• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.543-547
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• 2009

Purpose: Adhesion is the most common and troublesome complication after repair of flexor tendon injury. Recently, use of sodium hyaluronate derivatives for adhesion prevention is increasing. A commercial product, Guardix$^{(R)}$, sodium hyaluronate(NaHe) combined with carboxymethylcellulose(CMC) has been newly developed as a preventive material for adhesion. We have investigated its effect in rabbits. Methods: Twenty seven male New Zealand white rabbits were operated under ketamine anesthesia. After tendon repair in zone II of the hind paw, Guardix$^{(R)}$(experimental group) or normal saline(control group) was administered. Biomechanical tests were performed to estimate adhesion formation at 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks after the operation. Maximum tensile load to flex the distal interphalangeal joint 50 degree from its resting state(MTL50) was measured, depicting the amount of adhesion formed. Subsequently, breaking strength was assessed. Results: There were no postoperative complications such as infection, wound dehiscence, or hematoma. MTL50 was significantly lower in the experimental group than in the control group at 4, 8, 12 weeks (p<0.05). Mean value of MTL50 was 6.64N in the experimental group and 28.53N in the control group at 12 weeks after surgery. There were no significant differences in breaking strength. Conclusion: Our results indicate that Guardix$^{(R)}$ is helpful in reducing adhesion formation and does not interfere with normal healing processes of the tendon.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2008

In this study, we examined the effect of hydroxyl radical generated by $\gamma$-ray and UV irradiation on shrinkage of vitreous body. Change in gel ratio of vitreous body and change in the properties of its components (collagen, sodium hyaluronate) were analyzed. By comparing these results, the amount of hydroxyl radical, which induces the considerable shrinkage of vitreous body, was evaluated from theoretical calculation based on experimental condition and some reported kinetic parameters. It was concluded that the integrated amount of hydroxyl radical required to liquefy half of the vitreous body (Vitreous body gel ratio = 50%) was estimated as $140\;{\mu}molg^{-1}$ from $\gamma$-ray irradiation experiment. Also, from UV irradiation experiment result, it was confirmed that the effect of hydroxyl radical is larger than that of other reactive species. The causes of shrinkage of vitreous body are supposed as follows, 1) decrease in viscosity by cleavage of glycoside bond in sodium hyaluronate, 2) leaching of collagen from vitreous body and 3) leaching of crosslinked products and scission products of collagen.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.11-26
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• 1991

The effects of intra-articula. sodium hyaluronate(SH) and polysulfated glycosaminoglycan(PSGAG) on degenerative joint disease of the carpus were compared each other In 20 racehorses. Ten horses were dosed with intra-articula. injection of 20mg SH(2 times/2 weeks interval) and ten horses were dosed with intra-articular injection of 250mg of PSGAG(4 times/1 week into.val). Synovial fluid analysis and clinical examination were made to evaluate the effects of the drugs on degenerative joint disease at before injection and 2 weeks after the last injection, respectively. Appearance and mucinous precipitate quality oi synovial fluids of the group injected with 58 and PSGAG were improved by 40～50% and 60～80%, respectively. The chemical values of alkaline phosphatase, lactic dehydrogenase, aspartate aminotransferase, total protein, A/G ratio and glucose of synovial fluid in the group injected with PSGAG were more clearly returned to the normal values than those of the group injected with SH. Relative viscosity and total white blood cells of synovial fluid were returned to the normal walues after the treatments in both groups. Clinical symptoms(swelling, heat and pain on carpal joint, and lameness) of the horses in the group injected with SH and PSGAG were disappeard by 56～67% and 67～80%, respectivelty. Conclusively, the PSGAG was superior to SH in the effects on treatment of the degenerative joint disease in the horses.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.409-414
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• 2011

Objective : The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of sodium hyaluronate-sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (HA-CMC), an anti-adhesive material for spinal surgery, on bone fusion by applying it to rat spinal models after lumbar posterolateral fusion. Methods : Lumbar posterolateral fusion was performed at L4-5 using bone graft substitutes in 30 rats. HA-CMC was injected in 15 rats at a dose of 0.2 cc (HA-CMC group) and a saline solution of 0.2 cc in the other 15 rats (control group). Simple radiographs were taken until postoperative 9 weeks with an interval of one week. At postoperative 4 and 9 weeks, three dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) scanning was performed to observe the process of bone fusion. At 9 weeks, bone fusion was confirmed by gross examination and manual palpation. Results : There were no statistically significant differences in bone fusion between the two groups. 3D CT scanning did not reveal significant differences between the groups. The gross examination and manual palpation after autopsy performed at 9 weeks confirmed bone union in 93.3% of both groups. Conclusion : The anti-adhesive material used for spinal surgery did not have adverse effects on spinal fusion in rats.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2016

This study was conducted to evaluate three different mixed formulations of sodium hyaluronate (SH) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) using a low-humidity air flow-induced rat dry eye model and determine the most suitable mixture. The total thickness of the cornea, corneal epithelial thickness, corneal stroma thickness, damaged corneal epithelium percentage region, thickness of the bulbar conjunctiva epithelium, number of goblet cells, goblet cell occupation percentage region, and damaged bulbar conjunctiva epithelium percentage region were measured by histomorphological evaluation. After 5 h exposure to drying airflow, the thickness of the cornea and conjunctiva was decreased with desquamation of the corneal and conjunctiva epithelium. However, these dry eye symptoms were markedly inhibited by treatment with the reference and test formulations. More favorable effects on decreased thickness were detected in response to the CMC than the SH. However, SH had a greater protective effect against corneal and conjunctiva epithelial damage. The application of a mixture of 0.1% SH and 0.2% CMC showed more favorable effects on the corneal and conjunctival damage and the stabilization of the ocular surface than SH or CMC alone.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.1003-1009
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• 2021

수용액에서 Sodium hyaluronate(NaHA)와 Alkanediyl-bis(dimethylalkylammonium bromide) 계면활성제의 회합성질에 관한 연구를 계면활성제의 화학적 구조와 관련하여 조사하였다. 계면장력을 측정한 결과 특정 농도에서 최소값(C_min)을 나타내는 포물선 모양의 그래프를 보여주었다. 이 최소 농도 이상에서 계면장력의 증가는 공기와 물의 접촉면에서 NaHA사슬과 이합체 계면활성제들로 이루어진 집합체의 형성과 관계있다고 생각된다. NaHA와 계면활성제의 착물결합체에서 하나의 NaHA 음전하에 대한 계면활성제의 양전하 비율을 보면 약간 양전하가 우세하나, 전체적으로 전하의 균형은 크게 벗어나지 않았다. NaHA/이합체 계면활성제의 착물결합체에서 계면활성제 농도와 점성도의 관계가 비 선형성을 나타내는 것은 계면활성제의 화학적 구조와 관계되기 때문이다. 이 비 선형성은 착물체의 성장에 따른 크기 증가와 C_min 농도 이상에서의 수축 현상과 밀접하게 관련된다고 볼 수 있다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 천연 및 자연주의 화장품 시장에 대응하여 폴리비닐알코올(polyvinyl alcohol, PVA)을 이용한 필 오프 팩을 대체할 수 있는 성분을 탐색하고자 하였다. 수용성 다당류인 풀루란(pullulan)과 기타 다당류(sodium hyaluronate, cellulose gum, hydroxyethyl cellulose, sodium alginate, corn starch)와의 조합을 통한 필 오프 팩을 제조하였으며, 각 필 오프 팩의 pH와 점도, 온도별 안정도를 확인하였다. 제조한 필름의 두께와 인장 강도를 측정하여 기존의 PVA 필 오프 팩과 비교하였으며, 피부에서의 도포성과 건조속도, 제거성을 확인하였다. 그 중 pullulan-sodium hyaluronate 필오프 팩은 5.12% 얇은 두께와 4.23% 높은 필름 인장강도로 PVA 필 오프 팩을 대체할 수 있는 우수한 필름성을 보였다. 실제 피부에 적용 시 팩의 퍼짐 정도와 균일하게 도포 가능한 사용성, 건조 후 제거 시 필름의 형성 및 제거 강도 평가 또한 PVA 필 오프 팩과 흡사한 수준을 보였다. 이에 pullulan-sodium hyaluronate 필름은 천연 필 오프 팩으로 PVA 필 오프 팩을 대체할 수 있을 정도의 물성을 보임을 확인하였다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제33권7호통권314호
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• pp.467-471
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• 1995

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.413-418
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• 2006

Sodium hyaluronate (NaHA), water soluble polymer having ultra-high molecular weight, is characterized by using on-line frit inlet asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation (FI-AFlFFF) and multiangle light scattering (MALS). This study demonstrates the capability of power programming FI-AFlFFF for the separation of NaHA and the applicability of FI-AFlFFF with MALS for the characterization of molecular weight distribution and their structural information. Since sample injection and relaxation in FI-AFlFFF are achieved by using hydrodynamic relaxation, separation of high molecular weight polymers can be achieved smoothly without halting the separation flow. Experiments are carried out with the two different NaHA products (a raw NaHA sample and a thermally degraded NaHA product) and molecular weight distribution and conformations in solution are determined. Influence of sample filtration on the change of molecular weight distribution is also discussed.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.165-172
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• 2002

Injectable gel composed of egg phosphatidylcholine (egg PC), hyaluronate (HA) and water was formulated for local drug delivery. The lamellar liquid crystalline structure of the egg PC/water system did not change by adding HA in the formulation. However, egg PC/HA/water gel was more resistant to erosion than the egg PC/water gel. The egg PC/HA/water and egg PC/water gels containing model drugs, tetracycline and sudan IV were prepared to perform in vitro and in vivo drug release experiments. In vitro release of tetracycline was sustained in the gel type formulations. The release rate of hydrophobic sudan IV was extremely slow. More than 99% of sudan IV remained inside the gel after 5 days. In vivo release of drugs from the air pouch model in Balb/c mice shows that lipophilic sudan IV remained for more than 10 days whereas tetracycline remained for 1 day in the pouch. The compatibility of the gels was also examined by histopathology. The gels did not cause any adverse inflammatory effect in the air pouch.