• 대한약침학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2004

Objectives ; This study was to investigate the anti-cancer effects of herbal acupuncture with distilled fresh ginseng. The herbal acupuncture was injected to Chung-wan($C.V_{12}$) and Wisu($BL_{21}$) of mice that were subjected to Sarcoma-180 adbominal cancer cell and A549 human epithelial lung cancer cells in vitro. Methods : Anti-cancer effects of distilled fresh ginseng herbal acupuncture were tested by measruing Cox, Bcl-2, and Bax by using RT-PCR in A549 human epithelial lung cancer cells in vitro. And four weeks old Balb/c line male mice weighing around $20\;{\pm}\;3g$ were used to measure survival rate and anti-cancer effect to outputs of interleukin-2 and interleukin-4 using flow cytometry, possibility of mRNA menifestation using RT-PCR, and Cox mRNA. The results are as follows. Results : 1. In measuring mRNA menifestation in Cox, Bcl-2, and Bax by using RT-PCR in A549 human epithelial lung cancer cells in vitro, the result showed that fresh ginseng decreased Cox-2 which is directly involved in Inflammation process. 2. Survival rate was measured in an anti-cancer effect experiment against Sarcoma-180 abdorminal cancer. Median survival time of controlled group was 27 days, of experiment group I was 21 days, and of experiment group II was 27 days. Therefore, experiment group I showed -22.2% increase in survival rate and experiment group II showed no difference compare to controlled group. 3. There was no difference between condition group and controlled and experiment group in measuring outputs of interleukin-2 and interleukin 4 by using flow cytometry 4. In measuring outputs of interleukin-2 by using ELISA, there was no significant difference between condition group and controlled group and there was decrease in experiment group II compared to conditioned and controlled group. 5. In measuring cytokine mRNA menifestation by using RT-PCR, experiment group I showed increase of mRNA menifestation in interleukin-2,4 and $interferon-{\gamma}$ and experiment group II showed no significant difference in $interferon-{\gamma}$. Conclusion : According to the results, fresh ginseng herbal-acupuncture took a little effects in cancer. In using distilled fresh ginseng herbal acupuncture has effect on Cox-2 decrease. However, the difference in concentration of fresh ginseng showed no effect on killing cancer cell. It is assumed that inaccurate concentration of herbal acupuncture and fresh ginseng component could be the reason for this result. Therefore, future consideration will be studies on herbal acupuncture concentration.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.847-858
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• 2015

인삼뿌리썩음병에 길항력이 있는 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens GR4-5 균주 처리 전 후의 토양 내 Bacillus spp. 밀도 변화를 qPCR을 이용하여 분석하였다. 실내배양시험에서는 GR4-5 균주 처리 직후부터 4주째까지 Bacillus sp. group의 유전자 수가 무처리구보다 약 100배 이상으로 유지되는 경향이었다. 실외매몰시험과 포장시험에서는 유의차는 없었지만 경향으로 보아 GR4-5 처리구와 무처리구의 B. subtilis group 유전자 수가 비슷한 수준이 되는데 걸리는 시간은 7일 내외로 나타났다. 토양에 접종된 미생물의 생존에는 환경요인이 큰 영향을 미치며 그 중에서도 온도와 미생물의 격리 정도가 가장 큰 인자로 추정된다. 또한 GR4-5 균주의 생존에는 토양의 수분 함량 변화보다는 균주 처리 방법에 의한 영향이 더 크게 작용하는 것으로 보인다. 본 연구결과를 고려하면, B. amyloliquefaciens GR4-5 균주를 생물적 방제제로 사용하고자 한다면 7일 간격으로 관주 처리하는 것이 식물병원균 억제 및 근권 정착에 유리한 환경을 조성할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 또한 본 연구에서 제작한 실외 마이크로코즘 시스템은 제어하기 어려운 외부 환경 요인을 최소로 하여 유용미생물의 토양 내 생존 패턴을 분석하기 위한 간편한 방법으로서 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.413-422
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• 2018

Soybean transgenic plants with ectopically expressed AtABF3 were produced by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and investigated the effects of AtABF3 expression on drought and salt tolerance. Stable Agrobacterium-mediated soybean transformation was carried based on the half-seed method (Paz et al. 2006). The integration of the transgene was confirmed from the genomic DNA of transformed soybean plants using PCR and the copy number of transgene was determined by Southern blotting using leaf samples from $T_2$ seedlings. In addition to genomic integration, the expression of the transgenes was analyzed by RT-PCR and most of the transgenic lines expressed the transgenes introduced. The chosen two transgenic lines (line #2 and #9) for further experiment showed the substantial drought stress tolerance by surviving even at the end of the 20-day of drought treatment. And the positive relationship between the levels of AtABF3 gene expression and drought-tolerance was confirmed by qRT-PCR and drought tolerance test. The stronger drought tolerance of transgenic lines seemed to be resulted from physiological changes. Transgenic lines #2 and #9 showed ion leakage at a significantly lower level (P < 0.01) than ${\underline{n}}on-{\underline{t}}ransgenic$ (NT) control. In addition, the chlorophyll contents of the leaves of transgenic lines were significantly higher (P < 0.01). The results indicated that their enhanced drought tolerance was due to the prevention of cell membrane damage and maintenance of chlorophyll content. Water loss by transpiration also slowly proceeded in transgenic plants. In microscopic observation, higher stomata closure was confirmed in transgenic lines. Especially, line #9 had 56% of completely closed stomata whereas only 16% were completely open. In subsequent salt tolerance test, the apparently enhanced salt tolerance of transgenic lines was measured in ion leakage rate and chlorophyll contents. Finally, the agronomic characteristics of ectopically expressed AtABF3 transgenic plants ($T_2$) compared to NT plants under regular watering (every 4 days) or low rate of watering condition (every 10 days) was investigated. When watered regularly, the plant height of drought-tolerant line (#9) was shorter than NT plants. However, under the drought condition, total seed weight of line #9 was significantly higher than in NT plants (P < 0.01). Moreover, the pods of NT plants showed severe withering, and most of the pods failed to set normal seeds. All the evidences in the study clearly suggested that overexpression of the AtABF3 gene conferred drought and salt tolerance in major crop soybean, especially under the growth condition of low watering.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.138-148
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• 2004

목적: 단백뇨 질환에서 볼 수 있는 사구체 상피세포(glomerular epithelial cells, GEpC) 족돌기(foot process)의 병리학적 변화에 있어서 GEpC사이의 세극막(slit diaphragm)과 세포골격을 연결하는 ZO-1 단백의 당뇨조건에 따른 변화를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 백서 GEpC을 배양하고 고농도의 당과 후기당화합물(advanced glycosylation enduroducts, AGE)를 적용하여 당뇨병 환경에 가까운 조건을 설정한 후, ZO-1 단백양은 Western 분석으로, 분포 변화는 공초점 현미경으로, 유전자 표현의 변화는 RT-PCR로 관찰하였다. 실험군은 당의 농도를 5 또는 30 mM로, AGE와 BSA를 첨가하고 osmotic control로서 당 5 mM에 mannitol 25 M을 섞은 것을 조합하여 A5, A30, B5, B30, Aosm로 하였다. 결과: 공초점 현미경 상 ZO-1은 정상적인 환경인 B5에서 B30, A5, 가장 병적인 A30 환경으로 진행할수록 세포질의 바깥에서 안쪽으로 이동하는 양상을 보였다. ZO-1 단백양은 B5 결과를 대조군으로 비교하여 당을 첨가한 B30에서 11.1%, AGE를 추가한 조건인 A5에서 2.3% 감소하였나 통계적 유의성은 없었고, 당과 AGE가 동시에 첨가된 A30에서는 19.0%의 유의한 감소를 보였다. mRNA의 발현도 A30에서만 12.0%의 의의 있는 감소를 보였다. 이러한 단백질과 mRNA의 감소 소견은 osmotic control (Aosm)에서는 관찰할 수 없었다. 결론: 고농도의 당과 AGE에 의한 GEpC의 ZO-1의 분포 변화와 유전자 수준에서의 억제로 단백의 생성 감소를 초래함으로써, 장기간 당뇨 환경체서 족돌기의 형태학적 변화를 설명할 수 있으며, 추후 이의 변화 기전에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.363-370
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• 2002

For the development of diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to fungal infection by dermatophytes Trichophyton and Microsporum, detection of the fungal DNA by PCR and analysis of the DNA pattern were undertaken in the present study. A total of 15 strains were tested and those consisted of 3 reference strains and 12 isolates such as: reference strains of T mentagrophytes (downy type, ATCC 9533), T rubrum (IFO 6204) and M gypseum (ATCC 9083), and each isolate of T mentogrophytes (powdery type), T mentagrophytes (granular type), T mentogrophytes (purple-red type), T rubrum, T raubitschekii, T tonsurans, T equinum, T ajelloi, T verrucosum, M cookei, M nanum and M gypseum. The DNA were purely isolated from all strains of Trichophyton spp. and Microsporum spp. by a simple method partly consisted of disruption of fungal cells by lyophilization and grinding and extraction of fungal DNA without phenol treatment which is a routine procedure in DNA isolation. For the detection of fungal DNAs, optimal condition of PCR was determined as preheating once at $94^{\circ}C$ for 5 min, 35 cycles of denaturation at $94^{\circ}C$ for 1 min, annealing at $38^{\circ}C$ for 1 min and polymerization at $72^{\circ}C$ for 2 min, and 1 cycle of final extension at $72^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. In PCR using arbitrary primers AP-1 (5' ACCCGACCTG3') and AP-2 (5' ACGGGCCAGT3'), DNAs in various numbers and sizes were detected from different species of Trichophyton and Microsporum, while DNAs in similar size were also detected in all strains of Trichophyton spp. and Microsporum spp. There were unique DNAs observed from certain dermatophytes by AP-1 such as 1,900 bases in T rubrum, 950 and 1,100 bases in T raubitscheldi, 2,100 bases in T equinum, 400 bases in T verrucosum and 1,150 bases in M gypseum. The unique DNAs were also observed by AP-2 such as 1,200 bases in T ajelloi, 250 bases in T verrucosum, 1,150 bases in M cookei and 2,000 bases in M nanum. The results indicated that PCR can detect a specific DNA from certain Trychophyton and Microsporum spp, which can be the information for further development of diagoomc PCR to dennatophytes.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2001

군산지역에 있는 호수와 양식장에서 채집된 붕어(Carassius carassius)의 혈액으로부터 추출된 genomic DNA를 무작위 primer를 이용한 PCR-RAPD 방법에 의해서 유전적 차이를 확인하고자 하였다. 12개 primer 중에서 6개를 이용한 결과 호수산 붕어의 경우 primer 당 약 2.1 polymorphic bands가 나타났고, 총 266개의 높은 RAPD marker가 확인되었으며, 0.18에서 0.76의 bandsharing분석 결과가 나타났다. 군산지역에 있는 호수와 양식장에서 채취된 붕어 2집단간의 RAPD 특징을 bandsharing value로 비교 분석해 본 결과 각각 호수산이 0.47, 양식산이 0.70 으로 나타났으며, 이는 양식산 개체들간에 유사성이 높게 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 군산지역에 있는 양식장의 경우 유사한 환경조건내에서 붕어가 사육되었거나 혹은 오랜 기간동안 근친교배의 결과 이러한 유전적 유사성이 높게 나타난 것으로 사료된다. 달리 말하면 비록 다양한 지리적인 분포가 있더라도 군산지역의 다른 지역으로부터 야생산 붕어 집단의 도입으로 인하여 genomic DNA의 높은 수준의 다양성을 가질 수 있다는 것이다. 일반적으로 primer에 의해서 제시된 RAPD 다형성은 양식대상 어종이면서 온수성 어종인 붕어의 계통 혹은 집단을 확인하기 위한 유전적 표지인자로서 사용될 수 있을 것이다. 그러나 앞으로 집단 및 채집장소의 추가적인 확보 그리고 다른 방법을 통한 연구가 미비한 점을 보완할 수 있는 데 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.711-712
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• 2000

DNA probe assay comprising a microwell as' solid matrix for the immobilization of streptavidin (SA) and an oligonucleotide with covalently bound fluorecein as detection probe was developed. The insolubilized SA captured the biotinylated DNA product of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the product was denatured under a basic condition. The remaining single-stranded DNA on the solid surface was hybridized with the probe for signal generation that was performed based on enzyme-linked immuno -reactions.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1997년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.304.2-304
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• 1997

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• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.311-320
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• 2002

The objective of this study was to assess the developmental potential in vitro produced embryos frozen-thawed with the various containers, and also examined expression and localization of heat shock protein 70 at these embryos. For the vitrification, 2-cell, 8-cell and blastocyst stage embryos produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and nuclear transfer (NT) were exposed the ethylene glycol 5.5 M freezing solution (EC 5.5) for 30 sec, loaded on each containers such EM grid, straw and cryo-loop, and then immediately plunged into liquid nitrogen. Thawed embryos were serially diluted in sucrose solution, each for 1 min. and cultured in CRI-aa medium. Survival rates of the vitrification production were assessed by re-expanded, hatched blastocysts. There were no differences in the survival rates of IVF using EM grid and cryo-loop. However, survival rates by straw were relatively lower than other containers. The use of cryo-loop resulted in only survival of nuclear transferred embryos (43.7%). Also, there embryos after IVF or NT were analysed by semi-quantitive reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT- PCR) methods for hsp 70 mRNA expression. Results revealed the expression of hsp 70 mRNh were higher thawed embryos than control embryos. Immunocytochemistry used to localize the hsp 70 protein in embryos. Two and 8-cell embryos derived under control condition was evenly distributed in the cytoplasm but appeared as aggregates in some frozen-thawed embryos. However, in the control, blastocysts displayed aggregate signal while Hsp70 in frozen-thawed blastocysts appeared to be more uniform In distribution. Therefore, this result suggests that the exploiting Hsp 70 in the early embryos may be role for protection of stress condition for increase viability of embryos within IVF, NT and there frozen-thawed embryos.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.459-465
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• 2013

A sequencing batch reactor was operated under different pH conditions to see the influence of pH to microbial community in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) systems. Long term influences of different steady-state pH conditions on the microbial community composition were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). The shift in populations from polyphosphate-accumulating organisms (PAOs) to Alphaproteobacteria was observed when pH was changed from 7.5 to 7.0. Alphaproteobacteria with the typical morphological traits of tetrad-forming organisms (TFOs) eventually became dominant members. The alphaproteobacterial TFOs were the phenotype expected for glycogen-accumulating organisms (GAOs), which accumulate large amount of glycogen into the cell. The results strongly suggested that low operational pH condition encourages the appearance of the GAOs in EBPR process, significantly reducing the EBPR capacity.