• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.679-690
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• 2001

High resilience PU foams were prepared with polyether type cell opener. The influences of cell opener concentration on the kinetics, rheology, structural stability morphology and open cell content of the obtained foam were investigated and the role of cell opener during cell opening was determined. And mechanical properties as a function of cell opener concentration were studied. It was observed that urea formation reaction was delayed due to high hydrophilicity of cell opener The decrease of viscosity and the increase of tan $\delta$ were confirmed with increasing cell opener concentration so that the resulted foam had low structural stability and high open cell content. The deterioration of matrix and uniform dispersion of hydrogen-bonded urea in matrix with cell opener concentration was revealed by SEM analysis. As a result, elastic properties of the foam matrix were decreased due to high hydrophilicity of cell opener during the preparation of high resilience polyurethane foam and foam with high open cell content resulted. Hardness, tensile strength, tear strength, elongation of foam were decreased with increasing cell opener concentration.

• Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.1-6
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• 2006

The effectivenes of the opener has also been evaluated. The developed opener increased the torque capability of the wrist by 3.2 times so that most of the elderly can open screw caps. In this study the range of the screw cap sizes tested were between 22.0~ 32.0m, which covers over 92.0% of the screw caps in the market that are difficult to open. This particular screw cap opener developed in this study applies to the aged asstrength.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.218-226
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• 2002

For the preparation of high resilience polyurethane (PU) foams with polyether type cell openers which have different ethylene oxide (EO) content, molecular weight and chain structure, the influences of tell opener structure on the kinetics, rheology, structural stability, open cell content and mechanical properties of the obtained foam were investigated. It was observed that urea formation reaction was delayed with the increase of EO content and incorporation of ester linkage in cell opener molecule and was relatively independent on the molecular weight. With the rheological studies, the decreases of viscosity and storage modulus were confirmed for the increase of EO content and molecular weight, so that the resulted foam had low structural stability and high open cell content. The cell opener having ester linkage in molecule exhibited the lowest values of viscosity and storage modulus and the obtained foam has high open cell content. However, the structural stability increased due to the larger intermolecular interaction of ester linkage. The hardness, tensile strength, tear strength and elongation of foam were deteriorated with increase of EO content and molecular weight of tell opener. On the other hand, the cell opener having ester linkage in molecule improved the values of tensile strength, tear strength and elongation.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.2524-2528
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• 2013

Cell opening characteristics dependent on the cell openers for the conventional formulation of a closed-cell polyurethane foam (PUF) was studied using 1-butanol and lithium salt of 12-hydroxystearic acid (Li-12HSA) as the reactive cell opening agents. While cell openining content of only 10.5 % was obtained for the sample with 4 phr of 1-butanol as the single reactive cell opener, that of 98.0% could be obtained for the sample with 2 phr of Li-12HSA as the reactive co-cell opener. As the results, it showed that a fully open-cell rigid PUF could be obtained by introducing a novel reactive cell opener, having a functional group able to form a bulky side-chain on the urethane networks, without severe loss of mechanical properties of the closed-cell PUF like cell size, bulk density, and thermal conductivity.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.303-311
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• 2000

Purpose: Thallium behaves similarly to potassium in vivo. Potassium channel opener (K-opener) opens ATP-sensitive $K^+$-channel located at cell membrane, resulting in potassium efflux from cytosol. We have previously reported that K-opener can alter biokinetics of Tl-201 in cultured cells and in vivo. Malignant tumor cells have high Na-K ATPase activity due to increased metabolic activities and dedifferentiation, and differential delineation of malignant tumor can be possible with Tl-201 imaging. K-opener may affect tumoral uptake of Tl-201 in vivo. To investigate the effects of pinacidil (one of the potent K-openers) on the localization of the tumor with Tl-201 chloride, we evaluated the changes in biodistribution of Tl-201 with pinacidil treatment in tumor-bearing mice. Materials and Methods: Baltic mice received subcutaneous implantation of murine breast cancer cells in the thigh and were used for biodistribution study 3 weeks later. $100{\mu}g$ of pinacidil dissolved in $200{\mu}l$ DMSO/PBS solution was injected intravenously via tail vein at 10 min after 185 KBq ($5{\mu}Ci$) Tl-201 injection. Percentage organ uptake and whole body retention ratio of Tl-201 were measured at various periods after injection, and values were compared between control and pinacidil-treated mice. Results: Pinacidil treatment resulted in mild decrease in blood levels of Tl-201, but renal uptakes were markedly decreased at 30-min, 1- and 2-hour, compared to control group. Hepatic, intestinal and muscular uptake were not different. Absolute percentage uptake and tumor to blood ratios of Tl-201 were lower in pinacidil treated mice than in the control group at all time points measured. Whole body retention ratio of Tl-201 was lower in pinacidil treated mice ($58{\pm}4%$ ), than in the control group ($67{\pm}3%$) at 24 hours after with injection of $100{\mu}g$ pinacidil. Conclusion: K-opener did not enhance, but rather decreased absolute tumoral uptake and tumor-to-blood ratios of Tl-201. Decreased whole body retention ratio and renal uptake were observed with pinacidil treatment in tumor-bearing mice.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.96-96
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• 2001

This study was attempted to investigate the effect of cromakalim(CRK). $K^{-}$ channel opener, and glibenclamide(GLY), $K^{-}$ channel blocker, on intestinal function of rabbit. CRK supressed the tension and spontaneous movement of intestinal strips. Such CRK strengthened the tension and spontaneous movement of strips potentiated by acetylcholine, whereas more attenuated those weakened by dopamine. GLY augmented the tension, did not affect to the spontaneous movement of strips. GLY inhibited the acetylcholine-potentiated responses of tension and spontaneous movements in intestinal strips. GLY blocked the weakened responses of tension, while did not affect to the dopamine-weakened responses of spontaneous movements in intestinal strips. The present studies suggest that $K^{-}$ channel opening suppresses intestinal movements, whereas it's blockade enhances intestinal movements in rabbit.abbit.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.53-63
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• 2000

This study was performed to elucited the mechanisms of the antidiuretic action by SKP-450, a $K^+$ channel opener, given into the vein, and of the diuretic action observed only in the ipsilateral kidney, when given into a renal artery, in dog. The antidiuretic action of SKP-450 was not affected by renal denervation or pretreatment with glibenclamide, a ATP-dependent $K^+$ channel blocker. The diuretic action of SKP-450 was inhibited by renal denervation or pretreatment with glibenclamide. SKP-450 given into carotid artery had little effect on renal function. These results suggest that the antidiuretic action of SKP-450 given into the vein is caused by some endogenous substances probably not related to $K^+$ channel, whereas the diuretic action of SKP-450 observed only in ipsilateral kidney, when given into a renal artery, is provoked through $K^+$ channel related to renal nerves.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1992.05a
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• pp.44-44
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• 1992

최근 $K^{＋}$ channel openers인 cromakalim과 Pinacidil이 새로운 종류의 혈관확장제로서 항고혈압 치료제로 소개되었다. 그러나 이들 약물의 이완 효과와 새포내 작용기전은 분명치 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 개의 관상 동맥에서 얻은 평활근 세포에서 $K^{＋}$ channel openers에 의한 이완의 세포내 기전을 규명하고자 시도하였다 혈관 평할근 세포(dispersed smooth muscle cells)를 collagenase를 이용한 효소소화(enzymatic digestion)에 의해 분리하고, saponin을 이용하여 permeabilize되게 하였다. frypan blue exclusion과 전자 현미경적 관찰에 의하여 세포의 viability를 확인하였다. Dispersed intact cells은 phenylephrine (PE)에 의하여 용량의존 수축반응을 보였고 ED$_{50}$는 2.3 $\times$ $10^{-12}$ M이었다. 이러한 PE에 의한 수축반응은 cromakalim과 pinacidil (ED$_{50}$, 1.2 $\times$ $10^{-12}$ M)의 용량에 의존하여 억제되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1992.05a
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• pp.36-36
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• 1992

기니픽심장에서 유두근을 적출하여 valve 쪽은 silver wire에 연결하여 수축력을 측정하고 mural end는 sylgard floor에 pin으로 고정하여 1Hz로 자극하였다. 이때 사용된 영양액은 Tyrode Ringer로 bath내 은도는 36$^{\circ}C$이고 97% 0$_2$, 3% $CO_2$로 포화시켜 사용하였다. 수축력이 일정해진 후 막전위는 conventional electrode를 이용해서 기록하고, 세포내 $Na^{＋}$ 이온 활성도( $a_{Na}$ $^{i}$ )는 $Na^{＋}$ 선택적 전극을 이용해서 기록하였다. 적출 기니픽 심근에서 pinacidil, cromakalim, RP49356 둥의 $K^{＋}$ channel opener는 활동전위 기간(APD)과 수축력 감소을 일으켰고, pinacidil과 cromakalim에 의한 APD 감소는 glibenclamide (10 $\mu$M)에 의해 거의 억제되었다. Pinacidil, RP49356 및 cromakalim에 의한 수축력 감소시 세포내 $Na^{＋}$ 이온농도( $a_{Na}$ $^{i}$ )의 감소가 나타났으며 glibenclamide(10 $\mu$M)에 의한 APD의 감소는 거의 차단되었으나 $a_{Na}$ $^{i}$ 감소는 일부 나타났으며 이때 수축력의 감소도 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.159-159
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• 1993

개의 관상동맥평활근세포를 이용하여 $K^{＋}$channel openers인 cromakalim과 pinacidil의 이완반응을 관찰하고, 이러한 이완반응의 세포내 기전에 대하여 검토하고자 하였다. Collagenase로 소화시켜 구한 평활근 세포들은 frypan blue 배출 검사 및 전자현미경학적으로 검사시 건전하고 생존해 있었다. 분산평활근세포들은 phenylephrine(PE)의 용량에 의존하여 수축하였고, EC$_{50}$는 2.3$\times$$10^{－12}$M이었다. PE에 의한 수축반응은 $K^{＋}$channel openers인 cromakalim 및 pinacidil의 용량에 의존하여 억제되었고 이때의 EC$_{50}$치는 각각 1,2$\times$$10^{－10}$M 및 6.B$\times$$10^{－10}$M이었다. 비교실험으로서 근절편의 장력을 측정하여 수축을 검정한 실험에서는 cromakalim의 이완반응의 ECEC$_{50}$치는 1.94$\times$$10^{－7}$ M로 근세포실험에 비하여 감수성이 훨씬 약하였다.훨씬 약하였다.