• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.372-379
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the effect on antibacterial activities and wound healing effect of silver containing dressings with which of Betadine against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Methods: One full thickness skin defects in rats(n=72) were developed on the back and were given rise to infection with S. aureus(n=36) and P. aeruginosa(n=36). The 72 mice were divided into 6 groups : Acticoat$^{(R)}$, Aquacel$^{(R)}$-Ag, Medifoam silver$^{(R)}$, Polymen silver$^{(R)}$, Ilvadon$^{(R)}$ and Betadine(control group) dressing groups. Five silver containing dressings and Betadine were assesed on infected wound. Measurement of wound size change, bacterial colonies count and histologic findings was applied. Antibacterial activity was analyzed with bacterial restricted zone in Mueller Hinton agar. Results: On S. aureus, wound size was more decreased in all treated groups as compared with betadine, however Ilvadon$^{(R)}$ was less decreased on P. aeruginosa. In histologic findings, experimental group showed more effective findings than others on S. aureus, however on P. aeruginosa, which was showed similar. Acticoat$^{(R)}$ was best effective in wound healing against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. The bacterial colonies count was increased in all treated groups except Acticoat$^{(R)}$ as compared with the control group on S. aureus, which was decreased in Acticoat$^{(R)}$ and Ilvadon$^{(R)}$ group on P. aeruginosa. There were not statistical differences. The restricted zone was shown in Mueller - Hinton agar of all groups except Medifoam silver$^{(R)}$ group on S. aureus, which was shown of all groups on P. aeruginosa. There were statistical differences. Conclusion: This study suggests that silver containing dressings may have not better potential than Betadine in assisting management of wounds at risk of infection on S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. However, which have better antibacterial activity on S. aureus and P. aeruginosa.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.207-223
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• 1993

Inpatients are mostly occupied in bed with restricted activity, nearly all patient populations are at risk for the occurrence of skeletal muscle atrophy due to decreased level of activity. Restriction of mobility is far greater in pediatric patients compared with adult patients since almost all the activities of daily living is performed by parents or caregivers. It could be assumed that pediatric patients are more vulnerable to skeletal muscle atrophy than adult patients, however, there have been no attempts to reduce the atrophy of developing muscle. Therefore it is important to determine the effect of exercise in developing muscle during decreased activity. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of periodic weight support during hindlimb suspension on the mass and cross-sectional area of Type I and II fibers in developing soleus(Type I ) muscle. To examine the effectiveness of periodic weight support activity in maintaining mass and fiber size. the hindlimb of young female Wistar rats was suspended(HS) and half of these rats walked on a treadmill for 45min / day(15min every 4h) at 5m / min at a 15 grade(HS-WS). After 7days of hindlimb suspension, soleus wet weight was 28. 57% smaller and relative soleus weight was 28. 21% smaller in comparison with con-trol rats (p〈0.05) Soleus wet weight and relative soleus weight increased by 67.72% and 71.43% each with periodic weight support activity during hindlimb suspension (p〈0.01, p〈0.005), moreover soleus wet weight and relative soleus weight of the HS -WS rats were greater than those of the control group. No change was observed in fiber type percentage of the developing soleus muscle after 1 week of hindlimb suspension plus weight support activity. Type I and II fiber cross-sectional areas of the developing soleus muscle were 50.45% and 43.39% lower in the HS group than in the control group (p〈0.0001), type I and II fiber cross-sectional areas of the developing soleus were 24.49% and 29.93% greater in the HS - WS group than in the HS rats (p〈0.0001), whereas Type I and II fiber cross-sectional areas of HS - WS group were less than those of the control group, The results suggest that periodic weight support activity can ameliorate developing soleus muscle atrophy induced by hindlimb suspension, even in type II fibers that would not have been expected to be recruited by this type of neuromuscular demand. Clinical experimental study is needed to deter-mine the effect of periodic weight bearing exercise on developing atrophied leg muscle based on these results.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2000

강한 산화력에 의하여 살균력을 나타내는 CT(Sodium N-chloro-para toluenesulfonamide, Chloramine-T)의 어류에 대한 독성과 수서 미생물에 대한 살균력을 분석함으로서 우리나라 해산어 양식현장에서 새로운 수산용 소독제로서 응용할 수 있는 가능성을 조사하였다. 우리나라 주 양식어종인 넙치는 해수에서 16 ppm 이상의 CT 농도에 계속 노출되면 48시간 이내에 폐사되는 급성독성을 보여 주었다. 그러나 CT의 세균사멸 효과는 매우 탁월하여 2ppm농도로 15분 이상 해수를 처리하였을 때 인위적으로 첨가시킨 어류질병관련 세균을 모두 사멸시킬 수 있었고 이러한 사멸효과는 세균의 종과는 큰 연관 관계를 보여주지 않았다. 그러므로 CT는 사육수를 통한 세균감염 방지 또는 병어로부터 유출된 병원균의 확산 방지에 효과적으로 사용될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 그러나 blue green algae(Tetraselmis suecica)에 대한 사멸효과는 10 ppm이상의 농도에서 24시간동안 처리하였을 때 나타남으로서 어류에 대한 급성독성을 나타내는 농도와 매우 근접하였으므로 동 식물성 플랑크톤의 효과적 제거를 위하여서는 상당히 제한적으로 사용되어야 할 것이다. 더구나 CT는 해수중에 유기물질의 농도가 10ppm 정도만 존재하고 있어도 그 살균효과는 급격하게 감소하므로 현장 적용 시에는 이에 관한 충분한 고려가 있어야 할 것이다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.594-598
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• 2000

본 실험은 형질전환 담배내에서의 배유 특이 promoter에 의한 gus 유전자의 조직 특이적 발현 여부와 전이유전자의 후대로의 유전 양상을 확인하고자 수행하였다. 배유 특이 promoter에 의해 유도되는 gus 유전자(Z4pro-gus)와 kanamycin 저항성유전자를 운반하는 BV3 construct를 A. tumerfaciens을 이용하여 담배 형질전환체를 유기시켰다. 형질전환체 중에서 8개체를 선발하여 nptII primer를 이용하여 PCR을 실시한 결과 8개체 모두에서 700bp의 PCR 산물을 얻을 수 있었다. Promoter에 따른 유전자의 발현양상을 알아보기 위하여 Z4pro-gus가 전이된 형질전환체의 잎과 CaMV35S와 gus 유전자(35Spro-gus)로 구성된 pBI121 construct를 전이시킨 형질전환체의 잎으로부터의 발색정도를 비교하였다. 그 결과 Z4pro-gus가 전이된 형질전환체의 경우 잎에서 매우 부분적으로 극소량 발색되었으나 35Spro-gus가 전이된 형질전환체의 잎에서는 상대적으로 많은 양의 발색정도를 보여 promoter에 따른 발현정도의 차이를 보였다. 보다 명확한 Z4 promoter의 조직 특이 발현 양상을 확인하기 위하여 Z4pro-gus로 형질전환시킨 $T_0$ 식물체를 자가수분하여 얻은 $R_1$ 종자와 35Spro-gus를 형질전환시켜 같은 방법으로 얻은 $R_1$ 종자를 histochemical assay하였다. 그 결과 35Spro-gus로 형질전환된 담배 종자는 절단면 전체에서 gus 유전자가 발현되어 배유뿐만 아니라 종자 내 다른 조직에서도 발색되는 양상을 나타내었으나 Z4pro-gus를 형질전환 시켜 얻은 종자의 경우는 배유 부분만이 조직 특이적으로 파랗게 발색되었고 배 또는 그 이외의 조직에서는 gus 발색이 전혀 관찰되지 않았다. Kanamycin 저항성검정을 실시한 결과 모든 계통에서 전이유전자가 후대로 안정적으로 전이됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.540-551
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• 2020

Sporotrichosis is a chronic and subacute mycosis causing epidemiological outbreaks involving sick cats and humans in southeastern Brazil. The systemic disease prevails in cats and in humans, with the symptoms restricted to the skin of immunocompetent individuals. Under these conditions, the prolonged treatment of animals and cases of recurrence justify the discovery of new treatments for sporotrichosis. This work addresses the antifungal activity of silver salts of Keggin-type heteropolyacid salts (Ag-HPA salts) such as Ag₃[PW₁₂O₄₀], Ag₆[SiW₁₀V₂O₄₀], Ag₄[SiW₁₂O₄₀] and Ag₃[PMo₁₂O₄₀] and interactions with the antifungal drugs itraconazole (ITC), terbinafine (TBF) and amphotericin B (AMB) on the yeast and mycelia forms of Sporothrix spp. Sporothrix spp. yeast cells were susceptible to Ag-HPA salts at minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 8 to 128 ㎍/ml. Interactions between Ag₃[PW₁₂O₄₀] and Ag₃[PMo₁₂O₄₀] with itraconazole and amphotericin B resulted in higher antifungal activity with a reduction in growth and melanization. Treated cells showed changes in cell membrane integrity, vacuolization, cytoplasm disorder, and membrane detachment. Promising antifungal activity for treating sporotrichosis was observed for the Ag-HPA salts Ag₃[PMo₁₂O₄₀] and Ag₃[PW₁₂O₄₀], which have a low cost, high yield and activity at low concentrations. However, further evaluation of in vivo tests is still required.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.189-195
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• 1997

부위특이적 변이제작을 통하여 Achromobacter protease I (API)의 lysin에 대한특이성의 구조적 근거를 조사하였다. Lysine 특이성을 결정하는 결정기로서 예상되는 잔기중의 하나인 Glu190을 glutamine, aspartic acid, leucine으로 치환하였을 경우, 전구체단백질은 Iysine 특이성을 가진 완전한 활성효소로서 발현되어 자기촉매적으로 processing되었다. 다른 하나의 잔기인 Asp225을 asparagine, leucine으로 치환한 변이체에서는 불활성 전구체인 pro-API으로서 발현되었으나, 변이체 (D225E)의 경우는 서서히 자기촉매적으로 maturation 되었다. 성숙체인 변이체 (D225E)의 Iysylendopeptidase 활성은 wild-type APl의 0.25%이였으며, 이 활성의 감소는 기질 Iysine과 효소와의 친화력 감소가 주 원인이었다. 이러한 결과로부터 Asp225가 Iysylendopeptidase의 엄격한 기질특이성에 결정적인 역할을 담당한다는 것이 시사되었다. 한편, 변이체 (D225E)는 ornithine 기질에 대해서 효소활성 이 검출되지 않았다. 이 변이체의 촉매잔기인 Ser194가 native API과 마찬가지로 DFP, PMSF와 근본적으로 동일한 반응성이 있는 것으로 나타나 225번 위치의 methylene 1 unit 더 긴 측사는 subsite P1의 methylene 1 unit 짧은 측사에 의해 보상되지 않는다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.903-916
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• 1996

The purpose of this study was to discover practical health problems which hemodialysis clients experienced so as to present basic data for development of a health assessment tool. The research subjects were 70 clients receiving hemodialysis in Seoul and Inchon from Mar. 1996 to Sep. 1996. Data were collected by researcher's informal indepth interview and nurses' open ended question. Content analysis was applied to collect similar contents and common experiences in order to derivate concepts and categories for better understanding of hemodialysis clients' experiences. As a result, 9 categories derivated to identify the health problems of clients receiving hemodialysis were as follows : 1) They experienced 'the decreased digestive function' which contained the changed appetite, nausea, vomiting, constipation and diarrhea. 2) They experienced 'the decreased respiratory and circulatory function' which contained dyspnea, changed blood pressure, tingling sensation and the fear of aggrevated vascular condition. 3) They experienced 'the aggrevated oral condition' which contained dry mouth and destruction of teeth and their soft tissue. 4) They experienced 'the decreased sensory function' which contained visual disturbances, sensation difficulty, and hearing loss. 5) They experienced 'the aggrevated skin condition' which contained dark brown skin color, dry skin (and hyperpigmentatic freckle, seborrheric keratosis, scale), itching sense, and alopethia. 6) They experienced 'the decreased urinary reproductive function' which contained anuria or oliguria, dysmenorrhea, sterility and decreased libido. 7) They experienced 'the restricted activity' which contained decreased activity, muscle cramp and stiffness of joint. 8) They experienced 'the changed mental status' which contained memory disturbance, decreased cognition, disorientation, neurosis and psychosis. 9) They experienced 'the aggrevated general condition' which contained kyphosis, weight loss, fatigue, sleep disturbance, bleeding tendency, inflammation, generalized edema and foul oder of uremia.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2014

As a tumor suppressor homologue during mitosis, Chk2 is involved in replication checkpoints, DNA repair, and cell cycle arrest, although its functions during mouse oocyte meiosis and early embryo development remain uncertain. We investigated the functions of Chk2 during mouse oocyte maturation and early embryo development. Chk2 exhibited a dynamic localization pattern; Chk2 expression was restricted to germinal vesicles at the germinal vesicle (GV) stage, was associated with centromeres at pro-metaphase I (Pro-MI), and localized to spindle poles at metaphase I (MI). Disrupting Chk2 activity resulted in cell cycle progression defects. First, inhibitor-treated oocytes were arrested at the GV stage and failed to undergo germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD); this could be rescued after Chk2 inhibition release. Second, Chk2 inhibition after oocyte GVBD caused MI arrest. Third, the first cleavage of early embryo development was disrupted by Chk2 inhibition. Additionally, in inhibitor-treated oocytes, checkpoint protein Bub3 expression was consistently localized at centromeres at the MI stage, which indicated that the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) was activated. Moreover, disrupting Chk2 activity in oocytes caused severe chromosome misalignments and spindle disruption. In inhibitor-treated oocytes, centrosome protein ${\gamma}$-tubulin and Polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) were dissociated from spindle poles. These results indicated that Chk2 regulated cell cycle progression and spindle assembly during mouse oocyte maturation and early embryo development.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.479-485
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• 2012

In order to develop methods that would enlarge the feed resources in Tibet, mixtures of hulless-barley straw and tall fescue were ensiled with four levels (0, 10%, 20%, and 30% of fresh weight) of wet hulless-barley distillers' grains (WHDG). The silos were opened after 7, 14 or 30 d of ensiling, and the fermentation characteristics and nutritive quality of the silages were analyzed. WHDG addition significantly improved fermentation quality, as indicated by the faster decline of pH, rapid accumulation of lactic acid (LA) (p<0.05), and lower butyric acid content and ammonia-N/total N (p<0.05) as compared with the control. These results indicated that WHDG additions not only effectively inhibited the activity of aerobic bacteria, but also resulted in faster and greatly enhanced LA production and pH value decline, which restricted activity of undesirable bacteria, resulting in more residual water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) in the silages. The protein content of WHDG-containing silages were significantly higher (p<0.05) higher than that of the control. In conclusion, the addition of WHDG increased the fermentation and nutritive quality of straw-grass silage, and this effect was more marked when the inclusion rate of WHDG was greater than 20%.

• The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.161-175
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of HPAFO(Hinged Plastic Ankle Foot orthosis) and SPAFO(Solid Plastic Ankle Foot Orthosis) on standing balance and step moving in hemiplegia patients. Twenty hemiplegic patients were either inpatient or outpatient at the Rehabilitation medicine, MokPo J General Hospital and JeonJu J Medical Center from July 15, 2002 to September 15, 2002. Patients were able to ambulate independently for at least 10 meters and to stand independently for at least 10 minutes with balance measurement tool. The static balance and dynamic activity measurement was determined by SAKAI active balancer(Japan) with wearing HPAFO and wearing SPAFO. The static balance and dynamic activity analysis was analyzed by independent t-test. The results were as follows: 1. There were no significant difference in body weight bearing percent between wearing HPAFO and wearing SPAFO(p>0.05). 2. There were significant difference in whole path length between wearing HPAFO and wearing SPAFO(p<0.05). 3. There were significant difference in Effective Value Area between wearing HPAFO and wearing SPAFO(p>0.001). 4. There were significant difference in repeated functional time between wearing HPAFO and wearing SPAFO(p>0.001). 5. There were significant difference in cadence between wearing HPAFO and wearing SPAFO(p>0.001). The result of this study showed that wearing HPAFO and wearing SPAFO gave fair amount of improvement to static standing balance and dynamic movement ability of hemiplegic patients. The comparison result showed significant differences in between HPAFO and SPAHFO. The result of this study had a general limitation due to the restricted number of cases. The future study needs more detailed research and comparison with various variance between these two orthoses.