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면역매계성 혈액장애를 가진 소동물에서 귀비탕의 사용 (The Use of Gui-Pi-Tang in Small Animals with Immune-Mediated Blood Disorders)

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    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.181-184
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    • 2009
  • 면역 매개 용혈성 빈혈(IMHA)은 소동물의 빈혈을 일으키는 가장 흔한 원인 중의 하나이고, 면역매계 혈소판 감소증(IMT) 또한 소동물에 영향을 줄 수 있는 면역관련 질환이다. 스테이드제나 다른 면역억제제를 이용한 면역억압이 IMHA와 IMT의 일차적인 치료법이다. 그러나 적절한 약물의 적용에도 불구하고, 몇몇 동물은 치료에 반응이 없어 다른 면역억제제나 대체의학적인 치료가 필요하다. IMHA로 진단 된 8살의 중성화한 샴 고양이와 IMT로 진단된 8살의 킹챨스 스파니엘이 전통수의학진료를 위해 동물병원에 의뢰되었다. 두 동물 모두 스테로이드제나 다른 면역억제제에 반응이 없었다. 그래서 전통한약요법으로 귀비탕을 두 동물에게 적용하였다. 귀비탕 적용 한달 후 고양이의 농축적 혈구용적과 개의 혈소판 수치에 현저한 변화가 나타나기 시작하였다. 귀비탕을 먹이기 시작한 후 4개월 후에도 고양이의 농축 적혈구 용적이 정상으로 유지되었으며, 18개월 후에 측정한 개의 혈소판 수 또한 정상으로 유지되었다. 이 증례로부터 면역혈액질환이 있는 소동물에 있어 귀비탕은 대체요법으로 사용될 수 있다는 것을 알 수 있다.

Partially-insulated MOSFET (PiFET) and Its Application to DRAM Cell Transistor

  • Oh, Chang-Woo;Kim, Sung-Hwan;Yeo, Kyoung-Hwan;Kim, Sung-Min;Kim, Min-Sang;Choe, Jeong-Dong;Kim, Dong-Won;Park, Dong-Gun
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.30-37
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    • 2006
  • In this article, we evaluated the structural merits and the validity of a partially insulated MOSFET (PiFET) through the fabrication of prototype transistors and an 80 nm 512M DDR DRAM with partially-insulated cell array transistors (PiCATs). The PiFETs showed the outstanding short channel effect immunity and off-current characteristics over the conventional MOSFET, resulting from self-induced halo region, self-limiting SID shallow junction, and reduced junction area due to PiOX layer formation. The DRAM with PiCATs also showed excellent data retention time. Thus, the PiFET can be a promising alternative for ultimate scaling of planar MOSFET.

Inhibitory effect of Ulmus davidiana Planch extracts on bone resorption mediated by processing of cathepsin K in cultured mouse osteoclasts

  • Park, Jun-Sung;Kim, Kyung-Ho;Jo, Hyun-Seog;Kim, Kap-Sung;Hwang, Min-Seob
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.55-70
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    • 2005
  • Objective: Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae) has long been known to have anti-inflammnatory in the traditional Korean medicine. UD has been reported as a good enhancer for bone healing. Methods : In this experiment, we investigate the Inhibitory effects of UD on bone resorption using the bone cells culture. Different concentrations of crude extract of UD were added to mouse bone cells culture. The mitochondria activity of the bone cells after exposure was determined by colorimetric MIT assay. It was demonstrated that UD has potential effects on bone cells culture without any cytotoxicity. The most effective concentration of UD on bone cells were $100\;{\mu}g/ml$. Cathepsin K (Cat K) is the major cysteine protease expressed in osteoclasts and is thought to play a key role in matrix degradation during bone resorption. Results : When mouse long bone cells including osteoclasts and osteoblast were treated with the PI3-Kinase inhibitor, wortmannin (WT), WT prevented the osteoclast-mediated intracellular processing of Cat K. Similarly, treatment of osteoclasts-containing long bone cells with UD extracts prevented the intracellular maturation of Cat K, suggesting that UD may disrupt the intracellular trafficking of pro Cat K. This is similar to that of WT. Since secreted proenzymes have the potential to reenter the cell via mannose-6-phosphate (M6P) receptor, to prevent this possibility, we tested WT and UD in the absence or presence of M6P. Inhibition of Cat K processing by WT or UD was observed in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the addition of M6P resulted in enhanced potency of WT and UD. Conclusion : UD dose-dependently inhibited in vitro bone resorption with a potency similar to that observed for inhibition of Cat K processing.

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Control software for temperature sensors in astronomical devices using GMT SDK 1.6.0

  • Kim, Changgon;Han, Jimin;Pi, Marti;Filgueira, Josema;Cox, Marianne;Roman, Alfonso;Molgo, Jordi;Schoenell, William;Kurkdjian, Pierre;Ji, Tae-Geun;Lee, Hye-In;Pak, Soojong
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제44권2호
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    • pp.78.2-78.2
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    • 2019
  • The temperature control of a scientific device is essential because extreme temperature conditions can cause hazard issues for the operation. We developed a software which can interact with the temperature sensor using the GMT SDK(Giant Magellan Telescope Software Development Kit) version 1.6.0. The temperature sensor interacts with the EtherCAT(Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) slave via the hardware adapter, sending and receiving data by a packet. The PDO(Process Data Object) and SDO(Service Data Object), which are the packet interacts with each EtherCAT slave, are defined on the TwinCAT program that enables the real-time control of the devices. The user can receive data from the device via grs(GMT Runtime System) tools and log service. Besides, we programmed the software to print an alert message on the log when the temperature condition changes to certain conditions.

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Demonstration of Modeling Process using Giant Magellan Telescope Software Development Kit

  • Han, Jimin;Pi, Marti;Filgueira, Josema;Cox, Marianne;Molgo, Jordi;Swett, Hector;Kurkdjian, Pierre;Lee, Hye-In;Ji, Tae-Geun;Pak, Soojong
    • 천문학회보
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.72.1-72.1
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    • 2019
  • The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO) is developing the GMT Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Observatory Control System (OCS). The SDK models a subsystem of the GMT using a Domain Specific Language (DSL) which can generate a skeleton code and validates the availability of the model automatically. The OCS includes a Device Control System (DCS) and all the devices are connected with the DCS via EtherCAT. The DCS has a component (Hardware Adapter) to communicate with EtherCAT slaves. In this presentation, we demonstrate the modeling process and describe the importance and usage plan of the SDK.

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항산화 효소가 첨가된 Percoll에 의해 분리한 돼지 정액의 동결-융해 능력 (Cryo-Ability of Boar Sperm sorted by Percoll Containing of Antioxidative Enzyme)

  • 이경진;이상희;주선호;김유진;양진우;이연주;황보용;이승형;이승태;이은송;박춘근
    • 한국수정란이식학회지
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.121-128
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    • 2015
  • The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of sperm cryosurvival in boar sperm separated by Percoll containing antioxidant enzymes. The boar semen was collected into a pre-warmed ($37^{\circ}C$) thermos bottle by gloved-hand method and was separated by 65% Percoll with superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione (GSH) before freezing. The frozen sperm was thawed at $38.5^{\circ}C$ for 45 sec in water-bath for sperm characteristic analysis. The sperm were estimated with SYBR14/PI double staining for viability, FITC-PNA/PI double staining for acrosome reaction, Rhodamine123/PI double staining for mitochondrial integrity and were analyzed using flow cytometry. In results, sperm viability, acrosome reaction and mitochondrial integrity were improved in separated sperm groups compared with unseparated sperm by Percoll (UP) group. Especially, viability was significantly higher in sperm separated by Percoll containing 400 IU CAT group compared with other groups (P<0.05). And acrosome reaction was decreased in sperm separated by Percoll with 300 IU SOD, 400 IU CAT and 0.5 mM GSH groups compared with other groups, however, there were no significantly difference mitochondrial integrity among sperm separated by Percoll with antioxidant enzymes. In conclusion, we suggest that use of Percoll containing antioxidant enzymes for sperm separation will be beneficial for sperm cryopreservation in pigs.

Pathogenicity of Five Strains of Toxoplasma gondii from Different Animals to Chickens

  • Wang, Shuai;Zhao, Guang-Wei;Wang, Wang;Zhang, Zhen-Chao;Shen, Bo;Hassan, I.A.;Xie, Qing;Yan, Ruo-Feng;Song, Xiao-Kai;Xu, Li-Xin;Li, Xiang-Rui
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제53권2호
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2015
  • Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite with a broad range of intermediate hosts. Chickens as important food-producing animals can also serve as intermediate hosts. To date, experimental studies on the pathogenicity of T. gondii in broiler chickens were rarely reported. The objective of the present study was to compare the pathogenicity of 5 different T. gondii strains (RH, CN, JS, CAT2, and CAT3) from various host species origin in 10-day-old chickens. Each group of chickens was infected intraperitoneally with $5{\times}10^8$, $1{\times}10^8$, $1{\times}10^7$, and $1{\times}10^6$ tachyzoites of the 5 strains, respectively. The negative control group was mockly inoculated with PBS alone. After infection, clinical symptoms and rectal temperatures of all the chickens were checked daily. Dead chickens during acute phage of the infection were checked for T. gondii tachyzoites by microscope, while living cases were checked for T. gondii infection at day 53 post-inoculation (PI) by PCR method. Histopathological sections were used to observe the pathological changes in the dead chickens and the living animals at day 53 PI. No significant differences were found in survival periods, histopathological findings, and clinical symptoms among the chickens infected with the RH, CN, CAT2, and CAT3 strains. Histopathological findings and clinical symptoms of the JS (chicken origin) group were similar to the others. However, average survival times of infected chickens of the JS group inoculated with $5{\times}10^8$ and $1{\times}10^8$ tachyzoites were 30.0 and 188.4 hr, respectively, significantly shorter than those of the other 4 mammalian isolates. Chickens exposed to $10^8$ of T. gondii tachyzoites and higher showed acute signs of toxoplasmosis, and the lesions were relatively more severe than those exposed to lower doses. The results indicated that the pathogenicity of JS strain was comparatively stronger to the chicken, and the pathogenicity was dose-dependent.

Recurrent Pericardial Effusion with Feline Infectious Peritonitis in a Cat

  • Baek, Su-Yeon;Jo, Jae-Geum;Song, Kun-Ho;Seo, Kyoung-Won
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제34권6호
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    • pp.437-440
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    • 2017
  • A five-month-old, male Domestic Korean shorthair was referred to our hospital with a history of lethargy, anorexia, and globoid cardiac silhouette on thoracic radiography. Physical examination showed dehydration and anemia was revealed on blood analysis. On thoracic radiography and echocardiography, the patient showed pericardial effusion and ultrasound-guided pericardiocentesis was performed. A Rivalta test of the pericardial effusion showed a positive result. As the patient had recurrent pericardial effusion, pericardiectomy was performed. He was tentatively diagnosed with wet form feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and treated with Polyprenyl immunostimulant (PI). Neurological signs were eventually seen and he was euthanized. Histopathologic changes with markedly expanded neutrophils, lymphocytes, plasma cells, and macrophages with fibrous connective tissue and collagenous fibers were detected. Immunohistochemistry for FIP antigen was performed and results showed FIPV-positive multifocal aggregates of cells. Pericardial effusion is an atypical condition in cats with FIP, but can be presented. This case report describes FIP with pericardial effusion in a cat, in which definitive diagnosis of FIP was done using biopsy via pericardiectomy.

설사증 나환견으로 부터 분리한 Canine Parvovirus의 성상에 관한 연구 (Biological and Physicochemical Properties of Canine Parvovirus lated from the Dogs with Diarrhea)

  • 최해연;정운선;전무형;박성국;민원기
    • 한국동물위생학회지
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    • 제13권2호
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    • pp.162-183
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    • 1990
  • From 1988 to 1989, 8 strains of canine parvovirus-2 (CPV-2) were isolated from the fecal specimens from the dogs that were clinically diagnosed as canine parvoviral enteritis in the veterinary hospitals located in the regions of Taejon and Chungbuk province. Studios on biological and physicochemical properties for the isolates were carried out. The results obtained by experiments are summarized as follows. 1. Among 62 fecal samples collected from the dogs with enteric diseases, 24 (38.7%) showed the haemagglutinating activity against porcine erythrocyte, ranging from 16 to 16, 384 of HA titers. 2. When 8 fecal specimens with high HA titer over 1, 000 were inocultated into CRFX cells, intranuclear inclusion bodies were obseverd in all of eight specimens, of w)lick three specimens showed cytoplasmic inclusions concurrently with the intranuclear inclusion bodies. 3. In study on species-specificity of haemagglutinating activity of the isolates, TJ-89-1 and TJ-89-2, it was found that the isolates revealed the highest haemagglutinating activity with porcine erythrocytes, showing the relatively lower haemagglutination titers with the erythrocytes from cat and rabbit. None of erythrocytes from other animals reacted with the isolates. 4. By the cross-haemagglutination inhibition test of the Isolates with reference viruses and sera, the Isolates were evidently identified as the strains of canine parvovirus-2. 5. In Physicochemical property test, it was evident that the isolates were stable in, lipid solvent, pH and heat treatment at $56^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. and contain DNA genome. 6. When seven puppies were inoculated intraorally with the isolate at HA titer of 8, 192, all of the puppies showed the symptoms of anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea and died at the 5th to 10th days post inoculation(pi). The fecal samples from all of the puppies revealed significantly high HA titers afterward the 5th days pi. Body temperature and the number of total leucocytes were slightly increased at the early stage of infection. but extremely decreased at the stage of collapse. HI titers of the sera started to increase at the 2nd to 3rd days pi reaching 512 to 1, 024 at the 4th to 5th day pi.

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4.7T 고자장 초전도 자석에서 Tailored RF를 이용한 고양이 뇌의 자화율 강조영상법에 의한 자기공명혈관 조영술 (Susceptibility-Contrast-Enhanced MR Venography of Cat Brain Using Tailored RF Pulse at High Magnetic Field of 4.7 Tesla Superconducting Magnet)

  • 문치웅;김상태;이대근;임태환;노용만;조장희;이윤
    • 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.55-66
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    • 1994
  • 4.7T의 고자장 자기공명 영상(Magnetic Resonance imaging : MRI) 장치에서 Tailored RF 경사자계반향(Tailored RF Gradient-Echo : TRGE)기법을 이용하여 phantom 영상과 고양이 뇌의 정맥혈관 영상을 얻었다. 증류수에 MgCl$_2$를 섞어 T1을 짧게한 지름 6cm의 원통형 phantom으로 TRGE기법에 대한 검증을 먼저 하였다. 이후 halothane으로 전신 마취된 몸무게 3.0~4.0kg의 고양이 뇌로부터 얻은 시단면(sagittal slice) 영상에서 Dorsal sagittal sinus, Straight sinus, Vein of corpus callosum과 Internal cerebral vein등의 혈관이 강조되어 나타남을 고양이 뇌의 해부학적 그림과 비교해 보였다. Tailored RF 파형은 ASPECT 3000 computer(스위스 BRUKER사 제품)의 PASCAL 언어를 이용하여 제작하였다. 사각형의 절편모양(slice profile)과 원하는 절편의 두께(slice thickness)에 선택절편내에서 절편방향으로 위상분포가 최대 2$\pi$가 되는 bi-linear ramp 모양을 갖는 절편함수를 공간상에서 Fourier 변환시켜 Tailored RF를 만들었다. TR/TE=205/10 msec, 절편두께 TH=7mm, 화소배열수(matrix size)=256$\times$256, 평면해상도(in-plane resolution)=0.62$\times$0.31mm$^2$, 관심영역 크기(field of view : FOV)=8cm의 영상조건으로 자기공명 TRGE 영상을 얻었다.

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