• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.981-986
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• 2009

The application of a cryogenic storage system is growing fast in different kinds of fields including to keep umbilical cord blood. Umbilical cord blood stem plays an important role in the treatment of a blood and immune system related genetic diseases, cancers and blood disorders. This study gives the optimal cryogenic system for cord blood banking. Three-dimensional models are employed and finite element method is used to do structure analyses of all designed models. The results shows model 3 have a good structure properties, and model 4 shows the best structure property as its maximum is 92.9 MPa. The other is too dangerous or infeasible to support load condition that allowed by STS 304. The results can be used in the design of these kinds of systems to obtain good predictions of trends over a wide range of design alternatives and operating conditions.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.686-695
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to assess the maternal iron status during pregnancy and to evaluate the relationships bet-ween the iron indices of maternal, umbilical cord serum, placenta and pregnancy outcomes. Venous bloods samples were drawn from 54 pregnant women just before delivery and cord bloods of their newborn babies were collected immediately after birth. And also, placental tissues were extracted. We investigated the difference of the iron status indices of maternal, umbilical cord serum and placental tissue between two gestational age group (PT group, NT group : preform delivery and normal term delivery at 34.9wk and 39.0wk of mean gestational length, respectively) and also assessed correlations of iron status indices of maternal, umbilical cord serum and placenta tissue. And lastly, we related between birth weight and iron status indices of maternal, umbilical cord serum and placental tissue. The concentrations of maternal serum ferritin and of placental iron were significantly higher in NT group (32.1 $\pm$ 21.1 ng/ml, 68.5 $\pm$ 16.7 $\mu$g/g), than those of NT group (20.8 $\pm$ 11.6 ng/ml, 53.2 $\pm$ 17.4 $\mu$/g) respectively (p<0.001). However the serum ferritin of umbilical cord were significantly higher in NT group (PT : 109.4 $\pm$ 65.7 ng/ml, NT : 147.0 $\pm$ 56.8 ng/ml) than those of PT group (p<0.05). Our results showed that a negative association between birth weight (r=-0.361) and maternal serum ferritin and that a positive association between birth weight and umbilical cord serum ferritin (r=0.261). Despite not a significant difference, there was tendency that highest concentration of maternal serum ferritin was associated with the lowest birth weight. These findings indicate that birth weight of newborn is dependent of multiple factors such as maternal iron status during pre-pregnancy, body size, general nutritional status. Although for women who enter pregnancy with low iron stores, enough intakes of iron during pregnancy could produce undesirable pregnancy outcome. Therefore we suggest for successful pregnancy outcome and delivery differential iron supplementation program will be carried out individual pregnant women on the basis of pre-pregnancy nutritional status.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 2005년도 제60회 한국생물과학협회 정기학술발표대회
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• pp.26-26
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• 2005

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2007

The cord blood serves as a vehicle for the transportation of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus. In the past, the human cord blood has generally been discarded after birth. However, numerous studies have described the regenerative ability of the cord blood cells in various incurable diseases. The umbilical cord blood (UCB)-derived stem cells are obtained through non-invasive methods that are not harmful to both the mother and the fetus. Furthermore, the cord blood stem cells are more immature than the adult stem cells and expand readily in vitro. The mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the capacity to differentiate in vitro into various mesodermal (bone, cartilage, tendon, muscle, and adipose), endodermal (hepatocyte), and ectodermal (neurons) tissues. This review describes the immunological properties of the human UCB-MSCs to assess their potential usefulness in the allogeneic transplantation for the regenerative medicine.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2003

본 연구는 분만시 동복 신생자돈의 제대혈에서 추출한 genomic DNA를 PCR-RFLP 기법을 이용하여 농가수입증대를 위하여 육질이 불량한 PSS 돼지를 판별하는 방법을 개발하기 위한 기초실험으로써 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 자돈 제대에서 혈액 genomic DNA를 추출하여 PCR에 의하여 증폭된 ryanodine receptor gene 영역의 산물은 자돈의 제대혈에서 1.8kb의 길이로 증폭되었음을 확인하였다. 제대혈에서 추출된 DNA 의 PCR 증폭 단편을 가지고 Hha I 제한효소로 digest 하여준 결과에서 PSS 돼지는 Yorkshire 종에서 출현하지 않았으나, Landrace 종과 Crossbred 종에서 각각 4.76%와 7.14%로 교잡종(LYD 또는 YLD)에서 더욱 많이 출현되었다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 분만시 신생자돈의 제대혈을 채취하여 PSS 돼지를 조기에 선발하면 스트레스 감소는 물론 혈액채취의 간편성을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권9호
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• pp.865-870
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• 2003

목 적 : 지질 과산화의 주요 지표 중에 하나인 isoprostane($8-iso-PGF_{2{\alpha}}$)을 제대 동맥혈에서 측정하여 신생아에 산화손상을 유발 할 수 있는 주산기 위험인자 및 신생아기 주요 질환과의 관계를 규명하여, 제대 동맥혈 isoprostane이 신생아에서 산화손상의 지표로 사용할 수 있는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2000년 6월부터 2001년 3월까지 단국대학교병원 신생아 중환자실 및 신생아실에 입원하였던 미숙아 33명과 만삭아 28명을 대상으로 제대 동맥혈에서 혈청을 분리하여 $-70^{\circ}C$에서 냉동 보관 후 isoprostane($8-iso-PGF_{2{\alpha}}$)과 malondialdehyde(MDA)를 측정하였다. 측정된 isoprostane과 MDA 농도를 미숙아와 만삭아에서 각각 비교하였고, 주산기-신생아기 위험인자와 주요 합병증과의 상관관계를 알아보았다. 결 과 : 평균 출생 체중은 미숙아 $1,771{\pm}445gm$, 만삭아 $3,200{\pm}567gm$이었고, 평균 재태 연령은 미숙아 $31.5{\pm}2.0$주, 만삭아 $39.0{\pm}2.0$주였다. 제대 동맥혈 isoprostane 농도는 미숙아 $704.7{\pm}635.6pg/mL$, 만삭아 $423.9{\pm}306.5pg/mL$로 미숙아에서 통계적으로 의미있게 높았으며(P<0.05), MDA도 미숙아 $44.0{\pm}22.9{\mu}M/L$, 만삭아 $28.2{\pm}10.7{\mu}M/L$로 미숙아에서 의미있게 높았다(P<0.05). 미숙아의 경우 isoprostane은 출생 후 24시간에 $478.6{\pm}580.6pg/mL$로 유의하게 감소하였다(P<0.05). 미숙아 제대 동맥혈 isoprostane은 둔위 분만, 양수 과소증, 신생아 가사와 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계가 있었고(P<0.05), 만삭아 제대 동맥혈 isoprostane은 임신성 고혈압과 유의한 상관관계를 보였다(P<0.05). 그러나 미숙아 제대 동맥혈 isoprostane은 신생아기의 주요 합병증과는 상관관계가 없었다. 결 론 : 미숙아에서 제대 동맥혈 isoprostane 농도는 만삭아에 비하여 높고, 일부 주산기-신생아기 위험인자와 연관이 있어서, 주산기-신생아기에 산화손상과 관련된 주요 지표 중에 하나로 사용될 가능성이 있음을 추측하였다.

• Child Health Nursing Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.158-166
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to confirm the efficient umbilical cord care of healthy newborns in nursery. In order to determine the efficient care, the time of umbilical cord separation and the skin condition of periumbilical area were evaluated. The data were collected in sample of 529 normal, healthy newborns of C hospital in Seoul, from September 1st, 1999 to January 16th, 2000. The babies were randomly selected and allocated into four groups-alcohol swab/tub bath, alcohol swab/partial bath, natural dry/tub bath, natural dry/partial bath- by the methods of care. The mothers of babies were also surveyed by questionnaire about general characteristics. The data were analyzed by SAS program. The results of this study were as follows : 1. The average gestation period of newborns was 39+3 weeks. The average birth weight was 3.27Kg. In gender of babies, boys were 51.7% and girls were 48.3%. The 65% of newborns were born normal vaginal delivery, 35% were C-section. The feeding methods were 55.3% of the babies fed by mixed type, 22.9% by breast, and 21.8% by bottle. There was no significance among four groups by general characteristics. 2. The average time of umbilical cord separation was 8.27 days(SD=2.3). The time was no difference significantly among four groups(F=1.68, P=0.17). 3. The prevalence of the umbilical care complication did not show differences among four groups( 2=3.93, P=0.27). In conclusion, Nurses have preferred the traditional alcohol swab/partial bath method in care of newborns. But there was no difference among the ways to take care of umbilicus according to this study. The way to naturally is more efficient due to reduce the time and expense in umbilical care for normal babies of nursery. This also matched the change in approach to healthy population from intervention to nonintervention way. This could be suggested in education for normal and healthy babies care at home and nursery as a useful way. Endly, the further study about bacterial colony nda infection rate at umbilicus by ways of care is needed.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.409-414
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• 2009

Since cryogens are stored at very low temperatures, the cryogenic storage systems are quite sensitive to heat leaks. Even though the vessel operated under sealed condition with vacuum insulation and reflective coatings are used, the heat leakage into the vessel is still unavoidable. Therefore, this paper concerns with numerical study of self-pressurization used to analysis the optimum design with the variation volume fraction, effect of heat flux and storage pressure of liquid nitrogen. The result shows that as the volume fraction increases, the pressure rise reduces and the relatively at atmosphere pressure is better than the higher one. In addition, higher heat flux leads the pressure rise increases faster than low one. The additional of heat pipe system to reduce the pressure rise rate also has been done. By this comparison, the optimum design for storage umbilical cord blood can be selected.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.74-80
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• 2012

어류는 두뇌발달에 중요한 영양소이기도 하지만 신경독인 메틸수은을 함유하고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 메틸수은은 임산부가 임신 중에 태아의 두뇌에 치명적인 손상을 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 연구자들은 생선소비와 임산부 제대혈 중의 메틸수은 함량을 확인하기 위하여 통영지역 임산부 159명을 대상으로 2010년 10월부터 2011년 3월 사이에 임산부의 생선소비와 제대혈의 수은농도의 관계를 조사하였다. 어류소비 관련자료는 설문조사를 통하여 수집하였고 통계처리는 one way ANOVA 를 이용하였다. 조사에 참여한 임산부의 평균나이는 30.1세이었고 임산부 제대혈의 수은 함량은 0.01-14.80 ppb 범위에 평균 $2.69{\pm}2.50ppb$이었다. 제대혈의 평균 수은함량은 WHO 기준인 5.0 ppb를 초과하지는 않았지만 159명 중 17명(10.7%)이 WHO 기준을 초과하였다. 연령별로는 30세 이상이 0.01-14.8 ppb 범위, 평균 $3.18{\pm}2.74ppb$로 29세 이하에서 0-8.00 ppb 범위, 평균 $2.04{\pm}2.00ppb$ 보다 1.6배 높았으며 유의적 차이가 있었다. 이 연구에서 생선섭취가 제대혈의 수은농도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 1주일에 3회 이상 섭취군이 평균 $4.15{\pm}4.02ppb$로 주 1-2회 섭취군의 $2.63{\pm}2.22ppb$, 먹지 않는 군의 $1.60{\pm}1.44ppb$ 보다 2.6배와 1.6배 각각 높게 나타났으며 적게 먹는 군과 먹지 않는 군과의 사이에는 유의적 차이가 없었고, 많이 섭취하는 군과는 유의적 차이 (p < 0.05)가 있었다. 이상의 결과에서 제대혈의 수은 농도는 생선섭취량과 관련이 있는 것으로 판단되며 가임기 여성이나 임산부에게 생선섭취를 제한하는 것이 제대혈의 수은 농도를 낮출 수 있고 향후 있을지도 모를 신생아의 신경발달 장애나 뇌 신경학적 손상을 줄일 수 있는 방법이라고 생각되었다.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.78-78
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• 2003

Adult stem cells can make identical copies of themselves for long periods of time. They also give rise to many differentiated mature cell types that have characteristic morphology and specialized function. Human adult stem cells are the attractive raw materials for the cell/tissue therapy, however, it is not easy to get from the adult tissues. In the present study, we tried to isolate a cell population derived from human umbilical cord vein which has been discarded after birth. The cells were isolated after treatment of the umbilical vein with collagenase or trypsin. After 3 days of culture, two kinds of cell populations were found consisting of adherent cells with endothelial cell-like and fibroblast-like morphology, respectively. When these cells were subcultured 12 times over a period of 3 months, almost cells appeared uniformly to exhibit fibroblastoid morphology which was different from that of mesenchymal stem cells obtained from human bone marrow The results of RT-PCR analyses showed distinct expression of BMP-4, oct-4, and SCF genes but not of GATA, PAX-6 and Brachyury genes. On immunohistochemical staining, the cells were negative for the von Willebrand factor(vWF), alpha-smooth muscle actin and placental alkaline phosphatase. From these observations, it is suggested that stem-like cells might be present in human umbilical cord vein.