• 항공우주의학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.61-63
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• 2021

In Vol. 31, No. 3, our journal prepared three review articles, an original paper, and two case reports. First, as COVID-19 continues for a long time, aviation workers, including pilots, are also experiencing mental problems such as depression. Therefore, we have compiled the basic principles for improving the mental health of pilots. Next, it is difficult to properly perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) when a cardiac arrest situation occurs in an aircraft. Moreover, in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, CPR is more difficult because medical staff and other passengers may also be exposed to infections. Therefore, we have summarized the principles of CPR on board and ways to perform CPR while keeping the safety of medical staff and other passengers in the COVID-19 situation. The sudden change of gravity caused by space travel has various effects on the human body, and among them, the effect on the immune system is profound. Therefore, we reviewed the research methods to study the effect of gravity on the immune system and the results. In addition, we analyzed the demographic characteristics and health status of immigrant visa applicants who intended to immigrate to the United States over the past five years. Next, through two case reports, we reported cases of determining physical fitness for aviation service in patients who recovered after receiving appropriate treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia or renal cell carcinoma.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2022

The SH3 domain found within a variety of proteins is comprised of generally 60 residues, and participated in protein-protein interactions with proline-rich motifs. Cobll1 was identified as a distinct molecular marker associated with CML progression, and PACSIN2 was discovered a novel Cobll1 binding partner through direct interaction between a SH3 domain of PACSIN2 and three proline-rich motifs of Cobll1. To understand the structural basis of interactions between PACSIN2 and Cobll1, backbone assignments of PACSIN2 SH3 domain were performed. Furthermore, three proline-rich peptides of Cobll1 were titrated to ¹⁵N-labeled PACSIN2 SH3 domain in various ratios. Our chemical shift changes data and conserved SH3 sequence alignment will be helpful to analyze fundamental molecular basis related to the interaction between PACSIN2 and Cobll1.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.4857-4861
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• 2016

Background: Imatinib mesylate, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor specifically targeting the BCR/ABL fusion protein, induces hematological remission in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). However, the majority of CML patients treated with imatinib develop resistance with prolonged therapy. Dendrophthoe pentandra (L.) Miq. is a Malaysian mistletoe species that has been used as a traditional treatment for several ailments such as smallpox, ulcers, and cancers. Methods: We developed a resistant cell line (designated as K562R) by long-term co-culture of a BCR/ABL positive CML cell line, K562, with imatinib mesylate. We then investigated the anti-proliferative effects of D. pentandra methanol extract on parental K562 and resistant K562R cells. Trypan blue exclusion assays were performed to determine the IC50 concentration; apoptosis and cell cycle analysis were conducted by flow cytometry. Results: D. pentandra extract had greater anti-proliferative effects towards K562R ($IC50=192{\mu}g/mL$) compared to K562 ($500{\mu}g/mL$) cells. Upon treatment with D. pentandra extract at the IC50. concentration: K562 but not K562R demonstrated increase in apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. Conclusion: D. pentandra methanol extract exerts potent anti-proliferative effect on BCR/ABL positive K562 cells.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 2008

목 적 : 본 연구는 HLA가 일치하는 부모로부터 동종조혈모세포이식을 시행받은 소아의 이식 결과를 분석하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1999년 4월부터 2005년 10월까지 성모병원 조혈모세포이식센터에서 급성 백혈병으로 1차 관해 후 HLA가 일치된 부모로부터 조혈모세포이식을 시행받은 환아 7명(급성 림프모구성백혈병 4명, 급성 골수성백혈병 3명)을 대상으로 하였다. 이식 시 중앙연령은 5세(범위, 1-11세; 남아 2명, 여아 5명), 공여자의 중앙연령은 35세(범위, 30-41세; 남자 5명, 여자 2명)이었다. 이식 후 대상 환아의 생착, 급성이식편대숙주병, 만성이식편대숙주병, 이식관련 사망, 재발, 이식관련 합병증과 생존율 등을 분석하였다. 결 과 : 이식부터 마지막 추적관찰까지 중앙기간이 69.5개월(범위, 18.8-96.5개월)이었다. 이식을 받은 7명의 환아들은 모두 생착이 되었고 호중구와 혈소판의 생착은 이식 후 각각 11일(범위, 10-16일)과 26일(범위, 13-39일)이었다. Grade II의 급성 이식편대숙주병은 3명(43%), grade III의 급성 이식편대숙주병은 1명(14%)에서 발생하였다. 광범위 만성이식편대숙주병은 2명(28%), 제한적 만성이식편대숙주병은 1명(14%)에서 발생하였다. 이식 후 재발은 1명(14%)이었고 이식관련 사망은 1명(14%)이었다. 대상 환아의 이식 후 5년 전체 생존율은 $83{\pm}15%$이었다. 결 론 : 소아 급성 백혈병에서 HLA가 일치하는 부모자식간 동종조혈모세포이식의 결과는 HLA가 일치하는 형제간 조혈모세포이식의 결과와 비견할 수 있으며 동종조혈모세포이식이 필요한 환아에서 형제뿐만이 아니라 부모의 HLA를 검사하면 조혈모세포 공여자 선정의 가능성이 높아진다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3173-3177
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• 2016

Background: The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) in Lebanon provides cancer drugs free of charge for uninsured patients who account for more than half the total case-load. Other categories of cancer care are subsidized under more stringent eligibility criteria. MOPH's large database offers an excellent opportunity to analyze the cost of cancer treatment in Lebanon. Materials and Methods: Using utilization and spending data accumulated at MOPH during 2008-2013, the cost to the public budget of cancer drugs was assessed per case and per drug type. Results: The average annual cost of cancer drugs was 6,475$ per patient. Total cancer drug costs were highest for breast cancer, followed by chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), which together represented 74% of total MOPH cancer drug expenditure. The annual average cancer drug cost per case was highest for CML ($31,037), followed by NHL ($11,566). Trastuzumab represented 26% and Imatinib 15% of total MOPH cancer drug expenditure over six years. Conclusions: Sustained increase in cancer drug cost threatens the sustainability of MOPH coverage, so crucial for socially vulnerable citizens. To enhance the bargaining position with pharmaceutical firms for drug cost containment in a small market like Lebanon, drug price comparisons with neighboring countries which have already obtained lower prices may succeed in lowering drug costs.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2003년도 학술발표대회 발표논문초록집
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• pp.54-54
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• 2003

The activation of protooncogenes or the inactivation of their gene products may be a specific and effective functional study for human neoplasia. To examine this possibility, we have used the tetracycline regulatory system to generate transgenic mice that conditionally express the HccR-2 protooncogene in vivo. The new human cervical cancer protooncogene (HccR-2) was detected from cervical cancer cell line. To elucidate its biological functions, we generated transgenic mice that expressed the HccR-2 gene. The sustained expression of the HccR-2 transgene culminated chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL). CNL is a rare chronic myeloproliferative disorder that presents as a sustained, mature neutrophilic leukocytosis with few or no circulating immature granulocytes, the absence of peripheral blood monocytosis, basophilia, or eosinophilia, and infiltration of neutrophils at the liver, spleen and kidney. Mice expressing the HccR-2 and tetracycline-transactivating protein (tTa) transgene were found to have altered myeloid development that was characterized by increased percentages of mature neutrophil and band form neutrophil in the peripheral blood, liver and spleen. Activation of the transgene causes CNL. In our model, expression of HccR-2 transgene mice was similar in many respects to the human CNL. This model will be valuable not only for investigating the biological properties of the HccR-2 and other protooncogenes in vivo but also for analyzing the mechanism involved in the progression of CNL.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제71권6호
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• pp.459-463
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• 2011

Pulmonary complications occur in 40~60% of patients who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and are a source of substantial morbidity and mortality. Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is an uncommon, non-infectious pulmonary complication occurring in HSCT recipients. We now report the case of a 52-year-old man with AEP who was treated with allogenic HSCT due to acute myeloid leukemia. He complained of fever, cough and dyspnea 390 days after allogenic HSCT. He also had skin and hepatic graft versus host disease (GVHD). Hypoxemia, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates on a chest x-ray and eosinophilia in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid were also noted in several tests. His symptoms, pulmonary infiltrates, hepatic dysfunction and skin lesions rapidly improved after treatment with corticosteroid therapy. Our case supports the idea that AEP is a late phase non-infectious pulmonary complication and one of the manifestations of chronic GVHD.