• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.593-596
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to investigate normal hepatobiliary functions in healthy miniature pigs. $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ hepatobiliary scintigraphy(HBS) was used for it. Five mCi dose of $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ was injected intravenously into 3 healthy adult miniature pigs, and dynamic images were obtained during 1 hour. $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ HBS in a miniature pig was evaluated for 6 variables. A cardiac washout occurred within 1 min in all miniature pigs and radioactivities in the gallbladder were not detected in two miniature pigs. Thus, the initial radioactivity and Tmax of the gallbladder were non-available to identify. Mean Tmax of liver was $8.67{\pm}2.08$ min and initial small intestinal radioactivity was seen at $9.67{\pm}2.52$ min after $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ injection. Mean hepatic washout time was not detected in 60 min dynamic images. Therefore, $^{99m}Tc-DISIDA$ HBS is the effective diagnostic method to evaluate the function of hepatocyte and bile flow rate. However, it was not a proper method to evaluate the function of gallbladder, which indicates that an additional study is needed to further specify the reasons for the absence of radioactivities in gallbladder of two miniature pigs.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2012

The effects of retrograded rice on body weight gain, gut functions, and hypolipidemic actions in rats were examined. When the retrograded rice was produced by repetitive heating and cooling cycles, it contained significantly higher amounts of resistant starch ($13.9{\pm}0.98%$) than is found in common rice ($9.1{\pm}1.02%$) (P < 0.05). Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either common rice powder or retrograded rice powder, and mean body weight gain was significantly lower in the retrograded rice group (P < 0.05). The liver weight of the retrograded rice group ($14.5{\pm}0.5\;g$) was significantly lower than that of the common rice group ($17.1{\pm}0.3\;g$, P < 0.05). However, the weights of other organs, such as the kidney, spleen, thymus, and epididymal fat pad were not significantly affected by rice feeding. Intestinal transit time tended to be lower in rats fed retrograded rice when compared to rats fed the common rice, but the difference was not significant. The retrograded rice diet significantly increased stool output when compared to that in the common rice powder diet (P < 0.05), whereas fecal moisture content (%) was significantly higher in the retrograded rice group ($23.3{\pm}1.2$) than that in the common rice group ($19.1{\pm}1.2$) (P < 0.05). The retrograded rice group had significantly lower plasma cholesterol (P < 0.05), liver cholesterol (P < 0.05), and triacylglycerol contents in adipose tissue (P < 0.05) when compared to those in the common rice group. In conclusion, retrograded rice had higher resistant starch levels compared with those of common rice powder, and it lowered body weight gain and improved lipid profiles and gut function in rats.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2009

By screening C. elegans mutants for severe defects in germline proliferation, we isolated a new loss-of-function allele of cdc-25.1, bn115. bn115 and another previously identified loss-of-function allele nr2036 do not exhibit noticeable cell division defects in the somatic tissues but have reduced numbers of germ cells and are sterile, indicating that cdc-25.1 functions predominantly in the germ line during postembryonic development, and that cdc-25.1 activity is probably not required in somatic lineages during larval development. We analyzed cell division of germ cells and somatic tissues in bn115 homozygotes with germline-specific anti-PGL-1 immunofluorescence and GFP transgenes that express in intestinal cells, in distal tip cells, and in gonadal sheath cells, respectively. We also analyzed the expression pattern of cdc-25.1 with conventional and quantitative RT-PCR. In the presence of three other family members of cdc-25.1 in C. elegans, defects are observed only in the germ line but not in the somatic tissues in cdc-25.1 single mutants, and cdc-25.1 is expressed predominantly, if not exclusively, in the germ line during postembryonic stages. Our findings indicate that the function of cdc-25.1 is unique in the germ line but likely redundant with other members in the soma.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2003

목적 : 금속단백효소(MMPs)는 세포외 기질의 분해가 주 기능이며 금속단백효소와 억제자(TIMPS)가 상처 치유 과정과 자외선 조사에 의한 피부노화에 관여한다는 것이 알려져 있다. 그러나 방사선조사 후 금속단백효소와 억제자의 발현에 관한 연구는 보고된 바 없다. 본 연구는 흰쥐의 소장에 방사선을 조사하여 금속단백효소와 억제자의 발현을 시간적으로 관찰하여 방사선에 의한 소장 점막 손상 및 재생과정과 금속단백효소와 억제자의 관계를 밝히고자하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 실험동물로 암, 수 구별 없이 생후 4~5개월, 체중 250~300 gm의 흰쥐(Spraque-Dawley) 30마리를 대상으로 하여 실험군으로 전복부에 8 Gy의 방사선을 조사한 후 1일, 2일, 3일, 5일, 7일, 14일에 각각 5마리씩 희생시켜 소장을 적출하여 사용하였고, 정상대조군은 각 시기별로 1마리씩 사용하였다. H&E 염색을 하여 조직병리검사를 하였고, MMP와 TIMP끌의 발현에 대해서는 면역조직화학염색, 면역블로팅, ELISA법으로 확인하였다. 결과 : 조직병리 소견상 방사선조사에 의한 소장 조직손상은 1일부터 관찰되어 2일과 3일에 현저하였고 재생은 3일에 관찰되어 5일에 현저하였다 면역조직화학염색 결과 MMP는 1일에 발현되어 3일, 5일에 가장 강하게 나타났으며 TIMP를는 1일에 나타나기 시작하여 5일에 가장 강하게 나타났다. 면역블로팅 결과 MMP◎는 3일과 5일에강하게 나타났으며 TIMP끌는 1, 3, 5, 7일에 같은 정도의 양성반응을 보였다. 혈액에서의 MMP와 TIMP의 ELISA 검사법에서는 대조군에 비해 방사선조사군에서 통계적으로 유의한 증가가 있었고 방사선조사 후 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 14일 각각에서 유의한 차이가 있었으며 5일에 가장 높은 수치를 보였다. 결론 : 방사선조사 후 조직병리학적 검사에서 손상의 척도인 염증 반응과 재생의 척도인 유사분열 수의 변화가 면역조직화학염색, 면역블로팅, ELISA검사에 의한 MMP-2, TIMP의 증가와 일치하는 것으로 나타나 이들이 방사선 조사 후 조직 손상과 재생 기전에 역할을 하고 있음을 보여주었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.2008-2020
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• 2020

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary corn resistant starch (RS) on the intestinal morphology and barrier functions of broilers. Methods: A total of 320 one-day-old broilers were randomly allocated to 5 dietary treatments: one normal corn-soybean (NC) diet, one corn-soybean-based diet supplementation with 20% corn starch (CS), and 3 corn-soybean-based diets supplementation with 4%, 8%, and 12% corn resistant starch (RS) (identified as 4% RS, 8% RS, and 12% RS, respectively). Each group had eight replicates with eight broilers per replicate. After 21 days feeding, one bird with a body weight (BW) close to the average BW of their replicate was selected and slaughtered. The samples of duodenum, jejunum, ileum, caecum digesta, and blood were collected. Results: Birds fed 4% RS, 8% RS and 12% RS diets showed lower feed intake, BW gain, jejunal villus height (VH), duodenal crypt depth (CD), jejunal VH/CD ratio, duodenal goblet cell density as well as mucin1 mRNA expressions compared to the NC group, but showed higher concentrations of cecal acetic acid and butyric acid, percentage of jejunal proliferating cell nuclear antigen-positive cells and delta like canonical Notch ligand 4 (Dll4), and hes family bHLH transcription factor 1 mRNA expressions. However, there were no differences on the plasma diamine oxidase activity and D-lactic acid concentration among all groups. Conclusion: These findings suggested that RS could suppress intestinal morphology and barrier functions by activating Notch pathway and inhibiting the development of goblet cells, resulting in decreased mucins and tight junction mRNA expression.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2010

The immune system is generally divided into the innate and the adopted immune systems, both protecting the body from pathogens. Recently, allergies, a disease associated with an imbalanced immune system, have increased rapidly in developed countries. Prevailing symptoms of allergic diseases are eczema, allergic rhinitis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, and food allergy. Probiotic bacteria, mainly consisting of lactic acid bacteria, are used in the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases. The function of them is to stimulate the intestinal immune cells and form a complex signal network to activate other immune cells. Beneficial health effects of probiotics are based on the hygiene hypothesis, which suggests that sanitary environment is important for health, but limited exposure to environmental factors increases allergic diseases. An immunoregulatory effect of probiotic bacteria is demonstrated by controlled trial, animal model, in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo designs. However, the immunoregulatory effect of probiotic bacteria is controversial because it depends on probiotic strains, a dose and a type of diseases. In this review, we discussed clinical evidences on immunoregulatory effects of probiotic bacteria.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.242-254
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• 1997

An experimental studies were done to investigate the spontaneous movements to the isolated ileum with the liquid extracts of Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang. Then the effects of isolated ileum, pylorus-ligated and indomethacin-induced ulcer, gastric juice secretion, and transport abilities of the small and large intestine were studied. The following results have been obtained; 1. Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang showed to have an inhibitory effects on the smooth muscle contraction of the isolated ileum by acetylcholine chloride and barium chloride. 2. Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang showed to have an inhibitory effect on the contraction of the gastric fundus-strip by acetylcholine chloride and barium chloride. 3. The preventive effects were not recognized on the pylorus-ligated ulcer, by administration of Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang. 4. The preventive effects were recognized on the indomethacin-induced ulcer by administration of Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang. 5. The Inhibitory effects on the secretion gastric juice, free & total acidity, and pepsin output were recognized by administration of Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang. 6. The transport abilities in the small intestine were not recognized by administration of Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang. 7. The transport abilities in the large intestine were increased by administration of Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang. According to the above results, it is considered that the experimental effects of Wahngkigunchunghapleechungtang has correspond to the oriental medical literatures.

• BMB Reports
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• 제45권11호
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• pp.665-670
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• 2012

The insect midgut epithelium is generally lined with a unique chitin and protein structure, the peritrophic membrane (PM), which facilitates food digestion and protects the gut epithelium. We used gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry to identify the extracted proteins from the silkworm PM to obtain an in-depth understanding of the biological function of the silkworm PM components. A total of 305 proteins, with molecular weights ranging from 8.02 kDa to 788.52 kDa and the isoelectric points ranging from 3.39 to 12.91, were successfully identified. We also found several major classes of PM proteins, i.e. PM chitin-binding protein, invertebrate intestinal mucin, and chitin deacetylase. The protein profile provides a basis for further study of the physiological events in the PM of Bombyx mori.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.1508-1513
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• 2000

The aim of this trial was to study the response of laboratory animals including omnivores (rats) and herbivores (rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters) to the same level of dietary fiber on their digestive enzymes and hindgut fermentation. Ten weanling animals of each of four species, rabbits, guinea-pigs, rats and Syrian hamster, were fed a basal diet of 18% crude protein and 10% crude fiber for six weeks. The digesta and tissue of each intestinal segment were collected to measure the activity of digestive enzymes. Rabbits contained the highest secreted pepsin activity in the stomach, whereas rats contained the highest protease and ${\alpha}-amylase$ activity in the small intestine, and lower fibrous hydrolases in the hindgut than rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters. The total VFA productions in the caecum and colon were highest in rats, followed by hamsters and rabbits, while the guinea pigs contained the lowest VFA and a different pattern of VFA molar ratio from the other laboratory animals. The degree of hindgut fermentation in these laboratory animals was in reverse to the trend for their fiber digestion.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.188-194
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• 2013

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease, which is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder. Adenophorae Radix (AR) has been used as a traditional medicine for various diseases including strengthening cardiac function, allaying a fever, and easing pain and cough. However, the regulatory effects of AR in intestinal inflammation are not yet understood. This study attempted to determine the effect of AR in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) - induced colitis in mice. The colitis mice were induced by drinking water containing 5% DSS for 7 days. The results showed that mice treated with DSS showed remarkable clinical signs, including weight loss, and reduced colon length. Administration of AR attenuated weight loss, colon shortening and inhibited the levels of interleukin (IL) - 6 in DSS - treated colon tissues. These results provide experimental evidence that AR might be a useful therapeutic medicine for patients with UC.