• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.1094-1101
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• 2000

Thirty-six crossbred (70% Holstein Friesian) cows in mid-lactation were assigned to one of four treatments. The dietary treatments were concentrate based, containing 13.5, 27.0, 40.5 and 54.0% of cassava in concentrate replacing ground maize (16.0% CP). There were curvilinear responses to intake of organic matter, non-structural carbohydrate and metabolisable energy. Cassava and corn fed in a ratio of 50:50 maximised organic matter, metabolisable energy intake; milk yield, milk protein and lactose yield. Milk fat yield was not affected by levels of inclusion. Dietary treatment did not influence ruminal pH, ammonia and volatile fatty acid concentrations or plasma glucose. The low market price for cassava resulted in a lower concentrate feed cost. The optimal level of cassava in a dairy cow diet is suggested as being between 20.0 and 30.0% of cassava in dry matter intake when fed with rice straw.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.733-739
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• 2020

Olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus (total weight 216.4±14.6 g, total length 28.4±1.7 cm) were exposed to different pH levels (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) for 96 h. At pH 4, hemoglobin decreased significantly, while plasma calcium, glucose, cholesterol, and ALP increased significantly. Exposure to pH 4 also induced stress responses, as evidenced by a significant decrease in heat shock protein 70 (HSP 70) and a significant increase in cortisol. The results of this study indicate that acute exposure to acidic or alkaline pH (pH 3 or 9) induced significant mortality, while exposure to pH 4significantly affected hematological parameters and stress responses in P. olivaceus.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between life style and metabolic syndrome. The cross-sectional survey was conducted in Pingliang community in Shanghai in Jan 2003. The data was collected by questionnaire, and the results were analyzed by SPSS. It was found that the prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MS) was $13.4\%$ in the community, and the body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol(TC), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C), and fast plasma glucose (FPG) in MS group were higher than that in non-MS group. Logistic regression analysis indicated that BMI and WHR were positively correlated to the prevalence of MS, and physical activity was negatively correlated to the prevalence of MS. People with higher education levels (${\geq}10y$) had lower BMI, SBP, DBP, LDL-C and FPG. The prevalence of MS in the higher education level group was significantly lower than that of the lower education level group. These results suggested that BMI, WHR and physical activity were important factors of MS, and education background played an important role in the occurrence of MS. Therefore, it is very important to build a healthy life style for preventing and controlling the incidence and developing of MS.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.146-156
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to analyze characteristics of the obese children in depth and provide basic information for a comprehensive educational program for the obese children. Physical and biochemical characteristics, nutrient intake, and self-esteem, etc. of 16 obese elementary school children (OC) and 14 normal weight elementary school children (NWC) were examined. Self-esteem was measured using Likert-type scales with description. Plasma levels of total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and glucose of OC were higher than those of NWC. Dietary intake with a lunch provided more energy and vitamin B1 in OC than in NWC. Physical appearance and athletic competence among self-esteem in OC were lower than in NWC. However, there was no significant difference in physical activity between OC and NWC. In OC, atherogenic index was positively related with waist circumference, obesity index and BMI while athletic competence self-esteem was negatively related with them. It is recommended that the children should receive the comprehensive educational program for improving children' dietary behavior and their self-esteem.

• 센서학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.435-439
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• 2016

We report a novel detection technology for glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) that is measured primarily to identify the three-month average plasma glucose concentration. In enzymatic measuring of glycated hemoglobin, the generated hydrogen peroxide was then used as a reducing agent of gold (III) for the synthesis of gold (0). Gold nanoparticles obtained from this novel approach were measured by optical and piezoelectric methods. In optical method, we have developed polymer based film-type sensor cartridge filled with all the reagents for glycated hemoglobin analysis and the cartridge worked very well having the detection limit of 0.53% of glycated hemoglobin. On the other hand, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors also have been developed to determine the abilities of surface modified QCM sensors at various levels of the concentration of glycated hemoglobin to bind gold nanoparticles and limit of detection was 0.90%. Finally, despite of relatively lower sensitivities of QCM sensor and film-type optical sensor than well-plate based optical detection, these two sensors were available to measure the glycated hemoglobin level for diabetes patients and normal person.

• Clinical Nutrition Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.154-167
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• 2023

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) associated with liver failure is accompanied by hyperammonemia, severe inflammation, depression, anxiety, and memory deficits as well as liver injury. Recent studies have focused on the liver-brain-inflammation axis to identify a therapeutic solution for patients with HE. Lipocalin-2 is an inflammation-related glycoprotein that is secreted by various organs and is involved in cellular mechanisms including iron homeostasis, glucose metabolism, cell death, neurite outgrowth, and neurogenesis. In this study, we investigated that the roles of lipocalin-2 both in the brain cortex of mice with HE and in Neuro-2a (N2A) cells. We detected elevated levels of lipocalin-2 both in the plasma and liver in a bile duct ligation mouse model of HE. We confirmed changes in cytokine expression, such as interleukin-1β, cyclooxygenase 2 expression, and iron metabolism related to gene expression through AKT-mediated signaling both in the brain cortex of mice with HE and N2A cells. Our data showed negative effects of hepatic lipocalin-2 on cell survival, iron homeostasis, and neurite outgrowth in N2A cells. Thus, we suggest that regulation of lipocalin-2 in the brain in HE may be a critical therapeutic approach to alleviate neuropathological problems focused on the liver-brain axis.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.100-104
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• 2007

Saururus chinensis Baill was reported to inhibit ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ in vitro and flatten postprandial increase in blood glucose in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. We studied the effect of chronic consumption of S. chinensis Baill on blood glucose and lipid profile in STZ-induced diabetic male rats fed high fat diet. Male rats weighing 100-120 g were fed 30% fat diet with and without 10% freeze-dried leaves of S. chinensis Baill for 7 weeks after 1 week of adaptation. The rats were rendered diabetic by intravenous injection of STZ (60 mg/kg) after 6-week feeding of the assigned diets. At 1 week after the injection, the rats were sacrificed after an overnight fast. Plasma glucose ($380.2{\pm}14.4mg/dL$), total cholesterol ($93.9{\pm}7.9mg/dL$) and triglyceride levels ($123.6{\pm}7.5mg/dL$) of the S. chinensis Baill group were significantly lower than those of the control group ($418.1{\pm}12.0mg/dL,\;119.9{\pm}9.4mg/dL,\;152.0{\pm}10.3mg/dL$, respectively, p<0.05). Chronic consumption of S. chinesis Baill significantly decreased maltase activity of the small intestinal mucosa ($120.1{\pm}8.7U/g$) protein compared with the control group ($96.8{\pm}7.0U/g protein, p<0.05). These results suggest that S. chinensis Baill have hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects by inhibiting ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ activity in the animal model of diabetes mellitus.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.445-451
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is positively associated with atherosclerosis via elevating macrophage cell death and plaque formation, in which oxidative stress plays a pivotal role. Antioxidative, lipid-lowering, and anti-atherogenic effects of kimchi, a Korean fermented vegetable, have been established, wherein capsaicin, ascorbic acid, quercetin, 3-(4'-hydroxyl-3',5'-dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acid, and lactic acids were identified. In this study, mechanisms of action of kimchi methanol extracts (KME) on fatty streak formation via suppression of ER stress and apoptosis in aorta were examined in low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Mice fed a high cholesterol diet with an oral administration of KME (KME group, $200 mg{\cdot}kg-bw^{-1}{\cdot}day^{-1}$) or distilled water (control group) for 8 weeks (n = 20 for group). Plasma lipid and oxidative stress levels were evaluated. Protein expression was measured by western blot assay. Fatty streak lesion size and the degree of apoptosis were examined in the aorta. RESULTS: Compared to the control group, in the KME group, plasma lipids levels were decreased and oxidative stress was alleviated (P < 0.05). Protein expression levels of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2-mediated antioxidants in aorta were increased whereas those for ER stress markers, glucose regulated protein 78, phospho-protein kinase RNA-like ER kinase, phospho-eukaryotic initiation factor 2 subunit ${\alpha}$, X-box binding protein 1, and C/EBP homologous protein were decreased in the KME group (P < 0.05). Moreover, apoptosis was suppressed via downregulation of phospho-c-Jun N-terminal kinase, bcl-2-associated X protein, caspases-9, and -3 with a concomitant upregulation of anti-apoptotic protein, B-cell lymphoma 2 (P < 0.05). Fatty streak lesion size was reduced and the degree of apoptosis was less severe in the KME group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, antioxidant activity of KME might prevent fatty streak formation through, in part, inhibition of ER stress and apoptosis in aortic sinus where macrophages are harbored.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.178-186
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• 2016

이 연구는 일반식빵, 통밀빵, 그리고 생강나무 잎 추출물, 매생이 추출물, 매생이 냉동 건조물을 첨가한 통밀빵을 제조하고, 4중 동안 랫트에게 공급한 뒤 혈당과 혈중지방질 관련 지표에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 시험기간 동안 모든 통밀빵섭취 그룹에서의 체중증가는 일반식빵섭취 그룹과 비교하여 유의적으로 낮게 나타났으며, 음수, 식이 섭취량은 그룹간의 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 간과 신장의 무게, AST, ALP, ALT는 모든 그룹간의 유의적인 차이가 없는 것으로 보아 일반식빵과 통밀빵 식이제공은 간과 신장의 스트레스 증가와 무관함을 확인할 수 있었다. 공복혈당 수준은 NC 그룹은 1주차에서부터 4주차까지 혈당이 완만하게 상승했던 것에 비해 모든 통밀빵 그룹은 혈당 증가폭이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 4주차에서는 모든 통밀빵 그룹은 NC 그룹과 비교하여 유의적인 차이를 보이며 혈당이 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 경구당부하검사(OGTT)시 90분대 혈당치에서 모든 통밀빵 그룹은 NC 그룹($152.13{\pm}19.90mg/dL$)의 혈당치와 비교하여 유의적인 차이를 보이며 감소하는 것을 보여주었으며(p<0.05), AUC에서 WDC 그룹을 제외한 W 그룹, WL 그룹, 그리고 WC 그룹의 area value가 NC 그룹과 유의적인 차이를 보이며 적어졌다. WL 그룹과 WC 그룹의 경우 NC 그룹과 W 그룹과도 유의적인 차이를 보이며 면적이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 혈당 곡선아랫면적과 경구당부하 검사 결과를 종합해 볼 때 생강 추출물과 매생이 추출물이 첨가된 식빵은 일반식빵에 비해 내당능에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 당화헤모글로빈의 함량을 측정한 결과 NC 그룹과 비교하여 모든 통밀빵 그룹에서 유의적인 차이를 보이며 함량이 감소하였고, 특히 WL 그룹과 WC 그룹은 W 그룹과도 유의적인 차이를 나타내며 당화 헤모글로빈 수치 관리에 좋은 효과를 나타내었다. 혈청 인슐린 농도를 측정하였을 때 모든 그룹에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으나 수치적으로 보았을 때 NC 그룹 대비 WL 그룹에서 39.9%, WC 그룹에서 37.2% 인슐린 함량이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 혈중 지방 질 지표를 측정한 결과 총 콜레스테롤과 LDL-콜레스테롤 수치에서는 그룹간 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았고, 중성지방의 경우 NC 그룹과 비교해 모든 통밀빵 그룹에서 유의적인 차이를 보이며 중성지방의 수치가 감소하였다. 혈중 HDL-콜레스테롤 수치는 WL 그룹이 NC 그룹과 유의적인 차이를 보이며 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. TBARS assy를 이용한 지방질과 산화 산물인 MDA를 측정한 결과 NC 그룹과 비교하여 모든 통밀빵 그룹에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내며 농도가 낮아졌고, WC 그룹에서 가장 낮은 수치를 나타내었다. 지방질과 관련된 유전인자인 $PPAR-{\alpha}$ mRNA 발현을 측정한 결과 모든 그룹간의 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았고, $PPAR-{\gamma}$ mRNA 발현의 경우 WL 그룹, WC 그룹에서 NC 그룹과 유의적인 차이를 나타내며 가장 적은 발현을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과를 미루어 보아 일반식빵에 비해 통밀빵을 섭취한 모든 그룹은 몸무게, 공복혈당, 경구당부 하 검사(OGTT), 당화헤모글로빈(HbA1c), 중성지방(TG), 동맥경화지수(AI) 측정 항목에서 통계적으로 유의적인 차이를 나타내었고 이것으로 통밀은 식빵 섭취시의 혈당 증가 완화 효과를 가지며 혈중 지방질수준 개선과 비만의 예방에 기여할 것으로 판단된다. 또한 생강나무 잎 추출물과 매생이 추출물을 첨가한 통밀빵 그룹은 당화헤모글로빈(HbA1c) 측정 항목에서 통밀빵 그룹과도 유의적인 차이를 나타내며 수치가 감소한 것으로 보아 통밀의 효능에 기능성 소재인 생강나무 잎과 매생이 추출물의 효능이 더 해지면서 상당한 혈당강하효과를 나타낸 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.893-900
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• 2015

최근 경제가 급속히 성장하면서 세계적으로 당뇨병이 심각한 대사성 질환으로 대두되고 있으며 이에 따라 혈당조절에만 초점을 맞춘 경구용 당뇨병 치료제가 아니라 당뇨병을 근본적으로 치료할 수 있는 혈당 강하 소재를 개발하기 위한 연구가 늘어나고 있다. 본 연구에서는 선행 연구에서 항당뇨 효능이 확인된Ceriporia lacerata 균사체 배양물건조물(CL01)을 제 2형 당뇨병 동물 모델인db/db 마우스에 경구투여하여 CL01이 혈액학적 지표 및 인슐린 신호 전달기전 상의 유관 단백질과 mRNA 발현에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. CL01을 4주간 투여했을 때 혈당이 지속적으로 감소하였고, 혈청 인슐린, c-peptide 농도도 각각 음성대조군의 55.8%, 40% 수준으로 감소하였다(p<0.05). 인슐린 저항성을 반영하는 지표인 HOMA-IR 수치를 계산한 결과, CL01 투여군에서 인슐린 저항성이 음성대조군 대비 약 62% 개선되었다(p<0.05). 또한 인슐린 신호 전달에 관여하는 pIR, pAkt, pAMPK, GLUT4 단백질 및 Akt2, IRS1, GLUT4 mRNA 발현이 증가하였다. 이들 결과를 통해 CL01이 당 대사 및 인슐린 신호 전달에 관여하는 유관 단백질 및 유전자 발현에 영향을 미치며 이에 따라 인슐린 저항성을 개선하여 혈당을 효과적으로 감소시키는 것을 알 수 있다. 제 2형 당뇨병 환자의 90% 이상이 인슐린 저항성으로 인한 고인슐린혈증, 당내성 장애, 고혈압, 비만 등의 대사 이상이 생길 확률이 증가하기 때문에 CL01의 섭취를 통해 GLUT4 발현을 증가시켜 인슐린 저항성을 낮추는 것이 제 2형 당뇨병의 근본적인 치료에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료되며 이 연구가 당뇨병 치료의 추가적인 기전 연구를 위한 기초 증거로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.