• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2008

Background: The adrenergic nervous system in the spinal cord contributes to the development of neuropathic pain after nerve injury. Brain derived neurotrophic factor may facilitate the sympathetic change in the spinal cord and influence the state of neuropathic pain. We probed the effect of chronic repetitive administration of systemic 4-methylcatechol, which is known to be a neurotrophic factor inducer, in a spinal nerve ligation model. Methods: We made the rat neuropathic pain model by the ligation of the L5 spinal nerve. Intraperitoneal 4-methylcatechol ($10{\mu}g/kg$) or the same volume of saline wasadministrated twice daily just after the operation for 7 days. The tactile allodynia was measured by using von Frey filaments and its change was followed up from 3 days after SNL. The lumbosacral enlargement of the spinal cord was taken out and the mRNA contents of the ${\alpha}_2-adrenoceptor$ subtypes were measured by real time polymerase chain reaction and this was then compared with the control groups. The antiallodynic effect of intrathecal clonidine (3, 10, $30{\mu}g$) was evaluated and compared in the 4-methylcatechol treated rats and the control rats. Results: The expression of the ${\alpha}_{2A}$ and ${\alpha}_{2C}$ adrenoceptor subtypes did not change after 4-methylcatechol treatment. Intrathecal clonidine showed an earlier and better effect at the highest dose ($30{\mu}g$ intrathecal), but not with any other doses. Conclusions: Chronic intraperitoneal administration of 4-methylcatechol may improve the effect of intrathecal clonidine, but we could not prove the increase of ${\alpha}_{2A}$ and ${\alpha}_{2C}$ adrenoceptors in the spinal cord of 4-methylcatechol treated rats.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1464-1471
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• 2007

당뇨병은 만성적 대사질환으로 말초뿐만 아니라 중추신경계에서도 다양한 합병증을 유발시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 특히, 당뇨환자는 인지기능의 손상으로 인해 치매 유병율이 높은 것으로 보고되고 있다. 규칙적인 운동은 당뇨병의 이차 합병증을 예방하기 위한 치료적 방법으로 흔히 권장된다. 이에 본 연구는 당뇨흰쥐를 대상으로 트레드밀 운동이 기억력과 해마 BDNF 발현에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. SD계열 흰쥐를 실험동물로 하여 STZ (50 mg/kg) 투여로 유발시킨 당뇨흰쥐를 8주간 주 5회 30분씩 트레드밀에서 달리도록 하였다. 운동프로그램 종료 후, Morris water maze로 기억력을 측정하고, 해마조직을 적출하여 Western으로 brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) 발현을 정량화하였다. 본 연구결과 8주간의 당뇨는 선행연구과 유사하게 기억력 손상과 함께 해마 조직의 BDNF 발현을 유의하게 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 트레드밀 운동은 당뇨흰쥐에서 기억력과 해마 BDNF 발현을 유의하게 향상시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 당뇨동물에서 운동이 해마 BDNF 발현의 증가를 통해 인지기능의 손상을 완화시킬 수 있음을 보여주는 것이다.

• Laboraroty Animal Research
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.239-247
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• 2018

Bacopa monnieri is a medicinal plant with a long history of use in Ayurveda, especially in the treatment of poor memory and cognitive deficits. In the present study, we hypothesized that Bacopa monnieri extract (BME) can improve memory via increased cell proliferation and neuroblast differentiation in the dentate gyrus. BME was administered to 7-week-old mice once a day for 4 weeks and a novel object recognition memory test was performed. Thereafter, the mice were euthanized followed by immunohistochemistry analysis for Ki67, doublecortin (DCX), and phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB), and western blot analysis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). BME-treated mice showed moderate increases in the exploration of new objects when compared with that of familiar objects, leading to a significant higher discrimination index compared with vehicle-treated mice. Ki67 and DCX immunohistochemistry showed a facilitation of cell proliferation and neuroblast differentiation following the administration of BME in the dentate gyrus. In addition, administration of BME significantly elevated the BDNF protein expression in the hippocampal dentate gyrus, and increased CREB phosphorylation in the dentate gyrus. These data suggest that BME improves novel object recognition by increasing the cell proliferation and neuroblast differentiation in the dentate gyrus, and this may be closely related to elevated levels of BDNF and CREB phosphorylation in the dentate gyrus.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.241-251
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 Alzheimer's disease(AD) 마우스 모델에서 미세전류의 적용을 통한 인지능력 개선 효과를 확인하였다. ICR 마우스에 amyloid beta($A{\beta}$)를 뇌 내 주입하여 인지능력 손상을 유도한 후, 4가지 파형의 미세전류를 각각 적용하여 손상된 인지능력에 미치는 미세전류의 영향을 검토하였다. AD 마우스의 공간 및 물체 인지능력을 확인하기 위해 행동실험을 실시한 결과, novel object recognition test와 Morris water maze test에서 $A{\beta}$로 인해 손상되었던 인지능력이 미세전류 적용군에서 유의적으로 개선됨을 확인하였으며, 지질과산화 반응으로 인한 malondialdehyde의 뇌 내 생성량 또한 감소하였다. 뇌 조직에서 AD 관련 단백질 발현을 측정한 결과, 특히 미세전류 Wave4 [STEP FORM 파형(0, 1.5, 3, 5V), 중첩Hz 적용] 적용군에서 $A{\beta}$ 생성 관련 단백질인 ${\beta}$-secretase, presenilin 1, presenilin 2의 발현이 감소하였고 신경영양인자인 brain-derived neurotrophic factor 단백질 발현이 증가하였다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 AD 마우스에서 미세전류를 이용한 손상된 인지능력에 대한 개선 효과를 확인하였으며, AD 예방 및 치료를 위한 비약물적인 방법으로서 적용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.173-186
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• 2021

Purpose: Biliary atresia (BA) is a disease that manifests as jaundice after birth and leads to progressive destruction of the ductal system in the liver. The aim of this study was to investigate histopathological changes and immunohistochemically examine the expression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), synaptophysin, and S-100 protein in the gallbladder of BA patients. Methods: The study included a BA group of 29 patients and a control group of 41 children with cholecystectomy. Gallbladder tissue removed during surgery was obtained and examined immunohistochemically and histopathologically. Tissue samples of both groups were immunohistochemically assessed in terms of GDNF, S-100 protein, and synaptophysin expression. Expression was classified as present or absent. Inflammatory activity assessment with hematoxylin and eosin staining and fibrosis assessment with Masson's trichrome staining were performed for tissue sample sections of both groups. Results: Ganglion cells were not present in gallbladder tissue samples of the BA group. Immunohistochemically, GDNF, synaptophysin, and S-100 expression was not detected in the BA group. Histopathological examination revealed more frequent fibrosis and slightly higher inflammatory activity in the BA than in the control group. Conclusion: We speculate that GDNF expression will no longer continue in this region, when the damage caused by inflammation of the extrahepatic bile ducts reaches a critical threshold. The study's findings may represent a missing link in the chain of events forming the etiology of BA and may be helpful in its diagnosis.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 2003년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.165.1-165
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• 2003

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• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.91-91
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• 2019

• PNF and Movement
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this study were to overview the effect of exercise on neural plasticity and the proteins related to neural plasticity. Results: Exercise increased levels of BDNF(brain-derived neurotrophic factor), Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), Synapsin, Synaptophysin, VEGF(vascular endothelial growth factor) and other growth factors, stimulate neurogenesis, increase resistance to brain insult and improve learning and mental performance. These proteins improved synaptic plasticity by directly affecting synaptic structure and potentiating synaptic strength, and by strengthening the underlying systems that support plasticity including neurogenesis, metabolism and vascular function. Conclusion: Exercise-induced structural and functional change by these proteins can effect on functional movement, cognition in healthy and brain injured people and animals.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권5호
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• pp.511-524
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• 2023

Objective : This animal model aimed to compare the rat group that received brain irradiation and did not receive additional treatment (only saline) and the rat group that underwent brain irradiation and received Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) treatment. In addition, the effects of G-CSF on brain functions were examined by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and histopathologically. Methods : This study used 24 female Wistar albino rats. Drug administration (saline or G-CSF) was started at the beginning of the study and continued for 15 days after whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). WBRT was given on day 7 of the start of the study. At the end of 15 days, the behavioral tests, including the three-chamber sociability test, open field test, and passive avoidance learning test, were done. After the behavioral test, the animals performed the MR spectroscopy procedure. At the end of the study, cervical dislocation was applied to all animals. Results : G-CSF treatment positively affected the results of the three-chamber sociability test, open-space test and passive avoidance learning test, cornu Ammonis (CA) 1, CA3, and Purkinje neuron counts, and the brain levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and postsynaptic density protein-95. However, G-CSF treatment reduced the glial fibrillary acidic protein immunostaining index and brain levels of malondialdehyde, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, nuclear factor kappa-B, and lactate. In addition, on MR spectroscopy, G-CSF had a reversible effect on brain lactate levels. Conclusion : In this first designed brain irradiation animal model, which evaluated G-CSF effects, we observed that G-CSF had reparative, neuroprotective and anti-neurodegenerative effects and had increased neurotrophic factor expression, neuronal counts, and morphology changes. In addition, G-CSF had a proven lactate-lowering effect in MR spectroscopy and brain materials.

• 생약학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2019

Chaenomeles speciose Nakai (CSP) or Chaenomeles sinensis Koehne (CSS) (Rosaceae) has been used, traditionally, to treat muscle problems and gastric dampness in eastern Asia countries. Therefore, many studies have focused on investigating its active compounds and effects on muscle pain, arthritis and gastro-intestinal diseases. Recently, several studies reported that CSS extract degrade amyloid plaques and enhance synaptic acetylcholine level in vivo and in vitro. Although these two Chaenomeles species are used without differences, CSP is reported to contains more phenolic compounds which are known to enhance memory. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the memory ameliorating effects of CSP by employing the passive avoidance test, Y-maze task and novel object recognition test. CSP (30 or 100 mg/kg) ameliorated the declined memory induced by scopolamine injection and enhanced the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels along with post synaptic density protein 95 (PSD 95) levels at the hippocampus of the scopolamine-injected mouse brain. These results suggested that CSP alleviates the cognition declines caused by cholinergic blockade via enhancing BDNF levels and PSD 95, and that it would enhance memory formation and be useful for treating memory declines.