• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.598-606
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• 1997

1994년 9월부러 1995년 8월까지 일년동안 부천 세종병원에서 시행된 승모판막질환 수술은 총 136례였으 며 이중 인공판륜을 사용하여 판막성형술을 시행된 44례를 대상으로 평가하였다 이 44례의 평균 연령은 38.2세(범위: 5세~63세)였으며 남성이 18례 여성이 26례였다, 사용된 인공판륜은 Carpentier ring이 32례, Dmm ring 이 12례였다. 판막질환의 원인은 류마치스가 30례(68%), 퇴행성 질환에 기인한 것이 13례(30%)였으며, 1례는 선천성 승 모판 부전증이었다. 판막질환의 형태로 보면 승모판막부전증이 33례(76%),승모판 협착증이 2 례(5%), 승모판 협착부전증이 9례(19%) 있었다. Carpentier의 기능적 분류는 I형이 5례(11%), II형이 24례(55%), III형이 4례(9%) 있었으며, II형과 III형의 혼합형이 11례(25%)에서 관찰되었고, 매 환자당 평균 3.7가지의 병변이 있었다. 승모판에 시행한 수술 수기는 전례에서 인공판륜성형술을 시행하였으며 한 환자 당 평균 3.4가지의 수기 를 사용하였다. 수술 사망은 2례에서 발생하였으며, 수술 후 승모판 부전증이 진행되어 2주에 시행한 재수술이 일 례 있 었다. 12개월의 추적 관찰에서 수술 전후의 NYHA 기능적 鈞畢\ulcorner평균 3.0에서 1.3으로 개선되었다. 심장 초음파 검사에서 술후의 승모판 면적은 2.07$\pm$0.11 cm2(평균 $\pm$ 표준오차)이었으며, 좌심실 수축력의 호전을 보였고, 판막부전의 정도는 전혀 판막부전 소견이 없어진 경우가 23례(53%), 경미한 폐쇄부전이 있는 경우가 18례(42%)였고, II도 부전의 소견을 보인 례가 2례(5%) 있었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제38권10호
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• pp.817-826
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• 2005

Recently it has been reported that vitamin A and retinol binding proteins (RBPs) in blood and urine were changed in the condition of diabetes mellitus or hyperlipidemia. Fruits and vegetables are recommended to consume for the people suffered from these chronic degenerative diseases. The main components of fruits and vegetables are dietary fibers, for example cellulose and pectin, of which function to affect the absorption and excretion of dietary fat and fat-soluble substances. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary fibers on RBPs mRNA expression in liver, small intestine and serum of rat fed high fat diet during 4 weeks. Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 121g on average, were divided into four groups; (Control; $17\%$ fat & cellulose supplement diet, HF0: $25\%$ fat & fiber free diet, B:.Uc: $25\%$ fat & cellulose supplement diet and HF0: $25\%$ fat & pectin supplement diet) . The rats fed high fat diet groups (HF0, HFC, HFP) tended to consume the food less than the control group, but FER of HF0 groups was significantly higher than the control (p < 0.05) . The weight of adrenal gland in high fat diet groups (HF0, HFC, HFP) was significantly less than the control. Total lipid in feces daily excreted and in liver did not show any significant differences among the groups. Total cholesterol in HFP group was significantly different from that of HFC group. Serum total cholesterol and triglyceride in other group tended to lower than other groups and HDL cholesterol higher. Consequently, AI (atherogenic index) was the lowest in HFP group. Vit A contents in feces daily excreted tended to lower in high fat diet groups (HF0, HFP) compared to the control group. That content in adrenal gland was the lowest in HF0 group, but not in liver. In HFP group were down-regulated cRBPI mRNA in liver and cRBPII mRNA in small intestine and up-regulated RBP and transthyretin expression in serum compared to the other groups. In conclusion, dietary fibers, especially pectin, in high fat diet might down-regulate the expression of CRBP I, CRBP II mRNA in liver and small intestine, but increase the secretion of RBP into serum and therefore inhance the bioavailability of Vit A through the body. (Korean J Nutrition 38(10): 817$\sim$826,2005)

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제60권5호
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• pp.577-583
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• 2017

Objective : Laminoplasty is an effective surgical method for treating cervical degenerative disease. However, postoperative complications such as kyphosis, restriction of neck motion, and instability are often reported. Despite sufficient preoperative lordosis, this procedure often aggravates the lordotic curve of the cervical spine and straightens cervical alignment. Hence, it is important to examine preoperative risk factors associated with postoperative kyphotic alignment changes. Our study aimed to investigate preoperative radiologic parameters associated with kyphotic deformity post laminoplasty. Methods : We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 49 patients who underwent open door laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) at Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital between January 2011 and December 2015. Inclusion criteria were as follows : 1) preoperative diagnosis of OPLL or CSM, 2) no previous history of cervical spinal surgery, cervical trauma, tumor, or infection, 3) minimum of one-year follow-up post laminoplasty with proper radiologic examinations performed in outpatient clinics, and 4) cases showing C7 and T1 vertebral body in the preoperative cervical sagittal plane. The radiologic parameters examined included C2-C7 Cobb angles, T1 slope, C2-C7 sagittal vertical axis (SVA), range of motion (ROM) from C2-C7, segmental instability, and T2 signal change observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Clinical factors examined included preoperative modified Japanese Orthopedic Association scores, disease classification, duration of symptoms, and the range of operation levels. Results : Mean preoperative sagittal alignment was $13.01^{\circ}$ lordotic; $6.94^{\circ}$ lordotic postoperatively. Percentage of postoperative kyphosis was 80%. Patients were subdivided into two groups according to postoperative Cobb angle change; a control group (n=22) and kyphotic group (n=27). The kyphotic group consisted of patients with more than $5^{\circ}$ kyphotic angle change postoperatively. There were no differences in age, sex, C2-C7 Cobb angle, T1 slope, C2-C7 SVA, ROM from C2-C7, segmental instability, or T2 signal change. Multiple regression analysis revealed T1 slope had a strong relationship with postoperative cervical kyphosis. Likewise, correlation analysis revealed there was a statistical significance between T1 slope and postoperative Cobb angle change (p=0.035), and that there was a statistically significant relationship between T1 slope and C2-C7 SVA (p=0.001). Patients with higher preoperative T1 slope demonstrated loss of lordotic curvature postoperatively. Conclusion : Laminoplasty has a high probability of aggravating sagittal balance of the cervical spine. T1 slope is a good predictor of postoperative kyphotic changes of the cervical spine. Similarly, T1 slope is strongly correlated with C2-C7 SVA.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.833-845
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• 2021

Parkinson's syndrome is a degenerative brain disease that presents characteristic motor symptoms of tremor, rigidity, and gait disturbance. In addition to these motor symptoms, Parkinson's syndrome also presents non-motor symptoms (NMSs) such as sleep disturbance and cognitive decline. NMSs reduce patient's quality of life and psychosocial functioning and cause economic burden on the patient, so appropriate evaluation and treatment are required. Lewy body dementia is one of the several diseases belonging to Parkinson's syndrome. Its symptoms such as cognitive function, memory impairment, and hallucinations occur with Parkinsonism. Although drug therapy is being used with drug treatment to treat non-motor symptoms, it has limitations such as side effects, which stimulated interest in other complementary treatment methods such as oriental medicine treatment, dance, and yoga. The patient in this case complained of tremor in the right upper extremity, muscle hypertension and pain, and persistent vision, memory, and cognitive decline. The patient was diagnosed with probable Lewy body dementia. The patient was hospitalized for 4 months and received acupuncture and herbal medicines. After treatment, the patient's NMS scale scores decreased from 90 to 63, and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale scores (summed I, II, and III) decreased from 17 points to 8 points. The Beck Depression Inventory score decreased from 22 points to 13 points. In addition, the patient's subjective evaluation revealed improvement. In this case, a patient diagnosed with probable Lewy body dementia who did not respond to the standard treatment and did not want to take medications showed improvement in not only motor symptoms but also NMSs after integrative Korean medicine treatment.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1455-1460
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• 2018

최근 들어 급속한 고령화 사회가 진행되고 있으며 이로 인해 골관절염과 골다공증 등의 퇴행성 골질환 환자수도 동반하여 증가하고 있다. 따라서 고령화에 따른 골관련 질환의 새로운 제어와 치료법 개발을 위해 성체줄기세포의 골세포 분화유도를 활용한 재생의학도 활발히 연구되고 있다. 또한 관련 연구에서 줄기세포의 분화과정에서 미토콘드리아의 산화적인산화가 중요하다고 알려지고 있다. 흥미롭게도 최근 연구에서 아스피린의 주성분인 salicylate가 동물세포의 미토콘드리아 생합성을 증진시키는 효과가 보고되었다. 그러나 성체줄기세포에서 salicylate가 골세포분화나 미토콘드리아 생합성을 유도할 수 있는지에 대한 연구결과는 미비한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 인체 골막 유래의 성체줄기세포를 이용하여 골세포분화나 미토콘드리아 생합성에 대한 salicylate의 영향을 분석하였다. 골막 유래 성체줄기세포의 골세포 분화유도 과정에 동반한 salicylate 처리는 잘 알려진 골세포분화 표지자인 alkaline phosphatase의 활성을 증가시키는 결과를 본 연구에서 얻었다. 이러한 연구결과는 salicylate가 줄기세포로부터 골세포로의 분화를 조절할 수 있는 물질이 될 수 있음을 제시한다. 또한 이러한 골세포 분화과정에서 미토콘드리아 생합성도 salicylate 처리에 의해 증가됨이 관찰되었다. 따라서, 미토콘드리아 생합성이나 기능을 조절하는 물질이 성체줄기세포의 골세포 분화과정에도 영향을 줄 수 있으며, 이러한 물질이 골세포분화나 재생의학의 새로운 조절 물질로 응용될 수 있음을 제시한다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2019

본 연구는 좋은 죽음을 맞이하고 싶어 하는 사람에게 웰다잉을 하지 못하도록 저해하는 요인이 무엇인지 파악하고자 한다. 연구대상은 전국 17개 시와 도의 만 19세 이상 만 75세 미만의 성인 1,000명을 대상으로 선정하였다. 설문구성은 일반적 특성 4문항과 리커트의 7점 척도를 활용한 웰다잉의 저해요인과 관련된 20문항으로 구성하였다. 분석은 기술통계, 상관분석, 의사결정나무 분석을 수행하였다. 연구결과는 웰다잉을 저해하는 요인들에 관한 문항 중 '퇴행성 질병(치매 등)'은 5.502점, '통제력 상실(정신/신체)'는 5.268점 등으로 나타났다. 웰다잉 저해요인들 간의 상관성 분석에 있어서는 '안 좋은 부부관계와 안 좋은 자녀관계', '죽음교육을 받지 못함과 의료정책 홍보부족(웰다잉)', '안 좋은 자녀관계와 사람들의 무관심'의 순서로 유의한 양의 상관관계가 높게 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 고려하여 좋은 죽음을 맞이하기 위한 죽음교육을 구성 및 실시한다면 사회전체가 좋은 죽음을 위한 인식과 실천적 삶을 위해 노력하고 삶과 죽음 교육의 확대가 이루어 질 것으로 사료된다.

• Laboraroty Animal Research
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.317-328
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• 2018

Cognitive impairment responses are important research topics in the study of degenerative brain diseases as well as in understanding of human mental activities. To compare response to scopolamine (SPL)-induced cognitive impairment, we measured altered parameters for learning and memory ability, inflammatory response, oxidative stress, cholinergic dysfunction and neuronal cell damages, in Korl:ICR stock and two commercial breeder stocks (A:ICR and B:ICR) after relevant SPL exposure. In the water maze test, Korl:ICR showed no significant difference in SPL-induced learning and memory impairment compared to the two different ICRs, although escape latency was increased after SPL exposure. Although behavioral assessment using the manual avoidance test revealed reduced latency in all ICR mice after SPL treatment as compared to Vehicle, no differences were observed between the three ICR stocks. To determine cholinergic dysfunction induction by SPL exposure, activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) assessed in the three ICR stocks revealed no difference of acetylcholinesterase activity. Furthermore, low levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and high levels of inflammatory cytokines in SPL-treated group were maintained in all three ICR stocks, although some variations were observed between the SPL-treated groups. Neuronal cell damages induced by SPL showed similar response in all three ICR stocks, as assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, Nissl staining analysis and expression analyses of apoptosis-related proteins. Thus, the results of this study provide strong evidence that Korl:ICR is similar to the other two ICR. Stocks in response to learning and memory capacity.

• 한국엔터테인먼트산업학회논문지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.311-320
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• 2019

척추 추간판의 퇴화과정에서 발생하는 추간판성 통증은 근골격계의 난치성 질환이다. 이 질환은 현대 의학이 다루는 일반적 질환들과는 달리 객관적인 영상학적, 임상병리학적 지표로 확진되지 않는다. 그리고 현재의 기술로는 근본적인 치료법도 존재하지 않는다. 이 연구는 추간판성 통증치료를 위해 실시되는 신경차단술, 추간판 내열치료술, 수핵성형술 등 여러 중재시술법들의 치료적 근거가 타당성이 있는지, 그리고 각 기법들의 개발과정에서 전임상적 시험과 같은 안전성 검토가 충실히 이행되었는지를 문헌검토를 통해 분석하였다. 그 결과 치료적 근거가 객관적으로 검증된, 추간판성 통증의 중재시술 방법은 아직 없는 것으로 추정된다. 그리고 기술 개발과정에서 시술의 안전성에 대한 검토를 위해 필요한 전임상적 시험의 단계를 적절히 갖추지 않은 중재시술법의 사례들도 발견된다. 결론적으로, 아직까지 선명한 치료적 근거를 가진, 추간판성 통증에 대한 중재시술법은 없으므로, 임상에서 시술여부를 판단할 때는 보다 신중한 접근이 필요하다는 인식이 필요하며, 안전성에 대한 검토를 충실히 갖추지 않은 채 실시되어온 것으로 판단되는 일부 중재시술법들에 대해선 의료윤리적 문제가 제기될 수 있다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.79-89
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• 2023

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate various application methods of focused ultrasound and apply them to clinical use in Korean medicine. Methods : Search was performed using the search engines of electronic databases, including PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), ScienceON, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System (OASIS), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, Japan Science Technology Information Aggregator, Electronic (J-STAGE) and Citation Information by NII (CiNii), from inception to July 2023 without language limitation. Inclusion criteria were clinical studies including randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and animal experimental studies related with focused ultrasound treatments for acupoints or meridian sinews. Results : Total 17 papers, 7 for RCT, 6 for in vivo animal studies, and other experimental studies, were finally selected. Indications used in studies were shoulder pain, back pain, chronic back pain, and degenerative knee arthritis. In experimental studies, studies on animal models of hypoxic ischemic brain damage and hyperlipidemia were also conducted. As for the acupoints, LR3, LI4, and ST36 were used in clinical studies and, in animal experimental studies, GV20, KI1, and ST36 were used. As for the dose, 4 studies below 3 W/cm² and 3 studies in the range of 0.625 to 5 W/cm² in clinical studies, and all studies did not exceed 5 W/cm². In animal experimental studies, 0.5 W/cm², 2 W/cm², 7.5 WW/cm², 15 W/cm², 10~20 W/cm² were used. In all three studies describing the penetration depth during irradiation, it was less than 1 cm. Conclusions : We suggest that focused ultrasound is an appropriate treatment tool for stimulating the acupoints to transfer heat energy. Future studies with rigorous and well-designed RCTs for various diseases will be required to ascertain the focused ultrasound stimulate acupoints or meridian sinews.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권6호
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• pp.716-725
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• 2023

Objective : Anterior cervical spine surgery (ACSS) is a common surgical procedure used to treat cervical spinal degenerative diseases. One of the complications associated with ACSS is prevertebral soft tissue swelling (PSTS), which can result in airway obstruction, dysphagia, and other adverse outcomes. This study aims to investigate the correlation between various cervical sagittal parameters and PSTS following single-level ACSS, as well as to identify independent risk factors for PSTS. Methods : A retrospective study conducted at a single institution. The study population included all patients who underwent single-level ACSS between January 2014 and December 2022. Patients with a history of cervical spine surgery or trauma were excluded from the study. The presence and severity of PSTS was assessed by reviewing pre- and postoperative imaging studies. The potential risk factors for PSTS that were examined include patient age, sex, body mass index, tobacco use, comorbidities, serum albumin levels, operative time, implant type, implanted level, and various cervical spine sagittal parameters. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to identify the independent risk factors for PSTS. Results : A total of 62 consecutive patients who underwent single-level ACSS over a 8-year period at a single institution were enrolled in this study. Only preoperative segmental angle showed positive correlation with PSTS among various cervical spine sagittal parameters (r=0.36, p=0.005). Artificial disc replacement showed a negative correlation with PSTS (β=-0.38, p=0.002), whereas the use of demineralized bone matrix (DBM) had a positive impact on PSTS (β=0.33, p=0.009). We found that male sex, lower preoperative serum albumin, and implantation of upper cervical level (above C5) were independent predictors for PSTS after single-level ACSS (β=1.21; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.27 to 2.15; p=0.012; β=-1.63; 95% CI, -2.91 to -0.34; p=0.014; β=1.44; 95% CI, 0.38 to 2.49; p=0.008, respectively). Conclusion : Our study identified male sex, lower preoperative serum albumin levels, and upper cervical level involvement as independent risk factors for PSTS after single-level ACSS. These findings can help clinicians monitor high-risk patients and take preventive measures to reduce complications. Further research with larger sample sizes and prospective designs is needed to validate these findings.