• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.161-164
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• 2009

Ginseng is one of the most popular herbs throughout the world. Ginsenosides, the active constituent of ginseng, have been suggested to have diverse effects on cardiovascular, immune, mood and endocrine systems as well as cognitive performance. Many studies have revealed the beneficial effect of ginseng on cognition in normal human subjects and in animals. Recently, a few studies showing effects of ginseng on the patients with Alzheimer's disease have been reported. However, the underlying mechanism is not clear at this stage and it is still obscure whether ginseng is cognitive stimulant or disease modifying agent. More detailed studies exploring the relationship between clinical efficacy and pathophysiology are required.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(5)
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• pp.141-144
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• 2002

Acupuncture effect principle on meridians is what physical stimulation does on general physiology so that it gets into new equilibrium from the fallen function state of human body. However, it is generally accepted that western medicine has regarded the action passageway of various kinds stimulation as nerve fluids tissue or nerve-endocrine-immune system. These regard any action for all meridians as a response to the stimulation. These are not treatments for transmission of the energy. This paper compares the change of electric potential when operator's bio-energy is passed on and when is not. As a result of it, the effect of acupuncture is different when a operator's bio-energy is passed on to meridians and it isn't. Therefore, it means that the general acupuncture is more effective than the insulation one. Moreover, we could certify that there is close relation between an operator's energy transmission and acupuncture effect.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2015

Connexins (Cx) are membrane proteins and monomers for forming gap junction (GJ) channels. Cx46 and Cx50 are also known to function as conductive hemichannels. As part of an ongoing effort to find GJ-specific blocker(s), endocrine disruptors were used to examine their effect on Cx46 hemichannels expressed in Xenopus oocytes. Voltage-dependent gating of Cx46 hemichannels was characterized by slowly activating outward currents and relatively fast inward tail currents. Bisphenol A (BPA, 10 nM) reduced outward currents of Cx46 hemichannels up to ~18% of control, and its effect was reversible (n=5). 4-tert-Octylphenol (OP, $1{\mu}M$) reversibly reduced outward hemichannel currents up to ~28% (n=4). However, overall shapes of Cx46 hemichannel current traces (outward and inward currents) were not changed by these drugs. These results suggest that BPA and OP are likely to occupy the pore of Cx46 hemichannels and thus obstruct the ionic fluxes. This finding provides that BPA and OP are potential candidates for GJ channel blockers.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2021

Sleep plays a critical role in homeostasis of the body and mind. Insomnia is a disease that causes disturbances in the initiation and maintenance of sleep. Insomnia is known to affect not only the sleep process itself but also an individual's cognitive function and emotional regulation during the daytime. It increases the risk of various neuropsychiatric diseases such as depression, anxiety disorder, and dementia. Although it might appear that insomnia only affects the nervous system, it is also a systemic disease that affects several aspects of the body, such as the cardiovascular, endocrine, and immune systems; therefore, it increases the risk of various diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and infection. Insomnia has a wide range of effects on our bodies because sleep is a complex and active process. However, a high proportion of patients with insomnia do not seek treatment, which results in high direct and indirect costs. This is attributed to the disregard of many of the negative effects of insomnia. Therefore, we expect that understanding insomnia as a systemic disease will provide an opportunity to understand the condition better and help prevent secondary impairment due to insomnia.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.208.2-208.2
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• 2003

TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin), one of the notorious toxic environmental pollutants, damages various organs including liver and is regarded as an endocrine disrupter. To investigate the effects of Houttuynia cordata Thunb (HCT) on the biochemical parameters of function, liver and serum of TCDD-treated rats were used. After 7 days from TCDD (1 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg) injection, HCT (200 mg/kg) was administered into rats intraperitoneally for 4 weeks. The lipidperoxide content was examined by measuring the level of total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, total lipid and triglyceride (TG) in serum, and malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver tissue of rats. (omitted)

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2022

Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), one of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), is an endocrine disruptor and carcinogenic. This study was conducted to investigate the metabolic changes of zebrafish short-term exposure to BaP using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. In our results, the multivariate analysis showed that the metabolic responses were differed according to the exposure concentration. Also, it was observed that exposure to high concentration of BaP (162 ㎍/L and 1620 ㎍/L) increased the levels of creatine, histidine, and inosine in zebrafish, which means high concentration of BaP exposure affected the energy metabolism and immune function in zebrafish.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제45권11호
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• pp.763-770
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• 2022

Caenorhabditis elegans has been used as a major model organism to identify genetic factors that regulate organismal aging and longevity. Insulin/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) signaling (IIS) regulates aging in many species, ranging from nematodes to humans. C. elegans is a nonpathogenic genetic nematode model, which has been extensively utilized to identify molecular and cellular components that function in organismal aging and longevity. Here, we review the recent progress in the role of IIS in aging and longevity, which involves direct regulation of protein and RNA homeostasis, stress resistance, metabolism and the activities of the endocrine system. We also discuss recently identified genetic factors that interact with canonical IIS components to regulate aging and health span in C. elegans. We expect this review to provide valuable insights into understanding animal aging, which could eventually help develop anti-aging drugs for humans.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.277-283
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• 2003

목 적 : 두개인두종은 종양의 위치로 인해 다양한 내분비적 증상을 일으키는 중요한 소아기의 뇌종양이다. 이들 환자들의 진단 시 임상 양상과 수술 전후의 내분비 기능의 이상, 성장 양상 및 성장 호르몬 치료의 효과 등을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1984년 10월부터 2002년 5월까지 서울대학교병원에서 수술 받고 두개인두종으로 진단 받은 소아 환자 44명을 대상으로 후향적으로 임상 소견과 검사 소견을 분석하였다. 결 과 : 1) 남아가 25명, 여아가 19명이었으며 진단 시 평균연령은 $7.6{\pm}3.4$세였다. 2) 진단 시 두통이 75%, 시력 장애가 68%, 구토가 52%, 다음 및 다뇨가 32%, 성장 장애가 14%의 환자에서 관찰되었다. 3) 수술 전 갑상선기능저하증이 2명, 부신피질 호르몬결핍증이 2명, 요붕증이 3명에서 관찰되었다. 4) 수술 후 성장 호르몬결핍증은 44명 모두에서, 요붕증은 93%, 갑상선 호르몬결핍증은 88%, 부신피질 호르몬 결핍증은 88%의 환자에서 나타났다. 5) 수술 후 성장호르몬을 투여하지 않은 상태에서도 21명(39%)은 1년간 성장속도가 2 cm/yr 이상이었으며, 이 중 11명은 2년간, 8명은 3년간 지속적으로 정상 성장속도를 보였다. 6) 수술 후 첫 2년간 성장 호르몬을 사용하지 않았던 19명에서 신장 표준편차점수는 수술 당시에 비하여 수술 1년 후와 2년 후에 감소하였으나 통계학적 의미는 없었다. 반면 수술 1년 후와 2년 후의 체질량지수는 수술 당시에 비하여 유의하게 증가되었다. 7) 정상 성장군의 수술 후 첫해의 성장속도는 $8.00{\pm}2.71cm/yr$, 2년째는 $6.76{\pm}2.49cm/yr$이었으며 성장지연군에서는 첫해의 성장속도가 $1.79{\pm}1.10cm/yr$, 2년째는 $2.29{\pm}1.33cm/yr$이었다. 정상 성장군의 수술 당시의 신장 표준편차는 성장지연군에 비하여 유의하게 작았다. 8) 수술 후 성장 호르몬을 투여한 환자는 41명이었으며 수술 후 성장호르몬 투여 시점까지의 기간은 평균 1.8년이었다. 성장 호르몬을 2년 이상 투여한 29명의 환자의 신장 표준편차점수는 투여 전에 비하여 투여 후 1년 및 2년에 유의하게 증가하였으며 체질량지수는 투여 후 2년경에는 투여 후 1년에 비하여 유의한 증가가 관찰되었다. 9) 성장호르몬 사용 후 첫 1년간의 성장속도는 성장호르몬 치료 전 역연령이 어릴수록, 골연령이 어릴수록, 성장호르몬 치료 전 해의 성장속도가 클수록 컸다. 10) 현재 성장이 멈춘 환자는 총 16명이며 이들의 최종 성인키의 표준편차점수는 $0.25{\pm}1.21$이었다. 결 론 : 소아기에 두개인두종으로 진단 받은 환자들의 사망률은 수술 및 방사선 치료의 발달로 현저히 감소하는 추세이므로 수술 전후로 올 수 있는 내분비학적 기능 이상에 대한 정확한 평가와 적절한 치료가 삶의 질 향상에 필수 불가결하다고 할 수 있다. 또한 수술 후 많은 환자들은 성장 속도가 저하되고 체질량지수가 증가하지만 일정 기간동안 정상 성장속도를 보이는 환자군도 있으므로 적절한 성장 호르몬의 보충 요법과 함께, 이들이 최종 성인 키에 도달한 이후의 성장 호르몬 투여에 관한 연구 또한 필요하리라고 생각된다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.214-222
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• 1997

The aim of this experiments was to investigate the effect of Croton. Tiglii. semen water extract on the renal function, plasma renin activity, plasma levels of atrial natriuretiu peptide and aldosterone in rats. The results of this study were as follows: 1. Water balance was not changed significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract. 2. Urine volume decreased significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract $80{\mu}l/200g$. 3. Urinary excretion of sodium increased significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract $40{\mu}l/200g$, but decreased significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract $80{\mu}l/200g$. 4. Urinary excretion of potassium decreased significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract $80{\mu}l/200g$. 5. Urinary excretion of chloride was not changed significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract. 6. Free water clearance was not changed significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract. 7. Urinary excretion of creatinine increased significantly after the administration of Croton Tiglii semen $40{\mu}l/200g$. 8. Plasma renin activity was not changed significantly after administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract. 9. Plasma levels of atrial natriuretic peptide increased significantly after administration of Croton Tiglii semen water extract. 10. Plasma levels of aldosterone increased significantly after administration of Croton Tiglii semen $40{\mu}l/200g$.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.699-707
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• 1996

This study was designed to examine the involvement of lead in function of target organ, and the protective effect of selenium in lead-treated guinea pigs for 8 weeks. The effects of exposure to 0.5% lead acetate(lead) and/or 4ppm sodium selenite(selenium) in feed on serveral aspects were evaluated by measuring thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH), triiodothyronine($T_3$), thyroxine($T_4$), serum biochemical activities, organ weights, and serum and organ lead concentrations in growing animals. The many indicators of endocrine function(TSH, $T_3$, and $T_4$ in serum), enzyme and biochemical activities(${\alpha}$-glutamyltranspeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, triglyceride, creatinine, $Ca^{2+}$ in serum), and organ weights(kidney, spleen and testis) were correlated with lead exposure or showed significantly different mean values between the exposed and controls. These changes on some aspects were reversed by combination-fed of selenium, but did not statistically significant. The organ(kidney, liver, spleen, testis and brain) and serum lead concentrations of lead-fed group were clearly higher than that of controls. Selenium supplementation resulted in a significant protection against lead accumulation in liver and testis. These results suggest that lead can cause a toxic effect on several organ and that selenium seems to has a protective effect on specific reaction by lead-induced organic function toxicity.