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Adaptive Response Induced by Low Dose Ionizing Raditation in Human Cervical Carcinoma Cells

  • Kim, Jeong -Hee;Lee, Kyung -Jong;Cho, Chul -Koo;Yoo, Seong -Yul;Kim, Tae -Hwan;Ji, Young -Hoon;Kim, Sung -Ho
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.410-414
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    • 1995
  • Adaptive response induced by low dese .gamma.-ray irradiation in human cervical carcinoma cells was examined. Cells were exposured to low dose of .gamma.-ray irradiation in human cervical carcinoma cells was examined. Cells were exposured to low dose of .gamma.-ray (1-cGy) followed by high doses of r-ray irradiation (0,1,2,3,5,7 and 9Gy for chlnogenic assay or 1.5Gy for micronucleus assay) with various time intervals. Survival fractions of cells in both low dose-irradiated and unirrated groups were analyzed by clonogenic assay. Surviva fractions of low dose-irradiated in cell survival was maximum when low and high dose irradiation time interval was 4 hr. Frequencies of micronuclei which is an indicative of chromosome aberration were also enutained from survival fractions analyzed by clonogenic assay, maximum when low and high dose irradiation time interval was 4hr. Frequencies of micronuclei which is an indicative of chromosome aberration were also enumerated in both low dose-irradiated and unirradiated groups. In consiststent with the result obtained from survival fractions analyzed by clonogenic assay, maximum reduction in frquencies of micronuclei was observed when low dose radiation was given 4 hr prior to high response to subsequent high dose .gamma.-ray irradiation in human cervical carcinomal cells. Our data suggest that one of the possible mechanisms of adaptive response induced by low dose rediation is the increase in repair of DNA double strand breaks in low dose radiation-adapted cells.

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Study on Efficacy and Safety of High Dose MOK Pharmacopuncture in Hypothyroidism-induced Rats with Propylthiouracil (PTU 투여 갑상선기능저하증 유발 랫드모델에서 고용량 MOK 약침의 효능 및 안전성 평가 연구)

  • Hwang, Ji Hye;Im, Wu Hyun;Jung, Chul;Jung, Hyo Won
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.123-130
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    • 2019
  • In this study, we investigated the effects of MOK pharmacopuncture at high-doses which are increased 10 to 100-fold in clinics, on propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced hypothyroidism in rats and the safety. We measured the changes of body weight, food and water intake, body temperature, the serum levels of thyroid hormones (TSH, T3, and T4), AST and ALT, glucose, lipid metabolites (total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglyceride) and observed histopathological changes of thyroid tissues by H&E staining. We also analyzed the peaks of constituents of MOK using HPLC. In the results, the treatment of MOK pharmacopuncture at high-dose (30 mg/kg) in hypothyroidism-induced rats for 2 weeks was shown the improvement effects on the decrease of body weight, food intake, and body temperature, The MOK pharmacopunture at high dose regulated the imbalance of thyroid hormones, glucose, and lipid metabolites and also inhibited the structural damages of thyroid tissues. In liver damage, the MOK pharmacopuncture at high dose reduced the increase of AST and ALT levels in hypothyroid rats. We identified the MOK constituents in HPLC analysis. In conclusion, the treatment of MOK pharmacopuncture at high dose has a therapeutic effect on hypothyroidism without liver toxicity, suggesting that the MOK pharmacopuncture be usefully applicable to treat with hypothyroidism in clinics.

Calibration and Radiation Survey of High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading System (고선량율 근접치료기의 선원교정과 치료실주변 방사선량 측정)

  • Lee, Jeon-Gok;Kang, Jeong-Ku;Moon, Sun-Rock
    • Radiation Oncology Journal
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.101-104
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    • 1995
  • High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading system was installed at Wonkwang University Hospital in January 1994. In this report, the calibration of a Gammamed 12-i High Dose Rate Remote Afterloading system and the radiation survey around the facility after design and construct a shieding room are discussed. The radiation survey of the facility indicates that the use of ordinary concrete shielding of existing room will provide adequate shielding. Also, the methodologies for performing source calibration are presented.

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Clinical management of suspected intracranial meningioma in three dogs with pulsed high-dose hydroxyurea

  • Cho, Jae-Geum;Song, Kun-Ho;Seo, Kyoung-Won
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • v.58 no.2
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    • pp.103-106
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    • 2018
  • Three aged dogs, all over 15 years old, with multiple seizure events and various neurologic signs such as head turn and ataxia were brought to the referring hospital. Two cases were tentatively diagnosed with intracranial meningioma based on magnetic resonance imaging, and one case was histopathologically confirmed as meningioma at necropsy. All dogs improved after initiation of pulsed high-dose hydroxyurea (HU) treatment. Clinical sign relapses were managed by repeating high-dose HU without obvious side effects. Pulsed high-dose HU can be applied when clinical signs are refractory to the traditionally recommended dosage for intracranial meningioma in dogs.

Nonmyeloablative Stem Cell Transplantation (비골수제거성 조혈모세포이식)

  • Hyun, Myung-Soo
    • Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.11-27
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    • 2002
  • Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is one of the effective therapy for several hematologic malignancies. Transplantation preparative regimen is designed to eradicate the patient's underlying disease and immunosuppress the patient adequately to prevent rejection of donor's hematopoietic stem cells. So, conventional myeloablative preparative regimens with high-dose chemotherapy or radiotherapy are related to high rate of morbidity and mortality. However, It has become clear that the high-dose therapy dose not eradicate the malignancy in some patients, and that the therapeutic benefit of allogenic transplantation is largely related to graft-versus-leukemia/graft-versus-tumor (GVL/GVT) effect. An new approach is to utilize less toxic, nonmyeloablative preparative regimens to achieve engraftment and allow GVL/GVT effects to develop. This strategy reduces the risk of treatment-related mortality and allows transplantation for elderly and those with comorbidities that preclude high-dose chemoradiotherapy.

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Stabilization of Modified Deceleration Mode for Improvement of Low-energy Ion Implantation Process (저 에너지 이온 주입의 개선을 위한 변형된 감속모드 이온 주입의 안정화 특성)

  • 서용진;박창준;김상용
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.175-180
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    • 2003
  • As the integrated circuit device shrinks to the deep submicron regime, the ion implantation process with high ion dose has been attracted beyond the conventional ion implantation technology. In particular, for the case of boron ion implantation with low energy and high dose, the stabilization and throughput of semiconductor chip manufacturing are decreasing because of trouble due to the machine conditions and beam turning of ion implanter system. In this paper, we focused to the improved characteristics of processing conditions of ion implantation equipment through the modified deceleration mode. Thus, our modified recipe with low energy and high ion dose can be directly apply in the semiconductor manufacturing process without any degradation of stability and throughput.

Intra-Articular Injection of High-Dose ELHLD Peptide for Managing Canine Stifle Osteoarthritis: Kinetic Gait Analysis

  • Jeong, Na-rae;Kang, Byung-Jae
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.105-114
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    • 2021
  • Intra-articular injection of ELHLD peptide is considered to have a therapeutic effect in osteoarthritis (OA) through the inhibition of transforming growth factor-β1. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of intra-articular injections of high-dose ELHLD peptide (100 ㎍/kg) in canine stifle OA. Six client-owned dogs diagnosed with stifle OA were included. Selected dogs were treated with an intra-articular injection of high-dose ELHLD peptide (100 ㎍/kg). Outcome measures, including orthopedic examination, gait analysis, and Canine Brief Pain Inventory (CBPI) score, were evaluated four times after injection. Orthopedic examination, gait analysis, and owner's assessment (CBPI) improved significantly from 4 weeks after injection. In conclusion, we obtained sufficient evidence from this small sample that high-dose ELHLD peptide improves clinical signs of canine OA not only through subjective assessment but also through objective evaluation.

Measurement of Radiation Dose of HR CT and Low Dose CT by using Anthropomorphic Chest Phantom and Glass Dosimetry (인체등가형 흉부팬텀과 유리선량계를 이용한 고해상력 및 저선량 CT의 선량측정)

  • Kweon, Dae Cheol
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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    • v.13 no.7
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    • pp.933-939
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this study is to provide basic clinical data by evaluating images, measuring absorbed dose and effective dose by using high resolution CT and low dose CT by using anthropomorphic chest phantom and glass dosimeter. Tissue dose was measured by inserting a glass dosimeter into the anthropomorphic chest phantom. A 64-slice CT system (SOMATOM Sensation 64, Siemens AG, Forchheim, Germany) and CARE Dose 4D were used, and the parameters of the high resolution CT were 120 kVp, Eff. Scan parameters of mAs 104, scan time 7.93 s, slice 1.0 mm (Acq. 64 × 0.6 mm), convolution kernel (B60f sharp) were used, and low dose CT was 120 kVp, Eff. mAs 15, scan time 7.41 s, slice 3.0 mm (Acq. 64 × 0.6 mm), scan of convolution kernel B50f medium sharp. CTDIvol was measured at 8.01 mGy for high resolution CT and 1.18 mGy for low dose CT. Low dose CT scans showed 85.49% less absorbed dose than high resolution CT scans.

Analysis of Visible Light Communication Module Degraded by High Dose-Rate Gamma Irradiation using Thermal Infrared Image (적외선 열영상을 이용한 가시광 통신모듈의 고선량 감마선조사에 따른 열화 분석)

  • Cho, Jai-Wan;Hong, Seok-Boong;Koo, In-Soo
    • Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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    • v.17 no.12
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    • pp.1203-1209
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    • 2011
  • In this paper, the degradation evaluation method of VLC (Visible Light Communication) wireless module after high dose rate gamma-ray irradiation using the thermal infrared camera is proposed. First, the heating characteristics of the active devices embedded in the VLC wireless module during the condition of normal operation is monitored by thermal infrared camera. By the image processing technique, the trends of the intensity of the heat emitted by the active devices are calculated and stored. The feature of the blob area including the area of the active devices in the thermal infrared image is extracted and stored. The feature used in this paper is the mean value of the gray levels in the blob area. The same VLC module has been gamma irradiated at the dose rate of about 4.0 kGy/h during 72 hours up to a total dose of 288 kGy. And then, the heating characteristics of the active devices embedded in the VLC wireless module after high dose gamma ray irradiation is observed by thermal infrared camera. The high dose gamma-ray induced degradation of the active devices embedded in the VLC module was evaluated by comparing the mean value of the blob area to the one of the same blob area of the VLC module before the gamma ray irradiation.

Drug Utilization in Korean Children with Kawasaki Disease (국내 가와사키병 환아의 약물사용)

  • Cha, SungHee;Je, Nam Kyung
    • Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.127-135
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    • 2017
  • Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile, systemic vasculitis as a leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. Intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG) and aspirin are the standard initial therapy in the treatment of acute KD. The purpose of this study was to investigate drug utilization in children with KD, and to compare "IVIG + high-dose aspirin" and "IVIG + moderate-dose aspirin" in preventing cardiac complications. Methods: We analyzed pediatric patient sample data compiled by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service from 2010 to 2015. We identified patients with KD using the KCD-6 code of M30.3. We excluded patients in chronic phase or ${\geq}1$0 years. We also excluded patients who were diagnosed KD in November or December. Drug utilization pattern were assessed in acute KD patients and 30-day and 60-day cardiac complications were investigated between "IVIG + high-dose aspirin" group and "IVIG + moderate-dose aspirin" group. Results: In acute phase, IVIG was administered to 95.8% patients, and 57.1% patients were prescribed moderate-dose aspirin and 25% patients were with high-dose aspirin. Steroid use was rapidly increased from 4.0% in 2010 to 11.3% in 2015. Both 30-day and 60-day cardiac complications occurred less in "IVIG + high-dose aspirin" group compared to "IVIG + moderate-dose aspirin" group, but not statistically significant (0.9% vs 1.8%, p=0.252 for 30-day complication rate; 1.5% vs 2.7%. p=0.073 for 60-day complication rate). Conclusion: We were not able to demonstrate which aspirin therapy is superior for preventing cardiac complications in acute KD patients and further research is warranted.