Agaricus blazei is well known as a traditional medicinal mushroom and it has been shown to exhibit immunostimulatory and anti-cancer activity. However, the cellular and molecular mechanism of apoptosis of cancer cells is poorly understood. In this study, we have investigated whether A. blazei extract (ABE) exerts anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects on human leukemia THP-1 cells. It was found that ABE induced a time- and dose-dependent increase in leukemia cells apoptosis through caspase-3 activation and PARP cleavage. Activation of caspase- 9 induced by ABE suggested that ABE-induced signaling was mediated through a mitochondrial death pathway. In addition, we observed an elevation of ROS and a consequent loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, further suggesting that ABE-induced death signaling was mediated through a mitochondrial oxygen stress pathway. The antioxidant Nacetylcysteine, however, opposed ABE-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction, caspase activation, and apoptosis, supporting the role of ROS in the apoptotic process. We conclude that ABE induces apoptosisin human leukemia cells through a reactive oxygen species and caspase-dependent mitochondrial pathway.

Intracellular pathogens must maintain redox homeostasis against the antimicrobial actions of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced by host cells. This study proves that glutathione is required to promote survival of an enteric pathogen Salmonella under the conditions producing reactive oxygen or nitrogen species. Glutathione is the non-protein thiol compound distributed in a variety of organisms and possesses strong electron-donating capability to reduce intracellular redox environment. To examine the role of glutathione on Salmonella redox homeostasis under oxidative and nitrosative stress conditions, gshB gene encoding glutathione synthetase was mutated by the one-step PCR inactivation method. The growth of gshB mutant Salmonella producing virtually no glutathione was greatly impaired in the culture media containing either hydrogen peroxide or nitric oxide donors. The results suggest that physiological levels of glutathione can provide a fundamental capability to maintain redox homeostasis for Salmonella in surviving oxidizing conditions of host cells.

본 연구에서는 40% 농도의 산소 공급이 난이도에 따른 덧셈과제 수행 능력, 혈중 산소 포화도, 심박동율의 변화에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 관찰하였다. 10명의 남자와 10명의 여자 대학생이 두 가지 농도의 산소 (21%, 40%)를 흡입하면서 세 가지 난이도의 덧셈연산을 수행하였다. Rest1 (3분), Task1 (1분, 한 자리 수 덧셈), Task2 (1분, 두 자리 수 덧셈), Task3 (1분, 세 자리 수 덧셈), Rest2 (4분)의 순서로 실험이 진행되었고, 모든 구간에서 혈중 산소 포화도와 심박동율이 측정되었다. 21%에 비해 40% 농도의 산소를 공급했을 때 평균 정답률이 증가하였고, 난이도가 증가할수록 정답율의 차이가 더컸다. 21%에 비해 40%의 산소가 주어질 때 모든 구간에서 혈중 산소 포화도는 증가하였고, 심박동율은 감소하였다. 결론적으로 고농도 산소 공급이 혈중 산소 포화도를 증가시켜 인지 처리에 따른 뇌 활성화를 촉진시킬 수 있고 이로 인해 연산 수행 능력이 증가되었다는 사실을 도출 할 수 있다. 특히 난이도가 증가할수록, 즉 인지 처리의 요구가 커질수록 고농도 산소의 효과가 더 명확히 나타난다는 사실을 도출할 수 있다.

The original environment of the solar system can be inferred by studying the oxygen isotope ratios in the Sun as well as in primitive meteorites and comets. The oxygen isotopic fractionation measured in primitive meteorites is mass-independent, which can be explained by the isotopic-selective photodissociation of CO. The isotopic-selective photodissociation model in a collapsing cloud by Lee et al. (2007) imply the birth of the Sun in a stellar cluster with an enhanced radiation field, which is consistent with the inferred presence of 60Fe.

The oxygen and nitrogen enriched activated carbons were obtained from modification of commercial activated carbon by using nitric acid, sodium hydroxide and urea. Zeta-potentials of modified activated carbons were investigated in relation to copper ion adsorption. The structural properties of modified activated carbons were not so much changed, but the zeta-potentials and isoelectric points were considerably changed. The zeta-potential of nitric acid modified activated carbon was the most negative than other activated carbons in the entire pH region, and the pHIEP was shifted from pH 4.8 to 2.6, resulted in the largest copper ion adsorption capacities compare with other activated carbons in the range of pH 3~6.5. In case of urea modified activated carbon, copper ion adsorption was larger than that of the as-received activated carbon from pH 2 to pH 6.5 even though the pHIEP was shifted to pH 6.0, it was due to the coordination process operated between nitrogen functional groups and copper ion. The adsorption capacity of copper ion was much influenced by zeta-potential and pHIEP of carbon adsorbent.

비다공성 중공사막 접촉기를 이용하여 수용액 내 용존 산소의 농도를 조절하고자 하였으며, 용존 산소의 농도를 전산모사를 통하여 예측하였다. 공급 기체와 공급 수용액이 같은 방향으로 흐르는 병류 흐름 시스템에 대한 분리막 접촉기 공정 지배 미분 방정식을 5차 Runge-Kutta-Verner 법으로 해석하였다. Compaq Visual Fortran 6.6 소프트웨어로 용존 산소농도 예측 프로그램을 개발하였다. 개발된 프로그램을 사용하여 수치해석을 수행한 결과, 분리막 수가 16,000개로 일정하며 공급기체의 유속이 0.536 mol/sec이고 압력이 486 kPa이며 공급 수용액의 유속이 16.69 mol/sec이고 산소의 몰분율이 0.995으로 유지된 상태에서, 분리막의 길이가 0.4에서 1.2m로 증가함에 따라 용존 산소는 30에서 64 ppm으로 증가하였음을 알 수 있었다. 분리막의 길이가 0.4 m일 때 공급수용액의 유속이 9.26에서 26.85 mol/sec로 증가함에 따라 용존 산소가 40에서 20 ppm으로 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 공급 기체 압력이 298에서 847 kPa으로 증가함에 따라 용존 산소는 33에서 69 ppm으로 증가함을 알 수 있었다.

본 연구는 돼지 체외수정란 생산효율을 향상시켜 돼지의 품종개량, 형질전환 돼지생산 등과 멸실위험에 처해 있는 유전자원의 보존을 위한 기술로 활용하기 위해 미성숙 난포란의 적정 체외성숙 시간을 알아보고, 배양액의 종류 및 체외 배양시의 산소 농도에 따른 체외수정란의 생산 효율을 확인한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 돼지 미성숙 난포란의 체외성숙 시간별 제2감수분열중기(M II)까지 성숙된 비율이 체외성숙 38, 40, 42시간째에 각각 61.1%, 42.9%

본 연구에서는 졸-겔 공법을 이용하여 가스 차단 특성을 갖는 SiO2/EVOH(에틸렌 비닐알콜 공중합체) 하이브리드 물질을 제조하였다. 제조된 여러 조성의 하이브리드 졸을 표면 처리한 biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) 기지재에 스핀 코팅 방식을 이용하여 코팅하였다. X선 회절 및 DSC 분석에 의해 하이브리드 내의 EVOH 상과 실리카 상 사이의 결합에 따른 결정화 거동의 변화를 조사하였다. 또한 SiO2/EVOH 하이브리드 겔의 모폴로지 관찰을 통하여, 100nm 이하의 실리카 입자들이 균열하게 분산된 매우 치밀한 상 미세구조를 갖는 하이브리드 물질을 제조하기 위해 필요한 Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) 무기전구체의 최적 함량이 존재함을 알 수 있었다. 첨가된 TEOS 함량이 최적 함량보다 낮거나 높은 경우에는 큰 도메인의 입자 클러스터들이 형성되어 매우 불안정한 모폴로지를 나타내는 상분리 현상이 관찰되었다. 이러한 모폴로지 결과는 하이브리드 코팅 필름의 산소 투과도의 변화 결과와 일치하였는데, TEOS 함량이 0.01 - 0.02mol로 첨가되어 제조된 하이브리드로 코팅된 필름의 경우 매우 우수한 산소 차단 특성을 나타냈으며, 0.04mol 이상으로 첨가되었을 때는 상 분리 및 미세 균열 발생으로 인하여 그 차단 특성이 급격하게 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.

It prepared the TiO2 powder which has photo-catalytic activity in the visible-light by the wet process with titanium oxysulfate. The titanium dioxide(TiO2) by the wet process creates a new absorption band in the visible light region, and is expected to create photocatalytic activity in this region. Anatase TiO2 powder which has photocatalytic activity in the visible light region, is treated using microwave and radio-frequency(RF) plasma. But, the TiO2 powder for the visible light region, which also can be easily produced by wet process. The wet process TiO2 absorbed visible light between 400nm and 600nm, and showed a high activity in this region, as measured by the oxidation removal of aceton from the gas phase. The AH-380 sample appears the yellow color to be strong, the catalytic activity in the visible ray was excellent in comparison with the plasma-treated TiO2. The AH-380 TiO2 powder, which can be easily produced on a large scale, is expected to have higher efficiency in utilizing solar energy than the plasma-treated TiO2 powder.

In order to clarify the wear resistance as cutting tools, the effect of oxygen addition on oxidation behavior of the β-Si3N4 ceramics with 5 mass% Y2O3 and 2 or 4 mass% Al2O3 was investigated by performing oxidation tests in air at 1300° to 1400°C and cutting performance tests. From test results, we could conclude that the mechanical properties of β-Si3N4 ceramics depending on oxygen introduction are much effective on cutting performance improvements of β-Si3N4 ceramics.

The removal of oxygen during sintering by carbothermic reduction was studied for steel compacts Fe-Cr-Mo-C and Fe-Mo-C prepared from prealloyed powders. The compacts were prepared by pressing at 600 and 1000 MPa and sintering at 1100 and 1300°C in vacuum. It showed that for the Cr-Mo steel, deoxidation strongly depends on the sintering temperature, in contrast to the plain Mo steel; at 1300°C very low oxygen levels were measured with the standard density compact while at high density still significant oxygen is contained. This indicates inhibition of final deoxidation by pore closure, but apparently without adverse effect on the mechanical properties.

Mechanical properties of metal injection molded titanium and titanium alloy parts were investigated in this study. Material powders with low oxygen content and spherical shape were obtained by electrode induction-melting gas atomization which could melt and atomize titanium and titanium alloy bars with no touch on crucible or tundish. Tensile specimens were fabricated from obtained powders by metal injection molding process. Tensile strength of the specimens increases with increasing oxygen content. This result corresponds to a tendency of wrought metal.

가막만 소호 인근해역의 용존산소 농도에 따른 등물 플랑크톤 군집 동태를 연구하기 위해 2005년 8월 22일 부터 9월 15일까지 연구를 실시하였다. 본 연구결과 저층의 용존산소 농도가 3mgL-1 이하일 때는 동물플랑크톤 출현 개체수는 현저히 낮게 나타나거나 전혀 나타나지 않았다. 수층별 분포와 출현 개체수에 대한 저층의 저산소화 영향을 연구한 결과, 용존산소 농도는 저층으로 갈수록 낮게 나타났으며, 연구해역의 동물플랑크톤 출현 개체수는 대부

The nanostructured cerium oxide powders were synthesized by spray thermal decomposition process for the use as the raw materials of resistive oxygen sensor. The synthesis routes consisted of 1) spray drying of water based organic solution made from cerium nitrate hydrate () and 2) heat treatment of spray dried precursor powders at in air atmosphere to remove the volatile components and identically to oxidize the cerium component. The produced powders have shown the loose structure agglomerated with extremely fine cerium oxide particles with about 15 nm and very high specific surface area (). The oxygen sensitivity, n ( and the response time, measured at in the sample sintered at , were about 0.25 and 3 seconds, respectively, which had much higher performances than those known in micron or sized sensors.