• 스마트미디어저널
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• 제11권9호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2022

안전사고의 위험성이 상존하는 작업 현장에서 안전사고 발생 시 신속한 조치를 위해서는 생체 데이터를 실시간으로 파악하는 것이 중요하다. 그 중 혈중산소포화도는 인간이 생명을 유지하는 데 있어서 가장 중요한 요소이므로 작업자의 안전관리를 위한 선제 대응으로 상황에 따라서 실시간 산소포화도 측정과 모니터링이 필요하다. 건강 및 생명 위험 보호복을 착용한 작업자로부터 실시간 생체 신호를 수신하고, 외부 시스템에서 작업자의 위험 상태를 공유 및 분석함으로써 작업자의 현재 상태를 진단하고 작업자에게 발생할 수 있는 응급 상황에 효율적으로 대응할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 사고 현장에서 응급 상황에 대처하기 위해 보호복 착용자의 유해 가스와 산소포화도 위험도를 실시간 모니터링할 수 있고, 착용자의 활동성과 안전성을 보장할 수 있는 웨어러블 산소포화도 측정 플랫폼 기술을 제안하였다. 추후 제안한 시스템의 결과를 통해 확인한 한계점을 극복하고, 움직임 보정 등 개선된 생체 데이터를 플랫폼에 적용한다면 유해 가스 환경뿐만 아니라 응급 환자를 대상으로 하는 병원이나 가정에서도 활용할 수 있을 것이라 기대한다.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2012

Oxygen is the final acceptor of electron transport from fat and carbohydrate oxidation, which is the rate-limiting factor for cellular ATP production. Under altitude hypoxia condition, energy reliance on anaerobic glycolysis increases to compensate for the shortfall caused by reduced fatty acid oxidation [1]. Therefore, training at altitude is expected to strongly influence the human metabolic system, and has the potential to be designed as a non-pharmacological or recreational intervention regimen for correcting diabetes or related metabolic problems. However, most people cannot accommodate high altitude exposure above 4500 M due to acute mountain sickness (AMS) and insulin resistance corresponding to a increased levels of the stress hormones cortisol and catecholamine [2]. Thus, less stringent conditions were evaluated to determine whether glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity could be improved by moderate altitude exposure (below 4000 M). In 2003, we and another group in Austria reported that short-term moderate altitude exposure plus endurance-related physical activity significantly improves glucose tolerance (not fasting glucose) in humans [3,4], which is associated with the improvement in the whole-body insulin sensitivity [5]. With daily hiking at an altitude of approximately 4000 M, glucose tolerance can still be improved but fasting glucose was slightly elevated. Individuals vary widely in their response to altitude challenge. In particular, the improvement in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity by prolonged altitude hiking activity is not apparent in those individuals with low baseline DHEA-S concentration [6]. In addition, hematopoietic adaptation against altitude hypoxia can also be impaired in individuals with low DHEA-S. In short-lived mammals like rodents, the DHEA-S level is barely detectable since their adrenal cortex does not appear to produce this steroid [7]. In this model, exercise training recovery under prolonged hypoxia exposure (14-15% oxygen, 8 h per day for 6 weeks) can still improve insulin sensitivity, secondary to an effective suppression of adiposity [8]. Genetically obese rats exhibit hyperinsulinemia (sign of insulin resistance) with up-regulated baseline levels of AMP-activated protein kinase and AS160 phosphorylation in skeletal muscle compared to lean rats. After prolonged hypoxia training, this abnormality can be reversed concomitant with an approximately 50% increase in GLUT4 protein expression. Additionally, prolonged moderate hypoxia training results in decreased diffusion distance of muscle fiber (reduced cross-sectional area) without affecting muscle weight. In humans, moderate hypoxia increases postprandial blood distribution towards skeletal muscle during a training recovery. This physiological response plays a role in the redistribution of fuel storage among important energy storage sites and may explain its potent effect on changing body composition. Conclusion: Prolonged moderate altitude hypoxia (rangingfrom 1700 to 2400 M), but not acute high attitude hypoxia (above 4000 M), can effectively improve insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance for humans and antagonizes the obese phenotype in animals with a genetic defect. In humans, the magnitude of the improvementvaries widely and correlates with baseline plasma DHEA-S levels. Compared to training at sea-level, training at altitude effectively decreases fat mass in parallel with increased muscle mass. This change may be associated with increased perfusion of insulin and fuel towards skeletal muscle that favors muscle competing postprandial fuel in circulation against adipose tissues.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.35.1-35.16
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• 2023

Defining the molecular dynamics associated with T cell differentiation enhances our understanding of T cell biology and opens up new possibilities for clinical implications. In this study, we investigated the dynamics of CD5 expression in CD8⁺ T cell differentiation and explored its potential clinical uses. Using PBMCs from 29 healthy donors, we observed a stepwise decrease in CD5 expression as CD8⁺ T cells progressed through the differentiation stages. Interestingly, we found that CD5 expression was initially upregulated in response to T cell receptor stimulation, but diminished as the cells underwent proliferation, potentially explaining the differentiation-associated CD5 downregulation. Based on the proliferation-dependent downregulation of CD5, we hypothesized that relative CD5 expression could serve as a marker to distinguish the heterogeneous CD8⁺ T cell population based on their proliferation history. In support of this, we demonstrated that effector memory CD8⁺ T cells with higher CD5 expression exhibited phenotypic and functional characteristics resembling less differentiated cells compared to those with lower CD5 expression. Furthermore, in the retrospective analysis of PBMCs from 30 non-small cell lung cancer patients, we found that patients with higher CD5 expression in effector memory T cells displayed CD8⁺ T cells with a phenotype closer to the less differentiated cells, leading to favorable clinical outcomes in response to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy. These findings highlight the dynamics of CD5 expression as an indicator of CD8⁺ T cell differentiation status, and have implications for the development of predictive biomarker for ICI therapy.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.43.1-43.14
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• 2021

Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3), which express IL-22 and IL-17A, has been introduced as one of pathologic cells in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Dyslipidaemia should be managed in axSpA patients to reduce cardiovascular disease, and dyslipidaemia promotes inflammation. This study aimed to reveal the role of circulating ILC3 in axSpA and the impact of dyslipidaemia on axSpA pathogenesis. AxSpA patients with or without dyslipidaemia and healthy control were recruited. Peripheral blood samples were collected, and flow cytometry analysis of circulating ILC3 and CD4⁺ T cells was performed. The correlation between Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-C-reactive protein (CRP) and circulating immune cells was evaluated. The effect of oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (oxLDL-C) on immune cell differentiation was confirmed. AxSpA human monocytes were cultured with with oxLDL-C, IL-22, or oxLDL-C plus IL-22 to evaluate osteoclastogenesis using tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and real-time quantitative PCR of osteoclast-related gene expression. Total of 34 axSpA patients (13 with dyslipidaemia and 21 without) were included in the analysis. Circulating IL-22⁺ ILC3 and Th17 were significantly elevated in axSpA patients with dyslipidaemia (p=0.001 and p=0.034, respectively), and circulating IL-22⁺ ILC3 significantly correlated with ASDAS-CRP (Rho=0.4198 and p=0.0367). Stimulation with oxLDL-C significantly increased IL-22⁺ ILC3, NKp44^- ILC3, and Th17 cells, and these were reversed by CD36 blocking agent. IL-22 and oxLDL-C increased TRAP⁺ cells and osteoclast-related gene expression. This study suggested potential role of circulating IL-22⁺ ILC3 as biomarker in axSpA. Furthermore, dyslipidaemia augmented IL-22⁺ ILC3 differentiation, and oxLDL-C and IL-22 markedly increased osteoclastogenesis of axSpA.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.13-19
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• 2024

Purpose: Trauma is an important public health concern, and it is important to increase the survival rate of patients with trauma and enable them to return to society in a better condition. Initial treatment in the emergency department (ED) is closely associated with the prognosis of patients with trauma. However, studies regarding laboratory biomarker tests that can help predict the prognosis of trauma patients are limited. Presepsin is a novel biomarker of inflammation that can predict a poor prognosis in patients with sepsis. This study aimed to determine whether presepsin could be used as a prognostic indicator in patients with polytrauma. Methods: The study included patients with trauma who had visited a single regional ED from November 2021 to January 2023. Patients who had laboratory tests in the ED were included and analyzed retrospectively through chart review. Age, sex, injury mechanism, vital signs, surgery, the outcome of ED treatment (admission, discharge, transfer, or death), and trauma scores were analyzed. Results: Overall, 550 trauma patients were enrolled; 59.1% were men, and the median age was 64 years (interquartile range, 48.8-79.0 years). Patients in a hypotensive state (systolic blood pressure, <90 mmHg; n=39) had higher presepsin levels (1,061.5±2,522.7 pg/mL) than those in a nonhypotensive state (n=511, 545.7±688.4 pg/mL, P<0.001). Patients hospitalized after ED treatment had the highest presepsin levels (660.9 pg/mL), followed by those who died (652.0 pg/ mL), were transferred to other hospitals (514.9 pg/mL), and returned home (448.0 pg/mL, P=0.041). Conclusions: Serum presepsin levels were significantly higher in trauma patients in a hypotensive state than in those in a nonhypotensive state. Additionally, serum presepsin levels were the highest in hospitalized patients with trauma, followed by those who died, were transferred to other hospitals, and returned home.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권3호
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• pp.504-513
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• 2024

Duck meat is recognized as a healthier poultry product that contains higher amounts of unsaturated and essential fatty acids, iron, and excellent amounts of protein. It has been found to possess the ability to reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and subsequently, blood pressure in the human body; and improve the immunity system. The current study investigated the appropriate bedding depths of rice hulls as a preferred bedding material by evaluating the growth performance and carcass traits of White Pekin ducks raised for 42 days. A total of 288 one-day-old White Pekin ducklings were randomly allotted to floor cages with one of four bedding depths at 4 cm, 8 cm, 12 cm, and 16 cm. Ducklings were fed standard duck starter (days 1-21) and finisher (days 22-42) diets. The birds were stocked at a rate of 6 birds/m² with 6 replicates per treatment. Growth performance evaluation for the body weight, average daily gain, and average daily feed intake were measured to calculate the weekly feed conversion ratio. Breast, leg, and carcass yield were assessed as carcass traits. The muscle color and proximate composition were also analyzed for meat quality. Footpad dermatitis was also evaluated on day 42. Ducks reared on 16 cm bedding depth over the 42 days recorded higher (p < 0.05) body weight, average daily, average daily feed intake, and improved feed conversion ratios compared to other groups. The crude fat in breast meat also lowered (p < 0.05) in ducks reared at 16 cm (1.02%) when compared to ducks raised at 4 cm bedding depth (2.11%). Our results showed improved redness (p < 0.05) when the depth of bedding materials was elevated. Except for the breast meat fat, the dissimilar bedding depths did not affect (p < 0.05) the breast and leg meat composition, footpad dermatitis, and mortality for the current study. In conclusion, this study indicated that the bedding depths would directly or indirectly affect the growth performance and meat color of White Pekin ducks; and the bedding depth of rice hulls at 16 cm improved the growth performance of White Pekin ducks for 42 days.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge contents of basic nursing sciences needed by nurses in the practices of the intensive care unit(ICU). To attain the goal of this study, the nurses working at 10 hospitals in the areas of Seoul and Kangwon Province were randomly selected. They were primarily interviewed, and the open question was secondarily put to them through the questionnaire. In the process of the 1st interview, the interviewees were asked of the question, "What is the knowledge of basic sciences such as anatomy, pathology, physiology. microbiology, pharmacology and the like thought to be lacking when you communicate with doctors in the ICU and when you carry out your nursing practices in it?" The contents of the interview were tape-recorded. The period of data collection ranged from May 1, 2001 to Sept 30. The interviews were conducted with total of 20 nurses. The open-end questionnaire was secondarily mailed to nurses. 113 questionnaires were returned. 100 questionnaires except 13 ones thought to be poorly completed in content were used for data analysis. Three coders classified data obtained from the interview and the questionnaire research into 5 detailed items relating to such as anatomical physiology, pathology, pharmacology. microbiology and basics of nursing. The three coders had experiences in nursing education of 18 years, 8 years and 6 years, respectively, and of them one coder was professor in basic nursing sciences. Data were statistically treated using frequency analysis and percentage by the SAS program. As a result, the following findings were obtained : It was found that the contents that ICU nurses responded were most needed in the field of Human structure and function were water and electrolytic balance(38%), blood and circulatory system(20%), changer in the patient's skin(12%), the arrangement of the human body(10%) and the endocrine system(10%), nervous system(6%), and assessment of the state of the patient's consciousness(4%). It was found that the contents that ICU nurses responded were most needed in the field of pathology were found to be the process of the progress of the disease(32%), symptoms of the disease(27%), prognosis of the disease(22%), followed by the injury-healing process, clinical pathological examination, and examination by radiation. It was found that the contents that nurses responded were most needed in the field of pharmacology were the effect of drug(25%), the side effect of drug(22%), the relationship between diseases and drug(20%), the relationship between disease-causing bacteria and drug(20%) and chemotherapy(2%). It was found that the contents that ICU nurses responded were most needed in the field of microbiology were the relationship between diseases and disease-causing bacteria(45%), Kinds and characteristics of disease-causing bacteria(18%), infection control(16%), application of the aseptic technique(12%), isolation(9%) and the like. It was found that the basic knowledge that ICU nurses responded were needed were the identification of the patient's current state(36%), understanding of the therapeutic process(22%), the operating principle of medical equipment and instrument(20%), medical terminology(9%), equipment and instrument management(7%), calculation of the dose of injection(2%) and the like.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 1991

간조직에 온열치효를 시행시 출현하는 조직병리학적 소견 및 혈액의 생화학적 소견을 관찰하고자 13마리의 정상 간에 8 MHz 라디오파를 이용한 온열치료를 시 행하였다. $42\pm0.5^{\circ}C$로 30분간 온열치료를 받은 군(제 1 군, n=5), $45\pm0.5^{\circ}C$로 30분간 온열치료를 받은 군(제 2군, n=5) 및 온열치료를 받지않은 대조군(n=3)으로 나누어 분석하였을때, 혈액의 SGOT의 SGPT는 온열치료를 시행한 두군 공히 증가된 소견을 보였고 제 1군에서는 간세포의 부종소견외 특이한 조직병 리학적소견이 관찰되지않아 가역성 변화로 생각되었지만 제 2군에서는 간세포의 심한 괴사소견이 관찰되어 있는 불가역성의 가조직 손상으로 생각되었다. 이상의 결론으로 유추할때 임상에서 행하여지는 간암의 온열치료시에 정상 가조직의 손상을 가능한 방지하기위하여는 정확한 종괴의 구역에 치료온도의 주의깊은 관찰이 요구된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권12호
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• pp.1930-1939
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 천연 식품으로부터 면역증진능을 갖는 식품 소재를 검색하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 골대사 약화 상태의 마우스에게 청국장 배합 사료를 투여했을 때 카제인 배합사료에 비하여 가질 수 있는 세포 매개성 면역능의 증강 효과를 규명하기 위한 목적으로 실시되었다. 제 1단계로서 난소적출군은 저칼슘 식이, Sham군은 AIN-76 식이를 6주간 공급한 후, 각 군을 청국장 배합 사료군 혹은 카제인 배합사료군으로 나누어 8주간 제 2단계의 식이를 공급하였다. 면역 지표로는 비장세포 증식능, 혈중 T 림프구 아형수와 혈중 사이토카인(IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-${\gamma}$, TNF-${\alpha}$)의 분비량을 측정하였다. 그 결과 난소적출군에서 청국장배합 사료군의 비장 세포 증식능이 카제인 배합 사료군보다 유의적으로 높았으며, 혈중 T 림프구 아형 비율인 CD4/CD8의 비율도 청국장 배합 사료군에서 더 높았다. 혈중 사이토카인 분비량을 측정한 결과 난소적출군에서 청국장 배합 사료 투여군의 IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$ 분비량이 카제인 배합 사료 투여군에 비해 유의적으로 낮았다. 난소적출 마우스의 면역능에 청국장 배합 사료가 미치는 영향으로 카제인 배합사료에 비하여 비장 세포 증식능 활성화, 골 대사와 연관있는 대표적 사이토카인인 IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$ 분비 억제 및 조절 등을 들 수 있다. 뿐만 아니라, 체중 증가량을 조절하는 역할을 하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 따라서 청국장 배합 사료는 난소적출 마우스 면역계의 조절 기전에 작용하여 면역세포 활성을 촉진시키고 효과적으로 작용할 수 있으리라 사료된다. 이러한 연구 결과를 토대로 기능성 식품 개발에 기초연구 자료가 될 것으로 기대되며 향후 청국장의 면역 활성물질의 분리 및 동정을 위한 연구의 뒷받침이 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2000

목 적: Leptin은 지방세포에서 분비되어 hypothalamus에 작용함으로써 식욕과 에너지소모를 조절한다고 알려졌다. 그러나 비만아에서는 Leptin 수용체의 저항성 증가에 의해 비만이 지속된다고 보고된다. 최근들어 국내에서도 비만아에서의 Leptin 농도에 대해 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있으나 그 결과가 일치하지 않고 대부분의 연구는 Leptin RIA kit를 이용하여 이루어진 바 저자들은 human leptin ELISA kit를 이용하여 혈중 leptin 농도를 측정하여 ELISA법의 유용성을 규명하고 비만아와 정상아 및 연령과 성별에 따른 차이를 비교해 보고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 방 법: 1999년 2월 1일부터 1999년 6월 30일까지 충남대학교병원에 내원한 아동을 대상으로 총 67명(남아 41명, 여아 26명)의 소아를 무작위로 추출 하였다. 1999년도 대한소아과학회의 신장별 표준체중치를 이용하여 각 연령별, 성별 신장대비 표준체중의 120% 이상 되는 환아를 비만으로 정의하여 비만아동 19명(남아 12명, 여아 7명)과 정상아동 48명(남아 29명, 여아 19명)으로 분류하였다. 67명의 대상아동에 대해 신장, 체중, 비만도, 체질량지수를 조사하고 ELISA법을 이용하여 Leptin 농도를 측정하였다. 이것을 비만군과 정상군, 체질량지수별, 성별, 연령별로 나누어 비교분석 하였다. 결 과: 1) 정상아의 평균 Leptin 치는 $7.69{\pm}8.83\;ng/ml$이었다. 2) 비만아에서 평균 Leptin 치는 $36.34{\pm}18.57\;ng/ml$이었다. 3) 체질량 지수가 20 이상인 군에서 20 미만인 군보다 혈중 leptin 치가 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 4) 10세 이상인 군에서 10세 미만인 군보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.01). 5) 남녀간의 혈중 leptin 치는 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 결 론: ELISA법을 이용한 혈중 leptin 치는 RIA법을 이용한 혈중 leptin 치와 같이 비만한 군에서 높게 나타났으며, 이에 관련된 인자로는 비만도, 체질량 지수 및 연령 등이 있었다. 특수 시설이 필요한 RIA법보다 일반 검사실에서 용이하게 측정할 수 있는 ELISA법이 널리 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.