• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.59.1-59.13
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• 2023

Background: Rocuronium bromide has been evaluated as a mydriatic agent in birds, but the species applied were limited and the dose and effect were variable. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of topical rocuronium bromide as mydriatics in 4 species according to horizontal palpebral fissure length: Feral pigeon (Columba livia), Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Northern boobook (Ninox japonica), and Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo). Methods: A total of 32 birds (8 for each species) were included as pre-releasing examination. Rocuronium bromide was instilled in one randomly selected eye of each bird based on palpebral fissure length criteria (0.5 mg/50 µL for pigeons, 1 mg/100 µL for kestrels and boobook owls, and 2 mg/200 µL for eagle owls). The contralateral eye was used as control and treated with normal saline. After instillation of the drug, pupil diameter, pupillary light reflex, intraocular pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate were evaluated at 10 min intervals up to 180 min and at 30 min intervals up to 360 min. Results: Statistically significant mydriasis was obtained in all birds (p < 0.001). However, in boobook and eagle owls, marked mydriasis persisted until 360 min. Side effects including corneal erosion and lower eyelid paralysis were common, which was observed in 26/32 birds. Blepharospasm was also noted during this study. No systemic adverse signs were observed. Conclusions: Rocuronium bromide could be a good mydriatics option for 4 species of birds, however, further studies are needed to find lowest effective dose to reduce drug-related side effects.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.387-397
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• 1993

To examine local response of adenosie(purine nucleoside) on the developing mammary gland, Elvax 40P implants containing adenosine were surgically implanted into mammary fat pad of the five week old female ICR mice. Inguinal(the 4th) mammary glands of anesthetized mice were exposed andplaced the implants for 12 days. One gland was treated with an adenosine implant, while the contralateral gland received a blank implant as control. For whole-mount preparations, glands were stained with alum carmine, and for histological observation, micro-selected mammary glands were stained with hematoxylin and eosin Y. Implantation with Elvax 40P did not affect on the damage of neighboring mammary tissue. Adenosie 25 or 250$\mu\textrm{g}$ per slow-release implant stimulated local mammary end bud formation of ovariectomized mice such as end bud size and numbers of end bud per gland in a dose dependent manner(P<0.05), and lower concentration of adenosie(2.5 or 25$\mu\textrm{g}$/implant) increased numbers of end bud(P<0.05) and end bud size(P<0.1) of intact mice. Adenosine treatment and intact ovarian function had moderate interation effects on the stimulation of end bud formation at 2.5$\mu\textrm{g}$ adenosine/implant(P<0.1). In histological observation, adenosine implants increased numbers of mammary epithelial type of cells at mammary duct in the presence or absece ofovary. These results indicate that adenosine should be one of regulators in mouse mammary ductal growth.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 1972

$^{86}Rb$ uptake of some organs and tissues, ego both lungs, both renal cortices. small intestine, liver and skeletal muscle were studied in the control and the rabbit subjected to pneumothorax. $^{86}Rb$ in the form of chloride mixed with physiological saline was intravenously. injected. The doses were $100{\mu}c$ for a rabbit. The rabbits were sacrificed at intervals of 10, 20, 40, and 60 seconds after the injection of $^{86}Rb$, by the injection of saturated KCI solution. After sacrification, the organ and tissue sample were quickly removed. $^{86}Rb$ uptake in gm of the organs and tissues were measured. On the basis of uptake value, administered doses and body weight, % dose/gm tissues per 200 gm body weight was calculated. Followings were the results; 1. Pneumothorax resulted in a marked elevation in $^{86}Rb$ uptake value of collapsed lung and returned to normal level lately. 2. Contralateral lung of pnemothorax also showed marked elevation in $^{86}Rb$ uptake value and recovered to normal level. 3. Initial $^{86}Rb$ uptake value of liver, small intestine of the rabbit with pneumothorax showed some elevation as compared to control, but that of late stage were similar with control. 4. Local blood flow determination by means of $^{86}Rb$ uptake were inadequate in the collapsed lung of pneumothorax. 5. It was suggested that the mechanism for the initial elevation of $^{86}Rb$ uptake value in each organs and tissue were different from each other.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.401-406
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• 2008

목적 : 종속조사면 병합 치료방법(FIF : Field In Field)을 이용한 유방절선조사 시 반대편 유방의 표면선량을 평가하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : FIF치료방법 이용 시 반대편 유방에 흡수되는 표면선량을 평가하고자 동일한 기하학적 조건과 처방선량을 기반으로 열린조사면(Open), 금속쐐기(MW : Metal Wedge), 동적쐐기(EDW : Enhanced Dynamic Wedge)를 이용한 조사방법과 비교하였다. 3차원 치료계획장치를 이용하여 선량분포 최적화를 수행하였으며 계산 결과의 정확도를 검증하기 위해 인체 팬톰과 모스펫 측정기를 사용하여 측정을 수행하였다. 동측 유방 입사면 가장자리로부터 반대편 유방 쪽으로 2, 4, 6, 8, 10cm 지점을 선정하여 각각 표면(0cm : 가피)과 0.5cm(진피) 깊이에서 선량을 측정하였으며, 0.5cm 깊이 선량측정을 위해서 0.5cm 볼루스를 사용하였다. 선량분포의 계산은 불균질 물질을 보정(modified Batho method)하여 0.25cm 격자 해상도로 수행하였다. 결과 : 치료계획장치에서 각 지점의 평균표면선량은 금속쐐기의 경우 표면 및 0.5cm 깊이에서 $19.6{\sim}36.9%$, $33.2{\sim}138.2%$ 증가했고, 동적쐐기는 $1.0{\sim}7.9%$, $1.6{\sim}37.4%$까지 증가하였다. FIF는 $-18.4{\sim}0.7%$, $-8.1{\sim}4.7%$까지 선량이 변화하였다. MOSFET을 이용하여 측정한 경우는 금속쐐기는 표면 및 0.5cm 깊이의 경우 $11.1{\sim}71%$, $22.9{\sim}161.2%$ 증가했고, 동적쐐기는 $4.1{\sim}15.5%$, $8.2{\sim}37.9%$ 선량이 증가했다. FIF는 표면에서 $-15.7{\sim}-4.9%$로 선량이 오히려 감소했으며, 0.5cm 깊이에서의 선량도 $-10.5{\sim}3.6%$로 나타났다. 치료계획장치의 계산값과 실측값을 비교한 결과, 유사한 경향을 보였으나 치료계획장치의 경우 피부선량이 실제측정값보다 다소 과소평가되고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 결론 : 본 실험을 통해 FIF치료방법의 경우 기존 치료방법(MW, EDW)에 비해 치료표적에 최적화 된 선량 분포를 만들어 내면서도 반대편 유방의 피부에 불필요한 산란선량을 최소화하는 치료방법임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.210-217
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• 2014

이 연구는 비편평화여과기(flattening filter-free, FFF) 빔을 이용한 폐 정위절제방사선치료(stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, SABR)에 대하여 서로 다른 선량계산 알고리즘의 선량적 효과를 조사하였다. SABR를 받은 10명의 폐암 환자를 대상으로하여 평가하였다. 모든 치료계획은 Eclipse 치료계획시스템의 Acuros XB (AXB) 알고리즘을 이용하여 수립되었다. 다른 선량계산 알고리즘과 비교를 위하여, 추가적으로 anisotropic analytic algorithm (AAA) 알고리즘을 적용한 치료계획을 재 수립하였다. 두 알고리즘 평가를 위해서, 치료표적과 손상위험장기의 선량체적히스토그램(dose-volume histogrim, DVH)를 분석하였다. 그리고 기술적 인자로써 계산시간과 총 MU 값을 평가하였다. DVH 비교분석을 통해, PTV의 최대선량은 AXB이 AAA 보다 5.2% 높았으며 최소선량은 4.4% 낮게 나타났다. PTV의 $V_{105%}$에서 7.06%까지 큰 차이를 나타났다. 폐의 최대선량은 AXB 치료계획에서 약간 크게 나타났다. 동측성 폐에 5, 10과 20 Gy 선량이 조사되는 체적은 AAA 보다 AXB에서 더 크게 나타났으나 대측성 폐에 대해서는 거의 비슷하게 나타났다. 척수와 심장에서 최대선량의 차이도 크지 않았다. 계산시간의 경우, AXB가 AAA보다 13.7% 정도 소요시간이 적었고 MU 값은 AXB에서 3.47% 더 많았다. 이 연구의 결과들은 회전조절치료 기법을 포함하여 FFF 빔이 적용된 폐 SABR 치료계획에서 AXB 알고리즘은 선량계산의 정확성과 계산시간의 감소의 장점을 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.121-129
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• 2012

Previous clinical studies have demonstrated that gabapentin, a drug that binds to the voltage-gated calcium channel ${\alpha}2{\delta}1$ subunit proteins, is effective in the management of neuropathic pain, but there is limited evidence that addresses the participation of glial cells in the antiallodynic effects of this drug. The present study investigated the participation of glial cells in the anti-nociceptive effects of gabapentin in rats with trigeminal neuropathic pain produced by mal-positioned dental implants. Under anesthesia, the left mandibular second molar was extracted and replaced by a miniature dental implant to induce injury to the inferior alveolar nerve. Mal-positioned dental implants significantly decreased the air-puff thresholds both ipsilateral and contralateral to the injury site. Gabapentin was administered intracisternally beginning on postoperative day (POD) 1 or on POD 7 for three days. Early or late treatment with 0.3, 3, or 30 ${\mu}g$ of gabapentin produced significant anti-allodynic effect in the rats with mal-positioned dental implants. On POD 9, in the mal-positioned dental implants group, OX-42, a microglia marker, and GFAP, an astrocyte marker, were found to be up-regulated in the medullary dorsal horn, compared with the naive group. However, the intracisternal administration of gabapentin (30 ${\mu}g$) failed to reduce the number of activated microglia or astrocytes in the medullary dorsal horn. These findings suggest that gabapentin produces significant antinociceptive effects, which are not mediated by the inhibition of glial cell function in the medullary dorsal horn, in a rat model of trigeminal neuropathic pain.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.18-26
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• 2001

Purpose : To evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) at acupoints suggested by oriental medicine to be related to the treatment of cerebrovascuiar diseases. Materials and Methods : Rest/electroaeupuncture-stimulation Tc-99m ECD brain SPECT using a same-dose subtraction method was performed on 5 normal male volunteers (age range from 27 to 30 years) using electroacupuncture at acupoint, ST 36. In the control study, needle location was chosen on a non-meridian focus 1cm posterior to the right fibular head. All images were spatially normalized and the differences between rest and acupuncture stimulation were statistically analyzed using SPM$^{(R)}$ for Windows$^{(R)}$. Results : Electroacupuncture applied at ST36 increased rCBF in the left hemisphere, that is, the left parietal lobe(angular gyrus), the left temporal lobe, the left inferior frontal lobe around rectus gyrus and the left cerebellar hemisphere, a part of the left inferior frontal lobe. In the control stimulation, no significant rCBF increase was observed. Conclusion : The results demonstrate that electroacupuncture increases rCBF in the contralateral cerebral hemisphere.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.136-141
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• 2012

목적: 정상인에서 항혈소판제제인 클로피도그렐이 손운동기능 과제를 수행하는 동안 운동기능의 생리학적 반응에 대한 약리적 조절효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법: 10명의 오른손잡이 정상인을 대상으로 클로피도그렐 사용전, 최대 복용량 복용후, 정상상태 유지시로 세번에 걸쳐 뇌기능 자기공명영상 데이터를 획득하였다. 운동과제로는 주먹을 쥐었다 폈다하는 운동을 시행하였고 3.0 테슬라 자기공명영상기기에서 혈액산소의존성(BOLD) 대조도를 획득하였으며 이를 위하여 $T2^*$ 강조 EPI 영상기법을 사용하였다. 뇌기능 자기공명영상 데이터의 영상전처리 및 통계분석은 SPM2를 사용하였다. 결과: 이차수준 분석에서 주운동영역을 포함하는 편측 감각운동중추의 활성화가 나타났다. 클로피도그렐 사용전의 활성화 화소수는 173, 최대 복용량 복용후 활성화 화소수는 1049, 정상상태 유지시 활성화 화소수는 673 이었다. 최대 T값을 기준으로 측정한 BOLD 신호의 강도변화는 관찰되지 않았다. 결론: 본 연구결과는 클로피도그렐에 의해 대뇌 운동 활성이 조절된다는 사실과 또한 뇌기능 자기공명영상이 이러한 변화를 감지할수 있을만큼 높은 민감성을 가진다는 사실을 제안하고 있다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.47-67
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• 2004

Objectives : In the present study, the effect of Scolopendrid Water-Alcohol Extract (SWAE) applied to acupuncture point BL23 (Shinsu) on the neuropathic pain was examined. A common source of persistent pain in humans is the neuropathic pain. Anti-convulsant drugs are used to treat the neuropathic pain. In the oriental medicine, Scolopendrid was used for long time to treat convulsant syndrome and back pain, etc. Methods : On the bases of the Scolopendrid clinical application, the effect of SWAE applied to the acupuncture point was tested in the rat model of neuropathic pain. Neuropathic pain was induced by tight ligation of L5 spinal nerve. When rats developed pain behaviors, One hundred microliter of SWAE was applied into the ipsilateral BL23 point at a dose of 10 mg/ml under enflurane anesthesia. The foot withdraw latency of the hind limb was measured for an indicator of pain level after each manipulation. Results : SWAE injection increased the mechanical threshold of the foot in the rat model of neuropathic pain significantly for the duration of 4h, suggesting a partial alleviation of pain. SWAE applied to BL23 point produced a significant improvement of mechanical sensitivity of the foot lasting for at least 4h. However, neither contralateral BL23 point, ST25 (Chonchu) point, nor LR3 (Taechung) point produce as much increase of mechanical sensitivity as ipsilateral BL23 point. And, this increase of mechanical sensitivity was dose-dependent. The improvement of mechanical threshold was interpreted as an analgesic effect. In addition, the analgesic effect of Scolopendrid 4 mg/kg injection is equivalent to that of gabapentin 50 mg/kg injection. The relations between SWAE-induced analgesia and endogenous nitric oxide(NO), inducible NO synthase (iNOS)/neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) were also examined. Results were turned out that both NO production and nNOS/iNOS protein expression which are increased by nerve injury were suppressed by SWAE injection applied to BL23 point. Conclusions : The data suggest 1) that SWAE produces a potent analgesic effect on the neuropathic pain model in the rat and 2) that SWAE-induced analgesia modulate endogenous NO through the suppression of nNOS/iNOS protein expression.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2019

Purpose: To compare the dosimetrical and radiobiological parameters among various volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) techniques using restricted and continuous arc beams for left-sided breast cancer. Materials and Methods: Ten patients with left-sided breast cancer without regional nodes were retrospectively selected and prescribed the dose of 42.6 Gy in 16 fractions on the planning target volume (PTV). For each patient, three plans were generated using the $Eclipse^{TM}$ system (Varian Medical System, Palo Alto, CA) with one partial arc 1pVMAT, two partial arcs 2pVMAT, and two tangential arcs 2tVMAT. All plans were calculated through anisotropic analytic algorithm and photon optimizer with 6 MV photon beam of $VitalBEAM^{TM}$. The same dose objectives for each plan were used to achieve a fair comparison during optimization. Results: For PTV, dosimetrical parameters such as Homogeneity index, conformity index, and conformal number were superior in 2pVMAT than those in both techniques. $V_{95%}$, which indicates PTV coverage, was 91.86%, 96.60%, and 96.65% for 1pVMAT, 2pVMAT, and 2tVMAT, respectively. In most organs at risk (OARs), 2pVMAT significantly reduced the delivered doses compared with the other techniques, excluding the doses to contralateral lung. For the analysis of radiobiological parameters, a significant difference in normal tissue complication probability was observed in ipsilateral lung while no difference was observed in the other OARs. Conclusions: Our study showed that 2pVMAT had better plan quality and normal tissue sparing than 1pVMAT and 2tVMAT but not for all parameters. Therefore, 2pVMAT could be considered the priority choice for the treatment planning for left breast cancer.