C.V.D. 방법에 의한 Cd_0.78Zn_0.22 S박막 성장과 광전기적 특성연구

유상하,이상렬,홍광준,서상석,김혜숙,전승룡,윤은희,문종대 조선대학교 기초과학연구소 1993 自然科學硏究 Vol.16 No.1

We had grown Cd_0.78Zn_0.22S polycrystal thin films on slide substrate using chemical vapour deposition(CVD) method. We measured X-ray diffraction patterns in order to study Cd_0.78Zn_0.22S polycrystal structure. We studied its band gap using transmission curves and photocurrent and also analyzed photoluminescence using configurational coordinate model. We measured Hall effect·on this sample by Van der Pauw method and studied on carrier density and mobility depending on temperature.

경추 손상후 사망례에 대한 분석

정호성,김상은,이준형,박철완,이 근 大韓應急醫學會 1996 대한응급의학회지 Vol.7 No.1

Mortality after cervical spine injury(CSI) is reported as high as 10∼30%, and it is intimately related to the initial management and cardiopulmonary function. We analyzed the cause of death for 29 patients who expired at Chung Ang Gil Hospital after CSI between 1990 and 1994. Of 198 patients with CSI, 43 patients(21m7%) died. Except 14 cases with concomitant fatal head injury and/or multiple systemic injuries, the mortality rate of CSI was 14.6%. Male to female ratio was over 6:1. Fourth to sixth decades constituted 69.0%. Common causes of CSI were traffic accidents(58.6%) and fall/slip(34.5%). The level of CSI was above C5(upper cervical group: UCG) in 65.5%, and below C4(lower cervical group: LCG) in 34.5%. Most of them(86.2%) died within four weeks after CSI. Early death(within 7 days) was more common in the UCG(57.9%) than the LCG(20.0%). Associated injuries were found in 72.4%, and the head injury was the most common one. The higher the Injury Severity Score(ISS), the earlier the patients expired(Fisher`s test, P<0.05). On arrival, hypotension(systolic blood pressure below 90mmHg), bradycardia(less than 60/min), and respiratory arrest was found in 31.0%, 34.5% and 17.2%, respectively. The episode of bradycardia was found in 58.6%. It was more common in cases of early death(69.2%) than those of the late death(50.0%). Hypoxia, hypercarbia, and acidosis was observed in 20.7%, 17.2%, and 51.7%, respectively. Respiratory failure was responsible for the majority(89.7%) of death. In UCG and the cases of the early death, primary respiratory dysfunction was the main cause of death, while in LCG and the cases of the late death, pulmonary complication was the major reason(Fisher`s test P<0.01, P<0.01, respectively).

Visual Attentional Pattern of the Eyewitness in a Mock Crime with Weapon Presence

San Ho Lee(San Ho Lee),Chankyu Lee(Chankyu Lee),Gi-Eun Lee(Gi-Eun Lee),Jang-Han Lee(Jang-Han Lee) 한국자료분석학회 2022 Journal of the Korean Data Analysis Society Vol.24 No.5

The weapon focus effect is defined as eyewitnesses focus more on weapons than other details(e.g., perpetrator) of the crime scene which cause memory bias. The present study investigated how the presence of a weapon affects the visual attention and memory of the eyewitness. Participants were randomized within two groups: the weapon focus effect condition(WC) and the novelty condition(NC). The participants' visual attention pattern(dwell time) was measured while participants were observing the interaction between the two individuals(clerk and customer) at the mock crime slide show. At the end of the experiment, the participants were asked about what they saw on the slide show. As a result, it was confirmed that the weapon condition showed a different attention pattern from those in the non-weapon condition. Overall, both groups were found to spend more time on target objects(knife/cashier's check), but WC participants spent longer time on clerks when weapons were presented than NC participants. On the other hand, in both groups, there was no difference in memory. This study provided evidence for the visual attention patterns of eyewitnesses at simulated crime scenes with weapons.

An exploratory study on the effect of mental rehearsal on the virtual body swapping illusion

San Ho Lee(San Ho Lee),Gi-Eun Lee(Gi-Eun Lee),Jang-Han Lee(Jang-Han Lee) 한국자료분석학회 2022 Journal of the Korean Data Analysis Society Vol.24 No.3

The body swapping illusion is a perceptual phenomenon in which one perceives a virtual (or another) body as being one’s own. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of mental rehearsal on the generation of the body swapping illusion. Participants were 58 male undergraduate students. Participants were randomly assigned to either the physical rehearsal (n=20), mental rehearsal (n=18), or control condition (n=20). There were no significant differences in state and trait anxiety, simulator sickness, or immersive tendencies between groups, but there were significant differences in the body swapping illusion and a sense of presence between conditions. Subsequent post-hoc analyses revealed that the body swapping illusion was significantly greater in the physical and mental rehearsal conditions than the control condition, and the sense of presence was significantly greater in the physical rehearsal than in the control condition. In conclusion, we found that mental rehearsal exerted similar effects as physical rehearsal ingenerating the illusion of body swapping. This suggests that generating the illusion of body swapping through mental rehearsal may be applicable in clinical settings.

Tgfbi deficiency leads to a reduction in skeletal size and degradation of the bone matrix.

Lee, Jung-Mi,Lee, Eun-Hye,Kim, In-San,Kim, Jung-Eun Springer Verlag 2015 Calcified tissue international Vol.96 No.1

<P>Transforming growth factor-관-induced gene product-h3 (TGFBI/BIGH3) is an extracellular matrix protein expressed in a wide variety of tissues. TGFBI binds to type I, II, and IV collagens, as well as to biglycan and decorin and plays important roles in cell-to-cell, cell-to-collagen, and cell-to-matrix interactions. Furthermore, TGFBI is involved in cell growth and migration, tumorigenesis, wound healing, and apoptosis. To investigate whether TGFBI is involved in the maintenance of skeletal tissues, Tgfbi knockout mice were generated by crossing male and female Tgfbi heterozygous mice. Skeletal preparation showed that the skeletal size in Tgfbi knockout mice was smaller than in wild-type and heterozygous mice. However, chondrocytic cell alignment in the growth plates, bone mineral density, and bone forming rates were similar in Tgfbi knockout, wild-type, and heterozygous mice. Alterations in skeletal tissue arrangements in Tgfbi knockout mice were estimated from safranin O staining, trichrome staining, and immunohistochemistry for type II and X collagen, and matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13). Cartilage matrix degradation was observed in the articular cartilage of Tgfbi knockout mice. Although the detection of type II collagen in the articular cartilage was lower in Tgfbi knockout mice than wild-type mice, the detection of MMP13 was markedly higher, indicating that Tgfbi deficiency is associated with the degradation of cartilage matrix. These results suggest that TGFBI plays an important role in maintaining skeletal tissues and the cartilage matrix in mice.</P>

An agonistic anti-Tie2 antibody suppresses the normal-to-tumor vascular transition in the glioblastoma invasion zone

Lee Eunhyeong,Lee Eun-Ah,Kong Eunji,Chon Haemin,Llaiqui-Condori Melissa,Park Cheon Ho,Park Beom Yong,Kang Nu Ri,Yoo Jin-San,Lee Hyun-Soo,Kim Hyung Seok,Park Sung-Hong,Choi Seung-Won,Vestweber Dietmar 생화학분자생물학회 2023 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.55 No.-

Tumor progression is intimately associated with the vasculature, as tumor proliferation induces angiogenesis and tumor cells metastasize to distant organs via blood vessels. However, whether tumor invasion is associated with blood vessels remains unknown. As glioblastoma (GBM) is featured by aggressive invasion and vascular abnormalities, we characterized the onset of vascular remodeling in the diffuse tumor infiltrating zone by establishing new spontaneous GBM models with robust invasion capacity. Normal brain vessels underwent a gradual transition to severely impaired tumor vessels at the GBM periphery over several days. Increasing vasodilation from the tumor periphery to the tumor core was also found in human GBM. The levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2) showed a spatial correlation with the extent of vascular abnormalities spanning the tumor-invading zone. Blockade of VEGFR2 suppressed vascular remodeling at the tumor periphery, confirming the role of VEGF-VEGFR2 signaling in the invasion-associated vascular transition. As angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2) was expressed in only a portion of the central tumor vessels, we developed a ligand-independent tunica interna endothelial cell kinase 2 (Tie2)-activating antibody that can result in Tie2 phosphorylation in vivo. This agonistic anti-Tie2 antibody effectively normalized the vasculature in both the tumor periphery and tumor center, similar to the effects of VEGFR2 blockade. Mechanistically, this antibody-based Tie2 activation induced VE-PTP-mediated VEGFR2 dephosphorylation in vivo. Thus, our study reveals that the normal-to-tumor vascular transition is spatiotemporally associated with GBM invasion and may be controlled by Tie2 activation via a novel mechanism of action.

Morphology, resistivity, and thermal behavior of EVOH/carbon black and EVOH/graphite composites prepared by simple saponification method

Lee, Eun‐,Ju,Yoon, Jin‐,San,Park, Eun‐,Soo Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2011 Polymer composites Vol.32 No.5

<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>Poly(ethylene‐<I>co</I>‐vinyl alcohol) (EVOH)/carbon black (CB) and EVOH/graphite (GP) electro‐conductive composites were prepared by saponification of poly(ethylene‐<I>co</I>‐vinyl acetate) (EVA)/CB and EVA/GP composites in ethanol/KOH solution. The electrical resistivity change and positive temperature coefficient (PTC) behavior of these composites were investigated. The volume resistivity of EVA/CB and EVA/GP composites was decreased with saponification time. It can be observed that EVA/CB10 and EVA/GP05 composites showed a significant reduction in resistivity after saponification for 1 h. With the increase in saponification time, PTC peak temperature of both composites was shifted at a higher temperature. Tensile properties, morphology, and thermal behavior of the prepared composites have been also evaluated using universal test machine, scanning electron microscopy, and differential scanning calorimetry, respectively. POLYM. COMPOS., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers</P>

TMEM165, a Golgi transmembrane protein, is a novel marker for hepatocellular carcinoma and its depletion impairs invasion activity

Lee, Jee-San,Kim, Mi-Yeun,Park, Eun-Ran,Shen, Yan Nan,Jeon, Ju-Yeon,Cho, Eung-Ho,Park, Sun-Hoo,Han, Chul Ju,Choi, Dong Wook,Jang, Ja June,Suh, Kyung-Suk,Hong, Jungil,Kim, Sang Bum,Lee, Kee-Ho D.A. Spandidos 2018 Oncology Reports Vol.40 No.3

<P>Transmembrane protein 165 (TMEM165), a Golgi protein, functions in ion homeostasis and vesicular trafficking in the Golgi apparatus. While mutations in <I>TMEM165</I> are known to cause human ‘congenital disorders of glycosylation’, a recessive autosomal metabolic disease, the potential association of this protein with human cancer development has not been explored to date. In the present study, we revealed that <I>TMEM165</I> is overexpressed in HCC and its depletion weakens the invasive activity of cancer cells through suppression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) expression. Levels of <I>TMEM165</I> mRNA and protein were clearly increased in HCC patient tissues and cell cultures. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis of fresh HCC tissues (n=88) revealed association of <I>TMEM165</I> overexpression with more frequent macroscopic vascular invasion, microscopic serosal invasion and higher α-fetoprotein levels. Notably, depletion of <I>TMEM165</I> led to a marked decrease in the invasive activity of two different HCC cell types, Huh7 and SNU475, accompanied by downregulation of MMP-2. Our collective findings clearly indicated that TMEM165 contributed to the progression of HCC by promoting invasive activity, supporting its utility as a novel biomarker and therapeutic target for cancer.</P>

XPC polymorphisms and lung cancer risk

Lee, Ga Young,Jang, Jin-Sung,Lee, Sin Yeob,Jeon, Hyo-Sung,Kim, Kyung Mee,Choi, Jin Eun,Park, Jung Min,Chae, Myung Hwa,Lee, Won Kee,Kam, Sin,Kim, In-San,Lee, Jae-Tae,Jung, Tae Hoon,Park, Jae Yong Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 2005 International journal of cancer: Journal internati Vol.115 No.5

<P>Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes may be associated with differences in the capacity to repair DNA damage and thereby influence an individual's susceptibility to smoking-related cancer. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the potential association of 7 XPC polymorphisms (–449G→C, –371G→A, –27G→C, Val499Arg, PAT–/+, IVS11-5C→A and Lys939Gln) and their haplotypes with lung cancer risk in a Korean population. XPC genotypes were determined in 432 lung cancer patients and 432 healthy controls frequency-matched for age and sex. XPC haplotypes were predicted using a Bayesian algorithm in the Phase program. The combined –27CG+CC genotype was associated with a significantly increased risk for overall lung cancer compared to the –27GG genotype (adjusted OR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.22–3.17, p = 0.005). The other 6 polymorphisms were not significantly associated with overall risk of lung cancer. When lung cancer cases were categorized by tumor histology, the –371AA genotype was associated with a significantly increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma compared to the combined –371GG and GA genotype (adjusted OR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.09–4.00, p = 0.03). The PAT–/+, IVS11-5C→A and Lys939Gln polymorphisms were associated with a significantly decreased risk of small cell carcinoma (SM) under a dominant model for the polymorphic allele (adjusted OR = 0.49, 95% CI 0.29–0.82, p = 0.006; adjusted OR = 0.60, 95% CI 0.36–1.00, p = 0.05; and adjusted OR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.35–0.97, p = 0.04, respectively). Consistent with genotyping analyses, haplotype 4 (1112222) containing the PAT+/IVS11-5A/939Gln alleles was associated with a significantly decreased risk of SM (adjusted OR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.37–0.85, p = 0.007 and Bonferroni-corrected p = 0.049), whereas haplotype 5 (1122111) containing the –27C allele was associated with a significantly increased risk of SM (adjusted OR = 2.88, 95% CI 1.41–5.87, p = 0.004 and Bonferroni-corrected p = 0.028). These results suggest that XPC polymorphisms/haplotypes may contribute to genetic susceptibility for lung cancer. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.</P>

Tautomycetin inhibits growth of colorectal cancer cells through p21cip/WAF1 induction via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway.

Lee, Joon-Hee,Lee, Jung-Soo,Kim, Sung-Eun,Moon, Byoung-San,Kim, Yong-Chul,Lee, Seung-Kyou,Lee, Sang-Kyou,Choi, Kang-Yell American Association for Cancer Research, Inc 2006 Molecular Cancer Therapeutics Vol.5 No.12

<P>Tautomycetin is an antifungal antibiotic retaining potent immunosuppressive function. We have identified the roles of tautomycetin on cellular proliferation and transformation of colorectal cancer cells. The proliferation and anchorage-independent growth of HCT-15, HT-29, and DLD-1 colorectal cancer cells were efficiently inhibited without induction of apoptosis by 150 nmol tautomycetin. These growth inhibitory effects were dependent on p21Cip/WAF induction via the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway, and the tautomycetin effects were abolished in HCT-116 colon cells and eight other types of cells that did not induce p21Cip/WAF by 150 nmol tautomycetin. The crucial role of p21Cip/WAF1 in the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway-dependent antiproliferative responses by tautomycetin was confirmed by using p21Cip/WAF1 gene-deleted HCT-116 cells. The growth inhibitory effect of tautomycetin was acquired by regulation of Raf-1 activity through inhibition of protein phosphatase type 1 and protein phosphatase type 2A with high preference toward protein phosphatase type 1. Tautomycetin could be a potential drug for colorectal cancer.</P>