• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.459-471
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• 2019

Several species of Aquilaria and Gyrinops are native to Indonesia and well known as agarwood-producing trees with a high economic value. Their bioactive compounds have a wide spectrum of uses, such as in medicine and cosmetics. These genera have undergone extensive search for novel bioactive compounds. The purpose of this study was to isolate, identify, and characterize the endophytic fungi community associated with Aquilaria malaccensis, A. microcarpa, Gyrinops versteegii, and A. crassna trees and investigate their bioactive properties as antioxidant agents and antagonists. A total of 50 fungi were successfully isolated from different tissues of the four species of agarwood-producing trees. Two isolates exhibited strong antioxidant activity, namely, Apodus oryzae (R2MC3A, $IC_{50}$ 60.92 mg/mL) and Diaporthe sp. (P1DS1[C], $IC_{50}$ 76.65 mg/mL). Two isolates, Pestalotiopsis theae (P3BS3[B]) and Curvularia sp. (P2CD3A), showed >75% antifungal activity against pathogenic Fusarium solani. The results revealed that endophytic fungi associated with the studied agarwood-producing trees had potential antioxidant and antifungal activities for further applications in biotechnology.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.1152-1159
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• 1998

In order to develop more rapid and reproducible analysis of biotin known as vitamin H, attempts were made to establish the condition for enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) compared with traditional microbiological assay(MBA). Antibiotin and antiserum were obtained from the immunized rabbits injected with emulsion of biotin KLH conjugate and Freund's adjuvant. The antiserum showed cross reactivity on biocytin, a derivative of biotin, which is converted to biotin in intestine, at the rate of 177%(median inhibitory concentration(IC50)=12.58ppb), but not on other derivatives such as desthiobiotin, diaminobiotin and 2 imino biotin. Specific antibody for biotin was purified from the antiserum through protein A column and desalting column. The conditions of competitive direct ELISA (cdELISA) were established. Detection range of biotin concentration by cdELISA was 0.01∼300ng/ ml(ppb). In the spike test with milk, fruit flake and pine carrot juice, the correlation coefficient between two methods of MBA and ELISA was reliably consistent at the value of r=0.992. But detection of biotin by microbiological assay(MBA) was rather restricted in range and nonspecific. Detection range of biotin by MBA was 0.1∼0.5ng/ml(ppb). It showed cross reactivities on biocytin and desthiobiotin at the rate of 80.1% and 66.7%, respectively. In conclusion, ELISA revealed a significant improvement compared with MBA for the biotin detection in terms of sensitivity, detection range and cross reactivity. In addition, a variety of samples could be analyzed rapidly and conveniently at one time by using ELISA. These results strongly suggest that the ELISA is very promising for the practical application to detect biotin contents in a wide range of food stuffs.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.86-92
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• 2012

The glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite combination treatments of radiation and chemotherapy, the survival periods are very short. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the potential of ginsenoside $F_2$ (F2) to treat GBM. In in vitro experiments with glioblastoma cells U373MG, F2 showed the cytotoxic effect with $IC_{50}$ of 50 ${\mu}g/mL$ through apoptosis, confirmed by DNA condensation and fragmentation. The cell population of cell cycle sub-G1 as indicative of apoptosis was also increased. In xenograft model in SD rats, F2 at dosage of 35 mg/kg weight was intravenously injected every two days. This reduced the tumor growth in magnetic resonance imaging images. The immunohistochemistry revealed that the anticancer activity might be mediated through inhibition of proliferation judged by Ki67 and apoptosis induced by activation of caspase-3 and -8. And the lowered expression of CD31 showed the reduction in blood vessel densities. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 for invasion of cancer was also inhibited. The cell populations with cancer stem cell markers of CD133 and nestin were reduced. The results of this study suggested that F2 could be a new potential chemotherapeutic drug for GBM treatment by inhibiting the growth and invasion of cancer.

• 약학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2007

To investigate the immunomodulatory roles of cyclic AMP (CAMP) on macrophage- and T lymphocyte-mediated immune responses, CAMP elevating agents were employed and carefully re-examined under the activation conditions of the cells. Various inhibitors tested dose-dependently blocked tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ production with IC$_{50}$ values ranged from 0.04 to 300 ${\mu}$M. Of the inhibitors, cAMP-elevating agents showed lower cytotoxicity assessed by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, suggesting less toxic and more selective. In particular co-treatment of dbcAMP with a protein kinase C inhibitor staurosporine displayed the synergistic inhibition of TNF-${\alpha}$ production. The modulatory effect of dbcAMP on TNF-${\alpha}$ and nitric oxide (NO) was significantly affected by treatment time of dbcAMP. Thus, post-treatment of dbcAMP (three hours before LPS) abrogated dbcAMP's inhibitory activity and rather enhanced TNF-${\alpha}$ level up to 60%. In contrast, additional NO production was shown at the co-treatment of dbcAMP with LPS. Unlike simultaneous treatment of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and interferon (IFN)-${\gamma}$co-treatment, the combination of dbcAMP with other NO-inducing stimuli did not show drastic overproduction of NO. cAMP elevating agents also diminished splenocyte proliferation stimulated by concanavalin (Con) A, phytohemaglutinin A (PHA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In addition, dbcAMP but not rolipram strongly suppressed CD8$^+$ T cells (CTLL-2). Finally, cAMP elevating agents were differentially involved in regulating CD98-mediated cell-cell adhesion. Thus, dbcAMP and rolipram significantly enhanced the cell-cell adhesion, whereas forskolin blocked. Therefore, our results suggest that CAMP elevating agents participate in various immune responses mediated by macrophages and T cells with a different fashion depending on cellular environments and activation signals.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.20-31
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• 1998

Adsorption of metal elements onto illite and halloysite was investigated at $25^{\circ}C$ using pollutant water collected from the gold-bearing metal mine. Incipient solution of pH 3.19 was reacted with clay minerals as a function of time: 10 minute, 30 minute, 1 hour, 12 hour, 24 hour, 1 day, 2 day, 1 week, and 2 week. Twenty-seven cations and six anions from solutions were analyzed by AAs (atomic absorption spectrometer), ICP(induced-coupled plasma), and IC (ion chromatography). Speciation and saturation index of solutions were calculated by WATEQ4F and MINTEQA2 codes, indicating that most of metal ions exist as free ions and that there is little difference in chemical species and relative abundances between initial solution and reacted solutions. The adsorption results showed that the adsorption extent of elements varies depending on mineral types and reaction time. As for illite, adsorption after 1 hour-reaction occurs in the order of As>Pb>Ge>Li>Co, Pb, Cr, Ba>Cs for trace elements and Fe>K>Na>Mn>Al>Ca>Si for major elements, respectively. As for halloysite, adsorption after 1 hour-reaction occurs in the order of Cu>Pb>Li>Ge>Cr>Zn>As>Ba>Ti>Cd>Co for trace elements and Fe>K>Mn>Ca>Al>Na>Si for major elements, respectively. After 2 week-reaction, the adsorption occurs in the order of Cu>As>Zn>Li>Ge>Co>Ti>Ba>Ni>Pb>Cr>Cd>Se for trace elements and Fe>K>Mn>Al, Mg>Ca>Na, Si for major elements, respectively. No significant adsorption as well as selectivity was found for anions. Although halloysite has a 1:1 layer structure, its capacity of adsorption is greater than that of illite with 2:1 structure, probably due to its peculiar mineralogical characteristics. According to FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) results, there was no shift in the OH-stretching bond for illite, but the ν1 bond at 3695 cm-1 for halloysite was found to be stronger. In the viewpoint of adsorption, illite is characterized by an inner-sphere complex, whereas halloysite by an outer-sphere complex, respectively. Initial ion activity and dissociation constant of metal elements are regarded as the main factors that control the adsorption behaviors in a natural system containing multicomponents at the acidic condition.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.665-676
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• 2003

본 연구는 서울지역의 PM$_{2.5}$의 화학적 조성을 조사하기 위하여 2000년 10월 1일부터 200l년 9월 26일까지 계절별(봄, 여름, 가을 겨울)로 PM$_{2.5}$ dichotomous air sampler를 이용하여 포집한 후, ICP-MS를 이용하여 검출한계 이상인 13가지의 중금속 성분(Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Pb, Si, V, Zn)과 IC를 이용하여 5가지의 수용성 이온성분($Na^{+}$, NH$_4$$^{+}$, Cl￣, NO$_3$$^{-}$ , SO$_4$$^2$￣)을 측정/분석하였다. 분석결과에 얻어진 PM$_{2.5}$의 농도와 화학적 성분의 농도를 계절별로 비교하였으며, 중금속 성분의 정성적인 발생원의 기여도를 파악하기 위하여 주성분 분석을 실시하였다.1) 조사기간 중 PM$_{2.5}$의 계절별 농도는 겨울(33.91 $\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥) > 봄(28.79 $\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥) > 가을(18.62 $\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥) >여름(14.92 $\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥) 순으로 조사되어 주로 겨울철에 대기중 PM$_{2.5}$의 농도가 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었다. PM$_{10}$에 대한 PM$_{2.5}$의 기여도는 33.7~83.5 %로 나타났으며, PM$_{2.5}$PM$_{10}$의 평균비는 0.54로 조사되었고, 회귀분석에서 PM$_{10}$=4.20PM$_{2.5}$+.9.91, $R^2$=0.73 (p < 0.05)의 회귀관계식을 나타나 PM$_{2.5}$로 PM$_{10}$을 73% 수준에서 설명할 수 있었으며 통계적으로 유의한 값을 보였다. 2) PM$_{2.5}$의 중금속 성분은 Si > Fe > Al> Zn >Ca>Ba>V>Pb>As>Cu>Cr>Cd 순으로 높은 농도를 보였다. 중금속 성분의PM$_{2.5}$PM$_{10}$의 비는 인위적인 발생원에서 기인하는 Cd, Cr, Pb, V, Zn과 같은 중금속 성분의 비율이 높은 조사되었고, 자연적인 발생원에서 기인하는 Al, Ca, Fe, Mn, Si와 같은 중금속 성분의 비율이 낮게 조사되었다 특히 Al, Ca, Fe의 비율이 봄철에 높아 중국에서 발생한 황사의 영향을 받은 것으로 사료된다. 3) PM$_{2.5}$ 중 이온 성분의 농도는 NO$_3$￣ > SO$_4$$^2$￣ > Cl￣ > NH$_4$$^{+}$ 순으로 조사되었으며, PM$_{2.5}$PM$_{10}$의 비를 조사한 결과, NO$_3$￣,SO$_4$$^2$￣, Cl￣의 비율이 높아 PM$_{10}$에 포함되어 있는 PM$_{2.5}$가 산성오염물질에 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 조사되었다 4) PM$_{2.5}$의 정성적인 발생원을 추정하기 위해 중금속 성분에 대한 주성분 분석의 결과 3개의 주성분으로 나누어 졌으며, 주요 발생원은 자연발생원인 토양성분과 석유연료 연소에서 배출되는 성분으로 추정되어 이 발생원이 중금속 성분 농도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료되며, PM$_{2.5}$의 화학적 성분은 지역여건과 기상조건, 계절변동에 많은 영향을 받는 것으로 사료된다. 이상의 연구결과에서 PM$_{10}$에 비해 인체에 유해한 화학적 성분(중금속, 이온 성분)이 포함되어 있는 PM$_{2.5}$에 대한 철저한 관리 및 규제 설정이 요구되며, 측정지점의 특성상 자동차 배기가스와 금속제련 및 가공에 의한 영향을 주로 받는 것으로 추정되었다 또한 지역여건과 기상조건에 영향을 많이 받는 PM$_{2.5}$에 대한 지속적인 연구와 자료축적이 요구되고 발생원에 대한 정량적인 기여도를 평가하기 위한 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다. 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다.기 위한 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다. 연구가 필요하다고 생각된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.215-224
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• 1994

The presence of a calcium current $(i_{Ca^{2+}})$ passed via a specific channel was examined in the unfertilized hamster egg using the whole-cell voltage clamp technique. Pure inward current was isolated using a $Ca^{2+}-rich$ pipette solution containing 10 mM TEA. This current was independent of external $Na^+$ and was highly sensitive to the $Ca^{2+}$ concentration in the bathing solution, indicating that the inward current is carried by $Ca^{2+}$. The maximal amplitude was $-4.12{\pm}0.58nA\;(n=12)$ with 10mM $Ca^{2+}$ at -3OmV from a holding potential of -8OmV. This current reached its maximum within 20ms beyond -3OmV and decayed rapidly with an inactivation time constant $({\tau})$ of 15ms. Activation and inactivation of this $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ was steeply dependent on the membrane potential. The $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ began to activate at the lower voltage of -55 mV and reached its peak at -35 mV, being completely inactivated at potentials more positive than -40 mV. These result suggest that $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ in hamster eggs passes through channels with electrical properties similar to low voltage-activated T-type channels. Other results from the present study support this suggestion; First, the inhibitory effect of $Ni^{2+}\;(IC_{50}=13.7\;{\mu}M)$ was more potent than $Cd^{2+}\;(IC_{50}=123\;{\mu}M)$. Second, $Ba^{2+}$ conductance was equal to or below that of $Ca^{2+}$. Third, $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ in hamster eggs was relatively insensitive to nifedipine $(IC_{50}=96.6\;{\mu}M)$, known to be a specific t-type blocker. The physiological role of $i_{Ca^{2+}}$ in the unfertilized hamster eggs remains unclear. Analysis from steady-state inactivation activation curves reveals that only a small amount of this current will pass in the voltage range $(-70{\sim}-30\;mV)$ which partially overlaps with the resting membrane potential. This current has the property that it can be easily activated by a weak depolarization, thus it may trigger a certain kind of a intracellular event following fertilization which may cause oscillations in the membrane potential.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.217-227
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• 2015

Objectives: The primary aim of this study was to identify bioactive compounds in Dangnyo-hwan, a Korean herbal medicine, through instrumental analysis using LC-MS/MS and ICP, and investigate its potential use in diabetes treatment. Methods: The extract of Dangnyo-hwan has 12 medicinal herbs; these were compared with 18 marker substances selected from literature survey. Results: LC-MS/MS analysis could detect 9 of the 18 bioactive compounds: citruline, catalpol, berberine, ginsenoside Rb1, ginsenoside Rg1, oleanolic acid, β-sitosterol, mangiferin, and schizandrin. While harmful heavy metals such as As, Pb, Cd, Hg, Ni, and Cu were not present in high concentrations, Zn concentration was 4.2 mg in 100 g Dangnyo-hwan. Conclusions: Instrumental analysis such as LC-MS/MS and ICP was successfully used to identify bioactive compounds in Dangnyo-hwan. Detection of 9 bioactive substances and Zn from the herb medicine is a valuable finding, and suggests that Dangnyo-hwan is a candidate medicine for diabetes. Further investigations like in vitro assay, percent GPR 119 activity, and percent human DGAT-1 inhibition are underway.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2007

Exposure to DNA-damaging agents can elicit a variety of stress-related responses that may alter the expression of genes associated with numerous biological pathways. We used 19 k whole human genome chip to detect gene expression profiles and potential signature genes in human normal hepatocytes (THLE-3) by treatment of five direct acting mutagens, furylfuramide (AF-2), N-nitroso-N-methylurea (MNU), methylmethanesulfonate (MMS), 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (4-NQO) and 2-nitrofluorene (2NF) of the $IC_{20}$ concentration for 3 h. Fifty one up-regulated common genes and 45 down-regulated common genes above 1.5-fold by five direct-acting mutagens were identified by clustering analysis. Many of these changed genes have some association with apoptosis, control of cell cycle, regulation of transcription and signal transduction. Genes related to these functions, as TP73L, E2F5, MST016, SOX5, MAFB, LIF, SII3, TFIIS, EMR1, CYTL1, CX3CR1 and RHOH are up-regulated. Down-regulated genes are ALOX15B, xs155, IFITM1, BATF, VAV2, CD79A, DCDC2, TNFSF8 and KOX8. We suggest that gene expression profiling on mutagens by toxicogenomic analysis affords promising opportunities to reveal potential new mechanistic markers of genotoxicity.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.385-394
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• 2007

본 연구는 고속도로변 토양과 퇴적물의 중금속 농도 조사를 위해 7개 지점의 고속도로 털선 주변 토양, 5곳의 IC 주변 토양, 2 지점의 배수로 퇴적물에 대하여 6년간의 장기 조사를 실시하였다. 고속도로 본선 주변 토양에서 아연, 니켈, 구리 농도는 연도별로 점차 증가 추세를 나타내고 있으며, 조사된 중금속중 검출농도가 가장 높게 나타나고 있어 토양오염을 증가 시킬 수 있는 대표적 물질로 나타났다. 누적교통량과 고속도로 본선토양의 아연, 니켈, 구리농도가 높은 선형관계를 나타내는 것으로 조사되어, 연평균 누적 교통량 예측을 통해 고속도로 본선 토양의 단기적인 중금속 오염 농도를 예측 할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.