• 자원환경지질
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.353-361
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• 2017

괴산지역은 우라늄 함량이 높은 탄질점판암이 국부적으로 분포하고 있으며 화강암의 분포비율이 절반 정도나 되어 지하수의 우라늄 함량이 높을 것으로 예상되었다. 250개 지하수에서 우라늄 함량을 분석하였고 250개 지하수 중 200 개 지점에서 암석내 우라늄 함량을 측정하였다. 연구지역의 지질을 5개 (옥천 변성사질암대 (Og1), 옥천 하부천매암대 (Og2), 옥천 함력천매암대 (Og3), 쥬라기화강암(Jgr), 백악기화강암(Kgr))으로 대분하면 암석의 우라늄 함량 중앙값은 Kgr에서 8.2 mg/kg으로 가장 높았으며 Og2의 우라늄 함량은 나머지 Jgr, Og1, Og3 (3.05~3.90 mg/kg)의 범위로 비슷하게 나타났다. 250개 지하수의 우라늄 함량 범위는 $0.01{\sim}293.0{\mu}g/L$(중앙값 $0.87{\mu}g/L$)으로 국내 전체 지하수의 우라늄 중앙값 $0.74{\mu}g/L$와 비슷한 것으로 나타났다. 지질별 지하수의 우라늄 함량은 Kgr이 $4.74{\mu}g/L$으로 높고 Og1, Og2, Og3는 $0.35{\sim}0.74{\mu}g/L$으로 낮게 나타났다. 전체 지하수의 WHO의 음용수 가이드라인 $30{\mu}g/L$ 초과율은 국내 전체와 비슷한 2.8%이나 Kgr 지역의 초과율은 20.7%나 되어 추가 연구가 필요하다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2014

Gang-Hwa Getbul eel is a well known well-being food in the Korean food industry. In this study it was undertaken to analyze crude compositions, minerals, and vitamins of Gang-Hwa Getbul eel. As a result of initial analysis, the ranges of moisture, crude protein, crude fat, and crude ash were $56.6{\pm}0.0$, $17.3{\pm}0.4$, $14.4{\pm}2.9$, and $1.2{\pm}0.1%$, respectively. Regarding mineral compositions, the concentration ranges of Ca, Fe, Mg, P, K and Na were $413.8{\pm}91.1$, $0.8{\pm}0.1$, $29.5{\pm}7.8$, $361.9{\pm}118.4$, $116.4{\pm}43.3$, and $131.8{\pm}42.4$ mg/100 g, respectively. Finally vitamin A was found being present at $2571.3{\pm}194.6$ I.U/100 g.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.530-535
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• 2019

누룩으로부터 자일로즈를 탄소원으로 이용할 수 있는 내열성이 우수한 효모 균주를 분리하고 46℃에서 비성장속도가 우수한 MBY/L1597 균주를 선발하였으며, 해당 균주는 Millerozyma farinosa로 동정되었다. 대조구인 M. farinosa KCTC27412(=CBS7064) 균주는 46℃에서 자일로스 환원효소의 활성이 나타나지 않았고 균체도 성장하지 않았다. 그러나 M. farinosa MBY/L1597 균주는 46℃에서 NADPH를 보조인자로 사용한 경우 4.98 ± 0.49 U/mg protein의 효소활성을 나타냈다. M. farinosa MBY/L1597 균주는 46℃에서 20 g/l의 자일로즈를 이용하여 9.87 ± 1.00 g/l의 자일리톨을 생산하여 약 50%의 수율을 나타내었고 한국미생물자원센터에 KCTC27797 균주로 기탁하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.423-430
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• 2020

Telmisartan is an angiotensin-II receptor blocker and acts as a selective modulator of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). Several studies have demonstrated that telmisartan ameliorates depression and memory dysfunction and reduces brain inflammation. We hypothesized that the beneficial effects of telmisartan on brain could be due to modulation of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) function. Here, we examined the effect of telmisartan on tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)-induced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) which plays an important role in leukocyte transcytosis through the BBB. Telmisartan blocked TNF-α-induced ICAM-1 expression and leukocyte adhesion in U87MG human glioma cells but showed no effect on human brain microvascular endothelial cells. In U87MG cells, a PPAR antagonist, GW9662 did not block the effect of telmisartan on ICAM1 expression but rather potentiated. Moreover, GW9662 caused no change in TNF-α-induced ICAM-1 expression, suggesting no implication of PPARγ in the telmisartan effect. Further studies showed that telmisartan blocked TNF-α-induced activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2), p38, and nuclear factorkappa B (NF-κB). In contrast, inhibitors of JNK, ERK1/2 and NF-κB but not p38, blocked ICAM-1 expression induced by TNF-α. Thus, our findings suggest that the beneficial effect of telmisartan is likely due to the reduction of astrocytic ICAM1 expression and leukocytes adhesion to astrocytes, and that this response was mediated by the inhibition of JNK/ERK1/2/NF-κB activation and in the PPAR-independent manner. In conclusion, this study enhances our understanding of the mechanism by which telmisartan exerts the beneficial brain function.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제64권5호
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• pp.716-725
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• 2021

Objective : The anti-tumor effect of the beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist propranolol in breast cancer is well known; however, its activity in glioblastoma is not well-evaluated. The Notch-Hes pathway is known to regulate cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis. We investigated the effect of propranolol to human glioblastoma cell lines, and the role of Notch and Hes signaling in this process. Methods : We performed immunohistochemical staining on 31 surgically resected primary human glioblastoma tissues. We also used glioblastoma cell lines of U87-MG, LN229, and neuroblastoma cell line of SH-SY5Y in this study. The effect of propranolol and isoproterenol on cell proliferation was evaluated using the MTT assay (absorbance 570 nm). The impact of propranolol on gene expression (Notch and Hes) was evaluated using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR, whereas protein levels of Notch1 and Hes1 were measured using Western blotting (WB), simultaneously. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) was used to suppress the Notch gene to investigate its role in the proliferation of glioblastoma. Results : Propranolol and isoproterenol caused a dose-dependent decrease in cell proliferation (MTT assay). RT-PCR showed an increase in Notch1 and Hes1 expression by propranolol, whereas WB demonstrated increase in Notch1 protein, but a decrease in Hes1 by propranolol. The proliferation of U87-MG and LN229 was not significantly suppressed after transfection with Notch siRNA. Conclusion : These results demonstrated that propranolol suppressed the proliferation of glioblastoma cell lines and neuroblastoma cell line, and Hes1 was more closely involved than Notch1 was in glioblastoma proliferation.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.92-101
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• 2020

The cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp (cRGD) peptide is well-known as a binding molecule to the integrin α_vβ₃ receptor which is highly expressed on activated endothelial cells and new blood vessels in tumors. Although numerous results have been reported by the usage of cRGD peptide-based ligands for cancer diagnosis and therapy, the distinct mechanisms, and functions of cRGD-integrin binding to cancer cells are still being investigated. In this study, we evaluated the internalization efficacy of different types of cRGD peptides (monomer, dimer and tetramer form) in integrin α_vβ₃ overexpressing cancer cells. Western blot and flow cytometric analysis showed U87MG expresses highly integrin α_vβ₃, whereas CT-26 does not show integrin α_vβ₃ expression. Cytotoxicity assay indicated that all cRGD peptides (0-200 µM) had at least 70-80% of viability in U87MG cells. Fluorescence images showed cRGD dimer peptides have the highest cellular internalization compare to cRGD monomer and cRGD tetramer peptides. Additionally, transmission electron microscope results clearly visualized the endocytic internalization of integrin α_vβ₃ receptors and correlated with confocal microscopic results. These results support the rationale for the use of cRGD dimer peptides for imaging, diagnosis, or therapy of integrin α_vβ₃-rich glioblastoma.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2000년도 Proceedings of 2000 KSAM International Symposium and Spring Meeting
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• pp.68-75
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• 2000

D-Tagatose is a potential bulking agent in food as a non-calorific sweetener. To produce D-tagatose from cheaper resources, plasmids harboring the L-arabinose isomerase gene (araA) from Escherichia coli was constructed because L-arabinose isomerase was previously suggested as an enzyme that mediates the bioconversion of galactose to tagatose as well as that of arabinose to ribulose. In the cultures of recombinant E.coli with pTC101, which harboring araA of E.coli, tagatose was produced from galactose in 9.9 % yield. The enzyme extract of E.coli containing pTC101 also converted galactose into tagatose in 96.4 % yield. For the economic production of D-tagatose, an L-arabinose isomerase of E.coli was immobilized using covalent binding on agarose. While the free L-arabinose isomerase produced tagatose with the rate of 0.48 mg/U$.$day, the immobilized one stably converted galactose into average 7.5 g/l$.$day of tagatose during 7 days with higher productivity of 0.87 mg/U$.$day. In the scaled up immobilized enzyme system, 99.9 g/l of tagatose was produced from galactose with 20 % equilibrium in 48 hrs. The process was stably repeated additional 2 times with tagatose production of 104.1 and 103.5 g/l.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.509-513
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• 2007

혈청검사항목의 해석기준으로 사용하는 참고범위는 측정 장비와 병원마다 차이를 보이기 때문에 병원 간 정보를 교환하고 해석하는데 어려움이 많다. 또한 동일한 병원에서도 내원한 환자의 특성을 고려하여 참고범위를 재설정하는 것이 일반모집단의 특성을 제대로 반영한다. 본 연구에서는 강원대학교 수의학부대학 동물병원에서 설정한 혈청화학 검사 항목의 참고범위를 재평가하기 위하여 2005-2006년 동안 본원에 내원한 임상적으로 건강한 개 100두(1-8세, 체중 2.2-5.8 kg)의 혈청검사 일부 항목을 모수 및 비모수적 bootstrap 모의시험으로 분석하였다. 평가항목은 BUN(mg/dl), cholesterol(mg/dl), calcium(mg/dl), aspartate aminotransferase(AST, U/L), alanine aminotransferase(ALT, U/L), alkaline phosphatase(ALP, U/L) 및 total protein(g/dl)으로 Ektachem DT 60 분석기(Johnson & Johnson)로 측정하였다. 칼슘을 제외한 모든 항목이 왜곡이 매우 심한 분포를 보였으며 특히 혈청 효소항목의 outlier는 전체 자료의 5-9%, 기타 항목은 1-2%를 보였다. 각 항목의 분포에 상관없이 모수적 방법에 비하여 비모수적 방법으로 추정한 참고범위가 임상적으로 유용하였으며 추정된 참고범위는 BUN 14.7(7.0-24.2), cholesterol 227.3(120.7-480.8), calcium 10.9(8.1-12.5), AST 25.4(11.8-66.6), ALT 25.5(11.7-68.9), ALP 87.7(31.1-240.8), and total protein 6.8(5.6-8.2)로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 모집단의 특성을 고려하여 참고범위를 재설정하는데 비모수적 모의시험이 매우 유용하며 특히 측정항목의 분포에 무관하게 사용할 수 있는 장점이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.553-560
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• 2001

Objective : The objective of this study was to determine the photodynamic therapeutic response of U-87 human glioma cell in vitro as well as in the nude rat xenograft model using photofrin as photosensitizer. Material and Method : U-87 cells were cultured on 96-well culture plates, photofrin(Quadralogic Technologies Inc., Vancouver, Canada) was added into the cell culture medium at concentration of $1{\mu}g/ml$, $2.5{\mu}g/ml$, $5{\mu}g/ml$, $10{\mu}g/ml$ and $20{\mu}g/ml$. 24 hour after drug treatment, cells were treated with optical(632nm) irradiation of $100mJ/cm^2$, $200mJ/cm^2$ and $400mJ/cm^2$. Photofrin(12.5mg/kg, i.p.) was administered to 28 nude rats containing intracerebral U-87 human glioma as well as 26 normal nude rats. 48 hours after administration, animals were treated with optical irradiation(632nm) of $35J/cm^2$, $140J/cm^2$ and $280J/cm^2$ to exposed tumor and normal brain. The photofrin concentration was measured in tumor and normal brain in a separate population of animals. Results : By MTT assay, there was 100% cytotoxicity at any dose of photofrin with optical irradiation of $200mJ/cm^2$ and $400mJ/cm^2$. But at the optical irradiation of $100mJ/cm^2$ cells were killed in dose dependent manner 28.5%, 49.1%, 54.4%, 78.2%, and 84.6% at concentration of $1{\mu}g/ml$, $2.5{\mu}g/ml$, $5{\mu}g/ml$, $10{\mu}g/ml$ and $20{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. Dose dependent PDT lesions in both tumor and normal brain were observed. In the tumor lesion, only superficial tissue damage was found with optical irradiation of $35J/cm^2$. However, in the optical irradiation group of $140J/cm^2$ and $280J/cm^2$ the volume of lesions was measured of $7.2mm^3$ and $14.0mm^3$ for treatment at $140J/cm^2$ and $280J/cm^2$, respectively. The U-87 bearing rats showed a photofrin concentration in tumor tissue of $6.53{\pm}2.16{\mu}g/g$, 23 times higher than that found in the contralateral hemisphere of $0.28{\pm}0.15{\mu}g/g$. Conclusion : Our data indicate that the U-87 human glioma in vitro and in the xenografted rats is responsive to PDT. At these doses, a reproducible injury can be delivered to human glioma in this model. Strategies to spare the normal brain collateral damage are being studied.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.330-330
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• 2022

In recent studies, cold plasma has been used to induce exudation of polyphenols and flavonoids from food materials, leading to enhancement of functional properties. And it is known that polyphenols interact with inflammation related metabolism. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of cold plasma treatments on the increase of total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and anti-inflammatory activities of 'Sinpalkwang' peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) hull. Plasma treatments were carried out using a dielectric barrier discharge gas exchange system at different radicals and temperatures (O₃-25℃, O₃-150℃, NO_x-150℃). Significant differences in TPC, TFC, and inflammatory mediator such as nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor a (TNF-α) in lipopolysaccharide stimulated Raw 264.7 macrophages were observed between treated and non-treated peanut hull samples (p < 0.001). Cold plasma treated samples showed higher content (TPC: 2.87-2.93 mg/g sample, TFC: 0.96-0.98 mg/g sample) than non-treated sample (TPC: 2.47 mg/g sample, TFC: 0.78 mg/g sample). Cold plasma treated samples showed lower content of NO (3.3-5.0 uM) and TNF-α (141.4-162.2 ng/mL) than non-treated sample (NO: 11.1 uM, TNF-α: 210.2 ng/mL). This study suggests that cold plasma has potential to improve functionalities of food materials and that cold plasma treated peanut hull can be used as immune enhancing materials.