• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.377-382
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• 2003

1차 DEAE-Toyopearl 650 M ion exchange column chromatography 및 2차DEAE-Sephadex A-50 ion exchange column chromatography에 의해 정제를 수행한 결과 15.92 units/mg의 정제배율 및 비활성은 92배, 정제 효소의 순도는 SDS-PAGE에 의해 단일 밴드를 나타내었으며, 분자량은 43kDa으로 추정되었다. 래트의 대장암 세포인 RR1022세포와, 사람의 난소암 세포인 SKOV-3 세포에서 RPMI1640 배지와 methionine이 결핍된 RPMI1640 배지를 처리한 결과 정상군에 비해 대조군의 $^{11}$ C-methionine의 섭취 변화가 증가하였다. 종양세포인 RR1022, SKOV-3세포에 methioninase 투여하여 종양세포의 생존율의 변화를 trypan blue 기법으로 확인한 결과 배지내에서 종양세포의 증식에 필요한 methionine의 농도가 감소하여 DNA, RNA, Protein의 합성을 저해한다고 사료된다. 종양세포인 RR1022, SKOV-3세포에 methioninase를 투여한 결과 정상군에 비해 대조군이 시간 지나면서 $^{11}$ C-methionine의 섭취 변화가 증가하였다. 동물의 $^{11}$ C-methionine PET 영상 결과 종양과 염증병변이 모두 관찰되었다. rMET를 투석한 결과 염증병변의 섭취에 비하여 종양의 섭취가 증가하는 경향이 관찰되었으며, 정제한 methioninase를 투여하고 영상을 얻은 경우에도 종양 섭취가 염증보다 높게 나타났다. 종양세포에 methioninase를 처리하면 methionine의 섭취 요구량은 시간이 지나면서 증가하였으며 생존율은 감소하였다. 종양 동물모델에서도 methioninase를 투여한 경우 종양의 좋은 $^{11}$ C-methionine 섭취를 관찰할수 있었으며 methioninase의 이용이 종양의 검출에 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.364-372
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• 2007

목적 : 여러 종양영상용 방사성의약품이 암환자에서 치료후 반응을 보는 데 사용되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 paclitaxel 노출 시간에 따른 여러 종양영상용 방사성의약품의 유방암세포 섭취양상을 paclitaxel 노출 48시간까지 생존종양세포 수와 비교하여 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법 : F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose, C-11-methionine, Tl-201, Tc-99m-MIBI, Tc-99m-tetrofosmin의 5가지 종양영상용 방사성의약품의 MCF-7 유방암세포에서의 세포섭취를 알아보았다. DMSO 노출 대조군, 다양한 paclitaxel 노출시간을 가지는 5가지의 실험군(노출시간 2시간, 6시간, 12시간, 24시간, 48시간)의 총 6가지 조건에서 종양영상용 방사성의약품을 60분간 섭취시킨 뒤 섭취율을 구하였다. Paclitaxel은 10 nM과 100 nM의 2가지 농도를 사용하였다. 결과 : 10 nM의 paclitaxel은 노출 48시간까지 MCF-7 세포의 살아 있는 세포의 비율을 약 75% 정도로 감소시켰지만, 종양세포의 5가지 종양영상용 방사성의약품 섭취는 대조군과 비교시 유의하게 감소하지 않았다. 100 nM의 paclitaxel은 노출 48시간까지 MCF-7 세포의 살아 있는 세포의 비율을 약 55% 정도로 감소시켰지만, 종양세포의 5가지 종양영상용 방사성의약품 섭취는 대조군과 비교시 유의하게 증가하였다. 결론 : MCF-7 유방암세포주에서 종양영상용 방사성의약품인 F-18-FDG, C-11-methionine, Tl-201, Tc-99m-MIBI, Tc-99m-tetrofosmin의 섭취율은 paclitaxel 투여 후 48시간까지 생존 종양세포 수의 감소를 반영하지 못한다.

• Brain Tumor Research and Treatment
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2018

Brain tumors represent a diverse spectrum of histology, biology, prognosis, and treatment options. Although MRI remains the gold standard for morphological tumor characterization, positron emission tomography (PET) can play a critical role in evaluating disease status. This article focuses on the use of PET with radiolabeled glucose and amino acid analogs to aid in the diagnosis of tumors and differentiate between recurrent tumors and radiation necrosis. The most widely used tracer is $^{18}F$-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG). Although the intensity of FDG uptake is clearly associated with tumor grade, the exact role of FDG PET imaging remains debatable. Additionally, high uptake of FDG in normal grey matter limits its use in some low-grade tumors that may not be visualized. Because of their potential to overcome the limitation of FDG PET of brain tumors, $^{11}C$-methionine and $^{18}F$-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (FDOPA) have been proposed. Low accumulation of amino acid tracers in normal brains allows the detection of low-grade gliomas and facilitates more precise tumor delineation. These amino acid tracers have higher sensitivity and specificity for detecting brain tumors and differentiating recurrent tumors from post-therapeutic changes. FDG and amino acid tracers may be complementary, and both may be required for assessment of an individual patient. Additional tracers for brain tumor imaging are currently under development. Combinations of different tracers might provide more in-depth information about tumor characteristics, and current limitations may thus be overcome in the near future. PET with various tracers including FDG, $^{11}C$-methionine, and FDOPA has improved the management of patients with brain tumors. To evaluate the exact value of PET, however, additional prospective large sample studies are needed.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2006

Objective : This study concernes the usefulness of $^{11}C-methyl-L-and$ D-methionine[Met]-positron emission tomography[PET] for glioma grading and detection of recurrence in gliomas, compared with fluorine-18, 2-fluoro-deoxyglucose[FDG]-PET. Methods : Eighty patients underwent Met-PET study for evaluation of glioma : 37 astrocytomas [WHO grade II, 3; III, 8; IV, 26]. 27 oligodendrogliomas [WHO grade II, 16; III, 11]. and 12 suspicious recurrent gliomas. All images were taken within 2 weeks before operation. For suspicious recurrent cases on magnetic resonance images, both FDG-PET and Met-PET were performed. Results : In astrocytoma, Mean maximum standard uptake value[SUV] of region of interest[ROI] was not different between WHO grades [p=0.108]. but ROI/normal contralateral tissue SUV [T/N] ratio was statistically different between WHO grades [p=0.002]. T/N ratio was more closely related to visual scale than maximum SUV of ROI [p<0.001 and p=0.107 respectively]. In oligodendroglioma, there was no statistical difference between WHO grades in view of maximum SUV and T/N ratio. For recurrent gliomas, sensitivity of FDG-PET and Met-PET was 25% and 100%, while specificity of FDG-PET and Met-PET were 100% and 80%, respectively. Conclusion : Met-PET might be an appropriate tool for tumor grading in astrocytoma and be more sensitive for detection of recurrence in gliomas than FDG-PET.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.476-486
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• 2019

Objective : The functional information of $^{11}C$-methionine positron emission tomography (MET-PET) images can be applied for Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKR) and its image quality may affect defining the tumor. This study conducted the phantom-based evaluation for geometric accuracy and functional characteristic of diagnostic MET-PET image co-registered with stereotactic image in Leksell $GammaPlan^{(R)}$ (LGP) and also investigated clinical application of these images in metastatic brain tumors. Methods : Two types of cylindrical acrylic phantoms fabricated in-house were used for this study : the phantom with an array-shaped axial rod insert and the phantom with different sized tube indicators. The phantoms were mounted on the stereotactic frame and scanned using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and PET system. Three-dimensional coordinate values on co-registered MET-PET images were compared with those on stereotactic CT image in LGP. MET uptake values of different sized indicators inside phantom were evaluated. We also evaluated the CT and MRI co-registered stereotactic MET-PET images with MR-enhancing volume and PET-metabolic tumor volume (MTV) in 14 metastatic brain tumors. Results : Imaging distortion of MET-PET was maintained stable at less than approximately 3% on mean value. There was no statistical difference in the geometric accuracy according to co-registered reference stereotactic images. In functional characteristic study for MET-PET image, the indicator on the lateral side of the phantom exhibited higher uptake than that on the medial side. This effect decreased as the size of the object increased. In 14 metastatic tumors, the median matching percentage between MR-enhancing volume and PET-MTV was 36.8% on PET/MR fusion images and 39.9% on PET/CT fusion images. Conclusion : The geometric accuracy of the diagnostic MET-PET co-registered with stereotactic MR in LGP is acceptable on phantom-based study. However, the MET-PET images could the limitations in providing exact stereotactic information in clinical study.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.291-298
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• 2018

TBC1D1 gene has known functional effects on body energy homeostasis and glucose uptake pathway in skeletal muscle tissue. This biological function is reported to have significant effects on traits of growth and meat quality in chicken. In this study, we focused on two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (g.70179137A>G and g.70175861T>C) identified through SNP annotation information of Korean native chicken and previous literature for TBC1D1 in chicken. Association of SNPs in TBC1D1 with growth and serum clinical-chemical traits were evaluated. A total of 584 male and female birds from five Korean native chicken lines were used in the study. The SNP1 (g.70179137A>G) is located in intron 11 and SNP2 (g.70175861T>C) is a non-synonymous missense mutation in exon 10, responsible for the amino acid change from Methionine to Valine. The A allele of SNP1 and T allele of SNP2 had the highest allele frequencies. Both SNPs indicated moderate polymorphism information content values (0.25