• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.534-541
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• 2002

살충제, 살균제 그리고 antifouling 약품 등으로써의 triorganotin의 사용은 지난 30년간 놀라울 정도로 증가해왔다. 이 보고에서는 미세조류 Skeletonema costatum의 성장에 미치는 여러 triorganotin (TBTO, TBTF, CTPT, TBTCI)들의 급성 및 만성 독성효과를 조사하기 위하여, 단기 및 장기 독성실험을 각각 수행하였다. 단기 독성실험에서, 여러 triorganotin들의 S. costatum에 대한 성장저해 효과는 처리농도에 비례하여 증가하였으며, 이 성장저해는 시간 경과에 따라 회복되었다. 그러나 여러 triorganotin의 독성의 성장저해 효과가 접종한 S. costatum의 세포밀도에 따라 다름을 보였다. 접종 세포농도가 높을수록 triorganotin의 독성효과는 감소하였다. 이러한 결과는 triorganotin의 S. costatum에 의한 분해에 의한 것이라고 판단된다. 장기 독성실험에서는 단기 독성실험에서와는 달리 1 $\mu$g/L의 triorganotin의 농도에서도 S. costatum이 사멸하였다. 이러한 사실은 낮은 밀도의 식물성 플랑크톤이 존재하는 해수에서 지속적으로 존재하는 triorganotin의 독성은 훨씬 더 강하게 나타날 수 있음을 보여준다.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2021

Osteopetrosis refers to a group of genetic skeletal disorders characterized by osteosclerosis and fragile bones. Osteopetrosis can be classified into autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, or X-linked forms, which might differ in clinical characteristics and disease severity. Autosomal recessive osteopetrosis, also known as malignant osteopetrosis, has an earlier onset, more serious clinical symptoms, and is usually fatal. We encountered a 1-day-old girl who was born full-term via vaginal delivery, which was complicated by meconium-stained amniotic fluid, cephalo-pelvic disproportion, and nuchal cord. Routine neonatal care was provided, in addition to blood tests and chest radiography to screen for sepsis, as well as skull radiography to rule out head injuries. Initial blood tests revealed hypocalcemia, which persisted on follow-up tests the next day. Radiographic examinations revealed diffusely increased bone density and a "space alien" appearance of the skull. Based on radiographic and laboratory findings, the infantile form of osteopetrosis was suspected and genetic testing for identification of the responsible gene. Eventually, a heterozygous mutation of the T cell immune regulator 1, ATPase H+ transporting V0 subunit a3 (TCIRG1) gene (c.292C>T) was identified, making this the first reported case of neonatal-onset malignant osteopetrosis with TCIRG1 mutation in South Korea. Early-onset hypocalcemia is common and usually results from prematurity, fetal growth restriction, maternal diabetes, perinatal asphyxia, and physiologic hypoparathyroidism. However, if hypocalcemia persists, we recommend considering 'infantile of osteopetrosis' as a rare cause of neonatal hypocalcemia and performing radiographic examinations to establish the diagnosis.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.469-490
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• 1996

The initial events required for periodontal regeneration is the attachment, spreading, and proliferation of appropriated cells at the healing sites. These have been reported that minocycline stimulates the attachment of periodontal ligament cells, and also $TGF-{\beta}1$ enhances the proliferation of periodontal ligament cells. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of $TGF-{\beta}1$ on the cellular activity of minocycline treated human periodontal ligament cells. Periodontal ligament cells were obtained from the explants of healthy periodontal ligaments of extracted 3rd molars or premolar teeth extracted from the patients for orthodontic treatment. The cells were cultured in minimal essential medium(${\alpha}-MEM$) supplemented with 10.000units/ml penicillin, $10,000{\mu}g/ml$ streptomycin and 10% FBS(fetal bovine serum) at $37^{\circ}C$ in a humidified atmosphere of 5% carbon dioxide and the 5th to the 8th passages of the cells were used. To evaluate the effect of minocycline on cell attachment, the cells were seeded at a cell density of $1.5{\times}10^4$ cells/well in 24-well culture plates and treated with $20{\mu}g/ml$ and $100{\mu}g/ml$ of minocycline for 1.5 h. After trypsinization, the cells were counted with hemocytometer and were taken photographs for observation of cellular morphology. To evaluate the effect of $TGF-{\beta}1$ on minocycline-pretreated periodontal ligament cells, the cells were seeded at a cell density of $1{\times}10^4$ cells/ well in 24-well culture plates and treated with $20{\mu}g/ml$ and $100{\mu}g/ml$ of minocycline for 1.5 h. After incubation, 1 and 10ng/ml of $rh-TGF-{\beta}1$ were also added to the each well and incubated for 1 and 2 days, respectively. Then, MTT assay, DNA synthesis($^3H-thymidine\;assay$), and protein and collagen assay(3H-proline assay) were carried out. In the MIT assay, after 200ul MTT solutionlconeentration of 5mg/ml) were added to the each well of the 24-well plates and incubated for 3 hours, and 200 ul DMSO were added so as to dissolve insoluble blue formazan crystals which was formed in incubated period. Then it read plates on a ELISA reader. For mitogenic assay, 1 uCi/ml $^3H-thymidine$ was added to each well for the final 2 hours of the incubation periods. After labeling, the wells were washed 3 times with ice cold PBS and 4 times with 5% TCA to remove unincorporated label and precipitate the cellular DNA. DNA, with the incorporated $^3H-thymidine$, was solubilized with 500 ul of 0.1% NaOH/0.1% SDS. A 250 ul aliquot was removed from each well and placed in a scintillation vial with 4ml of scintillation cocktail. Using an liguid scintillation counter, counts per minute(CPM) were determined for each samples. 3 uCi/ml $^3H-proline$ was added to each well for the final 4 hours of the incubation periods and total protein and percent collagen synthesis were carried out. The results indicate that minocycline treated group with $100{\mu}g/ml$ concentration for 1.5 hours significantly increased than that of control in cell attachment, and cell process is also evident compared with that of control in cell morphology, and the cellular activity and DNA synthesis rate of cells treated minocycline and $TGF-{\beta}1$ significantly increased than that of control values, but were below to values of the $TGF-{\beta}1$ only treated group in MIT assay and $^3H-thymidine\;assay$, and the total protein synthesis of minocycline and $TGF-{\beta}1$ treated group also significantly increased than that of control values, but the percent collagen synthesis of tested group significantly decreased to compared with control. On the above the findings, the tested group of minocycline and $TGF-{\beta}1$ did not increase the effect on the cell activity than $TGF-{\beta}1$ only tested group and the tested group of minocycline inhibited cell activity. This results indicate that minocycline was effective on cell attachment in early stage, but it is harmful to cell activity, that inhibitory effect of minocycline was compensated with stimulatory effect of $TGF-{\beta}1$.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2012

황화수소가 고분자 전해질막 연료전지의 연료극에 공급되었을 때 전지 성능의 저하와 황화수소 피독 후 순환전류 전압법(CV) 스캔을 통해 전지의 성능 회복에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 수소에 30 ppm의 황화수소를 희석하여 연료극에 공급하고 전류밀도를 $0.5A/cm^2$로 고정하여 1시간 동안 3차례 피독한 후 CV를 5회 스캔하여 단위전지의 성능회복을 확인한 결과 피독 전 단위전지의 초기 성능은 0.60 V에서 $1.16A/cm^2$이였으며, 30 ppm의 황화수소를 한 시간 동안 피독한 결과 $0.77A/cm^2$로 그 성능이 감소하였고, 피독 횟수가 증가함에 따라 성능이 0.57 V까지 감소하였다. 그리고 황화수소 피독 후 각 스텝에서 CV 스캔을 5회 실시하였을 때 단위전지의 성능이 90.3%까지 회복하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 황화수소 피독 후 단순히 고순도의 수소 가스만 연료극에 주입하여도 약 80% 정도의 성능회복이 가능하였다. 이러한 현상으로 판단할 때 황화수소 가스의 백금 촉매층에의 흡착은 그리 강하지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제25권4A호
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• pp.471-480
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• 2000

한정된 무선 자원을 사용하는 데 있어서 그 효율을 극대화하기 위하여 마이크로 셀이나 피코 셀 구조에서 다양한 트래픽을 서비스하게 되는데, 급격한 무선 통신 사용자의 증가에 따른 잦은 핸드오프 발생이 문제가 되어왔다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 채널할당기법에서는 서비스별로 각각 보호채널을 두어 핸드오프호를 전담함으로써, 서비스 품질에 관건이 되는 핸드오프 실패 확률을 낮은 값으로 유지시킨다. 또한, 트래픽의 다양한 변화에 따른 성능 저하를 방지하기 위해 호의 밀도에 따라 채널 조정을 수행하여 주어진 한정된 수의 채널을 가변으로 운용함으로써 고정 채널할당기법이 갖는 단점을 보완할 수 있도록 하였다. 이동국의 속도와 트래픽의 변화에 따른 초기호 차단 확률과 핸드오프호 차단 확률을 기존의 방식과 비교·분석함으로써 성능을 평가하였다. 트래픽이 서비스별로 불균일한 경우에도 제안하는 방식은 효과적 채널 조정을 통하여 모든 서비스에서 규정된 호차단 확률을 위반하지 않는다.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2017

Cost-effective microalgae harvesting methods are necessary for economical production of algal biodiesel. In this study, membranes with various pore sizes and materials were examined for their potentials in application to gravity-filtration of Tetraselmis sp. KCTC12432BP. For this test, 10 L of Tetraselmis sp. culture (2 g/L) was loaded on each membrane and filtration rates were measured. Among the tested materials, a woven cotton fabric showed the fastest water drain rate (0.73 L/hr) without serious cell leakage. Cell density of the concentrates after filtration was 6.8 g/L, indicating 3.4-fold concentration compared with the initial algal culture. The result suggests that the woven cotton fabric could serve as filtration membrane for harvesting Tetraselmis sp. among the tested ones.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.444-450
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 전류 4단자 전위차법을 이용한 전기비저항을 측정하여 반복피로손상을 받은 구리와 구리합금의 미시적 열화를 평가하였다. 서로 매우 다른 적층결함 에너지를 갖는 구리(Cu)와 구리합금(Cu-35Zn)에 대해 반복피로손상을 가하고 이들 재료에서 발달한 전위구조와 전기비저항 간의 관계를 연구하고자 하였다. Cu는 전위셀 하부구조를 형성하였지만, Cu-35Zn 합금은 피로사이클에 따라서 전위밀도는 증가하고 평면배열의 전위구조를 형성하였다. 전기비저항은 두 재료 모두에서 피로변형 초기 단계에서 급격하게 증가하였다. 더욱이, 피로시험 후 구리는 약 7 % 그리고 구리 합금은 약 6.5 % 변하였다. 이러한 일관적인 결과들로부터, 반복적인 피로에 의해 발달한 전위 셀구조는 평면배열의 전위구조보다도 전기비저항에 매우 민감한 것으로 판단된다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.727-732
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• 2013

본 연구는 역오팔 지지체를 이용하여 인간지방유래 줄기세포의 연골 분화를 촉진하는 내용을 담고 있다. 비 다공성 구조를 가진 지지체에서 세포를 분화 시도하였을 경우 분화가 잘 촉진되지 않는 것에 비해 200 nm 정도의 균일한 구멍을 가지는 poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)로 구성된 역오팔 지지체는 그 다공성 구조로 인하여 지지체의 내부까지 산소와 유기물의 수송을 가능하게 하여 지지체 내에서 어떤 유전적, 약물적 처리 없이 인간지방유래 줄기세포가 분화가 잘 되게 하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.105-116
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• 2004

Objective : In this study, we used the aged bilateral common carotid artery occlusion (BCAO) rats were used to measure the effect of Bupleuri Radix (Si-Ho) on the brain ischemic injury, because aging is an important factor in storke, Method : The brian ischemic injury was induced by temporary closing of carotids on both sides in a low blood pressure state. Bupleuri Radix (Si-Ho) was orally administered in 18-month-old BCAO rats. Result : The Ischemic Damaged Hippocampus and HSP expression were analyzed by the immunohistochemical staining and the result were as follows: 1. The low numbers of pyramid cells in the hippocampus CA1 area for the ischemically injured experimental group rose to numbers simillar to those of the control group. 2. The thin neuronal cell layer in the hippocampus CA1 area for the ischemically injured experimental group returned to thickness simillar to those of the control group. 3. The normalized optical density of HSP70 expression was suppressed in CA2, DG and CA1 expression was significantly suppressed in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion : These results suggested that Bupleuri Radix (Si-Ho) has a neuroprotective effect by reducing neural cell injury in the initial ischemic state.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1574-1582
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• 2014

Bacteria recognize changes in their population density by sensing the concentration of signal molecules, N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs). AHL-mediated quorum sensing (QS) plays a key role in biofilm formation, so the interference of QS, referred to as quorum quenching (QQ), has received a great deal of attention. A QQ strategy can be applied to membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for advanced wastewater treatment to control biofouling. To isolate QQ bacteria that can inhibit biofilm formation, we isolated diverse AHL-degrading bacteria from a laboratory-scale MBR and sludge from real wastewater treatment plants. A total of 225 AHL-degrading bacteria were isolated from the sludge sample by enrichment culture. Afipia sp., Acinetobacter sp. and Streptococcus sp. strains produced the intracellular QQ enzyme, whereas Pseudomonas sp., Micrococcus sp. and Staphylococcus sp. produced the extracellular QQ enzyme. In case of Microbacterium sp. and Rhodococcus sp., AHL-degrading activities were detected in the whole-cell assay and Rhodococcus sp. showed AHL-degrading activity in cell-free lysate as well. There has been no report for AHL-degrading capability in the case of Streptococcus sp. and Afipia sp. strains. Finally, inhibition of biofilm formation by isolated QQ bacteria or enzymes was observed on glass slides and 96-well microtiter plates using crystal violet staining. QQ strains or enzymes not only inhibited initial biofilm development but also reduced established biofilms.