• 제목/요약/키워드: SGPT

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화학공장 근로자들의 간기능 이상 유병률 및 위험인자에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Liver Dysfunction among the Workers in Chemical Factories)

  • 정해관;김정순
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.103-128
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    • 1997
  • The object of this study is to evaluate the possibility of chemical-induced liver disorder among workers exposed to various chemicals and to classify the the liver function abnormalities by causes and to analyse the risk factors for each liver disorders. A cross-sectional study including questionnaire survey, physical examination, laboratory tests and ultrasonography of liver was conducted on 1,126 workers, 459 workers in a coal chemical plant(company A) and 667 workers in an insulation material manufacturing factory(company B). An industrial hygienist reviewed the chemicals used in both companies and evaluated the work environments to classify the workers by chemical exposure semiquantitatively. The results are as follows: 1. Of 459 workers in company A, 83 workers(18.1%) are classified as nonexposed, group 163(35,5%) as short-term exposure group, 155(33.8%) as intermediately exposed group and 58(12.6%) as long-term exposed group bared on the mean daily exposure to hepatotoxic chemicals evaluated by an industrial hygienist. Of 667 workers in company B, 484(72.6%) workers were classified as nonexposed and 183(35.5%) as exposed group. 2. Workers with SGOT level higher than 40 IU/l were (10.0%) in company A and 77(11.5%) in company 3, and those with SGPT level higher than 35 IU/l were 118(25.7%) in company A and 198(29.7%) in company B. The differences were not significant between companies and between exposure groups(p>0.05). Workers with $\gamma-GT$ level higher than 62 IU/l were 29(6.3%) in company A and 77(11.5%) in company B (p<0.01). The difference between exposure groups was not significant(p>0.05) within companies. Workers with liver function abnormalities(defined as SGOT higher than 40 IU/l or SGPT higher than 35 IU/l) were 338(30.0%) among 1,126 workers. Of 338 workers with live. function abnormalities 139(12.3%) had fatty liver by ultrasonography, 79(7.0%) had alcoholic liver(defined as workers with liver function abnormalities with weekly alcohol consumption greater than 280 g for more than 5 years), 54(4.8%) had hepatitis B, 12(1.1%) had hepatitis C and the other 114(33.7%) was not otherwise classified. Prevalences of alcoholic liver and fatty liver were significantly lower in company A(prevalence ratio 0.24 for alcoholic liver, p<0.001, prevalence ratio 0.76 for fatty liver, p<0.05) but prevalences of liver disorders between exposure groups within companies were not significant(p>0.05). 3. Summary prevalence ratios(SPR) of live. function abnormalities, fatty live. and other liver disorders, adjusted by age and company were not significantly higher in exposed group in any chemicals(p>0.05) but in some chemicals, SPRs were significantly lower. 4. On simple analysis of risk factors for liver function abnormalities, prevalence odds ratio(POR) of those with age between 30 and 39 was 1.54(p<0.01) and those with age ever 40 was 1.51(p<0.01). POR of those with histories of liver disorders and general anesthesia was 1.77(p<0.001) and 4.02 for those with overweight and 6.23 for those with obesity, defined by body mass index(p<0.001). 5. On logistic regression analysis, risk factors of liver function abnormality were fatty liver(POR 2.92 for grade 1, 12.15 for grade 2), presence of hepatitis B surface antigen(POR 3.62) and obesity(POR 5.38 for overweight and 16.52 for obesity). Presence of hepatitis B surface antigen(POR 0.18) was the only preventive facto. of fatty live. Company(POR 0.30) and obesity(POR 2.49 for overweight, 4.52 for obesity) were related to the alcoholic live. Obesity(POR 2.94 for overweight) was the only significant risk factor of hepatitis B and there was no significant risk factor for liver function abnormality not otherwise classified. It is concluded that the evidence of liver disorder related with chemical exposure is not evident in these factories. It is also postulated that fatty liver and alcoholic liver is most common causes of liver function abnormalities among workers and effort for weight control and improvement of life style should be done.

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태음조위탕의 적용이 태음인 비만여대생의 신체조성, 혈청지질농도 및 혈중 항산화 효소에 미치는 효과 (Effect of Taeeumjoweetang on the Body Composition, Serum Lipid Level and Antioxidant Enzyme Activity of Obese Female College Students)

  • 김혜주;안홍석;오은하;김영록
    • 사상체질의학회지
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.391-401
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    • 2011
  • 1. Objectives: Though the eating habits have improved and the living method has become convenient according to the economic growth thanks to the modern industrialization, because of the lack of exercise, obesity, wrong eating habits and stress etc, various symptoms of disease of adults are on the rise. This is the phenomenon that happens as the eating life has become life in the West along with the inundation of the western culture in our society. In this perspective, there has been many various clinical research that's been proceeded so far about the physical constitution and obesity, but there has been little research on the objective analysis of the clinical research about the alimentotherapy using taeeumjoweetang. 2. Methods: In this research we have checked the weights, fat rates, fat weight, abdominal fat rate, blood pressure, and BMI over the objects of the women that were diagnosed as lunisolar system as their physical constitution, and assessed the paramecium lipid, in-blood antioxidation enzyme and the damage of oxidization in the urine by physical constitution-specific of the body shapes that were determined by BMI. The statistical analysis of the current research was processed by using of SPSS 17.0 program. We have figure out statistical amounts such as the arithmetic average, average deviation rate and percentage number. Fro the verification of he significancy of each elements, we have used the paired t-test, ANOVA, Chi-square test at the level of p<0.05. 3. Results and Conclusions: Their characteristics are age $21.20{\pm}1.35$, height $160.30{\pm}6.11cm$, weight $64.66{\pm}8.72kg$, fat rates are $35.97{\pm}4.87%$, fat amount $23.40{\pm}5.48$, abdominal fat rate $0.823{\pm}0.03$, BMI $25.12{\pm}2.79kg/m^2$, and systolic blood pressure $111.60{\pm}10.28mmHg$ and diastolic blood pressure $68.60{\pm}7.43mmHg$ and we have let them take the medicine twice a day for 8 weeks. The clinical result for the Cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, SGOT, SGPT, of the object people was that for the function of the liver, the result of the SGOT and SGPT test was $17.16{\pm}3.05$, $15.00{\pm}2.99IU/L$, which was a decrease, and had statistical meaning, but for the SGOT, though the figure reduced to $11.92{\pm}4.61$, $10.80{\pm}3.07$, it had no statistical meaning. For the whole cholesterol level, the figure reduced to $169.00{\pm}19.95$, $160.08{\pm}22.52$ mg/dL and had statistical significance(p<0.05). Neuter fat number, Triglyceride has slightly increased to $67.52{\pm}36.32$, $68.08{\pm}47.33$ mg/dL but did not have any statistical meaning. The antioxdant enzyme marker standard marker, SOD has increased to $2.52{\pm}0.73$, $2.86{\pm}0.60U/ml$, and had statistical significance(p<0.01). Catalase also increased by $0.63{\pm}0.18$, $1.07{\pm}0.25mmol/ml$ and had statistical meaning(p<0.01). GPx also increased to $204.76{\pm}32.64$ nmol/ml and had statistical meaning(p<0.01). But, for the Total antioxidant, though it has raised to $1.51{\pm}0.26$, $1.57{\pm}0.17nmol/{\mu}l$, it did not have any statistical meaning. MDA of oxidative stress marker has decreased to $1.70{\pm}0.68{\mu}g/ml$, $1.21{\pm}0.50{\mu}g/m$ and had statistical significance(p<0.01). 8-OHdG also decreased $3.35{\pm}0.95ng/ml$, $2.21{\pm}0.50ng/ml$ and had statistical meaning(p<0.01). In this research, we have analyzed the various markers relating to BFM and changes in oxidative enzyme in blood by takingtaeeumjoweetang. Taeeumjoweetang has the positive effect on inbody antioxidant system and reducing the content of cholesterol, which is proven to help losing weight and improving hyperlipidemia statistically. With this research, we hope to improve the lifestyle of those who are either obese or need to manage their dietary habits, and also to become the touchstone of integrating Oriental Medicine with the science of food & nutrition.

속립성 폐결핵의 임상적 특성 (Clinical Characteristics of Miliary Tuberculosis)

  • 김진호;문두섭;이동석;박익수;윤호주;신동호;김태화;박성수;이정희
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.144-151
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    • 1994
  • 연구배경 : 속립성 폐결핵의 임상양상의 변화를 살펴보고, 유발요인과 동반질환을 연구하여 조기에 속립성 폐결핵을 발견, 조기치료를 유도하고자 한다. 방법 : 1989년 3월부터 1992년 12월까지 한양대학병원에서 입원 치료한 속립성 폐결핵 환자 40예를 대상으로 하였으며, 연령 및 성별, 계절별 발생빈도, 발병기간, 선행요인, 임상증상, 생화학적 검사소견, 흉부방사선 소견, 수반된 전신결핵, 예후 및 사망율 등을 조사하였다. 결과 : 1) 남자 23예, 여자 17예로 남녀비는 1.4:1 이었고, 연령분포는 20대가 23%로 가장 많은 빈도를 보였다. 2) 항산성 간균에 대한 객담검사에서 양성으로 나타난 경우는 5예(13%) 이었다. 3) 임상증상은 오한과 발열 그리고 기침이 각각 47.5%로 가장 많았고 다음은 호흡곤란(32.5%)이었으며, 이학적 소견은 빈맥이 30%, 체중감소 27.5%, 뇌막증상 17.5%의 순이었다. 4) 선행요인으로 과다한 음주가 6예, 부신피질 호르몬제 사용이 3예, 임신 2예 등이었다. 5) 흉부방사선 소견상 속립상 단독이 40%로 가장 많았고 그 다음으로 폐염, 늑막삼출, 석회화 등의 순으로 동반되었다. 6) 폐 이외에 타장기 침범은 결핵성 뇌막염이 30%로 가장 많았고 골 및 관절 결핵(17.5%), 장결핵(15%) 등이었다. 7) 혈청학적 검사상 SGOT/SGPT증가 32.5%, alkaline phosphatase증가 32.5%, 혈청 알부민 저하 15%, 저나트륨혈증 15% 등이었다. 8) 치료 성적은 투약후 약 4-6주후 65%에서 임상 증상이나 흉부방사선 소견상 호전되는 소견을 보였고, 30%에서 불변 혹은 악화되는 소견을 보였으며 5%에서 사망하였다. 결론 : 속립성 폐결핵의 성공적 치료를 위해서는 속립성 폐결핵의 유발요인과 동반질환 등에 대한 관심을 높이고 가능한한 조기치료가 이루어질 수 있도록 세심한 노력이 필요하겠다.

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말기 암 환자에서 임상변수를 이용한 생존 기간 예측 (Prediction of Life Expectancy for Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Based on Clinical Parameters)

  • 염창환;최윤선;홍영선;박용규;이혜리
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.111-124
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    • 2002
  • 목적 : 의학의 발달로 인간의 생존 기간이 길어졌지만, 암 발생율과 사망율은 오히려 증가하고 있어 그로 인해 말기 암 환자는 계속 늘어나고 있는 실정이다. 말기 암 환자를 진료하는 데 있어서 환자의 생존 기간을 예측하는 것은 중요한 문제로 만약 환자의 생존 기간을 예측할 수 있다면 남은 시간에 따라 환자, 가족, 의료진은 치료의 선택에 큰 차이를 보일 것이다. 이에 저자 등은 말기 암 환자에서 사망 위험도를 높이는 예후 인자를 알아내고 이들 예후 인자의 개수에 따른 생존 기간을 예측하여 말기 암 환자의 진료에 도움이 되고자 하였다. 방법 : 2000년 7월 1일부터 2001년 8월 31일 사이에 국민건강보험공단 일산병원 가정의학과에 말기 암으로 입원한 환자 157명을 대상으로 입원당시 환자의 임상변수 31가지를 조사하였다. 그리고 환자의 의무기록과 조사된 환자의 신상기록을 가지고 2001년 10월 31일까지의 환자의 생존 여부를 확인하였다. Kaplan-Meier 방법과 로그순위 검정(log-rank test)을 이용하여 임상변수에 따른 생존 기간에 차이가 있는지를 알아보았다. Cox의 비례위험함수 모형(Cox's proportional hazard model)을 이용하여 임상변수 중 사망 위험도를 높이는 유의한 변수를 얻은 후 이를 예후 인자로 삼고, 이것을 와이블 비례위험함수 모형(Weibull proportional hazard function model)을 이용하여 예후 인자들의 유무에 따른 생존 기간의 평균, 중앙값 제 1사분위수 그리고 제 3사분위수를 계산하여 생존기간을 예측하였다. 결과 : 말기 암 환자 157명 중 성별은 남자가 79명(50.3%), 여자가 78명(49.7%)이었고, 평균 연령은 남자가 $65.1{\pm}13.0$세, 여자는 $64.3{\pm}13.7$세였다. 암의 종류를 보면 위암이 36명(22.9%)으로 제일 많았고, 폐암이 27명(17.2%), 대장암이 20명(12.7%) 순이었다. 의식변화, 식욕부진, 저혈압, 수행능력 저하, 백혈구 증가증, 중성구 증가증, 크레아티닌 증가, 저알부민혈증, 고빌리루빈혈증, 간효소(SGPT)치 증가, 프로트롬빈 시간(PT) 연장, 활성부분 트롬보플라스틴 시간(aPTT) 연장, 저나트륨혈증, 고칼륨혈증 등을 보이는 환자는 통계학적으로 유의하게 생존 기간이 짧았다. 이중 Cox의 비례위험함수 모형을 통해 수행능력 저하, 중성구 증가증, PT 연장, aPTT 연장인 경우가 환자의 사망위험도를 높이는 유의한 예후 인자로 나왔다. 생존 기간의 중앙값은 4가지 인자가 모두 있는 경우는 3.0일, 3가지만 있는 경우는 $5.7{\sim}8.2$일, 2가지만 있는 경우는 $11.4{\sim}20.0$일, 1가지만 있는 경우는 $27.9{\sim}40.0$일, 4가지 모두 없는 경우는 77일로 나왔다. 결론 : 말기 암 환자에서 수행능력 저하, 중성구 증가증, PT 연장, aPTT 연장이 사망위험도를 높이는 예후 인자임을 알 수 있었다. 이들 4개 인자를 통해 말기 암 환자에서 생존 기간을 예측할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

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Screening Test에 의한 농촌(農村) 및 도시주민(都市住民)들의 건강상태(健康狀態) (Health Status of Rural and Urban residents by Screening Test)

  • 이성관;윤능기;서석권;이충원
    • 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.88-96
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    • 1988
  • 농촌주민(農村住民) 400명(名) 도시주민(都市住民) 600명(名)에 대한 혈액(血液) 및 혈청학적검사(血淸學的檢査)를 통하여 그 건강상태(健康狀態)를 조사(調査)한바 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. 지역별(地域別) 각종검사(各種檢査)의 평균치(平均値)는 농촌남자(農村男子)에서 적혈구수(赤血球數), 혈색소량(血色素量), 적혈구용적치(赤血球容積値)들은 도시주민(都市住民)이 농촌주민(農村住民)에 비(比)하여 높았고 백혈구수(白血球數)는 농촌주민(農村住民)에서 높았다. 신기능검사(腎機能檢査)에서 혈중요소질소치(血中尿素窒素値) 및 creatinine치(値)는 도시주민(都市住民)에서 높았고 간기능검사(肝機能檢査)에서는 총단백질량(總蛋白質量), bilirubin 및 alkaline phosphatase치(値)는 도시주민(都市住民)에서 albumin, SGOT는 농촌주민(農村住民)에서 높았다. 기타(其他)범주에서는 혈중(血中) calcium은 도시주민(都市住民)에서 인(燐), 혈당(血糖) 및 cholesterol(値)는 농촌주민(農村住民)에서 높았다. 평균치(平均値)는 성별차이(性別差異)에서는 농촌(農村), 도시(都市) 모두 남자(男子)의 평균치(平均値)가 총단백질치(總蛋白質値) 및 인치(燐値)를 제(除)하고는 모두 남자(男子)에서 높았다. 다음으로 각검사치(各檢査値)의 정상범위(正常範圍)에 대한 이상치율(異常値率)을 보면 농촌남자(農村男子)에서 적혈구용적치(赤血球容積値)에서 정상범위(正常範圍)가 하치율(下値率)이 도시남자(都市男子)에 비하여 높았으나 백혈구수치(白血球數値)는 농촌주민(農村住民)에서 정상범위이상치(正常範圍以上値)가 높았다. 혈중요소실요치(血中尿素窒素値)는 정상범위이상(正常範圍以上), 이하치간(以下値間)이나 도농주민간(都農住民間)에 별차이(別差異)가 없었고 creatinine은 도시주민(都市住民)에서 이상치율(異常値率)이 높았다. 간기능검사(肝機能檢査)에서는 총단백(總蛋白), alkaline phosphatase는 도시주민(都市住民)에서 정상범위이상치(正常範圍以上値)가 고율(高率)인데 반(反)하여 albumine SGOT 및 SGPT는 농촌주민(農村住民)에서 이상치율(以上値率)이 높았다. 기타(其他)범주에서는 calcium은 도시주민(都市住民)에서 인(燐) 및 혈당치(血糖値)는 농촌주민(農村住民)에서 정상범위이상치율(正常範圍以上値率)이 높았고 cholesterol치는 정상범위이하(正常範圍以下) 및 이상치(以上値) 모두 도시주민(都市住民)에서 고율(高率)이었다. 여자(女子)에서는 혈액상(血液相)에서는 남자(男子)에 비(比)하여 정상범위이상치(正常範圍以上値)의 빈도(頻度)가 더욱 심하였으나 기타치(其他値)에서는 남자(男子)에 비(比)하여 도농간(都農間)의 차이(差異)가 적은점(點)을 제외(除外)하고는 거의 같은 경향(傾向)을 나타내었다.

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Euonymus alatus 추출물의 실험적 간 손상 억제 (Protective effect of euonymus alatus extract on experimental liver injury in mice)

  • 신숙정;이병용;신동근;이정호
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • 제1권3호
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    • pp.213-220
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    • 2001
  • Background: A previous study has shown that Euonymus alatus (EA) has an antidotic activities against inflammation, suggesting possibility that EA can exert this beneficial effects to liver injury by an initial protection against drug-induced hepatocyte demage. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the protective effect of EA-extract on experimentally induced hepatitis in ICR mice and to investigate some mechanisms responsible for its action. Methods: Water EA extract was used in this experiments. The mice received i.p. a dose of 700 mg/kg galactosamine (GalN) together with $5{\mu}g/kg$ of endotoxin (LPS), or received i.v. 12 mg/kg of concanavalin A (Con A). EA (4 mg/mouse) was administrated on day -2, -1 and 0 before induction of liver injury. Liver injury was assessed by measurement of serum alanin amino-transferase (SGPT) levels on 9 hr after GaIN.LPS, or 8 hr after con A administration. Results: Treatment with either GaIN or LPS alone did not cause hepatitis. However, simultaneous administration of GalN and LPS to mice resulted in LPS-dose dependent fulminant hepatitis. GaLN/LPS-induced liver injury was reduced when mice were given EA for 3 days before induction. This preventive effect of Ea was more prominent when EA was given by intraperitoneal route rather then by oral route. Pretreatment of EA or dexamethasone inhibited significantly $TNF{\alpha}$ production in GalL/LPS-injured mice. However, EA-treatment did not influence $TNF{\alpha}$-induced hepatitis in GalN-sensitized mice, suggesting that $TNF{\alpha}$ is likely to act as one of final mediators of endotoxin action and the protective effect of EA might be manifested chiefly by inhibition of endotoxin-induced $TNF{\alpha}$ production, not by blocking the $TNF{\alpha}$-action. Injection of Con A into mice evoked remarkable liver injury in a dose dependent fashion. This liver damage was reduced by EA-pretreatment. Dexamethasone significantly reduced both GalL/LPS-induced and Con A-induced liver damages, showing synergism with EA. However, indomethacin reduced only GalN/ LPS-induced hepatitis, not for Con A-induced hepatitis. Conclusion: These results led to the conclusion that EA may be able to contribute at least in part to prevent the drug-induced hepatotoxicity, and that its anti-hepatitis effects might be manifested directly by modulation of endogenous mediators, such as leukotriese D4, $TNF{\alpha}$ and free radical, and indirectly by regulation of immune mediated responses. Also these results suggested that EA could be developed as a potential antidotic agent.

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Effects of phosalone consumption via feeding with or without sodium bentonite on performance, blood metabolites and its transition to milk of Iranian Baluchi sheep

  • Kazemi, Mohsen;Torbaghan, Ameneh Eskandary;Tahmasbi, Abdoul Mansour;Valizadeh, Reza;Naserian, Abbas Ali
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제59권5호
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    • pp.10.1-10.11
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    • 2017
  • Background: Transfer of pesticides from environment to animal products is inevitable, so the purpose of the present work was to evaluate phosalone consumption via feeding with or without sodium bentonite (SB) on performance, blood metabolites and its transition to milk of Iranian Baluchi sheep. Methods: Twenty Baluchi ewes were divided into four treatments (P1 as control, P2, P3, and P4) of five animals in which phosalone, an organophosphate pesticide, was given via diet (only for P2 and P3) at a dose of 280 mg/sheep/day for 63 consecutive days. The SB (32 g/sheep/day; for P3 and P4) was also evaluated for its ability to reduce deleterious effects of phosalone in the sheep diets. The control group (P1) did not receive any phosalone and SB during the experiment. Sampling was conducted in two periods of time including weeks 5 and 9. Results: Phosalone residues were observed in the milk samples of P2 and P3 groups during two sampling periods. During period 1, the transfer rate of phosalone from feed to milk was 0.23 and 0.02%, respectively for the contaminated diets (P2 and P3), which is relatively similar to period 2 (0.22 and 0.02%). Only 0.34 (period 1) and 0. 36% (period 2) of phosalone residue are excreted in the feces of P2 group following its daily consumption. Transfer of phosalone from feed to milk was affected (P < 0.05) by the dietary inclusion of a commercial SB, as it (SB) decreased excretion of phosalone via milk (P3). The phosalone and SB alone or together had no significant effect (P > 0.05) on the dry matter intake (DMI) and body weight (BW) gain, but feed efficiency, milk production, milk fat, dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) digestibility, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activity, hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell (RBC), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT), albumin and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) affected by the treatments in period 1 or 2 (P < 0.05). The Hb, RBC, and MCHC were significantly decreased (P < 0.05) by about 9.72, 20.77, and 9.71%, respectively in the group P2 as compared to those of the control group during period 1. The AChE inhibitory activity (period 1 and 2) significantly increased when phosalone administered via the diet (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Although there were no adverse effects on the performance of sheep following the intake of phosalone alone (P2 vs. P1), but other research on the long and short times to the phosalone in high and low doses with more animals is suggested. Overall, compared to the control group, addition of SB in the diet of sheep improved nutrient digestibility, animal performance, and milk health.

악안면 신경통성 동통의 임상적 특징과 약물 치료 (The Clinical Characteristics and Pharmacologic Treatment of Neuralgic Pain in Maxillofacial Region)

  • Sung-Chang Chung;Sung-Woo Lee;Young-Ku Kim
    • Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.173-182
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    • 1996
  • This study was performed to provide the information on the clinical characteristics of the most common paroxysmal pain disorder in maxillofacial region, trigeminal neuralgia, and the effects and side effects of carbamazepine. The patients who visited Orofacial Pain Clinic, Dept. of Oral Diagnosis, Seoul National University Dental Hospital for treating paroxysmal pain were studied by history taking, clinical examination, and radiography. Sixty-two patients(male 20, female42) without any clinical and radiological abnormalities were Included. The change of pain, blood tests, and side effects were investigated periodically after administration of carbamazepine. The obtained results were as follows : 1. Almost all patient with trigeminal neuralgia were over the age of forties and it was more common in women. 2. Trigeminal neuralgia was more right sided and the involved nerve was in the order of maxillary n., mandibular n., and ophthalmic n. 3. The mean duration of suffering was 20.7 months. Eighty percent of patients had apparent trigger area. 4. The duration of pain attack was in the older of several seconds, 1 min. to 5 min., more than 10 min., and 5 min. to 10 min. The frequency of pain attack was in the order of more than 10 per day, 6-10 per day, and 1-5 per day. 5. The clinic the patients had visited for reducing neuralgic pain was in the order of dental clinic, neurology, oriental medicine, otolaryngology, and pharmacy. 6. Unnecessary dental treatments for reducing neuralgic pain were performed in 41.9% of the patients. Almosit all treatments were irreversible ones such as endodontic treatment and tooth extraction. 7. The initial mean VAS was 8.6, but it was decreased to 3.8 after 1 month, to 2.7 after 2 months. Almost all patients showed decreased pain with 200-600mg/day of carbamazepine to 6 months. 8. WBC counts, especially neutrophil counts, was decreased in 1 week after administration of carbamazepine but reached initial level after 1 month. SGOT, SGPT, and creatinine did not show any significant change. 9. Blood pressure was not changed significantly after administration of carbamazepine. 10. Almost patients did not show any apparent side effects, but drowsiness, dizziness, skin itching, constipation, and gastric irritation were occurred in some patients.

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간(肝) Scintigram의 임상적(臨床的) 고찰(考察) (Clinical Observation of Liver Scintigram)

  • 문성수;오경식;김열자;김영철;이종석;이학중
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제14권2호
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    • 1980
  • Although primary application of radioisotope scanning technics to the liver has been of use in the detection of the intra-hepatic space occupying lesion from the normal functioning liver parenchyme, there has been on increasing awareness of its use in evalution of Liver function. In this study, the diseases of the liver were classified into group A,B,C and D by the liver scanning findings, conventional liver function tests and clinical findings. Following were the results: 1. The colloidal radiogold liver scan appeared normal in the group A, also the albumin in serum, alkaline phosphatase activity and prothrombin time were within normal levels in this group. 2. In the group B, there were acute hepatitis 24(48%), chronic hepatitis 5(10%), toxic hepatitis 3(6%), subacute hepatic necrosis 3(6%), typhoid liver 4(8%), hepatic tuberculosis 2(4%), diabetes mellitus 3(6%) and others 3(6%). In this group, SGOT and SGPT were increased predominantly as compared with group A, and the liver scan showed small amount of mottling of activity and faintly visualized spleen. 3. In the group C, there were postnecrotic liver cirrhosis 30(60%), Laennec cirrhosis 10(20%), cardiac cirrhosis 1(2%), cholangiocarcinoma 1(2%), chronic active hepatitis 6(12%), hepatic milliary tuberculosis 1(2%) and gall bladder cancer 1(2%). In this group, the albumin in serum and prothrombin time were lowered significantly and the liver scan showed severe mottling of activity with extra-hepatic uptake in the spleen and bone marrow along the vertebral column. 4. In the group D, there were primary hepatoma 26(52%), hepatoma with liver cirrhosis 7(14%), metastatic liver cancer 5(10%), liver abscess 10(20%), multiple liver cyst 1(2%) and cystic duct adenoma 1(2%), In this group, the alkaline phosphatase activity was elevated with single or multiple intrahepatic space occupying lesion in the radiogold colloid liver scan.

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계격산(啓膈散)의 항암(抗癌) 및 면역반응(免疫反應)에 관(關)한 실험적(實驗的) 연구(硏究) (Experimental studies on antitumor effects and immune responses of Kyegyoksan)

  • 이지향;류봉하;박동원;류기원
    • 대한한방종양학회지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.99-128
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    • 1997
  • In order to investigate the effects of Kyegyoksan on antitumor effects after Sarcoma 180 cells transplantation into the peritoneal cavity or left groin in mice, and immune depression in mice induced by methotrexate, the extracts of its herbal medicines were orally administered for 14 or 21 days. Experimental studies were performed for measureance of $IC_{50}$ in MTT assay, mean survival days, tumor and body weights for antitumor effects, delayed type hypersensitivity, hemagglutinine titer, hemolysin titer, rosette forming cells, interleukin-2 productivity, lymphocyte transformation, natural killer cell activity and phagocytic activity for immune responses in the immune depressed ICR mice, and SGOT, SGPT, BUN and creatinine for liver and kidney protective function in SO-rats. The results were obtained as follows: 1. From the results of MTT assay, the Kyegyoksan exstracts for SUN-1 and SUN-C4 were inhibited cell viability. 2. Mean survival time in Kyegyoksan-treated group was slightly increased with no effectiveness, as compared with the control group. 3. Tumor weight in Kyegyoksan-treated group was depressed with the statistical significance, as compared with the control group(p<0.01). 4. Body weight in Kyegyoksan-treated group was incresed with the statistical significance, as compared with the control group(p<0.05). 5. Delayed type hypersensitivity in Kyegyoksan-treated group was slightly incresed with no effctiveness, as compared with the control group. 6. Hemagglutinin titer in Kyegyoksan-treated group was incresed with the statistical significance(p<0.05), but hemolysin titer was slightly incresed with no effectiveness, as compared with the control group. 7. Rosette forming cells in Kyegyoksan-treated group was incresed with the statistical significance, as compared with the control group(p<0.001). 8. Interleukin-2 productivity in Kyegyoksan-treated group was incresed with the statistical significance, as compared with the control group(p<0.001). 9. Lymphocyte transfomation in Kyegyoksan-treated group was incresed with the statistical significance, as compared with the control group(p<0.01). 10. Natural killer cell activity in Kyegyoksan-treated group at E/T ratio 100 : 1 was incresed with the statistical significance(p<0.01), but at E/T ratio 50 : 1 and 10 : 1 was slightly incresed with no effectiveness, as compared with the control group. 11. Phagocytic activity in Kyegyoksan-treated group was slightly incresed with no effectiveness, as compared with the control group. 12. The levels of serum glutamic oxalacetic transaminase, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine in Kyegyoksan-treated group were not effective change, as compared with the control group. According to the above results, it could be suggested that Kyegyoksan have prominent antitumor effects, enhance both cellular and humoral immunity, and have no injury to liver and kidney functions.

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