• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-116
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• 1985

소의 번식효율을 증가시키기 위한 기초실험으로서 6%, 10% 및 20%의 bovine serum albumin 을 사용한 선인들의 방법과 tyrode액을 사용하여 시도한 저자의 방법으로 소의 원정액, 희석정액 및 일반시판 냉동정액으로부터 고활력정자를 분리수집하여 정자의 각종 성상과 광학현미경적 형태를 비교관찰한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 원정액으로부터 bovine serum albumin을 사용하여 분리한 정자는 대조군에 비하여 운동성, 운동성 정자수, 정상정자율 및 전진운동성이 현저히 높았고 정자회수율은 6%일 때 가장 높았다. 2. 원정액으로부터 bovine serum albumin을 사용하여 고활력정자를 분리한 후 냉동한 정액의 정자운동성, 정상정자율 및 전진운동성은 대조군에 비하여 현저히 높았고, 이러한 현상은 bovine serum albumin의 농도가 20%일 때에 가장 현저하게 나타났다. 3. Bovine serum albumin을 사용하여 분리한 고활력정자의 냉동전 및 냉동후의 광학현미경적인 기형율은 대조군에 비하여 현저히 낮았다. 4. Bovine serum albumin을 사용하여 분리한 고활력정자는 전자현미경으로 세포막의 확장 및 공포 형성, acrosome의 확장과 density loss의 변형율이 대조군에 비하여 낮았다. 5. 일반시판 냉동정액으로부터의 고활력정자의 분리는 bovine serum albumin을 사용할 때는 어려웠으나, tyrode액을 사용한 이 실험에서는 가능하였다. 6. 원정액, 희석정액 및 냉동정액의 고활력정자회수율은 tyrode 액을 이용하여 80분간 정치하였을때 현저히 높았다. 7. Tyrode 액을 이용하여 원정액, 희석정액 및 냉동정액으로부터 분리된 고활력정자의 운동성, 전진운동성 및 정상정자율은 대조군에 비하여 현저히 높았다. 8. Tyrode 액을 이용하여 원정액, 희석정액 및 냉동정액으로부터 분리한 고활력정자의 광학현미경적 기형율은 대조군에 비하여 현저히 낮았다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5971-5976
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• 2015

Background: Several prognostic factors have been studied in NSCLC, although it is unknown which is most useful. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether pre-treatment serum albumin level has prognostic value in patients with Stage IIIB NSCLC. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 204 patients with Stage IIIB NSCLC who met the inclusion criteria. Pre-treatment serum albumin levels and demographic, clinical, and histological characteristics, as well as laboratory variables were recorded. A cut-off value was defined for serum albumin level and the patients were stratified into four groups on thios basis. Results: The majority of the patients was males and smokers, with a history of weight loss, and squamous histological type of lung cancer. The mean serum albumin level was $3.2{\pm}1.7g/dL$ (range, 2.11-4.36 g/dL). A cut-off value 3.11 g/dL was set and among the patients with a lower level, 68% had adenocarcinoma and 82% were smokers. The patients with low serum albumin levels had a lower response rate to e first-line chemotherapy with a shorter progression-free survival and overall survival. Multivariate analysis showed that low serum albumin level was an independent poor prognostic factor for NSCLC. Conclusions: This study results suggest that low serum albumin level is an independent poor prognostic factor in patients with Stage IIIB NSCLC, associated with reduction in the response rate to first-line therapy and survival rates.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.431-436
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• 2003

이 연구의 목적은 실험적으로 유발한 면역매개성 사구체 질환이 신증후군으로 진행하는 과정과 치유과정에서 단백뇨 배설에 근거한 조기진단 및 치유과정의 감시에 대한 평가를 하는 것이다. 두당 endotoxin 1 $\mu$g과 native bovine serum albumin 5mg 을 9두의 건강한 개에 정맥주사하여 감작시키고, 그 후 1주일부터 양이온화한 bovine serum albumin 120mg을 주 5회 반복 정맥주사한 결과 5두에서 면역매개성 사구체신염과 신증후군이 발생하였다. 사구체신염이 발생한 실험동물에서는 요단백질/ 크레아티닌 비의 증가 (>1.0), 저알부민혈증 (< g/이), BUN 증가 (>40 mg/dl), 부종 등이 나타났다. 이것은 임상병리학적으로 평가 가능한 면역매개성 사구체시염 및 신증후군 모델견이 제작되었음을 제시하는 것이었다. 사구체신염의 유발과 신증후군의 진행과정에 요단백질/크레아티닌 비의 증가가 저알부민혈증, BUN 증가, 고콜레스테롤혈증보다 1-4주 먼저 출현하였다. 사구체신염에 의해 신증후군이 유발된 실험동물 모두에서 prednisolone 을 2.2 mg/kg씩 1일 2회 경구투여한 결과 혈중 알부민 농도의 증가와 콜레스테롤 농도의 감소가 먼저 일어나고, 그 후 1-4 주에 요단백질/크레아티닌 비가 감소하기 시작하였다. 종합적으로 볼때, 면역매개성 사구체신염성 신증후군의 조기진단에는 요 단백질/크레아티닌 비가 유리한 지표로, 그리고 초기 치유과정의 감시에는 혈청 알부민, 콜레스테롤이 더 유리한 임상 지표로 이용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.1559-1563
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• 2002

The ovarian follicular fluid was found to contain steroidogenesis stimulatory protein similar to albumin from human and buffalo. Therefore, the albumins from various species, commercial and purified, were studied for their steroidogenic effect on progesterone secretion by granulosa cells from buffalo ovaries, during culture. A dose of $20{\mu}g$ of bovine serum albumin was optimum to exhibit maximum progesterone secretion on day 6 of culture, in medium ($350{\mu}l$) containing $10^5$ cells. Among commercial albumins, chicken albumin showed highest effect on progesterone secretion, which was followed by albumins from goat, bovine, human, sheep and rat, respectively at day 6 of culture. The albumins were also purified from blood serum of buffalo, goat and rat using salt fractionation, ion-exchange chromatography, gel filtration and SDS-PAGE. The highest stimulatory effect on progesterone secretion was shown by albumin purified from buffalo blood serum and lowest by that from rat blood. Comparatively the buffalo and goat albumins were more biologically active than commercial albumins. The presence of some active molecules conjugated with freshly purified albumins may be responsible for better stimulatory effect.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.93-107
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• 2009

Objective: Membranous nephropathy (MN) is one of the most common causes of nephrotic syndrome in adults. However, there is not a satisfactory treatment for MN. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Houttuyniae Herba Extract (HHE) on MN induced by cationic bovine serum albumin (cBSA). Methods: Mice were divided into 4 groups. The first group, Normal, was injected with saline. The second group, Control, was treated with cBSA (10mg/kg i.p) only. The third group, HHE-250, was treated with cBSA (10mg/kg i.p) and HHE (250mg/kg, p.o). The fourth group, HHE-500, was treated with cBSA (10mg/kg i.p) and HHE (500mg/kg, p.o). After treatment for 4 weeks, we measured change of body weight, 24 hrs proteinuria, serum albumin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, BUN, creatinine, IgA, IgM, IgG, TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-1${\beta}$ levels and the mRNA expression of IFN-${\gamma}$, IL-6, and IL-10. The morphologic changes of renal glomeruli were also observed with a light microscope and an electron microscope. Results: The levels of 24 hrs proteinuria and serum triglyceride, BUN, IgG, TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-1${\beta}$ significantly decreased in both HHE groups, while the level of serum albumin significantly increased in both HHE groups. The mRNA expression of IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-6 in splenocytes considerably increased in both HHE groups. The mRNA expression of IL-10 in splenocytes considerably decreased in both HHE groups. In histological findings of kidney tissue, thickening of GBM decreased in both HHE groups. Conclusions: This study shows that HHE might be effective for treatment of acute stage MN. More clinical data and studies are to be done for efficient application.

• 약학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.257-261
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• 1983

Binding of nalidixic acid which is used primarily in the treatment of urinary infection and probenecid which is used as a uricosuric agent to bovine serum albumin were studied using difference spectrophotomeric method. 2-(4'-Hydroxybenzeneazo) bcnzoic acid as a spectrophotometric probe was used for measuring the binding of nalidixic acid and probenecid to bovine serum albumin. The association constants of nalidixic acid and probenecid were $1.58{\times}10^{4}M^{-1}$ and $1.70{\times}10^{4}M^{-1}$, respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.776-780
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• 2001

Based on the static and dynamic adsorption of Streamline DEAE, a modified tank-in-series model including particle size distribution was used to describe the adsorption performance of bovine serum albumin in an expanded bed. The calculated results indicated that the suggested model was able to simulate breakthrough curves under various conditions.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2019

Previous report has suggested that the albumin levels were reduced in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and consequently oxidative stress was elevated in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats as albumin is the predominant antioxidant in plasma. In this study, we suggest that the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokine such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$) were increased by approximately 3.4- and 2.9-fold, respectively, in the serum of STZ-diabetic rats, compared to those of normal rat. In addition to the cytokines, the levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) were also about 3.6-fold higher, indicating that STZ induced a pro-inflammatory response in rat blood. However, when purified rat albumin was externally co-administrated with STZ through the tail vein, the serum levels of IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$, and CRP were markedly reduced, although the values were still higher than those of normal (non-diabetic) rats. Albumin administration also decreased STZ-induced oxidative stress in serum and PBMCs. Moreover, the decrease in cytokine and CRP levels was dependent on the dose of injected albumin. These results suggest that STZ-induced pro-inflammation and oxidative stress in rat blood might be attenuated by treatment with exogenous albumin.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.305-313
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• 1998

The reduction in the amount of asialoglycoprotein (ASGP) receptor, which resides exclusively on the plasma membrane of functioning mammalian hepatocytes, as a consequence of hepato-cellular damage has been demonstrated in various pathologic conditions of the liver. Galac-tosylated human serum albumin (GSA) is a newly developed receptor-binding agent, specific for the ASGP receptor. Tc-99m GSA binds quantitatively to liver ASGP receptors and the rate of accumulation in the liver is dependent on hepatic function represented as the amount of receptor, as well as the amount of ligand injected, its affinity to the receptor and the hepatic blood flow. The findings of Tc-99m GSA scintigraphy were reported to reflect the hepatic function of the patients with large hepatic tumors, obstructive jaundice, acute and chronic liver disease. Tc-99m GSA scintigraphy is an easy and reliable test and has the clinical potentials to evaluate the liver function in the patients with hepatic disorders.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 1989

This study was carried out to evaluate the possibility of sex preselection by gradients methods using bovine serum albumin in rabbits. Artificial insemination was performed with sperm from the top and bottom layer of rabbit semen separated by bovine serum albumin gradients. Various characteristics of separated sperm, and the conception rate and secondary sex ratio at artificial insemination with separated sperm were compared. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The sperm from the bottom layer showed significanty high value in motility, percent of normal sperm and progressive motility as compared with control sperm and the sperm and the sperm from the top layer. 2. The conception rate of sperm from the bottom layer was higher than that of the top layer. But secondary sex ratio was not altered by this methods.