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Transepithelial Migration of Neutrophils in Response to Leukotriene $B_4$ is Mediated by a Reactive Oxygen Species-ERK-linked Cascade

  • Woo, Chang-Hoon;Kim, Jae-Hong
    • 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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    • pp.103-106
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    • 2003
  • The epithelial cells that form a barrier lining the lung airway are key regulators of neutrophil trafficking into the airway lumen in a variety of lung inflammatory diseases. Although the lipid mediator leukotriene B$_4$ (LTB$_4$) is known to be a principal chemoattractant for recruiting neutrophils to inflamed sites across the airway epithelium, the precise signaling mechanism involved remains largely unknown. (omitted)

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낙동강 하구 조하대 대형저서동물의 군집구조 (Community Structures of Macrozoobenthos in the Subtidal Area of the Nakdong River estuary, Korea)

  • 서진영;김정현;최진우
    • 한국해양학회지:바다
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.112-124
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    • 2016
  • 낙동강 하구역 조하대에 서식하는 대형저서동물의 계절별 군집구조를 파악하기 위해 2013년 2월부터 2015년 11월까지 8개 정점을 선정하여 연구를 수행하였다. 그 결과, 울타리섬 남쪽의 정점들과 낙동강 수로역의 정점들에서 모래함량이 높게 나타났고, 수심이 20 m 이상 되는 곳의 정점들에서는 니질 함량이 높게 나타났다. 낙동강 조하대 해역은 저층 염분이 조사기간 동안 30 psu 수준을 보여 담수에 의한 혼합은 매우 적은 것으로 나타났다. 조사기간 동안 낙동강 조하대 해역에서 출현한 대형저서동물은 총 266종, 서식밀도는 859개체 $m^{-2}$였으며, 다모류의 비중이 출현 분류군 중 가장 높았다. 본 연구해역에서 출현한 대형저서동물의 주요 우점종은 Goniada maculata, Sternaspis chinensis, Magelona japonica, Heteromastus filiformis 등이었고, 2013년 8월에 Pseudopolydora kempi가 일시적으로 대량 출현하였다. 집괴분석 결과, 낙동강 하구역 조하대 대형저서동물의 분포는 퇴적상에 따라 구분이 되었는데, 울타리섬 인접 천해 사질해역에서는 G. maculata, 바깥쪽의 니질해역에서는 S. chinensis와 M. japonica가 우점하는 군집이 분포하고 있었다.

Measurement of excited species in discharges using Laser Absorption spectroscopy

  • Sakai, Yosuke
    • 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.5-8
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    • 2000
  • The population density of excited species in dc, rf and laser ablation plume plasmas has been measured using laser absorption spectroscopy. It was shown that, when the plasma was modulated by on and off with, the sensitivity and signal to noise (S/N) ratio became high. For example, the atomic O(3$^{5}$ S$^{o}$ $_2$) Population density, No* in $O_2$/He mixtures was obtained by the highest S/N ratio at a frequency of 2.7kHz. In a 20Torr room air, the lowest No* level to be detectable was shown to be an order of 10$^{7}$ cm$^{-3}$ . The population densities of resonance Ar(1S$_2$) and Xe(1S$_4$) levels were also measured in barrier discharges and laser ablation plasmas.

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COVID-19 and veterinarians for one health, zoonotic- and reverse-zoonotic transmissions

  • Yoo, Han Sang;Yoo, Dongwan
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.51.1-51.5
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    • 2020
  • A novel coronavirus emerged in human populations and spread rapidly to cause the global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Although the origin of the associated virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) remains unclear, genetic evidence suggests that bats are a reservoir host of the virus, and pangolins are a probable intermediate. SARS-CoV-2 has crossed the species barrier to infect humans and other animal species, and infected humans can facilitate reverse-zoonotic transmission to animals. Considering the rapidly changing interconnections among people, animals, and ecosystems, traditional roles of veterinarians should evolve to include transdisciplinary roles.

염생식물인 갯끈풀과 갯메꽃 추출물의 HaCaT 세포에서 피부 보습 및 피부 장벽 기능에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Halophyte (Spartina anglica and Calystegia soldanella) Extracts on Skin Moisturizing and Barrier Function in HaCaT Cells)

  • 하유나;정재우;이원휘;오준혁;김연정
    • 한국해양생명과학회지
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.58-65
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    • 2021
  • 노화가 진행될수록 활성산소종으로 인하여 피부 보습은 떨어지고 피부 장벽은 붕괴되어 피부가 손상된다. 본 연구에서는 인천 동막 해변에 서식하는 염생식물인 갯끈풀(Spartina anglica; SAE)과 갯메꽃(Calystegia soldanella; CSE)을 70% 에탄올(EtOH)로 추출하여 피부 보습 및 피부 장벽 기능 강화에 대한 효능을 평가하였다. 이 추출물들에 대한 피부 각질형성세포(HaCaT cell)에서 세포독성을 WST-8 assay를 이용하여, 세포 생존율이 90% 이상을 보이는 농도를 선별하여 추가 실험을 진행하였다. ABTS 라디칼 소거능을 통해 항산화 효과를 확인한 결과, SAE와 CSE는 높은 라디칼 소거능을 보였다. 피부 보습과 관련된 인자들인 filaggrin (FGL), aquaporin 3(AQP3), hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2)과 피부 장벽 기능과 연관 있는 transglutaminase 1 (TGM1)과 involucrin (INV)의 유전자 수준에서의 발현 변화를 측정한 결과, SAE에 의해 AQP3, HAS2, TGM1의 발현이 증가하였으나, CSE는 변화가 없는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. SAE에 의한 세포 내 신호전달 경로를 확인하기 위해 western blot 분석을 수행하였다. Extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase의 활성이 SAE에 의하여 상향 조절되었음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 갯끈풀 추출물이 피부 보습 및 피부 장벽 기능 강화를 위한 화장품의 기능성 소재로 사용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

산소-플라즈마 공정에서 산화제의 생성에 대한 연구 (A Study for Oxidants Generation on Oxygen-plasma Discharging Process Discharging System)

  • 김동석;박영식
    • 한국환경과학회지
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    • 제22권12호
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    • pp.1561-1569
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    • 2013
  • This study carried out a laboratory scale plasma reactor about the characteristics of chemically oxidative species (${\cdot}OH$, $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$) produced in dielectric barrier discharge plasma. It was studied the influence of various parameters such as gas type, $1^{st}$ voltage, oxygen flow rate, electric conductivity and pH of solution for the generation of the oxidant. $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$.) $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ was measured by direct assay using absorption spectrophotometry. OH radical was measured indirectly by measuring the degradation of the RNO (N-Dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline, indicator of the generation of OH radical). The experimental results showed that the effect of influent gases on RNO degradation was ranked in the following order: oxygen > air >> argon. The optimum $1^{st}$ voltage for RNO degradation were 90 V. As the increased of $1^{st}$ voltage, generated $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ concentration were increased. The intensity of the UV light emitted from oxygen-plasma discharge was lower than that of the sun light. The generated hydrogen peroxide concentration and ozone concentration was not high. Therefore it is suggested that the main mechanism of oxidation of the oxygen-plasma process is OH radical. The conductivity of the solution did not affected the generation of oxidative species. The higher pH, the lower $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ generation were observed. However, RNO degradation was not varied with the change of the solution pH.

유량에 따른 대기압 유전체 전위장벽방전(DBD) 플라즈마 젯 발생에 관한 연구 (A Study of Atmospheric-pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Volume Plasma Jet Generation According to the Flow Rate)

  • 정병호
    • 산업융합연구
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    • 제21권7호
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    • pp.83-92
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    • 2023
  • 유전체 전위장벽방전방식에 의한 플라즈마 젯의 블렛 형상은 인가되는 유량과 전기장의 크기에 따라 달라지고 이러한 변화는 DBD 플라즈마 젯의 밀도차이에 의한 스펙트럼 분포의 차이로 나타난다. 발생된 플라즈마 젯의 스펙트럼의 분석을 통한 활성종의 발생과 강도의 차이는 장치를 활용하는데 있어서 중요한 요소이다. 본 논문에서는 Ar가스를 이용한 대기압 볼륨 DBD방식의 플라즈마 젯 발생장치를 제안된 설계방법에 따라 구성하였다. 플라즈마 젯의 발생을 위한 유량의 의존도를 규명하기 위한 Ar가스의 유동해석을 시뮬레이션을 통해 확인하였고 프로토타입 시스템에서는 MFC를 통한 유량제어를 통해 최적의 플라즈마 젯 불렛형상을 발생시키고 발생된 플라즈마 젯의 특성을 분석하기 위해 스펙트로미터를 이용한 플라즈마 젯의 특성을 분석하였다. 제안된 시스템의 설계방법을 통한 장치에서 최적의 플라즈마 젯 형상 확립방법과 EOS 상에서 활성종에 대한 결과를 확인하였다.

Prions and Prion Diseases: Fundamentals and Mechanistic Details

  • Ryou, Chong-Suk
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제17권7호
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    • pp.1059-1070
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    • 2007
  • Prion diseases, often called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), are infectious diseases that accompany neurological dysfunctions in many mammalian hosts. Prion diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, "mad cow disease") in cattle, scrapie in sheep, and chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and elks. The cause of these fatal diseases is a proteinaceous pathogen termed prion that lacks functional nucleic acids. As demonstrated in the BSE outbreak and its transmission to humans, the onset of disease is not limited to a certain species but can be transmissible from one host species to another. Such a striking nature of prions has generated huge concerns in public health and attracted serious attention in the scientific communities. To date, the potential transmission of prions to humans via foodborne infection and iatrogenic routes has not been alleviated. Rather, the possible transmission of human to human or cervids to human aggravates the terrifying situation across the globe. In this review, basic features about prion diseases including clinical and pathological characteristics, etiology, and transmission of diseases are described. Based on recently accumulated evidences, the molecular and biochemical aspects of prions, with an emphasis on the molecular interactions involved in prion conversion that is critical during prion replication and pathogenesis, are also addressed.

공기-플라즈마 방전 시스템에서 화학적 활성종의 생성에 대한 연구 (Study on the Generation of Chemically Active Species using Air-plasma Discharging System)

  • 김동석;박영식
    • 한국물환경학회지
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.401-408
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    • 2012
  • High-voltage dielectric discharges are an emerging technique in environmental pollutant degradation, which that are characterized by the production of hydroxyl radicals as the primary degradation species. The initiation and propagation of the electrical discharges depends on several physical, chemical, and electrical parameters such as 1st and 2nd voltage of power, gas supply, conductivity and pH. These parameters also influence the physical and chemical characteristics of the discharges, including the production of reactive species such as OH, $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$. The experimental results showed that the optimum 1st voltage and air flow rate for RNO (N-Dimethyl-4-nitrosoaniline, indicator of the generation of OH radical) degradation were 160 V (2nd voltage of is 15 kV) and 4 L/min, respectively. As the increased of the 2nd voltage (4 kV to 15 kV), RNO degradation, $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ generation were increased. The conductivity of the solution was not influencing the RNO degradation and $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ generation. The effects pH was not high on RNO degradation. However, the lower pH and the conductivity, the higher $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ generation were observed.

유전체 장벽 방전 플라즈마 방전수의 특성과 미생물 소독에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Microorganism Disinfection and Characteristics of Discharged Water of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Systems)

  • 김동석;박영식
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.159-165
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: This experiment was carried out to elucidate the effect of discharged water on the disinfection of $Phytophthora$ $capsici$ and evaluate the water characteristics. Methods: The dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) plasma reactor system used in this study consisted of a plasma component [discharge, ground electrode and quartz dielectric tube], high voltage source, and air supply. The effects of water characteristics such as pH, ORP and conductivity and the disinfection effect of discharged water were investigated. Results: Experimental results showed that in the process of discharge, the pH decreased, whereas ORP and electric conductivity increased. When the discharge time was 30 min, $Phytophthora$ $capsici$ of 2.94 log was disinfected within 300 seconds. Disinfection performance of stored discharged water was maintained for three days; however the disinfection effect vanished after five days. When $Phytophthora$ $capsici$ was injected into the discharged water, the disinfection effect decreased after two days. Conclusions: It is considered that the main disinfection parameters of the discharged water were chemically active species such as $H_2O_2$ and $O_3$ and high ORP.