• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1349-1360
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• 2019

Chronic exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, regarded as a major cause of extrinsic aging or photoaging characterized by wrinkle formation and skin dehydration, exerts adverse effects on skin by causing the overproduction of reactive oxygen species. Agastache rugosa Kuntze, known as Korean mint, possesses a wide spectrum of biological properties including anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, and anti-atherosclerosis. Previous studies have reported that A. rugosa protected human keratinocytes against UVB irradiation by restoring the anti-oxidant defense system. However, the anti-photoaging effect of A. rugosa extract (ARE) in animal models has not yet been evaluated. ARE was orally administered to hairless mice at doses of 100 or 250 mg/kg/day along with UVB exposure for 12 weeks. ARE histologically improved UVB-induced wrinkle formation, epidermal thickening, erythema, and hyperpigmentation. In addition, ARE recovered skin moisture by improving skin hydration and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Along with this, ARE increased hyaluronic acid levels by upregulating HA synthase genes. ARE markedly increased the density of collagen and the amounts of hydroxypoline via two pathways. First, ARE significantly downregulated the mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinases responsible for collagen degradation by inactivating the mitogen-activated protein kinase/activator protein 1 pathway. Second, ARE stimulated the transforming growth factor beta/Smad signaling, consequently raising the mRNA levels of collagen-related genes. In addition, ARE not only increased the mRNA expression of anti-oxidant enzymes but also decreased inflammatory cytokines by blocking the protein expression of nuclear factor kappa B. Collectively, our findings suggest that A. rugosa may be a potential preventive and therapeutic agent for photoaging.

• 청정기술
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2022

Titanate nanotubes (TNTs) were synthesized via alkaline hydrothermal treatment using commercial TiO₂ nanoparticles (P25). The TNTs were prepared at various TiO₂/NaOH ratios, hydrothermal temperatures, and hydrothermal times. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms, field-emission transmission electron microscopy, and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. TNTs were generated upon a decrease in the TiO₂/NaOH ratio due to the dissolution of TiO₂ in the alkaline solution and the generation of new Ti-O-Ti bonds to form titanate nanoplates and nanotubes. The hydrothermal treatment temperature and time were important factors for promoting the nucleation and growth of TNTs. The TNT catalyst with the largest surface area (389.32 m² g^-1) was obtained with a TiO₂/NaOH ratio of 0.25, a hydrothermal treatment temperature of 130 ℃, and a hydrothermal treatment time of 36 h. Additionally, we investigated the photocatalytic activity of methyl violet 2B (MV) over the TNT catalysts under UV irradiation and found that the degradation efficiencies of the TNTs were higher than that of P25. Among the TNT catalysts, the TNT catalyst that was hydrothermally synthesized for 36 h (TNT 36 h) exhibited a 96.9% degradation efficiency and a degradation rate constant that was 4.8 times higher than P25 due to its large surface area, which allowed for more contact between the MV molecules and TNT surfaces and facilitated rapid electron transfer. Finally, these results were correlated with the specific surface area.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.48-56
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• 2008

Chronic ultraviolet (UV) exposure is the major cause of photoaging that causes skin wrinkling, roughness, dryness, laxity, and pigmentation. Recently, increasing efforts are being made to understand the relationship between foods and skin health. Ginsenosides are present in ginseng (Ginseng Radix Rubra) extract, and are known to have biomedical properties, such as, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we investigated whether KTNG0345 prepared from red ginseng extracts delivered orally reduces skin wrinkling and ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced wrinkle formation in hairless mouse skin. KTNG0345 was administrated orally to the mice (5 times a week) during the period of UVB-irradiation (3 times a week) for 8 weeks at three different doses of 300 mg/kg, 500 mg/kg and 1000 mg/kg (w/v). UV doses were increased weekly by 1 MED (1MED = 75 $mJ/cm^2)$ up to 4 MED and then maintained at this level. After the 8-week administration period, it was found that orally administered KTNG0345 significantly inhibited UVB-induced wrinkle formation in a dose-dependent manner. Increases in skin thickness caused by UVB were prevented by KTNG0345. Moreover, it also significantly inhibited matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) -13 and MMP-9 expressional inductions by UVB. In addition, KTNG0345 was observed to prevent UVB-induced water loss of epidermis in hairless mouse skin. Our results demonstrate that orally administered KTNG0345 has anti-wrinkling effects in hairless mouse skin, and suggest that dietary red ginseng and herbal mixture may be considered a functional beauty food for preventing UVB-induced skin wrinkles.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1998년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.113-113
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• 1998

In Saccharomyces cerevisiae UV irradiation and a variety of chemical DNA -damaging agents induce the transcription of specific genes, including several involved in DNA repair. One of the best characterized of DNA -damage inducible genes is PHRI, which encodes the apoenzyme for DNA photolyase. Basal-level and damage-induced expression of PHRI require an upstream activation sequence, UASPHRI. Here we report the identification of the UlvIE6 gene of S. cerevisiae as a regulator of UASPHRl activity. Surprisingly, the effect of deletion of UME6 is growth phase dependent. In wild-type cells PHRI is induced in late exponential phase, concomitant with the initiation of glycogen accumulation that precedes the diauxic shift. Deletion of UNIE6 abolishes this induction, decreases the steady-state concentration of photolyase molecules and PHRI mRNA, and increases the UV sensitivity of a rad2 mutant. The results suggest that UM E6 contributes to the regulated expression of a subset of damage-responsive genes in yeast. Furthermore, the upstream repression sequence, URSPHRI, is required for repression and damage-induced expression of PHRl. Here we show identification of YER169W and YDR096W as putative regulators acting through $URS_{PHRI}$. These open reading frames were designated as RPHI (YERl69W) and RPH2 (YDR096W) indicating regulator of PHRI. Simultaneous disruption of both genes showed a synergistic effect, producing a four-fold increase in basal level expression and a similar decrease m the induction ratio following treatment of methyl methanesulfonate(MMS). Mutation of the sequence ($AG_4$) bound by Rphlp rendered the promoter of PHRI insensitive to changes in RPHI or RPH2 status. The data suggest that RPHI and RPH2 act as damage-responsive negative regulators of PHRI. Surprisingly, the sequence bound by Rphlp in vitro is found to be $AG_4$ which is identical to the consensus binding site for the regulators Msn2p and Msn4p involved in stress-induced expression. Deletion of MSN2 and MSN4 has little effect on the induction$.$ ratio following DNA damage. However, all deletions led to a significant decrease in basal-level and induced expression of PHRI. These results imply that MSN2 and MSN4 are positive regulators of P HRI but are not required for DNA damage repression. [Supported by grant from NIH]om NIH]

• KSBB Journal
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.429-436
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• 2010

본 연구는 선행연구에서 얻은 keratinase 효소의 활성이 높은 균주 Bacillus subtilis SMMJ-2를 UV 조사에 의해 개량하여 mutant No. 2를 얻었으며, keratinase의 생산성 향상을 위한 최적 탄소원, 최적 질소원의 조건 하에서 본 효소를 대량생산하여 정제하고, 야생주와 변이주 간의 효소활성의 변화 및 정제된 효소 간의 효소화학적인 성질을 비교하였다. Mutant No. 2의 keratinase 생산을 위한 최적 탄소원과 질소원은 각각 glucose와 soybean meal로 나타나, 야생주의 경우와는 최적 질소원을 달리했으며, 효소활성에 있어서는 야생주보다 40% 정도 상승하였다. 변이주의 효소가 야생주의 효소보다 높은 배양온도에 대하여 더 안정적인 활성으로 생산되며, 효소 생산을 위한 최적 pH는 7.0으로, 비교적 효소생산이 가능한 pH 영역대은 6~9로 나타났다. Bacillus subtilis SMMJ-2와 mutant No. 2에서 생산된 keratinase는 DEAEsephacel 크로마토그래피법와 겔여과 크로마토그래피법으로 최종 정제되었다. 정제과정 중 DEAE-sephacel 크로마토그래피 상에서 나타나는 2개의 효소피크는 Bacillus subtilis SMMJ-2의 메인 효소피크의 위치와 mutant No. 2에서의 메인 효소피크의 위치가 전환되어 나타났다. SDS-PAGE 상에서의 각각의 효소 분자량은 B. subtilis SMMJ-2의 경우에 28 kDa, mutant No. 2의 경우에 42 kDa 로 추산되었다

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2018

본 연구는 포도수확 후 버려지는 가지를 이용한 포도전정가지 추출물(Grape Pruning Stem Extracts, GPSE)에 함유된 polyphenol류 중 항산화, 항염증, 항암 등의 효과가 있다고 알려진 rutin, procyanidin B3, quercetin, kaempferol의 함량을 분석하고, UVB로 유도된 HR-1 mice의 손상된 피부에 대한 교원섬유, 탄력섬유 파괴억제 효과를 측정하여 기능성 화장품 소재로서의 응용 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 포도전정가지에서 polyphenol 성분을 80% EtOH로 추출하고 여과하여 농축한 후, 동결건조하여 $-20^{\circ}C$에 보관하면서 사용하였다. GPSE의 유효성분 함량은 HPLC를 사용하여 분석하였다. 피부손상을 유도하기 위해 UVB를 HR-1 hairless mice에 조사하였고, 손상된 피부에 교원섬유 파괴억제 효과를 보기 위해 Masson's trichrome stain, 탄력섬유 파괴 억제 효과를 보기 위해 Verhoeff's elastic fiber stain, MMP-9 단백 발현을 보기 위해 면역조직화학적 염색을 실시하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 포도전정가지 시료 53 kg에서 EtOH 분획 추출물 2.34 kg을 추출하여 4.42%의 수율 결과를 얻었다. 유효성분 분석결과, procyanidin B3, 0.28 mg/g, rutin 12.81 mg/g, quercetin 0.51 mg/g 및 kaempferol 8.24 mg/g로 나타났다. GPSE와 serum base를 혼합 도포한 그룹에서 UVB에 의한 교원섬유와 탄력섬유를 분해하는 MMP-9 단백발현 결과, 대조군 대비 평균 약 90% 감소 억제하는 효과를 볼 수 있었다. 교원섬유 파괴억제 효과는 모든 농도에서 평균 24%의 억제율과, GPSE와 serum base의 혼합물 농도 2,000 mg/kg 에서 43%로 가장 우수한 교원섬유 파괴억제효과가 나타났으며, 탄력섬유파괴 억제 효과는 모든 농도에서 평균 12%의 억제율과 GPSE와 serum base의 혼합물 농도 1,000 mg/kg에서 35%로 가장 우수한 탄력섬유 파괴 억제 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 GPSE가 진피층의 세포 외 기질에 UVB 조사에 의해 파괴되는 교원섬유, 탄력섬유의 파괴를 억제하는 작용을 한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로 포도전정가지로부터 rutin, kaempferol, quercetin, procyanidin B3 등의 폴리페놀성 화합물이 화장품 기초 원료인 serum base에 함유토록 제조된 GPSE 는 교원섬유 파괴 억제, 탄력섬유파괴 억제효과 및 피부손상 기능개선 효과의 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구의 의의는 지역포도농가에서 수확 후 버려지는 포도전정가지에서 폴리페놀류와 같은 유효성분을 확보하여 화장품 원료로서의 활용 가치가 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.436-444
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• 2005

We describe the morphology and molecular organization of heterochromatin domains in the interphase nuclei, and mitotic and meiotic chromosomes, of Brassica rapa, using DAPI staining and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of rDNA and pericentromere tandem repeats. We have developed a simple method to distinguish the centromeric regions of mitotic metaphase chromosomes by prolonged irradiation with UV light at the DAPI excitation wavelength. Application of this bleached DAPI band (BDB) karyotyping method to the 45S and 5S rDNAs and 176 bp centromere satellite repeats distinguished the 10 B. rapa chromosomes. We further characterized the centromeric repeat sequences in BAC end sequences. These fell into two classes, CentBr1 and CentBr2, occupying the centromeres of eight and two chromosomes, respectively. The centromere satellites encompassed about 30% of the total chromosomes, particularly in the core centromere blocks of all the chromosomes. Interestingly, centromere length was inversely correlated with chromosome length. The morphology and molecular organization of heterochromatin domains in interphase nuclei, and in mitotic and meiotic chromosomes, were further characterized by DAPI staining and FISH of rDNA and CentBr. The DAPI fluorescence of interphase nuclei revealed ten to twenty conspicuous chromocenters, each composed of the heterochromatin of up to four chromosomes and/or nucleolar organizing regions.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.2089-2092
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• 2007

Tantalum-containing metal oxides, well known for their efficiency in water splitting and H2 production, have never been used in visible light driven photodecomposition of H2S and H2 production. The present work is an attempt in this direction and investigates their efficiency. A mixed metal oxide, ZnFe2Ta2O9, with the inclusion of Fe2O3 to impart color, was prepared by the conventional ceramic route in single- and double-calcinations (represented as ZnFe2Ta2O9-SC and ZnFe2Ta2O9-DC respectively). The XRD characterization shows that both have identical patterns and reveals tetragonal structure to a major extent and a minor contribution of orthorhombic crystalline system. The UV-visible diffuse reflection spectra demonstrate the intense, coherent and wide absorption of visible light by both the catalysts, with absorption edge at 650 nm, giving rise to a band gap of 1.9 eV. Between the two catalysts, however, ZnFe2Ta2O9-DC has greater absorption in almost the entire wavelength region, which accounts for its strong brown coloration than ZnFe2Ta2O9-SC when viewed by the naked eye. In photocatalysis, both catalysts decompose H2S under visible light irradiation (λ ≥ 420 nm) and produce solar H2 at a much higher rate than previously reported catalysts. Nevertheless, ZnFe2Ta2O9-DC distinguishes itself from ZnFe2Ta2O9-SC by exhibiting a higher efficiency because of its greater light absorption. Altogether, the tantalum-containing mixed metal oxide proves its efficient catalytic role in H2S decomposition and H2 production process also.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.566-577
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• 2009

실내에서 일어나는 목재의 표면 열화특성을 재색, 화학적 및 해부학적 변화 차원에서 분석하였다. 실험대상으로는 실내에서 장기간 보관중인 삼나무 목제품을 사용하였다. 실내 보존 초기에는 황색도와 적색도가 급격히 변하였고 5년 사이에 백색도의 감소가 두드러졌다. 화학성분의 분석결과 셀룰로오스, 헤미셀룰로오스, 리그닌 성분 모두 감소하였으나 리그닌의 감소가 더 컸다. 현미경 관찰 결과 5년이 경과한 목제품에서는 목재표면에서 2~3개 층에서 리그닌이 분해되어 중간층이 분리되었다. 실내 환경조건에서 발생되는 표면 열화 특성은 야외에서 발생되는 표면열화 특성과 매우 유사하였으나 그 정도는 미약하였다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2019

에르고티오네인은 생체 내에서 우수한 항산화제로서 산화스트레스로부터 세포 보호제로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 에르고티오네인의 라디칼 소거 활성은 자외선에 조사된 사람 섬유아세포 생존율을 향상 시키는 것을 확인하였으며, 세포노화 지표물질인 senescence-associated ${\beta}$-galactosidase (SA-${\beta}$-gal) 활성을 사람 섬유아세포를 이용하여 확인한 결과, 에르고티오네인 $400{\mu}M$ 처리 농도에서 염색된 세포의 수가 약 45%의 SA-${\beta}$-gal의 레벨이 감소하여 세포 노화(senescence)를 억제하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 에르고티오네인은 글리세르알데하이드에 의해 유도된 최종당화산물(AGEs) 생성을 저해하였으며, 카르복시메칠라이신(CML) 발현을 농도의존적으로 저해하는 것으로 나타내었다. 글리옥살에 의해 최종당화산물의 수용체(RAGE)가 발현된 사람 섬유아세포에 에르고티오네인을 처리하였을 때 RAGE의 발현이 농도의존적으로 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서, 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 에르고티오네인의 항노화 효과와 최종당화산물의 세포 내 축적을 저해할 수 있는 화장품 소재로서 활용가치가 있음을 확인하였다.