• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.32-38
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• 2014

Food consumption and conversion efficiency of eri silkworm Samia ricini Donovan were studied during $4^{th}$ and $5^{th}$ larval instars by feeding castor leaves fortified with 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 ppm concentrations of aqueous extracts of cyanobacteria Anabaena variabilis. The nutritional indices viz., ingesta, digesta, approximate digestibility (%), reference ratio and efficiency parameters like ECI and ECD were recorded which were significantly high at 400 ppm concentration treated batches of $4^{th}$ instar larvae over control batches. The decline in nutritional efficiency parameters of $5^{th}$ instar treated larvae might be due to higher utilization of the digested food for metabolic activities. Significant difference of ECI to cocoon % and non-significant difference of ECD to cocoon% and shell were observed between the treatments and control. Cyanabacteria feed supplement contains antibiotic and nutritions factors which has reflective effect on the biological parameters in eri silkworm and therefore has greater application in commercial eri silkworm rearing.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2021

목적: 본 연구에서는 소아환자의 혈액에서 분리된 주요 그람음성 균주의 항생제 내성 양상을 파악하고 항생제 사용량과의 관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2014년 1월부터 2018년 6월까지 서울아산병원 어린이병원에 입원한 18세 이하의 소아청소년에서 발생한 그람음성 균주 균혈증 중 Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 총 4가지 균주를 대상으로 항생제 내성 양상을 분석하였다. 또 원내에서 소아에게 주로 사용하는 정주용 항생제의 사용량과 항생제 내성률의 변화와의 관련성을 분석하였다. 결과: 본 연구 기간 동안 전체 혈액배양에서, K. pneumoniae (6.4%; 105/1,628), E. coli (5.6%; 91/1,628), P. aeruginosa (3.3%; 54/1,628) 및 A. baumannii (2.5%; 41/1,628)의 순으로 분리되었다. 2014-2018년에 분리된 E. coli와 K. pneumoniae의 광범위 cephalosporin 계열에 대한 내성률은 각각 49.3%와 54.4%였다. 2014년도에는 carbapenem에 내성을 보이는 E. coli 균종이 처음 출현하였고, 5년간의 내성률은 5.3%였다. 연구기간 동안 항생제 사용량과 항생제 내성률 사이의 상관관계를 분석하여, 3세대 cephalosporin 사용량과 A. baumannii의 내성률(r²=0.96, P=0.004) 그리고 carbapenem의 사용량과 K. pneumoniae의 내성률(r²=0.79, P=0.045) 간에 양의 상관관계를 확인하였다. 결론: 국내 소아에서 발생한 그람음성균 균혈증 분석 시 3세대 및 4세대 cephalosporin에 대한 높은 내성률이 확인되며, carbapenem에 대한 내성도 확인되고 있다. 일부 항생제 사용량과 해당 약제에 대한 내성률에 선형 상관관계가 있었으며, 이는 항생제 사용량이 내성률에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 시사한다. 이에 지속적인 원내 항생제 사용량 및 내성률에 대한 감시가 필요하며, 적절한 항생제의 선택 및 관리는 내성균주 출현 예방 및 치료 성적 향상에 필수적이다.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.19-32
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• 2007

Objectives : It is necessary to monitor consumption of drugs in order to enhance promote appropriate use of drugs. Defined Daily Dose(DDD) of World Health Organization(WHO) has been used for evaluating the amount of medicine use. However, DDD of some drugs must be determined for drugs in Korea which are not listed by WHO. Our formulary follows ourself classification and DDD of some drugs must be determined since they exist only in Korea. This study was aimed to determine DDD value using RAND Appropriateness Methods and evaluate the amount of antibiotics use using DDD value. Methods : J01 antibiotics of WHO anatomical therapeutic chemical(ATC) classification were extracted from drug formulary. Antibiotics list without DDD was identified to determine their DDD with comprehensive review of references and recommendation of experts. defined. Review of reference was executed. of Expert panels were comprised of clinical pharmacist and clinical doctors. Modified Delphi Method was applied by survey and consensus meeting. Amount of antibiotic use was calculated by DDD/1000 inhabitants/day in the national level using health insurance claim data. Results : The result of 1 round, DDD values of 28 ingredients were determined from the first round of consensus meeting. With 2nd round meeting, 3 ingredients were deleted and DDD of 17 ingredients were decided. Analysis of antibiotic use in health insurance claim data showed 22.97 DDD/1000 inhabitants/day in 2003 year. Conclusion : This study can contribute to the establishment of DDD assignment and thus quantifying drug uses.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.479-489
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• 2023

Livestock production depends on the utilization of nutrients, and when this is accomplished, there is accelerated momentum toward growth with a low cost-to-feed ratio. Public concern over the consumption of pork with antibiotic residues in animals fed antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) has paved the way for using other natural additives to antibiotics, such as herbs and their products, probiotics, prebiotics, etc. Numerous feed additives are trending to achieve this goal, and a classic example is vitamins and minerals. Vitamins and minerals represent a relatively small percentage of the diet, but they are critical to animal health, well-being, and performance; both play a well-defined role in metabolism, and their requirements can vary depending on the physiological stage of the animals. At the same time, the absence of these vitamins and minerals in animal feed can impair the growth and development of muscles and bones. Most commercial feeds contain vitamins and trace minerals that meet nutrient requirements recommended by National Research Council and animal feeding standards. However, the potential variability and bioavailability of vitamins and trace elements in animal feeds remain controversial because daily feed intake varies, and vitamins are degraded by transportation, storage, and processing. Accordingly, the requirement for vitamins and minerals may need to be adjusted to reflect increased production levels, yet the information presented on this topic is still limited. Therefore, this review focuses on the role and function of different sources of minerals, the mode of action, the general need for micro and macro minerals in non-ruminant diets, and how they improve animal performance.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.73-81
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• 1998

Pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats were administered with Q-35 at the dose levels of 0, 30, 100 and 300 mg/kg/day by oral gavage from gestation day 17 to lactation period. Effects of the test chemical on general findings, reproductive performance of dams and development of Fl generation were examined. There were no treatment related changes in physical signs, body weight, necropsy findings, organ weights, delivery and nursing behavior. In 100 and 300 mg/fg/day treated groups, the food consumption of dams was decreased significantly during gestational day 19~21. The gestation length of 300 mg/tg/day treated group was increased significantly compared to the control group (22.3 $\pm$0.48 vs 22.0$\pm$0.39). Although the gestational length of all groups were in normal range of the rat, potential effect of the drug could not be ruled out. External anomaly of Fl fetus induced by Q-35 was not detected in any groups. There were no treaoent related changes in physical development, reflex functions, sensory functions, locomotor activity and motor coordinating activity. Estrus cycle, fertility and reproductive performance of Fl were not changed in all treated groups. There was no external abnormality related to the drug administration on the examination of F2. These results suggest that Q-35 has no adverse effect on the peri- and postnatal period in rats except the reduction of food consumption at the beginning of drug administration and the potential effect on the elongation of gestation length.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.242-248
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• 2007

It is known that onion increases antioxidative and antibiotic capacity, and decreases blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The study was carried out to investigate whether ethanol extract of onion can enhance blood lipid profiles in hypercholesterolemic patients. Foully three hypercholesterolemic patients were randomly divided into 2 groups; 25 in controls and 18 in experimental group. The control group was offered to take placebo for 4 weeks (200 ml/day), and experimental group was offered to consume ethanol extract of onion for 8 weeks (200 ml/day that corresponds to 500 g of onion). There were no differences in sex, age, body mass index (BMI) and educational levels between groups before treatment. After 8 weeks of onion extract consumption, plasma triglycerides level was significantly decreased in experimental group compared to control (p<0.05). Total cholesterol level was tended to decrease in experimental group, but there was no significant difference of change between control and experimental group. The levels of plasma glucose and LDL-cholesterol were not changed significantly after onion extract consumption. In summary, alcohol extract of onion may have a positive effect on the lipid profiles of hypercholesterolemia patients through decreasing plasma triglyceride concentration.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.215-220
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• 2017

The consumption of natural cheese in Korea has dramatically increased since 1997. However, most of the cheeses consumed in Korea are imported. Thus, surplus milk has accumulated in Korea. To solve this problem, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs established a policy to create a farmstead dairy industry. Although the law governing the industry was established in 2016, food safety guidelines have not been prepared. Milk and cheese are prone to contamination with mycotoxins such as aflatoxin M1 and ochratoxin A, antibiotic residues such as penicillin and tetracycline, and pathogenic bacteria including Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and Staphylococcus aureus. L. monocytogenes infections have a very high mortality rate; hence, special attention should be paid to preventing contamination of milk and cheese with this organism. To ensure the microbiological safety of farmstead dairy products, the HACCP model has been used. However, this model is not suitable for current processing environments of farmstead dairy products because of the small size of the operations. In addition, scientific data on the microbiological safety of farmstead dairy product are limited and are urgently needed.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.204-212
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• 1998

This study was conducted to evaluate the repeated dose toxicity of DA-1131/betamipron, newly developed carbapenem antibiotic, in rats. DA-1131/ betamipron was administered intravenously once a day for 4 weeks to 10 males and 10 females per group at the doses of 0(control),40, 160 and 640 mg/kg. Throughout the study period, all rats survived. The administration of DA-1131/betamipron induced soft stool or diarrhea in rats of both sexes receiving 160 or 640 mg/kg. The water consumption was increased with a statistical significance in 640 mg/kg during observation period. At the end of administration, hematological and serum biochemical examination showed no toxicological changes in DA-1131/betamipron treated groups compared with control group. Histopathologic examination revealed inflammatory cell infiltration, tubular dilatation and focal necrosis of kidney in two males and three females in 640 mg/kg. On the basis of these results, the noobserved-adverse-effect-level of DA-1131/betamipron was estimated to be 40 mgtg under the present test condition.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2021

Vibrio species are Gram-negative basophils that are ubiquitous in seawater, increasing in number as the water temperature increases. Humans are usually infected by the consumption of contaminated seawater or seafood. V. alginolyticus infection in humans is mainly associated with infections of the skin and ears, such as acute otitis media and cellulitis. In this study, the distribution of V. alginolyticus along the coast of Jeju Island, and its relationship with water temperature, salinity, DO, and pH was investigated. The antibiotic susceptibility of the bacteria isolated was also tested. In seawater, the Daejeong area had the highest detection rate, with 13 cases (21.7%), and the Hallim area showed the lowest detection rate, with eight cases (13.3%) in. In shellfish, the Daejeong area had the highest rate, with seven cases (23.3%), and the Seongsan and Hallim areas had the lowest detection rate, with four cases (13.3%). The overall detection rate was the highest in Daejeong area, with 20 cases (22.2%), and the lowest in the Hallim area, with 12 cases (13.3%). The detection rate was highest when the water temperature was highest.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권10호
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• pp.1565-1572
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• 2010

본 총설에서는 동물실험에 이어 인체중재연구에서 양파의 유효성을 검증하고 단편적인 효능 검색 외에 활성물질의 분리, 동정 및 작용기작에 대한 구명연구를 위해 양파의 심혈관계 질환 및 항산화 효과에 대한 기존 중재연구를 종합하여 제시하고자 하였다. 양파의 심혈관계 질환 개선 효과는 대부분의 인체중재연구에서 혈중 콜레스테롤과 중성지방 저하 또는 혈소판 응집 저해 및 혈전 용해 활성 촉진 작용을 통해 입증되었다. 특히 이러한 유효성은 이미 혈중 지질 농도가 높아 혈액 유동성이 낮아진 대상자에게 약 300 g의 양파를 최소 12주 이상 제공할 때 효과적인 것으로 사료된다. 또한 공급되는 양파의 산지, 시료 제조 방법, 공급되는 시료양 및 기간과 중재 기간 동안 개인의 식사 조정과 같은 다양한 실험 조건의 차이가 결과에 영향을 준 것으로 사료되므로 이에 대한 엄격한 기준 및 관리가 필요할 것으로 보인다. 한편 양파는 LDL 산화 억제에는 직접적으로 작용하지 못하는 것으로 보이며 이는 쿼세틴이 단백질과 친화성이 높은 특성에서 기인된 것으로 사료된다. 그러나 양파의 항산화 효과를 전적으로 부인하기보다는 항산화 효과를 반영할 수 있는 보다 효과적인 분석 지표 선정 혹은 항산화 관련 유전자의 발현을 확인하는 등 새로운 분석 기술의 적용이 고려되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.