• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2001

목적 : 제대혈의 조혈모세포 체외확장 시 조혈세포 증폭과 더불어 조혈미세환경의 변화가 일어난다. 이때 제대혈 $CD34^+$ 세포에서 유래되는 지지세포의 계열 분석조혈성장인자 분비능력을 알아보고 지지세포 증식 조건을 확립하여 효과적인 제대혈의 체외증폭을 제시하고자 하였다. 방법 : 제대혈부터 $CD34^+$ 세포를 분리하여 실험에 사용하였다. 무혈청배지에서 각종 조혈성장인자를 다양한 조합으로 첨가하여 배양하였고 증식정도는 현미경으로 관찰하여 배양용기를 점유한 면적 비율로 계산하였다. 세포외간질 단백의 효과를 분석하기 위하여 collagen S, fibronectin, laminin 및 poly-L-ly sine를 미리 coating한 용기에 배양하여 분석하였다. 제대혈 $CD34^+$ 세포를 조혈성장인자의 첨가 없이 3주간 액체배양하였다. 배양 시, 1주, 2주 및 3주에 상층액을 얻어 $-80^{\circ}C$에 보관하였다가 한꺼번에 IL-3, IL-6, GM-CSF, IL-$1{\beta}$ 및 TNF-$\alpha$등을 ELISA 방법으로 내부적으로 분비되는 량을 측정하였다. 분화된 지지세포의 계열을 분석하기 위해 E-selectin, VCAM-1, ICAM-1, PECAM-1, vWF, vimentin 및 CD 14 항체를 이용하여 면역화학염색 후 형광현미경으로 관찰하였다. 결과 : 제대혈 $CD34^+$ 세포 체외증폭시키는 과정에서 배양 4일에 지지세포가 출현하기 시작하여 7-10일이 지나면서 증식하기 시작하였고 14-2 1일 경에 서로 뭉치는 양상을 보여주었다. 제대혈 $CD34^+$ 세포 배양하면서 내부적으로 분비되는 GM-CSF, IL-6의 측정치는 시간이 지남에 따라 증가되었다. 제대혈 $CD34^+$ 세포 체외확장 시 지지세포의 증식 정도는 TPO+FL+SCF+LIF의 조합의 조혈성장인자가 첨가되었을 때 그리고 세포외간질 단백 성분 중 1% poly-L-lysine으로 처리한 경우 가장 효과적이었다. 결론 : 체외 증폭시 제대혈 $CD34^+$ 세포로부터 지지세포가 나타났으며 적절한 조혈성장인자의 첨가나 세포외간질 단백의 첨가에 의해 증폭될 수 있다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.81-95
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• 2014

목적: 조혈모세포이식 환자들은 b 형 헤모필루스 인플루엔자(Haemophilus influenzae type b, Hib)과 폐렴구균(Streptococcus pneumoniae, Sp)에 의한 침습성 감염에 취약하다. 방법: 삼성서울병원에서 2009-2011년 사이에 조혈모세포 이식 환자들에게 Hib와 Sp 백신을 접종하고 면역반응을 평가하였다. 결과: 10명의 소아환자가 참가하였고 연령의 중앙값은 5.5세 이었다. Hib 백신 이전에는 60%의 환자에서 anti-PRP IgG가 측정 하한값 $0.15{\mu}g/mL$ 보다 낮았으나 접종 후 100%의 환자에서 $0.15{\mu}g/mL$와 방어 항체가 $1.0{\mu}g/mL$ 이상으로 증가하였다. Sp 백신을 접종한 2-5세 환자 군은 접종 전 6개의 혈청형에 대한 기하 평균 항체가가 $0.35{\mu}g/mL$ 미만이었으나 접종 후 5개월째 7개 혈청형에 대한 기하 평균 항체가가 모두 $0.35{\mu}g/mL$ 이상으로 증가하였다. 5세 초과의 환자 군에서는 접종 전에 4개의 혈청형에 대한 기하평균 항체가가 $0.35{\mu}g/mL$ 미만이었으나 접종 후 3개월째 검사한 7개 혈청형에 대한 기하 평균 항체가가 모두 $0.35{\mu}g/mL$ 이상 증가하였다. 결론: 소아조혈모세포 이식 환자에서 Hib와 Sp 백신접종 후 면역 반응을 보임을 관찰하였다. 국내 소아 조혈모세포 이식 환자에서 이들 백신에 대한 면역반응 연구가 지속적으로 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2005

The hematopoietic growth factor erythropoietin (EPO) is required for the maintenance, proliferation, and differentiation of the stem cells that produce erythrocytes. To analyse the biological activity of the recombinant human EPO (rec-hEPO), we have cloned the EPO cDNA and genomic DNA and produced rec-hEPO in the CHO cell lines. The growth and differentiation of EPO-dependent human leukemic cell line (F36E) were used to measure cytokine dependency and in vitro bioactivity of rec-hEPO. MIT assay values were increased by survival of F36E cells at 24h or 72h. The hematocrit and RBC values were increased by subcutaneous injection of 20 IU (in mice) and 100IU(in rats) rec-hEPO. Hematocrit values remarkably increased at $13.2\%$ (in mice) and $12.2\%$ (in rats). The pharmacokinetic behavior with injection of 6 IU of rec-hEPO remained detectable after 24 h in all mice tested. The highest peat appeared at 2h after injection. The long half-life of rec-hEPO is likely to confer clinical advantages by allowing less frequent dosing in patients treated for anemia. These data demonstratethat ree-hEPO produced in this study has a potent activity in vivo and in vitro. The results also suggest that biological activity of ree-hEPO could be remarkably enhanced by genetic engineering that affects the potential activity, including mutants with added oligosaccharide chain and designed to produce EPO-EPO fusion protein.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1519-1529
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• 2016

Background: Matrix metalloproteinase -2 (gelatinase-A, Mr 72,000 type IV collagenase, MMP-2) and -9 (gelatinase-B, Mr 92,000 type IV collagenase, MMP-9) are key molecules that play roles in tumor growth, invasion, tissue remodeling, metastasis and stem-cell regulation by digesting extracellular matrix barriers. MMP-2 and -9 are well known to impact on solid cancer susceptibility, whereas, in hematological malignancies, a paucity of data is available to resolve the function of these regulatory molecules in bone marrow mononuclear cells (BM-MNCs) and stromal cells of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate mRNA expression and gelatinase A and B secretion from BM-MNCs in vitro and genotypic associations of MMP-2 (-1306 C/T; rs243865), MMP-9 (-1562 C/T; rs3918242), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase -1 (TIMP-1) (372T/C; rs4898, Exon 5) and TIMP-2 (-418G/C; rs8179090) in MDS and AML. Results: The study covered cases of confirmed MDS (n=50), AML (n=32) and healthy controls (n=110). MMP-9 mRNA expression revealed 2 fold increased expression in MDS-RAEB II and 2.5 fold in AML M-4 (60-70% blasts). Secretion of gelatinase-B also revealed the MMP-9 mRNA expression and ELISA data also supported these data. We noted that those patients having more blast crises presented with more secretion of MMP-9 and its mRNA expression. In contrast MMP-9 (-1562 C/T) showed significant polymorphic associations in MDS (p<0.02) and AML (p<0.02). MMP-9 mRNA expression of C/T and T/T genotypes were 1.5 and 2.5 fold increased in MDS and AML respectively. In AML, MMP-2 C/T and T/T genotypes showed 2.0 fold mRNA expression. Only MMP-9 (-1306 C/T) showed significant 4 fold (p<0.001) increased risk with chemical and x-ray exposed MDS, while tobacco and cigarette smokers have 3 fold (p<0.04) risk in AML. Conclusions: In view of our results, MMP-9 revealed synergistic secretion and expression in blast crises of MDS and AML with 'gene' polymorphic effects and is significantly associated with increased risk with tobacco, cigarette and environmental exposure. Release and secretion of these enzymes may influence hematopoietic cell behavior and may be important in the clinical point of view. It may offer valuable tools for diagnosis and prognosis, as well as possible targets for the treatments.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.157-167
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• 2009

소아의 종양성질환은 출생 첫해에 가장 많고, 2-3세경에 두 번째로 많이 나타난다. 소아에서는 급성 백혈병, 임파선암, 뇌종양, 연조직 종양 그리고 신장 종양이 일반적이다. 조기진단과 의학의 발달로 치료결과가 향상되고 치료후 생존율 또한 높아지는 추세이나, 항암화학요법, 방사선 및 조혈모세포 이식 등의 치료과정에 동반되는 전신 및 국소적합병증 또한 심각한 문제로 나타난다. 구강조직은 항암치료의 독성에 특히 예민하고 구강내 병소가 나타나는 경우가 많다. 소아치과의사는 종양성질환으로 다양한 항암치료를 받는 어린이의 치료 전후에 삶의 질에 영향을 줄 수 있는 치과적 문제를 진단하고 예방 및 관리에 매우 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 따라서 소아치과의사를 포함한 치과종사자는 환자의 병력, 치료과정, 건강상태에 따른 합병증을 예방 또는 처치하기 위한 개별적 구강관리지침을 제공하는 것이 필요하다. 이 논문에서는 소아에서 종양성질환을 치료중인환자, 특히 항암화학요법, 방사선 요법 및 조혈모세포이식환자에 대한 치료전후의 구강관리에 대하여 알아본다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제72권3호
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• pp.284-292
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• 2012

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate therapeutic outcomes and assess factors associated with therapeutic outcomes in hematologic patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). Methods: We analyzed all consecutive cases of IPA in adults with hematologic diseases from January 2008 to January 2009 at a Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Center in Seoul, Korea. Results: A total of 54 patients were identified. Underlying diseases were acute myelogenous leukemia (n=25), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (n=10), myelodysplastic syndrome (n=7), chronic myelogenous leukemia (n=3), multiple myeloma (n=3), severe aplastic anemia (n=2) and other hematologic diseases (n=4). Twenty six patients (48.2%) were assessed as having a favorable response, of which 16 patients (29.6%) showed complete response. Overall 12-week mortality and IPA attributable mortality were 38.9% (n=21) and 33.3% (n=18), respectively. In multivariate analysis, uncontrolled underlying disease (odds ratio [OR], 7.31; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.49~35.94; p=0.014) was associated with an unfavorable response, and for 12-week mortality, uncontrolled underlying disease (OR, 11.79; 95% CI, 1.49~93.46; p=0.020) and hypoalbuminemia (OR, 9.89; 95% CI, 1.42~68.99; p=0.021) were significantly poor prognostic factors. Conclusion: IPA still remains as a poor therapeutic outcome, especially in patients with refractory hematologic diseases.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.273-279
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• 2012

Busulfan is an antineoplastic agent with a narrow therapeutic window. A post-hoc population pharmacokinetic analysis of a prospective randomized trial for comparison of four-times daily versus once-daily intravenous busulfan was carried out to search for predictive factors of intravenous busulfan (iBu) pharmacokinetics (PK). In this study the population PK of iBu was characterized to provide suitable dosing recommendations. Patients were randomized to receive iBu, either as 0.8 mg/kg every 6 h or 3.2 mg/kg daily over 4 days prior to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In total, 295 busulfan concentrations were analyzed with NONMEM. Actual body weight and sex were significant covariates affecting the PK of iBu. Sixty patients were included in the study (all Korean; 23 women, 37 men; mean [SD] age, 36.5 [10.9] years; weight, 66.5 [11.3] kg). Population estimates for a typical patient weighing 65 kg were: clearance (CL) 7.6 l/h and volume of distribution (Vd) 32.2 l for men and 29.1 L for women. Inter-individual random variabilities of CL and $V_d$ were 16% and 9%. Based on a CL estimate from the final PK model, a simple dosage scheme to achieve the target $AUC_{0-inf}$ (defined as median AUC0-inf with a once-daily dosage) of 26.18 $mg/l{\cdot}hr$, was proposed: $24.79{\cdot}ABW^{0.5}mg$ q24h, where ABW represents the actual body weight in kilograms. The dosing scheme reduced the unexplained interindividual variabilities of CL and Vd of iBu with ABW being a significant covariate affecting clearance of iBU. We propose a new simple dosing scheme for iBu based only on ABW.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.443-449
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• 2015

Background: Myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) are clonal hematologic malignancies originating at the level of the pluripotent hematopoietic stem cell. Matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) are proteolytic enzymes that contribute to all stages of malignancy progression. Genetic variants in the MMP genes may influence the biological function of these enzymes and change their role in carcinogenesis and progression. To our knowledge, this is the first investigation of associations between the -735 C/T and -1562 C/T polymorphisms in the MMP2 and MMP9 genes, respectively, and the risk of essential thrombocytosis (ET), and polycythemia vera (PV). Materials and Methods: The case-control study included JAK2V617F mutation positive 102 ET and PV patients and 111 controls. Polymorphisms were determined by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and electrophoresis. Results: No statistically significant differences were detected between patient (ET+PV) and control groups regarding genotype distribution for MMP2 gene-735 C/T and MMP9 gene -1562 C/T polymorphisms and C/T allele frequency (p>0.050). Statistically borderline significance was observed between PV and control groups regarding genotype distribution for the MMP9 gene -1562 C/T polymorphism (p=0.050, OR=2.26, 95%Cl=0.99-5.16). Conclusions: Consequently this study supported that CC genotype of MMP9 gene -1562 C/T polymorphism may be related with PV even if with borderline significance.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.5013-5018
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• 2015

Background: Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by proliferation of one or more myeloid lineages. Polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF) are classical Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)-negative MPN that have a Janus Kinase 2 (JAK2) mutation, especially JAK2V617F in the majority of patients. The major complications of Ph-negative MPNs are thrombosis, hemorrhage, and leukemic transformation. Objective: To study clinical manifestations including symptoms, signs, laboratory findings, and JAK2V617F mutations of Ph-negative MPN (PV, ET and PMF) as well as their complications. Materials and Methods: All Ph-negative MPN (PV, ET and PMF) patients who attended the Hematology Clinic at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital from January, 1 2003 through December, 31 2013 were retrospectively reviewed for demographic data, clinical characteristics, complete blood count, JAK2V617F mutation analysis, treatment, and complications. Results: One hundred and fifty seven patients were included in the study. They were classified as PV, ET and PMF for 68, 83 and 6 with median ages of 60, 61, and 68 years, respectively. JAK2V617F mutations were detected in 88%, 69%, and 100% of PV, ET and PMF patients. PV had the highest incidence of thrombosis (PV 29%, ET 14%, and PMF 0%) that occurred in both arterial and venous sites whereas PMF had the highest incidence of bleeding (PMF 17%, ET 11%, and PV 7%). During follow up, there was one ET patient that transformed to acute leukemia and five cases that developed thrombosis (three ET and two PV patients). No secondary myelofibrosis and death cases were encountered. Conclusions: Ph-negative MPNs have various clinical manifestations. JAK2V617F mutations are present in the majority of PV, ET, and PMF patients. This study confirmed that thrombosis and bleeding are the most significant complications in patients with Ph-negative MPN.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제56권11호
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• pp.490-495
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• 2013

Purpose: The use of cyclosporine and mini-dose methotrexate (MTX) is a common strategy for graftversus- host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis in allogeneic transplants. We investigated whether patients who receive fewer than the planned MTX doses are at increased risk for GVHD. Methods: The study cohort included 103 patients who received allogeneic transplants at the Department of Pediatrics of The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, from January 2010 to December 2011. MTX was administered on days 1, 3, 6, and 11 after transplant at a dose of 5 $mg/m^2$ each. Within the cohort, 76 patients (74%) received all 4 doses of MTX [MTX(4) group], while 27 patients (26%) received 0-3 doses [MTX(0-3) group]. Results: Although there was no difference in neutrophil engraftment between the 2 groups, platelet engraftment was significantly faster in the MTX(4) group (median, 15 days), compared to the MTX(0- 3) group (median, 25 days; P =0.034). The incidence of grades II-IV acute GVHD was not different between the MTX(4) and MTX(0-3) groups (P =0.417). In the multivariate study, human leukocyte antigen mismatch was the most significant factor causing grades II-IV acute GVHD (P =0.002), followed by female donor to male recipient transplant (P =0.034). No difference was found between the MTX(4) and MTX (0-3) groups regarding grades III-IV acute GVHD, chronic GVHD, and disease-free survival. Conclusion: Our results indicate that deviations from the full dose schedule of MTX for GVHD prophylaxis do not lead to increased incidence of either acute or chronic GVHD.