• 제목/요약/키워드: Antiviral agents

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아플라톡신 오염 및 저감화 방안 (Contamination and Detoxification of Aflatoxins)

  • 조소연;강인호;심영훈;양동혁;오세욱;이병희;현성예;장승엽;정춘식;이용수;김영식;강신정
    • 생약학회지
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    • 제38권3호통권150호
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    • pp.205-216
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    • 2007
  • South Korea is the representative consumption country of herbal medicines and most of herbal medicines circulating in Korea have been importing from the developing countries of Southeast Asia such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia and so forth. Domestic hygiene and safety are continuously proposed because herbal medicines which are circulating have the possibility could remain contaminants or residues. Physicochemical contaminants such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, radionucleosides, microbial toxins, biological contaminants such as microorganisms and animals, agrochemical residues such as pesticides, substances used for fumigation, antiviral agents, and solvent residues are classified as major contaminants and residues in herbal medicines from 2005 September WHO.$^{1)}$ Currently our administration have established a permission standard and the inspection criteria against the heavy metal, the residual pesticides and a residual sulfur dioxide. Furthermore our administration is continuously monitoring and conducting researches for the policies and their scientific ground against herbal medicines. But the appearances or discoveries of the harmful new species due to environmental and industrial developments are becoming social problems. Therefore it may be necessary to continuously consider and investigate regarding hereupon. Recently, the contamination of the mycotoxins against foods such as cereals, nuts and the powdered red pepper have developed and started became problematic issue, and possibility of contamination against the herbal medicine is proposed. And since populations who are using the herbal medicines very limited to several nations, recognition and researches about contamination of mycotoxins in herbal medicines are very insufficient. Therefore it will be need to more focus on the international regulation of quality control and safety for herbal medicines. Now on, we are going to introduce the importance, occurrence, characteristic properties, World-wide research trends and detoxification of aflatoxins, which is known as the most potent mutagen, carcinogen and teratogen mycotoxins.

소아 난치성 간질 중첩증에서 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증의 임상적 의의 (Clinical significance of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in pediatric refractory status epilepticus)

  • 김정미;김영미;권순학
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • 제49권10호
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    • pp.1086-1092
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    • 2006
  • 목 적 : RSE는 드물지 않으며 사망률이 높고 신경학적 후유증을 많이 남길 수 있는 중증 질환이다. 본 연구는 소아 난치성 간질 중첩증에서 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증이 임상적으로 어떤 의미를 가지는지 알아보기 위해 시행하였다. 방 법 : 1999년 1월부터 2006년 1월까지 경북대학교 병원 소아과에 난치성 간질 중첩증을 주소로 입원한 37명의 환아 중에서 뇌척수액 검사를 시행한 25명의 환아를 대상으로 의무기록을 토대로 후향적 조사하였고 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증이 있는 군과 없는 군을 나누어 비교하고, RSE가 간질의 첫 증상이었던 환아와 이전에 간질로 치료 받고 있던 환아 군을 나누어 비교하였다. 결 과 : 25명의 환아 중 6명에서 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증이 있었고, 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증이 없는 군에서 사망률과 필요약물 투여량에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 치료 후 경과는 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증이 있는 군의 생존자가 더 심한 후유증이 남은 것으로 보이나 중추신경계 감염이 원인인 환아들을 제외하면 두군에서 치료 후 경과에 큰 차이가 없었다. 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증이 있는 환아 들은 모두 처음 경련이 발생한 환아 들이었다. 결 론 : RSE로 진행한 경련 환아들 중에서 감염의 증거가 있을 경우는 뇌척수액 검사가 빠른 시간 안에 시행되어 중추신경계 감염 등의 원인 질환이 밝혀져야 하겠으나, 감염의 가능성이 적은 경우는 뇌척수액 검사 시기를 신중이 결정하는 것이 바람직하다고 생각된다. 그리고 경한 뇌척수액 백혈구 증가증은 예후에 특정한 영향을 주지 않으므로 감염이 의심되지 않는 경우에는 항생제, 항바이러스제 등의 사용에 신중을 기해야 한다고 생각한다.

한약 단미제 분획의 Influenza virus type A 활성에 관한연구 (Study on the Influenza Type A Activity of Fractions of Korean Medicinal Herbs)

  • 정재득;박인호;이광희;김호경;고병섭;박갑주
    • 한국한의학연구원논문집
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.67-83
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    • 1997
  • In order to search for anti-influenza virus type A agents from Korean medicinal herbs, we selected 100 medicinal herbs, based on a review of the Korean traditional medicine books. Four of 100 Korean medicinal herbs, MM-40, MM-55, MM-63, MM-110, exhibited very strong anti-influenza virus activity. The fractions of four medicinal herbs, which had very strong anti-influenza virus activity, were tested for antiviral activity by means of Haemagglutination inhibition test(HTT), 40% MeOH fraction of MM-40, $H_2O$ fraction of MM-55, 20% fraction of MM-63 3nd $H_2O$ fraction of MM-110 had strong anti-influenza virus activity at the range of $78{\mu}g/ml$ to $156{\mu}g/ml$, 1.56mg/ml to 100mg/ml, 6.25mg/ml to 50mg/ml and $48.7{\mu}g/ml$ to $780{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. These results of HIT indicated that fractions of Korean medicinal herbs might inhibit either attachment of virus to cell surface receptor or penetration of virus into cell during the initial stage of infection. In the cytotoxicity of fractions against red blood cells, 40% MeOH fraction of MM-40, 20% fraction of MM-63 and $H_2O$ fraction of MM-110 showed cytotoxicity at the range of $78{\mu}g/ml$ to 10mg/ml, 50mg/ml to 100mg/ml and $195{\mu}g/ml$ to 100mg/ml, respectively, whereas $H_2O$ fraction of MM-55 did not show cytotoxicity. In order to establish influenza virus adapted animal model, influenza virus type A were passaged 3 and 4 times successively in Balb/c mouse. As a result, we had 4 HA unit titers on the 5 days of 3rd passages and 7 days of 4th passages after infection, respectively.

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Transcript Profiling of Toll-Like Receptor mRNAs in Selected Tissues of Mink (Neovison vison)

  • Tong, Mingwei;Yi, Li;Cheng, Yuening;Zhang, Miao;Cao, Zhigang;Wang, Jianke;Zhao, Hang;Lin, Peng;Yang, Yong;Cheng, Shipeng
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제26권12호
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    • pp.2214-2223
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    • 2016
  • Toll-like receptors (TLRs) can recognize conserved molecular patterns and initiate a wide range of innate and adaptive immune responses against invading infectious agents. The aim of this study was to assess the transcript profile of mink TLRs (mTLRs) in mink peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and a range of tissues, and to explore the potential role of mTLRs in the antiviral immune response process. The results indicated that the mTLR partial nucleotide sequences had a high degree of nucleotide identity with ferret sequences (95-98%). Phylogenetic analysis showed that mammalian TLRs grouped into five TLR families, with a closer relationship of the mTLRs with those of ferret than the other mammalian sequences. Moreover, all the mTLRs were ubiquitously expressed in lymphoid organs (spleen and lymph nodes) and PBMCs. Interestingly, the mTLR expression patterns in lung, uterus, and heart showed quite a lot of similarity. Another remarkable observation was the wide expression of mTLR1-3 mRNAs in all tissues. Among the analyzed tissues, skeletal muscle was revealed to being the lowest repertoire of mTLR expression. Additionally, mink PBMCs exposed to the canine distemper virus revealed significant upregulation of mTLR2, mTLR4, mTLR7, and mTLR8 mRNAs, indicating that mTLRs have a role in innate immunity in the mink. Collectively, our results are the first to establish the basic expression patterns of mTLRs and the relationship between mTLRs and a virus, which will contribute to better understanding of the evolution and the functions of mTLRs in the innate immune system in minks.

무균성 뇌막염과 뇌염으로 입원한 성인 환자 뇌척수액에서 중합효소 연쇄반응에 의한 HSV, VZV, HHV-6의 검출 (Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus, Varicella-Zoster Virus and Human Herpes Virus-6 by PCR in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Hospitalized Adult Patients with Aseptic Meningitis or Encephalitis)

  • 박혜경;우소연;김현진;정영해
    • 대한바이러스학회지
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 2000
  • Herpes simplex virus, Varicella zoster virus and Human herpes virus-6 caused central nervous system infections and latent infections but there is no data of the 3 viruses being tested from the same cerebrospinal fluid samples with aseptic meningitis or encephalitis in adults patients. These viruses produced similar neurologic symptoms but difficulties existed in differentiating of etiologic agents and therefore the viruses needed to be detected in the early state. Herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSVE) in adults, if not treated promptly was fatal. If treated with antiviral drugs in the early phase of encephalitis, neurologic sequales decreased by 65%. Recently, a PCR method for detection of HSVE with CSF was developed. VZV primary and secondary infections caused neurologic symptoms of encephalitis or meningitis. The second frequency of adult encephalitis that caused VZV were reported. HHV-6 caused CNS latent infection that was studied with normal adults brains. But there is no data of HSV, VZV and HHV-6 for aseptic meningitis and encephalitis of Korean adults through etiologic study. We cultured CSFs on HEp-2 cells and simultaneously tested for HSV PCR, VZV nested PCR and HHV-6 PCR with 8 specific primers. The PCR results of CSF from meningitis Korean adults were 13/19 (68.4%) for HSV, 10/19 (52.6%) for VZV and 12/19 (63.2%) for HHV-67/19 (36.8%) cases were triple infected HSV PCR, VZV PCR and HHV-6 PCR positive; 3/19 (15.8%) cases were dual infected HSV PCR and HHV-6 PCR positive; 1119 (0.5%) cases was VZV PCR positive. Strong viral DNA amplification of CSF means a causative virus may be present in aseptic meningitis or encephalitis patients and may cause clinical neurologic symptoms. HSV and HHV-6 viruses detection rate were higher than VZV by PCR with CSFs.

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박테리아의 toxin-antitoxin system과 생명공학기술 응용 (Bacterial Toxin-antitoxin Systems and Their Biotechnological Applications)

  • 김윤지;황지환
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.265-274
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    • 2016
  • Toxin-antitoxin (TA) system은 박테리아와 고세균에서 진화적으로 보존되어 흔히 발견되는 유전적 모듈이다. 기본적으로 이 시스템은 세포 내 toxin과 그들의 억제자로 작용하는 antitoxin으로 구성되어있으며, 현재 총 다섯가지 유형으로 구분된다. 공통적으로 toxin은 스트레스 조건에서 활성화됨으로써 세포 내 다양한 과정을 억제하는 활성을 가지는데 이는 결과적으로 세포 사멸 혹은 가역적인 생장 저해를 일으킨다. Toxin의 이러한 효과들은 유전자 발현의 조절, 성장 조절, programmed cell arrest, programmed cell death, persister cell의 형성, 박테리오파지 방어기작, 가동성 유전인자의 안정화, 플라스미드 유지 기작 등 다양한 생리학적 역할을 나타낸다. 그러므로 TA system은 일반적인 스트레스 반응모듈로서 여겨진다. 하지만 이를 역이용한다면 TA system으로부터 toxin을 활성화 시키는 인자를 개발하여 새로운 항균 물질로 이용할 수 있다. 그뿐만 아니라 TA system은 toxin의 세포 사멸 효과를 이용하여 원하는 타겟 유전자가 존재하는 세포만 선택적으로 살아남도록 하는 효율적인 클로닝 전략에 이용될 수 있다. 또한, toxin의 서열 특이적 리보핵산 가수분해효소 활성을 이용하여 타겟 단백질 이외의 단백질 합성을 막아 효과적인 단일 단백질 대량 생산을 위해서도 이용할 수 있다. 더 나아가 일부 TA system의 toxin은 진핵 세포에서도 세포 독성을 나타내기 때문에 암세포, 바이러스 감염 세포에서 toxin의 발현을 유도하여 세포사멸을 일으킴으로써 인간의 질병 치료로 이어질 수 있다.

고령의 만성 C형 간염 환자에서 Daclatasvir와 Asunaprevir 병용 요법의 유효성 및 안전성 평가 (Efficacy and Safety of Daclatasvir and Asunaprevir Combination Therapy in Elderly Chronic Hepatitis C Patients)

  • 박유경;신수진;최유옥;최혜정;강진숙;황보신이
    • 병원약사회지
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    • 제35권4호
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    • pp.453-462
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    • 2018
  • Background : The prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) tends to be higher in the elderly. Pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy (Peg-IFN/RBV) was recommended as the first-line treatment in the past decades, but this regimen showed unsatisfactory results in terms of safety and efficacy especially in elderly patients. Recently, it was demonstrated that dual therapy with daclatasvir and asunaprevir was well tolerated and led to high sustained virological response (SVR) rates, irrespective of age. We conducted a study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of daclatasvir plus asunaprevir by involving elderly patients aged above 65 years. Methods : We retrospectively analyzed clinical data from chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1b patients treated with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir from September 2015 to December 2016 at Seoul St. Mary's hospital. The patients were divided into two groups as elderly patients (older than 65 years) and non-elderly patients (younger than 65 years) and compared the efficacy and safety. Results : A total of 112 patients were treated with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir for chronic hepatitis C. Among them, 101 patients completed the whole treatment, and in 88 patients the amount of HCV RNA was measured after 12 weeks of treatment. There was no significant difference in SVR at 12 weeks between both the groups (p=0.68). Typically, 91.4%(32/35) of elderly patients and 94.3%(50/53) of non-elderly patients achieved SVR12. Common adverse events included elevation in transaminase level, headache, and gastrointestinal disorders. There was no statistical difference in the symptoms between the two groups. Conclusions : The combination therapy with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir exhibited similar rates of SVR12 in HCV elderly patients without leading to further adverse events compared to non-elderly patients. Therefore, it is proposed that daclatasvir plus asunaprevir therapy could be considered as an effective and safe treatment, even in patients aged over 65 years.

구창의 문헌연구 (A literal study on the Gu-Chang)

  • 정한솔;박종훈;육상원;이광규
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.32-44
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    • 2002
  • Gu-Chang is a disorder characterized by recurring ulcers confined to the oral mucosa. Despite much clinical and research attention, the causes remain poorly understood. In this paper, we will compare Gu-Chang with Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis(RAS) in order to know what is the similiarity between Gu-Chang and RAS. So we will arrange various oriental and western medical literatures which are important. As a result of arrangement of the causes, symptoms and therapys of Gu-Chang, we can conclude through the studies as follows. 1. The etiologies of Gu-chang are following. In the Sthenia syndrome, there are evil heat of external factor, heat of heart and spleen, insomnia, heat of upper warmer, stress and diet, heat of lung and heart, excessive heat of upper warmer, inappropriate food intake, heat conveyance of organ, heat of stomach merdian, moistured heat of spleen and stomach and stasis of liver energy. In the Asthenia syndrome, there are deficiency of stomach energy, deficiency of upper warmer leading to heat, deficiency of middle warmer leading to cold, deficiency of lower warmer leading to heat, deficiency of middle energy, deficiency of blood, decreased fire and deficiency of soil, yin fire of lower warmer, deficiency of heart yin, deficiency of spleen yin and deficiency of qi and blood. 2. In western medicine the causes of RAS is presumed as local, microbial, systemic, nutritional, genetic, immunologic factors. 3. Once Gu-chang is compared with RAS, in the deficiency of yin leading to hyperactivity of fire, deficiency of yin leading to floating of fire and stasis of liver energy, recurring of Gu-chang is similar to RAS. Although recurring of Gu-chang due to tripple warmer of excessive fire has no recurrance, since there are the degree of Pain, site of lesion, dysphagia etc, it is similar to major RAS. It is may be believed that Sthenia Gu-chang is similar to major RAS, shape of recurring, site of lesion, degrree of Pain and white color of Asthenia Gu-chang are similar to minor RAS, but there is no similarity concerning herpes RAS in the literatures that describe the symptoms. 4. Generally, the treatment of Gu-chang is divided into Asthenia and Sthenia Syndrome. The method of cure to Sthenia syndrome is heat cleaning and purge fire, Asthenia syndrome is nourish yin to lower and adverse rising energy and strength the middle warmer and benefit vital energy. 5. Following is the medication for Sthenia syndrome. Heat of heart and spleen is Do Jok San, Yang Gyek San, Juk Yup Suk Go Tang, evil heat of external factor is Yang Gyek San Ga Gam, Stasis of liver energy is Chong Wi Fae Dok Yum, moistured heat of spleen and stomach is Chong Gi Sam Syep Tang. The medication for Asthenia Syndrome is following. Deficiency of upper warmer leading to heat is Bo Jung Ik Gi Tang, deficiency of middle warmer leading to cold is Bu Ja Lee Jung Tang, deficiency of lower warmer leading to heat is Yuk Mi Ji Hwang Tang, deficiency of yin leading to hyperactivity of fire is Ji Baek Ji Hwang Hwan, deficiency of yin leading to floating of fire is Lee Jung Tang Ga Bu Ja Medicine for external use were Yang Suk San, Boo Wyen San, Rok Po San, Yoo Hwa San ate. 6. In western medicine, there is no specific treatment for RAS, and management strategies depend on dinical presentation and symptoms and includes antibiotics, oral rinses, glucocorticoids, immunomodulatory drugs, vitamines, analgesics, laser and antiviral agents.

한약단미제 및 탕제의 항 Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 활성탐색 (Screening of Antiviral Activities of Korean Medicinal Herbs and Traditional Prescriptions Against Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1)

  • 강봉주;양기상;김명희;박갑주
    • 대한바이러스학회지
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    • 제27권2호
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    • pp.227-237
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    • 1997
  • 향약집성방 및 동의보감등 한의학 서적을 기초로 하여 선택한 탕제 45종과 단미제 80종의 메탄올과 열수추출물을 가지고 MTT assay를 실시하여 항Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1)에 대한 활성을 조사하였다. 열수추출 탕제 45종 중 백사전방, 현람방I, 현람방II, 반천청방 4종에서 항 HSV-1 활성을 나타냈고, 이들의 SI (selective index)값은 $2.1{\pm}0.5$에서 $11.8{\pm}2.2$ 범위의 값을 가졌으며 메탄올추출 탕제 45종 중에서는 단치시호탕III, 반천청방, 정향울금방, 대황오배자고, 홍인락삼등방, 호장해독탕에서 활성을 보였고 이들의 SI값은 $1.7{\pm}0.2$에서 $10.5{\pm}3.1$ 범위의 값을 나타냈다. 열수추출 단미제 중계지, 관중, 구인분, 대황, 자화지정, 포공영, 호장근, 황백등 8종에서 항 HSV-1 활성이 나타났고, 이들의 SI값은 $1.6{\pm}0.1$에서 $10.2{\pm}0.7$ 범위의 값을 가졌으며 메탄올추출 탕제 중에서는 계지, 목방기, 상지, 호장근에서 활성을 보였고 이들의 SI 값은 $2.9{\pm}1.5$에서 $9.3{\pm}0.5$ 범위의 값을 나타내었다. 처방제 중 반천청방은 열수추출물과 메탄올 추출물 모두에서 항바이러스 활성을 나타냈고, 단미제 중 계지와 호장근도 열수와 메탄올 추출물 모두에서 항바이러스 활성을 보였다. 이들 탕제 및 단미제는 분획 및 분석실험을 실시하여 활성성분을 추적하고 있다.

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체내 안정형 HSV1-tk (Herpes Simplex Virus Type-1 Thymidine Kinase) 영상용 IVDU 유도체의 합성 (The Synthesis of the Stable IVDU Derivative for Imaging HSV-1 TK Expression)

  • 김은정;최태현;안순혁;김병수;박현;천기정;이학준;안광일
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • 제43권5호
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    • pp.478-486
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    • 2009
  • 목적: 화합물이 가지는 항바이러스 및 항암 작용으로 인하여 5-iododeoxyuridine 유도체들에 관한 연구는 매우 광범위하게 이루어져왔다. 방사 요오드가 치환된 이들 화합물에 대한 연구의 주요 목표는 체내 및 체외 평가 시 효과적 일뿐만 아니라, 보다 안정한 화합물을 개발하는 것이다. 본 연구를 통해, 다양한 방사성의약품의 중간체로도 이용되어질 수 있는 carbocyclic radioiododeoxyuridineanalogue (ddIVDU)를 합성하여 생물학적 평가를 수행하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 목표 화합물의 합성은 Pd(0)-촉매 결합 반응, LAH 환원반응, hetero Diels-Alder 반응을 주요 반응으로 하여 수행하였다$(Sch\;3)^{10-12}$. 합성된 화합물의 생물학적 평가를 위해 MCA와 MCA-tk 세포에 다양한 농도의 GCV와 carbocyclic ddIVDV를 처리하여 MTS 법을 이용해 세포독성을 보았고, [$^{125}I$]carbocyclic ddIVDU를 이용해 MCA와 MCA-tk 세포에서 HSV1-tk에 의한 선택적 섭취를 비교 평가 하였다. 결과: Carbocyclic ddIVDU 및 요오드 도입을 위한 전구물질의 합성을 cyclopentadiene을 출발 물질로 하여 높은 수율에 의해 수행하였다. 방사요오드를 이용한 동위원소 도입 반응은 각각, 80% 이상의 방사표지 수율 및 95 % 이상의 방사 화학적 순도를 나타내었다. 세포독성 결과 MCA-tk 세포에서 carbodyclic ddIVDU는 GCV에 비해 세포독성이 작았고, MCA에서는 유사한 세포 독성을 보였다. [$^{125}I$]carbocyclic ddIVDU는 MCA-tk 세포에서 uptake는 8시간째까지 계속 증가하는 양상을 보였으며, MCA세포에서 uptake는 4시간째까지 일정하게 유지되다가 8시간째 급격히 증가하였다. [$^{125}I$]carbocyclic ddIVDU의 uptake는 MCA보다 MCA-tk에서 약 2-5배 정도 높은 결과를 보였다. 결론: 진행되어진 생물학적 결과로부터 이 유도체는 체내 평가 시 매우 안정할 뿐만 아니라, GCV에 비해 독성이 덜하고, HSV1-tk cell에 선택적임을 보여준다. 따라서 신규 화합물인 carbocyclic ddIVDU는 HSV1-tk를 영상화하는데 유용하게 이용되어질 수 있을 것이다.