• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.401-408
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• 1989

This study was conducted to investigate whether an electrical stimulation of medial amygdaloid nucleus in rats increases pancreatic secretion. And an involvement of vagus nerve or plasma secretin in this process was also studied. In fasting rats anesthetized with urethane, a monopolar stainless steel electrode was stereotaxically inserted into the right medial amygdaloid nucleus. Pancreatic juice was collected for 20 minutes, during which physiological saline or 0.01 N HCI (0.18 ml/min) was perfused into the duodenum with or without bilateral subdiaphragmatic vagotomy. In the medial amygdaloid group, an electrical stimulation was continuously applied to the medial amygdaloid nucleus during the perfusion period. After collection of pancreatic juice, blood was drawn from the abdominal aorta for determination of the plasma secretin level. The results were as follows: 1) The electrical stimulaion of the medial amygdaloid nucleus did not influence the pancreatic secretion in response to intraduodenal saline perfusion. 2) The stimulation of the medial amygdaloid nucleus significantly increased the pancreatic secretory response (volume, bicarbonate output) to the intraduodenal 0.01 N HCI perfusion, and the increases were abolished by vagotomy. 3) The plasma secretin concentration after the intraduodenal 0.01 N HCI perfusion was higher than that after the saline perfusion. However, neither the electrical stimulation of the medial amygdaloid nucleus nor vagotomy affected the plasma secretin concentration during the intraduodenal perfusion with saline or 0.01 N HCI. It is, therefore, suggested that the medial amygdaloid nucleus facilitates the pancreatic secretion (volume, bicarbonate) elicited by intraduodenal HCI perfusion through the vagus nerve.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.35-41
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was carried out to investigate the spatiotemporal localization of the amygdaloid nucleus innervating the rat stomach using PRV-BaBlu, which has been known to be an excellent type of neurotracer with the ability to transpass the neuronalsynaptic cleft. Methods: Ninety Sprague-Dawley rats (250~300 g) that were injected with PRV-BaBlu into the stomach were randomly divided into 3, 4 and 5 day groups (each group n=30). $2{\mu}l$ of PRV-BaBlu, a genetically modified strain of PRV-Bartha with the lac-Z gene,was injected into the rat stomach and immunostained with a mouse anti-${\beta}$-galactosidase at 3, 4 and 5 days after the virus injection. Results: The PRV-BaBlu infected the neurons in the amygdaloid nucleus, and the degree of viral infection in experimental animals showed a tendency to increase significantly with time (p<0.05). The neurons between the left and right amygdaloid nucleus significantly differ (p<0.05). Conclusion: This showed that PRV-BaBlu was an excellent neurotracer for localizing the amygdaloid nucleus, and the amygdaloid nucleus has a sensory input and motor output on stomach movement, influencing emotional behavior.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.393-399
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• 1989

Sixty-seven conscious rats prepared with chronic gastric fistula were studied to examine the effect of vagotomy on gastric secretory responses to medial amygdaloid stimulation. Gastric acid output was significantly increased by electrical stimulation of the medial amygdaloid nucleus, and the increases in acid secretion were completely eliminated by vagotomy. However, in rats subjected to stimulation of the medial amygdaloid nucleus plus vagotomy, acid output was almost same as that in only vagotomized rats. And vagotomy itself decreased the acid secretion significantly. These results indicate that the influence of electrical stimulaton of the medial amygdaloid nucleus on acid secretion is carried largely via vagus nerves. And also, without electrical stimulation of medial amygdaloid nucleus, acid secretion is controlled by way of vagus in rats. Plasma gastrin concentrations were measured following stimulation of the medial amygdaloid nucleus. Plasma levels of gastrin were not significantly altered by stimulation of the medial amygdaloid nucleus with or without vagotomy. It is therefore inferred from the above results that the facilitatory influence of the medial amygdaloid nucleus on the gastric acid secretion is mediated chiefly via vagal activity and that gastrin is not responsible for the increase in acid secretion in this process.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.22-31
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• 2019

Objectives Previous studies have revealed inconsistent results on amygdala volume in adult bipolar disorder (BD) patients compared to healthy controls (HC). Since the amygdala encompasses multiple subregions, the subtle volume changes in each amygdala nucleus might have not been fully reflected in the measure of the total amygdala volume, causing discrepant results. Thus, we aimed to investigate volume changes in each amygdala subregion and their association with subtypes of BD, lithium use and clinical status of BD. Methods Fifty-five BD patients and 55 HC underwent T1-weighted structural magnetic resonance imaging. We analyzed volumes of the whole amygdala and each amygdala subregion, including the anterior amygdaloid area, cortico-amygdaloid transition area, basal, lateral, accessory basal, central, cortical, medial and paralaminar nuclei using the atlas in the FreeSurfer. The volume difference was analyzed using a one-way analysis of covariance with individual volumes as dependent variables, and age, sex, and total intracranial volume as covariates. Results The volumes of whole right amygdala and subregions including basal nucleus, accessory basal nucleus, anterior amygdaloid area, and cortico-amygdaloid transition area in the right amygdala of BD patients were significantly smaller for the HC group. No significant volume difference between bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder was found after the Bonferroni correction. The trend of larger volume in medial nucleus with lithium treatment was not significant after the Bonferroni correction. No significant correlation between illness duration and amygdala volume, and insignificant negative correlation were found between right central nucleus volume and depression severity. Conclusions Significant volume decrements of the whole amygdala, basal nucleus, accessory basal nucleus, anterior amygdaloid area, and cortico-amygdaloid transition area were found in the right hemisphere in adult BD patients, compared to HC group. We postulate that such volume changes are associated with altered functional activity and connectivity of amygdala nuclei in BD.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 1990

Raf protein kinases and protein kinase C는 세포질내 serine/threonine-specific protein에 속한다. 그리고 기능적인 구조와 세포내의 분포 양상은 서로 비슷하다. Raf family oncogene를 발현시키는 a-raf와 c-raf protein kinase에 대한 antibodies로써 남생이 대뇌의 raf protein kinase의 분포를 조사하였다. 일반적으로 raf protein kinase는 제한된 지역에서 즉,general pallium,hippocampal formation, pdmordiuin hippocampi,nucleus of lateral olfactory tract, basal amygdaloid nucleus와bed of stria terminalis에 나타났으며, c-raf protein kinase의 면역학적 labeling은 a-raf보다 그 범위가 넓었다. 그렇지만 labeling되는 intensity는 오히려 a-raf보다 낮았다. 그런데 a-raf에서 가장 명확한 좋은 예는 basal amygdaloid nucleus내의 구형모양의 세포인데, 이 세포는 세포질이 매우 강하게 labeling되어 지므로 ring모양과 같이 나타났다. 특히 c-raf는 protein kinase C 가 많이 나타나는 pyramidal 세포나 Purkinje세포에 많이 존재하는 것을 볼 때 protein kinase에 의하여 활성화되는 myc와 서로 상협작용을 유도한다고 제안하는 바이다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.273-280
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• 1988

본 연구는 십이지장내 생리 식염수와 0.01 N HCl을 주입했을때 내측 편도핵의 손상이 췌액 분비와 혈장 secretin 농도에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 44마리의 수컷 흰쥐를 사용하였다. 그 중 21마리의 흰쥐는 뇌정위 고정장치에 의해 내측 편도핵에 삽입된 전극을 통해 양측성으로 내측 편도핵을 파괴한 내측 편도핵 손상군이고, 나머지 23마리는 편도핵의 손상없이 동일한 수술 조작만을 가한 수술 대조군이다. urethan 마취후에 십이지장 근위부에 위치한 관을 통해 십이지장 내강에 0.01 N HCl 또는 생리 식염수(0.9% NaCl)를 0.18ml/min 속도로 주입하면서 20분간 췌액을 채취하였다. 췌액 체취후 복대동맥에서 채혈하여 혈장 secretin농도를 측정하였다. 내측 편도핵 손상군에서 십이지장내 생리 식염수는 물론 0.01 N HCl 주입에 의한 췌액량은 수술 대조군의 것보다 유의하게 감소하였다. 내측 편도핵 손상군의 췌액내 단백질량은 생리 식염수 주입시 수술대조군의 것보다 유의하게 감소하였고, 0.01 N HCI 주입시에는 유의하지는 않지만 감소한 경향을 보였다. 그러나 기초상태 및 염산 자극에 의한 혈장 secretin 농도는 내측 편도핵의 손상에 의하여 아무런 영향을 받지 않았다. 따라서 내측 편도핵은 기초 상태 및 염산 자극에 의한 췌액의 분비에 촉진적 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각되나, secretin 분비기전이 이 촉진 영향에 관련되는 것으로는 보이지 않는다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.117-126
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• 1997

This Study was carried out to investigate the secondary cental nuclei innervating rat parotid gland. PRV-BaBlu as a neuronal tracer was injected into the left parotid gland and brains obtained through cardiac perfusion were treated by immunohistochemical staining. The results were as follows: L. The secondary central nuclei innervating rat parotid gland were paraventricular nucleus and central part of amygdaloid complex largely in diencephalon. 2. The paraventricular nucleus and central part of amygdaloid complex in diencephalon showed morphological asymmetry between PRV-BaBlu injected site and uninjected one. 3. The Ratio between total neurons and PRV-BaBlu infected neurons in paraventricular nucleus was $27.62{\pm}16.23\%$ in left and $12.78{\pm}8.69\%$ in right. 4. The Ratio between total neurons and PRV-BaBlu infected neurons in central part of amygdaloid nucleus was $14.25{\pm}9.26\%$ in left and $8.35{\pm}6.26\%$ in right.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.168-181
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• 2003

Objective: The neuroanatomical studies on the acupoints(Waiguan(SJ5), Neiguan(Pe6), Sanyinjiao(SP6) and Xuanzhong(GB39)) projecting to the brain area related to dimentia using the pseudorabies virus (PRV-Ba strain) in the mouse was described. Methods: The common locations of the brain projecting to the Waiguan, Neiguan, Sanyinjiao and Xuanzhong following injection of PRV-Ba were histochemically observed. The results were as follows Results : 1. PRV-Ba labeled areas in medulla oblongata, pons and midbrain were similar to 4 acupoints, theses areas were related to autonomic center. 2. PRV-Ba labeled areas in diencephalon and cebrebrum were differently labeled according to the acupoints. 3. CNS labeled areas in Waiguan were dense labeled in CA1-3 area of hippocampus, amygdaloid nucleus, insular cortex, parietal cortex, entorhinal cortex, perirhinal cortex, dorsal endopiriform cortex, piriform cortex, amygdalopiriform transition and bed n. of stria terminalis. 4. CNS labeled areas in Neiguan were dense labeled in insular cortex, amygdaloid nucleus, parietal cortex, entorhinal cortex, perirhinal cortex, dorsal endopiriform cortex, piriform cortex, amygdalopiriform transition and bed n. of stria terminalis. 5. CNS labeled areas in Sanyinjiao were dense labeled in CA1-3 of hippocampus, suprachiasmatic n., dorsal endopiriform cortex, piriform cortex and bed n. of stria terminalis. 6. CNS labeled areas in Xuanzhong were dense labeled in suprachiasmatic n., dorsal endopiriform cortex and piriform cortex. Conclusions : Following these results, labeled acupoints in brain areas related to dimentia are Waiguan and Neiguan. Common labeled areas are amygdaloid n., entorhinal cortex, amygdaopiriform transition, bed n. stria terminalis and perirhinal cortex.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.51-66
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• 2001

The purpose of this morphological studies was to investigate the central neural pathway projecting to the acupoints $B_{62}$ and $K_6$ using the neuroanatomical method following injection of transsynaptic neurotropic virus, pseudorabies virus(PRV-Ba and PRV-Ga) into the $B_{62}$ and $K_6$. After survival times of 96 hours following injection into the twenty rats with PRV-Ba(Bartha strain) and PRV-Ga(Bartha strain, ${\beta}$-galacidodase insertion). They were perfused, and their spinal cord and brain were frozen sectioned($30{\mu}m$). These sections were stained by X-gal histochemical and PRV immunohistochemical staining method, and observed with light microscope. The results were as follows : 1. In spinal cord, overlaped PRV-Ba and PRV-Ga labeled neurons projecting to the $B_{62}$ and $K_6$ were founded in thoracic, lumbar and sacral spinal segments. In thoracic spinal segments, Densely labeled areas were founded in lamina IV, V, VII(intermediolateral nucleus) and X areas. In lumbar segemnts, labeled areas were founded in lamina II, IV, V and X areas. In sacral spinal segments, labeled areas were founded in lamina IV, V and VI areas. 2. In brain, overlaped PRV-Ba and PRV-Ga labeled neurons projecting to the $B_{62}$ and $K_6$ were founded in the $A_1$ noradrenalin cells/$C_1$ adrenalin cells/caudoventrolateral reticular nucleus, rostroventrolateral reticular nuclens, nucleus tractus solitarius, area postrema, raphe obscurus nucleus, raphe paltidus nucleus, raphe magnus nucleus, lateral paragigantoceltular nucleus, lateral rcticular nucleus, gigantocellular nucleus, locus coeruleus, subcoeruleus nucleus, motor trigeminal nucleus, Kolliker-Fuse nucleus, $A_5$ cell group, central gray matter, oculomotor nerve, paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus, median eminence, amygdaloid nucleus, frontal cortex, forelimb area, hindlimb area, 1, 2 areas of parietal cortex and granular and agranular cortex. This results were suggest that overlaped PRV-Ba and PRV-Ga labeled areas projecting to the $B_{62}$ and $K_6$ may be related to the emotional relay pathway in the central autonomic center.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.159-174
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• 2002

Objective : The meridian theory in oriental medicine explains that each acu-point has a characteristic functional effect. It will be supposed that an acupuncture stimulation on different acu-point evokes different activation on different areas in the central nervous system(CNS) according to the meridian theory. On this supposition, our group tried the semi-quantitative [14C]2-deoxyglucose([14C]2-DG) autoradiography on the acupuncture stimulation to the hindlimb acu-points of Sprague-Dawley rats. Methods : A venous catheter for the intravenous administration of isotope was equipped in the right external jugular vein on 3 days prior to the [14C]2-DG study. On the day of the study, two acupuncture needles were inserted into the ST36(Zusanli) or LR3(Taichong) on the left hindlimb. Electro-acupuncture stimulation (2 Hz, 5 ms, 1~3 mA, 15 minutes) started just before the i.v. injection of [14C]2-DG ($25{\mu}Ci/rat$). The brain and the spinal cord were removed and processed for the [14C] 2-DG autoradiography. Results : The EA stimulation on ST36 reveals over 120% metaboilc activation in Arcuate nucleus, Anterior pretectal nucleus, Dorsal cochlear nucleus, Interposed cerebellar nucleus, and Nucleus of Darkschewitsch. The EA stimulation on LR3 reveals over 120% metaboilc activation in Lateral habenula nucleus, Medial vestibular nucleus, Ventromedial thalamic nucleus, Anteroventral thalamic nucleus, Anterior cingulate cortex, Dentate gyrus, Antero cortical amygdaloid nucleus, Anterior pretectal nucleus, and Dorsal tegmental nucleus compared with the non EA stimulation control group. Conclusion : These results demonstrate that the different acu-points evoke the different activations in brain areas. And with this functional brain mapping study, a new scientific elucidation for the basis of the acupuncture-meridian theory in oriental medicine through differences of activated area in CNS according to the each acupuncture point.