• 한방비만학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2024

Objectives: Ephedrae herba (EH) and Coicis semen (CS) has been frequently prescribed for the treatment of obesity. However, effects of combinational extracts of these two herbs on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of EH and CS on lipid accumulation and glucose absorption in free fatty acids (FFAs) or palmitic acid (PA)-treated HepG2 cells. Methods: Five samples of EH and CS were extracted by combination ratios (S1=0:100, S2=25:75, S3=50:50, S4=75:25, S5=100:0). Oil Red O staining was used to measure lipid accumulation in FFAs-induced steatosis cells. Intracellular triglycerides and total cholesterol levels were measured in FFAs-induced steatotic HepG2 cells. In PA-treated cells, intracellular 2-NBDG was detected using a fluorescence microplate reader and flow cytometry. Phosphorylation of key metabolism-related factors of AMP-activated protein kinase and acetyl-CoA carboxylase, expression of key lipid synthesis-related factors carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 alpha (CPT1α), sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) and CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPα) were confirmed by western blot. Results: Treatment of EH-CS combination in the FFAs-induced steatotic HepG2 cells significantly reduced lipid accumulation. As the relative ratio of Ephedrae herba increased, the lipid-lowering effects of the combination were increased. However, S1 and S5 of Ephedrae herba and Coicis semen did not significantly reduce triglycerides and total cholesterol induced by FFAs. However, the combination of Ephedrae herba and Coicis semen restored glucose absorption in PA-induced HepG2 cells. Major makers of SREBP1, PPARγ, C/EBPα, and CPT1α expression tended to decrease with EH ratio. Conclusions: The EH-CS combination has advantages over sole EH and CS extracts in improving lipid and glucose metabolism in liver steatosis models.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.1305-1313
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• 2006

Five male dairy goats (Saanen), 4.6 month old with a body weight of 21.4 ($SD{\pm}1.6$) kg, were used to examine 5 dietary urea treatments in a $5{\times}5$ Latin Square experimental design. The five levels of urea were 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 g urea/kg DM of steam-treated oil palm fronds (OPF) and dry matter intake tended (p>0.05) to increase with increasing urea supplementation up to 30 g/kg OPF (77.7 g/kg $BW^{0.75}$), but decreased (p<0.05) with 40 and 50 g urea/kg OPF (67.4 and 63.7 g/kg BW0.75, respectively) supplementation. Similarly, dry matter, organic matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber and hemicellulose digestibilities increased (p<0.05) with the addition of urea to 30 g/kg OPF but thereafter decreased (p<0.05) with 40 and 50 g/kg OPF. Ruminal pH, ruminal $NH_3$-N concentration and plasma urea concentration increased linearly (p<0.01) and quadratically (p<0.01) as a consequence of addition of urea to the diet. Excretion of total purine derivatives (PD) by goats fed 30 g of urea/kg OPF was highest (p<0.05) followed by goats fed 20, 40, 10 and 50 g of urea/kg OPF. Microbial N (g N/day) and efficiency of microbial N supply expressed as g N/kg organic matter apparently digested in the rumen were higher (p<0.05) in goats fed 30 g of urea/kg OPF (5.5 g N/day and 22.0 g N/kg DOMR, respectively) than in goats on 10 and 50 g of urea/kg OPF treatments. However, the former did not differ from goats fed 20 g of urea/kg OPF (3.9 g N/day and 16.6 g N/kg DMOR, respectively). Ruminal VFA concentration, protein/energy ratio, N absorption and N retention increased (p<0.05) with the addition of urea to the diet up to 30 g/kg OPF but decreased (p<0.05) with 40 and 50 g/kg OPF. This implies that the optimal level of urea supplementation in an OPF based diet was about 30 g urea/kg OPF.

• 분석과학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.79-87
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• 1998

최근의 소비자들은 waterproof 기능을 가진 광범위한 UV 차단 제품을 선호하며, 피부 안전성에도 많은 관심을 가지고 있다. NR method로 세포 자극성(in-vitro)을 실험한 결과, UV-B의 자외선 차단제들은 0.08 w/v% 이상에서 세포의 생존율이 떨어졌고, UV-A의 자외선 차단제들은 0.06 w/v% 이상에서 세포의 생존율이 떨어졌다. 무기 자외선 차단제들의 patch-test는 각각 10.5와 11.25 이하로 피부에 자극성은 없었다. UV 흡수 곡선, UV-B는 octyl methoxycinnamate(OMC), UV-A는 butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane(BMDM) 가장 적합하였다. 따라서, 유기 자외선 차단제는 OMC와 BMDM이 nylon과 polyethylene에 코팅된 원료인 $Nylonpoly^{TM}$ UVA/UVB을 사용하였다. 무기 자외선 차단제는 zinc oxide(ZnO)와 titanium dioxide($TiO_2$)를 사용하였다. ZnO와 $TiO_2$의 혼합 비율은 6:4가 적당하였다. 총 UV차단제의 함량은 ZnO 6%, $TiO_2$ 4%와 $Nylonpoly^{TM}$ UVA/UVB 5%를 썬 스크린 크림에 혼합하였다. In-vi-tro의 SPF값은 38.9이었다. 응용으로, 동일 함량을 넣은 O/W type과 W/S type의 썬 스크린 크림을 만들어 시간 경과에 따른 SPF를 측정한 결과, SPF가 O/W type보다 W/S type이 5배 이상 오래 지속되었다. 이것은 해수욕, 등산, 스키를 탈 경우에 효과적이다. 본 연구는 자외선 차단제의 피부 트러블을 최소화하고자 하였으며, 매끄러움성, 피부 안전성과 자외선 차단 효과가 우수한 화장품이라고 생각되어진다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2018

유기질비료를 농경지 투입 시 적정한 사용량을 결정하는데 질소전량, 인산전량, 칼리전량 등 비료품질 특성은 매우 중요한 영향인자이다. 유기질비료의 품질특성을 분석하고자 시중에 유통되는 유기질비료 320점을 조사하였다. 유기질비료의 질소전량, 인산전량, 칼리전량 함량은 각각 4.9, 2.8, 1.7%로 나타났다. 유기물, 염분농도, 수분의 평균함량은 혼합유박에서 각각 77.0%, 11.5%, 0.3% 이었고, 혼합유기질비료에서 각각 72.3%, 11.7%, 0.5%으로 비종간에 유사하게 나타났다. 그리고 수은, 크롬, 구리, 니켈, 아연함량은 비료공정규격에서 제시된 기준치 미만으로 검출되어 공정규격에 적합한 것으로 조사되었다. 그리고, 작물의 균형적인 양분의 흡수를 촉진하기 위해서 유기질비료 중에서 비료성분함량이 가장 낮은 총칼리 성분함량을 작물의 비료요구량 비율에 맞도록 조절이 필요하며, 평균적으로 3.2%까지 증가할 필요가 있다고 판단된다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2013

경피흡수 증진의 수단으로 나노에멀젼의 화장품 응용이 관심의 대상이 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 저에너지 유화법으로 제조된 나노에멀젼 구성 원료들의 조성을 달리하여 안정성을 확인해 보고자 하였다. 시간 경과에 따른 나노에멀젼의 입자 크기 측정을 통한 안정성 실험 결과, 폴리올을 수상에 첨가한 경우 에탄올상 첨가에 비해 안정성이 크게 증가하였다. 에탄올상의 수상에 대한 첨가속도는 입자 크기나 안정성에 큰 영향이 없었다. 오일의 종류에 따라서도 안정성에는 영향이 없었으나 초기에 형성되는 입자 크기는 오일의 분자량과 polarity에 상관관계를 보이는 것으로 생각되었다. 폴리올의 종류에 따른 안정성과 초기 입자 크기는 1,2 헥산디올을 제외하고는 유사한 경향을 보였다. 오일과 계면활성제 농도 변화는 제조된 나노에멀젼의 초기 입자 크기에는 영향을 주었으나 시간 경과에 따른 변화는 없었다. 에탄올의 농도 변화는 초기 입자 크기와 안정성에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.384-395
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• 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate whether a novel formulation of an herbal extracts has an inhibitory effect on obesity. To determine its anti-obesity effects, we performed anti-obesity-related experiments in vitro and in vivo. Thus, our present study was carried out to evaluate the anti-obesity effect of herbal extracts using a high fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mouse model and 3T3-L1 adipose cells. The effects of each herbal extracts on lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells were examined using Oil Red O staining. Results showed that treatment with each herbal extracts at $10{\sim}100{\mu}g/ml$ had no effect on cell morphology and viability. Without evidence of toxicity, herbal extracts treatment decreased lipid accumulation compared with the untreated adipocytes controls as shown by the lower absorbance of Oil Red O stain. Futhermore, compared with control-differentiated mature adipocytes, each herbal extracts significantly inhibited lipid accumulation in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes. In the HFD-fed obese mice, body weight, liver weight and white adipose tissue weights were significantly reduced by mixture of herbal extracts administration in mouse skin. Futhermore, we found that mixture of herbal extracts administration suppressed serum triglyceride (TG), and total cholesterol (TCHO) in HFD-induced obese mouse model. The mixture of herbal extracts of permeability was estimated by measuring the transepithelial electrical resistance (TEER) value in pig skin. The optimized formulations of herbal extracts (Test 3 formulation) showed skin permeation. However, test 1 formulation containing essential oil as enhancer showed maximum skin permeation. After confirming the enhanced skin permeability, in vivo studies were performed to assess whether skin irritation potential on the basis of a primary irritation index (PII) in rabbit skin. Reactions were scored for erythema/edema reactions at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h post-application. It was concluded that the test 1 formulation was not irritation (PII = 0). The present study suggests that the test 1 formulation might be of therapeutic interest with respect to the treatment of obesity.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.888-895
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• 2003

Combustion chamber crevices in SI engines are identified as the largest contributors to the engine-out hydrocarbon emissions. The largest crevice is the piston ring-pack crevice. A numerical simulation method was developed, which would allow to predict and understand the oxidation process of piston crevice hydrocarbons. A computational mesh with a moving grid to represent the piston motion was built and a 4-step oxidation model involving seven species was used. The sixteen coefficients in the rate expressions of 4-step oxidation model are optimized based on the results from a study on the detailed chemical kinetic mechanism of oxidation in the engine combustion chamber. Propane was used as the fuel in order to eliminate oil layer absorption and the liquid fuel effect. Initial conditions of the burned gas temperature and in-cylinder pressure were obtained from the 2-zone cycle simulation model. And the simulation was carried out from the end of combustion to the exhaust valve opening for various engine speeds, loads, equivalence ratios and crevice volumes. The total hydrocarbon (THC) oxidation in the crevice during the expansion stroke was 54.9% at 1500 rpm and 0.4 bar (warmed-up condition). The oxidation rate increased at high loads, high swirl ratios, and near stoichiometric conditions. As the crevice volume increased, the amount of unburned HC left at EVO (Exhaust Valve Opening) increased slightly.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.282-295
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• 2005

The processing of dietary lipids can be distinguished in several sequential steps, including their emulsification, hydrolysis and micellization, before they are absorbed by the enterocytes. Emulsification of lipids starts in the stomach and is mediated by physical forces and favoured by the partial lipolysis of the dietary lipids due to the activity of gastric lipase. The process of lipid digestion continues in the duodenum where pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase (PTL) releases 50 to 70% of dietary fatty acids. Bile salts at low concentrations stimulate PTL activity, but higher concentrations inhibit PTL activity. Pancreatic triacylglycerol lipase activity is regulated by colipase, that interacts with bile salts and PTL and can release bile salt mediated PTL inhibition. Without colipase, PTL is unable to hydrolyse fatty acids from dietary triacylglycerols, resulting in fat malabsorption with severe consequences on bioavailability of dietary lipids and fat-soluble vitamins. Furthermore, carboxyl ester lipase, a pancreatic enzyme that is bile salt-stimulated and displays wide substrate reactivities, is involved in lipid digestion. The products of lipolysis are removed from the water-oil interface by incorporation into mixed micelles that are formed spontaneously by the interaction of bile salts. Monoacylglycerols and phospholipids enhance the ability of bile salts to form mixed micelles. Formation of mixed micelles is necessary to move the non-polar lipids across the unstirred water layer adjacent to the mucosal cells, thereby facilitating absorption.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.2870-2874
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• 2011

Soil pollution around railroad has been occurred mainly by diesel and lubricant oil, which is difficult to treat due to high carbon number. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of inorganic-inorganic nanohybrid photo-catalyst for the remediation of diesel-contaminated railroad soil. Generally, the $TiO_2$ nanoparticle easily removes organic pollutants due to photo and natural clay of layer structure. Also, montmorillonite (MMT) have an excellent absorption property with organic component. So, we prepared $TiO_2$ pillared MMT nanohybrid photo-catalyst as a chemical oxidant through the integration of theses advantage. As a result, the removal efficiency of diesel was more than 45% at a laboratory-scale test with diesel concentration and the amount of $TiO_2$-MMT. In future, we will improve the removal efficiency of diesel to optimize experimental parameters and apply the field soil The remediation method using photo-catalyst can be used to clean up the railroad soil polluted with high concentration instead of common methods such as soil washing, bioremediation, etc..

• Carbon letters
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• 제22권
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• pp.36-41
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• 2017

Biodegradable epoxy (B-epoxy) was prepared from diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A and epoxidized linseed oil. The mechanical properties of B-epoxy composites reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs/B-epoxy) were examined by employing dynamic mechanical analysis, critical stress intensity factor ($K_{IC}$) tests, and impact strength tests. The electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI-SE) of the composites was evaluated using reflection and absorption methods. Mechanical properties of MWCNTs/B-epoxy were enhanced with an increase in the MWCNT content, whereas they deteriorated when the MWCNT content was >5 parts per hundred resin (phr). This can likely be attributed to the entanglement of MWCNTs with each other in the B-epoxy due to the presence of an excess amount of MWCNTs. The highest EMI-SE obtained was ~16 dB for the MWCNTs/B-epoxy composites with a MWCNT content of 13 phr at 1.4 GHz. The composites (13 phr) exhibited the minimum EMI-SE (90%) when used as shielding materials at 1.4 GHz. The EMI-SE of the MWCNTs/B-epoxy also increased with an increase in the MWCNT content, which is a key factor affecting the EMI-SE.