• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2013

Beta-lapachone (${\beta}$-Lap; 3,4-dihydro-2, 2-dimethyl-2H-naphthol[1, 2-b]pyran-5,6-dione) is a novel anti-cancer drug under phase I/II clinical trials. ${\beta}$-Lap has been demonstrated to cause apoptotic and necrotic death in a variety of human cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. The mechanisms underlying the ${\beta}$-Lap toxicity against cancer cells has been controversial. The most recent view is that ${\beta}$-Lap, which is a quinone compound, undergoes two-electron reduction to hydroquinone form utilizing NAD(P)H or NADH as electron source. This two-electron reduction of ${\beta}$-Lap is mediated by NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1), which is known to mediate the reduction of many quinone compounds. The hydroquinone forms of ${\beta}$-Lap then spontaneously oxidizes back to the original oxidized ${\beta}$-Lap, creating futile cycling between the oxidized and reduced forms of ${\beta}$-Lap. It is proposed that the futile recycling between oxidized and reduced forms of ${\beta}$-Lap leads to two distinct cell death pathways. First one is that the two-electron reduced ${\beta}$-Lap is converted first to one-electron reduced ${\beta}$-Lap, i.e., semiquinone ${\beta}$-Lap $(SQ)^{{\cdot}-}$ causing production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which then causes apoptotic cell death. The second mechanism is that severe depletion of NAD(P)H and NADH as a result of futile cycling between the quinone and hydroquinone forms of ${\beta}$-Lap causes severe disturbance in cellular metabolism leading to apoptosis and necrosis. The relative importance of the aforementioned two mechanisms, i.e., generation of ROS or depletion of NAD(P)H/NADH, may vary depending on cell type and environment. Importantly, the NQO1 level in cancer cells has been found to be higher than that in normal cells indicating that ${\beta}$-Lap may be preferentially toxic to cancer cells relative to non-cancer cells. The cellular level of NQO1 has been found to be significantly increased by divergent physical and chemical stresses including ionizing radiation. Recent reports clearly demonstrated that ${\beta}$-Lap and ionizing radiation kill cancer cells in a synergistic manner. Indications are that irradiation of cancer cells causes long-lasting elevation of NQO1, thereby sensitizing the cells to ${\beta}$-Lap. In addition, ${\beta}$-Lap has been shown to inhibit the repair of sublethal radiation damage. Treating experimental tumors growing in the legs of mice with irradiation and intraperitoneal injection of ${\beta}$-Lap suppressed the growth of the tumors in a manner more than additive. Collectively, ${\beta}$-Lap is a potentially useful anti-cancer drug, particularly in combination with radiotherapy.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2018

Debridement is a crucial component of wound management. Recent technologies such as hydrosurgery (Versajet), ultrasound therapy (the MIST therapy device), or plasma-mediated bipolar radio-frequency ablation therapy (Coblation) seem to represent interesting alternatives for wound debridement. The purpose of this systematic review was to describe, evaluate, and compare these three recently developed methods for the management of chronic wounds. In January 2016, an electronic database search was conducted of MEDLINE, PubMed Central, and Embase for articles concerning these three innovative methods for the management of chronic wounds. A total of 389 references were identified by our search strategy, and 15 articles were included. We extracted data regarding the number and age of patients, indications, operating time, number of procedures, costs, wound healing time, decrease in exudation, perioperative blood loss, bacterial load, and the occurrence of complications. The 15 articles included studies that involved 563 patients who underwent hydrosurgery (7 studies), ultrasound therapy (6 studies), or Coblation (2 studies). Six randomized controlled trials were included that compared the use of a scalpel or curette to hydrosurgery (2 studies) or ultrasound therapy (6 studies). Hydrosurgery, in addition to being a very precise and selective tool, allows significantly faster debridement. Ultrasound therapy provides a significant reduction of exudation, and improves the wound healing time. No comparative study dedicated to Coblation was identified. Despite the obvious clinical interest of the topic, our review of the current literature revealed a lack of prospective randomized studies comparing these devices with each other or with standard techniques, particularly for Coblation and hydrosurgery.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.23-34
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 III급 수술-교정 치료 방법에 영향을 미치는 치열 상의 요소를 파악함으로써 술전 교정시 상악 소구치 발치와 비발치의 판단에 필요한 임상적 정보를 얻고자 골격성 III급 부정교합 환자의 수술-교정 치료시 흔히 선택되는 상악 제1소구치 발치로 치료된 군과 비발치로 치료된 군 간의 치료전/후 상/하악 개별 치아 이동 양상과 치열궁 폭경의 변화 양상을 비교 분석하였다 이를 위하여 비발치로 III급 수술-교정 치료를 마친 환자 (24명) 와 술전교정 치료시 상악 제1소구치가 발치된 환자 (31 명)의 치료 전/후 모형 상에서 개개 치아의 근원심/협설측 각도 변화와 상/하 치열궁 폭경의 변화를 측정한 후, 두 군 사이의 교정적 치아 이동 양상을 비교 분석한 후 상/하 치열궁의 조화를 이루는데 필요한 치열궁 폭경의 변화와 이에 기여하는 치아 변위와의 관계를 분석하기 위하여 상관 분석과 회귀 분석을 시행한 결과 발치 군은 비발치 군에 비하여 상악 치열궁 폭경의 감소가 컸으며 이는 상악 구치의 inclination 감소에 크게 영향 받은 것으로 관찰되었다. 하악 치열에서는 inclination의 증가와 폭경의 증가가 있었으나, 비발치/발치군간의 차이는 유의하지 않았다 본 연구의 결과 결론적으로 III급 수술-교정 치료시 술전 상악 소구치 발치는 상악 구치부 치열궁 폭경의 감소에 크게 영향을 미치므로, 상악 소구치 발치에 대한 판단은 상/하악 치열궁의 폭경 및 구치부 경사도 문제와 연계하여 고려해야 할 사항으로 생각되었다.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.190-195
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• 2007

목 적:산전진단에 있어 빠른 진단을 위해 그 유용성이 널리 알려져 있는 FISH 방법을 미배양 세포에 적용할 때, 그 민감도를 높이기 위해 본 연구소의 경험과 기준을 소개하고자 한다. 방 법:1999년 5월부터 2006년 6월까지 본연구소에서 다운증후군 고위험군, 에드워드 증후군 고위험군, 고령산모, 초음파 이상소견 등의 적응증을 주소로 시행한 7,893례의 양수검체를 대상으로 빠른 진단을 위해 8,613례의 미배양 양수세포에 FISH 검사를 시행하였다. 분석은 함춘유전연구소의 기준에 따랐으며, 기존의 세포유전학적 결과와 최종 비교하였다. 결 과:8613례의 FISH 검사 결과, 30개 이상의 세포관찰이 가능하고, 정상인 경우 정상세포의 비율이 75%, 비정상의 경우 비정상 세포의 비율이 70%에 해당하는 8,502례의 결과를 얻었으며, 세포유전학적 결과와도 일치하였다. 결 론:산전진단 시 빠른 진단을 위한 FISH검사는 매우 유용하며, 정확한 분석을 위해 그 기준을 마련하는 것은 매우 중요하다 하겠다. 그러나 비용과 인력이 많이 소요되는 한계점을 가지고 있다.

• 유통과학연구
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.5-15
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• 2010

Business corporations have become specialized and on the basis of various interests try to strengthen their competitiveness through a cooperative system of purchase, distribution, service and IT technology. And an advanced Internet-based electronic commerce has witnessed explosive growth and a business-to-business (B2B) electronic commerce. Through E-marketplace. business corporations achieve such diverse utilities as expenditure curtailment, process reduction and prime cost reduction. And with business depression worldwide and soaring prices of materials, many business corporations consider the introduction of comprehensive purchase of MRO (maintenance, repair and operation) materials. The Purpose of this study was to examine the definition of B2B E-marketplace and the utilities of MRO commerce correctly focusing on an empirical analysis of cases of MRO supply and purchase business corporations. The indications acquired from this research results are as follows. Firstly, as for MRO integrated purchase under the characteristics of the market environment, it had to use the supplier obligatorily through the integrated purchase on the level of CEO's decision-making or the group rather than the voluntary will of the purchasing department or the procurement department. Secondly, as for the present B2B E-marketplace MRO purchase, the purchasing agency business has formed the mainstream, but it is aiming at the diversification of the benefit by supplementing/correcting the business model such as category type, mediation business type, MRO-type advancing in the store inclusive of the purchasing agency business, keeping pace with the potential market of MRO. Thirdly, as for analysis of the products, the purchaser wants more various products and assortment of goods than those of the present time, and also to be provided with the precise product information. Especially, as the importance of the product sourcing becomes high, the whole energy has been bestowed on acquirement of the excellent suppliers. Fourth, as for use of B2B E-marketplace MRO integrated purchasing system, there are the purchasing companies complaining the inconvenience even until now, and there is the demerit spending the long time during the image move and the process treatment. It shall try to shorten the searching time and the process treatment time as the system is centered on the purchaser. In order to enhance the efficiency of MRO E-marketplace purchase, followings must be considered: First, because the importance of product sources ever increases, an excellent supplier must be secured earnestly. Second, the time of process must be reduced focusing on purchasers. B2B E-marketplace will increase and diversify electronic commerce continuously. Through MRO E-marketplace, business corporations will reduce expenditure, achieve a transparent and speedy trade, and purchase products of fine quality, thus establishing a most effective market. In addition, in this study the investigator brings focus into MRO which has not been clearly discussed in the academic and business world so far and intensively highlights an indirect material-oriented expenditure curtailment effect. By taking all the aspects of supplier, purchaser and practical economical value into account, the investigator presents a strategic direction for the successful comprehensive purchase of B2B MRO.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1987

환부에 열을 가하여 종양을 치료할 수 있는 온열요법의 생물학적 효과는 상당히 고무적이며 새로운 암 치료 수단으로 등장되었다. 그러나 체내 깊숙히 위치하고 있는 종양에 일정한 열을 계속 부여하면서 온도와 열의 분포를 정확히 측정하기가 어려웠다. 연세 암센터는 연세대학교 공과대학과 녹십자 의료 공업주식회사와 산학협동으로 라디오파 유전가열형 온열장치(가칭 Greenytherm-GY8)를 개발 제작하고 임상응용을 위해 기초 연구를 실시하였다. 개발된 온열장치는 $8{\sim}10MHz$ 라디오파 발생기와 유전가열 전극, 온도계측용 열정대, 냉각장치 및 제어용 개인 컴퓨터로 구성되었다. 온열장치의 성능을 시험하기 위하여 인체크기의 한천팬텀과 동물 및 인체의 악성종양에 대한 치료온도와 온열분포를 측정하였다. 라디오파 발생전력을 $200{\sim}1,500W$까지 조절할 수 있으며 유전가열을 위한 라디오파의 주파수는 $8{\sim}10MHz$ 범위를 얻을 수 있었다. 피부에 근접된 종양의 가열온도는 $200{\sim}500W$의 RF 전력으로 10분이 내 치료가능온도$(42.5^{\circ}C)$ 이상으로 가열할 수 있었으며 정상조직 쪽의 전극은 $5{\sim}10^{\circ}C$로 냉각시키므로서 피부손상을 방지할 수 있었다. $5{\sim}10cm$ 깊이에 존재하는 종양의 가열온도는 치료 가능한 $40{\sim}43^{\circ}C$까지 가열이 가능하였으며 냉각보러스와 정합회로에 의해 피부의 자극을 줄일 수 있었다. 이상과 같은 실험결과로 유전가열형 온열장치는 임상응용에 적합하다고 판단되며 임상경험을 통하여 더 예민한 정합장치와 전기적 자극을 완전히 줄일 수 있는 방법 및 편리한 전극 등의 개발이 가능한 기본자료가 될 수 있다.

• 한국간호교육학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.97-105
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• 1999

Based on literature, status and role of the NP in America was reviewed. The process of developing NP program in America suggests us many things. In America, nurse practitioners have sustained a mutually beneficial status with their patients for over thirty years. Excel fence in academic education and clinical training will enable nurse practitioners to continue to provide quality health care. The magnitude changes in the health care system of the United States, the challange of providing real access of health care continues. Lack of access to adequate primary care was the driving force in the initial 1965 Federal Involvement in developing the NP role. In 1993 President Bill Clinton's health care reform initiative provided policy support for NPs as primary care providers. The Institute of Medicine explicitly recognized NPs as an integral part of the primary care team. In addition, several national reports recognized NPs as affordable, accessible, high-quality care providers. The recent passage of direct Medicare reimbursement for NPs reflected public policy statements coincided with and likely contributed to a growth spurt in the NP workforce. From 1965 to 1977 NP programs offered traditional primary care clinical tracks(adult, family, woman's health, and pediatrics) for relatively small clusters of students in a variety of institutional settings. From 1978 to 1990 these educational programs were incorporated into graduate schools of nursing. By 1990 the majority of NPs received educational preparation in master's-level nursing programs. A new emphases was placed on postmaster's NP programs designed for master's prepared clinical nurse specialists and nurse managers. he the health care system shifted hospital nursing resources toward community-based care, these master's -level nurses sought additional NP preparation. NP educational programs are defined as the educational structure in which one or more NP clinical tracks are offered. NP clinical tracks, in turn, offer curriculum and supervised clinical experiences that match standards in specific practice areas such as family(FNP), adult(AUP), geriatrics(GNP), pediatrics(PNP), women's health (WHNP), neonatal (NNP), and acute care(ACNP). There were indications that NP practice was expanding into new clinical areas as evidenced by new types of tracks, particularly in acute care and psychiatry. The increase in acute care NP students likely reflects the increased demand from hospitals and other acute care settings. In Korea, change of nurse's role into nurse practitioner's role may have many difficulties. The need of health consumer, policy support of government, approval of medical care team are all essential component. Every nursing personnel make effort to planning the new health care delivery system.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.967-973
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• 2003

Cytochrome P4502C9(CYP2C9) is largely responsible for terminating anticoagulant effect by hydroxylation of S-warfarin to inactive metabolites. Mutations in the CYP2C9 gene result in the expression of allelic variants, CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 with reduced enzyme activity compared to wild type CYP2C9 *1. The aim of this study was to assess relationship between requirement of warfarin dose and polymorphism in CYP2C9 in Korean population. Patients on warfarin therapy for longer than 1 year were included from July 1999 to December 2000 and categorized as one of four groups; regular dose non-bleeding, regular dose bleeding, low dose non-bleeding and low dose bleeding. Low dose was defined as less than 10 mg/week for 3 consecutive monthly follow-ups. Bleeding complications included minor and major bleedings. Blood samples were processed for DNA extraction, genotyping and sequencing to detect polymorphism in CYP2C9. Demographic data, warfarin dose per week, prothrombin time (INR), indications and co-morbid diseases were assessed for each group. Total 90 patients on warfarin were evaluated; The low dose group has taken warfarin 7.6$\pm$1.7 mg/week, which was significantly lower than 31.4$\pm$0.9 mg/week in the regular dose group (p<0.0001). The measured INR in the low dose group was similar to that of the regular dose group (2.3$\pm$0.7 vs. 2.3$\pm$0.6, p=0.9). Even though there was a higher possibility of CYP2C9 variation in the low dose group, no polymorphism in CYP2C9 was detected. All patients were homozygous C416 in exon 3 for CYP2C9*2 and A1061 in exon 7 for CYP2C9*3. The DNA sequencing data confirmed the homozygous C416 and A 1061 alleles. In conclusion, polymorphism in CYP2C9 is not a critical factor for assessing warfarin dose requirement and risk of bleeding complications in a Korean population.

• Journal of Trauma and Injury
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.230-240
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• 2012

Purpose: We aimed to compare the transport time, the proportion of direct hospital visit and the emergency procedures between the current mountain rescue helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) and physician-staffed mountain-rescue HEMS. Methods: During weekends from October 2, to November 21, 2010, 9 emergency physicians participated as HEMS staff in the mountain-rescue HEMS program of the Seoul fire department. Patient demographic data, transport time, proportion of direct hospital visits, and emergency procedures were recorded. We also collected data on HEMS mountain-rescued patients from June 1, to September 1, 2010, and we compared them to those for the study patients. After an eight-week trial of the HEMS, we performed a delphi survey to determine the attitude of the physician staff, as well as the feasibility of using a physician staff. Results: Twenty-four(24) patients were rescued from mountains by physician-staffed HEMS during the study period, and 35 patients were rescued during the pre-study period. Patient demographic findings were not statistically different between the two groups, but the transport time and the emergency procedures were. During the study period, the time from call to take-off was $6.1{\pm}4.1min$ (vs. $12.1{\pm}8.9min$ during the pre-study period, p-value=0.001), and the time from call to arrival at the scene was $15.0{\pm}4.8min$ (vs. $22.3{\pm}8.1min$ during the pre-study period, p-value=0.0001). The proportions of direct hospital visit were not different between the two groups, but more aggressive emergency procedures were implemented in the study group. The delphi survey showed positive agreement on indications for HEMS, rapidity of transport and overall satisfaction. Conclusion: A pilot trial of physician-staffed HEMS for mountain rescue showed rapid response and more aggressive performance of emergency procedures with high satisfaction among the attending physicians.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 1999

배경: 폐암의 완치를 위한 가장 효과적인 치료 방법은 조기 진단과 외과적인 절제술이다. 고령의 환자군에서는 젊은 환자군에 비하여 폐암으로 진단된 경우 전신 건강 상태, 잔여 폐기능의 제한에 의하여 사용 가능한 모든 유용한 치료 방법을 최대한 이용하는 것이 불가능한 경우가 많다. 저자들은 외과적인 폐절제술을 시행한 환자군을 대상으로 후향적인 연구를 통하여 연령인자가 폐암의 병기, 조직학적 진단, 수술 방법, 합병증의 이환율과 사망률에 어떤 영향을 미치는 지 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법: 비소세포 폐암으로 진단받고 외과적인 절제술을 시행한 211명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 환자는 1994년 10월부터 1997년 6월까지 수술 받은 환자였다. 환자들을 인위적으로 70세 이상군(35명)과 미만군(176 명)으로 나누어 두 군을 의무기록을 참조로 비교 조사하였다. 결과: 폐암의 병기및 조직학적 진단은 두 군에서 차이가 없었다. 그러나 수술 방법, 합병증의 이환율, 사망률은 두 군 사이에 차이가 있었고, 70세 이상군에서 합병증의 이환율이 높은 것으로 나타났다(p = 0.02). 수술 방법에서 70세 이상군에서는 가능한 잔여 폐기능을 보존하는 덜 침습적인 시술이 선호되었다. 결론: 수술후 합병증의 이환율과 사망률은 70세이상 군에서 높아서 수술의 위험도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 흉부 수술이 폐암의 완치를 목적으로 권유되어 질 수 있는 최선의 치료 방법이다. 그렇지만, 고령의 환자에서는 합병증의 이환율 및 사망률이 높게 발생한다. 따라서, 고령의 폐암 환자의 수술을 결정할 때, 수술 적응증과 수술 방법을 신중히 고려하여야 된다고 생각한다.