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A CASE OF PREGNANCY TUMOR (Pregnancy Tumor 1예)

  • Kang, Hong-Koo
    • The Journal of the Korean dental association
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    • v.16 no.10 s.113
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    • pp.795-797
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    • 1978
  • The author has observed a case of Pregnancy Tumor occurred in the gingival papilla between lower central incisors of a 26-year-old female. This patient was in the state of poor oral hygiene and severe calculus deposition. This case was treated by sugical excision and calculus was removed thoroughly.

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Hair Growth Promoting Potential of Phospholipids Purified from Porcine Lung Tissues

  • Choi, Seong-Hyun;Moon, Jeong-Su;Jeon, Byung-Suk;Jeon, Yeon-Jeong;Yoon, Byung-Il;Lim, Chang-Jin
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.174-179
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    • 2015
  • BP201, porcine lung tissue-derived phospholipids, consists of phosphatidylcholine as a major phospholipid species. BP201 promoted hair growth after application onto the shaved backs of BALB/c and C3H mice. Its effect was enhanced when applied together with minoxidil (MNX) in C3H mice. When the tissue specimens prepared from the shaved skins of BP201-treated and control mice were microscopically examined, the total numbers of hair follicles in both anagen and telogen phases of BP201-treated mice were significantly higher than those of control mice. The numbers of hair follicles in the anagen phase of BP201-treated mice were also higher than those of control mice. In combination with MNX, BP201 further increased the total number of hair follicles, but did not alter the percentage of hair follicles in the anagenic phase. BP201 also increased the proliferation of human hair follicle dermal papilla cells. Collectively, BP201 possesses hair growth promoting potential, which would suggest its use singly or in combination for hair growth products.

Anti-Oxidant and Hair-Growth-Promoting Effect of Pectin Lyase-Modified Red Ginseng Extract (GS-E3D) (홍삼가수분해추출물(GS-E3D)의 항산화 및 양모 효과)

  • Pyo, Mi Kyung;Hong, Se Chul;Jung, Jong Tae;Jo, Yun Ho;Lee, Ki Moo
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.48 no.3
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    • pp.195-201
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    • 2017
  • To develop new therapy for prevention and treatment of hair loss is very important according to increase of the number of hair loss people. The aim of this study was to investigate the hair growth promoting effects of pectin lyase-modified red ginseng extract (GS-E3D). We examined antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, human hair dermal papilla cells (HHDPC) proliferation, and testoterone-induced $5{\alpha}$-reductase inhibitory effects. GS-E3D show not only 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and xanthine oxidase inhibitory effects as an anti-oxidant property, but also lip-oxygenase and hyaluronidase inhibitory effects as an anti-inflammatory property. Human hair dermal papilla cells proliferation by GS-E3D was higher than those of minoxidil or finasteride, using the positive controls. Moreover, GS-E3D exhibited $5{\alpha}$-reductase inhibitory activities after stimulating by testoterone. The present results indicate that GS-E3D has a potential to be as an hair growth promoting agent for cosmetic materials.

Effect of the hedgehog signaling pathway on hair formation-related cells

  • Park, Jaehyun;Park, Sangkyu;Seo, Jeongmin;Roh, Sangho
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.44 no.4
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    • pp.144-151
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    • 2019
  • Alopecia has emerged as one of the biggest interests in modern society. Many studies have focused on the treatment of alopecia, such as transplantation of hair follicles or inhibition of the androgen pathway. Hair growth is achieved through proper proliferation of the components such as keratinocytes and dermal papilla cells (DPCs), movement, and interaction between the two cells. The present study examined the effect of the hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway, which is an important and fundamental signal in the cell, on the morphology and the viability of human keratinocytes and DPCs. Upregulation of Hh signaling caused a morphological change and an increase in epithelium-mesenchymal transition-related gene expression but reduced the viability of keratinocytes, while the alteration of Hh signaling did not cause any change in DPCs. The results show the possibility that the regulation of Hh signaling can be applied for the treatment of alopecia.

Sexual Dimorphism in a River Sculpin(Cottus poecilopus Heckel) in Korea (한국산 둑중개 (Cottus poecilopus Heckel)의 성적 이형)

  • Byeon, Hwa-Kun
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.14-21
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    • 1996
  • The sexual dimorphism of river sculpin (Cottus poecilopus Heckel) was investigated samples were collected from the Chiak stream from January 1993 to April 1994. Sexual dimorphism in body size and some morphological characteristics were observed in this species ; males were larger in size and had a larger mouth, anal fin, ventral fin and pevic fin than females. Males have a genital papilla and nuptial color, but females do not. Females may mate preferentially with large males. Larger males could be superior in nest defense and fanning of eggs to smaller ones, thus resulting in higher survival of eggs. Similary, the larger mouth in males could be advantageous in acquiring and defending their nests. Such sexual dimorphism in this species may reflect to outcome of sexual selection.

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Effect of Puerariae Radix Ethanol Extract on the Proliferation of Human Dermal Papilla Cells (인체 모유두세포의 증식에 미치는 갈근 에탄올추출물의 효과)

  • Park, Seol A;Ko, Kyoung Sook;In, Myoung Hee;Mun, Yeun Ja;Woo, Won Hong
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.167-172
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    • 2017
  • In this study, we investigated the effect of Puerariae Radix ethanol extracts (EPR). The effect of the EPR on proliferation of human hair dermal papilla cells(HHDPCs) by MTT assay and observed Expression of mechanisms that regulate cell proliferation extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK) and Akt by western blot. The results showed EPR increased the proliferation of HHDPCs and up-regulation phosphorylation of ERK and Akt. ERK and Akt increased by EPR inhibited phosphorylation by PD98059 (ERK inhibitor) and LY294002 (Akt inhibitor), and cell proliferation was also inhibited. These results suggested EPR increases the proliferation of HHDPCs through phosphorylation of ERK and Akt, and therefore is a beneficial effect for the alopecia treatment.

Stimulatory Effect of N-acetylcysteine on Odontoblastic Differentiation

  • Jun, Ji-Hae;Lee, Hye-Lim;Baek, Jeong-Hwa
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.187-195
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    • 2008
  • Reparative dentine formation requires newly differentiated odontoblast-like cells. Therefore, identification of the molecule that stimulates the odontogenic differentiation of precursor cells in the tooth pulp will be helpful for the development of strategies to repair damaged pulp. In this study, we examined the effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on the odontogenic differentiation of MDPC-23 cells, a mouse odontoblast-like cell line derived from dental papilla, and primary cultured rat dental papilla cells (RDPCs). NAC (1-30 mM) suppressed production of reactive oxygen species in MDPC-23 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Although 5 to 20 mM NAC did not alter MDPC-23 cell proliferation, 1 or 30 mM NAC significantly inhibited it. NAC enhanced mineralized nodule formation and the expression of several odontoblast differentiation-associated genes in both RDPCs and MDPC-23. This NAC stimulatory effect was significant, even at concentrations lower than 1 mM. However, NAC did not stimulate expression of bone morphogenetic protein-2, -4, or -7, which are known to enhance odontogenic differentiation. Since reactive oxygen species are also involved in the pulp toxicity of resin-based restorative materials, these results suggest that NAC may be a promising candidate for supplementation of dental restorative materials in order to enhance reparative dentine formation.