• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.197-205
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• 2017

Exposure of Jurkat T cell clone (J/Neo cells) to acacetin (5,7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone), which is present in barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta (A. Braun)) grains, caused cytotoxicity, enhancement of apoptotic $sub-G_1$ rate, Bak activation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (${\Delta}{\Psi}m$), activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3, degradation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, and FITC-Annexin V-stainable phosphatidylserine exposure on the external surface of the cytoplasmic membrane without accompanying necrosis. These apoptotic responses were abrogated in Jurkat T cell clone (J/Bcl-xL) overexpressing Bcl-xL. Under the same conditions, cellular autophagic responses, including suppression of the Akt-mTOR pathway and p62/SQSTM1 down-regulation, were commonly detected in J/Neo and J/Bcl-xL cells; however, formation of acridine orange-stainable acidic vascular organelles, LC3-I/II conversion, and Beclin-1 phosphorylation (Ser-15) were detected only in J/Neo cells. Correspondingly, concomitant treatment with the autophagy inhibitor (3-methyladenine or LY294002) appeared to enhance acacetin-induced apoptotic responses, such as Bak activation, ${\Delta}{\Psi}m$ loss, activation of caspase-9 and caspase-3, and apoptotic $sub-G_1$ accumulation. This indicated that acacetin could induce apoptosis and cytoprotective autophagy in Jurkat T cells simultaneously. Together, these results demonstrate that acacetin induces not only apoptotic cell death via activation of Bak, loss of ${\Delta}{\Psi}m$, and activation of the mitochondrial caspase cascade, but also cytoprotective autophagy resulting from suppression of the Akt-mTOR pathway. Furthermore, pharmacologic inhibition of the autophagy pathway augments the activation of Bak and resultant mitochondrial damage-mediated apoptosis in Jurkat T cells.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.200-209
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• 2011

The purpose of the study is to optimally manage sewage treatment plant with analysis of phosphorus contribution and improvement of water quality contributing rate in the effect of inflowing point of effluent and Pal-Dang lake after reducing T-P discharge from large scale public sewage treatment plant at upstream of Pal-Dang lake. Also, this study, for enforcement of T-P in effluent, plans optimal management of effluent T-P through examining propriety of environmental, technological, and economical aspect such as water quality standard of domestic and foreign T-P and related policy. In regarding optimal management of T-P discharged from public sewage treatment plant located in upstream of Pal-Dang lake, the study drew following conclusions. With the optimal management of public sewage treatment plant, it showed that a pollution level became higher in the order of Sumgang E in South-Han river, C in Dalcheon, B1 B2, A in North-Han river, and J in Kyungancheon, and it is required reduction of T-P first. The highest value in analysis of benefit-costs from sewage treatment plant in the selected research area was Kyungan B, and the others are with the order of Jojong A, Bokha A, Kyungan A, and Yanghwa A. With result of this study, all 14 areas are required more enforced phosphorus treatment. The study resulted that the most top priority areas were Hangang F, Sumgang B, and Gyungan A, top priority areas were Bokha A, Dalcheon B, and Cheongmi A, priority areas were Hangang E, Heukcheon A, Gyungan B, and Jojong A, and potential areas were Sumgang A, Yanghwa A, Dalcheon A, and Hangang D. It seems to be appropriate to apply 0.2 mg/L of T-P treatment for water supply source reservation, 0.5 mg/L for the other areas by locally, and 0.2~0.5 mg/L for biological nitrogen phosphorus treatment method and 0.5~1 mg/L for Conventional Activated Sludge by technologically. Also, it may be appropriate to apply 0.2 mg/L for the most top priority area(I), 0.3 mg/L for the top priority area(II), 0.4 mg/L for priority area(III), and 0.5 mg/L for potential area(IV) by the separation of priority area.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.234-238
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• 2001

Percutaneous laser discectomy has potential advantages over conservative therapy and classical open surgery as a minimally invasive procedure, although clinical experiences are limited. We experienced a patient treated with herniated lumbar discs using Nd：YAG laser. A 55-year-old woman complained of severe back pain with sciatica on L4/5 and L5/S1 dermatome for several months. The MRI finding showed bulging discs at L4/5 and L5/S1. Epidural, transsacral and root block treatments were attempted without effect. Under fluoroscopic guidance, a 14 G biopsy needle was inserted into the L4/5 and L5/S1 disc spaces to the margin of the nucleus pulposus. Laser irradiation for vaporization of tissue was performed at 20 W/second to 1200 J. A laser fiber ($600{\mu}m$) was advanced 1 cm from the tip of the needle. At the end of the procedure, the patient began to feel relief of pain (VAS changed from 9 to 4) and was discharged the same day after staying 2 hours in the recovery room. Antibiotics were administered for prevention of discitis. She had no complaints of pain until the 1-month follow up visit. Percutaneous laser discetomy technique has the disadvantages of expensive equipment, high temperature and amount of vaporing disc tissue is empirical. However, this technique, as one of the therapeutic modalities for disc herniation, provides faster relief from acute attack than conservative management techniques in carefully selected patients with sciatica due to disc prolapse.

• 분석과학
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2015

TLC (SiO₂) 상에서 3가지 유사 암페타민 류 아민 화합물과 3가지 유도체화 시약 사이의 반응으로부터 얻어진 아민유도체의 이미지 분석으로부터 암페타민 류 화합물에 대한 신속하고 경제적인 반정량적인 분석방법을 제시하기 위하여 선행 실험을 하였다. TLC상 직접적인(in situ, co-spot) 유도체화 반응의 적정화를 시도하였고 그 TLC 결과물들을 디지털카메라로 촬영하여 이미지를 얻은 후 2가지의 이미지 분석 프로그램(CP Atlas 2.0 및 ImageJ)에 적용하여 재현성(RSD; %)과 상관성(R²)을 각각 확인 및 비교하였다. 그 결과, 반응 조건에 대한 조정이 필요하였고(반응 온도 등) 각 시료별 2가지의 농도(0.5 mg/mL 및 0.01 mg/mL)에서 반응의 재현성은 0.69~5.50% 범위이었으며 반응(2 µL per spot)의 생성물과 아민의 농도에 대한 상관성은 0.1~0.005 mg/mL의 농도 구간에서 가장 높게 나타났다(R²> 0.9906). 또한, 두 가지 프로그램 모두 재현성과 직선성에 대한 유사한 결과를 나타내어 직접적인 유도체화 반응과 TLC 이미지에 대한 이들 프로그램을 사용한 분석이 아민 화합물에 대한 반정량적인 분석으로 사용될 수 있는 가능성을 보였다.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 해조류 자원의 산업적 활용 소재로서의 가치 및 기능성 식품 및 사료 첨가 소재로의 개발을 위한 기초 자료를 제시하고자 국내에 서식하는 10종의 해조류 열수추출물을 이용하여 항염증 활성 및 마우스 대식세포주와 어류 세포주의 세포생존율에 미치는 영향을 확인하였다. 그 결과 S. japonica 100, 1000 ㎍/mL과 G. tenax 1000 ㎍/mL 농도에서 마우스 대식세포주를 LPS로 자극하였을 때 생성되는 NO를 유의적으로 감소시키는 것을 관찰하였으며, 나머지 8종의 해조류 추출물은 실험 농도에서 LPS에 의한 NO 생성에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 고농도에서 항염증 활성을 보인 S. japonica 및 G. tenax 열수추출물은 염증 인자를 조절할 수 있는 기능성 후보 소재로서 분획별 생리활성과 유효성분 규명의 연구가 요구된다. 본 연구 대상 해조류 추출물에 대한 안전성 기초 자료로서 마우스 대식세포 및 넙치 배아 유래 세포 세포생존율에 미치는 영향을 평가한 결과, P. tenera 고농도 (1000 ㎍/mL) 처리군을 제외하고 모든 해조류 추출물은 마우스 대식세포의 생존율에 영향을 주지 않았으며, 모든 해조류 추출물에서 5000 ㎍/mL까지 넙치 배아유래 세포에 대한 세포독성이 나타나지 않았다. 본 연구 결과는 후속 연구를 통해 해조류의 다양하고 복잡한 구조의 생물 활성 화합물의 생체 내 메커니즘을 규명함으로써 기능성 소재 개발을 위한 기초자로료 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대하며, 본 연구의 대상 10종의 국내 해조류 자원 중 S. japonica과 G. tenax은 잠재적인 천연 항염증제로서 안전한 식품 및 사료 첨가 소재로서의 가능성을 제시한다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.288-298
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• 2017

Craniomaxillofacial injuries produce complex wound environments involving various tissue types and treatment strategies. In a clinical setting, care is taken to properly irrigate and stabilize the injury, while grafts are molded in an attempt to maintain physiological functionality and cosmesis. This often requires multiple surgeries and grafts leading to added discomfort, pain and financial burden. Many of these injuries can lead to disfigurement and resultant loss of system function including mastication, respiration, and articulation, and these can lead to acute and long-term psychological impact on the patient. A main causality of these issues is the lack of an ability to spatially control pre-injury morphology while maintaining shape and function. With the advent of additive manufacturing (three-dimensional printing) and its use in conjunction with biomaterial regenerative strategies and stem cell research, there is an increased potential capacity to alleviate such limitations. This review focuses on the current capabilities of additive manufacturing platforms, completed research and potential for future uses in the treatment of craniomaxillofacial injuries, with an in-depth discussion of regeneration of the periodontal complex and teeth.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.65-69
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• 2004

The need for developing sustainable solutions for managing the animal waste is vital for the future of the animal industry in North Carolina. As part of that process, the North Carolina Attorney General has concluded that the public interest will be served by the development and implementation of environmentally superior swine waste management technologies appropriate to each category of hog farms. To facilitate in the development, testing, and evaluation of potential technologies it is necessary that all aspects of environmental issues (air, water, soil, odor and odorants, and disease-transmitting vectors and airborne pathogens) be addressed as Part of a comprehensive strategy, Program OPEN (Odor, Pathogens, and Emissions of Nitrogen) Is comprehensively addressing these issues.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.21-35
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• 2016

Employing non-associated flow rule and Power-Law failure criterion, the failure mechanisms of tunnel roof in homogeneous and layered soils are studied in present analysis. From the viewpoint of energy, limit analysis upper bound theorem and variation principle are introduced to study the influence of dilatancy on the collapse mechanism of rectangular tunnel considering effects of supporting force and seepage force. Through calculation, the collapsing curve expressions of rectangular tunnel which are excavated in homogeneous soil and layered soils respectively are derived. The accuracy of this work is verified by comparing with the existing research results. The collapsing surface shapes with different dilatancy coefficients are draw out and the influence of dilatancy coefficient on possible collapsing range is analyzed. The results show that, in homogeneous soil, the potential collapsing range decreases with the decrease of the dilatancy coefficient. In layered soils, the total height and the width on the layered position of possible collapsing block increase and the width of the falling block on tunnel roof decrease when only the upper soil's dilatancy coefficient decrease. When only the lower soil's dilatancy coefficient decrease or both layers' dilatancy coefficients decrease, the range of the potential collapsing block reduces.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.12-20
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• 1997

자유표면상을 항주하는 고속쌍동선의 저항성능 추정을 위한 포텐설기저 패널법을 개발하였다. 물체표면에 법선 다이폴과 쏘오스를 자유표면에는 쏘오스를 분포하였고, 선형화된 자유표면조건을 고속으로 진행하는 쌍동선에 적용하였다. 쌍동선이 고속으로 진행할 때 dernihull 사이의 내부유동과 쌍동선 주위의 외부유동의 속도차이로 인해 발생하는 해의 불안정성을 해결하기 위해 선미에 Kutta 조건을 적용하였다. 수치계산결과의 검증과 화류수조에서 고속선형에 대한 저항시험 가능성을 확인하기 위한 목적으로 회류수조에서 모형시험을 수행하였다. 모형시험 및 수치계산결과는 동일한 실험을 수행한 Insel[l]의 실험결과와 비교하였다. 이를 통해 회류수조에서의 실험결과가 정성적으로 타당한 결과를 보이고 있음을 확인하였다. 수치계산결과는 Kutta 조건을 사용함으로써 고속에서도 안정된 계산결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 선형화된 사유표면조건을 고속선에 적용한 본 연구결과는 모형시험결과에 비해 작게 나타났으나, 정성적으로 티당한 결과를 주고 있어 고속쌍동선의 선형설계에 적용될 수 있음음 보였다.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.294-306
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• 2017

Stainless steels and titanium alloys are widely used in the medical industry as replacement materials. These materials may be affected by the conditions and type of environment. In the same manner, soft drinks are widely consumed products. It is of interest for dental industry to know the behavior of medical-grade alloys when these are in contact with soft drinks, since any excessive ion release can suppose a risk for human health. In the present study, the electrochemical behavior of three stainless steel alloys and pure titanium was analyzed using three types of cola soft drinks as electrolyte. The objective of this study was to evaluate the response of these metallic materials in each type of solution (cola standard, light and zero). Different electrochemical techniques were used for the evaluation of the alloys, namely potentiodynamic polarization, linear polarization, and open-circuit potential measurements. The corrosion resistance of the stainless-steel alloys and titanium in the cola soft drinks was provided by the formation of a stable passive film formed by metal oxides. Scanning electron microscopy was used as a complementary technique to reveal corrosion phenomena at the surface of the materials evaluated.