• 생물정신의학
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.232-240
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• 2007

목 적: Cytokine 중의 하나인 vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)와 VEGF 수용체들은 다양한 생체내 조절 및 질병 상태와 연관이 있음이 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 정신분열병 환자에서 항정신병약물 치료에 따른 혈청내 자유(free) VEGF와 가용성 VEGFR-1, 가용성 VEGFR-2의 변화를 보기 위한 것이었다. 방 법: 각 환자들은 DSM-IV 진단기준에 의해 정신분열병으로 진단을 받았고, 약물투여 시작일을 기준으로 4주째 및 8주째에 추적 관찰하였다. 모두 13명이 환자군에 포함되었으며 항정신병약물 투여전과 투여후 4주째, 8주째에 각각 PANSS에 의한 상태 평가와 함께 자유 VEGF, sVEGFR-1, sVEGFR-2의 농도를 측정하였다. 13명의 정상 대조군을 환자군의 나이와 성별에 맞춰 선정하였다. 결 과: 정신분열병 환자군의 혈청 자유 VEGF($295.2{\pm}43.7$pg/ml)와 sVEGFR-2($8259{\pm}336.7$)의 농도는 정상 대조군($199.0{\pm}28.8$ 및 $8481{\pm}371.9$)과 비교하였을 때 의미있는 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 sVEGFR-1의 농도($86.2{\pm}10.3$, p<0.05)는 정신분열병 환자군에서 대조군($59.0{\pm}6.4$)에 비해 의미있게 상승하였다. 정신분열병 환자군에서 항정신병약물 투여 후 자유 VEGF 농도는 4주째($338.9{\pm}56.5$)와 8주째($309.5{\pm}58.7$) 모두 투여 전과 비교하여 차이가 없었다. 그러나 sVEGFR-1 농도는 약물 치료후 8주째($57.3{\pm}6.3$, p<0.05)에 측정한 결과에서 유의하게 감소하였다. sVEGFR-2의 농도도 치료전과 비교하였을때 약물 치료후 4주째($7761{\pm}403.0$, p<0.05)와 8주째($7435{\pm}333.5$, p<0.05) 모두 유의하게 감소하였다. 결 론: sVEGFR-1과 sVEGFR-2 농도의 감소는 항정신병약물이 작용하는 도파민 신경계와 관련된 것으로 추정된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.2443-2446
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• 2013

Published data have shown that the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and soluble VEGF receptor-1 (sVEGFR-1) in plasma and pleural effusion might be usefulness for lung cancer diagnosis. Here, we performed a prospective study to investigate the utility of VEGF and sVEGFR-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) for differential diagnosis of primary lung cancer. A total of 56 patients with solitary pulmonary massed by chest radiograph or CT screening were enrolled in this study. BALF and plasma samples were obtained from all patients and analyzed for VEGF and sVEGFR-1 using a commercially available sandwich ELISA kit. The results showed that the levels of VEGF in BALF were significantly higher in patients with a malignant pulmonary mass compared with patients with a benign mass (P < 0.001). However, no significant difference of sVEGFR-1 in BALF was found between malignant and non-malignant groups (P = 0.43). With a cut-off value of 214 pg/ml, VEGF showed a sensitivity and specificity of 81.8% and 84.2%, respectively, in predicting the malignant nature of a solitary pulmonary mass. Our study suggests that VEGF is significantly increased in BALF among patients with lung cancer than in benign diseases. Measurement of VEGF in BALF might be helpful for differential diagnosis of primary lung cancer.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.203-208
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• 2007

Background: Angiogenesis mediated by VEGF constitutes a new target for anti-cancer therapy which has explored through different ways of intervention aiming at the blocking of the tumoral angiogenesis. In the present study, we developed the assays by which efficacies of anti-VEGF inhibitor candidates are evaluated at the various levels. Methods & Results: First, we developed two sandwich ELISAs using coated anti-VEGF Ab and soluble Flt-1 receptor fusion protein (sFlt-1/Fc). As low as 200 pg/ml of hVEGF diluted in human sera was detectable by these assays. In addition, we found that VEGF inhibitors ($2{\mu}g/ml$ of either anti-VEGF Ab or sFlt-1/Fc) completely block 5 ng/ml VEGF in these ELISAs. Subsequently, two bioassays, wound healing and HUVEC tube formation assays, revealed that anti-VEGF Ab $(1{\mu}g/ml)$ & sFlt-1/Fc Ab $(1{\mu}g/ml)$, or SU5416 (VEGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, $1{\mu}M$) prevents the activity of VEGF $(1{\sim}10ng/ml)$. Finally, secretion of MMP-9 by VEGF-stimulated macrophages was abolished by treatment of anti-VEGF Ab $(1{\mu}g/ml)$ in gelatin zymography. Conclusion: ELISAs together with bioassays developed in this study are appropriate for evaluation of the efficacy of inhibitors of VEGF.