• 열처리공학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2023

In order to process plastic with similar mechanical performance to metal materials, it is necessary to improve the strength and hardness of core parts of the injection equipment in extrusion system. The tempering process is a heat treatment performed to reduce brittleness and improve elongation along with improvement of dimensional defects of martensite formed after quenching. In this study, changes in microstructure and mechanical properties according to temperature were evaluated after quenching and tempering of SM30C material. As a result, the strength and hardness were gradually decreased by tempering at 250~400℃, and the decrease was greatly increased under the tempering condition at 450℃. Under the tempering condition of 200~400℃, the main structure was lath martensite, and the precipitation amount and size of needle-shaped cementite increased along the lath with the increase of the tempering temperature. Most of the shape of cementite has a needle-like structure, and the formation of some spherical cementite is observed. Under the tempering condition of 450℃, a mixed structure of ferrite and martensite was formed according to the decomposition of martensite.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권3B호
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• pp.321-327
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• 2006

본 연구는 축산폐수처리를 위해 광촉매의 적용가능성과 처리효율 및 범위를 실험하여 축산폐수처리에 대한 기초 자료로 제시하고자 한다. 축산폐수처리에 대한 광촉매양의 증가는 높은 처리효율을 나타냈으며 알카리 영역에서 보다 산성영역 특히 pH3에서 축산폐수처리 효과는 우수하게 나타났다. 또한 광촉매양의 증가에 따라 색도 보다는 $TCOD_{Mn}$의 제거가 빠르게 이루어 졌다. UV 또는 $TiO_2$를 단독으로 사용하여 폐수처리를 하였을 때 보다 $UV/TiO_2$를 함께 적용하였을 때가 처리효율은 우수하게 나타났으며 산화제로 과산화수소를 주입하였을 때 처리효율은 $UV/TiO_2$만을 적용하였을 때 보다 처리효율이 우수하게 나타났다. 본 실험에서의 과산화수소 적정 주입량은 200 mg/L이며 과산화수소 적정주입량이 보다 많이 주입되었을 때는 처리효율이 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 과산화수소의 주입량은 실험 시 계속적으로 주입이 되어야 높은 처리효율을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.7-16
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 대규모 수소 저장을 위한 암염 공동(salt cavern) 저장 공법의 기술 특성과 현장사례 분석을 수행하였다. 암염 공동 저장 방식은 공동을 구성하는 암염(rock salt)의 낮은 공극률(porosity)과 투과도(permeability)로 인해 누출이 잘 일어나지 않고, 운영을 위한 쿠션 가스(cushion gas)의 양이 적어 타 공법 대비 효과적인 수소 저장이 가능하다. 암염-수소 간 화학적 반응이 거의 일어나지 않으며 다수의 주입/배출 사이클을 수행할 수 있어 피크 쉐이빙(peak shaving) 및 단주기 저장에 효과적이다. 공동은 크게 침출(leaching), 염수제거(debrining), 충진(filling)의 3단계로 형성되며 누출 실험을 통해 공동의 안정성을 평가한다. 현재 영국과 미국 Texas 주의 4개소에서 주변 지역의 산업 수요를 충당하기 위한 현장 적용이 이루어지고 있으며, 독일, 프랑스와 같은 유럽 지역에서 에너지 저장을 위한 암염 공동 운영을 준비하고 있다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 수소 저장 프로젝트 설계를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.199-231
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• 1975

우유내(牛乳內)에 잔류(殘留)하는 항생물질(抗生物質)은 starter의 발육(發育)을 억제(抑制)함으로써 산소유제품(酸素乳製品)의 제조(製造)에 막대(莫大) 한 손실(損失)을 가져올 뿐만 아 니라 유우(乳牛)를 음용(飮用)하는데 인류(人類)에 과민병(過敏病)을 비롯한 각종(各種) 질병(疾病)을 일으킬 수 있다는 것은 주지(周知)의 사실(事實)이다. 그러나 기타(其他) 가축(家畜)에 있어서도 모유내(母乳內)에 항생물질(抗生物質)이 출현(出現)할때는 이것을 포유(哺乳)하는 자축(仔畜)에게도 인류(人類)에서와 같은 장애(障碍)를 초래(招來)할 수 있다는 점(点)도 간과(看過)할수 없는 일이다. 이러한 관점(觀點)에서 본연구(本硏究)에서는 유우(乳牛), 산양(山羊) 및 견(犬)에 penicillin, streptomycin 및 oxytetracycline을 근육(筋肉) 또는 정맥내(靜脈內)에 주사(注射)하고 유방내(乳房內)에 주입(注入)할 경우(境遇) 유즙내(乳汁內)에 이해(移行) 또는 잔류(殘留)하는 농도(濃度)와 지속시간(持續時間)을 cylinder-plate법(法)으로 실험(實驗)한바 그 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1) penicillin을 근육주사(筋肉注射)한 후 유즙내(乳汁內)에서 검출(檢出)할 수 있는 penicillin의 최고농도(最高濃度)는 유우(乳牛)가 12시간(時間)에 0.093~0.214(평균(平均) 0.136)I.U./ml, 산양(山羊)이 6시간(時間)에 0.58~0.974(평균(平均) 0.773)I.U./ml, 견(犬)이 3시간(時間)에 0.823~1.482(평균(平均) 1.192)I.U./ml였으며 유즙내(乳汁內) 잔류지속시간(殘留持續時間)은 각각(各各) 60~72시간(時間), 36~48(時間) 및 48~60시간(時間)이었다. 2) streptomycin을 근육주사(筋肉注射)한 후 유즙내(乳汁內)에서 검출(檢出)된 streptomycin 최고농도(最高濃度)는 유우(乳牛)가 6시간(時間)에 0.09~0.47(평균(平均) 0.26)${\mu}g/ml$, 산양(山羊)이 3시간(時間)에 0.17~0.64(평균(平均) 0.45)${\mu}g/ml$, 견(犬)이 3시간(時間)에 0.32~0.96(평균(平均) 0.63)${\mu}g/ml$였으며 유즙내(乳汁內)의 잔류지속시간(殘留持續時間)은 각각(各各) 6~36시간(時間), 12~36(時間) 및 12~24시간(時間)이었다. 3) oxytetracycline을 정맥주사(靜脈注射)한 후 유즙내(乳汁內)에서 검출(檢出)된 oxytetracycline의 최고농도(最高濃度) 유우(乳牛)가 6시간(時間)에 1.5~3.2(평균(平均) 2.4)${\mu}g/ml$, 견(犬)이 6시간(時間)에 1.5~2.4(평균(平均) 2.0)${\mu}g/ml$였으며 잔류지속시간(殘留持續時間)은 유우(乳牛)가 24~48시간(時間), 산양(山羊)및 견(犬)이 36~48시간(時間)이었다. 4) penicillin을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한 경우 주입방(注入房) 유즙(乳汁)에 잔류(殘溜)하는 시간(時間)은 유우(乳牛)가 48~72시간(時間)이었으며 산양(山羊) 및 견(犬)은 72~84시간(時間)이었다. 5) streptomycin을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)할 경우 주입방(注入房) 유즙내(乳汁內)에 잔류(殘溜)하는 지속시간(持續時間)은 유우(乳牛) 및 산양(山羊)이 48~72시간(時間)이었으며 견(犬)은 48~60시간(時間)이었다. 6) oxytetracycline을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한 경우 주입방(注入房) 유즙(乳汁)에 잔류(殘溜)하는 시간(時間)은 유우(乳牛)가 48~72시간(時間), 산양(山羊) 36~60시간(時間)이었으며 견(犬)은 48~60시간(時間)이었다. 7) penicillin, streptomycin 및 oxytetracycline을 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한후 주입방내(注入房內) 잔류항생물질(殘留抗生物質)의 농도(濃度)와 지속시간(持續時間)을 검토(檢討)한 결과 유우(乳牛) 및 산양(山羊)에 있어서는 필유량(泌乳量)과의 관계(關係)가 인정(認定)되었고 고생산성(高生産性) 유우(乳牛)나 산양(山羊)에 비(比)하여 저생산성(低生産性) 유유(乳牛)와 산양(山羊)에서 농도(濃度)가 높고 잔류지속시간(殘溜持續時間)도 긴 경향(傾向)을 나타내었다. 8) 유우(乳牛)와 산양(山羊)에 penicillin을 각각(各各) 100,000 I.U., 20,000 I.U., streptomycin은 각각(各各) 500mg, 100mg를, oxytetracycline은 각각(各各) 500mg, 100mg를 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)한 결과 비주입방(非注入房) 유즙(乳汁)에서는 항생물질(抗生物質)을 검출(檢出)하지 못하였으나 견(犬)에 있어서는 penicillin 10,000 I.U., streptomycin 20mg, oxytetracycline 25mg를 유방내(乳房內) 주입(注入)할때 비주입방(比注入房) 유즙(乳汁)으로부터 항생물질(抗生物質)을 검출(檢出)할 수 있었다. 검출농도(檢出濃度)는 언제나 혈청내(血淸內)가 유즙내(乳汁內) 보다 더 높았으나 비주입방간(非注入房間)의 차이(差異)는 인정(認定)되지 않았다. 9) 견(犬)에 있어서 비주입방(比注入房)으로의 이행가능(移行可能) 최소(最少) 주입량(注入量)은 penicillin이 2,500 I.U., streptomycin은 5mg, oxytetracycline은 5mg이었다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.53-65
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• 1971

It is well known that diabetes mellitus is associated with metabolic derangements, such as hyper-glycemia, ketosis, glycosuria, and also widespread alterations in the blood vessels, kidneys, eyes, peripheral nerves and heart. It is also recognized that healing of skin wound is delayed in diabetics. In bone, according to Aegerter, osteopenia develops in diabetes mellitus and it is chiefly ascribed to overutilization of protein. Shim claims that total blood flow to the entire skeletal system is approximately 4 to 8 percent of resting cardiac output and blood supply to the skeletal system would be decreased on account of secondary arteriosclerotic changes in the diabetics. An adequate blood supply is an essential factor in the healing process of fracture, and disturbed blood flow, either local or systemic, will invariably delay union of the fragments or the fragments from being fused. As the author has encountered several cases of diabetics in whom healing of fracture was delayed or incomplete, this experimental study was undertaken to elucidate the effects of hyperglycemia and diabetes mellitus on the healing process of fracture. In this experiment adult albino rabbits, weighing about 2 kg. were used and divided into 6 groups. The femur of each animal was fractured surgically, and then the healing process of fracture was periodically checked by radiography at an interval of one week for a period of 6 weeks. Thereafter, all the rabbits were killed to obtain tissue preparation of the femur. The experimental groups were as follows; 1) Control group: Six rabbits sustained a surgical fracture to the femur, without being given any other treatment or drug. 2) Alloxan-treated group: For inducing diabetes, alloxan was given intravenously to 17 rabbits in various dose as follows; to 7 of them 40 mg/kg, to 6 rabbits 80 mg/kg and to 4 rabbits 120 mg/kg of body weight, respectively. 3) Insulin-treated group: Protamine-zinc insulin was injected subcutaneously to each of 6 rabbits in a daily dose of 1 unit per kilogram of body weight. 4) Group treated with insulin after alloxan: Four rabbits were given 80 mg of alloxan once and than 1 unit of insulin per kilogram of body weight daily. Another 5 rabbits were injected 1 unit of insulin per kg of body weight daily following administration of alloxan in a dose of 120 mg/kg. 5) Homotransplantation group: Following intravenous injection of alloxan in a dose of 120 mg/kg, 10 rabbits underwent homotransplantation of a short bone segment to the femur. Five of them were subsequently given 1 unit/kg of insulin daily. 6) Sugar-treated group: six rabbits were fed $15{\sim}20$ gm of sugar daily throughout the period of experiment. The results obtained are summarized as follows; 1. Blood sugar level and damage to the pancreatic islet increased proportionately when alloxan was given to the rabbits in various doses. No appreciable change could be observed in the islets when the blood sugar level was altered by either oral administration of sugar or subcutaneous injection of insulin. 2. Comparing with the control group, healing of fracture was delayed in the alloxan-treated group, while callus formation and periosteal reaction were shown to be more prominent in this group and subsequently, the ultimate osseous tissue formed at the fracture site was significantly smaller in amount and less compact. These findings were more marked as the amount of alloxan increased. 3. Administration of insulin prevented the delay in healing process of fracture in the rabbits with alloxan-induced hyperglycemia. In this case, the course and progression of fracture healing were almost similar to those of control group. 4. Union between the host bone and the fragment transplanted from other rabbit of the same species was more delayed in the group treated with alloxan alone than in the group to which insulin was administered after development of alloxan-induced diabetes. In both groups periosteal new bone developed from the ends of the host bone, above and below the transplanted fragment, and directly fused with failure of periosteal callus to bridge the adjacent ends of the host bone and the transplanted fragment. 5. The healing process of fracture was not inhibited by alteration in blood sugar level when the blood sugar was abnormally increased by excessive sugar intake or lowered by administration of insulin alone. The healing of fracture in these groups progressed similarly as in the control group. In brief summary, it appears that the healing process of fracture would be definitely disturbed in diabetic state brought about by damage to the pancreatic islet. As such an inhibition could be overcome with insulin, it seems that insulin plays an important role in healing of fracture, but alteration in blood sugar level alone does not modify healing process of fracture to significant degree.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.39-43
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• 2012

목 적: 현재 본원에서 방광암 환자의 영상유도 방사선치료는 재현성을 높이기 위하여 환자의 상태에 따라 알맞은 양의 생리식염수를 주입하고 영상유도 시스템(On-Board Imager system, OBI, VARIAN, USA)의 Cone.Beam CT (CBCT)로 3차원 정합(3D-3D matching)을 하여 치료를 한다. 본 연구에서는 방광암 환자의 치료 시 획득한 CBCT 영상의 분석을 통해 뼈를 기준으로 한 정합과 방광을 기준으로 한 정합의 차이를 알아보고, 생리 식염수를 주입한 방광의 체적 변화를 알아보고 방광암 환자의 치료 시 더욱 적절한 영상정합방법을 평가하고 고찰하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 본원에서 2009년 1월에서 2010년 4월까지 방사선치료를 위해 내원한 방광암 환자 7명을 대상으로 Folly catheter를 이용하여 방광 내 잔류 소변을 제거한 뒤 환자 개개인에 맞게 정해진 양 만큼의 생리식염수를 주입하고 CT-Sim 후 치료계획을 설계하였다. 그 뒤 OBI system을 이용하여 치료 전 자세 확인을 위해 CBCT를 찍었고, 담당 주치의가 모든 대상 환자의 영상 정합을 진행하였다. 총 45개 CBCT 영상을 이용하여 뼈를 기준으로 한 영상정합과 방광을 기준으로 한 영상정합의 차이를 분석하였다. 또, 방광의 체적 변화를 Eclipse (version 8.0, VARIAN, USA)를 통해 얻어냈다. 결 과: 뼈를 기준으로 한 영상정합을 한 후 다시 방광을 기준으로 한 정합의 차이는 X축으로 평균 $3{\pm}2mm$, Y축으로 $1.8{\pm}1.3mm$, Z축으로 $2.3{\pm}1.7mm$이고 전체 이동거리는 $4.8{\pm}2.0mm$로 나타났다. 또 방광의 체적은 기준 대비 $4.03{\pm}3.97%$의 차이를 나타냈다. 결 론: 방광의 특성상 해부학적 위치 및 내부의 움직임으로 인해 뼈를 이용한 영상정합 후에도 방광의 위치 차이가 발생하였다. 또, 생리식염수를 채운 방광의 체적은 4.03%의 차이를 나타냈으나 영상 정합 시 모두 계획한 볼륨 안에 포함되는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 따라서 생리식염수를 주입한 뒤 방광을 기준으로 영상 정합을 실시함으로써 더욱 정확한 치료를 실시 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.189-200
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• 1991

During the past few years it has been proposed that lithium clearance can be used as a reliable measure for the outflow of tubular fluid from the proximal tubule. This study was aimed to characterize the inflow dependent reabsorption of Na in renal tubule beyond the proximal tubule. For this purpose, lithium clearance was used as a measure for the inflow from the proximal tubule and the changes in reabsorption fraction of Na and water were determined in rabbits. Rabbits were pretreated with hypotonic saline solutions for an hour (50 mM/L NaCl, 20 ml/hr/kg). And then a hypertonic solution of 500 mM/L NaCl (20 ml/kg) was administered intraperitoneally in conjunction with a bolus of LiCl solution (2 mM/kg, i.v.) for conditioning the $C_{Li}$ and urine flow rate. To rule out the effect of $Li^+$ on tubular functions, a bolus of NaCl solution (2 mM/kg, i.v.) was administered. Fifteen, thirty, and sixty minutes after injection of hypertonic saline arterial blood and urine samples were taken. Urinary and plasma concentrations as well as urinary output of $Li^+,\;Na^+\;and\;K^+$ were measured. From these $C_{Li},\;C_{Na}$ and the reabsorption fraction of Na and water $(Fr_{Na}\;&\;FrH_2O)$ were calculated. These results were compared with those from control groups in which the same amount of isotonic saline (145 mM/L NaCl) and of 15% dextran solution were administered in the same way as that in experimental group. Followings are the results obtained. 1) The plasma concentration of $Na^+$ in rabbits injected with hypertonic saline reached the peak value after 15 min and thereafter no significant change was observed. Hematocrit values did not show any change, while urinary excretion of $Na^+$ increased markedly during the first 15 min and decreased thereafter. These results were not affected by an injection of a small amount of LiCl. 2) The clearances of $Li^+,\;Na^+\;and\;K^+$ in rabbits injected with hypertonic saline and LiCl solution decreased. 3) In spite of the variation in $C_{Li},\;Fr_{Na}$ did not show any significant change while $FrH_2O$ increased gradually. 4) $C_{Li}$ decreased also in rabbits received isotonic saline. $Fr_{Na}$ tended to be higher than that in hypertonic saline group, while $FrH_2O\;and\;Fr_{Na}$ did not associated with the decrease in $C_{Li}$. 5) $C_{Li}$ of the rabbits received dextran solution fluctuated persistently and $Fr_{Na}\;and\;FrH_2O$ did not change in along with $C_{Li}$ although $Fr_{Na}$ had a tendency to be higher than that in hypertonic saline group. 6) From the above results it was concluded that: (a) In rabbits with normal body store of $Na^+$, the $Fr_{Na}$ of renal tubule beyond proximal tubule. calculated from $C_{Li}$ as a measure of inflow from proximal tubule is constant in spite of variations in $C_{Li}$. (b) The $FrH_2O$ calculated from $C_{Li}$ is dependent largely upon ADH rather than inflow from proximal tubule. (c) When there is a decrease in plasma $Na^+$ concentration or ineffective body fluid. $Li^+$ reabsorption may occur in the thick segnent of Henle's loop and hence the determination of $Fr_{Na}$ and $FrH_2O$ will not be easy one, but $Fr_{Na}$ is constant under the same experimental conditions.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2009

2006년~2008년 2사분기까지의 2.5년간의 환자 건수는 14,674건이었으며, $^{18}F$-FDG 평균 주사량은 461.5 MBq 였다. 2.5년간 순환근무는 3회 이루어졌고, 10명의 방사선사 중 PET과 Gamma 영역별 1인을 제외한 8명의 순환근무가 시행되었다. 추가로 2008년 3인의 신입인력이 야간에 투입되어 이에 대한 평가도 이루어졌다. 방사선사의 근무연한은 15년 이상이 2인, 10~15년이 3인, 5~10년이 1인, 5년 미만이 3인이었다. 이들의 개인별 피폭선량은 먼저 PET실에 근무를 하고 있을 때가 Gamma 영역에 근무하고 있을 때 보다 더 높게 나왔다. 가장 큰 원인으로는 일일 처리 건수 면에서 PET과 Gamma영역의 차이가 거의 없는 상태에서 $^{99m}Tc$보다는 상대적으로 에너지가 높은 $^{18}F$-FDG를 사용하는데 있다고 본다. 특히 개인별 피폭선량도 근무연한에 따른 분기별 평가에서 서로 다르게 나타났다. 또한 순환근무 초기 1개월째보다는 업무의 연속성을 익힌 3개월째에 더 낮은 피폭선량을 보여 주고 있다. 이는 PET 실의 근무연한이 길수록 업무의 숙달도가 증가하여 개인별 피폭선량은 감소하는 것으로 보인다. 예약실에 근무하는 간호사의 피폭선량은 $^{18}F$-FDG 주사 후 짧은 시간에 환자와의 접촉이 이루어지고 있어 그리 큰 문제점을 보이지는 않았다. 그러나 임신 가능성이 있는 간호사일 경우는 이를 재고해 보아야할 필요가 있다. 순환 근무를 통한 장시간 PET/CT실을 벗어난 상황이 될 경우 대부분의 근무자가 초기 1개월에서 업무의 연속성 결여 및 개인별 피폭선량 증가라는 위험성을 내포하였다. PET/CT 환자의 증가에 따른 PET/CT실 전체의 과도한 피폭을 분산하기 위한 순환 근무제의 도입이 또 다른 문제점을 갖고 있음을 알 수 있다.5,6) 이를 해결하기 위해서는 근무자의 업무재교육과 순환 및 고정 근무제의 적절한 병행을 시행할 필요가 있다고 본다. 또한 고정 근무자는 순환 근무 인력들의 이런 문제점을 해결하기 위해 업무영역에서 표준화된 업무지침서 등을 만들어야 한다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.747-756
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• 2014

본 연구는 흰쥐에게 $AFB_1$을 투여하거나 방사선과 $AFB_1$을 병합처리함으로 유발된 흰쥐의 간세포에서의 $AFB_1$-DNA 부가체의 형성과 세포의 산화적 손상에 대한 vitamin C의 효과를 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. X-ray 조사는 실험기간 내 단 1회로 실험사육기간 1일에 조사 하였고 X-ray 조사 후 vitamin C를 투여하였으며 vitamin C 투여 1시간 후 $AFB_1$을 투여하였다. Vitamin C와 $AFB_1$은 모두 복강투여로 실험 사육 첫 일부터 1회 시작하여 3일에 한번씩, 5회 반복 투였으며 실험동물 사육기간은 총 15일로 하였다. ELISA에 의한 흰쥐의 혈청 내 $AFB_1$ 잔여 농도는 $AFB_1$ 단독 투여군에서 $5.17{\pm}0.34ng/mL$이었으나 여기에 vitamin C 혼합 투여군에서는 $3.23{\pm}0.76ng/ml$가 검출되었다. 간세포의 $AFB_1$-DNA adduct 농도는 $AFB_1$ 단독 투여군에서는 $9.38{\pm}0.41ng/mL$이었으며 2군에 vitamin C를 함께 투여한 3군에서는 $5.28{\pm}0.32ng/ml$로 나타나 2군에 비해 유의적으로(p<0.001) 44% 감소한 양상을 나타내었다. 한편 X선 조사와 $AFB_1$ 병합처리한 4군에 비해 4군에 vitamin C를 투여한 5군에서 혈청 내 $AFB_1$ 함량과 간세포의 $AFB_1$-DNA adduct 함량이 다소 감소하였으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 또한 면역조직화학적 관찰에서 $AFB_1$ 단독 투여군에서는 중심정맥과 혈관주변에서 $AFB_1$ 축적이 관찰되었는데 이러한 현상은 vitamin C를 혼합 투여함으로써 중심정맥과 혈관 주변의 갈색 침전이 현저하게 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 X선 조사와 $AFB_1$ 병합 처리한 군에서는 그 정도가 약했다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.37-60
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• 1983

The uterus receives adrenergic terminals from the mesenteric ganglia and considerably large amount of catecholamines have been shown to be contained in this organ. On the other hand, the activities of epinephrine, norepinephrine or adrenergic nerve on uterine motility is so complicated that many controversial results have been reporter. Recently, a large number of reports concerning the changes of uterine catecholamines content have appeared, but little is known about the role of uterine catecholamines in their activities on uterine motility. The present experiments were undertaken to determine the significance of the intrinsic uterine catecholamines in the physiology of uterus. Female albino rabbits weighing approximately 2 kg were employed in this experiment. uterine strip3 were prepared and suspended in a constant temperature $bath(38^{\circ}C)$ containing 100 ml of Locke's solution aerated with 95% oxygen and 5% carbon dioxide. Spontaneous motility was recorded on a smoked drum with an isotonic lever. The catecholamines concentration of the uterus was determined according to the Procedure described of Shore and Olin (1958). Human uterus obtained from patients was also used to determine the catecholam ines content of myometrium. Followings are summarized results. 1) On the non-pregnant rabbit uterine strips, epinephrine and norepinephrine significantly elevated the tonus and stimulated the spontaneous motility. Pretreatment with dichloroisoproterenol(DCI), an adrenergic beta-receptor blocker, enhanced the stimulatory activity of epinephrine or norepinephrine. On the other hand, pretreatment with dibenamine, an adrenergic alpha-receptor blocker, rendered the uterine muscle to exhibit inhibition after the administration of epinephrine or norepinephrine. Following the treatment with both DCI and dibenamine, epinephrine or norepinephrine produced no appreciable effects on the spontaneous motility of the uterus. These results suggest there exist both alpha and beta-adrenergic receptors in the uterine muscle and the response to epinephrine of the former is predominant over that of latter in the non-pregnant uterus of rabbits. The total catecholamines concentration of the non-pregnant uterus was $351\;m{\mu}g/g$ and the fractional concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine were $125\;m{\mu}g/g(35.7%)$ and $226\;m{\mu}g/g$ respectively. It is interesting to note that the catecholamines content of uterus was characterized by a high fractional corcentration of epinephrine relative to norepinephrine. 2) On the pregnant rabbit uterine strips, the effects of epinephrine and norepinephrine varied according to the period of pregnancy. The response to epinephrine of adrenergic beta receptor of uterus increased during pregnancy, and the effect of catecholamine was inhibitory in the early pregnancy but became stimulatory as the pregnancy progressed. This stimulating action on the uterine motility was found to occur through the action of norepinephrine. The uterine catecholamines concentration was markedly reduced during pregnancy. The catecholamines concentration was started to decrease in the early pregnancy, reached the lowest level in the mid-pregnancy and then started to increaae again in the late pregnancy when the total catecholamines content became the highest level of all. This increase of catefholamines in late pregnancy was chiefly due to the increase of norepinephrine. These results suggest that the uterine motility may be related to the catecholamines content, especially norepinephrine content in the uterus. 3) Bilateral oophorectomy of rabbits results in a marked shrink of the uterus in size. The spontaneous motility of the uterine segment of these animals was very weak and irregular. Norepinephrine produced inhibitory effect, whereas epinephrine was stimulatory or inhibitory effect on the uterine segment. The total catecholamines tontent in whole uterus was markedly reduced. The injection of estrogen into the oophorectornized rabbit increased the weight of uterus to approximately three times of that of oophorectornized animal. The apontaneous motility and the response to epinephrine and norepinephrine of the uterine segment were greatly enhanced. Both epinephrine and norepinephrine produced a marked stimulatory effects of the uterine motility. The uterine content of catecholamines, particularly epinephrine, was markedly increased. The injection of progesterone into the oophorectornized rabbit increaeed the weight of uterus to approximately 2.5 times of that of eophorectornized animal. The spontaneous motility of the uterine segment was weak and irregular. Epinephrine produced stimulatory effect at high concentrations but norepinephrine always prcdnced inhibitory effect on the uterine segment. The uterine content of catecholamines, particularly of norepinephrine, was markedly reduced. These results suggested that ovarian hormones play an important role not only on the growth and spontaneous norepinephrine of uterus but also on the catecholamines content and responee to epinephrine and norepinephrine of the uterus. 4) The intraperitoneal injection of reserpine(3 mg/kg) into the non-pregnant, pregnant and oophorectornieed rabbits markedly decreased the uterine content of catecholamines, particularly of the norepinephrine. The stimulatory response to epinephrine and. norepinephrine of the uterine segment of these reserpinized ratbits was markedly reduced whereas the inhibitory response to these catecholamines was enhanced. This finding further support the close relationship between the uterine catecholamines content and uterine response to epineptrire and norepinephrine. 5) In the human uterus, the concentration of epinephrine was actrally greater than that of norepinephrine and it was significantly greater during the proliferative phase of the menstrtal cycle. In the human pregnant uterus, the concentrations of toth epinephrine and ncrefinephrine were markedly reduced and showed about 45 percent rednction after 6-8 weeks of ectopic Pregnancy. At full term ana during labor, the concentrations of epinephrine and norepinephrine at placental sites were less than those found in the non-pregnant group. Of interest was the finding that the norepinephrine concentration of uterus from toxemic patients was two and half times higher than that of lower uterine segment of the nontoxemic pregnant individuals. Also the epinephrine concentraticn was slightly increaeed.