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Higher Expression of TRPM7 Channels in Murine Mature B Lymphocytes than Immature Cells

  • Kim, Jin-Kyoung;Ko, Jae-Hong;Nam, Joo-Hyun;Woo, Ji-Eun;Min, Kyeong-Min;Earm, Yung-E;Kim, Sung-Joon
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.69-75
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    • 2005
  • TRPM7, a cation channel protein permeable to various metal ions such as $Mg^{2+}$, is ubiquitously expressed in variety of cells including lymphocytes. The activity of TRPM7 is tightly regulated by intracellular $Mg^{2+}$, thus named $Mg^{2+}$-inhibited cation (MIC) current, and its expression is known to be critical for the viability and proliferation of B lymphocytes. In this study, the level of MIC current was compared between immature (WEHI-231) and mature (Bal-17) B lymphocytes. In both cell types, an intracellular dialysis with $Mg^{2+}$-free solution (140 mM CsCl) induced an outwardly-rectifying MIC current. The peak amplitude of MIC current and the permeability to divalent cation ($Mn^{2+}$) were several fold higher in Bal-17 than WEHI-231. Also, the level of mRNAs for TRPM7, a molecular correspondence of the MIC channel, was significantly higher in Bal-17 cells. The amplitude of MIC was further increased, and the relation between current and voltage became linear under divalent cation-free conditions, demonstrating typical properties of the TRPM7. The stimulation of B cell receptors (BCR) by ligation with antibodies did not change the amplitude of MIC current. Also, increase of extracellular $[Mg^{2+}]_c$ to enhance the $Mg^{2+}$ influx did not affect the BCR ligation-induced death of WEHI-231 cells. Although the level of TRPM7 was not directly related with the cell death of immature B cells, the remarkable difference of TRPM7 might indicate a fundamental change in the permeability to divalent cations during the development of B cells.

Effect of $B_2O_3$ Addition on $(Zn_{0.8}Mg_{0.2})TiO_3$ Microwave Ceramics ($B_2O_3$의 첨가가 $(Zn_{0.8}Mg_{0.2})TiO_3$ 마이크로파 세라믹스에 미치는 영향)

  • Sim, Woo-Sung;Bang, Jae-Cheol
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.07b
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    • pp.677-680
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    • 2003
  • The effect of $B_2O_3$ addition on the sintering behavior and microwave dielectric properties of $(Zn_{0.8}Mg_{0.2})TiO_3$ ceramic system were investigated. Highly dense samples were obtained at the sintering temperatures below $900^{\circ}C$. Temperature coefficient of resonance frequency(${\tau}_f$) changes to a positive value with increasing the amount of $B_2O_3$ because of the increased amount of rutile phase. The $Q{\times}f_o$ values were determined by the microstructures and sintering shrinkages which are affected by the rutile or second phase. When 6.19 mol.% of $B_2O_3$ added and sintered at $900^{\circ}C$ for 5h, it exhibits ${\epsilon}_r$ =23.5, $Q{\times}f_o$= 67,500 GHz, and ${\tau}f=-1.42ppm/^{\circ}C$.

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Deposition of $MgB_2$ Thin Films on Alumina-Buffered Si Substrates by using Hybrid Physical-Chemical Vapor Deposition Method (혼성물리화학기상 증착법에 의한 알루미나 완충층을 가진 실리콘 기판 위의 $MgB_2$ 박막제조에 대한 연구)

  • Lee, T.G.;Park, S.W.;Seong, W.K.;Huh, J.Y.;Jung, S.G.;Lee, B.K.;An, K.S.;Kang, W.N.
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.177-182
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    • 2008
  • [ $MgB_2$ ] thin films were fabricated using hybrid physical-chemical vapor deposition (HPCVD) method on silicon substrates with buffers of alumina grown by using atomic layer deposition method. The growth war in a range of temperatures $500\;{\sim}\;600^{\circ}C$ and under the reactor pressures of $25\;{\sim}\;50\;Torr$. There are some interfacial reactions in the as-grown films with impurities of mostly $Mg_2Si$, $MgAl_2O_4$, and other phases. The $T_c$'s of $MgB_2$ films were observed to be as high as 39 K, but the transition widths were increased with growth temperatures. The magnetization was measured as a function of temperature down to the temperature of 5 K, but the complete Meissner effect was not observed, which shows that the granular nature of weak links is prevailing. The formation of mostly $Mg_2Si$ impurity in HPCVD process is discussed, considering the diffusion and reaction of Mg vapor with silicon substrates.

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The Chemical Components of Korean Rice Germ (국산 쌀배아의 이화학적 성분)

  • Choi, One-Kyun;Yun, Seung-Kil;Hwang, Seong-Yun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.253-258
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    • 2000
  • The chemical components of Korean rice germ were analyzed. Proximate compositions of rice germ were as follows; crude lipid 21.18%, crude protein 16.50%, crude fiber 2.95%, crude ash 6.23% and carbohydrate 44.45%. Free sugar compositions were as follows; fructose 50.20mg/100g, glucose 68.80mg/100g, maltose 569.00mg/100g. Major amino acids of rice germ are glutamic acid (1920.9mg/100g), arginine (1503.7mg/100g), aspartic acid(1208.7mg/100g) and leucine (1039.7mg/100g). Fatty acid compositions of rice germ lipid extracted by chloroform-methanol (2:1) were palmitic (22.2%), linoleic acid (38.9%), oleic acid (24.7%) and palmitic acid (22.2%). Mineral elements were phosphorus (1766.22mg/100g) and potassium (1217.80mg/100g). Vitamins were composed of Vit E (11.96mg/100g) Vit B1 (5.69mg/100g) and niacin (2.96mg/100g). 16 flavonoids and 9 phenolic acids in rice germ were not detected. Above the chemical components of rice germ were compared with that of rice endosperm and wheat germ.

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Effects of the post-annealing temperature on the properties of $MgB_2$ thin films ­ (가열냉각 온도에 따른 $MgB_2$ 박막의 특성변화)

  • Hyeong-Jin Kim;W. N. Kang;Eun-Mi Choi;Sung-Ik Lee
    • Progress in Superconductivity
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.45-48
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    • 2001
  • We have fabricated $MgB_2$thin films on (1 1 02)$ A1_2$$O_3$substrates by using a two-step method. Amorphous B thin films were deposited by a pulsed laser deposition technique and sintered in Mg vapor at various temperatures from 800 to $950^{\circ}C$. Superconducting properties of the thin films were investigated by temperature dependences of magnetization and critical current density. Structural studies were carried out by an x-ray diffraction and a scanning electron microscope. The films fabricated at $900^{\circ}C$ showed the highest transition temperature of 39 K and critical current density of ~$10^{7}$ A/$\textrm{cm}^2$ at 15 K.

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Structural and Microwave Dielectric Properties of the $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb) Ceramics with Sintering Temperature (소결온도에 따른 $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb)세라믹스의 구조 및 마이크로파 유전특성)

  • Lee, Sung-Jun;Kim, Jae-Sik;Lee, Sung-Gap;Lee, Young-Hie
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.56 no.3
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    • pp.556-560
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    • 2007
  • In this study, both structural and microwave dielectric properties of the $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb) cation-deficient perovskite ceramics with sintering temperature were investigated. All sample of the $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb) ceramics were prepared by the conventional mixed oxide method and sintered at $1400^{\circ}C{\sim}1500^{\circ}C$. The bulk density and quality factor of the $Mg_5B_4O_{15}$ (B=Ta, Nb) ceramics were increased with increasing sinterning temperature in the range of $1400^{\circ}C{\sim}1450^{\circ}C$, but these were decreased the sintering temperature of above $1450^{\circ}C$. The dielectric constant of the $Mg_5Ta_4O_{15}$ ceramics was increased continuously with increasing sintering temperature. And the dielectric constant of the $Mg_5Nb_4O_{15}$ ceramics was increased in as the sintering temperature increasesfrom $1400^{\circ}C{\sim}1450^{\circ}C$ but was decreased at the temperatures above $1475^{\circ}C$. In the case of the $Mg_5Ta_4O_{15}\;and\;Mg_5Nb_4O_{15}$ ceramics sintered at $1450^{\circ}C$ for 5h, the dielectric constant, quality factor, and temperature coefficient of the resonant frequency (TCRF) were 8.2, 259,473 GHz, $-10.91ppm/^{\circ}C$ and 14, 37,350 GHz, $-52.3ppm/^{\circ}C$, respectively.

Studies on Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni M (II) -Sweetening of Cocoa and Ginger tea with Stevioside-sucrose Mixtures- (Stevia의 식품이용(食品利用)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) (제 II 보(第 II 報)) -Cocoa 및 생강차(生姜茶)에 대(對)한 천연감미료(天然甘味料) Stevioside의 서당대체(庶糖代替), 병용효과(倂用效果)-)

  • Lee, Young-Soon;Kim, Kwang-Ho;Kim, Hyun-Oh
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.77-82
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    • 1979
  • The purpose of this study was to search for a mixture of stevioside and sucrose, the sweetness of which in soft drink such as cocoa and ginger tea were almost equal the sweetness of commomly used 7% sucrose in the drinks. Results obtained by the present experiment were as fellows: 1) Mixture of 50% stevioside 40mg (0.04%) (A) and 2.0% sucrose, 95% stevioside 40mg (0.04%) (B) and 1.0% sucrose, and 50% and 95% stevioside 60mg (0.06%) (A,B) respectively, the sweetness of which in ginger tea corresponded to that of reference in the drink. 2) Mixture of 50% stevioside 40mg (0.04%) (A) and 2.0% sucrose, 95% stevioside 20mg (0.02%) (B) and 2.0% sucrose, and 50% stevioside 40-60mg (0.04-0.06%) (A) and 95% stevioside 40-60mg (0.04-0.05%) (B), the sweetness of which in cocoa is equal to that of standard sucrose in the drink. 3) The mixture contains low energe, and also the after-taste of stevioside was not detected in the above drinks.

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Coated Wire Lead(Ⅱ) Ion-Selective Electrodes based on Crown Ethers (Crown Ether를 이용한 탐침형 납 이온선택성 전극)

  • Jang, Mi Kyeong;Ha, Kwang Soo;Seo, Moo Lyong
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.41 no.7
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    • pp.337-342
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    • 1997
  • Acryloylmethylbenzo-15-crown-5 was prepared from the reaction of 4'-hydroxymethylbenzo-15-crown-5 with acryloyl chloride. And, poly(acryloylmethylbenzo-15-crown-5) [poly(AMB15C5)] was synthesized by radical polymerization using AIBN as initiator in benzene. Coated wire lead(II) ion-selective electrodes ($Pb^{2+}$-CWISEs) using either poly(AMB15C5) or B15C5 as neutral carrier were prepared, respectively. $Pb^{2+}$-CWISEs gave linear responses with slopes of 28$\pm$ 1mV per decade within the concentration range of $10^{-5} M{\sim}10^{-1}$ M, respectively. Also, the detection limits were $10^{-6}$ M and response times were either 3 or 5 min. for B15C5 and poly(AMB15C5), respectively. $Pb^{2+}$-CWISE base on B15C5 was rather unstable than poly(AMB15C5)'s due to solubility of the B15C5 in water. The selectivity coefficients of a variety of interfering ions such as $Mg^{2+},\; Ca^{2+},\; Co^{2+},\; Ni^{2+},\; Cu^{2+},\; Zn^{2+}$ and $Cd^{2+}$ were small ($10^{-4}{\sim}10^{-5}$), while those of $Na^+$ and $K^+$ were large (0.1∼0.01). In addition, the electrode responses depended upon the pH of test solution and the composition of the membrane. In the range pH 3∼6 of test solution, potentials of Pb2+-CWISEs were hardly changed. The optimal contents of B15C5 and poly(AMB15C5) were 7.7 wt% and 13.1 wt%, respectively.

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Effect of bST Co-Treatment with FSH on Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Oocyte Retrieval(TVR) in Calves (송아지 난소에서 초음파 유도에 의한 한우의 미성숙난자 채취시에 bST-FSH 처리효과에 관한 연구)

  • 이병천;이강남;김남렬;황우석
    • Journal of Embryo Transfer
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.103-109
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    • 1996
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of recombinant bovine somatotropin (bST; Boostin-S, LG Chem) treatment with FSH (Super OV) or PMSG on superovulatory response for transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval (TVR) in calves. Eight Korean Native Cattle(KNC) heifer calves; 150 to 240 days old; were randomly assigned to four treatment groups: 1) FSH(75 mg); 2) FSH (75 mg) + bST(500mg) 3) PMSG(1;000 IU); 4) PMSG(1, 000 IU) + bST(500 mg). Experimental calves in group 1 (n=2) and 2(n=2) were weekly superovulated for 4 consecutive weeks with daily injection of FSH for 3days and the next day subjected to TVR session. Animals in group 3 (n=2) and 4(n=2) were weekly stimulated for 4 consecutive weeks with a single dose of 1, 000 IU PMSG. TVR was performed on 72 hours after PMSG injection. Calves in group 2 and 4 was received injection of 500 mg of bST every 10 days. At each TVR session, follicle number and size were recorded; the oocytes collected and graded according to cumulus and cytoplasm investment. Collected oocyte were determined viable oocyte according to morphological quality with granulation of oocyte and number and status of cumlulus cells. IVM and IVF were performed and assessed cleavage rate on day 3 after fertilization. A Sonovet 600(Medison, Co., Ltd) realtime ultrasound scanner with a 6.5 MHz convex transducer, fixed at the tip of 500 mm estended handle equipped with a needle guide was used in collecting oocyte. Differences between groups were analysed by chi-square test. The population of large follicle ($\geq$5 nun) and aspiration rate were not significant different among the 4 groups. But, the number of small follicles (<5 mm) and aspirated oocyte in the KNC calves treated with bST were 1.3~1.6 times higher than in KNC calves treat with FSH or PMSG alone. In conclusion, the administration of bST with FSH or PMSG at superovulation for TVR in calves was increase the nurnber of small follicle which was influenced the number of aspiratable follicle.

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