• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.557-565
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• 2019

Objectives: This study investigated the effect of local acupuncture point stimulation and the application of a topical herbal mixed heating cream in a chronic cough patient who had not responded to various medications for more than a few months. Methods: An 81 year-old female patient who was suspected to be suffered from Upper Airway Cough Syndrome (UACS) was examined. The patient was treated with local acupuncture point stimulation and the application of a topical herbal mixed heating cream. We used the Leicester Cough Questionnaire, Cough-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire, and Verbal Numerical Rating Scale to assess the patient's respiratory symptoms. Results: Local acupuncture point stimulation and the application of a topical herbal mixed heating cream resulted in the improvement of cough symptoms. The quality of life due to the alleviation of symptoms also significantly improved. Adverse effects were not observed. Conclusions: This study suggests that local acupuncture point stimulation and the application of a topical herbal mixed heating cream may be an effective therapy for the treatment of chronic cough in patients with UACS.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 1999

Sleep alters both breathing pattern and the ventilatory responses to external stimuli. These changes during sleep permit the development or aggravation of sleep-related hypoxemia in patients with respiratory disease and contribute to the pathogenesis of apneas in patients with the sleep apnea syndrome. Fundamental effects of sleep on the ventilatory control system are 1) removal of wakefulness input to the upper airway leading to the increase in upper airway resistance, 2) loss of wakefulness drive to the respiratory pump, 3) compromise of protective respiratory reflexes, and 4) additional sleep-induced compromise of ventilatory control initiated by reduced functional residual capacity on supine position assumed in sleep, decreased $CO_2$ production during sleep, and increased cerebral blood flow in especially rapid eye movement(REM) sleep. These effects resulted in periodic breathing during unsteady non-rapid eye movement(NREM) sleep even in normal subjects, regular but low ventilation during steady NREM sleep, and irregular breathing during REM sleep. Sleep-induced breathing instabilities are divided due primarily to transient increase in upper airway resistance and those that involve overshoots and undershoots in neural feedback mechanisms regulating the timing and/or amplitude of respiratory output. Following ventilatory overshoots, breathing stability will be maintained if excitatory short-term potentiation is the prevailing influence. On the other hand, apnea and hypopnea will occur if inhibitory mechanisms dominate following the ventilatory overshoot. These inhibitory mechanisms include 1) hypocapnia, 2) inhibitory effect from lung stretch, 3) baroreceptor stimulation, 4) upper airway mechanoreceptor reflexes, 5) central depression by hypoxia, and 6) central system inertia. While the respiratory control system functions well during wakefulness, the control of breathing is commonly disrupted during sleep. These changes in respiratory control resulting in breathing instability during sleep are related with the pathophysiologic mechanisms of obstructive and/or central apnea, and have the therapeutic implications for nocturnal hypoventilation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or alveolar hypoventilation syndrome.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제39권
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• pp.27.1-27.5
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• 2017

The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is estimated to be 1-5% of the adult population world-wide, and in Korea, it is reported at 4.5% of men and 3.2% of women (Age 40 to 69 years old). Active treatment of OSA is associated with decrease in insulin resistance, cardiovascular disease, psychosocial problems, and mortality. Surgical treatment of OSA has evolved in the era of neuromodulation with the advent of hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS). We share this review of HGNS with our maxillofacial surgical colleagues to expand the scope of surgical care for OSA.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2020

Chronic inflammatory airway diseases, such as chronic rhinosinusitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma, are associated with excessive mucus production. Hence, the regulation of mucus production is important for the treatment of upper and lower airway diseases. Eupatilin is a pharmacologically active ingredient obtained from Artemisia asiatica Nakai (Asteraceae) and exerts potent anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and anti-tumor activities. In the present study, we investigated the effect of eupatilin on phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-induced MUC5AC and MUC5B expression in human airway epithelial cells. We found that eupatilin treatment significantly inhibited PMA-induced mucus secretion in PAS staining. In addition, qRT-PCR results showed that eupatilin dose-dependently decreased the mRNA expression of MUC5AC in human airway epithelial cells. Western blot and immunofluorescence assay also showed that PMA-induced protein expression of MUC5AC was inhibited by eupatilin treatment. Finally, we investigated MAPKs activity after stimulation with PMA using western blot analysis in human airway epithelial cells. The results showed that eupatilin downregulated the levels of phosphorylated p38, ERK, and JNK. In summary, the anti-inflammatory activities of eupatilin, characterized as the suppression of MUC5AC expression and secretion in human airway epithelial cells, were found to be associated with the inhibition of p38/ERK/JNK MAPKs signaling pathway of MUC5AC secretion.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2020

Pierre Robin syndrome is characterized by micrognathia, glossoptosis, and cleft palate. Infants with Pierre Robin syndrome causes feeding difficulty, upper airway obstruction, and other symptoms. This study aims to examine the effects of applying dysphagia treatment to infants with Pierre Robin syndrome. The study participant was an infant who was born four weeks premature and referred for dysphagia treatment approximately 100 days after birth. At the initial assessment, the infant showed oral sensory sensitivity, a high level of facial and masticatory muscle tension, and a low stability of the chin and cheeks with almost no normal "sucking-swallowing-breathing" pattern. We set the baseline period and intervention period using the AB design. During the baseline period, non-nutritive sucking training using a rubber nipple was conducted without implementing an oral stimulation intervention. During the intervention period, non-nutritive sucking training and an oral stimulation intervention were performed. After the intervention period, the infant's daily oral intake and oral intake per time significantly increased compared to that during the baseline period. We observed that the oral intake time of the infant decreased during the intervention period compared to that in the baseline period, which indicated an improvement in control over the chin, tongue, and lip movements, a change in muscular tension, and stabilization of the "sucking-swallowing-breathing" pattern. We provided dysphagia treatment before breastfeeding, it was positive effects such as normal development of the infant, transition from tube feeding to bottle feeding, and enhancement of overall oral motor function.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2016

Antley-Bixler syndrome (ABS) is a rare form of syndromic craniosynostosis with additional systemic synostosis, including radiohumeral or radioulnar synostosis. Another characteristic feature of ABS is mid-facial hypoplasia that leads to airway narrowing after birth. ABS is associated with mutations in the FGFR2 and POR genes. Patients with POR mutations present with either skeletal manifestations or congenital adrenal hyperplasia with ambiguous genitalia. We report here two cases of ABS caused by mutations in FGFR2 and POR. Although the patients had craniosynostosis and radiohumeral synostosis in common and cranioplasty was performed in both cases, the male with POR mutations showed an elevated level of $17{\alpha}$-hydroxyprogesterone during newborn screening and was diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia by adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation. This patient has been treated with hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone. He had no ambiguous genitalia but had bilateral cryptorchidism. On the other hand, the female with the FGFR2 mutation showed severe clinical manifestations: upper airway narrowing leading to tracheostomy, kyphosis of the cervical spine, and coccyx deformity. ABS shows locus heterogeneity, and mutations in two different genes can cause similar craniofacial and skeletal phenotypes. Because the long-term outcomes and inheritance patterns of the disease differ markedly, depending on the causative mutation, early molecular genetic testing is helpful.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.486-494
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• 2000

연구배경 : 부교감 신경의 자극에 의해 유발된 기관지 수축은 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체(muscarinic receptors)에 의해 억제된다. 기관지 과민성을 유발시킨 동물 모델에서는 아세틸콜린 분비를 억제하는 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능이 손상되어 아세틸콜린의 분비가 증가되고, 이로 인해 기관지 과민성을 나타낸다. 본 연구에서는 경증, 중등증, 중증 천식 환자를 대상으로 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능 이상이 있는지 여부와 천식의 중증도에 따라 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능에 차이가 있는지를 알아보고자 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 고려대학교 안암병원 내과에서 천식으로 진단 받은 27명을 대상으로 하였다. 이 중 경증 천식이 11명, 중등증 천식이 8명, 중증 천식 8명이었다. 천식 발작이 있거나, 2주 이내에 상기도 감염이 있는 환자, 메타콜린 유발 검사에서 음성($PC_{20}{\geq}$16mg/ml)인 환자는 제외하였다. 대상 환자들은 메타콜린 유발 검사를 시행하여 $PC_{20}$을 구하고, 1주일 후에 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 촉진제(agonist) 인 필로카핀(pilocarpine) $180{\mu}g$을 흡입한 후 1차 때와 같은 방법으로 $PC_{20}$을 구해 두 값을 비교하였다. 결과 : 대상 환자의 평균 연령은 39.3$\pm$12.3세였다. 천식의 중증도에 따라 결과를 분석해 보면 경증 천식 환자는 필로카핀 흡입 전 $PC_{20}$은 5.30$\pm$5.23mg/ml(평균$\pm$표준편차)에서 필로카핀 흡입 후 20.82$\pm$22.56mg/ml이었으며(p=0.004), 중등증 천식 환자는 필로카핀 흡입 전 $PC_{20}$은 2.79$\pm$1.51mg/ml에서 필로카핀 흡입 후 4.67$\pm$3.53mg/ml(p=0.012)로 유의하게 증가하였다. 이는 필로카핀에 대한 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능이 정상임을 말해준다. 그러나 중증 천식 환자는 필로카핀 흡입 전 $PC_{20}$은 1.76$\pm$1.50mg/ml에서 필로카핀 흡입 후 3.18$\pm$4.03mg/ml(p=0.161)로 필로카핀 흡입 후에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 이는 중증 천식에서는$M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능 이상이 있음을 말해준다. 결론 : 경증, 중등증, 중증을 대상으로 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능을 조사해본 결과 경증과 중등증 천식에서는 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능 이상이 없었고, 중증 천식에서는 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능 이상이 있었다. 이는 천식의 중증도에 따라 $M_2$ 무스카린성 수용체 기능에 차이가 있음을 말해준다.