• 한국균학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.107-116
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• 1994

원형질체 융합으로 주름버섯목 느타리버섯과 민주름버섯목 잔나비걸상버섯과의 이목간 체세포잡종을 36균주 얻어 꺽쇠연결체 clamp connections있는 2균주와 꺽쇠연결체 없는 3균주의 자실체를 형성하였다. 꺽쇠연결체 없는 융합주는 한천배지나 액체배지에서는 자실체를 얻을 수 없었다. 그러나 톱밥배지에서 균사가 완전히 성장한 후 일정한 광과 온도를 유지한 결과 꺽쇠연결체가 있는 균사가 새로이 성장하였으며 거의 완전하게 다시 성장한 후 원기가 유도되고 자실체가 성숙하였다. 버섯자실체 특성은 느타리버섯과 유사하였으며, 갓 색택은 느타리와는 다소 다르게 나타났다. 3균주의 담자포자로 유전형질의 분리와 유전자재조합을 조사한 결과 꺽쇠연결체 있는 2균주는 비정상적인 분리 현상을 보였는데, 양친에 없는 ane, rib, ane rib 표지를 가진 것이 나타났다. 3종류의 random primer를 이용하여 핵산 연쇄 중합반응 polymerase chain reaction(PCR)에 의한 4개 체세포잡종의 염색체 DNA의 다형화현상을 조사한 결과 느타리친과 유사한 양상을 가졌으나 비양친의 밴드를 나타내었으며 primer #87, #125의 1.2kbp, 0.6kbp에서 각각 뚜렷하게 구분되었다. 4개 체세포잡종의 미토콘드리아 DNA의 제한효소 EcoR1과 HindIII의 절단결과 2균주는 느타리와 동일하였으며 2균주는 양친과 다른 양상을 나타내었다. 원형질체 융합주, 융합주 자실체로부터의 조직배양주, 융합주의 담자포자 발아주, 양친주를 포함하여 총16균주를 등전점 전기영동으로 동위효소 esterase를 분석한 결과 융합주 6균주중 5균주는 느타리와 유사하였으며 1균주는 양친과 전혀 다른 새로운 밴드양상으로 이들 모두 양친과 뚜렷이 구분되었다. 융합주와 자실체 조직배양주는 밴드양상이 거의 유사하였으나 $F^2$는 다소 차이가 나타났다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1392-1398
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of aqueous extract from Sophora Japonica (SJ) on the RAW 264.7 cells. To evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of SJ, we examined the cytokine productions including nitric oxide (NO), interleukin (IL)-1b, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 cells and also inhibitory mechanisms such as mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and nuclear factor kappa b (NF-kB) using Western blot. SJ inhibited LPS-induced production of NO, TNF-a but not of IL-1b and IL-6 in RAW 264.7 cells. SJ inhibited the activation of MAPKs such as extracelluar signal-regulated kinase (ERK 1/2), c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 but not of NF-kB in the LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In conclusion, SJ down-regulated LPS-induced NO and TNF-a productions via MAPKs, which could be a clinical basis for inflammatory diseases and autoimmune diseases.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.50-57
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• 2016

배관은 석유화학플랜트에서 가장 많은 구성요소이며, 주요설비들에서 생산된 물질을 수송하는 매우 중요한 역할을 수행한다. 특히, 저온 또는 고온의 물질을 수송하는 배관들의 경우 물질의 온도변화를 최소화하기 위해 보온재를 배관의 외면에 덮어 사용하는 경우가 다수이다. 그러나 이러한 보온재에 덮인 배관들에서 부식이 발생할 경우 보온재를 제거하지 않고서는 확인하기 어렵기 때문에 현장검사시 유도초음파를 이용한 비파괴적 방법이 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 보온재 내부에서 발생하는 보온재하 부식(CUI : Corrosion Under Insulation)을 유도초음파를 사용하여 효과적으로 검출하기 위해서 유도초음파의 위상속도 분산선도와 파형구조의 이론적 해석을 통해 최적 발생조건을 선정하고자 하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 다양한 석유화학플랜트 배관의 보온재하 부식에 대한 유도초음파를 이용한 현장검출에 적용할 경우 매우 유용할 것이다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.239-248
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• 2015

The nature of molecular mechanisms governing embryonic cell block is largely unknown, but recent reports have demonstrated that proper execution of programmed cell death is crucial for this process. The main objective of this study is to determine effects of programmed cell death on porcine oocytes development in vitro after parthenogenesis. Among the blastocysts matured in 3MA, MAP1LC3A and ATG5 RNA gene expression level increased in the order of Cyst < 3MA < RP. However, Casp-3 and TNF-r RNA gene expression level decreased in the order of RP < 3MA < Cyst. Expression of mTOR within the RP-cultured blastocyst was the most highly to the inner cell mass, while 3MA-cultured blastocyst showed very lowest expression in inner cell mass. The expression of mTOR showed a pattern opposite to that of MAP1LC3A. That is, its expression was the lowest in Cyst group. When the enzymatic activity of MMP-2 and MMP-9 was assessed in culture, the level of active MMP-9 was higher expression in the medium of each RP treatment group, with the level of another treatment group being relatively higher. Analyses of TIMP-2 and TIMP-3 revealed that their expression was higher in groups that did not receive RP treatment. More specifically, the level of TIMP-2 was not affected by Cyst treatment, while the level of TIMP-3 was higher in 3MA and RP treatment group. There was highly cell division activation efficiency of parthenogenesis on cultured system of RP supplement IVC medium. Therefore, these results suggest that embryo development was significantly increased in conditional culture medium with active autophagy as compared to common cultured condition. Further investigation of this distinction may enable the development of innovative improvements for the production of porcine somatic cell nuclear transfer.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1610-1615
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• 2007

마가목 속(genus Sorbus)은 목본류로 아시아와 유럽에 분포되어 있다. 마가목 속 식물은 한국과 중국에서 약용으로 쓰인다. 한국내 마가목 속 식물에 대해 ITS에 의한 계통관계를 조사하였다 마가목 속 전체 종에서 5.8S exon은 165 핵산서열이었다. ITS1은 유럽마가목(S. aucuparia)에서 218 핵산서열인 반면 한국 내 마가목 종은 219 핵산서열이었다. ITS2 핵산서 열은 다양하였는데 S. sambucifolia var. pseudogricilisto에서 는 240 핵산서 열로 가장 적은 반면 S. aucuparia에서는 245 핵산서열이었다. ITS 전체 서열은 625개로 35개는 절약법에 정보적이었다. ITS 서 열로 한국내 분류군과 유럽종간 구분이 잘 되었다. RNA 2차 구조 추정 분석에서 도메인 I과 II는 마가목 속에 잘 보전되어 있는 반면 도메인 III에서는 많은 차이를 나타내었다. ITS 서열로 종 동정에 이용할 수 있었으며, 종의 보전이나 생식질 보전에 기초로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.346-354
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• 2017

Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) is a retrotransposon that contains a CpG island in its 5'-untranslated region. The CpG island of LINE-1 is often heavily methylated in normal somatic cells, which is associated with poor prognosis in various cancers. DNA methylation can differ between formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) and frozen tissues. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the LINE-1 methylation status between the two tissue-storage conditions in gastric cancer (GC) clinical samples and to evaluate whether LINE-1 can be used as an independent prognostic marker for each tissue-storage type. We analyzed four CpG sites of LINE-1 and examined the methylation levels at these sites in 25 FFPE and 41 frozen GC tissues by quantitative bisulfite pyrosequencing. The LINE-1 methylation status was significantly different between the FFPE and frozen GC tissues (p < 0.001). We further analyzed the clinicopathological features in the two groups separately. In the frozen GC tissues, LINE-1 was significantly hypomethylated in GC tissues compared to their corresponding normal gastric mucosa tissues (p < 0.001), and its methylation status was associated with gender, differentiation state, and lymphatic and venous invasion of GC. In the FFPE GC tissues, the methylation levels of LINE-1 differed according to tumor location and venous invasion of GC. In conclusion, LINE-1 can be used as a useful methylation marker for venous invasion in both FFPE and frozen tumor tissues of GC.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.686-702
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• 2021

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Schisandrae Fructus, the fruit of Schisandra chinensis Baill., has traditionally been used as a medicinal herb for the treatment of various diseases, and has proven its various pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effect of Schisandrae Fructus ethanol extract (SF) on inflammatory and oxidative stress in particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages. MATERIALS/METHODS: To investigate the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of SF in PM2.5-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, the levels of pro-inflammatory mediator such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂), cytokines including interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1β, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured. To elucidate the mechanism underlying the effect of SF, the expression of genes involved in the generation of inflammatory factors was also investigated. We further evaluated the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant efficacy of SF against PM2.5 in the zebrafish model. RESULTS: The results indicated that SF treatment significantly inhibited the PM2.5-induced release of NO and PGE₂, which was associated with decreased inducible NO synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression. SF also attenuated the PM2.5-induced expression of IL-6 and IL-1β, reducing their extracellular secretion. Moreover, SF suppressed the PM2.5-mediated translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) from the cytosol into nuclei and the degradation of inhibitor IκB-α, indicating that SF exhibited anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the NF-κB signaling pathway. In addition, SF abolished PM2.5-induced generation of ROS, similar to the pretreatment of a ROS scavenger, but not by an inhibitor of NF-κB activity. Furthermore, SF showed strong protective effects against NO and ROS production in PM2.5-treated zebrafish larvae. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that SF exerts anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects against PM2.5 through ROS-dependent down-regulating the NF-κB signaling pathway, and that SF can be a potential functional substance to prevent PM2.5-mediated inflammatory and oxidative damage.

• Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
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• 제95권5호
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• pp.286-296
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• 2018

Purpose: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy (SLNB) is widely accepted for staging of melanoma patients. It has been shown that clinico-pathological features such as Breslow thickness, ulceration, age, and sex are better predictors of relapse and survival than SLN status alone. The aims of this study were to evaluate the long-term (10-year) prognostic impact of SLNB and to determine predictive factors associated with SLN metastasis, relapse, and melanoma specific mortality (MSM). Methods: This was a prospective observational study on 289 consecutive patients with primary cutaneous melanoma who underwent SLNB from January 2000 to December 2007, and followed until January 2014, at an Italian academic hospital. Results: SLN was positive in 64 patients (22.1%). The median follow-up was 116 months (79-147 months). Tenyear disease-free survival and melanoma specific survival were poor in patients with positive SLN (58.7% and 66.4%, respectively). Only the increasing Breslow thickness resulted independently associated to an increased risk of SLN metastasis. Cox regression analysis showed that a Breslow thickness >2 mm was an independent predictor of relapse, and male sex and Breslow thickness >2 mm was a predictor of MSM. At 10 years, SLN metastasis was not significantly associated to either relapse or MSM. Conclusion: After the fifth year of follow-up, SLN metastasis is not an independent predictive factor of relapse or mortality which are mainly influenced by the characteristics of the primary tumor and of the patient. Patients with a Breslow thickness >2 mm regardless of the SLN status should be considered at high risk for 10-year relapse and mortality.

• 한국전산구조공학회논문집
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.17-27
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 지진 하중 하에서 파이핑 시스템의 내진성능향상을 위하여 TMD의 적용성을 검토하였다. 이를 위하여 대상 파이프라인의 모드해석을 수행하였고, 이 중 방향별 질량참여율이 비교적 큰 1, 2 및 4번째 모드를 TMD 설치 위치로 선정하였다. 선정된 위치에 TMD 설계를 위하여 각각의 해당 모드를 단자유도 감쇠모델로 치환하고, TMD를 단자유도 감쇠모델로 고려하여 해당 파이프라인을 2자유도 시스템으로 변환하였다. 다음으로, 조화 지반 가진을 받는 변환된 2자유도 시스템의 응답증폭계수를 최소화할 수 있는 TMD의 강성 및 감쇠계수 값을 GA 최적화 방법을 통해 도출하였다. 이렇게 도출된 TMD 최적 설계 값을 파이프라인 수치모델에 적용하여 TMD 설치 유무에 따른 내진성능을 분석하였다. 수치해석 결과, TMD 설치 구간 배관부에서 방향 별 가속도 응답이 18%~51% 가량 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다. 배관부에 발생할 수 있는 최대 수직응력의 크기는 TMD 설치로 인하여 41%의 응력 감소가 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 파이프라인 시스템의 최하단 앵커지점의 방향 별 반력은 원래의 최대 반력 세기에서 각각 37%, 34%, 43% 감소됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과는 향후 목표로 하는 원전의 주요 파이핑 시스템의 내진성능향상과 관련한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.418-425
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• 2022

Background: Sorafenib is effective in treating hepatoma, but most patients develop resistance to it. STAT3 signaling has been implicated in sorafenib resistance. Artesunate (ART) and 20(R)-ginsenoside Rg3 (Rg3) have anti-hepatoma effects and can inhibit STAT3 signaling in cancer cells. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Rg3 in combination with ART (Rg3-plus-ART) in overcoming sorafenib resistance, and to examine the involvement of STAT3 signaling in these effects. Methods: Sorafenib-resistant HepG2 cells (HepG2-SR) were used to evaluate the in vitro anti-hepatoma effects of Rg3-plus-ART. A HepG2-SR hepatoma-bearing BALB/c-nu/nu mouse model was used to assess the in vivo anti-hepatoma effects of Rg3-plus-ART. CCK-8 assays and Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining were used to examine cell proliferation and apoptosis, respectively. Immunoblotting was employed to examine protein levels. ROS generation was examined by measuring DCF-DA fluorescence. Results: Rg3-plus-ART synergistically reduced viability of, and evoked apoptosis in HepG2-SR cells, and suppressed HepG2-SR tumor growth in mice. Mechanistic studies revealed that Rg3-plus-ART inhibited activation/phosphorylation of Src and STAT3 in HepG2-SR cultures and tumors. The combination also decreased the STAT3 nuclear level and induced ROS production in HepG2-SR cultures. Furthermore, overactivation of STAT3 or removal of ROS diminished the anti-proliferative effects of Rg3-plus-ART, and removal of ROS diminished Rg3-plus-ART's inhibitory effects on STAT3 activation in HepG2-SR cells. Conclusions: Rg3-plus-ART overcomes sorafenib resistance in experimental models, and inhibition of Src/STAT3 signaling and modulation of ROS/STAT3 signaling contribute to the underlying mechanisms. This study provides a pharmacological basis for developing Rg3-plus-ART into a novel modality for treating sorafenib-resistant hepatoma.