• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.52-55
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• 2015

Supradiaphragmatic liver is a rare condition. Establishing an accurate preoperative diagnosis is difficult. Operative exploration is necessary to differentiate this lesion from intrathoracic masses, such as a pleural based tumor, diaphragmatic tumor and peripheral lung tumor. However, with the aid of the hepatocyte-specific magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent, gadoxetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA), functional hepatocytes in the lesion can be identified in the hepatobiliary phase, potentially allowing an accurate and non-invasive diagnosis. We report a case of supradiaphragmatic liver diagnosed by Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.303-307
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• 2006

The effects of starvation on histological changes in hepatocytes and the intestinal epithelium in the olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus were examined. The starved group was not fed for 12 weeks, whereas the fed group was given food. Food deprivation resulted in a significant decrease in hepatocyte nucleus size and nuclear height in the intestinal epithelium (P<0.05). In the starved group, pronounced degenerative changes were seen in the histology of hepatocytes and the intestinal epithelium; the tissue morphology was irregular and the nuclei were stained basophillic, shrunk irregularly, and very compact. These results suggest that histological changes in hepatocytes and the intestinal epithelium can be used as an indicator of starvation in the olive flounder. In addition, the data are interpreted in detail and some biologically important relationships are discussed.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.96-101
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of water extract from Artemisiae Argi Folium Fermented with Sacchromyces cerevisiae (AFS) on hydrogen peroxide production within human hepatocyte HepG2 cells treated with gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde. AFS (0~400 ug/mL) was treated with gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde. And the intracellular productions of hydrogen peroxide were measured by dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR) assay. AFS showed the restoration of the intracellular productions of hydrogen peroxide which were reduced by gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde in HepG2 Cells. AFS could be supposed to have the hepatoprotective effect related with hepatocytologic signaling activity against gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.457-462
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of water extract from Artemisiae Argi Folium Fermented with Lactobacillus pentosus (AFL) on viability of human hepatocyte HepG2 cells treated with hepatotoxicants such as EtOH, gallic acid, nicotine, acetaminophen, acetaldehyde, and lipopolysaccharide. AFL (0~400 ug/mL) was treated with EtOH, gallic acid, nicotine, acetaminophen, acetaldehyde, and lipopolysaccharide. And the viability of HepG2 cells was measured by MTT assay. AFL at the high concentration such as 400 ug/mL showed to increase significantly viabilities of HepG2 cells compared with hepatotoxicants (EtOH, gallic acid, nicotine, acetaminophen, and lipopolysaccharide) only (p<0.05). AFL could be supposed to have the hepatoprotective effect against hepatotoxicants such as gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and lipopolysaccharide at the high concentration.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.284-289
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of water extract from Artemisiae Argi Folium Fermented with Sacchromyces cerevisiae (AFS) on viability of human hepatocyte HepG2 cells treated with hepatotoxicants such as EtOH, gallic acid, nicotine, acetaminophen, acetaldehyde, and lipopolysaccharide. AFS (0~400 ug/mL) was treated with EtOH, gallic acid, nicotine, acetaminophen, acetaldehyde, and lipopolysaccharide. And the viability of HepG2 cells was measured by MTT assay. AFS showed to increase significantly viabilities of HepG2 cells compared with hepatotoxicants (EtOH, gallic acid, nicotine, acetaminophen, and lipopolysaccharide) only (p<0.05). AFS could be supposed to have the hepatoprotective effect against hepatotoxicants such as gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and lipopolysaccharide.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1983-1988
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• 2012

Stem cell transplantation is emerging as a possible new treatment for liver cirrhosis, and recent animal studies have documented the benefits of stem cell therapy in a hepatic fibrosis model. However, the underlying mechanism of stem cell therapy is still unclear. Among the proposed mechanisms, the cell replacement mechanism is the oldest and most important, in which permanently damaged tissue can be replaced by normal tissue to restore function. In the present study, Cy5.5-labeled superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) was used to label human mesenchymal stem cells. The uptake of fluorescently labeled nanoparticles enabled the detection and monitoring of the transplanted stem cells; therefore, we confirmed the direct incorporation and differentiation of SPIO into the hepatocyte-like transplanted stem cells by detecting human tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT), well-known enzymatic marker for hepatocyte-specific differentiation.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.1379-1384
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• 2009

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of water extract from Artemisiae Argi Folium Fermented with Lactobacillus pentosus (AFL) on hydrogen peroxide production within human hepatocyte HepG2 cells treated with gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde. AFL (0~400 ug/mL) was treated with gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde. And the intracellular productions of hydrogen peroxide were measured by dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR) assay. AFL showed the restoration of the intracellular productions of hydrogen peroxide which were reduced by gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde in HepG2 Cells. AFL could be supposed to have the hepatoprotective effect related with hepatocytologic signaling activity against gallic acid, EtOH, nicotine, acetaminophen, and acetaldehyde.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.123-125
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• 1996

The orientation effect of galactose ligand on hepatocyte attachment was investigated. Poly(N-p-vinyl benzyl-o-${\beta}$-D-galactopyranosyl-D-gluconamide) (PVLA), a ${\beta}$-galactose-carrying styrene homo-polymer, was used as a model ligand for the asialoglycoprotein receptors on hepatocytes. PYVA was transferred onto the poly(${\gamma}$-benzyl L-glutamate)(PBLG) or PBLG/ poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG)/PBLG Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films as the monolayer level. The dichroic fluorescence values of confocal microscope indicated that the PVLA transferred onto the LB films was located with a preferential orientation of its molecular axes with regard to the direction of the a-helix of polypeptide. Hepatocyte recognized well-oriented galactose moieties of the surface of PVLA through asialoglycoprotein receptors.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2020

Cancer incidence has been increasing steadily and is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Gastric cancer is still most common malignancy in Korea. Cancer initiation and progression are multistep processes involving various growth factors and their ligands. Among these growth factors, we have studied hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), which is associated with cell proliferation and invasion, leading to cancer and metastasis, especially in gastric cancer. We explored the intercellular communication between HGF and other surface membrane receptors in gastric cancer cell lines. Using complimentary deoxyribonucleic acid microarray technology, we found new genes associated with HGF in the stomach cancer cell lines, NUGC-3 and MKN-28, and identified their function within the HGF pathway. The HGF/N-methyl-N'-nitroso-guanidine human osteosarcoma transforming gene (c-MET) axis interacts with several molecules including E-cadherin, urokinase plasminogen activator, KiSS-1, Jun B, and lipocalin-2. This pathway may affect cell invasion and metastasis or cell apoptosis and is therefore associated with tumorigenesis and metastasis in gastric cancer.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.53-63
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• 2001

목적 : 귀전우 Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb로부터 얻은 추출물에 대하여 생리활성(항산화 활성)을 검토하였고, $amyloid-{\beta}{\;}(A{\beta})$가 지니는 Rat의 배양 Hepatocyte 세포독성에 대한 세포보호효과 및 세포막 지질의 과산화에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 방법 : 귀전우 추출물과 항산화제인 BHT. ascorbic acid 및 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$을 각각 linoleic acid에 소정량 첨가하고 $50^{\circ}C$에서 일정기간 저장하여 linoleic acid의 산화 안정성을 비교 검토하였으며, 또한 유지 자동산화의 촉진인자인 금속이온($Fe^{3+},{\;}Zn^{2+}$) 을 첨가하여 귀전우 추출물의 금속이온봉쇄효과를 조사하였다. 결과 :세포성지질의 과산화의 지표인 malondialdehyde(MDA)생성이 A{\beta}처리로 크게 증가하였으나 세포막파괴에 의한 세포파괴의 전형적인 현상이 귀전우 열수 추출물의 전처리와 후처리로 크게 감소되었다. 귀전우 추출물의 농도에 따른 항산화 효과는 전 농도별에서 높은 항산화 효과를 나타내었다. 그리고 시간 경과에 따른 항산화 효과에 있어서도 정도의 차이는 있지만 각 농도(5mg, 10mg 및 25mg)에서 유도기의 연장효과가 상당히 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 귀전우 추출물과 항산화제와의 비교에 있어서는 합성 항산화제인 BHT 및 ascorbic acid 만큼 우수한 항산화력을 나타내었으며, 천연 항산화제인 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$ 보다는 아주 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 귀전우 추출물의 금속이온 봉쇄효과에 있어서는 linoleic acid에 귀전우 추출물과 $Fe^{3+}$ 및 $Zn^{2+}$을 첨가한 군이 귀전우 추출물을 첨가하지 않은 군보다 항산화 효과가 아주 우수한 것으로 나타나 금속이온 봉쇄력이 강한 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 귀전우 열수 추출물은 $A{\beta}$ 의한 세포파괴를 감소시키는 활성을 가지며 예방 및 보호효과를 나타내었고, hepatocyte에 대한 보호효과와 세포막지질 과산화의 저해 및 $A{\beta}$처리와 같은 독성에 대한 적응능력 향상을 통한 세포보호효과를 주는 것으로 간세포 보호 등의 임상적 응용에 그 효과가 기대된다.