• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2007

In vitro 및 in vivo에서 모두 효과를 나타내는 새로운 여드름 개선 성분을 개발하였다. 특히, in vitro에서 효과가 검증된 많은 원료들이 실제 여드름환자에게서 실질적인 효능을 나타내지 못하는 경우가 많아, 본 연구에서는 임상에서 실질적인 효과를 보일 수 있는 원료의 개발에 초점을 맞추었다. 우선적으로 여드름에 효과가 높은 것으로 알려져 있거나 여드름개선 효과가 기대되는 천연물질의 추출물을 대상으로 소규모의 예비임상시험을 통해 효능을 확인하였다. 여러 가지 후보물질 중에서 발아콩과 목련박피 2종의 추출물이 여드름 및 여드름에 의한 홍조현상과 흉터에 뚜렷한 효과를 나타내어 이 두 천연물의 혼합추출물을 SeleMix AN이라 명명하였다. 200여 명의 예비임상시험을 통해서 SeleMix AN의 임상적 효과를 확인한 후 상기 물질의 여드름 개선 작용기작을 규명하기 위한 in vitro 효능테스트를 실시하여 P. Acne 성장억제 효과(시료농도 0.0125%), 16.9%의 히스타민 분비저해효과와 함께, 인간유래 섬유아세포의 활성을 대조군 대비 57% 높여 주는 실험결과를 확인하였다. 최종적으로 분당 서울대병원과의 공동연구를 통해 23명의 여성여드름환자를 대상으로 한 임상평가를 실시하여 새로운 여드름 개선성분의 효능을 검증하였다. 여름에 실시된 최종임상에서 SeleMix AN이 함유된 시료는 피지분비량이 증가하고 여드름 발병율이 높아지는 계절적인 영향에도 불구하고 4주만에 특히, 염증성 병변을 대조군 대비 통계적으로 유의차 있게 감소시키는 뛰어난 여드름 개선 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

이 연구는 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여가 Coto-Kakizaki 쥐의 젖산수송 능력에 독립적으로 혹은 상호작용하여 영향을 미치는가를 구명하는데 그 목적이 있다. 실험동물들의 집단은 비교집단(n=10, SED), 지구성 운동집단(n=10, EXER), 셀레니움 투여집단(n=10, SELE)과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단(n=10, COMBI)으로 분류하여 6주간 실험을 실시하였다. 6주간 실험 처치 후 체중은 비교집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 현저하게 감소하였으며 당 부하검사를 실시한 결과에서도 비교집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 90분과 120분 사이에서 혈당 수준이 유의한 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 간 글리코겐 수준은 비교집단과 셀레니움 투여집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 가자미근과 족저근의 글리코겐 수준도 비교집단과 셀레니움 투여집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 현저하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 혈액 생화학 성분의 경우, 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 비교집단에 비해 고밀도 지단백 수준 증가와 함께 혈장 젖산, 혈청 중성지방, 인슐린, 총 콜레스테롤과 HOMA-IR 수준이 현저하게 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 특히 혈청 중성지방 수준은 지구성 운동집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 셀레니움 투여집단에 비해 유의하게 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구에 가장 중요한 결과는 혈당과 젖산 수송과 관련된 단백질 발현 수준이 6주간의 실험처치 후에 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 비교집단에 비해 가자미근의 MCT1과 미토콘드리아 MCT1 단백질 발현수준이 현저하게 증가하였다는 결과와 함께 가자미근과 족저근의 MCT4 단백질 발현 수준도 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 비교집단에 비해 현저하게 증가하였다는 결과이다. 이러한 결과를 근거로 볼 때 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여는 독립적으로 혹은 상호작용하여 혈당과 젖산수송 능력을 개선시키는데 도움이 된다는 것을 알 수 있으며 특히 인슐린 저항 특성과 함께 고젖산혈증을 나타내는 제 II형 당뇨 환자들의 당뇨 처치를 위한 방법으로 활용할 만한 가치가 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.42.1-42.11
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• 2022

Breast cancer (BC) is a significant threat to female health, with both modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. It is essential to monitor patients regularly and to raise population awareness. Increasing research also suggests that E-selectin (SELE) may increase tumor angiogenesis and the development of cancer. This study investigated SELE single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the following positions: rs5367T/C, rs5368C/T, rs5362T/G, and rs5362T/C. Using polymerase chain reaction, significant differences in allele and genotype frequencies were found between BC patients and controls. Position rs5368 was associated with an increased risk of BC for the CT and TT genotypes, with odds ratios (ORs) of 16.3 and 6.90 (Fisher probability = 0.0001, p = 0.005). Women with the T allele had a 19.3-fold higher incidence of BC, while allele C may be a protective allele against BC (OR, 0.05). Heterozygous genotypes at rs5367, rs5362, and rs5362 were significantly more common in BC patients, with ORs of 5.70, 4.50, and 3.80, respectively. These SNPs may be associated with the risk of BC, because the frequency of mutant alleles was significantly higher in patients (OR: 4.26, 3.83, and 4.30, respectively) than in controls (OR: 0.23, 0.30, and 0.20, respectively). These SNPs may be considered a common genotype in the Iraqi population, with the wild-type allele having a protective fraction and the mutant allele having an environmental fraction. The results also revealed a 2-fold increase in gene expression in BC patients compared to controls, with a significant effect (p = 0.017). This study's findings confirm the importance of SELE polymorphisms in cancer risk prediction.

• 분석과학
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2022

Wheat is rich in sources of fiber, oligosaccharides, and resistant starch, simple carbohydrates which may have a protective role against carcinoma. Additionally, Whole wheat/bran as well includes contains phytochemicals such as flavonoids, lignans, folate, phytosterols, phenolic acids, and tocols. The above phytochemicals suitable forms antioxidant and cholesterol-reducing activities. Phytoestrogens are regarded as especially essential in the preventative measures of hormonally dependent malignancies such as breast cancer (BC). In this study lowered BC risk has been associated with whole grain/bran consumption with an odds ratio (OR=0.24 and 95 %CI=0.10-0.56). Wheat/bran appears to have a reliable protective impact against BC. While intake of white bread has been associated with a high risk of BC (OR=2.63 and CI 95 %=1.07-6.48). Also, the E-Selectin (SELE) Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs5353 A/G and rs932307 C/T were investigated using the sanger sequences approach. There was a positive association between genotypes (rs5353 GG+AG) and (rs932307 TT+CT) with rate consumption of wheat-white/bread and these genotypes were more frequent in patients had BC in comparison with a significant difference (P=0.03) (P=0.01), respectively. The genotypes (GG+AG) frequency of the rs5353 polymorphism and (TT+CT) genotypes of the rs932307 polymorphism in the present study had a high risk of cancer with (OR=3.05), (OR=4.17) respectively. While these genotypes showed no significant association with the rate of whole grain consumption in patients and control. Therefore, the type of wheat may associate with increased incidence of disease-related with type of Polymorphism because some present genotypes of SNPs showed high (OR) which may refer to their positive associated with disease, the white wheat consumption may active the risky association between SNPs and BC.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.8.1-8.19
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• 2023

Cancer of the stomach is the second most frequent cancer-related death worldwide. The survival rate of patients with gastric cancer (GC) remains fragile. There is a requirement to discover biomarkers for prognosis approaches. Helicobacter pylori in the stomach is closely associated with the progression of GC. We identified the genes associated with poor/favorable prognosis in H. pylori-induced GC. Multivariate statistical analysis was applied on the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) dataset GSE54397 to identify differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs) in gastric tissues with H. pylori-induced cancer compared with the H. pylori-positive with non-cancerous tissue. A protein interaction map (PIM) was built and subjected to DEMs targets. The enriched pathways and biological processes within the PIM were identified based on substantial clusters. Thereafter, the most critical genes in the PIM were illustrated, and their prognostic impact in GC was investigated. Considering p-value less than 0.01 and |Log2 fold change| as >1, five microRNAs demonstrated significant changes among the two groups. Gene functional analysis revealed that the ubiquitination system, neddylation pathway, and ciliary process are primarily involved in H. pylori-induced GC. Survival analysis illustrated that the overexpression of DOCK4, GNAS, CTGF, TGF-b1, ESR1, SELE, TIMP3, SMARCE1, and TXNIP was associated with poor prognosis, while increased MRPS5 expression was related to a favorable prognosis in GC patients. DOCK4, GNAS, CTGF, TGF-b1, ESR1, SELE, TIMP3, SMARCE1, TXNIP, and MRPS5 may be considered prognostic biomarkers for H. pylori-induced GC. However, experimental validation is necessary in the future.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2020

This study aims to pursue the multi-functional textile finishing method to detoxify chemical warfare agent by simply treating the well-known antimicrobial agent, chitosan, to cotton fabric. For this purpose, DFP(diisopropylfluorophosphate) was sele cted as a chemical warfare agent simulant and cotton fabric was treated with 0.5, 1.0, and 2wt% chitosan solution in 1wt% acetic acid. DFP decontamination properties of the chitosan treated cotton fabrics were evaluated and compared with the untreated cotton fabric. The chitosan treated cotton fabrics showed better DFP decontamination than the untreated cotton. Decontamination properties of the chitosan treated cotton fabrics improved with the increased chitosan solution used. Especially, the cotton fabrics treated with 2wt% chitosan solution showed 5 times more DFP decontamina tion than the untreated cotton fabrics. This suggested that the chitosan treated fabric has potential to be used as a material for protective clothing with chemical warfare agent detoxifying and antimicrobial properties.