• 대한약침학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.70-81
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• 2024

Objectives: Cognitive impairments, ranging from mild to severe, adversely affect daily functioning, quality of life, and work capacity. Despite significant efforts in the past decade, more than 200 promising drug candidates have failed in clinical trials. Herbal remedies are gaining interest as potential treatments for dementia due to their long history and safety, making them valuable for drug development. This review aimed to examine the mechanisms behind the effect of Polygonum multiflorum on cognitive function. Methods: This study focused primarily on the effects of Polygonum multiflorum and its chemical constituents on cognitive behavioral outcomes including the Morris water maze, the passive avoidance test, and the Y maze, as well as pathogenic targets of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD) like amyloid deposition, amyloid precursor protein, tau hyperphosphorylation, and cognitive decline. Additionally, a thorough evaluation of the mechanisms behind Polygonum multiflorum's impact on cognitive function was conducted. We reviewed the most recent data from preclinical research done on experimental models, particularly looking at Polygonum multiflorum's effects on cognitive decline and AD. Results: According to recent research, Poligonum multiflorum and its bioactive components, stilbene, and emodin, influence cognitive behavioral results and regulate the pathological target of cognitive impairment and AD. Their mechanisms of action include reducing oxidative and mitochondrial damage, regulating neuroinflammation, halting apoptosis, and promoting increased neurogenesis and synaptogenesis. Conclusion: This review serves as a comprehensive compilation of current experiments on AD and other cognitive impairment models related to the therapeutic effects of Polygonum multiflorum. We believe that these findings can serve as a basis for future clinical trials and have potential applications in the treatment of human neurological disorders.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.107-115
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• 2017

Over the last decade, physiologically based pharmacokinetics (PBPK) application has been extended significantly not only to predicting preclinical/human PK but also to evaluating the drug-drug interaction (DDI) liability at the drug discovery or development stage. Herein, we describe a case study to illustrate the use of PBPK approach in predicting human PK as well as DDI using in silico, in vivo and in vitro derived parameters. This case was composed of five steps such as: simulation, verification, understanding of parameter sensitivity, optimization of the parameter and final evaluation. Caffeine and ciprofloxacin were used as tool compounds to demonstrate the "fit for purpose" application of PBPK modeling and simulation for this study. Compared to caffeine, the PBPK modeling for ciprofloxacin was challenging due to several factors including solubility, permeability, clearance and tissue distribution etc. Therefore, intensive parameter sensitivity analysis (PSA) was conducted to optimize the PBPK model for ciprofloxacin. Overall, the increase in $C_{max}$ of caffeine by ciprofloxacin was not significant. However, the increase in AUC was observed and was proportional to the administered dose of ciprofloxacin. The predicted DDI and PK results were comparable to observed clinical data published in the literatures. This approach would be helpful in identifying potential key factors that could lead to significant impact on PBPK modeling and simulation for challenging compounds.

• 동아시아식생활학회:학술대회논문집
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• 동아시아식생활학회 2010년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.47-47
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• 2010

Chilliness is a complaint among menopausal women in Japan, but increasing evidence indicates that young women also suffer from chilliness. However, neither diagnostic criteria nor drug therapies exist for treating chilliness. We noticed it and recently elucidated methodological issues related to identifying women with chills. Using a discriminant analysis, we demonstrated that four parameters were important determinants of chilliness. On the other hand, after repeated reports of serious adverse effects with hormone replacement therapy, much attention has been given to the development of new remedies to alleviate menopausal depressive state in women, but methods for their preclinical evaluation have not been clarified. We previously developed a procedure to predict the effect of candidate substance on the menopausal depressive-like state in female mice. Since either chilliness or mood disorder is known to disturb a quality of life in women, in this symposium, the efficacy of Korean red ginseng on chilliness in women and depressive-like state will be discussed.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2012

미세단층촬영기법은 전임상 동물실험 분석시 고해상도의 혈관 영상화를 위한 중요한 수단이다. 이는 조직 분석과 같이 샘플 훼손이 예상되는 분석 작업 이전에 비파괴적인 방법으로 2차원 또는 3차원 이미지 재구성할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 생체 이식용 의료기기인 스텐트를 동물모델에서 전임상 분석을 하는데 있어 미세단층촬영기법의 활용방법을 제시하고 금속 스텐트(BMS)와 약물(paclitaxel)이 코팅된 스텐트(DES)의 스텐트 내 재협착정도(ISR)를 토끼 모델을 이용하여 평가하고자 하였다. BMS와 DES를 무작위적으로 토끼의 장골동맥에 식립하고 4주 후에 스텐트가 식립된 주위 혈관을 적출한 다음 스텐트 내강에 조영제를 투여하였다. 미세단층촬영기를 이용하여 50kV/200${\mu}A$의 X-ray 조사량으로 샘플을 스캔하였다. 정량적 분석을 위해 CTAN 소프트웨어를 이용하여 관심영역을 지정하여 정량적 분석을 수행하였다. 피폭 대상에 따라 각기 다른 CT값(Hounsfied Unit)을 획득할 수 있었으며(스텐트 영역; 약 1.2, 조영제 영역; 0.12~0.17, X-ray 비흡수 영역; 0~0.06), 이를 이용하여 2차원, 3차원적 영상을 획득하고 스텐트내 재협착 면적을 산출하였다. 조직병리학적 분석의 염증지수에 해당할 수 있는 확장된 스텐트의 크기를 측정하였을 때 BMS와 DES간의 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 또한 BMS 그룹의 ISR($1.52{\pm}0.48mm2$)이 DES의 ISR($0.94{\pm}0.42mm2$)에 비해 약 1.6배 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 DES에 코팅된 paclitaxel이 세포 증식을 억제하여 스텐트 내강으로 증식하는 것을 저해하였기 때문으로 판단된다. 2차원적 분석 결과 BMS의 재협착 분포는 스텐트 중간 영역에서 전면부와 후면부에 비해 비교적 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 연구 결과로 볼 때 미세단층촬영기법은 비파괴적인 방법으로 분석이 가능하며 정량적 분석을 위한 기존의 복잡한 조직병리학적 분석법의 보조적인 수단으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.