• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2017

비정상적 액틴의 재구성은 암세포의 대표적 특성이다. Thymosin ${\beta}_{10}$ (TB10)과 Profilin-1 (PFN-1)은 액틴중합조절에 필수적인 단백질이다. 이전의 연구에서 본 연구진은 TB10이 F-actin의 구조를 파괴하여 난소 암 세포의 사멸을 일으킨다는 사실을 보고하였으나 그 기전에 대하여 보고 된 바는 아직까지 없다. 본 연구에서는 TB10에 의하여 PFN-1의 발현이 조절되며, PFN-1의 난소 암 저해 유전자로서의 새로운 기능을 보고하였다. 우선 난소암세포주인 SKOV3 세포에서 TB10에 의하여 발현이 조절되는 단백질들을 전기영동법과 liquid chromatography-mass spectroscopy (LC-MS/MS) 방법을 통하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 PFN-1이 TB10에 의하여 발현이 급격히 증가되는 단백질로 동정되었으며, 이 PFN-1을 난소 암 세포주인 SKOV3에 과발현 시켰을 때 암세포의 증식과 이동을 저해하고 암세포 사멸을 유도하였다. 또한 이 결과는 PFN-1에 의하여 Erk 신호전달기전이 저해되고 부수적으로 Elk-1과 Egr-1의 발현이 저해 됨으로써 유도될 가능성을 보여준다. 결론적으로, PFN-1이 난소암세포의 성장과 이동을 저해함과 동시에 세포사멸을 일으키므로 난소 암 치료에 유용하게 이용될 가능성이 높다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.251-254
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• 2007

10년령의 중성화되지 않은 암컷 요크셔테리어가 심한 복부확장과 출혈성 삼출물에 대한 평가를 위해 내원하였다. 복부 방사선과 초음파 검사상에서 삼출물과 무에코의 낭성 구성물 들을 지닌 복강 내 종괴가 확인되었다. 복수의 세포검사에서 공포화된 세포질을 지닌 종양성 외피 세포들과 현저한 핵들이 관찰되었다. 자기공명영상에서는 잘 분획되고, 이질성의 큰 종괴가 복강 내를 채우고 있었다. 부검 상에서는 우측 난소로부터 유래한 큰 종괴가 관찰되었다. 조직병리학적 검사에서는 종양성 외피세포들로 이루어진 유두모양 구조들로 종괴가 구성되어있는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 환견은 임상 및 조직병리학적 소견들에 근거하여 유두모양의 악성 난소 샘암종으로 최종 진단되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3265-3270
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• 2012

Clinically, elevated cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) in blood predicts tumor burden in a woman's body, especially in the ovary, but cannot differentiate between malignant or benign. We here used intensive modern proteomic approaches to identify predictive proteins in the serum of women with elevated CA-125 to differentiate malignant from benign ovarian tumors. We identified differentially expressed proteins in serum samples of ovarian cancer (OC) patients, benign ovarian tumor (BT) patients, and healthy control women using mass spectrometry-based quantitative proteomics. Both the OC and BT patients had elevated CA-125. Quantitation was achieved using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation. We obtained 124 quantified differential serum proteins in OC compared with BT. Two proteins, apolipoprotein A-4 (APOA4) and natural resistance-associated macrophage 1, were verified using Western blotting. Proteome profiling applied to OC cases identified several differential serum proteins in the serum of women with elevated CA-125. A novel protein, APOA4, has the potential to be a marker for malignant tumor differentiation in the serum of women with elevated CA-125.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.149-151
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• 2002

A 36-year old Korean woman consulted a clinic for a regular gynecological examination, and a mass was noticed in her pelvis. She was referred to the Asan Medical Center, Seoul where transvaginal ultrasonography confirmed a pelvic mass exceeding 10cm in diameter. She received total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingoophorectomy, and a borderline serous neoplasm with micropapillary features involving the left ovary and right ovarian serosa was histopathologically confirmed. In addition, a section of a nematode with numerous eggs was found in the parenchyma of the left ovary. The worm had degenerated but the eggs were well-preserved and were identified as those of Enterobius vermicularis. She is an incidentally recognized case of ovarian enterobiasis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3423-3426
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• 2012

Background: The objective of this study was to measure the antibody content of NuTu-19 ovarian cancer cells in serum samples using a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) immunosensor. Materials and Methods: NuTu-19 cells were first cultured onto the electrode surfaces of crystals in Dulbecco's modified Eagle medium, and then specified amounts of immunized serum samples of immunized rabbit were also added. The change in mass caused by specific adsorbtion of antibodies of NuTu-19 to the surfaces of the crystals was detected. Results: The change in resonance frequency of crystals caused by immobilization of NuTu-19 cells was from 83 to 429Hz. The antibody content of NuTu-19 detected was 341ng/ul. The frequency shifts were linearly dependent on the amount of antibody mass in the range of 69 to 340ng. The positive detection rate and the negative detection rate were 80% and 100%, respectively. Conclusion: This immunoassay provides a viable alternative to other early ovarian cancer detection methods and is particularly suited for health screening of the general population.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.603-606
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• 2013

Background: Ovarian cancer is the second most common malignancy in Pakistani women, accounting for 4% of all cancers in the female population. The aim of this study was to determine sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and 95% confidence intervals for ultrasound in characterization of ovarian masses in patients presenting at public and private tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: We adopted a cross-sectional analytical study design to retrospectively collect data from January 2009-11 from medical records of two tertiary care hospitals. Using a non-probability purposive sampling technique, we recruited a sample of 86 women aged between 15 and 85 years fulfilling inclusion criteria with histopathologically proven ovarian masses presenting for an ultrasound examination in our radiology departments. Results: Our retrospective data depicted sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound to be 90.7%, 95%CI (0.77, 0.97) and 91.4%, 95%CI (0.76, 0.98) respectively. Positive predictive value was 93%, 95%CI (0.79, 0.98) and negative predictive value was 89%, 95%CI (0.73, 0.96). A total of 78 ovarian masses were detected, out of which 42 were malignant and 36 were benign. Conclusions: Results of our study further reinforce the conclusion that ultrasound should be used as an initial modality of choice in the workup of every woman suspected of having an ovarian mass. It not only results in decreasing the mortality but also avoids unnecessary surgical interventions.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2014

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between ovarian follicle count and volume on ultrasonography and serum hormone levels including the levels of the anti-$M\ddot{u}llerian$ hormone (AMH) and gonadotropin in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: A total of 118 Korean women aged 18-35 years who were newly diagnosed with PCOS at a university hospital were included in this study. Serum LH, FSH, and AMH levels were measured in the early follicular phase, and the total antral follicle count (TFC) and the total ovarian volume (TOV) were assessed by ultrasonography. The correlations between serum hormonal parameters and ultrasonography characteristics in women with PCOS were evaluated using Pearson's correlation coefficients and a linear regression analysis. Results: Serum AMH levels were significantly correlated with serum LH levels and LH/FSH ratios, and TFC and TOV were significantly correlated with each other on ultrasonography. Serum AMH and LH levels and the LH/FSH ratio were significantly correlated with TFC. Statistically significant correlations between TOV and the LH level (r=0.208, p=0.024) and the LH/FSH ratio (r=0.237, p=0.010) were observed. However, the serum AMH level was not significantly correlated with the ovarian volume, and this result did not change after adjusting for age and body mass index. Conclusion: Serum AMH is not related to the ovarian volume in women with PCOS. My results suggest that serum LH level and the LH/FSH ratio may be more useful than the serum AMH level for representing the status of the ovarian volume in women with PCOS.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 1998

Objectives: To determine whether the body weight, body mass index (BMI), and basal serum level of LH, FSH, testosterone (T), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) are related to the ovarian response to clomiphene citrate (CC) in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Materials and Method: From January 1996 to June 1997, total 57 patients with PCOS were enrolled in the present study. Women who had other infertility factors were excluded from our study. The ovulation induction using CC was used in all patients. The patients were grouped into 50 mg group, 100 mg group, and 150 mg group according to their daily CC dose. The patients were also grouped to ovulatory and non-ovulatory group. The body weight, BMI, and basal serum level of LH, FSH, T, DHEA-S were measured in all patients on the 2nd or 3rd day of the menstrual cycle. Results were analysed with Student's t-test and Fisher's exact test. Results: The body weight and BMI of the nonovulating group were significantly higher than those of the ovulating group in all groups (50, 100, 150 mg of CC). However, there were no significant differences of the level of LH and FSH between ovulating and nonovulating groups in all CC groups (50, 100, 150 mg). The level of T of nonovulating group was significantly higher in 50 and 100 mg of CC groups, but not in 150 mg group. The level of DHEA-S of the non-ovulating group is significantly higher in 50 mg group, but not in 100 and 150 mg groups. Conclusion: The body weight and BMI could be useful predictors of ovarian response to CC in patients with PCOS, and basal T and DHEA-S also might be useful in cases of low-dose CC treatment.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 질량 분석 방법에 의하여 산출된 단백체 데이터(mass spectrometric proteomic data)의 분류 분석(classification analysis)을 위한 새로운 특성 선택(feature selection) 방법을 제안한다. 이 방법은 i)높은 상관관계를 가지는 중복된 특성을 효과적으로 제거하는 전처리 단계와 ii)토너먼트(tournament) 전략을 사용하여 최적 특성 부분집합(optimal feature subset)을 탐색해 내는 단계로 구성되어 있다. 제안되는 방법을 실제 암진단에 사용되는 공개된 혈액 단백체 데이터에 적용하였으며 널리 사용되는 타 방법과 비교할 때 우수한 성능과 균형된 특이도와 민감도를 달성함을 실증하였다.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2004

A 23 years old single nulligravida woman underwent laparoscopic removal of a huge cystic adnexal mass that occupied her entire abdomen, giving the appearance of a full term pregnancy. After anesthesia, a vertical infra-umbilical incision, 1 cm long, was made and a telescope was introduced through the port to determine the status of the intra-abdomen and the surface contour of the mass. A needle tipped with a laparoscopic suction apparatus was inserted into the cyst through the infra-umbilical port, directly under the mass. Subsequently, 3,200 ml of cystic fluid was aspirated without spillage. A huge cyst, reaching to the level of the xyphoid process was effectively excised through the operative laparoscopy after prelaparoscopic drainage. Operation time was 140 minutes and hospital stay was 2 days. There were no complications during hospital stay and after discharge. It seems the size of the cyst is not a criteria for the contraindication of laparoscopic surgery.