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Schwartz AJ, Moon JS. Edward Robinson Squibb: an early anaesthesia pioneer. Br J Anaesth 2024; 132:1336-1337. [PMID: 38582723 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024] Open
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- Alan Jay Schwartz
- Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Aggarwal AK, Kohan L, Moeschler S, Rathmell J, Moon JS, Barad M. Pain Medicine Education in the United States: Success, Threats, and Opportunities. Anesthesiol Clin 2023; 41:329-339. [PMID: 37245945 DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2023.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The year 2022 marked the 30th anniversary of the first Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation of pain medicine training programs. Before this, the education of pain medicine practitioners was through primarily an apprenticeship model. Since accreditation, pain medicine education has grown under the national leadership of pain medicine physicians and educational experts from the ACGME, exemplified by the release of Pain Milestones 2.0 in 2022. The rapid growth of knowledge in pain medicine, along with its multidisciplinary nature, poses challenges of fragmentation, standardization of curriculum, and adaptation to societal needs. However, these same challenges present opportunities for pain medicine educators to shape the future of the specialty.
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- Anuj K Aggarwal
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, 545 Ray C Hunt Drive, Suite 3168, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Health Care, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 0215, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 757 Westwood Plaza, Suite 3325, Los Angeles, CA 90095-7403, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Larson CP, Youssefzadeh K, Moon JS. The Bupivacaine Story: A Tribute to George A. Albright, MD (1931-2020). Anesth Analg 2022; 135:1115-1119. [PMID: 35924832 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In 1979, George A. Albright, MD (1931-2020) published a controversial editorial in Anesthesiology that raised the question of bupivacaine cardiotoxicity. In it, he presented several cases of rapid cardiovascular collapse after administration of the highly lipophilic local anesthetic and called for further investigation. Although the scientific community initially resisted Dr Albright's idea, his editorial would ultimately lead to several important advancements in anesthesiology. In 1983, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a black box warning that recommended against the use of 0.75% bupivacaine in obstetric anesthesia. This warning would remain in place until 1999. In addition, Dr Albright's article led to the following changes: laboratory research that proved the cardiotoxicity of bupivacaine; the development of safer, stereoselective agents like ropivacaine; and the acceptance of lipid emulsion as a treatment for local anesthetic toxicity. In this article, C. Philip Larson, Jr, MDCM, Editor-in-Chief of Anesthesiology at the time of publication of Albright's manuscript, provides a unique perspective on the bupivacaine story.
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- C Philip Larson
- From the Departments of Anesthesia and Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California.,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Moon JS, Bacon DR. Origins of the International Anesthesia Research Society, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists: Lasting Legacies of Francis McMechan, MD. Anesth Analg 2022; 135:S6-S13. [PMID: 35839827 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Francis McMechan, MD, founded the National Anesthesia Research Society (NARS), which was the precursor to the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) and the first physician anesthesia organization in the United States that was devoted to the research goals of the specialty. NARS initially sponsored Current Researches in Anesthesia and Analgesia, and IARS remains the main parent organization of the journal to this day. Dr McMechan originally hoped to coordinate the scientific efforts of NARS/IARS with the political activities of several other organizations he had founded to achieve his ultimate goal of building a powerful and well-connected anesthesia community across the nation, and eventually around the world. About a decade after his death, Dr McMechan's sweeping global vision would be fulfilled by the creation of the World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists (WFSA). Although Dr McMechan's political organizations would eventually lose ground to the newer American Society of Anesthetists (ASA), his scientific organization and his inspiring international interest-embodied by IARS, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and WFSA-continue to thrive today.
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- Jane S Moon
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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Moon JS, Bacon DR, Pittet JF. The Editors-in-Chief of Anesthesia & Analgesia Over 100 Years: Creating the Voice of the Global Anesthesiology Community. Anesth Analg 2022; 135:S68-S79. [PMID: 35839835 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The year 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the longest-running anesthesiology publication in the world. Founded in 1922 as Current Researches in Anesthesia & Analgesia by the visionary and charismatic Francis McMechan, MD, the journal served as a reliable mirror for the key scientific and political issues facing the nascent specialty of anesthesiology. Under the leadership of 6 subsequent Editors-in-Chief over the ensuing century-Howard Dittrick, MD; T. Harry Seldon, MD; Nicholas M. Greene, MD; Ronald D. Miller, MD; Steven L. Shafer, MD; and Jean-Francois Pittet, MD-Anesthesia & Analgesia has grown in size, circulation, and impact. Today, it remains a formidable voice in the global anesthesia community.
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- Jane S Moon
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.,Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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Moon JS, Cannesson M. A Century of Technology in Anesthesia & Analgesia. Anesth Analg 2022; 135:S48-S61. [PMID: 35839833 PMCID: PMC9298489 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000006027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Technological innovation has been closely intertwined with the growth of modern anesthesiology as a medical and scientific discipline. Anesthesia & Analgesia, the longest-running physician anesthesiology journal in the world, has documented key technological developments in the specialty over the past 100 years. What began as a focus on the fundamental tools needed for effective anesthetic delivery has evolved over the century into an increasing emphasis on automation, portability, and machine intelligence to improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of patient care.
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- Jane S Moon
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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Affiliation(s)
- Jane S Moon
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,
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The letters between Emery Andrew Rovenstine, MD (1895-1960), and Arthur Ernest Guedel, MD (1883-1956), are a window into the personalities and politics of the creation of American anesthesiology. The ambition of these men, both personal and professional, lay at the heart of their sacrifices and successes. Their correspondence unmasked common struggles and foibles, humanizing these giants of our field. Notably throughout the letters, Rovenstine, as the junior partner, wrestled with Guedel's advice to temper personal ambition for the collective good. Over time, their relationship matured, and the junior eclipsed the senior. Still, at various points in his career, Rovenstine was censured for self-promotion by leaders in anesthesiology and the general medical community. These moments brought to light issues of continued relevance today: inner tension between individual and group ambition, and professional friction between academic and political priorities in anesthesiology. In the end, it was an unapologetic blend of ambition for self and ambition for the specialty that allowed Emery Rovenstine to make his unique imprint on American anesthesiology.
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- Jane S Moon
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.,West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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William James greatly influenced the fields of psychology, philosophy, and religion during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This was the era of Modernism, a time when many writers rejected the certainty of Enlightenment ideals. Positivism, which rose to prominence in the early 19th century, had emphasized physical phenomena, empirical evidence, and the scientific method. Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), with its theory of natural selection, provided an explanation for the evolution of species apart from a divine Creator. Within this context, William James served as a "mediator between scientific agnosticism and the religious view of the world." James' own experience inhaling nitrous oxide played an important role in shaping his views. For James, the use of nitrous oxide served a key role in elucidating some of his most central ideas: 1) the value of religion, and the emphasis on mysticism and revelation (as opposed to theology and doctrine) as religion's foundation; 2) the universe as pluralistic (as opposed to absolutist, constant, eternal), driven by chance, experience, and change.
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- Jane S Moon
- Department of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
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Cho K, Moon JS, Kang JH, Jang HB, Lee HJ, Park SI, Yu KS, Cho JY. Combined untargeted and targeted metabolomic profiling reveals urinary biomarkers for discriminating obese from normal-weight adolescents. Pediatr Obes 2017; 12:93-101. [PMID: 26910390 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Childhood and adolescent obesity may lead to obesity and related complications in adulthood. Biomarkers of obesity can be useful for screening for obesity complications and promoting early intervention during school age. Thus, the metabolomic differences in obese children and adolescents should be investigated for identification of potential biomarkers. OBJECTIVES We investigated urinary biomarkers to distinguish metabolomic characteristics between obesity and normal weight in adolescents. METHODS Adolescent subjects were divided into non-obese (n = 91) and obese (n = 93) groups according to body mass index. Untargeted and targeted metabolomic profiling of urine was performed using high-performance liquid chromatography (LC)-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MS), LC-MS/MS and flow injection analysis-MS/MS systems, respectively. RESULTS Multivariate statistical analysis showed clear discrimination between the untargeted metabolomes of non-obese and obese groups. Seven endogenous metabolites were distinguished in the obese group, and inflammation-related metabolite markers showed strong predictive power for group classification. From targeted metabolomics, 45 metabolites mostly related to inflammation were significantly different in the obese group. CONCLUSIONS Significantly different metabolome signatures were identified between normal-weight and obese adolescents. Combined untargeted and targeted metabolomics demonstrated that inflammation-driven insulin resistance, ammonia toxicity and oxidative stress may represent crucial metabolomic signatures in obese adolescents.
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- K Cho
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Obesity Research Institute, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Center for Biomedical Sciences, National Institute of Health, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Iki M, Fujita Y, Tamaki J, Kouda K, Yura A, Sato Y, Moon JS, Harano A, Hazaki K, Kajita E, Hamada M, Arai K, Tomioka K, Okamoto N, Kurumatani N. Incident fracture associated with increased risk of mortality even after adjusting for frailty status in elderly Japanese men: the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Cohort Study. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:871-880. [PMID: 27752744 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3797-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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UNLABELLED Frail elderly individuals have elevated risks of both fracture and mortality. We found that incident fractures were associated with an increased risk of death even after adjusting for pre-fracture frailty status as represented by physical performance tests and laboratory tests for common geriatric diseases in community-dwelling elderly Japanese men. INTRODUCTION While fractures reportedly increase the risk of mortality, frailty may complicate this association, generating a false-positive result. We evaluated this association after adjusting for pre-fracture levels of frailty. METHODS We examined 1998 community-dwelling ambulatory men aged ≥65 years at baseline in the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men Study for frailty status as represented by activities of daily living (ADL), physical performance tests (grip strength, one-foot standing balance with eyes open, timed 10-m walk), and laboratory sera tests. Participants were then followed for 5 years for incident clinical fractures and death. Effects of incident fracture on death were determined by Cox proportional hazards model with the first fracture during follow-up as a time-dependent predictor and with frailty status indices as covariates. RESULTS We identified 111 fractures in 99 men and 138 deaths during the follow-up period (median follow-up, 4.5 years). Participants with incident fractures did not have significantly worse frailty statuses, but did show a significantly higher cumulative mortality rate than those without fractures (p = 0.0047). Age-adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of death for incident fracture was 3.57 (95 % confidence interval: 2.05, 6.24). When adjusted for physical performance, this decreased to 2.77 (1.51, 5.06), but remained significant. The HR showed no significant change when adjusted for laboratory test results (3.96 (2.26, 6.94)). Exclusion of deaths within the first 24 months of follow-up did not alter these results. CONCLUSION Incident clinical fracture was associated with an elevated risk of death independently of pre-fracture levels of frailty in community-dwelling elderly men.
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- M Iki
- Department of Public Health, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Oono-higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
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- Department of Public Health, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Oono-higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Oono-higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Oono-higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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- Department of Health and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Life, Jin-ai University, 3-1-1 Ohdecho, Echizen, Fukui, 915-8586, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Kio University, 4-2-2 Umami-naka, Kita-Katsuragi-gun, Koryo-cho, Nara, 635-0832, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedics, Yamato-Takada Municipal Hospital, 1-1 Isonokitamachi, Yamato-Takada, Nara, 635-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University, 18-8 Hatsucho, Neyagawa, Osaka, 572-8530, Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Home Nursing, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daiko-Minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Home Nursing, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daiko-Minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Public Health and Home Nursing, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya University, 1-1-20 Daiko-Minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 461-8673, Japan
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, 840 Shijocho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, 840 Shijocho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8521, Japan
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- Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, 840 Shijocho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8521, Japan
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Moon JS, Kim JH, Kim JH, Park IR, Lee JH, Kim HJ, Lee J, Kim YK, Yoon JS, Won KC, Lee HW. Impaired RBC deformability is associated with diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metab 2016; 42:448-452. [PMID: 27209441 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIM Red blood cell (RBC) deformability, the ability of RBCs to change shape under stress, is known to be decreased in type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, as yet little is known of the association between RBC deformability and diabetic complications in T2D. For this reason, this study has investigated the association between RBC deformability and diabetic complications. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 452 T2D patients were initially enrolled. RBC deformability was measured using a microfluidic ektacytometer and expressed as an elongation index at 3Pa (EI@3Pa, %). RESULTS A final total of 373 patients (mean age: 60.04±11.93 years; males: 201) were included in the study. When categorized into quartiles of RBC deformability, the lower EI@3Pa groups had higher glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), triglycerides and prevalence of diabetic retinopathy compared with the higher quartiles (P<0.05 for trend). In particular, the EI@3Pa was significantly lower in patients with retinopathy than in those without retinopathy (30.53±1.95 vs 31.20±1.53, P=0.001). Between the lowest EI@3Pa quartile (Q1) to the highest (Q4, reference), the odds ratio (OR) for Q1 was 2.81 (95% CI: 1.21-6.49, P=0.004 for trend), after adjusting for age, gender, presence of hypertension and smoking, duration of diabetes, HbA1c, glomerular filtration rate and triglycerides. CONCLUSION In terms of diabetic complications, the lowest EI@3Pa group was closely associated with only the risk of diabetic retinopathy in our study. These results suggest that RBC deformability might be contributory to the development of the microvascular complication.
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- J S Moon
- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- HaeDong Internal Medicine Clinic, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Shin NR, Moon JS, Shin SY, Li L, Lee YB, Kim TJ, Han NS. Isolation and characterization of human intestinal Enterococcus avium EFEL009 converting rutin to quercetin. Lett Appl Microbiol 2015; 62:68-74. [PMID: 26505733 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED Quercetin is a flavonol believed to have beneficial effects on human health. Rutin, found in many plants, fruits and vegetables, is metabolized by human intestinal bacteria and converted to quercetin, where it is absorbed through the intestinal epithelium. This study aimed to isolate and characterize human intestinal bacteria capable of converting rutin to quercetin. A bacterium that can metabolize rutin was isolated from human faecal samples and identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The whole-cell enzymatic activities on flavonoid glycoside and the conversion profiles of the isolate were also analysed. The bacterium was identified as Enterococcus avium EFEL009 and was shown to convert rutin to isoquercetin and then to quercetin under anaerobic conditions. Microscopic analysis revealed short chains of cocci with diameters of approx. 1 μm. β-Glucosidase was shown to be constitutively expressed in Ent. avium, while α-rhamnosidase was expressed following induction by rutin. Both enzymes were mainly localized to the cell surface. This study is the first report on the isolation of a quercetin-producing Ent. avium FEEL009, which could be a potential industrial starter bacterium. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Quercetin is a member of the flavonoids family reported to have better cytoprotective abilities, stronger inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production, and better chemoprevention than rutin. This is the first report on the isolation and characterization of Enterococcus avium EFEL009 from the human intestine which is capable of converting rutin to quercetin.
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- N R Shin
- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Central Research Institute, Dr. Chung's Food Co. Ltd., Cheongju, Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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- Division of Animal, Horticultural, and Food Sciences, Brain Korea 21 Center for Bio-Resource Development, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea
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Kang JH, Ko HM, Moon JS, Yoo HI, Jung JY, Kim MS, Koh JT, Kim WJ, Kim SH. Osteoprotegerin expressed by osteoclasts: an autoregulator of osteoclastogenesis. J Dent Res 2014; 93:1116-23. [PMID: 25256714 DOI: 10.1177/0022034514552677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is secreted by stromal and osteoblastic lineage cells and inhibits osteoclastogenesis by preventing the interaction of receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) with receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK). In this study, the expression of OPG in osteoclasts themselves and its biological functions during osteoclastogenesis were investigated for the first time. OPG expression in vivo in the developing rat maxilla was examined by immunofluorescence analysis. OPG expression in osteoclasts during in vitro osteoclastogenesis was determined by reverse-transcription polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR), Western blot, and immunofluorescence staining. We determined the function of OPG produced by osteoclasts during osteoclastogenesis by silencing the OPG gene. The effects of OPG on bone-resorbing activity and apoptosis of mature osteoclasts were examined by the assay of resorptive pit formation on calcium-phosphate-coated plate and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) staining, respectively. In the immunofluorescence findings, strong immunoreactivities were unexpectedly seen in multinucleated tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive osteoclasts around the growing and erupting tooth germs in the rat alveolar bone. In vitro, OPG expression was significantly increased during the differentiation of osteoclasts from mouse bone-marrow-derived cells treated with a combination of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and RANKL. Interestingly, it was found that OPG small interfering (si)RNA treatment during osteoclastogenesis enhanced the sizes of osteoclasts, but attenuated their bone-resorbing activity. Also, the increased chromosomal DNA fragmentation and caspase-3 activity in the late phase of osteoclastogenesis were found to be decreased by treatment with OPG siRNA. Furthermore, effects of OPG siRNA treatment on osteoclastogenesis and bone-resorbing activity were recovered by the treatment of exogenous OPG. These results suggest that OPG, expressed by the osteoclasts themselves, may play an auto-regulatory role in the late phase of osteoclastogenesis through the induction of apoptosis.
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- J H Kang
- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Seonam University, Namwon, Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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Lim S, Lee YH, Igori D, Zhao F, Yoo RH, Lee SH, Baek IY, Moon JS. First Report of Peanut mottle virus Infecting Soybean in South Korea. Plant Dis 2014; 98:1285. [PMID: 30699670 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-04-14-0356-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In July 2013, soybean (Glycine max) plants at the research field in Daegu, South Korea, showed virus-like symptoms, such as mosaic, mottle, yellowing, and stunting. Overall, there were approximately 1% of soybean plants that showed these symptoms. Sixteen soybean samples were collected based on visual symptoms and subjected to laboratory characterization. Total RNA was extracted from each sample with the Tri Reagent (Molecular Research Center, Cincinnati, OH) and cDNA was synthesized using random N25 primer with RevertAid Reverse Transcriptase (Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA), according to the manufacturers' instructions. All samples were tested by PCR with Prime Taq Premix (2X) (GeNet Bio, Daejeon, Korea) and primer sets specific to Soybean mosaic virus (SMV; 5'-CATATCAGTTTGTTGGGCA-3' and 5'-TGCCTATACCCTCAACAT-3'), Peanut stunt virus (PSV; 5'-TGACCGCGTGCCAGTAGGAT-3' and 5'-AGGTDGCTTTCTWTTGRATTTA-3'), Soybean yellow mottle mosaic virus (SYMMV; 5'-CAACCCTCAGCCACATTCAACTAT-3' and 5'-TCTAACCACCCCACCCGAAGGATT-3'), and Soybean yellow common mosaic virus (SYCMV; 5'-TTGGCTGAGAGGAGTGGCTT-3' and 5'-TGCGGTCGTGTAGTCAGTG-3'). Among 16 samples tested, five were positive for SMV and two for SYMMV. Three samples were found infected by both SMV and SYMMV and four by both SMV and PSV. Since two of the symptomatic samples were not infected by viruses described above, a pair of primers specific to Peanut mottle virus (PeMoV; 5'-GCTGTGAATTGTTGTTGAGAA-3' and 5'-ACAATGATGAAGTTCGTTAC-3') was tested (1). All 16 samples were subjected to RT-PCR with primers specific to PeMoV. Four were found positive for PeMoV. Two of them were already found infected with SYMMV. In order to identify the complete nucleotide sequences of PeMoV coat protein (CP), another primer set (5'-TGAGCAGGAAAGAATTGTTTC-3' and 5'-GGAAGCGATATACACACCAAC-3') was used. RT-PCR product was cloned into RBC TA Cloning Vector (RBC Bioscience, Taipei, Taiwan) and the nucleotide sequence of the insert was determined by Macrogen (Seoul, Korea). CP gene of the PeMoV (GenBank Accession No. KJ664838) showed the highest nucleotide sequence identity with PeMoV isolate Habin (KF977830; 99% identity), and the highest amino acid identity with GenBank Accession No. ABI97347 (100% identity). In order to fulfill Koch's postulates, several G. max cv. Williams 82 were inoculated with the extracts of PeMoV-infected leaf tissue. At 14 days post-inoculation, plants showed systemic mottle symptoms. These symptomatic plants were subjected to RT-PCR, and the nucleotide sequences of the PCR product were found identical to that of the virus in the inoculum. To our knowledge, this is the first report of soybean-infecting PeMoV, a member of the genus Potyvirus in the family Potyviridae, in South Korea. Reference: (1) R. G. Dietzgen et al. Plant Dis. 85:989, 2001.
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- S Lim
- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Korea, and Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Functional Crop, NICS, RDA, 20th Jeompiljaero, Miryang, Korea, and School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Korea, and Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Korea, and Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Korea, and Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea, and Institute of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Functional Crop, NICS, RDA, 20th Jeompiljaero, Miryang, Korea
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Korea, and Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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Moon JS, Cheong NR, Yang SY, Kim IS, Chung HJ, Jeong YW, Park JC, Kim MS, Kim SH, Ko HM. Lipopolysaccharide-induced indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression in the periodontal ligament. J Periodontal Res 2013; 48:733-9. [PMID: 23488665 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a tryptophan-oxidizing enzyme with immune-inhibitory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of IDO by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of gram-negative bacteria, in human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human PDL cells and gingival fibroblasts (GFs) were prepared from explants of human PDLs and from gingival tissues of clinically healthy donors, respectively. Real-time RT-PCR, western blotting and the IDO enzyme assay were performed to determine the expression of IDO following LPS treatment of cells. LPS was injected into mice tail veins to evaluate the effects of LPS in vivo in the maxillary first molar. Immunofluorescence staining and histological analysis were followed to localize IDO in mouse PDL. RESULTS The level of expression of IDO mRNA in primary human PDL cells after LPS treatment was increased in a dose-dependent manner, reaching a peak 8 h after LPS treatment. The expression and activities of IDO protein were significantly increased in comparison with those of the control. In addition, the increased production of kynurenine in culture medium was observed 72 h after LPS treatment. In the immunofluorescence findings, stronger immunoreactivities were shown in PDL than in gingival tissues in the maxillae. In accordance with the immunofluorescence findings, LPS treatment induced a strong up-regulation of IDO mRNA in human PDL cells, whereas human GFs showed only a weak response to LPS. CONCLUSION These results clearly show that IDO was induced by LPS in primary human PDL cells, suggesting that PDL might be involved in the regulation of oral inflammatory disease.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, 2nd stage Brain Korea, Medical Research Center for Biomineralization Disorders, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Moon JS, Bliss D, Hunter CJ. An unusual case of small bowel obstruction in a child caused by ingestion of water-storing gel beads. J Pediatr Surg 2012; 47:E19-22. [PMID: 22974630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Foreign body ingestion occurs most commonly in the pediatric population. Small bowel obstruction is a rare complication that can occur, and surgical intervention is required. We present the first report of a case of an 18-month-old child with a jejunal obstruction caused by ingestion of water-storing gel beads used for botanical arrangements. The child presented with obstipation and nonbloody, nonbilious emesis. Symptoms resolved after a large bead 3 cm in diameter was retrieved via laparoscopic-assisted excision. This case suggests that water-storing gel beads are particularly dangerous foreign bodies and should be kept out of the reach of children.
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- Jane S Moon
- University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- H H Kim
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Kim HH, Kim YS, Lee JM, Jung HG, Lee JH, Moon JS. Ischaemic colitis mimicking ascending colon cancer. Intern Med J 2012; 42:727-8. [PMID: 22697158 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02802.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- H H Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Moon JS, Jeon HM, Meng W, Akaike T, Kang IK. Morphology and metabolism of hepatocytes microencapsulated with acrylic terpolymer-alginate using gelatin and poly(vinyl alcohol) as extracellular matrices. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition 2012; 16:1245-59. [PMID: 16268251 DOI: 10.1163/156856205774269502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Microcapsules with good mechanical stability were prepared using an appropriate mixture of alginate and acrylic terpolymer. It was found from the microscopic observation that the microcapsules had a porous structure with interconnected pores, with a size of 50-150 nm. The results of the permeability experiment of microcapsules using FITC-dextrans showed that the capsule had a molecular mass cut-off of 120 kDa. The hepatocytes encapsulated in both alginate and acrylic terpolymer with gelatin and PVA rapidly aggregated in the core. The aggregated cells showed high albumin synthesis and ammonia removal, suggesting good metabolic function.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Polymer Science, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702-701, South Korea
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Iki M, Tamaki J, Fujita Y, Kouda K, Yura A, Kadowaki E, Sato Y, Moon JS, Tomioka K, Okamoto N, Kurumatani N. Serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin levels are inversely associated with glycemic status and insulin resistance in an elderly Japanese male population: Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) Study. Osteoporos Int 2012; 23:761-70. [PMID: 21437719 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1600-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SUMMARY Recent animal studies have demonstrated that undercarboxylated osteocalcin upregulates insulin secretion via osteoblast-insulin signaling. However, it remains unclear whether such a pathway exists in humans. This study showed that serum undercarboxylated osteocalcin levels were inversely associated with fasting plasma glucose, hemoglobin A(1c), and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) levels in community-dwelling elderly Japanese men. INTRODUCTION Undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC) was reported to increase insulin secretion and improve glucose tolerance via osteoblast-insulin signaling in animal-based studies. Whether this pathway also exists in humans is unknown. We aimed to clarify whether serum ucOC levels are associated with glycemic status and insulin resistance in the general Japanese population. METHODS We included 2,174 Japanese men (≥65 years) who were able to walk without aid from others and lived at home in four cities of Nara Prefecture. We excluded participants with a history of diseases or medications that affect bone metabolism, other than type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Fasting plasma glucose, glycated hemoglobin A(1c), and HOMA-IR levels were determined as outcome measures. RESULTS Of the 1,597 participants included in the analysis, both intact OC (iOC) and ucOC levels showed significant inverse correlations with all outcome measures, even after adjusting for potential confounders. Mean values of outcome measures showed a significant decreasing trend with higher quintiles of iOC or ucOC after adjusting for confounders. This trend remained significant for ucOC quintiles after further adjustment for iOC levels, but was not significant for iOC quintiles after adjusting for ucOC levels. These results were attenuated, but still apparent, after excluding participants receiving drug therapy for T2DM. CONCLUSIONS Levels of ucOC, but not iOC, were inversely associated with glycemic index and insulin resistance in a population of Japanese men. These findings will need to be confirmed with longitudinal studies.
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- M Iki
- Department of Public Health, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, 377-2 Oono-higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka 589-8511, Japan.
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Nam HM, Lim SK, Moon JS, Kang HM, Kim JM, Jang KC, Kim JM, Kang MI, Joo YS, Jung SC. Antimicrobial resistance of enterococci isolated from mastitic bovine milk samples in Korea. Zoonoses Public Health 2011; 57:e59-64. [PMID: 20042062 DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01307.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial resistance of various species of enterococci isolated from mastitic bovine milk samples. A total of 105 enterococci isolates were examined: Enterococcus faecalis (n = 47), Enterococcus faecium (n = 39), Enterococcus gallinarum (n = 6), Enterococcus avium (n = 6), Enterococcus hirae (n = 5) and Enterococcus durans (n = 2). All the isolates were susceptible to ampicillin, gentamicin and vancomycin, and only a single E. hirae isolate was resistant to ampicillin. In general, the most frequently observed resistance among the enterococcal isolates was to tetracycline (69.5%), followed by penicillin (64.7%), erythromycin (57.1%) and cephalothin (44.7%). A similar antimicrobial resistance pattern was observed among individual species except E. durans, which exhibited only tetracycline resistance. Resistance observed among isolates of E. hirae and E. gallinarum was almost as high as E. faecium and E. faecalis. Of 105 isolates, only six (5.7%) strains of E. faecium were susceptible to all the antimicrobials tested and about 52% (55/105) showed resistance to more than three antimicrobials. The most common multiple resistance pattern was penicillin, tetracycline and erythromycin, which was observed in 32 of 105 (30.4%) isolates. This study demonstrates that enterococcal isolates belonging to minor species showed antimicrobial resistance rates as high as those of E. faecium and E. faecalis, and that monitoring of antimicrobial resistance should not be restricted only to those two major species.
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- H M Nam
- National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang City, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
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Tamaki J, Iki M, Fujita Y, Kouda K, Yura A, Kadowaki E, Sato Y, Moon JS, Tomioka K, Okamoto N, Kurumatani N. Impact of smoking on bone mineral density and bone metabolism in elderly men: the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:133-41. [PMID: 20383631 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1238-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2009] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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UNLABELLED Our cross-sectional analysis of 1,576 men aged ≥65 years examined smoking effects on bone status. Number of smoking years was associated with decreased bone mineral density (BMD), after adjusting for age, height, weight, and number of cigarettes smoked daily. Smoking did not affect biochemical marker serum values for bone turnover. INTRODUCTION The impact of smoking on bone status in men has not been conclusively established. We examined how smoking and its cessation influence bone status and metabolism in men. METHODS We analyzed 1,576 men among a baseline survey of Japanese men aged ≥65 years, the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men study, conducted during 2007-2008. RESULTS Lumbar spine (LS) BMD values among never, former, and current smokers were 1.045 ± 0.194, 1.030 ± 0.189, and 1.001 ± 0.182 g/cm(2) (P = 0.005), respectively, while total hip (TH) BMD values were 0.888 ± 0.120, 0.885 ± 0.127, and 0.870 ± 0.124 (P = 0.078), respectively. The significant trend for LS BMD remained after adjusting for the covariates; age, height, weight, physical activity, milk consumption, and drinking habit (P = 0.036). Among never and ever (current and former) smokers, LS and TH BMD decreased with the number of pack years or the number of smoking years, respectively, adjusted for those covariates. Among ever smokers, LS and TH BMD decreased with the number of smoking years after adjusting for age, height, weight, and number of cigarettes smoked daily. Smoking did not reveal significant effect for serum osteocalcin or tartrate resistant acid phosphatase isoenzyme 5b. CONCLUSION The impact of smoking on bone status is mainly associated with the number of smoking years in elderly men.
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- J Tamaki
- Department of Public Health, Kinki University School of Medicine, 377-2, Oono-higasi, Osaka-sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan
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Soybean yellow mottle mosaic virus (SYMMV) is a soybean-infecting virus recently discovered in Korea that initially induces bright yellow mosaic on leaves followed by stunting and reduced growth of older leaves (1). Nucleotide sequence analysis of genomic RNA of the Korean SYMMV isolate suggested that the virus is a new member of the genus Carmovirus in the family Tombusviridae. To determine whether SYMMV is present in the United States, single leaflets were collected without regard for symptoms from 7 to 10 plants in each of 136 plots in August 2008 from a research field in Stoneville, MS that contained 16 plant introductions (including five from Korea) and 'Williams 82'. Samples were grouped into 10 pools of 100 leaves from which total RNA was extracted with the Qiagen RNeasy Plant Mini Kit (Germantown, MD), reverse transcribed, and amplified with SuperScript III Platinum SYBR Green One-Step Quantitative Real-time Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Kit (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) and two pairs of oligonucleotide primers (5'-CGTCTGCCAGGGTTTAATACTA-3', and 5'-GATTAGCATGTCAGGGTGGTCG-3'; and 5'-ACTGAGTCCCCTGCTTAT-3' and 5'-CATCACTAGCGTCYGGATCA-3') that were designed from regions conserved between SYMMV and Cowpea mottle virus (CPMoV; a related and seed-transmitted carmovirus). Six 100-leaflet pools were positive with both primer sets and four pools were negative with both primer sets. Total RNA extracted from one positive pool was reverse transcribed using SuperScript II reverse transcriptase and a primer complementary to nt 4,000 to 4,009 of the SYMMV genome and amplified using iProof DNA polymerase (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA) as two overlapping DNA fragments using primers corresponding to nt 1 to 21 and complementary to nt 3,483 to 3,508 and corresponding to nt 3,366 to 3,391 and complementary to nt 4,000 to 4,009. DNA fragments were sequenced using a BigDye Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kit and ABI 3730XL capillary sequencers (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA). The 4,009-nt sequence of the Mississippi SYMMV isolate (GenBank Accession No. FJ707484) was 96% identical to the Korean SYMMV isolate and 65% identical to CPMoV. Because of the sampling techniques used, it was not possible to associate SYMMV-positive plants with disease symptoms in Mississippi. To our knowledge, this is the first report of SYMMV in North America. Reference: (1) M. Nam et al. Online publication. doi:10.1077/s00705-009-0480. Arch. Virol., 2009.
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- S Li
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Crop Genetics and Production Research Unit, Stoneville, MS
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- Plant Genome Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Suwon, Korea
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Moon JS, Lee AR, Kang HM, Lee ES, Joo YS, Park YH, Kim MN, Koo HC. Antibiogram and coagulase diversity in staphylococcal enterotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus from bovine mastitis. J Dairy Sci 2008; 90:1716-24. [PMID: 17369211 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We investigated antibiogram and coagulase gene diversity in staphylococcal enterotoxin (StE)-producing Staphylococcus aureus isolated from raw milk samples of cows infected with mastitis from 140 dairy farms in Korea between 1997 and 2004. Of the 696 Staph. aureus isolates collected in this study, 164 isolates (23.6%) produced one or more staphylococcal enterotoxins (A to D), and 19 isolates (2.7%) were methicillin-resistant. The percentage of StE-producing Staph. aureus (SES) isolates resistant to methicillin, kanamycin, neomycin, amikacin, and tetracycline was greater than that of non-SES. Ten coagulase genotype patterns were observed, including 4 main types comprising I (25.4%), II (13.9%), VII (13.2%), and VIII (17.8%). More than 4 Staph. aureus types were isolated from each of 82 dairy farms in different geographic locations, and only 1 coagulase genotype pattern was observed in 39 of the herds (47.6%). There was no significant correlation between coagulase genotypes harbored by Staph. aureus and their specific StE type. The percentage of isolates producing major StE types (A, B, AC, and ABCD) and being resistant to cephalothin and methicillin was greater among the Staph. aureus isolates with the 4 predominant coagulase genotypes (I, II, VII, and VIII) than among the isolates harboring the 6 rare coagulase types (III, IV, V, VI, IX, and X). Based on coagulase gene polymorphisms, our data indicate that a broad distribution of identical or closely related enterotoxin-producing Staph. aureus strains seem to contribute to bovine mastitis in the Republic of Korea.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Bacteriology, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Kim N, Lee SW, Cho SI, Park CG, Yang CH, Kim HS, Rew JS, Moon JS, Kim S, Park SH, Jung HC, Chung IS. The prevalence of and risk factors for erosive oesophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease: a nationwide multicentre prospective study in Korea. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2008; 27:173-85. [PMID: 17973646 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prospective nationwide multicentre studies that have evaluated endoscopic findings and reflux symptoms using a well-designed questionnaire are very rare. AIM To compare the prevalence rates of and risk factors for erosive oesophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) in the Korean population. METHODS A gastroscopic examination was performed on 25 536 subjects who visited 40 Healthcare Centers for a health check-up. A gastro-oesophageal reflux questionnaire and multivariate analysis were used to determine the risk factors for erosive oesophagitis and NERD. RESULTS 2019 (8%) and 996 subjects (4%) had erosive oesophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease, respectively; only 58% of subjects with erosive oesophagitis had reflux symptoms. Multivariate analysis showed that the risk factors for erosive oesophagitis and NERD differed, i.e. those of erosive oesophagitis were male, a Helicobacter pylori eradication history, alcohol, body mass index > or =25 and hiatal hernia. In contrast, the risk factors for NERD were female, age <40 and > or =60 vs. 40-59 years, body mass index <23 and a monthly income <$1000, glucose > or =126 mg/dL, smoking, a stooping posture at work and antibiotic usage. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence rates of erosive oesophagitis and NERD were 8% and 4%, respectively, in Korean health check-up subjects. The risk factors for erosive oesophagitis and NERD were found to differ, which indicates that their underlying pathogeneses are distinct.
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- N Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Moon JS, Koo HC, Joo YS, Jeon SH, Hur DS, Chung CI, Jo HS, Park YH. Application of a New Portable Microscopic Somatic Cell Counter with Disposable Plastic Chip for Milk Analysis. J Dairy Sci 2007; 90:2253-9. [PMID: 17430925 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The somatic cell count (SCC) is one of the international standards for monitoring milk quality, and it is a useful indicator of mastitis. The current reference method for determining the SCC in raw milk is direct microscopic analysis, but this method requires well-trained staff to maintain its accuracy and reproducibility. To overcome these inconveniences, we developed a portable system (the C-reader system) that utilizes the capillary flow of a microfluidic chamber by surface modification of the hydrophilicity. The microfluidic technology of disposable microchips allows for low consumption of reagents, and a combination of ready-to-use reagents makes the daily work easier. The repeatability test of the C-reader using 10 composite bovine milk samples satisfied the recommended values for SCC equipment. In addition, an acceptable accuracy level of the natural logarithmic-transformed SCC [ln(SCC/1,000): +/- 0.059 to 0.112] was achieved using composite raw milk samples and various somatic cell standard solutions from the American Eastern Laboratory and the Korean National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service. After testing 875 composite milk samples, the C-reader showed a high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.935 to 0.964) and a low mean difference value in log-transformed SCC (-0.088 to 0.004) compared with 3 automatic commercialized somatic cell counters (Fossomatic 4000, Somacount 150, and Somascope). In conclusion, the C-reader system is a new, easy-to-use automatic on-farm method with acceptable repeatability and accuracy for measuring SCC in large dairies and smaller laboratories.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Bacteriology, National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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Song JA, Oh DY, Moon JS, Geum D, Kwon HB, Seong JY. Involvement of the ser-glu-pro motif in ligand species-dependent desensitisation of the rat gonadotrophin-releasing hormone receptor. J Neuroendocrinol 2006; 18:757-66. [PMID: 16965294 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2006.01469.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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There are two forms of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), GnRH-I and GnRH-II, in the vertebrate brain. Both GnRH-I and GnRH-II are thought to interact with the type-I GnRH receptor (GnRHR). The present study attempted to demonstrate whether GnRH-I and GnRH-II induce differential desensitisation of GnRHR and to identify the motif involved. Time course inositol phosphate (IP) accumulation assay reveals that, in cells expressing the wild-type rat GnRHR, GnRH-I induced continuous increase in IP production, whereas GnRH-II-induced IP production rate at later time points (30-120 min after ligand treatment) became attenuated. However, in cells expressing the mutant receptor in which the Ser-Glu-Pro (SEP) motif in extracellular loop 3 was replaced by Pro-Glu-Val (PEV), IP accumulation rates at later time points were more decreased by GnRH-I than GnRH-II. Ca2+ responses to repetitive GnRH applications reveal that GnRH-II desensitised the wild-type receptor faster than GnRH-I, whereas the opposite situation was observed in the PEV mutant. In addition, cell surface loss of GFP-tagged wild-type receptor was more facilitated by GnRH-II than GnRH-I, whereas that of the GFP-tagged PEV mutant receptor was more enhanced by GnRH-I than GnRH-II. The present study indicates that the SEP motif is potentially responsible for ligand species-dependent receptor desensitisation. Together, these results suggest that GnRH-I and GnRH-II may have different effects on mammalian type-I GnRHR via modulation of desensitisation rates.
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- J A Song
- Hormone Research Center, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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Acharjee S, Do-Rego JL, Oh DY, Moon JS, Ahn RS, Lee K, Bai DG, Vaudry H, Kwon HB, Seong JY. Molecular cloning, pharmacological characterization, and histochemical distribution of frog vasotocin and mesotocin receptors. J Mol Endocrinol 2004; 33:293-313. [PMID: 15291760 DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0330293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The neurohypophysial nonapeptides vasotocin (VT) and mesotocin (MT) are the amphibian counterparts of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT). We have here reported the cloning and functional characterization of the receptors for vasotocin (VTR) and mesotocin (MTR) in two species of frog, Rana catesbeiana and Rana esculenta. The frog VTR and MTR cDNAs encode proteins of 419 and 384 amino acids respectively. Frog VTR exhibits a high degree of sequence identity with the mammalian AVP-1a (V1a) receptor while the frog MTR possesses a high degree of sequence identity with the mammalian OT receptor. Activation of VTR induced both c-fos promoter- and cAMP-responsive element (CRE)-driven transcriptional activities, while activation of MTR induced c-fos promoter-driven transcriptional activity but failed to evoke CRE-driven transcriptional activity, suggesting differential G protein coupling between VTR and MTR. The VTR exhibited the highest sensitivity for VT followed by OT>AVP approximately MT, whereas the MTR showed preferential ligand sensitivity for MT>OT>VT>AVP. A V1a agonist but not V2 and OT agonists substantially activated both VTR and MTR with a similar sensitivity. V1a, V2 and OT antagonists inhibited MT-induced MTR activation but not VT-induced VTR activation. In the frog brain, VTR and MTR mRNAs were found to be widely expressed in the telencephalon, diencephalon and mesencephalon, and exhibited very similar regional distribution. In the pituitary, VTR and MTR were expressed in the distal and intermediate lobes but were virtually absent in the neural lobe. Taken together, these data indicated that, although the distribution of VTR and MTR largely overlaps in the frog brain and pituitary, VT and MT may play distinct activities owing to the ligand selectivity and different signaling pathways activated by their receptors.
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- S Acharjee
- Hormone Research Center, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea
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Han SB, Park SK, Ahn HJ, Yoon YD, Kim YH, Lee JJ, Lee KH, Moon JS, Kim HC, Kim HM. Characterization of B cell membrane receptors of polysaccharide isolated from the root of Acanthopanax koreanum. Int Immunopharmacol 2003; 3:683-91. [PMID: 12757737 DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5769(03)00056-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We investigated the immunomodulatory activity of polysaccharide isolated from the root of Acanthopanax koreanum (AK) at the cellular level. AK directly increased B cell proliferation and antibody production, but did not affect the expression of IL-2, IFN-gamma or IL-4 by T cells, or T cell proliferation in vitro. Since AK cannot penetrate cells due to its large molecular mass, B cell activation may be caused by the surface binding of AK to B cell-specific receptors. The role of TLR4 as an AK receptor was shown by the fact that AK activity in B cells from C3H/HeJ mice, which are known to have a defective Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, was found to be reduced compared with that in control cells from C3H/HeN mice. AK activity was also reduced by antibodies blocking TLR2, TLR4, CD19 or CD79b, but not by an antibody blocking CD38, which suggests AK receptor profiling in B cells. Two main differences between AK and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were observed. First, LPS activity was inhibited by antibodies to either TLR2 or TLR4, but not by antibodies to CD19, CD79b or CD38. Another was that LPS-induced B cell proliferation was inhibited by polymyxin B (PMB), a specific inhibitor of LPS, whereas AK activity was not affected. Taken together, our results demonstrate that AK directly activates B cells, but not T cells, and suggest that AK has a broader receptor profile than LPS in B cells.
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- S B Han
- Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), 52 Oundong, Yusong, Taejon 305-333, South Korea
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BACKGROUND The elastotic changes of the dermis are thought to be the primary indicator of the cumulative sun exposure of the dermis. The changes of elastotic material have been evaluated by several previous methods, but these did not quantitatively measure the amount of elastic tissue. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to quantify dermal elastosis and to assess the significance of sun exposure in the pathogenesis of nonmelanomatous skin tumors such as basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and Bowen's disease (BD). METHODS Ninety-nine sections from biopsy specimens of histopathologically proven BCC, SCC and BD were stained with Verhoeff-van Gieson stains. We studied the amount of elastotic material adjacent to the tumor by image analysis. RESULTS There was a 3- to 4-fold increase in the amount of elastotic material in BCC and SCC compared to the sun-exposed skin of normal controls (p < 0.0001). The amount of elastotic material was increased 1.3 times in BD as compared with the nonexposed skins of normal controls (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION We demonstrated a quantitative relationship between cumulative solar exposure and skin cancer such as SCC, BCC and BD.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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AIM OF THE STUDY To assess the effectiveness of handholding on the anxiety of patients undergoing planned cataract surgery under local anaesthesia. BACKGROUND Anxiety concerning anaesthesia, pain, physical injuries, isolation, prognosis, possibilities of deformity, or loss of self-control may be stressful to patients undergoing surgery. Anxiety activates the sympathetic nervous system, characterized by an increase in catecholamine concentration, heart rate and blood pressure and increased glucocorticoid levels; it also affects immune responses. Therefore, there is a need for nursing interventions to reduce the anxiety of patients under local anaesthesia who are conscious. METHODS An untreated control group design with pre and post-test was used. Among 62 patients, 30 were randomly assigned to the handholding group and 32 to the control group. Handholding was provided to subjects of the handholding group during surgery. Visual analogue scales and interviews were used to measure anxiety, and pulse rate and systolic and diastolic blood pressure were used as physiological measures of stress. Blood was taken for analysis of levels of epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol, neutrophils, lymphocytes and natural killer cells. RESULTS The number of subjects who reported decreased anxiety during operation was significantly higher in the handholding group compared with the control group and most of the subjects reported that handholding during operation was very helpful in reducing anxiety. Epinephrine levels in the handholding group were significantly lower than in the control group. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that this noninvasive intervention has potential for reducing anxiety in patients having cataract surgery under local anaesthesia.
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- J S Moon
- College of Nursing, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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To investigate the role in transcription initiation of sequences upstream of the promoter for subgenomic RNA2 (sgRNA2) of Barley yellow dwarf virus PAV, deletion and insertion clones were constructed and the 5' termini of all three sgRNAs were determined. Deletion and insertion of sequences upstream of the transcription start site of sgRNA2 altered the position and nucleotide used to initiate transcription of sgRNA2, but not of sgRNAs 1 or 3. Since the promoter for sgRNA2 is downstream of the mutations, these results show that sequences outside of the core promoter can influence transcription start site selection from the sgRNA2 promoter.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Urbana, USA
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BACKGROUND Even though only 33 cases of Erythromelanosis follicularis faciei et colli (EFFC) have been reported around the world, there have been no quantitative clinicopathological studies yet. The purpose of this study is to examine quantitatively clinical and histopathological evaluations of EFFC using image analysis system. METHOD Clinical grading of its severity was assessed. Many parameters of the horny layer, granular layer, epidermis and the dermal components were measured and compared to controls by image analysis. The correlation between the histological findings and clinical grading was assessed. RESULT Thickness and compactness of the horny layer was significantly increased in EFFC. There were no significant differences in the number of melanocytes and severity of pigmentation between EFFC and controls; however, melanization was slightly increased in EFFC. The percent area of the superficial blood vessels was significantly increased and correlated with visual grading of erythema. Diameters of hair shafts and outer root sheaths, and thickness of inner root sheaths were decreased. Basal layer pigmentation was correlated with the clinical features of pigmentation. CONCLUSION This study supported the findings of hyperkeratosis and dilatation of superficial dermal blood vessels in EFFC. The pigmentation of the basal layer and the percent area of the inner spaces of the superficial dermal blood vessels may reflect the clinical severity more than the other parameters. Although follicular plugging is a characteristic clinical feature of EFFC, enlargement of hair follicles and hair shafts were not characteristic pathologic changes EFFC in our study.
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- M G Kim
- Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, Korea University, Chungnam, Korea
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The somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), following stimulation of both the posterior tibial nerve (PTSEP) and pudendal nerve (PNSEP), comprise of the lumbar negative, subcortical and cortical potential. These can be used to assess the long somatosensory pathway, including peripheral, intraspinal and intracranial conduction along the entire length. This study aimed to compare the central conduction time between the PTSEP and the PNSEP, and to investigate the relationship between the intraspinal and intracranial conduction time in the SEP pathway. The SEPs following stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve at the ankle and the pudendal nerve at the shaft of the penis were analyzed in 20 normal male subjects. The central conduction of the PNSEP was found to be slower than that of the PTSEP (p <0.05). This difference is due to a delay in conduction rather than that of intracranial conduction.
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- Y C Choi
- Department of Neurology, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University Medical collage, Daejeon, Korea.
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Yoon SP, Chung YY, Chang IY, Kim JJ, Moon JS, Kim HS. Postnatal development of parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k immunoreactivities in the canine hippocampus. J Chem Neuroanat 2000; 19:143-54. [PMID: 10989259 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-0618(00)00059-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The calcium-binding proteins, parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k, are markers of different classes of GABAergic interneurons and display different functions. The present study was attempted to determine immunoreactivities and colocalization of the parvalbumin and calbindin D-28k in the developing canine hippocampus by immunohistochemistry. The calcium-binding protein-containing neurons showed different developmental patterns. The first appearance of parvalbumin immunoreactive nonpyramidal cells was observed at P7. Parvalbumin immunoreactivity was elicited by the sequence from CA3 to CA1 to reach an adult-like distribution pattern, which was reached at P60, while calbindin D-28k immunoreactivity appeared from P0, including pyramidal and nonpyramidal cells. The characteristic distribution of calbindin D-28k immunoreactive pyramidal cells was clarified by P28, and an adult-like distribution pattern was reached by the end of the second postnatal month. Double-labeled nonpyramidal cells were frequently seen in the subareas, CA3 of P14/CA1-CA2 of P28, where parvalbumin immunoreactive nonpyramidal cells were emerging. These data suggest that the colocalization of the two calcium-binding proteins during development is related closely to the area-specific maturation of parvalbumin expression, although either prenatal expression of calbindin D-28k or parvalbumin was not determined.
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- S P Yoon
- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chosun University, 501-759, Kwangju, South Korea
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Moon JS, Sunwoo IN, Kim SM, Lee SA, Cho KH, Park KD, Kim WK, Choi BO, Chun HY. Clinical analysis of 12 Korean Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) patients. Yonsei Med J 1999; 40:454-9. [PMID: 10565256 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1999.40.5.454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) heralds the occurrence of malignancy, especially small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), but it can also occur in the absence of cancer. Twelve patients were diagnosed as LEMS by clinical features and the classical electrophysiological triad, which includes a low amplitude of compound muscle action potentials (CMAP), decremental responses on low-rate stimulation, and incremental responses on high-rate stimulation on the repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS) test. There were 6 male and 6 female patients, ranging in age from 49 to 66 years. Malignancy(all were SCLC) was found in 7 patients. Males predominantly expressed the paraneoplastic form; whereas the primary autoimmune form was found only in women, who showed a good response to corticosteroid treatment. The neurological features were similar in both groups: proximal lower limb weakness, depressed muscle stretch reflexes, and dryness of mouth in nearly all patients. Bulbar dysfunction and limb paresthesia were a little more frequent in the paraneoplastic form. In RNS tests, the characteristic electrophysiological abnormalities were found in all patients and were more profound in the paraneoplastic form. We concluded that LEMS is commonly associated with malignancy, especially SCLC, but it should also be stressed that there are many female LEMS patients who do not harbor any malignancy at all, and that other treatment strategies such as immunotherapy should be considered for these patients.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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A randomized comparison group pretest-posttest experimental design was used to quantitatively determine the effects of environmental control measures on patients with allergic rhinitis. Environmental controls included wrapping the mattress with a vinyl cover, washing the top bedding cover with 55 degrees C hot water every two weeks, removal of soft furniture, and wet cleaning of the bedroom floor every day. Thirty subjects were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The amount of house dust mites in dust samples collected from the bedroom floor, bedding and mattress, as well as the nasal symptoms of patients, were measured twice at one-month intervals. A significant decrease in house dust mites in dust samples and relief in patients' nasal symptoms were observed in the experimental group who had environmental controls.
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- J S Moon
- College of Nursing, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
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Sanna PP, Samson ME, Moon JS, Rozenshteyn R, De Logu A, Williamson RA, Burton DR. pFab-CMV, a single vector system for the rapid conversion of recombinant Fabs into whole IgG1 antibodies. Immunotechnology 1999; 4:185-8. [PMID: 10231088 DOI: 10.1016/s1380-2933(98)00022-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have constructed a single vector system for the rapid conversion of recombinant Fabs into whole IgG1 antibodies and their expression in eukaryotic cells. This vector, named pFab-CMV, utilizes the same unique cloning sites present on the pComb3 phagemid thus allowing for the direct subcloning of light chains and heavy chain Fd regions. pFab-CMV also allows for the expression of recombinant Fabs in eukaryotic cells by removal of a cassette containing part of the hinge, CH2 and CH3 sequences. Stable cell lines are rapidly obtained with pFab-CMV by NEO selection without the need for co-transfection of heavy and light chain expressing vectors.
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- P P Sanna
- Department of Neuropharmacology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the feasibility and evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy for early, invasive cervical cancer. DESIGN Prospective study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING University-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS Eighteen women (age range 29-70 yrs) with early, invasive cervical cancer. INTERVENTION Laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Diagnoses were squamous cell carcinoma in15 patients and adenocarcinoma of the cervix in 3; these were graded microcarcinoma in 6 and stage Ib (<4 cm) in 12. Mean operating time was approximately 363 +/- 65 minutes (range 240-475 min). Blood loss averaged 619 +/- 297 ml (range 250-1000 ml). The average number of pelvic lymph nodes obtained was 22.0 +/- 8.5 (range 14-40). Specimen weight averaged 117 +/- 67 g (range 60-340 g). Surgical margins were clear in all patients. No procedure was converted to laparotomy. There were no major intraoperative complications involving injury to main blood vessels, nerves, bowel, bladder, or ureters. CONCLUSION In our experience, laparoscopic radical hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy is acceptable in accordance with the standards of gynecologic oncology. Despite the longer operating time than traditional abdominal radical hysterectomy, all patients recovered as quickly as they would after laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy. We believe that this procedure could be an alternative to abdominal radical hysterectomy for selected women, especially those who have stage Ib1 cervical cancer.
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- D H Kim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung-Ang University, Pil-Dong Hospital, 82-1, 2Ga, Pil-Dong, Chung-Gu, Seoul, Korea
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Behçet's disease is a chronic multisystemic disorder involving many organs and characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers and relapsing iritis. A case of BD with large vein thrombosis involving superior and inferior vena cava is presented. Large vein thrombosis in BD is not commonly developed and most commonly observed in the inferior or superior vena cava. A review of the literature emphasizes the rarity of the combined superior and inferior vena caval occlusion. Existence of extensive large vein occlusion in BD is associated with limited therapy and poor prognosis.
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- W H Yoo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College, Catholic University of Korea
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Moon JS, Domier LL, McCoppin NK, D'Arcy CJ, Jin H. Nucleotide sequence analysis shows that Rhopalosiphum padi virus is a member of a novel group of insect-infecting RNA viruses. Virology 1998; 243:54-65. [PMID: 9527915 DOI: 10.1006/viro.1998.9043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rhopalosiphum padi virus (RhPV) is an aphid virus that has been considered a member of the Picornaviridae based on physicochemical properties. The 10,011-nt polyadenylated RNA genome of RhPV was completely sequenced. Analysis of the sequence revealed the presence of two open reading frames (ORFs). The predicted amino acid sequence of ORF1, representing the first 6600 nt of the RhPV genome, showed significant similarity to the nonstructural proteins of several plant and animal RNA viruses. Direct sequence analysis of the RhPV capsid proteins showed that ORF2, which represents the last 2900 nt, encodes the three structural proteins (28, 29, and 30 kDa). The predicted amino acid sequence of ORF2 is very similar to the corresponding regions of Drosophila C virus, Plautia stali intestine virus, and to a partial sequence from the 3' end of the cricket paralysis virus genome. The site of initiation of protein synthesis for ORF2 could not be determined from the amino acid and nucleotide sequences. ORF1 is preceded by 579 nt of noncoding RNA and the two ORFs are separated by more than 500 nt of noncoding RNA. Like picornaviruses, these regions may function to facilitate the cap-independent initiation of translation of the two ORFs. These data suggest that RhPV, Drosophila C virus, Plautia stali intestine virus, and probably cricket paralysis virus are members of a unique group of small RNA viruses that infect primarily insects.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
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Lim HE, Jo SK, Kim SW, Choi HK, Suh IB, Yoon SY, Moon JS, Won NH, Kwon YJ, Pyo HJ. A case of Wegener's granulomatosis complicated by diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Korean J Intern Med 1998; 13:68-71. [PMID: 9538636 PMCID: PMC4531942 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.1998.13.1.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Wegener's granulomatosis is a distinct form of necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis which usually affects the kidneys and the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Unusual manifestations have also been reported, and these include colitis, urethritis and diabetes insipidus. We describe a case of Wegener's granulomatosis which presented with rapidly progressive renal insufficiency, sudden deafness, red eye, facial palsy, and complicated by uncommon manifestations that were diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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- H E Lim
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Moon JS, Birge NO, Golding B. Observation of Zeeman splitting in universal conductance fluctuations. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1996; 53:R4193-R4196. [PMID: 9984067 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.53.r4193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Hur M, Kim JH, Moon JS, Lee JC, Seo DW. Laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. J Reprod Med 1995; 40:829-33. [PMID: 8926611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To report our experience with laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) and evaluate the advantages of LAVH. STUDY DESIGN From January 1991 to August 1992, 176 LAVHs were performed at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. The indications for LAVH, based on the preoperative diagnosis, were uterine myomas, dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease or pelvic pain, dysfunctional uterine bleeding and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (in order of frequency). RESULTS Patients had concomitant procedures, including incidental appendectomy, posterior wall repair, pelvic adhesiolysis and salpingo-oophorectomy. Bipolar forceps were used to compress and desiccate vessels. The Nd-YAG laser, scissors and/or unipolar electrode were used for tissue division, excision of adhesions and cutting. The intraoperative complications were bladder perforation, massive hemorrhage and inferior epigastric vessel injury (one case each). The postoperative complications were infection, voiding difficulty, febrile morbidity, pelvic abscess, incisional hernia, vaginal vault bleeding and peroneal nerve palsy (one case each). CONCLUSION Hysterectomy can be safely performed vaginally assisted by operative laparoscopy by well-trained laparoscopists, resulting in reduced surgical morbidity, blood loss, postoperative discomfort, recovery time and hospitalization.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea
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Rice FL, Gomez CM, Leclerc SS, Dykes RW, Moon JS, Pourmoghadam K. Cytoarchitecture of the ferret suprasylvian gyrus correlated with areas containing multiunit responses elicited by stimulation of the face. Somatosens Mot Res 1993; 10:161-88. [PMID: 8392241 DOI: 10.3109/08990229309028830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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The cytoarchitecture was studied in a segment of the ferret suprasylvian gyrus containing at least two and possibly four somesthetic representations of the face that were observed in the primary somatosensory cortex. These representations were restricted to the crown of the gyrus and were surrounded by somesthetically unresponsive cortex that extended down both sides to the base of adjacent sulci. Numerous cytoarchitectonic subdivisions were found on a qualitative basis, and were confirmed quantitatively by cluster analyses and relevant statistical tests of 10 prominent features from layers III, IV, and V. Four distinct cytoarchitectonic subdivisions, each with a well-developed and homogeneous granular layer IV, were found distributed from anterior to posterior along the crown of the gyrus at sites corresponding to the locations of the four facial representations. The surrounding unresponsive cortex had a fragmented cytoarchitecture, especially along the medial bank and base of the coronal sulcus. This unresponsive cortex separated the facial representations from the body representations, which were located on the adjacent posterior cruciate gyrus. Most of the unresponsive subdivisions had a heterogeneous or agranular layer IV and fairly well-developed sublamination in layer III, which may be indicative of extensive corticocortical connections. One set of unresponsive subdivisions had comparable cytoarchitectures that directly bordered the facial representations. Another set of unresponsive subdivisions with comparable architectures occupied most of the lateral bank of the gyrus. The implications of multiple representations and cytoarchitectonic fragmentation of the ferret primary somatosensory cortex are discussed in relation to the organization of the primary somatosensory cortex in other species.
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- F L Rice
- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Neurobiology, Albany Medical College, New York 12208
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Hartung W, Moon JS. [Current pattern of anthracosilicosis, its complications and correlation with other diseases (evaluation of 300 legal autopsies 1977-1988)]. Pneumologie 1992; 46:516-24. [PMID: 1438124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The spectrum of silicosis of coal miners has changed during the past decades. The life expectancy of the miners suffering from silicosis has been successfully adapted to that of the non-miners as a result of a consistent therapy. Morphologically, the processes involving large callosities have receded markedly; in their place, there has been an increased incidence of generalised focal dust emphysema that are difficult to differentiate clinically from the common chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the most important concomitant pulmonary diseases; the incidence of tuberculosis is still enhanced and carcinomas of the lung are only rarely to be acknowledged as so-called carcinomas in scar tissue. Other major diseases that coincide with silicosis are seen in p.m. statistics with customary frequency of incidence (cardiovascular diseases almost 50%, malignant tumours including those of the lung about 25%, other major diseases without respiratory organs about 10%). The main problem in expertising is to differentiate the influence of these diseases from those of silicosis; expertising must employ the legally prescribed terminology. In our own investigations based on 300 postmortem expertises, death as a result of a professionally acquired disease was acknowledged in 48% of all cases of silicosis of severity grades I to III, silicosis being the sole major disease in only half of the cases and in the other cases an essential partial contributor to the cause of death. The significance of the extended generalised dust emphysema as a special type of pneumoconioses that must be classified as grave, is emphasised in contrast to previously compiled statistics.
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- W Hartung
- Institut für Pathologie, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum
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Cosgriff TM, Lee HW, See AF, Parrish DB, Moon JS, Kim DJ, Lewis RM. Platelet dysfunction contributes to the haemostatic defect in haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1991; 85:660-3. [PMID: 1685813 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(91)90386-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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To characterize further the nature of haemostatic impairment in haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, we assessed platelet function in 9 patients in whom the diagnosis was serologically confirmed. Defective platelet aggregation was demonstrated in every patient. An abnormality of the granule release reaction was demonstrated in all of 7 patients tested. Gel-filtered platelets from a normal subject showed normal aggregation in plasma from a patient with impaired aggregation, which is evidence for an intrinsic platelet defect, and against the presence of a circulating inhibitor in this patient.
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- T M Cosgriff
- Medical Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland
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Lewis RM, Lee HW, See AF, Parrish DB, Moon JS, Kim DJ, Cosgriff TM. Changes in populations of immune effector cells during the course of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1991; 85:282-6. [PMID: 1679572 DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(91)90058-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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To characterize the immune response in haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, serial changes in immune effector cells were measured in 14 patients. Significant findings included initial elevations of all major leucocyte populations, increases in suppressor T cells and B cells, decreases in helper/suppressor cell ratios, and a dramatic increase in activated T cells. These changes were most marked in severely ill patients. Changes reverted to normal over approximately one week.
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- R M Lewis
- Medical Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Frederick, Maryland
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