• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.954-959
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• 2003

Colonoscopy is an important medical procedure for the diagnosis of various diseases like cancers in the colon and rectum. But it requires a lot of time for a doctor to acquire dexterous skills necessary to perform successful colonoscopy. Moreover, to many patients, conventional colonoscopy simply takes too long time. Therefore, some studies on the development of autonomous and more convenient colonoscope are carried out. In this Paper, we Propose a functional colonoscope robot system that has a locomotive function with a hollow body, a steering system, and other basic functions of typical conventional colonoscope systems. The concept and each component of the functional colonoscope system are described in this paper. In order to evaluate the functional performance of the colonoscope robot, we carried out in -vitro and in-vivo tests.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 1992

Present anticancer drugs in the clinical side have not showed a conclusive effect of the chemotherapy for cancer patients. In order to find much more efficient antitumor agents fromnatural resources, various screening methods vivo and in vitro have been developed by manyresearchers. The intention of this paper is to provide an outline of some background on the tumorsystem in drug development of natural products, to review some screening programs for theevaluation of antitumor activity and to introduce the practical procedures of some antitumorscreening methods in vivo and in vitro. At the end of this paper, the current literatures related toantitumor natural products from higher plants at our laboratory are described.Key words'anticancer drugs, screening methods.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.25-37
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• 2024

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an allergic disorder characterized by skin inflammation. It is well known that the activation of various inflammatory cells and the generation of inflammatory molecules are closely linked to the development of AD. There is accumulating evidence demonstrating the beneficial effects of herbal extracts (HEs) on the regulation of inflammatory response in both in vitro and in vivo studies of AD. This review summarizes the anti-atopic effects of HEs and its associated underlying mechanisms, with a brief introduction of in vitro and in vivo experiment models of AD based on previous and recent studies. Thus, this review confirms the utility of HEs for AD therapy.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.199-209
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• 2024

The clinical application of aligners is accompanied by the ageing of the polymer appliances and the attachments used, which may result in inefficiency in reaching the predicted range of tooth movement, and release of compounds and microplastics in the oral cavity as a result of the friction, wear and attrition of the aligner and composite attachment. The purpose of this review is to present the mechanism and effects of in vivo ageing; describe the hydrolytic degradation of aligners and enzymatic degradation of composite attachments; examine the ageing pattern of aligners in vivo, under actual clinical scenarios; and identify a link to the discrepancy between predicted and actual clinical outcome. Lastly, strategies to deal with three potentially critical issues associated with the use of aligners, namely the necessity of weekly renewal, the dissimilar mechanical properties of aligner and attachment resulting in wear and plastic deformation of the aligner, and the development of integuments and biofilms with microbial colonization of the appliance, are discussed.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.272-278
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• 2019

본 연구는 누에나방에 있어서 몇가지 단위 발생 처리에 의해 미수정란의 단위 발생란 유발 촉진 효과에 대해 실험하였다. 암누에 생체 나방(난소란을 가지고 있는 암나방 생체)과 암나방으로 부터 해부학적으로 채취한 난소란에 대해 각각 온탕 처리($46^{\circ}C$), 건열 처리($46^{\circ}C$) 및 저온 처리($0^{\circ}C$ 및 $-20^{\circ}C$)를 행하여 단위 발생란 유발을 시도한 바, 생체 암나방 처리구가 해부 채취 난소란 처리구보다 모든 처리구에서 우수한 단위 발생 유발을 보였다. 처리별 최고의 단위 발생율을 보인 조건은 처리마다 달랐으며 그 주요인은 처리 시간이었다. 이상의 결과에서 생체누에 나방에 대한 단위 발생 처리가 기존의 표준 방법으로 간주되는 해부 채취 난소란에 하는 것보다 단위 발생유발 효과가 우수함이 입증된 것이다.

• Bioinformatics and Biosystems
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.17-27
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• 2006

Recent progress in the development of non-invasive imaging technologies continues to strengthen the role of molecular imaging biological research. These tools have been validated recently in variety of research models, and have been shown to provide continuous quantitative monitoring of the location(s), magnitude, and time-variation of gene delivery and/or expression. This article reviews the use of radionuclide, magnetic resonance, and optical imaging technologies as they have been used in imaging gene delivery and gene expression for molecular imaging applications. The studies published to date demonstrate that noninvasive imaging tools will help to accelerate pre-clinical model validation as well as allow for clinical monitoring of human diseases.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.170-177
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• 2005

Oriental medicinal herb extracts (OHE) showing anticancer activities were investigated for effectiveness as antiviral drugs. Infection of MuLV to cell line resulted in formation of giant syncytia. Number of giant syncytia in culture treated with OHE decreased by 40% compared to that of non-OHE-treated cell culture. To determine OHE effects on progeny release, RT-PCR was performed. In vivo animal studies demonstrated effectiveness of OHE as antiviral drug when administered orally. After OHE administration, viral cytopathic effects decreased. Infected mice showed splenomegaly and over-proliferation of lymphocytes with decreased CD4+ cell counts. These symptoms decreased in OHE-treated mice, indicating OHE maybe useful therapeutics against MuLV/MAIDS as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/AIDS animal model. Results show XC plaque assay and in vivo MAIDS model using MuLV are suitable tools for screening anti-retroviral drug candidates.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.503-510
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• 2011

Cellular uptake of nanoparticles for stem cell labeling and tracking is a critical technique for biomedical therapeutic applications. However, current techniques suffer from low intracellular labeling efficiency and cytotoxic effects, which has led to great interest in the development of a new labeling strategy. Using silica-coated nanoparticles conjugated with rhodamine B isothiocyanate (RITC) (SR), we tested the cellular uptake efficiency, biocompatibility, proliferation or differentiation ability with murine bone marrow derived hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. The bone marrow hematopoietic cells showed efficient uptake with SR with dose or time dependent manner and also provided a higher uptake on hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Biocompatibility tests revealed that the SR had no deleterious effects on cell cytotoxicity, proliferation, or multi-differentiation capacities in vitro and in vivo. SR nanoparticles are advantageous over traditional labeling techniques as they possess a high level of cellular internalization without limiting the biofunctionality of the cells. Therefore, SR provides a useful alternative for gene or drug delivery into hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells for basic research and clinical applications.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.399-407
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• 2024

혈관신생은 기존 혈관에서 새로운 혈관을 형성하는 과정이며, 이 현상은 성장, 치유, 월경주기의 변화 중에 발생한다. 종양의 경우, 혈관신생은 원발성 종양의 지속적인 성장, 전이 촉진, 전이성 종양 성장 지원 및 암 진행에 중요한 복잡하고 다면적인 과정이다. 혈관신생 장애는 암 발병, 자가면역 질환, 류마티스 관절염, 심혈관 질환 및 상처 치유 지연을 초래할 수 있다. 현재 유효한 혈관신생 억제약물은 제한된 수에 불과하다. 최근 연구에 따르면 해양 천연물이 혈관신생 억제효과를 나타내는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 이전 연구에서 Hizikia fusiformis의 핵산 추출물(HFC)이 in vitro 및 in vivo에서 혈관 신생 억제효과를 확인하고 보고하였다. 본 연구의 목적은 H. fusiformis의 클로로포름 추출물(HFC)의 혈관신생 억제 효과를 확인하는 것이다. HFC가 세포 이동, 침입 및 관 형성을 포함하여 HUVEC 세포에 미치는 영향을 조사하였고, 또한 마우스 Matrigel 겔 플러그 분석을 통해 생체 내 혈관 신생 억제 효과도 조사하였다. 또한 HFC 처리 후 혈관신생에 중요한 인자인 VEGF, FGFR의 발현이 억제되고, Erk, Akt의 활성이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 해양갈조류 톳(H. fusiformis)의 클로르포름 추출물이 in vitro 및 in vivo 혈관 신생을 억제함을 보여준다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2023

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a very common form of cancer worldwide and is often fatal. Although the histopathology of HCC is characterized by metabolic pathophysiology, fibrosis, and cirrhosis, the focus of treatment has been on eliminating HCC. Recently, three-dimensional (3D) multicellular hepatic spheroid (MCHS) models have provided a) new therapeutic strategies for progressive fibrotic liver diseases, such as antifibrotic and anti-inflammatory drugs, b) molecular targets, and c) treatments for metabolic dysregulation. MCHS models provide a potent anti-cancer tool because they can mimic a) tumor complexity and heterogeneity, b) the 3D context of tumor cells, and c) the gradients of physiological parameters that are characteristic of tumors in vivo. However, the information provided by an multicelluar tumor spheroid (MCTS) model must always be considered in the context of tumors in vivo. This mini-review summarizes what is known about tumor HCC heterogeneity and complexity and the advances provided by MCHS models for innovations in drug development to combat liver diseases.