Differential Effects of Pioglitazone in the Hippocampal CA1 Region Following Transient Forebrain Ischemia in Low- and High-Fat Diet-Fed Gerbils.

Moon, Seung Myung,Choi, Goang-Min,Yoo, Dae Young,Jung, Hyo Young,Yim, Hee Sun,Kim, Dae Won,Hwang, In Koo,Cho, Byung Moon,Chang, In Bok,Cho, Sung-Min,Won, Moo-Ho Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 2015 Neurochem Res Vol.40 No.5

<P>In the present study, we investigated the effects of pioglitazone (PGZ) in the hippocampal CA1 region of low- or high-fat diet (LFD or HFD) fed gerbils after transient forebrain ischemia. After 8 weeks of LFD or HFD feeding, PGZ (30 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally administered to the gerbils, following which ischemia was induced by occlusion of the bilateral common carotid arteries for 5 min. Administration of PGZ significantly reduced the ischemia-induced hyperactivity 1 day after ischemia/reperfusion in both LFD- and HFD-fed gerbils. At 4 days after ischemia/reperfusion, the neurons were significantly reduced and microglial activation was observed in the hippocampal CA1 region in LFD- and HFD-fed gerbils. The microglial activation was more prominent in the HFD-fed gerbils compared to the LFD-fed gerbils. Administration of PGZ ameliorated ischemia-induced neuronal death and microglial activation in the hippocampal CA1 region 4 days after ischemia/reperfusion in the LFD-fed gerbils, but not in the HFD-gerbils. At 6 h after ischemia/reperfusion, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interlukin-1β (IL-1β) levels were significantly increased in the hippocampal homogenates of LFD-fed group compared to control group, and HFD feeding further increased TNF-α and IL-1β levels. PGZ treatment significantly ameliorated the increase of TNF-α and IL-1β levels in LFD-fed gerbils, not in the HFD-fed gerbils. At 12 h after ischemia/reperfusion, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in hippocampal homogenates were significantly increased in the LFD-fed group compared to the control group, and HFD feeding significantly showed relatively reduction in SOD activity and increase in MDA level. PGZ administration significantly reduced the increase in MDA levels 12 h after ischemia/reperfusion in the LFD-fed gerbils, but not in the HFD-fed gerbils. These results suggest that PGZ ameliorates the neuronal damage induced by ischemia by maintaining the TNF-α, IL-1β, SOD and MDA levels in LFD-fed gerbils. In addition, HFD feeding affects the modulation of these parameters in the hippocampus after transient forebrain ischemia.</P>

Purification and Characterization of Helicobacter pylori ${\gamma}$-Glutamyltranspeptidase

Song, Jae-Young,Choi, Yeo-Jeong,Kim, Jeong-Min,Kim, Yoo-Ree,Jo, Jin-Seong,Park, Jin-Sik,Park, Hee-Jin,Song, Yun-Gyu,Lee, Kon-Ho,Kang, Hyung-Lyun,Baik, Seung-Chul,Youn, Hee-Shang,Cho, Myung-Je,Rhee, Kw The Korean Society for Microbiology 2011 Journal of Bacteriology and Virology Vol.41 No.4

Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity from the cell extract of H. pylori. The purified enzyme consisted of heavy and light subunits with molecular weights of 38 kDa and 21 kDa, respectively. N-terminal amino acid sequence of heavy and light subunits revealed that H. pylori GGT was processed into 3 parts for a signal peptide of 27 amino acid residues, a heavy subunit of 352 residues, and a light subunit of 188 residues during translation. The reaction rate for hydrolysis of ${\gamma}$-GpNA was 84.4 ${\mu}mol/min$ per milligram of protein, and that for the ${\gamma}$-glutamyl transfer from ${\gamma}$-GpNA to gly-gly was 23.8 ${\mu}mol/min$ per milligram of protein. The apparent Km values of H. pylori GGT for ${\gamma}$-glutamyl compounds were on the order of $10^{-3}$ to $10^{-4}$ M and those for acceptor peptides and amino acids were on the order of $10^{-1}$ to $10^{-2}$ M. The GGT protein kept approximately 80% of the initial enzymatic activity on incubation at $60^{\circ}C$ for 15 min. The optimum temperature and pH for reactions of both hydrolysis and transpeptidation were $40^{\circ}C$ and 9.0, respectively. The transpeptidation and hydrolysis reactions catalyzed by H. pylori GGT were strongly inhibited by L-Gln and moderately inhibited by L-Ala, L-Ser, ${\beta}$-chloro-L-Ala, and L-Glu. These results demonstrated that the biochemical properties of H. pylori GGT are different from those of other bacterial GGTs. Further, H. pylori GGT might degrade glutathione in the gastric mucous layer of humans if the enzyme could be secreted in the bacterial niches.

허혈성 심질환에 있어서 아데노신 급속 정맥투여후 관동맥압의 변화에 관한 연구

봉종대,오종용,배성한,신원용,김철현,이광희,최태명,현민수,김성구,권영주 순천향의학연구소 1998 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.4 No.2

Background: Adenosine interacts with A1 receptors present on the extracellular surface of cardiac cells, activating K+channels in a fashion. It produces coronary vasodilatation and AV nodal block. The half-time is one to six second and has ultra-short action. In ischemic heart disease, fractional flow reserve(FFR) can be achieved safely with intravenous adenosine infusions at a rate of 150㎍/kg/min which cause maximal coronary hyperemia. Purpose: We investigated the patients who have had ischemic heart disease(n=8). After adenosine intravenous administration(150㎍/kg/min), the effect cause maximal hyperemia of coronary artery. During peak maximal hyperemia, we reported clinical findings, coronary hemodynamics and electrocardiogram findings. Methods: After diagnostic coronary angiography and left ventriculography, catheter was advanced into the ostium of coronary artery. We investigated coronary hemodynamics such as systolic coronary artery pressure, diastolic coronary artery pressure, mean coronary artery pressure and heart rate. To assess the use of adenosine for determination of fractional flow reserve, hemodynamics and electrocardiogram were measured at basal state and during peak maximal hyperemia. Results: Symptoms developed 1.5-2 minute after adenosine intravenous administration and each symptom disappeared 2-2.5 minute after adenosine administration. Two patients represented asymptomatic appearance and six patients complained of flushing, chest pain, palpitation and headache. In eight patients with ischemic heart disease, 1.5 minute after venous administration of 150㎍/kg/min of adenosine, coronary artery pressure decreased and heart rate increased significantly. Conduction abnormalities after administration of 150㎍/kg/min of adenosine were transient 2nd degree AV block 2 cases(25%). Conclusions: Adenosine is a potent ultra short-acting vasodilator. Although coronary artery pressure decreased and heart rate increased and mild cardiovascular symptoms occurred after continuous infusion of 150㎍/kg/min of adenosine, it is useful as an agent for determination of fractional flow reserve.

OCT 플라스미드를 갖는 원유 분해세균에 의한 Octane 분해능

최순영,김창숙,이명혜,황문옥,민경희 숙명여자대학교 자연과학연구소 1991 자연과학논문집 Vol.- No.2

원유 분해세균에 의한 원유 분해능을 조사한 결과, Xanthomonas campestris M12. Xanthomonas sp. M28, Acinetobacter lwoffi G1, and Klebsiella pneumoniae L25, 그리고 Pseudomonas maltophilia N246 등의 순서로 나타났다. Xanthomonas campestris M12, Xanthomonas sp. M28, 그리고 Pseudomonas maltophilia N246 균주 모두 octane 분해시의 온도는 30℃에서 최적이었으며, 최적 pH는 X. campestris M12와 Xanthomonas sp. M28이 7.0∼7.5이었고, P. maltophilia N246이 7.5∼9.0이었다. N246 균주의 최적 NaCl 농도는 3.0∼3.5%이었다. P. maltophilia N246와 X. campestris M12는 모두 플라스미드를 갖고 있음을 확인하였고, N246 균주로부터 플라스미드를 제거하였을 경우 octane 분해능이 소실되었으므로 이 플라스미드 위에 octane 분해 유전자가 있음이 확인되었다. 이 균주의 OCT 플라스미드의 크기는 118kb이었다. 또한, N246 균주는 ampicillin 항생제에 내성을 나타내었다. Xanthomonas campestris M12. Xanthomonas sp. M28. Acinetobacter lwoffi G1, and Klebsiella pneumoniae L25, Pseudomonas maltophilia N246 were screened to increase the ability for crude oil utilization. All of these could utilize hexadecane and octane with the exception of N 246 strain for only octane biodegradation. Thus N246, M12, and M28, strains were specially examined for octane oxidation. Octane biodegradation by three strains showed the optimal conditions at 30C, pH7.0∼9.0 and 0.2∼0.3% octane concentration as a substrate. It was found that P. maltophila N246 and X. campestris M12 had plasmid and the cured plasmid from N246 strain lost octane utilization. Therefore, it was confirmed that certain genes for octane utilization were located on OCT plasmid in N246 strain. The size of OCT plasmid in N246 strain was 118 kb. The N246 strain was resistant to ampicillin.

피부에 발생한 전이성 선암 2예

최혜영,명기범,최유원,강민정 대한피부과학회 1999 大韓皮膚科學會誌 Vol.37 No.7

A 73-year-old male was presented with a walnut-sized erosive plaque on the lower lip and several skin colored nodules on the neck, the left shoulder and the arm. The other case was a 74-year-old male who had been diagnosed as metastatic lung cancer of unknown origin was consulted for several ulcerative nodules on the face and the left lateral neck. Both patients were finally diagnosed as metastatic adenocarcinoma each from the lung and stomach by histopathologic finding and immunohistochemical studies.

Tricyclic Isoxazole 유도체들의 para-Chloroamphetamine 및 Medetomidine 저해활성 차이에 대한 3D-QSARs 분석

최민성,명평근,성낙도 충남대학교 약학대학 의약품개발연구소 2011 藥學論文集 Vol.26 No.-

계면활성제 DHP(dihexadecylphosphate)와 HMP(hexametaphosphate) vesicle 분산계에서 콜로이드성 반도체 ?? 의 광특성

최성희,한명남,차민환 서울市立大學校 1996 論文集 Vol.30 No.-

The photoactivities of colloidal semiconductors ?? which are good photocatalysts for H2 production by visible light radiation were studied. Using DHP(dihexadecylphosphate) and HMP(hexametaphosphate) vesicles as colloidal stabilizer various ?? were in situ generated on the vesicle surface. The photoactivities of the systems approached to that of CdS with Cd2+ increasing and that of ZnS with ?? decreasing. HMP showed better absorbance than DHP but DHP was better than HMP in relative fluorescence intensity. The wavelength showing maximum peaks of fluorescence intensity were 490nm for CdS and 350, 400nm for ZnS.

석유화학 플랜트 배관계의 응력 및 진동 평가와 적용에 관한 연구

민선규,최명진,장승호 한국공작기계학회 2002 한국생산제조학회지 Vol.11 No.3

Here are shown on stress and vibration evaluations and applications of piping system in petrochemical plant with an actual example. While stress evaluation by thermal growth has no argument on the calculated results, vibrational evaluations have some different results in accordance with the evaluation methods. In case of the static stress evaluation, the ASME B31.3 code defines 7000 cycles of fatigue life in operating the piping system with a design condition. However, the method of vibrational evaluation on piping systems in petrochemical plants has now been established clearly, yet, In this study, it is purposed to present the requirement of a vibrational evaluation method for petrochemical plant piping systems, with an actual application.

초임계유체에 용해된 염료의 폴리에스터 섬유에 대한 염착

민정명,박민우,전정호,최백선,배효광 한국화학공학회 2004 Korean Chemical Engineering Research(HWAHAK KONGHA Vol.42 No.2

반유통형의 초임계유체 염색장치를 사용하여 333.2K, 373.2K, 413.2K의 일정온도와 150bar-300bar의 압력에서 이산화탄소에 분산염료를 용해하여 폴리에스터 직물을 염색하고 염색시간에 따른 염착량을 측정하였다. 같은 방법으로 HFC-134a를 사용하여 383.2K와 413.2K의 일정온도와 50bar-160bar의 압력에서 염료를 용해하여 염색을 실시하고 염색시간에 대한 염착량을 측정하였다. 염착랑에 대한 초임계유체의 온도와 압력의 영향이 검토되었다. 이산화탄소와 HFC-134a의 초임계 용매를 비교하기 위하여 두 용매에 대한 염료의 용해도와 평형염착량의 관계를 검토하였다. 동일한 온도에서 HFC-134a를 초임계유체로 사용할 때보다 이산화탄소를 사용하는 것이 큰 평형염착량을 나타내었다. HFC-134a에 대한 염료의 용해도는 이산화탄소보다 훨씬 크지만 직물을 염색하는 초임계용매는 이산화탄소가 더 유리하였다. The uptake of disperse dye into polyester fiber in supercritical carbon dioxide was measured in the pressure range between 150 bar and 300 bar at each temperature of 333.3K, 373.2K and 413.2K, and the uptake in supercritical HFC-134a was measured in the pressure range between 50 bar and 160 bar at each temperature of 383.2K, 413.2K, using a flow-type apparatus with a cylindrical dyeing vessel. The effect of dye uptake in supercritical fluids on temperature and pressure was investigated. The dye uptake at constant pressure was much increased with temperature than it did with the pressure at constant temperature. The equilibrium uptakes of disperse dye in supercritical carbon dioxide were compared with those in the supercritical HFC-134a. The equilibrium uptakes in the supercritical carbon dioxide were much great than those in the HFC-134a at the same temperature. The supercritical carbon dioxide is better supercritical media than the HFC-134a, even though dye in the supercritical HFC-134a is much solved than in the supercritical carbon dioxide.

전상환자에서 구순 구각부 결손에 대한 재건의 치험 4례

최규환,강명수,민복기,정철우 大韓顎顔面成形再建外科學會 1993 Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Vol.15 No.3

A technical refinement for oral commissure reconstruction is presented. The oral commissure has an important role in oral sphincteric function. Once lost, the oral commissure is very difficult to restore and therefore, reconstruction of the oral commissure requires prevention of this function as well as prevention of microstomia. Trauma and tumor excisions are the most frequent reasons that will necessitate reconstruction of the oral commissure. Direct approximation of the wound margins after resection of the corrner of the mouth could easily induce microstmia and difficulty in opening. Thus case presented here deals with distortion of noraml mouth angle and acquired microstomia due to burn and tissue deface following shotgun and explosive wounds. The a mucosal flap approach was used to rehabilitate a natural looking mouth angle showing satisfactory results function and esthetic wise.