• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2005

The present study was designed to examine the effect of d-amphetamine on CA release from the isolated perfused model of the rat adrenal gland, and to establish its mechanism of action. Damphetamine $(10{\sim}100{\mu}M$), when perfused into an adrenal vein of the rat adrenal gland for 60 min, enhanced the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh ($5.32{\times}10^{-3}$ M), excess $K^+$ ($5.6{\times}10^{-2}$ M, a membrane depolarizer), DMPP ($10^{-4}$ M, a selective neuronal nicotinic $N_n-receptor$ agonist) and McN-A-343 ($10^{-4}$ M, a selective $M_1-muscarinic$ agonist) only for the first period (4 min), although it alone has weak effect on CA secretion. Moreover, d-amphetamine ($30{\mu}M$) in to an adrenal vein for 60 min also augmented the CA release evoked by BAY-K-8644, an activator of the dihydropyridine L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channels, and cyclopiazonic acid, an inhibitor of cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}$ ATPase only for the first period (4 min). However, in the presence of high concentration ($500{\mu}M$), d-amphetamine rather inhibited the CA secretory responses evoked by the above all of secretagogues. Collectively, these experimental results suggest that d-amphetamine at low concentrations enhances the CA secretion from the rat adrenal medulla evoked by cholinergic stimulation (both nicotininc and muscarinic receptors) as well as by membrane depolarization, but at high concentration it rather inhibits them. It seems that d-amphetamine has dual effects as both agonist and antagonist at nicotinic receptors of the isolated perfused rat adrenal medulla, which might be dependent on the concentration. It is also thought that these actions of d-amphetamine are probably relevant to the $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization through the dihydropyridine L-type $Ca^{2+}$ cha$N_n$els located on the rat adrenomedullary chromaffin cell membrane and the release of $Ca^{2+}$ from the cytoplasmic store.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.280-290
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• 1994

작물(作物)과 잡초(雜草)에서 Oxyfluorfen과 Chlormethoxynil에 대한 선택성(選擇性)과 살초력(殺草力)을 비교(比較)하고자 발아실험(發芽實驗), 수경재배실험(水耕栽培實驗), 두가지 토양(土壤)에서의 발아전(發芽前) 토양처리실험(土壤處理實驗)을 실시(實施)하였으며, 처리부위(處理部位)와 시간(時間)을 다르게 하였을 때의 초종간(草種間) 흡수(吸收) 및 이행(移行)을 조사하고자 $^{14}C$-oxyfluorfen을 이용(利用)한 흡수이행실험(吸收移行實驗)을 실시(實施)하였다. 1. 발아실험(發芽實驗), 수경재배실험(水耕栽培實驗), 발아전(發芽前) 토양처리실험(土壤處理實驗)을 통하여 볼 때 벼, 옥수수에서는 공시제초제(供試除草劑) 농도(濃度)가 증가(增加)되면서 약간 생장(生長)이 억제(抑制)되는 경향(傾向)을 나타냈으나 감수성(感受性) 초종(草種)인 참소리쟁이, 바랭이에서는 농도(濃度)가 높아짐에 따라 살초력(殺草力)이 증대(增大)되어 생장억제(生長抑制)가 심하였으며 전반적(全般的)으로 Oxytluorfen처리(處理)는 Chlormethoxynil처리(處理)보다 생장억제(生長抑制)가 심하였다. 2. 발아기간(發芽期間)동안의 생육억제(生育抑制) 효과(效果)를 나타낸 것을 보면 발아과정(發芽過程) 때보다 발아후(發芽後) 생육과정(生育過程)에서 많은 것으로 사료(思料)되며, 벼와 옥수수에서 가장 둔감(鈍感)한 반응(反應)을, 피에서는 비교적 둔감(鈍感)한 반응(反應)을, 참소리쟁이와 바랭이에서는 가장 민감(敏感)한 반응(反應)을 나타내었다. 3. 수경재배실험(水耕栽培實驗) 결과(結果), 2엽기(葉期)에서의 처리(處理)가 4엽기(葉期)에서의 처리(處理)보다 생장억제(生長抑制)가 더 심하게 나타났으며 지상부(地上部)보다 지하부(地下部)가 많은 생장억제(生長抑制)를 나타내었다. 4. 발아전(發芽前) 토양처리실험(土壤處理實驗) 결과(結果), 유기물(有機物), C.E.C. 및 점토성분(粘土成分)이 적은 사양토(砂壤土)에서 생장억제(生長抑制)가 심하였으며 초종간(草種間)에는 참소리쟁이와 바랭이에서 많이 나타났다. 5. $^{14}C$-oxytluorfen의 흡수(吸收)는 작물(作物)과 잡초(雜草)에서 모두 잘 되였으나 이행은 모든 초종(草種)에서 거의 되지 않는 경향이었으나 시간(時間)이 경과(經過)함에 따라 감수성(感受性) 초종(草種)인 참소리쟁이와 바랭이에서 흡수량(吸收量)이 많아졌으며 작물(作物)과 잡초간(雜草間) 선택성(選擇性)은 주로 흡수(吸收)된 양(量)에 따라 결정된다고 생각한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2008

The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of ketamine, a dissociative anesthetics, on secretion of catecholamines (CA) secretion evoked by cholinergic stimulation from the perfused model of the isolated rat adrenal gland, and to establish its mechanism of action, and to compare ketamine effect with that of thiopental sodium, which is one of intravenous barbiturate anesthetics. Ketamine ($30{\sim}300{\mu}M$), perfused into an adrenal vein for 60 min, dose- and time-dependently inhibited the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh (5.32 mM), high $K^+$ (a direct membrane-depolarizer, 56 mM), DMPP (a selective neuronal nicotinic NN receptor agonist, $100{\mu}M$) and McN-A-343 (a selective muscarinic M1 receptor agonist, $100{\mu}M$). Also, in the presence of ketamine ($100{\mu}M$), the CA secretory responses evoked by veratridine (a voltage-dependent $Na^+$ channel activator, $100{\mu}M$), Bay-K-8644 (an L-type dihydropyridine $Ca^{2+}$ channel activator, $10{\mu}M$), and cyclopiazonic acid (a cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}$-ATPase inhibitor, $10{\mu}M$) were significantly reduced, respectively. Interestingly, thiopental sodium ($100{\mu}M$) also caused the inhibitory effects on the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, veratridine, Bay-K-8644, and cyclopiazonic acid. Collectively, these experimental results demonstrate that ketamine inhibits the CA secretion evoked by stimulation of cholinergic (both nicotinic and muscarinic) receptors and the membrane depolarization from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland. It seems likely that the inhibitory effect of ketamine is mediated by blocking the influx of both $Ca^{2+}$ and $Na^+$ through voltage-dependent $Ca^{2+}$ and $Na^+$ channels into the rat adrenal medullary chromaffin cells as well as by inhibiting $Ca^{2+}$ release from the cytoplasmic calcium store, which are relevant to the blockade of cholinergic receptors. It is also thought that, on the basis of concentrations, ketamine causes similar inhibitory effect with thiopental in the CA secretion from the perfused rat adrenal medulla.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.2125-2132
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• 2012

Fluoxetine과 tianeptine은 보편적으로 사용되는 항우울제 (AD)이며, haloperidol과 risperidone도 많이 사용되는 항정신성 (APD) 약물로 다양한 이온채널을 조절한다. TREK2 채널은 우울증과 정신분열증 같은 정신질환에 대한 병태생리학적으로 중요한 역할을 하는 TREK1 채널과 생리학적 성질이 매우 비슷하여, 정신성 및 우울증 약물의 TREK2 채널에 대한 효과가 TREK1과 유사하게 나타날 가능성이 있다. Excised inside-out 팻취 방법을 사용하여, 클론된 TREK2 채널이 발현된 CHO 세포에서 항정신성 약물과 항우울제의 효과를 조사했다. Fluoxetine (선택적 세로토닌 방출 억제제, SSRI)은 TREK2 채널을 농도 의존적으로 억제하였으나 ($IC_{50}=13{\mu}M$), tianeptine (선택적 세로토닌 재흡수 증가제, SSRE)은 TREK2 채널 활성을 감소시키지 않고 증가시켰다. Haloperidol은 TREK2 채널을 농도 의존적으로 억제하였으나 ($IC_{50}=44{\mu}M$), risperidone은 고농도 ($100{\mu}M$)에서도 TREK2 채널 활성을 완전히 억제 시키지 못했다. 본 연구는 tianeptine 보다 fluoxetine이 TREK2 채널을 더 잘 억제하고 risperidone 보다 haloperidol에 더 잘 억제됨을 보여 주었고, TREK2 채널에 대한 항정신성 약물과 항우울제의 차별적 작용이 약물 부작용의 어떤 기전에 기여 할 수 있음을 제시한다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2010

Objectives : Trauma patients have attentional bias which enforces traumatic memories and causes cognitive errors. Understanding of such selective attention may explain many aspects of the posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD) symptoms. Methods : We used the rapid serial visual presentation(RSVP) method to verify attentional blink in burn patients with PTSD. International affective picture system(IAPS) was used as stimuli and distracters. In the 'neutral test', patients have been presented series of pictures with human face picture as target stimuli. Each picture had 100ms interval. However the distance between target facial pictures was randomized and recognition of second facial picture accuracy was measured. In the 'stress test', the first target was stress picture which arouses patient emotions instead of the facial picture. Neutral and Stress tests were done with seven PTSD patients and 20 controls. In '85ms test' the interval was reduced to 85ms. The accuracy of recognition of second target facial picture was rated in all three tests. Eighty-five ms study was done with eighteen PTSD patients. Results : Attentional blinks were observed in 100-400ms of RSVP. PTSD patients showed increased recognition rate in the 'stress test' compared with the 'neutral test'. When presentation interval was decreased to 85 ms, PTSD patient showed decrease of attentional blink effect when target facial picture interval was 170ms. Conclusion : We found attentional blink effect could be affected by stress stimulus in burn patients. And attentional blink may be affected by stimulus interval and the character of stimulus. There may be some other specific mechanism related with selective attention in attentional blink especially with facial picture processing.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.273-282
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• 2006

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of R-(-)-2,10,11-trihydroxy-N-propylnoraporphine [R-(-)-TNPA], a selective agonist of dopaminergic $D_2$ receptor and S(-)-raclopride, a selective antagonist of dopaminergic $D_2$ receptor, on the secretion of catecholamines (CA) evoked by cholinergic stimulation and membrane-depolarization in the isolated perfused model of the rat adrenal gland, and also to establish its mechanism of action. R-(-)-TNPA $(10{\sim}100\;{\mu}M)$ perfused into an adrenal vein for 60 min produced dose- and time-dependent inhibition in CA secretory responses evoked by ACh (5.32 mM), high $K^+$ (56 mM), DMPP $(100\;{\mu}M)$ and McN-A-343 $(100\;{\mu}M)$. R-(-)-TNPA itself did also fail to affect basal CA output. Also, in adrenal glands loaded with R-(-)-TNPA $(30\;{\mu}M)$, the CA secretory responses evoked by Bay-K-8644 $(10\;{\mu}M)$, an activator of L-type $Ca^2+$ channels and cyclopiazonic acid $(10\;{\mu}M)$, an inhibitor of cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}-ATPase$ were also inhibited. However, S(-)-raclopride $(1{\sim}10\;{\mu}M)$, given into an adrenal vein for 60 min, enhanced the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP and McN-A-343 only for the first period (4 min), although it alone has weak effect on CA secretion. Moreover, S(-)-raclopride $(3.0\;{\mu}M)$ in to an adrenal vein for 60 min also augmented the CA release evoked by BAY-K-8644 and cyclopiazonic acid only for the first period (4 min). However, after simultaneous perfusion of R-(-)-TNP A $(30\;{\mu}M)$ and S(-)-raclopride $(3.0\;{\mu}M)$, the inhibitory responses of R(-)-TNPA $(30\;{\mu}M)$ on the CA secretion evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, Bay-K-8644, and cyclopiazonic acid were significantly reduced. Taken together, these experimental results suggest that R-(-)-TNPA greatly inhibits the CA secretion from the perfused rat adrenal medulla evoked by cholinergic stimulation (both nicotininc and muscarinic receptors) and membrane depolarization, but S(-)-raclopride rather enhances the CA release by them. It seems that this inhibitory of R-(-)-TNPA may be mediated by stimulation of inhibitory dopaminergic $D_2$ receptors located on the rat adrenomedullary chromaffin cells, while the facilitatory effect of S(-)-raclopride is due to the blockade of dopaminergic $D_2$ receptors, which are relevant to extra- and intracellular calcium mobilization. Therefore, it is thought that dopaminergic $D_2$ receptors may be involved in regulation of CA release in the rat adrenal medulla.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2002

온실조건에서 N-alylphthalimide계열의 신규 화합물 KSC-35089의 경엽 처리 활성을 조사하고, quizalofop-P-ethyl과의 혼합 경엽처리에 의한 상호작용성을 알아보았다. KSC-35089는 경엽처리에서 광엽초종에 대한 제초활성이 화본과 보다는 상대적으로 강한 특성이 있어 화본과 특이적 제초활성을 지닌 quizalofop-P-ethyl과의 혼합처리에 의한 비선택적 제초제로서의 이용 가능성을 시사하였다. 경엽처리 실험에서 두 화합물의 상호작용은 서로 독립적으로 제초효과를 발현하는 상가적관계로 나타났으며, 이러한 상가적 작용은 19종의 화본과와 26종의 광엽초종을 이용한 다초종간 반응에서 확인되었다. 온실조건에서 KSC-35089 64g ai/ha와 quizalofop-P-ethyl 32g ai/ha의 혼합 경엽처리는 공시된 광엽과 화본과 초종 모두를 90%정도 방제하여 비선택적 제초제로서의 사용가능성이 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 향후 이들 두 화합물의 상가적 상호작용에 대한 원인구명을 위한 추가 실험이 요구된다.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.41-43
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• 2002

In photoreceptor cells, light activates visual pigments consisting of a chromophore (retinal) and a protein moiety (opsin). Activated visual pigments trigger an enzymatic cascade, called phototransduction cascade, in which more than ten phototransduction proteins are participating. Two types of vertebrate photoreceptor cells, rods and cones, play roles in twilight and daylight vision, respectively. Cones are further classified into several subtypes based on their morphology and spectral sensitivity. Though the diversities of vertebrate photoreceptor cells are crucial for color discrimination and detection of light over a wider range of intensities, the molecular mechanism to characterize the photoreceptor types remains unclear. We investigated the amino acid sequences of about 50 vertebrate opsins, and found that these sequences can be classified into five fundamental subfamilies. Clear relationships were found between these subfamilies and their characteristic spectral sensitivities. In addition to opsins, we studied other phototransduction proteins. The amino acid sequences of phototransduction proteins can be classified into a few subfamilies. Even though their spectral sensitivity is considerably different, cones fundamentally share the phototransduction protein isoforms which are different from those found in rods. It is suggested that the difference in phototransduction proteins between rods and cones is responsible for their sensitivity to light. Isoforms and their selective expression may characterize individual photoreceptor cells, thus providing us with physiological functions such as color vision and daylight/twilight visions.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권11호
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• pp.860-864
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• 2002

$Li^{+}$ extraction reactions with ion-exchange type lithium manganese oxide in an aqueous phase were examined using chemical and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. In the process of extraction reaction, the lithium manganese oxide showed a topotactic extraction of $Li^{+ }$ in the aqueous phase mainly through an ion-exchange mechanism, and the $Li^{+}$ extracted samples indicated a high selectivity and a large capacity for $Li^{+}$ . The electronic structures and chemical bonding properties were also studied using a discrete variational (DV)-X$\alpha$ molecular orbital method with cluster model of (Li$Mn_{12}$ $O_{40}$ )$^{27-}$ for tetrahedral sites and ($Li_{7}$ Mn $O_{38}$ )$^{3}$ for octahedral site in $Li_{1.33}$ $Mn_{1.67}$ / $O_{4}$ respectively. Li in the manganese oxides is highly ionized in both sites, but the net charge of Li was greater for tetrahedral sites than octahedral. These calculations suggest that the tetrahedral sites have higher $Li^{+}$ $H^{+}$ exchangeability than the octahedral sites, and are preferable for the selective adsorption for L $i^{+}$ ions.s.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.40-47
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• 2013

하이브리드 로켓은 고체로켓과 매우 흡사한 내부유동 특성을 가지고 있으므로 와류흘림(vortex shedding)은 하이브리드 로켓에서도 연소안정성에 영향을 미치는 중요한 인자로 판단된다. 본 연구에서는 예연소실에서 와류를 발생시켜 연료 표면와류와의 간섭과 연소특성 변화를 관찰하였다. 기본 형상과 디스크를 장착한 실험 결과, 5개의 주파수 특성이 관찰되었으며 이들은 각각 추진제의 열적지연에 의한 주파수, 디스크, 연료 단면, 후연소실 단면 변화에 의한 와류흘림과 관련된 주파수임을 확인하였다. 특히 디스크 1과 3의 결과를 비교해 보면 디스크 위치에 따라 변화하는 와류흘림이 연소실의 특정 주파수 특성과 상호 간섭하여 공진이 발생하기도 하지만, 또 다른 경우에는 어떠한 간섭도 일어나지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 선택적 공진현상은 하이브리드 로켓의 비선형 연소안정성 발생을 설명할 수 있는 중요한 메카니즘으로 판단된다.