• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.672-683
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• 2004

배경: 현재 폐암은 절제술, 항암약물치료, 방사선 요법 혹은 병합요법이 시도되고 있다. 그러나 진행 된 폐암의 경우는 치료의 결과가 만족스럽지 못하다. 예후를 예측하는 데 있어서도 현재 통용되는 TNM 분류에 의한 예후 예측에는 부족함이 있다. 폐암을 다른 측면에서 연구하여 원인 및 예후를 예측하는 것이 필요하리라 사료된다. 저자들은 세포의 자멸사에 관계하는 주요 조절자인 p53 유전자와 폐암 환자의 예후가 어떤 관계가 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 폐암종으로 수술한 359명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. p53 유전자변이에 의해서 발현되는 p53 단백질의 축적을 면역조직화학적으로 염색하여 관찰하였다. 환자들의 임상정보를 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결과: p53 단백질이 세포내 5% 이상 축적된 양성인 세포가 평균 약 40%에서 관찰되었다. p53 단백질밀도는 남자에서 44%, 여자에서 25%, 편평세포암종에서 49%, 선암종에서 38%이었다. 평편세포암종에서는 p53 단백질과 환자의 사망률과 유의한 관계를 가지고 있었다(p=0.025). TNM I 병기의 환자에서 p53 단백질과 추적기간이 유의한 관계를 가지고 있었다(p=0.010). 단일폐엽절제술을 시행한 군에서는 p53 단백질과 추적기간과 유의한 관계가 있었다(p=0.043). p53 단백질밀도는 단일폐엽절제술을 시행한 군과 전폐절제술을 시행한 군과는 유의한 차이가 있었다(p=0.044). 그리고 p53 단백질밀도는 종양세포의 분화도에 따라 유의한 차이를 보였다(p=0.009). 결론: 저자들은 일부 분류군에서 p53 단백질이 환자의 예후인자와 유의한 관계가 있음을 알게 되었고, p53 단백질의 밀도가 폐암종 환자 예후의 지표로서 가능성이 있음을 제안한다.5), 대동맥판막 폐쇄부전증의 정도는 평균 2.8$\pm$1.3도로 수술 직후에 비해 진행하여 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 추적관찰기간 중 6명(17.1%)의 환자에서 평균 38.3$\pm$21.8개월 째 대동맥판막에 대한 재수술이 시행되었으며, 2년, 5년, 8년 재수술 없이 생존할 확률은 각각 96.9$\pm$3.1%, 79.5$\pm$5.5%, 56.8$\pm$11.4%였다. 적절한 판막기능의 개선, 재수술 여부와 재수술 없이 생존할 확률과 관련하여 나이, 판막 협착 여부, 술 전 판막의 협착 정도나 폐쇄부전 정도, 판막의 형태 등을 분석하였을 때 유의한 인자는 없었다. 걸론: 대동맥판막 성형술은 수술에 따른 위험이 높지 않고 판막의 해부학적 구조에 따라 적절히 시행하면 훌륭한 단기 수술 결과를 가져올 수 있다. 소아 연령에서 대동맥 판막성형술은 장기적으로 실패율이 높지만 이 경우에도 술 후 일정 기간 적절한 판막 기능을 유지할 수 있어, 대동맥 판막 치환술 혹은 Ross 술식을 안전하게 할 수 있는 시기까지 수술을 연기할 수 있다. 판단된다.군인 폴리우레탄 인조 혈관 및 봉합편에 비해 일부 우수한 양상을 보였지만 본 실험의 범위내에서는 통계적 정량적 차이를 제시할 수는 없었다. 향후 보다 광범위한 동물 실험이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.된다.하고도 완전교정술 도달 확률이 높은 치료전략이라는 사실을 입증하였으며 주대동맥폐동맥혈관부행지의 크기나 숫자가 단일화하기 쉬운 형태학적 특징을 지닌 경우에는 조기에 일단계완전교정술을 시행하여 양호한 결과를 얻을 수 있다는 사실을 발견하였다. 반면 본 환아군 중 단일화술을 먼저

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2000

The efficiency of transgenic livestock production could be improved by early screening of transgene-integration and sexing of embryos at preimplantational stages before trasferring them into recipients. We examined the effciency of multiplex PCR analysis for the simultaneous confirmation of the trasgene and sex during the preimplantational development of bovine embryos and the possibility of green fluorescent protein(GFP) gene as a non-invasive marker for the early screening of transgenic embryos. The GFP gene was microinjected into the male pronuclei of bovine zygotes produced in vitro. The injected zygotes were co-cultured in TCM-199 containing 10% FCS with boving oviductal epithelial cells in a 5% CO2 incubator. Seventeen(13.0%) out of 136 gene-injected bovine zygotes developed by multiplex PCR analysis and the expression of GFP was detected by observing green fluorescence in embryos under a fluorescent microscope. Eight(67%) of 12 embryos at 2-cell to blastocyst stage were positive in the PCR analysis, but only two(11.8%) of 17 blastocysts expressed the GFP gene. Their sex was determined as 7 female and 5 male embryos by the PCR analysis. The results indicate that the screening of GFP gene and sex in bovine embryos by PCR analysis and fluorescence detection could be a promisible method for the preselection of transgenic embryos.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1503-1509
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• 2014

With the purpose of facilitating the process of stable strain generation, a shuttle vector for integration of genes via a double recombination event into two ectopic sites on the Sulfolobus acidocaldarius chromosome was constructed. The novel chromosomal integration and expression vector pINEX contains a pyrE gene from S. solfataricus P2 ($pyrE_{sso}$) as an auxotrophic selection marker, a multiple cloning site with histidine tag, the internal sequences of malE and malG for homologous recombination, and the entire region of pGEM-T vector, except for the multiple cloning region, for propagation in E. coli. For stable expression of the target gene, an ${\alpha}$-glucosidase-producing strain of S. acidocaldarius was generated employing this vector. The malA gene (saci_1160) encoding an ${\alpha}$-glucosidase from S. acidocaldarius fused with the glutamate dehydrogenase ($gdhA_{saci}$) promoter and leader sequence was ligated to pINEX to generate pINEX_malA. Using the "pop-in" and "pop-out" method, the malA gene was inserted into the genome of MR31 and correct insertion was verified by colony PCR and sequencing. This strain was grown in YT medium without uracil and purified by His-tag affinity chromatography. The ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity was confirmed by the hydrolysis of $pNP{\alpha}G$. The pINEX vector should be applicable in delineating gene functions in this organism.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.351-359
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• 2014

Phasianus colchicus is not only a beautiful bird but also a great value in science and under the threat of endanger. Hence, the aim of this study was to isolate the pheasant male germ cells (mGCs) and then induce them into elongated sperm-like cells in vitro. The mGCs were purified and enriched by a two-step plating method based on the different adherence velocities of mGCs and somatic cells. The percentage of the c-kit positive cells and c-kit negative cells examined by flow cytometry analysis (FCA) was 92.87% and 2.57%, respectively. Subsequently, the mGCs were induced for 48h in DMEM/F12 medium supplemented factors such as retinol acid, testosterone and bovine FSH, followed by 5 weeks in culture. We found that some elongated sperm-like cells appeared initially in vitro under inducement of stimulated factors. The elongated sperm-like cells showed in the expression of changed morphology and post-transcriptional marker such as spermatid associated (SPERT), spermatid perinuclear RNA binding protein (STRBP), round spermatid basic protein 1 (RSBN1) and SPER1L. Moreover, in DNA content identified assay, induced cells showed that the 1C DNA population markedly increased in differentiated group but it was not change in undifferentiated group. Successful in vitro differentiation of pheasant testicular germline cells into spermatids appears to offer extremely attractive potential for the conservation of endangered birds and treatment of male infertility.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 1993

The possible tumor-promoting activities of sodium chloride (NaCl) and dimethyl itaconate (DMI), one of the quinone reductase inducers, were examined on stomach of male Wistar rats treated with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). Administrations of NaCl and DMI after the initiation by MNNG resulted in various sized masses in the rat forestomach. Histopathologic studies showed that the combination of NaCl and DMI made an enhancing effect on the MNNG-induced carcinogenesis, resulting in papilloma in 5 weeks and squamous cell carcinoma in 20 weeks in submucosal area of forestomach. We also used an in vivo shortterm method for evaluating possible tumor-promoting activity with ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) as a marker. The markable inductions of the ODC activities by MNNG, NaCl, and DMI were found in the pyloric mucosa of rat stomach in time-dependent manners. A single administration of MNNG induced ODC activity up to 288 pmol $CO_2$/hr/mg protein at 24 hr after the administration. NaCl caused induction of ODC with a maximum of 179 pmol $CO_2$/hr/mg protein at 8 hr after the administration. ODC was induced up to 539 pmol $CO_2$/hr/mg protein at 16 hr after the administration of DMI. Additional treatment of NaCl and NaCl plus DMl caused 2 fold and 7 fold increases, respectively, in the ODC activity of the MNNG-alone group at 24 hr after the administration. These results suggest that NaCl and DMI have promoting activities in the rat gastric carcinogenesis initiated by MNNG.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2011

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on NeuN expression in ventral horn motor neurons of spinal cord, changes in pain thresholdchanges in motor function in rats with partially dissected sciatic nerves. Method: A total of 120 male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into two groups, a control group and a group administered electroacupuncture at ST36, LI11 and SP9 with 120 Hz and 0.5 mA. Animals were sacrificed on days 1, 3, 7, 14 and 28 after nerve injury (the sciatic nerve was partially dissected). The pain threshold was recorded by an Analgesia? meter and a BBB? score was calculated for motor function. After preparing lumbar spinal cord slide sections, they were immunostained with NeuN antisera (1:2,500). Results: The numbers of NeuN immunoreactive neuronsin the electroacupuncture group was increased compared to the control group. The numbers of NeuN immunoreactive neurons on days 14 and 28 day were different (p<0.05), as were the numbers on days 3 and 7 (p<0.01). The pain threshold BBB score for the electroacupuncture group was higher than for controls. Conclusion: The increase in pain threshold, BBB-score and number of NeuN immunoreactive neurons inventral horn motor neurons of spinal cord in rats withnerve dissection showed that electroacupuncture can attenuate pain transduction and increase motor function. Also, NeuN was a good marker for identifying the degree of nerve cell loss after nervous system injury.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.997-1002
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 자성유체의 열-유동 특성을 고찰하기 위하여 밀폐된 정방형관내 자성유체의 열-유동 특성에 관하여 GSMAC법을 이용하여 수치해석적으로 접근하였다. 자성유체의 지배방정식은 자연대류의 연속, 운동량 및 에너지 방정식과 나노자장입자의 자장 및 자화방정식을 추가로 고려하였고 밀폐된 정방형관의 외부에서 가하는 인가자장 세기 및 방향에 따른 자성유체의 온도 및 열전달계수 등의 열전달 특성과 유선 및 등온선도 등의 유동 특성의 변화를 규명하였다. 그 결과, 정방형관내 자장이 수평방향으로 인가될 경우 인가자장 H=-6000에서 평균 Nusselt 수가 0.1592가 되었으며, 자성유체의 열-유동 현상을 인가자장의 세기 및 방향에 따라 제어할 수 있게 되었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.38-43
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• 2005

기질금속단백분해효소-2 (MMP-2)는 기저막과 세포 외 기질의 분해에 작용하여 악성종양의 국소침윤 및 원격전이에 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 본 연구는 수술적인 절제를 시행 받은 제1기 비소세포폐암에서 MMP-2의 활성도를 측정하고 예후인자로서의 의미를 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 빛 방법: 수술 전 방사선 또는 항암제 요법을 시행하지 않은 병리학적 제1기 비소세포폐암 환자 34명을 대상으로 하였다. 폐엽 절제 조직에서 종양 조직과 비종양 조직의 단백질을 각각 추출하여 젤라틴-기질-단백분해효소 분석법을 시행하였다. 결과: MMP-2 활성도는 비종양 조직보다 종양 조직에서 높았다. 종양 조직, 비종양 조직 모두에서 비재발군에 비해 재발군의 MMP-2활성도가 높았으나 비종양 조직에서의 차이가 통계적 유의성이 있었다(p<0.01). 생존율 분석에서도 MMP-2 활성도가 높을 경우 불량한 생존을 보였으며 역시 비종양 조직에서 통계적인 의미가 있었다(p<0.01). 결론: 제1기 비소세포 페암 환자의 절제 폐엽 조직 중 비종양 조직에서의 MMP-2 활성도는 재발 및 생존과 연관성이 있으며 예후 인자로서의 가능성이 있다.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.113-122
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• 2018

Objectives : Alcoholic fatty liver is an early and reversible consequence of excessive alcohol consumption. The initial hepatocyte cell death stimulates subsequent inflammatory responses, leading to further liver injury and fibrosis. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of Injinsaryung-san extract on the alcoholic fatty liver by chronic EtOH administration. Method : Male Sprague Dawley rats were used in this study. All animals were randomly divided into Normal group, treated with saline (n=10); EtOH group, treated with ethanol (n=10); EtOH+IS group, treated with ethanol+Injinsaryung-san extract (n=10). For oral administration of ethanol in Control and Sample group, the ethanol was dissolved in distilled water in concentrations of 25%(v/v). Throughout the experiment of 8 week, the rats were allowed free access to water and standard chow. Sample group were administrated by Injinsaryung-san extract daily for 8 weeks. Results : The levels of hepatic marker such as aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase were altered. Histopathological changes were reduced and the expression of tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$) was markedly attenuated by Injinsaryung-san extract. Conclusion : These data suggest that Injinsaryung-san extract could be effective in protecting the liver from alcoholic fatty liver. The hepatoprotective mechanisms of Injinsaryung-san may be related to attenuation of $TNF-{\alpha}$ protein, as well as to the inhibition of inflammatory response in the liver. Therefore, Injinsaryung-san can be a candidate to protect against alcoholic fatty liver.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.307-311
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• 2001

The activation of NF-$\kappa$B induced by kojic Acid, an inhibitor of tyrosinase for biosynthesis of melanin in melanocytes, was investigated in human transfectant HaCaT and SCC-13 cells. These two keratinocyte cell lines transfected with pNF-$\kappa$B-SEAP-NPT plasmid were used to determine the activation of NF-$\kappa$B. Transfectant cells release the secretory alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) as a transcription reporter in response to the NF-$\kappa$B activity and contain the neomycin phosphotransferase (NPT) gene for the dominant selective marker of geneticin resistance. NF-$\kappa$B activation was measured in the SEAP reporter gene assay using a fluorescence detection method. Kojic Acid showed the inhibition of cellular NF-$\kappa$B activity in both human keratinocyte transfectants. It could also downregulate the ultraviolet ray (UVR)-induced activation of NF-$\kappa$B expression in transfectant HaCaT cells. Moreover, the inhibitory activity of kojic Acid in transfectant HaCaT cells was found to be more potent than known antioxidants, e.g., vitamin C and N~acetyl-L-cysteine. These results indicate that kojic Acid is a potential inhibitor of NF-$\kappa$B activation in human keratinocytes, and suggest the hypothesis that NF-$\kappa$B activation may be involved in kojic Acid induced anti-melanogenic effect.