Ji-Hye Kim

To evaluate melatonin's ability to enhance ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin treatment for ovarian cancer, this study was performed. Melatonin by itself had no significant cytotoxicity against SK-OV-3 cells, while cisplatin suppressed the cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. Combined treatment with cisplatin and melatonin synergistically inhibited the viability of SK-OV-3 cells with the synergism between two drugs (1 > combination index). In contrast, melatonin revealed the protective effe

Hyperlipidemia is an important factor to induce metabolic syndrome such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Recently, some antihyperlipidemic agents from herbal medicines have been in the spotlight in the medical science field. Thus, the present study evaluated the antihyperlipidemic activities of the essential oil from the leaves of Pinus koraiensis SIEB (EOPK) that has been used as a folk remedy for heart disease. The reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revea

Endometriosis, a disease affecting 5-15% of women of reproductive age, is characterized by the ectopic growth of endometrial tissue. Costunolide, a sesquiterpene lactone, has anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities that may be efficacious in therapy for endometriosis. In the present study, we investigated the effect of costunolide on the cell growth and apoptosis of endometriotic cells. We found that costunolide significantly inhibited the cell viability of 11Z and 12Z human endometrioti

As the elderly population is increasing, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a global issue and many clinical trials have been conducted to evaluate treatments for AD. As these clinical trials have been conducted and have failed, the development of new theraphies for AD with fewer adverse effects remains a challenge. In this study, we examined the effects of Theracurmin on cognitive decline using 5XFAD mice, an AD mouse model. Theracurmin is more bioavailable form of curcumin, generated with sub

Pueraria flowers have been used as a vegetable and an ingredient for tea and jelly. In this study, we investigated the effects of Pueraria flower extract (PFE) on endometriosis, a common gynaecological disease characterised by local sterile inflammation of peritoneal cavity. PFE suppressed the adhesion of human endometriotic cells 11Z and 12Z to human mesothelial Met5A cells. In addition, PFE significantly inhibited the migration of 11Z and 12Z cells as shown by woundhealing and transwell migrat

We evaluated the usefulness of interim ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT for risk stratification using different cutoff values of the Deauville 5-point scale (5-DS) in DLBCL patients treated with rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP). One hundred and fifty patients underwent interim (I-) and end of treatment (EOT-) PET/CT scans. Applying the conventional 5-DS cutoff value of scores 4 to 5 at interim, there was no significant difference in progression free sur

이 논문은 다문화주의 개념을 검토한 후에, 이를 바탕으로 다문화주의 정책이나 교육이 추구해야 하는 목표가 무엇이며, 현재 우리 사회에서 실시되고 있는 다문화 정책과 교육은 어떤 문제점을 안고 있는지를 음악 교육 등에 대한 분석을 통해 살펴본다. 근래에 ‘다문화’에 대한 관심이 늘어나면서 다문화주의 담론이 확산되고 있지만 이에 대한 오해도 많이 발생하고 있다. 다문화주의의 등장 배경이나 전개 과정을 고려해 보면, 다문화주의의 핵심 이념은 소수자들의 문화적 차별이나 불평등 문제에 관심을 갖고서 그들의 문화적 정체성을 인정하고 문화적 권리를 보장하는 데 있다. 그런데 현재 시행되고 있는 다문화 정책이나 교육은 대부분 한국 사회 적응과 동화를 목표로 삼고 있다는 점에서 진정한 다문화주의라고 할 수 없다. 또한 음악 교육에서 볼 수 있듯이 세계의 다양한 음악을 듣고 이해하는 데 관심이 있는 국제 이해 음악교육을 다문화주의 음악교육과 혼동하는 경우도 있다. 진정한 다문화주의 교육은 호기심이나

PURPOSE: One of the most frequent complications related to dental implants is peri-implantitis, and the characteristics of implant surfaces are closely related to the progression and resolution of inflammation. Therefore, a technical modality that can effectively detoxify the implant surface without modification to the surface is needed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of erbium-doped: yttrium, aluminium and garnet (Er:YAG) laser irradiation on the microstructural changes in

The peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase Pin1 is overexpressed in a wide variety of cancer cells and thus considered as an important target molecule for cancer therapy. This study demonstrates that decursin, a bioactive compound from Angelica gigas, exert the anti-cancer effect against breast cancer cells via regulation of Pin1 and its related signaling molecules. We observed that decursin induced G1 arrest with decrease in cyclin D1 level in Pin1-expressing breast cancer cells MDA-MB-231, but no