• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.462-469
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• 2007

폐흡충은 국내를 비롯한 아시아에서 폐흡충증을 일으키는 중요한 기생충이다. 이러한 폐흡충은 이배체 와 삼배체가 국내에 알려져 있다. 이배체 폐흡충은 양성생식을 하고 삼배체 폐흡충은 단위생식을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 이러한 원인에 대하여서는 알려진 바가 없다. 생식유전자 중 초파리에서 최초 분리되었고 포유동물에서도 그 기능이 밝혀진 vasa 유전자가 가장 유명하다. 이 유전자는 생식세포의 분화에 관여하며 종에 따라서는 정자생성에도 관여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이번 연구는 삼배체 폐흡충의 단위생식과 vasa 유전자와의 관계를 규명해 보고자 하였다. 폐흡충의 이배체와 삼배체 성충으로부터 vasa 유전자 전체의 염기서열을 얻을 수 있었다. 두 염기서열의 경우 8개의 ATP-binding domain이 관찰되었고 helicase가 결합할 것으로 예상되는 RGG motif도 관찰되었다. 총 622아미노산 서열로 구성될 것으로 보이며 이배체는 69.018 kDa, 삼배체는 68.930 kDa 크기의 단백질을 만들 것으로 예상되었다. Vasa 재조합 단백질은 GST와 fusion되어 93 kDa 크기에서 관찰되었다. mRNA의 발현은 이배체에 비해 삼배체가 다소 높았다. Anti-Pw-VASA항체를 이용한 면역조직화학법을 수행한 결과 이배체와 삼배체는 다른 기관에서는 면역반응력을 보이지 않고 고환에서만 면역반응력을 볼 수 있었다. 결과를 종합해 보면 vasa 유전자는 이배체 삼배체 모두 가지고 있었으며 정상적으로 발현되었다.

• 셀메드
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.3.1-3.7
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• 2019

Recent researches on adipocytes in human and mice model have reported that the adipocytes are not only the fat depots but having role in maintenance of physiology and metabolism through adipokines released by them in accordance to their anatomical location. Ayurveda scholars too have mentioned different tissues like Vasa (inter muscular fat), Meda (visceral fat) and Majja (bone marrow) which are predominantly rich in adipocytes similar to adipose tissues, with a different sites, functions, compositions and pathological outcomes. The metabolic effect of Meda and Majja Dhatu on other tissues like muscle (Mamsa Dhatu), bone (Asthi Dhatu) and reproductive tissue (Shukra Dhatu) shows their functional interdependence. The detailed description of therapeutic indications of Vasa and Majja under Snehakarma (oleation therapy) illustrates that clinical physiology of these tissues have been elaborated rather than general physiology. This article is an attempt to comprehend the physiological aspect of Vasa, Meda and Majja retrospectively on the basis of their therapeutic indication for the management of variety of disorders, in the form of Sneha through different therapeutic procedures. An effort has been also taken to distinguish Vasa, Meda, Majja based on the functional peculiarities of adipocytes present in different sites of body like omentum, muscle and bone marrow. Critical observation of explanations of Vasa, Meda and Majja in Ayurveda compendia and advanced research in field of adipocytes reflected that Ayurveda scholars had deep insights regarding the various dimensions of adipocytes, most of which are in consistent with the advanced physiology and biomolecular studies of adipocytes.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.178-187
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• 2020

Objective : The extensive vasa vasorum network functions as a conduit for the entry of inflammatory cells or factors that promote the progression of angiogenesis and plaque formation. Therefore, we investigated the correlation between the carotid vasa vasorum activities and carotid plaque vulnerability using indocyanine green video angiography (ICG-VA) during carotid endarterectomy (CEA). Methods : Sixty-nine patients who underwent CEA were enrolled prospectively from September 2015 to December 2017. During CEA, a bolus of ICG was injected intravenously before and after resecting the atheroma. Additionally, we performed immunohistochemistry using CD68 (a surface marker of macrophages), CD117 (a surface marker of mast cells), and CD4 and CD8 (surface markers of T-cells) antibodies to analyze the resected plaque specimens. Results : The density of active vasa vasorum was observed in all patients using ICG-VA. The vasa vasorum externa (VVE) and interna (VVI) were seen in 11 (16%) and 57 patients (82.6%), respectively. Macroscopically, the VVE-type patterns were strongly associated with preoperative angiographic instability (81.8%, p=0.005) and carotid plaque vulnerability (90.9%, p=0.017). In contrast, the VVI-type patterns were weakly associated with angiographic instability (31.6%) and plaque vulnerability (49.1%). CD68-stained macrophages and CD117-stained mast cells were observed more frequently in unstable plaques than in stable plaques (p<0.0001, p=0.002, respectively). Conclusion : The early appearance of VVE, along with the presence of many microvessel channels that provided nutrients to the developing and expanding atheroma during ICG-VA, was strongly associated with unstable carotid plaques. The degree of infiltration of macrophages and mast cells is possibly related to the formation of unstable plaques.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.143-148
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• 2013

Spermatogenesis is initiated from spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) that has an ability of self-renewal and unipotency to generate differentiating germ cells. The objective of this study is to develop the simple method for derivation of SSCs using non-sorting of both spermatogonia and feeder cells. Simply uncapsulated mouse testes were treated with enzymes followed by surgical mincing, and single cells were cultured in stempro-$34^{TM}$ cell culture media at $37^{\circ}C$. After 5 days of culture, aciniform of SSC colony was observed, and showed a strong alkaline phosphatase activity. Molecular characterization of mouse SSCs showed that most of the mouse SSC markers such as integrin ${\alpha}6$ and ${\beta}1$, CD9 and Stra8. In addition, pluripotency embryonic stem cell (ESC) marker Oct4 were expressed, however Sox2 expression was lowered. Interestingly, expression of SSC markers such as Vasa, Dazl and PLZF were stronger than mouse ESC (mESC). This data suggest that generated mouse SSCs (mSSCs) in this study has at least similar biomarkers expression to mESC and mSSCs derived from other study. Immunocytochemistry using whole mSSC colony also confirmed that mSSCs generated from this study expressed SSC specific biomarkers such as c-kit, Thy1, Vasa and Dazl. In conclusion, mSSCs from 5 days old mouse testes were successfully established without sorting of spermatogonia, and this cells expressed both mESC and SSC specific biomarkers. This simple derivation method for mSSCs may facilitate the study of spermatogenesis.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.245-251
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• 2000

1997년 12월부터 1998년 3월까지 경상북도 영덕~울진 인근 해역의 수심 170~250 m에서 채집된 대게, Chionoecetes opilio의 크기조성에 따른 생태학적인 특징과 성숙에 대해 연구하였다. 갑폭 조성에서, 암컷과 수컷의 주 출현개체군은 각각 70~80 mm (60.1%), 80~90 mm (64.2%) 체급군이었다. 갑장 및 갑폭의 관계 (암컷 CL=0.951 CW+0.2033, 수컷 CL=0.9387 CW+2.0811)는 암수 모두 갑장에 비해 갑폭이 약간 끈 것으로 나타났으며, 갑폭과 체중의 관계 (암컷 BW=0.0123 CW$^{2.1693}$ , 숫컷 BW=0.0056 CW$^{2.3694}$)에서 체중의 변화는 동일 체급군에서 숫컷이 암컷보다 무겁게 나타났다. 또, 갑폭 64.9-96.0 mm에서 암컷의 평균 포란수(F=8.5285 CW$^{2.0498}$ )는 35,000~114,000개로 조사되었다. 갑폭에 대한 성숙개체 (암컷 외포란 및 난소 발달, 수컷 : vasa deferentia 관찰)의 비율은, 암컷의 경우 갑폭 54.2 mm 에서 약 50%, 갑폭 60.1 mm 이상에서는 100%였으며, 갑폭 42.3 mm 이하에서는 성숙개체가 관찰되지 않았다 수컷의 경우는 갑폭 58.8 mm, 72.0 mm 이상에서 각각 50%, 100%의 성숙개체 출현율을 나타냈으며, 갑폭 48.4 mm 이하에서는 성숙개체가 관찰되지 않았다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.122-125
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• 2012

본 연구는 누에 배자 발생 초기 특이 발현 유전자 프로모터를 개발하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 추진하였다. 누에 초기 및 후기 배자로 부터 분리한 mRNA를 사용하여 subtractive hybridization 분석법으로 누에 배자 발생 초기 특이 발현 유전자 4종을 선발할 수 있었다. 선발된 4종 유전자는 각각 BmNanos protein mRNA, BmNanos-P protein mRNA, BmNanos-O protein mRNA 및 BmVasa protein mRNA 유전자와 매우 높은 상동성을 보였다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 Northern hybridization 분석 및 real time PCR 분석을 통하여 배자 초기에 특이적으로 고발현하는 BmNanos-like 등 4개 선발 유전자의 발현 특성을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 추후 추진 할 누에 형질전환용 전이벡터의 효율성 제고를 위한 연구에 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2010

목 적: 본 연구는 인간 배아줄기세포를 생식세포로의 분화를 유도하고 효소에 의해 분리된 단일 배아줄기세포의 배양조건을 확립하기 위해 수행하였다. 연구방법: Embryonic body (EB)는 배아줄기세포 (hESCs) colony를 떼어내어 3일간 hanging drop culture 방법으로 작성하였고, 이러한 EB를 retionic acid (RA)와 bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP4)를 단독 또는 함께 배양액에 첨가하여 14일간 배양함으로써 생식세포로의 분화를 유도하였다. 분화를 유도한 EB는 생식세포 발현유전자인 c-kit과 VASA의 표지인자를 이용한 면역조직형광법으로 분화여부를 조사하였다. 줄기세포는 Collagenase, Tryple 그리고 Accutase 등의 효소로 각각 분리하였고 분리된 단일세포들의 colony formation rate를 조사하였다. 한편 Rho-associated kinase inhibitor (Y-27632)를 단일세포 배양액에 첨가하여 단일세포 분리과정 중에 발생하는 apoptotic damage를 감소시키고자 하였다. 결 과: Tryple 또는 Accutase를 이용하여 분리한 단일세포가 Collagenase에 의해 분리된 세포에 비해 높은 colony formation rate를 나타내었다. 단일세포를 $5{\times}10^3$ cells/well (4 well dish) 농도로 지지세포 위에 seeding하였을 때 다른 농도의 세포를 seeding한 것에 비해 높은 colony formation rate를 확보하는데 효과적이었다. Y27632의 첨가는 단일세포의 colony formation rate를 유의하게 향상시켰으며 특히 Tryple로 분리한 단일세포에 보다 효과적이었다. EB의 분화유도후 c-kit과 VASA의 표지인자를 이용한 면역조직형광염색은 대조군인 정소조직에 비해 약한 형광염색을 나타내었다. 결 론: Tryple을 이용한 단일세포 분리가 건강한 단일세포를 얻는데 가장 효율적이었으며 Y27632 의 첨가는 단일 세포의 생존 및 colony formation에 유익하다는 것을 확인하였다. 다른 연구와는 달리 본 연구에서는 단지 생식세포 표지인자의 희미한 형광염색만을 관찰하였는데 이러한 결과는 본 연구의 분화유도기간이 상대적으로 짧았던 것이 원인이었을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈A:수학교육
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.541-559
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• 2003

This paper considers learning and teaching of mathematical analysis in teachers college. It concentrates on showing a way how learning and teaching of mathematical analysis should be considered for mathematical teachers training. It is composed of five chapters including Chapter I as an introduction and Chapter Vasa concluding remarks. Chapter II deals with goal and contents of global mathematical analysis. The main Chapter, named Chapter III, demonstrates exhibition of contents, way of operations, and contents of teaching and learning of mathematical real analysis. Chapter IV shows an example of learning and teaching of mathematical real analysis concerning to fixed points and approximate solutions.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.554-557
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• 2008

Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) induces gene silencing in a sequence-specific manner by a process known as RNA interference (RNAi). The RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) is a multi-subunit ribonucleoprotein complex that plays a key role in RNAi. VIG (Vasa intronic gene) has been identified as a component of Drosophila RISC; however, the role VIG plays in regulating RNAi is poorly understood. Here, we examined the spatial and temporal expression patterns of VIG-1, the C. elegans ortholog of Drosophila VIG, using a vig-1::gfp fusion construct. This construct contains the 908-bp region immediately upstream of vig-1 gene translation initiation site. Analysis by confocal microscopy demonstrated GFP-VIG-1 expression in a number of tissues including the pharynx, body wall muscle, hypodermis, intestine, reproductive system, and nervous system at the larval and adult stages. Furthermore, western blot analysis showed that VIG-1 is present in each developmental stage examined. To investigate regulatory sequences for vig-1 gene expression, we generated constructs containing deletions in the upstream region. It was determined that the GFP expression pattern of a deletion construct (${\Delta}-908$ to -597) was generally similar to that of the non-deletion construct. In contrast, removal of a larger segment (${\Delta}-908$ to -191) resulted in the loss of GFP expression in most cell types. Collectively, these results indicate that the 406-bp upstream region (-596 to -191) contains essential regulatory sequences required for VIG-1 expression.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2009

The present study identified the favorable conditions for isolation, enrichment and in vitro culture of highly purified, undifferentiated pig spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) lines that proliferate for long periods of time in culture. The colonies displayed morphology similar to miceSSC and were positive for markers of SSC (PGP9.5), proliferating germ cell (PigVASA), pre-meiotic germ cell (DAZL) and pluripotency (OCT4, SSEA-1, NANOG, and SOX2) based on immuno-cytochemistry and RT-PCR. The purity of these colonies was confirmed by negative expression of markers for sertoli cell (GATA4 and SOX9), peritubular myoid cell (${\alpha}$-SMA), differentiating spermatogonial and germ cells (c-KIT). The colonies could be maintained with undifferentiated morphology for more than two months and passaged more than 8 times with doubling time between 6-7 days. Taken together, we conclude that pigSSC could be successfully isolated and cultured in vitro and they possess characteristics similar to miceSSC.