Modulation of Gene Expressions and Enzyme Activities of Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases by Cold, Aba or High Salt Treatments in Arabidopsis

Oh, Jee-Eun,Hong, Suk-Whan,Lee, Yunsook,Koh, Eun-Ji,Kim, Kideok,Seo, Youngwon,Chung, Namhyun,Jeong, Moonsoo,Chang,Chang, Cheolseong,Lee, Byoungcheon,Kim, Kyoung Heon,Lee, Kwangwon,Lee, Hojoung 생명자원연구 2005 생명자원연구 Vol.13 No.-

효소 첨가에 의한 제빵 첨가물 KBrO_3 대체효과 연구

고봉경,이지은 啓明大學校 生活科學硏究所 2003 科學論集 Vol.29 No.-

TG-K를 제외한 TGase를 함유한 첨가물은 반죽의 물성을 강화시켰으나 빵에 첨가하였을 때 발효 방해 물질에 의하여 빵이 부풀지 않아서 제빵 첨가물로서의 이용이 불가능하였다. TGase의 기질이 되는 lysine과 glutamine의 혼합물은 매우 고농도 첨가하였을 때 반죽의 물성에 변화를 일으키며 효소를 첨가하지 않고 반죽에 첨가하였을 경우 빵의 부피를 상승시키는 효과는 KBrO₃를 대체할 만큼의 효과를 얻지 못하였다. 따라서 순수 정제 효소를 얻는 것과 이를 이용하여 기질 첨가에 따른 효과를 앞으로 계속 연구해야 하겠다. The purpose of this study was to develope the replacement of KBrO₃ to improve dough properties and increase bread volume. Enzyme source, microbial Trans- Glutaminase(TGase) was conducted to replace the KBrO₃ for baking. Additives containing TGase were purchased, and mixed with wheat flour. Mixing and baking properties of additives with TGase was investigated. The additives containing TGase increased mixing tolerance of wheat flour dough. However they affected dough fermentation and cause of decrease of bread volume. Addition of substrate, lysine and glutaminase, without TGase was effective to mixing properties of wheat flour dough and not to baking properties up to 50,000ppm of flour weight.

예비수학교사의 신념에 따른 교수학적 내용지식(PCK)과의 관련성에 관한 연구

고상숙,김은호,문정윤,배지은,정대진 이화여자대학교 교과교육연구소 2011 교과교육학연구 Vol.15 No.4

This study investigated the relationship between PCK (Pedagogical Content Knowledge) and pre-service mathematics teachers' mathematical beliefs, and the effects of PCK on their teaching. The data were collected through pre & post interviews, a questionnaire, and classroom observations of six pre-service mathematics teachers who were taking their field practica in their senior year. The results indicate that the pre-service mathematics teachers' differing beliefs about the nature of mathematics affected their PCK. This study showed the relationship between their beliefs about teaching and the learning of mathematics and PCK. It is recommended that more opportunities for PCK development, as well as for modifications in of their beliefs have to be offered in education programs for pre-service mathematics teachers. 본 연구의 목적은 예비수학교사들의 수학적 신념과 수업에서 발현된 교수학적 내용지식(PCK)의 특징을 알아보고, 이를 통해 수학적 신념에 따른 PCK의 관련성에 대해 분석하는 것이다. 이 연구는 교육실습 중인 예비수학교사 6명을 대상으로 실시한 PCK 설문지, 인터뷰 자료, 수업관찰 자료를 분석하는 질적 연구 방법을 토대로 하였다. 연구결과, 예비수학교사들의 다양한 수학 본질에 대한 신념은 PCK에 서로 다른 영향을 주었으며, 수학 교수-학습에 대한 신념과 PCK사이에는 밀접한 관련성이 있음을 볼 수 있었다. 따라서 신념과 교수학적 내용지식(PCK)을 함께 발달시킬 수 있는 예비교사 연수 및 지원 프로그램의 확충이 필요하다.

기억력 저하를 호소하는 노인들을 대상으로 INM176를 3개월간 임상시험한 후의 치료성적 및 부작용 평가 보고

김지혜,고선규,고효정,권영아,김성환,김재경,김태은,박재우,서민영,송영란,이인수,김도관 大韓神經精神醫學會 2003 신경정신의학 Vol.42 No.2

Objectives : We examined the effects of INM 176 (K-l107) compared with placebo on the cognitive functions of 92 old aged subjects with cognitive impairment. Methods : This was a prospective, 12 week, double-blind, Placebo-controlled clinical trial. The elderly who achieved a score of less than 25 points on the K-MMSE or showed a high risk of Alzheimer's disease from the 7-Minute Neurocognitive Screening Battery were considered to have objective impairment and were selected as subjects for this study. The subjects were randomized to placebo or INM 176 group. The outcome measures were from the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive subscale (ADAS-Cog), the Instrumental Activities ofDaily Living (IADL) and the Korean Geriatric Depression Scale (KGDS) and two kinds of computerized priming tests. After setting the total error score in the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive section (ADAS-cog) as the repeated measurement factor, an analysis of variance of the combined factor design was done between the placebo and INM 176 group. Results : The interaction effect of time (pre- and post-trial) and group (placebo and INM 176 group) was significant in the analysis of the ADAS-cog's total error score. The INM 176 group's total error score in the ADAS-cog decreased significantly (p<0.01), whereas the placebo group showed a slight increase. The mean changes in IADL and GDS from baseline scores favored in the INM 176 group than in the placebo group. Outcome changes ofADAS-cog, IADL, KGDS scores during the 12 week clinical trail ofINM 176 and placebo demonstrated favorable responses in the INM176 administered group. Conclusions : This is a preliminary clinical trial result of INM176 as a memory pill. Based on these results, INM176 may be a candidate molecule for the improvement of cognitive functions, including memory, Further clinical trial should demonstrate its efficacy.

화학 첨가제와 밀가루의 열처리가 제빵 특성에 미치는 효과

이지은,고봉경 한국조리과학회 2004 한국식품조리과학회지 Vol.20 No.2

Effects of various chemical additives and heat treatments were investigated on the wheat flour doughs and breads. Ammonium ferric citrate, Ca-citrate, CaCl_(2), FeSO_(4), MgCl_(2) and ZnO were mixed respectively to the flour up to 0.1% of flour dry weight basis. Ammonium ferric citrate and ferric sulfate showed no significant effects on the dough properties and magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride and zinc oxide increased elastic properties and optimum dough mixing time. However, calcium citrate and magnesium chloride showed no significant effects on the dough mixing properties. Most of chemicals were detrimental on the bread volume except MgSO_(4) and CaCl_(2). Breads with MgSO_(4) and CaCl_(2) retained the equal or slightly higher volume compared to control bread. Crumb and crust colors of breads with addition of chemicals were changed to lighter than that of control bread. L values both of crumb and crust increased with addition of chemicals except Ca-citrate. To inactivate the endogenous enzymes of flour, flour was roasted under electric oven, exposed to UV and microwave. Those heat treatments of flour increased dough stability and produced no dough breakdown after optimum mixing time. However, bread volume of heat-treated flour decreased.

부산·울산·경남지역 직업병 감시체계

김정일,김병권,김정원,채창호,이철호,강동묵,김지홍,김진하,김영욱,이영하,이지호,김정호,윤형렬,유철인,정백근,장태원,김운규,윤동영,강진욱,김종은,안진홍,이동준,장준호,이광영,송혜란,최영희,이용환,조병만,최홍렬,고상백,김은아,이유진,홍영습,정갑열,김정만,김준연 大韓産業醫學會 2004 대한직업환경의학회지 Vol.16 No.1

Objective: Occupational medicine specialists in the Busan, Ulsan and Kyung-Nam areas established an area-based occupational disease surveillance system and used this system to collected case information for the purpose of preventing occupational diseases Methods: l l hospital participated in this system. The authors selected five main diseases, which were hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD), occupational asthma, occupational skin disease and occupational and occupational lung cancer and established their case definitions. All cases were reported on the web, and real time analysis was conducted. Results: Between April 2001 and April 2003, 192 cases of HAVS, 118 cases of WRMSD, 33 cases of occupational asthma, 17 cases of occupational skin disease and 17 cases of occupational lung cancer (for a total of 377 cases of these five main diseases) were reported. most of the HAVS cases came from shipbuilding, and 172 of them (92.7%) were associated with grinding. Of the four main types of WRMSD, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) was the most prevalent with 46 cases and shipbuilding was also the main industry involved (83.9%). The ergonomic risk factors involved mainly associated with the hand. In 19 (57.6%) and 4 (12.1%) cases of occupational asthma, the agents involved. The causative agents of occupational lung cancer included Cr, welding fume, PAH, Ni, etc. 10(58.8%) of the cases were diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma and 5(29.4%) as adenoma. Conclusion: This result showed that an area-based occupational disease surveillance system might provide an effective method of evaluating the prevalence of such diseases, however the Busan, Ulsan and Kyung-Nam provinces are too large to be treated as individual areas. Therefore, the authors suggest that each province should establish its own surveillance system.

Metabolomics approach to serum biomarker for loperamide-induced constipation in SD rats

Ji-Eun Kim,Young-Ju Lee,Moon-Hwa Kwak,Go Jun,Eun-Kyoung Koh,Sung-Hwa Song,Ji-Eun Seong,Ji Won Kim,Kyu-Bong Kim,Suhkmann Kim,Dae-Youn Hwang 한국실험동물학회 2014 Laboratory Animal Research Vol.30 No.1

Loperamide has long been known as an opioid-receptor agonist useful as a drug for treatment of diarrhea resulting from gastroenteritis or inflammatory bowel disease as well as to induce constipation. To determine and characterize putative biomarkers that can predict constipation induced by loperamide treatment, alteration of endogenous metabolites was measured in the serum of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats treated with loperamide for 3 days using ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) spectral data. The amounts and weights of stool and urine excretion were significantly lower in the loperamide-treated group than the Notreated group, while the thickness of the villus, crypt layer, and muscle layer was decreased in the transverse colon of the same group. The concentrations of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and creatinine (Cr) were also slightly changed in the loperamide-treated group, although most of the serum components were maintained at a constant level. Furthermore, pattern recognition of endogenous metabolites showed completely separate clustering of the serum analysis parameters between the Notreated group and loperamide-treated group. Among 35 endogenous metabolites, four amino acids (alanine, glutamate, glutamine and glycine) and six endogenous metabolites (acetate, glucose, glycerol, lactate, succinate and taurine) were dramatically decreased in loperamide-treated SD rats. These results provide the first data pertaining to metabolic changes in SD rats with loperamide-induced constipation. Additionally, these findings correlate the changes in 10 metabolites with constipation.

Lipopolysaccharide로 활성화된 RAW264.7세포에서 염증반응사이토카인 발현에 대한 Epigallocatechin gallate의 억제효능연구

서은지(Eun Ji Seo),고준(Jun Go),김지은(Ji Eun Kim),고은경(Eun Kyoung Koh),송성화(Sung Hwa Song),성지은(Ji Eun Sung),박찬규(Chan Kyu Park),이현아(Hyun Ah Lee),김동섭(Dong Seob Kim),손홍주(Hong Joo Son),이충열(Cung Yeoul Lee),이희섭(Hee 한국생명과학회 2015 생명과학회지 Vol.25 No.9

Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG)는 녹차(Camellia sinensis, green tea)에 포함되어 있는 대표적인 카테킨(Catechin)으로, 당뇨(diabetes), 신경퇴행성 질환(neurodegenerative disorders), 암(cancer), 심혈관계 질환(cardiovascular disease), 비만(obesity) 등의 다양한 임상질환에 우수한 치료효과를 나타내는 것으로 알려왔다. 본 연구에서는 EGCG가 LPS (Lipopolysaccaride)로 자극된 RAW264.7 세포의 염증억제과정에서 Nitric oxide (NO)관련인자와 사이토카인 발현에 미치는 영향을 분석하기 위해, NO농도, inducible NO synthase (iNOS) 발현량, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 사이토카인의 발현량을 분석하였다. 먼저, EGCG (100-400 μM)를 처리한 Raw264.7 세포에서 특이적인 독성이 나타나지 않음을 확인하였으며, 이후 Raw264.7 세포에 4가지 다른 농도(0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 5.0 ㎍/ml)의 LPS를 처리한 후 MTT분석, NO농도분석, IL-6농도분석을 실시하여, 염증을 유발할 수 있는 최적 LPS 농도를 1 ㎍/ml로 설정하였다. NO농도를 분석한 결과, LPS를 처리한 그룹이 No그룹에 비하여 급속히 증가하여 63 μ㏖/l까지 증가하였으나 400 μM EGCG를 처리한 그룹에서만 68.2% 정도 감소하였으며, 동시에 iNOS 발현 양상은 200, 400 μM EGCG/LPS 처리 그룹에서 각각 12.3%, 17.4% 감소하였다. 또한, 감소비율에는 차이가 있었으나, anti-inflammatory 사이토카인(IL-1β, TNF-α)과 pro-inflammatory 사이토카인(IL-10)의 발현은 EGCG/LPS 처리에 따라 유의적으로 감소하였다. 그러나, IL-6단백질과 mRNA 농도는 Vehicle/LPS 처리 그룹과 EGCG/LPS 처리 그룹에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 따라서, 본 연구의 결과는 EGCG가 LPS의 자극에 의해 활성화된 Raw264.7 세포를 효과적으로 억제하는 효능을 나타냄을 제시하고 있으며, 이러한 과정에 사이토카인들이 서로 다르게 특이적 반응을 중계함을 제시하고 있다. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the main catechin in green tea, has been shown to have some beneficial effects against various human diseases, including diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, cardiovascular disease and obesity. To investigate the mechanism of the suppressive effects of EGCG on inflammatory response in macrophages, alterations on the levels of nitric oxide (NO) regulatory factors and inflammatory cytokines were measured in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW264.7 cells. No significant toxicity was detected in RAW264.7 cells treated with 100?400 μM EGCG. Moreover, the optimal concentration of LPS was determined to be 1 ㎍/ml based on the results of cell viability assay, NO assay and IL-6 enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay (ELISA). Furthermore, NO levels decreased significantly by 68.2% in the 400 μM EGCG/LPS treated group, while the level of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression decreased by 12-17% in the 200 and 400 μM EGCG/LPS treated group. A significant decrease in transcription of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-1β) and anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10) was also detected in the EGCG/LPS treated group. However, IL-6 transcript and protein was maintained at a constant level when in the LPS treated group relative to the EGCG/LPS treated group. Overall, these results suggest that the differential regulation of inflammatory cytokines is an important factor influencing the suppressive effects of EGCG against LPS-activated inflammatory response in RAW264.7 cells.

Protective Effect of Aqueous Extracts of Styela Clava Tunic Against Apoptosis of HepG2 Cells Induced by Hydrogen Peroxide

Eun Kyoung Koh(고은경),Young Ju Lee(이영주),Ji Eun Kim(김지은),Moon Hwa Kwak(곽문화),Jun Go(고준),Hong Joo Son(손홍주),Hee Seob Lee(이희섭),Young Jin Jung(정영진),Dae Youn Hwang(황대연) 한국생명과학회 2014 생명과학회지 Vol.24 No.6

미더덕껍질(Styela clava tunic, SCT)은 항염증 복합체, 창상필름, 골재생 유도 등을 포함한 다양한 의학적인 치료영역에 이용 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 미더덕껍질 열수추출물(aqueous extract of Styela clava tunic, AE-SCT)의 H₂O₂에 의해 유발된 세포사멸의 보호 효과를 알아보기 위하여 세포 활성도의 변화에 관련된 요인을 측정하였다. 그 결과, AE-SCT는 3.3 mg/g의 플라보노이드와 32.3 mg/g의 페놀화합물을 포함하고 있었으며, HepG2 세포주에 독성을 유발하지 않았다. 또한, H₂O₂ 처리 후 AE-SCT를 처리하는 실험에서 AE-SCT는 H2O2에 의해 유발된 세포사멸을 개선하는 효과를 나타내지 않았다. 그러나, H₂O₂ 처리전에 AE-SCT를 사전 처리하는 예방효과 실험에서, 세포생존율은 H₂O₂만 처리한 그룹에 비하여 AE-SCT를 처리한 그룹에서 유의적으로 증가하였으며, 특히 AE-SCT를 50 μg/ml 처리한 농도에서 가장 높았다. 또한, FACS분석과 DAPI 염색에서도 사멸 세포의 수는 H₂O₂만 처리한 그룹에 비하여 AE-SCT를 처리한 그룹에서 유의적으로 감소하였다. 더불어, H₂O₂의 처리에 의해 유도된 Bax/Bcl-2 발현비율은 AE-SCT처리에 의해 농도의존적으로 감소되었다. 이러한 연구 결과는 AE-SCT가 H₂O₂에 의해 유발된 세포사멸을 예방하는 우수한 효과를 가지고 있음을 제시하고 있어 향후 다양한 항산화 제품 개발을 위한 기초자료로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. Styela Clava tunic (SCT) has found some applications in many areas of medical treatment including as an anti-inflammatory compound, a wound healing film, in guided bone regeneration, and as a food additive. The protective effect of SCT aqueous extract (AE-SCT) on cell death induced by H₂O₂ treatment was investigated by measuring the changes in cell viability in HepG2 cells after AE-SCT treatment. High concentrations of antioxidant compounds including flavonoids (3.3 mg/g) and phenolics (32.3 mg/g) were detected in AE-SCT but no significant cytotoxicity was observed in HepG2 cells treated with AE-SCT. The viability of HepG2 cells was also not changed by treatment with different concentrations of AE-SCT after H₂O₂ treatment. However, cell viability was significantly increased in cells treated with three different concentrations of AE-SCT before H₂O₂ treatment. The greatest increase in cell viability was observed in the group treated with 50 μg/ml AE-SCT, when compared with vehicle-treated group. FACS and DAPI staining analysis indicated that the decrease in number of dead cells was dependent on the concentration of AE-SCT. Alterations in the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio after H₂O₂ treatment were significantly restored by treatment with different concentrations of AE-SCT. These results indicate that AE-SCT, which contains high levels of antioxidants, may protect cells against death induced by H₂O₂ treatment.

The ABA Effect on the Accumulation of an Invertase Inhibitor Transcript that Is Driven by the CAMV35S Promoter in ARABIDOPSIS

Koh, Eun-Ji,Lee, Sung June,Hong, Suk-Whan,Lee, Hoi Seon,Lee, Hojoung Korean Society for Molecular Biology 2008 Molecules and cells Vol.26 No.3

Invertase (β-D-fructofuranosidase; EC 3.2.1.26) catalyzes the conversion of sucrose into glucose and fructose and is involved in an array of important processes, including phloem unloading, carbon partitioning, the response to pathogens, and the control of cell differentiation and development. Its importance may have caused the invertases to evolve into a multigene family whose members are regulated by a variety of different mechanisms, such as pH, sucrose levels, and inhibitor proteins. Although putative invertase inhibitors in the Arabidopsis genome are easy to locate, few studies have been conducted to elucidate their individual functions in vivo in plant growth and development because of their high redundancy. In this study we assessed the functional role of the putative invertase inhibitors in Arabidopsis by generating transgenic plants harboring a putative invertase inhibitor gene under the control of the CaMV35S promoter. A transgenic plant that expressed high levels of the putative invertase inhibitor transcript when grown under normal conditions was chosen for the current study. To our surprise, the stability of the invertase inhibitor transcripts was shown to be down-regulated by the phytohormone ABA (abscisic acid). It is well established that ABA enhances invertase activity in vivo but the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Our results thus suggest that one way ABA regulates invertase activity is by down-regulating its inhibitor.