• 수면정신생리
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.122-132
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• 2005

배 경：본 연구에서는 청년기 기면병 환자의 인지기능 변화를 평가하고자 하였다. 청년기 기면병 환자의 인지기능과 수면 증상과의 관계도 관찰하였다. 방 법：17세 이상 35세 이하의 기면병 환자 18명과 정상대조군 18명을 모집하여 연구를 시행하였다. 탈력발작이 있고, HLA $DQB_1$ *0602 양성인 경우만을 기면병 대상군으로 하였다. 기면병 대상군과 정상대조군에게 13종의 신경심리검사(Wisconsin 카드분류, Trail making, Stroop, Ruff, 청각순차합산, 바꿔쓰기, 숫자 외우기, 공간 외우기, Rey 기억력, California 언어학습, 통제단어연상, Boston 이름대기, 굽은 막대 검사)를 시행하여 양군을 비교하였다. 그리고, 기면병 대상군의 신경심리검사 결과와 Epworth 졸음증 척도, Ullanlinna 기면병 척도, 야간수면다원검사 및 입면 잠복시간 반복검사 결과 사이의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 결 과：기면병 대상군은 정상 대조군에 비해 2.0초 간격과 2.4초 간격의 청각순차합산, 바꿔쓰기, 공간 외우기 정방향 검사에서 수행능력이 저조하였다(t=3.86, p<0.001；t=-2.47, p=0.02；t=-3.95, p<0.001；t=-2.22, p=0.03). 다른 신경심리검사에서는 양 군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 기면병 대상군에서 저하된 신경심리검사 결과는 Epworth 졸음증 척도나 Ullanlinna 기면병 척도와 유의한 상관관계가 없었으며, 야간수면다원검사나 입면잠복시간 반복검사와도 유의한 상관관계가 없었다. 결 론：본 연구에서 기면병 환자군의 주의력이 저하되어 있음을 관찰하였다. 그러나 주의력 저하는 주간 졸음증과 유의한 상관을 보이지 않았다. 따라서 기면병 환자의 주의력 저하는 주간 졸음증의 개선만으로 호전시킬 수 없다는 점을 시사한다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.339-347
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• 2011

Human eyelid adipose-derived stem cells (hEAs) and amniotic mesenchymal stem cells (hAMs) are very valuable sources for the cell therapeutics. Both types of cells have a great proliferating ability in vitro and a multipotency to differentiate into adipocytes, osteoblasts and chondrocytes. In the present study, we evaluated their stem cell characteristics after long-time cryopreservation for 6, 12 and 24 months. When frozen-thawed cells were cultivated in vitro, their cumulative cell number and doubling time were similar to freshly prepared cells. Also they expressed stem cell-related genes of SCF, NANOG, OCT4, and TERT, ectoderm-related genes of NCAM and FGF5, mesoderm/endoderm-related genes of CK18 and VIM, and immune-related genes of HLA-ABC and ${\beta}$2M. Following differentiation culture in appropriate culture media for 2-3 weeks, both types of cells exhibited well differentiation into adipocyte, osteoblast, and chondrocyte, as revealed by adipogenic, osteogenic or chondrogenic-specific staining and related genes, respectively. In conclusion, even after long-term storage hEAs and hAMs could maintain their stem cell characteristics, suggesting that they might be suitable for clinical application based on stem cell therapy.

• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.184-193
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• 2024

Background/Aims: We aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in Korean patients focusing on PsA with axial involvement. Methods: A retrospective medical chart review was performed to identify PsA patients at a single tertiary center. Cases of AS patients with psoriasis were recruited from a prospective AS registry of the same center. Demographics, laboratory findings, and radiologic characteristics were assessed. Results: A total of 69 PsA patients were identified. In PsA patients, spondylitis (46.4%) was the most common form. Compared to AS patients with psoriasis, PsA patients with radiographic axial involvement were older (50.9 vs. 32.4 years; p < 0.001) and showed greater peripheral disease activity (peripheral arthritis 78.1 vs. 12.5%, p < 0.001; enthesitis 50.0 vs. 6.3%, p = 0.003). AS patients with psoriasis presented a higher rate of HLA-B^*27 positivity (81.3 vs. 17.2%; p < 0.001) and a more frequent history of inflammatory back pain (100.0 vs. 75.0%; p = 0.039) than PsA patients with radiographic axial involvement. Significant proportions of PsA patients with radiographic axial involvement had cervical spine involvement (10/18, 55.6%) and spondylitis without sacroiliitis (10/23, 43.5%). Conclusions: We demonstrate that axial involvement is common in Korean PsA patients, and its characteristics can be distinct from those of AS.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.223-228
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• 2015

Purpose: The goal of this study was to characterize the patterns of antimicrobial resistance and virulence genes in samples of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) isolated from periodontitis patients. Methods: From July 2015 to August 2015, oral saliva was collected from a total of 112 patients diagnosed with periodontitis, including 80 outpatients in dental hospitals and 32 patients in dental clinics located in Seoul and Cheonan. The samples were subjected to a susceptibility test to evaluate the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, and the pathogenic factors and antimicrobial resistance factors in the DNA of S. aureus were analyzed using polymerase chain reaction. Results: A susceptibility test against 15 antimicrobial agents showed that 88% of cultures were resistant to ampicillin, 88% to penicillin, and 2% to oxacillin. Resistance to at least two drugs was observed in 90% of cultures, and the most common pattern of multidrug resistance was to ampicillin and penicillin. Enterotoxins were detected in 65.9% of samples. The cell hemolysin gene hld was detected in 100% of cultures and hla was detected in 97.6% of samples. All strains resistant to penicillin and ampicillin had the blaZ gene. The aph(3')IIIa gene, which encodes an aminoglycoside modifying enzyme, was detected in 46.3% of samples. Conclusions: In the treatment of oral S. aureus infections, it is important to identify the pathogenic genes and the extent of antimicrobial resistance. Furthermore, it is necessary to study patterns of antimicrobial resistance and cross-infection in the context of periodontological specialties in which antimicrobials are frequently used, such as maxillofacial surgery, where the frequency of antimicrobial use for minor procedures such as implant placement is increasing.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.118-124
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• 2007

Objective : Adipose tissue is derived from the embryonic mesoderm and contains a heterogenous stromal cell population. Authors have tried to verify the characteristics of stem cell of adipose derived stromal cells (ADSCs) and to investigate immunohistochemical findings after transplantation of ADSC into rat brain to evaluate survival, migration and differentiation of transplanted stromal cells. Methods : First ADSCs were isolated from human adipose tissue and induced adipose, osseous and neuronal differentiation under appropriate culture condition in vitro and examined phenotypes profile of human ADSCs in undifferentiated states using flow cytometry and immunohistochemical study. Human ADSCs were transplanted into the healthy rat brain to investigate survival, migration and differentiation after 4 weeks. Results : From human adipose tissue, adipose stem cells were harvested and subcultured for several times. The cultured ADSCs were differentiated into adipocytes, osteoctye and neuron-like cell under conditioned media. Flow cytometric analysis of undifferentiated ADSCs revealed that ADSCs were positive for CD29, CD44 and negative for CD34, CD45, CD117 and HLA-DR. Transplanted human ADSCs were found mainly in cortex adjacent to injection site and migrated from injection site at a distance of at least 1 mm along the cortex and corpus callosum. A few transplanted cells have differentiated into neuron and astrocyte. Conclusion : ADSCs were differentiated into multilineage cell lines through transdifferentiation. ADSCs were survived and migrated in xenograft without immunosuppression. Based on this data, ADSCs may be potential source of stem cells for many human disease including neurologic disorder.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2007

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy among women, and mutations in the BRCA1 gene produce increased susceptibility to these malignancies in certain families. In this study, the forward 1-13 exons of breast cancer associated gene BRCA1 were cloned from breast cancer cell line ZR-75-30 by RT-PCR method. Sequence analysis showed that nine BRCA1 splice forms were isolated and characterized, compared with wild-type BRCA1 gene, five splice forms of which were novel. These splice isoforms were produced from the molecular mechanism of 5' and 3' alternative splicing. All these splice forms deleting exon 11b and the locations of alternative splicing were focused on two parts:one was exons 2 and 3, and the other was exons 9 and 10. These splice forms accorded with GT-AG rule. Most these BRCA1 splice variants still kept the original reading frame. Western blot analysis indicated that some BRCA1 splice variants were expressed in ZR-75-30 cell line at the protein level. In addition, we confirmed the presence of these new transcripts of BRCA1 gene in MDA-MB-435S, K562, Hela, HLA, HIC, H9, Jurkat and human fetus samples by RT-PCR analysis. These results suggested that breast cancer associated gene BRCA1 may have unexpectedly a large number of splice variants. We hypothesized that alternative splicing of BRCA1 possibly plays a major role in the tumorigenesis of breast and/or ovarian cancer. Thus, the identification of cancer-specific splice forms will provide a novel source for the discovery of diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers and tumor antigens suitable as targets for therapeutic intervention.

• 대한이식학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.108-112
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• 2018

Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is a major complication after ABO-incompatible liver transplantation. According to the 2016 Banff Working Group on Liver Allograft Criteria for the diagnosis of acute AMR, a positive serum donor specific antibody (DSA) is needed. On the other hand, the clinical significance of the histological findings of AMR in the absence of DSA is unclear. This paper describes a 57-year-old man (blood type, O+) who suffered from hepatitis B virus cirrhosis with hepatocellular carcinoma. Pre-operative DSA and cross-matching were negative. After transplantation, despite the improvement of the liver function, acute AMR was observed in the protocol biopsy on postoperative day 7; the cluster of differentiation 19+ (CD19+) count was 0% and anti-ABO antibody titers were 1:2. This paper presents the allograft injury like AMR in the absence of DSA after ABOi living donor liver transplantation with low titers of anti-ABO antibody and depleted serum CD19+ B cells.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.62-72
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• 1992

연구배경 : 결핵의 감염에서는 세포성면역이 중요하며 그 중에서도 T림프구가 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있고 조력 T림프구와 억제 T림프구의 기능의 불균형이 결핵의 발병에 있어 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 생각되고 있다. 동일한 결핵균의 감염시 일부 환자에서는 결핵의 병변이 폐에 국한되는 반면, 일부의 환자들에서는 폐의 결핵병변의 유무와 관계없이 폐외장기의 결핵이 발생되고 이러한 폐외결핵의 경우 항결핵화학요법에 잘 반응하지 않는 경우를 종종 경험할 수 있을뿐만 아니라 그 유병율의 감소도 폐결핵의 경우와는 달리 현저하지 못하여 폐결핵환자와 페외결핵환자군간의 면역기능의 차이가 의심된다. 방법 : 폐결핵환자와 폐외결핵환자군에서의 T림프구 매개성 세포성면역기능의 차이와 면역기능의 생체내검사와 생체외검사의 상관성을 규명하고자 T림프구 및 아형의 수적변화를 유세포분석법(flow cytometry)을 이용하여 측정하였고 PPD피부반응검사 및 림프아구형성을 측정하여 비교하였다. 결과 : 1) 총 림프구수는 결핵환자군에서 대조군에 비하여 유의하게 감소되어 있었으나 페결핵환자군과 폐외결핵환자군간의 차이는 없었다. 2) PPD 피부반응검사와 백혈구수는 3군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 3) $T_3$, $T_4$, $T_8$(+)인 세포의 백분율과 절대수는 3군간에 유의한 차이가 없었으며 $T_4/T_8$의 비도 3군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 4) HLA-DR(+)인 세포의 백분율과 절대수는 대조군에 비하여 결핵환자군에서 유의하게 증가되어 있었으며 $IL_2$ 수용체(+)인 세포의 백분율과 절대수도 결핵환자군에서 유의하게 증가되어 있었으나 폐결핵환자군과 폐외결핵환자군에는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 5) Concanavalin-A, Phytohemagglutinin 및 PPD 자극에 대한 림프아구형성은 3군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 6) $T_4$(+)인 림프구의 백분율 및 절대수와 PPD 피부반응검사의 크기사이에는 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 결론 : 이상의 결과에서 폐결핵환자와 페외결핵환자군간에 T림프구성 매개성 세포성면역기능의 변화를 발견할 수 없었다. 그러나 본 연구만으로 세포성 면역기능의 차이를 모두 관찰하였다고 할 수는 없기 때문에 이에 대하여는 추후 연구가 필요하리라고 사료된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.666-675
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• 2019

Background: Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) has been widely used as an herbal medicine to normalize and strengthen body functions. Although many researchers have focused on the biological effects of KRG, more studies on the action mechanism of red ginseng are still needed. Previously, we investigated the proteomic changes of the rat spleen while searching for molecular signatures and the action mechanism of KRG. The proteomic analysis revealed that differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were involved in the increased immune response and phagocytosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the biological activities of KRG, especially the immune-enhancing response of KRG. Methods: Rats were divided into 4 groups: 0 (control group), 500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg administration of KRG powder for 6 weeks, respectively. Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation was performed with Q-Exactive LC-MS/MS to compare associated proteins between the groups. The putative DEPs were identified by a current UniProt rat protein database search and by the Gene Ontology annotations. Results: The DEPs appear to increase the innate and acquired immunity as well as immune cell movement. These results suggest that KRG can stimulate immune responses. This analysis refined our targets of interest to include the potential functions of KRG. Furthermore, we validated the potential molecular targets of the functions, representatively LCN2, CRAMP, and HLA-DQB1, by Western blotting. Conclusion: These results may provide molecular signature candidates to elucidate the mechanisms of the immune response by KRG. Here, we demonstrate a strategy of tissue proteomics for the discovery of the molecular function of KRG.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 1997

연구배경 : 최근 알려진 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ 수용체는 결핵균 감염의 초기에 제2형 주요 조직적합성 복합계(MHC class II)의 인식없이 결핵균 항원에 반응하여 세포성 면역반응을 나타냄이 보고되었다. 이에 연구자등은 페결핵환자와 결핵성 흉막염 환자, 그리고 다른 원인의 흉막염 환자사이에 T 림프구의 조성과 ${\gamma}{\delta}$ T-림프구 수의 차이를 관찰하였다. 방법 : 대상은 폐결핵환자 30예(이중 결핵성 흉막염환자 15예), 폐암 환자 12예(이중 악성 흉막염 환자 9예), 폐렴 7예(이중 폐렴성 흉막염 6예)등 모두 49예였다. 혈청 ADA(adenosine deaminase)활성도는 Hitachi 747 자동화학분석기에서 측정하였다. T 세포 림프구 아형의 분류는 lysed whole blood method로 anti-Leu4, anti-Leu3a, anti-Leu2a, anti HLA-DR 그리고 anti-TCR-${\gamma}{\delta}$-1를 이용하여 flow cytometer로 분석하였다. 결과 : 1. 말초혈액내 ${\gamma}{\delta}$-T 림프구의 평균치는 $4.8{\pm}4.6%$ 였고, 결핵군(29예) $5.5{\pm}4.5%$, 비결핵군(14예) $3.3{\pm}2.9%$(폐암군 $4.0{\pm}3.2%$, 폐렴군 $2.2{\pm}1.6%$로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p=0.24). 질병의 이환기간 1개월 이내의 환자중에서도 결핵군(20예) $6.4{\pm}6.6%$, 비결핵군(14예) $3.3{\pm}2.9%$ 으로 유의한 차이는 없었다(p=0.16)(Table 1). 2. 흉막액내 T 세포 림프구 아형중 CD4 림프구는 결핵성 흉막액에서는 $54.6{\pm}13.8%$, 비결핵성 흉막액에서는 $36.2{\pm}25.3%$(악성 흉막액 $38.4{\pm}23.8%$, 폐렴정 흉막액 $30.1{\pm}34.0%$ 결핵성 흉막액에서 의의있게 높았다(p=0.04)(Table 2). 3. 흉막염이 있던 환자에서 말초혈액내 ${\gamma}{\delta}$-T 림프구는 결핵성 흉막염군(14예)이 $7.0{\pm}9.0%$, 비결핵성 흉막염군(11예) $3.0{\pm}2.0%$ (악성 흉막염군 $3.1{\pm}2.2%$, 폐렴성 흉막염군 $2.7{\pm}1.7%$로 차이는 없었다(p=0.16). 흉막액내 ${\gamma}{\delta}$-T 림프구는 결핵성 흉막염군(15예)이 $3.9{\pm}2.9%$, 비결핵성 흉막염군(10예) $2.1{\pm}2.2%$(악성 흉막염군 $2.0{\pm}2.5%$, 폐렴성 흉막염군 $2.4{\pm}1.7%$ 로 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=0.12). 4. 환자의 연령이나 성별과 말초혈액내 ${\gamma}{\delta}$-T 림프구수와는 상관관계가 없었고, 폐결핵 환자에서 병변의 정도, 혈청 및 흉막액내 ADA와 ${\gamma}{\delta}$-T 림프구수와도 상관관계가 없었다. 결론 : 결핵성 흉막염환자에서 말초혈액 및 흉막액내 ${\gamma}{\delta}$-T 림프구수의 유의한 증가는 없어 다른 질환과의 감별진단에 도움이 되지 못할 것으로 생각되며, ${\gamma}{\delta}$-T 림프구의 증가는 결핵 초기 환자들을 대상으로 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.