• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.35.2-35.2
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• 2008

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.15 no.5 s.72
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• pp.834-839
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• 2005

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of three different mulberry cultivars extracts on serum lipid contents in ovariectomized estrogen-deficient rats. Sprague-Dawley female rats were randomly assigned to the following groups: sham-operated rats (sham), ovariectomized control rats (OVX-control), ovariectomized rats supplemented with $ 80\% $ ethyl alcohol extracts from various kinds of Tajikistan mulberry (OVX-TM), Korea mulberry (OVX-KM) and China mulberry (OVX-CM) at 200mg/kg bw/day, respectively. The mulberry extracts were orally administrated at 1mL per day. The body weights of OVX rats were significantly heavier than the sham-operated rats at all values (p <0.05). The ovariectomy caused an expected increasing in the levels of serum total cholesterol and triglyceride. The serum HDL-cholesterol level on the OVX-TM, OVX-KM and OVX-CM groups were higher than in the OVX-control group.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.324-330
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Porphyra tenera (PT) extracts on formation of collagen cross-link in ovariectomized rats. From day 3 until 42 after the ovariectomy, Sprague-Dawley female rats were randomly assigned to the following groups : sham-operated rats (Sham), ovariectomized control rats (OVX-control), ovariectomized rats supplemented with PT at 50 mg/kg bw/day (OVX-PT5O), 200 mg/kgbw/day (OVX-PT200). The PT ethanol extracts were orally administrated 1 mL per day. Body weight gain, food intake and food efficiency ratio were significantly different among the groups. The change of collagen content was studied in lung, bone, cartilage and skin of ovariectomized rats. The effects of PT extracts on the amount of collagen were examined by measuring the hydroxyproline, which is a specific amino acid existing in collagen. Pyridinoline is pyridinium cross-link formed in the mature form of collagen from lysine and hydroxylysine residues. Pyridinoline content was analyzed by HPLC. Pyridinoline content in bone collagen was decreased by ovariectomy but supplementation with the PT extracts was similarly increased to Sham. These results suggest that the PT supplementation could decrease bone loss in postmenopausal women.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.624-628
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• 1998

Postpneumonectomy syndrome is a rare and delayed complication of left pneumonectomy in most patients with normal mediastinal vascular anatomy. This syndrome is characterized by dyspnea and recurrent pulmonary infection in the remaining right lung that typically occur within the first postoperative year. The condition is believed to be secondary to postsurgical changes that include a marked shift of the mediastinum to the left, clockwise rotation of the heart and great vessels, and herniation of the right lung into the left anterior thorax. These changes lead to compression of the trachea or right main bronchus among the thoracic spine and the right pulmonary artery. We report a case of postpneumonectomy syndrome in 15 year-old girl that followed by left pneumonectomy for bronchiectasis 6 years ago. We have inserted an expandable prosthesis in the left thoracic cavity posterior to the heart. After implantation of an expandable prosthesis, an anatomic reposition of the shifted mediastinum was achieved, which resulted in instantaneous and sustained relief. The post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was followed in OPD from after discharge to now.

• The Journal of the Korean bone and joint tumor society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.51-55
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• 2008

As survival rate of patients in osteosarcoma improves, both patients and surgeons are increasingly interested in long-term functional outcome. For resection and reconstruction of tumors on either side of knee joint, if feasible, conservation of normal joint apparatus seems preferable method over use of tumor prosthesis. However, we should not trade off the sound surgical margin with expected functional gain. We report one case of osteosarcoma who was treated by wide, intercalary resection and reconstruction with autogenous pasteurized bone but, showed local recurrence at 44 months postoperatively.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.29 no.8
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• pp.905-909
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• 1996

From 1991 to 1994, We performed 75 cases of pulmonary resection. These were divided into two groups according to the method of bronchial stump closure : 51 cases automatic staplers were a plied in 49 patients (Group 1), 24 patients were closed with manual interrupted suture (Group II). Disease entities of the patients were malignant tumor in 33 patients(Group I: Group II, 22· II, bronchiectasis in 23(18:5), benign tumor in 5(3:2), aspergilloma in 5(2:3), tuberculosis(2:1) in 3, bronchogenic cyst in 2 (0 : 2) and so on. Surgical Procedure% for these Patients were 21 Pneumonectomies(18:3), 13 bilobectomies(11:2), 26 lobectomles (14:12), 11 segmentectomies (6:5) and 4 lobectomy with segmentectomies (4:0). In conclusion, the Amount of tube drainage was smaller and the removal of chest tube after surgery was shorter than manual bronchial closure group by means of statistical significance (p=0.047, p=0.005). Although there were no statistical significance, the duration of air leakage was reduced and incidence of bronchopleural rstula was reduced in the stapler used group compared with manual bronchial closure.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.171-179
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• 1983

Amounts of DNA single strand breaks and unscheduled DNA synthesis in CHO cells exposed to MMS were increased in the presence of 3-aminobenzamide, a potent inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. However, those in cells irradiated with UV-light were decreased. These results suggest that poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase acts negatively on the MMS-induced base excision repair but positively on the UV-induced nucleotide excision repair. In the combined treatment with MMS and UV-light in the presence of this inhibitor, amounts of strand breaks were just the same as those in the absence of the inhibitor. But those of unscheduled DNA synthesis were increased up to the amount induced by UV-light alone. These results may suggest that poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase affects the incision step of excision repair induced by MMS and UV-light independently, and that it may potentiate the complete cleaving of UV-induced pyrimidine dimers possibly by the repair enzymes which might have been partially inactivated by MMS.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.43-47
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• 2001

For the purpose of sweet potato varietal improvement, yulmi, shinyulmi, gunmi, hongmi and seonmi, whose source and sink are different one another, were cultivated at different amount of fertilizers, and then defoliation at initial stage of tuberous root weight increase on the relation of source and sink was observed as follows. The response of stem, leaf and tuberous root weight by amount of fertilizer and defoliation rate of sweet potato varieties was different. Stem and leaf weight increased along with heavy dressing by the following order; shinyulmi> seonmi> hongmi> gunmi> yulmi. Tuberous root number was the most at $N-P_2O_5-K_2O=60-70-190kg/ha$ amount of fertilizer, showing seonmi the most number. The number of stem, leaf and tuberous root increased along with the lowered rate of defoliation. In case of $N-P_2O_5-K_2O=20-30-90kg/ha$ amount of fertilizer, tuberous root weight increased by increase of stem and leaf weight up to 50% defoliation and the difference of stem, leaf and tuberous root number was low as defoliation rate increases. The total dry weight matter was the most at heavy dressing amount of fertilizer.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.31 no.7
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• pp.697-702
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• 1998

Hyperhidrosis of the palms, axillae, and the face has a strong negative impact on the quality of life for many people. Existing nonsurgical therapeutic options are far from ideal. A definitive cure can be obtained by upper thoracic sympathectomy. The traditional open surgical technique is a major procedure; few patients and doctors have found that risk-benefit considerations favor surgery. Endoscopic minimal invasive surgical techniques are now available. We investigated whether endoscopic ablation of upper thoracic sympathetic chain(T2-4) is an efficient and safe treatment of hyperhidrosis. We treated 40 patients with bilateral endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy. There were no mortalities, life-threatening complication, no treatment failures occurred in 40 patients. After a short-term follow-up, 100% of the patients reported satisfactory results. Endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy is an efficient, safe, and minimally invasive surgical method for the treatment of palmar, axillary hyperhidrosis.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.63-69
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• 1989

For assessment of the effects of adrenal hormones and diets on diabetic condition, adrenalectomized. Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either high carbohydrate diet, high protein diet, or high fat diet with administration of aldosterone or corticsterone. Adrenalectomy of the rats reduced serum glucos, insulin, total cholesterol, and body weight in all types of diet feeding. In comparison with adrenalectomized control group, corticoste5rone-administered group showed significant increase of serum glucose when fed high fat diet or high protein diet ; however, aldosterone-administered group with high fat diet or high protein diet ; however, aldosterone-administered group with high hat diet showed significant decrease o serum glucose. Serum lipid was increased significantly in cortricosterone-administered group with feeding of high fat or high protein diet. There was no significant effects of aldosterone administeration on parameters determined in this study.