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한국인삼론(韓國人蔘論) (Current Status of Korean Ginseng Research)

  • 한병훈
    • 생약학회지
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.151-160
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    • 1972
  • Recent achievements of scientific research on the pharmacologic activities and the chemical problems of dammalene glycosides, which are considered to be effective principles of Korean ginseng, are reviewed and analyzed in view of structure-activity relationship. 1) S. Shibata and his co-workers detected 12 glycoside spots of dammalene series on the two dimensional T.L.C. of total glycoside fraction from Japanese ginseng, and designated them Ginsenoside Rx(x=a, b, c, g, h, etc.) in the order of increasing Rf-value. The aglycones of those glycosides were characterized to be protopanaxadiol for the Ginsenoside $Rx(x=a,\;b_{1},\;b_{2},\;c,\;d,\;e,\;f)$ and protopanaxatriol for the Ginsenoside $Rx(x=g_{1},\;g_{2},\;g_{3},\;h_{1}\;'h_{2})$. Using Korean ginseng as the material for our study, the author and his coworkers isolated a new dammalene glycoside(Panax Saponin C), which comes under the category of protopanaxadiol glycosides based on the classification of S. Shibata et al., and characterized this saponin to be the glycoside of protopanaxatriol series. Furthermore, Panax Saponin C dissociated into $two\;components(C_{1}\;and\;C_{2}-acetate)$ by acetylation, both of which returned to original Panax Saponin C by deacetylation. Based on this result, more than 13 glycoside components of dammalene series will be expected in the Korean ginseng. 2) The structures of protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol, the genuine aglycones of dammalene glycosides, are fully established to be structural analogues by S. Shibata and his co-workers, therefore antagonistic and/or analogical activities will be expected for the pharmacologic activities of these glycoside series of structural analogues. K. Takaki and his co-workers found central nervous system (CNS) stimmulant activity from the glycosides of protopanaxatriol series and CNS-depressant activity from the glycosides of protopanaxadiol series. On the other hand, the author and his co-workers found stimmulating activity on the protein synthesis from both the series of dammalene glycosides with delayed and long-lasting characteristics. This delayed and long-lasting characteristics were also observed in the anti-inflammatory activity of glycosides of protopanaxatriol series on their time course tendency. For the convenience's sake of argument, pluralistic pharmacologic activities of dammalene glycosides, which were observed by many workers at various pharmacologic site, may be classified into two main categories; one is pan-cellular activity and the other is organ specific activity to the certain tissue which is a mass of cells differentiated to a certain direction for their special functions in the body. Based on the data of K. Takaki and those of the authors, following assumption will be probable; Pharmacologic activities of both series of glycosides of protopanaxadiol and protopanaxatriol aglycones may be antagonistic on their tissue-specific activities and analogic on their pan-cellular activities. Therefore, the mixture of these two series of glycosides in an appropriate ratio, as the case of total extract of Korean ginseng, will be probably beneficial to the host by increasing the synthesis of some functional proteins, due to the additive action of pan-cellular activity, and with the disappearance of any significant behavioral symptoms due to the antagonism of tissue specific activity. This fact will probably be the main reason why classical trials of pharmacologists failed in re-discovering the efficacy of Korean ginseng with their behavioral test. 3) The author and his co-workers achieved the synthesis of $C^{14}-labelled\;Panax\;Saponin\;A\;on\;C_{25}-C_{27}\;position\;of\;aglycone$ in the interest of tracer studies in vivo. The method will be applicable to other dammalene glycosides regardless of their chemical structure. 4) The author and his co-workers converted chemically betulafolienetriol, a triterpene component of Betula platyphylla, to the protopanaxadiol, one of genuine aglycone of dammalene glycosides.

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Experimental Pathogenesis of Pullorum Disease with the Local Isolate of Salmonella enterica serovar. enterica subspecies Pullorum in Pullets in Bangladesh

  • Haider, M.G.;Chowdhury, E.H.;Khan, M.A.H.N.A.;Hossain, M.T.;Rahman, M.S.;Song, H.J.;Hossain, M.M.
    • 한국가금학회지
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    • 제35권4호
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    • pp.341-350
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    • 2009
  • 이 실험은 추백리의 병원성을 연구하고자 2006년 2월부터 12월까지 Salmonella enterica serovar. enterica subspecies (S.) Pullorum 야외주를 분리한 후, 이를 건강한 닭에 실험적으로 감염시킨 다음 임상증상, 여러 기관의 육안 및 조직병리학적 검색과 아울러 공격주의 재분리와 동정을 시도하였다. S. Pullorum에 혈청학적으로 음성인 12주령의 100수의 암탉을 $A{\sim}E$까지 20수씩 5그룹으로 구분하였다. $A{\sim}DS$. Pullorum을 $10^6\;CFU$, $10^7\;CFU$, $2{\times}10^7\;CFU$, $10^8\;CFU$로 각각 경구 감염시켰고, E는 비감염 대조군으로 삼았다. 실험 방법으로는 부검, 조직병리학적 검사, Salmonella에 대한 세균 배양, 염색, 생화학적 특성을 조사하고 그 결과를 기술하였다.

운동훈련이 흰쥐 노화심근에 미치는 영향 I. 장기간 지구력 운동 훈련 (Effects of the Exercise Training on Aging Heart in Rat I. Long Term Endurance Exercise)

  • 박원학;이상선;이용덕
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.71-90
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    • 1996
  • 장기간 반복 주행운동이 횐 쥐의 심근에 미치는 효과를 규명하기 위하여 생후 3개월,10개 월 및 20개월 된 횐 쥐를 운동군과 대조군으로 대별하여 motor driven treadmill을 이용하여 Park등이 사용한 방법에 준해서 5개월간, 주 5일 20분간 운동을 시킨 후 심근의 조직 및 세포학적 변화를 관찰하고 심근 세포 내 미세구조 변화를 입체해석학적으로 비교 분석하였다. 연령 증가에 따라 장기간 반복운동이 휜쥐 심근미세구조에 미치는 영향은 8, 15개월의 운동군과 대조군 사이에 뚜렷한 차이를 인정할 수 없으며, 15개월의 운동군에서 대조군에 비하여 변성된 사립체, 리소조옴, 지방적, 공포, 노화색소 등이 증가하는 경향이 있었다. 25개월 운동군은 같은 연령 대조군에 비하여 근원섬유 수축대, 근원섬유 소실, 윤반분리,세포간질 증식, 핵의 변성,교원섬유 근섬유내 침입 등 매우 심한 변화를 보였다. 조직상에 나타나는 early lipofusin과 미세구조상에 나타나는 노화색소는 8, 15개월의 운동군과 대조군 사이에 유의한 차이는 없었으며, 25개월 운동군은 같은 연령 대조군에 비하여 유의한 차이로 증가하였다. Glucose-6-phosphatase 활성도 8, 15개월군에서 운동군과 대조군에서 모두 활성이 높았으며 25개월의 대조군과 운동군에서는 모두 활성이 거의 나타나지 않았다. 미세구조 변화를 입체해석학적으로 분석한 결과 8, 15개월의 대조군과 운동군에서 체적 밀도의 모든 항은 양군사이에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 25개월에서는 세포간질이 대조군에 비하여 운동군이 유의한 증가를 나타내었고, 근원섬유는 유의한 차이는 없지만 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 사립체는 대조군에 비하여 유의 한 감소를 나타내었고 근형질세망의 체적밀도는 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 사립체와 근원섬유 비는 8개월 운동군에서 유의한 차이는 없지만 대조군에 비하여 높게 나타났으며, 15개월의 운동군과 대조군 사이에서는 차이를 인정할 수 없었다. 그러나 25개월 운동군은 대조군에 비하여 유의한 차이로 감소하였다. 연령증가에 따른 사립체 내막 표면밀도와 사립체수는 대조군과 운동군 사이에는 유의한 변화는 없었다. 본 연구의 성적을 검토한 결과 젊은층(3개월군)과 중령층(10개월군)의 횐 쥐에서는 반복된 지구력운동이 심장에 미치는 역효과를 인정할 수 없었으며 젊은 층의 횐 쥐에서는 오히려 심장기능 강화를 보이는 경향이 나타났으며, 노화층(20개월군)에서 운동군에서는 스트레스로 작용하여 심장기능의 저하를 초래하였다고 생각된다.

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Imaging Neuroreceptors in the Living Human Brain

  • Wagner Jr Henry N.;Dannals Robert F.;Frost J. James;Wong Dean F.;Ravert Hayden T.;Wilson Alan A.;Links Jonathan M.;Burns H. Donald;Kuhar Michael J.;Snyder Solomon H.
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 1984
  • For nearly a century it has been known that chemical activity accompanies mental activity, but only recently has it been possible to begin to examine its exact nature. Positron-emitting radioactive tracers have made it possible to study the chemistry of the human mind in health and disease, using chiefly cyclotron-produced radionuclides, carbon-11, fluorine-18 and oxygen-15. It is now well established that measurable increases in regional cerebral blood flow, glucose and oxygen metabolism accompany the mental functions of perception, cognition, emotion and motion. On May 25, 1983 the first imaging of a neuroreceptor in the human brain was accomplished with carbon-11 methyl spiperone, a ligand that binds preferentially to dopamine-2 receptors, 80% of which are located in the caudate nucleus and putamen. Quantitative imaging of serotonin-2, opiate, benzodiazapine and muscarinic cholinergic receptors has subsequently been accomplished. In studies of normal men and women, it has been found that dopamine and serotonin receptor activity decreases dramatically with age, such a decrease being more pronounced in men than in women and greater in the case of dopamine receptors than serotonin-2 receptors. Preliminary studies in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders suggests that dopamine-2 receptor activity is diminished in the caudate nucleus of patients with Huntington's disease. Positron tomography permits quantitative assay of picomolar quantities of neuro-receptors within the living human brain. Studies of patients with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, acute and chronic pain states and drug addiction are now in progress. The growth of any scientific field is based on a paradigm or set of ideas that the community of scientists accepts. The unifying principle of nuclear medicine is the tracer principle applied to the study of human disease. Nineteen hundred and sixty-three was a landmark year in which technetium-99m and the Anger camera combined to move the field from its latent stage into a second stage characterized by exponential growth within the framework of the paradigm. The third stage, characterized by gradually declining growth, began in 1973. Faced with competing advances, such as computed tomography and ultrasonography, proponents and participants in the field of nuclear medicine began to search for greener pastures or to pursue narrow sub-specialties. Research became characterized by refinements of existing techniques. In 1983 nuclear medicine experienced what could be a profound change. A new paradigm was born when it was demonstrated that, despite their extremely low chemical concentrations, in the picomolar range, it was possible to image and quantify the distribution of receptors in the human body. Thus, nuclear medicine was able to move beyond physiology into biochemistry and pharmacology. Fundamental to the science of pharmacology is the concept that many drugs and endogenous substances, such as neurotransmitters, react with specific macromolecules that mediate their pharmacologic actions. Such receptors are usually identified in the study of excised tissues, cells or cell membranes, or in autoradiographic studies in animals. The first imaging and quantification of a neuroreceptor in a living human being was performed on May 25, 1983 and reported in the September 23, 1983 issue of SCIENCE. The study involved the development and use of carbon-11 N-methyl spiperone (NMSP), a drug with a high affinity for dopamine receptors. Since then, studies of dopamine and serotonin receptors have been carried out in over 100 normal persons or patients with various neuropsychiatric disorders. Exactly one year later, the first imaging of opitate receptors in a living human being was performed [1].

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전남 함평산 자색양파 추출물의 항균효과와 피부장벽 보호효과 (The Anti-bacterial Effects and Epidermal Permeability Barrier Function of Red Onion Juice Produced in Jeon-Nam province in Korea)

  • 윤대환;신헌태
    • 대한예방한의학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.43-56
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    • 2012
  • 1. 추출방법, 추출농도에 따라 항균력의 차이가 있었으나, 일반양파, 자색양파의 1%, 5%, 10% 생즙추출물 모두, 피부상재균인 Staphylococcus epidermidis(KCTC1917), Staphylococcus aureus subsp(ATCC6538)에 양호한 항균력을 보였다(81%~100%). 어성초 열수추출물은 10% 고농도에서만 피부상재균인 Staphylococcus epidermidis(KCTC1917), Staphylococcus aureus subsp(ATCC6538)에 항균력을 보였다(100%). 2. 자색양파, 어성초, 일반양파의 1%, 5%, 10% 추출물 모두, 식중독 균인 Escherichia coil, Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica에서는 항균력을 보이지 않았다. 3. 자색양파 추출물과 어성초 추출물을 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5%로 처리하였을 때, 피부장벽 조절인자인 filaggrin과 SPT의 발현을 농도 의존적으로 증가시켰다. 반면, 일반양파 추출물도 농도 의존적으로 filaggrin과 SPT발현양을 증가시켰지만, 자색양파 추출물에 비하여 발현양이 많지 않았다. 4. 피부 염증 반응 인자에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해서 COX-2의 발현과 AP-1의 발현을 분석한 결과, 자색양파와 어성초의 0.01%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.5% 추출물에서 농도 의존적으로 COX-2의 발현과 AP-1의 발현이 감소하였다. 반면 일반양파 추출물도 농도 의존적으로 COX-2의 발현과 AP-1의 발현이 감소하였으나, 자색 양파 추출물에 비하여 감소양이 적었다. 5. 자색양파 추출물과 어성초 추출물은 피부 장벽기능 조절인자인 filaggrin과 SPT의 발현양을 증가시켜 줌으로써, 피부의 수분 유지 기능을 강화하였고, 농도 의존적으로 피부 염증 반응 인자도 감소시켜 항염증효과가 있어, 피부미용기능재료로서의 가능성 보여주었다.

Demecolcine 처리에 의한 탈핵과 수핵란 세포질의 세포 주기가 소 핵이식란의 발육에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Demecolcine-Assisted Enucleation and Recipient Cell Cycle Stage on the Development of Nuclear Transfer Bovine Embryos)

  • 백진주;박춘근;양부근;김정익;정희태
    • Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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    • 제29권3호
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구는 demecolcine 처리에 의한 탈핵과 수핵란 세포질의 세포 주기가 소 체세포 핵이식란의 발육에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 체외에서 $16\~20$시간 성숙배양된 난자를 극체 방출 유무 및 MI, MII기 난자로 구분하여 $0.4\;\muL/mL$ demecolcine으로 40분간 처리 후 염색체 부위가 돌출된 난자는 탈핵 후 핵이식에 공시하였다. 소의 귀 피부 세포를 탈핵란에 이식하여 전기융합과 활성화 처리(Ca-ionophore+DMAP)를 거쳐 체외 배양하였다. Demecolcine처리 후 $86.2\%$의 난자가 염색체 부위의 돌출을 보여 이 중 $98.8\%$가 탈핵에 성공하였다. Demecolcine은 핵이식란의 발육에 영향을 주지 않았다. 제1극체 방출란 유래 핵이식란의 배반포 발육율은 극체 미방출란 유래 핵이식란에 비하여 유의적으로 높았다($18.2\%\;vs.\;4.6\%\cdot$, P<0.05). 한편, MI 난자 유래 핵이식란의 분할율 및 배반포 발육율은($69.4\%$$5.9\%$) MII 난자 유래 핵이식란에 비하여 유의적으로 낮았다($96.7\%$$23.9\%$, P<0.05). 본 연구의 결과는 demecolcine 처리가 소 난자의 탈핵에 매우 효과적이며 MII기 난자가 MI기 난자에 비하여 수핵란 세포질로 더 적절하나 극체 미방출란 및 MI기 난자도 비록 제한적이기는 하지만 핵이식란의 배반포 발육을 지원할 수 있음을 보여준다.

수목 방향유 15종의 산화방지, 항세균, 항진균 및 항염증 효과 (Antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory effects of 15 tree essential oils)

  • 조세진;박미진;궈루이홍;박정업;양지윤;김재우;이성숙;김영란
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제50권5호
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    • pp.535-542
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구는 수목 방향유 15종의 산화방지 활성, 항세균, 항진균 활성에 대해 연구하였다. 먼저 2가지 다른 실험방법을 통하여 산화방지 효과를 확인한 결과 15가지 수목 방향유 중 clove bud, 붓순나무, 왕초피나무, 곰취는 농도의존적으로 상당한 산화방지 활성을 나타내었다. 다음으로 S. aureus, L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7, S. typhimurium, 그리고 S. mutans에 대한 항세균 활성은 액체배양법으로 측정한 결과 clove bud에서 현저하게 억제 효과가 나타났다. 또한, 페이퍼디스크 확산법을 통해 연구한 결과 앞에서 언급한 5가지 균주의 5, $2.5{\mu}L/disc$에서 농도의존적으로 균의 성장을 억제하였고 그 중 식중독 균주인 S. aureus의 성장에 대해 clove bud ($0.625-5{\mu}L/disc$)는 $1.25{\mu}L/disc$ 농도까지 눈에 띄게 억제 효과가 나타났다. 추가적으로 A. fumigatus, C. albicans, T. rubrum, A. ochraceus의 4가지 균주에서 clove bud의 항진균 효과가 다른 수목 방향유보다 좋았으며, 이를 바탕으로 페이퍼디스크 확산법을 통해 억제환의 크기를 측정한 결과 $1-2{\mu}L/disc$의 농도에서 양성 대조 약물인 ketoconazole ($20{\mu}g/disc$) 보다 더 우수한 효능을 나타내었다. 이 같은 결과를 종합하여 산화방지 활성과 항균 활성이 뛰어난 clove bud의 항염증 효과를 평가하였고, clove bud는 0.01% 농도에서 염증 관련 인자인 COX-2와 iNOS 단백질 발현을 LPS 처리군과 비교하여 COX-2 억제제 celecoxib와 유사하게 감소시켰다. 이와 같은 결과를 종합하면 수목 방향유는 산화방지, 항세균, 항진균, 항염증과 같이 여러 활성을 지니고 있으며, 방향유는 산화방지 및 항균성 화장품 소재로서 응용할 수 있으며, 염증반응 완화를 포함한 다양한 산업화에 응용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

합곡-곡지 전침치료가 정상인의 뇌혈류에 미치는 영향 - Brain SPECT와 SPM을 이용하여 - (Effect of LI4-LI11 Electro-acupuncture on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Healthy Human - Evaluated by $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ Brain SPECT -)

  • 류종만;김영석;박성욱;정우상;고창남;조기호;배형섭;김덕윤;문상관
    • 대한한의학회지
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.36-43
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    • 2006
  • Objectives : Acupuncture has been widely applied to rehabilitation after stroke by Oriental medical doctors in Korea. It has been reported that acupuncture increased cerebral blood supply and stimulated the functional activity of brain nerve cells. In addition, a correlation between activation of specific areas of brain cortices and corresponding acupuncture stimulation at the therapeutic points had been well illustrated. rill now, however, there were few studies which evaluated a correlation between activation of specific areas of brain and frequently-used acupuncture therapy for stroke, such as LI4-LI11 electro-acupuncture (EA) for paresis after stroke. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of LI4-LI11 EA on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in normal volunteers using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT). Methods : In the resting state, $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ brain SPECT scans were performed on 10 normal volunteers (8 males, 2 females, mean age $25.6{\pm}2.3$years; age range from 24 to 31 years). 7 days after the resting examination, 15 minutes of electro-acupuncture were applied at LI 4 and LI 11 on the right side of the subjects. Immediately after LI4-LI11 EA, the second SPECT images were obtained in the same manner as the resting state. Significant increases and decreases of regional cerebral blood flow after LI4-LI11 EA were estimated by comparing their SPECT images with those of the resting state using paired t statistics at every voxel, which were analyzed by Statistical parametric mapping with a threshold of p=0.001, uncorrected (extent threshold: k=100 voxels). Results : EA applied at right LI4-LI11 increased rCBF in right frontopolar area (Brodmann area 10) and left middle frontal area (Brodmann area 46). Interestingly, all the areas showing increased rCBF corresponded to the territories of both anterior cerebral arteries. However, LI4-11 EA decreased rCBF in the left occipital lobe (peristriate area, Brodmann area 19). Conclusions : The results demonstrated a correlation between LI4-11 EA and rCBF increase in the frontal lobes. It is also suggested that there may be a correlation between LI meridian and the territory of the anterior cerebral arterties.

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Relationship among porcine lncRNA TCONS_00010987, miR-323, and leptin receptor based on dual luciferase reporter gene assays and expression patterns

  • Ding, Yueyun;Qian, Li;Wang, Li;Wu, Chaodong;Li, DengTao;Zhang, Xiaodong;Yin, Zongjun;Wang, Yuanlang;Zhang, Wei;Wu, Xudong;Ding, Jian;Yang, Min;Zhang, Liang;Shang, Jinnan;Wang, Chonglong;Gao, Yafei
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제33권2호
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    • pp.219-229
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    • 2020
  • Objective: Considering the physiological and clinical importance of leptin receptor (LEPR) in regulating obesity and the fact that porcine LEPR expression is not known to be controlled by lncRNAs and miRNAs, we aim to characterize this gene as a potential target of SSC-miR-323 and the lncRNA TCONS_00010987. Methods: Bioinformatics analyses revealed that lncRNA TCONS_00010987 and LEPR have SSC-miR-323-binding sites and that LEPR might be a target of lncRNA TCONS_00010987 based on cis prediction. Wild-type and mutant TCONS_00010987-target sequence fragments and wild-type and mutant LEPR 3'-UTR fragments were generated and cloned into pmiRRB-REPORTTM-Control vectors to construct respective recombinant plasmids. HEK293T cells were co-transfected with the SSC-miR-323 mimics or a negative control with constructs harboring the corresponding binding sites and relative luciferase activities were determined. Tissue expression patterns of lncRNA TCONS_00010987, SSC-miR-323, and LEPR in Anqing six-end-white (AQ, the obese breed) and Large White (LW, the lean breed) pigs were detected by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction; backfat expression of LEPR protein was detected by western blotting. Results: Target gene fragments were successfully cloned, and the four recombinant vectors were constructed. Compared to the negative control, SSC-miR-323 mimics significantly inhibited luciferase activity from the wild-type TCONS_00010987-target sequence and wild-type LEPR-3'-UTR (p<0.01 for both) but not from the mutant TCONS_00010987-target sequence and mutant LEPR-3'-UTR (p>0.05 for both). Backfat expression levels of TCONS_00010987 and LEPR in AQ pigs were significantly higher than those in LW pigs (p<0.01), whereas levels of SSC-miR-323 in AQ pigs were significantly lower than those in LW pigs (p<0.05). LEPR protein levels in the backfat tissues of AQ pigs were markedly higher than those in LW pigs (p<0.01). Conclusion: LEPR is a potential target of SSC-miR-323, and TCONS_00010987 might act as a sponge for SSC-miR-323 to regulate LEPR expression.

뇌 SPECT와 SPM을 이용한 합곡-곡지 TENS 치료의 뇌혈류에 대한 효과 (Effect of LI4-LI11 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Healthy Human Using SPECT and Statistical Parametric Mapping)

  • 정동원;김영석;박성욱;정우상;박정미;고창남;조기호;배형섭;김덕윤;문상관
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.205-212
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    • 2008
  • Background and purpose: So far it was reported that acupuncture increased cerebral blood supply and stimulated the functional activity of brain nerve cells. A previous study demonstrated a correlation between LI4-11 electro-acupuncture (EA) and rCBF increase in frontal lobe. However, there remained a need to study further using various controls in acupuncture research. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been used as a non-invasive control in acupuncture study. This study was to evaluate the effect of LI4-LI11 TENS on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in normal volunteers using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and statistical parametric mapping (SPM). Methods: In the resting state, $^{99m}Tc-ECD$ brain SPECT scans were performed on 10 normal volunteers (9 males, 1 female, mean age 26.6$\pm$0.5 years; age range from 26 to 27 years). On the other day, 7 days after the resting examination, 15 minute TENS were applied at LI 4 and LI 11 on the right side of the subjects. Immediately after LI4-LI11 TENS, the second SPECT images were obtained in the same manner as the resting state. Significant increases and decreases of regional cerebral blood flow after LI4-LI11 TENS were estimated by comparing their SPECT images with those of the resting state using paired t statistics at every voxel, which were analyzed by statistical parametric mapping with a threshold of p = 0.001, uncorrected (extent threshold: k=100 voxels). Results: TENS applied at right LI4-LI11 increased rCBF in the left somatosensory association cortex (Brodmann area 5, 7). However there was no area where LI4-11 TENS decreased rCBF. Conclusion and suggestions: These results demonstrate that right LI4-LI11 TENS increased rCBF only in corresponding somatosensory association cortex, which was different from the previous results using LI4-11 EA. It is suggested that there be a different mechanism between TENS and EA.

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