Curcumin protects retinal pigment epithelial cells against oxidative stress via induction of heme oxygenase-1 expression and reduction of reactive oxygen

Woo, Je Moon,Shin, Da-Yong,Lee, Sung Ju,Joe, Yeonsoo,Zheng, Min,Yim, Jin Ho,Callaway, Zak,Chung, Hun Taeg Molecular Vision 2012 Molecular vision Vol.18 No.-

<P><B>Purpose</B></P><P>To determine whether curcumin induces expression of the defensive enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and protects cells against oxidative stress in cultured human retinal pigment epithelial cells.</P><P><B>Methods</B></P><P>Effective concentrations and toxicities of curcumin were determined after 3 h of curcumin treatment with the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Confluent human retinal pigment epithelium cell lines (ARPE-19) were preincubated with curcumin and oxidatively challenged with H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB>. HO-1 expression was determined with western blot analysis. To confirm the protective role of HO-1 in oxidative stress, small interfering RNA (siRNA) against HO-1 or inhibitor of HO-1 was treated with curcumin in retinal pigment epithelium cells. Intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured with flow cytometry and confocal microscopy. Apoptosis was evaluated with Annexin V-fluoroscein isothiocyanate staining.</P><P><B>Results</B></P><P>Curcumin had little cytotoxicity at concentrations less than 30 μM, and HO-1 expression was the highest at the 15 μM concentration. At this concentration, curcumin also increased the cytoprotective effect against the oxidative stress of H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> through the reduction of ROS levels in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Curcumin’s effect on the reduction of ROS was mediated by the increase in HO-1 expression.</P><P><B>Conclusions</B></P><P>Curcumin upregulated the oxidative stress defense enzyme HO-1 and may protect human retinal pigment epithelial cells against oxidative stress by reducing ROS levels.</P>

골수이식 후 골밀도 및 골대사의 변화 : 2년 추적관찰 2-Year Prospective Study

이원영,강무일,오은숙,오기원,한제호,손현식,윤건호,차봉연,이광우,손호영,강성구,신완식,민우성,김춘추 대한내분비학회 2000 Endocrinology and metabolism Vol.15 No.4·5

착화제와 유기산이 Wistar rat체내의 Sr 분포에 미치는 영향

이기호,이제호,박상윤,이승훈,유용운,윤택구 대한방사선 방어학회 1990 방사선방어학회지 Vol.15 No.2

Wistar rat에 85SrCl2를 꼬리 정맥에 주사하여 체내 기관과 혈액 내 분포, 잔존율을 조사하였고 착화제와 유기산을 투여하여 혈장 단백질에 결합하는 Sr양의 변화를 측정하였다. 혈액내에서 Sr은 혈장에 60%, 세포에 40%부착되어 이동하였다. 혈장에 존재하는 Sr중 약 50%정도는 혈장 단백질과 결합한 상태였고, 세표에는 세포 표면에 가볍게 부착되어 있었다. Erythrocyte나 granulocyte보다 lymphocyte에 많은 양의 Sr이 부착되어 있었다. 투여후 초기 1시간 이내에 혈액 내에서 급격히 감소하여 뼈에 침착되었다. 이때 각 기관에서도 Sr의 잔존율은 24시간 이내에 크게 감소하였고, 뼈로 침착된 Sr은 24시간 이후에 서서히 감소하였다. 착화제 EDTA, EGTA 및 DTPA를 투여한 경우, 혈장 단백질에 결합하는 Sr의 양은 대조군의 57%에서 27-33%로 감소하였으며 citrate 및 oxalate의 투여시는 이값이 19%와 40%로 각각 감소하였다. 85SrCl2 was injected to the tail vein of Wistar rats and investigated its distribution and clearance in the tissues and blood. We also measured the changes in Sr binding to the blood plasma protein by administrating chelating agents and organic acids. For the blood, 60% of the Sr occurred in the plasma and 40% on the cell membrane. Fifty percent of Sr in the blood plasma was bound to plasma protein. Sr on the cell membrane seemed to be bound loosely. The binding in the lymphocyte was higher than in the erythrocyte and granulocyte. Within one hour Sr was quickly disappeared from the blood stream, to be accumulated in the bone. Twenty four hours after the injection, Sr decreased rapidly in the organs of soft tissue, but slowly in the bone. The binding of Sr to plasma protien decreased from 57% of the control to 27-33% in the group treated with chelating agents. EDTA. EGTA and DTPA and to 19% and 40% in the groups treated with organic acids, citrate and oxalate, respectively.

조혈모세포이식술이 골수기질세포의 기원 및 조골세포로의 증식 및 분화에 미치는 효과

강무일,조성원,오은숙,백기현,이원영,오기원,김혜수,한제호,윤건호,차봉연,이광우,손호영,강성구,김춘추 대한내분비학회 2000 Endocrinology and metabolism Vol.15 No.4·5

찬물 강제수영이 남성화된 암컷 생쥐의 통각예민도에 미치는 영향

이국희,박제민,김명정,양구범,전명호 대한생물치료정신의학회 2001 생물치료정신의학 Vol.7 No.1

The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that the mice androgenized in their perinatal period show in their later life heightened basal pain sensitivity and lowered analgesic effect induced by cold water swim. Entered into the experiment were 29 female mice androgenized by intraperitoneal injection of 100㎍ testoste-rone propionate within 24 hours after birth and 30 female mice given with intraperitoneal injection of the same amount of normal saline as the control group. On 160th day after birth, the pain sensitivity was measured in terms of the tail flick latency using 52±1℃ water before and after forced swim in cold water(15±1℃) for six minutes to see the change of the pain sensitivity. The results were as follows 1) The androgenized mice revealed significantly heightened basal pain sensitivity as compared to the control mice. 2) The lowering effect of the pain sensitivity by cold water forced swim was significant in both the androgenized and the control groups, but the effect was significantly less in the androgenized mice than in the control group. From these results, the author suggests that the androgenized female mice exposed to the testosterone in the neonatal period have heightened basal pain sensitivity and lowered cold water swim-induced analgesia than the normal female mice in their later lives.

Treacher Collins 증후군 환아의 증례보고

박지현,김승혜,송제선,김성오,이제호 大韓小兒齒科學會 2010 大韓小兒齒科學會誌 Vol.37 No.3

Treacher Collins 증후군(TCS)은 25,000명에서 50,000명당 1명의 빈도로 비교적 드물게 발생하는 난치성 질환이다. 이 질환은 정상적인 부모에게서 돌연변이로 발생하거나 상염색체 우성으로 유전된다고 알려져 있다. 하악과 상악, 협골의 발육 부전, 부정교합, 양측성 이개 기형, 안검렬의 반몽고증 사면(antimongoloid slant)이 특징적이며, 종종 구순열, 구개열, 외이도 폐쇄, 중이와 내이의 기형에 의한 청각소실, 왜소증, 심장과 골격의 이상 등을 동반한다. 또한, 인두의 형성부전, 소구, 거설증, 악골의 기형에 기인하여 수면 중 무호흡증, 만성 폐쇄성 무호흡증 등의 호흡 장애가 있을 수 있으며, 전신마취 유도 시에 기관내 삽관이 어렵다고 보고된 바 있다. 치과의사는 관련 신드롬에 대한 충분한 이해를 통해 환자에게 보다 안전하게 치료를 제공해야 하며 구강 건강 관리 및 선천성 안면 기형에 대한 문제 해결을 돕기 위해 적절한 치료 및 안면 수술에 관련된 가이드를 제시해야 한다. 본 증례는 전반적인 치아우식을 주소로 연세대학교 치과병원 소아치과에 내원하여 외래에서 치아우식 치료를 받은 TCS 환아에 대한 것으로, 문헌 고찰을 통해 얻은 다소의 지견을 함께 보고하는 바이다. Treacher Collins syndrome(TCS) is a rare, incurable condition occurring in approximately 1 of 25,000 to 50,000 births. It may occur as a spontaneous mutation out of genetically normal parents or it may be manifested as an autosomal dominant pattern. TCS is characterized by facial deformities such as, underdevelopment of the maxilla, mandible and zygoma, malocclusion, bilateral deformities of auricles, antimongoloid slant of the palpebral fissures. The syndrome is often associated with cleft lip and palate, ear malformations and hearing loss, short stature, and anomalies of the heart and skeleton. Respiratory difficulty associated with air way obstruction may also be observed, and there is considerable difficulty in airway management during general anesthesia. It is necessary that dentists provide safe dental treatments and guidelines to TCS patients by providing adequate understanding about the characteristics of the syndrome and proper ways of managements. The purpose of this study is to report the dental and medical characteristics of the patient who visited the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Yonsei University for multiple dental caries treatment and to review the literatures of TCS.

외상성 뇌 손상 환자에서 노동 능력 상실률과 신경 인지 기능 및 사회적, 직업적 기능과의 관계

이제선,노승호,남청강 대한생물치료정신의학회 2002 생물치료정신의학 Vol.8 No.1

Cariogram을 이용한 모자간 우식활성도의 상관성 및 우식위험요소 평가

이석우,송제선,최병재,최형준,이제호 大韓小兒齒科學會 2009 大韓小兒齒科學會誌 Vol.36 No.3

영유아기 치아우식증은 복잡하고 다인자적 질환으로 숙주 및 미생물, 식이, 시간 등의 위험요소에 의해 질환이 진행된다. 이 중 미생물로 대변되는 Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans)는 우식 개시에 있어 중요한 역할을 하며, 어머니를 통한 수직 감염이 잘 알려져 있다. 영유아기의 어머니를 통한 조기 감염은 향후 유치열기 우식 발생과 높은 연관성을 나타내므로 우식위험요소에 대한 조기 파악은 미래의 치아우식증 예방에 있어 매우 중요하다. 최근 치아우식증의 원인 및 이에 미치는 요소들에 대한 연구가 활발하게 이루어지면서 우식 진행에 대한 정확한 예측을 위한 여러 가지 우식위험도평가(caries risk assessment) 도구가 개발되었는데, 이 중 대표적인 한 가지가 Cariogram이다. Cariogram은 개인의 우식활성도 및 우식위험요소(caries risk factor)의 상호작용을 그래프로 나타낸다. 이번 연구의 목적은 3~5세의 중증 유아기우식증(Severe Early Childhood Caries; S-ECC)에 해당되는 어린이들과 그들의 어머니 사이에서 우식관련타액검사 및 최근 개발된 Cariogram을 이용하여 S. mutans의 수준 및 우식활성도에 대한 상관관계가 존재함과 우식위험요소 간의 연관성을 파악해 보았는데, 이를 통해 다음과 같은 결론을 얻을 수 있었다. 1. 중증 유아기우식증을 보이는 어린이에서 구강 내 존재하는 Streptococcus mutans의 수준은 비우식군보다 높았다(p<0.05). 2. 모자간 구강 내 존재하는 Streptococcus mutans 수준은 상관관계를 보였다(p<0.05). 3. 모자간 우식활성도를 Cariogram을 통해 측정해 본 결과 상관관계를 보였다(p<0.05). 4. 우식활성도에 미치는 우식위험요소는 어린이에서 숙주요소가 가장 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 S. mutans가 향후 치아우식증 발생 가능성을 예측하는데 있어 유용한 우식위험요소가 될 수 있으며, Cariogram을 통한 향후의 우식진행과 관련된 여러 가지 우식위험요소가 예측 가능하므로 이에 대한 조기 대처 및 예방적 처치가 가능하리라 사료된다. Dental caries during infantile and early childhood period is a complex disease resulting from multiple caries factors. Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans) plays a critical role in the initiation of caries, and its early transmission through mothers provides a strong etiologic factor for future development of caries in the primary dentition. Therefore, early detection of caries risk factor is important for prevention of caries. Recent studies about etiologic factors of caries have brought advent of various tools for caries risk assessment in order to predict progress of caries more accurately. Cariogram is a common tool for caries risk assessment, which illustrates present caries risk assessment and correlation of caries risk factors for an individual graphically. The aim of this study was to assess if there is any correlation in the level of S. mutans and caries activity and to verify the effect of caries risk factors between children with age ranging from 3 to 5 years with severe early childhood caries(S-ECC) and their mothers using caries-related salivary test and Cariogram. The results of this study were as follows. 1. Children with S-ECC had a statistically higher level of Streptococcus mutans compared to caries-free children(p<0.05). 2. There was significant correlation between mothers and their children in the aspect of the level of Streptococcus mutans(p<0.05). 3. When caries activity was assessed using Cariogram, significant correlation between mothers and their children was found(p<0.05). 4. When each caries risk factor was evaluated for its affect on caries activity, host was more influential factor compared to microorganism and diet in children. Based on these results, we could conclude that assessing the level of S. mutans can be an effective tool for predicting possibility of caries formation in future. Since prediction of future caries progression and evaluation of caries risk factor became possible with Cariogram, we may conduct early and preventive measures for treatment of caries.

고교 야구 선수들의 견관절 외회전 및 내회전근의 근력 및 그 특성

이제운,윤승호 충남대학교 의과대학 지역사회의학연구소 1993 충남의대잡지 Vol.20 No.2

The imbalance of rotator muscles of shoulder frequently causes shoulder injury in many baseball players. This study was intended to evaluate the strength characteristics of external and internal rotator muscles in high school baseball players. Isokinetic tests of external/internal rotators were performed using Cybex Ⅱ^+ Isokinetic dynamometer in nine pitchers, thirteen nonpitchers and twenty normal control subjects. And the flexibility of external rotator muscles of shoulder was evaluated by the hand-to-shoulder-blade Test. The results were as follows : 1) In pitchers, mean peak torque ratios of external/internal rotators were significantly high in nondominant side at 180 and 300 deg/sec, mean peak torque and mean peak torque body weight ratios of external rotators were significantly high in nondominant side at 180 deg/sec, 180 and 300 deg/sec respectively, mean peak torque of internal rotators were significantly high in dominant side at 300 deg/sec. 2) In nonpitchers, peak torque ratios of external/internal rotators were significantly high in nondo minant side at 180 deg/sec, but peak torque and peak torque body weight ratios of internal rotators were both significantly high in dominant side at 180 and 300 deg/sec. 3) In comparison between pitchers and nonpitchers, peak torque ratios of external/internal rotators in dominant side were significantly high in nonpitchers at 180 and 300 deg/sec, but there were no significant differences in nondominant side. 4) In flexibility tests of external rotators, pitchers showed statistically significant tightness in external rotators than nonpitchers and control group in dominant side, but there were no statistically significant differences in nondominant side. In conclusion, pitchers showed weakness and tightness in shoulder external rotators, which may lead to major shoulder injury. Therefore evaluation of muscle power and flexibility was thought to be one of the very useful screening tests for the prevention of shoulder injury.

유치 매복에 관한 증례보고

이제호,이종갑,최병재,전승준 大韓小兒齒科學會 1995 大韓小兒齒科學會誌 Vol.22 No.2

The term impaction is defined as a tooth has failed to erupt into normal position beyond the time usually expected for such appearance. Most of the cases of unerupted and impacted teeth reported in the literature are of permanent teeth. Impactions of mandibular primary second molars, however, are as numerous as all other primary impactions combined. Early detection of impaction is necessary during periodic oral examination and also radiographic examination and proper management is needed, because impaction of primary tooth may lead to obstruction of successive permanent tooth, space loss, and cystic change of tooth follicle. In these cases, 5 cases of primary teeth impaction are presented. Impaction teeth of each cases are maxillary primary incisor, maxillary and mandibular second primary molar, mandibular first primary molar. Following results were achieved by these cases; 1. In this cases, the cause of primary tooth impaction are abnormal eruption path, odontoma and fibrotic gingiva. 2. In this cases, impaction of primary tooth results in eruption problem of successive permanent tooth and failure of space maintenance. 3. Proper treatment plan should be established after through consideration of impacted tooth and it's relation with successive permanent tooth, and periodic examination and proper treatment about successive permanent tooth and eruptive condition is needed.