• 대한수학회지
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.539-558
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• 2019

An ideal of a commutative ring is called a d-ideal if it contains the annihilator of the annihilator of each of its elements. Denote by DId(A) the lattice of d-ideals of a ring A. We prove that, as in the case of f-rings, DId(A) is an algebraic frame. Call a ring homomorphism "compatible" if it maps equally annihilated elements in its domain to equally annihilated elements in the codomain. Denote by $SdRng_c$ the category whose objects are rings in which the sum of two d-ideals is a d-ideal, and whose morphisms are compatible ring homomorphisms. We show that $DId:\;SdRng_c{\rightarrow}CohFrm$ is a functor (CohFrm is the category of coherent frames with coherent maps), and we construct a natural transformation $RId{\rightarrow}DId$, in a most natural way, where RId is the functor that sends a ring to its frame of radical ideals. We prove that a ring A is a Baer ring if and only if it belongs to the category $SdRng_c$ and DId(A) is isomorphic to the frame of ideals of the Boolean algebra of idempotents of A. We end by showing that the category $SdRng_c$ has finite products.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.108-115
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• 2001

본 연구에서는 RGB칼라영상에서 세 칼라 객체의 색상에 따라 정량적으로 분류하기 위하여 ML(Maximum Likelihood) 분류법 을 개선 시도하여 보았다. RGB 칼라 영상이라 하면 빨강, 초록, 파랑의 세 밴드로 이루어진다. 스펙트룸과 공간상의 요소를 고려한다면 3차원적인 구조를 갖게 된다. 이러한 3차원 구조의 voxel를 RGB cube에 투사하여 이로부터 ML분류법의 개선 방법론을 적용하여 보았다. 전례적으로 쉽게 사용되어지는 Box 분류법과 비교 검토하여 보았으며 Bayesian decision 이론을 기반으로한 통계학적인 ML 분류법을 사용하였다. 유방암 항체조직영상에 이 방법론을 응용하며 양성 세포핵 음성 세포핵 그리고 배경을 분류하는데 좋은 결과를 얻어 임상에서 유방암 환자의 예후 및 진단에 사용할 수 있도록 연구하였다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2009

Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is the major neurohormone secreted during the night by the vertebrate pineal gland. The circadian pattern of pineal melatonin secretion is related to the biological clock within the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus in mammals. The SCN coordinates the body's rhythms to the environmental light-dark cycle in response to light perceived by the retina, which acts mainly on retinal ganglion cells that contain the photopigment melanopsin. Calbindin-D9k (CaBP-9k) is a member of the S100 family of intracellular calcium- binding proteins, and in this review, we discuss the involvement of melatonin and CaBP-9k with respect to calcium homeostasis and apoptotic cell death. In future studies, we hope to provide important information on the roles played by CaBP-9k in cell signal transduction, cell proliferation, and $Ca^{2+}$ homeostasis in vivo and in vitro.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.709-713
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• 2005

고해상도의 항공영상으로부터 3차원 와이어프레임(wire-frame) 구성을 위한 새로운 선소 추출 알고리듬을 제안하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 기존의 방식들의 문제점인 라인 불일치 문제, 에지부분의 Blurring 문제 등을 고려하여 보다 정밀하고 효과적인 선소를 추출하는데 있다. 먼저 항공영상으로부터 에지맵을 추출한 후, 에지 점들의 체인 코드 추적을 수행하고 에지강도와 방향성분을 고려한 선소의 추출을 행하였다. 에지맵의 추출은 Smith가 제안한 SUSAN(Smallest Univalue Segment Assimilating Nucleus) 알고리듬을 이용하였다. 제안한 알고리듬은 다음의 4 단계로 구성된다. 에지 맵의 체인코드 추적 결과에 기반하여 비선소 후보점을 감소시키기 위한 수평/수직/대각 성분 제거, 인접점 제거, 각도 일치점 제거, 선소를 이루는 시작점 및 끝점 검출 등의 과정을 통하여 선소추출을 행하였다. 제안한 알고리듬과 기존의 Boldt 알고리듬을 비교한 결과 제안한 알고리듬이 건물을 이루고 있는 주요 선소를 더욱 충실히 찾아냈고 불필요한 선소는 적게 찾아냄을 확인하였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.207-214
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• 1984

2-deoxy-D-glucose가 첨가된(25 pg/ml) 최소액체 배지에 8.5시간 전 배양하여 swelling 시킨 conidiospore에 2% driselase와 2% ${\beta}-glucuronidase$를 동량 혼합한 효소용액을 처리하여 반응시킨 결과 protoplast형성 시간 2시간이내로 단축 시킬 수 있었다. 5% Ficoll(m.w. 400,000)용액을 사용하여 conidial protoplast를 보다 순수하게 분리 벙제할 수 있었으며, protoplast를 Giemsa로 핵 염색한 결과, 대부분의 protoplast는 하나의 핵을 갖고 있었다. 또한 전자현미경으로 관찰한 결과 conidiospore에서 유래된 protoplast는 세포벽 성분이 남아 있지 아니한 완전한 protoplast인 것으로 판명되었다. 영양요구성 돌연변이주에서 유래된 conidial protoplast의 융합률은 $3.4{\times}10^{-1}$에서 $4.9{\times}10^{-1}$수준으로 이는 mycelial protoplast의 경우보다 5-28배 가량 높은 수준의 것이었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.58-67
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• 2019

Background: Diabetic neuropathy is one of the most devastating ailments of the peripheral nervous system. Neuropathic pain develops in ~30% of diabetics. Here, we examined the suppressive effect of GS-KG9 on neuropathic pain induced by streptozotocin (STZ). Methods: Hyperglycemia was induced by intraperitoneal injection of STZ. Rats showing blood glucose level > 250 mg/dL were divided into five groups, and treatment groups received oral saline containing GS-KG9 (50 mg/kg, 150 mg/kg, or 300 mg/kg) twice daily for 4 wk. The effects of GS-KG9 on pain behavior, microglia activation in the lumbar spinal cord and ventral posterolateral (VPL) nucleus of the thalamus, and c-Fos expression in the dorsal horn of the lumbar spinal cord were examined. Results: The development of neuropathic pain began at Day 5 and peaked at Week 4 after STZ injection. Mechanical and thermal pains were both significantly attenuated in GS-KG9-treated groups from 10 d after STZ injection as compared to those in the STZ control. GS-KG9 also repressed microglia activation in L4 dorsal horn and VPL region of the thalamus. In addition, increase in c-Fos-positive cells within L4 dorsal horn lamina I and II of the STZ control group was markedly alleviated by GS-KG9. Conclusion: These results suggest that GS-KG9 effectively relieves STZ-induced neuropathic pain by inhibiting microglial activation in the spinal cord dorsal horn and VPL region of the thalamus.

• BMB Reports
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2022

Increased mRNA levels of cancer upregulated gene (CUG)2 have been detected in many different tumor tissues using Affymetrix microarray. Oncogenic capability of the CUG2 gene has been further reported. However, the mechanism by which CUG2 overexpression promotes cancer stem cell (CSC)-like phenotypes remains unknown. With recent studies showing that pyruvate kinase muscle 2 (PKM2) is overexpressed in clinical tissues from gastric, lung, and cervical cancer patients, we hypothesized that PKM2 might play an important role in CSC-like phenotypes caused by CUG2 overexpression. The present study revealed that PKM2 protein levels and translocation of PKM2 into the nucleus were enhanced in CUG2-overexpressing lung carcinoma A549 and immortalized bronchial BEAS-2B cells than in control cells. Expression levels of c-Myc, CyclinD1, and PKM2 were increased in CUG2-overexpressing cells than in control cells. Furthermore, EGFR and ERK inhibitors as well as suppression of Yap1 and NEK2 expression reduced PKM2 protein levels. Interestingly, knockdown of β-catenin expression failed to reduce PKM2 protein levels. Furthermore, reduction of PKM2 expression with its siRNA hindered CSC-like phenotypes such as faster wound healing, aggressive transwell migration, and increased size/number of sphere formation. The introduction of mutant S37A PKM2-green fluorescence protein (GFP) into cells without ability to move to the nucleus did not confer CSC-like phenotypes, whereas forced expression of wild-type PKM2 promoted such phenotypes. Overall, CUG2-induced increase in the expression of nuclear PKM2 contributes to CSC-like phenotypes by upregulating c-Myc and CyclinD1 as a co-activator.

• 한국의학물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국의학물리학회 2005년도 제30회 춘계학술대회
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• pp.93-95
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• 2005

자기공명분광법은 극소의 체적내애서 핵자기공명에 의하여 생화학적 성질들을 고유한 주파수에 따라서 대사물질의 신호를 얻는다. 핵자기공명의 신호는 경사자장 혹은 주파수의 크기를 조절하여 체내의 조직성분을 충분히 포함하여 통과시킨다. 획득되어진 원래 데이터는 TE, TR 등의 물리적 상수값의 변화에 의해서 영향을 받는다. 최근의 펄스 시퀀스는 고해상도 3D CSI 및 SVS가 국소적인 체적내의 대사물질의 변화량을 정성적으로 감지하므로 임상데이터로 활용하기 위한 연구가 더욱 절실하다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.990-996
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• 2008

In a previous study, we found an antifungal effect on human pathogenic fungi by the cell-penetrating peptide Tat (47-58) derived from HIV-1. Tat (47-58) immediately entered into the fungal nucleus and affected some physiological changes on the intracellular condition. In this study, Tat (47-58) showed a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity against pathogenic bacteria including bacterial clinical isolates. To improve resistance against proteases for use in vivo, we synthesized an analog of Tat (47-58) by substituting the L-amino acid for the D-amino acid. The D-enantiomer of Tat (47-58) also exhibited a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity at almost the same level of L-Tat (47-58) concentration. Unlike L-Tat (47-58), D-Tat (47-58) showed a significant proteolytic resistance against all proteases tested and antimicrobial activities in the presence of trypsin. Moreover, D-Tat (47-58) inhibited MRSA infection in human HeLa cells whereas L-Tat (47-58) partially allowed MRSA infection, and the results were due to the proteolytic resistance of D-Tat (47-58).

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.61-77
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• 1994

The calcium-binding proteins (CaBP), parvalbumin (PV) and calbindin-D 28K (calbindin) are particularly abundant and specific in their distribution, and present in different subsets of neurons in many brain regions. Although their physiological roles in the neurons have not been elucidated, they are valuable markers of neuronal subpopulations for anatomical and developmental studies. This study is designed to characterize dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) neurons and axon terminals in terms of differential expression of immunoreactivity (IR) for two well-known CaBPs, PV and calbindin. The experiments were carried out on 6 adult monkeys. Monkeys were perfused under deep Nembutal anesthesia with 2% paraformaldehyde and 0.2% glutaraldehyde in 0.1M phosphate buffer. After removal, the brains were postfixed for 6-8 hr in 2% paraformaldehyde at $4^{\circ}C$ and infiltrated with 30% sucrose at $4^{\circ}C$. Thereafter, they were frozen in dry ice. Serial sections of the thalamus, at $20{\mu}m$, were made in the frontal plane with a sliding microtome. The sections were stained for PV and calbindin with indirect immunocytochemical methods. For electron microscopy, after infiltration with 30% sucrose the blocks of thalamus were serially sectioned at $50{\mu}m$ with a Vibratome in the coronal plane and stained immediately by indirect ABC methods without Triton X-100 in incubation medium. Stained sections were postfixed in 0.2% osmium tetroxide, dehydrated and flat-embedded in Spurr resin. The block was then trimmed to contain only a selected lamina or interlaminar space. The dLGN proper showed strong PV IR in fibers in all laminae and interlaminar zones. Particularly dense staining was noted in layers 1 and 2 that contain many stained fibers from optic tract. Neuronal cell body stained with PV was concentrated only in the laminae. In these laminae staining was moderate in cell bodies of all large and medium-sized neurons, and was strong in cell bodies of some small neurons together with their processes. Calbindin IR was marked in the neuronal cell body and neuropil in the S layers and interlaminar zones whereas moderate in the neuropil throughout the nucleus. Regional difference in distribution of PV and calbindin IR cell is distinct; the former is only in the laminae and the latter in both the S layer and interlaminar space. The CaBP-IR elements were confined to about $10{\mu}m$ in depth of Vibratome section. The IR product for CaBP was mainly associated with synaptic vesicle, pre- and post-synaptic membrane, and outer mitochondrial membrane and along microtubule. PV-IR was noted in various neuronal elements such as neuronal soma, dendrite, RLP, F, PSD and some myelinated or unmyelinated axons, and was not seen in the RSD and glial cells. Only a few neuronal components in dLGN was IR for calbindin and its reaction product was less dense than that of PV, and scattered throughout cytoplasm of soma of some relay neurons, and was also persent in some dendrite, myelinated axons and RLP. The RSD, F, PSD and glial elements were always non-IR for calbindin. Calbindin labelled RLP were presynaptic to unlabeled dendrite or dendritic spine and PSD. Calbindin-labeled dendrite of various sizes were always postsynaptic to unlabeled RSD, RLP or F. From this study it is suggested that dLGN cells of different functional systems and their differential projection to the visual cortex can be distinguished by differential expression of PV and calbindin.