• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2006

This investigation was undertaken to study the effects of oral administration (3 weeks) of Collybia confluens mycelial powder (CCMP) produced by a submerged culture on plasma glucose and other biochemical parameters in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Antidiabetic and hypolipidemic effects were proportionally increased with the increasing concentration of the CCMP for oral administration. The CCMP, at the dose of 400 mg/kg BW, substantially reduced the plasma glucose level by as much as 33.1 % as compared to the STZ-induced diabetic rats group. It also lowered the plasma total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by 22.9%, 19.9%, and 37.3%, respectively. The levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride in liver were reduced to the extent of by 13.5% and 18.8%, and the activity of alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) was decreased by 48.8% and 37.2%, respectively, under the influence of CCMP. The general components of CCMP were found to contain 26.18% carbohydrate, 3.67% crude ash, 4.02% crude fat, 22.55% crude protein, and 43.58% dietary fiber. The amino acid composition of the CCMP was also analyzed in detail.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.7-10
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• 2014

This study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of silkworm hemolymph against ${\gamma}-irradiation$ induced damage in the liver of mice. Female Balb/C mice (6 weeks old) were exposed to ${\gamma}-irradiation$ (6 Gy) and administered orally to silkworm hemolymph ($5ml\;kg^{-1}$ BW) for 7 days post-irradiation. The body weight, spleen index, plasma aspartate transaminase (AST), plasma alanine transaminase (ALT), and liver malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were determined. Compared with irradiated control mice, the activity of plasma AST and the level of MDA were significantly decreased in mice treated silkworm hemolymph. These results show that silkworm hemolymph is found to have a protective effect against ${\gamma}-irradiation$ induced damage in mice.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.676-684
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• 2021

Euryhaline teleost have extraordinary ability to deal with a wide range of salinity changes. To study the seawater adaptability of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (body weight 638±54 g, length 38.6±2 cm) to salinity increase fish were transferred from freshwater to 7, 14, 21, 28 and 32 psu and checked for mortality over 5 days. No mortality was observed in 0-32 psu. In fish transferred to 0-32 psu, blood osmolality was maintained within physiological range. The changes of serum enzyme activities (aspartate transaminase, AST and alanine transaminase, ALT) showed no significant level during experimental period. To explore the underlying molecular physiology of gill and kidney responsible for body fluid regulation, we measured mRNA expression of five genes, Na⁺/K⁺/2Cl^- cotransporter1 (NKCC1), aquaporin3 (AQP3), cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and growth hormone receptor (GHR) in response to salt stress. Based on our result, rainbow trout could tolerate gradual transfer up to 32 psu for 5 days without mortality under physiological stress. This study suggests to alleviate osmotic stress to fish, a gradually acclimation to increasing salinity is recommended.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.106-111
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• 2020

Objectives: Hepatitis A is a typical acute hepatitis caused by hepatovirus, and then most patients recover easily without progression to chronic condition. However, certain cases have the risk of severe symptoms or even death. This case report presented a hepatitis A accompanied with pancreatitis, which had been completely recovered in a Korean medicine hospital. Case presentation: A 38-year woman had felt the malaise, mild chilling, muscle pain and abdominal discomfort for 10 days, which led her visit doctors and took anti-pyretic analgesics and digestants. The symptoms, especially epigastric pain and fatigue, became worse, and then she hospitalized in a Korean medicine hospital. Based on the drastic elevations of hepatic enzymes (aspartate transaminase 1,604 IU/L and alanine transaminase 2,825IU/L) with an anti-HAV IgM positive, she was diagnosed with hepatitis A. After bed rest and herbal drug treatment (CGX and Innae-Tang) for 5 days, the laboratory abnormalities and subjective symptoms had been improved gradually, except the upper gastric discomfort and pain. Those symptoms had anticipated the comorbidity with HAV-induced pancreatitis, supported by the high level of serum lipase release. Another 5-day hospitalized treatment improved all subjective symptoms and then the laboratory results were completely normalized including detection of anti-HAV IgG within 15 days after discharge. Conclusion: This study presented a typical hepatitis A accompanied with pancreatitis, which should be considered in diagnosis and management of hepatitis A.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.311-314
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• 2023

Thallium poisoning is usually accidental. We present a case of a 51-year-old woman who was evaluated in June 2018 for myalgia, vertigo, asthenia, and abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed temporal-spatial disorientation, jaundice, and asterixis. The laboratory reported the following: bilirubin, 10.3 mg/dL; aspartate transaminase, 78 U/L; alanine transaminase, 194 U/L; albumin, 2.3 g/dL; prothrombin time, 40%; and platelet count, 60,000/mm³. Serology performed for hepatitis A, B, and C; Epstein-Barr virus; cytomegalovirus; and human immunodeficiency virus was negative, and a collagenogram was negative. Physical reevaluation revealed alopecia on the scalp, armpits, and eyebrows; macules on the face; plantar hyperkeratosis; and ulcers on the lower limbs. Tests for lead, arsenic, copper, and mercury were carried out, which were normal; however, elevated urinary thallium (540 ㎍/g; range, 0.4-10 ㎍/g) was observed. The patient was treated with D-penicillamine 1,000 mg/day and recovered her urinary thallium levels were within normal range at annual follow-up. Thallium poisoning is extremely rare and can be fatal in small doses. An adequate clinical approach can facilitate early diagnosis.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.801-805
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• 1996

알루미늄 화합물이 흰쥐의 효소활성에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 흰쥐(Sprague-Dawley계 male) 75마리를 5개 그룹 즉, 대조군, $250\;ppm\;AlCl_3\;500\;ppm\;AlCl_3,\;250\;ppm\;Al_2(SO_4)_3,\;500\;ppm\;Al_2(SO_4)_3$로 나누어 2주동안 투여하여 asparate amino transaminase, alanine amino transminase, lactate dehydrogenase, 그리고 cholinesterase의 변화를 조사하였다. 체중은 대조군에 비하여 $Al_2(SO_4)_3$ 투여군은 2.82-6.16% 증가한 반면에 $AlCl_3$ 투여군에서는 0.53-3.35%로 감소하였다. 효소활성은 대조군에 비하여 $AlCl_3$ 또는 $Al_2(SO_4)_3$ 투여후에 AST는 0.68-9.97%, 21.04-24.79%, LDH는 29.43-57.56%, 74.60-29.33% 증가하였으나, ALT는 12.69-25.42%, 24.32-39.62%로 각각 감소하였다. ChE는 대조군에 비하여 $Al_{2}(SO_4)_3$ 투여군은 28.0-12.73% 증가하였으나 $Al_2(SO_4)_3$ 투여군은 3.93-14.48% 감소하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 1987

Protective effect of scoparone against the acetaminophen inducible hepatic toxicity in mice was investigated. Scoparone (5mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally to mice daily for 5 days. Scoparone pretreatment before the administration of acetaminophen has blocked subsequent increases in liver to body weight ratio. When biological changes were measured, scoparone protects against acetaminophen inducible hepatotoxicity in mice as evidenced by the decreased formation of lipid peroxide, lowered serum transaminase activity and the decreased level of serum acetaminophen. In conjuction with the results of Huh (Arch. Pharm. Res. 10, 165(1987)), these results suggest that the most likely mechanism for the observed protective effects of scoparone against the acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity is the induction of hepatic microsomal UDP-glucuronyltransferase activity.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.229-232
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• 1995

In order to study if Glycyrrhizae Radix (GR) has protective effects on hepatotoxicity of acetaminophen in mouse, one of the species which are sensitive to acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity, effects of GR on liver weight to body weight ratio, serum alanine and aspartate transaminase (ALT and AST) activities, hepatic UDP-GT2 activity, and histopathologic changes were determined in acetaminophen-treated mice. Liver weight to body weight ratio and UDP-GT2 activity in mouse liver were not altered by GR. However, GR pretreatment lowered serum ALT and AST activities by 77% and 90% respectively, and diminished the degree of centrilobular necrosis caused by acetaminophen in liver as determined by histopathologic observation. These results suggest a possible protective effect of GR against the acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2007

In this study we manufactured mulberry fruit tea(MFT) to be used as an anti-inflammatory agent. Here, MFT was consumed by thirty middle-aged women with symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis for 4 weeks. The anthropometric measurements and serum inflammatory factors were measured before and after consumption of the MFT. For the anthropometric measurements, BMI and body fat decreased after 4 weeks of tea consumption although there were no significant differences. The serum inflammatory factors(uric acid and homocysteine) as well as serum amino transferase activity(aspartate trans-aminase and alanine transaminase) showed a decreasing trend. In addition, serum carbon reactive protein(CRP) decreased significantly decreased after MFT consumption 4 weeks. It's concluded that this MFT is helpful to for rheumatyroid arthritis patients in order to decrease serum inflammatory factors such as CRP.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.273-282
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• 2020

본 연구는 경제적, 사회적, 환경적으로 가치가 있는 미래의 식량자원인 곤충식품의 산업적 활용도를 높이고자 최근 10년간(2009년~2019년) 발표된 곤충식품들 중 누에와 누에번데기의 생리활성 연구자료를 수집하여 혈청 지질 수준 개선에 대한 메타분석을 실시하였다. 누에와 누에번데기 연구물의 총 편수는 20편이었으며, 총 사례 수는 261개로 산출되었다. 연구단위로 분석한 연구의 수는 총 20개였다. 전체 연구결과의 효과크기는 0.852로 큰 효과크기였으며, 95% 신뢰구간의 범위는 0.662~0.999였다. Q 값은 23.264(p<0.001), Higgin's I² 값은 92.217로 각각의 연구가 이질성이 있다고 확인되었다. 관측값과 추정치를 보정한 관측값이 0.654로 동일하게 나타나 출판편향은 없었다. 누에 연구는 혈당과 혈중지질이 각각 0.801, 0.948로 큰 효과크기였으며, 그중 LDL-콜레스테롤은 1.371로 매우 큰 효과크기였다. 간 세포 손상(AST/GOT)은 0.768, 만성 간 세포 손상(ALT/GPT)은 0.788로 중간 효과크기였다. 실험기간은 5~8주가 1.170, 섭취량은 1~50 mg/kg이 1.020으로 매우 큰 효과크기였다. 누에번데기는 혈중지질과 총 콜레스테롤이 각각 0.991, 0.951로 큰 효과크기였다. 실험기간은 9주 이상이 1.103으로 매우 큰 효과크기였으며, 섭취량은 5001 mg/kg 이상이 0.855로 큰 효과크기를 보였다.