Ameliorative effect of <i>Alnus japonica</i> ethanol extract on colitis through the inhibition of inflammatory responses and attenuation of intestinal barrier disruption <i>in vivo</i> and <i>in vitro</i>

Chi, Jin Hua,Kim, Young Ho,Sohn, Dong Hwan,Seo, Geom Seog,Lee, Sung Hee Elsevier 2018 BIOMEDICINE AND PHARMACOTHERAPY Vol.108 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract caused by high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and epithelial barrier dysfunction. <I>Alnus japonica</I> Steud. (Betulaceae) has been used in traditional Asian medicine. However, the potential of <I>A. japonica</I> for the treatment of intestinal inflammation has not been investigated. This study investigated the effects of ethanol extract from <I>A. japonica</I> bark (AJE) on colonic mucosa injury in mice with dextran sodium sulfate (DSS)-induced colitis. Treatment with AJE ameliorated pathological damage and the histopathologic features of DSS-induced colitis. The administration of AJE also inhibits DSS-induced pro-inflammatory cytokines expression, including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. Notably, AJE administration attenuated the reduction of tight junction proteins, zonula occludens (ZO)-1 and occludin, in DSS-induced colitis. In addition, AJE increased heme oxygenase (HO)-1 expression and prevented DSS-induced apoptosis in colonic epithelial cells. Furthermore, <I>in vitro</I> studies demonstrated that AJE inhibits TNF-α-induced IL-8, IL-1β, and COX-2 expression in human intestinal epithelial HT-29 cells and <I>tert</I>-butyl hydroperoxide-induced reduction of ZO-1 and occludin expression in human intestinal epithelial Caco-2 cells. AJE-induced HO-1 protein expression was also found in both HT-29 and Caco-2 cells. Taken together, our findings demonstrated that AJE inhibits intestinal inflammation and protects against intestinal barrier disruption in mice with DSS-induced colitis <I>in vivo</I> and human intestinal epithelial cells <I>in vitro</I>. These results suggest that AJE might have beneficial effects for the treatment of IBD.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> AJE attenuates the severity of DSS-induced colitis mice. </LI> <LI> AJE suppresses expression of pro-inflammatory mediators in DSS-induced colitis mice. </LI> <LI> AJE protects intestinal barrier integrity in DSS-induced colitis mice. </LI> <LI> AJE increases HO-1 expression in mouse colonic epithelial cells. </LI> <LI> AJE inhibits inflammation and protects loss of TJ proteins of human IEC cells. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

FDM에서 Build Orientation이 쾌속조형물의 표면에 미치는 영향

전재억,서진호,권광진,권혁준,정진서,하만경 한국공작기계학회 2002 한국공작기계학회 춘계학술대회논문집 Vol.2002 No.-

Fused deposition (FD) modeling by Stratasys Inc., is one of the material deposition subfamilies of solid freeform fabrication (SFF) technologies. In this process, build material in the form of a flexible filament, is heated to a semi-liquid state and extruded from a controlled deposition head onto a fixtureless table in a temperature controlled environment. The position of nozzle is computer controlled relative to the base, which allows geometric complex models to be made to precise dimensions. FDM provide what the part was directly tested by the worker. It provide believable data. This Study is identify to surface roughness by build orientation adjustment. So, the paper is the study on surface roughness by build orientation at FDM.

Azithromycin으로 치료한 임신 중 쓰쓰가무시병 1예

김광석,최진욱,서호종,김기훈,박성호,서광섭,고성만,김순혜,김호정 대한감염학회 2001 감염 Vol.33 No.5

We report a case of tsutsugamushi disease in a 26 year-old pregnant woman who was treated with azithromycin. Her gestation period was 27 weeks and she admitted with fever, rash, and eschar on the right shoulder. Currently recommended medications for the treatment of scrub typhus are doxycycline or chloramphenicol. But, these drugs are class D drugs according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Fetal Risk Summary, so they couldn't be used to treat pregnant women. Recently, a few case reports suggested that azithromycin, a relatively new macrolide antibiotic, was effective and safe for the treatment of scrub typhus in pregnant women. And, there is no evidence that azithromycin causes harmful effects to the developing fetus or to children. On the basis of current in vivo test that confirms the effectiveness of azithromycin, it may be the drug of choice for the treatment of scrub typhus in pregnant women and children. (Korean J Infect Dis 33:380-382, 2001)

키넥트 센서를 이용한 고령자 대상의 선자세 균형능력 평가

양승태(Seung-Tae Yang),강동원(Dong-Won Kang),서정우(Jeong-Woo Seo),김대혁(Dae-Hyeok Kim),김태호(Tae-Ho Kim),최진승(Jin-Seung Choi),탁계래(Gye-Rae Tack) 대한전기학회 2017 전기학회논문지 Vol.66 No.2

Portable low-cost Kinect sensor was used to analyze standing balance ability of the elderly. Eighty subjects who can walk alone and have a normal cognitive level participated in this experiment. Based on Berg Balance scale (BBS) test with 52 points, subjects were divided into Healthy older (HO: 46 persons, BBS: 53.80 ± 1.19) and Impaired older (IO: 34 persons, BBS: 49.06 ± 2.03) group. Each subject performed 30 seconds four different standing balance tests (EO: Eyes Open, EC: Eyes Close, EOf: Eyes Open on foam, ECf: Eyes Close on foam). Five variables (Mean distance, Range of distance, Root mean square, Mean velocity, 95% ellipse area) were calculated from the hip joint center movement of Kinect sensor. Results showed that there were significant differences between groups for four different standing tests. Calculated variables from kinect sensor showed significant correlation with BBS score. Especially, mediolateral mean distance, mediolateral root mean square, mediolateral range of distance and 95% ellipse area showed discriminative ability for all tests. Mean values of variables of IO were higher than those of HO, which means the decreased balance ability in IO compared with HO. Therefore, it was possible to estimate simple balance assessment of the elderly using portable low-cost Kinect sensor.

ORiginal Article : Gastroprotective Effects of PMK-S005 against Ethanol-Induced Acute Gastric Damage in Rats

( Yoon Jeong Choi ),( Nayoung Kim ),( Ju Yup Lee ),( Ryoung Hee Nam ),( Ji Hyung Seo ),( Seonmin Lee ),( Hee Jin Kim ),( Yoon Jin Choi ),( Hye Seung Lee ),( Dong Ho Lee ) 대한간학회 2016 Gut and Liver Vol.10 No.3

Background/Aims: This study aimed to examine the gastroprotective effects of PMK-S005, which is a synthetic S-allyl-Lcysteine (SAC; a sulfur-containing amino acid), against acute ethanol-induced gastric damage in rats. Methods: Sprague- Dawley rats were divided into six groups, including a nonethanol group, groups treated with absolute ethanol 1 hour after pretreatment with various doses of PMK-S005 (1, 5, and 10 mg/kg) or rebamipide (50 mg/kg), and an absolute ethanolonly group. Ethanol-induced gross ulcer and mucus levels were measured. Myeloperoxidase, tumor necrosis factor a, interleukin 1β, PGE2, LTB4, cPLA2, COX-1, and COX-2 levels were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or Western blot analysis. Furthermore, the protein expression levels of antioxidant enzymes, including heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), NAD(P)H:quinine oxidoreductase 1 (NQO-1), GCLC, and GCLM, were assessed. Results: PMK-S005 significantly attenuated the ethanol-induced gastric damage; it reduced mucosal inflammatory cytokine production and increased mucus levels. The expression levels of cPLA2, COX-1, and COX-2 were decreased by PMK-S005. PMK-S005 did not affect PGE2 synthesis, but LTB4 production was significantly suppressed. In addition, long-term administration of PMKS005 significantly increased the expression of HO-1, NQO-1, GCLC, and GCLM. Conclusions: These results strongly suggest that PMK-S005 prevents gastric mucosal damage and that these gastroprotective activities are due to anti-inflammatory effects and enhancement of the gastric defense system, including antioxidant enzymes. (Gut Liver 2016;10:348- 355)

유전자 알고리즘을 이용한 구형 마이크로스트립 안테나 설계

서호진,홍성욱,김흥수 濟州大學校 情報通信硏究所 1998 情報通信硏究所論文集 Vol.1 No.-

This paper presents how to optimize rectangular microstrip antennas using genetic algorithms. Genetic algorithms are global numerical-optimization methods. patterned after the natural processes of genetic recombination and evolution. Rectangular microstrip antennas is analyzed by all parameters of the improved transmission-line model. The algorithms encode each parameter which is the width. length and thickness of the patch, the width of the feed line and the thickness of the dielectric into binary sequences, called a gen. and a set of genes is a chromosome. These chromosome undergo genetic operators to arrive at the final optimal solution for the design of rectangular microstrip antennas. Genetic algorithms determine the parameters of rectangular microstrip antennas to yield the maximum antenna gains. Simulation results obtain antenna gains of 5.3dB. The genetic algorithm proves to be better than general algorithms

새마을 主産團地의 營農實態 比較硏究

徐大振,李宗玉,鄭鉉承,崔元凱,姜鎬允 진주산업대학교 1981 論文集 Vol.19 No.-

The purpose of this study were to find the actual condition of the co-operative group farming in Korea, and to improve the low income Saemaul villages by the adoption of good points in co-operative Group farming. There were so many co-operative farmings in Korea, but all of them were not so successful, Eight co-operative group farmings were chosen to investigate for the above purposes. (Table 1). The tendency of agricultural income was not always true. First of all, Co-op Poultry farm did not follow the order of agricultural income. Because there was an excellent leader who had eliminated the circulation expenses in process of the purchase of feeds and the sale of eggs in common, Second, Seachiodong flower were devived into two parts the cultural flower and the sale flower. The cultural flower meant mainly producing flowers and the sale flower mainly selling flowers to downtown shops in Seoul. The income per householder of the cultual flower was less than that of the sale flower. Consequently, sucessful Co-operative Group farmings had an able leader, and performed production and sale more reasonablly.

설계강우의 시간적 분포모형 적용성 연구

서진호,이상배,조흥제,민병형 東亞大學校 海洋資源硏究所 1995 硏究論文集 Vol.8 No.1

위천대표유역의 11녀간의 단독강우사상 3,550개를 선별하여 Yen-Chow의 삼각형 및 사다리꼴, Huff, Pilgrim-Cordery 및 Mononobe의 방법에 의한 지속시간별 설계강우의 시간적분포 특성치를 제시하였다. Yen-Chow 방법의 삼각형분포의 특성치 a 값은 0.44에서 0.50까지 분포하였고, 사다리꼴은 지속시간이 길어질수록 무차원 특성변수 h 의 값이 점차 커지는 경향을 나타내었다. Huff 4분기법에 의한 분석결과는 2구간 강우가 지배적이고 3구간 강우가 낮은 분포를 나타내었다. 또한 Pilgrim-Cordery 방법에서는 6시간까지는 점방위 강우형이고, 6시간이상은 점차 후방위로 변화하였다. Mononobe 방법은 시간별 강우량을 중앙집중형으로 나타내었다. 본 방법들의 적용성을 검토하기 위해 위천유역의 32개 관측 강우-유출자료를 이용하였고, 분석결과 Yen-Chow 방법의 삼각형분포가 비교적 재현성이 높게 나타났다. 이들 설계강우의 시간적분포모형들은 미계측유역의 유출해석에 중요한 수단을 제공할 것으로 판단된다. The historical data from 3,550 event storms during 11 years in Wi-stream basin have been used to investigate the statistical parameter of the time distribution for design storms by the method of Yen-Chow, Huff, Pilgrim-Cordery and Mononobe. The dimensionless value of triangular hyetograph, a , ranges from 0.44 to 0.50 and trapezoidal hyetograph, h , value increases as the duration time is getting longer in Yen-Chow method. In the Huff, the second-quartile storms occurred most frequently and third-quartile storms occurred most infrequently. In the Pilgrim-Cordery, the shapes for shorter than 6-hour durations are advanced tendency. However, for longer than 6-hour durations show delayed tendency. In the Mononobe, every one hour rainfall occured Centered Type. The application of these methods for each duration time was tested by using the observed rain-fall-runoff data of Wi-stream basin. As a result, the reappearance of hydrographs of triangular hyetograph by Yen-Chow method showed promising, and it was approved to be used for prediction of the ungaged basins.

洪水追跡方法의 比較硏究

서진호,민일규 東亞大學校 海洋資源硏究所 1994 硏究論文集 Vol.7 No.2

The nonlinear relationship between storage and discharge exists in most actual river systems, making the use of the linear model inappropriate. This paper is to present a procedure that enables the nonlinear model or Characteristic Grid Method to deal effectively with the latter type of boundary condition and to compare the accuracy between hydrologic model and hydraulic mode. The conclusions drawn from this study are: 1. The hydrologic methods are less accurate than the hydraulic mode, namely, characteristic method. 2. Results of input for the simulation cases such as Muskingum Method, S.F.M and Characteristic Method, Characteristic Method was showed promising, and it was approved to be used for prediction of the basins.

Conceptual Study for Tissue-Regenerative Biodegradable Magnesium Implant Integrated with Nitric Oxide-Releasing Nanofi bers

Jin‑Kyung Jeon,Hyunseon Seo,Jimin Park,Soo Ji Son,Yeong Rim Kim,Eun Shil Kim,Jong Woong Park,Woong‑Gyo Jung,Hojeong Jeon,Yu‑Chan Kim,Hyun‑Kwang Seok,Jae Ho Shin,Myoung‑Ryul Ok 대한금속·재료학회 2019 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.25 No.4

The excessive initial corrosion rate of Mg is a critical limitation in the clinical application of biodegradable Mg implantsbecause the device loses its fi xation strength before the fractured bone heals. This study suggests a new approach to overcomethis hurdle by accelerating tissue regeneration instead of delaying the implant biodegradation. As angiogenesis is anessential process in early bone regeneration, a Mg implant coated with electrospun nanofi bers containing nitric oxide (NO),which physiologically promotes angiogenesis, is designed. The integrated device enables adjustable amounts of NO to bestored on the NO donor-conjugated nanofi ber coating, stably delivered, and released to the fractured bone tissue near theimplanted sites. An in vitro corrosion test reveals no adverse eff ect of the released NO on the corrosion behavior of the Mgimplant. Simultaneously, the optimal concentration level of NO released from the implant signifi cantly enhances tube networkformation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells without any cytotoxicity problem. This indicates that angiogenesis canbe accelerated by combining NO-releasing nanofi bers with a Mg implant. With its proven feasibility, the proposed approachcould be a novel solution for the initial stability problem of biodegradable Mg implants, leading to successful bone fi xation.