• 한국패류학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2004

2003년 1월부터 12월까지 일본재첩의 생식소 발달단계에 따른 생식주기를 조직학적 관찰에 의해 조사하였고, 폐각근과 내장낭 및 족부 근육의 생화학적 성분의 계절적 변화를 조사하였다. 본 종의 생식주기는 초기활성기 (2-4월), 후기활성기 (4-7월), 완숙기 (6-8월), 부분산란기 (7-9월), 퇴화 및 비활성기 (9-3월) 의 연속적인 5 단계로 구분할 수 있었다. ANOVA test 결과, 내장낭 조직과 폐각근 및 족부 근육 모두에서 월 중 총단백질, 총 지질 및 글리코겐 함량들 사이에는 유의한 차이가 있었음을 나타내었다(p < 0.05). 총 단백질 함량은 폐각근 내에서 최대였으나 내장낭에서는 최소로 나타났다. 내장낭과 폐각근의 총단백질 함량은 아무런 상관관계를 보이지 않았으나 (p = 0.208), 폐각근과 족부 근육 사이에서는 강한 양의 상관관계 (r = 0.769, p < 0.001) 를 보였다. 총 지질 함량은 내장낭 내에서 가장 높았다. 그 함량은 폐각근 또는 족부 근육의 함량 보다 2, 3배 더 높았으며, 월별 변화도 내장낭 내에서 가장 크게 변하였다. 총지질 함량은 1월부터 3월까지 감소되었으나 4월에 증가 되어 최대를 이루었으며, 그 후 5월부터 8월까지 점차 감소된 다음 10월까지 다시 증가되었다. 다중비교 결과, 인접하고 있는 두 달 모두에서 내장낭 내 총지질 함량들 사이에는 유의한 차이를 보였다(p < 0.05). 내장낭과 폐각근 사이의 총지질 함량 간에는 강한 음의 상관관계 ( r = 0.678, p < 0.001) 를 나타내었고, 내장낭과 족부 근육 사이에도 음의 상관관계 (r = 0.473, p < 0.008) 를 보였다. 글리코겐 함량 변화는 4월을 제외하고, 내장낭, 폐각근 및 족부 근육 사이에 다소 유사하게 나타났다. 4월에 내장낭 내 글리코겐 함량은 폐각근이나 족부 근육내 함량들 보다 4배나 더 높았다. 폐각근과 족부 근육내의 글리코겐 함량 사이에는 양의 상관관계 (r = 0.686, p < 0.001) 를 보였다. 특히, 총 지질 함량은 폐각근과 내장낭 사이에 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 따라서 이들 결과는 폐각근과 내장낭의 영양물질 함량이 생식소의 에너지 요구에 반응하여 변하고 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2004

We investigated the reproductive cycle with gonadal development of the female Cyclina sinensis by histological observations and seasonal changes in biochemical components of the adductor muscle and visceral mass tissues were studied by biochemical analysis, from January to December, 2001. The reproductive cycle of this species can be classified into five successive stages: early active stage (February to April), late active stage (March to June), ripe stage (May to August), partially spawned stage (July to October) and spent/inactive stage (September to February). Total protein contents in the adductor muscle tissues reached the maximum in February (early active stage) and appeared the minimum in June (ripe stage), while their contents in the visceral mass tissues reached the maximum in the late active and ripe stages (June) and gradually decreased from July (partially spawned stage) to November (spent/inactive stage). Changes in total protein contents showed a negative correlationship between the adductor muscle and visceral mass tissues (r = -0.499, p = 0.099). Total lipid contents in the adductor muscle tissues reached the maximum in January (the inactive stages) and their contents gradually decreased from February. Their contents in the visceral mass tissues, however, reached the maximum in June (late active and ripe stage) and gradually decreased from July (the partially spawned stage). On the whole, total lipid contents showed a negative correlationship between the adductor muscle and visceral mass tissues (r = -0.631, p < 0.05). Therefore, These results indicate that the nutrient contents of the adductor muscle and visceral muscle tissues change in response to gonadal energy needs. Glycogen contents in the adductor muscle tissue reached the maximum in March (early and late active stages) and decreased from July to September (partially spawned stage). while their contents in the visceral mass tissues reached the maximum in June (late active and ripe stages) and gradually decreased from July (partially spawned stage). Thereafter, their levels gradually increased in November (spent/inactive stage). On the whole, changes in glycogen contents appeared negative correlationship between the adductor muscle and visceral mass tissues. However, they showed no significant different (r = -0.307, p = 0.331).

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2006

2002년 1월부터 12월까지 말백합 (Meretrix petechialis)을 대상으로 조직학적 관찰에 의해 생식주기를 조사하였고, 생화학적 분석방법에 의해 폐각근 조직과 내장낭 조직의 생화학적 성분 변화를 조사하였다. 본 종의 생식주기는 초기활성기 (1-3월), 후기활성기 (2-5월), 완숙기 (4-8월), 부분산란기 (7-8월) 그리고 퇴화 및 비활성기 (9-2월)로 연속적인 5단계로 구분할 수 있었다. 총단백질 함량은 내장낭에서 폐각근보다 약 2 배 정도 높게 나타났다. ANOVA test 결과, 총단백질 함량의 월별 변화는 폐각근에서 유의한 차이가 없었고 (p = 0.071), 내장낭에서는 유의한 차이를 보였다 (p < 0.001). 내장낭 내 단백질 함량은 초기활성기 (1-3월), 후기활성기 (3-5월), 및 완숙기에 높았고, 7월에 가장 낮았다. 글리코겐 함량은 내장낭보다 폐각근에서 더 높았다. 글리코겐 함량의 월변화는 폐각근 (F = 237.2, p < 0.001) 과 내장낭 (F = 64.04, p < 0.001) 모두에서 유의성을 나타내었다. 글리코겐 함량은 폐각근의 경우, 완숙기인 4 월에 최대치에 이른 후, 부분산란기 및 퇴화기인 6-9월까지 서서히 감소하였다. 그리고 내장낭의 경우는 초기활성기까지는 비교적 낮은 값을 보인 후, 후기활성기인 5월에 가장 높았다. RNA 함량은 폐각근보다 내장낭에서 더 높게 나타났다. RNA 함량의 월별 변화는 폐각근 (F = 195.2, p < 0.001) 과 내장낭 (F = 78.85, p < 0.001) 모두에서 유의성을 나타내었다. RNA 함량은 폐각근의 경우, 초기활성기인 1-2월에 높았고, 후기활성기인 3-4월에 극감하였으며, 완숙기인 5월에 약간 증가된 후 6-7월에 다시 감소하였다. 그리고 내장낭의 경우는 완숙기인 5월에 가장 높았고, 부분산란기인 6-7월에 급격히 그 값이 감소하였다. 총단백질 함량의 경우 폐각근과 내장낭 사이에 통계적으로 유의한 양의 상관관계가 나타났다 (r = 0.715, p = 0.020). 글리코겐의 경우에는 양의 상관관계가 있는 것처럼 나타났으나 (r = 0.216), 통계적으로 유의한 수준은 아니었다 (p = 0.550). RNA의 경우 음의 상관관계가 나타났으나(r = -0.233), 이 또한 통계적으로 유의한 수준은 아니었다 (p = 0.518). 전반적으로 볼 때, 가리비류와 같이 생식소, 소화맹낭, 중장선이 부위별로 구분이 된 이매패류와 달리 백합은 위 3가지 부분이 명확하게 구분되지 않아 내장낭으로 분석하여 특정시기(월)에 국한되어 폐각근과 내장낭의 생화학적 함량변화가 역상관관계를 나타내는 현상을 보였다. 특히, 폐각근과 내장낭내 총 RNA 함량 변화 양상은 총단백질 함량 변화 양상과 유사한 경향을 보여 RNA 함량 증가시 단백질 함량의 증가가 일어나고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2001

Seasonal content changes of the three key nutrients for organisms, protein, lipid and glycogen, were analyzed for a whole year to delineate the seasonal energy strategy in pen shells, Atrina pectinata. Two metabolically important organs, the visceral mass and the posterior adductor muscle, were examined. Protein in the visceral mass rose in April and stayed at the level until June followed by the constant minimum value between August and November. The protein contents in the posterior adductor muscle increased sharply in April and again in July, followed by a gradual decline thereafter. Total lipid contents in the visceral mass gradually increased between January and May, and then slowly decreased until September since which a new weak increase was noticed. Lipid levels in the adductor muscle rapidly dropped in June and July. Glycogen contents in the visceral mass rapidly increased between February and June, followed by a drastic drop in July. This reduced visceral glycogen level was maintained up to September, and a gradual reduction ensued. Glycogen contents in the adductor muscle steadily but markedly increased from April reaching the maximum in August, and then slowly declined thereafter. These results suggest that an accelerated protein and lipid synthesis occurs in the gonad when the pen shell undergoes the ripe stage of gametogenesis, but the levels of these two nutrients decrease on spawning. With this gonadal process, regular protein synthesis and lipid storage in the posterior adductor muscle are temporarily arrested. The most important nutrient reserves that support gonad developmental cycles in a long term seem to be glycogen of the posterior adductor muscle.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.129-143
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• 2010

Objectives : This study examined search on how the obesity indices, that are largely used in clinics such as waist circumference(WC), body mass index(BMI) and waist-hip ratio(WHR), are related to the visceral fat that was measured from abdominal computed tomography(CT) and the ratio of visceral fat/subcutaneous fat. Then, two groups ware compared in order to find out which characteristics of ordinary adults relationship with the abdominal obesity. Two groups are divided as follows; ones who are obese based on the measurement of WC and the others who are obese based on the level of BMI. Methods : A group of 63 test subjects that were gathered in the oriental medical hospital of Kyung-Won university is divided into two groups; ones (n=51, general obesity; group A) who have $BMI{\geq}25$ and $WC{\geq}85$, and the others (n=12, abdominal obesity; group B) who have BMI<25 and $WC{\geq}85$. Then, each group's obesity indices, abdominal CT, lipid level, glucose, adiponectin, leptin and C-reactive protein(CRP) are compared. In addition, subjects are again divided into two to examine the characteristics; ones (n=14, visceral obesity; group C) with visceral obesity based on the ratio between visceral fat and subcutaneous fat measured through abdominal CT, and the others (n=38, non-visceral obesity; group D) who are obese but not viscerally obese. Results & Conclusions : As a measurement that applies abdominal visceral fat and subcutaneous fat, BMI and WC can be considered as an appropriate obesity index while WHR cannot appropriately apply the abdominal fat amount. Moreover, the study indicates that abdominal obesity group based on the ratio of visceral fat/subcutaneous fat has more significant difference than the abdominal obesity group based on the WC in case of blood lipid index.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.44-48
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• 2015

Body fat distribution in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is characterized by reduce lean body mass (LBM), increased total body fat mass (FM), and lower percentage of visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Individuals with PWS seem to have a lower risk for insulin resistance with high levels of adiponectin, an anti-atherogenic adipocytokine that is decreased in visceral fat hypertrophy subjects compared to simple obese subjects, both in children and in adults. The mechanism of the reduction in visceral adiposity in PWS is still unclear. It might be related to qualitative intrinsic characteristics of adipocyte or novel genetic influences on the control of fat distribution. However, obesity remains a critical problem, and obesity status plays a crucial role in individual metabolic risk clustering and development of metabolic syndrome (Mets) in PWS children and adults. Long-term growth hormone (GH) treatment after cessation of skeletal growth improved body composition, with an increase in lean body mass and a reduction in total body fat and subcutaneous and visceral fat in PWS adults. Thus, the role of GH is important after childhood because it might attenuate obesity and Mets in PWS adult by adipocyte modification.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.144-153
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• 2017

It was demonstrated that Gangjihwan (DF), which is the herbal composition composed of Ephedra intermedia, Lithospermum erythrorhizon, and Rheum palmatum, inhibits obesity and hepatic steatosis in high fat diet (HFD)-fed obese mice. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of DF on visceral obesity, hepatic inflammation and fibrosis and the mechanism of actions involved in this process using in vivo and in vitro approaches. DF was extracted with water (DF-FW), 30% grain alcohol (DF-GA30), and 70% grain alcohol (DF-GA70). Administration of DF to HFD-fed control mice decreased visceral tissue mass and visceral adipocyte size without adverse effects. Visceral fat mass was decreased by DF-GA30 and DF-GA70, and visceral adipocyte size by all three DF extracts compared with obese control mice. Histological analysis revealed that three kinds of DF extracts reduced toluidine blue-stained mast cells and collagen accumulation in the liver, the extents of which were most eminent in DF-GA70-treated mice. DF-GA70 decreased the mRNA levels of the inflammation ($TNF{\alpha}$ and VCAM-1), fibrosis (${\alpha}-SMA$), and apoptosis (caspase 3) genes, but increasing the anti-apoptosis gene (Bcl-2) mRNA levels in the liver of obese control mice. Consistent with the in vivo data, GA-70 also altered the expression of inflammation genes ($TNF{\alpha}$ and MCP-1) in HepG2 cells. These results indicate that DF not only inhibits visceral obesity, but also ameliorates visceral obesity-induced hepatic inflammation and fibrosis and that this process may be mediated by regulating the hepatic expression of inflammatory and fibrogenic genes.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of modified fasting therapy on the changes of body compositions. Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 33 patients, who carried out modified fasting therapy at Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University from January 1st, 2011 to December 30th, 2015. They went through reducing food intakes period (7 days), fasting period (14 days) and refeeding period (14 days). Body compositions (weight, body mass index, skeletal muscle mass, percent body fat, basal metabolic rate, waist-hip ratio, visceral fat area) were reviewed at each state. And then the data was analyzed. Results: The body composition values (weight, body mass index [BMI], skeletal muscle mass, percent body fat, basal metabolic rate, waist-hip ratio, visceral fat area) decreased during the fasting therapy period, as a whole. The weight, BMI, percent body fat and visceral fat area decreased during the reducing food intakes period, the fasting period and the refeeding period. The skeletal muscle mass and basal metabolic rate significantly decreased during the reducing food intakes period and the fasting period, and insignificantly increased during the refeeding period. Conclusions: Results from this investigation showed that modified fasting therapy using fermented herbal medicine have positive effects on changes of body compositions.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2018

Background: Body fats, especially both of abdominal fat pad mass and skeletal muscle fat content, are inversely related to insulin action. Therefore, methods for decreasing visceral fat mass and muscle triglyceride content may be helpful for the prevention of insulin resistance. Methods: Thalidomide, used for its anti-angiogenic and anti-inflammatory properties, was administered to rats for 4 weeks. A 10% solution of thalidomide in dimethyl sulfoxide was injected daily into the peritoneal cavity as much as 100 mg/kg of body weight. Results: The total visceral fat pad mass in the thalidomide-treated group was 11% lower than in the control group. The size of adipocytes of the epididymal fat pad mass in the thalidomide-treated group was smaller than in the control group. The intraperitoneal thalidomide treatment increased triglyceride concentrations by 16% in the red muscle, but not in the white muscle. Conclusion: The results suggested that intraperitoneal thalidomide treatment inhibited abdominal fat accumulation, and that the free fatty acids in the blood were preferentially accumulated in the red muscle rather than in the white muscle.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2020

Purpose : Obesity indices are major predictive markers for coronary artery stenosis, but there are few studies about the relationship between obesity indices and coronary artery stenosis in the Korean population. Therefore, we analyzed the association between obesity indices and coronary artery stenosis among health-screen examinees. Methods : This study included 99 males and females who visited a health-examination center. The obesity indices included body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), visceral adipose tissue/subcutaneous adipose tissue ratio (V/S ratio). All subjects had their degree of coronary artery stenosis measured using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). A multiple logistic regression test was conducted to analyze the association between obesity indices and coronary artery stenosis. Results : This study was taken by multiple logistic regression test adjusted by age, sex, smoking status, frequency of alcohol drinking/week and frequency of exercise/week. The adjusted odds ratio for the presence of coronary artery stenosis for subjects with abdominal obesity (abdominal obesity defined as a waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in males; ≥ 85 cm in females) was 6.263 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.974-19.869), for subjects with visceral obesity by visceral adipose tissue (visceral obesity defined as a visceral adipose tissue ≥ 100) was 11.430 (95 % CI 3.044-42.928). Conclusion : In this study of adults, WC and VAT were independent predictors of coronary artery stenosis. These results suggest that WC and VAT may be useful markers of coronary artery stenosis.