• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.84-90
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• 2001

This study was performed to know the effect of depolymerized alginate obtained by hydrolysis of alginate through a heating process at $121^{\circ}C$ on intestinal environment, Rats were fed with diets containing $1\%$, $5\%$, and $10\%$ of each depolymerized alginate (HAG-10, HAG-50, HAG-100 and alginate) for 35 days, The changes of weight, moisture content, pH and volatile basic nitrogen (VBN) of fecal, and a short chain fatty acids (SCFA) were checked in the rats. The fecal weight and moisture content were the highest in rats fed with alginate diets (p<0.01), followed by HAG-100, HAG-50 and HAG-10 in order. The $5\%$ of HAG-50 diets induced a significant increase in contents of protein and lipid of feces, resulting in the decrease of apparent digestibility of protein and lipid (p<0.01). The pH and VBN content in feces of the rats decreased in $5\%$ and $10\%$ of HAG-50 diets, but $10\%$ of HAG-100 diets; $5\%$ and $10\%$ of alginate diets brought about an increase of fecal pH and VBN (p<0.01), The amount of n-butyric acid in feces was increased while propionic and acetic acid contents decreased significantly (p<0.01) in diets containing $5\%$ and $10\%$ HAG-50. However, the feces of rat fed diet containing $5\%$ and $10\%$ alginate showed a tendency to being opposite in results than that of HAG-50.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.240-245
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• 2010

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head is an idiopathic and progressive disease. It was reported that several animal models have been used for the research of osteonecrosis. However, no standardized animal model for the study of osteonecrosis has been developed to date. This study was conducted to compare the degree of osteonecrosis of three surgically induced osteonecrosis models in rats. Twenty Sprague-Dawley rats (24 weeks old, male) were divided into three experimental groups and a control group, five heads each. Three groups were surgically induced into osteonecrosis; the ligamentum teres were cut and the periosteum of the femoral neck was stripped (Group S), the steel wire was ligated to the neck of the femoral head (Group W), and the femoral neck was tied up with a wire in the same way as in the W group, and burned by attaching the electrode tip to the wire and then the wire was removed (Group B). After two weeks, rats were sacrificed and the femoral head and neck were collected. Histological findings were evaluated with H/E stains, Safranin-O and TUNEL for osteonecrotic lesions in the bones and cartilages of the femoral head. Osteonecrosis was induced successfully in all groups (Group S, W and B) in two weeks, a short period of time. Significant necrotic changes of the cartilage were detected only in Group B. In the modified cautery model in particular, the method of removing the wire after cautery was completed in the experimental model of osteonecrosis more efficiently than any other method.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.152-157
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• 2013

We evaluated the anti-diabetic effects of Isaria tenuipes in diabetes mellitus type 2. For the experiments, the diabetic animal model OLETF rats were divided to 4 groups: Isaria tenuipes was administered mixed with the high fat diet 45% at dose levels of 0.0%, 0.1%, 1.0%, and 5.0% for 4 weeks. All animals have free access to water and high fat diet 45%. The diabetic clinical markers, including clinical signs, body weight and food intake, organ weights, blood glucose level, insulin level and HOMA-IR index, oral glucose tolerance test, GLUT4 mRNA and protein were measured at a time. After administration for 4 weeks, the blood glucose levels, insulin levels and HOMA-IR index of test groups were decreased compared with control group in dose-dependent manner. The body weight and diet consumptions were reduced in control group at 4 weeks. The treatments of Isaria tenuipes also showed high expression of GLUT4 mRNA and protein in the muscle of OLETF rats. The results suggest that Isaria tenuipes has anti-hyperglycemic effect attenuating blood glucose in the animal model of type 2 diabetes and might be useful as a functional diet for human diabetic diseases.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.35 no.9
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• pp.1178-1184
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• 2006

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of ethanol extract of antler velvet (EAV) on common serum chemistry panels and histopathological change in rats exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Administration of TCDD ($50{\mu}g/kg$ body weight) induced significant decrease in platelet count (p<0.01), creatine phosphokinase (CPK, p<0.01), lactatate dehydrogenase (LDH, p<0.05) and glucose (p<0.05) levels and increase in hemoglobin (p<0.05), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, p<0.01), alanine amino transferase (ALT, p<0.05) and lipase activities (p<0.05), and blood urea nitrogen (BUN, p<0.05), triglyceride (p<0.01) and low density lipoptotein cholesterol (LDL-C, p<0.05) levels. However, pretreatment of EAV at daily dose of 20 mg/kg b.w. from 1 wk before TCDD exposure for 5 wks attenuated the abnormality of the overall serum chemistry panels but statistical difference between TE and TA groups was observed only in testicular weight (p<0.01), LDH activity (p<0.05), glucose (p<0.05) and lipase activity (p<0.01). In addition, TCDD induced significant histopathological changes including swelling, fatty metamorphosis, and vacuolar degeneration in liver; edema in proximal and distal convoluted tubules, and glomerulus in kidney; severe atrophy of red purple and appearance of significant number of macrophage in spleen; prominent atrophy and decrease in immune cells in thymus. On the other hand, administration of EAV attenuated histopathological damage induced by TCDD. These results further suggest that administration of EAV attenuates TCDD induced testicular, liver, pancreatic, hematopoietic and nephrotic toxicities in rats.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Veterinary Pathology Conference
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• 2002.02a
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• pp.61-61
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Veterinary Service Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.168.2-169
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Food Hygiene and Safety Conference
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• 1994.12a
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• pp.9-13
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• 1994

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.105-105
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• 1993

랫드 및 마우스에 1회 경구 및 정맥투여하였을때의 급성독성을 관찰한 결과 랫드에서 급성경구 시험결과의 LD$_{60}$치는 암수 각각 5,000mg/kg 이상이었으며, 급성정맥시험 결과의 LD$_{50}$치는 수컷에서 1,151mg/kg, 암컷에서 1,184mg/kg이었다. 마우스에서 급성경구시험 결과의 LD$_{60}$치는 암수 각각 5,000mg/kg 이상이었으며 급성정맥시험 결과의 LD$_{50}$치는 수컷에서 2,698mg/kg, 암컷에서 2,833mg/kg이었다. Sal. typhimurium을 이용한 돌연변이시험, 마우스를 이용한 소핵시험, 배양세포를 이용한 염색체 이상 시험을 실시한 결과 모두 음성으로 나왔으므로 DWC-751의 돌연변이 유발능은 없는 것으로 나타났다.타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.37-37
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• 1993

1) 급성독성시험: 랫드와 마우스 공히 투여후 5~6일에 농도의존적의 강한 독성이 발현 되었으며 표적장기로는 소화기계, 임파계, 조혈기계 등으로 나타났다. 랫드에서의 반수 치사량은 암수 각각 771.9(505.6~1178.4)mg/kg과 479.8(302.7~760.4)mg/kg이었으며 마우스에서는 암수 각각 527.4(393.7~701.1)mg/kg과 463.0(308.8~694.2)mg/kg 이었다. 2) 유전독성: S. typhimurium을 이용한 복귀돌연변이시험, CHL세포를 이용한 염색체이상 시험, 마우스에서의 소핵시험결과 DA-125는 돌연변이 유발능을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 3) 국소자극성: 혈관주위주사에 의한 피부자극성 시험결과 DA-125는 adriamycin의 3배 용량에서 궤양, 괴사등 유사한 병변이 유발되었으나, 병변회복은 adriamycin에 비해 빠른 것으로 나타났다. 또한 토끼에서의 안점막자극시험 결과에서 DA-125는 실제적으로 자극이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.105-105
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• 1995

새로운 간장질환 치료제로 개발중인 YH439가 orotic acid, nicotinamide 및 ethionine에 의해 유발되는 지방간에 대한보호 및 치료효과를 관찰하였다. 웅성 SD계 rat에 orotic acid(1%) 또는 nicotinamide(2%)가 첨가된 사료를2주간 섭취시켜 유발된 지방간에 대한 YH439의 보호 및 치료효과와 ethionine(100mg/kg, i.p.)투여로 유도되는 지방간에 대한 YM439의 보호효과를 관찰하기 위하여 간 조직 중 triglyceride, cholesterol 및 phospholipid의 함량을 측정하여 비교하였다. 그 결과, erotic acid 또는 nicotinamide의 섭취로 인해 랫드의 간 조직 중 triglyceride, cholesterol 및 phospholipid의 함량은 1.5-3배정도 증가하였으며, 이 증가된 지질들은 YH439 100, 200mg/kg 투여에 의해 유의성 있게 억제되었다. 또한 ethionine투여에 의해서도 랫드의 간 조직 중 triglyceride, cholesterol 및 phospholipid의 함량은 약 2배정도 증가되었으며, YH439 전저치에 의해 이 현상들이 억제되는 효과를 나타내었다.