• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.159.1-159.1
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• 2003

This study deals with the radiation protection effect of the pretreatment of $\beta$-carotene and combination with selenium on the DNA damage in mice after whole body ${\gamma}$-irradiation. This was obtained the radioprotective effect by evaluation of DNA damage levels in mice spleen and blood after irradiation. Six-week-old ICR male mice were administrated with $\beta$-carotene and combination with selenium orally once a day for 5 days and then irradiated with 8.0 Gy of $\gamma$-ray at a dose rate of 1.0 Gy/min. (omitted)

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.68-73
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• 2001

Studies were performed to determine the effect of red ginseng and white ginseng on jejunal crypt survival, endogenous spleen colony formation, and apoptosis of jejunal crypt cells in irradiated mice. The radioprotective effect of ginseng was compared with the effect of diethyldithocarbamate(D). Jejunal crypts were protected from irradiation by pretreatment of red ginseng (50 mg/kg B.W., I.P. at 36 and 12 hours before irradiation) and white ginseng (50 mg/kg B.W., I.P. at 36 and 12 hours before irradiation). Red ginseng administration before irradiation and both pretreatment and posttreatment (50 mg/kg B.W., I.P. at 30 minutes after irradiation) of white ginseng resulted in an increase of the formation of endogenous spleen colony. the frequency of radiation-induced apoptosis in intestinal crypt cells was also reduced by both pretreatment and posttreatment of red ginseng, and pretreatment of white ginseng. The radioprotective effect of DDC (1000 mg/kg B.W., I.P. at 30 minutes before irradiation) on jejunal crypt survival and apoptosis was similar to those of ginseng treatment. Treatment with DDC showed no significant modifying effects on formation of endogenous spleen colony. These results indicated that ginseng might be a useful radioprotector. Further studies are needed to characterize effective radioprotective components and mechanism of ginseng.

• Current Optics and Photonics
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• 제3권6호
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• pp.485-495
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• 2019

Photobiomodulation (PBM) using organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) surface light sources have recently been claimed to be the next generation of PBM light sources. However, the differences between light emitting diodes (LEDs) and OLED mechanisms in vitro and in vivo have not been well studied. In vivo mouse models were used to investigate the effects of OLED irradiation on cellular function and cutaneous wound healing compared to LED irradiation. Mice in the LED- and OLED-irradiated groups were subjected to irradiation with 6 J/㎠ LED and OLED (630 nm), respectively, for 14 days after wounding, and some mice were sacrificed for the experiments on days 3, 7, 10, and 14. To evaluate wound healing, we performed hematoxylin-eosin and Masson's trichrome staining and quantified collagen density by computerized image analysis. The results showed that the size of the wound, collagen density, neo-epidermis thickness, number of new blood vessels, and number of fibroblasts and neutrophils was significantly influenced by LED and OLED irradiation. The tissue levels of interleukin (IL)-β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were investigated by immunohistochemical staining. LED and OLED irradiation resulted in a significant increase in the tissue IL-β and IL-6 levels at the early stage of wound healing (P < 0.01), and a decrease in the tissue TNF-α level at all stages of wound healing (P < 0.05), compared to the no-treatment group. The expression levels of the genes encoding vascular endothelial growth factor and transforming growth factor-beta 1 were significantly increased in LED and OLED-irradiated wound tissue at the early stage of wound healing (P < 0.01) compared to the no-treatment group. Thus, OLED as well as LED irradiation accelerated wound healing by modulating the synthesis of anti-inflammatory cytokines and the expression levels of genes encoding growth factors, promoting collagen regeneration and reducing scarring. In conclusion, this suggests the possibility of OLED as a new light source to overcome the limitations of existing PBMs.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.266-273
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• 2002

The dose dependence of the severity of radiation-induced thymic lymphoma in C57BL/6J mice was studied. Mice were exposed to fractionated irradiation at the total doses of 4.0, 6.0 and 8.0 Gy (four irradiations at 8-day intervals) starting from 33 days after birth. Pathological and histological changes of each mouse were observed after periodical sacrifice at day 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300 after the first irradiation. The severity of cancers were classified into 4 stages by clinical signs with respect to the enlargement of the thymus, spleen, liver, the progression of the cancer in the thymus, and the metastasis to the spleen, liver, lung and the lymphatic nodes. Among the 490 mice observed, 146 mice had thymic lymphoma. A clear dose-effect relationship was observed as well as the dose-response relationship. Also, periodical observation showed that thymic lymphoma was first induced in mice sacrificed at day 100 (130days old), and metastasize in the order of spleen, lung, liver and then the lymphatic nodes. The results suggest that radiation may be involved not only as a tumor initiator but also as a tumor promoter, and a tumor progression-enhancing agent.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.293-298
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• 2008

본 연구는 방사선 조사에 의해 생쥐의 혈청성분이 어떠한 변화를 일으키는가를 구명하는데 있고, 이를 위해 10MeV급 Linac 방사선치료장치를 사용하여 3Gy 방사선을 1회 전신 조사한 생쥐의 혈청(serum)을 채취하여 14가지 생화학적 분석을 실시한 후 paired t-test를 실시하였다. 그 결과 다음의 3가지 혈청성분에서 유의한 변화가 있다는 사실을 확인하였다. 첫째, glucose 측정에서 정상대조군(normal control group)의 $185.43{\pm}14.93$보다 방사선조사군(irradiation group)이 $220.00{\pm}17.58$로 높게 나타나 평균값에 매우 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.001). 둘째, BUN(blood urea nitrogen) 측정에서 정상대조군의 $19.61{\pm}1.65$보다 방사선조사군이 $15.70{\pm}1.48$로 낮게 나타나 평균값에 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 셋째, albumin 측정에서 정상대조군의 $3.19{\pm}0.34$보다 방사선조사군이 $2.89{\pm}0.25$로 낮게 나타나 평균값에 유의한 차이를 보였다(p<0.05). 결론적으로, 3Gy 방사선이 조사된 생쥐의 혈청은 glucose, BUN(blood urea nitrogen), albumin 등 3가지 성분에서 유의할만한 변화를 일으켰다.

• 환경생물
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.398-404
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• 2005

Radioprotection is of practical importance for the normal tissues of tumor patients subject to radiotherapy, people with planned or accidental exposure to radiation, and the public and radiation workers. Since oxygen enhances radiation - induced biological damage, antioxidants should be related with the function as a radioprotectors. Ascorbic acid or caffeine is an essential component and antioxidant in the diet of humans and a small range of other mammals. The present study investigates functional radioprotection of caffeine and ascorbic acid against gamma radiation in irradiated C57BL/6N mice. Eight-week-old male C57BL/6N mice were irradiated with 6.5 Gy. A caffeine treated group was administered with $80mg\;kg^{-1}$ body weight by intraperitoneal injection, a single treatment 1 hr before irradiation. Ascorbic acid was administered $330\;mg\;L^{-1}$ in drinking water through all the experimental period. According to time schedules, animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation. And the samples were collected 2 weeks after whole- body gamma irradiation. The caffeine treated group showed lower decrement of body and organ weights than the other experimental groups. The qualitative analysis of circulating testosterone in serum was performed by means of radioimmunoassay (RIA). The normal level of circulating testosterone was maintained by the treatment of caffeine and ascorbic acid. The change of weight of body and organ and the appearance of seminiferous tubules were improved by an effect of caffeine or ascorbic acid against irradiation. Taken together, caffeine and ascorbic acid protects impairment of spermatogenesis against gamma radiation and may act as a radio-protector.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제22권2호통권57호
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• pp.147-156
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• 2007

Six week-old ICR mice were divided into four groups including NC, RC, RR and RS, then they were injected with sun ginseng (RS), red ginseng (RR) and saline (RC) intraperitoneally as an amount of 60mg/kg body weight at 1 hour, 12 hours and 36 hours before the whole body irradiation with 6.5Gy of X-ray. And the mice were sacrificed at nine days after the irradiation. The RS group were significant increase in the weight of spleen (p<0.05) and the numbers of endogenous spleen colony (p<0.001) and WBC (p<0.05) especially neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes in comparison with the RC group. The RR group were significant increase in the numbers of endogenous spleen colony (p<0.01) and WBC (p<0.05) especially neutrophils, lymphocytes and eosinophils in comparison with the RC group. The RS group exhibited a more increase in the weight of spleen and the number of endogenous spleen colony than the RR group. The values of ALT (alanine transaminase) and AST (aspartate transaminase) were significantly elevated (p<0.05) by radiation and they were significantly decreased (p<0.05) in the RS group to the values of the NC group. The value of TBARS(thiobarbituric acid reactive substance) was significantly elevated (p<0.01) by radiation and it was significantly decreased (p<0.05) in the RS group. And the values of SOD (superoxide dismutase) and CAT (catalase) were significantly increased (p<0.05) in the RS group in comparison with the RC group. Taken together the above results, sun ginseng demonstrated the protective effects on hepatocytes and immune and hematopoietic cells in mice exposed to medium dose of irradiation, and those radioprotective effects were a little higher or similar to the red ginseng.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 1989

방사선 조사후 방광의 손상에 관한 실험에서 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 손상군, 회복군 모두에서 암수가 비슷한 변화를 보여 방사선에 의한 손상에서 암수의 차이는 없었다. 2. 점막의 변화는 40GY 조사군에서 50GY군 보다 빨리 회복됨이 관찰되었고 14주에서 대부분 소실되었다. 3. 혈관의 변화는 40GY, 50GY 모두에서 혈관확장증, 초자질화, 내피하층과 중간층의 섬유화 등이 관찰되었으며 혈관주변의 섬유화는 15주까지 관찰되었다. 결체조직과 균육층의 변화는 40GY, 50GY 모두에서 조사후 15주까지 지속됨을 볼 수 있었다. 마우스의 평균수명(460일-1000일)에 비해 본 연구의 추적 기간이 105일로서 충분히 길다고는 할 수 없으나 상기 여러 결과로 미루어 후기 반응의 감소 및 예방을 위해 세심한 조사 계획이 있어야 함을 시사하였다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.736-740
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• 2007

Acanthopanax sessiliflorus SEEM extracts(AS) have been used to treat patient with diseases including cancer in Oriental countries. Recently, AS was known to have anti-cancer and immuno-stimulating activites. For these reasons, we investigated the effects of AS following gamma-ray irradiation on cytotoxicity for solid tumor cell line (S-180) and immune-potentiating ability such as proliferation of thymocytes and splenocytes. Finally we also investigated tumor weight and survival rate in tumor bearing mice. In our results, Treatment with AS suppressed proliferation of solid tumor cells (S-180) effectively. Treatment with AS accelerated thymocyte and splenocyte proliferation in tumor bearing mice. In addition, Treatment with AS reduced tumor weight and prolonged life of tumor bearing mice. In conclusion, we demonstrate that AS following gamma-ray irradiation is useful to treat patients with cancer, and also demonstrate that AS have both direct cytotoxic ability for cancer cells and indirect immune-stimulating action for thymocytes and splenocytes.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.388-393
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• 2015

본 연구는 BALB/c 마우스에서 감마선 조사 후 루틴을 7일 동안 경구투여하여 감마선 조사로 인한 조혈계 및 간세포 손상에 대한 방사선 회복 효과를 검토하였다. 루틴의 투여는 감마선 조사군에 비해 조혈 면역계 손상을 억제하여 보호하였으며, 증가된 간독성 지표 효소도 유의적으로 감소하여 간세포 손상에 대한 보호효과를 확인하였다. 방사선 조사에 의해 체내에서 생성된 자유 라디칼은 생체물질과 결합하여 지질과산화를 일으키고 산화적 스트레스를 유도하여 조직을 손상시킨다. 루틴을 투여한 군은 감마선 조사군에 비해 지질과산화가 유의적으로 낮게 나타나 방사선에 의한 장해를 감소시킨 것으로 사료된다. 루틴을 투여한 군의 항산화 효소의 활성은 감마선 조사군에 비해 유의적으로 증가하여 생체 내에 항산화 활성을 회복시켰다. 이 상의 결과를 통해 방사선 조사 후에 루틴의 투여는 방사선에 의한 조혈계 및 간세포 손상에 대해 회복 효과가 있어 방사선 보호제로 유용하게 사용될 수 있다.