• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1145-1150
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• 2015

Associations of GSTT1, GSTM1 and CYP1A1 gene variants with risk of developing oral cancer were evaluated in this study. A case-control study was conducted in Pashtun population of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan in which 200 hospital based oral cancer cases and 151 population based healthy controls exposed to similar environmental conditions were included. Sociodemographic data were obtained and blood samples were collected with informed consent for analysis. GSTM1 and GSTT1 were analysed through conventional PCR method while specific RT-PCR method was used to detect CYP1A1 polymorphisms. Results were analyzed for conditional logistic regression model by SPSS version 20. The study shows that patients with either GSTM1 or GSTT1 null genotypes have significantly higher risk of oral cancer (adjusted odds (OR): (3.019 (1.861-4.898) and 3.011(1.865-4.862), respectively), which further increased when either one or both null genes were present in combination (adjusted odds (OR): (3.627 (1.981-6.642 and 9.261 (4.495-19.079), respectively). CYP1A1 rs4646903 gene variants individually showed weak association OR: 1.121 (0.717-1.752); however, in the presence of GSTM1 and/or GSTT1 null genotypes further increasing the association (adjusted odds (ORs): 4.576 (2.038-10.273), 5.593 (2.530-12.362) and 16.10 (3.854-67.260 for GSTM/GSTT null and CYP1A1 wild type, GSTM/GSTT either null and CYP1A1 variant alleles, and all 3 gene polymorphisms combinations, respectively). Our findings suggest that presence of GSTM1 and/or GSTT1 null genotypes along with variant alleles of CYP1A1 may be the risk alleles for oral cancer susceptibility in Pashtun population.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1809-1817
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• 2012

Background: Gastric cancer is frequently lethal despite aggressive multimodal therapies, and new treatment approaches are therefore needed. Retinoids are potential candidate drugs: they prevent cell differentiation, proliferation and malignant transformation in gastric cancer cell lines. They interact with nuclear retinoid receptors (the retinoic acid receptors [RARs] and retinoid X receptors [RXRs]), which function as transcription factors, each with three subclasses, ${\alpha}$, ${\beta}$ and ${\gamma}$. At present, little is known about retinoid expression and influence on prognosis in gastric cancers. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the expression of the subtypes RARa, $RAR{\beta}$, $RAR{\gamma}$, RXRa, $RXR{\beta}$, $RXR{\gamma}$ by immunohistochemistry in 147 gastric cancers and 51 normal gastric epithelium tissues for whom clinical follow-up data were available and correlated the results with clinical characteristics. In addition, we quantified the expression of retinoid receptor mRNA using real-time PCR (RT-PCR) in another 6 gastric adenocarcinoma and 3 normal gastric tissues. From 2008 to 2010, 80 patients with gastric cancers were enrolled onto therapy with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA). Results: RARa, $RAR{\beta}$, $RAR{\gamma}$ and $RXR{\gamma}$ positively correlated with each other (p < 0.001) and demonstrated significantly lower levels in the carcinoma tissue sections (p < 0.01), with lower $RAR{\beta}$, $RAR{\gamma}$ and RXRa expression significantly related to advanced stages (p < =0.01). Tumors with poor histopathologic grade had lower levels of RARa and $RAR{\beta}$ in different histological types of gastric carcinoma (p < 0.01). Patients whose tumors exhibited low levels of RARa expression had significantly lower overall survival compared with patients who had higher expression levels of this receptor (p < 0.001, HR=0.42, 95.0% CI 0.24-0.73), and patients undergoing ATRA treatment had significantly longer median survival times (p = 0.007, HR=0.41, 95.0% CI 0.21-0.80). Conclusions: Retinoic acid receptors are frequently expressed in epithelial gastric cancer with a decreased tendency of expression and RARa may be an indicator of a positive prognosis. This study provides a molecular basis for the therapeutic use of retinoids against gastric cancer.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.51-68
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• 2017

Objectives : Oxidative stress due to excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is one of the risk factors for the development of several chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases. Methods : In the present study, we investigated the protective effects of cheongnoemyeongsin-hwan (CNMSH) against oxidative stress‑induced cellular damage and elucidated the underlying mechanisms in neuronal-derived SH-SY5Y cells. Results : Our results revealed that treatment with CNMSH prior to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) exposure significantly increased the SH-SY5Y cell viability, indicating that the exposure of the SH-SY5Y cells to CNMSH conferred a protective effect against oxidative stress. CNMSH also effectively attenuated H2O2‑induced comet tail formation, and decreased the phosphorylation levels of the histone ${\gamma}H2AX$, as well as the number of apoptotic bodies and Annexin V‑positive cells. In addition, CNMSH exhibited scavenging activity against intracellular ROS generation and restored the mitochondria membrane potential (MMP) loss that were induced by H2O2, suggesting that CNMSH prevents H2O2‑induced DNA damage and cell apoptosis. Moreover, H2O2 enhanced the cleavage of caspase-3 and degradation of poly (ADP-ribose)-polymerase, a typical substrate protein of activated caspase-3, as well as DNA fragmentation; however, these events were almost totally reversed by pretreatment with CNMSH. Furthermore, CNMSH increased the levels of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), which is a potent antioxidant enzyme, associated with the induction of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). According to our data, CNMSH is able to protect SH-SY5Y cells from H2O2-induced apoptosis throughout blocking cellular damage related to oxidative stress through a mechanism that would affect ROS elimination and activating Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway. Conclusions : Therefore, we believed that CNMSH may potentially serve as an agent for the treatment and prevention of neurodegenerative diseases caused by oxidative stress.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권8호
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• pp.1208-1213
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• 2016

천연물로부터 당뇨합병증에 효과적인 소재를 개발하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였으며, 울릉도산 마가목 열매의 80% methyl alcohol 추출물의 ethyl acetate 가용부로부터 최종 당화산물 생성 억제능($IC_{50}$; $181.2{\pm}2.8{\mu}g/mL$)을 확인하였다. 효능성분의 동정을 위하여 $C_{18}$ 겔 등을 활용한 column chromatography를 수행하여 3종의 페놀성 화합물을 분리하였고, 각 화합물의 화학구조는 NMR 스펙트럼 데이터 해석 및 표품과의 HPLC 직접 비교를 통하여 neochlorogenic acid(1), cryptochlorogenic acid(2) 및 chlorogenic acid (3)로 동정하였다. 이들 화합물에 대해 최종당화산물 생성억제능을 평가한 결과 neochlorogenic acid(1)가 가장 강한 $167.5{\pm}3.5{\mu}M$의 $IC_{50}$ 값을 나타내었고, cryptochlorogenic acid(2)는 $185.9{\pm}3.7{\mu}M$의 $IC_{50}$ 값을 나타내었다. 또한, 이들 물질에 대해 $ONOO^-$ 소거 활성을 평가한 결과 cryptochlorogenic acid(2)가 가장 강한 라디칼 소거 활성인 $4.0{\pm}0.2{\mu}M$의 $IC_{50}$ 값을 나타내었고, 구조이성질체인 neochlorogenic acid(1)가 $4.5{\pm}0.3{\mu}M$의 $IC_{50}$ 값을 나타내었으며, 이들 활성은 caffeic acid가 결합 양상에 따른 화합물의 구조에 따라 다름이 시사되었다. 향후 이들 활성 물질의 활성 기작에 대한 연구가 필요하며 본 연구 결과는 더욱 우수한 최종당화산물 생성 억제능을 가지는 새로운 선도화합물 발굴을 위한 기초자료로 이용될 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 당뇨합병증 예방 및 치료에 효과적인 천연물질의 상업화를 위한 기초자료로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1633-1642
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• 2017

Objective: Evaluation of exercise effects in racehorses is important in horseracing industry and animal health care. In this study, we compared metabolic patterns between before and after exercise to screen metabolic biomarkers for exercise effects in thoroughbreds. Methods: The concentration of metabolites in muscle, plasma, and urine was measured by $^1H$ nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy analysis and the relative metabolite levels in the three samples were compared between before and after exercise. Subsequently, multivariate data analysis based on the metabolic profiles was performed using orthogonal partial least square discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and variable important plots and t-test was used for basic statistical analysis. Results: From $^1H$ NMR spectroscopy analysis, 35, 25, and 34 metabolites were detected in the muscle, plasma, and urine. Aspartate, betaine, choline, cysteine, ethanol, and threonine were increased over 2-fold in the muscle; propionate and trimethylamine were increased over 2-fold in the plasma; and alanine, glycerol, inosine, lactate, and pyruvate were increased over 2-fold whereas acetoacetate, arginine, citrulline, creatine, glutamine, glutarate, hippurate, lysine, methionine, phenylacetylglycine, taurine, trigonelline, trimethylamine, and trimethylamine N-oxide were decreased below 0.5-fold in the urine. The OPLS-DA showed clear separation of the metabolic patterns before and after exercise in the muscle, plasma, and urine. Statistical analysis showed that after exercise, acetoacetate, arginine, glutamine, hippurate, phenylacetylglycine trimethylamine, trimethylamine N-oxide, and trigonelline were significantly decreased and alanine, glycerol, inosine, lactate, and pyruvate were significantly increased in the urine (p<0.05). Conclusion: In conclusion, we analyzed integrated metabolic patterns in the muscle, plasma, and urine before and after exercise in racehorses. We found changed patterns of metabolites in the muscle, plasma, and urine of racehorses before and after exercise.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2002년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.162-172
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• 2002

Schizosaccharomyces pombe is suited for the study of cytokinesis as it divides by forming a septum in the middle of the cell at the end of mitosis. To enhance our understanding of the cytokinesis, we have carried out a genetic screen for temperature-sensitive S. pombe mutants that show defects in septum formation and cell division. Here we present the isolation and characterization of a new temperature-sensitive mutant, sun1(septum uncontrolled), which undergoes uncontrolled septation during cell division cycle at restrictive temperature $(37^{\circ}C)$. In sun1 mutant, actin ring and septum are positioned at random locations and angles, and nuclear division cycle continues. These observations suggest that the sun] gene product is required for the proper placement of the actin ring as well as precise septation. The sun] mutant is monogenic recessive mutation unlinked to previously known various cdc genes of S. pombe. In a screen for $sunl^+$ gene to complement the sun] mutant, we have cloned a gene, $susl^+$(suppressor of sun1 mutant), that encodes a protein of 689 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence of $susl^+$ gene is similar to the human hMadlp and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mad1p, a component of the spindle checkpoint in eukaryotic cells. The null mutant of $susl^+$ gene grows normally at various temperatures and has the increased sensitivity to anti-microtubule drug, while $susl^+$ mutant shows no sensitivity to microtubule destabilizing drugs. The putative S. pombe Sus1p directly interacts with S. pombe Mad2p in yeast two-hybrid assays. These data suggest that the newly isolated susr gene encodes S. pombe Mad1p and suppresses sun] mutant defective in controlled septation in a cell division cycle.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.700-708
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• 2013

파이로 공정은 고속로와의 연계성과 핵확산 저항성 등의 장점으로 최근 사용후핵연료 관리 이슈 해결과 유용자원 재활용 제고의 목적으로 개발되고 있다. 파이로 공정은 전체적으로 습식과정을 배제하고 고온에서 진행되는 건식 기술들에 바탕을 두고 있다. 전기화학적 이론에 기초한 파이로 공정은 전처리 공정이 필요하며 고온 휘발산화 공정이 전해환원 공정의 전처리 공정으로 개발되고 있다. 다양한 기체 조건들이 고온 휘발산화 공정에 적용가능하며 이 과정에서 Cs의 거동의 이해는 전체 파이로 공정에서 폐기물 특성과 열부하 해석을 위해 중요한 요소이다. 본 연구에서는 Cs-Te-O 시스템에 대해 반응 평형을 기준으로 기체-고체 반응 거동을 해석함으로서 기체조건에 따른 화학성분들의 변화를 계산하였다. $Cs_2TeO_3$와 $Cs_2TeO_4$에 대해 Tpp 도표를 통해 화합물을 선정하였으며 산화분위기에서는 상대적으로 안정적임을 확인하였으며 고온 환원 분위기에서는 Cs와 Te가 모두 휘발 제거될 수 있음을 보였다. 본 연구는 파이로 공정의 첫 화학적 분배가 발생되는 휘발산화 공정에서 Cs 거동을 예측할 수 있는 기초 자료를 제공하였으며 전체 공정의 물질수지 등에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.96-107
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• 2020

본 연구는 방사선사를 대상으로 건강신념모델을 적용하여 방사선사 방사선 방어행위 수행도와의 관련 요인을 규명하고자 하였다. 연구대상은 호남지역 내에 근무하는 방사선사 541명을 대상으로 시행되었다. 자료 분석은 SPSS version 18.0 프로그램을 이용하여 t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, 위계적 다중회귀분석을 하였다. 자료 분석을 실시한 결과는 수정변수에서 교육수준이 높을수록, 일반촬영실 보다는 핵의학검사실 업무 담당자, 신체활동이 많은 경우, 스트레스는 나쁜 경우 보다는 보통인 경우, 방어시설이 좋을수록 방사선 방어행위 수행도가 높았다. 개인의 인지에서 행동계기(β=.292, p<.001), 인지된 심각성(β=.075, p=.010)이 방사선 방어행위 수행도에 영향을 미치는 요인이었다. 행위가능성은 유익성(β=.168, p<.001), 자기효능감(β=.148, p=.007)이 높을수록 방사선 방어행위 수행도가 높았다. 결론적으로 적절한 행동계기가 방어행위에 수행하도록 자극을 줄 수 있는 방어교육을 제공하고, 방사선 방어행위에 있어서 이익을 부각시키는 한편, 높은 수준의 자기효능감을 강화시켜 방어행위 수행도를 높일 필요가 있다. 또한, 방사선에 대한 심각성을 제대로 인지할 수 있도록 관련 정보를 제공하면, 궁극적으로 방사선사의 방사선 방어행위 수행도가 증가할 것이다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2003

초음파 검사 방법은 여러 가지 물질들의 흠집이나 틈새, 그리고 티끌 등을 감지해내는데 널리 쓰이고 있다. 그 중 초음파 신호를 분석하는 절차는 전체의 신호처리 과정에서 아주 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다. 많은 초음파 신호처리와 신호분류의 방법들이 제기 되었는데 그 중 가장 널리 쓰이는 방법은 신호들의 특징 공간상에서 그 특정의 성분들을 추출해내고 그 후 신경망 네트웍을 통한 분류 방법을 이용하여 초음파 신호들을 구별해 내는 방법이다. 이 논문은 기존의 신호 분류 체계와는 다른 대체 신호 분류법을 제시하고 있는데 이것은 최소 평균 제곱 (LMS) 알고리즘을 이용하여 핵 전력 발전소에서 쓰이는 증기 발생기 튜브로부터 감지되어진 초음파 비파괴 검사 신호 (ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation signal) 을 분류해내는데 쓰일 수가 있다 이 초음파 비파괴 검사 신호는 튜브내의 흠집이나 틈새로부터 감지되어진 신호일수도 있고 또는 튜브내의 침전물에 의해서 발생된 신호일 수도 있는데 이 두가지 신호는 매우 유사하기 때문에 반드시 분류를 해내어 침전물에 의한 신호일 경우는 무방하지만 흠집이나 갈라진 틈새에서 나오는 신호일 경우는 더 이상의 오염이나 사고 등을 방지하기 위해 수리 또는 교체 등의 후속 조치로 이어져야 한다. 이러한 절차를 밟기 위하여 증기 발생기 튜브의 내부에서의 초음파 센서로부터 증기 발생기 튜브 사이의 거리를 측정하는데 모델링 기법에 기반한 deconvolution 방법이 제시되었고 여기서 나온 결과가 정리, 분석되었다 이 방법은 space alternating generalized expectation maximization (SAGE) 알고리즘을 이차원 미분 파라미터인 Hessian의 사용으로 인하여 수렴 속도가 빠른 Newton-Raphson 알고리즘과 함께 병행 사용하여 초음파 신호의 초점 도달 시간과 그 크기를 측정하여 초점 도달 거리에 따라 두 종류의 신호를 분류, 차별화 하는 기법이다. 이 알고리즘을 이용한 접근법으로 얻어진 결과가 흠집이나 틈새로부터 나온 신호일 경우와 퇴적물에 의해 나온 신호일 경우로 정리, 분류되었고 적절한 분류 효과를 보인 결과가 이 논문에 제시되었다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.483-494
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• 2009

In order to give basic data to teenager's healthcare, we investigated the food habits according to BMI (Body Mass Index), life style, dietary related self-efficacy and food intake through conducting a research surveying 732 middle school students of the Kwang-ju and Chonnam areas. The results of this study were compared groups in under weight (UW), normal weight (NW), and overweight (OW) groups according to BMI levels. In the male students, height was significantly differently in the UW group as $158.2\pm0.7$ cm compared to other NW and OW groups respectively as $163.7\pm0.6$ cm and $162.6\pm0.7$ cm but in the female students there was no significantly difference within groups. Weight was significantly different between the groups in the male students, whereas there were minor differences in the female students. The average of BMI was $20.7\pm0.1$ on the male students and $20.6\pm0.1$ on the female students which were all within the average, and their obesity was increased as the school grade was higher. Under less than 30,000 won of pocket money was dominating, and most of the students were in a nuclear family. In all male and female students, the inactive hours like watching TV and using computers had no differences between groups. The difference between groups was minor on breakfast time and most of the students thought their problems on unbalanced diet. There was significant difference in the OW group in female students as they thought their problems on unbalanced diets. The frequency of snack was significantly low in the OW group of male students but there were no differences in snack and eating-out food. All students chose fruits as snack food and Korean-style food as eating out food. The OW group in male students were significantly low in the dietary related self-efficacy when they were with their families and feeling depressed but there were no differences in female students between groups. When all students were getting higher BMI, they evaluated themselves badly in their self-dietary habits. Also the more male students had non-physical activity time, the less they had the dietary related self-efficacy and the more female students had physical activity time, the higher they had the dietary related self-efficacy. In conclusion, the OW group had good habits in physical activities for weekends, meal times, frequency of snack consumption but it showed undesirable when they were low in dietary related self-efficacy. Therefore we will provide the systematic nutrition education to them through this study.