• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 1999

Ethanolic extracts of different parts of 10 local traditional vegetables (ulam) (Amaranthus gangeticus, Jussiaea linifolia, Eugenia polyantha, Trapa incisa, Trichosanthes anquina, Mangifera indica, Pachyrrhirus erosus, Barringtonia mcarostachya, Carica papaya, and Coleus tuberosus) were screened for in vitro antitumor promoting activity using the inhibition test of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) activation in Raji cells induced by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate and sodium-n-butyrate. All the extracts were found to have strong inhibition activity toward EBV-activation, except for leaf extract of T. anquina. The extracts were non-cytotoxic to the Raji cells except for the extracts of A. gangeticus (leaves), B. macrostachya (leaves), E. polyantha (young leaves), and J. linifolia (leaves) where the viability of the cells were decreased significantly.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.97-107
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• 2016

Objectives: Research on how the risk of gastric cancer increases with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is lacking. In a systematic review that investigated studies published until September 2014, the authors did not calculate the summary odds ratio (SOR) due to heterogeneity across studies. Therefore, we include here additional studies published until October 2015 and conduct a meta-analysis with meta-regression that controls for the heterogeneity among studies. Methods: Using the studies selected in the previously published systematic review, we formulated lists of references, cited articles, and related articles provided by PubMed. From the lists, only case-control studies that detected EBV in tissue samples were selected. In order to control for the heterogeneity among studies, subgroup analysis and meta-regression were performed. Results: In the 33 case-control results with adjacent non-cancer tissue, the total number of test samples in the case and control groups was 5280 and 4962, respectively. In the 14 case-control results with normal tissue, the total number of test samples in case and control groups was 1393 and 945, respectively. Upon meta-regression, the type of control tissue was found to be a statistically significant variable with regard to heterogeneity. When the control tissue was normal tissue of healthy individuals, the SOR was 3.41 (95% CI, 1.78 to 6.51; I-squared, 65.5%). Conclusions: The results of the present study support the argument that EBV infection increases the risk of gastric cancer. In the future, age-matched and sex-matched case-control studies should be conducted.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.256-262
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• 1999

Latent membrane protein 1 (LMP1) of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is an integral membrane protein with six transmembrane domains, which is essential for EBV-induced B cell transformation. LMP1 functions as a constitutively active tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) like membrane receptor, whose signaling requires recruitment of TNFR-associated factors (TRAFs) and leads to NF-${\kappa}B$ activation. NF-${\kappa}B$ activation by LMP1 is critical for B cell transformation and has been linked to many phenotypic changes associated with EBV-induced B cell transformation. Deletion analysis has identified two NF-${\kappa}B$ activation regions in the carboxy terminal cytoplasmic domains of LMP1, termed CTAR1 (residues 194-232) and CTAR2 (351-386). The membrane proximal C-terminal domain was precisely mapped to a PXQXT motif (residues 204-208) involved in TRAF binding as well as NF-${\kappa}B$ activation. In this study, we dissected the CTAR2 region, which is the major NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling effector of LMP1, to determine a minimal functional sequence. A series of LMP1 mutant constructs systematically deleted for the CTAR2 region were prepared, and NF-${\kappa}B$ activation activity of these mutants were assessed by transiently expressing them in 293 cells and Jurkat T cells. The NF-${\kappa}B$ activation domain of CTAR2 appears to reside in a stretch of 6 amino acids (residues 379-384) at the end of the carboxy terminus.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권11호
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• pp.1191-1197
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• 2008

목 적: EBV 감염 질환은 발생 연령별로 임상 소견이 다양하며 혈청검사 소견이 상이하다. EBV 감염을 진단하기 위하여 혈청학적 검사가 주로 이용되어왔는데, 근래에는 EBV 항원을 검사하는 검사법이 활발하게 이용되고 있다. 이에, 임상 소견이 EBV 감염과 관련된 질환을 시사하는 환자의 혈액에서 중합효소 연쇄반응 검사로 EBV 감염을 확인고, 혈청검사 결과와 비교하여 EBV 감염 질환의 임상 특성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2004년 1월부터 2006년 12월까지 EBV 감염을 의심할 수 있었던 352명을 대상으로 EBV PCR을 시행하여 115명에서 양성의 결과를 얻었으며 이들 환자에서 EBV-IgM Ab 검사를 시행하였다. 백혈구, 혈소판, 비정형 백혈구, AST, ALT 등을 검사 하고 이들 임상소견과 검사소견을 EBV-IgM Ab 검사 음성인 예와 양성인 예를 비교하였다. 주요 검사 소견은 전예에서 생후 3세 미만, 3-5세, 6-9세, 10-15세의 4연령군으로 나누어 비교 평가 하였다. 결 과: EBV PCR에서 유전자가 검출된 115예에서 8세 이하의 어린이가 대부분 이었고(89%), 남녀 비는 1.3:1이었다. 115전예에서 인두염과 $37.5^{\circ}C$ 이상의 발열이 있었다. 경부 림프절 비대는 39예(34%), 복통을 포함한 복부 이상 20예(17%)의 순으로 관찰되이었다. EBV-IgM Ab는 33예(29%)에서 양성이었다. 말초혈에서 백혈구증가($WBC{\geq}10,000/mm^3$)는 54예(47%)에서 관찰되었고 비정형림프구(${\geq}20%$)는 28예(24%)에서 관찰되었다. 5세 이하에서 6세 이상의 연령군에 비해 ALT가 높았으며 EBV IgM Ab가 양성인 예가 많았다. 결 론: EBV 유전자를 PCR로 검사하여 발견한 연령별 본포의 누적 예는 8세에 이르기까지 급격하게 증가하였으며 EBV-IgM Ab가 양성인 환자에서 감염 단핵구증의 특징적인 소견을 보이는 예가 많았다. EBV 관련 감염질환 환자 가운데 연령이 어릴수록 ALT가 높고 EBV-IgM Ab의 발현이 많았으나 이 외의 임상 및 검사 소견은 차이가 없었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권9호
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• pp.420-424
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• 2014

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is oncogenic and can transform B cells from a benign to a malignant phenotype. EBV infection is also associated with lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP). Here, we report the case of a 14-year-old boy who was diagnosed with a latent EBV infection and underlying LIP, without any associated immunodeficiency. He had been EBV-seropositive for 8 years. The first clinical presentations were chronic respiratory symptoms and recurrent pneumonia. The symptoms worsened in the following 2 years. The results of in situ hybridization were positive for EBV, which led to a diagnosis of LIP. The diagnosis was confirmed by the results of a thoracoscopic lung biopsy. The EBV titer of the bronchoalveolar lavage specimens obtained after acyclovir treatment was found to be fluctuating. The patient had latent EBV infection for 8 years, until presented at the hospital with intermittent abdominal pain and distension. Physical examination and pelvic computed tomography revealed a large mesenteric mass. A biopsy of the excised mass led to a diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma (BL). The patient received combination chemotherapy for 4 months, consisting of vincristine, methotrexate, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisolone. He is now tumor-free, with the LIP under control, and is being followed-up at the outpatient clinic. This is the first report of a Korean case of chronic latent EBV infection that developed into LIP and BL in a nonimmunocompromised child.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 1999

The etiology of inverted papilloma(IP) remains unknown, but several studies have reported that Human Papillomavirus(HPV) may play a role in the pathogensis of sinonasal inverted papilloma(IP). And recent reports demonstrate the possible etiologic role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in sinonasal IP. The aim of this study is to detect HPV and EBV in sinonasal IP, to examine the relationship between HPV subtype and sinonasal IP, to investigate the relation between HPV and EBV. We reviewed 30 cases of sinonasal IP(simple IP 19 cases, IP with dysplasia 8 cases, IP with squamous cell carcinoma 3 cases). Paraffin embedded archival tissue was used in this study. Detection of HPV, EBV were examined by in situ hybridization(ISH) using HPV type 6/11, 16/18, 31/33/35 DNA probe and EBER probe. The HPV was detected in 6(20%) out of 30 cases. The HPV 6/11 was dectected in 4 out of 19 cases of simple IP, HPV 16/18 in 1, HPV 31/33/35 in 1 out of 8 cases of IP with dysplasia respectively. The EBV was not detected in 30 cases. HPV may play a role in the pathogensis of sinonasal inverted papilloma. But EBV is not a etiopathologic factor to be considered in the development of sinonasal IP.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2016

Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC) is one of the four subtypes of gastric carcinoma (GC), as defined by the novel classification recently proposed by The Cancer Genome Atlas. EBVaGC has several clinicopathological features such as longer survival and higher frequency of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) and carcinoma with Crohn's disease-like lymphoid reaction that distinguish it from EBV-negative GC. The intensity and pattern of host cellular immune response in GC have been found to significantly correlate with the prognosis of patients with GC, suggesting that immune reaction and tumor microenvironment have critical roles in the progression of GC, and in particular, EBVaGC. Here, we reviewed the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying prominent immune reactions in patients with EBVaGC. In EBVaGC, deregulation of the expression of immune response-related genes promotes marked intra-or peritumoral immune cell infiltration. The expression of programmed death receptor-ligand 1 is known to be increased in EBVaGC, and therefore, it has been proposed as a favorable prognostic factor for patients with EBVaGC, albeit some data supporting this claim are controversial. Overall, the underlying mechanisms and clinical significance of the host cellular immune response in patients with EBVaGC have not been thoroughly elucidated. Therefore, further research is necessary to better understand the role of tumor microenvironment in EBVaGC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3411-3416
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• 2016

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a malignancy arising from the epithelial lining of the nasopharynx, is distinct from others cancers in terms of its epidemiologic features. It is rare in most parts of the world except for a few regions with populations of Mongoloid origin. Objectives: To study the expression pattern of Epstein Barr virus (EBV) encoded oncoproteins EBNA1 and LMP1 in different histological types of NPC and to correlate expression patterns with sex, age and histological types. Materials and Methods: A total of 40 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded NPC biopsy samples and tissues from 20 healthy controls were collected to study the expression level of EBNA1 and LMP1 using immunohistochemistry. Results: EBNA1 and LMP1 expression was found in 92.5% and 90% respectively, of the cases and none of the control specimens. The expression patterns of EBNA1 and LMP1 were determined to be statistically significant (p<0.05) when correlated with sex, age and histological distributions. Also immunohistochemistry was found to be a sensitive technique in the detection of EBV. Conclusions: The study reveals that the potent oncoproteins EBNA1 and LMP1 were over expressed in our population cohort. Our findings are to some extent inconsistent with earlier reports as our population showed a higher expression of both EBNA1 and LMP1 compared to other studies.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권9호
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• pp.1029-1034
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• 2009

가와사끼병은 주로 소아기에 발생하는 급성 전신 혈관염으로, 원인은 아직 명확히 알려져 있지 않다. EBV는 전염성 단핵구증의 원인으로 잘 알려져 있으며, 또한 가와사키병의 원인으로도 보고된 바 있다. 가와사끼병으로 인한 합병증은 관상동맥류를 포함한 심혈관계 합병증이 주를 이루지만, 다양한 종류의 합병증들이 보고 되고 있다. 저자들은 EBV 감염과 연관된 전염성 단핵구증, 거대 관상동맥류, 심낭삼출, 비경색증이 동반된 난치성 가와사끼병 환자 1예를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다. 환자는 3번의 면역글로불린 치료에도 반응이 없었지만, pulse methylprednisolone 치료 후에 임상 증상은 급격히 호전되었고, 거대 관상동맥류만 지금까지 지속되고 있다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.88-92
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• 2008

막성 신병증은 성인에 비해 소아에서는 드문 신병증으로 감염, 자가면역, 종양에 의한 이차성 신병증이 알려져 있다. 그 중에서도 엡스타인-바 바이러스 감염과의 관련은 잘 알려지지 않아, 최근 1개 보고에서 면역기능이 저하된 2례를 소개한 바 있을 뿐이다. 이에 저자들은 면역기능이 정상으로 보이는 소아에서 엡스타인-바 바이러스 감염과 관련한 막성 신병증 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.