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Motion Pictures as Topic*

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Defense Mechanisms* ; Ego* ; Humans ; Mood Disorders* ; Neurotic Disorders* ; Schizophrenia*

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Animals ; Dynorphins* ; Enkephalins* ; Prosencephalon* ; Rats* ; RNA, Messenger*

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Abscess* ; Fistula*

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Femur Neck*

OBJECTIVES: The present study was performed to investigate whether estrogen and progesterone induce the change of vascular tone in endothelium-denuded human uterine artery and vascular reactivity may be mediated by intracelluar calcium modulation through receptor- and voltage-dependent calcium channels. METHODS: The uterine arteries were obtained at the time of hysterectomy from 28 women followed by denudation of endothelium. After confirmation of functional integrity of endothelium-denuded uterine artery, vascular reactivity was measured by using isometric force transducer and recorded by physiograph. Contraction was induced by 10-6 M norepinephrine and 35mM high concentrated potassium chloride solution which activated receptor-dependent calcium channel and voltage-dependent calcium channel, respectively.Thereafter estradiol of 4 different concentrations from 3x10-11M to 3x10-8M was administered. Progesterone was also administered to endothelium-denuded uterine artery which was contracted by 10-6M norepinephrine and high potassium chloride solution. To evaluate the effect of additional progesterone on vascular smooth muscle relaxation effect of estrogen,4 different progesterones in concentrations from 3x10-8M to 3x10-5M were given to vascular smooth muscle which was initially pretreated with norepinephrine followed by relaxation of estradiol. RESULTS: Estradiols from 3x10-11M to 3x10-8M showed in significant dose-dependent vascular relaxation. Progesterones result in significant decrease in vascular contraction in concentration dependent manner. Additional progesterone on estrogenic effects also results in significant decrease in vascular contraction. CONCLUSION: Estradiol may have endothelium independent vasorelaxation effect in human uterine artery. These vasorelaxant effects may be mediated through antagonistic action for receptor-and voltage-dependent calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle. Progesterone also bring about vasorelaxation by same action in endothelium-denuded vascular smooth muscle. On estrogen induced vascular relaxation, progesterone results in additional vasorelaxation.
Calcium ; Calcium Channels ; Endothelium ; Estradiol ; Estrogens* ; Female ; Humans* ; Hysterectomy ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; Norepinephrine ; Potassium Chloride ; Progesterone* ; Relaxation ; Transducers ; Uterine Artery* ; Vasodilation

The great chain of sympathetic ganglia which extends from the base of the skull to the pelvis, including the suprarenal medulla, accounts for the origin of the ganglioneuroma which compound with the matured ganglion cells and neural elements. The ganglioneuroma is non-functioning tumor, but occasionally this tumor accompanies with hypertension and diarrhea and increased excretion of vanilmandelic acid in urine. Recently we experienced a housewife with the bilateral ganglioma which developed at both suprarenal medulla and after successful removal of the tumors hypertension was controlled.
Diarrhea ; Ganglia, Sympathetic ; Ganglion Cysts ; Ganglioneuroma* ; Hypertension ; Pelvis ; Skull ; Vanilmandelic Acid

Norfloxacin is a new broad spectrum of antibacterial activity against both Gram-positive and Gram. negative bacteria. After oral administration of Norfloxacin, it produces high concentrations in the urine, so it has the excellent effect for the treatment of urinary tract infection. Norfloxacin was studied with respect to clinical effect in 115 patients with the urinary tract infection and the following results were obtained. 1. Excellent efficacy was 53% and efficacy rate was 90% in upper urinary tract infection(UTI). Efficacy rate for 20 patients with upper UTI without the underlying disease was 100%, and in 29 patients with underlying disease efficacy rate was 83%. 2. In upper UTI resistant for other antibiotics, efficacy rate was 78%. 3. In lower UTI excellent efficacy rate was 36% and efficacy rate was 71%. In gonococcal urethritis excellent efficacy rate was 76% and efficacy rate was 88%. 4. Eliminated rate of bacteria on culture findings were E. coli 93%, pseudononas 89%, proteus 100%, klebsiella 80%, gonococcus 88% and staphylococcus 80%. 5. Mild side effects such as epigastric pain, nausea, dizziness and itching sensation were seen in 5 cases. We consider Neutam-400 is one of the most effective agents in urinary tract infection.
Administration, Oral ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bacteria ; Dizziness ; Humans ; Klebsiella ; Nausea ; Neisseria gonorrhoeae ; Norfloxacin ; Proteus ; Pruritus ; Sensation ; Staphylococcus ; Urethritis ; Urinary Tract Infections* ; Urinary Tract*

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Psychology*

OBJECTIVES: Stigma of schizophrenic patient has a negative effect on the social adaptation of patients to return to society after proper treatment. This study showed the factors affecting the stigma recognized by schizophrenic patient and utilized them as the basic materials to overcome such stigma effectively. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: Total number of subjects were 318, including 278 patients who receive treatment of schizophrenia in NaJu National Hospital and 40 patients of Chonam University Hospital. The evaluation instrument of the stigma refers to 'Wording of Items in the Stigma Scale' developed by Bruce Link, translated into Korean and revised into 20 items after getting through preliminary study. It was consisted of three subscales including secret, prejudice and devaluation. Authors examined the subjects' demographical characteristics, clinical variables and degree of depression through Beck Depression Inventory. Observed were the correlation between these factors and the degree of stigma to understand the factors affecting the degree of stigma. RESULTS: This study showed that there was a significant differences in the degree of stigma according to occupation, degree of family support felt by patients, frequency of family visits and level of depression. In the degree of stigma according to occupation, students, farmers and the unemployee showed relatively higher stigma than professional technicians, especially in devaluation scale. The degree of family support felt by patients and frequency of family visits were reversely correlated with the degree of stigma. The level of depression was correlated with the degree of stigma. There is no significant difference in the degree of the whole stigma, but there is a significant difference in subscales according to the experiences of participation in disease education and treatment in hospitals. Patients who received no psychoeducation showed high scores in secret scale and patients of NaJu National Hospital had higher prejudice than patients of Chonam University Hospital. Such factors as sex, age, education, marital status, religion, residence, family economic status, frequency of hospitalization, experience of open ward, recent regular treatment and duration of illness did not show significant correlations with the degree of stigma. CONCLUSIONS: It is found that family support, regular occupation and frequent patient visits can be factors decreasing the stigma. Psychoeducation about mental illness is related to the reducing the tendency to hide the disease. In addition, coping with derpession can be helpful to reduce the stigma of patients and effective social adaptation.
Depression ; Education ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Jeollanam-do ; Marital Status ; Occupations ; Prejudice ; Schizophrenia