Publications by authors named "Ji-Hyeon Jeong"

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  • Researchers identified 111 PHD genes in the rye genome, revealing their involvement in regulating plant development and stress tolerance, particularly in cold and drought conditions.
  • Among these, the gene ScPHD5 was highlighted for its role in enhancing cold tolerance and accelerating flowering time when overexpressed in transgenic plants.
  • The findings suggest significant evolutionary conservation among Triticeae species and indicate that ScPHD5 could be crucial for improving rye's resilience to environmental stresses.
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Objective: This study was to examine the mediated moderation effect of mindfulness through rumination on the relationship between perceived stress and smartphone addiction. In particular, this study examined the moderating effect of mindfulness in detail by dividing it into five sub-factors.

Methods: An online self-report questionnaires were conducted on 697 participants aged 20 to 59.

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: Neck and shoulder injuries are common in Brazilian ju-jitsu (BJJ) athletes, and scapular dyskinesis (SD) is associated with these injuries. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of SD in BJJ athletes, their neck and shoulder function and strength, and the BJJ training period. : Forty-eight BJJ athletes participated in the study.

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Objective: There is limited understanding of which specific factors relate to smartphone addiction in the elderly. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between types of smartphone use, digital literacy, and smartphone addiction in the elderly.

Methods: It used data from a survey on smartphone overdependence by the South Korea National Information Society Agency in 2019.

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Rye (Secale cereale L.) is one of the major cereal crops belonging to the family Triticeae and is known to be most tolerant to diverse abiotic stresses, such as cold, heat, osmotic, and salt stress. With the advancements in sequencing and bioinformatics technologies, the sequence information for the large and repetitive rye genome has become available.

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4-Phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) exerts potent pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory properties, via inhibition of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. However, it is not known whether 4-PBA attenuates the severity of rheumatoid arthritis. The present study aimed to determine whether the inhibition of ER stress by 4-PBA ameliorated experimentally induced arthritis.

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  • The gastrointestinal tract in adults is crucial for understanding digestion, absorption, and the gut-brain connection, while also allowing for the study of responses to dietary and microbial changes.
  • Researchers have developed 353 GAL4 lines, along with split-GAL4 lines, that target specific cell types in the gut, such as enteric neurons and enterocytes, enabling more detailed studies of gut function.
  • This extensive GAL4 resource is accessible online through the K-Gut Project, offering valuable tools for investigating various gut cell populations and their roles in biological processes.
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Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressive drug that inhibits the release of inflammatory cytokines involved in rheumatoid arthritis development by blocking T cell activation. "Endoplasmic reticulum stress," an imbalance between protein folding load and capacity leading to the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen, has been implicated in rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory and metabolic diseases. We aimed to investigate the effect of tacrolimus on endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated osteoclastogenesis and inflammation and elucidate the underlying mechanisms.

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DA-9701 is a new botanical drug composed of the extracts of Corydalis tuber and Pharbitidis semen, and it is used as an oral therapy for the treatment of functional dyspepsia in Korea. The inhibitory potentials of DA-9701 and its component herbs, Corydalis tuber and Pharbitidis semen, on the activities of seven major human cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes and four UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) enzymes in human liver microsomes were investigated using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. DA-9701 and Corydalis tuber extract slightly inhibited UGT1A1-mediated etoposide glucuronidation, with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) values of 188 and 290 μg/mL, respectively.

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  • * The 26S proteasome, which is present on the sperm acrosomal surface, requires ATP for the proteolytic degradation of ubiquitinated proteins essential for successful fertilization.
  • * Treatment with apyrase, an enzyme that depletes sperm-surface associated ATP, significantly reduced fertilization rates in porcine IVF, indicating that ATP is necessary for maintaining the integrity of the proteasomal 19S complex, while blocking proteasomal activity with MG132 had different outcomes.
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