• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.1207-1213
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 랫드의 두개결손부 모델에서 돼지 해면질골을 지지체로 사용했을 때의 효과를 평가해보고자 하였다. 임계결손부의 형성은 30마리의 수컷 Sprague-Dawley 랫드에서 실시하였으며 동물들은 임계결손군(CD group, n=10), 베타 삼인산칼슘군(BT group, n=10) 및 돼지 해면질골군(PCB group, n=10)으로 나누었다. 각각의 결손부위는 피브린 글루와 혼합시킨 베타 삼인산칼슘 또는 돼지 해면질골로 채워졌으며 CD군은 결손부위에 이식재를 이식하지 않았다. 모든 랫드들은 골이식 수술 8주 후에 희생되었으며 희생 후 육안검사, 단순 방사선촬영, micro-CT 촬영 및 조직검사를 통해 골형성 정도를 평가하였다. 결과에서 골결손부의 치유는 CD군에서 가장 낮았으며 PCB군에서는 유의성 있는 새로운 골형성을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 방사선촬영 결과, 조직학적 평가 및 micro CT 촬영 결과에서 골이식 시 돼지 해면질골이 베타 삼인산칼슘보다 새로운 골형성에 있어 더욱 효과적임을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권7호
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• pp.643-650
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• 2015

The use of conditioned medium from mesenchymal stem cells may be a feasible approach for regeneration of bone defects through secretion of various components of mesenchymal stem cells such as cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors. Mesenchymal stem cells secrete and accumulate multiple factors in conditioned medium under specific physiological conditions. In this study, we investigated whether the conditioned medium collected under hypoxic condition could effectively influence bone regeneration through enhanced migration and adhesion of endogenous mesenchymal stem cells. Cell migration and adhesion abilities were increased through overexpression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in hypoxic conditioned medium treated group. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 was upregulated by microRNA-221 in mesenchymal stem cells because microRNAs are key regulators of various biological functions via gene expression. To investigate the effects in vivo, evaluation of bone regeneration by computed tomography and histological assays revealed that osteogenesis was enhanced in the hypoxic conditioned medium group relative to the other groups. These results suggest that behavioral changes of endogenous mesenchymal stem cells through microRNA-221 targeted-intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression under hypoxic conditions may be a potential treatment for patients with bone defects.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7389-7394
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• 2014

Background: Chemotherapy is one of the major means for control of malignancies, with cisplatin (CDDP) as one of the main agents, widely used for the treatment of various malignant solid tumors. However, prevention of hepatotoxicity from cisplatin is one of the urgent issues in cancer chemotherapy. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of pu-erh tea on hepatotoxicity through body weight and tissue antioxidant parameters like, liver coefficient, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX), malondialdehyde(MDA) and glutathione (GSH) levels, and light microscopic evaluation by histological findings. Materials and Methods: The rats were randomly divided into five groups: Control (n=10), cisplatin (3 mg/kg p.i., n=10), cisplatin+pu-erh (0.32 g/kg/day i.g., n=10), cisplatin+pu-erh (0.8 g/kg/day i.g., n=10) and cisplatin+pu-erh (1.6 g/kg/day i.g., n=10). Pu-erh tea powder was administrated for 31 consecutive days. The rats were sacrificed at the end on the second day after a single dose of cisplatin treatment for measuring indices. Results: Pu-erh tea powder exhibited a protective effect by decreasing MDA and GSH and increasing the SOD and GSH-PX levels and GSH-PX/MDA ratio in camparison with the control group. Besides, pu-erh tea was also able to alleviate the pathological damage to some extent. Conclusion: Pu-erh tea powder is protective against cisplatin-induced liver oxidative damages, especially at the medium dosage (0.8 g/kg/d).

• Toxicological Research
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.331-339
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• 2007

Titanium or titanium alloy is a widely used implant material according to its certified biocompatibility, sufficient strength and ready availability. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative biocompatibility of titanium and titanium alloy specimens (Ti-29Nb-13Ta, TiNb and Ti-6Al-4V, Ti64) using in vivo and in vitro methods. For in vivo experiment, the specimens were implanted in the abdominal subcutaneous region of female mice for 2 and 4 weeks. The reaction of connective tissue to specimens was evaluated histologically. The specimens were encapsulated by fibrous connective tissue consisting of fibroblast, fibrocyte and other cells including neutrophil, macrophage, giant multinucleated cell and unidentified cells. Some newly formed blood vessels were located in the fibrous capsule surrounding the implant. Cell types and the thickness of fibrous capsules were examined quantitatively. Most of cell types located in the fibrous capsule were fibroblasts and fibrocytes. The average thickness of fibrous capsules for the TiNb specimens was much thinner than that of the titanium alloy, Ti64. The thickness of the fibrous capsule around all titanium specimens decreased at 4 weeks compared to 2 weeks post-implantation. The biocompatibility of titanium and titanium alloy specimens were also investigated in in vitro method using alkaline phosphatase from MG-63 cells. Alkaline phosphatase activity of the TiNb specimen showed higher activity than the titanium alloy, Ti64. In conclusion, the TiNb alloy with thin capsule thickness in vivo and high alkaline phosphatase activity in vitro will be of considerable use in biomedical applications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 1998

계명대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실에서는 1992년부터 1996년까지 수술한 54례를 분석하였다. 51명은 남자였고 3명은 여자였으며 연령분포는 42세에서 78세였으며 평균연령은 58.7$\pm$8.37세이었다. 증상은 다양하였으며 연하곤란(72.2%), 상복부 불쾌감(16.6%), 흉통(5.6%) 등이었다. 외과적 수술방법은 개흉술을 통한 식도절제술 및 식도위문합술(36례), 개흉술을 통한 식도절제술 및 결장대치술(4례), 개흉하지 않고 식도열공을 통한 식도절제술 및 경부에서 식도위문합술(14례)을 시행하였다. 7례에서 수술사망(12.9%)이 있었고 그중 6례는 개흉술을 통한 식도절제술, 1례는 개흉술을 통한 결장대치술이었다. 술후 합병증은 문합부위누출 7례, 창상감염 10례, 문합부협착 9례, 성대마비 2례, 기관지열상 1례와 THE(Orringer)술식후 기흉으로 폐쇄식 흉관삽관술을 3례에서 시행하였다. 식도암 병변위치로는 상부식도 4례, 중부식도 34례, 하부식도 16례였다. 조직학적 형태로는 선암 1례, 편평상피암 3례였다. 추적조사기간동안 총 25례가 사망하였다. 1년간 전체생존율은 52.7%였고 2년간 전체생존율은 45.5%였고 3년간 전체생존율은 45.5%였고 4년간 전체생존율은 45.5%였고 5년간 전체생존율은 45.5%였다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 1997

Trichosporonoides madida와 같이 자연계에서 새로 분리된 균종을 산업 분야에서 이용하기 위하여 이들 균종의 제반성상을 명확히 확인하여야 함은 물론 분리균주의 병원성에 관한 연구가 필수적이다. 본 실험에서는 자연계에서 분리된 T. madida 분리균주의 제반성상을 확인하고 실험동물에 대한 병원성 여부를 체계적으로 조사하여 산업미생물로서의 이용 가능성에 대한 안전성을 검증하였다. 본 실험에 사용한 T. madida N-5-3 분리 균주의 생화학적, 형태학적인 특성은 전형적인 T. madida 균주의 미생물학적인 특징과 모두 일치하였다. T. madida N-5-3 균주의 실험용mouse에서의 복강내 투여 치사량 $(LD_{50})$은 실험에 사용한 $1{\times}10^1$에서부터 $1{\times}10^8$ 투여 시까지 사망하는 동물이 관찰되지 않아 $1{\times}10^8$ 이상인 것으로 확인되었다. 또 $1{\times}10^8$의 시험균주를 실험용 mouse의 복강에 접종한 후 각 시기 별로 심장, 폐, 간, 비장 및 신장에서의 시험균주의 증식 여부를 조사한 결과 간과 비장에서만 접종 후 2일까지 $1{\times}10^{4.3}$에서 $1{\times}10^{2.87}$의 시험균주가 분리되었으나 접종 4일째부터는 시험기간 완료일까지 접종균주가 전혀 관찰되지 않아 실험동물 체내에서 신속히 제거되는 것으로 나타났다. 한편 시험균주 접종에 따른 mouse내부장기의 조직학적인 변화를 조사한 결과 특징적인 병리학적 소견을 관찰할 수 없었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 T. madida N-5-3 분리균주는 산업분야에서 이용시 공중보건학적인 관점에서 비병원성 균주이며 안전한 균주인 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.1935-1941
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• 2012

Introduction: Uterine sarcomas are a group of heterogenous and rare malignancies of the female genital tract and there is a lack of consensus on prognostic factors and optimal treatment. Objective and Methodology: To perform a retrospective evaluation of clinicopathological characteristics, prognostic factors and treatment outcomes of 93 patients with uterine sarcomas who were diagnosed and treated at 4 different centers from November 2000 to October 2010. Results: Of the 93 patients, 58.0% had leiomyosarcomas, 26.9% malignant mixed Mullerian tumors, 9.7% endometrial stromal sarcomas, and 5.4% other histological types. According to the last International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging, 43.0% were stage I, 20.4% were stage II, 22.6% were stage III and 14.0 % were stage IV. Median relapse free survival (RFS) was 20 months (95% confidence interval (CI), 12.4-27.6 months), RFS after 1, 2, 5 years were 66.6%, 44.1%, 16.5% respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was 56 months (95% CI, 22.5-89.5 months), and OS after 1, 2, 5 years was 84.7%, 78%, 49.4% respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that age ${\geq}60$ years and high grade tumor were significantly associated with poor OS and RFS; patients administered adjuvant treatment with sequential chemotherapy and radiotherapy had longer RFS time. Among patients with leiomyosarcoma, in addition to age and grade, adjuvant treatment with sequential chemotherapy and radiotherapy after surgery had significant effects on OS. Conclusion: Uterine sarcomas have poor progrosis even at early stages. Prognostic factors affecting OS were found to be age and grade.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제37권
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• pp.2.1-2.9
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• 2015

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of autogenous tooth bone as a graft material for regeneration of bone in vertical bony defects of the minipigs. Material and Methods: Six minipigs were used in this study. Four molars were extracted in the right mandibular dentition and sent to the Korea Tooth Bank for fabrication of autogenous tooth bone. Ten days later, each extraction site was implanted with MS Implant Narrow Ridge $3.0{\times}10mm$ fixture (Osstem, Seoul, Korea) after standardized 2mm-sized artificial vertical bony defect formation. Pineappleshaped Root-On type autogenous tooth bones were applied to the vertical defects around the neck area of the posterior three fixtures and the fore-most one was not applied with autogenous bone as a control group. Each minipig was sacrificed at 4, 8, 12 weeks after fixture installation and examined radiologically and histologically. Histological evaluation was done under light microscope with Villanueva osteochrome bone staining with semi-quantitative histomorphometric study. Percentage of new bone over total area (NBF) and bone to implant contact (BIC) ratio were evaluated using digital software for area calculation. Result: NBF were $48.15{\pm}18.02%$, $45.50{\pm}28.37%$, and $77.13{\pm}15.30%$ in 4, 8, and 12 weeks, respectively for experimental groups. The control group showed $37.00{\pm}11.53%$, $32.25{\pm}26.99%$, and $1.33{\pm}2.31%$ in 4,8,12 weeks, respectively. BIC ratio were $53.08{\pm}19.82%$, $45.00{\pm}28.37%$, and $75.13{\pm}16.55%$ in 4,8,12 weeks, respectively. Those for the control groups were $38.33{\pm}6.43%$, $33.50{\pm}29.51%$, and $1.33{\pm}2.31%$ in 4, 8, 12 weeks, respectively. Conclusion: Autogenous tooth bone showed higher score than control group in NBF and BIC in all the data encompassing 4,8,12 weeks specimens, but statistically significant only 12 weeks data in both NBF and BIC.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.220-229
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• 2008

Purpose: The present study was aimed to examine the effect of acellular dermal matrix ($AlloDerm^{(R)}$) grafted to the experimental tissue defect on tissue regeneration. Materials and Methods: Male albino rabbits were used. Soft tissue defects were prepared in the external abdominal oblique muscle. The animals were then divided into 3 groups by the graft material used: no graft, autogenous dermis graft, and $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft. The healing sites were histologically examined at weeks 4 and 8 after the graft. In another series, critical sized defects with 8-mm diameter were prepared in the right and left iliac bones. The animals were then divided into 5 groups: no graft, grafted with autogenous iliac bone, $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft, $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft impregnated with rhBMP-2, and $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft with rhTGF-${\beta}1$. The healing sites of bone defect were investigated with radiologic densitometry and histological evaluation at weeks 4 and 8 after the graft. Results: In the soft tissue defect, normal healing was seen in the group of no graft. Inflammatory cells and foreign body reactions were observed in the group of autogenous dermis graft, and the migration of fibroblasts and the formation of vessels into the collagen fibers were observed in the group of $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft. In the bone defect, the site of bone defect was healed by fibrous tissues in the group of no graft. The marked radiopacity and good regeneration were seen in the group of autogenous bone graft. There remained the traces of $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ with no satisfactory results in the group of $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft. In the groups of the $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft with rhBMP-2 or rhTGF-${\beta}1$, there were numerous osteoblasts in the boundary of the adjacent bone which was closely approximated to the $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ with regeneration features. However, the fibrous capsule also remained as in the group of $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ graft, which separated the $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ and the adjacent bone. Conclusions: These results suggest that $AlloDerm^{(R)}$ can be useful to substitute the autogenous dermis in the soft tissue defect. However, it may not be useful as a bone graft material or a carrier, since the bone defect was not completely healed by the bony tissue, regardless of the presence of osteogenic factors like rhBMP-2 or rhTGF-${\beta}1$.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.397-402
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• 2009

Objective : In this study, the authors assessed the ability of rat bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMDMSCs), in the presence of a growth factor, fibroblast growth factor-4 (FGF-4) and hydroxyapatite, to act as a scaffold for posterolateral spinal fusion in a rat model. Methods : Using a rat posterolateral spine fusion model. the experimental study comprised 3 groups. Group 1 was composed of 6 animals that were implanted with 0.08 gram hydroxyapatite only. Group 2 was composed of 6 animals that were implanted with 0.08 gram hydroxyapatite containing $1{\times}10^6/60{\mu}L$ rat of BMDMSCs. Group 3 was composed of 6 animals that were implanted with 0.08 gram hydroxyapatite containing $1{\times}10^6/60{\mu}L$ of rat BMDMSCs and FGF-4 $1{\mu}G$ to induce the bony differentiation of the BMDMSCs. Rats were assessed using radiographs obtained at 4, 6, and 8 weeks postoperatively. After sacrifice, spines were explanted and assessed by manual palpation, high-resolution microcomputerized tomography, and histological analysis. Results : Radiographic, high-resolution microcomputerized tomographic, and manual palpation revealed spinal fusion in five rats (83%) in Group 2 at 8 weeks. However, in Group 1, three (60%) rats developed fusion at L4-L5 by radiography and two (40%) by manual palpation in radiographic examination. In addition, in Group 3, bone fusion was observed in only 50% of rats by manual palpation and radiographic examination at this time. Conclusion : The present study demonstrates that 0.08 gram of hydroxyapatite with $1{\times}10^6/60{\mu}L$ rat of BMDMSCs induced bone fusion. FGF4, added to differentiate primitive $1{\times}10^6/60{\mu}L$ rat of BMDMSCs did not induce fusion. Based on histologic data, FGF-4 appears to induce fibrotic change rather than differentiation to bone by $1{\times}10^6/60{\mu}L$ rat of BMDMSCs.