• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of herbal medicine complex (HMC) containing Camellia sinensis L., Duchoesna chrysantha, Houttuynia cordata Thunberg, Poncirus trifoliata Rafinesque on skin inflammation and atopic dermatitis. First, we examined the anti-inflammatory effect of HMC in TNF-α induced human keratinocytes (HaCaT cell). Real-time PCR and western blotting were performed to evaluate the expression of inflammatory cytokines (e.g., iNOS, COX-2, IL-6, IL-8) mRNA and protein. Four-weeks old male NC/Nga mice were treated with 1% 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) solution and used as an atopic dermatitis mice model. And, HMC (200 mg/kg or 400 mg/kg) was administered directly into the stomach of mice for 4 weeks, and blood or serum analysis, tissue staining were performed after oral gavage. As a result HMC inhibited the mRNA expression of iNOS, COX-2, IL-6, and IL-8, which had been increased by TNF-α in HaCaT cells. In addition, the protein expression was also significantly suppressed in the same way as the mRNA expression results. The in vivo experiment results showed that, HMC administration reduced thickening of the epidermis and infiltration of eosinophil into the skin stratum basale compared to DNCB treatment. In addition, HMC administration significantly reduced the inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, and IL-13) production and immunocyte (white blood cell, lymphocyte, neutrophil, and eosinophil) count compared to DNCB treatment. Moreover, the serum IgE and histamine level was decreased by HMC administration. These results suggest that HMC can be used as effective herbal medicine extract for skin inflammation and atopic dermatitis. And this study may contribute to the development of the herbal medicine-based drug for the treatment of skin inflammation and atopic dermatitis.

• 디자인융복합연구
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.123-135
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• 2017

최근 모바일 헬스케어 서비스에서 걸음 수를 활용한 건강 관리가 보편화되고 있다. 또한 다양한 액티비티 트래커를 통해 더 정확하고 간편하게 걸음 수를 측정할 수 있게 되었다. 그럼에도, 액티비티 트래커가 대중화 되지 못하고 스마트폰의 페도미터 센서를 대체 활용하는 추세이다. 그래서 본 연구에서 실제 걸음 수 대비 스마트폰이 수집한 걸음 수가 실제 얼마나 차이가 나는지, 어떤 요인이 차이를 만드는지 밝히고자 하였다. 이를 위해 21명을 대상으로 7일간 스마트폰과 웨어러블 디바이스를 동시 활용한 걸음 수를 수집 하는 실험을 시행하였다. 그 결과, 웨어러블 대비, 스마트폰이 평균 62%의 걸음 수를 측정하는 것과 사용자별 편차가 큰 것을 발견하였다. 또한, 스마트폰 휴대 자각 정도가 높을수록 스마트폰의 측정 정확도가 높아지는 회귀모형을 도출하였다. 이를 통해 스마트폰 단독으로 걸음 수를 활용하는 헬스케어 서비스에서 실제 걸음 수와의 차이를 보정하는 계수로 활용할 수 있으리라 기대한다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.994-1004
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• 2021

Objective: To extract pulmonary and cardiovascular metrics from chest CTs of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) using a fully automated deep learning-based approach and assess their potential to predict patient management. Materials and Methods: All initial chest CTs of patients who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 at our emergency department between March 25 and April 25, 2020, were identified (n = 120). Three patient management groups were defined: group 1 (outpatient), group 2 (general ward), and group 3 (intensive care unit [ICU]). Multiple pulmonary and cardiovascular metrics were extracted from the chest CT images using deep learning. Additionally, six laboratory findings indicating inflammation and cellular damage were considered. Differences in CT metrics, laboratory findings, and demographics between the patient management groups were assessed. The potential of these parameters to predict patients' needs for intensive care (yes/no) was analyzed using logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curves. Internal and external validity were assessed using 109 independent chest CT scans. Results: While demographic parameters alone (sex and age) were not sufficient to predict ICU management status, both CT metrics alone (including both pulmonary and cardiovascular metrics; area under the curve [AUC] = 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.79-0.97) and laboratory findings alone (C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase, white blood cell count, and albumin; AUC = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.77-0.94) were good classifiers. Excellent performance was achieved by a combination of demographic parameters, CT metrics, and laboratory findings (AUC = 0.91; 95% CI = 0.85-0.98). Application of a model that combined both pulmonary CT metrics and demographic parameters on a dataset from another hospital indicated its external validity (AUC = 0.77; 95% CI = 0.66-0.88). Conclusion: Chest CT of patients with COVID-19 contains valuable information that can be accessed using automated image analysis. These metrics are useful for the prediction of patient management.

• Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2024

Purpose: Pertussis bacteria have many pathogenic and virulent antigens and severe adverse reactions have occurred when using inactivated whole-cell pertussis vaccines. Therefore, inactivated acellular pertussis (aP) vaccines and genetically detoxified recombinant pertussis (rP) vaccines are being developed. The aim of this study was to assess the safety profile of a novel rP vaccine under development in comparison to commercial diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccines. Materials and Methods: The two positive control DTaP vaccines (two- and tri-components aP vaccines) and two experimental recombinant DTaP (rDTaP) vaccine (two- and tri-components aP vaccines adsorbed to either aluminum hydroxide or purified oat beta-glucan) were used. Temperature histamine sensitization test (HIST), indirect Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell cluster assay, mouse-weight-gain (MWG) test, leukocytosis promoting (LP) test, and intramuscular inflammatory cytokine assay of the injection site performed for safety assessments. Results: HIST results showed absence of residual pertussis toxin (PTx) in both control and experimental DTaP vaccine groups, whereas in groups immunized with tri-components vaccines, the experimental tri-components rDTaP absorbed to alum showed an ultra-small amount of 0.0066 IU/mL. CHO cell clustering was observed from 4 IU/mL in all groups. LP tests showed that neutrophils and lymphocytes were in the normal range in all groups immunized with the two components vaccine. However, in the tri-components control DTaP vaccine group, as well as two- and tri-components rDTaP with beta-glucan group, a higher monocyte count was observed 3 days after vaccination, although less than 2 times the normal range. In the MWG test, both groups showed changes less than 20% in body temperature and body weight before the after the final immunizations. Inflammatory cytokines within the muscle at the injection site on day 3 after intramuscular injection revealed no significant response in all groups. Conclusion: There were no findings associated with residual PTx, and no significant differences in both local and systemic adverse reactions in the novel rDTaP vaccine compared to existing available DTaP vaccines. The results suggest that the novel rDTaP vaccine is safe.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2000

Objective: The effects of cryopreservation with or without coculture on the in vitro development of blastomere-biopsied 8-cell mouse embryos were investigated. This experimental study was originally designed for the setup of a preclinical mouse model for the preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in human. Methods: Eight-cell embryos were obtained after in vitro fertilization (IVF) from F1 hybrid mice (C57BL(표현불가)/CBA(표현불가)). Using micromanipulation, one to four blastomeres were aspirated through a hole made in the zona pellucida by zona drilling (ZD) with acid Tyrode's solution (ATS). A slow-freezing and rapid-thawing protocol with 1.5M dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and 0.1M sucrose as cryoprotectant was used for the cryopreservation of blastomere- biopsied 8-cell mouse embryos. After thawing, embryos were cultured for 110 hours in Ham's F-10 supplemented with 0.4% bovine serum albumin (BSA). In the coculture group, embryos were cultured for 110 hours on the monolayer of Vero cells in the same medium. The blastocyst formation was recorded, and the embryos developed beyond blastocyst stage were stained with 10% Giemsa to count the total number of nuclei in each embryo. Results: The survival rate of embryos after cryopreservation was significantly lower in the blastomere-biopsied (7/8, 6/8, 5/8, and 4/8 embryos) groups than in the non-biopsied, zona intact (ZI) group. Without the coculture, the blastocyst formation rate of embryos after cryopreservation was not significantly different among ZI, the zona drilling only (ZD), and the balstomere-biopsied groups, but it was significantly lower than in the non-cryopreserved control group. The mean number of cells in embryos beyond blastocyst stage was significantly higher in the control group ($50.2{\pm}14.0$) than in 6/8 ($26.5{\pm}6.2$), 5/8 ($25.0{\pm}5.5$), and 4/8 ($17.8{\pm}7.8$) groups. With the coculture using Vero cells, the blastocyst formation rate of embryos after cryopreservation was significantly lower in 5/8 and 4/8 groups, compared with the control, 7/8, and 6/8 groups. The mean number of cells in embryos beyond blastocyst stage was also significantly lower in 4/8 group ($25.9{\pm}10.2$), compared with the control ($50.2{\pm}14.0$), 7/8 ($56.0{\pm}22.2$), and 6/8 ($55.3{\pm}25.5$) groups. Conclusion: After cryopreservation, blastomere-biopsied mouse embryos have a significantly impaired developmental competence in vitro, but this detrimental effect might be prevented by the coculture with Vero cells in 8-cell mouse embryos biopsied one or two blastomeres. Biopsy of mouse embryos after ZD with ATS is a safe and highly efficient preclinical model for PGD of human embryos.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.375-395
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• 2006

Purpose: Lingual nerve (LN) damage may be caused by either tumor resection or injury such as wisdom tooth extraction, Although autologous nerve graft is sometimes used to repair the damaged nerve, it has the disadvantage of necessity of another operation for nerve harvesting. Moreover, the results of nerve grafting is not satisfactory. The nerve growth factor (NGF) is well-known to play a critical role in peripheral nerve regeneration and its local delivery to the injured nerve has been continuously tried to enhance nerve regeneration. However, its application has limitations like repeated administration due to short half life of 30 minutes and an in vivo delivery model must allow for direct and local delivery. The aim of this study was to construct a well-functioning $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus for the ultimate development of improved method to promote peripheral nerve regeneration with enhanced and extended secretion of hNGF from the injured nerve by injecting $rhNGF-{\beta}$ gene directly into crush-injured LN in rat model. Materials and Methods: $hNGF-{\beta}$ gene was prepared from fetal brain cDNA library and cloned into E1/E3 deleted adenoviral vector which contains green fluorescence protein (GFP) gene as a reporter. After large scale production and purification of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, transfection efficiency and its expression at various cells (primary cultured Schwann cells, HEK293 cells, Schwann cell lines, NIH3T3 and CRH cells) were evaluated by fluorescent microscopy, RT-PCR, ELISA, immunocytochemistry. Furthermore, the function of rhNGF-beta, which was secreted from various cells infected with $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, was evaluated using neuritogenesis of PC-12 cells. For in vivo evaluation of efficacy of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus, the LNs of 8-week old rats were exposed and crush-injured with a small hemostat for 10 seconds. After the injury, $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus($2{\mu}l,\;1.5{\times}10^{11}pfu$) or saline was administered into the crushed site in the experimental (n=24) and the control group (n=24), respectively. Sham operation of another group of rats (n=9) was performed without administration of either saline or adenovirus. The taste recovery and the change of fungiform papilla were studied at 1, 2, 3 and 4 weeks. Each of the 6 animals was tested with different solutions (0.1M NaCl, 0.1M sucrose, 0.01M QHCl, or 0.01M HCl) by two-bottle test paradigm and the number of papilla was counted using SEM picture of tongue dorsum. LN was explored at the same interval as taste study and evaluated electro-physiologically (peak voltage and nerve conduction velocity) and histomorphometrically (axon count, myelin thickness). Results: The recombinant adenovirus vector carrying $rhNGF-{\beta}$ was constructed and confirmed by restriction endonuclease analysis and DNA sequence analysis. GFP expression was observed in 90% of $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected cells compared with uninfected cells. Total mRNA isolated from $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected cells showed strong RT-PCR band, however uninfected or LacZ recombinant adenovirus infected cells did not. NGF quantification by ELISA showed a maximal release of $18865.4{\pm}310.9pg/ml$ NGF at the 4th day and stably continued till 14 days by $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected Schwann cells. PC-12 cells exposed to media with $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus infected Schwann cell revealed at the same level of neurite-extension as the commercial NGF did. $rhNGF-{\beta}$ adenovirus injected experimental groups in comparison to the control group exhibited different taste preference ratio. Salty, sweet and sour taste preference ratio were significantly different after 2 weeks from the beginning of the experiment, which were similar to the sham group, but not to the control group.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.9-20
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• 1999

The genetic defects in human gametes and embryos can cause adverse effects on overall reproductive events. Biopsy of embryos for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) offers a new possibility of having children free of the genetic disease. In addition, advanced embryo culture method may enhance the effectiveness of embryo biopsy for the practical application of PGD. This experimental study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of coculture on the development in vitro of biopsied mouse embryos as a preclinical model for PGD of human embryos. Embryos were obtained after in vitro fertilization (IVF) from F1 hybrid mice (C57BLfemale/CBAmale). Using micromanipulation, 1, 2, 3 or 4 blastomeres of 8-cell stage embryos were aspirated through a hole made in the zona pellucida by zona drilling (ZD) with acidic Tyrode's solution (ATS). After biopsy of blastomeres, embryos were cultured in vitro for 110 hours in Ham's F-10 supplemented with 0.4% BSA or cocultured on the monolayer of Vero cells in the same medium. The frequence of blastocyst formation were recorded, and the embryos beyond blastocyst stage were stained with 10% Giemsa to count the total number of nuclei in each embryo. There was no significant difference in the blastocyst formation between the zona intact control group and the zona drilling (ZD) only, or biopsied groups. The hatching rate of all the treatment groups except 4/8 group was significantly higher than that of control group. In all the treatment groups, there was a significant reduction in the mean cell number of embryos beyond blastocyst stage ($50.2{\pm}14.0$ in control group vs. $41.2{\pm}7.9$ in ZD, $39.3{\pm}8.8$ in 7/8, $29.7{\pm}6.4$ in 6/8, $25.1{\pm}5.7$ in 5/8, and $22.1{\pm}4.3$ in 4/8 groups, p<0.05). When the same treatments were followed by coculture with Vero cells, a similar pattern was seen in the blastocyst formation and the hatching rate. However, in all the treatment groups, there was a significant increase in the mean cell number of embryos beyond blastocyst stage with coculture, compared with the parallel groups without coculture. In the cleavage rate of biopsied blastomeres cultured for 110 hours after IVF, there was no significant difference between coculture and non-coculture groups (87.2% vs. 78.7%). However, the mean cell number of embryos developed from the biopsied blastomeres was significantly higher in coculture group ($11.5{\pm}4.7\;vs.\;5.9{\pm}1.9$, p<0.05). In conclusion, biopsy of mouse embryos after ZD with ATS is a safe and highly efficient method for PGD, and coculture with Vero cells showed a positive effect on the development in vitro of biopsied mouse embryos and blastomeres as a preclinical model for PGD of human embryos.

• Ultrasonography
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.132-142
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• 2013

목적: 전립선암 (PC-3, LNCaP)의 이종이식쥐 모델에서 초음파 조영제를 이용하여 측정한 시간-신호강도 곡선을 통해 얻은 역학적 변수를 조직병리적 변수와 비교하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 20마리의 누드마우스에 인간전립선암세포(15 PC-3, 5 LNCaP)를 다리에 주입하여 이종이식쥐 모델을 제작하였다. 이후 $500{\mu}L$의 2세대 초음파 조영제인 Sonovue를 후안와정맥을 통해 주입하였다. 관심영역은 종양의 전체를 포함할 수 있게 그린 후, 시간-신호강도 곡선을 얻고 이를 감마변량함수에 적합시켰다. 최고신호강도(A), 최고도달시간 (Tp), 최고유입률 (washin), 최고 유출률 (washout), 50초까지의 곡선하면적 ($AUC_{50}$), 유입기면적 ($AUC_{in}$), 유출기면적 ($AUC_{out}$) 등을 감마변량함수에서 도출하였다. VEGF와 CD31에 대한 면역조직화학염색법을 시행하였고, 종양부피, 시야당 VEGF 면적백분율, CD31 양성 미세혈관수 (MVD) 등을 계산한 후 이를 시간신호강도에서 얻은 역학적 변수와 상관성을 조사하였다. 결과: PC-3 와 LNCaP간 동적 및 조직병리학적 변수의 통계적 차이는 없었다. MVD는 A (r=0.625, p=0.003), washin (r=0.462, p=0.040), AUC (r=0.604, p=0.005), $AUC_{out}$ (r=0.587, p=0.007) 과 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 또한 종양부피와 $AUC_{50}$ (r=0.481, p=0.032), washin(r=0.662, p=0.001), $AUC_{out}$ (r=0.547, p=0.012) 도 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였으며, washout은 MVD (r=-0.454, p=0.044) 및 종양부피 (r=-0.464, p=0.039)에 모두 음의 상관관계를 보였다. 그러나 시야당 VEGF 면적백분율은 역학적 변수와 유의한 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 결론: MVD는 다수의 역학적 변수와 상관관계를 보였다. 초음파 조영제를 이용한 초음파는 전립선암 동물모델에서 종양의 혈관성을 예측할 수 있는 가능성을 보였다.

• 지능정보연구
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.149-169
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• 2020

현 정부의 주요 국책사업 중 하나인 도시재생 뉴딜사업은 매년 100 곳씩, 5년간 500곳을대상으로 50조를 투자하여 낙후된 지역을 개발하는 것으로 언론과 지자체의 높은 이목이 집중되고 있다. 그러나, 현재 이 사업모델은 면적 규모에 따라 "우리동네 살리기, 주거정비지원형, 일반근린형, 중심시가지형, 경제기반형" 등 다섯 가지로 나뉘어 추진되어 그 지역 본래의 특성을 반영하지 못하고 있다. 국내 도시재생 성공 키워드는 "주민 참여", "지역특화" "부처협업", "민관협력"이다. 성공 키워드에 따르면 지자체에서 정부에게 도시재생 사업을 제안할 때 지역주민, 민간기업의 도움과 함께 도시의 특성을 정확히 이해하고 도시의 특성에 어울리는 방향으로 사업을 추진하는 것이 가장 중요하다는 것을 알 수 있다. 또한 도시재생 사업 후 발생하는 부작용 중 하나인 젠트리피케이션 문제를 고려하면 그 지역 특성에 맞는 도시재생 유형을 선정하여 추진하는 것이 중요하다. 이에 본 연구는 '도시재생 뉴딜 사업' 방법론의 한계점을 보완하기 위해, 기존 서울시가 지역 특성에 기반하여 추진하고 있는 "2025 서울시 도시재생 전략계획"의 도시재생 유형을 참고하여 도시재생 사업지에 맞는 도시재생 유형을 추천하는 시스템을 머신러닝 알고리즘을 활용하여 제안하고자 한다. 서울시 도시재생 유형은 "저이용저개발, 쇠퇴낙후, 노후주거, 역사문화자원 특화" 네 가지로 분류된다 (Shon and Park, 2017). 지역 특성을 파악하기 위해 총 4가지 도시재생 유형에 대해 사업이 진행된 22개의 지역에 대한 뉴스 미디어 10만여건의 텍스트 데이터를 수집하였다. 수집된 텍스트를 이용하여 도시재생 유형에 따른 지역별 주요 키워드를 도출하고 토픽모델링을 수행하여 유형별 차이가 있는 지 탐색해 보았다. 다음 단계로 주어진 텍스트를 기반으로 도시재생 유형을 추천하는 추천시스템 구축을 위해 텍스트 데이터를 벡터로 변환하여 머신러닝 분류모델을 개발하였고, 이를 검증한 결과 97% 정확도를 보였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 제안하는 추천 시스템은 도시재생 사업을 진행하는 과정에서 신규 사업지의 지역 특성에 기반한 도시재생 유형을 추천할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2013

본 연구는 prebiotics와 probiotics가 in vitro 배양조건에서 돼지 장내 미생물 및 발효산물에 미치는 영향에 대하여 검토 하였다. prebiotics로써 이소말토-올리고당(IMO), 부분분해 치커리이눌린(CI), 라피노스(RA), 사이클로덱스트린(CD)을 사용하였으며 probiotics로는 Lactobacillus reuteri를 사용하였다. In vitro 발효시험은 육성돈 사료를 소화효소로 가수분해 시킨 사료와 5%의 돈분 그리고 prebiotics와 probiotics를 첨가 또는 무첨가하여 24시간 동안 배양시켰다. 배양 후 발효액 내의 미생물, 가스, pH, 암모니아, 황화수소, 단쇄지방산을 분석하였다. 엔테로박테리아는 prebiotics와 probiotics 첨가구가 대조구와 비교하여 유의적으로 감소하였으며, 락토바실러스 수는 유의적으로 증가하였다. 발효액의 pH는 대조구에 비하여 첨가구에서 낮았으며 prebiotics보다 prebiotics+probiotics 첨가구에서 더욱 낮았다. 암모니아, 황화수소 및 스카톨의 농도는 prebiotics+probiotics 구보다 prebiotics 첨가시 유의적으로 감소하였다. 단쇄지방산은 prebiotics 보다 prebiotics+probiotics 구에서 유의적으로 많이 생성되었다. 본 시험의 결과 prebiotics 첨가는 암모니아, 황화수소 및 스카톨의 농도를 감소시키는데 효과가 있었으며, prebiotics+probiotics는 유산균과 단쇄지방산의 농도를 증가시키는 효과가 있었다. In vitro에서 얻어진 실험 결과가 실제로 돼지에 급여 시 같은 결과가 얻어질런지에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.