• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.313-317
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• 2008

저자들은 기침, 우측 흉부 불쾌감을 주소로 내원한 58세 남자 환자에서 기관지내시경 육안 소견상 양성 종양이 의심 되었으나 조직 검사상 지방종을 확진하지 못하였고 악성 종양을 배제할 수 없는 상황에서 종괴에 의한 우중엽과 우하엽의 허탈 및 폐쇄성 폐렴 때문에 수술적 치료를 시행하였으며, 수술 결과 기관지 지방종에 의한 폐허탈과 함께 폐쇄세기관지기질화 폐렴이 발생한 예가 있어 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.210-228
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• 2002

Background: The purpose of this research was to examine the fall incidence rate and its related factors of fall in inpatients. Methods: The data were collected from the 138 fall incident reports in one tertiary hospital in Seoul from April 1st 1999 to September 30th 2001. The Fall Incident Report Form was originally developed based on that of Massachusetts General Hospital revised in 1995. And this was modified for this survey by the collaborating work of QI team including researcher and department of nursing service of this particular hospital. The contents of Fall Incident Form were general characteristics of patient. factors related to fall. types and places of fall. circumstances, nursing interventions. and outcome. Results: 1) The incidence rate of fall was 0.08% of total discharged patients and 0.081 per 1000 patient-day. This incidence rate is much lower than that of several hospitals in USA. This finding might result from the different incidence report system of each hospital. 2) The characteristics of fall-prone patient were found as follows. They were mostly over 60 years old, in alert mental status, ambulatory with some assistance, and dependent on ambulatory device. The types of diseases related high incidence rate were cerebrovascular disease(3.2), hypertension(1.6), cardiovascular disease(1.4), diabetes(1.3) and liver disease(0.6). 3) The majority of fall events usually occurred m bed. bedside(walking or standing) and bathroom in patient room. Usually they were up on their own when they fell. And there were more falls of elderly occurred during night time than day or evening. 4) 63.8% of fall events resulted in physical injuries such as fracture and usually the patients had diagnostic procedures and some treatment(ex. suture) which caused additional cost to the patients and their families. 5) The found risk factors of fall were drugs(antihypertensive drug, diuretics) and environmental factors like too high bed height, long distance of bedside table and lamp switch, and slippery tile of bathroom floor. Conclusion: Considering these results, every medical and nursing staff should be aware of the risk factors of patients in hospital, and should intervene more actively the preventive managements, specially for the elderly patients during night. Therefore, it is recommended that the development of Fall Prevention Programs based on these results.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2017

Ficus carica L. (common fig), one of the first plants cultivated by humans, originated in the Mediterranean basin and currently grows worldwide, including southwest Asia and South Korea. It has been used as a traditional medicine for treatment of metabolic, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases as well as hemorrhoids and skin infections. Its pharmacological properties have recently been studied in detail, but research on the anti-cancer effect of its latex has been only been studied on a limited basis on several cell lines, such prostate cancer, breast cancer, and leukemia. In this study, we investigated the anti-cancer activity of the latex of Ficus carica L.and its underlying mechanism in FaDu human hypopharynx squamous carcinoma cells. (See Ed. note above) We confirmed through SDS-PAGE analysis and gelatinolytic activity analysis that the latex of Ficus carica contains cysteine protease ficin. Our data showed that the latex inhibited cell growth in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the latex treatment markedly induced apoptosis in FaDu cells as determined by FACS analysis, elevated expression level of cleaved caspase-9, -3 and PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase), and. increased the expression of Bax (pro-apoptotic factor) while decreasing the expression of Bcl-2 (anti-apoptotic factor). Taken together, these results suggested that latex containing the ficin inhibited cell growth and induced apoptosis by caspase and the Bcl-2 family signaling pathway in FaDu human hypopharynx squamous carcinoma cells. These findings point to the potential of latex of Ficus carica to provide a novel chemotherapeutic drug due to its growth inhibition effects and induction of apoptosis in human oral cancer cells.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제78권4호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2015

Background: There have been various results from studies concerning the predictors of recurrence in early-stage nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therefore, an accurate assessment is needed to guide effective adjuvant therapy. We investigated the predictors of a recurrence in patients with resected, early-stage NSCLC and the risk factors associated with locoregional or distant recurrence. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted on patients at the Pusan National University Hospital from January 2006 to December 2011. Patients with pathological stages I or II were included in this study, as based on the seventh edition TNM staging system. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models were used to identify factors associated with recurrence. Results: Two hundred and forty-nine patients were included. Among them, 180 patients were stage I, and 69 were stage II. Overall, by multivariate analysis, the independent factors associated with a 5-year total recurrence were the presence of visceral pleural invasion (VPI) (p=0.018) and maximal standardized uptake values (SUVs) of tumors on positron emission tomography (PET) >4.5 (p=0.037). The VPI was the only independent risk factor associated with both locoregional and distant recurrence, in the analysis of the patterns of tumor recurrence and their risk factors. In the subgroup analysis of stage I patients, three variables (male, VPI and resection margin positive) were significantly associated with a 5-year recurrence. Conclusion: The independent factors associated with postoperative recurrence in early-stage NSCLC were as follows: PET SUV >4.5 and the presence of VPI. For patients with those factors adjuvant therapy should be recommended as a more efficacious treatment.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.303-317
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• 2020

체외충격파치료술(Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy, ESWT)은 보존적인 치료가 어려운 근골격계 난치성 통증 치료 뿐 아니라 심혈관계 질환까지 적용 분야가 확대되고 있는 혁신적인 치료술이다. 본 연구에서는 국내에서 사용되는 집속형 ESWT 치료기의 성능을 결정하는 충격파 음향 출력의 분포를 조사했다. 분석에 사용된 데이터는 식약처에 등록된 30개 기술 문서를 통해 수집했다. 조사 결과, ESWT 치료기 충격파의 집속 특성은, 초점 거리가 5 mm ~ 65 mm, 초점 폭이 3 mm ~ 30 mm, 초점 깊이가 4 mm ~ 108 mm 범위에서 변화하고 있다. 충격파의 최대 양압(P+)는 7 MPa ~ 280 MPa, 초점에서 에너지 밀도 Energy Flux Density(EFD)는 0.0035 mJ/㎟ ~ 35 mJ/㎟, 펄스당 에너지(E)는 0.737 mJ ~ 80.86 mJ로 매우 넓은 범위에서 분포하고 있다. P+ 및 EFD 상관성 분석에 포함된 모든 국내산 PE 방식 제품(5개) 및 1개의 EM 방식 국산 치료기는 P+ 및 EFD가 통상적인 범위를 크게 벗어나고 있으며, 예상되는 상관성을 따르지 않고 있어, 데이터의 신뢰성을 인정하기 어려운 상태이다. 음향 출력의 값에 신뢰성을 부여하기 어려운 경우, 식약처에서 인정하는 시험 검사 기관을 통해 사후 시험 검사 및 관리가 요구된다. 충격파 음향 출력에 대한 통과 기준이 치료기의 적응증에 대한 임상 시험 결과를 근거로 설정될 수 있도록 식약처의 규정 및 가이드라인 개선이 필요하다.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.815-819
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• 2014

조직공학에서의 인공지지체는 세포의 부착과 증식 및 분화가 잘 되어야 하고, 우수한 생체친화성 및 생분해성을 지녀야 한다. 다양한 인공지지체 제작 방법이 시도되어지고 있으며, 최근들어 3D 프린팅 기술을 이용한 방식이 활발하게 연구되어지고 있다. 폴리카프로락톤(polycaprolactone, PCL)은 낮은 녹는점을 가지고 있어 3D 프린팅하기에 우수한 생체적합 고분자 합성재료이다. 본 연구에서는 3D 프린팅 기술을 이용하여 3차원 PCL 인공지지체를 제작하였고, 지지체의 표면개질을 위해 수산화나트륨(NaOH)을 이용하였다. 표면개질된 인공지지체의 표면특성을 SEM으로 확인한 결과, 수산화나트륨을 처리한 PCL 인공지지체가 처리하지 않은 PCL 인공지지체에 비해 거칠기가 증가함을 보였으며, 접촉각 측정을 통해 친수성이 증가함을 확인하였다. In vitro 실험결과, 수산화나트륨을 처리한 PCL 인공지지체가 처리하지 않은 PCL 인공지지체에 비해 세포의 증식과 분화가 증가함을 보였고, 세포의 부착 모습은 균일하고 밀집된 형태로 부착됨을 확인하였다. 따라서 조형가공기술을 이용하여 수산화나트륨을 처리한 표면개질된 PCL 인공지지체를 제작하고 분석함으로써, 세포적합성을 통해 체내 인공지지체 개발 적용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.51-72
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• 2002

This research was conducted to understand and analyze the health-related behaviors of middle school students and get fundamental research data essential to provide efficient student guidance and public health service at school. The interview using Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System(YRBSS). Translation and modification for Korean students of the YRBS. The Korean version of YRBS(Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System) that translation and modification for Korean students of the YRBS developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC)was used to assessment to health-related behaviors of youth. The interviewees were 1040 enrolled students at middle school in Daegu metropolitan city. YRBSS monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases(STDs)(including human immunodeficiency virus infection); unhealthy dietary behaviors; and physical activity. The result shows that over 30% of students rarely or never used safety belt and almost students were rarely or never wore a bicycle helmet. During the 12 months preceding the survey, 21.9% female students had felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for $\geq$ 2weeks in a row that they stopped doing some usually activities 20.5% of male middle school students have ever tried cigarette smoking. 26.2% of male students and 27.2% do female students had had over one drinks of alcohol during their lifetime(lifetime alcohol use). 47% of male students had had over one drinks of alcohol on $\geq$ 1 of the 30 days preceding the survey(current alcohol use). Over one half of female student were thought they were overweight. These results suggest that some risk behaviors be very prevalent in a korean middle school students and priority health-risk behaviors, which contribute to the leading cause of mortality and morbidity among youth and adult, often are establish during middle school age, extend into adulthood, are interrelated. Among both children and adults, the leading causes of death are closely linked to these behaviors. Among adults, chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes are the national leading killers. Practicing healthy behaviors, such as eating low-fat, high-fruit-and-vegetable diets, getting regular physical activity, and refraining from tobacco use, would prevent many premature deaths. Because health-related behaviors are usually established in childhood, positive choices need to be promoted before damaging behaviors are initiated or become ingrained.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2001

Background and Purpose : Transcranial doppler ultrasonography(TCD) is a noninvasive and nonradioactive technique for evaluation of the hemodynamics in large cerebral vessels. Sahyangsohap-won(SS) has been considered to be effective for the treatment of various disease, especially cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, and psychosomatoform disorders. But, there is no study about the effect of SS on the cerebral hemodynamics in humans. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of SS on the changes in cerebral hemodynamics and the dose-dependant effect by using TCD. Subjects and Methods : 30 healthy subjects were randomly divided into three group: group 1 took no drug, group 2 took SS one pill, and group 3 took SS 2 pills. Changes in the mean blood flow velocity(MBFV) and pulsatility index(PI) in the middle cerebral artery were evaluated by means of TCD. We obtained hypercapnia with breath-holding and evaluated cerebrovascular reactivity with the breath-holding index(BHI). Systolic blood pressure(SBP), diastolic blood pressure(DBP), and heart rate(HR) were measured by means of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. In group 2 and group 3, the evaluations were performed during the baseline and were repeated at 20, 40, and 60 minutes after SS administration. In group 1, the evaluation was performed at corresponding time intervals. Results : In mean values of MSFV, PI, SSP, DBP, and HR, no stastically significant differences were found between the 3 groups. However, BHI values were significantly lower in groups 2 and 3 than in group 1 at 40 minutes after SS administration(P<0.05, group 1 vs group 2, group 1 vs group 3 by post-hoc analysis: Scheffe's test) but in dose-dependant effect, there was no difference between group 2 and group 3. Conclusion : These results suggest that SS can decrease vascular resistance in cerebral small arteries or arterioles and enhance their distensibility. Further studies on larger numbers of subjects are needed to confirm these effects and the dose-dependant effects.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.277-285
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• 2022

To investigate the adverse effects of clozapine on cardiovascular ion channels, we examined the inhibitory effect of clozapine on voltage-dependent K⁺ (Kv) channels in rabbit coronary arterial smooth muscle cells. Clozapine-induced inhibition of Kv channels occurred in a concentration-dependent manner with an half-inhibitory concentration value of 7.84 ± 4.86 µM and a Hill coefficient of 0.47 ± 0.06. Clozapine did not shift the steady-state activation or inactivation curves, suggesting that it inhibited Kv channels regardless of gating properties. Application of train pulses (1 and 2 Hz) progressively augmented the clozapine-induced inhibition of Kv channels in the presence of the drug. Furthermore, the recovery time constant from inactivation was increased in the presence of clozapine, suggesting that clozapine-induced inhibition of Kv channels is use (state)-dependent. Pretreatment of a Kv1.5 subtype inhibitor decreased the Kv current amplitudes, but additional application of clozapine did not further inhibit the Kv current. Pretreatment with Kv2.1 or Kv7 subtype inhibitors partially blocked the inhibitory effect of clozapine. Based on these results, we conclude that clozapine inhibits arterial Kv channels in a concentration-and use (state)-dependent manner. Kv1.5 is the major subtype involved in clozapine-induced inhibition of Kv channels, and Kv2.1 and Kv7 subtypes are partially involved.

• 대한정형외과학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.527-533
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• 2020

목적: 슬관절 인공관절 전치환술(total knee arthroplasty, TKA) 후 통증 조절을 위한 부프레노르핀 경피 패치(buprenorphine transdermal patch, BTDP)의 흉부 적용 및 무릎 적용 효과를 비교하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2018년 8월부터 2019년 8월까지 TKA를 시행한 231명 중에서 나이, 성별, 체질량 지수(body mass index) 등을 고려한 환자-대조군 연구를 통해 선별된 200예를 대상으로 후향적으로 분석하였다. BTDP를 적용하기 전후에 Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), 부작용 및 순응도를 측정하였으며 흉부 적용군(A군=100명)과 무릎 적용군(B군=100명) 사이의 모든 측정치를 비교하였다. 결과: 술 후 BTDP 적용군 간의 휴식 시 NRS는 전반적으로 비슷하였으나 B군의 술 후 2, 3일째 오후, 5일, 6일, 7일째 휴식 시 NRS는 A군의 NRS보다 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다. BTDP 적용 후 중추신경계, 위장관계 부작용은 B군에서 유의하게 낮았다. 심혈 관계, 피부의 부작용은 두 군 간에 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 통증 조절을 위한 지속적인 BTDP 유지에서도 B군이 A군에 비하여 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 결론: TKA 후 BTDP를 통증이 있는 무릎 관절에 직접 적용하는 것은 술 후 초기 통증 조절에 있어 우수한 결과를 보였으며 기존의 흉부 적용 방법보다 부작용 빈도를 줄여 환자의 순응도를 높일 수 있는 유용한 방법으로 판단된다.