• 대한한방종양학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.71-87
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• 1998

Even though appropriate immune response is necessary for the survival of the individual, excessive or insufficient immune Response might cause autoimmune or allergic disease. So the immune response must be controlled to the degree that is beneficial for the well being of the individual. This study was undertaken to know the effects of Gunleetang Gagambang on the immune system of the mouse. Gunleetang Gagambang has been used for cure of tumor as a traditional medicine without any experimental evidence to support the rational basis for its clinical use. This study was carried out to evaluate the possible therapeutic or antitumoral effects of Gunleetang Gagambang extract against tumor, and to carry out some mechanisms responsible for its effect. Some kinds of tumor were induced by the typical application of 3-methylcholanthrene(MCA) or by the implantation(s.c) of malignant tumor cells such as leukemia cells(3LL cells) or sarcoma cells(S180 cells). Treatment of the Gunleetang Gagambang on water-extract(dailly 1mg/mouse, i. p.) was continued for 7 days prior to tumor induction and after that the treatment was lasted for 20 days. Against squamous cell carcinoma induced by MCA, Gunleetang Gagambang decreased not only the frequency of tumor production but also the number and the weight of tumors per tumor bearing mice(TBM). Gunleetang Gagambang on also significantly suppressed the development of 3LL cell and S180 cell-implanted tumors in occurrence-frequency and their size. and some developed tumors were regressed by the continuous treatment of Gunleetang Gagambang extract into TBM. In vitro, treatment of Gunleetang Gagambang extract had no effect on the growth of some kinds of cell line such as FsaII, A431 strain but significantly inhibited the proliferation of 3LL, S180 cells and augmented the DNA synthesis of mitogen-activated lymphocytes. Gunleetang Gagambang also stimulated the migrative ability of leukocyte, the MIF and IL-2 production of T lymphocytes, but not IL 6 production of B cells. Gunleetang Gagambang administration to mice enhanced NK cells activities. These results demonstrated that Gunleetang Gagambang extract exhibited a significant prophylactic benefits against tumors and its antitumor activity was manifested depending on the type of tumor cells. And these results also suggested that effect of Gunleetang Gagambang might be chiefly due to nonspecitie enhancement of NK cell activities and cell-mediated immune responses.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.9-27
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• 1994

연구(硏究)의 목적(目的) 및 배경(背景) : 본 연구는 노령인구의 증가와 더불어 심각한 사회문제화 되고 있는 노인병의 실태를 파악하기 위한 노인건강검진 사업의 일환으로 전주우석대부속한방병원 및 부설우석의원에서 국내최초의 한양방동시종합검진을 실시한 바 있어서, 이를 토대로 노인질환의 분포와 건강실태를 파악하고 한양방동시종합검진의 효율성을 검토해 보기 위함이다. 연구(硏究) 방법(方法) : 연구대상은 전라북도 김제군에 거주하는 60세 이상의 노인 641명을 대상으로 전주우석대부속한방병원 및 부설우석의원에서 1994.6.24부터 1994.7.13까지 실시한 한양방동시종합검진(1차 검진) 결과를 대상으로 하였다. 양방의 1차검진은 X-ray 검사, 혈액검사, 소변검사, 혈압, 시력, 청력 등의 측정으로 행해졌고, 한방검진은 한방의 사진법(四診法)(望,聞,問,切(망,문,문,절))과 현증력(現症歷), 주소증(主訴證), 과거력(過去歷), 가족력(家族歷), 사회력(社會歷) 등을 살피는 문진표(問診表)와 사상체질(四象體質) 테스트법을 이용하여 행해졌다. 결과(結果) 및 결론(結論) : 본 연구의 결과 및 결론은 다음과 같다. 1) 한양방종합판정상 검진 대상자 641명중 운동기계질환자 75.8%, 소화기계질환자 43.4%, 순환기계질환자 41.5%, 호흡기계질환자 22.3%, 안이비인후과질환자 8.1%, 내분비계질환자 5.6%, 비뇨생식기계질환자 5.3%의 순으로 질병을 앓고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 2) 병명에 따른 질환의 빈도를 살펴보면, 요통, 위염 및 소화성궤양, 슬통, 심장병, 고혈압, 만성기관지염, 기관지천식, 빈혈증, 당뇨병, 폐결핵, 시력장애, 중풍 등의 순으로 나타났다. 3) 연령별 질환의 빈도를 살펴보면, 60-75세, 76-85세, 86세 이상으로 구분할 때 대부분의 질환이 60-75세에 다발하는 경향을 보이고, 오히려 연령이 높아질수록 질병이환율이 감소하는 경향을 보이는 반면, 안이비인후과질환만이 점진적 증가를 보여 대조를 이루었다. 4) 가족력과 질환과의 상관관계를 살펴보면, 중풍환자의 25.0%가 중풍의 가족력을, 고혈압환자의 11.6%가 고혈압의 가족력을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타나 가족력과의 상관관계가 매우 높게 나타남을 알 수 있었고, 그밖에 결핵은 5.6%, 당뇨병은 2.6%가 가족력을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 5) 음주와 질환과의 상관관계를 살펴보면, 호흡기질환의 36.4%, 고혈압의 34.7%, 심장병의 33.3%, 소화기질환의 28.4%가 음주를 하는 것으로 나타났으나 음주의 정도는 조사되지 않아 음주와 질환과의 필연적 관계는 알 수 없었다. 6) 흡연과 질환과의 상관관계를 살펴보면, 호흡기질환의 44.1%, 심장병의 38.0%, 고혈압의 29.8%가 흡연을 하는 것으로 나타났으나 흡연의 정도는 조사되지 않아 흡연과 질환의 필연적 관계는 알 수 없었다. 7) 사상체질의 분포는 태음인(太陰人) 44.6%, 소양인(少陽人) 30.7%, 소음인(少陰人) 24.7%, 태양인(太陽人) 0.0%의 순으로 나타났고, 체질별 질환빈도는 모든 체질에서 운동기계 질환과 소화기계 질환의 이환율을 높았는데, 태음인에서는 순환기계질환(50.0%), 호흡기계질환 (23.1%)이 타체질에 비해 높게 나타났고, 소양인에서는 운동기계질환(77.7%), 난청등 안이비인후과 질환(12.2%)이 타체질에 비하여 높게 나타났고, 소음인에 있어서는 소화기계 질환(65.8%)이 타체질에 비해 높게 나타났다. 8) 양방의 1차검진상 이상소견자의 빈도와 한양방종합판정에 의한 질환의 빈도 사이에는 상당한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났는데, 이는 노인질환의 특성상 건강검진에 한방의 참여가 필요한 이유가 되는 내용이라 사료된다. 이상에서 살펴본 바, 이번에 실시한 국내최초(國內最初)의 한양방동시종합검진(韓洋方同時綜合檢診)은 양방위주의 건강검진보다 노인의 질환과 건강실태를 파악하는데 있어서 훨씬 효율적(效率的)이었다고 사료되는 바이나, 처음 실시한 만큼 미진한 면이 많았다. 앞으로 한방이 공중보건사업에 효율적으로 차여하기 위해서는 많은 문제점을 개선하여 한양방동시종합검진의 모델과 한방보건사업의 프로젝트가 제시되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 셀메드
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.21.1-21.5
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• 2013

Cholesterol gallstones are a digestive disease of high prevalence that has many risk factors; for this reason, research has focused mainly on how to prevent it rather than how to treat it. Many molecules of the hepatic, bile and intestinal systems are involved in the pathophysiology of this disease, making it very difficult to find a therapeutic target. The pharmacological treatment is limited, so when gallstones generate symptoms, medical treatment indicates gallbladder removal. Ursodeoxycholic acid is used to dissolve cholesterol stones, and ezetimibe and statins are other drugs with possible applications in the treatment of this disease. Given the small number of drugs that have been developed for treating this disease, the research of natural products becomes of paramount importance. Resources such as black radish, glucosinolates, fenugreek, capsaicin, curcumin, garlic, and onion, have all shown significant effects in the prevention and treatment of cholesterol gallstones. In this review, we made a synthesis of the scientific reports that deal with these natural products and that can serve as antecedents for finding a way to treat the most common disease of the gallbladder.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.539-550
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• 2011

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate distribution of the admitted patients with disease of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws, current clinical treatment condition and clinical dental practice. Methods: The subject were 4,564 patients with disease of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws of the Korean National Hospital Discharge Injury Survey 2004-2008 data. This study was carried out using the administrative database including patients' characteristics and comorbidity. The statistical analysis for ratio, gender, age, region, primary diagnosis, comorbidity, operation, hospital location and bed size of inpatients in Korean National Hospital Discharge Injury Survey was conducted by frequency analysis. Results: Among the total discharge injury patients in 2004-2008, the trend showed decrease of ratio of patients with disease of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws. The portion of male was higher than female, and 20~29 age group was the highest portion compared with other age groups. Seoul-Gyunggi region was the highest among the other residences. patients with Dentofacial anomalies[including malocclusion] as primary diagnosis, digestive system as comorbidity and operations on facial bones and joins showed the highest portion respectively. Seoul-Gyunggi region was the highest portion compared with other residences. 500~999 bed size showed the highest portion. Conclusion: In this study showed that distribution of patients with disease of oral cavity, salivary glands and jaws, current dental clinical treatment condition using the Korean National Hospital data.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.119-133
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• 2011

Objectives : This study aimed to reveal the characteristics of formulas in "Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases" by analysis of crude drugs that constitute formulas. Methods : To analyze the formulas, We classified the formulas to presenting symptom classification. And within that categories, the crude drugs in formulas were diagrammatized. Results : After those analyses, we brought a conclusion as like these. 1. The formulas classified into some categories that include chronic consumption disease, parasitization, digestive system disease, febricity, infectious disease, respiratory disease, skin disease, infirmity and etc. 2. We analyzed the characteristic of formulas by categorization of crude drug combination. In this way, we recognized that Qian Yi(錢乙) frequently used cold crude drugs unlike the trend of S$\grave{o}$ng(宋) dynasty doctors. 3. The prescription that described in "Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases" can be found in "Treasured Mirror of Eastern Medicine(東醫寶鑑)" and the other books on posterity. Conclusions : Through these researches, we verified that Qian Yi affect cold herbal and mineral drugs. This tendency of Qian Yi have an effect on the Nourish yin school. And several decades of formulas of "Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases" contain in part of pediatrics on "Treasured Mirror of Eastern Medicine". We reconfirmed that Qian Yi affected profound influence on the development of pediatrics and Nourish yin school.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the parents' awareness on the oriental medical treatment and their expectation on children's growth. Methods: The survey was conducted on 78 Health Kids Fair visitors, and 87 children's height and weight were measured in this study. Results: 1. Compare to other treatment, 62.82% of the parents responded that herbal medicine is relatively effective in treating weakness, followed by 'Allergic disease'(46.15%) 'Growth disturbance'(26.92%) 'Obesity'(26.92%) 'Respiratory disease'(26.92%) 'Digestive disease'(19.23%) 'Precocious puberty'(8.97%) 'Neurologic & psychologic disease'(6.41%) 'Urogenital disease'(3.85%). 2. Parents recognize that 'Oriental medicine have an effect on children's height mostly'(25.64%) 'Oriental medicine have an effect on children's height partially'(64.10%) 'Oriental medicine have no effect on children's height'(10.26%) 25.64% of the parents responded that herbal medicine would be helpful in increasing height, 64.10% of the parents said they would be helpful to the certain extent, and 10.26% said they would not play any roles. 3. Expected average weight, height, and BMI score for the boys were 71.8kg, 179.6cm and 22.10. For the girls, however, they were 53.4kg, 168.7, and 18.74. 4. Survey on parents' awareness on benefits of different treatments for challenged growth, Herbal medicine'(48.72%) 'Acupuncture'(7.69%), 'Moxibustion'(3.85%), 'Electronic acupuncture and Aqua acupuncture'(1.28%), 'Massage on acupuncture point'(19.23%), 'Consultation of eating habits'(61.54%), 'Consultation of exercise'(47.44%) were measured. Conclusions: Considering the collected results, we realized that the parents' expected height on their children was, in fact, higher than the standard height. In addition, for treatments for their children's growth improvement, parents expected that 'Herbal madicine' 'Massage on acupuncture point' 'Consultation of eating habits' 'Consultation of exercise would be beneficial.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.65-75
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• 1996

This paper is for studying stress condition of apprentice doctors who were in Oriental Medical Hospital. This study was done on 35 apprentice doctors who were in Kyungsang University Oriental Medical Hospital and Bulgy Oriental Medical Hospital. The Seven-Minute Stress Test of Thomas E. Sttats and 10 questions which were made by the present writer shows the following results.1. The Body stress scale was the highest point. In order of high percent, this shows Whole scale, Mind scale, Situation scale. 2. In comparison of the stress scale of men and women doctors, all the stress scale of women doctors were higher than men doctors. 3. In comparison of the stress scale of Interne and Resident doctors, Whole and Situation stress scale of Resident doctors were higher than Interne doctors, Body and Mind stress scale of Interne doctors were higher than Resident doctors. 4. The personal relation with other people was harmonious, the worst relation of the other colleague was the administrative staff, the next were nurses, senior apprentice doctors orderly. 5. In order of high percent of stressors, this shows personal relation, many works and troubles of care, the lack of private life, unsatisfactory administration system and equipment, the class system and overbearing atmospheres, education and continuous stress, bad conditions and fatigue, economic problems. 6. In order of high percent of systemic stress diseases, this shows musculo- skeletal disease, nervous disease, digestive disease, neurosis, urinary and genital disorder, opthalomo-otolaryngo disease, immunity disorder and vascular disease. In order of high percent of stress symptom, this show headache, fatigue, shoulder pain, back and leg pain, pantalgia and abdominal pain, diarrhea and dismenorrhea, stiffness of neck dizziness indigestion languor after a meal insomnia, neurasthenia lacking interest constipation menorrhalgia bloodshot eyes otitis media allergy thirst flushing edema. 7. In order of the seven mode of emotions in relation to stress, this shows anger, anxiety, isolation, melancholy, fright, sorrow, terror, overjoy.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.50-61
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• 2000

This study on the visits of the oriental medical night clinic of patients, was made to be used as reference data by examining and analyzing statistically the many actual conditions of patients who had been visited in Semyung University Attached Oriental Medical Hospital during the period from April, 1998 to March, 1999. The purpose of this survey was to understand the characteristics of patients, to evaluate the roles of Night Clinic of oriental medical hospital, and contribute to the systemic and efficient management of night clinic service. The results obtained were as follows: I. Distribution of sex: male 53% (421 cases), female 47% (379 cases) 2. The age distribution of patients showed the highest in under ten, followed by the thirties and fifties, forties and twenties in order. 3. The monthly distribution of patients showed the highest in October 1998, followed by May 1998 and February 1999 in order. 4. The daily distribution of patients showed the highest in Sunday, followed by Saturday, Monday, Friday and Tuesday in order. 5. The regional distribution revealed the highest in Jecheon with 76% of all patients, followed by Danyang in order. 6. The distribution of arrival time showed the highest in 7:00 pm～0:00 am (27%), followed by 5:30 pm～7:00 pm (23%) in order. 7. The admission rate in patients was 17%. Among them direct visiting rate was 85%. Circulatory systemic disease was the highest. 8. The highest incidences by disease were of motor system with 48% (394cases), followed by diseases in circulatory system with 19% (l48cases). The majority of the patients 67% was connected with two diseases. 9. The chief complaint of pediatric diseases was febrile seizure with 64% (32cases), digestive disease was abdominal pain with 44% (90cases), circulatory diseases was motor disturbance with 43% (83cases), motor system disease was leg pain with 37% (l19cases), respiratory disease was fever with 46% ( 41 cases). 10. In the treatment method, a major portion of treatment methods was acupuncture treatment with 32% (373cases), followed by acupuncture & herbal medicine treatment with 23% (275cases). The most commonly used herbal medicines were Hangsapyunguisan(l6%) and Ojeoksan(l4%).

• Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.584-592
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• 2018

Background/Aims There is uncertainty about how to measure outcomes reported by patients in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study was conducted to develop an instrument and to determine of the definition of respondent for a patient reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of a treatment used for GERD treatment. Methods A structural process has developed a self-evaluation questionnaire for GERD (SEQ-GERD); health-related quality of life questionnaire for GERD (GERD-QOL) was translated through cross-cultural validation. Two-week reproducibility was evaluated and construct validity was assessed by correlating the SEQ-GERD with the Patient Assessment of Gastrointestinal Disorders (PAGI-SYM), the reflux disease questionnaire (RDQ), and GERD-QOL. Changes in SEQ-GERD scores were compared to assess the discriminative validity following 4 weeks of proton pump inhibitor administration. Results A total of 83 Korean patients were included (mean age $46{\pm}14$ years, females 61.4%). The internal consistency of the 19-item SEQ-GERD was good (alpha = 0.60-0.94) and the test-retest reliability was high (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.67-0.95). The SEQ-GERD highly correlated with the GERD domain of the PAGI-SYM (correlation coefficient r = 0.894, P < 0.001), the RDQ-GERD (r = 0.877, P < 0.001), and GERD-QOL (r = -0.536, P < 0.05). SEQ-GERD scores significantly varied according to the overall treatment effectiveness scale of drug responsiveness and significantly decreased after drug treatment (mean differences according to the overall treatment effectiveness scale, P = 0.020). Conclusion This study supports that SEQ-GERD is reliable and valid, and can be used to evaluate the treatment response in patients with GERD.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.297-306
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• 2022

Objectives: The incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality is increasing in developing countries. This study aimed to decompose the socioeconomic inequality of CVD in Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted on 20 519 adults who enrolled in the Ardabil Non-Communicable Disease cohort study. Principal component analysis and multivariable logistic regression were used, respectively, to estimate socioeconomic status and to describe the relationships between CVD prevalence and the explanatory variables. The relative concentration index, concentration curve, and Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition model were used to measure and decompose the socioeconomic inequality. Results: The overall age-adjusted prevalence of CVD was 8.4% in northwest Iran. Multivariable logistic regression showed that older adults, overweight or obese adults, and people with hypertension and diabetes were more likely to have CVD. Moreover, people with low economic status were 38% more likely to have CVD than people with high economic status. The prevalence of CVD was mainly concentrated among the poor (concentration index, -0.077: 95% confidence interval, -0.103 to -0.060), and 78.66% of the gap between the poorest and richest groups was attributed to differences in the distribution of the explanatory variables included in the model. Conclusions: The most important factors affecting inequality in CVD were old age, chronic illness (hypertension and diabetes), marital status, and socioeconomic status. This study documented stark inequality in the prevalence of CVD, wherein the poor were more affected than the rich. Therefore, it is necessary to implement policies to monitor, screen, and control CVD in poor people living in northwest Iran.