• BMB Reports
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.25-27
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• 1999

Otitis media with effusion (OME) is an inflammatory disease of the middle ear cleft. Oxygen free radicals have been implicated in a variety of inflammatory disorders. Oxygen free radicals may also be involved in the pathogenesis of OME. To evaluate the involvement of oxygen free radicals in the pathogenesis of OME, the level of malondialdehyde, which gives an index of lipid peroxidation by oxygen free radicals, was measured by the reaction with thiobarbituric acid. Malondialdehyde level in the middle ear fluid from the OME group was higher than that in the normal control group. Malondialdehyde level in the middle ear fluid from a mucoid subgroup was higher than that in the serous subgroup. Malondialdehyde levels in the middle ear fluid from the serous subgroup was significantly correlated with symptom duration. The Pearson correlation coefficient between malondialdehyde levels in the middle ear fluid from the serous subgroup and symptom duration was 0.842 (P<0.05). These results indicate that lipid peroxidation by oxygen free radicals may be involved in the pathogenesis of human OME.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.70-75
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• 2018

Background: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is defined as middle ear effusion without acute signs of infection. OME usually resolves spontaneously; however, persistent OME may require the insertion of a ventilation tube. This study investigated risk factors for persistent OME in children who undergo ventilation tube insertion. Methods: Children who were admitted to undergo ventilation tube insertion at Jeju National University Hospital between August 2015 and July 2016 were enrolled as the case group. Healthy children without persistent OME from August 2016 to July 2017 were enrolled as the control group. Baseline characteristics and predisposing factor data were collected using an interview questionnaire. Middle ear fluids were collected from the case group. Results: A total of 31 patients underwent ventilation tube insertion. The mean age of the case group was 4.53 years, with a male-to-female ratio of 21:10. Twenty-nine (93.5%) children attended a daycare center, and 21 (67.7%) had experience with bottle feeding. Fifteen (48.4%) children in the case group and 3 (9.7%) in the control group first attended a daycare center at <1 year of age (odds ratio=9.96; 95% confidence interval=2.44-39.70; p=0.001). No bacteria were found in middle ear fluid collected from the 31 operated children. Nasopharyngeal bacterial colonization was found in 13 (41.9%) and 17 (54.8%) children in the case and control groups, respectively. Conclusion: Earlier attendance at a daycare center was the only predisposing factor for ventilation tube insertion in our study. The aseptic nature of middle ear fluids found in children with OME highlights the efficacy of antimicrobial use.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 16S rDNA복합중합효소연쇄반응을 이용하여 중이 삼출액에서 미생물병인원에 대한 특성을 알아보았다. 중이염환자의 중이 삼출액에서의 미생물 병인원은 주로 streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae와 Moraxella catarrhalis이다. 26명의 환자로부터 39개의 중이염의 삼출액을 얻었고, 중이 삼출액에서 DNA를 추출하였다. PCR은 16S rDNA의 C4 region에서 21 base pair의 common primer와 각각 bacterium specific primers [(i) Haemophilus-specific primer (ii) Moraxella-specific primer and (iii) Streptococcus-specific primer]를 이용하여 수행하였다. 39 개의 중이염의 삼출액 시료 중에서, H. influenzae가 24 개(61.5%) 검출되었고, M. catarrhalis는 10 개(25.6%), S.pneumoniae는 3개 (7.7%)가 검출되었다. 16s rDNA 복합중합효소연쇄 반응 진단 결과,11 개(28%)의 중이삼출액 시료에서 음성을 나타내었다. 중이염의 중복감염은 9개의 중이 삼출액시료에서 관찰되었고, 이들은 모두 H.influenzae 와 M. catarrhalis 에 의한 중복감염이었다. 본 연구에서 저자 등은 165 rDNA 복합중합효소연쇄반응이 병원성 미생물을 빠르게 진단하고, 중이삼출액의 미생물 병인론을 추적할 수 있는 좋은 방법으로 제시하는 바이다.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.39-49
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• 2002

The author measured IL-8 and $TGF-{\beta}1$ levels of 84 ears - 48 ears of them had treated by antibiotics, 36 of them by Kamihyunggyeyungyotang(KHY) - of pediatric recurrent otitis media with effusion using ELISA assay, and compared them. The results were obtained as follows. 1. The level of IL-8 in KHY group was significantly lower than that in antibiotics group(p<0.05). 2. The level of $TGF-{\beta}1$ in KHY group was lower than that in antibiotics group. According to above results, KHY is considered to be used for treating recurrent otitis media with effusion by controlling the production of interleukin-8 and transforming $growthfactor-{\beta}1$.

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1982년도 제16차 학술대회연제순서 및 초록
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• pp.15.1-15
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• 1982

1979년 7월부터 1981년 8월까지 부산 침례병원 이비인후과에 내원한 환자중 삼출성중이염으로 진단된 95례 (159이)에서 임상적인 고찰을 했으며, 고막절개와 중이내 튜브 유치술을 시행한 성인 및 소아군과 T＆A를 동시에 시행한 소아군을 비교 검토하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 성별 분포는 남자가 48례, 여자가 47례 차이가 없었고 연령 분포는 6∼10세 군이 34례 (35%)로 가장 많았다. 2) T & A를 요하는 소아중 14%가 삼출성중이염으로 진단되어 고막절개 및 중이내 튜브 유치술을 동시에 시행했고 이는 같은 기간중의 삼출성중이염 환자의 19%에 해당했다. 3) 양측성 (67%)이 일측성 (33%)인 경우의 두배 였고, 소아환자에서는 양측성이 88%로 현저했으며 T & A를 요하는 소아군에서는 전부가 양측성이었다. 4 ) 중이내 저류액의 성상은 장액성이 49%, 점액성이 33%, 농성이 5%, 혈성이 3%등이었고 성인군에서는 장액성이 59%였으나 소아군 (15세이하)에서는 장액성(41%)과 점액성(43%)의 빈도가 비슷했다. 5) 술전 Tympanogram은 A형이 6%, B형이 91%, C형이 3%였고 이상 Tympanogram(B형 혹은 C형)의 출현 빈도는 T & A를 요하는 소아군(95%)과 요하지 않은 소아군(95%)에서 동일했으며 성인군에서는 93%였다. 6)고막절개 중이내 튜브 유치술후의 기도청력은 T & A를 동시에 시행한 소아군에서 더욱 개선되었다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2009

Objectives : It has been known that immune reaction plays an important role in the pathogenesis of otitis media (OM). We investigated the change of middle ear mucosal inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) following administration of Taglisodog-eum (TSE) in experimental animals. Materials and Methods : Otitis media was induced by injecting 1 mg/kg of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LPS transtympanically in 60 rats. These rats were divided into two groups, the LPS group (n=30, remained naive after OM elicitation) and the TSE group (n=30, treated with TSE after OM elicitation) and 6 additional rats were kept as a normal control group (n=6, remained naive until tissue collection). The rats were killed at the 1st, 3rd, and 7th days after challenge. The temporal bones in each group were harvested and examined histopathologically by hematoxyline-eosin stain. Middle ear mucosa were taken at the 1st, 3rd, and 7th days after challenge. The levels of spicing variants of TNF-${\alpha}$ transcription were evaluated by Realtime-PCR. Results : TSE suppressed LPS-induced TNF-${\alpha}$ mRNA expression and thickness of the submucosal layer and infiltration of inflammatory cells in rat middle ear epithelium. Conclusion : The results suggest that TSE may be effective in decreasing inflammation with particular application to mucosal metaplasia in OM.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.131-153
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• 2001

The author measured IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4 levels of 22 ears-11 ears of them had treated by antibiotics, 11 of them by Kami-hyunggyeyungyotang-of pediatric recurrent otitis media with effusion using ELISA assay, and compared them. The results were obtained as follows. 1. The level of IgG1 in Kami-hyunggyeyungyotang group was significantly higher than that in antibiotics group(P=0.002). 2. The level of IgG2 in Kami-hyunggyeyungyotang group was higher than that in antibiotics group(P=0.178). 3. The level of IgG3 in Kami-hyunggyeyungyotang group was higher than that in antibiotics group(P=0.215). 4. The level of IgG4 in Kami-hyunggyeyungyotang group was higher than that in antibiotics group(P=0.198). According to above results, Kami-hyunggyeyungyotang is considered to be used for treatment 'recurrent otitis media with effusion' by controlling the production of immunoglobulins.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1982

Serous otitis media is closely related with auditory tube function, but its etiology and pathogenesis are not clearly defined yet. So we tried to prove the theory of hydrops ex vacuo via the experimental study with cats by means of obstructing the pharyngeal orfice of the auditory tube and observe the serial changes in tympanic mucosa through light and electron microscopy. The results are as follows; 1. We confirmed the production of serous otitis media with auditory tube obstruction and have a new understanding of auditory tube function in middle ear aeration. 2. The effusion in serous otitis media was produced from the next day of experiment and increased till the fourteenth day, but decreased after the spontaneous perforation of ear drum. 3. Through the light microscopy, we observed the increasement of the sercretory cells including goblet cells, epithelial hyperplasia, capillary proliferation and invasion of inflammatory cells. 4. Through the elctron microscopy, we observed the protrusion of secretory cells, blobs in cilia, loss of cilia, increasement of vesicles, vacuoles and dense bodies in ciliated cells and Invasion of inflammatory cells. With above results, we concluded that aeration through auditory tube is the most important factor in serous otitis media and presumed the effusion was secreted by secretory cells.

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1982년도 제16차 학술대회연제순서 및 초록
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• pp.13.2-14
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• 1982

삼출성 중이염은 이관기능과 밀접한 관계를 갖으며 중이강내 삼출액으로 인하여 이폐색감, 이내충만감, 난청 및 이명을 보이는 질환으로 Politzer (1867)에 의해 최초로 보고된 이래 이에 대한 많은 연구업적이 발표되었으며 특히 최근 20여년간 광학 및 전자현미경의 발달과 이관기능에 대한 관심의 증진으로 병인규명 및 치료에 획기적인 발전을 이루어왔다. 원인 및 병인으로서는 Politzer, Zauful 과 Beaold (1894)에 의해 주창된 hydrops ex vacuo theory (보공수종설)가 가장 지지를 받고 있으나 그 외에도 Robinson과 Nicholas등( 1951 )에 의한 부비동, 비인강, 이관주위림파관의 폐쇄, 특히 인후림프절부위의 림파관의 폐쇄로 이관기능의 장애가 온다는 설과 Senturia(1971)등의 세균감염설, Jordan(1949), Derlachi (1957) 및 Draper (1967) 등의 알레르기 설이 있다. 또한 삼출성 중이염의 삼출액의 근원에 대해서도 Tonder등(1971)은 혈청의 유출액이라 단정지었으나 Lim(1970)등은 증식된 점액선에서 분비된다고 하였으며 삼출액의 세포학적 분석 및 세균배양도 여러 학자에 의해 행해졌으나 Senturia(1971)등은 세균을 검출하였고 Siirala(1956), Rankin(1970) 등은 오히려 삼출액의 정균작용 (Bacteriostatic Action)으로 무균상태라고 주장하였다. 이에 저자들은 이관폐쇄로 삼출성중이염을 유발시켜 Zauful등(1894)의 보공수종설을 증명하고 그 삼출액의 도말표본 및 세균배양을 시행하여 중이강점막 변화와의 관계를 보고자 다음과 같은 실험을 하였다. 실험 재료로서는 고막소견이 정상인 한국산 고양이 32마리 (64이)를 사용하여 5마리 (10이)를 정상대조군으로 하고 27마리 (54이)를 삼출성중이염을 유발한 실험군으로 분류하여 정상대조군은 seconal(20mg/kg)을 정맥마취 시킨후 수술현미경하에서 고막천공을 시켜 중이강점막에서 도말표본과 세균배양을 시행하였으며 실험군은 마취후 앙와위로 하고 연구개 정중선 부위에 약1 cm 정도로 종절개하여 이관의 인두측 개구부를 노출시킨 다음 2 $\times$ 3 $\times$ 2 mm의 silastic piece 2개와 이어서 2 $\times$ 3 $\times$ 2 mm의 Gel_foam (absorbable gelatine sponge) piece 2개를 이관내로 보충삽입시키고 전기소작하여 완전폐쇄시킨 후에 연구개를 봉합하여 삼출성중이염 유발을 시도하였다. 또한 술후 창상감염을 방지하기 위하여 앰피실린(100mg/kg)을 2일간 근육 주사 하였으며 술후 12시간, 18시간, 1 일, 3 일, 5 일, 7 일, 10일, 30 일 및 60 일에 각각 3마리 (6이)씩 수술현미경 하에서 고막을 절개하여 삼출액의 형성 시기를 관찰하고, 삼출액이 형성된 경우에는 도말표본을 통한 세포학적 분석과 세균배양을 하였으며 시기별로 중이강 점막의 수술현미경 및 광학현미경적 변화를 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 1) 이관폐쇄술후 18시간에 최초로 삼출액이 확인되었으며 그 이후는 전실험군에서 삼출성중이염이 유발되다. 2) 도말표본의 세포학적 검사에서 호산구는 전혀 발견되지 않았으며 초기에는 호중구가 주종을 이루었으나 제14 일이후에는 단핵구가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 3) 삼출액의 세균배양검사에서는 전예에서 세균이 배양되지 않았다. 4) 수술현미경적 소견은 이관폐쇄 후 제 14 일에 점막비후가 가장 심하였으며 삼출액의 양도 가장 많았다. 5) 중이강점막의 병리학적 소견에서는 상피세포, 배세포 및 혈관의 증식과 염증세포의 침윤이 관찰되었으며 특히 염증세포는 도말표본에서와 같이 제 14 일 이전에는 호중구가, 그 이후에는 단핵구가 주종을 이루었다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.640-648
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• 2020

Objective : This study aimed to assess the relationship between increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and mastoid effusions (ME). Methods : Between January 2015 and October 2018, patients who underwent intracranial surgery and had ICP monitoring catheters placed were enrolled. ICP was recorded hourly for at least 3 days. ME was determined by the emergence of opacification in mastoid air cells on follow-up brain imaging. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, presence of endotracheal tube (ETT) and nasogastric tube (NGT), duration of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, duration of mechanical ventilator application, diagnosis, surgical modalities, and presence of sinusitis were recorded. Each factor's effect on the occurrence of ME was analyzed by binary logistic regression analyses. To analyze the independent effects of ICP as a predictor of ME a multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed. Results : Total of 61 (53%) out of 115 patients had ME. Among the patients who had unilateral brain lesions, 94% of subject (43/50) revealed the ipsilateral development of ME. ME developed at a mean of 11.1±6.2 days. The variables including mean ICP, peak ICP, age, trauma, CRP, ICU stays, application of mechanical ventilators and presence of ETT and NGT showed statistically significant difference between ME groups and non-ME groups in univariate analysis. Sex and the occurrence of sinusitis did not differ between two groups. Adding the ICP variables significantly improved the prediction of ME in multivariable logistic regression analysis. Conclusion : While multiple factors affect ME, this study demonstrates that ICP and ME are probably related. Further studies are needed to determine the mechanistic relationship between ICP and middle ear pressure.