• 대한수의학회지
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.77-84
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• 2007

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is an important bacterial pathogen that causes chronic gastritisand is associated with gastroduodenal ulcer disease, adenocarcinoma of the distal stomach, and gastricH. pylori infection associated with host agehave not been well-defined in human. To evaluate the difference in host susceptibility to infection in relationto age of acquisition of H. pylori infection, we designed an experiment involving inoculation of H. pyloriATC 43504 at different ages of Mongolian gerbils. H. pylori was inoculated at 5 weeks and 18 monthsof age, as representatives of early and late infection, respectively. Animals were sacrificed 1 week and 4weeks after challenge, and the stomach was removed from each animal for bacterial culture, histologicalexamination, and polymerase chain reaction test. 5 week-old gerbils revealed infection andmaintained continuously its infection until 4 weeks. However, old gerbils did not maintained H. pyloriinfection. These data suggest the insusceptibility of H. pylori in old Mongolian gerbils and the importanceof animal ages for successful animal experimental infection. Also, the results demonstrated that earlyinfection of H. pylori increases its host susceptibility, as compared to the case with later infection, possiblybecause of differences in host gastric mucosal factors and imunologic responses.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.812-816
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• 2023

We report a rare case of gastric cancer presenting with a gastrocolic fistula during ramucirumab and paclitaxel combination therapy that was successfully managed with colonic stenting. A 75-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with the chief complaint of melena. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a large ulcerated tumor in the lower stomach, judged by laparoscopy as unresectable (sT4bN1M0). After four cycles of first-line chemotherapy with S-1 plus oxaliplatin, the patient showed disease progression, and second-line therapy with ramucirumab and paclitaxel was started. At the end of the third cycle, the patient had gastric antral stenosis, which necessitated the placement of a gastroduodenal stent. When the patient complained of diarrhea 10 days later, esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed a fistula between the greater curvature of the stomach and the transverse colon. The fistula was covered by double colonic stenting, with a covered metal stent placed within an uncovered metal stent, after which leakage from the stomach to the colon stopped.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.318-346
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• 1994

A Bibliographical study was done about lumbago in oriental internal Medicine. The results are as follows. 1. Shenxu,sexual active, senile, Feng, Han, Shi, shiji, Tanyin and Qi lumbago are applicable to internal medical lumbago in oriental medicine, and Shenxu is essential pathogenesis. 2. Shenxu lumbago is characterized by continous pain, improved after chiropsia, deep pulse in Chi pulse, and used QingeWan, LiuweiDihuangWan and AnshenWan in herb-medicine. and Cortex Eucommiae, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata and Fructus Psoraleae in drugs for the purpose of ZishenYijing, and related to lumbago caused by chronic prostatitis, calculus or tumor in kidney and diabetes mellitus. 3. Sexual active lumbago is dim-aching and weak pain in or after sexual life at low back and knee joint, and classified to Shenyang Buzu, ShenjingKuisun. GanshenYinxu and XinshenBujiao ; Liuwei Dihuang Wan, ZuoguiWan In herb-medicine. Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Fructus Lycii and Fructus Corni in drug were used for treatment. 4. Senile Lumbago is a kind of consumptive disease due to exhaused essential energy and caused by lack of Shenjing, Yangqi ; and described as repeated mild dim pain and ErzhiWan, QingeWan and MoyaoGao were used frequently, supposed to connected with osteoporosis, osteomalacia and osteoarthropathy deformons caused by aging. 5. Feng lumbago is attacked by Liuyin, and characterized by chilling and fever. stabbing pain from thoracic and lumbar vertebrae to pedes, and used WujiXan, XiaoxumingTang for treatment. Han lumbago is caused by cold's attacking Shenjing, distinguished for chilling,icing sense improved by heat on low back, and used WujiXan, JiangfuTang. Shi lumbago is caused by damp's inflowing Shenjing, described as stone-like lumbago which was subsided low back pain growing worse by gloomy rain, and used ShenshiTang. ShenzhuTang for the purpose of ZaoshiXingqi. And it is supposed that lumbago occured in the initial of urinary track infection was belong to those of Feng,Han and Sill's. 6. Sillji lumbago is caused by pathogen being in the spleen and the stomach, and used ChenxiangJiangqiTang, PingweiSan for treatment. And it is supposed that it belong to lumbago caused by gastrointerstinal disease such as peptic ulcer. gastroduodenal tumor and colonic inflammatory disease. 7. Tanyin lumbago is caused by Tanyin's flowing meridian, characterized by thoracolumbar verterber's heaviness, covered sense with something on low back and painless massage. Kuaiqi-drug are added to ErchenTang, DaotanTang for treatment, and it supposed that Tanyin lumbago's belong to that accompanied with metabolic disease such as obesity and gout. 8. Qi lumbago is caused by excessive stress such as melancholy and fury, described as multiple stabbing pain, an unexpected on and improvement, ranging back pain until flank and abdomine. Tiaoqi-drugs were added to RenshenShunqiSan, WuyaoShunqiSan for treatment, and it supposed to connecting with emotional lumbago such as hysteria, feigned illness and anxiety psychosis.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) colonization of the stomach mucosa and duodenum is the major cause of acute and chronic gastroduodenal pathology in humans. Efforts to find effective anti-bacterial strategies against H. pylori for the non-antibiotic control of H. pylori infection are urgently required. In this study, we used whey to prepare glycomacropeptide (GMP), from which sialic acid (G-SA) was enzymatically isolated. We investigated the anti-bacterial effects of G-SA against H. pylori in vitro and in an H. pylori-infected murine model. MATERIALS/METHODS: The anti-bacterial activity of G-SA was measured in vitro using the macrodilution method, and interleukin-8 (IL-8) production was measured in H. pylori and AGS cell co-cultures by ELISA. For in vivo study, G-SA 5 g/kg body weight (bw)/day and H. pylori were administered to mice three times over one week. After one week, G-SA 5 g/kg bw/day alone was administered every day for one week. Tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and IL-10 levels were measured by ELISA to determine the anti-inflammatory effects of G-SA. In addition, real-time PCR was performed to measure the genetic expression of cytotoxin-associated gene A (cagA). RESULTS: G-SA inhibited the growth of H. pylori and suppressed IL-8 production in H. pylori and in AGS cell co-cultures in vitro. In the in vivo assay, administration of G-SA reduced levels of IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 pro-inflammatory cytokines whereas IL-10 level increased. Also, G-SA suppressed the expression of cagA in the stomach of H. pylori-infected mice. CONCLUSION: G-SA possesses anti-H. pylori activity as well as an anti-H. pylori-induced gastric inflammatory effect in an experimental H. pylori-infected murine model. G-SA has potential as an alternative to antibiotics for the prevention of H. pylori infection and H. pylori-induced gastric disease prevention.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1575-1579
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• 2014

Background: There is a close relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H pylori)-specific factors and different gastroduodenal diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of vacA d1, d2 genotypes in the H pylori isolates from patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastritis in East Azerbaijan region, where the incidence of gastric cancer (GC) is high. Strains isolated from this area are likely to be of European ancestry. Materials and Methods: In this study, genotyping of the vacA d region of 115 isolates obtained from patients with different gastrodoudenal diseases was accomplished by PCR methods. In addition to PCR amplification of H pylori 16S rDNA, rapid urease tests or histological examination were used to confirm the presence of H pylori in biopsy specimens. Data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 19. Results: Of the total of 83 H pylori isolates, 36 (43.4%) contained the d1 allele and 47 (56.6%) were subtype d2. The results of the multiple linear/logistic regression analysis showed high correlation between allele d1 and gastric adenocarcinoma or PUD. Conclusions: This study suggests that the H pylori vacA d1 genotype helps predict risk for gastric adenocarcinoma and PUD in East Azerbaijan, Iran.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.14-22
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• 2014

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) followed by radiotherapy (RT) in treatment-na$\ddot{i}$ve patients with locally advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Materials and Methods: Eligibility criteria were as follows: newly diagnosed with HCC, the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage C, Child-Pugh class A or B, and no prior treatment for HCC. Patients with extrahepatic spread were excluded. A total of 59 patients were retrospectively enrolled. All patients were treated with TACE followed by RT. The time interval between TACE and RT was 2 weeks as per protocol. A median RT dose was 47.25 $Gy_{10}$ as the biologically effective dose using the ${\alpha}/{\beta}$ = 10 (range, 39 to 65.25 $Gy_{10}$). Results: At 1 month, complete response was obtained in 3 patients (5%), partial response in 27 patients (46%), stable disease in 13 patients (22%), and progressive disease in 16 patients (27%). The actuarial one- and two-year OS rates were 60.1% and 47.2%, respectively. The median OS was 17 months (95% confidence interval, 5.6 to 28.4 months). The median time to progression was 4 months (range, 1 to 35 months). Grade 3 or greater liver enzyme elevation occurred in only two patients (3%) after RT. Grade 3 gastroduodenal toxicity developed in two patients (3%). Conclusion: The combination treatment of TACE followed by RT with two-week interval was safe and it showed favorable outcomes in treatment-na$\ddot{i}$ve patients with locally advanced HCC. A prospective randomized trial is needed to validate these results.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2001

목적 : 본 연구에서는 원발성 간암의 국소 방사선치료 시 조사선량을 높여준 것이 종양의 반응의 향상을 유도하였는지 분석하고자 하였다. 또한, 저선량을 조사하였던 환자들과 고선량을 조사하였던 환자들의 종양의 반응 및 부작용과 이에 영향을 미치는 인자들을 분석함으로써 향후 적절한 조사선량 범위를 결정하는데 유용한 기준을 제시하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 대상 환자의 선정 기준은 방사선치료의 과거력이 없는 경우, 간외전이가 없는 경우, 간경변증의 정도가 Child's class A 또는 B군인 경우, 종양이 전체 간 용적의 2/3를 넘지 않는 경우, 전신수행도가 ECOG 3기 이상으로 악화되지 않은 경우로 하였다. 1992년 1월부터 2000년 3월까지 원발성 간암에 국소 방사선치료를 시행 받은 환자들 중 158명이 연구 대상에 포함되었다. 조사영역은 종양과 주변 부위 $2\~3\;cm$를 포함하였고 일일 1.8 Gy씩 주 5회 조사되었다. 방사선치료 전과 종료 후 $4\~6$주째의 컴퓨터 단층 촬영 영상 및 자기 공명 영상, 간동맥 혈관 촬영 영상 등을 이용하여 조사영역 내의 종양의 반응을 평가하였다. 주 1회 혈액 검사를 시행하여 말초 혈액 혈구수 및 간기능을 관찰하였다. 치료의 종료 후 체중 증가, 복수, 간종대 등의 소견을 관찰하였고 4주와 8주에 간기능 검사를 시행하였다. 위장관계의 부작용은 상부위장관 내시경을 시행하여 확인하였다. 종양의 관해 정도에 따라 반응군과 비반응군으로 구분한 후 조사선량의 분포를 통계적으로 분석하였다. 또한, 연구대상을 조사선량에 따라 세 군으로 분류하고 종양의 반응과 임상적 특성을 분석하였다. 결과 : 종양의 반응은 106명이 부분 관해를 보여서 반응군의 비율은 $67.1\%$이었다. 완전 관해는 없었다. 종양이 $50\%$ 이하로 감소된 경우가 41명$(25.9\%)$, 종양의 진행을 보인 경우가 11명$(7\%)$이었다. 반응군의 평균 조사선량은 $50.1{\pm}6.6\;Gy$이었고 비반응군의 평균 조사선량은 $44.3{\pm}9.0\;Gy$로 통계적으로 의미 있는 차이를 보였다. 다변량 분석에서도 조사선량이 p-value 0.001로 유일하게 의미 있는 인자로 나타났다. 종양의 반응률은 조사선량이 40 Gy 미만인 군에서 $29.2\%$, 40 Gy에서 50 Gy사이인 군에서 $68.6\%$, 50 Gy를 넘는 환자 군에서 $77.1\%$로 나타났다. 종양의 크기는 40 Gy 미만인 군에서 $9.8{\pm}2.6\;cm$, 40 Gy에서 50 Gy사이인 군에서 $9.8{\pm}2.6\;cm$, 50 Gy를 넘는 환자 군에서 $8.3{\pm}3.2\;cm$로 고선량을 조사한 군에서 작았다. 간문맥 혈전증은 각각 $66.7\%,\;64.7\%,\;37.3\%$에서 양성으로 50 Gy를 넘는 선량이 조사된 군에서 상대적으로 간문맥 혈전증의 양성률이 낮았다. 방사선 간염, 십이지장의 궤양은 조사선량을 증가시킬수록 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 경미한 정도의 복수가 발생하거나 전형적인 방사선 간염의 발생, 위장관계의 염증 등이 치료 전 간경변증이 심할수록 현저히 많이 발생하는 경향을 보였다. 결론 : 원발성 간암에서 국소 방사선치료를 시행하는 경우 고선량이 조사될수록 반응군의 비율이 증가하는 선량반응 관계가 성립함을 확인할 수 있었다. 고선량이 조사될수록 대상 환자의 종양의 크기가 작았고 간문맥 혈전증의 비율도 적었는데 이는 병기가 낮은 경우 완치를 목표로 오히려 고선량을 투여하는 경향 때문으로 생각되었다. 조사선량이 50 Gy를 넘는 경우 조사선량의 증가에 따른 반응률의 향상이 현저하지 않은 반면 방사선 간염의 발생은 간경변증의 정도에 크게 영향을 받는다는 점을 고려할 때, 조사선량의 증가는 반드시 치료를 받는 대상 환자의 간기능과 간경변증의 정도 등을 고려하여 조심스럽게 진행되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.