• Toxicological Research
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.55-59
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to investigate the toxicity of hematoporphyrin-coated magnetic ferrofluid (HP-MF) through intravenous administration in Sprague-Dawley rats. Each group was treated with either saline, or the HP-MF at 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 and 4 ml/kg body weight (b.w.) for the observation of survival rate, clinical symptoms, laboratory values and histopathological findings. In this study, HP-MF was evaluated for the survival rates, symptoms, laboratory values and histopathological examination after treatments. The result revealed that the animals in the group of HP-MF at 2 and 4 ml/kg b.w. showed some lethality. In serum biochemistry, the levels of AST, ALT and ALP were increased in the MF and HP-MF treated groups. However, histopathological examination for the suspected organs showed no evidence of hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity of typical iron poisoning. Though the toxicity of HP-MF was higher than that of HP, long retention of hematoporphyrin via HP-MF provides additional benefit over conventional hematoporphyrin. HP-MF could be utilized as a potential photodynamic agent in cancer therapy. It is suggested to develop an efficient external magnetic device to attract hematoporphyrin in the target site, thereby enabling to administering a small amount of HP-MF.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.527-537
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• 1991

To evaluate an effect of liver xanthine oxidase on the induction of liver damage, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was intraperitoneally injected twice at 0.1ml/100g body weight to the rate fed a low (LP)or high protein diet(HP) while the control group fed LP or HP received only olive oil. The changing rate of liver xanthine oxidas activity was compared with that of a free radical generating enzyme, liver aniline hydroxylase and a scavenging enzyme, glutathions S-transferase activity between the rate fed a LP and those fed HP, and the two groups treated with CCl4. Concomitantly, the degree of liver damage which could be considered as the paramete for CCl4 metabolism in case of CCl4-intoxicated animal was observed in the present experimental conditions and the effect of allopurinol, xanthine oxidase inhibitor, on the CCl4-toxicity of rate liver was alos demostrated. On the other hand, the comparative effect of actinomycin D on the liver and serum xanthine oxidase of CCl4-treated rats fed HP with that of those fed LP and the kinetics of purifed liver enzyme from the liver of CCl4-treated rats fed HP was also compared with that of those fed LP to clarify the differences of xanthine oxidase activity between two groups. The increasing rate of liver weigth/body wt, serum levels of ALT and the decreasing rate of hepatic ALT activity and protein contents to each control group were higher in CCl4-treated rats fed HP than those fed LP. Under the animal models as indentified by the present data herein, the liver xanthine oxidase activity was higher in CCl4-treated rats fed HP than those fed LP, and the control group fed HP also showed the much higher activity xanthine oxidase than that fed LP, whereas there were no differences in the activity of hepatic aniline hydroxylase and glutathions S-transferase between the two group treated with CCl4. Although the hepatic aniline hydroxylase activity was somewhat higher in the rats fed HP than those fed LP, the increasing rate of liver xanthine oxidase to the rats fed LP was higher in those fed HP than that of liver aniline hydroxylase. The degree of liver damage identified such as liver weight and serum ALT activity was less in the CCl4-treated rats pretreated with allopurinol. These results suggest that even a system at which xanthine oxidase acts as well as the drug metabolizing enzyme may influence the acelatin of CCl4 metabolism. In addition, the purified liver xanthine oxidase from CCl4-treated rats fed HP showed decreased Km value when compared to its control group. The Km value of liver xanthine oxidase of CCl4-treated rats fed LP showed a similar Km value with its control group. Furthermore, the decreasing rate of liver and serum xanthine oxidase acitivity in CCl4-treated rats pretreated with actinomycin D to the CCl4-treated rats was higher in rats fed HP than in those fed LP. These results suggest that the inductino of xanthine oxidase in CCl4-treated rats fed HP may be greater than in those fed LP.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.625-633
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• 2016

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of hydrophilic polymer (HP) mixture ratio (Control, 1.0%, 2.5%, 5.0%, and 10.0%) on growth of eggplant (Solanum melongena) for lower maintenance urban agriculture via green roofs. Although it was not statistically significant (p > 0.05), substrate temperature was decreased as hydrophilic polymer mixture ratio were increased. High substrate water content (95%) was found consistently in growing media under elevated hydrophilic polymer mixture ratio at over 5% during the entire growing period. Substrate electronic conductivity was increased as hydrophilic polymer mixture ratio were increased. Growth index was decreased as hydrophilic polymer mixture ratio was increased. It was reduced about 1/3 and 1/5 compared to that of Control in HP5.0 and HP10.0 treatment plants, respectively. Number of leaves, leaf length, and leaf width were decreased in following order: Control> HP1.0> HP2.5> HP5.0> HP10.0 treatments. There numbers were significantly lower in HP5.0 and HP10.0 treatment plants. Dry weight of shoot and root were decreased as hydrophilic polymer mixture ratio was increased. They were reduced by 1/4 compared to those of Control treatment plants. In addition, visual value was decreased as hydrophilic polymer mixture ratio was increased. Plants grown in HP1.0, HP2.5, and HP5.0 treatments all survived. However, plants grown in the HP10.0 treatment had the lowest survival rate (56%) after 3 months of growing. These results indicate that the advantage of adding hydrophilic polymer to green roof growing media may greater during dry periods. However, the proper mixture proportion of hydrophilic polymer should be determined according to different characteristics of growing media and plant species.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.725-732
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• 2014

The Pancake graph is node symmetric and useful interconnection network in the field of data sorting algorithm. The Half Pancake graph is a new interconnection network that reduces the degree of the Pancake graph by approximately half and improves the network cost of the Pancake graph. In this paper, we analyze topological properties of the Half Pancake graph $HP_n$. Fist, we prove that $HP_n$ has maximally fault tolerance and recursive scalability. In addition, we show that in $HP_n$, there are isomorphic graphs of low-dimensional $HP_n$. Also, we propose that the Bubblesort $B_n$ can be embedded into Half Pancake $HP_n$ with dilation 5, expansion 1. These results mean that various algorithms designed for the Pancake graph and the Bubble sort graph can be executed on $HP_n$ efficiently.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.227-231
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• 1991

A gene coding for a $\beta$-galactosidase of Bacillus subtilis HP-4 was cloned in E. coli JM109 by inserting HindIII digested fragment of B. subtilis HP-4 chromosomal DNA into the site of pBR322 and selecting recombinant transformant showing blue color on X-gal plate. The recombinant plasmid, named pBG109, was found to contain the 1.4 Kbp HindIII fragment originated from B. subtilis HP-4 chromosomal DNA by Southern hybridization. The cloned gene was stably maintained and expressed in E. coli JM109 and the pBG109 encoded $\beta$-galactosidase had the same enzymatic properties as those of $\beta$-galactosidase produced by B. subtilis HP-4.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1992년도 제1회 신약개발 연구발표회 초록집
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• pp.63-63
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• 1992

할로페리돌(HP)은 정신분열증 환자에 널리 사용되는 Dopamine D$_2$-receptor의 antagonist인 antipsychotic drug이다. 이 약물의 혈장농도와 임상 반응사이의 'curvilinear'한 상관성 존재여부와 여기에 대한 대사체(reduced haloperidol, RH)의 영향에 대해 논란은 많지만, 본 연구 팀에서도 위의 상관성이 존재하며 또한 여기에 RH가 영향을 미칠 것으로 보고한바 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 앞의 결과에 대한 기전을 밝히고, 궁극적으로 효율적인 뇌송달 시스템의 개발가능성을 검토하기위한 1차적 인구로 HP의 약물속도론적 연구를 사람, 랫트 및 가토에서 실시하여 그특성을 비교하였다. 사람경우는 13명의 정신분열증 초기환자를 대상으로 경구(20mg HP, 5명) 및 주사(10mg HP, 8명) 투여한 후, 또한 랫트 및 가토의 경우는 마리당 5mg의 HP 및 RH를 각각 정맥주사한 후 경시적으로 혈장중 HP 및 RH의 농도를 측정하여 체내동태 특성을 검토하였다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.145-151
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• 2010

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disorder of the periodontium and is characterized by destruction of the tooth supporting tissues, mediated by the upregulation of synthesis and release of a variety of pro-inflammatory factors. Inflammatory cytokines and prostaglandins upregulate RANKL and its subsequent binding to RANK stimulates osteoclast formation, resorption activity, and survival. In our present study, we investigated the effects of HP08-0111, composed of Coptis japonica (Thunb.) Makino, vitamin C and vitamin E, upon inflammatory responses, osteoclastogenesis and alveolar bone loss. HP08-0111 decreased the expression of IL-1$\beta$ and COX2 on LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells and inhibited osteoclast-specific genes such as c-Fos, MMP-9, and TRAP. HP08-0111 also exhibited protective effects against alveolar bone loss in rats with ligature-induced periodontitis. Our results suggest that HP08-0111 is potentially an important therapeutic tool for the treatment of disorders associated with bone loss such as periodontitis.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제70권6호
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• pp.711-722
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• 2019

Considering stress singularities at point support locations, buckling solutions for plates with arbitrary number of point supports are hard to obtain. Thus, new Hp-Cloud shape functions with Kronecker delta property (HPCK) were developed in the present paper to examine elastic buckling of point-supported thin plates in various shapes. Having the Kronecker delta property, this specific Hp-Cloud shape functions were constructed through selecting particular quantities for influence radii of nodal points as well as proposing appropriate enrichment functions. Since the given quantities for influence radii of nodal points could bring about poor quality of interpolation for plates with sharp corners, the radii were increased and the method of Lagrange multiplier was used for the purpose of applying boundary conditions. To demonstrate the capability of the new Hp-Cloud shape functions in the domain of analyzing plates in different geometry shapes, various test cases were correspondingly investigated and the obtained findings were compared with those available in the related literature. Such results concerning these new Hp-Cloud shape functions revealed a significant consistency with those reported by other researchers.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.170-175
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• 2022

3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3HP) is a platform chemical and can be converted into other valuable C3-based chemicals. Because a large amount of glycerol is produced as a by-product in the biodiesel industry, glycerol is an attractive carbon source in the biological production of 3HP. Although eight 3HP-producing aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) have been reported so far, the low conversion rate from 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde (3HPA) to 3HP using these enzymes is still a bottleneck for the production of 3HP. In this study, we elucidated the substrate binding modes of the eight 3HP-producing ALDHs through bioinformatic and structural analysis of these enzymes and selected protein engineering targets for developing enzymes with enhanced enzymatic activity against 3HPA. Among ten AbKGSADH variants we tested, three variants with replacement at the Arg281 site of AbKGSADH showed enhanced enzymatic activities. In particular, the AbKGSADH^R281Y variant exhibited improved catalytic efficiency by 2.5-fold compared with the wild type.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.544-548
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• 2009

목 적 : 본 연구에서는 철결핍성 빈혈의 주된 호발 연령인 영유아를 대상으로 HP 감염 유무와 철결핍성 빈혈과의 상관관계를 연구하고자 하였다. 이전의 연구에서는 페리틴을 주 지표로 철결핍성 빈혈과 HP 감염과의 상관관계를 연구하였다. 철결핍성 빈혈 영유아의 대부분은 급성 상기도 감염 및 요로감염 등으로 내원하므로 급성 감염 시에 영향을 받는 페리틴 외에 철 대사의 이용이나 저장에 관련된 다른 인자들을 동시에 비교해보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2000년부터 2006년까지 경상대학교병원에 내원한 6-24개월 영유아 135명을 대상으로 하였다. 혈청 HP CagA 항원(120kD)에 대한 western blot 을 시행하여 감염 유무를 분류하고 (Fig.1) 이들의 혈색소(g/dL), 혈청 페리틴(ug/L), sTfR, (mg/L), Interleuken (IL)-6 (pg/mL), prohepcidin (ng/mL)과 C-reactive protein (CRP) (mg/L)(이하 6인자)를 측정하였다. 또한 이들을 혈색소와 페리틴 수치에 따라 철결핍성빈혈군(IDA), 염증성빈혈군(AI), 미분류빈혈군(UCA) 그리고 정상군(Nor)으로 분류하였다. 통계량 분석은 Mann Whitney U test를 사용하였고 SPSS 14.0 버전을 사용하여 P값이 0.05미만인 경우에 통계적으로 유의한 것으로 평가하였다. 결 과 : IDA, AI, UCA 그리고 Nor 군에서 HP 감염률 비교는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. IDA (N=20)에서 HP 감염이 있는 환아는 7명, 감염이 없는 환아는 13명이었다. 이들 두 그룹의 혈색소 평균은 각각 7.1과 8.2 g/dL로 HP 감염이 있는 환자에서 유의하게 낮았으며 페리틴은 각각 3.2, 6.8 ug/L로 HP감염이 있는 그룹에서 유의하게 낮았다. 또한 IDA외에 다른 군에서는 HP 감염 유무에 따라 6가지 인자를 각각 비교하였으나 유의한 차이는 없었다. 또한 전체 대상 환아에서 HP 감염 유무에 따라 6인자를 각각 비교하였으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 철결핍성 빈혈이 있는 영유아(6-24개월)의 HP 감염 유병률은 대조군들과 유의한 차이가 없었다. 본 연구에서는 HP 감염이 있는 철결핍성 빈혈 군에서 sTfR 농도가 유의한 차이를 보인 청소년기 환아 에서의 연구와는 달리 sTfR은 유의한 차이를 보이지 않고 오히려 혈청 페리틴 농도와 혈색소가 의미 있게 낮게 측정되었다. 본 연구에서는 대상 환자인 철결핍성 빈혈군 환자수가 적고 환자들의 식이 등이 고려되지 않았으므로 더 많은 환자를 대상으로 연구가 시행되어야 하겠다.