• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.447-456
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• 2018

Angiotensin-(1-9) [Ang-(1-9)], generated from Ang I by Ang II converting enzyme 2, has been reported to have protective effects on cardiac and vascular remodeling. However, there is no report about the effect of Ang-(1-9) on pulmonary hypertension. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether Ang-(1-9) improves pulmonary vascular remodeling in monocrotaline (MCT)-induced pulmonary hypertensive rats. Sprague-Dawley rats received Ang-(1-9) ($576{\mu}g/kg/day$) or saline via osmotic mini-pumps for 3 weeks. Three days after implantation of osmotic mini-pumps, 50 mg/kg MCT or vehicle were subcutaneously injected. MCT caused increases in right ventricular weight and systolic pressure, which were reduced by co-administration of Ang-(1-9). Ang-(1-9) also attenuated endothelial damage and medial hypertrophy of pulmonary arterioles as well as pulmonary fibrosis induced by MCT. The protective effects of Ang-(1-9) against pulmonary hypertension were inhibited by Ang type 2 receptor ($AT_2R$) blocker, but not by Mas receptor blocker. Additionally, the levels of LDH and inflammatory cytokines, such as $TNF-{\alpha}$, MCP-1, $IL-1{\beta}$, and IL-6, in plasma were lower in Ang-(1-9) co-treated MCT group than in vehicle-treated MCT group. Changes in expressions of apoptosis-related proteins such as Bax, Bcl2, Caspase-3 and -9 in the lung tissue of MCT rats were attenuated by the treatment with Ang-(1-9). These results indicate that Ang-(1-9) improves MCT-induced pulmonary hypertension by decreasing apoptosis and inflammatory reaction via $AT_2R$.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.493-501
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• 2018

The present study was carried out with the hypothesis that combination of canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid may have potential effect on insulin level, insulin resistance, cardiac biomarkers, inflammatory cytokines and histological studies in type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Type 2 DM was induced by injecting nicotinamide (120 mg/kg, i.p.) 15 min before STZ (60 mg/kg) injection. Canagliflozin (5 and 10 mg/kg) and omega-3 fatty acid (300 mg/kg) were given for 28 days after confirmation of diabetes. Biochemical estimations revealed elevated levels of glucose, insulin, HOMA-R and inflammatory cytokines in diabetic group. Daily dosing of alone canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid slightly reduced elevated levels of glucose, insulin, HOMA-R and inflammatory cytokines ($IL-1{\beta}$, IL-2, and $TNF{\alpha}$), whereas canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid combination has reduced these biochemical parameters significantly when compared with diabetic group. Similarly in diabetic group the levels of cardiac biomarkers such as lipid profile, LDH, CKMB and troponin were significantly increased. Elevated levels of cardiac biomarkers were significantly reduced after daily dosing of alone canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid. Canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid combination has offered better improvement in cardiac biomarkers compared to alone canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid. Histopathological analysis also supported the above hypothesis that combination therapy (canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid) offered better protection against degenerative changes in ${\beta}-cells$ of pancreas as compared to alone treatment with these drugs. Thus the present study revealed that canagliflozin and omega-3 fatty acid can be used as potential combination therapy in type 2 DM along with cardiac complication.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.366-370
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• 2007

밀도가 높고 주기적으로 배열된 나노 크기의 기공이 25nm 두께의 실리콘 산화막 기판위에 형성 되었다. 나노미터 크기의 패턴을 형성시키기 위해서 자기조립물질을 사용했으며 폴리스티렌(PS) 바탕에 벌집형태로 평행하게 배열된 실린더 모양의 폴리메틸메타아크릴레이트(PMMA)의 구조를 형성하였다. 폴리메틸메타아크릴레이트를 아세트산으로 제거하여 폴리스티렌만 남아있는 나노크기의 마스크를 만들었다. 폴리스티렌으로 이루어진 나노패턴의 지름은 $8{\sim}30nm$ 였고 높이는 40nm였으며, 패턴과 패턴사이의 간격은 60nm였다. 형성된 패턴을 실리콘 산화막 위에 전사시키기 위해 불소 기반의 화학 반응성 식각을 사용하였다. 실리콘 산화막에 형성된 기공의 지름은 $9{\sim}33nm$였다. 실리콘 산화막을 불산으로 제거하여 실리콘에 형성된 기공을 관찰하였고, 실리콘기판에 형성된 기공의 지름은 $6{\sim}22nm$였다. 형성된 기공의 크기는 폴리메틸메타아크릴레이트의 분자량과 관계가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.98-104
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• 2014

In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effects by Alopecurus aequalis Sobol on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production by RAW 264.7 cell line. Consistent with these observations, DS reduced the LPS-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) at the protein levels in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, the release of tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were also reduced by DS. Moreover, LPS increased expression phosphorylation of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$, but DS showed inhibitory effect by reducing LPS-inducible p-$I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ expression level. These results suggest that the down regulation of iNOS, COX-2, TNF-${\alpha}$, and IL-6 expression by DS are achieved by the downregulation of NF-${\kappa}B$ activity, a transcription factor necessary for pro-inflammatory mediators, and that is also responsible for its anti-inflammatory effects.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.70-75
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• 2016

A phytoformula containing the root barks of Morus alba, the fructus of Schizandra sinensis and the roots of Asparagus cochinchinensis (MSA) was prepared as a potential new herbal remedy, and its therapeutic potential for alleviating inflammatory lung conditions was examined. For in vivo evaluation, an animal model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) in mice was used. With oral administration of 6 - 60 mg/kg, MSA potently and dose-dependently inhibited bronchitis-like symptoms in acute lung injury induced by intranasal treatment of LPS as judged by the number of cells in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and histological observation. The inhibitory potency was comparable with that of dexamethasone. For in vitro assay, the effects on the production of proinflammatory molecules in lung epithelial cells and alveolar macrophages were examined. Although MSA inhibited IL-6 production in IL-$1{\beta}$-treated lung epithelial cells (A549) only at a high concentration ($300{\mu}g/ml$), the formula strongly and concentration-dependently inhibited NO production in LPS-treated alveolar macrophages (MH-S) at $20-300{\mu}g/ml$. Based on all of these findings, the new phytoformula MSA is suggested to have the potential to control inflammatory lung diseases including bronchitis, at least in part, by inhibiting inducible nitric oxide synthase-catalyzed NO production.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.20.1-20.13
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• 2021

Background: Pseudorabies virus (PRV) infection leads to high mortality in swine. Despite extensive efforts, effective treatments against PRV infection are limited. Furthermore, the inflammatory response induced by PRV strain GXLB-2013 is unclear. Objectives: Our study aimed to investigate the inflammatory response induced by PRV strain GXLB-2013, establish an inflammation model to elucidate the pathogenesis of PRV infection further, and develop effective drugs against PRV infection. Methods: Kunming mice were infected intramuscularly with medium, LPS, and different doses of PRV-GXLB-2013. Viral spread and histopathological damage to brain, spleen, and lung were determined at 7 days post-infection (dpi). Immune organ indices, levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO), and inflammatory cytokines, as well as levels of activity of COX-2 and iNOS were determined at 4, 7, and 14 dpi. Results: At 10⁵-10⁶ TCID₅₀ PRV produced obviously neurological symptoms and 100% mortality in mice. Viral antigens were detectable in kidney, heart, lung, liver, spleen, and brain. In addition, inflammatory injuries were apparent in brain, spleen, and lung of PRV-infected mice. Moreover, PRV induced increases in immune organ indices, ROS and NO levels, activity of COX-2 and iNOS, and the content of key pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ and MCP-1. Among the tested doses, 10² TCID₅₀ of PRV produced a significant inflammatory mediator increase. Conclusions: An inflammatory model induced by PRV infection was established in mice, and 10² TCID50 PRV was considered as the best concentration for the establishment of the model.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.272-282
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• 2022

Between 2014 and 2019, the US lost more than 2.1 billion USD to phishing attacks, according to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, and COVID-19 scam complaints totaled more than 1,200. Phishing attacks reflect these awful effects. Phishing websites (PWs) detection appear in the literature. Previous methods included maintaining a centralized blacklist that is manually updated, but newly created pseudonyms cannot be detected. Several recent studies utilized supervised machine learning (SML) algorithms and schemes to manipulate the PWs detection problem. URL extraction-based algorithms and schemes. These studies demonstrate that some classification algorithms are more effective on different data sets. However, for the phishing site detection problem, no widely known classifier has been developed. This study is aimed at identifying the features and schemes of SML that work best in the face of PWs across all publicly available phishing data sets. The Scikit Learn library has eight widely used classification algorithms configured for assessment on the public phishing datasets. Eight was tested. Later, classification algorithms were used to measure accuracy on three different datasets for statistically significant differences, along with the Welch t-test. Assemblies and neural networks outclass classical algorithms in this study. On three publicly accessible phishing datasets, eight traditional SML algorithms were evaluated, and the results were calculated in terms of classification accuracy and classifier ranking as shown in tables 4 and 8. Eventually, on severely unbalanced datasets, classifiers that obtained higher than 99.0 percent classification accuracy. Finally, the results show that this could also be adapted and outperforms conventional techniques with good precision.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.3-23
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• 2022

Countries differ in their treatment expertise and research results regarding gastric cancer; hence, treatment guidelines are diverse based on evidence and medical situations. A comprehensive and comparative review of each country's guidelines is imperative to understand the similarities and differences among countries. We reviewed and compared five gastric cancer treatment guidelines in terms of endoscopic, surgical, perioperative, and palliative systemic treatment based on evidence levels and recommendation grades, as well as the postoperative follow-up strategies for each guideline. The Korean, Chinese, and European guidelines provided evidence and grading of the recommendations. The United States guidelines suggested categories for evidence and consensus. The Japanese guidelines suggested evidence and recommendations only for systemic treatment. The Korean and Japanese guidelines described endoscopic treatment, surgery, and lymphadenectomy in detail. The Chinese, United States, and European guidelines more intensively considered perioperative chemotherapy. In particular, the indications for chemotherapy and the regimens recommended by each guideline differed slightly. Considering their medical situations, each guideline had some diversity in terms of adopting evidence, which resulted in heterogeneous recommendations. This review will help medical personnel to comprehensively understand the diversity in gastric cancer treatment guidelines for each country in terms of evidence and recommendations.

• Medical Lasers
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2021

Background and Objectives Ocular alkali burns cause severe damage to the ocular tissues and vision loss. Solcoseryl is a standardized calf blood extract that normalizes the metabolic disturbance and aids in maintaining the chemical and hormonal balance and has been used to treat burns in various tissues. This study examined the effects of Solcoseryl on a rat corneal alkali burn model. Materials and Methods Twenty rats were assigned randomly to four equal groups, including alkali burn, hyaluronic acid, Solcoseryl eyedrop, and Solcoseryl gel. A corneal alkali burn was induced by a NaOH-soaked paper disc. The treatments were given twice a day, every day. The wound area was measured after 24 and 48 hours, and the degree of neovascularization and corneal opacity were scored every week. The rats were sacrificed after three weeks for immunohistochemistry (IHC) to compare the level of inflammatory cytokines, IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α. The thickness of the retinal layers was compared to observe any changes in the retina. Results The use of Solcoseryl on corneal alkali burn accelerated wound healing with less neovascularization, greater opacity, and less cataract. IHC showed that the inflammation of the cornea was controlled by both the hyaluronic acid and Solcoseryl treatments. On the other hand, the inflammation had spread to the retina. When the dosage forms were compared, eyedrops were more effective on corneal inflammation, while the gel-type had a greater effect on retinal inflammation. Conclusion Solcoseryl was effective in accelerating the wound healing rate on a corneal alkali burn but could not prevent the spread of inflammation from the cornea to the retina. Eyedrops were more effective on inflammation in the cornea, and the gel was more effective in the retina.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.101-111
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• 2004

목 적 : 본 연구는 10년 동안 M. pneumoniae 폐렴의 역학적 양상과 최근 5년간의 임상증상 및 징후들을 조사하여 그 이전의 유행시기와 임상소견과 비교하여 어떠한 변화가 있는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1993년 1월부터 2002년 12월까지 한일병원에 입원하여 M. pneumoniae 폐렴으로 진단받은 682례 환아의 역학적 양상과, 1998년 1월부터 2002년 12월까지 최근 5년간 M. pneumoniae 폐렴으로 입원한 328명의 환자의 임상증상 및 징후를 의무기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결 과 : M. pneumoniae 폐렴이 발생한 연령은 4~6세의 환아에서 가장 많았고(286례; 41.9%) 남녀 비는 1 : 1.1로 나타났다. 월별분포를 보면 8월부터 12월 사이에 가장 많은 발생률을 보였고 특히 10월(106례; 15.5%)과 11월(119례; 17.4%) 그리고 12월(96례; 14.1%)에 가장 많은 분포를 보였다. 임상증상은 기침(660례; 96.8%), 발열(569례; 83.4%), 객담(522례; 76.5%)순으로 관찰되었고 그 외 구토, 콧물, 인후통, 복통, 호흡곤란, 두통, 권태 순으로 관찰되었다. 말초혈액 백혈구 수는 31.2%에서 기준치보다 증가되어 있었으며 적혈구 침강속도는 환아의 42.5%에서 20 mm/hr 이상 증가되어 있었으며 C-반응성 단백은 37.8%에서 양성이었다. 흉부 방사선 소견상 682례 중 557례(81.7%)에서 폐침윤이 관찰되었고 폐침윤의 양상은 기관지폐렴의 양상을 보인 경우는 78.0%이며, 대엽성 폐렴은 35.5%, 소엽성 폐렴은 19.2%, 그리고 간질성 폐렴은 28.7%에서 관찰되었다. 합병증으로는 부비동염이 41례에서 합병되었고 중이염이 23례에서 흉막삼출이 19례에서 경부 림프절염이 18례에서 그리고 신우신염이 1례에서 관찰되었다. 집중 발생을 보인 호발 연도를 알아보기 위하여 매년 소아과 호흡기 감염 입원환자 수에 대한 M. pneumoniae 폐렴환자 수의 연도별 비율 분포를 조사한 결과 1993년 19.1%, 1994년 13.0%, 1995년 5.6%, 1996년 12.8%, 1997년 18.6%, 1998년 22.6%, 1999년 1.1%, 2000년 13.3%, 2001년 9.1%, 2002년 6.0%, 그리고 2003년 19.9%로 1993년, 1997년, 1998년, 2000년, 그리고 2003년도에 집중 발생을 보이며 3~4년간의 유행주기를 보였다. 결 론 : 1996년 이전의 연구에서는 M. pneumoniae 폐렴의 유행시기가 3년의 주기를 보였고 주로 하절기에 유행을 보였던 반면, 1997년부터 2002년까지의 조사에서는 3~4년간의 집중발생시기와 주로 10월과 11월에 정점을 이루는 월별분포를 보였다.