• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2004

This research focuses on the overall evaluation of tumor protein (p53) and cell growth marker (Ki-67) in their functions as carcinogenic factors in both a HPV-infected group and in a HPV-noninfected group with the precancerous dysplasia of uterine cervix. Histological grades were determined by the H&E staining and the expression level of p53 and Ki-67 were tested by the immunohistochemistry method. The results were as follows. Among the total of 66 cases, p53 (+) was observed in 19 cases (29.0%) from the mild grade group, 22 cases (33.0%) from the moderate grade group, and 19 cases (29.0%) from the severe grade group. The values correlate with the increase of dysplasia intensity in HPV-noninfected group and showed significant correlation (p<0.05), but there were no significant difference from the HPV-infected group. Among a total of 66 cases, the mitotic index of Ki-67 (+) were observed in 19 cases (29.0%) from the mild grade group, 22 cases (33.0%) from the moderate grade group, and 19 cases (29.0%) from the severe grade group. The values were significantly different against dysplasia intensity (p<0.05), but showed no significant difference from HPV infection. After cross comparing the statistical parameters of p53 and ki-67 in their significance, p53 was shown to be statistically significant with Ki-67 while there was no statistically significant difference with Ki-67 (p<0.05). Taken together, tumor protein (p53) and an index of Ki-67 observed in cervical dysplasia and in HPV related dysplasia of cervix uterine did not have any notable significance with HPV infection. The incidence rate of p53, however, had some significant correlation with dysplasia while Ki-67 had no particular statistical significance. As a result, p53 and Ki-67 can be considered as effective diagnostic markers in predicting the disease progression of dysplasia to cervical cancer.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2000

연구배경 : 혈액형 A 항원의 발현은 적혈구외에 비뇨기, 위장, 폐, 구강점막 동의 상피세포에도 존재한다. 조직 손상 치유 과정 중 인접 상피세포는 혈액형 A 항원이 소실되고, 상처가 치유되면 혈액형 A 항원은 다시 발현된다. 방광암등의 조직에서도 혈액형 A 항원이 소실될 경우가 발현유지 되는 경우보다 종양의 증식이 활발하다고 보고하였다. 또한 수술한 비소세포폐암의 조직에서 혈액형 A 항원이 소실될 경우 생존율은 불량하다고 보고하였다. 그러나, 이에 반하는 보고도 다수 있어 저자들은 근치적 절제술을 시행 받은 말초 혈액형이 A, AB형인 비소세포폐암에서 혈액형 A항원의 소실여부와 생존율과의 관계를 검색하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 원발성 비소세포폐암으로 진단 받은 후 근치 목적의 절제술을 받았던 환자 76명중 혈액형이 A형, 또는 AB형인 26명을 대상으로 paraffin에 보관된 조직을 면역조직화학염색법을 이용하여 혈액형 A항원의 소실유무을 확인한 후, 발현 및 소실에 따른 생존율은 Kaplan-Meier법, Log-rank로서 검색하였다. 결 과 : 대상군은 26례(A형 : 22례, AB형 : 4례)로 남 : 녀는 20 : 6이었고, 평균연령은 63세였으며, 조직학적으로 편평상피암 16례, 선암 6례, 대세포암 4례였고, TNM병기는 I 16례, II 5례, IIIA 5례였다. 종양조직에서 A항원 발현유지는 15례(58%), A 항원 소실은 11례(42%)였으며, A 항원 발현율과 병리조직형, 조직의 분화도와는 상관관계가 없었다. A항원 발현유지군과 소실군간의 중간 생존기간은 11개월, 18개월이며, 2년 생존률은 36%, 64%로서 A 항원 소실군의 예후가 양호하였으나, 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 원발성 비소세포폐암으로 절제수술을 받았던 혈액형이 A형, 또는 AB형인 환자중 조직에서의 A 항원소실은 42%이었고, A항원 소실군이 발현유지군보다 생존율이 길었으나 예후인자로서의 유의성은 찾지 못했다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2002

The ultimate goal of periodontal therapy is directed to arresting the progression of the disease, and regenerating the fibrous attachment. In order to achieve such treatment aim, the plaque and calculus must be eliminated and the physiological conditions of the root surface must be changed to facilitate the attachment and migration of the new fibroblasts, The method of changing the proper root surface conditions to promote the healing of periodontal tissue involves mechanical procedures, such as scaling and root planing, and chemical procedures such as tetracycline-HCl. However, the formation of a long junctional epithelium was most frequently observed type of healing. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine in vitro the influence of surface conditioning of dentin by TC-HCl on human gingival epithelial cell attachment. Human gingival epithelial cells were obtained from healthy retromolar pad area(under the age 23 years). Seventy two teeth extracted from severe periodontitis were used as study material. To evaluate the epithelial cell attachment to dentin, the prepared specimen was divided to four groups. For the control group, only scaling and root planing were carried out, and for the test group, 1 to 3, the concentration of the TC-HCl was 50, 125 and 250mg/ml respectively. After cell cultivation time of 1-, 3-. 24 hour, for the indirect quantitative assessment of gingival epithelial cell attached to dentin sample, the absorbance of epithelial cell unattached to dentin was measured. The results were as follows; 1. There was no statistically significant difference between scaling and root planing group and TC-HCl 50mg/ml 125mg/ml and 250mg/ml group about absorbance of unattached epithelial cell to dentin sample(p>0.5). 2. As time passes, the absorbance of unattached gingival epithelial cell to dentin sample was decreased statistically significant(p<0.05). 3. There was no statistically significant difference among the TC-HCl group(p>0.05) We concluded that there was similar effect on gingival epithelial cell attachment between TC-HCl conditioning on root surface and only scaling and root planing treatment

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.386-393
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• 1999

연구배경 : 호흡곤란을 호소하는 폐질환 환자에 대하여 답차 및 자전거 운동을 시행하여 각각의 운동 부하 방법에 따른 심폐기능의 변화의 차이점을 알아 보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 호흡곤란을 동반한 남자 17명과 여자 4명을 대상으로 1주일 이상의 간격을 두고 무작위로 Sensor Medics사의 model No. 2900 자전거 작업계 (bicycle ergometer)와 Sensor Medics사의 Vmax29 treadmill을 이용하여 각각 incremental exercise를 실시하였다. 결 과 : 답차를 이용한 운동부하 폐기능 검사상 자전거 운동에 비하여 $VO_2max$, VEmax, 혐기성 역치값은 유의한 상승을 보였으며, 호흡 및 심박수 예비력은 유의한 감소를 보였다. 결 론 : 운동부하 검사 방법에 따라 호흡기 질환 환자에서 심폐기능 검사치의 유의한 차이를 보이므로 어떠한 운동 부하 방법을 사용하였는지에 따라 결과 해석에 고려가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제71권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2011

Background: Gefitinib and erlotinib are useful, molecular targeted agents in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who failed previous chemotherapy. We compared the efficacy and toxicity of two drugs in patients with squamous cell lung cancer, most of whom are male smokers. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical information on patients with NSCLC who were treated with gefitinib or erlotinib treatment at Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital between July 2002 and November 2009. The overall response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were compared between the two drugs. Results: A total of 182 (100 gefitinib vs. 82 erlotinib) of 584 patients treated by targeted agents had squamous histology. Of the 182 patients, 167 (91.7%) were male and 159 (87.4%) were smokers. The ORR and disease control rate (DCR) were 4.9% and 40.6%, and there was no significant difference between gefitinib and erlotinib (ORR, 5.0% vs 4.8%; p=0.970; DCR, 40.0% vs 41.4%; p=0.439). The median OS in the gefitinib group was 12.1 months, and that in the erlotinib was 12.7 months (hazard ratio [HR], 1.282; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.771~2.134; p=0.339). The median PFS for the gefitinib group was 1.40 months, compared with 1.37 months for the erlotinib group (HR, 1.092; 95% CI, 0.809~1.474; p=0.564). Skin rash ${\geq}$grade 3 was more common in erlotinib (12.2%) than gefitinib (1.0%, p=0.003) groups. Conclusion: This retrospective study showed that the two drugs appear to have similar antitumor efficacy and toxicity except for skin rash.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.254-263
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• 2006

Background: Type 2 diabetes is occuring in epidemic proportions worldwide and aging has been defined as one of the risk factors for the progression to diabetes. High carbohydrates intake increases blood sugar level and obesity in type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between carbohydrate intake and obesity in type 2 diabetes. Methods: The study subjects were 72 patients (male 27, female 45), who had been diagnosed as type 2 diabetes at Seoul National University of Bundang Hospital. Their anthropometric(height, weight, waist and hip circumference), biochemical(fasting blood sugar, postprandial -2hour blood sugar, HbA1C, C-peptide, insulin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol) and body composition were measured. Dietary data were collected by trained interviewers using three non-consecutive food records. Results: The mean age of the subjects was 55.86$\pm$9.30 years, and the mean duration of disease was 1.9$\pm$1.72 years. The mean fasting blood sugar, postprandial-2hour blood sugar and HbA1C of the subjects were 151.91$\pm$34.65mg/dl, 235.23$\pm$70.74mg/dl and 7.45$\pm$1.13%, respectively. There was significant positive correlation of the percent body fat and hip to carbohydrate intake/kg of body weight in obese males (p<0.05). However, the correlation of biochemical factors to carbohydrate intake was not significantly different in obese and non-obese male. The correlation of anthropometry to carbohydrate intake/kg of body weight was not significantly different in obese and non-obese females (p<0.05), and other nutrients. We found significant association between carbohydrate intake and obesity in obese males among type 2 diabetes. The females in type 2 diabetes were affected by several factors rather than energy nutrient intake. Conclusion: In conclusion, the correlation of carbohydrate intake with obesity factor was different in males and females. Therefore, diabetic educators should individualize diabetes nutrition therapy considering the gender.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.705-710
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• 2016

대장암은 세계적으로 3번째로 흔한 암종이며, 암으로 인한 사망의 주요 원인이 되고 있다. 비록 다양한 진단방법이나 치료 방법이 이용되고는 있으나 병의 진행에 관여하는 분자메커니즘 이해의 부족 때문에 여전히 완전한 치료는 어려운 실정이다. 마이크로알엔에이는 단백질 정보를 코딩하고 있지 않은 작은 알엔에이 단편이다. 이러한 마이크로알엔에이는 특정 유전자의 전사과정 또는 번역과정을 조절하는 강력한 유전자 조절자로서의 기능을 가진다. 암의 발생과정에서 중요한 세포신호 전달 과정의 손상이 빈번하게 발생 하는데, 다양한 마이크로알엔에이의 이상발현이 그 원인이 되고 있다. 마이크로알엔에이-31은 암유전자의 역할을 하며 발암과정에 관여하는 다양한 유전자를 조절한다고 알려져 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 대장암에서 마이크로알엔에이-31 발현의 임상적의의를 규명하고자 하였다. 175례의 대장암 조직과 16례의 정상 대장조직에서 실시간 유전자 증폭장치를 이용하여 마이크로알엔에이-31의 발현을 분석하고, 임상병리적 요인들과의 상관관계를 분석하고 임상적 유용성을 연구해 보았다. 마이크로알엔에이-31은 정상조직에 비해 대장암 조직에서 과발현이 되어 있었다. 175례 대장암 조직을 이용한 분석에서 마이크로알엔에이-31의 발현은 병기의 진행 정도에 따라 발현이 증가 되고 있었으며, 실제 마이크로알엔에이-31의 발현이 높은 대장암 환자군의 생존률이 그렇지 않은 환자군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 나쁜 것으로 확인 되었다. Cox 비례위험 모형과 로지스틱 회귀 모형을 이용한 분석에서 마이크로알엔에이-31의 과발현이 직접적으로 대장암 환자의 예후 및 원발전이와 연관성이 있는 것이 확인 되었다. 따라서, 이상의 연구결과를 종합해볼 때 대장암에서 과발현 된 마이크로알엔에이-31은 대장암 환자의 예후예측 및 전이예측 바이오마커로서의 활용 가능성이 높다고 볼 수 있다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.408-416
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• 2019

Purpose: To study the efficacy of capecitabine or S-1 plus oxaliplatin (CAPOX or SOX) for treating thymidine phosphorylase (TP)- or dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD)-positive advanced gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: Eighty-six patients with stage IIIC to IV gastric cancer were assessed for TP and DPD expression by immunohistochemistry. The association between CAPOX or SOX efficacy and TP/DPD expression was retrospectively analyzed. Results: There were no significant differences in the objective remission rate (ORR, 52.27% vs. 47.62%; P>0.05), disease control rate (72.73% vs. 73.81%, P>0.05), progression-free survival (hazard ratio [HR], 1.119; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.739-1.741; P=0.586), and overall survival (OS; HR, 0.855; 95% CI, 0.481-1.511; P=0.588) between CAPOX and SOX. A higher number of stage IV patients showed TP positivity, while DPD-positive patients predominantly showed intestinal type of gastric cancer. In TP-positive patients, the ORRs associated with CAPOX and SOX treatments were 57.14% and 38.10%, respectively; OS was better with CAPOX than with SOX (HR, 0.447; 95% CI, 0.179-0.978; P=0.046). Among DPD-positive patients, the SOX treatment-associated ORR (60.87%) was significantly higher than the CAPOX treatment-associated ORR (43.48%). Furthermore, SOX treatment resulted in better OS than did CAPOX treatment (HR, 2.020; 95% CI, 1.019-4.837; P=0.049). Conclusions: No significant difference in clinical efficacy was found between CAPOX and SOX. TP-positive patients might respond better to CAPOX while DPD-positive patients may respond better to SOX. Our findings might serve as a guide for personalized chemotherapy for gastric cancer.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2015

Alcohol consumption increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, its effects on prediabetes or early diabetes have not been studied. We investigated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in the pancreas and liver resulting from chronic alcohol consumption in the prediabetes and early stages of diabetes. We separated Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a type-2 diabetic animal model, into two groups based on diabetic stage: prediabetes and early diabetes were defined as occurrence between the ages of 11 to 16 weeks and 17 to 22 weeks, respectively. The experimental group received an ethanol-containing liquid diet for 6 weeks. An intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test was conducted after 16 and 22 weeks for the prediabetic and early diabetes groups, respectively. There were no significant differences in body weight between the control and ethanol groups. Fasting and 120-min glucose levels were lower and higher, respectively, in the ethanol group than in the control group. In prediabetes rats, alcohol induced significant expression of ER stress markers in the pancreas; however, alcohol did not affect the liver. In early diabetes rats, alcohol significantly increased most ER stress-marker levels in both the pancreas and liver. These results indicate that chronic alcohol consumption increased the risk of diabetes in prediabetic and early diabetic OLETF rats; the pancreas was more susceptible to damage than was the liver in the early diabetic stages, and the adaptive and proapoptotic pathway of ER stress may play key roles in the development and progression of diabetes affected by chronic alcohol ingestion.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2014

A1E is an extract from traditional Asian medicinal plants that has therapeutic activities against cancers, metabolic disease, and other intractable conditions. However, its mechanism of action on cervical cancer has not been studied. In order to ascertain if A1E would have pronounced anti-cervical cancer effect, cervical cancer cells were incubated with A1E and apoptosis was detected by nuclear morphological changes, annexin V-FITC/PI staining, cell cycle analysis, western blotting, Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction, and measurement of mitochondrial membrane potential. Expression of human papiloma virus E6 and E7 oncogenes was down-regulated in A1E-treated cervical cancer cells, while p53 and retinoblastoma protein levels were enhanced. A1E also perturbed cell cycle progression at sub-G1 and altered cell cycle regulatory factors in SiHa cervical cancer cells. A1E activated apoptotic intrinsic pathway markers such as caspase-9, caspase-3 and poly ADP-ribose polymerase, and down-regulated expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xl. A1E induced mitochondrial membrane potential collapse and cytochrome c release, and inhibited phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt, key factors involved in cell survival signaling. Taken all these results, A1E induced apoptosis via activation of the intrinsic pathway and inhibition of the PI3K/Akt survival-signaling pathway in SiHa cervical cancer cells. In conclusion, A1E exerts anti-proliferative action growth inhibition on cervical cancer cells through apoptosis which demonstrates its anti-cervical cancer properties.