• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.590-594
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• 2008

brc-2, an ortholog of BRCA2 in Caenorhabditis elegans, is essential in the maintenance of genetic integrity. In C. elegans, cellular location correlates with meiotic progression, and transgene-induced cosuppression is observed in the germ line but not in somatic cells. We used these unique features to dissect the role of brc-2 in the germ line from that in somatic cells. In situ hybridization of wild type animals revealed that brc-2 gene expression was higher in oocytes than in other germline cells, and was barely detectable in mitotic cells. In contrast, germ cells containing multicopies of the brc-2 transgene showed no significant in situ hybridization signal at any oogenesis stage, confirming that brc-2 expression was functionally cosuppressed in the transgenic germ line. RAD-51 foci formation in response to DNA damage was abrogated in brc-2-cosuppressed germ cells, whereas wild-type germ cells showed strong RAD-51 foci formation. These germ cells exhibited massive chromosome fragmentation and decompaction instead of six bivalent chromosomes in diakinesis. Accordingly, lethality was observed after the early stage of germline development. These results suggest that brc-2 plays essential roles in chromosome integrity in early prophase, and therefore is crucial in meiotic progression and embryonic survival.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 1984

The preliminary analysis has been made of 63 Patients who were treated in the Department of Radiation Therapy at Korea University Hospital for the lung cancer from April 1981 to December 1983. The patients were treated via Co-60 teletherapy unit and the doses were 5,400 rad/ 6 week for the curative, $3,600\~4,500\;rad/2\;1/2\;\~3$ week for the Palliative treatment. Thirty two $(32/63=51\%)$ patients have been for curative, $25/63 (40\%)$ were for Palliative, and $6/63 (9\%)$ were for post-operative radiation. A post-radiation treatment, $28/63 (53\%)$ were able to follow from 2 months to 3 yrs. During the follow up, chest X-rays and/or CT scans were taken and $22/27 (81.4\%)$ of patients were responded more than $50\%$ of tumor regression one month following completion of radiation.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.124-132
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• 1994

서론 : 방사성옥소는 갑상선암 환자에서 수술요법과 병용하여 많이 쓰이고 있으나 환자에 따라 방사성옥소 흡수량과 배설량, 암조직의 방사성옥소 섭취율이 차이가 나기 때문에 같은 양을 투여하더라도 치료효과나 부작용이 차이가 날 수 있다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 체내 피폭된 물리적 선량을 측정하여 치료효과와 방사선영향의 정도를 비교하였다. 방법 : 수술요법을 시행한 분화된 갑상선암 환자 27명을 대상으로 하여 100mCi 150mCi, 200mCi의 방사성옥소를 투여하고 BEL DOSIMETRY PROTOCOL에 따라 방사선량을 구하고 반대수 용지위에 혈액 리터당 투여량에 대한 백분율의 로그값, 잔류량 백분율과 시간의 관계를 그래프로 그려 베타선량과 감마선량을 구한 뒤 총 물리학적 선량을 구하였다. 결과 : 1) 100mCi 투여군에서 물리적 선량은 평균 $56.54{\pm}13.02$ rad 이었고 150 mCi 투여군에서는 $76.83{\pm}19.97$ rad, 200mCi 투여군에서는 $95.08{\pm}25.51$ rad 이었고 각 평균값 사이에는 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 2) 48시간후 체내 잔류율은 평균 26.34% 이었다. 3) 전이여부와 물리적 선량과의 사이에 유의한 상관관계는 없었다. 4) 갑상선 글로불린과 갑상선 자극 호르몬, Thallium scan으로 추적 관찰한 19명중 17명이 치유되었다. 5) 백혈구, 림프구, 호중구, 혈소판 모두 4-6주에 최저치로 감소한뒤 3개월내에 회복되었다. 6) 물리적 선량과 생물학적 선량 사이에 유의한 상관관계는 없었다. 결론 : 우리나라에서 수술후 갑상선암의 치료에 통상적으로 사용하는 방사성옥소의 양(100-200mCi)은 일시적 골수부전과 경도의 염색체 이상을 초래하나 혈액내방사선 조사량이 안전용량 범위(200rad)에 속하며 48시간 후 체내잔류량은 서양인과 큰 차이가 없었다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.67-75
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• 1984

As a part of studies on acute effects of high dose irradiation the present report was carried out to evaluate the changes of the leukocyte life span in the Newzealand white male rabbits by a single whole body exposure to gamma rays from $^{60}Co$ teleirradiation unit. The exposure was done in dose levels of 100, 300, 550 and 1,000 rad to each experimental group of 10 rabbits. The life span and apparent half survival time of leukocytes, and the elution rate of leukocytes in the circulating blood were measured by McMillan method using $^{51}Cr$. 1. As a critical indicator of radiation hazards of the Newzealand male rabbits, the LD 50/30 and LD 100/30 after whole body exposure was estimated as 550 and 1,000 rads respectively. 2. The life span of leukocyte in the circulation after irradiation was slightly shortened in the 100 rad irradiated group, as compared with the unirradiated control group, but markedly shortened in the 300, 550 and 1,000 rads irradiated group. 3. After irradiation, decrease of leukocyte half survival time in the circulation showed the same pattern as that of leukocytes life span. 4. As the irradiation doses increased, the elution rate of $^{51}Cr$ loss from $^{51}Cr$ tagged leukocytes in the circulation were markedly increased gradually. 5. The life span shortening of leukocytes in the circulation after irradiation seems to occure by two processes of senescence acceleration and early destruction.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.3403-3409
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• 2013

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women affecting up to one third of tehm during their lifespans. Increased expression of some genes due to polymorphisms increases the risk of breast cancer incidence. Since mutations that are recognized to increase breast cancer risk within families are quite rare, identification of these SNPs is very important. The most important loci which include mutations are; BRCA1, BRCA2, PTEN, ATM, TP53, CHEK2, PPM1D, CDH1, MLH1, MRE11, MSH2, MSH6, MUTYH, NBN, PMS1, PMS2, BRIP1, RAD50, RAD51C, STK11 and BARD1. Presence of SNPs in these genes increases the risk of breast cancer and associated diagnostic markers are among the most reliable for assessing prognosis of breast cancer. In this article we reviewed the hereditary genes of breast cancer and SNPs associated with increasing the risk of breast cancer that were recently were reported from candidate gene, meta-analysis and GWAS studies. SNPs of genes associated with breast cancer can be used as a potential tool for improving cancer diagnosis and treatment planning.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.624-627
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• 2003

Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is an environmental pollutant that has been implicated in carcinogenesis. Saccharomyces cerevisiae was treated with B[a]P, and the responses of its cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzyme and DNA-damage checkpoint genes were examined through gene expression profiles using a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The DNA-damage checkpoint genes tested were the chk1 and pds1 genes, involved in a metaphase arrest, the swi6 gene targeted by G1 arrest, the pol2 gene related to S phase arrest, and the cln2 gene encoding a cyclin protein, all of which are based on rad9 and rad24. Among these genes, no noticeable effect was found when the cells were exposed to various concentrations of B[a]P. However, the transcriptional activity of CYP51 was significantly different when the cells were exposed to B[a]P. Accordingly, the present results indicate that cytochrome P450 plays a more significant role than DNA-damage checkpoint genes in the response of S. cerevisiae to B[a]P.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.299-313
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• 2014

In the first part of this paper, the influences of some of crack parameters on natural frequencies of a cracked cantilever Functionally Graded Beam (FGB) are studied. A cantilever beam is modeled using Finite Element Method (FEM) and its natural frequencies are obtained for different conditions of cracks. Then effect of variation of depth and location of cracks on natural frequencies of FGB with single and multiple cracks are investigated. In the second part, two Multi-Layer Feed Forward (MLFF) Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are designed for prediction of FGB's Cracks' location and depth. Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) and Back-Error Propagation (BEP) algorithms are applied for training ANNs. The accuracy of two training methods' results are investigated.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.103-116
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• 2006

본 논문은 국내 PWR 발전소에서 S/G tube 재질로 사용되고 있는 Inconel 600 및 690에 대한 부식 실험을 수행함으로써 작업자들의 주요 피폭원인 $^{58}Co,\;^{60}Co,\;^{51}Cr,\;^{54}Mn,\;^{59}Fe$의 생성량을 예측하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 Inconel 600 및 690 재질로 총 12개의 시편을 제작하여 실제 발전소의 운전조건과 유사하거나 가혹한 조건에서 전면 부식실험을 pH별로 20일씩 총 60일간 수행하였고, 실험 결과를 정량적으로 분석하기 위해 GDS(Glow Discharge Spectrometer) 장비를 사용하였다. GDS 장비를 이용하여 정량적으로 분석한 결과 pH 7 및 9에서는 Inconel 600이 Inconel 690에 비해 부식이 잘 되는 것으로 나타난 반면, pH 4에서는 Inconel 690이 부식이 더 잘 되는 것으로 평가되었다. 이러한 경향을 보이는 것은 과도상태의 영향이 과도하게 반영된 것에 기인한 것으로 비교적 정확한 결론을 도출하기 위해서는 장시간의 부식 실험을 수행함으로써 과도상태에 의한 영향을 최소화해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 1969

쌀 저장중 곤충과 미생물에 의한 손실을 방지하기 위하여 팔달, 농광 두 품종을 현미와 백미로 도정하고 Polyethylene bag에 포장후 6-400K rad 의 $Co^{60}$${\gamma}$선을 조사하여 8개월간 실온에 저장하면서 곤충, 미생물의 발생상태와 방사선조사에 의한 쌀중 수분과 Amylose, Reducing Sugar, Rancidity 의 변화를 검토하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1)Polyethylene bag에 저장된 쌀은 대조구도 곤충의 발생이 없었으나 가마니에 저장된 것은 5월달부터 곤충이 발생되었다. 2)400K rad 조사로는 쌀중 Yeast와 곰팡이의 살균에 부족하였고 Yeast는 쌀 표면에, 곰팡이는 균사가 쌀 입자에 깊이 뿌리박고 있었다, 3) 저장중 쌀의 수분은 방사선의 영향을 받지 않았다. 4) 선량증가와 저장기간에 따라 전분중 Amylose의 함량은 증가하는 경향이 있다. 5) Free reducing Sugar의 함량은 방사선에 의해 영향을 받지 않았고 저장중 감소하였다. 6) Rancidity는 선량과 저장기간에 따라 증가하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.40-51
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• 2006

수피의 탄화이용을 위한 수피탄화기술 확립과 이 수피탄화물을 흡착제, 토양개량자재, 미생물활동담체, 건강재료 등으로의 이용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 수피탄화물의 메틸렌블루흡착량, 흡습성, 원적외선 방사율, pH, 보수성 및 발열량 등의 성능을 조사하였다. 메틸렌블루흡착량이 탄화온도 $800^{\circ}C$, 탄화시간 8시간에서 낙엽송, 잣나무, 리기다소나무 수피탄화물들은 110 mg/g 이상의 값을 보이고, 모든 수피탄화물의 수소이온농도가 탄화시간 4시간의 경우 탄화온도 $400^{\circ}C$에서 pH 6.6, $600^{\circ}C$와 $800^{\circ}C$에서는 pH 9 정도를 나타내는 등, 수피탄화물은 탄화물로서의 이용이 가능하고, 탄화온도와 시간만 고려하면 충분히 이용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.