• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.572-589
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• 2021

Objectives: This study examines the effect of Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang on Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) through a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI). Methods: RCTs were included that tested the effect of Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang on BPPV. A study of the literature in the CNKI was performed for papers published from January 1, 2011 to June 30, 2021. Results: A total of eight RCTs met the inclusion criteria. All studies identified the effect of Banhabaekchulcheonma-tang in the treatment of BPPV. The effectiveness of treatment was higher in the intervention group than in the control group, as shown through evaluation indicators, including the total effective rate, dizziness handicap inventory (DHI), and blood lipids. Conclusion: Treatment with Banhabaakchulcheonma-tang was found to be effective in treating BPPV. However, due to the low quality of available studies, the significance of this conclusion is somewhat limited. Further clinical studies are needed on the development of diagnosis and treatment methods for BPPV based on Korean medicine.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.443-457
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• 2019

Objectives: This study aimed to review the clinical research trends in respiratory diseases related to particulate matter (PM) to help design clinical studies on herbal medicine that protects against PM. Methods: We searched three international databases (Pubmed, EMBASE, and CENTRAL) to investigate clinical studies on respiratory diseases related to PM and to analyze their study design, respiratory-related disease, inclusion/exclusion criteria, study period, outcome measure, study results, measurement method of PM and range of PM. Results: A total of 18 studies were finally selected, including 13 observational studies and 5 randomized controlled trials. The selected studies showed an increasing trend from 1985 to 2018 and were conducted mostly in North America, followed by Europe and Asia. Subject disease and age were decided in variety by each study objective, although asthma accounted for the majority. For the outcome assessment, pulmonary function test was mostly used for lung function. Quality of life questionnaires and biomarkers in blood and sputum were also used. Conclusion: A well-designed clinical study on herbal medicine that protects against PM is needed, and this study is expected to be used as base data.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.478-486
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• 2000

연구배경 : 급성폐손상에서 폐포대식세포는 초기에 일어나는 염증반응 뿐 아니라, 후기의 복구 및 섬유화 과정에 관여하는 중요한 세포로 형태, 기능면에서 특성이 다른 여러 세포군으로 구성되어져 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 95% 이상의 고농도산소로 폐손상을 일으킨 쥐를 12시간군, 24시간군, 48시간군으로 나누어서 고농도 산소 투여시기에 따른 폐포대식세포의 숫적인 변화 및 아형군의 분포변화를 관찰하고, 이들 아형군세포의 형태학적인 차이를 통해서 고농도 산소에 의한 폐손상시에 관련되는 특정 아형세포군이 있는지를 알아보고 이러한 분포의 차이와 조직병리적인 변화를 비교 관찰하였다. 방 법 : Sprague-Dawley계 흰쥐를 대상으로 고농도 산소 투여 후 12시간, 24시간, 48시간 경과시의 폐포대식세포를 추출하여 아형세포군의 분포 및 형태 변화와 조직의 변화를 비교 관찰하였다. 결 과 : 1) 총 폐포대식세포는 정상군 $171.6{\pm}24.1({\times}10^5)$, 12시간군 $194.8{\pm}17.9$, 24시간군 $207.6{\pm}27.1$, 48시간군 $200.0{\pm}77.8$개로 초기 장시간까지는 증가하나 이후에는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 2) 광학현미경 관찰로 측정한 폐포간질의 두께는 정상군 $0.7{\pm}0.2{\mu}m$, 12시간군 $1.5{\pm}0.4{\mu}m$, 24시간군 $2.3{\pm}0.4{\mu}m$, 48시간군 $2.5{\pm}0.4{\mu}m$로 24시간까지는 시간에 따라서 증가하나 24시간 이후로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 3) 폐포대식세포 분포의 시간 경과에 따른 변화는 fraction 1과 fraction 2는 의미 있게 증가되었으며 fraction 3는 의미 있게 감소하였다. fraction 4는 감소되어지는 양상을 보이나 통계적인 의의는 없었다. 4) 고밀도군에서 주로 관찰되는 세포는 세포 및 핵의 모양이 불규칙적이며 크기가 작고 한쪽으로 치우쳐 있으며, pseudopod, electron dense inclusion의 수가 현저히 많이 관찰됐다. 반면 저밀도군에서 주로 관찰되는 세포는 크기가 크고 세포 및 핵이 둥근형태를 보였다. heterogenous, empty inclusion이 보다 많이 관찰되었고 전반적인 inclusion의 수도 증가했다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과로 고농도산소에 의한 폐손상에서 특정한 폐포대식세포아형군이 폐손상에 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 보여지며 추후 이들 세포군이 증가한 이유 및 기전과 이들 세포군의 기능 및 표현형등에 관한 연구가 계속되어야 할 것이다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권2호
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• pp.382-392
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• 2021

목적 지선낭종의 초음파 소견을 분석하고, 표피낭종 및 지방종과의 감별진단에 도움이 되는 소견을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상과 방법 10명의 환자에서 14개의 조직학적으로 확진된 지선낭종의 초음파 소견을 후향적으로 검토하였다. 병변의 위치, 모양, 경계, 에코 발생 정도, 후방 음향 특징 및 테두리 벽 또는 병변 내 줄무늬의 존재 여부를 평가하였다. 지선낭종의 초음파 소견을 분석하고, 표피낭종 및 지방종과의 감별진단에 도움이 되는 소견을 알아보고자 하였다. 결과 지선낭종의 대부분은 피하 종괴(n = 6, 42.9%) 또는 피부층과 피하층을 함께 침범한 종괴로(n = 6, 42.9%) 나타났다. 병변은 대부분 경계가 잘 지어지고(n = 12, 85.7%) 균질한 에코 발생을 보였으며(n = 9, 64.3%), 후방 음향 특징을 나타내지 않았다(n = 9, 64.3%). 표피낭종을 지선낭종과 구별하는 가장 중요한 소견은 균질한 내부 에코 발생과(p = 0.009), 현저하지 않은 후방 음향 향상이다(p < 0.001). 지선낭종과 지방종의 구별되는 특징은 경계(p < 0.001), 에코 발생성(p = 0.034), 내부 에코 성상(p = 0.004) 및 병변 내 줄무늬의 부재였다(p < 0.001). 결론 지선낭종은 초음파 검사상 경계가 좋고 균질하며, 후방 음향 향상이 경도로 있거나 없는 종괴로 관찰되었다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.546-555
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• 2014

Objectives: Recently, many studies have reported beneficial effects from the application of laser and light-emitting diode (LED) therapy for cerebral nervous disease. Transcranial laser therapy and LED therapy may be an effective method to treat diseases of the cerebral nervous system. This study aims to discuss the possibility of laser and LED therapy for cerebral nervous disease by reviewing literature about its effectiveness. Methods: We searched papers using PubMed, Science Direct, CINAHL, KTKP, Oasis and NDSL, using the keywords "Laser therapy, low-level", "Transcranial laser", "Transcranial light emitting diode" and "stroke", "traumatic brain injury", "dementia", "anxiety", "cognitive", "emotional effects", "psychiatric disorder", "multiple sclerosis", "Parkinson's disease". The search range included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and clinical case series. Reviews and animal experiments were not included. Studies not matched with inclusion criteria were excluded. Results: A total 1,119 studies were found. 1,100 were excluded from scanning titles and abstracts and finally 9 articles were selected. Among the 9 articles, 5 were RCTs, one was a controlled study, and the other 3 were case reports. They reported that transcranial laser therapy and LED treatment had beneficial effects from photobiomodulation to the cerebral nervous system. Clinical evaluation factors showed favorable trends. Conclusions: Transcranial laser therapy and LED therapy seem to be effective to the cerebral nervous system and they may be a favorable choice for cerebral nervous disease.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.520-549
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• 2018

Objectives: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the recent clinical research trends regarding the effects of traditional herbal medicine (THM) on chemotherapy-induced leukopenia. Methods: Randomized controlled trials that verified effects of herbal medicine treating chemotherapy induced leukopenia were included in the study. A literature search was performed in the English, Chinese, and Korean databases for papers published from January 1, 2007, to September 1, 2017. The selected literature was assessed by Cochrane's Risk of Bias (RoB). Results: Forty-two of 232 randomized controlled trials met the inclusion criteria. The most commonly used herbal prescriptions called '升白湯 (shengbai decoction)' which means elevating the numbers of White blood cells (WBCs). And the mostly included herbs such as Astragali Radix, Angelicae Gigantis Radix, Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba, Codonopsis Pilosulae, Glycyrrhizae Radix, Ligustri Lucidi Fructus are commonly used to elevate qi, blood and yin. The count of WBC in peripheral blood, the level of leukopenia presented in WHO (World Health Organization), and clinical symptoms were used to evaluate the treatments. The effective rate was 68.6-98.18% and the effectiveness was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group in 38 articles (p<0.05). No serious adverse events were reported. Only five articles (5/42, 11.9%) were rated as having adequate methodological quality with a low level of bias. Conclusion: Some traditional herbal medicines may be effective as therapeutic treatments for chemotherapy-induced leukopenia, but the majority of reviewed studies were of poor quality. The present findings need to be confirmed by rigorously conducted high-quality trials, including pharmacokinetic studies, to confirm the absence of interactions between traditional herbal medicine agents and chemotherapy.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8031-8039
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• 2016

Background: Preclinical studies have demonstrated that ${\beta}$-adrenergic receptor antagonists could improve the prognosis of breast cancer. However, the conclusions of clinical and pharmacoepidemiological studies have been inconsistent. This review was conducted to re-assess the relationship between beta-adrenoceptor blockers and breast cancer prognosis. Materials and Methods: The literature was searched from PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Nature (Thompson Reuters) databases through using key terms, such as breast cancer and beta-adrenoceptor blockers. Results: Ten publications met the inclusion criteria. Six suggested that receiving beta-adrenoceptor blockers reduced the risk of breast cancer-specific mortality, and three of them had statistical significance (hazard ratio (HR)=0.42; 95% CI=0.18-0.97; p=0.042). Two studies reported that risk of recurrence and distant metastasis (DM) were both significantly reduced. One study demonstrated that the risk of relapse-free survival (RFS) was raised significantly with beta-blockers (BBS) (HR= 0.30; 95% CI=0.10-0.87; p=0.027). One reported longer disease-free interval (Log Rank (LR)=6.658; p=0.011) in BBS users, but there was no significant association between overall survival (OS) and BBS (HR= 0.35; 95% CI=0.12-1.0; p=0.05) in five studies. Conclusions: Through careful consideration, it is suggested that beta-adrenoceptor blockers use may be associated with improved prognosis in breast cancer patients. Nevertheless, larger size studies are needed to further explore the relationship between beta-blocker drug use and breast cancer prognosis.

• 한국해안해양공학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.198-208
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• 1995

Riser 내부의 유체흐름을 포함해서 동적해석을 하기 위해 유도된 비선형 모델의 근사화한 형태에 Iwan-Blevin의 모델을 결합함으로써 흐름-소용돌이 모델이 개발되며 개발된 수학약모델을 해석함으로써 면내 조류흐름에 따라 형성된 면외 과류로 인한 riser의 진동에 내부 유체흐름이 미치는 영향에 관해 조사하였다. Riser 내부 유체흐름은 일정한 유속분석을 가진 정상류로 가정하며 riser관은 신축성 혹은 비신축성 관상빔으로 간주된다. 유도된 모델에 Galerkin의 유한요소근이법을 적용함으로써 수치해석을 위한 모델을 개발하였다. 관내부 유체 흐름이 riser의 소용돌이로 인한 진동특성에 미치는 영향을 상부 인장력, 내부류체 흐름 혹은 조류속도 등과 같은 여러 영향요인 등을 변화시키면서 조사하였다. 수치해석 결과 내부유체 흐름으로 인한 영향을 줄이기 위하여 riser의 상부에 인장력을 riser의 허용내력 한도내에서 증가시키는 방법이 있으나 vortex shedding으로 인해 형성되는 resonance band를 피하기 위해 설계 관점에서 세심한 주의가 요구된다. 특히 길이가 긴 rise에 대한 세심한 주의가 요구된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.325-331
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• 2018

Purpose: Soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a rare and heterogeneous cancer with over 50 known subtypes. It is difficult to understand the role of adjuvant treatment in STS. We aimed to determine the benefits of adjuvant treatment for a rare STS subset: non-extremity STS with moderate chemosensitivity. Materials and Methods: We reviewed medical records from Pusan National University Hospital and Kosin University Gospel Hospital, which had detailed pathological reports on patients diagnosed between 2006 and 2016. The most important inclusion criterion was resection with curative intent. We grouped STS by chemosensitivity based on reported data and analyzed non-extremity STS with moderate chemosensitivity. Results: We investigated 142 patients with 20 pathological subtypes of STS. Eighty-six patients had extremity STS and 56 had non-extremity STS. Thirty-eight of 56 patients were categorized as having moderate chemosensitivity. Seventeen of 38 patients (44.7%) received adjuvant radiotherapy and 14 (36.8%) received adjuvant chemotherapy. A log-rank test showed longer disease-free survival (DFS) in the adjuvant radiotherapy group than in the group treated without adjuvant radiotherapy (not reached vs. 1.468 years, p = 0.037). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis, with covariates including age, stage, resection margin, adjuvant chemotherapy, and adjuvant radiotherapy, revealed that adjuvant radiotherapy was associated with longer DFS (odds ratio = 0.369, p = 0.045). Overall survival was not correlated with adjuvant radiotherapy. Conclusion: Adjuvant radiotherapy may be associated with longer DFS in patients with non-extremity STS with moderate chemosensitivity.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.362-413
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this research is to examine the recent clinical research trends on the efficiency of traditional herb medicine (THM) on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and to provide clinical evidence of herbal medicine, Banhasasin-tang or Banxiexin decoction by using a systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials (RCTs). Methods: In this study, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included that verified effects of traditional herbal medicine (THM), including a Banxia-xiexin-tang decoction, as a treatment for GERD. A study of the literature in Chinese and Korean databases was performed for papers published from January 1, 2010, to January 1, 2020. The selected literature was assessed by Cochrane's risk of bias (RoB). Results: A total of 90 RCTs met the inclusion criteria. Except for four RCT studies, all studies identified the effect of a Banxia-xiexin-tang decoction in the treatment of GERD. The effectiveness of treatment was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group, as shown through various evaluation indicators, including the reflux disease diagnostic questionnaire (RDQ). Adverse effects were reported in 22 articles (24.44%). Conclusions: Treatment with Banhasasin-tang, or a Banxia-xiexin-tang decoction, was found to be effective in treating GERD. However, due to the low quality of available studies, the significance of this conclusion is somewhat limited. This study could serve as a foundation for further clinical studies on the development of diagnosis and treatment methods for GERD based on Korean medicine.