• 제목/요약/키워드: tissue-engineering

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X선 유방 탄성 영상을 위한 컴퓨터 모의 실험 (Computer Simulation for X-ray Breast Elastography)

  • 김효근;;이수열;조민형
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제32권2호
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    • pp.158-164
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    • 2011
  • Breast cancer is the most frequently appearing cancer in women, these days. To reduce mortality of breast cancer, periodic check-up is strongly recommended. X-ray mammography is one of powerful diagnostic imaging systems to detect 50~100 um micro-calcification which is the early sign of breast cancer. Although x-ray mammography has very high spatial resolution, it is not easy yet to distinguish cancerous tissue from normal tissues in mammograms and new tissue characterizing methods are required. Recently ultrasound elastography technique has been developed, which uses the phenomenon that cancerous tissue is harder than normal tissues. However its spatial resolution is not enough to detect breast cancer. In order to develop a new elastography system with high resolution we are developing x-ray elasticity imaging technique. It uses the small differences of tissue positions with and without external breast compression and requires an algorithm to detect tissue displacement. In this paper, computer simulation is done for preliminary study of x-ray elasticity imaging. First, 3D x-ray breast phantom for modeling woman's breast is created and its elastic model for FEM (finite element method) is generated. After then, FEM experiment is performed under the compression of the breast phantom. Using the obtained displacement data, 3D x-ray phantom is deformed and the final mammogram under the compression is generated. The simulation result shows the feasibility of x-ray elasticity imaging. We think that this preliminary study is helpful for developing and verifying a new algorithm of x-ray elasticity imaging.

피부투과 광통신을 위한 세포내 광진행 시뮬레이션 (Simulation of photon propagation for transcutaneous optical communication)

  • 이종진;김욱은;이정훈;최종훈;안재목;최원우;박성근;최재순;김희찬;민병구
    • 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한의용생체공학회 1996년도 추계학술대회
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    • pp.65-67
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    • 1996
  • Optical property of tissue is characterized by its high scattering of light. In near infrared range$(800{\sim}1200nm)$ scattering is dominant than absorption. Communication using NIR through tissue is applicable to immplantable device. In this paper, simulation of unit impulse response of light in tissue is carried out to estimate the amplitude, phaselength and phaselength deviation.

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Senescence as A Consequence of Ginsenoside Rg1 Response on K562 Human Leukemia Cell Line

  • Liu, Jun;Cai, Shi-Zhong;Zhou, Yue;Zhang, Xian-Ping;Liu, Dian-Feng;Jiang, Rong;Wang, Ya-Ping
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권12호
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    • pp.6191-6196
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    • 2012
  • Aims and Background: Traditional chemotherapy strategies for human leukemia commonly use drugs based on cytotoxicity to eradicate cancer cells. One predicament is that substantial damage to normal tissues is likely to occur in the course of standard treatments. Obviously, it is urgent to explore therapies that can effectively eliminate malignant cells without affecting normal cells. Our previous studies indicated that ginsenoside $Rg_1$ ($Rg_1$), a major active pharmacological ingredient of ginseng, could delay normal hematopoietic stem cell senescence. However, whether $Rg_1$ can induce cancer cell senescence is still unclear. Methods: In the current study, human leukemia K562 cells were subjected to $Rg_1$ exposure. The optimal drug concentration and duration with K562 cells was obtained by MTT colorimetric test. Effects of $Rg_1$ on cell cycle were analyzed using flow cytometry and by SA-${\beta}$-Gal staining. Colony-forming ability was measured by colony-assay. Telomere lengths were assessed by Southern blotting and expression of senescence-associated proteins P21, P16 and RB by Western blotting. Ultrastructural morphology changes were observed by transmission electron microscopy. Results: K562 cells demonstrated a maximum proliferation inhibition rate with an $Rg_1$ concentration of $20{\mu}\;mol{\cdot}L^{-1}$ for 48h, the cells exhibiting dramatic morphological alterations including an enlarged and flat cellular morphology, larger mitochondria and increased number of lysosomes. Senescence associated-${\beta}$-galactosidase (SA-${\beta}$-Gal) activity was increased. K562 cells also had decreased ability for colony formation, and shortened telomere length as well as reduction of proliferating potential and arrestin $G_2$/M phase after $Rg_1$ interaction. The senescence associated proteins P21, P16 and RB were significantly up-regulated. Conclusion: Ginsenoside $Rg_1$ can induce a state of senescence in human leukemia K562 cells, which is associated with p21-Rb and p16-Rb pathways.