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Sakai K, Fuke H, Yoshimura K, Sasaki M, Abe K, Haino S, Hams T, Hasegawa M, Kim KC, Lee MH, Makida Y, Mitchell JW, Nishimura J, Nozaki M, Orito R, Ormes JF, Seo ES, Streitmatter RE, Thakur N, Yamamoto A, Yoshida T. Search for Antideuterons of Cosmic Origin Using the BESS-Polar II Magnetic-Rigidity Spectrometer. Phys Rev Lett 2024; 132:131001. [PMID: 38613296 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.131001] [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] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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We searched for antideuterons (d[over ¯]'s) in the 4.7×10^{9} cosmic-ray events observed during the BESS-Polar II flight at solar minimum in 2007-2008 but found no candidates. The resulting 95% C.L. upper limit on the d[over ¯] flux is 6.7×10^{-5} (m^{2} s sr GeV/n)^{-1} in an energy range from 0.163 to 1.100 GeV/n. The result has improved by more than a factor of 14 from the upper limit of BESS97, which had a potential comparable to that of BESS-Polar II in the search for cosmic-origin d[over ¯]'s and was conducted during the former solar minimum. The upper limit of d[over ¯] flux from BESS-Polar II is the first result achieving the sensitivity to constrain the latest theoretical predictions.
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- K Sakai
- NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
- Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST)
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
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- Okayama University, Okayama, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
- Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST)
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- Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
- Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST)
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- IPST, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- IPST, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
- The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- University of Denver, Denver, Colorado 80208, USA
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- IPST, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center (NASA-GSFC), Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA
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- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0801, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (ISAS/JAXA), Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5210, Japan
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Han NR, Kim KC, Kim JS, Ko SG, Park HJ, Moon PD. A mixture of Panax ginseng and Scrophularia buergeriana improves immune function in an immunosuppressed murine model. Phytomedicine 2022; 99:153984. [PMID: 35189478 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.153984] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Immunomodulatory drugs are currently used for immunosuppressed individuals, but adverse side effects have been reported. Although Panax ginseng and Scrophularia buergeriana are known to have respective pharmacological properties, the potential of a mixture of Panax ginseng and Scrophularia buergeriana (Isam-Tang, IST) as an immunomodulatory drug has not yet been studied. PURPOSE The present study was designed to assess the immunomodulatory activity of IST and p-coumaric acid (pCA), an active compound of IST, in the immune system. METHODS The levels of immunostimulatory cytokines, nitrite, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), NF-kB activation, and proliferation were examined in RAW264.7 cells, primary splenocytes and splenic NK cells isolated from normal mouse spleen, and in cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice using ELISA, quantitative real-time PCR, Western blotting, and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS IST or pCA treatment increased the production of immunostimulatory cytokines and nitrite and the expression of iNOS in RAW264.7 cells and splenocytes. IST or pCA also induced NF-κB signaling activation and promoted the phagocytic activity of RAW264.7 cells. In addition, the splenocyte proliferation and splenic NK activity were enhanced by IST or pCA. IST or pCA increased the levels of immunostimulatory cytokines in immunosuppressed mice and ameliorated splenic tissue damage. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that IST supplementation may be used to enhance immune function.
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- Na-Ra Han
- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea; Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, South Korea
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, South Korea
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- Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy & Information Sciences, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Center for Converging Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Han NR, Kim KC, Kim JS, Ko SG, Park HJ, Moon PD. The immune-enhancing effects of a mixture of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge, Angelica gigas Nakai, and Trichosanthes Kirilowii (Maxim.) or its active constituent nodakenin. J Ethnopharmacol 2022; 285:114893. [PMID: 34875347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE A mixture (SH003) of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bunge, Angelica gigas Nakai, and Trichosanthes Kirilowii (Maxim.) has beneficial effects against several carcinomas. There have been few reports on an immune-enhancing activity of SH003 and its active constituent nodakenin. AIM OF THE STUDY This study aimed at identifying the immune-enhancing effect of SH003 and nodakenin. MATERIALS AND METHODS The immune-enhancing effect was evaluated using RAW264.7 macrophages, mouse primary splenocytes, and a cyclophosphamide (CP)-induced immunosuppression murine model. RESULTS The results show that SH003 or nodakenin stimulated the production levels of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, IL-12, IL-2, IL-6, TNF-α, and nitric oxide (NO) and the expression levels of iNOS in RAW264.7 macrophages. SH003 or nodakenin also enhanced NF-κB p65 activation in RAW264.7 macrophages. SH003 or nodakenin stimulated the production levels of IFN-γ, IL-12, IL-2, TNF-α, and NO and the expression levels of iNOS in splenocytes. SH003 or nodakenin increased the splenic lymphocyte proliferation and splenic NK cell activity. In addition, SH003 or nodakenin increased the levels of IFN-γ, IL-12, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α in the serum and spleen of CP-treated mice, alleviating CP-induced immunosuppression. CONCLUSION Taken together, the results of this study show that SH003 improved immunosuppression through the activation of macrophages, splenocytes, and NK cells. These findings suggest that SH003 could be applied as a potential immunostimulatory agent for a variety of diseases caused or exacerbated by immunodeficiency.
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- Na-Ra Han
- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea; Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea.
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63243, Republic of Korea.
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- Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Anatomy & Information Sciences, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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- Center for Converging Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.
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Han NR, Kim KC, Kim JS, Park HJ, Ko SG, Moon PD. SBT (Composed of Panax ginseng and Aconitum carmichaeli) and Stigmasterol Enhances Nitric Oxide Production and Exerts Curative Properties as a Potential Anti-Oxidant and Immunity-Enhancing Agent. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11020199. [PMID: 35204082 PMCID: PMC8868359 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11020199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Immune dysregulation is a risk factor for several diseases, including infectious diseases. Immunostimulatory agents have been used for the treatment of immune dysregulation, but deleterious adverse effects have been reported. The present study aims to establish the anti-oxidant and immunity-enhancing effects of Sambu-Tang (SBT), composed of Panax ginseng and Aconitum carmichaeli, and stigmasterol (Stig), an active compound of SBT. Immune-related factors were analyzed in RAW264.7 macrophage cells, mouse primary splenocytes, and the serum and spleen of cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed mice. Results showed that the production levels of nitric oxide (NO) and expression levels of inducible NO synthase and heme oxygenase-1 were increased following SBT or Stig treatment in RAW264.7 cells. SBT or Stig increased the production levels of G-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-12, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α and induced the activation of NF-κB in RAW264.7 cells. SBT or Stig promoted splenic lymphocyte proliferation and increased splenic NK cell cytotoxic activity. In addition, SBT or Stig enhanced the levels of IFN-γ, IL-12, IL-2, IL-6, or TNF-α in the serum and spleen of the immunosuppressed mice. SBT or Stig increased the superoxide dismutase activity in the spleen. Collectively, SBT and Stig possess anti-oxidant and immunomodulatory activities, so they may be considered effective natural compounds for the treatment of various symptoms caused by immune dysregulation.
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- Na-Ra Han
- College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
- Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea; (K.-C.K.); (J.-S.K.)
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- Majors in Plant Resource and Environment, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, SARI, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Korea; (K.-C.K.); (J.-S.K.)
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- Department of Anatomy & Information Sciences, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Korean Medicine-Based Drug Repositioning Cancer Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea;
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
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- Center for Converging Humanities, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-961-0897
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Eck TF, Holben BN, Reid JS, Xian P, Giles DM, Sinyuk A, Smirnov A, Schafer JS, Slutsker I, Kim J, Koo JH, Choi M, Kim KC, Sano I, Arola A, Sayer AM, Levy RC, Munchak LA, O'Neill NT, Lyapustin A, Hsu NC, Randles CA, Da Silva AM, Buchard V, Govindaraju RC, Hyer E, Crawford JH, Wang P, Xia X. Observations of the Interaction and Transport of Fine Mode Aerosols with Cloud and/or Fog in Northeast Asia from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and Satellite Remote Sensing. J Geophys Res Atmos 2018; 123:5560-5587. [PMID: 32661496 PMCID: PMC7356674 DOI: 10.1029/2018jd028313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Analysis of sun photometer measured and satellite retrieved aerosol optical depth (AOD) data has shown that major aerosol pollution events with very high fine mode AOD (>1.0 in mid-visible) in the China/Korea/Japan region are often observed to be associated with significant cloud cover. This makes remote sensing of these events difficult even for high temporal resolution sun photometer measurements. Possible physical mechanisms for these events that have high AOD include a combination of aerosol humidification, cloud processing, and meteorological co-variation with atmospheric stability and convergence. The new development of Aerosol Robotic network (AERONET) Version 3 Level 2 AOD with improved cloud screening algorithms now allow for unprecedented ability to monitor these extreme fine mode pollution events. Further, the Spectral Deconvolution Algorithm (SDA) applied to Level 1 data (L1; no cloud screening) provides an even more comprehensive assessment of fine mode AOD than L2 in current and previous data versions. Studying the 2012 winter-summer period, comparisons of AERONET L1 SDA daily average fine mode AOD data showed that Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite remote sensing of AOD often did not retrieve and/or identify some of the highest fine mode AOD events in this region. Also, compared to models that include data assimilation of satellite retrieved AOD, the L1 SDA fine mode AOD was significantly higher in magnitude, particularly for the highest AOD events that were often associated with significant cloudiness.
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- T F Eck
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, USA
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Science Systems Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Science Systems Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Science Systems Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Science Systems Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Science Systems Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
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- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Kinki University, Osaka, Japan
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- Finnish Meteorological Institute, Kuopio, Finland
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
- Science Systems Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, USA
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- Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, USA
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- LAGEO, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- LAGEO, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Cha SM, Shin HD, Kim KC, Park IY. Extensive curettage using a high-speed burr versus dehydrated alcohol instillation for the treatment of enchondroma of the hand. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2015; 40:384-91. [PMID: 24369364 DOI: 10.1177/1753193413517204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The purpose of this retrospective study was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of patients treated with different adjuvant methods after curettage for enchondromas of the hand. Sixty-two patients with enchondroma were treated with high-speed burring (29 patients) or alcohol instillation (33 patients) after curettage. The mean follow-up was 40.8 months. No significant differences in the visual analogue scale, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand scores, total range of active motion, grip strength, and complete healing time were observed between the groups. The distribution of the results of the formula by Wilhelm and Feldmeier were not significantly different between the groups. No surgery-related complications, postoperative pathological fractures, or recurrence was found in either group. For the treatment of enchondroma in the metacarpal and proximal phalanx, alcohol instillation immediately after curettage was as effective as extensive curettage using a high-speed burr.
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- S M Cha
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Regional Rheumatoid and Degenerative Arthritis Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Regional Rheumatoid and Degenerative Arthritis Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Regional Rheumatoid and Degenerative Arthritis Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Regional Rheumatoid and Degenerative Arthritis Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea
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Hyun YJ, Piao MJ, Kim KC, Zheng J, Yao CW, Cha JW, Kang HK, Yoo ES, Koh YS, Lee NH, Ko MH, Hyun JW. Photoprotective Effect of a <i>Polyopes affinis</i> (Harvey) Kawaguchi and Wang (<i>Halymeniaceae</i>)-Derived Ethanol Extract on Human Keratinocytes. TROP J PHARM RES 2014. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v13i6.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Chung DY, Kim KC. Association between shortened cervical length at 34-36 weeks' gestation and term labour in Asian women. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2014; 34:153-5. [PMID: 24456436 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2013.834303] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Cervical length was measured at 34-36 weeks' gestation by transvaginal ultrasound. The purpose of measurement of cervical length before term was to reveal the association with the onset of term labour. This was a retrospective study of 362 women who were delivered at term at Mizmedi hospital, between August 2006 and November 2011. There was significant linear correlation between cervical length and the scan-to-labour interval in women with labour before 41 weeks. The measurement of cervical length at 34-36 weeks' gestation might be helpful in predicting the onset of term labour before 41 weeks.
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- D Y Chung
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Lee IS, Yook JH, Park YS, Kim KC, Oh ST, Kim BS. Suitability of endoscopic submucosal dissection for treatment of submucosal gastric cancers. Br J Surg 2013; 100:668-73. [PMID: 23334982 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is not considered appropriate for all submucosal cancers owing to the risk of lymph node metastasis and difficulty estimating the deep margin status. This study aimed to determine predictive factors for lymph node metastases in submucosal cancer and to explore in which patients ESD might be feasible. METHODS Details of patients who had curative gastrectomy for submucosal gastric cancer at Asan Medical Centre from 2007 to 2011 were reviewed retrospectively to determine the relationship between lymph node metastasis and clinicopathological characteristics, including age, sex, tumour location, size, gross appearance, depth of invasion, histological type/differentiation, presence of lymphovascular/perineural invasion, and immunohistochemical staining results for p53, human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER) 1 and HER2. RESULTS A total of 1773 patients were analysed. The presence of lymphovascular invasion was related most strongly to lymph node metastasis. Multivariable analysis revealed that depth of invasion, tumour size, differentiation, gross appearance and perineural invasion were also related. Metastatic lymph nodes were found in four of 105 patients who met the classical criteria for ESD; all showed a moderately differentiated histological appearance. No lymph node metastases were observed in well differentiated SM1 tumours of any size (infiltration into upper third of submucosa), or in well differentiated SM2 (infiltration into middle third of submucosa) tumours of 2 cm or less without lymphovascular invasion. CONCLUSION Patients with well differentiated SM1 cancer of any size and those with well differentiated SM2 cancer of 2 cm or less without lymphovascular invasion may be suitable candidates for ESD.
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- I S Lee
- Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine and Asan Medical Centre, Seoul, Korea
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Abe K, Fuke H, Haino S, Hams T, Hasegawa M, Horikoshi A, Itazaki A, Kim KC, Kumazawa T, Kusumoto A, Lee MH, Makida Y, Matsuda S, Matsukawa Y, Matsumoto K, Mitchell JW, Myers Z, Nishimura J, Nozaki M, Orito R, Ormes JF, Sakai K, Sasaki M, Seo ES, Shikaze Y, Shinoda R, Streitmatter RE, Suzuki J, Takasugi Y, Takeuchi K, Tanaka K, Thakur N, Yamagami T, Yamamoto A, Yoshida T, Yoshimura K. Search for antihelium with the BESS-Polar spectrometer. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:131301. [PMID: 22540691 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.131301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In two long-duration balloon flights over Antarctica, the Balloon-borne Experiment with a Superconducting Spectrometer (BESS) collaboration has searched for antihelium in the cosmic radiation with the highest sensitivity reported. BESS-Polar I flew in 2004, observing for 8.5 days. BESS-Polar II flew in 2007-2008, observing for 24.5 days. No antihelium candidate was found in BESS-Polar I data among 8.4×10(6) |Z|=2 nuclei from 1.0 to 20 GV or in BESS-Polar II data among 4.0×10(7) |Z|=2 nuclei from 1.0 to 14 GV. Assuming antihelium to have the same spectral shape as helium, a 95% confidence upper limit to the possible abundance of antihelium relative to helium of 6.9×10(-8)} was determined combining all BESS data, including the two BESS-Polar flights. With no assumed antihelium spectrum and a weighted average of the lowest antihelium efficiencies for each flight, an upper limit of 1.0×10(-7) from 1.6 to 14 GV was determined for the combined BESS-Polar data. Under both antihelium spectral assumptions, these are the lowest limits obtained to date.
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- K Abe
- Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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Abe K, Fuke H, Haino S, Hams T, Hasegawa M, Horikoshi A, Kim KC, Kusumoto A, Lee MH, Makida Y, Matsuda S, Matsukawa Y, Mitchell JW, Nishimura J, Nozaki M, Orito R, Ormes JF, Sakai K, Sasaki M, Seo ES, Shinoda R, Streitmatter RE, Suzuki J, Tanaka K, Thakur N, Yamagami T, Yamamoto A, Yoshida T, Yoshimura K. Measurement of the cosmic-ray antiproton spectrum at solar minimum with a long-duration balloon flight over antarctica. Phys Rev Lett 2012; 108:051102. [PMID: 22400920 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.051102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2011] [Revised: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The energy spectrum of cosmic-ray antiprotons (p's) from 0.17 to 3.5 GeV has been measured using 7886 p's detected by BESS-Polar II during a long-duration flight over Antarctica near solar minimum in December 2007 and January 2008. This shows good consistency with secondary p calculations. Cosmologically primary p's have been investigated by comparing measured and calculated p spectra. BESS-Polar II data show no evidence of primary p's from the evaporation of primordial black holes.
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- K Abe
- Kobe University, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation has recently been suggested to have an association with athletic performance or physical endurance. Since mtDNA is haploid and lacks recombination, specific mutations in the mtDNA genome associated with human exercise tolerance or intolerance arise and remain in particular genetic backgrounds referred to as haplogroups. To assess the possible contribution of mtDNA haplogroup-specific variants to differences in elite athletic performance, we performed a population-based study of 152 Korean elite athletes [77 sprint/power athletes (SPA) and 75 endurance/middle-power athletes (EMA)] and 265 non-athletic controls (CON). The overall haplogroup distribution of EMA differed significantly from CON (p<0.01), but that of SPA did not. The EMA have an excess of haplogroups M* (OR 4.38, 95% CI 1.63-11.79, p=0.003) and N9 (OR 2.32, 95% CI 0.92-5.81, p=0.042), but a dearth of haplogroup B (OR 0.26, 95% CI 0.09-0.75, p=0.003) compared with the CON. Thus, our data imply that specific mtDNA lineages may provide a significant effect on elite Korean endurance status, although functional studies with larger sample sizes are necessary to further substantiate these findings.
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- K C Kim
- Biological Sciences, Dankook University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea
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Batmunkh T, Kim YJ, Lee KY, Cayetano MG, Jung JS, Kim SY, Kim KC, Lee SJ, Kim JS, Chang LS, An JY. Time-resolved measurements of PM2.5 carbonaceous aerosols at Gosan, Korea. J Air Waste Manag Assoc 2011; 61:1174-1182. [PMID: 22168101 DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2011.609761] [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: 05/31/2023]
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In order to better understand the characteristics of atmospheric carbonaceous aerosol at a background site in Northeast Asia, semicontinuous organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC), and time-resolved water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) were measured by a Sunset OC/ EC and a PILS-TOC (particle-into-liquid sampler coupled with an online total organic carbon) analyzer, respectively, at the Gosan supersite on Jeju Island, Korea, in the summer (May 28-June 17) and fall (August 24-September 30) of 2009. Hourly average OC concentration varied in the range of approximately 0.87-28.38 microgC m-3, with a mean of 4.07+/- 2.60 microgC m-3, while the hourly average EC concentration ranged approximately from 0.04 to 8.19 .microgC m-3, with a mean of 1.35 +/- 0.71 microgC m-3, from May 28 to June 17, 2009. During the fall season, OC varied in the approximate range 0.9-9.6 microgC m-3, with a mean of 2.30 +/-0.80 microgC m-3, whereas EC ranged approximately from 0.01 to 5.40 microgC m-3, with a mean of 0.66 +/- 0.38 microgC m-3. Average contributions of EC to TC and WSOC to OC were 26.0% +/- 9.7% and 20.6% +/-7.4%, and 37.6% +/- 23.5% and 57.2% +/- 22.2% during summer and fall seasons, respectively. As expected, clear diurnal variation of WSOC/OC was found in summer, varying from 0.22 during the nighttime up to 0.72 during the daytime, mainly due to the photo-oxidation process. In order to investigate the effect of air mass pathway on the characteristics of carbonaceous aerosol, 5-day back-trajectory analysis was conducted using the HYSPLIT model. The air mass pathways were classified into four types: Continental (CC), Marine (M), East Sea (ES) and Korean Peninsula (KP). The highest OC/EC ratio of 3.63 was observed when air mass originated from the Continental area (CC). The lowest OC/EC ratio of 0.79 was measured when air mass originated from the Marine area (M). A high OC concentration was occasionally observed at Gosan due to local biomass burning activities. The contribution of secondary OC to total OC varied approximately between 8.4% and 32.2% and depended on air mass type.
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- T Batmunkh
- Advanced Environmental Monitoring Research Center (ADEMRC), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju, Korea
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Lee K, Kim JH, Lee JH, Lee WY, Park MS, Kim JY, Kim KC, Lee MG, Jung KS, Kim YS, Shin YM, Koh Y. Acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by miliary tuberculosis: a multicentre survey in South Korea. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2011; 15:1099-103. [PMID: 21740675 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.10.0557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is an unusual cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with ARDS caused by miliary TB admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). DESIGN A total of 67 patients were enrolled during the period 1999-2008. RESULTS The median age of the patients was 56 years (range 17-81), 19 (28.4%) were aged >71 years, and 38 (56.7%) were male. All-cause mortality in the ICU and hospital were respectively 58.2% and 61.2%. Of the total number of enrolled patients, 49 (73.1%) were prescribed anti-tuberculosis medication within 3 days of hospital admission. On the day of ARDS diagnosis (10.0 ± 3.7 vs. 7.4 ± 3.5, P = 0.005), non-survivors had a significantly higher Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score than survivors. Multivariate analysis showed that SOFA score on the day of ARDS diagnosis was a significant predictor of survival (OR 0.809, 95%CI 0.691-0.946, P = 0.008). It was difficult to determine the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids on patient survival. CONCLUSION ARDS caused by miliary TB was associated with a high in-hospital mortality rate, with SOFA score on the day of ARDS diagnosis being a valuable prognostic indicator.
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- K Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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Ji HS, Kang M, Kim KC. Abstract: 133 HEMODYNAMIC AND HEMORHEOLOGICAL FEATURE INVESTIGATION IN RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY STENOSIS WITH 83% SEVERITY. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(09)70247-8] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Rhee KJ, Kim KC, Lee JK, Hwang DS, Shin HD, Yang JY, Kim YM. Incomplete discoid glenoid labrum combined with a ganglion cyst of the spinoglenoid notch. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 88:1390-2. [PMID: 17012434 DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.88b10.18027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In a 41-year-old man, right-sided infraspinatus muscle weakness was associated with compression of the suprascapular nerve caused by a spinoglenoid ganglion cyst. The lesion was confirmed using electromyography and MRI. In addition, arthroscopy showed an incomplete discoid labrum. The free inner edge of the labrum was removed as in a meniscectomy of a discoid meniscus in the knee joint. Arthroscopic decompression of the cyst was performed through a juxtaglenoid capsulotomy which was left open. Neurological function recovered completely.
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- K J Rhee
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Jung-Gu, Daejeon 301-040, Republic of Korea
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Woo SH, Yu SO, Kim KC, Silao JI, Lee GJ, Kim JS. Salvage of the lower extremity free flap using cross-leg venous repair. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2006; 59:928-34. [PMID: 16920584 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.01.023] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2005] [Revised: 12/16/2005] [Accepted: 01/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This retrospective study was designed to evaluate a salvage technique for free flaps suffering venous congestion by using a cross-leg vein repair in patients with venous-impaired lower extremities. Four free flap reconstructions were performed using the latissimus dorsi muscle to reconstruct soft tissue defects in the lower extremity. The recipient artery was confined to the ipsilateral leg and the venous anastomosis was performed with a long saphenous vein from the contralateral side. The legs were immobilised together by means of an external fixator. All patients were males with a mean age of 31 years. The mean time of pedicle division was 8.8 days (7-10). The mean size of the free flap was 186.5 cm(2). All flaps survived after pedicle division without venous congestion. There were no complications such as joint stiffness or donor site morbidity except for a linear scar. The cross-leg venous repair is a refinement of a salvage procedure for compromised free flaps used in the reconstruction of severe soft tissue defects in vascularly compromised lower extremities.
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- S H Woo
- Kim & Woo's Institute for Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgery, Daegu, Korea.
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Croce MV, Isla-Larrain M, Remes-Lenicov F, Colussi AG, Lacunza E, Kim KC, Gendler SJ, Segal-Eiras A. MUC1 cytoplasmic tail detection using CT33 polyclonal and CT2 monoclonal antibodies in breast and colorectal tissue. Histol Histopathol 2006; 21:849-55. [PMID: 16691537 DOI: 10.14670/hh-21.849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED The immunohistochemical detection (IHC) of MUC1-CT employing a polyclonal antibody (CT33) in relation to CT2 monoclonal antibody (MAb) was analyzed. Western blot (WB) was used to determine the molecular mass of CT. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 163 breast and 89 colorectal cancer specimens, 10 breast and 14 colorectal benign conditions, and 12 breast and 20 colorectal normal samples. From each tumor sample, subcellular fractions were obtained and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and WB. A nonparametric statistical analysis was employed; data were standardized and a Kendall-Tau correlation was applied. RESULTS By IHC, 146/163 (90%) and 151/163 (93%) of breast cancer were positive with CT33 and CT2, respectively; a statistically significant correlation was obtained (t=0.5199). Seven out of ten (70%) benign breast specimens were positive with CT33 while all samples stained with CT2; in normal breast sample tissues, all were positive with both Abs. In colorectal cancer samples, both antibodies stained 47/89 (53%) samples; CT2 reacted in 13/14 (93%) of benign samples while CT33 showed a positive reaction in 9/14 (64%) of benign specimens. In normal samples, CT2 showed staining in 17/20 (85%) of samples and CT33 was reactive in 12/20 (60%). By WB, in breast and colorectal cancer samples, similar results were obtained with both antibodies: a main band at about 30kDa which represents the smaller subunit. CONCLUSION CT33 polyclonal antibody has demonstrated its efficacy to detect MUC1 in breast and colorectal cancer tissues with similar reactivity to CT2. It is worthwhile to affirm that CT33 is a good indicator of MUC1 expression.
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- M V Croce
- Centre of Basic and Applied Immunological Research (CINIBA), Faculty of Medical Sciences, UNLP, La Plata, Argentina
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Techakittiroj C, Kim KC, Andersson H, Li MM. 9p subtelomere deletion: pathogenic mutation or normal variant? Beijing Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2006; 38:92-3. [PMID: 16415976] [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: 05/06/2023]
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We report an apparently benign familial 9p subtelomere deletion identified using chromosome-arm-specific subtelomere probes in a patient with multiple congenital anomalies. Our experience demonstrated that the discovery of a subtelomeric deletion and/or duplication does not always guarantee the identification of the etiology for the patients phenotype and a positive finding with subtelomere probes should always be followed by parental study with the same probe in order to distinguish a disease causing alteration from a benign familial polymorphism.
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Bhat SS, Schmidt KR, Ladd S, Kim KC, Schwartz CE, Simensen RJ, DuPont BR, Stevenson RE, Srivastava AK. Disruption of DMD and deletion of ACSL4 causing developmental delay, hypotonia, and multiple congenital anomalies. Cytogenet Genome Res 2006; 112:170-5. [PMID: 16276108 DOI: 10.1159/000087531] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2004] [Accepted: 03/07/2005] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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We have studied a male patient with significant developmental delay, growth failure, hypotonia, girdle weakness, microcephaly, and multiple congenital anomalies including atrial (ASD) and ventricular (VSD) septal defects. Detailed cytogenetic and molecular analyses revealed three de novo X chromosome aberrations and a karyotype 46,Y,der(X)inv(X) (p11.4q11.2)inv(X)(q11.2q21.32 approximately q22.2)del(X)(q22.3q22.3) was determined. The three X chromosome aberrations in the patient include: a pericentric inversion (inv 1) that disrupted the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene, dystrophin, at Xp11.4; an Xq11.2q21.32 approximately q22.2 paracentric inversion (inv 2) putatively affecting no genes; and an interstitial deletion at Xq22.3 that results in functional nullisomy of several known genes, including a gene previously associated with X-linked nonsyndromic mental retardation, acyl-CoA synthetase long chain family member 4 (ACSL4). These findings suggest that the disruption of DMD and the absence of ACSL4 in the patient are responsible for neuromuscular disease and cognitive impairment.
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- S S Bhat
- J.C. Self Research Institute of Human Genetics, Greenwood Genetic Center, Greenwood, SC, USA
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Kim KC, Lee BC, Pou S, Ciccolella D. Effects of activation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes on airway goblet cell mucin release in a co-culture system. Inflamm Res 2003; 52:258-62. [PMID: 12835897 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-003-1171-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN Effects of activated PMN on airway goblet cell mucin release were investigated using a co-culture system in which both tracheal surface epithelial (TSE) cells and PMN from hamsters were present. MATERIALS AND METHODS TSE cells were metabolically labeled using (3)H-glucosamine and chased in the presence of PMN under various experimental designs. PMN were obtained from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of hamsters following intratracheal instillation of E. coli endotoxin. The amount of (3)H-mucin was measured by Sepharose CL-4B gel-filtration column chromatography. RESULTS (i). activation of 10(6) PMN by fMLP (0.1 microM) and cytochalasin B (0.1 microM) resulted in production of both the estrolytic ("elastolytic") activity and superoxide, (ii). activation of PMN in the co-culture stimulated mucin release from TSE cells followed by a significant degradation of the released mucins, both of which were blocked in a dose-dependent fashion by pretreatment with alpha1-protease inhibitor, and (iii). generation of varying concentrations of superoxide in the TSE cell culture did not affect mucin release from TSE cells. CONCLUSION In the co-culture system, activation of PMN results in release and degradation of mucins, both of which are almost entirely accounted for by serine proteases but not other cellular products such as superoxide.
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N Pine St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Jiang G, Yang F, Li M, Weissbecker K, Price S, Kim KC, La Russa VF, Safah H, Ehrlich M. Imatinib (ST1571) provides only limited selectivity for CML cells and treatment might be complicated by silent BCR-ABL genes. Cancer Biol Ther 2003; 2:103-8. [PMID: 12673129 DOI: 10.4161/cbt.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Very promising results have been obtained in clinical trials on chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP-CML) patients treated with imatinib mesylate (IM; Gleevecr, STI571), a BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor. However, we found that IM caused considerable inhibition of normal hematopoietic progenitor cells upon treating control bone marrow (BM) cultures. In vitro IM treatment gave a decrease in the yield and size of colonies from BM of untreated CP-CML patients that was only two to three times that from the normal samples. Moreover, about 30% of myeloid progenitors (CFU-GM) from CML BM still formed colonies in the presence of IM, most of which had BCR-ABL RNA. About half of these treated colonies also displayed methylation of the internal ABL Pa promoter, a CML-specific epigenetic alteration, which was used in this study as a marker for BCR-ABL translocation-containing cells. However, ~5-8% of the treated or the untreated CML BM-derived colonies had no detectable BCR-ABL RNA by two or three rounds of RT-PCR despite being positive for the internal standard RNA and displaying hallmarks of CML, either t(9;22)(q34;ql 1) or ABL Pa methylation. Our results indicate that IM is only partially specific for CML progenitor cells compared to normal hematopoietic progenitor cells and suggest that some CML cells may have a silent BCR-ABL oncogene that could interfere with therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Benzamides
- Bone Marrow Cells/drug effects
- Bone Marrow Cells/pathology
- Bone Marrow Cells/physiology
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 22/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9/genetics
- Colony-Forming Units Assay
- DNA Methylation/drug effects
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/genetics
- Fusion Proteins, bcr-abl/metabolism
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/drug effects
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/pathology
- Hematopoietic Stem Cells/physiology
- Humans
- Imatinib Mesylate
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Karyotyping
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/genetics
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/pathology
- Neoplastic Stem Cells/drug effects
- Neoplastic Stem Cells/pathology
- Neoplastic Stem Cells/physiology
- Piperazines
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Pyrimidines/pharmacology
- Pyrimidines/therapeutic use
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Transcription, Genetic
- Translocation, Genetic
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- Guanchao Jiang
- Tulane Cancer Center and Humon Genetics Program, Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, Lousiana 70112, USA
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Kim KC, Hurh WM, Fernandez M. Intra-group differences in business participation: three Asian immigrant groups. Int Migr Rev 2002; 23:73-95. [PMID: 12342478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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This study investigates ethnic and nativity differentials in self-employment based on the small-business experiences of 3 Asian immigrant groups in the US: Korean, Chinese, and Asian Indians. In light of the 1980 Census data, the intra- and the inter-group differences in the business participation rates of these Asian immigrant groups are examined. Findings reveal that each group has substantial intra-group differences in the business participation rate, and the differences can best be explained by the interactive approach proposed by this study. Moreover, a comparative study (inter-group comparison) of these intra-group differences opens a new avenue to understanding the various patterns of business participation among recent immigrants from Asia.
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Lee CJ, Paik SH, Ko KH, Kim KC. Effects of polycationic peptides on mucin release from airway goblet cells: relationship between polymer size and activity. Inflamm Res 2002; 51:490-4. [PMID: 12477077 DOI: 10.1007/pl00012417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN Various sizes of poly-L-lysine (PLL) and poly-L-arginine (PLA) were tested for their possible effects on airway goblet cell mucin release using primary hamster tracheal surface epithelial (HTSE) cells in an attempt to identify the smallest size of the polycationic peptide to suppress mucin release without cytotoxicity. MATERIALS AND METHODS HTSE cells were metabolically labeled using 3H-glucosamine and chased in the presence of varying concentrations of various sizes of the polycationic peptides. The amount of 3H-mucin in the spent media was measured by Sepharose CL-4B gel-filtration column chromatography. Possible cytotoxicity of the peptides was assessed by measuring the release of lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) during the treatment period. RESULTS (1) PLL (MW 78,000) inhibited whereas PLA (MW 92,000) stimulated mucin release. However, these peptides were cytotoxic at the effective concentrations; (2) Both PLL (MW 9,600) and PLA (MW 8,900) could inhibit mucin release in a dose dependent manner without cytotoxicity; (3) Both PLL and PLA were effective in suppressing mucin release in 20-mer but not in either 10-mer or 5-mer; (4) 14-mers of both PLL and PLA also inhibited mucin release without cytotoxicity; (5) PLL and poly-D-lysine (PDL) of 14-mer were equipotent in its ability to suppress mucin release. CONCLUSION Both PLL and PLA are cytotoxic at 'high' molecular weights, but have an ability to suppress mucin release without cytotoxicity at 'low' molecular weights. 14-mer seems to be the small, effective size, if not the smallest, for both PLL and PLA to suppress mucin release without cytotoxicity. The inhibitory effect of these polycationic peptides seems to be determined by the presence and the absolute number of positive charges and also to be independent of optical isomerism.
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- C J Lee
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Kim KC. [Ichthyosis]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:5-6. [PMID: 11528861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Immunodeficiency, hyper IgE type]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:10-1. [PMID: 11528639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Ichthyosis-cheek-eyebrow syndrome]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:7. [PMID: 11528974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Immunodeficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich type]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:12-3. [PMID: 11528650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:159. [PMID: 11528675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Inflammatory disease, neonatal Bates-Lorber type]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:18. [PMID: 11528688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Schinzel-Giedion syndrome]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:611-2. [PMID: 11528923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Ichthyosis-coloboma-heart defect-deafness-mental retardation]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:8. [PMID: 11529030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Scleroderma, familial progressive]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:614-5. [PMID: 11528925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [IFAP syndrome(ichthyosis follicularis, alopecia, and photophobia syndrome)]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2002:9. [PMID: 11529059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC, Kim TS, Kang KH, Choi KH. Amphiphysin IIb-1, a novel splicing variant of amphiphysin II, regulates p73beta function through protein-protein interactions. Oncogene 2001; 20:6689-99. [PMID: 11709703 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1204839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2001] [Revised: 04/02/2001] [Accepted: 07/16/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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p73 is a nuclear protein that is similar in structure and function to p53. Notably, the C-terminal region of p73 has a regulatory function, through interactions with a positive or negative regulator. In this study, we use the yeast two-hybrid technique to identify a novel p73beta binding protein, designated amphiphysin IIb-1. Amphiphysin IIb-1 is one of the splicing variants of amphiphysin II, and has a shorter protein product than amphiphysin IIb, which has been previously reported. We confirmed that amphiphysin IIb-1 binds full-length p73beta, both in vitro and in vivo. This association is mediated via the SH3 domain of amphiphysin IIb-1 and C-terminal amino acids 321-376 of p73beta. Double immunofluorescence patterns revealed that p73beta is relocalized to the cytoplasm in the presence of amphiphysin IIb-1. Overexpression of amphiphysin IIb-1 was found to significantly inhibit the transcriptional activity of p73beta in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the cell death function of p73beta was inhibited by amphiphysin IIb-1. These findings offer a new insight into the regulation mechanism of p73beta, and suggest that amphiphysin IIb-1 modulates p73beta function by direct binding.
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- K C Kim
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Chung-Ang University, Heuksuk Dong, Dongjak Ku, Seoul 156-756, Korea
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Kim KC. [Hypochondroplasia]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:845-6. [PMID: 11462715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Hypothalamic hamartoblastoma syndrome, congenital, Hall-Pallister syndrome]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:866. [PMID: 11462728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Hypoglossia-hypodactylia]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:848. [PMID: 11462717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Hypomandibular faciocranial dysostosis]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:853. [PMID: 11462721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Hypomelanosis of Ito, pigmentary dysplasia]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:854-5. [PMID: 11462722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Hypoventilation, congenital central alveolar type]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:867. [PMID: 11462729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, X-linked]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:851-2. [PMID: 11462720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Kim KC. [Hypopigmentation-immune defect, Griscelli type]. Ryoikibetsu Shokogun Shirizu 2001:863. [PMID: 11462726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- K C Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Koshigaya Hospital
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Lee KH, Kim KC, Jung YJ, Ham YH, Jang JJ, Kwon H, Sung YC, Kim SH, Han SK, Kim CM. Induction of apoptosis in p53-deficient human hepatoma cell line by wild-type p53 gene transduction: inhibition by antioxidant. Mol Cells 2001; 12:17-24. [PMID: 11561726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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We investigated the role of wild-type (wt)-p53 as an inducer of apoptotic cell death in human hepatoma cell lines. Following the retrovirus-mediated transduction of the wt-p53 gene, Hep3B cells lacking the endogenous p53 expression began to die through apoptosis in 4 h. They showed a maximal apoptotic death at 12 h, whereas HepG2 cells expressing endogenous p53 did not. However, the transduction of the wt-p53 gene elicited growth suppression of both Hep3B and HepG2 cells. P21(WAF1/CIP1), a p53-inducible cell cycle inhibitor, was induced, not only in Hep3B cells undergoing apoptosis, but also in HepG2 cells. The kinetics of the p21(WAF1/CIP1) induction, DNA fragmentation, and growth suppression of the Hep3B cells showed that DNA fragmentation and growth suppression progressed rapidly following p21(WAF1/CIP1) accumulation. N-acetyl-cysteine or glutathione, potent antioxidants, strongly inhibited the DNA fragmentation, but did not reduce the elevated level of p21(WAF1/CIP1). These findings suggested that p21(WAF1/CIP1) was not a critical mediator for the execution of p53-mediated apoptosis, although it contributed to the growth inhibition of cells undergoing apoptosis. Furthermore, p53-mediated apoptosis could be repressed by antioxidants.
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- K H Lee
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul
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Deregulation of the cell cycle by overexpression of G1 cyclins, cyclin E and cyclin D1 genes, has been demonstrated to be a prerequisite for the development of human cancer. Recently, cyclin E is proposed to be sufficient for the progression of the G1 cell cycle without cyclin D1. Here we show that the proposed model system was specifically present in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) unlike other human cancers. Of 31 HCC tissues analyzed, 21 (67.7%) exhibited an overexpression of cyclin E protein. In contrast to cyclin E gene expression, cyclin D1 expression was strongly downregulated in 19 (61.2%) HCCs. Interestingly, 65% of HCC tissues with overexpression of the cyclin E gene exhibited downregulation of cyclin D1, suggesting reciprocal deregulation of these cyclins in the G1 progression of the cell cycle. Southern blot analysis proved the amplification of cyclin E gene in HCC with a high level of overexpression. The present findings suggest that the reciprocal deregulation of cyclin E lacking cyclin D1 expression might play a role in G1 progression and the development of HCC.
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- Y J Jung
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 215-4 Gongneung-Dong, Nowon-Ku, 139-706, Seoul, South Korea
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MUC1 mucin is a receptor-like glycoprotein expressed abundantly in various cancer cell lines as well as in glandular secretory epithelial cells, including airway surface epithelial cells. The role of this cell surface mucin in the airway is not known. In an attempt to understand the signaling mechanism of MUC1 mucin, we established a stable cell line from COS-7 cells expressing a chimeric receptor consisting of the extracellular and transmembrane domains of CD8 and the cytoplasmic (CT) domain of MUC1 mucin (CD8/MUC1 cells). We previously observed that treatment of these cells with anti-CD8 antibody resulted in tyrosine phosphorylation of the CT domain of the chimera. Here we report that treatment of CD8/MUC1 cells with anti-CD8 resulted in activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 2 as assessed by immunoblotting, kinase assay, and immunocytochemistry. The activation of ERK2 was completely blocked either by a dominant negative Ras mutant or in the presence of a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK) inhibitor. We conclude that tyrosine phosphorylation of the CT domain of MUC1 mucin leads to activation of a mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway through the Ras-MEK-ERK2 pathway. Combined with the existing data by others, it is suggested that one of the roles of MUC1 mucin may be regulation of cell growth and differentiation via a common signaling pathway, namely the Grb2-Sos-Ras-MEK-ERK2 pathway.
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- D Meerzaman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Fukuzawa R, Umezawa A, Morikawa Y, Kim KC, Nagai T, Hata J. Nesidioblastosis and mixed hamartoma of the liver in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: case study including analysis of H19 methylation and insulin-like growth factor 2 genotyping and imprinting. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2001; 4:381-90. [PMID: 11441340 DOI: 10.1007/s10024001-0003-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2000] [Accepted: 10/19/2000] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An infant with persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, diffuse nesidioblastosis, and mixed hamartoma of the liver (MHL), in addition to demonstrating clinical, pathologic, and molecular manifestations of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), is the subject of this report. H19 methylation assay and allelic expression analysis for insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF2) indicated that the patient was mosaic for paternal isodisomic cells and normal cells in lung tissue, nontumoral liver tissue, tissue from the MHL, and pancreatic tissue. We propose that abundant IGF2 expression during development due to paternal isodisomy resulted in hepatomegaly and islet cell hyperplasia, which led to nesidioblastosis. MHL, by contrast, may have resulted from a decrease in disomic cells, compared with nontumoral liver tissue, which showed an increase in disomic cells. Thus, somatic mosaicism may result in unbalanced tissue growth, which may contribute to the formation of MHL in BWS.
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- R Fukuzawa
- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan
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Kwon HC, Kim JH, Kim KC, Lee KH, Lee JH, Lee BH, Lee KH, Jang JJ, Lee CT, Lee H, Kim CM. In vivo antitumor effect of herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene therapy in rat hepatocellular carcinoma: feasibility of adenovirus-mediated intra-arterial gene delivery. Mol Cells 2001; 11:170-8. [PMID: 11355697] [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: 04/16/2023] Open
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Transfer of the herpes simplex virus-thymidine kinase gene, followed by the administration of ganciclovir (HSV-tk/GCV), has been a major approach for cancer gene therapy. We investigated the antitumor effect of the HSV-tk/GCV strategy with the rat orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) model and the tumor-selective gene delivery by an adenovirus-mediated gene transfer through the hepatic artery. The complete antitumor effect was demonstrated, after the treatment with GCV in rat HCC established by the implantation of HSV-tk transferred rat HCC cells. The in vivo bystander effect was also observed. The marked infiltration of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes, macrophages and NK cells were found in the tumor area. After the injection of adenovirus carrying the LacZ gene into the hepatic artery, the selective expression of transgene in the tumor cell was achieved. These findings indicate that the HSV-tk/GCV strategy, using an adenoviral vector, could be a promising avenue for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- H C Kwon
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul.
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Park Y, Shin CY, Lee WJ, Jo MJ, Ryu JR, Choi EY, Kim KC, Ko KH. Immunological characterization of a mucin-associated protein from hamster tracheal epithelial cell culture. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2001; 20:123-9. [PMID: 11394531 DOI: 10.1089/02724570152057625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [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: 11/12/2022]
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Airway mucins are high molecular mass (>10(6) dalton) glycoproteins with various types of associated molecules including glycoproteins, lipoproteins, and lipids. The study of mucin-associated proteins is limited largely due to the lack of specific probes. In this study, we produced a monoclonal antibody, MAbHT10, against a 190-kDa mucin associated-protein by immunizing mice with hamster airway mucin purified in nondissociative condition. Using HT10, the 190-kDa mucin-associated protein was characterized immunologically. The 190-kDa mucin-associated protein is glycoprotein and HT10 recognized carbohydrate containing portion of the protein. The association of 190-kDa protein with mucin is strong enough that heat and detergent treatment is required to dissociate it from mucin as evidenced by gel filtration chromatography, Western blot, enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA), and co-immunoprecipitation. The expression of the 190-kDa protein is increased with the development of hamster tracheal epithelial cells in culture, but showed differences with the pattern of the regulation of mucin expression. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), a known strong mucin secretagogue, dose-dependently increased mucin release but caused only marginal increase in the release of the 190-kDa protein. The MAb should be useful in the structural and functional analysis of the 190-kDa mucin-associated proteins in physiological and pathological situations such as chronic airway diseases.
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- Y Park
- Laboratory of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Korea
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Shin CY, Jo MJ, Lee WJ, Ryu JR, Kim KC, Ko KH. ATP-induced mucin release from cultured airway goblet cell involves, in part, activation of phospholipase A2. Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol 2001; 23:73-7. [PMID: 11484413 DOI: 10.1358/mf.2001.23.2.627929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) has been shown to stimulate mucin release by activation of protein kinase C (PKC) following activation of phospholipase C (PLC) coupled to the P2 receptor via G-proteins. The aim of the present study was to investigate pathways downstream to the PKC activation in ATP-induced mucin release from primary hamster tracheal surface epithelial (HTSE) cells. The release of mucin was determined by chromatographic procedure after metabolic labeling of mucin with [3H]-glucosamine. The results were: i) ATP induced the release of arachidonic acid, which caused the release of mucin. Pretreatment with mepacrine (0.3 mM), a phospholipase A2 (PLA2) inhibitor, inhibited the ATP-induced arachidonic acid and mucin release. Oleoyloxyethylphosphocholine, another PLA2 inhibitor, gave similar results. ii) An activator of PKC, 4 beta-phorbol-12 alpha-myristate-13-acetate (PMA, 1 microM) induced mucin release, which was inhibited by mepacrine pretreatment. iii) Downregulation of PKC by prolonged (16 h) PMA treatment caused inhibition of ATP-induced mucin release. Treatment of PKC downregulated HTSE cells with mepacrine did not further decrease the ATP-induced mucin release. These results suggest that PLA2 is involved in ATP-induced mucin release and its activation is sequential to the PLC-PKC pathway.
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