• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2007

유기화된 montmorillonite(O-MMT)와 인을 포함하는 polyamic acid(PPAA)를 용액 블렌딩하여 PAA/organoclay 나노 복합체를 제조하였다. 이들 나노 복합체들의 연구를 위하여 FT-IR, DSC, TGA, PCFC, SEM 그리고 XRD를 이용하였다. 나노복합체들의 제조확인은 FT-IR과 XRD 분석을 통하여 확인하였다. SEM 사진들은 O-MMT가 매트릭스 고분자에 비교적 고르게 분산되어 있음을 보여 주었고, XRD 결과를 통하여 O-MMT가 intercalation 되었음을 확인하였다. O-MMT/PPAA 나노복합체들의 열안정성 및 난연성은 순수한 PAA 보다 크게 높았으며, O-MMT/PPAA-0.2, 0.4, 0.6 복합체들의 열방출 용량과 총열방출 값들은 인의 함량 증가와 함께 감소하였다. 본 연구에서 제조된 나노복합체 필름들이 화재안전재료로서 사용될 수 있는 잠재성을 가지고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.190-200
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• 2023

Skeletal muscle, essential for metabolism, thermoregulation, and immunity, undergoes myogenic differentiation that results in myotube formation. Trans-anethole (TA), the major constituent in essential oil produced by anise, star anise, and fennel, whose function in skeletal muscle has not yet been elucidated. Therefore, we investigated whether TA influenced muscle differentiation in mouse C2C12 myoblasts. Cells were induced to differentiate using a differentiation medium with or without TA (50 or 200 mg/mL) daily for 5 days. We measured myotube length and diameter after differentiation days 1, 3, and 5 and analyzed the expression of myogenic markers (myoblast determination protein 1, myogenin, myocyte enhancer factor 2, muscle creatine kinase, and myosin heavy chain) and atrophy-related genes (atrogin-1 and muscle ring finger-1 [MuRF-1]) using quantitative real-time PCR. Additionally, we observed the expression of total protein kinase B (Akt) and phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt) using western blotting. Our data showed that TA significantly induced the formation of smaller and thinner myotubes and reduced the myogenic factor expression. Furthermore, the atrogin-1 and MuRF-1 expression markedly increased by TA. Consistent with these findings, TA significantly decreased the expression of total Akt and p-Akt. Taken together, these results indicate that TA inhibits myogenic differentiation of C2C12 cells via reduction of both total Akt and p-Akt. Our findings may provide valuable insights into the impact of PAA on individuals at risk of muscle atrophy.