정상 한국인에서 연령증가에 따른 혈장 Dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate ( DHEA-S ) 농도 및 DHEA - S / cortisol 비의 변화

박성우,유형준,임성희,최문기,유재명,박민숙,이권엽,박철수,김철홍,김현규,김두만,박규용 대한내분비학회 1997 Endocrinology and metabolism Vol.12 No.2

Backgroud: DHEA-S is the most abundant steroid hormone in circulation, and primarily secreted from the adrenal cortex, but its physiological role is little known. One of the characteristic features of DHEA-S is progressive decrement of plasma DHEA-S level with advancing age, in contrast, plasma levels of other adrenal hormones are not chaging or littie decreasing. To grasp the trends of plasma DHEA-S level and DHEA-S/cortisol ratio by age in healthy Korean, we measured the plasma DHEA-S levels and DHEA-S/cortisol ratios in healthy Korean. Methods: Healthy Korean(men: 99, women: 102, age range: 15-97 year old)were studied. Subjects were not taking drugs(such as glucocorticoid or androgenic medication) or cigarettes known to modify the plasma level of DHEA-S and cortisol, and had no evidence of hepatic, renal disease or hyperlipidemia as determined by serum lipid, bilirubin, SGOT, SGPT, BUN, creatinine. Data were analyzed by 10-year age group for men and women: i.e, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40- 49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89 and 90 year or more. Plasma DHEA-S levels were measured by using a commercially available RIA kit with 125I labeled-DHEA-SO4(Coat-A Count DHEA-SO4), and for the measurement of plasma cortisol levels, commercial Gamma Coat TM[125I] Cortisol Radioimmunassay Kit was used. Results:. 1) In both men and women, plasma DHEA-S level showed high interindividual variation within the same age group. 2) There were individual sex differences in plasma levels of DHEA-S, in all age groups, plasma DHEA-S levels were significantly higher values for men than for women. 3) Maximum plasma DHEA-S levels(men; 237+-3.35 ug/dL, women; 108+-17.5 ug/dL) were at third decade in both men and women. 4) Both men and women showed the continuous decline in plasma DHEA-S level with age. These age-related decline was more prominent in men than in women(men; y= -3.152 * +292.6, r2= 0.8459, P$lt;0.05, women; y= -1.417 * +143.3, r2 = 0.7278, P$lt; 0.05). 5) As an index of aging, there was no stastical difference between DHEA-S and DHEA- S/cortisol ratio. Conclusion: In healthy Korean, there were high interindividual variation of plasrna DHEA-S levels. In both men and women plasma DHEA-S level was peak at third decade, and from when it declined progressively with age. These results suggest that although the reliability of single plasma DHEA-S measurement are limited, the decline of DHEA-S with advancing age might be a specific marker of endocrinologic hormonal milieu(aging index). Also, concerning to individual adrenal secreting capacity, we measured DHEA-S/cortisol ratio. But we did not found that plasma DHEA-S/cortisol ratio is superior to the plasma DHEA-S level as an aging index. (J Kor Soc Endocrinol 12:245-254, 1997)

在美 韓國 老人의 健康 및 生活 實態에 關한 硏究

金應翊,朴祥華,韓允愚,徐敬萬 대한보건협회 1992 대한보건연구 Vol.18 No.1

This study was perfomed to figure out the health status and life style of aged population in Korean-Americans living in Los Angeles in the United States. The number of subjects in this study were 283 persons aged 65 and over (male 141. female 142) drawn from Los Angeles Country in U.S.A. The data were collected by trained interviewers from July to August. 1991. The questionaire consisted of 1) general characteristics, 2) health status and medical health services, 3) 24 questions of CMI, and 4) the level of adaptations and difficulties to immigrant society. The results of this study are as followings: 1. In age distribution, 33.2 percent of total subjects was 65-69 age group, and 33.1 percent was 70-75 age group. The average duration of immigration were 7.89 years in male and 10.18 years in female, and percent distribution by duration of migration were 33.3 percent in 1-4 years, 30.5 percent in 5-9 years, 23.7 percent in 10-14 years, and 13.5 percent in 15 years and over. Of total subjects. 84.7 percent had permanent residence and only 13.8 percent had citizenship. In the reason of immigration of the elderly, 76.4 percent of them responded as reason for helping and joining to family, and only 8.5 percent of subjects were economic reason. The educational level of the subjects were generally high. Only 9.0 percent of the subjects recevied no or little education in the modern day education system. Primary graduates were 35.7 percent, middle and high school graduates were 37.8 percent and university(college) and over graduates constituted 16.6 percent. The educational level of the male were generally higher than that of female. A large proportion of the subjects(94.3 percent) responded as having religion, and 67.8 percent were protestant, 16.7 percent were catholic and 7.4 percent were buddhist. In the family structure. 75.6 percent of the elderly lived alone and with their spouses and 22.1 percent live in a family with 2 generation living together. The marital status of male showed that 80.7 percent of them lived with their spouses, 14.3 percent of men were widowed, and only 26.3 percent of female lived with their spouses and 71.5 percent of female were widowed. 2. One out ten of the elderly was presently smoking. Of the smokers, there were 4 times as many male smokers as female smokers. In response to a question about their drinking habits, 82.0 percent of the aged replied that they did not consume alcohol. Those who consumed alcohol 'daily' constituted 3.6 percent, 'frequently' were 4.3 percent 'sometimes' were 7.9 percent and 'scarcely' constituted 2.2 percent. Among the exercises and sports which the elderly were doing for the fitness and preservation of health. A walking was the most popular at 32.1 percent of the population. More rigorous sports such as hiking, jogging, physical cardiovascular exercises and ball games were being enjoyed by only a very few. 37.2 percent of the elderly replied that they did not exercise regularly. In the major pastime of daily life activities. 40.9 percent of the subjects responded 'none', 14.7 percent of them were domestic duty for family, about 10 percent of them were hobby, religion activities, social work and participating in social education program respectively. In the problems and difficulties of immigration, 78.1 percent of them responded 'yes' in the early times of immigration and 30.4 percent in the present time of immigration. Six major problems were identified by respondent. They were, in the rank order of their language; homesickness: transportation; income and economic and custom. 3. Most of the respondents considered themselves healthy. The proportion of the question to their health at the time of study, 36.2 percent in male and 23.2 percent in female replied that they seemed to be 'excellent healthy', 34.7 percent in male and 32.4 percent in female be 'good', and 4.3 percent in male and 2.1 percent in female be 'Very poor'. In considering specific parts of their body as having problems, many of the ederly pointed out the disease of circulatory system(17.7 percent in male and 23.2 percent in female). Comparatively few of the elderly thought that they had something wrong with their musculoskeletal system(5.7 percent in male and 16.1 percent in female), digestive system(9.2 percent in male and 5.6 percent in female) and endocrine and metabolic disease(6.4 percent in made and 9.9 percent in female). Of those elderly who perceived of some problems with their circulatory and musculoskeletal systems, there were more elderly women compared to elderly men. The largest percentage of the elderly(20.7 percent in male and 26.5 percent in female) indicated palsy as the disease they fear most. Thereafter, the order of diseases feared by the elderly was diabets. hypertension, neuralgia, cancer, and dotage. A majority of the elderly, 54.6 percent of men and 44.4 percent of women, replied that they did not visit a medical institution or a pharmacy to treat their diseases during the one month prior to the survey. Of the total survey subjects who did visit a medical facilities, those complaining of circulatory system disease constituted 13.5 percent in male and 14.8 percent in female, and digestive system diseases were 7.8 percent in male and 8.5 percent in female. For the endocrine and metablic disease, disease of nervous and sens organs and musculoskeletal system were all each less than 7 percent of all the study subjects. Of the total elderly, 49.0 percent utilized medical facilities such as hospitals, herbal clincics, pharmacies and others to treat illness within one month prior to the time of survey; the utilization of clinicl and hospital were 86.0 percent, herb clinic were 8.4 percent and pharmacy were 4.2 percent. 34.8 percent of men and 11.3 percent of female did not take a medicine for treatment and promoting nutrition at the time of the survey. 55.4 percent of total elderly used the drug for treatment of diseases, and 16.6 percent for promoting nutrition. 4. Except for group of questions concerning urinary system more women than men generally complained of problems and discomforts in each groups. More elderly suffered from problems associated with musculoskeletal system than any others, and the decreasing order of the groups of problems with which most complaints were indicated are the problems associated with mental condition, urinary system, circulatory system, nervous system, visual and auditory organs, respiratory system and digestive system.

상하악 전치부 치열궁 형태에 대한 새로운 접근 : 한국성인 정상교합자 모델에서

하만희,손우성,양훈철 대한치과교정학회 2001 대한치과교정학회지 Vol.31 No.3

상하악 전치부 치열은 치아의 형태 변위, 선천결손 등에 의해 종종 교합관계나 심미성에 문제점을 나타내게 된다. 이러한 문제점을 극복하기 위해 임상의는 전치부 비율을 진단시 이용하게 되나, 치열중 형태, 견치간 폭경(intercanine width), 치열궁 장경(segment depth)과 치열중 둘레(arch perimeter)에 따른 전치부 비율의 변화로 인해 이러한 비율을 전치부 교합관계 예측에 직접 적용하는데는 한계가 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 한국성인 정상교합자 모델(남자 : 20쌍, 여자 : 20쌍)에서 상하악 전치부 치열궁 형태를 least square method로 조사하였다. 한국인 정상교합자의 상하악 전치부 치열궁 형태는 다항 함수(polynomial function), 베타 함수(beta function), 하이퍼볼릭 코사인 함수(hyperbolic cosine function) 순으로 곡선 접합(curve fitting)하였으며, 이러한 곡선 접합도는 남녀, 상하악에 관계없이 일정하였다. 또한 곡선접합(curve fitting)된 치열궁 형태를 바탕으로 견치간 폭경(intercanine width), 치열궁 장경(segment depth)과 치열궁 둘레(arch perimeter)간의 상관관계를 구하였다. 이러한 상관관계는 견치간 폭경에 따른 치열궁 형태 예측과 보다 정확한 전치부 비율에 대한 정보를 제공할 것이다. (주요 단어 : 전치부 치열궁 형태, 전치부 비율) Maxillary and mandibular anterior dental arches often have the problems of occlusal relation and esthetics by malformations of teeth, congenital missing, et at. Though the clinician usually use the anterior ratio to overcome this problems, he has the limitation of a direct application this ratio to the prediction of anterior occlusal relationship by the change of anterior ratio as dental arch form, intercanine width, segment depth and arch perimeter. So this study examine maxillary and mandibular anterior dental arch forms by least square method using Korean normal occlusion models(man : 20 casts, woman : 20 casts), Maxillary and mandibular anterior dental arches of Korean normal occlusion models are curve fitted to polynomial function, beta function, hyperbolic cosine function in order. And this accuracy of curve fitting is constant regardless of man/woman and maxilla/mandible. The relationships between intercanine width, segment depth, and arch perimeter based on this curve fitted dental arch form are acquired. This relationships will give the prediction of anterior dental arch form and the information of more accurate anterior ratio according to intercanine width. Key words : Anterior dental arch form, Anterior ratio

Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis: a Retrospective Analysis of 70 Patients

( Byung Woo Jhun ),( Kyeong Man Jeon ),( Jung Seop Eom ),( Ji Hyun Lee,),( Gee Young Suh ),( Man Pyo Chung ),( O Jung Kwon ),( Won Jung Koh ) 대한결핵 및 호흡기학회 2012 대한결핵 및 호흡기학회 추계학술대회 초록집 Vol.114 No.-

Backgroud: Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is uncommon and there are few data on the clinical characteristics, optimal therapeutic strategies, and outcomes. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with newly diagnosed CPA and assessed the clinical, radiologic, and laboratory responses, and outcomes between January 2008 and January 2012. Results: A total of 70 CPA patients were included. Median age was 55 years and 51 patients (72.9% ) were men. Fifty-seven patients (81.4%) had a history of pulmonary tuberculosis and 32 patients (45.7%) had non-tuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM) lung disease, 17 of whom had a history of NTM treatment and 15 was under NTM treatment. Sixty-nine patients (98.6%) received oral itraconazole, except one with oral voriconazole for a median duration of 6.2 months. Symptomatic improvement occurred in 52 patients (74.3%), radiologic improvement occurred in 29 (41.4%), and laboratory tests improved more than 60% of all patients. Thirty-six patients (51.4%) achieved treatment success, defined as symptomatic improvement after at least 6 months of therapy regardless of radiological improvement, and 4 of whom needed retreatment after a median of 8.4 months. There was no difference in clinical characteristics and outcomes according to NTM status and 10 (14.3%) discontinued therapy due to adverse reactions. Death occurred in 10 (14.3%) and median follow-up duration was 11.2 months. Conclusion: Antifungal therapy for about 6 months and reassessment of disease might be feasible treatment strategy in managing patients with CPA.

초음파 기관지 내시경으로 진단한 기관기관지 골연골형성증 1예

이천우,옥철호,정만홍,장태원,임성경,조은주,이신준,이혜원,구상건,천봉권 고신대학교 의과대학 2011 고신대학교 의과대학 학술지 Vol.26 No.2

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare benign disease of unknown etiology characterized by accumulation of calcium phosphate in the submucosa of large airways and benign proliferation of bone and cartilage resulting in nodular formation. We report a case of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica diagnosed by Endobronchial ultrasonography in a 56-year-old man. Chest Computed Tomography revealed thickening of tracheal and bronchial wall, and multiple nodules through whole trachea. Endobronchial ultrasonography showed numerous submucosal nodules with hetero-echogenecity in the third and fourth layers. Histopathological examination revealed nonspecific bronchitis with squamous metaplasia and metaplastic ossification. We confirmed tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica. The patient's symptoms were successfully treated with antibiotics and oxygen supplyment. endobronchial ultrasonography can helpful diagnosis in tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.

단무지 공장에서 발생한 질식 사고의 원인과 방사선학적 소견: 중례보고 및 가스분석 결과

박충기,김만구,김흥철,안범규,박만수,황우철,최철순,강익원 江原大學校 附設 環境硏究所 1994 環境硏究 Vol.11 No.-

목 적:단무지 공장에서 질식사고를 일으켰던 가스의 종류를 알아내고, 이러한 가스중독의 방서선학적 소견을 소개하기 위하여 본 연구를 하였다. 대상 및 방법:단무지 공장에서 발생한 질식 사고자 3예중 생존자 1예를 대상으로 단순흥부X-선검사와 CT 소견을 분석하였으며, 가스의 종류를 알아내기 위하여 단무지를 유리병에 넣어 발생된 가스를 가스크로마토그래픽을 이용하여 분석하였다. 결 과:단무지 공장에서 발생한 질식사고자중 생존한 1명의 방사선학적 검사에서 신속히 호전되는 폐경결(consolidation)을 볼 수 있었으며 이는 폐부종의 소견임을 알 수 있었다. 협기성 상태에서 단무지를 담은 유리병의 상층부 가스를 실험 분석한 결과 이산화탄소, 에칠알코올이 다량으로 검출되었으나 독성가스는 주로 황화수소이였다. 결 론:단무지 공장의 질식 사고자에서 폐방사선학적 소견은 폐경결을 보이는 폐부증으로서 이는 실험을 통해 단무지에서 발생되는 유독가스인 황화수소 때문임을 입증하였다. Purpose: To identify the main toxic gas released from salted radish in rice bran(Dan-M-Ji) and to introduce the radiological findings of the patient who was exposed to the gas. Materials and Methods: Chest radiographs and CT scans of one survivor among three men who were exposed to the gas from Dan-Mu-Ji were reviewed. Gas obtained from the closed bottle containing Dan-Mu-Ji was analized by using the gas chromatography. Results: The radiographlc examinations of the survivor were suggestive of pulmonary edema with it's rapidly improving consolidations in both lung. The headapace gas within the bottle containing Dan-Mu-Ji was mainly composed with carbon dioxide, ethyl alcohol and hydrogen sulfide, of which hydrogen sulfide was considered the main toxic gas released. Conclusion: Under the anaerobic condition, Dan-Mu-Ji released toxic hydrogen sulfide. Inhalation of hydrogen sulfide might produce non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema.

Case Report : Hepatoid Carcinoma of the Pancreas Combined with Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

( Ji Ye Jung ),( Yoon Jae Kim ),( Hee Man Kim ),( Hong Jeoung Kim ),( Seung Woo Park ),( Si Young Song ),( Jae Bock Chung ),( Chang Moo Kang ),( Joo Yeon Pyo ),( Woo Ick Yang ),( Seung Min Bang ) The Editorial Office of Gut and Liver 2010 Gut and Liver Vol.4 No.1

Hepatoid carcinoma is a primary extrahepatic carcinoma whose morphology, immunohistochemistry, and behavior are similar to those of hepatocellular carcinoma. The most common sites of extrahepatic carcinoma are the stomach and ovary, but nine cases of hepatocellular differentiation of the pancreas have been reported in the literature. We report another case of hepatoid carcinoma of the pancreas that was associated with the development of a pancreatic endocrine carcinoma in a 46-year-old man. Serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) was elevated to 262.49 IU/mL and radiological examinations revealed a mass measuring 7.5 cm in diameter in the head of the pancreas. He underwent a conventional Whipple operation, and light microscopy showed adenocarcinoma that was immunopositive for AFP, hepatocyte antigen, cytokeratin, chromogranin, synaptophysin, and alpha-1 antichymotrypsin. Although hepatoid differentiation was not shown unequivocally histologically, other immunohistochemistry findings supported the diagnosis of hepatoid carcinoma combined with neuroendocrine carcinoma. The patient was healthy and had no evidence of recurrence at 4 months after the surgery. This report describes why hepatoid carcinoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis of a pancreatic mass, especially when serum AFP is elevated. (Gut Liver 2010;4:98-102)

The Presence of Urinary Ketones according to Metabolic Status and Obesity

Kim Bo-Reum,Seo Jeong Woo,Kim Sang Man,Kim Kyu-Nam,주남석 대한의학회 2020 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.35 No.31

Background: Recently, new concepts about obesity and normal weight subtypes with metabolic conditions are rising and ketone bodies are emerging as a significant indicator of metabolic health. This study aimed to find a relationship between ketonuria and those subtypes. Methods: The data of 19,036 subjects were analyzed in this cross-sectional study (2013–2017 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, KNHANES). Based on body mass index and adult treatment panel III with modification of waist circumference, individuals were categorized into 4 groups: metabolically healthy normal weight (MHNW), metabolically healthy obese (MHO), metabolically unhealthy normal weight (MUNW), and metabolically unhealthy obese (MUO). Individuals were divided into 2 groups, positive and negative ketonuria groups, and the metabolic parameters were compared. Results: The metabolic indicators of the positive ketonuria group showed better results than those of the negative ketonuria group and the MHNW group showed the highest proportion of positive ketonuria. The MHNW group showed higher urinary ketones than the MUO group (odds ratio [OR], 0.391; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.254–0.601) in men. In women, OR of having ketonuria was 0.698 (95% CI, 0.486–1.002) in the MHO group and 0.467 (95% CI, 0.226–0.966) in the MUNW group compared to the MHNW group, respectively. Conclusion: Compared to the MHNW group, the MUO group showed lower presence of ketonuria in men, and tendency to have less ketonuria in women.

제2형 당뇨병 외래 환자의 비만도에 따른 미세혈관합병증

이성규,조남한,김현만,이관우,정윤석,채봉남,김윤정,이미덕,노혜림,홍은경,조현경 대한당뇨병학회 2000 Diabetes and Metabolism Journal Vol.24 No.1

Background: Korean type 2 diabetic patients who are frequently non-obese, may be genetically different from Western type 2 diabetics who are frequently obese. Therefore, the diabetic complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korea may be also different from those of Western countries. Until now, most studies reported in Korea did not analyse the microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus according to obesity, and also the criteria in the diagnosis of microvascular complications were different in each study. We investigated the microvascular complications and its relationship with obesity, in type 2 diabetic patients visiting an outpatient clinic. Methods: The study subjects were type 2 diabetic patients visiting an outpatient clinic of Ajou University Hospital. We selected patients participating in a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test, retrospectively. Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed according to the WHO/NDDG classification of diabetes. Biochemical studies including lipid profile, plasma insulin and C-peptide levels were done. Anthropometric measurements were performed. Based on BMI (㎏/㎡), the patients were divided into the following groups: the lean group, when the BMI was less than 20 ㎏/㎡ the ideal body weight (IBW) group, if the BMI was between 20 ㎏/㎡ and 25 ㎏/㎡ in women and 20 ㎏/㎡ and 27 ㎏/㎡ in men; and the obese group, when the BMI was $gt;25 ㎏/㎡ in women and $gt;27 ㎏/㎡ in men. Results: 1. Neuropathy (45.2%) was the most frequent among the microvascular complications, and the frequency of retinopathy was 15.1%, and that of nephropathy was 4.9%. Within 5 years of diabetes duration, the frequency of neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy was 43.2%, 11.8%, and 2.9%, respectively. 2. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA_(1c)) and fasting blood glucose levels were not different among the three groups. Beta cell function{Δ (insulin 30min - insulin Omin)/Δ(glucose 30min - glucose 0min)} was the highest in the obese group. However, beta cell function(ΔI/ΔG) divided by the basal insulin level, considered insulin resistance, was not different among the three groups. 3. Within 5 years of diabetes duration, retinopathy tended to be the most frequent in the lean group, whereas neuropathy tended to be the most frequent in the obese group, and body mass index influenced the retinopathy and neuropathy, statistically significantly. Conclusion: Diabetic neuropathy was the most frequent among microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus in our study subjects. At the time of presentation within 5 years of diabetes duration, the lean group of type 2 diabetics had a tendency of the more frequent retinopathy, the obese group had a tendency of the more frequent neuropathy. These results suggest that type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korea is also not a single disease entity, as in Western countries and is a heterogenous group of disorders with a diversity of microvascular complications. However, the more studies about this will be required.

Lumbricus rubellus에 존재하는 Lumbrokinase의 Ubiquitin-conjugate 분해활성에 관한 연구

우기민,이상한,조만희 순천향의학연구소 2004 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.10 No.1

본 연구에서 Lumbricus rubellus에 존재하는 강력한 fibrinolytic 효소인 Lumbrokinse들을 여러 크로마토그래피법을 이용하여 부분정제하고 그들의 생화학적 성질들을 조사하고 비교하였다. L. rubellus의 단백질 추출물은 fibrinogen, lactalbumin, BSA, casein 등 다양한 단백질들을 분해하는 활성을 가졌으며, 그들의 활성은 poly-lysine같은 poly-cation들에 의하여 활성화되었다. 또한 이러한 활성화 정도는 poly-cation들의 길이에 의존적이며 poly-lysine의 경우 이성체에 상관없이 모두 활성화시켰다. DEAE-Sepharose를 통하여 확인된 3 종류의 분해활성으로부터 2 종류의 서로 다른 Lumbrokinse들을 Phenyl-Sepharose, Superose-12 크로마토그래피들을 통하여 부분정제하여 E-I, E-III라고 명명하였다. SDS-PAGE와 gel filtration을 시행하였을 때 그들은 각각 33 kD과 38 kDa의 폴리펩타이드로 구성된 단일체로 규명되었다. E-I의 fibrinogen을 분해하는 특이적 활성은 poly-lysine이 없을 경우 3.75 ng hydrolysis/ng enzyme/20 min으로 상대적으로 낮았으나 poly-lysine이 첨가될 경우 75 ng hydrolysis/ng enzyme/20 min로 활성이 20배가량 증가하였다. 반면 E-III는 poly-lysine이 없을 경우 20 ng hydrolysis/ng enzyme/20 min으로 상대적으로 높았지만 poly-lysine의 첨가시 129 ng hydrolysis/ng enzyme/20 min로 약 6.5배의 증가를 보였다. 0.2 M의 KCI은 poly-lysine에 의한 fibrinogen 분해활성을 강하게 억제하였으며 펩타이드 분해활성은 E-I와 E-III가 서로 다른 영향을 받았다. E-III는 poly-lysine에 의해 증가된 활성이 억제받는 반면, E-I는 오히려 펩타이드 분해활성이 KCI에 의하여 10배가량 증가되었다. 이러한 상반된 결과는 두 효소가 서로 다른 분해기작과 조절기작을 가짐을 의미한다. 정제된 E-I와 E-III는 놀랍게도 ubiquitin이 결합된 일련의 단백질들을 분해하였으며, 이 활성도 또한 poly-lysine에 의하여 증가되었다. 또한 ubiquitin-conjugate의 분해활성은 PMSF에 의하여 억제받으므로 serine계의 단백질 분해효소이며 IAA에 의하여 억제받지 않으므로 활성화 부위에 sulfide 기가 관여하지 않는 것으로 판명되었다. 또한 fibrinogen의 분해에서와 같이 이들의 활성도 KCI에 의해 억제되었다. Ubiquitin-conjugate들은 분해된 후 자유 ubiquitin이 반응산물로 나타났으므로 E-I과 E-III는 포유동물들에 존재하는 ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase (UCH)의 새로운 종류이거나 26S proteasome을 대신할 수 있는 또 다른 형태의 단백질 분해효소일 가능성을 제공해준다.