• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2016

Purpose: This study is to investigate the effect of captopril when combined with irradiation. Materials and Methods: 4T1 (mouse mammary carcinoma) cells were injected in the right hind leg of Balb/c mice. Mice were randomized to four groups; control (group 1), captopril-treated (group 2), irradiated (group 3), irradiated and captopril-treated concurrently (group 4). Captopril was administered by intraperitoneal injection (10 mg/kg) daily and irradiation was delivered on the tumor-bearing leg for 15 Gy in 3 fractions. Surface markers of splenic neutrophils (G-MDSCs) and intratumoral neutrophils (tumor-associated neutrophils [TANs]) were assessed using flow cytometry and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha ($HIF-1{\alpha}$) of tumor was evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. Results: The mean tumor volumes (${\pm}$standard error) at the 15th day after randomization were $1,382.0({\pm}201.2)mm^3$ (group 1), $559.9({\pm}67.8)mm^3$ (group 3), and $370.5({\pm}48.1)mm^3$ (group 4), respectively. For G-MDSCs, irradiation reversed decreased expression of CD101 from tumor-bearing mice, and additional increase of CD101 expression was induced by captopril administration. Similar tendency was observed in TANs. The expression of tumor-necrosis factor-associated molecules, CD120 and CD137, are increased by irradiation in both G-MDSCs and TANs. Further increment was observed by captopril except CD120 in TANs. For IHC staining, VEGF and $HIF-1{\alpha}$ positivity in tumor cells were decreased when treated with captopril. Conclusion: Captopril is suggested to have additional effect when combined to irradiation in a murine tumor model by modulation of MDSCs and angiogenesis.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.547-556
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• 2007

The release, sampling and analytical methods have been developed and tested for perfluorocarbons (PFCs) atmospheric tracers in order to gain insight into the atmospheric transport and dispersion over the urban conditions of Seoul, Korea. Although PFCs tracer experiments provide unique opportunities to test local and urban scale of transport and dispersion, no previous experiment with PFCs has been conducted in Korea. PMCH and PDCH were chosen as targeted tracers in our study due to their extreme low ambient concentrations and great sensitivities among various PFCs. For PFCs release system, a set of micro-metering pump, electronic balance, vaporizing furnace and high speed blower was constructed for precise and accurate release of tracers. The precision of released rate by this system was estimated to be 1%. Samplings of PFCs were carried out by fabricated portable air samplers with micro pumps and rotameters into glass tubes packed with 150 mg of Carboxen-569. The uncertainty of these sampling system was maintained below 14%. PMCH and PDCH were quantified in GC/ECD with preconditioned injection system to eliminate the interference compounds using traps and subsequent catalytic conversion system prior to column separation. Three intensive field test were undertaken during the springtime of 2002 to 2004 in eastern part of Seoul. Daily background samples were collected to characterize the background levels of PMCH and PDCH prior to their release. The observed background concentrations of PMCH ranged from 3.5 to 10.1 fL/L and varied randomly in location and time in this study. Its mean and standard variation of background concentration ($6.8{\pm}1.9\;fL/L$) are higher than those ($3.2{\sim}5.8\;fL/L$) of other historic tracer studies. Identified uncertainty for background PMCH was $1.7{\sim}2.0\;fL/L$ using this analytical system. Combined relative uncertainty in determining the tracer's concentrations was estimated as 17%. However, its background concentrations and uncertainty in concentration determination were found to be low and stable enough for tracer study.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2012

충돌 증후군 및 회전근 개 파열에 있어 보존적 치료의 방법은 그 목적에 따라 염증과 통증의 완화를 위한 방법으로서 휴식, 진통 소염제 복용, 국소 스테로이드 주사제의 사용, 물리 요법 등을 사용할 수 있으며, 연부조직의 유연성 회복을 위한 스트레칭 운동과 기능의 회복을 위한 근력 강화 운동을 시행할 수 있다. 흔히 보존적 치료를 단계별로 구분해 보면 1단계로는 통증 완화를 위한 치료, 일상 생활 동작의 조절, 스트레칭 운동 등의 방법을 사용해 볼 수 있고, 2단계로는 전후방 회전근 개에서 시작하여 견갑골 주위 근육과 삼각근의 순서로 진행하는 근력 강화 운동을 시도해 볼 수 있으며, 3단계에서는 직업, 가사 및 취미 활동 등의 정상 생활로의 복귀를 위한 훈련과 유지 프로그램으로 구성해서 치료를 할 수 있다. 이와 같이 단계적으로 시행하게 되는 충돌 증후군 및 회전근 개 파열에 대한 보존적 치료의 핵심은 운동 치료라고 볼 수 있으며, 따라서 충돌 증후군 및 회전근 개 파열의 보존적 치료를 시행함에 있어 다양한 운동 치료 방법을 정확하게 숙지하고 환자의 상태에 맞게 적용하는 것이 중요하다고 할 수 있다.

• 재활간호학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.51-60
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• 1998

The result of studying papers about management of lower back pain published in domestic and foreign nursing and medical magazines in these 10 years is as follows ; 1. General characteristic of lower back pain ; 1) In sex distribution, there were more men than women in 5 papers and more women than men in 4 papers among 9 papers surveryed. 2) In age distribution, thirties to forties of patients had more lower back pain as surveyed by general hospitals and fifties to sixties of patients had more lower back pain as surveyed by oriental medical hospitals. 3) In cause factor, there were 50 to 65% of sprain, 32 to 44% of herniated intervertebral disc and 13 to 29% of degenerative changes. 4) In symtom distribution, there were 26 to 57% of lower back pain, 42 to 65% of lower back pain with radiating pain and 34 to 99% of paravertevral muscle spasm. 5) In period of pain management distribution, 18 to 40% of patients experienced pain for less than 6 months and 59 to 82% of them experienced pain for more than 6 months in 3 papers among 4 papers. 6) In surveying the treatment, 66 to 88% of patients had conservative treatment and there were treatments of general hospital, oriental medicine, self remedy and traditional practice in conservative treatment. 7) In job distribution, 12 to 50% of them were housekeepers, 23 to 31% office workers, 4.6 to 36% blue color workers and 11 to 15% students. 2. As psychological character lower back pain paients had anxiety, depression, anger-hostility, phobic anxiety, neurasthenia, hypochondriasis, and interpersonal sensitivity. 3. To distinguish the cause of lower back pain, plain lumbar roentgenogram, straight leg rasing test, eletromyelogic findings, somatosensory evoked potentials CT and MRI were performed. 4. To relieve lower back pain. epidural adhesiolysis, epidulal injection of local anesthetic in mixture with steroid, lumbar spinal root block, low level laser therapy, acupuncture like transcutaneous nerve stimulation(AL TENS), topical capsaicin and lumbar orthotics were used in medical field, and relaxation technique was used in nursing field. 5. Mckenzie's extension exercise and William's flexsion exercise for lower back pain were used in medical field and Yoga exercise was applied in nursing field. 6. The more school education and self efficacy were high, the better they had active coping lower back pain positively and the less self efficacy was the more they had serious pain. As a result of studying the paper there have been very little research for lower back pain in nursing fields of Korea and foreign countries. Because 60 to 80% of population expeience lower back pain at least more than once, it is necessary to develop the study and clinical practice for management of lower back pain.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2014

중금속류나 방사성 물질로 오염된 지하수를 원위치에서 처리(정화 혹은 고정화)하고자 할 때, 반드시 고려해야 할 지화학적 요소 중의 하나는 지하수의 산화/환원전위 값이다. 우리는 생지화학적 작용에 의한 현장 지하수의 산화/환원전위 변화 특성을 알아보기 위해 실험실 조건에서 한국원자력연구원의 심부지하수를 대상으로 전자공여체(젖산), 전자수용체(황산염) 및 토착미생물을 주입하여 시간별로 산화/환원전위 변화를 관찰하였다. 질소가스-충전 글로브박스에 있는 순수 지하수는 시간이 경과함에 따라 미약한 Eh 상승(약산화)이 있었다. 하지만, 젖산, 황산염 혹은 미생물이 주입된 지하수 대부분의 Eh는 감소(환원)하는 특성을 보여주었다. 특히, 국내 토착 황산염환원미생물인 '바쿨라텀'이 주입되었을 때, 지하수의 Eh가 -500 mV 근처까지 감소하여 강환원성 지하수로 바뀌었다. 이처럼 일반 금속환원박테리아에 비해 황산염환원박테리아의 지하수 환원화 능력이 매우 우수함에도 불구하고, 용존 황산철을 필요로 하였고 최종적으로 황화광물(예; 맥키나와이트)이 생성되면서 추후 반응에 관한 예측을 어렵게 하였다. 결과적으로, 미생물 외에도 미량의 영양물질 주입 여하에 따라 지하수의 산화/환원전위가 크게 달라졌으며, 이는 산화/환원전위의 영향을 받는 용존 오염 물질의 산화수, 용해도 및 수착 등의 특성들이 생물자극법에 의해 바뀌거나 조절될 수 있음을 의미한다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제28권1호통권69호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2007

Objectives : This study was to assess the effectiveness of Oriental medical treatment on carpal tunnel syndrome, comparing its outcome with that of Western medical treatment. Methods : After being diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome by electromyography, subjects were enrolled in Kyung Hee Medical Center from March 2006 to January 2007. We prescribed Kejibokryung-hwan to the Oriental medical therapy group (OM group) and NSAIDS to the Western medical therapy group (WM group). Effectiveness was assessed by degree of pain using visual analog scale (VAS) before and after 3 weeks' treatment. Adverse effects were also monitored. Results : There were 21 patients in the OM group and 19 in the WM group. No statistical significant difference was detected at the baseline assessment. After 3 weeks of medication, pain was reduced about 26% in the OM group and 46% in the WM group. These findings might be explained by that more than half of the WM group received local steroid injection, which has been known to have more rapid analgesic effect that oral medication. Although pain reduction rate was higher in the WM group than in the OM group, we suggest that Oriental medical treatment is still effective, faking into consideration the fact that completely recovered cases were found only in the OM group. No adverse effect was found in either of the groups. Conclusion : This work could help us to understand the effectiveness of Oriental medical treatment on carpal tunnel syndrome.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.186-191
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• 2012

차아염소산나트륨은 근관 세척 시 널리 쓰이는 약제이다. 근관계의 멸균에는 효과적이나, 부작용에 대해서는 알려진 바가 많지 않으며 특히 유치에서 근관세척제로 사용 시 부작용에 대한 보고는 거의 없었다. 본 증례는 차아염소산나트륨이 유치의 치근단을 통과하였을 때 심각한 부작용을 일으킬 수 있음을 보여준다. 만 4세 여아가 치과의원에서 차아염소산나트륨을 이용한 상악 유중절치의 재근관 치료 중 급격한 안면 부종과 통증으로 본원 응급실로 의뢰되었다. 전신적 스테로이드제, 항히스타민제, 항생제 및 진통제를 투여하고, 해당 치아는 2차 감염 예방을 위해 발거하였다. 2일 후 부종이 감소하기 시작하였다. 차아염소산나트륨에 대한 알레르기 반응 검사 결과 음성을 나타내었다. 유치의 근관 세척 시에는 차아염소산나트륨이 치주조직으로 압출되지 않도록 철저히 주의해야 하며, 부작용이 일어날 경우 통증 및 부종 완화와 약물 치료가 필요하다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.37-47
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• 2008

Recently, the survival rates of extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants have improved with the development of neonatal intensive care. However, these infants were susceptible to intestinal perforation due to prematurity, fluid restriction, and injection of indomethacin, etc. Because of the risks of transportation, anesthesia and surgery itself, peritoneal drainage has been compared with laparotomy. Through our experience, we investigate the usefulness of peritoneal drainage retrospectively. From 1997 to 2007, six ELBW (M:F=5:1) underwent primary peritoneal drainage for intestinal perforation. Their median birth weight was 685g (405~870) and gestational age was $25^{+1}$ weeks ($24^{+3}{\sim}27^{+0}$). We noticed the intestinal perforation at median 10.5 days (8~18) after birth, and placed Penrose drain or Jackson-Pratt drain through right lower quadrant incision under local anesthesia. The cause of intestinal perforation was necrotizing enterocolitis in one patient, but that of the others was not clear. Three patients who showed normal platelet count and stable vital signs recovered uneventfully. Two patients (birth weight less than 500g) who showed unstable vital signs and low platelet count (12,000 / $mm^3$ to 30,000 / $mm^3$)expired despite aggressive resuscitation. One patient required laparotomy due to persistent intestinal obstruction after drain removal and survived. Our experience shows that peritoneal drainage was an acceptable treatment for ELBW infants and the prognosis was related to vital sign and platelet count at the time of intestinal perforation, and birth weight.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.121-130
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• 1990

영남대학교 마취과학교실에서 하지에 국한된 수술을 받는 환자 40예를 대상으로 각군 20예씩 0.5% 고비중 tetracaine 2ml와 0.5% 순수 bupivacaine 2.5ml을 사용하여 척추마취를 실시한 결과 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. 1. 각군의 연령, 성별, 신장 및 체중은 비슷하였다. 2. 양군 모두 감각차단이 $T_{12}$분절에 도달되는 시간은 4분정도였고, 감각차단 최고분절높이도 $T_{6-7}$이었으며 최고높이에 도달되는 시간도 20분 정도였다. 3. 운동차단정도도 양군이 비슷하여 10분에 대부분이, 20분이내에 전예에서 완전차단이 초래되었다. 4. Bupivacaine군은 감각차단이 $T_{12}$분절이상에서 유지된 시간이 3시간, 술후 진통시간이 7시간으로 tetracaine군보다 작용시 간과 진통시간이 의의있게 길었다(P<0.05). 5. 수축기 혈압의 감소는 bupivacaine군이 훨씬 적었으며(P<0.05), 혈압은 마취후 20~30분에 심하게 감소되었다. 6. 마취후 발생된 부작용은 전체 대상환자에서 두통(3예), 다리저림(5예), 배뇨곤란(3예) 및 배부통(4예) 등이었고 양군사이에 발생빈도의 차이는 없었다. 이 상의 결과로 bupivacaine 척추마취의 임상적 특징은 감각차단 및 운동차단이 나타나는 양상과 마취후 부작용은 고비중 tetracaine과 비슷하고, 고비중 tetracaine보다 혈압감소가 적고 작용시간이 걸고 술후 진통효과가 좋은 점등의 장점이 있으므로 0.5% 순수 bupivacaine은 하지수술을 위한 척추마취제로 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.567-571
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose was to assess the usefulness of midazolam in patients undergoing minor oral surgery under conscious sedation. Materials and methods: Bispectral index was examined in 20 patients receiving oral minor surgery with conscious sedation supplemented with local anesthesia. All patients included were ASA I and had no contraindications to the study medications. The patients were escorted to the day surgery operation room where, before the commencement of the sedation and surgical procedures, routine monitoring was applied, including the noninvasive monitoring of arterial blood pressure, arterial oxygen saturation, and 3-lead electrocardiogram (Electrocardiogram). Bispectral index electrodes were applied on the frontotemporal region after cleansing the skin with alcohol. Bispectral index was calculated with the Electrocardiogram monitor (A-2000; Aspect Co.). Midazolam was then titrated (initially 3mg wait 2min and 2mg). Vital sign and Bispectral index checked every 5 minute until the end of the procedure. The results were then compared. Results: The Bispectral index index values throughout the sedation study period alter many level. The index was dropped at 5 minutes after administration, but raised at injection and odontomy procedure. During the operation, mean Bispectral index index was higher than conscious sedation index range($60{\sim}80$). The amnesic effect was shown 17 cases out of 20 cases(85%). Conclusion: Conscious sedation technique using midazolma is a safe and effective method of controlling behavior in oral and maxillofacial surgery.