• 약학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.412-426
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• 1992

Effects of beta-carotene on the immunobiological responses were studied in ICR mice. ICR male mice were divided into 8 groups (10 mice/group), and beta-carotene at doses of 4, 20 and 100 mg/kg were orally administered to ICR mice once daily for 28 consecutive days. Cyclophosphamide (CY) was injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) to ICR mice with a single dose of 5 mg/kg body weight at 2 days before secondary immunization. Mice were sensitized and challenged with sheep red blood cells (5-RBC). Immune responses were evaluated by humoral immunity, cellular immunity and non-specific immunity. The results of this study were summarized as follows: (1) Beta-carotene significantly increased the weight ratios of liver, spleen and thymus to body weight depending on dose, and significantly increased the increasing rate of body weight and the number of circulating leukocyte. (2) Beta-carotene dose-dependently increased hemagglutination titer, Arthus reaction and hemolytic plaque forming cell related to humoral immunity. (3) Beta-carotene significantly increased delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction and rosette forming cell related to cellular immunity. (4) Beta-carotene dose-dependently increased phagocytic activity, and significantly increased natural killer (NK) cell activity. (5) Beta-carotene dose-dependently inhibited reductions in humoral immunity, cellular immunity, NK cell activity and phagocytic activity by treatment with CY.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2012

위염 및 위암 등의 발생과 관련되어 있는 Helicobacter pylori(H. pylori)는 구강의 치태와 타액에서 주로 발견이 된다. 유년시절 동안 주로 감염되는 것으로 알려져 있지만 감염경로는 불분명하다. 구강이 H. pylori의 두 번째 서식지로서 전염경로 및 위장내 H. pylori의 제균 후 재감염에 중요한 영향을 끼칠 수 있는지는 논쟁이 되고 있다. 따라서 본 저자는 문헌고찰을 통하여 구강 내에 존재하는 H. pylori에 관하여 알아보고자 하였다. 위장에 존재하는 H. pylori는 위인두반사나 구토에 의해 구강 내 발현될 수도 있으나, 구강과 위의 감염은 서로 관련성이 없는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 진단방법으로는 혈청학적검사, 요소호기검사, 중합효소연쇄반응(polymerase chain reaction: PCR)방법, Urease검사, 조직검사 등이 있으나, 타액과 치태에서는 nested PCR 방법이 주로 추천되어 진다. 구강 내 감염율은 다양하게 나타나며, 치과질환과의 연관성은 없는 것으로 사료된다. 그러나 치주질환 환자의 구강 내에서 발현율은 높게 나타나므로, 주의가 요구되며 향균 구강세척제의 사용이 권유된다. 결과적으로 구강 내 H. pylori는 정상세균총으로 사료되며, 향후 구강내 H. pylori에 관한 추가적인 많은 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2009

Purpose: The resective treatment in mandibular Degree III furcation areas includes root resection and tunnel preparation. The purpose of this retrospective study is to evaluate which treatment procedure(root resection vs tunnel preparation) has more favorable prognosis in mandibular Degree III furcation involvement. Materials and methods: The subjects of this study were patients who were treated their mandibular posteriors with either root resection(22 teeth on 22 patients) or tunnel preparation(24 teeth on 22 patients) and have participated in periodic recall check program for at least 2 years. Failure rate, plaque index, bleeding on probing and probing pocket depth were measured and the results were compared and statistically analysed. Results: Failure rates of root resection and tunnel praparation were 13.6% and 16.7%, respectively, and showed no significant difference between two procedures. No significant differences were observed between two procedures with respect to plaque index, bleeding on probing and probing pocket depth. Conclusion: root resection and tunnel preparation are both effective procedures to treat mandibular posterior furcation involvement, if adequate treatment of choice is made and patient's cooperation is accompanied. However, tunnel preparation is more preservative procedure in mandibular posterior furcation involvement since root canal treatment and prosthetic restoration are needed additionally, in case of root resection.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.147-150
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• 2005

Macrophage scavenger receptors (MSRs) induce microglial interaction with ${\beta}$-amyloid fibrils (fA${\beta}$) that are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although microglia are know n to have a dual effect on formation of plaque and clearance of fA${\beta}$ in the AD brain, receptor-mediated phagocytosis is a very important tool for preventing amyloid plaque via activated microglia in the early stage of AD. In the study, we examined whether ginsonoside Rg3 enhances the microglial Phagocytosis of A${\beta}$1-42 through Phagocytosis assay, gene expression (RT-PCR) and protein assay (western blots) for the cell responsiveness presented between Rg3-treated and non-treated groups. Fluro-labeled Ac-LDL and E.coli particles were used as control proteins for phagocytosis. In previous studies, this was a particularly interesting property of Rg3 in the stimulation and phagocytosis of macrophages in the periphery. We report here that ginsenoside Rg3 increased the expression of type-A MSR (MSR-A) in microglia and thus accelerated the phagocytosis with an effective degradation of engulfed fA${\beta}$. This result suggests that Rg3 may play an important role in removing fA${\beta}$ by enhancing the receptor-mediated phagocytosis. In addition, Rg3 could be a potential candidate for balancing the rate of production of fA${\beta}$ in AD brain.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 1986

4-carbon fatty acid인 n-Butyrate(n-BTA)는 herpes virus의 일종인 Epstein-Bat virus(EBV)에 작용해서 잠복형인 EBV를 활성형태로 유도시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 고로 본 실험에서는 mouse의 삼차신경절에 잠복하고 있는 HSV의 재활성화에 대한 n-BTA의 효과를 실험 관찰하였다. Pentobarbital로 마취시킨 mouse의 양쪽눈 각막을 30 gauge 주사바늘로 scarify한 후에 type I HSV(HSV-1) $10{\mu}1(1{\times}10^5$ plaque-forming units)를 각각 점안 감염시켰다. virus를 감염시킨 4주 후에 mouse의 삼차신경절을 적출하여 시험관 내에서 조직배양을 시행하였다. 조직배양시에 0. 1, 0. 25, 0.5. 1.0 그리고 2.0mM농도의 n-BTA를 첨가하였으며 1일, 2일, 3일간 각각 배양한 후 신경절을 연마하여 연마액내의 HSV-1 titer를Vero cell monolayer에서 plaque assay로 측정하였다. 1) n-BTA첨가군은 잠재성 HSV가 대조군에 비하여 현저하게 빨리 재활성화 되었고 재활성화되는 virus의 양도 현저히 증가되었다. 2) 24시간을 계속해서 n-BTA 각 농도를 첨가해서 배양할 군은 n-BTA 6시간 첨가 배양하고 새로운 배양액으로 갈아서 18시간 배양한 군에 비해 잠재성 virus의 재활성화가 현저히 증가되었다. 3) Gang1ionic latent HSV-1의 재 활성화에 영향을 미치는 각 농도의 n-BTA는 Vero cell의 monolayer에서의 HSV-1의 번식에는 아무런 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• 약학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.291-302
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• 1992

Effects of Zinc chloride on the immune responses were studied in ICR mice. ICR male mice were divided into 5 groups(10 mice/group) and Zinc chloride at doses of 0.3, 1.2, 4.8 and 19.2 mg/kg were orally administered to ICR male mice once a day for three weeks. Mice were sensitized and challenged with sheep red blood cells(S-RBC). The results of this study were summarized as follows; (1) Zinc chloride significantly increased the body weight rate, the weight ratios of spleen and thymus to body weight and the number of circulating leukocyte, but significantly decreased them at the high dose of it, and increased dose-dependently the weight ratio of liver to body weight. (2) Zinc chloride significantly increased hemagglutination titer, Arthus reaction and plaque forming cell related to humoral immunity, but significantly decreased them at the high dose of it. (3) Zinc chloride significantly increased delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction and rosette forming cell related to cellular immunity, but significantly decreased them at the high dose of it. (4) Zinc choride significantly enhanced phagocytic activity, but significantly decreased according to the increase of its dose. These results suggest that high dose of zinc chloride decreased humoral, cellular and non-specific immune responses.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.900-907
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• 2020

Objective: To investigate the predictive value of intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) for cardiovascular outcomes. Materials and Methods: We evaluated 217 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) (158 men; mean age, 68 ± 10 years) with a maximal carotid plaque thickness ≥ 1.5 mm for the presence of IPN using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. We compared patients with (n = 116) and without (n = 101) IPN during the follow-up period and investigated the predictors of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), including cardiac death, myocardial infarction, coronary artery revascularization, and transient ischemic accident/stroke. Results: During the mean follow-up period of 995 ± 610 days, the MACE rate was 6% (13/217). Patients with IPN had a higher maximal thickness than those without IPN (2.86 ± 1.01 vs. 2.61 ± 0.84 mm, p = 0.046). Common carotid artery-peak systolic velocity, left ventricular mass index (LVMI), and ventricular-vascular coupling index were significantly correlated with MACE. However, on multivariate Cox regression analysis, increased LVMI was independently related to MACE (p < 0.05). The presence of IPN could not predict MACE. Conclusion: The presence of IPN was related to a higher plaque thickness but could not predict cardiovascular outcomes better than conventional clinical factors in patients with CAD.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.209-218
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• 2024

연구목적: 본 연구는 스마트폰 앱을 이용한 구강근력 강화훈련 교육 콘텐츠를 개발하고 노인들에게 적용한 후 효과를 살펴보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 훈련은 2023년 8월 말부터 10월 초까지 6주 동안 총12회를 적용하였다. 수행 장소는 참여 대상자의 소속기관이며, 1회당 소요시간은 약60분이었다. 연구결과: 구강건강 증진 효과는 치면세균막(p<0.05), 치은염(p<0.001), 설태(p<0.01), 타액분비량(p<0.001)에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 프로그램 실시 전에 비해 치면세균막은 0.69 감소, 치은염은 0.99 감소, 설태는 1.11 감소, 타액 분비량은 0.73 증가하였다. 사후 두 그룹간의 비교에서도 치면세균막(p<0.001), 치은염(p<0.001), 설태(p<0.05)는 유의한 차이를 보였다. 구강근력 강화 효과는 전방부 혀 근력(p<0.001)과 후방부 혀 근력(p<0.01)에서 유의한 차이를 보였다. 전방부 혀 근력은 5.25 증가, 후방부 혀 근력은 6.82 증가하였다. 결론: 본 연구에서 개발한 스마트폰 앱 콘텐츠는 일상생활에서 노인의 구강건강 증진에 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 이를 위해서는 개발된 콘텐츠를 알리고 노인들이 잘 활용할 수 있도록 훈련하는 과정이 필요하다.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2018

목적: 이 연구의 목적은 새롭게 개발된 대한치과보철학회의 보철물 평가 기준을 적용하여 고정성, 가철성 그리고 임플란트 보철물의 성공과 실패를 평가함으로써 보철물의 수명과 이에 관련된 요인을 분석하는 데 있다. 대상 및 방법: 전국 13개 대학/종합병원 보철과에 내원한 환자들을 대상으로 구강내 사용중인 보철물을 평가하였다. 대한치과보철학회의 기준에 따라, 수는 성공, 우, 양, 가는 실패로 규정하고, 실패한 보철물의 평균 사용기간과 실패와 관련된 요인을 분석하였다. Kaplan-Meier 분석에 의한 성공률을 분석하였다. 결과: 고정성 보철 810 증례, 가철성 보철 519 증례, 그리고 임플란트 보철 475 증례, 총 1,804 증례가 연구에 포함되었다. 검사 시점에 실패로 판정된 보철물의 평균 사용기간은 고정성 보철물은 $11.41{\pm}0.30$년, 중간값은 10년이었고, 가철성 보철물은 $8.18{\pm}0.29$년, 중간값 7년이었으며, 임플란트 보철물은 $7.99{\pm}0.30$년, 중간값은 7년이었다. 실패와 관련있는 요인 중 고정성보철물은 유닛 수, 지대치 수, 근관치료된 지대치 수, 치태지수였고, 가철성 보철물의 경우 대합치였으며 임플란트 보철의 경우 임플란트 개수, 사용기간, 치태지수였다. 결론: 대한치과보철학회의 기준으로 보철물을 평가한 결과, 실패한 보철물의 평균수명은 고정성 11.41년, 가철성 8.18년, 그리고 임플란트 보철물은 7.99년이었다.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.197-208
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• 2003

This study was implemented for 84 students of dental hygiene to show the correlation between dental caries experience and improved caries activity test. Dental caries experience for the sample groups was examined and stimulative saliva secreted for 5 minutes was collected into the tube to check saliva secretion rate. Dentocult LB test was executed to observe Lactobacilli colonies after 96 hour cultivation of culture slides moistened with stimulative saliva. Dentocult SM test(screening strip, site strip) was done to measure SM colonies distribution after 48 hour cultivation of culture strips applied with collected saliva and dental plaque respectively, and salivary buffering capacity was checked by means of Dentobuff strip kit. Following conclusions are obtained after examining the relation between Dentocult LB, Dentocult SM, Dentobuff strip test results and DMFT index, salivary secretion rate. 1. Showed no significant difference between Dentocult LB test results and DMFT index, salivary secretion rate. 2. Showed no significant difference between Dentocult SM(screening strip) test results and DMFT index, salivary secretion rate. 3. Showed significant difference between Dentocult SM(site strip) test results and DMFT index(pE0.05), but showed no significant difference between Dentocult SM(site strip) test results and salivary secretion rate. 4. Showed no significant difference between Dentobuff strip test results and DMFT index, but showed a very wide difference between Dentobuff strip test results and salivary secretion rate(pE0.01).