• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.889-898
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• 1996

인슐린 비의존형 당뇨병환자의 심리적 스트레스와 스트레스호르몬 및 영양상태와의 상과관계를 알아보고자 인슐린 비의존형 당뇨병환자 34명을 대상으로 설문지를 사용하여 직접면접을 통해 심리적 스트레스로 우울, 불안을 측정하였고 24시간 회상법에 의한 영양섭취상태, 에너지 소비량 등을 조사하였고, 공복시 혈액을 채취하여 일반혈액검사에 스트레스호르몬, 아미노산 등을 분석하였다. 우울과 불안은 CED-S와 STAI-S의 방법으로 측정하였고, 영양섭취상태는 전산분석하였다. 그리고 catecholamine, hemoglobin A1C와 아미노산은 HPLC로 분석하였으며 cortisol과 glucagon은 RIA방법으로 분석하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 당뇨병환자의 우울과 불안점수는 대조군에 비해 높았는데 특히 불안은 유의적으로 높았다. 당뇨병환자의 스트레스호르몬을 보면 총 catecholamine은 329.18$\pm$111.49pg/ml이었고 norepinephirne은 233.95$\pm$73.99pg/ml이었으며 epinephrine은 94.03$\pm$75.97pg/ml이었다. Cortisol은 13.18$\pm$5.55ul/ml이었으며 gulcagon은 171.50$\pm$62.50pg/ml이었다. 당뇨병환자의 총 catecholamine, norpinephrine, cortisol 그리고 glucagon 등은 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 높았으며 epinephrine은 높은 경향을 나타냈다. 당뇨병환자의 영양소섭취량은 대조군에 비해 차이가 없었다. 그러나 당뇨병환자의 경우 열량과 칼슘은 권장량보다 적었으나 다른 영양소들은 권장량보다 많이 섭취하였다. 공복혈당, 평상시 공복혈당 (3개월 평균 공복혈당) 그리고 hemoglobin A1C는 각각 184.18$\pm$74.22mg/dl, 177.76$\pm$42.77mg/dl와 8.84$\pm$2.82%이었다. 당뇨병환자의 혈장아미노산의 농도는 일반적으로 정상범위에 속하였다. 당뇨병환자의 불안은 norepinephrine과 평상시 공복혈당과 유의적인 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 또한 glucagon, 평상시 공복혈당과 hemoglobin A1C는 분지아미노산 (BCAA, leucine, isoleucine and valine)과 유의적인 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2007

lant ${\beta}$-1, 3-glucanases are involved in plant defense and in development. Very little data are available on the expression of rice glucanases both in developmental tissues and under various stresses. In this study, we cloned and characterized twenty-seven rice ${\beta}$-1, 3-glucanases (OsGlu) from at total of 71 putative glucanases. The OsGlu genes were obtained by PCR from a cDNA library and were classified into seven groups (Group I to VII) according to their DNA or amino acid sequence homology. Analysis of the expression of the twenty-seven OsGlu genes by Northern blotting revealed that they were differentially expressed in different developmental tissues as well as in response to plant hormones, biotic stress, high salt etc. OsGlu11 and 27 in Group IV were clearly expressed only in stem and leaf and were also induced strongly by SA (5 mM), ABA ($200{\mu}M$), and M. grisea. OsGlu1, 10, 11, and 14 were induced earlier and to higher levels in incompatible M. grisea interaction than in compatible one. Taken together, our findings suggest that the twenty-seven rice OsGlu gene products play diverse roles not only in plant defense but also in hormonal responses and in development.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.170-178
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• 1997

Background: The analgesic efficacy and safety of propacetamol, an injectable prodrug of acetoaminophen, in combination with intravenous morphine PCA were studied in 40 patients after gynecological surgery requiring lower abdominal incision. Methods: Using a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group design, the effects of four(every 6 hr) intravenous injections of 2 g propacetamol(=1 g acetoaminophen) were compared with four injections of placebo(PL) immediately after surgery. Efficacy of cumulative dose of morphine and number of boluses requested was assessed over 24 hours by automated recording on the PCA device. It was assessed on pain scores rated on a ten-point verbal scale along with vital signs, $K^+$, glucose, BUN, creatinine, PT and PTT were measured along with stress hormones(epinephrine, norepinephrine and cortisol). Results: There were no differences in demographic data between two groups. Propacetamol group demonstrated approximately 21% morphine sparing effect compared to placebo group($33.1{\pm}10.4$ mg vs $41.4{\pm}8.0$ mg). No significant differences noted in $K^+$, glucose, BUN, Creatinine, PT and PTT levels. There were significant increases in norepinephrine and cortisol in placebo group postoperatively, compared to preoperative values. At the same time, propacetamol group also showed significant changes in these hormones. Both group revealed high degree of patient satisfaction. Conclusion: Propacetamol showed significant morphine sparing effect to some degree. Side effects were much less in propacetamol group with subsequently high patient satisfaction. The secretion of stress hormone were not blocked by postoperative propacetamol injections. Authors concluded that propacetamol should be considered as an excellent adjuvant analgesics in postoperative pain control in opioid patient controlled analgesia.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 1999

Background: Preoperative blocking of surgical nociceptive inputs may prevent sensitization of central nervous system (CNS) and reduce postoperative pain. The stress responses to surgical trauma consist of increase in catabolic hormones and decrease in anabolic hormones. We studied whether preoperative low dose epidural bupivacaine and morphine could affect postoperative pain, changes plasma cortisol, and serum glucose. Methods: Thirty patients undergoing total abdominal hysterectomy were randomly assigned to one of three groups. General anesthesia was induced in all patients and after that, epidural blocks were done except the control group (n=10) patients. Preoperative block group (n=10) received 0.5% bupivacaine 50 mg and morphine 2 mg epidurally as a bolus before operation and followed by 0.1% bupivacaine $5\;mghr^{-1}$ and morphine $0.2\;mghr^{-1}$ for 10 hours. Postoperative block group (n=10) received the same doses of bupivacaine and morphine under the same method postoperatively. Postoperative pain relief was provided with i.v. fentanyl through Patient-Controlled-Analgesia Pump. Postoperative pain by visual analogue scores (VAS), analgesic requirement (first requirement time, total amounts used), side effects, plasma cortisol level and serum glucose level were compared. Results: Until postoperative 6 hrs, VAS of control group was higher than those of the epidural groups. No difference was observed in VAS between the two epidural groups. First analgesics requirement time and total amounts of used analgesics were not different between the two epidural groups, but first analgesic requirement time of preoperative block group was significantly prolonged compared with control group. Plasma cortisol and serum glucose levels were not different among groups. Conclusions: Low dose preoperative epidural bupivacaine and morphine could not reduce postoperative pain, plasma cortisol level and serum glucose level compared with postoperative block group.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2011

Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) have the ability to produce a variety of behavioral and physiological changes in animals. The stomach, as the most sensitive part of the neuroendocrine organ of the gastrointestinal tract, is crucial for the initiation of a full stress response against all harmful stress. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine whether ELF-MF stimuli induce changes in the activity of neuroendocrine cells, considering their involvement in endocrine or paracrine effect on surrounding cells. The exposure to ELF-MF (durations of 24 h and 1 or 2 weeks, 60 Hz frequency, 0.1 mT intensity) altered the distribution and occurrence of gastrin, ghrelin and somatostatinpositive endocrine cells in the stomach of rats. The change, however, in the secretion of those hormones into blood from endocrine cells did not appear significantly with ELF-MF exposure. Comparing with sham control, ELF-MF exposure for 1 and 2 week induced an increase in $BaSO_4$ suspension propelling ratio of gastrointestinal tract, indicating that ELF-MF affects gastrointestinal motility. Our study revealed that ELF-MF exposure might influence the activity of endocrine cells, an important element of the intrinsic regulatory system in the digestive tract. The pathophysiological character of these changes and the mechanism responsible for neuroendocrine cell are still unclear and require further studies.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1543-1548
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• 2007

Recent experiments investigating the analgesic or anti-stress effects of electro-acupuncture provide extensive evidence that opioid or stress hormone system is involved in those effects, respectively. It has been also suggested that opioid or stress hormones modulate long-term memory consolidation or retrieval in animals and human subjects. This article reviews the possibilitythat electroacupuncture can modulate memory consolidation or retrieval. The release of serum cortisol is enhanced or reduced by high-frequency or low-frequency electroacupuncture, respectively. Also the release of beta endorphin and enkephalin is enhanced by low-frequency electroacupuncture and the release of dynorphin is enhanced by high-frequency electroacupunture. The memory consolidation is enhanced by post-training injection of Glucocorticoids, Naloxone or Dynorphin. So this review suggests strongly that memory consolidation can be modulated by electroacupuncture.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2006

Background: The Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis is an important regulator for the body's stress response. As a primary stress responsive system, HPA-axis secretes various neurotransmitters, hormones, and cytokines, which regulates the immune system. Natural killer (NK) cell which is plays an important role in the innate immune response, is specially decreased their numbers and loose cytolytic activity in response to stress. However, the effect of HPA-axis secreted proteins on NK cell activity has not been defined. Herein, we studied the effect of adrenal secreted adiponectin on NK cell cytotoxicity. Adiponectin which is well-known metabolic control protein, plays important roles in various diseases, including hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory disorders, and cancer. Methods: Signal sequence trap was used to find stress novel secretory protein from HP A-axis. Selected adiponectin was treated mouse mature primary NK cells and then examined the effect of adiponectin to NK cell cytotoxicity and cytokine expression level. Results: We found that adiponectin which is secreted from adrenal gland, suppress IL-2 induced NK cell cytotoxicity. And also investigated cytolytic cytokines are suppressed by adiponectin. Conclusion: These data suggest that adiponectin inhibites NK cell cytotoxicity via suppression of cytotoxicity related target gene.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.551-563
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• 2020

본 연구는 성인 지적장애인의 수영프로그램 참여에 따른 건강관련 지표들의 특징을 규명하고자 수행되었다. 이를 위해, 부산지역에 거주하고 있는 20-39세 사이의 성인 지적장애인 20명을 선정하였으며, 수영프로그램에 참여한 운동군 10명과 동일한 기간 특별한 신체활동에 참여하지 않고 일상적인 생활을 해 온 통제군 10명의 두 집단으로 분류하였다. 대상자들의 건강체력, 스트레스 호르몬 및 면역기능을 측정하여 자료를 수집하였으며, 자료분석은 SPSS 18.0을 이용하여 대응 t-test, 독립 t-test 및 two-way ANOVA를 실시하였다. 그 결과 운동군에서 근력(p<.001), 근지구력(p<.001), 유연성(p<.001), 심폐지구력(p<.01) 향상에 유의한 차이가 있었고, 통제군은 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 스트레스 호르몬인 코티졸(p<.01)은 운동군에서 유의하게 감소하였고, 통제군에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 면역글로블린인 IgA(p<.05), IgG(p<.001), IgM(p<.05)은 운동군에서 유의한 증가가 있었고, 통제군에서는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 따라서 규칙적인 수영프로그램은 성인 지적장애인의 건강체력 향상에 매우 효과적인 운동프로그램이라 할 수 있으며, 스트레스를 감소시키고 면역기능 개선에 도움을 줄 수 있음을 보여주는 결과로, 향후 성인 지적장애인들의 건강유지와 만성질환 예방을 위해 적극적인 신체활동 프로그램 개발과 중재의 필요성을 시사한다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.147-151
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• 2008

This review briefly summarizes the relevant knowledge of psychoneuroimmunological basis for neuroimmunology, with particular emphasis on bidirectional neural-immune interactions. The immune system and the nervous system maintain extensive communication, including hardwiring of sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves to lymphoid organs. Immune system is modulated by various neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine, norepinephrine, substance P and histamine. Neuroendocrine hormones such as corticotrophin-releasing hormone(CRH) or substance P regulate cytokine balance. The immune system modulates brain activity including sleep and body temperature. Recent studies have revealed that psychological factors which influence immunity and immune-related disease may modulate brain-to -immune interaction. But, we still await the scientific research and evidences to prove whether or how behavioral or treatment intervention of stress can influence the development, progress or prevention of a specific disease.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1519-1524
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• 2015

It is well known that prepartum sows have an innate motivation to build a nest before parturition. Under commercial conditions, however, the farrowing crate, which is widely used in modern pig husbandry, inhibits this innate behaviour through the lack of space, materials, or both. Thus, restriction of nest-building behaviour could generate increased stress, resulting in a decrease in maternal endogenous hormones. Hence, it could lead to detrimental effects on farrowing and lactating performance. Here we review interactions between prepartum nest-building behaviour, stress and maternal endogenous hormone levels, and discuss their effects on parturition, lactation, and welfare of sows and offspring.