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Eom K, Jung J, Kim B, Hyun JH. Molecular tools for recording and intervention of neuronal activity. Mol Cells 2024; 47:100048. [PMID: 38521352 PMCID: PMC11021360 DOI: 10.1016/j.mocell.2024.100048] [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: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024] Open
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Observing the activity of neural networks is critical for the identification of learning and memory processes, as well as abnormal activities of neural circuits in disease, particularly for the purpose of tracking disease progression. Methodologies for describing the activity history of neural networks using molecular biology techniques first utilized genes expressed by active neurons, followed by the application of recently developed techniques including optogenetics and incorporation of insights garnered from other disciplines, including chemistry and physics. In this review, we will discuss ways in which molecular biological techniques used to describe the activity of neural networks have evolved along with the potential for future development.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kisang Eom
- Department of Brain Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea; Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity, DGIST, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea.
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Cognitive flexibility is a brain's ability to switch between different rules or action plans depending on the context. However, cellular level understanding of cognitive flexibility have been largely unexplored. We probed a specific serotonergic pathway from dorsal raphe nuclei (DRN) to the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) while animals are performing reversal learning task. We found that serotonin release from DRN to the OFC promotes reversal learning. A long-range connection between these two brain regions was confirmed anatomically and functionally. We further show that spatiotemporally precise serotonergic action directly enhances the excitability of OFC neurons and offers enhanced spike probability of OFC network. Serotonergic action facilitated the induction of synaptic plasticity by enhancing Ca2+ influx at dendritic spines in the OFC. Thus, our findings suggest that a key signature of flexibility is the formation of choice specific ensembles via serotonin-dependent synaptic plasticity.
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- Jung Ho Hyun
- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA
- Department of Brain Sciences, DGIST, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Brain Institute, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Brain Institute, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, Florida 33458, USA
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Eom K, Lee HR, Hyun JH, An H, Lee YS, Ho WK, Lee SH. Gradual decorrelation of CA3 ensembles associated with contextual discrimination learning is impaired by Kv1.2 insufficiency. Hippocampus 2021; 32:193-216. [PMID: 34964210 DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The associative network of hippocampal CA3 is thought to contribute to rapid formation of contextual memory from one-trial learning, but the network mechanisms underlying decorrelation of neuronal ensembles in CA3 is largely unknown. Kv1.2 expressions in rodent CA3 pyramidal cells (CA3-PCs) are polarized to distal apical dendrites, and its downregulation specifically enhances dendritic responses to perforant pathway (PP) synaptic inputs. We found that haploinsufficiency of Kv1.2 (Kcna2+/-) in CA3-PCs, but not Kv1.1 (Kcna1+/-), lowers the threshold for long-term potentiation (LTP) at PP-CA3 synapses, and that the Kcna2+/- mice are normal in discrimination of distinct contexts but impaired in discrimination of similar but slightly distinct contexts. We further examined the neuronal ensembles in CA3 and dentate gyrus (DG), which represent the two similar contexts using in situ hybridization of immediate early genes, Homer1a and Arc. The size and overlap of CA3 ensembles activated by the first visit to the similar contexts were not different between wild type and Kcna2+/- mice, but these ensemble parameters diverged over training days between genotypes, suggesting that abnormal plastic changes at PP-CA3 synapses of Kcna2+/- mice is responsible for the impaired pattern separation. Unlike CA3, DG ensembles were not different between two genotype mice. The DG ensembles were already separated on the first day, and their overlap did not further evolve. Eventually, the Kcna2+/- mice exhibited larger CA3 ensemble size and overlap upon retrieval of two contexts, compared to wild type or Kcna1+/- mice. These results suggest that sparse LTP at PP-CA3 synapse probably supervised by mossy fiber inputs is essential for gradual decorrelation of CA3 ensembles.
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- Kisang Eom
- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University College of Natural Sciences, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University College of Natural Sciences, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Brain and Cognitive Science, Seoul National University College of Natural Sciences, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hayano Y, Ishino Y, Hyun JH, Orozco CG, Steinecke A, Potts E, Oisi Y, Thomas CI, Guerrero-Given D, Kim E, Kwon HB, Kamasawa N, Taniguchi H. IgSF11 homophilic adhesion proteins promote layer-specific synaptic assembly of the cortical interneuron subtype. Sci Adv 2021; 7:eabf1600. [PMID: 34261648 PMCID: PMC8279514 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The most prominent structural hallmark of the mammalian neocortical circuitry is the layer-based organization of specific cell types and synaptic inputs. Accordingly, cortical inhibitory interneurons (INs), which shape local network activity, exhibit subtype-specific laminar specificity of synaptic outputs. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we demonstrate that Immunoglobulin Superfamily member 11 (IgSF11) homophilic adhesion proteins are preferentially expressed in one of the most distinctive IN subtypes, namely, chandelier cells (ChCs) that specifically innervate axon initial segments of pyramidal neurons (PNs), and their synaptic laminar target. Loss-of-function experiments in either ChCs or postsynaptic cells revealed that IgSF11 is required for ChC synaptic development in the target layer. While overexpression of IgSF11 in ChCs enlarges ChC presynaptic boutons, expressing IgSF11 in nontarget layers induces ectopic ChC synapses. These findings provide evidence that synapse-promoting adhesion proteins, highly localized to synaptic partners, determine the layer-specific synaptic connectivity of the cortical IN subtype.
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- Yasufumi Hayano
- Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Cellular Basis of Neural Circuit Plasticity, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
- Electron Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea
- Center for Synaptic Brain Dysfunctions, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Cellular Basis of Neural Circuit Plasticity, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
- Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
- Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology, Martinsried, Munich 82152, Germany
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- Electron Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA
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- Development and Function of Inhibitory Neural Circuits, Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL 33458, USA.
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Beas BS, Wright BJ, Skirzewski M, Leng Y, Hyun JH, Koita O, Ringelberg N, Kwon HB, Buonanno A, Penzo MA. The locus coeruleus drives disinhibition in the midline thalamus via a dopaminergic mechanism. Nat Neurosci 2018; 21:963-973. [PMID: 29915192 PMCID: PMC6035776 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0167-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [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: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) is increasingly being recognized as a critical node linking stress detection to the emergence of adaptive behavioral responses to stress. However, despite growing evidence implicating the PVT in stress processing, the neural mechanisms by which stress impacts PVT neurocircuitry and promotes stressed states remain unknown. Here we show that stress exposure drives a rapid and persistent reduction of inhibitory transmission onto projection neurons of the posterior PVT (pPVT). This stress-induced disinhibition of the pPVT was associated with a locus coeruleus (LC)-mediated rise in the extracellular concentration of dopamine in the midline thalamus, required the function of dopamine D2 receptors on PVT neurons and increased sensitivity to stress. Our findings define the LC as an important modulator of PVT function: by controlling the inhibitory tone of the pPVT, it modulates the excitability of pPVT projection neurons and controls stress responsivity.
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- B Sofia Beas
- National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany
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- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Lee D, Hyun JH, Jung K, Hannan P, Kwon HB. A calcium- and light-gated switch to induce gene expression in activated neurons. Nat Biotechnol 2017. [DOI: 10.1038/nbt.3902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hyun JH, Eom K, Lee KH, Bae JY, Bae YC, Kim MH, Kim S, Ho WK, Lee SH. Kv1.2 mediates heterosynaptic modulation of direct cortical synaptic inputs in CA3 pyramidal cells. J Physiol 2015; 593:3617-43. [PMID: 26047212 DOI: 10.1113/jp270372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS We investigated the cellular mechanisms underlying mossy fibre-induced heterosynaptic long-term potentiation of perforant path (PP) inputs to CA3 pyramidal cells. Here we show that this heterosynaptic potentiation is mediated by downregulation of Kv1.2 channels. The downregulation of Kv1.2 preferentially enhanced PP-evoked EPSPs which occur at distal apical dendrites. Such enhancement of PP-EPSPs required activation of dendritic Na(+) channels, and its threshold was lowered by downregulation of Kv1.2. Our results may provide new insights into the long-standing question of how mossy fibre inputs constrain the CA3 network to sparsely represent direct cortical inputs. ABSTRACT A short high frequency stimulation of mossy fibres (MFs) induces long-term potentiation (LTP) of direct cortical or perforant path (PP) synaptic inputs in hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells (CA3-PCs). However, the cellular mechanism underlying this heterosynaptic modulation remains elusive. Previously, we reported that repetitive somatic firing at 10 Hz downregulates Kv1.2 in the CA3-PCs. Here, we show that MF inputs induce similar somatic firing and downregulation of Kv1.2 in the CA3-PCs. The effect of Kv1.2 downregulation was specific to PP synaptic inputs that arrive at distal apical dendrites. We found that the somatodendritic expression of Kv1.2 is polarized to distal apical dendrites. Compartmental simulations based on this finding suggested that passive normalization of synaptic inputs and polarized distributions of dendritic ionic channels may facilitate the activation of dendritic Na(+) channels preferentially at distal apical dendrites. Indeed, partial block of dendritic Na(+) channels using 10 nm tetrodotoxin brought back the enhanced PP-evoked excitatory postsynaptic potentials (PP-EPSPs) to the baseline level. These results indicate that activity-dependent downregulation of Kv1.2 in CA3-PCs mediates MF-induced heterosynaptic LTP of PP-EPSPs by facilitating activation of Na(+) channels at distal apical dendrites.
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- Jung Ho Hyun
- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and bioMembrane Plasticity Research Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Centre, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and bioMembrane Plasticity Research Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Centre, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and bioMembrane Plasticity Research Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Centre, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 700-412, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 700-412, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and bioMembrane Plasticity Research Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Centre, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and bioMembrane Plasticity Research Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Centre, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and bioMembrane Plasticity Research Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Centre, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea
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- Cell Physiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology and bioMembrane Plasticity Research Centre, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Neuroscience Research Institute, Seoul National University Medical Research Centre, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea
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Kim WY, Hanigan MD, Lee SJ, Lee SM, Kim DH, Hyun JH, Yeo JM, Lee SS. Effects of Cordyceps militaris on the growth of rumen microorganisms and in vitro rumen fermentation with respect to methane emissions. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:7065-75. [PMID: 25200786 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
This experiment was designed to investigate the effects of different concentrations (0.00, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30 g/L) of dried Cordyceps militaris mushroom on in vitro anaerobic ruminal microbe fermentation and methane production using soluble starch as a substrate. Ruminal fluids were collected from Korean native cattle, mixed with phosphate buffer (1:2), and incubated anaerobically at 38 °C for 3, 6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h. The addition of C. militaris significantly increased total volatile fatty acid and total gas production. The molar proportion of acetate was decreased and that of propionate was increased, with a corresponding decrease in the acetate:propionate ratio. As the concentration of C. militaris increased from 0.10 to 0.30 g/L, methane and hydrogen production decreased. The decrease in methane accumulation relative to the control was 14.1, 22.0, 24.9, 39.7, and 40.9% for the 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30 g/L treatments, respectively. Ammonia-N concentration and numbers of live protozoa decreased linearly with increasing concentrations of C. militaris. The pH of the medium significantly decreased at the highest level of C. militaris compared with the control. In conclusion, C. militaris stimulated mixed ruminal microorganism fermentation and inhibited methane production in vitro. Therefore, C. militaris could be developed as a novel compound for antimethanogenesis.
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- W Y Kim
- Department of Beef and Dairy Science, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hwaseong, 445-893, Korea
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, IALS, Jinju, 660-701, Korea
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- National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Association, Suwon, 441-706 Korea
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- National Institute of Animal Science, Rural Development Association, Suwon, 441-706 Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, IALS, Jinju, 660-701, Korea
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- Department of Beef and Dairy Science, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hwaseong, 445-893, Korea
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- Division of Applied Life Science (BK21), Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, IALS, Jinju, 660-701, Korea,.
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Hyun JH, Eom K, Lee KH, Ho WK, Lee SH. Activity-dependent downregulation of D-type K+ channel subunit Kv1.2 in rat hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons. J Physiol 2013; 591:5525-40. [PMID: 23981714 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.259002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
The intrinsic excitability of neurons plays a critical role in the encoding of memory at Hebbian synapses and in the coupling of synaptic inputs to spike generation. It has not been studied whether somatic firing at a physiologically relevant frequency can induce intrinsic plasticity in hippocampal CA3 pyramidal cells (CA3-PCs). Here, we show that a conditioning train of 20 action potentials (APs) at 10 Hz causes a persistent reduction in the input conductance and an acceleration of the AP onset time in CA3-PCs, but not in CA1-PCs. Induction of such long-term potentiation of intrinsic excitability (LTP-IE) was accompanied by a reduction in the D-type K(+) current, and was abolished by the inhibition of endocytosis or protein tyrosine kinase (PTK). Consistently, the CA3-PCs from Kv1.2 knock-out mice displayed no LTP-IE with the same conditioning. Furthermore, the induction of LTP-IE depended on the back-propagating APs (bAPs) and intact distal apical dendrites. These results indicate that LTP-IE is mediated by the internalization of Kv1.2 channels from the distal regions of apical dendrites, which is triggered by bAP-induced dendritic Ca(2+) signalling and the consequent activation of PTK.
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- Jung Ho Hyun
- S.-H. Lee: Department of Physiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-799, Republic of Korea.
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- E S Kim
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Baigalmaa B, Won HJ, Moon JK, Jung CH, Hyun JH. A comprehensive study on the laser decontamination of surfaces contaminated with Cs(+) ion. Appl Radiat Isot 2009; 67:1526-9. [PMID: 19369082 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.02.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with a 1064nm, 450mJ/pulse and 14ns pulse width was employed to study the decontamination characteristics of Type 304 stainless steel specimens contaminated with Cs(+) ions. The surrogate specimens were artificially contaminated with two kinds of premixed solutions. The laser was irradiated for 10, 20 and 100 shots. The results were investigated using a SEM, EPMA and XPS. For the surrogate specimen treated with the CsCl+KCl solution, more than 98% of the Cs(+) ions were removed during an irradiation of 100 shots. The specimen treated with the CsCl+KCl solution was easier to decontaminate. By comparing the ratio of the O(1s) intensity to the Fe(2p) intensity of the XPS spectra, it was found that the oxygen atoms that had evolved from the specimen treated with the CsNO(3)+KNO(3) solution had decreased the laser's decontamination performance.
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- B Baigalmaa
- Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, P.O. Box 105, Yuseong, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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Kim YH, Lee JH, Yang SK, Kim TI, Kim JS, Kim HJ, Kim JI, Kim SW, Kim JO, Jung IK, Jung SA, Jung MK, Kim HS, Myung SJ, Kim WH, Rhee JC, Choi KY, Song IS, Hyun JH, Min YI. Primary colon lymphoma in Korea: a KASID (Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases) Study. Dig Dis Sci 2005; 50:2243-7. [PMID: 16416168 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-3041-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 11/13/2005] [Accepted: 03/22/2005] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Although almost all primary colorectal lymphomas are of B-cell lineage in Western countries, primary colorectal T-cell lymphomas are not uncommon in the East. The aim of this study was to review the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of primary colorectal lymphomas, with special emphasis on the differences between T-cell and B-cell lymphomas. Ninety-five cases of primary colorectal lymphomas that satisfied Dawson's criteria were identified from the clinical databases of 13 university hospitals in Korea. The mean age at the time of presentation was 51.1 years and the male:female ratio was 64:31. The clinical information, including endoscopic and histological characteristics, was retrospectively analyzed. Of the primary colorectal lymphomas, 78 cases (82.1%) were of B-lineage and 17 cases (17.9%) were of T-cell lineage. Patients with T-cell lymphomas presented at a younger age than patients with B-cell lymphomas (42.8 vs 52.9 years, respectively; P = 0.016). The most common presenting symptom was abdominal pain (87.1%) for B-cell lymphomas, whereas hematochezia or night fever was more common for T-cell lymphomas (52.9% and 35.3%, respectively). The most common endoscopic type was fungating mass (54.0%) for B-cell lymphomas and ulcerative/ulcero-infiltrative lesions (80.0%) for T-cell lymphomas. Intussusception was more common in B-cell lymphomas than in T-cell lymphomas (30.8% vs 5.9%, respectively; P = 0.035), but perforation was more common in T-cell lymphomas than in B-cell lymphomas (23.5% vs 3.8%, respectively; P = 0.005). The prognosis was significantly worse for T-cell lymphomas than for B-cell lymphomas (P = 0.002). Primary colorectal T-cell lymphomas are characterized by multifocal ulcerative lesions in relatively young patients, a high rate of hematochezia, fever, or perforation, and a poor prognosis even for cases of localized disease.
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- Y-H Kim
- Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
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Kwon OS, Lee HS, Koh DW, Cho YJ, Park YH, Park DK, Oh YL, Seo JH, Chun HJ, Um SH, Lee SW, Choi JH, Kim CD, Ryu HS, Hyun JH, Kim AR, Kim YS. A case of primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver presented with liver abscess. Korean J Intern Med 2001; 16:270-3. [PMID: 11855159 PMCID: PMC4578056 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2001.16.4.270] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver is a very rare type of cholangiocarcinoma and is defined as a cancer containing both squamous and adenomatous components in the same lesion. Recently, we experienced a primary adenosquamous carcinoma of the liver presented as liver abscess. A 63-year-old man was presented with a 4-day history of fever and chill. The radiologic study showed a 4 cm-sized, central hypoattenuated mass with peripheral rim enhancement in the left lobe of the liver. Ultrasonography-guided aspiration and biopsy suggested an adenocarcinoma with abscess in the liver. At laparotomy, the tumor occupied the left lobe of the liver and invaded the right diaphragm. An extended left lobectomy and a partial excision of the involved diaphragm were done. Grossly, the tumor was 6 x 5 x 5 cm in size and had an eccentric necrosis. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma with a transitional area.
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- O S Kwon
- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University, Ansan Hospital, 516 Kojan-Dong, Ansan City, Kyungki-Do, 425-020, Korea
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The accurate measurement of radial expansive force is crucial for optimal design and implantation of self expandable esophageal metal stents. In the present study, a new method of measurement under experimental conditions simulating actual stent implantation has been developed. This method offers precise and reproducible measurements and can be applied to a wide variety of stent types. In particular, the method enables one to measure expansive pressure as well as the true radial expansive force up to the radial compression ratio of 72%, covering the range of compression often encountered in a partially obstructed lumen. The test results for various kinds of metal stents are presented and compared. Based on these results, three important points of observation critical in explaining and predicting the expansion characteristics of stents have been reported. Further understanding and characterization of these findings will be necessary for developing new stents with outstanding clinical efficacy.
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- T Moon
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Korea University, Seoul
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Jeen YT, Chun HJ, Song CW, Um SH, Kim CD, Ryu HS, Hyun JH. Multiple lymphomatous polyposis. Gastrointest Endosc 2001; 54:492-3. [PMID: 11577314 DOI: 10.1067/mge.2001.117961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- Y T Jeen
- Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Song CW, Lee SJ, Jeen YT, Chun HJ, Um SH, Kim CD, Ryu HS, Hyun JH, Lee MS, Kahrilas PJ. Inconsistent association of esophageal symptoms, psychometric abnormalities and dysmotility. Am J Gastroenterol 2001; 96:2312-6. [PMID: 11513167 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.04035.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to characterize the psychometric profiles of symptomatic patients with abnormal esophageal motility and symptomatic patients with normal manometric findings compared to asymptomatic controls. METHODS A total of 113 patients with abnormal esophageal motility (7 achalasia, 8 diffuse esophageal spasm, 27 nutcracker esophagus, 37 hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter, 21 hypotensive peristalsis, 13 failed peristalsis), 23 symptomatic controls with similar esophageal symptoms but normal manometry, and 27 asymptomatic controls were enrolled. Validated questionnaires assessing depression (Beck Depression Inventory), anxiety (Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory or Trait Anxiety Inventory), and somatization (Psychosomatic Symptom Checklist) were administered to all subjects. RESULTS Patients with both esophageal symptoms and either hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter, nutcracker esophagus, or hypotensive contractions exhibited increased somatization, acute anxiety, or depression compared to asymptomatic controls but not compared to symptomatic controls. On the other hand, the psychometric profiles of patients with achalasia and diffuse esophageal spasm were strikingly normal. Among esophageal symptoms, chest pain was closely correlated with psychometric abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS The esophageal symptoms of patients with abnormal esophageal motility may relate to the underlying psychological abnormalities, independent of manometric abnormalities.
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- C W Song
- Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition and Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Korea University, Seoul
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Ahn BO, Kim KH, Lee G, Lee HS, Kim CD, Kim YS, Son MW, Kim WB, Oh TY, Hyun JH. Effects of taurine on cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in the rat. Pharmacology 2001; 63:1-7. [PMID: 11408826 DOI: 10.1159/000056106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Taurine, or 2-aminoethane sulfonic acid, is an intracellular amino acid and has been suggested to have a function in protecting biological systems from oxidative tissue damage. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of taurine against cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis in rats. Acute pancreatitis was induced by administering three subcutaneous injections of cerulein (40 microg/kg body weight) at 1-hour intervals, while taurine was administered intravenously at graded doses (30, 100, or 300 mg/kg, respectively) following the first cerulein injection. The severities of pancreatitis and lung injury were determined by measuring biochemical parameters, tissue myeloperoxidase (MPO), and histological changes. To clarify the mechanism of taurine, serum IL-1beta and TNF-alpha levels and tissue concentrations of malondialdehyde (MDA) were evaluated. In cerulein-induced acute edematous pancreatitis, treatment with taurine significantly decreased hyperamylasemia, tissue MPO, pancreatic edema, and the extent of pancreatic and pulmonary injury. Taurine decreased MDA concentration in the pancreas and lung, but not the serum cytokine concentration. We would conclude that taurine has beneficial effects in cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis and lung injuries by preventing the production of oxygen free radicals.
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- B O Ahn
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jeen YT, Yoon SY, Shin SW, Kim BS, Mok YJ, Kim CS, Hyun JH, Kim JS, Kim YH. Phase II trial of epirubicin, cisplatin, oral uracil and tegafur, and leucovorin in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. Cancer 2001; 91:2288-93. [PMID: 11413517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND The results of chemotherapy for patients with gastric carcinoma generally have been modest, although regimens developed more recently have produced higher response rates. One such regimen is epirubicin, cisplatin, and protracted infusion of 5-fluorouracil (ECF). The advantage of a long-term oral administration of uracil and tegafur (UFT) is that this treatment may be used to mimic the protracted infusion of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). In addition, UFT treatment combined with leucovorin had a favorable activity and tolerable toxicity in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. Instead of the inconvenience of an infusion pump and intravenous catheter for the protracted infusion of 5-FU, the authors administered UFT plus leucovorin in an ECF regimen for the treatment of patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. METHODS Fifty-two patients with advanced gastric carcinoma received epirubicin, cisplatin, and oral UFT plus leucovorin. Epirubicin 50 mg/m(2) and cisplatin 60 mg/m(2) were administered on Day 1 by intravenous injection. Tegafur and uracil 360 mg/m(2)/day orally was administered in conjunction with leucovorin administered at a fixed dose of 45 mg/day orally in divided daily doses for 21 days followed by a 7-day rest period. These courses were repeated every 4 weeks. The median age of the patients was 59 years with a median World Health Organization performance status of 1. Patients received a median of five courses of treatment (range, 1-10). RESULTS Among the 47 patients evaluated, three patients achieved complete response, and 24 patients had partial responses, for an overall response rate of 57.5% (95% confidence interval, 71.5-43.3%). Stable disease was reported in 11 patients (23.4%), and another 9 patients (19.1%) showed disease progression. The median duration of survival was 15 months (range, 2-33+). The main toxicity was nausea/vomiting and neutropenia. Significant toxicity (modified National Cancer Institute common toxicity Grade 3 or 4) included neutropenia in 22 patients (42%), nausea in 14(27%), vomiting in 9 (18%), oral mucositis in 3 (6%), and diarrhea in 3 (6%) patients. CONCLUSIONS The authors conclude that epirubicin, cisplatin, and oral UFT plus leucovorin, a convenient regimen, has a significant activity and tolerable toxicities in patients with gastric carcinoma.
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- Y T Jeen
- Department of Gastrointestinal Disease, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Impacted sharp foreign bodies in the esophagus can be very difficult to manage. When attempts are made to remove such objects inappropriately, life-threatening complications such as perforation can occur. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of endoscopic removal of impacted sharp foreign bodies in the esophagus using proximal dilatation with an oral side balloon or transparent cap. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 22 patients (10 men, 12 women) with impacted sharp foreign bodies in the esophagus underwent endoscopic extraction. The following technique was successfully performed at our hospital. An oral side balloon (Top Co., Japan) for esophageal variceal sclerotherapy was attached to the distal part of the endoscope. With the patient under local anesthesia, the endoscope was inserted as far as the proximal part of the esophageal foreign body. The oral side balloon was then gradually inflated. Dilatation of the proximal part of the esophagus made it possible to release the impacted sharp foreign body from the esophageal wall. A transparent cap was used for foreign bodies in the upper esophagus when there were difficulties with the oral side balloon. RESULTS The types of foreign body removed were fish bones (n = 9), press-through packages (n = 8), chicken bones (n =3), dentures (n = 1), and a wrist watch (n = 1). Endoscopic removal was successful in all but one of the cases, in which a fish bone had to be extracted surgically. CONCLUSIONS The proximal dilatation method using an oral side balloon or transparent cap is safe and effective in removing sharp foreign bodies from the esophagus, avoiding surgery and possible perforation.
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- Y T Jeen
- Dept of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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Lee SJ, Song CW, Jeen YT, Chun HJ, Lee HS, Um SH, Lee SW, Choi JH, Kim CD, Ryu HS, Hyun JH. Prevalence of endoscopic reflux esophagitis among Koreans. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2001; 16:373-6. [PMID: 11354273 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2001.02464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Although reflux esophagitis is believed to be common in the Western population, very few epidemiologic data on reflux esophagitis in Koreans are available. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prevalence of endoscopic reflux esophagitis in patients who came for a physical check-up at Korea University Hospital, and to study the relationship between various factors relevant to reflux disease. METHODS This study was carried out prospectively on 7,015 patients who received an esophagogastroduodenoscopy from September 1996 to December 1997. Most of the patients were free of symptoms and had come for their self-paid check-up. RESULTS The overall prevalence of reflux esophagitis was 3.4%, and most of the patients had a mild degree of esophagitis representing grade 1 in 98.3% and grade 2 in 1.7%. The male: female ratio for esophagitis was 7 : 1, and the body mass index (BMI) was significantly higher in patients with reflux esophagitis. A hiatal hernia was found in 166 patients with esophagitis (68.6%), but only in 9.2% patients without esophagitis (P < 0.05). Smoking and alcohol consumption were associated with the development of reflux esophagitis (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of endoscopic reflux esophagitis among Koreans is 3.4%, and most of the patients had a mild grade esophagitis. Smoking, alcohol consumption, the presence of a hiatal hernia and a higher BMI are associated with the development of reflux esophagitis.
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- S J Lee
- Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Korea University, Seoul
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Jeen YT, Lee SW, Kwon SI, Chun HJ, Lee HS, Song CW, Um SH, Choi JH, Kim CD, Ryu HS, Hyun JH. Differentiation between reinfection and recrudescence of helicobacter pylori strains using PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis. Yonsei Med J 2001; 42:41-5. [PMID: 11293500 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2001.42.1.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis was effective in differentiating between reinfection and recrudescence of H. pylori strains. Following a 1-2 week regimen of omeprazole 20 mg, amoxicillin 1.0 g, and clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily, twenty patients with duodenal ulcer were enrolled in the study. Ten patients (group 1, control) were not successfully treated, and another 10 patients (group 2) exhibited recurrence of infection 6-24 months following the therapy. Follow-up diagnosis was performed by Giemsa stain and CLO test. RFLP profiles of antral and midbody biopsy specimens were compared before and after therapy. PCR products using the ureC gene were digested with restriction enzymes Hha I, Mbo I, and Hind III, and the fragments generated were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis. Hha I, Mbo I, and Hind III digestion produced 13, 7, and 2 distinguishable digestion patterns, respectively. There was no difference in RFLP profiles seen before and after the therapy in 17 duodenal ulcer patients, while different RFLP profiles were discovered in 3 patients. Following treatment, one (group 2) patient differed in Mbo I, and two (one each from both groups) patients differed in Hha I and Mbo I RFLP patterns. Eight of group 2 patients showed recrudescence of previous infection and two patients had reinfection by another strain. This study supports the hypothesis that PCR-based RFLP analysis can be effective for differentiating reinfection and recrudescence of H. pylori strains following triple therapy.
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- Y T Jeen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Y T Jeen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kim KH, Lee HS, Kim CD, Chun HJ, Song CW, Um SH, Ryu HS, Hyun JH. Evaluation of pancreatic exocrine function using pure pancreatic juice in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. J Clin Gastroenterol 2000; 31:51-4. [PMID: 10914777 DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200007000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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To investigate the pancreatic exocrine function in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM), we evaluated the pure pancreatic juice obtained by endoscopic cannulation of the main pancreatic duct in 13 healthy control subjects and 22 patients with type 2 DM who had no evidence of pancreatic disease. Samples of pancreatic juices were collected in six fractions for 30 minutes at 5-minute intervals after an intravenous bolus injection of secretin (0.25 CU/kg) and cholecystokinin-8 (CCK) (40 ng/kg). The responses of plasma glucose, insulin, and C-peptide to intravenous administration of glucose (50%, 40 mL) were measured. The levels of plasma insulin and C-peptide levels in type 2 DM were the same as in healthy controls in the basal state but did not further increase in response to an intravenous glucose. This suggested that patients with type 2 DM had insulin secretion defect rather than insulin deficiency. Pancreatic secretions including volume, bicarbonate, and protein output in response to stimulation with secretin, and CCK were significantly reduced when compared to the healthy controls. We conclude that patients with type 2 DM exhibit impairment of pancreatic exocrine secretion and that this impairment might not be related to insulin deficiency. Therefore, we recommended that careful evaluation for exocrine pancreatic function in type 2 diabetics who have any clinically suspicious symptoms of pancreatic insufficiency.
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- K H Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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Pancreatic lipomatosis is characterized by fatty infiltration or replacement of the pancreas, and has been associated with many conditions. We recently experienced two cases of pancreatic lipomatosis in patients with pancreatic pseudocyst and a case of lipomatosis in diabetes mellitus. In these patients, abrupt obstruction of the main pancreatic duct with smooth tapering is a typical endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP) finding of pancreatic lipomatosis and must be differentiated with pancreatic carcinoma.
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- K H Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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BACKGROUND Pseudoachalasia is attributable to malignant tumors of the gastric cardia in more than 50% of cases. Study of the progression of esophageal manometric abnormalities with increasing tumorous involvement of the esophagogastric junction may improve our understanding of the pathophysiologic characteristics of pseudoachalasia. METHODS During a 2-year period, esophageal manometric characteristics were evaluated for 17 of 21 consecutive patients with cancer of the gastric cardia. Manometry was not possible in the other four. Manometric parameters assessed included lower esophageal sphincter pressure, percentage lower esophageal sphincter relaxation, and percentage failed peristalsis. The extent of malignant involvement of the esophagogastric junction was graded as none, less than 50% of the circumference, or 50% or more of the circumference, assessed from surgical specimens in 13 cases and endoscopy in 4 cases. RESULTS Pseudoachalasia was diagnosed in 3 cases, all with 50% or greater circumferential involvement of the esophagogastric junction. The first manometric indication of evolving pseudoachalasia was impaired lower esophageal sphincter relaxation; loss of peristaltic function was a secondary consequence. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that the primary mechanism of pseudoachalasia with gastric cardia cancer is malignant stenosis of the esophagogastric junction.
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- C W Song
- Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Kim YH, Kim BS, Seo JH, Choi CW, Kim JS, Chun HJ, Hyun JH, Kim JS. Epirubicin, cisplatin, oral UFT, and calcium folinate in advanced gastric carcinoma. Oncology (Williston Park) 1999; 13:64-8. [PMID: 10442365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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UFT (uracil and tegafur in a 4:1 molar ratio) plus calcium folinate treatment has favorable activity and tolerable toxicity in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. High response rates have been reported in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma receiving a schedule of epirubicin, cisplatin (Platinol), and protracted infusion of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). Replacing the inconvenient infusion pump and intravenous catheter needed for protracted infusion of 5-FU, we administered oral UFT plus calcium folinate (Orzel) to 37 patients (median age, 55 years; median World Health Organization [WHO] performance status of 1) with locally advanced or metastatic gastric carcinoma. Epirubicin 50 mg/m2 and cisplatin 60 mg/m2 were administered by intravenous injection on day 1; UFT 360 mg/m2/day po was administered in conjunction with oral calcium folinate 25 mg/m2/day in divided daily doses for 21 days, followed by a 7-day rest period. Courses were repeated every 4 weeks. Among 37 evaluable patients who received a median of four courses of treatment (range, 2 to 10), two achieved a complete response and 18 a partial response, for an overall response rate of 54% (95% confidence interval, 39% to 70%). Stable disease was reported in 12 patients (32.4%) and disease progression in another five (13.5%). The median duration of survival was 10 months (range, 2 to 15+). The main toxicities were nausea/vomiting, leukopenia, diarrhea, and oral mucositis. WHO grade 3 or 4 toxicity included leukopenia in 14 patients (37.8%), nausea/vomiting in 11 (29.7%), oral mucositis in five (13.5%), and diarrhea in four (10.8%). Epirubicin, cisplatin, and oral UFT plus calcium folinate, a convenient outpatient regimen, has significant activity and tolerable toxicities in patients with gastric carcinoma.
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- Y H Kim
- Section of Hemato-Oncology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater is a relatively rare neoplasm and its longterm survival rate is considerably high. However, because of differences in tumor pathologic features and local invasiveness, a 5-year survival rate differ widely. We present a case of metastatic carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater presenting as a Krukenberg tumor in a 59-year-old woman. Eight months earlier, she had been diagnosed as well-differentiated adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater. Abdominal examination revealed a hard mass with mild tenderness in the RLQ area. The laboratory findings were unremarkable except for mild anemia. CT scan of the abdomen revealed enlargement of both ovaries. An exploratory laparotomy disclosed bilateral ovarian masses, 18 x 12 x 8 cm and 8 x 5.5 x 4 cm in size, respectively. Histologic findings of the both ovarian masses were consistent with metastatic adenocarcinoma from the ampulla of Vater.
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- K H Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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Although gastrointestinal submucous tumours are increasingly being discovered with the development of endoscopic examination techniques, the reliable diagnosis of these lesions remains difficult at present. Before endoscopy became available, the treatment strategy for gastrointestinal submucous tumours was either surgery or observation. With the rapid evolution of therapeutic endoscopy, the endoscopic removal of various tumours in the gastrointestinal tract has been described, but the resection of submucous tumours is still reported only infrequently. Endoscopic removal of submucous tumours of the gastrointestinal tract has yet to become widespread, and this technique has not been fully evaluated. Not all patients need the treatment; however, endoscopic submucous tumour removal may be the treatment of choice for certain patient subgroups. This article reviews recent literature regarding the endoscopic removal of gastrointestinal submucous tumours and discusses the possibility of removing submucous tumours using endoscopic resection.
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- H J Chun
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul
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Mock T, Yatscoff R, Foster R, Hyun JH, Chung IS, Shim CS, Yacyshyn B. Clinical validation of the Helikit: a 13C urea breath test used for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. Clin Biochem 1999; 32:59-63. [PMID: 10074893 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9120(98)00082-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the clinical performance of the Helikit, a 13C urea breath test, in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection. METHODS A total of 205 participants were assessed in Canada and Korea for H. pylori infection status by endoscopy, or a combination of IgG ELISA and CLO test, as well as by the Helikit. The Helikit contains 75 mg of 13C urea as well as citric acid, flavor enhancers and stabilizers in a single plastic cup. The powder is dissolved in 75 mL of water for oral administration. No extra mixing or dilution steps are required. RESULTS Using the biopsy-derived data as the gold standard the Helikit displayed a clinical sensitivity of 93.5% (95% confidence interval 88.5 to 98.5%) and a clinical specificity of 97.3% (94.3 to 100%). An overall diagnostic efficiency of 95.6% (92.8 to 98.4%) was obtained. No statistically significant difference in the performance characteristics was found between Korea and Canada. No significant adverse events were noted. CONCLUSIONS The Helikit offers an easy, safe and accurate approach to the diagnosis of H. pylori infection.
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- T Mock
- Isotechnika Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Lee HS, Kim KH, Kim CD, Song CW, Ryu HS, Hyun JH. Exogenous cysteamine increases basal pancreatic exocrine secretion in the rat. J Korean Med Sci 1999; 14:52-6. [PMID: 10102524 PMCID: PMC3054167 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.1.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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To determine whether exocrine pancreatic secretion is regulated by endogenous somatostatin, somatostatin deficiency was induced by cysteamine. Rats were subcutaneously administered a single dose of cysteamine (30 mg/100 g body weight) 12 hr before experiment. Anesthetized rats were prepared with cannulation into bile duct, pancreatic duct, duodenum, and jugular vein and pancreatic juice was collected. For in vitro study, isolated pancreata of rats, pretreated with cysteamine, were perfused with an intraarterial infusion of Krebs-Henseleit solution (37 degrees C) at 1.2 mL/min, and pancreatic juice was collected in 15-min samples. In vivo experiment of the rat, the mean basal pancreatic secretions, including volume, bicarbonate, and protein output were significantly increased from 18.4+/-0.5 microL/30 min, 0.58+/-0.05 microEq/30 min, and 214.0+/-26.1 microg/30 min to 51.6+/-3.7 microL/30 min, 1.52+/-0.11 microEq/30 min, and 569.8+/-128.9 microg/30 min, respectively (p<0.05). In the isolated perfused pancreas, cysteamine also resulted in a significant increase in basal pancreatic secretion (p<0.05). Simultaneous intraarterial infusion of octreotide (10 pmol/hr) to isolated pancreata partially reversed the effect of cysteamine on basal pancreatic secretion. These findings suggest that endogenous somatostatin play an important role on the regulation of basal pancreatic exocrine secretion.
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- H S Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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Kim KH, Kim CD, Lee HS, Lee SJ, Jeen YT, Chun HJ, Song CW, Lee SW, Um SH, Choi JH, Ryu HS, Hyun JH. Biliary papillary hyperplasia with clonorchiasis resembling cholangiocarcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol 1999; 94:514-7. [PMID: 10022657 DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.887_p.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Infection by the liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis is very common in the Far East. It causes low grade inflammatory changes and proliferation in the biliary tree. Initially there is desquamation of the biliary epithelium, followed by hyperplasia and adenomatous proliferation. Cholangiocarcinomas are potential long term complications. We present a case of biliary papillary hyperplasia with clonorchiasis resembling cholangiocarcinoma in a 69-yr-old Korean man. Early recognition of biliary hyperplasia and treatment of Clonorchis sinensis is important to prevent development of cholangiocarcinoma, especially in the Far East.
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- K H Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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Kim KH, Kim CD, Lee SJ, Lee G, Jeen YT, Lee HS, Chun HJ, Song CW, Um SH, Lee SW, Choi JH, Ryu HS, Hyun JH. Metastasis-induced acute pancreatitis in a patient with small cell carcinoma of the lung. J Korean Med Sci 1999; 14:107-9. [PMID: 10102535 PMCID: PMC3054157 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.1.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Acute pancreatitis in cancer patients can be secondary to the malignant process itself or a complication of antineoplastic agent administration. However, acute pancreatitis caused by metastatic carcinoma of the pancreas is an uncommon condition with a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 63-year-old man with small cell carcinoma of the lung, who developed acute pancreatitis lately. Thirteen months earlier, he developed small cell carcinoma of the lung and received 6 cycles of chemotherapy. Abdominal CT scan showed swelling of the pancreas with multiple masses. The patient was managed conservatively and pancreatitis subsided. This case indicates that metastasis induced acute pancreatitis can be a manifestation of lung cancer, especially in small cell carcinoma.
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- K H Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul
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Kim YH, Shin SW, Kim BS, Kim JH, Kim JG, Mok YJ, Kim CS, Rhyu HS, Hyun JH, Kim JS. Paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil, and cisplatin combination chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced gastric carcinoma. Cancer 1999; 85:295-301. [PMID: 10023695] [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: 02/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although the clinical efficacy of paclitaxel in the treatment of gastric carcinoma has not been clearly defined, recent reports have suggested a possible role in the treatment of upper gastrointestinal carcinomas in vitro and in vivo. In this study, the authors evaluated the efficacy and toxicity of a combination chemotherapy that included paclitaxel, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), and cisplatin in the treatment of patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. METHODS Forty-one gastric carcinoma patients with metastatic disease, unresectable advanced disease, or relapsed disease were treated with the following regimen, administered every 28 days: paclitaxel 175 mg/m2 by 3-hour intravenous (i.v.) infusion on Day 1, 5-FU 750 mg/m2 by 24-hour continuous i.v. infusion on Days 1-5, and cisplatin 20 mg/m2 by 2-hour i.v. infusion on Days 1-5. Twenty-six patients had measurable disease, and 15 had evaluable disease. All patients were assessable for toxicity. RESULTS Twenty-one of the 41 patients (51%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 36.5-65.7%) demonstrated an objective response, including 4 complete responses (10%; 95% CI, 3.9-22.5%). Sixty-five percent of the patients with measurable disease (17 of 26; 95% CI, 58-92.5%) and 27% of the patients with evaluable disease (4 of 15: 95% CI, 11.1-52.3%) achieved a complete response or a partial response. The median response duration was 17 weeks (range, 4-90 weeks), and the median survival duration for all patients was 26 weeks (range, 8 to 118+ weeks). The major toxicity of this treatment was myelosuppression with neutropenia of World Health Organization Grade 3 and 4 in 24% and 10% of the patients, respectively. Nonhematologic toxicity included mucositis, nausea/vomiting, diarrhea, neurotoxicity, and alopecia. Fluid retention occurred in two patients, and one patient had an anaphylatic reaction. Dose reduction was necessary for one patient, because Grade 4 neutropenia and mucositis occurred. CONCLUSIONS Paclitaxel, 5-FU, and cisplatin was an active combination regimen in the treatment of advanced gastric carcinoma. The toxicity of this regimen was tolerable. Based on these findings, this combination regimen could be an attractive treatment in the preoperative setting.
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- Y H Kim
- Department of Hematooncology, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul
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Lee SY, Cho MY, Hyun JH, Lee KM, Homma KI, Natori S, Kawabata SI, Iwanaga S, Lee BL. Molecular cloning of cDNA for pro-phenol-oxidase-activating factor I, a serine protease is induced by lipopolysaccharide or 1,3-beta-glucan in coleopteran insect, Holotrichia diomphalia larvae. Eur J Biochem 1998; 257:615-21. [PMID: 9839951 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2570615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Previously, we identified two pro-phenol oxidase-activating factors, named PPAF-I and PPAF-II, directly involved in the activation of the purified pro-phenol oxidase (pro-PO) from the hemolymph of the coleopteran, Holotrichia diomphalia larvae [Lee, S. Y., Kwon, T. H., Hyun, J. H., Choi, J. S., Kawabata, S. I., Iwanga, S, & Lee, B. L. (1998) Eur. J. Biochem. 254, 90-97]. Here, we report molecular cloning of cDNA for PPAF-I. Based on the sequence of the cloned cDNA, the PPAF-I gene appears to encode a member of serine protease zymogen consisting of 365 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 40193 Da. The 109 amino acid residues preceding the amino-terminus Ile residue of the mature protein seem to constitute a prepro-sequence. The mature protein is a serine protease composed of 256 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 28009 Da. The overall structure is highly similar to that of Drosophila easter serine protease (42.9% identity), an essential serine protease zymogen for pattern formation in normal embryonic development. The locations of disulfide linkages in the pro-segment of PPAF-I were similar to those of Tachypleus proclotting enzyme and the mammalian neutrophil-derived defensin. Furthermore, [3H]diisopropylphosphate (iPr2P)-labeled PPAF-I was specifically produced from the crude preparation of PPAF-I zymogen by incubation with lipopolysaccharide or 1,3-beta-glucan, whereas [3H]iPr2P-labeled PPAF-I was not produced under the same conditions in the absence of these microbial polysaccharides. These results indicate that the pro-PO-activation system in H. diomphalia larvae may proceed with the activation of PPAF-I zymogen by microbial polysaccharides.
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- S Y Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Kumjeong Ku, Korea
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Lee SY, Kwon TH, Hyun JH, Choi JS, Kawabata SI, Iwanaga S, Lee BL. In vitro activation of pro-phenol-oxidase by two kinds of pro-phenol-oxidase-activating factors isolated from hemolymph of coleopteran, Holotrichia diomphalia larvae. Eur J Biochem 1998; 254:50-7. [PMID: 9652393 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2540050.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Previously, we purified and characterized a pro-phenol-oxidase (pro-PO) of 79 kDa from coleopteran insect, Holotrichia diomphalia larvae [Kwon et al. (1997) Mol. Cells 7, 90-97]. Here, we describe the identification of two pro-PO-activating factors (PPAF), named PPAF-I and PPAF-II, directly involved in the activation of the isolated pro-PO. When pro-PO was incubated with either PPAF-I or PPAF-II, no phenol oxidase activity was observed. However, incubation of pro-PO with both PPAF-I and PPAF-II specifically exhibited phenol oxidase activity. The purified PPAF-I with a molecular mass of 33 kDa on SDS/PAGE had characteristics of a serine protease. It exhibited amidase activity against fluorogenic peptide substrates, tert-butoxycarbonyl-phenylalanyl-seryl-arginyl-4-methylcoumaryl-7-amide being the best among the substrates examined. The activity was completely inhibited by 0.02 mM p-nitrophenyl-p'-guanidinobenzoate HCl and diisopropylflurophosphate. The NH2-terminal sequence of PPAF-I had significant sequence similarity to those of serine proteases. On the other hand, the purified PPAF-II had a molecular mass of 40 kDa on SDS/PAGE and 400 kDa determined by gel filtration, indicating an oligomeric protein. The NH2-terminal sequence of PPAF-II showed no similarity to known proteins. PPAF-II exhibited no amidase activity against the fluorogenic substrates. Reconstitution experiments and immunoblotting analysis using affinity-purified antibody against pro-PO demonstrated that PPAF-I first cleaves the intact pro-PO to an intermediate of 76 kDa with no phenol oxidase activity, and then, PPAF-I converts the intermediate to the active phenol oxidase of 60 kDa in the presence of PPAF-II. These results indicate that the activation of pro-PO system in hemolymph of H. diomphalia larvae is accomplished by at least two activating factors, a serine protease and a protein cofactor.
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- S Y Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University, Kumjeong Ku, Korea
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OBJECTIVES Levosulpiride is the levo-enantiomer of sulpiride, a well-known antiemetic, antidyspeptic and antipsychotic drug. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of levosulpiride on dyspeptic symptoms and gastric motor function in a group of patients with functional dyspepsia showing delayed gastric emptying. METHOD Forty two eligible patients were entered into a 3 week, double-blind randomized comparison of 25mg of levosulpiride or placebo t.i.d.. Symptom assessment and gastric scintigraphy following the intake of scrambled egg sandwich, were performed in each patient before and after treatment. RESULTS The improvement of symptom score in levosulpiride group was higher than the placebo group (p < 0.05). We assessed global efficacy, which was excellent in 1 (6%), good 11 (65%), fair 4 (24%), nil 1 (6%) of those receiving levosulpiride, and fair 9 (60%), nil 5 (33%), poor 1 (6%) of those receiving placebo. Levosulpiride tended to be more effective than placebo in relieving the dyspeptic symptoms especially in the subgroups of dysmotility-like (p < 0.05) and nonspecific (p < 0.05) as compared to other subgroups (p = 0.16). The reduction of gastric emptying time after levosulpiride treatment was more marked than Placebo group (p < 0.05). We found a significant correlation between changes of symptom score and gastric emptying time (r = 0.47, p = 0.01). No serious adverse effects were reported after administration of either levosulpiride or placebo. Only two patients reported mild somnolence during levosulpiride administration. CONCLUSIONS Levosulpiride is effective and well tolerated in patients with functional dyspepsia accompanied by delayed gastric emptying. Its efficacy may be related to its action on the gastric motor function by improving the delayed gastric emptying.
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- C W Song
- Department of Internal Medicine and Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Digestive Disease and Nutrition, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Song CW, UM SH, Kim CD, Ryu HS, Hyun JH, Choe JG. Double-blind placebo-controlled study of cisapride in patients with nonspecific esophageal motility disorder accompanied by delayed esophageal transit. Scand J Gastroenterol 1997; 32:541-6. [PMID: 9200284 DOI: 10.3109/00365529709025096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nonspecific esophageal motility disorder (NEMD) represents a difficult therapeutic challenge because of the heterogeneous nature of the esophageal motor functions. We studied the effects of cisapride on the esophageal symptoms and esophageal motor function in a group of patients with NEMD showing delayed esophageal transit. METHODS Seventy eligible patients were entered into a 4-week, double-blind randomized comparison of 10 mg of cisapride or placebo, four times daily. Symptom assessment, esophageal manometry after wet swallows, and esophageal scintigraphy after intake of a liquid and solid bolus were performed in each patient before and after treatment. RESULTS After 4 weeks of treatment cisapride significantly increased the prevalence of esophageal peristaltic contractions (percentage of total contractions, P < 0.05 versus base line and placebo) and significantly improved esophageal emptying of the solid bolus (P < 0.05 versus placebo) but not of the liquid bolus. Placebo did not have any significant effects versus base line on these variables. Both placebo and cisapride improved the distal esophageal amplitude versus base line (no significant intergroup differences). Symptom scores were significantly reduced after 4 weeks of treatment versus base line in both groups (no significant intergroup differences except for heartburn and regurgitation, P < 0.05). On global evaluation of treatment, significantly more patients in the cisapride group were rated as markedly or moderately improved, when compared with placebo. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study showed that cisapride is effective and well tolerated in patients with NEMD accompanied by delayed esophageal transit. Symptomatic improvement may possibly be related to its beneficial action on the esophageal body by increasing the number of peristaltic contractions and esophageal emptying of solids.
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- C W Song
- Dept. of Internal Medicine and Nuclear Medicine, Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyun JH, Jeen YT, Chun HJ, Lee HS, Lee SW, Song CW, Choi JH, Um SH, Kim CD, Ryu HS. Endoscopic resection of submucosal tumor of the esophagus: results in 62 patients. Endoscopy 1997; 29:165-70. [PMID: 9201464 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Although most submucosal tumors of the esophagus are benign, reliable exclusion of leiomyosarcoma requires histological analysis. However, this is rarely possible with an endoscopic forceps biopsy. In an attempt to establish the diagnosis, and as an alternative to surgery, we present here our experience with the endoscopic removal of submucosal tumors of the esophagus using two different techniques. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-two patients (38 men, 24 women, mean age 47) with submucosal tumors of the esophagus were treated endoscopically. If the tumor was less than 2 cm in diameter, polypoid, or showed a round protrusion with at least moderate elevation at endoscopy, a conventional snare polypectomy was performed. If the tumor was larger than 2 cm in diameter or only mildly elevated, the technique of modified endoscopic incisional enucleation was carried out, consisting of complete stripping of the overlying tissue followed by tumor enucleation using an electrocautery snare and a coagulation electrode. RESULTS Based on these criteria, 36 patients underwent conventional snare polypectomy, and 25 received endoscopic incisional enucleation; complete resection of the tumor was possible in these 61 cases. In one patient, only partial removal was possible, due to firm and wide adhesions to the surrounding tissue. The tumor diameters ranged from 0.6 cm to 7.5 cm, with a mean value of 1.9 cm; 14 tumors measured more than 3 cm. At histopathology, the resected specimens were found to be 56 leiomyomas, four granular cell tumors, one neurogenic tumor, and one cyst. No serious complications such as perforation or massive bleeding occurred, and oozing bleeding, which was encountered in three patients, was easily managed by endoscopic electrocoagulation. During the follow-up period (mean 38.4 months, range 3-107 months) no recurrence was observed in any of the 61 patients who received complete resections. CONCLUSION This method of endoscopic removal of submucosal tumors of the esophagus appears to be safe and effective in experienced hands. It allows complete histopathological workup, and at the same time complete removal of the tumor. The method can be considered as an alternative to surgery in symptomatic cases.
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- J H Hyun
- Dept. of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Peripancreatic pseudoaneurysm and splenic infarction are rare but life-threatening complications of chronic pancreatitis. The incidence of pseudoaneurysm in patients who undergo angiography for pancreatitis is about 10%. Clinically, pseudoaneurysm is hard to discover until rupture occurs. The authors have recently experienced a case of intact pseudoaneurysm and splenic infarction in chronic alcoholic pancreatitis. A bolus enhanced CT scan and angiography were essential to confirm these complications of pancreatitis. We managed these complications successfully by distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy.
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- H S Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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OBJECTIVES For esophageal varices, endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy and band ligation have been effectively and frequently used, but these methods were not effective for gastric varices. In gastric varices, because of rich networks of feeding vessels and shunts that may exist in many cases, an effective therapeutic level of sclerosant is difficult to be maintained. Accordingly, we propose a new method called "Endoscopic Variceal Ligation-Injection Sclerotherapy (abbreviated EVLIS)" for gastiric varices, with focus on maintenance of the effective therapeutic level of a sclerosant by partially blocking the blood flow of gastric varices using the band ligation method. The study was undertaken prospectively to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EVLIS for the treatment of gastric varices. METHODS EVLIS was performed in a group of 32 patients with gastric varices. Active bleeding varices were 11 and non-bleeding 21. Five cases were grade A, 12 grade B, and 14 grade C of Child's classification. Nine cases were type 1, 22 type 2, and 1 was type 3 of Hosking-Johnson's classification. RESULTS The results of EVLIS were excellent, active bleeding of gastric varices in the 11 cases were successfully controlled and all the gastric varices of 32 cases including those bleeding varices were completely eradicated. The bleeding status, the Child's grade and the Hosking-Johnson's class do not appear to correlate in any way with the efficacy of this technique. No perforation or re-bleeding was observed in any of the patients until the mean 10.6 months of the follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS EVLIS should be considered as an effective and safe treatment for gastric varices.
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- H J Chun
- Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Esophageal duplication cysts account for a very small percentage of benign esophageal tumors and are infrequently symptomatic. Esophageal duplication cysts result from aberrant alignment of the normal vacuolization process that produce the esophageal lumen in the 5th to 8th week of embryonic life. Complications most often are bleeding into or infection of cysts. Recently, we experienced a case of esophageal duplication cyst complicated with intramural huge hematoma and the cause of hematoma could not be identified. We report it with a review of literatures.
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- H S Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul
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Hyun JH. [Self-efficacy predictiveness and its determinants among preschoolers]. Shinrigaku Kenkyu 1993; 64:1-8. [PMID: 8355425 DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.64.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Precision of self-efficacy predictions on a ball-throwing task was compared between the younger group (3-year-olds; N = 40) and the older group (5-year-olds; N = 40). Three factors underlying the development of accurate efficacy expectations were examined. They were the effect of experience, the complexity of the task, and information of task performance. Results indicated that the predictions of the older group were more accurate than those of the younger group, and their predictions were significantly related to subsequent performance. They did more realistic efficacy predictions by using information of task performance and experience. The younger group showed no accuracy of self-efficacy predictions. But the presentation of information about task performance enabled them to make realistic efficacy predictions.
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- J H Hyun
- Department of Child Psychology, Faculty of Education, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima
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Primary malignant lymphoma located in the duodenum is a rarity. A case of primary lymphoma of the duodenum in a 27-year-old man, in which the 2 discrete masses of duodenal bulb and the second portion with pancreatic head invasion was found, is reported here. Immunohistochemical evaluation of the present case showed that lymphoma cells expressed the T-cell markers MT1 and UCHL1. Treatment consisted of pancreaticoduodenectomy followed by antineoplastic chemotherapy.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul
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Previous data for esophageal lengths are based on age related groups or cadaveric examination, both of which are improper for application to various individualized procedures. Because of the variability in height for any given age and longer length in vivo, individualized approximation is needed. Thus, we measured various anatomical levels of the esophagus using a flexible endoscope and correlated these data with measurable external body intervals. The mean esophageal length was 40.92 +/- 2.79, which is longer than the length derived from cadaveric examinations. Also, esophageal lengths which correlated better with height than any other body intervals, could be calculated from the following equation. Esophageal length from the upper incisors to the esophagogastric junction (L) can be expressed: L = 0.242 x height (Ht) + 2.078 cm (P = 0.000, R2 = 0525). The data from our study indicate that esophageal length can be reliably predicted using external body parameters before employing various procedures.
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- T J Song
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul
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Kim MJ, Choi JS, Lee HK, Hyun JH. Acute transverse myelitis complicated in Korean hermorrhagic fever: a case report and review of the literature. Korean J Intern Med 1986; 1:126-9. [PMID: 15759388 PMCID: PMC4534901 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.1986.1.1.126] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Involvement of the central nervous system in Korean hemorrhagic fever is expected. When such involvement does occur, it is usually in the form of cerebral hemorrhage or pituitary necrosis. Paralytic disease due to Korean hemorrhagic fever is exceptional. A case of transverse myelitis in an adult female, in which a serologic test of immunofluorescent antibodies to Hantaan virus was positive with clinical pictures of Korean hemorrhagic fever, is reported here.
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