• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.5563-5568
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• 2012

Based on our previous report on gastric cancer which documented ATP4A and ATP4B mRNA down-regulation in gastric tumors relative to normal gastric tissues, we hypothesized that epigenetic mechanisms could be responsible. ATP4A and ATP4B mRNA expression in gastric cancer cell lines AGS, SNU638 and NUGC-3 was examined using reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR). AGS cells were treated with TSA or 5'-AzaDC and methylation specific PCR (MSP) and bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) analysis were performed. MSP analysis was on DNA from paraffin embedded tissues sections and plasma. Expression analysis revealed downregulation of ATP4A and ATP4B genes in gastric cancer cell lines relative to normal gastric tissue, while treatment with 5'-AzaDC re-activated expression of both. Search for CpG islands in their putative promoter regions did not indicate CpG islands (CGI) but only further downstream in the bodies of the genes. Methylation specific PCR (MSP) in the exon1 of the ATP4B gene and exon7 in ATP4A indicated methylation in all the gastric cancer cell lines tested. MSP analysis in tumor tissue samples revealed methylation in the majority of tumor samples, 15/19, for ATP4B and 8/8 for ATP4A. There was concordance between ATP4B and ATP4A down-regulation and methylation status in the tumour samples tested. ATP4B methylation was detectable in cell free DNA from gastric cancer patient's plasma samples. Thus ATP4A and ATP4B down-regulation involves DNA methylation and methylated ATP4B DNA in plasma is a potential biomarker for gastric cancer.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.857-864
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• 2017

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation on protein acetylation and glycolysis in postmortem muscle to better understand the mechanism by which AMPK regulates postmortem glycolysis and meat quality. Methods: A total of 32 mice were randomly assigned to four groups and intraperitoneally injected with 5-Aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide1-${\beta}$-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR, a specific activator of AMPK), AICAR and histone acetyltransferase inhibitor II, or AICAR, Trichostatin A (TSA, an inhibitor of histone deacetylase I and II) and Nicotinamide (NAM, an inhibitor of the Sirt family deacetylases). After mice were euthanized, the Longissimus dorsi muscle was collected at 0 h, 45 min, and 24 h postmortem. AMPK activity, protein acetylation and glycolysis in postmortem muscle were measured. Results: Activation of AMPK by AICAR significantly increased glycolysis in postmortem muscle. At the same time, it increased the total acetylated proteins in muscle 45 min postmortem. Inhibition of protein acetylation by histone acetyltransferase inhibitors reduced AMPK activation induced increase in the total acetylated proteins and glycolytic rate in muscle early postmortem, while histone deacetylase inhibitors further promoted protein acetylation and glycolysis. Several bands of proteins were detected to be differentially acetylated in muscle with different glycolytic rates. Conclusion: Protein acetylation plays an important regulatory role in postmortem glycolysis. As AMPK mediates the effects of pre-slaughter stress on postmortem glycolysis, protein acetylation is likely a mechanism by which antemortem stress influenced postmortem metabolism and meat quality though the exact mechanism is to be elucidated.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.385-389
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• 2004

In this research, the chemo-enzymatic synthesis of sorbitan methacrylate was investigated to optimize reaction conditions. Firstly, sorbitan was manufactured by sorbitol cyclic reaction in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TSA) as catalyst material. Secondly, sorbitan methacrylate was synthesized by immobilized lipase Novozyme 435 with acyl donors in t-butanol. As a result of enzymatic synthesis of sorbitan methacrylate, the conversion yield reached about $65\%$ in the condition of initial sorbitan conc. 50 g/L, enzyme content $3\%$ (w/v) , molar ratio 1:3, reaction temperature 50^{circ}C and reaction time 42 hrs using methyl methacrylate as acyl donor. Comparing with acyl donors and reaction temperature, the conversion yield reached about 18, 65 and $80\%$ with methacrylic acid, methyl methacrylate and vinyl methacrylate as acyl donor, respectively. And optimum reaction temperature was 60, 50, and 50^{circ}C, respectively

• Toxicological Research
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.103-106
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• 2012

The effect of continuous humidifier use on the bioaerosol concentration in an indoor environment was investigated. An ultrasonic humidifier was operated for 10 hr per day for 15 days in an apartment room. During this time period, viable bioaerosol samples were taken using a single-stage Andersen sampler containing culture media plates for bacteria and fungi. The culture plates were then incubated at room temperature for 2~7 days depending on the media. The counts for the air sample plates were corrected for multiple impactions using the positive hole conversion method and are reported as the colony forming units per cubic meter of air (CFU/$m^3$). While the bacterial concentration measured using the tryptic soy agar (TSA) did not show any significant change during the first 3 days, the concentration increased from the $6^{th}$ day (6979 CFU/$m^3$) and reached a maximum on the $9^{th}$ day (46431 CFU/$m^3$). The concentration then decreased to 2470 CFU/$m^3$ on the $12^{th}$ day, at which point the fungal concentration increased rapidly to 14424~16038 CFU/$m^3$. Also, while the fungal concentration showed a significant change until the $9^{th}$ day of humidifier use, fungal growth was observed on the wallpaper and increased rapidly from the $12^{th}$ day. However, the bacterial concentration increased rapidly after the fungi were removed by remediation. The major fungal species identified in the samples were Penicillium representing 34%, Aspergillus representing 31%, Cladosporium representing 24%, and Alternaria representing 1%. The results also indicated that a relative humidity over 80% was easily achieved with continuous humidifier use. Yet, maintaining a high humidity in a room can cause a rapid outbreak of microbial growth.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.83-88
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• 2007

Objective : Pituitary apoplexy, resulting from an acute infarction or hemorrhage mainly in pituitary adenomas, is a rare yet major clinical event with neurological, ophthalmological and hormonal emergent consequences. The authors review our surgical experience with a series of 16 cases of pituitary apoplexy. Methods : The cases of pituitary apoplexy, operated via trans-sphenoidal approach in our hospital between 1998-2005, were retrospectively analyzed in terms of their clinicoradiological features, pathological findings and surgical outcomes. Results : The mean age of patients (9 male and 7 female) was 47.1 years. The average time of presentation after onset of symptom was 8.9 days. Pituitary apoplexy occurred as an initial manifestation of pituitary adenoma in all patients. Headache was the most common presenting symptom (94%). Visual disturbance was found in 56% of patients. Thirty-one percent of the patients had hypopituitarism. On magnetic resonance imaging, this entire catastrophic event accompanied with macroadenoma in a mean size of 22.5 mm. Only four patients needed postoperative hormone replacement therapy. Three of them showed preoperative hypopituitary function, and one patient in normal pituitary function. There was no specific complication in any of these patients. Conclusion : Early trans-sphenoidal decompression with high-dose corticosteroid replacement showed good outcomes of pituitary apoplexy.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2006년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2006 PORSEC Volume I
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• pp.253-256
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• 2006

When the background tropospheric ozone column over the Pacific Ocean is subtracted from the latitudinal total ozone distribution, the results show remarkable agreement with the latitudinal stratospheric ozone distribution using the CCD. The latitudinal tropospheric ozone distribution using the CCD method, with a persistent maximum over the southern tropical Atlantic, is also seen in the latitudinal tropospheric ozone distribution using the T-P method. It suggests that the CCD method can be replaced by the simple T-P method. However, the tropical Atlantic paradox exists in the results of both the CCD and T-P methods during the northern burning season. In order to investigate this paradox, we compare the latitudinal ozone distributions using the CCD and T-P methods by using the SAGE measurements (e.g. TSA method) and the SHADOZ ozonesoundings (e.g. T-S method) assuming zonally invariant stratospheric ozone, which is the same assumption as of the CCD method. During the northern burning season, the latitudinal distributions in the tropospheric ozone derived from the T-SA and T-S methods show higher tropospheric ozone over the northern tropical Atlantic than the southern Atlantic due to a stronger gradient in stratospheric ozone relative to that from the CCD and T-P methods. This indicates that the latitudinal tropospheric ozone distribution can be changed depending on the data that is used to determine the latitudinal stratospheric ozone distribution. Therefore, there is a possibility that the north-south gradient in stratospheric ozone over the Atlantic can be a solution of the paradox.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.787-794
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• 2010

Calcium plays a role as a signaling molecule in various cellular events. It has been reported that calcium suppresses adipocyte differentiation only in the early phase of adipogenesis. Herein, we demonstrate that treatment of A23187, a mobilizer of intracellular calcium, on day 4 post adipocyte differentiation could still reduce lipid accumulation in differentiating 3T3-L1 cells for 48 h. In addition, luciferase reporter gene and RT-Q-PCR assays demonstrate that A23187 can selectively inhibit transcriptional activities and expression of PPAR$\gamma$ and LXR$\alpha$, suggesting that A23187 may reduce lipid accumulation in the late phase of adipogenesis via downregulation of PPAR$\gamma$ and LXR$\alpha$ expression and transactivation. Moreover, inhibition of HDAC activity by trichostatin A (TSA) partially blocked A23187-mediated downregulation of transcriptional activities of PPAR$\gamma$ and LXR$\alpha$. Together, our data demonstrate that calcium mobilization inhibits expression and transcriptional activities of PPAR$\gamma$ and LXR$\alpha$, resulting in reduced lipid accumulation in differentiating adipocytes, and thus, mobilization of intracellular calcium in adipocytes may serve as a new preventive and therapeutic approach for obesity.

• 멤브레인
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.80-91
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• 2013

$Fe(SO_4)_2$, cyclohexanedione dioxime, phenylboronic acid을 이용하여 금속 템플레이트 중합을 실시한 후 메탄올로 세척하여 Fe(II) clathrochelate 화합물을 합성하였다. Fe(II) clathrochelate와 polyethersulfone을 이용한 유무기 복합 멤브레인을 제조하였다. 멤브레인 제조를 위하여 Fe(II) clathrochelate는 DMF, NMP, DMAC와 같은 멤브레인 제조에 이용되는 극성 아프로틱 용매에 잘 녹는 물질로 고안되었다. Fe(II) clathrochelate는 trifluorosactic acid와 같은 강산 존재하에서도 금속이 분리되지 않고 안정성이 유지되었다. UV-vis 분광법으로 용액 가용성을 확인하였으며 (i) 강산 및 (ii) 경쟁 킬레이트제를 이용하여 용액상의 안정성을 확인하였다. 유무기 복합막은 PES, PVP, TSA, Fe(II) clathrochelate를 DMF에 녹여 NIPS (비용매 유도 상전이) 방법으로 제조하였다. Fe(II) clathrochelate의 첨가는 표면의 기공 밀도의 향상, 평균기공 크기의 증가 및 유량 증가에 영향을 주었으며 상대적으로 비대칭 구조를 가지는 성능이 향상된 멤브레인을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.43-56
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• 2005

본 연구는 점유율, 교통량, 속도 등의 실시간 교통자료의 시계열 분석, 교통기초도 상 실측자료의 통계적 모형화와 교통류의 다영역 구분에 의한 교통정체의 전개 양상을 규명하였다. 천안-논산고속도로의 교통사고와 행사로 인한 교통정체 시의 검지기 자료를 바탕으로 시계열 분석을 수행한 결과 교통사고와 같이 급격히 도로 콩량이 감소하는 경우 사고 직후 점유율의 변화로부터 용이하게 추정할 수 있었다. 행사와 같은 교통량 증가로 인한 교통정체의 경우 점유율과 평균속도의 변화 폭이 완만하며, 충격파의 형태가 다양하여 단순한 교통지표들의 시계열적 분석에 의한 검지의 신속성과 정확성에는 어려움이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 실측자료의 통계적 모형화에 있어서 안정교통류일 경우 점유율과 교통량 관계는 1차 선형식으로 매우 높은 신뢰도로 설명되었다. 그러나 속도와 점유율간의 관계에 있어서는 운전자들의 희망속도에 대한 넓은 폭원으로 인하여 나타나는 군집형태가 통계적 모형으로 표현되기에는 어려운 것으로 나타났다 그러나 이 경우 점유율 6-8$\%$대를 중심으로 속도가 급격히 떨어지는 현상이 발생하였다. 불안정 교통류 상황의 경우 교통정체의 형성과 해소과정이 각기 하나의 영역 내에서 분석됨에 따라 전반적으로 통계적 모형의 적용이 어려운 것으로 나타났다. 안정과 불안정 2영역 구분에 의한 교통정체 형성과 해소과정의 해석이 어려운 점을 감안하여 다영역 구분에 의한 교통류를 시계열에 의하여 분석한 결과 사고시의 교통류는 바로 정지단계(stopped flow)로 전이되며 점유율이 급격히 증가하였으며, 교통류가 stooped flow에서 free flow로 회복될 때 급격히 증가된 점유율이 점진적으로 감소하면서 교통량이 증가하는 추세를 나타냈다. 교통혼잡시의 교통류는 "impeded free flow" 상황에서 "congested flow" 상황을 거쳐 "jammed flow" 상황으로 전개되는 등 사고에 의한 정체 형성 및 해소과정보다 매우 복잡하며, 동일한 점유율에 대하여 교통상태별로 교통량의 차이가 큰 현상이 명확하게 발생하였다. 본 연구는 교통류 분석 시 다영역 구분의 필요성을 제시하였으며, 향후 개별 교통영역에 대한 정량적 구분 및 모형화가 이루어져야 할 것을 제기하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.764-771
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• 1994

친핵성용매하에서 p-toluenesulfonic acid나 bezensulfonic acid와 같은 유기산을 지지전해질 겸 dopant로 사용하여 전도성 Polypyrrole필름을 전해중합하였고 분해 특성과 기계적 물성증가에 대하여 고찰하였다. Dimethyformamide/p-toluenesulfonic acid에서 합성한 polypyrrole 필름이 전도도 10-40S/cm, 인장강도 $25N/mm^2$. 연신율은 10%로 가장 좋은 특성을 나타내었다. 또한 전해중합시 최적 조건은 0.5M의 pyrrole과 0.5M의 p-toluenesulfonic acid를 첨가하여 정전류법에서는 $2mA/cm^2$의 전류밀도가, 정전위법으로는 0.9V vs. $Ag/Ag^+$에서 중합할 때였으며 생성된 필름은 공기중에서 안정하였고 도핑, 탈-도핑이 가역적이어서 2차 전지로서의 특성을 갖고 있었다. 온도에 따른 분해과정이 1차 반응으로 dopant 음이온이 분해반응에 관여하지 않아 산화안정성이 좋았으며 분해활성화 에너지는 $1.01JK^{-1}mol^{-1}$, $25^{\circ}C$에서의 분해속도상수는 $3.1{\times}10-7min^{-1}$였다. 여러 가지 host polymer와의 composite를 검토한 결과 인장강도는 50%, 연신율은 100% 정도로 기계적 물성을 증가시킬 수 있었다.