• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.76-85
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• 2009

This study was carried to select the proper vegetation base materials which improve soil quality in abandoned coal mine areas. Also, we aimed at the feasibility of the direct seeding method without soil molding for the ecological restoration in those areas. We set total eight plots within the study site established on an abandoned coal mine area near Taebaek city, Gangwon province in April 2006. The plots were classified as two groups(straw mats mulching and no mulching), and the four treatments (C; control, MI; microbial innoculation, WC; wood chip, OF; organic fertilizer) were applied in each two groups for the soil conditioning. The survival of Pinus densiflora was highest among other species(Betula platyphylla var. japonica, Amorpha fruticosa and Arundinella hirta). For the non straw mat, the survival rate of Pinus densiflora seedlings was highest in the WC treatment($1,756trees/m^2$). For the straw mat, survival rate of Pinus densiflora seedlings was also highest in the WC treatment ($1,622trees/m^2$). In addition, for the non straw mat, the height growth of Pinus densiflora seedling was highest in the OF treatment($12.4{\pm}3.9cm$). For the straw mat, the height growth of Pinus densiflora seedling was also highest in the OF treatment($18.7{\pm}5.3cm$). In general, organic fertilizer treatment with the straw mat was most effective for seedling growth. Also, we suggested that the direct seeding method without soil molding could be sufficiently possible for revegetating abandoned coal mine, Korea.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1233-1237
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• 2005

Catechin products in green tea extract was prepared to investigate antibacterial activity on the pathogenic bacteria. Survival of pathogenic bacteria (MASA - methicillin resistant Staphylocouus aureus, E.coli O157 and S. typhimurium Sal-13) in tryptic soy agar(TSA) containing Catechin products powder incubated at various concentration was evaluated. TSA containing $0{\sim}2%(w/v)$ of Catechin products was inoculated approximately $10^4\;CFU/ml$ of pathogenic bacteria and incubated at $37^{\circ}C$ for 24 hours. The plate counting technique and clear zoon test were used to test survival effect of the Catechin products. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) was derived from the survival curves of pathogenic bacteria. S. typhimurium Sal-13 was the most sensitive strain to Catechin products. This result suggested that Catechin products can be used as an effective natural antibacterial agent.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제46권10호
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• pp.623-632
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• 2008

Purpose : The purpose of this study is to identify the effect of zoledronate(Zometa(R)), which is most common nitrogen containing bisphosphonate, on survival, proliferation, and differentiation of osteoblast. Material & Methods: Twenty four cell culture plates containing essential medium were seeded with UMR-106 cell lines, at density of 5 x $10^4 cells per plates. Each plates were incubated with 5% $CO^2 incubator at $37^{\circ}C$. Starting from 2 days after incubation, cell culture medias were replaced, and added with osteogenesis induction media and 0, 0.01, 0.1, 0.5, 1, $3\muM$ of zoledronate(Zometa(R)), every 2 days, for 12 days. Control group was plates not added with zoledronate($0\muM$), and experiment group were plates added with different concentration of zoledronates(0, 0.01, 0.1, 0.5, 1, $3\muM$). Mature osteoblasts were identified with Alizarine Red staining, and protein samples were collected. Optical density was determined at wavelength of 405nm with ELISA reader. For viability analysis, cells were harvested and incubated with propidium iodide, and analysed with flow cytometry. Western blot technique was used to analyse Runx2 protein of osteoblast. Results : Secretion of bone matrix decreased as zoledronate concentration increased, and zoledronate did not effect survival rate of UMR-106 cells when measured with flow cytometer. Expression of Runx2 protein was inhibited as zoledronate concentration increased. Conclusion : From the results, we were able to identify that increase of zoledronate concentration inhibited differentiation of UMR-106 cell to osteoblast, without effecting quantity or survival rate.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2020

Purpose: Definitive radiotherapy remains a primary treatment option for early stage glottic cancer. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has emerged as the standard treatment technique for advanced head and neck cancers, whereas three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) has remained standard for early glottic cancers. We used the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to identify predictors of IMRT use and effect on outcome in these patients. Materials and Methods: We queried the NCDB from 2004-2015 for squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx staged Tis-T2N0 treated with radiation alone. Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of IMRT. Cox regression was used to identify factors predictive of overall survival. Propensity matching was conducted to account for indication bias. Results: We identified 15,627 patients, of which 11% received IMRT. IMRT use rose from 2% in 2004 to 16% in 2015. Predictors of IMRT include: increased comorbidity, T2 stage, urban location, chemotherapy, treatment at an academic center, and later treatment year. Predictors of improved survival were female gender, higher income, lower stage, no chemotherapy, academic facility, and more remote year. There was no difference in survival between 3D-CRT and IMRT across all stages. Conclusions: The rate of IMRT use for early stage glottic laryngeal cancer has increased over time. There was no difference in outcome in patients receiving IMRT versus 3D-CRT across the cohort.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.253-257
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• 2009

To enhance the embryo preservation technology and better application of embryo transfer technique to the field (dairy science or animal reproduction. etc.), we examined the viabilities of bovine embryos produced in vitro and in vivo after cryopreservation according to their developmental stage and thawing temperature. Bovine embryos from in vivo/vitro fertilization (Hanwoo) were examined at day 7, 8, and 9. Survival rates and total cell numbers of in vivo fertilized embryos were as follows: morulae 68.8% and $67\;{\pm}\;6.0$; blastocysts 80.5% and $120\;{\pm}\;10$; expanded blastocysts 77.4% and $138\;{\pm}\;9.7$, respectively. Rates of embryo development for blastocysts and expanded blastocysts after thawing were significantly higher than that of morula stage embryos (p<0.05). While survival rates of in vitro fertilized embryos according to developmental stage showed no significant difference among groups (morula 67.9%; blastocyst 74.3%; and expanded blastocyst 79.4%), total cell numbers were significantly lower than those of other groups (morula $64\;{\pm}\;5.9$; blastocyst $116\;{\pm}\;8.7$; and expanded blastocyst $135\;{\pm}\;9.1$) For the viability according to thawing temperature, survival rate was higher in $37^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.26-36
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• 2016

Objective : This study investigated whether pyrosequencing can be used to determine the methylation status of the MGMT promoter as a clinical biomarker using relatively old archival tissue samples of glioblastoma. We also examined other prognostic factors for survival of glioblastoma patients. Methods : The available study set included formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue from 104 patients at two institutes from 1997 to 2012, all of which were diagnosed histopathologically as glioblastoma. Clinicopathologic data were collected by review of medical records. For pyrosequencing analysis, the PyroMark Q96 CpG MGMT kit (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) was used to detect the level of methylation at exon 1 positions 17-39 of the MGMT gene, which contains 5 CpGs. Results : Methylation of the MGMT promoter was detected in 43 (41.3%) of 104 samples. The average percentage methylation was $14.0{\pm}16.8%$ overall and $39.0{\pm}14.7%$ for methylated cases. There was no significant pattern of linear increase or decrease according to the age of the FFPE block (p=0.687). In multivariate analysis, age, performance status, extent of surgery, method of adjuvant therapy, and methylation status estimated by pyrosequencing were independently associated with overall survival. Additionally, patients with a high level of methylation survived longer than those with low methylation (p=0.016). Conclusion : In this study, the status and extent of methylation of the MGMT promoter analyzed by pyrosequencing were associated with overall survival in glioblastoma patients. Pyrosequencing is a quantitative method that overcomes the problems of MSP and a simple technique for accurate analysis of DNA sequences.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2002

Cryopreservation is commonly used for an efficient utilization of semen, oocytes and embryos but has disadvantage in the survival, development of the post-thawed eggs. The high risk in the survival, development of eggs after thawing is thought to be caused by inappropriate internal regulation of $Ca^{2+}$ and/or formation of intracellular ice crystals. In this experiment, we tested whether the $Ca^{2+}$ current (iCa), a decisive factor to $Ca^{2+}$ entry, was altered in post-thawed oocytes by using whole cell voltage clamp technique. The quality and survival rates of the oocytes derived from both fresh and frozen groups were examined by morphology and FDA-test. Vitrified oocytes (VOs) were incubated for 4 hr after thawing and then donated to this experiment. Ethyleneglycol-ficoll-galactose (EFG) was used as a cryoprotectant for vitrification. The membrane potential was held at -80 mV and step depolarizations of 250 ms were applied from -50 mV to 50 mV in 10 mV increments. The survival rates showed a higher in VOs vitrified with EFG containing $Ca^{2+}$ than in VOs vitrified with EFG under the $Ca^{2+}$-free condition (82.0% vs 14%). In group with/without $Ca^{2+}$, the survival rates were significantly (P<0.01) difference. In the fresh metaphase II oocytes (FOs), current-voltage (I-V) relationship showed that iCa began to activate at -40 mV and reached its maximum at -10 mV. With same voltage pulses, inward currents were elicited in VOs. I-V relationships observed in VOs were similar to those in FOs. Time constants of activation and inactivation of the inward current shown in VOs were not different to those in FOs. This accordance in I-V relations and time constants in FOs with those in VOs indicates that the inward currents in FOs are unaltered by vitrification and thawing. Therefore, vitrification with EFG does not play as a factor to deteriorate $Ca^{2+}$ entry across the membrane of the oocytes.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.260-272
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• 2024

본 연구는 전문가 집단의 의견을 수렴하여 결과를 도출하는 델파이 기법으로 수상안전을 위한 교양으로서 대학 생존수영 교육의 문제점을 분석하고 개선방안을 모색하였다. 본 연구의 결론으로 대학 생존수영 교육의 문제점 중 지도자 측면 문제점은 생존수영에 대한 지도자의 전문성 부족 및 자격증 미비로 나타났다. 프로그램 측면 문제점은 교육내용 및 환경이 현실과 차이로 실용성이 저하된다는 점이 문제점으로 나타났고, 시설 측면 문제점은 대학 내 수영장 시설의 부재로 나타났다. 이러한 문제점에 대한 개선방안 중 지도자 측면은 지도자 자격 과정 이수가 필수라고 하였다. 프로그램 측면은 실제와 유사한 환경에서의 교육진행이 이루어져야 한다고 하였으며, 시설 측면은 대학 내 수영자 시설 확충의 필요성을 주장하였다. 본 연구에서 제기된 문제점과 개선방안을 바탕으로 보완이 이루어 진다면 보다 체계적이고 전문적인 교육이 가능할 것으로 기대되며, 또한 변화가능성 및 희망척도를 바탕으로 개선해 나간다면 생존수영 교육적 흐름이 연결되어 사회적 안전의식 확보와 더 나아가 높은 수상안전의식 확립에 긍정적 영향을 미칠 것으로 판단된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 2011

목적: 본 연구는 근치적 절제술 후 병기 3의 비소세포성 폐암에서 방사선 치료의 결과와 이에 영향을 주는 예후 인자를 분석해 보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2000년부터 2007년까지 88명의 환자가 비소세포성 폐암으로 근치적 절제술 후 병기 3기로 진단받았고, 수술 후 방사선 치료를 시행 받았다 이중 80명의 환자가 병기 3A였으며, 8명의 환자가 병기 3B였다. 83명의 환자는 림프절 병기 N2였으며 이들 중 56명은 단일 부위(single-station)의 종격동 림프절 전이였다. 76명은 2차원, 12명은 3차원 입체조형치료로 수술 후 망사선 치료를 받았다. 총 선량은 30.6에서 63 Gy 였으며 중앙값은 54 Gy였다. 36명의 환자가 항암치료를 시행받았다. 결 과: 생존기간은 26~77개월이었다(중앙값, 54개월). 5년 생존율 및 무병생존율은 각각 45%, 38%였다. 전이된 림프절개수가 생존율에 영향을 미치는 인자로 분석되었다(hazard ratio, 1.037; p=0.040). 5년 국소제어율 및 원격 전이제어율은 각각 88%, 48%였다. 종격동 림프절 부위의 전이가 단일 부위(single-station)인 경우가 무병생존율(p=0.0014)과 원격전이제어율(p=0.0044)을 의미 있게 증가시켰다. 총 51명의 재발이 발생하였으며 국소구역 재발은 10명, 원격전이는 41명이었다. 10명의 국소구역 재발 중에 6명은 방사선 치료 범위 내에서 재발하였다. Radiation Therapy Oncology Group(RTOG) 2도의 방사선 폐렴은 3명의 환자에서 보였으며 증상은 진해성 약제만으로도 조절이 잘 되었다. CTCAE 2도의 방사선 식도염은 11명의 환자에서 관찰되었다. 수술 후 방사선 치료로 인한 3도 이상의 심각한 부작용은 관찰되지 않았다. 결 론: 본 연구에서 국소 진행 비소세포성 폐암에서 근치적 수술 후 방사선 치료는 안전하고 임상적으로 적용 가능한 치료법이며, 국소제어를 증가시킬 수 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 예후인자로는 전이된 림프절 개수와 종격동 림프절 부위가 생존율에 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 또한 국소 진행 비소세포성 폐암의 대부분의 재발 형태인 원격 전이를 감소시키기 위한 추가적인 노력이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권15호
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• pp.6267-6272
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• 2015

Background: Extra nodal lymphoma (ENL) constitutes about 33 % of all non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. 18-28% develops in the head and neck region. A multimodality treatment with multi-agent chemotherapy (CT) and radiotherapy (RT) is considered optimum. Materials and Methods: We retrieved the treatment charts of patients of HNENL treated in our institute from 2001-2012. The charts were reviewed and the demographic, treatment details and outcome of HNENL patients were retrieved using predesigned pro-forma. Results: We retrieved data of 75consecutive patients HNENL. Median age was 47years (Range: 8-76 years). Of the 75 patients 51 were male and 24 were female. 55patients were evaluable. The patient and tumor characteristics are summarized in Table 1. All patients were staged comprehensively with contrast enhanced computed tomography of head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy 66 patients received a combination multi-agent CT with CHOP being the commonest regimen. 42 patients received 4 or lesser number of cycles of chemotherapy whereas 24received more than 4 cycles chemotherapy. Post radiotherapy, 41 out of 42 patients had a complete response at 3 months. Only 21patients had a complete response after chemotherapy. All patients received radiation (mostly involved field radiation) as a part of the treatment. The median radiation dose was 45 Gray (Range: 36 Gray-50 Gray). The radiation was planned by 2D fluoro simulation based technique in 37cases and by 3 Dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT) in 36 cases. Two patients were planned by the intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) technique. IMRT was planned for one thyroid and one nasal cavity primary. 5 patients experienced relapse after a median follow up of 19 months. The median survival was not reached. The estimated two and three year survival were 92.9% (95%CI- 68.6- 95.35) and 88% (95%CI- 60.82 - 92.66) respectively. Univariate analysis revealed higher stage and poorer baseline performance status to be significantly associated with worse progression free survival. 5 patients progressed (relapse or primary disease progression) after treatment. Of the 5 patients, two patients were primary orbital NHL, two patients had NHL nasal cavity and one was NHL thyroid. Conclusions: Combined modality treatment in HNENL confers excellent disease control with acceptable side effects.