• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.269.1-269.1
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• 2003

Polygonum cuspidatum has been used as treatments of dermatitis, inflammation, hyperlipidemia and diuretics in folk remedies. In order to evaluate the urinary effect of Polygoni cuspidati Radix, its MeOH extract was administerd in rats. We determined the total urin volume, chemical parameters(urea nitrogen, creatinine, uric acid), electrolytes(natrium, potassium, chloride) ) in serum and urin. Polygoni cuspidati Radix showed increase in urin volume and electrolytes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.490-495
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• 2000

규산염 광물질인 맥반석을 3%수준으로 식이중에 첨가하여 십자매에 2주간 급여한 후 생리적 및 생화학적 성상에 미치는 영향에 대하여 검토하였다. 체중 증가량, 식이 섭취량, 식이 효율, 상대적 간장 및 심장 무게는 대조군과 맥반석 첨가군 사이에 유의적인 차이가 없었고, 상대적 신장 및 근위 무게는 맥반석 첨가군에서 각각 증가 및 감소하였다. 혈청 총 단백질, 혈당, 알부민, 중성지질, 콜레스테롤 농도는 두군 사이에 차이가 없었다. 간기능 지표인 GOT및 ALP 활성은 맥반석 첨가군에서 각각 증가 및 감소하였으나, GTP 활성은 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 따라서, 맥반석 3% 수준의 식이중첨가는 십자매의 생리적 및 생화학적 상태에는 영향을 미치지 않으며, 식이의 영양효율을 증가시키는 것으로 사료된다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.69-75
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• 1995

The present study was carried out to establish several spermatotoxicity test methods. For this purpose we investigated following parameters in the fertility study of DA-125, a new anticancer agent, in rats: testicular spermatid counts, epididymal sperm counts, daily sperm production rate, sperm morphology, and serum testosterone concentration. Motility and velocity of sperms were also measured using non-treated rats. At 0.3 mg DA-125/kg, spermatids per 1g testis and daily sperm production rate per 1g testis were significantly decreased, when compared with those of control group. Several types of abnormal sperms, such as no head, pin head, double head, hook at wrong angle, no tail, and small sperm, were found in both treated and control groups at a low frequency. Serum testosterone concentration at 0.3 mg DA-125/kg was close to the control value. Sperm motility and velocity measured with non-treated rats were in a good agreement with the results of other investigators. In our study established spermatotoxicity test methods can be used as a tool not only for the close examination of the cause of drug- or chemical-induced infertility, but also for the effective evaluation of reproductive toxicity.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.77.1-77.10
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• 2021

Background: Serum-based parameters are considered non-invasive biomarkers for cancer detection. In human studies, insulin-like growth factor-I and II (IGF-I and IGF-II) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) are useful as diagnostic or prognostic markers and potential therapeutic targets. Objectives: This study examined the diagnostic utility of circulating IGF-I, IGF-II, and IGFBP-3 levels in healthy dogs and dogs with tumors. Methods: The serum concentrations of these biomarkers in 86 dogs with tumors were compared with those in 30 healthy dogs using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: The ELISA results showed no difference between healthy dogs and dogs with tumors in the serum IGF-II concentrations. On the other hand, there was a significant difference in the circulating IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels between healthy dogs and dogs with tumors. The concentrations of serum IGF-I (median [interquartile range], 103.4 [59.5-175] ng/mL) in dogs with epithelial tumors were higher than those (58.4 ng/mL [43.5-79.9]) in healthy dogs. Thus, the concentrations of serum IGFBP-3 (43.4 ng/mL [33.2-57.2]) in dogs with malignant mesenchymal tumors were lower than those (60.8 ng/mL [47.6-70.5]) in healthy dogs. Conclusions: The serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels can be used as diagnostic biomarkers in dogs with tumors.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.162-170
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• 1998

Present experiments were undertaken in order to determine the normal hematological and blood chemical values of elks raised in Korea. Blood samples were collected from 22 healthy adult (5~10 years old) male elks raised in Kyung-pook prefecture and examined for 9 hematological and 15 blood chemical parameters using automatic blood cell counter and automatic blood chemical analyzer. The mean hematological values were determined as PCV : 34.23%, RBC count : $6.70{\times}10^{6}/{\mu}l, Hb : 12.15g/61, WBC count : 3.17{\times}10^{3}/{\mu}l$, neutrophil : 54.09%, eosinophil : 12.27%, Iymphocyte : 28.86%, monocyte : 5.23%, and platelet : $39.94$\times$10^{5}/{\mu}l$

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2014

Objectives: The internal dose of ethyl parabens is important in order to evaluate the risk of this chemical. However, there are little PK model data for parabens to apply this. This experiment attempted PK modeling to ascertain PK values. Methods: Twenty mg/kg ethyl paraben was administered orally to Sprague-Dawley rats at the same point in time. The rats were sacrificed at times 0, 15, 30 and minutes, and 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 hours after oral gavage. Blood and urine were collected and pretreated for analysis. Accuracy, precision and LOD (limit of detection) were calculated for this analysis. Ethyl paraben, detected by HPLC-MS, was applied to PK modeling using Berkeley Madonna. Results: This study showed 100.1-103.7% accuracy, 1.4-3.7% precision and a 1.0 ng/mL limit of detection. Orally administered ethyl paraben reached maximum concentration after 30 minutes of dosing in serum and urine of rats. The concentrations were 2,354 ng/mL in serum and 386,000 ng/mL in urine samples. These peak concentrations were excreted after one hour of intubation over 12 hours. For the pharmacokinetic parameters of ethyl paraben revealed using Berkeley Madonna, the absorption rate was 5.539/hour, the excretion rate was 0.048/hour, the half-life was 14.441 hours and AUC was 481,186 ng hour/mL. Conclusion: Orally administered ethyl paraben was absorbed rapidly in rats and excreted in urine. This chemical, ethyl paraben, accumulated in the body but was excreted over 12 hours after dosing.

• 멤브레인
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.220-225
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• 2013

친수성 단량체를 polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) 분리막 표면에 열중합으로 lamination하여 분리막을 친수화하였다. 친수화 처리 후 접촉각은 $95^{\circ}$에서 $55^{\circ}$까지 감소하였고 수투과량은 10배 이상 증가하였으며 bovine serum albumin (BSA) 흡착량은 1/4 수준으로 감소하였다. 열중합 공정에서 각 공정변수별 영향을 조사하였고 이를 최적화하였다. 단량체 중 dimethyl oxobuthyl acrylamide (DOAA)가 친수성이 높아 다른 단량체에 비하여 친수화 효과가 우수하였다. 단량체의 농도가 증가함에 따라 성능이 향상되었으나 30 wt% 이상의 경우 homopolymerization을 유발하여 성능을 저하시켰다. 개시제로 사용되었던 azobis (isobutyronitrile)(AIBN)의 활성 온도 범위가 benzoyl peroxide (BPO)의 활성온도 범위보다 넓기 때문에 높은 친수화 효율을 나타내었다. 개시제를 먼저 도포시켜주고 단량체를 나중에 첨가하는 2단계 lamination 방식이 일괄 공급하는 1단계 방식보다 친수화도는 크게 향상됐지만 pore blocking현상이 나타나면서 순수투과도는 매우 감소하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 1994

The methylation response as well as the level of methyl donor substance, 5-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) has been suggested to be related to hepatotoxicity including hepatocarcinogenesis. But direct correlation between protein methylation and hepatotoxicity has not been established to the present. To observe relationship between protein methylation and short-term hepatotoxicity induced by chemical substances, the activities of protein methylase I and II (PM I, PM II) were examined in cytosolic fraction of SD rat treated orally with acetaminophen(AA), $\alpha$-naphtyl-isothiocyanate (ANIT) and tetracycline (TC) that was known to produce necrosis, cholestasis and steatosis respectively. To evaluate the degree of hepatotoxicity induced by each chemicals, we observed the serum levels of indicative parameters and histopathological alteration. In AA treated group, the activities of PM I were increased at 6, 12 hours after administration, prior to the appearance of the hepatotoxicity by clinical parameters. It was suggested that the levels of PM I were related with the initial stage of hepatotoxic mechanism induced by AA. In ANIT treated group, though most of clinical parameters were significantly increased at 24, 48 hours after administration, the activity of PM I was not changed, indicating that ANIT induced hepatotoxicity was not coupled to protein methylation.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.46-50
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• 2000

본 연구는 갱년기 장애에 대한 홍삼의 효과를 조사할 목적으로 수행하였다. 홍삼의 효과는 자성 흰쥐의 난소를 인위적으로 절제하여 갱년기 장애를 유도한 후 홍삼조사포닌을 3 개월동안 복강으로 투여하여 그 효과를 살펴보았다. 혈소판수는 난소절제 유무에 관계없이 사포닌 투여군에서 약간 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 난소절제군의 혈중중성지질함량은 99.9 mg/㎗로서 정상대조군의 152.1 mg/㎗에 비해 현저히 감소하나 (34%) 홍삼조사포닌을 투여하면 그 함량이 138.0 mg/㎗으로 그 함량감소를 다소 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 장기무게는 난소절제군/비절제군, 사포닌투여군/비투여군 간에 큰 차이가 관찰되지 않았으나 비장(spleen)의경우 사포닌 투여군에서 유의적인 무게증가가 관찰되었다. 흰쥐에 있어 대퇴골의 무게는 건조 전·후 각각 1.57 및 1.l0g이었고 난소절제군의 경우 1.40및 1.02g으로 난소절제에 의해 약 8∼1l%의 무게감소가 관찰되었다. 난소를 절제하고 사포닌을 투여한 실험군(OS)의 대퇴골 무게는 건조 전·후 각각 1.63및 1.11g으로 모두 정상대조군과 동등한 수준으로 회복되어 홍삼조사포닌 투여는 난소절제로 야기되는 대퇴골의 무게감소를 유의하게 억제하는 것으로 사료된다(p<0.05, p<0.01).

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.236-242
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• 2005

대표적인 단백질 물질인 bovine serum albumin(BSA), lysozyme, pepsin, casein 그리고 ovalbumin의 이성분계 단백질 혼합물의 미세 분리 막에서 보이는 막 오염 현상에 관한 실험을 고찰하였다. 트랙 에치법에 의해 제조된 $0.2{\mu}m$ 폴리카보네이트 미세 막을 이용하여 단백질 혼합물 용액의 조성과 종류가 여과유량감속에 미치는 영향에 대한 실험을 일정한 압력(14 kPa)과 수소이온농도(pH=11) 하에서 수행하였다. 각각의 이성분 단백질 혼합물에 대한 막오염 현상을 확인하였으며, 유량 감속 데이터는 최근에 개발된 pore blockage-cake formation 모델을 이용하여 분석한 결과, 실험 결과와 일치하였다. 이성분계 단백질 혼합물의 조성과 단백질 종류가 막오염 및 유속변화에 미치는 영향은 공극막힘속도(${\alpha}$), 단백질 침적층의 초기 저항($R_{po}$) 및 단백질 저항의 증가속도(${\beta}$)에 의해 설명 할 수 있었다. 대체로 공극막힘속도의 변화는 유속감소현상과 일치함을 알 수 있으며, 특히 casein이 존재하는 단백질 혼합물에서의 급격한 유량감속은 casein에 의한 단백질 침적층의 초기저항에 크게 기인된 것으로 판단된다.