• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2010

Purpose: It has been reported that low-level semiconductor diode lasers could enhance the wound healing process. The periodontal ligament is crucial for maintaining the tooth and surrounding tissues in periodontal wound healing. While low-level semiconductor diode lasers have been used in low-level laser therapy, there have been few reports on their effects on periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLFs). We performed this study to investigate the biological effects of semiconductor diode lasers on human PDLFs. Methods: Human PDLFs were cultured and irradiated with a gallium-aluminum-arsenate (GaAlAs) semiconductor diode laser of which the wavelength was 810 nm. The power output was fixed at 500 mW in the continuous wave mode with various energy fluencies, which were 1.97, 3.94, and 5.91 $J/cm^2$. A culture of PDLFs without laser irradiation was regarded as a control. Then, cells were additionally incubated in 72 hours for MTS assay and an alkaline phosphatase (ALPase) activity test. At 48 hours post-laser irradiation, western blot analysis was performed to determine extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity. ANOVA was used to assess the significance level of the differences among groups (P<0.05). Results: At all energy fluencies of laser irradiation, PDLFs proliferation gradually increased for 72 hours without any significant differences compared with the control over the entire period taken together. However, an increment of cell proliferation significantly greater than in the control occurred between 24 and 48 hours at laser irradiation settings of 1.97 and 3.94 $J/cm^2$ (P<0.05). The highest ALPase activity was found at 48 and 72 hours post-laser irradiation with 3.94 $J/cm^2$ energy fluency (P<0.05). The phosphorylated ERK level was more prominent at 3.94 $J/cm^2$ energy fluency than in the control. Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that the GaAlAs semiconductor diode laser promoted proliferation and differentiation of human PDLFs.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 자극성 섬유종의 병인론을 이해하고자 1997년 1월부터 2004년 12월까지 연세대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실에서 자극성 섬유종으로 진단된 88예와 구강 백반증으로 진단된 44예를 대상으로 연구하였다. 상처 치유 기전에서 작용하는 인자 중 TGF-${\beta}1$과 EGFR에 대한 일차 항체를 이용한 면역조직화학적 검색을 통하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. TGF-${\beta}1$의 면역조직화학염색 결과, 자극성 섬유종과 구강 백반증의 상피에서 TGF-${\beta}1$ 발현이 감소하였고 자극성 섬유종 종괴내 섬유아세포의 TGF-${\beta}1$ 발현이 증가하였다. 2. EGFR의 면역조직화학염색 결과, 자극성 섬유종과 구강백반증 상피에서 EGFR의 발현이 증가하였다. 3. TGF-${\beta}1$과 EGFR간 피어슨 상관 계수를 구하였을 때 구강 백반증의 상피 조직에서 역상관관계의 발현 양상을나타내었다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.323-328
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• 2017

신생혈관생성은 여러 신생혈관 생성 인자들이 포함되는 중요한 과정이며, 특히 이 과정에서는 섬유아세포증식인자(FGF-2)는 세포의 증식률과 미세관 형성을 촉진하기 때문에 중요한 신생혈관 생성인자로 여겨진다. 최근 연구에 따르면 해조류에서 추출되는 후코이단 다당류 물질이 섬유아세포 증식인자2에 의한 혈관내피세포의 미세관형성을 더욱 촉진한다고 보고하였다. 그러나 섬유아세포 증식인자와 후코이단 복합처리에 따른 신생혈관생성 활성에 대한 분자적 메카니즘은 아직 연구가 부족하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 신생혈관생성 활성을 알아보기 위하여 섬유아세포 증식인자와 후코이단 물질의 복합처리에 따른 세포의 증식과 미세관형성률 그리고 세포의 이동율을 측정하였다. 또한 이들의 신생혈관 생성 활성에 관련된 인자를 탐색하기 위하여 VEGF-A, ICAM-1, MMP9, 그리고 ICAM-1 유전자를 연전사 중합연쇄반응으로 평가하였다. 본 연구의 결과에서는 후코이단과 섬유아세포 증식인자 복합처리는 혈관내피세포의 성장률, 미세관 형성률 그리고 세포의 이동률을 촉진하고, 이 과정에서 신생혈관생성 기능과 관련된 STAT3, VEGF-A, MMP9 그리고 ICAM-1의 유전자 발현을 촉진함으로 신생혈관 생성활성이 나타나는 것으로 보여진다. 그러나 이러한 유전자 발현이 fucoidan/FGF2에 의한 angiogenic 활성 촉진에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 지에 대한 추가적인 연구가 이루어져야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.923-931
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 식물체에 널리 분포하는 indole-3-carbinol (I3C)에 의한 OVCAR-3 인체 난소암세포의 이동성 및 침윤성 억제 가능성과 이와 연관된 기전을 조사하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 I3C에 의한 OVCAR-3 세포의 증식억제는 세포의 이동성 억제와 연관이 있었으며, 이를 wound healing 및 matrigel invasion assay로 확인 하였다. 아울러 I3C 처리에 의하여 transepithelial electrical resistance가 증가되었으며, cellular paracellular permeability는 감소되었는데, 이는 I3C 처리에 의해 세포 내 치밀결합(tight junctions, TJs)의 tightness가 증가되었음을 의미한다. RT-PCR 및 immunoblotting 결과에 의하면, I3C는 TJs의 구성 성분이면서 paracellular transport의 선택적 투과성을 조절하는 주요 인자인 claudin-3 및 -4의 발현을 유의적으로 억제하였다. 또한 matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 및 -9의 활성이 I3C 처리에 의하여 매우 억제되었는데, 이는 그들의 mRNA 및 단백질 수준에서의 발현 감소와 연관성이 있었다. 따라서 I3C에 의한 OVCAR-3 난소암세포의 침윤성 억제는 TJs 기능의 강화와 MMP 활성의 저하가 주요 인자로 작용함을 알 수 있었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1825-1828
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• 2013

Overexpression of several aquaporins (AQPS) has been reported in different types of human cancer but roles in human carcinogenesis have yet to be clearly defined. Here, we up-regulated expression of the AQP8 gene in SiHa human cervical cancer cells with a lentivirus transfection system and investigated its effects as a potential therapeutic target for cervical cancer. Results showed AQP8 overexpression did not affect their substrate adherence and proliferation, but accelerated migration as assessed by transwell migration and wound healing assays. Moreover, AQP8 overexpression significantly enhanced local invasion of SiHa cells in nude mice. These findings altogether indicate that AQP8 overexpression increases migration of SiHa cells and probably participates in the process of tumor local invasion.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.57-71
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• 1994

Gingival fibroblasts were cultured and subjected to the test of Northern blot analysis for the demonstration of various mRNA expression in response to the low level laser treatment. For duplication of in vivo. Wound healing process, fibroblasts were pretreated with proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1$\beta$(IL-1$\beta$) or mitogenic substance phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate(PMA) prior to laser irradiation. The results were as follows : 1. By the laser irradiation, the gene expression of collagen type I was markedly increased I n gingival fibroblasts, especially in the case of PMA pretreatment. The gene expression of collagen type IV, however, was not only affected by laser irradiation but also by chemical cell stimulation. 2. Oncogene v-myc expression was affected by both laser irradiation and IL-1$\beta$ or PMA stimulation, But v-fos gene expression was not detected in any case of this experimental system. 3. Heat shock gene(Hsp 70)was expressed constiutively, but slightly increased by laser irradiation. 4. mRNA of fibroblast growth factor(FGF) was induced by both laser irradiation and IL-1$\beta$ or PMA treatment.

• 환경생물
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2010

신생혈관 형성은 세포의 성장 및 상처 치유 과정에서 중요한 현상이다. 그러나 성장인자의 불균형은 시각 및 면역질환과 같은 다양한 질환을 야기한다. 이러한 질환을 치료하는 방법 중 신생혈관 형성을 억제하는 것이 중요한 방법 중 하나이다. AuNPs의 기능과 기전이 신생혈관 형성에 있어서 아직 밝혀진 바가 없다. 현재 PEDF가 항신생혈관 형성 물질로 제안되고 있다. 본 연구에서 우리는 AuNPs가 BRECs에서 VEGF로 유도된 세포의 증식 및 이동, 신생혈관의 형성을 억제하였고 이는 세포의 성장과 침윤 및 전이와 관련된 신생혈관 형성을 억제한다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.129-149
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• 1992

In order to verify the acceleration effect of low level laser (LLL) on oral mucosal wound healing process at cell biological level, the author studied growth pattern and ultrastructure in human gingival fibroblasts flashed by GaAlAs LLL-830 nm, 15mW for 10 minutes/flash one to three times at interval of 3-4 days through the evaluation of cell growth rate, protein conent/cell, DNA content/cell and ultrastructural changes for 14 days. The results were as follows : 1. The growth rate in gingival fibloblasts treated by LLL showed 4 orderly stages-decreasing stage after LLL treatment, acute increasing stage 3 days after LLL treatment, restring stage and recovering stage. 2. The effect of multiple flashes on LLL at interval of 3 days more or less was not proportional to times of flash on acceleration of growth in gingival fibroblasts. 3. The total protein content per gingival fibroblast was not significantly changed by LLL treatment in comparison with control group. But some kinds of protein which might be cell growth promoting factors were decreased immediately after LLL treatment, thereafter were acutely increased in cellular protein profile. 4. In ultrastructural changes of gingival fibroblasts treated by LLL, more prominent rough endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondrial hyperplasia/hypertrophy and increased extracellular fibrillar matrix were observed in comparison with control group under same experimental period.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2006

Coronary artery disease is a loading cause of morbidity and mortality across the world. Percutaneous coronary intervention has become the major technique of revascularization. However, restenosis remains a major limitation of this procedure. Recently the need for repeat intervention due to restenosis, the most vexing long-term failure of percutaneous coronary intervention, has been significantly reduced owing to the introduction of two major advances, intracoronary brachytherapy and the drug-eluting stents. Intracoronary brachytherapy has been employed in recent years to prevent restenosis lesions with effective results, principally in in-stent restenosis. Restenosis is generally considered as au excessive form of normal wound healing divided up in precesses: elastic recoil, neointimal hyperplasia, and negative vascular remodeling. Restenosis has previously been regarded as a proliferative process in which neointimal thickening, mediated by a cascade of inflammatory mediators and other factors, is the key factor. Ionizing radiation has been shown to decrease the proliferative response to injury in animal models of restenosis. Subsequently, several randomized, double blind trials have demonstrated that intracoronary brachytherapy can reduce the rates of both angiographic restenosis and clinical event rates in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for in stent restenosis. Some problems, such as late thrombosis and edge restenosis, have been identified as limiting factors of this technique. Brachytherapy is a promising method of preventing and treating coronary artery restenosis.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.175-178
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• 2021

The umbilicus is an important aesthetic component of the abdomen; therefore, its absence is both cosmetically and psychologically distressing to the patient. However, loss of the umbilicus during abdominal surgical procedures is often unavoidable. Umbilical reconstruction is aimed at obtaining a natural, three-dimensional appearance. We propose a simple method for immediate umbilical reconstruction with good long-term results. This technique was used successfully on a patient who underwent tumor excision. A 49-year-old woman presented with a large mass, measuring 5.8×4.0 cm, on her umbilicus. The mass, an epidermal cyst, developed after laparoscopic uterine myomectomy 5 years earlier. Complete excision of the mass resulted in a large defect, and immediate umbilical reconstruction was planned. Our procedure involved apposing and anchoring two opposing flaps onto the abdominal wall, so that the umbilicus would retain its depth over a long period of time. Negative-pressure wound therapy was applied for 72 hours as a mild compressive dressing. No complications were encountered. The healing process was uneventful and the aesthetic outcome was pleasing; a natural-appearing navel was created. The patient was satisfied with the end result. This technique provides a permanent and sufficient depression for the umbilicus.