• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1489-1495
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• 2014

Wnt is a powerful signaling pathway that plays a crucial role in cell fate determination, survival, proliferation and motility during development, in adult tissues and cancer. The aims of the present study were three fold: i) to assess Wnt11 immunoexpression and its possible relationship with Wnt5a in high- and low-grade human serous ovarian cancer (HGSC and LGSC) specimens; ii) to assess Wnt11 expression levels in Wnt5a overexpressing SKOV-3 cells; iii) to reveal the role of Wnt11 in viability, adhesion, migration and invasion of SKOV-3 cells using recombinant human Wnt11 (rhWnt11). Immunohistochemistry revealed a significant difference in Wnt11 expression between HGSC and LGSC groups (p=0.001). Moreover, a positive correlation was observed between Wnt5a and Wnt11 expression in the HGSC (r=0.713, p=0.001), but not the LGSC group. The expression of Wnt11 was decreased by 35% in Wnt5a overexpressing cells (SKOV-3/Wnt5a) compared to mock controls. Similarly Wnt11 expression levels were decreased by 47% in the presence of exogenous Wnt5a compared to untreated cells. In the presence of rhWnt11, 31% increased cell viability (p<0.001) and 21% increased cell adhesion to matrigel (p<0.01) were observed compared to control. Cell migration was increased by 1.6-fold with rhWnt11 as revealed by transwell migration assay (p<0.001). However, 45% decreased cell invasion was observed in the presence of rhWnt11 compared to control (p<0.01). Our results may suggest that differential Wnt11 immunoexpression in HGSC compared to LGSC could play important roles in serous ovarian cancer progression and may be modulated by Wnt5a expression levels.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.186-193
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• 2012

The ultrastructure of the secretory granules of the submandibular gland was examined in the Korean spider shrew, Sorex caecutiens, lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura suaveolens and big white-toothed shrew, C. lasiura. The mucous and serous acinar granules of S. caecutiens with a border of the lucid corona differed from those of C. suaveolens and C. lasiurar with a dense lateral border. The mucous acinar granules of C. lasiura with several bands producing a variety of patterns in the matrix were similar to those of C. suaveolens. The serous acinar granules of C. lasiura had a homogenous pale center surrounded by minute dense specks or had an unusual substructure showing a geometric pattern according to the inclusions in the pale matrix of the granules. This is the first report of an unusual substructure showing a geometric pattern of the serous acinar granules of C. lasiura. The myelin-like body was observed in the granular duct cell of the three species of shrew. The myelin-like body of S. caecutiens with layers of unit membranes was different from that of C. suaveolens and C. lasiura with paired membranes. Therefore, the layers composing of the paired membranes of the myelin-like body might be one of the characteristics of Crocidura.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.291-292
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• 2001

We report a case of malignant pericardial effusion originated from adenocarcinoma of the lung incidentally diagnosed by bone scintigraphy, prior to echocardiographic detection. A 76 year-old man with adenocarcinoma of the lung underwent Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy to evaluate skeletal metastasis. Anterior images of the chest of the bone scintigraphy unexpectedly showed diffuse increased activity in the region of the heart surrounded by an oval-shaped band of increased activity corresponding to the periphery of the cardiac silhouette (Fig. 1). There was no evidence of bony metastasis. Pericardial effusion was confirmed by echocardiography (Fig. 2) and malignant cells were revealed by subsequent microscopic examination of the pericardial fluid. Bone scintigraphy using Tc-99m phosphate compounds is commonly used to detect bony metastasis in cancer patients. Tc-99m phosphate compounds occasionally accumulate in extra-osseous sites, including $pleural^{1,2)},\;pericardial^{3,4)},\;and\;ascitic\;fluids^{5,6)}$. It has been reported that their accumulation in serous effusions should strongly suggest $malignancy^{1-6)}$. The exact mechanism for accumulation of Tc-99m phosphate compounds in serous effusions is unclear. Several investigators have proposed that the radiopharmaceuticals exuded directly from peripheral vessels to the serous cavity due to increased vascularity and vascular permeability, and bleeding by disruption of blood vessels due to cancerous $infiltration^{5,6)}$.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2002

Mercury is one of the most frequently used heavy metal in dental clinic. Mercury poisoning rises up when someone is exposed to mercury chronically. In 1818, Amalgam was used for dental restorative procedure, and after then study about mercury toxicity has begun. Clinical signs of mercury toxicity in oral & maxillofacial area were increases of salivation, metallic taste, swelling and pain of tongue, redness and ulceration of oral mucosa, and increased mobility and loss of teeth. After we injected mercury($HgCl_{2}$) into intraperitoneum of rat, studied about histopathological changes of submandibular gland cell. Experimental group was divided into two groups by amount of mercury. (Group 1 was 0.5mg/Kg of mercury injection, group 2 was 1.0mg/Kg of mercury injection.) 1. After 3days of intraperitoneal injection, black granules were observed at macrophage cell in both group. In group 2, author found hyperchromatism of nucleus, and vacuolization of cellular matrix and nucleus of acinar cell. 2. After 1week of intraperitoneal injection, author found severe vacuolization of nucleus and cellular matrix, and irregular granules around nuclear membrane at mucous cell and serous cell in both group. Vacuolization of nucleus and cellular matrix was seen at duct cell in group 2. 3. After 2weeks of intraperitoneal injection, author could found severe vacuolization of cellular matrix, and sometimes nucleus was positioned in central area of cellular matrix at mucous and serous cell in both group. Vacuolization of nucleus and cellular matrix was found at vascular endothelial cell in group 2. 4. After 4weeks of intraperitoneal injection, destruction and distortion of gland cells were distinct. Vacuolization and destruction of nucleus and cellular matrix was found at duct cell in group 2. After intraperitoneal injection of mercury, we found equanimity of mercury and destruction of cellular matrix at serous cell, mucous cell, and duct cell of submandibular gland. So, we thought that metallic taste of mercury poisoning patient would be due to excretion of saliva containing mercury.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.365-378
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• 2019

Purpose: The awareness of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) and BRCA testing is increasing in Korea. Compared to the sizable research on HBOC knowledge among breast cancer women, studies in the ovarian cancer population are limited. This paper aimed to investigate the level of knowledge of hereditary ovarian cancer and anxiety in women diagnosed with serous ovarian cancer in Korea and determine differences in the knowledge and anxiety according to whether genetic testing was undertaken and whether BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations were present. Methods: Using a descriptive research design, a cross-sectional survey was conducted on 100 women diagnosed with serous ovarian cancer at N hospital in Gyeonggi-do, Korea, from July to November 2018. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson's correlation coefficient using the SPSS 21.0 program. Results: The hereditary ovarian cancer-related knowledge score was mid-level (mean score 8.90±3.29 out of a total of 17), as was the state anxiety level was mid-level (mean score 47.96±3.26 out of possible score range of 20-80). Genetic knowledge of hereditary ovarian cancer was associated with age, education, occupation, genetic counseling, and BRCA mutations. There were no statistically significant factors related to anxiety and there were no statistically significant correlations between knowledge level and anxiety. Conclusion: More comprehensive education on gene-related cancer is needed for ovarian cancer patients, especially for items with low knowledge scores. A genetic counseling protocol should be developed to allow more patients to alleviate their anxiety through genetic counseling.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2005

악하선의 미세구조를 작은땃쥐 Crocidura suaveolens에서 연구하였다. 작은땃쥐의 악하선은 장액선세포와 점액선세포로 구성된 혼합샘이었다. 이 샘포에서 분비된 과립들은 도관을 거쳐 구강으로 분비되었다. 장액선세포와 점액선세포는 잘 발달된 조면소포체와 미토콘드리아 그리고 많은 분비과립을 가지고 있었다. 장액선 분비과립의 경우, 미성숙 분비과립은 무형이면서 전자밀도가 있는 작은 알갱이로만 구성되었고, 성숙 과립은 단일막으로 싸여진 완전한 원형으로 전자밀도가 있는 균질의 중앙부와 전자밀도가 있는 작은 알갱이로 구성된 주변부를 가지고 있었다. 점액선 분비과립의 경우, 미성숙 과립은 원형으로 균질한 기질과 불명확한 경계막을 가지는 반면, 성숙 과립은 균질한 기질 내에 몇 개의 전자밀도가 있는 띠를 가짐으로서 문양의 다양성 가지는 매끈한 원형이었고 명확한 경계막을 가지고 있었다. 즉 작은 땃쥐의 성숙 점액선 분비과립은 문양의 다양성을 가져 다른 포유류와 구분될 뿐만 아니라 매끈한 원형이어서 C. lasiura의 그것과도 구분되었다. 거대한 분비 과립과 미엘린소체가 과립관세포의 세포질과 내강에서 관찰되었다. 3종의 땃쥐류 침샘의 과립관에서 만 보고된 특징적 구조물인 미엘린소체는 분비세포에서 내강으로 분비되었으며 분비과립의 배출방식과 약간의 차이점을 가졌다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2005

악하선의 미세구조와 조직화학적 특성을 우수리땃쥐 Crocidura lasiura에서 연구하였다. 악하선은 장액선세포와 점액선세포로 구성된 혼합샘이었다. 이 샘포에서 분비된 과립들은 사이관, 과립관 그리고 줄무늬관을 거쳐 구강으로 분비되었다. 장액선세포, 점액선세포 그리고 과립관세포들은 많은 양의 조면소포체, 유리 리보솜 그리고 현저히 발달된 골지체를 기저부에, 많은 양의 과립을 정점부에 가지고 있었다. 타원형의 장액선 과립은 균질하게 밝은 구형 구슬모양을 중앙에 가지고 있었다. 점액선 과립은 균질하게 밝은 기질 내에 몇 개의 전자밀도가 있는 띠를 가짐으로서 다양한 문양을 가져 다른 포유류의 것과 구분되었다. 장액성의 분비과립과 땃쥐류, Suncus murinus와 C. dsinezumi에서 보고된 특징적 구조인 미엘린소체가 과립관세포의 세포질과 내강에서 관찰되었다. 줄무늬관세포는 많은 잘 발달된 미토콘드리아를 가지고 있었지만 분비과립은 전혀 관찰되지 않았다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.218-221
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• 2015

Gastric metastasis from ovarian carcinoma is extremely rare and the prognosis for patients is poor. We report a case of multimodal treatment improving the survival time of a patient with gastric metastasis from ovarian cancer. A 73-year-old woman with known serous ovarian cancer was admitted to the hospital due to epigastric pain and dyspepsia. On esophagogastroduodenoscopy, a protruding mass was noted at the gastric antrum. She underwent distal gastrectomy with Billroth I anastomosis and lymph node dissection, including the para-aortic lymph nodes. The final pathology revealed gastric metastasis from ovarian serous adenocarcinoma. In this case, after cytoreductive surgery, chemotherapy was performed each time a recurrence was diagnosed, and remission was accomplished. She survived for 108 months after the first diagnosis of the metastatic tumor in the stomach. Multimodal treatment of metastatic lesions since the first diagnosis allowed the patient to survive longer than those in previous reports.

• 대한기관식도과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기관식도과학회 1993년도 제27차 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.68-68
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• 1993

고양이 기관점막하분비선에 있어서의 SP양성신경섬유의 분포를 조사하기 위하여 면역조직화학 및 면역전자현미경적 방법을 이용하였다. SP양성신경섬유가 선주위에 망상구조를 이루고 있었으며, 많은 수의 varicosity가 acini 및 secretory tubules의 기저막내에 존재하고 있었다. 이들 모든 선내 varicosity는 장액선세포, 점액선세포, 근상피세포 등과 밀접한 공간적 접촉을 보여주고 있었다. 그 결과 고양이 기관점막하분비선에서 SP에 의한 점액분비는 근상피세포에 의한 선수축반응과 장액선세포 및 점액선세포의 직접적인 자극에 의할 것으로 생각한다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제79권6호
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• pp.337-339
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• 2018

난소위체 낭종은 대부분 양성 단순 낭종의 형태로 나타나며 자궁부속기 종괴의 10~20%를 차지한다. 경계성 혹은 악성 난소위체 종양은 드물며, 매끈한 내부 벽에 유상돌기를 포함한다. 저자들은 2일간의 좌하복부 불편감을 주소로 내원한 19세 여성에서 발생한 난소위체 장액성 경계성 종양을 경험하여 초음파, 컴퓨터단층촬영과 자기공명영상의 소견을 보고하고자 한다.