• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7079-7083
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• 2014

The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is often used as an interview sheet for assessing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) at the time of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing during population-based screening for prostate cancer. However, the relationship between prostate cancer detection and LUTS status remains controversial. To elucidate this relationship, the cumulative probability of prostate cancer detection using IPSS in biopsy samples from patients categorized by serum PSA levels was investigated. The clinical characteristics of prostate cancer detected using IPSS during screening were also investigated. A total of 1,739 men aged 54-75 years with elevated serum PSA levels who completed the IPSS questionnaire during the initial population screening in Kanazawa City, Japan and underwent systematic transrectal ultrasonography-guided prostate biopsy between 2000 and 2013 were enrolled in the present study. Of the 1,739 men, 544 (31.3%) were diagnosed with prostate cancer during the observation period. The probability of cancer detection at 3 years in the entire study population was 27.4% and 32.7% for men with $IPSS{\leq}7$ and those with $IPSS{\geq}8$, respectively; there was no statistically significant difference between groups. In men with serum PSA levels of 6.1 to 12.0ng/mL at initial screening, the probability of cancer detection was significantly higher in men with $IPSS{\leq}7$ than in those with $IPSS{\geq}8$. There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics between groups of patients stratified by IPSS. These findings indicate that the use of IPSS for LUTS status evaluation may be useful for prostate cancer detection in the limited range of serum PSA levels.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.437-442
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• 2015

전립선의 정확한 볼륨측정은 전립선암과 전립선비대의 진단, 치료 결정 및 예후 판정에 있어서 중요한 역할을 한다. 또한, 전립선암 선별검사에 사용하고 있는 혈청전립선특이항원(serum prostate-specific antigen)은 전립선의 볼륨과 서로 높은 상관관계를 보이기 때문에 이를 평가하기 위해서는 정확한 볼륨을 아는 것이 중요하다. 기존의 전립선 측정법이 다양하게 제시되고 있으나 전립선 모형 별 측정법에 대한 연구는 없었다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 모형의 팬텀을 제작하고 초음파를 이용하여 볼륨을 알아본 후 모형 별 측정위치를 찾아 새로운 측정방법을 제시하고자 한다. 초음파 검사를 통해 특징적인 전립선 모양 6개를 선정하였다. 이를 횡단과 종단영상을 참고하여 전립선 모형 6개를 제작하였다. 최적의 측정위치에서 각각 3회씩 반복측정 후 실제볼륨과 측정볼륨간의 유의성을 알아보기 위하여 Wilcoxon 부호순위 검정을 실시하였다. p값은 0.05이하일 때 유의한 것으로 정하였다. Axial 영상에서 돌출부위를 제외하고 안쪽으로 두고, Longitudinal 영상에서는 base와 apex의 오목한 부분에 측정 점을 놓았을 때 실제 전립선 크기와 일치도가 높았다. 실제볼륨과 측정볼륨간의 유의성은 p값 0.156으로 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 전립선 axial 영상에서 전립선 이행대의 돌출이 심할 경우 돌출부위를 배제하고 측정하는 것이 실제 볼륨에 가까웠다. 또한 longitudinal영상에서는 apex부분이 가늘고 길어질 경우에 끝부분이 아닌 안쪽으로 측정 점을 잡아 그 점을 기준으로 타원을 그려 볼륨을 측정하는 것이 실제 볼륨에 가장 가까웠다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.26-35
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• 2021

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the level of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) in whole and skim milk samples, and its suitability for early pregnancy diagnosis in goats. Methods: A two-step sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system for estimation of milk PAG was developed and validated, which employed caprine-PAG specific polyclonal antisera. Whole and skim milk samples (n = 210 each) from fifteen multiparous goats were collected on alternate days from d 10 to d 30, and thereafter weekly till d 51 post-mating. PAG levels in milk samples were estimated by ELISA and the pregnancies were confirmed at d40 post-mating by transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS). Results: The level of PAG in whole and skim milk samples of both pregnant and nonpregnant goats remained below the threshold values until d 24 after mating. Thereafter, PAG concentration in whole and skim milk increased steadily in pregnant goats, whereas it continued below the threshold in non-pregnant does. The PAG profiles in whole and skim milk of pregnant goats were almost similar and exhibited strong positive relationship (r = 0.891; p<0.001). Day 26 post-mating was identified as the first time-point for significantly (p<0.05) higher milk PAG concentration in pregnant goats than to non-pregnant goats. When compared to TRUS examination for pregnancy diagnosis, the accuracy and specificity of PAG ELISA using whole and skim milk samples were 94.5% and 95.4%; and 95.3% and 100%, respectively. The high values of area-under-curve (0.904 [whole milk] and 0.922 [skim milk]), demonstrate outstanding discrimination ability of the milk assays. Among the sampling dates chosen, d 37 post-mating was identified as the best suitable time point for collection of milk samples to detect pregnancy in goats. Conclusion: The PAG concentration in whole and skim milk of goats collected between days 26 and 51 post-breeding can be used for the accurate prediction of pregnancy and may be useful for assisting management decisions in goat flocks.