• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2013

본 연구는 개의 이첨판 폐쇄부전증(CMVI) 환자군에서 혈장 NT-proBNP농도를 평가한 연구이다. 본 연구를 위해 CMVI에 이환된 50마리와 건강한 대조군 7마리를 대상으로 일반적인 심초음파 검사와 혈중NT-proBNP농도를 측정하였다. 심부전의 심하기에 따라 분류된 환자군에서 측정된 NT-proBNP농도와 심초음파 인덱스의 상호관련성을 평가하였다. 혈중 NT-proBNP 농도는 심부전의 심하기에 따라 상승하였다. 또한 심초음파 인덱스중 left atrium/aorta (LA/AO), early diastolic transmitral flow (E) velocity, late diastolic transmitral flow (A) velocity, end diastolic volume index (EDVI) 등과 밀접한 관련성이 관찰되었다. 본 연구는 이첨판 폐쇄부전증 환자의 예후를 평가하는데 중요할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.200-205
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• 2000

췌장에서 분비되는 cholesterol esterase(CEase)와 소장의 acyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase(ACAT)는 흡수된 콜레스테롤을 다시 ester화하는데 관여한다. 한방재료 중 건위, 진토 및 수렴지사작용 등을 가지는 초두구(Alpiniae Katusumadaii Semen)의 에탄올 추출물이 in vitro에서 cholesterol esterase활성에 대하여 강한 저해작용을 보였으며 에탄올추출물의 용매분획 중 클로로포름분획이 다른 분획들, 즉 에틸 아세테이트분획, 부탄올분획 및 물 분획보다 강하였다. 초두구의 클로로포름분획이 고 콜레스테롤식이를 섭취시킨 rat에서 혈중 콜레스테롤치를 저하시키는 효과가 있는지 측정한 실험에서 chloroform분획을 100 mg/kg 및 150 mg/kg 섭취시켰을 경우 각각 총cholesterol 함량이 11.8% 및 20.8% 감소하였으며 HDL-cholesterol 함량 및 동맥경화지수는 정상군에 가깝게 회복된 것으로 나타났다. 또한 초두구 chloroform분획의 독성검사 결과 mouse에서 $LD_{50}$은 1,625mg/kg으로 산출되었다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.399-407
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• 2006

We evaluated the effects of butterbur (Petasites japonicus Maxim) addition to the diet on lipid profiles and antioxidant biomarkers such as total glutathionine, TBARS value, carbonyl value, GPx, GR, SOD and paraoxonase activity in the plasma or liver of mice. The distribution of body fat deposition, total cholesterol (TC) contents, and atherogenic index in the plasma were significantly decreased in the butterbur group. The levels of GSH and the activity of GR and SOD were significantly higher in the liver of the butterbur group than in that of the control group. Lipid oxidation of the liver and kidney and protein oxidation of the liver and heart were decreased in the butterbur group. Additionally, the DNA damage, as determined using the comet assay (single cell gel assay) with alkaline electrophoresis and as quantified by measuring the tail length (TL), was decreased in the butterbur group. The results of the present study showed that a diet with added butterbur exerts degenerative disease-protective effects on oxidative DNA damage and lipid peroxidation.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.14-18
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• 2007

This study investigated the effect of physical training and oxidative stress on the anti oxidative activity and on plasma lipid profile. Forty eight rats were given either a physical training or no training for 4 weeks and were then subdivided into 3 groups: before-exercise (BE); during-exercise (DE); after-exercise (AE). The antioxidative activity was evaluated with the activities of catalase in plasma and superoxide dismutase (SOD), the ratio of reduced glutathione/ oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) and the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) in liver. The plasma concentrations of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C)) were also compared. Compared to those of non-training group. catalase activities of training group were lower before exercise but higher during and after exercise. SOD activities were higher regardless of exercise. GSH/GSSG ratio was higher before exercise but was not significantly different during exercise and even lower after exercise. There were no differences between non-training group and training group in MDA levels regardless of exercise. Compared to those of non-training group, atherosclerotic index of training group was lower after exercise and there were no significant differences before and during exercise. There were no differences between non-training group and training group in HDL-C regardless of exercise. These results suggest that moderate physical training can activate antioxidant defenses and decrease the atherosclerotic index and this beneficial effect is evident under exercise-induced oxidative stress.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.218-225
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• 2006

Freeze-dried kimchi fractions, water-soluble (WSK) versus water-insoluble (WISK), on their effects on plasma lipids and for their fibrinolytic activities were studied. Nineteen middle-aged healthy subjects were assigned to WSK, WISK, or placebo during 6 weeks of kimchi supplementation. Subjects in the WSK and WISK groups were supplemented with 3 grams of kimchi pills (equivalent to 60 grams of fresh kimchi), while the placebo group was on their normal diets. LDL/HDL and atherogenic index decreased in the subjects who received kimchi pills, but not in those in the placebo group. The levels of plasma triglyceride were significantly decreased in the WSK group compared with those in the WISK group (p<0.05). However, there was no difference in the levels of total cholesterol and HDL between the two groups. Fibrinolytic activity of WISK was significantly higher than that of WSK.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.156-159
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• 2011

SiNx:H films have been widely used for anti-reflection coatings and passivation for crystalline silicon solar cells. In this study, SiNx:H films were deposited using high frequency (13.56 MHz) direct plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition, and the optical and passivation properties were investigated. The radio frequency power, the spacing between the showerhead and wafer, the $NH_3/SiH_4$ ratio, the total gas flow, and the $N_2$ gas flow were changed over certain ranges for the film deposition. The thickness uniformity, the refractive index, and the minority carrier lifetime were then measured in order to study the properties of the film. The optimal deposition conditions for application to crystalline Si solar cells are determined from the results of this study.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.69-72
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• 2012

In this study, deposition of low-dielectric constant SiOC(H) films by conventional plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) were investigated through various characterization techniques. The results show that, with an increase in the plasma power density, the relative dielectric constant (k) of the deposited films decreases whereas the refractive index increases. This is mainly due to the incorporation of organic molecules with $CH_3$ group into the Si-O-Si cage structure. It is as confirmed by FT-IR measurements in which the absorption peak at 1,129 $cm^{-1}$ corresponding to Si-O-Si cage structure increases with power plasma density. Electrical characterization reveals that even after fast thermal annealing process, the leakage current density of the deposited films is in the order of $10^{-11}$ A/cm at 1.5 MV/cm. The reliability of the SiOC(H) film is also further characterized by using BTS test.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.56-63
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• 1996

Low-temperature plasma treatment or sputter etching is of interest as one of the techniques to modify polymer surface. In this study, poly(ethylene terephthalate)(PET), nylon 6 and cotton fabrics dyed three black dyes were subjected to low-temperature argon plasma and also sputter etching. In relation to bathochromic effect, the surface characteristics of the treated fabrics and films were investigated by means of critical surface tension, SEM and ESCA measurement. The depth of shade of fabrics more increased by the sputter etching technique than argon plasma treatment. Many microcraters on the fiber surface formed by the sputter etching resulted in increase of surface area of the fiber and wettability, but the hydrophobic group was increased by the results of ESCA analysis. In particular the change in reflective index of the fibers was much more effective than the chemical composition of the fiber surface on increasing of the depth of shade.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1992년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.875-878
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• 1992

In this study, We made use of inter-electrode capacitively coupled type plasma polymerization apparatus in order to make the organic optical thin films. We adopted in Benzen. Vinyl-Pyridine and Styrene, which have optical function in the organic world and manufactured double later. It is examined optics properties by it respectively. At the middle wave length as 550[nm], the transmittance is double layer smaller than one of single layer. The refractive index with wave length is various from 1.55 to 1.65. Then, it is known that measured results are valid because the extinction coefficient(K) is about $10^{-4}$ for variation of refractive index.

• 한국염색가공학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1992

In order to study on the surface modification of the poly(ethylene Terephthalate)(PET) fabrics, low temperature plasma$(O_2)$ has been irradiated on the PET fabrics in various conditions. Experiments were carried out at pressure ranging from 0.5 tort to 3 tort. The properties of PET fabrics treated with low temperature plasma($(O_2)$, such as bathochromic, wettability, antistatic property were measured. Etching ratio was increased as the pressure and the output of discharge increased. When its were put on the cathode, the most efficient effect of etching according to the position of sample between anode and cathode was obtained. The bathochromic effect has more or less improved as pressure was getting higth in case of dyed fabrics treated with only low temperature plasma$(O_2)$ . And when it was treated with the low refractive index resin, the bathochromic of dyed fabrics treated with low temperature plasma$(O_2)$ was better than that of the dyed fabrics untreated.