• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2000

흰독말풀의 tumor조직에서 유도한 tumor callus로부터 scopolamine의 생산을 극대화하기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. Tumor callus의 생장률을 증가시키기 위해서는 초기접종량을 배지의 2%로 하고 배양기간은 4주가 효과적이다. 그래서 만일 이단계배양을 추진하려면 배지교체의 시기는 3주가 가장 적당한 것으로 확인되었다. Scopolamine의 생성을 위한 광의 효과를 알아본 결과, 암상태보다 광상태가 callus생장 및 scopolamine 함량 증가에 효과적이었다. Scopolamine 함량 증가의 최적 광량은 16$\mu$mo1 m$^{-2}$ s$^{-1}$, 광질은 적색파장 그리고 연속광보다 장일조건 (16/8)의 광주기에서 tropane alkaoid인 scopolamine합성이 현저히 촉진되었다. 질소원으로는 산화형 질소인 NO$_{3}$$^{-}$ 를 4 g/L로 증가시키는 것이 가장 효과적인 것으로 확인되었다. Scopolamine의 함량을 증가시키기 위한 elicitor 공급은 10 mg/L chitosan과 15 mg/L yeast추출물이 가장 효과적이었으며, 전구물질로는 0.2 mM tropine과 0.3 mM tropic acid가 가장 우수한 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과를 종합해 보면, 흰독말풀 tumor callus에서 scopolamine 대량생산을 추진할 경우 3주 동안 광상태와 무기이온 조성을 균형 있게 조절하여 생장을 최대로 증가시킨 후, 1주 동안 scopolamine생산을 위해 elicitor, precursors 등이 조합된 배지에서 biotransformation 시키는 것이 가장 효과적일 것으로 판단된다. 또한 tumor callus에 $^{60}$Co${\gamma}$-ray을 조사하여 3K, 4K및 6k tumorcallus를 확보하였으며, 이들로부터 유도한 teratoma는 형태적 변이를 나타내었다. Teratoma로부터 또 다시 새로운 teratoma-callus 세포주를 유도하여 현탁배양을 수행하였던 바, MS 기본 배지에서 1.0 mg/L 2.4-D과 0.5 mg/L kinetin을 조합하여 처리한 callus 의 액체배양에서 cell aggregation이 일어나지 않고 세포가 유리화 되면서 왕성한 생장을 보였다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.195-200
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• 1998

기내에서 발아시킨 애기장대(Arabidopsis thaliana)의 잎과 줄기 절편체로부터 캘러스 유도는, 잎절편체의 경우 2mg/L 2,4-D가 첨가된 MS 고체배지에서 유도되었고, 줄기절편체의 경우는 0.5mg/L 2,4-D와 0.1mg/L BAP가 첨가된 CP 고체배지에서 배양 4주 후 다량의 캘러스가 유도되었다. 유도된 캘러스를 잘게 자르고 0.5mg/L 2,4-D와 0.1mg/L BAP가 첨가된 CP 액체배지에서 7일 간격으로 암조건에서 4개월간 배양하였을 때 균일한 shoot-forming(SF)캘러스를 얻을 수 있었다. 액체배지에서 유도된 SF 세포괴는 0.05 mg/L IAA, 7.0mg/L 2-iP, 30g/L sucrose가 첨가된 MS 재분화배지에서 광조건으로 배양하였을 때 캘러스를 거쳐 녹화되기 시작하였으며 배양 4주 후부터는 전체적으로 녹화된 SF캘러스로부터 shoot가 형성되어 식물체 재분화가 가능하였다. 또한 재분화 배지에 옮겼을 때 IAA와 2-iP가 첨가된 배지에서 50% 이상의 shoot 형성률(SF 캘러스당 한 개 이상의 shoot가 형성된 캘러스의 백분율)을 보였다. 절단된 shoot는 호르몬이 첨가되지 않은 배지에서 4주 후 뿌리를 형성하였으며, 재분화된 식물체는 기내에서 6주 후부터 화뢰가 형성되고 꽃이 피기 시작하였다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.219-223
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• 1998

고추(Capsicum annuum L.) 8품종을 공시하고, 1핵기의 화분을 포함한 약을 0.004㎎/L 2,4-D, 0.1㎎/L kinetin, 3% sucrose 그리고 0.2%Gelrite를 첨가한 MS배지에 치상하고, 35℃에서 24시간처리 후, 25℃ 16시간 조명에서 40일간 배양하였다. 캘러스와 배상체형성율은 품종에 따라 다양하였다. 배상체는 'Cheongyang'과 'Fushimi Amanaga'에서 형성되었고, 반면에 캘러스는 'California Wonder', 'Fushimi Amanaga' 그리고 'Geoseong'에서 형성되었다. 활성탄 l%를 첨가한 배지에서의 배상체는 'Cheongyang'만 0.5% 형성되었고, 반면에 캘러스는 형성되지 않았다. 1/2MS배지에서 배상체는 'Shishitou', 'Yatsufusa' 그리고 'Taka no Tsume'가 1.2%, 0.4% 그리고 0.4% 각각 형성되었지만, 1/2 B5배지의 캘러스는 'Yatsufusa' 그리고 'Taka no Tsume'가 2.8% 그리고 2.7% 각각 형성되었다. 배상체는 MS배지로 이식하여 생장하였다. 'Cheongyang'의 근단 염색체수는 2n=x=12의 반수체이었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2006

To investigate whether GyeongshinhaeGihwan 1(GGT1), an anti-obesity herbal medicine widely used in oriental medicine, regulates the expression of obesity-related genes, we measured the changes in mRNA levels of these genes by GGT1 in human growth hormone transgenic (hGHTg) obese male rats, and these effects by GGT1 were compared with those of reductil (RD), an anti-obesity drug approved by FDA. Rats received once daily oral administrations of autoclaved water, RD, or GGT1 for 8 weeks. At the end of study, rats were sacrificed and tissues were harvested. Total RNA from adipose tissue, liver and kidney was prepared and the mRNA levels for LPL (lipoprotein lipase), PPAR $\gamma$ (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma), PPAR$\delta$ (peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-delta), leptin, TNF$\alpha$ (tumor necrosis factor-alpha), and internal standard G3PDH (glyceraldehyde-3- phosphate dehydrogenase) were analyzed by RT-PCR. PPAR$\gamma$ mRNA levels of liver and kidney were decreased in drug-treated groups compared with control group and the decrease of PPAR$\gamma$ expression was more prominent in GGT1 group than in RD group, suggesting that GGT1 is effective in the inhibition of adipogenesis and lipid storage by decreasing the PPAR$\gamma$ expression. In contrast, PPAR$\delta$ mRNA levels of adipose tissue and kidney were increased by RD and GGT1 , and the magnitudes of increase were higher in GGT1 group than in RD group, indicating that GGT1 stimulates fatty acid oxidation and energy metabolism by activating PPAR$\delta$ expression, Compared with control and RD groups, GGT1 group had higher concentrations of serum leptin, a well-known inhibitor of appetite. However, The mRNA levels of leptin, LPL, and TNF$\alpha$ were not changed by GGT1 and RD, compared with DW. These results demonstrate that GGT1 not only decreases PPAR$\gamma$ expression of liver and kidney, but also increases PPAR$\delta$ expression of adipose tissue and kidney, leading to the regulation of obesity and that these effects were more pronounced in GGT1 group compared with RD group. In addition, GGT1 seems to prevent obesity by increasing the serum leptin levels.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2011

Transforming growth factor ${\beta}$ (TGF-${\beta}$) is involved in cellular processes including growth, differentiation, apoptosis, migration, and homeostasis. Generally, TGF-${\beta}$ is the inhibitor of cell cycle progression and plays a role in enhancing the antagonistic effects of many growth factors. Unlike the antiproliferative effect of TGF-${\beta}$, E2, an endogeneous estrogen, is stimulating cell proliferation in the estrogen-dependent organs, which are mediated via the estrogen receptors, $ER{\alpha}$ and $ER{\beta}$, and may be considered as a critical risk factor in tumorigenesis of hormone-responsive cancers. Previous researches reported the cross-talk between estrogen/$ER{\alpha}$ and TGF-${\beta}$ pathway. Especially, based on the E2-mediated inhibition of TGF-${\beta}$ signaling, we examined the inhibition effect of 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) and 4-nonylphenol (NP), which are well known xenoestrogens in endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), on TGF-${\beta}$ signaling via semi-quantitative reverse-transcription PCR. The treatment of E2, OP, or NP resulted in the downregulation of TGF-${\beta}$ receptor2 (TGF-${\beta}$ R2) in TGF-${\beta}$ signaling pathway. However, the expression level of TGF-${\beta}1$ and TGF-${\beta}$ receptor1 (TGF-${\beta}$ R1) genes was not altered. On the other hand, E2, OP, or NP upregulated the expression of a cell-cycle regulating gene, c-myc, which is a oncogene and a downstream target gene of TGF-${\beta}$ signaling pathway. As a result of downregulation of TGF-${\beta}$ R2 and the upregulation of c-myc, E2, OP, or NP increased cell proliferation of BG-1 ovarian cancer cells. Taken together, these results suggest that E2 and these two EDCs may mediate cancer cell proliferation by inhibiting TGF-${\beta}$ signaling via the downregulation of TGF-${\beta}$ R2 and the upregulation of c-myc oncogene. In addition, it can be inferred that these EDCs have the possibility of tumorigenesis in estrogen-responsive organs by certainly representing estrogenic effect in inhibiting TGF-${\beta}$ signaling.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2007

Objectives : Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is the major component in commercial liquid epoxy resins, which are manufactured by co-reacting bisphenol A with epichlorohydrin. This study was performed to show the developmental effects of prenatal and postnatal exposures to BADGE in male rat offspring. Methods : Mated female rats were divided into four groups, each containing 12 rats. The dosing solutions were prepared by thoroughly mixing BADGE in corn oil at the 0, 375, 1500 and 3000 mg/kg/day concentrations. Mated females were dosed once daily by oral gavage on gestation day (GD) 6 - 20 and postnatal day (PND) 0 - 21. Pregnant female dams were observed general symptoms and body weight. Also, male pups were observed the general symptoms, body weight, developmental parameters (e.g. anogenital distance, pina detachment, incisor eruption, nipple retention, eye opening, testis descent), organ pathologic changes and hormone levels of plasma. Results : Pregnant rats treated with BADGE died at a rate of about 70% in the 1500 mg/kg/day group and all rats treated with 3000 mg/kg/day died. Body weight, for male pups treated with doses of 375 mg/kg/day, was significantly lower than in the control group at PND 42, 56, and 63 (p<0.05). Evaluation of body characteristics including; separation of auricle, eruption of incisor, separation of eyelid, nipple retention, descent of testis, and separation of the prepuce in the BADGE treated group showed no difference in comparisons with the control group. AGD and adjusted AGD (mm/kg) for general developmental items in BADGE 375 mg/kg/day treated pups tended to be longer than in controls, however, these differences were not statistically significant. Relative weights of adrenal gland, lung (p<0.05), brain, epididymis, prostate, and testis (p<0.01) were heavier than in control in measures at PND 9 weeks. There were no significant changes in comparisons of histological findings of these organs. Loss of spermatids was observed in the seminiferous tubule at PND 9 weeks, but no weight changes were observed. The plasma estrogen levels were similar in the control and treatment groups at PND 3, 6 and 9 weeks. The plasma testosterone levels in the control group tended to increase with age. However, in the BADGE 375 mg/kg/day treated male pups it did not tend to increase. Conclusions : These findings suggest that BADGE is a chemical that has developmental effects consistent with it being an endocrine disruptor.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2006

최근 들어 모유 단독 수유의 장기화 및 잘못된 식이 제한 등으로 인한 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병의 발병이 점차 증가하고 있는 시점에서, 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병 및 이와 동반된 저칼슘혈증성 경련에 대한 예는 다소 보고된 바 있으나, 비타민 D 결핍으로 인해 골 병변 뿐 아니라 저칼슘 혈증, 부갑상선 기능 항진증, 나아가 신세뇨관성 산증까지 초래한 예는 보고된 바가 없었다. 저자들은 8개월간 모유 단독 수유만 유지하던 중 저칼슘혈증성 경련을 주소로 내원하여 골 병변을 동반한 비타민 D 결핍성 구루병과 부갑상선 항진 및 근위 세뇨관성 산증을 진단 받은 후, 적절한 칼슘, 비타민 D, 중탄산염 투여 후 완전히 회복된 환자의 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2011

동물호르몬으로 알려진 멜라토닌(melatonin)은 동물뿐 아니라 고등 식물을 포함한 다양한 생명체에 존재한다. 식물에서는 쌍떡잎 식물과 외떡잎 식물에 멜라토닌이 널리 존재하며 일부 약용 식물에는 다량으로 함유되어 있지만 아직 그 생합성 과정과 생리학적 기능은 확립되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 reverse phase HPLC 분석을 통하여 이제까지 분석이 이루어지지 않았던 여러 제비꽃속(Viola) 식물들에 멜라토닌이 고르게 분포한다는 사실을 확인하였다. 그 다음 제비꽃속 식물들의 잎 절편을 배양하며 멜라토닌의 최초 전구체로 제안된 tryptophan (Trp)과 이의 탈카르복시화(decarboxylation) 중간산물인 tryptamine (TAM)을 공급하였다. 그 결과 Trp을 공급하면 멜라토닌 생성에 영향을 미치지 않았지만 TAM을 공급한 경우에는 멜라토닌의 함량이 증가하였다. TAM은 Trp에서 유래하므로 Trp-TAM 경로가 제비꽃속 식물에도 존재하는 것으로 판단되며, Trp 공급이 멜라토닌 함량에 영향을 미치지 않는 결과는 Trp을 TAM으로 전환하는 탈카르복시화 과정이 식물 멜라토닌 생합성 과정의 속도결정 단계일 것이라는 가설을 지지하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1977

For the assessment of antithyroid effect of lithium carbonate, it was administered to the 17 hyperthyroid and 5 euthyroid patients, who visited the Seoul National University Hospital from Jan. to Aug., 1977. Thyroid function tests were performed just before the administration of Lithium carbonate, 2 weeks and 2 months after lithium treatment. The results were as follows; 1) In the 5 euthyroid patients, no significant changes in thyroid function tests were obtained before and after lithium treatment. 2) In the 17 hyperthyroid patients, the values of the $T_3RIA$ were $370{\pm}121ng/dl$ 2 weeks after lithium treatment as compared with $506{\pm}121ng/dl$ before the administration, of which the mean percentage fall was 26.9%. $T_3RU$ was varied from $56.8{\pm}8.0%\;to\;47.3{\pm}8.1%$ (16.7% in mean percentage fall), $T_4$ was changed from $24.2{\pm}2.4ug/dl\;to\;22.0{\pm}4.2ug/dl$ (9.1% in mean fall), and $T_7$, from $13.82{\pm}2.25\;to\;10.55{\pm}3.12$ (23.7% in mean fall). 3) In the 5 hyperthyroid patients, serial thyroid function tests were performed 2 weeks and 2 months later. The mean percentage falls of $T_3RIA$ were 36.6 and 61.3%, 2 weeks and 2 months after lithium treatment respectively. Those of $T_3RU$ were 17.5 and 35.1%, those of $T_4$ were 20.4 and 44.0%, $T_7$, 35.0 and 60.7%. 4) Approximately $45{\sim}60%$ of mean fall in thyroid function tests were obtained within the second week. Normal thyroid function tests were observed in 2 among 17 patients within the second week, and 2 among 5 patients within the second month. 18 patients, however, became clinically euthyroid within the 4th week. 5) Single case of hypothyroidism was experienced, and 5 patients (29.4%) complained mild side effects. Lithium salts could be safely administered to hyperthyroid patients who are allergic to thioamides or iodine. Its use is indicated in cases of acute thyrotoxicosis in which it's necessary to reduce hormone levels very rapidly, and lithium-thioamides drug combination is a highly effective and safe means of initial routine control of hyperthyroidism.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 1972

The plasma HGH concentrations were assayed in total 138 cases by the radioimmunoassay. The groups of control, typhoid fever, epidemic hemorrhagic fever, tuberculous meningitis and other febrile diseases were studied, also were the groups of hyperthyroidism, acromegaly and hypopitutarism. Insulin stimulation test was performed in control, typhoid fever and hypopituitarism. In the control group, the plasma HGH concentration in fasting (early morning) was $2.06{\pm}1.183m{\mu}g/ml$ and its upper limit was $4.5m{\mu}g/ml$. No sexual difference was observed. By the insulin stimulation, plasma HGH concentration had rised to the peak level of $24.1{\pm}15.71m{\mu}g/ml$, 60 min. after the intravenous insulin injection, then decreased to the normal level progressively. In typhoid fever, fasting HGH concentrations in febrile state and in defeverence were $2.5{\pm}1.35m{\mu}g/ml\;and\;2.2{\pm}3.32m{\mu}g/ml$ respectively, showing no significant difference with the control group. However, the levels of individual cases ranged widely, conpared with the control group. The response to the insulin stimulation test was similar to the control group. In epidemic hemorrhagic fever the HGH concentrations in oliguric phase, in diuretic phase and in convalescence were $4.2{\pm}3.71m{\mu}g/ml,\;2.2{\pm}1.30m{\mu}g/ml\;and\;3.4{\pm}3.01m{\mu}g/ml$ respectively. No significant differences were observe compared to the control, but they showed wide range of plasma HGH levels. In tuberculous meningitis, the fasting HGH concentration was $2.9{\pm}1.42m{\mu}g/ml$. In the other febrile diseases, the value was $2.5{\pm}2.23m{\mu}g/ml$. In 4 cases of hypopituitarism, the fasting HGH concentration was $2.3{\pm}0.42m{\mu}g/ml$ and ranged normally. However, the response to the insulin stimulation test was not observed. Very high plasma HGH concentrations were observed in acromegalic patients.