• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.413-422
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to investigated the mechanism of pharmacological action of local anesthetic and provide the basic information about the development of new effective local anesthetics. Fluorescent probe techniques were used to evaluate the effect of lidocaine HCl on the physical properties (transbilayer asymmetric lateral and rotational mobility, annular lipid fluidity and protein distribution) of synaptosomal plasma membrane vesicles (SPMV) isolated from bovine cerebral cortex, and liposomes of total lipids (SPMVTL) and phospholipids (SPMVPL) extracted from the SPMV. An experimental procedure was used based on selective quenching of 1,3-di(1-pyrenyl)propane (Py-3-Py) and 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) by trinitrophenyl groups, and radiationless energy transfer from the tryptophans of membrane proteins to Py-3-Py. Lidocaine HCl increased the bulk lateral and rotational mobility of neuronal and model membrane lipid bilayes, and had a greater fluidizing effect on the inner monolayer than the outer monolayer. Lidocaine HCl increased annular lipid fluidity in SPMV lipid bilayers. It also caused membrane proteins to cluster. The most important finding of this study is that there is far greater increase in annular lipid fluidity than that in lateral and rotational mobilities by lidocaine HCl. Lidocaine HCl alters the stereo or dynamics of the proteins in the lipid bilayers by combining with lipids, especially with the annular lipids. In conclusion, the present data suggest that lidocaine, in addition to its direct interaction with proteins, concurrently interacts with membrane lipids, fluidizing the membrane, and thus inducing conformational changes of proteins known to be intimately associated with membrane lipid.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2012

Fenofibrate is a selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\alpha}$ ($PPAR{\alpha}$) activator and is prescribed to treat hyperlipidemia. The mechanism through which $PPAR{\alpha}$ agonists reduce food intake, body weight, and adiposity remains unclear. One explanation for the reduction of food intake is that fenofibrate promotes fatty acid oxidation and increases the production of ketone bodies upon a standard experimental dose of the drug (100~300 mg/kg/day). We observed that low-dose treatment of fenofibrate (30 mg/kg/day), which does not cause significant changes in ketone body synthesis, reduced food intake in Long-Evans Tokushima (LETO) rats. LETO rats are the physiologically normal controls for Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, which are obese and cholecystokinin (CCK)-A receptor deficient. We hypothesized that the reduced food intake by fenofibrate-treated LETO rats may be associated with CCK production. To investigate the anorexic effects of fenofibrate in vivo and to determine whether CCK production may be involved, we examined the amount of food intake and CCK production. Fenofibrate-treated OLETF rats did not significantly change their food intake while LETO rats decreased their food intake. Treatment of fenofibrate increased CCK synthesis in the duodenal epithelial cells of both LETO and OLETF rats. The absence of a change in the food intake of OLETF rats, despite the increase in CCK production, may be explained by the absence of CCK-A receptors. Contrary to the OLETF rats, LETO rats, which have normal CCK receptors, presented a decrease in food intake and an increase in CCK production. These results suggest that reduced food intake by fenofibrate treatment may be associated with CCK production.

• 정보처리학회논문지A
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• 제16A권2호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2009

캐쉬의 성능을 향상시키는 가장 효과적인 방법은 프로그램 수행 특성에 내재되어 있는 시간적 (temporal locality) 지역성과 공간적 지역성(spatial locality)을 활용하는 것이다. 본 논문은 프로그램 수행 특성에 적합한 시간적/공간적 지역성을 이용하기 위한 뱅크 선택 메커니즘을 가진 고성능 저전력 캐쉬 구조를 제안하였다. 제안하는 캐쉬 시스템은 다른 블록 크기와 다른 연관도를 가지는 두개의 캐쉬로 구성되어 진다. 즉 작은 블록 크기를 지원하는 직접사상 구조의 주 캐쉬(main direct-mapped cache)와 큰 블록을 지원하는 완전연관 버퍼 (fully associative buffer)로 구성되어 진다. 특히 주 캐쉬는 저전력을 위해 2-뱅크로 구성되며, 완전연관 버퍼에서 선택되어진 작은 블록은 제안된 뱅크 선택 알고리즘에 의해 주 캐쉬의 뱅크에 저장된다. 제안된 뱅크 선택 알고리즘과 3비트 상태 비트를 이용하여 시간적 지역성이 높은 데이터들을 주 캐쉬에 선택적으로 저장함으로써 고성능의 효과를 얻을 수 있었다. 제안된 알고리즘은 또한 충돌 미스 (conflict miss)와 캐쉬 오염 (cache pollution)을 효과적으로 줄여준다. 시뮬레이션 결과에 따르면, 평균 접근 실패율의 경우 Mibench 응용군에 대해 Victim 캐쉬에 비해 23%, STAS 캐쉬에 비해 32%의 감소효과를 보여준다. 평균 메모리 접근 시간의 경우 Victim 캐쉬에 비해 14%, STAS 캐쉬에 비해 18%의 감소효과를 얻을 수 있었다. 에너지 소비의 관점에서도 제안된 캐쉬 시스템은 Victim 캐쉬와 STAS 캐쉬에 비해 약 10% 감소 효과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• Weed & Turfgrass Science
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 아미리스 정유의 제초활성을 검정하는데 있다. 아미리스 정유의 기내 종자발아 제초활성 검정 결과 유채에 대한 $GR_{50}$값은 8.8 ${\mu}g\;g^{-1}$ 이었으며, 온실 제초활성 검정 결과 바랭이에 대한 완전고사 경엽처리 약량은 1,250 ${\mu}g\;ml^{-1}$ 이었다. 화본과잡초 4종과 광엽잡초 5종을 대상으로한 온실실험에서 4,000 ${\mu}g\;ml^{-1}$ 약량처리시 아미리스 정유는 수수, 돌피, 자귀풀에 대해 각각 90%, 70% 그리고 70%의 약효를 나타내었으며, 아미리스 정유에 처리된 잎은 모두 건조되는 증상을 나타내었다. 포장시험에서 아미리스 정유 5%의 피, 냉이, 토끼풀에 대한 제초효과는 모두 70%이었으며, 10%에서는 100%이었다. 아미리스 10% 정유의 제초활성은 처리후 6시간부터 발현되기 시작하였으며, 아미리스 정유 처리구 잡초의 지상부위 생체중은 대조구와 비교하여 41.5%이었으나 지하부위 생체중은 대조구와 비교하여 차이가 없었다. 아미리스 정유에는 총 15종의 화학물질이 검출되었으며 주된 화합물은 calarene(27.24%), elemol(19.38%), ${\gamma}$-eudesmol(9.24%), curcumene(5.85%), ${\beta}$-sesquiphellandrene(5.63%), zingiberene(5.50%), selina-3,7(11)-diene(5.29), 1,3-diisopropenyl-6-methyl-cyclohexene(4.18), ${\beta}$-bisabolene(4.13%), ${\beta}$-maaliene(3.62%)이었다. 본 연구의 결과 아미리스 정유는 속효성, 비선택적, 비이행성 제초특성을 갖는 것으로 추론된다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.1211-1216
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• 2006

The effect of a chronic programme of either low- or moderate-to-high-intensity treadmill running on the activation of the Extracellular-signal regulated protein kinase (ERK1/2), Phosphorylated ERK 1/2(pERK1/2) and the Phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase(pJNK) pathways was determined in rat Back skin Hair follicle. Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned to one of three groups: (i) sedentary group(NE; n=10); (ii) low-intensity exercise group (Bm/min; LIE; n=10); and (iii) moderate-high-intensity exercise group(28m1min; HIE; n=10). The training regimens were planned so that animals covered the same distance and had similar utilization for both LIE and HIE exercise sessions. The report runs as follows; A single bout of LIE or HIE following 4 weeks of exercise led to a twofold increase in the phosphorylation of ERK2, pERK2 and a threefold increase in pJNKl, pERKl. ERKI phosphorylation in LIE Back skin sampled and pJNK2 in HIE Back skin sampled 48h after the last exercise bout was similar to sedentary values, while pJNK2 phosphorylation in LIE Back skin sampled was 70-80% lower than sedentary. 48h after the last exercise bout of LIE or HIE increased ERK2, pERKl and pJNKl expression, with the magnitude of this increase being independent of prior exercise intensity or duration. PERK1/2, pJNKl expression was increased Three- to fourfold in Back skin Hair follicle sampled 48h after the last exercise bout irrespective of the prior exercise programme, but ERKI expression in HIE Back skin sampled was approximately 90% lower than sedentary values. In conclusion, exercise-training of different jntensities/durations results in selective postexercise activation of intracellular signal pathways, which may be one mechanism regulating specific adaptations induced by diverse training programmes.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.95-95
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• 2022

Maize is one of the world's three largest crops and has a long cultivation history, and is an important crop used for various purposes such as food, feed, and industrial raw materials. Recently, the agricultural environment is changing, in which the limit of cultivation of crops is shifted to the north due to the rise in temperature due to climate change. This study was conducted in experimental field of Suwon in 2022 by setting a seeding period earlier than the sowing time to establish the North Korean agricultural climatic zone and meteorological conditions. The test cultivars were silage cultivars, Kwangpyeongok and Dacheongok. As a priming test method, it was used to directly plant seeds in the field through immersion using 4mM zinc (Zn) and 2.5mM manganese (Mn), which are trace elements for seeds. The planting season was early on March 15th, April 1st, and April 15th. The number of days from sowing to silk stage of the two cultivars sown on March 15, April 1, and April 15 was 107, 93, and 85 days for Kwangpyeongok and 109, 95, and 87 days for Dacheongok, respectively. The seed priming test did not show any difference from the control group in the growth survey up to the middle stage of growth. In another test, low-temperature recovery was confirmed through nitrogen (2-5%) foliar fertilization after 3 days, 5 days, and 7 days in refrigeration (0 degrees), a selective low temperature treatment for com in the third leaf stage. As a result of this study, it was confirmed that the low-temperature damaged com treated at 0℃ showed the same growth as that of the untreated com through nitrogen foliar fertilization. These results suggest that urea foliar fertilization for low-temperature damage reduction of corn for silage in high-latitude climates will be helpful. In addition, through the results of the study, additional studies are needed on the recovery mechanism and field application through urea foliar fertilization.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.776-782
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• 2023

Silymarin은 간 보호, 항산화, 항염, 항암 등 다양한 생리 활성을 나타내는 것으로 보고되었고, 본 연구에서는 산화 스트레스에 대한 항산화 잠재력과 그 기전을 세포 생존력 및 활성산소종 생성 분석과 Western blot 분석을 통해 RAW 264.7 세포에서 알아보고자 하였다. Silymarin은 세포 독성 없이 lipopolysaccharide(LPS)에 의해 자극된 세포 내 활성산소종을 농도 의존적으로 소거하였다. 그리고 항산화 효과를 보여주는 것으로 알려진 제2상 효소 중 하나인 heme oxygenase (HO)-1의 발현은 silymarin 처리에 의해 강하게 유도되었다. 또한 silymarin 처리는 항산화 효소의 전사인자인 nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor (Nrf)-2의 발현을 유의미하게 유도하였고, 이는 HO-1 발현증가와 일치하였다. 세포내 산화와 환원 항상성 조절과 관련된 신호 전달물질인 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK)와 phosphoinositde 3-kinase (PI3K)의 인산화 정도 또한 Western blot으로 분석하였고, 그 결과 silymarin 은 p38 MAPK 인산화에 의해 HO-1 발현을 유도하는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP)를 이용하여 세포내 지질 과산화를 유도함으로써 silymarin에 의해 유도된 HO-1의 항산화 효과를 확인하였다. 그 결과 silymarin 처리에 의해 세포사멸이 유의적으로 억제되었고, p38의 선택적 저해제를 처리한 세포군에서는 t-BHP에 의해 유의적인 세포사멸이 발생하였다. 이 결과를 통해 silymarin은 Nrf-2/p38 MAPK 신호 전달 경로를 통해 HO-1의 발현을 유도하고, 이를 통해 항산화 효과를 높이는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.809-822
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• 2001

배경: 허혈성 전처치는 허혈-재관류 심장의 심근괴사, 부정맥 발생 및 심근기능 회복에 효과가 있다. 이러한 허혈성 전처치의 심장보호효과에 대한 기전에 관하여 여러 가설이 제시되고 있기는 하지만, 아직 그 자세한 기전이 밝혀지지는 않았다. 따라서 단시간의 허혈성 전처치 및 교감신경 $\alpha$-수용체와 관련된 약물학적 전처치 후 허혈_재관류 심장의 심기능 회복의 변화를 연구해 봄으로써, 허혈성 전처치에 의한 심근기능 회복의 유발 기전과 교감신경계 작용 약물에 의한 약물학적 전처치법의 유용성에 대해 규명하고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 흰쥐의 적출 심장을 Langendorff에 의해 고안된 비박출성 역관류 장치에 연결하여 심장온을 정상으로 유지하면서 전처치 조건 부여방법 및 전처치 조건 차단 방법에 따라 6개군으로 나누어 실험을 실시하였다. 즉 전처치 조건 비부여군은 I군(n=10), 3분간 허혈성전처치 조건 부군은 ll군(n=10), phenylephrine 전처치 부여군은 III군(n=10), clonidine 전처치 부여군은 IV군으로 하였으며, phenylephrine+prazosin 전처치 조건 부여군은 V군 그리고 clonidine + yohimbine 전처치 조건 부여군은 Vl군으로 하여, 재관류 후 혈역학적 인자 및 관상동맥 관류량의 변화를 측정하여 비교하였다. 결과: 재관류 20분부터 developed pressure는 처치 조건 비부여군(I군)의 49.5 $\pm$ 4.3%에 비해 전처치 조건을 부여한 II, III, 군에서 63.1 $\pm$ 3.7%, 64.8 $\pm$ 4.6%로 단위시간당 수축기 좌심실압의 회복율은 47.0 $\pm$ 5.7%에 비해 64.5 $\pm$ 4.6%, 63.8 : 4.4%로 유의하게 개선된 소견을 보였으나(P<0.05), ll, III군에서 reserpine 및 prazosin으로 전처치 조건을 차단한 V, Vl군은 동일한 재관류 시간이 경과한 후 developed pressure는 52.2 $\pm$ 5.2%, 49.8 $\pm$ 5.7%로 단위시간당 수축기 좌심실압의 회복율은 54.8 $\pm$ 5.1%, 53.3 $\pm$ 3.6%로 II, III군에 비해 유의한 회복율의 감소를 보였고 이러한 회복율은 I군에 비해 유의한 차가 없었다. 결론: 교감신경 $\alpha$-수용체 작용약물에 의한 약물학적 전처치는 재관류 후 심근기능 회복에 유익한 효과를 나타냈으며, 이러한 전처치 효과는 교감신경계 신경전달물질의 고갈이나 $\alpha$1-수용체 차단제에 의해 소멸되는 것으로 보아 전처치에 의한 심근보호효과는 교감신경계 전달물질 및 $\alpha$1-수용체를 통해 유도됨을 알 수 있다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.203-213
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• 2018

Tumor undergo uncontrolled, excessive proliferation leads to hypoxic microenvironment. To fulfill their demand for nutrient, and oxygen, tumor angiogenesis is required. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been known to the main source of angiogenesis because of their potential to differentiation into endothelial cells. Therefore, understanding the mechanism of EPC-mediated angiogenesis in hypoxia is critical for development of cancer therapy. Recently, mitochondrial dynamics has emerged as a critical mechanism for cellular function and differentiation under hypoxic conditions. However, the role of mitochondrial dynamics in hypoxia-induced angiogenesis remains to be elucidated. In this study, we demonstrated that hypoxia-induced mitochondrial fission accelerates EPCs bioactivities. We first investigated the effect of hypoxia on EPC-mediated angiogenesis. Cell migration, invasion, and tube formation was significantly increased under hypoxic conditions; expression of EPC surface markers was unchanged. And mitochondrial fission was induced by hypoxia time-dependent manner. We found that hypoxia-induced mitochondrial fission was triggered by dynamin-related protein Drp1, specifically, phosphorylated DRP1 at Ser637, a suppression marker for mitochondrial fission, was impaired in hypoxia time-dependent manner. To confirm the role of DRP1 in EPC-mediated angiogenesis, we analyzed cell bioactivities using Mdivi-1, a selective DRP1 inhibitor, and DRP1 siRNA. DRP1 silencing or Mdivi-1 treatment dramatically reduced cell migration, invasion, and tube formation in EPCs, but the expression of EPC surface markers was unchanged. In conclusion, we uncovered a novel role of mitochondrial fission in hypoxia-induced angiogenesis. Therefore, we suggest that specific modulation of DRP1-mediated mitochondrial dynamics may be a potential therapeutic strategy in EPC-mediated tumor angiogenesis.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2002

In spite the fact that H. pylori infection might be the causative organisms of acute and chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer diseases and the definition as the class I carcinogen by WHO IARC, still debates exist about the relationship between H. pylori and gastric carcinogenesis. Epidemiological and animal studies demonstrated a link between gastric cancer and chronic infection with H, pylori, but the exact mechanism responsible for the development of gastric cancer in H. pylori-infected patients still remain obscure. In order to declare the clear association, definate evidences like that decrement in the incidence of gastric cancer after the eradication of H. pylori in designated area compared to noneradicated region or the blockade of specific mechanism acting on the carcinogenesis by H. pylori infection. The other way is to identify the upregulating oncogenes or downregulating tumor suppressor genes specifically invovled in H. pylori-associated carcinogenesis. For that, we established the animal models using C57BL/6 mice strain. Already gastric carcinogenesis was developed in Mongolian gerbils infected with H. pylori, but there has been no development of gastric cancer in mice model infected with H. pylori after long-term evaluation. Significant changes such as atrophic gastritis were observed in mice model. However, we could observe the development of mucosal carcinoma in the stomach of transgenic mice featuring the loss of TGF-beta sig naling by the expressions of dominant negative forms of type II receptor specifically in the stomach. Moreover, the incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma was significantly increased in group administered with both MNU and H. pylori infection than MNU alone, signifying that H. pylori promoted the gastric carcinogenesis and there might be host susceptibility genes in H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis. Based on the assumption that chronic, uncontrolled inflammation might predispose to carcinogenesis, there have been several evidences showing chronic atrophic gastritis predisposed to gastric carcinogenesis in H. pylori infection. Although definite outcome of chemoprevention was not drawn after the longterm administration of anti-inflammatory drug in H. pylori infection, the actual incidence of atrophic gastritis and molecular evidence of chemoprevention could be obtained. Selective COX-2 inhibitor was effective in decreasing the development of gastric carcinogenesis provoked by H. pylori infection and carcinogen like in chemoprevention of colon carcinogenesis.