• Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.248-254
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 anthracyclines의 심장 독성을 예방하기 위해 사용되는 dexrazoxane의 가장 적절하고 안전한 용량을 평가하고자 했다. 이 약물은 같은 적응증에도 불구하고 미국과 유럽에서 두 배 차이가 나는 용량으로 허가 받아 사용되고 있다. 그러므로 dexrazoxane의 anthracycline로 인한 심독성의 예방에 관한 논문을 찾아 dexrazoxane : doxorubicin = 20:1의 비율로 사용했을 경우와 10:1로 사용했을 때의 효과와 부작용을 비교하였다. 이 두 가지 용량으로 진행된 모든 임상 연구에서 dexrazoxane이 doxorubicin의 심독성 예방에 통계적으로 유효한 효과가 있다고 결론 내렸다. 또한 dexrazoxane의 추가 요법으로 인해 Tumor effect의 차이를 비교 분석한 결과, 두 가지 용량 모두에서 dexrazoxane이 doxorubicin의 항암 효과에 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 분석되었다. 대부분의 연구에서 dexrazoxane의 약물 자체의 부작용은 분석하지 않았지만, dexrazoxane:doxorubicin을 20:1의 비율로 사용했던 한 연구에서 dexrazoxane군에서 부작용이 있음이 평가되었다. 반면, dexrazoxane의 용량을 doxorubicin 용량에 비해 10:1로 사용한 모든 연구는, 대상 환자군이 18세 이하의 소아 청소년으로 이 용량을 성인에게도 적용할 수 있는지에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하다. 그러나 항암제의 경우, 대부분 환자의 체표면적(BSA)을 기준으로 약용량을 결정하며, 이는 일반적으로 10세 이상이 되면 어른의 체표면적의 70% 정도가 된다. 그러므로, 본 연구에서는 통계적으로 충분한 수의 10세 이상의 소아, 청소년에게 doxorubicin으로 인한 심독성 예방 효과가 입증되었던 dexrazoxane: doxorubicin을 10:1의 용량으로 사용하여도 임상적인 효과를 기대 할 수 있으며, 이 용량은 dexrazoxane 자체의 유해반응도 감소시킬 수 있을 것이라고 결론 맺는다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• v.48 no.12
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• pp.1378-1384
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• 2005

Purpose : We hypothesized dexrazoxane(DXR) and pentoxifylline(PTX) may prevent myocardial damage in adriamycin(ADR)-induced cardiomyopathic rat model. We also investigated their effects on the myocardial apoptosis and fibrosis in ADR induced cardiomyopathy. Methods : The six-week old female Spregue-Dawley rats were divided into control group(CNT, n=4), ADR group(n=6), ADR+DXR group(DXR, n=5), ADR+PTX group(PTX, n=6), ADR+DXR+PTX group(DXPT, n=5). ADR(5 mg/week, twice) was administrated intravenously to rats except CNT group to induce cardiomyopathy. The PTX(50 mg/kg/day) was administered daily from day-0 to Day-21. The DXR(100 mg/kg) was administered 30 minutes before each ADR injection. On day 21, the rats were sacrificed and the degree of histopathologic changes of hypercontraction band necrosis, cytoplasmic vacuolar change and fibrosis were scored. Immunohistochemical staining for Bcl-2 expression and RT-PCR for $TNF-{\alpha}$ and CTGF were performed. Results : Histopathological scores of myocardial damage were significantly higher in ADR rats than CNT rats(P<0.05), and significantly lower in DXPT rats than ADR rats(P<0.01). Myocardial fibrosis was prevented in both PTX rats and DXPT rats. The expression of Bcl-2 was weaker in ADR rats than that in CNT rats(P<0.05), and stronger in both DXR and DXPT rats than that in ADR rats (P<0.05). $TNF-{\alpha}$ concentration of ADR rats was not different from that of treated groups. Conclusion : DXR prevented myocyte apoptosis with increased Bcl-2 expression, and PTX prevented myocardial fibrosis in ADR induced cardiomyopathic rats. The combination therapy of DXR and PTX showed prevention of cardiomyopathy in ADR induced cardiomyopathy rat model.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.4.1-4.9
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• 2021

Lip and oral cavity cancer, which can occur in any part of the mouth, is the 11th most common type of cancer worldwide. The major obstacles to patients' survival are the poor prognosis, lack of specific biomarkers, and expensive therapeutic alternatives. This study aimed to identify the main genes and pathways associated with lip and oral cavity carcinoma using network analysis and to analyze its molecular mechanism and prognostic significance further. In this study, 472 genes causing lip and oral cavity carcinoma were retrieved from the DisGeNET database. A protein-protein interaction network was developed for network analysis using the STRING database. VEGFA, IL6, MAPK3, INS, TNF, MAPK8, MMP9, CXCL8, EGF, and PTGS2 were recognized as network hub genes using the maximum clique centrality algorithm available in cytoHubba, and nine potential drug candidates (ranibizumab, siltuximab, sulindac, pomalidomide, dexrazoxane, endostatin, pamidronic acid, cetuximab, and apricoxib) for lip and oral cavity cancer were identified from the DGIdb database. Gene enrichment analysis was also performed to identify the gene ontology categorization of cellular components, biological processes, molecular functions, and biological pathways. The genes identified in this study could furnish a new understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of carcinogenesis and provide more reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis, prognostication, and treatment of lip and oral cavity cancer.