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Photodegradation of Endosulfan alpha, beta, and sulfate in Aqueous Solution by UV Irradiation Only (자외선 조사에 의한 수용액 중에 함유되어 있는 엔도설판 alpha, beta, sulfate의 광분해)

  • Ryoo, Keon-Sang;Kim, Mi-Hyang;Lee, Hwa-Sung;Hwang, Hyun-Gick
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.15 no.11
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    • pp.1061-1067
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    • 2006
  • Photodegradation of endosulfan alpha, beta, and sulfate known as the most toxic substance among organochlorine pesticides by UV irradiation was studied at experimental conditions such as different pH aqueous solution and reaction time. The initial concentration of endosulfan alpha, beta, and sulfate in aqueous solution was 500 ppb, respectively. The experiment of photodegradation was conducted in a quartz reactor equipped with a low pressure mercury lamp (100 W, 240 nm). The samples were withdrawn from the photo reactor at intervals of 0, 10 min, 30 min, 1 hr, 2 hr, and 4 hr. Endosulfan sulfate was never hydrolyzed and photodegraded in wide range of pH. At pH 5 and reaction time (240 min), endosulfan alpha was photodegraded up to 67%. Both endosulfan alpha and beta were started to photodegrade at pH 6.5 with the lapse of time, resulting in approximately 99.9% and 87.2% of photodegradation efficiency, respectively. Furthermore, at pH 9, endosulfan alpha and beta was partially hydrolyzed and photodegraded to 99.5% at 120 min of reaction time. During the photolysis, any photo-products of endosulfan alpha, beta, and sulfate were not observed.

Effect of the Single Oral Combination Treatment of Tamoxifen with Gamisoyo-san on the Pharmacokinetics Profiles of Tamoxifen

  • Kim, Joo-Ik;Ku, Sae-Kwang;Lee, Young-Joon
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.34 no.4
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    • pp.201-208
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    • 2020
  • The effects of Gamisoyo-san (GMSYS) co-administration within 5 min on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of tamoxifen were observed. After 50 mg/kg of tamoxifen oral treatment, GMSYS 100 mg/kg was orally administered within 5 min to 7-wk old male SPF.VAF Outbred Crl:CD [Sprague-Dawley (SD)] rats. The plasma were collected at 30 min before administration, 30 min, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 24 hrs after end of GMSYS treatment, and plasma concentrations of tamoxifen were analyzed using LC-MS/MS methods. Tmax, Cmax, AUC, t1/2 and MRTinf of tamoxifen were analysis as compared with tamoxifen single administered rats. Although co-administration with GMSYS did not critically influenced on the pharmacokinetic parameters of oral tamoxifen, they induced increased trends of plasma tamoxifen concentrations, especially significant (p<0.05) increases of plasma tamoxifen concentrations were demonstrated at 0.5 hr after end of co-administration with GMSYS as compared with tamoxifen single formula treated rats, at dosage levels of tamoxifen 10 mg/kg and GMSYS 100 mg/kg within 5 min. It is considered that pharmacokinetic studies should be tested like the effects of GMSYS on the pharmacokinetics of tamoxifen, when they were co-administered with prolonger intervals than Tmax of tamoxifen oral administration (about 2.5 hr-intervals), to achieve the optimal dosing regimen of GMSYS and tamoxifen co-administration.

Efficacy of Isoproterenol as a Marker of Epidural Test Dose in Patients Anesthetized with Enflurane (Enflurane 전신마취중 경막외 시험용량의 표식자로서 Isoproterenol의 효율성)

  • Kim, Keon-Sik;Kang, Wha-Ja;Lee, Doo-Ik
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.186-192
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    • 2001
  • Background: Epidural test doses containing epinephrine are an incomplete marker for the detection of inadvertent intravascular injection. Therefore, many investigators have attempted to find a more reliable marker as an alternative to epinephrine in adult patients anesthetized with enflurane. The present study was designed to test whether two different simulated intravenous test doses of isoproterenol could be used as a reliable marker for the detection of inadvertent intravascular injection in adult patients anesthetized with $O_2-N_2O$-enflurane. Methods: Forty healthy adult patients were anesthetized with 1% end-tidal enflurane and nitrous oxide after endotracheal intubation and were randomized to one of two groups according to the dose of isoproterenol. Group 1 and 2 (n = 20 each) received 3 ml of 1.5% lidocaine with 3 and 5 g isoproterenol intravenously, respectively, to simulate an intravascularly administered test dose. Heart rate (HR) and systolic blood pressure (SBP) were measured at 20-second intervals for 4 min after injection. Results: Mean maximal HR increases were $24{\pm}17$, $35{\pm}11$ bpm (P < 0.05), mean maximal SBP increases were $14{\pm}8$, $13{\pm}9$ mmHg and mean maximal SBP decreases $20{\pm}11$, $22{\pm}9$ mmHg following the IV injection of 3, $5{\mu}g$ isoproterenol, respectively. The incidence of hypotension was similar in both groups. Isoproterenol 3 and $5{\mu}g$ produced 75%, 100% sensitivity in the HR criteria ($\geq$ 20 bpm increase) and 60%, 70% sensitivity in the SBP criteria ($\geq$ 15 mmHg), respectively. Conclusions: These results indicate that based on the HR response, the epidural test dose containing $5{\mu}g$ isoproterenol to simulate an intravascular administration is a more reliable marker than $3{\mu}g$ isoproterenol in adult healthy patients during enflurane anesthesia.

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Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors Associated with the Response to Erlotinib in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Unknown EGFR Mutational Status

  • Aydiner, Adnan;Yildiz, Ibrahim;Seyidova, Avesta
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.3255-3261
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    • 2013
  • Background: The efficacy of erlotinib is controversial in patients with unknown EGFR mutational status. The aim of this study was to identify the clinicopathological factors that are predictive of erlotinob treatment outcomes for NSCLC patients with unknown EGFR mutational status. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of 109 patients with advanced NSCLC who had previously failed at least one line of chemotherapy and received subsequent treatment with erlotinib (150 mg/day orally) was performed. A Cox proportional hazard model for univariate and multivariate analyses was used to identify the baseline clinical parameters correlating with treatment outcome, expressed in terms of hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals. Results: The median treatment duration was 15 weeks (range, 4-184). The disease control rate was 55%, including disease stability for ${\geq}3$ months for 40% of the patients. Median progression-free survival and median overall survival (OS) were 4.2 and 8.5 months, respectively. The Cox model indicated that an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) ${\geq}2$ (HR 3.82; p<0.001), presence of intra-abdominal metastasis (HR 3.42; p=0.002), 2 or more prior chemotherapy regimens (HR 2.29; p=0.021), and weight loss >5% (HR 2.05; p=0.034) were independent adverse prognostic factors for OS in NSCLC patients treated with erlotinib. Conclusions: This study suggests that NSCLC patients should be enrolled in erlotinib treatment after a first round of unsuccessful chemotherapy to improve treatment success, during which they should be monitored for intra-abdominal metastasis and weight loss.

Bioavailability Assessment of Isoflavones between Soybean and Soybean Sprout in Rat (실험쥐를 통한 콩과 콩나물 Isoflavones의 생체이용성 비교)

  • Kim Eun Mi;Kim Kyung-Jin;Choi Jin-Ho;Chee Kew Mahn
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.38 no.5
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    • pp.335-343
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    • 2005
  • Rodent models have been used to study the anticarcinogenic properties of the soy isoflavones, particularly genistein, but there is little information regarding the pharmacokinetics of the absorption and excretion of genistein. In this study, rats were given a single oral dose of genistein (20 mg/kg body wt) or an equivalent dose as Myougjoonamul-kong and Myoungjoonamul soy sprouts. Concentrations of genistein were measured in plasma, urine and feces at intervals up to 48hr after dosing. Maximum peak of plasma genistein concentration is 8 hr after dosing, and its concentration is 13.2, 7.4mol/L in soy and soy sprout-treated rats, respectively. In pure genistein treated rats, maximum peak of plasma genistein concentration is 2hr after dosing (5.7 mol/L). The percentage of dose recovered in urine over 48hr was not different between groups ($21.2\%$ soy treated; $18.2\%$ soy sprout treated; $16.1\%$ pure genistein treated). There were no significant differences between groups in the recovery of genistein in feces ($19.5\%,\;7.5\%\;and\;15.7\%$ of doses, respectively). $6.9\%\;and\;6.07\%$ of the daidzein from the soy and soy sprout treated was recovered in the feces.

Prognostication for recurrence patterns after curative resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

  • Andrew Ang;Athena Michaelides;Claude Chelala;Dayem Ullah;Hemant M. Kocher
    • Annals of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.248-261
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    • 2024
  • Backgrounds/Aims: This study aimed to investigate patterns and factors affecting recurrence after curative resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent curative resection for PDAC (2011-21) and consented to data and tissue collection (Barts Pancreas Tissue Bank) were followed up until May 2023. Clinico-pathological variables were analysed using Cox proportional hazards model. Results: Of 91 people (42 males [46%]; median age, 71 years [range, 43-86 years]) with a median follow-up of 51 months (95% confidence intervals [CIs], 40-61 months), the recurrence rate was 72.5% (n = 66; 12 loco-regional alone, 11 liver alone, 5 lung alone, 3 peritoneal alone, 29 simultaneous loco-regional and distant metastases, and 6 multi-focal distant metastases at first recurrence diagnosis). The median time to recurrence was 8.5 months (95% CI, 6.6-10.5 months). Median survival after recurrence was 5.8 months (95% CI, 4.2-7.3 months). Stratification by recurrence location revealed significant differences in time to recurrence between loco-regional only recurrence (median, 13.6 months; 95% CI, 11.7-15.5 months) and simultaneous loco-regional with distant recurrence (median, 7.5 months; 95% CI, 4.6-10.4 months; p = 0.02, pairwise log-rank test). Significant predictors for recurrence were systemic inflammation index (SII) ≥ 500 (hazard ratio [HR], 4.5; 95% CI, 1.4-14.3), lymph node ratio ≥ 0.33 (HR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.4-5.8), and adjuvant chemotherapy (HR, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.2-0.7). Conclusions: Timing to loco-regional only recurrence was significantly longer than simultaneous loco-regional with distant recurrence. Significant predictors for recurrence were SII, lymph node ration, and adjuvant chemotherapy.

Quality Changes of Egg Products during Storage (계란가공품의 보관중 품질 변화)

  • Kim, Jae-Wook;Kim, Hyong-Chan;Hur, Jong-Wha
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.30 no.6
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    • pp.1480-1483
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    • 1998
  • To know the probable storage conditions for commercially prepared ‘baked egg’ and ‘rolled egg’ products, microbes and quality changes for samples immediately after the production and stored under the several conditions were tested. Sealed samples were stored at 5, 10, 15, $20^{\circ}C$, respectively and tested at 1 or 2-days intervals, opened samples were stored at 15, 20, 30, $37^{\circ}C$, respectively and tested at 6-hr intervals. Coliform bacteria, E. coli, Salmonella, Staphylococci were not detected, and viable cell counts level was under $10^2\;CFU/g$ for samples immediately after the production. The higher the storage temperature and baked eggs rether than rolled eggs showed more rapid microbial growth for both samples. For sealed condition, 14-days at $5^{\circ}C$ for both samples, 7-days for rolled eggs and 5-days for baked eggs at $10^{\circ}C$ were kept their initial microbial level and favorable flavor. For opened condition, it showed remarkable microbial increase after $18{\sim}24\;hr$ for $15{\sim}20^{\circ}C$ and 12 hr for $30{\sim}37^{\circ}C$. From these results, used egg products samples are able to be stored more than 1-week at below $5^{\circ}C$ and opened samples need to be stored at cold storage. At room temperature, it egg products.

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Afatinib Reduces STAT6 Signaling of Host ARPE-19 Cells Infected with Toxoplasma gondii

  • Yang, Zhaoshou;Ahn, Hye-Jin;Park, Young-Hoon;Nam, Ho-Woo
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.54 no.1
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2016
  • Specific gene expressions of host cells by spontaneous STAT6 phosphorylation are major strategy for the survival of intracellular Toxoplasma gondii against parasiticidal events through STAT1 phosphorylation by infection provoked $IFN-{\gamma}$. We determined the effects of small molecules of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) on the growth of T. gondii and on the relationship with STAT1 and STAT6 phosphorylation in ARPE-19 cells. We counted the number of T. gondii RH tachyzoites per parasitophorous vacuolar membrane (PVM) after treatment with TKIs at 12-hr intervals for 72 hr. The change of STAT6 phosphorylation was assessed via western blot and immunofluorescence assay. Among the tested TKIs, Afatinib (pan ErbB/EGFR inhibitor, $5{\mu}M$) inhibited 98.0% of the growth of T. gondii, which was comparable to pyrimethamine ($5{\mu}M$) at 96.9% and followed by Erlotinib (ErbB1/EGFR inhibitor, $20{\mu}M$) at 33.8% and Sunitinib (PDGFR or c-Kit inhibitor, $10{\mu}M$) at 21.3%. In the early stage of the infection (2, 4, and 8 hr after T. gondii challenge), Afatinib inhibited the phosphorylation of STAT6 in western blot and immunofluorescence assay. Both JAK1 and JAK3, the upper hierarchical kinases of cytokine signaling, were strongly phosphorylated at 2 hr and then disappeared entirely after 4 hr. Some TKIs, especially the EGFR inhibitors, might play an important role in the inhibition of intracellular replication of T. gondii through the inhibition of the direct phosphorylation of STAT6 by T. gondii.

Improvement of Reproductive Efficiency of Artificial Insemination Following Estrus Induction in Dog I. Estrus Induction and Changes of Progesterone and Estrogen in Dog

  • Lee, Y.R.;S.Y. Choe
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Embryo Transfer Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.91-91
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    • 2002
  • Considerable attention has been focused on the cryopreservation of semen and estrus induction in dog, as consequence of poor productivity caused by long anestrus period, in order to enhance the productivity of youngs and to preserve the breeds. The objectives of this study were to develop a treatment protocol for estrus induction. Fifty infertilie dogs (age 2∼3 years) were selected for the study and divided into three different estrus induction treatment groups. Group 1: dogs (n=15) were given clomifane (0.1 mg/kg) orally for five days at 12 hr intervals. Group 2: dogs (n=15) were given bromocriptine (50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg) orally for five days at 12 hr intervals, followed by single injection intravenously of 500 IU GnRH (Group 3, n=20) when pro-estrus occurred. After being treated, the dogs were evaluated for the rates of estrus induction and time interval lapses from treatment to beginning of the pro-estrus. The estrus induction rates were significantly (P<0.05) higher in both group 2 (9/15, 73.3%) and group 3 (16/20, 80.0%) than that of group 1 (9/15, 60.0%), but did not differ in the groups 2 and 3. No differences were observed in the time interval lapses from treatment to beginning of the pro-estrus in group 2 (7.7 ${\pm}$ 1.2 days) and group 3 (6.9 ${\pm}$ 2.0 days), but significantly (P<0.05) shorter than that of group 1 (9.5 ${\pm}$ 2.1 days). In conclusion, the estrus induction rate of dogs treated with a combination of GnRH and bromocriptine was more effective than use of clomifene or bromocriptine only.

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Toxic Effect of Micropollutants on Coastal Organisms -I. Toxicity on Some Marine Fishes- (Micropollutants가 연안 생물에 미치는 독성효과에 관한 연구 -1. 어류에 미치는 독성-)

  • CHOI Moon-Sul;KINAE Naohide
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.529-534
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    • 1994
  • The lethal concentration(LC50) of several micropollutants for three species of the fish Paralichthys olivaceus, Mugil cephalus and Sebastes schlegeli were determined by acute toxicity tests. For the determination of definitive test concentrations, the fish were exposed to three test material concentrations spaced at order-of-magnitude intervals based on a logarithmic ratio in range finding tests. LC50 was determined by five concentrations of test material in a geometric progression by means of range finding tests. The 96hr-LC50 values(mg/l) were estimated by the graphical interpolation of probability-logarithm transformations. These indicated that the order of sensitivities to three kind of micropollutants was Mugil cephalus > Paralichthys olivaceus > Sebastes schlegeli.

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