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Effect of PPARα activator and exercise on angiogenesis of white adipose tissue in high fat diet fed mice (고지방 사료를 섭취한 쥐에서 백색지방조직의 혈관신생에 대한 PPARα activator와 운동의 영향 )

  • Sun-Hyo Jeong
    • Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.925-935
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    • 2023
  • It was investigated whether PPARα activator more effectively inhibits angiogenesis of white adipose tissue in exercise mice that ate high fat diet compared to non-exercise mice that ate high fat diet. Male mice were randomly divided into a control group not treated with a PPARα activator fenofibrate and exercise (Con), a group treated with fenofibrate alone (FF), a group treated with exercise alone (Ex), and a group treated with a combination of fenofibrate and exercise (Ex+FF). (Ex+FF). All mice was fed high-fat diet for 8 weeks. The weight of white adipose tissue and the size of white adipocytes decreased in FF, Ex, and Ex+FF compared to Con, and decreased more in Ex+FF Ex+FF compared to FF. In white adipose tissue, the gene expression of MMPs and angiogenic factors decreased in FF, Ex, and Ex+FF compared to Con, and more decreased in Ex+FF compared to FF. On the other hand, gene expression of angiogenic inhibitors increased in FF, Ex and Ex+FF compared to Con, and increased more in Ex+FF compared to FF. Therefore, this study revealed that the combined treatment of fenofibrate and exercise effectively inhibits the angiogenesis of white adipose tissue, reducing the increase in white adipose tissue and suppressing abdominal obesity, rather than the single treatment of fenofibrate.

Secure Format-Preserving Encryption for Message Recovery Attack (메시지 복구 공격에 안전한 형태보존암호)

  • Jeong, Sooyong;Hong, Dowon;Seo, Changho
    • Journal of KIISE
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    • v.44 no.8
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    • pp.860-869
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    • 2017
  • Recently, due to the personal information security act, the encryption of personal information has attracted attention. However, if the conventional encryption scheme is used directly, the database schema must be changed because the conventional encryption scheme does not preserve the format of the data, which can yield a large cost. Therefore, the Format-Preserving Encryption(FPE) has emerged as an important technique that ensures the confidentiality of the data and maintains the database schema naturally. Accordingly, National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) recently published the FF1 and FF3 as standards for FPE, although problems have been found in the security of FF1 and FF3 against message recovery attacks. In this paper, we study and analyze FF1 and FF3 as the standards of FPE, as well as the message recovery attack on these schemes. We also study a secure FPE against message recovery attack and verify the efficiency by implementing standardized FF1 and FF3.

Effects of Follicular Fluid on Development of Mouse and Human Embryos In Vitro (난포액이 생쥐 및 인간수정란의 체외발생에 미치는 영향)

  • 윤혜균;윤산현;임진호;이훈택;정길생
    • Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.71-81
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    • 1994
  • These experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of human follicular fluid (hFF) as a protein supplement on development of mammalian embryo as well as to find out ways toward effective use of hFF. The developmental rates of mouse embryos to the blastocyst and implantation stages were significantly higher in T6 +hFF than T6+hFCS. Classified hFF according to the maturity of contained oocytes (M-hFF and Im-hFF), and compared the rates of development of mouse embryo cultured in M-hFF or Im-hFF to culture medium T6. Total protein, albumin and estradiol concentrations were higher in M-hFF than Im-hFF (P<0.05). The developmental rates of mouse embryos to the blastocyst and hatching blastocyst stages cultured in Im-hFF were significantly lower than those in M-hFF and the basic medium. In accordance of the results of human IVF, hFF has been divided into 4 groups. The developmental rates of mouse embryos to the blastocyst stage in presense of hFF from pregnant patients, who have good grade embryos, were significantly higher than those in hFF from patients who have poor grade embryos or were not pregnant. In addition, the rates of development of human embryo were compared in presense of BSA, hFF or hFCS. The developmental rates of human embryos cultured in Ham's F10+hFF were significantly higher than those in the Ham's F10+BSA. These results suggests that the culture system using hFF could improve the development ability of mammalian embryos and the viability of blastocysts cultured in vitro.

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The Effects of Human Follicular Fluid on Embryonal Development of Mouse in In Vitro Culture (체외배양에서 인간 난포액이 생쥐의 배 발달에 미치는 영향)

  • Min, Bu-Kie;Choi, Ki-Wook;Kim, Kie-Suk;Lee, Hee-Sub;Hong, Ki-Yeon;Lee, Bong-Ju;Lee, Sun-Young;Park, Seung-Teak
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 1999
  • The follicular fluid (FF) of ovary contains various biological active products which affected on the growth of follicles and the fertilization of oocyte in physiological reproductive process of mammals. This study was designed to determine the effects of human FF on fertilization of oocyte and embryonal development in vitro culture. The FF was prepared as clear without blood contamination by needle aspiration from mature follicles of human at the time of oocytes retrieval for in vitro fertilization (IVF). As the medium for culture in vitro of embryonal cells, human tubal fluid (HTF) supplemented with follicular fluids at concentrations of 10%, 40% and pure FF were used. These effects were compared to control group of cultured embryos in HTF supplemented with 0.4% BSA (bovine serum albumin). For IVF, 64 eggs in control group, 67 eggs in 10% FF, 57 eggs in 40% FF and 64 eggs in pure FF were respectively allocated. And the rates of fertilization were almost similar in all groups as resulting 82.81% in control, 85.07% in 10% FF, 87.71% in 40% FF and 81.25% in pure FF. On the examination for embryonal cleavage from fertilized eggs, the rates of developing to 4 cell stage was similar in all groups, as results 98.11% in control, 98.27% in 10% FF and 98% in 40% FF but 78.84% in pure FF. And the rates of developing to 8-16 cell stage were significantly reduced as 44% in 40% FF and 44.23% in pure FF (p<0.05) compare to 71.69% in control media. As likewise, the rates of developing to morular stage were also significantly reduced to 36% (p<0.05) and 21.15% (p<0.01) respectively in 40% FF and pure FF. And the rates to blastocystic stage of embryo was lowest as 7.69% in pure FF (Table 1). The quality of embryonal cells on cleavage to the 8-16 cell stage was poorer, higher concentrations of FF. The rates of grade 1 in pure FF, as 23.07%, was lowest compare to those of other groups, in which the rates of grade 1 in control, 10% FF and 40% FF were 58.49%, 47.36% and 34% respectively. And on the contrary, the rate of grade 4 in pure FF was highest as 23.07%, while those were 5.66% in control, 8.77% in 10% FF and 20% in 40% FF (Table 2). On the viability of embryos, the rate of embryonal cell death was more rise, at the higher concentrations as well as longer exposure in the follicular fluid. At 48 hours after in vitro culture of embryos, the rate of survival embryos in pure FF was markedly lowered as 44.23%, compare to that of control (p<0.05). But there was not significant difference between the rates of survival embryos in each group beside the pure FF, which the rates were 77.35% in control, 70.17% in 10% FF and 60% in 40% FF respectively. And at 72 hours after in vitro culture, the rates of survival embryos were also significantly dropped to 21.15% in pure and 36% in 40% at concentration of FF compare to 62.26% in control (p<0.05, p<0.01). Finally, the rate of embryonal death at 96 hours after in vitro culture was highest as 82.69% in pure FF among all groups which those were 35.84 in control, 56.14% in 10% FF and 64% in 40% FF respectively (Fig. 1, 2, 3). In conclusion, this study suggests that the FF has no effects, in particular, to the in vitro fertilization of oocytes but exerted a bad effect to the cleavage, quality and viability of the embryonal cells during in vitro culture. However, the FF is harmful on embryonal development at conditions in higher concentration and especially on the embryos after $8{\sim}16$ cell stage.

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Chemical Analysis of Acidic Proteo-heteroglycans with Anti-complementary Activity from the Hot-Water Extract of Fomitella fraxinea (장수버섯 자실체로부터 분리한 항보체 활성 단백다당체의 화학적 분석)

  • Yoon, Sang-Hong
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.26 no.4 s.87
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    • pp.502-510
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    • 1998
  • The hot-water extract of fruiting bodies in Fomitella fraxinea had potent anti-complementary activities. After fractionation of water-soluble polysaccharides by DEAE-Sephadex A-25 column chromatography, major anti-complementary activity was concentrated into the FF-AP1 among three polysaccharides (FF-NP, FF-AP1, FF-AP2). FF-AP1 was fractionated into $FF-AP1{\alpha}$ and $FF-AP1{\beta}$ obtained from the adsorbed fraction and unadsorbed fraction by affinity chromatography using a ConA-sepharose 4B column, respectively. $FF-AP1{\beta}$, which exihibited the highest anti-complementary activities had an IR absorption peak of $890cm^{-1}$, and a M.W. of about 15,000 (gel filtration). Anti-complementary activity of FF-AP1 decreased greatly by pronase treatment and periodate oxidation. $FF-AP1{\beta}$ responsible for potent anti-complemenary activities of Fomitella fraxinea was an acidic protein-containing heteroglycan consisted of 48% glucose, 13% mannose, and 12% galactose as major component sugars, 9.6% protein, 6% uronic acids.

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Alcoholic Hepatotoxicity Suppression in Alcohol Fed Rats by Glutathione-enriched Yeast FF-8 Strain

  • Cha, Jae-Young;Kim, Hyeong-Soo;Kang, Sun-Chul;Cho, Young-Su
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.1411-1416
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    • 2009
  • The suppressive effects of glutathione-enriched Saccharomyces cerevisiae FF-8 strain (FF-8 GY) on alcoholinduced hepatotoxicity have been studied. FF-8 GY (256 mg/L) from the fermentation at a large scale bioreactor was used. Either of 5% FF-8 GY or 5% commercial glutathione-enriched yeast extract (GYE) with or without 30% alcohol was tested with rats for 4 weeks. FF-8 GY and GYE were found to reduce those alcohol-elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities. Blood alcohol and acetaldehyde were also decreased by FF-8 GY and GYE. Interestingly, FF-8 GY drastically increased both hepatic alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activities in comparison to GYE group, thus FF-8 GY would be more effective in blood alcohol and acetaldehyde reduction. Attenuated lipid droplet accumulation in hepatocytes was observed in both FF-8 GY and GYE when alcohol stimulated the accumulation. Therefore, FF-8 GY may be useful to protect liver from alcohol-induced hepatotoxicity.

Effect of Buffalo Follicular Fluid Alone and in Combination with PMSG and M199 on in vitro Buffalo Oocyte Maturation

  • Gupta, P.S.P.;Nandi, S.;Ravindranatha, B.M.;Sarma, P.V.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.693-696
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    • 2001
  • The effect of replacement of in vitro maturation medium completely with the buffalo follicular fluid (buFF) on in vitro oocyte maturation of buffalo oocytes was studied. 5 to 8 buffalo cumulus oocyte complexes were cultured in a single drop with each of the eight media studied i.e., M199+steer serum (10% v/v), M199+steer serum (10% v/v)+PMSG, M199+buFF (10% v/v), M199+buFF (10% v/v)+PMSG, M199+buFF (50% v/v), M199+buFF (50% v/v)+ PMSG, buFF (100%) and buFF+PMSG at $39^{\circ}C$ and 5% $CO_2$ in air for 24 h. Supplementation of M199 with Steer serum alone resulted in IVM rate of 35% only. When the above medium was supplemented with PMSG, the maturation rate rallied to 82%. Significant increase in the maturation rates were observed when M199 was supplemented with increasing levels of buFF. A further increase in the maturation rate was also obtained when PMSG was incorporated into the medium of M199 supplemented with buFF. The rate of maturation was to the tune of 91% when oocytes were matured in buFF alone which was increased non significantly on the addition of PMSG. Highest maturation rate (97%) obtained with M199+buFF (50%v/v)+PMSG did not differ significantly from that obtained by either M199+buFF (10%v/v)+PMSG or buFF+PMSG. It is suggested that buFF alone without any supplementation can form the effective in vitro maturation medium for buffalo oocytes.

Pharmacological Effects of Proteoglycans Extracted from Fruiting Bodies of Fomitella fraxinea (장수버섯 자실체의 열탕추출액으로부터 분리한 단백다당체의 약리적 효과)

  • Yoon, Sang-Hong;Lim, Jae-Hyeon;Kim, Yang-Seop;Kim, Chang-Han;Jo, Joon-Hyeong;Hwang, Young-Soo
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.26 no.4 s.87
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    • pp.511-518
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    • 1998
  • Anti-complementary assay for immuno-stimulating polysaccharide screening, human tumor colony-forming assay for discovering anti-tumor drugs, and toxic assay against mouse were performed to examine pharmacological activities of polysaccharides extracted from fruiting bodies of Jang-soo mushroom (Fomitella fraxinea). Hot water $(100^{\circ}C,\;FF-I)$, 1% ammonium oxalate solution $(80^{\circ}C,\;FF-II)$, and 5% sodium hydroxide solution $(80^{\circ}C,\;FF-III)$ were used for extraction of three polysaccharides from fruiting bodies of it. Anti-complementary activity of FF-I was more effective than the others. FF-I was further fractionated into three groups of polysaccharide by DEAE-Sephadex A25 column chromatography (FF-NP, FF-AP1, and FF-AP2). FF-AP1 showed not only the highest anti-complementary activity but also the growth-inhibitory activity against Snu-I (human stomach cancer cell) among 9 kinds of human tumor cell lines. But FF-AP2 exhibited its activity against Hep-2(larynx cancer) and KB(mouth epidermal cancer) cell lines at $500\;{\mu}g/ml$ although its anti-complementary activity was lower than it of FF-AP1. When FF-I was orally administrated to mice with dosage of 5000 mg/kg, no remarkable changes were observed in viewpoint of tissue-pathology.

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The biological effects of fibrin-binding synthetic oligopeptides derived from fibronectin on osteoblast-like cells

  • Kim, Yun-Jeong;Park, Yoon-Jeong;Lee, Yong-Moo;Rhyu, In-Chul;Ku, Young
    • Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.113-118
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of synthetic fibronectin (FN) fragments, including fibrin binding sites from amino-terminal FN fragments containing type I repeats 1 to 5, on osteoblast-like cell activity. Methods: Oligopeptides ranging from 9 to 20 amino acids, designated FF1, FF3, and FF5, were synthesized by a solid-phase peptide synthesizing system, and we investigated the effects of these peptides on cell attachment and extent of mineralization using confocal microscopy, 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assays, and Alizarin red S staining. Results: FF3 and FF5 peptides increased the number of attached human osteoblastic cells, and FF3 administration led to prominent cell spreading. Mineralization was increased in FF3 and FF5 compared to FF1 and the untreated control. Conclusions: Taken together, it can be concluded that the fibrin-binding oligopeptides FF3 and FF5 enhanced cell attachment and mineralization on osteoblast-like cells. These results indicate that FF3 and FF5 have the potential to increase osteoblast-like cell activity. Performing an in vivo study may provide further possibilities for surface modification of biomimetic peptides to enhance osteogenesis, thus improving the regeneration of destroyed alveolar bone.

Histone H1 Kinase Activity during Meiotic Maturation of Porcine Oocytes Matured in pFF-PMSG (pFF-PMSG배지에서 돼지미성숙란의 체외배양시 Histone H1 Kinase 활성)

  • 장규태;박미령;윤창현
    • Korean Journal of Animal Reproduction
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.253-264
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    • 1998
  • Porcine follicular oocyte, collected from antral follicles (2~5 mm in diameter) of gilt ovaries were matured in vitro porcine follicular fluid (pFF) with PMSG (pFF-PMSG) buffer with at 37$^{\circ}C$ under 5% CO2 in air their ability of maturation promoting factor (MPF), of GV and GVBD formation was examined followed during time after in vitro culture. Formation of second metaphase was observed in 57.6% and 71.2% of matured in with pFF-PMSG buffer to 45 and 50 hours after invitro. Porcine oocytes cultured in pFF-PMSG for various periods of up to 30 hours were stained with Hoechst-33342 and classified according to maturation before assaying. Histone H1 kinase (H1K) activity was assayed during meiotic maturation in porcine oocytes matured in pFF-PMSG buffer in vitro. In oocytes matured in pFF-PMSG, H1K activity was at the 30 hours after culture and increased about 15 fold than at the germinal vesicle stage with before at the cultured in vitro. This pattern is similar to those reported in non-mammalian species and su, pp.rts the concepts that H1K is ubiquitous in eukaryotes and controls the meiotic cell cycle in mammals. These results suggest that the maturation pFF-PMSG buffer used influences the fluctuation pattern of H1K activity and biological characteristics of porcine oocytes cultured in vitro.

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