• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1515-1526
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• 2022

Eukaryotic chromatin is highly organized in the 3D nuclear space and dynamically regulated in response to environmental stimuli. This genomic organization is arranged in a hierarchical fashion to support various cellular functions, including transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Like other host cellular mechanisms, viral pathogens utilize and modulate host chromatin architecture and its regulatory machinery to control features of their life cycle, such as lytic versus latent status. Combined with previous research focusing on individual loci, recent global genomic studies employing conformational assays coupled with high-throughput sequencing technology have informed models for host and, in some cases, viral 3D chromosomal structure re-organization during infection and the contribution of these alterations to virus-mediated diseases. Here, we review recent discoveries and progress in host and viral chromatin structural dynamics during infection, focusing on a subset of DNA (human herpesviruses and HPV) as well as RNA (HIV, influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2) viruses. An understanding of how host and viral genomic structure affect gene expression in both contexts and ultimately viral pathogenesis can facilitate the development of novel therapeutic strategies.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.103-111
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• 1985

조기자궁경부암의 치료에는 환자 개개의 특성에 따라 근치적수술 또는 근치적방사선치료가 행해지고 있으며, 그 치료성적은 비슷한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 그러나 근치적 수술후 병리조직 소견에 따라 원발병소가 크거나, 임파절전이, 혈관 또는 임파관의 종양 침윤이 있으면 이들 소견이 없던 경우에 비해 재발이 현저히 높고, 생존율이 반으로 줄게 되므로, 이를 극복하기 위해 수출후 방사선 치료가 시행되고 있으나 생존율에 대한 기여에는 아직 논란이 많다. 이에 1979년 2월부터 1982년 9월까지 서울대학교병원 치료방사선과에서 자궁경부암으로 수술 후 방사선 치료를 받았던 203예에 대한 치료성적을 분석하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 모든 환자에 있어 actuarial 3년 생존율은 $83.4\%$이었으며 3년 무병 생존율은 $73.4\%$이었다. 병기에 따른 actuarial 3년 생존율은 $I_B,\;II_A,\;II_B$, 각각 $90.7\%,\;69.6\%,\;85.2\%$이었다. 병기별 3년 무병 생존율은 $I_B,\;II_A,\;II_B$ 각각 $79.8\%,\; 67.8\%,\;68.3\%$이었다. 재발은 총 203예중 51예 $(25.1\%)$에서 관찰되었으며 이중 국소재발이 $8.4\%$, 원격전이가 $14.3\%$이었고, 국소재발과 원격전이가 함께 있던 경우가 $2.4\%$이었다. 병기별 재발율은 $I_B,\;II_A,\;II_B$에서 각각 $19.8\%(18/91예),\;29.1\%(16/55예),\;29.8\%(17/57예)$이어다. 합병증중 급성으로 나타난 것이 $57.6\%$이었으나 $7.4\%$만이 심한 증상을 보였고, 만성 합병증은 $7.9\%$에서 관찰되었으며, 장폐색, 비뇨기계증상의 악화, 방사선 방광염등의 순이었다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.317-328
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• 1997

Since laser therapy has been applied to dentistry, many dental practitioners are very interested in laser therapy on various intraoral soft tissue lesions including gingival hyperplasia and aphthous ulcer. The purpose of the present study was to determine the therapeutic effect and the harmful effect of a pulsed-Nd:YAG laser irradiation on human gingival tissue. In twenty periodontal patients with gingival enlargement, the facial gingival surface of maxillary anterior teeth was randomly irradiated at various power of 1.0W(100mJ, 10Hz), 3.0W(100mJ, 30Hz) and 6.0W(l50mJ, 40Hz) for 60 seconds by contact delivery of a pulsed-Nd:YAG laser(EN.EL.EN060, Italy). Immediately after laser irradiation, the gingival tissues were surgically excised and prepared in size of 1mm3. Subsequently the specimens were processed for prefixation and postfixation, embedded with epon mixture, sectioned in $1{\mu}$ thickness, stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate, and observed under transmission electron microscope(JEM 100 CXII). Following findings were observed; l. In the gingival specimens irradiated with l.OW power, widening of intercelluar space and minute vesicle formation along the widened intercellular space were noted at the epithelial cells adjacent to irradiated area. 2. In the gingival specimens irradiated with 3.0W power, the disruption of cellular membrane, aggregation of cytoplasm, and loss of intercellular space were observed at the epithelial cells adjacent to irradiated area. 3. In the gingival specimens irradiated with 6.0W power, the disruption of nuclear and cellular membrane was observed at the epithelial cells adjacent to irradiated area. The ultrastructural findings of this study suggest that surgical application of a pulsed-Nd:YAG laser on human gingival tissue may lead somewhat delayed wound healing due to damage of epithelial cells adjacent to irradiated area.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.531-536
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• 2005

저위교합이란 능동적 맹출기 동안이나 이후 해당치아의 교합면 방향으로의 성장이 멈추어 다른 치아들보다 하방에 존재하는 것을 말한다 저위교합치의 결과로 침하치의 만기잔존, 부정교합, 증가된 치아우식 감수성과 치주질환의 가능성, 계승치의 이동 등이 나타날 수 있다. 따라서 조기진단 및 적절한 처치가 필요하다. 저위교합치의 치료는 저위교합 정도나 후속 영구치의 발육정도에 따라 보존에서 발치까지 다양하다. 영구 계승치가 없거나 부분적인 침하치가 치주적으로 건전한 경우, 공간문제를 발생하지 않는 경우 보존적인 접근이 추천되기도 한다. 그러나 계승치가 존재하고 맹출이 지연되는 경우, 국소적인 염증반응과 관련되는 경우, 교정적인 치료가 필요한 경우에는 발거가 필요할 수도 있다. 특히 저위교합된 유구치의 상방으로 인접치가 경사되어 악궁장경에 문제를 초래할 위험이 있는 경우 외과적인 발치가 필요할 수도 있으며 경사가 심한 경우 발치를 위한 외과적 접근이 힘들 수 있다. 심하게 경사된 인접치로 인하여 저위교합치의 외과적 발거가 힘든 환아에서 가철성 교정장치를 이용하여 공간확보를 선행하였으며 보다 용이하게 치아를 발거할 수 있었다.

• Archives of Hand and Microsurgery
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.223-229
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• 2018

목적: 무지 수근중수 관절염(thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis)에 대한 관절성형술로 대다각골을 제거한 후 중수골을 안정시키는 여러 방법이 소개되어 있다. 현수 봉합 관절성형술은 덜 침습적이면서 술식이 쉬운 장점이 있다. 본 연구는 무지 수근중수 관절염 환자에서 이 술식을 이용하여 수술한 결과를 알아보고자 한다. 방법: 무지 수근중수 관절염으로 진단받고 현수 봉합 관절성형술을 시행한 환자 12명을 대상으로 후향적으로 연구하였다. 시각통증척도, 수술만족도, DASH (disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand) 점수를 조사하였고, 단순방사선 검사에서 대다각골 공간 비율을 계측하였다. 결과: 평균 추시 기간은 23개월이었다. 수술 전후 통증 점수는 7.0에서 2.9로 유의하게 감소하여 호전을 보였고 (p<0.05), 수술만족도는 평균 6.9였다. 그러나 수술 전후 DASH 점수는 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=0.06). 평균 대다각골 공간 비율은 수술 전 0.45, 수술 직후 0.33, 마지막 추시 시 0.23이었다. 결론: 현수 봉합 관절성형술은 수술 결과가 만족스럽고, 다른 술식과 비교하여 중수골 침강에 의한 대다각골 공간의 감소도 큰 차이가 없어 진행된 무지 수근중수 관절염 환자에서 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각한다.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.226-232
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• 2007

국립암센터에 설치된 양성자 치료기의 빔 전달 시스템에 대하여 Geant4 코드를 이용하여 몬테카를로 전산모사를 수행하였고, 선량검증 도구로써의 이용 가능성에 대하여 연구하였다. 몬테카를로 기술을 기반으로 하는 선량계산은 물질내의 선량분포를 이해하는 데 가장 정확한 방법으로 알려져 있다 외부조사 방사선치료에 있어서 이 방법의 장점을 극대화 하기 위해서는, 빔이 지나가는 곳에 놓여진 노즐 구성요소들의 정확한 모델링과 더불어 초기빔 특성파악은 무엇보다 중요하다. 국립암센터에 설치된 양성자 치료기는 총 3가지 형태-double/single scattering, uniform scanning and pencil-beam scanning-로 치료빔을 조사할 수 있으며, 본 연구진은 Geant4.8.2 코드를 기반으로 double/single scattering 모드를 구성하는 모든 노즐구성요소들에 대하여 모델링 하였다. 특정 치료감이에 대하여 실험치와 일치하는 전산모사의 결과를 얻었다 본 기관에 설치된 양성자치료기에 대한 몬테카를로 전산모사에 대한 기반을 성공적으로 구축하였고, 치료빔에 대하여 정밀한 선량측정에 이용할 수 있다. 치료빔의 전 에너지 영역에 걸쳐 추가적인 커미셔닝을 수행할 것이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.19-28
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• 1975

The thoracoscopic study was reported on 21 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax requiring surgical management, and clinical values of thoracoscopic examination on spontaneous pneumothorax were also discussed. patients were treated in the Department of .Thoracic Surgery, Hanyang University Hospital for the period of two Years from May 1972 to April 1974. For exact detection of etiologic factors on spontaneous pneumothorax, the thoracoscopic examination in the intrapleural space was performed in parallel with X-ray study. this study, the difference of diagnostic and therapeutic significance between radiological and thoracoscopic findings were observed and compared simultaneously. The results are summerized as follows: Patients age was distributed between 3 and 70 years old with highest incidence in the age group of sixty decade [33. 3%], and sex ratio of male to female was 5:2. The tuberculous processes which developed superficial subpleural layer in the lung parenchyme, on the pulmonary surface could be observed by thoracoscopic examination in a characteristic picture. detection ratio of pulmonary tuberculosis by the radiologic study to that by thoracoscopy was 8:2. The adhesion between the visceral and the parietal pleura which could possibly make a rupture of the alveola and the visceral pleura was found to be localized in a small area of the lung surface. The other part of the lung surface was free of the adhesion and, therefore, the movement of the lung took place completely without any difficulty. The ruptured orifice of the pleura and pathological changes surrounding the orifice can be detected by thoracoscopy, but not by other means such as radiologic examination. A single tuberculous bleb and multiple emphysematous blebs were found on 6 cases out of 21 cases of spontaneous pneumothorax. Among these cases, radiologic Study revealed the bleb only in one patient. On the other hand, the blebs were found in all the six patients by means of thoracoscopic examination. It gives the detection ratio of bleb by radiologic study to that by thoracoscopy was 1:6. By thoracoscopy, the rupture on the lung surface were visualized on the 10 patients out of a total of 21 patients [10 patients of visual rupture]. However, the rupture of the pleura was not observed on the rest of 11 patients even by thoracoscopic examination [11 patients of non visual rupture]. Five patients [50%] out of ten who had the visual rupture on the lung surface was required a surgical operation to remove pneumothorax. For the patients who were detected to have the visual rupture of the pleura by thoracoscopy, be considered in the early stage of closed thoracostomy. of 21 patients, 16 patients [11 patients of non visual rupture of the pleura and 5 patients of visual rupture of the pleura] who received no surgical management, were treated with closed thoracostomy with continuous suction, and the` pneumothorax was healed completely up in each cases. Therapeutic measures for the remaining 5 patients of visual rupture of the pleura who were subjected to surgical approach for radical treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax were accordingly complicated, and the following different procedures were properly indicated case by case, that is, rib resection thoracostomy, simple closure of ruptured visceral pleura, wedged resection of the lung, and lobectomy.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.61-78
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• 1997

PDGF-BB has been recognized as a highly potential growth factor for guided tissue regeneration in periodontal defect. This study carried out histologic and histometric evaluation of $200ng/cm^2$ PDGF-BB loaded bioresorbable membrane made from polyglycolic and polylactic acid. It was tested for its biocompatibility, ability to prevent epithelial downgrowth and amount of periodontal regeneration. Without membrane and PDGF-BB unloaded bioresorbable membrane were used as control. Healthy six beagle dogs were used. Each dog was anesthetized and buccal flaps were reflected in the mandibular and maxillary premolar areas. Buccal alveolar bone between the mesiobuccal and distobuccal line angles was surgically removed on the lower 2nd and 4th premolar in mandible, 2nd premolar in maxilla, to a level 4mm apical to the cementoenamel junction with creating a Class II buccal furcation defect for available space. Care was taken not to remove the root cementum layer and rubber impression materials were placed over each surgically created defect. Flaps were repositioned and sutured. Reconstructive surgery was performed 1 month after defect preparation. PDGF-BB loaded membranes and controls were randomly placed on maxillary 2nd premolars and mandibular 2nd and 4th premolars. Plaque control regimen was instituted with daily brushing with a 0.1% chlorhexidine digluconate during experimental periods. The animals were sacrificed 2 and 5 weeks after surgery and undecalcified specimens were prepared for histologic evaluation. The degree of coronal regrowth of new bone, new cementum and the amonut of new bone areas formed on the defected area of the PDGF-BB loaded membrnae turned superior to without membrane and drug unloaded membrane. Experimental membrane could prevent the epithelial downgrowth irrespective of drug loaded or not and showed good biocompatiblity, These results implicated that PDGF-BB loaded bioresorbable membrane could be highly useful tool for guided tissue regeneration of periodontal defects.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.318-325
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• 2020

Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a major side effect of anti-cancer drugs. Neurotensin receptors (NTSRs) are widely distributed within the pain circuits in the central nervous system. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of NTSR1 by examining the effects of an NTSR1 agonist in rats with CIPN and investigate the contribution of spinal serotonin receptors to the antinociceptive effect. Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats (weight 150-180 g) were used in this study. CIPN was induced by injecting cisplatin (2 mg/kg) once a day for 4 days. Intrathecal catheters were placed into the subarachnoid space of the CIPN rats. The antiallodynic effects of intrathecally or intraperitoneally administered PD 149163, an NTSR1 agonist, were evaluated. Furthermore, the levels of serotonin in the spinal cord were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. Results: Intrathecal or intraperitoneal PD 149163 increased the paw withdrawal threshold in CIPN rats. Intrathecal administration of the NTSR1 antagonist SR 48692 suppressed the antinociceptive effect of PD 149163 given via the intrathecal route, but not the antinociceptive effect of intraperitoneally administered PD 149163. Intrathecal administration of dihydroergocristine, a serotonin receptor antagonist, suppressed the antinociceptive effect of intrathecally administered, but not intraperitoneally administered, PD 149163. Injecting cisplatin diminished the serotonin level in the spinal cord, but intrathecal or intraperitoneal administration of PD 149163 did not affect this reduction. Conclusions: NTSR1 played a critical role in modulating CIPN-related pain. Therefore, NTSR1 agonists may be useful therapeutic agents to treat CIPN. In addition, spinal serotonin receptors may be indirectly involved in the effect of NTSR1 agonist.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.81-91
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• 1993

Arthrosis of the temporomandibular joint is defined as a disease of a joint with chief complaint of pain, clicking, limited jaw movements. Generally, most patients with the temporomandibular arthrosis can be treated conservatively with muscle relaxation therapy combined with mandibular repositioning prostheses, followed by occlusal equilibration, restorative dentistry and/or orthodontics, and many other forms of treatment. In case prior nonsurgical treatment proved to be ineffective or the disease is chronic and severe, surgical operation is recommended. For patients with arthrosis of the temporomandibular joint, only discectomy as therapeutic method of the surgical treatment should not be applied and the removed articular disc of the temporomandibular joint should be replaced. Allograft such as Proplast-Teflon, Silastic, etc have been used as replacements of removed articular disc. However, these allograft materials have caused complications such as inflammatory changes, foreign body reactions. As a result, a replacement material which is autogenous, space occupying, easy to harvest and less inflammatory change has been developed. Auricular cartilage with perichondrium satisfies many of these requirements. The apparent advantages of autogenous auricular cartilage as an interpositional graft after a discectomy are as follows, (1) the form of the external ear corresponds to joint morphology, (2) a graft of adequate size can be harvested, (3) the form of the external ear remains unchanged after surgery, (4) the graft can be obtained adjacent to the surgical site, (5) biologically acceptable material is used, (6) the additional expense of allogenic graft is avoided. Because we considered autogenous auricular cartilage as a good replacement material, removed articular disc has been replaced with fresh autogenous auricular cartilage in the case of three patients. The result of the treatment is favorable, and the cases being presented here.