• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.45-49
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• 2018

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative strain elastography of tongue carcinoma using intraoral ultrasonography. Materials and Methods: Two patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) who underwent quantitative strain elastography for the diagnosis of tongue lesions using intraoral ultrasonography were included in this prospective study. Strain elastography was performed using a linear 14 MHz transducer (Aplio 300; Canon Medical Systems, Otawara, Japan). Manual light compression and decompression of the tongue by the transducer was performed to achieve optimal and consistent color coding. The variation in tissue strain over time caused by the compression exerted using the probe was displayed as a strain graph. The integrated strain elastography software allowed the operator to place circular regions of interest (ROIs) of various diameters within the elastography window, and automatically displayed quantitative strain (%) for each ROI. Quantitative indices of the strain (%) were measured for normal tissues and lesions in the tongue. Results: The average strain of normal tissue and tongue SCC in a 50-year-old man was 1.468% and 0.000%, respectively. The average strain of normal tissue and tongue SCC in a 59-year-old man was 1.007% and 0.000%, respectively. Conclusion: We investigated the quantitative strain elastography of tongue carcinoma using intraoral ultrasonography. Strain elastography using intraoral ultrasonography is a promising technique for characterizing and differentiating normal tissues and SCC in the tongue.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제64권11호
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• pp.559-572
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• 2021

The International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies classifies vascular anomalies into vascular tumors and vascular malformations. Vascular tumors are neoplasms of endothelial cells, among which infantile hemangiomas (IHs) are the most common, occurring in 5%-10% of infants. Glucose transporter-1 protein expression in IHs differs from that of other vascular tumors or vascular malformations. IHs are not present at birth but are usually diagnosed at 1 week to 1 month of age, rapidly proliferate between 1 and 3 months of age, mostly complete proliferation by 5 months of age, and then slowly involute to the adipose or fibrous tissue. Approximately 10% of IH cases require early treatment. The 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics clinical practice guideline for the management of IHs recommends that primary care clinicians frequently monitor infants with IHs, educate the parents about the clinical course, and refer infants with high-risk IH to IH specialists ideally at 1 month of age. High-risk IHs include those with life-threatening complications, functional impairment, ulceration, associated structural anomalies, or disfigurement. In Korea, IHs are usually treated by pediatric hematology-oncologists with the cooperation of pediatric cardiologists, radiologists, dermatologists, and plastic surgeons. Oral propranolol, a nonselective beta-adrenergic antagonist, is the first-line treatment for IHs at a dosage of 2-3 mg/kg/day divided into 2 daily doses maintained for at least 6 months and often continuing until 12 months of age. Topical timolol maleate solution, a topical nonselective beta-blocker, may be used for small superficial type IHs at a dosage of 1-2 drops of 0.5% gel-forming ophthalmic solution applied twice daily. Pulse-dye laser therapy or surgery is useful for the treatment of residual skin changes after IH involution.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.219-227
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• 2024

Bladder cancer remains the 10th most common cancer worldwide. In recent years, metformin has been found to have potential anti-bladder cancer activity while high concentration of IC₅₀ at millimolar level is needed, which could not be reached by regular oral administration route. Thus, higher efficient agent is urgently demanded for clinically treating bladder cancer. Here, by conjugating artesunate to metformin, a novel artesunate-metformin dimer triazine derivative AM2 was designed and synthesized. The inhibitory effect of AM2 on bladder cancer cell line T24 and the mechanism underlying was determined. Anti-tumor activity of AM2 was assessed by MTT, cloning formation and wound healing assays. Decreasing effect of AM2 on lipogenesis was determined by oil red O staining. The protein expressions of Clusterin, SREBP1 and FASN in T24 cells were evaluated by Western blotting. The results show that AM2 significantly inhibited cell proliferation and migration at micromolar level, much higher than parental metformin. AM2 reduced lipogenesis and down-regulated the expressions of Clusterin, SREBP1 and FASN. These results suggest that AM2 inhibits the growth of bladder cancer cells T24 by inhibiting cellular lipogenesis associated with the Clusterin/SREBP1/FASN signaling pathway.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2008

본 연구는 구강내 발생하는 소타액선 종양의 발생 빈도와 조직병리학적 특성에 대한 후향적 연구로서 한국인에서 나타나는 소타액선 종양의 특성을 연구하고자 1990년부터 2006년 8월까지 연세대학교 치과대학 부속병원 구강악안면외과, 연세대학교 의과대학 부속 영동 세브란스병원, 순천향대학교 부속 부천병원에 내원한 200명의 소타액선 종양 환자를 대상으로 치과 및 의과 임상 기록지 검토와 H/E 슬라이드를 재검토하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 200명의 환자 중 양성 종양은 123예(61.5%), 악성종양은 77예(38.5%)였으며 남성에서는 87예, 여성에서는 113예였다. 2. 가장 흔하게 발생한 소타액선 종양은 다형성 선종이며 선양 낭성 암종, 점액표피암종, 와틴씨 종양, 선암종과 다형성 선종에서 발생한 악성 종양, 림프관종 등의 순이었다. 3. 호발 부위는 경구개(42.5%), 연구개(9%), 협점막(6%), 입술(3.5%) 부위였다. 4. 발생 연령은 4세부터 70세까지 다양하게 분포하였으며 50대에서 가장 많았다. 양성 종양의 발생 평균 연령은 46.2세였으며 악성 종양의 발생 평균 연령이 56.1세였다. 5. 다형성 선종은 가장 호발한 소타액선 종양으로서 모두 104예였으며 남성 38명, 여성 66명에서 발생하였다. 평균 발생 연령은 46.7세였으며 구개 부위에서 가장 많이 발생하였다. 조직학적 소견은 관 구조 형성, 별 모양, 다각형, 방추형, 형질세포양(plasmacytoid), 연골양, 점액양 구조를 보였으며 불완전한 피막과 종양 피막을 뚫고 다발성으로 발생하는 소견이 관찰되었다. 6. 선양 낭성 암종은 가장 호발한 악성 타액선 종양으로 모두 32예였으며 남성 16명, 여성 16명에서 발생하였다. 평균 발생 연령은 57.4세였으며 경구개 부위에서 가장 많이 발생하였다. 조직학적 소견은 cribriform pattern, 관상 구조, 판상 구조 형성, 종양 세포의 신경 주위 침습 등을 보였다. 7. 점액표피암종은 모두 25예였으며 남성 10명, 여성 15명에서 발생하였다. 평균 발생 연령은 50.0세였으며 경구개 부위에서 가장 많이 발생하였다. 조직학적 소견은 점액 세포, epidermoid-type 세포, intermediate cell의 분포가 대부분 저등급을 보였다. 이외에도 와틴씨 종양, 선암종과 다형성 선종에서 발생한 악성종양, 림프관종 등이 발생하였다. 8. 한국인의 소타액선 종양의 발생 빈도는 양성 종양이 높으며 특히 다형성 선종이 많았고 여성 발생, 구개 부위 발생이 많았으며 다형성 저등급 선암종 등 특정 소타액선 종양의 발생이 극히 적었다.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 2010

목적: 말기 암환자들의 여명 돌봄 시 약제들을 평가하기 위함이다. 방법: 2005년 7월부터 2008년 4월까지 일개 대학병원에 입원한 말기 암환자들의 임종 전 마지막 입원시의 의무기록을 검토하였다. 환자의 특성, 동반질환, 마지막입원 시와 임종당일 치료약제 분류, 임종일 약제 투여경로와 약제 가지 수를 분석하였다. 결과: 총 81명의 환자가 포함되었고 환자의 중앙 연령은 63세였다. 중앙재원기간은 18일(범위: 1~101)이었다. 54%의 환자들은 적어도 한 개 이상의 동반질환을 가지고 있었다. 마지막 입원 시 가장 많이 처방된 약제들은 오피오이드 진통제(63%), 항생제(58%), 제산제와 항궤양제(53%)였고 임종당일 흔한 약제들은 항생제(59%), 제산제와 항궤양제(58%), 마약성 진통제(46%) 순이었다. 임종당일 정맥 내 주입은 81%의 환자에게 투여되었고 근육주사는 16%의 환자에게 투여되었다. 임종당일 경구약제 투여 가지 수는 0에서 11가지 사이(중앙값: 3)였고 12% (10/81)의 환자들은 정맥 및 경구 투여 포함하여 8가지 이상의 약제를 복용하였다. 6% (5/81) 환자들은 비타민이나 스타틴 계열의 약제들을 임종 시까지 복용하고 있었다. 결론: 이 연구는 말기 암환자들에게 의미가 없을 수 있는 약제들과 이로 인한 불편한 돌봄이 제공됨을 시사한다. 말기 암환자들의 여명 돌봄 시 필수약제들의 투여와 불필요한 약제의 투여 중단으로 무의미한 약제투여를 줄이기 위한 추후 연구가 필요하다.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.184-191
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• 2002

연구방법 : 근치적 목적의 동시항암방사선치료를 시행받은 비인강암 환자들을 대상으로하여 치료 효과와 독성에 대한 후향적 분석을 시행하였다. 환자 및 방법 : 1993년 8월부터 1999년 3월까지 원격전이가 없는 50명의 비인강암 환자들이 방사선 치료기간 중 주 1회의 시스플라틴 $20mg/m^2$을 투여받았고, 1999년 4월부터 2000년 4월까지 20명의 환자가 상기 용량의 시스플라틴에 더하여 경구용 UFT300mg을 추가적으로 투여받았다. 총 70명 환자들의 임상기록과 병리 기록지를 검토하였다. 결 과: 연령의 중앙값은 47세 (범위 $18{\sim}76$)였고, 남자와 여자가 각각 53명과 17명 이었으며, 병기 II, III, IVA, IVB가 각각 23명, 14명, 15명, 18명이었다. 치료에 대한 반응율은 92.8%(95% C.I. $42{\sim}143%$)였고(완전반응 57명, 부분반응 8명), 총 34개월의 추적 관찰 기간 동안에 완전반응을 보인 57명 중 21명에서 재발(국소재발 5, 원격전이 11, 복합전이 5)을 하였다. 3년 무진행 생존율은 51.5%였으며 5년 생존율은 60.3%였다. 경구용 UFT의 추가적 사용은 주 1회 시스플라틴 항암치료에 비하여 반응율과 생존율 및 독성에 유의한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 결 론: 주 1회 저용량 시스플라틴$\pm$경구용 UFT를 이용한 동시항암방사선요법은 비인강암 환자의 치료에 있어서 비교적 적은 독성으로 높은 반응율을 나타내었으나, 향후 재발율을 감소시키기 위한 연구가 지속되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권16호
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• pp.6811-6817
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• 2014

Background: Breast cancer risk prediction models are widely used in clinical practice. They should be useful in identifying high risk women for screening in limited-resource countries. However, previous models showed poor performance in derived and validated settings. Therefore, we aimed to develop and validate a breast cancer risk prediction model for Thai women. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study consisted of derived and validation phases. Data collected at Ramathibodi and other two hospitals were used for deriving and externally validating models, respectively. Multiple logistic regression was applied to construct the model. Calibration and discrimination performances were assessed using the observed/expected ratio and concordance statistic (C-statistic), respectively. A bootstrap with 200 repetitions was applied for internal validation. Results: Age, menopausal status, body mass index, and use of oral contraceptives were significantly associated with breast cancer and were included in the model. Observed/expected ratio and C-statistic were 1.00 (95% CI: 0.82, 1.21) and 0.651 (95% CI: 0.595, 0.707), respectively. Internal validation showed good performance with a bias of 0.010 (95% CI: 0.002, 0.018) and C-statistic of 0.646(95% CI: 0.642, 0.650). The observed/expected ratio and C-statistic from external validation were 0.97 (95% CI: 0.68, 1.35) and 0.609 (95% CI: 0.511, 0.706), respectively. Risk scores were created and was stratified as low (0-0.86), low-intermediate (0.87-1.14), intermediate-high (1.15-1.52), and high-risk (1.53-3.40) groups. Conclusions: A Thai breast cancer risk prediction model was created with good calibration and fair discrimination performance. Risk stratification should aid to prioritize high risk women to receive an organized breast cancer screening program in Thailand and other limited-resource countries.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.145-252
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• 1987

Isolated rat adipocytes are well known to possess opposite pathways of lipid metabolism: lipolysis and ipogenesis. Both of the metabolism respond to various biologically active substances such as epinephrine, ACTH and insulin. Epinephrine and ACTH stimulate lipolysis and insulin accelerates lipogenesis. Recently, Korean red ginseng powder was found to contain adenosine and an acidic poptide which inhibited epinephrine-induced lipolysis and sl imulated insulin-mediated lipogenesis from added glucose. The acidic peptide is consisted mainly of glutamic acid and glucose. Ginsenosides Rb1 and Re inhibited ACTH-induced lipolysis in isolated rat adipocytes, while they did not affect insulinstimulated lipogenesis, Thus, all these substances extracted from Korean red ginseng exhibited selective modulations toward the opposite metabolic pathways in rat adipocyte; They inhibited the lipolysis but not the lipogenesis. We call these substances"selective modulators". Recently, we isolated a toxic substance named "toxohormone-L " from ascites fluid of patients with various malignant tumors. The toxohormone-L stimulated lipolysis in rat adipocytes and induced anorexia in rats. Both the lipolytic and the anorexigenic actions of toxohormone-L were found to be inhibited by ginsenoside Rb2 in Korean red ginseng. Based on these results, physiological signifi¬cances of these substances in Korean red ginseng were discussed. Pan ax ginseng is a medicinal plant long used in treatment of various pathological states including general complaints such as head ache, shoulder ache, chilly constitution and anorexia in cancer patients, There have been many pharmacological studies on Panax ginseng roots. Petkovllreported that oral administration of an aqueous alcoholic extract of ginseng roots decreased the blood sugar levtl of rabbits. Saito2lreported that Panax ginseng suppressed hyperglycemia induced by epinephrine and high carbohydrate diets. These findings suggest that Panax ginseng roots contain insulin-like substances. Previously, we demonstrated that gin¬seng roots contain an insulin-like peptide which inhibits epinephrine-induced lipolysis and stimulated insulin-mediated lipogenesis. In 1984, we suggested that such an insulin-like substance should be called a selective modulator4). Present investigation describes the details of the selective modulators in ginseng roots. During progressive weight loss in patients with various neoplastic disease, depletion of fat stores have been observed. The depletion of body fat during growth of neoplasms is associated with increase in plasma free fatty acids. Recently, we found that the ascites fluid from patients with hepatoma or ovarian tumor and the pleural fluid from patients with malignant lymphoma elicited fatty acid release in slices of rat adipose tissue in vitro. The lipolytic factor, named"toxohormone-L". was purifed from the ascites fluid of patients with hepatoma. The isolated preparation gave a single band on both disc gel electrophoresis and sodium dodecyl sulfate(SDS)-acrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of ${\beta}$-mercaptoethanol. Its molecular weight was determined to be 70,000-75,000 and 65,000 by SDS-acrylamide gel electrophoresis and analytical ultracentrifugation, respectively. Injection of toxohormone-L into the lateral ventricle of rats significantly suppressed food and water intakes. There was at least 5 hr delay between its injection and appearance of its suppressive effect. In the present study, we also tried to find a inhibitory substance toward toxohormone-L from root powder of ginseng.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.120-131
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• 2017

Purpose: Tumor bleeding is a major complication in inoperable gastric cancer. The study aim was to investigate the effects of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment for the prevention of gastric tumor bleeding. Materials and Methods: This study was a prospective double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Patients with inoperable gastric cancer were randomly assigned to receive oral lansoprazole (30 mg) or placebo daily. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of tumor bleeding, and the secondary endpoints were transfusion requirement and overall survival (OS). Results: This study initially planned to enroll 394 patients, but prematurely ended due to low recruitment rate. Overall, 127 patients were included in the analyses: 64 in the lansoprazole group and 63 in the placebo group. During the median follow-up of 6.4 months, tumor bleeding rates were 7.8% and 9.5%, in the lansoprazole and placebo groups, respectively, with the cumulative bleeding incidence not statistically different between the groups (P=0.515, Gray's test). However, during the initial 4 months, 4 placebo-treated patients developed tumor bleeding, whereas there were no bleeding events in the lansoprazole-treated patients (P=0.041, Gray's test). There was no difference in the proportion of patients who required transfusion between the groups. The OS between the lansoprazole (11.7 months) and the placebo (11.0 months) groups was not statistically different (P=0.610). Study drug-related serious adverse event or bleeding-related death did not occur. Conclusions: Treating patients with inoperable gastric cancer with lansoprazole did not significantly reduce the incidence of tumor bleeding. However, further studies are needed to evaluate whether lansoprazole can prevent tumor bleeding during earlier phases of chemotherapy (ClinicalTrial.gov, identifier No. NCT02150447).

• 수면정신생리
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.64-67
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• 2005

폐쇄성 수면무호흡증은 이비인후과영역에서 흔하게 관찰되는 질환 중 하나로 수면 중에 상기도의 폐쇄로 인한 호흡정지가 주요한 병인이며 상기도를 구성하는 비강, 구강, 인두, 후두 중 어느 한 부분에서 폐쇄가 일어나도 질환의 원인이 될 수 있다. 비폐색의 가능한 원인들로는 주로 비중격 만곡, 비용, 기포성 갑개, 후비공 폐쇄, 종양, 이물, 술 후 또는 외상 후 발생한 유착, 여러 가지 비염, 기타 질환 등이 있다. 폐쇄성 수면무호흡증의 수술적 치료에는 비강수술, 구개인 두수술, 편도 및 아데노이드 절제술, 설부 축소수술, 기관절개술 등 여러 가지가 있는데 문헌들을 고찰한 결과 지금까지 성인에서 수면무호흡증 치료로 시행한 비강수술의 효과에 대해서는 아직 논란의 여지가 있는 상태이다. 최근 저자들은 비폐색과 동반된 코골이 및 수면무호흡증 환자에서 비폐색과 수면무호흡증의 원인으로 생각되는 비중격 만곡증 및 비후성비염을 교정하기 위해 비중격 교정술 및 하비갑개 절제술을 시행한 결과 수술 전, 후의 증상 및 수면 다원검사 비교에서 뚜렷한 호전을 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.