• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2018

Acute vascular rejection has been known as a main barrier occurring in a xenograted tissue of alpha 1,3-galactosyltransferase knock-out (GalT KO) pig into a non-human primate (NHP). Adenosine which is a final metabolite following sequential hydrolysis of nucleotide by ecto-nucleotidases such as CD39 and CD73, act as a regulator of coagulation, and inflammation. Thus xenotransplantation of CD39 and CD73 expressing pig under the GalT KO background could lead to enhanced survival of recipient NHP. We constructed a human CD39 and CD73 expression cassette designed for endothelial cell-specific expression using porcine Icam2 promoter (pIcam2-hCD39/hCD73). We performed isolation of endothelial cells (pAEC) from aorta of 4 week-old GalT KO and membrane cofactor protein expressing pig ($GalT^{-MCP/-MCP}$). We were able to verify that isolated cells were endothelial-like cells using immunofluorescence staining analysis with von Willebrand factor antibody, which is well known as an endothelial maker, and tubal formation assay. To find optimal condition for efficient transfection into pAEC, we performed transfection with GFP expression vector using four programs of nucleofection, M-003, U-023, W-023 and Y-022. We were able find that the program W-023 was optimal for pAEC with regard to viability and transfection efficiency by flow cytometry and fluorescent microscopy analyses. Finally, we were able to obtain $GalT^{-MCP/-MCP}/CD39/CD73$ pAEC expressing CD39 and CD73 at levels of 33.3% and 26.8%, respectively. We suggested that pACE isolated from $GalT^{-MCP/-MCP}$ pig might be provided as a basic resource to understand biochemical and molecular mechanisms of the rejections and as an alternative donor cells to generate $GalT^{-MCP/-MCP}/CD39/CD73$ pig expressing CD39 and CD73 at endothelial cells.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제65권3호
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• pp.230-234
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• 2008

본 증례에서 환자는 폐렴 치료 중 갑자기 발생한 복통을 주소로 급성 충수염을 진단받고 수술을 시행 받았다. 그 후 조직 검사 결과 소세포암으로 진단되었고 폐병변에 대해 추가적인 검사 결과 소세포폐암이 진단된 경우이다. 저자들은 소세포폐암의 충수 전이를 국내에서 처음으로 경험하여 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.46-55
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 한약재의 장기보존을 위한 위생처리법으로 잘 알려진 감마선 조사 처리 시 독활 추출물의 항산화 활성에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 천연 약용식물인 독활의 감마선 조사 처리에 따른 조사 판별 marker 확인을 위해 광자극발광법, 열발광분석법, 전자스핀공명법을 이용하여 확인시험법의 판별 특성을 확인하였다. 그 결과 광자극발광법에서 비조사구 0 kGy에서 891.00 PCs의 중간시료 수치를 나타내어 광자극발광법 단독으로는 조사 여부 판별 확인이 어려운 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 열발광분석법, 전자스핀 공명법에서는 조사구와 비조사구 간의 차이를 명확히 확인할 수 있었으며, 이를 통해 한약재인 독활은 3가지 확인 시험법을 모두 적용하여 분석하는 것이 적합한 것으로 판단되었다. 에탄올 농도별 추출에서는 50% 에탄올에서 비조사구 0 kGy와 조사구 10 kGy에서 각각 5.98 mg/g, 6.86 mg/g의 함량을 나타내었다. 항산화 활성 확인을 위해 추출물의 phenolic 농도를 $50{\sim}200{\mu}g/mL$로 조절하여 DPPH radical 소거 효과를 측정한 결과 열수와 50% 에탄올 추출물의 비조사구 0 kGy와 조사구 10 kGy $50{\sim}200{\mu}g/mL$ phenolic 농도 전 구간에서 84.04~100.00%의 매우 높은 소거효과를 나타내었으나, 감마선 조사 처리에 따른 유의적인 차이는 없었다. ABTS radical 소거 활성 측정 결과 열수와 50% 에탄올 추출물의 비조사구 0 kGy와 조사구 10 kGy $200{\mu}g/mL$ phenolic 농도에서 95% 이상의 높은 소거 효과를 나타내었다. Antioxidant protection factor(PF) 측정 결과 $100{\mu}g/mL$ phenolic 농도 처리 시 열수 추출물 비조사구 0 kGy와 조사구 10 kGy에서 각각 2.51 PF, 2.01 PF, 50% 에탄올 추출물 비조사구 0 kGy와 조사구 10 kGy는 각각 1.38 PF, 1.48 PF를 나타내었다. TBARs 저해 효과는 $50{\sim}200{\mu}g/mL$ phenolic 농도 전 구간에서 열수 추출물 비조사구 0 kGy와 조사구 10 kGy에서 65.23~83.10%를 나타냈으며, 50% 에탄올 추출물 비조사구 0 kGy와 조사구 10 kGy에서 70.67~95.81%로 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 양상을 나타냈다. 본 연구 결과 감마선 조사 처리에 따른 total phenolic compounds 함량은 열수 추출물의 경우 조사 처리 후 함량이 감소하였고, 50% 에탄올 추출물의 경우 조사 처리 후 함량이 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 독활의 장기저장을 위해 처리한 감마선 조사 전과 후 독활 추출물의 항산화 활성 변화에는 큰 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 보이며 이는 감마선 조사법이 독활을 포함한 한약재의 장기저장을 위한 처리법으로 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제68권5호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2010

Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), requiring the intensive care unit (ICU) care, has been a high-mortality condition until now. In the present study, we aimed to investigate clinical features and parameters associated with TB mortality. Methods: From August 2003 to December 2008, patients with microbiologically or histologically confirmed pulmonary TB then admitted to the ICU, were retrospectively enrolled into the study. Upon enrollment, their medical records were reviewed. Results: Forty three patients (30 males, 13 females) were included and their mean age was 63.8 years (range: 17~87 years). Twelve patients died, an overall in-hospital mortality of 27.8%. The main reason for the ICU care was dyspnea or hypoxemia requiring mechanical ventilation (n=17). Other diagnoses for ICU care were hemoptysis, monitoring after procedures, neurologic dysfunction, shock, and gastrointestinal bleeding. On univariate analysis, the factors affecting the mortality were malnutrition-related parameters including low body mass index, hypoalbuminemia, lymphocytopenia, and hypocholersterolemia, as well as severity-related variables such as high acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) score, number of involved lobes, and high C-reactive protein. In addition, respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and acute respiratory distress syndrome contributed to patient fatality. It was shown on multivariate analysis that respiratory failure and hypoalbuminemia were significantly independent variables associated with the mortality. Conclusion: Acute respiratory failure is the most common reason for the ICU care and also the most important factor in predicting poor outcome. In addition, our data suggest that the parameters associated with malnutrition could be possible factors contributing to mortality.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2007

Tonicity responsive enhancer binding protein(TonEBP)는 콩팥에서 osmolyte의 세포내 축적을 촉매해 주는 전사조절인자로 높은 삼투농도에서 세포를 보호하는데 중요한 역할을 수행한다. 고장성환경은 TonEBP의 양적 증가와 핵 내 분포의 증가를 통해 TonEBP의 활성을 자극한다. 또한 TonEBP는 콩팥 수질내 요소축적에 중요한 역할을 하는 UT-A의 전사를 조절하는 것으로도 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 콩팥수질내 TonEBP와 UT-A의 기능과 상관관계를 밝히는 연구의 일환으로 다른 동물보다 급수가 제한된 환경에서 더 오래 살아남을 수 있는 수분대사능력을 가지고 있는 Mongolian gerbil을 이용하여, 절수로 인한 고장성환경의 유발에서 TonEBP와 UT-A에 대한 발현 변화를 관찰하고자 하였다. 절수에 따른 TonEBP와 UT-A의 발현 양상을 연구하기 위해, 먼저 Mongoian gerbil 각 5마리씩 3그룹으로 나누어 절수 실험을 실시하였고, 면역조직화학법을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 정상대조군에서 TonEBP의 면역반응성은 속수질 세포들의 핵 내에 주로 분포하였으며, 절수 7일군에서 면역조직화학검사 결과, 속수질집합관에서의 염색성은 대조군에 비해 증가하였고, 특히 바깥수질 부위에 속수질에서 요세관의 가는 부분에서의 증가가 두드러졌다. 절수 14일군에서 염색성이 대조군보다 오히려 감소하였으며, 콩팥의 조직학적 손상이 관찰되었다. UT-A의 경우 바깥수질 속줄무늬층의 짧은-헨레고리가는내림부분과 정상군에서는 미약한 양성반응을 나타낸 속수질 초기부분의 긴-헨레고리가는내림부분에서 강한 발현 양상을 나타내었고, 속수질의 초기에서 중간부위의 속수질집합관도 강한 발현 양상을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나 속수질 말단부위의 속수질집합관은 콩팥유두 끝으로 갈수록 발현량이 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과는 Mongolian gerbil을 이용한 절수모델에서 증가된 콩팥수질의 Tonicity에 의해 TonEBP의 발현이 증가하고 이에 따라 UT-A의 발현도 동반하여 증가하는 것을 확인하였고, 또한 이렇게 증가된 TonEBP는 UT의 전사를 조절하여 UT를 증가시켜 오줌농축기전을 향상시키는 것으로 생각된다. 이는 속수질 세포의 스트레스에 대한 세포방어기전으로 생각된다. 그러나 절수가 계속되면 이런 적응반응에 한계를 지나쳐 오히려 TonEBP와 UT-A의 발현이 감소함을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.127-138
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• 2008

Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the general distribution and the efficacy of oriental medical treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation. Subjects and Methods : The 137 patients who had a diagnosis of HIVD by Lumbar-CT of Lumbar-MRI and admitted to Dunsan oriental medical hospital in Daejon university from January 2005 to December 2007 were observed. They were analyzed according to the distribution of sex, age, the period of disease, causing factor, The patient-condition on admission, the symptom on admission, Admission day, Herniation type of the disc and the treatment efficacy was evaluated respectively. Results : 1. Male was more than female in the ratio of 1 : 1.174, and forties 28% the most, the acutest phase 48% the most, reason unknown 30% the most, Grade III 42% the most, Back and Leg radiate pain 65% the most, the day of 6-10 29% the most, protruded disc type 48% the most. 2. In the total treatment result, the good was 48%, the excellent 28%, the fair 15%, the poor 9% in order. 3. the "effective rate"(the percentage of positive effective treatment case) of each distribution, the thirties and fifties 100% the most, subacute phase 100% the most, exercise, traffic accident 100% the most respectively, Grade III 93% the most, only low back pain 97% the most, the day of 16-20 100% the most, Extruded disc 100% the most. Conclusions : Total effective rate was 91%. We have Known the efficacy of oriental medical treatment for HIVD, was good and early treatment was better than late treatment.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2019

Bifacial and semitransparent hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin-film solar cells in p-i-n configuration were prepared with front and rear transparent conducting oxide (TCO) electrodes using plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method. Fluorine-doped tin oxide and tin-doped indium oxide films were used as front and rear TCO contacts, respectively. Film thickness of intrinsic a-Si:H absorber layers were controlled from 150 nm to 450 nm by changing deposition time. The dependence of performance characteristics of solar cells on the front and rear illumination direction were investigated. For front illumination, gradual increase in the short-circuit current density (J_SC) from 10.59 mA/㎠ to 14.19 mA/㎠ was obtained, whereas slight decreases from 0.83 V to 0.81 V for the open-circuit voltage (V_OC) and from 68.43% to 65.75% for fill factor (FF) were observed. The average optical transmittance in the wavelength region of 380 ~ 780 nm of the solar cells decreased gradually from 22.76% to 15.67% as the absorber thickness was changed from 150 nm to 450 nm. In case of the solar cells under rear illumination condition, the J_SC increased from 10.81 to 12.64 mA/㎠ and the FF deceased from 66.63% to 61.85%, while the V_OC values were maintained at 0.80 V with increasing the absorber thickness from 150 nm to 450 nm. By optimizing the deposition parameters, a high-quality bifacial and semitransparent a-Si:H solar cell with 350 nm-thick i-a-Si:H absorber layer exhibited the conversion efficiencies of 7.69% for front illumination and 6.40% for rear illumination, and average visible optical transmittance of 17.20%.

• 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.178-186
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• 2007

This study is attempted to correct an error of electronic blood pressure meter with an optical sensor. In general, for a hospitalized patient, ECG, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and respiration are basically measured to monitor the patient's condition. Opening of a blood vessel after it is occluded by pressurizing the cuff influences the blood flow of peripheral blood vessels as well as oscillation changes in the cuff. Blood vessels are occluded and peripheral blood flow disappears at cuff pressure above the examinee's blood pressure, while blood vessels are opened and peripheral blood flow appears again at cuff pressure under the examinee's blood pressure. Then Disappear-Appear Point Length(DAPL) of peripheral blood flow can be judged with the signal of peripheral blood flow, thus is available as a factor of error correction for electronic blood pressure meter. Also, systolic or diastolic blood pressure can be corrected with Appear-Point-Pressure(APP) of cuff pressure at a point where blood flow occurs and Appear-Maximum Pressure(AMP) of cuff pressure at the maximum amplitude point of peripheral blood flow after peripheral blood flow appears again. For verification, 27 examinees were selected, and their blood value was obtained through experimental procedure of 4 stages including induction of blood pressure change. The examinees were divided into two groups of experimental group and control group, regression analysis was conducted for experimental group, and correction of a blood pressure error was verified with optical signal by applying the regression equation calculated in experimental group to control group. As an experimental result, mean of the whole measurement errors was 5mmHg or more, which did not meet the standard fur blood pressure meter. As a result of correcting blood pressure measurements with data of DAPL, APP, and AMP as drawn out of PPG signal, systolic blood pressure, mean blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were $-0.6{\pm}4.4mmHg,\;-1.0{\pm}3.9mmHg$ and $-1.3{\pm}5.4mmHg$, respectively, indicating that mean of the whole measurement errors was greatly improved, and standard deviation was decreased.

• 식물병연구
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.381-385
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• 2011

본 실험에서는 당근 검은잎마름원균의 포자 발아 및 생존에 영향을 끼치는 온도, 상대습도, pH와 건조시간에 대하여 조사하였다. 분생포자의 발아는 $15-25^{\circ}C$ 사이에서 95% 이상의 상대습도 조건에서 촉진되었으나, $5^{\circ}C$에서는 상대습도와 상관없이 발아율이 급격히 감소하였다. 병원균의 분생포자 발아를 촉진하는 최적 환경조건은 습도 95% 이상, 온도 $15-25^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0 및 당근 잎 추출물 0.2%로 확인되었다. 또한 분생포자는 건조시간이 경과함에 따라 발아율이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 그러나 분생포자는 수분 없이 12시간까지 생존 가능하였으며, 수분이 재공급될 경우에는 10% 정도의 발아율을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 A. dauci의 포자 발아 및 발생 생태를 이해하는데 유용한 정보를 제공할 것으로 생각된다.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.80-95
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to research the work condition and the degree of job satisfaction of the physical therapist in Jeonnam East area. This study consisted of 120 physical therapists who were working in hospital located in Jeonnam East area from May, 19 to June 16, 2004. The data for analysis were collected by questionnaire survey. The major statistical methods used for the analysis were factor analysis, $x^2-test$, multiple regression analysis. The summarized result are as follows; 1. As for the general characteristics of the surveyed physical therapists was male 61($50.83\%$) and female 59($49.16\%$), majority was 26-30 in age. Most of the respondent worked in local clinics($62.5\%$). Also most of the respondent educated college graduation($68\%$). While the service period less than 12 months accounted for $41.7\%$. 2. The average marks by their job satisfaction factors indicated $56.7\%$ for duty importance, the relation with the patient accounted for $53.3\%$, the mending education for $18.3\%$, the equipment & institution for $20.9\%$. The average job satisfaction score was 3.04. 3. The comparative analysis of job satisfaction and general characteristics among different characteristics of the respondents revealed that there was significant difference between male and female, between 31-40years and 41years or more in ability knowledge & technique satisfaction. 4. The comparative analysis of job satisfaction and work conditions among different characteristics of the respondents revealed that there was significant difference between local clinics and hospital, between yosu&goheung and beolgyo in the mending education satisfaction. 5. Contributing factors for the job satisfaction in Physical therapist were welfare system, the relation with the patient, the service time per patient, mending education, the number of the patient.