Anti-Proliferative Effect of an Aqueous Extract of <i>Prunella vulgaris</i> in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Hwang, Sun Mi,Lee, Yun Jung,Lee, Yong Pyo,Yoon, Jung Joo,Lee, So Min,Cha, Jeong Dan,Choi, Kyung Min,Kang, Dae Gill,Lee, Ho Sub Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medic Vol.2013 No.-

<P>The abnormal proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in arterial walls is an important pathogenic factor of vascular disorders such as diabetic atherosclerosis. We have reported the anti-inflammatory effect of an aqueous extract from <I>Prunella vulgaris</I> (APV) in vascular endothelial cell. In the present study, APV exhibited inhibitory effects on high glucose-stimulated VSMC proliferation, migration, and invasion activities, inducing G<SUB>1</SUB> cell cycle arrest with downregulation of cyclins and CDKs and upregulation of the CKIs, p21<SUP>waf1/cip1</SUP> and p27<SUP>kip1</SUP>. Furthermore, APV dose dependently suppressed the high glucose-induced matrix metalloproteinase activity. High glucose-induced phosphorylation of ERK, p38 MAPK, was decreased by the pretreatment of APV. NF-<I><I>κ</I></I>B activation by high glucose was attenuated by APV, as an antioxidant. APV attenuated the high glucose-induced decrease of nuclear factor E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) translocation and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression. Intracellular cGMP level was also increased by APV treatment. These results demonstrate that APV may inhibit VSMC proliferation via downregulating ROS/NF-<I><I>κ</I></I>B /ERK/p38 MAPK pathways. In addition, APV has a beneficial effect by the interaction of Nrf2-mediated NO/cGMP with HO-1, suggesting that <I>Prunella vulgaris</I> may be useful in preventing diabetic atherosclerosis.</P>

Dimethylnitrosamine 유발 급성 간 손상 흰쥐에서 ^(99m)Tc-Lactosylated Serum Albumin을 이용한 간 기능의 평가

정신영,이재태,서명랑,유정아,배진호,안병철,황재석,정재민,하정희,이규보 대한핵의학회 2003 핵의학 분자영상 Vol.37 No.6

목적: ^(99m)Tc-lactosylated serum albumin (^(99m)Tc-LSA)은 간세포에 특이적으로 결합하는 간수용체 영상용 방사성의약품으로 새로이 합성되었다. 간섬유화를 유발하는 dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)을 투여한 간 손상 휜쥐 모델에서 ^(99m)Tc-LSa의 역동학적인 간섭취를 조사하고 간효소치의 변화와 조직학적 소견을 비교하여, LSA의 간섭취가 간기능의 변화를 반영하는지를 연구하였다. 대상 및 방법: SD계 흰쥐에 DMN를 27 mg/kg으로 복강 내 주사하여 급성 간손상을 유도하고 대조군과 비교하였다. DMN을 주사한 흰쥐를 3일(DMN-3), 8일(DMN-8), 21일(DMN-21)에 ^(99m)Tc=LSA (1,665 mg/kg) 29 MBq를 정맥 주사하여, 30분 동안 동적 영상을 획득하고 간과 신장부위에 관심영역을 설정하여 간과 심장부위의 시간방사능 곡선을 얻었다. 간기능 평가를 위해 시간방사능 곡선을 이용하여 간섭취지수와 혈중제거지수를 구하였고 곡선 최적화를 시행하였다. DMN 투여군과 대조군의 간효소치의 변화와 간조직의 광학현미경 소견을 비교하였다. 결과: 대조군에서는 ^(99m)Tc-LSA가 빠르게 간에 섭취되고 혈중에서 제거되었으나 DMN을 처리한 군에서는 간섭취가 낮았다. 간섭취지수의 비교에서 대조군에 비해 DMN 처리군에서 유의하게 간섭취지수가 낮았다(DMN-3: 0.842, DMN-8: 0.898, DMN-21: 0.91, 대조군: 0.96, p<0.05). 혈중제거지수의 비교에서도 대조군에 비해 DMN 처리군에서 혈중제거지수가 유의하게 높았다(DMN-3: 0.731, DMN-8: 0.654, DMN-21: 0.604, 대조군: 0.473, p<0.05). 비선형 회귀분석에서 R_(2) 값은 0.9이상으로 좋은 일치를 보였고, 대조군에ㅓ K값이 DMN처리군에 비해 크고(DMN-3: 0.28, DMN-8: 0.41, DMN-21: 0.46, 대조군: 0.97, p<0.05), T_(1/2)값은 작았다(DMN-3: 2.5, DMN-8: 1.7, DMN-21: 1.5, 대조군: 0.7, p<0.05). 간효소치의 변화는 DMN-3군에서는 대조군에 비해 상승하였으나 DMN-8, DMN-21군에서는 간효소치의 상승이 관찰되지 않았다. 간조직 소견의 경우 DMN-3군에서 중심정맥 주위에 괴사가 관찰되었으나 DMN-8군, DMN-21군에서는 미약한 정도의 염증세포 침윤만이 관찰되었다. 결론: ^(99m)Tc-LSA 간신티그래피의 간섭취 정도는 간손상과 반비례하였으며 간섭취의 변화는 조직학적 손상이 심한 정도와 간손상후 회복되는 과정을 반영하여 주었다. ^(99m)Tc-LSA 간신티그래피가 간손상을 평가하고 간손상후 회복되는 과정을 추적하는 간수용체 영상용 방사성 의약품으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. Objects: ^(99m)Tc-lactosylated human serum albumin(LSA) is a newly synthesized radiopharmaceutical that binds to asialoglycoprotein receptors, which are specifically presented on the hepatocyte membrane. Hepatic uptake and blood clearance of LSA were evaluated in rat with acute hepatic injury induced by dimethylnitrosamine(DMN) and results were compared with corresponding findings of liver enzyme profile and these of histologic changes. Materials and Methods: DMN (27 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally in Sprague-Dawley rat to induce acute hepatic injury. At 3(DMN-3), 8(DMN-8), and 21(DMN-21) days after injection of DMN, LSA injected intravenously, and dynamic images of the liver and heart were recorded for 30 minutes. Time-activity curves of the heart and liver were generated from regions of interest drawn over liver and heart area. Degree of hepatic uptake and blood clearance of LSA were evaluated with visual interpretation and semiquantitative analysis using parameters (receptor index : LHL3 and index of blood clearance : HH3), analysis of time-activity curve was also performed with curve fitting using Prism program. Results: Visual assessment of LSA images revealed decreased hepatic uptake in DMN treated rat, compared to control group. In semiquantitative analysis, LHL3 was significantly lower in DMN treated rat group than control rat group (DMN-3:0.842, DMN-8: 0.898, DMN-21: 0.91, Control: 0.96, p<0.05), whereas HH3 was significantly higher than control rat group (DMN-3: 0.731, DMN-8: 0.654, DMN-21: 0.604, Control: 0.473, p<0.05). AST and ALT were significantly higher in DMN-3 group than those of control group. Centrilobular necrosis and infiltration of inflammatory cells were most prominent in DMN-3 group, and were decreased over time. Conclusion: The degree of hepatic uptake of LSA was inversely correlated with liver transaminase and degree of histologic liver injury in rat with acute hepatic injury.

서울의 Penicillinase Producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae 발생빈도(1998)

김재홍,김준호,반재용,이정우,황성주,정준규,정성태,강진문,조흔정,홍창의,정혜신,이한승,김이선,이봉길,이종호,선영우,한기덕,윤성필,이성훈,안종성,박석범,문승현,조항래,김형섭,류지호,황재영,박준홍,손상욱 한양대학교 의과대학 2001 한양의대 학술지 Vol.21 No.1

In recent years, gonorrhea has been pandemic and remains one of the most common STDs in the world, especially in developing countries. For the detection of a more effective therapeutic regimen and assessing the prevalence of Penicillinase Producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae(PPNG), we have been trying to study the patients who have visited the Venereal Disease Clinic of Choong-Ku Public Health Center in Seoul since 1980 by menas of the chromogenic cephalosporin method. In 1998, 93 strians of N. genorrhoeae were isolated, among which 60(64.5%) were PPNG. The prevalence of PPNG in Seoul, which had been decreased to 39% in 1996 after a peak of 74.3% in 1993, is increased to 64.5% in 1998.

Diphenylhydantoin이 백서뇌신경세포막의 Na^+, K^+ -ATPase에 미치는 영향

황인방,허강민,이재흔,석정호 충남대학교 의과대학 지역사회의학연구소 1990 충남의대잡지 Vol.17 No.1

To study the effect of diphenylhydantoin on the synaptosomal Na^+ K^+ -ATPase in the rat with Goldblatt kidney, one kidney was removed and renal artery on the other side was partially ligated (external diameter=0.38mm). One kidney was removed in the control group. Synaptosome was prepared from the control and hypertensive rat and ATPase activity (total, EGTA, Azide and ouabain sensitive) was measured in the presence or absence of saponin. The effect of diphenylhydantoin on the synaptosomal ATPase was observed in the presence of diphenylhydantoin and/or ouabain. To investigate the maximal binding of ouabain to synaptosome, ouabain binding study was also carried out. Results as follows: 1. Blood pressure was significantly increased in 1-kidney, 1-clip hypertensive rat. 2. ATPase activity(Total, EGTA and ouabain sensitive) was increased to 2 times in the presence of saponin in the hypertensive and control group. 3. Na^+, K^+ -ATPase activity in hypertensive group was significantly decreased, compared with the control group. 4. Diphenylhydantoin slightly increased the ATPase activity in the control and hypertensive group, but it was not significant. 5. Total activity of ATPase was significantly decreased in the case with dephenylhydantoin and ouabain, but there was not difference between ouabain and ouabain with diphenylhydantoin treated case. 6. In the experiment of oubain binding, diphenylhydantoin did not alter Bmax and Kd of hypertensive and control group. From the above results, it is suggested that diphenylhydantoin will decrease the intracellular sodium without dependence on the stimulation of Na^+, K^+ -ATPase-in hypertensive rat.

프리캐스트 포스트텐션 콘크리트 넓은 보-기둥 내부 접합부의 비탄성 거동

황재환,최윤철,김영찬,김대중,임재형,권기혁,문정호,이리형 대한건축학회 2003 대한건축학회 학술발표대회 논문집 - 계획계/구조계 Vol.23 No.2(구조계)

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the response of Precast Prestressed Concrete Interior Wide Beam-Column Joint subjected to cyclic lateral loading. To this end, the experimental investigation was performed with six half-scale specimens of interior connection. The design parameters are the beam to column depth ratio, and the number of tendons within column core. One of the specimens, IJH-6, is modeled for the connection at the top floor of a structure. The test results showed that the specimens sufficiently resist up to limiting drift ratio of 0.035 in accordance with the provisional standard by ACI of acceptance criteria for concrete special moment frames.

개에서 발생한 척수질환에 대한 추적조사(70예)

황현민,이재연,지현철,이영원,최호정,박성준,김명철,정성목 忠南大學校 獸醫科大學 附設 動物醫科學硏究所 2006 動物醫科學硏究誌 Vol.14 No.-

This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of spinal disorders in dogs, as well as their breed, age, gender and body weight distributions. Seventy cases of caine spinal disoreders presented in the period 2001 and 2006 were reviewed. The diagnosis was obtained by survey radiographs, myelogram, CSF analysis, CT and MRI. The most frequent breed was Maltese(15 cases), and followed by Yorkshire Terrier (10 cases), Pekingese (9 cases). Canine spinal disorders occurred from 7 month to 17 year old dog, mean age was 5.3±3.7 year-old. Canine spinal disorders occurred more often in females(59.7%) than males. Mean body weight was 5.87±7.02 kg. Degenerative (39 cases, 43.3%) and anomalous (24 cases, 26.7%) disorders were dominant in 90 specific disease distribution. This results can be a reference data for the further study.

견인용 동기전동기의 시동 및 운전특성 해석에 관한 연구

황정원,조용길,송호신,박한규,우정인 東亞大學校 1994 東亞論叢 Vol.31 No.1

It needs a large capacity of equipments to test the starting performance of middle and large synchronous motors in a factory. This paper propose a new method which is the combination of single phase AC applied test and usual routine test with a small synchronous test machine and testing equipments. We can obtain the results from these proposed tests as follows ; (1) The starting performance and stabilized operation at variable speed is predicted from this results. (2) The armature winding leakage reactance is resulted from the no-load saturation curve, the short-circuit charactristic curve and the armature-reaction magnetomotive force converted to the field current. (3) This test must be performed twice, one for short-circuiting the field winding, the other for joining a resistance between the field terminals, as a result the unknown constants in equivalent circuits are identified. (4) Inverter-fed three phase voltage with variable frequency is applied to armature terminals, as a result, We show the actual armature leakage reactance and reaction of the induced harmonic voltages from rotor.

韓國産 薔薇科 植物에 관한 本草學的 硏究 I

정종길,황상욱,송호준,신민교 한국전통의학연구소 2004 한국전통의학지 Vol.14 No.1

For the purpose of developing Korean Herbalogy with the plants of Rosaceae which grow wild and is planted in Korea, the these and writings on herbalogy, from literature of successive generations, have been thoroughly investigated and the results obtained as follows: 1. There were totaled to 36 genera and 262 in Korea and among them medicinal plants are 27 genera, 117species, some 44% in total, but the number of species may be added because of the similiar plants. 2. According to sum of 262 species in Rosaceae family, they were classified into Agrimonia genera 3, Potentilla genera 26, Prunus genera 48,pyrus genera 17, Rosa genera 24, Rubus genera 28, Sorbaria genera 17, Spiraea genera 20. Thus it was noticed that Prunus genera was the main kind in total. 3. According to the oriental names which can be used for medical purpose, the medicinal plants belonging to the Rosaceae family were classified as Herba 24, Radix 43, Foilum 31, Fructus 48, Semen 11, cortex 14, Lignum, Ramulus;12 each Flos 3, pericarpium 3, resina 2, the others 6. so Fructus is 24% of all and it is the most applied in the clinical treatments. 4. According to nature and flavour of medicinal plants, they were classified into balance 84, warmth, heat; 44 each, cold, cool; 35 each bitter taste 79, sweet taste 74, sour taste 61 thus it was noticed that balance and bitter taste is the main in nature and flavour of medicinal plants 5. According to meridian tropism of herbs they were classified into liver meridian 50 lung meridian 28, stomach meridian 22, spleen meridian 20, heart meridian 19 thus it was noticed that liver meridian is the main kind 6. According to the Properties and Principal curative action, they were classified into drugs for treating detoxicant 72, drugs for treating febrifugal 55, drugs for invigorating blood circulation 53, drugs for removing dampness 46, drugs for expelling wind and drugs to stop bleeding 38 each, drugs to cure tramatic swelling and drugs for relieving pain 36 each. Thus it was noticed that drugs for treating detoxicant and febrifugal was the main kind 7. It was researched that toxic drugs include minor toxin were 10 kinds From this result, it was revealed that Fructus was the main kind in the plants for medical purpose of Rosaceae. and toxic plants was slightly poisonous that it will be used for clinical treatments more easily. It is considered that many experiments and clinical approaches must be continued to use Rosaceae plants widely.

한국 재래 나물콩 품종 및 계통의 콩나물 특성

황영현,이정동,조호영,권택화,정연신 慶北大學校農業科學技術硏究所 2002 慶北大農學誌 Vol.20 No.-

우수한 특성을 가진 나물콩 품종 육성을 위하여 국내 재래 나물콩 계통의 콩나물 특성을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 공시된 301품종 및 계통의 콩나물 전체길이의 범위는 9.5∼23.0cm, 하배축 길이는 5.9∼15.1cm, 뿌리 길이는 3.2∼9.2cm로 다양한 변이를 보였고, 수율에서도 121∼695%로 다양하게 분포하고 있다. 2. 공시된 301품종 및 계통의 종피색에 따른 콩나물 수율은 혼색종피종에서 409%로 가장 높게 나타났고, 백립중에 따른 콩나물 수율은 소립종일수록 높은 경향이었으며, 잔뿌리수는 흑색종피종과 갈색 종피종에서 현저히 적었다. 3. 콩나물 길이와 전체길이에 대한 뿌리길이의 비율, 수율을 기준으로 한 공시품종 및 계통들의 분포에서 장려품종보다 우수한 특성을 가지는 다수의 재래계통이 분포하고 있었다. 4. 콩나물 하배축의 색도는 백색도(L값)에서 장려품종이 재래계통에 비해 백색에 더 가까웠고, 적색도(a값)와 황색도(c값)는 장려품종보다 재래계통에서 높은 경향이었다. To develop good soybean varieties for sprouts. 285 indigenous lines and 16 recommending varieties were evaluated by the sprout and agronomic characteristics. The range of whole length, hypocotyl length, root length, and yield rate of sprouts was 9.5~23.0cm, 5.9~15.1cm, 3.2~9.2cm, and 121~695%, respectively. Yield rate of sprouts was the highest, 409%, in the lines of mixed seed coat color. At the same time, it was reversely proportional to seed weight : the smaller the seed weight, the higher the yield rate as in all other reports. The number of roots was significantly fewer in the lines of the black and the green seed coat color than others. Based on whole length, rate of root length, and yield rate of sprouts, many indigenous lines were evaluated much better than recommending varieties. In the hypocotyl color of sprouts, the brightness was higher in improved variety than indigenous lines but vice versa in redness and yellowness in general.

능동 규칙을 지원하는 규칙 컴파일러 설계

황정희,류근호 충북대학교 컴퓨터정보통신 연구소 2002 컴퓨터정보통신연구 Vol.10 No.2

능동 데이터베이스에서의 규칙(rule)은 트리거하는 사건이 감지되면 자동으로 규칙을 트리거하여 데이터베이스의 상태변화에 대응하는 조치를 자동으로 수행한다. 이러한 능동 규칙은 연속적으로 서로 다른 규칙을 트리거 할 수 있고 그로 인해 종료하지 못하고 무한한 순환적 동작을 반복할 가능성이 있다. 이와 같은 문제는 규칙의 종료 분석을 통해 차단할 수 있으며 규칙의 종료 분석은 규칙의 컴파일 시간에 수행하는 것이 가장 효과적이다. 따라서 이 논문에서는 능동 규칙의 실행의미를 반영하여 규칙집합의 종료를 보장할 수 있는 새로운 분석방법을 제안하고, 제안된 분석방법에 의한 종료 분석기를 내장하는 규칙 컴파일러를 설계한다. 아울러 규칙 종료 분석 알고리즘의 정형화를 통해 제안 모델의 완전성을 검증한다. In the active databases, whenever an event occurs, active rule with the matching event specification are triggered automatically, and its action will be executed. Because these rules may in turn trigger other rules, the set of rules may be triggered each other indefinitely. This problem which is triggered indefinitely can be solved by rule termination analysis, and it is efficient for rule analysis to perform in rule compile time. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a new analysis method including rule execution semantics which guarantees the termination of the set of rules, and also design the rule compiler embedded termination analyzer which follows the proposed analysis method. We verify the completeness of proposed model by formalization of the rule termination analysis algorithm.