• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.2499-2506
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• 2016

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Several environmental, genetic and epigenetic factors have been suggested to have a role in GC development. Epigenetic mechanisms like histone changes and promoter hyper-methylation are now being increasingly studied. Associations between methylation of many gene promoters with the risk of gastric cancer have been investigated worldwide. Such aberrant methylation may result in silencing of specific genes related to cell cycling, cell adhesion, apoptosis and DNA repair. Thus this molecular mechanism might have a key role in proliferation and migration of cancerous cells. Materials and Methods: In this review article we included studies conducted on DNA methylation and gastric cancer in Iranian populations. Using Science direct, Pubmed/PMC, Springer, Wiley online library and SciELO databases, all published data until 31 January 2016 were gathered. We also searched Science direct data base for similar investigations around the world to make a comparison between Iran and other countries. Results: By searching these databases, we found that the association between methylation of seven gene promoters and gastric cancer had been studied in Iran until 31 January 2016. These genes were p16, hLMH1, E-cadherin, CTLA4, $THR{\beta}$, mir9 and APC. Searching in science direct database also showed that 92 articles had been published around the world till January 2016. Our investigation revealed that despite the importance of GC and its high prevalence in Iran, the methylation status of only a few gene promoters has been studied so far. More studies with higher sample numbers are needed to reveal the relation of methylation status of gene promoters to gastric cancer in Iran. Conclusions: Further studies will be helpful in identifying associations of DNA methylation in candidate genes with gastric cancer risk in Iranian populations.

• BMB Reports
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.337-343
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• 2000

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), transactivator of transcription (Tat), is one of the viral gene products that is essential for HIV-1 replication. The HIV-l Tat protein regulates transcription from an HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) and affects the gene expression of cellular proteins during infection. In order to develop an expression system to overexpress and simply purify HIV-1 Tat proteins, the HIV-1 Tat coding sequences that contain one or two exons were amplified using PCR and cloned into a pET vector, which contains a consecutive stretch of six histidine residues at the amino-terminus. The reconstituted vectors were overexpressed in the E. coli strain and the soluble recombinant proteins were purified to be homogeneity in a single step by $Ni^{+2}-nitrilotriacetic$ acid Sepharose chromatography under nondenaturing conditions. Recombinant HIV-1 Tat proteins were shown to transactivate the HIV-1 LTR promoter in a dose-dependent manner when introduced into mammalian cells. In addition, treatment of human endothelial cells with purified Tat proteins resulted in a significant increase in the level of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression. These results indicate that the recombinant HIV-1 Tat proteins are active in transactivating viral and cellular promoters. The expression and purification system described in this study will facilitate in characterizing the biological functions of the Tat proteins.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2014

Human METCAM/MUC18, a cell adhesion molecule (CAM) in the immunoglobulin-like gene super family, plays a dual role in the progression of several epithelium cancers; however, its role in the nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) remains unclear. To initiate the study we determined human METCAM/MUC18 expression in tissue samples of normal nasopharynx (NP), NPCs, and metastatic lesions, and in two established NPC cell lines. Immunoblotting analysis was used for the determination in lysates of frozen tissues, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) for expression in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue sections of 7 normal nasopharynx specimens, 94 NPC tissue specimens, and 3 metastatic lesions. Human METCAM/MUC18 was expressed in 100% of the normal NP, not expressed in 73% of NPC specimens (or expressed at very low levels in only about 27% of NPC specimens), and expressed again in all of the metastatic lesions. The level of human METCAM/MUC18 expression in NPC tissues was about one fifth of that in the normal NP and metastatic lesions. The low level of human METCAM/MUC18 expression in NPC specimens was confirmed by a weak signal of RT-PCR amplification of the mRNA. Low expression levels of human METCAM/MUC18 in NPC tissues were also reflected in the seven established NPC cell lines. These findings provided the first evidence that diminished expression of human METCAM/MUC18 is an indicator for the emergence of NPC, but increased expression then occurs with metastatic progression, suggesting that huMETCAM/MUC18, perhaps similar to TGF-${\beta}$, may be a tumor suppressor, but a metastasis promoter for NPC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7221-7227
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• 2013

Background: Fascin, an actin-bundling protein forming actin bundles including filopodia and stress fibers, is overexpressed in multiple human epithelial cancers including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Previously we conducted a microarray experiment to analyze fascin knockdown by RNAi in ESCC. Method: In this study, the differentially expressed genes from mRNA expression profilomg of fascin knockdown were analyzed by multiple bioinformatics methods for a comprehensive understanding of the role of fascin. Results: Gene Ontology enrichment found terms associated with cytoskeleton organization, including cell adhesion, actin filament binding and actin cytoskeleton, which might be related to fascin function. Except GO categories, the differentially expressed genes were annotated by 45 functional categories from the Functional Annotation Chart of DAVID. Subpathway analysis showed thirty-nine pathways were disturbed by the differentially expressed genes, providing more detailed information than traditional pathway enrichment analysis. Two subpathways derivated from regulation of the actin cytoskeleton were shown. Promoter analysis results indicated distinguishing sequence patterns and transcription factors in response to the co-expression of downregulated or upregulated differentially expressed genes. MNB1A, c-ETS, GATA2 and Prrx2 potentially regulate the transcription of the downregulated gene set, while Arnt-Ahr, ZNF42, Ubx and TCF11-MafG might co-regulate the upregulated genes. Conclusions: This multiple bioinformatic analysis helps provide a comprehensive understanding of the roles of fascin after its knockdown in ESCC.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.488-492
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• 2011

Isocyanatopropyltrimethoxysilane과 한쪽 말단에 hydroxyl기를 가지며 $M_n$이 5000, 10000, 및 20000인 polydimethylsiloxane(PDMS)을 이용하여 세 가지 isocyanatopropyldimethoxysilylpolysiloxane(IDMSi-PDMS)을 합성한 후, 양 말단에 hydroxyl기를 가지는 폴리우레탄과 반응시켜 PDMS 변성 polyurethane hybrid elastomer(PSMPH)를 제조하였다. PDMS 변성 polyurethane hybrid sealant는 PSMPH를 base 수지로 하고 여기에 가소제, 가교제, 무기 충전제, 접착 증진제, 가교제, 점증제 및 촉매를 가한 다음, 실온, 질소분위기 하에서 컴파운딩하여 제조하였다. PSMPH hybrid sealant는 PHMS 수지 내에 존재하는 methoxy기와 건축석재의 hydroxyl기 또는 대기 중의 수분과 졸-젤 반응에 의해 가교가 된다. $M_n$=5000인 PDMS를 포함하는 PSMPH의 접착강도는 최대하중 및 파단 시 40.28과 20.14 kg의 하중을 보였으며, 수축률은 $M_n$=20000인 PDMS를 포함하는 PSMPH 실런트일 때 5.7%로 가장 적었다. 또한, 그들의 지촉시간, 8일 후 오일 함유량, 슬럼프, 그리고 내알칼리 특성에서 좋은 결과들을 보여 주었다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.40-46
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• 2005

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) displays high toxicity in animals and has been implicated in human carcinogenesis. Although the mechanism of carcinogenesis by TCDD is unclear, it is considered to be a non-genotoxic compound and tumor promoter. In our experiment, we investigated the effects of TCDD on gene expression in mouse skin carcinogenesis. We used cDNA microarray to detect the differential gene expression in tumors induced in hairless mouse skin by MNNG plus TCDD protocol. We found that erb-2, c-ets2 and p27$^{kip1}$ were significantly up-regulated, but TNFR2, AKT-l, integrin $\beta$l, maspin, IGF-l, c-raf-l, Rb were significantly down-regulated, in tumor region, respectively. We also found that the expression of 53 genes involved in cen cycle, signal transduction, apoptosis, adhesion molecule, angiogenesis, and invasion, were changed two fold more, in tumor surrounding region. These data suggest that TCDD alters the expression of a large array of genes involved in apoptosis, cytokine production and angiogenesis in mouse skin carcinogenesis.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2018

Objective: Hemicastration is a unilateral orchiectomy to remove an injured testis, which can induce hormonal changes and compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining testis, and may influence spermatogenesis. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the impact of hemicastration on remaining testicular function. Methods: Prepubertal mice (age 24 days) were hemicastrated, and their growth was monitored until they reached physical maturity (age 72 days). Subsequently, we determined testis DNA methylation patterns using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing of normal and hemicastrated mice. Moreover, we profiled the testicular gene expression patterns by RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to examine whether methylation changes affected gene expression in hemicastrated mice. Results: Hemicastration did not significantly affect growth or testosterone (p>0.05) compared with control. The genome-wide DNA methylation pattern of remaining testis suggested that substantial genes harbored differentially methylated regions (1,139) in gene bodies, which were enriched in process of protein binding and cell adhesion. Moreover, RNA-seq results indicated that 46 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in meiotic cell cycle, synaptonemal complex assembly and spermatogenesis were upregulated in the hemicastration group, while 197 DEGs were downregulated, which were related to arachidonic acid metabolism. Integrative analysis revealed that proteasome 26S subunit ATPase 3 interacting protein gene, which encodes a protein crucial for homologous recombination in spermatocytes, exhibited promoter hypomethylation and higher expression level in hemicastrated mice. Conclusion: Global profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression demonstrated that hemicastration-induced compensatory response maintained normal growth and testicular morphological structure in mice.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.99-106
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• 1999

인공관절용 재료의 내마모성 향상을 목적으로 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌(UHMWPE)을 가교시켜 기계적 성질과 내마모성을 조사하였다. 가교제로 dicumyl peroxide(DCP)를 사용하고 가교보조제로 triallyl cyanurate(TAC)를 사용하여 용융상태에서 UHMWPE를 가교시켰다. DCP와 TAC의 함량이 증가할수록 가교된 초고분자량 폴리에틸렌(XUMPE)의 젤 함량은 증가하고 녹는점, 결정화온도, 결정화도, 인장성질은 감소하였다. Pin-on-disk 마모시험과 작은 하중을 가한 ball-on-disk 마모시험에서는 기계적 성질의 감소에도 불구하고 XUMPE의 마모부피가 UHMWPE보다 감소하였다. 이 두 시험에서의 마모는 주로 변형에 의한 것으로 판단되었으며, 마모부피는 Hertz 접촉 이론으로 계산한 최대접촉응력과 XUMPE의 항복강도의 비에 비례함을 보였다. 큰 하중을 가한 ball-on-disk 마모시험에서는 기계적 성질이 낮을수록 더 큰 마모부피를 보였으며, 마모자국의 표면거칠기와 마찰계수도 증가하였다. 이는 인장강도를 넘는 응력이 가해졌을 때 항복강도와 인장강도가 더 낮은 XUMPEDml 변형과 파괴가 촉진되기 때문으로 생각되었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.76-82
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• 2015

휘발성 유기 화합물(volatile organic compounds, VOC)이 없는 접착제가 환경 보호 및 산업체 종사자의 건강을 보호하기위해 산업계에서 많은 관심을 받고 있으며, 본 논문에서는 에폭시 수지를 용매처럼 사용하여 유기용매를 사용하지 않아 유해 물질을 발생시키지 않으면서 상온에서 보관성이 좋은 잠재성 접착소재의 조성물 배합비에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 바인더 재료인 에폭시 수지에 다양한 경화제 함량을 사용하여 기계적 강도, 열적 특성, 충격 특성 및 전단강도 실험을 진행하여 에폭시 수지 대비 경화제의 최적 조성비를 파악하는 실험을 실시하였다. 에폭시 경화물 시험편의 탄성계수, 인장강도, 신율 등의 기계적 강도는 만능시험기(universal testing machine, UTM)로 측정하였고, 각 조성물의 충격저항성 및 접착 강도 또한 충격시험기(izod impact tester)와 UTM으로 측정하였다. 인장강도, 탄성계수, 신율 및 충격 강도에서는 화학양론비에 근접한 에폭시 수지 대비 0.9당량의 경화제 함량 조성물에서 다른 함량 조건에 비해 우수한 결과를 보여주었으며, 동역학분석기(dynamic mechanical analysis, DMA)를 통한 열적 특성 조사에서는 0.7 당량의 경화제 함량 조성물에서 가장 높은 tanδ 값이 관찰되었다. 주사전자현미경을 이용한 에폭시-경화제 경화물의 파단면 모폴로지 관찰에서는 경화제 함량증가에 따라 파단면에서 crack에 의한 물결모양의 미세한 선들이 증가함을 보여주었다. 경화물의 시험시편 실험 결과를 통해서 0.9 당량의 경화제 함량 경화물이 기계적 강도가 우수하고 0.7 당량 조성물의 경화 시험편이 열적 및 접착 강도 측면에서 뛰어남을 알 수 있었다. 또한 잠재성 경화제를 사용한 조성물의 점도 변화를 측정하여 상온에서의 저장 안정성이 뛰어남을 확인하였다.