• BMB Reports
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 1997

The effect of cryopreservation on extracellular matrix was studied with the ultimate objective of permiting a prediction of the tendency of aorta conduit tissue to calcify following transplantation. Cryopreserved and fresh porcine aorta conduit tissues were extracted using guanidine-hydrochloride (Gdn-HCl) followed by sequential digestion of the tissues with collagenase, elastase, and papain. Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) of the proteoglycans (PGs) were isolated and quantitated. Gdn-HCl extracted about 61% and 62% of the total GAG (proteoqlycan) material from cryopreserved and fresh tissues, respectively. Collagenasesolubilized proteoglycans from Gdn-HCl extracted tissue represented 20% and 13%, respectively, of the total GAGs present in cryopreserved and fresh tissues. Subsequent elastase hydrolysis of collagenase-digested tissue released about 11% of total GAGs from cryopreserved tissue and 16% from fresh tissue. The remaining 8%, from cryopreserved tissue, and 9%, from fresh tissue, of the total GAGs were obtained after using a papain hydrolysis. There was essentially no difference between fresh and cryopreserved tissues in the relative distribution of proteoglycans in the extracts and digestions except in the initial digestion step where more proteoglycans were obtained from collagenase solubilization of cryopreserved tissue than fresh tissue (p<0.05). The histologic status of the fresh and cryopreserved porcine aortic conduit did not differ markedly. The normal tissue architecture was not affected markedly by the cryopreservation procedure as neither alteration of elastic structure, fibrous proteins nor alteration of nuclear distribution or smooth muscle cell morphology was detected. Quantitative tissue mineral studies revealed that the mean calcium content of the cryopreserved aorta conduit tissue $(165{\pm}3\;{\mu}g/g\;wet\;tissue)$ was higher than that of the fresh tissue $(105{\pm}4\;{\mu}g/g\;wet\;tissue)$ $(p<0.05)$. The mean phosphorus content was $703{\pm}35\;{\mu}g$ wet tissue from cryopreserved tissue and $720{\pm}26\;{\mu}g$ wet tissue from fresh tissue. The study indicates that there is no significant alteration in the distribution of PGs in properly cryopreserved tissue, but the total calcium level appears to be increased in tissue cryopreserved by the cryopreservation process used in this study.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.443-448
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• 2010

유제품, 김치 및 신생아 분변 등에서 유산균을 분리하여 우유 casein을 분해시켜 배양상등액에 존재하는 serine의 함량을 측정함으로써 간접적으로 CPP 생산을 평가하였다. CPP 생산 능력은 OPA방법으로 측정했을 때 E. faecalis A-2 균주가 1.244 mg/mL로 가장 많은 peptide를 생산 하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 유산균의 경우, 세포내 효소와 세포외 효소로 각각 나누어 proteolytic 활성을 평가한 결과 세포내 효소에 의한 proteolytic 활성은 E. faecalis A-6 균주가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 세포외 효소에 의한 proteolytic 활성은 L. plantarum A-14 균주에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 가용성 칼슘함량은 Leuconostoc mesenteroides A-1(11 mg/dL), E. durans A-16(10.481 mg/dL), 그리고 L. planatarum A-3(10.356 mg/dL) 균주의 경우에는 대조구보다 높은 유리 칼슘함량을 나타내었다. 따라서 이러한 유산균을 이용한다면 소장 내에서 칼슘 흡수를 극대화시킬수 있는 장점이 있어 이들 유산균을 이용한 고칼슘 제품 개발이 가능할 것이다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2018

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are useful candidates for tissue engineering and cell therapy. Physiological cell environment not only connects cells to each other, but also connects cells to the extracellular matrix that provide mechanical support, thus exposing the entire cell surface and activating signaling pathways. Hydrogel is a polymeric material that swells in water and maintains a distinct 3-dimensional (3D) network structure by cross linking. In this study, we investigated the optimized cellular function for canine adipose tissue-derived MSCs (cAD-MSCs) using hydrogel. We observed that the expression levels of Ki67 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen, which are involved in cell proliferation and stemness, were increased in transwell-hydrogel (3D-TN) compared to the transwell-normal (TN). Also, transforming growth factor-${\beta}1$ and SOX9, which are typical bone morphogenesis-inducing factors, were increased in 3D-TN compared to the TN. Collagen type II alpha 1, which is a chondrocyte-specific marker, was increased in 3D-TN compared to the TN. Osteocalcin, which is a osteocyte-specific marker, was increased in 3D-TN compared to the TN. Collectively, preconditioning cAD-MSCs via 3D culture systems can enhance inherent secretory properties that may improve the potency and efficacy of MSCs-based therapies for bone regeneration process.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.135-139
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• 1996

Laryngeal amyloidosis is a rare benign disease. It is characterized by extracellular deposition of homogeneous and eosinophilic protein material in the form of fibrils. Diagnosis of this disease is made by histologic examination of involved tissue. It is ususlly primary or localized but rarely associated with a systemic or generalized disease. We present a case of primary laryngeal amyloidosis that was treated with KTP 532 laser vaporization.

• BMB Reports
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• 제49권12호
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• pp.655-661
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• 2016

Polymer brush is a soft material unit tethered covalently on the surface of scaffolds. It can induce functional and structural modification of a substrate's properties. Such surface coating approach has attracted special attentions in the fields of stem cell biology, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine due to facile fabrication, usability of various polymers, extracellular matrix (ECM)-like structural features, and in vivo stability. Here, we summarized polymer brush-based grafting approaches comparing self-assembled monolayer (SAM)-based coating method, in addition to physico-chemical characterization techniques for surfaces such as wettability, stiffness/elasticity, roughness, and chemical composition that can affect cell adhesion, differentiation, and proliferation. We also reviewed recent advancements in cell biological applications of polymer brushes by focusing on stem cell differentiation and 3D supports/implants for tissue formation. Understanding cell behaviors on polymer brushes in the scale of nanometer length can contribute to systematic understandings of cellular responses at the interface of polymers and scaffolds and their simultaneous effects on cell behaviors for promising platform designs.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2013

Electrospun nanofibers are being widely used as a substratum for mammalian cell culture owing to their structural similarity to collagen fibers found in extracellular matrices of mammalian cells and tissues. Especially, development of diverse synthetic polymers has expanded use of electrospun nanofibers for constructing cell culture substrata. Synthetic polymers have several benefits comparing to natural polymer for their structural consistency, low cost, and capability for blending with other polymers or small molecules to enhance their structural integrity or add biological functions. PMGI (polymethylglutarimide) is one of the synthetic polymers that produced a rigid nanofiber that enables incorporation of small molecules, peptides, and gold nanoparticles through co-electrospinning process, during which the materials are fixed without any chemical modifications in the PMGI nanofibers by maintaining their activities. Using the phenomenon of PMGI nanofiber, here I introduce a construction method of a nanofiber substratum having cell-affinity function towards a pluripotent stem cell by incorporating a small molecule in the PMGI nanofiber.

• 한국수의병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수의병리학회 2003년도 추계학술대회초록집
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• pp.54-54
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• 2003

Malignant fibrous histiocytomas (MFHs) is the most common type of soft tissue sarcoma in the old animal with a aggressiveness, a high local recurrence rate and significant metastatic rate, which associated with a poor prognosis. In most histologic and immunohistological studies, the tumor cells raised from a fibroblastic and/or myofibroblastic phenotype, presumably from undifferentiated mesenchymal cell origin. MFHs are usually firm and invasive, arising in the subcutis; metastasis depends on tumor grade (many are grade 3) [1,2]. The primary tumor cells are pleomorphic, varying in appearance from fusiform to round. Often nucleoli are prominent and irregular [5]. Extracellular amorphous eosinophilic material may be prominent and likely represents reactive collagen production by the tumor [5]. (omitted)

• 대한음성언어의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한음성언어학회 2017년도 제46차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.87-87
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• 2017

• Medical Lasers
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2021

Biological tissues and organs are composed of different arrays of cells, biochemical cues, and extracellular matrices arranged in a complex microarchitecture. Laser-Assisted Bioprinting (LAB) is an emerging and promising technology that is reproducible with high accuracy that can be used for fabricating complex bioengineered scaffolds that mimic tissues and organs. The LAB process allows researchers to print intricate structural scaffolds using cells and different biomaterials essential for facilitating cell-scaffold interaction and to induce tissue and organ regeneration which cannot be achieved in a traditional scaffold fabrication. This process can fabricate artificial cell niches or architecture without affecting cellular viability and material integrity. This review tackles the basic principles and key aspects of Laser-Assisted Bioprinting. Recent advances, limitations, and future perspectives are also discussed.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2014

남극 로스해의 퇴적물로부터 배양을 통해 분리한 균주의 분류 및 생리학적 특성 분석을 수행하였다. 분리 세균 63균주의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 이용한 계통분류학적 분석 결과, 이들은 Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Alphaproteobacteria 및 Gammaproteobacteria 내의 21개의 파일로타입(phylotypes)에 속하였다. 98.65% 염기서열 유사도를 기준으로, 약 49%의 균주가 잠재적으로 신종 또는 신속 후보인 것으로 나타났다. 분리된 균주 중, 각각 46%, 25% 및 32%의 균주가 세포외 단백질분해효소, 지질분해효소 및 외부다당체 생성에 대한 활성을 나타냈다. 43개의 균주는 최소 1개의 세포외 분비 물질을 생산하였고, 이들 중 21개 균주는 최소 2개의 세포외 단백질분해효소, 지질분해효소 또는/및 세포외다당체를 생성하였다. 이러한 결과는 남극 로스해 퇴적물 내의 배양된 세균 군집이 해당 환경에서 탄소와 질소와 관련된 유기물질의 가수분해에 영향을 미치고 있다는 것을 시사한다.