• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제8권
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• pp.89-94
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• 1990

양송이 버섯의 신선도 연장을 위한 전리에너지 처리가 저장중 버섯의 생리적, 생화학적 변화에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위하여 호흡활성과 가용성 당류의 변화를 조사하였다. 1~3kGy의 감마선은 선량에 비례하여 조사직후 버섯의 호흡활성을 자극하였으나, 저장($9{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, $80{\pm}7%$ RH) 2일경에는 다시 안정된 호흡량을 보였다. 버섯의 정장중 물리적 생장이 왕성한 5일경에는 호흡량이 최대치를 보였으나 감마선 조사시료에서는 호흡량의 감소와 peak의 발현이 지현되었다. 종이상자와 폴리에틸렌으로 포장된 버섯의 수분함량과 건물량은 저장중 비교적 안정하였고 환원당함량은 저장 5일부터 모든 시료에서 유의적으로 감소되었다(p<0.01). 버섯갓(pileus) 부위의 유리당은 mannitol이 대부분이었고 trehalose와 glucose는 소량 함유되어 있었으며, 저장후 5일까지는 급격히 감소하다가 그 이후에는 완만한 변화를 보였다. 2 kGy 조사시료는 대조시료보다 다소 높은 유리당 함량을 유지하였고, 저장중 버섯의 당함량과 호흡활성의 변화에는 뚜렷한 연관성이 나타났다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.253-258
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• 2004

DNA double-strand break (DSB) is a serious treat for the cells including mutations, chromosome rearrangements, and even cell death if not repaired or misrepaired. Ku heterodimer regulatory DNA binding subunits (Ku70/Ku80) bound to double strand DNA breaks are able to interact with 470-kDa DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs), and the interaction is essential for DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) activity. The Ku80 mutants were designed to bind Ku70 but not DNA end binding activity and the peptides were treated in breast cancer cells for co-therapy strategy to see whether the targeted inhibition of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) activity sensitized breast cancer cells to ionizing irradiation or chemotherapy drug to develop a treatment of breast tumors by targeting proteins involved in damage-signaling pathway and/or DNA repair. We designed domains of Ku80 mutants, 26 residues of amino acids (HN-26) as a control peptide or 38 (HNI-38) residues of amino acids which contain domains of the membrane-translocation hydrophobic signal sequence and the nuclear localization sequence, but HNI-38 has additional twelve residues of peptide inhibitor region. We observed that the synthesized peptide (HNI-38) prevented DNA-PKcs from binding to Ku70/Ku80, resulting in inactivation of DNA-PK complex activity in breast cancer cells (MDA-465 and MDA-468). Consequently, the peptide treated cells exhibited poor to no DNA repair, and became highly sensitive to irradiation or chemotherapy drugs. The growth of breast cancer cells was also inhibited. These results demonstrate the possibility of synthetic peptide to apply breast cancer therapy to induce apoptosis of cancer cells.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제42권11호
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• pp.981-987
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• 2014

DC/DC 컨버터는 임의의 직류전원을 부하가 요구하는 형태의 직류전원으로 변환시키는 효율이 높은 전력변환기이다. DC/DC 컨버터는 MOSFET(산화물-반도체 전계 효과 트랜지스터), PWM-IC(펄스폭 변조 집적회로) 제어기, 인덕터, 콘덴서 등으로 구성되어있다. MOSFET는 스위치 기능을 수행하는데 코발트 60 ($^{60}Co$) 저준위 감마발생기를 이용한 TID 실험에서 방사선의 영향으로 문턱전압과 항복전압의 변화와 SEGR 실험에 적용된 5종류의 중이온 입자는 MOSFET의 게이트(gate)에 영향을 주어 게이트가 파괴된다. MOSFET의 TID 실험은 40 Krad 까지 수행하였으며, SEGR 실험은 제어보드를 구현한 후 LET(MeV/mg/$cm^2$)별 cross section($cm^2$)을 연구하는데 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2009

DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) occur commonly in the all living and in cycling cells. They constitute one of the most severe form of DNA damage, because they affect both strand of DNA. DSBs result in cell death or a genetic alterations including deletion, loss of heterozygosity, translocation, and chromosome loss. DSBs arise from endogenous sources like metabolic products and reactive oxygen, and also exogenous factors like ionizing radiation. Defective DNA DSBs can lead to toxicity and large scale sequence rearrangement that can cause cancer and promote premature aging. There are two major pathways for their repair: homologous recombination(HR) and non-homologous end-joining(NHEJ). The HR pathway is a known "error-free" repair mechanism, in which a homologous sister chromatid serves as a template. NHEJ, on the other hand, is a "error-prone" pathway, in which the two termini of the broken DNA molecule are used to form compatible ends that are directly ligated. This review aims to provide a fundamental understanding of how HR and NHEJ pathways operate, cause genome instability, and what kind of genes during the pathways are associated with head and neck cancer.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.4543-4548
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• 2015

Background: To investigate the effects of ASMase mediated endothelial cell apoptosis in multiple hypofractionated irradiations in CT26 tumor bearing mice. Materials and Methods: Thirty-five CT26 tumor bearing mice were subjected to single ionizing radiation (IR) of 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 Gy. Eight hours after IR, the mice were sacrificed and tumor tissues were used for CD31 immunohistochemistry staining, TUNEL and CD31 double staining, ASMase activity assay. Then 6 and 12 Gy were chosen for multiple hypofractionated IR experiments according to the above results. Each time after IR, 5 mice were sacrificed and assayed as above. Results: The ASMase activities were increased significantly after a single IR of 12 Gy or higher which was accompanied with remarkable increased endothelial cell apoptosis and decreased MVD. For 6 Gy which was not high enough to trigger ASMase activation, after 2 or more times of IR, the ASMase activities were significantly increased accompanied with remarkable increased endothelial cell apoptosis and decreased MVD. While for 12 Gy, after 2 or more times of IR, the ASMase activities and endothelial cell apoptosis rates were maintained without remarkable increase; however, the MVD was significantly decreased. What's more, the cancer cell apoptosis rates were significantly increased after multiple IR for both 6 Gy and 12 Gy. Conclusions: ASMase mediated endothelial cell apoptosis may play an important role in the process of multiple hypofractionated IR for CT26 colorectal carcinoma.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권7호
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• pp.1511-1516
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• 2020

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) established a new standard of the absorbed dose to water in LINAC X-ray beams. To confirm the equivalence of the new standard with other national metrology institutes (NMIs), a bilateral comparison study of the absorbed dose to water in high energy X-ray beams was performed between the KRISS and the National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ). The comparison was made in-directly. Three transfer chambers were calibrated in the high energy X-ray beams by both laboratories and the calibration coefficients were compared. The average ratios of the calibration coefficients of the three transfer chambers obtained by the KRISS to those obtained by the NMIJ were 1.004, 1.006, 1.006, 1.007 for 6, 10, 15 and 18 MV X-ray beams, respectively. The calibration coefficients obtained at the KRISS were higher than those at the NMIJ but they were in good agreement within the expanded uncertainty of 1.0% (k = 2). The results of this study will be used as the evidence for the KRISS standard being comparable with those of other NMIs, temporarily, in the interim period up to finalizing a key comparison study, BIPM.RI(I)-K6 managed by the Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.954-963
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 공진형 무선전력전송시스템에 의해 발생되는 자기장과 전기장 강도 및 이에 의한 인체 내부 전자파 비흡수율(Specific Absorption Rate: SAR) 분포를 분석하였다. 연구에서 사용된 동작주파수는 ISM 대역에 해당하는 6.78 MHz이다. 실제 시스템을 제작하고, 시스템의 송신측에 공급되는 가용 전력을 1 W로 제한하여 전기장 및 자기장 분포를 측정하고, 동일한 규격으로 시뮬레이션한 결과와 비교하였다. 피부, 지방, 근육의 순으로 조직층이 구성된 단순인체모델을 이용하여, WPT 시스템으로부터의 거리에 따른 인체 내부의 유도 전류밀도와 SAR 분포를 구하였다. 측정과 시뮬레이션을 통해 얻어진 전자파 노출 정도를 ICNIRP(International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection)의 국제 권고기준과 비교하여 분석하였다.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2012

레이저 기술의 발전과 더불어 다양한 의료영역에서 레이저가 사용되고 있으며 그로 인한 위험성도 증가하고 있다. 레이저를 안전하게 사용하기 위해서는 레이저의 안전에 관한 지식을 가지고 관리할 수 있는 사람이 지정될 필요가 있다. 이에 따라 많은 나라에서 레이저안전관리자 체제를 운영하고 있다. 의료레이저안전관리자는 레이저의 안전사용과 관련하여 교육과 훈련 등의 권한과 책임을 가진다. 본 연구에서는 의료레이저안전관리자의 미국의 운영현황을 살펴보고 의료레이저안전관리자의 역할과 국내 도입 방안을 살펴보았다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.305-311
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• 2008

After successful clinical application, arginine deiminase (ADI) has been proposed to be a new cancer therapeutic. In the present study, we examined the effect of ADI in combination with ionizing radiation (IR) on MCF-7 cell growth and clonogenic cell death. Cell growth was inhibited by IR in a dose-dependent manner and ADI enhanced the radiosensitivity. ADI itself did not suppress the growth of MCF-7 cells due to the high level of expression of argininosuccinate synthetase (ASS), which convert citrulline, a product of arginine degradation by ADI, to arginine. Previously, it was suggested that ammonia, another product of arginine degradation by ADI, is the main cause of the growth inhibition of irradiated hepatoma cells contaminated with ADI-expressing mycoplasma [van Rijn et al. (2003)]. However, we found that ammonia is not the only factor that enhances radiosensitivity, as enhancement was also observed in the absence of ammonia. In order to identify the enhancing effect, levels of ASS and proteins related to the cell cycle were examined. ASS was unchanged by ADI plus IR, but p21 (a CDK inhibitor) was upregulated and c-Myc downregulated. These findings indicate that changes in the expressions of cell cycle proteins are involved in the enhancement of radiosensitivity by ADI. We suggest that ADI is a potential adjunct to cancer therapy.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5553-5565
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• 2013

Plants play important roles in human life not only as suppliers of oxygen but also as a fundamental resource to sustain the human race on this earthly plane. Plants also play a major role in our nutrition by converting energy from the sun during photosynthesis. In addition, plants have been used extensively in traditional medicine since time immemorial. Information in the biomedical literature has indicated that many natural herbs have been investigated for their efficacy against lethal irradiation. Pharmacological studies by various groups of investigators have shown that natural herbs possess significant radioprotective activity. In view of the immense medicinal importance of natural product based radioprotective agents, this review aims at compiling all currently available information on radioprotective agents from medicinal plants and herbs, especially the evaluation methods and mechanisms of action. In this review we particularly emphasize on ethnomedicinal uses, botany, phytochemistry, mechanisms of action and toxicology. We also describe modern techniques for evaluating herbal samples as radioprotective agents. The usage of herbal remedies for combating lethal irradiation is a green anti-irradiation approach for the betterment of human beings without high cost, side effects and toxicity.