• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2010

기존 DIFOTI 시스템의 문제점 중 디지털 영상 처리의 개선을 위하여 light emitting diode(LED)를 광원으로 사용하여 prototype DIFOTI 시스템을 개발하였다. 효율적이고 우수한 화질을 제공 할 수 있는 광량을 산출하기 위해 1일부터 20일까지 유치 법랑질을 Carbopol 907 인공 우식 용액을 사용하여 탈회시키고 실험 기간에 따른 법랑질 탈회 정도를 기존의 $DIFOTI^{TM}$ 시스템과 영상 분석을 통해 비교 평가하였으며, 탈회 정도에 대한 gold standard로 사용된 편광 현미경 소견과 비교하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 탈회 기간에 따라 두 시스템 모두 탈회 법랑질의 광도가 감소하는 양상을 보였다. 2. 정상 및 탈회 법랑질간의 광도의 차이는 $DIFOTI^{TM}$ 시스템이 prototype DIFOTI 시스템보다 더 큰 값을 보였다. 3. 편광현미경 관찰 소견과 비교해 볼 때, $DIFOTI^{TM}$ 시스템은 병소 깊이와 매우 유사한 변화 양상을 보여준 반면, prototype DIFOTI 시스템은 병소 깊이의 변화를 충분히 반영하지 못하였다. 보다 우수한 영상을 얻기 위해서는 광량의 최적화 과정과 함께 디지털 카메라의 조리개 조절도 병행되어야 할 것으로 판단되며, 이러한 단점은 소프트웨어적인 보완을 통해 개선될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1044-1051
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• 2016

The present study compared the differential functions of two groups of adjuvants, Montanide incomplete Seppic adjuvant (ISA) series and Quil A, cholesterol, dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide, and Carbopol (QCDC) formulations, in chicken by analyzing published microarray data associated with each type of vaccine adjuvants. In the biological function analysis for differentially expressed genes altered by two different adjuvant groups, ISA series and QCDC formulations showed differential effects when chickens were immunized with a recombinant immunogenic protein of Eimeria. Among the biological functions, six categories were modified in both adjuvant types. However, with respect to "Response to stimulus", no biological process was modified by the two adjuvant groups at the same time. The QCDC adjuvants showed effects on the biological processes (BPs) including the innate immune response and the immune response to the external stimulus such as toxin and bacterium, while the ISA adjuvants modified the BPs to regulate cell movement and the response to stress. In pathway analysis, ISA adjuvants altered the genes involved in the functions related with cell junctions and the elimination of exogenous and endogenous macromolecules. The analysis in the present study could contribute to the development of precise adjuvants based on molecular signatures related with their immunological functions.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.381-386
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• 2009

We previously showed that the water extracts of rice wine-baked Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (RWBS) ameliorated colonic inflammation more than crude Scutellaria baicalensis (CS) after oral administration. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of rectal and oral administration of RWBS in the experimental colitis. Experimental colitis was induced in mice by daily treatment with 5% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in the drinking water for 7 days. Water was used as vehicle of oral administration, while Carbopol/PEG mucoadhesive gel was used as vehicle of rectal administration. RWBS and RWBS gel (RWBSG) were administered once per day for 7 days. RWBS and RWBSG significantly attenuated the disease activity index (DAI) calculated as the sum of scores of body weight loss, stool consistency and rectal bleeding. Furthermore, RWBS and RWBSG reduced the mucosal myeloperoxidase activity and COX-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) expression in colon tissue. Anti-inflammatory effect of CS on colonic inflammation was increased by baking with rice wine in both oral and rectal administration. Moreover, anti-inflammatory effects of oral administration on colonic inflammation was greater than those of rectal administration. Further study would be required for the development of intra-rectal formulation.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.201-207
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• 2004

In order to develop an optimum formulation for iontophoretic flux of vitamine C 2-phosphate (VCP), we have prepared three different hydrogels containing VCP, using carbopol, HPMC and poloxamer, and iontophoretic flux through hairless mouse skin from these hydrogels was carried out. Drug stability in phosphate buffer (PBS) solution (pH 7.4) with and without current application was studied. The effect of various factors, such as drug concentration, current density, and current profile on skin flux was also investigated. Stability study indicated that VCP in PBS (pH 7.4) solution was stable under the experimental condition, irrespective of the presence of current. Cathodal delivery increased the flux markedly, whereas the anodal and passive flux was negligible. Thus, cathodal delivery was used in all experiments. Flux increased as the drug concentration (2.5, 5.0, 7.5%) and current density $(0.2,\;0.4,\;0.6\;mA/cm^2)$ increased. Pulsed application of the current showed lower flux than constant current application. The results obtained suggest that VCP can be delivered into the skin and the amount delivered can be controlled by varying hydrogel, current density, drug concentration and current application profile.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.109-112
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• 1995

The three dimensional, steady flows of blood and blood analogue fluids in the abdominal aortic bifurcation are simulated using the finite volume method. The objective of this investigation is to understand the generation and progression of site-specific atherosclerosis from a hydrodynamic point of view. Due to complexity of blood in conducting experimental study, aqueous polymer solutions are used as the substitutional fluids. For comparison purpose of the flow characteristics of blood and substitutional fluids, rheologically different fluids such as water soluble polymers of Carbopol-934 and Separan AP-273 are employed for the numerical simulation. In order to understand the role of hydrodynamics in the formation and development of atherosclerosis lesions flow velocities, pressures and shear stresses along the vessel are calculated for steady flows.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2010년도 제35회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.300-303
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• 2010

다양한 형상의 인젝터 내부 젤 추진제 유동을 수치적으로 연구하였다. 모사 젤 추진제의 유변학적물성치를 측정하고 plain-orifice, chamfered-orifice 및 venturi 형상 인젝터의 유동 특성을 분석하였다. Plain-orifice 및 chamfered-orifice 인젝터의 경우 하류방향으로 유동이 진행할수록 점도가 높아지는 특성이 나타났으며 Venturi 형상의 경우 인젝터 내부 유동에서 낮은 점도가 지속적으로 유지됨을 알 수 있었다. Reynolds 수가 증가할수록 이러한 경향이 뚜렷하게 나타나는 것이 확인되었다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.273-278
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• 2000

Several topical preparations containing lidocaine, a widely used local anesthetic agent, have been developed and marketed recently for the treatment of premature ejaculation. In this study, microemulsion(ME)-based hydrogels containing lidocaine were prepared by dispersing ME to hydrogel bases such as Carbopol, sod. alginate, and sod. carboxymethylcellulose. Lidocaine-containing ME was thermodynamically stable over 6 months and had a diameter ranging from 10 to 100 nm. In vitro skin penetration of lidocaine from ME-based hydrogels followed apparent zero-order kinetics. ME-based hydrogel showed higher drug penetration during fifteen minutes after application than alcoholic hydrogel, reference preparation. Tail flick test in rat was introduced to compare in vivo local anesthetic effects of different hydrogels, and the results showed that ME-based hydrogels are superior to other hydrogels. In optical microscopy, recrystallization of lidocaine was observed within 5 min after application of reference hydrogel, but there was no change in ME-based hydrogels even after 30 minnute. These results indicated that ME-based hydrogels had some advantages in skin penetration, anesthetic effect and physical stability compared with alcoholic hydrogels. Finally it is possible to conclude that ME-based hydrogels containing lidocaine is a good topical drug delivery system for the treatment of premature ejaculation.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.369-373
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• 2005

The objectives of the current work is to understand the factors impacting the formulation and performance of a Carbopol mucoadhesive buccal delvery system for a model peptide drug, $[D-Ala{^2},\;D-Leu{^5}]$enkephalin (DADLE, Mw=569.7) with comparable chemical and enzymatic stability. Specifically, in vitro buccal DADLE delivery from the cross-linked poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) hydrogel system was characterized. In addition, the influences of several penetration enhancers on the ex vivo buccal absorption of DADLE were also studied. In this study, the PAA hydrogels generally swell to 100% of their original weight in the phosphate pH 7.4 buffer. The water penetration into the PAA hydrogel occurred based on a zero-order kinetics for the first 60 min and steadily decreased afterwards. From the release study, it can be seen that the initial DADLE release was so rapid and the rate of release of DADLE decreased as the time elapsed. The porcine buccal tissue was found to be permeable to DADLE with a flux value of $0.07%/cm{^2}/hr({\pm}0.01\;SD)$. From the ex vivo diffusion study, it was found that sodium taurodihydrofusidate showed a greater degree of enhancement compared to the phospholipids with an Enhancement Ratio (ER) of 8.7 compared to 2.7 and 1.9 for didecanoylphosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine, respectively. The work encompassed within this paper has demonstrated the feasibility of using the PAA hydrogel delivery system with its good mucoadhesive properties for the buccal delivery of peptides.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.736-742
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• 2005

Xyloglucan (XG), which exhibits thermal sol to gel transition, non-toxicity, and low gelation concentration, is of interest in the development of sustained release carriers for drug delivery. Drug-loaded XG beads were prepared by extruding dropwise a dispersion of indomethacin in aqueous XG solution (2 wt.-$\%$) through a syringe into corn oil. Enteric coating of XG bead was performed using Eudragit L 100 to improve the stability of XG bead in gastrointestinal (GI) track and to achieve gastroresistant drug release. Release behavior of indomethacin from XG beads in vitro was investigated as a function of loading content of drug, pH of release medium, and concentration of coating agent. Adhesive force of XG was also measured using the tensile test. Uniform-sized spherical beads with particle diameters ranging from 692 $\pm$ 30 to 819 $\pm$ 50 $\mu$m were obtained. The effect of drug content on the release of indomethacin from XG beads depended on the medium pH. Release of indomethacin from XG beads was retarded by coating with Eudragit and increased rapidly with the change in medium pH from 1.2 to 7.4. Adhesive force of XG was stronger than that of Carbopol 943 P, a well-known commercial mucoadhesive polymer, in wet state. Results indicate the enteric-coated XG beads may be suitable as a carrier for oral drug delivery of irritant drug in the stomach.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.387-392
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• 2013

이 연구의 목적은 curcumin 함유 젤을 쥐의 손상된 등부위 조직에 적용하여 경피전달에 따른 창상치유 효과를 관찰하였다. 카보머 934와 프로필렌글리콜을 이용하여 curcumin 함량이 1%인 젤을 제조하였다. Curcumin 자체의 항산화능과 함유 젤의 세포독성, 항염증의 효과를 평가하였다. 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl(DPPH)로 관찰한 자유라디칼 소거능은 12.5 ppm 농도에서 50% 저해능을 관찰하였다. Curcumin 젤은 RAW 264.7 세포에서 lipopolysaccharide(LPS)로 유도한 nitric oxide(NO) 생성이 억제되는 것을 확인했다. In vivo 동물실험에서 curcumin 젤의 처치그룹이 curcumin이 함유되지 않은 젤과 비교했을 때 창상 부위의 재 상피화의 경향이 확연히 증가된 것을 실험기간 동안 관찰할 수 있었다. 이 연구는 결과적으로 curcumin 젤은 상처치료의 증진을 도와주는 것을 알 수 있었다.