• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 2008

Although various criteria on the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy are applied from trial to trial, being tailored in concert with its purpose, the utmost evidences of the diagnosis are subjective symptoms and objective signs of neurologic deficit. The application and interpretation of auxiliary electrophysiological test including nerve conduction study (NCS) should be made on the context of clinical pictures. The evaluation of the functions of small, thinly myelinated or unmyelinated nerve fibers has been increasingly stressed recently with the advent of newer techniques, e.g., measurement of intraepidermal fiber density, quantitative sensory testing, and autonomic function test. And the studies with those techniques have shed light to the nature of the evolution of diabetic neuropathy. The practical application of these techniques to the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy in the individual patients, however, should be made cautiously due to several shortcomings: limited accessibility, wide overlapping zone between norm and abnormality with resultant unsatisfactory sensitivity and specificity, difficulty in performing subsequent tests, unproven quantitative correlation with clinical deficit, and invasiveness of some technique. NCS, as an extension of clinical examination, is still the most reliable electrophysiological test in evaluating neuropathy and gives the invaluable information about the nature of neuropathy, whereas the newer techniques need more refinement of the procedure and interpretation, and the accumulation of large scaled data of application to be considered as established diagnostic tools of peripheral neuropathy.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.284-288
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• 2018

Scuttle fly의 중추신경계는 알 시기와 애벌레 1령 시기는 애벌레의 크기가 너무 작아서 중추신경계를 분리하기 곤란하여 채취하지 못하여 형태를 관찰할 수 없었고, 애벌레 시기 2령(instar) 2~3일은 윗부분의 뇌가 좌측과 우측으로 분리되어 있었고 아래 부분에는 식도하신경절에 의해 복신경색이 "ㄴ"자 모양으로 연결되어 있었다. 애벌레 3령 3~5일은 2령에 비해 중추신경계가 약간 커져 있는 것을 제외하고는 동일한 특성을 가지고 있었다. 번데기 시기에는 중추신경계가 앞쪽 머리에 위치하고 있었고, 번데기 1~3일에는 애벌레 3령 시기의 모양과 형태가 거의 비슷했으며, 번데기 4~6일에는 좌측과 우측으로 분리되어 있었던 뇌 조직이 점점 밀착되어 합쳐져 있었으며 가장자리에 자리 잡은 시엽도 점점 발생하여 완성된 형태로 만들어지고 있었다. 번데기 7~9일에는 시엽 가장자리에 안구 색소(eyeball pigment)가 관찰되었고 식도하신경절이 뇌 조직과 결합되면서 복신경색 조직과 분리되기 시작하고 신경섬유(nerve fiber)도 많이 증가되고 있었다. 번데기 10~12일에는 중추신경계의 뇌와 복신경색이 뚜렷하게 분리되었고 시엽의 안구 색소도 진한 갈색으로 뚜렷이 관찰되었다. 번데기 13~15일에는 분리된 뇌와 복신경색 조직이 가느다란 신경섬유에 의해 겨우 연결되어 있었고 복신경색 조직도 위와 아래로 두 개로 분리되기 시작하였고 무수히 많은 신경섬유가 생성되어 있었다. 그리고 성충 시기에는 번데기 13~15일 시기와 거의 비슷한 특징을 가지고 있고, 특히 중추신경계 조직인 머리 부분의 뇌 조직과 가슴 앞쪽 부분의 복신경색 조직이 위치해 있는 것을 관찰하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.365-373
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• 1999

Somatostatin (SOM) is one of the major neuropeptides in dorsal root ganglion cells, but its role in spinal nociceptive process has not been well known. In present study we aimed to investigate the effect of SOM on the response of dorsal horn neurons to the various types of peripheral nociceptive stimuli in anesthetized cats. Using carbon-filament microelectrode, the single cell activities of wide dynamic range neurons were recorded from the lumbosacral enlargement after noxious mechanical (squeeze), thermal (radiant heat lamp) and cold (dry ice) stimulation to the receptive field. Sciatic nerve was stimulated electrically to evoke $A\;{\delta}-$ and C-nociceptive responses. SOM analogue, octreotide $(10\;{\mu}g/kg),$ was applied intravenously and the results were compared with those of morphine (2 mg/kg, MOR). Systemic SOM decreased the cellular responses to the noxious heat and the mechanical stimulation, but increased those to the cold stimulation. In the responses to the electric stimuli of sciatic nerve, $A\;{\delta}-nociceptive$ response was increased by SOM, while C-nociceptive response was decreased. On the other hand, MOR inhibited the dorsal horn cell responses to all the noxious stimuli. From the above results, it is concluded that SOM suppresses the transmission of nociceptive heat and mechanical stimuli, especially via C-fiber, while it facilitates those of nociceptive cold stimuli via $A\;{\delta}-fiber$.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.259-267
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• 1999

The expression of the neural cell adhesion molecule-180 (NCAM-180), which accumulates at contact sites between cells and may be responsible for the stabilization of cell contacts, was studied in the olfactory system and retina of developing and adult rats. From embryonic day 12 onwards, which was the earliest stage examined, the NCAM-180 pathway directing to the presumptive olfactory bulb was observed. In later stages, olfactory neurons and fasciculating axons in the olfactory epithelium and nerve fiber layer and glomeruli of the olfactory bulb expressed NCAM-180. From postnatal day 0, immunolabelling pattern of the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb were the same as that during later stages. NCAM-180 immunoreactivity was present on differentiating retinal cells and persisted on those cells throughout adulthood. However, contrary to the olfactory nerve which remained detectable in the adult, the optic nerve was only transiently expressed with NCAM-180 and was no longer detectable in the adult. The presence of NCAM-180 in olfactory tissues suggests their possible role in pathfinding, differentiation, fasciculation and synaptic plasticity. The continued presence of NCAM-180 in the olfactory system examined may underlie its continuous cell turnover and regenerative capacity. The continuous expression of NCAM-180 in ganglion cells, bipolar cells and photoreceptor cells, also suggests potential regenerating capability and some plastic functions for these cells in the adult. Since the expression of NCAM-180 by the optic nerve was restricted to the period of special histogenetic events, for example, during axonal growth and synaptogenesis, it is possible that the lack of NCAM-180 in the adult optic nerve might cause a nonpermissive environment for the regeneration and result in regenerative failure of this system.

• 대한의용생체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한의용생체공학회 1997년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.146-149
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• 1997

Computerized densitometry was developed or the quantitative measurement of diffuse retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) atrophy and intra- and inter-operator reliability and clinical validity of this system were evaluated. Vertical diameter, center of the optic disc, and peripapillary circles which had radii of 1.5 and 2.5 times that of the optic disc were user-interactively determined in digitized RNFL photograph and density profile along each circle was measured and normalized. The areas under the normalized density profiles of the superior and the inferior segments in both circle were used or the study of RNFL. To determine the variability and correspondence in the measurements of density variations, 21 RNFL photographs of glaucoma patients which showed varying degrees of atrophy underwent computerized densitometry by two operators on two separate occasions. Coefficient of variation in the densitometric measurements was $1.2{\sim}5.4%$. Intra- and inter-operator reliabilities were excellent. The correlations between the densitometric values and mean deviations of Humphrey C30-2 visual field showed statistical significance. Computerized densitometry of RNFL photographs was useful in the objective and quantitative assessment of diffuse RNFL atrophy.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.506-513
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• 2004

본 연구는 하치조신경의 수술적 절단이 치주인대공간에서의 파골세포에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 시행하였다. 이를 위하여 실험동물을 젊은 쥐 군 과 성 쥐 군으로 구분하여 좌측 하악골에는 하치조신경절단을 시행하여 실험측으로, 우측하악골은 가수술측으로 사용하였다. Bundle 골 표면에 위치한 파골세포의 수 그리고 파골세포의 골 흡수 활성도를 조직 형태적으로 측정하였다. 또한 Substance P 면역반응 신경섬유의 분포 변화를 치주인대와 치 수조직에서 평가하였다. Substance P 면역반응 신경섬유는 양군 실험측에서 고갈됨으로서 하치조신경의 수술적 절단이 성공적이었다는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다 실험측에서 파골세포의 수가 젊은 쥐 군 과 성 쥐 군 모두에서 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.01과 p<0.05). 그러나 파골세포의 골 흡수 활성도는 양군 모두에서 실험측과 가수술측 사이에 차이를 나타내지 않았다(P>0.05). 성 쥐 군에서 파골세포의 수가 젊은 쥐 군에 비해 유의하게 감소되었으며 (p<0.01), 파골세포의 골 흡수 활성도에서는 변화가 없었다(p>0.05). 이들 결과를 통하여 감각신경인 하치조신경의 절단과 연령증가는 치주인대 공간에서 Bundle골 표면의 파골세포의 수를 감소시켰으며 골 흡수 활성도에는 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.454-460
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• 1990

Acrylamide의 신경독성에 대해 조사하기 위하여 초기운동실조증이 유도된 생쥐의 신경계에 대한 Acrylamide의 영향을 관찰한 결과, 중추 및 말초신경조직에 있어서의 손상이 보여 척수의 전반적 공포현상, 신경원 및 신경교의 세포손상 그리고 말초신경섬유의 퇴행현상들이 보였다. 또한 이들에 대한 미세구조적 관찰에 의하여 신경원에서의 비정상적 미토콘드리아 및 척수전근 섬유에서의 수초의 균혈화 현상등이 야기됨을 알았으며 좌골신경에서의 수초의 부분적 붕괴 및 축삭형질내의 퇴행현상들도 보였다. 위와 같은 실험결과는 Acrylamide로 인한 중독의 영향이 말초신경장애의 증상으로 나타나나 최초의 신경독성효과는 중추 및 말초신경계에 대해 거의 유사한 시기에 작용함을 시사한다.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2013

Electrical stimulation is delivered to auditory nerve (AN) through the electrodes in cochlear implant system. Neurogram is a spectrogram that includes information of neural response to electrical stimulation. We hypothesized that the similarity between a neurogram and an input-sound spectrogram could show how well a cochlear implant system works. In this study, we evaluated electrical stimulus configuration of CIS strategy using the computational model. The computational model includes stochastic property and anatomical features of cat auditory nerve fiber. To evaluate similarity between a neurogram and an input-sound spectrogram, we calculated Structural Similarity Index (SSIM). The results show that the dynamic range and the stimulation rate per channel influenced SSIM. Finally, we suggested the optimal configuration within the given stimulus CIS. We expect that the results and the evaluating procedure could be employed to improve the performance of a cochlear implant system.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2002

Neuromuscular junction consist of presynaptic membrane, synaptic cleft and postsynaptic membrane. In the neuromuscular junction, presynaptic membrane is the motor nerve terminal, have many synaptic vesicle. Postsynaptic membrane is the motor end plate of muscle fiber and the most striking structural features are the deep infolding of the sarcolemma. Between the nerve and muscle cells, there is a synaptic cleft of some 50-100nm. This review shows the ultrastructure and function of neuromuscular junction, summarizes the current knowledge.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.223-230
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• 1996

Fine structure of the neuromuscular junction in the venomous organ of the spider, Agelena li'mbutq, was studied using high magnification electron microscope. The motor nerve endings at neuromuscular contact area composed of neurons and neuroslial cells were located between musculature and extracellular sheath of the venom gBand. At the synaptic contact between a motor axon and a muscle fiber in the musculature, spherical synaptic vesicles were prominent in the nerve terminal. The sarcoplasm beneath the neuromuscular synapse has a granular appearance and lacks mvofilaments. And the main axon gives off a branch between the muscle fibers. The synaptic regions of this organ are located close to the myofilaments unlike to other chelicerate classes. Moreover the postsvnaptic complex of vesicles and membrane invasinations present in other synaptic legions are absent from these legions in this venomous organ.