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Yadav M, Maurya AK, Behera K, Chiu FC, Rhee KY. Physical properties of cellulose nanocrystal/magnesium oxide/chitosan transparent composite films for packaging applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130560. [PMID: 38431019 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Hitherto unreported hybrid nanofillers (CNC:MgO) reinforced chitosan (CTS) based composite (CNC:MgO)/CTS films were synthesized using a solution-casting blend technique and synergistic effect of hybrid nanofiller in terms of properties enhancement were investigated. Optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) were used to characterize the films. The hybrid nanofiller considerably changed the transparency and color of the CTS films. The tensile strengths of (3 wt%) CNC/CTS, (3 wt%) MgO/CTS, (1:1)(CNC:MgO)/CTS, (1:2)(CNC:MgO)/CTS and (2:1)(CNC:MgO)/CTS films were 27.49 %, 35.60 %, 91.62 %, 38.22 %, and 29.32 % higher than pristine CTS films respectively, while the water vapor permeation were 28.21 %, 30.77 %, 34.62 %, 38.46 %, and 37.44 % lower than pristine CTS film, respectively. Moreover, the CTS composite films exhibited an improvement in overall water barrier properties after incorporating hybrid nanofillers. Our observations suggest that chitosan-based hybrid nanofiller composite films are a good replacement for plastic-based packaging materials within the food industry.
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- Mithilesh Yadav
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Department of Chemistry, Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, U.P. 222003, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Prof. Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, U.P. 222003, India
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; Department of General Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University, 446-701 Yongin, Republic of Korea.
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Hong SW, Rhee KY, Kim TH, Kim SH. Back Muscle Mass as a Predictor of Postoperative Complications in Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5332. [PMID: 37629374 PMCID: PMC10455803 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12165332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a lack of studies on utilising skeletal muscle mass via preoperative lumbar computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging as a predictor of postoperative complications of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgery in elderly patients. METHODS Patients aged >65 years who underwent PLIF were enrolled. The sum of the cross-sectional areas of the erector spinae muscles (CSABoth) was presented as the skeletal muscle mass. Postoperative complications were assessed using CSABoth, pulmonary function testing, and prognostic nutritional index (PNI). RESULTS Patients with postoperative complications showed significantly lower values of CSABoth (median 2266.70 (2239.73-2875.10) mm2 vs. 3060.30 (2749.25-3473.30) mm2, p < 0.001), functional vital capacity, forced expiratory volume at 1 s, and PNI. However, multiple logistic regression analysis identified American Society of Anaesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA PS) I (odds ratio 0.307 (95% confidence interval 0.110-0.852), p = 0.023), ASA PS III (4.033 (1.586-10.254), p = 0.003), CSABoth (0.999 (0.999-1.000), p < 0.001), and postoperative red blood cell (RBC) transfusion (1.603 (1.193-2.152), p = 0.002) as risk factors for postoperative complications after PLIF surgery. CONCLUSIONS CSABoth, ASA PS III, and postoperative RBC transfusion might be used as predictors of postoperative complications after PLIF in patients aged >65 years.
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- Seung-Wan Hong
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea; (S.-W.H.); (K.-Y.R.)
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea; (S.-W.H.); (K.-Y.R.)
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- Deparment of Orthopedic Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea; (S.-W.H.); (K.-Y.R.)
- Department of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea
- Department of Infection and Immunology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul 05030, Republic of Korea
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Rhee KY, Sung TY, Kim JD, Kang H, Mohamad N, Kim TY. High-dose ulinastatin improves postoperative oxygenation in patients undergoing aortic valve surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: A retrospective study. J Int Med Res 2018; 46:1238-1248. [PMID: 29332409 PMCID: PMC5972268 DOI: 10.1177/0300060517746841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective To determine whether pre-treatment with high-dose ulinastatin provides enhanced postoperative oxygenation in patients who have undergone aortic valve surgery with moderate hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Methods Patients who underwent aortic valve surgery with moderate hypothermic CPB were retrospectively evaluated. In total, 94 of 146 patients were included. The patients were classified into one of two groups: patients in whom ulinastatin (10,000 U/kg followed by 5,000 U/kg/h) was administered during CPB (Group U, n = 38) and patients in whom ulinastatin was not administered (Group C, n = 56). The PaO2/FiO2 ratio was calculated at the following time points: before CPB (pre-CPB), 2 h after weaning from CPB (post-CPB), and 6 h after arrival to the intensive care unit (ICU-6). The incidence of a low PaO2/FiO2 ratio was also compared among the time points. Results Group U showed a significantly higher PaO2/FiO2 ratio (F(4, 89.0) = 657.339) and a lower incidence of lung injury (PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 300) than Group C at the post-CPB and ICU-6 time points. Conclusion High-dose ulinastatin improved pulmonary oxygenation after CPB and in the early stages of the ICU stay in patients undergoing aortic valve surgery with CPB.
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- Ka-Young Rhee
- 1 Department Anaesthesiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- 2 Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- 3 Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 89482 Kosin University College of Medicine 384997 Konyang University College of Medicine 58933 Konkuk University School of Medicine 37985 Chung-Ang University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine 58933 Konkuk University School of Medicine Kosin University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- 4 Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 89482 Kosin University College of Medicine 384997 Konyang University College of Medicine 58933 Konkuk University School of Medicine 37985 Chung-Ang University College of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine 58933 Konkuk University School of Medicine Chung-Ang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- 5 Department of Anaesthesiology and Perfusion, 65187 Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia
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- 1 Department Anaesthesiology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,6 Department of Anaesthesiology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Kim MT, Rhee KY, Lee BH, Kim CJ. Effect of carbon nanotube addition on the wear behavior of basalt/epoxy woven composites. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2013; 13:5631-5635. [PMID: 23882807 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2013.7037] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The effect of acid-treated carbon nanotube (CNT) addition on the wear and dynamic mechanical thermal properties of basalt/epoxy woven composites was investigated in this study. Basalt/CNT/epoxy composites were fabricated by impregnating woven basalt fibers into epoxy resin mixed with 1 wt% CNTs which were acid-treated. Wear and DMA (dynamic mechanical analyzer) tests were performed on basalt/epoxy composites and basalt/CNT/epoxy composites. The results showed that the addition of the acid-treated CNTs improved the wear properties of basalt/epoxy woven composites. Specifically, the friction coefficient of the basalt/epoxy composite was stabilized in the range of 0.5-0.6 while it fell in the range of 0.3-0.4 for basalt/CNT/epoxy composites. The wear volume loss of the basalt/CNT/epoxy composites was approximately 68% lower than that of the basalt/epoxy composites. The results also showed that the glass transition temperature of basalt/CNT/epoxy composites was higher than that of basalt/epoxy composites. The improvement of wear properties of basalt/epoxy composites by the addition of acid-treated CNTs was caused by the homogeneous load transfer between basalt fibers and epoxy matrix due to the reinforcement of CNTs.
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- M T Kim
- Department of R&D, Gumi Electronics and Information Technology Research Institute, Gumi 730-853, Korea
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Lee JH, Rhee KY, Park SJ. Effects of silane modification and temperature on tensile and fractural behaviors of carbon nanotube/epoxy nanocomposites. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:275-280. [PMID: 21446439 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.3237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We investigated the effects of carbon nanotube (CNT) functionalization with silanes and temperature on the tensile and fractural characteristics of CNT/epoxy nanocomposites. Three groups of nanocomposites were fabricated using unmodified, oxidized and silanized CNTs, each at 0.1 wt%. Tensile and fractural tests were performed using the three nanocomposite samples at -30 degrees C, 20 degrees C, and 45 degrees C. Results showed that the tensile strength of silanized samples at -30 degrees C was about 89% and 241% higher, respectively, than at 20 degrees C and 45 degrees C. The elastic modulus of silanized CNT nanocomposite at -30 degrees C was about 52% and 871% higher, respectively, than at 20 degrees C and 45 degrees C. The fracture toughness of silanized samples was higher than those of unmodified and oxidized samples at all temperatures. However, fracture toughness decreased with decreasing temperature. Specifically, fracture toughness of silanized nanocomposites at -30 degrees C was about 76% and 117% lower, respectively, than those at 20 degrees C and 45 degrees C.
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- J H Lee
- Mechanical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin 446-701, Republic of Korea
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Lee JH, Rhee KY. Silane treatment of carbon nanotubes and its effect on the tribological behavior of carbon nanotube/epoxy nanocomposites. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2009; 9:6948-6952. [PMID: 19908704 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.1618] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Functionalization of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) influences dispersion and interfacial strength in CNT-reinforced nanocomposites. In this study, multi-walled CNTs were functionalized via oxidation with a mixture of sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and nitric acid (HNO3). Then, the functionalized CNTs with oxidation were surface-modified using a coupling agent, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane. CNT/epoxy nanocomposites were fabricated using oxidized CNTs and silane-modified CNTs, respectively, to investigate the effect of silane treatment on the tribological behavior of CNT/epoxy nanocomposites. Wear tests were performed on oxidized and silanized CNT/epoxy nanocomposites, at three different sliding speeds. The results showed that the friction coefficient and wear rate of silanized CNT/epoxy nanocomposites were lower than those of oxidized CNT/epoxy nanocomposites, regardless of sliding speed. The improved tribological behavior of silanized CNT/epoxy nanocomposites occurred due to the improved dispersion of CNTs into the epoxy and improved adhesion with the epoxy.
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- J H Lee
- Mechanical Engineering, KyungHee University, Yongin 446-701, Korea
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Oh JH, Rhee KY, Kim SH, Lee PB, Lee JW, Lee SJ. Comparison of analgesic efficacy between single interscalene block combined with a continuous intra-bursal infusion of ropivacaine and continuous interscalene block after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Clin Orthop Surg 2009; 1:48-53. [PMID: 19884997 PMCID: PMC2766686 DOI: 10.4055/cios.2009.1.1.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2008] [Accepted: 06/03/2008] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background This study evaluated the effectiveness of a continuous interscalene block (CISB) by comparing it with that of a single interscalene block combined with a continuous intra-bursal infusion of ropivacaine (ISB-IB) after arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Methods Patients who had undergone CISB (CISB group; n = 25) were compared with those who had undergone ISB-IB (ISB-IB group; n = 25) for more than 48 hours after surgery. The visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, motor and/or sensory deficit, supplementary analgesics and adverse effects were recorded. Results There were no significant differences between the postoperative VAS of the CISB and ISB-IB groups, except at 1 hour after surgery. Their supplementary analgesics of the two groups were similar. Transient motor weakness (52%) and sensory disturbance (40%) of the affected arm were observed in patients in the CISB group. The catheters came out accidentally in 22% of the CISB group but in only 4% of the ISB-IB group. Conclusions ISB-IB provides similar analgesia to CISB. However, the ISB-IB group had a lower incidence of neurological deficits and better catheter retention.
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- Joo Han Oh
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
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Kim DK, Rhee KY, Kwon WK, Kim TY, Kang JE. A heated humidifier does not reduce laryngopharyngeal complaints after brief laryngeal mask anesthesia. Can J Anaesth 2007; 54:134-40. [PMID: 17272253 DOI: 10.1007/bf03022010] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Warming and humidification of inspired gases is standard care for intubated patients whose lungs are ventilated mechanically for prolonged periods. We examined whether active humidification of inspired gases might reduce laryngo-pharyngeal discomfort in patients undergoing brief laryngeal mask airway (LMA) anesthesia. METHODS In a prospective trial, 200 adult patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia were randomly assigned to receive ventilation without airway warming and exogenous humidification (Group C-control), or active warming and humidification of inspired gases (Group HUM-humidified), using a humidifier with a heated wire circuit. Inhalational anesthesia was maintained via a circle system. The temperatures and relative humidities of inspired gases were monitored continuously throughout surgery. Postoperative sore throat, dysphonia, and dysphagia were assessed one and 24 hr after anesthesia. Whenever symptoms were present, their severities were graded using a 101-point numerical rating scale. RESULTS The mean temperature and relative humidity of the inspired gases in Group HUM were greater compared to Group C (36.1+/-0.4 degrees C and 99.5+/-0.5% vs 26.9+/-0.8 degrees C and 76.4+/-10.9%, respectively). Postoperatively, the overall frequencies of laryngeal and pharyngeal discomfort were similar in the two groups (53.8% and 54.9% in Group C vs 51.6% and 41.9% in Group HUM at one and 24 hr respectively, P>0.05). The groups were also similar with respect to the severity scores of laryngo-pharyngeal discomfort. CONCLUSION Active warming and humidification of inspired gases has no clinically appreciable effect in reducing the incidence and severity of laryngo-pharyngeal complaints after brief (<two hours) LMA anesthesia.
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- Duk-Kyung Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, 1 Hwayang-Dong, Gwanggin-Gu, Seoul, 143-701, Korea.
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Oh JH, Kim JY, Gong HS, Kim JK, Kim SG, Kim TY, Rhee KY, Kim WS. Continuous intra-lesional Infusion Combined with Interscalene Block for Effective Postoperative Analgesia after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery. Clin Shoulder Elb 2005. [DOI: 10.5397/cise.2005.8.2.141] [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: 11/25/2022] Open
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Kim JT, Rhee KY, Bahk JH, Do SH, Lim YJ, Ko H, Lee KH. Continuous mixed venous oxygen saturation, not mean blood pressure, is associated with early bupivacaine cardiotoxicity in dogs. Can J Anaesth 2003; 50:376-81. [PMID: 12670815 DOI: 10.1007/bf03021035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate changes of continuous mixed venous oxygen saturation (cSvO(2)) and mean arterial blood pressure (MBP) in dogs with bupivacaine-induced cardiac depression. METHODS Bupivacaine was infused into pentobarbital-anesthetized mongrel dogs (n = 8) at a rate of 0.5 mg.kg(-1).min(-1) until the MBP was 40 mmHg or less (end of bupivacaine infusion; BIE). The infusion time was divided into the early period, first 30 min of bupivacaine infusion and the late period, which was from 30 min of bupivacaine infusion until BIE. cSvO(2) was monitored using a fibreoptic pulmonary artery catheter, and MBP and cardiac output (CO) were measured every ten minutes after the initiation of bupivacaine infusion. Arterial blood gas, serum electrolyte and bupivacaine concentration were measured simultaneously. The relationships between CO and cSvO(2), and of CO vs MBP were compared by regression analysis in the early and late periods. RESULTS The Pearson's correlation coefficients between CO and cSvO(2) were 0.782 (P = 2.1 x 10(-7)) in the early period and 0.824 (P = 1.3 x 10(-6)) in the late period. The correlation coefficients between CO and MBP were 0.019 (P = 0.921) in the early period and 0.799 (P = 4.8 x 10(-6)) in the late period. CONCLUSIONS cSvO(2), but not MBP, is associated with CO changes in bupivacaine-induced cardiac depression during the early period of bupivacaine intoxication. Decrease of MBP with low cSvO(2) observed during the late period might imply severe cardiac depression induced by bupivacaine infusion.
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- Jin-Tae Kim
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, 28 Yongon-Dong, Chongno-Gu, Seoul, Korea 110-774
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Rhee KY, Opel M, Ito E, Hung SP, Arfin SM, Hatfield GW. Transcriptional coupling between the divergent promoters of a prototypic LysR-type regulatory system, the ilvYC operon of Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:14294-9. [PMID: 10588699 PMCID: PMC24430 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.25.14294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The twin-domain model [Liu, L. F. & Wang, J. C. (1987) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84, 7024-7027] suggests that closely spaced, divergent, superhelically sensitive promoters can affect the transcriptional activity of one another by transcriptionally induced negative DNA supercoiling generated in the divergent promoter region. This gene arrangement is observed for many LysR-type-regulated operons in bacteria. We have examined the effects of divergent transcription in the prototypic LysR-type system, the ilvYC operon of Escherichia coli. Double-reporter constructs with the lacZ gene under transcriptional control of the ilvC promoter and the galK gene under control of the divergent ilvY promoter were used to demonstrate that a down-promoter mutation in the ilvY promoter severely decreases in vivo transcription from the ilvC promoter. However, a down-promoter mutation in the ilvC promoter only slightly affects transcription from the ilvY promoter. In vitro transcription assays with DNA topoisomers showed that transcription from the ilvC promoter increases over the entire range of physiological superhelical densities, whereas transcription initiation from the ilvY promoter exhibits a broad optimum at a midphysiological superhelical density. Evidence that this promoter coupling is DNA supercoiling-dependent is provided by the observation that a novobiocin-induced decrease in global negative superhelicity results in an increase in ilvY promoter activity and a decrease in ilvC promoter activity predicted by the in vitro data. We suggest that this transcriptional coupling is important for coordinating basal level expression of the ilvYC operon with the nutritional and environmental conditions of cell growth.
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- K Y Rhee
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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IlvY protein binds cooperatively to tandem operator sites in the divergent, overlapping, promoter-regulatory region of the ilvYC operon of Escherichia coli. IlvY positively regulates the expression of the ilvC gene in an inducer-dependent manner and negatively regulates the transcription of its own divergently transcribed structural gene in an inducer-independent manner. Although binding of IlvY protein to the tandem operators is sufficient to repress ilvY promoter-specific transcription, it is not sufficient to activate transcription from the ilvC promoter. Activation of ilvC promoter-specific transcription requires the additional binding of a small molecule inducer to the IlvY protein-DNA complex. The binding of inducer to IlvY protein does not affect the affinity of IlvY protein for the tandem operator sites. It does, however, cause a conformational change of the IlvY protein-DNA complex, which is correlated with the partial relief of an IlvY protein-induced bend of the DNA helix in the ilvC promoter region. This structural change in the IlvY protein-DNA complex results in a 100-fold increase in the affinity of RNA polymerase binding at the ilvC promoter site. The ability of a protein to regulate gene expression by ligand-responsive modulation of a protein-DNA structure is an emerging theme in gene regulation.
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- K Y Rhee
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Rhee KY, Parekh BS, Hatfield GW. Leucine-responsive regulatory protein-DNA interactions in the leader region of the ilvGMEDA operon of Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:26499-507. [PMID: 8900118 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.43.26499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The leucine-responsive regulatory protein (Lrp) regulates the expression of many operons in Escherichia coli including several involved in the metabolism of the branched-chain amino acids, L-isoleucine, L-valine, and L-leucine. The ilvGMEDA operon contains the genes for four of the five enzymes of the common pathway for the biosynthesis of these amino acids. A high affinity, consensus-like Lrp-DNA binding site has been identified at an unusual position in the leader region of this operon 226 base pairs downstream of the transcriptional initiation site between the attenuator and the ilvG gene. Binding to this site facilitates the cooperative binding of a second Lrp protomer to an adjacent, upstream, secondary site. At higher Lrp concentrations, binding to a third site is observed. Chemical, enzymatic, and alkylation protection and interference footprinting experiments demonstrate that the Lrp homodimer contacts the DNA helix at symmetrical half-sites present in adjacent major grooves and that the primary and secondary binding sites are separated by one helical turn and aligned along the same face of the DNA helix. In vivo, Lrp represses transcription through the leader-attenuator region of the ilvGMEDA operon. Lrp-dependent production of attenuated RNA transcripts is also observed in vitro. No transcriptional effects are observed, in vivo or in vitro, in the absence of an intact Lrp primary binding site. A possible physiological role for Lrp in the regulation of ilvGMEDA operon expression is discussed.
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- K Y Rhee
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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The purpose of this survey was to obtain information on the overall blood lead concentrations of the Korean population due to environmental exposure. Five hundred and twenty-five Korean adults from four provinces who had no previous occupational exposure to lead were chosen by random sampling to represent the general (normal) population. Blood lead determinations were performed by atomic absorption spectrometry with a graphite furnace. Interlaboratory quality control for analysis of blood lead was carried out in seven laboratories in Korea and Europe. The geometric mean were 6.36 micrograms/dl for males and 5.09 micrograms/dl for females. There was no correlation between blood lead concentration and age. The mean concentration of blood lead in smokers was higher than that in nonsmokers (P < 0.0005). The mean blood lead concentration in male nonsmokers was higher than that in female nonsmokers (P < 0.0005). Differences in mean blood lead values according to residential area were observed, and this result showed good agreement with the results of ambient monitoring.
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- J S Yang
- Industrial Health Research Institute, KISCO, Inchon, Korea
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Ahn KC, Rhee KY, Jung BH, Kong JJ. The 'unreached' in family planning: a case study of the Republic of Korea. Asia Pac Popul J 1987; 2:23-44. [PMID: 12341278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Kim IS, Yu SH, Kim HJ, Chae YM, Rhee KY, Sohn MS. Impact of regional health insurance on the utilization of medical care by the rural population of Korea. Yonsei Med J 1986; 27:138-46. [PMID: 3092477 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1986.27.2.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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