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A case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma, which developed in the tongue of a 16-year-old girl is presented. Surgical excision with, or without, radical neck dissection is the treatment of choice of this type of lesion.
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- Y K Chen
- Oral Pathology Department, College of Dentistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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Ko BT, Lin CC. Synthesis, characterization, and catalysis of mixed-ligand lithium aggregates, excellent initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:7973-7. [PMID: 11506552 DOI: 10.1021/ja010604i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Three novel mixed-ligand lithium aggregates, [(mu(3)-EDBP)Li(2)](2)[(mu(3)-(n)Bu)Li(0.5Et(2)O)](2) (1), [(mu(3)-EDBP)Li(2)](2)[(mu(3)-OBn)Li](2) (2), and [(mu(3)-EDBP)Li(2)](2)[(mu(3)-OCH(2)CH(2)OCH(2)CH(3))Li](2) (3), have been synthesized and structurally characterized. The reaction of 2,2'-ethylidene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenol) (EDBP-H(2)) with 3.6 molar equiv of (n)BuLi gives 1 in high yield. 1 further reacts with benzyl alcohol and 2-ethoxyethanol respectively to yield the corresponding products 2 and 3. Experimental results show that 2 and 3 efficiently initiate the ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide in a controlled fashion, yielding polymers with very narrow polydispersity indexes in a wide range of monomer-to-initiator ratios.
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- B T Ko
- Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung 402, Taiwan, ROC
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We report a female infant with Galloway-Mowat syndrome. In addition to the characteristic dysmorphic appearance, neurological anomalies and early-onset nephrotic syndrome, she had arachnodactyly, an observation thus far reported uniquely in Taiwan. Also, her elder sister had the same condition. Renal pathology on light microscopy showed cystic dilatation of the renal tubules. Electron microscopy showed an irregular glomerular basement membrane and effacement of foot processes. This observation suggests that malformation of the glomerular basement membrane may cause the glomerulopathy in Galloway-Mowat syndrome.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lin CC, Chen WH, Wu CF. Minilaparotomy for internal drainage of a symptomatic lymphocele after renal transplantation. Chang Gung Med J 2001; 24:526-9. [PMID: 11601196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Development of a lymphocele after renal transplantation is a well-described complication that occurs with relative frequency. Management options include simple aspiration with sclerotherapy and operative marsupialization of the lymphoceles into the peritoneal cavity. Laparoscopic internal drainage has been favored in recent reports. Still, the laparoscopic procedure is associated with a number of potential problems, including difficulty in localizing lymphoceles if laparoscopic ultrasound is unavailable. In addition, lobulated lymphoceles are more difficult to completely dissect with laparoscopy, and lymphoceles always occur on the anterior and medial aspects of the graft which are easily approached directly from the anterior skin. We tried to resolve these complications by modifying traditional laparotomy and proved that laparoscopy is a progressive, popular procedure, and that fenestration with finger dissection of the lobulated lymphoceles through minilaparotomy is still a reliable, effective procedure.
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- C C Lin
- Divison of Urology, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 222, Mai-Chin Road, Keelung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Pan H, Lin HM, Ku WY, Li TC, Li SY, Lin CC, Hsiao KM. Haplotype analysis of the myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) locus in Taiwan: implications for low prevalence and founder mutations of Taiwanese myotonic dystrophy type 1. Eur J Hum Genet 2001; 9:638-41. [PMID: 11528511 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2001] [Revised: 04/24/2001] [Accepted: 05/07/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder caused by a CTG trinucleotide expansion at the DM1 locus. In this study, we investigated the frequency distribution of various CTG repeats in normal alleles and haplotyped the normal and expanded DM1 locus in a group of Taiwanese people. In the 496 normal chromosomes examined, up to 18 alleles with different CTG lengths from 5 to 30 repeats were found and the frequency of (CTG)(>18) alleles was only 1.4% (7/496), predicting a low prevalence of DM1. In addition, there is no absolute association between (CTG)(5-19) alleles and Alu insertion/deletion polymorphism observed on normal chromosomes. All DM1 alleles examined, however, were found to be associated with the Alu insertion. Further detailed genetic analysis demonstrated that at least eight haplotypes, including a new haplotype (L), were present in the Taiwanese population and that all DM1 alleles were with the same haplotype (haplotype A) as that identified in Canadian and Japanese DM1 populations. These findings support the notion that the out-of-Africa DM1 alleles were originated by stepwise expansion from a pool of large-sized normal chromosomes with haplotype A.
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- H Pan
- Department of Life Sciences, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Lin CC, Lu YP, Lou YR, Ho CT, Newmark HH, MacDonald C, Singletary KW, Huang MT. Inhibition by dietary dibenzoylmethane of mammary gland proliferation, formation of DMBA-DNA adducts in mammary glands, and mammary tumorigenesis in Sencar mice. Cancer Lett 2001; 168:125-32. [PMID: 11403916 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3835(01)00506-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dibenzoylmethane (DBM) is a minor constituent of licorice and a beta-diketone analogue of curcumin. Feeding 1% DBM in the diet to Sencar mice during both the initiation and the post-initiation periods strongly inhibited 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumor multiplicity and mammary tumor incidence by 97%. In further in vivo studies to elucidate the possible mechanisms of the inhibitory action of DBM, feeding the 1% DBM in the AIN-76A diet to immature Sencar mice for 4-5 weeks decreased the uterine wet weight by 43%, inhibited the proliferation rate of mammary gland epithelial cells by 53%, uterine epithelium by 23%, and uterine stroma by 77%, when mice were killed during the first estrus phase of estrous cycle. In addition, feeding 1% DBM in the diet to Sencar mice at 2 weeks before, during and 1 week after DMBA treatment (intubation of 1 mg DMBA per mouse once a week for 5 weeks) inhibited formation of total DMBA-DNA adducts in mammary glands by 72% using a post-32P-labeling assay. Thus, feeding 1% DBM diet to Sencar mice inhibited formation of DMBA-DNA adducts in mammary glands and lowered the proliferation rate of the mammary gland in vivo. These results may explain the strong inhibitory actions of dietary DBM on mammary carcinogenesis in mice.
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MESH Headings
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene/analogs & derivatives
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene/antagonists & inhibitors
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene/metabolism
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene/toxicity
- Animals
- Anticarcinogenic Agents/pharmacology
- Benzoates/pharmacology
- Carcinogens/antagonists & inhibitors
- Carcinogens/metabolism
- Carcinogens/toxicity
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Chalcones
- DNA Adducts/biosynthesis
- Diet
- Female
- Mammary Glands, Animal/cytology
- Mammary Glands, Animal/drug effects
- Mammary Glands, Animal/metabolism
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/chemically induced
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred SENCAR
- Organ Size/drug effects
- Uterus/anatomy & histology
- Uterus/cytology
- Uterus/drug effects
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- C C Lin
- Laboratory for Cancer Research, College of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 164 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020, USA
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BACKGROUND Conventional methods used to measure bronchoconstriction are invasive, technically demanding and time consuming. OBJECTIVES Our purpose was to evaluate a noninvasive method, by barometric whole-body plethysmography (WBP), to evaluate bronchoconstriction and bronchial hyperreactivity in mice induced by ovalbumin (OA) inhalation challenge in comparison with an invasive method. Enhanced pause (P(enh)) was used as an index of airway obstruction. METHODS Eight mice were sensitized by OA (group I) and then challenged with OA. Twenty-four hours later, pulmonary function testing (PFT) was measured by WBP at baseline and after a methacholine (MCh) inhalation challenge. Eight weight-matched normal mice served as controls (group II). Four hours after PFT in a nonanesthetized condition, all animals were anesthetized and paralyzed. Baseline PFT was performed by the maximal forced expiratory maneuver (MFEM), and then the animals were given varying doses of acetylcholine (ACh; 25, 50, 75, 100 microg/kg) injected through the jugular vein. Five seconds after ACh injections, pulmonary functions were examined, including MFEM, peak airway pressure and total lung compliance. After completing PFT, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed, the animals were sacrificed, and the lungs were examined histologically. RESULTS Group I had increased P(enh) in response to MCh in the nonanesthetized condition and decreased flow in the anesthetized condition, characterized by greater decreases in MFEM flow rates MFEF 50% and MFEF 25% than the control group. The peak flows, MFEF 75%, MFEF 50% and MFEF 25%, for group I were lower than those for group II at doses of ACh higher than 25 microg/kg. There were concentration-dependent increases in P(enh) in response to aerosolized MCh in both groups, but the P(enh) in response to aerosolized MCh was significantly enhanced in group I when compared with controls. The doses of MCh required for 100% increases in P(enh) were significantly reduced for sensitized and challenged mice. There was a positive correlation between provocative doses PD200 P(enh) MCh, PD20 MFEF 50% ACh and PD20 MFEF 25% ACh. There was a negative correlation between the PD200 P(enh) MCh and the percentage of eosinophils in BAL fluid. There was an increased total cell count and an increased percentage and absolute number of eosinophils and lymphocytes in the BAL fluid of sensitized animals. OA-sensitized mice also had a severe inflammatory reaction of airway and lung tissue, characterized by congestion, edema and inflammatory cell infiltration and desquamation of bronchial epithelial cells. CONCLUSION The noninvasive method of WBP can be used to evaluate airway obstruction and hyperreactivity induced in mice by allergen challenge.
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- C C Lin
- Chest Division and Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Lin CC, Ho CT, Huang MT. Mechanistic studies on the inhibitory action of dietary dibenzoylmethane, a beta-diketone analogue of curcumin, on 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced mammary tumorigenesis. Proc Natl Sci Counc Repub China B 2001; 25:158-65. [PMID: 11480771] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Dietary factors play important roles in the carcinogenic process. The results of epidemiological data and some laboratory animal studies indicate that certain naturally occurring and synthetic components are able to block the carcinogenic process and inhibit the development of certain cancers. Dibenzoylmethane (DBM), a curcumin-related beta-diketone analogue has been reported to exhibit a remarkable inhibitory effect on 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumorigenesis in Sencar mice. The present study investigated the possible mechanisms of inhibitory action of DBM on DMBA-induced mammary tumorigenesis in mice. The summarized results indicate that: (1) in in-vitro studies. DBM inhibited DMBA metabolism and the formation of DMBA-DNA adducts in a dose-dependent manner; (2) in the assay of competitive binding to estrogen receptors with [3H]-estradiol in vitro, DBM showed weak binding affinity; (3) in vivo, feeding of 1% DBM in the diet of immature Sencar mice for 4 -5 weeks decreased the uterine and parametrial fat pad weights, and lowered the serum estrogen and triglyceride levels. This study provides insight into the mechanisms involved in the inhibitory action of DBM in mouse mammary tumorigenesis.
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MESH Headings
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene/pharmacokinetics
- 9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene/toxicity
- Animals
- Anticarcinogenic Agents/pharmacology
- Anticarcinogenic Agents/therapeutic use
- Benzoates/pharmacology
- Benzoates/therapeutic use
- Binding, Competitive
- Carcinogens/pharmacokinetics
- Carcinogens/toxicity
- Cattle
- Chalcones
- Curcumin/analogs & derivatives
- Curcumin/chemistry
- Cytosol/chemistry
- DNA/drug effects
- DNA Adducts/analysis
- DNA Damage
- Dietary Fats/metabolism
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Estradiol/blood
- Estradiol/metabolism
- Female
- Hypolipidemic Agents/pharmacology
- Hypolipidemic Agents/therapeutic use
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/chemically induced
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/prevention & control
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred SENCAR
- Microsomes, Liver/metabolism
- Molecular Structure
- Ovariectomy
- Progesterone/blood
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Estrogen/drug effects
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Spices
- Triglycerides/blood
- Uterus/chemistry
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- C C Lin
- Laboratory for Cancer Research, College of Pharmacy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, USA
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Lin CC, Sun SS, Yang MD, Kao A, Lee CC. The use of dual phase 201Tl thyroid scan for equivocal fine-needle aspiration results in cold thyroid nodules. Anticancer Res 2001; 21:2969-72. [PMID: 11712795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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We assessed the usefulness of dual phase 201Tl thyroid scan for equivocal fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy results to differentiate malignant from benign lesions. The findings of the dual phase 201TI thyroid scan were compared with those of surgical histopathology for 27 patients with cold thyroid nodules. The FNA results were assessed and classified by experienced pathologists equivocal ENS results. Dual phase thyroid scan, including an early image and a delayed image, were acquired 10 minutes and 3 hours, respectively after mCi (74 MBq) of 201TI was injected intravenously. Dual phase 201Tl thyroid scan findings were visually interpreted as positive or negative results. Based on the final diagnoses of the surgical histopathology results, the dual phase Tl thyroid scan showed a sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 100%, 90%, and 96%, respectively. We concluded that dual phase Tl thyroid scan was very helpful in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules when FNA results were equivocal.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Family Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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We describe a 19-year-old man who underwent emergency laparotomy for perforated peptic ulcer. He was otherwise healthy before this admission with no history of diabetes mellitus or neuropathy. A standard-size adult blood pressure cuff connected to a Dinamap monitor, set to cycle automatically every 3 minutes was affixed to his left upper extremity during surgery. One day after the operation he complained of numbness over the dorsum of the left hand and wrist drop. Physical examination revealed 0/5 muscle power of the left wrist and finger extensor muscles with reduced sensation on the radial aspect of the dorsum of the same hand. A diagnosis of acute radial nerve injury was made and rehabilitation was started. The wrist numbness and sensation improved with physical therapy, and he was discharged 9 days after the operation with an active wrist splint. He continued with rehabilitation on an out-patient basis. The muscle power of the wrist extensors gradually improved after three months of physical therapy and reverted to completely normal one month later. Locating the cuff higher on the arm, away from the elbow joint, to avoid the most superficial portion of radial nerve, may prevent this type of compression injury especially in asthenic patients.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Surgery, Chang Gung University, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 83305, Taiwan
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Lu KL, Chang YS, Ho LK, Lin CC, Tsai CC. The evaluation of the therapeutic effect of tao-shang-tsao on alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate and carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver damage in rats. Am J Chin Med 2001; 28:361-70. [PMID: 11154049 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x00000428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The hepatoprotective effects of Tao-shang-tsao, Ixeris laevigata Sch.-Bip. var. oldhami Kitam., were studied on cholestatic hepatitis induced by alpha-naphthylisothiocyanate (ANIT, 100 mg/10 ml/kg, in olive oil, i.p.) and acute hepatitis induced by carbon tetrachloride (20% CCl4/olive oil, 1.5 ml/kg, i.p.) in rats by post-treatment with the crude methanolic extracts of I. laevigata (0.3, 1.0, and 2.0 g/kg) orally in the therapeutic model. Hepatoprotective activity was monitored by estimating the serum transaminases concentrations and histopathological changes in the livers of experimental rats. It was found that the I. laevigata extract significantly decreased the acute elevation of serum transaminases by biochemical examination. According to pathohistological studies in the liver of experimental rats, the crude I. laevigata extract ameliorates the central necrosis, fatty change or proliferation of bile duct epithelium focal necrosis caused by ANIT or CCl4-induced hepatitis rats.
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- K L Lu
- Institute of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Medical College, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lin CY, Sheng CC, Lin CC, Chen CH, Chou P. Mass urinary screening and follow-up for school children in Taiwan Province. Acta Paediatr Taiwan 2001; 42:134-40. [PMID: 11431857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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Mass urinary screening has been carried out among the students of public and private elementary and junior high schools in the Province of Taiwan each semester since 1990. About 3 million students were screened each time. The students who had abnormal urine screening results at the first time received a second urine analysis 10 to 15 days later to confirm the abnormal urine analysis. The blood samples of the students with abnormal urine examination were taken and biochemistry examinations including creatinine (Cr) etc. were performed since 1992. All students with abnormal urine screening results were graded by the severity of hematuria and proteinuria, the heavy proteinuria graded as "D". Chronic renal failure (CRF) is defined as impaired renal function with the serum Cr over 1.7 mg/dl. Longitudinal continuous blood and urine examinations were performed each semester for the students of grade "D" and with CRF. CRF was confirmed by either the hospital medical records or telephone visit. The purpose of this study was to delineate the prevalence of heavy proteinuria (grade D) and CRF in the students of elementary and junior high school in the Taiwan Province from 1992 to 1996. The results revealed the number of urinary screening was 10,288,620. There were 5980 cases with heavy proteinuria with four-year prevalence of 5.81 x 10(-4), 4.83 x 10(-4) for boys; 6.87 x 10(-4) for girls. Girls were affected more often than boys. The peak age of girls was 12 years old and boys was 13 years old. The number of CRF cases was 189 with the four-year prevalence of 1.84 x 10(-5), 2.24 x 10(-5) for boys; 1.41 x 10(-5) for girls. The incidence rate increased after the age of 10; the peak age of boys being 14-year-old and of girls 12-year-old. The exact contributing factors, such as location on islet or lack of pediatric nephrologist, need further study. In conclusion, the four-year prevalence of heavy proteinuria in the students of the elementary and junior high schools in Taiwan was higher in girls than in boys. Glomerular nephritis (GN) is still one of the major causes of urinary abnormalities. The most-important secondary GN was systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with lupus nephritis. The percentage of SLE patients among anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) positive was 72%. In contrast, the four-year prevalence of CRF disease was higher in boys with the peak age at 14-year-old. GN is still the major cause of urinary screening abnormality. ANA study is indicated in all Chinese students with abnormal urinary screening.
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- C Y Lin
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Immunology & Nephrology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Shih-Pai, Taipei, 11217, Taiwan.
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In this article, we proposed a multifunctional telemedicine system supporting both telediagnosis and teleconsultation services. We attempted not only to insure that the implementation of this system satisfied most requirements, but also to evaluate the impact of the system. With regard to system architecture, we designed a unified multimedia database to store all types of data and used two kinds of network (ATM and ISDN) for different possible applications. As for data transmission, the REFRESH and PREFETCH mechanisms were implemented to enhance data transfer efficiency. A total of 1107 consultations employing the telemedicine system were performed during the past 3 years. This technology was used most frequently for radiology consultation (32.7%, n = 362) and ultrasonic examination (19.5%, n = 216). An evaluation of the impact on diagnosis (507 valid cases) indicated that the diagnosis in 80 cases (15.78%) were altered on the basis of second opinions from a medical center; and the number of patients transferred to the medical center was reduced from 24 (4.7%) to eight cases. Most of the rural-site physicians (97%) thought that they did benefit from specialists' experience and knowledge via the telemedicine system. Based on 431 valid questionnaires, the number of the patients with confidence in the telemedicine system at their local healthcare center increased from 72.6% to 87.5%. Overall, more than 90% of patients and physicians believed that the system was valuable and provided satisfactory services.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Medical Informatics, Collage of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mung bean, adzuki bean, black bean and rice bean are foods and folk medicines of Taiwan. We evaluated the effects of various water extract concentrations (100, 500 and 1000 mg/kg body wt.) and silymarin (25 mg/kg body wt. on acetaminophen-induced liver injury by measuring serum glutamate-oxalate-transaminase (sGOT) and serum glutamate-pyruvate-transaminase (sGPT) activities in rats. The results showed that the sGOT and the sGPT activities, increased by APAP, were decreased significantly (P < 0.05) through treatment with inceasing amounts up to 1000 mg/kg body wt. of the exracts. In particular, the mung bean aqueous extract showed the best hepatoprotective effect on APAP-induced hepatotoxicity. The pathological changes of liver injury caused by APAP improved by the treatment with all of the legume extracts, which were compared to silymarin as a standardized drug. In addition to these results, the extract of mung bean acted as a potential hepatoprotective agent in dietary supply.
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- S J Wu
- Department of Health and Nutrition, Chia-Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
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Hou CH, Wang CL, Lin CC. Ultrasound examination of patellar tendon after harvest for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. J Formos Med Assoc 2001; 100:315-8. [PMID: 11432310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Reconstruction of ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) using the middle-third of the patellar tendon has become an established procedure. However, current studies of donor site morbidity have reported discrepant results. This study used ultrasound imaging to evaluate morphologic changes in the patellar tendon after harvest for ACL reconstruction. METHODS Twenty-nine patients who had undergone successful ACL reconstruction with patellar tendon graft more than 1 year previously were enrolled in the study. Ultrasound imaging was used to compare the width, thickness, and tissue reaction of patellar tendons between the operated and contralateral sides. RESULTS The operated side was 4.8% wider on average than the contralateral side (p < 0.05). The operated side was also 58.3% thicker on average (p < 0.0001), with irregular margins and heterogenous echogenecity. CONCLUSION The donor site of the patellar tendon was significantly wider and thicker and was heterogenous when examined on sonogram more than 1 year postoperatively.
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- C H Hou
- School of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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The surface of commercial polyacrylonitrile hollow fibers was hydrolyzed and covalently bonded with urease by using glutaraldehyde. Mini-modules assembled with these modified hollow fibers were then used to study the effect of concentration of glutaraldehyde, pH, and temperature on the catalysis of urea. The immobilized amount increased with the concentration of glutaraldehyde. However, urease immobilized with 5% glutaraldehyde had higher activity (0.38 micromol/min/mg-urease) than with other concentrations. The activity of the immobilized urease remained at above 0.32 micromol/min/mg-urease over wider applicable ranges of temperature (4-70 degreesC) and pH (5-8) compared to free urease. For comparison, the activity of immobilized urease was 0.35 micromol/min/mg-urease, while that for non-immobilized urease was 0.33 micromol/min/mg-urease at pH 7 and 20 degreesC. The removal of urea using urease-immobilized dialyzer was demonstrated with in-vitro dialysis and showed faster removing rate of urea than a regular dialyzer by 2.7 times.
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- M C Yang
- Department of Textile and Polymer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, ROC.
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Nomeir AA, Ruegg C, Shoemaker M, Favreau LV, Palamanda JR, Silber P, Lin CC. Inhibition of CYP3A4 in a rapid microtiter plate assay using recombinant enzyme and in human liver microsomes using conventional substrates. Drug Metab Dispos 2001; 29:748-53. [PMID: 11302943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Cytochrome P450 inhibition studies are performed in the pharmaceutical industry in the discovery stage to screen candidates that may have the potential for clinical drug-drug interactions. A 96-well microtiter plate assay using recombinant cytochrome P450 (Supersomes) has been used to increase the overall throughput. The IC(50) values for the inhibition of CYP3A4 by 52 new chemical entities (NCEs) were determined using the Supersomes assay with resorufin benzyl ether as a substrate, and the data were compared with those obtained in human liver microsomes (HLM) using midazolam as a substrate. Among the 52 compounds tested, 25 showed IC(50) values within a 5-fold difference in the two assays. For all compounds that showed a >5-fold difference, the IC(50) values in the Supersomes assay were lower than those obtained in HLM, except for one compound. Further studies suggested that this discrepancy was not related to difference in protein concentrations between the two assays. In addition, the IC(50) values for 16 compounds with a wide range of inhibition potency were determined in HLM using testosterone and dextromethorphan as substrates. The results showed an 80 to 93% match within a 5-fold difference between the three probe substrates. However, for certain compounds including ketoconazole, there were substrate-dependent differences in the inhibition. The results suggest that the difference between the Supersomes and HLM could be partially attributed to differences in the substrate used, and to metabolism by other cytochrome P450s present in the HLM but not in the Supersomes. Furthermore, multiple CYP3A4 substrates should be used to improve the reliability of estimating potential drug-drug interaction of NCEs.
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- A A Nomeir
- Exploratory Drug Metabolism, Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Schering-Plough Research Institute, 2015 Galloping Hill Road, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA.
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Lin CC, Chiang CC, Jen JJ, Kao SM. The developments of mass urinary screening in Taiwan. Acta Paediatr Taiwan 2001; 42:130-3. [PMID: 11431856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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A program of mass urinary screening of elementary and junior high school students has been in operation since August 1990 in Taiwan Province. This program is done once a semester, i.e., twice a year. In the first 3 years, the total number of elementary and junior high school students to be examined in each semester was approx. 2.7 millions. From August 1993, the total number increased to 3.1 millions because the senior high and senior vocational school students were added. The procedures can roughly be divided into five parts: The first part is first urinary screening. The second part is the second urinary screening. The third part is so called the third examination namely serological examination. Life guidance is introduced in the fourth part. The last part is the follow-up system. All the procedures and details will be discussed later.
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- C C Lin
- Chinese Foundation of Health, 8F, 170, Section, Nan-King East Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ding HJ, Liu YC, Peng CF, Wang WM, Chen YW, Huang YF, Lin CC, Chen CY. An efficient method for the culture of Helicobacter pylori from gastric biopsies with two-section petri dishes. J Gastroenterol 2001; 36:237-41. [PMID: 11324726 DOI: 10.1007/s005350170109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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PURPOSE Helicobacter pylori is the principal cause of chronic gastritis and is strongly associated with peptic ulcer disease and gastric cancer, as well as with gastric lymphoma (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT] type). H. pylori could be recovered by many kinds of media, however, it could not be detected efficiently. This study was trying to ameliorate the isolation and detection rate with selective and non-selective media. METHODS First, type strain (ATCC 43504) was cultured with twelve different kinds of sheep blood agar based on brain heart infusion medium for five days. Then five better non-selective media and five selective media were chosen for the biopsy, which were incubated at 37 degrees C in a microaerophilic incubator for five days. Endoscopic biopsies were collected from 623 patients at Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital. RESULTS It was found that non-selective media, which contain 5% modified chocolate agar (the ratio of fresh and heated sheep blood is 2) with 1% Isovitalex, had the best detection rate (91.1 +/- 0.6)%. Furthermore, 5% modified chocolate agar with 1% Isovitalex and 1% antibiotics would increase the detection rate to (97.1 +/- 0.3)%. CONCLUSIONS According to Ansorg's method, the best detection rate (98.4 +/- 0.7)% could be obtained with two-section petri dishes which had 5% modified chocolate agar with antibiotics and the other without antibiotics.
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- H J Ding
- School of Technology for Medical Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Lin CC, Lo LJ, Lee MY, Wong HF, Chen YR. Craniofacial surgical simulation: application of three-dimensional medical imaging and rapid prototyping models. Chang Gung Med J 2001; 24:229-38. [PMID: 11413880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adequate assessment of the deformity, formulation of good treatment planning, and sufficient rehearsal of procedures before actually performing surgery ensure successful craniofacial surgery. Three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) imaging and facsimile models were used in combination to evaluate their function in craniofacial surgery. METHODS Three-dimensional imaging and facsimile models were used for reconstruction of craniofacial deformity. CT data were acquired, processed, and reconstructed to display 3-dimensional images. The images were used for evaluation of the deformity. The images were then manipulated to create multiple osseous objects. Surgical simulation was performed by moving the computer images. The image processing and manipulation were achieved using the AnalyzePC program. The raw CT data were transformed into a readable format and transferred to produce facsimile models using rapid prototyping technology. The skull models were used for evaluation and surgical simulation. Both methods were compared and used to assist in surgery, which was performed according to the simulations. RESULTS Three-dimensional CT imaging and facsimile models were helpful for simulation of craniofacial surgery. The actual surgery results were satisfactory without complications. Particular advantages were the unlimited trials with the imaging method, and the feeling of reality with the model method. CONCLUSIONS Craniofacial surgery is facilitated by preoperative simulation of procedures. Both 3-dimensional CT imaging and facsimile models are helpful for craniofacial surgical simulation.
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- C C Lin
- Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Lin CC, Wu JC, Huang DF, Huang YS, Huang YH, Huo TI, Chang FY, Lee SD. Ranitidine-related Stevens-Johnson syndrome in patients with severe liver diseases: a report of two cases. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2001; 16:481-3. [PMID: 11354291 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02338.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Ranitidine is widely used and well tolerated. Ranitidine-related skin eruption is rare and usually mild. We presented two patients who developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome after ranitidine therapy. Before therapy, both patients had severe liver disease and jaundice. The first was a case of ketoconazole-induced hepatitis, and the second was a case of hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. Ranitidine was the most likely drug responsible for causing Stevens-Johnson syndrome in these two patients.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Lin CC, Shyr MH, Chien CS, Wang CC, Chiu CT, Hsiao LD, Yang CM. Mechanisms of thrombin-induced MAPK activation associated with cell proliferation in human cultured tracheal smooth muscle cells. Cell Signal 2001; 13:257-67. [PMID: 11306243 DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(01)00134-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The elevated level of thrombin has been detected in the airway fluids of asthmatic patients. However, the implication of thrombin in the pathogenesis of bronchial hyperreactivity was not completely understood. Therefore, in this study we investigated the effect of thrombin on cell proliferation and p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation in human tracheal smooth muscle cells (TSMCs). Thrombin stimulated [3H]thymidine incorporation and p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation in a time- and concentration-dependent manner in TSMCs. Pretreatment of TSMCs with pertussis toxin (PTX) significantly inhibited [3H]thymidine incorporation and phosphorylation of MAPK induced by thrombin. These responses were attenuated by tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein and herbimycin A, phosphatidyl inositide (PI)-phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitor U73122, protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor GF109203X, removal of Ca(2+) by addition of BAPTA/AM plus EGTA, and PI 3-kinase inhibitors wortmannin and LY294002. In addition, thrombin-induced [3H]-thymidine incorporation and p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation was completely inhibited by PD98059 (an inhibitor of MEK1/2), indicating that activation of MEK1/2 was required for these responses. Furthermore, overexpression of dominant negative mutants, RasN17 and Raf-301, significantly suppressed p42/p44 MAPK activation induced by thrombin and PDGF-BB, indicating that Ras and Raf may be required for activation of these kinases. These results conclude that the mitogenic effect of thrombin was mediated through the activation of Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK pathway. Thrombin-mediated MAPK activation was modulated by PI-PLC, Ca(2+), PKC, tyrosine kinase, and PI 3-kinase associated with cell proliferation in cultured human TSMCs.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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G1P[6] rotaviruses were demonstrated previously to be associated with the neonatal nursery outbreak of gastroenteritis in Changhua Christian Hospital that is located in the central region of Taiwan, from September 1994 to May 1995. Meanwhile, rotaviruses were detected in children hospitalized for acute gastroenteritis. Our study characterizes the rotaviruses associated with the nursery outbreak by using genetic approaches. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed that the VP7 genes of the nursery rotaviruses were distinct from those of the strains circulating in the community. The G1P[6] rotaviruses recovered from the nursery were closely related to another neonatal G1P[6] strain from the northern region of Taiwan in both the VP4 and VP7 genes. The VP4 genes of these nursery strains differed from those of the P[6] human reference strains 1076, M37, RV3, and ST3. Apparently, these nursery rotaviruses were distinct from the strains circulating in the community and seemed to be a variant when compared with P[6] strains reported previously.
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- C N Lee
- School and Graduate Institute of Medical Technology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Yang CM, Chien CS, Hsiao LD, Pan SL, Wang CC, Chiu CT, Lin CC. Mitogenic effect of oxidized low-density lipoprotein on vascular smooth muscle cells mediated by activation of Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK pathway. Br J Pharmacol 2001; 132:1531-41. [PMID: 11264247 PMCID: PMC1572708 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 01/01/2023] Open
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1. It has been demonstrated that oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OX-LDL) is a risk factor in atherosclerosis by stimulating vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation. However, the mechanisms of OX-LDL-induced cell proliferation are not completely understood. Therefore, we investigated the effect of OX-LDL on cell proliferation associated with mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation in rat cultured VSMCs. 2. Both native-LDL (N-LDL) and OX-LDL induced a time- and concentration-dependent incorporation of [(3)H]-thymidine in VSMCs. 3. OX-LDL induced time- and concentration-dependent phosphorylation of p42/p44 MAPK. Pretreatment of these cells with pertussis toxin or U73122 attenuated the OX-LDL-induced responses. 4. Pretreatment with PMA for 24 h, preincubation with a PKC inhibitor staurosporine or the tyrosine kinase inhibitors, genistein and herbimycin A for 1 h, substantially reduced [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation and p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation induced by OX-LDL. 5. Removal of Ca(2+) by BAPTA/AM or depletion of the internal Ca(2+) pool by thapsigargin significantly inhibited OX-LDL-induced [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation and p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation. 6. OX-LDL-induced [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation and p42/p44 MAPK phosphorylation was inhibited by PD98059 (an inhibitor of MEK1/2) and SB203580 (an inhibitor of p38 MAPK) in a concentration-dependent manner. 7. Overexpression of dominant negative mutants of Ras (H-Ras-15A) and Raf (Raf-N4) significantly suppressed MEK1/2 and p42/p44 MAPK activation induced by OX-LDL and PDGF-BB, indicating that Ras and Raf may be required for activation of these kinases. 8. These results suggest that the mitogenic effect of OX-LDL is mediated through a PTX-sensitive G protein-coupled receptor that involves the activation of the Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK pathway similar to that of PDGF-BB in rat cultured VSMCs.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Benzoquinones
- Calcium/pharmacology
- DNA/biosynthesis
- DNA/drug effects
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Enzyme Activation/drug effects
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Estrenes/pharmacology
- Flavonoids/pharmacology
- Genistein/pharmacology
- Humans
- Lactams, Macrocyclic
- Lipoproteins, LDL/pharmacology
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/drug effects
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/drug effects
- Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Mitogens/pharmacology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Pertussis Toxin
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Protein Kinase C/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
- Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-raf/metabolism
- Pyrrolidinones/pharmacology
- Quinones/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rifabutin/analogs & derivatives
- Staurosporine/pharmacology
- Virulence Factors, Bordetella/pharmacology
- ras Proteins/metabolism
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- C M Yang
- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
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Yang CM, Chien CS, Wang CC, Hsu YM, Chiu CT, Lin CC, Luo SF, Hsiao LD. Interleukin-1beta enhances bradykinin-induced phosphoinositide hydrolysis and Ca2+ mobilization in canine tracheal smooth-muscle cells: involvement of the Ras/Raf/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase (MEK)/MAPK pathway. Biochem J 2001; 354:439-46. [PMID: 11171124 PMCID: PMC1221673 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3540439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Elevated levels of several cytokines including interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) have been detected in airway fluid of asthmatic patients. Inhalation of IL-1beta induced a bronchial hyper-reactivity to contractile agonists. However, the implication of IL-1beta in the pathogenesis of bronchial hyper-reactivity is not completely understood. Therefore, we investigated the effect of IL-1beta on bradykinin (BK)-induced inositol phosphate [Ins(X)P] accumulation and Ca2+ mobilization, and up-regulation of BK receptor density in canine cultured tracheal smooth-muscle cells (TSMCs). Treatment of TSMCs with IL-1beta potentiated BK-induced Ins(X)P accumulation and Ca2+ mobilization. However, there was no effect on the Ins(X)P response induced by endothelin-1, 5-hydroxytryptamine or carbachol. Treatment with platelet-derived growth factor B-chain homodimer (PDGF-BB) also enhanced the BK-induced Ins(X)P response. These enhancements by IL-1beta and PDGF-BB might be due to an up-regulation of BK B(2) receptor density (B(max)), since [(3)H]BK binding to TSMCs was inhibited by the B(2)-selective agonist and antagonist, BK and Hoe 140, but not by B(1)-selective reagents. The enhancing effects of IL-1beta and PDGF-BB on Ins(X)P accumulation, Ca2+ mobilization and B(max) were attenuated by PD98059 [an inhibitor of activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase, MEK] and cycloheximide (an inhibitor of protein synthesis), suggesting that IL-1beta may share a common signalling pathway with PDGF-BB via protein synthesis. Furthermore, overexpression of dominant negative mutants, H-Ras-15A and Raf-N4, significantly suppressed the up-regulation of BK receptors induced by IL-1beta, indicating that Ras and Raf may be required for activation of these kinases. These results suggest that the augmentation of BK-induced responses produced by IL-1beta might be, at least in part, mediated through activation of the Ras/Raf/MEK/MAPK pathway in TSMCs.
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- C M Yang
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1 Road, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
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The antimicrobial activity of honokiol and magnolol, the main constituents of Magnolia officinalis was investigated. The antimicrobial activity was assayed by the agar dilution method using brain heart infusion medium and the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) were determined for each compound using a twofold serial dilution assay. The results showed that honokiol and magnolol have a marked antimicrobial effect (MIC = 25 microg/mL) against Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia, Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus subtilis, but did not show antimicrobial activity (MIC > or = 100 microg/mL) for Shigella flexneii, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterobacter aerogenes, Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Our results indicate that honokiol and magnolol, although less potent than tetracycline, show a significant antimicrobial activity for periodontal pathogens. Hence we suggest that honokiol and magnolol might have the potential to be an adjunct in the treatment of periodontitis.
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- K Y Ho
- Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Department of Periodontics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Lin CC, Hsu CH, Chen J, Tsai TC, Cheng AL, Pu YS. A pilot study of AFL-T (doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and tamoxifen) combination chemotherapy for hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Anticancer Res 2001; 21:1385-90. [PMID: 11396219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tamoxifen had been used to treat advanced prostate cancer with limited success. In vitro data suggested that tamoxifen could enhance the cytotoxic effect of chemotherapeutic agents, including doxorubicin, on prostate cancer cell lines. We applied this observation into a phase II trial for patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). PATIENTS AND METHODS The AFL-T regimen consisted of doxorubicin 30 mg/m2/day on day 1; 5-FU 2,000 mg/m2/day 24-hour infusion and leucovorin 200 mg/m2/day 24-hour infusion on days 15 and 29; tamoxifen 50 mg/m2 four times daily on days 1, 2, 16, 17, 30, and 31. The protocol was designed to be of low dose-intensity and tolerable to most HRPC patients who may have reduced bone marrow reserve and poor renal function. Between Feb. 1994 and April 1999, 17 patients (median age 67, range 60-81) with HRPC were enrolled. Extensive hormonal manipulations had been done prior to the chemotherapy. Three patients had measurable diseases, 14 had only bone metastases, and all had elevated PSA levels (median 498 ng/ml, range 7.4-3,970 ng/ml). RESULTS All 17 patients were eligible for analysis of toxicity. ECOG Grade III/IV leukopenia and thrombocytopenia occurred in 1 and 3 patients, respectively. There was no febrile neutropenia; there was no treatment-related mortality. Grade III/IV nausea, vomiting, mucositis, and diarrhea were noted in 0, 0, 1 and 0 patient, respectively. There was no venous thrombosis. One partial response, 1 stable disease, and 1 progressive disease were found in the three patients with measurable lesions. Eleven of the 17 patients (64.7%, 95% confidence interval: 41-88%) who were eligible for the evaluation of PSA response (PSA decrease > 50% for at least 6 weeks) were responders. The median overall and progression-free survivals were 13 and 7 months, respectively. Seventy-six percent of patients showed decreased analgesic usage or enhanced performance status. CONCLUSION AFL-T, that has a low toxicity profile, is comparable to most other active regimens in terms of the PSA response rate. Randomized trials are needed to determine if there exists a survival benefit for patients with HRPC.
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- C C Lin
- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shou M, Lin Y, Lu P, Tang C, Mei Q, Cui D, Tang W, Ngui JS, Lin CC, Singh R, Wong BK, Yergey JA, Lin JH, Pearson PG, Baillie TA, Rodrigues AD, Rushmore TH. Enzyme kinetics of cytochrome P450-mediated reactions. Curr Drug Metab 2001; 2:17-36. [PMID: 11465149 DOI: 10.2174/1389200013338784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The most common drug-drug interactions may be understood in terms of alterations of metabolism, associated primarily with changes in the activity of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes. Kinetic parameters such as Km, Vmax, Ki and Ka, which describe metabolism-based drug interactions, are usually determined by appropriate kinetic models and may be used to predict the pharmacokinetic consequences of exposure to one or multiple drugs. According to classic Michaelis-Menten (M-M) kinetics, one binding site models can be employed to simply interpret inhibition (pure competitive, non-competitive and uncompetitive) or activation of the enzyme. However, some cytochromes P450, in particular CYP3A4, exhibit unusual kinetic characteristics. In this instance, the changes in apparent kinetic constants in the presence of inhibitor or activator or second substrate do not obey the rules of M-M kinetics, and the resulting kinetics are not straightforward and hamper mechanistic interpretation of the interaction in question. These unusual kinetics include substrate activation (autoactivation), substrate inhibition, partial inhibition, activation, differential kinetics and others. To address this problem, several kinetic models can be proposed, based upon the assumption that multiple substrate binding sites exist at the active site of a particular P450, and the resulting kinetic constants are, therefore, solved to adequately describe the observed interaction between multiple drugs. The following is an overview of some cytochrome P450-mediated classic and atypical enzyme kinetics, and the associated kinetic models. Applications of these kinetic models can provide some new insights into the mechanism of P450-mediated drug-drug interactions.
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- M Shou
- Department of Drug Metabolism, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486, USA.
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Chiu MJ, Lin CC, Chuang KH, Chen JH, Huang KM. Tissue segmentation-assisted analysis of fMRI for human motor response: an approach combining artificial neural network and fuzzy C means. J Digit Imaging 2001; 14:38-47. [PMID: 11310914 PMCID: PMC3489199 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-001-0023-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The authors have developed an automated algorithm for segmentation of magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the human brain. They investigated the quantitative analysis of tissue-specific human motor response through an approach combining gradient echo functional MRI and automated segmentation analysis. Fifteen healthy volunteers, placed in a 1.5 T clinical MR imager, performed a self-paced finger opposition throughout the activation periods. T1-weighted images (WI), T2WI, and proton density WI were acquired for segmentation analysis. Single-slice axial T2* fast low-angle shot (FLASH) images were obtained during the functional study. Pixelwise cross-correlation analysis was performed to obtain an activation map. A cascaded algorithm, combining Kohonen feature maps and fuzzy C means, was applied for segmentation. After processing, masks for gray matter, white matter, small vessels, and large vessels were generated. Tissue-specific analysis showed a signal change rate of 4.53% in gray matter, 2.98% in white matter, 5.79% in small vessels, and 7.24% in large vessels. Different temporal patterns as well as different levels of activation were identified in the functional response from various types of tissue. High correlation exists between cortical gray matter and subcortical white matter (r = 0.957), while the vessel behaves somewhat different temporally. The cortical gray matter fits best to the assumed input function (r = 0.957) followed by subcortical white matter (r = 0.829) and vessels (r = 0.726). The automated algorithm of tissue-specific analysis thus can assist functional MRI studies with different modalities of response in different brain regions.
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- M J Chiu
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
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Li YC, Lee C, Sanoudou D, Hseu TH, Li SY, Lin CC, Hsu TH. Interstitial colocalization of two cervid satellite DNAs involved in the genesis of the Indian muntjac karyotype. Chromosome Res 2001; 8:363-73. [PMID: 10997777 DOI: 10.1023/a:1009203518144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A number of repetitive DNA clones were generated from PCR amplifications of Indian muntjac genomic DNA using primer sequences derived from a white tailed deer satellite II DNA sequence. One clone (Mmv-0.7) was characterized and shown to be a cervid satellite II DNA clone. Multiple colored FISH studies with cervid satellite I (C5) and this satellite II clone (Mmv-0.7) to Chinese muntjac metaphase chromosomes localized both satellite DNAs at the pericentromeric regions of all chromosomes except for chromosome 3 and the Y chromosome, whereas chromosome 3 exhibited pericentromeric satellite II DNA only. Where distinguishable, the pericentromeric satellite II signals appeared terminally oriented with respect to satellite I. Six pairs of Chinese muntjac autosomes had interstitial satellite I sites with four of these autosomal pairs (chromosomes 1, 2 and two other smaller autosomal pairs) also exhibiting interstitial satellite II signals. An interstitial site on the X chromosome was found to have satellite II signals. For the Indian muntjac chromosomes, FISH studies revealed a pericentromeric hybridization for satellites I and II as well as 27 distinct interstitial hybridization sites, each having at least one of the satellite DNAs. These data were used to more precisely define the chromosome fusion-associated breakpoints that presumably led to the formation of the present-day Indian muntjac karyotype. It further hints at the possibility that the Indian muntjac karyotype may have evolved directly from a 2n = 70 ancestral karyotype rather than from an intermediate 2n = 46 Chinese muntjac-like karyotype.
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- Y C Li
- Department of Life Sciences, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lin SC, Chung TC, Lin CC, Ueng TH, Lin YH, Lin SY, Wang LY. Hepatoprotective effects of Arctium lappa on carbon tetrachloride- and acetaminophen-induced liver damage. Am J Chin Med 2001; 28:163-73. [PMID: 10999435 DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x00000210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The root of Arctium lappa Linne (A. lappa) (Compositae), a perennial herb, has been cultivated for a long time as a popular vegetable. In order to investigate the hepatoprotective effects of A. lappa, male ICR mice were injected with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4, 32 microl/kg, i.p.) or acetaminophen (600 mg/kg, i.p.). A. lappa suppressed the SGOT and SGPT elevations induced by CCl4 or acetaminophen in a dose-dependent manner and alleviated the severity of liver damage based on histopathological observations. In an attempt to elucidate the possible mechanism(s) of this hepatoprotective effect, glutathione (GSH), cytochrome P-450 (P-450) and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents were studied. A. lappa reversed the decrease in GSH and P-450 induced by CCl4 and acetaminophen. It was also found that A. lappa decreased the malondialdehyde (MDA) content in CCl4 or acetaminophen-intoxicated mice. From these results, it was suggested that A. lappa could protect the liver cells from CCl4 or acetaminophen-induced liver damages, perhaps by its antioxidative effect on hepatocytes, hence eliminating the deleterious effects of toxic metabolites from CCl4 or acetaminophen.
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- S C Lin
- Department of Pharmacology, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan
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Tzountzouris J, Kennedy D, Skuterud M, Connolly-Wilson M, Holden JJ, Lin CC, Mak-Tam E, Somerville MJ, Summers AM, Allingham-Hawkins DJ. Apparently unstable normal FMR1 alleles in nine developmentally delayed patients: implications for molecular diagnosis of the fragile X syndrome. Genet Test 2001; 4:235-9. [PMID: 11142752 DOI: 10.1089/10906570050501434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The Fragile X syndrome is a common form of X-linked mental retardation, affecting approximately 1 in 4,000 males. Since the discovery of the FMR1 gene responsible for the syndrome, molecular, rather than cytogenetic, diagnosis of Fragile X syndrome has become the gold standard. Numerous molecular diagnostic centers worldwide use PCR and Southern blotting to characterize the size of the CGG repeats within the gene, expansion of which has been shown to be associated with the vast majority of cases of Fragile X syndrome. Instability of this repeat through successive generations has been demonstrated in many patients and has been associated with numerous factors, including repeat length and molecular structure of the repeat. Nine males with normal-size alleles that exhibit repeat length instability by the presence of a second normal length distinct band by repeated PCR analysis from peripheral lymphocytes are reported. Many hypotheses addressing the reason for this apparent instability were tested without elucidating the underlying molecular causes, including cytogenetic analysis, sequence analysis of the repeat locus, and analysis of flanking dinucleotide repeat loci. All patients exhibited a normal complement of sex chromosomes by cytogenetic and molecular analysis. These results from the widely used PCR analysis illustrate an interesting molecular phenomenon and raise many questions relating to the factors and mechanisms involved in trinucleotide instability as well as having implications for the diagnostic testing of the Fragile X syndrome.
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- J Tzountzouris
- Department of Genetics, North York General Hosptial, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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The genetic variability of Astragalus medicine materials sold by twenty randomly selected stores in Taiwan was investigated using RAPD analysis in order to obtain available primers which could clearly differentiate among them. Total DNA isolated from the rhizomes of the samples were used as templates, and sixty 10 mer arbitrary primers were used in the analysis. The aim of the present study is to construct an identification model of molecular biotechniques applicable to Chinese herbal medicines in RAPD analysis. Three of the primers, OPT-03, OPT-13, and OPT-17, revealed polymorphic RAPD fingerprints among the samples of Astragalus membranaceus, and between Astragalus membranaceus and Hedysarum polybotrys samples. SSCP analysis was also conducted on PCR products from the ITS-1 region of ribosomal DNA in order to differentiate the two species.
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- K T Cheng
- Department of Biochemistry, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan
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Simmons JE, Lin CC, Fouquet DF, Lafon EE, Chaney RC. Generalization of the basis functions of the LCAO method for band-structure calculations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/8/10/011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Huang TS, Lin CC. Delayed endolymphatic hydrops: study and review of clinical implications and surgical treatment. Ear Nose Throat J 2001; 80:76-8, 81-2, 84 passim. [PMID: 11233350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023] Open
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Delayed endolymphatic hydrops (DEH) differs from Ménière's disease in that it occurs in pre-existing ear pathology in patients who have a profound unilateral or total deafness that was caused by infection, trauma, or unknown causes during childhood or adulthood. We performed a retrospective review of 160 patients with ipsilateral, contralateral, or bilateral DEH. Eighty-seven patients who did not respond to medical therapy underwent surgical treatment. Our findings indicate that the more conservative surgical procedures--endolymphatic sac surgery, cochleosacculotomy, and streptomycin perfusion--are all as effective as and less destructive than labyrinthectomy for controlling vertigo. The clinical results of this study would seem to support the observations of others that DEH and Ménière's disease are related disorders caused predominantly by cases of viral labyrinthitis with unknown etiology.
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- T S Huang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 199 Tun-Hwa North Rd., Taipei, Taiwan 105.
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Reactive oxygen species have been implicated as important pathological mediators in many clinical disorders, including periodontal disease. As a possible alternative for the treatment of periodontal disease, the antimicrobial activity of six tannins isolated from Vaccinium vitis-idaea L., with confirmed antioxidant activity, were assayed by the agar dilution method against selected periodontal pathogens, Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Porphyromonas gingivalis and Prevotella intermedia. The results showed that epicatechin-(4beta-->8)-epicatechin-(4beta-->8, 2beta-->O-->7)-catechin had strong antimicrobial activity against P. gingivalis and P. intermedia, but not A. actinomycetemcomitans. The other tannins tested did not show antimicrobial activity. We conclude that tannins isolated from V. vitis-idaea L. with antimicrobial activity could potentially be used for the treatment of periodontal disease.
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- K Y Ho
- Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Department of Periodontics, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan
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Lai SW, Lin CC, Tan CK, Wang KC. Epidemiology of serum aminotransferase activities in the elderly. Yale J Biol Med 2001; 74:211-9. [PMID: 11697479 PMCID: PMC2588771] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our study used data collected in Chung-Hsing Village in May 1998 to explore the distribution of serum aminotransferase activities and the relationship between aminotransferase and its related factors in the elderly. METHODS All individuals aged 65 and over were recruited as study subjects. A total of 1093 persons, out of 1774 registered residents, were contacted by face-to-face interview. The response rate was 61.6 percent. However, only 586 subjects had blood tests and completed questionnaires. Analysis in this study was based on these 586 subjects. In order to study the significant related factors of abnormal aminotransferase activities, the t-test, ANOVA, chi-square analysis, and multivariate logistic regression were used. RESULTS There were 66 percent men and 34 percent women. The mean age was 73.1 +/- 5.3 years. The mean values of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were 29.3 +/- 14.5 u/l in men and 27.8 +/- 10.7 u/l in women (p > .05). The mean values of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were 30.9 +/- 25.2 u/l in men and 26.3 +/- 12.6 u/l in women (p < .01). The abnormality rates of AST (> or = 40 u/l) were 10.5 percent in men and 12.2 percent in women (p > .05). The abnormality rates of ALT (> or = 40 u/l) were 16.7 percent in men and 12.6 percent in women (p > .05). After controlling for the other covariates, the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the significant related factor of abnormal AST was retirement status (odds ratio 4.4; 95 percent confidence interval = 1.5-13.3; p < .01). The significant related factors of abnormal ALT were obesity (odds ratio = 2.2; 95 percent confidence interval = 1.1-4.2; p < .05) and hypertriglyceridemia (odds ratio = 2.7; 95 percent confidence interval = 1.5-4.9; p < .01). CONCLUSIONS We raise the hypothesis that evidence of liver disease with abnormal ALT may co-vary with other indicators of chronic diseases. A large-scale investigation will be suggested in the future to demonstrate the causal-effect issue between abnormal ALT and obesity or hypertriglyceridemia.
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- S W Lai
- Department of Community Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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BACKGROUND Because there is no smooth muscle cell surrounding the capillary endothelial cells, the effect of coronary microcirculation at the capillary level following cardioplegic arrest and reperfusion would be much different from that of resistant arterioles. We therefore studied the effect of hypothermic blood cardioplegic arrest and subsequent reperfusion on the myocardial capillaries in cardiac operation patients. METHODS Twenty-seven patients who underwent cardiac operations were included in this study. Three sequential biopsies (preischemia, ischemia, and reperfusion) were obtained from the right atrium. This study was restricted to blood vessels with a diameter of less than 8 microns. Ten randomly selected capillaries from each biopsy were measured for luminal surface area, endothelial cytoplasmic surface area, and total cross-sectional surface area of capillaries. RESULTS From stereologic morphometric studies, the serial changes in total cross-sectional surface area were not statistically significant (p = 0.152). However, there was a significant swelling of endothelial cytoplasm following ischemia and reperfusion (p = 0.0007). Meanwhile, changes in luminal surface area of capillaries following ischemia and reperfusion were also remarkable (p = 0.0008). CONCLUSIONS The most striking finding of this study was the progressive decrease in capillary lumen during ischemia and after reperfusion. The swelling of endothelial cells is a major determinant of luminal narrowing of capillaries in patients receiving cardioplegic arrest.
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- Y F Chen
- Department of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
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In conclusion, either enzymatic or chemical approaches have their unique features and unavoidable disadvantages. Enzyme-catalyzed sialylations provide the desired sialo-glycosidic linkages in the two enzyme reactions (CMP-NeuAc synthetase and sialyltransferase) with exclusive stereoselectivity and high yield as long as the required sialyltransferase is available. High substrate specificity of the two enzymes is a limitation so that many unnatural glycoconjugates cannot be prepared enzymatically. As for chemical glycosylations of sialic acids, it is possible to introduce any modification in sialyl donor and acceptor, in addition to create special sugar linkages. Nevertheless, reducing the number of reaction steps (for preparing both donors and acceptors of glycosylation), and enhancing stereoselectivity, as well as reaction yield are still problems to be overcome.
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- C H Lin
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica Nan-Kang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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Lin CC, Shen YC, Chuang CK, Liao SK. Analysis of a murine anti-ganglioside GD2 monoclonal antibody expressing both IgG2a and IgG3 isotypes: monoclonality, apoptosis triggering, and activation of cellular cytotoxicity on human melanoma cells. Adv Exp Med Biol 2001; 491:419-29. [PMID: 14533812 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1267-7_27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In this study we have documented a hybridoma secreting an unusual MAb, which expresses both IgG3 and IgG2a subclasses with a lambda-light chain. How this dual expression of isotypes was exactly brought about is not clear. To resolve this problem, it will have to wait the complete sequence analysis the heavy chain gene of MAb 9C4. Although the expression of IgG2a was about 50% that of IgG3, antibody titration studies showed the major binding affinity of MAb 9C4 to GD3-positive cells being mostly contributed by the IgG3 rather than IgG2a part of the antibody. This antibody could induce apoptosis in melanoma cells in 10-15% of cells in vitro, but the generality of this phenomenon is yet to be confirmed by the use of different cell targets and different anti-GD2 MAbs other than 9C4. Aside from the demonstrated indirect killing mechanisms of many anti-GD2 MAbs through CDC and ADCC, MAb 9C4 induction of apoptosis represents an alternative mechanism of tumor cell killing, by which direct killing of anti-GD2 antibody takes its effect. This apoptotic effect was demonstrated for the first time with an anti-ganglioside monoclonal antibody. From the therapeutic point of view, the cytolytic activity of MAb 9C4-targeted ADCC/LAK killing against GD2-positive tumor cells to be more effective than that of LAK alone and a possibility for dendritic cells to effectively acquire antigen through pulsing with MAb-induced apoptotic cells are both of great clinical importance. Further studies are warranted aiming at elucidating the molecular basis of bi-isotypic specificity and aberrant isotype switching, molecular pathway of anti-GD2 antibody-induced apoptosis, and ways to improve clinical utility of this unusual hybridoma/MAb 9C4.
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- C C Lin
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Red blood cell damage occurring in the inlet chamber of a hollow fiber dialyzer was investigated by using a simplified model assembly. To vary the geometry of the inlet chamber, four parameters were used in this study, including the entrance angle, the chamber length, the convergence ratio, and the number of holes. The degree of red blood cell damage was represented by the hemolysis ratio. The results show that the hemolysis ratio was affected mostly by the chamber length and the convergence ratio, and less affected by the entrance angle and number of holes. The hemolysis ratio was the lowest when the chamber length was 2 mm and the entrance angle was 15 degrees. In addition, the hemolysis ratio decreased with the convergence ratio. Because the hemolysis ratio was only slightly affected by the number of holes and the flow channel length, the experimental results of this simplified assembly can be used to improve the design of an actual inlet chamber.
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- M C Yang
- Department of Textile and Polymer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei
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Lin CC, Hsu YF, Lin TC, Hsu HY. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of punicalagin and punicalin on acetaminophen-induced liver damage in rats. Phytother Res 2001; 15:206-12. [PMID: 11351354 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Punicalagin and punicalin were isolated from the leaves of Terminalia catappa L., a Combretaceous plant distributed throughout tropical and subtropical beaches, which is used for the treatment of dermatitis and hepatitis. Our previous studies showed that both of these compounds exert antioxidative activity. In this study, the antihepatotoxic activity of punicalagin and punicalin on acetaminophen-induced toxicity in the rat liver was evaluated. After evaluating the changes of several biochemical functions in serum, the levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were increased by acetaminophen administration and reduced by punicalagin and punicalin. Histological changes around the hepatic central vein and oxidative damage induced by acetaminophen were also recovered by both compounds. The data show that both punicalagin and punicalin exert antihepatotoxic activity, but treatment with larger doses enhanced liver damage. These results suggest that even if punicalagin and punicalin have antioxidant activity at small doses, treatment with larger doses will possibly induce some cell toxicities.
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- C C Lin
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Kim H, Likhari P, Parker D, Statkevich P, Marco A, Lin CC, Nomeir AA. High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis and stability of anti-tumor agent temozolomide in human plasma. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2001; 24:461-8. [PMID: 11199225 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(00)00466-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Temozolomide (SCH 52365; TEMODAL) is an antineoplastic agent with activity against a broad spectrum of murine tumors. This compound is currently marketed in the European Union for the treatment of patients with glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma, which are serious and aggressive types of brain cancers. It has been postulated that temozolomide exerts its in vivo activity via the decomposition product MTIC, which is believed to alkylate nucleophiles, and in the process is converted to AIC. A high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method was developed and validated for the analysis of temozolomide in human plasma. The determination of temozolomide involved extraction with ethyl acetate followed by separation on a reversed phase C-18 column and quantification by UV absorbance at 316 nm. The calibration curve was linear over a concentration range of 0.1-20 microg/ml. The limit of quantitation was 0.1 microg/ml, where the coefficient of variation (CV) was 0% and the bias was 10.0%. The method was precise with a coefficient of variation ranging from 2.5 to 6.9% and accurate with a bias ranging from 5.0 to 10.0%. Temozolomide was unstable at 37 degrees C in human plasma with a degradation t1/2 of 15 min; however, it was stable at 4 degrees C for at least 30 min. Temozolomide was stable in acidified human plasma (pH < 4) for at least 24 h at 25 degrees C, and for at least 30 days at -20 degrees C. Moreover, temozolomide was stable in acidified human plasma after being subjected to three freeze thaw cycles. The assay was shown to be specific, accurate, precise, and reliable for use in pharmacokinetic studies.
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- H Kim
- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Schering-Plough Research Institute, Kenilworth, NJ 07033, USA
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Lin CC. Congruity of cancer pain perceptions between Taiwanese patients and family caregivers: relationship to patients' concerns about reporting pain and using analgesics. J Pain Symptom Manage 2001; 21:18-26. [PMID: 11223311 DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(00)00230-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purposes of this study were twofold: first, to examine the congruity of cancer pain perceptions between Taiwanese cancer patients and their family caregivers and second, to determine if there was a relationship between this congruity of perception and patients' concerns about reporting pain and using analgesics. A total of 89 dyads of oncology inpatients and their primary family caregivers participated in this study. The instruments completed by patients consisted of Barriers Questionnaire Taiwan Form, the Brief Pain Inventory Chinese version (BPI), the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status scale, and a demographic questionnaire. Family caregivers completed the Brief Pain Inventory short form and a demographic questionnaire. The Pearson's correlation, intraclass correlation coefficients, and the kappa statistics between family caregivers and patients' pain ratings were statistically significant. Patients in the noncongruent group (difference of >1 on "pain now" scale of the BPI) experienced higher levels of pain and poor levels of performance status. Family caregivers in the noncongruent group were more likely to be older and less educated. A patient's greater concerns about reporting pain and using analgesics were related to a lower level of congruity concerning pain perception between them and their family caregivers. Interventions aimed at overcoming patients' concerns about reporting pain and using analgesics may have beneficial effects on the congruency between pain perceptions of patients and family caregivers.
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- C C Lin
- School of Nursing, Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, People's Republic of China
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Lai SW, Li TC, Lin CC, Tan CK, Ng KC, Lai MM, Liu CS. Hypertension and its related factors in Taiwanese elderly people. Yale J Biol Med 2001; 74:89-94. [PMID: 11393265 PMCID: PMC2588681] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our study used data collected in Chung-Hsing Village in May 1998 to evaluate the prevalence of hypertension and its correlates in Taiwanese elderly people. METHODS All of individuals aged 65 and over were recruited as study subjects. A total of 1,093 persons, out of 1,774 registered residents, were contacted by face-to-face interview The response rate was 61.6 percent. However, only 586 respondents had blood tests and completed questionnaires. Analysis in this study was based on these 586 subjects. In order to study the significant correlates of hypertension, the t-test, chi-square analysis, and multivariate logistic regression were used. RESULTS Our results showed that 66 percent were men and 34 percent were women. The mean age was 73.1 +/- 5.3 years. The proportions of hypertension were 53.09 percent in men and 56.06 percent in women (p > 0.05). After controlling the other covariates, the multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the significant related factors of hypertension were obesity (OR = 1.88, 95 percent CI = 1.06-3.34, p < 0.05) and renalfunction impairment (OR = 1.69, 95 percent CI = 1.02-2.80, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of hypertension was high in elderly people. Hypertension is significantly associated with obesity and renalfunction impairment in elderly people.
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- S W Lai
- Department of Community Medicine, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Lin CC, Hsu YF, Lin TC. Antioxidant and free radical scavenging effects of the tannins of Terminalia catappa L. Anticancer Res 2001; 21:237-43. [PMID: 11299741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) react with biological molecules and destroy the structure of cells and eventually cause free radical-induced disease such as inflammation and cancer. Previous studies showed that an aqueus extract of Terminalia catappa L. exhibited superoxide radical scavenger activity and modification of mitomycin C-induced clasto-genicity. In order to investigate the multiple antioxidant effect of the tannin components of T. catappa L., their ability to prevent lipid peroxidation, superoxide formation and their free radical scavenging activity were evaluated. The results indicated that all of these components showed potent antioxidant activity. Punicalagin and punicalin were the most abundant components and had the strongest anti-oxidative effects of this group of tannins.
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- C C Lin
- Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan.
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Kuo KW, Hsu SH, Li YP, Lin WL, Liu LF, Chang LC, Lin CC, Lin CN, Sheu HM. Anticancer activity evaluation of the solanum glycoalkaloid solamargine. Triggering apoptosis in human hepatoma cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2000; 60:1865-73. [PMID: 11108802 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(00)00506-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Solamargine, an herbal and molluscicidal medicine derived from Solanum incanum, is a steroidal alkaloid glycoside. To characterize the anticancer mechanism of solamargine on human hepatoma cells (Hep3B), changes of cell morphology, DNA content, and gene expression of cells after solamargine treatment were studied. The appearance in solamargine-treated cells of chromatin condensation, DNA fragmentation, and a sub-G(1) peak in a DNA histogram suggests that solamargine induces cell death by apoptosis. The maximum number of dead Hep3B cells was detected within 2 hr of incubation with constant concentrations of solamargine, and no further cell death was observed after an extended incubation with solamargine, indicating that the action of solamargine was irreversible. To determine the susceptibility of cell phases to solamargine-mediated apoptosis, Hep3B cells were synchronized at defined cell cycles by cyclosporin A, colchicine, and genistein, followed by solamargine treatment. The IC(50) values of solamargine for control, G(0)/G(1)-, M-, and G(2)/M-synchronized Hep3B cells were 5.0, > 10, 3.7, and 3.1 microg/mL, implying that cells in the G(2)/M phases are relatively susceptible to solamargine-mediated apoptosis. In addition, a parallel up-regulation of tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR)-I and -II on Hep3B cells was detected after solamargine treatment, and the solamargine-mediated cytotoxicity could be neutralized with either TNFR-I or -II specific antibody. Therefore, these results reveal that the actions of TNFR-I and -II on Hep3B cells may be independent, and both are involved in the mechanism of solamargine-mediated apoptosis.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies/pharmacology
- Antigens, CD/biosynthesis
- Antigens, CD/genetics
- Antigens, CD/immunology
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Apoptosis
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Cell Cycle/drug effects
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- DNA, Neoplasm/drug effects
- DNA, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Humans
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/genetics
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/immunology
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II
- Solanaceous Alkaloids/pharmacology
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
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- K W Kuo
- Department of Biochemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Wang HP, Huang SP, Sun MS, Chen JH, Wang HH, Lin CC, Chang YS, Yang CS, Wu MS, Lin JT. Urgent endoscopic nasobiliary drainage without fluoroscopic guidance: A useful treatment for critically ill patients with biliary obstruction. Gastrointest Endosc 2000; 52:741-4. [PMID: 11115906 DOI: 10.1067/mge.2000.109800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) is routinely performed under fluoroscopic control. This is a report of our experience with urgent ENBD without fluoroscopic guidance in critically ill patients. METHODS Twenty-six critically ill patients who underwent urgent ENBD for biliary obstruction were analyzed. ENBD was performed without fluoroscopic control because of high risk of transportation or inaccessibility of the x-ray facilities. A pig-tailed nasobiliary catheter was inserted into the bile duct with the help of a guidewire under endoscopic control to bypass the site of obstruction. Successful placement was confirmed by free flow of bile on aspiration via the nasobiliary catheter. RESULTS A nasobiliary catheter was successfully placed in 23 patients (88%). Adequate bile drainage was achieved in 20 patients with an overall success rate of 77%. There were no procedure-related complications. The mortality rate for patients with successful biliary drainage was 10% (2 of 20), in contrast to 83% (5 of 6) for the group in which drainage was unsuccessful. CONCLUSIONS Urgent ENBD is effective for patients with biliary obstruction. With experience, this procedure may be successfully performed in critically ill patients without fluoroscopic guidance at primary care hospitals or intensive care units where fluoroscopic facilities are not readily available.
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- H P Wang
- Departments of Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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Lai SW, Liu CS, Li CI, Tan CK, Ng KC, Lai MM, Lin CC. Post-earthquake illness and disease after the Chi-Chi earthquake. Eur J Intern Med 2000; 11:353-4. [PMID: 16373092 DOI: 10.1016/s0953-6205(00)00120-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2000] [Revised: 08/01/2000] [Accepted: 08/08/2000] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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