• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.165-174
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• 2017

This study reports a synthesis of an amphiphilic linear block copolymer consisting of a hydrophobic poly (lactide) (PLA) block and a hydrophilic hyperbranched polyglycerol (hbPG) block, PLA-b-hbPG. Simple chemical modification of the hbPG block with 4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CA) led to a photo-crosslinkable block copolymer, PLA-b-hbPG-CA. Nanosized micelles of the block copolyemrs were used as drug carriers for sustainable release. The hbPG shell made of a small molecular weight hbPG block showed excellent hydrophilicity, which can minimize in vivo toxicity. The UV-crosslinked PLA-b-hbPG-CA micelles loaded with drugs colud be served as a drug delivery carrier for its biocompatibility and self-assembled structures.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.581-587
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• 2009

PLA/PEG blend fibers composed of poly (lactic acid) (PLA) and poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG) were prepared via melt blending and spinning for bioabsorbable filament sutures. The blend fibers hydrolyzed with the immersion in a phosphate buffer solution at pH 7.4 and $37\;^{\circ}C$ for 1~8 weeks. The effects of blending time, blend composition, and hydrolysis time on the weight loss and tensile strength of the hydrolyzed blend fibers were investigated. After hydrolysis, the weight loss of the blend fibers increased with increasing PEG content, blending time, and hydrolysis time. The tensile strength and tensile modulus of the blend fibers decreased with increasing PEG content, blending time, and hydrolysis time. Therefore, it can be concluded that the weight loss of the PLA/PEG blend fibers was less than 0.9% even at hydrolysis time of 2 weeks and their strength retentions were over 90%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2002.11b
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• pp.68-88
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• 2002

Phospholipase A$_2$ (s) are esterases that hydrolyze the sn-2 ester bond in phospholipids, releasing a fatty acid and a lysophospholipid. We previously showed that most PLA$_2$ activity in rabbit renal proximal tubule cells (RPTC) was Ca$\^$2+/-independent, localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER-iPLA$_2$), and inhibited by the specific Ca$\^$2+/-independent PLA$_2$ inhibitor bromoenol lactone (BEL).(omitted)

• Journal of Fashion Business
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.41-51
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• 2012

Polyester is mainly used as a bedding filler material. PLA fiber as an eco-friendly material for substituting polyester has a low melting temperature and therefore a hardening process is impossible. This study is to develop the oil for feather touch that can treat at the melting temperature of PLA. The slippery and soft aminosilicone emulsion, and the bulky epoxysilicone emulsion were used. They had proper viscosity and particle size for flexibility and elasticity. When using methoxy aminosilane [$H_2NSi(OCH_3)_3$] as an aminosilane and [$Zn(OCOCH_3)_2$] as a catalyst, the hardening reaction was fast and effective. Feather touch process were treated by 2 steps. At first step, aminosilicone emulsion, epoxysilicone emulsion and methylaminosilane were mixed and homogenized, and at second step, 5% blened solution of the first step, Zn catalyst 1%, distilled water 94% were treated at PLA fiber. After treatment the static friction coefficient and dynamic friction coefficient were reduced to 23.5-60.8% and 30.0-61.3% respectively, and the laundry and sun light fastnesses have not shown any decrease.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• v.2 no.5
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• pp.617-628
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• 1998

In order to understand the pathogenetic mechanism of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the role of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) in association with oxidative stress was investigated in rats. $Interleukin-1{\alpha}\;(IL-1,\;50\;{\mu}g/rat)$ was used to induce acute lung injury by neutrophilic respiratory burst. Five hours after IL-1 insufflation into trachea, microvascular integrity was disrupted, and protein leakage into the alveolar lumen was followed. An infiltration of neutrophils was clearly observed after IL-1 treatment. It was the origin of the generation of oxygen radicals causing oxidative stress in the lung. IL-1 increased tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC) in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, but mepacrine, a PLA2 inhibitor, did not change the levels of these cytokines. Although IL-1 increased PLA2 activity time-dependently, mepacrine inhibited the activity almost completely. Activation of PLA2 elevated leukotriene C4 and B4 (LTC4 and LTB4), and 6-keto-prostaglandin $F2{\alpha}\;(6-keto-PGF2{\alpha})$ was consumed completely by respiratory burst induced by IL-1. Mepacrine did not alter these changes in the contents of lipid mediators. To estimate the functional changes of alveolar barrier during the oxidative stress, quantitative changes of pulmonary surfactant, activity of gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), and ultrastructural changes were examined. IL-1 increased the level of phospholipid in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, which seemed to be caused by abnormal, pathological release of lamellar bodies into the alveolar lumen. Mepacrine recovered the amount of surfactant up to control level. IL-1 decreased GGT activity, while mepacrine restored it. In ultrastructural study, when treated with IL-1, marked necroses of endothelial cells and type II pneumocytes were observed, while mepacrine inhibited these pathological changes. In histochemical electron microscopy, increased generation of oxidants was identified around neutrophils and in the cytoplasm of type II pneumocytes. Mepacrine reduced the generation of oxidants in the tissue produced by neutrophilic respiratory burst. In immunoelectron microscopic study, PLA2 was identified in the cytoplasm of the type II pneumocytes after IL-1 treatment, but mepacrine diminished PLA2 particles in the cytoplasm of the type II pneumocyte. Based on these experimental results, it is suggested that PLA2 plays a pivotal role in inducing acute lung injury mediated by IL-1 through the oxidative stress by neutrophils. By causing endothelial damage, functional changes of pulmonary surfactant and alveolar type I pneumocyte, oxidative stress disrupts microvascular integrity and alveolar barrier.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.371-379
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• 2016

Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE), a major mode of extracellular calcium entry, plays roles in a variety of cell activities. Accumulating evidence indicates that the intracellular calcium ion concentration and calcium signaling are critical for the responses induced by oxidative stress. The present study was designed to investigate the potential effect of SOCE inhibition on $H_2O_2$-induced apoptosis in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), which are the predominant cells involved in endothelial repair. The results showed that $H_2O_2$-induced EPC apoptosis was reversed by SOCE inhibition induced either using the SOCE antagonist ML-9 or via silencing of stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1), a component of SOCE. Furthermore, SOCE inhibition repressed the increases in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and ameliorated the mitochondrial dysfunction caused by $H_2O_2$. Our findings provide evidence that SOCE inhibition exerts a protective effect on EPCs in response to oxidative stress induced by $H_2O_2$ and may serve as a potential therapeutic strategy against vascular endothelial injury.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1988.07a
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• pp.591-594
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• 1988

A three-step heuristic algorithm for PLA column folding and row folding of column-folded PLA is presented, which is significantly faster than the earlier works and provides nearly optimal results. The three steps are i) min-cut partition of vertices in the column (or row) intersection graph, ii) determination of products' order using Fiduccia's min-net cut algorithm, and iii) head-tail pairing for column folding, while some heuristics are proposed for deciding row folding pairs. The time complexity of this algorithm is O($n^{2}$log n) compared to the O($n^{3}$) - O($n^{4}$) of the earlier works.$^[2][3][9]$ For a test PLA with 23 inputs, 19 outputs and 52 products, the number of column folding pairs obtained using this algorithm is 20 which is optimal, as compared to 17 in a previous work.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.474-480
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• 2010

Rutin, a group II phospholipase $A_2$ ($PLA_2$) inhibitor, was tested on interleukin-1 (IL-1) induced acute lung injury (ALI) in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Rutin did not alter the increased lung myeloperoxidase activity by IL-1. However, the number of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and IL-1 induced lung leak were decreased by rutin (p<0.001). Simultaneously, rutin decreased lung $PLA_2$ activity, which was increased by IL-1 (p<0.001). The reduction of neutrophilic respiratory burst by the inhibition of $PLA_2$ was confirmed by group II $PLA_2$ inhibitors such as rutin, manoalide and scalaradial. The increased level of cytokine-induced neutrophilic chemoattractant (CINC) in BALF by IL-1 was not affected by rutin. Ultrastructural changes of ALI and increased generation of free radicals in the lung by IL-1 were found, and rutin ameliorated these pathological findings. Taken together, rutin seems to be effective in decreasing IL-1 induced ALI through inhibition of group II $PLA_2$.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.47-51
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• 2000

To examine whether DGRF inhibits $cPLA_2$ activity in vitro, we purified a 100 kDa $cPLA_2$enzyme from porcine spleen and performed an inhibition study at two concentrations of 5.0 and 50.0 $\mu$M 1-stearoyl-2-[1-$^{l4C}$ ]arachidonoyl-sn -glycero-3-phosphocholine as a substrate to rule out an apparent inhibition due to "substrate depletion". Here we reported that DGRF inhibited $cPLA_2$activity with $ID_{50}$ of 3.2 $\mu$M and virtually complete inactivation of the enzyme occurred at 60 $\mu$M. Interaction experiment between enzyme protein and inhibitor by ultrafiltration method indicated that 1-desgalloylrugosin-F inactivates $cPLA_2$enzyme by an irreversible mechanism.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.526-530
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• 1995

Phospholipase A$_{2}$ (PLA$_{2}$) is lipolytic enzyme that has known to be involved in inflammation. In the course of our screening for antiinflammatory compounds from natural products, a compound having PLA$_{2}$ inhibitory activities was isolated from the methanol extract of Umbilicaria esculenta. The compound was identified as lecanoric acid based on various NMR studies including DEPT, HETERO-COSY and HMBC experiments. Lecanoric acid inhibited human rheumatoid synovial PLA$_{2}$ activity with IC$_{50}$ of 0.17 mM and also exhibited antitumor activity (ED$_{50}$=2.7 $\mu $g/ml) against skin tumor cell line (LOX-IMVI).