• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3571-3574
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• 2014

Background: Brain metastasis occurs when cancerous cells come from a known (or sometimes an unknown) primary tumor to the brain and implant and grow there. This event is potentially lethal and causes neurologic symptoms and signs. These patients are treated in order to decrease their neurologic problems, increase quality of life and overall survival. Materials and Methods: In this study we evaluated clinical characteristics of 206 patients with brain metastases referred to our center from 2004 to 2011. Results: The mean age was 53.6 years. The primary tumors were breast cancer (32%), lung cancer (24.8%), lymphoma (4.4%), sarcoma (3.9%), melanoma (2.9%), colorectal cancer (2.4%) and renal cell carcinoma (1.5%). In 16.5% of the patients, brain metastasis was the first presenting symptom and the primary site was unknown. Forty two (20.4%) patients had a single brain metastasis, 18 patients (8.7%) had two or three lesions, 87 (42.2%) patients had more than three lesions. Leptomeningeal involvement was seen in 49 (23.8%) patients. Thirty five (17%) had undergone surgical resection. Whole brain radiation therapy was performed for all of the patients. Overall survival was 10.1 months (95%CI; 8.65-11.63). One and two year survival was 27% and 12% respectively. Conclusions: Overall survival of patients who were treated by combination of surgery and whole brain radiation therapy was significantly better than those who were treated with whole brain radiation therapy only [13.8 vs 9.3 months (p=0.03)]. Age, sex, primary site and the number of brain lesions did not show significant relationships with overall survival.

• BMB Reports
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.525-530
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• 2000

The nerve growth factor (NGF) induces neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells, whereas epidermal growth factors (EGF) stimulate growth and proliferation of the cells. In spite of this difference, NGF-or EGF-treated PC12 cells share various properties in cellular-signaling pathways. These include the activation of the phosphoinositide (PI)-3 kinase, 70 kDa S6 kinase, and in the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase pathway, following the binding of these growth factors to intrinsic receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs). Therefore, many studies have been attempted to access the critical signaling events in determining the differentiation and proliferation of PC12 cells. In this study, we investigated the cytosolic phospholipase $A_2$ ($cPLA_2$) in neurite behavior in order to identify the differences of signaling pathways between the NGF-induced differentiation and the EGF-induced proliferation of PC12 cells. We have showed here that the $cPLA_2$ was translocated from cytosol to membrane only in NGF-treated cells. We also demonstrated that this translocation is associated with NGF-induced activation of phospholipase $C-{\gamma}(PLC-{\gamma})$, which elevates intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration. These results reveal that the translocation of $cPLA_2$ may be a requisite event in the neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells. Various phospholipase inhibitors were used to confirm the importance of these enzymes in the differentiation of PC12 cells. Neomycin B, a PLC inhibitor, dramatically inhibited the neurite outgrowth, and two distinct $PLA_2$ inhibitors, 4-bromophenacyl bromide (BPB) and arachidonyltrifluoro-methyl ketone ($AACOCF_3$) also suppressed the neurite outgrowth of the cells, as well Taken together, these data indicated that $cPLA_2$ is involved in NGF-induced neuronal differentiation and neurite outgrowth of PC12 cells.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.605-612
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• 2000

Green tea polyphenols (GTP) have been demonstrated to suppress tumorigenesis in several chemical-induced animal carcinogenesis models, and predicted as promising chemopreventive agents in human. Recent studies of GTP extracts showed the involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in the regulation of Phase II enzymes gene expression and induction of apoptosis. In the current work we compared the biological actions of five green tea catechins: (1) induction of ARE reporter gene, (2) activation of MAP kinases, (3) cytotoxicity in human hepatoma HepG2-C8 cells, and (4) caspase activation in human cervical squamous carcinoma HeLa cells. For the induction of phase IIgene assay, (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) and (-)-epicatechin-3-gallate (ECG) potently induced antioxidant response element (ARE)-mediated luciferase activity, with induction observed at 25 $\mu\textrm{m}$with EGCG. The induction of ARE reporter gene appears to be structurally related to the 3-gallate group. Comparing the activation of MAPK by the five polyphenols, only EGCG showed potent activation of all three MAPKs (ERK, JNK and p38) in a dose- and time-dependent manner, whereas EGC activated ERK and p38. In the concentration range of 25 $\mu\textrm{m}$ to 1 mM, EGCG and ECG strongly suppressed HepG2-ARE-C8 cell-growth. To elucidate the mechanisms of green tea polyphenol-induced apoptosis, we measured the activation of an important cell death protein, caspase-3 induced by EGCG, and found that caspase-3 was activated in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Interestingly, the activation of caspase-3 was a relatively late event (peaked at 16 h), whereas activation of MAPKs was much earlier (peaked at 2 h). It is possible, that at low concentrations of EGCG, activation of MAPK leads to ARE-mediated gene expression including phase II detoxifying enzymes. Whereas at higher concentrations of EGCG, sustained activation of MAPKs such as JNK leads to apoptosis. These mechanisms are currently under investigation in our laboratory. As the most abundant catechin in GTP extract, we found that EGCG potently induced ARE-mediated gene expression, activated MAP kinase pathway, stimulated caspase-3 activity, and induced apoptosis. These mechanisms together with others, may contribute to the overall chemopreventive function of EGCG itself as well as the GTP.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2004년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.141-146
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• 2004

SPIN90 was identified to farm molecular complex with $\betaPIX$, WASP and Nck. This complex shows that SPIN90 interacts with Nck in a manner dependent upon cell adhesion to extracellular matrix, but $SPIN90{\cdot}{\beta}PIX{\cdot}WASP$ complex was stable even in suspended cells. This suggests that SPIN90 serves as an adaptor molecule to recruit other proteins to Nck at focal adhesions. SPIN90 was phosphorylated by ERK1, which was, itself, activated by cell adhesion and platelet-derived growth factor. Such phosphorylation of SPIN90 likely promotes the interaction of the $SPIN90{\cdot}{\beta}PIX{\cdot}WASP$ complex and Nck. It thus appears that the interaction of the $SPIN90{\cdot}{\beta}PIX{\cdot}WASP$ complex with Nck is crucial for stable cell adhesion and can be dynamically modulated by SPIN90 phosphorylation that is dependent on cell adhesion and ERX activation. SPIN90 directly binds syndapin I, syndapin isoform II-1 and II-s via its PRD region in vitro, in vivo and also associates with endocytosis core components such as clathrin and dynamin. In neuron and fibroblast, SPIN90 colocalizes with syndapins as puntate form, consistent with a role for SPIN90 in clathrin-mediated endocytosis pathway. Overexpression of SPIN90 N-term inhibits receptor-mediated endocytosis. Interestingly, SPIN90 PRD, binding interface of syndapin, significantly blocks internalization of transferrin, demonstrating SPIN90 involvement in endocytosis in vivo by interacting syndapin. Depletion of endogenous SPIN90 by introducing $\alpha-SPIN90$ also blocks receptor-mediated endocytosis. Actin polymerization could generate farce facilitating the pinch-out event in endocytosis, detach newly formed endocytic vesicle from the plasma membrane or push out them via the cytosol on actin tails. Here we found that SPIN90 localizes to high actin turn over cortical area, actin-membrane interface and membrane ruffle in PDGF treated cells. Overexpression of SPIN90 has an effect on cortical actin rearrangement as filopodia induction and it is mediated by the Arp2/3 complex at cell periphery. Consistent with a role in actin organization, CFP-SPIN90 present in actin comet tail generated by PIP5 $kinase\gamma$ overexpression. Therefore this study suggests that SPIN90 is functional linker between endocytosis and actin cytoskeleton.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.43-45
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• 2013

Background: The aim of this epidemiological study was to establish the laterality of breast cancer (BC) and its association with size, receptor status of the primary tumor and bone metastasis (BM) in a local population. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study included cases of BC from Jan-2009 to Dec-2011 who were referred for metastatic work up or follow up survey with Technetium-99m MDP bone scan (BS) to the Nuclear Medicine Department of Karachi Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (KIRAN). A total of 384 patients out of 521 were included and all reviewed for age, primary tumor size (PTS), laterality, receptor status like estrogen receptor (ER) progesterone receptor (PR) and Her-2-Neu receptor, presence or absence of BM with sites of involvement and time interval between diagnosis of BC and appearance of BM. Results: The left to right sided BC proportion was significantly higher than unity (59%:41%; p<0.001). The right sided BC was observed in younger age group (46:52 years; p<0.0001) and with a smaller PTS than the left sided (3.43:4.15 cm; p<0.0001). The patients with BM had relatively higher negative receptor status with a significant predominance of right sided BC. The overall incidence of BM on BS was 28% and relatively higher in right than left breast (33%:24% p=0.068). The average number of BM sites was also significantly greater for the right side (6:4, P<0.0001). The % cumulative risk of BM in right breast was noted at significantly smaller PTS than left side with log rank value of 5.579; p<0.05. The Kaplan Meier survival plot for event free survival of BM in left sided BC was significantly higher than for the right side (log rank value=4.155, p<0.05), with an earlier appearance of BM in right BC. Conclusions: 1) A left sided predominance of BC was seen in local population; 2) right sided BC had a more aggressive behavior with extensive and earlier appearance of BM at relatively younger age, smaller PTS and receptor (s) negativity.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제82권1호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2019

Background: Bronchoscopy is a useful diagnostic and therapeutic tool. However, the clinical use of high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) in adults with acute respiratory failure for diagnostic and invasive procedures has not been well evaluated. We present our experiences of well-tolerated diagnostic bronchoscopy as well as cases of improved saturation in hypoxaemic patients after a therapeutic bronchoscopic procedure. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data of hypoxaemic patients who had undergone bronchoscopy for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes from October 2015 to February 2017. Results: Ten patients (44-75 years of age) were enrolled. The clinical purposes of bronchoscopy were for diagnosis in seven patients and for intervention in three patients. For the diagnoses, we performed bronchoalveolar lavage in six patients. One patient underwent endobronchial ultrasonography with transbronchial needle aspiration of a lymph node to investigate tumour involvement. Patients who underwent bronchoscopy for therapeutic interventions had endobronchial mass or blood clot removal with cryotherapy for bleeding control. The mean saturation ($SpO_2$) of pre-bronchoscopy in room air was 84.1%. The lowest and highest mean saturation with HFNC during the procedure was 95% and 99.4, respectively. The mean saturation in room air post-bronchoscopy was 87.4%, which was 3.3% higher than the mean room air $SpO_2$ pre-bronchoscopy. Seven patients with diagnostic bronchoscopy had no hypoxic event. Three patients with interventional bronchoscopy showed improvement in saturation after the procedure. Bronchoscopy was well tolerated in all 10 cases. Conclusion: This study suggests that the use of HFNC in hypoxaemic patients during diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy procedures has clinical effectiveness.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.148-153
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• 2022

This thesis investigates the meaning of a performer's energy taking into an account of the full bodily engagement as the flow of energy and/or psychophysical readiness focusing specifically on the significance of qualitative bodily transformation. In this contemporary era, the dominance of performer training and its approaches to acting/training has very frequently meant that how to play a character in a textual based approach by emphasizing on interpreting and impersonating the role as real as possible. In this sense, as a performer trainer, from my observation and research findings shows that it is common for the term energy is not to be motivated by what a performer's body needs within a specific moment in specific performance which they are working on. To address the problematic issues, this thesis begins by interrogating the practical meaning of transformation with addressing the principle and process of movement by means of the flow of energy on stage. For a performer, inhabiting/integrating his/her body and mind as oneness and/or unity means s/he sincerely encounter, confront, and therefore listen to his/her body in here and now. Because since the performer's physical appearance completely defined his/her psychological state, no one can play either the past or the future in the moment. In this manner, an appropriate use of energy synonymous with the flow of energy correspondence with the given time and space in which the performer's body informs and initiates movement as necessary action. To be precise, the performer's bodily movement either visible or invisible in a sense of training and rehearsal is perceived as attaining or achieving psychophysical involvement as the full body engagement which enable to make the event happen in the right moment. Here, this thesis argues that the significance of a performer's inner intensity reminds us of the necessity of qualitative transformation on which the performer could discover his/her own mode of awareness as well as a way his/her body function in the given circumstance. From this point of view, this research finding would advocates that the performer's body maintains in the field of energy flow where his/her conscious effort and/or mindfulness disappear. The performer's movement is a manifestation of the whole bodily engagement by means of being as real in that moment rather than representing reality.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.736-745
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• 2020

Objective: To identify the initial chest computed tomography (CT) findings and clinical characteristics associated with the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia. Materials and Methods: Baseline CT scans and clinical and laboratory data of 72 patients admitted with COVID-19 pneumonia (39 men, 46.2 ± 15.9 years) were retrospectively analyzed. Baseline CT findings including lobar distribution, presence of ground glass opacities, consolidation, linear opacities, and lung severity score were evaluated. The outcome event was recovery with hospital discharge. The time from symptom onset to discharge or the end of follow-up (for those remained hospitalized) was recorded. Data were censored in events such as death or discharge without recovery. Multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression was used to explore the association between initial CT, clinical or laboratory findings, and discharge with recovery, whereby hazard ratio (HR) values < 1 indicated a lower rate of discharge at four weeks and longer time until discharge. Results: Thirty-two patients recovered and were discharged during the study period with a median length of admission of 16 days (range, 9 to 25 days), while the rest remained hospitalized at the end of this study (median, 17.5 days; range, 4 to 27 days). None died during the study period. After controlling for age, onset time, lesion characteristics, number of lung lobes affected, and bilateral involvement, the lung severity score on baseline CT (> 4 vs. ≤ 4 [reference]: adjusted HR = 0.41 [95% confidence interval, CI = 0.18-0.92], p = 0.031) and initial lymphocyte count (reduced vs. normal or elevated [reference]: adjusted HR = 0.14 [95% CI = 0.03-0.60], p = 0.008) were two significant independent factors that influenced recovery and discharge. Conclusion: Lung severity score > 4 and reduced lymphocyte count at initial evaluation were independently associated with a significantly lower rate of recovery and discharge and extended hospitalization in patients admitted for COVID-19 pneumonia.

• 항공우주정책ㆍ법학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.3-35
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• 2016

미국 사법체계의 특징 중 하나라 할 수 있는 해사법정관할은 미국 연방법원의 전속관할에 속한다. 미국 연방헌법과 하위 법률이 해사사건에 관한 관할권이 주 법원이 아닌 연방법원에 있음을 명확히 밝히고 있기 때문이다. 하지만 어떠한 사건들이 해사관할에서 다루어질 것인지에 대해서는 법률상 명확한 근거를 두지 않았기 때문에, 해사관할 사건의 범위는 오랜 세월동안 법원의 판례를 통하여 형성되어 왔다. 초기의 법원은 해사관할사건의 인정요소로서 장소적 요건에만 주목하였다. 사고 발생지가 바다, 강, 하천, 호수 등 해상활동에 사용될 수 있는 수역 즉, 가항수역인 경우 해사관할 사건으로 취급하였던 것이다. 하지만 장소적 요건만 중시하게 되면, 우연히 가항수역에서 발생하였을 뿐 해상활동과 아무런 관련성도 없는 사건에 대해서까지 해사관할을 인정해야 한다는 맹점이 있었다. 즉 통일적인 해상규범의 형성이라는 해사관할의 인정취지에 부합하지 않는 사건에 대해서도 해사관할을 인정해야 하는 모순이 있었던 것이다. 이러한 비판에 대하여 장소적 요건에 추가하여 전통적인 해상활동 관련성이라는 기능적 요건이해사사건을 판단하는 기준으로 등장하게 되었다. 그런데 흥미롭게도 해상활동 관련성이라는 요건은 선박사고가 아닌 항공사고를 다루는 판례에서 연유되었다. 미연방 대법원이 판결한 Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland 사건에서 오대호 중 하나인 이리호수에 추락한 항공기 사고와 관련된 손해배상 청구소송에서 원고는 해사관할을 주장하였지만, 법원은 해당 항공운송이 국내운송이었던 점에서 전통적으로 선박이 담당하였던 해상활동과의 관련성이 없다는 이유로 해사관할을 인정하지 않았다. 하지만 이 판례는 그 반대해석으로 국제운송에서 승객이나 화물을 수송하는 역할을 담당하는 항공기가 가항수역에 추락한 경우에는 해사관할이 인정될 수도 있다는 결론으로 이어지게 되었고, 이후 많은 하급심 판례가 항공사고에 대해 해사관할을 긍정하는 방향으로 선회하게 된 계기가 되었다. 이 글은 미국 법원에서의 항공사고에 관한 해사관할 인정여부를 다룬 판례의 경향을 연구할 목적으로 기술되었다. 특히 지난 2013년 미국 샌프란시스코 공항에서 발생한 우리나라 국제선 여객기의 활주로 추락사고와 관련한 미국 연방 항소법원의 판결내용을 중점적으로 분석하였다. 이 사건은 항공기 탑승객이었던 원고들이 사고 항공기의 제작사를 상대로 기체결함을 주장하며 손해배상을 청구한 사건이었는데, 피고 제작사는 해당 사건이 해사관할에 해당하므로 일리노이 주 지방법원이 아닌 연방법원에서 재판이 진행되어야 한다고 주장하였다. 결국 법원은 이러한 피고의 주장을 받아들여 해사관할을 긍정하였다. 해당 항공기는 국제선 여객운송 과정에서 사고가 발생한 것이고, 이는 전통적인 해상활동과의 관련성이 인정될 수 있다는 것이 법원의 판단이었다. 현재까지 미연방 대법원이 가항수역에서 발생한 국제선 항공기의 추락사고에 관하여 해사관할을 인정할 것인지 여부에 대해 명확한 판결을 내린 바가 없는 점을 고려할 때, 이번 항소법원의 판례는 항공사고에 대한 해사관할 인정에 있어서 중요한 의의를 가진다고 할 수 있다.

• 대한골관절종양학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2007

목적: 장골에서는 드물게 보고되어 있는 낭종성 섬유성 이형성증(cystic fibrous dysplasia)의 임상적, 방사선학적, 병리학적 소견과 더불어 단순 소파술과 골이식술의 결과를 기술하고자 한다. 대상 및 방법: 1996년 1월부터 2003년 3월까지 가톨릭 의과대학 3개 부속병원에서 섬유성 이형성증으로 치료받은 98명의 환자 중 커다란 낭종성 변화를 동반한 11명을 대상으로 하였다. 전례에서 단순 골소파술, 동종골 이식술 및 내고정술을 시행하였다. 6명은 남자였고, 5명은 여자였으며, 환자의 나이는 20세에서 46세로, 평균 36.7세였다. 결과: 6명은 수개월 이상 통증을 호소했으며, 4명은 사소한 외상 후에 발생한 통증을 호소하였다. 1명에서는 병적 골절이 발생했다. 10명의 환자는 단골성(monostotic) 이었고, 1명의 환자는 다골성(polyostotic) 이었다. 병변의 발생부위는 7예에서 대퇴골, 3예에서 상완골 그리고 1예에서는 요골이었다. 단순방사선 사진 상 간유리 음영과 더불어 보여지는 현저한 용해성 병변을 보였고, 자기공명영상에서는 섬유성 이형성증을 시사하는 신호강도와 낭종을 의미하는 신호강도가 동시에 보였다. 조직학적으로는 전형적인 섬유성 이형성증 소견과 더불어 비 특이적인 낭종성 변성 변화를 보였다. 최종 추시 관찰시 국소재발 없이 모두 만족스러운 결과를 보였다. 결론: 장골의 낭종성 섬유성 이형성증은 지금까지 보고된 것처럼 드물지 않은 것으로 사료된다. 자기공명영상으로 양성 낭종성 변화와 악성 변화를 쉽게 구분할 수 있으나, 비 특이적 낭종성 변성변화와 동맥류성 골낭종을 구분하기 위해 조직검사가 필요하다. 낭종성 섬유성 이형성증은 수술적 치료의 대상이며, 단순 골소파술 및 동종골 이식술은 효과적인 치료로 사료된다.