• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.741-744
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• 2010

Purpose: To evaluate the long-term safety of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 in children with constipation, particularly the biochemical aspects of safety. Methods: Medical records were evaluated, and 100 children, who had been taking PEG 4000 for more than 6 months, and who had been under clinical and biochemical monitoring, were enrolled. Ages; $6.11{\pm}3.12$ years, Duration of therapy; $16.93{\pm}7.02$ months, dose of PEG 4000; $0.72{\pm}0.21g/kg/d$. Results: None of the children complained of clinical adverse effect. The first biochemical test was performed at 8.05 months after beginning of PEG 4000. Serum phosphate (SP) value was high in 10 children, and leucopenia was noted in one child. The second test was performed in 44 children at 7.57 months after the first test. The SP value was high in four children, including the three children whose initial SP value was high and one new child. Six out of 10 children with high initial SP value became normal and one was lost. Hypernatremia was noted in one child. The third test was done in 15 children at 7.5 months after the second test. The SP value of the new child from the second test was high, but became normal after finishing treatment. Two out of 3 children with high SP value at the second test became normal and one was lost. The fourth test was done in 2 children few months after the third test. All of the results were normal. There were no relation between duration of therapy and hyperphosphatemia, or between dose of PEG 4000 and hyperphosphatemia. Conclusions: PEG 4000 is safe for long-term therapy in children with constipation with respect to biochemical parameters.

• 보존과학연구
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• 통권35호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2014

태안 마도1호선에서 출수된 대나무 소반은 해양에 매장되어 있는 동안 열화되어 매우 취약한 상태였다. 따라서 치수안정화처리를 위해 약품 4종(Sucrose, Dammar gum, Cetyl alcohol, Polyethylene glycol 4000)을 사용하여 예비실험을 진행했다. 실험 결과 수용성 PEG 4000 함침 후 진공동결건조법을 적용한 시료가 형태를 잘 유지하고 처리 후 색상이 밝게 표현되어 수침대나무를 보존처리하는데 적합한 방법으로 평가되었다. 대나무 소반 2점 중 1점은 수용성 PEG 4000을 10%에서 40%까지 함침처리 한 후 진공동결건조하였다. 다른 한 점은 수용성 PEG 4000을 10%에서 70%까지 함침처리하였다. 그 후 대나무 소반의 편을 모두 해체한 후 각각의 부재를 폴리카보네이트판으로 진공동결건조하였다. 또한 형태유지 및 강도부여를 위해 아크릴을 사용하여 유물 형태에 맞추어 틀을 제작한 후 그 위에 소반을 복원함으로써 원형을 찾고 전시 및 보관이 용이하도록 하였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.345-350
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 생물학적 처리방법으로 염색폐수의 난분해성 유기물질을 효과적으로 처리하기 위한 방안으로 활성슬러지를 Polyethylene glycol(PEG)에 포괄고정화한 담체를 유동상 반응기를 이용하여 난분해성 유기물질의 처리효율을 평가하고 적정 운전인자를 검토하였다. 담체는 내경 4 mm${\times}$높이 4 mm의 원통형으로 미세공극을 가진 PEG재질의 담체를 제조하기 위해 PEG-prepolymer와 미생물을 젤 상태에서 혼합하여 고형화 시켰으며, 이때 담체에 사용된 미생물은 염색폐수에 순응시키지 않은 상태에서 합성되었다. 연속 호기성 유동상 반응기의 유입수는 $SCOD_{Cr}$ 약 330 mg/L, $SBOD_5$ 20 mg/L 이하의 생물학적 처리수를 사용하였고, 체류시간의 변화에 따른 각 반응기의 난분해성 유기물질 제거효율을 비교하였다 생물학적 처리수를 유입수로 하여 동일한 HRT로 운전한 결과 모든 조건에서 45% 이상의 유기물 제거효율을 보였으며, HRT 12 hr이 유기물 제거효율 등을 고려할 때 안정된 효율을 얻을 수 있는 적정 체류시간으로 판단되었다. 특히 기질환경의 변화에 따른 유기물 제거효율의 변화를 확인하기 위하여 생물학적 처리전의 처리장 유입폐수를 처리한 결과 $SCOD_{Cr}$ 70% 이상, $SBOD_5$ 97% 이상의 높은 처리효과를 나타내었다. 포괄고정화 담체를 이용한 염색폐수처리에서 유동상 반응기는 기존 활성슬러지 공정을 대신하거나 혼용하여 적용하는 것이 가능할 것으로 판단되어진다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.772-777
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 화본과 다년생 식물인 양초의 환경 스트레스에 대한 적응 기작을 이해하기 위해, 과산화수소를 제거하는 주요 항산화효소인 peroxidase (POD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) 및 catalase (CAT) 활성의 변화를 고염과 건조 스트레스 조건에서 조사하였다. 300 mM 이상의 NaCl과 40% PEG 처리에서 양초 유식물체의 지상부와 지하부의 생장이 크게 감소하였다. 항산화효소 수준은 양초 유식물체의 지상부에서 CAT 활성이 높았지만, APX와 POD는 지하부에서 높은 활성 수준을 보였다. 실제로 NaCl과 PEG 처리동안 APX 활성은 지상부와 지하부가 모두 증가하였으며, CAT 활성은 지상부만 증가하였다. 또한 고염 조건에서 양초식물체의 지상부와 지하부 모두에서 전체페놀 함량이 증가하였다. 본 연구의 결과로서, 양초의 유식물체의 지상부 및 지하부의 생장이 과산화수소를 제거하는 항산화효소활성에 의해 조절됨을 알 수 있었으며, 이는 뿌리에서 APX 활성의 증가 및 지상부에서 CAT 활성증가와 같은 효소활성의 조직 특이적 증가에 영향을 받음을 알 수 있다. 본 연구의 결과는 전형적인 사막지역을 포함하는 고염 지역에서 양초 유식물체의 생장을 위해 항산화 방어기작이 중요함을 의미하는 바이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8259-8263
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• 2016

Background: Nano-therapy has the potential to revolutionize cancer therapy. Chrysin, a natural flavonoid, was recently recognized as having important biological roles in chemical defenses and nitrogen fixation, with anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects but the poor water solubility of flavonoids limitstheir bioavailability and biomedical applications. Objective: Chrysin loaded PLGA-PEG-PLGA was assessed for improvement of solubility, drug tolerance and adverse effects and accumulation in a gastric cancer cell line (AGS). Materials and Methods: Chrysin loaded PLGA-PEG copolymers were prepared using the double emulsion method (W/O/W). The morphology and size distributions of the prepared PLGA-PEG nanospheres were investigated by 1H NMR, FT-IR and SEM. The in vitro cytotoxicity of pure and nano-chrysin was tested by MTT assay and miR-34a was measured by real-time PCR. Results: 1H NMR, FT-IR and SEM confirmed the PLGA-PEG structure and chrysin loaded on nanoparticles. The MTT results for different concentrations of chrysin at different times for the treatment of AGS cell line showed IC50 values of 68.2, 56.2 and $42.3{\mu}M$ and 58.2, 44.2, $36.8{\mu}M$ after 24, 48, and 72 hours of treatment, respectively for chrysin itslef and chrysin-loaded nanoparticles. The results of real time PCR showed that expression of miR-34a was upregulated to a greater extent via nano chrysin rather than free chrysin. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates chrysin loaded PLGA-PEG promises a natural and efficient system for anticancer drug delivery to fight gastric cancer.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.3-15
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• 1975

How to stabilize wood against shrinking and swelling in variable atmospheric moisture conditions is important to the wood-using industry and a challenge to research. Polyethylene glycol stabilize wood by bulking the fiber. PEG also serve as a chemical seasoning agent, suppress decay in high concentrations, and have slight effect on physical properties, gluing or finishing. The study designed to determine the effect of PEG-400 on the dimensional stabilization of local hardwoods for wood carvings that could supply a greatly expanding tourist trade and making curved furniture parts, lamp stands and other decorative objects, and possible gunstock. The species examined were 6 species, Seo-Namoo (Carpinus laxiflora), Cheungcheung-Namoo (Cornus controversa), Gorosae-Namoo (Acer mono), Karae-Namoo (Juglans mandshurica), Jolcham-Namoo (Quercusserrata) and Sanbud-Namoo (Prunus sargentii), used as block of 5cm thick radially to the grain, 7cm wide tangentially, and 70cm long parallel to the wood grain. All these test piecies were conditioned above the fiber saturation point before impregnation. The stabilization effects were determined for PEG-400 treated woods in a 50 percent solution for 20 days. The following conclusions were obtained. PEG retentions increased with treating time. It was more effective to treat at 60$^{\circ}C$ than at room temperature. In degree of PEG-400 impregnation on species, Cheungcheung-Namoo havinglow specific gravity had the highest retentions, 68.77% but the lowest, 56.33% was shown in Jolcham-Namoo with high specific gravity. Specific gravity of treated wood increased considerably with effectiveness of polymer loading. The increases in specific gravity were 5.36 to 13.16 percent. The highest was Jolcham-Namoo, the lowest Karae-Namoo. On the dimensional stability, a 40 percent of effectiveness of polymer loading was just as effective as 60 percent in reduction in water absorptivity (RWA), antishrinkage efficiency (ASE) and antiswelling efficiency (AE), and from over 60 percent they increased more rapidly. Also species response varied considerably. ASE was 30.12 to 69.97 percent tangentially and 27.86 to 56.37 percent radially, AE 34.06 to 73.76 percent tangentially and 30.11 to 70.12 percent radially, and RWA 42.31 to 65.32 percent. No differences in volume swelling among the 6 species were observed. Its values were ranged from 14.98 to 19.55 percent and also increased with PEG retentions. On the mechanical properties, the strengths very much decreased with PEG-400 loadings as shown in Figure 12; that were 11.41 to 22.90 percent in compression, 21.61 to 34.35 percent in bending and 22.83 to 36.83 percent in tensile strength. PEG retention in cell wall was less than 1 percent and the most of PEG were immersed in cell lumen. Except for Korae-Namoo, effectivenesses of polymer loading were as much high as 61.58 to 75.02 percent. This is believed to be due to the effect of PEG-400 on excellant dimensional stability of treated woods.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제2권
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• pp.15-22
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• 1984

감자의 엽육조직(葉肉組織)으로부터의 원형질체(原形質體) 분리(分離)에 있어서 최적생육환경(最適生育環境), 적정효소(適正酵素) 농도(濃度), 적정효소(適正酵素) 처리시간(處理時間) 및 순수분리(純粹分離)를 위(爲)한 적정(適正) sucrose의 농도(濃度)를 밝히고 감자 및 petunia의 세포융합(細胞融合)에 있어서 PEG의 분자량(分子量), 농도(濃度) 및 처리시간(處理時間) 그리고 DMSO의 첨가(添加) 효과(效果)를 밝히기 위(爲)해 수행(遂行)되었다. 원형질체(原形質體) 분리(分離)에 있어서 생육환경(生育環境)은 고습도(高濕度), 낮은 조도(照度)에서 생육(生育)된 엽육조직(葉肉組織)이 유리(有利)하였으며 pectolyase Y-23 효소(酵素)가 기내배양(器內培養)된 엽(葉)에서 원형질체(原形質體) 분리시(分離時) 좋은 효과(效果)를 나타내었다. Cellulase의 농도(濃度)는 2%(W/V)가 좋았으며 효소처리(酵素處理) 시간(時間)은 3~4시간(時間)이 좋았고 원형질체(原形質體)의 순수분리(純粹分離)는 감자의 경우(境遇) 0.4~0.5M sucrose가 효과(效果)가 좋다. 원형질체(原形質體)의 융합(融合) 시(時) 처리시간(處理時間)은 공히 30분(分)이 적당(適當)했으며 PEG의 분자량(分子量), 농도(濃度)가 높을수록 융합율(融合率)이 높았다. 감자의 두 품종간(品種間) 융합(融合)이나 감자와 petunia의 융합(融合)에 있어서도 역시 PEG의 분자량(分子量), 농도(濃度)가 높을수록 높았다. Dimethyl sulfoxide의 첨가(添加) 효과(效果)는 DMSO를 5%에서 10%첨가(添加) 시(時), 감자와 petunia의 융합(融合)에서 2~4% 융합율(融合率)이 증가(增加)되었다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.244-251
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• 2017

Purpose: We evaluated the efficacy and safety of combined oral and enema therapy using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 with electrolyte solution for disimpaction in hospitalized children. Methods: We retrospectively studied 28 children having functional constipation who received inpatient treatment between 2008 and 2016. The amount of oral PEG 3350 electrolyte solution administered was 50-70 mL/kg/d (PEG 3350, 3-4.1 g/kg/d), and an enema solution was administered 1-2 times a day as a single dose of 15-25 mL/kg (PEG 3350, 0.975-1.625 g/kg/d). A colon transit time (CTT) test based on the Metcalf protocol was performed in some patients. Results: Administration of oral and enema doses of PEG 3350 electrolyte solution showed $2.1{\pm}0.3$ times and $2.9{\pm}0.4$ times, respectively. After disimpaction, the frequency of defecation increased from $2.2{\pm}0.3$ per week to once a day ($1.1{\pm}0.1$ per day). The number of patients who complained of abdominal pain was reduced from 15 (53.6%) to 4 (14.3%). Before hospitalization, nine patients underwent a CTT test, and 5 of 9 patients (55.6%) were classified as belonging to a group showing abnormalities. And in some patients, mild adverse effects were noted. We examined electrolytes and osmolality before and after disimpaction in 16 of 28 patients, and no abnormalities were noted. Conclusion: In terms of therapeutic efficacy and safety, combined oral and enema therapy using high-dose PEG 3350 with electrolytes is considered superior to conventional oral monotherapy or combined oral and enema therapy on an outpatient basis.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제67권
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• pp.429-436
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• 2018

Targeted intracellular delivery of therapeutic agents is one of the great challenges for cancer treatment. Aptamers that bind to a variety of biological targets have emerged as new targeting moieties with high specificity for targeted cancer therapy. In this study, near-infrared (NIR) light-absorbing hollow gold nanocages (AuNCs) were synthesized and conjugated with AS1411 aptamer to achieve cancer-targeted photothermal therapy. AuNC functionalized with PEG and AS1411 (AS1411-PEG-AuNC) exhibited selective cellular uptake in breast cancer cells due to selective binding of AS1411 to nucleolin, a protein that is over-expressed in cancer cells over normal cells. As a result, AS1411-PEG-AuNC showed cancer-targeted photothermal activity. This study demonstrates that aptamer-conjugated AuNCs are effective tumor-targeting photothermal agents.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제17권
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• pp.65-72
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• 2005

부여 궁남지 출토 짚신 시료를 동정하였고 짚신의 보존처리를 위하여 수침고목재 보존처리에 널리 사용되고 있는 PEG와 Acrylic 수지 중 토층경화제로 주로 사용되고 있는 Primal MC-76, 진공동결건조 등의 방법을 적용하여 중량변화율을 알아보았고, 이에 대한 흡습성 실험을 실시하였다. 그 결과 연구대상 초본류 시료는 부들류 (Typha spp)로 동정되었고, 중량변화율에 있어서는 PEG 2-Step 처리 후 진공동결건조를 한 경우가 가장 안정적인 변화를 나타내었으며 색변화에 있어서도 가장 변화가 적은 것으로 확인되었다.