Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) measurements obtained with the optical coherence tomography (OCT) and the Heidelberg retina topography ...(HRT) in normal, normal tension glaucoma (NTG), and high tension glaucoma (HTG). Methods: Normal, NTG and HTG subjects who met inclusion and exclusion criteria were evaluated retrospectively. One hundred seventy eyes of 170 patients (30 normal, 40 NTG, and 100 HTG) were enrolled. Complete ophthalmologic examination, HRT, OCT, and automated perimetry were evaluated. Results: Disc area, cup area and cup/disc area ratio measured with HRT were significantly different between NTG and HTG (all p<0.05). Mean RNFL thickness measured by OCT with ascanning diameter of 3.4 mm was larger in NTG than HTG (84.97±24.20 ㎛ vs. 73.53±27.17 ㎛, p=0.037). Four quadrant RNFL thickness measurements were not significantly different between NTG and HTG (all p>0.05). Mean deviation and corrected pattern standard deviation measured by automated perimetry was significantly correlated with mean and inferior RNFL thickness in both NTG and HTG (Pearson`s r, p<0.05). Mean RNFL thickness/disc area ratio was significantly larger in HTG than NTG (35.21±18.92 vs. 31.30±10.91, p=0.004). Conclusions: These findings suggest that optic disc and RNFL damage pattern in NTG may be different from those of HTG. Korean J Ophthalmol 2008;22:236-241
Improved resistance to Eimeria acervulina infection in chickens due to dietary supplementation with garlic metabolites Kim, Duk Kyung; Hyun S. LillehojauthorAnimal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Building 1040, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA; Sung Hyen LeeauthorAnimal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Building 1040, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA ...
2015
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Comparative Analysis among Four Citrus Species by DNA Microarray Park, J.W., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea; Jin, S.B., Subtropical/Tropical Pant Gene Bank, Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea; Boo, K.H., Jeju National University, Jeju, Republic of Korea ...
Korean journal of breeding,
09/2012, Volume:
44, Issue:
3
Journal Article
Citrus is one of the major fruits produced in Korea. There are about 20 species mainly grown in Jeju Island, Korea. Four representative species, which are quite different in the shape of leaf and the ...taste of fruit, were selected and were used to profile the transcriptomes. These species are 'Miyagawa Wase' (C. unshiu Marcov.) satsuma mandarin, 'Kiyomi' (C. unshiu Marcov. × C. sinensis) mandarin hybrid, 'Dangyuja' (C. grandis) and 'Natsudaidai' (C. natsudaidai). Classification of the up-regulated and down-regulated genes using the Cluster of Orthologous Groups of proteins (COG) database reveals that the number of genes included in each group differed significantly among the four species. Several genes that showed significant differences in expression on the microarray were selected and their expression patterns were examined by reverse transcription-ploymerase chain reaction. Metabolic genes such as tyrosine decarboxylase and β-glucosidase ligase were found to be highly expressed in Miyagawa Wase, relative to other species. On the other hand, the expression level of mannose phosphate isomerase was lower in Miyagawa Wase. An efflux pump gene was found to be up-regulated in Kiyomi, whereas cinnamyl-alcohol dehydrogenase was down-regulated. β-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase, which is involved in the vitamin metabolism, was up-regulated in Natsudaidai. Interspecific differentiations of gene expression are analyzed in terms of the metabolic pathways and their possible roles in citrus species.
Immunomodulatory Effects of Dietary Safflower Leaf in Chickens Lee, S.H. (Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, USA); Lillehoj, Hyun S. (Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, USA), E-mail: Hyun.Lillehoj@ARS.USDA.GOV; Cho, S.M. (National Rural Resources Development Institute, NIAST, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea) ...
The Korean Journal of Community Living Science,
(Dec 2007), Volume:
18, Issue:
4
Journal Article
Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), belonging to the Compositae or Asteraceae family, has been cultivated for more than two thousand years and has historically been used as a herbal medicine against ...infectious diseases and cancers. Due to renewed interest in the use of natural products to enhance human and animal health, safflower has been evaluated as an immunomodulatory agent. Initial safety studies have shown that safflower is nontoxic as a novel pasture species for dairy sheep and cows (Landau et al., 2004; Landau et al., 2005).
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