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HPLC Determination and Pharmacokinetics of Endogenous Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC) in Human Volunteers Orally Administered a Single Dose of ALC

  • Kwon, Oh-Seung;Chung, Youn-Bok
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.676-681
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    • 2004
  • Acetyl-L-camitine (ALC), a naturally occurring endogenous compound, has been shown to improve the cognitive performance of patients with senile dementia Alzheimer's type, and to be involved in cholinergic neurotransmission. Because ALC is an endogenous compound, valida-tion of the analytical methods of ALC in the biological fluids is very important and difficult. This study was presented validation and correction for plasma ALC concentrations and pharmacok-inetics after oral administration of ALC to human volunteers. ALC concentrations in human plasma were corrected by subtracting the concentration of blank plasma from each sample. Precision and accuracy (bias %) for uncorrected ALC concentrations were below 2.6 and 6.5% for intra-days, and 4.0 and 9.4% for inter-days, respectively. Precision and accuracy (bias %)for corrected ALC concentrations were below 10.9 and 6.0% for intra-days, and 10.5 and 16.9% for inter-days, respectively. Quantitation limit was $0.1{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/mL$. After oral administration of a 500 mg ALC tablet to 8 healthy volunteers, the principle pharmacokinetic parameters were 4.2 h of the half-life$ (t_{1/2},{\beta})$, the area under the curve $(AUC_{0{\rightarrow}8){\;}of{\;}9.88{\;}\mu\textrm{g}{\cdot}h/mL$, and 3.1 h of the time ($T_{max}$) to reach $C_{max}$. This study first describes the pharmacokinetic study after oral admin-istration of a single dose of ALC in human volunteers.

Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Lateral Pterygoid Muscle in Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Disorders and Healthy Volunteers

  • Simin Liu;Changhua Wan;Haosen Li;Weiwei Chen;Chu Pan
    • Korean Journal of Radiology
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.218-225
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    • 2022
  • Objective: This study aimed to explore the feasibility of functional evaluation of the lateral pterygoid muscle (LPM) using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in patients with temporomandibular joint disorders (TMDs). Materials and Methods: A total of 119 patients with TMD (23 male and 96 female; mean age ± standard deviation, 41 ± 15 years; 58 bilateral and 61 unilateral involvements for a total of 177 joints) and 20 healthy volunteers (9 male and 11 female; 40 ± 13 years; 40 joints) were included in this prospective study. Based on DTI of the jaw in the resting state, the diffusion parameters, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), fractional anisotropy (FA), λ1, λ2, and λ3 of the superior and inferior heads of the LPM (SHLPM and IHLPM) were measured. Patients with TMD with normal disc position (ND), anterior disc displacement with reduction (ADWR), and anterior disc displacement without reduction (ADWOR) were compared. Results: Patients with TMD overall, and ADWR and ADWOR subgroups had significantly higher ADC, λ1, λ2, and λ3 in both the SHLPM and IHLPM than those in volunteers (p < 0.05 for all), whereas the ND subgroup only had significantly higher ADC and λ1 (p < 0.001). Meanwhile, significant differences in FA in the SHLPM and IHLPM were found between volunteers and ADWOR (p = 0.014 and p = 0.037, respectively). Among the three TMD subgroups, except for λ3 and FA in the ADWR subgroup, ADWR and ADWOR subgroups had significantly higher ADC, λ1, λ2, and λ3 and lower FA than those in the ND group (p < 0.050). There was no significant difference in diffusion variables between ADWR and ADWOR. In ADWOR, the osteoarthritis group had significantly higher λ3 and lower FA values in the IHLPM than those in the non-osteoarthritis group. Conclusion: DTI successfully detected functional changes in the LPM in patients with TMD. The unsynchronized diffusivity changes in the LPM in different subgroups of TMD signified the possibility of using diffusion parameters as indicators to identify the severity of LPM hyperfunction at various stages of TMD.

가족자원봉사활동이 가족건강성에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Influence of a Familial Voluntary Service upon Family Healthy)

  • 이지원;박정윤;김양희
    • 대한가정학회지
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    • 제46권6호
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    • pp.89-100
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for the familial voluntary service of the Healthy Family Center and then verify the effectiveness of its application in order to improve family healthy through a familial voluntary service. Study subjects were both volunteers who belonged to family volunteer corps of 12 Healthy Family Centers. Collected data was analyzed SPSS WIN 12.0 program. The results were as followed. First, a 54.1% of subjects is taking part in a familial voluntary service, while a 45.9% of them is not. Their positive intention of future participation is a 77.4%. The period of participation is from 6 months to two years. The frequency of participation is once or twice a month, and the length of activities per participation is for 3 hours. They have taken part in the service with a variety of public relations, and their motive of participation is by and large selfish. Second, as for the influence of participation in a familial voluntary service upon family healthy, the family healthy of participant group is higher in all the four sub-variables of family healthy than that of other groups. The group of which frequency of participation is once a week is better in family communication than the group of which frequency of participation is once or twice per month. The group of which motive of participation is altruistic is higher in sharing a value system among families than the group of which motive of participation is selfish.

Ampicillin과 Lysinomethylene Ampicillin의 혈중농도비교(血中濃度比較) (Comparision of the Blood Concentration of Ampicillin and Lysinomethylene Ampicillin in Man)

  • 김종갑;김영일;김봉희
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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    • 제10권3호
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 1980
  • In order to increase the solubility and antibacterial activity of ampicillin, the lysinomethylene ampicillin trihydrate was synthesized. The blood concentrations of ampicillin trihydrate and synthetic lysinomethylene ampicillin trihydrate were determined in 10 healthy male volunteers by using large plate method with Sarcina lutea ATCC 9341. The mean blood concentration of synthetic lysinomethylene ampicillin trihydrate was higher ca. 1.3 times than that of ampicillin trihydrate in 10 test subjects after oral administration.

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변형 체내 표지법에 의한 적혈구 표지시 결합효율에 영향을 미치는 인자 평가 (The Evaluation of Factors which influence Binding Efficiency of Modified in Vivo Erythrocyte Labeling Technique)

  • 서한경
    • 대한방사선협회지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.63-69
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    • 2004
  • Purpose : We underwent this study to evaluate the factors which influence labelling efficiency when modified in vivo erythrocyte labeling technique was used. Materials and methods : Thirty healthy volunteers (M : F = 19 : 11, age : 25$\pm$2yrs)

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Unrestricted Measurement Method of Three-dimensional Walking Distance Utilizing Body Acceleration and Terrestrial Magnetism

  • Inooka, Hikaru;Kim, HiSik
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 제어로봇시스템학회 2001년도 ICCAS
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    • pp.94.5-94
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    • 2001
  • Unrestricted measurement method of three-dimensional walking distance utilizing body acceleration and terrestrial magnetism is discussed. The three-dimensional walking distance is derived by the integration of the three dimensional acceleration of foot during swing phase. Since the sensor system attached on the foot rotates during swing phase, the acceleration data measured on the foot include acceleration of gravity which causes inaccurate calculation of the velocity and the distance. Three gyros are used to compensate the rotation of the sensor system. Moreover, one geomagnetic sensor is employed to derive the heading direction of the subject Healthy volunteers performed ...

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