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Miles AM, Sumrani N, Horowitz R, Homel P, Maursky V, Markell MS, Distant DA, Hong JH, Sommer BG, Friedman EA. Diabetes mellitus after renal transplantation: as deleterious as non-transplant-associated diabetes? Transplantation 1998; 65:380-4. [PMID: 9484755 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199802150-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 218] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite use of lower doses of corticosteroid hormones after renal allotransplantation in the era of cyclosporine and tacrolimus, posttransplant diabetes mellitus remains a common clinical problem. METHODS We prospectively investigated the effect of posttransplant diabetes on long-term (mean follow-up, 9.3+/-1.5 years) graft and patient survival in the 11.8% of our renal transplant population (n = 40) who developed diabetes after kidney transplantation, and we compared outcome in 38 randomly chosen nondiabetic control patients who had received transplants concurrently. RESULTS Twelve-year graft survival in diabetic patients was 48%, compared with 70% in control patients (P = 0.04), and Cox's regression analysis revealed diabetes to be a significant predictor of graft loss (P = 0.04, relative risk = 3.72) independent of age, sex, and race. Renal function at 5 years as assessed by serum creatinine level was inferior in diabetic patients compared to control patients (2.9+/-2.6 vs. 2.0+/-0.07 mg/dl, P = 0.05). Two diabetic patient who experienced graft loss had a clinical course and histological features consistent with diabetic nephropathy; other diabetes-related morbidity in patients with posttransplant diabetes included ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma or precoma, and sensorimotor peripheral neuropathy. Patient survival at 12 years was similar in diabetic and control patients (71% vs. 74%). CONCLUSIONS Posttransplant diabetes mellitus is associated with impaired long-term renal allograft survival and function, complications similar to those in non-transplant-associated diabetes may occur in posttransplant diabetes, and, hence, as in non-transplant-associated diabetes, tight glycemic control may also be warranted in patients with posttransplant diabetes.
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Denny RR, Sumrani N, Miles AM, Dibenedetto A, Distant DA, Hong JH, Markell M, Friedman EA, Sommer BG. Survival on hemodialysis versus renal transplantation following primary renal allograft failure. Transplant Proc 1997; 29:3602-4. [PMID: 9414855 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(97)01041-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Chiang CS, Syljuäsen RG, Hong JH, Wallis A, Dougherty GJ, McBride WH. Effects of IL-3 gene expression on tumor response to irradiation in vitro and in vivo. Cancer Res 1997; 57:3899-903. [PMID: 9307268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Expression of a murine interleukin 3 gene in murine fibrosarcoma cells (FSA-JmIL-3) did not alter their survival after in vitro irradiation. However, FSA-JmIL-3 tumors established in vivo were much more sensitive to irradiation than was the parental tumor. Following 25 Gy of irradiation, parental fibrosarcoma tumors regrew after a growth delay of 10 days, but FSA-JmIL-3 tumors continued to regress. Examination of the cellular composition of tumors following irradiation revealed that, instead of tumor cell repopulation, the FSA-JmIL-3 tumors became heavily infiltrated with lymphocytes, indicating that the effect of irradiation was to allow the IL-3-elicited cellular immune response to infiltrate the tumors and mediate rejection. This study indicates that combining gene immunotherapy approaches with radiotherapy might increase the effectiveness of both, and it seems logical to pursue such treatment options.
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Hong JH, Chiang CS, Sun JR, Withers HR, McBride WH. Induction of c-fos and junB mRNA following in vivo brain irradiation. BRAIN RESEARCH. MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH 1997; 48:223-8. [PMID: 9332719 DOI: 10.1016/s0169-328x(97)00095-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Although radiotherapy is a front line treatment for brain tumors, little is known about the in vivo molecular responses of brain to irradiation. In this study, expression of c-fos, c-jun and junB immediate-early genes were followed in mouse brain after irradiation. C-fos and junB, but not c-jun, mRNA was induced within 15 min in unanesthetized irradiated mice. Induction was transient and lasted < 4 h. The response was dose-dependent with increases in c-fos and junB mRNA levels after dose of > or = 2 and 7 Gy, respectively. Anesthesia of mice with pentobarbitol delayed the increases in mRNA expression and the response was attenuated. Pre-treatment of mice with dexamethasone, in a schedule which suppressed acute-phase gene expression after brain irradiation, did not significantly change c-fos and junB induction. Our results show that c-fos and junB responses occur in the brain in response to irradiation and that they can be modified by pentobarbital treatment but suggest that there is no direct correlation between the level of mRNA expression and later expression of cytokines or other acute-phase response genes.
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Paek EG, Choe JY, Oh TK, Hong JH, Chang TY. Nonmechanical image rotation with an acousto-optic dove prism. OPTICS LETTERS 1997; 22:1195-1197. [PMID: 18185793 DOI: 10.1364/ol.22.001195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We report what we believe to be the first method for nonmechanical and programmable image rotation. The method uses a pair of crossed acousto-optic beam deflectors and a polygon mirror to emulate the mechanical dove prism. It is capable of fast (of the order of microseconds) image rotation to an arbitrary angle in a programmable manner. An experimental result that proves the concept is provided.
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Chiang CS, Hong JH, Stalder A, Sun JR, Withers HR, McBride WH. Delayed molecular responses to brain irradiation. Int J Radiat Biol 1997; 72:45-53. [PMID: 9246193 DOI: 10.1080/095530097143527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The chance of life-threatening complications occurring late after brain irradiation limits the efficacy of this form of cancer therapy. The molecular and cellular events that trigger radiation-induced brain damage are still unknown, but since they have the potential to serve as valuable targets for therapeutic intervention they are worth delineating. In this murine study, the effect of irradiation on the expression of molecules which are known to contribute to brain damage in other model systems was examined. Expression of genes encoding cytokines (TNF-alpha/beta, IL-1 alpha/beta, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6 and IFN-gamma), cytokine receptors (TNF-Rp55 and p75, IL-1R- p60 and p80, IFN-gamma R, and IL-6R), the cell adhesion molecule (ICAM-1), inducible nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS), anti-chymotrypsin (EB22/5.3), and the gliotic marker (GFAP) was evaluated over a 6-month period using a sensitive RNase protection assay (RPA). We had previously demonstrated that within 24 h of brain irradiation there is an acute transitory molecular response involving TNF-alpha, IL-1, ICAM-1, EB22/5.3 and GFAP. This study shows re-elevation of TNF-alpha, EB22/5.3 and GFAP mRNA levels at 2-3 months, but only TNF-alpha mRNA was overexpressed at 6 months. These time points are when neurological abnormalities are seen after higher doses. The data suggest that TNF-alpha may be involved in late brain responses to irradiation and could contribute to clinical symptoms.
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Tseng CJ, Chang CT, Lai CH, Soong YK, Hong JH, Tang SG, Hsueh S. A randomized trial of concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy in advanced carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Gynecol Oncol 1997; 66:52-8. [PMID: 9234921 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The purpose of our study was to determine whether the chemoradiation is better than radiotherapy alone with respect to survival and treatment toxicity in patients with advanced carcinoma of the cervix. From October 1990 to April 1995, a total of 122 patients with advanced cervical carcinoma were included in this study and randomly assigned to either radiotherapy or concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The patients in the concurrent group received cisplatin, vincristine, and bleomycin every 3 weeks for a total of four courses, in combination with radiotherapy concurrently. Sixty patients were randomized to the concurrent chemoradiotherapy, and 62 were randomized to the radiotherapy alone. A tumor response was observed in 88.3% of the patients in concurrent group and in 74.2% of the patients in radiotherapy group (P = 0.04). After a median follow-up of 46.8 months, the overall disease-free survival and actuarial survival rate at 3 years were 51.7 and 61.7% in the concurrent group, and 53.2 and 64.5% in the radiotherapy group, respectively. Treatment-related toxicity appears to be higher with the combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy compared with radiotherapy alone (36.7% versus 17.7%, P = 0.02). However, analysis by Kaplan-Meier method showed that the actuarial survival was not statistically different between the chemoradiotherapy and radiotherapy groups (mean survival time: 38.1 months versus 41.5 months, P = 0.27). In conclusion, this study showed that concurrent multiagent chemoradiotherapy did not prove to be a superior definitive therapy over radiotherapy alone for patients with advanced cervical carcinoma.
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Markell MS, DiBenedetto A, Maursky V, Sumrani N, Hong JH, Distant DA, Miles AM, Sommer BG, Friedman EA. Unemployment in inner-city renal transplant recipients: predictive and sociodemographic factors. Am J Kidney Dis 1997; 29:881-7. [PMID: 9186074 DOI: 10.1016/s0272-6386(97)90462-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Studies of dialysis patients report unemployment rates of 60% to 75%; however, it is generally believed that following transplantation, improvement in well-being and removal of time constraints imposed by the dialytic regimen afford improvement in employment status. We studied 58 stable renal transplant recipient attending an outpatient transplant clinic by questionnaire, administered anonymously. Only 25 (43%) of the patients were currently employed. Employed and unemployed patients did not differ when compared for age, gender, race, cause of renal disease, type of transplant or prior dialysis, time on dialysis or time since transplantation, years of education, or prestige score or classification ("blue collar" v "white collar") of prior job. In the employed group, 24 (96%) patients had worked before developing kidney disease compared with 23 (70%) patients in the unemployed group (P < 0.05). While on dialysis, 19 (79%) of the employed patients continued working compared with 10 (30%) of the unemployed patients (P < 0.005). Major reasons for discontinuing work after starting dialysis for both groups were subjective illness (feeling too sick, 51%), followed by interference of the dialysis regimen with time necessary for work (32%). Only 15% of the previously employed patients did not work after transplantation because of feeling too sick. By multiple logistic regression, the strongest predictors of employment posttransplant were being more than 1 year posttransplant (odds ratio, 2.35; 95% confidence interval, 1.01 to 5.5) and having been employed before transplantation (odds ratio, 3.79; 95% confidence interval, 1.60 to 9.02). Over half of the unemployed patients (20 [61%]) expressed interest in job training. Eighty percent to 90% of patients in both groups were insured by Medicare, with the second greatest number insured by Medicaid. Of the 15 unemployed patients insured by Medicaid, 67% reported that their decision not to work was related to fear of losing Medicaid benefits because they could not afford medications without it. Despite no difference in actual type of insurance carried, 17 (51%) of the unemployed patients believed their health insurance coverage was inadequate compared with four (12%) of the employed patients (P = 0.005, chi-squared test). Unemployment remains a significant problem for our population of inner-city renal transplant recipients. Attention to job retention or retraining during the early renal disease and dialysis therapy period may promote better rehabilitation following transplantation. However, for this population, with limited employment opportunities, removal of disincentives to work, including loss of Insurance and Inability to pay for medications, will be necessary before we can provide optimal rehabilitation for renal transplant recipients from all social strata.
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Hong JH, Hwang ES, Lee CH, Lee YH, Lee SK. dl-propranolol negatively regulates the transcription of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-gene and thereby suppresses DNA synthesis in regenerating rat liver. BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 1997; 42:103-12. [PMID: 9192090 DOI: 10.1080/15216549700202481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Previous reports have suggested that dl-propranolol (PRL) suppresses DNA synthesis by blocking cAMP-mediated signaling in rat liver after partial hepatectomy (PH). Here, we examined if PRL negatively regulates the expression of genes involved in cell cycle progression. Immunoblotting assays showed that the protein levels of cyclins A and E, Cdk2, p21WAF1, and p27KIP1 did not significantly change in liver tissues from either vehicle- or PRL-injected rats after PH. However, the levels of PCNA and PCNA-mRNA markedly decreased in the remnant liver in response to PRL-injection. Similarly, PCNA-CRE binding activity of nuclear 43kDa CREB was suppressed, although the protein levels were not altered. We suggest that PRL negatively regulates the PCNA-gene transcription by interfering with the cAMP/PKA-mediated induction of CREB binding to the CRE-sequences and thereby suppresses DNA synthesis in regenerating rat liver.
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Lim TH, An HS, Hong JH, Ahn JY, You JW, Eck J, McGrady LM. Biomechanical evaluation of anterior and posterior fixations in an unstable calf spine model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1997; 22:261-6. [PMID: 9051887 DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199702010-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN Fresh calf lumbar spines were used to perform flexibility tests in multiple loading directions to compare the stabilizing effects of anterior and posterior rigid instrumentations. OBJECTIVE To compare the biomechanical flexibility of anterior and posterior instrumentation constructs using an unstable calf spine model. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Unstable burst fractures of the thoracolumbar spine can be managed anteriorly or posteriorly. Controversy persists, however, on the merit of anterior fixation versus that of posterior fixation in terms of how much stability can be achieved. METHODS Fifteen fresh calf spines (L2-L5) were loaded with pure unconstrained moments in flexion, extension, axial rotation, and lateral bending directions. After removal of L3-L4 disc and endplates to create an 1.5-cm anterior and middle column defect, testing was performed on five specimens after anterior Kaneda rod fixation, anterior University Plate fixation, or posterior ISOLA pedicle screw fixation (AcroMed, Cleveland, OH). Testing was repeated after inserting a polymethylmethacrylate block to stimulate an interbody anterior graft with instrumentation. RESULTS All fixation devices provided a significant stabilizing effect in flexion and lateral bending. In extension, all constructs except ISOLA (AcroMed) without graft were stiffer than the intact specimen. In axial rotation with no graft, only the Kaneda device significantly reduced the flexibility from that of the intact specimen. The interbody graft provided additional rigidity to the ISOLA (AcroMed) instrumentation construct in flexion and extension and to the Kaneda construct in lateral bending. There was no significant effect of grafting in axial rotation. CONCLUSIONS A short, transpedicular instrumentation, such as ISOLA (AcroMed), provided less rigid fixation in flexion and extension without the anterior structural graft. The Kaneda rod and University plate with grafting provided a significant stabilizing effect in all directions compared with the intact specimen. When no graft was inserted, the Kaneda device was more effective in preventing axial rotation than the other devices. In lateral bending, the University plate provided more rigid fixation than the Kaneda device without grafting.
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Wang CC, See LC, Hong JH, Tang SG. Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: five new cases and a literature review. THE JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY 1996; 25:399-403. [PMID: 8972433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma (NACC) is a rare tumour, and its mainstay treatment is different from adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from another head and neck region. In this study, we analyzed 20 cases of NACC with complete clinical information, 5 from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and 15 from the literature review. RESULTS The time interval between first symptom and treatment ranged from 2 weeks to 8 years, with a median of 24 months. Compared with usual nasopharyngeal carcinoma, NACC has higher incidence of cranial nerve involvement (55%) and lower incidence of cervical adenopathy (15%). All patients were treated by radiotherapy and 6 patients received surgical treatment. The 5- and 10-year overall survival rates were 78% and 49.5%, respectively. Seven patients developed metastasis to lung or bone. After a minimum of 5 years' follow-up, the local control rate was 45.5% in patients receiving radiation dose > 70 Gy, and 28.6% in those receiving dose < or = 70 Gy, suggesting higher radiation dose is necessary to achieve better local control in NACC.
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Chang JT, See LC, Tang SG, Lee SP, Wang CC, Hong JH. The role of brachytherapy in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1996; 36:1019-24. [PMID: 8985022 DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(96)00416-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE To present the treatment results and assess the optimal radiation dose and the role of brachytherapy in early stage nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). METHODS AND MATERIALS One hundred eighty-three patients with Stage I and II (American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging System, 1987) NPC completed the planned radiotherapy in our institution from 1979 to 1991. In 133 patients, radiotherapy was given to the nasopharynx by external beam to 64.8-68.4 Gy. Further boost was done by high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for 5-16.5 Gy in one to three fractions. For the remaining 50 patients, a course of external radiotherapy to the nasopharynx for 68.4-72 Gy was given to nasopharynx. Age (>40 or not), sex, neck boost or not, brachytherapy, and irradiation dose were analyzed to determine significant factors that influence the probabilities of local control and actuarial survival. RESULTS The 5-year disease-specific survival was 85.8% and local control was 83%. Only the brachytherapy and irradiation dose significantly affected the results. The use of the brachytherapy had significant impact on overall survival and local control. Furthermore, we compared the prognostic effect of various radiation dosage among Group I of 50 patients (<72.5 Gy, no brachytherapy, excluding four patients who received brachytherapy), Group II of 71 patients (72.5-75 Gy; one to two fractions of brachytherapy), and Group III of 58 patients (>75 Gy; three fractions of brachytherapy). Five-year disease-specific survival rates of Group I, Group II, and Group III were 77, 95.5, and 82.4%, respectively. Five-year local control rates were: 73.7, 93.9, and 79.5%. We found that the Group II had the best actuarial survival and local control rate (log-rank test,p < 0.05). Most patients receiving brachytherapy encountered foul odor because of nasopharynx crust; 12 of them had palate or sphenoid sinus floor perforation or nasopharynx necrosis. None of the patients without brachytherapy experienced the same complications. CONCLUSIONS The optimal radiotherapy dose to the nasopharynx area in early stage NPC may be within 72.5 to 75 Gy by our treatment protocol. A dose of more than 75 Gy did not have significant local control or survival advantage. The use of brachytherapy to elevate radiation dose had significant local control and survival benefit for early stage NPC patients, but the fractionation size should be decreased to reduce the complications.
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Lim TH, Eck JC, An HS, Hong JH, Ahn JY, You JW. Biomechanics of transfixation in pedicle screw instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 1996; 21:2224-9. [PMID: 8902966 DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199610010-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN The biomechanical role of transfixation in pedicle screw instrumentation was investigated using flexibility tests and finite element analyses. OBJECTIVE To assess the stabilizing effect of use and position of transfixators. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Transfixation is common in pedicle screw instrumentation, however, its biomechanical role and optimal position are not completely understood. METHODS Specimens underwent nondestructive flexibility tests using a three-dimensional motion analysis system. Tests compared the intact spine with instrumentation with and without transfixators Rotational angles of the superior vertebra, resulting from the maximum moment of 6.4 Nm, were compared. Three-dimensional finite element models investigated transfixator position. Rotations of the superior vertebra were compared for cases with and without transfixators to determine the position providing the greatest stability. RESULTS Biomechanical test showed that only axial rotational stability significantly improved with transfixators compared with instrumentation alone. Pimte element models predicted improvement in lateral bending and axial rotation with transfixators compared with the case with no transfixator. With one transfixator, the greatest improvement in axial rotation stability occurred with the transfixator at the proximal 1/4 position of the rods. When two transfixators were used, the optimal locations were with one transfixator in the middle and the second at the proximal 1/8 position. CONCLUSIONS Transfixators improved the stabilizing effects of pedicle screw instrumentation. The greatest axial rotation stability was obtained with two transfixators; one in the middle and the other at the proximal 1/8 position of the longitudinal rods.
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Syljuåsen RG, Hong JH, McBride WH. Apoptosis and delayed expression of c-jun and c-fos after gamma irradiation of Jurkat T cells. Radiat Res 1996; 146:276-82. [PMID: 8752305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the role of radiation-induced expression of c-jun and c-fos in radiation-induced apoptosis of cells of the Jurkat T-cell line. Doses of 10-20 Gy caused a massive number of cells to undergo apoptosis within the first 24 h. This was accompanied by extensive increases in c-jun mRNA levels and moderate increases in c-fos levels, both occurring at the time of onset of internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Increased c-jun and c-fos expression was maximum at 8 h after irradiation with a 10-fold increase in c-jun and a 2-fold increase in c-fos mRNA levels. In comparison, stimulation of the Jurkat cells with PMA resulted in rapid induction of c-jun and c-fos within 1 h. The late induction of c-jun and c-fos was not preceded by induction of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) or the bifunctional repair endonuclease and nuclear redox factor Ref-1; rather a slow decrease in Ref-1 mRNA levels was found over the first 24 h. Our results showed that radiation-induced c-jun and c-fos expression is a late response in Jurkat cells, and is most likely a secondary effect not necessary for radiation-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, apoptosis was induced by the RNA synthesis inhibitor actinomycin D, which does not induce c-jun or c-fos expression. This demonstrates that massive late induction of c-jun and c-fos is not a general requirement for apoptosis in Jurkat cells.
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MESH Headings
- Apoptosis/drug effects
- Apoptosis/radiation effects
- Blotting, Northern
- Carbon-Oxygen Lyases
- Cell Line
- Cell Survival
- DNA Repair
- DNA, Neoplasm/isolation & purification
- DNA, Neoplasm/radiation effects
- DNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) Lyase
- Dactinomycin/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
- Gamma Rays
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/radiation effects
- Genes, fos/radiation effects
- Genes, jun/radiation effects
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Nuclear Proteins/biosynthesis
- T-Lymphocytes
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/biosynthesis
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Hong JH, Ikeda K, Kref I, Yasumoto K. Near-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopic analysis of the amounts of moisture, protein, starch, amylose, and tannin in buckwheat flours. J Nutr Sci Vitaminol (Tokyo) 1996; 42:359-66. [PMID: 8906636 DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.42.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The feasibility of near-infrared (NIR) diffuse reflectance spectroscopy scanning from 1100 to 2500 nm in the analyses of the amounts of moisture, protein, starch, amylose, and tannin in buckwheat flours was examined. Fifty ground samples comprised of 27 different cultivars harvested in 12 different countries were divided into two sets: 35 samples as a calibration set and 15 samples as a prediction set. The multiple regression equations (MREs) established between the second derivative NIR spectra data and the reference data, which were obtained by chemical analyses of the calibration set, gave multiple correlation coefficients of higher than 0.93 for moisture, protein, and starch, and workable standard error of predictions (SEPs) in relation to the reference standard deviation data. In contrast, the MREs for amylose and tannin were judged as unstable because the SEPs had no difference with their reference standard deviation data. The influential wavelengths were 1925 nm for water (assigned to the combination of the stretching and bending vibrations of hydroxyl [OH]), 2057 nm for protein (assigned to the combination of NH and amide II or III), and 2100 nm for starch (assigned to the combination of OH and CO). The obtained results indicated that the NIR procedure can be used as a nondestructive analysis method for rapid and simple measurement of the amounts of moisture, protein, and starch in buckwheat flours.
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Hong JH, Sadeghian M, Sumrani N, Cacciarelli TV, Distant DA, Sommer BG, Norin AJ. Improved cadaveric kidney graft survival with initiation of antilymphocyte globulin pretransplant in patients with a positive flow cytometry crossmatch. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1340-1. [PMID: 8658685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Sumrani N, Hong JH, Georgi B, Maursky V, Hassoun A, Markell MS, Distant DA, Sommer BG. Impact of early acute rejection on outcome of HLA-mismatched living related donor kidney transplants. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1451-2. [PMID: 8658736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hong JH, Sadeghian M, Sumrani N, Distant DA, Sommer BG, Norin AJ. Living related donor kidney transplantation in patients with a positive flow cytometry crossmatch. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1614-5. [PMID: 8658808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Georgi B, Sumrani N, Maursky V, Hassoun A, Hong JH, Yu L, JeanBaptiste F, Distant DA, Mocerino M, Sommer BG. Racial differences in long-term renal allograft outcome. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:1623-5. [PMID: 8658812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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McMichael I, Christian W, Pletcher D, Chang TY, Hong JH. Compact holographic storage demonstrator with rapid access. APPLIED OPTICS 1996; 35:2375-2379. [PMID: 21085373 DOI: 10.1364/ao.35.002375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We discuss the design of a complete, compact holographic storage demonstrator based on a combination of spatial and angular multiplexing and using acousto-optic deflectors for rapid nonmechanical access. We also describe the implementation of this design and preliminary results of both the analog storage and the retrieval of 20,000 holograms in twenty 1-mm-thick layers of a lithium niobate crystal and of the digital storage and error-free retrieval of color images by using error-correcting techniques.
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Miles AM, Sumrani N, John S, Markell MS, Distant DA, Maursky V, Hong JH, Friedman EA, Sommer B. The effect of kidney size on cadaveric renal allograft outcome. Transplantation 1996; 61:894-7. [PMID: 8623156 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199603270-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Chronic rejection is the commonest cause of long-term renal allograft loss. Though immunologic factors are thought dominant in its pathogenesis, nonimmunologic factors, in particular, hyperfiltration damage related to reduced renal mass, have also been proposed as factors in the causation of chronic allograft rejection. We assessed the influence of renal size on graft survival and function in all cyclosporine-treated cadaver donor adult renal allograft recipients engrafted at a single center between June 1989 and July 1994, whose grafts functioned for > or = to 3 months (n=169). Patients were divided into 4 groups based on the ratio of kidney volume to recipient body surface area (volume/BSA) (ml/m2), and outcome in groups compared by methods including Cox's proportional hazards and Kaplan-Meier analysis. No significant differences between groups existed for serum creatinine levels, presence of significant proteinuria, or 1- and 5-year graft survival. There was no correlation between volume/BSA and either serum creatinine or degree of proteinuria at 3, 6, 12, 36, and 60 months posttransplant. Volume/BSA was similar in patients with good or poor renal function (58 +/-21 vs. 56 +/- 28 ml/m2), with or without significant proteinuria (57 +/- 24 vs. 60 +/- 25 ml/m2) or in patients who lost their grafts to chronic rejection compared with those with stable allograft function (64 +/- 34 vs. 59 +/- 24 ml/m2). Volume/BSA was not a predictor of graft survival on multivariate regression. We conclude that donor kidney size has no apparent effect on cadaveric renal allograft outcome in the short and intermediate-term, suggesting that close matching of donor kidney size to recipient size is not presently indicated.
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Sumrani N, Hong JH, DiBenedetto A, Clayton R, Miles AM, Markell MS, Distant DA, Fleishhacker J, Sommer BG. Comparison between three different antilymphocyte induction protocols in renal transplant recipients with delayed graft function. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:400-1. [PMID: 8644289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Fleishhacker JF, Distant DA, Sumrani NB, Hong JH, Sommer BG. The influence of donor factors on development of hypertension following cadaveric renal transplantation in nonhypertensive recipients. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:418-9. [PMID: 8644299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hong JH, Chiang CS, Campbell IL, Sun JR, Withers HR, McBride WH. Induction of acute phase gene expression by brain irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1995; 33:619-26. [PMID: 7558951 DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)00279-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the in vivo acute phase molecular response of the brain to ionizing radiation. METHODS AND MATERIALS C3Hf/Sed/Kam mice were given midbrain or whole-body irradiation. Cerebral expression of interleukins (IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6), interferon (IFN-gamma), tumor necrosis factors (TNF-alpha and TNF-beta), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), inducible nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS), von Willebrand factor (vWF), alpha 1-antichymotrypsin (EB22/5.3), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) was measured at various times after various radiation doses by ribonuclease (RNase) protection assay. The effects of dexamethasone or pentoxifylline treatment of mice on radiation-induced gene expression were also examined. RESULTS Levels of TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, ICAM-1, EB22/5.3 and to a lesser extent IL-1 alpha and GFAP, messenger RNA were increased in the brain after irradiation, whether the dose was delivered to the whole body or only to the midbrain. Responses were radiation dose dependent, but were not found below 7 Gy; the exception being ICAM-1, which was increased by doses as low as 2 Gy. Most responses were rapid, peaking within 4-8 h, but antichymotrypsin and GFAP responses were delayed and still elevated at 24 h, by which time the others had subsided. Pretreatment of mice with dexamethasone or pentoxifylline suppressed radiation-induced gene expression, either partially or completely. Dexamethasone was more inhibitory than pentoxifylline at the doses chosen. CONCLUSIONS The initial response of the brain to irradiation involves expression of inflammatory gene products, which are probably responsible for clinically observed early symptoms of brain radiotherapy. This mechanism explains the beneficial effects of the clinical use of steroids in such circumstances.
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Hong JH, Norman JB, Chang TY, Vachss F, Pletcher DC. Photorefractive integrator characterization. APPLIED OPTICS 1995; 34:6775-6781. [PMID: 21060535 DOI: 10.1364/ao.34.006775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We describe the recent results of our efforts to characterize a photorefractive crystal to be used as a time-integrating device in an optically implemented null-steering adaptive processor for phased-array radar. We review frequency response data for the Bi(12)SiO(20) crystals, measured with an acousto-optic apparatus, and we present measured dynamic range data for the candidate Bi(12)SiO(20) crystals.
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