Yangsan Campus of Pusan National University 2 articles published in JoVE Medicine Preparation of Decellularized Kidney Scaffolds in Rats Eun Heui Kim1, Sang Soo Kim1, Ju In Kim2, Ji Min Cheon2, Joo Hyoung Kim3, Jin Chun Lee4, Soo Geun Wang5, Kyung Un Choi6 1Department of Internal Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, 2Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, 3Department of Plastic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 4Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, 5Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 6Department of Pathology, Pusan National University Hospital This protocol introduces a method to develop a scaffold using decellularized rat kidneys. The protocol includes decellularization and recellularization processes to confirm bioavailability. Decellularization is performed using Triton X-100 and sodium dodecyl sulfate. Medicine Assessing Neuroprotective Effects of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Extract Using a Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Mouse Model Se-Eun Lee*1, Chiyeon Lim*2, Minji Lee1, Chang-Hyun Kim2, Hyungwoo Kim1, Byoungho Lee3, Suin Cho1 1School of Korean Medicine, Pusan National University, 2College of Medicine, Dongguk University, 3Kyunghee Naseul Korean Medicine Clinic In this study, we modify an existing experimental method to obtain more reproducible results, by establishing a middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) mouse model. Oral administration of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizome (GR) methanol extract (GRex), following stroke induction, significantly decreased total infarction volume relative to the untreated control group.
