• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.127-132
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• 1991

Recently a non-electronic, disposable and portable infusor(Baxter infusor with patient control module, Baxter health care Co., Deerfield IL 60015 USA: BI $\bar{c}$ PCM) has been developed that will deliver both a continuous drug infusion as well as allow the patient to deliver extra doses of medication on a demand basis under predetermined limitation of analgesics. Patients may also not require as high analgesic dose rate to control pain when the acceptable and tolerable level of pain relief can be maintained by this device. From April l99l, we have used a total l93 units of BI $\bar{c}$ PCM. These units consisting of two components which one made by a balloon reservoir(capacity 65 ml, flow rate 0.5 ml/hr) to store medication and to regulate the pump power(490 torr), and another two PCMs to regulate additional analgesic administration by patients demand at intervals of 1S minutes and 60 minutes. The dose administered to the patient can be varied by changing the concentration of the infusate within the balloon reservoir. These devices were utilized for the pain control of 44 patients. These patients were divided into two groups. Twenty seven cases had cancer pain and 17 cases had non-cancer pain. The Touhy needle(No. l8 G.) tip was inserted into the epidural space and was used to guide the catheter to the spinal nerve level corresponding to the most painful area. The device was connected to the opposite site of the catheter tip and was filled with 60 ml of mixture solution such as 0.5% bupivacaine 15 ml, morphine HCl 10 mg, trazodone 10 ml, Tridol 3 ml and normal saline 31 ml were administed as the initial dose. When the initial dose was less effective, the next dose could be varied by increasing the concentration of bupivacaine, by adding more morphine (5~10 mg), and by reducing the volume of normal saline. Using these modules of drug self administration, we experienced the following: 1) Improvement of patient's self titration of analgesic requirement was provided. 2) The patients anxiety with pain recurrence resulting from delays in administering pain control medication was decreased significantly. 3) The working load accompanying with the single bolus injection as the usual method was reduced remarkably. 4) There was urinary retention in 5 cases and pruritus in 4 eases which developed as side effects but respiratory depression and vomiting was not encountered in a single case.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.385-392
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 해수침투를 방지하기 위해 실험실에서 제조한 하수 방류수를 이용하였으며, 각각의 함양 및 양수 조건에 따른 해수침투 진행 과정을 지표미생물인 Escherichia coli와 Enterococcus faecalis를 이용하여 평가하였다. 해수침투의 대표적인 화학적 지표인자인 Cl$^-$와 Ca$^{2+}$, Mg$^{2+}$ 및 비전도도값 등은 해수에 의해 인공 대수층내의 지질매체와 양이온간의 이온 교환이 발생되는 수조 내에서 동시에 분석되었다. 지표 생물로 이용된 Escherichia coli와 Enterococcus faecalis 모두 해수침투에 따라 증가하는 염분 농도에 민감하게 반응하였으며, Enterococcus faecalis의 경우 Escherichia coli 보다 염분 농도에 더 큰 저항을 보였다. 시간에 따른 Enterococcus faecalis / Escherichia coli 값은 함양과 양수가 10 mL/min으로 동일할 경우에는 E. coli 초기 주입 농도가 90% 이상의 사멸을 보이는 18시간 이후에 50$\sim$100배 이상으로 증가하였다. 그러나 함양과 양수가 5 mL/min의 경우에는 E. coli의 완만한 사멸율로 인해 운전 시간 내내 2.5$\sim$5.0 사이의 일정한 비를 유지하였다. 또한 본 연구에서 분석된 염소 이온과 비전도도, Ca$^{2+}$ 및 Mg$^{2+}$농도는 서로간에 0.9 이상의 높은 상관관계를 나타내었으며, 인공 해수가 인공 대수층내로 침투되면서 일어나는 양이온 교환 반응의 진행 여부는 음의 $\Delta$Na, $\Delta$Mg값과 양의 $\Delta$Ca의 관측을 통해 효과적으로 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제59권5호
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• pp.437-441
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• 2016

Objective : Recently, regenerative therapies have been used in clinical trials (heart, cartilage, skeletal). We don't make use of these treatments to spinal cord injury (SCI) patients yet, but regenerative therapies are rising interest in recent study about SCI. Neural precursor/stem cell (NPSC) proliferation is a significant event in functional recovery of the central nervous system (CNS). However, brain NPSCs and spinal cord NPSCs (SC-NPSCs) have many differences including gene expression and proliferation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of neural growth factor (NGF) on the proliferation of SC-NPSCs. Methods : NPSCs ($2{\times}10^4$) were suspended in $100{\mu}L$ of neurobasal medium containing NGF-7S (Sigma-Aldrich) and cultured in a 96-well plate for 12 days. NPSC proliferation was analyzed five times for either concentration of NGF (0.02 and 2 ng/mL). Sixteen rats after SCI were randomly allocated into two groups. In group 1 (SCI-vehicle group, n=8), animals received 1.0 mL of the saline vehicle solution. In group 2 (SCI-NGF group, n=8), the animals received single doses of NGF (Sigma-Aldrich). A dose of 0.02 ng/mL of NGF or normal saline as a vehicle control was intra-thecally injected daily at 24 hour intervals for 7 days. For Immunohistochemistry analysis, rats were sacrificed after one week and the spinal cords were obtained. Results : The elevation of cell proliferation with 0.02 ng/mL NGF was significant (p<0.05) but was not significant for 2 ng/mL NGF. The optical density was increased in the NGF 0.02 ng/mL group compared to the control group and NGF 2 ng/mL groups. The density of nestin in the SCI-NGF group was significantly increased over the SCI-vehicle group (p<0.05). High power microscopy revealed that the density of nestin in the SCI-NGF group was significantly increased over the SCI-vehicle group. Conclusion : SC-NPSC proliferation is an important pathway in the functional recovery of SCI. NGF enhances SC-NPSC proliferation in vitro and in vivo. NGF may be a useful option for treatment of SCI patients pending further studies to verify the clinical applicability.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.347-353
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• 2010

목적: 소프트콘택트렌즈 관리용액에 의한 balafilcon A 재질의 실리콘 하이드로겔렌즈에 부착된 지방 침전물 제거효과를 비교하였다. 방법: Balafilcon A 재질의 실리콘 하이드로겔렌즈를 실험실 조건에서 oleic acid, oleic acid methyl ester, cholesterol이 포함된 식염수에 담가 24시간 동안 오염시켰다. 오염된 콘택트렌즈는 식염수로 헹구어준 후 계면활성세척액, 알콜 성분이 포함된 세척액 및 다목적용액으로 각각 세척하였고, 반복적인 오염과 세척효과를 관찰하기 위해서는 오염과 세척과정을 14회 반복하였다. 초음파의 지방침전물 세척 효과를 관찰하기 위하여 오염된 렌즈에 초음파처리를 한 후 처리하지 않은 렌즈와 비교하였다. 지방침전물은 methanol:chloroform (1:1, v/v) 용액으로 추출하고 고성능액체크로마토그래피로 분석하여 정량하였다. 결과: 실리콘 하이드로겔렌즈의 지방세척효과는 알콜성분을 함유한 세척액이 계면활성세척액 및 다목적용액보다 높았으며, 초음파를 함께 처리해준 경우에는 세척 효과가 상승하였다. 콘택트렌즈 관리용액으로 세척한 후에도 지방침전물은 완전히 제거되지 않아 오염과 세척을 반복한 경우 지방 침전물의 양은 지속적으로 증가하였다. 결론: 실리콘 하이드로겔렌즈에 부착되는 지방 침전물에 대한 소프트 콘택트렌즈용 관리용액의 세척효과는 만족할 수준에 미치지 못하기 때문에 실리콘 하이드로겔렌즈의 지방 침전물 제거에 적합한 세척액의 개발이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.728-734
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• 2009

본 연구에서는, PBMC로부터 고순도 및 고수율의 단세포를 분리하기 위해 Histopaque 용액의 density 및 osmolarity를 PBS와 NaCI 용액으로 1.072 g/ml 및 335 mOsm로 조절하여 간단하고 경제적인 방법인 부유밀도구배 원심분리법을 개발하였다. 위와 같이 조절된 Histopaue 용액을 사용하여 부유밀도구배 원심분리를 시행한 결과 단세포는 Top층에서 가장 많이 회수되었다. 회수된 단세포의 순도는 71.44${\sim}$82.38%의 범위를 나타내었고 평균 74.75${\pm}$3.84% 이었다. 또한, 수율은 21.02${\sim}$53.63%의 범위를 나타내어 평균 32.62${\pm}$11.16% 이었다. 이러한 방법의 부유밀도구배 원심분리에 의해 분리된 단세포를 수지상세포로 분화 유도시켜 그 형태, 표현형, 기능적인 면을 분석해 보았을 때 전형적인 수지상세포의 기능을 나타내었다. 결론적으로, PBMC로부터 단세포를 분리하기 위해 본 연구에서 사용된 부유밀도구배 원심분리 방법은 plastic adherence, elutriation 및 immunomagnetic selection보다 용이하고 경제적인 방법이다. 나아가 이러한 장점을 바탕으로 임상단계에서 수지상세포를 안전하고, 효율적으로 배양할 수 있는 closed system에도 적용이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.6-15
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• 1991

The purpose of this study was to observe in vitro chloride corrosion behavior from 5 kinds of amalgam (Caulk spheracal, Amalcap, Dispersalloy, Tytin, Sybralloy) as a function of time after tritruration by using potentiostat. After each amalgam alloy and Hg was triturated as the direction of the manufacturer by the mechanical amalgamator, the triturated mass was inserted the cyrindrical matal mold ($12{\times}10mm$) and was condensed by using routine manner. The specimen was removed from the mold and was stored at room temperature for 1 week, 1 month and 3 months, and standard surface preparation was routine carried out. The 0.9% saline solution was used as electrolyte in pH 6.8~7.0 at $30{\pm}0.5.^{\circ}C$. The open circuit potential was determined after 30 minutes' immersion of 1 week, 1 month and 3 month old specimens. The scan rate was 1 mV/sec and the surface area of amalgam exposed to the solution was $0.65\;Cm^2$ for each specimen. All potentials reported are with respect to a silver / silver chloride electrode (SSE). The following result was obtained. 1. All amalgam specimens became more noble corrosion potentials which represent the improved corrosion resistance as the time elapsed. 2. Three kinds of high copper amalgam always exhibited more noble potential than low copper amalgam at 1 week, 1 month and 3 months. 3. Two kinds of low copper amalgam had the similar polarization curve pattern with 3 current peaks at each time period and current densities associated with these peaks were decreased as aging especially in caulk spherical amalgam. 4. All kinds of high copper amalgam had the similar polarization curve pattern with absence of prominent current peak at each time period, but the polarization curve of D amalgam had one apparent current peak at 1 week.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-33
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• 1997

The objective of this study was to analyze the in vitro and in vivo corrosion products of low and high copper amalgams. The four different types of amalgam alloy used in this study were Fine cut, Caulk spherical, Dispersalloy, and Tytin. After each amalgam alloy and Hg were triturated according to the directions of the manufacturer by means of the mechanical amalgamator(Amalgam mixer. Shinhung Co. Korea), the triturated mass was inserted into a cylindrical metal mold which was 12mm in diameter and 10mm in height. The mass was condensed by 150Kg/cm compressive force. The specimen was removed from the mold and aged at room temperature for about seven days. The standard surface preparation was routinely carried out by emery paper polishing under running water. In vitro amalgam specimens were potentiostatically polarized ten times in a normal saline solution at $37^{\circ}C$(potentiostat : HA-301. Hukuto Denko Corp. Japan). Each specimen was subjected to anodic polarization scan within the potential range -1700mV to+400mV(SCE). After corrosion tests, anodic polarization curves and corrosion potentials were obtained. The amount of component elements dissolved from amalgams into solution was measured three times by ICP AES(Inductive Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry: Plasma 40. Perkim Elmer Co. U.S.A.). The four different types of amalgam were filled in occlusal and buccal class I cavities of four human 3rd molars. After about five years the restorations were carefully removed after tooth extraction to preserve the structural details including the deteriorated margins. The occlusal surface, amalgam-tooth interface and the fractured surface of in vivo amalgam corrosion products were analyzed. In vivo and in vitro amalgam specimens were examined and analyzed metallographically by SEM(Scanning Electron Microscope: JSM 840. Jeol Co. Japan) and EDAX(Energy Dispersive Micro X-ray Analyser: JSM 840. Jeol Co. Japan). 1. The following results are obtained from in vitro corrosion tests. 1) Corrosion potentials of all amalgams became more noble after ten times passing through the in vitro corrosion test compared to first time. 2) After times through the test, released Cu concentration in saline solution was almost equal but highest in Fine cut. Ag and Hg ion concentration was highest in Caulk spherical and Sn was highest in Dispersalloy. 3) Analyses of surface corrosion products in vitro reveal the following results. a)The corroded surface of Caulk spherical has Na-Sn-Cl containing clusters of $5{\mu}m$ needle-like crystals and oval shapes of Sn-Cl phase, polyhedral Sn oxide phase. b)In Fine cut, there appeared to be a large Sn containing phase, surrounded by many Cu-Sn phases of $1{\mu}m$ granular shapes. c)Dispersalloy was covered by a thick reticular layer which contained Zn-Cl phase. d)In Tytin, a very thin, corroded layer had formed with irregularly growing Sn-Cl phases that looked like a stack of plates. 2. The following results are obtained by an analysis of in vivo amalgam corrosion products. 1) Occlusal surfaces of all amalgams were covered by thick amorphous layers containing Ca-P elements which were abraded by occlusal force. 2) In tooth-amalgam interface, Ca-P containing products were examined in all amalgams but were most clearly seen in low copper amalgams. 3) Sn oxide appeared as a polyhedral shape in internal space in Caulk spherical and Fine cut. 4) Apical pyramidal shaped Sn oxide and curved plate-like Sn-Cl phases resulted in Dispersalloy. 5) In Tytin, Sn oxide and Sn hydroxide were not seen but polyhedral Ag-Hg phase crystal appeared in internal space which assumed a ${\beta}_l$ phase.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.6963-6966
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• 2015

Background: During the past few years, Hesa-A, a herbal-marine mixture, has been used to treat cancer as an alternative medicine in Iran. Based on a series of studies, it is speculated that Hesa-A possesses special cytotoxic effects on invasive tumors. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the selective anticancer effects of Hesa-A on several cancer cell lines with different metastatic potential. Materials and Methods: Hesa-A was prepared in normal saline as a stock solution of 10 mg/ml and further diluted to final concentrations of $100{\mu}/ml$, $200{\mu}g/ml$, $300{\mu}g/ml$ and $400{\mu}g/ml$. MTT-based cytotoxicity assays were performed with A549 (lung non small cancer), MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma), SKOV3 (ovarian cancer), and PC-3 (prostate adenocarcinoma) cells. Results: All treated cancer cells showed significant (P<0.01) or very significant (P<0.0001) differences in comparison to negative control at almost all of the tested doses ($100-400{\mu}g/ml$). At the lower dose ($100{\mu}g/ml$), Hesa-A reduced cell viability to 66%, 45.3%, 35.5%, 33.2% in SKOV3, A549, PC-3 and MCF-7 cells, respectively. Moreover, at the highest dose ($400{\mu}g/ml$), Hesa-A resulted in 88.5%, 86.6%, 84.9% and 79.3% growth inhibition in A549, MCF-7, PC-3 and SKOV3 cells, respectively. Conclusions: Hesa-A exert potent cytotoxic effects on different human cancer cells, especially those with a high metastatic potential.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 1992

Although glycosylated liposomes have attracted much attention as targeting delivery systems (DDS) of drugs to specific organs which have glycoside receptors, physical instability of liposomes greatly limits their practical application. In this case, proliposomes might be a potential answer to solve this problem. Utilizing the proliposomes as tageting DDS has been a goal of our series of works; we have tried to develop DDS which form liposomes uppon adding water and can deliver drugs to specific target organs/cells such as hepatocytes. In this paper, preparation of glycosylated liposomes and binding of the liposomes with lectin (agglutinin RCA 120) was studied. Asialoletuin (AF) was selected as a model compound which has galactose terminal and is favorable for binding with galactose receptor on the surface of hepatocytes. AF was obtained by splitting the terminal N-acetylneuraminic acid (NANA) of fetuin. Small unilamellar AF-liposomes were prepared by mixing aqueous solution of AF-palmitate with thin film of phosphatidyl choline and cholesterol (30:10 w/w) formed on the innersurface of the round bottomed flask. They were successively extruded through polycarbonate membranes (0.45 mm). Palmitoyl-AF not incorporated into the liposomal bilayer was separated from liposomes by a Sepharose 4B column equilibrated with 10 mM Tris-HCI buffered saline. Lectin (agglutinin RCA 120) was added to the suspension of AF-liposomes and incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 2 hr. After centrifugation, the unbound lectin in the supernatant was assayed for protein. The binding of the lectin to AF-liposomes (AF content 2.8 nmole) at $37^{\circ}C$ was linear at least upto 35 mg of lectin indicating high affinity association of the lectin to AF molecules of the liposomes.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제50권spc1호
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• pp.85-87
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• 2005

본 연구는 남서해안 간척지에서 토양 염농도(저염; $0.1\%$, 중염; $0.3\~0.4\%$)별로 쌀 품질 향상을 위한 완전 낙수시기를 구명하기 위하여 시험한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 저염토양에서의 완전낙수시기에따라 $m^2$당 립수가 비슷하여 쌀 수량은 유의차가 없었다. 중염토양에서는 완전낙수시기가 빠를수록 염피해를 받아 등숙비율이 낮아져, 쌀 수량은 출수후 30일까지는 감수하였고 35일 이상에서는 같았다. 2. 토양 염농도간의 쌀 수량은 중염 토양에서 저염 토양의 $64\%$ 수준으로 감소하였다. 3. 저염 토양에서 완전미 비율이 높았으나 현미품위는 처리농도간에 차이를 볼 수 없었다. 4. 2002년 기상은 완전낙수시기에 잦은 강우로, 2003년에는 생육기 저온으로 인하여 완전 낙수시기를 결정하기 어려웠지만 수량 및 도복 등을 고려해 볼 때 저염 토양에서는 출수 후 $20\~40$일에, 중염 토양에서는 출수 후 $35\~40$일에 완전낙수하는 것이 안전할 것으로 생각된다.