• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.166-172
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• 2001

저자들은 외음부에 불법적인 실리콘액 피하주사 후 미만성 폐출혈을 동반한 임상적으로 진단한 급성호흡곤란 증후군 2예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.6089-6092
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• 2015

Background: The prevalence of metronidazole-resistant H. pylori is almost 50% in Thailand which severely limits the use of this drug for eradication therapy. The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficacy and safety profiles of 7-day bismuth-based quadruple therapy including metronidazole as an initial treatment for H. pylori infection in a high metronidazole resistance area. Materials and Methods: This study was performed at Thammasat University Hospital and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital during January 2009 to October 2010. Patients with non-ulcer dyspepsia (NUD) with active H. pylori infection were assigned to receive seven days of quadruple therapy (pantoprazole 40 mg bid, bismuth subsalicylate 1,048 mg bid, amoxicillin 1 gm bid and metronidazole 400 mg tid). H. pylori infection was defined as positive H. pylori culture or two positive tests (rapid urease test and histology). Antibiotic susceptibility test for metronidazole by Epsilometer test (E-test) was performed in all positive cultures. At least four weeks after treatment, $^{13}C$ urea breath test ($^{13}C-UBT$) was performed to confirm H. pylori eradication. Results: A total of 114 patients were enrolled in this study, 50 males and 64 females with a mean age of 49.8 years. All 114 patients had a diagnosis of NUD. Overall eradication as confirmed by negative $^{13}C-UBT$ was achieved in 94 out of 114 patients (82.5%). 44 patients had positive cultures and success for E-test. In vitro metronidazole resistance was observed in 22/44 (50%) patients. Eradication rate in patients with metronidazole resistant strains was 16/22 (72.7%) and 20/22 (90.1%) with metronidazole sensitive strains (72.7% vs 90.1%, p-value=0.12; OR=3.75 [95%CI=0.6-31.5]). Minor adverse reactions included nausea, bitter taste, diarrhea and black stools but none of the patients dropped out from the study. Conclusions: Initial treatment with 7-day bismuth-based quadruple therapy including metronidazole, amoxycillin and pantoprazole is highly effective and well tolerated for metronidazole-sensitive H. pylori infections. However, the efficacy markedly decline with metronidazole resistance. Longer duration of this regimen might be required to improve the eradication rate and larger multi-center studies are needed to confirm this hypothesis.

• 의료법학
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.211-237
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• 2014

Because of unpredictability and high possibility of abnormal results by clinical trials compared to general medical behaviors, a procedure for ensuring with sufficient explanations by investigators must be secured. Therefore, in a sequence of clinical trials, what kinds of scope, stage, and method of explanations provided by investigators, including doctors or researchers, to trial subjects are closely related to the compensation for damages by violation of liability for explanation. In case of application of clinical trials to patients who have critical illness such as cancer, issues of "Quality of Life" regarding trial subjects, cancer patients, should be discussed. Especially, in case of clinical trials for terminal cancer patients, the right of subjects' self-determination, which is a fundamental principle in medical behaviors, should be discussed. The right of self-determination includes participation in clinical trials for the possibility of life-sustaining even a little bit, or no participation in clinical trials in order to have a time for completing the rest of his life. Like this, if the extent and scope of explanations related to the issues of "Quality of Life" are raised as main issues, the evaluation of "Quality of Life", should be a prerequisite. In many occasions, realistically, despite bad results such as deaths or serious adverse drug reactions after clinical trials, it may not be easy for compensating to trial subjects or their survivors, who requested civil compensation for damage. Futhermore, in abnormal results after concealment of clinical trials or performance of clinical trials without permission, and in the case of trial subjects' failures of proving proximate cause between the clinical trials and abnormal results, problematic results such as no protection to the trial subjects could be occurred. In performing clinical trials, investigators should provide sufficient explanations for trial subjects and secure voluntary informed consents from the trial subjects. Therefore, clinical trials without trial subjects' permissions and the informed consent process violate trial subjects' rights of self-determination, and the investigators shall be liable for compensation for damages. Then, issues might be addressed are what are essential contents of patients' "rights of self-determination" infringed by clinical trials without subjects' permissions. Two perspectives about patients' rights of self-determination might be considered. One perspective regards physical distress of patients (subjects) from therapies without sufficient explanations as the crux of the matter. The other perspective regards infringement of human dignity caused by being subjects without permission as the crux of the matter irrespective of risks' big and small influences. This research follows perspective of the latter. Forming constant fiduciary relation between investigators (doctors) and subjects (patients) pursuant medical contracts, and in accordance with this fiduciary relation, subjects, who are patients, have expectations of explanations and treatments by the best ways. If doctors and patients set this forth as a premise, doctors should assume civil liability when doctors infringe patients' expectations.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.255-263
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• 2017

Chemotherapy is associated with male infertility. Cisplatin (cis-diamminedichloro-platinum (II) (CDDP) as a chemotherapy medication used to treat a number of cancers has been reported to most likely induce testicular toxicity. Administration of antioxidants, such as pentoxifylline (PTX) may reduce some Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) of CDDP. Therefore, this study investigated the potentially protective effects of PTX on CDDP-induced testicular toxicity in adult male rats. For this purpose, 42 male rats were randomly divided into 7 groups. The rats were orally pretreated with PTX at the 3 doses of 75, 150, and 300 mg/kg once a day for 14 successive days. On the $14^{th}$ day of the study, they were intraperitoneally (IP) administered with a single dose of CDDP (7 mg/kg). Finally, the sperm/testis parameters, serum levels of reproductive hormones, including testosterone, Luteinizing Hormone (LH), and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) as the pivotal endocrine factors controlling testicular functions, and histopathological changes of testis tissue were examined. Pretreatment with the two doses of 75 and 150 mg/kg PTX indicated significant increases in the sperm count and motility induced by CDDP administration. The right and significantly left testis weights were decreased following the treatment with 300 mg/kg of PTX plus CDDP. However, 75 mg/kg of PTX plus CDDP showed the best near-to-normal histopathological features. The results demonstrated that PTX alone enhanced some parameters, such as the sperm count, while reducing other parameters, including sperm fast motility and germ layer thickness. Furthermore, despite testosterone or LH levels, the mean serum FSH level was significantly augmented by the doses of 75 and 150 mg/kg. It was concluded that PTX administration cannot reduce CDDP-induced testicular toxicity even at high doses (e.g., 300 mg/kg), while it seemed to partially intensify CDDP toxicity effects at a dose of 75 mg/kg. Thus, further research is required in this regard.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.234-244
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• 2020

Background: Chronic pain affects approximately 22% of the world's population. Opioids can be useful in chronic pain management. However, some patients have negative perception of opioids. The purpose of this research was to evaluate patients' perception about opioids and investigate problems associated with prescribing and taking opioids in South Korea. Methods: Patients who visited a pain clinic in 14 university hospitals of South Korea from September through October 2018 were asked to complete anonymous questionnaires about taking opioids. Results: Of the 368 patients that were surveyed (female 53.3%, male 46.7%), 56.8% were prescribed opioids. In the opioid group, 92.8% patients had heard of opioids from their doctor and 72.6% of them had a positive perception about opioids. The side effects associated with opioid use were constipation (35.4%), dizziness (24.6%), nausea and vomiting (17.4%), dysuria (6.2%), and addiction (2.0%). In the no opioid group, the primary sources of information about opioids were doctors (49.2%), mass media (30.8%), and the internet (16.2%). The main reasons why 39.0% patients did not take opioids were fear of addiction (57.7%) and side effects (38.5%). There were 71.5% and 60.9% patients in the opioid and no opioid group, respectively, who wished to take opioids when their numeric rating scale pain score was ≥ 7. Conclusions: Perception of opioids among patients who take them was either neutral or positive. However, 39.0% patients who have not been prescribed opioids did not want an opioid prescription, citing fear of addiction and side effects as the primary reasons.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.175-187
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• 2003

연구배경 : 특발성 간질성 폐렴의 치료제로 스테로이드가 많이 사용되고 있으나 병리 소견에 따라 치료효과가 다르고 부작용이 많아 Cyclophosphamide와 같은 세포독성 약물들이 추천되고 있다. 그러나 그 효과 및 우월성에 대해선 아직도 논란이 많다. 이에 각 약제의 치료효과 및 부작용에 대해 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 1996년 7월부터 2002년 6월까지 삼성서울병원에서 수술적 폐생검을 통해 확진된 특발성 간질성 폐렴환자 87명(UIP 61명, NSIP 26명)을 대상으로 치료약제, 치료반응 및 약물 부작용에 대해 후향적 조사를 시행하였다. 치료반응은 최소 6개월 이상의 연속적인 약제 투여와 약제 투여 후 1년 이상의 추적 관찰이 이루어진 환자 55례(UIP 32례, NSIP 23례)을 대상으로 치료 후 6개월, 12개월에 임상 증세, 폐기능 검사, 방사선학적 소견의 3가지를 기준으로 호전, 안정, 악화(사망 포함)로 판정하였다. 약물 부작용은 최소 한 종류 이상의 약제 투여가 이루어진 환자 91례(스테로이드 단독 요법 42례, CP 병합 요법 49례)를 대상으로 조사하였다. 결 과 : 1) NSIP 환자가 UIP 환자보다 약제 종류에 상관없이 호전 반응이 많았다(6개월 : 78.3% vs. 9.4%, p<0.001, 12개월 : 69.6% vs. 9.4%, p<0.001). 2) UIP 환자에서 약제에 따른 치료반응의 차이는 없었다(p>0.05) 3) NSIP 환자에서 약제에 따른 치료반응의 차이는 없었다(p>0.05) 4) 약물 부작용으로 투여가 중단된 경우는 스테로이드 치료군에서는 감염, 불안 장애 등이, cyclophosphamide 치료군에서는 위장 장애, 출혈성 감염 등이 있었고, 스테로이드 치료 군(15례, 35.7%)에서 cyclophosphamide 치료군(7례, 14.3%)보다 많았다(p=0.017). 결론 : 스테로이드 보다 부작용이 적고 동등한 치료효과를 보이는 cyclophosphamide는 특발성 UIP보다 치료반응이 좋은 특발성 NSIP에서 보다 적극적으로 이용될 수 있다고 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1057-1063
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• 2012

간질은 가장 흔한 만성 신경 장애로 70% 이상의 환자에서 항전간제로 증상의 조절이 가능하다. 약물의 치료효과를 예측하는데 있어 개인이 가진 유전적 다형성이 부분적인 영향을 주는 것으로 알려지면서 항전간제의 효과에 영향을 주는 유전자 연구가 빠르게 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 83명의 간질 환자를 대상으로 간질 환자의 약물대사와 관련된 것으로 알려진 유전자(CYP2C9, CYP2C19, ABCB1, SCN1A)의 다형성과 약물부작용의 관계에 대해 연구하였다. 연구 결과, 약물 이상 반응과 약물 용량의 상관관계는 통계적으로 유의한 수준은 관찰되지 않았다. 한편, carbamazepine 계열에서의 환자군에서는 SCN1A 유전자의 인트론 유전자 유전형 CC와 CT 유전형에 비해 TT 유전형에서 약물용량과 연관을 보였으며, 500 mg 이상의 용량을 투약한 환자에서는 TT 유전형에 비해 CC와 CT를 가진 유전형에서 통계적으로 유의한 상관성을 보였다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2008

리스페리돈(risperidone)은 세계적으로 가장 널리 처방되고 있는 정신분열증 치료제로서 소아자폐증의 선택약물로 FDA 승인을 받았으며 틱장애, 뚜렛장애의 치료제로도 쓰이고 있다. 치과와 관련된 리스페리돈의 이상반응으로 구강건조가 보고되고 있으며 그 기전은 밝혀지지 않은 상태이다. 본 연구의 목적은 리스페리돈이 타액분비 기전의 중요한 요소인 세포내 칼슘농도에 미치는 영향을 세포수준에서 밝히고자 하는 것이다. 세포내 칼슘농도를 측정하기 위해 Human salivary gland cell line(HSG)에 Fura-2/AM을 세포내로 부하한 뒤 340 및 380 nm의 파장으로 교대로 여기시킬 때 방출되는 형광강도를 500 nm 파장에서의 비율로 측정하였다. 각 실험 후 형광강도의 비율을 실제 세포내 칼슘농도로 보정하기 위한 calibration 실험을 시행하였다. 카바콜, ATP, 히스타민을 처리하여 세포내 칼슘농도의 변화를 측정하고 리스페리돈의 전처리가 이에 미치는 효과를 비교하였으며 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. HSG에서 카바콜, ATP, 히스타민 처리로 인해 세포내 칼슘농도가 증가하였으며 리스페리돈을 전처리한 경우 카바콜과 ATP의 작용에는 영향을 주지 않았으나 히스타민의 작용을 억제하였다. 2. HSG의 세포내 칼슘 변화에 미치는 히스타민의 효과는 농도의존적인 양상을 보였으며 50% 유효농도($EC_{50}$)는 $3.3{\pm}0.5\;{\mu}M$이었다. 3. 히스타민에 의한 HSG에서 칼슘 변화에 미치는 리스페리돈의 저해 효과는 농도의존적인 양상을 보였으며 대조군의 효과를 50% 억제하는 농도($IC_{50}$)는 $104.4{\pm}14\;nM$로 리스페리돈의 적정혈중농도 이하에 해당되었다. 4. 리스페리돈은 히스타민에 의한 소포체에서의 칼슘 유리와 세포 밖 칼슘 유입을 모두 유의성 있게 억제하였다(p<0.05). 항정신병 약물은 장기간 복용하고 적정혈중농도가 계속 유지되기 때문에 이러한 약물이 타액분비감소를 일으킬 경우 다발성우식증 등 심각한 치과적 질환을 야기할 수 있으므로 이에 대한 예방 및 치료방안이 필요하리라 사료된다.