• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2006

Background : Recently, so many people are suffered from the allergic or auto-immune disease, and the representative disease is just Allergic Asthma. It is because human immune function has been decreased. Many treatments were done to treat this disease, and many methods were studied to increase immune function and to suppress the asthma. But, the effect of asthma-suppression and improvement of immune response of EH-HA(Ephedrae Herba Herbal Acupuncture) has not been studied in detail. To study the effects of EH-HA, we injected EH-HA at Joksamni(ST36) of C57BL/6 mice. Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of asthma-suppression and improvement of immune response of EH-HA(Ephedrae Herba Herbal Acupuncture). EH-HA was done at Joksamni(ST36) of the mice with ovalbumin-induced asthma. Methods : C57BL/6 mice were sensitized and challenged with OVA(ovalbumin) for 12 weeks. Two experimental groups were treated with different concentrations(1%, 0.1%) of EH-HA at Joksamni(ST36) for the later 8 weeks(3times/week). Results : 1. The lung weight of the group treated with EH-HA decreased significantly compared with that of control group. 2. The total cells in lung, total leukocytes and eosinophils in BALF of the group treated with EH-HA decreased significantly compared with those of control group. 3. Eosinophils in BALF of the group treated with EH-HA in photomicrographs decreased significantly compared with those of control group. 4. The concentrations of IL-13, IgE, IL-4 in serum and IL-4 in BALF of the group treated with EH-HA decreased significantly compared with those of control group. 5. The numbers of $Gr-1^+/CD11b^+\;cells,\;CD3e^-/CCR3^+\;cells,\;CD4^+\;cells,\;CD8^+\;cells,\;CD3e^+/CD69^+\;cells\;and\;IgE^+/B220^+\;cells$ in lung of the group treated with EH-HA decreased significantly compared with those of control group. 6. In RT-PCR, the mRNA expression of IL-4, IL-5 and IL-13 in the group treated with EH-HA decreased compared with those of control group. Conclusion : These results suggested that EH-HA at Joksamni(ST36) in C57BL/6mice may be effective to OVA-induced asthma of C57BL/6 mice.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2002

생태계의 필수원소이고 대기오염의 주물질인 질소와 황의 유입량, 유출량과 연물질 수지를 밝히기 위하여 집수역의 특성이 알려지고, 수문학 연구시설이 구비된 산림청 임업연구원중부시험장내 관릉 시험림의 침엽수림과 활엽수림 소유역 생태계에서 강수량과 유출수량을 측정하고, 이 속에 있는 두 물질의 함량을 분석하고 이를 수문학적 자료와 통합하였다. 광릉의 연평균 강수량은 12,916 ton·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/이었고, 연평균 유출량은 각각 5,094(39%)와 7,467 ton·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/(59%)로서 침엽수림이 활엽수림보다 더 낮았다. 강수에 의한 N(NO₃/sup -/+NH₄/sup +/)와 SO/sup 2-/₄의 연평균 유입량은 각각 12.50과 81.72kg·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/이었다. 유출수를 통하여 생태계로부터 유출되는 N(NO₃/sup -/+NH₄/sup +/)와 SO/sup 2+/₄의 유출량은 침엽수림소유역에서 각각 0.06과 39.23 kg·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/이었고, 활엽수림소유역에서 각각 0.15, 55.46kg·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/로서 질소와 황은 생산성이 높은 천이초기 단계에 있는 침엽수림이 극상단계에 있는 활엽수림 소유역보다 적었는데 이는 물질생산에 의하여 이들 물질이 생물체의 조직에 축적되었음을 시사하였다. 이 결과로부터 계산한 N(NO₃/sup -/+NH₄/sup +/)와 SO/sup 2-/₄의 연수지는 침엽수림소유역에서 각각 +12.46, +42.49kg·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/, 활엽수림소유역에서 각각 -11.35, +26.26 kg·ha/sup -1/·yr/sup -1/로서 두 생태계에 축적되었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.340-346
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• 2000

본 실험은 질소 시비 수준 0, 80, 160, $240kg\;ha^{-1}$에 따른 율무 1호 품종의 생육 특성, 조곡 수량, 질소축적 및 수확 후 토양의 화학성분 변화를 조사하였다. 질소시비 수준이 증가될수록 출수, 개화기는 단축되었으나 개화기부터 수확기까지 소요되는 기간은 증가되어 파종에서 수확기까지 소요되는 기간은 0-5 일 증가되었다. 질소시비 수준이 증가할수록 간장, 주분얼경의 수, 착립부위고는 유의한 증가를 보였다 (P<0.05). 주간절수, 주간직경, 착립부위장은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 주간의 소수지경수, 주간의 착립절간은 유의한 증가가 있었으나 $80kg\;ha^{-1}$ 이상에서는 큰 차이가 없었다 (P<0.05) 조명나방 피해는 질소 $240kg\;ha^{-1}$ 처리구에서 30%로 높아 수량감소의 요인으로 작용하였다. 수량구성요소는 질소시비량과 비례하여 양호해지는 경향이었으나 주당립수는 질소시비량 $160kg\;ha^{-1}$ 구에서 가장 많아 조곡 수량이 $3,410kg\;ha^{-1}$로 최고 질소 시비수준인 $240kg\;ha^{-1}$구에 비해 $140kg\;ha^{-1}$ 많았다. 질소사용효율은 질소시비량이 증가할수록 감소하였다. 실험후 토양중 총 질소함량은 실험전에 비해 질소 0, $80kg\;ha^{-1}$ 구에서는 낮았으며 질소 160, $240kg\;ha^{-1}$ 구에서는 높았다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2021

옥타칼슘포스페이트(OCP, Ca₈H₂(PO₄)₆·5H₂O)는 골전도성과 생체적합성을 가진 생분해성 인산칼슘계 재료 중 하나이다. 기질세포를 자극하여 조골세포로 분화하는 성질을 가지고 있어 빠른 골형성 및 재흡수되는 장점을 가지고 있다. 그러나 OCP가 체내에 삽입되면 분말 사이의 약한 응집력으로 인해 지지체의 형태를 유지하지 못하고 빠르게 분해된다. 반면, OCP와 유사한 결정구조를 갖는 수산화인회석(HA, Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂)은 골결손이 회복된 이후까지도 분해되지 않고 체내에 남아있다. 이 연구에서는 SBF(simulated body fluid) 용액에 HA 첨가량이 다른 OCP/HA disc을 침적한 후 기간에 따른 Weight loss, pH 변화 및 미세구조 변화의 측면에서 분해거동을 조사하였다. 그 결과 OCP/HA disc는 HA 함량에 관계없이 2주 동안 형태를 유지하였다. 특히, 40HA 시편의 표면이 균일하게 용해되는 양상을 보였고 SBF 용액 침적 후 7일 후부터 disc의 표면에 CDHA(calcium deficient hydroxyapatite)가 형성되었다. 이러한 결과는 40HA 시편이 골결손부의 회복을 위한 지지체로 적합하다는 것을 보여준다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.183-205
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• 2021

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to analyze the effectiveness of maxillary stabilization splint (SS) therapy to reduce headache (HA) intensity and HA frequency in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD)-HA comorbidity. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using full-arch coverage, hard resin, and maxillary SS therapy were included. Electronic databases, including Cochrane Library, MEDLINE through PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE, were searched. The risk of bias was analyzed based on Cochrane's handbook. The search yielded 247 references up to January 28, 2020. Nine RCTs were included at a high risk of bias. The comparison groups included other splints, counseling, jaw exercises, medications, neurologic treatment, and occlusal equilibration. Four studies reported a statistically significant reduction in HA intensity, and five studies reported significant improvement in HA frequency from baseline at 2-12 months in patients with TMD-HA comorbidity treated with a full-arch hard maxillary SS. HA frequency in tension-type HA (TTH) comorbid with TMD diagnoses of myofascial pain (MFP) or capsulitis/synovitis improved significantly with SS than that with full-arch maxillary non-occluding splint (NOS) in two studies. Comparison groups receiving hard partial-arch maxillary splint nociceptive trigeminal inhibition (NTI) showed statistically significant improvements in HA intensity in patients with mixed TMD phenotypes of MFP and disc displacement comorbid with "general HA." Comparison groups receiving partial-arch maxillary resilient/soft splint (Relax) showed significant improvements in both HA intensity and frequency in patients with HA concomitant with MFP. The meta-analysis showed no statistically significant difference in the improvement of pain intensity at 2-3 months with comparison of the splints (partial-arch soft [Relax], hard [NTI], and full-arch NOS) or splint use compliance at 6-12 months with comparison of the splints (partial-arch Relax and full-arch NOS) versus the SS groups in patients with various TMD-HA comorbidities. In conclusion, although SS therapy showed a statistically significant decrease in HA intensity and HA frequency when reported, the evidence quality was low due to the high bias risk and small sample size. Therefore, further studies are required.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.317-334
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• 1995

The purpose of this study was to compare the bone formation, maturation around HA-and titaniumcoated dental implants in dog. 5 hydroxyapatite coated IMZ implants and 5 titanium coated IMZ implants were placed into the previously extracted site in the mandible of 5 adults dogs. All dogs were injected intravenously Tetracycline, Alizalin red S, and Calcein for bone fluorescent labelling, After the experimental period of 16weeks, the dogs were sacrificed and tissue samples around the implants were obtained. Microscopic observations(ligth, polariged and fluorescence microscope), morphometric analysis, line profile with EPMA, and quantitative analysis for Ca,P, and Ti were performed. The results were as follows ; 1. Bone maturations around the implants were relatively lower than those of natural teeth. No significant differences in bone maturation and remodeling patterns were observed between the two implants groups. 2. Calcification of bone surrounding the implants was initiated in 8-11 weeks for HA-coated implants, while it took 11 weeks or more for Ti-coated implants. 3. Bone-to-implants contact ratio of 82.63% was recorded for HA-coated group and 72.25% for titanium coated group, with no significant difference between the two groups. 4. Bone around the implants exhibited reduced quantity of Ca and P in the $100{\mu}m$ region relative to natural teeth, while the rest of the regions showed no statistical differences. No significant differences were found between the two implant groups. 5. There was a separation of HA layer from the implant core and subsequent infiltration of inflammatory cells into the resulting space in the HA-coated implants, and evidences of phagocytosis of HA particles by macrophages. Bone calcification was more rapid around HA-coated implants compared to titanium-coated implants, but HA coated implants did not show any significant differences either in the degree of calcification or the bone-to-implant contact ratio over Ti coated implants. HA coated implants may have complications associated with HA absorption and separation of HA layer from the implant core.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.39-46
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• 1980

This experiment has been made to evaluate the distribution of OEP-HA titer, protease-HA titer and elastase-HA titer of antibody which are the common antigen of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the serum of healthy mother-newborn infant-pairs, term pregnancy women and under 7 month old infants. By analysing the normal limt of these antibodies, it is expected that the result can be clinically applicable to the diagnosis, management and prevention of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, which shows rapid increase nowadays, 1. The Anti OEP-HA titer showed under 1:8, a very low titer, in 73% of cord sera group, but over 1:32 in 68% of mother sera group. 2. In healthy mother-newborn infant-pairs group, the anti OEP-HA titer of mothers showed 1:56, 48, much higher than that of newborn infant, 1:16.42. from which it can be concluded that their titer has no relation between the two. 3. The anti OEP-HA titers of healthy mother and term pregnancy women showed 1:56.5 and 1:53, 4, respectively, which are very similar to each ether, but in infant group, the titer showed 1:33, 51 higher than that of cord sera, 1:16.42 4. The anti protease-HA titer showed under 1:8 in 64-77.5% of total cases, which is lower than that of anti OEP-HA titer. 5. The anti elastase-HA titer showed under 1:8 in 93.75% of cord sera group and in 70.27-76.37% of infant, term perenancy women and mother group, but in infant group, the anti elastase-HA titer showed 1:16.56 higher than that of cord sera group 1:8.5.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.280-287
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• 2015

Current influenza vaccines are produced in embryonated chicken eggs. However, egg-based vaccines have various problems. To address these problems, recombinant protein vaccines have been developed as new vaccine candidates. Unfortunately, recombinant proteins frequently encounter aggregation and low stability during their biogenesis. It has been previously demonstrated that recombinantly expressed proteins can be greatly stabilized with high solubility by fusing stabilizing peptide (SP) derived from the C-terminal acidic tail of human synuclein (ATS). To investigate whether SP fusion proteins can induce protective immunity in mice, we produced influenza HA and SP fusion protein using a baculovirus expression system. In in vitro tests, SP-fused recombinant HA1 (SP-rHA1) was shown to be more stable than recombinant HA1 (rHA1). Mice were immunized intramuscularly with baculovirus-expressed rHA1 protein or SP-rHA1 protein ($2{\mu}g/mouse$) formulated with aluminum hydroxide. Antibody responses were determined by ELISA and hemagglutination inhibition assay. We observed that SP-rHA1 immunization elicited HA-specific antibody responses that were comparable to rHA1 immunization. These results indicate that fusion of SP to rHA1 does not negatively affect the immunogenicity of the vaccine candidate. Therefore, it is possible to apply SP fusion technology to develop stable recombinant protein vaccines with high solubility.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.218-225
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• 2016

This experiment was conducted in Suwon and Iksan city from 2012 to 2014 to evaluate soil erosion and nutrient loss from irrigated paddy fields during cropping period. Rainfall amount and rainfall erosivity of $EI_{30}$ were, on average, 1,026 mm and $3,922mm\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}hr^{-1}$ for the cropping period, respectively, and the rainfall event with maximum $EI_{30}$ occurred in July. Annual average of runoff was $2,508MT\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ in Suwon and $3,375MT\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ in Iksan, accounting for 36% of rainfall of the cropping period. Nutrient loss by runoff, on average, was $7.0kg\;N\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$, $1.3kg\;P\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$, and $16.6kg\;K\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$; N, P, and K loss were 5.0, 0.6, and $8.3kg\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$, respectively, in Suwon and 8.9, 1.9, and $16.7kg\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ in Iksan. Soil loss in Korean paddy rice was evaluated as $0.33MT\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ ranging from $0.05MT\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$ to $0.88MT\;ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$. Amount of soil loss, however, depended on areas and year influenced by variation of rainfall amount and intensity. Interestingly, soil erosion in Iksan in 2012 was remarkably greater than those in other periods due to heavy rainfall between late May and June with soil flake dispersion right after the rice-planting season.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.617-627
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• 2006

Statement of problem: HA has been used as a coating material on Ti implants to improve osteoconductivity. However. it is difficult to form uniform HA coatings on implants with complex surface geometries using a plasma spraying technique. Purpose : To determine if Ti6Al4V sintered porous-surfaced implants coated with HA sol-gel coated and hydrothermal treated would accelerate osseointegration. Materials and Methods : Porous implants which were made by electric discharge were used in this study. Implants were anodized and hydrothermal treatment or HA sol-gel coating was performed. Hydrothermal treatment was conducted by high pressure steam at $300^{\circ}C$ for 2 hours using a autoclave. To make a HA sol, triethyl phosphite and calcium nitrate were diluted and dissolved in anhydrous ethanol and mixed. Then anodized implant were spin-coated with the prepared HA sols and heat treated. Samples were soaked in the Hanks solution with pH 7.4 at $37^{\circ}C$ for 6 weeks. The microstructure of the specimens was observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the composition of the surface layer was analyzed with an energy dispersive spectroscope (EDS). Results : The scanning electron micrographs of HA sol-gel coated and hydrothermal treated surface did not show any significant change in the size or shape of the pores. After immersion in Hanks' solution the precipitated HA crystals covered macro- and micro-pores The precipitated Ca and P increased in Hanks' solution that surface treatment caused increased activity. Conclusion : This study shows that sol-gel coated HA and hydrothermal treatment significantly enhance the rate of HA formation due to the altered surface chemistry.