• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2012

무고정틀 두개 방사선 시술은 두개 고정틀 방식에 비해 환자 친화적이며 다중 분할 치료의 적용이 용이하다는 장점을 가진다. 그러나, 환자의 움직임을 완전히 제어할 수 없기 때문에 치료 중 움직임으로 인해 시술의 정확도가 영향을 받을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 종양 추적 방식의 무고정틀 방사선 치료를 시행 받은 환자의 실제 치료 기록을 분석하여 무고정틀 방사선 치료 시 발생할 수 있는 치료 중 환자의 움직임을 분석하였다. 사이버나이프(CyberKnife, Accuray Inc, CA)를 이용한 294회의 뇌종양 방사선 수술 기록을 분석하였으며, 이를 토대로 치료시간에 따른 치료 중 움직임의 크기를 통계적으로 제시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 무고정틀 방사선 수술 시 고려되어야 할 치료 중 움직임에 대한 기본 지표로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.75-79
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• 2004

Purpose: To compare the proliferation potential of the epithelial cells between unicystic ameloblastoma (UA), dentigerous cyst (DC), and odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) and to correlate this proliferation potential with the radiographic features of these three pathoses. Materials and Methods: Immunohistochemical expression of PCNA, Ki-67, and cytokeratin as a proliferation marker were assessed for 15 cases of UA, 15 cases of DC, and 15 cases of OKC. The degree of immunochemical expression of three proliferation markers were correlated with the radiographic features, especially cortical expansion (negative and positive) and shape of border (scalloped and round). Results: Using PCNA and Ki-67, OKC showed the highest proliferation potential and UA the lowest. Statistically significant differences were found between the OKC and the UA (p < 0.05). However, no statistically significant difference was present according to the radiographic features in all pathoses. Using cytokeratin, there was no significant differences of proliferation potential among three pathoses. Conclusions : OKC epithelium has the most intense proliferation potential, followed by the dentigeous cyst and then unicystic ameloblastoma. There is no significant relation between the radiographic features and the proliferation potential of epithelium of these three pathoses.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.823-829
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• 2015

The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of the transcription factor Ki-67, ER, PR, Her2/neu, p21, EGFR, and TOP II-${\alpha}$ in the tumor tissue of patients with invasive ductal carcinoma(IDC); in addition, we examined correlations between these markers. Two hundred and sixteen IDC patients, who were not previously been treated with chemo- or radiotherapy, were included in the study. All tumors were grade I-III. Expression of molecular markers was determined by immunohistochemical analysis on paraffin-embedded tissue sections. Follow-up data were collected for 3 months to 10 years and analyzed for tumor recurrence, survival time, and prognostic risk factors. We determined Ki-67 expression correlates with the expression of ER, PR, HER-2, EGFR, and TOP-${\alpha}$, as well as lymph node involvement, high tumor grade, lymphovascular invasion, high tumor stage, and high TNM stage in IDC. Positive Ki-67 expression was a risk factor for rapid tumor recurrence and may help tumor progression, leading to poor prognosis in IDC. Ki-67 was directly correlated with EGFR, TOP II-${\alpha}$, lymph node involvement, high tumor grade, lymphovascular invasion, high tumor stage, and high TNM stage in the hormone receptor subtypes of breast cancer. In triple negative breast cancer, Ki-67 correlated with TOP II-${\alpha}$. Expression of Ki-67 correlated with that of ER, PR, HER-2, EGFR, TOP II-${\alpha}$, and p21. In addition, the biomarker Ki-67 has a role as a prognostic factor and indicates a poor prognosis in IDC.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2014

Purpose: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most important growth factors for metastatic tumors. To clarify the role of VEGF-A and C in patients with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) or gastric cancer (GC), we evaluated the expression levels of these two molecules. We also analyzed the effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on VEGF-A and C expression levels. Materials and Methods: Patients with dyspepsia who needed diagnostic endoscopy were selected and divided into three groups: nonulcer dyspepsia (NUD), PUD, and GC, according to their endoscopic and histopathological results. Fifty-two patients with NUD, 50 with PUD, and 38 with GC were enrolled in this study. H. pylori infection was diagnosed by the rapid urease test. After RNA extraction and synthesis of cDNA, the expression levels of VEGF-A and C were determined by quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Results: The VEGF-C expression level in the PUD and GC groups was significantly higher than that in the NUD group. Moreover, the VEGF-A expression level in the PUD and GC groups was higher than in the NUD group, although the differences were not statistically significant. Significant positive correlations were also observed between the expression levels of these two molecules in the PUD and GC groups. In addition, the expression levels of these two molecules were higher in H. pylori positive patients with PUD or GC than in H. pylori negative patients of the same groups; however, these differences did not reach statistical significance. Conclusions: Up-regulation of VEGF-C expression during gastric mucosal inflammation may play a role in the development of peptic ulcers or GC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6569-6572
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• 2013

In cervical cancer, one of the most common malignant tumors in women worldwide, miR-126 has been reported to exhibit decreased expression. However, its role in cervical cancer cell proliferation and drug sensitivity has remained relatively unexplored. Here, we compared the expression of miR-126 in cervical cancer tissues (n = 20) with that in normal cervical tissue (n = 20) using quantitative RT-PCR. The viability of Siha cervical cancer cells was further measured by MTT assay after transfection with miR-126 mimic (Siha-miR-126 mimic) or microRNA mimic negative control (Siha-miR mimic NC) and after treatment with various concentrations of bleomycin (BLM). IC50s were calculated, and the survival rates (SRs) of Siha cells were calculated. miR-126 expression in cervical cancer tissue was significantly decreased compared with that in normal cervical tissue (P < 0.01). The relative SRs of Siha-miR-126 mimic cells were also significantly decreased compared with those of Siha-miR mimic NC cells at 24-96 h after transfection. The IC50 of BLM in Siha-miR-126 mimic cells ($50.3{\pm}2.02{\mu}g/mL$) was decreased compared with that in Siha-miR mimic NC cells ($70.5{\pm}4.33{\mu}g/mL$) at 48 h after transfection (P < 0.05). Finally, the SRs of Siha-miR-126 mimic cells were significantly lower than those of SihamiR mimic NC cells after cultured in medium containing 40 ${\mu}g/mL$ BLM for 24-96 h (P < 0.05). These results suggest that miR-126 is expressed at low levels in cervical cancer. Upregulation of miR-126 inhibited cervical cancer cell proliferation and enhanced the sensitivity to BLM. Thus, miR-126 may represent a novel approach to cervical cancer treatment.

• 식물병연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2006

2003년 대전광역시 유성구에서 벤자민고무나무의 줄기에 뿌리혹병이 발생하였다. 혹은 15cm정도의 크기로 표면이 거칠고 갈변된 타원형이었다. 혹 조직으로부터 Agrobacterium과 유사한 세균을 분리하였으며 벤자민고무나무의 유묘에 접종하여 혹을 형성한 5개 균주 중에서 2가지 계통에 대하여 분류학적 특성을 조사하였다. 0.5% $CaCO_3$가 첨가된 PDA 배지에서 생장된 병원성 세균들은 둥글고 볼록하면서 광택이 나는 크림색 계통이었다. 모든 균주는 다수의 편모를 가진 간상의 세균으로 그람음성이었으며 호기적으로 생장하면서 D1M agar에서도 생장하였다. 병원성 세균들은 대조균주와 상이한 특성을 가지고 있었으나 주요 생리 생화학적특성, 탄소원 이용양상, 지방산조성 분석 결과에 근거하여 A. larrymoorei와 A. tumefacien로 동정되었다. A. larrymoorei와 A. tumefaciens는 포도를 제외한 타 기주식물에서도 병원성이 있었다. 국내에서 A. larrymoorei와 A. tumefaciens에 의한 벤자민고무나무의 뿌리혹병은 본 연구에서 처음 보고된다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2006

2001년 경기도 화성시와 2004년 경상북도 구미시에서 국화의 줄기와 뿌리에 뿌리혹병이 발생하였다. 혹의 모양과 색은 상이하였으나 표면이 거칠고 갈변된 타원형이었다. 혹 조직으로부터 분리한 20개 균주 중 국화의 유묘에 접종하여 혹을 형성한 9개 균주에 대하여 분류학적 특성을 조사하였다. 0.5% $CaCO_3$가 첨가된 PDA배지에서 생장된 콜로니들은 둥글고 볼록하면서 광택이 나는 크림색이었다. 모든 균주는 다수의 편모를 가진 간상의 세균으로 그람음성이면서 호기적으로 생장하였으며 D1M agar 에서도 생장하였다. 병원성 세균들은 대조균주와 상이한 특성을 가지고 있었으나 주요 생리 생화학적특성, 탄소원 이용양상, 지방산조성 비교 결과에 근거하여 8개 균주는 Agrobacterium tumefaciens로 1개 균주는 A. rubi로 동정되었다. A. tumefaciens 계통들은 A. rubi 계통보다 병원성이 강하였으며 기주범위가 넓었다. 국내에서 A. tumefaciens와 A. rubi에 의한 국화의 뿌리혹병은 본 연구에서 처음 보고되는 것이며 자연상태에서 A. rubi에 의해 국화의 뿌리혹병이 발생된 사례는 전 세계적으로 처음이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.249-254
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• 2016

Molecular detection methods such as RT-PCR for detecting breast cancer-associated gene expression in the peripheral blood have the potential to modify breast cancer (BC) staging and therapy. In this regard, we evaluated the potential of erb-B2 molecular marker in BC detection and analyzed the expression of erb-B2 mRNA in the peripheral blood and fresh tissue samples of 50 pretreated female BC patients and 50 healthy females by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) method. We also assessed the correlation of erb-B2 mRNA marker positivity in peripheral blood and tumor tissue samples with clinical and pathological factors in BC patients in order to evaluate its prognostic value. It was shown that there is a significant difference between healthy females and BC patients with expression of the erb-B2 molecular marker (p<0.01). A significant difference between the expression of erb-B2 in the peripheral blood and tissue samples of BC patients (p<0.01) and the frequency of circulating erb-B2 mRNA expression in peripheral blood and in tissue was detected by RT-PCR. No correlation was found between erb-B2 mRNA expression in blood or tumor tissue samples and lymph node, tumor grade, tumor stage, tumor size, patient's age, ki67, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PGR), P53, and HER-2 status. However, in a small subset of 31 BC patients we found that expression of erb-B2 in peripheral blood or in both peripheral blood and tumor tissue was directly correlated with lympho-vascular invasion and perineural invasion as poor prognostic features. The highest rates of erb-B2 expression in peripheral blood or tumor tissue were in the ER and PR negative and HER-2 positive group. This study suggests that the application of the RT-PCR and immunohistochemical methods for erb-B2 molecular marker detection would provide a higher detection rate, especially in early stage BC.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3525-3531
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• 2014

Objective: Fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG-PET) is a new technique for identifying different malignant tumors using different uptake values between tumor cells and normal tissues. Here we assessed the diagnostic accuracy of 18F-FDG-PET in patients with testicular cancer by pooling data of existing trials in a meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Central Trials databases were searched and studies published in English relating to the diagnostic value of FDG-PET for testicular cancer were collected. The summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) curve was used to examine the FDG-PET accuracy. Results: A total of 16 studies which included 957 examinations in 807 patients (median age, 31.1 years) were analyzed. A meta-analysis was performed to combine the sensitivity and specificity and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs), from diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), positive likelihood ratios (PLR), negative likelihood ratio (NLR). SROC were derived to demonstrate the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET for testicular cancer. The pooled sensitivity and specificity were 0.75 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.70-0.80) and 0.87 (95% CI, 0.84-0.89), respectively. The pooled DOR was 35.6 (95% CI, 12.9-98.3). The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.88. The pooled PLR and pooled NLR were 7.80 (95% CI, 3.73-16.3) and 0.31 (95% CI, 0.23-0.43), respectively. Conclusion: In patients with testicular cancer, 18F-FDG-PET demonstrated a high SROC area, and could be a potentially useful tool if combined with other imaging methods such as MRI and CT. Nevertheless, the literature focusing on the use of 18F-FDG-PET in this setting still remains limited.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.3407-3412
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• 2015

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the accuracy of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value, and time-intensity curve (TIC) type analysis derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging (DCE-MRI) in differentiating benign from malignant adnexal masses. Materials and Methods: 47 patients with 56 adnexal masses (27 malignant and 29 benign) underwent DWI and DCE-MRI examinations, prior to surgery. DWI signal intensity, mean ADC value, and TIC type were determined for all the masses. Results: High signal intensity on DWI and type 3 TIC were helpful in differentiating benign from malignant adnexal masses (p<0.001). The mean ADC value was significantly lower in malignant adnexal masses (p<0.001). An ADC value< $1.20{\times}10^{-3}mm^2/s$ may be the optimal cutoff for differentiating between benign and malignant tumors. The negative predictive value for low signal intensity on DWI, and type 1 TIC were 100%. The pairwise comparison among the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves showed that the area under the curve (AUC) of TIC was significantly larger than the AUCs of DWI and ADC (p<0.001 for comparison of TIC and DWI, p<0.02 for comparison of TIC and ADC value). Conclusions: DWI, ADC value and TIC type derived from DCE-MRI are all sensitive and relatively specific methods for differentiating benign from malignant adnexal masses. By comparing these functional MR techniques, TIC was found to be more accurate than DWI and ADC.