Multi‑tissue lipotoxicity caused by high‑fat diet feeding is attenuated by the supplementation of Korean red ginseng in mice

Seon‑A Jang,Seung Namkoong,이성률,Jin Woo Lee,Yuna Park,Gyeongseop So,Sung Hyeok Kim,Mi‑Ja Kim,Ki‑Hyo Jang,Alberto P. Avolio,Sumudu V. S. Gangoda,Hyun Jung Koo,Myung Kyum Kim,Se Chan Kang,Eun‑Hwa Sohn 대한독성 유전단백체 학회 2020 Molecular & cellular toxicology Vol.16 No.1

Background Excessive intake of fat, one of the causes of obesity, is associated with low-grade infammation in various susceptible organs and eventually causes tissue toxicity. This study examines the multifaceted suppressive efects of Korean red ginseng extract (KRG) on high-fat diet (HFD)-induced lipotoxicity and infammatory responses in the aorta, liver, and brain. Methods Male C57BL/6 mice were fed HFD with or without KRG for 12 weeks. The improvement efect in KRG on lipotoxicity and infammatory potential was determined in the blood and the aorta, liver, and brain tissues. Results KRG signifcantly inhibited 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase activity by >20% in vitro. KRG supplementation suppressed HFD-associated body weight gain, lipid profle changes, and excessive fat deposition in the liver and increased leptin, insulin, and ALT levels in the blood. Infammatory markers in the aorta, liver, and brain were also signifcantly reduced by KRG treatment. In microvascular endothelial cells, the 15% cyclic stretch-mediated upregulation of ICAM-1 and vascular cell adhesion protein-1 (VCAM-1) expression was signifcantly attenuated in the presence of KRG. Conclusion KRG supplementation attenuates HFD-mediated body weight gain, lipid profle changes, and multi-tissue infammatory responses.

종 분포 모형을 이용한 구상나무림의 지속 및 쇠퇴에 관한 연구 - 전라남도 광양시 백운산을 중심으로 -

조선희 ( Seon Hee Cho ),박종영 ( Jong Young Park ),박정호 ( Jeong Ho Park ),이양근 ( Yang Geun Lee ),문이만 ( Lee Man Mun ),강상호 ( Sang Ho Kang ),김광현 ( Gwang Hyun Kim ),윤종국 ( Jong Guk Yun ) 한국산림과학회 2015 한국산림과학회지 Vol.104 No.3

The present study investigated the habitats of Korean fir trees (Abies koreana E. H. Wilson) on Mt. Baekwun (Baekwun-san), determined the current distribution, quantified the contribution of biological and nonbiological environmental factors affecting the distribution, derived actual and potential habitats, presented a plan for the establishment of protected areas, applied RCP 8.5 climate change scenario to analyze the effects of climate change on the future distribution of Korean fir trees, and predicted future potential habitats. According to the results of the study, 3,325 Korean fir trees (DBH >= 2.5 cm) inhabited Mt. Baekwun, and their distribution area was approximately 150 ha. Populations of Korean fir trees were confirmed to exist at an altitude of 900 m above sea level and were distributed up to 1,200 m. Based on potential distribution, areas appropriate for habitation by Korean fir trees were analyzed to be 450 ha, three times the current distribution area, with a focus on Sang Peak (Sang-bong), Eokbul Peak (Eokbul-bong), Ddari Peak (Ddari-bong), and Dosol Peak (Dosol-bong). The forest stands near Sang Peak, the main peak, were evaluated as those with the most appropriate potential for the habitation of Korean fir trees, and populations of the trees tended to prefer the northern slope rather than the southern slope. When climate change scenario RCP 8.5 was applied and future potential distribution was analyzed, the habitats were expected to decrease in area to 20 ha by 2050, with a focus on Sang Peak, and areas appropriate for habitation were predicted not to exist by 2080. Judging from such results, as global warming accelerates, the habitats of Korean fir trees are clearly expected to move from lowlands to highlands.

GO-62 : Lower extremity edema in patients with endometrial cancer

( Myong Cheol Lim ),( Jeong Seon Lee ),( Jung Nam Joo ),( Sang Soo Seo ),( Sok Bom Kang ),( Sang Yoon Park ) 대한산부인과학회 2012 대한산부인과학회 학술대회 Vol.99 No.-

The objective of this study was to investigate clinical manifestations of lower extremity edema (LEE) in endometrial cancer Medical records for LEE and/or responses to the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire (GCLQ) were evaluated in 177 patients with endometrial cancer Patients had a median age of 53 years. Sixty-seven patients (37.9%) had past (9 patients, 13.4%) and/or current patient-reported LEE (58 patients, 86.6%). Symptoms reported on the GCLQ in over 20% of respondents were swelling, numbness, aching , and heaviness. GCLQ total symptoms score was significantly higher in patients with current LEE. Most of the LEE (43/67, 64.2%) developed within 12 months after surgery and LEE lasted more than 6 months in most patients (56/59, 94.9%) Prospective clinical trials are needed to know the clinical significance, impact on quality of life, and preventive strategy of LEE in patients with endometrial cancer

Nanogenerators: Fully Rollable Transparent Nanogenerators Based on Graphene Electrodes (Adv. Mater. 19/2010)

Choi, Dukhyun,Choi, Min-Yeol,Choi, Won Mook,Shin, Hyeon-Jin,Park, Hyun-Kyu,Seo, Ju-Seok,Park, Jongbong,Yoon, Seon-Mi,Chae, Seung Jin,Lee, Young Hee,Kim, Sang-Woo,Choi, Jae-Young,Lee, Sang Yoon,Kim, Jo WILEY-VCH Verlag 2010 ADVANCED MATERIALS Vol.22 No.19

<B>Graphic Abstract</B> <P>The cover shows an image of fully rollable transparent nanogenerators synthesized using chemical vapor deposition grown large-scale graphene sheets as transparent electrodes and piezoelectric ZnO nanorod arrays. Sang-Woo Kim, Jae-Young Choi, and co-workers report on p. 2187 the electrical and structural stability of the nanogenerators, with excellent charge scavenging performance under external mechanical loads such as bending and rolling. This study shows that graphene-based nanogenerators are very promising for self-powered rollable transparent device applications. <img src='wiley_img_2010/09359648-2010-22-19-ADMA201090066-content.gif' alt='wiley_img_2010/09359648-2010-22-19-ADMA201090066-content'> </P>

누항도(陋巷圖)와 누항록(陋巷錄)을 통해 본 이만부의 공간철학과 식산정사의 원형경관

강병선 ( Kahng Byung-seon ),이승연 ( Lee Seung-yeon ),신상섭 ( Shin Sang-sup ),노재현 ( Rho Jae-hyun ) 한국전통조경학회(구 한국정원학회) 2021 한국전통조경학회지 Vol.39 No.2

경상북도 민속문화재 제76호로 지정된 ‘천운정사(天雲精舍)’는 식산 이만부가 1700년에 건립한 식산정사이다. 본 연구에서는 식산정사와 관련한 이만부의 생애와 은일관을 알아보고, 그의 정사경영의 결과물인 「누항록」과 《누항도》를 분석해 정사의 풍수적 입지와 영역성 및 원형경관을 추정하고, 은거한 선비가 자신의 공간에 담고자 했던 철학을 고찰하여 다음의 결과를 도출하였다. 첫째, 식산 이만부는 조선 후기 대표적 은둔형 유학자이다. 정사의 이름이자 이만부의 호인 ‘식산’은 마을의 뒷산(主山)에서 연유한 것으로 그는 생각(思), 몸(躬), 말(言), 사귐(交) 네 가지를 쉬고자 했다. 다난했던 숙종년간 남인 집안의 이만부는 ‘식산’이라는 호를 통해 은둔하고자 하는 그의 의지를 표상하였다. 둘째, 이만부는 식산정사의 입지, 공간구조, 건축물 및 조경시설물, 수목, 주변경관, 이용행태 등을 「누항록」에 기록하였고, 《누항도》화첩을 남겨 원형에 가까운 식산정사 복원 가능성이 비교적 높다. 셋째, 이만부는 외노곡이 밖에서 보면 사면이 두로 막혀있으나 안으로 들어서면 아늑하고 깊숙하며 멀리까지 내다보인다는 풍수적 지리관을 언급하고 있으며, 노곡마을 전체를 일컬어 식산정사라 했는데 이는 명명을 통해 의미를 부여하고 영역을 형성ㆍ확장하였음을 알 수 있다. 넷째, 식산정사의 공간구성은 연식공간, 교육공간, 후원공간, 휴식공간, 채원 및 약초밭으로 구분할 수 있다. 당과 루, 연지로 구성된 연식공간은 개인적 공간으로 호연지기, 천인합일의 흥취, 군자의 도리, 인을 생각하는 이만부의 거처이자 강학을 베풀던 공간이다. 다섯째, 양정재 영역은 교육공간으로서 양정재는 주역 몽괘에서 취한 이름으로 어린 학생들의 학문과 덕이 크고 밝게 성장하기를 기원한 이름이다. 여섯째, 간지정, 고반대, 세한단 등으로 구성된 후원공간은 식산정사 가장 안쪽의 숲이 우거진 곳을 정리하고 자연 입석과 고송을 병풍삼아 작은 정자를 지을 축대를 쌓은 곳으로, 멈춤의 미덕과 은자의 여유, 군자의 지조 등에 관한 뜻을 담고 있다. 일곱째, 식산정사 담장 밖 동쪽 시내 건너 고목이 우거진 곳에 단을 조성하여 영귀사라 하고 괴석을 쌓고 화초를 심어 휴식과 풍류의 장소로 삼았다. 여덟째, 조선시대 선비들처럼 채소와 약초의 효능을 상세히 알고 있던 이만부는 정사 내에 채원과 약초밭을 가꾸었다. 아홉째, 식산 이만부는 식산정사의 각 공간별 건축물과 조경시설물에 대한 명명을 통한 의미 부여와 고사(古事)를 따른 식재를 통해 자신의 정사에 성리학적 이상향을 실현했음을 알 수 있다. ‘Cheonunjeongsa (天雲精舍)’, designated as Gyeongsangbukdo Folklore Cultural Property No. 76, is a Siksanjeongsa built in 1700 by Manbu Lee Shiksan. In this study, we investigate the life and perspective of Manbu Lee in relation to Siksanjeongsa, and estimate the feng shui location, territoriality, and original landscape by analyzing 「Nuhangnok」 and 「Nuhando」, the results of his political management. The following results were derived by examining the philosophy that the scholar wanted to include in his space. First, Manbu Lee Shiksan was a representative hermit-type confucian scholar in the late Joseon Dynasty. ‘Siksan’, the name of the government official and the nickname of Manbu Lee, is derived from the mountain behind the village, and he wanted to rest in the four areas of thought(思), body(躬), speech(言), and friendship(交). During the difficult years of King Sukjong, Lee Manbu of a Namin family expressed his will to seclude through the title ‘Siksan’. Second, There is a high possibility of restoration close to the original. Manbu Lee recorded the location of Siksanjeongsa, spatial structure, buildings and landscape facilities, trees, surrounding landscape, and usage behaviors in 「Nuhangnok」, and left a book of 《Nuhangdo》. Third, Manbu Lee refers to the feng shui geography view that Oenogok is closed in two when viewed from the outside, but is cozy and deep and can be seen from a far when entering inside. The whole village of Nogok was called Siksanjeongsa, which means through the name. It can be seen that the area was formed and expanded. Fourth, the spatial composition of Siksanjeongsa can be divided into a banquet space, an education space, a support space, a rest space, a vegetable and an herbal garden. The banquet space composed of Dang, Lu, and Yeonji is a personal space where Manbu Lee, who thinks about the unity of the heavenly people, the virtue of the gentleman, and humanity, is a place for lectures and a place to live. Fifth, Yangjeongjae area is an educational space, and Yangjeongjae is a name taken from the main character Monggwa, and it is a name that prayed for young students to grow brightly and academically. Sixth, the support space composed of Ganjijeong, Gobandae, and Sehandan is a place where the forested areas in the innermost part of Siksanjeongsa are cleared and a small pavilion is built using natural standing stones and pine trees as a folding screen. The virtue and grace of stopping. It contains the meaning of leisure and the wisdom of a gentleman. Seventh, outside the wall of Siksanjeongsa, across the eastern stream, an altar was built in a place with many old trees, called Yeonggwisa, and a place of rest was made by piling up an oddly shaped stone and planting flowers. Eighth, Manbu Lee, who knew the effects of vegetables and medicinal herbs in detail like the scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, cultivated a vegetable garden and an herbal garden in Jeongsa. Ninth, it can be seen that Lee Manbu realized the Neo-Confucian utopia in his political life by giving meaning to each space of Siksanjeongsa by naming buildings and landscaping facilities and planting them according to ancient events.

[PA-0027] Analysis of transcriptome between GM soybean and Non-GM soybean using RNA sequencing and qRT-PCR

Sang Gu Lee(Sang Gu Lee),Yun Young Kang(Yun Young Kang),Seon Woo Oh(Seon Woo Oh),Eun Ha Kim(Eun Ha Kim),Soo Yun Park(Soo Yun Park),Hyoun Min Park(Hyoun Min Park),Young Soo Chung(Young Soo Chung) 한국육종학회 2022 한국육종학회 공동학술발표집 Vol.2022 No.-

Hereditary Palmoplantar Keratoderma and Deafness Resulting from Genetic Mutation of Connexin 26

Lee, Jae Yeol,In, Sung-Il,Kim, Hyon J,Jeong, Seon-Yong,Choung, Yun Hoon,Kim, You Chan The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2010 JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE Vol.25 No.10

<P>Gap junctions, which mediate rapid intercellular communication, consist of connexins, small transmembrane proteins that belong to a large family of proteins found throughout the species. Mutations in the <I>GJB2</I> gene, encoding Connexin 26, can cause nonsyndromic autosomal recessive or dominant hearing loss with or without skin manifestations. A 3-yr-old Korean female and her mother presented to our clinic with diffuse hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles (May 3, 2007). Skin biopsies from the soles of both patients demonstrated histopathological evidence of palmoplantar keratoderma. The patient and a number of her maternal family members also had congenital hearing loss. The combination of congenital hearing loss and palmoplantar keratoderma, inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, led us to test for a mutation in the <I>GJB2</I> gene in both patients. The results showed the R75W mutation of the <I>GJB2</I> gene in both. In conclusion, the simultaneous occurrence of a <I>GJB2</I> mutation in a mother and daughter suggests that R75W mutation cause autosomal dominant hearing loss presenting with palmoplantar keratoderma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a <I>GJB2</I> mutation associated with syndromic autosomal dominant hearing loss and palmoplantar keratoderma in a Korean family.</P>

<i>Ramlibacter solisilvae</i> sp. nov., isolated from forest soil, and emended description of the genus Ramlibacter

Lee, Hyo Jung,Lee, Se Hee,Lee, Sang-Suk,Lee, Joon Seon,Kim, Yongseong,Kim, Seung-Chul,Jeon, Che Ok International Union of Microbiological Societies 2014 International journal of systematic and evolutiona Vol.64 No.4

<P>A Gram-staining-negative, strictly aerobic, white-colony-forming bacterium, designated strain 5-10<SUP>T</SUP>, was isolated from forest soil of Bac Kan Province in Vietnam. Cells were non-motile rods or coccoids, showing oxidase- and catalase-positive reactions. Growth was observed at 10–37 °C (optimum, 30 °C), at pH 5.0–9.0 (optimum, pH 7.0) and in the presence of 0–1.0 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum, 0–0.5 %). The major cellular fatty acids were summed feature 3 (comprising C<SUB>16 : 1</SUB>ω6<I>c</I> and/or C<SUB>16 : 1</SUB>ω7<I>c</I>), C<SUB>16 : 0</SUB>, C<SUB>10 : 0</SUB> 3-OH and summed feature 8 (comprising C<SUB>18 : 1</SUB>ω6<I>c</I> and/or C<SUB>18 : 1</SUB>ω7<I>c</I>). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 69.9 mol% and the only respiratory quinone detected was ubiquinone 8 (Q-8). Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain 5-10<SUP>T</SUP> formed a tight phyletic lineage with members of the genus <I>Ramlibacter</I>. Strain 5-10<SUP>T</SUP> was most closely related to <I>Ramlibacter tataouinensis</I> TTB310<SUP>T</SUP> (97.3 %), but the DNA–DNA relatedness level between the two strains was 38.2±1.8 %. Based on phenotypic, chemotaxonomic and molecular features, strain 5-10<SUP>T</SUP> was shown to represent a novel species of the genus <I>Ramlibacter</I>, for which the name <I>Ramlibacter solisilvae</I> sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is 5-10<SUP>T</SUP> ( = KACC 17567<SUP>T</SUP> = JCM 19319<SUP>T</SUP>). An emended description of the genus <I>Ramlibacter</I> is also proposed.</P>

Benzyl isothiocyanate exhibits anti-inflammatory effects in murine macrophages and in mouse skin

Lee, Yeo Myeong,Seon, Mi Ra,Cho, Han Jin,Kim, Jong-Sang,Park, Jung Han Yoon Springer-Verlag 2009 Journal of molecular medicine Vol.87 No.12

Earthquake Simulation Tests of A 1:5 Scale Gravity Load Designed 3-Story Reinforced Concrete Frame

Lee, Han Seon(이한선),Woo, Sung Woo(우성우) 한국콘크리트학회 1998 콘크리트학회논문집 Vol.10 No.6