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Park WR, Choi HS, Moon JH, Kim IS, Kim DK. 3-Methylcatechol mediates anti-fecundity effect by inhibiting estrogen-related receptor-induced glycolytic gene expression in Myzus persicae. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2024; 200:105802. [PMID: 38582605 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2024.105802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
Abstract
Aphids are a major problem in agriculture, horticulture, and forestry by feeding on leaves and stems, causing discoloration, leaf curling, yellowing, and stunted growth. Although urushiol, a phenolic compound containing a catechol structure, is known for its antioxidant and anticancer properties, using small molecules to control aphids via catechol-mediated mechanisms is poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of 3-methylcatechol (3-MC) on Myzus persicae fecundity. Our results showed that treatment with 3-MC significantly reduced the intrinsic transcriptional activity of the aphid estrogen-related receptor (MpERR), which regulates the expression of glycolytic genes. Additionally, 3-MC treatment suppressed the promoter activity of MpERR-induced rate-limiting enzymes in glycolysis, such as phosphofructokinase and pyruvate kinase, by inhibiting MpERR binding. Finally, 3-MC also suppressed MpERR-induced glycolytic gene expression and reduced the number of offspring produced by viviparous female aphids. Overall, our findings suggest that 3-MC has the potential to be used as a new strategy for managing aphid populations by controlling their offspring production.
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- Woo-Ram Park
- Host-Directed Antiviral Research Center, Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Host-Directed Antiviral Research Center, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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- Host-Directed Antiviral Research Center, Department of Integrative Food, Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Yun HY, Won EJ, Choi J, Cho Y, Lim DJ, Kim IS, Shin KH. Stable Isotope Analysis of Residual Pesticides via High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Elemental Analyzer-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27238587. [PMID: 36500680 PMCID: PMC9736523 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27238587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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To broaden the range of measurable pesticides for stable isotope analysis (SIA), we tested whether SIA of the anthranilic diamides cyantraniliprole (CYN) and chlorantraniliprole (CHL) can be achieved under elemental analyzer/isotope ratio mass spectrometry with compound purification in high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Using this method, carbon isotope compositions were measured in pesticide residues extracted from plants (lettuce) grown indoors in potting soil that were treated with 500 mg/kg CHL and 250 mg/kg CYN and were followed up for 45 days. Our results show that the CYN and CHL standard materials did not have significant isotope differences before and after clean-up processing in HPLC. Further, when applied to the CYN product and CHL product in soil, stable isotope differences between the soil and plant were observed at <1.0‱ throughout the incubation period. There was a slight increase in the variability of pesticide isotope ratio detected with longer-term incubation (CHL, on average 1.5‱). Overall, we measured the carbon isotope ratio of target pesticides from HPLC fraction as the purification and pre-concentration step for environmental and biological samples. Such negligible isotopic differences in pesticide residues in soils and plants 45 days after application confirmed the potential of CSIA to quantify pesticide behavior in environments.
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- Hee Young Yun
- Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-31-400-5536
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Jung TW, Jeong CS, Kim IS, Yu MS, Kwon SC, Jung KD. Graph Convolutional Network for 3D Object Pose Estimation in a Point Cloud. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 22:8166. [PMID: 36365864 PMCID: PMC9656959 DOI: 10.3390/s22218166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) are neural networks that learn the representation of nodes and associated edges that connect it to every other node while maintaining graph representation. Graph Convolutional Neural Networks (GCNs), as a representative method in GNNs, in the context of computer vision, utilize conventional Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to process data supported by graphs. This paper proposes a one-stage GCN approach for 3D object detection and poses estimation by structuring non-linearly distributed points of a graph. Our network provides the required details to analyze, generate and estimate bounding boxes by spatially structuring the input data into graphs. Our method proposes a keypoint attention mechanism that aggregates the relative features between each point to estimate the category and pose of the object to which the vertices of the graph belong, and also designs nine degrees of freedom of multi-object pose estimation. In addition, to avoid gimbal lock in 3D space, we use quaternion rotation, instead of Euler angle. Experimental results showed that memory usage and efficiency could be improved by aggregating point features from the point cloud and their neighbors in a graph structure. Overall, the system achieved comparable performance against state-of-the-art systems.
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- Tae-Won Jung
- Department of Immersive Content Convergence, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea
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- Department of Smart Convergence, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea
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- Department of Smart Convergence, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea
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- Department of Smart Convergence, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea
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- Department of Smart Convergence, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea
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- Ingenium College of Liberal Arts, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Korea
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Ban SE, Lee EJ, Lim DJ, Kim IS, Lee JW. Evaluation of sulfuric acid-pretreated biomass-derived biochar characteristics and its diazinon adsorption mechanism. Bioresour Technol 2022; 348:126828. [PMID: 35149181 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, hemicellulose was mostly removed from biomass (larch and oak) using a sulfuric acid pretreatment. Biochar was then prepared from raw and pretreated biomass using a carbonization process. Biochar derived from pretreated biomass had an aromatic and graphitized structure, and functional groups were observed on the surface. The specific surface area was higher for biochar obtained from pretreated biomass than biochar derived from raw biomass. The biochar obtained from pretreated biomass contained a greater number of micropores than biochar derived from raw biomass. The diazinon removal rate was the highest for biochar that was obtained from pretreated biomass when 10% of the biochar was added to the soil. As a result of the adsorption of diazinon onto the biochar obtained from pretreated biomass, the R2 value of the Langmuir isotherm was higher than that of the Freundlich's R2.
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- Se-Eun Ban
- Department of Wood Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Wood Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Program in IT-Bio Convergence System, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agricultural and Life Science, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Wood Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Program in IT-Bio Convergence System, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Chung SR, Lee JH, Yoon RK, Sung TY, Song DE, Pfeuffer J, Kim IS. Differentiation of follicular carcinomas from adenomas using histogram obtained from diffusion-weighted MRI. Clin Radiol 2020; 75:878.e13-878.e19. [PMID: 32838926 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AIM To evaluate the role of histogram analysis of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the differentiation of follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC) from follicular adenoma (FA) in nodules indeterminate on ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy (USCNB). MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was performed with institutional review board approval. Seventeen patients who were planned to undergo diagnostic lobectomy for an indeterminate thyroid nodule (atypical of unknown significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance [AUS/FLUS] or suspicious for follicular neoplasm/follicular neoplasm [SFN]) on USCNB were enrolled prospectively. All patients underwent DWI on the day before surgery. Histogram parameters were derived from ADC values obtained from the whole extent of the tumours. The parameters were compared with the final diagnosis based on histopathological examination after surgery. The accuracy of the parameters in differentiating FTC from FA was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS Twelve patients were confirmed as having FA and five patients as having FTC. Histogram parameters including the 10th (ADC10), 25th (ADC25), and 50th (ADC50) percentiles of the ADC values were significantly lower in FA than in FTC (p < 0.05, all). ROC curve analysis revealed that ADC25 resulted in the highest AUC (0.867; confidence interval, 0.616-0.980), with a cut-off value of 0.352×10-3 mm2/s. CONCLUSION Histogram parameters from ADC maps could differentiate FTC from FA effectively in indeterminate nodules on USCNB, with ADC25 being the most promising parameter.
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- S R Chung
- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Radiology, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, 68, Hangeulbiseok-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
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- Siemens Healthcare, MR Application Development, Erlangen, Germany
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- Siemens Healthcare Ltd, Seoul, South Korea
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Uhm JS, Kim J, Jin MN, Kim IS, Bae HJ, Cho MS, Yu HT, Kim TH, Joung B, Pak HN, Nam GB, Choi KJ, Kim YH, Lee MH. P1012Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways at the site of prior valve surgery. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) for accessory pathways (APs) at the site of prior valve surgery remains challenging. We aimed to clarify the factors associated with successful RFCA for such APs.
Methods
Upon reviewing a RFCA registry and previous case reports, we included nine patients who underwent RFCA of APs at the site of prior valve surgery (total-VS group; age, 34.0 [24.5–45.0] years; men, 4/9) and 196 patients who underwent RFCA of APs with no history of valve surgery (no-VS group; age, 40.5 [23.0–54.0] years; men, 114/196). Electrophysiological features, procedural details, and outcomes were examined.
Results
AP exhibited decremental conduction in four of nine patients in the total-VS group. The number of RFCA attempts was significantly higher in the total-VS group than in the no-VS group (10.0 [4.5–14.5] vs 2.0 [1.0–3.0]; p<0.001). In four patients who underwent mitral valve surgery, successful RFCA was achieved using the transaortic approach, coronary sinus approach, or bipolar ablation. In three patients who underwent tricuspid valve surgery, successful RFCA was achieved using the above-prosthetics or trans-prosthetics approach. In two patients, RFCA failed. The trans-prosthetics approach and bipolar ablation technique were effective. The transaortic and coronary sinus approaches were occasionally effective. The transseptal approach was ineffective. Based on the success rate and accessibility, we suggest a stepwise approach to RFCA of APs at the site of prior mitral or tricuspid valve surgery (Figure).
Stepwise approach to AP at valve surgery
Conclusions
Successful RFCA of APs at the site of prior valve surgery can be achieved by detailed mapping of the areas both above and below the prosthetic valve, as well as by ensuring effective radiofrequency energy delivery using various catheter approaches and RFCA techniques.
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- J S Uhm
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Uhm JS, Jin MN, Kim IS, Bae HJ, Yu HT, Kim TH, Kim JY, Joung B, Pak HN, Lee MH. P1875Nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay is associated with future occurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients with structurally normal heart and sinus rhythm. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
This study aimed to elucidate long-term prognosis of nonspecific intraventricular conduction delay (NIVCD) in patients with structurally normal heart.
Methods
We included 107,838 patients (age, 52.1±15.5 years; men, 46.8%) who underwent electrocardiography in outpatient clinics or medical checkup (model 1). NIVCD was defined as QRS duration ≥110 ms and incompatibility with bundle branch block. The patients with structurally normal heart and sinus rhythm were assigned to the NIVCD group and normal QRS group according to propensity score with matching variables of age, sex, hypertension, and diabetes (model 2), and additional PR interval (model 3). Baseline characteristics, electrocardiographic parameters, and clinical outcomes were compared in model 1, 2, and 3, respectively.
Results
In model 1, the frequencies of male and preexisting atrial fibrillation (AF) were significantly higher in the NIVCD group than in the normal QRS group. In model 2, sinus rate and PR interval were significantly slower and longer in the NIVCD group than in the normal QRS group. In model 3, cumulative incidence of AF was significantly higher in the NIVCD group than in the normal QRS group during follow-up of 8.8±2.9 years (Figure). NIVCD significantly increased risk of AF (hazard ratio, 2.571; 95% confidence interval, 1.074–6.156; p=0.034). NIVCD did not significantly increase risk of sick sinus syndrome, complete atrioventricular block, and heart failure.
Atrial fibrillation-free survival
Conclusions
NIVCD is associated with slow sinus rate and prolonged PR interval. NIVCD is an independent risk factor of AF in patients with structurally normal heart.
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- J S Uhm
- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Roh HG, Kim EY, Kim IS, Lee HJ, Park JJ, Lee SB, Choi JW, Jeon YS, Park M, Kim SU, Kim HJ. A Novel Collateral Imaging Method Derived from Time-Resolved Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2019; 40:946-953. [PMID: 31097431 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Assessment of the collateral status has been emphasized for appropriate treatment decisions in patients with acute ischemic stroke. The purpose of this study was to introduce a multiphase MRA collateral imaging method (collateral map) derived from time-resolved dynamic contrast-enhanced MRA and to verify the value of the multiphase MRA collateral map in acute ischemic stroke by comparing it with the multiphase collateral imaging method (MRP collateral map) derived from dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced MR perfusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS From a prospectively maintained registry of acute ischemic stroke, MR imaging data of patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by steno-occlusive lesions of the unilateral ICA and/or the M1 segment of the MCA were analyzed. We generated collateral maps using dynamic signals from dynamic contrast-enhanced MRA and DSC-MRP using a Matlab-based in-house program and graded the collateral scores of the multiphase MRA collateral map and the MRP collateral map independently. Interobserver reliabilities and intermethod agreement between both collateral maps for collateral grading were tested. RESULTS Seventy-one paired multiphase MRA and MRP collateral maps from 67 patients were analyzed. The interobserver reliabilities for collateral grading using multiphase MRA or MRP collateral maps were excellent (weighted κ = 0.964 and 0.956, respectively). The agreement between both collateral maps was also excellent (weighted κ = 0.884; 95% confidence interval, 0.819-0.949). CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated that the dynamic signals of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRA could be used to generate multiphase collateral images and showed the possibility of the multiphase MRA collateral map as a useful collateral imaging method in acute ischemic stroke.
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- H G Roh
- From the Departments of Radiology (H.G.R., J.W.C.)
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- Department of Radiology (E.Y.K.), Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea
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- Siemens Healthineers Ltd (I.S.K.), Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Neurosurgery (H.J.L., S.U.K.)
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- From the Departments of Radiology (H.G.R., J.W.C.)
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- Neurosurgery (Y.S.J.), Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology (M.P.), Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Neurosurgery (H.J.L., S.U.K.)
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- Radiology (H.J.K.), Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea
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Nguyen HT, Kim S, Yu NH, Park AR, Yoon H, Bae CH, Yeo JH, Kim IS, Kim JC. Antimicrobial activities of an oxygenated cyclohexanone derivative isolated from Amphirosellinia nigrospora JS-1675 against various plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 126:894-904. [PMID: 30358043 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Revised: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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AIMS To evaluate the antimicrobial activities of an active compound isolated from the culture broth of Amphirosellinia nigrospora JS-1675 against various plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi. METHODS AND RESULTS While screening for bioactive secondary metabolites from endophytic fungi, we found that A. nigrospora JS-1675 showed strong in vitro antibacterial activity against Ralstonia solanacearum. One compound (1) was isolated and identified as (4S, 5S, 6S)-5,6-epoxy-4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-methyl-cyclohex-2-en-1-one. Growth of most of the tested phytopathogenic bacteria was inhibited by compound 1 and the ethyl acetate (EtOAc) layer except Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans. Compound 1 also inhibited the mycelial growth of several plant pathogenic fungi. Both compound 1 and the EtOAc layer reduced bacterial leaf spot disease in detached peach leaves. They also suppressed the development of bacterial wilt on tomato seedlings quite effectively. CONCLUSIONS Amphirosellinia nigrospora JS-1675 showed antimicrobial activity against plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi by producing compound 1. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This is the first report on the occurrence of compound 1 in A. nigrospora JS-1675 and its efficacy against plant pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Their strong disease control efficacy against tomato bacterial wilt suggests that this fungus can be used as a microbial bactericide.
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- H T Nguyen
- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Korea
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- Biological and Genetic Resources Assessment Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea
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Ahn JH, Kim IS, Yang JH, Lee IG, Seo DH, Kim SP. Transoesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of central venous catheter positioning using Peres' formula or a radiological landmark-based approach: a prospective randomized single-centre study. Br J Anaesth 2018; 118:215-222. [PMID: 28100525 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The lower superior vena cava (SVC), near its junction with the right atrium (RA), is considered the ideal location for the central venous catheter tip to ensure proper function and prevent injuries. We determined catheter insertion depth with a new formula using the sternoclavicular joint and the carina as radiological landmarks, with a 1.5 cm safety margin. The accuracy of tip positioning with the radiological landmark-based technique (R) and Peres' formula (P) was compared using transoesophageal echocardiography. METHODS Real-time ultrasound-guided central venous catheter insertion was done through the right internal jugular or subclavian vein. Patients were randomly assigned to either the P group (n=93) or the R group (n=95). Optimal catheter tip position was considered to be within 2 cm above and 1 cm below the RA-SVC junction. Catheter tip position, abutment, angle to the vascular wall, and flow stream were evaluated on a bicaval view. RESULTS The distance from the skin insertion point to the RA-SVC junction and determined depth of catheter insertion were more strongly correlated in the R group [17.4 (1.2) and 16.7 (1.5) cm; r=0.821, P<0.001] than in the P group [17.3 (1.2) and 16.4 (1.1) cm; r=0.517, P<0.001], with z=3.96 (P<0.001). More tips were correctly positioned in the R group than in the P group (74 vs 93%, P=0.001). Abutment, tip angle to the lateral wall >40°, and disrupted flow stream were comparable. CONCLUSIONS Catheter tip position was more accurate with a radiological landmark-based technique than with Peres' formula. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trial Registry of Korea: https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/index.jsp KCT0001937.
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- J H Ahn
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Woncheon-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-Do 443-721, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 305 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 602-739, Republic of Korea
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Gnatiuc L, Herrington WG, Halsey J, Tuomilehto J, Fang X, Kim HC, De Bacquer D, Dobson AJ, Criqui MH, Jacobs DR, Leon DA, Peters SAE, Ueshima H, Sherliker P, Peto R, Collins R, Huxley RR, Emberson JR, Woodward M, Lewington S, Aoki N, Arima H, Arnesen E, Aromaa A, Assmann G, Bachman DL, Baigent C, Bartholomew H, Benetos A, Bengtsson C, Bennett D, Björkelund C, Blackburn H, Bonaa K, Boyle E, Broadhurst R, Carstensen J, Chambless L, Chen Z, Chew SK, Clarke R, Cox C, Curb JD, D'Agostino R, Date C, Davey Smith G, De Backer G, Dhaliwal SS, Duan XF, Ducimetiere P, Duffy S, Eliassen H, Elwood P, Empana J, Garcia-Palmieri MH, Gazes P, Giles GG, Gillis C, Goldbourt U, Gu DF, Guasch-Ferre M, Guize L, Haheim L, Hart C, Hashimoto S, Hashimoto T, Heng D, Hjermann I, Ho SC, Hobbs M, Hole D, Holme I, Horibe H, Hozawa A, Hu F, Hughes K, Iida M, Imai K, Imai Y, Iso H, Jackson R, Jamrozik K, Jee SH, Jensen G, Jiang CQ, Johansen NB, Jorgensen T, Jousilahti P, Kagaya M, Keil J, Keller J, Kim IS, Kita Y, Kitamura A, Kiyohara Y, Knekt P, Knuiman M, Kornitzer M, Kromhout D, Kronmal R, Lam TH, Law M, Lee J, Leren P, Levy D, Li YH, Lissner L, Luepker R, Luszcz M, MacMahon S, Maegawa H, Marmot M, Matsutani Y, Meade T, Morris J, Morris R, Murayama T, Naito Y, Nakachi K, Nakamura M, Nakayama T, Neaton J, Nietert PJ, Nishimoto Y, Norton R, Nozaki A, Ohkubo T, Okayama A, Pan WH, Puska P, Qizilbash N, Reunanen A, Rimm E, Rodgers A, Saitoh S, Sakata K, Sato S, Schnohr P, Schulte H, Selmer R, Sharp D, Shifu X, Shimamoto K, Shipley M, Silbershatz H, Sorlie P, Sritara P, Suh I, Sutherland SE, Sweetnam P, Tamakoshi A, Tanaka H, Thomsen T, Tominaga S, Tomita M, Törnberg S, Tunstall-Pedoe H, Tverdal A, Ueshima H, Vartiainen E, Wald N, Wannamethee SG, Welborn TA, Whincup P, Whitlock G, Willett W, Woo J, Wu ZL, Yao SX, Yarnell J, Yokoyama T, Yoshiike N, Zhang XH. Sex-specific relevance of diabetes to occlusive vascular and other mortality: a collaborative meta-analysis of individual data from 980 793 adults from 68 prospective studies. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2018; 6:538-546. [PMID: 29752194 PMCID: PMC6008496 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(18)30079-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several studies have shown that diabetes confers a higher relative risk of vascular mortality among women than among men, but whether this increased relative risk in women exists across age groups and within defined levels of other risk factors is uncertain. We aimed to determine whether differences in established risk factors, such as blood pressure, BMI, smoking, and cholesterol, explain the higher relative risks of vascular mortality among women than among men. METHODS In our meta-analysis, we obtained individual participant-level data from studies included in the Prospective Studies Collaboration and the Asia Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration that had obtained baseline information on age, sex, diabetes, total cholesterol, blood pressure, tobacco use, height, and weight. Data on causes of death were obtained from medical death certificates. We used Cox regression models to assess the relevance of diabetes (any type) to occlusive vascular mortality (ischaemic heart disease, ischaemic stroke, or other atherosclerotic deaths) by age, sex, and other major vascular risk factors, and to assess whether the associations of blood pressure, total cholesterol, and body-mass index (BMI) to occlusive vascular mortality are modified by diabetes. RESULTS Individual participant-level data were analysed from 980 793 adults. During 9·8 million person-years of follow-up, among participants aged between 35 and 89 years, 19 686 (25·6%) of 76 965 deaths were attributed to occlusive vascular disease. After controlling for major vascular risk factors, diabetes roughly doubled occlusive vascular mortality risk among men (death rate ratio [RR] 2·10, 95% CI 1·97-2·24) and tripled risk among women (3·00, 2·71-3·33; χ2 test for heterogeneity p<0·0001). For both sexes combined, the occlusive vascular death RRs were higher in younger individuals (aged 35-59 years: 2·60, 2·30-2·94) than in older individuals (aged 70-89 years: 2·01, 1·85-2·19; p=0·0001 for trend across age groups), and, across age groups, the death RRs were higher among women than among men. Therefore, women aged 35-59 years had the highest death RR across all age and sex groups (5·55, 4·15-7·44). However, since underlying confounder-adjusted occlusive vascular mortality rates at any age were higher in men than in women, the adjusted absolute excess occlusive vascular mortality associated with diabetes was similar for men and women. At ages 35-59 years, the excess absolute risk was 0·05% (95% CI 0·03-0·07) per year in women compared with 0·08% (0·05-0·10) per year in men; the corresponding excess at ages 70-89 years was 1·08% (0·84-1·32) per year in women and 0·91% (0·77-1·05) per year in men. Total cholesterol, blood pressure, and BMI each showed continuous log-linear associations with occlusive vascular mortality that were similar among individuals with and without diabetes across both sexes. INTERPRETATION Independent of other major vascular risk factors, diabetes substantially increased vascular risk in both men and women. Lifestyle changes to reduce smoking and obesity and use of cost-effective drugs that target major vascular risks (eg, statins and antihypertensive drugs) are important in both men and women with diabetes, but might not reduce the relative excess risk of occlusive vascular disease in women with diabetes, which remains unexplained. FUNDING UK Medical Research Council, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, European Union BIOMED programme, and National Institute on Aging (US National Institutes of Health).
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Kim IS, Yang PS, Kim TH, Uhm JS, Pak HN, Lee MH, Joung B. 113Particulate matter air pollution and incident atrial fibrillation in a general healthy population: a nationwide cohort study. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- I S Kim
- Yonsei University , Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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- Yonsei University , Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Seoul, Korea Republic of
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Kim JE, Kim IS, Kim K, Lim S, Kwon H, Kang CS, Ahn S, Yu KK, Lee YH. Development of a bio-magnetic measurement system and sensor configuration analysis for rats. Rev Sci Instrum 2017; 88:044704. [PMID: 28456227 DOI: 10.1063/1.4979071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Magnetoencephalography (MEG) based on superconducting quantum interference devices enables the measurement of very weak magnetic fields (10-1000 fT) generated from the human or animal brain. In this article, we introduce a small MEG system that we developed specifically for use with rats. Our system has the following characteristics: (1) variable distance between the pick-up coil and outer Dewar bottom (∼5 mm), (2) small pick-up coil (4 mm) for high spatial resolution, (3) good field sensitivity (45∼ 80fT/cm/Hz), (4) the sensor interval satisfies the Nyquist spatial sampling theorem, and (5) small source localization error for the region to be investigated. To reduce source localization error, it is necessary to establish an optimal sensor layout. To this end, we simulated confidence volumes at each point on a grid on the surface of a virtual rat head. In this simulation, we used locally fitted spheres as model rat heads. This enabled us to consider more realistic volume currents. We constrained the model such that the dipoles could have only four possible orientations: the x- and y-axes from the original coordinates, and two tangentially layered dipoles (local x- and y-axes) in the locally fitted spheres. We considered the confidence volumes according to the sensor layout and dipole orientation and positions. We then conducted a preliminary test with a 4-channel MEG system prior to manufacturing the multi-channel system. Using the 4-channel MEG system, we measured rat magnetocardiograms. We obtained well defined P-, QRS-, and T-waves in rats with a maximum value of 15 pT/cm. Finally, we measured auditory evoked fields and steady state auditory evoked fields with maximum values 400 fT/cm and 250 fT/cm, respectively.
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- Ji-Eun Kim
- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Mass and Related Quantities, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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- Center for Biosignals, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS), Daejeon, South Korea
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Jo JL, Hwang JH, Kwon SG, Park DH, Kim TW, Kang DG, Yu GE, Kim IS, Ha JG, Kim CW. Association between a non-synonymous HSD17B4 single nucleotide polymorphism and meat-quality traits in Berkshire pigs. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr-15-gmr15048970. [PMID: 27819726 DOI: 10.4238/gmr15048970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are useful genetic markers that allow correlation of genetic sequences with phenotypic traits. It is shown here that HSD17B4, a bifunctional enzyme mediating dehydrogenation and anhydration during β-oxidation of long-chain fatty acids, contains a non-synonymous SNP (nsSNP) of chr2:128,825,976A>G, c.2137A>G, I690V, within the sterol carrier protein-2 domain of the HSD17B4 gene, by RNA-Seq of liver RNA. The HSD17B4 mRNA was highly expressed in the kidney and liver among various other tissues in four pig breeds, namely, Berkshire, Duroc, Landrace, and Yorkshire. The nsSNP was significantly associated with carcass weight, backfat thickness, and drip loss (P < 0.05). Furthermore, HSD17B4 may play a crucial role during the early stages of myogenesis when expression of its mRNA was significantly high. In conclusion, HSD17B4 may serve as a possible regulator of muscle development, and its identification should help to select for improved economic traits of Berkshire pigs such as carcass weight, backfat thickness, and drip loss.
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- J L Jo
- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Department of Animal Resource Technology, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science & Technology, Jinju, South Korea
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Jee SH, O'Donnell MP, Suh I, Kim IS. The Relationship between Modifiable Health Risks and Future Medical Care Expenditures: The Korea Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC) Study. Am J Health Promot 2016; 15:244-55. [PMID: 11349346 DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-15.4.244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Context. The relationship between lifestyle risk factors, morbidity, and mortality is well established, but the relationship between lifestyle risk factors and medical care costs is not as well defined. Objectives. To determine the ability of modifiable biometric and lifestyle risk factors to predict future medical care costs. Design. Prospective cohort study. Setting and Participants. Data on modifiable risk factors collected in 1992 and medical care costs collected in 1998 by the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation in South Korea. Data were examined for a final cohort 78 of 728 men and 50,414 women enrolled in the health insurance plan from 1990 through 1998. Main Outcome Measures. Outcome measures included likelihood of any inpatient, outpatient, and total medical care costs and outlier costs; amount of inpatient, outpatient, and total medical care costs; and portion of total medical costs attributable to each risk factor through unadjusted and adjusted multivariate analyses. Results. Baseline modifiable risk factors measured in 1992 (including lifestyle factors such as smoking high body mass index, exercise, and biometric measures such as cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, and urinary sugar) were important predictors of the amount of medical care costs incurred 6 years later in 1998, even after controlling for age, perceived health status, and each of the other modifiable variables. These risk factors were generally better predictors than nonmodifiable demographic risk factors, including income level and type of job. For men, lifestyle risk factors were associated with total costs that were 2.4% (for high blood pressure) to 16.1 % (for former smokers) higher than among men without those risk factors. Biometric risk factors were associated with costs ranging from 9.2% (for cholesterol) to 38.2% (for positive urinary glucose) higher. For women, lifestyle risk factors were associated with total costs that were 2.5% (for exercise) to 6.4% (for current smokers) higher than among those without the risk factors. Biometric risk factors were associated with costs ranging from 10.2% (for cholesterol) to 60.4% (for positive urinary glucose) higher. For men, a cluster of six heart disease risk factors were associated with total costs 54.7% higher, and a cluster of three stroke risk factors were associated with total costs 22.2% higher than in men who had none of these risk factors. Modifiable risk factors accounted for 23.1% of medical costs for men and 8.7% for women. Conclusions. These results suggest that modifiable biometric and lifestyle risk factors can predict a moderate portion of future medical care costs. If these risk factors can be reduced, future medical care costs may be reduced.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Graduate School of Health Science and Management, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Piao DC, Shin DW, Kim IS, Li HS, Oh SH, Singh B, Maharjan S, Lee YS, Bok JD, Cho CS, Hong ZS, Kang SK, Choi YJ. Trigger factor assisted soluble expression of recombinant spike protein of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in Escherichia coli. BMC Biotechnol 2016; 16:39. [PMID: 27142206 PMCID: PMC4855837 DOI: 10.1186/s12896-016-0268-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is a highly contagious enteric pathogen of swine. The spike glycoprotein (S) of PEDV is the major immunogenic determinant that plays a pivotal role in the induction of neutralizing antibodies against PEDV, which therefore is an ideal target for the development of subunit vaccine. In an attempt to develop a subunit vaccine for PEDV, we cloned two different fragments of S protein and expressed as glutathione S-transferase (GST)-tagged fusion proteins, namely rGST-COE and rGST-S1D, in E.coli. However, the expression of these recombinant protein antigens using a variety of expression vectors, strains, and induction conditions invariably resulted in inclusion bodies. To achieve the soluble expression of recombinant proteins, several chaperone co-expression systems were tested in this study. RESULTS We firstly tested various chaperone co-expression systems and found that co-expression of trigger factor (TF) with recombinant proteins at 15 °C was most useful in soluble production of rGST-COE and rGST-S1D compared to GroEL-ES and DnaK-DnaJ-GrpE/GroEL-ES systems. The soluble rGST-COE and rGST-S1D were purified using glutathione Sepharose 4B with a yield of 7.5 mg/l and 5 mg/l, respectively. Purified proteins were detected by western blot using mouse anti-GST mAb and pig anti-PEDV immune sera. In an indirect ELISA, purified proteins showed immune reactivity with pig anti-PEDV immune sera. Finally, immunization of mice with 10 μg of purified proteins elicited highly potent serum IgG and serum neutralizing antibody titers. CONCLUSIONS In this study, soluble production of recombinant spike protein of PEDV, rGST-COE and rGST-S1D, were achieved by using TF chaperone co-expression system. Our results suggest that soluble rGST-COE and rGST-S1D produced by co-expressing chaperones may have the potential to be used as subunit vaccine antigens.
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- Da-Chuan Piao
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Green-Bio Science & Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang-gun, 25354, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Green-Bio Science & Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang-gun, 25354, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Animal Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300-384, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Green-Bio Science & Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang-gun, 25354, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Animal Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300-384, People's Republic of China.
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Choi JH, Ahn MJ, Ki MR, Oh HS, Lee YY, Choi IY, Kim IS. Clinical Prognostic Factors and Treatment Outcome of Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Elderly Patients. Cancer Res Treat 2015; 33:324-8. [PMID: 26680803 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2001.33.4.324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic factors and treatment outcome of for elderly patients (age>or=60 at time of diagnosis) with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). MATERIALS AND METHODS We analyzed 52 patients diagnosed with aggressive NHL between January 1990 and May 2000. RESULTS The patient's median age was 69 years (range: 60~92). Thirty-two (61.5%) patients were male. Patients included those with diffuse large B cell (53.8%), peripheral T cell (23.1%), AILD-like T-cell (3.8%), angiocentric (3.8%), mantle cell (3.8%), Burkitt's lymphoma (3.8%), and others (7.9%). International prognostic index (IPI) parameters were as follows: elevated LDH (60.8%), ECOG performance status>or=2 (32.7%), advanced stage (III/IV, 62.7%), and extranodal site>or=2 (11.5%). Twenty-six (50.0%) patients demonstrated a high and high-intermediate IPI. The median follow-up for surviving patients was 26.6 months. The overall median survival was 22.7 months and the 2-year survival rate was 46.9%. Among the 49 patientstreated with chemotherapy, 28 (57.1%) patients achieved complete remission (CR). Univariate analysis identified 8 prognostic factors for overall survival: age<70 (P=0.04), low/low-intermediate IPI (P=0.02), good performance (P= 0.04), normal WBC (P=0.008), normal Hb (P=0.02), normal LDH (P=0.04), CR on first line therapy (P<0.001), and absence of B symptom (P=0.001). In the multivariate analysis, the independent prognostic factors for improved overall survival were age <70 (P=0.03), low/low-intermediate IPI (P=0.03), normal WBC (P=0.006), and CR on first line therapy (P<0.001). CONCLUSION In our experience, even elderly patients (>or=60 years) with aggressive NHL can be successfully treated with conventional chemotherapy and the important prognostic factors for survival are age, IPI, initial WBC, and CR on first line treatment.
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Kim JI, Park TE, Maharjan S, Li HS, Lee HB, Kim IS, Piao D, Lee JY, Cho CS, Bok JD, Hong ZS, Kang SK, Choi YJ. Soluble RANKL expression in Lactococcus lactis and investigation of its potential as an oral vaccine adjuvant. BMC Immunol 2015; 16:71. [PMID: 26608025 PMCID: PMC4659156 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-015-0132-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To initiate mucosal immune responses, antigens in the intestinal lumen must be transported into gut-associated lymphoid tissue through M cells. Recently, it has been increasingly recognized that receptor activator of NF-kB ligand (RANKL) controls M cell differentiation by interacting with RANK expressed on the sub-epithelium of Peyer's patches. In this study, we increased the number of M cells using soluble RANKL (sRANKL) as a potent mucosal adjuvant. RESULTS For efficient oral delivery of sRANKL, we constructed recombinant Lactococcus lactis (L. lactis) IL1403 secreting sRANKL (sRANKL-LAB). The biological activity of recombinant sRANKL was confirmed by observing RANK-RANKL signaling in vitro. M cell development in response to oral administration of recombinant L. lactis was determined by 1.51-fold higher immunohistochemical expression of M cell marker GP-2, compared to that of non-treatment group. In addition, an adjuvant effect of sRANKL was examined by immunization of mice with M-BmpB as a model antigen after treatment with sRANKL-LAB. Compared with the wild-type L. lactis group, the sRANKL-LAB group showed significantly increased systemic and mucosal immune responses specific to M-BmpB. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that the M cell development by sRANKL-LAB can increase the antigen transcytotic capability of follicle-associated epithelium, and thereby enhance the mucosal immune response, which implies that oral administration of sRANKL is a promising adjuvant strategy for efficient oral vaccination.
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- Jeong-In Kim
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea.
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- Institute of Green-Bio Science & Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchanggun, Gangwondo, South Korea.
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- Department of Animal Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, China.
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- Institute of Green-Bio Science & Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchanggun, Gangwondo, South Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology & Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea. .,Department of Animal Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, China.
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Ahn JH, Kim IS, Shin KM, Kang SS, Hong SJ, Park JH, Kim HJ, Lee SH, Kim DY, Jung JH. Influence of arm position on catheter placement during real-time ultrasound-guided right infraclavicular proximal axillary venous catheterization. Br J Anaesth 2015; 116:363-9. [PMID: 26487153 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Real-time ultrasound-guided infraclavicular proximal axillary venous catheterization is used in many clinical situations and provides the advantages of catheter stabilization, a reduced risk of catheter-related infection, and comfort for the patient without limitation of movement. However, unintended catheter tip dislocation and accidental arterial puncture occur occasionally. This study was designed to investigate the influence of arm position on catheter placement and complications. METHODS Patients were randomized to either the neutral group (n=240) or the abduction group (n=241). In the neutral group, patients were positioned with the head and shoulders placed in an anatomically neutral position and the arms kept by the side during catheterization. In the abduction group, the right upper arm was abducted at 90° from the trunk during catheterization. After real-time ultrasound-guided catheterization was carried out in the right infraclavicular proximal axillary vein, misplacement of the catheter and all complications were evaluated with ultrasound and chest radiography. RESULTS The success rate of complete catheterization before evaluating the placement of the catheter was high in both groups (97.1 vs 98.8%, P=not significant). The incidence of accidental arterial puncture was not different (1.7 vs 0%, P=not significant). The incidence of misplacement of the catheter was higher in the neutral group than in the abduction group (3.9 vs 0.4%, P=0.01). There were no complications, such as haemothorax, pneumothorax, or injury to the brachial plexus and phrenic nerve, in either group. CONCLUSIONS Upper arm abduction may minimize the risk of misplacement of the catheter during real-time ultrasound-guided infraclavicular proximal axillary venous catheterization. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION The trial was registered with the Clinical Trial Registry of Korea: https://cris.nih.go.kr/cris/index.jsp. Identifier: KCT0001417.
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- J H Ahn
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Kyonggi-do, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, 150 Sungan-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Republic of Korea
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- K H Shyn
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yongsan Hospital, Chung Ang University, Seoul
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- H S Bae
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Yang DW, Kim Y, Jang S, Hong JM, Yi J, Kim IS, Yang BM, Lee SW, Kim C, Rhee CK. The Medical Costs of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in South Korea. Value Health 2014; 17:A593. [PMID: 27202029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- D W Yang
- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Seoul, South Korea
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- National Health Insurance System Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
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- Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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Park JH, Kang SN, Shin D, Hur IC, Kim IS, Jin SK. Antioxidant Activities of Achyranthes japonica Nakai Extract and Its Application to the Pork Sausages. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2014; 26:287-94. [PMID: 25049789 PMCID: PMC4093158 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2012.12438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Influence of Achyranthes japonica Nakai Extract (AJNE) on properties of pork sausages were studied in the present investigation. AJNE was added to sausages alone or in combination with ascorbic acid to obtain a comparative analysis on properties of control and ascorbic acid added-sausages. Results showed that addition of 0.05% AJNE led to a decrease in color L* and whiteness (W), and an increase in color b* of pork sausage samples (p<0.05). Although color a* of pork sausages containing AJNE was not significantly different, ascorbic acid added-sausages were highest amongst other treatments (p<0.05). Sausages containing AJNE had lower non-heme iron values and peroxide value (POV) than control sausages (p<0.05); however, high nitrosomyoglobin content was observed in AJNE added-sausages (p<0.05). Ascorbic acid led to a decrease in residual nitrite concentration of sausages (p<0.05), but no difference was found in AJNE added-sausages. Free radical scavenging analysis showed that AJNE did not affect 1,1-diphenyl -2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) activity of sausages, whereas ascorbic acid added-sausages showed relatively higher activity among the samples (p<0.05). Addition of AJNE had no influence on texture properties of sausages. In sensory evaluation, AJNE treatment had significant effects on color (p<0.05), but no significant effects on aroma, flavor, springiness, juiciness, and overall acceptability. In conclusion, the addition of AJNE, as a natural supplement may offer natural antioxidants for pork sausages, and appears to be particularly effective in inducing changes in non-heme iron concentration, POV value and nitrosomyglobin content.
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- J H Park
- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 660-758, Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 660-758, Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 660-758, Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 660-758, Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 660-758, Korea
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- Swine Science and Technology Center, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology, Jinju 660-758, Korea
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Kim IS, Lee B, Yoo SJ, Hwang SJ. Whole Body Vibration Reduces Inflammatory Bone Loss in a Lipopolysaccharide Murine Model. J Dent Res 2014; 93:704-10. [PMID: 24810275 DOI: 10.1177/0022034514534856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Whole body vibration (WBV) stimulation has a beneficial effect on the recovery of osteoporotic bone. We aimed to investigate the immediate effect of WBV on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated inflammatory bone loss by varying the exposure timing. Balb/C mice were divided into the following groups: control, LPS (L), and LPS with vibration (LV). The L and LV groups received LPS (5 mg/kg) by 2 intraperitoneal injections on days 0 and 4. The LV group was exposed to WBV (0.4 g, 45 Hz) either during LPS treatment (LV1) or after cessation of LPS injection (LV2) and then continued WBV treatment for 10 min/d for 3 d. Evaluation based on micro-computed tomography was performed 7 d after the first injection, when the L group showed a significant decrease in bone volume (-25.8%) and bone mineral density (-33.5%) compared with the control group. The LV2 group recovered bone volume (35%) and bone mineral density (19.9%) compared with the L group, whereas the LV1 group showed no improvement. This vibratory signal showed a suppressive effect on the LPS-mediated induction of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β or TNF-α in human mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. These findings suggest that immediate exposure to WBV after the conclusion of LPS treatment efficiently reduces trabecular bone loss, but WBV might be less effective during the course of treatment with inflammatory factor.
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- I S Kim
- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kwon SY, Kim IS, Bae JE, Kang JW, Cho YJ, Cho NS, Lee SW. Pathogen inactivation efficacy of Mirasol PRT System and Intercept Blood System for non-leucoreduced platelet-rich plasma-derived platelets suspended in plasma. Vox Sang 2014; 107:254-60. [PMID: 24806328 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of pathogen inactivation (PI) in non-leucoreduced platelet-rich plasma-derived platelets suspended in plasma using the Mirasol PRT System and the Intercept Blood System. METHODS Platelets were pooled using the Acrodose PL system and separated into two aliquots for Mirasol and Intercept treatment. Four replicates of each viral strain were used for the evaluation. For bacteria, both low-titre (45-152 CFU/unit) inoculation and high-titre (7·34-10·18 log CFU/unit) inoculation with two replicates for each bacterial strain were used. Platelets with non-detectable bacterial growth and platelets inoculated with a low titre were stored for 5 days, and culture was performed with the BacT/ALERT system. RESULTS The inactivation efficacy expressed as log reduction for Mirasol and Intercept systems for viruses was as follows: human immunodeficiency virus 1, ≥4·19 vs. ≥4·23; bovine viral diarrhoea virus, 1·83 vs. ≥6·03; pseudorabies virus, 2·73 vs. ≥5·20; hepatitis A virus, 0·62 vs. 0·76; and porcine parvovirus, 0·28 vs. 0·38. The inactivation efficacy for bacteria was as follows: Escherichia coli, 5·45 vs. ≥9·22; Staphylococcus aureus, 4·26 vs. ≥10·11; and Bacillus subtilis, 5·09 vs. ≥7·74. Postinactivation bacterial growth in platelets inoculated with a low titre of S. aureus or B. subtilis was detected only with Mirasol. CONCLUSION Pathogen inactivation efficacy of Intercept for enveloped viruses was found to be satisfactory. Mirasol showed satisfactory inactivation efficacy for HIV-1 only. The two selected non-enveloped viruses were not inactivated by both systems. Inactivation efficacy of Intercept was more robust for all bacteria tested at high or low titres.
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- S Y Kwon
- Blood Transfusion Research Institute, Korean Red Cross, Seoul, Korea
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Ryu KJ, Kim IS, Bae HS, Lee JK, Lee NW, Song JY. Paratubal cancer found at the time of laparoscopic surgery for adnexal torsion: a case report and literature review. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2014; 35:741-744. [PMID: 25556286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Paratubal cysts are common incidental finding, but malignant paratubal cancers have rare occurrence and have not been sufficiently described and discussed in previous studies. CASE REPORT This report describes a case of a 70-year-old female who underwent emergent laparoscopy for adnexal torsion. A serous cystadenocarcinoma arising in a paratubal cyst and accompanied by tubal torsion was revealed by frozen section and successfully treated with laparoscopic cytoreductive surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSION This report is the first case of paratubal cancer with bilateral tubal torsion which was diagnosed and treated with laparoscopic surgery, and the third report describing serous cystadenocarcinoma arising in a paratubal cyst. In the laparoscopic surgery for the paratubal cyst clinically presumed as accompanied with tubal torsion, surgeons should not ignore the possibility of malignancy in spite of the rare incidence of paratubal cancers and the preconception that adnexal malignancies are seldom accompanied by tubal torsion.
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- K J Ryu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea Universit Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Moon JS, Cheong NR, Yang SY, Kim IS, Chung HJ, Jeong YW, Park JC, Kim MS, Kim SH, Ko HM. Lipopolysaccharide-induced indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression in the periodontal ligament. J Periodontal Res 2013; 48:733-9. [PMID: 23488665 DOI: 10.1111/jre.12063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is a tryptophan-oxidizing enzyme with immune-inhibitory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of IDO by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a component of gram-negative bacteria, in human periodontal ligament (PDL) cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS Human PDL cells and gingival fibroblasts (GFs) were prepared from explants of human PDLs and from gingival tissues of clinically healthy donors, respectively. Real-time RT-PCR, western blotting and the IDO enzyme assay were performed to determine the expression of IDO following LPS treatment of cells. LPS was injected into mice tail veins to evaluate the effects of LPS in vivo in the maxillary first molar. Immunofluorescence staining and histological analysis were followed to localize IDO in mouse PDL. RESULTS The level of expression of IDO mRNA in primary human PDL cells after LPS treatment was increased in a dose-dependent manner, reaching a peak 8 h after LPS treatment. The expression and activities of IDO protein were significantly increased in comparison with those of the control. In addition, the increased production of kynurenine in culture medium was observed 72 h after LPS treatment. In the immunofluorescence findings, stronger immunoreactivities were shown in PDL than in gingival tissues in the maxillae. In accordance with the immunofluorescence findings, LPS treatment induced a strong up-regulation of IDO mRNA in human PDL cells, whereas human GFs showed only a weak response to LPS. CONCLUSION These results clearly show that IDO was induced by LPS in primary human PDL cells, suggesting that PDL might be involved in the regulation of oral inflammatory disease.
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- J S Moon
- Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental Science Research Institute, School of Dentistry, 2nd stage Brain Korea, Medical Research Center for Biomineralization Disorders, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea
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Kim IS, Kim SY, Yoo HH. Effects of an aqueous-ethanolic extract of ginger on cytochrome P450 enzyme-mediated drug metabolism. Pharmazie 2012; 67:1007-9. [PMID: 23346764] [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: 06/01/2023]
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Ginger has been extensively used as a herbal medicine for thousands of years in Asia; it has also been used as a seasoning agent in several foods and beverages worldwide. In this study, the effect of an aqueous-ethanolic extract of ginger on CYP450-mediated drug metabolism was investigated in vitro to elucidate the herb-drug interactions. A CYP450-specific substrates mixture was incubated with an aqueous-ethanolic extract of ginger in human liver microsomes fortified with an NADPH-generating system, and the metabolites generated from each of the CYP450-specific metabolic reactions were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The ginger extracts were tested at concentrations of 0.05-5 microg/mL. The resulting data showed that the ginger extract inhibited CYP2C19-mediated drug metabolism in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC50 value of 3.8 microg/mL. When the ginger extract was pre-incubated and assessed, the inhibition pattern did not change, indicating that the inhibition of CYP2C19 was competitive rather than mechanism-based. The effects on other CYP isozyme activity were negligible at the concentrations tested. In conclusion, this inhibitory effect of ginger extract could affect the pharmacokinetics and lead to interactions with drugs that are metabolized by CYP2C19.
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- I S Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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Low-magnitude high-frequency (LMHF) vibrations have the ability to stimulate bone formation and reduce bone loss. However, the anabolic mechanisms that are mediated by vibration in human bone cells at the cellular level remain unclear. We hypothesized that human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) display direct osteoblastic responses to LMHF vibration signals. Daily exposure to vibrations increased the proliferation of hMSCs, with the highest efficiency occurring at a peak acceleration of 0.3 g and vibrations at 30 to 40 Hz. Specifically, these conditions promoted osteoblast differentiation through an increase in alkaline phosphatase activity and in vitro matrix mineralization. The effect of vibration on the expression of osteogenesis-related factors differed depending on culture method. hMSCs that underwent vibration in a monolayer culture did not exhibit any changes in the expressions of these genes, while cells in three-dimensional culture showed increased expression of type I collagen, osteoprotegerin, or VEGF, and VEGF induction appeared in 2 different hMSC lines. These results are among the first to demonstrate a dose-response effect upon LMHF stimulation, thereby demonstrating that hMSCs are mechanosensitive to LMHF vibration signals such that they could facilitate the osteogenic process.
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- I S Kim
- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Lim HK, Hong SC, Jung WS, Ahn KJ, Won WY, Hahn C, Kim IS, Lee CU. Automated segmentation of hippocampal subfields in drug-naïve patients with Alzheimer disease. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2012; 34:747-51. [PMID: 23042923 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a3293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Although a few automated hippocampal subfield segmentation methods have been developed, there is no study on the effects of the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease on the hippocampal subfield volume with in vivo MR imaging. The aim of this study was to investigate hippocampal subfield volume differences between drug-naïve subjects with AD and healthy elderly controls by using an automated hippocampal subfield segmentation technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-one drug-naïve subjects with AD and 33 group-matched healthy control subjects underwent 3T MR imaging, and hippocampal subfield volume was measured and compared between the groups. RESULTS Subjects with AD had significantly smaller volumes of the presubiculum, subiculum, CA2-3, and CA4 DG compared with healthy subjects (uncorrected, P<.001). In addition, we found significant positive correlations between the presubiculum and the subicular volumes and the MMSE-K and the CERAD-K verbal delayed recall scores in the AD group. CONCLUSIONS We are unaware of previous imaging studies of automated hippocampal subfield segmentation in AD. These structural changes in the hippocampal presubiculum, subiculum, and CA2-3 might be at the core of underlying neurobiologic mechanisms of hippocampal dysfunction and their relevance to verbal delayed recall impairments in AD.
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- H K Lim
- Department of Psychiatry, Saint Vincent Hospital, and College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea
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Park KH, Gil EY, Choi YJ, Kim ST, Cho KR, Seo JH, Lee ES, Kim IS, Disis ML. P1-01-07: ErbB-2 Peptide Vaccination Suppresses Spontaneous Tumorigenesis and Tumor Stem Cell Expansion in MMTV-PyVT Transgenic Mouse. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p1-01-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Immunization targeting ErbB-2 could have considerable therapeutic potential by controlling growth and metastasis of highly aggressive tumor cells in the earlier preclinical and clinical studies. Just a few studies have examined preventive potential of ErbB-2 vaccines in preclinical studies. However, animal model systems used in the previous studies were tumor transplantation or neu-transgenic mouse, which were not relevant to human HER-2 positive breast tumorigenesis. In this study, active immunotherapy against tumor antigen ErbB-2/neu for primary prevention of breast cancer was tested using FVB/N-Tg (MMTV-PyVT) transgenic mice model. Mice were grouped to receive either ErbB-2 peptide vaccine, immune adjuvant only, tetanus toxoid, or PBS every 2 weeks for 3 times and monthly thereafter. The MMTV-PyVT transgenic mice in control groups (PBS, immune adjuvant only, or tetanus toxoid peptide) developed spontaneous mammary adenocarcinomas in 12 to 15 weeks, but vaccination against ErbB-2 strongly suppressed tumor formation by 30 weeks of observation. Further pathologic examination showed complete prevention of tumorigenesis was observed in ErbB-2 vaccinated mice, whereas the mice in control groups developed highly aggressive ErbB-2 overexpressing tumors similar to human breast cancer. The tumor protective effect of peptide vaccination was associated with induction of ErbB-2-specific humoral immune responses as well as T cell responses. Additionally, role of signal through ErbB-2 pathway and the relationship with stemness of cancer cells were determined by Aldefluor assay, mammosphere formation assay using Mouse mammary carcinoma (MMC) cells in vitro, and level of nestin expression determined by Western blot analysis. Further analysis of mammosphere formation capacity of MMC cells using immune sera showed that sera from ErbB2 vaccinated mice had a significant inhibitory effect on mammosphere formation in ErbB-2 overexpressing MMC cells. These results suggest that ErbB-2 targeting by cancer vaccination might be useful adjuvant to standard therapy, helping to prevent relapse in patients with ErbB-2-overexpressing tumors by suppressing stem/progenitor cell population.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-01-07.
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- KH Park
- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- 1Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Korea University College of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Bong MS, Yang SY, Lee SH, Seo JM, Kim IS. Simultaneous Analysis of Conazole Fungicides in Garlic by Q-TOF Mass Spectrometer Coupled with a Modified QuEChERS Method. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.5338/kjea.2011.30.3.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Jang JY, Yi S, Jung IY, Choi EH, Jo UH, Seo JM, Yang SY, Kim IS. Aphicidal Activity of Starfish (Asterina pectinifera) Extracts against Green Peach Aphid (Myzus Persicae). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.5338/kjea.2011.30.2.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Jang A, Lee KK, Bishop PL, Kim IS, Ahn CH. Development of polymer lab-on-a-chip (LOC) for oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) measurement. Water Sci Technol 2011; 63:2309-2315. [PMID: 21977654 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Reverse osmosis (RO) desalination has been recognized as a promising method to solve the water shortage problem. Nevertheless, since it is energy intensive and has many problems associated with biofouling/fouling of RO membranes in RO plants, its commercial acceptance is still slow. Especially, as high levels of oxidizing agents negatively affect RO membrane efficiency and life span. So, there is a need to develop sensitive, selective, portable and rapid methods to determine oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) in feed solution. For developing a polymer ORP lab-on-a-chip (LOC), a microchannel patterned on a polymer substrate was successfully filled with 800 nm diameter silica beads using self-assembly bead packing technology. The measured ORPs using the three kinds of redox potential solutions were typically slightly lower than those of the nominal redox potential. But, all of the measurements should be deemed acceptable. The ORP LOC has also a much shorter response time than the conventional potentiometric sensor.
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- A Jang
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 261 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, South Korea.
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Molecular signals driving the regenerative process in distraction osteogenesis (DO) involve a complex system of cellular behavior triggered by mechanical strain. However, it remains unclear how mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) adapt to osteogenic demands during DO. We hypothesized that human MSCs (hMSCs) modulate early osteogenic metabolism during exposure to static stretch. The proliferation of hMSCs was increased by static stretch, which, in turn, suppressed TGF-β1-mediated decreases in cell proliferation. The amount of stretching force applied had little effect on osteoblast differentiation of hMSCs induced by dexamethasone treatment. However, this strain induced sustained production of nitric oxide and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which are critical factors in angiogenesis, from differentiated hMSCs. Mechanical stretch involved ERK and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways, the selective inhibitors of which decreased static-stretch-induced VEGF production. These findings provide evidence that hMSCs act to facilitate early osteogenic metabolism during exposure to static stretch.
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- I S Kim
- Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University, Korea
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Shin KM, Park JH, Kil HK, Kang SS, Kim IS, Hong SJ, Choi JK. Caudal epidural block in children: comparison of needle insertion parallel with caudal canal versus conventional two-step technique. Anaesth Intensive Care 2010; 38:525-9. [PMID: 20514963 DOI: 10.1177/0310057x1003800318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 11/15/2022]
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This study compared the technique of inserting the needle for caudal epidural blockade in a single pass parallel to the caudal canal versus the conventional technique of approaching the caudal canal with the needle at a steeper angle. Seventy-five patients, aged 0 to 72 months, scheduled for urological surgery were prospectively enrolled in this study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: a conventional method group (caudal block performed with conventional needle insertion, n=40) and a new method group (needle inserted into the skin at an angle of 200 and into the caudal space without redirection, n=35). Two anaesthetists (A, B) performed the caudal blocks. For anaesthetist A, the mean time required (standard deviation) to perform needle insertion in the conventional method group was 2.2 (0.8) minutes and in the new method group 1.1 (0.7) minutes (P = 0.03). For anaesthetist B the mean time (standard deviation) to perform needle insertion in the conventional method group was 2.1 (1.1) minutes and in the new method group 1.3 (0.8) minutes (P = 0.04). Successful block was considered as first pass placement of the needle in the caudal canal confirmed (after placement) by ultrasound imaging, and the absence of a bloody tap. Subcutaneous placement of the needle after the first attempt occurred in two cases in the conventional method group and three cases in the new method group. Bloody tap occurred in four cases, all in the conventional method group and none in the new method group. When required, the second pass was successful in all cases.
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- K M Shin
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Lim HK, Kwon H, Chung N, Ko YG, Kim JM, Kim IS, Park YK. Usefulness of magnetocardiogram to detect unstable angina pectoris and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2009; 103:448-54. [PMID: 19195500 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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] [Received: 07/23/2008] [Revised: 10/13/2008] [Accepted: 10/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Electrophysiologic information as well as anatomic information to detect coronary artery disease is important for accurate diagnosis. A diagnostic tool that can detect patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) or non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) with severe stenosis would be beneficial for patients and clinicians. Magnetocardiography has been recognized as a noncontact, noninvasive, fast tool to detect ischemic coronary artery disease and provide direct electrophysiologic information from the heart. In this study, 10 magnetocardiographic (MCG) parameters from 4 groups, including 185 young controls, 19 age-matched controls (AMCs), 110 patients with UAP, and 83 patients with NSTEMIs, were analyzed. A 64-channel MCG system in a magnetically shielded room was used. All 10 parameters showed significant differences (p <0.001) between controls and patients with NSTEMIs, and 6 parameters showed significant differences (p <0.01) between AMCs and patients with UAP. MCG parameters significantly increased when ischemic heart conditions worsened. Of the 10 parameters, the magnetic field map was among the easiest ways to detect the severity of coronary artery disease. Abnormal magnetic field maps were observed frequently with worsening ischemic coronary artery disease (70% of patients with UAP and 92.5% of those with NSTEMIs had abnormal maps). The combination of the binary boundaries of the 10 parameters had 96.4% sensitivity and 85% specificity to detect NSTEMI. In conclusion, the MCG parameters and magnetic field maps may detect UAP and NSTEMI easily when they are considered together.
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- Hyun Kyoon Lim
- Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Daejeon, Korea.
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Jang A, Zou Z, MacKnight E, Wu PM, Kim IS, Ahn CH, Bishop PL. Development of a portable analyzer with polymer lab-on-a-chip (LOC) for continuous sampling and monitoring of Pb(II). Water Sci Technol 2009; 60:2889-2896. [PMID: 19934510 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A new portable analyzer with polymer lab-on-a-chip (LOC) has been designed, fabricated and fully characterized for continuous sampling and monitoring of lead (Pb(II)) in this work. As the working electrodes of the sensor, bismuth (Bi (III)) which allowed the advantage of being more environmentally friendly than traditional mercury drop electrodes was used, while maintaining similar sensitivity and other desirable characteristics. The size of a portable analyzer was 30 cmx23 cmx7 cm, and the weight was around 3 kg. The small size gives the advantage of being portable for field use while not sacrificing portability for accuracy of measurement. Furthermore, the autonomous system developed in coordination with the development of new polymer LOC integrated with electrochemical sensors can provide an innovative way to monitor surface waters in an efficient, cost-effective and sustainable manner.
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- A Jang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
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Kim IK, El-Aty AA, Shin HC, Lee HB, Kim IS, Shim JH. Corrigendum to “Analysis of volatile compounds in fresh healthy and diseased peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) using solvent free solid injection coupled with gas chromatography–flame ionization detector and confirmation with mass spectrometry ” [J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 45 (2007) 487–494]. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2008.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Park SJ, Kim M, Kim NH, Oh MK, Cho JK, Jin JY, Kim IS. Auranofin promotes retinoic acid- or dihydroxyvitamin D3-mediated cell differentiation of promyelocytic leukaemia cells by increasing histone acetylation. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 154:1196-205. [PMID: 18500361 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE To investigate the molecular mechanism for the effect of auranofin on the induction of cell differentiation, the cellular events associated with differentiation were analysed in acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) cells. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The APL blasts from leukaemia patients and NB4 cells were cotreated with auroanofin and all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) at suboptimal concentration. The HL-60 cells were treated with auroanofin and a subeffective dose of 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2 vit D3) in combination. The effect of auroanofin was investigated on histone acetylation at the promoter of differentiation-associated genes and expression of cell cycle regulators. KEY RESULTS Treatment with auroanofin and ATRA cooperatively induced granulocytic differentiation of fresh APL blasts isolated from patients and NB4 cells. The combined treatment also increased reorganization of nuclear PML bodies and histone acetylation at the promoter of the RARbeta2 gene. Auroanofin also promoted monocytic differentiation of the HL-60 cells triggered by subeffective concentration of 1,25(OH)2 vit D3. The combined treatment of auroanofin and 1,25(OH)2 vit D3 stimulated histone acetylation at p21 promoters and increased the accumulation of cells in the G0/G1 phase. Consistent with this, the expressions of p21, p27 and PTEN were increased and the levels of cyclin A, Cdk2 and Cdk4 were decreased. Furthermore, the hypophosphorylated form of pRb was markedly increased in cotreated cells. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These findings indicate that auroanofin in combination with low doses of either ATRA or 1,25(OH)2 vit D3 promotes APL cell differentiation by enhancing histone acetylation and the expression of differentiation-associated genes.
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- S J Park
- 1Department of Natural Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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Kim KM, Park SH, Kim JS, Lee WK, Cha SI, Kim CH, Kang YM, Jung TH, Kim IS, Park JY. Polymorphisms in the type IV collagen alpha3 gene and the risk of COPD. Eur Respir J 2008; 32:35-41. [PMID: 18385178 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00076207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A number of genome-wide linkage analyses have identified the 2q33.3-2q37.2 region as the most likely to contain the genes that contribute to the susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It was hypothesised that the type IV collagen alpha3 (COL4A3) gene, which is one of the genes located in the 2q33.3-2q37.2 region, may act as a low-penetrance susceptibility gene for COPD. To test this hypothesis, the association of COL4A3 -1162T>C, IVS2+12C>A, P141L, G162E, H451R, P574L and *315C>A polymorphisms with the risk of COPD was investigated in a case-control study of 311 COPD patients and 386 controls. The presence of at least one 451R allele was associated with a significantly higher risk of COPD compared with the 451 H/H genotype (adjusted odds ratio 1.48, 95% confidence interval (1.03-2.14)). When the subjects were stratified according to age and COPD severity, the 451R allele was associated with a significantly higher risk of COPD only in younger individuals with severe COPD (3.02 (1.37-6.67)). In conclusion, these findings suggest that the type IV collagen alpha3 gene contributes to the genetic susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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- K M Kim
- Dept of Biochemistry, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Samduk 2a 50, Daegu, 700-412, Republic of Korea
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In spite of its importance, there have been few attempts to evaluate the sensory attributes of the food bolus during swallowing. In the current study, the slipperiness, the degree of slide for the food bolus through the mucosal surface of the oro-pharynx, and the compliance, how easily the shape of a food bolus can be transformed for automatic and comfortable swallowing, were derived among several sensory attributes related to the swallowing. Therefore, the study aims were twofold: (1) to develop the methods of sensory and instrumental analyses for determining the slipperiness and compliance of the food bolus during swallowing and (2) to examine the appropriateness of the newly designed devices by correlating the data between the sensory and instrumental analyses. Six commercial food products were evaluated by 10 trained panelists for each attribute. The devices for assessing each attribute were developed in consideration of the oro-pharyngeal movements. The sensory and instrumental analyses showed high correlation and regression coefficients as well as intensity differences of the 6 samples for each attribute. In conclusion, the slipperiness and the compliance were suitable for acquiring a better understanding of the sensory attributes of the food bolus during swallowing, and the newly developed devices showed a high potential for determining those attributes.
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- H-S Seo
- Dept. of Food and Nutrition, College of Human Ecology, Seoul Natl. Univ., Seoul 151-742, Korea
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Park JG, Park JW, Kim DW, Seo HG, Nam BH, Lee JS, Choi JC, Kim IS, Boyle P. Factors influencing attitudes to legislation banning the manufacture and sale of tobacco products. Tob Control 2008; 17:142-3. [DOI: 10.1136/tc.2007.024174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Kim IS, Lim YS, Lee HC, Suh DJ, Lee YJ, Lee SG. Pre-operative transarterial chemoembolization for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma adversely affects post-operative patient outcome. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2008; 27:338-45. [PMID: 18047564 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03580.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Long-term outcomes after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma are not satisfactory because of high recurrence rates. Aim To assess whether a single session of pre-operative transarterial chemoembolization affects post-operative outcome. METHODS We analysed outcomes retrospectively in 334 consecutive patients who underwent hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, initially judged resectable. Ninety-seven of these patients had each undergone a single session of pre-operative transarterial chemoembolization (transarterial chemoembolization + hepatic resection group), whereas 237 had not (hepatic resection group). RESULTS Most clinicopathological characteristics were similar in the two groups. The overall survival rate was significantly higher in the hepatic resection than in the transarterial chemoembolization + hepatic resection group (P = 0.011), whereas their disease-free survival rates were comparable (P = 0.67). The overall and disease-free survival rates of the transarterial chemoembolization + hepatic resection group with incomplete tumour necrosis were significantly lower than those of the hepatic resection group (P < 0.001 and P = 0.006, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that pre-operative transarterial chemoembolization, serum alpha-fetoprotein elevation (>1000 ng/mL), tumour size (>5 cm) and vascular invasion were independent risk factors for poor overall survival after hepatic resection. CONCLUSIONS A single session of pre-operative transarterial chemoembolization for initially resectable hepatocellular carcinoma worsens overall survival rate. It may also increase the risk of tumour recurrence in patients who achieve incomplete tumour necrosis.
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- I S Kim
- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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The sausage samples were made from pork with spent laying hen breast surimi. The samples were divided into 4 groups [sausage made from pork (control) and sausage made from pork with 20% (T1), 40% (T2), and 60% (T3) of spent laying hen breast surimi]. In proximate compositions, the moisture and ash contents of the control were higher than sausage containing spent laying hen surimi samples in all storage periods. The pH and cooking loss were higher in T3 compared with other sausage samples. However, there was no significant difference in water-holding capacity among the sausage samples, whereas shear force was significantly higher in T2. In meat color, sausage containing spent laying hen surimi samples (T1, T2, and T3) have shown to have higher lightness (L) compared with control, and redness (a) was significantly higher in control and T1. Total amino acid content and essential amino acids were increased in sausage containing spent laying hen surimi samples at 0 d of storage. In fatty acid composition, saturated fatty acid was higher in control than sausage containing spent laying hen surimi samples. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances value was lower in sausage containing spent laying hen surimi samples than control at 2 and 4 wk of storage. Cholesterol content was lower in control compared with sausage containing spent laying hen surimi samples. In sensory evaluation, most test items were not significantly different among the sausage samples although tenderness was higher in T2 and T3 at 0 d of storage.
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- S K Jin
- Department of Animal Resources Technology, Jinju National University, Gyeongnam, Jinju, Chilam-dong 150, Republic of Korea
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Choi HS, Kim HJ, Nam SG, Kim IS, Lee KT, Yook CS, Lee YS. Lupane Glycosides from the Leaves of Acanthopanax koreanum. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2008; 56:1613-6. [PMID: 18981617 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.56.1613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Hyun-Sik Choi
- Kyung Hee East-West Pharmaceutical Research Institute, College of Pharmacy and Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, Kyung Hee University
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- Life Sciences Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology
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- Kyung Hee East-West Pharmaceutical Research Institute, College of Pharmacy and Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, Kyung Hee University
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- Kyung Hee East-West Pharmaceutical Research Institute, College of Pharmacy and Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, Kyung Hee University
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- Kyung Hee East-West Pharmaceutical Research Institute, College of Pharmacy and Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, Kyung Hee University
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- Kyung Hee East-West Pharmaceutical Research Institute, College of Pharmacy and Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, Kyung Hee University
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- Kyung Hee East-West Pharmaceutical Research Institute, College of Pharmacy and Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Science, Kyung Hee University
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Kim IK, Abd El-Aty AM, Shin HC, Lee HB, Kim IS, Shim JH. Analysis of volatile compounds in fresh healthy and diseased peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) using solvent free solid injection coupled with gas chromatography-flame ionization detector and confirmation with mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2007; 45:487-94. [PMID: 17766077 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2007.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Received: 05/26/2007] [Revised: 07/11/2007] [Accepted: 07/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The characteristic volatile flavor compounds in healthy peppers (Capsicum annuum L.) were evaluated using a solvent-free solid injector coupled with a-gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (SFSI-GC-FID) and the results of evaluation were confirmed using GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). These compounds were compared with those obtained from peppers that were naturally infected or artificially inoculated with Colletotrichum spp. Parameters influencing the vaporization efficiency, including the injector temperature, pre-heating time and holding time, were optimized to improve the analytical efficiency. A total of 96 compounds (excluding eight capillary compounds), 17 of which were identified in healthy peppers, 49 of which were found in naturally infected peppers, and 61 of which were identified in artificially inoculated peppers, were separated and identified under the optimal conditions of an injector temperature of 250 degrees C and 7-min preheating and holding times. Acetic acid and 2-furanmethanol were the major compounds detected in the volatiles of the healthy and diseased peppers. The major compound detected in both the healthy and naturally infected peppers was 3-hydroxypyridine, while hexadecanoic acid was the primary compound identified in the artificially inoculated peppers. Indole derivatives (1H-indole, 4-methylindole and 1-ethylindole) were suggested to be the key factors contributing to the pepper infection caused by Colletotrichum spp. We conclude that SFSI in combination with GC is a suitable approach for distinguishing between healthy and diseased peppers by the investigation of their volatile compounds. It does not require the use of solvents and complicated equipment.
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- In-Kyung Kim
- Natural Products Chemistry Laboratory, Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Chonnam National University, 300 Yong-Bong Dong, Buk-Ku, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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Kim SJ, Lee SH, Kim IS, Kim HJ, Kim SK, Rieder HL. Risk of occupational tuberculosis in National Tuberculosis Programme laboratories in Korea. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007; 11:138-42. [PMID: 17263282] [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: 05/13/2023] Open
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SETTING Mycobacteriology laboratories in the National Tuberculosis Control Programme in Korea. OBJECTIVES To determine tuberculosis (TB) risk by type of work among laboratory workers compared to non-laboratory workers. DESIGN Retrospective study of TB incidence among technicians involved in acid-fast bacilli smear microscopy or culture and/or drug susceptibility testing (DST) compared with that among managerial/clerical workers. RESULTS Two cases developed among 77 non-laboratory workers, two among 88 smear microscopy technicians, and 11 among 76 culture/DST technicians during the observation period. Compared to non-laboratory workers, the relative risk of TB was 1.4 (95% CI 0.2-10.0) among microscopy technicians and 7.8 (95% CI 1.7-34.9) among culture/DST technicians. TB developed among 7/15 DST technicians compared to only 2/59 culture/non-DST technicians. Compared to non-laboratory workers, the relative risk for DST technicians was 21.5 (95% CI 4.5-102.5). CONCLUSION DST led to the highest relative risk among all types of mycobacteriology work, while performing smear microscopy alone did not pose an elevated risk compared to clerical work.
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- S J Kim
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France.
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Alam MR, Lee JI, Kang HS, Kim IS, Park SY, Lee KC, Kim NS. Frequency and distribution of patellar luxation in dogs. 134 cases (2000 to 2005). Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2007; 20:59-64. [PMID: 17364098] [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: 05/14/2023]
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This study investigated the frequency and distribution of patellar luxation in the dogs presented to the Chonbuk National University Animal Medical Centre during January 2000 to September 2005. Patellar luxations were classified as medial or lateral, and unilateral or bilateral, were graded I to IV, and were subdivided according to age, sex and size of the dogs. The incidence of medial patellar luxation (MPL) was greater than the incidence of lateral patellar luxation (LPL) in both small and large dogs. Small-breed dogs were admitted almost exclusively with MPL. LPL was found uncommon; however it was observed more often in larger-breed dogs. Surgical correction was performed primarily in the dogs (165 stifles in 111 dogs) with grade II, III and IV patellar luxations following different surgical techniques. The combination of the surgical techniques was found to be more effective for the management of the disease. The prognosis was found to be favourable, because when the grade was low, the dog was younger, without cruciate ligament rupture, and as the surgical correction was performed with combination of more techniques.
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- M R Alam
- College of Vetarinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Chonju City, Chonbuk 561-756, Korea
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Yeo Y, Jang N, Cho J, Kim KS, Kim IS. Identification of the effect of extracellular polymeric substances on bacterial adhesion to the membrane surface in a membrane bioreactor using Pseudomonas fluorescens. Water Sci Technol 2007; 55:35-42. [PMID: 17305121 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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In a membrane bioreactor (MBR) process containing a variety of bacteria, the bacterial adhesion to the membrane surface, prior to cake formation, causes an increased filtration resistance. In this study, Pseudomonas fluorescens, commonly found in the municipal wastewater treatment process with activated sludge, was used to show the effects of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on bacterial adhesion to the membrane surface in the MBR. Of the various roles of EPS in promoting membrane fouling, the adhesion of bacteria to the membrane surface was calculated using the specific cake resistance (alpha, m/kg). Although the amount of EPS binding with bacteria was increased by the addition of Ca2+, there was no significant effect on the bacterial growth. The results of the particle size distribution showed that the addition of Ca2+ increased flocculation, allowing the formation of a complex with the bacteria and EPS. In order to identify the effects of the addition of Ca2+ on the hydrophobicity, the contact angle was also measured. The result showed that the addition of Ca2+ showed no significant differences in the hydrophobicity, even though there was an increase in flocculation. With the bacteria containing a higher EPS concentration, a higher specific cake resistance was observed. From the results of the adhesion experiment, which was conducted with various EPS levels, displayed as the COD and TOC concentration, an increased EPS concentration was shown to promote bacterial adhesion to the membrane surface.
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- Y Yeo
- Dept. of Environment Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 1 Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-712, Republic of Korea
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