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Lee YJ, Jang YN, Kim HM, Han YM, Seo HS, Eom Y, Song JS, Jeong JH, Jung TW. Stimulation of Alpha-1-Adrenergic Receptor Ameliorates Obesity-Induced Cataracts by Activating Glycolysis and Inhibiting Cataract-Inducing Factors. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2022; 37:221-232. [PMID: 35316888 PMCID: PMC9081306 DOI: 10.3803/enm.2021.1237] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Obesity, the prevalence of which is increasing due to the lack of exercise and increased consumption of Westernized diets, induces various complications, including ophthalmic diseases. For example, obesity is involved in the onset of cataracts. METHODS To clarify the effects and mechanisms of midodrine, an α1-adrenergic receptor agonist, in cataracts induced by obesity, we conducted various analytic experiments in Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a rat model of obesity. RESULTS Midodrine prevented cataract occurrence and improved lens clearance in OLETF rats. In the lenses of OLETF rats treated with midodrine, we observed lower levels of aldose reductase, tumor necrosis factor-α, and sorbitol, but higher levels of hexokinase, 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase-alpha, adenosine 5´-triphosphate, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptordelta, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, superoxide dismutase, and catalase. CONCLUSION The ameliorating effects of midodrine on cataracts in the OLETF obesity rat model are exerted via the following three mechanisms: direct inhibition of the biosynthesis of sorbitol, which causes cataracts; reduction of reactive oxygen species and inflammation; and (3) stimulation of normal aerobic glycolysis.
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- Yong-Jik Lee
- Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Cellvertics Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea
- Department of Pharmacology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Laboratory of Genomics and Translational Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Cellvertics Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Medical Science, BK21 Plus KUMS Graduate Program, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Cellvertics Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea
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- Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Cellvertics Co. Ltd., Seoul, Korea
- Department of Medical Science, BK21 Plus KUMS Graduate Program, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Liu YL, Song JS, Wang WW, Tang YT. The relationship between adverse outcomes and a full spectrum of ejection fraction in patients without acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2103] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
There is insufficient study evaluating how the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes varies across the full range of LVEF in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). A more comprehensive evaluation could provide further understanding of prognosis and support the management of these patients.
Purpose
The present study aimed to assess the association between left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with coronary artery diseases undergoing PCI.
Methods
A consecutive series of 9475 patients without acute myocardial infarction (AMI) undergoing PCI were enrolled into the study and followed up for a median 2.4 years. Patients were stratified into 8 groups by 5% intervals: under 40%, 40–45%, 45–50%, 50–55%, 55–60%, 60–65%, 65–70%, and over 70%. MACE, consisting of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, and revascularization, was evaluated as the outcome.
Results
MACE occurred in 594 (6.3%) patients. The MACE rates decreased before LVEF under 65% while increased after LVEF over 70%, showing a U-shaped pattern. The 65–70% group showed the lowest rate of MACE (4.5%). Consistently, in the Cox regression, the association between LVEF and MACE presented as a U-shaped pattern regardless of different age and sex groups, and after adjusted for clinical and procedural covariables. The LVEF categories lower than 65% or higher than 70% were independent predictors of MACE, compared with 65–70% group (Hazard ratios 1.311 to 2.657, all P value >0.05). Similar trend was also observed in restricted mean survival time analysis.
Conclusions
LVEF and MACE displayed a U-shaped association and patients with LVEF of 65–70% showed the lowest risk of MACE. The present study provided an insight into how the MACE risk changed in a wide spectrum of LVEF in patients without AMI undergoing PCI, which might improve preprocedural evaluation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- Y L Liu
- Fuwai Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Department of cardiology, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Department of cardiology, Beijing, China
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- Fuwai Hospital, CAMS and PUMC, Department of cardiology, Beijing, China
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- Peking University Third Hospital, Department of cardiology, Beijing, China
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Kim SI, Lee HY, Jung WC, Song JS. EVALUATION OF INTERNAL EXPOSURE TO RADIOACTIVE AEROSOL GENERATED FROM PLASMA MELTING SYSTEM USING THE BIDAS CODE. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2021; 194:9-17. [PMID: 33954746 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncab061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The radioactive aerosol generated by the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) decommissioning process can be inhaled by workers and deposited inside the human body, resulting in internal exposure. Because internal exposure, unlike external exposure, is difficult to measure directly, it is all the more necessary to assess the dose workers receive as a result of internal exposure. Precise assessment of the internal exposure necessitates actual measurements in the work environment such as the workers' respiration rate, kind of nuclide and amount of captured nuclide. However, in the event of difficulties in securing these measurements, the internal exposure dose can be estimated based upon the recommended values by the ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) such as the intake fraction and particle size. In this study, 5 μm was selected as the particle size as recommended by the ICRP, and both heavy and light respiratory rates were used in the calculation. With respect to the nuclides contained in the radioactive aerosol and their concentrations, the data captured for the aerosol in the melting facility on the Kozloduy NPP premises in Bulgaria were applied to estimate workers' internal exposure. As a result, each worker was found not to have received more than 20 mSv/yr, which is the maximum annual permissible dose for workers.
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- S I Kim
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University, Pilmundae-ro 309, Dong-gu, Gwangju KS008, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University, Pilmundae-ro 309, Dong-gu, Gwangju KS008, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd (KHNP), 103-16, Bulguk-ro, Yangbuk-myeon, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk KSxx010, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Chosun University, Pilmundae-ro 309, Dong-gu, Gwangju KS008, Republic of Korea
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Song JS, Sun JJ, Sun YE, Liu Y, Gu XP, Ma ZL. [Risk factors of massive introperative blood loss in posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2021; 101:1002-1008. [PMID: 33845538 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20200924-02710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the risk factors and prognostic impact of massive introperative blood loss in posterior spinal fusion (PSF) surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Methods: Clinical data were collected of 1 896 AIS patients who underwent PSF surgery under general anesthesia in Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School from November 2010 to October 2019 and retrospectively analyzed. According to the volume of intraoperative blood loss, the patients were divided into the massive introperative blood loss group [estimated blood loss (EBL)/estimated blood volume (EBV)≥30%] and the non-massive introperative blood loss group (EBL/EBV<30%). The perioperative parameters between the two groups were compared, single factor analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to identify independent risk factors related to massive introperative blood loss in PSF surgery. Results: A total of 1 896 AIS patients who underwent PSF surgery were included in the study. There were 298 males and 1 598 females, with an age of (14.5±1.7) years. Among them, 633 (33%) experienced massive intraoperative blood loss. The factors significantly related to the massive blood loss during PSF surgery in this study are: sex, body mass index(BMI), preoperative blood platelet count (PLT), prothrombin time, international normalized ratio(INR), preoperative Cobb angle, duration of operation, the number of fused levels, the number of screws, thoracoplasty, intraoperative use of tranexamic acid and dexmedetomidine; The independent factors included duration of operation longer than 4 hours(OR=4.311,P<0.001), the number of fused levels to be more than 10(OR=4.044,P<0.001), thoracoplasty (OR=2.174,P=0.019), BMI lower than 18.1 kg/m2(OR=2.094,P<0.001), preoperative PLT less than 186.5×109/L(OR=1.480,P=0.009), preoperative INR larger than 1 (OR=1.531,P=0.003) and preoperative Cobb angle larger than 53°(OR=1.306,P=0.036) ;Intraoperative use of tranexamic acid (OR=0.770, P=0.047) and dexmedetomidine (OR=0.653, P=0.008) are protective factors for massive intraoperative blood loss. In addition, in the massive intraoperative blood loss group, length of postoperative hospital stay (P<0.001), volume of postoperative incision drainage (P<0.001), postoperative allogeneic blood transfusion rate (22.7% vs 14.3%, P<0.001), incidence of postoperative hypoalbuminemia (90.3% vs 80.7%, P<0.001) and the number of rescue opioid analgesic requirements after surgery (P=0.006) were significantly higher than those in the non-massive introperative blood loss group. Conclusions: Longer operation duration, higher number of fusion levels, lower BMI, lower preoperative PLT, higher INR, larger preoperative Cobb angle and intraoperative thoraplasty are independent risk factors for massive intraoperative blood loss in AIS patients undergoing PSF surgery. Intraoperative use of tranexamic acid and dexmedetomidine can reduce the risk of massive blood loss in PSF surgery. Massive intraoperative blood loss significantly affects the patient's prognosis.
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- J S Song
- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China
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Kim S, Hwang J, Eom Y, Kang S, Kim H, Song J. Analysis of the Change in the Number of Cataract Surgeries: KNHIS Data 2013-2018. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2020. [DOI: 10.3341/jkos.2020.61.7.726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lim B, Hwang M, Song JS, Ryu AJ, Joung B, Shim EB, Ryu H, Pak HN. 1008Effectiveness of atrial fibrillation rotor ablation is dependent on conduction velocity: an in-silico 3-dimensional modeling study. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.557] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- B Lim
- Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Kangwon National University Hospital, Chuncheon, Korea Republic of
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- NVIDIA, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Seoul, Korea Republic of
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Chen Y, Song JS. [The clinical application status and progression of auditory steady-state evoked response]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:1854-1857. [PMID: 29798404 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.23.019] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Auditory steady-state evoked response(ASSR) is an objective method to evaluate hearing threshold. Recently, it was reported that CE-Chirp ASSR is more reliable than the conventional ASSR in predicting the behavioral hearing threshold. Many reseaches were conducted to improve the reliability of ASSR threshold and behavioral threshold. This paper reviewed the development, principle, clinical application status, and progress of ASSR.
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- Y Chen
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510180, China
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Park DW, Kim SH, Moon JY, Song JS, Choi J, Kwak HJ, Jeong MG, Ro YS, Kim TH, Sohn JW, Shin DH, Park SS, Yoon HJ. The effect of low-volatile organic compounds, water-based paint on aggravation of allergic disease in schoolchildren. Indoor Air 2017; 27:320-328. [PMID: 27007057 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Whether indoor painting aggravates preexisting allergic diseases remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the impact of new classroom painting on aggravation of asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR), and atopic dermatitis (AD) in children. Studied school was previously painted with conventional water-based paint 20 years ago and had natural ventilation system. We identified a total of 172 children aged 10-12 years with allergic diseases in 17 classrooms, which were allocated to newly painted rooms with low-volatile organic compounds (VOC), water-based paint, or existing rooms. After painting, there was no intervention or internal airflow to influence indoor air environment in both classrooms. We prospectively assessed the symptom severity and serious events of allergic diseases between both classrooms at baseline and after one and eight weeks after painting. At one and eight weeks, there were no significant changes in the Childhood Asthma Control Test scores, the fractional nitric oxide levels, lung function in asthmatic children in either classroom. There were also no significant changes in the severity score of AR or AD, or serious events in all allergic diseases. These findings suggest classroom painting with this new paint at the levels encountered in this study might not be a major aggravating factor for school-aged children with allergic diseases.
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- D W Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Song JS, Takimoto K, Jeon M, Vadakekalam J, Ruparel NB, Diogenes A. Decellularized Human Dental Pulp as a Scaffold for Regenerative Endodontics. J Dent Res 2017; 96:640-646. [PMID: 28196330 DOI: 10.1177/0022034517693606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [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: 12/21/2022] Open
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Teeth undergo postnatal organogenesis relatively late in life and only complete full maturation a few years after the crown first erupts in the oral cavity. At this stage, development can be arrested if the tooth organ is damaged by either trauma or caries. Regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs) are a treatment alternative to conventional root canal treatment for immature teeth. These procedures rely on the transfer of apically positioned stem cells, including stem cells of the apical papilla (SCAP), into the root canal system. Although clinical success has been reported for these procedures, the predictability of expected outcomes and the organization of the newly formed tissues are affected by the lack of an available suitable scaffold that mimics the complexity of the dental pulp extracellular matrix (ECM). In this study, we evaluated 3 methods of decellularization of human dental pulp to be used as a potential autograft scaffold. Tooth slices of human healthy extracted third molars were decellularized by 3 different methods. One of the methods generated the maximum observed decellularization with minimal impact on the ECM composition and organization. Furthermore, recellularization of the scaffold supported the proliferation of SCAP throughout the scaffold with differentiation into odontoblast-like cells near the dentinal walls. Thus, this study reports that human dental pulp from healthy extracted teeth can be successfully decellularized, and the resulting scaffold supports the proliferation and differentiation of SCAP. The future application of this form of an autograft in REPs can fulfill a yet unmet need for a suitable scaffold, potentially improving clinical outcomes and ultimately promoting the survival and function of teeth with otherwise poor prognosis.
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- J S Song
- 1 Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.,2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- 3 Oral Science Research Center, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 1 Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- 1 Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- 1 Department of Endodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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The regeneration of structurally/functionally competent tooth root cementum is a critical step for the successful restoration of periodontal attachment. In this study, we tested whether a poly-glutamic acid-rich domain and glutamine-containing transglutaminase substrate can be used to target biologically active peptides to the mineralized root matrix and to bind such peptides covalently to the organic matrix. As a biologically active model molecule, the integrin-binding motif, RGD, was used. The effects of immobilization of such synthetic peptides to the dentin matrix on cementoblastic adhesion in vitro and cementogenesis in vivo were studied. In vitro, cementoblastic adhesion improved significantly when the dentin surface contained covalently bound peptides. In vivo, this bound peptide significantly increased cementum formation compared with that attained in control conditions. Transglutaminase-catalyzed covalent binding of bioactive peptides targeted to mineralized collagenous dentin matrix via the poly-glutamate domain can be readily achieved. This approach offers potential for clinical use in periodontal regeneration.
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- J S Song
- Department of Endodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 40th Street, Levy Bldg, Rm 423, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Lee HS, Lee JH, Kim SO, Song JS, Kim BI, Kim YJ, Lee JH. Comparison of the oral microbiome of siblings using next-generation sequencing: a pilot study. Oral Dis 2016; 22:549-56. [DOI: 10.1111/odi.12491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2015] [Revised: 04/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- H-S Lee
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; School of Dentistry; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; College of Medicine; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
- Oral Science Research Center; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
- Oral Science Research Center; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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- Oral Science Research Center; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
- Department of Preventive Dentistry and Public Oral Health; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; School of Dentistry; Seoul National University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
- Oral Science Research Center; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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Chun S, Song JS, Yu S, Kim JS, Kwon OJ, Kang ES. Identification of a novel HLA-C*03 variant allele, C*03:280 by sequence-based typing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 86:455-6. [PMID: 26514239 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 07/22/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The new allele, HLA-C*03:280 differs from C*03:04:01 by one nucleotide substitution at codon 35 (CGG→CAG).
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- S Chun
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biowithus Life Science Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Watanabe YX, Kim YH, Jeong SC, Hirayama Y, Imai N, Ishiyama H, Jung HS, Miyatake H, Choi S, Song JS, Clement E, de France G, Navin A, Rejmund M, Schmitt C, Pollarolo G, Corradi L, Fioretto E, Montanari D, Niikura M, Suzuki D, Nishibata H, Takatsu J. Pathway for the Production of Neutron-Rich Isotopes around the N=126 Shell Closure. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:172503. [PMID: 26551108 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.172503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Absolute cross sections for isotopically identified products formed in multinucleon transfer in the (136)Xe+(198)Pt system at ∼8 MeV/nucleon are reported. The isotopic distributions obtained using a large acceptance spectrometer demonstrated the production of the "hard-to-reach" neutron-rich isotopes for Z<78 around the N=126 shell closure far from stability. The main contribution to the formation of these exotic nuclei is shown to arise in collisions with a small kinetic energy dissipation. The present experimental finding corroborates for the first time recent predictions that multinucleon transfer reactions would be the optimum method to populate and characterize neutron-rich isotopes around N=126 which are crucial for understanding both astrophysically relevant processes and the evolution of "magic" numbers far from stability.
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- Y X Watanabe
- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34047, Korea
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), F-14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), F-14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), F-14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), F-14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
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- Grand Accélérateur National d'Ions Lourds (GANIL), F-14076 Caen Cedex 5, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica, Università di Torino, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Padova, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire (IPN), IN2P3-CNRS, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire (IPN), IN2P3-CNRS, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Kang CM, Kim SH, Shin Y, Lee HS, Lee JH, Kim GT, Song JS. A randomized controlled trial of ProRoot MTA, OrthoMTA and RetroMTA for pulpotomy in primary molars. Oral Dis 2015; 21:785-91. [DOI: 10.1111/odi.12348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- C-M Kang
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; Dental school; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial radiology; Dental school; Kyung Hee University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry; College of Dentistry; Yonsei University; Seoul Korea
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Choi OK, Song JS, Cha DK, Lee JW. Biodiesel production from wet municipal sludge: evaluation of in situ transesterification using xylene as a cosolvent. Bioresour Technol 2014; 166:51-56. [PMID: 24905042 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2014] [Revised: 04/26/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study proposes a method to produce biodiesel from wet wastewater sludge. Xylene was used as an alternative cosolvent to hexane for transesterification in order to enhance the biodiesel yield from wet wastewater sludge. The water present in the sludge could be separated during transesterification by employing xylene, which has a higher boiling point than water. Xylene enhanced the biodiesel yield up to 8.12%, which was 2.5 times higher than hexane. It was comparable to the maximum biodiesel yield of 9.68% obtained from dried sludge. Xylene could reduce either the reaction time or methanol consumption, when compared to hexane for a similar yield. The fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) content of the biodiesel increased approximately two fold by changing the cosolvent from hexane to xylene. The transesterification method using xylene as a cosolvent can be applied effectively and economically for biodiesel recovery from wet wastewater sludge without drying process.
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- O K Choi
- Program in Environmental Technology and Policy, Korea University, Sejong 339-700, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong 339-700, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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- Program in Environmental Technology and Policy, Korea University, Sejong 339-700, Republic of Korea; Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong 339-700, Republic of Korea.
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Hwang HP, Yu HC, Park HS, Song JS, Kang KP, Kim W, Park SK, Lee S. Huge abdominal cyst occurred after kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc 2014; 46:657-8. [PMID: 24656039 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.11.059] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This case demonstrates continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related endometrial tissue migration and occurrence of huge cystic endometriosis by the recovery of menstrual period after kidney transplantation.
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- H P Hwang
- Department of Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Republic of Korea.
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Choi ST, Lee HW, Song JS, Lee SK, Park YB. Analysis of rheumatoid factor according to various hepatitis B virus infectious statuses. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2014; 32:168-173. [PMID: 24143967] [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] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Rheumatoid factor (RF) can be seen in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We investigated RF positive rates according to various HBV infectious statuses and vaccination, and the relationship between RF titers and serum HBV DNA levels. METHODS We examined 13,670 individuals who visited the Severance Hospital in Seoul, Korea, for a routine health check-up, and obtained serum samples from all individuals. RESULTS RF was positive in 3.5% of all subjects, and HBsAg was positive in 4.3%. HBsAg was positive in 21.7% of all RF positive subjects. RF was positive in 17.5% of the HBsAg positive group, while it was positive in 2.9% of the HBsAg negative group (p<0.001). The RF positive rate was increased in positive HBsAg, female sex, and older age. The RF positive rate was lower in those who had anti-HBs after HBV vaccination than in HBsAg positive subjects (2.7% vs. 17.5%, p<0.001). Among the RF positive patients, the RF titer in HBsAg positive patients were higher than that in HBsAg negative patients (159.7±217.1IU/mL vs. 83.0±179.2 IU/mL, p=0.001). The load of HBV DNA may be closely correlated with RF titer in patients with chronic hepatitis B (r=0.508, p=0.005). CONCLUSIONS Persistent HBV infection is an important cause for the positive RF in HBV endemic areas. Hepatitis B viral load is associated with RF titer. HBV vaccination may reduce the risk of RF formation.
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- S T Choi
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Song JS, Lee SH, Jin DK, Kim SH. A case report of rare XXY/XX mosaicism in a phenotypic male with Klinefelter syndrome and mediastinal germ cell tumor. Genet Couns 2014; 25:215-220. [PMID: 25059022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is a common sex chromosome disorder and is characterized by small, firm testes with hyalinization of the seminiferous tubules, elevated gonadotropins and azoospermia. Among karyotypic variants of KS, mosaicism 47,XXY/46,XX is extremely rare. We report here a case of an 18-year-old boy with a mosaic 47,XXY/46,XX karyotype of peripheral blood diagnosed as KS. The boy presented with anterior mediastinal mass which was confirmed as combined carvenous lymphangioma and mixed germ cell tumor by histologic examination of resected tissue. He had the male phenotype, however, azoospermia was incidentally detected on sperm banking analysis, performed prior to chemotherapy for mixed germ cell tumor. He had small and firm testes, mild gynecomastia, collectively tanner stage IV, mild hypergonadotropic hypogonadism and no evidence of true hermaphroditism. This report presents a rare case of mosaicism 47,XXY/46,XX karyotype in a phenotypic male with KS and mediastinal germ cell tumors. Based on what we experienced and review of the literature, cytogenetic analysis is recommended when physicians are confronted with a young patient with mediastinal germ cell tumor.
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Yoon YA, Song JS, Lee SY, Yoon CE, Kang ES. The novel allele HLA-C*03:04:36 identified by sequence-based typing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 82:353-4. [PMID: 24102105 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The new allele, HLA-C*03:04:36, differs from C*03:04:01:01 by one nucleotide substitution at codon 207 (GGC→GGT).
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- Y A Yoon
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Oh BR, Song JS, Choi EH, Noh HK, Choe PG. P226: An engaged intervention to decrease central line-asssociated infections in the ICU. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2013. [PMCID: PMC3687756 DOI: 10.1186/2047-2994-2-s1-p226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kim SK, Park CK, Lee SY, Song JS, Park SH, Kim YK. Effects of Rosiglitazone on the Expression of PPAR-γ and on the Production of IL-6 and IL-8 in Acute Lung Injury Model Using Human Pulmonary Epithelial Cells. TROP J PHARM RES 2011. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v10i6.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Kim SK, Park CK, Lee SY, Song JS, Park SH, Kim YK. Effects of Rosiglitazone on the Expression of PPAR-γ and the Production of IL-6 and IL-8 in Acute Lung Injury Model Using Human Pulmonary Epithelial Cells. TROP J PHARM RES 2011. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v10i5.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Kim SJ, Kim JS, Kim SC, Kim YK, Kim YK, Kang JY, Yoon HK, Song JS, Lee SH, Moon HS, Kim JW, Kim KH, Kim CH, Shim BY, Kim HK. A multicenter phase II study of belotecan, new camptothecin analogue, in patients with previously untreated extensive stage disease small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2009; 68:446-9. [PMID: 19683359 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2009] [Revised: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 07/04/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Belotecan (Camtobell, CKD602) is a new camptothecin derivative antitumor agent that belongs to the topoisomerase inhibitors. The aim of this phase II study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of single agent belotecan in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Patients with previously untreated extensive stage disease (ED) SCLC were entered into the study. Belotecan was given by daily intravenous infusion at 0.5mg/m(2)/day for 5 consecutive days, every 3 weeks. 62 patients were enrolled in this study. The overall response rate to chemotherapy on an intention-to-treat basis was 53.2%. The median overall survival was 10.4 months, the median time to progression 4.6 months, and the 1-year survival rate 49.9%. The most common toxicity was hematologic. Grade 3/4 neutropenia occurred in 71.0% of patients and grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia 12.9%. Non-hematologic toxicity of grade 3 or 4 was low. The results suggest that belotecan is relatively active and well tolerable as single agent in patients with ED SCLC. Further investigations with platinum or other active agents are needed.
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- S J Kim
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Song JS, Jang SJ, Lee JJ, Lee JH, Bae IK, Jeong BC, Cha SS, Lee JH, Hong SK, Lee SH. Association of the bla(CMY-10) gene with a novel complex class 1 integron carrying an ISCR1 element in clinical isolates from Korea. Clin Microbiol Infect 2009; 16:1013-7. [PMID: 19681956 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03002.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The bla(CMY-10) gene responsible for β-lactam resistance was located on a new complex class 1 integron within a conjugative plasmid. The sul1-type class 1 integron, containing an aadA2a gene cassette, was identified upstream of bla(CMY-10). A unique gene array (yqgF-yqgE-gshB-orf97--orf105) was identified downstream of bla(CMY-10.).
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- J S Song
- Department of Biological Sciences, Drug Resistance Proteomics Laboratory, Myongji University, Yongin, Gyeonggido, Korea
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Lee JW, Cha DK, Oh YK, Ko KB, Song JS. Zero-valent iron pretreatment for detoxifying iodine in liquid crystal display (LCD) manufacturing wastewater. J Hazard Mater 2009; 164:67-72. [PMID: 18799266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2008] [Revised: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/28/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This study investigated reductive transformation of iodine by zero-valent iron (ZVI), and the subsequent detoxification of iodine-laden wastewater. ZVI completely reduced aqueous iodine to non-toxic iodide. Respirometric bioassay illustrated that the presence of iodine increase the lag phase before the onset of oxygen consumption. The length of lag phase was proportional to increasing iodine dosage. The reduction products of iodine by ZVI did not exhibit any inhibitory effect on the biodegradation. The cumulative biological oxidation associated with iodine toxicity was closely fitted to Gompertz model. When iodine-laden wastewater was continuously fed to a bench-scale activated sludge unit, chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiencies decreased from above 90% to below 80% along with a marked decrease in biomass concentration. On the other hand, the COD removal efficiency and biomass concentration remained constant in the integrated ZVI-activated sludge system. Respirometric bioassay with real iodine-laden LCD manufacturing wastewater demonstrated that ZVI was effective for detoxifying iodine and consequently enhancing biodegradability of wastewater. This result suggested that ZVI pretreatment may be a feasible option for the removal of iodine in LCD processing wastewater, instead of more costly processes such as adsorption and chemical oxidation, which are commonly in the iodine-laden LCD wastewater treatment facility.
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- J W Lee
- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Jochiwon-eup, Yeongi-gun, Chungnam 339-700, Republic of Korea.
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Fudosteine is a novel mucoactive agent, although little is known about how fudosteine decreases mucin production. The present study examined the effects of fudosteine on MUC5AC mucin synthesis and cellular signalling. An animal model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation and a bronchial epithelial cell line model of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-induced inflammation were used. Fudosteine was administered before stimulation with LPS or TNF-alpha. The MUC5AC mucin levels were assayed and the expression of the MUC5AC gene was measured. Western blotting was carried out for the detection of phosphorylated epidermal growth factor receptor (p-EGFR), phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p-p38 MAPK) and phosphorylated extracellular signal-related kinase (p-ERK). MUC5AC mucin synthesis and the expression of the MUC5AC gene were increased by LPS in rats or TNF-alpha in NCI-H292 cells; these effects were inhibited by fudosteine treatment. After stimulation with LPS or TNF-alpha, the expression of p-EGFR, p-p38 MAPK and p-ERK were detected. Fudosteine treatment reduced the expression levels of p-p38 MAPK and p-ERK in vivo and of p-ERK in vitro. The present results suggest fudosteine inhibits MUC5AC mucin hypersecretion by reducing MUC5AC gene expression and the effects of fudosteine are associated with the inhibition of extracellular signal-related kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in vivo and extracellular signal-related kinase in vitro.
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- C K Rhee
- Dept of Internal Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University Medical College, #62 Yeoi-Do Dong, Young Dung Po Gu, Seoul, Korea
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Song JS, Huh KH, Park J, Ju MK, Kim MS, Kim YS. Effects of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase inhibition on high glucose-induced cellular reactive oxygen species in mesangial cells. Transplant Proc 2008; 40:464-6. [PMID: 18374103 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Mesangial cell extracellular matrix (ECM) synthesis plays an important role in chronic renal diseases including chronic renal allograft dysfunction and diabetic nephropathy. Although inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase 2 (IMPDH2), as a target of mycophenolic acid (MPA), is important for de novo guanosine synthesis in lymphocytes, mesenchymal cells are not wholly dependent on it. To explore the importance of IMPDH2 on the inhibitory effects of MPA in mesangial cells (MC), we compared the effects of MPA and IMPDH2 siRNA on high glucose (HG)-induced fibronectin secretion and cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Mouse mesangial cells (MMC) were stimulated with HG (30 mmol/L D-glucose) in the presence or absence of MPA pretreatment or IMPDH2 siRNA transfection. Fibronectin secretion was measured by Western blot analysis, and dichlorofluorescein (DCF)-sensitive cellular ROS assessed by flow cytometry. HG increased fibronectin secretion by 1.8-fold at 24 hours and DCF-sensitive cellular ROS by 1.5-fold at 1 hour. MPA at 10 micromol/L totally inhibited HG-induced fibronectin secretion and cellular ROS in MMC. However, IMPDH2 siRNA only partially suppressed HG-induced fibronectin secretion and cellular ROS. These results suggested that MPA may inhibit HG-induced fibronectin secretion partially through inhibiting cellular ROS and the inhibition of IMPDH2 may be partially involved in the mechanism of MPA.
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- J S Song
- Research Institute for Transplantation, Seoul, Korea
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Cha EY, Kim KW, Choi YJ, Song JS, Cho KJ, Lee MG. Multicystic cavernous haemangioma of the liver: ultrasonography, CT, MR appearances and pathological correlation. Br J Radiol 2008; 81:e37-9. [PMID: 18238911 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/36041107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Among the hepatic haemangiomas with atypical features when studied radiologically, the multicystic type is extremely rare. We report a case of multicystic hepatic haemangioma in a 62-year-old woman, which was found incidentally during ultrasound screening. Because the tumour showed atypical features on ultrasonography, CT and MRI, the correct diagnosis was not made until the surgery. In this report, the atypical radiological findings are illustrated and correlated with pathological findings.
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- E-Y Cha
- Department of Radiology and Research Institution of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine-Asan Medical Centre, 388-1 Pungnap-2 dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Korea
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Park NH, Park CS, Lee EJ, Kim MS, Ryu JA, Bae JM, Song JS. Ultrasonographic findings identifying the faecal-impacted appendix: differential findings with acute appendicitis. Br J Radiol 2007; 80:872-7. [PMID: 17875592 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/80553348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to identify ultrasonographic findings that show the normal faecal-impacted appendix, in order to avoid unnecessary surgery via a misdiagnosis of acute appendicitis. Of 160 patients who underwent ultrasonography between January 2004 and July 2005 for right lower quadrant pain, 22 cases (including 7 cases confirmed pathologically and 15 confirmed clinically and on follow-up ultrasonography) were diagnosed as a normal faecal-impacted appendix. The criteria that we used to distinguish a faecal-impacted appendix from acute appendicitis include preservation of the normal wall layering of the appendix, maximum mural thickness, presence of peri-appendiceal fat infiltration and increased blood flow in the appendiceal wall. The maximum measured outer diameter of a normal faecal-impacted appendix was 0.54-1.03 cm, with a mean diameter of 0.68 cm. The maximum mural thickness ranged from 0.08 cm to 0.26 cm, with a mean thickness of 0.15 cm. The normal wall layers of the appendix were preserved and no evidence was seen of peri-appendiceal fat infiltration in any case. No demonstrably increased blood flow in the appendiceal wall was observed. In conclusion, faecal impaction increases the outer transverse diameter of the normal appendix, frequently leading to a misdiagnosis of acute appendicitis. Recognition of preservation of the normal layering of the appendiceal wall, smaller maximal outer diameter, thinner maximal mural thickness, the absence of peri-appendiceal mesenteric infiltration and no demonstrably increased blood flow in the appendiceal wall should help to prevent unnecessary surgery.
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- N H Park
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University, College of Medicine,
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Koo DH, Chang HM, Jung JY, Song JH, Lee JL, Ryu MH, Kim TW, Yook JH, Song JS, Lee JS, Kang YK. Cutaneous metastasis resembling acute dermatitis in patient with advanced gastric cancer. Clin Exp Dermatol 2007; 32:284-6. [PMID: 17263831 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02361.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 11/28/2022]
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The most common metastatic sites from gastric cancer are the liver, intra-abdominal lymph nodes, ovary and peritoneal cavity. Cutaneous metastasis of gastric cancer is rare, and most cutaneous metastases are typically solitary, nodular, have a firm consistency, and are red or hyperpigmented. Thus, cutaneous metastasis is easily distinguished from other skin disease. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with cutaneous metastasis of gastric cancer, whose facial skin showed painless pruritic eczema, resembling acute dermatitis. She had earlier undergone a total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer in our hospital. After 14 months, she developed eczematous facial lesions; the presumptive diagnosis was acute dermatitis. However, skin biopsy unexpectedly revealed cutaneous metastasis of gastric cancer. After 6 months of systemic chemotherapy with capecitabine and cisplatin, the cutaneous metastasis was markedly improved and a clinically complete remission was accomplished.
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- D H Koo
- Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Oncology), Asan Medical Centre, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Noh H, Kim JS, Han KH, Lee GT, Song JS, Chung SH, Jeon JS, Ha H, Lee HB. Oxidative stress during peritoneal dialysis: implications in functional and structural changes in the membrane. Kidney Int 2006; 69:2022-8. [PMID: 16641917 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 12/17/2022]
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Progressive peritoneal fibrosis, membrane hyperpermeability, and ultrafiltration failure have been observed in patients on long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). The present study tested the hypothesis that reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by conventional PD solution (PDS) mediate functional and structural alterations of peritoneal membrane in vivo. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to control, PDS, PDS with an antioxidant, and PDS with an angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor blocker. Commercial PDS containing 3.86% glucose (20-30 ml) with or without N-acetylcystein (NAC) 10 mM or losartan 5 mg/kg was administered intraperitoneally twice a day for 12 weeks. Control rats received sham injection. Rats treated with PDS had significantly lower drain volume and D(4)/D(0) glucose, but higher D(4)/P(4) creatinine and increased membrane thickness and endothelial NOS (eNOS) expression compared to control rats. Omental transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), collagen I, and heat-shock protein (hsp) 47 expression and lipid peroxide levels and dialysate VEGF and Ang II concentrations were significantly increased in rats treated with PDS compared to control. All of these changes were prevented by both NAC and losartan. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that ROS generated by conventional PDS are, in large part, responsible for peritoneal fibrosis and membrane hyperpermeability. We suggest that antioxidants or Ang II receptor blockers may allow better preservation of the structural and functional integrity of the peritoneal membrane during long-term PD.
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- Hyonam Kidney Laboratory, Soon Chun Hyang University, Seoul, Korea
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Park DI, Kim YH, Kim HS, Kim WH, Kim TI, Kim HJ, Yang SK, Byeon JS, Lee MS, Jung IK, Chung MK, Jung SA, Jeen YT, Choi JH, Choi H, Han DS, Song JS. Diagnostic yield of advanced colorectal neoplasia at colonoscopy, according to indications: an investigation from the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID). Endoscopy 2006; 38:449-55. [PMID: 16767578 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS The factors that more accurately predict the detection of colorectal cancers and adenomas at colonoscopy are different. We conducted a prospective multicenter study to evaluate which indications were most closely associated with advanced colorectal neoplasm (CRN), including colorectal cancer, in a group of patients undergoing colonoscopy. PATIENTS AND METHODS The 17 468 patients were enrolled in this study between July 2003 and March 2004, from 11 tertiary medical centers in Korea. They were recruited according to 11 itemized colonoscopic indications. The term "advanced adenoma" refers here to tubular adenomas of diameter of 11 mm or more, or to tubulovillous, villous, or severely dysplastic adenomas, irrespective of their size. Cancer was defined as the invasion of malignant cells beyond the muscularis mucosa. Advanced CRN was defined as advanced adenoma or invasive cancer. RESULTS Advanced CRN was found in 1227/17 307 patients (1176 advanced adenomas plus 51 carcinomas, 7.1 %). According to univariate and multivariate analysis, the factors associated with advanced CRN included age >60 years (odds ratio (OR) 2.1, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.8 - 2.4, P < 0.0001), male gender (OR 2.1, 95 %CI 1.7 - 2.7, P < 0.0001), referral for colonoscopy from primary care physician (OR 3.1, 95 %CI 2.5 - 3.7, P < 0.0001), and several other indications (OR 1.8, 95 %CI 1.5 - 2.3, P < 0.001). The yield of colonoscopy for advanced CRN was lower (2.2 %) than expected in patients with iron-deficiency anemia (OR 0.5, 95 %CI 0.2 - 0.9, P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Age, gender, and referral for colonoscopy from primary care physician constituted important independent predictors of advanced CRN in patients undergoing colonoscopy.
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- D I Park
- Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan [corrected] University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Kwak HJ, Song JS, No ZS, Song JH, Yang SD, Cheon HG. The inhibitory effects of roflumilast on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production in RAW264.7 cells are mediated by heme oxygenase-1 and its product carbon monoxide. Inflamm Res 2006; 54:508-13. [PMID: 16389572 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-005-1386-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 10/25/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an enzyme that degrades heme into biliverdin, free iron, and carbon monoxide (CO). This enzyme is known to have cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we investigated whether roflumilast, a newly developed specific phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor, mediates some of its anti-inflammatory effects by blocking nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) via the induction of HO-1 expression in macrophages. METHODS The expression of iNOS and HO-1 was analyzed by western blot analysis. The production of NO and TNF-alpha was assayed by Greiss and ELISA, respectively. RESULTS Roflumilast markedly suppressed LPS-induced NO and TNF-alpha production and these phenomena were correlated with the induction of HO-1 protein levels. Moreover, the inhibitory effects of roflumilast on NO production were abrogated by a HO-1 inhibitor and a CO scavenger. Tricarbonyldichlrororuthenium(II) dimer, a CO releasing molecule significantly suppressed NO production. CONCLUSIONS These results suggested that roflumilast exerts its anti-inflammatory effects in macrophages through a novel mechanism that involves the action of HO-1 and its product, CO.
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- H J Kwak
- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Medicinal Science Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 100 Jang-Dong, Yusung, Taejon, 305-343
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Jeong SH, Bae IK, Kwon SB, Lee JH, Song JS, Jung HI, Sung KH, Jang SJ, Lee SH. Dissemination of transferable CTX-M-type extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli in Korea. J Appl Microbiol 2005; 98:921-7. [PMID: 15752339 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02526.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS Among 365 Escherichia coli isolated in 2003, 31 cefotaxime-resistant isolates were obtained from clinical specimens taken from adults hospitalized in Busan, Korea. Six extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing isolates were investigated further to determine the mechanism of resistance. METHODS AND RESULTS These isolates were analysed by antibiotic susceptibility testing, pI determination, plasmid profiles, transconjugation test, PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), enterobacterial repetitive consensus (ERIC)-PCR and DNA sequencing. All six of these isolates were found to contain the CTX-M-type ESBL genes. Five clinical isolates and their transconjugants produced CTX-M-3. One clinical isolate (K17391) and its transconjugant (trcK17391) produced CTX-M-15. Five clinical isolates also produced another TEM-1. One clinical isolate (K12776) also contained another TEM-52. CTX-M-3 ESBL gene was responsible for the resistance to piperacillin, cephalothin, cefotaxime, cefepime and aztreonam. CTX-M-15 or TEM-52 was especially responsible for the resistance to ceftazidime. CONCLUSIONS These results appear to represent the in vivo evolution of CTX-M-type beta-lactamase genes (bla(CTX-M-3) --> bla(CTX-M-15)) under the selective pressure of antimicrobial therapy (especially ceftazidime). PCR-RFLP is a reliable method to discriminate CTX-M-15 gene from CTX-M-3 gene. ERIC-PCR analysis revealed that dissemination of CTX-M-3 was not due to a clonal outbreak of a resistant strain but to the intra-species spread of resistance to piperacillin, cephalothin, cefotaxime, cefepime and aztreonam in Korea. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first report of the occurrence of CTX-M-1 cluster ESBLs in Korea. A more comprehensive survey of these ESBL types from Korea is urgently needed because of the in vivo evolution of CTX-M-15 from CTX-M-3. The emergence of these CTX-M-type ESBLs suggests that diagnostic laboratories should screen for ESBLs with ceftazidime as well as cefotaxime; they should still perform clavulanate synergy tests on resistant isolates.
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- S H Jeong
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Graduate School of Public Health, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea
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The case history is presented of a patient with pathologically proven dendriform pulmonary ossification and rare earth pneumoconiosis confirmed by analytical transmission electron microscopy. This is thought to be the first report of this association.
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- H K Yoon
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Song JS, Court LE, Cormack RA. SU-FF-T-291: Monte Carlo Calculation of Rectal Dose When Using An Endorectal Balloon During Prostate Radiation Therapy. Med Phys 2005. [DOI: 10.1118/1.1998020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Jeong SH, Bae IK, Kwon SB, Lee JH, Jung HI, Song JS, Jeong BC, Kim SJ, Lee SH. Investigation of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases produced by clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in Korea. Lett Appl Microbiol 2004; 39:41-7. [PMID: 15189286 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2004.01537.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS Isolates obtained from various regions in Korea in 2002 were identified and their susceptibility to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, monobactams and/or cephamycins was studied along with any production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). METHODS AND RESULTS Bacteria identified by the conventional techniques and Vitek GNI card were Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli. Using disk diffusion and double-disk synergy tests, we found that 39.2% of strains produced ESBLs. About 52% of isolates transferred resistance to ceftazidime by conjugation. Banding patterns of PCR amplification with the designed primers showed that 837- and 259-bp fragments specific to bla(TEM) genes were amplified in 63.3% of strains. 929- and 231-bp fragments (bla(SHV)), 847- and 520-bp fragments (bla(CMY)), 597- and 858-bp fragments (bla(CTX-M)) were amplified in 61.5, 17.3 and 7.7% of strains respectively. About 51.9% of strains contained more than two types of beta-lactamase genes. Especially, one strain contained bla(TEM), bla(CMY) and bla(CTX-M) genes. SIGNIFICANCE Resistance mechanisms to beta-lactams, comprising mostly ESBL production, lead to the resistance against even recently developed beta-lactams in enterobacteria, which is now a serious threat to antibiotic therapy. The high prevalence of bla(CMY) genes and multidrug-resistant genes may also make therapeutic failure and lack of eradiation of these strains by extended-spectrum cephalosporins or cephamycins.
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- S H Jeong
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Pusan, South Korea
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Colman RW, Pixley RA, Sainz IM, Song JS, Isordia-Salas I, Muhamed SN, Powell JA, Mousa SA. Inhibition of angiogenesis by antibody blocking the action of proangiogenic high-molecular-weight kininogen. J Thromb Haemost 2003; 1:164-70. [PMID: 12871554 DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00025.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Previously we demonstrated that domain 5 (D5) of high-molecular-weight kininogen (HK) inhibits neovascularization in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) assay and further found that kallikrein cleaved HK (HKa) inhibited FGF2-and VEGF-induced neovascularization, and thus was antiangiogenic. In this study, we sought to demonstrate whether uncleaved HK stimulates neovascularization and thus is proangiogenic. The chick chorioallantoic membrane was used as an in ovo assay of angiogenesis. Low-molecular-weight kininogen stimulates angiogenesis, indicating that D5 is not involved. Bradykinin stimulates neovascularization equally to HK and LK and is likely to be responsible for the effect of HK. A murine monoclonal antibody to HK (C11C1) also recognizes a similar component in chicken plasma as detected by surface plasmon resonance. Angiogenesis induced by FGF2 and VEGF is inhibited by this monoclonal antibody and is a more potent inhibitor of neovascularization induced by VEGF than an integrin alphavbeta3 antibody (LM 609). Our postulate that C11C1 inhibits the stimulation of angiogenesis by HK was confirmed when either C11C1 or D5 completely inhibited angiogenesis in the CAM induced by HK. Growth of human fibrosarcoma (HT-1080) on the CAM was inhibited by GST-D5 and C11C1. These results indicate HK is proangiogenic probably by releasing bradykinin and that a monoclonal antibody directed to HK could serve as an antiangiogenic agent with a potential for inhibiting tumor angiogenesis and other angiogenesis-mediated disorders.
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MESH Headings
- Allantois/blood supply
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/immunology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Bradykinin/pharmacology
- Chick Embryo
- Chorion/blood supply
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelial Growth Factors/pharmacology
- Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/pharmacology
- Fibrosarcoma/metabolism
- Glutathione Transferase/genetics
- Glutathione Transferase/pharmacology
- Humans
- Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/pharmacology
- Kininogen, High-Molecular-Weight/antagonists & inhibitors
- Kininogen, High-Molecular-Weight/immunology
- Kininogen, High-Molecular-Weight/pharmacology
- Kininogen, Low-Molecular-Weight/pharmacology
- Lymphokines/pharmacology
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/immunology
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/pharmacology
- Surface Plasmon Resonance
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
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- R W Colman
- The Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthmatics, which may result from inflammation or remodeling, is expressed as the concentration of methacholine that causes a 20% fall in FEV1 in the concentration-response curve (PC20). A decrease in PC20 may be due to a steeper curve (hyperreactivity) and/or a curve shift to the left (hypersensitivity). Our purpose was to analyze the relation of airway sensitivity and reactivity to airway pathological changes. The PC6, as sensitivity parameter, and the slope between PC20 and PC40 as reactivity parameter, were calculated. Total and differential cell counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and percentage of epithelial shedding, basement membrane thickness, and submucosal thickness on bronchial biopsy, were measured. The PC6 showed a correlation with the baseline FEV1%. The slope was significantly correlated with the basement membrane thickness, and also demonstrated a strong association with submucosal thickness. The PC20 showed a correlation with the baseline FEV1% and the degree of epithelial shedding. These results suggest that the airway sensitivity and reactivity measurements reflect the degree of airway caliber and remodeling, respectively.
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- S Y Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Kim YK, Lee SY, Kwon SS, Kim KH, Moon HS, Song JS, Park SH. Gamma-interferon and soluble interleukin 2 receptor in tuberculous pleural effusion. Lung 2002; 179:175-84. [PMID: 11891607 DOI: 10.1007/s004080000059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Accepted: 08/13/2001] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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To analysis the difference between systemic and local pleural T cell response in pulmonary tuberculosis, we analyzed interferon (IFN)-gamma and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) culture supernatants and in pleural effusion (PE). We also investigated the association of pleural INF-gamma and sIL-2R levels with development of residual pleural thickening (RPT). The subjects in this study included patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis with or without PE (n = 46), those with nontuberculous PE (n = 32), and healthy tuberculin reactors (n = 20). Measurement of IFN-gamma and sIL-2R were made by ELISA. In pulmonary tuberculosis, IFN-gamma and sIL-2R concentrations in PBMC culture supernatants were lower than those of healthy tuberculin reactors (IFN-gamma; 258.4 +/-111.5 pg/mL versus 2792.5 +/-633.2 pg/mL, sIL-2R; 1465.0 +/-144.4 pg/mL versus 4777.1 +/-178.5 pg/mL, p < 0.05), whereas IFN-gamma and sIL-2R concentrations in PE were higher than those from nontuberculous pleural effusion (IFN-gamma; 1154.4 +/-252.4 pg/mL versus 292.0 +/-68.9 pg/mL, sIL-2R; 9805.2 +/-978.9 pg/mL versus 3426.7 +/-695.6 g/mL, p < 0.05). IFN-gamma and sIL-2R in PBMC culture supernatants were significantly lower in tuberculat patients with PE than those without PE, and the patients with a high value of IFN-gamma or sIL-2R in PE showed a low value of IFN-gamma or sIL-2R in PBMC culture supernatant, respectively. Patients with RPT had significantly higher IFN-gamma and sIL-2R values in their PE compared with those without RPT. These findings suggest that diminished systemic Th1 response in tuberculosis results from the accumulation of activated Th1 cell to the disease site, and that levels of IFN-gamma and sIL-2R in PE are useful posttreatment markers of RPT.
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- Y K Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University School of Medicine, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, Seoul 137-040, Korea
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Takahashi H, Ahn JK, Akikawa H, Aoki S, Arai K, Bahk SY, Baik KM, Bassalleck B, Chung JH, Chung MS, Davis DH, Fukuda T, Hoshino K, Ichikawa A, Ieiri M, Imai K, Iwata YH, Iwata YS, Kanda H, Kaneko M, Kawai T, Kawasaki M, Kim CO, Kim JY, Kim SJ, Kim SH, Kondo Y, Kouketsu T, Lee YL, McNabb JW, Mitsuhara M, Nagase Y, Nagoshi C, Nakazawa K, Noumi H, Ogawa S, Okabe H, Oyama K, Park HM, Park IG, Parker J, Ra YS, Rhee JT, Rusek A, Shibuya H, Sim KS, Saha PK, Seki D, Sekimoto M, Song JS, Takahashi T, Takeutchi F, Tanaka H, Tanida K, Tojo J, Torii H, Torikai S, Tovee DN, Ushida N, Yamamoto K, Yasuda N, Yang JT, Yoon CJ, Yoon CS, Yosoi M, Yoshida T, Zhu L. Observation of a (6)(LambdaLambda)He double hypernucleus. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:212502. [PMID: 11736336 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.212502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2001] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A double-hyperfragment event has been found in a hybrid-emulsion experiment. It is identified uniquely as the sequential decay of ( 6)(LambdaLambda)He emitted from a Xi(-) hyperon nuclear capture at rest. The mass of ( 6)(LambdaLambda)He and the Lambda-Lambda interaction energy DeltaB(LambdaLambda) have been measured for the first time devoid of the ambiguities due to the possibilities of excited states. The value of DeltaB(LambdaLambda) is 1.01+/-0.20(+0.18)(-0.11) MeV. This demonstrates that the Lambda-Lambda interaction is weakly attractive.
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- H Takahashi
- Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
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BACKGROUND Hypersecretion of mucin due to goblet cell hyperplasia is frequently encountered in many chronic airway diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma and cystic fibrosis. Even in normal individuals, viral infection or bacterial pneumonia frequently provoke huge amounts of bronchial secretions which may cause airway obstruction. The production of mucin was regulated by epidermal growth factor (EGF) in vitro. To know whether this EGF system regulates mucin secretion in vivo and Pseudomonas also stimulates the mucin secretion by the same pathway, we studied these relationships in the cultured rat tracheal epithelial cells. METHODS Rat tracheal epithelial cells were obtained by pronase dissociation from the male Fisher 344 rats. When cells became confluent, they were divided into 6 groups and stimulated with either EGF for 24 hours or Pseudomonas extracts for 12 hours with or without selective EGF-R tyrosine kinase inhibitor tyrphostin AG1478. RESULTS We found that both EGF and Pseudomonas extracts phosphorylated the tyrosine residue in the EGF receptor from the rat tracheal epithelial cells and this tyrosine phosphorylation was nearly completely blocked by selective EGF-R tyrosine kinase inhibitor tyrphostin AG1478. The mucin secretion was also stimulated by either EGF or Pseudomonas extracts but more strong secretion of mucin and MUC5AC gene expression in the rat tracheal epithelial cell was done by Pseudomonas extracts. CONCLUSION These data suggest that Pseudomonas secretes the mucin by way of the EGF receptor and MUC5AC gene expression and the inhibitors of EGF receptor tyrosine phosphorylation would be useful to prevent the huge production of mucin due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection.
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- J S Song
- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, #62, Yeoi-Do Dong, Young-Dung Po Gu, Seoul, Korea, 150-713
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Song JS, Park W, Bae SK, Kim SS, Lee YH, Choi JW, Kim SK. The usefulness of serum transferrin receptor and ferritin for assessing anemia in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with bone marrow iron study. Rheumatol Int 2001; 21:24-9. [PMID: 11678299 DOI: 10.1007/s002960100128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at investigating the usefulness of serum transferrin receptor (sTfR) and ferritin in anemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared with bone marrow storage iron and other tests for anemia. METHODS Fifty-five anemic RA patients underwent anemia study. Bone marrow iron stain was performed in 18 patients. sTfR and serum ferritin levels were compared with bone marrow iron stores. RESULTS (1) Mean sTfR concentration was 2.63+/-1.91 mg/L, (2) sTfR correlated with most indicators of anemia, (3) sTfR showed no correlation with CRP and ESR, whereas ferritin did, and (4) sTfR was higher in the "iron depleted" subgroup than in the "iron nondepleted" subgroup in bone marrow study. CONCLUSION The measurement of sTfR and ferritin is useful in finding the cause of anemia in RA and is a possible substitute for invasive bone marrow iron study.
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- J S Song
- Department of Rheumatology/Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Inchon, Republic of Korea
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Formaldehyde is a low molecular weight chemical and can elicit acute and chronic health related problems. Most of the inhaled formaldehyde is retained in the upper respiratory tract due to its extraordinary solubility. Therefore, cases of formaldehyde-induced occupational asthma are sporadic despite its widespread use in industrial processes. We herein report upon a case of occupational asthma due to formaldehyde, which was confirmed by workplace challenge including working environmental assessments, and by formaldehyde inhalation challenge using a specially designed closed-circuit apparatus. To investigate the possible involvement of an IgE-mediated mechanism, both in vitro and in vivo tests were done. IgE antibody specific for formaldehyde-human serum albumin conjugate (F-HSA) was not detected by ELISA, and no specific cutaneous reactivity to F-HSA was noted by either skin prick or intradermal test. The patient was diagnosed with formaldehyde-induced occupational asthma not associated with an IgE mediated mechanism.
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- C W Kim
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, C.P.O. Box 8044, Seoul 120-752, Korea
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Lee SY, Kim SJ, Kwon SS, Kim YK, Kim KH, Moon HS, Song JS, Park SH. Distribution and cytokine production of CD4 and CD8 T-lymphocyte subsets in patients with acute asthma attacks. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2001; 86:659-64. [PMID: 11428739 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62295-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The activation of T cells and the elevation of Th2-type cytokines have been observed in asthmatic patients, but the relative role of CD4 and CD8 T cell is still unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of T cell subset in patients with acute asthma attacks, we analyzed the distribution, activation status, and cytokine production of CD4 and CD8 cells. METHODS The percentages of the CD4 and CD8 cell in peripheral blood (PB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid were analyzed by flow cytometry. The cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and IFN-gamma) and soluble IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R) were measured by ELISA in culture supernatants of CD4 and CD8 cells purified from PB. RESULTS The CD4/CD8 ratio in PB of asthmatic patients was significantly higher than that of controls, which was significantly reduced after treatment. In contrast, there was a tendency to high percentage of CD8 cells in asthmatic patients as compared with controls in BAL, which resulted in a decreased CD4/CD8 ratio. Comparing the T cell subsets in BAL with paired PB in asthma, the CD4 cells were higher in PB, but CD8 cells were higher in BAL. The IL-4, IL-5, and sIL-2R produced by CD4 cells were significantly higher than those produced by CD8 cells in asthmatic patients. CONCLUSIONS Our results provide evidence that activated CD4 T cells increase and produce type 2 cytokines in PB, but CD8 T cell are more sequestrated than CD4 T cells in the airway during an acute asthma attack.
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- S Y Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam St Mary's Hospital, Catholic University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Song JS, Sim SY, Hong DP, Dal Rhee S, Song CW, Han SS, Yang SD. Lead treatment in vitro at early developmental stage of bone marrow-derived macrophages enhances NO production through IL-1beta and IL-6 but not TNF-alpha. Toxicology 2001; 162:61-8. [PMID: 11311459 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(01)00354-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Lead (Pb(2+)) is known to decrease or block nitric oxide (NO) production by mature macrophages (mphi). Bone marrow cells were treated with various doses of lead in vitro and the morphological and functional changes were observed. Bone marrow cells were treated with various doses of lead (1, 10, 20 and 50 microM) at the start of culture with mphi growth factor (CSF-1), and after 6-7 days of culture, the resultant mphi (bone marrow-derived mphi, BMDM) showed decreased NO production. Unexpectedly, BMDM from the lowest does of lead treatment (1.0 microM) showed increased NO production. The increased NO production was due to increased expression of the iNOS gene and concurrent enhanced transcript levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1beta and IL-6, but not TNF-alpha. Lead treatment on mature BMDM showed decreased NO production in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that a low dose of lead affects developmental characteristics of BMDM through different proinflammatory cytokines, and the lead effects on precursor cells of mphi and mature mphi are different.
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- J S Song
- Laboratory of Experimental Animal Science, Division of Toxicology, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, 100 Jang-Dong, Yusong-Ku, Taejon, 305-343, South Korea
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Lee ES, Song JS, Hwang SJ, Suh HK, Cheong HJ. Possibility of reciprocal infection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus between medical personnel and patients undergoing middle ear surgery. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2001; 63:87-91. [PMID: 11244367 DOI: 10.1159/000055716] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection after middle ear surgery has recently increased in our hospital. In this study we tried to determine whether the strains of MRSA isolated from infected patients are identical to those obtained from medical personnel, to prove a reciprocal transmission between medical personnel and patients. Surveillance bacterial cultures of medical personnel were performed from the anterior nares and from the fingertip. Molecular epidemiological studies, ribotyping and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were used to compare the 12 MRSA strains obtained from carriers among medical personnel with the 60 strains identified from patient's otorrhea. Six different MRSA strains were identified from ribotyping, and three subtypes from PFGE. There was a particular subtype which was the most frequently identified strain found in both medical carriers and patients. Postoperative MRSA infection rates after the treatment of medical carriers and application of preventive procedures decreased from 11.9 to 5.7%. These findings suggest that the MRSA transmissions have occurred between medical personnel and patients.
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- E S Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Yoo SH, Park SH, Song JS, Kang KH, Park CS, Yoo JH, Choi BW, Hahn MH. Clinical effects of pranlukast, an oral leukotriene receptor antagonist, in mild-to-moderate asthma: a 4 week randomized multicentre controlled trial. Respirology 2001; 6:15-21. [PMID: 11264758 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1843.2001.00291.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Leukotriene antagonists are increasingly used in asthma management. Pranlukast is a new, orally active, selective inhibitor of CysLt1 leukotriene receptor. The present clinical trial was performed to study the effect and safety of pranlukast in mild-to-moderate asthma. METHODOLOGY A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel group study was performed in eight medical centres in Korea. Mild-to-moderate asthma patients who had been treated with beta2-agonists and/or inhaled corticosteroids were studied. The patients' symptoms were evaluated by asthma diary and twice-daily peak flow monitoring. RESULTS Of the 206 patients enrolled, 197 were eligible for analysis. The pranlukast group (n = 98) showed statistically significant improvement in asthma symptoms, including asthma attack rate, daily living score, and morning and evening asthma scores. Pranlukast significantly reduced the consumption of beta2-agonist. Compared with the placebo group, forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) were not significantly higher in the pranlukast group. Morning and evening peak expiratory flow (PEF) were significantly increased after pranlukast treatment at weeks 2 and 4 (380.8 +/- 10.1 L/min at baseline, 394.5 +/- 10.1 at week 2, 396.3 +/- 10.4 at week 4). There were no serious adverse reactions. CONCLUSION Pranlukast, an oral leukotriene antagonist, was well tolerated and was effective for the management of mild-to-moderate asthma.
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- S H Yoo
- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, 126-1, 5Ka Anam-Dong, Sungbuk-ku, Seoul 136-075, Korea.
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Systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) is a prototypic autoimmune disease affecting various organ systems. Hypothermia is a rare manifestation of SLE. We experienced a case of SLE combined with hypothermia. A 36-year-old woman, who had been diagnosed as SLE 3 days before admission, admitted complaining of mental confusion. After admission, her body temperature, initially 36.1 degrees C, became 32.6 degrees C. Her core body temperature was less than 35.0 degrees C. Despite of warming with heating lamp and blankets, her core temperature did not reach 35.0 degrees C during 18 hours. Ten days later, her temperature exceeded 36.0 degrees C.
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- M H Yang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Medical School, Inchon, Korea
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A 46-year-old man complained of pain and stiffness in both hands. Most of his fingertips were shortened, and Raynaud's phenomenon was evident. The skin on his face and hands was hard and taut. An ulcerating mass measuring 3.2 x 2.5 cm was found on his left infraorbital area. Biopsy revealed basal cell carcinoma. Antinuclear antibody and anti-topoisomerase I antibody were strongly positive. A high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scan of the lungs revealed interstitial fibrosis. Esophageal manometry showed low lower esophageal sphincter pressure and gastroesophageal reflux. Under the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma accompanying systemic sclerosis (SSc), surgical excision of the mass was performed, and immunosuppressant and vasodilator therapies were conducted.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Antinuclear/blood
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/complications
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Basal Cell/surgery
- DNA Topoisomerases, Type I/immunology
- Fingers/pathology
- Humans
- Lung/diagnostic imaging
- Lung/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pulmonary Fibrosis/diagnostic imaging
- Radiography, Thoracic
- Raynaud Disease/complications
- Raynaud Disease/pathology
- Scleroderma, Systemic/blood
- Scleroderma, Systemic/complications
- Scleroderma, Systemic/enzymology
- Scleroderma, Systemic/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/complications
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/surgery
- Skin Ulcer/etiology
- Skin Ulcer/pathology
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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- J S Song
- Department of Rheumatology/Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Jung-Gu, Inchon, Republic of Korea
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