Nelumbinis Semen Reverses a Decrease in $5-HT_{1A}$Receptor Binding Induced by Chronic Mild Stress, a Depression-like Symptom

Jang, Choon-Gon,Kang, Moon-Kyu,Cho, Jae-Han,Lee, Sun-Bok,Kim, Hyun-Taek,Park, Soon-Kwon,Lee, Jin-Woo,Park, Seong-Kyu,Hong, Moo-Chang,Shin, Min-Kyu,Shim, In-Sup,Bae , Hyun-Su The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea 2004 Archives of Pharmacal Research Vol.27 No.10

Depression is associated with a dysfunctional serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) system. More recently, several lines of evidence suggest that an important factor in the development of depression may be a deficit in the function and expression of $5-HT_{1A}$ receptors. The present study assessed if Nelumbinis Semen (N. s.) had an anti-depression effect through reversing a decrease in $5-HT_{1A}$receptor binding in rats with depression-like symptoms induced by chronic mild stress. Using a $5-HT_{1A}$ receptor binding assay, with a specific $5-HT_{1A}$receptor agonist, 8- OH-DPAT (8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino) tetralin), the mechanism of the anti-depression effect of N. s. on rats was investigated, and the effects compared with two well-known antidepressants, Hyperium Perforatum (St. Johns Wort) and fluoxetine (Prozac). Animals were divided into five groups: the normal (N) group without chronic mild stress (CMS), the control (C) group under CMS for 8 weeks, the Nelumbinis Semen (N. s.) treatment group under CMS for 8 weeks, the Hyperium Perforatum (H. p.) treatment group under CMS for 8 weeks and finally, the fluoxetine (F) treatment group under CMS for 8 weeks. Each treatment was administered to rats during the last 4 weeks of the 8-week CMS. A sucrose intake test was performed to test the anti-depression effect of N. s. The N. s. treatment significantly reversed the decreased sucrose intake under CMS (P<0.05 compared to control group under CMS). In the CA2 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus, both N. s. and H. p. reversed the CMS-induced decrease in $5-HT_{1A}$receptor binding. In the I to II regions of the frontal cortex, N. s. and H. p. also reversed the CMS-induced decrease in$5-HT_{1A}$receptor binding, and even showed a significant increase in $5-HT_{1A}$receptor binding compared to the F treatment group (N. s. vs. P, p<0.05, H. p. vs. P, p<0.05). However, in the hypothalamus, all treatments reversed the CMSinduced decrease in $5-HT_{1A}$receptor binding. This reversal effect of N. s. on the decrease in $5-HT_{1A}$receptor binding in the frontal cortex, hippocampus and hypothalamus of rat brains was very similar to that of H. p, but different from that of F. It is concluded that N. s. presents an anti-depression effect through enhancing $5-HT_{1A}$receptor binding.

In-vitro and In-vivo Anti-hyperglycemic Effects of Nipa palm (Nypa fruticans Wurmb) Extract

Kyung-Tae Kwon,Gi Jung Kim,Tae Yang Kim,Jin-A Yu,Su-Young Lee,Ji-Yoon Hong,Ye Lim Jang,Tessema Haimanot Miticu,Young-In Kwon 한국식품영양과학회 2021 한국식품영양과학회 학술대회발표집 Vol.2021 No.10

In this study, Nipa palm extract by solvent were investigated for their anti-hyperglycemic and using in-vitro, in-vivo animal models. In-vitro study, we investigated the inhibitory activities of Nipa palm stems and flower extracts by solvent against various digestive enzymes such as α-glucosidase, sucrase, maltase, and glucoamylase. In addition, α-amylase inhibitory activity, oxygen radical absorbance capacity, total phenolic and flavonoid content were measured. Among solvent extract, stem water extract (SWE) had the highest α-glucosidase inhibitory activity (3.6 mg/ml of IC50) and high sucrase inhibitory activity (0.28 mg/ml IC50). Furthermore, the extracts were investigated for in-vivo post-prandial blood anti-hyperglycemic effect using Sprague-Dawley(SD) rat model. The maximum blood glucose concentration(Cmax) in SWE-treated SD-rat (0.5 g-ΚBE/kg-bw) was significantly lower than in untreated SD-rats (199.9±10.4 vs. 222.0±15.4 hr·mg/dL, p<0.05). These results indicate that SWE may improve exaggerated post-prandial spikes in blood glucose via inhibition of intestinal α-glucosidase and thus delays carbohydrate absorption in colon.

Characteristics of Korean ginseng varieties of Gumpoong, Sunun, Sunpoong, Sunone, Cheongsun, and Sunhyang

Jang-Ho Lee,Joon-Soo Lee,Woo-Saeng Kwon,Je-Yong Kang,Dong-Yun Lee,Jun-Gyo In,Yun-Soo Kim,Jiho Seo,In-Ho Baeg,Il-Moo Chang,Keith Grainger 고려인삼학회 2015 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.39 No.2

Background: Ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) is an important medicinal herbs in Asia. However, ginsengvarieties are less developed. Method: To developed ginseng varieties, a pure line selection method was applied in this study. Results: Gumpoong was testing of 4-yr-old specimens in 2002, the proportions of the below-groundroots that were rusty colored for Gumpoong was 1.29 in Daejeon and 1.45 in Eumseong, whereas theproportions for its yellow berry variant were 2.60 and 2.45 in the two regions, respectively. Thus theGumpoong was resistant to root rust. Sunpoong has a high yielding property. Its average root weight is70.6 g for 6-yr-old roots. Its yield is 2.9 kg/1.62m2 and the rate of heaven- and earth-grade product is20.9%, which is very high compared to 9.4% for Yunpoong. Sunone is resistance to root rot and thesurvival rate of 4-yr-old roots was 44.4% in 1997, whereas that of the violet-stem variant landrace was21.7%. Sunhyang has content of arginyl-fructosyl-glucose (AFG), which produces the unique scent of redginseng, is 95.1 mmol/g and greater than the 30.8 mmol/g of Chunpoong in 6-yr-old plants. Sunun andCheongsun are being nurtured to protect genetic resources. Conclusion: Developed ginsneg varieties will be used as the basis for the protection of genetic resourcesand breeding. Jang-Ho Lee

3차원 뇌자기공명영상을 이용한 강박증의 뇌형태학적 연구

공석원,송인창,한문희,장기현,류인균,권준수 대한신경정신의학회 2000 신경정신의학 Vol.39 No.6

연구 목적 : 강박증의 생물학적 원인으로 전두엽-선조체 회로의 이상이 알려져 있다. 그러나 형태학적 뇌영상을 이용한 기존의 연구는 전두엽과 미상핵의 용적 변화에 대한 일관된 결과가 없었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 선형변환을 통한 반자동화된 방법을 이용하여 뇌의 각부위에 대한 형태학적 연구를 위하여 시행되었다. 방 법 : DSM-IV의 기준에 의해 진단한 13명의 강박증 환자와 9명의 정상대조군을 대상으로 하였다. 3차원 뇌자기공명영상을 Spoiled gradient-recalled(SPGR)법으로 얻었다. 3차원으로 재구성된 뇌자기공명영상을 Talairach와 Tournoux의 표준화 좌표에 공간적 정위시킨 후 회질과 백직을 반자동화된 방법으로 분리하였다. 죄표에 의거한 뇌엽의 각 부위에 대한 용적 측정을 하고, 미상핵은 수기로 구획한 후 용적측정을 하였다. 전두엽은 Brodman 의 영역에 의거하여 좌표계에 따른 분할을 하여 배외측전두엽, 안와전두엽, 내측전두엽으로 분할 구획하여 용적을 측정하였다. 결 과 : 강박증군에서 전두엽 회질의 용적이 증가되는 경향을 나타내었다. 다른 부위의 회질과 백질 그리고 미상핵의 용적은 차이가 없었다. 편측성에 의한 차이도 없었으며, 임상적 심각도와 상관관계는 관찰되지 않았다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서는 강박증군에서 전두엽의 용적 증가를 관찰할 수 있었으며, 이것은 기존 연구 중 일부에서 전두엽과 미상핵의 용적 감소를 보고했던 것과 차이가 있다. 강박증이 만성화되고 일정기간 이상이지나 구조적 변화가 오기 전까지 오히려 대사와 혈류 증가에 따른 회질 용적 증가가 관찰되는 것이라 생각된다. Objectives: Neurobiological models for obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD) have consistently Implicated prefrontal-striatal circuits in the pathophysiology of this disorder. But, prior studies have inconsistently found alteration in caudate and frontal lobe volumes in patients with OCD. This study was undertaken in the hope that semi-automated linear transformation methods would elucidate the morphometric differences of various parts of brain between OCD and normal control group. Methods : Thirteen parients meeting the DSM-IV criteria fro OCD, and 9 psychiatrically normal comparison subjects participated in the study. 3-D brain MRIs using Spoiled gradient-recalled(SPGR) sequence were acquired for each subjects. After spatially normalized according to Talairach and Tournoux's coordinates, the gray and white matters were segmented by semi-automated methods using fuzzy algorithm. Each lobal volumes was measured according to Talairach and Tournoux's coordinates, and the region of interests of caudate nuclei was manually traced. The frontal lobe was divided into 3 subregions ; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, orbital frontal cortex, mesial frontal cortex accoring to the coordinates and Broadman's cytoarchitectonics. Results : Only the volume of left and right frontal gray matter showed a significant difference between OCD and normal subjects. In OCD, the frontal gray matter volume was increased in tendency. There's no difference in laterality and no coorelation with clinical severities. Conclusion : Findings of increased frontal gray matter volumes in patients implicate a structural abnormality of these brain regions in the pathophysiology of OCD. The increased frontl gray matter volumes reflect a epiphenomena due to increased cerebral blood flows and metabolic rates before the structural changes may occur.

Transfer of ultrathin molybdenum disulfide and transparent nanomesh electrode onto silicon for efficient heterojunction solar cells

Kang, Sung Bun,Kwon, Ki Chang,Choi, Kyoung Soon,Lee, Rochelle,Hong, Kootak,Suh, Jun Min,Im, Min Ji,Sanger, Amit,Choi, In Young,Kim, Soo Young,Shin, Jae Cheol,Jang, Ho Won,Choi, Kyoung Jin Elsevier 2018 Nano energy Vol.50 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are very promising for photovoltaic (PV) applications due to their excellent light absorption properties and appropriate bandgap energy, Although multifunctional applications of TMDCs in photovoltaic devices have been achieved, the photovoltaic conversion efficiency under 1 sun is still very low with small active area because of their inexpedient high sheet resistance and limitation of synthesis techniques. In this study, we demonstrate uniform synthesis of 4-in. wafer-scale MoS<SUB>2</SUB> thin films by thermal decomposition of solution precursors. The solar cells are fabricated by transferring n-MoS<SUB>2</SUB> thin films on p-Si substrates to form p-n heterojunctions and then transferring Au nanomeshes prepared in a novel surface treatment as transparent top electrodes onto MoS<SUB>2</SUB>. The circular n-MoS<SUB>2</SUB>/p-Si heterojunction solar cell exhibited a power conversion efficiency of 5.96% at a diameter of 0.3 in. and proved to be easily scalable to 1-in. diameter with 5.18% efficiency. To the best of our knowledge, the solar cells of this study are the most efficient and the largest in all types of solar cells based on TMDC reported so far. Finally, based on finite difference time-domain simulation, we proposed a strategy for implementing n-MoS<SUB>2</SUB>/p-Si heterojunction solar cell with efficiency higher than 15% by introducing optimal doping control of n-MoS<SUB>2</SUB> and efficient anti-reflection layers.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> The large scale, uniform (4-in.) MoS<SUB>2</SUB> thin films are synthesized. </LI> <LI> High transparent, low sheet resistances electrodes are fabricated in a novel way. </LI> <LI> The efficient MoS<SUB>2</SUB> based solar cells are developed by all transfer process including top electrodes. </LI> <LI> The highest, largest MoS<SUB>2</SUB> p-Si/ heterojunction solar cells are demonstrated. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P> <B>The highest performance (5.96%), largest area (1 in.) n-MoS2/p-Si solar cells with transparent electrodes fabricated by a novel way.</B> The transparent electrodes lowers the series resistance of the fabricated solar cells, facilitating the collection of photo-generated carriers from the junction. In our knowledge, we have achieved the highest photovoltaic performance at largest active area by using transparent nanomesh electrode among TMDC based solar cells.</P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

Quantitative Feasibility Evaluation of ¹¹C-Methionine Positron Emission Tomography Images in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery : Phantom-Based Study and Clinical Application

Lim, Sa-Hoe,Jung, Tae-Young,Jung, Shin,Kim, In-Young,Moon, Kyung-Sub,Kwon, Seong-Young,Jang, Woo-Youl The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2019 Journal of Korean neurosurgical society Vol.62 No.4

Objective : The functional information of $^{11}C$-methionine positron emission tomography (MET-PET) images can be applied for Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR) and its image quality may affect defining the tumor. This study conducted the phantom-based evaluation for geometric accuracy and functional characteristic of diagnostic MET-PET image co-registered with stereotactic image in Leksell $GammaPlan^{(R)}$ (LGP) and also investigated clinical application of these images in metastatic brain tumors. Methods : Two types of cylindrical acrylic phantoms fabricated in-house were used for this study : the phantom with an array-shaped axial rod insert and the phantom with different sized tube indicators. The phantoms were mounted on the stereotactic frame and scanned using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and PET system. Three-dimensional coordinate values on co-registered MET-PET images were compared with those on stereotactic CT image in LGP. MET uptake values of different sized indicators inside phantom were evaluated. We also evaluated the CT and MRI co-registered stereotactic MET-PET images with MR-enhancing volume and PET-metabolic tumor volume (MTV) in 14 metastatic brain tumors. Results : Imaging distortion of MET-PET was maintained stable at less than approximately 3% on mean value. There was no statistical difference in the geometric accuracy according to co-registered reference stereotactic images. In functional characteristic study for MET-PET image, the indicator on the lateral side of the phantom exhibited higher uptake than that on the medial side. This effect decreased as the size of the object increased. In 14 metastatic tumors, the median matching percentage between MR-enhancing volume and PET-MTV was 36.8% on PET/MR fusion images and 39.9% on PET/CT fusion images. Conclusion : The geometric accuracy of the diagnostic MET-PET co-registered with stereotactic MR in LGP is acceptable on phantom-based study. However, the MET-PET images could the limitations in providing exact stereotactic information in clinical study.

담도결석환자의 총수담관내 담즙에서 세균성장과 β-glucuronidase 활성도

이동기,홍사준,배선우,권상옥,장인호,김미라,강명서,이경원 연세대학교 원주의과대학 1992 원주의대논문집 Vol.5 No.1

독거노인과 가족동거노인의 신체적 건강상태와 건강행위에 관한 연구

장은희,김후자,권경남,정귀애,김연화,이인혜 영남이공대학 2004 論文集 Vol.33 No.-

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to identify the physical health status and health behavior practice of in-home elderly in order to provide basic data for effective nursing intervention to promote health and quality of life. Method : The subjects for this study were 299 elderly persons in the D city. Data were collected by interview with questionnaires. Result : The ratio of chronic disease was higher for the elderly who live alone than the elderly who live with family. Arthritis was the most common chronic disease of the elderly in spite of the fact that either they live alone or live with family. The physical health status score of the elderly who live with family was statistically higher than the elderly who live alone. The health behavior score of the elderly who live with family was statistically higher than the elderly who live alone. Conclusion : To promote health behavior of the elderly, it is necessary to develop nursing intervention that considers sociocultural tradition and demographic character.

Mycobacteria Growth indicator Tube(MGIT)와 Ogawa 배지를 이용한 결핵균의 신속검출

권오건,조현미,장인호,어영,윤갑준 대한임상미샐물학회 2000 Annals of clinical microbiology Vol.3 No.2

사이버 가정학습체제 구축 모형 개발

권성호,최인호,심현애,이승진,김경현,장상현 한국교육정보미디어학회 2003 교육정보미디어연구 Vol.9 No.4

본 연구는 초·중등 사이버 가정학습체제의 구축 모형 개발을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 첫째, 사교육비 관련 현황 및 우리나라의 사회·현실적 요구를 분석하고, 둘째, 사이버 공간에서의 학습을 지원하는 학습이론을 탐색하여 얻은 시사점을 바탕으로 사이버 가정학습체제 개발 원리를 도출하였으며, 셋째, 학습이론적 적용의 틀을 기반으로 사이버 가정학습체제 구축 모형을 개발하고, 각 모형에 대한 세부적인 설명과 시행 시 고려해야 할 사항을 제시하였다. 사이버 가정학습체제 구축 모형은 체제 구성요소와 각 요소들 간의 관계를 도식화한 체제 구성도를 바탕으로 사이버 가정학습체제를 운영하는 활동 주체들의 역할을 정의한 운영 모형, 사이버 가정학습체제 내에서의 학습 유형과 흐름을 보여주는 학습 모형, 사이버 가정학습체제 내 학습 콘텐츠의 구성 기준을 제시하는 콘텐츠 모형 그리고 사이버 가정학습체제 내에서의 학습에 대한 학업성취도 평가와 체제 평가를 위한 평가 모형으로 구성되었다. 각 유형별 모형은 필요에 따라 하위 모형으로 분류되어 총 17개의 사이버 가정학습체제 모형을 제시하였다. 또한 사이버 가정학습체제가 사교육비 절감과 공교육 지원이라는 궁극적인 목적을 달성하기 위해 고려되어야 할 시사점으로 환경자원, 학습자원, 인적자원, 홍보 마케팅 등의 네 가지 측면으로 나누어 제시하였다. The study is purposed to develop a set of construction models for Cyber Home Study System(CHSS) to support the students' self study through internet at the level of elementary, middle and high school students. This is intended to reduce the over spending of the private educational payment, causing the social conflict and antagonism in Korea, and finally to support the public education. The study problems are as follows: 1. Analysis on the social and authentic needs for reducing the private educational payment which causes the social conflict and antagonism in Korea. 2. Setting up the principles to develop the construction model for CHSS to apply the learning theories in support of the learning in the cyber space. 3. Development of a set of construction models for development and construction for CHSS, based on the theoretical developmental principles. The construction model for CHSS developed in this study contains a systemic diagram of the whole CHSS, and 4 major models: a model for management, the model for learning process, the model for content design, and the model for evaluation. The systemic diagram for CHSS demonstrates various components, which consist of the whole system, and the relationship among the components. The model of management identifies the role of each organization by which the CHSS is operated. The Learning process model is classified with 9 sub-models converging on the three factors. These factors are the learner subject, the existence of tutor support, and the relationship to the local school. The models for content design proposes the guideline for design and production of learning content. The evaluation model is composed of three sub models: evaluation for individual learning achievement, evaluation for learning achievement of the tutor supported calss members, and the system evaluation. Finally, 4 kinds of suggestions is suggested to accomplish the purpose of CHSS in terms of environmental resources, learning resources, man power, and advertising and marketing strategies.