• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.343-352
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• 2021

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 43121 and L. fermentum MF27 on biochemical indices in the serum, cholesterol metabolism in the liver and mucin expression in the gallbladder in lithogenic diet (LD)-induced C57BL/6J mice to determine the preventive effects of lactobacilli on gallstone formation. By the end of 4 wk of the experimental period, mice fed on a LD with high-fat and high-cholesterol exhibited higher levels of total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the serum compared to mice fed on control diet or LD with L. acidophilus ATCC 43121 (LD+P1; p<0.05). Cholesterol-lowering effects observed in the LD+P1 and LD with L. fermentum MF27 (LD+P2) groups were associated with reduced expression of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase in the liver compared to the LD group (p<0.05). Furthermore, expression of the gel-forming mucin, including MUC5AB and MUC5B, was suppressed in the LD+P1 and LD+P2 groups compared to the LD group (p<0.05). Therefore, steady intake of both L. acidophilus ATCC 43121 and L. fermentum MF27 may have the ability to prevent the formation of cholesterol gallstones in LD-induced C57BL/6J mice.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.12-28
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• 2001

배경 : 면역 증강성 CpG 올리고 뉴클레오티드(immunostimulatory CpG-oligodeoxynucleotides, ISS CpG-ODN)는 $T_{H1}$ 형 면역 반응은 항진시키고, $T_{H2}$ 형의 반응은 감소시키는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 백서 천식 모델에서 ISS CpG-ODN으로 인한 면역 반응의 변화가 천식의 주요한 병태 생리 현상인, 기도 과민성, 호산구성 염증 및 점액 과다 분비에 미치는 효과에 대하여 고찰하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 천식 모델을 형성하지 않은 10마리의 정상 대조군과 ovalbumin(OVA)의 감작 및 유발로 천식 모델이 형성된 26마리의 백서를, 천식 대조군 11마리, 천식-CpG 치료군 15마리로 나누어 실험하였다. 천식-CpG 치료군은 연구 16일과 20일에 ISS CpG-ODN을, 천식 대조군은 생리 식염수를 투여하였다. CpG-ODN 혹은 생리 식염수 투여 후, 특이 기도 저항, 기관지 폐포 세척액(bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, BALF) 내의 $T_{H1}$ 형 사이토카인 (cytokine)인 IFN-${\gamma}$와 $T_{H2}$ 형 사이토카인인 IL-4의 농도 및 호산구의 분획, 폐조직 내 호산구의 침윤 및 배상 세포의 이형성과 MUC5AC 유전자의 발현을 고찰하였다. 결과 : ISS CpG-ODN 투여 후 천식 대조군과 비교하여, 천식-CpG 치료군에서 기관지 폐포 세척액 내에서 IFN-${\gamma}$의 농도는 유의하게 높았고, IL-4의 농도는 유의하게 낮았다. 특이 기도 저항, 기관지 폐포 세척액 내의 호산구의 분획 및 폐조직에서의 호산구의 침윤은 천식-CpG 치료군에서 천식 대조군에 비하여 유의하게 감소하였다. 그러나 점액 과다 분비의 지표인 배상 세포의 이형성 및 MUC5AC 유전자의 발현 정도는 천식 대조군과 천식-CpG 치료군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론 : 백서 천식 모델에서 면역 증강성 CpG 올리고 뉴클레오티드는 $T_{H1}$ 형 면역 반응은 항진시키고, $T_{H2}$ 형의 반응은 감소시킴으로써, 천신의 주요한 병태 생리 현상인 기도 과민성 및 호산구서 염증은 억제하나, 점액과다 분비에는 유의한 영향이 없었다.

• 정보과학회 논문지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.496-502
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• 2017

포인터 네트워크(Pointer Networks)는 Recurrent Neural Network (RNN)를 기반으로 어텐션 메커니즘(Attention mechanism)을 이용하여 입력 시퀀스에 대응되는 위치들의 리스트를 출력하는 딥 러닝 모델이다. 대명사 상호참조해결은 문서 내에 등장하는 대명사와 이에 대응되는 선행사를 찾아 하나의 엔티티로 정의하는 자연어처리 문제이다. 본 논문에서는 포인터 네트워크를 이용하여 대명사와 선행사의 참조관계를 밝히는 대명사 상호참조해결 방법과 포인터 네트워크의 입력 연결순서(chaining order) 여섯가지를 제안한다. 실험 결과, 본 논문에서 제안한 방법 중 연결순서 coref2 가 MUC F1 81.40%로 가장 좋은 성능을 보였다. 이는 기존 한국어 대명사 상호참조해결의 규칙 기반(50.40%)보다 31.00%p, 통계 기반(62.12%) 보다 19.28%p 우수한 성능임을 나타낸다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.468-476
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• 2021

In recent years, there has been an increase in the morbidity of gastritis in Korea due to lifestyle factors mostly changes in eating habits and stress. Gastritis is more likely to progress to gastric cancer, and therefore it is important to prevent and manage gastritis through lifestyle adjustment and treatment at an early stage. In this study, cabbage, which was found to be effective in gastritis, was mixed and fermented with other crucifer plants such as kale and broccoli to evaluate the overall efficacy of fermented brassica puree on alcoholic acute gastritis. Based on our results, fermented brassica puree alleviated gastric injury induced by 150 mM HCl/60% ethanol. In addition, it was confirmed that PGE₂, a gastric mucosal protective factor, was increased, and other positive effects such as an increase of MUC1 and regulation of PKC were observed. The results of this study suggest that fermented brassica puree can relieve acute alcoholic gastritis by regulating PGE and the expression of MUC1, a gene related to mucus secretion, and activating PKC, which is related to mucosal cell activity.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.414-426
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• 2022

The Lauraceae family has commercial uses, such as in the food, pharmaceutical, and perfume industries. This study was conducted to investigate anti-asthmatic activity of essential oils from the seven species in the Lauraceae family. The essential oils were extracted from the leaves of seven species, and the chemical composition was investigated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The major constituents of essential oils differed depending on the species, even if they belonged to the same family. The main constituents were camphor (89.09%) in Cinnamomum camphora, linalool (26.91%) in Cinnamomum cassia, 1,8-cineole (23.90%) in Cinnamomum japonicum, d-limonene (10.27%) and β-eudesmol (10.03%) in Lindera obtusiloba, δ-cadinene (13.85%) and α-phellandrene (11.57%) in Machilus japonica, cis-,trans-β-ocimene (13.80% and 12.06%) and elemol (11.46%) in Neolitsea aciculata, and cis-β-ocimene (37.94%) and sabinene (24.91%) in Neolitsea sericea. The anti-asthmatic activity of essential oils was investigated using the lipopolysaccharide-induced NCI-H292 cells. The relative expression levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines [interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6] and mucus gene (MUC5AC and MUC5B) were significantly reduced by essential oils from seven species in the Lauraceae family. Among the seven essential oils, the essential oil from L. obtusiloba had the most superior anti-asthmatic activity. These results suggest that the essential oil of L. obtusiloba leaves could be used as an agent to suppress mucus hypersecretion.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.1285-1293
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• 2012

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of commercial monostrain and multistrain probiotics in diets on growth performance, intestinal morphology and mucin gene (MUC2) expression in broiler chicks. Three hundred seventy-eight 1-d-old male Arian broiler chicks were allocated in 3 experimental groups for 6 wk. The birds were fed on a corn-soybean based diet and depending on the addition were labeled as follows: control-unsupplemented (C), birds supplemented with Bacillus subtilis (BS) and lactic acid bacteria (LAB) based probiotics. Each treatment had 6 replicates of 21 broilers each. Treatment effects on body weight, feed intake, feed conversion ratio and biomarkers such as intestinal goblet cell density, villus length, villus width, and mucin gene expression were determined. Total feed intake did not differ significantly between control birds and those fed a diet with probiotics (p>0.05). However, significant differences in growth performance were found. Final body weight at 42 d of age was higher in birds fed a diet with probiotics compared to those fed a diet without probiotic (p<0.05). Inclusion of Bacillus subtilis based probiotic in the diets also significantly affected feed conversion rate (FCR) compared with control birds (p<0.05). No differences in growth performance were observed in birds fed different types of probiotic supplemented diets. Inclusion of lactic acid bacteria based probiotic in the diets significantly increased goblet cell number and villus length (p<0.05). Furthermore, diets with Bacillus subtilis based probiotics significantly increased gene expression (p<0.05), with higher intestinal MUC2 mRNA in birds fed diet with probiotics compared to those fed the control diet. In BS and LAB probiotic fed chicks, higher growth performance may be related to higher expression of the MUC2 gene in goblet cells and/or morphological change of small intestinal tract. The higher synthesis of the mucin gene after probiotic administration may positively affect bacterial interactions in the intestinal digestive tract, intestinal mucosal cell proliferation and consequently efficient nutrient absorption.

• 정보과학회 논문지
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.992-1005
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• 2014

상호참조해결은 문서 내에서 선행하는 명사구와 현재 등장한 명사구 간에 같은 개체를 의미하는 지를 결정하는 문제로 정보 추출, 문서분류 및 요약, 질의응답 등에 적용된다. 본 논문은 상호참조해결의 규칙기반 방법 중 가장 성능이 좋은 Stanford의 다 단계 시브(Multi-pass Sieve) 시스템을 한국어에 적용한다. 본 논문에서는 모든 명사구를 멘션(mention)으로 다루고 있으며, Stanford의 다 단계 시브 시스템과는 달리 멘션 추출을 위해 의존 구문 트리를 이용하고, 동적으로 한국어 약어 리스트를 구축한다. 또한 한국어 대명사를 참조하는데 있어 중심화 이론 중 중심의 전이적인 특성을 적용하여 가중치를 부여하는 방법을 제안한다. 실험 결과 F1 값은 MUC 59.0%, B3 59.5%, Ceafe 63.5%, CoNLL(평균) 60.7%의 성능을 보였다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.46.1-46.10
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• 2023

Colon adenocarcinoma (COAD) is the predominant type of colorectal cancer. Early diagnosis and treatment can significantly improve the prognosis of COAD patients. Anoctamin 7 (ANO7), an anion channel protein, has been implicated in prostate cancer and other types of cancer. In this study, we analyzed the expression of ANO7 and its correlation with clinicopathological characteristics among COAD patients using the Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis 2 (GEPIA2) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham CANcer (UALCAN) databases. The GEPIA2, Kaplan-Meier plotter, and the Survival Genie platform were employed for survival analysis. The co-expression network and potential function of ANO7 in COAD were analyzed using GeneFriends, the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID), GeneMANIA, and Pathway Studio. Our data analysis revealed a significant reduction in ANO7 expression levels within COAD tissues compared to normal tissues. Additionally, ANO7 expression was found to be associated with race and histological subtype. The COAD patients exhibiting low ANO7 expression had lower survival rates compared to those with high ANO7 expression. The genes correlated with ANO7 were significantly enriched in proteolysis and mucin type O-glycan biosynthesis pathway. Furthermore, ANO7 demonstrated a direct interaction and a positive co-expression correlation with mucin 2 (MUC2). In conclusion, our findings suggest that ANO7 might serve as a potential prognostic biomarker and potentially plays a role in proteolysis and mucin biosynthesis in the context of COAD.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2023

Remarkable advances in genetic diagnosis expanded our knowledge about inherited tubulopathies and other genetic kidney diseases. This review suggests a simple categorization of inherited tubular disease, clarifies the concept of autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD), and introduces novel therapies developed for tubulopathies. Facing patients with suspicious tubular disorders, clinicians should first evaluate the status of volume and acid-base. This step helps the clinicians to localize the affected segment and to confirm genetic diagnosis. ADTKD is a recently characterized disease entity involving tubules. The known causative genes are UMOD, MUC1, REN, and HNF1β. Still, only half of ADTKD patients show mutations for these four identified genes. Whole exome sequencing is a suitable diagnostic tool for tubulopathies, especially for ADTKD. Genetic approaches to treat tubulopathies have progressed recently. Despite the practical obstacles, novel therapies targeting inherited tubulopathies are currently in development.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.80-90
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• 2003

배경 : 본 연구에서는 세균성 리포다당질(lipopolysac-charide, LPS)로 인한 호중구성 염증이 EGFR 시스템을 통해서 배상 세포의 이형성 및 점액의 과다 분비를 유발할 것이라는 가설 하에, LPS와 MMPs 억제제(matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor, MMPI)를 투여한 후 EGFR 및 MMP-9의 발현을 연구하고자 하였다. 방법 : Pathogen-free Sprague-Dawley 를, 다양한 농도의 LPS를 투여한 군과 투여하지 않은 대조군으로 나누어 기도의 조직학적인 변화를 날짜 별로 관찰하였고, MMPI(CMT-3)를 LPS 투여 3일 전부터 매일 구강을 통해 섭식시켰다. 호중구의 침윤은 다섯 개의 고배율 시야에서 관찰된 호중구의 수로 정량화하여 비교하였고, mucus glycoconjugate에 대한 AB/PAS 염색 및 MUC5AC, EGFR, MMP-9에 대한 면역조직화학 염색 (immunohistochemical stain)을 시행하였다 결과 : LPS를 투여한 경우 기도 상피의 AB/PAS 및 MUC5AC의 염색 정도는 시간 및 용량 의존적으로 증가하였고, MMPI를 치료할 경우에 LPS로 인한 배상세포의 과형성이 유의하게 감소하였다. LPS를 주입할 경우 호중구의 침윤이 증가하였고 기도 상피에서 EGFR의 발현을 증가시켰다. MMPI로 치료할 경우 LPS로 인한 호중구의 침윤 및 EGFR의 발현 그리고 배상세포의 과형성이 현저하게 감소되었다. 결론 : Matrix metalloproteinase는 호중구성 염증 및 EGFR에 의해 발생하는 LPS에 의한 배상 세포의 과형성 및 점액 과다분비의 기전에 있어서 밀접하게 관련되고, 따라서 점액 과다분비를 특징으로 하는 세균 감염으로 인한 기도 질환의 치료에 있어서 MMPI가 잠재적인 임상적 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.