• 원예과학기술지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.564-577
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• 2016

Salinity stress limits plant cultivation in many areas worldwide; however, persimmon (Diospyros spp.) has high tolerance to salt. Five accessions of Diospyros [three of Diospyros lotus (accession numbers 824, 846, and 847); one of Diospyros kaki var. sylvestris (869); and one of Diospyros virginiana (844)] were chosen for analysis of salinity stress. We compared the effects of salt stress on plant growth, relative water content (RWC), malondialdehyde (MDA), electrolyte leakage (EL), hydrogen peroxide content ($H_2O_2$), and antioxidative enzyme activities (superoxide dismutase, SOD; catalase, CAT; peroxidase, POD; and ascorbate peroxidase, APX) in leaves of healthy potted seedlings from each of the five accessions after salt treatment for 25 days. Salt stress affected the growth of plants in all five accessions, with all three D. lotus accessions showing the most severe effect. Salt stress increased membrane lipid peroxidation in all accessions, but a stronger increase was observed in the three D. lotus accessions. Moreover, accumulation of $H_2O_2$ was faster in salt-sensitive D. lotus compared to salt-tolerant D. virginiana 844. The activities of all antioxidant enzymes increased in D. virginiana 844 and in D. kaki var. sylvestris 869; the activities of SOD, CAT, and APX were at similar levels in D. virginiana 844 and D. kaki var. sylvestris 869, but POD activity was stimulated to a greater extent in D. virginiana 844. The activities of all antioxidant enzymes (except POD) decreased in D. lotus 824 and increased (except for SOD) in D.lotus 846. The activities of SOD and APX decreased in D. lotus 847, whereas POD and CAT activities both increased. Relative water content decreased significantly in D. lotus. No significant changes in lipid peroxidation or relevant antioxidant parameters were detected in any of the accessions in controls treated with 0.0% NaCl. D. virginiana 844 had higher antioxidant capacity in response to salinity compared to other persimmon rootstocks. These results indicate that changes of these key physiological variables are related to salinity resistance in different accessions of persimmon.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.283-293
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• 2011

With the purpose of improving ginsenoside content in adventitious root cultures of Korean wild ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer), the roots were treated with different dosages of ${\gamma}$-ray (5, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, and 200 Gy). The growth of adventitious roots was inhibited at over 100 Gy. The irradiated adventitious roots showed significant variation in the morphological parameters and crude saponin content at 50 to100 Gy. Therefore, four mutant cell lines out of the propagation of 35 cell lines treated with 50 Gy and 100 Gy were selected on the basis of phenotypic morphology and crude saponin contents relative to the wild type control. The contents of 7 major ginsenosides ($Rg_1$, Re, $Rb_1$, $Rb_2$, Rc, Rf, and Rd) were determined for cell lines 1 and 3 from 100 Gy and lines 2 and 4 from 50 Gy treatments. Cell line 2 showed more secondary roots, longer length and superior growth rate than the root controls in flasks and bioreactors. Cell line 1 showed larger average diameter and the growth rate in the bioreactor was comparable with that of the control but greater in the flask cultured roots. Cell lines 1 and 2, especially the former, showed much more ginsenoside contents than the control in flasks and bioreactors. Therefore, we chose cell line 1 for further study of ginsenoside contents. The crude saponin content of line 1 in flask and bioreactor cultures increased by 1.4 and 1.8-fold, respectively, compared to the control. Total contents of 7 ginsenoside types ($Rg_1$, Re, $Rb_1$, $Rb_2$, Rc, Rf, and Rd) increased by 1.8 and 2.3-fold, respectively compared to the control. Crude saponin and ginsenoside contents in the bioreactor culture increased by about 1.4-fold compared to that the flask culture.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.1429-1436
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• 2014

In this study, we investigated the effects of dietary supplementation (n = 40 pigs/treatment) with bamboo powder (0, 1, 2 and 3%) for 38 days. We evaluated growth performance, blood metabolites, and carcass characteristics of fattening pigs and gas emission and microbial populations in pig manure, to obtain data on pork producers for environmental management. We obtained the following results. First, supplementation with increasing amounts of bamboo powder had a significant (P < 0.05) effect on feed intake, feed efficiency, and glucose contents (except for initial and final body weight, weight gain, carcass characteristics, and blood urea nitrogen). In terms of blood metabolites, glucose and blood urea nitrogen tended to decrease with increasing amounts of bamboo powder. Second, the amounts of ammonia, methane, amine, hydrogen sulfide, and acetic acid were reduced by increasing amounts of bamboo powder when compared with the controls (P < 0.05). However, there were no significant differences in pH, propionic acid, iso-butyric acid, butyric acid, iso-valeric acid, and valeric acid among all treatments. The lowest gas emission was observed when 3% bamboo powder was used. Third, supplementation with increasing amounts of bamboo powder tended (P < 0.05) to increase the total number of bacteria, Lactobacillus spp., and yeast, but E. coli, Salmonella spp., and Shigella spp. were not detected in any treatment. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that supplementation with bamboo powder was effective in reducing gas emission and inhibiting pathogen populations in pig manure by lowering the pH of the manure.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.149-155
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• 2017

대부분의 Proteobacteria에 존재하는 질소 인산전달계는 다양한 세포내 조절에 관여하는 cascade이다. 이들은 ptsP 유전자에 의해 암호화되는 $EI^{Ntr}$, ptsO에 의해 암호화되는 NPr, ptsN에 의해 암호화되는 $EIIA^{Ntr}$로 이루어져 있다. 이들 중 $EIIA^{Ntr}$은 $K^+$ 농도 조절, ppGpp 농도 조절, 질소와 탄소 대사, ABC transporter의 조절 등 다양한 세포내 조절과정에 관여하지만, NPr의 생리적 기능에 대해서는 알려진 바가 많지 않다. 최근의 한 논문은 대장균에서 탈인산화된 NPr이 세포막 스트레스 반응에 관여한다는 사실이 밝혔다. 본 연구에서는 NPr과 관련된 새로운 표현형을 제공한다. ptsP 유전자가 결손된 균주는 filamentation 표현형을 나타내었다. ptsP 결손균주의 이런 표현형은 ptsO 유전자의 추가적인 결실에 의해 사라졌지만, ptsN 유전자의 추가적 소실에 의해서는 유지되었다. 이는 ptsP 결손균주의 filamentation 표현형이 탈인산화된 NPr의 증가 때문에 나타났음을 나타낸다. 이런 생각은 야생종에서 탈인산화된 NPr이 증가되었을 때 filamentation 표현형을 나타낸다는 사실을 통해 확증되었다. 또한 탈인산화된 NPr의 양이 증가함에 따라 대장균의 세포 길이가 점진적으로 증가한다는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 탈인산화된 NPr이 대장균의 형태적 변화를 유도함을 시사한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권4호
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• pp.140-149
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• 2013

Background: Plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1), an important regulator of plasminogen activator system which controls degradation of extracellular membrane and progression of tumor cells, and PAI-1 gene polymorphic variants have been known as the prognostic biomarkers of non-small cell lung cancer patients. Recently, experimental in vitro study revealed that transforming growth factor-${\beta}1$ initiated PAI-1 transcription through epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway. However, there is little clinical evidence on the association between PAI-1 A15T gene polymorphism and prognosis of Korean population with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and the influence of activating mutation of EGFR kinase domain. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 171 patients who were diagnosed with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and undergone EGFR mutation analysis from 1995 through 2009. Results: In all patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma, there was no significant association between PAI-1 A15T polymorphic variants and prognosis for overall survival. However, further subgroup analysis showed that the group with AG/AA genotype had a shorter 3-year survival time than the group with GG genotype in patients with EGFR mutant-type pulmonary adenocarcinoma (mean survival time, 24.9 months vs. 32.5 months, respectively; p=0.015). In multivariate analysis of 3-year survival for patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma harboring mutant-type EGFR, the AG/AA genotype carriers had poorer prognosis than the GG genotype carriers (hazard ratio, 7.729; 95% confidence interval, 1.414-42.250; p=0.018). Conclusion: According to our study of Korean population with pulmonary adenocarcinoma, AG/AA genotype of PAI-1 A15T would be a significant predictor of poor short-term survival in patients with pulmonary adenocarcinoma harboring mutant-type EGFR.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2010

RNase E는 대장균 내에 있는 수많은 RNA의 분해와 가공에 관여하며, 또한 RNA 대사 작용에 관련된 거대한 단백질 복합체인 데그라도좀을 구성하는 중요한 효소로 알려져 있다. RraA와 RraB는 최근에 밝혀진 RNase E의 단백질 저해제이며, 진화적으로 잘 보존되어 있다. 이 연구에서는 RraA를 발현 시킬 때와는 달리 세포 내에서 RraB를 발현 시키면, RNase E의 과발현에 따른 세포의 성장 저해를 회복시키지 못하고 더 저해하는 것을 확인하였다. 이 현상이 RraA와 RraB가 세포내 RNase E의 기질들에 대해 특이적으로 영향을 미치기 때문인지를 알아보기 위해 세 개의 RNase E 기질을 분석하였다. 그 결과, ColE1-타입 플라스미드의 복제수를 조절하는 RNA I과 라이보좀 단백질 S15를 코딩하는 rpsO mRNA의 경우 RraA가 RraB 보다 효과적으로 RNase E의 활성을 저해하며, RNase P의 RNA 구성요소의 전구체인 pM1 RNA에 대한 RNase E의 효소 활성은 RraB가 저해하지 못하는 것을 관찰하였다. 이 결과는 RraB가 RraA보다는 높은 기질 특이적으로 RNase E의 효소활성을 저해하며, 이러한 이유로 RNase E의 과발현에 의한 세포의 성장 저해를 RraB의 과발현으로 극복할 수 없었다고 추론할 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.11-19
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• 2007

This study was to evaluate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFRs) in tumor and stromal cells of tougue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). We also wanted to characterize the differences, from the angiogenic aspect, between cancer-associated stromal cells and non-malignant stromal cells. Paraffin-embedded tumor specimens from eleven patients with tongue SCCs were studied. Immunohistochemical staining for VEGFR-1,-2, and -3 was performed on the tumor cells, stromal fibroblasts and tumor-associated macrophages of the specimens. The expression of all 3 receptors was detected in the tumor cells themselves of the biopsy specimens. All 3 receptors were also expressed on stromal cells, except that VEGFR-2 was not expressed in stromal fibroblasts. In radical excision specimens, the staining intensity for VEGFR-1, -2 in the tumor cells and VEGFR-1,-3 in the tumor-associated macrophages was significantly lower than that in the biopsy specimens (P < 0.05). By using the general marker of fibroblast and macrophage, 5B5 and CD68, respectively, we performed double immunofluorescence staining for 5B5 and each VEGFR in the stromal fibroblasts and for CD68 and each VEGFR in the tumor-associated macrophages of the radical excision specimens. We used 4 cases of fibroma and 4 cases of chronic inflammation tissue as the controls. It was found that only each marker was expressed in the control group, however, 5B5/VEGFR-1 and 5B5/VEGFR-3 in the stromal fibroblasts, and CD68/VEGFR-1 and CD68/VEGFR-3 in the tumor-associated macrophages were double stained in the radical excision specimens. Although our study used small number of specimens, the results of our study showed that in tongue SCC, in association with the angiogenesis, the stromal cells showed the activated phenotype and this was different from the nonmalignant stromal cells.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.573-580
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• 2017

해산로티퍼(Brachionus plicatilis)의 생존율 및 개체군 성장률을 사용하여 Phenanthrene (PHE)에 대한 독성평가를 수행하였다. PHE에 24시간 노출한 생존율은 최고 농도 $300mg\;L^{-1}$에서 영향이 나타나지 않았다. PHE에 72시간 노출한 개체군 성장률은 $37.5mg\;L^{-1}$ 농도에서 급격한 감소가 시작되어 최고 농도 $150.0mg\;L^{-1}$에서 개체군 성장이 나타나지 않아, 농도의존적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. PHE에 노출된 개체군 성장률의 $EC_{50}$ 값은 $63.7(48.4{\sim}84.5)mg\;L^{-1}$, PHE에 대한 개체군 성장률의 NOEC는 $18.8mg\;L^{-1}$, LOEC는 $37.5mg\;L^{-1}$로 나타났다. 연구결과 PHE를 평가하는 데 있어 생존율보다 개체군 성장률이 적합하며 해양환경에서 PHE의 LOEC 이상의 농도는 B. plicatilis에게 독성영향을 미칠 수 있는 농도로 판단된다. 또한 NOEC와 $EC_{50}$은 독성을 평가하는 기준점으로 이용할 수 있으며, 차후 PAHs의 통합적인 생물영향을 판단하기 위한 기초자료로 해양생태계 평가에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.203-213
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 북방계 식물 제비붓꽃의 현지외 보전에 필요한 생육 적정 광조건을 제시하기 위하여 차광처리에 따른 제비붓꽃의 생장과 생리적 반응을 조사하였다. 전천광을 수광하는 대조구와 서로 다른 차광처리구(50%, 75%, 95%)를 설치하고 엽면적당 건중량, 엽록소 함량과 형광 반응, 광합성 특성을 조사하였다. 제비붓꽃은 차광수준이 강해질수록 낮은 광도에 적응하기 위하여 광합성 효율이 높아진 잎이 형성되었다. 차광수준이 높아질수록 엽록소 함량이 증가하였고, 엽면적이 증가하면서 엽면적당 건중량은 감소하였다. 차광처리에 의해 엽록소 형광 반응 Fv/Fm과 NPQ는 변화하지 않았고, 탄소고정계의 활성 또한 처리 간에 차이가 없었다. 제비붓꽃은 양지식물에 해당하는 광포화점을 나타냈고, 75% 차광수준까지 광합성 능력을 대조구와 비슷한 수준으로 유지하였다. 제비붓꽃의 순양자수율은 95% 차광처리에서 현저히 감소하여 낮은 광조건에 적응한 상태를 보였다. 제비붓꽃은 전천광 대비 95% 차광수준에서 생육할 시 광합성 능력이 저하하는 것으로 보이며, 차광 상태를 지속하여 광을 제한할수록 생육이 불리할 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.2043-2049
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• 2015

Background: Serum Golgi protein 73 (GP73) as a novel and potential marker for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been found to be elevated in HCC patients and associated with clinical variables representing tumor growth and invasiveness. The aim of this study was to prepare a pair of monoclonal antibodys (mAbs) against GP73 and develop a newly designed double-antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (s-ELISA), which would be used in the detection of serum GP73 (sGP73) as well as in the diagnosis of HCC. Materials and Methods: Produced by prokaryotic expression, the purified recombinant GP73 (rGP73), produced by prokaryotic expression, was used to immunize the Balb/c mice. Two hybridoma cell lines against GP73 were obtained by fusing mouse Sp2/0 myeloma cells with spleen cells from the immunized mice. The titers of anti-GP73 mAb reached 1:243,000. Western blotting analysis and Immunohistochemistry staining revealed that anti-GP73 mAb could recognize GP73 protein. The double-antibody s-ELISA was successfully established and validated by 119 HCC and 103 normal serum samples. Results: showed that the detection limit of this method could reach 1.56 ng/ml, and sGP73 levels in HCC group (mean=190.6 ng/ml) were much higher than those of in healthy controls (mean=70.92 ng/ml). Conclusions: Results of our study not only showed that sGP73 levels of HCC patients were significantly higher than those of healthy controls, but also indicated that the laboratory homemade anti-GP73 mAbs could be the optimal tool used in evaluating sGP73 levels, which would provide a solid foundation for subsequent clinical applications.