• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.219-227
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• 1992

연구배경 : 기관지 천식의 병인에 염증반응이 중요한 역할을 한다고 알려져 있고 염증을 억제하기 위해 스테로이드제제가 치료제로서 가장 많이 사용되고 있다. 흡입용 스테로이드는 전신적 부작용이 적어 경구용 스테로이드보다 비교적 안전하게 사용되고 있으나 효과와 부작용에 대하여는 아직 논란이 많다. 이에 저자들은 기관지 천식환자에서 흡입용 스테로이드인 budesonide의 효과와 전신적 부작용의 지표로서 부신피질-뇌하수체축에 대한 영향을 알고자 본 실험을 했다. 방법 : 강남성모병원에 내원한 기관지 천식환자 23명에서 내원당시, placebo투여 2주후, budesonide투여후 3주와 6주에 임상증상, 폐기능 검사, 히스타민 기도 유발검사, 오전 8시와 오후 4시의 ACTH 및 cortisol을 측정하여 비교하였다. 결과 : 1) 폐기능의 변화 : PEFR, FEV1, FVC가 budesonide 치료 3주일부터 증가하기 시작하여 치료전보다 의미있는 개선효과가 있었다. 2) 증상의 변화 : 호흡곤란 치료후 3주일과 6주일후에 의미있는 증상의 개선이 있었다. 객담 : 치료후 3주일과 6주일에 치료전보다 의미있는 증상의 개선이 있었다. 수포음 : 치료후 3주일과 6주일에 의미있는 차이가 있었다. 3) 히스타민 기도 유발 시험 : 치료 3주일에는 의미있는 차이는 없었으나, 치료 6주일에 의미있는 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 4) 혈중 Cortisol의 변화 : Budesonide 6주일 치료후에 오전 8시와 4시의 cortisol에는 의미있는 차이가 없었다. 5) 혈중 ACTH의 변화 : Budesonide 6주 치료 전후의 혈중 ACTH에는 영향이 없었다. 결론 : 이상의 결과로 기관지 천식의 치료에 흡입용 스테로이드인 budesonide는 하루 $800{\mu}g$씩 투여할 경우 치료후 3주일부터 유의한 증상의 개선효과가 나타나기 시작하여 6주일후에는 3주일보다 임상증상이 더욱 개선되고, 부신피질-뇌하수체축에는 뚜렷한 억제능이 없는 것으로 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.213-221
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• 2010

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is the primary endocrine system to respond to stress. The HPA axis may be affected by increased level of corticotrophin-releasing factors under chronic stress and by chronic administration of monosodium glutamate (MSG). The purpose of this study was to investigate whether chronic MSG administration aggravates chronic variable stress (CVS)-induced behavioral and hormonal changes. Twenty-four adult male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 200~220 g, were divided into 4 groups as follows: water administration (CON), MSG (3 g/kg) administration (MSG), CVS, and CVS with MSG (3 g/kg) administration (CVS＋MSG). In addition, for the purpose of comparing the effect on plasma corticosterone levels between chronic stress and daily care or acute stress, 2 groups were added at the end of the experiment; the 2 new groups were as follows: naive mice (n=7) and mice exposed to restraint stress for 2 h just before decapitation (A-Str, n=7). In an open field test performed after the experiment, the CVS＋MSG group significant decrease in activity. The increase in relative adrenal weights in the CVS and CVS＋MSG group was significantly greater than those in the CON and/or MSG groups. In spite of the increase in the relative adrenal weight, there was a significant decrease in the plasma corticosterone levels in the CVS＋MSG group as compared to all other groups, except the naive group. These results suggest that impaired HPA axis function as well as the decrease in the behavioral activity in adult rats can be induced by chronic MSG administration under CVS rather than CVS alone.

• 대한치과마취과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.45-49
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• 2010

Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is a rare X-linked genetic disorder associated with various central nervous system problems and adrenal insufficiency. It is common in childhood and symptoms include loss of previously acquired neurological abilities, seizures, ataxia, Addison's disease as well as degeneration of visual and auditory function. These children frequently require anesthesia during imagining procedure such as MRI or during some surgical procedures like gastrostomy. There is special need for careful management because of numerous anesthetic challenges like difficulty in cooperation, seizure disorders, life-threatening airway obstruction, copious oral secretion and possibility of aspiration. In addition, adrenal involvement and hypofunction must be considered for safe anesthesia management. We report a successful anesthetic management in a patient with ALD for dental procedures.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.495-497
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• 2017

Thalassemia major is a genetic disorder with a defective synthesis of either the alpha or the beta chain of hemoglobin A. Blood transfusion is crucial for the survival in these patients. Unfortunately, endocrine dysfunction is a very common complication in these patients and is principally due to excessive iron overload as a result of frequent blood transfusions. Although regular blood transfusion may increase life expectancy, disturbances in growth and pubertal development, abnormal gonadal functions, impaired thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal functions, diabetes, and disorderly bone growth are common side effects. We hereby present a case of a 23-year-old, unmarried woman with beta thalassemia major presenting with primary amenorrhea, poor development of secondary sexual character, and short stature. Thorough history, clinical examination, and laboratory investigation, including dynamic function test (insulin tolerance test) were conducted. These tests confirmed that she had multiple endocrinopathies, including hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, growth hormone deficiency, and subclinical adrenal insufficiency, which were caused by iron overload. She required hormone replacement therapy. Early recognition of possible deficiencies in hypothalamo-pituitary-end organ hormones caused by iron overload in thalassemia patients that undergo frequent blood transfusion procedures is essential. Appropriate treatments, including transfusion regimen and chelation therapy, as well as specific treatment of each complication are the crucial for the successful management and improvement of quality of life these patients.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2004

KBPT is the fortified prescription of Bang-pung-tong-sung-san(BPTS) by adding Spatholobi Clulis and Salviae Miltiorrzae Radix. BPTS prescription has been utilized in oriental medicine for the treatments of vascular diseases including hypertension, stroke, and arteriosclerosis. Yet, the overall mechanism underlying its activity at the cellular levels remains unknown. Using spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) model, we investigated whether the KBPTS has an effect on the pathophysiological parameters related to hypertension. Pretreatment of SHR with KBPTS was found to lower blood pressure and heartbeat rate. Levels of aldosterone. dopamine, and epinephrine were found to be significantly reduced in the serum of KBPTS-treated SHR. Histological examination of adrenal cortex and superior aorta showed that tissues from KBPTS-treated SHR rats were more intact and cleaner compared to saline-treated control. Levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) protein in adrenal gland, aorta, myocardial tissue, and kidneys were higher in KBPTS-treated animals than control group. The present data suggest that KBPTS may play a role in normalizing cardiovascular function in SHR by controlling hypertension-related blood factors and superoxide stressors.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제14권1_2호
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• pp.55-62
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• 1978

Ban formulated the concept of 'sympathetic center' and 'parasympathetic center' in the central nervous system, and Folkow et al. reported that the electric stimulation of the posterior part of hypothalamus induced the marked liberation of catecholamines from the adrenal medulla. Tatum reported that the hyperglycemic action of picrotoxin is contributed to the cathecholamines liberation from adrenal medulla by the excitation of hypothalamus via splanchnic nervous plexus. In this paper, the relationship between the convulsive action and the hyperglycemic effect of picrotoxin was investigated, with references to the influences of several drugs related with adrenergic function and two intravenous anesthetics on the picrotoxin hyperglycemia. The results obtained were summarized as follows; 1) There was no difference between the convulsive dose(1. 5mg/kg) and the subconvulsive dose (0.75mg/kg) of picrotoxin in its hyperglycemic effect that was not affected with the phenobarbital pretreatment, but the efficacy of its hyperglycemic action was more prominent than that of strychnine. 2) The hyperglycemic effect of picrotoxin was markedly suppressed by the pretreatment of thiopental or ketamine. 3) The hyperglycemic effect was not affected by the reserpine pretreatment, but the effect was markedly suppressed by the pretreatment of iproniazid or chlorpromazine. 4) The hyperglycemic effect of picrotoxin was significantly suppressed by the pretreatment of hexamethonium, propranolol or guanethidine, and the order of those suppressing efficacy was propranolol> hexamethonium> guanethidine.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.69-74
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• 1996

Capsaicin(CAP) is a pungent ingredient of hot pepper that has been used as a spicy food additive, pre-servative, and medicine. In this study, the effect of CAP on L-ascorbic acid(AsA)level in various tissues as well as its urinary excretion. and drug-metabolizing enzyme activity in rats were investigated. Rats fed AsA-deficient diets for 17days were injected intraperitoneally with 1mg of CAP in 0.5ml of ethanol-Tween 80-saline(20 :10 : 70, v/v/v). Control rats received the equal volume of the same solution without CAP. Urine was collected for 3 day after the CAP injection, and after 5 days tissues were removed; their AsA contents were measured by high performance liquid chromatography combined with and electrochemical detector. In addition, hepatic microsomal ethoxyresorfin O-deethylase(EROD) activity as measured. Urinary AsA excretion changed significantly following CAP injection. One and two days after CAP injection, the urinary AsA increased 2-and 3-fold in the CAP injected group, compared to the control, but the contents of adrenal glands and brain were lower than those of the control Dehydroascorbic acid contents in adrenal glands of the CAP injected group were higher than that of the control These results suggested that a single large dose of CAP could temporarily cause the redistribution of AsA in tissues accompanying by its urinary excretion, by affecting probably a biological system including mixed function oxygenase system(MFOS)

• 농업과학연구
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.34-44
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• 1990

난소(卵巢)의 기능(機能)이 갑상선(甲狀腺), 부현(副賢) 및 자궁(子宮)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 구명(究明)하기 위하여 성숙(成熟) 암흰쥐 144마리를 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)(Ovx.), Estradiol(Est.) 처리군(處理群) 및 정상대조군(正常對照群)의 3개군(個群)으로 나누어 48마리씩 배치(配置)한 다음 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)에서는 양측난소(兩側卵巢)를 완전(完全)히 척출(剔出)하였고 Est.처리군(處理群)에서는 마리당 $200{\mu}g$의 estradiol benzoate를 48시간(時間) 간격(間隔)으로 주사(注射)하였다. 각(各) 군별(群別)로 처리후(處理後) 시간경과(時間經過)에 따라 3, 6, 12, 18 및 24시간후(時間後)와 5, 10 및 15일후(日後)에 각각(各各) 6마리씩 도살(屠殺)하여 혈청중(血淸中)의 estradiol-$17{\beta}$와 progesterone의 농도변화(濃度變化)를 측정(測定)하였고 아울러 갑상선(甲狀腺), 부현(副賢) 및 자궁(子宮)의 중량측정(重量測定) 및 조직적(組織的) 검색(檢索)을 실시(實施)하여 비교검토(比較檢討)한 바 다음과 같은 결론(結論)을얻었다. 1. estradiol-$17{\beta}$의 혈청중(血淸中) 농도변화(濃度變化)는 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)에서는 급속(急速)히 감소(減少)하여 처리(處理 )18시간후(時間後)부터는 27.20pg/ml 이하(以下)의 수준(水準)이었으며 Est.처리군(處理群)에서는 處理後(처리후) 18시간(時間)까지는 급증(急增)하였고 그 후(後)로는 약간 낮은 농도(濃度)를 보였다. 2. progesterone의 혈청중(血淸中) 농도변화(濃度變化)는 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)과 Est.처리군(處理群)에서 다같이 정상대조군에(正常對照群) 비(比)하여 모든 관찰시간(觀察時間)에서 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)되는 감소(減少)를 하였는데 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)에서 최소치(最小値)를 나타냈다. 3. 갑상선(甲狀腺)의 중량(重量)은 처리(處理) 5일후(日後)부터 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)은 정상대조군(正常對照群)에 비하여 감소(減少)되는 경향(傾向)이었고 Est.처리군(處理群)은 증가(增加)되는 경향(傾向)이었으나, 유의성(有意性)은 처리후(處理後) 10일(日)과 15일(日)에서만이 인정(認定)되었다. 4. 갑상선(甲狀腺)의 조직소견(組織所見)은 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)에서는 처리(處理) 5일후(日後)부터 여포상피세포(濾胞上皮細胞)가 편평화(扁平化)되기 시작하였는데 10일후(日後)부터는 핵농축(核濃縮), 15일후(日後)는 핵붕괴현상(核崩壞現像)을 동반(同伴)하였다. 그러나Est.처리군(處理群)에서는 처리(處理) 10일후(日後)부터 여포상피세포(濾胞上皮細胞)가 비대(肥大)되면서 원주화(圓柱化)되는 조직소견(組織所見)이었다. 5. 부현(副賢)의 중량(重量)은 처리후(處理後) 10일(日)과 15일후(日後)에서만이 비교군간(比較群間)에 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)되었는데 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)은 정상대조군(正常對照群)에 비하여 낮은 값을 보였고 Est.처리군(處理群)은 무거운 중량치(重量値)를 나타냈다. 6. 부현(副賢)의 조직상(組織像)은 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)에서는 처리(處理) 10일후(日後)부터 색상대(索狀帶)와 망상대(網狀帶)의 세포(細胞)가 핵농축(核濃縮)을 동반(同伴)하면서 위축(萎縮)되었고 Est.처리군(處理群)에서는 처리(處理) 5일후(日後)부터 색상대(索狀帶)와 망상대(網狀帶)의 세포(細胞)가 비대(肥大)되기 시작하는 조직소견(組織所見)올 보였으나 구상대(球狀帶)와 수질(髓質)에서는 어떠한 변화(變化)도 인지(認知)되지 않았다. 7. 자궁(子宮)의 중량(重量)은 모든 관찰시간(觀察時間)에서 비교군간(比較群間에 유의성(有意性)이 인정(認定)되었는데 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)은 정상대조군(正常對照群)에 비하여 급속(急速)히 감소(減少)되었고 Est.처리군(處理群)은 급격(急激)히 증가(增加)되었다. 8. 자궁(子宮)의 조직상(組織像)은 난소척출군(卵巢剔出群)에서는 처리(處理)1/2일후(日後)부터 자궁점막상피(子宮粘膜上皮)와 점막고유층(粘膜固有層)이 1일후(日後)부터는 자궁근층(子宮筋層)이 위축(萎縮)되는 퇴행성(退行性) 변화(變化)가 일어나기 시작하여 실험기간(實驗期間)이 경과(經過) 할수록 급속(急速)히 진행(進行) 되었으며, Est.처리군(處理群)에서는 처리(處理)1/2일(日)부터 자궁(子宮)의 각층(各層)이 증식(增殖) 비대(肥大)되는 조직소견(組織所見)올 보였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.988-994
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• 2008

The purpose of the investigation was to establish how the pineal-adrenal axis plays an important role in thermoregulation in female goats under short-term heat stress. The study was conducted to observe the influence of glucocorticoids on pineal function in goats and its influence on stress alleviation capability. Melatonin and glucocorticoid secretions and several other endocrine and biochemical blood parameters reflecting the animals well being were determined over a one week period after goats had been exposed to $40^{\circ}C$ and 60% relative humidity for 10 days. Six female goats were used in the study. These animals served as self controls prior to the start of the experiment. The study was conducted for a period of seventeen days in a psychrometric chamber at $40^{\circ}C$ and 60% relative humidity. Chemical pinealectomy was achieved using propranolol followed by exogenous hydrocortisone treatment. Blood samples were drawn twice daily after each treatment to find the effect of hydrocortisone on plasma glucose, total protein, total cholesterol, cortisol, insulin, aldosterone, melatonin and corticosterone. Chemical pinealectomy significantly ($p{\leq}0.05$) affected plasma levels of the parameters studied and these could be significantly ($p{\leq}0.05$) counteracted by administration of hydrocortisone. Chemical pinealectomy aggravated thermal stress, although administration of hydrocortisone could ameliorate the condition. This indicated a role of the pineal in support of thermoregulation. The study establishes the modulating effect of glucocorticoids on pineal activity to relieve thermal stress in goats.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 발생공학 국제심포지움 및 학술대회 발표자료집
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• pp.53-54
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• 2001

Expression of HAND genes in sympathetic adrenal lineage suggests that HAND genes may regulate Mash-I independent neuronal genes. HAND genes are also expressed in other cell types, e.g. Cardiac cells, trophoblasts, and decidua, suggesting that HAND genes are not cell fate determination factors. It is unclear how HAND genes function specifically in different types of cells. Combinational actions of HANDs with other cell-lineage specific transcription factor may determine each cell fate and differentiation processes. Identifying the transcription target genes of HANDs and Mash-I will be important to elucidate the function of these bHLH factors in SNS factors in SNS development. (omitted)