• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.743-754
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• 2017

두 제제의 생체이용률을 비교하여 동등성을 입증하는 생물학적 동등성 시험은 표준 $2{\times}2$ 교차설계를 원칙으로 하고 있으나, 최근에는 제제의 특성이 고변동성으로 인해 표준 $2{\times}2$ 교차설계를 사용할 경우 지나치게 많은 피험자가 필요하게 되면서, EMA나 MFDS 등에서는 $2{\times}2$ 교차설계를 확장한 $2{\times}4$, $4{\times}2$ 또는 $4{\times}4$ 등의 고차원 설계를 권장하고 있다. $2{\times}3$ 교차설계는 표준 $2{\times}2$ 교차설계에서 1기간을 확장한 설계로 불균형 설계이기는 하지만 $2{\times}4$ 교차설계와 비교해서 경제적, 윤리적 측면에서 장점을 갖고 있는 설계라 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 $2{\times}3$ 이중설계를 활용하는 생물학적 동등성 시험에서 설계의 통계적 특성을 고찰해 보고, 생물학적 동등성 평가를 위한 통계적 설계 및 추론 절차를 새롭게 개정된 의약품동등성시험기준을 적용하여 논의한다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1667-1678
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• 1999

식품원재료 171종과 한약재 190종의 metanol 추출물의 항균활성을 조사하였다. 항균활성은 식품의 부패, 변질에 관여한다고 알려진 그람양성세균인 Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, 그람음성세균인 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium, Escherichia coli 및 효모인 Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Candida albicans, 곰팡이 Penicillium citrinum, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger를 대상으로 측정하였다. 산수유, 오수유, 감초, 단삼, 오미자, 황련, 명일엽, aroma hop와 bitter hop는 그람양성세균에 항균활성을 나타내었다. Aroma hop와 bitter hop는 그람음성세균에 항균활성을 나타내었다. 한편, 그람양성세균에 대해 강한 항균활성을 나타낸 단삼으로부터 항균물질을 분리, 정제하고 그 구조를 결정하였다. 단삼의 methanol 추출액을 농축하여 ethylacetate로 extraction, silicagel column chromatography, preparative TLC, preparative HPLC 등을 통하여 보존활성물질(T-1)을 분리, 정제하고 UV, $^1H-NMR,\;^{13}C-NMR$, DEPT 및 EI-MS 등의 기기분석한 결과, 단삼의 항균활성물질은 cryptotanshinone으로 결정되었다. 그람양성균에 대하여 MIC는 $3.91{\sim}62.50\;{\mu}g/mL$ 범위에서 강한 보존활성을 나타내었고 특히 Bacillus subtilis에 대하여 MIC는 $3.91\;{\mu}g/mL$로 가장 강한 보존활성을 나타내었다. 따라서 단삼의 cryptotanshinone은 그람양성세균 및 그람음성세균에 의해 변패될 수 있는 식품에서 천연보존료로 이용 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제12D권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2005

하나의 아미노산 서열의 기능이 밝혀지면, 그와 유사한 서열 구조를 가지고 있는 서열의 기능도 유추해 낼 수 있다. 또한 기능이 밝혀진 단백질의 아미노산 서열을 변화시키거나 유용한 단백질을 만드는 것도 가능하다. 이 과정에서 하나의 원본 단백질 서열에 대하여 다른 서열 구성을 가지고 있는 여러 가지 단백질 서열이 생겨 날 수 있다. 여기서, 원본 단백질을 변화시켜 만든 단백질 버전 서열과 단백질의 주석정보를 저장 및 관리하는 체계적인 기법이 요구된다. 따라서 이 논문에서는 로컬 서열 정렬 기법을 적용한 단백질 아미노산 서열의 버전관리 기법과 트리거를 적용한 단백질 주석데이터의 이력 관리 기법을 제시하였다. 제안된 기법을 통하여 원본 서열과 버전서열의 유사도 측정 및 버전 관리의 자동화와 저장 공간을 감소시킬 수 있다. 또한 단백질 정보의 이력을 저장하고 서열 변화 정보를 분석하여 돌연변이 연구에 의한 유용한 단백질 개발 및 신약 개발이 가능하다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2022

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to report that applying the genetic discrimination method to Pinelliae Tuber is suitable as a countermeasure for the limitations of morphological identification announced publicly in the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS). Methods : Randomly selected fifty samples in Pinelliae Tuber imported from China were used for morphological and genetic identification. The morphological identification was applied method announced publicly by the MFDS. The traits of morphological identification were classified as Pinellia ternata, P. tripartita, Pinellia pedatisecta, and Typhonium flagelliforme, according to the formation of tuberous root and tuber morphology. The genetic identifications were conducted by Sequence Characterized Amplified Region(SCAR) marker and DNA barcoding analysis for cross-validation, respectively. SCAR marker was verified according to the presence or absence of amplicon through PCR amplification using species-specific primers. DNA barcoding analysis used sequence information of the matK region. Results : As a result of the morphological identification, 27 out of 50 samples were identified as original species 'P. ternata' of genuine 'Pinelliae Tuber', and 23 were identified as adulterant species 'P. pedatisecta'. Unlike this, the genetic identification was identified as the original species 'P. ternata' in all 50 samples in the SCAR marker and matK regional sequence analysis. Conclusions : Pinelliae Tuber of morphological mutant that can not be classified by morphological identification is imported from China. The SCAR marker would be used as accurate and efficient assays for species identification of the morphological mutant.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.699-705
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• 2015

Vemurafenib has recently been used as drug for treatment of melanomas with $BRAF^{V600E}$ mutation. Unfortunately, treatment with only vemurafenib has not been sufficiently effective, with recurrence after a short period. In this study, three vemurafenib-resistant $BRAF^{V600E}$ melanoma cell lines, $A375P^R$, $A375M^R$ and SKMEL-$28^R$, were established from the original A375P, A375M and SKMEL-28 cell lines. Examination of the molecular mechanisms showed that the phosphorylation levels of MEK and ERK, which play key roles in the RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway, were reduced in these three cell lines, with increased phosphorylation levels of pAKTs limited to SKMEL-$28^R$ cells. Treatment of SKMEL-$28^R$ cells with 100 nM paclitaxel resulted in increased apoptosis and decreased cellular proliferation, invasion and colony formation via reduction of expression levels of EGFR and pAKTs. Moreover, vemurafenib-induced pAKTs in SKMEL-$28^R$ were decreased by treatment with an AKT inhibitor, MK-2206. Taken together, our results revealed that resistance mechanisms of $BRAF^{V600E}$-mutation melanoma cells to vemurafenib depended on the cell type. Our results suggested that paclitaxel should be considered as a drug in combination with vemurafenib to treat melanoma cells.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8467-8471
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• 2016

Background: One of the major mechanisms for drug resistance is associated with altered anticancer drug transport, mediated by the human-adenosine triphosphate binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily proteins. The overexpression of adenosine triphosphate binding cassette, sub-family B, member 1 (ABCB1) by multidrug-resistant cancer cells is a serious impediment to chemotherapy. In our study we have studied the possibility that structural single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) are the mechanism of ABCB1 overexpression. Materials and Methods: A total of 101 gastric cancer multidrug resistant cases and 100 controls were genotyped with sequence-specific primed PCR (SSP-PCR). Gene expression was evaluated for 70 multidrug resistant cases and 54 controls by real time PCR. The correlation between the two groups was based on secondary structures of RNA predicted by bioinformatics tool. Results: The results of genotyping showed that among 3 studied SNPs, rs28381943 and rs2032586 had significant differences between patient and control groups but there were no differences in the two groups for C3435T. The results of real time PCR showed over-expression of ABCB1 when we compared our data with each of the genotypes in average mode. Prediction of secondary structures in the existence of 2 related SNPs (rs28381943 and rs2032586) showed that the amount of ${\Delta}G$ for original mRNA is higher than the amount of ${\Delta}G$ for the two mentioned SNPs. Conclusions: We have observed that 2 of our studied SNPs (rs283821943 and rs2032586) may elevate the expression of ABCB1 gene, through increase in mRNA stability, while this was not the case for C3435T.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.295-301
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• 2019

In this review, we describe the absorption rates (Caco-2 cell permeability) and hepatic/plasma pharmacokinetics of 53 diverse chemicals estimated by modeling virtual oral administration in rats. To ensure that a broad range of chemical structures is present among the selected substances, the properties described by 196 chemical descriptors in a chemoinformatics tool were calculated for 50,000 randomly selected molecules in the original chemical space. To allow visualization, the resulting chemical space was projected onto a two-dimensional plane using generative topographic mapping. The calculated absorbance rates of the chemicals based on cell permeability studies were found to be inversely correlated to the no-observed-effect levels for hepatoxicity after oral administration, as obtained from the Hazard Evaluation Support System Integrated Platform in Japan (r = -0.88, p < 0.01, n = 27). The maximum plasma concentrations and the areas under the concentration-time curves (AUC) of a varied selection of chemicals were estimated using two different methods: simple one-compartment models (i.e., high-throughput toxicokinetic models) and simplified physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling consisting of chemical receptor (gut), metabolizing (liver), and central (main) compartments. The results obtained from the two methods were consistent. Although the maximum concentrations and AUC values of the 53 chemicals roughly correlated in the liver and plasma, inconsistencies were apparent between empirically measured concentrations and the PBPK-modeled levels. The lowest-observed-effect levels and the virtual hepatic AUC values obtained using PBPK models were inversely correlated (r = -0.78, p < 0.05, n = 7). The present simplified PBPK models could estimate the relationships between hepatic/plasma concentrations and oral doses of general chemicals using both forward and reverse dosimetry. These methods are therefore valuable for estimating hepatotoxicity.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.436-443
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• 2012

Previous Korean total diet studies (KTDSs) have estimated dietary exposure to toxic chemicals based on 110-120 representative foods selected from over 500 foods appeared in the Korea National Health & Nutrition Examination Surveys (KNHANES), which would result in a possible underestimation. In order to find measures for a closer-to-real estimate of dietary exposure to heavy metals, this study examined the feasibility of mapping foods to the representative foods in the KTDS by comparing estimates. In mapping, those foods not analyzed in the 2009 KTDS (443 out of 559 foods appeared in the 2007 KNHANES) were mapped to the 114 representative foods used in the 2009 KTDS based on the closeness in regards to biological systematics and morphological similarity. Dietary exposures to total mercury and lead were re-estimated using the content of total mercury and lead in 114 foods analyzed in the 2009 KTDS, food intake, and individual's own body weight for respondents in the 2007 KNHANES instead of mean body weight of Koreans used in the 2009 KTDS. The re-estimates of exposure with mapping were approximately 50% higher than the original estimates reported in the 2009 KTDS. In addition, mapping enabled the comparison of percentile distribution of the exposure among populations of different age groups. In conclusion, estimates via mapping resulted in a more comprehensive estimation of dietary exposure to heavy metals present in foods that Koreans consume.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.20-27
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• 2009

1. Objects Myunghyun Symptom(瞑眩現狀) is widely regarded as 'symptoms of discharge the accumulated poison in body', 'symptoms in the process of healing' apart from any other side effects of drugs. Recently, Natural Medicine of Europe and the U.S.A named it 'healing crisis'. However, this tends to be used indiscriminately. I took a look at the meaning of the Myunghyun Symptom correctly, and the meaning at a point of Sasang Constitutional view 2. Methods It was researched on the literal study about the meaning of the Myunghyun Symptom on the book "Seokyung"(書經), "Dongeuibogam(東醫寶鍵)", "Dongyi Suse Bowon(東醫壽世保元)", "Yakjing(藥徵)", and the meaninig at a point of Sasang Constitutional view through the "Dongyi Suse Bowon(東醫壽世保元)", "Dongyi Suse Bowon Sasang Chobonguen(東醫壽世保元 四象草本卷)". 3. Results and Conclusions 1. The original meaning of the Myunghyun symptom is 'dizziness by the use of massive effective drugs'. 2. Yoshimasu Todo interprεtated broadly the Myunghyun symptoms as the discharge of the accumulated poison in body, the symptoms in the process of healing. 3. Dongmu recognized the Myunghyun symptom as dizziness by massive effective drugs and shun the use of massive effective drugs. 4. Dongmu established the concept of 'Jang-gi(臟氣) and 'Yak-gi(藥氣)' and esteemed Jang-gi more than Yak-gi. So he contended that When there is no disease does not use drugs, even if the illness prioritized the use of mild drug, use the massive effective drugs a little while when there is an acute disease. 5. When the Sasnag Constututional Drugs help the Bomyungjiju(보명지주), Sometimes the Myunghyun Symptom is appeared. it is the process of Tongoi by Taeum Drugs, Chungjang by Soyang Drugs, Gojung by Tayang Drugs, Onri by Soeum Durgs. 6. Myunghyun symptoms which used indiscriminately in present is stopped and needs a clear observation and description about the drug reactions to the patient's condition.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.284-284
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• 1996

Titrated Extract of Centella asiatica (TECA) is a poorly water-soluble extract from the Centella asiatica. Despite excellent wound preparation causes pain due to a low aqueous solubility and high hypertonicity and therefore, the patient's compliance of this drug is low. The objective of this study is to design a formulation of TECA with an improved therapeutic applicability via an adequate solubilization. A mixture of propylene glycol and ethoxylated hydrogenated caster oil achieved an acceptable solubilization of TECA (i.e. 10%) via a formulation of micelle. A preparation of extemporaneous TECA micelle was achieved by a dilution of the original micellar formulation with either water or saline. An estimated distribution of particle size was between 15.9 and 32.6 ㎜. The osmotic pressure of the formulation was found to be much lower than that found In a commercially available injectable (i.e. Madecassole). The erthrocytic hemolysis of micellar solution was lower than that with the conventional dosage form, consistent with the osmotic pressure data. Pain score after an injection of the micellar solution was assessed by the hind-paw writhing test using ICR mice and compared with that found with the conventional injectable. The data indicated that the injection of the micellar solution was a significantly less painful. These results indicated that a micellar solubilization, followed by an extemporaneous dilution, is a novel formulation of TECA with an improved therapeutic applicability.