Preparation of Thermo-Responsive and Injectable Hydrogels Based on Hyaluronic Acid and Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and Their Drug Release Behaviors

Ha Dong In,Lee Sang Bong,Chong Moo Sang,Lee Young Moo,Kim So Yeon,Park Young Hoon The Polymer Society of Korea 2006 Macromolecular Research Vol.14 No.1

Copolymers composed of hyaluronic acid (HA) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) were prepared to create temperature-sensitive injectable gels for use in controlled drug delivery applications. Semi-telechelic PNIPAAm, with amino groups at the end of each main chain, was synthesized by radical polymerization using 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride (AESH) as the chain transfer agent, and was then grafted onto the carboxyl groups of HA using carbodiimide chemistry. The result of the thermo-optical analysis revealed that the phase transition of the PNIPAAm-grafted HA solution occurred at around 30$\∼$33$^{circ}C$. As the graft yield of PNIPAAm onto the HA backbone increased, the HA-g-PNIPAAm copolymer solution exhibited sharper phase transition. The short chain PNIPAAm-grafted HA ($M_{w}$=6,100) showed a narrower temperature range for optical turbidity changes than the long chain PNIPAAm-grafted HA ($M_{w}$=13,100). PNIPAAm-grafted HA exhibited an increase in viscosity above 35$^{circ}C$, thus allowing the gels to maintain their shape for 24 h after in vivo administration. From the in vitro riboflavin release study, the HA-g-PNIPAAm gel showed a more sustained release behavior when the grafting yield of PNIPAAm onto the HA backbone was increased. In addition, BSA released from the PNIPAAm-g-HA gels showed a maximum concentration in the blood 12 h after being injected into the dorsal surface of a rabbit, followed by a sustained release profile after 60 h.

P168 : Split-face comparison study of new hyaluronic acid filler for efficacy and safety of HA-IDF versus Restylane® for correction of nasolabial folds

( Jie Hyun Jeon ),( Joo Ha Kim ),( Jung Woo Lee ),( Kui Young Park ),( Seong Jun Seo ),( Hae Jun Song ) 대한피부과학회 2013 대한피부과학회 학술발표대회집 Vol.65 No.2

Background: After successive trials and failures of various injectable materials such as bovine collagen, polyacryamide, calcium hydroxylapatite, etc., hyaluronic acid (HA) has become the most popular filling material. Many new HA fillers are being produced for the purpose of correcting wrinkles and augmentation of soft tissue. Objectives: This study aimed to test the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of a new HA filler, HA-IDF (Yvoire Classic s touch-up, LG Life Sciences, Inc., Seoul, South Korea) and compare HA-IDF with Restylane (Q-Med, Uppsala, Sweden). Methods: Fifty-eight subjects with visible nasolabial folds (NLFs) were enrolled in a randomized, multi-center, single-blind, active-controlled, matched-pair clinical study. Each subject was injected with HA-IDF in one NLF and Restylane in the other. All participants were assessed for cosmetic change at 2, 10, 18, and 26 weeks. Results: At screening, the average Wrinkle Severity Rating Scale (WSRS) for both right and left NLFs was 3.24±0.43. After 26 weeks, the results were 2.56±0.09 for both groups. There was no significant difference in WSRS scores for wrinkle improvement and in incidence of adverse events for both HA filler treatments. Conclusion: The new HA filler HA-IDF is effective and safe for correcting NLFs.

Comparison of trophic factors changes in the hippocampal CA1 region between the young and adult gerbil induced by transient cerebral ischemia.

Yan, Bing Chun,Park, Joon Ha,Kim, Sung Koo,Choi, Jung Hoon,Lee, Choong Hyun,Yoo, Ki-Yeon,Kwon, Young-Geun,Kim, Young-Myeong,Kim, Jong-Dai,Won, Moo-Ho Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 2012 Cellular and molecular neurobiology Vol.32 No.8

<P>In the present study, we investigated neuronal death/damage in the gerbil hippocampal CA1 region (CA1) and compared changes in some trophic factors, such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), in the CA1 between the adult and young gerbils after 5 min of transient cerebral ischemia. Most of pyramidal neurons (89%) were damaged 4 days after ischemia-reperfusion (I-R) in the adult; however, in the young, about 59% of pyramidal neurons were damaged 7 days after I-R. The immunoreactivity and levels of BDNF and VEGF, not GDNF, in the CA1 of the normal young were lower than those in the normal adult. Four days after I-R in the adult group, the immunoreactivity and levels of BDNF and VEGF were distinctively decreased, and the immunoreactivity and level of GDNF were increased. However, in the young group, all of their immunoreactivities and levels were much higher than those in the normal young group. From 7 days after I-R, all the immunoreactivities and levels were apparently decreased compared to those of the normal adult and young. In brief, we confirmed our recent finding: more delayed and less neuronal death occurred in the young following I-R, and we newly found that the immunoreactivities of trophic factors, such as BDNF, GDNF, and VEGF, in the stratum pyramidale of the CA1 in the young gerbil were much higher than those in the adult gerbil 4 days after transient cerebral ischemia.</P>

Valuation of ecosystem services in the organic carbon of the Pinus densiflora forest at Mt. Namsan, Seoul Metropolitan City

Lee, Eung-Pill,Lee, Soo-In,Jeong, Heon-Mo,Han, Young-Sub,Lee, Seung-Yeon,Park, Jae-Hoon,Jang, Rae-Ha,Hong, Youg-Sik,Jung, Young-Ho,Kim, Eui-Joo,Lee, Sang-Hun,You, Young-Han The Ecological Society of Korea 2019 Journal of Ecology and Environment Vol.43 No.4

Background: Standing biomass, litter production, rate of litter decomposition, amount of litter on forest floor, and amount of soil organic carbon distribution were investigated from March 2016 to November 2018 in order to evaluate the ecosystem value through organic carbon distribution in the Pinus densiflora forest at Namsan, Seoul Metropolitan City. Results: The amount of organic carbon in the Pinus densiflora forest was 261.09 ton C ha^-1 during the research period, and fixed organic carbon in plant through net photosynthesis was 3.2 ton C ha^-1 year^-1. The organic carbon in plant was 62.77 ton C ha^-1 (24.04%), in litter on the forest floor was 3.65 ton C ha^-1 (1.40%), and in soil was 194.67 ton C ha^-1 (74.56%). The value of plant, litter on forest floor, and soil organic carbon distribution were each 6,277,000 won ha^-1, 365, 000 won ha^-1, and 19,467,000 won ha^-1. The value per ton of fixed organic carbon in plant through net photosynthesis was 320,000 won ha^-1 year^-1 and the value of ecosystem services stored in carbon in the Namsan forest ecosystem was about 26.1 million won ha^-1 for 3 years. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the pine forests of Namsan rapidly decompose leaves due to the high atmospheric temperature and accumulate a large amount of organic carbon in the soil to provide climate control regulatory service function.

차량 재도색용 청색 페인트의 분석

박성우,손성건,박하선,박성지,정영호,홍성욱,박종신 內務部 國立科學搜査硏究所 2002 國立 科學 搜査 硏究所 年報 Vol.34 No.-

Comparative study on long-term stability in mandibular sagittal split ramus osteotomy: hydroxyapatite/poly-ʟ-lactide mesh versus titanium miniplate

Park, Young-Wook,Kang, Hyun-Sik,Lee, Jang-Ha Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Re 2019 Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Vol.41 No.-

Background: Resorbable devices have recently been adopted in the field of orthognathic surgery with controversies about their postoperative skeletal stability. Hence, we determined the long-term skeletal stability of unsintered hydroxyapatite/poly-ʟ-lactic acid (HA/PLLA) mesh for osteofixation of mandibular sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO), and compared it with that of titanium miniplate. Methods: Patients were divided into resorbable mesh and titanium miniplate fixation groups. A comparative study of the change in the mandibular position was performed with preoperative, 1-day, 6-month, and 2-year postoperative lateral cephalograms. Results: At postoperative 6 months-compared with postoperative 1 day, point B (supra-mentale) was significantly displaced anteriorly in the titanium-fixation group. Moreover, at postoperative 2 years-compared with postoperative 6 months, point B was significantly displaced inferiorly in the titanium-fixation. However, the HA/PLLA mesh-fixation group did not show any significant change with respect to point B postoperatively. Conclusions: The HA/PLLA mesh-fixation group demonstrated superior long-term skeletal stability with respect to the position of mandible, when compared with the titanium-fixation group.

간세포암의 고주파 열치료 후 천자침 경로를 통한 전이 1례

조영완,박석주,진한영,김준영,이재익,강명주,박정하,윤정희,박성재,지삼룡,이연재,이상혁,설상영 인제대학교 2006 仁濟醫學 Vol.27 No.-

Radiofrequency ablation(RFA), as a form of minimally invasive therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma, has become an important treatment modality. Because of limitation of surgery, RFA has become standard therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma in some situations. But there are some complications of RFA such as bleeding, infection, hematoma, adjacent organ thermal damage including intestinal perforation, needle track seeding, and so on. There are few reports in the literature that systematically evaluate the incidence of needle tract seeding and its associated risk factors. And only 2 cases of needle tract seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma after RFA were reported in Korea. We report a case of needle tract seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma after RFA.

Multiple myeloma 환자에서 Bortezomib치료 후 발생한 마비성 장폐색증 1례

김준영,이원식,손창학,박성길,진한영,박석주,조영완,정은욱,강명주,박정하,주영돈 인제대학교 2006 仁濟醫學 Vol.27 No.-

Bortezomib is the first clinically available proteasome inhibitor that is clinically effective in the treatment of multiple myeloma. A proteasome inhibitor acts through multiple mechanisms to arrest tumor growth, tumor spread, and angiogenesis. The main adverse effects of bortezomib are gastrointestinal symptoms, cytopenia, fatigue, and peripheral neuropathy. To date, severe paralytic ileus has not been reported as a toxic effect of bortezomib treatment in multiple myeloma. Bortezomib is a novel agent that has only been used clinically for 30 months, so a need exists to further evaluate its toxicity. We report a case of grade Ⅲ (NCI CTCAE v3.0) or grade Ⅳ(SWOG toxicity criteria) paralytic ileus in a 65-year-old man with relapsed multiple myeloma who underwent one cycle of single-agent bortezomib treatment scheduled in a 21-day cycle (1.3 mg/㎥ as a single i.v. bolus on days 1, 4, 8, and 11).

6 시그마 기법을 이용한 임상약동학 자문 업무의 효율성 개선 : 신속성과 정확성을 중심으로 Focusing on Speed and Accuracy of CPS

김민영,박효정,박향미,손기호,최경업,박영하 한국병원약사회 2001 병원약사회지 Vol.18 No.2

연구 배경 : 적정한 약물요법을 순발력 있게 시행하기 위해서는 CPS 업무가 신속, 정확하게 수행되는 것이 필수적임에도 불구하고 지금까지 CPS 업무의 신속성, 정확성을 향상시키기 위한 객관적인 업무 표준은 물론 그의 측정까지도 전무한 실정이었다. 이에 수요자인 의사의 측면에서, CPS 자문결과의 신임도에 영향을 미치는 업무의 순발력과 정확성을 향상시키기 위해 CPS 업무의 신속성, 정확성에 영향을 미치는 요인을 파악, 분석하고 이를 향상시킬 수 있는 업무 표준을 개발하는 것을 목표로 6-Sigma 기법을 사용하여 본 연구를 진행하였다. 방 법 : CPS 업무의 신속성 평가를 위해 전체 업무 과정과 부분별 업무 과정에 대한 소요 시간을 측정하였고, 정확한 평가를 위해 예측되는 Cpeak와 실제 측정된 Cpeak를 비교하였다. CPS 업무에 대해 6-Sigma 기법을 사용하여 개선이 필요한 사항을 파악하고 이에 대한 개선활동을 한 후, 개선 활동 전과 후의 CPS 업무의 신속성과 정확성의 σ 수준을 각각 측정하여 이의 향상 정도를 잠재적인 경제적 이익으로 환산하였다. 결 과 : 신속성은 제 1차 자료수집 기간(대조군, 현황 파악 기간) 중 총 소요시간은 평균 930.6±583.2이었으며, 채혈-검체 접수 : 140.4±8705분, 검체접수-약물농도 결과보고: 48.4±23.1분, 결과보고-CPS 보고서 작성 : 741.8±510.6분으로 측정되었다. σ 수준은 총 소요시간의 경우는 0.56σ, 단계별로는 각각 0.45σ, 5.70σ, 0.30σ이었다. 제 2차 자료수집 기간(개선군, 개선활동 평가 기간) 중 총 소요시간은 평균 659.1±344.1분이었고 단계별로는 각각 92±66.2분, 48±28.0분, 518.9±340.7분이 소요되었다. σ 수준은 총 소요시간은 1.75σ이고, 단계별로는 1.32σ, 4.70 σ, 1.10σ로서 총 소요시간과 단계별 소요시간이 1차 자료수집기간에 비해 향상되었다. 정확성 측면에서는, 대조군의 경우, 예측 Cpeak와 실측 Cpeak의 차이는 평균은 0%, 분산 ±27.10%, σ 수준은 -0.56σ이었고 개선군의 평균과 분산 그리고 σ 수준은 각각 0%, ±15.10%, 0.14σ로 향상되었다. CPS 신속성, 정확성 향상으로 인한 경제적 이익은 정확성 측면에서 380만원/년, 신속성 측면에서 1350만원/년으로 총 1730만원/년의 비용절감 효과가 있었다. 결 론 : CPS 업무 흐름에 따라 CPS 효율성에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석한 결과 CPS 효율성 향상을 위해서는 투약관련 의무 기록의 정확성, 임상병리 검사의 정도관리 향상, 그리고 관련 부서와의 원활한 업무 협조가 가장 중요하였다. The effectiveness of CPS (Clinical Pharmacokinetics Service), one of pharmacist's clinical services, was emphasized by many studies since 1985 it was introduced Korea about. But in the view of clinicians (medical doctors), customers, it's convenience or reliability was not properly evaluated for applying it to patient's care. To improve quality of Clinical Pharmacokinetics Service (CPS), the speed and the accuracy of CPS, the key points of efficiency in CPS, were evaluated by using 6-Sigma method. The speed of CPS was evaluated using total hours it took from blood sampling by a nurse to sending a CPS report to the patient's chart by a clinical pharmacist. Total hours were divided into blood sampling-to-sampling registering, sampling registering-to-C_(peak) result reporting, and C_(peak) result reporting-to-pharmacist's CPS report. The accuracy of CPS was evaluated by the difference between expected C_(peak) and measured C_(peak). Then the speed and the accuracy of CPS were expressed as σ level. After the campaign for improvement by Six Sigma method, the speed was improved by 1.19σ (before and after the campaign; 0.56σand 1.75σ, respectively) and the accuracy was improved by 0.7σ (before and after the campaign, -0.56σand 0.14σ, respectively). Exact recordings of dosing time, drug infusion hours and blood sampling time were shown to have profound effect on the accuracy of CPS. The improvement in the speed and the accuracy of CPS could produce potential financial benefit of U.S.$ 15,300 a year. There have not been studies on evaluating and objectifying as numerical value for the speed and the accuracy of CPS; thus, 6-Sigma method for improving efficiency in manufacturing process was applied to CPS process by expressing as σlevel. The speed and the accuracy of CPS could be improved by tightly controlling many factors related to CPS efficiency.

개 대뇌겉질에서 Platelet-Derived Growth Factor α-Receptor의 출생 후 발달에 관한 면역조직화학적 연구

윤영,안병수,김인정,양경철,박선홍,김기훈,박도영,김장만,문정석,장인엽,조하영 조선대학교 부설 의학연구소 2002 The Medical Journal of Chosun University Vol.27 No.1

Background and Objectives : The localization of platelet-derived growth factor-α receptor (PDGF-α R) was commonly restricted to oligodendrocyte progenitors during late embryonic and postnatal development. However, several studies recently demonstrated that mature neurons could also synthesize PDGF-α, Materials and Methods : In the present study, to analyze the distributional pattern of PDGF-αR during postnatal development of the canine cerebral cortex, we used immunohistochemistry on sections of canine brain tissue. Results : We found that neurons of various regions of cerebral cortex exhibited the immunoreactivity to PDGF-αR as early as postnatal day 0, and slightly decreased after postnatal day 14. Whereas neuronal PDGF-αR were maintained at all ages, the oligodendroglia-like expression of PDGF-αR could not be confirmed. Conclusion : The localization of PDGF-αR in immature and mature neurons supports the several roles of PDGF during development, protection and survival of neurons.