본 연구는 인도의 전통의학인 아유르베다와 중국의 중의학 사이의 유사점과 차이점을 통해 아유르베다의 다섯 원소아 ( 까샤, 바유, 떼자스, 아빠스, 쁘리띠위)와 중의학의 오행(수, 화, 목, 금, 토)의 개념을 중심으로 두 의학 체계의 기본 구조 와 생명력에 대한 이해를 돕고자 한다. 아유르베다에서는 세 가지 도샤와 일곱 가지 기본 조직(다뚜)을 통해 신체의 기능 과 질병을 설명하는 반면, 중의학은 다섯 원소와 장부의 상 호 작용을 중심으로 신체와 질병을 파악하였다. 두 체계 모 두 생명력 에너지와 신체의 다양한 조직 및 장기와의 관계를 중요시하며, 질병의 원인과 치료에 대한 접근 방식에서 유사 성이 있으며, 특히, 소화의 중요성과 감정 및 에너지 흐름과 의 관계를 중요시한다. 문화적 기후적 지리적 차이에서 오는 두 이론의 성립에 대한 차이로 인해 각기 다른 의학의 형태 를 가지고 있지만, 본질적인 면인 인간의 신체와 마음을 이 해하는데 유사한 방식을 사용함을 보여주며, 두 전통 의학 체계에 대한 깊은 이해와 추가 연구를 위한 기반을 제공한다.

Eighty pigs (40 pigs per farm aged 40 days old) that had been raised on two commercial pig farms A and B were used to evaluate oxidative stress status. The results from each farm were compared to investigate a relationship between pig performance and oxidative stress status. Pig performance on farm A was relatively better than that on farm B for the period of 3 years. The level of plasma total antioxidant status (TAS) of the pigs in group 1 (farm A) was significantly higher (p=0.045<0.05 ) than that of the pigs in group 2 (farm B). The level of plasma total oxidant status (TOS) and oxidative stress index (OSI) value of the pigs in group 2 were significantly higher (p= 0.045<0.05 and p=0.001<0.05) than those of the pigs in group 1 These results revealed that pig performance was associated inversely with oxidative stress status.

Mammals have 3 pairs of major salivary glands i.e., the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. Saliva secretion of these glands is modulated by taste perception. Salivary glands are composed mainly of acinar and ductal cells. Primary saliva is secreted by acinar cells and modified during ductal flow. Recently, of the murine 35 bitter taste receptors, Tas2r108 was expressed at highest levels in the submandibular gland by qPCR. Further, Tas2r108-transfected cells respond to a range of bitter compounds, such as denatonium, quinine, colchicine, diphenidol, caffeine and dapson. The objective of the present study was to characterize the expression of Tas2r108 mRNA in acinar and/or ductal cells of the submandibular gland using in situ hybridization (ISH). Male 42-60 days old DBA2 mice were used in the study. Messenger RNAs were extracted from the submandibular gland for generating digoxigenin (DIG) labeled-cRNA probes. These probes were transcribed in anti-sense and sense orientation using T7 RNA polymerase. Dot blot hybridization was performed using DIG labeled-cRNA probes, in order to estimate integrity and optimal diluting concentration of these probes. Subsequently, ISH was performed on murine submandibular gland to detect Tas2r108 mRNA. Dot blot hybridization data demonstrated that Tas2r108 DIG labeled-cRNA anti-sense probes specifically detected Tas2r108 cDNA. ISH results showed that the anti-sense probes labeled acinar and ductal cells in the submandibular gland, whereas no staining was visible in sense controls. Interestingly, the Tas2r108 expression levels were higher in acinar than ductal cells. These results suggested that Tas2r108 might be more associated with primary saliva secretion than with ductal modification of saliva composition.