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Choi S, Yang S, Kim JW, Kwon K, Oh SW, Yu E, Han SB, Kang SH, Lee JH, Ha H, Yoo JK, Kim SY, Kim YS, Cho JY, Lee J. Anti-pollutant effect of oleic acid against urban particulate matter is mediated via regulation of AhR- and TRPV1-mediated signaling in vitro. Environ Toxicol 2024; 39:3500-3511. [PMID: 38456238 DOI: 10.1002/tox.24183] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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Urban Particulate Matter (UPM) induces skin aging and inflammatory responses by regulating skin cells through the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). Although oleic acid, an unsaturated free fatty acid (FFA), has some functional activities, its effect on UPM-induced skin damage has not been elucidated. Here, we investigated signaling pathways on how oleic acid is involved in attenuating UPM induced cell damage. UPM treatment increased XRE-promoter luciferase activity and increased translocation of AhR to the nucleus, resulting in the upregulation of CYP1A1 gene. However, oleic acid treatment attenuated the UPM effects on AhR signaling. Furthermore, while UPM induced activation of TRPV1 and MAPKs signaling which activated the downstream molecules NFκB and AP-1, these effects were reduced by cotreatment with oleic acid. UPM-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduction of cellular proliferation were also attenuated by the treatment of oleic acid. These data reveal that cell damage induced by UPM treatment occurs through AhR signaling and TRPV1 activation which in turn activates ERK and JNK, ultimately inducing NFκB and AP-1 activation. These effects were reduced by the cotreatment of oleic acid on HaCaT cells. These suggest that oleic acid reduces UPM-induced cell damage through inhibiting both the AhR signaling and activation of TRPV1 and its downstream molecules, leading to a reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine and recovery of cell proliferation.
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- Seoyoung Choi
- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Materials Science Research Institute, LABIO, Inc., Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Materials Science Research Institute, LABIO, Inc., Seoul, Korea
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- Materials Science Research Institute, LABIO, Inc., Seoul, Korea
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- Materials Science Research Institute, LABIO, Inc., Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Immunology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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- Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Molecular Dermatology Laboratory, College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon City, Gyunggi Do, Korea
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Kang SH, Oh SY, Lee KY, Lee HJ, Kim MS, Kwon TG, Kim JW, Lee ST, Choi SY, Hong SH. Differential effect of cancer-associated fibroblast-derived extracellular vesicles on cisplatin resistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma via miR-876-3p. Theranostics 2024; 14:460-479. [PMID: 38169528 PMCID: PMC10758057 DOI: 10.7150/thno.87329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Rationale: Platinum-based chemotherapy is commonly used for treating solid tumors, but drug resistance often limits its effectiveness. Cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF)-derived extracellular vesicle (EV), which carry various miRNAs, have been implicated in chemotherapy resistance. However, the molecular mechanism through which CAFs modulate cisplatin resistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is not well understood. We employed two distinct primary CAF types with differential impacts on cancer progression: CAF-P, representing a more aggressive cancer-promoting category, and CAF-D, characterized by properties that moderately delay cancer progression. Consequently, we sought to investigate whether the two CAF types differentially affect cisplatin sensitivity and the underlying molecular mechanism. Methods: The secretion profile was examined by utilizing an antibody microarray with conditioned medium obtained from the co-culture of OSCC cells and two types of primary CAFs. The effect of CAF-dependent factors on cisplatin resistance was investigated by utilizing conditioned media (CM) and extracellular vesicle (EVs) derived from CAFs. The impacts of candidate genes were confirmed using gain- and loss-of-function analyses in spheroids and organoids, and a mouse xenograft. Lastly, we compared the expression pattern of the candidate genes in tissues from OSCC patients exhibiting different responses to cisplatin. Results: When OSCC cells were cultured with conditioned media (CM) from the two different CAF groups, cisplatin resistance increased only under CAF-P CM. OSCC cells specifically expressed insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGFBP3) after co-culture with CAF-D. Meanwhile, IGFBP3-knockdown OSCC cells acquired cisplatin resistance in CAF-D CM. IGFBP3 expression was promoted by GATA-binding protein 1 (GATA1), a transcription factor targeted by miR-876-3p, which was enriched only in CAF-P-derived EV. Treatment with CAF-P EV carrying miR-876-3p antagomir decreased cisplatin resistance compared to control miRNA-carrying CAF-P EV. On comparing the staining intensity between cisplatin-sensitive and -insensitive tissues from OSCC patients, there was a positive correlation between IGFBP3 and GATA1 expression and cisplatin sensitivity in OSCC tissues from patients. Conclusion: These results provide insights for overcoming cisplatin resistance, especially concerning EVs within the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, it is anticipated that the expression levels of GATA1 and miR-876-3p, along with IGFBP3, could aid in the prediction of cisplatin resistance.
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- Soo Hyun Kang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-412, Korea
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Yuan XT, Kang SH, Wang Q, Bai YS, Che HL. [The implementation and management of disease risk reduction claims in the European Union and the United States]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:1674-1681. [PMID: 37859388 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20230616-00476] [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: 10/21/2023]
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The improvement of food labeling can improve consumers' health awareness, reduce the burden of chronic diseases on the health and economy, and promote the development of the healthy food industry. Disease Risk Reduction Claim has been developed in European Union and the U.S. for over 20 years, with mature management methods and experience, but it is still lacking in China. Learning and drawing on the international management experience of food disease risk reduction claims can assist China to establish food disease risk reduction claims and improve the food health claims and labeling system.
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- X T Yuan
- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Huairou Space Biology Active Health Research Institute, Beijing 101499, China
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- College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
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Yun C, Park M, Joo JH, Kang SH, Jeong SH, Nam CM, Park EC, Jang SI. Effect of regional medical disparities on complications in patients with hypertension: Cox's proportional hazard models. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1138017. [PMID: 37332760 PMCID: PMC10272513 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1138017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Objective Complications associated with hypertension can be alleviated by providing necessary medical services. However, there may be disparities in their provision depending on regional differences. Thus, this study aimed to examine the effects of regional healthcare disparities on complications in patients with hypertension in South Korea. Methods Data from the National Health Insurance Service National Sample Cohort (2004-2019) were analyzed. The position value for the relative composite index was used to identify medically vulnerable regions. The diagnosis of hypertension within the region was also considered. The risk of complications associated with hypertension included cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and kidney diseases. Cox proportional hazards models were used for statistical analysis. Results A total of 246,490 patients were included in this study. Patients who lived in medically vulnerable regions and were diagnosed outside their residential area had a higher risk of complications than those living in non-vulnerable regions and were diagnosed outside the residential area (hazard ratio: 1.156, 95% confidence interval: 1.119-1.195). Conclusion Patients living in medically vulnerable regions who were diagnosed outside their residential areas were more likely to have hypertension complications regardless of the type of complication. Necessary policies should be implemented to reduce regional healthcare disparities.
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- Choa Yun
- Department of Biostatistics and Computing, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Informatics and Biostatistics, Yonsei University Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Park M, Yun C, Joo JH, Kang SH, Jeong SH, Nam CM, Park EC, Han Y, Jang SI. Regional Differences in Medical Costs of Chronic Kidney Disease in the South Korean Population: Marginalized Two-Part Model. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2023; 9:e39904. [PMID: 36995749 PMCID: PMC10131872 DOI: 10.2196/39904] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND There are regional gaps in the access to medical services for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and it is necessary to reduce those gaps, including the gaps involving medical costs. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to analyze regional differences in the medical costs associated with CKD in the South Korean population. METHODS This longitudinal cohort study included participants randomly sampled from the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort of South Korea. To select those who were newly diagnosed with CKD, we excluded those who were diagnosed in 2002-2003 and 2018-2019. A total of 5903 patients with CKD were finally included. We used a marginalized two-part longitudinal model to assess total medical costs. RESULTS Our cohort included 4775 (59.9%) men and 3191 (40.1%) women. Of these, 971 (12.2%) and 6995 (87.8%) lived in medically vulnerable and nonvulnerable regions, respectively. The postdiagnosis costs showed a significant difference between the regions (estimate: -0.0152, 95% confidence limit: -0.0171 to -0.0133). The difference in medical expenses between the vulnerable and nonvulnerable regions showed an increase each year after the diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Patients with CKD living in medically vulnerable regions are likely to have higher postdiagnostic medical expenses compared to those living in regions that are not medically vulnerable. Efforts to improve early diagnosis of CKD are needed. Relevant policies should be drafted to decrease the medical costs of patients with CKD disease living in medically deprived areas.
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- Minah Park
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computing, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health Informatics and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Gachon University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Cho D, Ha MC, Jo HR, Kang SH. Regional inequality of socioeconomic status and the prevalence of hypertension between rural and urban areas. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Lower socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with greater burdens of cardiovascular disease in a community. The regional disparity of SES may result in an uneven distribution of hypertension (HTN) by a region. This study aims to analyze the regional disparity in the SES and HTN burden between rural and urban areas of the Korea.
Methods
We used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) V (2010–2012), VI (2013–2015), and VII (201–2018). We analyzed 11,206 and 1739 subjects from Seoul metropolitan and rural area (Gangwon province), respectively. We compared socioeconomic characteristics, the distribution of HTN between two regions. Finally, we performed a multivariate logistic regression adjusting for traditional CV risk factors and SES status to examine differences in the prevalence of HTN.
Results
Subjects in Gangwon province were older than Seoul (54.6±0.4 vs 49.4±0.2 years old, p<0.001). The proportions of subjects with low economic status and low education level were significantly higher in Gangwon province compared to Seoul (low economic status; 25.6 vs 14.4%, p<0.001, low education level; 35.3 vs 16.5%, p<0.001). Mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) was higher in Gangwon compared to Seoul (121.6±0.4 vs 118.1±0.2 mmHg, p<0.001). In the longitudinal trend from KNHANES V to VII, the difference of SBP between the two regions increased (Figure). The age-matched prevalence of HTN was significantly higher in Gangwon compared to Seoul (23.8 vs 21.6%, p<0.05), and the difference of prevalence of HTN by regions longitudinally increased (Figure). In the univariate analysis, the residency in Gangwon was associated with the presence of HTN (reference: Seoul, OR=1.63; 95% CI: 1.45–1.83). In the multivariate logistic regression model, the residency in Gangwon was not associated, however, low economic status and low education level were significantly associated with the presence of HTN (economic status, OR=1.39; 95% CI: 1.17–1.67, education level, OR=1.88; 95% CI: 1.57–2.24).
Conclusion
The SES status was lower and the prevalence of HTN was higher in Gangwon compared to Seoul. The burden of HTN longitudinally increased in Gangwon, but not in Seoul. The poor SES was significantly associated with HTN. It suggests that the inequalities of SES in Gangwon may contribute to the increasing prevalence of HTN. The regional and individual disparity of SES should be considered in the establishment of public health strategies for HTN.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- D Cho
- Wonju Severance Christian Hospital , Wonju , Korea (Republic of)
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- Wonju Severance Christian Hospital , Wonju , Korea (Republic of)
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- Wonju Severance Christian Hospital , Wonju , Korea (Republic of)
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- Inje University Sanggye Paik Hospital , Seoul , Korea (Republic of)
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Lee W, Kang SH, Kim SH, Chae IH. Impact of dementia and drug compliance on patients with acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
There has been a worrying rise in the number of people with dementia, especially with many of them also suffering from acute myocardial infarction (AMI), a disease with a high mortality rate.
Purpose
We evaluated the impact of dementia on the mortality of patients with AMI and how drug compliance affects this relationship.
Methods
The data were derived from National Health Insurance Service-Senior. The total number of patients diagnosed with AMI for the first time between 2007 and 2013 was 16,835, among whom 2,021 had dementia. Medication possession ratio (MPR) was used to assess medication adherence.
Results
AMI patients with dementia had unfavorable baseline characteristics; they had significantly higher risk of all-cause mortality (Hazard ratio [HR]: 2.49; 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.34–2.66; P<0.001) and lower MPR (aspirin: 21.9% vs. 42.8%; P<0.001). AMI patients were stratified by presence of dementia and medication adherence, and the survival rate was the highest among those with no dementia and good adherence. followed by those with no dementia and poor adherence, those with dementia and good adherence, and those with dementia and poor adherence. The multivariable analysis revealed that dementia (HR: 1.64; 95% CI: 1.53–1.75; P<0.001) and poor adherence to medication (HR: 1.60; 95% CI: 1.49–1.71; P<0.001) had a significant association with all-cause mortality in AMI patients.
Conclusions
AMI patients with dementia have a higher mortality rate. Patients with dementia have poorer medication adherence than those without, negatively affecting their prognosis.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None.
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- W Lee
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital , Seongnam , Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital , Seongnam , Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital , Seongnam , Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital , Seongnam , Korea (Republic of)
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Kwon HS, Kang SH, Park YS, Kang JG, Park EC. Association of Household Type and Fast-Food Consumption in Korean Adolescents. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14153024. [PMID: 35893878 PMCID: PMC9330106 DOI: 10.3390/nu14153024] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Due to changing household types and weakening of family functions, children have fewer opportunities to develop healthy lifestyle patterns from contact with family members compared to the past. In this paper, we evaluate the association between household type and adolescents’ fast-food consumption, focusing on whether they were living with their parents or not, and determine their reasons for not living with their parents. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior web-based survey between 2017 and 2020. The subjects were students in grades 7–12. The outcome variable was a frequency of fast-food intake of ≥5 times per week. The main independent variable was the type of household: (1) living with both parents; (2) living with a single parent (one of father, mother, stepfather, stepmother); (3) not living together, but having parents; and (4) having no parents. Results: Participants without parents were more likely to eat fast food frequently than those living with both parents. Among boys, not having parents and living in a dorm or boarding house or living with other family members or relatives were significantly associated with frequent fast-food intake; among girls, not having parents and living in a dorm or boarding house were significantly associated with frequent fast-food intake. Conclusion: Adolescents having no parents have a higher risk of frequent fast-food intake than those living with both parents. Further studies are needed to address household types in greater detail.
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- Hwa Sook Kwon
- Department of Administration, CHA Ilsan Medical Center, Seoul 10414, Korea;
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea; (S.H.K.); (Y.S.P.)
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea; (S.H.K.); (Y.S.P.)
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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Park YS, Kang SH, Park EC, Jang SY. Association between changes in facial flushing and hypertension across drinking behavior patterns in South Korean adults. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 2022; 24:611-620. [PMID: 35437944 PMCID: PMC9106078 DOI: 10.1111/jch.14475] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Heavy alcohol drinking has been reported to be associated with hypertension. Moreover, when drinking alcohol, individuals may experience symptoms such as facial flushing. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the association between changes in facial flushing and hypertension across different drinking behavior patterns in South Korean adults. Data from the Korea Community Health Survey conducted in 2019 were used, and 118 129 (51 047 men and 67 082 women) participants were included. The participants were divided into five groups based on the change in facial flushing (non-drinking, non-flushing to non-flushing, flushing to flushing, non-flushing to flushing, flushing to non-flushing). The risk of hypertension in each facial flushing group was analyzed by multiple logistic regression. Men in the non-flushing to flushing group had a significantly higher association with hypertension than other groups (men: odds ratio (OR) 1.42, confidence interval (CI) 1.14-1.76). According to the level of alcohol use disorder, the non-flushing to flushing group showed a significantly increased odds of hypertension compared to all levels of drinking (men: mild drinking: OR 1.95, CI 1.40-2.71; moderate drinking: OR 2.02, CI 1.41-2.90; women: moderate drinking: OR 1.71, CI 1.16-2.52; heavy drinking: OR 1.90, CI 1.19-3.04). This study found a significant association between changes in facial flushing and hypertension among adults in South Korea. In particular, individuals who changed from non-flushing to flushing reactions had an increased association with hypertension than the other groups. Compared to people at the same drinking level, people with non-flushing to flushing reactions were highly associated with hypertension at moderate drinking level.
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- Yu Shin Park
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kang SH, Cha HJ, Jung SW, Lee SJ. Application of chitosan-ZnO nanoparticle edible coating to wild-simulated Korean ginseng root. Food Sci Biotechnol 2022; 31:579-586. [PMID: 35529686 PMCID: PMC9033911 DOI: 10.1007/s10068-022-01054-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Chitosan-ZnO nanoparticle (ZnONP) edible coating was applied to extend shelf life of wild-simulated Korean ginseng root (WsKG). In antimicrobial testing of various coating solutions (0.01, 0.02, 0.03% ZnONP), Bacillus cereus (Gram-positive) and Escherichia coli (Gram-negative) were most inhibited by the 0.03% chitosan-ZnONP solution. The 0.03% chitosan-ZnONP solution was finally used for edible coating of WsKG. In SEM analysis, the coat of chitosan and ZnONP was well-formed on the surface of WsKG. In isothermal storage tests (temperature: 5–20 °C, RH: 95%), microbial limit (4.70 log CFU/g) of total aerobic bacteria for non-coated and coated WsKG were reached at 3.9 and 6.3 weeks at 5 °C, 1.9 and 4.3 weeks at 10 °C, and 1.3 and 2.0 weeks at 20 °C, respectively. Mold occurred in the non-coated sample at 4 weeks at 5 °C, but not in the coated sample during 6 weeks. Chitosan-ZnONP edible coating was very effective in preserving WsKG.
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- Soo Hyun Kang
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10326 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10326 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10326 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do 10326 Republic of Korea
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Jeong SH, Lee DW, Kang SH, Kim SH, Park EC, Shin J. Association Between Changes in Depressive Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking: Findings From the Korea Welfare Panel Study (2013-2018). Front Public Health 2022; 9:809043. [PMID: 35059383 PMCID: PMC8763793 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.809043] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the longitudinal association between changes in depressive symptoms and hazardous drinking among South Korean adults. Participants/Methods: This study was conducted using a sample drawn from participants enrolled in the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS) from 2013 to 2018. Hazardous drinking was defined as a score of 11 points for men and seven points for women on the Korean version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test. Depressive symptoms were evaluated using an 11-item version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. A generalized estimating equation model was used to analyze the association between changes in depressive symptoms and hazardous drinking. Results: Of the 12,878 people registered with KoWePS and without follow-up losses from 2013 to 2018, a total of 2,341 were included in this study, excluding those under the age of 19 and those with missing data. Persistent depressive symptoms (men, odds ratio [OR]: 2.20, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.48-3.21; women, OR: 2.64, 95% CI: 1.66-4.22) and the changes from non-depressive symptoms to depressive symptoms (men, adjusted OR: 2.18, 95% CI: 1.80-2.64; women, OR: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.27-2.29) increased the likelihood of hazardous drinking. Conclusions: Persistent depressive symptoms and changes from non-depressive to depressive symptoms are associated with increased prevalence of hazardous drinking. This suggests that an evaluation of the underlying mental illness or emotion should be made when counseling for abstaining from alcohol for chronic drinkers or the general public.
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- Sung Hoon Jeong
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Kang SH, Kim S, Park EC, Jang SI. Effects of material hardship on depression among adults in South Korea: insights from by the Korea Welfare Panel Study 2008-2017. Int J Equity Health 2021; 20:202. [PMID: 34493298 PMCID: PMC8425115 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-021-01531-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Low socioeconomic status deemed by income-based measures is a risk factor for depression. Material hardship is commonly used as a multidimensional socioeconomic indicator to identify the struggles that low-income households encounter that are not captured by conventional income-based measures. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of material hardship on depression. METHODS We used wave 3 (2008) to wave 12 (2017) panel data collected by the Korea Welfare Panel Study. The material hardship measure included six dimensions: food, housing, medical care, paying utility bills, education, and financial hardship. Depression was measured using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-11). A generalised estimating equation model was applied to test the causal association between material hardship and log transferred CESD-11. RESULTS The first time point comprised 3,866 participants. Those who continually experienced material hardship had higher depression scores (male: β = 2.82, female: β = 3.98, p-value: < .0001). Food hardship was the most critical risk factor (male: β = 3.29, female: β = 4.05, p-value: < .0001). CONCLUSIONS Material hardship is associated with increased risk of depression, especially food hardship. We should consider guaranteeing food security, and community and policy makers should consider material hardship in their approach when identifying low-income populations at high risk for depression.
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- Soo Hyun Kang
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Kim KJ, Kim IS, Oh SH, Lee SM, Lee HJ, Kang SH, Lee JB, Ryu YL, Chang CL. Evaluation of an automated specimen processing system for staining and culture for acid-fast bacilli. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2021; 25:677-679. [PMID: 34330357 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.21.0206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- K J Kim
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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Lee DW, Youn HM, Kang SH, Jang SI, Park EC. Household income changes and suicidal ideation in South Korea: Findings from a longitudinal study. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2021; 51:795-806. [PMID: 33724531 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12748] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION This study aimed to provide evidence for the need for social and welfare support in suicide prevention. METHODS Data were collected from the Korean Welfare Panel Study, 2011-2016. The study sample consisted of 7504 people (male: 3080 and female: 4424; mean age: 54.4 ± 16.6), with annual follow-ups until 2016. A generalized linear mixed-effects model using a logit link function with random intercept for longitudinal binary data was employed to identify the association between household income change and suicidal ideation status. RESULTS Suicidal ideation was found in 279 (3.7%) people at the baseline year. A drastic reduction in household income was associated with an increased probability of having suicidal ideation (adjusted odds ratio: 2.205, 95% confidence interval: 1.326-3.666). Using interaction analyses, those who had a drastic reduction in household income and were married, males, aged 40-49, and previously in a middle- to high-income group showed a higher probability of having suicidal ideation. CONCLUSION A drastic reduction in household income was associated with a higher probability of suicidal ideation, with specific differences according to gender, age, previous household income level, and marital status. This study reinforces the need for social and welfare support in suicide prevention policies and programs.
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- Doo Woong Lee
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kang SH, Jeong W, Jang SI, Park EC. The effect of depression status change on daily cigarette smoking amount according to sex: an eleven-year follow up study of the Korea Welfare Panel Study. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:1304. [PMID: 34217238 PMCID: PMC8254959 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-11362-y] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the past decade, the Korean smoking rate has only decreased by 3%, despite several smoking control policies. There is a need for such policies to take smokers' psychological characteristics into account. Depression is a well-known contributor to failed smoking cessation. This study aimed to examine the effect of smokers' depression status changes on their daily cigarette smoking amount (DCA). METHODS This study used a sample drawn from the Korea Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS) waves 3 (2008) to 13 (2018). The DCA refers to the number of the cigarettes smoked per day at the time of the survey. Depression was measured using an 11-item version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-11). A generalized estimating equation (GEE) model was employed to analyse the effect of change of depression status on DCA. RESULTS The 2008 baseline included a total of 1821 participants: 1645 males and 176 females. The Yes→No male depression status group had lower DCA (β = - 0.631, p-value = 0.0248) than the No→No group. The Yes→No male depression status group that began smoking before age 19 had lower DCA (β = - 0.881, p-value: 0.0089) than the No→No group that started smoking before 19. CONCLUSIONS We found that a change from depressed to non-depressed and non-depressed to depressed status is associated with decreasing and increasing DCA among men, respectively. Also, for smokers who began smoking before 19 years of age, the subgroup that went from depressed to non-depressed had much a lower DCA than general smokers. Thus, when treating people participating in smoking cessation programs, counsellors should check for depression symptoms and encourage individuals to pursue depression treatment simultaneously.
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- Soo Hyun Kang
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Republic of Korea.
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Kang SH, Park SJ, Park JW, Kim WS, Seo SJ. Paradoxical darkening following picosecond laser and successful treatment. Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 46:1128-1129. [PMID: 33774841 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S H Kang
- Departments of Plastic Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Plastic Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Dermatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Park M, Nari F, Kang SH, Jang SI, Park EC. Association between Living with Patients with Dementia and Family Caregivers' Depressive Symptoms-Living with Dementia Patients and Family Caregivers' Depressive Symptoms. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18084372. [PMID: 33924107 PMCID: PMC8074314 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18084372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Depression among family caregivers is becoming an increasingly important issue due to a growing elderly population. This study aimed to examine the association of living with a patient with dementia and family caregivers' depressive symptoms, among Korean adults. This study used the data of 371,287 participants after excluding those who indicated having dementia themselves from the Korea Community Health Survey of 2018-2019. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Data were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. The rates of spouse caregivers having depressive symptoms were 9.4% and 10.8% among men and women, respectively. The odds ratio for risk of depressive symptoms among male and female spouse caregivers in comparison to non-caregivers was 2.65 and 2.28, respectively. In the subgroup analysis, the highest income group was associated with risk of depressive symptoms, with an odds ratio of 4.28 for men, and 3.02 for women. Having a patient with dementia in the family was significantly associated with family caregivers' depressive symptoms. In particular, when the patient with dementia was a spouse, both women and men were likely to have depressive symptoms. To reduce the burden of caregivers, we need management policies and interventions for family caregivers.
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- Minah Park
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea; (M.P.); (F.N.); (S.H.K.)
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea; (M.P.); (F.N.); (S.H.K.)
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea; (M.P.); (F.N.); (S.H.K.)
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea;
- Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-2-2228-1862; Fax: +82-2-392-8133
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Jeong SH, Jang BN, Kang SH, Joo JH, Park EC. Association between parents' smoking status and tobacco exposure in school-age children: assessment using major urine biomarkers. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4536. [PMID: 33633242 PMCID: PMC7907361 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84017-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Children are at risk of exposure to secondhand smoke. We aimed to evaluate the extent of their exposure to it in relation to their parents' smoking status by using biomarkers relevant to smoking. We evaluated 847 school-age children (6-12 years) who lived with their parents, using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2016-2018. Secondhand smoke exposure in children of non-smoking and smoking parents was assessed by measuring urinary 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) and cotinine concentrations. Overall, the parents of 482 (55.1%) children smoked and those of 392 (44.9%) children did not smoke. After adjusting for covariates, significantly higher concentrations of NNAL (β = 0.482, standard error [S.E.] = 0.065, P < 0.001) and cotinine (β = 0.472, S.E. = 0.06, P < 0.001) were found in children of smoking parents than in children of non-smoking parents. Children of parents who smoked a higher number of cigarettes showed higher NNAL and cotinine concentrations than children of non-smoking parents. Children with both parents who smoked showed the highest NNAL and cotinine concentrations. Children of smoking parents are at a higher risk of exposure to secondhand smoke. A smoke-free environment must be maintained to protect children from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. Therefore, comprehensive national anti-smoking policies are required.
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- Sung Hoon Jeong
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722, Korea.
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Kanase RS, Karade VC, Kollu P, Sahoo SC, Patil PS, Kang SH, Kim JH, Nimbalkar MS, Patil PB. Evolution of structural and magnetic properties in iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized using Azadirachta indica leaf extract. Nano Ex 2020. [DOI: 10.1088/2632-959x/aba682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The novel superparamagnetic nature of magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) has received significant attention in the wide variety of fields. However, the prerequisites to use these MNPs, particularly in biomedical applications are biocompatibility and high saturation magnetization (Ms). Thus, the development of a sustainable approach for the synthesis of biocompatible MNPs, which utilizes the redox properties of natural compounds from plant extracts, is highly desired. Herein, we have examined the growth of phase selective MNPs synthesized using Azadirachta indica (Neem) extract as a reducing and capping agent. The physical and biological properties of MNPs synthesized with the modified green hydrothermal method at different reaction times and temperatures were investigated. It was observed that the reaction time and temperature strongly modulated the magnetic and structural characteristics of MNPs. At lower reaction time and temperature of 200 °C for 2 h, primarily iron oxalate hydrate (Fe(C2O4).2(H2O)) was formed. Further, with increasing reaction temperature, the phase transformation from iron oxalate hydrate to pure magnetite (Fe3O4) phase was observed. The MNPs prepared with optimum conditions of 220 °C for 4 h show superparamagnetic nature with improved Ms value of 58 emu g−1. The antibacterial study of MNPs against gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus showed that the MNPs inhibits the growth of bacteria with the least inhibitory MNPs concentration of 6 μl. Thus, the MNPs obtained by this modified biogenic approach will widen the scope and their applicability in future biomedical applications.
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Kang SH, Joo JH, Jang SI, Park EC. Association of exposure to secondhand smoke at home with early age at menarche in South Korea. Public Health 2020; 185:144-149. [PMID: 32622222 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The secular trend in age at menarche (AAM) has declined both worldwide and in Korea. Early AAM is associated with the risk of several diseases, reproductive capacity, and psychological problems. We aimed to investigate the relationship between secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure at home and early puberty onset using AAM in Korean adolescents. STUDY DESIGN This is a retrospective cross-sectional study. METHODS This study used data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey 2014-2015. We used the mean AAM (12.2 years) as a determinant of early AAM. After the exclusion of girls without menarche or who did not respond, the total population comprised 63,618 participants. We categorized AAM as 'early' and 'average or late.' Adolescents with SHS exposure were assigned to the 'never exposed,' 'light exposure,' and 'heavy exposure' groups. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS We observed a positive association, approximately 1.12 times, between early AAM and high SHS exposure (odds ratio [OR], 1.12; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.19). Girls who started smoking before the age of 12 years (OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.41-1.99) showed a stronger association with early AAM than non-smokers. Active smoking showed a stronger association with early AAM. Never smokers with high SHS exposure at home were 1.13 times likelier to have an early AAM (OR, 1.13; 95% CI, 1.05-1.22) than those without SHS exposure. CONCLUSIONS In addition to active smoking, SHS may also be a risk factor for early AAM. Education aimed at active and secondhand smoking prevention is needed to protect children against early AAM.
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- S H Kang
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Youn HM, Kang SH, Jang SI, Park EC. Association between social participation and mental health consultation in individuals with suicidal ideation: a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychiatry 2020; 20:305. [PMID: 32546143 PMCID: PMC7296757 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02724-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Suicidal ideation is a significant public health concern worldwide. Although suicides might be preventable through the provision of adequate treatment, mental health consultation is still mostly underutilized. This study thus aimed to examine the association between social participation and utilization of mental health consultations in individuals with suicidal ideation. METHODS Data were collected from the nationwide Community Health Survey (conducted by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). A total of 17,067 individuals (men: 32.9%, women: 67.1%) who reported experiencing suicidal ideation were included in the analysis. The mean age of the study population was 60.1 (±17.8) years old. This study examined social participation; the number of social activities participated in among leisure, volunteer, social, and religion related activities. Multivariate logistic regression was then used to assess the significance of these associations. RESULTS Among those experienced suicidal ideation, 1860 (10.9%) reported receiving mental health consultation services (men: 8.8%, women: 11.9%). Overall, an increased social participation was significantly associated with increased odds of using forms of mental health consultation (OR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.31-2.09). CONCLUSIONS In this study, significant evidence of the links between social participation and utilization of mental health consultation was discovered among at risk individuals with suicidal ideation. Suicide prevention policies and programs designed to enhance social participation could potentially encourage people at suicide risk to seek the help they need. Further research focusing on social approaches can produce useful information to plan and implement comprehensive and effective strategies.
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- Hin Moi Youn
- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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OBJECTIVE Many people experience orthopaedic problems (OPPs), such as knee joint pain, hip joint pain, low back pain, and knee stiffness in their lifetimes. OPPs can impair lower extremity function, cause depression, and worsen quality of life. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between sedentary time (SDT) and OPPs. DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. SETTING This study used data from the 2014-2015 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Survey participants with previous or current osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis, as diagnosed by a doctor, were excluded. OPPs were defined as knee joint pain, hip joint pain, low back pain, and knee stiffness. The cut-off value for SDT was 7.5 hours/day. The study population comprised 3,671 people (1,856 men and 1,815 women), all of whom were ≥50 years-old. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed. RESULTS A total of 328 men (17.7%) and 519 women (28.6%) had OPPs. Men with SDTs ≥7.5 hours had a greater risk of OPPs than did men with SDTs <7.5 hours (odds ratio [OR], 1.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-1.93). A pink-collar job, physical inactivity during leisure time, and passive (e.g. riding in a car or train) versus active (e.g. walking or riding a bicycle) transportation predicted OPPs in men with SDTs ≥7.5 hours. SDT was a risk factor for knee joint pain in men (OR, 1.80; 95% CI, 1.11-2.92) and hip joint pain in women (OR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.35-3.11). CONCLUSIONS In men, prolonged SDT is a risk factor for OPPs. More physical activity programmes should be launched at the community level for people ≥50 years-old to reduce the occurrence of OPPs.
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- S H Kang
- Sung-In Jang, MD, Department of preventive Medicine and Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-to, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea, Tel: +82-2-2228-1863; E-mail: ; Fax: +82-2-392-8133
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Jeong S, Kang SH, Yoon CH, Youn TJ, Chae IH, Kim SH. 1272Physical activity and mortality with and without cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background/Introduction
Physical activity has been shown to reduce mortality in a dose-response fashion. Current guidelines recommend 500 to 1,000 MET-min per week of regular physical activity. However, evidence is limited regarding the specific dose-response relationship in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Purpose
Our aim was to compare the impact of physical activity on mortality in primary versus secondary cardiovascular prevention.
Methods
We analyzed 441,798 individuals with complete information on physical activity levels between 2009 and 2015 were extracted from a population-based cohort (National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening cohort). Physical activity measured by self-report questionnaires. A rating of 2.9, 4.0, and 7.0 METs were assigned for light-intensity, moderate-intensity, and vigorous-intensity activities, respectively. Physical activity-related energy expenditure (MET-min/week) was calculated by summing the product of frequency, intensity, and duration. The level of physical activity was classified into 0, 0 to 499, 500 to 999, 1,000 to 1,499, and ≥1,500 MET-min/week. Study participants were stratified by the presence of cardiovascular disease, defined as prior myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, prior stroke, and/or chronic heart failure. The main study outcome was all-cause mortality. The median follow-up duration was 5.9 years.
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Individuals with cardiovascular disease had lower physical activity levels and a higher risk of mortality than those without cardiovascular disease. There was an inverse relationship between the physical activity level and the mortality risk in both groups. The benefit in the secondary prevention group was shown to be greater than that in the primary prevention group: every 500 MET-min/week increase in physical activity resulted in a 14% and 7% risk reduction in mortality in the secondary and primary prevention groups, respectively (interaction P<0.001). In addition, while individuals without cardiovascular disease benefited the most between 0 and 500 MET-min/week of physical activity, the benefit in those with cardiovascular disease continued above 500 to 1,000 MET-min/week. The adjusted mortality risk of individuals with cardiovascular disease who performed a high level of physical activity (≥1,000 MET-min/week) was shown to be comparable to or lower than that of their counterparts without cardiovascular disease.
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Individuals with cardiovascular disease may benefit from physical activity to a greater extent than do healthy subjects without cardiovascular disease. Clinicians should encourage patients with cardiovascular disease to maintain a physically active lifestyle as much as possible.
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- S Jeong
- Seoul national university bundang hospital, SungNam, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul national university bundang hospital, SungNam, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul national university bundang hospital, SungNam, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul national university bundang hospital, SungNam, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul national university bundang hospital, SungNam, Korea (Republic of)
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- Seoul national university bundang hospital, SungNam, Korea (Republic of)
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Guo R, Kang SH, Zhong Y, Guo AT, Wang HY, Ye HY. [Magnetic resonance imaging findings and differential diagnosis of renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma comparing with renal no-epithelioid angiomyolipoma]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 98:3701-3704. [PMID: 30526783 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.45.014] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate whether MRI findings can differentiate renal epithelioid angiomyolipoma (EAML) from renal no-epithelioid (typical) angiomyolipoma. Methods: A total of 44 patients were collected from General Hospital of PLA.These cases were obtained from January 2009 to June 2015.To retrospectively analyze these mainly MRI findings among 12 cases of EAML (age from 27 to 61 years, male 2 cases, female 10 cases, mean age was 46.7 years); 32 cases of renal no-epithelioid AML (age from 34 to 70 years old, male 9 cases, female 23 cases, mean age was 53.4 years old) as case control study. MRI findings included gender, T(2)WI, the signal on gross fat, pseudocapsle, necrosis or cystic degeneration, DWI, hemorrhage and the peak in three phases of dynamic enhancement.All data were analyzed statistically using SPSS version 19.0 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). χ(2) test and a single order chart were used to analyze the enumeration data. Results: Comparing with renal no-epithelioid angiomyolipoma, minimal fat, necrosis or cystic degeneration and hemorrhage were statistical significance. P values were 0.002, 0.007, 0.025, respectively.Gender, solid components of tumors on T(2)WI, the signal of DWI, pesudocapsule and the peak of enhancement had no statistical significance. P values were 0.863, 0.053, 0.479, 0.460, respectively. Conclusion: Comparing with renal no-epithelioid AML, necrosis or cystic degeneration and hemorrhage with minimal fat are characteristic MRI findings of EAML.
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- R Guo
- Department of X-ray, the Affiliated Chinese Medical Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646300, China
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Kim J, Kang SM, Oh SY, Kang SH, Lee I, Hwang JC, Lee HJ, Choi SY, Hong SH. Early Growth Response 1-Dependent Downregulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 and Mouse Double Minute 2 Attenuates Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastasis. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 50:1869-1881. [PMID: 30396177 DOI: 10.1159/000494867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The functional relevance of early growth response-1 (EGR1) on cancer invasion remains controversial. The effect of EGR1 on the expression of MMP9, which is important for HNSCC invasion, is still disputed. There is no previous data showing the effect of EGR1 on mouse double minute 2 (MDM2), an enhancer of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) expression. Our aim is to clarify the negative correlation between EGR1 expression and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) metastasis. METHODS EGR1 mRNA and protein expressions were compared in normal and HNSCC tissues using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) dataset analysis or immunohistochemistry (IHC), respectively. In vitro cell invasion was evaluated Matrigel invasion assay. EGR1-dependent inhibition of MDM2 transcription was assessed by promoter-luciferase assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP). RESULTS TCGA data showed that EGR1 mRNA levels are significantly higher in normal oral tissues as compared with HNSCC tumor tissues (adjusted P = 1.64x10-16). In addition, nonmetastatic HNSCC tissues showed significantly higher EGR1 mRNA levels as compared with metastatic tissues (adjusted P = 0.023). IHC analysis showed that primary tumor tissues expressed significantly higher levels of nuclear EGR1 compared with paired metastatic lymph node tissues (P < 0.05). EGR1 overexpression downregulated MMP9 and MDM2 protein expression. Consistent with these observations, TCGA data analysis found significantly fewer metastatic patients among a subgroup of population presenting higher EGR1 expressions with lower MMP9 and/or MDM2. CONCLUSION Our data suggests that EGR1 prevents HNSCC metastasis through downregulation of MMP9 and MDM2. EGR1 might be a potential candidate to attenuate HNSCC metastasis.
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- Jinkyung Kim
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- MIRCORE Research Org., Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of
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Kang SM, Kim J, Kang SH, Oh SY, Lee HJ, Kwon BM, Hong SH. Up-regulation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 by 2-Hydroxycinnamaldehyde Attenuates HNSCC Cell Invasion. Anticancer Res 2018; 38:5747-5757. [PMID: 30275196 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.12913] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Few studies have examined the effect of 2'-hydroxycinnamaldehyde (HCA) on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cell invasion. This study examined the role of BMP7 on the anti-migration and anti-invasion activity of HCA using HNSCC cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Matrigel invasion and wound healing assays were conducted to investigate cell migration or invasion. BMP7 overexpression vector or siRNA mixture was used for transient regulation of gene expression. RESULTS HCA attenuated HNSCC cell migration and spheroids Matrigel invasion without cytotoxicity. mRNA and protein expression of BMP7 increased with HCA treatment. Exogenous BMP7 overexpression without HCA treatment attenuated Matrigel invasion of cells. Furthermore, suppression of BMP7 by siRNA alleviated the inhibitory effect of HCA on the invasion of Matrigel by the cell, indicating that BMP7 is responsible for the anti-migration effect of HCA in HNSCC cells. CONCLUSION HCA treatment led to a remarkable up-regulation of BMP7, which resulted in the attenuation of HNSCC cell invasion.
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- Sung-Min Kang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Genomics, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Choi YS, Kang SH, Bae JS, Kim IS, Lee YM. Abstract 2132: Anti-vascular inflammatory nanoparticles inhibit tumor progression and metastasis through vascular normalization. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2018-2132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vascular networks in cancer are structurally and functionally abnormal. Abnormal blood vessel development in cancer plays an important role in cancer growth and metastasis, and blocks delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs. Recent studies have revealed that the normalization of abnormal tumor vasculature is one of the promising approaches to treat cancer. Inflammatory microenvironment is one of the newly focused hallmarks of cancer, and tumor vasculature has similar features to that of inflammatory vessels. Thus, vascular inflammation is emerged as an attractive target for cancer treatment. We hypothesized that amelioration of vascular inflammation in tumor may induce vascular normalization leading to the inhibition of tumor progression and metastasis. Here, we investigated the function of ant-vascular nanoparticles in tumor growth and metastasis in LLC allograft tumor models and MMTV-PyMT, spontaneous breast tumor models using TFG and TFMG which are engineered a protein-cage nano-particle (ferritin) with both EPCR-targeting peptides (γ-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla) domain of protein C) and PAR-1-activating peptides (TRAP) of thrombin on its surface. As a result, tumor growth was significantly inhibited in the nanoparticle-injected group, and the lymph node metastasis was also decreased in both animal models. It has been found that the survival rate of the nanoparticle-injected group was prolonged. TFG and TFMG normalized abnormal tumor vasculature, that is, pericytes coverage in vasculatures was significantly increased but the hypoxic regions was decreased in the nanoparticle injected group. Furthermore, when the experiment was conducted by administering cisplatin and nanoparticles together in the LLC allograft tumor model, the tumor size was synergistically increased in the case of the nanoparticle and cisplatin combination administration compared to the cisplatin alone group. Taken together, anti-vascular inflammation nanoparticles with anti-vascular inflammatory properties normalized the abnormal blood vessels and inhibited tumor formation and metastasis. It is suggested that inducing normalization of cancer blood vessels by improving the inflammatory state of blood vessels may be a promising therapeutic method for effective cancer treatment.
Citation Format: Young Sun Choi, Soo Hyun Kang, Jong-Sup Bae, In-San Kim, You Mie Lee. Anti-vascular inflammatory nanoparticles inhibit tumor progression and metastasis through vascular normalization [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2132.
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- 1Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Kyungpook National Univ., Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Lee J, Kim MY, Kang SH, Kim J, Uh Y, Yoon KJ, Kim HS. The gamma-glutamyl transferase to platelet ratio and the FIB-4 score are noninvasive markers to determine the severity of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B infection. Br J Biomed Sci 2018; 75:128-132. [DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2018.1459147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- J Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine , Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine , Seoul, Korea
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Nam JY, Chang Y, Cho H, Kang SH, Cho YY, Cho EJ, Lee JH, Yu SJ, Yoon JH, Kim YJ. Delayed viral suppression during antiviral therapy is associated with increased hepatocellular carcinoma rates in HBeAg-positive high viral load chronic hepatitis B. J Viral Hepat 2018; 25:552-560. [PMID: 29194870 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The treatment option in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with persistent low-level viremia despite entecavir or tenofovir monotherapy is unclear. This study investigated the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) or cirrhosis in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive high viral load CHB patients, according to the time needed to achieve complete viral suppression. A total of 325 HBeAg-positive CHB patients with high viral load who were recently started on antiviral therapy with entecavir or tenofovir were included. The enrolled patients were divided into 2 groups with 4 separate criteria based on the time needed to achieve complete viral suppression: within 1, 2, 3 or 4 years of therapy initiation. The outcomes were development of HCC and cirrhosis. The cumulative incidence of HCC was significantly higher in patients failing complete viral suppression within 1 year (hazard ratio (HR), 4.54; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.03-19.93; P = .045) or 2 years (HR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.24-9.23; P = .018), than patients who achieved complete viral suppression within 1 or 2 years, respectively. Cumulative incidence of cirrhosis was also significantly higher in patients failing suppression within 1 year (HR, 1.95; 95% CI, 1.04-3.66; P = .037) or 2 years (HR, 2.44; 95% CI, 1.41-4.22; P = .001). When the time for achieving viral suppression exceeded 2 years, the cumulative incidence of HCC or cirrhosis was not different regardless of viral suppression. Complete hepatitis B virus suppression within 2 years of antiviral therapy initiation is associated with risk reduction in HCC or cirrhosis development.
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- J Y Nam
- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju-si, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Lee MH, Kang SH, Cho J. Abstract P3-01-16: How hot is enough for accurate sentinel lymph node axillary staging in breast cancer? Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p3-01-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose:
Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is a well-established procedure for staging of the axilla in early-stage breast cancer and has replaced axillary lymph node dissection as the standard of care in patients with clinically lymph node–negative axilla. No consensus exists about the number of sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) that should be removed based on radioactivity counts in breast cancer, although the “10% rule” is often used. In order to determine the frequency with which the hottest SLN 'fails' to be pathologically positive, and to determine which criteria best define the radioactive lymph node to be removed, we reviewed and analyzed our cases in which more than one SLN was detected and where there was also at least one pathologically positive node.
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We retrospectively studied 1062 breast cancer patients who underwent lymphoscintigraphy by injection of radioactive colloid and SLN biopsy between 2006 and 2015, with intraoperative determination of radioactive counts of nodes by a gamma probe.
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A total of 247 patients (23.3%) had more than 1 SLN removed (mean 2.29); 53 patients (21.5%) had nodal metastases. Of the node-positive patients, the hottest SLN was positive in 90.6% (48 of 53). The lowest radioactive count of a positive SLN was 32% of that of the hottest node.
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In our study, most positive SLNs had the highest radioactivity and the hottest lymph node was not the pathologically positive node only in 9.4 %. Our institutional experience indicates that to obtain an acceptable false-negative rate, nodes should be removed until the 10% rule is met.
Citation Format: Lee MH, Kang SH, Cho J. How hot is enough for accurate sentinel lymph node axillary staging in breast cancer? [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-01-16.
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- MH Lee
- Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Kang SH, Lee YB, Lee JH, Nam JY, Chang Y, Cho H, Yoo JJ, Cho YY, Cho EJ, Yu SJ, Kim MY, Kim YJ, Baik SK, Yoon JH. Rifaximin treatment is associated with reduced risk of cirrhotic complications and prolonged overall survival in patients experiencing hepatic encephalopathy. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2017; 46:845-855. [PMID: 28836723 DOI: 10.1111/apt.14275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2017] [Accepted: 07/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rifaximin might decrease the risk of portal hypertension-related complications by controlling small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. AIM To evaluate whether rifaximin was associated with the risk of death and cirrhotic complications. METHODS We conducted a retrospective study that included 1042 patients experiencing hepatic encephalopathy (HE): 421 patients without hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; the non-HCC cohort) and 621 patients with HCC (the HCC cohort). The primary endpoint was overall survival and secondary endpoints were recurrence of HE and the development of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP), hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) and variceal bleeding. RESULTS In the non-HCC cohort, 145 patients received rifaximin plus lactulose (the rifaximin group) and 276 patients received lactulose alone (the control group). The multivariate analysis revealed that rifaximin was significantly associated with lower risk of death (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.697; P = .024) and reduced the risk of recurrent HE (aHR, 0.452; P < .001), SBP (aHR, 0.210; P < .001) and variceal bleeding (aHR, 0.425; P = .011) but not HRS (aHR, 0.598; P = .08). In the HCC cohort, 173 patients received rifaximin plus lactulose and 448 patients received lactulose. Rifaximin was not associated with the risk of death (aHR, 1.177; P = .121). Rifaximin was associated with lower risk of SBP (aHR, 0.323; P < .001) but not with variceal bleeding (aHR, 0.660; P = .104) or recurrent HE (aHR, 0.689; P = .057). The risk of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea was not different between the groups (aHR, 0.028; P = .338). CONCLUSIONS In patients without HCC, rifaximin treatment was significantly associated with prolonged overall survival and reduced risks of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, variceal bleeding and recurrent hepatic encephalopathy.
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- S H Kang
- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- S H Kang
- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Manandhar S, Kim CG, Lee SH, Kang SH, Basnet N, Lee YM. Exostosin 1 regulates cancer cell stemness in doxorubicin-resistant breast cancer cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:70521-70537. [PMID: 29050299 PMCID: PMC5642574 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are associated with cancer recurrence following radio/chemotherapy owing to their high resistance to therapeutic intervention. In this study, we investigated the role of exostoxin 1 (EXT1), an endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-residing type II transmembrane glycoprotein, in cancer cell stemness. DNA microarray analysis revealed that doxorubicin-resistant MCF7/ADR cells have high levels of EXT1 expression compared to its parental cell line, MCF7. These cells showed significantly higher populations of CSCs and larger populations of aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH+) and CD44+/CD24-cells, as compared to MCF7 cells. siRNA-mediated knockdown of EXT1 in MCF7/ADR cells significantly reduced cancer stem cell markers, populations of ALDH+and CD44+/CD24- cells, mRNA and protein expression for CD44, and mammosphere number. Furthermore, epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers and migratory behavior were also repressed with reduced EXT1. In an in vitro soft agar colony formation assay, EXT1 knockdown by short hairpin RNA (shRNA) reduced the colony formation ability of these cells. Based on these results, we suggest that EXT1 could be a promising novel target to overcome cancer cell stemness in anthracycline-based therapeutic resistance.
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- Sarala Manandhar
- BK21 Plus Multi-Omics Based Creative Drug Research Training Team (22A20154413076), National Basic Research Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Multi-Omics Based Creative Drug Research Training Team (22A20154413076), National Basic Research Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Multi-Omics Based Creative Drug Research Training Team (22A20154413076), National Basic Research Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Multi-Omics Based Creative Drug Research Training Team (22A20154413076), National Basic Research Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Multi-Omics Based Creative Drug Research Training Team (22A20154413076), National Basic Research Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus Multi-Omics Based Creative Drug Research Training Team (22A20154413076), National Basic Research Laboratory of Vascular Homeostasis Regulation, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, South Korea
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Kang SH, Cho KH, Park JW, Do JY. Low appendicular muscle mass is associated with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients: a single-center cohort study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2017; 71:1405-1410. [PMID: 28656967 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2017.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES There are few studies of the association between low appendicular muscle mass (LAM) and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We aimed to determine the clinical association between LAM and clinical outcomes in PD patients. SUBJECT/METHODS We reviewed all PD patients who underwent PD between January 2001 and April 2014. Each patient's appendicular lean mass was estimated using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The appendicular muscle mass index (AMI) was calculated using total appendicular lean mass (kg) over body mass index (kg/m2). The cut-off AMI value for LAM was <0.789 for men and <0.512 for women. RESULTS The number of patients in the Non-LAM and LAM groups was 328 and 303, respectively. The median follow-up durations in the Non-LAM and LAM groups were 47 and 49 months, respectively. The numbers of deaths in the Non-LAM and LAM groups were 96 (29.3%) and 160 (52.8%), respectively. In a comparison with the Non-LAM group, the hazard ratio in the LAM group was 1.74 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.35-2.24) in univariate and 1.71 (95% CI, 1.28-2.26) in multivariate Cox regression analysis. In addition, the hazard ratio for a 0.1 increase in baseline AMI was 0.89 (95% CI, 0.84-0.95) in univariate analysis and 0.84 (95% CI, 0.76-0.91) in multivariate analysis. Analyses using the 1-year AMI showed trends similar to those for the initial AMI. CONCLUSIONS Our study showed the association of LAM with mortality in the incident PD patients.
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Hospital, Daegu, Korea
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Yeu KJ, Park J, Choi JE, Kang SH, Lee SJ. Abstract P1-10-25: Intrathoracic paclitaxel chemotherapy for malignant pleural effusion in breast cancer. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p1-10-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Malignant pleural effusion in breast cancer has been associated with poor prognosis which median survival rate is 5–16 months. The response rate of local treatment has been very low and in some case, complications have resulted in death.
Patients and methods: We investigated the efficacy and safety of paclitaxel, as an intrapleural chemotherapeutic agent. From January 2006 to June 2015, total 35 times of intrapleural chemothepapy were performed in 26 breast cancer patients who had developed malignant pleural effusion. They were infused 120mg/m2 of paclitaxel through a chest tube, which was clamped for 48 hours. The chest tube was maintained until drainage was reduced to less than 50-100 mL/day.
Results: Mean follow up period after intrapleural chemotherapy was 11 months.The average time of indwelling with a chest tube after intrapleural chemotherapy was 9.7 days.
Mean progression free survival was 7.8 Months. During the follow-up period, 5 patients had no progression of pleural effusion and 2 of them were free from progression for more than 36 months. In 26 attempts, there were effective and could remove chest tube otherwise In 9 attempts, there were no improvement after intrapleural chemotherapy. 1 patients received a second round of ipsilateral intrapleural chemotherapy and had no response unlike earlier attempts. There were 3 severe adverse effect related death caused by respiratory failure with or without G4 neutropenia.
Conclusion: Intrapleural paclitaxel chemotherapy is helpful for some cases of uncontrolled pleural effusion in that reduce the duration of hospital stay and improve quality of life. But it will be determined carefully, considering the side effects and response rate of treatment.
Citation Format: Yeu KJ, Park J, Choi JE, Kang SH, Lee SJ. Intrathoracic paclitaxel chemotherapy for malignant pleural effusion in breast cancer. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-10-25.
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Choi JE, Kang SH, Lee SJ, Kong EJ. Abstract P5-01-10: Correlation of apparent diffusion coefficient with standardized uptake value in invasive lobular carcinoma of breast using in hybrid 18F-FDG PET/MR. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p5-01-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Purpose: To compare the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with maximum standardized uptake values (SUV) derived from combined 18F-FDG PET/MRI in invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) patients.
Methods: From 2012 Aug to 2015 Feb, 53 women with histologically proven ILC (mean age, 50.3 ± 7.7 y-o) underwent hybrid 18F-FDG PET/MR (Siemens Biograph mMR) scan for preoperative assessment. During PET acquisition, simultaneous diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI, b values: 0, 400, 800 s/mm2) was performed using breast coil. ILC over than 2 Cm in size were analyzed. Regions of interest (ROI) were drawn covering the entire ILC on the attenuation-corrected PET-image and the monoexponential ADC-map on PET/MR workstation. All the patients were received surgical treatment within 3 weeks after scan. Spearman rank correlation coefficient (ρ) was calculated to examine the correlation between SUVmax and ADC value.
Results: Total 25 ILC (5.4±1.3 cm; 2.1-6.3 cm) of 22 women were enrolled. 24 ILC showed ER (+)/PR (+) and all ILC showed HER2 (-). 15 patients were confirmed metastatic axillary lymph nodes. The mean of SUVmax was 2.14 ± 2.2 (0.91-11.9) and mean of ADC was 1.02 ×10-3 (0.82 -1.31 ×10-3) mm2/s. Higher histologic grade was correlated with higher SUV (ρ = -0.6, p=0.001). And SUV showed inverse correlation with ADC (ρ = -0.48, p=0.016).
Conclusion: The present data show inverse correlation between increased glucose-metabolism and cellularity in ILC patients. 18F-FDG PET and DWI thus may offer complementary information for the evaluation of treatment response in ILC.
Citation Format: Choi JE, Kang SH, Lee SJ, Kong EJ. Correlation of apparent diffusion coefficient with standardized uptake value in invasive lobular carcinoma of breast using in hybrid 18F-FDG PET/MR. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-01-10.
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Department of Neuclear Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Department of Neuclear Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Department of Neuclear Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea; Department of Neuclear Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Choi JE, Yeu KJ, Park JY, Kang SH, Lee SJ, Bae YK. Abstract P3-13-06: The efficacy and long term results of intraoperative frozen section analysis to access resection margin in ductal carcinoma in situ. Cancer Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs15-p3-13-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction
Breast conserving surgery (BCS) is a standard procedure for early breast cancer and resection margin state is the most important risk factor of local recurrence. Re-operation is generally conducted in 20∼40% after initial BCS to achieve negative margins, especially in breast cancer with carcinoma in situ components. In this study, we analyzed the long-term follow up results and efficacy of BCS using intraoperative frozen section analysis to access resection margin in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) patients.
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Between 2004 and 2006, 1016 patients were diagnosed with primary breast cancer and received breast cancer surgery. Among them, BCS was attempted as an initial operation for 523 patients. Superior, inferior, medial and lateral margin of resected specimen were evaluated according to the intraoperative frozen section analysis. If tumor cells existed less than 2mm from resected specimen margin, intraoperative further resection was done and if the further resection was impossible, initial BCS was converted to mastectomy. All medical records and pathologic reports were reviewed retrospectively.
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Of the 523 patients who had to undergo BCS, 13.3% (70/523) were converted to mastectomy during initial BCS. The number of the patients who had either only DCIS or invasive carcinoma c carcinoma in situ component was 372 (71.1%, 372/523) and 17.2% (64/372) were converted to mastectomy. One hundred fifty one (28.9%, 151/523) patients had only invasive carcinoma and 3.97% (6/151) were converted to mastectomy. In this study, we analyzed 94 patients who had to undergo BCS with DCIS. The rate of intraoperative conversion to mastectomy was 13.8% (13/94) and 81 patients had successful BCS with 0∼3 times of intraoperative frozen section analysis. There were no differences between patients who had BCS and final mastectomy in clinicopathologic characteristics such as physical examination of tumor, age of patients, DCIS subtypes, nuclear polymorphism, presence of necrosis, ER, PR, HER2 and Ki67. After permanent biopsy was reported, in 5 patients, resected specimen had tumor cells within less than 2mm from resected margin, not inked margin. They had no reoperations and no recurrences. Mean follow up period was 76.6 months. One locoregional and 3 local recurrences in BCS patients and 1 local recurrence in mastectomy patients were found. There was no difference in disease free survival between two groups (95.1% vs 92.3%, p=0.659). In these DCIS patients, reoperation rate was 0%.
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Intraoperative frozen section analysis during BCS to access resection margin helps to avoid reoperations and increase intraoperative success rate of BCS in DCIS. It also shows oncological safe long term results. Further studies are needed to resolve the problem with cost-effectiveness of intraoperative frozen section analysis.
Citation Format: Choi JE, Yeu KJ, Park JY, Kang SH, Lee SJ, Bae YK. The efficacy and long term results of intraoperative frozen section analysis to access resection margin in ductal carcinoma in situ. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the Thirty-Eighth Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium: 2015 Dec 8-12; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2016;76(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-13-06.
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Han SK, Song HS, Kim R, Kang SH. Clinical results of treatment of garden type 1 and 2 femoral neck fractures in patients over 70-year old. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2015; 42:191-6. [PMID: 26038046 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-015-0528-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We retrospectively analyzed the clinical results of treatment of impacted or undisplaced femoral neck fractures (Garden types 1 and 2) by osteosynthesis in elderly patients >70-year old. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the radiological results of 52 patients who were followed up for at least 6 months from April 2002 to December 2008. The average age of the patients was 77.6 years (range 70-97 years), and 38 patients were females. The mean follow-up period was 11.7 months (range 6-19 months). Thirteen cases were Garden type 1 fractures, and 39 were Garden type 2 fractures. We assessed the relationships between the occurrence of complications and age, sex, Garden stage, bone mineral density (BMD), history of contralateral hip fracture, and any additional hip injury. RESULTS Major complications occurred in 18 cases (34.6 %), including nonunion (8 cases), osteonecrosis (6 cases), stress fracture of the subtrochanter (2 cases), excessive pull-out of a screw (1 case), and deep infection (1 case). The development of complications was associated with Garden stage 2, BMD, and additional hip injury. However, other factors were not associated with complications. Reoperations were performed in 16 cases (30.1 %), and 2 of the patients died during follow-up. CONCLUSION A relatively high rate of complications or reoperations developed after treatment of Garden 2 femoral neck fractures in senile patients >70 years of age with osteoporosis. Although internal fixation has been recommended in the literature for undisplaced femoral neck fractures, primary arthroplasty may be a better option for treatment of Garden type 2 fractures in elderly patients.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-709, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-709, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-709, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, St. Paul's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 130-709, Republic of Korea.
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Namgoong JM, Hwang S, Ahn CS, Kim KH, Moon DB, Ha TY, Song GW, Jung DH, Park GC, Park HW, Park CS, Park YH, Kang SH, Jung BH, Lee SG. A pilot study on the safety and efficacy of generic mycophenolate agent as conversion maintenance therapy in stable liver transplant recipients. Transplant Proc 2014; 45:3035-7. [PMID: 24157030 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE The patent covering mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in Korea has expired and, thus, several generic MMF agents are now commercially available. The supply of Cellcept (Roche Korea) was interrupted at the end of 2011, so it was inevitable that a generic MMF would be used instead. During this period, we performed a prospective pilot study to examine the safety and efficacy of a generic mycophenolate agent (Myconol: Hanmi Pharmaceutical, Seoul Korea) for use as conversion maintenance therapy in stable liver transplantation (OLT) recipients. METHODS OLT recipients, who were treated with MMF on an outpatient basis from January 2012 to March 2012, attended follow-up interviews conducted. The patients had undergone OLT ≥ 2 years before the study, had tolerated Cellcept, and showed stable liver function. Fifty-three patients were followed up for more than 3 months after conversion to the same dose of Myconol. RESULTS After conversion to Myconol, 6 patients (11.3%) experienced new side effects, which disappeared when they reverted to Cellcept (n = 5) or stopped taking Myconol medication (n = 1). The side effects associated with Myconol included gastrointestinal symptoms (indigestion and diarrhea; n = 3), skin eruptions (n = 1), pruritus (n = 1), and insomnia (n = 1). The mean mycophenolic acid levels were 1.71 ± 0.88 μg/mL for Cellcept and 1.83 ± 0.91 μg/mL for Myconol, which showed a strong correlation (r(2) = 0.92, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Myconol showed similar pharmacokinetics to those of Celcept, but a small proportion of patients experienced agent-specific side effects; therefore, patients should be closely monitored when taking Myconol. Also, further studies, with a greater number of patients, are required to identify the full spectrum of drug-associated side effects.
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- Division of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Shin JW, Kim J, Kwak JM, Hara M, Cheon J, Kang SH, Kang SG, Stevenson ARL, Coughlin G, Kim SH. First report: Robotic pelvic exenteration for locally advanced rectal cancer. Colorectal Dis 2014; 16:O9-14. [PMID: 24330440 DOI: 10.1111/codi.12446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to present the feasibility and surgical outcome of robotic en bloc resection of the rectum and with prostate and seminal vesicle invaded by rectal cancer. METHOD The details of three consecutive cases involving male patients in their forties, with locally invasive low rectal cancers are presented. The da Vinci robotic system was used by experienced colorectal and urological surgeons to perform en bloc resection of the rectum, prostate and seminal vesicles. RESULTS In the first case, coloanal and vesico-urethral anastomoses were performed, and the second included an end colostomy and vesico-urethral anastomosis. The bladder and bulbar urethra were also removed en bloc in the third case, with robotic intracorporeal ileal conduit formation and end colostomy. There was no major complication postoperatively. In the second patient there was a minor leakage at the vesico-urethral anastomosis. The third was readmitted the following week with a urinary infection which settled with intravenous antibiotics. In the first case, the circumferential resection margin was microscopically positive but the patient is currently free of recurrence after 14 months. In the second and third cases, all margins were clear. CONCLUSION This the first report of the use of the da Vinci robotic system for pelvic exenteration in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer invading the prostate and seminal vesicles. The robot may have a potential role in selected patients requiring exenterative pelvic surgery particularly in men.
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Spatially distributed sediment delivery (SEDD) models are of great interest in estimating the expected effect of changes on soil erosion and sediment yield. However, they can only be applied if the model can be calibrated using observed data. This paper presents a geographic information system (GIS)-based method to calculate the sediment discharge from basins to coastal areas. For this, an SEDD model, with a sediment rating curve method based on observed data, is proposed and validated. The model proposed here has been developed using the combined application of the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) and a spatially distributed sediment delivery ratio, within Model Builder of ArcGIS's software. The model focuses on spatial variability and is useful for estimating the spatial patterns of soil loss and sediment discharge. The model consists of two modules, a soil erosion prediction component and a sediment delivery model. The integrated approach allows for relatively practical and cost-effective estimation of spatially distributed soil erosion and sediment delivery, for gauged or ungauged basins. This paper provides the first attempt at estimating sediment delivery ratio based on observed data in the monsoon region of Korea.
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- Environmental Research Institute, Kangwon National University, 245-711, Samcheok city, Kangwon-do, South Korea and Department of Energy & Mineral Resources Engineering, Kangwon National University, 245-711, Samcheok city, Kangwon-do, South Korea E-mail:
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- Environmental Research Institute, Kangwon National University, 245-711, Samcheok city, Kangwon-do, South Korea and Department of Energy & Mineral Resources Engineering, Kangwon National University, 245-711, Samcheok city, Kangwon-do, South Korea E-mail:
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Park JY, Choi JE, Lee JH, Son GT, Kang SH, Bae YK, Lee SJ. Abstract P5-07-07: Prognostic value of mutant TP53 in basal breast cancer. Cancer Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs13-p5-07-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Backgrounds; p53 is a tumor suppressor gene that plays an important role in cell cycle control and apoptosis. In the breast cancer, mutant tumor protein (TP53) is expressed in approximately 30% and patients with mutant TP53 often tend to have poor response to chemotherapy and poor prognosis than those with normal TP53. But, according to a recent study, TP53 inactivation could cause to significant DNA damage and to eventual cell death by mitotic catastrophe. We investigated the expression frequency and prognostic value of mutant TP53 using tissue microarrays of 898 invasive breast cancers.
Patients and methods; From January 1995 to December 2005 at Yeungnam university hospital, patients who diagnosed with the primary invasive breast cancer and received operation were included in this study. Patients with bilateral breast cancer or distant metastasis at the time of diagnosis were excluded. According to the immunohistochemical results of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2), Ki67, epidermal growth factor (EGFR) and cytokeratin (CK) 5/6, we classified patients into 6 subgroups, luminal A, luminal B1, B2, HER2-enriched, normal breast-like (triple negative nonbasal) and basal-like breast cancers. Immunohistochemical staining for TP53 was performed and we defined more than 10% stain of tumor cell as mutant TP53-positive. Distribution and prognostic significance of mutant TP53 in each subgroup was investigated.
Results; In 898 invasive breast cancers, mutant TP53 was identified in 33.5% (301/898). Each expression frequency of mutant TP53 was 10.9% (42/385) in luminal A, 32.1% (45/140) in luminal B1, 50.0% (34/68) in luminal B2, 63.7% (72/113) in HER2-enriched, 54.7% (35/64) in normal breast-like and 57.0% (73/128) in basal-like subtype, respectively. In whole breast cancer patients, patients with mutant TP53 tended to have poor overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS). However, there was no statistical significance (p = 0.187 and p = 0.651). But, in 128 patients with basal-like breast cancer, mutant TP53 showed good prognosis in both OS and DFS (p = 0.003 and p = 0.021). In basal-like breast cancer, the expression of mutant TP53 had no association with other clinicopathologic factors such as tumor size, lymph node metastasis, histological grade, lymphovascular invasion etc. and 98.4% (126/128) patients received adjuvant chemotherapy. In multivariate anaylsis, expression of mutant TP53 was an independent prognostic factor for OS and DFS in basal-like breast cancers (p = 0.008 and p = 0.012).
Conclusions: This study showed that basal-like breast cancer with mutant TP53 has a good outcome in both OS and DFS. Further studies are needed to identify the action mechanism of mutant TP53.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2013;73(24 Suppl): Abstract nr P5-07-07.
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Kang WY, Sung DJ, Park BJ, Kim MJ, Han NY, Cho SB, Kang CH, Kang SH. Perihilar branching patterns of renal artery and extrarenal length of arterial branches and tumour-feeding arteries on multidetector CT angiography. Br J Radiol 2013; 86:20120387. [PMID: 23418206 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20120387] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to assess the extrarenal length of renal arterial branches and tumour-feeding arteries on multidetector CT (MDCT) angiography, in addition to the perihilar branching patterns, with relevance to segmental artery clamping. METHODS MDCT angiograms of 64 patients with renal masses <4 cm were retrospectively reviewed by 2 radiologists. The perihilar branching patterns of the single main renal artery were assessed according to the number of pre-segmental and segmental arteries. The extrarenal lengths of segmental plus pre-segmental arteries and the tumour-feeding arteries, measured on volume-rendered images, were compared according to the vascular segmentation and the tumour location, respectively. RESULTS In the 116 kidneys, 1 pre-segmental plus 5 segmental arteries (n=48) was the most common branching pattern. The mean extrarenal length of the inferior segmental plus pre-segmental arteries (33.05 mm) and the posterior segmental plus pre-segmental arteries (32.30 mm) was longer than any of the other segmental plus pre-segmental arteries (apical, 23.87 mm; superior, 26.80 mm; middle, 29.23 mm) (p<0.05). The mean extrarenal length of the lower pole tumour-feeding arteries (35.94 mm) was longer than those of the upper and mid-pole tumour-feeding arteries (24.95 mm, 29.62 mm), with significant difference between the lower and the upper pole tumour-feeding arteries (p<0.05). CONCLUSION Tumours in the lower pole, supplied by the inferior or posterior segmental artery, may be more amenable to segmental artery clamping. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE MDCT angiography with volume rendering can demonstrate the extrarenal length of tumour-feeding arteries and may help in determining the accessibility for segmental artery clamping.
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- W Y Kang
- Department of Radiology, Anam Hospital, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Lee SE, Kang SH. Estimating the GIS-based soil loss and sediment delivery ratio to the sea for four major basins in South Korea. Water Sci Technol 2013; 68:124-133. [PMID: 23823548 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2013.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This paper describes a sediment delivery ratio (SDR) using the Geographic Information System (GIS)-based Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), to calculate the soil loss and sediment rating curve (SRC) basis of measured data in the six basins of Four Rivers, South Korea. The data set for calculating SDR was prepared during 3 years from 2008 to 2010. Mean soil loss in the six basins of Four Rivers was 515-869 t km(-2) yr(-1) and mean specific sediment yield (SSY) was 20-208 t km(-2) yr(-1) with basin size. The SDR ranged from 0.03 to 0.33 in the six rivers. Most sediment flows in the monsoon period from June to September (mean Max.: >97%; mean Min.: >84%), but SDR is lower than those of similar continental river basins. This is due to environmental factors, for example rainfall characteristics and associated run-off, soil characteristics and cultivated patterns with increasing basin size. This research provides the first application of SDR based on the observed field data in South Korea.
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- S E Lee
- Dept of Energy & Mineral Resources Eng., Kangwon National University 245-711, Samcheok city, Kangwon-do, Korea
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Bae YK, Kim A, Choi JE, Kang SH, Lee SJ. Abstract P5-04-07: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition phenotype in breast cancers is associated with clinicopathologic factors indicating aggressive biologic behavior and poor clinical outcome. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs12-p5-04-07] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is defined by the loss of epithelial characteristics and the acquisition of a mesenchymal phenotype. EMT in epithelial tumors is a reversible process and expected to be involved in invasion, metastasis and chemoresistance of cancer cells. EMT-inducing factors down-regulate E-cadherin and up-regulate extracellular matrix proteins such as fibronectin. Cancer tissue may display a wide spectrum of expression phenotypes of EMT-related proteins. However, little is known about the clinical significance of the different EMT phenotypes in breast cancers. We investigated expression pattern of EMT-related proteins, E-cadherin and fibronectin in 1,498 invasive breast carcinomas by using immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays. EMT phenotypes were divided into complete type (E-cadherin-negative and fibronectin-positive); incomplete type, including hybrid (E-cadherin-positive and fibronectin-positive) and null (E-cadherin-negative and fibronectin-negative) types; and a wild type (E-cadherin-positive and fibronectin-negative). We correlated EMT phenotype with clinicopathologic characteristics and patients survival. Loss of E-cadherin was observed in 140 (9.3%) cases and fibronectin was expressed in cancer cells of 320 (21.4%) cases. Twenty three (1.5%) cases were categorized as complete type, 414 (27.6%) as incomplete type (hybrid type, 297; null type, 117), and 1,061 (70.8%) as wild type. Complete EMT phenotype was significantly associated with advanced pT stage, lymph node metastasis, high histological grade, and triple negativity (p < 0.001). Overall survival and disease-free survival rates were significantly worse in the complete type, better in the incomplete type and best in the wild type (p = 0.002 and p < 0.001, respectively). In multivariate Cox proportional hazard model analysis, the complete EMT phenotype was not an independent prognostic factor for both overall and disease-free survival. In conclusion, breast cancer patients with EMT phenotype showed less favorable outcomes than those with wild type as it was strongly associated with clinicopathologic factors indicating aggressive biologic behavior.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-04-07.
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Jang HA, Cho S, Kang SG, Ko YH, Kang SH, Bae JH, Cheon J, Kim JJ, Lee JG. The relaxant effect of ginseng saponin on the bladder and prostatic urethra: an in vitro and in vivo study. Urol Int 2012; 88:463-9. [PMID: 22507987 DOI: 10.1159/000337206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIM To assess the effects of ginseng saponin on relaxation of the bladder and prostatic urethra and to determine its mechanism of action. MATERIALS AND METHODS For the in vitro study, prostatic urethra muscle strips were harvested from 18 male New Zealand rabbits. The strips were mounted in organ baths and connected to force displacement transducers. After stabilization, maximal tissue contractions were obtained by the application of phenylepinephrine to the urethra strips, and a dose-response curve for ginseng saponin was constructed (10(-6)-10(-2)M). After pretreatment of urethra strips with N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), another dose-response curve for ginseng saponin was constructed. For the in vivo study, we used adult male Sprague-Dawley rats divided into three groups [control, partial bladder outlet obstruction (PBOO) and saponin-fed groups], and we monitored the vesical pressure (P(ves)) and urethral perfusion pressure (UPP). RESULTS The ginseng saponin induced a significant dose-dependent relaxant effect on the prostatic urethra strips. A significant relaxant effect of ginseng saponin was observed from 10(-3)M, and ginseng saponin significantly relaxed urethra strips by 50.2 ± 20.26% at 10(-2)M. The relaxant effect was partially inhibited with L-NAME pretreatment. In the in vivo study, the change in UPP between baseline and relaxation was significantly higher in the saponin group than in the control or PBOO group (p < 0.001). The saponin group showed a significantly lower baseline P(ves) than the PBOO group. CONCLUSIONS We observed a significant relaxation effect of ginseng saponin on the bladder and prostatic urethra in both in vitro and in vivo studies. The mechanism by which ginseng saponin induces relaxation appears to involve the nitric oxide/nitric oxide synthase pathway.
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- H A Jang
- Department of Urology, Korea University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hwang MJ, Seo YJ, Lee JH, Son GT, Choi JE, Bae YK, Kang SH, Lee SJ. P3-04-04: Patterns of Distant Metastasis According to the Molecular Subtypes of Breast Cancer; Results of 529 Breast Cancer Patients. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p3-04-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Backgrounds; Distant metastasis from breast cancer arises from various sites. But few studies concerning factors that can predict metastasis patterns in breast cancer has been reported. In this study, we analyzed the effect of breast cancer molecular subtypes on distant metastasis patterns and tried to determine factors that predict metastasis sites.
Patients and methods; From January 1995 to January 2004 at Yeungnam university hospital, patients diagnosed with the primary invasive breast cancer and received treatments were included in this study. Patients with bilateral breast cancer or distant metastasis at diagnosis were excluded. After analyzing estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2), epidermal growth factor (EGFR) and cytokeratin (CK) 5/6 status, we classified patients into 5 categories, luminal A, luminal B, HER2−enriched, basal-like, and normal (triple negative nonbasal) breast cancers. Distant metastatic patterns of each category were analyzed.
Results; 529 patients were eligible for tissue microassay analysis and median follow-up period was 7.7 years. In this period, total 82 patients (15.5%) had locoregional relapse or distant metastasis and distant metastasis were identified in 54 patients (10.2%). Each distant metastatic rate was 10.5% (33/313) in luminal A, 8.7% (4/46) in luminal B, 10.2% (6/59) in HER2−enriched, 7.9% (7/89) in basal-like, and 18.2% (4/22) in normal subtype. Most frequent site of distant metastasis in all patients was bone and such result was consistent with Luminal A subtype. Liver metastasis was most frequent in Luminal B subtype, lung metastasis in HER2 enriched and normal subtype and brain metastasis in basal-like subtype.
Conclusions; There was a definite association between breast cancer molecular subtype and distant metastatic pattern. If more patients and prolonged follow up periods are analyzed, we would be able to determine the best follow up intervals, methods and treatment directions concerning subtypes of breast cancer.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-04-04.
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- MJ Hwang
- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Seo YJ, Hwang MJ, Lee JH, Son GT, Choi JE, Bae YK, Kang SH, Lee SJ. P3-07-16: The Efficacy of Arm Node Preserving Surgery Using Axillary Reverse Mapping for Preventing Lymphedema in Patients with Breast Cancer. Cancer Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs11-p3-07-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background
Lymphedema affects over 20% of breast cancer patients undergoing axillary dissection. Axillary reverse mapping (ARM) technique to identify and preserve arm node during sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) was developed to prevent lymphedema. The purpose of this study was to investigate the location and the metastatic rate of the arm node, and finally to evaluate the short term incidence of lymphedema after arm node preserving surgery.
Patients and Methods
From January 2009 to October 2010, 97 breast cancer patients who underwent ARM were enrolled. 2.5ml blue dye was injected in ipsilateral upper inner arm. After at least 20 minutes after injection, SLNB or ALND was performed in the usual manner and blue stained arm nodes and/or lymphatics were identified. We checked arm circumference at baseline and average of 8.8 months after operation in ALND cases and 13.7 months in SLNB cases. Patients were divided into two groups, arm node preserved group (70 patients in ALND, 10 patients in SLNB) and unpreserved group (13 patients in ALND, 4 patients in SLNB). The difference of arm circumference between preoperative and postoperative was checked in these groups.
Results: The mean number of identified blue stained arm nodes was 1.4±0.6. The arm nodes were found in the inferolateral side of axillary and thoracodorsal vessels in 57 patients (58.76%), the inferomedial side in 37 patients (38.14%), the superolateral side in 2 patients (2.06%), and the superomedial side in 1 patient (1.04%). In the majority of patients (92%), arm nodes were located between the lower level of the axillary vein and just below the second intercostal brachial nerve.
In arm node unpreserved group, 2 patients had metastasis in their arm node. The one had a common pathway between the arm node and the sentinel lymph node. Another did not have a common pathway, but had extranodal extension with N3 metastasis. Among ALND patients, in arm node preserved group, the difference of arm circumference between preoperative and postoperative in ipsilateral and contralateral arm was 0.27cm and 0.07cm, respectively, whereas 0.47cm and −0.03cm in unpreserved group, and one lymphedema was found after 6 months. No difference was found between arm node preserved and unpreserved group amoung SLNB patients (0.21cm and 0.39cm in in preserved group, 0.2cm and 0.02cm in unpreserved group).
Conclusion: Arm node preserving was possible in all breast cancer patients with identifiable arm node, during ALND or SLNB, except for those with high surgical N stage, and lymphedema did not developed in patient with arm node preserving surgery. Metastasis was not found in arm node preserving group in current results, but need to be observed in the ongoing progress.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2011;71(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-07-16.
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- YJ Seo
- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- 1Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Ko YH, Ha YR, Kim JW, Kang SG, Jang HA, Kang SH, Park HS, Cheon J. Silencing of the GnRH type 1 receptor blocks the antiproliferative effect of the GnRH agonist, leuprolide, on the androgen-independent prostate cancer cell line DU145. J Int Med Res 2011; 39:729-39. [PMID: 21819703 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900304] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study investigated the mechanism of action of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist, leuprolide, on proliferation of the hormone-refractory prostate cancer cell line DU145, transfected with short hairpin RNA (shRNA), to reduce expression of the GNRHR1 gene (which encodes the GnRH type 1 receptor). DU145 cell proliferation in the presence of leuprolide (10(-9) and 10(-7) M) or control medium was measured before and after GnRHR1 knockdown. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analysis were used to measure the degree of GNRHR1 silencing. DU145 cells treated with leuprolide (10(-9) and 10(-7) M) showed significant growth inhibition compared with control-treated DU145 cells. Transfection with GNRHR1 -shRNA significantly decreased GNRHR1 expression at 48 h. DU145 cells transfected with silencing GNRHR1 -shRNA showed normal growth patterns; however, there was no significant inhibition of proliferation of DU145 cells transfected with GNRHR1 -shRNA compared with cells transfected with control-shRNA in response to leuprolide. These data demonstrated that the antiproliferative effect of leuprolide was mediated by the GnRHR1.
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- Department of Urology, Korea University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Amar AHY, Kim SH, Cho JS, Kang SH. Urethro-anastomotic fistula caused by manual digital dilatation of low rectal anastomotic stricture successfully managed by prostatectomy: a case report. Colorectal Dis 2011; 13:e418-9. [PMID: 21819520 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02746.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- A H Y Amar
- Colorectal Division, Department of Surgery, Korea University Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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