• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2009

경제력의 향상과 식생활의 서구화, 사회적 인식의 변화 등으로 인하여 교정치료의 수요는 증가하고 내원하는 환자들의 부정교합의 양상도 점차 변화하고 있다. 본 연구는 개원한 교정치과에 내원하는 교정환자들의 역학적 자료를 제공함으로써 교정환자들의 특성과 요구를 파악하고 전공의들의 교육과정에 도움이 되고자 시행되었다. 이를 위하여 2003년부터 2006년까지 서울시내 교정전문치과 4곳에 내원하여 두부방사선계측사진과 모형분석 등 진단분석 과정을 거친 환자 1,620명을 대상으로 부정교합의 양상과 연령대, 발치빈도와 악교정 수술빈도 등을 조사 연구하였다. 조사 결과, 전체 교정환자들 중 남자는 26.9%, 여자는 73.1%로 여자가 많았다. 연령별 분포에서 만 13세 이후의 내원 환자는 78.9%, 만 19세 이후의 환자는 59.0%였으며, 평균연령은 20.5세였다. Angle 부정교합 분류별 분포는 Class I 부정교합이 38.9%, Class II div 1은 34.8%, Class II div 2는 2.3%, Class III 부정교합은 24.0%였다. 발치빈도의 경우 전체 교정환자들 중 발치환자가 60.9%, 비발치환자가 39.1%였으며, 발치를 시행한 환자 중 상하악 제1소구치를 발거한 경우가 46.0%를 차지하였다. 악교정수술환자의 비율은 10.2%였다. 교정치과에 내원하는 성인환자, II급 부정교합 환자와 악교정수술 환자의 비율이 높기 때문에, 이에 따라 교정교육과정과 보건정책에도 변화가 필요할 것으로 생각한다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2004

상처회복과정은 염증, 재상피화, 그리고 기질의 재형성등을 포함한 포괄적인 생물학적 반응이다. 생물학적 분류체계에서, 회복능력은 매우 다양한데, 일반적으로 하등동물이 고등동물에 비교해 단순하며 뛰어난 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서, 하등동물들을 이용한 실험모델은 상처회복과 치유의 기작을 연구하는데 자주 이용되고 있다. 양서류를 이용한 피부 상처회복과정 동안의 조직화학적 특성들을 규명하기 위하여 한국산 무당개구리(Bombina orientalis)를 이용하였다. 1일, 10일 그리고 16일의 조직에서 점액물질이 활발하게 분비되는 것을 확인하였으며, PAS (periodic acid shiff)와 Alcian blue (pH 2.5) 반응에 강하게 염색되었다. PTAH(phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin) 염색을 통하여 상처 후 10일 조직에서 상처주변의 진피층에서 콜라겐의 합성이 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 세포의 유사분열의 시점을 확인하기 위한 MG-P (methyl green pyronin)염색에서 초기에는 3시간과 6시간에 강한 염색반응을 관찰하였고, 이는 23일과 27일 조직에서도 동일한 패턴으로 이어졌다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2005

악하선의 미세구조와 조직화학적 특성을 우수리땃쥐 Crocidura lasiura에서 연구하였다. 악하선은 장액선세포와 점액선세포로 구성된 혼합샘이었다. 이 샘포에서 분비된 과립들은 사이관, 과립관 그리고 줄무늬관을 거쳐 구강으로 분비되었다. 장액선세포, 점액선세포 그리고 과립관세포들은 많은 양의 조면소포체, 유리 리보솜 그리고 현저히 발달된 골지체를 기저부에, 많은 양의 과립을 정점부에 가지고 있었다. 타원형의 장액선 과립은 균질하게 밝은 구형 구슬모양을 중앙에 가지고 있었다. 점액선 과립은 균질하게 밝은 기질 내에 몇 개의 전자밀도가 있는 띠를 가짐으로서 다양한 문양을 가져 다른 포유류의 것과 구분되었다. 장액성의 분비과립과 땃쥐류, Suncus murinus와 C. dsinezumi에서 보고된 특징적 구조인 미엘린소체가 과립관세포의 세포질과 내강에서 관찰되었다. 줄무늬관세포는 많은 잘 발달된 미토콘드리아를 가지고 있었지만 분비과립은 전혀 관찰되지 않았다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2000

화학유연재와 화학호제를 생산하는 공장의 폐수와 인근 토양으로부터 화학유연제, organopolsiloxane(OPS)을 분해하는 33종의 세균을 분리했다. 이들 중 활성이 뛰어난 5균주에 대하여 미생물학적 특성과 화학유연제의 제거효율을 검토했으며, 5균주 중 화학유연제의 제거효율이 가장 양호한 W3712균주의 동정을 실시했다. 선별된 분리균주 5균주는 $37^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 진탕배양하므로서 2,500mg/l 화학유연제를 65.2~67.9% 제거시켰다. 분리균주인 W3712, S3712와 S3723균주의 생육최적 pH는 7.0~7.5였으며, 그리고 W3712균주의 생육최적온도는 $37^{\circ}C$였으나, 다른 4균주는 $30^{\circ}C$에서 생육이 가장 양호하다. 분리균주 5균주는 배양초기 pH7.0에서 화학유연제를 가장 잘 제거했으며 5일간의 매양으로 62.0-65.6%의 제거효율을 나타냈다. 그리고 W2811균주, W2823균주, S371균주는 $30^{\circ}C$에서 화학유연제를 가장 잘 제거시켰으며, W3712균주는 $37^{\circ}C$에서 가장잘 제거시켰으며 제거효율은 66.5%였다. 특히,이들 균즈에 의한 화학유연제의 제거에 있어서 통기량은 별다른 영향을 미치지 않았다. 화학유연제의 제거능이 우수한 W3712균주를 Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum W3712로 동정하고 명명하였다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.411-421
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• 1993

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of polycaprolactone strip with minocycline on the periodontal pocket in humans and the various clinical parameters in rapidly progressive periodontitis. Nine patients with rapidly progressive periodontitis were selected for the study. They had not taken antibiotics for 6 months and had no history of dental treatment for 6 months before the study. They were in good general health. By the split-mouth method, patients received a supragingival scaling, experimental group (9sites) were subjected to subgingival placement of polycaprolactone strips(1 strip) containg 30% minocyclne and control group (9 site) were subjected to subgingival placement of not polycaprolactone strips(1 strip) containing 30 A Minocycline. Strips were replaced with freshly filled ones at 1 week and 2 week. All strips were removed from pockets at 3 week Clinical examination (plaque index, gingival index, probing pocket depth) and distribution on the bacteria morphology of subgingival plaque were monitored on baseline (0 week), 1, week, 2 week, 4 week and 8 week. The result were as follows : 1. Plaque index in experimental group was not significantly reduced during all weeks(P<0.05), but slightly reduced at 2, 4 and 8 weeks and that in control group was not significantly reduced during monitoring period. 2. Probing pocket depth was significantly reduced at 2, 4 and 8 weeks(P<0.05) in experimental group, but that in control group was not siginificantly changed during monitoring period. 3. Gingival index was significantly improved at 2, 4 and 8 weeks(P<0.05) in experimental group but that in control group was not significantly changed. 4. Percentage of cocci was significantly increased at 2, 4 and 8 weeks in experimental group but that in control group was not significantly changed. 5. Percentage of non-motile rods in both group were not significantly changed when compared with those of baseline(0 week) (P<0.05). 6. Percentage of motile rods was siginificantly reduced at 1, 2 and 4 weeks in experimental group (p<0.05) but that in control group was not significantly changed. 7. Percentage of spirochetes was siginificantly reduced during all weeks(P<0.05) but that in control group was not significantly changed. The result showed that polycaprolactone containing 30% minocycline effect the clinical index and bacterial morphotype.

• BMB Reports
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2020

Inflammasomes are cytosolic, multiprotein complexes that act at the frontline of the immune responses by recognizing pathogen- or danger-associated molecular patterns or abnormal host molecules. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been reported to possess multipotency to differentiate into various cell types and immunoregulatory effects. In this study, we investigated the expression and functional regulation of NLR Family Pyrin Domain Containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome in human umbilical cord blood-derived MSCs (hUCB-MSCs). hUCB-MSCs expressed inflammasome components that are necessary for its complex assembly. Interestingly, NLRP3 inflammasome activation suppressed the differentiation of hUCB-MSCs into osteoblasts, which was restored when the expression of adaptor proteins for inflammasome assembly was inhibited. Moreover, the suppressive effects of MSCs on T cell responses and the macrophage activation were augmented in response to NLRP3 activation. In vivo studies using colitic mice revealed that the protective abilities of hUCB-MSCs increased after NLRP3 stimulation. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the NLRP3 inflammasome components are expressed in hUCB-MSCs and its activation can regulate the differentiation capability and the immunomodulatory effects of hUCB-MSCs.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제40권
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• pp.44.1-44.17
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• 2018

Background: Coffee extract has been investigated by many authors, and many minor components of coffee are known, such as polyphenols, diterpenes (kahweol and cafestol), melanoidins, and trigonelline, to have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-angiogenic, anticancer, chemoprotective, and hepatoprotective effects. Therefore, it is necessary to know its pharmacological effect on hepatocytes which show the most active cellular regeneration in body. Methods: In order to determine whether coffee extract has a beneficial effect on the liver, 20 C57BL/6J mice were intraperitoneally injected once with dialyzed coffee extract (DCE)-2.5 (equivalent to 2.5 cups of coffee a day in man), DCE-5, or DCE-10, or normal saline (control), and then followed by histological observation and IP-HPLC (immunoprecipitation high performance liquid chromatography) over 24 h. Results: Mice treated with DCE-2.5 or DCE-5 showed markedly hypertrophic hepatocytes with eosinophilic cytoplasms, while those treated with DCE-10 showed slightly hypertrophic hepatocytes, which were well aligned in hepatic cords with increased sinusoidal spaces. DCE induced the upregulations of cellular proliferation, growth factor/RAS signaling, cellular protection, p53-mediated apoptosis, angiogenesis, and antioxidant and protection-related proteins, and the downregulations of NFkB signaling proteins, inflammatory proteins, and oncogenic proteins in mouse livers. These protein expression changes induced by DCE were usually limited to the range ± 10%, suggesting murine hepatocytes were safely reactive to DCE within the threshold of physiological homeostasis. DCE-2.5 and DCE-5 induced relatively mild dose-dependent changes in protein expressions for cellular regeneration and de novo angiogenesis as compared with non-treated controls, whereas DCE-10 induced fluctuations in protein expressions. Conclusion: These observations suggested that DCE-2.5 and DCE-5 were safer and more beneficial to murine hepatocytes than DCE-10. It was also found that murine hepatocytes treated with DCE showed mild p53-mediated apoptosis, followed by cellular proliferation and growth devoid of fibrosis signaling (as determined by IP-HPLC), and subsequently progressed to rapid cellular regeneration and wound healing in the absence of any inflammatory reaction based on histologic observations.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2015

Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a constituent of turmeric powder derived from the rhizome of Curcuma longa, has been shown to inhibit the growth of various types of cancer cells by regulating cell proliferation and apoptosis. However, a need exists to design more effective analogs because of curcumin's poor intestinal absorption. EF-24 (diphenyl difluoroketone), the monoketone analog of curcumin, has shown good efficacy in anticancer screens. However, the effects of curcumin and EF-24 on salivary gland epidermoid carcinoma cells are not clearly established. The main goal of this study was to investigate the effects of curcumin and EF-24 on cell growth and induction of apoptosis in human salivary gland epidermoid carcinoma cells. Our studies showed that curcumin and EF-24 inhibited the growth of HTB-41 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, and the potency of EF-24 was > 34-fold that of curcumin. Treatment with curcumin or EF-24 resulted in nuclear condensation and fragmentation in HTB-41 cells, whereas the control HTB-41 cell nuclei retained their normal regular and oval shape. Curcumin and EF-24 promoted proteolytic cleavages of procaspase-3/-7/-9, resulting in an increase in the amount of cleaved caspase-3/-7/-9 in the HTB-41 cells. Caspase-3 and -7 activities were detected in viable HTB-41 cells treated with curcumin or EF-24. These results suggest that the curcumin and EF-24 inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in HTB-41 human salivary gland epidermoid carcinoma cells, and that they may have potential properties as an anti-cancer drug therapy.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2003

Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy,along with Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy,is an popular surgical technique performed on mandibular prognathism. However Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy has been suspected for an initial mobilization at the healing phase of segment because it does not employ the rigid fixation between segments. To execute a study on the healing phase of segment after Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy on the horizontal plane, 102 patients (204 parts) who were diagnosed mandibular prognathism and took Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy at the Yonsei University dental hospital were observed during the period of before operation, immediately postoperation, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months. The change in the width of segment and horizontal angle of proximal segment and condylar head on the Submentovertex Cephalogram taken from those patients represented following results. 1. The width of proximal and distal segment decreased with the lapse of time. It decreased into 84.5% between immediate postoperative and 6M and even continued to decrease till 12M. 2. The horizontal angle of the proximal segment did medial rotation according as the lapse of time and rigorously continued till 3M. The rotation angle of condylar head indicated its tendency of recurrence to the original position but the entire recurrence was not allowed. The bigger an initial angle was, the higher was the tendency of recurrence after the operation while the rotation angle remained still bigger. 3. After grouping into group 1, group 2,and group 3 based on the extent of the variation of rotation angle of condylar head at immediate postoperative, the variation of rotation angle was measures in each group. The result presented that the initial rotation angle of condylar head had correlation with that of proximal segment but had no relation with the extent of setback of the mandible. However a quantitative analysis alone is not a sufficient method for analyzing the healing phase of segment on the horizontal plane.Therefore a multilateral analysis using 3 dimensional data such as CT is recommendable for the future study.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.138-145
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• 2015

PURPOSE. The objective of this study was to conduct an in vitro comparative evaluation of polished and laser-dimpled titanium (Ti) surfaces to determine whether either surface has an advantage in promoting the attachment of epithelial-like cells and fibroblast to Ti. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Forty-eight coin-shaped samples of commercially pure, grade 4 Ti plates were used in this study. These discs were cleaned to a surface roughness (Ra: roughness centerline average) of 180 nm by polishing and were divided into three groups: SM (n=16) had no dimples and served as the control, SM15 (n=16) had $5-{\mu}m$ dimples at $10-{\mu}m$ intervals, and SM30 (n=16) had $5-{\mu}m$ dimples at $25-{\mu}m$ intervals in a $2{\times}4mm^2$ area at the center of the disc. Human gingival squamous cell carcinoma cells (YD-38) and human lung fibroblasts (MRC-5) were cultured and used in cell proliferation assays, adhesion assays, immunofluorescent staining of adhesion proteins, and morphological analysis by SEM. The data were analyzed statistically to determine the significance of differences. RESULTS. The adhesion strength of epithelial cells was higher on Ti surfaces with $5-{\mu}m$ laser dimples than on polished Ti surfaces, while the adhesion of fibroblasts was not significantly changed by laser treatment of implant surfaces. However, epithelial cells and fibroblasts around the laser dimples appeared larger and showed increased expression of adhesion proteins. CONCLUSION. These findings demonstrate that laser dimpling may contribute to improving the peri-implant soft tissue barrier. This study provided helpful information for developing the transmucosal surface of the abutment.