• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.402-409
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• 2016

It has been found that 4-isopropyl-2,6-bis(1-phenylethyl)phenol (KTH-13), a novel compound isolated from Cordyceps bassiana, is able to suppress tumor cell proliferation by inducing apoptosis. To mass-produce this compound, we established a total synthesis method. Using those conditions, we further synthesized various analogs with structural similarity to KTH-13. In this study, we aimed to test their anti-cancer activity by measuring anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities. Of 8 compounds tested, 4-methyl-2,6-bis(1-phenylethyl)phenol (KTH-13-Me) exhibited the strongest anti-proliferative activity toward MDA-MB 231 cells. KTH-13-Me also similarly suppressed the survival of various cancer cell lines, including C6 glioma, HCT-15, and LoVo cells. Treatment of KTH-13-Me induced several apoptotic signs in C6 glioma cells, such as morphological changes, induction of apoptotic bodies, and nuclear fragmentation and chromatin condensation. Concordantly, early-apoptotic cells were also identified by staining with FITC-Annexin V/PI. Moreover, KTH-13-Me highly enhanced the activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9, and decreased the protein level of Bcl-2. In addition, the phosphorylation levels of Src and STAT3 were diminished in KTH-13-Me-treated C6 cells. Therefore, these results suggest that KTH-13-Me can be developed as a novel anti-cancer drug capable of blocking proliferation, inducing apoptosis, and blocking cell survival signaling in cancer cells.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.284-290
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• 1999

우수한 셀룰로오스 생산 균주인 Acetobacter xylinum BRC5의 교반배양에 의한 셀룰로오스 생산성을 향상시키기 위하여 fed-batch 배양을 하였으며, 기질공급속도, 기질 공급량 및 용존 산소의 영향을 검토하였다. 초기 glucose 양을 변화시켜 회분배양하였을 때 glucose 농도가 10 및 20 g/L인 경우 셀룰로오스 생산량은 각각 2.05와 4.10 g/L이였으며 glucose에 대한 셀룰로오스 수율 (Yp/s)은 0.21이었다. 초기 glucose 농도 40g/L일 때 셀룰로오스 수율을 향상시키기 위해서 초기 glucose 농도 20 g/L에서 회분배양을 시작하여 glucose가 gluconic acid로 완전히 전환된 시점부터 추가적으로 glucose를 공급하여 fed-batch 배양기간에 glucose 공급속도는 셀룰로오스 생산성에 큰 영향을 미쳐 20g/L의 glucose를 2.22 g/L.h의 속도로 9시간 첨가하여 fed-batch 배양한 결과 셀룰로오스 생성량이 10 g/L로 가장 우수하여 초기 glucose 농도 20 g/L로 회분배양하였을 때 비하여 약 2배 증가하였으며, $Y_{P/S}$도 0.26으로 현저히 향상되었다. 또한 동일조건으로 fed-batch 배양하면서 glucose 공급량을 증가시켜 40g/L의 glucose를 추가적으로 첨가한 경우 셀룰로오스 생산량은 10.7g/L는 거의 증가되지 않았으며, $Y_{P/S}$가 0.18로 감소하였다. 이는 셀룰로오스 농도가 증가함에 따라 산소 공급이 부족하기 때문이므로 용존산소(DOT)를 2~15% 포화범위에서 조절하여 fed-batch 배양했을 때 DOT를 10% 수준으로 유지하면서 fed-batch 배양기간에 40g/L의 glucose를 추가공급 했을 때 셀룰로오스 생성량은 15.3 g/L로 증가되었고 이때 $Y_{P/S}$는 0.26로 향상되었다. 이는 DO를 제어하지 않는 경우에 비하여 셀룰로오스 생성량이 1.5배 증가한 결과이다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.305-315
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• 1996

This study was performed to investigate the changes of head posture according to natural standing or sitting posture. Twenty seven healthy dental students without any signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders participated in this study. Cervical resting posture (CRP) of the head in sagittal plane was measured by Cervical-Range-of-Motion $^\textregistered$(CROM, U.S.A.) and lateral cephalograph was taken in natural posture. The items related to angle in cephalograph were the angles of cranial and cervical inclination to true vertical line(VER/NSL, VER/AML), the angles of cervical inclination to nasion-sella line(CVT/NSL, OPT/NSL), the angles of comical inclination to horizontal line(CVT/HOR, OPT/HOR), the angle of cervical lordosis(CVT/OPT). The items related to line measurement were the distance from subocciput to Cl(Dl), Cl to C2(D2), C2 to C3(D3), C3 to C4(D4), the upper(PNS to posterior pharyngeal wall) and the lower(tongue base to posterior pharyngeal wall) pharyngeal space, the distance from nation to mention(Na-Me), and the radius of comical curvature from the first comical vertebra(Cl ) to the fifth cervical vertebra(C5). The data were analyzed with SAS/STAT program. The obtained results were as follows : 1. Most items related to angular measurement showed significant difference between in standing and sitting posture. The angles of CRP, CVT/NSL, OPT/NSL, CVT/HOR, OPT/HOR, and CVT/OPT were high in sitting posture, but the angles of VER/NSL, VER/NSL were low in sitting posture. 2. In vertebral distance, only the distance between C3 and C4 was differed by the posture, which decreased in sitting posture. In sitting posture, the distance from nasion to menton(Na-Me) was longer, but the radius was shorter than in standing posture. 3. Correlationship in angular measurements was almost same in both postures. Ceervical resting posture(CRP) was correlated with VER/NSL, VER\ulcornerNSL was correlated with CRP, CVT/NSL, and OPT/NSL, VER/AML was correlated with CVT/HOR, OPT/HOR, CVT/OPT, and the angle of cervical lordosis(CVT/OPT) was correlated with the radius. 4. Correlationship in linear measurement was observed only in among D3, D4, and radius. And the Na-Me was not correlated with any other items. From this results, The author concluded that the head posture in sitting was mote backward extended than in standing.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권5호
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• pp.922-936
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• 2022

5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), a monoamine, as a local regulator in the mammary gland is a chemical signal produced by the mammary epithelium cell. In cows, studies have shown that 5-HT is associated with epithelial cell apoptosis during the degenerative phase of the mammary gland. However, studies in other tissues have shown that 5-HT can effectively promote cell viability. Whether 5-HT could have an effect on mammary cell viability in dairy cows is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) effect of 5-HT on the viability of bovine mammary epithelial cells and its related signaling pathways, (2) interaction between prolactin (PRL) and 5-HT on the cell viability. The bovine mammary alveolar cell-T (MAC-T) were cultured with different concentrations of 5-HT for 12, 24, 48 or 72 hours, and then were assayed using cell counting kit-8, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and immunobloting. The results suggested that 20 μM 5-HT treatment for 12 or 24 h promote cell viability, which was mainly induced by the activation of 5-HT receptor (5-HTR) 1B and 4, because the increase caused by 5-HT vanished when 5-HTR 1B and 4 was blocked by SB224289 and SB204070. And protein expression of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2 (eEF2), janus kinase 2 (JAK2) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) were decreased after blocking 5-HT 1B and 4 receptors. When MAC-T cells were treated with 5-HT and PRL simultaneously for 24 h, both the cell viability and the level of mTOR protein were significantly higher than that cultured with 5-HT or PRL alone. In conclusion, our study suggested that 5-HT promotes the viability of MAC-T cells by 5-HTR 1B and/or 4. Furthermore, there is a reciprocal relationship between PRL and 5-HT.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.254-261
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• 2017

Glioblastomas (GBM) are very difficult to treat and their aggressiveness is one of the main reasons for this as well as for the frequent recurrences. MicroRNAs post-transcriptionally regulate their target genes through interaction between their seed sequence and 3'UTR of the target mRNAs. We previously reported that miR-296-3p is regulated by neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2) and enhances the invasiveness of GBM cells via SOCS2/STAT3. In this study, we investigated whether miR-296-5p, which originates from the same precursor miRNA as miR-296-3p, can increase the invasiveness of GBM cells. It was observed that miR-296-5p potentiated the invasion of various GBM cells including LN229, T98G, and U87MG. Through bioinformatics approaches, two genes were identified as miR-296-5p targets: caspase-8 (CASP8) and nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR). From results obtained from Ago2 immunoprecipitation and luciferase assays, we found that miR-296-5p downregulates CASP8 and NGFR through direct interaction between seed sequence of the miRNA and 3'UTR of the target mRNA. Knockdown of CASP8 or NGFR also increased the invasive ability of GBM cells, indicating that CASP8 and NGFR are involved in potentiation of invasiveness by miR-296-5p. Consistent with our findings, CASP8 was downregulated in brain metastatic lung cancer cells, which have a high level of miR-296-5p, compared to parental cells, suggesting that miR-296-5p may be generally associated with the acquisition of invasiveness. Collectively, our results implicate miR-296-5p as a potential cause of invasiveness in cancer and suggest it as a promising therapeutic target for GBM.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2005

Background: Interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R) ${\alpha}$-deficient mice have small numbers of B cells and ${\alpha}{\beta}$T cells in periphery, they totally lack ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cells. In addition, the V-J recombination and transcription of TCR ${\gamma}$ genes is also severely impaired in IL-7R ${\alpha}$-deficient mice. Stat5, a signaling molecule of the IL-7R, induces germline transcription in the TCR ${\gamma}$ locus, and promotes V-J recombination and ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cell development. However, the roles for IL-7R signaling pathway in thymic or extrathymic ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cell development are largely unknown. Methods: To clarify the role of the IL-7 receptor in proliferation and survival of ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cells, we introduced the TCR ${\gamma}{\delta}$ transgene, $V_{{\gamma}2}/V{\delta}_5$, into IL-7R ${\alpha}$-deficient mice, and investigated the development of ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cells. Results: We found that $V_{{\gamma}2}/V{\delta}_5$ transgene restored ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cells in the epithelium of the small intestine (IEL) but not in the thymus and the spleen. Further addition of a bcl-2 transgene resulted in partial recovery of ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cells in the thymus and the spleen of these mice. Conclusion: Taken together, this study revealed that the IL-7R ${\alpha}$ is indispensable for proliferation and survival mainly in thymic ${\gamma}{\delta}$T cell development.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 1968

1. 본(本) 시험(試驗)은 몇가지 조림수종(造林樹種)의 내염도(耐鹽度) 및 그 피해상태(被害狀態)와 생장상황(生長狀況)을 조사(調査)한 것이다. 2. 염생식물(鹽生植物)인 해송(海松)은 생엽(生葉)pH가 낮으며 비중(比重)도 낮다. 내염성(耐鹽性)이 약(弱)한 소나무, 젓나무, 잣나무등의 잎의 pH는 높으며 비중(比重)도 크다. 3. 염생식물(鹽生植物)인 해송(海松)의 잎은 수분함량(水分含量)이 많으며 내염도(耐鹽度)가 낮은 소나무, 젓나무따위의 잎은 수분함량(水分含量)이 적다. 4. 해송(海松), 리기다소나무, 잣나무, 젓나무등 무처리(無處理)인 생엽(生葉)의 pH 및 비중(比重)은 상호간(相互間)에 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)된다. 5. 내염도(耐鹽度)의 순위(順位)는 해송>잣나무>젓나무이다. (리기다소나무와 소나무는 내염도(耐鹽度)가 낮은 군(群)에 속함) 6. 내염성(耐鹽性)이 약(弱)한 젓나무의 피해부위(被害部位)는 초단부(稍端部)인 정점(頂點)에서 1.5%액(液) 처리(處理)2~3시간후(時間後)에, 잣나무, 해송등은 4~6시간후(時間後) 피해징세(被害徵勢)가 나타났다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.148-156
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• 2019

본 연구는 간호대학생의 우울, 불안, 수면의 질과 주간과다졸림의 정도를 확인하고, 주간과다졸림에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악하여 중재방안 마련을 위한 근거자료를 제공하기 위해 수행되었다. 연구대상자는 일 대학에 재학 중인 간호대학생 213명으로, 2019년 5월 20일부터 5월 30일까지 구조화된 설문지를 통하여 자료 수집하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS/WIN 25.0 통계프로그램을 이용하여, 실수, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차, χ² 검정, Paired t-test, Pearson's Correlation, Multiple logistic regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 간호대학생의 주간과다졸림 평균 점수는 8.95(±4.56)점이었고 주간과다졸림군은 40.8%이었다. 대상자의 우울 평균 점수는 10.05(±7.85)점, 상태불안 평균점수는 46.09(±9.50)점, 특성불안 평균점수는 46.47(±9.93)점, 수면의 질 평균점수는 6.51(±2.95)점)이었다. 주간과다졸림 유무에 따라 대상자의 우울(t=1.955, p=.024), 상태불안(t=5.446, p<.001), 특성불안(t=1.716, p=.007), 수면의 질(t=2.168, p<.001)의 평균 점수에는 유의한 차이가 있었다. 주간과다졸림에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 상태불안, 수면의 질로 나타났으며, 주간과다졸림에 대한 상태불안의 오즈비는 1.04(95% Confidence Interval=1.01-1.08), 수면의 질은 1.16(95% Confidence Interval=1.04-1.29)로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 우선적으로, 간호대학생의 주간과다 졸림에 대한 관심을 높이고, 주간과다졸림을 줄이기 위해 불안완화를 위한 중재방안마련과 수면의 질에 대한 관리가 필요할 것이다.

• 한국염색가공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국염색가공학회 2009년도 제41차 학술발표회
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• pp.21-22
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• 2009

최근, 헵타메틴 시아닌색소(heptamethinecyanine)는 그 적용 범위가 넓기 때문에 많은 연구자들의 관심을 받고 있다. 특히, photo-sensitizers, dye lasers, optical recordings와 storage media 등 다양한 분야에 적용이 가능하다. 헵타메틴 시아닌색소의 주된 특징은 polymethine 사슬에 연결된 cyclohexene 고리에 의하여 근적외선 부근에서 흡수가 이뤄진다는 것이다. 근적외선 색소의 흡수 특성을 HOMO와 LUMO 에너지 전위를 사용하여, 수치화 함으로써 분자간, 분자내 상호작용을 분석 할 수 있다. 따라서, 본 실험은 헵타메틴 시아닌 색소의 치환체에 따른 전기화학적 특성을 순환 전압-전류법(Cyclic voltammetry)과 분자 모델링을 통하여 HOMO와 LUMO의 에너지 준위를 구하고, 치환체 효과가 헵타메틴 시아닌색소에 미치는 전기화학적 특성을 UV-Vis와 계산으로부터 얻어진 에너지준위를 분석하고자 한다. 본 실험에 사용된 Uv-Vis 스펙트럼 측정은 Agilent 8453 UV-Vis spectrophotometer를 사용하였고, 전기화학적 분석 방법인 순환 전압-전류법은 Versa STAT 3 (Princeton allied research in USA)를 사용하였다. 순환전압-전류법의 측정은 Acetonitrile 용액에 $TBAPF_6$ (Tetrabutylammonium hexafluorophosphate)를 전해질로 하고, Ag/$Ag^+$을 기준전극으로 사용하여 주사 속도를 50mV/s로 하여 측정 하였다. 치환체에 의한 영향을 알아보기 위하여 분자구조 최적화 모델링을 사용하였다. 3차원 분자입체 특성 및 에너지 준위 상태는 Materials studio 4.2를 사용하여 특성을 예측 하였다. 본 연구에서는, 헵타메틴 시아닌 색소의 기본 골격에 각기 다른 치환체를 치환 시켜 치환체에 의한 영향을 전기화학적인 방법인 순환 전압-전류법(Cyclic voltammetry)와 분자 모델링 방법을 사용하여, HOMO와 LUMO에너지 준위 값을 구함으로써 치환체에 의한 영향을 알아보았다. 치환체로는 Dye 1과 Dye 2로 치환된 헵타메틴 시아닌 색소를 사용하였다. 이렇게 얻어진 HOMO/LUMO 에너지 준위 값으로부터 이온화 에너지($I_p$)와 전자 친화도($E_a$) 또한 구할 수 있는데, $I_p$와 $E_a$는 분자 오비탈과 전자전이에 관련된 값들이고, 이는 계산을 통하여 얻을 수 있다. 순환 전압-전류법의 계산 방법은 봉우리 전위(peak postential)와 (onset potential)방법이 있는데, 이 계산을 통한 전위 값들이 봉우리 전위 계산 방법이 onset potential 방법에 비하여 작은 전위 값으로 나타난다. 하지만 이 두 가지 방법 모두 현재 순환 전압-전류법을 사용하여 HOMO/LUMO 에너지 준위를 측정하는 방법에 쓰이고 있으며, 어떠한 계산 방법이 더 정확하다고는 말 할 수 없지만, 본 실험 결과를 통하여 비교 분석한 결과 onset potential 계산 방법이 봉우리 전위 계산 방법에 비하여 정확하다고 판단된다. Dye 1과 Dye 2를 순환 전압-전류법으로 측정한 결과 각기 다른 전위를 나타내고 이것을 계산을 통하여 정량화하면 Dye 2가 Dye 1에 비하여 높은 전위 값을 갖음을 알 수 있는데, 이것은 ethyl 에 비하여 surful 원자의 전자공여성이 더 크다고 할 수 있다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.591-604
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• 1996

The surgical hand scrub (SHS) is the single most important procedure in the prevention of post-operative wound infections and yet it remains the most violated of all infection control procedures. The purpose of this study was to gain an overview of SHS habits in operative th atre personnel and to determine knowledge and attitudes to identify whether there is a need for improvement. The subjects for this study included 79 doctors and 94 nurses working in the operative th atres of four hospitals in Incheon City and Kyungki Province. Related data were collected from July 25 to August 10, 1995 by the author. The data were analyzed using descriptive stat-istics and Chi-squre test. The results of the study are summarized as follows : 1. Nurses felt that they conducted SHS for a longer period of time than doctors did(X=20.1, P=.005). 2. Nurses and doctors had some knowledge of slip-ping rings off fingers and the length of nails, but they lacked knowledge on the duration of SHS, handwashing after an operation and on manicure. 3. There were many reasons given for insufficient SHS included : 1) because they were so busy (38%). 2) brushes were too harsh(19.7%). 3) operations were very simple(18.7%). 4) surgical latex gloves provide functional barrier(11.6%). 5) SHSs were troublesome(7.4%) 6) there were no clocks near the sinks(2.5%) and 7) the operative patients were administered antibiotics after operartion(2.1%). 4. Most of nurses and doctors considered SHS to be important in prevention against post operative infections. 5. Nurses were found to do a thorough SHS, but residents were found to neglect SHS. 6. Considering prevention against postoperative infections, most nurses and doctors considered aseptic techniques, environment-sanitary management and SHS more important than the use of antibiotics, the resistance of patients or the method of operation. 7. Half of the nurses and doctors(54.3%) considered surgical latex gloves to function well as a barrier. 8. Half of the nurses (56.4%) and doctors(51.9%) learned SHS as part of the curriculum in their school education and the rest(nurses : 95.7%, doctors : 74.7%) learned SHS as part of their In Service Education. In conclusion, these findings suggest a need to develop an educational program on surgical hand scrub and hospital infection control for surgical personnels, to install clocks near the hand scrub sinks, to consider a violation report for negligent surgical hand scrubs, and to develop a soft brush for hand scrubs in order to increase performance of the surgical hand scrub.