Skin entrance dose for digital and film radiography in Korean dental schools

Cho, Eun-Sang,Choi, Kun-Ho,Kim, Min-Gyu,Lim, Hoi-Jeong,Yoon, Suk-Ja,,Kang, Byung-Cheol 대한구강악안면방사선학회 2005 Imaging Science in Dentistry Vol.35 No.4

Purpose : This study was aimed to compare skin entrance dose of digital radiography with that of film radiography and to show the dose reduction achievement with digital systems at 11 dental schools in Korea. Materials and Methods : Forty six intraoral radiographic systems in 11 dental schools were included in this study. Digital sensors were used in 33 systems and film was used in 13 systems. Researchers and the volunteer visited 11 dental schools in Korea. Researchers asked the radiologic technician (s) at each school to set the exposure parameters and aiming the x-ray tube for the periapical view of the mandibular molar of the volunteer. The skin entrance doses were measured at the same exposure parameters and distance by the technician for each system with a dosimeter (Multi-O-Meter : Unfors instruments, Billdal, Sweden). Results : The median dose was 491.2 μGy for digital radiography and 1,205.0 μGy for film radiography. The skin entrance dose digital radiography was significantly lower than that of film radiography (p<0.05). Conclusion : Fifty-nine percent skin entrance dose reduction with digital periapical radiography was achieved over the film radiography in Korean dental schools.

Efficient Interleukin-21 Production by Optimization of Codon and Signal Peptide in Chinese Hamster Ovarian Cells

( Hee Jun Cho ),( Byung Moo Oh ),( Jong-tae Kim ),( Jeewon Lim ),( Sang Yoon Park ),( Yo Sep Hwang ),( Kyoung Eun Baek ),( Bo-yeon Kim ),( Inpyo Choi ),( Hee Gu Lee ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2019 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.29 No.2

Interleukin-21 is a common γ-chain cytokine that controls the immune responses of B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells. Targeting IL-21 to strengthen the immune system is promising for the development of vaccines as well as anti-infection and anti-tumor therapies. However, the practical application of IL-21 is limited by the high production cost. In this study, we improved IL-21 production by codon optimization and selection of appropriate signal peptide in CHO-K1 cells. Codon-optimized or non-optimized human IL-21 was stably transfected into CHO-K1 cells. IL-21 expression was 10-fold higher for codon-optimized than non-optimized IL-21. We fused five different signal peptides to codon-optimized mature IL-21 and evaluated their effect on IL-21 production. The best result (a 3-fold increase) was obtained using a signal peptide derived from human azurocidin. Furthermore, codon-optimized IL-21 containing the azurocidin signal peptide promoted IFN-γ secretion and STAT3 phosphorylation in NK-92 cells similar to codon-optimized IL-21 containing original signal peptide. Collectively, these results indicate that codon optimization and azurocidin signal peptides provide an efficient approach for the high-level production of IL-21 as a biopharmaceutical.

젊은 성인 남자의 흡연과 혈청 지질과의 관련성

조선,류소연,박종,강명근,김은숙,김형철,박광희,윤혜은,노희송 朝鮮大學校 附設 醫學硏究所 2007 The Medical Journal of Chosun University Vol.32 No.2

Objectives: This study was performed to find the association of cigarette smoking and blood lipid profiles in healthy young adults. Methods: The data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire and health examination in 489 professional soldiers from 6 to 12 May, 2004. The status of cigarette smoking was classified by non-smoking, ex-smoked, ≤4.9, 5-9.9, and ≥10 pack-years. The statistical analysis were used by chi-square test, analysis of variance and analysis of covariates. Results: In status of subjects cigarette smoking, current smoking, ex-smoked, and non-smoking were 71.8%, 11.2%, and 17.0%, respectively, In distribution by amount of smoking, non-smoking, ex-smoked, ≤4.9 pack-years, 5-9.9 pack-years, and ≥10 pack-years were 17.0%, 11.2%, 37.4%, 21.3%, and 13.1%, respectively. At other confounding variables were controlled, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol were increased significantly when amount of smoking was increased. However, triglyceride and HDL-cholesterol did not showed statistically significant differences, Conclusion: Smoking has relevant to total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol and it is need to perform the further study for finding how blood lipid profiles are affected its level by cigarette smoking and to find an influence of cigarette smoking on cardiovascular disease.

시중 판매중인 Fresh-Cut 채소 제품의 품질평가

조순덕,박주연,김은정,김동만,김건희 덕성여자대학교 대학원 2007 덕성여자대학교 대학원 논문집 Vol.9 No.-

Fresh-cut 채소 제품이 소비자에 의해 선택되어 소비되려면 이의 친환경적 원료생산과 가공, 포장, 서빙에 이르는 전 과정에서 체계적인 품질관리가 이루어져야 하며 갈변제어, 연화제어 및 미생물적 제어 등 관련 기술의 연구개발이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 시중 유통 · 판매되고 있는 fresh-cut 채소제품의 품질을 비교평가하기 위해 현재 유통되고 있는 9개사 제품을 선정하였으며, 관능검사를 포함하여 vitamin C, 무기질, 중금속 함량, 잔류농약 및 미생물오염 정도를 조사하였다. 관능평가에서는 갈변 등 품질변화로 인해 전반적인 기호도가 그다지 높지 않았다. 채소류에서 중요 영양성분인 vitamin C 함량은 9개사 모든 제품의 주재료인 양상추에서 거의 검출되지 않았고 다른 채소류의 vatimin C 함량 역시 식품성분표보다 소량이었다. 무기질 함량 역시 극히 소량이었는데, 이는 박피, 절단 등의 최소 가공 공정을 거치면서 파괴되기 쉬운 vitamin C와 무기질이 대부분 손실되었기 때문으로 사료된다. 안전성측면에서 평가한 잔류 중금속 함량의 경우 몇 개의 제품에서 구리와 납이 소량 검출되었으며 잔류농약은 검출되지 않았다. Most fresh-cut agri-food products are less stable than the unprocessed materials from which they are made. The objective of this study was the development of a quality control system for fresh-cut agri-food products. In this study, the vitamin C, mineral, residual heavy metal contents and pesticides of various fresh-cut agri-food products were analysed. Through the sensory evaluation, the reason for the lower than expected overall acceptability in most products is that cut products are likely to cause browning and easily lose their freshness. Therefore, the postharvest technology that can maintain the quality, freshness and appearance must be supplied. Vitamin C contents did not exist in all salad products of the selected 9 companies, although vitamin C and mineral contents that are main nutrients that can be supplied mainly in salads. The results showed that vitamin C and mineral contents were very small and extremely small in other vegetables compared with the standard of a food ingredient, It is possible that vitamin C and most minerals are easily destroyed were lost through the minimal process like peeling and cutting. In safety side, the remaining heavy metal contents of fresh-cut agri-food were investigated and the results showed that copper and lead existed in some products because cadmium in agricultural produce is only controlled by the minimum standard of heavy metal contents in Korea. No residual pesticides were detected in all products.

에탄올성 간손상 흰쥐의 유해산소 생성효소계에 미치는 칡 추출물의 영향

조수열,김명주,박은미,박지윤,장주연 한국노화학회 2001 한국노화학회지 Vol.11 No.1

Butane gas가 흰쥐 혈청과 조직의 Lactatedehydrogenase 및 Cholinesterase에 미치는 영향

윤수홍,박은주,조수열,최현태 한국환경독성학회 1991 환경독성보건학회지 Vol.6 No.2

Acute poisoning with organic solvents and other volatile compounds now usually follows deliberate inhalation (volatile substance abuse) or ingestion of these compounds. The effect of butane gas inhalation was analyzed for serum, liver, brain, lung and muscle. And the observations are revealed on rat cholinesterase activity, lactatedehydrogenase activity and electrophoretic pattern of lactatedehydrogenase isozyme. The results are as follows: 1. The rat cholinesterase activity on serum, liver and muscle show the decreased by increasing of inhalation time of butane gas in particular the lung cholinesterase activity was greatly affected. 2. Butane gas inhalation brought out the lactatedehydrogenase activity increased of the serum and the tissues and had an important effect especially in both the liver and muscle lactatedehydrogenase activities. 3. Each tissue was found to have a characteristic distribution of lactatedehydrogenase isozymes on celluloseacetate electrophoresis and the development of inhalation time is shown the disappearance and diffusion of band. The toxicity of butane gas inhalation was most prominence in the liver and lung toxicity was occurred also.

Aromatic Toxicants에 의해 유도된 간기능 장해에 미치는 쑥의 영향

조경열,손경선,윤수홍,박은주 효성여자대학교 부설 한국환경위생연구소 1991 환경위생연구 Vol.1 No.1

간장해 물질인 phenylbutazone, aniline, benzo(a)pyrene을 이용하여 유도한 rats의 간독성발현에 미치는 쑥 추출액의 효과와 간장해 예방 효과를 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 성분 분석 결과 8종의 무기성분이 검출되었으떠 특히 potassium의 함량이 가장 높았고magnessium과 sodium의 함량이 높았다. 2. 총 14증의 지방산이 확인되었으며 그중 필수지방산인 linoleic acid와 linolenic acid의 함량이높았다. 3. 아피노산 분석 결과 총 16종이 검출되었으며 특히 aspartic acid, glutamic acid와 같은 산성아미노산의 함량이 높았다. 4. 쑥 추출액의 전처리는 phenylbutazone의 투여로 증가한 혈청과 조직중의 AST, ALT, ALP함량 증가를 현저히 회복신켰으나 혈청 LDH의 활성과 bilirubin 함량에는 효과를 나타내지않았다. 5. Aniline의 투여로 증가한 혈청과 간장중의 AST, ALT, LDH, ALP 활성을 쑥 추출액의 투여로크게 감소시킬 수 있었다. 그러나, bilirubin 함량에는 큰 변화가 없었다. 6. 쑥 추출액을 투여함으로씨 benzo(a)pyrene의 독성으로 증가한 혈청과 조직중의 AST, ALT,LDH, ALP 활성을 크게 감소시킬 수 있었으며 특히 LDH의 활성 회복 효과가 현저했다. In search for new drugs and methods of pharmacotherapy of liverdamage, we measured the chemical compositions of mugwort. And the mugwortextract was administrated to the experimental animal and investigated its bioche-mical effects in the serum and liver when aromatic hepatotoxicants - phenylbuta-zone, aniline and benzo(a)pyrene- was administrated. As the results are as follows : 1. 14 kinds of fatty acids,16 amino acids and 8 kinds of minerals were quantita-tively analyzed at mugwort. And major components of them were linoleic acid,aspartic acid, potassium and calcium. 2. The increase of serum and liver aminotransferase activity and bilirubin con-tent in hepatotoxicants treated group was markedly decreased by mugwortpretreatment.

컴퓨터 赤外線 全身體熱撮影과 FNT을 통해 살펴본 Bell's palsy에 대한 침치료의 臨床的 考察

尹敏永,趙恩嬉,許泰永,趙南根,文炯喆 한국전통의학연구소 2001 한국전통의학지 Vol.11 No.1

Object : This study is designed to evaluate the clinical therapy of acupuncture by the data of DITI(Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging) and FNT(Facial Nerve stimulation Test) examination and the changes of clinical symptoms after the therapy of acupuncture in the patients with Bell's palsy. Contents : The conservative therapy with acupuncture was performed during 1-8weeks. The acupuncture points of S4, S6, G14, S2, BL2, SI18, TE23, LI4 and S36 were used. In the pre- and post therapy, DITI examinations was performed in patients who had Bell's palsy and were treated by acupuncture, and then tried to correlate the results of clinical symptoms with the difference of thermographic findings. And FNT examinations were performed in the same patients above, and then tried to correlate the results of clinical symptoms with the difference of nerve response findings. Setting : The standard routine thermographic examination with thermography (DITI) and nerve response with FNT(Facial Nerve Stimulation Test) were performed in the 16 patients with Bell's palsy at pre- and post acupuncture. Patients : Thermographic imaging of 16cases was analyzed. They had diagnosed Bell's palsy. They were treated by acupuncture and moxibustion therapy in Wonkwang Oriental Hospital from Jauary, 1999 to February, 2000. Results : 1) The results of treatment showes that 56.25% of patients achieved clinical excellent recovery and 31.25% achieved good recovery. After compairing the DITI results before and after treatment, we found 43.75% of patients achieved excellent recovery and 43.75% achieved good recovery. 2) After compairing the FNT results before and after treatment, we found 25% of patients achieved excellent recovery and 56.25% achieved good recovery. Conclusion : 1) Acupuncture showed good results over 87.5% in clinical evaluation and 87.5% in DITI. Thermographic examination showes terapeutic effect of acupuncture treatment. 2) Acupuncture showed good results over 87.5% in clinical evaluation and 81.25% in FNT. FNT showes nerve response recovery effect of acupuncture treatment.

HIV-1 역전사효소 억제제의 구조화 활성 사이의 정량적 상관관계 연구 : HEPT와 TIBO 유도체 HEPT and TIBO Derivatives

윤은진,조효영,윤창주 가톨릭대학교 자연과학연구소 2003 자연과학논문집 Vol.24 No.-

본 연구는 QSAR을 이용하여 HIV-1 RT의 한 종류인 TIBO와 HEPT의 구조와 활성간의 상관관계를 설명하였다. 좋은 QSAR 모델은 통계적인 수치와 예측 정도를 모두 만족시켜야 한다. 생성된 모델과 수식을 통해 HEPT 유도체는 소수성이 활성과 관련이 있는 반면, TIBO 유도체는 소수성과 비편재화, 물 굴절도가 활성도와 관련이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 TIBO와 HEPT 유도체의 구조적인 특징을 파악하는데 유용하며, HIV-1 RT 억제 과정의 이해를 돕는다. 따라서, 본 연구를 통해 좀 더 강력하고 새로운 HIV-1 RT inhibitor를 제안할 수 있다. Quantitative structure-activity relationship(QSAR) have been applied in order to explain the structure requirements of HIV-1 RT inhibitory activity of TIBO and HEPT derivatives. The best QSAR models are satisfactory in both statistical significance and predictive ability. The derived structural descriptors for HEPT indicate the importance of hydrophobic contributions toward the HIV-1 RT inhibition, but the descriptors for TIBO indicate the importance of hydrophobic, electronic and molar refractivity contribution toward the HIV-1 RT inhibition. These results can be useful in identifying the structural requirements of TIBO and HEPT derivatives and helpful for better understanding the HIV-1 RT inhibition. Eventually, they provide a beneficial basis to design new and more potent inhibitors of HIV-1 RT.

서울시 대기오염과 일별 사망의 상관성에 관한 시계열적 연구 (1998~2001년)

조용성,이종태,김윤신,홍승철,김호,하은희,박혜숙,이보은 한국대기환경학회 2003 한국대기환경학회지 Vol.19 No.6

This study was performed to examine the relationship between air pollution exposure and mortality in Seoul for the years of 1998~2001I. Daily counts of death were analyzed by general additive Poisson model, with adjustment for effects of seasonal trend, air temperature, humidity, and day of the week as confounders in a nonparametric approach. Daily death counts were associated with CO (current day), 0₃(current day), PM_(10) (current day), NO₂, (1 day before), SO₂, (1 day before). Increase of 41.711㎍/㎥ (interquartile range) in PM_(10) was associated with 1.3% (95% CI = 0.7~1.9%) increase in the daily number of death. 0₃concentrations resulted in an increased risk of 1.3% for 23.86 ppb in all-aged mortality [RR = 1.013 (1.004-1.023)]. This effect was greater in children (less than 15 aged) and elderly (more than 65 aged). After ozone level exceeds 25 ppb, the dose-response relationship between mortality and ozone was almost linear. We concluded that Seoul had 1~5% increase in mortality in association with IQR (interquartile range) in air pollutants. Daily variations in air pollution within the range currently occurring in Seoul might have an adverse effect on daily mortality. These findings also support the hypothesis that air pollution, at levels below the current ambient air quality standards of Korea, is harmful to sensitive subjects, such as children or elderly.