• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 1979

고(高)에너지 방사선(放射線) 치료(治療)에 있어서 정상조직(正常組織)의 완전차폐(完全遮蔽)를 위하여 $5{\sim}8cm$ 납두께의 부정형(不定形) 차폐(遮蔽)벽돌을 제작(製作)해야하는 난점(難點)이 있었다. 저자(著者)들은 납 30.0%, 주석 11.5% 비스므스 48.5%, 카드미늄 10.0%를 사중(四重) 공정결합(共晶結合)시켜 밀도(密度)가 $9.8g/cm^3$ 용융온도(熔融溫度)가 $68^{\circ}C$인 저용융(低熔融) 차폐물질(遮蔽物質)을 개발(開發)하여 이를 Lead Y라고 명명(名命)하였다. 제작(製作)된 Lead Y Block을 $68^{\circ}C$에서 용융(熔融)시켜 보호(保護)해야할 중요(重要)한 장기(臟器)의 형태(形態)대로 제작(製作)된 styrofoam 음형(陰形)에 부어서 차폐효과(遮蔽效果)가 큰 차폐(遮蔽)벽돌을 쉽고 안전(安全)하게 제작(製作)할 수 있었고 납보다 더 단단하고 재현성(再現性)이 크며 저렴(低廉)한 가격(價格)으로 구입(購入)이 가능(可能)하므로 방사선(放射線) 치료효과(治療效果)에 큰 도움을 줄 수 있었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권4호
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• pp.330-338
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• 2018

Background: We developed an additional laser guidance system to improve the efficacy and safety of conventional computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB), and we conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of our system. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 244 patients who underwent CT-guided PTNB using our additional laser guidance system from July 1, 2015, to January 20, 2016. Results: There were nine false-negative results among the 238 total cases. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic accuracy of our system for diagnosing malignancy were 94.4% (152/161), 100% (77/77), 100% (152/152), 89.5% (77/86), and 96.2% (229/238), respectively. The results of univariate analysis showed that the risk factors for a false-negative result were male sex (p=0.029), a final diagnosis of malignancy (p=0.033), a lesion in the lower lobe (p=0.035), shorter distance from the skin to the target lesion (p=0.003), and shorter distance from the pleura to the target lesion (p=0.006). The overall complication rate was 30.5% (74/243). Pneumothorax, hemoptysis, and hemothorax occurred in 21.8% (53/243), 9.1% (22/243), and 1.6% (4/243) of cases, respectively. Conclusion: The additional laser guidance system might be a highly economical and efficient method to improve the diagnostic efficacy and safety of conventional CT-guided PTNB even if performed by inexperienced pulmonologists.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.123-132
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• 2003

It is considered to be important to create aesthetically beautiful style through the change of external shape, however for the hair stylists, whose beauty expression is through hair, the role of hair doctor is becoming even more important with focus to improve the hair healthiness. Hair clinic is management of hair and scalp. It is the management process of preventing damages, while improving and cultivating healthy and shiny hair. The current concept in hair management is moving from simple hair styling to emphasis at hair management. As far as hair management is concerned, it usually includes treatment tools such as shampoo, conditioner, hair treatment and scalp scaling system, which is used for diagnosis of hair condition in order to treat the scalp. As the interest of hair healthiness becoming more wide spread, so does the breadth of clinic menu. The wide choice is to fulfill the profound desire of people, whose demands are simply to have variety in their choice. This is resulting in faucets of new value-added and differentiated products. The values that make-up the hair styles consist of mainly design (trend, preference), function(styling, management convenience) and clinic(hair quality improvement, damage repair). Shampoo and conditioner have gone beyond their original function of cleansing to providing combinational functions of treatment, to care and remedy, and advanced massage effectiveness. These are, to name a few that seem to go beyond their original function to satisfy the mental healthiness in people, the King Kong shampoo of shampooings in forward-backward manner, 5-minute shampoo massage that applies sports and relaxation massage, scalp acupunctural message and aural(ear) massage. More and more people are complaining about the damaged hair and hair loss problems due to perms, dyeing and bleaching of hair, in addition to natural scalp and hair damaging factors. Such complaints have stimulated many beauty products and various hair treatment systems being introduced with focus to provide nutrition and prevent damages to scalp and hair. As the living standards improve and the desire of people is to pursue differentiated lives, their demand also increases in hair styling products to fulfill the needs of healthy and aesthetical aspects of their lives.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2014

Leonuri Fructus, a semen of Leonuri Herba, has been used for the treatment of menstrual disorders such as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and leukorrhea and for the remedy of hyperemia. The present study was conducted to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of the Leonuri Fructus extract (Leonurus japonicus Houtt. EtOH extract; LJE) in vivo and in vitro. In vitro study, the MTT assay for cell viability was conducted to determine the non-cytotoxic concentration of LJE treatment in media. The levels of NO were measured with Griess reagent. Pro-inflammatory cytokines were detected by ELISA method. The inflammation-related proteins of this study were detected by immunoblot anlaysis. The increases of NO production and iNOS expression were detected in LPS-treated cells compared with control, but LJE attenuated the increases of NO and iNOS by LPS. LJE reduced the production of TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ induced by LPS stimulation. LJE suppresses the signaling pathways of NF-${\kappa}B$ and MAPKs in LPS-induced macrophage cells. In vivo study, carrageenan-induced hind paw acute edematous inflammation rat model was used for evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of LJE. LJE significantly inhibited the increases of hind paw swelling, skin thicknesses and inflammatory cell infiltrations, and decreased the numbers of mast cell induced by carrageenan injection. These results suggest that LJE has an anti-inflammatory therapeutic potential, which is mediated through modulating NF-${\kappa}B$ activation and MAPK phosphorylation. Inhibition of the rat paw edema induced by carrageenan is considered as direct evidence that LJE may be a useful source to treat inflammation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.722-730
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• 2020

대기오염은 더 이상 무시할 수 없는 심각한 건강 위험요소 중 하나로 여겨지고 있다. 미세먼지는 각종 생화학적 오염물질, 유기 화합물, 무기 화합물 및 중금속 등의 유해성분을 포함한 대기오염의 주요 구성 미립자 성분이다. 최근 여러 연구에서 미세먼지가 암, 심혈관질환, 호흡기질환 및 피부질환 등을 이환율과 관련이 있다고 밝혀져 있다. 그러나 눈이 대기 오염에 직접 노출되는 기관 중 하나임에도 불구하고, 미세먼지에 의한 눈의 영향 평가는 소수에 그치고 있다. 본 총설에서는 역학 및 임상 결과, 생체 내 및 생체 외 실험 결과를 바탕으로, 미세먼지 노출과 안구표면질환, 망막질환 및 녹내장 등의 안구질환의 발달 사이의 연관성을 제시하였다. 또한 미세먼지 노출이 산화적 스트레스, 염증반응, 자가포식 등을 통해 안구 표면질환을 야기할 수 있다는 사실을 제시하였다. 그러나 현재까지 미세먼지에 대한 대부분의 안구 영향 평가가 안구 표면질환에 국한되어 이루어지고 있으며, 후안부의 병리학적 발생 기전은 아직 밝혀져 있지 않다. 따라서, 미세먼지 노출에 대한 안구 영향 평가는 안구 표면을 포함하여 후안부에 대한 지속적인 역학, 임상 및 기초 연구가 수반되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 느릅나무버섯의 자실체에서 메탄올과 열수를 이용해 추출한 물질의 항산화, 항염증 및 Melanoma B16/F10 세포에서의 멜라닌 생성 저해 효과를 탐색하였다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능과 환원력을 이용해 항산화 효과를 측정한 결과 양성대조군으로 사용한 BHT에 비해 항산화 효과는 낮았지만 다른 종류의 버섯에 비해 효과가 우수한 것으로 나타났으며, 철 이온 제거 항산화 실험에서 느릅나무버섯의 열수 추출물은 양성대조군인 BHT에 비해 철 이온을 효율적으로 제거하여 항산화 효과가 높게 나타났다. 느릅나무버섯 자실체의 염증 저해 실험에서는 배양 중인 RAW 264.7 대식세포에 자실체의 메탄올과 열수추출물을 각각 처리 한 후 염증 유도 물질인 LPS를 투여하여 추출물의 NO 생성 저해효과를 조사한 결과, 처리한 추출물의 농도 의존적으로 염증 유발의 주요 인자인 NO의 양이 현저하게 감소하는 우수한 소염효과를 보였으며, carrageenan에 의해 흰쥐 뒷발에 유도된 부종을 저해하는 실험에서는 투여한 추출물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 흰쥐의 뒷발에 유도된 부종의 용적도 비례적으로 감소하여 항염증 효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다. Melanoma 세포에 버섯추출물을 처리하고 생합성된 멜라닌의 양을 측정한 결과 농도 의존적으로 melanoma 세포내 멜라닌의 양이 감소하여 멜라닌 저해 효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 느릅나무버섯 자실체의 항산화, 항염증 및 멜라닌 생성 저해 선분은 앞으로 항산화제, 소염제 및 미백제로의 이용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.343-347
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• 2018

화장품에 방부제(살균/보존제)로 사용되는 1, 2-hexanediol (HD)로 인한 부작용을 극복하기 위하여, Escherichia coli (E. coli)의 ${\beta}-galactosidase$ (${\beta}-gal$)를 이용하여 transgalactosylation 반응으로 1, 2-hexanediol galactoside (HD-Gal)를 합성하였다. 본 연구에서는 합성된 HD-Gal의 인간 피부세포에 대한 독성이 어느 정도인지를 HD와 비교하여 관찰하였다. HD-Gal과 HD의 세포독성은 인간 피부각질형성세포(HaCaT cell line)에 HD와 HD-Gal을 처리한 후, cell proliferation assay를 이용하여 비교 분석하였다. 또한 이때, 위상차 현미경으로 HD-Gal과 HD로 처리한 세포의 상태를 비교 관찰하였다. 그 결과, HD-Gal은 42.2 mM에서 211 mM의 농도 범위에서 세포독성이 관찰되지 않았으며, 현미경 관찰에서도 큰 변화를 관찰할 수 없었다. 그러나, HD의 경우에는 저농도에서(42.2 mM and 84.4 mM)는 세포독성이 관찰되지 않았으나, 고농도(168.8 and 211 mM)에서 매우 높은 세포독성을 나타내었고, 현미경 관찰에서는 고농도에서는 물론이고, 세포독성이 관찰되지 않은 HD의 저농도에서도 세포모양과 세포 수에서의 변화가 관찰되었다. 앞으로 세포독성이 감소된 HD-Gal이 HD의 대체제로서 안전, 건강 및 웰빙 개념의 새로운 용도로 개발될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 전자공학회논문지
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• 제52권12호
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• pp.124-133
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• 2015

전기체간스캔법(EIS, electro interstitial scan)은 미세 직류전류를 인체의 사지말단 또는 국소적 인가를 통해 인체의 전류 반응을 기준으로 인체의 질병 유무를 판별할 수 있는 비침습적인 질병 스크리닝 방법으로 가능성을 보이고 있다. 프랑스에서 개발된 DDFAO는 다채널 EIS로 다양한 질병, 특히 당뇨와 같은 내분비 기관의 진단에 효과적이라고 주장한다. 본 연구에서는 RC 팬텀 모델을 이용하여 DDFAO의 측정의 반복성과 민감도를 확인하고, 정상군과 당뇨 질환군을 대상으로 임상적 유용성을 검정하였다. 그 결과, 팬텀을 이용할 경우, 반복 측정시 값의 변화가 없고 팬텀 특성이 변화될 때 DDFAO의 측정 결과도 변화되었다. 그러나 임상 측정에 있어서 6개의 표면 전극을 이용하여 비침습적 방법으로 정상인과 당뇨병 환자의 구별은 어려울 뿐만 아니라 반복성과 정확성도 우수하지 않았다. 그러나, 이러한 문제점에도 불구하고 측정 방법의 편리성과 간편성으로 인해 국소적인 영역보다 인체 전반적인 특성을 파악하는 스크린 장비로써의 개발 가능성은 여전히 보이고 있기에 EIS에 대한 다양한 기반 연구가 필요하다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2018

Objective: Broilers show clear preference towards red color light (RL). However setting of an optimum light intensity is difficult since dim intensities that favor growth reduce welfare. This experiment was conducted to test the most effective RL intensity regimen (Dim [5 lux; DI] vs high [320 lux; HI]) in combination applied at different growth stages that favors for both performance and welfare. Methods: Complete randomize design was adopted with 6 replicates. Treatments were; T1 = early DI (8-21 d)+latter HI (22-35 d); T2 = early DI (8-28 d)+latter HI (29-35 d), T3 = early HI (8-21 d)+latter DI (22-35 d), T4 = early HI (8-28 d)+latter DI (29-35 d) and T5 = control (white light; WT) (8-35 d) at medium intensity (20 lux). Body weight (BW), weight gain (WG), water/feed intake and ratio, feed conversion ratios (FCR) were assessed. Common behaviours (15) were recorded by scan sampling method. Lameness, foot pad dermatitis, breast blisters, hock burning damage were assessed as welfare parameters. Fear reactions were tested using Tonic Immobility Test. Ocular and carcass evaluations were done. Meat and tibiae were analyzed for fat and bone ash respectively. Results: On 35 d, the highest BW ($2,155.72{\pm}176g$), WG ($1,967.78{\pm}174g$) were recorded by T2 compared to WT ($BW_{WT}=1,878.22{\pm}155$, $WG_{WT}=1,691.83{\pm}160$). But, application of RL, either DI, or HI during early/latter stage had no significant effect on FCR. Under HI, birds showed much higher active behaviours. DI encourages eating. Though LI changed from DI to HI, same trend could be seen even under HI. The highest leg strength ($218.5{\pm}120s$) was recorded by T2. The lowest leg strength ($64.58{\pm}33s$) and the highest ocular weight ($2.48{\pm}1g$) were recorded by T1. Significantly (p<0.05) the highest skin weight ($162.17{\pm}6g$) but the lowest fat% in meat ($13.03%{\pm}5%$) was recorded by T2. Conclusion: Early exposure to DI-RL up to 28 days followed by exposure to HI-RL is the most favorable lighting regimen for optimizing production, better welfare of broilers and improving health benefits of meat.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.513-524
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• 2001

This study was performed to investigate the effects of dry powders, ethanol extracts and juices of radish and onion on lipid metabolism, lipid peroxidation and antioxidative enzyme activity in rats. Forty-nine male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 157$\pm$6g were blocked into seven groups according to body weight and raised for four weeks with diets containing 5%(w/w) dry powders of two different vegetables consumed frequently by Korean-radish(Raphanus sativus L.) and onion(Allium cepa L.), ethanol extracts and juices from equal amount of each dry powder. All the powders, ethanol extracts and juices of radish and onion decreased total lipids, triglycerides and total cholesterol concentrations in plasma and liver. Above all, onion ethanol extract decreased them most remarkably. It was thought that organosulfur compounds and flavonoids extracted from onion by ethanol inhibited biosynthesis and absorption of lipid and promoted degradation of lipid. Radish powder also decreased them by increasing fecal excretions of total lipids, triglycerides and total cholesterol most effectively. Catalase and glutathine peroxidase(GSH-px) activities in red blood cell(RBC) were most remarkably increased by radish powder and onion powder respectively. Superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase and GSH-px activities in liver were most remarkably increased by onion ethanol extract, radish powder and onion ethanol extract respectively. Xanthine oxidase(XOD) activities in liver were most effectively decreased by ethanol extracts of radish and onion. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels in plasma and liver of experimental groups were significantly lower than those of controls. Above all, onion powder decreased them most effectively. It was thought that vitamin E and high flavonoids in onion powder inhibited lipid peroxidation, promoting liver and RBC SOD, catalase and GSH-px activities and inhibiting XOD activities effectively. Flavonoids in onion ethanol extract inhibited lipid peroxidation, promoting three antioxident enzyme activities and inhibiting XOD activities most remarkably. Also flavonoids and high vitamin C in radish powder inhibited lipid peroxidation, promoting liver and RBC catalase most remarkably and inhibiting XOD activities. In conclusion, radish and onion were effective in lowering lipid levels and inhibiting of lipid peroxidation in animal tissue. From these data, radish and onion can be recommended in the treatment and prevention of diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer and in delaying aging. As ethanol from onion were most effective in lowering lipid level and promoting three antioxident enzymes, and inhibited lipid peroxidation as did we should try to utilize onion skin which is discarded though reported to have abundant flavonoids. (Korean J Nutrition 34(5) : 513~524, 2001)