• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2019

Ceramide metabolism is known to be an essential etiology for various diseases, such as atopic dermatitis and Gaucher disease. Glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) is a key enzyme for the synthesis of glucosylceramide (GlcCer), which is a main ceramide metabolism pathway in mammalian cells. In this article, we developed a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method to determine GCS activity using synthetic non-natural sphingolipid C8-ceramide as a substrate. The reaction products, C8-GlcCer for GCS, could be separated on a C18 column by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Quantification was conducted using the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode to monitor the precursor-to-product ion transitions of m/z $588.6{\rightarrow}264.4$ for C8-GlcCer at positive ionization mode. The calibration curve was established over the range of 0.625-160 ng/mL, and the correlation coefficient was larger than 0.999. This method was successfully applied to detect GCS in the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2 cells) and mouse peripheral blood mononuclear cells. We also evaluated the inhibition degree of a known GCS inhibitor 1-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol (PDMP) on GCS enzymatic activity and proved that this method could be successfully applied to GCS inhibitor screening of preventive and therapeutic drugs for ceramide metabolism diseases, such as atopic dermatitis and Gaucher disease.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2021

본 연구는 객체 검출기를 이용하여 숲 혹은 그에 준하는 복잡한 환경에서의 이륙에 대한 시스템을 제안한다. 시뮬레이터에서 대각선상의 모터간 550mm의 길이를 갖는 쿼드콥터에 라즈베리파이를 장착하여 엣지 컴퓨팅 기반으로 실험을 진행한다. 학습에 사용될 이미지는 군산대학교 내부의 세 지점을 선정하여 640⁎480 사이즈의 이미지를 150장 내외 정도 획득하였으며, 이들을 흑백으로 변환한 다음, 127의 경계값을 두어 이진화 전처리를 하였다. 이후 SSD_Inception 모델을 학습 하였다. 시뮬레이션상에서 검증용 영상을 입력으로 학습한 모델을 통해 드론을 이륙시키는 실험 결과, 라벨을 이용하여 이륙했을 때와 유사한 궤적을 그려내었다.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.84-94
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• 2022

Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is a standard therapy used for locally advanced rectal cancer prior to surgery, which can more effectively reduce the locoregional recurrence rate and radiation toxicity compared to postoperative chemoradiotherapy. The response of patients to nCRT varies, and thus, robust biomarkers for predicting a pathological complete response are necessary. This study aimed to identify possible biomarkers involved in the complete response/non-response of rectal cancer patients to nCRT. Comparative proteomic analysis was performed on rectal tissue samples before and after nCRT. Proteins were extracted for label-free proteomic analysis. Western blot and real-time PCR were performed using rectal cancer cell line SNU-503 and radiation-resistant rectal cancer cell line SNU-503R80Gy. A total of 135 up- and 93 down-regulated proteins were identified in the complete response group. Six possible biomarkers were selected to evaluate the expression of proteins and mRNA in SNU-503 and SNU-503R80Gy cell lines. Lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2, annexin A13, aldo-ketose reductase family 1 member B1, and cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide appeared to be potential biomarkers for predicting a pathological complete response to nCRT. This study identified differentially expressed proteins and some potential biomarkers in the complete response group, which would be further validated in future studies.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제29권3B호
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• pp.360-374
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• 2004

OSPF 프로토콜은 가장 보편적으로 사용되고 있는 Interior Gateway Routing Protocol 이다. 그러므로, 초고속 라우터의 동작의 신뢰성 확보를 위해, OSPF 프로토콜의 상호운용성과 안전성의 보장은 중요하다. 본 논문에서는 OSPF 라우팅 프로토콜의 표준 문서를 분석하여, 프로토콜 동작들을 대수 정형 방법을 사용하여 상세 설계 수준으로 명세하고, OSPF 프로토콜의 가용한 원천코드를 참조하여, 표준에 명확하게 명세되지 않은 좀더 상세한 동작까지 표현하도록 이 명세를 보완하였다. 그리고 명세된 프로토콜 상태 기계의 상호운용성과 안전성을 정형적으로 증명하였다. 우리는 먼저 제시한 정형적 명세가 OSPF 프로토콜의 표준 문서에 나타난 모든 상태들과 모든 천이 이벤트들을 표현하고 있어, 명세된 프로토콜 상태기계가 완전성을 가지고 있다는 사실을 보이고, 또한 상호운용성을 가짐을 증명하였다. 그리고 프로토콜의 동작의 안전성을 증명하기 위해, 생존성, 그리고 라이브락 부재를 정형적으로 증명하고, 교착상태 부재 역시 정형적으로 증명하였다. 결과적으로 OSPF 프로토콜이 일관성을 가진다는 사실을 보인다. 본 명세와 검증은 기존외 OSPF Version 2의 프로토콜 메커니즘을 그대로 계승한 OSPF Version 3에서도 유효하다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.63-72
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• 2017

Objective: Hyperstimulation methods are broadly used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in patients with infertility; however, the side effects associated with these therapies, such as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), have not been well studied. N-glycoproteomes are subproteomes used for the remote sensing of ovarian stimulation in follicular growth. Glycoproteomic variation in human follicular fluid (hFF) has not been evaluated. In this study, we aimed to identify and quantify the glycoproteomes and N-glycoproteins (N-GPs) in natural and stimulated hFF using label-free nano-liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization-quad time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Methods: For profiling of the total proteome and glycoproteome, pooled protein samples from natural and stimulated hFF samples were selectively isolated using hydrazide chemistry to obtain the total proteomes and glycoproteomes. N-GPs were validated by the consensus sequence N-X-S/T (92.2% specificity for the N-glycomotif at p<0.05). All data were compared between natural versus hyperstimulated hFF samples. Results: We detected 41 and 44 N-GPs in the natural and stimulated hFF samples, respectively. Importantly, we identified 11 N-GPs with greater than two-fold upregulation in stimulated hFF samples compared to natural hFF samples. We also validated the novel N-GPs thyroxine-binding globulin, vitamin D-binding protein, and complement proteins C3 and C9. Conclusion: We identified and classified N-GPs in hFF to improve our understanding of follicular physiology in patients requiring assisted reproduction. Our results provided important insights into the prevention of hyperstimulation side effects, such as OHSS.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.268-268
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• 2016

Chemical sensors have attracted much attention due to their various applications such as agriculture product, cosmetic and pharmaceutical components and clinical control. A conventional chemical and biological sensor is consists of fluorescent dye, optical light sources, and photodetector to quantify the extent of concentration. Such complicated system leads to rising cost and slow response time. Until now, the most contemporary thin film transistors (TFTs) are used in the field of flat panel display technology for switching device. Some papers have reported that an interesting alternative to flat panel display technology is chemical sensor technology. Recent advances in chemical detection study for using TFTs, benefits from overwhelming progress made in organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) electronic, have been studied alternative to current optical detection system. However numerous problems still remain especially the long-term stability and lack of reliability. On the other hand, the utilization of metal oxide transistor technology in chemical sensors is substantially promising owing to many advantages such as outstanding electrical performance, flexible device, and transparency. The top-gate structure transistor indicated long-term atmosphere stability and reliability because insulator layer is deposited on the top of semiconductor layer, as an effective mechanical and chemical protection. We report on the fabrication of InGaZnO TFTs with silver nanowire as the top gate electrode for the aim of chemical materials detection by monitoring change of electrical properties. We demonstrated that the improved sensitivity characteristics are related to the employment of a unique combination of nano materials. The silver nanowire top-gate InGaZnO TFTs used in this study features the following advantages: i) high sensitivity, ii) long-term stability in atmosphere and buffer solution iii) no necessary additional electrode and iv) simple fabrication process by spray.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5957-5961
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• 2015

Background: We designed this randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess whether lobaplatin-based concurrent chemotherapy might be superior to cisplatin-based concurrent chemotherapy for FIGO stage II and III cervical cancer in terms of efficacy and safety. Materials and Methods: This prospective, open-label RCT aims to enroll 180 patients with FIGO stage II and III cervical cancer, randomly allocated to one of the three treatment groups (cisplatin $15mg/m^2$, cisplatin $20mg/m^2$ and lobaplatin $35mg/m^2$), with 60 patients in each group. All patients will receive external beam irradiation (EBRT) and high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy (HDR-ICBT). Patients in cisplatin $15mg/m^2$ and $20mg/m^2$ groups will be administered four cycles of $15mg/m^2$ or $20mg/m^2$ cisplatin intravenously once weekly from the second week to the fifth week during EBRT, while patients inthe lobaplatin $35mg/m^2$ group will be administered two cycles of $35mg/m^2$ lobaplatin intravenously in the second and fifth week respectively during pelvic EBRT. All participants will be followed up for at least 12 months. Complete remission rate and progression-free survival (PFS) will be the primary endpoints. Overall survival (OS), incidence of adverse events (AEs), and quality of life will be the secondary endpoints. Results: Between March 2013 and March 2014, a total of 61 patients with FIGO stage II and III cervical cancer were randomly assigned to cisplatin $15mg/m^2$ group (n=21), cisplatin $20mg/m^2$ group (n=21) and lobaplatin $35mg/m^2$ group (n=19). We conducted a preliminary analysis of the results. Similar rates of complete remission and grades 3-4 gastrointestinal reactions were observed for the three treatment groups (P=0.801 and 0.793, respectively). Grade 3-4 hematologic toxicity was more frequent in the lobaplatin group than the cisplatin group. Conclusions: This proposed study will be the first RCT to evaluate whether lobaplatin-based chemoraiotherapy will have beneficial effects, compared with cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy, on complete remission rate, PFS, OS, AEs and quality of life for FIGO stage II and III cervical cancer.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.219-223
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• 1989

Inflammation scan using radiolabelled leukocytes has high sensitivity and specificity. Several methods for labelling leukocytes have been evaluated using P-32 diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP-32), H-3 thymidine, Cr-51 chromate, Ga-67 citrate and Tc-99m-sulfur colloid. In-111-oxine has proved so far to be the most reliable agent for labelling leukocytes. In-111-oxine is, however, expensive, not easily available when needed, and its radiation dose to leukocytes is relatively high. Moreover, resolution of the resultant image is relatively poor. Tc-99m is still the agent of choice because of, as compared with the indium, its favorable physical characteristics, lower cost and availability. Now the technique for labelling the leukocytes with technetium is successfully obtained using the lipophilic HAPAO with higher efficiency for granulocytes than for other cells. With this technique it is possible to label leukocytes in plasma to improve the viability of the leukocytes. Inflammation scan using Tc-99m-HMPAO has been evaluated in several laboratories, and difference in methods for separation and labelling accounts for difference in efficiency, viability and biodistribution of the labelled leukocytes. We performed inflammation scan using leukocytes labelled with Tc-99m-HMPAO in three dogs 24 hours after inoculation of live E. Coli and A. Aureus in their right abdominal wall. We separated mixed leukocytes by simple sedimentation using 6% hetastarch (HES) and labelled the leukocytes with Tc-99m-HMPAO in 20% cell free plama diluted with phosphate buffer solution(Fig. 1). Uptake was high in the liver and spleen but is was minimal in the lungs on whole body scan. Kidneys and intestine showed minimal activity although it was high in the urinary bladder(Fig. 2). Uptake of labelled leukocytes in the inflammation site was do(mite on 2 hour-postinjection scan and abscess was clearly delineated on 24 hour-delayed scan with high target-to-nontarget ratio(Fig. 3, 4). Inflammation scan using mixed leukocytes labelled with Tc-99m-HMPAO is very sensitive and specific in early detection of inflammation.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.227-238
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• 2009

현재까지의 농약 검출용 바이오센서는 화학 센서, immunoassay, 화학 테스트 킷과 같은 다른 잘 알려진 분석 방법들과 경쟁적으로 연구되어 지고 있다. 바이오센서가 농약을 증명하는 간단하고 저렴한 방법으로 chromatography 방법들을 대체할 잠재력을 가지고 있음에도 불구하고 정확한 정량적 분석 방법이 아직도 미비하다. 안정하고 강력한 바이오센서의 발전을 위해서 유전자 조작을 이용한 효소 개량을 통해 좀 더 민감하고 반응속도가 빠른 생촉매와 특이성이 높은 항체의 개발이 요구되고 있다. 바이오센서의 안정성 개선과 transducer 표면으로부터의 빠른 신호 전달을 위해 새로운 고정화 방법이 탐구되어져야 한다. 비록 약간의 방법들이 시료의 전처리를 필요로 하지 않을 지라도 센서의 안정성은 또 다른 개념으로 접근해야 한다. 그래서 현장 적용을 위해, 보다 간편한 시료의 전처리과정 혹은 직접적인 분석 방식이 동일시되어 개선되어야 한다. 향상된 fabrication 기술을 이용한 소형화 센서 혹은 일회용 킷의 개발은 개인용 및 산업용, 의약용 등의 여러 분야에서 실시간으로 분석이 가능하게 할 것이다. 실제 샘플의 빠르고 자동화 및 소형화된 분석 시스템의 구축을 위해 장차 매우 선택적인 다중 검출 바이오센서의 설계에 더 많은 중점을 둘 필요가 있다. 앞으로 잔류농약 검출을 위한 휴대형 바이오센서의 개발과 상용화를 위해서, 무엇보다 현재의 GC, LC (혹은 GC/MS, LC/MS) 분석을 위해 이루어지고 있는 샘플 전처리 방법의 경우, 다량의 샘플로부터 유기용매 등을 이용한 추출방법으로 진행되고 있기 때문에 샘플 전처리를 간소화하고 간단한 측정방법으로 전체의 측정결과를 대변할 수 있는 방안을 구축하고 잔류농약의 법적 허용기준과 적용이 가능한 방법을 찾아내는 노력이 절실히 요구되는 상황이다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2009

스테로이드 함유 표시가 없는 화장품에서 항염증 효과가 있는 글루코코티코스테로이드인 베타메타손프로피오네이트 성분이 검출되었다. 이 화장품은 외용스프레이 및 샴푸로서 주성분으로 아연피리치온을 함유하는 것으로 표기되어 있었다. 화장품에서 스테로이드 구조와 활성을 갖는 물질의 존재를 확인하기 위하여 실리카겔 박층판을 이용한 박층크로마토그래프를 사용하였으며 이 성분을 분리하기 위해 high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)를 이용하여 확인 및 정량을 수행하였다. 분취용 HPLC를 이용하여 스테로이드를 함유한 것으로 판단되는 분획을 모은 다음 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) 및 mass spectrometry (MS)를 이용하여 스테로이드 성분을 확인하였다. 스테로이드 표준물질로 베타메타손 17-프로피오네이트 및 베타메타손 21-프로피오네이트를 합성하여 사용하였고 이 표준물질과 HPLC 크로마토그램을 비교하여 스테로이드 성분의 함량을 분석하였다. 이 방법으로 아연피리치온 제제와 같은 일부 시판 화장품에서 스테로이드 성분을 확인하였고 reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP HPLC) 상의 유지시간 비교를 통하여 스테로이드 성분을 정량한 결과 시험한 총 8종의 화장품 시료 중 2개 제품에서 0.005 ${\sim}$ 0.02%의 베타메타손프로피오네이트가 검출되었다.