• The korean journal of orthodontics
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• v.28 no.1 s.66
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• pp.165-174
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• 1998

The turnover of collagen is controlled by the balance between collagen synthesis and degradation. The production of collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-1) and its inhibitor, tissue inhibitor of matrix metallopmteinase-1 (TIMP-1) are one of the substances which regulate this balance. The periodontal ligament fibroblast plays an important role in collagen metabolism during orthodontic treatment and is believed to be an origin of the osteoblast in the alveolar bone. The collagenase secreted by the periodontal ligament fibroblast and the osteoblast initiates the bone resorption by removing the osteoid layer in the alveloar bone. The interleukin-$1{\beta}$ is secreted by the macrophage during orthodontic treatment. The present study was undertaken to assess the effect of mechanical stress and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ on the expression of collagenase and TIMP-1 in the periodontal ligament fibroblasts using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical staining. The periodontal ligament fibroblasts were stitched by placing the $Petriperm dish^{\circledR}$ dish on the top of spheroidal convex watch glass ($5\%$ surface increase) and tented with interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (1.0 ng/ml), or treated with both of them. Treatment with mechanical stress and/or interleukin-$1{\beta}$ resulted in increased collagenase mRNA expression. The mechanical stress treated group (1.61, 1.62, 1.37 fold increase), the interleukin-$1{\beta}$, tented group (1.68, 1.60, 3.78 fold increase), the mechanical stress and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ treated group (1.89, 1.72, 5.48 fold increase) induced increases in collagenase mRNA compared with the control group after 2, 4, 8 hours respectively. But TIMP-1 mRNA expressions at experimental groups were decreased after 2, 4 hours and increased after 8 hours. The mechanical stress treated group (0.16, 0.49 fold decrease and 3.77 fold increase), the interleukin-$1{\beta}$ treated group (0.15,0.44 fold decrease and 4.46 fold increase), the mechanical stress and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ tented group (0.15, 0.69 fold decrease and 4.81 fold increase) induced changes in TIMP-1 mRNA compared with the control group after 2, 4, 8 hours, respectively. Immunohistochemical stain showed that increased collagenase and TIMP-1 staining of the mechanical stress tented group, the interleukin-$1{\beta}$ treated group, and the mechanical stress and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ treated group compared with that of the control group after 8 hours. These findings suggest that mechanical stress and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ regulate expression of collagenase and TIMP-1.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.325-330
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• 2007

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of the mixed extract of P. ginseng C.A. Mey. and C. sinensis K. (Gin-CHF) on the infarction area of hippocampus in the mice with Alzheimer's disease induced by ${\beta}-amyloid({\beta}A)$. The Gin-CHF extract reduced the infarction area of hippocampus, and controlled the injury of brain tissue in the mice with Alzheimer's disease induced by ${\beta}A$. The Gin-CHF extract reduced the Tau protein, GFAP protein, and presenilin1/presenilin2 protein (immunohistochemistry) of hippocampus in the mice with Alzheimer's disease induced by ${\beta}A$. These results suggest that the Gin-CHF extract may be effective for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Investigation into the clinical use of the Gin-CHF extract for Alzheimer's disease is suggested for further research.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.447-463
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• 2001

Dendroaspis natriuretic peptide (DNP), a fourth member of the natriuretic peptide isolated from the venom of the Dendroaspis angusticeps snake, has been reported to be present in human plasma and atrial myocardium and caused vasorelaxation and diuresis in experimental animals. However, it is uncertain whether they are present in peripheral organs other than the heart and its further physiological roles also remains to be clarified. To assess the possible physiological role of DNP in the salivary glands, I investigated the localization of DNP peptide in the rat salivary glands by immunohistochemistry and the binding sites for radiolabelled DNP in the rat salivary glands and oral mucosa using in vitro autoradiography. DNP immunoreactivity was widely distributed in the submandibular, sublingual and parotid glands, particularly in the ducts such as the intercalated and striated ducts, where atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was colocalized in consecutive sections, but not in acini. High density $^{125}I-DNP$ binding sites were localized in the epithelia of the tongue and hard palate, while low density binding sites for $^{125}I-DNP$ were also distributed in the submandibular, sublingual, and parotid glands. In the hard palate and tongue, the precise location of this binding was revealed on the basal and parabasal cells of the epithelia by emulsion microautoradiography. These results suggest that DNP may not only have a role in the salivary glands but also play a role in the regulation of growth in the oral epithelium, particularly in the hard palate and tongue.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.632-637
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• 2005

This study has been carried out to understand the effect of Hovenia dulcis on the hyperglycemic mice induced with streptozotocin (STZ). Mice in control group were administered with $0.9\%$ saline (2 mL/kg), and experimental groups were administered Hovenia dulcis extract (H1 group, 0.01 g/kg: H2 group, 0.04 g/kg) after hyperglycemic state was induced. Blood glucose concentrations of tile H1 and H2 groups administered with Hovenia dulcis extract for 6 weeks were significantly (p<0.01), compared to control group. Blood glucose tolerance was more favorable in H1 and H2 groups than control group. The Langerhan's islet of pancreas was destructed by treatment of STZ in the control group, but pancreatic islet of the experimental groups was partially recovered from damage, and a number of insulin-positive cells were observed. A number of insulin-like growth factor- I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II) positive cells occurred in the acinar cells of H1 and H2 groups. These results suggest that administration of Hovenia dulcis extract help mice recover from the damage induced with STZ.

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.24-24
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• 2003

Fluorescence in situ Hybridization(FISH)는 특정 염기서열을 이용하여 염색체나 염색체상의 DNA위치를 확인하는 기술로서, 면역세포화학 기술과 결합되어져 현미경으로 이들의 유전적 활성도를 직접 확인할 수 있는 방법으로 지금까지의 radioisotopes 대신 non-radioactive labeling 방법으로서 fluorescence을 이용한 분자세포유전학적 검정 방법이다. 따라서 특정 염색체의 FISH probe의 개발은 FISH 기법을 이용하여 조직 또는 세포내 특정 염색체나 DNA의 존재나 이상 유무를 신속하고 정확하게 파악할 수 있다. 본 연구는 소와 사람을 대상으로 Y-염색체 특이 DNA probe를 개발하고 이를 이용하여 FISH를 시행함으로서 본 probe의 신뢰성을 확인하고 임상적 적용 가능성을 제시 하고자 하였다.

• Proceedings of the KTCVS Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.70-70
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• 1996

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.12
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• pp.1551-1558
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• 2002

Purpose : Loss of hippocampal interneurons in dentate gyrus has been reported in patients with severe temporal lobe epilepsy and in animals treated with kainic acid(KA). Interneurons contain $Ca^{2+}$- binding protein parvalbumin(PV). The effects of kainic acid on parvalbumin-immunoreactive (PV-IR) interneurons in dentate gyrus were investigated in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. Methods : Cultured hippocampal slices from postnatal day nine C57/BL6 mice were exposed to $10{\mu}M$ KA, and were observed at 0, 8, 24, 48, 72 hours after a one hour KA exposure. Neuronal injury was determined by morphologic changes of PV-IR interneuron in dentate gyrus. Results : Transient(1 hour) exposure of hippocampal explant cultures to KA produced marked varicosities in dendrites of PV-IR interneuron in dentate gyrus and the shaft of interbeaded dendrite is often much thinner than those in control. The presence of varicosities in dendrites was reversible with KA washout. The dendrites of KA treated explants were no longer beaded at 8, 24, 48 and 72 hours after KA exposure. The number of cells in PV-IR interneurons in dentate gyrus was decreased at 0, 8 hours after exposure. But there was no significant difference in 24, 48 and 72 hours recovery group compared with control group. Conclusion : The results suggested that loss of PV-IR interneurons in dentate gyrus is transient, and is not accompanied by PV-IR interneuronal cell death.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.262-269
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• 2000

말초 미각계 및 중추 미각계에서 산화질소의 역할과 그것의 합성효소의 존재는 아직 규명되지 않고 있다. 본 연구는 말초미각계인혀와 미각구심성신경 그리고 중추미각계인 뇌간고속핵에서 산화질소 합성효소의 분포 및 면역조직화학 방법과 고삭신경의 extracellular recording 뇌간고속핵 절편 whole cell patch 방법으로 조사하였다. 신경성 산화질소 합성효소는 혀의 전방에 위치한 심상유두와 유곽유두에 약하게 존재하였으며 미뢰주위와 결체조직에 존재하는 신경섬유 및 혀의 상피층에 풍부하게 존재하였다. 혀에 소금물을 가하여 증가된 고삭신경의 복합전위는 산화질소 유리제인 SNP에 의해 증가되었으며 내인성 산화질소 합성효소 억제제인 L-NAME와 soluble guanylate cyclase 억제제인 ODQ에 의해 억제되었다. 문측 연수에 존재한 문측 고속핵과 진전핵에서 nNOS가 풍부하게 존재하였다. 문측 고속핵의 신경들은 안정막전위가 $-48{\pm}52mV$였고 활동전위의 크기는 $74{\pm}11mV$였다. SNP에 의해 뇌간 고속핵 신경들이 탈분극되었으며 current clamp하였을 때 활동전압의 빈도가 증가하였다. 또한 SNP에 의한 문측 고속핵의 탈분극과 활동전압 빈도증가는 L-NAME와 ODQ에 의해 감소되었다. 이상의 실험결과는 산화질소 합성효소가 혀와 뇌간고속핵에 존재하며 여기서 유리된 내인성 산화질소가 말초성 및 중추성 미각기전에 관여하리라 사료된다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.81 no.2
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• pp.436-441
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• 2020

Pulmonary adenofibroma is a rare tumor, with a few reported cases in the literature. Radiologically, the lesion appears as a solitary pulmonary nodule in most cases, and the multiplicity of this disease entity is extremely rare. We present an unusual case of pulmonary adenofibroma in a 71-year-old woman manifested as two nodules in different lobes of the lung on CT. Histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations are needed to establish the definitive diagnosis of pulmonary adenofibroma.

• Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.148-160
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• 1991

Localization of isoenzyme of glutathione transferase Pi class was compared in different human tissues by immunohistochemical analysis. Strong enrich-ment of GST-Pi in the epithelial tissues was observed in the granular layer of skin, nipple and esophagus which are vulnerable to exogenous chemicals and in the duct epithelium such as pancreatic, biliary, salibvary, renal tubules as well as in the steroid biosynthesis organs such as theca and granulosa of ovary, leydig cell of testis and zona reticularis of adrenal glands.