• 치위생과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2001

Streptococcus mutans는 인간에게 치아우식증을 유발하는 주요 세균으로 구강내에서 치태(plaque)가 형성되고, 탄수화물을 분해하면서 발생되는 유기산에 의해서 생존에 위협을 받게 된다. 하지만 약산성 조건에 노출되어도 산을 경험한 S. mutans는 강산성의 조건에서도 생존할 수 있는 산 저항 및 적응능을 획득하게 된다. 이러한 산 저항능은 Salmonell enterica serovar Typhimurium, E. coli 그리고 Shigella flexneri 등에서 확인 되었던 acid tolerance response(ATR)과 유사한 기작에 의해서 얻어진 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 현상은 산성조건을 경험할 때 유도되는 protein이 주요한 역할을 하는 것을 chloramphenicol 처리에 의해서 알 수 있었다. 동시에 acid shock에 의해서 유도되는 protein 이외에 여러 가지 요소들이 복합적으로 이런 생존 능력을 갖게 하였을 것이라는 가정을 할 수 있게 되었다. 이 연구에 의해서 S. mutans의 혐기적 조건에서의 산 적응기작을 확인하였으며, 산 저항성에 관여하는 유전자의 돌연변이체를 이용한 실험이 추가적으로 필요하다. S. mutans가 구강 내에 생존하는데 필수적인 산 저항기작이 결국 치아우식증 유발의 병독소로 중요한 역할을 하기 때문에 치아우식증의 근본적인 해결을 위한 연구의 일환으로 반드시 시행되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2019

Geopolymer는 시멘트와 비교하여 $CO_2$ 배출량의 감소, 내화성, 낮은 열전도성 등 다양한 장점을 보유하고 있는 eco-friendly 건설재료이다. 그러나 표면에 화염을 가할 경우 geopolymer panel 표면의 열적거동에 대한 연구결과는 많지 않다. 본 연구에서는 내열성 건축자재로서 화염노출시 geopolymer 경화체의 표면특성을 조사하기 위하여 alumina 골재가 사용된 geopolymer 경화체 표면의 화염노출 특성에 대하여 조사하였다. 화염노출시 panel의 외형변형 및 열충격에 의한 크랙은 없었으며, calcite의 잔존량과 aluminosilicate gel의 halo 패턴으로 보아 화염에 의한 탈탄산 및 탈수는 표면에 국한되어 발생했으며, geopolymer 경화체의 내구성은 화염조사 후에도 유지되고 있는 것으로 판단된다. Quartz와 calcite가 감소함에 따라 gehlenite와 calcium silicate가 증가하는 경향을 나타내고 있으며, BFS의 치환량이 많을수록 현저하게 나타난다. 화염노출에 따른 미세구조의 변화는 탈탄산, 결정수의 탈수 등으로 기공의 형성과 발전되는 과정을 거쳐 calcium silicate, gehlenite 등과 같은 새로운 결정상의 형성에 의해 geopolymer panel 표면의 치밀화와 강화기구로 작용하여 내구성이 향상된 것으로 생각된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권12호
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• pp.660-665
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• 2018

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) inhibitors, such as trastuzumab and lapatinib are used to treat HER2-positive breast and gastric cancers. However, as with other targeted therapies, intrinsic or acquired resistance to HER2 inhibitors presents unresolved therapeutic problems for HER2-positive gastric cancer. The present study describes investigations with AUY922, a heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) inhibitor, in primary lapatinib-resistant (ESO26 and OE33) and lapatinib-sensitive gastric cancer cells (OE19, N87, and SNU-216) harboring HER2 amplification/over-expression. In order to investigate whether AUY922 could overcome intrinsic and acquired resistance to HER2 inhibitors in HER2-positive gastric cancer, we generated lapatinib-resistant gastric cancer cell lines (OE19/LR and N87/LR) by continuous exposure to lapatinib in vitro. We found that activation of HER2 and protein kinase B (AKT) were key factors in inducing intrinsic and acquired lapatinib-resistant gastric cancer cell lines, and that AUY922 effectively suppressed activation of both HER2 and AKT in acquired lapatinib-resistant gastric cancer cell lines. In conclusion, AUY922 showed a synergistic anti-cancer effect with lapatinib and sensitized gastric cancer cells with intrinsic resistance to lapatinib. Dual inhibition of the HSP90 and HER2 signaling pathways could represent a potent therapeutic strategy to treat HER2-positive gastric cancer with intrinsic and acquired resistance to lapatinib.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.673-680
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• 2017

공원 산책로 및 관광지의 포장재로서 목재 칩-우레탄 수지 혼합물의 연구 및 상업화가 진행 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 활발한 몸동작이 일어나는 놀이터에서 이러한 포장재의 이용을 확대하기 위한 방안을 강구하고자 하였다. 이를 위해, 목재 칩 (10mm 체를 통과하고 3mm 체에 남는 것)의 일부 또는 전부를 톱밥으로 대체한 목질 포장재의 물리적 성질 및 안전성을 실험에 의해 검토하였다. 우레탄 수지, 톱밥 및 목재 칩의 혼합비를 변화시켜 인장 강도, 휨강도, 탄성계수, 미끄럼 저항성, 충격 흡수성, 중금속 함량 및 용출 시험을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 톱밥과 목재 칩의 총 질량에 대한 수지의 질량비가 1.0 및 1.2이고, 톱밥과 목재 칩의 총 질량에 대한 톱밥의 질량비가 0~0.4인 시험체의 경우, KS F 3888-2의 표준을 대체로 만족함으로써 놀이터 등에서의 이용 가능성을 확인하였다. 그러나 목질 재료로 톱밥만을 사용한 경우에는 충격 흡수성이 기준치를 밑돌고, 규정된 인장 강도를 확보하기 위해서 톱밥과 수지의 질량비는 1.2 이상을 필요로 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.633-643
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• 2017

To examine the pro-apoptotic role of the human ortholog (YPEL5) of the Drosophila Yippee protein, the cell viability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant strain with deleted MOH1, the yeast ortholog, was compared with that of the wild-type (WT)-MOH1 strain after exposure to different apoptogenic stimulants, including UV irradiation, methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), camptothecin (CPT), heat shock, and hyperosmotic shock. The $moh1{\Delta}$ mutant exhibited enhanced cell viability compared with the WT-MOH1 strain when treated with lethal UV irradiation, 1.8 mM MMS, $100{\mu}M$ CPT, heat shock at $50^{\circ}C$, or 1.2 M KCl. At the same time, the level of Moh1 protein was commonly up-regulated in the WT-MOH1 strain as was that of Ynk1 protein, which is known as a marker for DNA damage. Although the enhanced UV resistance of the $moh1{\Delta}$ mutant largely disappeared following transformation with the yeast MOH1 gene or one of the human YPEL1-YPEL5 genes, the transformant bearing pYES2-YPEL5 was more sensitive to lethal UV irradiation and its UV sensitivity was similar to that of the WT-MOH1 strain. Under these conditions, the UV irradiation-induced apoptotic events, such as FITC-Annexin V stainability, mitochondrial membrane potential (${\Delta}{\psi}m$) loss, and metacaspase activation, occurred to a much lesser extent in the $moh1{\Delta}$ mutant compared with the WT-MOH1 strain and the mutant strain bearing pYES2-MOH1 or pYES2-YPEL5. These results demonstrate the functional conservation between yeast Moh1 and human YPEL5, and their involvement in mitochondria-dependent apoptosis induced by DNA damage.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.281-298
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• 2022

코로나19 팬데믹은 지금까지 다른 어떤 감염병과 비교될 수 없는 큰 충격과 공포를 전 세계에 주었으며 지역경제는 그에 따른 심각한 경제적 위기를 경험하고 있다. 이 논문은 이러한 코로나19 팬데믹에 따른 경기침체와 회복력의 지역적 특성을 전국 85개 도시의 고용 변동 상황을 중심으로 분석하였다. 도시 고용의 전반적 추세는 전국적 고용 지표와 동조화 하고 있는지만 개별 도시의 충격 반응과 고용 회복에는 차별성이 존재한다. 충격 반응단계의 저항력보다 백신이 개발되고 그 실체가 점차 알려져 공포가 진정된 회복단계의 복구력에서 도시 간 차별성이 더 크게 나타난다. 복구력에서 수도권 도시들이 비수도권 도시들에 비해 상대적으로 양호한 특징은 보인다. 인구밀도가 높은 서울 등 대도시들의 복구력이 약한 것은 감염병이라는 코로나19 팬데믹의 효과라고 할 수 있다. 도시의 경제구조와 관련해서는 서비스·판매직 종사자 비율과 도소매 및 음식·숙박업 비율이 복구력의 설명변수로 유효한 것으로 분석된다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.442-448
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• 2009

$ZrB_2$-based composites are candidate materials for ultra-high temperature materials (UHTMs). $ZrB_2$ has become an indispensable ingredient in UHTMs, due to its high melting temperature, relatively low density, and excellent resistance to thermal shock or oxidation. $ZrB_2$ powders are usually synthesized by solid state reactions such as carbothermal, borothermal, or combined carbothermal reaction. SiC is added to this system in order to enhance the oxidation resistance of $ZrB_2$. In this study, $ZrB_2$?based composites were successfully synthesized and densified through two different processing paths. $ZrB_2$ or $ZrB_2$ 25 vol.%SiC was fully synthesized from oxide starting materials with reducing agents after heat treatment at 1400$^{\circ}C$. Besides, $ZrB_2$?20 vol.%SiC was fully densified with $B_4C$ as a sintering additive after hot pressing at 1900$^{\circ}C$. The synthesis mechanism and the effect of sintering additives on densification of $ZrB_2$ ?SiC composites were also discussed.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2013

We fabricated translucent opal glass to replace the polycarbonate diffuser in LED lighting systems in order to solve the durability problem. Batch materials of opal glass with a composition of calcium phosphate were created and melted at $1550^{\circ}C$, and the effect of opaqueness was identified by an addition of 1~7% calcium phosphate as an opacifier raw material. As a result, translucent opal glass was obtained by the melting of the mixed batch materials with a composition of more than 5% calcium phosphate glass at $1550^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs, which had excellent optical properties for the diffuser of a LED lighting system with no dazzling from direct light by a high haze value exceeding 90% and a low parallel transmittance value of about 5%. For the thermal properties, the thermal expansion coefficient was found to be $5.6{\sim}5.9{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$ and the softening point was $874{\sim}884^{\circ}C$. In addition, good thermal properties such as good thermal shock resistance and feasibility for use with a general manufacturing process during the forming of glass tubes and bulbs were noted. Therefore, it is concluded that this translucent opal glass can be used as a glass diffuser material for LED lighting due to its high heat resistance and high durability as a replacement for a polycarbonate diffuser.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.77-83
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• 2015

The seed of Vigna angularis has long been cultivated as a food or a folk medicine in East Asia. Genistein (4',5,7-trihydroxyisoflavone), a dietary phytoestrogen present in this plant, has been known to possess various biological properties. In this study, we investigated the possible lifespan-extending effects of genistein using Caenorhabditis elegans model system. We found that the lifespan of nematode was significantly prolonged in the presence of genistein under normal culture condition. In addition, genistein elevated the survival rate of nematode against stressful environment including heat and oxidative conditions. Further studies demonstrated that genistein-mediated increased stress tolerance of nematode could be attributed to enhanced expressions of stress resistance proteins such as superoxide dismutase (SOD-3) and heat shock protein (HSP-16.2). Moreover, we failed to find genistein-induced significant change in aging-related factors including reproduction, food intake, and growth, indicating genistein exerts longevity activity independent of affecting these factors. Genistein treatment also led to an up-regulation of locomotory ability of aged nematode, suggesting genistein affects healthspan as well as lifespan of nematode. Our results represent that genistein has beneficial effects on the lifespan of C. elegans under both of normal and stress condition via elevating expressions of stress resistance proteins.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.650-657
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• 2012

For the purpose of improving the durability problem, translucent opal glass was fabricated as a substitute for the polycarbonate diffuser of LED lighting. Calcium phosphate was used as an opacifier of opal glass and melted in an electric furnace. The opaque effect was identified according to the change of the cooling procedure. As results, translucent opal glass was obtained by the melting of a batch with a composition of 3.8% calcium phosphate at $1550^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs and then the cooling of the material in the furnace. For the cooling condition of the glass sample, HTCG (High Temperature Cooled Glass) was found to have better optical properties than LTAG (Low Temperature Annealed Glass). It had excellent optical properties for a diffuser of LED lighting, with no dazzling from direct light due to its high haze value of over 99% and low parallel transmittance value of under 1%. For the thermal properties, it had an expressed thermal expansion coefficient of $5.7{\times}10^{-6}/^{\circ}C$ and a softening point of $876^{\circ}C$; it also had good thermal properties such as good thermal shock resistance and was easy to apply to the general manufacturing process in the forming of glass tubes and bulbs. Therefore, it is concluded that this translucent opal glass can be used as a glass diffuser material for LED lighting with high heat resistance and high durability; this material is suitable as a substitute for polycarbonate diffusers.