• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.358-363
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• 2011

Background: Traditionally, interferon-${\gamma}$ (IFN-${\gamma}$) was regarded as a pro-inflammatory cytokine, however, recent reports suggested role of IFN-${\gamma}$ in immune tolerance. In our previous report, we could induce tolerance to male antigen (HY) just by male islet transplantation in wild type C57BL/6 mice without any immunological intervention. We tried to investigate the influence of IFN-${\gamma}$ deficiency on tolerance induction by male islet transplantation. Methods: To examine the immunogenicity of male tissue in the absence of IFN-${\gamma}$, we transplanted male IFN-${\gamma}$ knock-out (KO) skin to female IFN-${\gamma}$ KO mice. Next, we analyzed male IFN-${\gamma}$ KO islet to streptozotocin-induced diabetic female IFN-${\gamma}$ KO mice. And, we checked the functionality of grafted islet by graft removal and insulin staining. Results: As our previous results in wild type C57BL/6 mice, female IFN-${\gamma}$ KO mice rejected male IFN-${\gamma}$ KO skin within 29 days, and did not reject male IFN-${\gamma}$ KO islet. The maintenance of normal blood glucose level was dependent on the presence of grafted male islet. And the male islet recipient did not reject 2nd challenge of male islet graft also. Conclusion: Deficiency of IFN-${\gamma}$ does not have influence on the result of male skin graft and male islet transplantation. Conclusively, male islet transplantation induced T cell tolerance is not dependent on the presence of IFN-${\gamma}$.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제68권
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• pp.325-334
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• 2018

Lactose is a reducing disaccharide consisting of two different monosaccharides such as galactose and glucose. The hydrogenation of lactose to lactitol is a formidable challenge because it is a complex process and several side products are formed. In this work, we synthesized Ru-Ni bimetallic nanohybrids as efficient catalysts for selective lactose hydrogenation to give selective lactitol. Ru-Ni bimetallic nanohybrids with $Ru-NiO_x$ (x = 1, 5, and 10 wt%) are prepared by impregnating Ru and Ni salts precursors with $TiO_2$ used as support material. Ru-Ni bimetallic nanohybrids (represented as $5Ru-5NiO/TiO_2$) catalyst is found to exhibit the remarkably high selectivity of lactitol (99.4%) and turnover frequency i.e. ($374h^{-1}$). In contrast, monometallic $Ru/TiO_2$ catalyst shows poor performance with ($TOF=251h^{-1}$). The detailed characterizations confirmed a strong interaction between Ru and NiO species, demonstrating a synergistic effect on the improvement on lactitol selectivity. The impregnation-reduction method for the preparation of bimetallic $Ru-NiO/TiO_2$ catalyst promoted Ru nanoparticles dispersed on NiO and intensified the interaction between Ru and NiO species. $Ru-NiO/TiO_2$ efficiently catalyzed the hydrogenation of lactose to lactitol with high yield/selectivity at almost complete conversion of lactose at $120^{\circ}C$ and 55 bar of hydrogen ($H_2$) pressure. Moreover, $Ru-NiO/TiO_2$ catalyst could also be easily recovered and reused up to four runs without notable change in original activity.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.342-354
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• 2021

Purpose: Obesity is a serious public health issue for the modern society and is considered a chronic health hazard. There are many surgical and pharmacological approaches to treat obesity. However, various potentially hazardous side effects remain the biggest challenge. Therefore, diets based on foods derived from natural products have gained increasing attention compared to anti-obesity drugs. Recently, research on edible insects as a food source has been a topic of considerable interest in the scientific communities. This study examined the anti-obesity effects of ingesting an edible insect by feeding a high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mouse models with a diet containing Tenebrio molitor larvae powder (TMLP). Methods: Six-week-old female C57BL/6J mice were divided into 4 groups according to treatment: 100% normal diet (ND), 100% HFD (HFD), HFD 99% + TMLP 1% (TMLP), and HFD 97% + TMLP 3% (TMLP 3%). TMLP was added to the HFD for 6 weeks for the latter two groups. Results: Compared to the HFD group, mice in the TMLP group showed weight loss, and micro-computed tomographic imaging revealed that the volume of the adipose tissue in the abdominal area also showed significant reduction. After an autopsy, the fat weight was found to be significantly reduced in the TMLP group compared to the HFD group. In addition, the degree of fat cell deposition in the liver tissue and the size of the adipocytes significantly decreased in the TMLP group. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis for the mRNA expression of adipogenesis-related genes namely CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins (C/EBP-β, C/EBP-δ), and fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4) showed that the expression levels of these genes were significantly reduced in the TMLP group compared to the HFD group. Serum leptin level also decreased significantly in the TMLP group in the comparison with the HFD group. In addition, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and glucose levels in mouse serum also decreased in the TMLP group. Conclusion: Taken together, our results showed that TMLP effectively inhibited adipocyte growth and reduced body weight in obese mice.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.61-73
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• 2024

Objective: The main objective of this study was to define molecular mechanisms associated with thermal stress responses of chickens from commercial broilers (BR, Ross 308), Thai native chickens (NT) and crossbreeds between BR×NT (H75). Methods: Twenty days before reaching specific market age, chickens from each breed were divided into control and thermal-stressed groups. The stressed groups were exposed to a cyclic thermal challenge (35℃±1℃ for 6 h, followed by 26℃±1℃ for 18 h) for 20 days. Control group was raised under a constant temperature of 26℃±1℃. Pectoralis major (n = 4) from each group was collected for transcriptome analysis using HiSeq Illumina and analysis of glycogen and lactate. Gene expression patterns between control and thermal-stressed groups were compared within the same breeds. Results: Differentially expressed transcripts of 65, 59, and 246 transcripts for BR, NT, and H75, respectively, were revealed by RNA-Seq and recognized by Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes database. Pathway analysis underlined altered glucose homeostasis and protein metabolisms in all breeds. The signals centered around phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling, focal adhesion, and MAPK signaling in all breeds with slight differences in molecular signal transduction patterns among the breeds. An extensive apoptosis was underlined for BR. Roles of AMPK, MAPK signaling and regulation of actin cytoskeleton in adaptive response were suggested for H75 and NT chickens. Lower glycogen content was observed in the breast muscles of BR and NT (p<0.01) compared to their control counterparts. Only BR muscle exhibited increased lactate (p<0.01) upon exposure to the stress. Conclusion: The results provided a better comprehension regarding the associated biological pathways in response to the cyclic thermal stress in each breed and in chickens with different growth rates.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2009

양식 어류의 항생제 투여의 문제점을 해결하기 위하여 한 약재 추출물을 기질로 한 유산균 배양액을 양식 넙치와 돌돔의 사료에 첨가하여 성장, 혈액학적 분석, 식세포 활성, lysozyme 활성 및 어류질병세균에 대한 공격실험을 실시하였다. 성장의 결과 넙치는 실험구와 대조구강의 유의성을 보이지 않았으며, 돌돔의 경우 대조구에 비해 실험구가 약 20 g 높은 어체중 증가를 보였다. 넙치의 사료효율은 실행구가 대조구에 비해 약 25% 높았으며, 돌돔은 사료효율은 두 그룹 간에 유의성을 보이지 않았다. 어류의 혈액학적 분석 결과, GOT와 GPT는 8주 이후에 감소현상을 보였으나 glucose와 total protein은 두 그룹 간에 유의성을 보이지 않았다. 식세포 활성 또한 유의적인 차이가 없었다. lysozyme 활성은 넙치의 경우 8주부터 실험구가 대조구보다 높은 활성을 보였으며, 돌돔은 실험 12주에 대조구보다 약 3배 높은 활성을 보였다. 어류 질병 유발세균에 대한 공격실험은 넙치의 복강에 V. anguillarum을 투여하였을 시, 실험구가 대조구에 비해 18%, S. iniae을 투여하였을 시, 실험구가 23% 높은 생존율을 보였다. 돌돔의 경우, V. anguillarum의 투여경과 대조구의 비해 17%, S. iniae의 투여경과 대조구의 비해 16% 높은 생존율을 나타냈다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1434-1440
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• 2007

본 연구는 넙치의 면역반응에서 버섯균사체 (상황버섯, 운지버섯) 혼합배양추출물의 효과에 대해서 연구하였다. 혼합배양추출물은 넙치에 대해서 성장, 혈액, 라이소자임활성, 백혈구, 식세포활성 및 Vibrio anguillarum에 대한 질병저항성에 관해서 평가되었다. 성장에 있어서 버섯균사체 혼합 배양 추출물을 섭이한 그룹의 체중은 52 g 전장은 2.1 cm가 대조구보다도 증가하였다. 혈액학적으로 버섯균사체 혼합 배양추출물을 경구투여 했을 때 글루코오스의 양이 증가하였다. 그러나 각 그룹에 대한 COT (glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase), GPT (glutamlc pyruvic transamlnase), TG, TP, LDH (lactate dehydronase)의 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 라이소자임 활성은 대조구 보다 실험구에서 80%의 높은 결과를 얻을 수 있었으며, 식세포 활성은 실험구에서 대조구 보다 60% 높은 활성을 보였다. 라이소자임 활성과 식세포 활성의 결과 경우에는 12주후에 다소 감소하는 양상을 보였지만, 대조구 보다는 높은 활성을 보였다. 그리고 $7{\times}10^8\;CFU$ 농도로 어류 병원성 세균인 Vibrio anguillarum를 어류 당 투여하여 병원성 테스트를 한 결과 누적 폐사율을 대조구와 비교해 보았을 때 25%의 높은 생존율을 보였다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.29-38
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• 2004

glucan 첨가 사료 투여가 넙치에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여, 넙치에 glucan 0 %, 0.01 %, 0.1 %, 0.5 % 첨가 사료를 연속 투여구와 격주 투여구로 나누어 공급하면서, 성장, 혈액 성분, 비특이적 면역능을 분석하였으며, 나아가 어병 세균인 Edwardsiella tarda 균의 공격 실험에 대한 방어능을 조사하였다. glucan 첨가 사료 투여는 넙치의 성장에 긍정적인 효과를 보였는데, 특히 0.05 % 연속 투여구와 0.1 % 격주 투여구에서 대조구보다 유의하게 높은 성장을 나타내었다. glucan 첨가사료의 투여가 넙치의 비특이적 면역 반응에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해, 혈청 lysozyme과 전신 식세포의 활성 산소를 측정한 결과, 거의 모든 실험구에서 실험 기간 내내 대조구보다 높은 활성을 보였다. glucan 첨가 사료의 투여가 넙치의 생리에 영향을 미치는 지를 조사하기 위하여, Total protein, glucose, GOT, GPT, Ht를 측정한 결과, 3주째 GPT 수치가 다소 높은 것을 제외하고는 그다지 큰 변화를 보이지 않았다. 마지막으로 Edwardsiella tarda ($4{\times}10^6$ cells/fish) 균을 공격 실험한 결과, 0.01 % 연속 투여구를 제외한 모든 실험구에서 높은 방어력을 보였다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2024

Global warming is a key challenge subjecting animals to heat stress conditions resulting in multiple physiological alterations in tropical climate. Dietary approach seems to be the more friendly approach to curb the adverse effects of heat stress in rabbits. Some herbs have been categorized to have high potential for promotion of immune responses for amelioration of heat stress. Thus, this research aims to evaluate the potential of Mistletoe (Viscum album), Moringa (Moringa oleifera) and Phyllanthus (Phyllanthus amarus) leaf meal as herbal supplements for the alleviation of heat stress in female rabbits by measuring improvement in sex and stress hormonal responses in serum biochemistry. 80 Rabbit does were exposed to 4 dietary groups supplemented with each of Mistletoe, Moringa, Phyllanthus and a control in an 84-day trial at the summit of thermal stress in South west Nigeria. Growth indices were monitored throughout the study, blood samples were compiled at the end of the trial to assess serum biochemistry, stress and sex hormonal responses of the Does using standard protocols. The results revealed that final weight and weight gain of Does fed on Phyllanthus were significantly (p < 0.05) higher (11.46% and 14.25%, respectively) than Does on control. The herbal supplements enhance glucose, protein, albumin and globulin, reduced cholesterol, and creatinine of Does under heat stress conditions. Among the herbal treatment groups, mistletoe, moringa and phyllanthus had 12.42%, 18.39% and 16.90%, respectively, lower corticosterone than control groups which had 39.76ng/ml. Triiodothyronine of Does fed control were significantly (p < 0.05) lower than Does on Moringa oleifera and Phyllanthus amarus supplements. Estradiol and Follicle stimulating hormone of rabbit Does fed on moringa supplement were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than other treatments. In conclusion, the herbal supplements tend to mitigate the detrimental outcome of thermal stress on Does by suppressing stress hormones. Moringa oleifera and Phyllanthus amarus enhanced sex hormones while Phyllanthus amarus confered growth promoting effects on the Does.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.89-96
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• 1999

당뇨병은 생식내분비 조직의 구조나 기능 변화를 유발하여 호르몬 합성 및 분비량의 변화를 야기하고, 정자의 운동성 등에 영향을 미치는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 그러나 부정소와 수정관내 정자의 농도 변화나 수정능력 획득 및 침체반응에 미치는 영향은 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 실험에서는 Wistar 쥐에 streptozotocin을 투여하여 당뇨병을 유발시킨 후 3일과 14일에 부정소 각 부위와 수정관내 정자 농도 변화를 조사하고 부정소 꼬리와 수정관내 정자의 침체반응 유도 실험 (acrosome reaction to ionophore challenge test, ARIC test)을 이용하여 정자의 수정 능력을 평가하였다. Streptozotocin을 주사한 후 혈액내 인슐린 및 포도당 농도는 당뇨병 경과 기간이 길어짐에 따라 반비례 관계를 보였다. 부정소 머리와 몸통내 정자의 농도는 3일군에서부터 감소하기 시작하나 꼬리에서는 14일군 $(15.2{\pm}2.1)$에서 대조군 $(28.1{\pm}4.0)$이나 3일군에 $(24.8{\pm}2.9)$비해 유의하게 감소하였다. 수정관내 절자 농도는 14일군이 $0.025{\pm}0.013$으로 대조군과 $(0.108{\pm}0.03)$ 3일군에 $(0.067{\pm}0.046)$ 비해 유의하게 감소하였으며, 3일군도 대조군에 비해 유의한 차이를 보였다. 자발적 첨체반응율은 대조군의 부정소 꼬리정자는 $37.1{\pm}2.4$이고 수정관내 정자는 $49.3{\pm}2.4$로 두 부위간 유의한 차이를 보였다. 3일군과 14일군의 부정소 꼬리와 수정관내 정자의 자발적 첨체반응율은 대조군에 비해 유의하게 증가하였다. 한편 14일군의 수정관내 정자의 자발적 첨체반응율은 대조군이나 3일군에 비해 유의하게 증가하였다. ARIC test 결과 대조군과 3일군에서는 20%이상 차이를 보였으나 14일군에서는 약 8.4% 차이를 보였다. 위의 결과가 부정소의 성숙 조절기능 이상 또는 정자형성 이상에 기인한 것인지는 더 연구되어야 하나 당뇨병 병력이 길어짐에 따라 정자의 수적인 감소, 자발적 침체반응의 증가나 침체반응의 약화가 유발되어 생식능력의 감소 원인으로 작용하는 것으로 사료된다.