• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2020

Objective: The appropriate function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis is essential for maintaining proper reproductive function. In female mammals, the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis regulates reproductive changes that take place in the estrus cycle and are necessary for successful reproduction. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of thymectomy on the estrus cycle in neonatally thymectomized guinea pigs. Methods: In this study, 12 female guinea pigs, six thymectomized and six sham-operated, were studied. The effects of neonatal thymectomy at 5-7 days of age on parameters of the reproductive axis were examined in female guinea pigs. Gonadotropin and 17β-estradiol levels were assessed at regular intervals (days 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15) of the estrus cycle, and the time of vaginal opening in the thymectomized and shamoperated guinea pigs was determined. Results: Significant reductions in gonadotropins and 17β-estradiol levels during estrus cycle were found in neonatally thymectomized female guinea pigs compared to sham-operated guinea pigs. Conclusion: The results of this study underscore the importance of the thymus in the neonatal period for normal female reproductive function.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.70-81
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• 2022

Purpose: This study aimed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program on developmental positioning (EPDP) for nurses in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Methods: The study utilized a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. Sixty NICU nurses were recruited from two university hospitals in Daejeon, South Korea. The EPDP consisted of a 7-week program: 3 weeks of education and practice, followed by 4 weeks of encouragement messages using social networking services. Developmental positioning (DP) posters and DP aids were also provided during the intervention period. The intervention group (n=30) received the EPDP, but not the control group. The data were analyzed using the 𝜒² test, the Fisher exact test, the independent t-test, and repeated-measures analysis of variance. Results: Participants' knowledge (t=7.49, p<.001), attitudes (t=1.99, p=.001), self-efficacy (t=2.99, p=.004), performance of DP (t=2.98, p=.004) and Infant Positioning Assessment Tool (IPAT) scores (F=29.50, p<.001) were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group. Conclusion: The EPDP can be an effective and useful program for improving the performance of DP among NICU nurses by increasing their knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of DP. However, further research involving various NICU settings is needed to gather more empirical evidence.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2022

Long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders (LC-FAOD) are an autosomal recessive inherited rare disease group that result in an acute metabolic crisis and chronic energy deficiency owing to the deficiency in an enzyme that converts long-chain fatty acids into energy. LC-FAOD includes carnitine palmitoyltransferase type 1 (CPT1), carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase (CACT), carnitine palmitoyltransferase type 2 (CPT2), very long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (VLCAD), long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD), and trifunctional protein (TFP) deficiencies. Common symptoms of LC-FAOD are hypoketotic hypoglycemia, cardiomyopathy, and myopathy. Depending on symptom onset, the disease can be divided as neonatal period, late infancy and early childhood, adolescence, or adult onset, but symptoms can appear at any time. The neonatal screening test (NBS) can be used to identify the characteristic plasma acylcarnitine profiles for each disease and confirmed by deficient enzyme analysis or molecular testing. Before introduction of NBS, the mortality rate of LC-FAOD was very high. With NBS implementation as routine neonatal care, the mortality rate was dramatically decreased, but severe symptoms such as rhabdomyolysis recur frequently and affect the quality of life. Triheptanoin (Dojolvi^®), the first drug for pediatric and adult patients with molecularly confirmed LC-FAOD, has recently been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2020. In this review, the diagnosis of LC-FAOD and treatment including triheptanoin are summarized.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.966-969
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• 1999

Congenital defects of the sternum are rare development anomalies. They result form the failure of the lateral sternal bars to fuse. This malformation may be associated with other ventral midline fusion defects and ectopia cordis. A complete sternal cleft is the rarest form and less than 10 cases have been reported in the medical literature. Here were report a 3-day-old boy with complete sternal cleft without other malformations, who underwent primary surgical repair. Surgical correction of complete sternal cleft should be performed in neonatal period whether the infant if symptomatic or not because it is usually simple, able to achieve good result and primary repair is usually feasible at this period.

• 대한수의사회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 1977

Veterinarians recognize the importance of fundamental information in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. This is especially true as one approaches the area of canine pediatrics. Solutions to major problems encountered during the neonatal period are de

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.194-202
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• 1999

목 적 : 이전까지는 국내에서 발생 증례가 적었던 GBS 감염증이 최근에는 자주 접하게 되었다. 이에 최근 수년간의 발생 증례에 대한 고찰을 하여 그 임상적, 역학적 특성을 고찰하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1985년 6월부터 1999년 6월까지 서울대학교 병원 소아과에서 균이 증명된 GBS 감염증 환아들을 대상으로 하였다. 이들의 의무 기록을 후향적으로 검토하였고, 분려된 일부 균주의 혈청형과 항균제 감수성을 경시하였다. 결 과 : 기간 별 증례 수를 비교해 보면, 1990년대 후반에 그 이전보다 증례가 많았다. 총 27례중 25례가 신생아 감염증이었고, 지발형이면서 뇌막염인 증례가 많았다. 혈청형은 III(6균주), Ib(6), Ia(1)와 II(1)였다. 검사된 10개의 항균제에 대하여 모든 균주가 감수성을 보였다. 결 론 : 국내에서 신생아 GBS 감염증은 증가하고 있는 추세이므로, 신생아 패혈증 또는 뇌막염의 원인균으로서 GBS의 가능성을 고려하여야 하며, 향후 빈도가 더욱 증가하면 산모에게 산전 검사와 예방적 항생제 요법 등을 고려해야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.337-344
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• 2011

목적: 신생아 시기에 수술적 치료를 한 위장관계 질환과 저체중 출생아에서 발생 빈도가 높은 위장관계 질환에 대한 이해를 높이고자 한다. 방법: 2008년 1월부터 2010년 12월까지 부산대학교병원과 부산대학교 어린이병원 신생아실에 입원한 환아 중 위장관계 질환으로 진단되고 외과적 치료를 받은 125명과 괴사성 장염과 서혜부 탈장으로 진단받은 환아 40명을 대상으로 원인 질환 및 빈도, 출생력, 성별, 동반 기형과 혈청학적 결과를 살펴보았다. 결과: 괴사성 장염과 서혜부 탈장을 제외한 총 125명 환아 중에서 항문 직장 기형이 가장 흔하였고, 남성이 우세하였다. 24명(19.2%)에서 타기형이 동반되었고 수신증, 선천성 심장 기형이 많았으며, 항문 직장 기형에서는 43.9%에서 동반 기형이 있었다. 출생체중을 보면 괴사성 장염의 경우 76.0%가 1,500 g 미만으로 대부분을 차지하였다. 술 후 완전 장관 영양까지의 기간은 괴사성 장염이 평균 30.8일로 가장 길었다. 술 후 합병증은 담즙정체증, 패혈증과 유착 등이 있었다. 괴사성 장염을 제외한 위장관계 질환으로 수술적 치료를 받았던 환자들은 1.6%의 사망률을 보였으며 수술적 치료를 받은 괴사성 장염의 사망률은 18.8%였다. 괴사성 장염의 수술군에서 보존적 치료군보다 직접 빌리루빈이 의미있게 더 높았다. 결론: 수술적 치료를 받은 위장관 질환의 생존율은 높고 수술적 치료의 성과도 우수하였다. 괴사성 장염 환아 중 수술군에서 직접 빌리루빈이 유의하게 더 높았다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.251-264
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• 2003

Alcohol exposure during development leads to significant long-term neurobehavior dysfunction and central nervous system alteration. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of enriched enviroment in developmental period through motor behavior test and expression of BDNF. Neonatal rat exposed to alcohol on postnatal days 4 through 10 were studied. Female Sprague-Dawley pups were assigned to two groups. Experimental group(EG) via 4.5 g kg-1day-1 of ethanol was housed in enriched enviornment for 9 weeks. The main result of this study were as follows: 1. There was significant difference in the mean of weight change between control and experimental group. 2. In motor behavior test, there was significant difference in the mean of weight change between control and experimental group. 3. Regarding the immunoreactivity of BDNF were higher appeared experimental group than control group. In conclusion, the present results reveals that enriched enviroment in developmental period is to be extremely useful in neuronal reprganization and motor behavior improvement after alcohol exposure.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.795-801
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• 2007

Patients with Type I diabetes mellitus have been treated with porcine insulin for several decades and pigs have recently been deemed an ideal source of microencapsulated islet cells for clinical xenotransplantation. In this study, neonatal pigs were anesthetized and sacrificed prior to a pancreatectomy. Islet cells were isolated from pancreas via collagenase digestion. Islet cells were separated and collected by hand under microscopic guidance. These cells were suspended in 1.4% sodium alginate solution and encapsulated by dropping them into 1.1% calcium chloride solution and in which the round gel in size was 250-400 ${\mu}m$ in diameter. Viability of the microencapsulated islet cells cultured in medium at $37^{\circ}C$ was assessed by MTT assay. Furthermore, insulin released in response to glucose challenge was investigated using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Secretion of insulin was low in response to the basal glucose solution (4.4 mM) in medium and was significantly higher in response to the high glucose solution (16.7 mM). The viability of microencapsulated islet cells did not differ significantly over a period of 7 days; that is, the increasing pattern of insulin concentration in the culture medium after glucose stimulation interval day was similar throughout the 7 days cultivation. In summary, experimental evidences indicated that the effects of alginate-microencapsulation prolonged survival of the neonatal porcine islets in vitro cultures and the insulin response to glucose of the islets was maintained.

• 부모자녀건강학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.116-127
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• 2006

Purpose: Assessment of mothers' neonatal perception is important in understanding early mothering experiences and in planning future care. The purpose of this study was to identify the differences of mothers' perception and caring-confidence between normal and high-risk newborn during the early postpartum period. The ultimate goal was to contribute to healthy mother-infant relationship and development of infants. Method: The data was collected for this study at one university hospital in Daejeon from May 13, 2005 to December 20, 2005. The subjects were 53 of mothers who had normal newborn and 46 of mothers who had high-risk newborn. The instrument was the 'Neonatal Perception Inventory' by revised Ja-Hyung, Lee (1986), and the 'Caring-Confidence Scale' by revised Hyun-Joo, Oh(2000). The data were statistically analyzed by using an SPSS program and include percentage, mean, SD, t-test. Result: There were significant differences in the perception of the newborn between the mothers of normal newborn and the mothers of high-risk newborn (p<.05). There were no significant differences in the perception pattern of the newborn between the mothers of normal newborn and the mothers of high-risk newborn. There were no significant differences in the caring-confidence between the mothers of normal newborn and the mothers of high-risk newborn. Conclusion: The nursing care in the nursery have needed to various interventions for normal and high-risk newborn mothers in order to improve the interaction and caring-confidence between mother and newborn.