• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2002

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine imaging modality that consists of systemic administration to a subject of a radiopharmaceutical labeled with a positron-emitting radionuclide. Following administration, its distribution in the organ or structure under study can be assessed as a function of time and space by (1) defecting the annihilation radiation resulting from the interaction of the positrons with matter, and (2) reconstructing the distribution of the radioactivity from a series of that used in computed tomography (CT). The nuclides most generally exhibit chemical properties that render them particularly desirable in physiological studies. The radionuclides most widely used in PET are F-18, C-11, O-15 and N-13. Regarding to the number of the current PET Centers worldwide (based on ICP data), more than 300 PET Centers were in operation in 2000. The use of PET technology grew rapidly compared to that in 1992 and 1996, particularly in the USA, which demonstrates a three-fold rise in PET installations. In 2001, 194 PET Centers were operating in the USA. In 1994, two clinical and research-oriented PET Centers at Seoul National University Hospital and Samsung Medical Center, was established as the first dedicated PET and Cyclotron machines in Korea, followed by two more PET facilities at the Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Ajou Medical Center, Yonsei University Medical Center, National Cancer Center and established their PET Center. Catholic Medical School and Pusan National University Hospital have finalized a plan to install PET machine in 2002, which results in total of nine PET Centers in Korea. Considering annual trends of PET application in four major PET centers in Korea in Asan Medical Center recent six years (from 1995 to 2000), a total of 11,564 patients have been studied every year and the number of PET studies has shown steep growth year upon year. We had 1,020 PET patients in 1995. This number increased to 1,196, 1,756, 2,379, 3,015 and 4,414 in 1996,1997,1998,1999 and 2000, respectively. The application in cardiac disorders is minimal, and among various neuropsychiatric diseases, patients with epilepsy or dementia can benefit from PET studios. Recently, we investigated brain mapping and neuroreceptor works. PET is not a key application for evaluation of the cardiac patients in Korea because of the relatively low incidence of cardiac disease and less costly procedures such as SPECT can now be performed. The changes in the application of PET studios indicate that, initially, brain PET occupied almost 60% in 1995, followed by a gradual decrease in brain application. However, overall PET use in the diagnosis and management of patients with cancer was up to 63% in 2000. The current medicare coverage policy in the USA is very important because reimbursement policy is critical for the promotion of PET. In May 1995, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) began covering the PET perfusion study using Rubidium-82, evaluation of a solitary pulmonary nodule and pathologically proven non-small cell lung cancer. As of July 1999, Medicare's coverage policy expanded to include additional indications: evaluation of recurrent colorectal cancer with a rising CEA level, staging of lymphoma and detection of recurrent or metastatic melanoma. In December of 2001, National Coverage decided to expand Medicare reimbursement for broad use in 6 cancers: lung, colorecctal, lymphoma, melanoma, head and neck, and esophageal cancers; for determining revascularization in heart diseases; and for identifying epilepsy patients. In addition, PET coverage is expected to further expand to diseases affecting women, such as breast, ovarian, uterine and vaginal cancers as well as diseases like prostate cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.151-165
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• 2008

Objectives : To evaluate the effects of Head Acupuncture versus Upper and Lower Limbs Acupuncture on signal activation of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent(BOLD) fMRI on the Brain and Somatosensory Cortex. Subjects and Methods : 10 healthy normal right-handed female volunteer were recruited. The average age of the 10 subjects was 30 years old. The BOLD functional MRI(fMRI) signal characteristics were determined during tactile stimulation was conducted by rubbing 4 acu-points in the right upper and lower limbs($LI_1$, $LI_{10}$, $LV_3$, $ST_{36}$). After stimulation of Head Acupuncture in Sishencong($HN_1$), $GB_{18}$, $GB_9$, $TH_{20}$ of Left versus Upper and Lower Limbs Acupuncture($LI_1$, $LI_{10}$, $LV_3$, $ST_{36}$ of Right) and took off needles. Then the BOLD fMRI signal characteristics were determined at the same manner. Results : 1. When touched with cotton buds(sensory stimulation), left Parietal Lobe, Post-central Gyrus, primary somatosensory cortex(BA 1, 2, 3), and primary motor cortex(BA 4) were mainly activated. When $ST_{36}$ was stimulated, Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Cerebellum, and Posterior Lobe as well as Inter-Hemispheric displaying a variety of regions. 2. In signal activation before and after Head Acupuncture reaction, it showed signal activation after removing the acupuncture needle and right Somatosensory Association Cortex, Postcentral Gyrus, and Parietal Lobe were more activated. 3. In reactions of before and after Upper and Lower Limb Acupuncture, it also showed signal activation after removing the acupuncture needle and bilateral Occipital Lobe, Lingual Gyrus, visual association cortex, and Cerebellum were activated. 4. After acupuncture stimulation, In Upper and Lower Limb Acupuncture Group, left frontal Lobe, Precentral Gyrus and Bilateral parietal lobe, Postcentral Gyrus and Primary Somatosensory Cortex(BA 2) were activated. In Head Acupuncture Group, which has most similar activation regions, but especially right Pre-Post central Gyrus, Primary Somatosensory Cortex(BA 3), Primary Motor Cortex, frontal Lobe and Parietal Lobe were activated. Conclusions : When sensory stimulation was done with cotton buds on four acup-points($LI_1$, $LI_{10}4, $LV_3$, $ST_{36}$), while bilaterally activated, contralateral sense was more dominant. It showed consistency with cerebral cortex function. When $ST_{36}$ was stimulated Frontal Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Cerebellum, Posterior Lobe as well as Inter-Hemispheric were stimulated. In Head Acupuncture, it showed more contralateral activation after acupuncture. In Upper and Lower Limb Acupuncture, it showed typically contralateral activation and deactivation of limbic system after acupuncture stimulation. Therefore, there were different fMRI BOLD signal activation reaction before and after Head Acupuncture vs Upper and Lower Limb Acupuncture which might be thought to be caused by acu-points' sensitivity and different sensory receptor to response acupuncture stimulation.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.28-42
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• 2016

연구목적 19세기말부터 근래까지 정신과 및 응급실에서 많이 볼 수 있었던 히스테리아(전환장애)환자를 이제는 더 이상 보기 어려워졌다. 이러한 현상의 원인을 규명해보고자 하였다. 방 법 정신과 외래 및 입원환자의 수가 지난 12년 동안 과연 얼마나 되는지 병록지를 조사하고 증상의 변화, 증상지속기간을 조사하였으며, 지난 2년간 응급실에서 정신과진료에서 본 전환장애 환자수를 조사하였다. 이 결과를 과거의 연구 결과와 비교해보았다. 이를 토대로 히스테리아(전환장애)의 소실 및 증상 변화의 원인을 찾아보았다. 결 과 히스테리아(전환장애)의 환자수가 현저히 줄어들었으며 그 증상도 변화된 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 이러한 변화는 불과 수십 년 사이에 일어났다. 그 간의 연구결과를 통하여 신경질환 진단법의 발달, 진단명과 증상기재 용어의 변화, 감정자극에 따른 뇌기능의 변환, 그리고 진화론적 관점 등이 이 병의 감소 내지는 증상의 변화를 설명할 수 있다. 결 론 히스테리아(전환장애)의 소실 및 증상의 변화가 불과 수십 년 동안에 일어날 수 있는 것은 진화적으로 변화하는 뇌와 환경 사이의 부조화에 따른 충격이 반응으로 나타난다는 가설을 통하여 이유의 많은 부분이 설명된다. 그리고 비록 과거의 히스테리아(전환장애) 환자수는 줄었으나 그 모습이 변화된 환자수는 결코 적지 않다. 정신과의사는 이들 환자에게 적절한 치료를 제공해 주기 위해서 일차 진료의사와 신경과의사와 협동해야 하며 주도적인 역할이 필요하다. 현재 사용하는 진단명이나 증상 기재 용어는 그 기본 내용이나 개념이 일부 변화했을 뿐, 뇌기능의 장애와 연관된 원인 불명의 신체증상이라는 점에서 달라진 바가 없다고 생각한다. 이에 저자는 과거의 용어인 히스테리아(전환장애)를 부활시키는 것이 타당하다는 점을 설명하였다.

• 재활복지공학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 삼림욕을 즐기는 것과 같은 편안한 상태의 휴식을 유도하기 위하여 편백나무를 이용하여 힐링 침대 시스템과 색체자극을 위한 LED 감성 모듈을 개발하였고, 8가지 조명과 3가지 색온도의 색체 자극에 따른 휴식이 스트레스 완화에 미치는 효과를 비교 분석하였다. 피험자는 건강한 20대 성인 남여 7명(age $23.3{\pm}0.7yr$; height $165{\pm};10cm$ body mass $59{\pm}10kg$)을 대상으로 하였으며, 8가지 색상(red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, white)과 3가지 색온도(3,000K, 5,000K, 8,000K)에 따른 휴식 시 심박변이도, 피험자의 주관적 인지평가를 진행하였다. 그 결과, 심박변이도의 경우 한색계열인 green, blue, indigo의 조명과 3000K의 낮은 온도 조명이 부교감신경을 활성화시켜 심리적으로 안정되는 결과를 얻었으며, 피험자가 주관적으로 느끼는 인지시간의 결과 동일 시간을 자극받았을 지라도 green 색상과 3,000K 온도 자극 시 인지 시간이 가장 느렸으며, 감성어휘 평가에서는 orange 색상과 3,000K온도에서 가장 높은 점수를 얻었다. 따라서, 본 연구 결과 3,000K의 낮은 온도자극과 green 색상 자극 시 심리정 안정이 가장 높은 결과를 얻었으며, 추후 연구에서는 작업 환경에 따른 조명 자극 시 피로도 회복과 뇌파 변화를 비교 분석 할 것이다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.405-416
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• 2010

이 연구는 뇌졸중으로 장애진단을 받은 환자들을 대상으로 보건서비스를 제공하기 위한 사전조사와 뇌졸중 발생 및 장애정도와 관련된 요인을 분석하여 뇌졸중 예방과 장애를 최소화하기 위한 목적으로 실시하였다. 뇌졸중 환자에서 중증장애발생은 연령이 증가할수록, 의료기관 도착시간이 3시간 이내 보다 6시간 초과 12시간 이내로 지연되는 경우 1.81배 증가하였고 뇌졸중 관련 만성질환이 없는 경우보다 만성질환이 2개 이상 있는 경우 0.57배 감소하였다. 뇌졸중에 대한 교육유무는 중증장애에 영향이 없었지만, 뇌졸중 발생 전 뇌졸중 관련 교육 유경험자 비율이 3.2%로 적었다. 향후 뇌졸중으로 인한 개인적, 사회적 비용을 줄이고 장애를 최소화하기 위해서는 발병 후 급성기에 효과적인 치료를 위한 뇌졸중환자 응급의료체계 구축과 함께 지역사회 뇌졸중환자와 고위험군을 대상으로 의료기관 도착 전 지연시간을 줄이기 위한 보건교육 등의 중재프로그램 개발이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2017

Cis-(1S,4S)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tertrahydro-N-methyl-1-naphthalenamine (sertraline) hydrochloride from among selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is a treatment of major depression. For the differential diagnosis by metabolizing serotonin in a patient with neurological disorders, the radiolabeled $^{11}C$-sertraline was developed for non-invasive positron emission tomography in living brain and use the evaluation of new drug for SSRIs. We release the results of a fast and easy radiolabeling method applied a one-step loop method with $[^{11}C]CH_3OTf$ for routine clinical applications of $^{11}C$-sertraline. 1 mg of a precursor for $^{11}C$-sertraline in 0.1 mL DMF and $5{\mu}L$ of 1N NaOH, were injected into the loop of semi-prep high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). $[^{11}C]CH_3OTf$ was passed through the loop at room temperature (RT). The $^{11}C$-sertraline was separated by the semi-preparative HPLC. $^{11}C$-sertraline was eluted at 28.0 min was collected and evaluated by analytical HPLC and mass spectrometer. The total radiolabeling efficiency of $^{11}C$-sertraline was $30.7{\pm}8.7%$. The specific activity was $64.8{\pm}51.4GBq/{\mu}mol$. The radiochemical and chemical purities were higher than 99%. The mass spectrum of the product showed m/z peaks at 307.1 (M+1), indicating the mass of sertraline. By the one-step loop method with $[^{11}C]CH_3OTf$, $^{11}C$-sertraline could be quickly and easily prepared for clinical application.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.221-229
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• 2015

Background: Minor ginsenosides, those having low content in ginseng, have higher pharmacological activities. To obtain minor ginsenosides, the biotransformation of American ginseng protopanaxadiol (PPD)-ginsenoside was studied using special ginsenosidase type-I from Aspergillus niger g.848. Methods: DEAE (diethylaminoethyl)-cellulose and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were used in enzyme purification, thin-layer chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used in enzyme hydrolysis and kinetics; crude enzyme was used in minor ginsenoside preparation from PPD-ginsenoside; the products were separated with silica-gel-column, and recognized by HPLC and NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance). Results: The enzyme molecular weight was 75 kDa; the enzyme firstly hydrolyzed the C-20 position 20-O-${\beta}$-D-Glc of ginsenoside Rb1, then the C-3 position 3-O-${\beta}$-D-Glc with the pathway $Rb1{\rightarrow}Rd{\rightarrow}F2{\rightarrow}C-K$. However, the enzyme firstly hydrolyzed C-3 position 3-O-${\beta}$-D-Glc of ginsenoside Rb2 and Rc, finally hydrolyzed 20-O-L-Ara with the pathway $Rb2{\rightarrow}C-O{\rightarrow}C-Y{\rightarrow}C-K$, and $Rc{\rightarrow}C-Mc1{\rightarrow}C-Mc{\rightarrow}C-K$. According to enzyme kinetics, $K_m$ and $V_{max}$ of Michaelis-Menten equation, the enzyme reaction velocities on ginsenosides were Rb1 > Rb2 > Rc > Rd. However, the pure enzyme yield was only 3.1%, so crude enzyme was used for minor ginsenoside preparation. When the crude enzyme was reacted in 3% American ginseng PPD-ginsenoside (containing Rb1, Rb2, Rc, and Rd) at $45^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.0 for 18 h, the main products were minor ginsenosides C-Mc, C-Y, F2, and C-K; average molar yields were 43.7% for C-Mc from Rc, 42.4% for C-Y from Rb2, and 69.5% for F2 and C-K from Rb1 and Rd. Conclusion: Four monomer minor ginsenosides were successfully produced (at low-cost) from the PPD-ginsenosides using crude enzyme.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.95-109
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• 2017

본 종설에서는 우울증에서의 rTMS 임상연구를 임상특성과 TMS 적용방법을 고려하여 체계적으로 고찰하였으며 새로운 TMS 치료기법에 대해 살펴보았다. rTMS는 항우울제에 반응이 적은 단극성 우울증 환자의 치료에 병용 혹은 단독요법으로 사용될 수 있는 안전하고 비침습적인 뇌조절술이다. rTMS는 고빈도 좌측 DLPFC, 저빈도 우측 DLPFC, 그리고 양측성 DLPFC 적용방법이 비슷한 수준으로 허위자극에 비해 유의하게 항우울효과를 가지고 있다. 그러나 치료저항성 단극성 우울증에 대한 항우울효과 크기는 작았다. 또한 정신병적 증상이 동반된 우울증의 치료와 양극성 장애의 우울삽화에 대해서는 치료효과가 불분명하다. 기존 rTMS의 항우울효과 크기는 작은 정도로 그 효과를 증진시키기 위해 고용량의 자극, 보다 깊이 자극할 수 있는 코일을 이용한 rTMS 치료, 표적영역에 보다 정확하게 코일을 위치시키는 신경항법 등을 이용한 TMS 적용 등의 새로운 시도들이 진행되고 있다. 또한 세타돌발자극과 자기경련치료와 같은 새로운 치료기법을 이용한 시도가 우울증 치료의 새로운 장을 열고 있다. 비록 현재까지 rTMS의 항우울효과가 만족할 만한 수준은 아니지만 임상양상을 세분화한 치료적용과 개선된 치료기법의 적용 등을 통해 더 많은 후속 연구가 이루어질 필요가 있다. 또한 여러 형태의 TMS 기법에 대해 잘 설계된 허위자극에 대한 통제연구뿐만 아니라 서로의 비교연구를 통해 우울증 치료에서의 근거수준을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2007

Objectives : Epilepsy is one of the most common serious brain disorders that affect people of all ages, and it is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. We examined whether acupuncture can reduce both the incidence of seizures and hippocampal cell death in dentate gyrus (DG) using a mouse model of kainic acid (KA)-induced epilepsy. Methods : ICR mice ($20{\sim}25$ g) were given acupuncture once a day at acupoint HT8 (sobu) bilaterally during 2 days before KA injection. After an intracerebroventricular injection of 0.1${\mu}g$ of KA, acupuncture treatment was subsequently administered once more (total 3 times), and the degree of seizure was observed for 20 min. Three hours after injection, we confirmed the neural cell death using cresyl violet staining and silver impregnation staining, and determined the expressions of c-Fos and glutamate decarboxylase (GAD)-67 using immunohistochemistry techniques in the DG. Results : KA induced epileptic seizure, neural cell death, increased c-Fos expression and decreased GAD-67 expression in the DG. Acupuncture treatment at HT8 reduced the severity of the epileptic seizure and inhibited neural cell death from KA. In addition, acupuncture normalized the expressions of c-Fos and GAD-67 in the same areas. Conclusions : These results demonstrated that acupuncture treatment at HT8 may reduce the KA-induced epileptic seizure and neural cell death in the DG possibly by normalizing c-Fos expressions and the gamma-aminobutyric acid neurons.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.754-761
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Baekhasuoyijung-Tang(BHSYJT)on mouse T cell cytokines. The proliferation of mouse CD4 T cells under the influence of BHSYJT extract was measured. When mouse CD4 T cell were stimulated with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 in various concentrations of BHSYJT extract, it increased proliferation of CD4 cells by 28% in $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ concentration and by 32% in $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ concentration. Treatment of CD4+ T cells stimulated by anti-CD3e and anti-CD28 with BHSYJT resulted in reduction of $IFN-{\gamma}$,but IL-4 levels is not changed. Oral administration of BHSYJT resulted in increase of both CD4+ and CD8+ T cell population in Balb/c mice by 11%. Oral administration of BHSYJT resulted in reduction of serum $IFN-{\gamma}$ level by 27% but, IL-4 level is not changed. CD4+ T cells under Th1/Th2 polarizing conditions for 3 days with BHSYJT resulted in decrease of $IFN-{\gamma}$ level in TH1 cells. Experimental results of this study show that BHSYJT helps to reduce secretion of $IFN-{\gamma}$ by mouse T helper cell in vitro and it had the same effect in vivo. Thus, it can be concluded that use of BHSYJT is an effective treatment for correcting immune imbalance in immune disorders and autoimmune diseases by reducing secretion of cytokine by Th1 cells.