• 대한간호학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.613-623
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• 2017

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the effects of education regarding action plans according to a self-monitoring program on self-management adherence, knowledge, symptom control, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among adults with asthma. Methods: Thirty-four patients were randomly assigned to the intervention group and thirty-two to the control group in this study. A tailored 50-minute intervention based on the contents of self-monitoring and action plans developed by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute was provided to the intervention group. Structured and well developed questionnaires were used to measure the dependent variables. Results: There were no differences in all general and clinical characteristics, and the dependent variables between two groups in the pre-test. In the post-test, there were differences in the level of self-management adherence (t=4.41, p<.001), knowledge (t=2.26, p=.027), symptom control (t=-2.56, p=.013), and total HRQoL (t=2.14, p=.036) between the two groups, although there was a difference only in the sub-domain of emotion (t=2.03, p=.047) in HRQoL. Conclusion: This study found that action plans according to self-monitoring that enhance a participatory interaction in the treatment and care could help patients with moderate to severe asthma to engagead equately in self-care, to control their symptoms, and to improve their HRQoL. Further studies are still needed to identify longitudinal effects of this program.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.361-371
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• 1998

Recent increases of asthma and allergies in childhood made the need for a standardized approach to international and regional comparisons of their prevalence and severity. To address these issues, 'International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)' is currently underway. In Korea, 'Nationwide Study of Asthma and Allergies in Korean Children' began in 1995 according to ISAAC protocol. ISAAC written and video questionnaires were used in this survey, but their reliability and validity were not evaluated properly yet. In this study, our aim was to evaluate the reliability and validity of two kinds of questionnaires and their usefulness in international and regional comparisons. The test and retest of two questionniares were completed by male(n=110) and female(n=111) middle school students with two and three weeks interval each. Kappa(or weighted kappa) were calculated from each questions and validity coefficients were estimated from those statistics. In Korean version of written questionnaire, the questions for allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and food allergy proved to have high kappa values (or weighted kappa values) and validity coefficients and they can be used in further studies without any correction. But some questions about asthma(especially nocturnal cough, wheezing in exercise, and severe asthma) and drug allergy need to be revised for better under-standing to study subjects. Video questionnaire has the same degree of reliability and validity when compared to written questionnaire and this is the unexpected result. Accordingly, it also need to be revised to overcome the racial and cultural differences of the study subjects. In conclusion, the Korean version of written and video questionnaires may be considered to be useful methods in international and regional comparisons of asthma and allergic diseases in childhood after correction of some questions.

• Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.614-627
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• 2018

Purpose: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease that responds to medications to varying degrees. Cluster analyses have identified several phenotypes and variables related to fixed airway obstruction; however, few longitudinal studies of lung function have been performed on adult asthmatics. We investigated clinical, demographic, and inflammatory factors related to persistent airflow limitation based on lung function trajectories over 1 year. Methods: Serial post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume (FEV) 1% values were obtained from 1,679 asthmatics who were followed up every 3 months for 1 year. First, a hierarchical cluster analysis was performed using Ward's method to generate a dendrogram for the optimum number of clusters using the complete post-FEV1 sets from 448 subjects. Then, a trajectory cluster analysis of serial post-FEV1 sets was performed using the k-means clustering for the longitudinal data trajectory method. Next, trajectory clustering for the serial post-FEV1 sets of a total of 1,679 asthmatics was performed after imputation of missing post-FEV1 values using regression methods. Results: Trajectories 1 and 2 were associated with normal lung function during the study period, and trajectory 3 was associated with a reversal to normal of the moderately decreased baseline FEV1 within 3 months. Trajectories 4 and 5 were associated with severe asthma with a marked reduction in baseline FEV1. However, the FEV1 associated with trajectory 4 was increased at 3 months, whereas the FEV1 associated with trajectory 5 was persistently disturbed over 1 year. Compared with trajectory 4, trajectory 5 was associated with older asthmatics with less atopy, a lower immunoglobulin E (IgE) level, sputum neutrophilia and higher dosages of oral steroids. In contrast, trajectory 4 was associated with higher sputum and blood eosinophil counts and more frequent exacerbations. Conclusions: Trajectory clustering analysis of FEV1 identified 5 distinct types, representing well-preserved to severely decreased FEV1. Persistent airflow obstruction may be related to non-atopy, a low IgE level, and older age accompanied by neutrophilic inflammation and low baseline FEV1 levels.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.192-197
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• 2006

목 적 : 천식은 기도의 만성 염증성 질환으로 기도개형은 천식에서 가장 중요한 병태생리이다. 혈관의 신생 및 혈관투과성을 증가시키는 것으로 알려진 VEGF가 천식의 중증도와 기침의 지속기간에 따라 차이가 있는지 알아보고, 폐렴과 같은 급성 하기도 질환에서도 증가하는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2001년 1월부터 2002년 1월까지 강북삼성병원 소아과에 천식 및 폐렴으로 내원한 36명의 환아와 건강검진을 위해 소아과 외래를 방문한 건강한 어린이 22명을 대상으로 하였다. 천식 환아는 중증도에 따라 경증 천식군과 중등증 및 중증 천식의 두 군으로 나누고, 또한 내원 시까지의 기침의 지속기간에 따라 2주 미만, 2주에서 4주, 4주 이상의 세 군으로 분류한 후 각각 혈청 VEGF 농도를 비교하였으며, 혈소판 및 백혈구수, CRP, IgE 농도, 총호산구수, 대상군의 나이와의 상관관계를 조사하였다. 결 과 : 평균 혈청 VEGF 농도는 경증 천식군, 중등증 및 중증 천식군, 폐렴군, 대조군에서 각각 $278.4{\pm}191.6pg/mL$, $751.6{\pm}534.2pg/mL$, $775.6{\pm}340.0pg/mL$, $311.2{\pm}198.1pg/mL$로 중등증 및 중증 천식군과 폐렴군에서 경증 천식군 및 대조군보다 혈청 VEGF 농도가 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 기관지 천식을 앓고 있는 환아 중 기침 기간에 따라 혈청 VEGF 농도를 비교해 본 결과 2주 이상 4주 이하 동안 기침을 한 군 및 4주 이상 기침을 한 군에서 혈청 VEGF 농도는 각각 $709.2{\pm}589.3pg/mL$, $896.9{\pm}594.9pg/mL$로 2주 미만 기침을 한 그룹의 $307.1{\pm}198.4pg/mL$에 비하여 의미있게 높았다(P<0.05). 혈청 VEGF 농도와 혈소판 수치 및 백혈구수와는 양의 상관관계를 보였으며(P<0.05), CRP, IgE 농도, 총호산구수 및 대상군의 나이와는 의미 있는 상관관계가 없었다. 결 론 : 혈청 VEGF는 기관지 천식에서 중증도 및 염증의 지속기간과 연관이 있으며, 급성 하기도 질환의 급성 염증반응에도 중요한 역할을 한다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.196-204
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• 2001

기관지 천식은 가역적인 기도수축과 기도과민성 및 기도 염증을 특정으로 하는 만성염증성 질환으로 이중 호산구는 기관지천식의 병태생리 기전 중에서 기관지점막 상피세포의 손상을 초래하여 궁국적으로 기도과민성을 초래하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한 천식환자의 혈액, 기관지 폐포세척액 및 기관지 점막내의 호산구 증가는 기관지 폐쇄정도 및 기도과민성과 연관성이 있다고 보고되고 있으며, 활성화된 호산구 수와 혈중 ECP는 유의한 상관관계를 보인다고 보고하고 있고, 기관지천식의 경과 판정에 유용한 지표로 제시되었으나, 정확한 임상적 유용성이 확립된 바는 없다. 이에 혈중 ECP 농도를 측정하여, 즉시형의 가역적인 기도확장반응과 기도과민성($PC_{20}$)과의 관계를 알아보고 말초혈액 호산구수와 비교하여 혈중 ECP의 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 기관지천식으로 진단되었던 환자 중 일초간 호기량의 에측치($FEV_1$ % p)가 80% 이하이었던 중등증 및 중증 천식환자 71명을 대상으로 하여, 말초혈액을 채취하여 호산구수와 총 IgE농도, ECP를 측정하였고, 기관지확장제에 대한 반응과 메타콜린 기관지 유발검사를 시행하였다. 기관지확장제에 대한 반응군과 비반응군간에 나이, 성별에 통계적 차이는 없었으며, 총 IgE, $FEV_1$/FVC(%), $FEV_1$(% to predictive value) 등에도 통계적 차이는 없었으며 호산구수도 두 군간의 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 하지만 ECP농도는 통계적으로 반응군에서 유의하게 반응군에서 높았으며 $PC_{20}$은 반응군에서 의미있게 낮았다. 그리고 기관지 확장제의 반응 정도와 혈중 ECP농도 및 기도과민성과의 관계에서 혈중 ECP 농도는 순 상관관계를 보였고 기도과민성($PC_{20}$)과는 역 상관관계를 보였다. 또한 혈중 ECP농도와 기도과민성과도 통계적으로 의미 있는 상관관계를 보였다. 이상의 결과로 혈중 ECP농도는 중등증 및 중증 기관지천식환자에서 급성 기도수축 정도와 기도과민성을 잘 반영하며, 천식의 치료와 임상경과 및 예후에 의미있는 지표로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각되며, 기관지 확장제의 반응성은 기관지의 염증과 연관될 것으로 생각된다. 또한 추후로 환자의 임상상과 천식의 정도 및 약물치료에 따른 ECP의 변화에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory Disease
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.295-302
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• 2018

Purpose: It is thought that Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection is more prevalent and causes more severe pneumonia in school-age children and young adults than in preschool children; however, recent studies suggest that the infection may be underdiagnosed and more severe in preschool children. This study investigated the clinical characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) and the risk factors of refractory MPP (RMPP) by age. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 353 children admitted due to MPP from January 2015 to December 2016. Demographics, clinical information, laboratory data and radiological findings were collected from all patients in this study. The patients were divided into 2 groups by the age of 6 years. Also, both preschool (< 6 years old) and school-age (${\geq}6$ years old) children were divided into RMPP and non-RMPP patients. Results: Total febrile days, febrile days before admission and the duration of macrolide antibiotic therapy were significantly longer in school-age children than in preschool children. School-age children had significantly greater risk of lobar consolidation (P=0.036), pleural effusion (P=0.001) and extrapulmonary complications (P=0.019). Necrotizing pneumonia and bronchiolitis obliterans tended to occur more frequently in preschool children than in school-age children. In both preschool and school-age children, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels were significantly higher in RMPP patients than in non-RMPP patients. In preschool children, LDH > 722 IU/L (odds ratio [OR], 3.02; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44-6.50) and ferritin > 177 ng/mL (OR, 5.38; 95% CI, 1.61-19.49) were significant risk factors for RMPP, while LDH > 645 IU/L (OR, 4.12; 95% CI, 1.64-10.97) and ferritin > 166 ng/mL (OR, 5.51; 95% CI, 1.59-22.32) were so in school-age children. Conclusion: Clinical features of MPP were significantly different between preschool and school-age children. LDH and ferritin may be significant factors of RMPP in preschool and school-age children.

• Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory Disease
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2018

Purpose: Radiocontrast media are widely used in medical imaging to improve diagnostic accuracy. However, studies on the adverse reactions of radiocontrast media in children are limited. We aimed to describe the characteristics of adverse reactions to radiocontrast media among children who had a computed tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging in a tertiary university hospital. Methods: We retrospectively collected data on adverse reactions to radiocontrast media by the reporting system of a tertiary university hospital. We selected data from children under the age of 19 from July 2011 to December 2017 and analyzed their characteristics. We focused mainly on the characteristics of the index case which is defined by the first adverse event of each subject. Results: During the period, a total of 88,050 radiocontrast media-enhanced imaging studies were performed and 184 cases of adverse reactions were reported. A total of 71 were identified as index cases. Forty-nine (69.0%) were male and the mean age was $12.7{\pm}3.2$ years. The incidence of radiocontrast media-related adverse reactions was 0.09% and severe reactions were 0.002%. The most common clinical feature was skin manifestations (54.9%), followed by gastrointestinal symptoms (40.8%) and neuropsychiatric symptoms (7.4%). Conclusion: Adverse reactions to radiocontrast media rarely occur in children and the incidence of severe reactions is low. Most reactions are mild and are related to the skin and gastrointestinal system. This report would provide good evidence for establishing a management strategy in children scheduled for imaging studies using radiocontrast media.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2001

연구배경 : Eotaxin은 chemokine으로서 호산구를 기도의 염증부위로 동원하는 기능을 한다. Eotaxin이 호산구에 대한 주화작용이 있다는 점, 그리고 호산구가 천식의 중증도와 관련이 있다는 점을 생각할 때 eotaxin은 천식의 급성 악화시에 증가될 것으로 생각되었다. 본 연구에서는 혈청 eotaxin의 양과 천식의 급성악화 및 중증도와 관계를 연구하기로 하였다. 방 법 : 천식의 급성악화로 내원한 환자 100명과 대조군으로 안정상태의 천식환자 48명을 대상으로 하여, 폐기능, 천식의 중증도, 기관지확장제 투여 전후의 PEFR의 측정, 치료약제 및 입원여부를 조사하였고, 호산구수, IgE, 혈장 eotaxin을 측정 하였다. 결 과 : 천식악화군($233{\pm}175\;pg/mL$)에서 안정상태의 천식환자($169{\pm}74\;pg/mL$)에 비해 유의하게 혈장 eotaxin양이 높았다(p<0.01). 기관지확장제에 반응이 있는 경우가 그렇지 않은 경우에 비해 혈장 eotaxin이 낮은 경향이 있었다. 천식악화로 입원을 하였던 환자들이 퇴원하거나 외래 치료를 하였던 환자들에 비해 혈장 eotaxin이 높았고, 치료약제로 전신적인 스테로이드를 사용하였던 환자들이 스테로이드를 쓰지 않았던 환자들에 비해 혈청 eotaxin이 높았다. 혈장 eotaxin 양과 $FEV_1$은 유의한 역상관관계가 있었다(상관계수 -0.251, p<0.01). 그리고, 천식의 중증도에 따른 eotaxin의 양은 경증간헐성($160{\pm}60\;pg/mL$)에 비해 중등증 지속성($323{\pm}256\;pg/mL$) 및 중중 지속성($276{\pm}170\;pg/mL$) 군에서 유의하게 eotaxin이 높았다(p<0.01). 결 론 : 혈장 eotaxin은 천식의 급성악화시 증가하여 급성악화의 매개하는 인자중 하나로 생각되며, 폐기능 저하 및 천식의 중증도와 연관이 있었다. eotaxin은 표적세포인 호산구의 동원에 관여함으로서 폐기능 저하에 기여하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.1109-1114
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• 2021

Chlamydia pneumoniae is a type of pathogenic gram-negative bacteria that causes various respiratory tract infections including asthma. Chlamydia species infect humans and cause respiratory infection by rupturing the lining of the respiratory which includes the throat, lungs and windpipe. Meanwhile, the function of interleukin-4 (IL-4) in Ch. pneumoniae respiratory infection and its association with the development of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in adulthood and causing allergic airway disease (AAD) are not understood properly. We therefore investigated the role of IL-4 in respiratory infection and allergy caused by early life Chlamydia infection. In this study, Ch. pneumonia strain was propagated and cultured in HEp-2 cells according to standard protocol and infant C57BL/6 mice around 3-4 weeks old were infected to study the role of IL-4 in respiratory infection and allergy caused by early life Chlamydia infection. We observed that IL-4 is linked with Chlamydia respiratory infection and its absence lowers respiratory infection. IL-4R α2 is also responsible for controlling the IL-4 signaling pathway and averts the progression of infection and inflammation. Furthermore, the IL-4 signaling pathway also influences infection-induced AHR and aids in increasing AAD severity. STAT6 also promotes respiratory infection caused by Ch. pneumoniae and further enhanced its downstream process. Our study concluded that IL-4 is a potential target for preventing infection-induced AHR and severe asthma.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.445-449
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• 2010

Aspirin-intolerant asthma (AIA) is characterized by severe asthmatic attack after ingestion of aspirin and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In this study, we investigated the relationship between Prostaglandin E2 receptor (PTGER) gene family polymorphisms and AIA in 243 AIA patients and 919 aspirin-tolerant asthma (ATA) controls of Korean ethnicity in two separate study cohorts. After genotyping 120 SNPs of the PTGER gene family for the $1^{st}$ cohort study, four SNPs in PTGER1, ten in PTGER3, six in PTGER3, and a haplotype of PTGER2 showed association signals with decreased or increased risk of AIA. Among the positively associated SNPs, one in PTGER1 and four in PTGER3 were analyzed in the $2^{nd}$ cohort study. The results show that rs7543182 and rs959 in PTGER3 retained their effect, although no statistical significance was retained in the $2^{nd}$ cohort study. Our findings provide further evidence that polymorphisms in PTGER3 might play a significant role in aspirin hypersensitivity among Korean asthmatics.