• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4815-4818
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• 2013

Background: Atrophic epithelium of cervix sampled from postmenopausal women may mimic high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in Papanicolaou-stained (Pap) smears. Ki-67 (MIB-1) protein presents on proliferating cells, and percentage of cells with positive nuclei provides a reliable tool for rapid evaluation of the growth fraction. The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of protein Ki67 staining in atypical pap smears of postmenopausal women. Methods: In a case-control setting, pap smears of 75 women with an atypical pap smear (case group) and 75 with normal pap smears (controls) were obtained before and after estrogen treatment. Afterward, samples were exposed to the monoclonal antibody Ki-67 (MIB-1) and the immunohistochemically demonstrated Ki-67+ cells were compared. Results: Mean ages of cases and controls were $60.4{\pm}4.5$ and $59.9{\pm}4.3$ years respectively (P=0.50). There was one (2.7%) positive Ki-67 specimen in the case group, without any positive Ki-67 specimen in the control group (P=0.50). Conclusions: Measurement of proliferative activity index in Pap smears restrained with MIB1 is a simple, reliable, and cost-effective method for excluding negatives. This would imply that it might allow a substantial reduction of diagnostic estrogen courses and subsequent Pap smears in postmenopausal women with atypical findings.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4717-4721
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• 2013

Complete surgical resection of the primary tumour is a crucial predictive step for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), because incomplete resection may lead to increase in the recurrence rate. Molecular cancer markers have been investigated as potential predictors of prognosis marker, to identify patients who are at high risk of local recurrence. This retrospective study aimed to determine the prognostic correlation between p53 and eIF4E expression and clinical characteristics, recurrence and overall survival. Forty eight HNSCC patients were selected between 2006 and 2009 diagnosed at the Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Out of 48, only those 24 with negative surgical margins with hematoxylin and eosin (HandE) were chosedn for further analysis. A total of 77 surgical margins were obtained and subsequently analysed by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining with monoclonal p53 and polyclonal eIF4E antibodies. Contingency table and ${\chi}^2$-test were used to investigate the correlation between p53 and eIF4E expression and clinical characteristics, recurrence and overall survival of the HNSCC patients. The follow up period was 74 months (range 1-74 months). The Kaplan-Meier method was used to generate recurrence and survival curves. This is a first retrospective study of Northern Territory patients, including Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. Molecular study of surgical margins could help to identify patients with and without clear margins after surgery and help in choice of the most appropriate adjuvant treatment for HNSCC patients.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.189-194
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a source of major morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of POPF is mandatory to improve patient outcomes and clinical risk scores may be ombined with postoperative drain fluid amylase (DFA) values to stratify patients. The aim of this pilot study was to etermine if intraoperative fluid amylase (IFA) values correlate with DFA1 and POPF. Methods: In patients undergoing PD from February to November 2020, intraoperative samples of intra-abdominal fluid adjacent to the pancreatic anastomosis were taken and sent for fluid amylase measurement prior to abdominal closure. Data regarding patient demographics, postoperative DFA values, complications, and mortality were prospectively collected. Results: Data were obtained for 52 patients with a median alternative Fistula Risk Score (aFRS) of 9.9. Postoperative complications occurred in 20 (38.5%) patients (five Clavien grade ≥ 3). There were eight POPFs and two patients died (pneumonia/sepsis). There was a significant correlation between IFA and DFA1 (R² = 0.713; p < 0.001) and DFA3 (p < 0.001), and the median IFA was higher in patients with POPF than patients without (1,232.5 vs. 122; p = 0.0003). IFA > 260 U/L predicted POPF with sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of 88.0%, 75.0%, 39.0%, and 97.0%, respectively. The incidence of POPF was 43.0% in high-risk (high aFRS/IFA) and 0% in lowrisk patients (low aFRS/IFA). Conclusions: IFA correlated with POPF and may be a useful adjunct to clinical risk scores to stratify patients during PD. Larger, prospective studies are needed to determine whether IFA has clinical utility.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.436-442
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• 2009

목적: 본 연구는 갈색세포종의 수술 전 초기 진단에서 MIBG 스캔이 생화학적 검사나 해부학적 영상, 각각의 진단방법과 이 두 가지 진단 방법을 함께 이용한 경우와 비교해서 어떠한 진단적 가치를 가질 수 있는지 평가하기 위해 진행되었다. 대상및방법: 환자군은 2004년 4월부터 2008년 4월까지 임상적으로 갈색세포종이 의심되어 본원에 내원한 총 22명의 환자(남:여=13:9, 평균나이: $44.3{\pm}\;19.3$세)를 대상으로 하였고, 환자들은 진단을 위해 생화학적 검사(24 시간 뇨의 VMA, 메타네프린, 뇨와 혈장의 에피네프린, 노르에피네프린)와 해부학적 영상검사(CT 또는 MRI), I-123/I-131 MIBG 스캔을 모두 시행하고 조직학적으로 최종 확진이 이루어졌다. 결과: 각각의 진단방법에 대한 예민도, 특이도, 양성예측율, 음성예측율, 정확도를 구하여 그 수치를 비교하였는데 결과적으로 생화학적 검사는 88.9%, 69.2%, 66.7%, 90.0%, 77.3%, 해부학적 영상은 55.6%, 69.2%, 55.6%, 69.2%, 63.6%로 나타났으며, 위의 두 검사를 함께 사용한 경우에는 88.9%, 61.5%, 50.0%, 83.3%, 59.1% 이었다. 이에 비해 I-123/I-131 MIBG스캔을 단독으로 사용한 경우는 88.9%, 92.3%, 88.9%, 92.3 %, 90.9%로 나와서 생화학적 검사와 해부학적 영상을 각각 이용한 경우의 결과와 비교하여 전반적으로 수치가 높았고, 두 가지 검사를 함께 사용한 경우와 비교해서도 특이도, 양성예측율, 음성예측율, 정확도는 높고 예민도는 같은 결과를 보인 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 따라서 갈색세포종의 수술 전 초기진단에 있어서 생화학적 검사나 해부학적 영상뿐만 아니라 MIBG 스캔도 단일 검사로써 충분히 유용한 진단적 가치를 가질 것으로 기대되며, MIBG의 기능적 영상정보에 CT의 해부학적 영상정보를 함께 융합할 수 있는 SPECT/CT나 교감신경계에 섭취될 수 있는 PET tracer를 이용한 PET/CT를 사용한다면 갈색세포종에 대한 진단 능력을 더욱 높일 수 있을 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1929-1934
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• 2015

Purpose: To determine the diagnostic yield of primary circulating tumor cells in women with suspicion of breast cancer, detected as a result of an abnormal mammography. Materials and Methods: Consecutive women presenting for breast biopsy as a result of a mammogram BiRADs of 3 or more, had an 8ml blood sample taken for primary circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection. Mononuclear cells were obtained using differential gel centrifugation and CTCs identified using standard immunocytochemistry using anti-mammoglobin. A test was determined to be positive if 1 CTC was detected. Results: A total of 144 women with a mean age of $54.7{\pm}15.6$ years participated, 78/144 (53.0%) had breast cancer on biopsy, 65/140 (46.3%) benign pathologies and 1(0.7%) non-Hogkins lymphoma. Increasing BiRADs scores were associated with increased cancer detection (p=0.004, RR 1.00, 4.24, 8.50). CTC mammoglobin positive had a sensitivity of 81.1% and specificity of 90.9%, with positive and negative predictive values of 90.9% and 81.1% respectively. Mammoglobin positive CTCs detected 87% of invasive cancers, while poorly differentiated cancers were negative for mammoglobin. Only 50% of in situ cancers and none of the intraductal cancers had CTCs detected. Menopausal status did not affect the diagnostic yield of the CTC test, which was higher in women with BiRADS 4 mammograms. There was a significant trend (p<0.0001 Chi squared for trends) in CTC detection frequency from intraductal, in situ and invasive (OR 1.00, 8.00, 472.00). Conclusions: The use of primary CTC detection in women suspected of breast cancer has potential uses, especially with invasive cancer, but it failed to detect intra-ductal cancer and 50% of in situ cancer. There was no difference in the diagnostic yield between pre and post menopausal women. To confirm its use in reducing biopsies in women with BIRADs 4a mammagrams and in the detection of interval invasive breast cancer, larger studies are needed.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.645-651
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• 2018

The carcinogenicity of chemicals in the environment is a major concern. Recently, numerous studies have attempted to develop methods for predicting carcinogenicity, including rodent and cell-based approaches. However, rodent carcinogenicity tests for evaluating the carcinogenic potential of a chemical to humans are time-consuming and costly. This study focused on the development of an alternative method for predicting carcinogenicity using quantitative PCR (qPCR) and colon cancer stem cells. A toxicogenomic method, mRNA profiling, is useful for predicting carcinogenicity. Using microarray analysis, we optimized 16 predictive gene sets from five carcinogens (azoxymethane, 3,2'-dimethyl-4-aminobiphenyl, N-ethyl-n-nitrosourea, metronidazole, 4-(n-methyl-n-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone) used to treat colon cancer stem cell samples. The 16 genes were evaluated by qPCR using 23 positive and negative carcinogens in colon cancer stem cells. Among them, six genes could differentiate between positive and negative carcinogens with a p-value of ${\leq}0.05$. Our qPCR-based prediction system for colon carcinogenesis using colon cancer stem cells is cost- and time-efficient. Thus, this qPCR-based prediction system is an alternative to in vivo carcinogenicity screening assays.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.596-604
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• 2019

본 연구는 퇴적물이 소모하는 산소량(SOD)과 환경 인자가 서로 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 퇴적물 배양실험을 수행하였다. 이를 위해 실험실에서 용출 반응조를 설치하여 20일간 배양하였으며, 퇴적물에 존재하는 물질 중 P 및 Fe와의 관계를 중점적으로 연구하였다. 분석 결과, 수층의 용존 산소는 시간의 경과에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타냈으며, 퇴적물의 산화환원전위 또한 음의 방향으로 진행되어 혐기적 환원환경이 조성되었다. 퇴적물 산소요구량(SOD)은 배양 초기 0.05mg/g로 측정되었으며, 20일차 0.09mg/g으로 퇴적물이 소모하는 산소량이 증가하는 경향을 관찰하였다. 이는 chl-a의 증가로 퇴적물 표층에 축적된 유기물의 분해에 의한 산소 소모(Biological-SOD), 그리고 환원반응에 의해 생성된 금속 환원물이 재산화 할 경우 소모되는 산소(Chemical-SOD)에 의한 것으로 보인다. 퇴적물에서 추출한 존재형태별 인과 SOD의 상관관계를 살펴보면 Ex-P, Org-P의 경우 양의 상관관계, Fe-P의 경우 음의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 또한, 실험 20일차 퇴적물의 미생물 군집을 분석한 결과 혐기성 철 환원균(FeRB)이 우점종으로 검출되었다. 따라서, 철 산화물과 결합한 인산염이 환원반응에 의해 분리될 경우 인산염은 수중으로 용출되어 일차생산력을 증가시키며, 환원물은 재산화 하여 퇴적물 산소 소모량에 기여하므로 본 연구는 산소 수지의 개선을 위한 기초 자료로 이용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권8호
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• pp.973-979
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• 2002

목 적: A군 베타용혈성 연쇄구균은 급성 인두편도염의 원인이 되는 세균으로 류마티스성 열 및 사구체 신염과 같은 심각한 합병증을 유발할 수 있어 정확한 진단과 치료를 해야 하는 질병이다. A군 연쇄구균성 인두편도염은 증상만으로는 진단하기 어렵고, 가장 좋은 검사방법인 인두배양검사는 시간을 요하는 단점이 있다. 최근에 비교적 검사과정이 간단한 신속항원검사법을 이용할 수 있게 되었다. 이에 저자들은 두 종류의 신속항원검사법의 민감도와 특이도를 알아보고, 일치도를 평가하기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법: 2001년 11월부터 2002년 2월까지 한일병원 소아과 외래를 방문한 환자 중 인두의 발적과 부종, 인두의 삼출물, 인두의 점상 출혈이 있는 61명의 환자를 대상으로 인두배양검사와 신속항원검사를 시행하였다. 신속항원검사법은 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A(Becton, Dickinson & Company, U.S.A.)와 $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$(Quidel Corporation, U.S.A.)를 사용하였다. 결 과 : 1) 61례의 검체 중 22례(36.1%)에서 인두배양검사상 A군 베타용혈성 연쇄구균이 배양되었다. 2) 집락수 1+는 2례(9.1%), 집락수 2+는 1례(4.5%), 집락수 3+는 10례(45.5%), 집락수 4+는 9례(40.9 %)로 배양되었다. 3) 인두배양검사에서 양성으로 나온 환자 중 3세에서 5세 사이가 14례(63.6%)로 본 연구에서 A군 연쇄구균성 인두편도염의 가장 흔한 연령층이었다. 4) 인두배양검사상 양성으로 나온 환자의 임상 증상 및 징후는 발열과 림프절 종대가 각각 18례(81.8%)에서 나타났고, 인두통 16례(72.7%), 구토 11례(50.0%), 성홍열양 피부발진 8례(36.4%), 두통 7례(31.8%), 복통 7례(31.8%), 딸기모양의 혀는 6례(27.7%)에서 관찰되었다. 5) 민감도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 81.8%(18례/22례), $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$이 77.3%(17례/22례)이었다. 특이도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 89.7%(35례/39례), $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$이 100%(39례/39례)이었다. 6) 양성 예측도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 81.8%, $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$이 100%이었다. 음성 예측도는 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A가 89.7%, $QuickVue^{(R)}$ In-Line$^{TM}$이 88.6%이었다. 7) 인두배양검사에 대한 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A의 k값은 0.72로 일치도 좋음을 보였고, $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-Line^{TM}$의 k값은 0.81로 일치도 아주 좋음을 나타냈다. 결 론 : 신속항원검사법인 BD $LINK2^{TM}$ Strep A와 $QuickVue^{(R)}$ $In-LINK^{TM}$은 민감도와 특이도, 일치도가 높을 뿐 아니라 신속하고 간편하게 결과를 알 수 있어서 인두배양검사와 병행하여 급성 인두편도염을 진단하고 치료하는데 많은 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제76권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2014

Background: Interferon-${\gamma}$ assays based on tuberculosis (TB)-specific antigens have been utilized for diagnosing and ruling out latent TB and active TB, but their utility is still limited for TB incidence countries. The aim of this study is to understand the clinical utility of enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assays among patients with clinically suspected TB and healthy adults in clinical practices and community-based settings. Methods: The ELISpot assays (T SPOT.TB, Oxford Immunotec, UK) were prospectively performed in 202 patients. After excluding those with indeterminate results, 196 were included for analysis: 41 were TB patients, 93 were non-TB patients, and 62 were healthy adults. Results: The sensitivity and negative predictive values of the T SPOT.TB assays for the diagnosis of TB were 87.8% and 89.1%, respectively, among patients with suspected TB. The agreement between the tuberculin skin test (10-mm cutoff) and the T SPOT.TB assay was 66.1% (kappa=0.335) in all participants and 80.0% (kappa=0.412) in TB patients. Among those without TB (n=155), a past history of TB and fibrotic TB scar on chest X-rays were significant factors that yielded positive T SPOT.TB results. There was a significant difference in the magnitude of T SPOT.TB spot counts between TB patients and non-TB patients or healthy adults. Conclusion: The T SPOT.TB assay appeared to be a useful test for the diagnostic exclusion of TB. A positive result, however, should be cautiously interpreted for potential positives among those without active TB in intermediate TB incidence areas.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2015

Background: The aim of the study was to determine whether the expression of baseline phosphorus (P) and magnesium (Mg) levels were prognostic in terms of stage and overall survival (OS) in newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients. Materials and Methods: Retrospectively, 130 patients were selected at the time of diagnosis oflung cancer (100 with NSCLC and 30 with SCLC), before the initialization of any chemo-radiotherapy. The median age was 67 (range 29-92). IA, IB, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB and IV stages were present in 3, 4, 19, 6, 25, 8, and 65 patients, respectively. After centrifugation, the levels of serum P and Mg were measured using the nephelometric method/ photometry and evaluated before any type of treatment. Results: Higher than normal levels of P were found in 127/130 patients, while only four patients had elevated Mg serum values. In terms of Spearman test, higher P serum values correlated with either stage (rho=- 0.334, p<0.001) or OS (rho=-0.212, p=0.016). Additionally, a significant negative correlation of Mg serum levels was found with stage of disease (rho=-0.135, P=0.042). On multivariate cox-regression survival analysis, only stage (p<0.01), performance status (p<0.01) and P serum (p=0.045) showed a significant prognostic value. Conclusions: Our study indicated that pre-treatment P serum levels in lung cancer patients are higher than the normal range. Moreover, P and Mg serum levels are predictive of stage of disease. Along with stage and performance status, the P serum levels had also a significant impact on survival. This information may be important for stratifying patients to specific treatment protocols or intensifying their therapies. However, larger series are now needed to confirm our results.