• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2013

Purpose: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and its tyrosine kinase receptor, VEGF receptor (VEGFR)-3 are recently known to have lymphangiogenic activities in various tumor types. In this study, we determined whether the expression of lymphangiogenic factors correlate with nodal metastasis or survival in a nude mouse model of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Methods: Three OSCC cells (KB, SCC4, SCC9) were xenografted into the right mandibular gland of athymic nude mice. The mice were followed for tumor development and growth, and the mice were sacrificed when they had lost more than 20% of their initial body weight, or the diameter of the induced tumor exceeds 20 mm. After necropsy, the murine tumors were examined histologically and radiologically (micro-positron emission tomography computed tomography) for regional or distant metastasis. We performed immunohistochemical assays with anti-VEGF-C, VEGFR-3, CD105, and D2-40 antibodies. Immunofluorescence double staining for LYVE-1/CD31 was also performed. To quantify the VEGF-C and VEGFR-3 level in the cancer tissue, Western blotting was performed. Finally, we determined the correlation between the degree of expression of VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 and the mean survival time. Results: OSCC tumor cells into the mandibular gland of the nude mice successfully resulted in the formation of recapitulating orthotopic tumor. Tumor cells of the induced tumor did not express VEGF-C. VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 expression was mainly distributed in the endothelial cells of the stromal area. There were no correlation between the degree of expression of VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 and the mean survival time of mice injected with different OSCC cell lines. Conclusion: An recapitulating orthotopic model of OSCC in nude mice was established, which copies the cervical nodal metastasis of human OSCC. Overexpression of lymphangiogenic factors seems to have no effect on survival of hosts in this in vivo experiment.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.314-318
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• 2005

For treatment of full thickness skin defects caused by trauma or infections, skin grafts or flaps have been the treatment of choice to date. However, in patients who are not candidates for surgery, either due to his general conditions or refusal to receive treatment, supportive methods have been the only means of care, which inherently caused psychological trauma to the patient due to uncertainties of ultimate outcome and the length of treatment. This study aimed to heal full thickness skin defects through application of topical epidermal growth factor in patients who have received 2 to 3 weeks of conservative management using medifoam $B^{(R)}$ without improvement. Six patients from March 2002 to July 2004 were enrolled. The mean size of defects was $5.4{\times}4.6cm$ in 4 patients with carcinoma and $6.4{\times}4.1cm$ in 2 patients with osmidrosis. Commercially available 0.005% EGFR solution was used, and dressing was performed once daily. All patients benefitted from the use of EGF, with closure of skin defects taking an average of 28 days in cancer patients and 22.5 days in osmidrosis cases. EGF can be used as a supportive mean of treatment in the inoperable patients with skin defects, with resultant hastening of healing shortening duration of treatment.

• 대한핵의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한핵의학회 1999년도 제38차 춘계학술대회
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• pp.205-208
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• 1999

재협착에 관여하는 인자는 매우 다양하다. 평활근 세포의 증식, ECM의 형성, 혈관벽의 초기 혈전형성, 그리고 혈관 재형성 등이 모든 것들이 재협착의 병인에 기여하고 있다. 환자마다 이런 요소들의 기여정도가 다르며 동일 환자에서도 병변에 따른 기여정도가 또한 다르리라 여긴다. 그러나 아직까지 우리는 외막섬유모세포의 역할, 내피세포의 재생, 증식세포의 계획된 죽음 등 재협착의 기전을 불완전하게 이해하고 있고 따라서 보다 완전한 이해를 통해 효과적인 재협착 예방치료가 시행될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국추진공학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.72-78
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• 2012

IBcode를 사용하여 강내 차압감소를 위한 추진제 위치 연구를 수행하였다. 보통 화포의 추진제는 금속재질의 탄피나 소진탄피에 장전된다. 따라서 약실이 탄피보다 크다면 탄피(추진제)의 위치가 강내탄도 성능의 주요 인자가 된다. 본 연구에서는 약실 내 빈 공간이 발생하였을 경우를 고려하여 연구를 수행하였다. 약실 내 추진제 위치를 3가지로 변형하여 연구를 수행하였고, 추진제가 포미(Breech)나 탄저(Base)에 위치하였을 경우 마이너스 차압이 발생하였으며 포미 압력과 탄저 압력의 차가 추진제를 약실 가운데에 위치하였을 경우에 비해 증가함을 확인했다. 따라서 약실 가운데에 추진제를 위치시키는 것이 강내탄도 성능 향상에 유리하다는 결론을 내릴 수 있었다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2006

Pulmonary thromboembolism is often clinically silent and difficult to diagnose, and can be fatal to patients with belated treatment. This complication is seen in patients who underwent TRAM breast reconstruction. Multiple factors are involved in this disease such as the presence of malignancy itself, major surgery and therapy-related interventions. TRAM surgery is a lengthy procedure involving mastectomy, flap surgery and abdominoplasty. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence and the correlation between presurgical risk factors(BMI and age) of symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism after TRAM surgery and the incidence. From July 2001 to March 2005 a total of 384 pedicled TRAM reconstruction of breast was performed in 382 patients at Asan Medical Center. The average of Body mass index was $21.9kg/m^2$ and mean age of the patients was 37.9 years old. We diagnosed symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism using ventilation/perfusion lung scan and pulmonary embolism computed tomography. Incidence of in-hospital symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism was 1.3%. BMI and age showed no significant statistical relationship to pulmonary thromboembolism. But the incidence of symptomatic pulmonary thromboembolism in obese patients (BMI > 25) was 3.75%. According to the guideline of the 7th American College of Chest Physicians Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy, the incidence of 3.75% was classified as high risk group. The prevention of pulmonary thromboembolism should be considered in cases of obese patients with low molecular weight heparin(BMI > 25).

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.328-336
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• 2004

하이브리드 복합재료(Hybrid composites) 의 층간 파괴 인성치에 영향을 주는 인자 중 적층순서, 하중점변위율, 초기크랙길이를 변화 시켰을 때의 실험 결과는 다음과 같다. (1) CF/CF, CF/GF. GF/GF로 적층하였을 경우 층간파괴인성치값은 서로 같은 계면을 성형한 것보다 서로 다른 계면을 적층한 CF/GF의 경우가 강도면에서 가장 높게 나타나는 것을 알 수 있었다. (2) 하중점변위율은 미세한 변동은 있었으나, 하중점변위율의 영향은 거의 받기 않는 것을 알 수 있었다. (3) 초기크랙을 변화시켰을 때, 초기크랙길이의 영향은 일정하지 않았다. CF/CF인 경우는 초기크랙이 짧은 경우, CF/GF. GF/GF인 경우는 초기크랙이 긴 경우에 높은 값을 나타났다. 이것은 GF 섬유가 직조형태의 프리프레그로 되어 있어 크랙의 진전에 따라 섬유부스러기 등의 생성에 따른 영향이라고 생각된다. (4) 적층순서에 따라 파면의 섬유 분포 형태가 달랐으며 CF/GF인 경우가 섬유의 파손형태가 가장 복잡하게 나타났으며, 이것이 높은 층간파괴인성치를 나타내는 원인이라고 판단된다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.202-208
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• 1991

소아에 있어서 수부손상의 대부분은 가정이나 외부로부터의 위험인자에 대한 자기방어능력이 부족한데서 발생되는데, 핵가족화로 인해 자녀에 대한 부모의 관심이 줄어들면서 그 빈도가 더욱 증가되고 있는 추세이다. 본 영남대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실에서는 1983년 6월부터 1991년 10월까지 수부손상으로 재건술을 받은 10세이하의 소아를 대상으로 조사를 시행하여, 주로 봄, 가을에 활동력이 주어지기 시작하는 2세-4세의 남아에서 수지 첨부와 zone II에 많이 발생하고, 문틈에 끼여서 손상을 입는 경우가 많았으며, 전충피부이식이나 복합조직이식에서 좋은 결과가 나타남을 알 수 있었다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.438-445
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• 2005

Cyclosporine A(CsA) is a powerful immunossuppresive agent used to prevent graft rejection of organ and treat autoimmune disease. One of the major side effects associated with CsA treatment is the development of gingival overgrowth. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the expression and association of the several growth factors in gingival overgrowth induced CsA using by immunohistochemical technique. Normal tissues as control were obtained from healthy normal gingivae and overgrowth gingival tissues as experiments were obtained from the patients taken the CsA. The expressions of the MMP-1, TIMP-1, TGF$\beta$-1, p21, p53, PCNA were evaluated by immunohistochemical technique. The more overgrowth was detected at the epithelial and connective tissue area in experimental group. The MMP-1, TGF$\beta$-1, p21, p53, PCNA expressions were significantly increased in experimental group. The TIMP-1 expressions was not significantly increased in experimental group. We could conclude that the gingival overgrowth induced CsA was related with the collagen matabolism in connective tissue and also the production of the growth factor from epithelial tissue.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.415-423
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• 2005

Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is frequently used technique in reconstruction of bony defects resulted from tumor resection, congenital deformity, and trauma in the maxillofacial region. Although the histologic and ultrastructural changes associated with distraction osteogenesis have been extensively described, the exact changing of the surrounding tissues, such as nerve tissues, were still unclear. This study observed the histological changes and the expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) in the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) after distraction osteogenesis. Unilateral mandibular distraction (0.5 mm twice per day for 10 days) was performed in eight mongrel dogs. Two animals were sacrificed at 7, 14, 28 and 56 days after completion of distraction, respectively. The distracted IAN and contralateral control nerve were harvested and processed for histological and innunohistochemical examinations. The signs of acute nerve injuries, such as demyelination and partial discontinuation of nerver fiber, were observed in the distracted IAN on 7 and 14 days after distraction. The initial remyelination and regeneration of distracted IAN were showed at 14 days after completion of distraction. At 56 days later, the histologic features of distracted IAN was similar to those of the normal control IAN. The expression of NGF was significantly increased in most distracted nerve tissues on 7, 14 and 28 days after distraction. On 56 days after distraction, the expression of NGF returned to the normal level. This study suggested that the acute IAN injury caused by mandibular distraction were mostly recovered during consolidation period. The NGF was seemed to be induced from Schwann cell and damaged nerve tissues, and it may have important roles in the initial healing of damaged nerves.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2006

Cryopreserved fibroblast implants represent a major advancement for healing of chronic wounds. Bone marrow stromal cells, which include the mesenchymal stem cells, have a low immunity-assisted rejection and are capable of expanding profoundly in a culture media. Therefore, they have several advantages over fibroblasts in clinical use. The ultimate goal of this study was to compare the wound healing accelerating growth factor secretion of the bone marrow stromal cells with that of the fibroblasts and this pilot study particularly focuses on the growth factor secretion to accelerate wound healing. Bone marrow stromal cells and fibroblasts were isolated from the same patients and grown in culture. At 1, 3, and 5 days post-incubating, secretion of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and transforming growth factor beta(TGF-${\beta}$) were compared. In TGF-${\beta}$ secretion fibroblasts showed 12~21% superior results than bone marrow stromal cells. In contrast, bFGF levels in the bone marrow stromal cells were 47~89% greater than that in fibroblasts. The VEGF levels of the bone marrow stromal cells was 7~12 fold greater than that of the fibroblasts. Our results suggest that the bone marrow stromal cells have great potential for wound healing accelerating growth factor secretion.