C?H bond arylation of anilides inside copper-exchanged zeolites

Mathew, B.P.,Yang, H.J.,Jeon, H.,Lee, J.H.,Kim, J.C.,Shin, T.J.,Myung, K.,Kwak, S.K.,Kwak, J.H.,Hong, S.Y. Elsevier 2016 Journal of molecular catalysis Chemical Vol.417 No.-

<P>Syntheses of fine-chemicals using heterogeneous catalysts have tremendous industrial potentials, yet C-H functionalization studies have been largely focused on homogeneous catalysis. We report here the first meta-selective C-H bond arylation of anilides inside copper-exchanged zeolites. Mid- or large-pore zeolite frameworks are selected as supports to access large organic molecules, and atomically distributed copper catalysts exhibit high activities (84-90% conversions) toward direct arylation of anilides with diphenyliodonium salt on 0.5 mol% copper concentration. Computational studies indicate the well fitted copper-aryl complexes inside zeolite frameworks. Electron micrographs, elemental analyses, and reusability study show no observable leaching of catalytically active copper species during the reactions tested. These results demonstrate the practical synthetic potential of copper-exchanged zeolites as promising supported molecular catalysts to afford biaryl motifs-containing compounds with high catalytic activity, chemical stability, and recyclability. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>

Isolation and genetic characterization of naturally NS-truncated H3N8 equine influenza virus in South Korea

NA, W.,KANG, B.,KIM, H.-I.,HONG, M.,PARK, S.-J.,JEOUNG, H.-Y.,AN, D.-J.,MOON, H.,KIM, J.-K.,SONG, D. Cambridge University Press 2014 Epidemiology and infection Vol.142 No.4

<B>SUMMARY</B><P>Equine influenza virus (EIV) causes a highly contagious respiratory disease in equids, with confirmed outbreaks in Europe, America, North Africa, and Asia. Although China, Mongolia, and Japan have reported equine influenza outbreaks, Korea has not. Since 2011, we have conducted a routine surveillance programme to detect EIV at domestic stud farms, and isolated H3N8 EIV from horses showing respiratory disease symptoms. Here, we characterized the genetic and biological properties of this novel Korean H3N8 EIV isolate. This H3N8 EIV isolate belongs to the Florida sublineage clade 1 of the American H3N8 EIV lineage, and surprisingly, possessed a non-structural protein (NS) gene segment, where 23 bases of the NS1-encoding region were naturally truncated. Our preliminary biological data indicated that this truncation did not affect virus replication; its effect on biological and immunological properties of the virus will require further study.</P>

Influence of spherical particles and interfacial stress distribution on viscous flow behavior of Ti@?Cu@?Ni@?Zr@?Sn bulk metallic glass composites

Hong, S.H.,Kim, J.T.,Mun, S.C.,Kim, Y.S.,Park, H.J.,Na, Y.S.,Lim, K.R.,Park, J.M.,Kim, K.B. Elsevier Applied Science 2017 INTERMETALLICS Vol.91 No.-

Bulk metallic glass composites containing micro-scale B2 particles are subject to investigation with regards to the influence of B2 particles and interfacial stress and strain distribution on the viscous flow behavior at a super-cooled liquid state. An increased volume fraction of B2 particles leads to an increase of minimum viscosity and influences viscous flow behavior before crystallization. In high temperature deformation, the bulk metallic glass shows homogeneous deformation feature. However, the heterogeneous deformation feature is found in thermoplastically deformed bulk metallic glass composite. The strong stain accumulation and sluggish viscous flow occur around B2 particles, which are caused by the heterogeneous stress distribution linked to stress concentration and shear stress impediment around B2 particles. The sluggish viscous flow of super-cooled liquids around B2 particles during high temperature deformation induces an increase of viscosity and strongly affects the viscous flow behavior of Ti-based bulk metallic glass composites containing micro-scale spherical B2 particles.

Solanum nigrum produces nitric oxide via nuclear factor-&kgr;B activation in mouse peritoneal macrophages

An, H-J,Kwon, K-B,Cho, H-I,Seo, E-A,Ryu, D-G,Hwang, W-J,Yoo, S-J,Kim, Y-K,Hong, S-H,Kim, H-M Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Inc. 2005 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION Vol.14 No.4

Nitric oxide (NO) is an antitumour molecule produced in activated macrophages and Solanum nigrum is a plant used in oriental medicine to treat tumours. In this study using mouse peritoneal macrophages, we have examined the mechanism by which Solanum nigrum regulates NO production. When Solanum nigrum was used in combination with 20 U/ml of recombinant interferon-&ggr; (rIFN-&ggr;), there was a marked cooperative induction of NO production. The increase in NO synthesis was reflected as an increased amount of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) protein. The production of NO from rIFN-&ggr; plus Solanum nigrum-stimulated peritoneal macrophages was decreased by treatment with N-monomethyl-L-arginine or N-tosyl-Phe chloromethyl ketone, an iNOS inhibitor. Additionally, the increased production of NO from rIFN-&ggr; plus Solanum nigrum-stimulated cells was almost completely inhibited by pretreatment with 100 μmol/l of pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, an inhibitor of nuclear factor &kgr;B (NF-&kgr;B). Furthermore, Solanum nigrum increased activation of NF-&kgr;B. These findings suggest that Solanum nigrum increases the production of NO by rIFN-&ggr;-primed macrophages and NF-&kgr;B plays a critical role in mediating these effects.

혈청 HBV bDNA 음성이나 간기능검사 이상을 보인 만성 B형 간염 환자들의 임상상

김상진 ( S. J. Kim ),박중원 ( J. Park ),김진희 ( J. H. Kim ),홍요한 ( Y. H. Hong ),정혜령 ( H. R. Jung ),김형준 ( H. J. Kim ),도재혁 ( J. H. Do ),유병철 ( B. C. Yoo ),박실무 ( S. M. Park ) 대한소화기학회 2002 대한소화기학회 춘계학술대회 Vol.2002 No.-

<목적> B형 간염바이러스(HBV)의 증식이 억제되면 만성 B형 간염의 활동성은 감소되며 이러한 이유에서 라미뷰딘과 같은 항바이러스제들을 치료제로 사용하고 있다. 그러나 HBV의 혈중 농도는 낮으나 간기능검사 이상을 보이는 만성 B형 간염 환자들이 상당수 있어 그 원인 규명이 필요한 실정이다. 이에 연구자들은 혈청 HBV branched DNA(bDNA) 음성인 만성 B형 간염 환자들을 대상으로 간 기능검사 이상과 관련될 수 있는 임상적 원인들을 조사하

Investigation on the existence of optimum interlayer distance for H₂ uptake using pillared-graphene oxide

Kim, B.H.,Hong, W.G.,Moon, H.R.,Lee, S.M.,Kim, J.M.,Kang, S.,Jun, Y.,Kim, H.J. Pergamon Press ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2012 International journal of hydrogen energy Vol.37 No.19

In order to prove the existence of an optimum interlayer distance for H<SUB>2</SUB> uptake, we have obtained H<SUB>2</SUB> isotherms with respect to the interlayer distance of pillared-graphene oxide (GO) at 1.0 bar and 77 K. Interlayer distances of GO were changed by intercalation of three kinds of diaminoalkanes with a different number of carbon atoms (NH<SUB>2</SUB>(CH<SUB>2</SUB>)<SUB>n</SUB>NH<SUB>2</SUB>, n = 2, 6, 10) as pillars and changing the subsequent thermal annealing conditions. We found an optimum GO interlayer distance for maximum H<SUB>2</SUB> uptake at 6.3 A similar to the predicted distance from first-principles calculations for graphitic materials, and the value obtained from thermally modulated GO. Our results experimentally corroborate the existence of an optimum interlayer distance and demonstrate the importance of an interlayer distance for the design of materials for H<SUB>2</SUB> storage.

Peroxiredoxin 6 expression is inversely correlated with nuclear factor-κB activation during Clonorchis sinensis infestation

Pak, J.H.,Son, W.C.,Seo, S.B.,Hong, S.J.,Sohn, W.M.,Na, B.K.,Kim, T.S. Pergamon ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2016 FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Vol.99 No.-

Clonorchis sinensis is a carcinogenic human liver fluke. Its infection promotes persistent oxidative stress and chronic inflammation environments in the bile duct and surrounding liver tissues owing to direct contact with worms and their excretory-secretory products (ESPs), provoking epithelial hyperplasia, periductal fibrosis, and cholangiocarcinogenesis. We examined the reciprocal regulation of two ESP-induced redox-active proteins, NF-κB and peroxiredoxin 6 (Prdx6), during C. sinensis infection. Prdx6 overexpression suppressed intracellular free-radical generation by inhibiting NADPH oxidase2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase activation in the ESP-treated cholangiocarcinoma cells, substantially attenuating NF-κB-mediated inflammation. NF-κB overexpression decreased Prdx6 transcription levels by binding to two κB sites within the promoter. This transcriptional repression was compensated for by other ESP-induced redox-active transcription factors, including erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF1α), and CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ). Distribution of immunoreactive Prdx6 and NF-κB was distinct in the early stages of infection in mouse livers but shared concomitant localization in the later stages. The intensity and extent of their immunoreactive staining in infected mouse livers are proportional to lesion severity and infection duration. The constitutive elevations of Prdx6 and NF-κB during C. sinensis infection may be associated with more severe persistent hepatobiliary abnormalities mediated by clonorchiasis.

Comparison of 90‐day case‐fatality after ischemic stroke between two different stroke outcome registries using propensity score matching analysis

Yu, K‐,H.,Hong, K‐,S.,Lee, B‐,C.,Oh, M‐,S.,Cho, Y‐,J.,Koo, J‐,S.,Park, J‐,M.,Bae, H‐,J.,Han, M‐,K.,Ju, Y‐,S.,Kang, D‐,W.,Appelros, P. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2011 Acta neurologica Scandinavica Vol.123 No.5

<P>Yu K‐H, Hong K‐S, Lee B‐C, Oh M‐S, Cho Y‐J, Koo J‐S, Park J‐M, Bae H‐J, Han M‐K, Ju Y‐S, Kang D‐W, Appelros P, Norrving B, Terent A. Comparison of 90‐day case‐fatality after ischemic stroke between two different stroke outcome registries using propensity score matching analysis. 
Acta Neurol Scand: 2011: 123: 325–331. 
© 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.</P><P><B>Background – </B> It has not been clarified whether the disparity in ischemic stroke outcome between populations is caused by ethnic and geographic differences or by variations in case mix. Propensity score matching (PSM) analysis can overcome some analytical problems but is rarely used in stroke outcome research. This study was to compare the ischemic stroke case‐fatality between two PSM cohorts of Sweden and Korea.</P><P><B>Methods – </B> Prognostic variables related to baseline characteristics and stroke care were included in our PSM model. Then, we selected 7675 Swedish and 1220 Korean patients with ischemic stroke from each stroke registers and performed one‐to‐one matching based on propensity scores of each patient.</P><P><B>Results – </B> After PSM, all measured variables were well balanced in 1163 matched subjects, and the 90‐day case‐fatality was identical 6.2% (HR 0.997, 95%CI 0.905–1.099) in Sweden and Korea.</P><P><B>Conclusions – </B> No difference is found in the 90‐day case‐fatality in propensity score‐matched Swedish and Korean patients with ischemic stroke.</P>

Inhibitory effect of obovatol on nitric oxide production and activation of NF-κB/MAP kinases in lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW 264.7cells

Choi, M.S.,Lee, S.H.,Cho, H.S.,Kim, Y.,Yun, Y.P.,Jung, H.Y.,Jung, J.K.,Lee, B.C.,Pyo, H.B.,Hong, J.T. North-Holland ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2007 european journal of pharmacology Vol.556 No.1

The components of Magnolia obovata are known to have many pharmacological activities. In this study, we investigated the effects of obovatol, a neolignan compound isolated from the leaves of M. obovata, on nitric oxide (NO) production and NF-κB activity in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 cells. The results show that obovatol (1-5 μM) significantly inhibited LPS-induced NO production in a concentration-dependent manner (IC<SUB>50</SUB>: 0.91 μM). Consistent with the inhibitory effect on NO production, obovatol inhibits the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 expression. Furthermore, obovatol suppressed NF-κB (p50 and p65) translocation to the nucleus as well as IκB release resulting in the inhibition of the DNA binding activity of the NF-κB. Obovatol also inhibited c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signal, which are the most significantly involved signal in NO production and NF-κB activation. When the cells were treated with the combination of obovatol with U0126 (an ERK inhibitor) or SP600125 (a JNK inhibitor) as well as with SC-514 (an IKK2 inhibitor), much more inhibition of NO production was observed than that by obovatol alone. The present results suggest that obovatol has an inhibitory effect on NO production through the inhibition of NF-κB/MAPK activity, and thus can be used as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Development of an efficient process for recovery of fucose in a multi-component mixture of monosugars stemming from defatted microalgal biomass

Hong, S.B.,Choi, J.H.,Park, H.,Wang, N.H.L.,Chang, Y.K.,Mun, S. Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemi 2017 Journal of industrial and engineering chemistry Vol.56 No.-

<P>One of highly promising ways for fucose production is to utilize the defatted residue of microalgae as the fucose source. A prerequisite for such fucose-production strategy is a robust separation process that can perform an efficient recovery of fucose in a monosugar mixture coming from the hydrolysis of the defatted microalgal biomass. To develop such process, we first selected a prospective large-scale adsorbent that had a sufficiently high selectivity between fucose and other monosugar components. The selected adsorbent was then experimented in accordance with the principle of multiple frontal analysis in order to obtain the intrinsic parameters of the relevant monosugar components. Using the resultant parameters, the optimal design of the fucose-separation process of interest was carried out on the basis of a simulated moving bed (SMB) technology. The validity of the designed process was investigated first with detailed model simulation, and then with a continuous fucose-separation experiment based on the self-assembled SMB equipment. The results of the SMB experiment demonstrated that the developed process was highly effective in continuous separation of fucose with the purity of 97.1% while maintaining its loss as low as 0%. It is thus expected that the results in this study can contribute to a meaningful improvement in the economical efficiencies of both a microalgae based biodiesel-production process and a fucose-production process. (C) 2017 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>