• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
• /
• 제40권2호
• /
• pp.198-201
• /
• 2023

Invasive sphenoid sinus aspergillosis can mimic Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS), leading to frequent misdiagnoses and potentially fatal consequences. We report a case of invasive sphenoid sinus aspergillosis initially misdiagnosed as THS. A 79-year-old man presented with right periorbital pain, ophthalmoplegia, and loss of vision. Initial evaluations including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), were normal. He was first diagnosed with THS based on clinical features. The disease progressed despite high-dose intravenous steroid treatment, and an enhancing mass-like lesion was found in the right orbital apex, cavernous sinus, and sphenoid sinus on follow-up MRI. Aspergillosis was eventually confirmed by sphenoid sinus biopsy. The patient developed cerebral infarction and finally died despite being treated with amphotericin B. Given that invasive sphenoid sinus aspergillosis may initially resemble THS, high suspicion and rapid histological examination are important for diagnosis.

• International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
• /
• 제24권3호
• /
• pp.211-223
• /
• 2024

Chatbots have become very popular in our times and are used in several fields. The emergence of chatbots has created a new way of communicating between human and computer interaction. A Chatbot also called a "Chatter Robot," or conversational agent CA is a software application that mimics human conversations in its natural format, which contains textual material and oral communication with artificial intelligence AI techniques. Generally, there are two types of chatbots rule-based and smart machine-based. Over the years, several chatbots designed in many languages for serving various fields such as medicine, entertainment, and education. Unfortunately, in the Arabic chatbots area, little work has been done. In this paper, we developed a beneficial tool (chatBot) in the Arabic language which contributes to educating people about the Prophet's biography providing them with useful information by using Natural Language Processing.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
• /
• 제27권1호
• /
• pp.71-76
• /
• 2024

Recurrence of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) type II poses challenges during postoperative liver transplant care. Posttransplant patients with PFIC type II risk developing recurrent cholestasis with normal gamma-glutamyl transferase activity, which mimics the original bile salt export pump (BSEP) protein deficiency and is related to a form of immunoglobulin G antibody (anti-BSEP)-mediated rejection. Bortezomib effectively induces apoptosis of actively antibody-producing plasma cells that may have a role in antibodymediated rejection. In this case, we used bortezomib to treat PFIC type II recurrence after liver transplantation in a child.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
• /
• 제50권
• /
• pp.267-274
• /
• 2023

All studies on date palm somatic embryogenesis have focused on germination in the presence of light while neglecting germination in darkness, which mimics the germination process of zygotic embryos within seeds. To improve the date palm micropropagation protocol, we investigated the effects of light and darkness incubation on the germination of indirect date palm somatic embryos and their subsequent conversion into plantlets. Darkness incubation emerged as a pivotal factor in the germination of indirect date palm somatic embryos and their successful conversion into plantlets. Darkness incubation significantly decreased the time required for the conversion of indirect somatic embryos into plantlets, halving the duration from 24 weeks to only 12 weeks. The micropropagation protocol was modified, consolidating the previous two distinct stages of germination and elongation under light incubation into a single stage under darkness incubation. These findings modified the protocol and significantly reduced the overall duration of the date palm micropropagation protocol.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
• /
• 제49권2호
• /
• pp.35-39
• /
• 2024

Osteomyelitis of the jaw is an inflammatory process of the bone marrow that is caused by odontogenic local infection and trauma such as tooth extraction and fractures in the oral and maxillofacial region. The clinical signs include pain, swelling, pus formation, and limited mouth opening. Chronic osteomyelitis presents a diagnostic challenge because of the variability of symptoms across different disease stages and varying health conditions of the patients. This report presents a case of osteomyelitis that was misdiagnosed as a temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) after tooth extraction. The patient was treated for inflammation after tooth extraction in the early stage; however, as the osteomyelitis progressed chronically, symptoms mimicked those of a TMD. The patient was finally diagnosed with osteomyelitis 6 months after tooth extraction. A review of this case and relevant literature revealed the necessity for a differential diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis that mimics TMD symptoms.

• 대한소아치과학회지
• /
• 제48권4호
• /
• pp.437-448
• /
• 2021

이 연구의 목적은 상악 유구치의 치근 및 근관의 형태학적 특성을 분석하는 것이다. 2006년 1월부터 2020년 4월까지 서울대학교 치과병원에서 CBCT 및 3D CT를 촬영한 3 - 7세 환자 총 268명(남자 175명, 여자 93명)이 연구에 포함되었으며, 치근 흡수와 치수병변이 없는 총 1002개의 상악 유구치의 치근과 근관 수를 분석하였다. 218개의 치아에 대해 치근과 근관의 형태, 이개각도, 치근과 근관의 길이 및 근관의 단면 형태를 분석하였다. 48개의 치아에 대해서는 Mimics 및 3-Matics software를 사용하여 치근 치수의 부피와 표면적, 치근-치수 비를 측정하였다. 절반 이상이 3개의 치근과 3개의 근관을 가지고 있었다. 좌우측 치아의 대칭성(Cohen's kappa coefficient)은 약 0.63이었다. 치근과 근관의 형태는 상악 제1유구치에서는 직선형이, 제2유구치에서는 곡선형이 많이 관찰되었다. 치근의 이개 정도, 치근과 근관의 길이는 상악 제1, 2유구치 모두 구개측 치근에서 가장 크게 나타났다. 근단부에서 근관의 단면 형태는 주로 ovoid 혹은 round형이었다. 치근 치수의 부피와 표면적, 치근-치수 비는 상악 제1,2유구치 모두 구개측 치근 치수에서 가장 크게 나타났다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제16권7호
• /
• pp.4689-4696
• /
• 2015

본 연구에서는 F사가 맨발 보행 효과에서 착안하여 최적의 착화감과 압력 분산의 효과를 트레킹화에 접목시키기 위해 고안한 3D Bootie 공법을 적용시킨 트레킹화에 대한 생체역학적 분석을 수행하였다. 이를 위해 비교군으로써 M사, K사의 일반 트레킹화에 대하여, 신체 건강한 20대 남성 13명을 대상으로 보행 시 족저압력분포, 하지 근 활성도, 지면반발력을 측정하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과, F사의 트레킹화는 족저압력 분포에서 넓은 접촉 면적으로 인하여 최대 힘과 최대 압력의 감소를 야기했으며, 보행 시 발의 부하를 경감시켰다. 근 활성도 측면에서는 맨발 보행의 효과와 동일하게 작용했다. 지면반발력에서는 효과적으로 충격력을 흡수하여, 말기입각기 때 더욱 효율적인 보행이 가능하였다. 결과적으로 F사의 트레킹화는 맨발 보행의 장점을 이용한 3D Bootie 공법을 적용함으로써 넓은 접촉 면적으로 인해 보행 시 발생하는 발의 부하를 감소시킬 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
• /
• 제15권23호
• /
• pp.10439-10444
• /
• 2015

Many chemotherapeutic agents have been successfully used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); however, the development of chemoresistance in liver cancer cells usually results in a relapse and worsening of prognosis. It has been demonstrated that DNA methylation and histone modification play crucial roles in chemotherapy resistance. Currently, extensive research has shown that there is another potential mechanism of gene expression control, which is mediated through the function of short noncoding RNAs, especially for microRNAs (miRNAs), but little is known about their roles in cancer cell drug resistance. In present study, by taking advantage of miRNA effects on the resistance of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells line to cisplatin, it has been demonstrated that miR-340 were significantly downregulated whereas Nrf2 was upregulated in HepG2/CDDP (cisplatin) cells, compared with parental HepG2 cells. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase assays of Nrf2-3'-untranslated region-based reporter constructor indicated that Nrf2 was the direct target gene of miR-340, miR-340 mimics suppressing Nrf2-dependent antioxidant pathway and enhancing the sensitivity of HepG2/CDDP cells to cisplatin. Interestingly, transfection with miR-340 mimics combined with miR-340 inhibitors reactivated the Nrf2 related pathway and restored the resistance of HepG2/CDDP cells to CDDP. Collectively, the results first suggested that lower expression of miR-340 is involved in the development of CDDP resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma cell line, at least partly due to regulating Nrf2-dependent antioxidant pathway.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
• /
• 제14권10호
• /
• pp.5915-5920
• /
• 2013

Aim: Although aberrant miRNA expression has been documented, altered miR-101 expression in cervical cancer and its carcinogenic effects and mechanisms remain unexplored. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of miR-101 alteration in cervical carcinogenesis. Methods: Expression of miR-101 was examined by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR) in Hela cells. After modulating miR-101 expression using miR-101 mimics, cell growth, apoptosis and proliferation, and migration were tested separately by MTT or flow cytometry and cell wound healing assay and protein expression was detected by qRT-PCR. The expression of COX-2 in Hela cell was also examined by immunohistochemical staining and the correlation with miR-101 expression was analysed. Results: The miR-101 demonstrated significantly low expression in Hela cell. When we transfected miR-101 mimics into Hela cells, the modulation of miR-101 expression remarkably influenced cell proliferation, cycling and apoptosis: 1) The expression of microRNA-101 tended to increase after transfection; 2) Overexpression of miR-101 was able to promote cell apoptosis, the apoptosis rate being markedly higher (97.6%) than that seen pre-transfection (12.2%) (P<0.05); 3) The miR-101 negatively regulates cell migration and invasion, scratch results being lower ($42.7um{\pm}2um$) than that observed pre-transfection ($181.4um{\pm}2um$); 4) miRNA-101 inhibits the proliferation of Hela cells as well as the level of COX-2 protein, which was negatively correlated with miR-101 expression. Conclusions: Overexpression of miR-101 has obvious inhibitory effects on cell proliferation, migration and invasion. Thus reduced miR-101 expression could participate in the development of cervical cancer at least partly through loss of inhibition of target gene COX-2, which probably occurs in a relative late phase of carcinogenesis. Our data suggest an important role of miR-101 in the molecular etiology of cancer and indicate potential application of miR-101 in cancer therapy.

• 구강회복응용과학지
• /
• 제25권2호
• /
• pp.171-181
• /
• 2009

훼이스 마스크(Face mask)를 사용하여 상악을 견인하였을 때, 두개안면 복합체의 생역학적 반응을 이해하는 것은 임상적으로 매우 중요하다. 이 연구의 목적은 face mask를 사용하여 상악 제 1 소구치와 제 1 대구치에서 상악을 전방으로 견인하였을 때 두개봉합구조에 발생하는 응력 분포를 분석하는 것이다. 13세 6개월 된 남자 환자의 유한요소분석을 위하여 전산화단층사진 촬영으로 얻은 DICOM 영상정보를 개인용 컴퓨터로 옮긴 후 3차원 영상프로그램인 $Mimics^{(R)}$(Materialise, Germany)를 사용하여 얻은 24개의 물성으로 이루어진 상악모델과, 제1소구치와 제1대구치, RME의 협측부, RME의 설측부의 4가지 구성요소를 각기 Nastran 파일형식인 "out"으로 저장하고 Patran에서 합체한 두개안면 복합체의 3차원적 유한요소모델을 생성하였다. 생성된 모델은 제1소구치에서 FH 평면의 45도 하방으로, 제 1 대구치에서 FH 평면의 20도 하방으로 500g의 전방견인력을 주었다. 상악 제1소구치에서 45도 하방으로 견인하였을 때 x축에서는 대구치부위의 확장과 소구치부에서의 협착을 보였고 최대변위량은 0.00011mm였다. y축에서는 전반적으로 전방이동을 보였으며 최대 0.00030mm의 변위와 소구치부위의 변형이 컸다. z축에는 소구치부위에서 하방으로 최 0.00036mm 이동했고, 상악복합체가 전하방으로 이동하였다. 제 1 대구치에서의 20도 하방견인 하였을 때, x축에서는 대구치부위의 협착과 lateral nasal wall의 확장을 보이며 최대 변위는 0.001mm였다. y축에서는 전체적인 전방이동을 보이며, 최대변위는 0.004mm였다. z축에서는 소구치와 대구치 중간부위를 중심으로 ANS는 상방으로 pterygoid plate는 하방으로 반시계방향의 회전양상을 보였으며 최대변위는 0.002mm였다.