• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.373-380
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of a corn silk extract on improving benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS/METHODS: The experimental animals, 6-week-old male Wistar rats, were divided into sham-operated control (Sham) and experimental groups. The experimental group, which underwent orchiectomy and received subcutaneous injection of 10 mg/kg of testosterone propionate to induce BPH, was divided into a Testo Only group that received only testosterone, a Testo+Fina group that received testosterone and 5 mg/kg finasteride, a Testo+CSE10 group that received testosterone and 10 mg/kg of corn silk extract, and a Testo+CSE100 group that received testosterone and 100 mg/kg of corn silk extract. Prostate weight and concentrations of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), $5{\alpha}$- reductase $2(5{\alpha}-R2)$, and prostate specific antigen (PSA) in serum or prostate tissue were determined. The mRNA expressions of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in prostate tissue were also measured. RESULTS: Compared to the Sham group, prostate weight was significantly higher in the Testo Only group and decreased significantly in the Testo+Fina, Testo+CSE10, and Testo+CSE100 groups (P < 0.05), results that were consistent with those for serum DHT concentrations. The concentrations of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ in serum and prostate as well as the mRNA expression of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ in prostate were significantly lower in the Testo+Fina, Testo+CSE10, and Testo+CSE100 groups than that in the Testo Only group (P < 0.05). Similarly, the concentrations of PSA in serum and prostate were significantly lower in the Testo+Fina, Testo+CSE10, and Testo+CSE100 groups (P < 0.05) than in the Testo Only group. The mRNA expression of PCNA in prostate dose-independently decreased in the Testo+CSE-treated groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: BPH was induced through injection of testosterone, and corn silk extract treatment improved BPH symptoms by inhibiting the mRNA expression of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$ and decreasing the amount of $(5{\alpha}-R2)$, DHT, and PSA in serum and prostate tissue.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.334-351
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to investigate the improvement effect of white ginseng extract (GS-KG9) on D-galactosamine (Ga1N)-induced oxidative stress and liver injury. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Sixty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 6 groups. Rats were orally administrated with GS-KG9 (300, 500, or 700 mg/kg) or silymarin (25 mg/kg) for 2 weeks. The rats of the GS-KG9- and silymarin-treated groups and a control group were then intraperitoneally injected Ga1N at a concentration of 650 mg/kg for 4 days. To investigate the protective effect of GS-KG9 against GalN-induced liver injury, blood liver function indicators, anti-oxidative stress indicators, and histopathological features were analyzed. RESULTS: Serum biochemical analysis indicated that GS-KG9 ameliorated the elevation of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in GalN-treated rats. The hepatoprotective effects of GS-KG9 involved enhancing components of the hepatic antioxidant defense system, including glutathione, glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT). In addition, GS-KG9 treatment inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) production induced by GalN treatment in hepatocytes and significantly increased the expression levels of nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) proteins, which are antioxidant proteins. In particular, by histological analyses bases on hematoxylin and eosin, Masson's trichrome, α-smooth muscle actin, and transforming growth factor-β1 staining, we determined that the administration of 500 mg/kg GS-KG9 inhibited hepatic inflammation and fibrosis due to the excessive accumulation of collagen. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate that GS-KG9 improves GalN-induced liver inflammation, necrosis, and fibrosis by attenuating oxidative stress. Therefore, GS-KG9 may be considered a useful candidate in the development of a natural preventive agent against liver injury.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제15권
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• pp.69-81
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• 1997

세계적(世界的)으로 양잠지역(養蠶地域)에서 큰 피해를 주는 핵다각체병(核多角體病)은 양잠현장(養蠶現場)에서 잠실(蠶室) 잠구류(蠶具類)의 철저한 포르말린 소독에도 불구하고 예방효과가 의문시(疑問視)되는 경우가 발생하며, 이는 병원체의 존부(存否) 만으로 본 질병(疾病)의 만연(蔓延)이 설명될 수 없기 때문이라는 사실을 실험병리학적(實驗病理學的)으로 입증(立證)하였다. 핵다각체병(核多角體病)의 발생(發生)을 조장(助長)하는 불량(不良) 환경요인(環境要因)을 파악하기 위하여 1979년부터 1993년 까지 15년간 한국 일본 필리핀 등지에서 57건의 사육사례를 조사하였다. 환경상태(環境狀態)와 발병사례(發病事例)의 연관성을 분석하므로써 발병생리(發病生理)와 관련된 환경요인(環境要因)을 해명한 결과, 고름병 발생빈도(發生頻度)는 상엽육과 인공사료육 간에 비슷한 경향을 나타내었고, 잠실 잠구류의 소독(消毒)방법에서는 포르말린 소독(消毒) 여부(與否)에 따른 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 교잡종(交雜種)은 원종(原種)보다 핵다각체병(核多角體病) 발생율이 다소 높은 수준이었으며, 특히 애누에때 부터 장기간 통기불량(通氣不良)인 사육환경에서는 발병률(發病率)이 현저하게 높았다. 또한, 1993년부터 1997년 까지 5년간의 실증시험(實證試驗)에서는 잠실(蠶室) 및 잠구류(蠶具類)의 청소와 사육실의 강제순환식(强制循環式) 환기(換氣)로 사육환경을 개선하므로써 인체(人體)에 유해(有害)한 농약을 사용하지 않고도 누에 핵다각체병(核多角體病) 발생을 효율적으로 제어할 수 있음을 입증(立證)하였다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.378-386
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a major cause of abnormal overgrowth of the prostate mainly in the elderly. Corni Fructus has been reported to be effective in the prevention and treatment of various diseases because of its strong antioxidant effect, but its efficacy against BPH is not yet known. This study was designed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Corni Fructus water extract (CF) in testosterone-induced BPH rats. MATERIALS/METHODS: To induce BPH, rats were intraperitoneal injected with testosterone propionate (TP). Rats in the treatment group were orally administered with CF with TP injection, and finasteride, which is a selective inhibitor of $5{\alpha}$-reductase type 2, was used as a positive control. RESULTS: Our results showed that the increased prostate weight and histopathological changes in BPH model rats were suppressed by CF treatment. CF, similar to the finasteride-treated group, decreased the levels of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone by TP treatment in the serum, and it also reduced $5{\alpha}$-reductase expression and concentration in prostate tissue and serum, respectively. In addition, CF significantly blocked the expression of the androgen receptor (AR), AR co-activators, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen in BPH rats, and this blocking was associated with a decrease in prostate-specific antigen levels in serum and prostate tissue. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that CF may weaken the BPH status through the inactivation of at least $5{\alpha}$-reductase and AR activity and may be useful for the clinical treatment of BPH.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.175-187
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: In this study, we investigated the beneficial effects of skate cartilage extracts containing chondroitin sulfate (SCS) on hyperlipidemia-induced inflammation and oxidative stress in high cholesterol diet (HCD)-fed mice in comparison with the effects of shark cartilage-derived chondroitin sulfate (CS). MATERIALS/METHODS: Low-density lipoprotein receptor knockout (LDLR-KO) mice were fed HCD with an oral administration of CS (50 and 100 mg/kg BW/day), SCS (100 and 200 mg/kg BW/day), or water, respectively, for ten weeks. RESULTS: The administration of CS or SCS reduced the levels of serum triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), and LDL cholesterol and elevated the levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, compared with those of the control group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, CS or SCS significantly attenuated inflammation by reducing the serum levels of interleukin (IL)-1β and hepatic protein expression levels of nuclear factor kappa B, inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, and IL-1beta (P < 0.05). In particular, the serum level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha was reduced only in the 100 mg/kg BW/day of SCS-fed group, whereas the IL-6 level was reduced in the 100 and 200 mg/kg BW/day of SCS-fed groups (P < 0.05). In addition, lipid peroxidation and nitric oxide production were attenuated in the livers of the CS and SCS groups mediated by the upregulation of hepatic proteins of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the biological effects of SCS, similar to those of CS, are attributed to improved lipid profiles as well as suppressed inflammation and oxidative stress induced by the intake of HCD.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.218-229
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a hereditary disease that is also strongly dependent on environmental factors, lifestyles, and dietary habits. This study explored the relationship between lifestyle habits and glycosylated hemoglobin management in T2DM patients to provide empirical outcomes to improve T2DM management and patient health literacy. SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study enrolled 349 diabetic patients with more than 5 care visits to a Diabetes Mellitus care network under the Health Management Plan led by Taiwan Department of Health (DOH). Based on relevant literature, an Outpatient Record Form of Diabetes Mellitus Care was designed and lipid profile tests were conducted for data collection and analysis. RESULTS: When modeling the data, the results showed that the odds for HbA1c > 7.5% in T2DM patients duration over 10 years was 3.785 (P = 0.002) times that in patients with disease duration of fewer than 3 years. The odds of HbA1c > 7.5% in illiterate patients was 3.128 (P = 0.039) times that in patients with senior high school education or above. The odds of HbA1c > 7.5% in patients with other chronic illness was 2.207 (P = 0.019) times that in participants without chronic illness. Among 5 beneficial lifestyle habits, the odds of HbA1c > 7.5% in patients with 2 or 3 good habits were 3.243 (P = 0.003) and 3.424 (P = 0.001) times that in patients with more than 3 good habits, respectively. CONCLUSION: This empirical outcome shows that maintaining a good lifestyle improves T2DM management and patients' knowledge, motivation, and ability to use health information. Patients with longer disease duration, education, or good lifestyle habits had optimal HbA1c management than those in patients who did not. Thus, effective selfmanagement and precaution in daily life and improved health literacy of diabetic patients are necessary to increase the quality of T2DM care.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.128-137
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• 2016

본 연구는 신생아 중환자실에 입원한 미숙아를 대상으로 캥거루식 접촉이 미숙아의 신체발달, 외부환경 적응, 어머니의 역할수행 자신감에 미치는 효과를 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 연구대상은 B광역시에 소재한 1개 종합병원에서 제왕절개분만을 한 미숙아와 미숙아 어머니로서 캥거루식 접촉을 시행 한 실험군 19명과 캥거루식 접촉을 하지 않은 대조군 19명이다. 자료수집기간은 2013년 6월 1일부터 2015년 6월 30일까지이며, 실험군에게 캥거루식 접촉을 하루 3회(1회 60분), 총 10회를 실시하였다. 미숙아의 신체발달(체중, 신장, 머리둘레)과 외부환경 적응(체온, 심박동수, 산소포화도)을 캥거루식 접촉 전에 측정하였고, 중재를 제공한 후 다시 측정하였다. 어머니 역할수행 자신감은 자가보고식 설문지로 측정하였다. 연구결과 캥거루식 접촉을 시행한 실험군과 접촉을 시행하지 않은 대조군 간의 차이에서 미숙아의 신체발달은 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었으며(체중 t=-0.83, p=.21 신장 t=-0.34, p=.37, 머리둘레 t=1.29, p=.10), 외부환경 적응에서 산소포화도가 유의한 차이가 있었다(t=2.27, p=.02). 미숙아 어머니의 역할수행 자신감은 유의한 차이가 없었다(t=-0.41, p=.34). 결론적으로 캥거루식 접촉은 미숙아의 외부환경 적응에 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.603-608
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• 2017

$Si_3N_4$와 Ti 또는 TiAl 합금을 $900^{\circ}C$에서 확산쌍을 제조하여 분석하고, 확산층의 분석을 통하여 생성된 층마다의 조성을 분석하여 각 원소들의 확산 경로 및 속도를 비교 하였다. $Si_3N_4/Ti$의 확산 쌍의 확산 경로는 $Si_3N_4/Ti_5Si_3+TiN/TiN/Ti$로 나타났고, Ti 측면에서 TiN층이 생성 되었음으로 N의 확산 속도가 Si 보다 빠름을 알 수 있었다. $Si_3N_4/TiAl$ 합금의 확산쌍은 $Si_3N_4/Ti$ 사이의 확산쌍과는 다르게 Si, N, Ti, Al 의 각 원소 마다의 확산 속도 차이로 인하여 확산 경로는 $Si_3N_4/TiN(Al)/Ti_3Al/TiAl$ 상으로 나타났다. 상태도를 통하여 생성된 확산쌍의 확산경로를 파악한 결과, 확산경로의 요구사항을 모두 만족하였다. $Si_3N_4/Ti$ 확산에서 Ti를 이용한 적분확산 계수는 $Ti_5Si_3$, TiN에서 $2.18{\times}10^{-16}m^2/sec$, $2.19{\times}10^{-16}m^2/sec$, $Si_3N_4/TiAl$ 확산 쌍에서 Ti를 이용한 적분확산 계수는 각각 TiN(Al) 상에서 $2.88{\times}10^{-16}m^2/sec$, $Ti_3Al$ 상에서 $1.48{\times}10^{-15}m^2/sec$으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 $Si_3N_4$와 Ti 및 TiAl의 계면 반응을 분석한 결과로서 $Si_3N_4$ 상을 이용한 확산반응의 기초자료로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제47권10호
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• pp.973-983
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• 2014

본 연구는 밭경지 현장실험을 통해 다양한 초생대 초종을 적용하여 밭의 비점오염저감효과 분석 및 초생대에 적용 가능한 적합한 초종을 선정하고자 하였다. 경북 군위군에 위치한 면적 $1,500m^2$, 경사 5%의 밭경지를 선정하여 시험포를 조성하였으며, 시험포내에는 대조구 1개와 초생대 처리구 6개로 구성된 총 7개의 시험구를 조성하였다. 츄파, 피, 바랭이, 잔디, 톨페스큐, 켄터키블루그라스를 포함하는 6개의 초종을 선정하여 초생대 실험을 수행하였다. 현장실험 결과 대조구 대비 초생대의 유출저감효과는 6.1~77.8%였으며, 비점오염저감효과는 TS의 경우 15.6~90.3%, T-P의 경우 49.9~96.6%, T-N의 경우 6.7~91.1%를 나타내었다. 전체 오염인자 중에 초생대로 인해 전반적으로 높은 비점오염저감 효과를 나타낸 것은 TS, T-P, T-N, SS인 반면, BOD, TOC와 $NO_3^-$는 낮은 저감효과를 보였다. 비점오염저감 및 유지관리측면에서 가장 유리한 초생대 초종은 잔디로 평가되었다. 본 연구결과를 통해 우리나라 농촌지역 밭 비점오염저감을 위한 관리기법으로 초생대가 효과적으로 활용가능하리라 사료되며, 보다 장기적이고 다각적인 현장실험을 통해 초생대 현장적용을 위한 설계 지침서 개발이 요구된다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2009

토양미생물 군락에 대한 유기물 및 비료의 장기 연용 효과를 평가하고자 동일비료연용 논토양을 대상으로 미생물상, 미생물체량 및 세균 군락의 상호관계에 대해 조사하였다. 유기태 탄소함량은 비료를 연용한 곳 보다 볏짚 퇴비를 시용한 처리구에서 높았다. 토양 세균수는 무비구와 화학비료 시용구에 비해 퇴비, 석회, 규산을 병용한 처리구에서 비교적 높았다. 영년동일 논토양에서 Dactylosporangium, Ewingella, Geobacillus, Kocuria, Kurthia, Kytococcus, Lechevalieria, Micrococcus, Micromonospora, Paenibacillus, Pedobacter, Pseudomonas, Pseudoxanthomonas, Rhodococcus, Rothia, Sphingopyxis, Stenotrophomonas, Variovorax 등의 세균이 분리되었으며, Arthrobacter, Kocuria, Kurhtia 및 Bacillus 등의 세균이 우점하였다. 미생물체량 및 탈수소효소 활성은 볏짚퇴비 시용구에서 가장 높았다.