• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2006

노화 처리를 이용하여 리기다소나무 종자의 활력을 평가하고, 적정 노화 처리 기간 및 온도를 결정하고자 하였다. 리기다소나무 종자의 활력은 노화 처리 기간과 온도에 큰 영향을 받았으며, 노화 처리가 진행되는 동안 종자 발아율과 종자 활력은 크게 감소하였다. 리기다소나무 종자의 노화 지수는 $35^{\circ}C$에서 0.31이었으며, $40^{\circ}C$에서 15일 동안 노화 처리한 종자는 활력을 완전히 상실하였다. 노화 지수를 기준으로 한, 리기다소나무 종자의 노화 처리 최적 온도는 대략 $37^{\circ}C$ 부근으로 판단되었다. 노화 처리된 종자로부터 빠져나온 용출액을 분석한 결과, 용출액내 무기물과 전기전도도는 노화 기간이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 노화 처리 시험은 수목 종자의 활력을 평가하는데 매우 적절한 방법으로 판단되었으나, 수종에 따라 종자 특성이 매우 다르므로 다양한 수종에 대해 노화 처리의 최적 조건을 찾기 위해서 더 많은 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.215-218
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• 2004

종자저장실온도($5{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, 상대습도 $30{\%})$에서 장기저장된 인삼종자의 발아율과 종자의 활력을 조사하였던 바 그 결과 를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 활력검사에 사용한 Terazolum 용액처리는 $0.1{\%}$에서는 150분, $0.5{\%}$에서는 90분 그리고 $1{\%}$에서는 60분이 적당하였으며, 인삼종자의 발아는 $10^{\circ}C$에서 가장 양호하게 나타났으며, $20^{\circ}C$에서는 발아가 불량하였다. 건전종자의 비율은 1년 저장종자에서는 96.6{\%}$, 7년 저장종자에서는 $89.2{\%}$, 9년 저장종자의 경우에는 $63.4{\%}$으로 저장기간이 길수록 건전종자의 비율이 낮아졌다. 한편 종자의 발아율은 1년 저장종자에서는 $84.0{\%}$, 6년 저장종자에서는 $80.5{\%}$, 7년 저장종자에서는 $73.5{\%}$, 9년 저장종자에서는 $2.5{\%}$로 나타나, 인삼종자는 $6\~7$년 동안 저장할 수 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.122-131
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• 1995

Five human cancer cell lines (HeLa S3, Hep 3B, KATO III, Hs 683, HeLa MR) and one human normal cell line (WI-38) were examined cell viability, northern blot analysis, western blot analysis, and in situ hybridization for the expression $O_{6}$ -methylguanine-DNAmethyltransferase (MGMT), which can repair $O_{6}$ -methylguanine produced in DNA by alkylating agents. In cell viability test, the lethal sensitivities of each strain against anti-tumor drug N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)- N-nitrosourea (BCNU) were counted, and both BCNU treated and untreated cell extracts were examined for their MGMT inducibility by RNA dot blot analysis. Cell lines did not show MGMT induction by BCNU pretreatment. Tlle MGMT activity was assayed by measuring the $^3$H radioactivity transferred from the substrate DNA containing [methyl-$^3$H)-O$_{6}$ -methylguanine to acceptor molecules in the cell extracts. Extracts from the majority of tumor strains and normal cells contained substantial MGMT activity of varying degree, while the known Mer$^{[-10]}$ cell (lacked or severely depleted in MGMT activity) Hela MR, and Hs 683 (proved to be Mer$^{[-10]}$ ) were much more sensitive to BCNU than the rest of tumor strains, as measured by cell viability test. Overall results above, KATO III showed the highest expression level of MGMT among the strains examined. Furthermore, with all the tumor and normal strains tested, a good correlation was observed between MGMT expression and cellular resistance to BCNU. The varying levels of expression of MGMT in human cancer cells found in this study should provide a molecular basis for MGMT expression among tumor strains from different tissue origin, the information of antitumor agents selection for chemotherapy of cancers.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.16-25
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• 2023

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the cell viability and antimicrobial effects of orthodontic bands coated with silver or zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-Ag and nano-ZnO, respectively). Methods: In this experimental study, 30 orthodontic bands were divided into three groups (n = 10 each): control (uncoated band), Ag (silver-coated band), and ZnO (zinc oxide-coated band). The electrostatic spray-assisted vapor deposition method was used to coat orthodontic bands with nano-Ag or nano-ZnO. The biofilm inhibition test was used to assess the antimicrobial effectiveness of nano-Ag and nano-ZnO against Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Candida albicans. Biocompatibility tests were conducted using the 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. The groups were compared using oneway analysis of variance with a post-hoc test. Results: The Ag group showed a significantly higher reduction in the number of L. acidophilus, C. albicans, and S. mutans colonies than the ZnO group (p = 0.015, 0.003, and 0.005, respectively). Compared with the control group, the Ag group showed a 2-log₁₀ reduction in all the microorganisms' replication ability, but only S. mutants showed a 2-log₁₀ reduction in replication ability in the ZnO group. The lowest mean cell viability was observed in the Ag group, but the difference between the groups was insignificant (p > 0.05). Conclusions: Coating orthodontic bands with nano-ZnO or nano-Ag induced antimicrobial effects against oral pathogens. Among the nanoparticles, nano-Ag showed the best antimicrobial activity and nano-ZnO showed the highest biocompatibility.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.249-255
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• 2023

Transporting clinical samples for microbiological testing requires a proper transport medium that guarantees the survival of microorganisms. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the ability of Amies Transport Medium (ATM) to maintain the viability of microorganisms in clinical specimens and its suitability as a transport medium for microbiological testing. This study evaluated the performance of swab provided by KS Co., Ltd. for three groups of bacteria comprising aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria, anaerobic bacteria, and fastidious bacteria, according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute (CLSI) 8.11.2. The ATM stability test was conducted by dividing the medium into two groups based on the product expiration date of use. All tested media, A and B (the date of manufacture and expiration date are different) showed ≥5 CFU, and there was no significant difference in the result values of Category A and Category B with different serial numbers for each test. The results of this experiment when cross-checked with the guidelines suggest that ATM is a suitable transport medium for microbiological testing, as it maintains the viability of microorganisms and is suitable for overgrowth trials. In addition, compared to the number of CFUs at the origin, the number of CFUs did not increase by more than 1 log after storage. These results have important implications for the development of transport media that can guarantee the survival of microorganisms in clinical specimens.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2001년도 춘계 학술대회지
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• pp.218-219
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• 2001

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 2019

매니큐어는 손톱을 아름답게 꾸미기 위해 사용하는 색조화장품이지만 그 구성성분은 유해성분이 상당히 포함되어 있다. 매니큐어는 일반적으로 피막형성제, 색소, 용제, 계면활성제 및 침전방지제 등으로 구성되어 있다. 본 연구에서는 유해성 성분을 저자극, 친환경적인 성분으로 대체하여 4종의 매니큐어를 제조하고, 매니큐어로서 효력 비교실험과 안전성 및 안정성 시험을 실시하였다. 효력비교실험에서 쉘락/젤라틴 매니큐어 조성물(No. 4)이 내수성 및 적당한 강도를 지니면서 건조시간이 2분 내외로 대조군(4분 내외)보다 우수하고 악취도 개선되어, 피막형성제로서 가장 우수한 특성을 보여주었다. 또한 쉘락/젤라틴 매니큐어 조성물의 세포독성시험 결과, $1,000{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 70% 이상의 세포생존율로 시판되고 있는 매니큐어(50% 세포생존율)보다 독성이 낮았다. 4주간 온도 안정성 시험에서 저온에서는 색상의 변화가 없었으나, 상온과 고온에서 외관상변화 및 점도변화가 관찰되어 추후 제형의 개선이 필요한 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.290-299
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• 2003

Background : Nowadays many researches about it s cure are going on world widely since cancer is one of the most human health threatening diseases. In Chinese and North Korean medicine, Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. is practically used to treat many kinds of cancer, but in Korea it is rarely used. So, we need to scientifically identify anti-tumor effects of Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. Objective : We are aimed to identify anti-tumor effects of Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. on the stomach cancer cells through molecular biologic methods. Material & Methods : We used AGS as stomach cancer cells from American Type Culture Collection. We added the boiled extract of Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. $5{\mu}l$(Sample I), $10{\mu}l$(Sample II) to cultural media(ml)for 0,6, 12, 24, 48 hours. We measured the killing effect on stomach cancer cells through Tryphan blue exclusion test and the suppressive effect on viability of stomach cancer cells via MTT assay. the quantitative RT-PCR was used to examine their effect on the revelation of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, and Bax, which are genes related to apoptosis. We measured change of mitochondria membrane permeability and membrane potential via flow cytometry. Result : 1. The killing effect on stomach cancer cells showed that each test groups killed more stomach cancer cells than the control group with a time(6 hours later) and density dependent manner, which was statistical significance. 2. The suppressive effect on viability of stomach cancer cells showed that each test groups had more suppressive effects on viability of stomach cancer cells than the control group with a time(6 hours later), which was statistical significance. 3. In the test about the revelation of genes related to apoptosis, the revelation of Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL decreased with a density manner which was statistical significance. but the revelation of Bax was not changed with statistical significance. 4. As a result of this test, Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. caused apoptosis by decreasing the absorbance of mitochondria with statistical significance. and also induced apoptosis by decreasing the membrane potential of mitochondria. Conclusion : This experiment showed that Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. has anti-tumor effect with statistical significance. This is in vitro experiment and basic experiment on Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. We hope more progressive researchs on Duchesnea india(Audra.) Foche. will go on and its anti-tumor effects will be more practically identified.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.24-30
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• 1988

These experiments were carried out to develop new techniques for In Vitro separatin of X-and Y-bearing spermatozoa. The bull semen was applied to the various Gel-Columns filled with swellen Sephadex G-50 Fine and then elutriated wtih Locke solution (elutriation rate; 1ml/3-4min., 1ml/1-2min.). Elutriated solution was fractionated into 1ml by automatic Fraction Collector and spermatozoa included in each fraction were subjected to the estimation of viability and recovery rate, and to B-body test. The results obtained in these experiments were summarized as follows: 1. When the column size and the elutriation rate were adjusted to 15$\times$1.6cm and 1ml/3-4min., respectively, the highest sperm concentration was obtained from the 8th to the 12th fraction. 2. As a trend, the viability of spermatozoa was improved by chromatography, and the degree of improvement ranged 5 to 10 percentage. 3. The average recovery rate of spermatozoa applied to column was 73.2 percentage and ranged 52.6 to 81.3 percentage. 4. The lowest rate of B-body bearing spermatozoa following chromatography was obtained when the column size and the elutriation rate were adjusted to 15$\times$0.8cm and 1ml/1-2min., respectively.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.754-758
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• 2004

To test the cytoprotective effect of sophorae radix (SR) against hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced cytotoxicity, we investigated the cell viability using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay in the presence of methylene chloride, n-butanol, ethyl acetate and water soluble fraction of SR water extracts in H9c2 cells. These results were obtained as followed; H₂O₂ decreased the cell viability of H9c2 cells in a dose dependent manner. Cells pretreated with SR water extracts were protected the H₂O₂-induced decrease of viability in H9c2 cells. Among organic solvents fractions of SR water extracts, ethyl acetate soluble fractions of SR protected the decrease of viability induced by H₂O₂ in H9c2 cells. These results suggest that ethyl acetate soluble fractions of SR water extracts is effective in the prevention of H₂O₂-induced cytotoxicity.