• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2015

Purpose: Sclerostin, an inhibitor of Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin signaling, exerts negative effects on bone formation and contributes to periodontitis-induced alveolar bone loss. Recent studies have demonstrated that serum sclerostin levels are increased in diabetic patients and that sclerostin expression in alveolar bone is enhanced in a diabetic periodontitis model. However, the molecular mechanism of how sclerostin expression is enhanced in diabetic patients remains elusive. Therefore, in this study, the effect of hyperglycemia on the expression of sclerostin in osteoblast lineage cells was examined. Methods: C2C12 and MLO-Y4 cells were used in this study. In order to examine the effect of hyperglycemia, the glucose concentration in the culture medium was adjusted to a range of levels between 40 and 100 mM. Gene expression levels were examined by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot assays. Top-Flash reporter was used to examine the transcriptional activity of the ${\beta}$-catenin/lymphoid enhanced factor/T-cell factor complex. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha ($TNF{\alpha}$) protein levels were examined with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The effect of reactive oxygen species on sclerostin expression was examined by treating cells with 1 mM $H_2O_2$ or 20 mM N-acetylcysteine. Results: The high glucose treatment increased the mRNA and protein levels of sclerostin. High glucose suppressed Wnt3a-induced Top-Flash reporter activity and the expression levels of osteoblast marker genes. High glucose increased reactive oxygen species production and $TNF{\alpha}$ expression levels. Treatment of cells with $H_2O_2$ also enhanced the expression levels of $TNF{\alpha}$ and sclerostin. In addition, N-acetylcysteine treatment or knockdown of $TNF{\alpha}$ attenuated high glucose-induced sclerostin expression. Conclusions: These results suggest that hyperglycemia increases sclerostin expression via the enhanced production of reactive oxygen species and $TNF{\alpha}$.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.938-943
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• 2017

Objective: Qingyu pig, a Chinese indigenous pig breed, exhibits two types of coat colour phenotypes, including pure black and white with black spotting respectively. Melanocortin receptor 1 (MC1R) and agouti signaling protein (ASIP) are two widely reported pivotal genes that significantly affect the regulation of coat colour. The objectives of this study were to investigate whether the polymorphisms of these two genes are associated with coat colour and analyze the molecular mechanism of the coat colour separation in Qingyu pig. Methods: We studied the phenotype segregation and used polymerase chain reaction amplification and Sanger sequencing to investigate the polymorphism of MC1R and ASIP in 121 Qingyu pigs, consisting of 115 black and 6 white with black spotted pigs. Results: Coat colour of Qingyu pig is associated with the polymorphisms of MC1R but not ASIP. We only found 2 haplotypes, $E^{QY}$ and $E^{qy}$, based on the 13 observed mutations from MC1R gene. Among which, $E^{qy}$ presented a recessive inheritance mode in black spotted Qingyu pigs. Further analysis revealed a g.462-463CC insertion that caused a frameshift mutation and a premature stop codon, thus changed the first transmembrane domain completely and lost the remaining six transmembrane domains. Altogether, our results strongly support that the variety of Qingyu pig's coat colour is related to MC1R. Conclusion: Our findings indicated that black coat colour in Qingyu pig was dominant to white with black spotted phenotype and MC1R gene polymorphism was associated with coat colour separation in Qingyu pig.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.379-384
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• 2013

In order to produce size-controllable Ag nanoparticles and a nanomesh-patterned Si substrate, we introduce a rapid thermal annealing(RTA) method and a metal assisted chemical etching(MCE) process. Ag nanoparticles were self-organized from a thin Ag film on a Si substrate through the RTA process. The mean diameter of the nanoparticles was modulated by changing the thickness of the Ag film. Furthermore, we controlled the surface energy of the Si substrate by changing the Ar or $H_2$ ambient gas during the RTA process, and the modified surface energy was evaluated through water contact angle test. A smaller mean diameter of Ag nanoparticles was obtained under $H_2$ gas at RTA, compared to that under Ar, from the same thickness of Ag thin film. This result was observed by SEM and summarized by statistical analysis. The mechanism of this result was determined by the surface energy change caused by the chemical reaction between the Si substrate and $H_2$. The change of the surface energy affected on uniformity in the MCE process using Ag nanoparticles as catalyst. The nanoparticles formed under ambient Ar, having high surface energy, randomly moved in the lateral direction on the substrate even though the etching solution consisting of 10 % HF and 0.12 % $H_2O_2$ was cooled down to $-20^{\circ}C$ to minimize thermal energy, which could act as the driving force of movement. On the other hand, the nanoparticles thermally treated under ambient $H_2$ had low surface energy as the surface of the Si substrate reacted with $H_2$. That's why the Ag nanoparticles could keep their pattern and vertically etch the Si substrate during MCE.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.711-716
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• 1993

천연 알칼로이드의 하나인 ${\iota}$-sparteine (SP)의 전기화학적 산화반응을 아세토니트릴 용액 중에서 조사하였다. SP의 순환전압전류그림(CV)은 Ag/AgCl (0.1M AgNO$_3$ in acetonitrile) 전극에 대하여 +0.75 V and +1.45 V에서 두 개의 비가역적 산화봉우리를 나타내었다. 두 과정은 각각 약 1.2~1.3개의 전자반응에 해당함을 전기량법을 이용하여 확인하였다. SP 의 첫 단계산화는 SP의 질소원자 하나가 산화되어 SP 라디칼 양이온을 형성하고, 라디칼 양이온은 뒤 이은 빠른 탈수소반응에 의하여 중성의 이민 라디칼을 형성한다. 이 중성 라디칼은 두 가지 반응 경로가 가능하다:대부분의 중성 라디칼은 불균등화 반응에 의하여 SP와 엔아민으로 된다. 또한 일부의 중성 라디칼은 다시 일전자 산화반응에 의해 1,2-dehydrosparteinium 양이온을 생성하게 된다. 이 양이온을 KOH로 처리하면 (+)-lupanine으로 된다. SP를 전기분해하여 얻은 생성물들을 분리한 후 적외선분광법, 질량분석법, 자외선-가시광선 분광법 및 얇은 막 전기분광화학법을 이용하여 확인하였다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.28-37
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• 2016

Background: Panax ginseng cannot be cultivated on the same land consecutively for an extended period, and the underlying mechanism regarding microorganisms is still being explored. Methods: Polymerase chain reaction and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) and BIO-LOG methods were used to evaluate the microbial genetic and functional diversity associated with the P. ginseng rhizosphere soil in various cultivation ages and modes. Results: The analysis of microbial diversity using PCR-DGGE showed that microbial communities were significantly variable in composition, of which six bacterial phyla and seven fungal classes were detected in P. ginseng soil. Among them, Proteobacteria and Hypocreales dominated. Fusarium oxysporum, a soilborne pathogen, was found in all P. ginseng soil samples except R0. The results from functional diversity suggested that the microbial metabolic diversity of fallow soil abandoned in 2003was the maximum and transplanted soil was higher than direct-seeding soil and the forest soil uncultivated P. ginseng, whereas the increase in cultivation ages in the same mode led to decreases in microbial diversity in P. ginseng soil. Carbohydrates, amino acids, and polymers were the main carbon sources utilized. Furthermore, the microbial diversity index and multivariate comparisons indicated that the augmentation of P. ginseng cultivation ages resulted in decreased bacterial diversity and increased fungal diversity, whereas microbial diversity was improved strikingly in transplanted soil and fallow soil abandoned for at least one decade. Conclusion: The key factors for discontinuous P. ginseng cultivation were the lack of balance in rhizosphere microbial communities and the outbreak of soilborne diseases caused by the accumulation of its root exudates.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2016

이성분 혼합 용매계인 MeOH-H₂O, EtOH-H₂O, acetone-H₂O, TFE-H₂O에서 biphenyl-4-carbonyl chloride (C₆H₅C₆H₄COCl, 1)의 가용매 분해반응을 25 ℃에서 수행하였다. 이들 속도자료로부터 simple Gunwald-Winstein식을 사용하여 도시하였을 때 분산현상이 나타나는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 분산현상의 개선을 위해 친핵성도 N_T 및 방향족 고리 변수 I가 포함된 extended Gruwald-Winstein 식을 사용하여 도시하였다. 본 연구에서 구한 l, m, h 값 및 비교적 작은 양의 ΔH^‡값(15.3~16.1 kcal/mol)과 비교적 큰 음의 ΔS^‡ 값(−17.2~−20.0 cal/mol·K)의 활성화 파라메타 값으로부터 biphenyl-4-carbonyl chloride의 가용매 분해반응은 해리성 S_N2반응 메카니즘으로 진행됨이 예상되었다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.185-195
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• 2012

Purpose: (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) has been reported to exert anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects in periodontitis. However, its exact mechanism of action has yet to be determined. The present in vitro study evaluated the anti-in-flammatory effects of EGCG on human periodontal ligament fibroblasts (hPDLFs) and human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) affected by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) extracted from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Methods: hPDLFs and hPDLSCs were extracted from healthy young adults and were treated with EGCG and/or P. gingivalis LPS. After 1, 3, 5, and 7 days from treatment, cytotoxic and proliferative effects were evaluated using a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and bromodeoxyuridine assay, respectively. And then, the gene expressions of hPDLFs and hPDLSCs were observed for interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), and RANKL/OPG using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at 0, 6, 24, and 48 hours after treatment. The experiments were performed with the following groups for hPDLFs and hPDLSCs; 1) No treat, 2) EGCG alone, 3) P. gingivalis LPS alone, 4) EGCG+P. gingivalis LPS. Results: The 20 ${\mu}M$ of EGCG and 20 ${\mu}g/mL$ of P. gingivalis LPS had the lowest cytotoxic effects, so those concentrations were used for further experiments. The proliferations of hPDLFs and hPDLSCs increased in all groups, though the 'EGCG alone' showed less increase. In real-time PCR, the hPDLFs and hPDLSCs of 'EGCG alone' showed similar gene expressions to those cells of 'no treat'. The gene expressions of 'P. gingivalis LPS alone' in both hPDLFs and hPDLSCs were highly increased at 6 hours for IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$, RANKL, and RANKL/OPG, except the RANKL/OPG in hPDLSCs. However, those increased gene expressions were down-regulated in 'EGCG+P. gingivalis LPS' by the additional treatment of EGCG. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that EGCG could exert an anti-inflammatory effect in hPDLFs and hPDLSCs against a major pathogen of periodontitis, P. gingivalis LPS.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2004

연구배경 : IFN-${\gamma}$는 결핵균에 대한 숙주의 면역학적 방어기전에서 핵심적인 역할을 한다. 그러므로 결핵균 항원들이 IFN-${\gamma}$ 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것은 결핵균에 대한 숙주의 방어기전을 밝히고 이를 이용한 백신의 개발에 이용될 수 있을 것이다. 방 법 : 결핵성 흉막염 환자의 흉수에서 얻은 림프구 배양액에 결핵균(H37Rv), PPD, Ag85B, man-LAM, ara-LAM을 첨가하여 자극한 후 림프구의 IFN-${\gamma}$ mRNA의 발현 정도를 역전사 중합효소연쇄반응을 이용하여 비교하였다. 결 과 : 1) 결핵균(H37Rv)이 결핵성 흉수 림프구의 IFN-${\gamma}$ mRNA의 발현을 증가시켰다. 2) 결핵균 항원 중 PPD와 Ag85B는 결핵성 흉수 림프구의 IFN-${\gamma}$ mRNA의 발현을 증가시켰지만 man-LAM은 결핵성 흉수 림프구의 IFN-${\gamma}$ mRNA의 발현을 억제시켰다. 3) LAM 중에서 man-LAM은 용량이 증가함에 따라 결핵성 흉수 림프구의 IFN-${\gamma}$ mRNA의 발현의 억제 정도가 증가하였지만 ara-LAM의 경우 이와 같은 현상이 관찰되지 않았다. 결 론 : 결핵성 흉수 림프구의IFN-${\gamma}$ mRNA의 발현은 PPD와 Ag85B의 자극에 의해 항진되지만 man-LAM의 자극에 의해서는 억제되었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.922-930
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• 2008

질소산화물($NO_x$) 저감을 위한 선택적 무촉매 환원(SNCR; selective non-catalytic reduction) 공정의 성능은 유속, 반응온도 그리고 반응물간의 혼합과 같은 공정변수에 민감하다. 따라서 효율적인 SNCR 공정의 설계와 운전을 위하여 속도장, 온도장, 및 화학물질들의 농도 분포에 대한 이해가 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 150 kW LPG 버너가 장착되고, 요소용액을 환원제로 사용하는 파일럿 규모 SNCR 공정에 대하여 액적모델과 결합된 2차원 난류반응흐름 전산유체역학(CFD; computational fluid dynamics) 모델을 개발하고, 이 모델은 실험결과를 통하여 검증된다. 난류반응 CFD 모델에서는 $NO_x$저감율과 $NH_3$-slip을 예측하기 위하여 7개 반응식으로 이루어진 요소용액과 $NO_x$와의 반응기작을 이용한다. 이러한 모델을 이용한 CFD 모사결과는 온도와 NSR(normalized stoichiometric ratio)에 따른 $NO_x$ 저감율에서 실험결과와 최대 20% 이내에서 차이를 보여주고 있으며, $NH_3$-slip에 대하여는 실험결과와 모사결과 사이에 유사한 경향성을 얻었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제40권7호
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• pp.501-508
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• 1996

염기성 용액속에서 cis-${\beta}-[Co(3,2,3,-tet))CO_3\;or\;C_2O_4)]^+$ (3,2,3-tet=4,7-diazadecane-1,10-diamine)에 대한 Carbonato 혹은 Oxalato 리간드의 고리열림반응이 수용액 및 유기용매-물혼합용매속에서 조사되었다. 그 결과 cis-${\beta}-[Co(3,2,3,-tet))CO_3\;or\;C_2O_4)]^+$에서 킬레이트된 $CO_3^{2-}$ 혹은 $C_2O_4^{2-}$의 두 개의 산소원자 중 한 개가 해리하여 $OH^-$가 치환되고 3,2,3,-tet의 재배열이 일어나 cis-${\alpha}[Co(3,2,3,-tet)(OH)(OCD_2\;or\;OC_2O^3)]$가 생성되었고, 반응은 해리성인 Dcb(dissociative conjugated base) 메카니즘으로 진행되었다. 연이어 $C_2O_4^{2-}$ 혹은 $CO_3^{2-}$의 나머지 한 개의 산소원자가 해리하여 cis-${\alpha}-[Co(3,2,3-tet)(OH)_2]^-$가 생성되었고 이것은 다시 cis-${\beta}-[Co(3,2,3-tet)(OH)_2]^+$로 이성질화 반응이 일어났다.