• BMB Reports
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• 제48권10호
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• pp.577-582
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• 2015

Cyclopia subternata is a medicinal plant commonly used in traditional medicine to relieve pain. Here, the anticoagulant effects of scolymoside, an active compound in C. subternata, were examined by monitoring activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prothrombin time (PT), and the activities of thrombin and activated factor X (FXa). The effects of scolymoside on plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) expression were evaluated in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-activated human endothelial cells. Treatment with scolymoside resulted in prolonged aPTT and PT and the inhibition of thrombin and FXa activities and production. In addition, scolymoside inhibited thrombin-catalyzed fibrin polymerization and platelet aggregation. Scolymoside also elicited anticoagulant effects in mice, including a significant reduction in the PAI-1 to t-PA ratio. Collectively, these findings indicate that scolymoside possesses anticoagulant activities and could be developed as a novel anticoagulant.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2024

Lupus anticoagulant hypoprothrombinemia syndrome (LAHPS) is a rare entity characterized by the presence of lupus anticoagulant (LA) and prothrombin (factor II) deficiency. It may cause severe bleeding contrary to classical antiphospholipid syndrome. Here, we report a case of LAHPS presenting with a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst in a 17-year-old girl with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis. She had been followed up for 8 years. Her first manifestation of SLE was prolonged gingival bleeding after tooth extraction at 9 years of age. During the follow-up period, she had neither severe bleeding nor thrombotic complications despite a positive LA and a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). At this visit, the patient presented with colicky abdominal pain, a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst, a prolonged prothrombin time, a prolonged aPTT, a low factor II level, and a positive LA, leading to the diagnosis of LAHPS. While a hemorrhagic ovarian cyst resolved completely in 3 months, she received oral pill, transfusions of red blood cells and plasma, and intravenous cyclophosphamide pulse therapy in combination with glucocorticoids due to persistent menorrhagia, anemia, prolonged aPTT, and lupus flaring. Thus, LAHPS needs to be considered in SLE patients with positive LA and prolonged aPTT.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.613-619
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• 2006

[ $MIEX^{(R)}$ ]와 응집에 의한 분자량 크기별 제거특성에서는 10 kDa 미만의 유기물질에 대해서는 $MIEX^{(R)}$ 처리가 우수한 제거능을 나타내었으나, 10 kDa 이상의 유기물질은 응집 공정에서 높은 제거능을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 막의 공극 크기에 대한 투과 flux 실험결과 UF 공정에 비하여 MF 공정에서의 투과 flux 감소율이 낮게 나타나고 있으며, MF 공정에 적용된 전처리 공정중 $MIEX^{(R)}+MF$ 공정의 경우 응집+MF 공정에 비하여 투과 flux 감소율이 낮게 나타나고 있다. $MIEX^{(R)}+UF$ 공정의 경우 입자상 물질의 존재 유무에 상관없이 flux 감소율은 거의 유사하게 나타났으나, 응집+UF 공정의 경우에는 용존성 유기물질만이 존재하는 시수에 비하여 입자상 물질이 존재하는 경우 투과 flux 감소율은 작게 나타났다. 응집 공정의 적용 후 다양한 입도분포 변화가 발생하였으며, pH 7에서 $MIEX^{(R)}$ 입자의 제타전위 측정결과 $MIEX^{(R)}$ 입자의 전하는 평균 -2.3 mV로 나타나 전기화학적으로 입자상 물질의 흡착이 가능하며 $MIEX^{(R)}$가 침전됨에 따라 입자상 물질이 sweep되어 입도분포 변화를 보였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.425-432
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• 2015

각각의 나라는 민족의 공감성과 문화성이 깃든 고유의 술을 가지고 있으며, 우리나라에는 고유의 전통주 막걸리(탁주)가 있다. 본 연구에서는 주박을 이용한 고부가가치 향장소재 개발을 목표로, 상업적 시설에서 대량생산된 우국생 주박의 ethanol 및 열수 추출물로부터 n-hexane, ethylacetate, butanol을 이용한 순차적 유기용매 분획물과 물 잔류물을 조제한 후, 이들의 혈액응고 저해활성, 혈소판 응집저해 활성 및 인간 적혈구 용혈활성 및 항산화 활성을 평가하였다. 우국생 주박의 수분함량은 80.3%, pH 3.94, brix 13.0 및 알코올 함량은 약 1.8%이었으며, ethanol 추출의 경우 추출효율은 6.62%로 열수 추출의 2.1%보다 3.15배 높은 수율을 나타내었다. 총폴리페놀 및 총플라보노이드 함량 분석결과 주박 ethanol 추출물의 ethylacetate 분획물에서 가장 높은 함량을 나타내었으며, 특히 폴리페놀 함량은 매우 높게 나타났다(128 mg/g). 혈액응고 저해활성을 평가한 결과, ethanol 추출물의 ethylacetate 분획물에서는 5 mg/ml 농도에서 TT, PT, aPTT 모두 15배 이상의 연장된 응고시간을 나타내어 매우 강력한 thrombin, prothrombin 및 coagulation factor 저해활성을 나타내었다. 혈소판 응집저해능 평가에서는 ethanol 추출물의 butanol 분획 및 물 잔류물에서 항혈전제로 사용되고 있는 aspirin 보다 우수한 응집저해능을 확인하였다. 상기 10종 시료들은 0.5 mg/ml 농도까지 적혈구 용혈활성이 나타나지 않았으며, 양호한 radical 소거능을 나타내었다. 본 연구결과는 사료 및 비료로 활용되고 있는 우국생 주박의 활성분획물을 이용하는 경우 고부가가치 항혈전제 개발이 가능함을 제시하고 있다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.323-334
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• 2021

Pilot-scale coagulation and sedimentation processes were operated to investigate the T-P (Total phosphorus) removal efficiency. A multiple regression model was also derived to predict the water quality improvement effect with river water characteristics. The inflow rates for the pilot-scale facility were 157-576 m³/day, and the coagulant doses were in the range of 13.7-58.5 mg/L (average 38.9 mg/L) for PAC (Poly alum chloride) and 16.5-62.1 mg/L (average 36.0 mg/L) for alum. The results found that the influent BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand) and T-P concentrations were 4.9 mg/L and 0.115 mg/L, and the removal efficiencies were 52.7% and 59.4%, respectively. T-P removal efficiencies on wet weather days were higher by 10% than dry weather days because influent solids influenced T-P's coagulation process. The pH of river water was 6.9-7.8, and the average pH was 7.3. Although the pH variation was not significant, the trend showed that the treatment efficiency of T-P and PO₄-P removal increased. Thus, the pH range considered in this study seems to be appropriate for the coagulation process, which is essential for phosphorous removal. The T-P removal efficiencies were 19.6-93.3% (average 59.2%) for PAC and 16.4-98.5%(average 55.9%) for alum; thus, both coagulants showed similar results. Furthermore, the average coagulant doses were similar at 42.4 mg/L for PAC and 41.3 mg/L for alum. When the T-P concentration of the effluent was compared by the [Al]/[P] ratio, the phosphorus concentration of the treated water decreased with an increasing [Al]/[P] ratio, and the lowest T-P concentration range appeared at the [Al]/[P] ratio of 10-30. A seasonal multiple regression analysis equations were derived from the relationships between 10 independent and dependent variables (T-P concentration of effluent). This study could help lake water quality maintenance, reduce eutrophication, and improve direction settings for urban planning, especially plans related to developing waterfront cities.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.408-411
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• 2013

After radical excision of a tumor in the maxillofacial area, functional and esthetic reconstruction is needed, including flap surgery. Among the many etiologies of flap failure, venous thrombosis is one of the most frequent. Heparin is used routinely in the effort to avoid development of venous thrombosis. In rare cases, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) type II occurs due to exposure to heparin. Heparin attached to platelet factor 4 forms a PF4/heparin-immunoglobulin G immune complex on platelet surfaces. This complex activates platelets, which leads to multiple coagulation in venous and arterial blood. We report here on a rare occurrence of HIT type II following fibula free flap surgery.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.689-696
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• 2008

In a water treatment process a complete and homogeneous dispersion of the coagulants in the raw water could be most important factor. This research was performed to evaluate coagulation performance of the in-line-orifice mixer which was recently introduced as a rapid mixing device. The test was to determine the actual coagulant dispersion distribution on the overall cross-section at a distance of 1.6~3D from the chemical injection point by measuring zeta potential. From the results of zeta potential test, it was shown that the coagulant dispersion within the in-line orifice mixer was occurred very unevenly. The results have confirmed that it is necessary to increase the velocity of coagulants injection or pressurized water rates, in order to reduce nonuniform distribution of chemicals.

• 약학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.666-670
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• 1995

The plasmin activity of euglobulin fraction treated with earthworm extract(EWE) increased concentration dependently when EWE(0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mg each) were added to normal plasma. It was shown that lumbrokinase in EWE may be moved to euglobulin fraction and activated plasminogen. Also anticoagulation and fibbrinolysis were studied when EWE(7.5, 30 and 120 mg/kg) were added to rat model. Prothrombin time (PT) were 19.7${\pm}$ 3.8, 22.5${\pm}$ 2.5 and 24.5${\pm}$ 5.0sec. activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) were 25.7${\pm}$ 5.9, 28.7${\pm}$ 5.2 and 36.5${\pm}$ 19.1 sec. After 15 days, the production of D-dimer were 242.3${\pm}$ 47.4, 250.0${\pm}$ 11.9 and 205.8${\pm}$ 12.2mg/ml plasma, respectively. These data showed that EWE acted on the coagulation factor of intrinsic and extrinsic system.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2011

Originally, vitamin K was defined as a factor for blood coagulation. Now more attention is focused on vitamin K for bone metabolism and bone health. Vitamin K is a coenzyme for glutamate carboxylase which converts glutamate residues to ${\gamma}$-carboxyglutamate(Gla) residues. Gla residues have calcium binding ability and bound to hydroxyapatite crystals in bone. Vitamin K promotes the carboxylation of osteocalcin and matrix Gla-protein, vitamin K-dependent proteins and improves bone mineral density and bone mass. Vitamin K deficiency causes reductions in bone mineral density and increases the risk of osteoporotic bone fractures, resulting from undercarboxylated osteocalcin. This paper is to provide a brief information of vitamin K and its role in bone health.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2010

Until now, research reports that it is difficult for brokenup floc after coagulation to reaggregate and settling efficiency of reaggregated floc is relatively low have dominated in water treatment process. In contrast, from recent study conducted by the French researcher, because the density of the reaggregated floc was higher than the previous floc, the settling efficiency of reaggregated floc increased. In this study, 15 times wet test were carried out and the removal efficiency of reagrregated floc was considerably increased. Moreover, this result was explained using the turbulent model for the flow occurred around the floc. Consequently, in the case of suitable hydrodynamic condition for the reaggregation, the characteristics of the reaggregated floc was changed into the favorable condition for improvement of settling efficiency. Also, the most important factor for reaggregation of floc was governed by hydrodynamic shear stress.