• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7243-7249
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• 2013

Numerous studies have been conducted regarding association between TNF-${\alpha}$ and oral cancer risk, but the results remain controversial. The present meta-analysis is performed to acquire a more precise estimation of relationships. Databases of Pubmed, the Cochrane library and the China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI) were retrieved until August 10, 2013. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated with fixed- or random-effect models. The heterogeneity assumption was assessed by I-squared test. Among the eight included case-control studies, all were focused on TNF-${\alpha}$-308G>A and four also concerned the TNF-${\alpha}$-238G>A polymorphism. It was found that oral cancer risk were significant decreased with the TNF-${\alpha}$-308G>A polymorphism in the additive genetic model (GG vs. AA, OR=0.19, 95% CI: [0.04, 1.00], P=0.05, I2=68.9%) and the dominant genetic model (GG+GA vs. AA, OR=0.22, 95% CI: [0.06, 0.82], P=0.03, I2=52.4%); however, no significant association was observed in allele contrast (G vs. A, OR=0.70, 95% CI: [0.23, 2.16], P=0.54, I2=95.9%) and recessive genetic models (GG vs. GA+AA, OR=0.72, 95% CI: [0.33, 1.57], P=0.41, I2=93.1%). For the TNF-${\alpha}$-238G>A polymorphism, significant associations with oral cancer risk were found in the allele contrast (G vs. A, OR=2.75, 95% CI: [1.25, 6.04], P=0.01, I2=0.0%) and recessive genetic models (GG vs. GA+AA, OR=2.23, 95%CI: [1.18, 4.23], P=0.01, I2=0.0%). Conclusively, this meta-analysis indicates that TNF-${\alpha}$ polymorphisms may contribute to the risk of oral cancer. Allele G and the GG+GA genotype of TNF-${\alpha}$-308G>A may decrease the risk of oral cancer, while allele G and the GG genotype of TNF-${\alpha}$-238G>A may cause an increase.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.4049-4057
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• 2016

Background: High-risk human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV), particularly types 16 and 18, have been found to play an important role in head and neck cancer, including oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). p16, a cell cycle inhibitor, has been postulated as a surrogate marker for HR-HPV, since p16 is aberrantly overexpressed in such lesions, especially in HR-HPV-positive OPSCC. However, p16 as a surrogate marker for HR-HPV infection in cancers of the oral cavity remains controversial. Objective: The objectives of the study were to investigate the expression of p16 and the presence of HR-HPV in OSCC and oral verrucous carcinoma (VC) and to determine if p16 could be used as a surrogate marker for HR-HPV. Materials and Methods: Forty one formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues of OSCC (n=37) or VC (n=4) with clinical and histopathologic data of each case were collected. Expression of p16 was determined by immunohistochemistry, focusing on both staining intensity and numbers of positive cells. The presence of HPV types 16 and 18 was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Descriptive statistics were employed to describe the demographic, clinical, and histopathologic parameters. Associations between p16 overexpression, HR-HPV and all variables were determined by Fisher's exact test, odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). In addition, the use of p16 as a surrogate marker for HR-HPV was analyzed by sensitivity and specificity tests. Results: p16 was overexpressed in 8/37 cases (21.6%) of OSCC and 2/4 cases (50%) of VC. HPV-16 was detected in 4/34 OSCC cases (11.8%) and HPV-18 was detected in 1/34 OSCC cases (2.9%). Co-infection of HPV-16/18 was detected in 1/4 VC cases (25%). Both p16 overexpression and HR-HPV were significantly associated with young patients with both OSCC and VC (p<0.05, OR 20, 95% CI 1.9-211.8; p<0.05, OR 23.3, 95% CI 2.4-229.7, respectively). p16 was able to predict the presence of HPV-16/18 in OSCC with 40% sensitivity and 79.3% specificity and in VC with 100% sensitivity and 66.7% specificity, respectively. Conclusions: p16 overexpression was found in 24.4% of both OSCC and VC. HR-HPV, regardless of type, was detected in 15.8% in cases of OSCC and VC combined. The results of sensitivity and specificity tests suggest that p16 can be used as a surrogate marker for HR-HPV in OSCC and VC.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 정수 슬러지로부터 제조된 다공성 물질의 촉매 기능을 평가하기 위한 것이다. 촉매의 구조적 특성은 질소 흡착-탈착 등온선, 주사 전자 현미경 및 X선 회절을 이용하여 조사하였다. 정수 슬러지로부터 제조된 촉매는 메조 기공과 미세 기공을 동시에 보유하고 있으며, 촉매의 비표면적은 $157m^2/g$이다. 촉매의 산특성은 암모니아 승온탈착법과 피리딘 흡착 적외선 분광법으로 분석하였다. 고정층 촉매 반응기에서 2-부탄올의 탈수 반응을 수행한 결과, $350^{\circ}C$의 반응 온도에서 1-부텐, 트랜스-2-부텐 및 시스-2-부텐의 수율은 각각 25.6 wt%, 19.2 wt% 및 29.9 wt%이었다. 정수 슬러지로부터 제조된 촉매의 2-부탄올 탈수 반응 활성은 브뢴스테드 산점와 루이스 산점으로 이루어진 산점을 보유한 것에 기인한다. 부탄올의 탈수 반응에 의해 $C_4$ 올레핀을 제조하는 반응에서 정수 슬러지로부터 제조된 촉매의 활용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.3645-3651
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• 2015

Background: Previous studies evaluating the association between the xeroderma pigmentosum group G (XPG) Asp1104His polymorphism and head and neck cancer susceptibility have proven controversial. This meta-analysis of the literature was performed to obtain a more precise estimation of the relationship. Materials and Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, Embase and Web of Science with a time limit of Dec 18, 2014. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were used to assess the strength of any association. Results: We performed a meta-analysis of eight published case-control studies, including 3,621 cases and 5,475 controls. Overall, no significant association was found between the XPG Asp1104His polymorphism and head and neck cancer susceptibility under all genetic models. In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, the XPG Asp1104His polymorphism had statistically significant association with elevated head and neck cancer risk under CC vs GG (OR=1.24, 95% CI=1.00~1.54) and the recessive model (OR=1.22, 95%CI=1.01~1.46) in Asian populations. A similar result was found under CC vs GG (OR =1.22, 95%CI=1.01~1.47) in the population based subgroup by source of control. When performed by tumor site, the XPG Asp1104His polymorphism had statistically significant association with elevated laryngeal cancer under all genetic models (CC vs GG: OR=1.59, 95% CI=1.16~2.19; GC vs GG: OR=1.38, 95%CI=1.10~1.72; dominant model: OR=1.42, 95% CI=1.15~1.74; recessive model: OR=1.36, 95% CI=1.02~1.81). Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggested that the XPG Asp1104His polymorphism is a risk factor for head and neck cancer susceptibility, especially for laryngeal cancer and in Asian populations.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.511-518
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• 2015

목적: 폭주부족 증상을 가지고 있는 어린이의 주의집중력을 평가하여 폭주부족과 주의집중력과의 상관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 12-13세의 학령기 아동 74명을 대상으로 convergence insufficiency symptom survey (CISS) 도구와 폭주근점 검사를 시행하여 정상군과 폭주부족군으로 구분하였다. 모든 대상자에게 주의집중력 검사도구를 이용하여 정서적 문제, 과잉행동성 및 충동성 문제, 그리고 관리기능상의 문제에 대해 5점 척도로 설문조사를 실시하였다. CISS 문항에 포함된 폭주부족 관련 자각증상과 주의집중력 문제의 상관성을 분석하였다. 결과: 전체 대상자 중에서 폭주부족군은 29명(39.2%)이었고, 정상군과 폭주부족군의 CISS 총점에 대한 평균은 각각 $5.91{\pm}3.69$점과 $18.31{\pm}7.00$점 이었다(p<0.001). CISS 증상 설문에서 폭주부족군의 어린이들은 눈의 피로, 집중력 저하, 흐리게 보임 그리고 읽던 줄 놓침 증상을 많이 호소하였다. 주의집중력 검사에서는 폭주부족군($74.83{\pm}9.83$점)이 정상군($46.80{\pm}11.30$점)보다 주의집중력 문제가 많은 것으로 나타났다. 폭주부족 증상과 전체 주의집중력의 문제는 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였다(r=0.798). 결론: 초등학생에서 폭주부족과 관련된 자각적 증상이 심할수록 주의집중력의 문제가 높아지는 것을 확인하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.356-361
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• 2015

Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with insulin resistance and diabetes. We previously showed that retinoid X receptor ${\alpha}$ ($RXR{\alpha}$) played an important role in transcriptional regulation of oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) genes in cells with mitochondrial dysfunction caused by mitochondrial DNA mutation. In this study, we investigated whether mitochondrial dysfunction induced by incubation with OXPHOS inhibitors affects insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) mRNA and protein levels and whether $RXR{\alpha}$ activation or overexpression can restore IRS1 expression. Both IRS1 and $RXR{\alpha}$ protein levels were significantly reduced when C2C12 myotubes were treated with the OXPHOS complex inhibitors, rotenone and antimycin A. The addition of $RXR{\alpha}$ agonists, 9-cis retinoic acid (9cRA) and LG1506, increased IRS1 transcription and protein levels and restored mitochondrial function, which ultimately improved insulin signaling. $RXR{\alpha}$ overexpression also increased IRS1 transcription and mitochondrial function. Because $RXR{\alpha}$ overexpression, knock-down, or activation by LG1506 regulated IRS1 transcription mostly independently of mitochondrial function, it is likely that $RXR{\alpha}$ directly regulates IRS1 transcription. Consistent with the hypothesis, we showed that $RXR{\alpha}$ bound to the IRS1 promoter as a heterodimer with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\delta}$ ($PPAR{\delta}$). These results suggest that $RXR{\alpha}$ overexpression or activation alleviates insulin resistance by increasing IRS1 expression.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1171-1176
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• 1996

레토르트 살균처리시 일어나는 계육 모형식품의 휘발성분 변화를 GC 및 GC-MS로 분석한 후 그 데이터를 활용하여 통계분석을 행하였다. 먼저, 분산분석으로 통계적으로 유의한 42개 peak를 선택하였으며 이를 독립변수로 하여 다변량 통계분석을 실시하였다. 단계적 판별분석법으로 두 시료집단의 차이를 명확히 구분하는 GC peak로서 2-heptanone 등 8개 peak를 순차적으로 얻었다. 이어서 선택된 8개 peak를 독립변수로 주성분 분석을 한 결과, 3개 주성분으로, 96.1%의 높은 판별이 가능함을 알 수 있었으며, 특히 PC1은 76.5%의 판별이 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 주성분을 이용한 요인분석(Factor Analysis)을 행하여 8개 peak 상호간의 관계를 검토한 결과 11, 20, 21번 peak는 그 방향성 및 크기가 거의 같았으며, 11, 20, 21번 peak 그룹과 9, 32, 39번 peak 그룹은 방향성이 서로 반대이며 크기도 매우 큰 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.225-235
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• 1986

가토 근위세뇨관에서 Percoll gradient에 의해 분리한 기저막소포(basolateral membrane vesicle)에서 PAH 이동에 미치는 여러 음이온들의 영향을 rapid filtration technique을 이용하여 관찰하였다. NA-dependent PAH 축적은 용액내 $SO_4$와 $SSO_3$에 의하여 유의하게 억제되었으나 $Cl,\;SCN,\;HPO_4,\;acetate$ 및 oxalate에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않았다. 용액내의 $SO_4$는 상경적으로 PHA 이동을 억제하였다. 소포내 음이온을 부하시킨 후 PAH 이동을 측정했을 때 $acetate,\;SO_4$ 및 PAH의 부하에 의해 PAH 이동은 유의하게 증가되었으며, 소포내 부하되는 $SO_4$농도가 증가함에 따라 PAH 축적은 증가되었다. $SO_4$에 의한 PAH의 trans-stimulation은 Na 농도 경사 존재시 더욱 증가되었으며 이들은 2 mM probenecid 및 1mM SITS에 의해 억제되었다. 이들 결과들은 신피질세뇨관 세포의 기저막에 PAH/음이온 교환에 의해 PAH가 이동되는 기전이 존재한다는 것을 가르킨다. 그러나 PAH 이동에 영향이 없는 음이온들은 PAH/음이온 교환에 기질로써 작용하지 않기 때문인지 아니면 이들 음이온들의 높은 투과성에 인해 나타난 결과인지는 더욱 추구해 보아야 확인될 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.570-576
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• 1993

물 표면 위의 스테아르산 단분자막을 은을 입힌 유리판에 이전시켜 1층, 3층, 9층 및 21층의 Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) 분자막을 제조하였다. 표면압은 30 mN/m 이었으며 FTIR-RA 분광법을 이용하여 31~72$^{\circ}C$에서 적외선 흡수 스펙트럼을 얻었다. $31^{\circ}C$에서 탄화수소 사슬이 보다 더 수직적인 배향을 나타내고 있었으며 1층의 경우에는 C = O의 피크가 관찰되지 않았다. 이는 은표면에서 이미지 이중극 효과나 금속염을 형성하기 때문으로 본다. 1층과 3층의 경우에는 스테아르산의 트란스 이성질체가 많고 21층의 경우에는 시스형이 많은 것으로 나타났다. 온도 변화에 대한 FTIR-RAS 측정에서 분자층의 수를 증가시키면 사슬의 녹는점이 높아졌으나 1층의 경우는 예외를 나타내는데 이는 1층의 경우 은기판과의 강한 상호작용에 의한 때문이다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2012

A 1.28 L-batch reactor and continuous-flow stirred tank reactor (CFSTR) fed with formate and trichloroethene (TCE) were operated for 120 days and 56 days, respectively, to study the effect of formate as electron donor on anaerobic reductive dechlorination (ARD) of TCE to cis-1,2-dichloroethylene (c-DCE), vinyl chloride (VC), and ethylene (ETH). In batch reactor, injected 60 ${\mu}mol$ TCE was completely degraded in the presence of 20% hydrogen gas ($H_2$) in less than 8 days by anaerobic dechlorination mixed-culture (300 mg-soluble protein), Evanite Culture with ability to completely degrade tetrachloroethene (PCE) and -TCE to ETH under anaerobic conditions. Once the formate was used as electron donor instead of hydrogen gas in batch or chemostat system, the TCE-dechlorination rate decreased and acetate production rate increased. It indicates that the concentration of hydrogen produced in both systems is possibly more close to threshold for homoacetogenesis process. Soluble protein concentration of Evanite culture during the batch test increased from 300 mg to 688 mg for 120 days. Through the protein monitoring, we confirmed an increase of microbial population during the reactor operation. In CFSTR test, TCE was fed continuously at 9.9 ppm (75.38 ${\mu}mol/L$) and the influent formate feed concentration increased stepwise from 1.3 mmol/L to 14.3 mmol/L. Injected TCE was accumulated at 18 days of HRT, but TCE was completely degraded at 36 days of HRT without accumulation of the injected-TCE during the left of experiment period, getting $H_2$ from fermentative hydrogen production of injected formate. Although c-DCE was also accumulated for 23 days after beginning of CFSTR operation, it reached steady-state in the presence of excessive formate. We also evaluated microbial dynamic of the culture at different chemical state in the reactor by DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis).