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Influence of Herb-combined Remedies Based on "Yooam" Prescription of Dongeuibogam on Migration and Invasion of B16F10 Melanoma Cells (B16F10 흑색종 세포의 이동과 침윤에 미치는 동의보감 "유암" 처방에 근거한 한약복합처방들의 영향)

  • Choi, Eun Ok;Kwon, Da Hye;Hwang-Bo, Hyun;Kim, Min Young;Ji, Seon Yeong;Hong, Su Hyun;Park, Cheol;Hwang, Hye-Jin;Choi, Yung Hyun
    • Herbal Formula Science
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.223-236
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    • 2018
  • Objectives : We compared the inhibitory effects of herb-combined remedies, which were recorded on "Yooam" prescription of Dongeuibogam, on cell migration and invasion, two critical cellular processes that are often deregulated during metastasis, in B16F10 melanoma cells. For this purpose, water extracts of Sipyukmiryukieum (SYMRKU), Danjacheongpitang (DJCPT), Cheongganhaeultang (CGHUT) and Jipaesan (JPS) were used. Methods : Cytotoxicity was assessed by an MTT assay. Wound healing and matrigel transwell assays were used to examine on B16F10 cell migration and invasion. The levels of mRNA and protein expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) were analyzed by RT-PCR and Western blotting. Results : Our data showed that DJCPT showed the strongest inhibitory effect among the four prescriptions in inhibiting cell motility of B16F10 melanoma cells within the concentration range that was not cytotoxic. The inhibitory potential of colony formation was higher in DJCPT and SYMRKU compared to the other two types of prescriptions, and the inhibitory effect of invasiveness is shown in order of DJCPT, SYMRKU, CGHUT and JPS. DJCPT, and SYMRKU strongly inhibited the activity and expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9, which are important mediators in cancer invasion, compared to CGHUT and JPS, and the increased expression of TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 was also more effective in these two prescriptions. In conclusion, DJCPT is expected to exhibit the most potent blocking effect on migration and invasion among four herb-combined remedies compared in B16F10 melanoma cells. Conclusion : Overall, the results of this study will be used as an important source to validate these prescriptions in animal models and to understand the mechanism of action of herbal remedies recorded in Dongeuibogam.

A Study on the Remedy System for Breach of Contract of U.K. and U.S. in the International Commercial Transactions (국제물품거래상 계약위반의 구제제도에 관한 고찰 - 영미법을 중심으로 -)

  • Han, Nak-Hyun
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.42
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    • pp.33-66
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    • 2009
  • Common law makes a distinction between partial breach and material breach. Attempted definitions of material breach are notoriously unsatisfactory, and the concept of partial breach does not necessarily bear an inverse relationship to substantial performance. This study will review the basic structure of common law contract remedies together with how these remedies are reflected in UCC Article 2 for sale of goods contracts. The matter is complicated because availability of remedy depends on the seriousness of the breach, and the right to cure, and (for sale of goods) these in turn depend on whether the contract is an installment contract or a single performance contract. Common law jurisdictions relegate specific performance of contracts to a last place in the hierarchy of contract remedies. Common law lawyers should recognize that this is the result of historical accident and not the product of some kind of superior intellectual effort. Not only is the attitude of civil law systems toward specific performance quite different, but for international sales contracts in developing nations, a remedy system based on the notion that substitute contracts are readily available(and therefore damage remedies are appropriate) is unrealistic. English common law courts were largely restricted to remedies in the form of monetary damages. For that reason the primary contract remedy at common law has never been specific performance. Rather, common law courts have struggled to develop an appropriate measure of monetary damages for breach of contract. Today, specific performance is viewed as an equitable remedy rather than common law. In the United States the dual court system has been abolished by a merger of law and equity courts into a single court structure. However some historical distinction linger on. The most important is that jury trials are generally not available in actions that seek equitable relief. If a plaintiff seeks in personam relief, such as specific performance of a contract, the action will be viewed as equitable and there will be no entitlement to a jury. Further, equitable relief will be granted only in those situations where the plaintiff pleads and proves that the remedy at law is inadequate. The purpose of this study aims to analyze the remedy system of breach of contract of U.K. and U.S. in the international commercial transactions with criterion of commercial rationality.

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A Study of the Construction of Nursing Theory in Korean Culture - View of Medicine- (한국문화에 따른 간호정립을 위한 기초조사연구 III -의료관을 중심으로-)

  • Park, Jeong-Sook;Ok, Yun-Jung
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.143-162
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    • 1998
  • This is a study for the construction of nursing care based upon the Korean attitude toward medicine. Factors which were investigated include the source of nursing care, the reason for choosing care, the type of heath care chosen, the accessability of caregivers, and the desired location of death. The population examined in this study consisted of 517 adults distributed in six large cities and 191 adults from five rural communities. Data was analyzed using frequency, percent, Cronbach alpha, $X^2$ - test, t - test, F - test and scheffe post hoc contrast with an SAS program. The results of this study are summarized as follows: 1. Among sources of nursing care used, first rank rated-pharmacy(54.4), private hospital(18.2), general hospital(8.4), folk remedies in house (5.0), chinese hospital(2.8), prayer(2.8) and others(8.4), and the reasons for choosing nursing care rated 'the easiest method' (63.6), 'the best method'(15.7), 'reliable'(10.8) and 'lower cost burden'(4.6) in order of preference. 2. The type of nursing care chosen rated western medicine(6.80), chinese medicine(6.15), folk remedies(5.46), faith remedies(3.51) and divination remedies (1.41). There were significant differences in the effect recognition degree to various kinds of medicine. 3. The difference of the type of nursing care chosen according to general characteristics showed that urban residents were higher than rural community residents(t=2.15, p=0.0320) in western medicine, and urban residents, women, and singles were higher than rural community residents(t=2.04, p=0.0414), men (t= -2.89, p=0.0039), and married(t=2.50, p= 0.0126) on folk remedies. With repect to age and education those 21-30, under 20 and 31-40, graduated from college and graduate school were higher than above 51, above 61 (F = 7.76, p = 0.0001), graduated from elementary school(F=4.39, p=0.0006) on folk remedies. In other categories, rural community residents, women, younger people. Christians were higher than urban residents ( t = -2.73, p=0.0305), men(t= -4.15, p=0.0001), older people (F=2.48, p=0.0307), Catholic, Buddhist, or atheist (F= 70.18, p=0.0001) on faith remedies. Those graduated from high school and Buddhist were higher than unschooled, graduated from middle school(F=3.18, p= 0.0075), atheist, Catholic or Christian(F=18.32, p=0.0001) on divination redemies. There were significant differences concerning age and education level. 4. The accessibility of caregivers rated 'caregivers should be nearby if the patients need them' (50.0), 'caregivers must be there all day (24 hours)' (39.6), 'caregivers must be there at night only'(5.0), 'caregivers must be there during the day only'(2.6), 'caregivers always should visit during visiting hours' 0.4), 'caregivers don't need to be there at all' (1.2). The frist rank of suitable caregivers were rated as spouse(66.6), mother(24.2), daughter (3.6), daughter-in-law(1.9), and the reasons of thinking thus were rated as 'the most comfortable' (81.5), 'people should correctly with regards to family they'(7.1), 'the easiest' (5.4), 'take good care of the patient' (5.1) and 'lower cost burden' (0.4). 5. The desired location of death rated as the following: his/her house (91. 6) to the hospital(8. 4). A person going to encounter death in the hospital wanted his house(78.5) over the hospital(21.5), and a person dieing in the hospital prefered his house(52.9) over the hospital(47.1) as a funeral ceremony place. The following suggestions are made based on the above results. 1. A sampling method that enhances the re presentativeness should be used in regional and/or national related research and replicated to confirm the result of this study. 2. This study should be used to understand the Korean view of medical centers and to meet the expectations of patients in Korean nursing. 3. Research on the Korean traditional view of humans and expectations of the sick, health and illness, and health behavior, the perception of dying, the decision to heal, and the view of general medicine should continue to be conducted continuosly so that Korean nursing theory can be advanced on these concepts.

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A STUDY ON EROSION (CAUSES AND REMEDIES) BASED ON HYDROLOGICAL DATA

  • K.M. Ibe, Sr;H. Krynen
    • Water Engineering Research
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    • v.2 no.4
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    • pp.269-276
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    • 2001
  • The project concentrates on an hydrological analysis. The analysis consists of rainfall, infiltration, Determination of runoff and sediment yield. The risque of erosion and the control measures are related to the slopes and land use. Therefore the first approach to erosion must be correct land use based on land classification. Basically there are two types of mechanical protection works; Drainage and Storage. Realization of a drainage system will be very costly and therefore temporary storage is preferred. For farmland in flat areas hardly any measures are needed. For farmland on slopes temporary storage can be effected by applying tillage with ridges within contour bunds. Along roads infiltration pits should be constructed and in areas with houses, the solution to avoid runoff will be water harvesting.

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A Case Report for a Toxic Liver Injury Caused by Voluntary Administration of Smilacis Chinae Radix (청미래덩굴 뿌리 복용으로 발생한 독성간염환자 1예의 치료보고)

  • Kim, Jin-Hee;Cho, Jung-Hyo;Son, Chang-Gue
    • The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.609-614
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    • 2012
  • Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a common cause of acute hepatitis. Regarding the risk of DILI from herbal preparations, there are controversial issues such as exaggerated reports straying far from the truth and lack of discrimination between herbal drugs and folk remedies or food supplements. This study reported one case of a patient with DILI caused by Smilacis Chinae Radix and cured in an Oriental hospital. Smilacis Chinae Radix has been used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, detoxification and anticancer compound, as a folk remedy. This report would provide helpful information for management of DILI by folk remedies or herbal drugs.

Drug-herb interactions: Mechanisms involved and clinical implications of five commonly and traditionally used herbs

  • Ong, Chin Eng;Pan, Yan
    • CELLMED
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.17.1-17.8
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    • 2014
  • Herbal remedies are commonly used by patients worldwide. Because these herbal preparations share the same metabolic and transport proteins with prescribed medicines, the potential for a drug-herb interaction is substantial and is an issue of significant concern. This review paper summarizes drug-herb interactions involving inhibition or induction of cytochrome P450 enzymes, drug transporters as well as modulation of drug pharmacodynamics. An increasing number of in vitro and animal studies, case reports and clinical trials evaluating such interactions have been reported, and implications of these studies are discussed in this review. The most commonly implicated drugs in the interaction include anticoagulants, antiplatelets, immunosuppressants, anti-neoplastics, protease inhibitors, and some antidepressants. Pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic interactions of five commonly used herbal remedies (danshen, garlic, Ginkgo biloba, ginseng, and St John's wort) with these drugs are presented, with focus of discussion being the potentials for interaction, their mechanisms and clinical implications. There is a necessity for adequate pharmacovigilance to be carried out in minimizing unanticipated but often preventable drug-herb interactions.

Problems and Remedies of Using Statistical Methods in Papers of Public Administration (행정학 논문에서 통계기법 사용의 문제점과 개선방안)

  • JaeGal, Don;Lee, Jae-Man
    • Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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    • v.12 no.1
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    • pp.79-87
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    • 2001
  • This paper tries to comprehensively investigate the problems of using methods especially statistical methods, which are currently emphasizing and controversial issues in the study of public administration, focusing on papers in Korean Public Administration Review for five years(1994 through 1998). Based upon the investigation, the purpose of the paper is to identify problems and recommend remedies in the education of statistical methods for the field of public administration.

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A Study on the Combinations of Prescriptions in "Osibi-byeongbang . Jeobyeong(五十二病方 . 疽病)" ("오십이병방(五十二病方) . 저병(疽病)"의 방제(方齊) 구성(構成)에 대한 소고(小考))

  • Kim, Do-Hoon;Baik, You-Sang
    • Journal of Korean Medical classics
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.23-32
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    • 2007
  • For the purpose of understanding the feature of earlier prescriptions before Jeonhan-era(前漢時期), we invastigated "Osibi-byeongbang Jeobyeong(五十二病方 疽病)" and come to the follwing conclusions. 1. Hwanggi and Baeglyeom were combined in many cases of prescriptions. And Warming and Heating herbs such as Gye(桂), Gang(薑), Cho(椒) are the main herbs in combination of the herbs and adjusting the portions. 2. Out of inspection of the Current prescriptions of Jeobyeong(疽病), we find that the remedies were very diverse at that time. There are the synthetic methods of expelling toxin from within the body method, elimination from within method, sweat-inducing method, replenish Eum and Heat-reducing method. 3. The principles of combinations of prescriotions in "Osibi-byeongbang Jeobyeong(五十二病方 疽病)"are simple and have obvious orientations in remedies.

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