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Allopregnanolone suppresses mechanical allodynia and internalization of neurokinin-1 receptors at the spinal dorsal horn in a rat postoperative pain model

  • Fujita, Masahide;Fukuda, Taeko;Sato, Yasuhiro;Takasusuki, Toshifumi;Tanaka, Makoto
    • The Korean Journal of Pain
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.10-15
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    • 2018
  • Background: To identify a new strategy for postoperative pain management, we investigated the analgesic effects of allopregnanolone (Allo) in an incisional pain model, and also assessed its effects on the activities of the primary afferent fibers at the dorsal horn. Methods: In experiment 1, 45 rats were assigned to Control, Allo small-dose (0.16 mg/kg), and Allo large-dose (1.6 mg/kg) groups (n = 15 in each). The weight bearing and mechanical withdrawal thresholds of the hind limb were measured before and at 2, 24, 48, and 168 h after Brennan's surgery. In experiment 2, 16 rats were assigned to Control and Allo (0.16 mg/kg) groups (n = 8 in each). The degree of spontaneous pain was measured using the grimace scale after the surgery. Activities of the primary afferent fibers in the spinal cord (L6) were evaluated using immunohistochemical staining. Results: In experiment 1, the withdrawal threshold of the Allo small-dose group was significantly higher than that of the Control group at 2 h after surgery. Intergroup differences in weight bearing were not significant. In experiment 2, intergroup differences in the grimace scale scores were not significant. Substance P release in the Allo (0.16 mg/kg) group was significantly lower than that in the Control group. Conclusions: Systemic administration of Allo inhibited mechanical allodynia and activities of the primary afferent fibers at the dorsal horn in a rat postoperative pain model. Allo was proposed as a candidate for postoperative pain management.

Immune response improvement induced by Herbal-acupuncture with Aucklandiae Radix infusion solution into Zusanli(ST36) (족삼리(足三里)에 시술(施術)한 목향(木香) 약침(藥鍼)이 항암(抗癌) 및 면역효과(免疫效果)에 미치는 영향(影響))

  • Ahn Byung-Soo;Lee Byung-Ryul;Yim Yun-Kyoung
    • Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.101-114
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    • 2003
  • To study the effects of anti-cancer, anti-metastasis and immune response improvement of herbal-acupuncture with Aucklandiae Radix diffusae herba infusion solution(AKL-HAS), we injected AKL-HAS into Zusanli(St36) of C57BL/6 mice implanted intravenously with B16-F10 melanoma. The results were obtained as follows : 1. In the experiment groups treated with Aucklandiae Radix(AKL) Herbal-Acupuncture, the spleen cell proliferation in Balb/c mouse was significantly increased compared with that of the control group. 2. In the experiment groups treated with Aucklandiae Radix(AKL) Herbal-Acupuncture, the percentage of $CD25^{+}/CD4^{+},\;CD8^{+}/CD3e^{+},\;CD69^{+}/B220^{+},\;NK1.1^{+}/CD3e^{+}$ cells in C57BL/6 mouse PBMCs was increased compared with that of the control group. 3. In the experiment groups treated with Aucklandiae Radix(AKL) Herbal-Acupuncture, the pulmonary colony number of C57BL/6 mice implanted intravenously with B16-F10 melanoma was decreased significantly compared with that of the control group. 4. In the experiment groups treated with Aucklandiae Radix(AKL) Herbal-Acupuncture, MST(Median Survial Time) and ILS(Increase of Life Span) of C57BL/6 mice implanted intravenously with B16-F10 melanoma were increased significantly compared with those of the control group.

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Changes of Blood Chemistry by Experimental Cystic Duct Obstruction (실험적 담도폐색에 의한 혈액화학치의 변화)

  • Lee, Hae-Beom;Lee, Byung-Gon;Chon, Seung-Ki;Kim, Nam-Soo
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.363-369
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    • 2008
  • The aim of this study was to establish an experiment animal model for easy diagnosis and monitoring effect of treatment of cholelithiasis by cholesterol and mixed gall stone. In 12 adult beagle dogs, five dogs there were in the control group and seven dogs in the experiment group with ligated cystic duct. General clinical signs were recorded, CBC and blood chemistry were examined. Control group and experiment group were evaluated every 2 weeks for a period of 20 weeks. The results were (1) Total blirubin, cholesterol, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity were significantly higher in the experiment group with ligated cystic duct than control group during 2-8 weeks. (2) Total alkaline phosphatase (TALP) activity was significantly higher when compare with control group during 2-8 weeks. Bone alkaline phosphatase(BALP) activity was increased slightly between 2 and 8 weeks but was decreased between 10 and 20 weeks. (3) Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) was decreased between 2 and 8 weeks. After 10 weeks, this was in normal range. (4) On complate blood count (CBC), $Ca^{2+}$ and P were not changed until 20 weeks. (5) On clinical signs in experimental group, they observed a depression, yellow color of mucus membrane and conjunctiva, xanthinuria and xanthochromic. The present study showed that the experimental animal model with ligated cystic duct was a useful model to study biliary tract disease.

The effect of Exercise on inhibition Blood pressure by Auricular-plaster Vaccaria seeds (이혈첨압왕불유행자(耳穴貼壓王不留行籽)가 운동시 혈압 억제에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Ji-Soo;Yoon, Young-Sik;Kim, Dong-Jin;Ko, Hee-Jeong;Yum, Dae-Yul;Song, Yung-Sun
    • Journal of Pharmacopuncture
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.63-74
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    • 2010
  • Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of Exercise on inhibition Blood pressure by Auricular-plaster Vaccaria seeds Methods : This study picked 40 peoples from 20 May 2009 to 30 June 2009 and experiment them. Attached Vaccaria seeds to auricular acupuncture of the experiment group. Did not attach them to the control group. Them to exercise using a Bike-Ergometer exercise. I measured their blood pressure before the exercise, 15 minutes after the exercise and 30 minutes after the exercise. I compared the difference between the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. The method to choose the subjects was Random allocation. Results : 1. Comparing the systolic blood pressure of the experiment group and the control group, the average systolic blood pressure of the experiment group, who did the Bike-Ergometer exercise putting on Auricular-plaster Vaccaria seeds, was 125.45 mmHg before the exercise, 121.20 mmHg 15 minutes after the exercise and 120.30 mmHg 30 minutes after the exercise. Terefore, the group's systolic blood pressure after the exercise was more controlled than the systolic blood pressure before the exercise. The control group's systolic blood pressure increased compared to the beginning. To measure the change before and after the exercise, I carried out paird-t test. The result was statistically significant. 2. Comparing the diastolic blood pressure of the experiment group and the control group, the average diastolic blood pressure of the experiment group, who did the Bike-Ergometer exercise putting on Auricular-plaster Vaccaria seeds, was 81.45 mmHg before the exercise, 79.65 mmHg 15 minutes after the exercise and 79.05 mmHg 30 minutes after the exercise. As a result of carrying out paird-t test to measure the change of the diastolic blood pressure, the change of the dilating blood pressure was statistically significant. However, the difference of the dilating blood pressure between 15 minutes after the exercise and 30 minutes after the exercise was not statistically significant. Comparing the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure of the experiment group and the control group, the blood pressure of the experiment group, who did the Bike-Ergometer exercise putting on Auricular-plaster Vaccaria seeds, decreased compared to the beginning and the blood pressure of the control group, who did not put on Auricular-plaster Vaccaria seeds, increased compared to the beginning. Conclusions : The hypothesis was supported that the increase of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the experiment group, putting on Auricular-plaster Vaccaria seeds, was more controlled than that of the control group. In future, it can be medically used by verifying the various effects through repeated studies.

An intelligent mixed mode algorithm of a master controller using position and rate mode (위치.속도 제어 방식을 이용한 매스터 컨트롤러 지능형 혼합 제어 알고리즘)

  • 김기홍;권동수
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.245-248
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    • 1997
  • The control modes used in teleoperation are position control mode, and rate control mode. This paper presents the problems of the conventional control modes, through simulation, proposes an intelligent mixed control mode that converts the operation mode between the position mode and the rate mode intelligently by judging the operator's intention using the real-time measurement data. The effectiveness of the proposed intelligent mixed control mode is demonstrated and compared to other typical control modes through simulation and actual experiment.

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Speed Control of DC Motor using Distributed Control System (분산형 제어시스템을 이용한 DC MOTOR 속도 제어)

  • Kim, Seung-Hyun;Jung, Joon-Hong;Park, Ki-Heon
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2004.11c
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    • pp.684-686
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    • 2004
  • This paper is concerned with the DC motor speed control using distributed control system. We design CAN nodes which can transmit control and monitoring data through CAN bus and apply these to distributed networked control system. The results of the experiment validate effectiveness of our distributed networked control system.

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Effect of Acanthopanax Ethanol Extract on Experimental Renal Hypertension in Rats (오가피(五加皮) Ethanol Extract의 실험적(實驗的) 신성고혈압(腎性高血壓)에 미치는 영향(影響))

  • Lee, Sae-Kyu;Ko, Suk-Tai;Lim, Dong-Yoon
    • Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.16-23
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    • 1978
  • This study was carried out for the purpose of observing the effect of Korean Acanthopanax Radicis Cortex on renal hypertension and to clarify the mechanism of this effect, making use of its ethanol extract. Adult male or female rats, weighing 180-250g, were divided into 3 groups; the first for normotensive control, the second for hypertensive control and the third for hypertensive Acantopanax-treatment. Rats in the normotensive and hypertensive control group were administered 0.9% saline subcutaneously only, whereas those in the Acanthopanax-treated hypertensive group were administered 50mg/kg Acanthopanax ethanol extract subcutanously once a day. Changes of original blood pressure, and responses of blood pressure to various 4gents(norepinephrine, angiotensin, acetylcholine, serotonin and histamine) were recorded for each group on the initial, 18th, 32nd and 46th days of the experiment. The results obtained in this experiment are as follows: 1) The initial blood pressure was $102.6{\pm}7.6mmHg$ on the average. The blood pressures of the normotensive control group were not observed to alter significantly at any period in the course of the experiment. 2) The mean blood pressures in the hypertensive control group were recorded at $120.3{\pm}10.4mmHg$ on the 18th day, at $134.5{\pm}9.2$ on the 32nd day and at $138.8{\pm}8.3$ on the 46th day, thus revealing significant elevation in comparison with the corresponding normotensive control group blood pressures. On the other hand, the mean blood pressures in Acanthopanax-treated hypertensive group on the 18th, 32nd and 46th days were $118.3{\pm}9.7,\;129.9{\pm}8.3\;and\;120.2{\pm}8.3mmHg$ respectively. The blood pressures of the hypertensive-Acanthopanax group recorded. on the 46th day revealed a significant difference as compared with those of the corresponding hypertensive control group. 3) On the 46th day of this experiment, the responses of blood pressure to acetylcholine in the hypertensive-Acanthopanax group were suppressed significantly as compared with those of the hypertensive control group, and in the latter group, angiotensin was decreased markedly as compared with the corresponding normotensive control group. In contrast, pressor action of norepinephrine and depressor action of serotonin and histamine did not differ significantly among the three groups. These results suggest that Acanthopanax ethanol extract suppresses the induction of renal hypertension by means of a cholinergic action such as that caused by acetylcholine.

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Primer for the Potato Specific Internal Control DNA and Screening Method for the Genetically Modified Potatoes by Competitive Duplex-PCR (감자 특이 Internal Control DNA 증폭용 Primer와 이를 이용한 유전자 변형 감자의 경쟁적 이중 PCR 검정법)

  • Seo, Hyo-Won;Yi, Jung-Yoon;Cho, Hyun-Mook;Kim, Sung-Yeul
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.29 no.4
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    • pp.235-240
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    • 2002
  • We report the new method for the screening of genetically modified potato by competitive duplex-PCR using the potato specific single oligomer primer for the internal control and CaMV 35S promoter or NOS terminator specific primers. The single oligomer primer (rAGU4A) amplify the potato specific internal control band from the homozygous potato genomic DNA in the RAPD profiles of all analyzed potato varieties. The 530 bp internal control DNA was amplified independently to CaMV 35S promoter or NOS terminator DNA and identified as repetitive or microsatellite DNA of potato (AF541972). With this new technique, the transgenic potatoes which were transformed with vectors contained the different foreign genes are analyzed. In case of the commercialized transgenic potato varieties, 'Hew Leafs', those two genetic factors are used for promoter and terminator respectively So, this new PCR technique should be a promising method of cost effective and accurate screening for the commercialized GM potatoes on market.