본 연구는 유류오염에 의한 요각류 Tigriopus japonicus의 먹이섭식능력의 감소가 먹이회피에 의한 것인지 오염된 해수의 독성에 의한 것인지를 알아보기 위해, 유류(WAF 또는 CEWAF)에 오염된 먹이에 대한 T. japonicus의 먹이 섭식력을 조사하였다. WAF가 없는 배양수 조건에서는 모든 실험구에서 섭식량의 차이를 보이지 않았지만 WAF가 배양수에 있는 조건에서는 WAF의 농도가 증가할수록 섭식량이 줄어드는 경향을 보여 WAF 100% 농도에서는 대조구에 비해 유 의하게 감소하였다. T. japonicus가 CEWAF에 오염된 환경에서 먹이의 종류에 따른 먹이선택성 여부를 조사한 결과, 오염된 먹이를 공급했을 때, 배양수에 CEWAF가 존재하는 상태에서, 먹이 로 Tetraselmis suecica를 공급한 실험구가 다른 실험구에 비해 유의적으로 낮은 부착규조류 섭 식률을 보였다. 결과적으로, 유류오염에 의한 T. japonicus의 먹이 섭식력의 감소는 오염된 먹 이회피에 의한 섭식력의 감소가 아니라 해수에 존재하는 유류독성에 의한 것으로 판단된다.

Retinoic acid plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation. In our present study, we evaluated the effects of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) on cell proliferation and on the cell cycle regulation of human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs). Cell proliferation was assessed using the MTT assay. Cell cycle analysis was performed by flow cytometry, and cell cycle regulatory proteins were determined by western blot. Cell proliferation was increased in the presence of a 0.1 nM to 1μM RA dose range, and maximal growth stimulation was observed in cells exposed to 1 nM of RA. Exposure of HGFs to 1 nM of RA resulted in an augmented cell cycle progression. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying cell cycle regulation by RA, we measured the intracellular levels of major cell cycle regulatory proteins. The levels of cyclin E and cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 2 were found to be increased in HGFs following 1 nM of RA treatment. However, the levels of cyclin D, CDK 4, and CDK 6 were unchanged under these conditions. Also after exposure to 1 nM of RA, the protein levels of p21 WAF1/CIP1 and p16 INK4A were decreased in HGFs compared with the control group, but the levels of p53 and pRb were similar between treated and untreated cells. These results suggest that RA increases cell proliferation and cell cycle progression in HGFs via increased cellular levels of cyclin E and CDK 2, and decreased cellular levels of p21 WAF1/CIP1 and p16 INK4A.

It is well known that the imbalance between epithelial cell growth and inhibitor factors may cause human epithelial cancer. Over-expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR) has been implicated in the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma. ZD1839 inhibits selectively the EGFR tyrosine kinase activity and is clinically used for cancer patients. However the mechanisms by which it exerts its anti-tumor activity remains unclear. This study attempted to determine the mechanisms underlying the effects of ZD1839 on the cellular level and to characterize the effects of ZD1839 with regard to human oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC) cell growth. The YD-10B and YD-38 cell lines established from OSCC in the department of Oral Pathology, Yonsei University College of Dentistry and ZD1839(Iressa) were used for this study. The inhibition of cell proliferation induced by ZD1839 was reversible and the lowest dose of ZD1839 that produced statistically significant growth inhibition in YD cell lines were 0.1 μM. The delay in cell cycle progression was induced by 0.1 μM of ZD1839 treatment after 24 hr. This reduction in cell proliferation and cell cycle delay were associated with up-regulation of the cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor(CDKI), P21CIP1/WAF1 and P27KIP1. Reduced expression of cyclin D1 was also observed after treatment with ZD 1839 to YD-38 cells but not to YD-38. The present results suggest that the antiproliferative effects of ZD1839, in vitro was associated with degradation of cyclin D1, which may be used as a possible indicator of a high cell sensitivity to ZD1839.

본 연구에서는 비구조격자 좌표계상에서 천수방정식 해석을 위한 수치모형을 개발하였다. Fractional step method를 이용하여 이차원의 천수방정식을 두개의 일차원 문제로 분리하여 계산 효율이 우수한 수치연산을 수행하였다. 분리된 일차원 문제는 이차정확도의 TVD 기법을 이용하여 해석하였다. TVD 기법은 HLLC 기법을 이용하여 Riemann 해를 구한후 WAF 기법을 기반으로 이용하였으며 WAF 흐름율 제한자를 이용하여 이차정확도 문제에 수반