Despite advancements in therapeutic approaches, radiotherapy and cisplatin-based chemotherapy remain primary noninvasive treatments for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Moreover, the 5-year survival rate for patients with OSCC has remained almost unchanged for several decades, and many side effects of chemotherapy still exist. In this study, three-dimensional (3D) models of OSCC were established using fibroblasts, and the efficacy of various biological inhibitors was evaluated. A culture of epithelial cells with two types of fibroblasts (hTERT-hNOFs and cancer-associated fibroblasts) within a type I collagen matrix resulted in the formation of a continuous layer of tightly packed cells compared to models without fibroblasts. Furthermore, the effects of biological chemicals, including Y27632, latrunculin A, and verteporfin, on these models were investigated. The stratified formation of the epithelial layer and invasion in OSCC 3D-culture models were effectively inhibited by verteporfin, whereas invasion was weakly inhibited by Y27632 and latrunculin. Collectively, the developed OSCC 3D-culture models established with fibroblasts demonstrated the potential for drug screening, with verteporfin showing promising efficacy.

This study aims to identify the effect of home physical therapy on patients who left the hospital after total knee arthroplasty, compared to the Daily living group, when it was applied to them, under the guidance of physical therapists. As research subjects, 20 patients that were scheduled to leave the hospital after unilateral total knee arthroplasty, were chosen, and they were randomly divided into a home physical therapy group(10 patients) and an Daily living group(10 patients) in order to conduct an experiment. During the 4-week research, home physical therapy was offered for 40 mins once for 5 days a week, and muscular strength, gait components were measured. For muscular strength, quadriceps muscle strength, hamstring muscle strength were measured, and as gait components, endurance, speed, step time, single-limb support were analysed. For this experiment, pre- and post-measurement were performed, and collected data were analyzed using SPSS ver. 18.0 statistical program. From the analysis of data, the following study results were obtained. Home physical therapy group and Daily living group both showed significant improvements in quadriceps muscle strength, hamstring muscle strength, and quadriceps muscle strength, hamstring muscle strength of home physical therapy group more significantly improved than Daily living group's. In relation to gait components, gait endurance, gait speed, step time significantly improved in both of home physical therapy group and Daily living group, whereas home physical therapy group only showed significant improvements in single-limp support. According to the comparison between two groups, gait speed, single-limp support and step time improved more significantly in the home physical therapy group than in the Daily living group. In conclusion, positive results were revealed in both home physical therapy group and Daily living group, with regard to muscular recovery of lower limbs of patients discharged from the hospital after total knee arthroplasty and walking, but considering the comparison results between two groups, it seems that applying home physical therapy is more effective than maintaining a daily life.

우리 나라 논에서 분리된 Azospirillum 균주로부터 메가플라스미드를 확인한 결과 Azospirillum lipoferum AS192로부터 5개의 메가플라스미드를 확인했다. Azospirillum lipoferum AS192와 Azospirillum brasilense AS112의 메가플라스미드가 Rhizobium meliloti의 nod ABC와 유사성을 갖고 있다는 사실을 알았으며, 이 결과로부터 토양 미생물과 식물체 간의 관계의 초기 과정에 공통적인 기작이 존재한다고 추정할 수 있었다.

돌나물(Sedum sarmentosum)의 기능성과 화장품 소재로서의 특성을 파악하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행 하였다. 돌나물을 동결건조하고 분쇄하여 에탄올로 추출한 후 －20 ℃에 저장하면서 실험에 사용하였다. 돌나물 의 에탄올 추출물(SE) 내에 포함된 총폴리페놀화합물(TPC)의 함량은 27.98 ± 0.34 g/kg (건조중량)이었고, epicatechin (162.14 ± 5.07 mg/kg), epigallocatechin (55.99 ± 2.49 mg/kg) 및 kaempferol (47.96 ± 3.02 mg/kg)순으로 많이 함유되어 있는 것으로 분석되었다. SE는 organic radical 소거효과(78.43 ± 1.08%) 와 금속이온환원능(FRAP value 2.54 ± 0.12)을 나타내었다. 또한 SE는 지질과산화 반응의 초기 단계(FTC assay 62.03 ± 0.38%)와 최종단계(TBARS assay 55.36 ± 2.05%)를 저해하였다. SE (5 mg/mL 건조중 량)는 Propionibacterium acne에 대해 항균효과를 나타내었다. SE의 elastase 저해율은 38.94 ± 7.09%이었 고, collagenase 저해율은 78.94 ± 2.49%이었다. SE 처리구는 Col3A1 발현양이 증가하였고 collagen 생성율 은 대조구보다 58.11 ± 1.07% 높았다. 0.5% SE가 함유된 수중유적형 크림은 pH 6.88, 밀도 1.47 g/mL이었 고, 다양한 온도(-20 - 45 ℃)에 4주간 저장하는 동안 크림은 안정한 유화상태를 유지하였다. 따라서 SE는 항균, 항산화, 항노화 활성을 지닌 것으로 사료되었다.