• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.113-121
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• 2013

목 적 : 본 연구에서는 침치료가 비만치료의 주요방법인 식욕억제에 효과적인지 알아보기 위하여 굶긴 쥐 시상하부에서 NPY와 LR의 발현 변화를 실험을 통하여 연구하였다. 방 법 : 생후 6주 Sprague-Dawley rats를 한 군에 다섯 마리씩 배정하여 대조군-무치료, 대조군-이침치료, 대조군-족삼리치료, 대조군-임의혈치료, 실험군-무치료, 실험군-이침치료, 실험군-족삼리치료, 실험군-임의혈치료의 8군으로 분류하여 실험하였다. 실험군은 3일간 물만 공급하고 사료를 금식시켰고, 침자극은 하루 2회 3일간 시행하였다. 침은 직경 0.3 mm 이었고, 양측혈을 사용하였고, 2-4 mm 깊이로 자입 하였으며, 20분 유침하였다. 3일 후 pentobarbital로 마취하여 사망시켰고, 4% paraformaldehyde로 조직을 고정한 후 뇌조직을 관상으로 $40{\mu}m$두께로 잘랐다. 식욕조절중후인 시상하부의 paraventricular nucleus(PVN)에서 NPY와 LR의 발현을 면역조직법으로 보았다. 결 과 : 굶기지 않은 대조군에 비하여 굶긴 실험군에서 시상하부 PVN 에서 NPY의 증가와 LR 감소가 나타났다. 굶긴 실험군에 이침, 족삼리, 임의혈 자침시 시상하부 PVN 에서 NPY의 감소가 나타났으며, 이침이 타침 자침에 비하여 NPY의 감소를 더욱 크게 나타냈다. 굶기지 않은 정상상태에서 이침, 족삼리, 임의혈 자침시 NPY의 증가가 있었으며 이는 자침에 의한 스트레스로 인한 것으로 보여진다. 굶긴 실험군에 이침 자침 시에만 시상하부 PVN에서 LR의 증가가 있었으며 정상상태에서 자침시 LR 발현의 변화는 없었다. 결 론 : 이상의 연구결과로서 이침치료가 식욕을 억제하는데 가장 유의한 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2005

이 연구의 목적은 근단공의 크기가 다양한 치아에서 근단공 확대의 유무에 따른 근관성형시 치아의 미세누출을 평가하기 위함이다. 1근관 치아 60개를 치근첨 상방 5mm에서 절단후 각 치아의 근단공 크기에 따라 큰 근단공 (L) 작은 근단공 (S)으로 나누었다 이 두 군을 치근첨 상방 5mm의 횡단면상 근관의 형태로 원형 (R)과 난형 (O)으로 나누었다(SR, SO, LR, LO). 각 군은 Quantec series Nickel-Titanium (Ni-Ti) rotary file을 이용하여 .02 taper로 성형 후 측방가압법으로 충전하였다. 누출은 40 $cmH_2O$ 압력하에 fluid transport method로 측정하였다. 측정 후 누출이 있는 시편은 .04 taper와 .06 taper로 재근관치료 하여 다세 미세누출을 평가하였다. 통계학적으로 chi-square test와 fisher's exact test를 이용하였다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. .02 taper로 성형한 군에서는 근단공의 크기에 따른 미세누출은 통계적으로 유의성이 있었고 (p < 0.05) .04 taper로 성형한 군에서는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다 (p > 0.05) .2.근첨 상방 5 mm에서 근관단면의 형태에 따른 미세누출은 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다 (p > 0.05). 3. LR group과 LO group에서는 .02 taper로 성형한 군과 .04 taper로 성형한 군사이에 유의한 차이를 보였다 (p < 0.05).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1836-1843
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• 2019

Objective: Social genetic effects (SGE) are an important genetic component for growth, group productivity, and welfare in pigs. The present study was conducted to evaluate i) the feasibility of the single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (ssGBLUP) approach with the inclusion of SGE in the model in pigs, and ii) the changes in the contribution of heritable SGE to the phenotypic variance with different scaling ${\omega}$ constants for genomic relationships. Methods: The dataset included performance tested growth rate records (average daily gain) from 13,166 and 21,762 pigs Landrace (LR) and Yorkshire (YS), respectively. A total of 1,041 (LR) and 964 (YS) pigs were genotyped using the Illumina PorcineSNP60 v2 BeadChip panel. With the BLUPF90 software package, genetic parameters were estimated using a modified animal model for competitive traits. Giving a fixed weight to pedigree relationships (${\tau}:1$), several weights (${\omega}_{xx}$, 0.1 to 1.0; with a 0.1 interval) were scaled with the genomic relationship for best model fit with Akaike information criterion (AIC). Results: The genetic variances and total heritability estimates ($T^2$) were mostly higher with ssGBLUP than in the pedigree-based analysis. The model AIC value increased with any level of ${\omega}$ other than 0.6 and 0.5 in LR and YS, respectively, indicating the worse fit of those models. The theoretical accuracies of direct and social breeding value were increased by decreasing ${\omega}$ in both breeds, indicating the better accuracy of ${\omega}_{0.1}$ models. Therefore, the optimal values of ${\omega}$ to minimize AIC and to increase theoretical accuracy were 0.6 in LR and 0.5 in YS. Conclusion: In conclusion, single-step ssGBLUP model fitting SGE showed significant improvement in accuracy compared with the pedigree-based analysis method; therefore, it could be implemented in a pig population for genomic selection based on SGE, especially in South Korean populations, with appropriate further adjustment of tuning parameters for relationship matrices.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1037-1045
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluation the effect of translucency on CAD/CAM ceramic according to different core/veneer thicknesses. Methods: A total of 42 samples from 2 groups of 7 ceramic cores, each with 3 thickness values (0.8, 1.0, 1.2 mm) were manufactured. The veneers were also manufactured in 3 thicknesses (0.3, 0.5, 0.7 mm). The group names were based on the name of the ceramic core (IPS e.Max CAD; LD, and IPS Empress CAD; LR). The associated number was determined by the combined thickness of the core and veneer: 1 = (0.8 + 0.7); 2 = (1.0 + 0.5); 3 = (1.2 + 0.3). The translucency was measured using a spectrophotometer and defined via the contrast ratio (CR) and translucency parameter (TP). Two-way ANOVA was performed to compare the 2 groups (material and thickness). Results: As the core thickness increased, the TP value also increased, and the CR value (for LR group) decreased. The results of 2-way ANOVA demonstrated that the thicknesses of different core/veneer combinations significantly affected the translucency (p<0.05). Conclusions: The different core and veneer thicknesses affected the translucency of CAD/CAM ceramic.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2016

Hydatidosis has become a real concern for health care institutions and animal rearers in Tunisia. The Tunisian endemicity is aggravated by the growing number of dogs and the difficulty of getting rid of contaminated viscera because of the lack of equipment in most slaughterhouses. Therefore, microscopic and molecular tools were applied to evaluate the role of slaughterhouses in canine infection and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s. l.) egg dissemination. Exposure risk to E. granulosus s. l. eggs in urban and rural areas was explored in order to implant preventive and adapted control strategies. Microscopic examinations detected taeniid eggs in 152 amongst 553 fecal samples. The copro-PCR demonstrated that 138 of 152 taeniid samples analyzed were positive for E. granulosus s. l. DNA. PCR-RFLP demonstrated that all isolated samples belonged to E. granulosus sensu stricto (s. s.). An important environmental contamination index (25.0%) by E. granulosus s. l. eggs was demonstrated. The average contamination index from the regions around slaughterhouses (23.3%; 95% CI: 17.7-28.9%) was in the same range as detected in areas located far from slaughterhouses (26.0%, 95% CI: 21.3-30.8%). Echinococcosis endemic areas were extended in both rural (29.9%, 95% CI: 24.8-34.9%) and urban locations (18.1%, 95% CI: 13.0-22.9%). The pathogen dissemination is related neither to the presence/absence of slaughterhouses nor to the location in urban or rural areas, but is probably influenced by human activities (home slaughtering) and behavior towards the infected viscera.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.725-734
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• 2021

Objective: To intraindividually compare hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) washout between MRIs using hepatobiliary agent (HBA) and extracellular agent (ECA). Materials and Methods: This study included 114 prospectively enrolled patients with chronic liver disease (mean age, 55 ± 9 years; 94 men) who underwent both HBA-MRI and ECA-MRI before surgical resection for HCC between November 2016 and May 2019. For 114 HCCs, the lesion-to-liver visual signal intensity ratio (SIR) using a 5-point scale (-2 to +2) was evaluated in each phase. Washout was defined as negative visual SIR with temporal reduction of visual SIR from the arterial phase. Illusional washout (IW) was defined as a visual SIR of 0 with an enhancing capsule. The frequency of washout and MRI sensitivity for HCC using LR-5 or its modifications were compared between HBA-MRI and ECA-MRI. Subgroup analysis was performed according to lesion size (< 20 mm or ≥ 20 mm). Results: The frequency of portal venous phase (PP) washout with HBA-MRI was comparable to that of delayed phase (DP) washout with ECA-MRI (77.2% [88/114] vs. 68.4% [78/114]; p = 0.134). The frequencies were also comparable when IW was allowed (79.8% [91/114] for HBA-MRI vs. 81.6% [93/114] for ECA-MRI; p = 0.845). The sensitivities for HCC of LR-5 (using PP or DP washout) were comparable between HBA-MRI and ECA-MRI (78.1% [89/114] vs. 73.7% [84/114]; p = 0.458). In HCCs < 20 mm, the sensitivity of LR-5 was higher on HBA-MRI than on ECA-MRI (70.8% [34/48] vs. 50.0% [24/48]; p = 0.034). The sensitivity was similar to each other if IW was added to LR-5 (72.9% [35/48] for HBA-MRI vs. 70.8% [34/48] for ECA-MRI; p > 0.999). Conclusion: Extracellular phase washout for HCC diagnosis was comparable between MRIs with both contrast agents, except for tumors < 20 mm. Adding IW could improve the sensitivity for HCC on ECA-MRI in tumors < 20 mm.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.17-28
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• 2003

본 연구는 유산균의 급여가 육계의 생산성, 영양소 이용성, 장내미생물, 계사내 환경 요인 및 혈청내 생화학적인 변화에 대한 영향을 구명하고자 실시하였다. 사양실험은 1일령 육계 수평아리 480수를 평사로 7주간 실행하였다. 첨가된 유산균 배양물은 육계 맹장에서 유래한 Lactobacillus reuteri 였으며, 첨가수준은 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4%였다. 체중은 1주령부터 유산균 배양물 급여구에서 대조구에 비하여 높았으며, 7주령에는 82~212g이 현저하게 높았다 (P<0.05). 사료섭취 량은 0.1% 첨가구가 가장 높았으며 및 사료요구율은 처리구간에 통계적인 차이가 없었다. 소화기관내 미생물 변화에서 유산균 배양물의 첨가구가 무첨가 대비유산균의 수는 회장과 맹장에서 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 7주령에 맹장에서는 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며(P<0.05), 혐기성 미생물도 비슷한 경향을 보였다. E. coli와 Salmonella 늘 처리구간에 차이가 없었다 혈청내 total protein과 albumin 의 함량은 LR 0.1%구가 각각 3주령과 7주령에 가장 높게 나타났으며(P<0.05), total cholesterol은 처리구간에 일관적인 차이가 나타나지 않았다. Triglyceride는 3주령과 5주령에서 LR급여구가 대조구에 비하여 높게 나타났으며(P<0.05), glucose, blood urea nitrogen 그리고 calcium은 전 기간에 걸쳐 처리간 비슷하게 나타났다. inorganic phosphate는 7주령에서 LR 0.2%와LR 0.4% 급여구가 대조구에 비하여 함량이 높은 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). 영양소 이용율에서 건물소화율은 LR 0.4% 급여구가 대조구에 비하여 증가하였으며(P<0.05), 단백질, Ca 이용율도 전체적으로 향상되었다(P<0.05). 계분내, NH$_3$ gas 발생량은 LR급여구에서 현저하게 감소하여 1/3~l/2의 수준을 유지하였다(P<0.05). 자리깃(왕겨)의 수분함량은 유산균 급여구가 무첨가 대비 감소되는 경향을 보였다. 이상의 결과에서 유산균 배양물의 급여는 육계의 생산성 향상과 사육환경 개선에 효과적으로 작용하였다고 판단된다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2011

Objective: To evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS), fracture mode, wire pull out (WPO) resistance and microleakage between low-shrinking and conventional composites used as a lingual retainer adhesive. Methods: A total of 120 human mandibular incisor teeth, extracted for periodontal reasons, were collected. Sixty of them were separated into two groups. To determine the SBS, either Transbond-LR (3M-Unitek) or Silorane (3M-Espe) was applied to the lingual surface of the teeth by packing the material into standard cylindrical plastic matrices (Ultradent) to simulate the lingual retainer bonding area. To test WPO resistance, 20 samples were prepared for each composite where the wire was embedded in the composite materialand cured. Then tensile stress was applied until failure of the composite occurred. The remaining 60 teeth were divided into two groups and multi-stranded 0.0215-inch diameter wire was bonded with the same composites. Microleakage was evaluated by the dye penetration method. Statistical analyses were performed by Wilcoxon, Pearson chi-square, and Mann-Whitney-U tests at p < 0.05 level. Results: The SBS and WPO results were not statistically significant between the two groups. Significant differences were found between the groups in terms of fracture mode (p < 0.001). Greater percentages of the fractures showed mix type failure (85%) for Silorane and adhesive (60%) for Transbond-LR. Microleakage values were lower in low-shrinking composite than the control and this difference was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Low-shrinking composite produced sufficient SBS, WPO and microleakage values on the etched enamel surfaces, when used as a lingual retainer composite.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.1299-1306
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• 2024

Antibiotics are used to control infectious diseases. However, adverse effects of antibiotics, such as devastation of the gut microbiota and enhancement of the inflammatory response, have been reported. Health benefits of fermented milk are established and can be enhanced by the addition of probiotic strains. In this study, we evaluated effects of fermented milk containing Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus (L. rhamnosus) SNUG50430 in a mouse model with antibiotic treatment. Fermented milk containing 2 × 10⁵ colony-forming units of L. rhamnosus SNUG50430 was administered to six week-old female BALB/c mice for 1 week. Interleukin (IL)-10 levels in colon samples were significantly increased (P < 0.05) compared to water-treated mice, whereas interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) were decreased, of mice treated with fermented milk containing L. rhamnosus SNUG50430-antibiotics-treated (FM+LR+Abx-treated) mice. Phylum Firmicutes composition in the gut was restored and the relative abundances of several bacteria, including the genera Coprococcus and Lactobacillus, were increased in FM+LR+Abx-treated mice compared to PBS+Abx-treated mice. Interestingly, abundances of genus Coprococcus and Lactobacillus were positively correlated with IL-5 and IL-10 levels (P < 0.05) in colon samples and negative correlated with IFN-γ and TNF-α levels in serum samples (P < 0.001). Acetate and butyrate were increased in mice with fermented milk and fecal microbiota of FM+LR+Abx-treated mice were highly enriched with butyrate metabolism pathway compared to water-treated mice (P < 0.05). Thus, fermented milk containing L. rhamnosus SNUG50430 was shown to ameliorate adverse health effects caused by antibiotics through modulating immune responses and the gut microbiota.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.249-254
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 half-life가 긴 DHEAS를 스트레스 관련 호르몬으로 보고 다음과 같은 실험을 실시하였다. 실험 1) 매일 30분씩 3주간 장기 고온스트레스 부과 후 4일간의 휴식을 준 생쥐에서의 DHEAS 변화를 관찰하여 이를 cortisol과 비교하였다. 그 결과 cortisol의 경우 장기 고온스트레스 부과 후 즉시 혈액을 채취한 그룹(LW)과 4일간의 휴식 후 혈액을 채취한 그룹(LR) 모두 대조군(C)에 비해 유의적 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 이에 반해 DHEAS는 장기 고온스트레스 부과 후 즉시 혈액을 채취한 그룹(LW)에서 대조군에 비해 유의적인 감소(p<0.05)를 보였으며, 4일간의 휴식(LR)을 준 후에도 여전히 유의적인 차이를 유지하였다(p<0.05). 실험 2) 고온스트레스를 매일 30분씩 1주간, 2주간, 3주간 부과한 그룹에서의 휴식 기간별 혈청 DHEAS농도 차이를 측정하였다. 그 결과 스트레스 기간이 길어질수록 혈청 DHEAS농도가 감소되는 경향을 나타내었으며, 10일간의 휴식을 주었음에도 2주간, 3주간 부과한 그룹에서 여전히 대조군에 비해 낮은 농도를 유지하였다(p<0.05). 이러한 결과로 보아 cortisol을 이용한 기존방식은 스트레스가 사라진 후의 상태를 파악하는데 어려움이 있었던데 반해, DHEAS는 변화된 상태를 지속적으로 유지함으로써 스트레스가 사라진 후의 상태를 파악하는데 적합한 호르몬으로 판단된다.