• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.92-95
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• 2009

1. 이 증례는 Pierre Robin Sequence로 진단받은 14개월 남아로 PRS의 3요소 중 하악왜소증, 설하수증의 소견을 보이고 있었으며 기도확보는 측와위를 통하여, 섭식은 PEG 도관삽입술을 시행하여 유지하고 있었다. 2. PRS는 해부학적 폐쇄 질환이기도 하지만 성장 장애이기도 하므로 여러 분야의 다원적 접근 및 치료계획이 필요하며, 다른 증후군들과 연관되어 심장질환, 신경질환, 안과질환, 청력문제 등이 동반될 수 있으므로 치과 진료실 에서 PRS 환아의 진료시 이 점을 유의해야할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1919-1924
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• 2015

Polymorphisms in the region of the interleukin IL-28 gene on chromosome 19 have been related with clearance of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a major human pathogen responsible for chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. About 3% of the world's population is infected with HCV. The long-term response to therapy is influenced by many host and viral factors, and recent evidence has indicated that some host genetic polymorphisms related to IL-28 are the most powerful predictors of virological response in patients with HCV. This study assessed frequency of the IL-28 polymorphism (rs8099917) in 50 patients (39 men and 11 women) with chronic hepatitis C using ZNA probe real time PCR new method. All patients were tested for genotype of HCV and the HCV viral load. In parallel, the levels of SGOT, SGPT and ALK enzymes were assessed. Treatment using Peg-interferon alpha with ribavirin was conducted for patients and subsequently samples were collected to detect any change in viral load or liver enzyme rates. The overall frequency of the TT allele is 74%, TG allele 20% and GG allele 6% and the percent of patients who had T allele was 84%. Clear reduction in viral load and liver enzymes was reported in patients with the T allele. Especially for genotype 1 which is relatively resistant to treatment, these alleles may have a role in this decline. In conclusion, we showed that IL-28 polymorphism rs8099917 strongly predicts virological response in HCV infection and that real-time PCR with Zip nucleic acid probes is a sensitive, specific and rapid detection method for detection of SNPs which will be essential for monitoring patients undergoing antiviral therapy.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.2485-2490
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• 2016

The liver is one of the most common sites of cancer in the world, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) predominating. HCC is the sixth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer related death overall. Hepatitis C is a major risk factor and HCV is a rapid spreading virus which has become a problem globally, including in Pakistan. Interferon alpha therapy is used against HCV disease to regulate cell reproduction and to boost the immune system. In minute amounts interferon alpha is produced naturally by the immune system in HCV patients in response to hepatitis C virus and binds to receptors in the target cells and starts transcription of 20-30 genes due to which it develops an antiviral influence. Interferon is also administered artificially to overcome HCV disease and remove the biological effect of the virus from the infected site. The use of interferon or Peg-IFN plus Ribavirin treatment is also associated with adverse effects on body. For the current study, a convenient sample of 156 HCV positive patients of both males and females were taken. To collect blood CP and ALT, a reduction of level data and other important information were collected from the patients at regular intervals. Findings were 11.4 % in the red blood cells (RBC), 9.64 % in the total leukocyte count (WBC), 8.4 % in the hemoglobin levels (HB), 30.3 % in the platelet (Plt) count in both sexes. There was significant reduction in ALT levels due to Pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy. Hence strict haemotological monitoring of blood CP and ALT levels is necessary at regular intervals to reduce severe side effects which may lead to morbidity and mortality.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.510-514
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• 2003

Axenfeld-Rieger 증후군은 치과 및 안과적 이상을 동반하는 희귀한 상염색체 우성 유전성 질환이다. 주요한 안과적 증상은 부분적 혹은 완전한 양측성 홍채선조(iris stroma)의 형성 부전증, 안구 주변부의 홍채유착과 관련된 이상 및 쉬발베 소체(Schwalbe's corpuscles)의 전방 변위 등이 있다. 치과적으로는 부분적 무치증, 왜소치, 정형치(peg-shaped teeth) 및 지연맹출 등이 나타나며 안모상 가성 하악 전돌증이 보일 수 있다. 기타 전신적인 증상으로 심장 형성이상(cardiac malformation), 합지증(syndactylism), 제탈장(umbilical hernia), 귀의 이상, 정신지체, 뇌성 마비, 구개열, 제대피부이상(umbilical skin abnormality) 등이 나타날 수 있다. 소아치과 의사가 조기에 발견할 경우 환자의 절반 이상에서 나타나는 녹내장(glaucoma)에 의한 시력 상실을 조기에 방지 할 수 있다. 저자는 연세대학교 치과대학병원 소아치과에 내원한 Axenfeld-Rieger 증후군 환아에 대해 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.6-13
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• 1992

유산균주의 균주개량방법의 일환으로 protoplast fusion 방법을 사용하여 lincomycin에 내성을 나타내는 Lactobacillus casei KCTC 1121과 rifampicin에 내성을 나타내는 Lactobacillus delbruckii JK-414의 protoplast 형성과 재생, 융합에 대한 조건 및 융합주의 생리학적 성질 등을 검토하였다. Lactobacillus case와 Lactobacillus delbrueckii JK-414는 삼투압 안정제로 sucrose가 함유된 protoplast forming buffer에서 5$\mu g$/ml의 mutanolysin 으로 $42^{\circ}C$, 15분간 처리 했을 때 protoplast 형성율이 높게 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.988-998
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• 2015

The filamentous fungus Aspergillus oryzae is a well-known expression host used to express homologous and heterologous proteins in a number of industrial applications. To facilitate higher yields of proteins of interest, we constructed the pAsOP vector to express heterologous proteins in A. oryzae. pAsOP carries a selectable marker, pyrG, derived from Aspergillus nidulans, and a strong promoter and a terminator of the amyB gene derived from A. oryzae. pAsOP transformed A. oryzae efficiently via the PEG-CaCl₂-mediated transformation method. As proof of concept, green fluorescent protein (GFP) was successfully expressed in A. oryzae transformed by pAsOP-GFP. Additionally, we identified a novel fungal α-amylase (PcAmy) gene from Penicillium sp. and cloned the gene into the vector. After transformation by pAsOPPcAmy, the α-amylase PcAmy from Penicillium sp. was successfully expressed in a heterologous host system for the first time. The α-amylase activity in the A. oryzae transformant was increased by 62.3% compared with the untransformed A. oryzae control. The PcAmy protein produced in the system had an optimum pH of 5.0 and optimum temperature of 30^oC. As a cold-adapted enzyme, PcAmy shows potential value in industrial applications because of its high catalytic activity at low temperature. Furthermore, the expression vector reported in this study provides promising utility for further scientific research and biotechnological applications.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.38.2-38.2
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• 2011

구리는 현재 반도체 배선으로 가장 많이 사용되는 재료이다. 배선기술이 발전함에 따라 배선두께가 얇아지게 되었고 배선간의 간격 또한 좁아지게 되었다. 간격의 감소는 RC delay 문제점을 야기하였고 이를 해결하기 위해 배선 사이에 Low-k물질을 채우는 노력이 지속되었다. 이상적으로 가장 낮은 유전율을 나타내는 물질은 공기 즉, 아무것도 채우지 않는 것이다. 하지만 이렇게 되면 기계적인 문제가 발생하는데 이를 해결하기 위해서 구리의 강도를 향상시켜야 한다. 강도를 높이려면 Hall-Petch 관계에 의해 결정립의 크기를 작게 만들어야 한다. 그렇지만 이는 곧 전기전도도의 감소를 나타내기 때문에 소자의 구동에 문제가 되어왔다. 이 문제를 해결하기 위해 펄스전해증착을 통한 나노사이즈의 쌍정구조를 가지는 구리의 개발이 진행되었다. 나노쌍정구리는 결정립이 정합면으로 이루어져 있는 쌍정구조로 이루어져 있어 전기전도도의 감소를 최소화하고 강도를 비약적으로 향상시킬 수 있을뿐더러 연신율도 높일 수 있다는 장점을 가지고 있다. 이렇게 고강도 저저항을 나타내는 나노쌍정구리는 Via filling, Through Silicon Via(TSV)에서의 칩간 연결 배선, 2차전지의 전극 등에 적용 가능성이 매우 높다. 이들은 주로 첨가제와 함께 전해증착을 통해 제작된다. 하지만 이러한 첨가제를 넣고 나노쌍정구리를 합성하기 위해 펄스전해증착을 시행할 경우, 나노 쌍정구리의 형성이 억제되고, Off-time이 존재하지 않는 일반 전해증착에서와는 다른 현상이 나타나게 된다. 이러한 이유로 본 연구에서는 현재 가장 많이 사용되고 있는 첨가제인 Poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG, 억제제)와 bis (3-sulfopropyl) disulfide (SPS, 가속제)을 사용하여 그 이유를 알아보고 첨가제를 사용하면서 나노쌍정구리의 밀도를 높일 수 있는 방안에 대해서 실험을 진행하였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.247-252
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• 2006

환자가 요도용 카테타를 장기간 착용할 경우 세균흡착에 의한 감염이 유발되어 심각한 부작용을 경험하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 양친성 폴리우레탄을 합성하여 요도용 카테타 도포용 소재로서의 응용가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 양친성 폴리우레탄은 친수성 고분자인 poly(ethylene oxide)(PEO)와 소수성 고분자인 poly (tetramethylene oxide) (PTMO) 또는 poly (dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS)을 연질부로 도입하여 합성하였다. 상용 실리콘 카테타에 양친성 고분자를 도포한 결과 표면의 친수성이 현저히 개선되었다. 특히, PEO의 함량이 많은 폴리우레탄일수록 친수성이 높게 나타났으며, 세균 흡착량이 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론적으로, 본 연구에서 합성한 양친성 고분자는 요도용 카테타의 도포용 소재로 적합한 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.687-690
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• 1999

Bacillus stearothermophilus No. 236 isolated from the soil is a strong xylan degrader producing all the xylanolytic enzymes. However, the strain was discovered to be highly intractable to its transformation. In the present study, we have developed a reliable method for transformation of B. stearothermophilus No. 236 by a systematic examination of several factors which might have an influence on the efficiency of electrotransformation. Notably, we found that the most critical factor influencing the transformation efficiency (TE) was the incubation temperature after pulsing, with its optimum incubation of $37^{\circ}C.\; At\; 50^{\circ}C$, the optimum growth temperature of the B. stearothermophilus strain, the transformants could not be obtained at a recognizable level. The combination of field strength of 7.5 kV/cm along with pulse duration of 10 msec (resistance of $400{\Omega}\; and\; capacitance\; of\; 25{\mu}F$) was shown to be the best electrical parameters at the incubation temperature of $37^{\circ}$. A higher TE was obtained when the cells were harvested at an early-exponential phase. Twenty percent of PEG-8000 in a suspension buffer and an addition of 0.1% glycine in the growth medium resulted in about 4-fold and 3-fold increases in TE, respectively. We also found that the plasmid DNA which had been cycled through the host B. stearothermophilus cells enhanced TE by one order of magnitude higher. Under the presently described conditions, $2.5{\times}10^{5} transformants per ${\mu}g$ DNA was attained.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2008

The nickel and cobalt resistance of Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 is mediated by the CnrCBA efflux pump encoded by the cnrYHXCBAT metal resistance determinant. The products of the three genes cnrYXH transcriptionally regulate expression of cnr. CnrY and CnrX are membrane-bound proteins, probably functioning as anti-sigma factors, whereas CnrH is a cnr-specific extracytoplasmic functions (ECF) sigma factor. The periplasmic domain of CnrX (residues 29-148) was cloned as a N-terminal His-tagged protein, expressed in Escherichia coli, and purified using affinity chromatography and gel filtration. The molecular mass was estimated to be about 13.6kDa by size exclusion chromatography, corresponding to a monomer. The tetragonal bipyramid crystals were obtained by mixing an equal volume of protein in 50mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 1% glycerol, 100mM NaCl, 1mM DTT, and the reservoir solution of 15% w/v PEG 2000, 100mM lithium chloride at 277K in 2-4 days using hanging drop vapor diffusion. The protein concentration was 24mg/ml. The crystal that diffracted to $2.42{\AA}$ resolution belongs to space group $P4_1\;or\;P4_3$ with unit cell parameters of $a=b=32.14{\AA},\;c=195.31{\AA},\;{\alpha}={\beta}={\gamma}=90^{\circ}$, with one molecule of CnrX in the asymmetric unit.