• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.490-496
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• 2013

폐목재의 재활용으로 인한 보드의 물리 기계적 특성이 하락하는 경향이 있다. 그 원인으로는 가공되어 있던 재료를 재활용함에 있어 그 형상이 불균질하고 기존의 접착제 성분과 이물질로 인한 보드 품질의 불균일과 저하를 초래한다. 또한 접착제에 포함되어 있는 포름알데히드로 인해 높은 방산량을 가지게 된다. 이러한 제품의 질적 하락이 수입되는 파티클보드와의 가격 및 품질 경쟁력 약화로 이어져 국내 보드 산업의 문제점으로 대두되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 최근 파티클보드의 원재료로 사용되고 있는 합판 정재단 부산물을 이용한 보드를 제조하고 각각의 제조 조건별 물리 기계적 특성을 평가하였다. 그 평가결과로 베니어 적층 복합보드를 EMDI 수지를 이용하여 4~16 mesh의 일반적인 chip 크기로 중층을 제작했을 때 휨강도가 57.7 $N/mm^2$로 OSB 측정결과 26.8 $N/mm^2$에 비해 215% 높은 휨강도를 나타냈으며 7.1~17.3%의 두께팽창률은 내수성을 지닌 보드로서 적합함을 보였다. 또한 0.7 ppm의 포름알데히드 방산량은 E1등급의 평균값 1.5 ppm과 E0 등급 최대값 0.7 ppm의 조건에 충족하며 이러한 결과는 바닥 깔개용 OSB를 대체 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2016

본 연구는 서울시 노원구에 위치한 두 도시공원 (노해근린공원, 상계근린공원)의 탄소수지를 정량하고 인접한 자연공원인 불암산 신갈나무림을 대상으로 동일한 조사를 수행하여 그 개선방안을 찾기 위해 수행하였다. 순생산량(NPP)은 상대생장법을 적용하여 측정하였고, 토양호흡량은 EGM-4를 이용하여 측정하였다. 노해근린공원과 상계근린공원에 조성된 식생의 순생산량은 각각 $5.4\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$와 $4.8\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$로 나타났고, 불암산 신갈나무군락의 순생산량은 $6.3\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$로 나타났다. 연간 종속영양생물 토양호흡량은 노해근린공원과 상계근린공원에서 각각 $5.3\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$와 $3.4\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$로 측정되었고, 불암산 신갈나무군락의 토양호흡량은 $4.1\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}\;yr^{-1}$로 측정되었다. 공원구역에서 나지가 차지하는 면적을 반영하여 산정한 노해근린공원과 상계근린공원의 순생태계생산량은 각각 $-1.0\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$와 $0.6\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$로 나타났고, 불암산 신갈나무군락의 순생태계생산량은 $2.3\;ton\;C\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$로 나타났다. 순생태계생산량 정보에 근거하면 노해근린공원은 탄소배출원으로 분류되었다. 반면에 상계근린공원은 탄소흡수원으로 구분되었지만 그 역할은 자연식생과 비교해 크게 낮은 것으로 평가되었다. 도시공원의 낮은 순생태계생산량은 자연림과 비교해 낮은 순생산량과 탄소배출 기능이 있는 나지를 넓게 배정한 것에 기인하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2018

연약지반 설계에 중요한 지반정수는 압축지수($C_c$)이며, 현장의 압밀침하량 및 압밀침하속도를 산출하는데 필요하다. 이러한 압축지수 산정은 실내압밀시험을 통해 얻어지는데, 실내압밀시험에서는 반드시 시료교란이 발생하며, 이러한 교란현상을 보정하기 위하여 Schmertmann(1955)이 제시한 보정 압축지수 산정방법이 일반적으로 사용되고 있다. 그러나 최근 시료 샘플링기술의 발전과 국내 지반조건 등이 Schmertmann이 제시한 것과 상이하므로 이에 대한 검증이 필요하다. 이에 본 연구에서는 저소성 실트(ML), 저소성(CL) 및 고소성 점토시료(CH)에 대하여 교란도를 변화시켜 압밀시험을 실시하여 각각의 압밀곡선의 교차 간극비를 평가하였다. 시험결과 저소성 실트(ML)의 경우 $0.521e_0$, 저소성 점토(CL)의 경우 $0.404e_0$, 고소성 점토(CH)의 경우 $0.458e_0$로 산정되어, Schmertmann이 제시한 $0.42e_0$의 보정값과 다른 결과를 확인하였으며, 흙의 종류에 따른 소성지수(PI)를 활용한 보정식을 제안하였다. 그러나 본 연구결과는 한정된 지역에서의 시험결과이므로 흙의 소성도에 따른 압축지수 보정방법을 제시하기 위해서 다양한 국내 점토에 대한 후속연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.165-171
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• 1993

Ornithine decarboxylase(ODC)가 polyamine 생합성에 주요 효소로 역할을 하지만 difluoromethylornithine(DFMO)은 polyamine 합성에 억제자로 작용하고 있다. Cycling crossbed gilt들을 무작위로 두 그룹으로 분배하였다(6/group). Indwelling silicone catheter를 모든 동물의 경정맥에 수술을 통해 이식하였다. DFMO는 생리식염수(20mg/ml)에 용해하여 매일 80mg/kg을 i.m.으로 주사하였으며 대조구에게는 같은 양의 생지식염수만을 주사하였다. DFMO는 estrous cycle day 16일부터 21일 혹은 발정때까지 하루 3번(08:00, 16:00, 24:00h) 주사하였다. Day 14일 부터 마지막 DFMO주사 이틀 후까지 하루 한번씩 10ml의 혈액을 채취하였다. Day 16일부터 21일까지 매일 다른 gilt로부터 8시간 동안(08:00∼16:00h) 15분 간격의 주기로 window 혈액을 채취하였다. Serum으로부터 progesteron(P4), Estradiol(E2), LH 및 FSH를 측정하였다. P4와 E2는 DFMO처리에 관계없이 follicular phase동안에 전형적인 profile을 보였다. DFMO처리는 발정직전의 LH농도를 저하시켰지만 (p<0.01), FSH에는 아무런 영향을 미치지 않았다. 결론적으로 gilt에 있어서 DFMO는 LH분비에 억제적인 영향을 미치는 한편, P4, E2 및 FSH에는 별로 영향을 미치지 않음이 나타났다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.563-569
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• 2018

본 논문은 아두이노를 기반으로 윈도우 팜 수경재배를 자동으로 모니터링하는 시스템의 구현에 관한 논문으로 4차산업혁명의 아이콘으로 떠오르고 있는 아두이노의 오픈소스를 활용한다. 창문형 수경재배를 의미하는 윈도우 땅은 도시에서의 바쁜 일상에서 벗어나 식물을 재배하고 싶은 사람들의 욕망을 채울 수 있는 대안으로 제시되고 있다. 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템은 아두이노 우노 보드와 4채널 모터쉴드, 그리고 온습도, 조도센서, 리얼타임 클럭모듈을 이용하여 창문형 수경재배 환경을 실시간으로 자동 모니터링하는 시스템을 개발하였다. 수경재배를 위한 모듈은 다양한 형태로 발전되어 왔으나 대부분 일반천원과 모터 등을 활용하기 때문에 전력사용량이 높다. 그리고 자동으로 모니터링 하는 시스템이 아니기 때문에 관리자가 늘 시스템의 동작상태를 관리해야 하는 단점이 있다. 본 시스템은 IOT 센서로 활용되고 있는 온습도, 조도센서를 활용하여 식물의 생장환경에 가장 적절한 물공급 체계를 갖추고 있다. 또한 리얼타임 클럭모듈을 이용하여 계절과 시간에 맞는 물공급을 조절할 수 있다. 그리고 본 시스템은 라즈베리파이3와 아두이노 우노를 이용하여 Linux환경에서 스케치 코프로 구현하였다.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2001년도 Proceedings of International Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
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• pp.109-113
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• 2001

Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) has been shown to modulate transactivations by the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)$\gamma$ and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF$\kappa$B). In this study, the oxLDL signaling pathways involved with the NF$\kappa$B transactivation were investigated by utilizing a reporter construct driven by three upstream NF$\kappa$B binding sites, and various pharmacological inhibitors. OxLDL and its constituent lysophophatidylcholine (lysoPC) induced a rapid and transient increase of intracellular calcium and stimulated the NF-KB transactivation in resting RAW264.7 macrophage cells in an oxidation-dependent manner. The NF$\kappa$B activation by oxLDL or lysoPC was inhibited by protein kinase C inhibitors or an intracellular calcium chelator. Tyrosine kinase or PI3 kinase inhibitors did not block the NF$\kappa$B transactivation. Furthermore, the oxLDL-induced NF$\kappa$B activity was abolished by the PPAR$\gamma$ ligands. When the endocytosis of oxLDL was blocked by cytochalasin B, the NF$\kappa$B transactivation by oxLDL was synergistically increased, while PPAR transactivation was blocked. These results suggest that oxLDL activates NF-$\kappa$B in resting macrophages via protein kinase C- and/or calcium-dependent pathways, which does not involve the endocytic processing of oxLDL. The endocytosis-dependent PPAR$\gamma$ activation by oxLDL may function as an inactivation route of the oxLDL induced NF$\kappa$B signal. Short heterodimer partner (SHP), specifically expressed in liver and a limited number of other tissues, is an unusual orphan nuclear receptor that lacks the conventional DNA-binding domain. In this work, we found that SHP expression is abundant in murine macrophage cell line RAW 264.7 but suppressed by oxLDL and its constituent I3-HODE, a ligand for peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor y. Furthermore, SHP acted as a transcription coactivator of nuclear factor-$\kappa$B (NF$\kappa$B) and was essential for the previously described NF$\kappa$B transactivation by lysoPC, one of the oxLDL constituents. Accordingly, NF$\kappa$B, transcriptionally active in the beginning, became progressively inert in oxLDL-treated RAW 264.7 cells, as oxLDL decreased the SHP expression. Thus, SHP appears to be an important modulatory component to regulate the transcriptional activities of NF$\kappa$B in oxLDL-treated, resting macrophage cells.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.934-953
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• 2021

Ciglitazone is a member of the thiazolidinedione family, and specifically binds to peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), thereby promoting adipocyte differentiation. We hypothesized that ciglitazone as a PPARγ ligand in the absence of an adipocyte differentiation cocktail would increase adiponectin and adipogenic gene expression in bovine satellite cells (BSC). Muscle-derived BSCs were isolated from six, 18-month-old Yanbian Yellow Cattle. The BSC were cultured for 96 h in differentiation medium containing 5 µM ciglitazone (CL), 10 µM ciglitazone (CM), or 20 µM ciglitazone (CH). Control (CON) BSC were cultured only in a differentiation medium (containing 2% horse serum). The presence of myogenin, desmin, and paired box 7 (Pax7) proteins was confirmed in the BSC by immunofluorescence staining. The CL, CM, and CH treatments produced higher concentrations of triacylglycerol and lipid droplet accumulation in myotubes than those of the CON treatment. Ciglitazone treatments significantly increased the relative expression of PPARγ, CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPα), C/EBPβ, fatty acid synthase, stearoyl-CoA desaturase, and perilipin 2. Ciglitazone treatments increased gene expression of Pax3 and Pax7 and decreased expression of myogenic differentiation-1, myogenin, myogenic regulatory factor-5, and myogenin-4 (p < 0.01). Adiponectin concentration caused by ciglitazone treatments was significantly greater than CON (p < 0.01). RNA sequencing showed that 281 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found in the treatments of ciglitazone. DEGs gene ontology (GO) analysis showed that the top 10 GO enrichment significantly changed the biological processes such as protein trimerization, negative regulation of cell proliferation, adipocytes differentiation, and cellular response to external stimulus. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis showed that DEGs were involved in the p53 signaling pathway, PPAR signaling pathway, biosynthesis of amino acids, tumor necrosis factor signaling pathway, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, and Wnt signaling pathway. These results indicate that ciglitazone acts as PPARγ agonist, effectively increases the adiponectin concentration and adipogenic gene expression, and stimulates the conversion of BSC to adipocyte-like cells in the absence of adipocyte differentiation cocktail.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.361-369
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• 2019

1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-DCP) has been used as an industrial solvent and a chemical intermediate, as well as in soil fumigants. Human exposure may occur during its production and industrial use. The target organs of 1,2-DCP are the eyes, respiratory system, liver, kidneys, central nervous system, and skin. Repeated or prolonged contact may cause skin sensitization. In this study, 1,2-DCP was dissolved in corn oil at 0, 2.73, 5.75, and 8.75 mL/kg. The skin of mice treated with 1,2-DCP was investigated using western blotting, hematoxylin and eosin staining, and immunohistochemistry. 1,2-DCP was applied to the dorsal skin and both ears of C57BL/6J mice. The thickness of ears and the epidermis increased significantly following treatment, and the appearance of blood vessels was observed in the dorsal skin. Additionally, the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor, which is tightly associated with neovascularization, increased significantly. The levels of protein kinase-B (PKB), phosphorylated PKB, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), and phosphorylated mTOR, all of which are key components of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/PKB/mTOR signaling pathway, were also enhanced. Taken together, 1,2-DCP induced angiogenesis in dermatitis through the PI3K/PKB/mTOR pathway in the skin.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.404-416
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• 2023

Objective: Daweizi (DWZ) is a famous indigenous pig breed in China and characterized by tender meat and high fat percentage. However, the expression profiles and functions of transcripts in DWZ pigs is still in infancy. The object of this study was to depict the transcript profiles in DWZ pigs and screen the potential pathway influence adipogenesis and fat deposition, Methods: Histological analysis of backfat tissue was firstly performed between DWZ and lean-type Yorkshire pigs, and then RNA sequencing technology was utilized to explore miRNAs, lncRNAs and mRNAs profiles in backfat tissue. 18 differentially expressed (DE) transcripts were randomly selected for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (QPCR) to validate the reliability of the sequencing results. Finally, gene ontology (GO) and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis were conducted to investigate the potential pathways influence adipocyte differentiation, adipogenesis and lipid metabolism, and a schematic model was further proposed. Results: A total of 1,625 differentially expressed transcripts were identified in DWZ pigs, including 27 upregulated and 45 downregulated miRNAs, 64 upregulated and 119 down-regulated lncRNA, 814 upregulated and 556 downregulated mRNAs. QPCR analysis exhibited strong consistency with the sequencing data. GO and KEGG analysis elucidated that the differentially expressed transcripts were mainly associated with cell growth and death, signal transduction, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR), AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), PI3K-Akt, adipocytokine and foxo signaling pathways, all of which are strongly involved in cell development, lipid metabolism and adipogenesis. Further analysis indicated that the BGIR9823_87926/miR-194a-5p/AQP7 network may be effective in the process of adipocyte differentiation or adipogenesis. Conclusion: Our study provides comprehensive insights into the regulatory network of backfat deposition and lipid metabolism in pigs from the point of view of miRNAs, lncRNAs and mRNAs.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.106-118
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• 2023

Objectives: Network pharmacology is a method of constructing and analyzing a drug-compound-target network to predict potential efficacy and mechanisms related to drug targets. In that large-scale analysis can be performed in a short time, it is considered a suitable tool to explore the function and role of herbal medicine. Thus, we investigated the potential functions and pathways of Chongmyunggongjin-dan (CMGJD) on Alzheimer's disease (AD) via network pharmacology analysis. Methods: Using public databases and PubChem database, compounds of CMGJD and their target genes were collected. The putative target genes of CMGJD and known target genes of AD were compared and found the correlation. Then, the network was constructed using Cytoscape 3.9.1. and functional enrichment analysis was conducted based on the Gene Ontology (GO) Biological process and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) Pathways to predict the mechanisms. Results: The result showed that total 104 compounds and 1157 related genes were gathered from CMGJD. The network consisted of 1157nodes and 10034 edges. 859 genes were interacted with AD gene set, suggesting that the effects of CMGJD are closely related to AD. Target genes of CMGJD are considerably associated with various pathways including 'Positive regulation of chemokine production', 'Cellular response to toxic substance', 'Arachidonic acid metabolic process', 'PI3K-Akt signaling pathway', 'Metabolic pathways', 'IL-17 signaling pathway' and 'Neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction'. Conclusion: Through a network pharmacological method, CMGJD was predicted to have high relevance with AD by regulating inflammation. This study could be used as a basis for effects of CMGJD on AD.