• 제목/요약/키워드: non-proliferation

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Fuzzy Logic in Monitoring the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Technologies, Raw Materials and Weapons

  • Belenki, Alexander;Ryjov, Alexander
    • 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 1997
  • This project is dedicated to the elaboration of a man-machine system for monitoring the non spread of nuclear weapons, technologies, raw materials. The main purpose of such a system depends on the customer requirements and may be : - control of non proliferation of nuclear technologies, especially those that can be used to manufacture a nuclear explosive device; - the appraisal of the possibility of production of nuclear weapons by a certain country on the basic of its intellectual and scientific-technical potential, its raw material resources, its export-import potential and other parameters.

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Effects of Emodin Extracted from Chinese Herbs on Proliferation of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Underlying Mechanisms

  • He, Lin;Bi, Juan-Juan;Guo, Qian;Yu, Yin;Ye, Xiu-Feng
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.1505-1510
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    • 2012
  • To aim of this was to observe emodin-mediated cytotoxicity and its influence on Rad51 and ERCC1 expressionin non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC cells were cultured in vitro with emodin at various concentrations (0, 25, 50, 75 and $100\;{\mu}mol/L$) for 48h and the proliferation inhibition rate was determined by the MTT method. Then, NSCLC were treated with emodin (SK-MES-1 $40\;{\mu}mol/L$, A549 $70\;{\mu}mol/L$) or $20\;{\mu}mol/L$ U0126 (an ERK inhibitor) for 48 h, or with various concentrations of emodin for 48 h and the protein and mRNA expressions of ERCC1 and Rad51 were determined by RT-PCR and Western blot assay, respectively. Emodin exerted a suppressive effect on the proliferation of NSCLC in a concentration dependent manner. Protein and mRNA expression of ERCC1 and Rad51 was also significantly decreased with the dose. Vacuolar degeneration was observed in A549 and SK-MES-1 cell lines after emodin treatment by transmission electron microscopy. Emodin may thus inhibited cell proliferation in NSCLC cells by downregulation ERCC1 and Rad51.

사이버 공간의 확산과 물리적 공간에서의 집중화 현상의 관련성 : 성형외과의 강남구 집중현상 고찰 (The Relationship of the Concentration in Physical space and the proliferation of Cyber space : focusing on the Concentration of Plastic Surgery Clinics at Kangnam-gu, Korea)

  • 조영빈;최영근
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.85-100
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    • 2012
  • The development of technology causes a lot of change. Many researchers have insisted that the proliferation of cyber space changes the physical space. Their insistences have been accumulated into three aspects. Firstly, the proliferation of cyber space brings out the concentration in the physical space, secondly the decentralization and lastly both at the same time. In Korea, the concentration of plastic surgery clinics has taken place in Kangnam-gu area at similar period of the Internet proliferation. In this research, we execute empirical study of whether the concentration of plastic surgery in specific areas correlates with the proliferation of cyber space or not. In order to do this, we verified homogeneity of plastic surgery websites between Kangnam-gu and Non-Kangnam-gu areas. Also, we used three statistical and data-mining techniques which are Multi-discriminant analysis, Decision tree analysis and artificial neural network analysis. As a result, there was homogeneity between two different area plastic surgery clinics websites, but there was not big heterogeneity as well. Therefore, in this case of concentration of plastic surgery in Korea, the proliferation of cyber space restrictively correlates with the concentration of physical space.

Role of Non-Thermal DBD Plasma on Cell Migration and Cell Proliferation in Wound Healing

  • Ali, Anser;Lee, Seung Hyun;Kim, Yong Hee;Uhm, Han Sup;Choi, Eun Ha;Park, Bong Joo
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.526-526
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    • 2013
  • Plasma technology isbeing developed for a range of medical applications including wound healing. However, the effect of plasma on many cells and tissues is unclear. Cell migration and cell proliferation are very important biological processes which are affected by plasma exposure and might be a potential target for plasma therapy during wound healing treatment. In this study, we confirmed the plasma exposure time and incubation time after plasma treatment in skin fibroblast (L-929 cells) to evaluate the optimal conditions forplasma exposure to the cell in-vitro. In addition, we used a scratch method to generate artificial wound for evaluating the cell migration by plasma treatment. Where, the cells were treated with plasma and migration rate was observed by live-cell imaging device. To find the cell proliferation, cell viability assay was executed. The results of this study indicate the increased cell proliferation and migration on mild plasma treatment. The mechanisms for cell migration and cell proliferation after plasma treatment for future studies will be discussed.

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Lipoxygenase 및 Cyclooxygenase Inhibitor가 뇌수막종세포의 성장에 미치는 영향 (The Effects of Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors to Meningioma Cell Proliferation in vitro)

  • 박용석;구태헌;이정훈;이영배;이규춘;목진호;김한식
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제29권1호
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    • pp.28-34
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    • 2000
  • Object : To verify the effect of the lipoxygenase inhibitor and cycloxygenase inhibitor on meningioma cell proliferation. Method : Using two meningioma cell lines, cell proliferation was determined at 96 hrs after adding inhibitor (AA861, Nordihydroguaiaretic acid(NDGA), Indomethacin, acetyl-11-keto-beta-boswellic acid(AKBA) into medium by methyl tetrazolium salt/phenazine methosulfate(MTS/PMS) non-radioactive cell proliferation assay. We checked optical density with 490nm wavelength UV and this value was used as a proliferative index. The percent of inhibition was also calculated from this value. Conclusion : Indomethacin and NDGA showed no effect on meningioma proliferation. AA861 also showed no significant inhibitory effect, but AKBA demonstrated a significant inhibitory effect on meningioma cell proliferation.

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Humic Substances Suppresses the Proliferation of TC-1 Cells, the Lung Cancer Cell

  • Eun Ju Yang;Jeong Hyun Chang
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.280-286
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    • 2023
  • In humic substances, fulvic acid (FA) is a subclass of diverse compounds known as humic substances, which are by-products of organic degradation from microorganisms. FA can suppress the proliferation of tumor cells. Despite numerous studies, the exact mechanism for the various effects of FA is not clearly understood. Based on results demonstrating anti-proliferation effects on human cancer, we investigated whether FA has similar effects on lung cancer in this study. Firstly, the anti-cancer effect of FA in pulmonary epithelial tumor cell lines (TC-1 cells) was examined by confirming its inhibitory effect on the cell proliferation of TC-1 cells. TC-1 cell proliferation was reduced by FA on a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner. After 24 hours of FA treatment, cell morphological changes such as cell volume decrease, non-adherence and increased number of apoptotic cells were clearly observed. In addition, FA induced a DNA ladder pattern by increased of DNA fragments in TC-1 cells. In the intracellular regulatory pathway by FA, we confirmed that FA induced the reduction of the anti-apoptotic protein, Bcl-2 protein levels. These results indicate that FA has anticancer effect by inducing intracellular apoptotic pathway. Further research on the mechanism of anticancer effects will be basic data for the development of potential anticancer drugs.

세포 증식 영상용 방사성의약품 (Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging of Cellular Proliferation)

  • 오승준
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.209-223
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    • 2002
  • By considering the biological properties of a tumor, it should be possible to realize better results in cancer therapy. PET imaging offers the opportunity to measure tumor growth non-invasively and repeatedly as an early assessment of response to cancer therapy. Measuring cellular growth instead of energy metabolism showed offer significant advantages in evaluating therapy. Thymidine and its derivative nucleoside compounds can be changed to mono, di- and tri- phosphate compounds by thymidine kinase and then be incorporated into DNA. Their bindings are increased in highly proliferating cells due to the high DNA synthesis rate. To evaluate cell proliferation, many kinds of thymidine and uridine derivatives have been labeled with positron emitter and radioactive iodine. Compared to radiopharmaceuticals which have radioisotope labeled base ring such as pyirmidine, the radiopharmacuticals which have radioisotope labeled sugar ring are more stable in vivo and have metabolic resistance. The biological properties such as DNA incorporation ratios are highly dependent on their chemical structures and metabolic processes. This overview describes synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals and their biological properties for imaging of tumor cell proliferation.

Emodin Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation through the ERα-MAPK/Akt-Cyclin D1/Bcl-2 Signaling Pathway

  • Sui, Jia-Qi;Xie, Kun-Peng;Zou, Wei;Xie, Ming-Jie
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제15권15호
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    • pp.6247-6251
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    • 2014
  • Background: The aim of the present study was to investigate the involvement of emodin on the growth of human breast cancer MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells and the estrogen (E2) signal pathway in vitro. Materials and Methods: MTT assays were used to detect the effects of emodin on E2 induced proliferation of MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells. Flow cytometry (FCM) was applied to determine the effect of emodin on E2-induced apoptosis of MCF-7 cells. Western blotting allowed detection of the effects of emodin on the expression of estrogen receptor ${\alpha}$, cyclin D1 and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and phosphatidylinostiol 3-kinases (PI3K). Luciferase assays were emplyed to assess transcriptional activity of $ER{\alpha}$. Results: Emodin could inhibit E2-induced MCF-7 cell proliferation and anti-apoptosis effects, and arrest the cell cycle in G0/G1 phase, further blocking the effect of E2 on expression and transcriptional activity of $ER{\alpha}$. Moreover, Emodin influenced the ER ${\alpha}$ genomic pathway via downregulation of cyclin D1 and Bcl-2 protein expression, and influenced the non-genomic pathway via decreased PI3K/Akt protein expression. Conclusions: These findings indicate that emodin exerts inhibitory effects on MCF-7 cell proliferation via inhibiting both non-genomic and genomic pathways.

Non-Thermal Atmospheric-Pressure Plasma Possible Application in Wound Healing

  • Haertel, Beate;von Woedtke, Thomas;Weltmann, Klaus-Dieter;Lindequist, Ulrike
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제22권6호
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    • pp.477-490
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    • 2014
  • Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma, also named cold plasma, is defined as a partly ionized gas. Therefore, it cannot be equated with plasma from blood; it is not biological in nature. Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma is a new innovative approach in medicine not only for the treatment of wounds, but with a wide-range of other applications, as e.g. topical treatment of other skin diseases with microbial involvement or treatment of cancer diseases. This review emphasizes plasma effects on wound healing. Non-thermal atmospheric-pressure plasma can support wound healing by its antiseptic effects, by stimulation of proliferation and migration of wound relating skin cells, by activation or inhibition of integrin receptors on the cell surface or by its pro-angiogenic effect. We summarize the effects of plasma on eukaryotic cells, especially on keratinocytes in terms of viability, proliferation, DNA, adhesion molecules and angiogenesis together with the role of reactive oxygen species and other components of plasma. The outcome of first clinical trials regarding wound healing is pointed out.