• 펄프종이기술
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2008

The far-infrared ray (FIR) has been applied to various fields such as medical therapy, kitchen utensils, bath supplies, and so on. The FIR-emitting agent was used to make functional paperboards to have freshness-maintaining ability. The FIR-emitting agent was diluted with different concentrations at 0.5% starch solution, and the FIR-emitting solutions were coated on paperboards, i.e., liner. The more the concentration of the FIR radiating agent increased at 0.5% cationic starch solution, the higher FIR emissivity and emission power of paperboards increased. The corrugated boxes made of paperboards coated by the FIR-radiating agents at over 5% dilution concentration endowed mandarin oranges in the boxes with greater antimicrobial activity than those in boxes made of paperboards coated by the agent at below 5% concentration. In addition, it was ascertained that treatment of the FIR agents rarely affected strength properties of paperboards.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2023년도 임시총회 및 춘계학술대회
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• pp.47-47
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• 2023

Paeonia lactiflora roots (PLR) are a medicinal plant widely used for treating inflammatory diseases. However, PLR has been recently reported to increase the production of proinflammatory mediators and activates phagocytosis in macrophages. Thus, in this study, we tried to verify the macrophage activation of PLR and elucidate its mechanism of action. PLR upregulated the production of proinflammatory mediators and activated phagocytosis in RAW264.7 cells. However, these effects were reversed by inhibition of TLR2/4. In addition, the inhibition of p38, JNK, and ERK1/2 reduced the PLR-mediated production of proinflammatory mediators, and the PLR-mediated activation of p38, JNK, and ERK1/2 was blocked by the TLR4 inhibition. These findings indicate that PLR may activate macrophages through TLR4-dependent activation of p38, JNK, and ERK1/2. These indicate that PLR has immunostimulatory activity. Thus, it is believed that PLR can be used as a functional food agent that enhances the immune system.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.536-541
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• 2021

In this study, we investigated whether Hibiscus manihot flowers (HMF) exhibits immunostimulatory activity in RAW264.7 cells. HMF increased the production of immunostimulatory factors such as NO, iNOS, IL-1β and TNF-α in RAW264.7 cells. TLR2 and TLR4 blocked HMF-mediated production of immunostimulatory factors in RAW264.7 cells. In addition, the inhibition of MAPK signaling pathway reduced HMF-mediated production of immunostimulatory factors. From these results, HMF is thought to promote the production of immunostimulatory factors through activating TLR2/4/MAPK signaling in macrophages. It is believed that HMF can be developed as an agent related to immune enhancement in the future.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제9권
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• pp.67-75
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• 1974

본 연구는 원격탐사 기법을 이용하여 북한 지역을 포함한 한반도 전지역을 대상으로 식생활력도(vegetation activity)의 시계열적 변화를 모니터링하고, 식생지수의 연중변화 특성을 이용하여 한반도의 식생 분포도를 작성하는데 그 목적이 있다. 1997년 4월부터 11월까지 8개월 동안 NOAA-14 위성에서 수신된 AVHRR 자료를 수집하여 정규 식생지수(Nomalized Difference Vegetation Index)를 구하고 이들을 MVC(Maximum Value Composite) 방법으로 조합하여 월별 NDVI 합성도를 작성하여 식생활력도의 시계열 변화를 고찰하였다. 또한 식물의 생장시기인 5월부터 10월까지의 NDVI를 무감독 분류하여 한반도의 식생분포 유형을 도시.나대지가 4.49%, 초지 4.49%, 경작지 27.54%, 활엽수림 25.61%, 침엽수림 38.22%로 나타났다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2024

When situated in green landscapes, water bodies play a crucial role in positively influencing mood and mental health, yet research on the cognitive mechanisms underlying these therapeutic effects is lacking. This study is intended to examine differences in brain function among adult males exposed to forest landscapes with or without water bodies. The wooded landscapes included views of a waterfall, a valley, and a forest without water. The control group was exposed to a local urban landscape. Twelve adult males participated in a field experiment in which prefrontal cortex (PFC) activity was measured using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). In the experiment, participants engaged in low-intensity walking in three forested areas with similar vegetation and climatic conditions. Participants showed significant differences in left PFC activity depending on whether they were in the three forested landscapes or in the control landscape (P < 0.01). An analysis of variance (ANOVA) confirmed that significantly lower left PFC activity was recorded in the wooded landscape containing a water view . Notably, the lowest PFC values recorded in the landscape with a waterfall view suggest that landscapes with dynamic water flow may be associated with greater therapeutic benefits in terms of PFC activity than static landscapes. Our results underscore that water is a critical aspect of a landscape due to its therapeutic benefits and should be incorporated in the planning and design of green spaces for health promotion.

• 생약학회지
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• 제35권4호통권139호
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• pp.271-275
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• 2004

Distylium racemosum Sieb. Et Zucc contains some compounds inhibit -amylase activity in experimental conditions. The inhibitory test showed that 50% acetone extracts from the bark and leaves of the plant strongly inhibited salivary -amylase activity. Proanthocyanidin(PA) which has strong inhibitory activity was extracted from the leaves by chromatography on Sephadex LH-20. The inhibitory activities and the inhibition kinetics of the PA were studied against three kinds of enzymes: human salivary ${\alpha}-Amylase$ (SAA), pork pancreatin ${\alpha}-Amylase$ (PAA) and yeast ${\alpha}-Glucosidase$ (AG). Then the activities of PA against SAA, PAA and AG were compared with those of acarbose, a commercial agent. The inhibitory activities of PA were stronger than those of acarbose. Inhibition kinetics of the PA showed competitive inhibition for SAA and PAA, and non competitive inhibition for GA.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권2호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2010

Organophosphate pesticides inhibit cholinesterase. It is likely that application of organophosphate pesticides affect behavior of arthropods. This study aimed to find changes in foraging behavior of ants due to application of fenitrothion, one of the widely used organophosphate pesticides. Foraging activity (FA) of ants was observed using bait cards in a pesticide sprayed pine stand and in an unsprayed stand before and after aerial application of fenitrothion in 2003 and 2004. Ant abundance and species richness of ants were also monitored using pitfall traps during the activity season in 2003 and 2004. There was not a significant decrease in abundance and species richness after the application of fenitrothion. However, FA of an ant, Paratrechina flavipes (Smith), which was abundant enough to be statistically compared, was depressed from 2 hours to 10 days after application of the pesticide. FA was fully recovered at day 14 in 2003, and was partially recovered at day 18 and fully at day 31 in 2004. FA of other ant species also decreased significantly during the FA depression period of P. flavipes. On the bait cards, workers of the species responded dully to baits during the FA depression period. Despite the decline in activity, alertness of P. flavipes to other species did not decrease even during the FA depression period.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.491-495
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• 2006

Methanol extracts of fruits of 67 plants were screened for in vivo antifungal activity against Magnaporthe grisea, Corticium sasaki, Botrytis cinerea, Phytophthora infestans, Puccinia recondita, and Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei. Among them, 13 plant extracts ($3,000\;{\mu}g/ml$) showed more than 90% disease-control efficacy against at least one of six plant diseases. Specifically, the extracts of Aleurites fordii, Angelica dahurica, Camellia japonica, Chamaecyparis pisifera, Pittosporum tobira, and Styrax japonica controlled more than 90% of the development of rice blast at $1,000{\mu}g/ml$. Extracts of both S. japonica and A. dahurica fruits at $333{\mu}g/ml$ concentration displayed strong antifungal activity against M. grisea on rice seedlings.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.271-278
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• 2020

이상의 연구 결과로 먹넌출 열매 추출물은 GSK3β 의존성 Cyclin D1 단백질의 분해를 통해 대장암세포의 생육 억제와 관련이 있는 것으로 확인된다. 본 결과는 대장암의 항암제 개발을 위한 소재로 먹넌출 열매의 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2002

대표적인 침엽수인 소나무, 잣나무, 편백, 화백의 잎 정유를 사용하여 수목 정유의 항균활성에 관하여 조사하였다. 항진균활성은 배지점적법을 이용하여 목재부후균인 Gliocladium virens, Tyromyces palustris, Trametes versicolor를, 비부후성 열화균인 Rhizopus stolonifer를, 수목병원균인 Phomopsis albobestita, Endothia nitschkeii, Melanconis juglandis에 대하여, 그리고 항세균활성은 paper disc법과 탁도측정법을 이용하여 그람양성균인 Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtilis 및 그람음성균인 Escherichia coli에 대하여 검정하였다. 그 결과, 항진균활성은 편백이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났으며 그 다음이 소나무와 잣나무로 목재부후균에 대해서는 소나무가 잣나무보다 높은 활성을, 수복병원균에 대해서는 잣나무가 소나무보다 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 그리고 화백 잎 정유가 가장 활성이 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 항세균활성은 항진균활성과 달리 소나무 잎 정유가 편백보다 높은 활성을 보였으며 그 다음이 잣나무 그리고 화백의 순이었다. 이러한 정유에 따른 항균 스펙트럼의 차이는 각 정유의 성분 변이와 이러한 성분들의 미생물에 대한 작용특이성에 기인하는 것으로 사료되었다.