• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.39 no.6
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• pp.502-510
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• 1992

Background: Neuron specific enolase (NSE) is a neuronal form of the glycolytic enzyme enolase which was first found in extracts of brain tissue, and later in a variety of APUD cells and neurons of the diffuse endocrine system. SCLC shares many APUD properties with normal neuroendocrine cells. NSE immunostaining and serum NSE measurement may be a useful marker of neuroendocrine differentiation in lung tumors and diagnosis of small cell carcinoma. Methods: NSE immunohistochemical staining was done and at the same time serum NSE levels were measured in 22 small cell lung cancer and 21 non small cell lung cancer which were confirmed histologically. Results: 1) NSE immunoreactivity was detected in 9 of the 18 (50%) small cell lung cancer, in 5 of the 16 non small cell lung cancer. 2) Whereas the mean value in non-small cell lung cancer group was $11.79{\pm}4.47\;ng/ml$, the mean level of serum NSE in small cell lung cancer increased up to $59.3{\pm}77.8\;ng/ml$. In small cell lung cancer patients, mean value of limited disease group was $20.19{\pm}12.91\;ng/ml$, while mean value of extended disease group was $91.9{\pm}94.2\;ng/ml$ showing statistically significant difference. If serum levels above 20 ng/ml were tentatively defined as positive, 16 of 22 (73%) patients with SCLC had positive serum NSE level, but only one patient with NSCLC did. There was no correlation between serum NSE level and immunoreactivity of NSE. Conclusion: These studies indicate that serum NSE measurement may be a useful marker for the diagnosis and disease extent and NSE immunostaining can be used to demonstrate the neuroendocrine components of lung tumor.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.171-174
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• 1988

Thyrotropin binding inhibitory immunoglobulin (TBII) and thyroid stimulating antibody (TSAb) activities were measured in the thyroidal and peripheral venous blood samples at the time of subtotal thyroidectomy from twenty one patients with Graves' disease prepared for surgery with antithyroid drugs. There was no difference in TBII and TSAb activities between thyroidal and peripheral blood samples. These findings were regarded that while intrathyroidal lymphocytes are major site of thyrotropin receptor antibody (TRAb) production, similar levels are found in thyroidal and peripheral veins and that this in vivo study cannot exactly ascertain the TRAb producing site.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.70-74
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• 2008

Herpes simplex virus has rarely been identified as a cause of esophagitis in immunocompetent children. This virus affects predominantly males presenting with symptoms of fever, odynophagia, dysphagia, and retrosternal pain of acute onset. Esophagoscopy typically reveals exudative well-circumscribed ulcerations of the distal and/or mid-esophagus. Further investigations using biopsy, viral culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and seroconversion of antibodies to Herpes simplex are recommended to assist with a definitive diagnosis. This esophagitis is often a self-limited infection in immunocompetent children. Nevertheless, antiviral treatment may expedite symptom relief with Herpes simplex virus infection. It is imperative to document herpes esophagitis in cases with subsequent severe odynophagia in immunocompetent children. Here we present the case of a 12-year-old immunocompetent boy with herpes esophagitis.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.151-157
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• 1999

Background: Increasing evidences from experimental studies indicate that apoptosis may be inversely related to angiogenesis in tumor progression. Material and Method: To explore how apoptosis correlates with tumor angiogenesis, we measured the apoptotic index(AI) using the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase method(Apop Tag In Situ Apoptosis Detection Kit, ONCOR) and the intratumoral microvessel density using the anti-CD31 monoclonal antibody in non-small cell lung cancer. Result: Statistical analysis revealed an inverse correlation between AIs and intratumoral microvessel densities in squamous cell lung carcinoma(Spearman rank correlation coefficient r=- 0.229, p=0.047). Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that the amount of apoptosis in squamous cell lung carcinoma may be influenced by the extent of neovascularization. This suggests that tumor angiogenesis may contribute to a reduction of apoptosis in tumor cells.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.943-946
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• 2015

For myelination, Schwann cells and neuron cells from dorsal root ganglion (DRG) of rat embryos (E16) were cultured in vitro system. The purified DRG cells with anti-mitotic agents and purified Schwann cells were cocultured and then accomplished myelination processing. Treatment of M. leprae-specific phenolic glycolipid-1 (PGL-1) into this coculture system was performed and then accomplished demyelination. Therefore, we identified demyelination processing using antibody of myelin basic protein (MBP).

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.157-164
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• 1994

With the indirect immunobead antisperm antibody test(IBT) a prospective study was conducted to evaluate the immune status of 38 men before and after vasovasostomy. The pregnancy and postoperative semen analysis were evaluated. The results were compared between pregnant (n=14) and non-pregnant(n=24) group. The postoperative sperm motility was inversely correlated with the titer of the preoperative and postoperative IgG(p<0.01). The preoperative and postoperative titer of IgG were significantly higher than the titer of IgA or IgM(p<0.05). The mean percentage of the positive IBT(20 per cent binding or more) of the pregnant group was significantly lower than non-pregnant group in the preoprative and postoperative IgG(p<0.05). Immunobead binding restricted to the head and tail of a sperm in IgG was predominant and significantly lower in the pregnant group (p<0.05). In conclusion, IgG especially immunobead binding to the head and tail can be used as a sensitive screening assay for antisperm antibodies after vasovasostomy.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1994.11a
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• pp.61-67
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• 1994

One fundamental problem in developing an AIDS vaccine is antigenic variation of HIV. Despite a substantial induced immune response in gp120-immunized monkeys and humans, high titers of V3-directed type specific neutralizing antibodies may not be sufficient to neutralize continuously emerging new isolates. Several studies analyzing anti-gp120 antibodies in HIV-infected individuals have clearly indicated that most broadly neutralizing antibodies are directed to conformation-dependent epitopes. Therefore, it seems important to evaluate the potential efficacy of candidate gp120 vaccines at inducing such antibodies, that might be potentially protective against multiple HIV strains. One concern in the development of any recombinant protein as a vaccine is its stability when mixed with an adjuvant. This could be a particularly important factor for recombinant gp120, given the conformational nature of its major, broadly neutralizing, epitopes. We hypothesized that gp120 complexed with recombinant CD4 could stabilize the conformation-dependent epitopes and effectively deliver these epitopes to the immune system. In this study, a soluble gp120-CD4 complex in Syntex Adjuvant Formulation was tested in mice to analyze the anti-gp120 antibody response. With the aim of defining the fine specificity and neutalizing activities of the immune response, 17Mabs were generated and characterized. The studies indicate that the gp120-CD4 complex elicits neutralizing anti-gp120 antibodies, most of which are directed to the conformation dependent epitopes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1993.04a
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• pp.144-144
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• 1993

한국에서 유행하는 페염균 type을 결정하기 위한 기초 실험을 수행하여 서울대병원과 서울중앙병원의 환자로부터 분리한 88개의 폐염균주를 담즙산에 의한 용해도 및 Optochin에 대한 민감성 등을 측정하고 폐염균의 type을 결정하기 위해서 Double diffusion, Countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis, Rocket immunoelectrophoresis 방법 등으로 폐염균 항혈청과 반응하였다. 또한 ATCC로부터 구입한 폐염균주를 이용하여 배지조성의 변화에 따른 폐염균 생장을 측정하기 위해 CAT broth, Brain Heart Infusion broth, Defined Media에서 3가지 type의 균주(Type I, III, IV)를 접종하고 37$^{\circ}C$에서 배양하면서 1시간마다 550nm에서 흡광도를 측정하였다. 3가지 type (Type I, III, IV)의 폐염균주로부터 협막다당류를 phenol Iysis 추출법으로 폐염균 Capsule 다당류의 분리하여 Total Sugar 함량, Uronic acid 함량, 0-Acetyl 함량, 단백질 함량, 핵산 함량, 분자량분포 Countr-current immunoelectrophoresis 등을 실시하여 폐염균 백신 규격에 부합되는지 확인하였다. 수집한 88개의 폐염균주가 모두 담즙산에 의해 용해되고 6mm Optochin disc를 사용하였을때 성장 저지원이 모두 14mm 이상으로 나타나 감수성이 있어서 폐염균임을 확인하였으며 폐염균의 type 결정에 필요한 방법을 설정하였다. 배지조성에 따른 폐염균의 생장을 측정한 결과 CAT broth 에서는 Type I만이 잘 배양되었고 Type III, IV는 늦게 배양되었으나, Brain Heart Infusion broth에서는 3가지 Type이 모두 잘 배양되었고, Defined Media 에서는 Type I만이 성장되었을 뿐 나머지 두 Type은 배양되지 않았다. 본 실험방법으로 분리된 폐염균 다당류는 폐염균 백신 규격중의 6가지 항목에서 적합하였으며 Statens(Denmark)로부터 구입한 항체와 뚜렷한 침강선을 나타내었다.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.55 no.1
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• pp.16-21
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• 2011

HER-2 (Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2) is a protein giving higher aggressiveness in human breast cancers. Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets HER-2 and is known to extend survival across all stages of HER2-positive breast cancer. In this study, we attempted to development of a quantitative ELISA (Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay) for evaluating anti HER-2 antibodies using human HER-2 recombinant proteins to support antibody producing processes and pharmacokinetic studies. We established direct or indirect ELISA method for the trastuzumab-like protein combined human recombinant HER-2. The ELISA method will prove to be great value in quantitating anti-HER-2 antibodies levels for developing anticancer antibodies.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.103-107
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• 1990

lgM-like immunoglobulin was purified from the immune serum of M albus which immunized with bovine Serum albumin(BSA) as an antigen(Ag) and characterized. The Ag-specific antibody activity of the immune serum was increased after the immunization. The purified lgM-like immunoglobulin had a tetrameric structure which had a molecular weight of 800 kD and the monomer of IgM-like Ig had a mass of 199 kD which was composed of two heavy chains (Mol. wt. 70 kD) and iwo light chains (Mol. wt. 29.5 kD). The IgM-like Ig showed hemaggluti nating activity to mammalian RBC slightly.