• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.101-115
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• 2004

Objective : The present studies investigated the effects of 120 Hz high frequency electroacupuncture (EA) on the stress-induced stomach dysfunction in relation to its effect on the level of stress hormones and gastric mucosal damages. The gastric mucosal injury was induced by cold-restraint stress and two acupoints corresponding to Zusanli and Sanyinjiao in man were used. Methods : Cold-restraint stress produced typical gastric lesions in all rats of the stressed groups, but the number of ulcers as well as the mean ulcer diameter were reduced by 120 Hz EA pre-treatment. Results : The degranulation value of gastric mast cell was significantly higher in cold-restrained rats than in control ones. However, with the significant reduction of degranulation values of gastric mast cells in EA pre-treated rats compared with cold-restrained rats. Cold-restarint stress induced an elevated mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory gene such as cyclooxygenases-2 and tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-{\alpha}$, but these expression were down-regulated in EA pre-treated rats. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that while the $inhibitory-{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ and $TNF-{\alpha}$ immunorection in the surface epithelium of the stomach tended to increase, both reactions in the EA pre-treated rats showed similar pattern as observed in controls. Conclusion : These results suggest that 120 Hz EA may act as a therapeutical means for gastric mucosal damages through an activation of pituitary adrenal system. It could be concluded that 120 Hz high frequency electroaucupuncture affords a good protective potential against stress-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.191-195
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• 2004

복합스트레스 내성 유전자 NDP kinase 2 유전자를 도입시킨 형질전환 감자를 개발하기 위하여 이 유전자를 산화스트레스에 의해 발현이 강하게 유도되는 SWPA2 프로모터 또는 enhanced CaMV 35S 프로모터에 연결한 벡터를 제작한 후 각각 Agrobacterium 매개로 형질전환 하였다. 기관발생 경로에 의해 kanamycin 저항성 식물체를 재분화 시킨 후 Southern 분석으로 외래 유전자가 안정적으로 감자 게놈내로 삽입되었음을 확인하였다. 형질전환 감자 식물체의 잎 조직을 대상으로 10 $\mu$M methyl viologen에 대한 내성 검정을 조사하여 산화스트레스 내성 형질전환 감자 식물체를 2 개체씩 선발하였다. 선발된 식물체는 건조, 고온 등의 여러 가지 환경스트레스 내성 분석을 실시할 예정이며 이로부터 복합재해에 내성을 지닌 감자 품종을 개발할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.438-447
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• 2011

Deinococcus radiodurans is extremely resistant to various genotoxic conditions and chemicals. In this study, we characterized the effect of a sublethal concentration (100 ${\mu}M$) of cadmium (Cd) on D. radiodurans using a whole-genome DNA microarray. Time-course global gene expression profiling showed that 1,505 genes out of 3,116 total ORFs were differentially expressed more than 2-fold in response to Cd treatment for at least one timepoint. The majority of the upregulated genes are related to iron uptake, cysteine biosynthesis, protein disulfide stress, and various types of DNA repair systems. The enhanced upregulation of genes involved in cysteine biosynthesis and disulfide stress indicate that Cd has a high affinity for sulfur compounds. Provocation of iron deficiency and growth resumption of Cd-treated cells by iron supplementation also indicates that CdS forms in iron-sulfur-containing proteins such as the [Fe-S] cluster. Induction of base excision, mismatch, and recombinational repair systems indicates that various types of DNA damage, especially base excision, were enhanced by Cd. Exposure to sublethal Cd stress reduces the growth rate, and many of the downregulated genes are related to cell growth, including biosynthesis of cell membrane, translation, and transcription. The differential expression of 52 regulatory genes suggests a dynamic operation of complex regulatory networks by Cd-induced stress. These results demonstrate the effect of Cd exposure on D. radiodurans and how the related genes are expressed by this stress.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1365-1371
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• 2013

The Streptomyces coelicolor wblA gene is known to play a negative role in both antibiotic biosynthesis and the expression of genes responding to oxidative stress. Recently, WhcA, a WblA ortholog protein, was confirmed to interact with dioxygenase-encoding SpiA ($\underline{s}$tress $\underline{p}$rotein $\underline{i}$nteracting with Whc$\underline{A}$) in Corynebacterium glutamicum. We describe here the identification of a SpiA ortholog SCO2553 protein ($SpiA_{sc}$) that interacts with WblA in S. coelicolor. Using heterologous expression in E. coli and in vitro pull-down assays, we show that WblA specifically binds $SpiA_{sc}$, and is influenced by oxidants such as diamide. These data indicate that the interaction between WblA and $SpiA_{sc}$ is not only specific but also modulated by the redox status of the cell. Moreover, a $spiA_{sc}$-disruption mutant exhibited a less sensitive response to the oxidative stress induced by diamide present in solid plate culture. Real-time RT-PCR analysis also showed that transcription levels of oxidative stress response genes (sodF, sodF2, and trxB) were higher in the $spiA_{sc}$-deletion mutant than in wild-type S. coelicolor. These results show that $SpiA_{sc}$ negatively regulates WblA during oxidative stress responses in S. coelicolor.

• 컴퓨터교육학회논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2012

본 연구의 목적은 사이버대학에서 학업적 자기효능감, 학습몰입, 학업스트레스, 정신적 소모가 과목 만족도에 미치는 예측력을 규명하는 것이다. 이를 위해 학업적 자기효능감, 학습몰입, 학업 스트레스, 정신적 소모를 예측변인으로 선정하였고 과목 만족도를 준거변인으로 하는 가설적 모형을 상정한 후에, 2011년 1학기 W 사이버대학에서 '마음공부방법론' 강의를 등록한 대학생 536명을 대상으로 온라인설문을 실시하였으며 설문에 응답한 331명을 대상으로 최종 분석하였다. 연구결과, 학업적 자기효능감, 학습몰입, 학업스트레스, 정신적 소모는 과목 만족도를 유의미하게 예측하였다. 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 사이버대학생의 학업적 자기효능감과 학습몰입을 높이고, 학업스트레스와 정신적 소진을 낮출 수 있는 학습환경을 설계하기 위한 방안과 전략들이 주요하게 고려되어야 할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5343-5348
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• 2015

Promoter hypermethylation of the runt-related transcription factor 3 (RUNX3) gene is associated with increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Oxidative stress plays a vital role in both carcinogenesis and progression of HCC. However, whether oxidative stress and RUNX3 hypermethylation in HCC have a cause-and-effect relationship is not known. In this study, plasma protein carbonyl and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated HCC (n=60) and age-matched healthy subjects (n=80) was determined. RUNX3 methylation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of subjects was measured by methylation-specific PCR. Effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on induction of RUNX3 hypermethylation in HCC cells was investigated. Plasma protein carbonyl content was significantly higher, whereas plasma TAC was significantly lower, in HCC patients than healthy controls. Based on logistic regression, increased plasma protein carbonyl and decreased plasma TAC were independently associated with increased risk for HCC. PBMC RUNX3 methylation in the patient group was significantly greater than in the healthy group. RUNX3 methylation in hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$)-treated HepG2 cells was significantly higher than in untreated control cells. In conclusion, increase in oxidative stress in Thai patients with HBV-associated HCC was demonstrated. This oxidative increment was independently associated with an increased risk for HCC development. RUNX3 in PBMC was found to be hypermethylated in the HCC patients. In vitro, RUNX3 hypermethylation was experimentally induced by $H_2O_2$. Our findings suggest that oxidative stress is a cause of RUNX3 promoter hypermethylation in HCC cells.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.552-562
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• 2016

Pathogenesis-related proteins play multiple roles in plant development and biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Here, we characterize a rice defense related gene named "jasmonic acid inducible pathogenesis-related class 10" (JIOsPR10) to gain an insight into its functional properties. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis showed up-regulation of JIOsPR10 under salt and drought stress conditions. Constitutive over-expression JIOsPR10 in rice promoted shoot and root development in transgenic plants, however, their productivity was unaltered. Further experiments exhibited that the transgenic plants showed reduced susceptibility to rice blast fungus, and enhanced salt and drought stress tolerance as compared to the wild type. A comparative proteomic profiling of wild type and transgenic plants showed that overexpression of JIOsPR10 led to the differential modulation of several proteins mainly related with oxidative stresses, carbohydrate metabolism, and plant defense. Taken together, our findings suggest that JIOsPR10 plays important roles in biotic and abiotic stresses tolerance probably by activation of stress related proteins.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.219-225
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• 2011

We studied oxidative stress in cinnamon clownfish exposed to hypoosmotic (35 psu ${\rightarrow}$ 17.5 psu and 17.5 psu with prolactin (PRL)) and low temperature ($28^{\circ}C{\rightarrow}24^{\circ}C$ and $20^{\circ}C$) conditions by measuring the expression and activity of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX). The expression and activity of the antioxidant enzymes were significantly higher after the fish were exposed to $24^{\circ}C$, $20^{\circ}C$, and 17.5 psu, and expression was repressed by PRL treatment. Furthermore, we measured $H_2O_2$ and lipid peroxidation levels and found that they were significantly higher after exposure to the hypoosmotic and low-temperature environments. Additionally, we investigated changes in plasma AST and ALT levels after exposure to low temperature and hypoosmotic stress. These levels increased upon exposure of the clownfish to $24^{\circ}C$, $20^{\circ}C$, and 17.5 psu, but the levels of these parameters decreased in the 17.5 psu with PRL treatment during a salinity change. The results indicate that hypoosmotic and low-temperature conditions induce oxidative stress in cinnamon clownfish and that the parameters tested in this study may be indices of oxidative stress in the cinnamon clownfish.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1515-1522
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• 2012

식물호르몬인 abscisic acid (ABA)는 식물의 비생물학적 스트레스의 적응과정에서 중요한 역할을 수행하고 있다. 또한 ABA는 종자휴면, 발아, 세포분열의 저해, 기공개폐와 같은 중요한 과정에 관여하고 있다. OsABF2(Oryza sativa ABRE Binding Factor2)는 벼에서 비생물학적 스트레스와 ABA 신호전달 과정에 양성적으로 관여하는 bZIP 형태의 전사인자이다. OsABF2 유전자의 발현은 ABA와 다양한 스트레스 처리에 의해 유도된다. 본 논문에서는 OsABF2 유전자를 과발현한 애기장대가 가뭄, 고염, 고온 상태에서의 생존율이 야생형보다 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 ABA가 존재하는 상황에서 OsABF2 유전자를 과발현한 애기장대의 발아율이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 OsABF2 유전자를 과발현한 애기장대는 비생물학적 스트레스에 대한 내성이 증가하고 ABA 감수성은 증가하는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.167-179
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• 2021

Objectives : Oxidative stress is a important cause of liver disease, and regulation of oxidative stress is essential to maintain the normal metabolic function of the liver. Until a recent date, there has been no studies on the hepatoprotective effect of Ikwiseungyang-tang (IWSYT). Therefore, this study aims to demonstrate the hepatoprotective effect of IWSYT and its related molecular mechanisms on arachidonic acid (AA) + iron induced oxidative stress model in HepG2 cells. Methods : To determine the cytoprotective effect of IWSYT against AA + iron-induced oxidative stress, cell viability, apoptosis-related proteins, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), GSH, and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were measured. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation was analyzed by immunoblot analysis. In addition, Nrf2 transcription activation through ARE binding was measured by reporter gene assays, and the expression of the Nrf2 target antioxidant genes were confirmed by immunoblot analysis. Results : IWSYT increased cell viability from cell death induced by AA + Iron, and inhibited apoptosis by regulating apoptosis-related proteins. Furthermore, IWSYT protected cells by inhibiting intracellular ROS production, GSH depletion, and MMP degradation. Nrf2 activation was increased by IWSYT, and Nrf2 target genes were activated by IWSYT too. Conclusions : These results suggest that IWSYT can protect hepatocytes from oxidative stress through Nrf2 activation and can be potentially applied in the prevention and treatment of liver damage.