• 제목/요약/키워드: Body abnormality

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인체기관지내의 입자펄스 확산 실험 (Dispersion of Particle Pulse in Human Lung Airway)

  • 이진원;이동엽;추경호
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제19권5호
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    • pp.511-518
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    • 1998
  • 세기관지의 구조와 이상유무의 신속 정확한 측정을 위해 세계적으로 활발히 연구되고 있는 에어로졸볼러스기법을 확립하기 위하여, 호흡과정 중 흡기에 공급된 입자펄스가 호흡의 진행에 따라 인체기관지내에서 대류분산된 결과로 호기중 입자농도의 증가된 분포폭을 측정하는 장치를 개발하고 이를 이용한 검증실험을 수행하였다. 개발된 장치는 인체에 무해한 sebacic acid를 이용하여 평균입경이 1 $\mu$m이고 기하표준편차가 1.2정도인 임자를 $10^{9}$개/cc 정도의 고농도로 발생하고, 솔레노이드밸브를 이용하여 호흡중의 원하는 시점에 정확히 짧은 펄스형태로 입자를 공급하며, 레이저광산란을 이용하여 흡기와 호기중의 입자농도의 시간변화를 측정한다. 흡기중의 농도분포는 매우 매끈한 분포를 보임으로써 발생장치와 측정장치의 정강작동은 잘 검증되었다. 농도의 시간변화 측정치로부터 계산된 분산도를 1차원 대류확산방정식 이론치 및 외국에서 보고된 실험결과와 비교한 격과, 입자도달깊이에 따른 분산도의 변화에 대한 정성적인 실험결과는 이론치와 상당히 잘 일치하고 기존의 결과보다도 견과의 산포가 개선되었다. 다만 아직도 산포가 상당히 남아있어 개선의 여지를 가지고 있으며, 외국 결과와의 분산도의 타이는 신체조건의 타이 등으로 파악되었다. 산포도의 개선을 위해서는 호흡시에, 특히 최고농도점 부근에서, 호흡유량이 일정하게 유지되어야만 불규칙 이차파형의 형성을 방지하여 측정결과의 해석에 오차를 줄일 수 있음을 확인하였다.

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토양선충 Caenorhabditis elegans를 이용한 나노독성 연구동향 (Research Trends for Nanotoxicity Using Soil Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans)

  • 김신웅;이우미;안윤주
    • 대한환경공학회지
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    • 제34권12호
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    • pp.855-862
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    • 2012
  • Free-living 선충으로 알려진 Caenorhabditis elegans는 주로 토양 공극수에서 서식하며, 토양 영양단계, 에너지 흐름, 그리고 분해자로서 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 최근 들어, C. elegans는 나노독성연구에 널리 사용되고 있는 추세이다. 본 연구에서는 C. elegans를 이용한 나노독성과 그에 대한 기작에 관련된 선행연구를 조사하였으며, 총 20건의 연구를 확인하였다. 대부분의 연구는 K-medium, S-medium, 그리고 NGM (Nematode Growth Medium) plate를 노출매체로 이용하고 있으며, 나노물질에 노출된 C. elegans로부터 관찰된 영향으로는 노화억제, 광독성영향, 유전독성, 그리고 표피자극 등이 포함되었다. C. elegans를 이용한 독성기작 연구는 개체 생활사 영향 평가, 산화스트레스 영향 평가, 유전독성영향 평가, 나노물질의 생체 내 분포, 그리고 나노물질 특성에 의한 독성영향 평가로 분류할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 세포활성, 잘 알려진 유전정보, 그리고 투명한 구조로 인한 나노물질 관찰의 용이성을 바탕으로, C. elegans를 이용한 나노독성연구의 장점을 확인하였다. C. elegans는 나노독성을 평가하기에 적합한 시험종으로 고려되고 있다.

만성 족근 관절 외측 불안정성에서 변형된 Brostrom 술식이 결과에 영향을 미치는 관련 요소 분석 (Analysis of Affecting Factors of Modified Brostrom Procedure in Chronic Ankle Lateral Instability)

  • 이경태;양기원;배상원;이정훈
    • 대한족부족관절학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.66-72
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    • 2002
  • Purpose: To evaluate the overall results and its major affecting factors(athlete/associated injury) of modified Brostrom procedure for chronic ankle lateral instability. Materials and Methods: Fifty-one patients (51 ankles) with chronic ankle lateral instability were sub-grouped athletes and non-athletes and again sub-grouped with associated injury and without associated injury. Associated injuries were osteochondral defect(6), peroneal tendon abnormality(10), os subfibularae(4), os subtibialae(4), anterior impingement(5) and loose body(2). The overall surgical results were evaluated and also see whether or not athletes and associated injury affect the result. Result: Of the 51 operations performed, there were 39 excellent, 8 good and 4 fair as a whole. Of the 24 athletes operated, there were 19 excellent, 3 good, and 2 fair. Among the 27 non-athletes, there were 20 excellent, 5 good and 2 fair results. The average time to ordinary life in the non-athlete group was 2.5 months and average time to sports activity in the athlete was 4.5 months postoperatively. Those who didn't have any associated injury had all excellent result, on the contrary, those who had associated injuries, 14 excellent, 8 good and 4 fair results. All the fair results were associated with osteochondral lesion of talus. Whether or not the patient is athlete does not affect the surgical results, but whether or not there were associated injuries does affect the surgical results. Conclusion: Modified Brostrom procedure for chronic ankle lateral instability itself is an excellent to good operation. This procedure can be used in athletic populations who need high demand of sports activity. But chronic ankle lateral instability with associated injury group showed variable, less satisfactory results than those without associated injury. Careful preoperative and intraoperative examination should be done to find out the associated injury with chronic ankle lateral instability.

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벤진의 유해 위험성과 작업환경 노출기준 연구 (A Study on the Hazardousness and the TLV in Working Environments of Benzine)

  • 김현영;이성배;한정희;신재훈
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.233-244
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    • 2006
  • Of many volatile organic detergents for metals, benzine(CAS No. 8030-30-6), of which the toxicity has not yet been proven, has been used as an alternative of the halide compounds in the consideration of toxic effects, global warming and the destruction of ozone layer. In order to evaluate the effects of the benzine on human body by investigating the subchronic inhalation toxicity, to obtain the basic data for establishing the criteria of exposure in working environments and to classify the hazardousness in compliance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act by evaluating the hazardousness, repeated inhalation exposure test was carried with SD rats. The rats were grouped by 10 females and males each. The repetitive inhalation exposures were carried out at 4 levels of concentration of 0 ppm, 60 ppm, 300 ppm, and 1,500 ppm, for 6 hours a day, 5 days a week, for 13 weeks. The results are described hereunder. 1. No death of the animals of the exposed and controlled groups in the test period. Not any specific clinical symptoms, change in feed intake quantity, abnormality in eye test, or change in activity were observed. 2. In the 300 ppm and 1,500 ppm groups, weight reduction in the female groups and weight increase of liver and kidney in the male groups compared with control group were observed with statistical significance(p<0.05). 3. In the blood test, the HCT increased in the male 300 ppm group and the number of hematocyte increased, MCV and MCH decreased in the male 1,500 ppm group. In the female 1,500 ppm group, the HB decreased and the distribution width of the hematocyte particle size increased. In the blood biochemistry test, the TP in the male 1,500 ppm group and the LDH in the female 1,500 ppm group were increased with statistical significance(p<0.05). 4. Under the test conditions of the present study with SD rats, the NOEL was evaluated to be from 60 ppm to 300 ppm for both male and female groups. By extrapolation, the NOEL for human who work 8 hours a day was evaluated to be from 128 ppm to 640 ppm 5. Since the NOEL evaluated in this study do not exceed 60ppm(0.184 mg/L) the test material does not belong to the classification of the hazardous substance "NOEL${\leq}$0.5mg/L/6hr/90day(rat), for continuous inhalation of 6hours a day for 90 days" nor to the basic hazardous chemical substance class 1(0.2 mg/L/6hr/90day(rat) defined by the GHS which is a criteria of classification and identification of chemical compounds. However, considering the boiling point($30-204^{\circ}C$), flashing point($-40^{\circ}C$), vapor pressure(40 mmHg), and the inflammable range(1.0 - 6.0 %), sufficient care should be taken for handling in the safety aspects including fire or explosion.

염산 DDB-S가 랫드의 생식독성에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 (A Teratogenicity Study on Dimethyl Dimethoxy Biphenylate Derivative (DDB-S) in Rats)

  • 김현우;박진홍;문서현;유국종;김화;김준성;박종하;조현선;강가미;황성희;김판기;문전옥;이치호;조명행
    • Toxicological Research
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.21-27
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    • 2003
  • A teratogenic study of dimethyl dimethoxy biphenylate derivative (DDB-S) was carried out on Sprague-Dawley rats. DDB-S dissolved in saline was administered to male and female rats by intravenously injection at daily doses of 50 mg/kg, 75 mg/kg, and 100 mg/kg. A half of dams were sacrificed at 20th day of gestation to scrutinize the pregnant performances and fetal development. And the remaining dams were allowed to deliver. The growth, reflex, behaviour and reproductive function of F1 offsprings were examined. There was no treatment-related difference in body weight, food consumption and necropsy findings of dams. No gross, skeletal and visceral abnormalities was observed in F1 fetuses from dams treated with DDB-S. F1 offsprings did not show any treatment-related difference in growth, reflex, behaviour and reproductive performance. At caesarean section of F1 dams, no growth retardation and gross abnormality was observed in F2 fetuses. In conclusion, DDB-S did not show any potential teratogenic effect in rats.

"비위생담지원(脾爲生痰之源), 폐위저담지기(肺爲貯痰之器)."의 의미에 대한 고찰 (A Study on the Meaning of "Pi(脾) is the source of the phlegm and lung is the container of the phlegm.")

  • 윤기령;백유상;장우창;정창현
    • 대한한의학원전학회지
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    • 제31권3호
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    • pp.109-122
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    • 2018
  • Objectives : The teaching which states, "Pi is the source of the phlegm and lung is the container of the phlegm" is a sentence that is regarded to have been based on the understanding of the production and container of phlegm based on physiology and pathology of viscera and bowels. However, the author's suspicion that this sentence has not received enough research as to truly understand its meaning has led to further study into this sentence. Methods : Medical book database was searched and historic medical books were reviewed in order to understanding the true meaning of this sentence. First, the meaning of the sentence was pondered upon based on how it was introduced in the original text, and each of the two parts of the sentence were closely analyzed for its relations in order to get a clear meaning of the sentence. Results : The source of this sentence is Bencaogangmu, and it describes the phenomenon of cough in the phlegm appearing more than that from pi and lungs. Later, some disagreements on this sentence developed, claiming that kidney is the source of phlegm whereas stomach is the container. Pi deficiency derives from abnormality in the transportation and transformation of pi, and it originates from kidney deficiency. Thus, kidney can be understood as the origin of phlegm. When phlegm is dispersed all around the body, it's difficult to see the stomach as a container of the phlegm. Conclusions : The pathology of the production and container of phlegm is that deficiency in kidney qi leads to the malfunction of transportation and transformation of pi, and this creates the bodily fluid to become stagnant, making pathological products such as dampness, phlegm, and retained fluid. This can be expressed as "Kidney is the origin of the phlegm, and pi is the source of the phlegm." Here, phlegm is created and stored either when phlegm enters the lungs in the process of pi dissipating into the lungs, or when pi affects the lungs which inhibits the pi movement in the lungs. This is the true meaning of "lung is the container of the phelgm."

정신지체와 자폐장애를 보이는 Cornelia De Lange 증후군 1예 (A CASE OF CORENELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND AUTISTIC DISORDER)

  • 김세주;최낙경;송정은
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.123-127
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    • 2003
  • Cornelia de Lange 증후군은 여러 신체 기관의 선천적 기형과 성장지연, 신경 발달학적 이상을 동반하는 질환이다. 어떠한 생화학적 혹은 염색체 표지자도 아직까지 Cornelia de Lange 증후군에 특이적인 소견은 발견되지 못하였고 진단은 임상적인 관찰에 전적으로 의존하게 되어있다. 따라서 임상가의 경험이 본 질환의 발견에 중요한 만큼 저자들은 정신지체와 자폐장애를 보이는 Cornelia de Lange 증후군 사례를 보고하는 바이다. 본 증례의 환아는 6세 4개월의 여환으로 걷기 등의 운동발달이 늦었다고 하며 현재까지도 한단어도 말하지 못하는 심각한 언어지체를 보였다. 또한 눈 맞춤이 빈약하고 타인과 정서적 교류가 되지 않는 등 사회적 상호작용의 저하와 상동행동을 보였으며 따라서 정신지체와 자폐장애로 진단 할 수 있었다. 환아는 저신장을 보였고 눈썹이 짙고 속눈썹도 길고 짙었으며 치아 간격이 넓고 코 끝이 들려 있었으며 입주위에 수염이 나 있었다. 낮은 헤어라인을 보였고 몸통과 사지에 다모증을 보였으며 손가락은 짧은 편이었다. 방광 요관 역류와 잦은 상기도 감염과 폐렴의 과거력이 있었고 4차례 열성경련이 있었다. 본 증례의 경우 특징적인 얼굴 모습과 성장발달지연, 정신지체, 행동양상, 동반된 내과적 질환의 병력 등으로 Cornelia de Lange 증후군으로 진단할 수 있었다.

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위험도 보정을 통한 병원간 제왕절개 분만율의 비교 (Inter-hospital Comparison of Cesarean Section Rates after Risk Adjustment)

  • 이상일;하범만;이무송;강위창;구희조;김창엽;강영호
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제34권4호
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    • pp.337-346
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    • 2001
  • Objective : To determine the clinical risk factors associated with the mode of delivery decision and to compare cesarean section rates after adjusting for risk factors identified among Korean hospitals. Methods Data were collected from 9 general hospitals in two provincial regions by medical record abstraction during February 2000. A total of 3,467 cases were enrolled and analyzed by stepwise logistic regression. Performance of the risk-adjustment model (discrimination and calibration) was evaluated by the C statistic and the Hosmer-Lemeshow test. Crude rates, predicted rates with 95% confidence intervals, and adjusted rates of cesarean section were calculated and compared among the hospitals. Results : The average crude cesarean section rate was 53.2%, ranging from 39.4% to 65.7%. Several risk factors such as maternal age, previous history of cesarean section, placenta previa, placental abruption, malpresentation, amniotic fluid abnormality, gestational anemia, infant body weight, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and chorioamnionitis were found to have statistically significant effects on the mode of delivery. It was confirmed that information about most of these risk factors was able to be collected through the national health insurance claims database in Korea. Performance of the risk-adjustment model was good (c statistic=0.815, Hosmer-Lemeshow test=0.0621). Risk factor adjustment did lead to some change in the rank of hospital cesarean section rates. The crude rates of three hospitals were beyond 95% confidence intervals of the predicted rates. Conclusions : Considering that cesarean section rates in Korean hospitals are too high, it is apparent that some policy interventions need to be introduced. The concept and methodology of risk adjustment should be used in the process of health policy development to lower the cesarean section rate in Korea.

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아미그달린 저감화 매실청의 독성동태학적 및 경구독성 연구 (Toxicokinetics and oral toxicity of Maesil-cheongs with reduced amygdalin levels)

  • 김현진;고미란;유진;황지수;최현우;김현석;최수진
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제50권6호
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    • pp.629-635
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구에서는 플라즈마 및 UVC 처리에 의해 매실청에 존재하는 아미그달린 저감화 공정을 개발하여 아미그달린 저감화 매실청에 대한 독성을 독성동태학적 및 14일 반복 경구투여에 의해 평가하였다. 독성동태학적 연구 결과, 플라즈마 및 UVC 처리에 의한 아미그달린 저감화 매실청 투여에 의해 아미그달린의 경구 흡수량이 약 3.7, 3.4배 감소하여 저감화 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 아미그달린 저감화 매실청의 14일 반복 경구독성시험 결과를 종합하면, 몸무게 변화, 식이 및 물 섭취량, 절대장기 및 상대 장기 무게, 혈액학적 및 혈청학적 분석, 조직 병리학적 분석에서 유의미한 독성현상이 관찰되지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발 플라즈마 및 UVC 처리에 의한 아미그달린 저감화 매실청의 독성영향은 없는 것으로 보이며, 이러한 공정은 매실청뿐만 아니라 아미그달린 함유 다양한 제품의 저감화 공정에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

Cardiac Complications Associated with Eating Disorders in Children: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

  • Choi, So Yoon;Lee, Kyung Jae;Kim, Soon Chul;Lee, Eun Hye;Lee, Yoo Min;Kim, Yu-Bin;Yi, Dae Yong;Kim, Ju Young;Kang, Ben;Jang, Hyo-Jeong;Hong, Suk Jin;Choi, You Jin;Kim, Hyun Jin
    • Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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    • 제25권5호
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    • pp.432-440
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: Eating disorders often result in somatic complications, including cardiac abnormalities. Cardiac abnormalities may involve any part of the heart, including the cardiac conduction system, and can lead to sudden cardiac death. The current study aimed to evaluate the incidence of cardiac complications in pediatric patients with eating disorders and their associated factors. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients aged 10-18 years who were diagnosed with DSM-V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder-V) eating disorders and underwent electrocardiography (ECG) and/or echocardiography between January 2015 and May 2020. Results: In total, 127 patients were included, of whom 113 (89.0%) were female. The median body mass index (BMI) was 15.05±3.69 kg/m2. Overall, 74 patients (58.3%) had ECG abnormalities, with sinus bradycardia being the most common abnormality (91.9%). Patients with ECG abnormalities had significantly lower BMI (14.35±2.78 kg/m2 vs. 16.06± 4.55 kg/m2, p<0.001) than patients without ECG abnormalities, as well as lower phosphorus and higher cholesterol levels. Among the 46 patients who underwent echocardiographic evaluation, 23 (50.0%) had echocardiographic abnormalities, with pericardial effusion being the most common (60.9%). The median left ventricular mass (LVM) and ejection fraction were 67.97±21.25 g and 66.91±28.76%, respectively. LVM and BMI showed a positive correlation (r=0.604, p<0.001). After weight gain, the amount of pericardial effusion was reduced in 3 patients, and 30 patients presented with normal ECG findings. Conclusion: Cardiac abnormalities are relatively frequent in patients with eating disorders. Physicians should focus on this somatic complication and careful monitoring is required.