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An Epidemiologic Study on an Outbreak of Dermatosis Associated with Moths at a Factory (독나방에 의한 피부질환의 집단 발생에 관한 역학 조사)

  • Lim, Hyun-Sul;Jung, Cheol;Kim, Doo-Hie;Sung, Yeol-Oh;Kim, Jung-Ran;Shin, Yoo-Hang
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.29 no.2 s.53
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    • pp.359-370
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    • 1996
  • An outbreak of dermatosis occurred at a machine manufacture factory in Kyongju on Aug 1995. Authors conducted a questionnaire ,survey among 92 workers in the factory and a dermatologist examined their skin lesions. Authors also collected moths and identified them. The results are as follows; 1. Forty-two cases of dermatosis were identified with attack rate of 45.7%. Attack rate was not different by company, age, sex, educational level and duration of employment. Attack rate was 47.8% among productive workers, 25.0% among clerical workers and 100.0 % among patrolmen. 2. Two cases among 42 dermatosis cases and three subjects among 50 non-cases had a history of same dermatosis last year. Four of dermatosis cases had a history of dermatosis among their family members. 3. Skin lesions of the cases were scattered or grouped rice-sized erythematous papules or vesicles. Duration of dermatosis from the onset to the time of survey was from one day to more than 30 days. The most frequent site of skin lesion was the arms(81.0 %), and it was also observed at the neck(47.6 %), abdomen(45.2 %), chest(42.9 %), legs(38.1 %) and back(35.7 %). Skin lesion was aggravated with sweating(31.0 %), after shower(16.7 %) and with scratching(11.9 %). 4. Moths were collected and identified as Euproctis subflava (Bremer). Many poisonous stings were observed on their wngs which is harmful to human. 5. Contact with moths' wing droppings to two authors on thier forearms for provocation resulted in severe immediate pain followed by prolonged pruritus. Erythematous macules quickly appeared and succeeded by firm wheal-like red papules. Authors thought that the outbreak of dermatosis was brought about by Euproctis subflava (Bremer). Further studies on the factors contributing to the prosperity of the moths in this area are needed.

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Characteristics and breeding of a new variety Pleurotus eryngii, Gongi No.3 (신품종 큰느타리버섯 '곤지3호' 육성 및 특성)

  • Ha, Tai-Moon;Ju, Young-Cheol;Jeon, Dae-Hoon;Choi, Jong-In;Lee, Tae-Soo
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.22-26
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    • 2011
  • We bred a new strain of Pleurotus eryngii. It's name is 'Gongi No.3' and it was bred by mating monokaryotic strain isolated from E08-5D2 and dikaryotic strain GMPE25016 from 2006 to 2010 in Mushroom Research Station, Gyonggi province A.R.E.S. The characteristics of a new strain 'Gongi No.3' is as follows ; The optimum temperature for mycelium growth was from 26 to 29 degrees celsius on PDA medium and those for the premodium formation and the growth of fruit body were from 14 to 18 degrees celsius. The period of spawn running was around 30days at 22 degrees celsius and the period taken from scratching old spawn to make premodium were 8 days. The color degree of cap surface was measured by color difference meter and that of a new strain 'Gongi No.3' was 54.4 by L-value. it was seem to be dark, compared with 'Keunneutari No.2'. The hardness of fruit body of a new strain was higher than 'Keunneutari No.2'. The yield was about 180g per bottle(1100cc). it was 10g more than 'Keunneutari No.2'.

Behavioral Characteristics on Season and Group Size of Hanwoo Steer (한우 거세우의 계절 및 군 두수별 행동 특성)

  • Ha, J.J.;Rhee, Y.J.;Cho, J.H.;Jang, W.J.;Kim, Y.W.;Li, Shao-Gang;Song, Y.H.
    • Journal of Animal Environmental Science
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.9-14
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    • 2008
  • This study was carried out to determine the behavioral characteristics on season and group size of Hanwoo steer. Forty eight Hanwoo steers were video-recorded at 15, 17 and 19 months of age for behavioral measurement. Space allowance was kept consistence with either group. The results showed that eating behavior of Hanwoo steers was strongly influenced (p<0.05) during seasonal transition, being the lowest in summer and the highest in autumn. With seasonal transition, standing time would linearly increase (p<0.05). In summer, steers spent more (p<0.05) time tying down but relatively less (p<0.05) time walking and fighting, meanwhile they much less (p<0.05) scratching and rubbing. In autumn, steers showed more grooming behavior (p<0.05) contrasted to the other seasons. Steers spent more (p<0.05) walking time when raised in large group and increased (p<0.05) grooming frequency when raised in small group.

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Preclinical Study of DA-5018, a Non-narcotic Analgesic Agent

  • Kim, Soon-Hoe
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2000.04a
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    • pp.70-81
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    • 2000
  • DA-5018 is a synthetic capsaicin derivative under development as a non-narcotic a analgesic ag$\varepsilon$nt. DA-50 18 showed a potent analgesic activity against acute and chronic pain m model(Tablel, 2.), but it had a narrow margin of safety. DA-5018 did not bind to opioid(${\kappa}, {\delta}, {\mu}$), NKl, CGRP receptors in vitro and its analgesic effect was not antagonized by naloxone, a and it did not develop analgesic tolerance. In addition DA-5018 had no inhibitory effects against c cyclooxygenase and 5-lipooxygenase activities. DA-5018 significantly increased the relcase of substance P from the slices of the rat spinal cord. These results suggest that DA-50 18 is not a narcotic nor aspirin-like analgesic and the release of substance P is one of analgesic mechanism of action of DA-5018. We found that DA-5018 was almost ten times more potent and was at l least IOO-times less irritable compared to capsaicin. Accordingly development of topical formula was adopted. Topical formula was desiged and screened by flux test of DA-5018 using hairless mouse skin and several formulas were selected. With these topical formulas we a assessed the analgesic efficacy and carried out the toxicity, skin irritation and pharmacokinetic studies. In streptozotocin-induced hyperalgesic rat and 50 % galactose-fed hyperalgesic rat as diabetic pain models, DA-5018 cream increased the pain thresh이ds up to 77.0% and 24.4% respectively, while Zostrix-HP(capsaicin cream) incr$\varepsilon$as cd by 65.9% and 21.0%. DA-5018 c cream showed a good analgesic effect as welI in FCA-induced arthritic rat. DA-5018 cream did not show any toxicological signs in acute and chronic toxicity test and had little skin irritation in car swclIing and scratching t$\varepsilon$st. Pharmacokinetics of DA-50 18 were studied after topical application of ${14}^C$-Iabelled or unlabelIed DA-5018 cream. Plasma and skin concentrations c except applied skin wcre below the dctection limit and after 7-day cummulative application, plasma concentrations were also below detection limit DA-50 18 may have an advantag$\varepsilon$ ov$\varepsilon$r c capsaicin and is now being developed as a topical agent for the treatment of pains. DA-50 18 cream was approved for Korean IND and is now under a Phase II clinical study for arthritic pain a after finising Phase I study. DA-50 18 was also liscensed out to Stiefel Company in America in

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Royal jelly enhances migration of human dermal fibroblasts and alters the levels of cholesterol and sphinganine in an in vitro wound healing model

  • Kim, Ju-Young;Kim, Young-Ae;Yun, Hye-Jeong;Park, Hye-Min;Kim, Sun-Yeou;Lee, Kwang-Gill;Han, Sang-Mi;Cho, Yun-Hi
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • v.4 no.5
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    • pp.362-368
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    • 2010
  • Oral administration of royal jelly (RJ) promotes wound healing in diabetic mice. Concerns have arisen regarding the efficacy of RJ on the wound healing process of normal skin cells. In this study, a wound was created by scratching normal human dermal fibroblasts, one of the major cells involved in the wound healing process. The area was promptly treated with RJ at varying concentrations of 0.1, 1.0, or 5 mg/ml for up to 48 hrs and migration was analyzed by evaluating closure of the wound margins. Furthermore, altered levels of lipids, which were recently reported to participate in the wound healing process, were analyzed by HPTLC and HPLC. Migration of fibroblasts peaked at 24 hrs after wounding. RJ treatment significantly accelerated the migration of fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner at 8 hrs. Although RJ also accelerated the migration of fibroblasts at both 20 hrs and 24 hrs after wounding, the efficacy was less potent than at 8 hrs. Among various lipid classes within fibroblasts, the level of cholesterol was significantly decreased at 8 hrs following administration of both 0.1 ug/ml and 5 mg/ml RJ. Despite a dose-dependent increase in sphinganines, the levels of sphingosines, ceramides, and glucosylceramides were not altered with any concentration of RJ. We demonstrated that RJ enhances the migration of fibroblasts and alters the levels of various lipids involved in the wound healing process.

Anti-inflammatory action by Gamisangryosamul-tang and The effect of Ziyang-Go on atopic dermatitis-like lesion and pruritus in NC/Nga mice (기미생료사물탕의 항염증효과와 지양고의 아토피피부염 손상 및 지양 효과에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim Jeong Jin;Yang Sung Wan;Son Nak Won;Ahn Kyoo Seok
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.428-435
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    • 2003
  • This research was performed to examine an anti-inflammatory effects of Gamisangryosamul-Tang(GSS) and anti-pruritus effects of Ziyang-Go(Salve). This study was processed by three experiments; Experiment 1: Inhibitory activity of GSS extract on the degranulation of mast cell and histamine release in plasma induced by compound 48/80 i.p, injection after the pretreatment of GSS extract i.p, injection in Sprague-Dawley rats, Experiment 2: Anti-inflammatory effect of GSS extract on macropharge raw 264,7 cells treated by LPS 250 ppm (before 2 hours). Experiment 3: Measurement of passive cutaneous anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis using NC/Nga mice, GSS extract inhibited histamine release by 70% compared to compound 48/80 treated control group and histologically significantly reduced (P<0,01) the degranulation of mast cell in SD rats. In GSS extract treated group, the expression of TNF-α in macropharge cell showed the remarkable inhibitory effect about 62% (P<0,01) compared to LPS treated control group. The expression of IL-6 appeared more effective by 46% than the LPS treated control group and by 6% compared to hydrocortison treated group, Comparing with steroid (0.05% prednisolon) ointment, Ziyan-Go treated group showed the significant(30%) recovery on skin response index in atopic dermatis like anaphylaxis mice(NC/Nga), Finally, in scratching behavioral tests of NC/Nga mice for three weeks, Ziyang-Go treated group significantly (P<0.05) suppressed the pruritus on the face, neck, ears and dorsal skin than inbred NC/Nga mice. However, the change of IgE and IFN-γ from the spleen cell of NC/Nga mice was not significantly different between the oral intake of GSS extract group and of saline intaked control group. Summary and Conclusion: This study demons trates that Ziyang-go have the equal anti-pruritus effect to steroid ointment and GSS extract have the notable immunologic activity on inflammatory in vivo and in vitro model. Advanced experiment of this study will be required for more reliable information about the correlation between the lymphokine (i.e. IgE) and the anti-allergic effects of GSS.

Characteristics of a new variety 『Gonji10ho』 in Neolentinus lepideus (잣버섯 신품종 『곤지10호』 특성)

  • Jeon, Dae-Hoon;Jang, Myoung-Jun;Ha, Tai-Moon;Lee, Yun-Hae;Choi, Jong-In;Ju, Young-Cheul;Yoo, Young-Bok
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.249-253
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    • 2013
  • 'Gonji10ho', a new variety of Neolentinus lepideus, was bred by mating two monokaryotic strains isolated from 'GMNL66037' and 'GMNL66014' in Mushroom Research Institute, Gyonggi-Do ARES in 2012. The optimum temperature for the mycelial growth of 'Gonji10ho' was $29^{\circ}C$ on PDA medium and that for the primordia formation and the growth of fruiting body of 'Gonji10ho' was $20{\pm}1^{\circ}C$. In bottle cultivation of 'Gonji10ho', the period of spawn running was around 35 days at $22{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ and the period from scratching of inoculum to harvesting was 27 days. 'Gonji10ho' had thicker pileus and stipe than control variety('Solhyang'). The number of available stipe was fewer than that of control variety. During the cultivation of 'Conji10ho', the occurrence rate of Trichoderma spp. was lower than that in control variety. In bottle cultivation, the yield of fruiting bodies of 'Gonji10ho', which was 38% higher than that of control variety, was 69.6 g/900 ml bottle, and in bag cultivation, that of 'Gonji10ho', which was 10% higher than that of control variety, was 114.2 g/1 kg bag. In physical characteristics, the strongness and brittleness of the pileus of 'Gonji10ho' were higher than those of control variety. When considered in the period available for sale, the shelf life of 'Gonji10ho', which was 5 days longer than that of control variety, was 34 days.

Analgesic Effects of Triptolide and N-nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester in Rat's Temporomandibular Joint Pain Model (흰 쥐의 측두하악관절 통증모델에서 Triptolide와 N-nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester의 통증조절효과)

  • Kim, Yun-Kyung;Lee, Min-Kyung
    • Journal of dental hygiene science
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    • v.15 no.6
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    • pp.800-806
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    • 2015
  • The aim of this study was to investigate whether intracisternal administrations of triptolide and N-nitro-L-arginine Methyl Ester (L-NAME) are involved in the regulation of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain. The TMJ pain was induced by the injection of 5% formalin ($30{\mu}l$) into TMJ capsule of rats. The pain behavioral responses was recorded the number of grooming or scratching on the left TMJ area for 9 successive 5 minutes intervals. Triptolide and L-NAME were administrated intracisternally 10 minutes before formalin injection. The intra-articular injection of formalin produced a biphasic pattern of pain response (first phase: 0~10 minutes and second phase: 11~45 minutes). The intracisternal administration of triptolide ($1{\mu}g/10{\mu}l$) and L-NAME ($0.1{\mu}g/10{\mu}l$) suppressed the TMJ pain behavior in each experiment. Co-administration of two drugs was shown the enhanced effect than the analgesic effect by single-administration of triptolide ($1{\mu}g/10{\mu}l$). The triptolide could be a useful analgesic agent for the treatment of TMJ pain, and it is expected to reduce the substantial amount of it via co-administration of synthetic chemical compound and natural products.

Comparison on the Kinematic Variables of Racket Movement According to Velocity in Tennis Serve (테니스 서브 속도에 따른 라켓 움직임의 운동학적 변인 비교)

  • Lee, Dong-Jin;Oh, Cheong-Hwan;Jeong, Ik-Su;Park, Chan-Ho;Lee, Gun-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.337-345
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study were to find out the differences in kinematic variables of racket movement by performing the tennis serve. Three top male tennis players participated in this study. Three synchronized high-speed cameras were used to record the service action of top players for Three dimensional video analysis. The results of this study showed that (1) the velocity of the tennis racket at impact is important to the generation of racket velocity to Y-axis. This result indicates that forward motion and upward movement of the racket; (2) with respect to racket angular velocity at impact, the fast angular momentum of X-axis is important to generate the velocity of the tennis ball. This result indicate upward movement of the racket with a strong flexor of wrist joint; (3) the velocity of the tennis ball was influenced by the change of angular linking the Z-axis to -X-axis. This result indicates that the high velocity of the tennis ball is obtained from having the racket unitedly moving to the direction of the bill's flight at the acceleration interval and acquiring the distance of acceleration with the racket head vertically to the ground at the back scratching.

Cultural characteristics of commercial strain Kunneutari #3 of Pleurotus eryngii (큰느타리버섯(Pleurotus eryngii) 품종 큰느타리3호의 재배적 특성)

  • Cheong, Jong-Chun;Hong, In-Pyo;Jang, Kab-Yeul;Park, Jeong-Sik;Jhune, Chang-Sung
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.31-34
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    • 2005
  • This experiment was carried out to examine on the physiological and cultural characteristics of commercial strain Kunneutari #3 of Pleurotus eryngii. The optimal medium suitable for mycelial growth was YM, and followed by MCM and PDA. Also this strain more faster mycelial growth as 6.1 cm/7days compared with commercial strain P. eryngii #1. The optimal mycelial growth temperature was $25{\sim}30^{\circ}C$. The fruitbody yield was increased 54% with $117{\pm}16g/850m{\ell}$ and the fruitbody shape and qualities of this strain was good. And individual weight was $41{\pm}27g$. Spawn run of P. eryngii #3 in bottle cultivation took 30 days and also it took 21 days from scratching of inoculum to harvest that was shorter 3 days than P. eryngii #1, respectively. Therefore, it is expected that cultivation for P. eryngii #3 strain will improve farmer's income by enhancing efficiency of facilities and shorten 6 days on cultivation period, in addition, getting more growing cycle of P. eryngii.

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