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Park JH, Kim TS, Jo HJ, Lee CM, Lee M, Kang CK, Choe PG, Park WB, Kim NJ. Reduction of blood culture contamination rates through simplified personal protective equipment in COVID-19 patient care setting. J Hosp Infect 2024; 147:219-220. [PMID: 38309667 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2024.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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- J H Park
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Infection Control Office, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Infection Control Office, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Infection Control Office, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Larkin A, Kim JS, Kim N, Baek SH, Yamada S, Park K, Tai K, Yanagi Y, Park JH. Accuracy of artificial intelligence-assisted growth prediction in skeletal Class I preadolescent patients using serial lateral cephalograms for a 2-year growth interval. Orthod Craniofac Res 2024. [PMID: 38321788 DOI: 10.1111/ocr.12764] [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] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the accuracy of artificial intelligence-assisted growth prediction using a convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm and longitudinal lateral cephalograms (Lat-cephs). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 198 Japanese preadolescent children, who had skeletal Class I malocclusion and whose Lat-cephs were available at age 8 years (T0) and 10 years (T1), were allocated into the training, validation, and test phases (n = 161, n = 17, n = 20). Orthodontists and the CNN model identified 28 hard-tissue landmarks (HTL) and 19 soft-tissue landmarks (STL). The mean prediction error values were defined as 'excellent,' 'very good,' 'good,' 'acceptable,' and 'unsatisfactory' (criteria: 0.5 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, and 2.0 mm, respectively). The degree of accurate prediction percentage (APP) was defined as 'very high,' 'high,' 'medium,' and 'low' (criteria: 90%, 70%, and 50%, respectively) according to the percentage of subjects that showed the error range within 1.5 mm. RESULTS All HTLs showed acceptable-to-excellent mean PE values, while the STLs Pog', Gn', and Me' showed unsatisfactory values, and the rest showed good-to-acceptable values. Regarding the degree of APP, HTLs Ba, ramus posterior, Pm, Pog, B-point, Me, and mandibular first molar root apex exhibited low APPs. The STLs labrale superius, lower embrasure, lower lip, point of lower profile, B', Pog,' Gn' and Me' also exhibited low APPs. The remainder of HTLs and STLs showed medium-to-very high APPs. CONCLUSION Despite the possibility of using the CNN model to predict growth, further studies are needed to improve the prediction accuracy in HTLs and STLs of the chin area.
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- A Larkin
- Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Medicine, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dental Informatics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona, USA
- Private Practice of Orthodontics, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Dental Informatics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Arizona, USA
- Graduate School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Park JH, Hwang SH. A Polyolefin Elastomer Encapsulant Modified by an Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Terpolymer for Photovoltaic Applications. ACS Omega 2024; 9:3858-3865. [PMID: 38284050 PMCID: PMC10809238 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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In this study, a newly designed adhesion promoter, a modified ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (m-EPDM), was constructed via a simple thiol-ene click reaction between the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS) to employ polyolefin elastomer (POE) encapsulants in photovoltaic modules. The grafting reaction of MPTS on an EPDM backbone (thiol-ene click reaction) was verified using 1H NMR, 29Si NMR, and SEM/EDX. The thermal and mechanical characteristics of the POE compounds did not significantly change with an increasing m-EPDM content irrespective of the cross-linking state. Interestingly, the adhesion strength to the glass substrate increased linearly with an increasing m-EPDM content until 9 phr. Also, the POE compounds containing more than 12 phr m-EPDM showed cohesion failure of the encapsulant layer, remaining as a residue of the encapsulant layer on the glass surface after peel testing. The damp-heat test was conducted to evaluate the long-term durability of the photovoltaic module encapsulated with m-EPDM, and no significant power loss was found even after 1000 h under the test conditions.
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- Jin Hwan Park
- Materials Chemistry &
Engineering Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 16890, Korea
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- Materials Chemistry &
Engineering Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 16890, Korea
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Hwang I, Kim SY, Kim YY, Park JH. Widening disparities in the national prevalence of diabetes mellitus for people with disabilities in South Korea. Public Health 2024; 226:173-181. [PMID: 38071950 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.11.007] [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: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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OBJECTIVES In Korea, diabetes mellitus has a high disease burden, based on disability-adjusted life years. However, the disease burden is disproportionately distributed, with people with disabilities (PWD) experiencing higher rates of health disparities. Our study investigated long-term trends in diabetes prevalence and risk according to disability status, grade, and type. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. METHODS Approximately 10 million individuals aged ≥30 years were included yearly from the National Health Information Database (NHID) and national disability registration data in Korea between 2008 and 2017, corresponding to 40 % of those aged ≥30 years in Korea. In 2017, 12, 975, 757 individuals were included; 5.5 % had disabilities. We estimated annual diabetes age-standardized prevalence and used multiple logistic regression analyses to estimate the odds of having diabetes in 2017, according to disability status, severity, and type. RESULTS Diabetes age-standardized prevalence consistently increased over 2008-2017 in PWD and people without disabilities. However, the prevalence increased more rapidly and was higher in all years among PWD, with widening disparities based on disability status. Additionally, diabetes prevalence was high in all years for specific subgroups, including women, individuals with intellectual or mental disabilities or autism, and individuals with severe disabilities, suggesting further disparities among PWD. CONCLUSIONS Our findings reveal health disparities between those with and without disabilities and among PWD subgroups. In addition to timely prevention, diabetes screening and management among PWD is vital. Public investment in improving disparities in the root causes of diabetes is essential, including health behaviours, healthcare utilization, and self-care.
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- I Hwang
- Division of Economic Research, The Seoul Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea; Institute of Health & Science Convergence, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Big Data Steering Department, National Health Insurance Service, Wonju, Republic of Korea; Drug Evaluation Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health & Science Convergence, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Republic of Korea.
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Jang CW, Bang M, Park JH, Cho HE. Corrigendum to "Impact of changes in clinical practice guidelines for intra-articular injection treatments for knee osteoarthritis on public interest and social media" [Osteoarthr Cartil 31 (2023) 793-801]. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2023; 31:1528-1529. [PMID: 37541647 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.07.003] [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: 08/06/2023]
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- C W Jang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Device Engineering and Management, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Integrative Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Lee HI, Jang BS, Lee TH, Park JH, Chang JH, Chie EK. Relationships between Microbiome and Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2023; 117:S105. [PMID: 37784278 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.06.064] [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) Gut microbiome is known to be involved in antitumor immunotherapy and chemotherapy responses; however, few research has focused on the role of gut microbiome in the setting of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). In this study, we investigated the tumor microbiome dynamics in patients undergoing neoadjuvant CCRT for locally advanced rectal cancer and sought to determine whether the diversity and composition of microbiome affect treatment response. MATERIALS/METHODS A total of 103 samples from 26 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer were collected and 16S ribosomal RNA amplicon sequencing was performed. All patients underwent neoadjuvant CCRT followed by surgical resection between 2008 and 2016. Samples were obtained from both tumor and normal rectal tissue at pre- and post-CCRT. According to the American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor regression grading (TRG) system, patients were divided into responders (TRG 0, 1) and non-responders (TRG 2, 3). We performed diversity, taxonomy, and network analyses to compare responders and non-responders. Then, we established the Bayesian network model to predict treatment response in patients with rectal cancer. RESULTS Overall, we detected 1260 microbial genera from 287 families, 132 orders, 56 classes, and 32 phyla in the bacteria kingdom. Between tumor and normal rectal tissues, there was no difference in microbial diversity and composition. On the other hand, there was a significant decrease in diversity and compositional alterations when comparing pre- and post-CCRT samples (all p<0.001). Ten patients (38.5%) were classified as responders and 16 patients (61.5%) were classified as non-responders. In both groups, CCRT significantly reduced microbial diversity and altered their composition, but it was more pronounced in non-responders. In taxonomic analysis of pre-CCRT samples, butyrate-producing bacteria were differentially enriched in responders. Meanwhile, in post-CCRT samples, opportunistic pathogen were overrepresented in non-responders. The network analysis revealed that butyrate-producing bacteria had strong interactions in responders, whereas opportunistic pathogen demonstrated strong interactions in non-responders (Pearson's coefficient>0.5). Finally, five microbes were selected as the optimal set for the response prediction model, which yielded an area under the curve value of 82.33%. CONCLUSION CCRT significantly changed the diversity and composition of microbiome, especially in non-responders. Several microbes might be related with treatment response. These findings highlight the potential of microbiome to play an important role as a biomarker in patients with rectal cancer. (NCT02533271).
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- H I Lee
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Pathology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Korea
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Yeob KE, Kim SY, Kim YY, Park JH. Nationwide prevalence and trends in cigarette smoking among adult men with and without disabilities in South Korea between 2009 and 2017. Public Health 2023; 222:92-99. [PMID: 37536197 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2023.06.024] [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: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Current smoking rates for people with and without disabilities vary among countries. This study analyzed smoking behavior over 9 years in adult South Korean men with disabilities, according to disability severity and type, and in those without disabilities. STUDY DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study. METHODS This analysis was conducted using national disability registration data and national general health checkup data for 2009-2017. Age-standardized smoking behaviors were analyzed for each year according to the presence, severity, and type of disability. The odds of current smoking were determined by multivariate logistic regression after adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical variables. RESULTS The age-standardized smoking rate and average number of cigarettes for men with mild disabilities in the younger age group were 1.16 (43.0 vs 36.8%) and 1.05 (16.1 vs 15.3 cigarettes) times higher than in non-disabled men as of 2017. The highest smoking rate was observed in men with physical disabilities in the younger age. In the older age group, the highest smoking rate was that of men with intellectual or psychological disabilities. CONCLUSION Smoking behaviors remained poorest in men with disabilities, especially those with mild, physical, and intellectual/psychological disabilities. Public health policies should focus on people with disabilities to promote health, prevent secondary conditions, and reduce health disparities by implementing antismoking health policies.
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- K E Yeob
- College of Medicine/Institute of Health & Science Convergence, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea; Chungbuk Tobacco Control Center, Cheongju, South Korea
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- College of Medicine/Institute of Health & Science Convergence, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea; Chungbuk Tobacco Control Center, Cheongju, South Korea; Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, South Korea
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- Big Data Steering Department, National Health Insurance Service, Wonju, Republic of Korea; Drug Evaluation Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Cheongju, Republic of Korea
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- College of Medicine/Institute of Health & Science Convergence, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea; Chungbuk Tobacco Control Center, Cheongju, South Korea.
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Jang CW, Bang M, Park JH, Cho HE. Impact of changes in clinical practice guidelines for intra-articular injection treatments for knee osteoarthritis on public interest and social media. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2023; 31:793-801. [PMID: 36813156 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.12.013] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To summarize changes in recommendations for injection treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA) in current clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and to assess whether these changes have affected public interest according to Google data and content in YouTube videos. DESIGN A literature search to identify CPGs revised since 2019 that provide recommendations regarding the five intra-articular injection treatments for knee OA (corticosteroid [CS], hyaluronic acid [HA], stem cell [SC], platelet-rich plasma [PRP], and botulinum toxin [BT]) was conducted to assess perspective changes for each treatment. Data from Google Trends were examined to identify changes in search volume from 2004 to 2021 using a join-point regression model. Relevant YouTube videos were divided into those uploaded before and after changes in CPGs and compared according to degrees of recommendation for each treatment to identify the effect of changes in CPGs on video production. RESULTS All eight identified CPGs released after 2019 recommended HA and CS use. Most CPGs were the first to state a neutral or opposing stance concerning the use of SC, PRP, or BT. Interestingly, relative searches on Google for SC, PRP, and BT has increased greater than those for CS and HA. YouTube videos produced after CPGs changed continue to recommend SC, PRP, and BT as much as those produced before CPGs were revised. CONCLUSIONS Although knee OA CPGs have changed, public interest and healthcare information providers on YouTube have not reacted to this shift. Improved methods to propagate updates to CPGs warrant consideration.
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- C W Jang
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Medical Device Engineering and Management, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Integrative Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Rehabilitation Institute of Neuromuscular Disease, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Kitts G, Rogers A, Teschler JK, Park JH, Trebino MA, Chaudry I, Erill I, Yildiz FH. The Rvv two-component regulatory system regulates biofilm formation and colonization in Vibrio cholerae. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011415. [PMID: 37216386 PMCID: PMC10237652 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011415] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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The facultative human pathogen, Vibrio cholerae, employs two-component signal transduction systems (TCS) to sense and respond to environmental signals encountered during its infection cycle. TCSs consist of a sensor histidine kinase (HK) and a response regulator (RR); the V. cholerae genome encodes 43 HKs and 49 RRs, of which 25 are predicted to be cognate pairs. Using deletion mutants of each HK gene, we analyzed the transcription of vpsL, a biofilm gene required for Vibrio polysaccharide and biofilm formation. We found that a V. cholerae TCS that had not been studied before, now termed Rvv, controls biofilm gene transcription. The Rvv TCS is part of a three-gene operon that is present in 30% of Vibrionales species. The rvv operon encodes RvvA, the HK; RvvB, the cognate RR; and RvvC, a protein of unknown function. Deletion of rvvA increased transcription of biofilm genes and altered biofilm formation, while deletion of rvvB or rvvC lead to no changes in biofilm gene transcription. The phenotypes observed in ΔrvvA depend on RvvB. Mutating RvvB to mimic constitutively active and inactive versions of the RR only impacted phenotypes in the ΔrvvA genetic background. Mutating the conserved residue required for kinase activity in RvvA did not affect phenotypes, whereas mutation of the conserved residue required for phosphatase activity mimicked the phenotype of the rvvA mutant. Furthermore, ΔrvvA displayed a significant colonization defect which was dependent on RvvB and RvvB phosphorylation state, but not on VPS production. We found that RvvA's phosphatase activity regulates biofilm gene transcription, biofilm formation, and colonization phenotypes. This is the first systematic analysis of the role of V. cholerae HKs in biofilm gene transcription and resulted in the identification of a new regulator of biofilm formation and virulence, advancing our understanding of the role TCSs play in regulating these critical cellular processes in V. cholerae.
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- Giordan Kitts
- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
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Wang BX, Takagi J, McShane A, Park JH, Aoki K, Griffin C, Teschler J, Kitts G, Minzer G, Tiemeyer M, Hevey R, Yildiz F, Ribbeck K. Host-derived O-glycans inhibit toxigenic conversion by a virulence-encoding phage in Vibrio cholerae. EMBO J 2023; 42:e111562. [PMID: 36504455 PMCID: PMC9890226 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2022111562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Pandemic and endemic strains of Vibrio cholerae arise from toxigenic conversion by the CTXφ bacteriophage, a process by which CTXφ infects nontoxigenic strains of V. cholerae. CTXφ encodes the cholera toxin, an enterotoxin responsible for the watery diarrhea associated with cholera infections. Despite the critical role of CTXφ during infections, signals that affect CTXφ-driven toxigenic conversion or expression of the CTXφ-encoded cholera toxin remain poorly characterized, particularly in the context of the gut mucosa. Here, we identify mucin polymers as potent regulators of CTXφ-driven pathogenicity in V. cholerae. Our results indicate that mucin-associated O-glycans block toxigenic conversion by CTXφ and suppress the expression of CTXφ-related virulence factors, including the toxin co-regulated pilus and cholera toxin, by interfering with the TcpP/ToxR/ToxT virulence pathway. By synthesizing individual mucin glycan structures de novo, we identify the Core 2 motif as the critical structure governing this virulence attenuation. Overall, our results highlight a novel mechanism by which mucins and their associated O-glycan structures affect CTXφ-mediated evolution and pathogenicity of V. cholerae, underscoring the potential regulatory power housed within mucus.
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- Benjamin X Wang
- Department of Biological EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
- Department of Microbiology and ImmunologyStanford UniversityStanfordCAUSA
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- Department of Biological EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
- Department of BiologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Department of Biological EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental ToxicologyUniversity of CaliforniaSanta CruzCAUSA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research CenterUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGAUSA
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- Department of Biological EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental ToxicologyUniversity of CaliforniaSanta CruzCAUSA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental ToxicologyUniversity of CaliforniaSanta CruzCAUSA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research CenterUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGAUSA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical SciencesUniversity of BaselBaselSwitzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental ToxicologyUniversity of CaliforniaSanta CruzCAUSA
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- Department of Biological EngineeringMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMAUSA
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Alexander PG, van Wyk HC, Pennel KAF, Hay J, McMillan DC, Horgan PG, Roxburgh CSD, Edwards J, Park JH. The Glasgow Microenvironment Score and risk and site of recurrence in TNM I-III colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer 2023; 128:556-567. [PMID: 36476660 PMCID: PMC9938140 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-022-02069-x] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Glasgow Microenvironment Score (GMS) stratifies long-term survival into three groups based on tumour phenotype: peritumoural inflammation (Klintrup-Mäkinen (KM)) and tumour stroma percentage (TSP). However, it is not known if the location of disease recurrence is influenced by the GMS category. METHODS Seven hundred and eighty-three TNM I-III colorectal cancers (CRC) were included. GMS (GMS0-high KM; GMS1-low KM, low TSP; GMS2-low KM, high TSP) and cancer-specific survival (CSS), overall survival (OS) and disease recurrence were assessed using Cox regression analysis. RESULTS Of the 783 patients, 221 developed CRC recurrence; 65 developed local recurrence + systemic disease. GMS was independent for CSS (HR 1.50, 95% CI 1.17-1.92, p < 0.001) and OS (HR 1.23, 1.05-1.44, p = 0.01). Higher GMS category was associated with T-stage, N-stage, emergency presentation and venous invasion. GMS was independent for local+systemic recurrence (HR 11.53, 95% CI 1.45-91.85, p = 0.04) and distant-only recurrence (HR 3.01, 95% CI 1.59-5.71, p = 0.002). GMS 2 disease did not appear to have statistically better outcomes with adjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk disease. CONCLUSION Although confounded by a higher rate of T4 and node-positive disease, GMS 1 and 2 are associated with an increased risk of local and distant recurrence. GMS is an independent poor prognostic indicator for recurrent colorectal cancer. Higher GMS patients may benefit from enhanced postoperative surveillance.
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- P G Alexander
- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Glasgow Tissue Research Facility, University of Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Park JH, Hwang SH. Construction and Characterization of Polyolefin Elastomer Blends with Chemically Modified Hydrocarbon Resin as a Photovoltaic Module Encapsulant. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:4620. [PMID: 36365618 PMCID: PMC9658822 DOI: 10.3390/polym14214620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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In this study, polyolefin elastomer (POE) was blended with a chemically modified hydrocarbon resin (m-HCR), which was modified through a simple radical grafting reaction using γ-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxy silane (MTS) as an adhesion promotor to the glass surface, to design an adhesion-enhanced polyolefin encapsulant material for photovoltaic modules. Its chemical modification was confirmed by 1H and 29Si NMR and FT-IR. Interestingly, the POE blends with the m-HCR showed that the melting peak temperature (Tm) was not changed. However, Tm shifted to lower values with increasing m-HCR content after crosslinking. Additionally, the mechanical properties did not significantly differ with increasing m-HCR content. Meanwhile, with increasing m-HCR content in the POE blend, the peel strength increased linearly without sacrificing their transmittance. The test photovoltaic modules comprising the crosslinked POE blend encapsulants showed little difference in the electrical performance after manufacturing. After 1000 h of damp-heat exposure, no significant power loss was observed.
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- Materials Chemistry and Engineering Laboratory, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin 16890, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
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Kim JH, Franchin L, Hong SJ, Cha JJ, Lim S, Joo HJ, Park JH, Yu CW, Ahn TH, Lim DS, Dascenzo F. The long-term cardiac events after coronary bifurcation stenting with second-generation drug-eluting stents in elderly patients are comparable to those of younger patients. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) generally have a high risk of adverse clinical outcomes. We investigated the long-term clinical impact of PCI on coronary bifurcation disease in elderly patients in Korea and Italy.
Methods
From the BIFURCAT (comBined Insights from the Unified RAIN and COBIS bifurcAtion regisTries) data, we evaluated 5,537 patients who underwent PCI for coronary bifurcation disease. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), defined as the composite of target vessel myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularisation, and stent thrombosis. Kaplan–Meier estimates and Cox proportional hazard models were used to compare elderly patients (aged ≥75 years) and younger patients (aged <75 years).
Results
A total of 1,415 patients (26%) were aged ≥75 years. Elderly patients were more frequently female, had higher rates of hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and presented more frequently with left main (LM) disease. After a median follow-up of 2.1 years, MACEs were comparable between elderly and younger patients. In multivariable analysis, old age was not an independent predictor of MACEs (p=0.977). In elderly patients, CKD and LM disease were independent predictors of MACEs, whereas in younger patients, hypertension, diabetes, CKD, reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, LM disease, and two-stent strategy usage were independent predictors.
Conclusions
Elderly patients who underwent coronary bifurcation PCI with second-generation drug-eluting stents demonstrated similar clinical outcomes to those of younger patients. Both CKD and LM disease were independent predictors of MACEs, regardless of age after coronary bifurcation PCI.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- J H Kim
- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- University of Turin, Cardiovascular and Thoracic , Turin , Italy
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- University of Turin, Cardiovascular and Thoracic , Turin , Italy
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An SY, Um RB, Park JH, Jeong JO, Song PS. Age-related difference in the impact of diabetes mellitus on all-cause mortality after acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is highly prevalent among individuals hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular complications and short-term and long-term mortality. However, most existing data are from older patients. Little is known about the incidence of diabetes in individuals who experience AMI at a young age. Whether the presence of DM is associated with worse outcomes in these patients is not clear.
Purpose
To test the hypothesis that the impact of DM on clinical outcomes after AMI can vary by age.
Methods
A total of 12,600 AMI patients from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry-National Institute of Health (KAMIR-NIH) between November 2011 and December 2015 was classified into young (n=3,590 [28.5%]) and elderly (n=9,010 [71.5%]). Those less than 55 years of age were considered young. We performed comparisons of baseline characteristics, in-hospital treatments, and long-term clinical outcomes between patients with and without diabetes after stratification according to age group.
Results
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 26.5% in the young AMI group. In the multivariable-adjusted model of the entire cohort, diabetes mellitus was associated strongly with 3-year all-cause mortality (12.6% vs. 6.8%; adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.318; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.138–1.526; P<0.001). When the entire cohort was subdivided into two age groups, young diabetic patients showed a 107.0% higher mortality rate than those without diabetes (adjusted HR, 2.070; 95% CI, 1.150–3.724; P=0.015). Meanwhile, elderly diabetic patients had a 25.3% higher risk of mortality than non-diabetic patients (adjusted HR, 1.253; 95% CI, 1.076–1.459; P=0.004). The interaction of diabetes with age was significant (adjusted P for interaction = 0.008).
Conclusion
DM is not uncommon in younger AMI patients, and the relative risk of long-term mortality is significantly higher in young patients than in older counterparts. More aggressive treatments are needed to prevent future cardiovascular events in younger patients after AMI.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- S Y An
- Chungnam National University Hospital , Daejeon , Korea (Republic of)
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- Chungnam National University Hospital , Daejeon , Korea (Republic of)
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- Chungnam National University Hospital , Daejeon , Korea (Republic of)
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- Chungnam National University Hospital , Daejeon , Korea (Republic of)
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- Chungnam National University Hospital , Daejeon , Korea (Republic of)
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Lim S, Yu CW, Kim JH, Cha JJ, Kook HD, Joo HJ, Park JH, Choi CU, Hong SJ, Lim DS. The differential effects of antihypertensive drugs on central blood pressure: nebivolol versus telmisartan (ATD-CBP). Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Central blood pressure and central pulse pressure have a better correlation with the risk of cardiovascular disease compared to those of peripheral measurement. In a previous study, a second-generation beta-blocker showed poor CBP-lowering effects. However, the effect on CBP by third-generation beta-blockers is not fully elucidated. Thus, this randomised study investigated whether nebivolol-based hypertension treatment may confer advantages over telmisartan, an angiotensin II receptor-blocker, in reducing CBP.
Methods
This was a prospective, randomised, multicentre, open-label, controlled trial that evaluated 98 hypertensive patients. Patients received either nebivolol- (N=49) or telmisartan-based (N=49) treatment for hypertension for 12 weeks with a target BP of ≤140/80. The primary outcome was the difference in change from baseline central systolic BP (cSBP) after 12 weeks.
Results
There were no significant differences between the two groups in baseline central and peripheral SBP. The mean change in cSBP from baseline (ΔcSBP) was −17.2±3 mmHg for nebivolol group (P<0.001) and −29.9±3 mmHg for telmisartan group (P<0.001). The difference in ΔcSBP between the two groups was significant (12.7mmHg, 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.13 to 21.2; P=0.004). Peripheral SBP (pSBP) decreased less in nebivolol group compared to telmisartan group (−18.0±3 in nebivolol group vs. −26.3±3 in telmisartan group, P=0.032). After adjusting for reduction in pSBP, reduction in cSBP was higher in telmisartan group compared to nebivolol group, as shown by the ratio of changes in cSBP and pSBP (ΔcSBP/ΔpSBP; 0.67 for nebivolol group vs. 1.11 for telmisartan group, P=0.080), albeit without statistical significance.
Conclusions
Nebivolol-based hypertension treatment may have less potent CBP-lowering effects compared to telmisartan. However, larger-scale studies are warranted to further elaborate our findings.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- S Lim
- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Hanyang university medical center , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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Bae SA, Cha JJ, Kim SW, Lim S, Kim JH, Joo HJ, Park JH, Park SM, Hong SJ, Yu CW, Lim DS, Jeong MH, Ahn TH. Effect of an early invasive strategy based on time of symptom onset in patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.1200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
A limitation of the current guidelines of the timing of invasive coronary angiography (ICA) for patients with non-ST-segment elevation (NSTE) acute coronary syndrome is based on randomization time. So far, no study has reported the clinical outcomes of invasive strategy timing based on the time of symptom onset. Herein, we aimed to investigate the effect of invasive strategy timing from the time of symptom onset on the 3-year clinical outcomes of patients with NSTE myocardial infarction (MI).
Methods and results
Among 13,104 patients from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry-National Institutes of Health, we evaluated 5,856 patients with NSTEMI. The patients were categorized according to symptom-to-catheter (StC) time (<48 h and ≥48 h). The primary outcome was 3-year all-cause mortality, and the secondary outcome was a 3-year composite of all-cause mortality, recurrent MI, and hospitalization for heart failure. Overall, 3,919 (66.9%) patients were classified into the StC time <48 h group. This group had lower all-cause mortality than the StC time ≥48 h group (7.3% vs. 13.4%, p<0.001). The continuous association of StC time and risk of primary and secondary endpoints showed shorter StC time (reference: 48 h), and lower adjusted hazard ratio reduction was observed. In multivariable analysis, independent predictors of delayed ICA were older age, non-specific symptoms, no use of emergency medical services, no ST-segment deviation, chronic kidney disease, and Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events score >140.
Conclusion
Early invasive strategy based on the StC time improves all-cause mortality in patients with NSTEMI.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- S A Bae
- Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine , Yongin , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Gwangmyeong , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea University Anam Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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- Chonnam National University Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine , Gwangju , Korea (Republic of)
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- Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital, Department of Cardiology , Gwangmyeong , Korea (Republic of)
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Sampath V, Park JH, Ha BD, Han K, Kim IH. Evaluation of Lactobacillus Plantarum Additive on Growth Performance, Excreta Microbiota, Nutrient Digestibility, Gas Emission, and Meat Quality in Ross308-Broilers. Braz J Poult Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2021-1551] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- V Sampath
- Dankook University, Republic of Korea
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- Microsolution Co., Ltd, Republic of Korea
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- Microsolution Co., Ltd, Republic of Korea
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- Dankook University, Republic of Korea; Dankook University, Republic of Korea
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- Dankook University, Republic of Korea
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Park JH, Yoon JE, Kim YH, Kim Y, Park TJ, Kang HY. The potential skin lightening candidate, senolytic drug ABT263, for photoageing pigmentation. Br J Dermatol 2021; 186:740-742. [PMID: 34773647 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20893] [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] [Received: 10/10/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Senescent cells accumulate in several tissues during ageing, including the skin, and contribute to the functional decline of the skin via the senescence-associated secretory phenotypes (SASPs) 1 . Due to the potential negative effects of SASPs during the ageing process, drugs that selectively target senescent cells or SASPs represent an important therapeutic strategy to delay skin ageing. The selective induction of cell death specifically to kill senescent cells using drugs, referred to as senolytics, is a main approach to achieve this strategy 2 .
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- J H Park
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.,Institution of Inflamm-aging translational research center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.,Institution of Inflamm-aging translational research center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Institution of Inflamm-aging translational research center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.,Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.,Institution of Inflamm-aging translational research center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Institution of Inflamm-aging translational research center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.,Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Park JH, Lee CH, Ham HD, Choi ES, Lee C, Lee S. Analgesic effects of a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist in an animal model of complex regional pain syndrome. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25:7051-7057. [PMID: 34859869 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202111_27256] [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] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is caused by injuries from fracture after trauma and orthopaedic surgical procedures in the hind limbs. The symptoms of CRPS include warmth, pain, allodynia, and hyperalgesia. It is known that 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 (5-HT3) receptors contribute to hyperalgesia, but their role has not yet been fully elucidated. This study investigated the mechanism of pain relief when a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist was administered in a CRPS animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS To establish a CRPS animal model, 10-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats were used in the experiment. On the fourth week post tibial fracture surgery, we performed the von Frey test to measure mechanical allodynia. After performing behavioural tests, we collected blood and tissue samples after sacrificing the animals. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blot were also performed. RESULTS The experimental tibia fracture model-induced CRPS animals elicited increased 5-HT3 receptor expression, and the 5-HT transporter was decreased in the brain stem after 4 weeks of surgical intervention. Additionally, in CRPS-induced animals, both the concentration of substance P and the level of interleukin 6 were increased peripherally and centrally. Treatment with the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, ramosetron, exerted an analgesic effect in the paw withdrawal test and was dependent on the attenuation of the 5-HT3 receptor population with inflammatory pain mediators. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that treatment with the 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, ramosetron, in experimental CRPS animal models alleviated pain-related behaviours and may be a new therapeutic option or potential therapeutic agent for patients with CRPS.
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- J H Park
- Brain Research Institute of Wonkwang University, Department of Pharmacology, Department of Anesthesiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Korea.
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Park DJ, Kim YW, Yang HK, Ryu KW, Han SU, Kim HH, Hyung WJ, Park JH, Suh YS, Kwon OK, Yoon HM, Kim W, Park YK, Kong SH, Ahn SH, Lee HJ. Short-term outcomes of a multicentre randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer (the KLASS-04 trial). Br J Surg 2021; 108:1043-1049. [PMID: 34487147 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab295] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND There remain concerns about the safety and functional benefit of laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (LPPG) compared with laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG). This study evaluated short-term outcomes of a randomized clinical trial (RCT) comparing LPPG with LDG for gastric cancer. METHODS The Korean Laparoendoscopic Gastrointestinal Surgery Study (KLASS)-04 trial was an investigator-initiated, open-label, parallel-assigned, superiority, multicentre RCT in Korea. Patients with cT1N0M0 cancer located in the middle third of the stomach at least 5 cm from the pylorus were randomized to undergo LPPG or LDG. Participants, care givers and those assessing the outcomes were not blinded to group assignment. Outcomes were 30-day postoperative morbidity rate and death at 90 days. RESULTS Some 256 patients from nine institutions were randomized (LPPG 129 patients, LDG 127 patients) between July 2015 and July 2017 and outcomes for 253 patients were analysed. Postoperative complications within 30 days were seen in 19.3 and 15.5 per cent in the LPPG and LDG groups respectively (P = 0·419). Postoperative pyloric stenosis was observed in nine (7.2 per cent) and two (1·5 per cent) patients in the LPPG and LDG groups (P = 0·026) respectively. In multivariable analysis higher BMI was a risk factor for postoperative complications (odds ratio 1·17, 95 per cent c.i. 1·04 to 1·32; P = 0·011). Death at 90 days was zero in both groups. CONCLUSION Postoperative complications and mortality was comparable in patients undergoing LPPG and LDG. Registration number: NCT02595086 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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- D J Park
- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, National Cancer Centre, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, National Cancer Centre, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yonsei University Severance Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, National Cancer Centre, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Sheen SS, Kim HJ, Singh D, Hwang SC, Park KJ, Ahn SV, Lee E, Park B, Jung JH, Park RW, Kim JH, Park HS, Park JH. Airflow limitation as a risk factor for vascular stiffness. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 24:577-584. [PMID: 32552994 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0457] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and atherosclerosis is a cause of cardiac comorbidities in COPD. However, it is not clear whether airflow limitation is associated with atherosclerosis irrespective of smoking.OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether airflow limitation is independently associated with vascular stiffness.METHODS: We enrolled 18 893 participants (male 70.5%; mean age 47.5 ± 9.8 years; never smokers 44.2%) who underwent spirometry and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) as part of a standard health examination at Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, from January 2010 to December 2015.We defined vascular peripheral atherosclerosis as baPWV ≥ 1400 cm/s and airflow limitation as pre-bronchodilator ratio of forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FVC) <70%.RESULTS: Mean baPWV was higher in subjects with airflow limitation (1477.6 ± 331.7 cm/sec, n = 638) than in those without airflow limitation (1344.1 ± 231.8 cm/sec, n = 18255, P < 0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analysis, the following were independent predictors associated with peripheral atherosclerosis (P < 0.05): age, male sex, fasting serum glucose, mean blood pressure, serum leukocyte count, serum low density lipoprotein level and FEV1.CONCLUSION: Airflow limitation was an independent predictor of vascular stiffness irrespective of smoking history, which suggests that airflow limitation is linked with atherosclerosis.
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- S S Sheen
- 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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- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester and University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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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 Health Convergence, Ewha Woman's University, Seoul
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics
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- Department of Gastroenterology
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 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 JH, Jung J, Kim JY, Hong MJ, Kim EO, Jo KW, Shim TS, Kim SH. Airborne precautions based on Xpert ® MTB/RIF results for patients with presumptive TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:244-246. [PMID: 33688817 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0584] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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- J H Park
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Office for Infection Control, Republic of Korea
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- Office for Infection Control, Republic of Korea
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- Office for Infection Control, Republic of Korea
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- Office for Infection Control, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pulmonology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Office for Infection Control, Republic of Korea
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Hong SH, Park JH, Kim OY, Hwang SH. Preparation of Chemically Modified Lignin-Reinforced PLA Biocomposites and Their 3D Printing Performance. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:667. [PMID: 33672347 PMCID: PMC7926467 DOI: 10.3390/polym13040667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Using a simple esterification reaction of a hydroxyl group with an anhydride group, pristine lignin was successfully converted to a new lignin (COOH-lignin) modified with a terminal carboxyl group. This chemical modification of pristine lignin was confirmed by the appearance of new absorption bands in the FT-IR spectrum. Then, the pristine lignin and COOH-lignin were successfully incorporated into a poly(lactic acid) (PLA) matrix by a typical melt-mixing process. When applied to the COOH-lignin, interfacial adhesion performance between the lignin filler and PLA matrix was better and stronger than pristine lignin. Based on these results for the COOH-lignin/PLA biocomposites, the cost of printing PLA 3D filaments can be reduced without changing their thermal and mechanical properties. Furthermore, the potential of lignin as a component in PLA biocomposites adequate for 3D printing was demonstrated.
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- Materials Chemistry & Engineering Laboratory, School of Polymer System Engineering, Dankook University, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do 16890, Korea; (S.-H.H.); (J.H.P.); (O.Y.K.)
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Sureshkumar S, Park JH, Kim IH. Effects of the Inclusion of Dietary Organic Acid Supplementation with Anti-Coccidium Vaccine on Growth Performance, Digestibility, Fecal Microbial, and Chicken Fecal Noxious Gas Emissions. Braz J Poult Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9061-2020-1425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Dankook University, Republic of Korea
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- Dankook University, Republic of Korea
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Han M, Ha EJ, Park JH. Computer-Aided Diagnostic System for Thyroid Nodules on Ultrasonography: Diagnostic Performance Based on the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System Classification and Dichotomous Outcomes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 42:559-565. [PMID: 33361374 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Artificial intelligence-based computer-aided diagnostic systems have been introduced for thyroid cancer diagnosis. Our aim was to compare the diagnostic performance of a commercially available computer-aided diagnostic system and radiologist-based assessment for the detection of thyroid cancer based on the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data Systems (TIRADS) and dichotomous outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In total, 372 consecutive patients with 454 thyroid nodules were enrolled. The computer-aided diagnostic system was set up to render a possible diagnosis in 2 formats, the Korean Society of Thyroid Radiology (K)-TIRADS and the American Thyroid Association (ATA)-TIRADS-classifications, and dichotomous outcomes (possibly benign or possibly malignant). RESULTS The diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of the computer-aided diagnostic system for thyroid cancer were, respectively, 97.6%, 21.6%, 42.0%, 93.9%, and 49.6% for K-TIRADS; 94.6%, 29.6%, 43.9%, 90.4%, and 53.5% for ATA-TIRADS; and 81.4%, 81.9%, 72.3%, 88.3%, and 81.7% for dichotomous outcomes. The sensitivities of the computer-aided diagnostic system did not differ significantly from those of the radiologist (all P > .05); the specificities and accuracies were significantly lower than those of the radiologist (all P < .001). Unnecessary fine-needle aspiration rates were lower for the dichotomous outcome characterizations, particularly for those performed by the radiologist. The interobserver agreement for the description of K-TIRADS and ATA-TIRADS classifications was fair-to-moderate, but the dichotomous outcomes were in substantial agreement. CONCLUSIONS The diagnostic performance of the computer-aided diagnostic system varies in terms of TIRADS classification and dichotomous outcomes and relative to radiologist-based assessments. Clinicians should know about the strengths and weaknesses associated with the diagnosis of thyroid cancer using computer-aided diagnostic systems.
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- M Han
- Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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Walker PM, Hirayama Y, Lane GJ, Watanabe H, Dracoulis GD, Ahmed M, Brunet M, Hashimoto T, Ishizawa S, Kondev FG, Litvinov YA, Miyatake H, Moon JY, Mukai M, Niwase T, Park JH, Podolyák Z, Rosenbusch M, Schury P, Wada M, Watanabe XY, Liang WY, Xu FR. Properties of ^{187}Ta Revealed through Isomeric Decay. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:192505. [PMID: 33216598 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.192505] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mass-separated ^{187}Ta_{114} in a high-spin isomeric state has been produced for the first time by multinucleon transfer reactions, employing an argon gas-stopping cell and laser ionization. Internal γ rays revealed a T_{1/2}=7.3±0.9 s isomer at 1778±1 keV, which decays through a rotational band with perturbations associated with the approach to a prolate-oblate shape transition. Model calculations show less influence from triaxiality compared to heavier elements in the same mass region. The isomer-decay reduced E2 hindrance factor f_{ν}=27±1 supports the interpretation that axial symmetry is approximately conserved.
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- P M Walker
- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, RSPhys, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- School of Physics, and International Research Center for Nuclei and Particles in Cosmos, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Nuclear Physics, RSPhys, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 305-811, Republic of Korea
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Yamagata University, Yamagata 992-8510, Japan
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- Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 305-811, Republic of Korea
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
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- Rare Isotope Science Project, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon 305-811, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0006, Japan
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- Wako Nuclear Science Center (WNSC), Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies (IPNS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Oh J, Lee RW, Lee HR, Lee SB, Ju HJ, Park J, Park HR, Park JH, Hann SK, Almurayshid A, Shin J, Kang HY, Bae JM, Oh SH. Classification of facial and truncal segmental vitiligo and its clinical courses including recurrence rate and patterns: a retrospective review of 956 patients. Br J Dermatol 2020; 184:750-753. [PMID: 33131051 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19661] [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] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- J Oh
- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Inha University, School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Education and Training, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Education and Training, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Drs Woo and Hann's Skin Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Drs Woo and Hann's Skin Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Dermatology, Inha University, School of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Severance Hospital, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Hur DH, Choi WS, Kim TY, Lee SY, Park JH, Jeong KJ. Enhanced Production of Bacterial Cellulose in Komagataeibacter xylinus Via Tuning of Biosynthesis Genes with Synthetic RBS. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2020; 30:1430-1435. [PMID: 32627756 PMCID: PMC9728265 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2006.06026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Bacterial cellulose (BC) has outstanding physical and chemical properties, including high crystallinity, moisture retention, and tensile strength. Currently, the major producer of BC is Komagataeibacter xylinus. However, due to limited tools of expression, this host is difficult to engineer metabolically to improve BC productivity. In this study, a regulated expression system for K. xylinus with synthetic ribosome binding site (RBS) was developed and used to engineer a BC biosynthesis pathway. A synthetic RBS library was constructed using green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a reporter, and three synthetic RBSs (R4, R15, and R6) with different strengths were successfully isolated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Using synthetic RBS, we optimized the expression of three homologous genes responsible for BC production, pgm, galU, and ndp, and thereby greatly increased it under both static and shaking culture conditions. The final titer of BC under static and shaking conditions was 5.28 and 3.67 g/l, respectively. Our findings demonstrate that reinforced metabolic flux towards BC through quantitative gene expression represents a practical strategy for the improvement of BC productivity.
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- Dong Hoon Hur
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, BK21 Plus Program, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, BK21 Plus Program, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon 16678, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, BK21 Plus Program, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon 16678, Republic of Korea,Corresponding authors J.H.P. E-mail:
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, BK21 Plus Program, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea,KAIST Institute for the Bi°Century, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea,Corresponding authors J.H.P. E-mail:
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Kim JY, Choi H, Park JH, Jung HD, Jung YS. Effects of anti-resorptive drugs on implant survival and peri-implantitis in patients with existing osseointegrated dental implants: a retrospective cohort study. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:1749-1758. [PMID: 32367226 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-05257-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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UNLABELLED The effect of anti-resorptive drug (ARD) usage among patients with successful dental implant osseointegration is controversial. This study showed an increased risk of implant failure in ARD users. Risk factors included pre-existing marginal bone loss, overdenture, diabetes, and a short interval between implant placement and ARD administration. INTRODUCTION This retrospective study aimed to determine whether anti-resorptive drug (ARD) usage increased risk of implant failure among patients with successful implant osseointegration. Additionally, the study investigated risk factors that affected implant survival rate in ARD users. METHODS Eighty ARD users with 344 implants who had more than 12 months of follow-up from the initiation of ARD treatment during the period between 2008 and 2017 were included, along with 80 non-ARD users from the same period. The primary outcome was dental implant survival. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazard models were used for survival analysis. RESULTS Average follow-up was 85.3 months. Implant survival rates were 89.83% in ARD users and 96.03% in non-ARD users. In the univariate Cox proportional hazard model, risk of implant failure was significantly higher in patients with pre-existing marginal bone loss (MBL), diabetes, and concurrent bone augmentation. However, risk of implant failure was significantly lower when the interval between implant placement and ARD administration was < 36 months. Compared with overdenture, single crown and fixed splinted users had lower risk of implant failure. In multivariate analysis, variables including pre-existing MBL, diabetes, < 36-month interval between implant placement and ARD treatment, and usage of fixed splinted prosthesis were significantly associated with increased risk of implant failure. CONCLUSIONS ARD administration after implant osseointegration was correlated with a reduced implant survival rate. Pre-existing MBL, diabetes, type of final prosthesis, and the interval between implant placement and initiation of ARD administration influenced risk of implant failure.
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- J Y Kim
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Science Research Center, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, South Korea.
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Park JH, Choi DY, Park H, Lee KW, Cho JA. Oxytocin modulates immunostatus, metabolic state and gut microbiome. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:1117-1124. [PMID: 32668897 DOI: 10.23812/19-496-l-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- J H Park
- Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Hongcheon, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Hongcheon, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Institute & Adult Stem Cell Research Institute, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Wonkwang Health Science University, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Institute & Adult Stem Cell Research Institute, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Wide River Institute of Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Hongcheon, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea.,College of transdisciplinary studies, School of Undergraduate Studies, DGIST, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Gallego-Hernandez AL, DePas WH, Park JH, Teschler JK, Hartmann R, Jeckel H, Drescher K, Beyhan S, Newman DK, Yildiz FH. Upregulation of virulence genes promotes Vibrio cholerae biofilm hyperinfectivity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:11010-11017. [PMID: 32355001 PMCID: PMC7245069 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916571117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [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] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Vibrio cholerae remains a major global health threat, disproportionately impacting parts of the world without adequate infrastructure and sanitation resources. In aquatic environments, V. cholerae exists both as planktonic cells and as biofilms, which are held together by an extracellular matrix. V. cholerae biofilms have been shown to be hyperinfective, but the mechanism of hyperinfectivity is unclear. Here we show that biofilm-grown cells, irrespective of the surfaces on which they are formed, are able to markedly outcompete planktonic-grown cells in the infant mouse. Using an imaging technique designed to render intestinal tissue optically transparent and preserve the spatial integrity of infected intestines, we reveal and compare three-dimensional V. cholerae colonization patterns of planktonic-grown and biofilm-grown cells. Quantitative image analyses show that V. cholerae colonizes mainly the medial portion of the small intestine and that both the abundance and localization patterns of biofilm-grown cells differ from that of planktonic-grown cells. In vitro biofilm-grown cells activate expression of the virulence cascade, including the toxin coregulated pilus (TCP), and are able to acquire the cholera toxin-carrying CTXФ phage. Overall, virulence factor gene expression is also higher in vivo when infected with biofilm-grown cells, and modulation of their regulation is sufficient to cause the biofilm hyperinfectivity phenotype. Together, these results indicate that the altered biogeography of biofilm-grown cells and their enhanced production of virulence factors in the intestine underpin the biofilm hyperinfectivity phenotype.
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- A L Gallego-Hernandez
- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Philipps University Marburg, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Philipps University Marburg, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Philipps University Marburg, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125.;
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064;
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Cho BH, Cheon K, Lee KY, Jung YH, Han SW, Park JH, Choi HY, Cho HJ, Park HJ, Nam HS, Heo JH, Lee HS, Kim S, Kim YD. Association between body mass index and stroke severity in acute ischaemic stroke with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Eur J Neurol 2020; 27:1672-1679. [PMID: 32392368 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The objective of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and both initial stroke severity at presentation and functional outcomes after acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). METHODS Patients were categorized on the basis of their BMI into underweight (BMI <18.5, n = 111), normal (18.5 ≤ BMI <25, n = 1036) and overweight to obese (BMI ≥25, n = 472) groups. Initial stroke severity was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score and functional outcomes were assessed using the modified Rankin Scale score at discharge. The differences in stroke severity and functional outcomes were compared between groups using robust log-linear regression with a Poisson distribution and binary logistic regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 1619 AIS patients with NVAF from six hospitals were included. Compared with the NIHSS scores [median 5, interquartile range (IQR) 2-14] of normal-weight patients, the NIHSS scores (median 9, IQR 4-19) of underweight patients were more likely to be higher, whereas those of overweight to obese patients were lower (median 4, IQR 1-12) (P < 0.001). In terms of functional outcomes after stroke, underweight patients had a higher risk of poor functional outcomes (odds ratio 1.78, 95% confidence interval 1.09-2.56, P = 0.01) but overweight to obese patients had no significant difference in functional outcomes compared with normal-weight patients. CONCLUSION An inverse association was found between BMI and stroke severity in AIS patients with NVAF. This suggests the presence of an obesity paradox for short-term outcomes in patients with NVAF.
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- B-H Cho
- Department of Neurology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Severance Institute for Vascular and Metabolic Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Severance Institute for Vascular and Metabolic Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Severance Institute for Vascular and Metabolic Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Severance Institute for Vascular and Metabolic Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Neurology, Changwon Fatima Hospital, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Gangdong, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University College of Medicine and Biomedical Research Institute, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Neurology, Brain Research Institute, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Dippel AB, Anderson WA, Park JH, Yildiz FH, Hammond MC. Development of Ratiometric Bioluminescent Sensors for in Vivo Detection of Bacterial Signaling. ACS Chem Biol 2020; 15:904-914. [PMID: 32186367 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Second messenger signaling networks allow cells to sense and adapt to changing environmental conditions. In bacteria, the nearly ubiquitous second messenger molecule cyclic di-GMP coordinates diverse processes such as motility, biofilm formation, and virulence. In bacterial pathogens, these signaling networks allow the bacteria to survive changing environmental conditions that are experienced during infection of a mammalian host. While studies have examined the effects of cyclic di-GMP levels on virulence in these pathogens, it has not been possible to visualize cyclic di-GMP levels in real time during the stages of host infection. Toward this goal, we generate the first ratiometric, chemiluminescent biosensor scaffold that selectively responds to c-di-GMP. By engineering the biosensor scaffold, a suite of Venus-YcgR-NLuc (VYN) biosensors is generated that provide extremely high sensitivity (KD < 300 pM) and large changes in the bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) signal (up to 109%). As a proof-of-concept that VYN biosensors can image cyclic di-GMP in tissues, we show that the VYN biosensors function in the context of a tissue phantom model, with only ∼103-104 biosensor-expressing E. coli cells required for the measurement. Furthermore, we utilize the biosensor in vitro to assess changes in cyclic di-GMP in V. cholerae grown with different inputs found in the host environment. The VYN sensors developed here can serve as robust in vitro diagnostic tools for high throughput screening, as well as genetically encodable tools for monitoring the dynamics of c-di-GMP in live cells, and lay the groundwork for live cell imaging of c-di-GMP dynamics in bacteria within tissues and other complex environments.
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- Andrew B. Dippel
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Henry Eyring Center for Cell and Genome Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Henry Eyring Center for Cell and Genome Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Henry Eyring Center for Cell and Genome Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Hur DH, Rhee HS, Lee JH, Shim WY, Kim TY, Lee SY, Park JH, Jeong KJ. Enhanced production of cellulose in Komagataeibacter xylinus by preventing insertion of IS element into cellulose synthesis gene. Biochem Eng J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2020.107527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Park JH, Kim IH. The effects of betaine supplementation in diets containing different levels of crude protein and methionine on the growth performance, blood components, total tract nutrient digestibility, excreta noxious gas emission, and meat quality of the broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2020; 98:6808-6815. [PMID: 31347674 PMCID: PMC8913992 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The effects of betaine supplementation on growth performance, blood components, nutrient digestibility, excreta noxious gas emission, and meat quality of broiler chickens were examined using different dietary crude protein (CP) and methionine (Met) levels. A total of 768 Ross 308 broiler chickens were allotted to four treatments, with 12 replications of each treatment conducted over 6 wk. Treatments were factorially designed, with 2 levels of CP [Starter: CP 21% (low Met) and 23% (high Met); Finisher: CP 18% (low Met) and 20% (high Met)] and 2 levels of betaine supplementation (0 and 0.12%). Body weight gain and feed conversion improved significantly as dietary levels of protein increased (P < 0.05), but the results for betaine supplementation differed. The concentrations of serum total protein, albumin, and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were elevated by either the supplementary betaine or the CP (P < 0.05). In addition, serum albumin concentration significantly increased in groups fed low CP amounts and betaine 0.12% compared with groups fed low CP only (P < 0.05). Total tract digestibility of nitrogen in broilers fed high CP amounts or 0.12% betaine, was observed to be greater than that in groups fed low CP amounts or no betaine treatment (P < 0.05). Supplemental betaine affected excreta ammonia gas emission, and hydrogen sulfide concentrations decreased significantly in low CP-fed groups (P < 0.05). Breast meat quality and relative organ weights were not influenced by CP levels or dietary betaine supplementation. These results suggest that betaine does not increase productivity, but may affect serum total protein, albumin, GPx, excreta ammonia emission, and nitrogen digestibility in broiler chickens. In addition, betaine supplementation is more effective in increasing serum albumin concentration when it was added in low CP (low Met) diets.
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- J H Park
- Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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Floyd KA, Lee CK, Xian W, Nametalla M, Valentine A, Crair B, Zhu S, Hughes HQ, Chlebek JL, Wu DC, Hwan Park J, Farhat AM, Lomba CJ, Ellison CK, Brun YV, Campos-Gomez J, Dalia AB, Liu J, Biais N, Wong GCL, Yildiz FH. c-di-GMP modulates type IV MSHA pilus retraction and surface attachment in Vibrio cholerae. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1549. [PMID: 32214098 PMCID: PMC7096442 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15331-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Biofilm formation by Vibrio cholerae facilitates environmental persistence, and hyperinfectivity within the host. Biofilm formation is regulated by 3',5'-cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) and requires production of the type IV mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (MSHA) pilus. Here, we show that the MSHA pilus is a dynamic extendable and retractable system, and its activity is directly controlled by c-di-GMP. The interaction between c-di-GMP and the ATPase MshE promotes pilus extension, whereas low levels of c-di-GMP correlate with enhanced retraction. Loss of retraction facilitated by the ATPase PilT increases near-surface roaming motility, and impairs initial surface attachment. However, prolonged retraction upon surface attachment results in reduced MSHA-mediated surface anchoring and increased levels of detachment. Our results indicate that c-di-GMP directly controls MshE activity, thus regulating MSHA pilus extension and retraction dynamics, and modulating V. cholerae surface attachment and colonization.
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- Kyle A Floyd
- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California - Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., BioMed 245, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Nano Systems Institute, University of California - Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Room 5121 Engineering V, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Nano Systems Institute, University of California - Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Room 5121 Engineering V, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, Room 307NE, 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
- CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, Room 307NE, 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
- CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, 840 West Campus Drive, Advanced Biosciences Center 211, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, 840 West Campus Drive, Advanced Biosciences Center 211, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University - Bloomington, 1001 East Third St., Jordan Hall 469A, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University - Bloomington, 1001 East Third St., Jordan Hall 469A, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California - Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., BioMed 245, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California - Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., BioMed 245, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Nano Systems Institute, University of California - Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Room 5121 Engineering V, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Nano Systems Institute, University of California - Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Room 5121 Engineering V, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University - Bloomington, 1001 East Third St., Jordan Hall 469A, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
- Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, 355 Thomas Laboratory, Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, 2900, boulevard Édouard-Montpetit, C.P. 6128, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada
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- Cystic Fibrosis Research Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1918 University Blvd., MCLM 702, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University - Bloomington, 1001 East Third St., Jordan Hall 469A, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Yale University, 840 West Campus Drive, Advanced Biosciences Center 211, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brooklyn College, Room 307NE, 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
- CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA
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- Departments of Bioengineering, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California Nano Systems Institute, University of California - Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, Room 5121 Engineering V, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, University of California - Santa Cruz, 1156 High St., BioMed 245, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA.
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Hwang SH, Park JH, Lee B, Choi SH. A Regulatory Network Controls cabABC Expression Leading to Biofilm and Rugose Colony Development in Vibrio vulnificus. Front Microbiol 2020; 10:3063. [PMID: 32010109 PMCID: PMC6978666 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Biofilms provide bacteria with protection from environmental stresses and host immune defenses. The pathogenic marine bacterium Vibrio vulnificus forms biofilms and colonizes environmental niches such as oysters. The cabABC operon encodes an extracellular matrix protein CabA and the corresponding type I secretion system, which are essential for biofilm and rugose colony development of V. vulnificus. In this study, molecular biological analyses revealed the roles of three transcriptional regulators BrpR, BrpT, and BrpS in the regulatory pathway for the cabABC operon. BrpR induces brpT and BrpT in turn activates the cabABC operon in a sequential cascade, contributing to development of robust biofilm structures. BrpT also activates brpS, but BrpS represses brpT, constituting a negative feedback loop that stabilizes brpT expression. BrpT and BrpS directly bind to specific sequences upstream of cabA, and they constitute a feedforward loop in which BrpT induces brpS and together with BrpS activates cabABC, leading to precise regulation of cabABC expression. Accordingly, BrpS as well as BrpT plays a crucial role in complete development of rugose colonies. This elaborate network of three transcriptional regulators BrpR, BrpT, and BrpS thus tightly controls cabABC regulation, and contributes to successful development of robust biofilms and rugose colonies in V. vulnificus.
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- Seung-Ho Hwang
- National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Toxicology, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Toxicology, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Toxicology, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Toxicology, Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Park JH, Kim IH. Effects of dietary Achyranthes japonica extract supplementation on the growth performance, total tract digestibility, cecal microflora, excreta noxious gas emission, and meat quality of broiler chickens. Poult Sci 2020; 99:463-470. [PMID: 32416831 PMCID: PMC7587871 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The present study was investigated the effects of dietary Achyranthes japonica extract (AJE) supplementation on the growth performance, total tract digestibility, cecal microflora, excreta noxious gas emission, breast meat quality, and organ weight in broiler chickens. In total, 640 Ross × Ross male broiler chickens (1-day-old) were randomly distributed into 4 dietary treatments with 10 replicate cages (16 birds/replicate) per treatment group for 5 wk. The dietary treatments included a control basal diet without AJE, and diets with 0.025, 0.05, or 0.1% AJE. Body weight gain, feed intake, and feed conversion improved linearly with the supplementation of AJE over the experimental period (days 1 to 35) (P < 0.05). Dietary AJE supplementation caused a significant increase in the apparent total tract digestibility of dry matter and nitrogen (linear, P < 0.05). The cecal Lactobacillus, E. coli, and Salmonella counts were linearly affected with increasing dietary AJE supplementation (P < 0.05). With increasing levels of AJE, excreta ammonia gas concentration showed a linear decrease (P < 0.05). The breast muscle weight linearly increased, along with a decrease in the abdominal fat weight, in treatment groups fed with AJE (P < 0.05). These results indicate that dietary addition with increasing AJE linearly improved growth performance, total tract digestibility, cecal microflora, excreta ammonia gas emission, and abdominal fat weight in broiler chickens.
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- Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Resource and Science, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea.
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Jung IH, Byun YS, Park JH. P818 Association between baseline left ventricular longitudinal strain and follow-up left ventricular ejection fraction in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
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Background
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain (LV GLS) offers sensitive and reproducible measurement of myocardial dysfunction. The authors sought to evaluate whether LV GLS at the time of diagnosis may predict LV reverse remodeling (LVRR) in DCM patients with sinus rhythm and also investigate the relationship between baseline LV GLS and follow-up LVEF.
Methods
We enrolled patients with DCM who had been initially diagnosed, evaluated, and followed at our institute.
Results
During the mean follow-up duration of 37.3 ± 21.7 months, LVRR occurred in 28% of patients (n = 45) within 14.7 ± 10.0 months of medical therapy. The initial LV ejection fraction (LVEF) of patients who recovered LV function was 26.1 ± 7.9% and was not different from the value of 27.1 ± 7.4% (p = 0.49) of those who did not recover. There was a moderate and highly significant correlation between baseline LV GLS and follow-up LVEF (r = 0.717; p <0.001).
Conclusion
There was a significant correlation between baseline LV GLS and follow-up LVEF in this population.
Baseline Follow-up Difference (95% CI) p-value All patients (n = 160) LVEDDI, mm/m2 35.6 ± 6.6 35.6 ± 6.6 -2.7 (-3.4 to -2.0) <0.001 LVESDI, mm/m2 30.3 ± 6.1 26.6 ± 6.6 -3.7 (-4.6 to -2.8) <0.001 LVEDVI, mL/m2 95.0 ± 30.7 74.3 ± 30.2 -20.7 (-25.6 to -15.8) <0.001 LVESVI, mL/m2 70.0 ± 24.8 50.2 ± 26.8 -19.8 (-24.2 to -15.4) <0.001 LVEF, % 26.8 ± 7.5 33.9 ± 12.6 7.2 (5.2 to 9.2) <0.001 LV GLS (-%) 9.2 ± 3.1 11.0 ± 4.8 1.8 (1.3 to 2.2) <0.001 Patients without LVRR (n = 115) LVEDDI, mm/m2 34.9 ± 6.8 34.1 ± 6.8 -0.8 (-1.3 to -0.3) 0.002 LVESDI, mm/m2 29.5 ± 6.1 28.4 ± 6.4 -1.4 (-1.8 to -0.4) 0.002 LVEDVI, mL/m2 92.0 ± 30.5 83.4 ± 29.8 -8.6 (-12.4 to -4.8) <0.001 LVESVI, mL/m2 67.1 ± 24.4 59.5 ± 25.3 -7.6 (-10.9 to -4.3) <0.001 LVEF, % 27.1 ± 7.4 27.8 ± 7.4 0.7 (-0.2 to 1.6) 0.126 LV GLS (-%) 8.2 ± 2.9 8.7 ± 3.2 0.5 (0.7 to 3.6) <0.001 Patients with LVRR (n = 45) LVEDDI, mm/m2 37.4 ± 5.5 29.8 ± 5.2 -7.5 (-9.1 to -6.0) <0.001 LVESDI, mm/m2 32.2 ± 5.7 21.9 ± 4.4 -10.3 (-11.9 to -8.6) <0.001 LVEDVI, mL/m2 102.7 ± 30.2 51.1 ± 15.0 -51.7 (-61.6 to -41.7) <0.001 LVESVI, mL/m2 77.3 ± 24.5 26.4 ± 11.3 -50.9 (-58.8 to -43.1) <0.001 LVEF, % 26.1 ± 7.9 49.4 ± 9.5 23.9 (20.4 to 27.5) <0.001 LV GLS (-%) 11.9 ± 1.6 16.9 ± 2.7 5.1 (4.2 to 5.9) <0.001 Baseline and Follow-up LV Functional Echocardiographic Data
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- Inje University, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Inje University, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Inje University, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Park JB, Park CS, Choi YJ, Kwak S, Moon I, Hwang IC, Park JJ, Lee SP, Park JH, Cho GY. P785 Left ventricular geometry and myocardial contractility modulate impact of statins on prognosis in patients with acute heart failure. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
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Background/Introduction: The benefit of statins in patients with heart failure (HF) remains controversial and the mechanism of action is largely speculative. We investigated whether survival benefit with statins differs according to left ventricular (LV) geometry and myocardial contractility in acute HF patients.
Methods
We enrolled 1792 acute HF patients receiving statins and 2296 patients not receiving statins admitted from 2009 to 2016. The LV and right ventricular (RV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) was assessed as a measure of myocardial contractility. Patients were classified into 2 groups based on ischemic etiology of HF and further divided into 4 subgroups according to the median values of LV-GLS or RV-GLS. The primary outcome was 5-year all-cause mortality. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee at each institute and complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. The need for written informed consent was waived.
Results
During the 5-year follow-up, 1740 (40.4%) patients died and they had more unfavorable baseline characteristics. Statin therapy was significantly associated with improved survival in overall patients and in both groups with and without ischemic etiology (all p <0.001). Patients with concentric remodeling/hypertrophy and eccentric hypertrophy demonstrated survival benefit with statin therapy (P = 0.033, 0.004, and 0.008, respectively), while those with normal geometry did not (p = 0.123). In the non-ischemic HF group, survival benefit with statin therapy was confined to patients with low LV-GLS (p = 0.045) or those with low RV-GLS p = 0.003). On the contrary, in ischemic HF group, survival benefit with statin therapy was observed in all patients regardless of the values of LV-GLS or RV-GLS. Significant interactions were present between statin use and diabetes mellitus and IHD (p for interaction = 0.027 and 0.003, respectively) regarding mortality.
Conclusions
LV geometry and myocardial contractility may modulate the effects of statins in patients with acute HF. These echocardiographic measures can provide prognostic information to guide tailored statin treatment in this population. Our findings may also help to develop more well-designed prospective studies, in terms of a more homogenous study population, to confirm survival benefit with statin therapy.
Abstract P785 Figure. Multivariate Cox survival curves
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- J B Park
- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea (Republic of)
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Park JH, Jonas SF, Bataillon G, Criscitiello C, Salgado R, Loi S, Viale G, Lee HJ, Dieci MV, Kim SB, Vincent-Salomon A, Curigliano G, André F, Michiels S. Prognostic value of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) who did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2019; 30:1941-1949. [PMID: 31566659 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [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] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTILs) have been considered an important prognostic factor in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), there have been limited data on their prognostic value in the absence of adjuvant chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS A pooled analysis was carried out using four cohorts of TNBC patients not treated with chemotherapy. sTILs were evaluated in the most representative tumoral block of surgical specimens. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used for invasive disease-free survival (iDFS), distant disease-free survival (D-DFS), and overall survival (OS), fitting sTILs as a continuous variable adjusted for clinicopathologic factors. RESULTS We analyzed individual data of 476 patients from 4 centers diagnosed between 1989 and 2015. Their median age was 64 years. The median tumor size was 1.6 cm and 83% were node-negative. The median level of sTILs was 10% (Q1-Q3, 4%-30%). Higher grade was associated with higher sTILs (P < 10-3). During follow-up, 107 deaths, and 173 and 118 events for iDFS and D-DFS were observed, respectively. In the multivariable analysis, sTILs obtained an independent prognostic value for all end points (likelihood ratio χ2 = 7.14 for iDFS; P < 10-2; χ2 = 9.63 for D-DFS, P < 10-2; χ2 = 5.96 for OS, P = 0.015). Each 10% increment in sTILs corresponded to a hazard ratio of 0.90 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.82 - 0.97] for iDFS, 0.86 (95% CI 0.77 - 0.95) for D-DFS, and 0.88 (95% CI 0.79 - 0.98) for OS, respectively. In patients with pathological stage I tumors with sTILs ≥30% (n = 74), 5-year iDFS was 91% (95% CI 84% to 96%), D-DFS was 97% (95% CI 93% to 100%), and OS was 98% (95% CI 95% to 100%). CONCLUSION sTILs add important prognostic information in systemically untreated early-stage TNBC patients. Notably, sTILs can identify a subset of stage I TNBC patients with an excellent prognosis without adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- J H Park
- Department of Medical Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Hemato-Oncology, Konkuk Medical Center, University of Konkuk College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Gustave Roussy; INSERM, Unit 1018, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Curie, Université Paris Sciences Lettres, Paris, France
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- IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- GZA, Antwerp, Belgium; Division of Clinical Medicine and Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Clinical Medicine and Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova; Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Pathology, Institut Curie, Université Paris Sciences Lettres, Paris, France; Inserm Unit 934, Paris, France
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- IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Gustave Roussy; INSERM, Unit 981, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Gustave Roussy; INSERM, Unit 1018, University Paris-Sud, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif.
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Knight KA, Horgan PG, McMillan DC, Roxburgh CSD, Park JH. The relationship between aortic calcification and anastomotic leak following gastrointestinal resection: A systematic review. Int J Surg 2019; 73:42-49. [PMID: 31765846 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anastomotic leak (AL) is a significant complication of gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. Impaired perfusion of the anastomosis is thought to play an important role. The degree of aortic calcification (AC) visible on preoperative CT imaging may be associated with an increased risk of AL following GI resection. This review assessed the relationship between AC and AL in patients undergoing GI resection. MATERIALS AND METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane library were systematically searched between 1946 and 2019. Relevant keywords were grouped to form a sensitive search strategy: surgical procedure (e.g. digestive system surgical procedure), calcification (e.g. vascular calcification, calcium score) and outcome (e.g. anastomotic leak). Studies assessing the degree of AC on preoperative imaging in relation to AL in adult patients requiring resection and anastomosis were included. The quality of each study was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Bias was assessed using the RevMan risk of bias tool. RESULTS Nine observational studies were included: four in patients undergoing oesophageal resection (n = 1446) and five in patients undergoing colorectal resection (n = 556). AL occurred in 20% of patients following oesophagectomy and 14% of patients following colorectal resection. Adjustment for relevant confounders was limited in most studies. Two studies reported a relationship between the degree of AC and AL in patients undergoing oesophagectomy, independent of age and comorbidity. One study reported an association between AC and AL following colorectal resection, while three studies reported higher calcium scores in the iliac arteries of patients who developed colorectal AL. Overall study quality was moderate to good using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale. Detection and reporting bias was evident in the studies examining AL following colorectal resection. CONCLUSION The current evidence suggests that the degree of AC may be associated with the development of AL, in particular in patients undergoing oesophagectomy. Further prospective data with adequate adjustment for confounders are required. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42018081128.
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- K A Knight
- Academic Unit of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK.
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK
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- Academic Unit of Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK
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Purpose
Patients with diabetes mellitus have an elevated risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, whether insulin resistance may elevate risk of AF incidence in non-diabetic is inconsistent. The aim of our study was to verify the association between insulin resistance and incidence of AF in non-diabetics.
Methods
We evaluated population-based cohorts embedded in the Korean Genome Epidemiology Study. Insulin resistance was expressed as Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). Baseline data including HOMA-IR and electrocardiography (ECG) were obtained at 2001. Subsequent biennial ECG was performed for identification of AF until 2016.
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Among the 8220 participants (46.8% male; median age 49 years), 25 participants had AF (0.3%) at baseline and 101 participants developed AF (1.2%) during follow up of 12 years. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, high HOMA-IR (≥1.4) was significantly associated with incident AF compared with low HOMA-IR (<1.40) (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 1.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.3–3.0). In subgroup analysis, these association was consistent regardless of obesity (BMI<25; adjust HR 1.8, 95% CI 1.1–3.0, BMI≥25; adjust HR 2.3, 95% CI 1.3–4.0)
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Based on prospective cohort study, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was associated with AF independently of obesity in non-diabetics.
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- J K Park
- Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Hanyang University Kuri Hospital, Cardiology, Guri, Korea (Republic of)
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- Hanyang University Kuri Hospital, Cardiology, Guri, Korea (Republic of)
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- Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Park JW, Kim SS, Lee JH, Park JH. Feasibility of Reduced Radiation Dose and Iodine Load in Lower Extremity Computed Tomography Angiography. Hong Kong Journal of Radiology 2019. [DOI: 10.12809/hkjr1916920] [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: 11/05/2022] Open
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- JW Park
- Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Jang WD, Kim TY, Kim HU, Shim WY, Ryu JY, Park JH, Lee SY. Genomic and metabolic analysis of Komagataeibacter xylinus DSM 2325 producing bacterial cellulose nanofiber. Biotechnol Bioeng 2019; 116:3372-3381. [PMID: 31433066 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bacterial cellulose nanofiber (CNF) is a polymer with a wide range of potential industrial applications. Several Komagataeibacter species, including Komagataeibacter xylinus as a model organism, produce CNF. However, the industrial application of CNF has been hampered by inefficient CNF production, necessitating metabolic engineering for the enhanced CNF production. Here, we present complete genome sequence and a genome-scale metabolic model KxyMBEL1810 of K. xylinus DSM 2325 for metabolic engineering applications. Genome analysis of this bacterium revealed that a set of genes associated with CNF biosynthesis and regulation were present in this bacterium, which were also conserved in another six representative Komagataeibacter species having complete genome information. To better understand the metabolic characteristics of K. xylinus DSM 2325, KxyMBEL1810 was reconstructed using genome annotation data, relevant computational resources and experimental growth data generated in this study. Random sampling and correlation analysis of the KxyMBEL1810 predicted pgi and gnd genes as novel overexpression targets for the enhanced CNF production. Among engineered K. xylinus strains individually overexpressing heterologous pgi and gnd genes, either from Escherichia coli or Corynebacterium glutamicum, batch fermentation of a strain overexpressing the E. coli pgi gene produced 3.15 g/L of CNF in a complex medium containing glucose, which was the best CNF concentration achieved in this study, and 115.8% higher than that (1.46 g/L) obtained from the control strain. Genome sequence data and KxyMBEL1810 generated in this study should be useful resources for metabolic engineering of K. xylinus for the enhanced CNF production.
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- Woo Dae Jang
- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 plus program), Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab, Material Research Center, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 plus program), Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Systems Metabolic Engineering and Systems Healthcare Cross-Generation Collaborative Laboratory, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,BioProcess Engineering Research Center and BioInformatics Research Center, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab, Material Research Center, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 plus program), Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Biomaterials Lab, Material Research Center, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (BK21 plus program), Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,Systems Metabolic Engineering and Systems Healthcare Cross-Generation Collaborative Laboratory, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.,BioProcess Engineering Research Center and BioInformatics Research Center, KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Park JH, Ko IJ, Kim GW, Lee H, Jeong SH, Lee JY, Lampande R, Kwon JH. High transmittance and deep RGB primary electrochromic color filter for high light out-coupling electro-optical devices. Opt Express 2019; 27:25531-25543. [PMID: 31510424 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.025531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report a transmittance controllable electrochromic color filter (TCECF) by incorporating new electrochromic leuco dyes and their optimized composition. Each primary color red (R), green (G), and blue (B) electrochromic filter has an excellent transmittance of more than 84% at 650 nm, 540 nm, 450 nm, and the color coordinates are controllable from white (0.332, 0.347) to deep-red (0.621, 0.344), deep-green (0.327, 0.646), and deep-blue (0.179, 0.085), respectively. Also, each TCECF has good coloration efficiencies of 188.7 cm2 C-1 (R), 189.3 cm2 C-1 (G), and 147.8 cm2 C-1 (B) with high optical density change. A full color producible electrochromic color filter (ECF) is designed and fabricated by integrating primary RGB color filters with a refractive index matching adhesive layer. The fabricated three-stack full color producible ECF enables high transmittance of about 61% for clear white light extraction, and it can produce various colors including RGB. This TCECF technology will be very useful for high light out-coupling electro-optical applications, such as smart lighting, smart window, and display.
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Kang SW, Park JH, Kim SH, Seo DC, Ok YS, Cho JS. Establishment of optimal barley straw biochar application conditions for rice cultivation in a paddy field. Environ Geochem Health 2019; 41:1793-1803. [PMID: 28845510 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-017-0009-4] [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: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study was conducted to establish the optimal application conditions of barley straw biochar (BC) for rice cultivation and to determine the effects of combined application of BC and inorganic fertilizer (IF) on rice cultivation in a paddy field. Based on the characteristics of rice growth in pot-based experiments, the selected optimal application conditions of BC were application of 20 ton ha-1 at 14 days before rice transplanting. The effects of BC application on rice cultivation in a paddy field when using those conditions were then evaluated. Each treatment was separated by a control (Cn), IF, BC, and combined BC + IF treatments, respectively. The rice yields in the BC + IF treatment were 38.6, 21.7, and 24.5% greater than those in the Cn, IF, and BC treatments, respectively. In addition, yield components of rice were significantly improved in the BC + IF treatment relative to the other treatments. Following rice harvest, soil status was improved, showing greater soil aggregation stability, decreased bulk density, and increased porosity in the BC-treated areas compared to those in the Cn- and IF-treated areas. At the time of rice harvesting, soil chemical properties such as pH, EC, SOC, TN, Avail. P2O5, and CEC in the BC-treated areas were improved over those in other areas. The results of this study indicate that using BC as a soil amendment is effective at improving rice cultivation and can benefit the soil environment.
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- S W Kang
- Department of Bio-environmental Sciences, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- School of Plant, Environmental, and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program) and Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Program) and Institute of Agriculture and Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52828, Republic of Korea
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- O-Jeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI) and Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bio-environmental Sciences, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea.
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- Y J Kim
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk, National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk, National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, 20 Geonji-Ro, Deokjin-Gu, Jeonju 54907, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk, National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk, National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, 20 Geonji-Ro, Deokjin-Gu, Jeonju 54907, Republic of Korea
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Park JH, Young Park H, Lee HS, Han CY, Lee S. Effects of α-lipoic acid on chronic cerebrovascular hypoperfusion in an animal model of vascular dementia. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 23:2587-2595. [PMID: 30964187 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201903_17408] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Given the aging population, the treatment of vascular dementia (VaD) is becoming increasingly important. The antioxidant α-lipoic acid (α-LA) protects against neurodegeneration in VaD, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Hence, we aimed to identify the effects of α-LA on cognitive function following chronic cerebrovascular hypoperfusion in a VaD animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mice were categorized into the sham, bilateral common carotid artery stenosis (BCAS), or BCAS + α-LA group. The BCAS + α-LA group was intraperitoneally injected (100 mg/kg) once daily with α-LA for 4 weeks after BCAS surgery, while the BCAS and sham groups were injected with saline. After the last injection, we examined cognitive function and exploration behavior using the Morris water maze. Mice brains were then harvested for Western blot analyses. RESULTS The BCAS group, but not the BCAS + α-LA group, showed cognitive dysfunction in the Morris water maze. Apoptosis pathways involving poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage, phosphorylated-mammalian target of rapamycin (p-mTOR), phosphorylated-3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase-1, and phosphorylated-protein kinase B (p-AKT) were enhanced in the BCAS group than the α-LA group. The BCAS + α-LA group demonstrated less PARP cleavage and p-mTOR function than did the BCAS group. The activity of autophagy pathways involving LC3B was higher in the BCAS and BCAS + α-LA groups than the sham group, but there were no significant differences between the BCAS and BCAS + α-LA groups. CONCLUSIONS In the BCAS rodent model, cognitive dysfunction and apoptosis mediated by the phosphatase and tensin homolog/AKT/mTOR pathway were observed in the hippocampus. However, acting on the mTOR pathway, α-LA improved cognitive function and led to hippocampal cell survival. Thus, α-LA may be useful for treating VaD.
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- J H Park
- Brain Research Institute, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Jeonbuk, Korea.
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Park JH, Jung KH, Vithayathil S, Jia D, Kaipparettu BA. Abstract P2-02-11: Combinational treatment of biguanides and fatty acid β-oxidation inhibitor in triple-negative breast cancers. Cancer Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs18-p2-02-11] [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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Among breast cancers (BCs), the driver pathways and therapeutic targets are still poorly understood for triple negative (TN) BCs. Advances in cancer metabolism research over the last decade have enhanced our understanding on metabolic reprogramming in cancer therapy. We have previously shown that metabolic reprogramming to fatty acid β-oxidation (FAO) is a major energy pathway in metastatic TNBC. Moreover, we reported that FAO regulates c-Src, one of the frequently upregulated oncopathways in TNBC via autophosphorylation of Src at Y419. Since FAO inhibitors alone cannot effectively control the tumor progression in TNBC, suitable combination therapies with other metabolic targets are necessary. Recently increasing evidences show that anti-diabetic biguanides have attractive anticancer effect in various cancer types including BC. However, its significance as an anticancer drug is not well established due to parallel metabolic pathways that support tumor growth.
Phenformin, a biguanide derivative similar to metformin, has a greater potency than metformin. Like metformin, phenformin also inhibits mitochondrial electron transport chain (ETC) through complex I inhibition. In addition, biguanides lead to the activation of AMPK, which plays a key role in insulin signaling and energy sensing. Importantly, AMPK is an upstream regulator of FAO pathway because it can phosphorylate ACC to activate FAO. Considering the dependency of TNBC to FAO, we evaluated the therapeutic significance of the combination of biguanides(ETC inhibitors) and FAO inhibitors in TNBC progression and metastasis. We hypothesize that blocking both 'arms' of the pathway can provide more pronounced and durable responses in TNBCs. Our different in vitro and in vivo studies using TNBC cell line and PDX models suggest that the combination of both inhibitors can provide better therapeutic significance in metastatic TNBCs. This is a rationale and cost-effective metabolic approach to manage the currently non-targetable metastatic TNBCs. Further investigation into the clinical effectiveness of this combination may provide better treatment opportunities for TNBC patients.
Citation Format: Park JH, Jung KH, Vithayathil S, Jia D, Kaipparettu BA. Combinational treatment of biguanides and fatty acid β-oxidation inhibitor in triple-negative breast cancers [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 P2-02-11.
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX; Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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