• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2014

Purpose: Since there are no proven tumor markers that reflect the course of gastric cancer, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) are commonly used alternatives. However, the degree of progression that corresponds to an increase in these markers, and the values of these markers at different cancer stages, remains unclear. Materials and Methods: This study enrolled 1,733 gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery and whose pre-operative CEA and CA19-9 levels were known. Survival curves and mean values of the two markers were compared according to the degree of cancer progression: serosa-unexposed (SU), serosa-exposed (SE), direct invasion (DI), localized seeding (P1), and extensive seeding (P2). Results: The 5-year overall survival rates at each stage differed significantly, except between DI and P1 patients (17.1% vs. 10.5%, P=0.344). The mean CEA values in SU, SE, DI, P1, and P2 patients were 5.80, 5.48, 13.36, 8.06, and 22.82, respectively. The CA19-9 values for these patients were 49.40, 38.97, 101.67, 73.77, and 98.57, respectively. The increase in CEA in P2 patients was statistically significant (P=0.002), and the increases in CA19-9 in DI and P2 patients were significant (P=0.025, 0.007, respectively). There was a fair correlation between the two markers in P2 patients (r=0.494, P<0.001). Conclusions: CA19-9 can be used to assess DI of gastric cancer into adjacent organs. Both markers are useful for predicting the presence of extensive peritoneal seeding.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.164-172
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• 2014

Purpose: To evaluate the incidence, clinicopathological characteristics, treatment outcomes, prognostic factors, and survival of gastric cancer patients with bone metastases. Materials and Methods: Of 4,617 gastric cancer patients who were treated between 2001 and 2013, 176 patients with bone metastases were analyzed. Results: The incidence of bone metastasis was 3.8%. The most common histopathological subtype was adenocarcinoma (79%) with poor differentiation (60.8%). The median interval from the diagnosis to bone metastasis was 11 months. The median survival time after bone metastasis was 5.4 months. Factors that were associated with longer median survival times included the following: isolated bone metastasis (P=0.004), well-differentiated tumors (P=0.002), palliative chemotherapy (P=0.003), zoledronic acid treatment (P<0.001), no smoking history (P=0.007), and no metastatic gastric cancer at the time of diagnosis (P=0.01). On the other hand, high levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.86; P=0.015), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (HR: 2.04; P=0.002), and carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 (HR: 2.94; P<0.001) were associated with shorter survival times. In multivariate analysis, receiving zoledronic acid (P<0.001) and performance status (P=0.013) were independent prognostic factors. Conclusions: Smoking history, poor performance status, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, and high levels of LDH, CEA, and CA 19-9 were shown to be poor prognostic factors, while receiving chemotherapy and zoledronic acid were associated with prolonged survival in gastric cancer patients with bone metastases.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.80-98
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• 1994

According to the original documents, Sagungsan is considered as an effective drug for controlling the hypertensive epistaxis induced by tension of autonomic nerve and it's hyperfunction. The present experiment was designed to understand the effect of Sagungsan extract on the hemostatic action, intracranial pressure, blood pressure and cardiovascular system in experimental animals. And thus the bleeding time, prothrombin time, capillary dilation, blood pressure, Intracranial pressure, and enzymatic analysis of the ATPase activities were studied. The result obtained here were as followings: 1. Sagungsan water extract reduced the bleeding time in mouse, and prolonged the prothrombin time in rabbits. 2. The drug extract increased the tail volume by capillary dilation in rats. 3. The drug extract inhibited the increase of intracranial pressure and arterial blood pressure in rabbits. 4. At the early time, the increase of arterial blood pressure by the drug extract significantly inhibited by pretreated atropin and regitine in rabbits. 5. The drug extract relaxed the smooth muscle by stimulating the Mg2+-Ca2+-ATPase activities of gastric sarcoplasmic reticulum isolated from rabbit stomach. 6. The drug extract stimulated the heart contraction by inhibiting the $Mg^{2+}-Ca^{2+}-ATPase$ activities of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum isolated from rabbit heart. The inhibitory mechanism was reversible and noncompatitive. 7. The drug extract increased the hepatic blood volume by stimulating the hepatic total ATPase activities and hepatic metabolism. 8. The drug extract acted as a tranquilizer by inhibiting the neural Na+-K+-ATPase activity. According to the results, Sagungsan water extract dilated the capillaries, stimulated the heart beat, and thus increased the blood flow with decreasing the intracranial pressure and blood pressure. These effects stanches the epistaxis collectively.

• 지질공학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2000

경상계 퇴적암에서 산출되는 신촌 및 고란약수는 탄산을 다량으로 함유하는 탄산지하수이다. 탄산수의 화학적 유형은 Ca(Na)-$HCO_3$형에 속한다. 탄산수는 높은 $P_{CO2}$ 분압(0.29~1.01 atm)과 1,093~2,810$\mu$S/cm 범위의 높은 전기전도도를 보인다. 무기이온성분을 보면 Ca이 116~321mg/l 농도범위를 보이고 $HCO_3$성분이 702-2,115mg/l 농도로 가장 풍부한 성분이다. 그리고 Na 성분이 62~225mg/l 범위를, Mg 성분이 36.4~101mg/l 농도범위를, Fe는 1.0~31.5mg/l 농도범위를 보여 일반지하수에 비해 훨씬 높은 값을 보인다. 그 외 F, Li, Mn, Sr 등의 미량원소도 상당히 풍부한 편이다. 탄산수의 $^2H/^1H, ^{18}O/^{16}O$ 동위원소 분석결과 탄산수는 모두 순환수 기원이며, 삼중 수소의 수준으로 볼 때 1950년대 이후에 함양된 강수가 탄산수로 진화된 것으로 보인다. 약수내 $CO_2$의 공급은 퇴적암과 인접한 화강암 또는 산성 반암류의 심부에서 기원한 것으로 추정된다. 탄산수의 수질특성에 영향을 미친 근원광물은 퇴적암내 풍부한 탄산염광물과 앨바이트에 의한 것으로 해석되고, 열역학적 계산에 의한 포화지수를 볼 때 탄산수는 앨바이트에 대해서 용해성조건이며, 방해석과는 거의 평형상태를 이루고 있다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.740-752
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• 2023

Objective: Dietary phytase increases bioavailability of phytate-bound phosphorus (P) in pig nutrition affecting dietary calcium (Ca) to P ratio, intestinal uptake, and systemic utilization of both minerals, which may contribute to improper bone mineralization. We used phytase to assess long-term effects of two dietary available P (aP) levels using a one-phase feeding system on gene expression related to Ca and P homeostasis along the intestinal tract and in the kidney, short-chain fatty acids in stomach, cecum, and colon, serum, and bone parameters in growing gilts and barrows. Methods: Growing pigs (37.9±6.2 kg) had either free access to a diet without (Con; 75 gilts and 69 barrows) or with phytase (650 phytase units; n = 72/diet) for 56 days. Samples of blood, duodenal, jejunal, ileal, cecal, and colonic mucosa and digesta, kidney, and metacarpal bones were collected from 24 pigs (6 gilts and 6 barrows per diet). Results: Phytase decreased daily feed intake and average daily gain, whereas aP intake increased with phytase versus Con diet (p<0.05). Gilts had higher colonic expression of TRPV5, CDH1, CLDN4, ZO1, and OCLN and renal expression of TRPV5 and SLC34A3 compared to barrows (p<0.05). Phytase increased duodenal expression of TRPV5, TRPV6, CALB1, PMCA1b, CDH1, CLDN4, ZO1, and OCLN compared to Con diet (p<0.05). Furthermore, phytase increased expression of SCL34A2 in cecum and of FGF23 and CLDN4 in colon compared to Con diet (p<0.05). Alongside, phytase decreased gastric propionate, cecal valerate, and colonic caproate versus Con diet (p<0.05). Phytase reduced cortical wall thickness and index of metacarpal bones (p<0.05). Conclusion: Gene expression results suggested an intestinal adaptation to increased dietary aP amount by increasing duodenal trans- and paracellular Ca absorption to balance the systemically available Ca and P levels, whereas no adaption of relevant gene expression in kidney occurred. Greater average daily gain in barrows related to higher feed intake.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.465-477
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• 1997

The purpose of this article is to know the effects on bowel function of the kind of fiber and the amount of fiber in SD-rats. To do this experiment, we select of $\alpha$-cellulose as n insoluble cellulose source and alginic acid and pectin as soluble cellulose source. The rats diets contained callolose camcentrations of 1.0%, 3.6%, 6.0% and 10.0%. After that, we raised the SD-rats for 4weeks and measured the amount of food intake, body weight, the food effciency ratio, the length of liver and stomach the weight of the intestines, the transit time through the intestines, pH in feces, and the amount of bile acid and Ca, Mg, pp. 1) The amount of food intake was 15.75-31.00g/day. It was highest in the 10.0% cellulose group and the lowest in the 3.6% and 6.0% alginic acid group (p<0.05). The body weights of rats were 277.50-349.809. It was highest in the 1.0% pectin group and lowest in the 3.6% alginic acid group, 6.0% cellulose group, and 10.0% pectin group. It had differences according to the content fiber and the kind of dietary(p<0.01). The food efficiency ratio was (p<0.01). The higher the content of dietary fiber, the lower the calory and the food efficiency ratio. 2) Transit time was 446.0-775.0 minutes and it showed signidicant ifferences according to the content and kind of dietary fiber(p<0.01). It was long in the 1.0% cellulose group and 1.0% pectin group but short in the 10.0% alginic acid group. As the content of dietary fiber increased, the transit time through the intestines was shortened. The length of small intestine was 101.03-120.40cm and there were no difference cegardloss of the content and kind of fiber. The length of the large intestine was 20.92-25.42cm and there were significant differences according to the content and kind of the fiber. High-fiber diets resulted in increases in the length of the large intestine. 3) The weight of the liver was 8.68-10.96g and there were no differences according to the content and kind of fiber. The weight of stomach was 1.28-1.74g and there were no differences resulting from the kind of dietary fiber, but it was highest in the 10.0% alginic acid group. The weight of the small intestine was 5.52-8.04g with no difference resulting from to the kind of fiber. It was highest in the 10.0% the alginic acid group and lowest in the 1.0% alginic acid group(p<0.05). The weight of large intestine was 2.50-3.30g with no differences related to the kind of dietary fiber. It was heaviest in the 6.0% and 10.0% alginic acid groups and in the 10.0% pectin group with differences related to the content of fiber(p<0.05). 4) The pH of the feces was 5.82-6.86 according to the kind of dietary fiber, alginic acid group was high at 6.66, the cellulose group was 6.26. but the pectin group was low at 6.30. There were difference according to the content of fiber, but no consistency. The content of bile acid was 6.25-34.77umol per 1g of dry feces. According to the kind of dietary fiber, the alginic acid group was low at 12.91umol, cellulose group was 18.64umol and, the pectin group was the highest at 27.78umol(p<0.001). Based on the content of dietary fiber, alginic acid group was low at 1.0%, but high at 3.6% pectin group(p<0.001). 5) The amount of feces was 1.00-5.10g/day. The weight of rat feces was 2.23g/day in the alginic acid goup, 2.75g/day in the cellulose group, and 1.82g/day in the pectin group. According to the content of fiber, cellulose group was high at 10.0% but alginic acid group was 1.0%, and there were significant difference according to the dietary fiber. The more the content of fiber, the more increase the content of feces in alginic acid, cellulose and pectin group. The content of Ca in the feces was 80.10-207.82mg/1g of dry feces. In the dietary fiber, alginic acid group was 193.08mg, cellulose group was 87.5mg, pectin group was 138.16mg. In the content of fiber, alginic acid group was high at 1.0% and 3.6% but low at 10.0% of Pectin group. The content of Mg was 19.15-44.72mg/1g of dry feces. According to the kind of dietary fiber, alginic acid group was 35.33mg, cellulose group was 23.60mg, and pectin was 36.93mg. According to the content of fiber, pectin group was high at 1.0% and low at 10.0% of cellulose group. The content of P was 1.65-4.65mg/1g of dry feces. According to the kind of dietary fiber, alginic acid group 2.23mg/g dry feces, cellulose group was 2.29mg/g, pectin group wa 4.08mg/g dry feces. In the content of fiber, pectin group was high at 6.0% and low at 6.0% alginic acid group, but there were significant difference among the analysis value. The conetnt of Ca and MG was higher in soluble alginic acid group and pectin group than in insoluble cellulose group. The high the content of the dietary fiber, the lower the food efficiency ratio and the short the transit time through intestine with the increase of the length of large intestin as well as the higher level of the stomach, the small intestine and the large intestine. According to the content of the dietary fiber, the amount of the feces, Ca, Mg and P was increased but the length the small intestin, the weight of liver, pH of the feces and the amount of bile acid showed no differences and consistency.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제20권2호통권33호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2007

Objective : The aim of this study was to evaluate Yangdorak and D.I.T.I. for analysis of Symptom-complexes. Method : This study was selected 26 acne patients in Dongshin University Oriental Medical Hospital. We used Yangdorak (SME5800N, Sord Medicom Co., Korea) and D.I.T.I. (Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging 256, Dorex Inc, Orange CA, USA) and investigated the results of Yangdorak and D.I.T.I.. We made a comparison according to Deficiency or Excess(虛實) of acne patients. Result : In comparing Yangdorak results according to Deficiency or Excess(虛實) of acne patients, Triple-energizer(三焦), Intestine(大腸), Liver(肝), Stomach(胃) meridian in Excess group are higher than Deficiency group, and Kidney(腎) meridian in Deficiency group are lower than Excess group. D.I.T.I. reveald hyperthemia of face and chest on acne patients. The temperature of face and chest on Excess group is higher than Deficiency group. There is no statistically significant value compared with data of other group.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.455-468
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• 1999

Carbonated mineral waters fo $Ca(Mg)-HCO_3$ type spring out fissure of Jurassic granite in the valley floor of the Chungsong area. The water has been long as a Dalki medicinal water because of its unique therapeutic effect against clacium deficit, stomach and skin troubles, ect. The water has a high $CO_2$ concentration ($P_{CO_2}$=0.51~1.12atm) and exhibits strong pH buffering (5.9~6.26) by $H_2CO_3/HCO_3$ couple. Electrical conductivity ranges from 1,900 to 3100 $\mu$S/cm. Environmental isotopic data $(^{2}H/^{1}H, ^{18}O/^{16}O \;and \;^3H)$ indicates that the water is of meteoric origin recharged in the Cretaceous sedimetary strata distributed in upper part of the catchment area at least before 1950s, The high $P_{co_2}$ and carbon isotope data (${\delta}^{13}C=-3\sim-0.2\textperthousand$) suggest that the potential source of carbonated mineral water was originated in deep-seated $CO_2$ as wel as aboundant carbonate minerals of sedimentary desimetary rocks. The major source minerals of the dissoved species in the carbonated mineral water appear to be carbonate minerals, albite and K-feld-spar in sedimentrary rocks.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of herbal medicine complex (HMC) containing Camellia sinensis L., Duchoesna chrysantha, Houttuynia cordata Thunberg, Poncirus trifoliata Rafinesque on skin inflammation and atopic dermatitis. First, we examined the anti-inflammatory effect of HMC in TNF-α induced human keratinocytes (HaCaT cell). Real-time PCR and western blotting were performed to evaluate the expression of inflammatory cytokines (e.g., iNOS, COX-2, IL-6, IL-8) mRNA and protein. Four-weeks old male NC/Nga mice were treated with 1% 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) solution and used as an atopic dermatitis mice model. And, HMC (200 mg/kg or 400 mg/kg) was administered directly into the stomach of mice for 4 weeks, and blood or serum analysis, tissue staining were performed after oral gavage. As a result HMC inhibited the mRNA expression of iNOS, COX-2, IL-6, and IL-8, which had been increased by TNF-α in HaCaT cells. In addition, the protein expression was also significantly suppressed in the same way as the mRNA expression results. The in vivo experiment results showed that, HMC administration reduced thickening of the epidermis and infiltration of eosinophil into the skin stratum basale compared to DNCB treatment. In addition, HMC administration significantly reduced the inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, and IL-13) production and immunocyte (white blood cell, lymphocyte, neutrophil, and eosinophil) count compared to DNCB treatment. Moreover, the serum IgE and histamine level was decreased by HMC administration. These results suggest that HMC can be used as effective herbal medicine extract for skin inflammation and atopic dermatitis. And this study may contribute to the development of the herbal medicine-based drug for the treatment of skin inflammation and atopic dermatitis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.471-478
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• 1997

토끼는 심폐바이패스(CPB) 실험동물로서 많은 장점을 가지고 있음에도 불구하고 토끼에서 CPB운용법의 확립은 기술적으로 대단히 어려운 것으로 알려져 있다. 한편 저체온 순환정지법은 심장수술에서 유용하게 사용되고 있으나 뇌 보호상의 문제점이 지적되고 있다. 스테로이드는 일반적으로 뇌부종 치료에 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있으나 순환정지시 뇌보호에 미치는 영향에 관해서는 아직 명확하게 규명되지 못하고 있다. 이런 관점에서 본 연구는 첫째 토끼에서 CPB운용법을 확립하고 둘째 이를 바탕으로 순환정지시 스테로이드에 의한 뇌보호 효과를 분석할 목적으로 시행하였다. 흰 토끼 15마리(평균 체중 3,5kg)를 3군의 실험군에 각각 5마리씩 사용하였다. 제 1실험군(대조군)은 순환 정지시 토끼를 수술대와 평행된 자세로 유지하였으며, 제 2실험군에서는 대조군과 다른 실험방법은 동일하나 순환정지시 토끼를 트렌델렌부르그 자세로 유지하였다. 제 3실험군에서는 트렌델렌부르그 자세와 함께 순환정지전 스테로이드(methylprednisolone 30 mg/kg)를 투여하였다. 실험방법은 토끼를 마취시킨후 정중흉골절 개술로 심장을 노출시키고 상행대동맥 및 \ulcorner심방부속지에 각각 3.3mm 동맥캐늘라 및 14 Fr 단일 정맥캐늘라를 삽관하였다. CPB 회로에는 롤러 펌프와 기포형 산화기를 사용하였다. 충전액은 토끼혈액 120-150cc를 포함하여 약 450cc를 사용하였다. 전체 실험시간은 70분으로 심폐바이패스 시작후 10일 동안 관류 및 표면냉각법으로 체온을 20도(직장)까지 감소시킨뒤 40분 동안 순환정지를 시켰다. 순환정지후 관류를 재개하여 20분 동안 재가온으로 체온을 정상화시키면서 심장 박동이 되돌아오는 것을 확인하였다. 관류 유속은 80~ 90mg/min 으로 시작하였고 체온 하강에 따라 유속을 조절하였다. 실험후 토끼를 희생시킨뒤 바로 부검을 시행하여 뇌, 척수, 신장, 십이지장, 폐, 심장, 간장, 비장, 췌장, 위장의 일부를 채취하여 수분함유량을 조사하였다. 각 실험군간의 수분양 비교는 Kruskal-Wallis 비모수 검정법에 의해 분석하였다. CPB 중 관류 유속 변화는 60~l00ml/kg/min 이었다. 동맥압은 대부분 35-55mmhg 사이에서 유지되었다. 재가온후 심장은 전례에서 박동을 재개하였다. 동맥혈가스분석 결과 심한 조직 허혈을 의미하는 정도의 대사 성 산증은 발견되지 않았다. 각 실험군별 조직수분양 측정 결\ulcorner 뇌를 포함한 각 장기들에서 실험군간체 유의 한 차이는 발견되지 않았다. 이러한 실험결과를 통하여 저자들은 (1) 적절한 기법하에서는 토끼에서도 정상 적인 심폐바이패스 운용이 가능하다는 것과, (2) 본 실험 범주에서는 저체온 순환정지시 트렌델렌부르그 자 세에 의한 뇌부종 발현에 대한 스테로이드의 예방효과를 검정할 수없다는 결론을 얻었다.