• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1085-1094
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• 1994

본 논문에서는 망 노드에서의 폭주를 B-ISDN UNI에서 예방하기 위해 B-NT에서 일시적인 셀 저장 및 선택적 셀 폐기를 수행하는 트래픽 흐름 제어를 제안하였다. 제안된 구조는 B-NT 시스템에서 T 접속을 향하는 출력 셀 흐름을 감소 또는 억제시키도록 구성하고, 인접 망 노드의 상태를 정상, 준폭주, 폭주의 세상태로 정의하였다. 준폭주 상태에서는 손실에 민감한 트래픽은 일시적으로 저장되어 출력 셀 흐름의 속도를 저하시키고, 폭주 상태에서는 손실에 민감한 트래픽의 셀 저장과 더불어 지연에 민감한 트래픽의 셀이 선택적으로 폐기되어 최대한 출력 트래픽 흐름을 억제시킨다. 입력 셀 흐름과 망 노드 상태의 변화를 IBP와 3 상태 마르코프 체인으로 모델링하여 B-NT 시스템에서 제안된 구조의 성능 분석을 위한 시뮬레이션을 수행하여 적당한 버퍼 사이즈를 구하고 망 노드의 상태에 따른 제안한 구조의 성능 변화를 조사한 결과 망 노드에서의 폭주 정도가 극심한 경우에는 제안한 방법으로 제어가 거의 불가능하지만, 그 외의 경우에는 2,000셀 이상의 버퍼 사이즈로 제어가 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2014

태양광 모듈의 과열을 방지하여 효율을 향상시키기 위해 스털링기관을 이용한 새로운 공랭식 냉각 시스템을 개발하였다. 베타 타입 스털링기관에 냉각팬을 연결하고 태양광 모듈의 뒷면에 반원형의 에어가이드를 부착함으로써 스털링기관 작동에 의해 발생된 강제대류가 에어가이드를 따라 이동하면서 태양광 모듈의 후면을 냉각하는 방식이다. 할로겐 조명을 활용한 하절기 모사 성능 평가 실험 결과 본 연구를 통해 개발된 새로운 냉각시스템을 적용할 경우 태양광 모듈의 온도가 냉각을 적용하지 않은 경우에 비해 약 $12^{\circ}C$ 낮아지고 출력 전압은 약 25% 향상되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.1395-1399
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• 2012

Background: Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been reported to induce cell growth arrest, apoptosis and differentiation of tumor cells. The present study aimed to examine the effects of trichostatin A (TSA), one such inhibitor, on the cell cycle, apoptosis and invasiveness of osteosarcoma cells. Methods: MG-63 cells were treated with TSA at various concentrations. Then, cell growth and apoptosis were determined by 3-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) and TUNEL assays, respectively; cell cycling was assessed by flow cytometry; invasion assays were performed with the transwell Boyden Chamber system. Results: MTT assays revealed that TSA significantly inhibited the growth of MG-63 cells in a concentration and time dependent manner. TSA treated cells demonstrated morphological changes indicative of apoptosis and TUNEL assays revealed increased apoptosis of MG-63 cells after TSA treatment. Flow cytometry showed that TSA arrested the cell cycle in G1/G2 phase and annexin V positive apoptotic cells increased markedly. In addition, the invasiveness of MG-63 cells was inhibited by TSA in a concentration dependent manner. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate that TSA inhibits the proliferation, induces apoptosis and inhibits invasiveness of osteosarcoma cells in vitro. HDAC inhibitors may thus have promise to become new therapeutic agents against osteosarcoma.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.991-996
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• 2015

Side population (SP) cells have stem cell-like properties with a capacity for self-renewal and are resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Therefore the presence of SP cells in human breast cancer probably has prognostic value. Objective: To investigate the characteristics of SP cells and identify the relationship between the SP cells levels and clinico-pathological parameters of the breast tumor and disease-free survival (DFS) in breast cancer patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 122 eligible breast cancer patients were consecutively recruited from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007 at Yunnan Tumor Hospital. All eligible subjects received conventional treatment and were followed up for seven years. Predictors of recurrence and/or metastasis and DFS were analyzed using Cox regression analysis. Human breast cancer cells were also obtained from fresh human breast cancer tissue and cultured by the nucleic acid dye Hoechst33342 with Verapami. Flow cytometry (FCM) was employed to isolate the cells of SP and non-SP types. Results: In this study, SP cells were identified using flow cytometric analysis with Hoechst 33342 dye efflux. Adjusted for age, tumor size, lymph nodal status, histological grade, the Cox model showed a higher risk of recurrence and/or metastasis positively associated with the SP cell level (1.75, 1.02-2.98), as well as with axillary lymph node metastasis (2.99, 1.76-5.09), pathology invasiveness type (1.7, 1.14-2.55), and tumor volume doubling time (TVDT) (1.54, 1.01-2.36). Conclusions: The SP cell level is independently associated with tumor progression and clinical outcome after controlling for other pathological factors. The axillary lymph node status, TVDT and the status of non-invasive or invasive tumor independently predict the prognosis of breast cancer.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2019

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are widely generated in biological processes such as normal metabolism and response to xenobiotic exposure. While ROS can be beneficial or harmful to cells and tissues, generation of ROS by diverse anti-cancer drugs or phytochemicals plays an important role in the induction of apoptosis. We recently identified a derivative of naphthalene, MS-5, that induces apoptosis of an ovarian cell, CAOV-3. Interestingly, MS-5 induced apoptosis by down-regulating the ROS. Cell viability was evaluated by water-soluble tetrazolium salt (WST-1) assay. Apoptosis was evaluated by flow cytometry analysis. Intracellular ROS ($H_2O_2$), mitochondrial superoxide, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and effect on cycle were determined by flow cytometry. Protein expression was assessed by western blotting. The level of ATP was measured using ATP Colorimetric/Fluorometric Assay kit. MS-5 inhibited growth of ovarian cancer cell lines, CAOV-3, in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. MS-5 also induced G1 cell cycle arrest in CAOV-3 cells, while MS-5 decreased intracellular ROS generation. In addition, cells treated with MS-5 showed the decrease in MMP and ATP production. In this study, we found that treatment with MS-5 in CAOV-3 cells induced apoptosis but decreased ROS level. We suspect that MS-5 might interfere with the minimum requirements of ROS for survival. These perturbations appear to be concentration-dependent, suggesting that MS-5 may induce apoptosis by interfering with ROS generation. We propose that MS-5 may be a potent therapeutic agent for inducing apoptosis in ovarian cancer cell through regulation of ROS.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.224-230
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• 2021

Background: Local anesthetics often are used in rotator cuff tears as therapeutic tools, although some cases have reported that they have detrimental effects. Neurotropin (NTP) is used widely in Japan as a treatment for various chronic pain conditions and is shown to have protective effects on cartilage and nerve cells. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of NTP against lidocaine-induced cytotoxicity. Methods: Tenocytes from rotator cuff tendons were incubated with lidocaine, NTP, lidocaine with NTP, and a control medium. Cell viability was evaluated using the WST-8 assay. Cell apoptosis was detected via annexin V staining using flow cytometry. The expression of BCL-2 and cytochrome c, which are involved in the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, was evaluated via Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. Results: In the cell viability assay, lidocaine decreased cell viability in a dose-dependent manner, and NTP did not affect cell viability. Moreover, NTP significantly inhibited the cytotoxic effect of lidocaine. The flow cytometry analysis showed that lidocaine significantly induced apoptosis in tenocytes, and NTP considerably inhibited this lidocaine-induced apoptosis. Western blotting experiments showed that lidocaine decreased the protein expression of BCL-2, and that NTP conserved the expression of BCL-2, even when used with lidocaine. Immunohistochemical staining for cytochrome c showed that 0.1% lidocaine increased cytochrome c-positive cells, and NTP suppressed lidocaine-induced cytochrome c expression. Conclusions: NTP suppresses lidocaine-induced apoptosis of tenocytes by inhibiting the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Intra-articular/bursal injection of NTP with lidocaine could protect tenocytes in rotator cuff tendons against lidocaine-induced apoptosis.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.263-270
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• 2009

레독스 흐름 전지의 전극으로 사용하기 위해 탄소펠트를 열처리와 산처리 방법으로 산화 개질하였다. 열중량 분석결과 열처리 또는 산처리에 의하여 탄소펠트의 섬유 표면에 고분자 물질이 제거되고 산소 관능기가 도입된 것을 확인할 수 있었으며 습식 방법인 산처리 방법보다 건식방법인 열처리 방법이 기계적 안정성을 유지하는데 효과적인 처리 방법으로 나타났다. XPS, 원소분석을 통하여 500$^{\circ}C$에서 4시간 열처리한 탄소펠트의 표면에 산소 관능기가 부가된 것을 확인하였으며 질소흡착실험에서 거의 없던 표면적이 96 $m^2/g$로 증가한 것을 알 수 있었다. CV실험 및 분극 실험을 수행한 결과 500$^{\circ}C$ 열처리 전극의 활성화 저항이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 산처리한 탄소펠트와 400$^{\circ}C$, 500$^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 탄소펠트를 이용하여 바나듐 레독스 흐름 전지를 구성하고 충/방전 실험을 실시한 결과 충/방전 전압효율이 산처리 전극의 경우 86.6%, 400$^{\circ}C$ 열처리 전극의 경우 89.6%, 500$^{\circ}C$ 열처리 전극의 경우 90.6%로 500$^{\circ}C$ 열처리 전극이 가장 우수하였다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.109-115
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• 2005

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) are multipotent cells that reside in the bone marrow and replenish all adult hematopoietic lineages throughoutthe lifetime. In this study, we analyzed the expression of receptors of $P2Y_{10}$, purinergic receptor families in murine hematopoietic stem cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells. In addition, the biological activity of $P2Y_{10}$ was investigated with B lymphocyte cell line, Ba/F3 in effect to cell growth and cell cycle. From the analysis of expression in hematopoieticstem cell. and progenitor with RT-PCR, $P2Y_{10}$ was strongly expressed in murine hematopoieticstem cells (c-kit+ Sca-l+ Lin-) and progenitor cell population, such as c-kit- Sca-l+ Lin-, c-kit+ Sca-l- Lin- and c-kit- Sca-l- Lin-. To investigate the biological effects by $P2Y_{10}$, retroviral vector from subcloned murine $P2Y_{10}$ cDNA was used fur gene introduction into Ba/F3 cells, and stable transfectant cells were obtained by flow cytometry sorting. In cell proliferation assay, the proliferation ability of $P2Y_{10}$ receptor gene­transfected cells was strongly inhibited, and the cell cycle was arrested at G1 phase. These result suggest that the $P2Y_{10}$ may be involved the biological activity in hematopoietic stem cells and immature B lymphocytes.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2006

Purpose : This study was aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of Leonurus sibiricus on the proliferation of human uterine leiomyoma cells and the expression of gene related the mechanism of cell apoptosis. Methods : We counted the number of death cells treated with indicated concentration of Leonurus sibiricus and investigated cell death rate by MTS assay. Furthermore, flow cytometry analysis and DNA fragmentation assay were used to dissect between necrosis and apoptosis and then we observed the differential gene expression by western blot analysis. Results : Leonurus sibiricus significantly inhibited the proliferation of uterine leiomyoma cell in a dose-dependent and time dependent manner. Fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis indicated that Leonurus sibiricus induced G1 cell cycle arrest. Leonurus sibiricus enhanced the expression of p27 and p53 with cell cycle arrest. Conclusion : These findings suggest that Leonurus sibiricus is a candidate agent for the treatment of uterine leiomyoma. p27, $p53^{1}$ may play an important role in Leonurus sibiricus-induced cell cycle arrest and cell growth inhibition.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.119-126
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• 2007

Because of the low temperature operation, proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell has a water phase transition. Therefore, water management is an important operation issue in a PEM fuel cell because the liquid water in the fuel cell causes electrode flooding that can lower the cell performance under high current density conditions. In this study, in order to understand the reactant distributions in the cathode channels of the PEM fuel cell, an experimental technique that can measure the species concentrations of reactant gases by using gas chromatograph (GC) is applied for an operating PEM fuel cell. The oxygen distribution along the cathode flow channels of PEM fuel cell is mainly investigated with various operating conditions. Also, the relations between cathode flooding and oxygen concentrations and oxygen consumption pattern along the cathode channel configurations of the unit cell adopted for this study are discussed using GC measurement and visualization experiment of cathode flooding. It is found that the amount of oxygen consumption is very sensitive to various operating conditions of the fuel cell and was much affected by the flooding occurrence in cathode channels.