• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송∙미디어공학회 2017년도 하계학술대회
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• pp.40-43
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• 2017

본 논문은 딥러닝을 이용하여 대장통과시간(Colon Transit Time, CTT) 검사를 위한 단순복부 X-Ray 영상에서 방사선 비투과성 표지자(Radio-opaque Marker)를 자동으로 검출하는 기법을 제시한다. 대장통과시간 검사는 대장의 운동질환을 평가하는데 있어 가장 기본적인 방법으로 특히 만성 변비증 환자의 병태생리에 따른 유형 분류와 치료 계획을 설정하는데 큰 도움을 주고 있으며, 내과적 또는 외과적 치료 후 평가에도 유용한 검사이다. 대장통과시간 검사는 방사선 비투과성 표지자가 내재되어 있는 캡슐을 복용한 뒤 주기적으로 단순복부 X-Ray 촬영을 통해 구간별로 남아있는 표지자의 수를 세고, 이를 통해 구역별 통과시간을 측정한다. 이 과정에서 판독의가 직접 표지자의 위치 및 개수를 세기 때문에 많은 시간이 필요하게 된다. 따라선 본 논문에서는 이러한 단점을 보완하기 위해 딥러닝 기법을 사용하여 X-Ray 영상 내에서 표지자의 위치를 자동 파악하는 기법을 제시한다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제11권sup1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2008

Chronic functional constipation is a common problem in childhood, with soiling a significant issue. It presents a management problem for pediatrician, and parental concern is high. About 5% of pediatric patients is known to have constipation and/or encopresis which is the second most referred disease in pediatric gastroenterology clinic, accounting for up to 25% of all visits. The etiology of constipation was based on initiation factors including vicious cycle concept, genetic factors, psychological factors, dietary influences and histologic abnormalities of colon. Emphasis is placed on the evaluation and management options that are available to the treating pediatrician. Careful history taking is most important to diagnose functional constipation. In addition, diagnostic tests such as plain abdominal radiograph, colonic transit study, anorectal manometry, barium enema were helpful to diagnose the constipation. Childhood constipation can be very delicate to treat. It often requires prolonged supports by physicians and parents, demystification, medical treatment and especially with the child and parent's cooperation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.505-511
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• 2004

당근, 무 단세포물이 흰쥐의 배변특성, 무기질 흡수율 및 소장과 대장의 구조에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 5% 배합비에 해당하는 건조한 단세포물을 첨가하여 제조한 식이를 급여 후 무기질 흡수율, 변의 중량과 미세구조, 장 통과 시간, 소장과 대장의 무게 및 길이 등을 측정하였다. 당근, 무 생시료와 이들 단세포물의 식이섬유 함량과 조성을 분석한 결과 건물량 기준으로 생시료 건조물의 경우 당근은 총식이섬유 함량이 28.76%, 불용성 식이섬유 함량이 21.45%였으며, 무는 총식이섬유 함량이 23.14%, 불용성 식이섬유 함량이 16.77%였다. 단세포물의 경우 당근은 총식이섬유 함량이 44.68%, 불용성식이섬유 함량이 40.16%였으며, 무는 총식이섬유 함량이 48.0%, 불용성식이섬유 함량이 45.79%였다. 당근, 무와 같은 채소류의 단세포물은 불용성 식이섬유의 좋은 급원이었다. 32마리의 Sprague-Dawley계 흰쥐를 대조군, 섬유소군, 당근 단세포물군 및 무 단세포물군 등 4개의 처리군으로 구분하여 5% 단세포물이 함유된 식이를 4주간 급여하였다. 무기질 중 Mg의 흡수율은 대조군에 비해 당근과 무 단세포물군에서 유의적으로 높았다. 그리고 섬유소 급여는 변의 양을 유의적으로 증가시켰으며, 지질소화율은 유의적으로 감소시켰다. 대장의 길이는 다른 군에 비해 당근과 무 군이 유의적으로 긴 것으로 나타났다. 또한 주사전자현미경에 의한 소장 융모 관찰 결과 섬유소와 단세포물급여군의 융모에서 수는 적고 잎모양의 돌림주름이 조밀하게 발달되어 있었다. 이상의 결과로 당근과 무의 단세포물 5%급여는 식이섬유 흡수율을 증가시키고, 체중도 유의적으로 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 변의 식이섬유 증가와 장통과 시간을 단축하는 것으로 나타났으며, 기타 변비와 관련된 배변특성 등에 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2005

목 적: Bristol 대변형태척도는 대장통과시간을 예측하는 간단한 방법이나 임상적으로 또는 연구목적으로 널리 사용되지 않고 있다. 이에 저자들은 소화기 증상으로 내원한 환아의 대변표현형, Bristol 대변형태척도와 대장통과시간검사 결과를 비교 분석하여 이들 상호간의 연관성 및 Bristol 대변형 태척도의 임상적 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2002년 5월부터 2004년 5월까지 소화기 증상으로 연세의대 세브란스 병원 소아과에 내원한 489명의 환아를 대상으로 연령, 성별, 대변의 표현형, Bristol 대변형태를 기술하고, 방사선 불투과성 표지자(Sitzmark$^R$ 또는 Kolomark$^{TM}$) 24개 또는 20개를 연속적으로 3일간 복용시킨 후 4일째 복부 방사선 사진을 촬영하여 대장통과시간을 측정하여 비교 분석하였다. 결 과: 내원한 환아의 평균 연령은 $8.2{\pm}3.9$세로 5세 이하 116명, 5세 초과부터 10세 이하 202명, 10세 초과 171명이었다. 대변표현형은 묽은 변 65명(13.3%), 정상 변 221명(45.2%), 굳은 변 188명(38.4%), 묽은 변과 굳은 변이 교대하는 환아가 15명(3.1%)이었고, Bristol 대변형태는 type 1이 57명(11.7%), type 2가 66명(13.5%), type 3이 203명(41.5%), type 4가 108명(22.1%), type 5가 36명(7.4%), type 6이 18명(3.7%), type 7이 1명(0.2%)이었다. 환아의 평균대장통과시간은 $35.9{\pm}19.5$시간이었다. 연령군과 평균 대장통과시간은 상관관계(p=4)가 없었다. 환아의 대변표현형, Bristol 대변형태, 대장통과시간은 통계학적으로 유의한 상관관계(p<0.001)를 보였으며, 환아가 진술한 대변표현형과 Bristol 형태는 유의한 상관관계(p<0.01)를 가지고 있었으나, 일치율은 묽은 변 29%, 정상 변 37%, 굳은 변 87%로 대변표현형이 굳은 변으로 감에 따라 높았고, 묽은 변으로 갈수록 일치율은 현저히 낮았다. 결 론: 대장통과시간 검사를 시행하지 못하는 환아에 있어서 Bristol 대변형태척도를 이용하여 대장통과시간을 예측하는 것이 임상 진료에 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.435-449
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• 2022

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Cheonggukjang is a traditional fermented soybean paste with significant health-promoting effects. On the other hand, there have been insufficient studies on the safety and efficacy of Cheonggukjang, which is produced using traditional methods containing toxins and biogenic amines (BAs). This study compared the laxative effect of Cheonggukjang, containing high or low levels of toxins and BAs (HTBC or LTBC) in a loperamide (Lop)-induced constipation mouse model. MATERIALS/METHODS: To induce constipation, Lop (5 mg/kg) was administered orally to ICR mice twice a day for 4 days, and the dose was increased to 8 mg/kg after a 3-day rest period. Cheonggukjang (500 mg/kg, HTBC, or LTBC respectively) was administered for four weeks before the Lop treatment. RESULTS: The number of stools, fecal weight, water contents, gastrointestinal transit, and histological alterations were recovered significantly in the HTBC or LTBC groups. HTBC and LTBC administration did not induce significant changes in body weight, dietary intake, and behavior. The opioid-receptor downstream signaling pathway in colon tissues was also evaluated. The c-Kit, stem cell kinase, and mitogen-activated protein kinases subfamilies, including extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, c-Jun N-terminal kinases, and p38, were all downregulated in the HTBC or LTBC-administered mice colon compared to the Lop group. CONCLUSION: These results show that Cheonggukjang, containing high levels of toxins and BAs, have a similar laxative effect in a mouse model of Lop-induced constipation.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2020

Purpose: To compare the clinical features, diagnostic findings, and medications of children with infrequent bowel movements or fecal soiling. Methods: This study enrolled 333 children (189 male; age range, 1 month to 18 years) diagnosed with functional constipation by Rome III or IV criteria. We classified them into 3 groups (infrequent bowel movement without fecal soiling [G3-a], infrequent bowel movement with fecal soiling [G3-b], and fecal soiling only [G3-c]) and into 2 subgroups of fecal soiling (G2-b) or not (G2-a). Retrospective data on clinical characteristics, colon transit time (CTT) test results, and medications were collected. The Wilcoxon rank-sum test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Chi-square test, and Fisher's exact test were used for the statistical analysis. Results: The median age (months) and interquartile range (IQR) was 33 (45) in G3-a, 54 (40) in G3-b, and 73 (48) in G3-c (p<0.0001). G3-c had the latest onset (median, 18; IQR, 18; p=0.0219) and longest symptom duration (24 [24], p=0.0148). PEG 4000 was used in 60.6% (G3-a), 96.8% (G3-b), and 83.2% (G3-c) of patients (p<0.0001). The median age (months) and IQR were 33.0 (45.0) in G2-a and 63.5 (52.5) in G2-b (p<0.0001). G2-b had later onset (median, 12; IQR, 19.5; p=0.0062) and longer symptom duration than G2-a (24 [12], p=0.0070). PEG 4000 was used in 60.6% (G2-a) and 88.3% (G2-b) of children (p<0.0001). No statistically significant intergroup differences were seen in maintenance laxative dose, CTT, or CTT type. Conclusion: Infrequent bowel movement and fecal soiling represent the advanced stage of chronic functional constipation.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2016

Background: Constipation is one of the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder. The present study examined the ability of water extract of fermented (FRC) and non-fermented (NFRC) roasted Cassia tora to improve intestinal function and reduce constipation in a rat constipation model. Methods and Results: Different concentration of FRC and NFRC were orally administered loperamide (5 mg/kg; LOP) reduced the number, weight, and water content of feces, as well as intestinal transit motility. However, 24 h-(24 hour fermented roasted-Cassia tora) 300 mg/kg FRC administration increased the number, weight, and water concent of feces, compared to that seen in the LOP group, and also improve intestinal transit mitility and, the thickness of distal colon and mucous fluid. Conclusions: The results of the present study indicated that LOP-induced constipation was improved by treatment with FRC. Therefore FRC could be used to develop functional foods or natural medicine for constipation. However, further study is needed to clarify how fermentation improves the medicinal properties of roasted C. tora.

• Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.643-655
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• 2018

Background/Aims Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disease characterized by intestinal dysmotility, the mechanism of which remains elusive. We aim to determine whether the high-affinity choline transporter 1 (CHT1), a determinant of cholinergic signaling capacity, modulates intestinal motility associated with stress-induced IBS. Methods A rat IBS model was established using chronic water avoidance stress (WAS). Colonic pathological alterations were evaluated histologically and intestinal motility was assessed by intestinal transit time and fecal water content (FWC). Visceral sensitivity was determined by visceromotor response to colorectal distension. RT-PCR, western blotting, and immunostaining were performed to identify colonic CHT1 expression. Contractility of colonic muscle strips was measured using isometric transducers. enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure acetylcholine (ACh). We examined the effects of MKC-231, a choline uptake enhancer, on colonic motility. Results After 10 days of WAS, intestinal transit time was decreased and fecal water content increased. Visceromotor response magnitude in WAS rats in response to colorectal distension was significantly enhanced. Protein and mRNA CHT1 levels in the colon were markedly elevated after WAS. The density of CHT1-positive intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal and myenteric plexus neurons in WAS rats was higher than in controls. Ammonium pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate partly reversed CHT1 upregulation and alleviated colonic hypermotility in WAS rats. Pharmacological enhancement of CHT1 activity by MKC-231 enhanced colonic motility in control rats via upregulation of CHT1 and elevation of ACh production. Conclusion Upregulation of CHT1 in intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal and myenteric plexus neurons is implicated in chronic stress-induced colonic hypermotility by modulation of ACh synthesis via nuclear factor-kappa B signaling.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.877-879
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• 2011

Bowel sounds (BS) are produced by the movement of the intestinal contents in the lumen of the gastro-intestinal tract during peristalsis and thus, it can be used clinically as useful indicators of bowel motility. We devised an estimation algorithm of bowel motility based on the regression modeling of the jitter and shimmer of BS signals measured by auscultation. Ten healthy males ($23.5\pm2.1$ years) were examined. Consequently, the correlation coefficient, coefficient of determination and standard error between the colon transit times (CTT) measured by a conventional radiograph and the values estimated by our algorithm were 0.98, 0.96 and 2.86, respectively. Also, through k-fold cross validation, the average value of the absolute differences between them was $5.0\pm2.5$ hours. This method could be used as a complementary tool for the non-invasive measurement of bowel motility.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.262-266
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• 2013

Certain phenolic compounds are known to exhibit laxative properties. Seed sprouts, such as those of peanut, are known to promote de novo biosynthesis of phenolic compounds. This study was conducted to examine the potential laxative properties of 80% (v/v) ethanolic extract of peanut sprout (PSE), which contains a high concentration of phenolic compounds such as resveratrol. For this, SD rats were orally administered PSE while a control group was incubated with saline. Laxative effects were examined in both groups of rats. Constipation induced by loperamide in SD rats was improved by administration of PSE. Constipated rats showed increased intestinal movement of $BaSO_4$ upon administration of PSE compared to the control, and the groups administered 100 or 1,000 mg PSE/kg bw were not significantly different in transit time of the indicator. However, colon length was not statistically different among the experimental groups, although it was longer in the group incubated with 1 g PSE/kg bw compared to other groups. Further, there was no significant difference in stool number among the experimental groups. Taken together, these findings show that PSE has a laxative effect in a rat model of loperamide-induced constipation.