Chlorhexidine is a cationic bisbiguanide with broad antibacterial activity, and diverse activity encompassing gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, dermatophytes, and some lipophilic viruses. Chlorhexidine alters the permeability of the bacterial membrane. They also neutralize periodontal pathogens such as Streptococcus aureus, Porphyromonas gingivalis, and Prevotella intermedia. Porphyromonas gingivalis were cultured to isolate the Porphyromonas gingivalis outer membranes (OPG). Also, OPG were used to prepare large unilamellar liposomes with total lipids (OPGTL) extracted and prepared with the phospholipids mixture (PL). The effect of chlorhexidine digluconate on cell membrane kinetic changes was investigated using fluorescence polarization of n-(9-anthroyloxy) stearic acid with different rotational mobility depending on the probe substitution position (n) in the membrane phospholipid aliphatic chain. Chlorhexidine digluconate increased the hydrocarbon rotational mobility interior of the OPG, OPGTL and PL, but native and model membranes interfacial mobility were decreased. The sensitivity to increasing chlorhexidine digluconate effect on rotational mobility was proportional to the depth of probe position in descending order of 16-AP, 12-AS, 6-AS and 9-AS. Chlorhexidine digluconate disordering or ordering the effects on the membrane lipids may cause its bacteriostatic and bacteriocidal actions.

Herbal medicine has been the basis for medical treatments through much of human history, and such traditional medicine is still widely practiced today. Modern medicine makes use of many plant-derived compounds as the basis for pharmaceutical drugs. In traditionally, Achyranthes aspera, Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seed and Acanthopanax senticosus have been used for the treatment and prevention of bone-related diseases. In this study, we investigated the pharmacological effect of mixture of Achyranthes aspera, Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) seed and Acanthopanax senticosus and the other herbs. Two types of enzymes were used to enhance the extraction components of amino acid, mineral content, free sugar, and flavor recovery in extracting natural herbal mixtures(NME). We evaluated regulation of osteogenic differentiation in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells using alkaline phosphatase staining, alizarin red S staining and RT-PCR. The CCK-8 assay indicated that NME had no cytotoxicity but increased cell survival. In addition, NME promoted the mineralization and expression of osteogenic differention marker genes in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Therefore, NME has an effect of promoting proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cell.

일반적으로 폴리설폰계 막은 불소계 수지 막보다 높은 수투과도를 지녔지만 기계적 강도가 낮다. 따라서 수명이 짧고 운전이 어려워 그 이용 분야에 제한이 크며, 특히 주기적인 역세가 요구되는 산업용으로는 적용이 힘들다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 폴리설폰계 중공사막의 강도를 증가시키기 위하여 비용매 유도 상전이(NIPS)법을 적용하되 그 내부 응고액의 조성을 변화시켜 스폰지 구조 형태의 중공사막을 제조하였고, 그 강도와 수투과도의 변화를 관찰하였다.

Visfatin is a pro-inflammatory cytokine, which is thought to play a central role in systemic inflammation and the pathogenesis of obesity related diseases. Only a few studies investigated the effect of visfatin on human cancers. Furthermore, there have been no studies on the association between the expression of visfatin in OSCC tissue and its effect on OSCC patients. Hence, the present study analyzed the expression of visfatin in OSCC from Korean patients. Immunohistochemistry for visfatin was performed using 12 normal oral mucosas (NOM), 16 oral leukoplakias (with/without dysplasia), and 58 OSCC patients samples. Immunoreactivity was semi-quantitatively scored and the correlation between the expression of visfatin and clinicopathological parameters of OSCC patients was analyzed. The immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated that the expression level of visfatin increased in OSCC alone (p<0.05). Moreover, the immunoexpression score of visfatin was significantly correlated with TNM stage of OSCC patients. Our findings suggested that visfatin can play a certain role in the pathogenesis of OSCC. In addition, visfatin was associated with the tumor progression of OSCC patients and may act as independent biomarker of OSCC.

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), is the most common malignancy of oral cavity, and the sixth most frequently diagnosed cancer worldwide. This tumor type is associated with poor prognosis, and most OSCC patients are diagnosed after the cancer has reached an advanced stage. The over expression of NF-κB p65 has been associated with OSCC progression and lymph node metastasis. Hence, the present study analyzed the expression of NF-κB p65 in OSCC from Korean patients. Immunohistochemistry for NF-κB p65 was performed using 12 normal oral mucosas (NOM), 16 oral leukoplakia (with/without dysplasia), and 58 OSCC patients samples. Immunoreactivity was semi-quantitatively scored and the correlation between the expression of NF-κB p65 and clinicopathological parameters of OSCC patients was analyzed. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that NF-κB p65 expression level increased in oral leukoplakia with dysplasia and OSCC. Moreover, the immunoexpression of NF-κB p65 appeared to be associated with age, recurrence, TNM stage, and lymph node metastasis in OSCC patients (p<0.05). These results indicated that NF-κB p65 can play a role as oncogene in OSCC. Moreover, NF-κB p65 may play an important role in both oral carcinogenesis and OSCC patient outcome. It may be considered as another new malignant biomarker of OSCC.

타킬라이트는 현무암질 용암의 급랭에 의해 형성된 흑색의 현무암질 유리질암로서 울릉도 최 하부층 현무암질 집괴암 내에서 드물게 산출된다. 본 논문의 목적은 타킬라이트의 산출특징과 미세조직의 광물학적 특징을 규명하고, 울릉도 초기 화산활동의 의미를 밝히는데 있다. 이를 위하여 타킬라이트의 산상을 조사하고 편광현미경, XRD, EPMA, SEM을 이용하여 광물학적 연구를 수행하였다. 타킬라이트는 내수전, 도동 및 저동 해안산책로, 거북바위, 예림원 지역 현무암질 집괴암 내 염기성 암맥 주변부에서 산출된다. 타킬라이트의 폭은 수 cm 내지 10 cm까지 다양하다. 타킬라이트의 겉 표면은 치밀하고 매끈하나, 내부는 패각상 깨짐이 특징적이다. 타킬라이트의 기질부는 유리질과 같은 비정질로 구성되어 있으며, 미립질의 반정광물로는 흑운모, 아노소클레이즈, 새니딘, 사장석, 각섬석, 및 티탄철석 등이 소량으로 포함된다. 타킬라이트에서 특징적으로 발달하는 균열은 아원형, 타원형이 우세하며, 간혹 여러 다면체를 보이는데, 경계부가 구획되어 일종의 구상체나 덩어리를 이룬다. 조직과 광물조성의 특징으로 볼 때, 타킬라이트는 가수분해작용과 같은 후속 저온성 변질작용을 거의 받지 않았다. 타킬라이트의 산출특징은 울릉도 하부층인 현무암집괴암층의 대부분이 수중환경에 있었거나, 최소한 해수에 포화되어 있었음을 지시한다.