• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.613-619
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• 2005

Indigenous Yakutian cattle' adaptation to the hardest subarctic conditions makes them a valuable genetic resource for cattle breeding in the Siberian area. Since early last century, crossbreeding between native Yakutian cattle and imported Simmental and Kholmogory breeds has been widely adopted. In this study, variations at 22 polymorphic microsatellite loci in 5 populations of Yakutian, Kholmogory, Simmental, Yakutian-Kholmogory and Yakutian-Simmental cattle were analysed to estimate the genetic contribution of Yakutian cattle to the two hybrid populations. Three statistical approaches were used: the weighted least-squares (WLS) method which considers all allele frequencies; a recently developed implementation of a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method called likelihood-based estimation of admixture (LEA); and a model-based Bayesian admixture analysis method (STRUCTURE). At population-level admixture analyses, the estimate based on the LEA was consistent with that obtained by the WLS method. Both methods showed that the genetic contribution of the indigenous Yakutian cattle in Yakutian-Kholmogory was small (9.6% by the LEA and 14.2% by the WLS method). In the Yakutian-Simmental population, the genetic contribution of the indigenous Yakutian cattle was considerably higher (62.8% by the LEA and 56.9% by the WLS method). Individual-level admixture analyses using STRUCTURE proved to be more informative than the multidimensional scaling analysis (MDSA) based on individual-based genetic distances. Of the 9 Yakutian-Simmental animals studied, 8 showed admixed origin, whereas of the 14 studied Yakutian-Kholmogory animals only 2 showed Yakutian ancestry (>5%). The mean posterior distributions of individual admixture coefficient (q) varied greatly among the samples in both hybrid populations. This study revealed a minor existing contribution of the Yakutian cattle in the Yakutian-Kholmogory hybrid population, but in the Yakutian-Simmental hybrid population, a major genetic contribution of the Yakutian cattle was seen. The results reflect the different crossbreeding patterns used in the development of the two hybrid populations. Additionally, molecular evidence for differences among individual admixture proportions was seen in both hybrid populations, resulting from the stochastic process in crossing over generations.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.277-287
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• 2016

Five fractions separated from Nannochloropsis oculata using solvent-solvent partition chromatography of 80% methanolic extract of N. oculata (NOM) followed by the open silica column chromatography of its hexane fraction (NOMH) for the anti-inflammatory on RAW 264.7 cells and anti-cancer activities on HL-60, A-549, HEP-3B, HCT-116, and SW-480 cancer cells. All the five fractions showed potential anti-inflammatory activities against lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages cells with IC₅₀ values less than 6.25 μg mL⁻¹. Moreover, 90% n-hexane column elution of NOMH (NOMH90) down-regulated lipopolysaccharide-stimulated protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2. Furthermore, NOMH90 showed marked cytotoxic effect on the HL-60 cells with IC₅₀ value of 23.58 ± 0.09 μg mL⁻¹. In addition, Hoechst 33342 cell permeable dye used to visualize the apoptosis nucleus and cell cycle analysis measured Sub-G1 DNA contents to confirm reduction of the cell viability in NOMH90 treated cells due to induction of apoptosis in HL60. These results are quite related to the phytosterol contents of the NOMH fractions and the results suggest N. oculata extracts might be useful as potential sources of natural anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer compounds. In conclusion, the sterol content in N. oculata might provide a promising role in future medicines in anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.260-273
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• 2004

Backgrounds : In recent years, asthma has become recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease associated pathologically with airway epithelial inflammation and airway remodeling. Objectives : To evaluate the different effects of Hirudo depending upon pharmaceutical manufactures on the expression and the activities of IL-6 and GM-CSF in airway epithelial cells, samples of Hirudo(水蛭), Hirudo toasted with Talcum(水蛭滑石炒) and Hirudo toasted with Ephedrae Herba(水蛭麻黃炒) were tested. Methods : After inducing enhanced messenger RNA(mRNA) expression and secretion of each cytokine by tumor necrosis factor-alpha(10 ng/ml) treatment, cultured human bronchial epithelial cell line BEAS-2B was added to each sample$(l,\;10,\;100\;&\;1000\;{\mu}g/ml)$. Subsequently, DNA activities were analyzed. Specifically mRNA expression and culture supernatants(protein levels) of IL-6 and GM-CSF from BEAS-2B cells, were analyzed using luciferase reporter gene assay, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) analysis and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results : Hirudo toasted with Ephedrae Herba(水蛭麻黃炒) and Hirudo(水蛭) inhibited IL-6 activities in BEAS-2B cells remarkably, and inhibited mRNA expression levels and protein levels in supernatant of IL-6 and GM-CSF at various concentrations, significantly(p<0.05). However, Hirudo toasted with Talcum(水蛭滑石炒) had no effect on mRNA expression levels and showed a slight inhibitory effect on GM-CSF protein levels in supernatant of culture medium. Conclusions : These results strongly suggest that Hirudo toasted with Ephedrae Herba(水蛭麻黃炒) and Hirudo(水蛭) would be serve as effective medicaments in the treatment of airway inflammation and remodeling of asthmatic patients.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.130-148
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• 2008

Objective : This study was designed to investigate the effect of the water extract of Gamisamgibopae-tang(GMSGBPT), an oriental herbal formulation, on the growth of NCI-H460 and A549 human non-small-cell lung cancer cell lines. Methods : Cytotoxicity and cell morphology were evaluated by MTT assay and inverted microscope, respectively. Apoptosis was detected using agarose gel electrophoresis and flow cytometer. The expression levels of mRNAs and proteins of target genes were determined by RT-PCR and western blot analyses, respectively Result and Conclusion : We found that exposure of A549 cells to GMSGBPT resulted in the growth inhibition in a dose-dependent manner as measured by MTT assay, but GMSGBPTdid not affect the growth of NCI-H460 cells. The anti-proliferative effect of GMSGBPT treatment in A549 cells was associated with morphological changes, formation of apoptotic bodies and DNA fragmentation, and flow cytometry analysis confirmed that GMSGBPT treatment increased the populations of apoptotic-sub G1 phase. Growth inhibition and apoptotic cell death by GMSGBPT were connected with a up-regulation of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 (WAF1/CIP1) mRNA and protein in a tumor suppressor p53-independent fashion. However GMSGBPT treatment did not affect other growth regulation-related genes such as early growth response-1 (Egr-1), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-activated gene-1 (NAG-1), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenases (COXs), telomere-regulatory factors in A549 orNCI-H460 cells. Taken together, these findings partially provide novel insights into the possible molecular mechanism of the anti-cancer activity of GMSGBPT.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2012

Toxoplasmic encephalitis is caused by reactivation of bradyzoites to rapidly dividing tachyzoites of the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii in immunocompromised hosts. Diagnosis of this life-threatening disease is problematic, because it is difficult to discriminate between these 2 stages. Toxoplasma PCR assays using gDNA as a template have been unable to discriminate between an increase or decrease in SAG1 and BAG1 expression between the active tachyzoite stage and the latent bradyzoite stage. In the present study, real-time RT-PCR assay was used to detect the expression of bradyzoite (BAG1)- and tachyzoite-specific genes (SAG1) during bradyzoite/tachyzoite stage conversion in mice infected with T. gondii Tehran strain after dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DXM) administration. The conversion reaction was observed in the lungs and brain tissues of experimental mice, indicated by SAG1 expression at day 6 after DXM administration, and continued until day 14. Bradyzoites were also detected in both organs throughout the study; however, it decreased at day 14 significantly. It is suggested that during the reactivation period, bradyzoites not only escape from the cysts and reinvade neighboring cells as tachyzoites, but also converted to new bradyzoites. In summary, the real-time RT-PCR assay provided a reliable, fast, and quantitative way of detecting T. gondii reactivation in an animal model. Thus, this method may be useful for diagnosing stage conversion in clinical specimens of immunocompromised patients (HIV or transplant patients) for early identification of tachyzoite-bradyzoite stage conversion.

• 한국에너지공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국에너지공학회 2004년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.119-124
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• 2004

최근 소형 다기능, 고기능 전자장비의 개발로 인하여 고밀도 전원이 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 연료전지는 높은 전력 밀도를 가짐으로 인하여 소형 전원 장비에 가능성을 가지는 것으로 여겨지고 있다. 연료전지 중 특히 고분자 전해질 연료전지는 높은 전력밀도와 낮은 작동온도 등으로 인하여 이차전지의 자리를 대체할 수 있을 것으로 보여지지만 현재까지 연료 공급장치의 문제로 인하여 실용화되지 못하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 여러 가지 수소저장 물질 중에서 알칼리 붕소 수소화물을 이용하여 연료전지에 수소를 공급하고자 하며, 수소발생에 사용되는 촉매에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. 알칼리 붕소 수소화물의 수소발생 반응에 사용되는 촉매로는 Pt, Ru, Co, Ni 등이 사용되어질 수 있다. 이중에서 가장 수소발생 능력이 높은 촉매는 Ru이며, 비귀금속 촉매 중에는 Co가 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 Ru 촉매와 Co 촉매의 특성을 비교하였으며 연료전지에 수소를 공급할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다. Ru와 Co 촉매의 공통적인 특징은 알칼리 붕소화물인 NaBH$_4$의 농도가 높아질수록, 온도가 높아질수록 수소의 발생속도를 높이는 현상을 보였다. 또한 안정화제인 NaOH에 대하여, Ru의 경우는 농도가 높아질수록 수소발생 속도가 낮아졌으며, Co는 그 반대의 결과를 보였다. NaBH$_4$의 분해 반응으로 발생된 수소를 연료전지에 공급하여 2W급의 휴대폰용 연료전지를 구동할 수 있었다. 이로써 알칼리 붕소수소화물로부터 발생된 수소를 이용하여 안정적으로 연료전지를 구동할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다. 유류 분해정도를 파악하는 지시자로써 특정 무기 오염물질을 이용할 수 있을 가능성이 있으므로 좀더 이들 관계성에 대한 연구가 진행될 필요성이 있다고 판단된다.고 과학적으로 분석할 수 있는 방법이 될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 의미를 되새기는 것으로 짧은 연구를 시작하겠다. 등은 활성 값이 70% 이상으로 퇴적물 독성이 상대적으로 낮았다. 이중나선 DNA 함량은 28.4 % - 49%로 대조군에 비해서 감소가 크다. 대부분의 정점이 대조군의 30% 내외로 정점 간의 차이는 크지는 않다. 그러나 다른 측정자료와 같이 정점 22에서 18%로 최소치를 나타내고, 정점 2, 12에서 20% 내외의 값을 보인다. 종합적으로 볼 때 오염물질의 유입이 크고, 광양제철 인근 정점 들이 모두 다른 정점에 비해서 낮아서, 퇴적물 독성이 높은 정점으로 조사되었다.hiwo의 광합성 능력은 낮은 농도들에서는 대조구와 유사하였으나, 5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/l의 높은 농도에서는 초기에 매우 낮은 광합성 능력을 보이다가 시간이 경과하면서 대조군보다 더 높은 경향을 나타냈다. 이러한 결과는 식물플랑크톤이 benso[a]pyrene의 낮은 농도에서 노출될 때는 이 물질을 탄소원으로 사용할 가능성이 있음을 시사한다. 본 연구의 결과들은 연안해역에 benso[a]pyrene과 같은 지속성 유기오염물질이 유입되었을 때 내정여부에 따라 식물플랑크톤 군집내 종 천이와 일차생산력에 크게 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 시사한다.TEX>5.2개)였으며, 등급별 회수율은 각각 GI(8.5%), GII(13.4%), GIII(43.9%), GIV(34.2%)로 나타

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2005

혈통이 등록된 우수한 한우 공란우로부터 회수한 수정란을 간편한 방법으로 성 판별하여 우수한 암송아지를 생산하고자 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 회수한 수정란을 punching 또는 bisection 방법으로 biopsy하여 Loop-mediated isothermal amplification법으로 성 판별하였으며, 암컷으로 예측되는 성 판별 수정란을 6두의 수란우에 이식하여 2두가 임신되었고, 수정란 이식 후 278일과 285일에 정상적인 암컷 송아지를 각각 분만하였다. 분만된 송아지 바란이와 보란이의 생시체중은 각각 18kg 및 25kg이었으며, 90일령 보정체중은 각각 61.1kg 및 88.8kg으로 일당증체량은 0.48kg 및 0.71kg이었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.587-595
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• 2008

본 연구는 국내 각 지역의 목장에서 수거한 원유에서 분리된 젖산균을 대상으로 10% 환원탈지유에 $37^{\circ}C$에서 pH 4.4에 도달할 때까지 배양한 다음 각각에서 얻어진 유청으로 ACE 저해율을 측정한 결과 88.6%인 우수한 균주를 선발하였다. 선정된 균은 Gram 양성, rod형태의 homo균이며, 당 발효실험과 16S rRNA 분석결과 Lactobacillus zeae로 판명되었고, Lactobacillus zeae RMK354로 명명하였다. 발효유에 적합한 starter인지 확인하기 위해 생리적 특성을 조사하였다. L. zeae RMK354는 배양온도 $40^{\circ}C$에서 빠른 생장을 보였고, pH4.3에 도달하는데 10시간이 소요되었다. 16종의 항생제 중 polymyxin B와 vancomycin에 대해 내성이 높았으며, 효소활성실험에서 esterase와 leucine arylamidase의 활성도가 높았다. 담즙에 대한 내성이 있는 것으로 나타났으며, pH 내성 실험결과 pH 2에서 큰 변화가 없음에 따라 내신성이 있었다. 항균력 시험에서는 Escherichia coli와 Staphylococcus aureus에 대해 억제력이 없었으나 Salmonella typhimurium에 대해 60.0%의 항균력을 보였다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 ACE 억제활성능이 우수한 기능성 발효유 제품의 스타터로 L. zeae RMK354는 적합하다고 할 수 있다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.865-873
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• 2002

The primary cause of tooth loss after 30 years of age is periodontal disease. Destruction of alveolar bone by periodontal disease is done by bone resorbing activity of osteoclasts. Understanding differentiation and activation mechanism of osteoclasts is essential for controling periodontal disease. The purpose of this study is to identify the possible effects of Vitamin D and cytokines affecting osteoclasts and its precursor cells. Four to six week-old mice were killed and humerus, radius, tibia and femur were removed aseptically and washed two times with Hank's solution containing penicillin-streptomycin and then soft tissue were removed. Bone marrow cells were collected by 22 gauge needle. Cells were cultured in Hank's solution containing 1 mg/ml type II collagenase, 0.05% trypsin, 41mM EDTA. Supernatant solution was removed 5 times after 15 minutes of digestion with above mentioned enzyme solution, and remained bone particles were maintained in alpha-MEM for 15 minutes and $4^{\circ}C$ temperature. Bone particles were agitated for 1 minute and supernatant solution containing osteoclast precursor cells were filtrated with cell stainer. These separated osteoclast precursor cells were dispensed with 100-mm culture dish by $1{\times}10^7$ cells unit and cultured in ${\alpha}$- MEM containing 20 ng/ml recombinant human M-CSF, 30 ng/ml recombinant human soluble osteoclast differentiation factor and 10% fetal calf serum for 2 and 7 days. Total RNA of osteoclast precursor cells were extracted using RNeasy kit. One ${\mu}g$ of total RNA was reverse transcribed in $42^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes using SuperScriptII reverse transcriptase. Expression of transcribed receptors of each hormone and cytokine were traced with 1 ${\mu}l$ of cDNA solution by PCR amplification. Vitamin D receptor WAS found in cells cultured for 7 days. TNF-${\alpha}$ receptor was found in cells cultured for 2 days and amount of receptors were increased by 7 days. IL-1 type I receptor was not found in cells cultured 2 and 7 days. But, IL-1 receptor type II was found in cells cultured for 2 days. TGF-${\alpha},{\beta}$type I receptor was found in cells cultured 2 and 7 days, and amount of receptors were increased by 7 days of culture. These results implies Vitamin D and cytokines can affect osteoclasts directly, and affecting period in differentiation cycle of osteoclasts is different by Vitamin D and cytokines.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2006

연구목적 : 한국인 여성에서 에스트로겐의 대사 및 불활성화와 관련된 COMT 유전자 다형성과 다낭성 난소증후군의 발생 위험도의 관련성을 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법 : 연구대상자는 2003년 ESHRE의 진단기준을 만족하는 다낭성 난소증후군 여성 136명과 연령이 비슷하며 규칙적인 생리를 하는 여성 84명의 대조군을 대상으로 하였다. 연구대상자들의 genomic DNA는 혈액에서 추출하였으며, PCR 및 RFLP를 이용하여 유전자 다형성을 조사하였다. 결과 : COMT를 코딩하는 유전자의 exon4에서 $G{\rightarrow}A$로의 다형성을 조사한 결과 오히려 저활성 유전자형인 $COMT^{LL}$ 군에서 통계적으로 유의하게 다낭성 난소증후군의 발생 위험도가 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다(OR 0.241(CI 0.114~0.508)). 결론 : 이상의 결과로 볼 때 저활성 유전자형인 $COMT^{LL}$ 다형성 군에서 한국인 다낭성 난소증후군 발생이 감소하였으며, 에스트로겐 의존형 질환이 증가함에도 혈중 에스트라디올의 농도가 높지 않은 것은 다낭성 난소증후군 환자에서 $COMT^{HH}$ 다형성군이 증가되어 있는 것과 관련된 것으로 사료된다.