• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4607-4610
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• 2013

The aim of this study was evaluated the prevalence of Treg cells in peripheral blood in patients with gastric cancer, and investigate the effect of gastric cancer cells on their differentiation. ELISA was employed to assess the concentrations of TGF-${\beta}$ and IL-10 in gastric cancer patients' serum. Then, mouse gastric cancer cells were co-cultured with T lymphocytes or T lymphocytes + anti-TGF-${\beta}$. Flow cytometric analysis and RT-PCR were then performed to detect Treg cells and TGF-${\beta}$ and IL-10 expression in gastric cancer cells. Our data showed that the expression of TGF-${\beta}$ and IL-10 in the patients with gastric cancer was increased compared to the case with healthy donors. The population of Treg cells and the expression levels of TGF-${\beta}$ and IL-10 in the co-culture group were much higher than in the control group (18.6% vs 9.5%) (P<0.05). Moreover, the population of Treg cells and the expression levels of TGF-${\beta}$ and IL-10 in the co-culture systerm were clearly decreased after addition of anti-TGF-${\beta}$ (7.7% vs 19.6%) (P<0.01). In conclusion, gastric cancer cells may induce Treg cell differentiation through TGF-${\beta}$, and further promote immunosuppression.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2015

본 연구는 바지락, Ruditapes philippinarum의 체내 미량금속 농도, 이성생식세포 발현과 소화선의 조직학적 지표 변화를 이용하여 이들의 안정성을 알아보고자 하였다. 시료는 2010년 5월 한국 남해안의 가막만 3곳에서 채집하였다. 금속이온의 체내 축적 농도는 분석된 10가지 금속 이온 가운데 Al이 가장 높았으며, 두 번째로 Zn이 높았다. 그리고 Co가 가장 낮은 농도로 나타났다. 이성생식세포 발현율은 18.5%로 나타났으며, 암컷에서 더 높았다. 이성생식세포 발현 형태는 한 가지 형태가 관찰되었다. 조직학적 지표는 소화선의 조직학적 변화, 호염기성세포와 지방갈색소의 분포비율을 이용하였다. 소화선에서는 소화선세관 상피층의 파괴가 가장 높은 비율로 나타났다. 호염기성세포의 분포 비율은 5.8%로 나타났고, 지방갈색소 분포 비율은 1.8%였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.172-177
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• 2020

Superficial esophageal neoplasms (SENs) are being diagnosed increasingly frequently due to the screening endoscopy and advances in endoscopic techniques. Endoscopic resection (ER) is a relatively noninvasive treatment method with low morbidity and mortality that provides excellent oncologic outcomes. Endoscopic submucosal dissection is associated with higher rates of en bloc, complete and curative resections and lower rates of local recurrence than endoscopic mucosal resection. The most serious complication of ER is stricture, the treatment and prevention of which are crucial to maintain the patient's quality of life. ER for SEN is feasible, effective, and safe and can be considered a first-line treatment for SENs in which it is technically feasible.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.55-58
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• 2018

Gastric signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) is a poorly differentiated or undifferentiated cancer of the stomach. However, early gastric SRC showed lower LN metastasis in many studies, thus some endoscopists now regard early gastric SRC as a candidate for endoscopic treatment. But there are unsolved problems of the validity of endoscopic resection in early gastric SRC. In this review, we will comprehensively review the previous clinical studies and discuss the limitation of current studies and the possibility of endoscopic resection of early gastric SRC.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2013

본 연구는 납에 노출된 바지락, Ruditapes philippinarum 의 생물학적 반응을 알아보고자 하였다. 실험기간은 4주였으며, 실험구는 대조구 1개와 납 노출구 3개 (0.25, 0.50 and 1.00 mg/l) 였다. 실험 결과 납은 바지락의 생존율과 산소 소비율의 저하 및 기관계의 조직학적 변성을 유도하는 것이 확인 되었다. 납 노출구에서 산소소비율은 25-72% 감소하였다. 기관계의 조직학적 분석 결과, 외투막 상피층과 결합조직층의 변성, 아가미 점액세포의 증가와 상피세포의 괴사, 발에서는 상피층의 붕괴, 점액세포의 감소 및 혈림프동의 확장과 결합조직층의 변성을 나타냈다. 소화맹낭의 소화선세관에서는 호염기성세포와 상피세포의 위축 및 농도 의존적으로 lipofuscin의 축적이 확인되었다.

• 대한상부위장관⦁헬리코박터학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.150-156
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• 2018

Precision medicine stands for 4Ps - precise, preventive, participatory, and personal; in which "precision" is important because the current modern medicine starts from "trial and error," and "one does not fit all". Current targeted therapies for cancer have changed treatment approaches and led the precision medicine; however, clinical use of liquid biopsy, using blood or other liquid specimens to characterize circulating tumor cells (CTC) or tumor genes instead of biopsies of tumor tissues, still awaits availability of more information regarding non-invasive cancer detection and characterization, prediction of treatment response, monitoring the disease course and relapse possibilities, identification of mechanisms of drug resistance, and newer pathogenesis. In this review, we will introduce the basic concept of CTC, circulating cell free DNA, and exosomes and their possible application for gastric cancer relevant with Helicobacter pylori infection.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.62-70
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• 2019

Objectives: This study was carried out to analyze the cytotoxicity of cadmium sulfate ($CdSO_4$) and the antioxidative effect of Typha orientalis L. (TO) extract on the oxidative stress induced by cytotoxicity of $CdSO_4$ in the cultured NIH3T3 fibroblasts. Methods: For this study, the cell viability and the antioxidative effects such as the inhibitory activity of lipid peroxidation (LP) and superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity and xanthine oxidase (XO)-inhibitory activity were assessed. Results: The cadmium sulfate significantly decreased cell viability in dose-dependently, and $XTT_{50}$ value was measured at $47.4{\mu}M$ of $CdSO_4$. The cytotoxicity of $CdSO_4$ was determined as highly toxic by Borenfreund and Puerner's toxic criteria. The butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as antioxidant significantly increased cell viability injured by $CdSO_4$-induced cytotoxicity in these cultures. In the protective effect of TO extract on $CdSO_4$-induced cytotoxicity, TO extract remarkably increased the inhibitory ability of LP and XO as well as SOD-like ability. Conclusions: From the above results, it is suggested that the oxidative stress is involved in the cytotoxicity of $CdSO_4$, and TO extract effectively protected $CdSO_4$-induced cytotoxicity by antioxidative effects. The natural component like TO extract may be a putative therapeutic agent for treatment of the toxicity induced by heavy metallic compound like $CdSO_4$ correlated with the oxidative stress.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.211-226
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• 1985

실험에 사용한 플라나리아는 Dugesia japonia Ichikawa et Kawakatsu로서 核型分析에 의하여 種을 확인하였다. 이 種의 咽頭 및 腸을 구성하는 세포들의 세포화학적 및 미세구조적 특징을 밝히고자 본 실험을 行하였다. 세포화학적 방법으로는 hematoxylin-eosin, periodic acid-Schiff(PAS) 反應, alcian blue(pH 2.5), PAS-alcian blue 反應 그리고 methylene blue-basic fuchsin등으로 염색을 시행하고, 光學顯微鏡으로 관찰하였으며 또한 各部位의 微細構造를 透査電子顯微鏡으로 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 咽頭(pharynx) 內腔上皮는 遊離面에 미세융모를 가지고 있었다. 세포질에는 PAS반응에 양성을 나타내는 약 0.4$\\times$0.6 $\\mum$의 과립들이 있고, 小胞 및 液胞가 분화되어 있었다. 핵은 基底部 쪽으로 치우쳐져 있고 基底膜은 관찰되지 않았다. 咽頭外腔의 咽頭 측상피에서는 섬모와 미세융모가 발달되어 있었고 上皮內側에는 근육층이 발달되어 있었다. 咽頭外腔을 둘러싸는 壁側上皮細胞에서는 미세융모가 관찰되었고 세포질에는 전자밀도가 높은 과립들이 포함되어 있었다. 2. 腸(caeca) 腸上皮細胞는 食細胞와 顆粒性棍棒體細胞 그리고 이 세포들을 둘러싸고 있는 貯藏細胞와 幼若貯藏細胞로 구성되어 있었다. 1) 食細胞(phagocytic cell) 세포질에는 비교적 많은 lysosome을 포함하고 있었으며 無顆粒性小胞體와 mitochondria등의 細胞小器官도 잘 발달되어 있었다. 특히 無顆粒性小胞體의 cisternae는 대부분 팽윤되어 있었고 polyribosome도 풍부하게 관찰되었다. 2) 顆粒性棍棒體細胞(granular club cell) 세포질에는 PAS 반응에 강한 양성을 보이고 또 약한 eosinophilia도 나타내는 약 5 $\\mum$의 球形의 과립들을 포함하고 있었다. 특히 顆粒性小胞體가 잘 발달되어 있어TEk. 3) 貯藏細胞(storage cell) 세포질내에는 glycogen 과립들과 PAS에 각기 다른 정도의 양성반응을 보이는 다수의 中性多糖性 과립과 脂肪顆粒들이 포함되어 있었다. 4) 幼若貯藏細胞(immature storage cell) 세포질에는 PAS반응에 양성을 보이는 소수의 작은과립과 脂肪顆粒이 내포되어 있으며 세포질에 비하여 핵은 매우컸다. 핵막 주위의 세포질에서는 chromatoid body들이 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.26-29
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• 2015

A 73-year-old male visited our hospital with a complaint of general weakness. He underwent pyloric preserving pancreas-toduodenectomy due to ampullary cancer three years ago. Abdominal computed tomography scan at initial visit revealed multiple hepatic masses. A PET-CT scan showed multiple FDG uptakes at whole liver. He underwent hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) for five cycles. During the first cycle of HAIC, he developed gastric ulcer bleeding and endoscopic hemostasis was done successfully. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy after the 5^th cycle of HAIC revealed ulcer scar at gastric angle. PET-CT scan at 12 months showed no FDG uptake at liver, but a focal FDG uptakes at stomach and peri-gastric lymph nodes were newly developed. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed about 3 cm sized mass at gastric angle. He underwent surgery and pathologic examination revealed large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma. We report a case of gastric large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma with liver metastasis treated with HAIC followed by surgery.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.4217-4222
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• 2016

Purpose: To compare the expression level of CK 15 in normal esophageal and esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissues and analyse possible functions of CK15 in occurrence and development. Materials and Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to compare CK14, CK15 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression levels in ESCCs. Expression level of CK15 was also assessed by Western blotting. In addition, levels of CK15, cytokeratin 19 fragment antigen 21-1 (CYFRA21-1) and PCNA were detected in serum by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and chemiluminescence methods. Relationships between clinicopathological parameters and CK14 and CK15 expression were then analyzed. Results: According to immunohistochemistry, in esophageal and intraepithelial neoplasia (SIN) tissues, the expression of CK14, CK15 and PCNA localized to basal layer of the epithelium. CK14 and CK15 levels were higher in normal esophageal squamous epithelial tissue than in SIN and ESCC, and greater in highly differentiated than poorly differentiated carcinoma tissue. By Western blotting, we found more pronounced expression of CK15 in normal esophageal tissue, compared with carcinoma tissue. The specificity of changed CK15 and CYFRA21-1 expression was respectively 90.0% and 96.7% in serum of ESCC patients. Joint detection could improve the sensitivity of esophageal carcinoma diagnosis. Relationships between CK14, CK15 expression and clinical parameters were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Postoperative survival in patients of CK14, CK15 positive expression was longer than with negative expression ($x^2=4.35$, P=0.037; $x^2=9.852$, P=0.002). Conclusions: CK15 expression decreased in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tissue and serum of esophageal squamous carcinoma patients. We infer that CK15 may play an important role for the occurrence and development of esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma. In the future, CK15 may be used for the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic evaluation of esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma.