• 융합경영연구
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.40-42
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• 2017

The purpose of this study was to review and analyze JEMM(The Journal of Economics, Marketing, and Management) of ICMA(The International Convergence Management Association) and all of published articles of 2013 to 2016 and to revise and update the existing publication strategies in order to improve the internationalization and reputation of JEMM. JEMM of ICMA is a new academic journal of Korea Distribution Science Association(KODISA). It is still in its early stage as it is founded in 2013 as an academic journal to increase an recognition through KCI Candidate application under National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF). It endeavors its efforts to be recognized as a reputable international journal. This study was conducted to confirm the current status of JEMM in the current standards and to establish a strategic process to complement the deficiencies and achieve the goals. JEMM of ICMA has three distinguished features of online submission and review system, only English-based papering, reviewing by anonymous refrees. JEMM of ICMA continuously revised and updated its publication standards and practices and adopted technological support systems to enable its journals to remain independent and open access in order to ultimately become one of the most international journals.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.7-17
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• 2012

2014년도 12월말부터 시행하는 한국연구재단의 등재지 제도의 폐지는 한국 내에 존재하는 연구논문집 향방에 커다란 지각변동의 요인으로 작용할 것으로 예상되고 있다. 이러한 상황은 한국유통과학회에서 발행하는 유통과학연구를 비롯한 3개의 연구논문집에게는 커다란 기회로 작용할 것이며, 이번 기회를 잘 활용한다면 조속한 성장과 발전을 도모할 수 있을 것이다. 한국유통과학회에서 발행하는 유통과학연구는 1999년을 시작으로 꾸준한 발전을 유지하여 왔고, 초창기 연 2회 발행하던 체제를 개편하여, 연 4회를 발행 하다가, 2012년에는 연 12회 발행하는 사회과학분야에서 가장 선두로 나가는 연구논문집으로 성장했다. 2011년 7월에는 전면 영문으로 홈페이지를 개편하여, 지속적으로 게재논문을 무료로 열람토록 하였고, 그 결과 2012년 들어서서 해외에서 접속하여 유통과학연구 홈페이지를 열람하는 이용자의 숫자가 급속히 증가하였다. 더욱이 최근 들어서서는 해외석학들의 논문 투고가 꾸준한 증가 추세에 있다. 예를 들어서, 2012년 3월에는 종전과 달리 해외석학들의 투고논문이 4편에 이를 정도로 학회의 지명도가 높아지고 있다. 이러한 상황은 본 유통과학연구가 한국내에서의 지명도보다 외국에서의 지명도가 높아지고 있다는 점을 의미하는 것이다. 그러나, 현시점에서 반추할 때, 이러한 발전은 현재로서는 긍정적인 요인으로 작용될 수는 있으나, 학회운영및 연구논문집의 지속적인 상태점검과 특성에 맞는 전략도출 및 실행이 없는 한 미래의 경쟁력을 기약할 수 없는 불투명한 환경에 처해 있다는 점을 인지해야 한다. 따라서, 본 연구의 목적은 한국유통과학회에서 발행하는 유통과학연구가 국내외 위상을 높이고 해외에서 유명저널이 되기 위해서는 당면과제와 문제점을 찾아내고 효율적이고 실용적인 여러가지 해결 대안을 모색 제시하고자 함에 있다. 즉, 본 연구는 한국유통과학회의 연구논문집인 유통과학연구의 과거, 현재, 그리고 미래에 대하여 논하고, 학회운영과 관련하여 편집관리 및 시스템운영을 전반적으로 점검하여 문제점과 해결점을 모색하고 제시하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2020

In this study, we investigated the protective effects of a Neutrase enzymatic hydrolysate derived from Korea pen shell Atrina pectinata (APN) against hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced oxidative damage in hepatocytes. First, we confirmed that APN has antioxidant activities by scavenging 2,2-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzthiazoline)-6-sulfonic acid radical (ABTS⁺) and H₂O₂ and increasing oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) value. Also, the treatment of APN increased the cell viability by reducing the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in H₂O₂-stimulated hepatocytes. In addition, APN decreased the sub-G₁ DNA contents and the apoptotic body formation increased by H₂O₂ stimulation. Moreover, APN modulated the protein expression of apoptosis related molecules (Bcl-2, Bax and p53) by suppressing the activation of nuclear factor NFkB and ERK/p38 signaling in H₂O₂-stimulated hepatocytes. Furthermore, APN led to the activation of Nrf2/HO-1signaling known as antioxidant systems. These results suggest APN protects hepatocytes against oxidative damages caused by H₂O₂ stimulation.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.386-398
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• 2020

Tissue fibrosis is an eventual pathologic change of numerous chronic illnesses, which is characterized by resident fibroblasts differentiation into myofibroblasts during inflammation, coupled with excessive extracellular matrix deposition in tissues, ultimately leading to failure of normal organ function. Now, there are many mechanistic insights into the pathogenesis of tissue fibrosis, which facilitate the discovery of effective antifibrotic drugs. Moreover, many chronic diseases remain a significant clinical unmet need. For the past five years, many research works have undoubtedly addressed the functional dependency of ginsenosides in different types of fibrosis and the successful remission in various animal models treated with ginsenosides. Caveolin-1, interleukin, thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1), liver X receptors (LXRs), Nrf2, microRNA-27b, PPARδ-STAT3, liver kinase B1 (LKB1)-AMPK, and TGF-β1/Smads are potential therapy targeting using ginsenosides. Ginsenosides can play a targeting role and suppress chronic inflammatory response, collagen deposition, and epitheliale-mesenchymal transition (EMT), as well as myofibroblast activation to attenuate fibrosis. In this report, our aim was to focus on the therapeutic prospects of ginsenosides in fibrosis-related human diseases making use of results acquired from various animal models. These findings should provide important therapeutic clues and strategies for the exploration of new drugs for fibrosis treatment.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.40.1-40.1
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• 2009

생체용 금속 임플란트의 표면개질은 생체활성화를위하여 오래 전 부터 관심을 가지고 연구해오고 있다. 최근에 표면개질을위하여 화학적 에칭, 샌드 블래스팅, 또는 나노튜브형성등 표면에 임의의 요철을 만들어서 사용하는방법이 가장 일반적으로 적용되어 상용화되고있다. 그러나 샌드블래스팅이나 화학적 에칭은 가공은 쉽지만 가공표면에 인체에 해로운 잔류물의존재로 생체적합성에 해로운 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 이러한 문제점들을 해결하기위하여 레이저를 사용하여 임플란트 표면을 개질한 예가 보고 되었다. 레이저를 사용한 표면처리 방법의큰 장점은 잔류물이 남지 않고 비교적 표면 거칠기의 제어가 용이하다. 금속합금의 표면개질에사용되는 레이저는 주로 Nd:YAG 레이저의 파장을 반으로 줄인 녹색레이저 ($\lambda$=532nm)를 사용하거나, 자외선파장영역의레이저를 사용하는 경우가 일반적으로 가장 보 편화된 가공방법으로 연구되었다. 표면의 거칠기는 수마이크로의크기와 수십나노의 크기를 갖는 표면을 생체적합적인 측면에서 요구하고 있다. 따라서 이러한 표면의 거칠기를조절할 수 있는 펨토레이저를 사용하여 표면에 균질한 표면의 텍스춰링을 통하여 그 특성을 개선할 수 있는지를 확인하는 것이 본 과제이다. 본 실험에서는 Ti합금을 진공 아크로를 이용하여 3원계합금을 제조하고 $1000^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 열처리 후 급냉(water quenching)하였다. 열처리 후 시편은 두께 2mm로 절단 하여 #2000까지 연마 후 하여 펨토 초(10-15 second) 펄스폭 대역을 갖는 레이저를 이용하여 수마이크로 크기의 미세 요철을 표면에 형성한 후, 표면의 특성을 조사해 보았다.(NRF-2009-0074672)

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2016

This study was designed to investigate the cytoprotective effect of rosmarinic acid (RA) on ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced oxidative stress in HaCaT keratinocytes. RA exerted a significant cytoprotective effect by scavenging intracellular ROS induced by UVB. RA also attenuated UVB-induced oxidative macromolecular damage, including protein carbonyl content, DNA strand breaks, and the level of 8-isoprostane. Furthermore, RA increased the expression and activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, heme oxygenase-1, and their transcription factor Nrf2, which are decreased by UVB radiation. Collectively, these data indicate that RA can provide substantial cytoprotection against the adverse effects of UVB radiation by modulating cellular antioxidant systems, and has potential to be developed as a medical agent for ROS-induced skin diseases.

• 약학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.260-267
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• 2012

This study examined the effects of baicalin, a bioactive flavonoid isolated from Scutellaria baicalensis, on hepatic injury caused by ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) in alcoholic fatty liver. Rats were fed an ethanol liquid diet or a control isocaloric diet for 5 weeks, and then subjected to 60 min of hepatic ischemia and 5 h of reperfusion. Baicalin (200 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally 24 and 1 h before ischemia. After reperfusion, baicalin attenuated the increase in serum alanine aminotransferase activity. The levels of cytosolic cytochrome c protein expression, caspase-3 activity, the number of apoptotic cells increased after reperfusion, which were higher in ethanol-fed animals, were attenuated by baicalin. Following I/R, the hepatic lipid peroxidation was elevated, whereas hepatic glutathione content was decreased. These changes attenuated by baicalin. In ethanol-fed animals, baicalin augmented the increases in heme oxygenase-1 protein and mRNA expressions, and nuclear Nrf2 expression. In conclusion, our findings suggest that baicalin ameliorates I/R-induced hepatocellular damage by suppressing apoptosis and oxidative stress in alcoholic fatty liver.

• 대한구강악안면병리학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2018

Natural products are vastly utilized as a source of chemotherapeutic agents for human cancers. Kochia scopraia is traditionally used for the cure of urological and dermatological diseases. Recently, methanol extract of Kochia scoparia (MEKS) has been shown to have anti-cancer activity to various human cancers. However, there is no report demonstrating the anti-cancer activity of MEKS in human mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) cells. In this study, the authors studied the effects of MEKS on the cell proliferation and underlying mechanism in YD15 human MEC cells. MEKS decreased YD15 cell proliferation proven by trypan blue exclusion assay and induced apoptosis, evidenced by cell cycle analysis and western blotting. Autophagy induction by MEKS was verified by western blotting. In addition, MEKS regulated the expression of phosphorylated Akt, phosphorylated p38 and Nrf2 protein. This results can imply that MEKS might be a potential candidate for the treatment of human MEC cells.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.114-114
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• 2022

Excessive endogenous endotoxin, especially lipopolysaccharide (LPS) reflux from gastrointestinal (GI) tract to the liver tissue is one of the most serious reasons of severe and acute liver injury which is mainly mediated by Kupffer cell activations. However, there is no clear molecular clues to explain the exact pathophysiological mechanism and effective drugs available till nowadays. We aimed to comprehend the pathophysiological features of LPS-induced liver injury and evaluate the efficacies of potential therapeutic drug, Ga-mi-Yuk-Mi-Jihwang-Tang (GYM), which is composed of herbal plants. GYM remarkably caused to normalize hepatic inflammation and oxidations against LPS-induced liver injury by evidence of serum liver enzymes, histopathological analysis, both hepatic protein and gene expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, nitric oxide levels, and hepatic tissue levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, malondialdehyde (MDA), and 4-hydroxyneoneal, respectively. To assess molecular events in the hepatic tissue, we further found hepatic Sirtuin6 (Sirt6) levels were considerably depleted by LPS injection with aberrant alterations of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways, whereas administration with GYM notably exerted to normalize these abnormalities. Our results exhibited that GYM would be one of target drug to diminish hepatic inflammation as well as oxidative stress by regulation of hepatic Sirt6 levels.

• International Journal of Stem Cells
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.356-362
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• 2023

Glutathione (GSH) is a chief cellular antioxidant, affecting stem cell functions. The cellular GSH level is dynamically altered by the redox buffering system and transcription factors, including NRF2. Additionally, GSH is differentially regulated in each organelle. We previously reported a protocol for monitoring the real-time GSH levels in live stem cells using the reversible GSH sensor FreSHtracer. However, GSH-based stem cell analysis needs be comprehensive and organelle-specific. Hence, in this study, we demonstrate a detailed protocol to measure the GSH regeneration capacity (GRC) in living stem cells by measuring the intensities of the FreSHtracer and the mitochondrial GSH sensor MitoFreSHtracer using a high-content screening confocal microscope. This protocol typically analyses the GRC in approximately 4 h following the seeding of the cells onto plates. This protocol is simple and quantitative. With some minor modifications, it can be employed flexibly to measure the GRC for the whole-cell area or just the mitochondria in all adherent mammalian stem cells.