• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.559-565
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• 2004

Total magnetic field measurements were performed to study paleomagnetism of three seamounts (OSM7, OSM8-1, and OSM8-2) to the northwest of the Marshall Islands in the western Pacific. The study area is located at the Ogasawara Fracture Zone which is a boundary between the Pigafetta and East Mariana basins. The magnetic parameters and paleopoles of three seamounts were derived from inversion of the measured magnetic field. The goodness-of-fit ratio of OSM7 is too low to be included to the estimation of parameters. The complex magnetic anomalies of center, scarcity of flank rift zones and steep slope at OSM7 suggest that the multiple intrusions of magma converge into the center of volcanic edifice. Inclination calculated from the magnetic anomalies of OSM8-1 and OSM8-2 is $-41.2^{\circ}$, and the paleolatitude calculated from the inclination is $23.6^{\circ}S$. The corresponding paleopoles for OSM8-1 and OSM8-2 are $(24^{\circ}42'W,\;48^{\circ}54'N)\;and\;(18^{\circ}18'W,\;48^{\circ}30'N)$, respectively. In comparison with the apparent polar wander path (APWP) of the Pacific plate, the paleopoles are close to 129-Ma pole. The paleopoles and paleolatitudes of OSM8-1 and OSM8-2 suggest that they were formed at similar time and location. The seamounts have drifted northward about $41^{\circ}$ from the paleolatitude to present latitude of seamounts.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2008

Purpose: Oncostatin M(OSM) is a multifunctional cytokine that belongs to the interleukin(IL)-6 family. Although there have been a number of studies that focused on the role and mechanism of OSM in various organs and tissues, there are few reports on its effect on wound healing. The final purpose of this project is to evaluate the effect of OSM on wound healing. This pilot study was designed to investigate the effect of OSM on proliferation and matrix synthesis of human dermal fibroblasts, which are the major components of the wound healing. Methods: Excess skin that was obtained from patients who underwent skin grafts, was used for this study. From this material, fibroblasts were isolated and cultured. The cultured fibroblasts were treated with one of four concentrations of OSM. The OSM concentrations used were 0, 50, 100, and 200 ng/ml, respectively. After the OSM treatment, cell proliferation was determined by the MTT assay, collagen synthesis by the C1CP method, GAG levels by the Blyscan Dye method. The parameter levels of each group were compared. Results: OSM treatment increased all the components tested in the study. In particular, cell proliferation, GAG synthesis demonstrated statistically significant increases(p<0.05 in the Mann-Whitney U-test). The highest increase in all the components was obtained at a 100 ng/ml concentration of OSM.Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that OSM stimulates proliferation and matrix synthesis of human dermal fibroblast and the optimal concentration for wound healing is 100 ng/mL.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.747-752
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• 2013

Oncostatin M (OSM) is a multifunctional cellular regulator acting on a wide variety of cells, which has potential roles in the regulation of gene activation, cell survival, proliferation and differentiation. Previous studies have shown that OSM can induce morphological and/or functional differentiation and maturation of many tumor cells. However, the action of OSM on the induction of differentiation of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has not been reported. Here, we investigated the effects of different concentrations of OSM on human HCC cell line SMMC-7721 growth, proliferation, cell cycling, apoptosis and differentiation in vitro. Cell growth was determined via MTT assay, proliferation by cell cycle analysis, apoptosis by flow cytometry, morphology by transmission electronic microscopy, and cell function by detection of biochemical markers. Our results demonstrated that OSM strongly inhibited the growth of SMMC-7721 cells in a dose-dependent manner, associated with decreased clonogenicity. Cell cycle analysis revealed a decreased proportion of cells in S phase, with arrest at G0/G1. The apotosis rate was increased after OSM treatment compared to the control. These changes were associated with striking changes in cellular morphology, toward a more mature hepatic phenotype, accompanied by significant reduction of the expression of AFP and specific activity of ${\gamma}$-GT, with remarkable increase in secretion of albumin and ALP activity. Taken together, our findings indicate that OSM could induce the differentiation and reduce cell viability of SMMC-7721 cells, suggesting that differentiation therapy with OSM offers the opportunity for therapeutic intervention in HCC.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.203-212
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• 2020

Promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene, through alternative splicing of its C-terminal region, generates several PML isoforms that interact with specific partners and perform distinct functions. The PML protein is a tumor suppressor that plays an important role by interacting with various proteins. Herein, we investigated the effect of the PML isoforms on oncostatin M (OSM)-induced signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3) transcriptional activity. PML influenced OSM-induced STAT-3 activity in a cell type-specific manner, which was dependent on the p53 status of the cells but regardless of PML isoform. Interestingly, overexpression of PML exerted opposite effects on OSM-induced STAT-3 activity in p53 wild-type and mutant cells. Specifically, overexpression of PML in the cell lines bearing wild-type p53 (NIH3T3 and U87-MG cells) decreased OSM-induced STAT-3 transcriptional activity, whereas overexpression of PML increased OSM-induced STAT-3 transcriptional activity in mutant p53-bearing cell lines (HEK293T and U251-MG cells). When wild-type p53 cells were co-transfected with PML-IV and R273H-p53 mutant, OSM-mediated STAT-3 transcriptional activity was significantly enhanced, compared to that of cells which were transfected with PML-IV alone; however, when cells bearing mutant p53 were co-transfected with PML-IV and wild-type p53, OSM-induced STAT-3 transcriptional activity was significantly decreased, compared to that of transfected cells with PML-IV alone. In conclusion, PML acts together with wild-type or mutant p53 and influences OSM-mediated STAT-3 activity in a negative or positive manner, resulting in the aberrant activation of STAT-3 in cancer cells bearing mutant p53 probably might occur through the interaction of mutant p53 with PML.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 1996

본 연구는 배양액의 삼투압과 비타민이 체외 배발생에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 소의 미성숙 난포란을 체외성숙 및 수정 후 무단백 한정배양액에서 체외배양하였다. 0.35mM phosphate와 19종 아미노산이 포함된 무단백 한정배양액의 삼투압을 NaCl농도에 의하여 달리하였을 때 소 수정란의 발생능력은 265mOsm과 290mOsm에서 유의적으로 증가하였다(p<0.05). 수정 후 120시간에 5.56mM포도당이 포함된 새로운 배양액에서 배발생을 계속시켰을 때 상실배는 290mOsm과 315mOsm에서 유의적으로 증가하였으며, 배반포는 290mOsm배양액에서 유의적으로 증가하였다. Glutamine과 아미노산이 첨가된 배양액에서 비타민은 소수정란의 발생에 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.297-304
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• 1987

A study was carried out to find out the relationship between arginine vasopressin (AVP) release and plasma osmolality in 15 young men (age: 21.4 yr). After an overnight fasting, wale. (20 ml/kg) was imbibed, and venous blood and urine samples were collected every 30 min for 90 min. then 5% saline was infused (0.06 ml/min/kg) for 120 min. AVP was extracted on Sep-Pak column and measured by radioimmunoassay. Under basal condition, plasma osmolality (pOsm), AVP (pAVP) and aldosterone (pAldo) levels were 286.5 mOsm/kg, 1.1 pg/ml, and 140 pg/ml, respectively. pAVP became undetectable during maximum water diuresis, and increased in response to hypertonic saline infusion. pAVP level began to increase when pOsm was above 280 mOsm/kg. Changes in urinary AVP excretion (uAVP) was parallel to pAVP levels. The fall in pAVP was followed by a decrease in uAVP, uOsm and an increase in free water clearance, while the later rise in pAVP was followed by an increase in uAVP, uOsm and a decrease in free water clearance. When pooling all data together, relationships between pAVP and pOsm, and uAVP and uOsm were best expressed by an exponential relationship (r=0.78, 0.86, respectively). pAldo level decreased to 71 pg/ml after water ingestion, and decreased further to 30 pg/ml 2 hr after 5% saline infusion. Even at the same pNa, pAldo level during dehydration state was significantly higher than during hydration state. Negative exponential relation (r=-0.59) was observed between pAldo and pNa. Response to change in body fluid volume was greater in aldosterone than in AVP release.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.975-984
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• 2005

본 연구는 유기태 셀레늄 급여가 한우의 생산성에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위하여 유기태 셀레늄 혼합제의 첨가량을 달리하여 비육말기 거세한우에 급여하였을 때 나타나는 성장, 육질, 체내 셀레늄 분포 및 경제성을 분석 평가하고자 실시하였다. 총 45두의 비육후기 거세한우를 유기태 셀레늄 혼합제 급여 수준에 따라 15 두씩 3개의 시험구에 임의배치 하고 사료 건물 중 셀레늄 함량을 0.5ppm 수준이 되도록 유기셀레늄 혼합제를 급여한 시험구(0.5ppm OSM구), 1.0ppm 수준으로 처리한 시험구(1.0ppm OSM구) 및 대조구(혼합제 무첨가 관행사육구)로 나누어 4개월간 사양시험을 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 3개의 시험구간 총 증체량, 일일 증체량 및 사료 섭취량의 통계적 유의성은 없었다(p>0.05). 도체중량, 배최장근면적, 등지방두께, 육량지수, 육색지수, 지방색, 연도, 성숙도 등에서도 시험구간 유의적 차이가 인정되지 않았다(p>0.05). 그러나 상대적으로 유기태 셀레늄과 함께 미생물 제제가 많이 공급된 1.0ppm OSM 구에서 사료효율(사료요구량과 증체당 TDN), 도체등급 및 육질등급이 다른 시험구보다 좋은 성적을 나타냈다. 각 조직의 셀레늄은 유기태 셀레늄 급여에 의해 함량이 증가되었는데 0.5ppm OSM 구에서는 간과 우둔 그리고 1.0ppm OSM 구에서는 신장, 간, 등심 및 우둔의 셀레늄함량이 대조구보다 높았다(p<0.05). 조직 내 셀레늄 함량은 전반적으로 1.0ppm OSM 구에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 각 조직간 셀레늄 함량은 신장, 간, 등심 그리고 우둔 순으로 높았다. 사양시험 종료시 도체 경락가를 기초로 경제성을 평가하였을 때 1.0ppm OSM 구가 대조구에 비하여 수익성이 5.5% 정도 높았다. 결론적으로, 유기셀레늄 혼합제의 급여와 급여수준은 사료섭취량, 증체량 그리고 도체특성에 큰 영향을 주지 않았지만 각 조직의 셀레늄 함량을 증가시켰다. 또한 유기셀레늄 혼합제를 1.0ppm 수준으로 사용하였을 때 육우 판매수입이 증가하였다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.251-258
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• 2003

Optical Switching Matrix (OSM) or Optical Multistage Interconnection Networks (OMINs) comprising photonic switches have been studied extensively as important interconnecting blocks for Optical Cross Connects (OXC) based on Optical Burst Switching (OBS). A basic element of photonic switching networks is a 2$\times$2 directional coupler with two inputs and two outputs. This paper is concerned with the diagnosis of multiple crosstalk-faults in OSM. As the network size becomes larger in these days, the conventional diagnosis methods based on tests and simulation become inefficient, or even more impractical. We propose a simple and easily implementable algorithm for detection and isolation of the multiple crosstalk-faults in OSM. Specifically. we develop an algorithm for isolation of the source fault in switching elements whenever the multiple crosstalk-faults arc detected in OSM. The proposed algorithm is illustrated by an example of 16$\times$16 OSM.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.355-359
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• 2008

Purpose: Oncostatin M(OSM) has been known as a role in fibrosis and anti-inflammatory effects of various organs and tissues. Although there have been a number of studies which are focused on the roles and mechanisms of OSM, there are few reports on its effects in chronic wound healing. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of OSM in wound healing activities of dermal fibroblasts of chronic wound in vitro. In particular, this study is focused on cell proliferation and synthesis of collagen and glycosaminoglycan(GAG), which are the major components of the extracellular matrices, of diabetic fibroblasts. Methods: Fibroblasts were isolated from excess skin that was obtained from diabetic foot ulcer patients who underwent debridement. The isolated fibroblasts were cultivated in presence of OSM(100 ng/mL). Cell proliferation, collagen synthesis and GAG levels were compared. Results: All the components tested in this study increased in OSM treatment group. In particular, collagen and GAG synthesis demonstrated statistically significant increases(p<0.05 in the Mann-Whitney U-test). Conclusion: These results indicate that OSM increases wound healing activities of dermal fibroblasts of chronic wound in vitro.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1716-1721
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• 2006

The present study was conducted to observe the effect of osmolality of glycerolated TEST-yolk glycerol extenders on post-thawing sperm kinematics of ram spermatozoa of the native Malpura breed maintained in a semi-arid tropical environment. Good quality semen obtained from adult rams was pooled, split and diluted to 1,000 million spermatozoa per ml in complete TEST-yolk-glycerol extenders of 900, 1,200, 1,500 and 1,800 mOsm/kg osmolality. Diluted semen samples were loaded in 0.25 ml straws and cooled down to $-125^{\circ}C$ freezing temperature at the rate of $-25^{\circ}C$ per minute under controlled conditions before plunging into liquid nitrogen for storage. The thawing of straws was performed at $50^{\circ}C$ in a water bath for 10 seconds and sperm kinematics of the frozen-thawed spermatozoa were assessed by a computer-assisted sperm analysis technique. Osmolality of diluent had no significant effect on post-thawing % motility, % rapid, % medium and % slow moving frozen-thawed spermatozoa but significantly (p< 0.05) affected the % linearity and % straightness. The post-thawing % motility and % rapid motile spermatozoa were highest in samples extended in diluent of 1,500 mOsm/kg osmolality and lowest in 900 mOsm/kg. The curvilinear velocity of spermatozoa was significantly (p<0.05) higher for samples extended in 1,800 mOsm/kg, compared to those in 900 and 1,200 mOsm/kg, but the effect was not significantly different to those extended in diluent of 1,500 mOsm/kg osmolality. The study indicated that ram spermatozoa could tolerate a wide osmolality range for dilution in the complete TEST-yolk-glycerol extender for their cryosurvival. The highest recovery of motile spermatozoa following thawing was achieved in samples extended in the TEST-yolk-glycerol diluent of 1,500 mOsm/kg osmolality.