• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.178-182
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• 2003

The clinical use of once daily aminoglycoside (ODA) dosing has been increased because of the potential therapeutic advantages of this dosing regimen. To evaluate the optimal sampling times of ODA dosing method in a clinical setting, the study was prospectively conducted in a total of 28 patients with UTI. All of the patients were intravenously administered gentamicin at a dose of 7 mg/kg over 60 minutes and randomly divided into two groups. Blood was collected at 0, 2, and 6 hours in Group A and at 1, 2, and 6 hours in Group B after the end of 1-hour infusion. The pharmacokinetic parameters (Ke, Vd and Cmax) obtained using the 0, 6 hour levels and 2, 6 hour levels in Group A were statistically different while those of 1, 6 hour levels and 2, 6 hour levels in Group B were similar. This finding indicated that the distributional phase of ODA is completed within 1 hour following the end of the I-hour infusion. If we are allowed to collect only two blood samples in ODA considering patients comfort and the analytical cost of drug, the first one should be drawn after 1 hour following the end of infusion to obtain adequate pharmacokinetic information.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.1140-1143
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• 2001

The mortality of patients with brain abscess has decreased significaltly. This has been attributed to improved diagnostic imaging, the evolution of neurosurgical techniques and understanding of intracranial pressure pathophysiology, greater critical care understanding, and newer antibiotics. However, the mortality associated with intraventricular rupture of brain abscess remained consistently high at or above 80% once identified. A case of intraventicular rupture of thalamic abscess with good quality of survival is presented based on aggressive 4-component therapeutic plan used. The four components are 1) extraventricular drainage for 6 weeks, 2) lavage of the ventricular system using closed irrigation system, 3) intravenous antibiotics, 4) intraventricular gentamicin and vancomycin, twice and once daily, respectively.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2013

Development of a therapy providing protection from, or reversing gentamicin-sulfate (GS)-induced oxidative stress and nephrotoxicity would be of great clinical significance. The present study was designed to investigate the protective effects of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. (HC) against gentamicin sulfate-induced renal damage in rats. Twenty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 equal groups as follows: group 1, control; group 2, GS 100 mg/kg/d, intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection; group 3, GS 100 mg/kg/d, i.p. + HC 500 mg/kg/d, oral; and group 4, GS 100 mg/kg/d i.p. + HC 1000 mg/kg/d, oral administration). Treatments were administered once daily for 12 d. After 12 d, biochemical and histopathological analyses were conducted to evaluate oxidative stress and renal nephrotoxicity. Serum levels of creatinine, malondialdehyde (MDA), and blood urea nitrogen (BUN), together with renal levels of MDA, glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT) were quantified to evaluate antioxidant activity. Animals treated with GS alone showed a significant increase in serum levels of creatinine, BUN, and MDA, with decreased renal levels of GSH, SOD, and CAT. Treatment of rats with HC showed significant improvement in renal function, presumably as a result of decreased biochemical indices and oxidative stress parameters associated with GS-induced nephrotoxicity. Histopathological examination of the rat kidneys confirmed these observations. Therefore, the novel natural antioxidant HC may protect against GSinduced nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress in rats.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

54 마리의 외이염에 이환된 개에서 하이드로코티손 아세포네이트-겐타마이신-미코나졸 국소 혼합제제인 이소틱($Easotic^{(R)}$, Virbac, Carros, France)의 효과를 평가하였다. 외이염 환자들은 이소틱을 하루 1번 적용하여 5일 동안 치료 받았고 2일 동안 휴약 하였으며 처음 적용일로부터 7일 후 평가되었다. 적용 후에 외이염이 지속되는 경우 추가적으로 이소틱을 하루 1번 5일 동안 사용하고 2일 휴약 후에 처음 적용일로부터 14일 후 평가되었다. 이소틱의 효과를 평가하기 위해 8항목의 임상증상을 증상의 심한 정도로 등급을 매겨 점수화하였고 귀의 도말 표본에서 감염인자들을 준정량적으로 등급을 매겨 점수화하였다. 임상증상점수와 감염인자점수의 합을 전체임상점수로 정의하였다. 이소틱을 5일 동안 적용하였을 때 전체임상점수는 76% 감소하였다. 이소틱을 10일 동안 적용하였을 때 처음 5일 동안 전체임상점수는 46.6% 감소하였다. 추가적인 5일간 적용 후 처음 적용할 때와 비교하여 전체임상점수는 82.2% 감소하였다. 모든 케이스에서 실험 기간 동안 치료제와 관련된 부작용은 나타나지 않았다. 따라서 5일 간 이소틱 치료 및 10일 간 이소틱 치료는 개의 외이염을 치료하는데 있어서 효과적이고 안전한 방법으로 생각된다.