Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pillar assembly and an apparatus for producing a sample block comprising the same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to change arrangement of pillars, and sample slices can be easily obtained from the sample block.
Abstract:
There is provided a thermosensitive biodegradable hydrogel including MPEG-PCL to which a cell-adhesive peptide binds, and MPEG-PCL. The thermosensitive biodegradable hydrogel has excellent cellular adhesiveness while maintaining thermosensitivity of polymers intact, and is biodegradable in vivo after a predetermined period of time.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a metal-nanoparticle-based liver-specific nucleic acid delivery system, a method of manufacturing the same, and a liver disease treatment composition containing the same. The liver-specific nucleic acid delivery system is coated with a bile acid-glycol chitosan polymer, so that it provides excellent liver-tissue specificity and high absorbance through digestive canals. Since the nucleic acid of the nucleic acid delivery system is coated with the bile acid-glycol chitosan polymer, it can be protected from decomposition of enzymes and the like inside a living organism. The liver-specific nucleic acid delivery system can be developed as an oral-administrating liver-disease treatment.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an EBV antigen specific T-cell receptor and the use thereof. Specifically, the present invention provides T cells specific for LMP1 of EBV using a T-cell receptor which is highly specific for specific epitopes derived from an EBV antigen, LMP1. In addition, the EBV antigen specific T-cell can be used in the prevention or treatment of EBV-associated diseases.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a shield apparatus for protecting eyeball structures in radiation therapy for a tumor in an eye portion, particularly an eyelid(eyelid) or the conjunctiva. The shield apparatus is a goggle-type patient-customized eyeball shield apparatus for use in radiation therapy, including a pair of lens frames connected by a center connection part, temples, and nose pads. The goggle-type patient-customized eyeball shield apparatus for use in radiation therapy includes the lens frames configured such that open tops are formed by cutting away the upper portions thereof, respectively, and lens grooves are formed along the inner circumferences thereof, respectively; lenses inserted into the respective lens grooves through the open tops; and shields each fastened onto the surface of each of the lenses via any one of a plurality of fastening holes passing through the lens, and configured to shield radiation to be applied to eyeballs. An advantage arises in that the vertical relationship between a radiation beam and a treated portion can be changed or maintained because the bending angles of the lens frames and temples of the shield apparatus and the locations of the shields can be immediately controlled in accordance with the shape of the face of a patient and the locations of the eyes and pupils of the patient.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition for treating or preventing bone diseases comprising halofuginone as an active ingredient and, more specifically, to a composition for treating or preventing bone diseases, comprising, as an active ingredient, halofuginone having an osteoclast differentiation inhibitory efficacy and an osteoblast differentiation stimulatory activity. The composition for treating or preventing bone diseases, comprising halofuginone as an active ingredient, according to the present invention, reduces the expression of Th17 cells and increases the expression of Treg cells, thereby representing an effect of inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and being capable of also effectively inhibiting bone resorption by osteoclasts. Furthermore, the composition of the present invention will be able to be usefully utilized as a use for the treatment or prevention of bone diseases by being able to promote the differentiation and activity of osteoblast.
Abstract:
The daurinol compound according to the present invention exhibits excellent therapeutic effects on arthritis and inflammatory bowel diseases by having an excellent activity in inhibiting the generation of IL-17 and TNF-α, which are inflammatory cytokines causing inflammation, and can alleviate transplant rejection by inhibiting the proliferation of alloreactive T cells and increasing regulatory T cells; therefore, the daurinol compound according to the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition capable of treating and preventing immune diseases. In addition, being a natural substance derived from the Mongolian medicinal plant Haplophyllum dauricum or Haplophyllum cappadocicum, the daurinol compound according to the present invention does not cause cytotoxicity and thus may be used as a composition for a functional health food capable of preventing and remedying immune diseases.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a nanoformulated self-assembled pharmaceutical composition for photodynamic therapy. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a self-assembled pharmaceutical composition for photodynamic therapy comprising a photosensitizer, a ligand A which is separated at a specific pH range, and a ligand B of which surface charge changes at a specific pH range and a method for manufacturing the same.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an ocular surgery training device, which includes an eye model having a hole at one side, and a catheter inserted into the hole, wherein a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure applied to the hole by the catheter is provided at one end of the catheter. The present invention may provide the ocular surgery training device which may enhance the skill of users in performing ocular surgery, thereby preventing complications.
Abstract:
The present invention is to enhance efficiency of performance test and quality control, which is designed and manufactured to simultaneously acquire the performance test using one fused phantom. It is a phantom capable of simultaneously conducting a performance test on magnetic resonance imaging and a performance test on magnetic resonance spectroscopy within a predetermined error range by grasping a degree of performance capability of a human MRI system from a comprehensive result of image conditions and image parameters, in which the test elements of an ACR-MRI phantom used as a standard MRI phantom in the prior art are relocated, and inner containers configured in layers are inserted. It is a fusion phantom capable of performing a quantitative test and analysis by changing a type and concentration of a cerebral metabolite when a variety of images and spectra are acquire.The fusion phantom for testing performance of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the present invention can be generally used for multi-purpose performance test of magnetic resonance imaging equipment, such as correlation analysis, performance test, system management and the like in the diagnosis field, by using an optimized analysis method which can be simultaneously performed using an existing ACR-MRI phantom and an MRS phantom. The fusion phantom for testing performance of magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the present invention is a phantom which can enhance efficiency of time and reliability in testing performance of the magnetic resonance imaging equipment, adjust incorrect position accuracy and improve quality of images.