• 약학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.224-231
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• 2000

$Nokyangbotang^{TM}$ (NYBT) is a kind of powerful food for health and have been drunk at a oral dose of 80 ml (99.5 mg) three times per day: It has not been well studied about the anti-fatigue and hepatoprotective activity. In this experiments, we evaluated pathophysiologically the effect of NYBT on swimming time in mouse and hepatoprotective activity in rats intoxicated with carbon-tetrachloride. NYBT was nontoxic in orally acute toxicity test ($LD_{50}$, 320 ml/60 kg): a nontoxic food in more four times of one-shoot dosage (80 ml) to human. Weight-loaded forced swimming test was carried out to measure the swimming time of mice with a 4% load of body weight in plastic cylinder (diameter $10{\;}cm{\;}{\times}{\;}height{\;}20{\;}cm$) on water bath at $25^{\circ}C$, and the anti-fatigue activity represented the ratio of swimming time of experimental group to that of control group. NYBT had dose-dependent anti-fatigue activity Mice administered NYBT at a dose of 320 ml/60 kg once daily for 5 days could swim about two times more than control. Hepatoprotective activities of NYBT were examined by the determination of malonedialdehyde (MDA) and pathological survey in liver and liver function test of rat intoxicated with $CCl_4$ at i.m. dose of 2 ml/kg once daily for 7days. NYBT decreased dose-dependently thiobarbituric acid reactive substance: Oral administration of NYBT at a dose of 20 ml/60 kg was $38.51{\;}{\pm}{\;}3.02$ nmol MDA/g of tissue, that of 80 ml/60 kg was $33.76{\;}{\pm}{\;} 1.84$ nmol MDA/g of tissue, and that of 320 ml/60 kg was $32.87{\;}{\pm}{\;}1.90$ nmol MDA/g of tissue as compared with control group ($43.61{\;}{\pm}{\;}2.85$ nmol MDA/g of tissue). All rats administered NYBT at a dose of 320 ml/60 kg were survival as compared with 40% survival of control animals, and GPT activity of rats administered NYBT at a dose of 80 ml/60 kg was decreased as compared with control. In histopathological survey, NYBT improved slightly the fatty changes of hepatocytes around centrilobular area. These results suggest that NYBT has anti-fatigue and hepatoprotective activity in rats and mice.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2017

Unlike mouse results, cloning efficiency of nuclear transfer from porcine induced pluripotent stem cells (piPSCs) is very low. The present study was performed to investigate the effect of cell cycle inhibitors on the cell cycle synchronization of piPSCs. piPSCs were generated using combination of six human transcriptional factors under stem cell culture condition. To examine the efficiency of cell cycle synchronization, piPSCs were cultured on a matrigel coated plate with stem cell media and they were treated with staurosporine (STA, 20 nM), daidzein (DAI, $100{\mu}M$), roscovitine (ROSC, $10{\mu}M$), or olomoucine (OLO, $200{\mu}M$) for 12 h. Flow Cytometry (FACs) data showed that piPSCs in control were in G1 ($37.5{\pm}0.2%$), S ($34.0{\pm}0.6%$) and G2/M ($28.5{\pm}0.4%$). The proportion of cells at G1 in DAI group was significantly higher than that in control, while STA, ROSC and OLO treatments could not block the cell cycle of piPSCs. Both of viability and apoptosis were affected by STA and ROSC treatment, but there were no significantly differences between control and DAI groups. Real-Time qPCR and FACs results revealed that DAI treatment did not affect the expression of pluripotent gene, Oct4. In case of OLO, it did not affect both of viability and apoptosis, but Oct4 expression was significantly decreased. Our results suggest that DAI could be used for synchronizing piPSCs at G1 stage and has any deleterious effect on survival and pluripotency sustaining of piPSCs.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SP
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.49-64
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• 2008

최근에 휴먼 컴퓨터 인터페이스 분야에서 사용자의 시선 위치를 파악하여 더욱 편리한 입력장치를 구축하고자 하는 연구가 많이 진행되고 있다. 하지만 복잡한 하드웨어 구성으로 제품의 가격이 매우 비싸고, 까다로운 사용자 캘리브레이션 과정으로 인해 시스템의 사용에 어려움을 겪는다. 본 논문에서는 HMD(Head Mounted Display)에 USB 카메라와 적외선을 반사시키는 hot-mirror와 적외선 조명을 이용한 시선 추적 모듈을 부착하고, 이를 통해 획득한 눈 영상의 2차원적인 분석과 간단한 사용자 캘리브레이션 과정을 통해 시선 위치를 파악하는 방법을 제안한다. HMD는 사용자의 얼굴 움직임과 함께 움직이므로, 얼굴움직임에 영향을 받지 않는 시선 추적 시스템을 구현할 수 있다. 또한, 시선 추적 시스템을 3차원 1인칭 슈팅 게임에 적응하여, 캐릭터의 시선 방향을 조정하고, 적 캐릭터를 조준하여 사격이 가능하도록 하여, 게임의 몰입감과 흥미성을 높일 수 있게 하였다. 실험 결과, 한 대의 데스크톱 컴퓨터 환경에서 게임과 시선 추적 시스템이 실시간으로 동작 가능했으며, 약 $0.88^{\circ}$의 시선 위치 추출 오차를 보였다. 또한 3차원 1인칭 슈팅게임에서 일반 마우스의 역할을 시선 추적 시스템이 문제없이 대신할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2011

Many proteins with poor transduction efficiency were reported to be delivered to cells by fusion with protein transduction domains (PTDs). In this study, we investigated the effect of levosulpiride on the transduction of PEP-1 ribosomal protein S3 (PEP-1-rpS3), and examined its influence on the stimulation of the therapeutic properties of PEP-1-rpS3. PEP-1-rpS3 transduction into HaCaT human keratinocytes and mouse skin was stimulated by levosulpiride in a manner that did not directly affect the cell viability. Following 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced inflammation in mice, levosulpiride alone was ineffective in reducing TPA-induced edema and in inhibiting the elevated productions of inflammatory mediators and cytokines, such as cyclooxygenase-2, inducible nitric oxide synthase, interleukin-6 and -1${\beta}$, and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$. Anti-inflammatory activity by PEP-1-rpS3 + levosulpiride was significantly more potent than by PEP-1-rpS3 alone. These results suggest that levosulpiride may be useful for enhancing the therapeutic effect of PEP-1-rpS3 against various inflammatory diseases.

• 대한한방종양학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2003

Objective : Ikiyangeumhaedoc-tang(IYHT) has an effect of nourishing Yin(陰) and Jin(津), and has been used to cancer patient effectively. In order to prove the anticancer's and antimetastic effect of IYHT experimentally, studies were done. Methods : We evaluated the cytotoxic activity on HT-1080 cells as well as inhibitory effect on activity of DNA topoisomerase Ⅰ, cell adhesion, cell invasion and proliferation of HUVEC cells induced by bFGF and measured the expression of mRNA(uPA, MMP2, TIMP2), p-ERK protein, recovery effect of gap junctional intercellular communication by $H_{2}O_2$ and survival time of ICR mice bearing sacoma-180. Results : IYHT showed the inhibitory effect on DNA topoisomerase Ⅰ in the concentration of $100{\mu}g/ml,\;500{\mu}g/ml$ and the dosage-dependent inhibitory effect on the adhesion of HT-1080. The concentration of 1mg/ml of IYHT inhibited 15% of adhesion compared with control. IYHT decreased the expression of uPA, but not in MMP2, TIMP2 by RT-PCR and inhibited the expression of p-ERK effectively in the concentration of more than $500{\mu}g/ml.$ IYHT recovered the inhibited gap junctional intercellular communication by $H_{2}O_2$ to the level of 60% of normal control in the concentration of $400{\mu}g/ml$ but, did not extended the mean survival time of sarcoma 180-bearing mouse. Conclusions : It was concluded that IYHT could be applied usefully for prevention and treatment of human cancer, And also experimental study for the evaluation of molecular biological study and antimetastatic research would be recommended in the near future.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.324-328
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• 2006

Carbonic anhydrase III (CA3) is a member of a multigene family that encode carbonic anhydrase isozymes. In this study, a complete coding sequence of the pig CA3 gene which encodes a 260 amino-acid protein was determined. The amino acid comparison showed high sequence similarities with previously identified human (86.5%) CA3 gene and mouse (91.5%) Car3 gene. The partial genomic DNA sequences were also investigated. The length of intron 1 was 727 bp. Comparative sequencing of three pig breeds revealed that there was a T${\rightarrow}$C substitution at position 363 within intron 1. The substitution was situated within a NcoI recognition site and was developed as a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) marker for further use in population variation investigations and association analysis. Two alleles (A and B) were identified, and 617 bp fragments were observed for the AA genotype and 236 bp and 381 bp fragments for the BB genotype. The polymorphism of CA3 was detected in 8 pig breeds. Allele B was predominant in the Western pig breeds. In addition, association studies of the CA3 polymorphism with carcass traits in 140 $Yorkshire{\times}Meishan$ $F_2$ offspring showed that the NcoI PCR- RFLP genotype may be associated with variation in several carcass traits of interest for pig breeding. Allele B was associated with increases in lean meat percentage, loin eye height and loin eye area. Statistically significant association with backfat thickness was also found; pigs with the AB genotype had much less backfat thickness than AA or BB genotypes.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권24호
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• pp.10659-10663
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• 2015

Background: Rapamycin is an effective anti-angiogenic drug. However, the mode of its action remains unclear. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to elucidate the antitumor mechanism of rapamycin, hypothetically via apoptotic promotion, using MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Materials and Methods: MCF-7 cells were plated at a density of $1{\times}10^5$ cells/well in 6-well plates. After 24h, cells were treated with a series of concentrations of rapamycin while only adding DMEM medium with PEG for the control regiment and grown at $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ and 95% air for 72h. Trypan blue was used to determine the cell viability and proliferation. Untreated and rapamycin-treated MCF-7 cells were also examined for morphological changes with an inverted-phase contrast microscope. Alteration in cell morphology was ascertained, along with a stage in the cell cycle and proliferation. In addition, cytotoxicity testing was performed using normal mouse breast mammary pads. Results: Our results clearly showed that rapamycin exhibited inhibitory activity on MCF-7 cell lines. The $IC_{50}$ value of rapamycin on the MCF-7 cells was determined as $0.4{\mu}g/ml$ (p<0.05). Direct observation by inverted microscopy demonstrated that the MCF-7 cells treated with rapamycin showed characteristic features of apoptosis including cell shrinkage, vascularization and autophagy. Cells underwent early apoptosis up to 24% after 72h. Analysis of the cell cycle showed an increase in the G0G1 phase cell population and a corresponding decrease in the S and G2M phase populations, from 81.5% to 91.3% and 17.3% to 7.9%, respectively. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that rapamycin may potentially act as an anti-cancer agent via the inhibition of growth with some morphological changes of the MCF-7 cancer cells, arrest cell cycle progression at G0/G1 phase and induction of apoptosis in late stage of apoptosis. Further studies are needed to further characterize the mode of action of rapamycin as an anti-cancer agent.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.263-268
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• 1999

헛개 나무 추출물과 오리나무 추출물들이 쥐 와 사람을 대상으로 실험한 결과 체내 알콜 분해능이있는 것으로 나타났으며, 쥐 실험의 경우 헛개 나무가 32% 의 알콜 분해능이 증진되었으며 오리나무는 13% 정도로 나타났으며 혼합물인 경우 42% 의 높은 것으로 나타났다. 사람을 대상으로 한 경우도 유사한 경향을 보여 혼합물을 섭취한 경우 4 시간만에 음주 전 알콜 농도로 감소했으나 오리나무는 6 시간에도 0.013% 정도의 알콜이 존재했다. 또한 헛개나무는 6 간 정도 후에 정상 치로 감소된 반면 알콜만 섭취한 경우는 6 시간이 되도 0.04% 의 알콜이 존재하고 있어 이 추출물들이 정도의 차이는 있으나 알콜 분해 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 간의 해독 증진 및 숙취 해소 기능에서도 혼합물, 헛개 나무, 오리나무 순으로 활성이 좋은 것으로 확인되었다. ADH 효소의 활성의 경우 혼합물의 경우 약 60% 정도 증진되는 것으로 나타났으나 헛개 나무의 경우 35.6% 로 상승되었으며는 것이 확인되었다. 하지만 오리나무의 경우는 약 29% 정도로 별 차이가 없는 것으로 측정되었다. GST 활성 증진의 경우 혼합물을 1 g/L의 농도로 투여해 실험한 결과 최대 180% 의 활성 증진이 가능한 것으로 측정되었다. 이에 비해 각 추출물들이 단독으로 작용하는 경우에 는 유사한 활성 증진을 보여 혼합물의 경우 간의 해독 작용 증진에 synergy 효과가 있을 것으로 예측된다. Cathepsin 활성 저해의 경우 역시 혼합물이 55 % 이상 활성 억제 효과를 보였으며 헛개 나무가 약 40%의 억제 기능을 나타냈다. 하지만 오리나무의 경우는 28% 정도의 낮은 억제 효과를 보였다. 이는 오리나무 추출물은 ADH 효소 활성 증진이나 cethepsin 효소 억제 기능이 아닌 다른 기작에 의해 알콜 분해 및 간 기능 증진에 영향을 주는 것으로 예측된다. 모든 경우 다 혼합물이 여러 활성 효과가 높은 것으로 나타나 이 혼합물을 이용한 기능성 식품 개발이 유용할 것으로 평가된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.719-728
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• 2007

CSRP3, APOBEC2, CAV1, CAV2 및 CAV3 유전자들은 포유동물에서 도체와 육질 형질에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 따라서, 이 유전자들의 단일염기다형(Single nucleotide poly- morphism; SNP)을 8개의 다른 소의 품종에서 확인한 결과 coding region에서 caveolin family 유전자에서 9개의 SNP, CSRP3유전자에서 1개의 SNP 및 APOBEC2 유전자에서 3개의 SNP가 존재함을 확인하였다. 이 coding region의 SNP들은 PCR-RFLP 방법에 의해 재확인하였으며 이들 유전자의 intronic region에서도 9개의 SNP가 존재함을 확인할 수 있었다. 8개의 다른 품종 소에 각 유전자들의 SNP들을 이용하여 유전자 빈도를 확인한 결과 CAV2, CAV3, CSRP3 및 APOBEC2 유전자의 SNP 중에서 5개가 품종간에서 유의적으로 차이가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 SNP들은 차후 검증작업을 통하여 육질관련 형질 마커로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.157-164
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• 1993

병원성 자유생활아메바인 Aconaamoebonensoni로 면역된 어미 마우스로부터 태어난 새끼 마우스를 다시 면역시켰을 때, 어미로부터 받은 수동면역이 새끼 마우스의 능동면역 시행시 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 관찰하고자 수막뇌염 발생에 따른 사망률, 혈청내 항체가 측정 및 세포 분리분석기를 이용하여 T세포 아형을 측정하였다. A. culbertsoni 영양형 $1{\;}{\times}{\;}10^6$개로 3회 면역된 어미 마우스로부터 수동면역을 전달받은 2-3주령의 새끼 마우스와 수동면역을 받지 않은 2-3 주령의 새끼 마우스를 영양형 $1{\;}{\times}{\;}10^6$개로 2회 면역하였을 때 혈청내 항체가는 같은 주령의 면역 을 시키지 않은 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 수동면역을 받은 군과 받지 않은 군간의 혈청내 항체가는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 영양형 $1{\;}{\times}{\;}10^4$개를 감염시켰을 때 사망률을 관찰한 결과 수동면역을 전달받은 군은 면역을 받지 않은 군과는 유의한 차이가 없었으나 수동면역을 받지 않은 군보다는 유의하게 높았다. T세포의 아형 중, $Ly2^{+}$ T세포는 어미로부터 수동면역을 전달받은 군이 수동면역을 받지 않은 군이나 면역을 시키지 않은 군에 비해 더 높은 비율로 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 수동면역을 받은 부비주령의 새끼 마우스를 같은 방법으로 면역한 군과 대조군을 비교힌 결과, 영양형 $1{\;}{\times}{\;}10^5$개로 감염시켰을 때 사망률은 차이가 없었다. 따라서 면역된 어미로부터 태어난 새끼를 다시 능동면역하였을 때, 능동면역에 따른 항체가의 변동은 관찰할 수 없었으나 억제 T세포는 증가하였으며, 능동면역 시기에 따라 면역조절이 다르게 발현됨을 알 수 있었다.