• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.237-252
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• 2000

Pressure sore is an area of ulceration and necrosis of the skin and underlying tissues usually occuring over the bony prominences of the body after prolonged or often repeated pressure. We reviewed and summarized the published articles and treatise on the treatment of pressure sore. The results were as follows : 1. Pressure sore occur due to prolonged or often repeated pressure. So it is better than decubitus ulcer that is called pressure sore. 2. The most common lesions of pressure sore are sacrum, ischial tuberosity, greater trochanter. 3. The cause of pressure sore are change of comprehension. urine, moisture, change of the ability of activity and exercise, shearing force. 4. The elements to influence on wound healing are collagen accumulation velocity, nutrition condition, Vitamine C, copper, iron. oxygen pressure, steroids, cell-toxic drug, radiation. 5. Non-operative treatments are managements of skin such as avoiding consistant pressure, dressing, preventing moisture, understanding patient and protecter, preventing spasm, improvement of systemic nutrition condition. 6. Operative treatements are debridement, suture, skin transplantation, muscle flap and musculaocutaneous flap surgery. Recently V-${\Gammer}$ advancement surgery in use of muscle and musculocutaneous flap is generally maded. 7. Complications of post-operation are wound rupture, infection, disappearance of transmitted skin, necrosis of flaps.

• 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.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.340-348
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• 2017

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in predicting pelvic lymph node (LN) metastases in patients with cervical cancer. Materials and Methods: From January 2009 to March 2015, 114 patients with FIGO stage IA1-IIB uterine cervical cancer who underwent hysterectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy and took CT, MRI, and PET/CT before surgery were enrolled in this study. The criteria for LN metastases were a LN diameter ${\geq}1.0cm$ and/or the presence of central necrosis on CT, a LN diameter ${\geq}1.0cm$ on MRI, and a focally increased FDG uptake on PET/CT. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy for pelvic LN metastases were estimated. Results: The sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV, and accuracy for detection of pelvic LN metastases were 51.4%, 85.9%, 41.3%, 90.1%, and 80.3% for CT; 24.3%, 96.3%, 56.3%, 86.8%, and 84.6% for MRI; and 48.6%, 89.5%, 47.4%, 90.0%, and 82.9% for PET/CT, respectively. The sensitivity of PET/CT and CT was higher than that of MRI (p=0.004 and p= 0.013, respectively). The specificity of MRI was higher than those of PET/CT and CT (p=0.002 and p=0.001, respectively). The difference of specificity between PET/CT and CT was not statistically significant (p=0.167). Conclusion: These results indicate that preoperative CT, MRI, and PET/CT showed low to moderate sensitivity and PPV, and moderate to high specificity, NPV, and accuracy. More efforts are necessary to improve sensitivity of imaging modalities in order to predict pelvic LN metastases.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.200-204
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• 2007

Objective : Radiation therapy is an important treatment for brain tumor. However, serious complications such as radiation necrosis can occur and it may be secondary to the expression of acute phase genes, like cytokines. In particular, inflammatory cytokines (IL-$1{\beta}$, TNF-${\alpha}$) and other immunomodulatory cytokines (TNF-${\alpha}$, TGF-${\beta}1$) might be changed after irradiation (high single dose irradiation). Although it has been reported that IL-1 level is remarkably elevated within 8 week after the irradiation to the rat brain. the change of cytokines levels at acute phase (within 24 hours) has not been reported. In the present study, we examined TNF-${\alpha}$, TGF-${\beta}1$, and IL-$1{\beta}$ levels in acute phase to clarify the early effect of cytokines on the radiation-induced brain damage. Methods : Fifty Sprague-Dawley rats were used and these were divided into irradiation group and control group. After a burr-hole trephination on the right parietal area using a drill, a single 10Gy was irradiated at the trephined site. Their forebrains were extirpated at 30 min, 2 hr, 8 hr, 12 hr and 24 hr, respectively and examined for the expression of TNF-${\alpha}$, TGF-${\beta}1$, and IL-$1{\beta}$. Results : The expression of TNF-${\alpha}$ and TGF-${\beta}1$ were decreased until 12 hr after irradiation but elevated thereafter. The expression of IL-1 was peak at 8 hr and then decreased until 12 hr but elevated after this time window. The present study indicated that expression of cytokines (TNF-${\alpha}$, TGF-${\beta}1$ and IL-$1{\beta}$) were increased at 24 hr after the irradiation to the rat brain. IL-$1{\beta}$ level, on the other hand. reached peak at 8 hr after radiation injury. Conclusion : These findings indicate that IL-1, among various cytokines, may have a more important role in the inflammatory reaction by radiation injury at acute phase and provide some clues for better understanding of the pathogenesis of radiation injury.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2016

Purpose: This study is to investigate the effect of captopril when combined with irradiation. Materials and Methods: 4T1 (mouse mammary carcinoma) cells were injected in the right hind leg of Balb/c mice. Mice were randomized to four groups; control (group 1), captopril-treated (group 2), irradiated (group 3), irradiated and captopril-treated concurrently (group 4). Captopril was administered by intraperitoneal injection (10 mg/kg) daily and irradiation was delivered on the tumor-bearing leg for 15 Gy in 3 fractions. Surface markers of splenic neutrophils (G-MDSCs) and intratumoral neutrophils (tumor-associated neutrophils [TANs]) were assessed using flow cytometry and expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha ($HIF-1{\alpha}$) of tumor was evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining. Results: The mean tumor volumes (${\pm}$standard error) at the 15th day after randomization were $1,382.0({\pm}201.2)mm^3$ (group 1), $559.9({\pm}67.8)mm^3$ (group 3), and $370.5({\pm}48.1)mm^3$ (group 4), respectively. For G-MDSCs, irradiation reversed decreased expression of CD101 from tumor-bearing mice, and additional increase of CD101 expression was induced by captopril administration. Similar tendency was observed in TANs. The expression of tumor-necrosis factor-associated molecules, CD120 and CD137, are increased by irradiation in both G-MDSCs and TANs. Further increment was observed by captopril except CD120 in TANs. For IHC staining, VEGF and $HIF-1{\alpha}$ positivity in tumor cells were decreased when treated with captopril. Conclusion: Captopril is suggested to have additional effect when combined to irradiation in a murine tumor model by modulation of MDSCs and angiogenesis.

• 치과방사선
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.17-27
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• 1983

The author observed the effects of /sup 60/Co irradiation on the development and subcellular structure of tongue tissue of the fetal rats. The lower left abdomen of mothers were exposed to radiation on 15½th day of gestation with 300R. The fetuses were removed on the 6hr, 14hr, 24hr, 48hr and 72hr after irradiation and the light microscopic and electron microscopic observations of the lingual epithelium, lamina propria and muscle layer were carried out. The results were as follows: 1. The irradiated fetuses showed the retardation of filiform papillae formation. 2. Epithelial cells revealed fusion and myelination of mitochondria, large autolysosomes, increased lipid droplets, retardation of tonofilaments and desmosome formation. 3. In the lamina propria, undifferentiated cells showed bleb formation of nuclear membrane, pyknosis and fragmentation of nucleus, edema of cytoplasm I and nucleus, increased auto-lysosomes, dilatation of cell membrane and cell necrosis. Also, collagenous fibril formation was inhibited by irradiation. 4. In the muscle layer, growth of myotubes was inhibited. Myotubes showed swelling of mitochondria, loss of mitochondrial cristae, autolysosomes, retardation of myofibril formation, and large vacuoles. Undifferentiated cells adjacent myotube contained pyknotic nucleus and autolysosomes. 5. Among the various tissues of tongue, it seems that mesenchymal cells were most radiosensitive.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제42권
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• pp.29.1-29.7
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• 2020

Background: Microvascular reconstruction is the treatment of choice after oral cancer ablation surgery. There are few published studies of free flap survival among Korean populations. This study aimed to determine the survival rate after 121 consecutive cases of maxillofacial microvascular reconstruction and to analyze the complications associated with microsurgery. Methods: This study included consecutive patients who underwent microsurgical reconstruction with free flaps, from January 2006 through September 2019, performed by a single surgeon at the oral and maxillofacial surgery department of a tertiary medical center. A total of 121 cases were reviewed retrospectively. The flap survival rate, flap type, radiotherapy history, complications, and treatment results were analyzed. Results: Four different flap types were used for microvascular reconstruction: radial forearm (n = 65), fibula (n = 34), latissimus dorsi (n = 21), and serratus anterior muscle with rib bone free flap (n = 1). Total necrosis of the flap was found in four cases (two latissimus dorsi flaps and two fibular flaps). The free flap survival rate was 97.5%. Nineteen patients received radiotherapy before surgery, and none of them experienced flap failure. The mean operation time was 334 ± 83.1 min, and the mean ischemic time was 48.9 ± 12.7 min. Conclusions: The success rate was reliable and comparable with previous studies. The success rate was not affected by radiation therapy. Free flaps can be safely used even after radiation treatment.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2024

Phlorocyclin (PC) and isophorocyclin (IPC) are rare benzofuran derivaitves obtained from the representive dihydrochalcone glucoside, phloridzin (PZ) and are a type of neolignan backbone with a potential anti-glycative agents. However, research related to the enhancement of biological functionallites to inflammation of the newly converted products is very limited. This research was directed with the purpose of discovery more effective anti-inflammatory agents in macrophages of newly radiolysis products PC and IPC. The anti-inflammatory capacities of the characterized products in RAW 264.7 and DH82 macrophages treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to stimulate an inflammation response were examined. The pro-inflammatory factors such as prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-10, without cytotoxicity in LPS-stimulated macrophages, were significantly inhibited after treatment with PC and IPC, when compared to PZ. Moreover, PC and IPC decreased the appearance of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) proteins in macrophages. The cyclization products modified by radiolysis showed the greatest anti-inflammatory effects in macrophage cells, indicating PC and IPC are a potential candidate for use in anti-inflammatory agents.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2010

방사선의 노출로 유발되는 장해위험을 극복하기 위한 방사선 방호제의 개발은 중요한 과제가 되고 있다. 또한 급속히 발전하고 있는 방사선 치료 분야에도 치료에 수반되는 부작용을 경감하는 약재의 활용은 효과적인 치료가 가능해진다. 그러나 항 방사선 방어제로 실용화 되어 있는 약재는 매우 적은 실정이다. 따라서 주류 속에 함유된 미량성분으로부터 세포를 보호하는 방사선 방호제로서 활용 가능성을 알아보기 위해 맥주와 그 미량 성분들을 대상으로 실험한 바 있고, 그 주류의 한 종류로서 시판되고 있는 소주의 주정성분에 대하여 세포사의 형태와 그 발현 빈도를 유세포분석기를 이용하여 분석하고자 하였다. 건강한 성인자원자 5명으로부터 동의를 얻어서 증류수와 맥주 그리고 소주에 각각 알코올 $81.5mg{\cdot}dl^{-1}$의 동일농도로 섭취하게 한 후에 2시간 경과 후 채혈하였고, 이로부터 임파구 세포를 분리하여 방사선을 0.5 Gy에서 5 Gy까지 조사한 다음 60시간 배양한 후에 유세포 분석기로 분석하였다. 전체 세포에 대한 세포 생존비율의 경우 방사선양이 증가할수록 세포 생존율은 점진적으로 감소하였다. 전세포고사의 비율은 소주 섭취군에서는 약 20%정도 대조군에 비해 감소된 것으로서 나타났다. 세포괴사의 비율은 소주 섭취군에서 선량이 증가할수록 약35%정도의 기울기로 증가하였다. 초기 세포고사비율은 맥주 섭취군이 대조군에 비해 약20% 발현율이 높게 나타났으나 소주섭취군의 경우, 전 선량 영역에서 약25%로 그 발현율이 저하되었다. 지연 세포고사 비율은 소주 섭취군에서는 대조군에 비하여 약20-30% 증가를 보였다. 특히 선량이 1.0 Gy에서 5.0 Gy사이의 영역에서 높은 발현율을 보였다. 방사선 방호제의 유용성 여부는 세포 보호효과가 얼마나 있느냐에 따라 달려있다. 맥주 섭취군의 대조군에 비해 약20% 발현율이 높게 나타났으나, 소주 주정성분의 경우 전체 세포 고사유발에서는 약20%의 감소와 조기 세포고사비율이 현저하게 낮은 것으로 미루어 보아 세포보호 효과는 미약하게 있으나 지연 세포고사의 높은 발현율은 세포괴사 비율을 증가 시켰다. 이러한 경우는 다른 세포사의 형태인 세포증식사가 더욱 중요하게 작용한 것으로 알 수 있다. 따라서 소주 주정성분의 경우는 방사선 방호물질로 효용성이 적은 것으로 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.230-236
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• 2001

목적 : 저자들은 근치적 방사선치료를 시행받고 골반 내에 재발하여 재 방사선치료를 받은 자궁경부암 환자를 대상으로 생존률, 부작용 등 결과를 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1987년 11월부터 1998년 3월까지 계명대학교 동산의료원 치료방사선과에서 근치적 방사선치료를 받고 추적 관찰 중 골반내에 재발하여 재 방사선치료를 받은 환자 18명을 대상으로 하였다. 처음 진단당시 병기로는 Ia 1명, Ib 5명, IIa 5명, IIb 3명, IIIb 2명, IVa 2명으로 평균연령은 57세($37\~79$세)이었다. 재발기간은 6개월에서 122개월로 평균 58개월이었다. 재발부위는 7명에서 자궁경부, 10명에서 질부, 1명에서 골반내 림프절에 재발하였다. 12명은 외부방사선치료와 강내 방사선치료를, 4명은 외부방사선치료와 자입방사선치료를, 2명은 외부방사선치료단독를 시행하였다. 재 방사선치료의 외부방사선량은 $2,100\~5,400\;cGy$이었고 방사선총량은 $3,780\~8,550\;cGy$이었다. 재발 후 추적기간은 8개월에서 80개월로 평균 25개월이었다. 결과 : 재 방사선치료 직후 전체 18명 중 14명$(78\%)$에서 국소 제어가 되었으며 재 방사선치료를 시행한 후 2년 무병생존률은 $53.6\%$이었다. 재발부위에 따라 2년 무병생존률이 질에 재발한 환자 10명에서는 $71.4\%$, 자궁에 재발한 환자 7명에서는 $28.5\%$ (p=0.03)를 나타내어 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 재 방사선총량에 따라 2년 무병생존률이 통계적으로 유의하게 차이를 보였다$(>6,000\;cGy\;71.8\%,\;{\leq}6,000\;cGy\;25\%\;p=0.007)$. 재 방사선치료 후 20개월 이상 추적 관찰된 환자 10명중 7명에서 무병생존 중이다(7/18, $39\%$). 외부방사선치료와 강내방사선치료를 시행한 환자에서 가장 좋은 생존률을 보였다. 재 방사선치료 후 실패양상은 국소 재발이 국소 제어 안된 4명을 포함한 7명 $(39\%)$에서 자궁 및 질에 재발하였고 2명에서 원격 전이되어 사망하였다. 부작용으로는 장출혈이 3명에서 있었으며 수술을 요하는 장폐쇄가 2명, 방광손상에 의한 혈뇨가 1명, 2도 방광염이 2명, 연부 부종이 2명, 질부조직괴사가 1명에서 있었으나 자연 치유되었다. 재 방사선치료총량이나 재발기간에 따른 부작용의 차이는 없었다. 결론 : 근치적 방사선치료 후 재발한 경우, 재 방사선치료는 도움이 될 것으로 사료되나 심각한 부작용을 줄이는 노력이 더 요구된다.