Search PubMed⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

Y H Yoon

Publications and source records attributed to Y H Yoon.

41 records · Page 3Linked to original sources

Medium-induced radiationless transitions and effect of solvent on radiationless transitions.

The purpose of this paper has been to investigate the effect of solvent on radiationless transitions. Two types of the solvent effect have been studied: one is the so-called medium-induced radiationless transition, i.e., the radiationless transition induced by the interaction between the solute and solvent, and the other is the effect of solvent on the radiationless transition through the change in energy gap induced by the solute-solvent interaction.

Journal Article↗

Comparative toxicological studies of amphotericin B methyl ester and amphotericin B in mice, rats, and dogs.

In acute and subacute toxicological studies, amphotericin B methyl ester was shown to be much less toxic than the parent antibiotic. As a single intravenous dose in mice, the methyl ester was approximately 20 times less toxic than amphotericin B. Also, the acute toxicity of the methyl ester in mice was not enhanced by the presence of chemically induced hepatic or renal damage or by the concurrent administration of amphotericin B or flucytosine. In a 1-month intraperitoneal study in rats, the methyl ester was about one-fourth as nephrotoxic as amphotericin B. In a 1-month intravenous study in dogs, the methyl ester was about one-eighth as nephrotoxic and one-fourth to one-half as hepatotoxic as the parent compound. In addition, the methyl ester, unlike amphotericin B, produced minimal renal effects, which did not increase in severity with increasing dosage. Based on the results of these studies, it is concluded that amphotericin B methyl ester has the potential for an improved therapeutic ratio in the treatment of systemic mycoses.

Amphotericin B↗

Increases in intraocular pressure during hemodialysis in eyes during early postvitrectomy period.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors for intraocular pressure (IOP) increases during hemodialysis (HD) in the early postoperative period following pars plana vitrectomy (PPV). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Comparisons of 36 vitrectomized eyes of 22 diabetics undergoing maintenance HD with those of 138 eyes of 69 nonoperated patients. Serial IOPs were measured before PPV, after PPV/before dialysis, and during dialysis. Serum osmolarity and blood pressure were also recorded. RESULTS: In 20 of 36 operated eyes (55.6%) and 18 of 138 nonoperated eyes (13.0%) IOP was increased (> or =4 mm Hg) during HD. In the operated group, marked increases (> or =7 mm Hg) were noted in 9 eyes and ocular pain in 5 eyes. Eyes with pre-existing outflow obstruction and/or acute postoperative outflow compromise carried high risks. No correlation with changes in serum osmolarity or blood pressure was found. CONCLUSION: Monitoring of IOP during HD seems warranted when diabetics with pre-existing outflow obstruction and/or postoperative outflow compromise, undergo HD following PPV.

Adult↗