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Kim YB, Kim J, Williams PS, Moon MH. Comparison of a thickness-tapered channel in flow field-flow fractionation with a conventional channel with flow rate programming. J Chromatogr A 2024; 1724:464927. [PMID: 38677152 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.464927] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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The thickness-tapered channel structure in flow field-flow fractionation (FlFFF), recently introduced by constructing a channel with a linear decrease in thickness along its length, demonstrated effectiveness in steric/hyperlayer separation of supramicron particles with improvements in separation speed, elution recovery, and an expanded dynamic size range of separation. In this study, we conducted a comparative analysis of the performance between the impact of field (or crossflow rate) programming or outflow rate programming for the separation of polystyrene latex standards (50 ∼ 800 nm) with a conventional channel having uniform thickness and a thickness-tapered channel without programming. Outlet flow rate and crossflow rate conditions were also varied. Although the particle size resolution of the tapered channel does not surpass that of field programming in uniform thickness channel, it achieves higher-speed separation without a significant loss of resolution and without the need for a complex flow controller system even at a low outflow rate condition. Furthermore, it yielded an improved resolution for particles close to the steric transition regime (400 ∼ 600 nm) in the normal mode of separation. Due to the continuous increase in mean flow velocity down the channel, the tapered channel exhibits flexibility in separating submicron-sized particles at high crossflow rate conditions or low outflow rate conditions, of which the latter can be advantageous when coupled with mass spectrometry in a miniaturized setup.
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- Young Beom Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Cambrian Technologies Inc, 1772 Saratoga Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
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Chang J, Lee J, Vicini FA, Kim JS, Kim J, Choi SH, Byun HK, Lee IJ, Kim YB. Comparison of Early Outcomes of Stereotactic Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation vs. Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy-Based FAST-FORWARD Whole Breast Irradiation for Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e167-e168. [PMID: 37784770 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) Despite evidence supporting APBI from 8 published prospective randomized trials enrolling over 10,000 women, the uptake of APBI in clinical practice is surprisingly low. This is being exacerbated by a new, convenient, and safe shortened WBI schedule. Here, we report the dosimetric and early outcome analyses of the first >1000 patients treated at our institution since the first adoption of stereotactic APBI and the ultra-hypofractionated WBI regimen. MATERIALS/METHODS From 2016 to 2022, 801 women with breast cancers in the suitable or cautionary categories according to the ASTRO APBI consensus panel guidelines, received 30 Gy in 5 fractions (92%) either using a robotic stereotactic radiation system (83%) or stereotactic volumetric-based arc therapy (VMAT, 17%). Between 2020 and 2022, 468 women, who were not candidates for APBI and not undergoing any regional irradiation received 26 Gy in 5 fractions using VMAT to the whole breast with the addition of cardiac sparing technique in left-sided breast cancer patients. Tumor bed boosts were delivered in 99% of FF-WBI patients. We evaluated dose-volume histogram parameters for target volumes and organs-at-risk and radiation-related toxicities during RT or within 6 months after the end of RT. RESULTS Target volume coverage was acceptable in both groups, with mean 96% of the target volumes receiving 95% of the prescribed doses and 0 cm3 within target volumes exceeding 105% of the prescribed doses. S-APBI resulted in small, but statistically significant, reductions in the radiation dose delivered to the ipsilateral breast, contralateral breast, lungs, heart, and coronary artery compared with FF-WBI. Comparing WBI to APBI, the mean contralateral breast dose, ipsilateral lung V20 Gy, mean contralateral lung dose, and mean heart dose, were reduced by 89%, 78%, 73%, and 29%, respectively. With median follow-up periods of 32 months for s-APBI and 19 months for FF-WBI, acute toxicity was assessable in all patients. The risks of any grade acute toxicity were 21% for s-APBI and 25% for FF-WBI (p = .117). Among them, grade 2 rates were 1.3% in both groups and no severe toxicity has been reported. CONCLUSION We found s-APBI and VMAT-based FF WBI were associated with favorable dosimetric and acute toxicity profiles. However, considering significantly less irradiated volume in the breast, lungs, and heart, APBI with advanced available technique options should be considered over any WBI-based approach for patients at low risk for local recurrence.
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- J Chang
- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea; Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, GenesisCare, Farmington Hills, MI
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Heavy Ion Therapy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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Park HJ, Kim K, Kim YB, Chang JS, Shin KH. Patterns and Longitudinal Changes in The Practice of Breast Cancer Radiotherapy in Korea: Korean Radiation Oncology Group 22-01. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:e197-e198. [PMID: 37784841 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.1069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE(S) To analyze contemporary practice patterns in breast cancer radiotherapy (RT) and to assess longitudinal changes therein over 5 years in Korea. MATERIALS/METHODS A nationwide survey was conducted among board-certified radiation oncologists in Korea by the Division for Breast Cancer of the Korean Radiation Oncology Group in March 2022. The survey consisted of 44 questions related to six domains: hypofractionated (HypoFx) whole breast RT, accelerated partial breast RT (APBI), regional nodal irradiation (RNI), RT for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), postmastectomy RT (PMRT), and tumor bed boost. RESULTS In total, 70 radiation oncologists from 61 of 101 (60%) institutions participated in the survey. HypoFx RT was used by 62 respondents (89%), which has significantly increased from 36% in 2017. The HypoFx RT was commonly administered at 40-42.5 Gy in 15-16 fractions. APBI was used by 12 respondents (17%), which has increased from 5% in 2017. The use of RNI did not change significantly: ≥ pN2 (6%), ≥ pN1 (33%), and ≥ pN1 with pathological risk factors (61%). However, the indications for use of internal mammary lymph node (IMN) irradiation have expanded. In particular, the rates of routine treatment of IMN (11% from 6% in 2017) and treatment in cases of ≥ pN2 (27% from 14% in 2017) have doubled; however, the rate of treatment for only IMN involvement, identified on imaging, has decreased to 31% from 47% in 2017. With regard to DCIS, the use of hypoFx RT increased to 75% from 25%, and the rate of omission on of RT after breast-conserving surgery decreased to 38% from 48% in 2017. The use of hypoFx RT for PMRT also increased to 36% from 8% in 2017. CONCLUSION The adoption of HypoFx RT after breast-conserving surgery in invasive breast cancer and DCIS has increased significantly, whereas that for PMRT has increased moderately, compared to 2017. Further studies are required to determine the optimal use of RNI.
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- H J Park
- Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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Jung JW, Park PG, Lee WK, Shin JH, Jang MH, Seo EH, An T, Kim YB, Moon MH, Choi SK, Yun JS, Hong KJ, Kim SR. Production of Plant-Derived Japanese Encephalitis Virus Multi-Epitope Peptide in Nicotiana benthamiana and Immunological Response in Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:11643. [PMID: 37511402 PMCID: PMC10380836 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411643] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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The current production of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) vaccine is based on animal cells, where various risk factors for human health should be resolved. This study used a transient expression system to express the chimeric protein composed of antigenic epitopes from the JEV envelope (E) protein in Nicotiana benthamiana. JEV multi-epitope peptide (MEP) sequences fused with FLAG-tag or 6× His-tag at the C- or N-terminus for the purification were introduced into plant expression vectors and used for transient expression. Among the constructs, vector pSK480, which expresses MEP fused with a FLAG-tag at the C-terminus, showed the highest level of expression and yield in purification. Optimization of transient expression procedures further improved the target protein yield. The purified MEP protein was applied to an ICR mouse and successfully induced an antibody against JEV, which demonstrates the potential of the plant-produced JEV MEP as an alternative vaccine candidate.
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- Jae-Wan Jung
- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
- PhytoMab Co., Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
- PhytoMab Co., Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
- PhytoMab Co., Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
- BK21 Plus, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Eubiologics Co., Seoul 06026, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
- PhytoMab Co., Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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Kim YB, Lee GB, Moon MH. Size Separation of Exosomes and Microvesicles Using Flow Field-Flow Fractionation/Multiangle Light Scattering and Lipidomic Comparison. Anal Chem 2022; 94:8958-8965. [PMID: 35694825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c00806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived membrane-bound particles, including exosomes and microvesicles that differ in cellular origin, content, and lipid composition. This study reports that exosomes and microvesicles can be simultaneously separated by size using flow field-flow fractionation (FlFFF) employed with field programming and that the detection of low-concentration EV species can be significantly improved using multiangle light scattering (MALS). The efficiency of ultracentrifugation (UC) and ultrafiltration (UF) in isolating EVs from the culture media of DU145 cells was compared, and the results showed that UF retrieves more EVs than UC. Two size fractions (small and large) of both exosomes and microvesicles were collected during the FlFFF runs and examined using Western blotting to confirm each EV, and transmission electron microscopy was performed for size analysis. Sizes were compared using the root-mean-square radius obtained from the MALS calculation. The collected fractions were further examined using nanoflow ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry for the size-dependent lipidomic profiles of exosomes and microvesicles, showing that lipids were more enriched in the fraction containing large exosomes than in that containing small exosomes; however, an opposite trend was observed with microvesicles. The present study demonstrated that UF followed by FlFFF-MALS can be utilized for the size separation of exosomes and microvesicles without sequential centrifugation, which is useful for monitoring the changes in the size distribution of EVs depending on the biological status along with generating size-dependent lipidomic profiles.
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- Young Beom Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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Kim J, Han HJ, Lee W, Park SK, Chung J, Kim YB, Park KY. Safety and Efficacy of Stent-Assisted Coiling of Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms Using Low-Profile Stents in Small Parent Arteries. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2021; 42:1621-1626. [PMID: 34210666 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms arising from small vessels (≤ 2.0 mm) is a common procedure. However, data regarding its treatment outcomes are scarce. This study evaluated the clinical and radiologic outcomes of stent-assisted coiling using low-profile stents for aneurysms of small parent arteries. MATERIALS AND METHODS From November 2015 to October 2020, sixty-four patients with 66 aneurysms arising from parent arteries of ≤2.0 mm were treated with stent-assisted coiling using a Low-Profile Visualized Intraluminal Support Junior (LVIS Jr) or the Neuroform Atlas stent in a single institution. The clinical and radiologic data were retrospectively reviewed, and the risk factors for procedure-related complications were evaluated. RESULTS The LVIS Jr and Neuroform Atlas stents were used in 22 (33.3%) and 44 (66.7%) cases, respectively. Technical success was achieved in 66 cases (100%). Immediate postprocedural aneurysm occlusion grades assessed by the Raymond-Roy occlusion classification were I (57.6%), II (19.7%), and III (22.7%), respectively. Procedure-related complications occurred in 10 cases (15.2%), with 8 thromboembolic complications (12.1%) and 2 hemorrhagic complications (3.0%). Procedure-related morbidity was 4.5% without mortality. On multivariate analysis, current smoking (odds ratio = 7.1, P = .021) had a statistically significant effect on procedure-related complications. CONCLUSIONS Stent-assisted coiling of intracranial aneurysms with low-profile stents in small vessels (≤ 2.0 mm) had a 100% success rate and a 15.2% overall complication rate with 4.5% morbidity. Current smoking was a significant risk factor associated with procedure-related complications.
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- J Kim
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (J.K., H.J.H., J.C., Y.B.K., K.Y.P.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (J.K., H.J.H., J.C., Y.B.K., K.Y.P.)
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- Severance Stroke Center, and Department of Neurosurgery (W.L., S.K.P.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Severance Stroke Center, and Department of Neurosurgery (W.L., S.K.P.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (J.K., H.J.H., J.C., Y.B.K., K.Y.P.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (J.K., H.J.H., J.C., Y.B.K., K.Y.P.)
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (J.K., H.J.H., J.C., Y.B.K., K.Y.P.)
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Lee GB, Kim YB, Lee JC, Moon MH. Optimisation of high-speed lipidome analysis by nanoflow ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: Application to identify candidate biomarkers for four different cancers. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2021; 1175:122739. [PMID: 33991954 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122739] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Lipid analysis is a powerful tool that can elucidate the pathogenic roles of lipids in metabolic diseases, and facilitate the development of potential biomarkers. Lipid analysis by large-scale lipidomics requires a high-speed and high-throughput analytical platform. In the present study, a high-speed analytical method for lipid analysis using nanoflow ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation-tandem mass spectrometry (nUHPLC-ESI-MS/MS) was optimised by investigating the effects of column flow rate, pump flow rate, dwell time, initial binary mobile phase composition, and gradient duration on the separation efficiency of standard lipid mixtures. The minimum gradient time for high-speed lipid separation was determined by examining the time-based separation efficiency and spectral overlap of isobaric lipid species during selected reaction monitoring-based quantification of sphingomyelin and a second isotope of phosphatidylcholine, which differ in molecular weight by only 1 Da. Finally, the optimised nUHPLC-ESI-MS/MS method was applied to analyse 200 plasma samples from patients with liver, gastric, lung, and colorectal cancer to evaluate its performance by measuring previously identified candidate lipid biomarkers. About 73% of the reported marker candidates (6 out of 7 in liver, 5/9 in gastric, 4/6 in lung, and 6/7 in colorectal cancer) could be assigned using the optimised method, supporting its use for high-throughput lipid analysis.
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- Gwang Bin Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seoul 03722, South Korea.
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Park KY, Yeon JY, Kim BM, Jeon P, Kim JH, Jang CK, Kim DJ, Lee JW, Kim YB, Chung J, Song DH, Park HG, Park JS. Efficacy and Safety of Flow-Diverter Therapy for Recurrent Aneurysms after Stent-Assisted Coiling. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:663-668. [PMID: 32165365 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Flow-diverter treatment for previously stented aneurysms has been reported to be less effective and prone to complications. In this study, we evaluated the effectiveness and safety of flow diverters for recurrent aneurysms after stent-assisted coiling. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who underwent flow-diverter placement for recurrent aneurysms after stent-assisted coiling between March 2015 and March 2019 were recruited. Clinical and radiographic characteristics and clinical and angiographic outcomes were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS Among 133 patients who underwent flow-diverter insertion, 17 (male/female ratio = 5:12; mean age, 53.8 years) were treated for recurrent aneurysms after stent placement with (n = 16) or without (n = 1) coiling. Eight patients initially presented with subarachnoid hemorrhage; 7, with headache; and 2, with visual field defects. Angiographic morphology included large/giant saccular in 12 patients, dissecting in 2, fusiform in 1, traumatic pseudoaneurysm in 1, and ruptured blood blister-like aneurysm in 1. The duration between the first treatment and flow-diverter placement ranged from 2 weeks to 15 months (median, 6 months). Flow-diverter placement was successful in all cases without any complications. All patients had favorable outcomes (mRS, 0-2), without any newly appearing symptoms. Aneurysms were followed up with conventional angiography at least once in 6-18 months. Sixteen aneurysms showed complete occlusion, and 1 aneurysm was enlarged. CONCLUSIONS Results from this case series investigating flow-diverter placement for recurrent aneurysms after stent-assisted coiling suggested that the procedure is safe and effective. Further study in a larger population may be warranted.
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- K Y Park
- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.Y.P., C.K.J., J.W.L., Y.B.K., J.C.), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery (J.Y.Y.), Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology (B.M.K., J.-H.K., D.J.K., D.H.S., H.G.P., J.S.P.), Severance Stroke Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology (P.J.), Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology (B.M.K., J.-H.K., D.J.K., D.H.S., H.G.P., J.S.P.), Severance Stroke Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.Y.P., C.K.J., J.W.L., Y.B.K., J.C.), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology (B.M.K., J.-H.K., D.J.K., D.H.S., H.G.P., J.S.P.), Severance Stroke Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.Y.P., C.K.J., J.W.L., Y.B.K., J.C.), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.Y.P., C.K.J., J.W.L., Y.B.K., J.C.), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- From the Department of Neurosurgery (K.Y.P., C.K.J., J.W.L., Y.B.K., J.C.), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology (B.M.K., J.-H.K., D.J.K., D.H.S., H.G.P., J.S.P.), Severance Stroke Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology (B.M.K., J.-H.K., D.J.K., D.H.S., H.G.P., J.S.P.), Severance Stroke Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology (B.M.K., J.-H.K., D.J.K., D.H.S., H.G.P., J.S.P.), Severance Stroke Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kim K, Jeong Y, Shin KH, Kim JH, Ahn SD, Kim SS, Suh CO, Kim YB, Choi DH, Park W, Cha J, Chun M, Lee DS, Lee SY, Kim JH, Park HJ. Abstract P3-12-12: Impact of regional nodal irradiation for breast cancer patients with supraclavicular and/or internal mammary lymph node involvement: A multicenter, retrospective study (KROG 16-14). Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p3-12-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: To evaluate the treatment outcomes of radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer with ipsilateral supraclavicular (SCL) and/or internal mammary (IMN) lymph node involvement.
Methods: A total of 353 patients from 11 institutions were included. One hundred and thirty-six patients had SCL involvement, 148 had IMN involvement, and 69 had both. All patients received neoadjvant systemic therapy followed by breast conserving surgery or mastectomy, and postoperative RT to whole breast/chest wall. As for regional lymph node irradiation, SCL RT was given to 344 patients, and IMN RT to 236 patients. The median RT dose was 50.4 Gy.
Results: The median follow-up duration was 61 months (range, 7-173). In-field progression was present in SCL (n=20) and/or IMN (n=7). The 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival rates were 57.8% and 75.1%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, both SCL/IMN involvement, number of axillary lymph node ≥4, triple negative subtype, and mastectomy were significant adverse prognosticators for DFS (p = 0.022, 0.001, 0.001, and 0.004, respectively). Regarding the impact of regional nodal irradiation, SCL RT dose ≥54 Gy was not associated with DFS (5-yr rate, 52.9% vs. 50.9%, p = 0.696) in SCL-involved patients, and the receipt of IMN RT was not associated with DFS (5-yr rate, 56.1% vs. 78.1%, p = 0.099) in IMN-involved patients.
Conclusion: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and postoperative RT achieved an acceptable in-field regional control rate in patients with SCL and/or IMN involvement. However, a higher RT dose to SCL or IMN RT was not associated with the improved DFS in these patients.
Citation Format: Kim K, Jeong Y, Shin KH, Kim JH, Ahn SD, Kim SS, Suh C-O, Kim YB, Choi DH, Park W, Cha J, Chun M, Lee DS, Lee SY, Kim JH, Park HJ. Impact of regional nodal irradiation for breast cancer patients with supraclavicular and/or internal mammary lymph node involvement: A multicenter, retrospective study (KROG 16-14) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2018 Dec 4-8; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-12-12.
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- K Kim
- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Wonju, Korea; Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea; Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea; Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea; Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hu XG, Kim IG, Wang HJ, Kim BW, Hong SY, Kim YB, Shen XY. Reuse of Living-Donor Liver Graft in Second Recipient with Long-Term Survival. Transplant Proc 2019; 50:3984-3987. [PMID: 30577301 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Brain death is a rare situation after living-donor liver transplantation. However, the recipient who suffers from brain death and has functional liver graft is a potential liver donor. We report the 1st case of successful reuse of extended right living-donor liver graft after brain death of the first recipient. The first recipient, who had acute liver failure caused by hepatitis A virus, experienced brain death on the 2nd day after the transplantation. The allograft had a favorable regeneration and functional recovery. On the 7th day, the allograft was procured with a patent hepatic artery, bile duct, portal vein, and reconstructed outflow (right hepatic vein and middle hepatic vein) and successfully implanted into the second recipient. The second recipient has experienced a long-term survival without any complications.
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- X-G Hu
- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea.
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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Kim YB, Yang JS, Moon MH. Investigation of steric transition with field programming in frit inlet asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1576:131-136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2018.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kim YB, Seo KW, Jeon HY, Lim SK, Lee YJ. Characteristics of the antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from chicken meat produced by different integrated broiler operations in Korea. Poult Sci 2018; 97:962-969. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Kim YB, Jeon JH, Choi S, Shin J, Lee Y, Kim YM. Use of a filtering process to remove solid waste and antibiotic resistance genes from effluent of a flow-through fish farm. Sci Total Environ 2018; 615:289-296. [PMID: 28982078 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 07/30/2017] [Revised: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The objective of this study was to investigate reduction in antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) via targeting solid waste in effluent from a flow-through aquaculture in South Korea. The level of suspended solids in the filtrates was approximately 12.5±2.3mg/L, corresponding to a removal efficiency of 68.8±5.7% irrespective of variations in the size of the filter pores. The total number of particles in the effluent was reduced to the lowest numbers of particles using a filter pore size of 25μm, corresponding to a removal efficiency of 40.3%. Among the 23 ARGs conferring resistance to tetracyclines, beta-lactam antibiotics, sulfonamides, quinolones, macrolides, florfenicol and multidrug, tetracycline resistance genes were the most prevalent with a relative abundance of 67.5%. Of eleven tetracycline resistance genes (tetA, tetB, tetD, tetE, tetG, tetH, tetM, tetQ, tetX, tetZ, tetB/P) analyzed, the relative abundance of tetG was the highest in the effluent. The removal efficiency of the total number of particles showed similar patterns to the removal efficiency of ARGs depending on the size of the filter pores. Levels of ARGs in the filtrates were reduced to approximately 60.5% of those of the ARGs in the effluents. With a filter pore size of 25μm, a maximum removal efficiency of 66.0% was achieved. In particular, the relative abundance of detected tetracycline resistance genes decreased only after passing through the filters, perhaps reflecting the presence of high quantities of tetracycline resistance genes in particles from the fish farm. Using Illumina sequencing based on a 16S rRNA gene, the dominant phyla were found to be Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, Planctomycetes and Verrucomicrobia in the effluent. Although the overall composition of the bacterial communities was not significantly changed via filtering tests, only the relative abundance of Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria was changed. These results demonstrate that a filtering process in aquaculture facilities can be used to reduce solid waste as well as ARGs from aquaculture farms.
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- Young Beom Kim
- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea.
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Lee GW, Lee JM, Lee WJ, Kim YB, Min YG. Clinical Implication of Tests for Prostate-specific Antigen in Brain-dead Organ Donors. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:20-23. [PMID: 29407309 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although cancer screening tests are not mentioned under brain-dead organ donor care guidelines in Korea, we assessed the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), an important prostate cancer marker, and performed prostate biopsies when needed in brain-dead organ donors. We believe that insisting on a screening test for cancer diagnosis in donors' organs is important. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected between January 2010 and July 2015 from Ajou University Hospital. We retrospectively analyzed the PSA levels and prostate biopsy results in 111 male brain-dead organ donors (mean age, 48.4 years). RESULTS The mean PSA level was 7.395 ng/mL (range, 0.062 to 61.780; reference, 0 to 4 ng/mL). Ultrasonography or computed tomographic examination did not reveal prostate cancer, and a rectal examination was not performed. After checking the PSA levels, prostate biopsies were performed in 16 patients based on the recommendations of a urologist, and 4 patients (3.6% of 111) were diagnosed with prostate cancer. All cancers involved adenocarcinomas (acinar type) histopathologically. In 2 patients, the Gleason score was 6 (3 + 3), whereas the other 2 showed a score of 7 (3 + 4). Among the patients diagnosed with prostate cancer, 1 donated his liver and corneas, and the remaining 3 could not donate. CONCLUSION Well-defined cancer screening tests are needed in Korea. Additionally, when the probability of organ transplantation-induced cancer metastasis is low or a recipient is at a high risk owing to not receiving organs, the law should allow organ donation even if prostate cancer is diagnosed in the donor.
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- G W Lee
- Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Brain-Dead Organ Donation Coordinator, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Jang HM, Lee J, Kim YB, Jeon JH, Shin J, Park MR, Kim YM. Fate of antibiotic resistance genes and metal resistance genes during thermophilic aerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Bioresour Technol 2018; 249:635-643. [PMID: 29091848 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.10.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 08/28/2017] [Revised: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 10/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study examines the fate of twenty-three representative antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) encoding tetracyclines, sulfonamides, quinolones, β-lactam antibiotics, macrolides, florfenicol and multidrug resistance during thermophilic aerobic digestion (TAD) of sewage sludge. The bacterial community, class 1 integrons (intI1) and four metal resistance genes (MRGs) were also quantified to determine the key drivers of changes in ARGs during TAD. At the end of digestion, significant decreases in the quantities of ARGs, MRGs and intI1 as well as 16S rRNA genes were observed. Partial redundancy analysis (RDA) showed that shifts in temperature were the key factors affecting a decrease in ARGs. Shifts in temperature led to decreased amounts of ARGs by reducing resistome and bacterial diversity, rather than by lowering horizontal transfer potential via intI1 or co-resistance via MRGs.
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- Hyun Min Jang
- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, 500 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, United States
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea.
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Jang HM, Kim YB, Choi S, Lee Y, Shin SG, Unno T, Kim YM. Prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes from effluent of coastal aquaculture, South Korea. Environ Pollut 2018; 233:1049-1057. [PMID: 29031406 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [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: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 09/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The wide use of antibiotics in aquaculture for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes can potentially lead to the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). This study reports for the first time the profile of ARGs from effluents of coastal aquaculture located in South Jeolla province and Jeju Island, South Korea. Using quantitative PCR (qPCR), twenty-two ARGs encoding tetracycline resistance (tetA, tetB, tetD, tetE, tetG, tetH, tetM, tetQ, tetX, tetZ, tetBP), sulfonamide resistance (sul1, sul2), quinolone resistance (qnrD, qnrS, aac(6')-Ib-cr), β-lactams resistance (blaTEM, blaCTX, blaSHV), macrolide resistance (ermC), florfenicol resistance (floR) and multidrug resistance (oqxA) and a class 1 integrons-integrase gene (intI1) were quantified. In addition, Illumina Miseq sequencing was applied to investigate microbial community differences across fish farm effluents. Results from qPCR showed that the total number of detected ARGs ranged from 4.24 × 10-3 to 1.46 × 10-2 copies/16S rRNA gene. Among them, tetB and tetD were predominant, accounting for 74.8%-98.0% of the total ARGs. Furthermore, intI1 gene showed positive correlation with tetB, tetD, tetE, tetH, tetX, tetZ tetQ and sul1. Microbial community analysis revealed potential host bacteria for ARGs and intI1. Two genera, Vibrio and Marinomonas belonging to Gammaproteobacteria, showed significant correlation with tetB and tetD, the most dominant ARGs in all samples. Also, operational taxonomic units (OTUs)-based network analysis revealed that ten OTUs, classified into the phyla Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria/Chloroplast, Bacteroidetes, Verrucomicrobia and an unclassified phylum, were potential hosts of tetracycline resistance genes (i.e., tetA, tetG, tetH, tetM, tetQ and tetZ). Further systematic monitoring of ARGs is warranted for risk assessment and management of antibacterial resistance from fish farm effluents.
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- Hyun Min Jang
- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju, Gyeongnam, South Korea
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, College of Applied Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, South Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea.
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Kim JH, Son YD, Kim JM, Kim HK, Kim YB, Lee C, Oh CH. Interregional correlations of glucose metabolism between the basal ganglia and different cortical areas: an ultra-high resolution PET/MRI fusion study using 18F-FDG. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 51:e6724. [PMID: 29160415 PMCID: PMC5685063 DOI: 10.1590/1414-431x20176724] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Basal ganglia have complex functional connections with the cerebral cortex and are involved in motor control, executive functions of the forebrain, such as the planning of movement, and cognitive behaviors based on their connections. The aim of this study was to provide detailed functional correlation patterns between the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex by conducting an interregional correlation analysis of the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) data based on precise structural information. Fifteen participants were scanned with 7-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and high resolution research tomography (HRRT)-PET fusion system using 18F-FDG. For detailed interregional correlation analysis, 24 subregions of the basal ganglia including pre-commissural dorsal caudate, post-commissural caudate, pre-commissural dorsal putamen, post-commissural putamen, internal globus pallidus, and external globus pallidus and 80 cerebral regions were selected as regions of interest on the MRI image and their glucose metabolism were calculated from the PET images. Pearson's product-moment correlation analysis was conducted for the interregional correlation analysis of the basal ganglia. Functional correlation patterns between the basal ganglia and cerebral cortex were not only consistent with the findings of previous studies, but also showed new functional correlation between the dorsal striatum (i.e., caudate nucleus and putamen) and insula. In this study, we established the detailed basal ganglia subregional functional correlation patterns using 18F-FDG PET/MRI fusion imaging. Our methods and results could potentially be an important resource for investigating basal ganglia dysfunction as well as for conducting functional studies in the context of movement and psychiatric disorders.
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- J H Kim
- Research Institute for Advanced Industrial Technology, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Gachon University, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University School of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Bioimaging Research Team, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong, South Korea
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Anaerobic mono- and co-digestion of sewage sludge and food waste leachate (FWL) were performed by assessing methane production and characterizing microbial communities. Anaerobic digestion (AD) of waste activated sludge (WAS) alone produced the lowest methane (281 ml CH4), but an approximately 80% increase in methane production was achieved via co-digestion of WAS and FWL (506 ml CH4). There were less differences in the diversity of bacterial communities in anaerobic digesters, while archaeal (ARC) and bacterial (BAC) amounts reflected AD performance. Compared with the total ARC and BAC amounts in the mono-digestion of WAS, the ARC and BAC amounts increased two and three times, respectively, during co-digestion of FWL and WAS. In characterized archaeal communities, the dominant ratio of hydrogenotrophic methanogens in the mono-digestion of WAS approached nearly a 1:1 ratio of the two acetoclastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogens in the co-digestion of FWL and WAS. The ARC/BAC ratio in the digesters varied in the range of 5.9% to 9.1%, indicating a positive correlation with the methane production of AD.
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- Jingyeong Shin
- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Corporation of Gwangju, Gwangju 61954, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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Shim G, Miao W, Ko S, Park GT, Kim JY, Kim MG, Kim YB, Oh YK. Immune-camouflaged graphene oxide nanosheets for negative regulation of phagocytosis by macrophages. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:6666-6675. [PMID: 32264429 DOI: 10.1039/c7tb00648a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) is highly expressed in macrophages of the reticuloendothelial system and in tumor-associated macrophages, whereas tumor cells express the surface membrane protein, CD47, which interacts with SIRPα to negatively regulate phagocytosis. In this study, we modified the surfaces of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets with a CD47-like SIRPα-binding peptide (SP). The presence of SP on GO nanosheets reduced the macrophage uptake to a greater extent than the PEGylation of such nanosheets. This reduced uptake was found to be mediated by the activation of Src homology region 2 domain-containing phosphatase 1 (SHP-1) and the downstream inhibition of myosin assembly, which is necessary for phagosome formation. Unlike SP-coated GO nanosheets, PEGylated GO nanosheets did not affect myosin assembly or phagocytosis. After in vivo systemic administration, the clearance of SP-coated GO nanosheets was slower than that of PEGylated GO nanosheets, and this difference increased with repeated administration. Finally, SP-coated GO nanosheets showed a higher distribution to tumor tissues than PEGylated GO nanosheets or a physical mixture of SP and GO nanosheets. Our findings indicate that immune-camouflaged GO nanosheets with natural CD47-like SIRPα-binding molecules can reduce the nonspecific loss of such nanosheets through macrophage uptake, thereby enhancing their blood circulation and tumor delivery after multiple injections.
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- G Shim
- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Jang GY, Kim YB, Wi H, Oh TI, Chung CR, Suh GY, Woo EJ. Imaging of regional air distributions in porcine lungs using high-performance electrical impedance tomography system. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2017; 2017:349-351. [PMID: 29059882 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2017.8036834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) allows functional imaging of regional lung ventilation for real-time bedside monitoring of mechanically ventilated patients. Images showing time-changes of regional air distributions in the lungs can provide valuable diagnostic information for lung protective mechanical ventilation. This paper reports in vivo porcine imaging experiments of regional lung ventilation using a 16-channel parallel EIT system. Real-time time-difference chest images of 10 animals were reconstructed during mechanical ventilations with a temporal resolution of 50 frame/s. Analyzing the images together with the airway volume-pressure information from the mechanical ventilator, we could successfully produce regional compliance images at PEEP (positive end expiratory pressure) titration. From in vivo animal experiments, we propose the method as a continuous monitoring means for LPV (lung protective ventilation).
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Lee J, Shin SG, Jang HM, Kim YB, Lee J, Kim YM. Characterization of antibiotic resistance genes in representative organic solid wastes: Food waste-recycling wastewater, manure, and sewage sludge. Sci Total Environ 2017; 579:1692-1698. [PMID: 27923578 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 09/18/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this research, the distribution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) was characterized in representative organic solid waste (OSW) in Korea: food waste-recycling wastewater (FRW), manure, and sewage sludge. The amounts of total ARG (gene copies/16S rRNA gene copies) was greatest in manure followed by sewage sludge and FRW. Interestingly, there were significantly different patterns in the diversity and mechanisms of ARGs. For example, a significant proportion of ARGs were tetracycline resistant genes in all the OSW (40.4-78.2%). β-lactam antibiotics resistant genes were higher in the FRW samples than in other types of OSW but sulfonamides resistant genes represented the greatest proportion in sludge. Regarding the characteristics of antibiotic resistance mechanisms, there was a relatively higher proportion of the ribosomal protection mechanism to tetracycline observed in the FRW and manure samples. However, tetracycline resistant genes with direct interaction were relatively higher in the sewage sludge samples. sul1 was the dominant subtype in all the OSW types and detection of ermB was observed although there was no ermC detected in sewage sludge. There were significant correlations between the occurrences of ARG subtypes: tetB and tetG in all OSW (P<0.01); tetE and tetQ only in sludge (P<0.01). The Class 1 integron-integrase gene (intI1) was significantly correlated with total ARGs only in manure and sludge (P<0.05), revealing potential horizontal gene transfer in these OSW.
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- Jangwoo Lee
- School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Gwang-ju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 123, Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwang-ju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Gwang-ju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 123, Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwang-ju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Gwang-ju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 123, Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwang-ju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 77, Cheongam-Ro, Nam-Gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Gwang-ju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 123, Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwang-ju 61005, Republic of Korea.
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Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) thin film electrolyte deposited by plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) was investigated. PEALD YSZ-based bi-layered thin film electrolyte was employed for thin film solid oxide fuel cells on nanoporous anodic aluminum oxide substrates, whose electrochemical performance was compared to the cell with sputtered YSZ-based electrolyte. The cell with PEALD YSZ electrolyte showed higher open circuit voltage (OCV) of 1.0 V and peak power density of 182 mW cm(-2) at 450 °C compared to the one with sputtered YSZ electrolyte(0.88 V(OCV), 70 mW cm(-2)(peak power density)). High OCV and high power density of the cell with PEALD YSZ-based electrolyte is due to the reduction in ohmic and activation losses as well as the gas and electrical current tightness.
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- Wonjong Yu
- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Daehak dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Cho Y, Kim KH, Yoon HI, Kim GE, Kim YB. Tumor-related leukocytosis is associated with poor radiation response and clinical outcome in uterine cervical cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2016; 27:2067-2074. [PMID: 27502717 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate response to radiation and clinical outcome of uterine cervical cancer patients with tumor-related leukocytosis (TRL) at initial diagnosis and during definitive radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 2456 patients with stage IA-IVA uterine cervical cancer who received definitive radiotherapy with (37.4%) or without (62.6%) platinum-based chemotherapy between 1986 and 2012. TRL was defined as two or more occurrences of leukocytosis over 9000/μl at the time of diagnosis and during the course of treatment. Locoregional failure-free survival (LFFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between patients with or without TRL. RESULTS The median age of all patients was 55 years, and the median follow-up time was 65.1 months. TRL was observed in 398 patients (16%) at initial diagnosis; TRL (+) patients were younger and had larger tumors, advanced stage, and more frequent lymph node metastases (all P < 0.05). TRL (+) patients showed a significantly lower rate of complete remission than TRL (-) patients (89.9% versus 96.3%, respectively, P = 0.042). Ten-year LFFS and OS for all patients were 84% and 78%, respectively. LFFS and OS were significantly lower in TRL (+) patients than TRL (-) patients (10-year LFFS: 69% versus 87% respectively, P < 0.001; 10-year OS: 63% versus 81% respectively P < 0.001). After propensity score matching, LFFS and OS rates in TRL (+) patients remained significantly lower than for TRL (-) patients; this significant difference was also observed on multivariate analysis. Twenty-six percent of patients with locoregional failure (n = 345) were TRL (+) and had significantly poorer median OS (6 versus 12 months, P = 0.001). CONCLUSION This study reveals the aggressive nature of cervical cancer with TRL and its poor response to radiation therapy. Given the unfavorable prognosis and higher probability of treatment failure, optimal diagnostic and therapeutic approaches and careful monitoring for early detection of recurrence should be considered for these patients.
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- Y Cho
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul .,Yonsei Song-Dang Institute for Cancer Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yoon JK, Choi J, Lee HJ, Cho Y, Gwon YD, Jang Y, Kim S, Choi H, Lee JH, Kim YB. Distribution of Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus in Different Organs of the Hybrid of a Landrace and a Jeju Domestic Pig in Korea. Transplant Proc 2016; 47:2067-71. [PMID: 26293098 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Xenotransplantation offers a solution to the shortage of available organs for transplantation, and the pig represents an ideal source of such organs. However, porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV), whose genome is integrated in pigs, has been suggested to pose a potential risk of xenotransmission. Expression of PERVs in different organs of pigs was carefully measured at DNA, mRNA, and protein levels, providing information valuable for the application of pig organs in xenotransplantation. An analysis of PERV DNA showed that a very similar number of PERV copies was present in the genome of all organs, whereas mRNA and protein levels of PERV varied depending on the organ, with kidney, liver, and spleen expressing high levels of both mRNA and protein. In contrast, mRNA and protein levels were dissimilar in the lung and brain, where mRNA levels were low but protein levels were high. This discrepancy indicates that mRNA levels are not always reflected in protein expression. In addition, the difference between mRNA and protein highlights the importance of choosing the proper analysis method for diagnosing viral infection. In summary, this study provides insight into the distribution of PERV in various organs at the DNA, mRNA, and protein levels, and also informs the proper selection of tissues or organs for future clinical xenotransplantation.
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- J K Yoon
- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Bio-industrial Technologies, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
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Kim YB, Suh DH, Kim K, No JH. Case Selection Is a Fundamental Prerequisite to the Successful Surmounting of Learning Curve of Laparoscopic Radical Hysterectomy in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: A Matched-Case Comparison in a Single Institution. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2015; 22:S97. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.08.261] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Kim YB, Kim HW, Song MK, Rhee MS. Decontamination method using heat and relative humidity for radish seeds achieves a 7-log reduction of Escherichia coli O157:H7 without affecting product quality. Int J Food Microbiol 2015; 201:42-6. [PMID: 25732001 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2015.02.015] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Revised: 02/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We developed a novel decontamination method to inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on radish seeds without adversely affecting seed germination or product quality. The use of heat (55, 60, and 65 °C) combined with relative humidity (RH; 25, 45, 65, 85, and 100%) for 24h was evaluated for effective microbial reduction and preservation of seed germination rates. A significant two-way interaction of heat and RH was observed for both microbial reduction and germination rate (P<0.0001). Increases in heat and RH were associated with corresponding reductions in E. coli O157:H7 and in germination rate (P<0.05). The order of lethality for the different treatments was generally as follows: no treatment <55 °C/25-65% RH ≒60 °C/25-45% RH ≒65 °C/25% RH <55 °C/85% RH =60 °C/65% RH <55 °C/100% RH =60 °C/85-100% RH =65 °C/45-100% RH. The most effective condition, 65 °C/45% RH, completely inactivated E. coli O157:H7 on the seeds (7.0 log CFU/g reduction) and had no significant effect on the germination rate (85.4%; P>0.05) or product quality. The method uses only heat and relative humidity without chemicals, and is thus applicable as a general decontamination procedure in spout producing plants where the use of growth chambers is the norm.
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- Y B Kim
- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Bioscience and Technology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-713, Republic of Korea.
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Bae J, Chang I, Kang S, Hong S, Cha SW, Kim YB. Post-annealing of thin-film yttria stabilized zirconia electrolytes for anode-supported low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2014; 14:9294-9299. [PMID: 25971054 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2014.10121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The effects of a post-annealing treatment on the performance of low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (LT-SOFCs) were investigated. Nickel oxide-samarium doped ceria (NiO-SDC) anodes and yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolytes were deposited on anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) membranes by RF sputtering and DC reactive sputtering, respectively. The half-cell of YSZ/NiO-SDC was then heat-treated at 600 degrees C for 10 h, and a porous platinum (Pt) cathode was deposited on the annealed YSZ/NiO-SDC structure by DC magnetron sputtering. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) analysis revealed a significant decrease in the ohmic resistance and a slight increase in the cathodic impedance. Such a result may be attributed to the increased grain size and enhanced crystallinity of the YSZ electrolyte after the heat treatment. The maximum power density observed for the heat-treated cell was 35 mW/cm2 at 450 degrees C, more than three times higher than the 10 mW/cm2 value obtained for the as-deposited cell.
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Lee NK, Lee JH, Lim SM, Lee KA, Kim YB, Chang PS, Paik HD. Short communication: antiviral activity of subcritical water extract of Brassica juncea against influenza virus A/H1N1 in nonfat milk. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:5383-6. [PMID: 25022686 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8016] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Subcritical water extract (SWE) of Brassica juncea was studied for antiviral effects against influenza virus A/H1N1 and for the possibility of application as a nonfat milk supplement for use as an "antiviral food." At maximum nontoxic concentrations, SWE had higher antiviral activity against influenza virus A/H1N1 than n-hexane, ethanol, or hot water (80°C) extracts. Addition of 0.5mg/mL of B. juncea SWE to culture medium led to 50.35% cell viability (% antiviral activity) for Madin-Darby canine kidney cells infected with influenza virus A/H1N1. Nonfat milk supplemented with 0.28mg/mL of B. juncea SWE showed 39.62% antiviral activity against influenza virus A/H1N1. Thus, the use of B. juncea SWE as a food supplement might aid in protection from influenza viral infection.
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- N-K Lee
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea; Bio/Molecular Informatics Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.
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Choi ML, Begeti F, Oh JH, Lee SY, O'Keeffe GC, Clelland CD, Tyers P, Cho ZH, Kim YB, Barker RA. Dopaminergic manipulations and its effects on neurogenesis and motor function in a transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease. Neurobiol Dis 2014; 66:19-27. [PMID: 24561069 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that is classically defined by a triad of movement and cognitive and psychiatric abnormalities with a well-established pathology that affects the dopaminergic systems of the brain. This has classically been described in terms of an early loss of dopamine D2 receptors (D2R), although interestingly the treatments most effectively used to treat patients with HD block these same receptors. We therefore sought to examine the dopaminergic system in HD not only in terms of striatal function but also at extrastriatal sites especially the hippocampus, given that transgenic (Tg) mice also exhibit deficits in hippocampal-dependent cognitive tests and a reduction in adult hippocampal neurogenesis. We showed that there was an early reduction of D2R in both the striatum and dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus in the R6/1 transgenic HD mouse ahead of any overt motor signs and before striatal neuronal loss. Despite downregulation of D2Rs in these sites, further reduction of the dopaminergic input to these sites by either medial forebrain bundle lesions or receptor blockade using sulpiride was able to improve both deficits in motor performance and adult hippocampal neurogenesis. In contrast, a reduction in dopaminergic innervation of the neurogenic niches resulted in impaired neurogenesis in healthy WT mice. This study therefore provides evidence that D2R blockade improves hippocampal and striatal deficits in HD mice although the underlying mechanism for this is unclear, and suggests that agents working within this network may have greater effects than previously thought.
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- M L Choi
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK; School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0SP, UK
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University, Incheon 405-760, Republic of Korea
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- Neuroscience Research Institute, Gachon University, Incheon 405-760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John van Geest Centre for Brain Repair, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0PY, UK; Department of Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
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Park MJ, Lee JH, Kim JK, Kim YC, Park MS, Yu JS, Kim YB, Lee D. Multidetector CT imaging features of solid pseudopapillary tumours of the pancreas in male patients: distinctive imaging features with female patients. Br J Radiol 2014; 87:20130513. [PMID: 24472726 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20130513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe multidetector CT imaging features of solid pseudopapillary tumours (SPTs) in male patients and to compare these imaging features with those found in female patients. METHODS The institutional review board approved this retrospective study. We included the CT images of 72 patients (M:F = 12:60; mean age, 35.0 years) diagnosed with SPT by histology. CT images were reviewed on the following: location of the tumour, maximal diameter, shape, margin and the fraction of the tumour composition. Statistical differences in CT imaging features were analysed. RESULTS Male patients with SPTs were significantly older than female patients (42.4 years vs 33.4 years, p = 0.0408) and the mean size of the SPTs in male patients was larger (6.3 cm vs 4.6 cm, p = 0.0413) than that of SPTs in female patients. Lobulated shape of the SPTs was most frequent in male patients, whereas oval shape was most frequent in female patients (p = 0.0133). SPTs in male patients tended to have a solid component (p = 0.0434). Progressive enhancement in the solid portion of the tumour was seen in 9 (81.8%) of 11 SPTs in male patients and in 30 (79.0%) of 38 SPTs in female patients on multiphasic CT. CONCLUSION The imaging features of SPTs in male patients usually appeared as a somewhat large-sized solid mass with a lobulated margin and progressive enhancement. These imaging features may help to differentiate SPTs from other pancreatic tumours for their proper management. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE SPTs in male patients appear as somewhat large-sized solid masses with lobulated margins, and this form occurs more frequently in older male patients than in female patients.
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- M J Park
- Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Noh JM, Park W, Suh CO, Keum KC, Kim YB, Shin KH, Kim K, Chie EK, Ha SW, Kim SS, Ahn SD, Shin HS, Kim JH, Lee HS, Lee NK, Huh SJ, Choi DH. Is elective nodal irradiation beneficial in patients with pathologically negative lymph nodes after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and breast-conserving surgery for clinical stage II-III breast cancer? A multicentre retrospective study (KROG 12-05). Br J Cancer 2014; 110:1420-6. [PMID: 24481403 PMCID: PMC3960607 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 12/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the effects of elective nodal irradiation (ENI) in clinical stage II-III breast cancer patients with pathologically negative lymph nodes (LNs) (ypN0) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and radiotherapy (RT). METHODS We retrospectively analysed 260 patients with ypN0 who received NAC followed by BCS and RT. Elective nodal irradiation was delivered to 136 (52.3%) patients. The effects of ENI on survival outcomes were evaluated. RESULTS After a median follow-up period of 66.2 months (range, 15.6-127.4 months), 26 patients (10.0%) developed disease recurrence. The 5-year locoregional recurrence-free survival and disease-free survival (DFS) for all patients were 95.5% and 90.5%, respectively. Pathologic T classification (0-is vs 1 vs 2-4) and the number of LNs sampled (<13 vs ≥13) were associated with DFS (P=0.0086 and 0.0012, respectively). There was no significant difference in survival outcomes according to ENI. Elective nodal irradiation also did not affect survival outcomes in any of the subgroups according to pathologic T classification or the number of LNs sampled. CONCLUSIONS ENI may be omitted in patients with ypN0 breast cancer after NAC and BCS. But until the results of the randomised trials are available, patients should be put on these trials.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea
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- Proton Therapy Center, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 410-769, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 138-736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Bundang CHA Hospital, School of Medicine, CHA University, 59 Yatap-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do 463-712, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 56 Dalseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu 700-712, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University School of Medicine, 26 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-715, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Korea Medical Center, Korea University School of Medicine, 73 Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea
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Po C, Kalthoff D, Kim YB, Nelles M, Hoehn M. White matter reorganization and functional response after focal cerebral ischemia in the rat. PLoS One 2012; 7:e45629. [PMID: 23029148 PMCID: PMC3445514 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0045629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Accepted: 08/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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After stroke, the brain has shown to be able to achieve spontaneous functional recovery despite severe cerebral damage. This phenomenon is poorly understood. To address this issue, focal transient ischemia was induced by 60 min middle cerebral artery occlusion in Wistar rats. The evolution of stroke was followed using two magnetic resonance imaging modalities: diffusion spectrum imaging (acquired before, one and four weeks after stroke) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (acquired before and five weeks after stroke). To confirm the imaging observations, immunohistochemical staining for myelin, astrocytes and macrophages/microglia was added. At four weeks after stroke, a focal alteration of the diffusion anisotropy was observed between the ipsilesional ventricle and the lesion area. Using tractography this perturbation was identified as reorganization of the ipsilesional internal capsule. Functional imaging at five weeks after ischemia demonstrated activation of the primary sensorimotor cortex in both hemispheres in all rats except one animal lacking a functional response in the ipsilesional cortex. Furthermore, fiber tracking showed a transhemispheric fiber connection through the corpus callosum, which-in the rat without functional recovery-was lost. Our study shows the influence of the internal capsule reorganization, combined with inter-hemispheric connections though the corpus callosum, on the functional activation of the brain from stroke. In conclusion, tractography opens a new door to non-invasively investigate the structural correlates of lack of functional recovery after stroke.
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- Chrystelle Po
- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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- In-vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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Kim YB, Kalthoff D, Po C, Wiedermann D, Hoehn M. Connectivity of thalamo-cortical pathway in rat brain: combined diffusion spectrum imaging and functional MRI at 11.7 T. NMR Biomed 2012; 25:943-952. [PMID: 22246962 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 10/31/2011] [Accepted: 11/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Fiber tracking in combination with functional MRI has recently attracted strong interest, as it may help to elucidate the structural basis for functional connectivities and may be selective in the determination of the fiber bundles responsible for a particular circuit. Diffusion spectrum imaging provides a more complex analysis of fiber circuits than the commonly used diffusion tensor imaging approach, also allowing the discrimination of crossing fibers in the brain. For the understanding of pathophysiological alterations during brain lesion and recovery, such studies need to be extended to small-animal models. In this article, we present the first study combining functional MRI with high-resolution diffusion spectrum imaging in vivo. We have chosen the well-characterized electrical forepaw stimulation paradigm in the rat to examine the thalamo-cortical pathway. Using the functionally activated areas in both thalamus and somatosensory cortex as seed and target regions for fiber tracking, we are able to characterize the fibers responsible for this stimulation pathway. Moreover, we show that the selection of the thalamic nucleus and primary somatosensory cortex on the basis of anatomical description results in a larger fiber bundle, probably encompassing connectivities between the thalamus and other areas of the somatosensory cortex, such as the hindpaw and large barrel field cortex.
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- Young Beom Kim
- In Vivo NMR Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne, Germany
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Jeon P, Kim BM, Kim DI, Park SI, Kim KH, Kim DJ, Suh SH, Huh SK, Kim YB. Reconstructive endovascular treatment of fusiform or ultrawide-neck circumferential aneurysms with multiple overlapping enterprise stents and coiling. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 33:965-71. [PMID: 22268079 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fusiform aneurysms and ultrawide-neck circumferential aneurysms are still some of the most challenging lesions. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and feasibility of the use of multiple overlapping Enterprise stents with coiling for the treatment of fusiform or ultrawide-neck circumferential aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twelve consecutive patients (9 men and 3 women; mean age, 56 years) with fusiform (n = 5) or ultrawide-neck circumferential (n = 7) aneurysms were treated with 2-3 overlapping Enterprise stents and coiling. The feasibility of this procedure and the clinical and angiographic outcomes of this technique were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS All patients were successfully treated by using this technique without any complications. Posttreatment angiographic results revealed grade 4 occlusion of the aneurysm in 6, grade 3 in 4, and grade 2 in 2 patients. Clinical follow-up was performed in all patients (mean, 16 months; range, 5-24 months). Nine patients had an mRS score of 0. Two had an mRS score of 1, one of whom had an initial mRS score of 2 due to the mass effect of a giant aneurysm; the other had a recurrent aneurysm presenting with SAH 5 years after clipping. Angiographic follow-up was performed in 10 patients at 6-20 months posttreatment. Nine had stable or improved occlusion, while 1 had a minor recurrence. CONCLUSIONS In this small series, multiple overlapping Enterprise stents with coiling were a feasible and effective option for the treatment of fusiform and ultrawide-neck circumferential aneurysms. Further experience and follow-up are required to document the long-term efficacy of this treatment.
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- Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sunkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kim HS, Jeong W, Kim YB, Kim MA, Park NH, Bazer FW, Han JY, Song G, Song YS. Abstract 4007: Different expression of AHCYL1 affecting ovarian carcinogenesis between chickens and women. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2012-4007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase-like protein 1 (AHCYL1) is the evolutionarily conserved and ubiquitously expressed enzyme that catalyzes the reversible hydrolysis of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, a byproduct of the S-adenosyl-L-homomethionine-dependent methyltransferase reaction, into adenosine and homocysteine. It acts like an inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (IP3R)-binding protein (termed IP3R-binding protein released with inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate, or IRBIT) by competitively inhibiting the interaction of IP3 with IP3R. As a result, AHCYL1 regulates IP3-induced Ca2+ signaling which plays crucial roles in numerous cellular processes including gene expression and cell death. However, it is still poorly understood about the expression of AHCYL1 affecting clinical outcomes in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). In the current study, we identified AHCYL1 affecting ovarian carcinogenesis in chickens, the most relevant model, and investigated its prognostic value in patients with EOC. In 136 chickens, ovarian cancer was detected in 10 (7.4%). We compared the expression and localization of AHCYL1 mRNA and protein between normal and cancerous ovaries of chickens using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, and AHCYL1 activation was detected in chicken and human ovarian cancer cell lines (OVCAR-3, SKOV-3 and PA-1) using immunofluorescence microscopy. Thereafter, we examined the prognostic value of AHCYL1 expression in patients with EOC by multivariate linear logistic regression and Cox’ proportional hazard. As a result, AHCYL1 mRNA was induced in cancerous, but not normal ovaries of chickens (p<0.01), and it was abundant only in the glandular epithelium of cancerous ovaries of chickens. AHCYL1 protein was localized predominantly to the nucleus of glandular epithelium in cancerous ovaries of chickens, and it was abundant in the nucleus of both chicken and human ovarian cancer cell lines. In 109 human patients with EOC, 14 (12.8%), 41 (37.6%) and 54 (49.6%) patients showed weak, moderate and strong expression of AHCYL1 protein, respectively. However, intermediate or high expression of AHCYL1 protein was a favorable factor for overall response (adjusted OR, 7.23; 95% CI, 1.36-38.39), and for progression-free survival (PFS; adjusted HR, 0.20; 95% CI, 0.07-0.55). Conclusively, AHCYL1 may be associated with ovarian carcinogenesis in both chickens and human. In contrast to AHCYL1 expression associated with ovarian carcinogenesis in chickens, it is expected to play a role as tumor suppressor gene in human EOC because a higher expression of AHYCL1 was related with better OR and PFS. Finally, the functional role of AHCYL1 showing different expression in ovarian carcinogenesis between chickens and women should be further investigated by more relevant studies.
Citation Format: {Authors}. {Abstract title} [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2012 Mar 31-Apr 4; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2012;72(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 4007. doi:1538-7445.AM2012-4007
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- Hee Seung Kim
- 1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 2WCU Biomodulation, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 3Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoungnam, Republic of Korea
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- 1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 2WCU Biomodulation, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 2WCU Biomodulation, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- 1Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jin YS, Lim SW, Cho CH, Kim JS, Kim YB, Lee SH, Roh Y. High voltage ultrawide band pulse generator using Blumlein pulse forming line. Rev Sci Instrum 2012; 83:044704. [PMID: 22559562 DOI: 10.1063/1.3703307] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A high voltage ultrawide band pulse generation system has been developed to radiate intense and ultrawide band electric fields for the examination of effects of the electric fields on the operation of electronic devices. As major components of the system, a helical strip∕wire type of air-cored pulse transformer and a triaxial type of Blumlein pulse forming line have been designed and fabricated to amplify and shape the output pulse, respectively. For the construction of a compact system, the pulse transformer and the Blumlein line are installed in a single cylindrical container. An ultrawide band TEM horn antenna has been fabricated to radiate the Blumlein output pulses to electronic devices. A number of experimental results demonstrate that the system is capable of providing an output pulse whose voltage is greater than 300 kV, pulse duration is ~5 ns, and rise time is ~500 ps with repetition rate of 10 Hz. The peak-to-peak value of electric field intensity of a radiated pulse is also measured to be approximately 42 kV/m at a distance of 10 m away from the antenna.
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- Y S Jin
- Industry Application Research Division, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 70 Boolmosangil, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-120, South Korea
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Lee J, Cho YD, Heo YK, Kwon Y, Kim DG, Choi BS, Kim SS, Kim YB. Reduction of N-tropic mutant porcine endogenous retrovirus infectivity by human tripartite motif-containing 5-isoform alpha. Transplant Proc 2012; 43:2774-8. [PMID: 21911161 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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In cases of retroviral infection, the host cell deploys antiviral proteins as a type of innate immunity. Tripartite motif-containing 5-isoform alpha (TRIM5α) is a potent antiviral protein. TRIM5α has been reported to restrict human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1 infection in rhesus monkey cells by targeting the incoming viral capsid at the postentry or preintegration stage of the viral life cycle. As a consequence, virus replication and reverse transcription are interrupted. TRIM5α of human origin has also been shown to inhibit N-tropic murine leukemia virus infection. To investigate the inhibitory effect of TRIM5α on porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV) infection in humans, we constructed a 293T cell line stably expressing human TRIM5α (293T-huTRIM5α) and tested the infectivity of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein envelope pseudotyped viruses (wild-type PERV [wt-PERV], N-tropic mutant PERV, N-tropic murine leukemia virus, and MoMLV). Infectivity of N-tropic mutant PERV was reduced by 43.3% in 293T-huTRIM5α cells, a decrease in efficiency that was more than 3-fold greater than that of wt-PERV in 293T-huTRIM5α cells. Human TRIM5α exhibited inhibitory activity against N-tropic MLV and N-tropic mutant PERV, but showed no antiviral activity against Moloney murine leukemia virus or wt-PERV.
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Bioscience & Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Ryu W, Hammerick KE, Kim YB, Kim JB, Fasching R, Prinz FB. Three-dimensional biodegradable microscaffolding: scaffold characterization and cell population at single cell resolution. Acta Biomater 2011; 7:3325-35. [PMID: 21640854 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2010] [Revised: 05/08/2011] [Accepted: 05/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Engineering artificial tissue scaffolds with a similar organization to that of the natural tissue is a key element to the successful recapitulation of function. However, three-dimensional (3-D) fabrication of tissue scaffolds containing complex microarchitectures still remains a challenge. In addition, little attention has been paid to the issue of how to incorporate cells within 3-D tissue scaffolds that contain precisely engineered architectures. Here we report a 3-D biodegradable microscaffolding (3D-BMS) technology and its process characterization as well as a microscale cellular loading technology as an efficient way to massively populate biodegradable polymers with cells at single cell resolution. In this study a particular emphasis was given to characterization of the material properties of the biodegradable polymers undergoing the 3D-BMS processes. Optimal process conditions were identified in order to avoid any unwanted change in material properties, such as crystallinity and scaffold strength, that have a direct impact on the degradation speed and physical integrity of the constructed scaffolds. For precise control of the cell distribution within the microstructured scaffolds a high precision microsieve structure was designed to localize rat hepatocytes and human articular chondrocytes in the biodegradable polymers. Cell suspensions were passed at a predetermined flow rate through biodegradable polymer layers that contained tapered microholes in a massively parallel process. This high resolution cell seeding method allows accurate manipulation of cell placement in thin layers of biodegradable polymers.
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Kim YB, Gür TM, Kang S, Jung HJ, Sinclair R, Prinz FB. Crater patterned 3-D proton conducting ceramic fuel cell architecture with ultra thin Y:BaZrO3 electrolyte. Electrochem commun 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2011.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Lee JH, Kim JK, Kim TH, Park MS, Yu JS, Choi JY, Kim JH, Kim YB, Kim KW. MRI features of serous oligocystic adenoma of the pancreas: differentiation from mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas. Br J Radiol 2011; 85:571-6. [PMID: 21304008 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/42007785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to describe the MRI features of the benign pancreatic neoplasm serous oligocystic adenoma (SOA) that differ from those of mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN), a neoplasm with the potential for malignant degeneration. METHODS Seven patients with SOA (seven women; mean age 36.6 years) and eight patients with MCN (eight women: mean age 39.9 years) were included. Several imaging features were reviewed: mass size, location, shape, wall thickness, cyst configuration (Type I, unilocular; Type II, multiple clustered cyst; Type III, cyst with internal septation) and signal intensity of the lesion with heterogeneity. RESULTS SOA lesions were smaller (3.4 cm) than those of MCN (9.3 cm) (p=0.023). The commonest lesion shape was lobulated (85.7%) for SOA, but oval (50.0%) or lobulated (37.5%) for MCN (p=0.015). The most common cyst configuration was Type II (85.7%) for SOA and Type III (75.0%) for MCN (p=0.008). Heterogeneity of each locule in T(1) weighted images was visible in all cases of MCN, but in no case for SOA (p=0.004). CONCLUSION SOA could be differentiated from MCN by identifying the imaging features of lobulated contour with multiple clustered cyst configurations and homogeneity of each locule in T(1) weighted MR images.
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- J H Lee
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea.
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Alimentary tract duplications are uncommon congenital anomalies containing a normal gastrointestinal mucosa and smooth muscle layer. Intestinal duplication in the jejunum is rare, and any malignancy arising in the jejunal duplication is extremely rare. In this report, we present the first case of papillary adenocarcinoma arising in a tubular duplication of the jejunum. Coronal reformatted images from contrast-enhanced CT revealed a well-enhanced tubular mass in the distal jejunum with small bowel obstruction. There were multiple enlarged lymph nodes in the small bowel mesentery around the superior mesenteric artery. The typical macroscopic and histological findings were present.
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- T H Kim
- Department of Radiology, Ajou University, School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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Bae KH, Kim YB, Lee Y, Hwang J, Park H, Park TG. Bioinspired Synthesis and Characterization of Gadolinium-Labeled Magnetite Nanoparticles for Dual Contrast T1- and T2-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Bioconjug Chem 2010; 21:505-12. [DOI: 10.1021/bc900424u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ki Hyun Bae
- Department of Biological Sciences and Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, and Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, and Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, and Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, and Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, and Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology, and Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701, South Korea
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Chao CC, Kim YB, Prinz FB. Surface modification of yttria-stabilized zirconia electrolyte by atomic layer deposition. Nano Lett 2009; 9:3626-3628. [PMID: 19824708 DOI: 10.1021/nl901724j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte membranes were surface modified by adding a 1 nm thin, high-yttria concentration YSZ film with the help of atomic layer deposition. The addition of the 1 nm film led to an increase of the maximum power density of a low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LT-SOFC) by a factor of 1.50 at 400 degrees C. The enhanced performance can be attributed to an increased oxide ion incorporation rate on the surface of the modified electrolyte.
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- Cheng-Chieh Chao
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
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Kim YB, Bae KH, Yoo SS, Park TG, Park HW. Positive contrast visualization for cellular magnetic resonance imaging using susceptibility-weighted echo-time encoding. Magn Reson Imaging 2009; 27:601-10. [PMID: 19106021 PMCID: PMC2905816 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2008.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2007] [Revised: 09/11/2008] [Accepted: 10/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate a method to generate positive contrast, selective to superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) labeled cells, using the susceptibility-weighted echo-time encoding technique (SWEET). MATERIALS AND METHODS SPIO-labeled human epidermal carcinoma (KB) cells were placed in a gel phantom. Positive contrast from the labeled cells was created by subtraction between conventional spin-echo images and echo-time shifted susceptibility-weighted images. SPIO-labeled cells were injected into the left dorsal flank and hind limb of nude mice, and unlabeled cells were placed on the right side as controls. Tumor growth was monitored using the proposed method, and a histological analysis was used to confirm the presence of the labeled cells. RESULTS Based on in vitro testing, we could detect 5000 labeled cells at minimum and the number of pixels with positive contrast increased proportionally to the number of labeled cells. Animal experiments also revealed the presence of tumor growth from SPIO-loaded cells. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that the proposed method, based on the simple principle of echo-time shift, could be readily implemented in a clinical scanner to visualize the magnetic susceptibility effects of SPIO-loaded cells through a positive-contrast mechanism.
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- Young Beom Kim
- Division of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
- In-Vivo-NMR Laboratory, Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research, Cologne 50931, Germany
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- Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Lee D, Kim NY, Bae GE, Lee HJ, Kwon M, Kim SS, Lee HT, Yang JM, Kim YB. Transmissible infection of human 293T cells with porcine endogenous retroviruses subgroup a from NIH-miniature pig. Transplant Proc 2009; 40:3742-5. [PMID: 19100479 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2008.09.035] [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] [Received: 07/20/2007] [Revised: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 09/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In pig-to-human xenotransplantation, zoonotic infections have been an important barrier. The risk of zoonosis has been emphasized in xenotransplantation after finding that porcine endogenous retroviruses (PERVs) can infect human cells in vitro. Until now, transmissions of PERVs from PK15 cells have been studied in vitro and in vivo, but transmission of PERVs originating from miniature pigs have not been extensively reported. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from miniature swine showed PERV transmission to human cells. In contrast, specific pathogen-free (SPF) pig islet cells showed no PERV transmission when co-incubated with 293T cells. To evaluate the risk of zoonosis with our experimental mini pigs, we tested the infectivity of PERVs from NIH-miniature pig primary ear cells for human 293T cells. As a result, all subgroups of infectious PERV virion (PERV-A, -B, and -C) were detected in the primary cell culture media. Unlike PERV-C, PERV-A and -B infected human 293T cells. Interestingly, only proviral PERV-A replicated in 293T cells to produce virions after infection. Our results suggested that a prevention study of PERV xenotransmission from experimental miniature pigs should concentrate on PERV-A control.
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- D Lee
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Animal Bioscience and Technology, Konkuk University, Korea
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Lee Y, Lee H, Kim YB, Kim J, Hyeon T, Park H, Messersmith PB, Park TG. Bioinspired Surface Immobilization of Hyaluronic Acid on Monodisperse Magnetite Nanocrystals for Targeted Cancer Imaging. Adv Mater 2008; 20:4154-4157. [PMID: 19606262 PMCID: PMC2709854 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200800756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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- Yuhan Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701 (Korea)
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Lee Y, Lee H, Kim YB, Kim J, Hyeon T, Park H, Messersmith PB, Park TG. Bioinspired Surface Immobilization of Hyaluronic Acid on Monodisperse Magnetite Nanocrystals for Targeted Cancer Imaging. Adv Mater 2008; 20:4154-4157. [PMID: 19606262 DOI: 10.1002/adma.200701726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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- Yuhan Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701 (Korea)
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Kim JS, Kwak BK, Shim HJ, Lee YC, Baik HW, Lee MJ, Han SM, Son SH, Kim YB, Tokura S, Lee BM. Preparation of doxorubicin-containing chitosan microspheres for transcatheter arterial chemoembolization of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Microencapsul 2008; 24:408-19. [PMID: 17578731 DOI: 10.1080/02652040701339213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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: 10/23/2022]
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A new form of doxorubicin hydrochloride (DRH)-containing chitosan microspheres (CMs) was prepared by employing an expanding-loading-shrinking (E-L-S) process. One hundred mg of pre-formed CMs were soaked in absolute ethanol and then placed in reduced pressure (the expanding process). Ten mg of DRH (2 mg ml(-1)) were added into the expanded CMs (the loading process). Next the microspheres were freeze-dried (the shrinking process). As a result of this E-L-S process, 10% (w/w) DRH-containing CMs (DRH-CM) were made. During 7 days, 22.6% of the DRH was observed to be released on the in vitro drug release study. In addition, these new DRH-CMs could be used for transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) procedure in VX2 hepatic tumour models of rabbit and the anti-tumour effects of DRH-CMs were investigated. On the post-CT scan 7 days after the TACE, total infarctions of the VX2 tumour were observed in 5 rabbits among the 6 total rabbits.
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- J S Kim
- Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital. Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
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Kwak HJ, Kim JY, Kim YB, Chae YJ, Kim JY. The optimum bolus dose of remifentanil to facilitate laryngeal mask airway insertion with a single standard dose of propofol at induction in children. Anaesthesia 2008; 63:954-8. [PMID: 18557970 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05544.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal bolus dose of remifentanil required for the successful insertion of the laryngeal mask airway during propofol induction in children without a neuromuscular blocking agent. Twenty-six paediatric patients, aged 3-10 years, requiring anaesthesia for short ambulatory surgery were recruited. A predetermined bolus dose of remifentanil was injected over 30 s, followed by propofol 2.5 mg.kg(-1) over 10 s. The bolus dose of remifentanil was determined by a modified Dixon's up-and-down method, starting from 0.5 microg.kg(-1) (0.1 microg.kg(-1) as a step size). Laryngeal mask insertion was attempted 90 s after the end of remifentanil injection and the response of patients was classified as either 'movement' or 'no movement'. The bolus dose of remifentanil at which there was a 50% probability of successful laryngeal mask insertion (ED(50)) during induction with 2.5 mg.kg(-1) propofol was 0.56 (0.07) microg.kg(-1) in children without a neuromuscular blocking agent. From probit analysis, the ED(50) and ED(95) of remifentanil were 0.52 microg.kg(-1) (95% confidence limits, 0.42-0.62 microg.kg(-1)) and 0.71 microg.kg(-1) (95% confidence limits, 0.61-1.40 microg.kg(-1)), respectively.
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- H J Kwak
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Gachon University of Science and Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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Lee JH, Yu JS, Kim H, Kim JK, Kim TH, Kim KW, Park MS, Kim JH, Kim YB, Park C. Solid pseudopapillary carcinoma of the pancreas: differentiation from benign solid pseudopapillary tumour using CT and MRI. Clin Radiol 2008; 63:1006-14. [PMID: 18718230 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2007] [Revised: 04/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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AIM To describe the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings that differentiate solid pseudopapillary carcinomas (SPC) from benign solid pseudopapillary tumours (SPT) of the pancreas. MATERIALS AND METHODS Preoperative CT or MRI images for 26 patients (eight patients with SPC and 18 patients with SPT) were retrospectively reviewed. In addition to the general morphological features, the presence of pancreatic duct dilation, vascular invasion, and extrapancreatic metastases were comparatively assessed. RESULTS There were no significant differences between pancreatic SPC and benign SPT with respect to tumour size, location, capsule thickness, internal composition, and pattern of calcification, nor was there any correlation with the age and gender of the patients. Pancreatic duct dilation was present in four of the eight (50%) SPC patients, and was absent in all benign SPT patients (p=0.005). Vascular encasement by the tumour (n=2) and hepatic metastases (n=2) were also exclusively demonstrated in SPC patients. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that pancreatic duct dilation (p=0.001), vessel encasement (p=0.027), and metastasis (p=0.027) were the variables that can be used to differentiate SPC from benign SPT. CONCLUSION SPC of the pancreas may help to differentiate from benign SPT using the imaging features of aggressive behaviour of pancreatic duct dilation and vessel encasement with or without extrapancreatic metastases.
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- J H Lee
- Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Gyeonggi-Do, Republic of Korea
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