• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.323-331
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• 2001

A splanchic artery occlusion for 90 min followed by reperfusion of the mesenteric circulation resulted in a severe form of circulatory shock characterized by endothelial dysfunction, severe hypotension, marked intestinal tissue injury, and a high mortality rate. The effect of rutin, a flavonoid having antiprostanoid, anti-inflammatory, antithrombotic, antioxidant effect, were investigated in a model of splanchnic artery occlusion (SAO) shock in urethane anesthetized rats. Occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery for 90 min produced a severe shock state resulted in a fatal outcome within 120 min of reperfusion in many rats. Rutin was given as a bolus (1.28 mg/kg) 10 min prior to reperfusion. Administration of rutin significantly improved mean arterial blood pressure in comparison to vehicle treated rats (p＜0.05). Rutin treatment also resulted in a significant attenuation in the increase in plasma amino nitrogen concentration, intestinal myeloperoxidase activity, intestinal lipid peroxidation, infiltration of neutrophils in intestine and thrombin induced adherence of neutrophils to superior mesentric artery segments. These results suggest that rutin provides beneficial effects in part by preserving endothelial function and attenuating neutrophil accumulation in the ischemic reperfused splanchnic circulation.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.290-294
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• 2001

탈질화 균주인 P. del1itrific$\alpha$m를 유지용매인 툴루엔요로 permeabilization 처리하논데, 툴루엔의 농도와 처려시간에 따 른 영향을 관찰한 결과 폴루엔의 농도에 비례하여 permea­b bilization 처리는 잘 이루어지지만 일정농도 이상의 툴루엔 농도에서는 세포벽으로부터 탈려련 단백질의 denaturation에 툴루엔이 사용됨을 확인하였다. Permeabilization 처리된 P. denitrficans는 미쳐려 균주보다 우수한 탈질능력을 보였고, 반복탤칠 처리시에는 처리균주와 미처리균주 공히 초기 활 질처리 시간보다 짧은 시간 내에 같은 농도의 칠산생 칠소를 처리하는 경향음 보였다. 3-4회의 반복탈질처리 후 침산성켈 소 농도와 영양물켈을 초기농도로 회복시켜주었올 경우, 같은 속도와 경향으로 탈칠처리 하는 능력을 보였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.795-801
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• 2005

Eighteen Suffolk wether lambs (BW = 24 kg) were chronically exposed to temperatures of cold (2$^{\circ}C$) or warm (22$^{\circ}C$). The experimental design consisted of a 2${\times}$3 factorial with a single crossover of environment treatment. The sheep were closely shorn and were housed in individual metabolic crates in controlled environment rooms. Sheep consumed pelleted diets ad libitum, which consisted of mainly barley grain and brome grass, and diets contained 7, 11 or 14% crude protein (CP). Animals were catheterized via one jugular vein with a PVC catheter and received a single injection of 60-65 Ci of $^{14}$C]urea. Plasma urea-N (PUN), urinary urea (UU), and carbon specific radioactivity were measured. Urea metabolism was not affected by environment. Percent urea recycling and urea space clearance were highest (p<0.05) on the low nitrogen diet. Urea pool was increased (p<0.10) for the 14% CP diet. Both UU and PUN concentration were positively related (p<0.01) with diet CP content. Therefore, dietary CP content significantly influenced urea metabolism, however, cold exposure did not alter those parameters.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.247-270
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• 1998

The more society has complicated, the more we have met stressful circumstance. And it is found that many physical and mental symptoms induced by stress. Soyosan(SYS) is one of the well-known oriental medicine for the treatment of general syndrome induced by emotional stress. This study was taken to know effects of SYS water extract on immune-depressed mice induced by stress. The results obtained in this study were as follows : 1. SYS inhibited murine weight-loss induced by stress 2. In vivo& in vitro, SYS increased phagocytic activity. 3. SYS enhanced the production of such reactive oxygen intermediates as superoxide and hydrogen peroxide from macrophages. 4. In vitro, SYS little influenced the production of reactive nitrogen intermediates. 5. SYS increased the number of the rosette forming cells of spleen. 6. SYS changed the ratio of helper and suppressor T cells by increasing $CD4^+$ T cells and decreasing $CD8^+$ T cells. 7. SYS increased cytotoxic activity on human lymphoma cell line(K562). 8. SYS increased the plasma level of GH and DHEA. whereas it decreased that of ACTH and cortisol. According to the above results, it might be considered that SYS would be used for immune-depressive disease induced by stress.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.65-70
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• 2006

CVD 및 PECVD법으로 탄소 나노튜브를 성장하고, 그 후 $400{\sim}500^{\circ}C$에서 산화 열처리한 센서의 이산화질소 감지특성을 $200^{\circ}C$ 및 1.5ppm의 이산화질소 농도 하에서 측정하였다. 탄소 나노튜브 센서의 전기저항은 온도 증가에 따라 감소하는 반도체 특성을 보였으며, 이산화질소 흡착에 따라 전기저항은 감소하였다. 공기 중의 수분은 센서감도에 영향을 주고 있으며, 센서를 마이크로파에 3분간 노출하면 센서의 특성은 저하되었다. 또한 CVD법으로 제조한 시편에 비하여 PECVD법으로 성장한 탄소 나노튜브 센서의 감도는 향상 되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1742-1750
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• 2015

As a novel approach for disease control and prevention, nutritional modulation of the intestinal health has been proved. However, It is still unknown whether branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is needed to maintain intestinal immune-related function. The objective of this study was to determine whether BCAA supplementation in protein restricted diet affects growth performance, intestinal barrier function and modulates post-weaning gut disorders. One hundred and eight weaned piglets ($7.96{\pm}0.26kg$) were randomly fed one of the three diets including a control diet (21% crude protein [CP], CON), a protein restricted diet (17% CP, PR) and a BCAA diet (BCAA supplementation in the PR diet) for 14 d. The growth performance, plasma amino acid concentrations, small intestinal morphology and intestinal immunoglobulins were tested. First, average daily gain (ADG) (p<0.05) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) (p<0.05) of weaned pigs in PR group were lower, while gain:feed ratio was lower than the CON group (p<0.05). Compared with PR group, BCAA group improved ADG (p<0.05), ADFI (p<0.05) and feed:gain ratio (p<0.05) of piglets. The growth performance data between CON and BCAA groups was not different (p>0.05). The PR and BCAA treatments had a higher (p<0.05) plasma concentration of methionine and threonine than the CON treatment. The level of some essential and functional amino acids (such as arginine, phenylalanine, histidine, glutamine etc.) in plasma of the PR group was lower (p<0.05) than that of the CON group. Compared with CON group, BCAA supplementation significantly increased BCAA concentrations (p<0.01) and decreased urea concentration (p<0.01) in pig plasma indicating that the efficiency of dietary nitrogen utilization was increased. Compared with CON group, the small intestine of piglets fed PR diet showed villous atrophy, increasing of intra-epithelial lymphocytes (IELs) number (p<0.05) and declining of the immunoglobulin concentration, including jejunal immunoglobulin A (IgA) (p = 0.04), secreted IgA (sIgA) (p = 0.03) and immunoglobulin M (p = 0.08), and ileal IgA (p = 0.01) and immunoglobulin G (p = 0.08). The BCAA supplementation increased villous height in the duodenum (p<0.01), reversed the trend of an increasing IELs number. Notably, BCAA supplementation increased levels of jejunal and ileal immunoglobulin mentioned above. In conclusion, BCAA supplementation to protein restricted diet improved intestinal immune defense function by protecting villous morphology and by increasing levels of intestinal immunoglobulins in weaned piglets. Our finding has the important implication that BCAA may be used to reduce the negative effects of a protein restricted diet on growth performance and intestinal immunity in weaned piglets.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.94-98
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• 2007

돼지에서 신장의 허혈-재관류 손상의 감소에 대한 비타민 C와 E의 영향을 알아보기 위하여 본 연구를 실시하였다. 돼지 10두를 2개의 군으로 구분하여, 60분 동안 체온과 같은 허혈을 한쪽 신장에 유발하고 반대쪽 신장은 절제하였다. 처치군은 수술 2일전 비타민 C와 E를 이틀 동안 전처치하고, 그 뒤에 수술 중 비타민 C와 heparin이 첨가된 생리식염수를 관주-흡인하였다. 대조군은 heparin이 첨가된 생리식염수의 관주-흡인만을 하였다. Blood urea nitrogen, creatinine 및 antioxidant superoxide dismutase (SOD)를 측정하기 위하여 수술 전, 수술 후 1, 3, 7, 14일에 혈액 샘플을 채취하였다. 수술 후 14일에 안락사를 시키고, 병리조직검사를 위하여 신장을 적출하였다. BUN은 대조군과 처치군 사이에 수술 후 1일, 3일 또는 7일에 유의성이 있는 차이가 인정되었다. (p<0.05). Creatinine은 대조군과 처치군 사이에 수술 후 3일에 유의성이 있는 차이가 인정되었다. (p<0.05). 혈장에서의 항산화 효소의 활성은 대조군과 처치군 사이에서 수술 후 14일에 유의성이 있는 차이가 인정되었다. (p<0.05). 병리조직 검사 결과에서 처치군이 대조군 보다 더 적은 신장 세뇨관에서의 손상의 정도를 보였다. 비타민 C와 E는 돼지에서 신장의 허혈-재관류 손상을 감소시켰다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.220-226
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Arsenic, which causes human carcinogenicity, is ubiquitous in the environment. This study was designed to evaluate modulation of arsenic induced cancer by resveratrol, a phytoalexin found in vegetal dietary sources that has antioxidant and chemopreventive properties, in arsenic trioxide ($As_2O_3$)-induced Male Wistar rats. MATERIALS/METHODS: Adult rats received 3 mg/kg $As_2O_3$ (intravenous injection, iv.) on alternate days for 4 days. Resveratrol (8 mg/kg) was administered (iv.) 1 h before $As_2O_3$ treatment. The plasma and homogenization enzymes associated with oxidative stress of rat kidneys were measured, the kidneys were examined histologically and trace element contents were assessed. RESULTS: Rats treated with $As_2O_3$ had significantly higher oxidative stress and kidney arsenic accumulation; however, pretreatment with resveratrol reversed these changes. In addition, prior to treatment with resveratrol resulted in lower blood urea nitrogen, creatinine and insignificant renal tubular epithelial cell necrosis. Furthermore, the presence of resveratrol preserved the selenium content ($0.805{\pm}0.059{\mu}g/g$) of kidneys in rats treated with $As_2O_3$. However, resveratrol had no effect on zinc level in the kidney relative to $As_2O_3$-treated groups. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that supplementation with resveratrol alleviated nephrotoxicity by improving antioxidant capacity and arsenic efflux. These findings suggest that resveratrol has the potential to protect against kidney damage in populations exposed to arsenic.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.85-94
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• 2006

A splanchic artery occlusion for 90 min followed by reperfusion of the mesenteric circulation resulted in a severe form of circulatory shock, characterized by endothelial dysfunction, severe hypotension, marked intestinal tissue injury, and a high mortality rate. The effect of defibrotide, a complex of single-stranded polydeoxyribonucleotides having antithrombotic effect, was investigated in a model of splanchnic artery occlusion (SAO) shock in urethane anesthetized rats. Occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery for 90 min produced a severe shock state, resulting in a fatal outcome within 120 min of reperfusion in many rats. Defibrotide (10 mg/kg body weight) 10 min prior to reperfusion significantly improved mean arterial blood pressure in comparison to vehicle treated rats (p＜0.05). Defibrotide treatment also significantly attenuated in the increase of plasma amino nitrogen concentration, intestinal myeloperoxidase activity, intestinal lipid peroxidation, infiltration of neutrophils in intestine and thrombin induced adherence of neutrophils to superior mesentric artery segments. Superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide production in $1{\mu}M$ formylmethionylleucylphenylalanine (fMLP)-activated PMNs was inhibited by defibrotide in a dose-dependent fashion. Defibrotide effectively scavenged hydrogen peroxide, but not hydroxyl radical. Treatment of SAO rats with defibrotide inhibited tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, and interleukin-1${\beta}$ productions in blood in comparison with untreated rats. These results suggest that defibrotide partly provides beneficial effects by preserving endothelial function, attenuating neutrophil accumulation, and antioxidant in the ischemic reperfused splanchnic circulation

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.59-71
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• 2012

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Astragali radix Pharmacopuncture on improvement of senile osteoporosis (Type 2) in SAM P6. Methods : At 10 weeks after birth, Astragali radix Pharmacopunctures were given 100mL, 200mL/kg/day, i.p. 3times a week for 4 weeks at $CV_{12}$ in SAM P6 mice. We measured complete blood cells (CBC) such as RBC, HGB, Hct, PLT, MPB and MCHC. And we analyzed the plasma concentrations of blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, inorganic phosphate and total iron. In addition, we tested bone mineral density (BMD) using the soft X-ray. Results : The results were as follows. 1. At $CV_{12}$ in SAM P6, treatments of Astragali radix Pharmacopuncture were showed a trend of increase in bone mineral density (BMD) of the vertebrae lumbales, femurand tibia in P6 mice. 2. At $CV_{12}$ in SAM P6, treatment of Astragali radix Pharmacopuncture increased in RBC, HB, HCT and PLT, in comparison with control group. It was also found that the inorganic phosphate levels increased in the treatment on groups of the Astragali radix Pharmacopuncture from that of the control group, but blood urea nitrogen was no significant. Conclusions : These results are suggested that at $CV_{12}$ the Astragali radix Pharmacopuncture help on improvement of osteoporosis in SAMs.