• 한국수의병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수의병리학회 2003년도 추계학술대회초록집
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• pp.39-39
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• 2003

Balantidiasis is an infectious disease worldwide which is produced by a protozoan Balantidium coli. This single-celled organism is characterized by their large size ranging from 50 $\mu\textrm{m}$ to more than 500 $\mu\textrm{m}$ [1] which indicated by the presence of cilia on its cell surface. The parasite occurs in the lumen of cecum and colon of swine, humans and nonhuman primates as commensal, but can turn opportunist and invade injury tissues by other diseases [2]. It is difficult to diagnose the disease clinically since they are asymptomatic [3]; and can be complicated with other disease or parasitism. Here we report the incidental findings of Balantidiasis in the lymphatic ducts of gastric lymph node of Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia). (omitted)

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권10호
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• pp.1500-1509
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• 2014

본 연구는 위 벽세포 in vitro 실험모델과 알코올로 위를 자극한 in vivo 실험모델을 이용하여 매스틱 검의 위산 분비 억제 및 위장 점막 보호 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 위 조직의 병리학적인 관찰을 통하여 효과를 관찰한 결과 알코올로 위를 자극한 군에서 위 점막 조직의 손상과 표면 상피세포의 손실을 관찰할 수 있었으나, 매스틱 검 50 및 100 mg/kg 투여한 군에서 모두 control 그룹과 비교했을 때 손상이 회복되었음을 확인할 수 있었다. 위액 분비량 및 위액 산도를 비교한 결과에서도 알코올의 자극으로 인하여 증가한 위액 분비량과 위액 산도를 매스틱 검이 유의적으로 감소시켰음을 확인할 수 있었다. 혈장 histamine 농도와 그로 인해 영향을 받은 H2r 발현량 변화로 위산 분비 관련 인자를 확인한 결과에서도 매스틱 검을 투여한 그룹에서 유의적으로 그 농도가 감소한 것을 확인하였다. 또한 위 벽세포에서 위산 분비 증가와 관련된 수용체인 CCK2r과 $H^+/K^+$ APTase 발현 변화도 역시 매스틱 검의 투여가 효과적으로 발현을 억제한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 동물실험 결과를 바탕으로 세포 수준에서의 기전 규명을 위한 연구를 추가적으로 진행하였으며, 세포 내 cAMP 농도, $H^+/K^+$ APTase 및 H2r의 발현 변화를 관찰한 결과 매스틱 검의 처리가 효과적으로 이들의 발현을 감소시켰음을 확인하였다. 따라서 매스틱 검의 위산 분비 억제 및 점막 보호 활성 효과는 형태학적 및 병리학적 관찰, histamine 분비 억제, 수용체 발현 억제효과 등으로 확인한 결과, histamine을 통한 위산 분비 경로를 조절함으로써 위산 분비 및 위장 점막 손상에 대해 보호 효과를 나타내었으며 이는 이전 실험 결과들과 동일한 농도에서 효과가 나타났음을 확인하였다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2012

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate effect of evodiae fructus on acute reflux esophigitis rat induced by pylorus and forestomach ligation operation. Methods : Twenty-four laboratory rats were divided four groups and each group had six rats ; normal intact group, acute reflux esophagitis (RE) control group, two experiment RE group treated extract of evodiae fructus 600 mg/kg (EEF600) and 300 mg/kg (EEF300). All rats was fasted for 18 hr but free water, we induced RE by pylorus and forestomach ligation operation. Intact group and RE control group rats were orally administered a distilled water and two experiment groups were orally administed with EEF 600 mg/5ml/kg and 300 mg/5ml/kg. One hour after, rats were anesthetized, intact group was cut the abdomen open and sutured with 2.0 silk thread. RE control group and EEF group were cut the abdomen open, ligated pyloric canal and forestomach with 2.0 silk thread and sutured. Six hour after the operation, rats were sacrified, collected bloods in the abdominal vein, disectted a esophagus and stomach. The stomach was washed a 1 ml PBS and the esophagus was cut longitudinally and pictured a innter mucosa area to research damages in esophagus. Results : The esophagic tissue damage percentage of reflux esophagitis rat was increased compared to that of normal intact group. But esophagic damage percentage of EEF 600 were significantly decreased compared to that of RE control group. But there was no difference on gastric juice pH between control RE, alpha-tocopherol administration rat group and EEF administration rat group. In esophagus of RE control rat, gastric damage occurred severely and injury percentage of mucosa were increased, but EEF 600 mucous inflammatory damage percentage was significantly compared to that of RE control group. Proinflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6 in serum on RE control group were markedly grew than those of intact rat, those of vechicle group treated with EEF 600 and EEF 300 were remarkably decreased compared to production of proinflammatory cytokine of RE control group. In microscopic observation, intact group rat had no hyperemia, mucous injury and exclusion, ulcer and edema. But it could showed mucosa damages, submucosa edema and ulcer in RE control. However, administration of EEF 600 and EEF 300 made esophagus have less inflammation and injury by gastric acid. Conclusions : The results suggest that antiinflammatory Effect of EEF could attenuate the severity of reflux esophagitis and prevent the esophageal mucosal damage, and validate its therapeutic use in esophageal reflux disease.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.201-205
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• 2006

Tension viscerothorax (gastrothorax) is rare life-threatening disease which is caused by air trapped in viscera. A distended viscera in the hemi-thorax shifts the mediastinal structures and causes extra-cardiac obstructive shock. A defective diaphragm is caused by abdominal trauma or a congenital anomaly. Traumatic diaphragmatic injury can be missed until herniation develops several years after blunt trauma. In our case, a 10-year old boy developed hemodynamic compromise in the emergency department. Three years earlier, he had suffered blunt abdominal trauma during a pedestrian traffic accident, but there was no evidence of diaphragmatic injury at that time. He was successfully resuscitated by gastric decompression and an emergent thoracic operation. The operation finding revealed a traumatic diaphragmatic injury. Tension viscerothorax is a rare, but catastrophic, condition, so we suggest that addition of tension viscerothorax to the Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS) guidelines may be helpful.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.304.1-304.1
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• 2002

Brain injury resulting from cerebral ischemia remains a major public health problem. Aloesin. main component of aloe possesses various biological activities such as wound healing, anti-gastric ulcer, and chemopreventive activity. In this study we investigated whether treatment with aloes in could protect brain injury induced by permanent focal cerebral ischemia in rats. We also compared aloes in with other neuroprotective. drugs such as MK801 and ebselen. (omitted)

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제1권
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• pp.201-214
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• 1983

Aspirin이 위점막(胃粘膜)에 손상(損傷)을 일으키는 기전(機轉)을 해명(解明)하고 침해(侵害)받는 세포(細胞)의 종류(種類) 및 형태(形態)를 구명(究明)하고자 rat에 체중(體重) 1kg당(當) 60mg을 경구(經口) 및 피하(皮下)로 투여(投與)한 후(後) 경시적(經時的)으로 임상소견(臨床所見)을 관찰(觀察)함과 동시(同時)에 위점막세포(胃粘膜細胞)의 형태적변화(形態的變化)를 광학(光學) 및 전자현미경적(電子顯微鏡的)으로 관찰(觀察)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. aspirin의 경구(經口) 및 피하투여(皮下投與)에 의(衣)하여 특별(特別)한 임상소견(臨床所見)이나 위점막(胃粘膜)의 육안적(肉眼的) 및 광학현미경적(光學顯微鏡的) 소견(所見)은 인정(認定)되지 않았으나 미세형태학적(微細形態學的)으로는 투여경로(投與經路)에 관계(關係)없이 명백(明白)한 변화(變化)를 인정(認定)할 수 있었다. 즉(卽) 위점막세포중(胃粘膜細胞中) 가장 심하게 손상(損傷)받는 세포(細胞)는 벽세포(壁細胞)와 주세포(主細胞)로서 벽세포(壁細胞)에서는 SER과 intracellular canaliculi의 증식(增殖)이, 그리고 주세포(主細胞)에서는 RER의 단열(斷裂), 확장(擴張) 및 효소원과립(酵素原顆粒)의 수적감소(數的減少)와 구조적이상(構造的異常)과 같은 가역적(可逆的) 변성변화(變性變化)가 인정(認定)되었으며 점액세포(粘液細胞), 점액경세포(粘液頸細胞), 기저과립세포(基底顆粒細胞)는 비교적(比較的) 경(經)한 변화(變化)를 보였다. 경구투여군(經口投與群)보다는 경미(輕微)하지만 피하주입군(皮下注入群)에서도 경구투여군(經口投與群)에 상응(相應)하는 변화(變化)를 나타낸 점(点)은 aspirin에 의한 위점막(胃粘膜) 손상(損傷)이 aspirin의 직접적영향외(直接的影響外)에 혈중(血中) aspirin 농도(濃度)에 의(依)한 간접적손상(間接的損傷)도 가미(加味)된다는 것을 시사(示唆)하는 형태적소견(形態的所見)이라고 생각(生覺)되었다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2013

Objectives : This study was to evaluate inhibitory effects of Naegwan-acupuncture($PC_6$) on acute RE(reflux esophigitis) rat induced by pylorus and forestomach ligation operation. Methods : Twenty seven SD rats were divided three groups (intact normal rat; RE control rat; RE control rat respectively stimulated by Naegwan point($PC_6$)). All rats was fasted for 18 h but free water, we induced RE by pylorus and forestomach ligation operation. Six hour after the operation, rats were sacrified, collected bloods in the abdominal vein, dissected a esophagus and stomach. The stomach was washed a 1 ml PBS to research gastric volume, pH, acidity and mucin release of gastric juice, esophagus was cut longitudinally and pictured a innter mucosa area to research damages in esophagus. The proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine including IFN-${\gamma}$, TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 and MCP-1 were analyzed by ELISA kit. Results : 1. Significantly, death rate of $PC_6$ acupuncture rat group was decreased compared to that of RE control group. 2. Gastric Volume, gastric injury and esophageal mucosa demage were decreased significantly, too. 3. Compared with RE, all of the proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine analyzed in serum of $PC_6$ were decreased remarkably. Especially, there were significant meanings TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6 and MCP-1 in serum of $PC_6$ were decreased. Conclusion : The results suggest that antiinflammatory and protecting effects of PC6 could attenuate the severity of reflux esophagitis and prevent the esophageal mucosal damage, and validate its therapeutic use in esophageal reflux disease.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.202-210
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• 1997

Protective effect of DA-9601, an extract of Artemisia Herb, against ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury was evaluated in rats. In the prophylactic study, DA-9601 exhibited total protection (99.4%) against absolute ethanol-induced gastropathy, And the protective effect of DA-9601 lasted up to 2 hours, which was longer than those of other contemporary mucoprotectants. In the treatment study, DA-9601 significantly facilitated the healing of 70% ethanol-induced mucosal damage, which was superior to cetraxate, a commonly used anti-ulcer drug. The mechanisms of mucoprotection of DA-9601 were also assessed. DA-9601 increased the release of prostaglandin E$_2$ from murine neutrophils in a dose-dependent manner in vitro. The cytoprotective effect of DA-9601 against ethanol-induced mucosal damage was significantly diminished by the concommitant injection of N$\omega$-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME, 5 mg/kg, i.v.), a non-specific nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor, while it was not affected by preinjection of indomethacin (5 mg/kg, s.c.), a prostaglandins-depletor. And it was found that DA-9601 significantly enhanced adaptive cytoprotective action of 10% ethanol against absolute ethanol (56.9$\pm$6.5 vs 23.0$\pm$3.3 mm$^2$, p<0.05, mean$\pm$SEM), though its exact underlying mechanism remains to be clarified. The present fin[lings demonstrate that DA-9601 exerts gastroprotecticv actions for the stomach against ethanol through several different underlying mechanisms, in which prostanglandins and NO are involved. In conclusion, the results obtained suggest that DA-9601 can be useful both in prevention and treatment of ethanol-induced gastric damage.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2016

Present study aimed to investigate the effect of curcumin-pretreatment on intestinal I/R injury and on intestinal mucosa barrier. Thirty Wistar rats were randomly divided into: sham, I/R, and curcumin groups (n=10). Animals in curcumin group were pretreated with curcumin by gastric gavage (200 mg/kg) for 2 days before I/R. Small intestine tissues were prepared for Haematoxylin & Eosin (H&E) staining. Serum diamine oxidase (DAO) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ levels were measured. Expression of intestinal TNF-${\alpha}$ and tight junction protein (ZO-1) proteins was detected by Western blot and/or immunohistochemistry. Serum DAO level and serum and intestinal TNF-${\alpha}$ leves were significantly increased after I/R, and the values were markedly reduced by curcumin pretreatment although still higher than that of sham group (p<0.05 or p<0.001). H&E staining showed the significant injury to intestinal mucosa following I/R, and curcumin pretreatment significantly improved the histological structure of intestinal mucosa. I/R insult also induced significantly down-regulated expression of ZO-1, and the effect was dramatically attenuated by curcumin-pretreatment. Curcumin may protect the intestine from I/R injury through restoration of the epithelial structure, promotion of the recovery of intestinal permeability, as well as enhancement of ZO-1 protein expression, and this effect may be partly attributed to the TNF-${\alpha}$ related pathway.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.75-87
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• 2014

Objectives: This study aimed to analyze the utilization of Korean medical clinics by sex. Methods: Data was based on reports about usage and consumption of Korean medicine in 2011 by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. 171 Korean medical hospitals and more than 300 Korean medical clinics were selected after 2 rounds of extraction, from the 12,250 Korean medical institutions throughout the country. The investigation was carried out between August 25 and September 30, 2011. The study group was composed of 290 men and 813 women; Korean medical institutions including clinics and hospitals were mainly used for their health care. Results: 1. For sociodemographic distribution, sex, marital status, education level, occupation status, and income level showed statistically significant differences. 2. Females had a lower subjective health status than did males. Muscle injury, hwa-byung, gastric disorder, lumbago, common cold, weight loss, and herbal tonics showed differences in prevalence rates between the sexes. 3. Arthritis, muscle injury, gastric disorder, ankle sprain, herbal tonics, and stroke showed differences in usage rates between the sexes. Likewise, major treatment methods had differences between the sexes. 4. There were no statistically significant differences between the sexes concerning acupuncture. Conclusions: Females were lower than males in several aspects of income and education level and occupation status. Males had a higher subjective health status than did females. Differences by sex of treatment methods and prevalence rates of several diseases existed.