• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2006

Lornoxicam is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that decreases prostaglandin synthesis by inhibiting cyclooxygenase. It has analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory effects. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the bioequivalence of two lornoxicam tablets, $Xefo^{\circledR}$ (Hyundai Pharmaceutical Ind. Co., Ltd.) and Lornocam (Samchundang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.), according to the guidelines of the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). The release of lornoxicam from the two lornoxicam formulations in vitro was tested using KP VIII Apparatus II method with various dissolution media (pH 1.2, 4.0, 6.8 buffer solution and water). Twenty eight healthy male subjects, $24.39{\pm}1.95$ years in age and $68.63{\pm}7.25$ kg in body weight, were divided into two groups and a randomized $2\;{\time}\;2$ cross-over study was employed. After a single tablet containing 4 mg as lornoxicam was orally administered, blood samples were taken at predetermined time intervals and the concentrations of lornoxicam in serum were determined using HPLC with UV detector. The dissolution profiles of two formulations were similar in all tested dissolution media. The pharmacokinetic parameters such as $AUC_t,\;C_{max}\;and\;T_{max}$ were calculated and ANOVA test was utilized for the statistical analysis of the parameters using logarithmically transformed $AUC_t,\;C_{max}$ and untransformed $T_{max}$. The results showed that the differences between two formulations based on the reference drug, $Xefo^{\circledR},$ were -1.56%, 2.16% and -17.12% for $AUC_t,\;C_{max}\;and\;T_{max},$ respectively. There were no sequence effects between two formulations in these parameters. The 90% confidence intervals using logarithmically transformed data were within the acceptance range of log 0.8 to log 1.25 (e.g., $log\;0.90{\sim}log\;1.05$ and $log\; 0.88{\sim}log\;1.17$ for $AUC_t\;and\;C_{max},$ respectively). Thus, the criteria of the KFDA bioequivalence guideline were satisfied, indicating Lornocam tablet was bioequivalent to $Xefo^{\circledR}$ tablet.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2009

Purpose: There is an increasing amount of evidence that S100B could function as a marker of brain damage. However, the cerebral specificity of S100B has been questioned, so the extracerebral sources of S100B have been paid attention. We performed this investigation to show serum S100B levels after extracranial fracture in patients without current head injury and without prior neurological disease. Methods: At the emergency department, we obtained the blood samples within 6 hours from trauma patients hospitalized with extracranial fractures. S100B levels were compared between one fracture and more than two fractures, and analyzed according to the presence of soft tissue damage. Results: Patients with one fracture and those with more than two fractures did not differ by age (mean, 54.70 vs. 47.03, p=0.130), and there was no significant difference in the male-to-female ratio(33:32 vs. 21:12, p=0.226). In patients with one fracture, the mean value of S-100B was $0.56{\mu}g/L$ (95% CI: 0.35-0.77) whereas in those with more than two fractures, the corresponding value was $1.09{\mu}g/L$ (95% CI: 0.46-1.7, p=0.048). The S100B level of patients with soft tissue damage($1.32{\pm}0.38$) was higher than that of patients without soft tissue damage($0.81{\pm}0.21$), whether one fracture or more than two fractures(p=0.049). Conclusion: We present here that S100B levels were raised in 77% of patients with extracranial fractures without cerebral injury who were hospitalized from the emergency room and that the presence of soft tissue damage contributed to the increased S100B rather than the size of the fractured bone size or the number of fracturest. Thus, this study suggests that soft tissue injury may be considered as an important extracerebral source of S100B.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2008

Background : Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1(MCP-1), one of the CC chemokines, appears to play a significant role in asthma pathogenesis. It was reported that polymorphism in the MCP-1(-2518 A/G promoter) was associated with asthma in Caucasians, but the association of this polymorphism and asthma patients in the Korean population has not yet been clarified. Objective : We investigated the possible association between 2 polymorphisms (-2518 A/G promoter and Cys35Cys) and asthma patients in a Korean population. Materials and Methods : DNA samples were obtained from 86 Korean asthma patients and 270 healthy controls. MCP-1 genomic variants (-2518 A/G promoter and Cys35Cys polymorphism) were detected by PCR-RFLP. Level of MCP-1 was measured by ELISA for each genotype (n=8) (AA, AG, GG) and allele types of -2518 A/G promoter polymorphism for control subjects. Results : The Cys35Cys polymorphism was associated with asthma patients in Korean population [genotype distribution ($X^{2}=16.011$, P<0.001)]. Comparison of the two groups revealed no detectable differences in genotype and allele frequencies of the -2518 A/G polymorphism. Haplotype frequencies analysis revealed significant difference $(X^{2}=51.70$, P<0.001). MCP-1 serum level of subjects with G genotype of -2518 A/G promoter polymorphism was statistically higher than that with AA genotype (P<0.05). Conclusion : Our data indicate that no association exists between the MCP-1 -2518 A/G polymorphism and asthma susceptibility in the Korean population. However, it is noteworthy that the high prevalence of the -2518 G allele in the Korean population suggests a potentially important ethnic variation in the regulation of MCP-1 production. This variation must be considered in gene-association studies in different ethnic populations.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.403-411
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• 2015

Plasmodium falciparum can invade all stages of red blood cells, while Plasmodium vivax can invade only reticulocytes. Although many P. vivax proteins have been discovered, their functions are largely unknown. Among them, P. vivax reticulocyte binding proteins (PvRBP1 and PvRBP2) recognize and bind to reticulocytes. Both proteins possess a C-terminal hydrophobic transmembrane domain, which drives adhesion to reticulocytes. PvRBP1 and PvRBP2 are large (>326 kDa), which hinders identification of the functional domains. In this study, the complete genome information of the P. vivax RBP family was thoroughly analyzed using a prediction server with bioinformatics data to predict B-cell epitope domains. Eleven pvrbp family genes that included 2 pseudogenes and 9 full or partial length genes were selected and used to express recombinant proteins in a wheat germ cell-free system. The expressed proteins were used to evaluate the humoral immune response with vivax malaria patients and healthy individual serum samples by protein microarray. The recombinant fragments of 9 PvRBP proteins were successfully expressed; the soluble proteins ranged in molecular weight from 16 to 34 kDa. Evaluation of the humoral immune response to each recombinant PvRBP protein indicated a high antigenicity, with 38-88% sensitivity and 100% specificity. Of them, N-terminal parts of PvRBP2c (PVX_090325-1) and PvRBP2 like partial A (PVX_090330-1) elicited high antigenicity. In addition, the PvRBP2-like homologue B (PVX_116930) fragment was newly identified as high antigenicity and may be exploited as a potential antigenic candidate among the PvRBP family. The functional activity of the PvRBP family on merozoite invasion remains unknown.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.221-230
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• 2012

Rumen fermentative characteristic is useful indicators of the quality of ruminant feed stuffs and diets. An in vitro rumen fermentation experiment was therefore carried out to compare fermentation patterns among three forage sources. These were whole crop barley (WCBS), Italian ryegrass silage (IRGS) and rice straw silages (RSS). Rice straw (RS) was the control, making the treatments 4 in total. Forages were randomly allocated to serum bottles. The incubation times were arranged 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 48 and 72h at $39^{\circ}C$, respectively. Each forage source was replicated 3 times per incubation time. At each sampling time, total gas and pH were measured, whilst individual volatile fatty acids (VFAs), total volatile fatty acids (TVFAs) and ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3$-N) were determined later after storing samples at $-20^{\circ}C$. Acetate: Propionate ratio (A/P) was then calculated. Forage source had a significant effect (P<0.001) on pH and $NH_3$-N. RSS maintained higher pH values than the rest of the forage sources. A decreasing pH trend with increased time of incubation, in agreement with literature, was observed for all forage sources. WCBS recorded $NH_3$-N values higher than all the other treatments. Total gas, individual and total VFA and A/P ratio were not affected by forage source. However, there was a significant difference in all parameters (p<0.05) among forage sources at sampling periods at 3 to 72h. Therefore, the present results indicating that WCBS, IRGS, RS and RSS maintained in vitro rumen pH above the critical value. Also, WCBS produced the highest NH3-N and on this merit could be of better nutritive value, in vivo, in the ruminant.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2006

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are major public health concerns. This is linked to the injury of many organs, especially liver. Experiments were peformed to know the acute effects of LeeKwaDoo (LKD) induced by two-third partial hepatectomy (PH) in rats. In liver samples, regeneration parameters and histological assessment were performed. For the blood biochemical study, the blood were assayed with AST, ALT. The portal branch of liver lobes was ligated in the male Sprague-Dowley rats, two-thirds partial hepatectomies were also performed. It was estimated bodyweight and relative liver weight for the index of liver mass. For the marker of blood chemistry, we investigate the serum sample of rats and demonstrated the level of AST, ALT. Remaining tissues of liver developed as microscopic structures. Resection of the lobes in PH+LKD group resulted in a marked change of liver weight, blood chemistry and histological changes. The initiation of the proliferative response in PH group stimulated as well as reduction of the liver mass. On the other hands, the Initiation of the proliferative response in PH+LKD group delayed. Eventually, both PH group and PH+LKD group was restored relative liver weigh after 7 day. In conclusion, the acute adminstration of LKD seems to inhibit the initial response of liver regeneration through alcohol effects.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.275-285
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• 2010

This study was designed to evaluated the nitrite scavenging activity and protective effect of the Puerariae Radix and green tea extract on lead acetate and cadmium-induced liver damage in mice. The quantitative analytical method for major antioxidants, isoflavones, puerarin, catechine and caffeine in galgun (Puerariae Radix) and green tera extract were established by HPLC. Contents of isoflavones, such as daidzin, genistin, daidzein and genistein were 4.23g/100g, 0.13g/100g, 0.07g/100g, and 0.03g/100g, and puerarin contents was 8.99g/100g, respectively. The total catechins and caffeine contents of green tea extract were 49.24g/100g and 6.53g/100g. The nitrite scavenging ability of galgun extract (pH 1.2, 100mg/ml) was 98.07% and it was higher than those of other extracts. It was the highest at the pH 1.2 and more than 64% in 25~100mg green tea extract, and was dependents on pH and concentration of the samples. The hepatoprotective effects of an aqueous extract from the root of gal gun and standard puerarin were evaluated against lead acetate and cadmium-induced liver damage in mice. Galgun extract and standard at a dose of 100mg/kg and 10mg/kg, 50mg/kg were administered orally once daily for successive 5 days and then a lead acetate and cadmium were orally at 3 hrs after the every day administration of galgun. The substantially elevated serum enzymatic activities of alanine and aspartate aminotransferase were due to lead acetate and cadmium treatment was dose dependently restored to the near normal level. In addition, galgun extract also significantly prevented the elevation of hepatic malon-dialdehyde formation in the liver of lead acetate and cadmium intoxicated mice in a dose-dependent manner. The results of this study clearly indicated that green tea and galgun extracts had nitrite scavenging ability and galgun extract had potent hepato-protective effects against lead acetate and cadmium-induced hepatic damage in mice and standard puerarin was also showed similar to the results of the galgun extracts.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.597-603
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• 2016

본 연구는 증숙 횟수에 따른 천마 추출물의 경구 투여가 산화방지 효과를 통한 위 점막 손상 억제에 미치는 효과를 평가하는 실험이다. 증숙 횟수를 달리한 천마 추출물을 준비하여 DPPH, ABTS 라디칼 소거능, total phenol, flavonoid, gastrodin, gastrodigenin 성분 분석 결과, 1회 증숙 천마와 9회 증숙 천마 추출물간의 급성 위염 개선 효능 평가가 가능할 것으로 판단되었다. HCl/ethanol로 유발된 급성 위염 동물 모델에 GE1과 GE9 (100 mg/kg body weight)과 sucralfate (10 mg/kg body weight)를 HCl/ethanol 처리 전 경구 투여하였다. 그리고 이를 정상군과 대조군과 비교 분석하였다. 급성 위염 개선 효능 실험에서 증숙 천마 추출물의 섭취는 HCl/ethanol로 유발된 위 점막 손상 마우스에서 위 조직의 육안적 손상을 감소시켰다. 9회 증숙 천마 추출물의 섭취는 위 점막 손상마우스에서 혈청의 ROS와 조직의 $ONOO^-$를 감소시켰고, 위 조직에서 염증성 매개인자인 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 또한 감소시켰다. 결론적으로 9회 증숙한 천마의 경구투여는 1회 증숙한 천마에 비하여 효과적으로 위 점막 손상을 억제하였다. 따라서 9회 증숙 천마 추출물의 투여가 급성 위염 유발 마우스 모델에서 위점막 손상 억제에 효과가 있다고 사료된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 1989

혈청내 특이 항체가를 측정하여 폐흡충증을 진단하는 방법은 폐홉충중 환자가 치료받거나 자연 치유된 후 일정기간 지나연 특이 항체가가 음전(陰轉 : negative conversion)된다는 것이 그 전제 조건이다. 이 연구는 폐홉충 중 환자를 프라지콴텔(praziquantel)로 치료한 후 특이 항체가가 변화하는 양상과 음전되는 기간을 면역효소측정법(ELISA)으로 관찰하고, 또 치료 후 회복기 혈청에서 항원 구성 단백칠 중 반응하지 않던 단백질에 대한 새로운 항체가 형성되는지를 관찰하기 위하여 실시하였다. 1982년 5월부터 1988년 9월까지 혈청학척으로 진단한 폐홉충중 환자 210명 중 13명이 프라지관탤 치료($75mg/kg/일{\times}2일$) 후 4개월 이후에 한번 이상 추척검사를 받았다. 이들의 혈청 46개에서 다시 면역효소측정법으로 특이 항체가를 측정하고 또 SDS-폴리아크렬아마이드젤 전기 영동후 연역얼룩법(immunoblot)을 실시하였다. 추적검사를 받은 13명 중 1명은 20개월후 중상이 다시 나타났고 또 특이 항체가가 양성이어서 치료실패자로 하였다. 그 이외의 환자 12영은 치료 후 1주일 이내에 중상이 사라지고 추적 기간은 다르나 항체가가 음전 또는 현저한 저하 경향을 보여 치유된 환자로 판정하였다. 항체가의 변동은 치료후 3개월 이내에는 두가지 양상이었는 바 항체가가 높아지거나 변동이 없는 경우(3개월 이내에 추척검사를 하였던 환자 9영중 6명)와 그대로 저하하기 시작하는 경우(9명중 3명)로 나눌 수 있었다. 치료 후 항체가가 즉각 저하하는 경우에는 계속 저하하여 4~12개월이연 음전하였다. 일시척으로 항체가가 상승하였던 환자에서는 4개월 이후 서서히 저하하며 9~18개월에 음 전하였다. 폐흉충종의 첫 중상 발현후 치료할 때까지의 기간이 짧을수록 음천 기간은 짧은 경향을 보였고 치료 후 3개월간의 일시적인 항체가 상승 현상은 없었다. SDS-폴리아크릴마이드젤 전기영동 후 면역얼룩법을 실시한 바 치료 후 환자 혈청은 치료 전의 반응 양상을 그대로 유지하면서 서서히 반응이 약해지는 방향으로 변화하였으며 치료 전에 반응하지 않던 항원에 새롭게 반응하는 항체가 나타나는 경우는 드물었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2016

Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) 상태에 들어간 세균은 일반적인 증균 배지에서는 집락을 형성하지 않지만, 죽은 것이 아니라 낮은 대사활성상태로 유지되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 $10^{\circ}C$의 저온 빈영양 해수에서 Edwardsiella tarda를 VBNC 상태로 유도한 후, 해수 온도를 10에서 $25^{\circ}C$로 상승시킬 때 첨가된 유기물의 종류에 따라 VBNC 상태인 균의 소생 가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. E. tarda가 접종된 빈영양 해수 microcosm을 $10^{\circ}C$에 유지하였을 때 VBNC 유도 기간은 42-84일까지 다양하였다. 유도 기간 동안 acridine orange direct counting법으로 계수한 총 균수는 초기 접종 농도인 약 $10^8cells/ml$로 일정하였으며, direct viable counting법으로 계수한 생존 균수는 약 $10^4cells/ml$로 감소되었다. VBNC E. tarda에 효모추출물, 넙치근육추출물 그리고 혈청을 첨가하여 $25^{\circ}C$에서 소생을 유도한 결과 전체 시료 개수의 37%, 23%, 37%에서 각각 소생이 확인되었으며 소생된 E. tarda의 특성은 VBNC 유도 전 원래의 세균과 일치하였다. 소생된 E. tarda를 넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus)에 복강 주사 하였을 때 접종 후 5일 이내에 시험어가 모두 사망함으로써 VBNC 상태의 E. tarda가 독력을 유지하고 있었음을 시사하였다. 그러므로 E. tarda는 우리나라 남해 연안 겨울의 저온 빈영양 해수에서 VBNC 상태로 유도되었다가 여름과 가을 시기에 수온 상승과 더불어 소생되어 양식 넙치에 지속적인 발병 요인이 되고 있는 것으로 생각된다.