• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2015

Alcohol consumption increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, its effects on prediabetes or early diabetes have not been studied. We investigated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in the pancreas and liver resulting from chronic alcohol consumption in the prediabetes and early stages of diabetes. We separated Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a type-2 diabetic animal model, into two groups based on diabetic stage: prediabetes and early diabetes were defined as occurrence between the ages of 11 to 16 weeks and 17 to 22 weeks, respectively. The experimental group received an ethanol-containing liquid diet for 6 weeks. An intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test was conducted after 16 and 22 weeks for the prediabetic and early diabetes groups, respectively. There were no significant differences in body weight between the control and ethanol groups. Fasting and 120-min glucose levels were lower and higher, respectively, in the ethanol group than in the control group. In prediabetes rats, alcohol induced significant expression of ER stress markers in the pancreas; however, alcohol did not affect the liver. In early diabetes rats, alcohol significantly increased most ER stress-marker levels in both the pancreas and liver. These results indicate that chronic alcohol consumption increased the risk of diabetes in prediabetic and early diabetic OLETF rats; the pancreas was more susceptible to damage than was the liver in the early diabetic stages, and the adaptive and proapoptotic pathway of ER stress may play key roles in the development and progression of diabetes affected by chronic alcohol ingestion.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.84-87
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• 1996

We have been developed electrohydraulic left ventricular assist device and done various in vivo evaluation on the device. Through the in vivo experiment conducted from Jan. 23, 1996 to Feb. 8, we could have experience of long-term evaluation fur the first time. The sheep used in this experiment had survived for 16 days. We used new actuator with reduced size and linear motion guide replacing oil box and ball bearings. Also, we used improved blood chamber with reduced size, reduced weight facilitating fixing the chamber to animal's body, and polymer sac having improved folding pattern. Against suction problem, we used absolute pressure limiter only. Motor current for driving this new actuator was not much higher than older one. Effective stroke volume was about 48 cc. Thrombosis was found around top area and peripheral boundary of the sac and valves. There was no sign of damage from suction problem in the atrium observed at autopsy. Main cause of death was presumed to be progressive formation of thrombosis in the cannulae. In this paper, the results of this experiment are documented.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.199-202
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• 1996

Artificial hearts are intended for use in patients with severe forms of heart disease for which no surgical repair is possible. The moving-actuator pump was developed to decrease the overall volume size of the electromechanical total artificial heart (TAH) by eliminating the occupied space of the fixed-actuator in the conventional pusher-plate type pump. In our pump, the actuator moves back and forth for alternative ejections of left and right ventricles. The problem of fitting the TAH to atrial remnants and arterial vessels could also be improved by circular or penduluous mot ion of the actuator instead of linear mot ion of the pusher-plate in the conventional pumps. We have evaluated two types of moving- actuator pump; one is a rolling cylinder type, and the other a pendulum type pump. In the rolling cylinder pump, frictional energy loss exists between the pump housing's guide bars and the actuator's end caps, while the bottom rack under the cylindrical actuator increases the height of the pump, the pump is therefor not implantable inside the small chest of human-sized animals with a body weight of less than 70kg. The new human type pump has a penduluous mot ion actuator to correct the above problems while maintaining the advantage of the moving- actuator's small total volume. The totally implantable TAH is composed of a blood pump, a control system and pheriperal equipments. The blood pump, which is constructed by a moving actuator, a right and left blood sac, and four artificial valves, is implanted in the thoracic. In 1988, the first implantation of the rolling cylinder TAH was performed into a female calf weighing 100kg, and the cal f recovered to the degree of voluntary standing and eat ing and survived to 100 hrs. We then survived two female sheep weighing about 63kg with the new human type TAH for three days.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.338-346
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• 2005

Carbendazim의 랫드 간 해독체계에 대한 영향을 검색하기 위하여 간장독성의 지표 효소인 혈장 ALT(alanine aminotransferase) 및 AST(aspartate aminotransferase) 활성, 간에 대한 독성, 해독 및 대사에 대한 영향을 구명하기 위하여 간 GSH(glutathione), GST(glutathione-S-transferase), cytochrome P450 및 cytochrome P450 reductase 활성을 375, 750, 1,500 mg/kg 약량에서 측정한 결과 혈장 ALT 및 AST 활성이 120분 후에 약간의 증가가 있었으나 특이한 독성증상은 관찰되지 않았다. GSH는 고농도와 중농도 120분에서 20%의 함량증가가 있었고, GST는 120분까지 $36{\sim}50%$ 정도의 활성저해가 있었으나 240분에는 활성이 회복되었다. Cytochrome P450함량은 60분까지 $25{\sim}50%$까지 함량이 저하되었으나 120분에 70%이상 회복되었고, 240분 저농도에서는 거의 회복되었으며, cytochrome P450 reductase도 120분까지 $25{\sim}50%$ 활성저해가 있었으나, 240분에는 무처리 군의 활성과 유사하게 회복되어 대사관련 효소에 대한 손상은 크지 않을 것으로 판단되었다. 이상의 결과에서 benzimidazole 계 살균제인 carbendazim은 생체내 해독 및 대사관련 체계에 영향이 적은 농약으로 급성적인 중독은 일으키지 않을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.551-556
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• 2002

출산기에 임박한 조피볼락 암컷에 20mg/kg체중의 농도로 3,5, 3'-triiodo-L-thyronine $(T_{3}$)를 주사한 뒤, 출산 자어로의 호르몬 전이여부, 자어 성장과 활력을 조사하였다. 출산자어의 갑상선 호르몬을 분석한 결과,출산직후에 $T_{3}$구가 대조구 보다 높은 $T_{3}$농도를 나타냈으나, L-thyroxine $(T_{4}$)의 농도는 대조구와 유의차가 없었다. 그러나 실험기간 동안 어체내 모든 실험구의 감상선호르몬 농도는 $T_{3}$가 $T_{4}$에 비해 상대적으로 낮았고, 실험구별로는 $T_{3}$구가 대조구에 비해 높은 것을 알 수 있었다. 자어의 성장률은 대조구에 비하여 T,구에서 높았으며, 출산후 경과일수에 따라 직선적인 전장성장 경향을 나타냈다. 실험종료시 생존율은$ T_{3}$구의 자어가 대조구에 비해 높았으며, 유영활성에서도 $T_{3}$구의 자어가 대조구에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 출산직전 $T_{3}$ 모체주사는 외부영양원 섭취개시기의 자어성장 및 생리활성을 증진시키는 데 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 연구결과로부터 출산전 모체주사를 통하여 외인성 $T_{3}$가 자어로 전이되며, 전이된 호르몬은 출산후의 자어의 초기 발달기 동안 생리적으로 긍정적인 작용을 할 것으로 추측된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.3882-3888
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• 2015

본 연구는 국가자료인 2011년도 국민건강영양조사 자료를 이용하여 50세 이상 성인에서 비만이 PTH에 미치는 영향을 평가하고자 실시하였다. 조사 참여자수는 8,518명이었고, 이중 50세 이상 성인 3,305명을 최종분석 대상자로 하였다. 본 연구의 주요결과는 PTH 평균값에 영향을 주는 관련변수(연령, 성별, SBP, DBP, 25(OH)D)를 보정 후, 정상군 (BMI, < $23.0kg/m^2$; $66.25{\pm}0.89ng/dL$)에 비하여 과체중군(BMI, $23.0-24.9kg/m^2$; $67.83{\pm}1.07 ng/dL$), 비만군(BMI,${\geq}25.0kg/m^2$; $70.71{\pm}0.94ng/dL$)의 PTH 평균값이 유의하게 증가하였고(p=0.003), Non-abdominal obesity군($66.63{\pm}0.74ng/dL$)에 비하여 Abdominal obesity군($69.30{\pm}0.80ng/dL$)의 PTH 평균값이 증가하였다(p=0.017). 결론적으로 비만과 복부비만은 PTH의 증가와 관련이 있다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.3934-3943
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• 2015

본 연구는 대상증후군 발생률과 대사증후군 발생과 관련된 위험요인을 알아보고자 지역사회 주민을 대상으로 2006년부터 2010년까지 5년 간격으로 동일인을 추적조사하였다. 1차 기초조사와 2차 추적조사에 참여한 대상자는 620명이었으며, 이중 1차 기초조사에서 대사증후군에 진단되지 않았던 460명이 본 연구의 최종 연구대상자가 되었다. 2차 추적조사에서 새로이 대사증후군으로 판정된 대상자는 108명(23.5%)이었으며, 대사증후군의 발생률은 1,000인년당 25.2이었다. 대사증후군의 발생률은 남자가 여자보다 유의하게 높았고(p<0.01), 정상체중에 비해 과체중일때와 비만일때 유의하게 높았으며 (p<0.01), 비흡연보다 과거흡연이나 현재흡연 상태일 때 대사증후군의 발생률이 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 연령, 교육수준, 배우자유무, 경제상태, 직업유무, 총콜레스테롤수치, 음주, 운동에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 대사증후군의 위험요인을 파악하고자 다중로지스틱회귀분석을 실시한 결과 비만이 다른 변수들은 보정한 후에도 유의한 변수로 선정되었으며, 정상체중에 비해 과체중일수록(OR=2.691, 95% CI=1.170-6.192), 정상체중에 비해 비만일수록(OR=4.727, 95% CI=2.137-10.457) 대사증후군의 발생률이 높았다. 따라서 대사증후군의 관리를 위하여 비만에 대한 관리가 매우 중요하며, 이를 충분히 고려한 건강관리지원이 필요하리라 여겨진다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.1266-1272
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• 2007

본 연구는 육성돈에 있어 복합생균제 급여가 생산성, 영양소 소화율, 혈액성상 및 분뇨내 악취물질 발생량에 미치는 효과를 규명하고자 실시하였다. 육성돈 48두를 공시하였으며, 시험 개시시 체중은 20.12kg이었다. 시험설계는 1) CON (basal diet), 2) Pro1 (basal diet + 0.1% complex probiotics) and 3) Pro2 (basal diet + 0.2% complex probiotics)으로 총 3처리를 하여 처리당 8반복, 반복당 2두씩 완전임의 배치하였다. 사양시험은 6주간 실시하였다 전체 시험기간동안 일당증체량은 생균제 첨가 수준이 증가함에 따라 유의적으로 증가하였다(P<0.05). 그러나 생균제 급여는 일당사료섭취량 및 사료효율에 영향을 미치지 못하였다. 복합 생균제 급여는 건물 소화율을 증가시켰다(linear effect, P<.0.05). 또한 질소 소화율을 개선시켰으며, Pro 1 처리구가 가장 높게 나타났다(linear and quadratic effect, P<0.05). 생균제 급여는 혈액내 WBC, RBC, lymphocyte 및 BUN함량에 영향을 미치지 못하였다. 생균제 첨가 수준의 증가함에 따라 분뇨내 $NH_3-N$ 발생량은 감소하였으며(linear and quadratic effect, P<0.05), $H_2S$ 발생량은 감소하였다(linear and quadratic effect, P<0.05). 결론적으로 사료내 복합생균제의 첨가 급여는 생산성을 증가시켰으며, 분뇨내 악취물질 발생량을 감소 시켰다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.10-21
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• 1992

The purpose of this study was to investigate the analgesic effect of eugenol, capsaicin and demethoxy-NE. Young adult cats, weighing 2.0 to 3.0kg, were used. Each animal was anesthetized (${\alpha}$-chloralose 60mg per kg body weight) and divided into four groups; control, eugenol, capsaicin and demethoxy-NE group. The anterior digastric muscles were exposed and a pair of electrodes was inserted to record the electromyograms. To expose the pulp, each canine teeth was prepared with a low speed bur under cooling and used for recording anterior digastric muscular EMGs evoked by noxious stimulation of dental pulp. To observe effects on jaw opening reflex, inferior alveolar nerve of both sides were exposed for drug application and wire electrodes were inserted in anterior digstric muscle for recording the EMGs. To observe effects on action potential, saphenous nerves of both sides were exposed and three tissue pools were made from surrounding tissue. The most distal pool was used for applying stimulation, the most proximal one for recording of action potential, and the other one for drug application. One side of inferior alveolar nerve and saphenous nerve were used for eugenol, capsaicin, or demethoxy-NE application, the other side of nerve for control experiments(only vehicle application). Anterior digastric muscular EMGs evoked by noxious stimulation of dental pulp were recorded before drug application, immediate after drug application, at 60 and 120 minutes, and 5 days after drug application. Action potentials were recorded before drug application, immediate after 30 minutes drug application, at 30, 60 and 120 minutes after drug had been washed out. The results were as follows; 1. Eugenol had a continuous blocking effect on the anterior digastric muscular EMGs evoked by noxious pulp stimulation and after 5 days, showed completely blocking effect. 2. After 5 days, demethoxy-NE applied to dental pulp had a considerable blocking effect on the jaw opening retlex evoked by noxious stimulation but capsaicin had no significant effect. 3. After 5 days, eugenol group showed the strongest blocking effect among the all experimental groups on the jaw opening reflex evoked by noxious stimulation of dental pulp and capsaicin group showed the weakest blocking effect. 4. Eugenol had a completely blocking effect on the action potential conductivity of peripheral nerve. Capsaicin and demethoxy-NE had the blocking effect on the action potential conductivity of ${\alpha}$-and C-nerve fibers. 5. Capsaicin, demethoxy-NE and eugenol applied to inferior alveolar nerve surppressed the jaw opening reflex evoked by noxious stimulation of dental pulp.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.139-149
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of angle change of forefoot's adhesive outsole on the electromyographic activity (EMG) of the erector spinae and selected lower limbs muscle during downhill walking over $-20^{\circ}$ ramp. Thirteen male university students (age: $25.4{\pm}3.9$ yrs, height: $176.2{\pm}5.1$ cm, weight: $717.4{\pm}105.0$ N) who have no musculoskeletal disorder were recruited as the subjects. To assess the myoelectric activities of selected muscles, six of surface EMG electrodes with on-site pre-amplification circuitry were attached to erector spinae (ES), rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), tibialis anterior (TA), lateral gastrocnemius (LG), and medial gastrocnemius (MG). To obtain maximum EMG levels of the selected muscles for normalization, five maximum effort isometric contraction were performed before the experimental trials. Each subject walked over $0^{\circ}$ and $20^{\circ}$ ramp with three different forefeet's EVA outsole (0, 10, $20^{\circ}$) in random order at a speed of $1.2{\pm}0.1$ m/s. For each trial being analyzed, five critical instants and four phases were identified from the recording. The results of this study showed that the average muscle activities of MG and LG decreased in $20^{\circ}$ shoes compared to $0^{\circ}$ and $10^{\circ}$ ones in the initial double limb stance (IDLS). In initial single limb stance (ISLS) phase, the average muscle activities of ES increased with the angle of forefoot's adhesive outsole, indicating that the increment of shoes' angle induce upper body to flex anteriorly in order to maintain balance of trunk. In terminal double limb stance (TDLS) phase, average muscle activities of TA significantly increased in $20^{\circ}$ outsole compared to $0^{\circ}$ and $10^{\circ}$ ones. There was no external forces acting on the right foot other than the gravity during terminal single limb stance (TSLS) phase, all muscles maintained moderate levels of activity.