• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.85-100
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• 2011

Objectives : This study aimed to investigate the effect of four common types of Qigong position (standing, sitting, supine, and horse-riding position) on the autonomic nervous system. Method : Thirty healthy subjects participated in this study once a week for four weeks. Heart Rate Variability (HRV) was measured three times (before, during, and after the position) while the subject maintained one of four positions for ten minutes. Result : There were significant changes HRV in the standing position. In the sitting position, both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves were activated. On the other hand, in the spine position, heart rate (HR) was decreased. Activation of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves was also observed in this position. Significant increases of indices related to awakening and concentration were observed accompanied by increase of HR and a sympathetic nerve was activated in the riding-horse position. Conclusions : In the present study, it was shown that each Qigong position caused various and significant changes in autonomic nervous system. It would be expected that these results can be applied to choose appropriate Qigong position according to objective of Qigong therapy although it is remained to further evaluate the effects of long-term maintenance of Qigong positions and repeated Qigong training.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.75-83
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• 1990

The purpose of this study was to determine if any differences exist in eye contact before and after vestibulaar stimulation in mentally retarded children. The subjects of this study were 20 mentally retarded children with a mean age of 9 years and 8 months and a mean intelligence quotient of $30.4{\pm}9.1$. Vestibular stimulation was given for 15 minutes, 5 times a week, for 4 weeks from September 1 to September 30, 1989. Equipment used included a rocking-horse, see-saw and scooter board. Two testers used a digital watch calibrated to 1/100 second to measure object-eye contact duration and the Blocks and Shapes test for determining frequency of object-eye contact in the subjects. The results of this study were as follows : 1. There was a significant prolongation in the duration of eye contact after 15 minutes of vestibular stimulation (p<0.005). 2. There was no significant difference in duration of eye-object contact between the first and last vestibular stimulation. 3. There was no significant difference in the length of time of attention paid to objects (frequency of eye-object contact) before and after 15 minutes of vestibular stimulation on the first vestibular stimulation. 4. There was no significant difference in the frequency of eye-object contact between the first and first vestibular stimulation. In conclusion, there was u significant improvement in duration of eye-object contact on intrasession measurement in mentally retarded children. However, there was no significant improvement over time after 4 weeks of vestibular stimulation on intersession measurement. Nor was there any statistically significant improvement in frequency of eye-object contact over time during the study period.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.144-147
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• 2005

This study was performed to investigate that electro-acupuncture might relieve chronic back pain in horses. Twenty horses with chronic back pain were chosen from referring to College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida. They were assigned the patients referred to 2 treatment groups and 1 control group. The treatment group I was electrostimulated to 4 acupoints. The acupuncture points of Lumbosacral point, GV-6, BL26, and BL54 were used.; The treatment group II was taken the phenylbutazone orally. Control group was administered the normal saline per oral. Back pain score system was used to evaluate the degree of back pain. The treatment group r had significant lower back pain score from two times of electroacupuncture treatment. However, the treatment group II and control group did not change back, pain scores during experimental periods. Thus, Electroacupuncture treatment might be effective therapy for chronic back pain in horses.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.245-257
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• 2000

A clinical study was done 40 patients of chronic prostatitis who was treated in Dept. of Internal Medicine, Oriental Medicine Hospital, Taejon University, from 1 Mar. 1999 to 31 Oct. 1999. The results were as follows. 1. In distribution of age, 30's and 40's were 57.5% the most, 20's and 60's were 35.0%, 50's was 7.5%. 2. In distribution of past history, the urethritis(45.0%) was the most. 3. In distribution of ocupation, a white-collar worker was 35.0%, a business man was 22.5%, a public servant was 12.5%, etc. 4. Sitting the mean time of day were distributed 5~7 hours, above 7 hours, 3~5 hours, under 3 hours, etc. 5. The resting interval of a long distance drive were distributed 2 hours(35.0%), 3 hours(32.5%), etc. 6. The habit of enduring ejaculation during sexual intercourse was showed 45.0%. 7. The habit of enduring urination was showed 20.0%. 8. Influency of mental stress was showed 90.0%. 9. Ten cases(25.0%) were showed riding horse or riding bicycle. 10. Four cases(10.0%) were showed wearing tight trousers. 11. The habit of put a wallet his hip pocket was showed 57.5%. 12. The most common symptom was distributed the others symp-tom(66.8%) and the voiding symptom(63.3%) more than pain-neuro-logical symptom(37.5%) and symptom related with sexual function (26.6%). 13. In distribution of palpation, lower abdominal pain, lumbar pain, perineal or parascrotal pain were mostly showed right side. Moreover diagnosis of pulsation was weakly showed chi pulse of right. 14. Duration of disease were distributed above 1 year(82.5%), under 1 year(17.5%). Degree of prostatitis was severe showed adove 1 year. 15. The distribution of WBC count of the prostatic secretion, com-paring with before therapy and after therapy, were showed from 5 cases to 0 case in very many/HPF, from 23 cases to 13 cases in many/HPF, from 12 cases to 13 cases in 10~30/HPF, from 0 case to 13 cases in under 10/HPF. 16. Therapeutic improvement of symptom were distributed pain-neurological symptom(94.8%), the others symptom(90.8%), the void-ing symptom(89.6%) and symptom related with sexual function(67.5%). 17. Differentiation of symptoms and signs were distributed dificiency of spleen-lung vital energy, wetness-heat of lower warmer, dificiency of spleen-kidney yang, dificiency of kidney yin, wetness-phlegm, dificiency of vital energy and blood. The prescriptions were Bojungikgitang(44.6%), Yukmijihwangtang(20.7%), Palmijihwangtang(12.0%), etc.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.304-313
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• 2006

연구배경 : Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1)은 heme의 분해 대사과정에 관여하는 유도성 효소로 heme을 분해하여 biliverdin, free iron, 및 일산화탄소 등을 생성시킨다. HO-1의 발현은 다양한 스트레스성 자극에 반응하여 생체방어 기능을 갖는 것으로 알려져 있는데 세포성장이나 세포사 특히 세포고사를 조절하는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 현재 신장암, 전립선암, 간암, 육종 등의 고형암에서 발현됨이 알려져 있고, 실제 HO-1 억제제를 투여했을 때 암성장이 억제됨이 보고되었다. 저자들은 폐암세포주들에서 HO-1의 발현유무와 그 역할을 규명하고 나아가 HO-1 억제제의 치료제로서의 가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 비소세포폐암세포주인 A549, H23, NCI-H157, NCI-H460을 이용하였다. 세포독성은 MTT 방법으로 구하였고, HO-1의 발현은 Western blotting으로 확인하였다. HO의 효소활성은 시간당 세포단백질의 mg당 형성된 빌리루빈의 양을 이용하여 측정하였다. 또한 $H_2O_2$의 생성은 horse radish peroxidase(HRP)와 형광물질인 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein(DCF)를 이용한 두 가지 방법을 이용하였다. A549세포에 HO-1 small interfering RNA(siRNA)을 주입하여 유식세포 분석과 caspase-3에 대한 Western blotting을 통하여 세포고사유무를 확인하였다. 결 과 : 비처리 상태에서 다른 세포주에 비해 A549세포의 HO-1 발현이 증가되었으며 HO-1 활성억제제인 ZnPP를 처리하였을 때 생존율의 의미 있는 감소를 보였다. 이러한 소견과 일치하여 ZnPP는 용량의존적으로 HO 의 효소활성 감소와 세포 내 $H_2O_2$ 생성의 증가를 초래하였다. 또한 HO-1 siRNA로 주입된 A549세포는 세포고사를 유도하였다. 결 론 : HO-1은 폐암의 치료에 있어서 새로운 분자생물학적 기전의 가능성을 제시하여 HO-1에 대한 표적치료의 가능성을 보여줄 것으로 기대된다.