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Gonçalves M, Khera T, Otu HH, Narayanan S, Dillon ST, Shanker A, Gu X, Jung Y, Ngo LH, Marcantonio ER, Libermann TA, Subramaniam B. Multivariable model of postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery patients: proteomic and demographic contributions. medRxiv 2023:2023.05.30.23289741. [PMID: 37333093 PMCID: PMC10274980 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.30.23289741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Background Delirium following cardiac surgery is common, morbid, and costly, but may be prevented with risk stratification and targeted intervention. Preoperative protein signatures may identify patients at increased risk for worse postoperative outcomes, including delirium. In this study, we aimed to identify plasma protein biomarkers and develop a predictive model for postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing cardiac surgery, while also uncovering possible pathophysiological mechanisms. Methods SOMAscan analysis of 1,305 proteins in the plasma from 57 older adults undergoing cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass was conducted to define delirium-specific protein signatures at baseline (PREOP) and postoperative day 2 (POD2). Selected proteins were validated in 115 patients using the ELLA multiplex immunoassay platform. Proteins were combined with clinical and demographic variables to build multivariable models that estimate the risk of postoperative delirium and bring light to the underlying pathophysiology. Results A total of 115 and 85 proteins from SOMAscan analyses were found altered in delirious patients at PREOP and POD2, respectively (p<0.05). Using four criteria including associations with surgery, delirium, and biological plausibility, 12 biomarker candidates (Tukey's fold change (|tFC|)>1.4, Benjamini-Hochberg (BH)-p<0.01) were selected for ELLA multiplex validation. Eight proteins were significantly altered at PREOP, and seven proteins at POD2 (p<0.05), in patients who developed postoperative delirium compared to non-delirious patients. Statistical analyses of model fit resulted in the selection of a combination of age, sex, and three proteins (angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2); C-C motif chemokine 5 (CCL5); and metalloproteinase inhibitor 1 (TIMP1); AUC=0.829) as the best performing predictive model for delirium at PREOP. The delirium-associated proteins identified as biomarker candidates are involved with inflammation, glial dysfunction, vascularization, and hemostasis, highlighting the multifactorial pathophysiology of delirium. Conclusion Our study proposes a model of postoperative delirium that includes a combination of older age, female sex, and altered levels of three proteins. Our results support the identification of patients at higher risk of developing postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery and provide insights on the underlying pathophysiology. ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT02546765 ).
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Jung Y, Lee SH, Lee MJ. Development of reference material for quality control of uranium analysis in marine sediments. Appl Radiat Isot 2023; 200:110979. [PMID: 37586247 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Environmental radioactivity monitoring is strengthening due to public concerns over radioactive contamination since the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. Therefore, various research laboratories, institutes, and universities have been conducting environmental radioactivity surveys around nuclear power plants (NPPs). However, the reliability of the results continues to trigger controversy in society. This study was conducted to develop reference material (RM) for the quality control of 238U and 234U analyses in marine sediments. The RM was prepared according to ISO Guides 31, 34, and 35. A homogeneity test of the marine sediment RM was implemented by analyzing two batch samples from ten bottles using multiple acid digestion and alkali fusion, respectively. We found that the 238U and 234U reference values of the RM were 43.0 ± 1.7 Bq kg-1(k=1) and 41.5 ± 1.9 Bq kg-1(k=1), respectively. This marine sediment RM will be useful for the quality control of analytical methods for similar samples and proficiency tests.
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- Environmental Radioactivity Safety Team, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Radioactivity Safety Team, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Environmental Radioactivity Safety Team, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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Lee SH, Jung Y, Lee MJ, Lee CH. Development of metal radioactive liquid reference material for proficiency test. Appl Radiat Isot 2023; 200:110970. [PMID: 37540991 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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This study developed liquid reference materials containing various metals, to be used for quality assurance of radiation measurements of the most common metallic wastes generated during the operation or decommissioning of nuclear power plants. The liquid reference materials were prepared by assuming the dissolution of stainless-steel using acid and melting of the major metals present in the stainless steel, namely Fe, Ni, Cr, and Mn, along with the standard sources (134Cs, 137Cs, 60Co, 90Sr). The theoretical massic activity of the standard sources added to the samples and the measured reference values of the gamma and beta emitters in the samples were compared, and they showed good agreement within a one-sigma confidence interval (k = 1). Using the developed reference materials, a proficiency test was conducted on three domestic labs, and the results were evaluated using Z-score. While the evaluation results showed good agreement between the reference values and the reported values for 137Cs and 60Co, all participating labs reported lower values than the reference value for 134Cs. For 90Sr, two out of the three labs reported significantly higher values than the reference value. Based on the results of this study, the developed metal radioactive liquid reference material is expected to be registered as certified reference material (CRM) in the future. They will be used as the CRM for measuring and ensuring the quality of radioactive metal waste.
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- Environmental Radioactivity Safety Team, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Environmental Radioactivity Safety Team, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Radioactivity Safety Team, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), 267 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Nuclear Decommissioning Research Institute (NDRI), 17 Techno 4-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34013, Republic of Korea
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Jung Y, Kim J, Jang H, Kim G, Kwon YW. Strategy of Patient-Specific Therapeutics in Cardiovascular Disease Through Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Korean Circ J 2022; 53:1-16. [PMID: 36627736 PMCID: PMC9834554 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2022.0295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Recently, single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) technology has enabled the discovery of novel or rare subtypes of cells and their characteristics. This technique has advanced unprecedented biomedical research by enabling the profiling and analysis of the transcriptomes of single cells at high resolution and throughput. Thus, scRNA-seq has contributed to recent advances in cardiovascular research by the generation of cell atlases of heart and blood vessels and the elucidation of mechanisms involved in cardiovascular development and diseases. This review summarizes the overall workflow of the scRNA-seq technique itself and key findings in the cardiovascular development and diseases based on the previous studies. In particular, we focused on how the single-cell sequencing technology can be utilized in clinical field and precision medicine to treat specific diseases.
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- Strategic Center of Cell and Bio Therapy for Heart, Diabetes & Cancer, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Strategic Center of Cell and Bio Therapy for Heart, Diabetes & Cancer, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Shim J, Park J, Shin D, Jung Y, Yeo E, Lee J, Lee D. 189 Integrating single-cell and spatial transcriptomics of human hair follicles to define transcriptional signature of follicular dermal papilla. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lee MJ, Lee SH, Jung Y. Development of concrete reference material for quality assurance/quality control of gamma radioactivity measurement for nuclear power plant decommissioning waste. J Environ Radioact 2022; 255:107031. [PMID: 36191508 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.107031] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science has developed a new concrete reference material (RM) for measuring gamma-emitting radionuclides, such as 134Cs, 137Cs, 65Zn, 241Am, and 60Co, to improve and maintain the quality assurance and quality control of the radioactivity measurement in radioactive waste generated during the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. In this study, cement, SiO2, and bentonite, which are the main components of concrete, were mixed in an appropriate ratio with radionuclides. For certification and homogeneity assessment, 10 bottles were randomly selected, two sub-samples were collected from each bottle, and radionuclides were measured via HPGe gamma spectrometry. The results of the homogeneity tests using a one-way analysis of variance on 241Am, 134Cs, 137Cs, 65Zn, and 60Co in the concrete RM fulfilled the requirements of ISO Guide 35. Coincidence summing and self-absorption correction were performed on measurement results by introducing the Monte Carlo efficiency transfer code and Monte Carlo N-Particle transport code. The reference values for five radionuclides (60Co, 65Zn, 241Am, 134Cs, and 137Cs) in the RM were in the range of 15-40 Bq/kg, and the expanded uncertainty was within 10% (k = 2). To the best of our knowledge, this was the first study to develop concrete RM for measuring gamma-emitting radionuclides.
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
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Na B, Lee O, Kim Y, Jung Y, Na K, Lee H, Park S, Park I, Kang C, Kim Y. EP16.02-021 The Expression of CEACAMs and Serum CEA Levels as Biomarkers of Postoperative Cancer Recurrence in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.07.1052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kim H, Jeong D, Jung Y. 518 Role Of TLR4 In chronic relapsing itch induced by subcutaneous capsaicin injection in neonatal rats. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.528] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Birt J, Tillett W, Cavanaugh C, Jung Y, Vadhariya A, Ross S, Paulus J, Sprabery AT, Lubrano E. POS1060 CHANGES IN DISEASE ACTIVITY AND PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES IN PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS PATIENTS TREATED WITH IXEKIZUMAB IN A REAL-WORLD US COHORT. Ann Rheum Dis 2022. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BackgroundIxekizumab (IXE), an IL-17A inhibitor, has demonstrated efficacy in clinical trials1-3 but real-world effectiveness (RWE) data are limited.4ObjectivesTo describe changes in disease activity and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) at 6 and 12 months follow-up among psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients initiating IXE in a routine clinical setting.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study included patients from the OM1 PsA Registry (OM1, Boston, MA), a linked electronic medical record and administrative claims dataset with over 50,000 patients. Eligible patients had ≥1 prescription for IXE (first = index), were ≥18 years old at index, had ≥1 diagnosis code for PsA in the 12 months before or on index, and had ≥12 months of baseline and ≥6 months of follow-up data as of June 2021. For patients with baseline and follow-up measures available, changes in Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), PROs, and other clinical outcomes from baseline to 6 and 12 months were described. For patients on IXE monotherapy, change in CDAI score from baseline to 6 and 12 months was assessed using mixed effects linear models adjusted for age, sex, and baseline CDAI score.ResultsThe study population included 1,812 patients with a mean age of 53.7 years (Table 1). Psoriasis was present in 82% and enthesitis in 28%. Over 60% of patients were obese, and the mean Charlson Comorbidity Index was 1.3. Most patients (84%) had prior treatment with a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) and 40% with a targeted synthetic DMARD (tsDMARD). The mean number of bDMARDs and tsDMARDs used during all available prior history was 2.3 and 1.1, respectively. The most common prior bDMARDs were secukinumab (n=428, 24%) and adalimumab (n=245, 14%).Table 1.Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Therapy StatusAll Patients(N=1,812)Monotherapy(N=1,485)Combination Therapy(N=327)Age (years)Mean (s.d.)53.7 (12.2)53.9 (12.3)52.9 (11.7)Median (Q1-Q3)55 (46-62)55 (46-62)54 (45-61)SexFemale1,108 (61.1%)909 (61.2%)199 (60.9%)Male704 (38.9%)576 (38.8%)128 (39.1%)Charlson Comorbidity IndexMean (s.d.)1.3 (1.6)1.3 (1.6)1.5 (1.7)Median (Q1-Q3)1 (0-2)1 (0-2)1 (0-2)BMIUnderweight: <18.510 (0.6%)10 (0.7%)0 (0.0%)Normal weight: 18.5-24.9210 (12.2%)172 (12.2%)38 (12.1%)Overweight: 25-29.9455 (26.5%)379 (27.0%)76 (24.2%)Obese: >= 301,045 (60.8%)845 (60.1%)200 (63.7%)Missing927913Domains of PsA: PsoriasisYes1,490 (82.2%)1,222 (82.3%)268 (82.0%)No322 (17.8%)263 (17.7%)59 (18.0%)Domains of PsA: EnthesitisYes510 (28.1%)409 (27.5%)101 (30.9%)No1,302 (71.9%)1,076 (72.5%)226 (69.1%)Of patients with a baseline CDAI score, 61% had moderate or severe disease activity. For all patients, CDAI scores improved (decreased) by an average of 3.4 and 3.7 points at 6 and 12 months, respectively, from a baseline mean of 15.4. All disease activity measures and PROs improved from baseline to 6 and 12 months (Figure 1). In patients persistent with IXE, 35.3% and 33.7% were in CDAI remission or low disease activity at 6 and 12 months after initiation, respectively. For IXE monotherapy users (82% of patients), at baseline, patients had a mean CDAI of 14.3 (n=131) and 15.1 (n=105) for the 6 and 12 month analyses, respectively. Adjusted mean changes in CDAI from baseline to 6 months (-3.6 points, p < 0.0001) and 12 months (-4.9 points, p < 0.0001) were statistically significant.ConclusionIn this cohort of PsA patients with multiple prior b/tsDMARD failures, improvements in disease activity and PROs were observed at 6 and 12 months after initiating treatment with IXE. Improvements were observed in patients overall and in the monotherapy subgroup. More real-world research on IXE and other bDMARDs are important to understand the effect of treatment choices on clinical and PROs in both bDMARD-naive and experienced PsA patients.References[1]Mease PJ. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 2017;76(1):79-87[2]Nash P. Lancet. 2017;389(10086):2317-2327[3]Mease PJ. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 2020;79(1):123-131[4]Berman J. Biologics. 2021 Nov 18;15:463-470Disclosure of InterestsJulie Birt Shareholder of: Shareholder of Eli Lilly and Company, Employee of: Employee of Eli Lilly and Company, William Tillett Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Amgen, Celgene, Eli-Lilly, Janssen, MSD, Novartis,, Pfizer, UCB, Consultant of: Abbvie, Amgen, Celgene, Eli-Lilly, Janssen, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, UCB, Grant/research support from: Abbvie, Amgen, Celgene, Eli-Lilly, Janssen, UCB, Cristi Cavanaugh: None declared, Yoojin Jung: None declared, Aisha Vadhariya Shareholder of: Shareholder of Eli Lilly and Company, Employee of: Employee of Eli Lilly and Company, Sarah Ross Shareholder of: Shareholder of Eli Lilly and Company, Employee of: Employee of Eli Lilly and Company, Jess Paulus: None declared, Aubrey Trevelin Sprabery Shareholder of: Shareholder of Eli Lilly and Company, Employee of: Employee of Eli Lilly and Company, Ennio Lubrano: None declared
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Jain S, Sakamoto T, Jung Y, Davidson IA, Barua P, Hayes JR, Shibahara K, Mizuno T, Miyamoto Y, Nakajima K, Richardson DJ. High spatial-density, cladding-pumped 6-mode 7-core fiber amplifier for C-band operation. Opt Express 2021; 29:30675-30681. [PMID: 34614788 DOI: 10.1364/oe.428142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We present a C-band 6-mode 7-core fiber amplifier in an all-fiberized cladding-pumped configuration for space division multiplexed transmission supporting a record 42 spatial channels. With optimized fiber components (e.g. passively cooled pump laser diode, pump coupler, pump stripper), high power multimode pump light is coupled to the active fiber without any noticeable thermal degradation and an average gain of 18 dB and noise figure of 5.4 dB are obtained with an average differential modal gain of 3.4 dB.
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Kim H, Gu H, Lim J, Jung Y. 214 Inflammatory changes of the small intestinal microenvironments in the murine model of psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.235] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Lee MK, Moon C, Lee MJ, Kwak YG, Lee E, Jeon JH, Park WB, Jung Y, Kim ES, Lee JH, Chun JY, Park SW. Risk factors for the delayed diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:191-198. [PMID: 33688807 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) is more difficult to diagnose than pulmonary TB. The delayed management of EPTB can lead to complications and increase the socio-economic burden.METHODS: Patients newly diagnosed with EPTB were retrospectively enrolled from 11 general hospitals in South Korea from January 2017 to December 2018. The basic characteristics of patients were described. Univariable and multivariable analyses were performed between early and delayed diagnosis groups to identify risk factors for delayed diagnosis and treatment in EPTB.RESULTS: In total, 594 patients were enrolled. Lymph node TB (28.3%) was the predominant form, followed by abdominal (18.4%) and disseminated TB (14.5%). Concurrent lung involvement was 17.8%. The positivity of diagnostic tests showed no significant difference between the two groups. Acute clinical manifestations in disseminated, pericardial and meningeal TB, and immunosuppression were associated with early diagnosis. Delayed diagnosis was associated with outpatient clinic visits, delayed sample acquisition and diagnostic departments other than infection or pulmonology.CONCLUSION: The delay in diagnosis and treatment of EPTB was not related to differences in microbiological characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis itself; rather, it was due to the indolent clinical manifestations that cause referral to non-TB-specialised departments in the outpatient clinic and delay the suspicion of TB and diagnostic testing.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang
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- Department of Internal Medicine, SoonChunHyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, National Medical Center, Seoul
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cancer Center Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Department of Internal Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul
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Feng B, Fei T, Shaver D, Jung Y, Fang J, Rahaman R, Lee C, Smith M, Shemon E. MULTIPHYSICS MODELING OF PRECURSORS IN MOLTEN SALT FAST REACTORS USING PROTEUS AND Nek5000. EPJ Web Conf 2021. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/202124706026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The goal of this work was to calculate the impact of the delayed neutron precursor drift in fast spectrum Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) using coupled solutions from the neutronics code PROTEUS and the computational fluid dynamics code Nek5000. Specifically, using a multiphysics approach to solve the effective delayed neutron fraction (βeff) or delayed neutron precursor distribution for reactors with flowing fuel salts would provide valuable information for transient simulations and safety assessments. Given the multiple options for the flux solution and geometric resolution/fidelity in PROTEUS, two approaches were developed and applied to various test cases: PROTEUS-NODAL/Nek5000 and PROTEUS-SN/Nek5000. For the former, the precursors are tracked in the built-in precursor drift model in PROTEUS-NODAL, whereas in the latter, Nek5000 directly tracks the precursors. Both approaches were used to solve a single test channel problem and showed excellent agreement in the calculated βeff. Separately, a 3D hourglass-shaped core was modeled using the PROTEUS-SN/Nek5000 approach. This problem was designed to demonstrate the capability of the discrete ordinates (SN) solver and Nek5000 to model complex core designs with axially varying geometries and the ability for Nek5000 to track the precursors and calculate the resulting βeff. In addition, the Nek5000 calculations revealed the presence of recirculation zones in the hourglass design, which could lead to significant temperatures in the fuel salt and surrounding materials. These first coupled solutions show why these approaches may be necessary for not only predicting the precursor drift effect in fast MSRs but also for reactor design and performance assessments.
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Kameda-Smith MM, Pai AM, Jung Y, Duda T, van Adel B. Advances in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Large Vessel Occlusion. Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2021; 49:13-70. [PMID: 35695584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a significant cause of global morbidity and mortality, with functional implications for quality of life and long-term disability. The limitations of intravenous thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of AIS, especially for emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO), have paved the way for alternative therapies and the rapidly evolving landscape of endovascular therapy (EVT). Here, we summarize the major landmark trials that have advanced the field largely due to ongoing biomedical engineering device development that have translated into significantly improved clinical outcomes. Our review describes the clinical success of EVT, and current and future trends.
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- Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biochemistry & Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine factors orchestrate the development and physiology of the stallion reproductive system. Oxytocin (OXT) is one of the critical endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine factors for the male reproductive system. Previous studies have investigated OXT receptor (OXTR) expression in testes and epididymides, including humans, marmosets, macaques, swine, and sheep. This study aimed to explore (1) OXTR localization in the testes and epididymides and (2) the seasonal modification of OXTR expression in the testes. Adult stallion testis and epididymis samples were prepared using routine castration procedures. Reverse-transcription PCR was performed to detect the presence of OXTR messenger RNA (mRNA) in the testes. Western blot procedure was performed to confirm the cross-reactivity of OXTR antibody to horse OXTR. Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect OXTR protein expression in the testes and epididymides. Oxytocin receptor mRNA was detected in the stallion testes. The OXTR protein band was observed at 55 kDa. Interestingly, the relative intensity of the OXTR protein band varied between nonbreeding and breeding season. The OXTR protein level in the testes collected during the breeding season was higher than that during the nonbreeding season. Oxytocin receptor localization was observed in the cytoplasm of Type A spermatogonia and spermatid. Oxytocin receptor protein expression was also observed in the cytoplasmic area of Leydig cells and the membrane of the seminiferous tubules. The cytoplasm of principal and basal cells in the caput, corpus, and cauda was also immunolabeled with OXTR antibody. In conclusion, based on the expression of OXTR in tissues of testes and epididymides, OXT-OXTR system may be a critical factor for stallion testicular and epididymal function. In addition, according to the seasonal alteration of intensity, the OXT-OXTR system may be associated with seasonal changes in the reproductive system in stallions.
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- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Republic of Korea; Department of Horse, Companion and Wild Animal Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Republic of Korea.
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Jang S, Cho G, Choi S, Jung Y, Han J, Kim E. 744 A study of skin-age analysis method using five parameters and skin characteristics of subjects using First Care Activation Serum for long-term period. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.758] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Yi E, Lee J, Jung Y, Chung J, Lee Y, Lee S, Lee K. CLINICAL IMPLICATION OF STAS (TUMOR SPREAD THROUGH AIR SPACES) IN STAGE I (AJCC 8TH EDITION) LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA TREATED WITH LOBECTOMY. Chest 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.310] [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: 10/24/2022] Open
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Berrington A, Schreck KC, Barron BJ, Blair L, Lin DDM, Hartman AL, Kossoff E, Easter L, Whitlow CT, Jung Y, Hsu FC, Cervenka MC, Blakeley JO, Barker PB, Strowd RE. Cerebral Ketones Detected by 3T MR Spectroscopy in Patients with High-Grade Glioma on an Atkins-Based Diet. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:1908-1915. [PMID: 31649157 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ketogenic diets are being explored as a possible treatment for several neurological diseases, but the physiologic impact on the brain is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of 3T MR spectroscopy to monitor brain ketone levels in patients with high-grade gliomas who were on a ketogenic diet (a modified Atkins diet) for 8 weeks. MATERIALS AND METHODS Paired pre- and post-ketogenic diet MR spectroscopy data from both the lesion and contralateral hemisphere were analyzed using LCModel software in 10 patients. RESULTS At baseline, the ketone bodies acetone and β-hydroxybutyrate were nearly undetectable, but by week 8, they increased in the lesion for both acetone (0.06 ± 0.03 ≥ 0.27 ± 0.06 IU, P = .005) and β-hydroxybutyrate (0.07 ± 0.07 ≥ 0.79 ± 0.32 IU, P = .046). In the contralateral brain, acetone was also significantly increased (0.041 ± 0.01 ≥ 0.16 ± 0.04 IU, P = .004), but not β-hydroxybutyrate. Acetone was detected in 9/10 patients at week 8, and β-hydroxybutyrate, in 5/10. Acetone concentrations in the contralateral brain correlated strongly with higher urine ketones (r = 0.87, P = .001) and lower fasting glucose (r = -0.67, P = .03). Acetoacetate was largely undetectable. Small-but-statistically significant decreases in NAA were also observed in the contralateral hemisphere at 8 weeks. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that 3T MR spectroscopy is feasible for detecting small cerebral metabolic changes associated with a ketogenic diet, provided that appropriate methodology is used.
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- A Berrington
- From the Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiological Science (A.B., D.D.M.L., P.B.B.)
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- Neurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.)
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- Institute of Clinical and Translational Research (B.J.B.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Neurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.).,Pediatrics (L.B., A.L.H.)
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiological Science (A.B., D.D.M.L., P.B.B.)
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- Neurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.).,Pediatrics (L.B., A.L.H.)
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- Neurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.)
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (L.E., R.E.S.)
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- Departments of Radiology (C.T.W., Y.J.)
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- Biostatistics and Data Science (F.-C.H.), Division of Public Health Sciences
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- Neurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.)
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- Neurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.)
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- From the Russell H. Morgan Departments of Radiology and Radiological Science (A.B., D.D.M.L., P.B.B.) .,F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging (P.B.B., R.E.S.), Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Neurology (K.C.S., L.B., A.L.H., E.K., M.C.C., J.O.B., R.E.S.).,Clinical and Translational Science Institute (L.E., R.E.S.).,Departments of Neurology, Hematology and Oncology (R.E.S.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.,F. M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging (P.B.B., R.E.S.), Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland
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Jung Y. Effects of exposure to air pollution on ischemic stroke incidence and mortality. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ha T, Jung Y, Kim J, Park S, Kang D, Kim T. Comparison of the diagnostic performance of abbreviated MRI and full diagnostic MRI using a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system in patients with a personal history of breast cancer: the effect of CAD-generated kinetic features on reader performance. Clin Radiol 2019; 74:817.e15-817.e21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Kim N, Jung Y, Jang J, Cheon D, Koh W, Kim J, Ko J, Ro Y. 563 Incisional biopsy-induced spontaneous regression with halo phenomenon in a congenital melanocytic nevus. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.478] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Shin H, Kim Y, Jung Y, Rim H, Chandraker A. SAT-092 IS BODY MASS INDEX A SIGNIFICANT INDEPENDENT RISK FACTOR FOR GRAFT FAILURE AND PATIENT DEATH IN THE MODERN IMMUNOSUPPRESSION ERA? Kidney Int Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cho Y, Chung I, Nam J, Jung Y. Is additive treatment necessary for patients with a positive lateral margin after endoscopic submucosal dissection of early gastric cancer? Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz155.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kim M, Jung Y, Kim E. 740 Time course measurements of ultraviolet-induced skin biophysical properties. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chung W, Jung Y, Lee K, Park J, Sheen S, Park K. CXCR3 ligands in pleural fluid as markers for the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2019; 21:1300-1306. [PMID: 29297451 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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SETTING A tertiary care academic medical centre. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical usefulness of C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3) ligands in tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE). DESIGN We recruited 336 patients with pleural effusion due to various causes. Concentrations of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and the CXCR3 ligands CXCL9 and CXCL11 were determined using enzyme immunoassays; adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity was measured in pleural fluid and serum. RESULTS TPE was diagnosed in 106 patients. Non-TB conditions included lung cancer (n = 95), para-pneumonic effusion (n = 52), non-lung malignancy (n = 30), other exudate (n = 24) and transudate (n = 29) disorders. All marker levels in serum samples and pleural fluid were significantly higher in the TPE group. Analyses of receiver operating characteristic curves for differentiating TPE from non-TB effusions produced the following results for the area under the curve (AUC) for CXCL9, CXCL11, IFN-γ and ADA, respectively: 0.982, 0.952, 0.982, and 0.952. Marker AUCs in lymphocytic exudates were also high. Combining the levels of CXCL9, IFN-γ and ADA in pleural fluid improved the diagnostic performance. Serum levels of CXCL9 had the highest AUC (0.848) for diagnosing TPE. CONCLUSION Levels of CXR3 ligands in pleural effusion are useful for diagnosing TPE.
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- W Chung
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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Park J, Lee G, Jung Y. Effects of game-based chin tuck against resistance exercise vs head-lift exercise in patients with dysphagia after stroke: An assessor-blind, randomized controlled trial. J Rehabil Med 2019; 51:749-754. [DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bae S, Jung S, Korean Breast Cancer Society K, Nam S, Jung Y, Park B, Lim W, Jung S, Kim H, You JY, Lee S. Differences in prognosis and efficacy of chemotherapy by p53 expression in triple negative breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Edward A, Jung Y, Chhorvann C, Ghee A. ISQUA18-2587Equity of Pediatric Patient care in Ambulatory Primary Healthcare Clinics in Cambodia. Int J Qual Health Care 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy167.26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- A Edward
- International Health, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, United States
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- International Health, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, United States
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- National Institute of Public Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- World Vision International, Seattle, United States
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Hwang SM, Kim HJ, Kim SM, Jung Y, Park SW, Chung IY. Lysophosphatidylserine receptor P2Y10: A G protein-coupled receptor that mediates eosinophil degranulation. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 48:990-999. [PMID: 29700886 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND P2Y10, along with GPR34 and GPR174, is a G protein-coupled receptor that is activated by an endogenous lipid mediator lysophosphatidylserine (LysoPS). Its expression pattern and its function are completely unknown. We have previously shown that P2Y10 is one of the highly up-regulated genes at the late differentiation stage during in vitro eosinophilopoiesis. OBJECTIVE We explored the expression and functions of P2Y10 in human cord blood (CB)-derived and peripheral blood (PB) eosinophils. METHODS Real-time PCR, FACS, Western blot, ELISA, and chemotaxis assays were performed to determine the expression and function of P2Y10. RESULTS As CB cells differentiated towards eosinophils, P2Y10 mRNA and protein were abundantly expressed. P2Y10 was the most highly expressed in the granulocytes from PB, to a lesser extent in monocytes, and least in lymphocytes. Further fractionation of granulocytes revealed that eosinophils express P2Y10 much more strongly than do neutrophils. PB eosinophils solely expressed P2Y10 among the three LysoPS receptors, while PB neutrophils expressed the three at comparable levels. LysoPS activated both CB and PB eosinophils to induce a robust ERK phosphorylation. Importantly, LysoPS was capable of triggering degranulation of ECP in PB eosinophils. This response was significantly reduced by pharmacological inhibitors of TNF-alpha-converting enzyme (TACE), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and ERK1/2, which were known to be required in P2Y10-mediated signalling pathways. However, LysoPS had no effect on chemotaxis, differentiation, or eosinophil survival. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE LysoPS provokes eosinophil degranulation through P2Y10. Therefore, P2Y10 is a potential therapeutic target to control eosinophil-associated diseases.
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- Department of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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- Department of Bionano Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.,Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, College of Science and Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Kim M, Kim S, Jung Y, Kim E. 1340 Non-invasive evaluation of skin biophysical properties of striae distensae. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.1357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Baek JO, Lee JR, Roh JY, Jung Y. Oral tolerance modulates the skin transcriptome in mice with induced atopic dermatitis. Allergy 2018; 73:962-966. [PMID: 29168893 DOI: 10.1111/all.13367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Defective gut immune reactions have been implicated in the development of atopic dermatitis (AD), whereas oral tolerance (OT), that is, the immune unresponsiveness induced by oral antigen administration, protects mice against AD. To investigate this protective role of OT, the transcriptomic profiles of skin were obtained by RNA sequencing from mice that were epicutaneously sensitized, orally tolerized prior to epicutaneous sensitization, or neither (control). Oral tolerance inhibited the upregulation of keratin- and allergic inflammation-associated genes that occurred in the epicutaneously sensitized group. Compared to the controls, mice that were orally tolerized and epicutaneously sensitized showed an upregulation of genes that regulate inflammation or keratinocyte differentiation. Knocking down two of those genes, SCGB1A1 and TSC22D3, upregulated Th2 inflammatory mediators and downregulated a cornified cell envelope-related gene. Based on our findings, OT may protect skin against allergic inflammation by promoting the expression of genes that regulate Th2 inflammatory responses and skin barrier function.
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- J. O. Baek
- Department of Dermatology; Gachon University Gil Medical Center; Incheon Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; Gachon University Gil Medical Center; Incheon Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; Gachon University Gil Medical Center; Incheon Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Gachon University; Incheon Korea
- Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Science & Technology; Gachon University; Incheon Korea
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Much progress in our understanding of RNA metabolism has been made since the first RNA nucleoside modification was identified in 1957. Many of these modifications are found in noncoding RNAs but recent interest has focused on coding RNAs. Here, we summarize current knowledge of cellular consequences of RNA modifications, with a special emphasis on neuropsychiatric disorders. We present evidence for the existence of an "RNA code," similar to the histone code, that fine-tunes gene expression in the nervous system by using combinations of different RNA modifications. Unlike the relatively stable genetic code, this combinatorial RNA epigenetic code, or epitranscriptome, may be dynamically reprogrammed as a cause or consequence of psychiatric disorders. We discuss potential mechanisms linking disregulation of the epitranscriptome with brain disorders and identify potential new avenues of research.
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- Y. Jung
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
- Office of the Clinical Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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Lee S, Kim N, Park J, Park D, Sohn C, Jung Y. A261 AGE AT MENARCHE AND RISK OF COLORECTAL ADENOMA. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy009.261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- S Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Preventive Healthcare Center, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Donko A, Beresna M, Jung Y, Hayes J, Richardson DJ, Brambilla G. Point-by-point femtosecond laser micro-processing of independent core-specific fiber Bragg gratings in a multi-core fiber. Opt Express 2018; 26:2039-2044. [PMID: 29401925 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.002039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Four 3rd order fiber Bragg gratings were inscribed into separate cores of a 7 core multi-core fiber using the point-by-point inscription technique. A 1030 nm, 206 ± 5 fs laser was used, operating at a frequency of 1 kHz and pulse energy of 2.1 ± 0.2 µJ. Independent Bragg resonances at λB = 1541.01 ± 0.02, 1547.82 ± 0.02, 1532.66 ± 0.02, and 1537.42 ± 0.02 nm and extinction ratios of 13.97 ± 0.4, 16.02 ± 0.4, 10.08 ± 0.4 and 13.40 ± 0.4 dB were recorded. Our data analysis shows that refractive index changes, Δn, of the order 10-3 were induced. Core-specific inscription of fiber Bragg gratings in a multi-core fiber can provide a flexible and versatile platform to address the needs of recent space division multiplexed transmission and optical sensor networks.
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Mora-Gutierrez A, Attaie R, Núñez de González MT, Jung Y, Woldesenbet S, Marquez SA. Complexes of lutein with bovine and caprine caseins and their impact on lutein chemical stability in emulsion systems: Effect of arabinogalactan. J Dairy Sci 2017; 101:18-27. [PMID: 29103708 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 09/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Lutein is an important xanthophyll carotenoid with many benefits to human health. Factors affecting the application of lutein as a functional ingredient in low-fat dairy-like beverages (pH 6.0-7.0) are not well understood. The interactions of bovine and caprine caseins with hydrophobic lutein were studied using UV/visible spectroscopy as well as fluorescence. Our studies confirmed that the aqueous solubility of lutein is improved after binding with bovine and caprine caseins. The rates of lutein solubilization by the binding to bovine and caprine caseins were as follows: caprine αS1-II-casein 34%, caprine αS1-I-casein 10%, and bovine casein 7% at 100 μM lutein. Fluorescence of the protein was quenched on binding supporting complex formation. The fluorescence experiments showed that the binding involves tryptophan residues and some nonspecific interactions. Scatchard plots of lutein binding to the caseins demonstrated competitive binding between the caseins and their sites of interaction with lutein. Competition experiments suggest that caprine αS1-II casein will bind a larger number of lutein molecules with higher affinity than other caseins. The chemical stability of lutein was largely dependent on casein type and significant increases occurred in the chemical stability of lutein with the following pattern: caprine αS1-II-casein > caprine αS1-I-casein > bovine casein. Addition of arabinogalactan to lutein-enriched emulsions increases the chemical stability of lutein-casein complexes during storage under accelerated photo-oxidation conditions at 25°C. Therefore, caprine αS1-II-casein alone and in combination with arabinogalactan can have important applications in the beverage industry as carrier of this xanthophyll carotenoid (lutein).
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- Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446.
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- Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446
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- Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446
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- Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446
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- Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446
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- Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446
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Jung Y, Han K, Park HYL, Park CK. Type 2 diabetes mellitus and risk of open-angle glaucoma development in Koreans: An 11-year nationwide propensity-score-matched study. Diabetes Metab 2017; 44:328-332. [PMID: 29107455 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2017.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) development in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. METHODS In this 11-year longitudinal study based on the Korean National Health Insurance research database, the data collected comprised 1,025,340 (2.2%) participants who were randomly selected from 46,605,433 Korean residents in 2002. The database was analyzed to identify participants with an initial diagnosis of T2DM in 2003-2004. The control group was composed of participants without T2DM who were propensity-score-matched, five controls per T2DM patient, according to age, gender, household income, residential area and underlying diseases, including hypertension, dyslipidaemia, coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and thyroid disease. Cox proportional-hazards regression was used to calculate the overall hazard ratios (HRs) in participants with and without T2DM for development of POAG before and after adjusting for confounding factors. RESULTS There were 12,657 participants with T2DM and 63,285 propensity-score-matched controls without T2DM. POAG developed in 413 (3.3%) and 1188 (1.9%) participants in the T2DM and control groups, respectively. T2DM was associated with an increased risk of POAG development [HR: 1.80; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.58-2.04] after adjusting for age, gender, household income and other potential confounders. CONCLUSION T2DM was significantly associated with the development of POAG after adjusting for potential confounders in the Korean population.
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- Y Jung
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 222, Banpo-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea.
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Lee J, Jung Y, Kim J, Kim C, Kim S, Zouboulis C. 267 Adiponectin signaling regulates lipid production in human sebocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jeon S, Park H, Kim J, Jung Y, Park C. Global histone modifications predict the outcome of glaucoma surgery. Acta Ophthalmol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.04123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- S. Jeon
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; Catholic Medical University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; Catholic Medical University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; Catholic Medical University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; Catholic Medical University; Seoul Korea
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Seoul St. Mary's Hospital; Catholic Medical University; Seoul Korea
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Decker AM, Cackowski FC, Jung Y, Taichman RS. Biochemical Changes in the Niche Following Tumor Cell Invasion. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:1956-1964. [PMID: 27982511 PMCID: PMC5462852 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Metastatic cancer is the leading cause of all cancer related deaths. Prostate cancer (PCa) metastasizes preferentially to the bone marrow, specifically within the endosteal niche. Endosteal cells secrete homing molecules that may recruit PCa cells to the bone marrow. Once there, the biochemical signature of this niche regulates PCa fate including cellular dormancy or cell cycle arrest, reactivation and resistance to chemotherapeutics. Growth factors, interleukins, adhesion molecules, as well as extra-cellular matrix proteins can collectively change the phenotype of PCa cells. Understanding the biochemical signature of endosteal niche parasitism by PCa is imperative for the establishment of new and innovative therapeutic strategies. This review seeks to summarize these important niche signatures and the potential therapeutic approaches to target metastatic PCa within the bone marrow hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) niche. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 1956-1964, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- A M Decker
- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Jung Y, Kim H. OFF-LABEL USE OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS ACROSS LONG-TERM CARE SETTINGS IN KOREA. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Y. Jung
- Graduate School of Public Health Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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- Graduate School of Public Health Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Jung Y, Silber MH, Tippmann-Peikert M, St Louis EK, Smith GE, Ferman TJ, Knopman DS, Petersen RC, Boeve BF. 1154 THE EFFECTS OF CPAP ON COGNITIVE AND FUNCTIONAL MEASURES IN PATIENTS WITH MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND ALZHEIMER’S DEMENTIA. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.1153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Baek J, Roh J, Jung Y. Oral tolerance inhibits atopic dermatitis-like type 2 inflammation in mice by modulating immune microenvironments. Allergy 2017; 72:397-406. [PMID: 27325577 DOI: 10.1111/all.12960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oral tolerance is immune unresponsiveness induced by oral administration of innocuous antigens. Oral administration of allergens has been shown to be effective for suppressing IgE production in allergic responses. However, whether oral tolerance has a role in protection from allergic skin inflammation has not been fully investigated. Here, we evaluated the potential protective role of oral tolerance in a murine model of atopic dermatitis (AD) and investigated the underlying immunologic mechanisms. METHODS Mice were fed with ovalbumin (OVA) in drinking water then epicutaneously sensitized by repeated application of OVA to tape-stripped skin. Skin biopsies were analyzed for immunohistopathologic features. Levels of antibodies in sera and intestinal washes were measured by ELISA. Flow cytometry and real-time PCR analysis of the skin and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) were performed to investigate the immunologic effects of oral tolerance in epicutaneous (EC) sensitization-induced allergic responses. RESULTS Induction of oral tolerance effectively inhibited inflammatory responses provoked by EC sensitization. Tolerogenic immune mediators were significantly increased in the skin and MLN of EC-sensitized mice following induction of oral tolerance. A marked increase in Il5 and Il13 expression and infiltration of eosinophils and type 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2) in the skin of EC-sensitized mice were significantly inhibited by oral tolerance. CONCLUSIONS Oral tolerance plays a protective role in the development of AD in a murine model by modulating immune microenvironments to be more favorable for immune regulation. This modulation involves inhibition of ILC2 infiltration in skin lesions.
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- J.O. Baek
- Department of Dermatology; Gachon University Gil Medical Center; Incheon Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology; Gachon University Gil Medical Center; Incheon Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology; School of Medicine; Gachon University; Incheon Republic of Korea
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Yoon Y, Oh H, Ahn YT, Kwon M, Jung Y, Park W, Hwang TM, Yang W, Kang JW. Evaluation of the O3/graphene-based materials catalytic process: pH effect and iopromide removal. Catal Today 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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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Im CH, Lee C, Lee S, Jung Y. P096 COMETS2: A MATLAB toolbox for numerical simulation of electric fields generated by transcranial direct current stimulation. Clin Neurophysiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jung Y, Ahn JH, Kim RY, Yoon JH, Lee SJ. Effective therapeutic strategy for massive retroperitoneal hematoma after conization: arterial embolization and pigtail catheter insertion. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2017; 38:135-138. [PMID: 29767883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is commonly used to remove cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) because of its safety profile and likelihood of fewer complications. The authors report a rare case of massive retroperitoneal bleeding combined with hypovolemic shock after LEEP conization. Vessel injury was detected by angiographic computed tomography (CT) and embolization of the uterine artery was successfully performed to achieve hemostasis by an intervention radiologist. A pigtail catheter was subsequently inserted for the drainage of the large retroperitoneal hematoma. The patient did not show any further hemorrhage and recovered safely from hypovolemic shock. Th present case demonstrates a successful multidisciplinary and minimal invasive approach to manage retroperitoneal bleeding with uterine artery embolization. Thus, it should be considered a potential treatment option for hemostasis.
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Friis SMM, Begleris I, Jung Y, Rottwitt K, Petropoulos P, Richardson DJ, Horak P, Parmigiani F. Inter-modal four-wave mixing study in a two-mode fiber. Opt Express 2016; 24:30338-30349. [PMID: 28059310 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.030338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We demonstrate efficient four-wave mixing among different spatial modes in a 1-km long two-mode fiber at telecommunication wavelengths. Two pumps excite the LP01 and LP11 modes, respectively, while the probe signal excites the LP01 mode, and the phase conjugation (PC) and Bragg scattering (BS) idlers are generated in the LP11 mode. For these processes we experimentally characterize their phase matching efficiency and bandwidth and find that they depend critically on the wavelength separation of the two pumps, in good agreement with the numerical study we carried out. We also confirm experimentally that BS has a larger bandwidth than PC for the optimum choice of the pump wavelength separation.
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Ribeiro FRB, Barcelos B, Nuti LC, Foxworth WB, Lewis SK, Jung Y, Horner S, Jackson BL, Newton GR. 1676 The relationship between body condition score and body weight, body linear measurements and real-time ultrasound body composition measurements in Alpine does before breeding and kidding. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/jam2016-1676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nuti LC, Muir JP, Duffus EA, Jung Y, James AA, Cherry NM, Newton GR. 0646 Cutting interval and water application influence Sericea lespedeza yields and condensed tannin content. J Anim Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.2527/jam2016-0646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chung W, Lee K, Jung Y, Kim Y, Park J, Sheen S, Lee J, Kang D, Park K. Serum CXCR3 ligands as biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment monitoring of tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016; 19:1476-84. [PMID: 26614189 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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SETTING Tertiary care academic medical centre. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical utility of CXC chemokine receptor 3 (CXCR3) ligands in the diagnosis and monitoring of tuberculosis (TB). DESIGN Presumptive TB patients (active TB, 256; non-TB disease, 52) and 201 healthy controls were enrolled. The serum levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) and CXCR3 ligands (CXCL9, a monokine induced by IFN-γ [MIG] and CXCL11, an IFN-inducible T-cell α chemoattractant [I-TAC]) were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. An IFN-γ release assay (IGRA) was also performed. Serial samplings were performed in 19 TB patients at baseline and at 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment initiation. RESULTS All marker levels were higher in TB patients than in controls and non-TB patients. The area under the curve (AUC) for differentiating between all TB patients and controls was 0.96 (95%CI 0.94-0.98) for CXCL9, 0.84 (95%CI 0.80-0.87) for CXCL11 and 0.61 (95%CI 0.57-0.66) for IFN-γ. CXCL9 levels afforded particularly high discriminatory power between TB patients and IGRA-positive controls (AUC = 0.95, 95%CI 0.92-0.97). The levels of CXCR3 ligands decreased significantly during follow-up, and these changes were correlated with treatment response. CONCLUSION CXCR3 ligands CXCL9 and CXCL11 may be useful surrogate markers for the diagnosis and follow-up of TB.
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- W Chung
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Humanities & Social Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medical Humanities & Social Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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