• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.911-920
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• 2006

Phenolic antioxidant butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is a commonly used food preservative with broad biological activities, including protection against chemical-induced carcinogenesis, acute toxicity of chemicals, modulation of macromolecule synthesis and immune response, induction of phase II detoxifying enzymes, as well as its undesirable potential tumor-promoting activities. Understanding the molecular basis underlying these diverse biological actions of BHA is thus of great importance. Here we studied the pharmacokinetics, activation of signaling kinases and induction of phase II/III drug metabolizing enzymes/transporter gene expression by BHA in the mice. The peak plasma concentration of BHA achieved in our current study after oral administration of 200 mg/kg BHA was around $10\;{\mu}M$. This in vivo concentration might offer some insights for the many in vitro cell culture studies on signal transduction and induction of phase II genes using similar concentrations. The oral bioavailability (F) of BHA was about 43% in the mice. In the mouse liver, BHA induced the expression of phase II genes including NQO-1, HO-1, ${\gamma}-GCS$, GST-pi and UGT 1A6, as well as some of the phase III transporter genes, such as MRP1 and Slco1b2. In addition, BHA activated distinct mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK), as well as p38, suggesting that the MAPK pathways may play an important role in early signaling events leading to the regulation of gene expression including phase II drug metabolizing and some phase III drug transporter genes. This is the first study to demonstrate the in vivo pharmacokinetics of BHA, the in vivo activation of MAPK signaling proteins, as well as the in vivo induction of Phase II/III drug metabolizing enzymes/transporters in the mouse livers.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.109-116
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• 2011

Periodontitis results from the activation of host immune and inflammatory defense responses to subgingival plaque bacteria, most of which are gram-negative rods with lipopoly-saccharides (LPSs) in their cell walls. LPSs have been known to induce proinflammatory responses and recently it was reported also that they induce the expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) in host cells. In our current study therefore, we aimed to examine and compare the miRNA expression patterns induced by the LPSs of major periodontopathogens in the human gingival epithelial cell line, Ca9-22. The cells were treated with 1 ${\mu}g$/ml of E. coli (Ec) LPS or 5 ${\mu}g$/ml of an LPS preparations from four periodontopathogens Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Prevotella intermedia (Pi), Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), and Fusobacterium nucleatum (Fn) for 24 h. After small RNA extraction from the treated cells, miRNA microarray analysis was carried out and characteristic expression profiles were observed. Fn LPS most actively induced miRNAs related to inflammation, followed by Aa LPS, Pi LPS, and Ec LPS. In contrast, Pg LPS only weakly activated miRNAs related to inflammation. Among the miRNAs induced by each LPS, miR-875-3p, miR-449b, and miR-520d-3p were found to be commonly up-regulated by all five LPS preparations, although at different levels. When we further compared the miRNA expression patterns induced by each LPS, Ec LPS and Pi LPS were the most similar although Fn LPS and Aa LPS also induced a similar miRNA expression pattern. In contrast, the miRNA profile induced by Pg LPS was quite distinctive compared with the other bacteria. In conclusion, miR-875-3p, miR-449b, and miR-520d-3p miRNAs are potential targets for the diagnosis and treatment of periodontal inflammation induced by subgingival plaque biofilms. Furthermore, the observations in our current study provide new insights into the inflammatory miRNA response to periodontitis.

• KIEE International Transaction on Systems and Control
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• 제2D권2호
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• pp.78-91
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• 2002

In the thermal power plant, there are six manipulated variables: main steam flow, feedwater flow, fuel flow, air flow, spray flow, and gas recirculation flow. There are five controlled variables: generator output, main steam pressure, main steam temperature, exhaust gas density, and reheater steam temperature. Therefore, the thermal power plant control system is a multinput and output system. In the control system, the main steam temperature is typically regulated by the fuel flow rate and the spray flow rate, and the reheater steam temperature is regulated by the gas recirculation flow rate. However, strict control of the steam temperature must be maintained to avoid thermal stress. Maintaining the steam temperature can be difficult due to heating value variation to the fuel source, time delay changes in the main steam temperature versus changes in fuel flow rate, difficulty of control of the main steam temperature control and the reheater steam temperature control system owing to the dynamic response characteristics of changes in steam temperature and the reheater steam temperature, and the fluctuation of inner fluid water and steam flow rates during the load-following operation. Up to the present time, the Proportional-Integral-Derivative Controller has been used to operate this system. However, it is very difficult to achieve an optimal PID gain with no experience, since the gain of the PID controller has to be manually tuned by trial and error. This paper focuses on the characteristic comparison of the PID controller and the modified 2-DOF PID Controller (Two-Degrees-Freedom Proportional-Integral-Derivative) on the DCS (Distributed Control System). The method is to design an optimal controller that can be operated on the thermal generating plant in Seoul, Korea. The modified 2-DOF PID controller is designed to enable parameters to fit into the thermal plant during disturbances. To attain an optimal control method, transfer function and operating data from start-up, running, and stop procedures of the thermal plant have been acquired. Through this research, the stable range of a 2-DOF parameter for only this system could be found for the start-up procedure and this parameter could be used for the tuning problem. Also, this paper addressed whether an intelligent tuning method based on immune network algorithms can be used effectively in tuning these controllers.

• BMB Reports
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2020

Inflammasomes are cytosolic, multiprotein complexes that act at the frontline of the immune responses by recognizing pathogen- or danger-associated molecular patterns or abnormal host molecules. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been reported to possess multipotency to differentiate into various cell types and immunoregulatory effects. In this study, we investigated the expression and functional regulation of NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in human umbilical cord blood-derived MSCs (hUCB-MSCs). hUCB-MSCs expressed inflammasome components that are necessary for its complex assembly. Interestingly, NLRP3 inflammasome activation suppressed the differentiation of hUCB-MSCs into osteoblasts, which was restored when the expression of adaptor proteins for inflammasome assembly was inhibited. Moreover, the suppressive effects of MSCs on T cell responses and the macrophage activation were augmented in response to NLRP3 activation. In vivo studies using colitic mice revealed that the protective abilities of hUCB-MSCs increased after NLRP3 stimulation. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the NLRP3 inflammasome components are expressed in hUCB-MSCs and its activation can regulate the differentiation capability and the immunomodulatory effects of hUCB-MSCs.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1715-1723
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• 2016

복합 생약재 열수추출물(6종 혼합)을 농도별 기간별로 사료에 흡습시켜 12주 동안 넙치에 급여 후 비특이적 면역 및 질병저항성에 대한 효과를 조사하였다. 복합 생약재 열수추출물의 첨가는 어류 성장에는 아무런 영향을 미치지 않았으며 혈액생화학적인, 결과도 넙치의 생리에는 아무런 영향을 미치지 않았다. 라이소자임 활성은 0.01%의 복합 생약재 열수추출물 농도로 흡습시킨 사료 그룹에서 라이소자임 활성이 증가됨을 알 수 있었다. 복합 생약재 열수추출물의 투여에 따른 넙치 장기의 병리조직에 영향이 없음을 알 수 있었다. 에드와드균의 인위감염에 의한 질병저항성은 0.01% 복합 생약재 열수추출물 농도에서 상대생존율이 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 넙치에 복합 생약재 열수추출물을 투여시에는 어류의 비특이적 면역력 증강 및 질병 저항성 증강을 나타내는 것으로 사료되었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.399-403
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• 2005

우리나라는 콕시디오이데스 진균증의 유행지역이 아니기 때문에 유행지역에 대한 해외여행자나 이민거주자가 아니면 임상적으로 의심하기가 쉽지 않다. 저자들은 해외여행력과 이민거주자가 아닌 내국인으로 당뇨와 의인성 쿠싱 증후군을 오랫동안 간과해 왔던 상태에서 일광화상 후 생긴 피부상처 치료도중 우연히 파종성 콕시디오이데스 진균증을 진단하게 되었기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 폴리머
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2008

단백질 및 펩타이드의 서방형 약물전달체로서 소장점막하조직(SIS)으로 개질된 PLGA 담체를 제조하고자 하였으며, SIS/PLGA 담체는 용매 캐스팅/염 추출법에 의해 준비된 PLGA 담체에 SIS 용액을 첨가하여 단순 함침방법으로 제조하였다. 본 실험에서 사용된 돼지의 소장 점막층에서 유래된 SIS는 면역거부반응이 적어 생체재료로 널리 사용되고 있다. 제조된 PLGA 및 SIS/PLGA 담체를 SEM을 통한 표면 및 내부 관찰결과 두 담체 모두 열린 다공구조를 이루며, 특히 SIS/PLGA 담체는 PLGA 담체의 다공 내부에 SIS가 침투되어 작은 네트워크를 형성하고 있음을 확인하였다. 또한 단백질의 방출경향을 확인하기 위하여 형광이 결합된 소 혈청 알부민(FITC-BSA)을 PLGA 및 SIS/PLGA 담체에 담지시킨 후, 형광광도계를 통해 이들의 방출거동을 확인하였다. PLGA 담체와 비교할 때 SIS/PLGA 담체에서의 BSA의 방출은 초기방출량이 적고 지속적으로 일정량이 방출되는 거동을 확인할 수 있었으며 함량별 BSA 농도에 따른 SIS/PLGA 담체에서의 방출은 BSA의 양이 증가할수록 빠르고 많은 양이 방출되는 경향성 있는 방출패턴을 보임을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 PLGA 담체에 침투한 SIS 젤이 BSA의 급격한 초기방출을 억제하며, SIS로 개질된 PLGA 담체는 방출조절이 가능한 약물전달체로서 매우 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제69권6호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2010

Background: Synergistic antitumor effects of the combined chemoimmunotherapy based on dendritic cells have been reported recently. The aim of this study is to search new applicability of gefitinib into the combination treatment through the confirmation of gefitinib effects on the monocyte derived dendritic cells (moDCs); most potent antigen presenting cell (APC). Methods: Immature and mature monocyte-derived dendritic cell (im, mMoDC)s were generated from peripheral blood monocyte (PBMC) in Opti-MEM culture medium supplemented with IL-4, GM-CSF and cocktail, consisting of TNF-${\alpha}$ (10 ng/mL), IL-$1{\beta}$ (10 ng/mL), IL-6 (1,000 U/mL) and $PGE_2$ ($1{\mu}/mL$). Various concentrations of gefitinib also added on day 6 to see the influence on immature and mature MoDCs. Immunophenotyping of DCs under the gefitinib was performed by using monoclonal antibodies (CD14, CD80, CD83, CD86, HLA-ABC, HLA-DR). Supernatant IL-12 production and apoptosis of DCs was evaluated. And MLR assay with $[^3H]$-thymidine uptake assay was done. Results: Expression of CD83, MHC I were decreased in mMoDCs and MHC I was decreased in imMoDCs under gefitinib. IL-12 production from mMoDCs was decreased under $10{\mu}M$ of gefitinib sinificantly. Differences of T cell proliferation capacity were not observed in each concentration of geftinib. Conclusion: In spite of decreased expressions of some dendritic cell surface molecules and IL-12 production under $10{\mu}M$ of gefitinib, significant negative influences of gefitinib in antigen presenting capacity and T cell stimulation were not observed.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.652-656
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• 2005

본 연구를 통하여 규칙적인 수영 트레이닝이 체중의 감소를 일으켰으며(온수 및 냉수), 특히 냉수 훈련이 큰 감소를 나타내었다. 온수 훈련군에서는 $INF-\gamma$의 감소를 유발하여 림프구의 증식을 Th0에서 Th2 쪽으로 유도한다는 사실을 알 수 있었으며, 이로 인해 결핵균을 감염시켰을 경우 오히려 폐와 비장에서 결핵균의 수가 현저히 증가하는 사실을 알 수 있어, 수영 훈련군에게서의 결핵균 감염 시 대조군에 비해 균수가 현저히 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 하지만 냉수 훈련군에서는 통제군에 비해 $INF-\gamma$의 현저한 증가를 보여, 결핵균 감염 시 폐에서 결핵균 수가 감소함을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.189-193
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• 1999

장기간 투여된 불소가 흰쥐태아의 법랑모세포(ameloblast)에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 임신한 흰쥐에 100ppm, 200ppm 및 300ppm의 불소가 함유된 음용수를 3주간 투여하였으며, 대조군에는 불소가 함유되지 않은 증류수를 섭취시켰다. 생후 11일이 경과된 어린 흰쥐를 희생하여 하악절치를 발치한 후, 법랑모세포의 미세구조적 변화를 관찰하였다. 법랑모세포의 생활주기인 전분비대, 분비대, 성숙대에서 법랑모세포를 광학 및 투과전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과, 실험군에서는 각 대의 법랑모세포에서 형태 및 구조적인 변형을 나타내었다. 즉, 미토콘드리아 기질 내에서 라멜라 형태의 동심원상의 구조가 평륜됨과 함께 조면소포체가 공포화되고 막성계의 유실로 붕괴가 관찰되었다. 특히 고농도 불소투여군에서는 법랑모세포사이에 세포막이 유실된 세포들이 관찰되었다. 따라서, 임신중인 흰쥐에 투여된 불소는 흰쥐태아의 치아발육과정에서 특히, 법랑질 형성에 관여하는 법랑모세포에 영향을 미쳐 전환주기에 변화를 주었고, 법랑모 세포의 미세구조적 및 형태적 변화를 야기하였다.