-silica ($n-SiO_2$) and nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA) are biomaterials successfully applied for the preparation of 3D structures appropriate for tissue engineering. METHODS: We evaluated the effect of n-HA and $n-SiO_2$ incorporated PCEC-CS nanofibers on physical properties and osteogenic differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, thermogravimetric analysis, contact angle and mechanical test were applied to evaluate the physicochemical properties of nanofibers. Cell adhesion and proliferation of hDPSCs and their osteoblastic differentiation on nanofibers were assessed using MTT assay, DAPI staining, alizarin red S staining, and QRT-PCR assay. RESULTS: All the samples demonstrated bead-less morphologies with an average diameter in the range of 190-260 nm. The mechanical test studies showed that scaffolds incorporated with n-HA had a higher tensile strength than ones incorporated with $n-SiO_2$. While the hydrophilicity of $n-SiO_2$ incorporated PCEC-CS nanofibers was higher than that of samples enriched with n-HA. Cell adhesion and proliferation studies showed that n-HA incorporated nanofibers were slightly superior to $n-SiO_2$ incorporated ones. Alizarin red S staining and QRT-PCR analysis confirmed the osteogenic differentiation of hDPSCs on PCEC-CS nanofibers incorporated with n-HA and $n-SiO_2$. CONCLUSION: Compared to other groups, PCEC-CS nanofibers incorporated with 15 wt% n-HA were able to support more cell adhesion and differentiation, thus are better candidates for bone tissue engineering applications.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.167-175
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• 2005

This review explores recent works involving the use of the self-assembled nanoparticles of bile acid-modified glycol chitosans (BGCs) as a new drug carrier for cancer therapy. BGC nanoparticles were produced by chemically grafting different bile acids through the use of l-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide (EDC). The precise control of the size, structure, and hydrophobicity of the various BGC nanoparticles could be achieved by grafting different amounts of bile acids. The BGC nanoparticles so produced formed nanoparticles ranging in size from 210 to 850 nm in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS, pH=7.4), which exhibited substantially lower critical aggregation concentrations (0.038-0.260 mg/mL) than those of other low-molecular-weight surfactants, indicating that they possess high thermodynamic stability. The SOC nanoparticles could encapsulate small molecular peptides and hydrophobic anticancer drugs with a high loading efficiency and release them in a sustained manner. This review also highlights the biodistribution of the BGC nanoparticles, in order to demonstrate their accumulation in the tumor tissue, by utilizing the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. The different approaches used to optimize the delivery of drugs to treat cancer are also described in the last section.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.379-394
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• 2021

목적: 이전 연구에서 치은섬유아세포 혹은 성견 구개 연조직에 trichloroacetic acid (TCA)를 적용하는 것이 세포주기진행 유전자 발현의 변화를 일으키는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 이에 따라 본 연구에서는, hydrophobically modified glycol chitosan (HGC)기반의 나노방출제어시스템을 이용한 TCA 및 상피세포성장인자(EGF)의 순차적 방출시스템에서 이 효과를 검증하기 위하여 다양한 세포주기진행 유전자들의 발현을 규명하였다. 재료 및 방법: TCA와 EGF를 담지하는 HGC기반 나노방출제어시스템을 제작하였다. 실험군은 대조군(CON); TCA-담지형 나노방출제어시스템 투여군(EXP1); TCA- 및 EGF-담지형 나노방출제어시스템 투여군(EXP2)으로 정의되었다. 24시간 및 48시간 배양 시 37개 세포주기 유전자들의 발현을 분석하였다. 영향인자로서의 유전자 및 상관관계에 대해서도 분석하였다. 결과: Cyclins (CCNDs), cell division cycles (CDCs), cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), E2F transcription factors (E2Fs), extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs)와 같은 다수의 유전자들과 기타 다른 세포주기 유전자들의 발현이 EXP1과 EXP2에서 상향조절되었다. E2F4, E2F5, GADD45G와 같은 세포주기차단 유전자들의 발현도 상향조절되었으나, 또다른 세포주기차단 유전자인 SMAD4의 발현은 하향조절되었다. 다중회귀분석에서 CCNA2, CDK4 그리고 ANAPC4가 ERK 유전자 발현에 가장 영향력 있는 유전자로 선정되었다. 결론: HGC기반 순차적 나노방출제어시스템을 이용한 TCA 및 EGF의 적용은 다양한 세포주기진행 유전자들의 발현을 상향조절함이 밝혀졌고, 이를 토대로 한 구강연조직증대시스템 개발의 가능성이 확보되었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.216-223
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• 2003

새롭게 분리된 Bacillus cereus H-1으로부터 크기가 45-kDa인 chitosanase를 정제하여 특성을 파악하였고 1.3-kb의 chitosanase 유전자(choA)를 대장균에 클로닝하여 발현시켰다. H-1의 chitosanase 단백질(ChoA)은 ammonium sulfate 침전과 CM-sephadex칼럼 크로마토그래피에 의해 정제하였다. 최적 pH는 약 7이었고 pH 안정성은 $50^{\circ}C$에서 4-11로 나타났다. 최적 온도는 약 5$0^{\circ}C$였으며 효소 활성은 $45^{\circ}C$ 아래에서 비교적 안정하였다. H-1 chitosanase는 soluble 또는 glycol chitosan뿐만아니라 carboxymethyl cellulose(CMC)에 대한 활성도 나타내었다. 정제된 ChoA의 MALDI-TOF MS분석에 기초하여 이미 알려진 다른 Bacillus chitosanases와의 데이터베이스 검색을 통해 전체 아미노산 서열을 밝혀내었다. Chitosanase gene에 해당하는 1.6 kb의 PCR 산물을 얻었으며 그의 DNA 서열을 결정하였다. choA의 추정 아미노산은 Bacillus sp. No 7-M과 Bacillus sp. KCTC0377BP의 아미노산과 98%의 유사성을 나타내었다. 재조합 ChoA단백질은 E. coli DH5$\alpha$에서 원 균주와 동일한 크기로 발현되었다. N말단의 추정아미노산서열을 다른 chitosanas리 서열과 비교해 볼때 ChoA는 chitosanase-cellulase 활성을 갖는 family 8에 속하는 미생물 endo-chitosanaseT. 추정되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.3-3
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• 2018

For centuries, Panax ginseng Meyer (Korean ginseng) has been widely used as a medicinal herb in Korea, China, and Japan. Ginsenosides are a class of triterpene saponins and recognized as the bioactive components in Korean ginseng. Ginsenosides, which can be classified broadly as protopanaxadiols (PPD), protopanaxatriols (PPT), and oleanolic acids, have been shown to flaunt a vast array of pharmacological activities such as immune-modulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-diabetic, and antioxidant effects. In recent years, a number of ginseng and ginsenoside researches have increasingly gained wide attention owing to its unique pharmacological properties. Although good efficacies of ginsenosides have been reported, lack of target specific delivery into tumor sites, low solubility, and low bioavailability due to modifications in gastro-intestinal environments limit their biomedical application in clinical trials. As a result to this major challenge, nanotechnology and drug delivery techniques play a significant role to solve this problematic issue. Thus, we reported the preparation of poly-ethylene glycol (PEG) and glycol chitosan (GC) functionalized to ginsenoside (Compound K and PPD) conjugates via hydrolysable ester bonds with improved aqueous solubility and pH-dependent drug release. In vitro cytotoxicity assays revealed that PEG-CK, and PPD-CK conjugates exhibited lower cytotoxicity compared to bare CK and PPD in HT29 cells. However, GC-CK conjugates exhibited higher and similar cytotoxicity in HT29 and HepG2 cells. Furthermore, GC-CK-treated RAW264.7 cells did not exhibit significant cell death at higher concentration of treatment which supports the biocompatibility of the polymer conjugates. They also inhibited nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW64.7 cells. In addition to polymer-ginsenoside conjugates, silver (AgNps) and gold nanoparticles (AuNps) have been successfully synthesized by green chemistry using different m. The biosynthesized nanoparticles demonstrated antimicrobial efficacy, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant activity, biofilm inhibition, and anticoagulant effect. Special interest on the effective delivery methods of ginsenoside to treatment sites is the focus of metal nanoparticle research.In short, nano-sizing of ginsenoside results in an increased water solubility and bioavailability. The use of nano-sized ginsenoside and P. ginseng mediated metallic nanoparticles is expected to be effective on medical platform against various diseases in the future.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.759-766
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• 2008

Among more than a hundred colonies of fungi isolated from soil samples, DY-52 has been screened as an extracellular chitin deacetylase (CDA) producer. The isolate was further identified as Mortierella sp., based on the morphological properties and the nucleotide sequence of its 18S rRNA gene. The fungus exhibited maximal growth in yeast peptone glucose (YPD) liquid medium containing 2% of glucose at pH 5.0 and $28^{\circ}C$ with 150 rpm. The CDA activity of DY-52 was maximal (20 U/mg) on the 3rd day of culture in the same medium. The CDA was inducible by addition of glucose and chitin. The enzyme contained two isoforms of molecular mass 50 kDa and 59 kDa. This enzyme showed a maximal activity at pH 5.5 and $60^{\circ}C$. In addition, it had a pH stability range of 4.5-8.0 and a temperature stability range of $4-40^{\circ}C$. The enzyme was enhanced in the presence of $Co^{2+}$ and $Ca^{2+}$. Among various substrates tested, WSCT-50 (water-soluble chitin, degree of deacetylation 50%), glycol chitin, and crab chitosan (DD 71-88%) were deacetylated. Moreover, the CDA can handle N-acetylglucosamine oligomers $(GlcNAc)_{2-7}$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.563-569
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• 2004

The DNA sequence of the chitosanase gene (choK) from $\beta$-Proteobacterium KNU3 showed an 1,158-bp open reading frame that encodes a protein of 386 amino acids with a novel 74 signal peptide. The degenerated primers based on the partial deduced amino acid sequences from MALDI- TOF MS analyses yielded the 820 bp of the PCR product. Based on this information, double inverse PCR cloning experiments, which use the two specific sets of PCR primers rather than single set primers, identified the unknown 1.2 kb of the choK gene. Subsequently, a 1.8 kb of full choK gene was cloned from another PCR cloning experiment and it was then subcloned into pGEM T-easy and pUC18 vectors. The recombinant E. coli clone harboring recombinant pUC18 vector produced a clear halo around the colony in the glycol chitosan plates. The recombinant ChoK protein was secreted into medium in a mature form while the intracellular ChoK was produced without signal peptide cleavage. The activity staining of PAGE showed that the recombinant ChoK protein was identical to the chitosanase of wild-type. The comparison of deduced amino acid sequences of choK revealed that there is 92% identity with that of Sphingobacterium multivorum chitosanase. Judging from the conserved module in other bacterial chitosanases, chitosanase of KNU3 strain (ChoK) belongs to the family 80 of glycoside hydrolases.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.783-790
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• 2007

The immobilization of proteins and their molecular interactions on various polymer-modified glass substrates [i.e. 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTS), 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTS), poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEG-DA), chitosan (CHI), glutaraldehyde (GA), 3-(trichlorosilyl)propyl methacrylate (TPM), 3'-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS), glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) and poly-l-lysine (PL).] for potential applications in a nanoarray protein chip at the single-molecule level was evaluated using prismtype dual-color total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (dual-color TIRFM). A dual-color TIRF microscope, which contained two individual laser beams and a single high-sensitivity camera, was used for the rapid and simultaneous dual-color detection of the interactions and colocalization of different proteins labeled with different fluorescent dyes such as Alexa Fluor® 488, Qdot® 525 and Alexa Fluor® 633. Most of the polymer-modified glass substrates showed good stability and a relative high signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio over a 40-day period after making the substrates. The GPTS/CHI/GA-modified glass substrate showed a 13.5-56.3% higher relative S/N ratio than the other substrates. 1% Top-Block in 10 mM phosphate buffered saline (pH 7.4) showed a 99.2% increase in the blocking effect of non-specific adsorption. These results show that dual-color TIRFM is a powerful methodology for detecting proteins at the single-molecule level with potential applications in nanoarray chips or nano-biosensors.