• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.201-206
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• 2009

This study was carried out to investigate dietary effects of illite on humoral immune response against Salmonella typhimurium flagella in Hyline Brown laying hens. Total of twenty eight 36-week-old hens were divided into two groups; The first was fed commercial diet as control and the other was fed diet containing 2 % illite. Each group was divided into 2 sub-groups and then performed immunization of Salmonella flagella with different adjuvants which were Freund's adjuvant and croton oil. The rates of egg-production in all groups were normal range but no difference was found between illite-treated and untreated groups. The serum antibody titers of Freund's adjuvant-used subgroup in illite fed groups were significantly increased, especially from 6-to 9-week after $1^{st}$ immunization compared to those of control groups (p<0.05). And the antibody titers of croton oil-used subgroup in illite-fed groups were also significantly increased, especially at 4-, 6- and 7-week (p<0.05). The results demonstrated that the feeding illite stimulated the immune response against S. typhimurium flagella antigen in laying hens and suggest that the supplementation of illite to the poultry diets may support protective effects against bacterial infections such as Salmonellosis.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.563-572
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to identify blood and body fluids exposure, and factors influencing compliance with standard precautions among nurses. Participants consisted of 144 nurses in three general hospitals located in C province. Data were collected using a questionnaire that consisted of awareness, compliance, safety environment and attitude toward standard precautions. A total of 40.3% of participants had been injured by syringes or sharp tools that had already been used for patients within the last 1 year 1.01 times. Moreover, 22.9% of participants had been exposed to blood and body fluid of patients 1.06 times within the last 1 year. The mean score for compliance with standard precautions was lower than its awareness. There was a significant correlation between compliance and awareness and a safe environment. Multiple regression revealed an adjusted $R^2$ of 0.166 with the awareness score serving as the major predictor variable for compliance of standard precautions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop strategies to apply to systemic and continuous education regarding standard precautions and to foster a safe environment to enhance nurses' compliance with standard precautions.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.143-150
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• 1998

Characteristics and distribution of the natural commensal flora in the surrounding environment and tissues of clam in Hadong area were studied under varying conditions of growth media and incubation temperatures. Total numbers of bacteria present in intestinal tract, gill, body fluid and surrounding mud were found to be not influenced by the used BHIA, STA and SNA media. Although the growth rate of bacteria at the condition of $15^{\circ}C$ incubation temperature was slower than that of $25^{\circ}C$ and $35^{\circ}C$, it showed the highest number of total bacteria compared with other two different conditions of incubation temperature. Interestingly, the proportion of bacteria able to form colony on several selective media was higher in replica analysis from nutrient media to selective media than that in direct smearing from samples. The generic diversity of bacteria isolated from the tissues and analyzed by API 20E and API 20NE kit showed similar pattern with each other and distinct from that of environment. The distribution of bacteria in the surrounding mud or mantle fluid of clam indicated a high diversity comparable to that found for the gill or intestinal tract microflora, with Pseudomonas being the prevalent group. It implies that the tissues of clam may probide a selective habitat for a commensal microflora.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.28 no.1 s.49
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• pp.27-42
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• 1995

The in vivo and in vitro humoral and cell-mediated immune responses of lymphocytes of BALB/c mouse exposed to mercury chloride$(HgCl_2)$ were investigated. In vitro exposure of the splenocytes to mercury chloride produced overt cytotoxicity in 3 hours period. The $IC_{50}$(the concentration required to inhibit a splenocyte viability by 50%) for mercury chloride was >0.1mM for cytotoxicity. In vivo mercury chloride exposed mice were significantly depressed delayed type hypersensitivity(DTH) response to sheep red blood cells(SRBC) in a dose-dependent manner compared with control group. Mercury chloride inhibited the proliferative responses of splenocytes to lipopolysaccharide, pokeweed mitogen, concanavalin A and phytohemagglutinin in a dose-dependent manner. Hemagglutinin response to SRBC in mercury chloride exposed mice was significantly depressed in a dose-dependent manner compared with control group. After 7 weeks of mercury chloride exposure in vivo, mercury chloride induced an increase of nonspecific serum $IgG_1$ and IgE levels in BALB/c mice.

• The Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.71-78
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• 1979

This study was undertaken to elucidate the mechanism of the cyclophosphamide(CY)-induced potentiation of cell-mediated immune response by observing the effect of the phytohemaggllutinin(PHA) treatment before the CY administration into mice. Cy administration reduced the circulating white blood cells especially lymphocyte. PHA pretreatment before CY administration enhanced the depressing effect of CY administration on white blood cells. CY administration suppressed both the antibody formation to sheep red blood cells(SRBC) and rosette formation on the spleen cells with SRBC severely. On the other hand, CY administration potentiated the delayed-type hypersensitivity(DTH) strongly. Injection of PHA into mice slightly inhibited both the antibody formation and the DTH. PHA pretreatment before CY administration into mice suppressed not only humoral immune response but also cell-mediated immune response and the degrees of suppression were most remarkable when the PHA pretreatment was performed 5 days before CY administration. This depression of DTH caused by PHA pretreatment before CY administration may be the result that PHA stimulation make the helper cell sensitive to CY. The potentiation of cell-mediated immune response by CT may be due to the destruction of CY-sensitive suppressor T cell.

• Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.157-164
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• 2011

Emotion science is one of the rapidly expanding engineering/scientific disciplines which has a major impact on human society. Such growing interests in emotion science and engineering owe the recent trend that various academic fields are being merged. In this paper we propose the potential importance of the biochip technology in which the human emotion can be precisely measured in real time using body fluids such as blood, saliva and sweat. We firstly and newly name such a biochip an Emotion-On-a-Chip (EOC). EOC consists of biological markers to measure the emotion, electrode to acquire the signal, transducer to transfer the signal and display to show the result. In particular, microfabrication techniques made it possible to construct nano/micron scale sensing parts/chips to accommodate the biological molecules to capture the emotional bio-markers and gave us a new opportunities to investigate the emotion precisely. Future developments in the EOC techniques will be able to help combine the social sciences and natural sciences, and consequently expand the scope of studies.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.38 no.2 s.247
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• pp.146-151
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• 2005

Background: Preoperative elevated serum creatinine values are associated with increased risk for both morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). We investigated the postoperative changes of renal function and proper management in the patients. Material and Method: Among 74 consecutive patients who underwent isolated on-pump CABG, 17 patients with increased serum creatinine level $(creatinine\;\geqq\;1.5\;mg/dL)$ within preoperative one week wereincluded in the study. Seven patients showed pre­operative serum creatinine level of 2.0 mg/dL or higher, and 3 of them had been undergoing hemodialysis. Preoperative hemodialysis was performed in the 3 patients due to end-stage renal failure (ESRD) the day before the operation. We started peritoneal dialysis immediately after the cardiopulmonary bypass in patients with ESRD or postoperative acute renal failure if it was necessary to remove intravascular volume and lower serum creatinine level. Result In most of the patients with CABG, postoperative serum creatinine level increased and recovered to the preoperative level at the discharge. In 2 of the 4 patients with serum creatinine level of 2.0 mg/dL or higher and 3 patients with ESRD, intravascular volume, serum creatinine level and serum electrolyte were controlled with peritoneal dialysis. Conclusion: Postoperative serum creatinine level increased transiently in most of CABG patients, and intravascular volume and serum creatinine level were controlled by peritoneal dialysis only in the patients with acute renal failure postoperatively and those depending on hemodialysis.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.136-142
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• 1993

Cytokine은 여러 가지 세포성 면역을 발현시키는 작용물질로서, 혹은 체액성 면역에 있어서 그 조절기능에 관여하는 작용물질로서 주목을 받고 있으며, 그 대부분은 직접적이거나 간접적으로 감염이나 종양에 대한 생체방어기구에 대하여 중요한 역할을 갖는 것이 밝혀지고 있다. Cytokine의 생체내에서의 역할은 감염 방어기구에 관여하고, 항종양 면역에 관여한다. 최근에는 cytokine과 내분비계의 호르몬이 상호작용을 하고 있다는 것이 밝혀지고 있다. 내분비계의 gormone과 cytokine 간에는 일방향성이 아니라 이방향성의 상호작용이 있다고 말할 수 있다.

• Journal of the KSME
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• v.52 no.8
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• pp.46-50
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• 2012

BioMEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical System）기술은 MEMS 기술을 바이오 분야에 적용함으로써 극소량의 체액(피 타액 등)으로 각종 진단 검사를 신속하게 처리할 수 있어, 기존 중대형 의료기기의 소형화, 고기능화 및 저렴화가 가능하게 하는 기술이다. 최근 유전자 정보가 규명되면서, 정보통신기술과 접목이 더욱 가속화되고 있고, 인간의 유전자 정보를 활용한 새로운 의약품 개발과 유전자 진단기기나 의료 시술이 눈부시게 발달하고 있다. 이 글에서는 바이오칩에서 큰 주목을 받고 있는 분야인 랩 온 어 칩, 특히 감염질환인 인플루엔자 등의 진단을 위한 연구 동향을 살펴본다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.295-301
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• 2002

미세혈관의 모든 분절(세동맥, 모세혈관, 세정맥)에 있는 내피세포의 기능은 허혈-재관류(ischemia-reperfusion)에 노출시 장애가 발생하게 되는데, 세동맥에서는 혈관확장 능력이 떨어지고, 모세혈관에서는 체액 여과 및 백혈구에 의한 혈관의 막힘(leukocyte plugging)이 증가되며, 세정맥에서는 백혈구-내피세포 접착(leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion)과 단백의 혈관 외 누출이 증가한다. 활성 산소(reactive oxygen species)와 nitric oxide의 생산의 불균형은 이들 반응을 촉진시키며, 심혈관 질환의 위험 인자인 hypercholesterolemia, 당뇨병, 고혈압 등은 I/R에 대한 미세혈관 반응을 더욱 악화시킨다.