• 대한본초학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Objectives : To prove the channel-tropism theory of herbal medicines on diabetes mellitus as emaciation-thirst disease in Korean Medicine Theory, we investigated the selective therapeutic effects of Mori Cortex Radidus (MCR), Schisandrae Fructus (SF), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (AR) for the upper emaciation on different organs in high fat and high sucrose (HF/HS) feeding-induced prediabetic mice. Methods : Diabetes in C57BL/6 mice was induced by the administration of high fat (45 kal%) and high sucrose (32 kal%) for 8 weeks, and them treated with each extract at 250 or 500 mg/kg body weight for 4 weeks (once a day). Oral glucose tolerance test and body weight was measured once a week. Insulin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, ${\gamma}GTP$, GOT and GPT were measured in the sera of all mice. Histopathological changes of different organs, lung, heart, pancreas, stomach, liver, and kidney were observed by H&E staining. Results : The results revealed that MCR extract inhibited the impaired glucose tolerance and lung damage, and increased serum insulin levels in HF/HS-induced prediabetic mice. SF extract inhibited the impaired glucose tolerance and lung damage, increased serum insulin levels, and decreased serum triglycerige levels. Meanwhile, AR extract inhibited the impaired glucose tolerance and lung damage, and decreased serum levels of insulin, total cholesterol and triglycerige levels. Conclusions : These results demonstrated that MCR, SF, and AR extract as the upper emaciation herbal medicines were followed their channel-tropism theory like a lung, and may have a selective therapeutic potential for control of diabetic stage.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2022

This study elucidates the anti-cancer potential of gallic acid (GA) as a promising therapeutic agent that exerts its effect by regulating the PI3K/Akt pathway. To prove our research rationale, we used diverse experimental methods such as cell viability assay, colony formation assay, tumor spheroid formation assay, cell cycle analysis, TUNEL assay, Western blot analysis, xenograft mouse model and histological analysis. Treatment with GA inhibited cell proliferation in dose-dependent manner as measured by cell viability assay at 48 h. GA and cisplatin (CDDP) also inhibited colony formation and tumor spheroid formation. In addition, GA and CDDP induced apoptosis, as determined by the distribution of early and late apoptotic cells and DNA fragmentation. Western blot analysis revealed that inhibition of the PI3K/Akt pathway induced upregulation of p53 (tumor suppressor protein), which in turn regulated cell cycle related proteins such as p21, p27, Cyclin D1 and E1, and intrinsic apoptotic proteins such as Bax, Bcl-2 and cleaved caspase-3. The anti-cancer effect of GA was further confirmed in an in vivo mouse model. Intraperitoneal injection with GA for 4 weeks in an A549-derived tumor xenograft model reduced the size of tumor mass. Injection of them downregulated the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and p-Akt, but upregulated the expression of cleaved caspase-3 in tumor tissues. Taken together, these results indicated that GA hindered lung cancer progression by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, suggesting that GA would be a potential therapeutic agent against non-small cell lung cancer.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2146-2152
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• 2015

Apios americana Medik (hereinafter Apios) has been reported to treat diseases, including cancer, hypertension, obesity, and diabetes. The therapeutic effect of Apios is likely to be associated with its anti-inflammatory activity. This study was conducted to evaluate the protective effects of Apios in animal models of acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or pandemic H1N1 2009 influenza A virus (H1N1). Mice were exposed to LPS or H1N1 for 2-4 days to induce acute lung injury. The treatment groups were administered Apios extracts via oral injection for 8 weeks before LPS treatment or H1N1 infection. To investigate the effects of Apios, we assessed the mice for in vivo effects of Apios on immune cell infiltration and the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and histopathological changes in the lung. After induction of acute lung injury, the numbers of neutrophils and total cells were lower in the Apios-treated groups than in the non-Apios-treated LPS and H1N1 groups. The Apios groups tended to have lower levels of tumor necrosis factor-a and interleukin-6 in BAL fluid. In addition, the histopathological changes in the lungs were markedly reduced in the Apios-treated groups. These data suggest that Apios treatment reduces LPS- and H1N1-induced lung inflammation. These protective effects of Apios suggest that it may have therapeutic potential in acute lung injury.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.374-379
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• 2005

배 경 : 폐확산능 ($D_LCO$)과 폐용적을 보정한 확산계수($D_LCO/VA$; KCO)는 폐포용적이 비 정상적인 경우 차이가 생긴다. 그러나, 기류제한으로 비 정상적인 폐포용적을 가지는 환자에서 이러한 차이의 의미는 연구되지 않았다. 본 연구는 기류제한이 있는 환자에서 기류제한의 호전에 따른 폐확산능과 확산계수의 변화를 연구하고자 한다. 방 법 : 기류제한이 있는 환자에서 기저 폐기능과 더불어 폐확산능을 측정하고, 일회호흡 $CH_4$ 희석법으로 폐포용적을 측정하였다. 기저치에 따라서 환자는 다음의 두 군으로 나누었다. 확산계수(예측치에 대한 백분율)와 확산능(예측치에 대한 백분율)의 비가 115%를 넘는 경우를 고차이군으로 하였고, 115% 미만인 경우를 저차이군으로 하였다. 기류제한을 치료 한 후 폐기능검사와 폐확산능을 반복해서 측정하였다. 결 과 : 고차이군과 저차이군의 기저 폐기능은 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. 두 군 모두 확산계수의 예측치에 대한 백분율은 평균 113%와 100%로 정상범위였다. 치료 후 추적 폐기능에서 $FEV_1$과 FVC는 저차이군에 비해 고차이군에서 증가하였다. 고차이군에서 치료 후 측정한 폐기능은 기저치에 비해 폐확산능과 폐포용적은 증가하였으나 저차이군에서는 유의한 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 전폐용적과 잔기량은 치료 전후에 양군 모두에서 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. 결 론 : 기류제한이 있는 환자에서 확산계수는 정상 범위에 있지만 확산능이 감소한 경우 확산능이 감소하지 않은 환자에 비해 가역적인 기류폐색이 클 것으로 예측할 수 있다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.206-209
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• 2023

Asthma is a chronic and allergic inflammation in the lung, mainly caused by house dust mites (HDM). Recent studies have reported Der p 38 and Der f 38 (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, respectively) as crucial allergens of HDMs. This study investigates the different allergic effects of Der p 38 and Der f 38 in an asthma-like mouse model. Lung infiltration of neutrophils was induced by intranasal administration of Der p 38 and Der f 38, with stronger infiltration being observed after exposure to Der p 38. Intranasal and intraperitoneal administration of Der p 38 induced the infiltration of neutrophils and eosinophils in the lung, which was similar to the effect subsequent to Der f 38 administration. Although the number of mast cells was increased, no significant difference was obtained between the effects of both allergens. In TLR4 knockout BALB/c mice, Der p 38 and Der f 38 had no effect on the infiltration of neutrophils, eosinophils, and mast cells. Additionally, allergenicity induced by Der p 38 and Der f 38 in the basophils of Der p38+/Der f 38+ asthmatic subjects was similar, although Der f 38 presented stronger allergenicity in basophils of Der p38+/Der f 38+ allergic patients than Der p 38. These findings contribute to understanding the role of similar allergen components derived from different species in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제86권2호
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• pp.111-119
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• 2023

Background: The objective of this study was to investigate whether alcohol consumption might affect the quality of life (QOL), depressive mood, and metabolic syndrome in patients with obstructive lung disease (OLD). Methods: Data were obtained from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2014 and 2016. OLD was defined as spirometry of forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity <0.7 in those aged more than 40 years. QOL was evaluated using the European Quality of Life Questionnaire-5D (EQ-5D) index. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to assess the severity of depressive mood. Alcohol consumption was based on a history of alcohol ingestion during the previous month. Results: A total of 984 participants with OLD (695 males, 289 females, age 65.8±9.7 years) were enrolled. The EQ-5D index was significantly higher in alcohol drinkers (n=525) than in non-alcohol drinkers (n=459) (0.94±0.11 vs. 0.91±0.13, p=0.002). PHQ9 scores were considerably lower in alcohol drinkers than in non-alcohol drinkers (2.15±3.57 vs. 2.78±4.13, p=0.013). However, multiple logistic regression analysis showed that alcohol consumption was not associated with EQ-5D index or PHQ-9 score. Body mass index ≥25 kg/m², triglyceride ≥150 mg/dL, high-density lipoprotein <40 mg/dL in men and <50 mg/dL in women, and blood pressure ≥130/85 mm Hg were significantly more common in alcohol drinkers than in non-alcohol drinkers (all p<0.05). Conclusion: Alcohol consumption did not change the QOL or depressive mood of OLD patients. However, metabolic syndrome-related factors were more common in alcohol drinkers than in non-alcohol drinkers.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.42-48
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• 2007

목적: 이 연구에서는 폐 전이 종양을 영상화하기 위하여 흑색종의 폐 전이 종양 마우스 모델을 제작하고 영상 획득 전처리 조건을 개선하여 폐 전이 종양의 $[^{18}F]FDG$ 소동물 PET 영상을 획득하고자 하였으며, 임상 CT를 이용하여 전이 종양의 해부학적 위치를 확인하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 정상 마우스의 $[^{18}F]$FDG 영상 획득 전 조건은 $16{\sim}22$시간 금식 하고 $30^{\circ}C$의 온도를 유지하며 $[^{18}F]FDG$ (7.4 MBq) 정맥 주사 후 서로 다른 마취제(Ketamine/Xylazine, Ke/Xy과 Isoflurane, Iso)로 $[^{18}F]FDG$ 섭취 60분 동안 유지한 후 20분간 $[^{18}F]FDG$ 소동물 PET 영상을 획득하였다. 혈중 포도당 농도를 보정한 포도당 표준 섭취 계수 영상을 이용하여 관심영역 대 배경비(lung to background ratio, L/B)를 구하여 평가하였다. C57BL/6 마우스에 B16-F10 세포를 정맥내 주사하여 제작한 폐전이 종양 마우스 모델은 정상 마우스의 영상 획득 조건과 동일한 조건에서 $[^{18}F]FDG$ 소동물 PET 영상을 획득하였으며, 임상 CT를 이용하여 획득된 해부학적 영상으로 폐 부위의 종양 위치를 확인하였다. 결과: 정상 마우스의 평균 혈중 포도당 농도는 Ke/Xy으로 마취한 군에서 $128.0{\pm}23.87\;mg/dL$이었으며 Iso으로 마취한 군에서는 $86.0{\pm}21.65\;mg/dL$로, Ke/Xy으로 마취한 군이 Iso로 마취한 군 보다 1.5 배 높은 혈중 포도당 농도를 나타내었다. 포도당 표준 섭취 계수 영상에서의 L/B는 Ke/Xy으로 마취한 군에서 $8.6{\pm}0.48$ 이었으며 Iso으로 마취한 군에서는 $12.1{\pm}0.63$로, Iso로 마취한 군이 Ke/Xy으로 마취한 군 보다 주변 정상조직과의 대조도가 높은 경향을 보였다. 폐 전이 종양 마우스에서는 Iso로 마취한 군이 Ke/Xy으로 마취한 군의 $[^{18}F]FDG$ 소동물 PET 영상보다 주변 조직의 $[^{18}F]FDG$ 섭취가 낮았다. 또한 해부학적 종양의 위치를 확인하기 위하여 임상 CT 영상과 융합한 결과 폐 전이 종양이 폐 부위에 위치함을 확인하였다. 결론: 마우스와 같은 소동물에서의 폐 부위 종양을 $[^{18}F]FDG$로 영상화하는데 있어서 금식, 온도유지, $[^{18}F]FDG$ 섭취 시간 동안의 마취제 조건 등을 고려하여야 하며, $[^{18}F]FDG$ 소동물 PET과 CT 영상의 융합은 폐 부위의 전이 종양을 확인하는데 유용할 것으로 기대된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권4호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2018

Background: There are limited number of studies that investigate clinical variables instead of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) management according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 classification. The aim of the study was to investigate whether there was a difference between GOLD 2017 classification and spirometric stage in clinical variables in patients with COPD. The data of 427 male patients with stable COPD were investigated retrospectively. Methods: Patients were allocated into combined assessment of GOLD 2017 and spirometric stage. Age, amount of smoking, pulmonary function, modified Medical Research Council (mMRC), incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT), Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale (HADS), St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), body mass index (BMI), and fat free mass index (FFMI) were recorded. Results: Seventy-three (17%) patients were in group A, 103 (24%) constituted group B, 38 (9%) were included in group C, and 213 (50%) comprised group D according to the combined assessment of GOLD 2017. Twenty-three patients (5%) were in stage 1, 95 (22%) were in stage 2, 149 (35%) were in stage 3, and 160 (38%) were in stage 4 according to spirometric stage. According to GOLD 2017, age, amount of smoking, mMRC, BMI, FFMI, SGRQ, HADS, forced vital capacity, forced expiratory volume in 1 second ($FEV_1$), and ISWT were significantly different between groups. Ages, amount of smoking, FFMI, BMI, HADS of group A were different from B and D. Smiliar values of $FEV_1$ were found in A-C and B-D. A and C had smiliar ISWT. According to spirometric stage, BMI, FFMI of stage 4 were statistically different. mMRC, ISWT, and SGRQ of stages 3 and 4 were different from other stages, amongst themselves. $FEV_1$ was correlated with mMRC, SGRQ, anxiety scores, BMI, FFMI, and ISWT. Conclusion: This study showed that the GOLD ABCD classification might not represent the severity of COPD sufficiently well in terms of lung function or exercise capacity. The combination of both spirometric stage and combined assessment of GOLD 2017 is important, especially for estimating clinical variables.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.4013-4018
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• 2015

Objective: To explore the clinical application of recombinant human endostatin (Endostar) in the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Chinese mainland. Materials and Methods: A total of 75 patients diagnosed as NSCLC were randomly divided into control group (37 cases) and treatment group (38 cases). Control group was treated with postoperative complementary chemotherapy containing two-agent platinum protocol on postoperative d21, 3 weeks as a cycle, for totally 4~6 cycles. On this basis, treatment group was added with Endostar $7.5mg/m^2$ on postoperative d8~9, 3~4 h/time, qd, 14 weeks as a cycle, for totally 4 cycles. The interval between every two cycles was 7 d. The 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), 5-year survival time and complications in both groups were observed. Results: Compared with control group, the average PFS increased evidently in treatment group by 9.8 months (41.6 months vs. 31.8 months), and there was significant difference (P<0.05). And the median PFS was 42.5 months in treatment group, obviously longer than that in control group (33.7 months) by 8.8 months (P<0.05). Additionally, the 5-year overall survival rate (OS), average survival time and median survival time (MST) were 47.4%, 50.1 months and 59.3 months in treatment group, significantly higher than the 29.7%, 42.1 months and 43.5 months in control group (P<0.05). Only 1 patient showed poor healing of surgical wound in treatment group, but no surgery-associated complication was found in control group. Moreover, the postoperative complementary therapy-connected complication rates were 63.2% (24/38) and 59.5% (22/37) in treatment group and control group respectively, but there was no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusions: The application of Endostar combined with sensitive platinum-contained chemotherapeutic agents in the postoperative complementary chemotherapy can be widely used in clinic because it can significantly prolong the long-term survival time of patients with NSCLC.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.110-115
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• 2014

원발성 폐암의 정위적 체부 방사선치료(Stereotatic Body Radiation Therapy; SBRT)시에, 종양주위의 빔 배열을 균등하게 한 $360^{\circ}$회전각도(Equally angles; EA)와 종양주위의 빔 배열을 부분각도(Partially angles; PA)로 배열한 치료계획의 선량차이를 확인하기 위하여, 세기조절방사선치료(Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, IMRT)와 체적변조회전치료(Volumetric-modulated arc therapy, VMAT)의 종양의 선량, 동측 폐의 선량, 반대측 폐의 선량, 손상위험장기(Organ at risk, OAR)의 선량, 치료효율 등을 비교분석 하였다. 12명의 환자에서 각각 4종류($IMRT_{EA}$, $IMRT_{PA}$, $VMAT_{EA}$, $VMAT_{PA}$)의 치료계획을 생성하였으며, 처방선량은 총 선량 60 Gy, 4회 분할치료로 표적체적 95%에 대해 100% 선량이 포함되게 하였다. IMRT와 VMAT의 치료계획 평가에서 $360^{\circ}$회전각도의 빔 균등배열과 부분각도 빔 배열에서 변수중 선량일치지수, 균질성지수, 고선량 유출, $D_{2cm}$, $R_{50}$은 빔 배열에 따라 크게 차이가 나지 않았다. 또한 손상위험장기인 척수, 기관지, 식도의 최고선량은 각각의 방법에 따라 차이를 나타내었다. 특히 $HDS_{location}$에서 21.63%와 26.46%의 큰 차이를 나타내었다.