• 핵의학기술
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2015

Purpose Serum Thyroglobulin measurement is a major tool for the follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients. Thyroglobulin is Normal thyroid tissue, or thyroid cancer tissue produced only. Thyroid hormone to a halt without Tg differentiation of thyroid cancer recurrence just by measuring how to decide whether there was increasing expectations if I can do it instead. Therefore, in excellent sensitivity Tg new inspection of the functional sensitivity by measuring the looked to evaluate the usefulness of reagents. Thyroidectomy is measuring the numbers Tg (total thyroidectomy) remaining thyroid ablation and radioactive iodine (radioactive iodine remnant ablation, RRA) DTC in patients being diagnosed with or help predict the remaining early detection of thyroid cancer recurrence. Materials and Methods Agent that I'm currently using Tg of the measurements of low clinical specimen for a second drainage of the three (0.08 0.17, 0.98, ng/mL) within the scope of the dilute magnification (2, 4, 8, 16, 32 times) by dilute Intraassy (n=10) and Interassay (n=10) out in no time. Concentration value according to the coefficient of variation and the mean and standard deviation of each measurement (Coefficient of variation, CV) the absolute value of the measured values that corresponds to 20 percent target a coefficient of variation of CV Find the value of the concentration of the functional sensitivity measurement did. Also, analytical sensitivity with recovery rates, Dilution test inspections, and interrelationship, compared. Results Sensitivity is an excellent analytical sensitivity within the prosecutor kit Tg 0.006 ng/mL, and core analytical sensitivity, conducted by the 0.006 ng/mL to same conclusion. Be rather high to 142 percent recovery rate was 60 to measurement and functional sensitivity, 0.01766 ng/mL(Intraassay n=10) was measured at. CBC is relatively good correlation as ($R^2=0.949$) the correlation. Conclusion Recently ultrasensitive thyroglobulin this clinically important indicators of the previous kit and demands are lower than sensitivity to the measurement results. Therefore, ultrasensitive thyroglobulin test is correlated that there would be useful in value in nuclear medicine the thyroid gland.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권13호
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• pp.5187-5194
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• 2014

Background: Numerous studies have suggested that selenium deficiency may be associated with an increased risk for several types of cancer, but few have focused on thyroid cancer. Materials and Methods: We examined the association between post-diagnostic fingernail selenium levels and differentiated thyroid cancer risk in a French Polynesian matched case-control study. Conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results: The median selenium concentration among controls was $0.76{\mu}g/g$. Significantly, we found no association between fingernail selenium levels and thyroid cancer risk after conditioning on year of birth and sex and additionally adjusting for date of birth (highest versus lowest quartile: odds-ratio=1.12, 95% confidence interval: 0.66-1.90; p-trend=0.30). After additional adjustment for other covariates, this association remained non-significant (p-trend=0.60). When restricting the analysis to thyroid cancer of 10 mm or more, selenium in nails was non-significantly positively linked to thyroid cancer risk (p-trend=0.09). Although no significant interaction was evidenced between iodine in nails and selenium in nails effect (p=0.70), a non-significant (p-trend =0.10) positive association between selenium and thyroid cancer risk was seen in patients with less than 3 ppm of iodine in nails. The highest fingernail selenium concentration in French Polynesia was in the Marquises Islands ($M=0.87{\mu}g/g$) and in the Tuamotu-Gambier Archipelago ($M=0.86{\mu}g/g$). Conclusions: Our results do not support, among individuals with sufficient levels of selenium, that greater long-term exposure to selenium may reduce thyroid cancer risk. Because these findings are based on post-diagnostic measures, studies with prediagnostic selenium are needed for corroboration.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1037-1044
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 국내에서 쉽게 구할 수 있으며 탄화시 높은 강도를 가질 수 있는 참나무를 이용하여 생물 활성탄 공정(BAC)에 적합한 활성탄, 즉 흡착뿐만 아니라 미생물의 안식처로서의 역할을 할 수 있는 거대 세공이 많이 발달된 활성탄을 제조하는데 그 주안점을 두었다. 활성탄의 제조는 인산 침적에 의한 화학적 활성화법을 이용하여 제조하였고 제조된 활성탄의 요오드 흡착력(mg/g), 메틸렌 블루 탈색력(mg/g), B.E.T Method에 의한 비표면적($m^2/g$), 세공 크기 분포(Pore size distribution)를 분석하여 현재 생물 활성탄 공정에 많이 사용되고 있는 P사의 'picabiol' 활성탄과 비교하였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 화학적 활성화법의 주인자는 인산의 침적농도, 활성화 용도, 그리고 활성화 시간이다. 이중 활성화 시간은 예비 실험으로 3시간으로 고정시켰다. 최적 활성화 온도와 인산 첨적 농도를 찾기 위하여 활성화 온도는 $600^{\circ}C$에서 $800^{\circ}C$ 로 변화시켰으며 인산 침적 농도는 35wt%에서 50wt%로 변화시켰다. 이렇게 제조된 활성탄 중 $800^{\circ}C$에서 활성화시켰을 때 모든 인산 침적 농도에서 요오드 흡착력(1000~1100 mg/g)과 메틸렌 블루 탈색력(200~400 mg/g)으로서 가장 높은 효율의 활성탄을 얻을 수 있었으며 picabiol과 비교하여 보았을 때 비슷하거나 더 높은 효율의 활성탄을 제조할 수 있었다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.781-786
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• 1993

$Mg^{2+}$ 존재하에서 비이온성 계면활성제 $nonylphenol-(ethylene oxide)_n$[NP-nEO; n = 12, 40, 100]와 요오드간의 상호작용을 UV-visible spectrophotometer를 이용하여 수용액 중에서 조사하였다. CMC (Critical micelle concentration)는 $Mg^{2+}$ 농도 증가에 따라 감소하였으며, 그 감소폭은 EO(ethylene oxide) 수에 크게 의존하였다. CMC 이상에서 $Mg^{2+}$ 첨가에 따른 상호작용 피크와 강도는 증가하다가 감소하는 변곡점을 보였다. 상호작용 피크의 강도 증가는 $Mg^{2+}$ 존재하에서 미셀구조가 더욱 조밀해진데 따른 요오드와의 전자주게-받게 겹침증가로 볼 수 있다. 이러한 현상들은 비이온성 계면활성제 미셀표면에 노출된 EO 사슬이 유사크라운에테르 구조를 형성하여 $Mg^{2+}$ 의 착물을 형성할 수 있는 가능성을 보여준다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.25-56
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• 2000

Trace element are involved in enzymatic activities, immunological reactions. physiological mechanisms. Deficiency in some trace elements, such as iron and iodine. is still an important health problem, The role of trace elements deficiency is suspected in various clinical situations and is now confirmed by well designed supplementation studies. However, the importance of trace elements as chinese herbal constituents is not sufficiently appreciated by the oriental medical profession, although in recent years a significant increase of new finding on their essential character in chinese herbal medicine occurred. It is well known that herbal medicine contains a variety of trace elements which would show therapeutic effects with active components in herbal medicine . In china, recent work showed some positive correlation between trace element and traditional chinese medicine (TCM) in terms of therapeutic effects even if their role in therapeutic effects is still obscure. In korea, not much attention has been on the therapeutic importance of trace element contained in herbal medicine Here, the therapeutic effects of trace element in TCM were reviewed and summarized. 1. Iron, copper, zinc and manganese are mainly contained in TCM. In addtion, chromium, magnesium, molybdenum, nickel, alminium, cobalt, arsenic and selenium has been studied for their therapeutic effects 2. Zinc, is decreased in patients who have deficiency of kindney(腎虛) and chronic disease. Fe is decreased in patients who have deficiency of blood(血虛). However copper is increased in patients who have chronic disease and hepatic disease.3 Iron concentration is high in herbs used for tonifying and nourishing yin or blood(補陰補血藥) Zinc concentration is high also in herb used for tonifying kidiney and vital essence(補腎補精藥). In addition. copper concentration Is high in herb used for replenishing qi(補氣藥) 4 In herbal drugs, the therapeutic substances in TCM are not only organic but also inorganic. It seems that trace elements would be one of components in herb for its therapeutic effects. This indicates that therapeutic effects of TCM should be extended not only to herb itself, bur also to trace elements contained in herb.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.822-828
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• 2007

Perchlorate is an unregulated contaminant but recently many cases of perchlorate contamination have been reported in the US. In Japan, also, a couple of contamination incidents caused by perchlorate occurred. Against this backdrop, investigation on perchlorate was urgent for Korea. Accordingly, perchlorate investigation in tap water and river water was conducted one time a week for seven consecutive weeks at major water sources of Korea including Han River, Guem River, Yeong-san River, and Nak-dong River. Perchlorate was not found at Han River, Guem River, and Yeong-san River. However, all the 4 tap water samples in Nak-dong River recorded high level of perchlorate. Among others, NT1 located at Daegu posted the highest value of $22.3{\mu}g/L$. This level is lower than $24.5{\mu}g/L$, the threshold recommended by US EPA. Still, perchlorate contamination in drinking water can deal a heavy blow to nerve development of infants and children by causing iodine deficiency. At the 1st and 2nd investigations, perchlorate concentration reached $18.7{\sim}95.6{\mu}g/L$ and $4.0{\sim}25.6{\mu}g/L$ respectively, both of which are relatively higher. The high perchlorate concentration in Nak-dong River was possible because of the waste water discharged from LCD manufacturing factory which was located at NS3 in Gumi, Korea. Perchlorate concentration of waste water from the factory was $730{\sim}1,858{\mu}g/L$.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2009

Recently, Korean people are consuming seaweeds almost 3.5 times more now than three decades ago. It is well known that seaweeds contain lots of soluble dietary fiber in addition to micronutrients such as ${\beta}$-carotene, iodine and some bioactive components. Seaweeds are considered to be effective for preventing chronic diseases including obesity, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, cancer or constipation. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of seamustard intake on body weight gain, blood glucose level and lipid profiles in rats fed diets with different energy nutrient composition. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (average initial weight 103.7g) were divided into groups for two experiments as follows; Control, M2.5 & M5 groups (Exp. I) and M5, M10, HCM5, HCM10, HFM5 & HFM10 groups (Exp. II). The rats were fed diet and water ad libitum for 4 weeks. In general, there was no significant difference in blood glucose and triglyceride concentration among groups. In Exp. I, serum LDL-cholesterol level of rats fed diet with 5% seamustard powder (M5) was significantly lower than that of control group, while HDL-cholesterol level, TC/LDL ratio and weight of adrenal gland were higher. In Exp. II, food intake, body weight gain and EER of high fat diet with 10% seamustard group (HFM10) were the lowest among groups. Except gastrocnemius muscle, all organ weights of HFM10 group were the lowest. Fecal cholesterol excretion and serum LDL-cholesterol concentration of HFM10 group were the highest, while serum HDL-cholesterol level was the lowest among groups. Interestingly, HDL-cholesterol concentration was the highest in HCM5 group among groups. From these results, it was suggested that seamustard intake might be more effective for body weight control, but not for improving blood lipid profiles in high fat diet than in high carbohydrate diet.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제64권2호
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• pp.10.1-10.9
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• 2024

Hyperthyroidism, characterized by elevated thyroid hormone levels and thyroid gland hyperplasia or adenoma, is a prevalent endocrinopathy in older cats. Treatment options include antithyroid drugs, surgical thyroidectomy, and radioiodine therapy (RAIT), which is non-invasive treatment option that can achieve complete remission. However, efficacy and safety of RAIT in hyperthyroid cats have not been investigated in South Korea. This study includes 10 hyperthyroid cats with RAIT. Initial assessments comprised history, physical examination, blood analysis, and serum total T4 (tT4) concentration. Thyroid scintigraphy revealed hyperactivity and enlargement of thyroid gland at 24 hours before the RAIT. Radioiodine (RAI) was injected subcutaneously with 2 to 6 mCi, determined by the fixed dose or the scoring system based on severity of clinical signs, tT4 concentration, and thyroid size individually. After RAIT, the concentration of serum tT4 and liver enzymes were significantly decreased at discharge. However, no significant differences were noted in blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, symmetric dimethylarginine, hematocrits, and white blood cell counts pre- and post-treatment. Although 4 cats received RAI twice, clinical signs disappeared and tT4 levels decreased following the RAIT. All 10 cats achieved complete remission after 6 months without critical adverse effect. The safety and the effectiveness of RAIT was confirmed based on protocols reported other countries. Therefore, RAIT could be considered the treatment option and prevent adverse effects from medication or surgery. This preliminary study presents the first evaluation of RAIT for hyperthyroid cats using locally produced RAI in South Korea and provide valuable insight for clinicians and further studies.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2017

Teeth and bones are highly mineralized tissues containing inorganic minerals such as calcium phosphate, and a growing number of evidences show that their mineral content is associated with many diseases. Although the quantification of mineral contents by micro-computed tomography(micro- CT) has been used in diagnosis and evaluation for treating bone diseases, its application for teeth diseases has not been well established. In this study, we attempted to estimate a usefulness of a high-resolution micro-CT in analysis of human teeth. The teeth were scanned by using the Skyscan 1172 micro-CT. In order to measure tooth mineral content, beam hardening effect of the machine was corrected with a radiopaque iodine-containing substance, iodoacetamide. Under the maximum resolution of $6.6{\mu}m$, X-ray densities in teeth and hydroxyapatite standards were obtained with Hounsfield unit (HU), and they were then converted to an absolute mineral concentration by a CT Analyzer software. In enamel layer of cusp area, the mean mineral concentration was about $2.14mg/mm^3$ and there was a constant mineral concentration gradient from the enamel surface to the dentinoenamel junction. In the dentin of middle 1/3 of tooth, the mean mineral concentration was approximately $1.27mg/mm^3$ and there was a constant mineral concentration gradient from the outer of root to the pulp side, ranging from 1.3 to $1.06mg/mm^3$. In decay region of dentin, the mineral content was gradually decreased from the intact inner side to the decayed surface. These results suggest that high-resolution micro-CT can be as a useful tool for non-invasive measurement of mineral concentration in teeth.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제6권
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• pp.15-24
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• 1965

건착망(巾着網)에 의(依)해, 어획(漁獲)된 한국산(韓國産) 고등어(중형(中型)) 제장기(諸臟器)의 vitamin A 농도(濃度) 및 분포(分布)의 시기(時期)적(的)변화(變化)와 내장유성상(內臟油性狀)을 어기중(漁期中) 실험(實驗)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 생식선발달(生殖腺發達) 최성기(最盛期)라고 생각되는, 6월초순(月初旬)에 간장중량(肝臟重量)도 급격히 증가(增加)하여, 최고(最高)에 달(達)했는데 이는 영양(榮養) 및 생리적(生理的)인 현상(現象)으로서, 산란기(産卵期)의 체내(體內) 에너지 평형상태(平衡狀態)를 바로잡기 원해 간장실질(肝臟實質)이 급히 증량(增量)되는 것이라고 생각된다. 2. 간유(肝油)의 vitamin A 농도(濃度)는, 자웅(雌雄) 모두 7월중순경(月中旬頃)에 최고(最高)였다. 함유율(含油率)과 Vitamin A농도(濃度) 사이에는 대체(大體)로 반대(反對)되는 경향(傾向)을 찾아볼 수 있었다. 3. 유문수유(幽門垂油)의 vitamin A 농도(濃度)는 7월하순(月下旬)에 최고(最高)였고, 함유율(含油率)과는 거이 반대(反對)되는 경향(傾向)이 있었다. 5월(月) 초순(初旬)${\sim}$6월중순(月中旬)에는 간유(肝油)의 vitamin A 농도(濃度)보다 훨씬 높았다. 4. 장유(腸油)의 vitamin A 농도(濃度)는 5월초순(月初旬)에 최고(最高)였고, 생식선유(生殖腺油)의 vitamin A 농도(濃度)는 극히 낮았으며 육(肉), 피(皮) 안유(眼油)의 vitamin A 농도(濃度)는 흔적에 불과(不過)하였다. 5. 전장기(全臟器) vitamin A 양(量)의 제장기별(諸臟器別) 분포율(分布率) 변화(變化) 범위(範圍) 및 평균분포율(平均分布率)은 간장(肝臟) : $7{\sim}92%$(평균(平均) 60.8%) 유문수(幽門垂) : $6{\sim}51%$(평균(平均) 29.4%), 장(腸) : $1{\sim}16%$(평균(平均) 5.7%), 위(胃) 및 위내용물(胃內容物) : $0{\sim}10%$(평균(平均) 2.2%), 생식선(生殖腺) : $0{\sim}12%$(평균(平均) 1.9%)이고, 간장(肝臟)과 유문수(幽門垂)의 vitamin A 분포율(分布率)은 서로 상반(相反)되는 경향(傾向)이 있었다. 6. 내장유특가(內臟油特價)의 시기적변화(時期的變化) 및 특가간(特價間)의 상관관계(相關關係)는 찾아볼 수 없고, 다만 vitamin A 농도(濃度)가 특(特)히 높을 때 굴절율(屈折率), 불감화물량 및 iodine value가 최고(最高)였다. 7. 고등어 vitamin 유(油) 채취시기(採取時期)는 5월초순(月初旬)${\sim}$10월(月) 중순(中旬)이라 볼 수 있고, 간장(肝臟), 유문수장(幽門垂腸) 이외(以外)의 제장기(諸臟器)는 vitamin 유(油) 자원(資源)으로서 이용가치(利用價値)가 없다. 한편 전내장유(全內臟油)도 vitamin 유(油)로서 이용가치(利用價値)가 있다.