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Biochemical and Nutritional Effects of Rice, Barley, and Millet on Rats (백미대맥(白米大麥) 및 속(粟) 사료(飼料)가 실험용(實驗用) 백서(白鼠)에 미치는 영양학적(營養學的) 및 생물화학적(生物化學的) 연구(硏究))

  • Haw, Kum
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.9-18
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    • 1968
  • Dividing into six(6) experimental groups; Stock Diet(SD) Group, Rice Diet(RD) Group, Rice Diet supplemented with Barley(RD-BD) Group, Barley Diet(BD) Group, Rice Diet supplemented with Millet(RD-MD) Group, and Millet Diet(MD) Group, biochemical and nutritional effects of rice, barley, and millet on rats are studied. The grains used in this experiment are polished ones and purchased from market. Six(6) weaning male albino rats are housed into the individual cages in each group and fed with each experimental diet and water ad libitum for 21 weeks. The composition of the experimental diets are shown in Table 1. At the end of experiment, the appearences of rats are observed and the bloods are sampled by heart puncture method following ether anesthesia for determinations of serum protein and serum cholesterol. And the livers are sampled immediately right after heart after heart puncture for determinations of liver weight, liver nitrogen, liver fat, and liver glycogen. And also liver tissues are observed histologically. The result of growth experiment is shown in Table 2 and Figure 7. The results of blood analysis are shown in Table 3 and the results of liver analysis are shown in Table 4. And the histological observations of liver tissue are shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. According to the above results, it could be summarized as follows; 1) The normal appearences are observed at SD Group and BD Group. Alopecia is observed at RD, RD-­BD, RD-MD, and MD groups and the wet appearences of hair are observed at RD-MD and MD groups. The color of hair is changed to yellowish white at RD, RD-MD groups. The maximum growth inhibition, is observed at MD group and the growths of RD, RD-BD, BD, and RD-MD groups are significantly lower than that of SD group. The growth of RD group is lower than those of RD-BD and BD groups, though this difference is not significant. 2) At the blood analysis, the highest serum protein content is shown at SD group and the lowest serum protein is observed at MD group. The serum cholesterol contents are not significantly different among the six(6) experimental groups. 3) The highest liver weight is observed at SD group and the lowest weight is shown at MD group. However, oppositely the highest liver weight per 100 grams of body weight at MD group and the lowest liver weight per 100 grams of body weight at SD group are observed as shown in Table 6. 4) The differences of liver nitrogen contents of RD, RB-BD, BD, RD-MD, and MD Groups are not significant except SD group showing the highest content. 5) The significant highest content of liver fat is observed at RD group and the lowest content of liver fat is shown at SD group. And no significant differences in contents of liver glycogen are observed among the six(6) experimental groups. 6) No significant abnormal histological changes of liver tissue are observed at SD, RD-BD, and BD groups. However, the fat metamorphosis at peripheral zone of liver tissue is observed at RD Group and the some histological abnormal changes are observed at RD-MD and MD groups. According to the above summaries, the followings might be estimated and recommended; 1) The BD group shows histological normality of liver tissue, improvement of liver fat and liver nitrogen, normality of appearence, and better growth compared with RD Group. This could be indicated that barley is nutritionally and biochemically better than rice as the feeding diet on rat. And it might be considered that there might be the species speciality for nutritionary evaluation of food. 2) Recently, Marshall indicated that the high consumption of carbohydrate causes fatty liver and Kondo reported that the higher consumption of rice causes the more heart disease and the shorter life span. Considering these reports, the higher consumption of rice as a main dish in our country should be considered as an important national nutritional problem. And this might be improved by supplementing with barley or other grains to rice.

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The Effects of Cuscuta Semen on a Hypothyroidism Rat Model induced by Propylthiouracil(PTU) (토사자가 PTU로 유발된 갑상선기능저하증 Rat에 미치는 영향)

  • Kang, Ji-Suck;Park, Sung-Hwan;Han, Su-Ryun;Ahn, Young-Min;Ahn, Se-Young;Lee, Byung-Cheol
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.31 no.3
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    • pp.425-436
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : Hypothyroidism is a relatively common endocrinologic disease, especially among older women. Western medical doctors treat hypothyroidism with levothyroxine, however there are several side effects, including thyrotoxicosis, atrial fibrillation, osteoporosis, etc. Therefore, traditional Korean medicine(TKM) offers an appealing alternative therapy for hypothyroidism. In this study, Cuscuta Semen was used to analyze its possible effect on a hypothyroidism rat model induced by propylthiouracil(PTU). Methods : 24 two-month-old Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats were divided into 4 groups: normal (n=6), PTU-induced hypothyroidism control(n=6), hypothyroidism rat treated with Cuscuta Semen (n=6), and hypothyroidism rat treated with levothyroxine(n=6). PTU was administered for 4 weeks, Cuscuta Semen and levothyroxine was administered 2 weeks after PTU was initiated for a total duration of 2 weeks. Blood samples from all the rats were taken from their hearts and analyzed. Results : When compared to the normal group, the PTU-induced control group showed significantly lower $T_4$, $T_3$ levels and significantly higher TSH level, which is indicative of hypothyroidism. The Cuscuta Semen group had significantly higher $T_4$ and significantly lower TSH than the control group(p<0.05). There was no significant difference in biochemical labs and weight between the Cuscuta Semen and control groups. Conclusions : These results suggest that Cuscuta Semen could be effective in increasing thyroid hormone production, and be powerful enough to affect the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis. Also, no adverse effects related with Cuscuta Semen were found, suggesting that it is relatively safe to administer. In conclusion, it seems that Cuscuta Semen is a safe alternative medicine for hypothyroidism.

Nephrotoxicity of Acetaminophen and Gentamicin in Combination in Rats

  • Yoon, Sang-Don;Lim, Chae-Woong;Rim, Byung-Moo
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.151-156
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    • 1998
  • Acetaminophen (APAP) and gentamicin are widely used for many patients, but little in-formation is available regarding the combined effects of APAP and gentamicin. This study was aimed to investigate the potent nephrotoxicity following combined-treatment with APAP and gentamicin. Serum biochemical parameters and histopathological changes in the kidney were observed in female SD rats after continuous daily treatment with either 600 mg/kg/day APAP, and/or 300 mg/kg/day gentamicin for 3 days, and compared with saline sham-treated control animals. APAP and gentamicin combination-treated rats exhibited inconsistent increasing tendency in blood urea nitrogen (BUN) by 96 hours after the last treatment, compared to control or the animals treated with each drug. The relative kidney weights were also increased. Histopathological findings of kidneys revealed that necrosis of proximal convoluted tubules were higher in rats treated with APAP and gentamicin combination than the rats treated with each drug alone. These results suggest that combination use of both drugs have more severe nephrotoxicity than treating each drug alone.

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Acute Subcutaneous Toxicity Study of Banaron Cream in Rats (피부외용제 Banaron크림의 급성독성시험 연구)

  • 조대현;황세진;이원용;이주영;윤형중;문병우
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.1 no.2
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    • pp.280-283
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    • 1993
  • Single subcutaneous injection to SD rats of both sexes was performed to investigate the acute toxicity of new skin allergy-remedy ointment, Banaron. Banaron is composed of lidocaine hydrochloride, chloro-pheniramine maleate, prednisolone acetate, chlorohexidine hydrochloride, methyl salicylate, 1-menthol and d-camphor. The results were as fellows. $LD_{50}$, /TEX> values of Banaron were 8373.6 mg/kg for male and 8260.1 mg/kg for females. Death occurred within 24 hours after administration at doses up to 6600 mg/kg. The main cause of deaths seemed to be respiratory disturbance. General symptoms decreased of activity and respiratory rate, salivation, tremor and loss of consciousness which were commonly observed by some survived animals and all dead animals. No significant gross findings of internal organs and body weight changes in treatment groups in comparison with these of control group were observed at the maximum dose levels in Banaron.

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Acute Oral Toxicity Studies of Extract of Sanghwang Mushroom (Phellinus linteus) (재배 상황버섯 추출물의 경구투여 급성독성 연구)

  • 한용석;박순영;최병기;정세영
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.46-50
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    • 2001
  • The current study was performed to determine the acute oral toxicity of a crude extract of sanghwang mushroom (Phellinus linteus), in SD rats. 5 rats of each sex were orally treated with a single dose of extract of sanghwang mushroom at doses of 0, 500, 1,000, 2,000 mg/kg, respectively. After the treatment, clinical signs and body weight change, the food and water consumption were observed for 14 days. All animals survived during the study and did not show any clinical signs. Body weight gain showed no significant difference between the control and treated rats. However, body weight gain delayed in high dose group (2,000 mg/kg) on day 1~3 after administration. Another 5 rats of each sex were orally treated with a single dose of extract of sanghwang mushroom at dosages 4,000, 5,000 mg/kg respectively, but all animals survived during the study and did not show any clinical signs. It is suggested that LD$_{50}$ of extract of sanghwang mushroom by oral administration was estimated to be over 5,000 mg/kg in both sexes of rats.s.

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헛개나무 열수 추출물의 알코올 분해 및 간 보호 효과

  • Kim, Seong-Mun;Seong, Ju-Ri;Kim, Jin-Hyeon
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.04a
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    • pp.605-608
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    • 2003
  • The water extracts of Hovenia dulcis Thunb. showed significant hepatoptotective activity against D-galactosamine/LPS and $CCl_4-toxicity$. The extracts significantly inhibited the elevation of serum ALT, AST and LDH levels. The concentration of blood alcohol were decreased from 2hr after injected in rats with Hovenia dulcis extracts.

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Development of Dietary Supplement for the Growth and Exercise Performance Improvement (성장과 운동수행능력 향상에 도움을 주는 식이조성물의 개발)

  • 윤승원;정은희;양동식;이홍석;윤유식
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.349-355
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    • 2003
  • We developed a dietary supplement using natural herbs and nutrients for the growth and exercise performance improvement. It called 50-22 supplement containing distilled extracts of natural herbs to remove bitterness and the addition of Vitamin B1, B6, Ca and xylitol. We investigated on the effect of 10-22 supplementation on the maximal exercise performance, IGF-1 (insulin like growth factor-1) concentration and antioxidant activity in SD rat model. In result, JR-22 supplement group was better than control group about 10% in exercise performance test and increased about 63% of IGF-1 concentration in blood. In addition, the oxidative damage induced by exercise was reduced by JR-22 supplementation. Therefore, we suggested that 50-22 supplementation enhanced effectively exercise performance and IGF-1 concentration and reduced to oxidative stress in muscles. Also, we analysed biochemical factors in blood for the safety of JR-22 supplement. We known that there is no change of blood lactic acid, ammonia, inorganic phosphorous ion and creatine kinase activity. (Korean J Community Nutrition 8(3) : 349∼355, 2003)

The study on physiological changes of hemorrhagic shock in rats (출혈량에 따른 출혈성 쇼크로 인한 백서에서의 생리 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Ju-Hyung;Lee, Tak-Hyung;Kim, Soo-Chan;Chung, Sang-Won;Kim, Deok-Won
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2008.10b
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    • pp.131-132
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구에서는 백서(SD rat)을 통하여 출혈량을 제어하여, 일정만 프로토클 내에서 통합 시스템으로 생리적 데이터를 획득하고, 출혈량에 따른 생리적 변화를 관찰하는데 목적이 있나 외상 환자의 사망 원인 중에서 높이 차지하고 있는 출혈성 쇼크의 효과석인 조기 피로 및 치료 효과 예후의 객관적 판정에 도움을 주고자, 컨트롤이 용이한 백서 11마리로부터 출혈성 쇼크와 상관관계가 높다고 알려진 자율 신경계의 생체 신호 변화 특성인 심전도, 혈압, 체온, 호흡 등의 계측 방법으로 측정하고 정량적으로 분석하였다. 그 결과 출혈전과 출혈중, 출혈후 각각의 생체 신호 변화를 살펴보았으며, 호흡수와 심박수, 심박변이도의 변화를 알 수 있었다.

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Single Dose Toxicity Studies of STB-HO-BM in Rats and Dogs (게르마늄 복합물 STB-HO-BM의 랫드 및 비글견에서 단회투여 독성연구)

  • Song Si-Whan;Jung Winston;Hong Dong-Ho
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.153-156
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    • 2006
  • The acute toxicity of STB-HO-BM was evaluated in Sprague Dawley (SS) rats and beagle dogs. STB-HO-BM was administered orally to rats at dose levels of 0 and 2,000mg/kg/day and to dogs at dose levels of 0, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 mg/kg/day. In these experiments, there were no death and clinical changes which were related to STB-HO-BM administration. In addition, there were no significant changes between control and treated groups in body weights and autopsy findings. In conclusion, the administration of STB-HO-BM 2,000 mg/kg in SD rats and up to 2,000mg/kg in beagle dogs was proved to be safe, and it is thought that STB-HO-BM may not show any toxicity in its clinical use.