• Title/Summary/Keyword: K-Ras

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Reinforcement of Polyethylene Pipes with Modified Carbon Microfibers

  • Petukhova, E.S.;Savvinova, M.E.;Krasnikova, I.V.;Mishakov, I.V.;Okhlopkova, A.A.;Jeong, Dae-Yong;Cho, Jin-Ho
    • 대한화학회지
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    • 제60권3호
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    • pp.177-180
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    • 2016
  • The surface properties of carbon microfibers (CMFs) are modified by chemical deposition of carbon nanofibers via the so-called ethylene processing. CMFs and the modified CMFs (MCMFs) are investigated as reinforcement additives to fabricate polyethylene (PE) composites with enhanced mechanical characteristics. The mechanical properties of the PE-MCMF composites are found to be better and favorable for applications under harsh climatic conditions such as those in Siberia. Improved adhesive interaction between MCMFs and PE is responsible for these enhanced mechanical properties.

Nozzles from Alumina Ceramics with Submicron Structure Fabricated by Radial Pulsed Compaction

  • Kaygorodov, Anton;Rhee, Chang;Kim, Whung-Whoe;Ivanov, Viktor;Paranin, Sergey;Spirin, Alexey;Khrustov, Vladimir
    • 한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국분말야금학회 2006년도 Extended Abstracts of 2006 POWDER METALLURGY World Congress Part 1
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    • pp.368-369
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    • 2006
  • By means of magnetic pulsed compaction and sintering of weakly aggregated alumina based nanopowders the jet forming nozzle samples for the hydroabrasive cutting were fabricated. The ceramics was obtained from pure alumina, as well as from alumina, doped by $TiO_2$, MgO and AlMg. It was shown that the samples sintered from AlMg doped $Al_2O_3$ powder have the best mechanical properties and structural characteristics: relative density ${\sim}0.97$, channel microhardness. - 18-20 GPa, channel surface roughness ${\sim}0.7\;{\mu}m$, average crystallite size ${\sim}1\;{\mu}m$.

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Impact of Cellular Genetic Make-up on Colorectal Cancer Cell Lines Response to Ellagic Acid: Implications of small interfering RNA

  • Yousef, Amany I;El-Masry, Omar S;Abdel Mohsen, Mohamed A
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.743-748
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    • 2016
  • Background: $K^-Ras$ activation is an early event in colorectal carcinogenesis and associated mutations have been reported in about 40% of colorectal cancer patients. These mutations have always been responsible for enhancing malignancy and silencing them is associated with attenuation of tumorigenicity. Among downstream effectors are the RAF/MEK/ERK and the PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. PI3K/Akt signaling leads to reduction of apoptosis, stimulated cell growth and enhanced proliferation. Ellagic acid (EA), a naturally occurring antioxidant, has recently emerged as a promising anti-cancer agent. Purpose: To evaluate the impact of cellular genetic makeup of two colon cancer cell lines with different genetic backgrounds, HCT-116 ($K^-Ras^-/p53^+$) and Caco-2 ($K^-Ras^+/p53^-$), on response to potential anti-tumour effects of EA. In addition, the influence of $K^-Ras$ silencing in HCT-116 cells was investigated. Materials and Methods: Cellular proliferation, morphology and cell cycle analysis were carried out in addition to Western blotting for detecting total Akt and p-Akt (at Thr308 and Ser473) in the presence and absence of different concentrations of EA. Cell proliferation was also assessed in cells transfected with different concentrations of $K^-Ras$ siRNA or incubated with ellagic acid following transfection. Results: The results of the present study revealed that EA exerts anti-proliferative and dose-dependent pro-apoptotic effects. Cytostatic and cytotoxic effects were also observed. p-Akt (at Thr308 and Ser473) was downregulated. Moreover, EA treatment was found to (i) reduce $K^-Ras$ protein expression; (ii) in cells transfected with siRNA and co-treated with EA, pronounced anti-proliferative effects as well as depletion of p-Akt (at Thr308) were detected. Conclusions: Cellular genetic makeup ($K^-Ras^-/p53^-$) was not likely to impose limitations on targeting EA in treatment of colon cancer. EA had a multi-disciplinary pro-apoptotic anti-proliferative approach, having inhibited Akt phosphorylation, induced cell cycle arrest and showed an anti-proliferative potential in HCT-116 cells (expressing mutant $K^-Ras$).

휴대인터넷에서 seamless handover를 위한 단말 이동 예측 알고리즘 (PSS Movement Prediction Algorithm for Seamless hando)

  • 이호정;윤찬영;오영환
    • 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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    • 제43권12호
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 2006
  • WiBro의 핸드오버는 IEEE 802.16e 기반인 하드 핸드오버 방법이고 핸드오버시 주위 neighbor advertisement 메시지에서 주위 cell의 상태와 RAS(Radio Access Station) ID를 확인하여 핸드오버를 한다. 이때 주변 RAS로 HO-notification 메시지를 보낸다. 예상되는 RAS로 HO-notification 메시지를 보냄으로써 불필요한 signal이 많이 발생하게 되고 핸드오버 수행 시 packet 손실이 발생한다. 이로 인하여 서비스의 품질저하가 발생한다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 LPM(Last Packet Marker) 핸드오버 방법이 제안되었다. LPM 핸드오버는 핸드오버 동안 미리 data packet을 저장하기 때문에, seamless 핸드오버를 지원한다. 또한, GPS를 이용하여 PSS(Portable Subscriber Station)의 위치를 파악함으로써, 이동이 예상되는 RAS를 예측하는 방법과 선인증 과정을 이용하여 이동하고자 하는 RAS를 미리 예약하는 방법들이 제안되고 있다. LPM 핸드오버 방법과 선인증 과정을 이용한 방법은 PSS와 RAS에 부담을 주고, 많은 traffic이 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 PSS 이동 예측 알고리즘을 제안한다. PSS가 history cache를 가지고 있고 history cache가 가지고 있는 과거의 핸드오버 data와 비교하여 target RAS를 정하고 HO-notification-RSP 메시지를 target RAS로부터 받을 때 crossover node에 target RAS를 알림으로써 serving RAS와 target RAS로 data 패킷을 bicast하고 target RAS는 buffer에 저장하였다가 핸드오버 완료시 전송함으로써 패킷 손실을 막고 불필요한 시그널링 트래픽을 막는 알고리즘을 제안하였다. 시그널링 트래픽은 history cache가 성공시 약 48%의 traffic이 감소되었고 history cache 실패시 약 기존 핸드오버 보다 약 6%의 traffic이 증가되었다.

F93-A: A Inhibitor of Farnesyl Protein Transferase from Aspergillus fumigatus KL93

  • Kwon, Byoung-Mog;Lee, Seung-Ho;Jeong, Tae-Sook;Kim, Sung-Uk;Son, Kwang-Hee;Park, Diol;Kim, Young-Kook;Nam, Ji-Youn;Bok, Song-Hae
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.66-66
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    • 1995
  • Mutated forms of the ras oncogenes are associated with about 30% of human tumors. The ras genes encode 21KDa proteins, called p21 or Ras, that are associated with the plasma membrane. FPTase is a dimeric enzyme that catalyses the transfer of the farnesyl group from farnesyl pyrophosphate onto cysteine 186 at the C-terminus of the Ras protein. This is mandatory process for triggering ras oncogene toward tumor formation. Therefore, selective inhibitors of FPTase have the potential to be used as antitumorgenic agents.

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Increase of Grb2 and Ras Proteins and Expression of Growth Factors in LPS Stimulated Odontoblast-like Dental Pulp Cells

  • Jeong, Soon-Jeong;Jeong, Moon-Jin
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2013
  • Inflammatory cells express the inflammatory cytokines and growth factors induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Odontoblasts are located at the pulp-dentin interface and extend their cell processes far into the dentin where they are the first cells to encounter microorganisms or their products. Therefore, this study examined the expression of some growth factors related to the signal pathway, such as growth factor receptor binding protein 2 (Grb2)-Ras in odontoblast-like dental pulp cells, after a treatment with LPS. After 60 minutes, the mRNA and protein expression levels of Grb2 and Ras were higher in the LPS-treated cells than in the control cells. The level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) mRNA expression was increased significantly to a level similar to that of Grb2 and Ras at 60 minutes. The platelet-derived growth factor-AA (PDGF-AA) mRNA level was expressed strongly in the odontoblast like dental pulp cells without an association with LPS stimulation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed many extensions of the cytoplasmic processes and the number of processes increased gradually at 30, 60 and 90 minutes after LPS stimulation. From these results VEGF and bFGF expression might be induced through the Grb2-Ras signal transduction pathway in LPS treated odontoblasts.

급성 편두통 치료를 위한 글루탐산 수용체 길항제의 임상적 유효성에 대한 메타분석 (Meta-analysis on the Efficacy of Glutamate Receptor Antagonists for Acute Migraine Treatment)

  • 김선희;백인환
    • 한국임상약학회지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.247-253
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    • 2019
  • Background: Glutamate is implicated in the pathophysiology of migraine, a common neurological disorder. Therefore, glutamate receptor antagonists (GluRAs) have been suggested as a novel migraine treatment that are able to overcome the limitations of triptans. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of GluRAs for patients with migraine. Method: The PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and Clinical Trial.gov databases were searched for randomized placebo-controlled trials of the efficacy of GluRAs for patients with migraine conducted up to August 2019. Two independent reviewers screened the literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria and performed quality assessment and data extraction. Review Manager 5.3 software was used for the meta-analysis. Results: Three studies involving a total of 206 patients were included in the final analysis. Compared with placebo, GluRAs significantly improved the pain-free response at 2 hours (odds ratio [OR]=3.85, 95% confidence intervals [CIs]=1.63-9.09) and the 24-hour sustained pain freedom (OR=7.40; 95% CIs=2.36-23.20). The use of rescue medications with GluRAs was lower compared to that with placebo, but the difference was not significant (OR=0.39, 95% CI=0.10-1.47). Conclusion: Our meta-analysis showed that GluRAs were more effective than placebo for patients with migraine.

식물추출물의 파네실 전달효소 저해활성 검색 (Screening of Inhibitory Activity of Plant Extracts against Farnesyl Protein Transferase)

  • 강현미;이승호;유시용;손광희;양덕조;권병목
    • 생약학회지
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    • 제34권1호통권132호
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    • pp.91-99
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    • 2003
  • Ras proteins play an important role in intracellular signal transduction pathways involved in cell growth and the mutated twas genes have been found in thirty percent of human cancers. Ras proteins (H-, K- and N-Ras) are small guanine nucleotide binding proteins that undergo a series of posttranslational modifications including the farnesylation onto cysteine 186 at C-terminal of Ras by farnesyl protein transferase (FPTase). This is a mandatory process for retention of transforming ability. Therefore, inhibitors of FPTase have a promising to be effective antitumor agents. In our screening program for FPTase inhibitors, the methanol extracts of 193 plants were screened for the inhibitory activity against FPTase partially purified from the rat brain. Extracts of 7species plants including Areca catechu, Saururus chinensis, Curcuma longa, Artemisa princeps, Paeonia suffruticosa, Spatholobus suberectus, Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum japonicum inhibited more than 60% of FPTase activity at a concentration of $100\;{\mu}g/ml$.

인체 상피세포에서 ras-종양유전자의 발암화가 신호 전달 기작에 미치는 영향 (EFFECTS OF SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION PATHWAY IN THE RAS-INDUCED CELLULAR TRANSFORMATION OF HUMAN EPITHELIAL CELLS IN CULTURE)

  • 장도근;변기정;김진수
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.254-261
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    • 2000
  • 본 연구는 인체암 발생과 밀접한 관련을 가지고 있는 ras 종양 유전자의 발암화기전을 인체상피세포모델을 이용하여 규명하고자 SV40-Ad12 hybrid virus에 의해 불멸화된 인체상피세포모델에 H-ras 종양유전자을 함유하는 $pSV_2-ras$를 transfection하여 H-ras에 의한 세포발암화를 평가하였다. ras를 함유하는 세포군은 대조세포군에 비해 saturation density, soft-agar colony formation, cell aggregation 등의 세포 발암화지표가 유의한 수준으로 높게 나타나 H-ras에 의한 인체상피세포의 발암화를 확인하였다. 또한 H-ras에 의한 인체세포 발암화는 hydrocortisone과 같은 glucocorticoid에 의해 촉진되어 saturation density, soft-agar colony formation의 증가 및 foci의 출현시기의 단축을 나타내었다. H-ras 종양 유전자에 의한 인체세포발암화 과정에 관여하는 신호전달기작의 영향을 평가하기 위해 효현제 처리 후 세포내 칼슘농도변화를 측정한 결과 발암세포의 세포내 칼슘농도변화가 낮게 나타났으며 특히 이러한 반응차이는 세포외 칼슘의 존재하에서 더욱 뚜렷이 나타났다. 따라서 세포외부로부터 칼슘의 세포내 이동이 발암화에 의해 억제되고 있음을 보였다. 또한 효현제 처리후 $IP_3$ 농도의 변화를 측정한 결과 발암세포의 $IP_3$ 증가폭이 대조군 세포보다 훨씬 낮았다. 이러한 결과는 H-ras에 의한 세포 발암화에 phospholipase C와 관련한 신호전달기작의 down-regulation이 관여하고 있음을 보여주고 있다. 성장조절인자의 mRNA 발현을 평가한 결과 $TGF-{\beta}_1$ 및 PAI-2의 발현은 발암세포에서 낮게 나타난 반면 fibronectin의 경우는 발암세포의 발현이 높게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 H-ras 종양유전자에 의한 발암화 과정에 성장조절인자의 변화가 관여하고 있으며 이러한 성장조절인자의 확인은 암발생의 생물학적 지표를 선별하는 데 기여할 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구는 H-ras 종양유전자에 의한 인체세포 발암화의 확인과 발암화 과정에 관여하는 신호전달기작의 변화 및 성장조절인자의 확인을 통하여 상피세포에서 나타나는 구강암 등의 발생기전 이해 뿐만 아니라 생체지표의 개발에 필요한 기초자료를 마련하는 데 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

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