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A comparative study on a biodegradable hyaluronic acid microneedle patch with a needleless patch for dry skin in atopic dermatitis: a single-blinded, split-body, randomized controlled trial
To overcome interruption of skin barrier in transdermal drug delivery, the microneedle (MN) patch penetrates the barrier by punching with its MNs. Setting a needleless patch (NL patch) as the control intervent...
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Open AccessDual-functional alginate and collagen–based injectable hydrogel for the treatment of cancer and its metastasis
Immunotherapies have been gaining attention for the prevention of cancer recurrence and metastasis. Cancer immunotherapy can induce memory cells to target cancer-specific antigens and, thus, selectively kill c...
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Proteins Derived from Cnidium officinale Makino React with Serum IgE of Allergic Patients and Stimulate ERK/NF-kB Activation in Human Mast Cell Line HMC-1 Cells
Herbal products are the most representative alternative medicine, but most herbal drugs are taken orally and these can cause allergic reactions in the gastrointestinal tract such as food allergies. To confirm ...
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Open AccessTunable high-temperature itinerant antiferromagnetism in a van der Waals magnet
Discovery of two dimensional (2D) magnets, showing intrinsic ferromagnetic (FM) or antiferromagnetic (AFM) orders, has accelerated development of novel 2D spintronics, in which all the key components are made ...
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Open AccessAssessing Satisfaction of Children in out-of-Home Care: Development of Korean out-of-Home Care Satisfaction Scale
In order to offer client-centered services, it is important to measure children’s service satisfaction and reflect their needs to out-of-home care practices and policies. However, a reliable measure that asses...
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Therapeutic Effects of Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Combined with Cartilage Acellular Matrix Mediated Via Bone Morphogenic Protein 6 in a Rabbit Model of Articular Cruciate Ligament Transection
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a general joint disease. Cartilage damage is associated with a decrease in the density of chondrocytes. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiate into adipocytes, osteocytes and chondr...
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Anti-inflammatory effect of Rosa laevigata extract on in vitro and in vivo model of allergic asthma via the suppression of IgE and related cytokines
Exposure to a toxic stress environment leads to excessive inflammatory reactions and induces allergic asthma resulting in airway hyper-responsiveness. We investigated whether Rosa laevigata Michx. (RL) exhibits a...
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Comparative anti-thrombotic activity and haemorrhagic adverse effect of nattokinase and tissue-type plasminogen activator
Anti-thrombotic activity and safety of nattokinase, an enzyme produced by Bacillus subtilis during soybean fermentation, were investigated in comparison with tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA). Carotid arte...
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Prevention and relaxation effects of Liriope platyphylla on bronchial asthma in vitro model by suppressing the activities of MAPK/NF-κB pathway
Backgrounds: Bronchial asthma (BA) is a common type of asthma, defined as a chronic inflammation, hyperplasia, and hypercontraction of the airway. In this study, we investigated whether Liriope platyphylla extrac...
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Anti-inflammatory effect of Chunkoongkeigi-tang on IL-1β-induced inflamed A549 by the inhibition of COX-2 expression
Inflammatory lung disease can arise due to the immoderate expression of pro-inflammatory genes and the disharmony of complex cytokines. Chunkoongkeigi-tang (CKT) has been prescribed to patients with asthmatic ...
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Open AccessAl-Coated Conductive Fiber Filters for High-Efficiency Electrostatic Filtration: Effects of Electrical and Fiber Structural Properties
Through the direct decomposition of an Al precursor ink AlH3{O(C4H9)2}, we fabricated an Al-coated conductive fiber filter for the efficient electrostatic removal of airborne particles (>99%) with a low pressure ...
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Identification of Possibility of Glycyrrhiza uralensis as an Allergen by Protein Analysis
Various secondary metabolites derived from plants are useful for humans to preserve their health. For this reason, medical herbs have been consumed universally without deep research about the dangerousness of ...
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Open AccessErratum to: Blood flow-improving activity of methyl jasmonate-treated adventitious roots of mountain ginseng
In this article, So-Young Park is inadvertently omitted from the listed author names. In the Acknowledgement section, funding source is incorrectly cited and has been changed upon request of authors.
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Open AccessBlood flow-improving activity of methyl jasmonate-treated adventitious roots of mountain ginseng
Ginsenosides from Panax ginseng are well known for their diverse pharmacological effects including antithrombotic activity. Since adventitious roots of mountain ginseng (ARMG) also contain various ginsenosides, b...
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Diverse morphologies of self-aggregates from dodecyl chain grafted poly(2-hydroxyethyl aspartamide) in aqueous solution
A series of amphiphilic graft copolymers, poly(2-hydroxyethyl aspartamide) grafted with dodecyl chains with different degree of substitution (DS), were synthesized and their self-aggregates showing various mor...
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Open AccessAnti-atherosclerotic effects of perilla oil in rabbits fed a high-cholesterol diet
Anti-atherosclerosis effects of perilla oil were investigated, in comparison with lovastatin, in rabbits fed a high-cholesterol diet (HCD). Hypercholesterolemia was induced in rabbits by feeding the HCD contai...
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A Study on the Defect Analysis of Image Plate by Accumulated Radiation Dose
This study was aimed to analyze the degree of image plate defect by the accumulated radiation dose, and find out the effect IP defect on the image quality. For the test, the subject was irradiated by 0times, 5...
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Gas chromatographic determination of pesticide residues using electron-capture detector and mass spectrometry
The sensitive and reliable method for determination of 6 pesticides, cyanazine (triazine), uniconazole (azole), diflufenican (nicotinilide), vernolate (thiocarbamate), bromoxynil (hydroxyl benzonitrile), and a...
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Analytical methods for the determination of pesticide residues using gas chromatograghy with nitrogen-phosphorus detector
The analysis methods for 3 pesticides (ametryn, cyanophos, and fonofos) were developed and validated. One 1,3,5-triazine herbicide (ametryn), and 2 organophosphorus insecticides (cyanophos and fonofos) were te...
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Analysis of Foot Pressure for the evaluation of Parkinson’s disease patient
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the foot contact time and phase ratio in Parkinson’s disease patients in comparison with the clinical measure of the motor function in UPDRS (Unified Parkinson Disease ...