• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.167-175
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• 2001

Recent studies have shown that cytokines are capable of modulating cardiovascular function and that some drugs used in the treatment of heart failure variably modulate the production of cytokines. Hige- namine, a positive inotropic isoquinoline alkaloid, has been used traditionally as cardiac stimulant, and reported to reduce nitric oxide (NO) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in LPS- and/or cytokine-activated cells in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, we investigated whether higenamine modulates the production of proinflammatory cytokines in myocardial infarction. In addition, effects of higenamine on antioxidant action and antioxidant enzyme expression (MnSOD) were studied. Myocardial infarction (MI) was confirmed by measuring left ventricular (LV) pressure after occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) for 5 weeks in rats. Treatment of higenamine (10 mg/kg/day) reduced infarct size about 35 %, which accompanied by reduction of production TNF-$\alpha$, IL-6, but not IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-1$\beta$ in the myocardium. The expression of TNF-$\alpha$ mRNA in infracted myocardium was significantly reduced by higenamine. Although iNOS mRNA was not detected, nitrotyrosine staining was significantly increased in myocardium of Ml compared to higenamine-treated one, Indicating that peroxynitrite-induced damage is evident in MI. Cytochrome c oxidation by peroxynitrite was concentration-dependently reduced by higenamine, an effect which was almost compatible to glutathion. Higenamine treatment did not affect the expression of MnSOD mRNA in myocardial tissues in MI. Taken together, higenamine may be beneficial in oxidative stress conditions such as ischemic-reperfusion injury and MI due to antioxidant action as well as modulation of cytokines.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.789-798
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 디젤엔진에서 배출되는 질소산화물의 저감을 위한 후처리장치인 LNT(Lean NOx Trap, 흡장형 De-NOx 촉매)의 특성을 파악하였다. 먼저 희박한 배출가스 상태에서의 질소산화물 중 산화질소에 대한 촉매의 기본적인 흡장성능을 알아본 후, 다양한 환원제를 분사하여 인위적으로 배출가스를 농후한 상태를 만들었다. 농후한 상태에서는 희박한 상태에서 촉매 내에 흡장되어 있던 산화질소가 촉매의 환원반응에 의해서 질소로 전환된 후 촉매후단부에서 산화질소 배출농도를 측정하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 LNT(Lean NOx Trap)시편은 실제 디젤 차량에서 사용되는 LNT 촉매로부터 Reactor에 장착될 수 있도록 작은 사이즈로 절단 및 가공된 후, SUS304의 stainless 재질로 재가공 처리한 후에 Micro bench-flow reactor에 장착하였다. 분사된 피드가스성분들은 실제 배출가스의 분위기를 만들기 위해서 각각 3가지의 가열성분, 비가열 성분으로 나누어 분사된다. 이러한 조건들에서 다양한 반응온도와 공간속도를 반응변수로 하여 LNT(Lean NOx Trap)의 흡장성능과 환원제종류에 따른 산화질소의 배출특성을 파악하였다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2015

새로운 항염증 및 미백 소재를 찾기 위해서, 본 연구에서는 6가지 한약재 추출물(유자, 상백피, 오미자, 율무, 당귀, 고삼)을 Streptococcus thermophilus에 의해 발효한 발효분말의 미백 및 항염증 효과를 피부섬유아세포에 대한 피부독성, 산화질소 생성, tyrosinase 활성, 멜라닌 형성의 저해 효과를 측정함으로써 평가하였다. 발효물은 $37^{\circ}C$에서 2일 동안 Streptococcus thermophilus에 의해 발효한 후, 동결건조에 의해 발효분말을 제조하였다. 발효분말은 피부섬유아세포에 대해 $500{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 cytopathic effect reduction 방법을 사용하면서 측정하였을 때 세포독성을 나타내지 않았다. 또한 발효분말은 Griess reagent system을 사용하면서 산화질소 생성에 대한 저해 효과를 나타내었다. 더욱이 발효분말은 tyrosinase 활성에 대한 저해 효과가 농도 의존적으로 나타났다. 발효분말은 배양액으로부터 멜라닌 생성에 대해 유의적인 저해를 나타내었다(p < 0.05). 그러므로 이러한 자료로부터 발효분말은 항염증 및 미백 효과를 갖는 것으로 나타났으며, 화장품을 위한 효과적인 성분으로써 사용가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.15-28
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• 2019

고리 1호기는 원전해체 계획에 따라 영구정지 이후 가능한 한 빠른 시일 내에 원자로냉각재계통의 화학제염을 수행할 계획으로, 계통제염 기술 확보를 위해 한수원에서는 2014년부터 '원전 해체설계를 위한 냉각재계통 및 기기제염 상용기술개발' 연구과제를 통해 화학제염기술을 개발하고 있다. 본 연구를 위해 Lab. 규모 계통제염 공정장치를 제작하였으며, 계통제염 대상의 주요재료인 STS304, 316, 410, Alloy600, SA508을 사용하여 화학제염 공정실험을 수행하였다. 화학제염 공정실험의 목적은 산화-환원공정의 최적시간, 최적제염제 및 공정횟수를 도출하기 위함이다. 화학제염 공정실험은 과망간산-옥살산 기반의 단위공정 및 연속공정 실험, 과망간산+질산-옥살산 기반의 연속공정 실험으로 나누어 수행하였다. 그 결과 단위공정실험을 통해 최적공정 시간인 산화공정 5시간, 환원공정 4시간을 도출하였으며, 연속공정실험을 통해 최적제염제와 공정횟수를 도출하였다. 최적제염제는 산화제의 경우 $200mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 과망간산 + $200mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 질산이고, 환원제는 $2000mg{\cdot}L^{-1}$ 옥살산이며, 공정횟수는 STS304와 SA508의 경우 2 cycle, Alloy600의 경우 3 cycle 이상 수행하는 것이 적절할 것으로 평가되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2000

Natriuretic peptides comprise a family of three structurally related peptides; atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP). The present study was performed to investigate the effect of ANP on the proliferation and activity of ROS17/2.8 and HOS cells which are well-characterized osteoblastic cell lines. ANP dose-dependently decreased the number of ROS17/2.8 and HOS cells after 48-hour treatment. ANP generally increased the alkaline phosphatase activity of ROS17/2.8 and HOS cells after 48 hr treatment, regardless of the fact that basal activity of alkaline phosphatase was much lower in HOS cells compared to that of ROS17/1.8 cells. ANP increased the NBT reduction by ROS17/2.8 and HOS cells. ANP showed the variable but no significant effect on the nitric oxide production by ROS17/2.8 and HOS cells. ROS17/2.8 and HOS cells produced and secreted gelatinase into culture medium, and this enzyme was thought to be the gelatinase A type with the molecular weight determination. The gelatinase activity produced by ROS17/2.8 cells was increased by the treatment of ANP. However, the enzyme activity was not affected by ANP treatment in the HOS cell culture. In summary, ANP decreased the proliferation and increased the alkaline phosphatase activity and NBT reduction of osteoblasts. These results indicate that ANP is one of the important regulators of bone metabolism.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.88-93
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• 2020

Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether Sibseonsan (SSS) is an effective antiinflammatory, anti-wrinkling, and whitening agent. Methods: To determine whether SSS had an anti-inflammatory effect, a murine macrophage cell line was used (RAW 264.7) and production of DPPH, NO, TNF-α, and PGE₂ were measured. To ascertain potential anti-wrinkle effects of SSS in these cells, collagenase and elastase production were measured. To verify whether SSS had a whitening effect, tyrosinase activity and DOPA staining were performed using a melanoma cell line (B16/F10). Results: There was no significant reduction in survival of SSS-treated RAW 264.7 cells, up to 400 ㎍/mL. Free radical scavenging (23.96 ± 1.85%) was observed in RAW 264.7 cells treated with SSS at a concentration of 400 ㎍/mL. The SSS treatment group (400 ㎍/mL) significantly inhibited NO production compared with the LPS stimulated treatment group. The SSS treatment of macrophage cells appeared to reduce production of TNF-α in a concentration dependent manner. There was a significant reduction in the concentration of PGE₂ by about 25% in the SSS treatment (400 ㎍/mL) group (p = 0.05). Compared with the control, the production of collagenase and elastase in B16/F10 cells treated with SSS (400 ㎍/mL) was greater by 26.37% and 45.71%, respectively. The SSS treatment (400 ㎍/mL) group showed a significant reduction by about 17% in tyrosinase production in B16/F10 cells. The SSS treatment group showed little change in DOPA staining. Conclusion: SSS extract may be useful for the treatment and prevention of inflammatory diseases and may have anti-wrinkle and whitening effects. These results may support the use of SSS in clinical practice.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.679-684
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• 2017

Fe/BEA 제올라이트 촉매의 $N_2O/NO$ 동시 환원반응에서 Fe이온을 담지하는 방법이 촉매의 활성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. Fe/BEA 제올라이트 촉매는 함침법과 이온교환법으로 제조되었으며, 제조된 촉매의 성능을 확인하기 위하여 암모니아를 환원제로 사용하는 선택적 촉매 환원 반응을 실시하였다. 그 결과 이온교환 촉매는 함침 촉매보다 높은 NO 및 $N_2O$ 전환율을 나타내었다. 이러한 촉매 활성의 차이를 규명하기 위하여 XRD, $H_2-TPR$, $O_2-TPD$, XPS와 같은 촉매 특성 분석들이 수행되었다. 이온교환 촉매의 활성 증가는 향상된 환원 특성 및 증가된 산소 탈착 속도에 기인한 것으로 판단되며, 이온교환 촉매 제조시 촉매 활성과 관련이 있는 $Fe^{2+}$가 함침 촉매에 비해 약 1.6배 이상 형성되는 것을 XPS 분석을 통하여 확인하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.407-414
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• 1999

능금산법으로 제조된 페롭스카이트형 산화물에서 CO에 의한 NO의 환원반응에 대한 연구를 행하였다. 촉매는 주로 Lanthanoid계 페롭스카이트를 사용하였고, 활성을 증가시키기 위해 A, B site에 Sr, Ba 및 Fe, Mn 등을 치환시켰다. $LaCoO_3$ 촉매에서 A site에 Sr을 일부 치환시키면 NO전환율이 증가하였다. 한편 B site에 Fe나 Mn을 일부 치환시키면 NO의 전환율이 증가하였으나 Fe의 치환량이 커지면 오히려 전환율이 감소하였다. 한편 $La_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}Co_{0.8}Fe_{0.2}O_3 $ 촉매에 $SnO_2$나 $MnO_2$를 혼합하면 촉매활성이 증가하는 상승효과를 보였다. 반응물에 첨가된 물은 촉매활성을 감소시켰으나 촉매에 대한 물의 작용은 어느 정도 가역적이었다. 또한 반응물에 첨가된 이산화황은 NO의 전환율을 감소시켰다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.669-676
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• 2019

Zanthoxylum piperitum D.C. (ZP) peels has been used as a natural spice and herb medicine for hypertension reduction, for strokes, and for its anti-bacterial and anti-oxidant activity. However, the anti-inflammatory mechanisms employed by ZP have yet to be completely understood. In this study, we elucidate the anti-inflammatory mechanism of ZP in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 cells. We evaluated the effects of ZP in LPS-induced levels of inflammatory cytokines, prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂), and caspase-1 using ELISA. The expression levels of inflammatory-related genes, including cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), were assayed by Western blot analysis. We elucidated the effect of ZP on nuclear factor (NF)-κB activation by means of a luciferase activity assay. The findings of this study demonstrated that ZP inhibited the production of inflammatory cytokine and PGE₂ and inhibited the increased levels of COX-2 and iNOS caused by LPS. Additionally, we showed that the anti-inflammatory effect of ZP arises by suppressing the activation of NF-κB and caspase-1 in LPS- induced RAW264.7 cells. These results provide novel insights into the pharmacological actions of ZP as a potential candidate for development of new drugs to treat inflammatory diseases.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식품위생안전성학회 2002년도 춘계학술발표대회 및 심포지움
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• pp.137-137
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• 2002

Several epidemiologidal studies suggested that arsenic exposure was strongly correlated with the development of cardiovascular disease such as hypertension. In order to examine whether arsenic affects vasomotor tone in blood vessels, we investigated the effect of arsenic on agonist-induced vasorelaxation using the isolated rat aortic ring in in vitro organ bath system. Treatment with arsenite inhibited acetylcholine-induced relaxation of aortic rings in a concentration- dependent manner. The inhibitory effects by arsenic were also observed in the relaxation induced by sodium nitroprusside, a NO-donor. Consistent with these findings, the cGMP levels stimulated by acetylcholine in blood vessels were reduced significantly by arsenite treatment. In addition, higher concentration of arsenite decreased the relaxation by 8-Br-cGMP, a cGMP analog, in aortic rings without endothelium. These in vitro results indicated that arsenite that arsenite was capable of suppressing acetylcholine-induced relaxation in blood vessels by inhibiting production of nitric oxide in endothelial cells and by impairing the relaxation machinary in smooth muscle cells. In vivo studies revealed that the reduction of blood pressure by acetylcholine infusion was signigicantly suppressed after arsenite was administered intravenously to rate. These data suggest that vasomotor tone impaired by arsenite exposure may be one of the contrbuting factors in development of cardiovascular disease.