• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.73-76
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• 1998

Behcet syndrome is a multisystem disease complex of unknown cause. It is usually manifested by aphthous oral and genital ulcers, uveitis and skin eruption. Less frequently, CNS involvement, colitis, large vessel vasculitis, and myocarditis occur. Recently, several studies have reported renal manifestations of amyloidosis and focal necrotizing glomerulonephritis in Behcet syndrome. We describe a patient with Behcet syndrome who experienced nephrotic syndrome with focal effacement of epithelial foot process in glomeruli. A brief review of literature ensues.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.205-211
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• 1987

Renal dysfunction can have pronounced effects on the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of drugs. Because the exploration of these effects in patients may be limited by ethical and practical considerations, it often become necessary to perform studies on animals with experimental renal failure(ERF). ERF was produced in rats by the administration of uranyl nitrate, glycerol, salicylate, gentamicin and folate in this study. Changes in glomerular filtration rate(GFR) and renal secretion clearance of tetraethylammonium bromide$(CL^{scn}_{TEA})$, together with morphological changes of kidney cortex were evaluated and compared among ERF models. GFR(or glomeruli) and $CL^{scn}_{TEA}$(or renal tubules) were not damaged parallelly in some ERF model rats. Therefore, it seemed to be necessary to adjust dosage regimen of some basic drugs like TEA in renal dysfunction considering the functional changes of renal secretion in addition to glomerular filtration.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.13-16
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• 1966

The action of serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine) on the excretory function of the kidney was investigated in the dog, utilizing the clearance method and the stop-flow technique. It was shown that serotonin, $10{\mu}g/kg/min$, i. v., exerts a marked antidiuretic effects and elicits a marked hemodynamic changes in the kidney: a highly significant decrease of the glomerular filtration rate and a tendency of decrement in the renal plasma flow. Little change in the systemic blood pressure was noted, and the participation of the antidiuretic hormone in the antidiuretic action was ruled out by adding vasopressin to the infusion fluid. The stop-flow analysis showed that there is no evidence of altered activity in the tubules by serotonin. It was thus concluded that serotonin elicits anti diuresis in the dog by decreasing glomerular filtration rate, which results from the constriction of Vas afferens in the glomeruli.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 1982

This paper dealt with histopathological observations of the nephroblastoma in the pregnant pig died on 8 days before paturation day. The results summarized as follows: Authors considered that in necropsy finding the pregnant pig died of circulative and respiratory disturbance by compression of fetus and renal tumor weighing about 12Kg. In microscopical findings of the renal tumor it was composed of well differentiated tumor cells and connective tissue elements. As differentiation of the neoplastic epithelial cells progressed, tubular and cystic structures, and papillary structures resembled to glomeruli appeared. This tumor was regarded as nephrohlastoma.

• 약학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.207-214
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• 1978

Influence of Akebiae Lignum on the renal function of the dog was observed with water-extract, utilizing clearance technique. Akebiae Lignum water-extract (AWE) given intravenously in does of 3.0mg/kg and 30.0mg/kg elicited a marked antidiuretic effect and produced a distinguished decrease of glomerular filtration rate and renal plasma flow as reduction of sodium and potassium excretion in urine, positive free water clearance and osmolar clearance. AWE infused into a renal artery in doses of 0.03mg/kg/min and 0.1mg/kg/min exhibited identical results to the intravenous action confined only to the infused kidney. These results suggest that AWE elicits antidiuresis in the dog by decreasing glomerulor filtration and renal plasma flow, which are caused by the constriction of vas afferens in the glomeruli.

• 약학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.138-147
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• 1978

Bethanidine, which is known as a sympathetic blocking agent, was injected into the vein of a dog in an attempt to investigate the influence on renal funciton. Bethanidine resulted in an increased urine flow and glomerular filtration rate, and it produced an increase of urinary sodium and potassium excretion and a decrease of reabsorption rate of sodium and potassium in renal tubules, whereas renal plasma flow showed no significant changes. After pretreatment of phentolamine, a specific alpha adrenergic blocking agent, bethanidine did not significantly increase glomerular filtration rate and diuresis, significantly increased urinary sodium and potassium excretion although the magnitudes were reduced when compared with that of bethanidine alone. In conclusion, bethanidine-induced diuresis appears to be the result of an inhibited tubuler reabsorpting of electrolytes within the kidney through its sympathetic blockade of renal nerves and of an increased glomerular filtration rate, which was caused by the constriction of vas efferense in the glomeruli.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.577-590
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• 1998

Puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) nephropathy was induced in a group of Sprague-Dawley rat by a single dose of intraperitoneal Injection to study an ultrastructural change of glomerulus. The experimental rats developed proteinuria three days after PAN injection. Electron microscopic studies of glomeruli showed the loss of epithelial foot processes, formation of cytoplasmic vacuoles, microvillous formation and increased numbers of lysosomes in the cytoplasm of podocytes. It is strongly suggested that proteinuria in PAN nephrosis may be primarily due to a glomerular epithelial lesion, leading to focal disarray of anionic sites or focal defects in the epithelial covering of the basement membrane. The loss of anionic sites in the basement membrane nay be caused by the foot process fusion and the epithelial detachment from the basement membrane.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.771-775
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• 2007

Licorice has been used for cure of injuries and for detoxification in East Asia. This study investigated the protective effect of licorice water extract against cadmium (CdCl$_2$, Cd)-induced nephro-toxicity in rats. To induce acute toxicity, Cd (4 mg/kg body weight) was dissolved in normal saline and then, intravenously (i.v.) injected to animals. In experiments, animals were orally administrated with vehicle or licorice water extract (50-100 mg/kg) for 3 days, exposed to a single injection of Cd after 24 h the last licorice/vehicle treatment. Licorice protected kidney injuries by Cd treatment. The number of glomeruli showing vasodilatation and thickening of Bowman's capsule was dose-dependently decreased by licorice. These results suggest that licorice might be a potent preventive protector against Cd-induced nephro-toxicity in rats.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.692-698
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• 2010

본 연구는 중국 광동지방에서 민간에서 널리 사용되는 Kocat-D1의 항당뇨 효능을 확인하기 위하여 진행하였다. Kocat-D1의 포도당 흡수능 증가 활성을 지방구세포인 3T3-L1을 이용하여 측정해본 결과, 0.2 nM 인슐린(낮은 인슐린농도)만 투여한 대조군보다 0.2 nM 인슐린과 $100^{\circ}C$ 열수 추출물을 0.2 mg/mL의 농도로 같이 처리하였을 때 대조군보다 포도당 흡수능이 $165.0{\pm}0.7%$로 증가하였다. 8주령의 C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice를 정상대조군(normal control, db/+ mice 비처리군), 당뇨대조군(DM control, db/db mice 비처리군) 및 Kocat-D1군(db/db mice에 Kocat-D1 $100^{\circ}C$ 열수 추출물을 350 mg/kg/day로 투여한 군)으로 나누었다. 16주간의 처리 후 체중과 식이 섭취량은 Kocat-D1군이 당뇨대조군보다 감소하였다. Kocat-D1군의 혈당은 $14.7{\pm}1.4\;mmol/L$였으며 당뇨대조군($27.1{\pm}0.2\;mmol/L$)보다 유의적 수준으로 감소하였다. 인슐린 농도는 Kocat-D1 투여군이 $0.17{\pm}0.02\;ng/mL$로 당뇨대조군의 $0.05{\pm}0.02\;ng/mL$보다 증가하였다. 신장의 glomeruli 부분의 collagen 축적을 확인하기 위하여 periodic acid-shiff base(PAS)로 염색한 결과 Kocat-D1에서 PAS로 염색된 collagen 부분이 감소한 것을 확인하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1347-1353
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• 2007

성장과정 중 흰쥐 신장에서 나타나는 복합당질의 변화를 알아보기 위해 18일 태자부터 성체에 이르는 신장을 형태적 관찰과 더불어 9가지 lectin (SBA, DBA, PNA, BSL-1, RCA-1, sWGA, UEA-1, LCA 및 Con A)으로 검색하였다. 신장 발생단계에서 성숙한 신원구조와 함께 미성숙한 구조물 즉 소포와 요관아 등이 생후 14일에 이르기까지 관찰되었으며 생후 21일에 이르러 성체와 유사한 구조적 특성을 보였다. 복합당질의 변화를 보면 사구체에서 RCA-1, LCA및 Con A에 반응을 나타내며 RCA-1 및 LCA는 태자와 신생쥐에서 일시적으로 증가하다 성체에서 관찰되지 않으나 Con A는 성장과 더불어 증가하였다. 근위곡요세관은 UEA-1을 제외한 모든 lectin에 반응하며 DBA, SBA, PNA, BSL-1, RCA-1 및 Con A반응이 성장과 더불어 증가하며 특히 RCA-1과 BSL-1반응이 현저하였다. 이에 비해 sWGA와 LCA반응은 성장과정에 일시적으로 증가하며 성체에 이를수록 감소하였다. 원위곡요세관도 근위곡요세관 유사하게 DBA, SBA, PNA, BSL-1 및 RCA-1반응은 성숙과 함께 증가하나 LCA반응은 성숙과정에 일시적으로 증가하며 성체에서 감소하였다. 집합관에서는 DBA, SBA, PNA, sWGA반응이 성숙과 동시에 증가하나 BSL-1, RCA-1, LCA반응은 미성숙관에서 일시적으로 증가하였다. 이상의 반응으로 보아 신장발생과정에서 형태적 기능적 성숙과 함께 다양한 복합당질의 변화를 보이는데 대체로 성숙에 따라 반응이 증가하는 복합당질군과 미성숙기에 일시적으로 증가하며 성체에서 감소하는 복합당질군으로 대별할 수 있었다. 이러한 출생전후 복합당질의 변화는 신장의 기능적 성숙과정과 연관성을 가지며 발생과정에서 현저한 변화를 나타내는 복합당질은 정상 신장발생에 대한 표지인자로 유용할 것이다.