• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제66권5호
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• pp.511-524
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• 2023

Objective : This animal model aimed to compare the rat group that received brain irradiation and did not receive additional treatment (only saline) and the rat group that underwent brain irradiation and received Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) treatment. In addition, the effects of G-CSF on brain functions were examined by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and histopathologically. Methods : This study used 24 female Wistar albino rats. Drug administration (saline or G-CSF) was started at the beginning of the study and continued for 15 days after whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). WBRT was given on day 7 of the start of the study. At the end of 15 days, the behavioral tests, including the three-chamber sociability test, open field test, and passive avoidance learning test, were done. After the behavioral test, the animals performed the MR spectroscopy procedure. At the end of the study, cervical dislocation was applied to all animals. Results : G-CSF treatment positively affected the results of the three-chamber sociability test, open-space test and passive avoidance learning test, cornu Ammonis (CA) 1, CA3, and Purkinje neuron counts, and the brain levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and postsynaptic density protein-95. However, G-CSF treatment reduced the glial fibrillary acidic protein immunostaining index and brain levels of malondialdehyde, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, nuclear factor kappa-B, and lactate. In addition, on MR spectroscopy, G-CSF had a reversible effect on brain lactate levels. Conclusion : In this first designed brain irradiation animal model, which evaluated G-CSF effects, we observed that G-CSF had reparative, neuroprotective and anti-neurodegenerative effects and had increased neurotrophic factor expression, neuronal counts, and morphology changes. In addition, G-CSF had a proven lactate-lowering effect in MR spectroscopy and brain materials.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.650-659
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• 1999

목 적: 산소를 이용하는 세포들은 반응성 산소기(reactive oxygen species, ROS)로 부터 자신을 보호하는 기전을 가지고 있는데, thioredoxin system으로부터 전자를 받아 과산화물을 물로 환원시키는 생화학적 성질을 가진 효모 단백질을 발견하여 이를 thioredoxin peroxidase(TPX)로 명명하였다. 이는 효모 뿐 아니라 체내 여러 장기에 고루 분포되어 있으며, 특허 종양세포에서 유리되는 반응생 산소기를 제거함으로써 종양세포의 발생(initiation), 성장(promotion) 및 전이(metastasis)를 억제하는 역할을 할 것으로 알려져 있으며, 폐암, 유방암 등의 종양세포내에서의 발현이 증가되는 것으로 보고되었다. 한편, 폐암의 치료에 있어서 방사선 치료는 폐암의 국소적 치료 및 증상 경감을 위해 중요한 위치를 차지하고 있으나, 폐의 방사선 치료에 있어 가장 중요한 장애요인은 치료후 발생하는 폐실질의 섬유화로서 방사선 조사후의 산소유리가(free radical) 손상 등에 의한 것으로 알려져 있으며, 이런 섬유화에 관여하는 인자 및 방어기전에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 이에 저자 등은 방사선 조사 후에 백서의 폐조직에서 thioredoxin peroxidase의 아형 및 catalase등이 방사선 조사로 인한 폐손상의 방어기전에 어떤 역할을 하는지 알아보기 위하여 다음과 같은 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 백서 18마리를 각각 3마리씩 6개 군으로 나누었고, 그 중 15마리에 900cGY와 방사선을 조사하였다. 방사선 조사를 받은 백서를 조사직후, 1주후, 2주후, 3주후 및 6주후에 희생시켜 폐조직을 얻었고, 이들 폐조직과 대조군 3마리의 폐조직을 H&E 염색하여 폐섬유화의 정도를 관찰함과 동시에 TPX 아형 및 catalase에 대한 항체로 Western blot analysis를 시행하여 각각의 단백질의 발현정도를 비교하였다. 결 과: 대조군과 비교하여 볼 때 폐조직에서 H&E 염색상 방사선 조사후 시기별로 폐섬유화의 정도가 점차로 진행됨을 볼 수 있었으나, thioredoxin peroxidase 5가지 아형(TPX-A & B, HS22, MER5, HORF-06) 모두 방사선 조사전과 조사후, 시간경과에 따른 면역반응대(immunoreactive band)의 차이를 보이지는 않았다. Catalase 역시 면역반응대의 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결 론: 체내 여러장기, 특히 폐장에 많이 분포하고, 폐암세포에 의한 반응성 산소기(reactive oxygen species)에 의하여 발현이 증가되는 것으로 알려진 thioredoxin peroxidase가 방사선 조사후에 발생한 백서의 폐섬유화에서는 그 발현의 정도가 변하지 않는 것으로 미루어 방사선으로 인한 폐손상의 복원과정에는 관여하지 않는 것으로 생각된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.37-47
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• 1997

목적 : 방사선량에 EK른 급성폐손상을 병리조직학적으로 분석하고 예방목적으로 투요한 스테로이드의 효과를 확인하여 방사선에 의한 폐손상의 감소방안을 모색하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법 : 생후 30일 정도인 체중 25+2g의 ICR 마우스 120마리를 암수 구별없이 사용하였고, 대조군은 전폐선량이 각각 8Gy와 12Gy인 방사선조사만 시행한 군과 방사선조사와 생리식염수를 투여한 또다른 군으로 하엿으며, 실험군은 방사선조사와 스테로이드를 복강내로 투여한 군으로 하여 방사선량과 스테로이드투여에 따른 급성폐손상의 양상을 광학 현미경 및 투과 전자현미경을 이용하여 병리조직학적으로 분석하였다. 결과 : 8Gy 대조군에서는 경미한 염증세포의 침윤, I형 폐포상피세포는 세포질이 파괴되거나 폐포강내로 돌출하였으며, 폐포 모세혈관은 경미하게 확장되었고 내피세포의 세포질과 간질은 경한 부종을 보였다. 8Gy 실험군에서 대조군에 보였던 폐포상피세포 및 내피 세포의 변화가 정도가 매우 약하였으나 섬유모세포의 증식과 기저판의 파괴정도는 대조군과 비슷하였다. 12Gy 대조군에서는 8Gy 대조군과 비교하여 염증세포의 침윤이 증가되었고 폐포강내에는 파기된 조직 파편이 산재해 있었으며 폐실질의 출혈과 무기폐가 관찰되었다. 12Gy 실험군에서는 대조군에서 보이던 현저한 염증변화가 많이 감소하였으며 폐포벽의 부종과 무기폐는 대조군과 비교하여 많이 감소되었으나 섬유모세포의 증식과 기저판의 왜곡 및 파괴는 차이가 없었다. 결론 : 방사선조사에 의한 급성폐손상은 전폐조사량이 8Gy에서 12Gy로 증가함에 따라 염증 세포의 침윤, 페포상피세포의 손상, 모세혈관 내피세포의 손상, 간질의 부종정도가 증가하였으며, 방사선조사후 스테로이드를 2주일에서 4주일간 투여한 결과 이들 소견이 많이 감소하였으나 섬유모세포의 증식정도와 기저판의 변화는 조사된 방사선량이나 스테로이드 투여여부와 무관하였다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.94-99
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• 1999

목적: 조사선량별로 인체 말초혈액 림프구에서 염색체 손상은 중기염색체 분석법으로, 그리고 세포고사는 annexin V를 이용한 유세포계측법으로 정량화하여 서로 비교해 봄으로써, 인체 말초혈액 림프구가 조사선량에 따라 세포사망에 이르는 과정을 밝혀보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 염색체 이상을 동반하는 질환이 없는 건강한 자원자 10명(남자 6명, 여자 4명, 연령범위 $23{\sim}41세$)을 대상으로 하였으며, 이들로부터 혈액을 채혈하여 실험에 이용하였다. 채혈한 혈액으로부터 림프구를 분리하여 0.18, 2, 5, 10, 20. 25 Gy를 조사하였으며, 방사선을 조사하지 않은 림프구를 대조군으로 하였다. 방사선에 조사된 실험군과 대조군을 각각 중기염색체 분석법과 유세포계측법으로 검사하였으며, 중기염색체 분석법에서는 600개의 림프구로부터 불안정 염색체인 2중심염색체와 반지모양 염색체의 수를 계수하였고, 유세포 계측법에서는 세포막의 변화는 annexin V에 결합된 FITC의 섭취로, 그리고 세포핵의 변화는 PI의 섭취로 보았다. 실험군 간의 차이는 ANOVA 검사로, 그리고 두 검사법간의 상관관계는 Pearson의 상관검사로 알아보았다. 결과: 방사선을 조사하지 않은 세포군에서도 불안정 염색체가 $0.5{\pm}0.53$개 관찰되었으며, 실험군에서는 조사선량의 증가에 따라 불안정 염색체의 숫자가 유의하게 증가되었다(p<0.001). 조사선량의 증가에 따라 초기 세포고사는 증가하다가 다시 감소하는 양상을 보이나, 후기 세포고사는 조사선량에 따라 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 중기염색체 분석에서 보이는 불안정 염색체의 수와 Ydr, Qdr 값은 초기 세포고사와는 유의한 상관관계를 보이지 않고, 후기 세포고사와는 매우 유의한 상관관계를 보이고 있었다(p<0.01). 결론: 조사선량에 따른 불안정 염색체의 증가는 유세포계측법으로 검사한 세포핵의 변화와 밀접한 상관관계를 가지고 있었다. 반면 세포막의 변화는 염색체 손상과 관계가 없었으며, 조사선량의 증가에 비례하여 증가하지도 않았다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2017

Background: Solar furnaces are used worldwide to conduct experiments to demonstrate the feasibility of solar-chemical processes with the aid of concentrated sunlight, or to qualify high temperature-resistant components. In recent years, high-flux solar simulators (HFSSs) based on short-arc xenon lamps are more frequently used. The emitted spectrum is very similar to natural sunlight but with dangerous portions of ultraviolet light as well. Due to special benefits of solar simulators the increase of construction activity for HFSS can be observed worldwide. Hence, it is quite important to protect employees against serious injuries caused by ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in a range of 100 nm to 400 nm. Methods: The UV measurements were made at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne and Paul-Scherrer-Institute (PSI), Switzerland, during normal operations of the HFSS, with a high-precision UV-A/B radiometer using different experiment setups at different power levels. Thus, the measurement results represent UV emissions which are typical when operating a HFSS. Therefore, the biological effects on people exposed to UVR was investigated systematically to identify the existing hazard potential. Results: It should be noted that the permissible workplace exposure limits for UV emissions significantly exceeded after a few seconds. One critical value was strongly exceeded by a factor of 770. Conclusion: The prevention of emissions must first and foremost be carried out by structural measures. Furthermore, unambiguous protocols have to be defined and compliance must be monitored. For short-term activities in the hazard area, measures for the protection of eyes and skin must be taken.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.171-180
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• 1984

The death of cattle from acute bracken poisoning has been recognized for many years. Acute bracken poisoning is characterized by mucoidal nasal and anal hemorrhage, severe anorexia. pyrexia, gastric ulcer and myocardial damage. In 1958 Evans first suggested that clinical picture of bracken poisoning was very much similar to that of radiation injuries such as aplastic anemia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and increased capillary fragility. Bracken has been clearly demonstrated to contain a carcinogen as well as thiaminase. However, the nature of carcinogen in bracken has not definetely elucidated. Also it was warned by several workers that bracken could be a causative factor for stomach cancer in Korean and Japanese. It appears that little is known on the e(feet of bracken on the function of cardiovascular system. Therefore the present study was designed to explore effects of ethanol extract of raw and toiled bracken (RBEE:BBEE) on blood pressure in cats. Also studied was the mechanism underlying changed in blood pressure of cats by bracken. The result obtained were as follows; 1) Mean arterial blood pressure was invariably decreased following administration of either RBEE or BBEE. Tn general depressor responses to RBEE persisted longer than that to BBEE. Generally, depressor responses were proportional to debases of RBEE and BBEE administered. 2) After administration of 60 mg/kg RBEB and BBEE, blood Pressure decreased by $62.1{\pm}1.7mmHg$ and $68.0{\pm}3.0mmHg$, respectively. No change was observed between depressor responses to RBEE and that to BBEE. 3) Depressor responses to BBEE and RBEE were not affected by vagotomy, propranolol and regitine. 4) In atropinized animal depressor responses to BBEE and RBEE were reduced by 30-40% showing part of depressor response was resulted from cholinergic effect of bracken.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.469-478
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• 2012

Sex hormones have long been considered to play an important role in bone turnover rate, periodontal diseases, and wound healing. We have studied the effect of porcine testis steroid extract (PTSE), an extract of porcine testes, which holds a good ratio of 19-nortestosterone (nandrolone), testosterone, androstenedione, $17{\beta}$-estradiol, and estrone, on the healing rate of a standardized full-thickness linear wound on the back of the rat. Skin punch or carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) laser methods were used to create the deep skin injury in two groups of animals. The animals were treated with the PTSE cream, control cream and Vaseline (control) to find out the effect in re-epithelialization, contraction, and formation of granulation and scar tissues. Histological examination after 21 days showed 100, 87.4, and 80.5% recovery of epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis, respectively in the PTSE-treated animals. Similarly, on the 15th day of treatment, complete healing of intact skin was observed in the PTSE cream-treated animals among the laser radiation group. Even though the beginning of re-epithelialization phase and completion of serum crust formation was also observed in the base cream- and Vaseline-treated animals respectively, the complete healing cycle was observed only in the PTSE-treated group. The white blood cell count in the PTSE-treated group showed that PTSE cream is nontoxic to animals.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.703-713
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• 2021

The field of vascularized composite allografts (VCAs) has undergone significant advancement in recent decades, and VCAs are increasingly common and accepted in the clinical setting, bringing hope of functional recovery to patients with debilitating injuries. A major obstacle facing the widespread application of VCAs is the side effect profile associated with the current immunosuppressive regimen, which can cause a wide array of complications such as infection, malignancy, and even death. Significant concerns remain regarding whether the treatment outweighs the risk. The potential solution to this dilemma would be achieving VCA tolerance, which would allow recipients to receive allografts without significant immunosuppression and its sequelae. Promising tolerance protocols are being studied in kidney transplantation; four major trials have attempted to withdraw immunosuppressive treatment with various successes. The common theme in all four trials is the use of radiation treatment and donor cell transplantation. The knowledge gained from these trials can provide valuable insight into the development of a VCA tolerance protocol. Despite similarities, VCAs present additional barriers compared to kidney allografts regarding tolerance induction. VCA donors are likely to be deceased, which limits the time for significant pre-conditioning. VCA donors are also more likely to be human leukocyte antigen-mismatched, which means that tolerance must be induced across major immunological barriers. This review also explores adjunct therapies studied in large animal models that could be the missing element in establishing a safe and stable tolerance induction method.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2010

Purpose: Whole-body CT is a very attractive diagnostic tool to clinicians, especially, in trauma. It is generally accepted that trauma patients who are not alert require whole-body CT. However, in alert trauma patients, the usefulness is questionable. Methods: This study was a retrospective review of the medical records of 146 patients with blunt multiple trauma who underwent whole body CT scanning for a trauma workup from March 1, 2008 to February 28, 2009. We classified the patients into two groups by patients' mental status (alert group: 110 patients, not-alert group: 36 patients). In the alert group, we compared the patients' evidence of injury (present illness, physical examination, neurological examination) with the CT findings. Results: One hundred forty six(146) patients underwent whole-body CT. The mean age was $44.6{\pm}18.9$ years. One hundred four (104, 71.2%) were men, and the injury severity score was $14.0{\pm}10.38$. In the not-alert group, the ratios of abnormal CT findings were relatively high: head 23/36(63.9%), neck 3/6(50.0%), chest 16/36(44.4%) and abdomen 9/36(25%). In the alert group, patients with no evidence of injury were rare (head 1, chest 6 and abdomen 2). Nine(9) patients did not need any intervention or surgery. Conclusion: Whole-body CT has various disadvantages, such as radiation, contrast induced nephropathy and high medical costs. In multiple trauma patients, if they are alert and have no evidence of injury, they rarely have abnormal CT findings, and mostly do not need invasive treatment. Therefore, we should be cautious in performing whole-body CT in alert multiple trauma patients.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.791-798
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• 2005

The hepatoprotective activity of flavonol glycosides rich fraction (F-2), prepared from 70% alcohol extract of the aerial parts of V calcarata Desf., was evaluated in a rat model with a liver injury induced by daily oral administration of $CCl_4$ (100 mg/kg, b.w) for four weeks. Treatment of the animals with F-2 using a dose of (25 mg/kg, b.w) during the induction of hepatic damage by $CCl_4$ significantly reduced the indices of liver injuries. The hepatoprotective effects of F-2 significantly reduced the elevated levels of the following serum enzymes: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The antioxidant activity of F-2 markedly ameliorated the antioxidant parameters including glutathione (GSH) content, glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), superoxide dismutase (SOD), plasma catalase (CAT) and packed erythrocytes glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) to be comparable with normal control levels. In addition, it normalized liver malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and creatinine concentration. Chromatographic purification of F-2 resulted in the isolation of two flavonol glycosides that rarely occur in the plant kingdom, identified as quercetin-3,5-di-O-$\beta$-D-diglucoside (5) and kaempferol-3,5-di-O-$\beta$-D-diglucoside (4) in addition to the three known compounds identified as quercetin-3-O-$\alpha$-L-rhamnosyl- (${\rightarrow}6$)-$\beta$-D-glucoside [rutin, 3], quercetin-3-O-$\beta$-D-glucoside [isoquercitrin, 2] and kaempferol-3-O-$\beta$-D-glucoside [astragalin, 1]. These compounds were identified based on interpretation of their physical, chemical, and spectral data. Moreover, the spectrophotometric estimation of the flavonoids content revealed that the aerial parts of the plant contain an appreciable amount of flavonoids (0.89%) calculated as rutin. The data obtained from this study revealed that the flavonol glycosides of F-2 protect the rat liver from hepatic damage induced by $CCl_4$ through inhibition of lipid peroxidation caused by $CCl_4$ reactive free radicals.