• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.924-933
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• 1999

This study investigated the effects of vitamin E supplementation on immune responses and antioxidant status in healthy Korean old and young women. Blood samples were obtained from 15 healthy old women (over 60 years old) and from 15 healthy young women(20 years old) before and 4 weeks after vitamin E( tocopherol acetate) supplementation(400IU/day). Daily nutrient intakes were calculated, and plasma vitamin E concentration, numbers and percentages of white blood cell and their subpopulation, percentages of lymphocytes and subpopulation, NK cell percentages, plasma immunoglobulin A, G, M and C3 concentration, proliferation of PMN with mitogen were measured. Also plasma TBARS concentration and radical scavenger activity of erythrocytes were investigated. Plasma vitamin E concentrations were significantly increased after supplementation in both groups. In elderly women, vitamin E supplementation restored the per centages of neutrophils, lymphocytes, and eosinophils which had been out of normal ranges before supple mentation. And after vitamin E supplementation, helper T cell percentages significantly increased in elderly. Plasma immunoglobulin and complement C3 concentrations were not affected by vitamin E supplementation in both groups. PMN proliferations with mitogen were significantly lower in old women than in young women, and there was no effect of vitamin E supplementation. Vitamin E supplementation significantly decreased plasma TBARS concentrations in old and young women. RSA of erythrocytes was increased in both groups, but the statistical significant was only found in young women group. Therefore, these results suggest that the moderate vitamin E supplementation in old women improves immune responses, especially nonspecific immunity and cell mediated immunity, via protection of oxidant stress.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제72권1호
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• pp.16-26
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• 1986

처음 8본의 리기다소나무 양친수로부터 전파 증식된 리기다소나무 집단에 대한 유전변이를 AAT, GDH, LAP 등의 Allozyme에 의해 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 사실을 밝혀냈다. 표본으로 선정된 리기다소나무 집단은 산의 남쪽 낮은 지대에 처음 식재되었던 8본의 양친수로부터 종자가 무더기 무더기로 군데군데 colony를 형성하면서 동쪽, 서쪽, 북쪽으로 전파 증식되어 산지의 각 부분 부분마다 유전적으로 서로 밀접하게 관련된 소수의 가계군(家系群)을 형성하였다. 이러한 형태의 이주(移柱)와 colony 형성과정에서 부분적으로 Inbreeding과 Genetic Drift 현상이 심하게 진행되고 있는 것으로 추정되었으며, 그 결과 처음 리기다소나무 colony가 형성되었던 산의 남쪽지역과 나중에 colony가 형성되었던 북쪽 지역의 소집단 사이에 상당량의 유전자 빈도 차이가 확인되었다. Inbreeding과 Genetic Drift 현상에 의해 소수 유전자좌(座)에 유전자 고정 현상이 나타났으나 기타의 유전자좌(座)에서는 유전자 Recombination이 일어났다. Gene Recombination에 의한 이형접합체(異型接合體)의 형성과 이들의 자연도태 현상에 의해 유전적으로 서로 밀접하게 관련된 소수의 리기다소나무 집단에 있어서도 상당량의 유전적 다양성과 이형접합성(異型接合性)이 유지되고 있었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.398-405
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• 1998

We investigated the effects of triterpene acids (TAs), ursolic acid (UA) and oleanolic acid (OA), on the induction of proliferation and differentiation of normal rat mammary epithelial cells (RMEC) or organoids cultured in Matrigel or primary culture system. To elucidate the effects, we tested their differentiation inducing activities with intercellular communication ability, cell cycle patterns, induction of apoptosis, and morphological differentiation in the three dimensional extracellular culture system. To study the changes of RMEC subpopulation in culture, the cultured cells were isolated, immunostained with peanut lectin (PNA) and anti-Thy-1.1 antibody and then analyzed with flow cytometry. Four different subpopulations, such as PNA and Thy-1.1 negative cells (B-), PNA positive cells (PNA+), Thy-1.1 positive cells (Thy-1.1+), PNA and Thy-1.1 positive cells (B+), were obtained and the size of each subpopulation was changed in culture with time in the presence of TAs. Intercellular communication was observed in culture for 7 days in TAs-treated cells, but not in culture for 4 days with scrape-loading dye transfer technique. $G_2$/M phase cells and the number of apoptotic population were increased in TAs-treated groups in cell cycle analyses. S phase fractions were reduced and the change of $G_1$ phase cells was not observed. The colonies with distinct multicelfular structures, such as stellate, ductal, webbed, squamous, lobulo-ductal colonies, were observed in Matrigel culture and the frequencies of each colony were changed in the presence of TAs. These results suggest that UA and OA have differentiation inducing effects on rat mammary epithelial cells in primary or in Matrigel culture.

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.376-384
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• 2021

Agaricus bisporus is a popular edible mushroom that is cultivated worldwide. Due to its secondary homothallic nature, cultivated A. bisporus strains have low genetic diversity, and breeding novel strains is challenging. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of globally collected A. bisporus strains using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Agaricus bisporus strains were divided based on genetic distance-based groups and model-based subpopulations. The major allele frequency (MAF), number of genotypes (NG), number of alleles (NA), observed heterozygosity (HO), expected heterozygosity (HE), and polymorphic information content (PIC) were calculated, and genetic distance, population structure, genetic differentiation, and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) were assessed. Strains were divided into two groups by distance-based analysis and into three subpopulations by model-based analysis. Strains in subpopulations POP A and POP B were included in Group I, and strains in subpopulation POP C were included in Group II. Genetic differentiation between strains was 99%. Marker AB-gSSR-1057 in Group II and subpopulation POP C was confirmed to be in HWE. These results will enhance A. bisporus breeding programs and support the protection of genetic resources.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 유럽 양송이 자원들을 SSR marker를 통해 유전적 다양성과 집단 구조, 유전적 분화에 대하여 분석하였다. 본 연구에서 유럽의 양송이 자원들은 유전적 거리기반의 4개의 그룹으로 나뉘었고 집단구조 분석을 통하여 2개의 subpopulation으로 이루어져 있었다. 본 연구에서 사용한 SSR 마커로 유럽의 양송이 자원들은 지리적 그리고 갓색으로 구분되지 않았다. 유전적 다양성은 유전적 거리기반의 그룹에서는 Group 4, 집단구조 분석을 통한 subpopulation에서는 Pop. 2의 다양성이 높았다. 그리고 양송이 자원들은 유전적 분화가 매우 낮았다. 본 연구의 결과는 차후 양송이의 육종 등에 이용 할 수 있을 것이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2022

Objective: This study aimed to describe a distinct subpopulation of azoospermic patients with isolated elevation of follicle-stimulating hormone (iFSH) and poor outcomes of microdissection testicular sperm extraction (microTESE). Methods: A retrospective analysis of microTESE outcomes was conducted among 565 patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). Testicular pathology was assessed by the dominant histological pattern and Bergmann-Kliesch score (BKS). Descriptive statistics were presented for the iFSH subgroup. Inhibin B levels, the sperm retrieval rate (SRR), and BKS were compared in iFSH patients and other NOA patients. Results: The overall SRR was 33.3% per microTESE attempt. The median BKS was 0.6 (interquartile range, 0-2). Of all NOA patients, 132 had iFSH, and microTESE was successful only in 11 of those cases, with an SRR of 8.3%, while the total SRR in other NOA patients was 38.1% (p<0.001). iFSH had a sensitivity of 32.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 27.4%-36.8%) and specificity of 94.1% (95% CI, 90.8-97.5%) as a predictor of negative microTESE outcomes. Conclusion: Patients with iFSH may harbor a distinct testicular phenotype with total loss of the germ cell population and poor outcomes of surgical sperm retrieval.

• 현장농수산연구지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2022

Low-temperature germinability (LTG) is an important trait for the direct seeding of rice in temperate and high altitudes regions. Water temperature of rice fields at sowing season is frequently under 15℃ in Korea, resulting in poor seedlings establishment. The objective of this study was to phenotypically and genetically evaluate 600 rice germplasm composed of six rice subpopulations. In the phenotypic evaluation, aus (AUS) showed the highest visual rating (VR) and germination rate (GR) of 5 and 83.1%, respectively, than other subpopulations. The lowest value of VR (7.1) and GR (53.1%) was observed in aromatic (ARO) subpopulation. Association of the phenotype for LTG with the genotype for qLTG3-1, a major QTL for LTG, and other three SNP markers (LTG_8, qLTG4b-1, qLTG2-6) was conducted. The results suggested that the allele distribution of two markers, qLTG3-1 and qLTG2-6, affects the difference in VR and GR between subpopulations. qLTG4b-1 and LTG_8 were also highly significant with LTG in all subpopulations except that qLTG4b-1 did now show significance in AUS. Therefore, the combination use of these four markers might be effective for evaluation of LTG in rice germplasm.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.364-372
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• 2023

Background: Growing evidence suggests that beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB), arginine (Arg), and glutamine (Gln) positively affect wound recovery. This study investigated the effects of long-term administration of HMB/Arg/Gln on pressure ulcer (PU) healing in sedentary older adults admitted to geriatric and rehabilitation care facilities. Methods: This was a pilot retrospective case (standard of care and HMB/Arg/Gln)-control (standard of care alone) clinical study. Outcome measures were relative healing rates and Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) scores (calculated after 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 weeks) and time to healing. Results: The study subpopulation was comprised of 14 participants (four males, 28.6%) with the median age of 85.5 years (interquartile range [IQR], 82.0-90.2 years). The control subpopulation was comprised of 31 participants (18 males, 58.1%) with the median age of 84.0 years (IQR, 78.0-90.0 years). At the beginning of follow-up, there were no statistically significant demographic (sex and age) and clinical (main diagnosis, baseline area, and PU perimeter) differences between the groups. During the study period, there were no significant differences in the relative healing rates and PUSH scores between the subpopulations. The median time to complete healing in the study and control populations was 170.0 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 85.7-254.3) and 218.0 days (95% CI, 149.2- 286.7) (log-rank, chi-square=3.99; p<0.046), respectively. Conclusion: More than 20 weeks of HMB/Arg/Gln supplementation had a positive effect on difficult PU healing in older adults with multiple comorbidities.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.116-126
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• 2009

본 연구는 전라북도 부안군 변산반도국립공원 내 3개 지역에 분포하는 우리나라의 희귀 및 멸종위기식물인 미선나무아개체군을 대상으로 생태적 특성 분석과 관리방안을 강구하기 위한 것이다. 변산반도국립공원에 위치한 미선나무아개체군 중 부안댐 제방하부 지역과 상서면 청림리 산록에 자생군락을 천연기념물 제370호로 지정한 반면, 가마소지역의 미선나무아개체군은 이식한 집단이다. 미선나무 아개체군 중 가마소 아개체군의 식생은 감나무, 오동나무 및 산뽕나무가 교목상이나, 부안댐 하부의 아개체군은 굴참나무가 우점하고 있다. 미선나무 자생지인 청림리 아개체군은 미선나무를 제외한 관목이상의 목본수종을 모두 제거한 상태였다. 미선나무 아개체군에서 확인한 식물종은 65과 143속 164종 17변종 1품종 등 총 182분류군이며, 가마소 지역, 부안댐 제방하부지역 및 청림리 지역은 각각 75종, 102종 및 89종이다. 미선나무 아개체군 동향은 가마소지역과 부안댐 하부 자생지에서 맹아의 수가 $1{\sim}2$개인 개체가 87%이상이고, 나머지는 3개였으며, 총 개체 수는 각 766개체와 59개체였다. 반면, 청림리의 경우 맹아의 수가 $1{\sim}2$개인 개체가 74.8%, 3개는 16% 그리고 $4{\sim}11$개가 9.2%로 총 838개체를 확인하였다. 교목을 인위적으로 제거한 미선나무 자생지에는 흰명아주, 돌소루쟁이, 미국자리공, 나팔꽃, 배풍등, 망초 및 개망초 등 귀화식물이 침입하였으며, 미선나무 어린 개체보다 성장이 빨라 미선나무를 피압한 상태이다. 미선나무의 자생지 보전을 위한 우선순위로 미선나무 단일종이나 수림 하에 분포하는 원 자생지의 모습 그대로를 유지하는 것이 서식지 관리에 바람직한지는 더 많은 연구가 필요하다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.514-516
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• 2008

The cancer stem cell hypothesis posits that tumor growth is driven by a rare subpopulation of cells, designated cancer stem cells (CSC). Studies supporting this theory are based in large part on xenotransplantation experiments wherein human cancer cells are grown in immunocompromised mice and only CSC, often constituting less than 1% of the malignancy, generate tumors. Herein, we show that all colonies derived from randomly chosen single cells in mouse lung and breast cancer cell lines form tumors following allografting histocompatible mice. Our study suggests that the majority of malignant cells rather than CSC can sustain tumors and that the cancer stem cell theory must be reevaluated.