• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.161-168
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• 2010

White-skinned sweet potato (WSP, Ipomoea batatas L.)는 일본, 인도네시아 등에서 당뇨병과 그 치료에 민간에서 사용되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 WSP의 메탄올 추출물을 체중 1 kg 당 Dose 100, 200 mg을 투여하여 streptozotocin으로 유발된 당뇨쥐에서 손상된 신장 보호효과를 평가하였고 그 효능을 인슐린 분비촉진제인 glimepiride (45 mg/kg 체중)와 비교해 보았다. WSP 메탄올 추출물과 glimepiride를 2주 투여 한 후 혈당, 혈중 요소성 질소(BUN), 크레아티닌, 젖산 탈수소효소(LDH), 지질 과산화물(LPO) 함량, 그리고 항산화효소들인 superoxide dismutase (SOD), 카탈라아제(CAT), 글루타치온 과산화물 분해효소(GPx), 글루타치온 S-전이효소(GST) 등의 활성도를 측정하였다. BUN, 크레아티닌, LDH, 혈당, LPO 함량 등은 대조군에 비하여 그 값이 증가하였고, SOD, CAT, GPx, GST 값은 감소하였다. WSP 메탄올 추출물(200 mg/kg)을 투여한 후 측정한 값은 혈당, LPO, 신장병 표지인자인 BUN, 크레아티닌, LDH, 그리고 지질 과산화물 함량에서 의미있는 개선효과를 볼 수 있었고 항산화효소, 항산화물질의 증가도 나타났다. 따라서 WSP 메탄올 추출물은 당뇨쥐의 혈당을 낮추며 산화적 스트레스를 약화시키고 당뇨로 유발된 신장 손상을 보호해 주는 효과가 있다는 결과를 얻었다. 또한 민간에서 사용하고 있는 WSP가 실제로 당뇨 치료에 효과가 있음을 과학적 증거로 제공해 주었다고 판단된다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.378-383
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• 2016

Diabetic kidney disease is the most common and severe chronic complication of diabetes. The leaf of Diospyros kaki Thumb (persimmon) has been commonly used for herbal tea and medicinal purposes to treat a variety of conditions, including hypertension and atherosclerosis. However, the effect of persimmon leaf on kidney failure has not been investigated. This study aimed to examine the role of persimmon leaf in protecting the diabetes-associated kidney damage in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes. Mice were fed either a normal chow diet with or without powered persimmon leaf (5%, w/w) for 5 weeks. In addition to kidney morphology and blood markers of kidney function, we assessed levels of oxidative stress markers as well as antioxidant enzymes activities and mRNA expression in the kidney. Supplementation of the diet with powered persimmon leaf not only decreased the concentration of blood urea nitrogen in the plasma but also improved glomerular hypertrophy. Furthermore, the persimmon leaf significantly decreased the levels of hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxide in the kidney. The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase and the mRNA expression of their respective genes were also increased in the kidney of persimmon leaf-supplemented db/db mice. Taken together, these results suggest that supplementation with the persimmon leaf may have protective effects against type 2 diabetes-induced kidney dysfunction and oxidative stress.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제63권9호
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• pp.361-367
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• 2020

Background: Length of stay is a significant indicator of care effectiveness and hospital performance. Owing to the limited number of healthcare centers and facilities, it is important to optimize length of stay and associated factors. Purpose: The present study aimed to investigate factors associated with neonatal length of stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using parametric and semiparametric models and compare model fitness according to Akaike information criterion (AIC) between 2016 and 2018. Methods: This retrospective cohort study reviewed 600 medical records of infants admitted to the NICU of Bandar Abbas Hospital. Samples were identified using census sampling. Factors associated with NICU length of stay were investigated based on semiparametric Cox model and 4 parametric models including Weibull, exponential, log-logistic, and log-normal to determine the best fitted model. The data analysis was conducted using R software. The significance level was set at 0.05. Results: The study findings suggest that breastfeeding, phototherapy, acute renal failure, presence of mechanical ventilation, and availability of central venous catheter were commonly identified as factors associated with NICU length of stay in all 5 models (P<0.05). Parametric models showed better fitness than the Cox model in this study. Conclusion: Breastfeeding and availability of central venous catheter had protective effects against length of stay, whereas phototherapy, acute renal failure, and mechanical ventilation increased length of stay in NICU. Therefore, the identification of factors associated with NICU length of stay can help establish effective interventions aimed at decreasing the length of stay among infants.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.81-94
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• 1997

The concentrations of cadmium, metallothionein(MT), superoxide dismutase(SOD), and lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) were investigated in liver and kidney of rats which were fed the water containing 50 or 100ppm cadmium chloride with basal diet(group A), 5% horsetail diet(group, B), 5% mugwort diet(group C) and 5% champignon diet(group D) for weeks. Cadmium in liver decreased for the first 12 weeks of treatment, but thereafter increased, and was lower in experimental group B,C,D than in control group A. Cadmium in kidney increased linearly during the 16 weeks of treatment, and was lower in group B than in group A. MT in liver decreased for the first 12 weeks of treatment in group A, but increased linearly during the 16 weeks in group B,C,D, higher in group B than in group A. There were significantly higher accumulation of cadmium and MT in liver than in kidney in the beginning of cadmium treatment, but reversed in the ending of treatment. The SOD and LDH activities were not affected during the 16 weeks treatment, and there was no significant difference between groups. Histologic examination revealed moderate to severe hepatic and renal injury in group A compared to horsetail diet group B. These results indicate that the kidney is a major target organ of chronic cadmium poisoning, and suggest that Cd-induced hepatic injury, via release of Cd-MT, may play an important role in the nephrotoxicity. In addition, higher MT concentrations in liver and kidney in the group B constitute a plausible explanation of the protective effects of horsetail diet against the cadmium toxicity in relation to histologic findings.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.18-22
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• 2013

To investigate radical scavenging effects and protective activities of bitter melon (Momordica charantia) against oxidative stress, in vitro and a cellular system using LLC-$PK_1$ renal epithelial cells were used in this study. The butanol (BuOH) fraction of bitter melon scavenged 63.4% and 87.1% of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals at concentrations of 250 and $500{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. In addition, the BuOH fraction of bitter melon effectively scavenged hydroxyl radicals (${\cdot}OH$). At all concentrations tested, the scavenging activity of the BuOH fraction was more potent than that of the positive control, ascorbic acid. Furthermore, under the LLC-$PK_1$ cellular model, the cells showed a decline in viability and an increase in lipid peroxidation through oxidative stress induced by pyrogallol, a generator of superoxide anion ($O_2{^-}$). However, the BuOH fraction of bitter melon significantly and dose-dependently inhibited cytotoxicity. In addition, 3-morpholinosydnonimine (SIN-1), a generator of peroxynitrite ($ONOO^-$) formed by simultaneous releases of nitric oxide and $O_2{^-}$, caused cytotoxicity in the LLC-$PK_1$ cells while the BuOH fraction of bitter melon ameliorated oxidative damage induced by $ONOO^-$. These results indicate that BuOH fraction of bitter melon has protective activities against oxidative damage induced by free radicals.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.123-135
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• 2022

Oryeongsan (ORS), a formula composed of five herbal medicines, has long been used to treat impairments of the regulation of body fluid homeostasis. The purpose of this study was to determine the antihypertensive and renal protective effects of ORS in rats with hypertension. Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were divided into two groups with similar mean baseline systolic blood pressure (SBP). Then, 1 mL/kg of vehicle (distilled water) or 1.5, 3 g/kg of ORS extract were administered orally once a day for 4 weeks. SBP and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were measured at weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4. At the end of the experiment, blood was collected, and heart were removed for histology. By the 2 weeks after initiation of treatment, the ORS treated group had significantly lower SBP than SHR rats. The ORS treatment significantly improved blood pressure and echocardiogram parameters compared to hypertensive rats. Additionally, the left ventricular (LV) remodeling and LV dysfunction were significantly improved in ORS treated group hypertensive rats. Furthermore, an increase in fibrotic area has been observed in SHR rats compared with Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Furthermore, administration of ORS significantly attenuated cardiac fibrosis in hypertensive rats. Therefore, these findings suggest that ORS has a protective effect on heart failure by alleviating hypertensive heart disease and cardiovascular dysfunction in SHR.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.159-164
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• 2005

Effects of antioxidants on the established nephropathy were investigated. The experimental nephropathy was induced in rats by intravenous injection of adriamycin (2 mg/kg). Six weeks later, when proteinuria was apparent, the rats were supplemented with N-acetylcysteine (NAC, 1 g/kg/day) in drinking water for additional 6 weeks. Glomerulosclerosis score and tubulointerstitial injury index were determined by light microscopy. Expression of transforming growth factor (TGF) ${\beta}1$ and laminin ${\beta}1$ was determined in the renal cortex by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and immunogold electron microscopy. The adriamycin-induced proteinuria as well as the glomerulosclerosis and tubulointerstitial injury was ameliorated by the treatment with NAC. Adriamycin increased the expression of TGF ${\beta}1$ mRNA and protein, which was ameliorated by NAC. Although the expression of laminin ${\beta}1$ mRNA was increased, adriamycin did not significantly alter that of its protein. These results indicate that antioxidants ameliorate the established nephropathy in association with normalization of overexpressed TGF ${\beta}1$.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2006

Objectives : The present study was carried out to investigate the beneficial effect of Coicis Semen extract(CSe) on streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic nephropathy rats. CSe was given to rats with oral administration. Methods : The experimental animals were divided into 3 groups : normal group of rats, control group of STZ-induced diabetic rats, sample group with CSe treatment. Experimental diabetes was induced by the injection of STZ(60 mg/kg) to the rat via the peritoneum. The effects of CSe on STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy were observed by measuring the serum level of creatinine, BUN and uric level of glucose. Kidney level of lipid peroxidation and the activities of reduced glutathione(GSH) were also examined Results : STZ-induced increase of serum creatinine was lowered by CSe treatment, but BUN and uric level of glucose did not show significant changes. CSe oral administration showed statistical decrease of lipid peroxidation in renal cortical tissues, but it has no effect on the activities of GSH. Conclusion : CSe treatment showed protective effect on rat diabetic nephropathy model, but action mechanism of the effect was still not dear. We thought to be concerned with anti-oxidative stress.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2015

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Polyporus Herbal-acupuncture(PO-HA) at KI10 (Umgok) on nephritis induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS) in rats. Methods: Rats were allocated into normal, control, and 2 experimental groups. The rats in the control group were intra-peritoneally injected with LPS for nephritis induction. The rats in the groups of experiment 1 and experiment 2 were treated with Saline injection, and PO-HA, respectively at KI10 three times for a week and then intra-peritoneally injected with LPS. To evaluate the effects of PO-HA at KI10, WBC count in blood, creatine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$), cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant 1(CINC-1) in serum, urinary volume, creatinine, total protein in urine, myeloperoxidase(MPO) in kidney were measured. Results: PO-HA at KI10 significantly suppressed the increase of WBC in blood, TNF-${\alpha}$, CINC-1 in serum, MPO in kidney of LPS-stimulated rats. PO-HA at KI10 significantly suppressed the increase creatinine, total protein in urine of LPS-stimulated rats. Conclusions: According to these results, it is postulated that PO-HA at KI10 has an anti-inflammatory and renal-protective effects on LPS-induced nephritis in rats. Therefore, it is suggested that PO-HA at KI10 may be an useful therapeutics for nephritis in clinical field after further researches.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.64-71
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• 1999

목 적 : 초기만성신부전증에서 저단백식이의 투여가 만성신부전의 진행속도 및 혈압조절에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지를 알기 위함이다. 방 법 : 5/6 신절제술로 만성 신부전을 유발시킨 백서를 수술 제 7일부터 무작위로 enalapril을 투여하지 않은 군과 enalapril 투여군 (식수 1L 당 50 mg)으로 나누고 각군을 정상단백식이군 ($18.5\%$ 단백식이), 저단백식이군($6\%$단백식이)으로 나누어 비교하여 보았다. 신절제술후 4주, 12주, 16주에 단백뇨의 변화, 잔여 신장무게, 신 조직의 mesangial matrix expansion score 및 morphometric analysis로 분석한 사구체용적의 변화를 비교 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 결 과 : 1) 정상단백식이군 및 저단백식이군은 신절제술후 혈압이 올라가기 시작하여 지속적인 고혈압소견을 보였다 (정상단백식이군; 4주 $147{\pm}6$mmHg, 8주 $175{\pm}11$mmHg, 12주 $180{\pm}6$mmHg, 16주 $200{\pm}6$ mmHg: 저단백식이군; 4주 $140{\pm}8$mmHg, 8주 $162{\pm}5$mmHg, 12주 $171{\pm}6$mmHg, 16주 $184{\pm}11$mmHg). Enalapril 투여군은 식이의 단백량과 관계없이 신절제술후 8주부터 혈압이 조절되기 시작하였다. 2) 16주째 저단백식이군의 24시간 뇨단백은 $74{\pm}15$mg으로 정상단백식이군 ($101{\pm}15$mg)보다 의의있게 적었다. (P<0.05). Enalapril 투여군도 저단백식이의 경우 $42{\pm}12$mg 으로. 정상단백식이($67{\pm}15$mg) 보다 의의있게 적었다. (P<0.05). 3) 신절제술후 16주째 크레아티닌 청소율은 정상단백식이군 $1.40{\pm}0.13$ ml/min, 저단백식이군은 $1.57{\pm}0.11$ml/min, enalapril 정상단백식이군은 $1.10{\pm}0.17$ml/min, enalapril 저단백식이군은 $1.37{\pm}0.14$ml/min 이었다. (P=NS). 4) 저단백식이군의 잔여 신장무게의 증가는 정상단백시이군의 신장 무게의 증가에 비해 의의있게 낮았다. (저단백식이군; 4주 $1.33{\pm}0.04g$, 12주 $1.45{\pm}0.05g$, 16주 $1.44{\pm}0.16g$: 정상단백이군; 4주 $1.58{\pm}0.19g$, 12 주$1.79{\pm}0.15g$, 16주 $1.99{\pm}0.12g$, P<0.05). 16주에 관찰한 enalapril 투여군의 신장무게를 보면 저단백식이, 정상단백식이에 따른 차이는 없었다. 5) 12주, 16주째 저단백식이군의 mesangial matrix expansion score은 정상단백식이군보다 의의있게 감소되었다. (저단백식이군; 12주 $1.91{\pm}0.02$, 16주 $1.90{\pm}0.02$; 정상단백식이군 ; 12주 $2.29{\pm}0.09$, 16주 $2.55{\pm}0.16$, P<0.05). Enalapril 투여군의 mesangial matrix expansion score는 식이의 단백량에 따른 차이는 없었다. 6) 16주째 저단백식이군의 사구체용적은 정상단백식이군보다 의의있게 감소되었다 (16주, 저단백식이군; $1.17{\pm}0.19{\times}10^6{\mu}m^3$ ; 정상단백식이군; $1.98{\pm}0.16{\times}10^6{\mu}m^3$, P<0.05). Enalapril 투여군의 사구체용적은 저단백식이의 경우 정상식이 때 보다 의의있는 감소를 보였다 (16주, 저단백식이군; $1.19{\pm}0.17{\times}10^6{\mu}m^3$: 정상단백식이군; $1.81{\pm}0.22{\times}10^6{\mi}m^3$, P<0.05). 결 론 : 항고현압제를 쓰지 않은 군에서의 저단백식이의 효과는 매우 현저하였고 항고혈압제를 쓴 군에서는 저단백식이와 정상단백식이의 차이가 없었다. 따라서 저단백식이와 항고혈압제는 각각 신조직 손상의 진행을 확실히 지연시키나 두가지를 같이 병용하면 각각 지연시키는 것에 비하여는 additional effect가 미미하였다. 그러나 혈압 조절은 저단백식이로는 만족할만하지 못하고 항고혈압제에 의한 혈압조절이 도움이 되므로_ 만성신부전 환자에서 저단백식이와 항고혈압제의 병용요법이 필요한 것으로 사료된다.