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압축기 익렬 유동해석을 위한 알고리즘과 난류 모델의 비교 연구 (Comparison of Algorithm & Turbulence Modelling for Calculation of Compressor Cascade Flows)

  • 김석훈;이기수;최정열;김귀순;임진식;김유일
    • 한국추진공학회지
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    • 제4권4호
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    • pp.59-69
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    • 2000
  • 2차인 압축성/비압축성 Navier-Stokes 방정식은 이용하여 DCA 압푹기 익렬의 수치 해석을 수행하고 실험치와 비교 검토하였다. SIMPLE 알고리즘을 적용한 비압축성 코드는 대류항의 이산화에 하이브리드 도식을 진동해를 방지하기 위해 집중격자 기법을 사용하였다. 압축성 코드는 예조건화 기법 을 적용하였으며 공간 이산화출 위해 풍상 차분법을, 시간 적분을 위해서는 LU-SGS 기법을 사용하였다. 또한 난류 점성 유동장을 해석하기 위해 Baldwin-Lomax, standard $\kappa$ -$\varepsilon$, $\kappa$ -$\varepsilon$ Lam. Bremhorst, standard $\kappa$-$\omega$, $\kappa$ -$\omega$ SST 모델 등의 난류 모델을 적용하여 각 모델들의 특성을 살펴보았다.

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Udenafil Induces the Hair Growth Effect of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells

  • Choi, Nahyun;Sung, Jong-Hyuk
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.404-413
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    • 2019
  • Udenafil, which is a $PDE_5$ inhibitor, is used to treat erectile dysfunction. However, it is unclear whether udenafil induces hair growth via the stimulation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs). In this study, we investigated whether udenafil stimulates ASCs and whether increased growth factor secretion from ASCs to facilitate hair growth. We found that subcutaneous injection of udenafiltreated ASCs accelerated telogen-to-anagen transition in vivo. We also observed that udenafil induced proliferation, migration and tube formation of ASCs. It also increased the secretion of growth factors from ASCs, such as interleukin-4 (IL-4) and IL12B, and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and $NF{\kappa}B$. Furthermore, concomitant upregulation of IL-4 and IL12B mRNA levels was attenuated by ERK inhibitor or $NF{\kappa}B$ knockdown. Application of IL-4 or IL12B enhanced anagen induction in mice and increased hair follicle length in organ culture. The results indicated that udenafil stimulates ASC motility and increases paracrine growth factor, including cytokine signaling. Udenafil-stimulated secretion of cytokine from ASCs may promote hair growth via the ERK and $NF{\kappa}B$ pathways. Therefore, udenafil can be used as an ASC-preconditioning agent for hair growth.

Protective effects and mechanism of coenzyme Q10 and vitamin C on doxorubicin-induced gastric mucosal injury and effects of intestinal flora

  • Zhao, Xiaomeng;Feng, Xueke;Ye, Nan;Wei, Panpan;Zhang, Zhanwei;Lu, Wenyu
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.261-272
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    • 2021
  • Doxorubicin (Dox) is widely used to the treatment of cancer, however, it could cause damage to gastric mucosa. To investigate the protective effects and related mechanisms of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) and vitamin C (VC) on Dox-induced gastric mucosal injury, we presented the survey of the 4 groups of the rats with different conditions. The results showed Dox treatment significantly induced GES-1 apoptosis, but preconditioning in GES-1 cells with VC or CoQ10 significantly inhibited the Dox-induced decrease and other harm effects, including the expression and of IκKβ, IκBα, NF-κB/p65 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) in GES-1 cells. Moreover, high-throughput sequencing results showed Dox treatment increased the number of harmful gut microbes, and CoQ10 and VC treatment inhibited this effect. CoQ10 and VC treatment inhibits Dox-induced gastric mucosal injury by inhibiting the activation of the IkKB/IκBα/NF-κB/p65/TNF-α pathway, promoting anti-inflammatory effects of gastric tissue and regulating the composition of the intestinal flora.

Side effects of treatment with busulfan at high doses in dogs

  • Hur, Tai-Young;Lee, Seunghoon;Ock, Sun-A;Jhun, Hyunjhung;Lee, Won-Young
    • 한국동물생명공학회지
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.149-154
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    • 2022
  • Busulfan is the most commonly used drug for preconditioning during the transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells and male germ cells. Here, we describe side effects of high doses of busulfan in male mongrel dogs. Busulfan was intravenously administered to three groups of dogs at doses of 10, 15, and 17.5 mg/kg body weight. The total white blood cell, neutrophil, eosinophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, and platelet counts steadily reduced in a dose-dependent manner following busulfan treatment. The white blood cell, neutrophil, and monocyte counts recovered after 6 weeks of busulfan treatment, however, the eosinophil, lymphocyte, and platelet counts remained unaltered. Additionally, there was one fatality in the each of the groups that were administered 15 and 17.5 mg/kg busulfan. The gross lesions included severe hemorrhage in the stomach, intestinal tracts, mesentery and urinary bladder. Microscopic investigation revealed severe pulmonary edema and hemorrhage in the lungs, and severe multifocal to coalescing transmural hemorrhage in the intestines and urinary bladder. These results indicated that treatment with busulfan at doses higher than 15 mg/kg initiates severe bleeding in the internal organs and can have fatal results.

Preconditioning for Cryopreservation of in vitro Grown Bulblets of Lily using Droplet-Vitrification

  • Jae-young Song;Jinjoo Bae;Young-yi Lee;Jung-yoon Yi;Jung-ro Lee;Mun-sup Yoon
    • 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국자원식물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.35-35
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    • 2021
  • This study was conducted to improve and supplement the system of cryopreservation for adventitious bulbs induced by tissue cultured bulb-scales of lily (Lilium spp.) cvs. 'MilkyWay'. The explants, bulblets and bulb-scale-bulblets, were treated to low temperature (4℃) for 7 days prior to the pre-culture. The adventitious bulbs were pre-cultured in Murashige and Skoog (MS) liquid medium supplemented with sucrose (0.3 and 0.7M). The pre-cultured adventitious bulbs were treated to loading solution (LS1 or LS2, C4 or C6) containing 35% of PVS3 (LS1, C4) or 40% of PVS3 (LS2, C6) for 40 min and exposed to dehydration solution (PVS3, B1) containing 50% glycerol and 50% sucrose for 60 min at 25℃. The adventitious bulbs were moved onto droplets containing 3 ㎕ PVS3 on sterilized aluminum foils, and then soaked into liquid nitrogen (LN) for 60 min. The result of highest regrowth rate as 65.7% was obtained in cold treatment (4℃), osmoprotected with LS1 solution, and cultured in PCM3 medium by using bulb-scale-bulblet for cryopreservation. This result shows that droplet-vitrification could be used as a promising method for long-term storage of lily genetic resource.

센서 데이터 처리를 지원하는 UHF RFID 리더 시스템의 설계 및 구현 (Design and Implementation of UHF RFID Reader System Supporting Sensor Data Processing)

  • 신동범;이형섭;최길영;김대영
    • 한국통신학회논문지
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    • 제34권12A호
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    • pp.925-932
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    • 2009
  • 최근에 온도관리가 필수조건인 신선식품의 유통관리 분야에서 전지 지원 수동형 센서태그에 대한 요구가 크게 증대되고 있다. ISO/IEC18000-6REV1은 산업체에서 널리 사용되고 있는 EPCglobal Class1 Generation2 규격의 RFID 태그와 호환되는 전지 지원 수동형 센서태그를 지원하는 표준을 규정하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 전지 지원 수동형 센서태그를 지원하는 리더 모뎀을 FPGA로 설계하였으며, ISO/IEC18000-6REV1에서 정의하는 센서 데이터 처리기능을 개발하였다. 모뎀의 송신 블록은 표준에서 규정하는 성형필터(pulse shaping filter)를 지원하며, RF출력 신호는 표준에서 권고하는 스펙트럼 마스크를 만족한다. 태그의 신호를 수신하는 모뎀의 수신 블록은 심벌 타이밍 동기에 널리 사용되는 Gardner TED(Timing Error Detection) 방법을 이용하였으며, 동기 방식으로 설계된 수신기는 FM0, Miller-2, Miller-4, 그리고 Miller-8 신호를 모두 수신할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 표준화가 진행중인 ISO/IEC18000-6REV1 규격을 만족하는 모뎀과 센서태그용 리더 시스템을 개발하여 센서태그 및 수동형 태그를 무선 환경에서 안정적으로 인식하였으며, 임베디드 리눅스 기반 플랫폼에서 센서 프로토콜을 구현하여 센서 데이터를 실시간으로 처리하였다.

Protein Kinase C Activates ATP-sensitive Potassium Channels in Rabbit Ventricular Myocytes

  • Kim, Na-Ri;Youm, Jae-Boum;Joo, Hyun;Kim, Hyung-Kyu;Kim, Eui-Yong;Han, Jin
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.187-193
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    • 2005
  • Several signal transduction pathways have been implicated in ischemic preconditioning induced by the activation of ATP-sensitive $K^+$ $(K_{ATP})$ channels. We examined whether protein kinase C (PKC) modulated the activity of $K_{ATP}$ channels by recording $K_{ATP}$ channel currents in rabbit ventricular myocytes using patch-clamp technique and found that phorbol 12,13-didecanoate (PDD) enhanced pinacidil-induced $K_{ATP}$ channel activity in the cell-attached configuration; and this effect was prevented by bisindolylmaleimide (BIM). $K_{ATP}$ channel activity was not increased by $4{\alpha}-PDD$. In excised insideout patches, PKC stimulated $K_{ATP}$ channels in the presence of 1 mM ATP, and this effect was abolished in the presence of BIM. Heat-inactivated PKC had no effect on channel activity. PKC-induced activation of $K_{ATP}$ channels was reversed by PP2A, and this effect was not detected in the presence of okadaic acid. These results suggest that PKC activates $K_{ATP}$ channels in rabbit ventricular myocytes.

A Rabbit Model of Fat Graft Recipient Site Preconditioning Using External Negative Pressure

  • Lee, Jung Woo;Han, Yea Sik;Kim, Sin Rak;Kim, Han Kyeol;Kim, Hyun;Park, Jin Hyung
    • Archives of Plastic Surgery
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    • 제42권2호
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    • pp.150-158
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    • 2015
  • Background Fat is widely used in soft tissue augmentation. Nevertheless, it has an unpredictably high resorption rate. Clinically, external expansion with negative pressure is used to increase fat graft survival. In this study, fat graft recipient sites were preconditioned by external application of negative pressure in order to test for improvements in vascularity and fat graft survival. Methods Negative pressure was applied randomly to either the left or right dorsal ear of 20 New Zealand male white rabbits at a pressure of -125 mm Hg. The negative pressure was removed one week after the skin perfusion was measured. The skin flap at each ear was elevated, and 1 g of fat was grafted above the dorsal perichondrium. After one week, the fat weight, microvessel density, mature vessel density of the skin and fat, and amount of glycerol released were measured. Three months after the grafting, the same measurements were performed, with the exception of glycerol release. Results The fat survival rate of the experimental group ($75.4%{\pm}3.9%$) was higher than that of the control group ($53.1%{\pm}4.3%$) (P<0.001). Skin perfusion was higher in the experimental group. The glycerol release in the experimental group was significantly higher than in the control. The microvessel density of the skin and fat was significantly higher in the experimental group. Three months after the grafting, the skin and fat mature vessel density was significantly higher in the experimental groups. Conclusions Negative pressure prior to fat grafting increased the vascularity of the recipient site, and, accordingly, enhanced fat graft survival.

Hydrogel Ocular Inserts for the Treatment of Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis

  • Ryoo, Je-Phil;Greer, R.T.;Rosenbusch, R.F.
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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    • 제22권3호spc1호
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    • pp.35-47
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    • 1992
  • Hydrogel coated ring shaped ocular inserts (containing the antibiotic, tylosin tartrate) were used in an evaluation of the effectiveness of polymeric ocular drug release devices for treating infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. The in vivo experiments represent the first experiments using hydrogel ocular inserts containing an antibiotic for treating infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis. In the infection tests, ten calves. were challenged with $2.4{\times}10^8{\sim}1.6{\times}10^9$ Moraxella bovis (a bacterium) colonies per eye following two ten minute ultraviolet radiation eye preconditioning exposures. Ninety five percent of the eyes (19 of 20 eyes) were successfully infected by this method. All infected eyes were monitored for the presence of the bacteria quantitiatively, and clinical observations were made for 14 days. The test was performed by three consecutive steps: 1) inoculation with 2 ultraviolet (UV) radiations, 2) growth of bacterial colonies and 3) treatment with medicated ring-shaped devices. The first. bacteriological measurements after 2 UV exposures were performed at day 3 of the tests. At day 7 after inoculation of both eyes of a calf with M. bovis, a medicated or a non-medicated ring-shaped device was inserted into each eye of a calf. The eye receiving the non-medicated ring was taken as a control for comparison with the eye that received a medicated ring. During the next 7 day period following a medicated ring insertion, the number of bacteria in the treated eyes dropped dramatically to negligible levels (0 to 30 colony forming units/swab), while the control eyes which received a non-medicated ring still exhibited a relatively high number of bacteria ($10^3\;to\;10^6$ colony forming units/swab). The number of bacteria was significantly reduced by the antibiotic released from the medicated ocular insert.

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하천제방 양질사토에 대한 수크령과 억새 뿌리의 토양전단강도 보강효과 (Effect of Soil Reinforcement on Shear Strength by Pennisetum alopecuroides and Miscanthus sinensis Roots on Loamy Sand at River Banks)

  • 당지희;조용현;이춘석
    • 한국환경복원기술학회지
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.79-91
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    • 2017
  • This study was conducted to find out the physical properties and soil shearing strength reinforcement effect of herbaceous plants for the slope revegetation works. Two native plants(Pennisetum alopecuroides and Miscanthus sinensis) were used for this experiment, because they have excellent seed germination rates without preconditioning, and grow naturally around rivers. To identify the physical properties, the partial dry weight of plants were investigated. To identify the soil shearing strength reinforcement effect, the respective soil shearing strengths of the control soils, Pennisetum alopecuroides, Miscanthus sinensis samples were measured. Also, we did a correlation analysis to examine the relation of shearing strength to plant features. The results are summarized as follows: 1. The average dry weight of Pennisetum alopecuroides samples consists of 52.36% above ground and 47.64% at root. And in dry weight, 78.24% of it's root distributes within 10 cm in soil depth. Meanwhile the average dry weight of Miscanthus sinensis samples consists of 52.91% above ground and 47.09% at root. And in dry weight, 82.95% of it's root distributes within 10 cm in soil depth. 2. The results of correlation analysis showed that for both Pennisetum alopecuroides and Miscanthus sinensis, it could not be said that there was any correlation between shearing strength and plant characteristics, and statistically they were not meaningful. 3. In the shearing strength test with control soils, Pennisetum alopecuroides, Miscanthus sinensis as subjects, the differences in shearing strength measurement results were modest, and the order was shown as control soils < Pennisetum alopecuroides < Miscanthus sinensis, so the soil shearing strength reinforcement effect by the Pennisetum alopecuroides and the Miscanthus sinensis on loamy sand at river banks surface was confirmed.