• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.666-674
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• 2022

Background: Ginsenosides and their metabolites have antidepressant-like effects, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We previously identified 14-3-3 ζ as one of the target proteins of 20 (S)-protopanaxadiol (PPD), a fully deglycosylated ginsenoside metabolite. Methods: Corticosterone (CORT) was administered repeatedly to induce the depression model, and PPD was given concurrently. The tail suspension test (TST) and the forced swimming test (FST) were used for behavioral evaluation. All mice were sacrificed. Golgi-cox staining, GSK 3β activity assay, and Western blot analysis were performed. In vitro, the kinetic binding analysis with the Biolayer Interferometry (BLI) was used to determine the molecular interactions. Results: TST and FST both revealed that PPD reversed CORT-induced behavioral deficits. PPD also ameliorated the CORT-induced expression alterations of hippocampal Ser9 phosphorylated glycogen synthase kinase 3β (p-Ser9 GSK 3β), Ser133 phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein (p-Ser133 CREB), and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Moreover, PPD attenuated the CORT-induced increase in GSK 3β activity and decrease in dendritic spine density in the hippocampus. In vitro, 14-3-3 ζ protein specifically bound to p-Ser9 GSK 3β polypeptide. PPD promoted the binding and subsequently decreased GSK 3β activity. Conclusion: These findings demonstrated the antidepressant-like effects of PPD on the CORT-induced mouse depression model and indicated a possible target-based mechanism. The combination of PPD with the 14-3-3 ζ protein may promote the binding of 14-3-3 ζ to p-GSK 3β (Ser9) and enhance the inhibition of Ser9 phosphorylation on GSK 3β kinase activity, thereby activating the plasticity-related CREBeBDNF signaling pathway.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2024

Background: Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present challenges in dental treatment cooperation owing to deficits in communication skills and social interaction. Behavioral guidance, sedation, and general anesthesia may be employed to ensure the quality of dental care for individuals with ASD. This study aimed to examine the trends in dental treatment for patients with ASD who visited the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Dankook University Jukjeon Dental Hospital, an oral health center for the disabled in the Gyeonggi region, over the past 10 years. Methods: This study utilized the order communication system to gather data on sex, age, cooperation level, number of quadrants treated, and administration of sedation or general anesthesia for patients with ASD who visited the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Dankook University Jukjeon Dental Hospital between January 2013 and December 2022. Results: The total number of patients with ASD increased annually, possibly due to an increase in ASD prevalence and the hospital's designation as a center for disabled oral health. General anesthesia was predominant before 2017, with a shift towards N₂O-O₂ sedation. The most common age group for sedation or general anesthesia was 6-9 years, with a higher prevalence in males than in females. Notably, N₂O-O₂ and midazolam sedation resulted in better cooperation and fewer treated teeth than general anesthesia. Conclusion: This study highlights the evolving trends in dental treatment for individuals with ASD, indicating a shift towards outpatient methods, particularly N₂O-O₂ sedation. The sex distribution aligns with national statistics, emphasizing a higher prevalence of ASD in males than in females. These findings underscore the need for further research to establish evidence-based guidelines for optimal dental care strategies tailored to the unique needs of individuals with ASD.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.445-455
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• 2000

목적: TBI 환자의 SPECT상 혈류장애를 보이는 부위의 분포를 조사하였으며 대뇌피질과 동반된 시상의 혈류변화를 관찰하여 환자의 인지 및 행동 장애 정도를 예측 할 수 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: TBI 후 $0.5{\sim}55$개월까지(평균 10.3개월) 뇌손상 평가를 위해 MRI영상과 Tc-99m ECD SPECT를 시행한 103명의 환자를 대상으로 하였고 남자 81명과 여자 22명이었으며, 평균연령은 $34.7{\pm}15.4$세였다. 대상환자들은 MRI영상에서 정상, 국소손상 또는 미만성 손상여부에 따라 3군으로 나누었다. 신경심리학적 검사는 정신과 의사에 의한 행동 및 성격변화의 관찰과 임상심리사에 의한 인지기능검사에 의해 총 11개의 항목이 평가되었다. SPECT에서 혈류감소를 보이는 대뇌피질의 분포를 비교하였으며 대뇌피질과 시상의 혈류감소를 같이 보인 경우와 시상의 혈류가 정상인 경우로 나누어 인지 및 행동 장애정도와 관계가 있는지 Mann-whitney의 U검정을 이용하여 유의성을 알아보았다 결과: 혈류감소를 보인 병변의 분포는 전두엽(1군 42.3%, 2군 34.5%, 3군 33.3%), 측두엽($24{\sim}26%$), 시상($21{\sim}22.4%$), 두정엽과 후두엽(10%이하)순이었다. 또한 대뇌피질과 시상의 혈류감소가 같이 있었던 경우와 시상이 정상 혈류를 보였던 경우 신경정신과적 증상을 보인 항목 수와 비교한 결과 1군에서는 전자와 후자의 경우 각각 $4.7{\pm}1.5$개와 $3.2{\pm}1.4$개였으며, 2군에서 $5.0{\pm}1.1$개와 $4.8{\pm}1.2$개, 3군에서는 $6.8{\pm}1.8$개와 $6.3{\pm}1.1$개로 MRI에서 손상의 정도가 많을수록 신경정신과적 후유증은 많았으나 SPECT에서 시상의 혈류감소 유무에 따른 증상의 심각성과 관계는 1군에서만 유의하였다(p=0.002). 결론: TBI 후 기질적 정신장애를 갖는 환자의 뇌혈류 SPECT에서 혈류감소를 보이는 병변은 주로 전두엽, 측두엽, 시상순으로 많았고 특히 전두엽은 MRI에서 정상을 보인 군에서 더욱 많은 비율을 차지하였다. MRI에서 정상일 때 SPECT에서 대뇌피질과 시상의 혈류감소가 같이 동반된 경우 시상이 정상혈류를 보인 경우보다 인지 및 행동장애의 심각성과 유의한 관계를 보였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.456-463
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• 2011

The present study examined the effects of Korean white ginseng (WG, Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) on the learning and memory function and the neural activity in rats with trimethyltin (TMT)-induced memory deficits. The rats were administered with saline or WG (WG 100 or 300 mg/kg, p.o.) daily for 21 days. The cognitive improving efficacy of WG on the amnesic rats, which was induced by TMT, was investigated by assessing the Morris water maze test and by performing immunohistochemistries on choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), acetylcholinesterase (AchE), cAMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The rats treated with TMT injection (control group) showed impaired learning and memory of the tasks, but the rats treated with TMT injection and WG administration produced significant improvement of the escape latency to find the platform in the Morris water maze at the 2nd and 4th days compared to that of the control group. In the retention test, the WG 100 and WG 300 groups showed significantly increased crossing number around the platform compared to that of the control group (p < 0.001). Consistently with the behavioral data, result of immunohistochemistry analysis showed that WG 100 mg/kg significantly alleviated the loss of BDNF-ir neurons in the hippocampus compared to that of the control group (p < 0.01). Also, treatment with WG has a trend to be increased the cholinergic neurons in the hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas as compared to that of the control group. These results suggest that WG may be useful for improving the cognitive function via regulation of neurotrophic activity.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.183-202
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• 1996

This study was designed out to develop a home health care service for nurses working in community care services. This study investigates actual conditions at welfare institutions related to health needs the demands of clients, and the state of home health care services we hope that this study will improve upon the current service system. In Korea home health care services are still developing and only new becoming a part of the health care supply system. The data was collected by recording the client home nursing assessments modified to the situation of UTMB home health agency. In this study 107 clients were selected for home care who needed care for physical and mental deficits. The study lasted from March to November of 1995 at one of the welfare service institutions in Chunchon city. The results show that those who most frequently needed care services were over 50 years old with a health deficit of 80.3%, followed by sex as women who needed care at 59.8%. 50.5% of the clients had very little education. 99.1% of the clients live with their family, and a medical diagnostic analysis reveals that 73.9% of the 5 year period of illnesses were the following : 38.8% - muscular -skeleton system disorder, 24.4% - hypertension and stroke, 25.7% sole disease of arthritis. For behavioral conditions 43.3% of the patients were without care services, 56.6% of the patients were taking treatment that 73.5% of those were taking medication. The most main complaint of patients were 22.4% of pain in the extremities, next were 16.8% of a limitation of body activities, 15.0% was lumbo-sacralgia. According to the investigator who was a senior student nurse, the following suggestions were made: 32.7% for curative medical services, 29.9% for physical exercise, 19.6% for emotional support. Consultation nursing services consisted of 67.2% for physical therapy, 11.2% for the maintaining healing, 9.4% for counseling. The patients at home, required assistance most frequently for muscular-skeleton problems under the category of physical systems (33.3%). But, on the other hand, 49.5% of the patients required care givers at home, 28.2% had a knowledge deficit, 21.0% had malnutrition, 18.4% had bad impaired communication. The character of health problems were devided into chronic disease(67.0%), accidents(I3.1%), and general disease(15.9%). 86% of the disabled client had an impairment of the physical system. Eating (86.9%) , Toileting(77.6%), and personal care showed much the same of ADL condition, the level and range of achievement of mobility, the most frequently self performed was 81.3% only in a room size area, and 40.2% were completely dependent when going out. Although there were a large number of home care services in th community at these welfare institutions, many clients needed a variety of curative services. As policy changes have gathered momentum, responsibility for the development of a more suitable program was demanded by the clients from the community.

• Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.70-82
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• 1997

본 연구는 비행청소년의 사회심리적 특성을 파악하고 비행을 직접적으로 유발시키는 요소를 알아보고자 실시되었다. 청소년 병동에 입원한 환자 중 정신증 진단을 제외한 210명을 비행의 정도에 따라 경찰체포후 훈방된군(60명), 재판 판결을 받은군(35명), 이러한 사실이 없는 정서적으로 혼란된 비교군(105명)으로 나누어 인지-학습, 감정상태, 자살사고, 성격특성, 가족구조, 생활사건 영역에 관한 표준화된 검사를 실시하고 그 결과를 비교분석하였다. 공유진단을 파악하고자 이중 무작위로 60명은 구조화된 면담을 실시하였다. 연구결과 비행청소년은 비교군에 비해 1) 입양, 성생활의 문란, 가출, 정신과 입원력이 높았으며, 2) 언어성 지능지수 및 학습능력이 떨어지고, 3) 성격구조상 충동적이고 사회순응도가 낮으며, 강압적이며, 4) 가족단위의 여가활동이 적고, 낮은 종교 도덕관을 가진 가족의 특성을 보였으며, 5) 부정적 생활 경험이 많았고, 6) 품행자애, 반항장애, 주의력 결핍 과잉행동장애 진단율이 높았다. 우울, 불안, 자살사고는 3군중 훈방된군에서 가장 낮게 나왔다. 따라서 비행청소년을 다룰 때 비행에 관여하는 인지학습측면, 충동적인 성격구조, 가족구조, 부정적 생활경험, 파탄적 행동장애 측면에 관한 보다 집중적인 대처방안이 강구되어져야 하겠다.

• 한국사회복지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국사회복지학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.497-531
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• 2002

장애인의 직업재활에 있어서 제도적 환경적 개선노력과 더불어 심리적 요소들을 다루는 일이 매우 중요하게 된다. 사실 많은 수의 사람들이 심리적 적응상의 문제로 인하여 적절한 직업을 갖지 못하고 있거나 직장생활의 지속이 어렵게 된다. 일은 장애인 개인의 존엄성을 놓이고 사회에 대한 창조적 기여를 가능하게 할 뿐만 아니라 가족기능을 회복시켜 장애를 지니지 않은 다른 가족 구성원들의 자유와 능력을 신장시키는 효과적인 수단이자 도구이지만 지금까지 이들의 진로개발이나 직업개발에 있어 동기부여와 흥미요소의 고려가 부족하였다. 따라서 장애 특히 중증의 장애를 지닌 시민들이 효과적으로 이용할 수 있는 그림검사, 특히 그립 흥미검사 도구의 개발이 시급하고 이를 위한 초기 과정으로서 흥미검사의 구성개념을 분석하고 그 개념의 타당도를 검증하려는 노력이 본 연구의 토대이다 연구결과 정신적 심상은 발달장애인의 학습과정을 촉진시키며, 그림 자극이 재인 수행에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 연구에서 얻은 결론은 여러 가지 검사도구에서 채택하고 있는 Holland의 여섯 가지 분류방식에 많은 임상적, 경험적 연구들이 이루어졌으며, 괄목할만한 경과를 나타내었다는 점이다. 따라서 이러한 이론에 기초할 때 직업탐색과 진로상담에 필요한 정보와 자료들의 실제적 활용가능성은 매우 높다고 될 수 있다. 인지적 장애를 지니거나 독해력과 읽기 능력이 제한된 사람들에게 효과적으로 사용 될 수 있는 흥미탐구 검사는 지금까지 임상에서 사용되고 있는 흥미검사 도구들의 유용성을 감안할 때 Holland방식의 직업분류에 따른 항목들의 개발이 보다 적적할 것으로 보인다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2018

BACKGROUD/OBJECTIVES: Neuroinflammation plays critical role in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). We investigated the effect of three licorice varieties, Glycyrhiza uralensis, G. glabra, and Shinwongam (SW) on a mouse model of inflammation-induced memory and cognitive deficit. MATERIALS/METHODS: C57BL/6 mice were injected with lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 2.5 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) and orally administrated G. uralensis, G. glabra, and SW extract (150 mg/kg/day). SW, a new species of licorice in Korea, was combined with G. uralensis and G. glabra. Behavioral tests, including the T-maze, novel object recognition and Morris water maze, were carried out to assess learning and memory. In addition, the expressions of inflammation-related proteins in brain tissue were measured by western blotting. RESULTS: There was a significant decrease in spatial and objective recognition memory in LPS-induced cognitive impairment group, as measured by the T-maze and novel object recognition test; however, the administration of licorice ameliorated these deficits. In addition, licorice-treated groups exhibited improved learning and memory ability in the Morris water maze. Furthermore, LPS-injected mice had up-regulated pro-inflammatory proteins, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2, interleukin-6, via activation of toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) and nuclear factor-kappa B ($NF{\kappa}B$) pathways in the brain. However, these were attenuated by following administration of the three licorice varieties. Interestingly, the SW-administered group showed greater inhibition of iNOS and TLR4 when compared with the other licorice varieties. Furthermore, there was a significant increase in the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the brain of LPS-induced cognitively impaired mice that were administered licorice, with the greatest effect following SW treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The three licorice varieties ameliorated the inflammation-induced cognitive dysfunction by down-regulating inflammatory proteins and up-regulating BDNF. These results suggest that licorice, in particular SW, could be potential therapeutic agents against cognitive impairment.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.390-400
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• 2021

Background: We recently showed that gintonin, an active ginseng ingredient, exhibits antibrain neurodegenerative disease effects including multiple target mechanisms such as antioxidative stress and antiinflammation via the lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptors. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a spinal disease characterized by neurodegenerative changes in motor neurons with subsequent skeletal muscle paralysis and death. However, pathophysiological mechanisms of ALS are still elusive, and therapeutic drugs have not yet been developed. We investigate the putative alleviating effects of gintonin in ALS. Methods: The G93A-SOD1 transgenic mouse ALS model was used. Gintonin (50 or 100 mg/kg/day, p.o.) administration started from week seven. We performed histological analyses, immunoblot assays, and behavioral tests. Results: Gintonin extended mouse survival and relieved motor dysfunctions. Histological analyses of spinal cords revealed that gintonin increased the survival of motor neurons, expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factors, choline acetyltransferase, NeuN, and Nissl bodies compared with the vehicle control. Gintonin attenuated elevated spinal NAD(P) quinone oxidoreductase 1 expression and decreased oxidative stress-related ferritin, ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1-immunoreactive microglia, S100β-immunoreactive astrocyte, and Olig2-immunoreactive oligodendrocytes compared with the control vehicle. Interestingly, we found that the spinal LPA1 receptor level was decreased, whereas gintonin treatment restored decreased LPA1 receptor expression levels in the G93A-SOD1 transgenic mouse, thereby attenuating neurological symptoms and histological deficits. Conclusion: Gintonin-mediated symptomatic improvements of ALS might be associated with the attenuations of neuronal loss and oxidative stress via the spinal LPA1 receptor regulations. The present results suggest that the spinal LPA1 receptor is engaged in ALS, and gintonin may be useful for relieving ALS symptoms.

• 노인간호학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.125-134
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• 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate factors related to use of restraints for older adults with dementia in long-term care settings. Methods: This study analyzed secondary data from the Nationwide Survey on Dementia Care in Korea (NaSDeCK). Demographic characteristics, disease characteristics, and functional characteristics were analyzed. Data were analyzed with χ² test, t-test, ANOVA, and logistic regression analysis. Results: Among participants, 8.2% experienced use of restraints. 'Strap' (78.3%) was the most commonly used restraint and 'Behavioral problem' (51.3%) was a major reason for the restraint. Persons who have low levels of daily activity and cognition deficits, higher levels of dependence, histories of falls within the past 3 months, and living in long-term hospitals have greater probability of restraint experience. Conclusion: Developing interventions for older adults who have a high risk of being restrained is essential to minimize unnecessary restraint use among older adults with dementia in long-term care settings. Further study exploring the interacting roles of organizational and staff factors related to use of physical restraints would provide more comprehensive perspectives in understanding this phenomenon.