• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.173-177
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• 2019

Objective: We investigated the clinical characteristics of men with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT)-induced hypogonadism and its effect on assisted reproductive technology (ART) in infertile couples. Methods: This study examined the records of 20 consecutive male patients diagnosed with azoospermia or severe oligozoospermia (< 5 × 10⁶/mL) who visited a single infertility center from January 2008 to July 2018. All patients were treated at a primary clinic for erectile dysfunction or androgen deficiency symptoms combined with low serum testosterone. All men received a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor and TRT with testosterone undecanoate (Nebido^®) or testosterone enanthate (Jenasteron^®). Patients older than 50 years or with a chronic medical disease such as diabetes were excluded. Results: The mean age of patients was 37 years and the mean duration of infertility was 16.3 ± 11.6 months. At the initial presentation, eight patients had azoospermia, nine had cryptozoospermia, and three had severe oligozoospermia. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone levels were below 1.0 mIU/mL in most patients. Three ongoing ART programs with female factor infertility were cancelled due to male spermatogenic dysfunction; two of these men had normal semen parameters in the previous cycle. After withholding TRT, serum hormone levels and sperm concentrations returned to normal range after a median duration of 8 months. Conclusion: TRT with high-dose testosterone can cause spermatogenic dysfunction due to suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis, with adverse effects on infertility treatment programs. TRT is therefore contraindicated for infertile couples attempting to conceive, and the patient's desire for fertility must be considered before initiation of TRT in a hypogonadal man.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.136-144
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• 2003

Oral administration of antigen has long been considered as a promising alternative for the treatment of chronic autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and oral application of type II collagen (CII) has been proven to improve pathogenic symptoms in RA patients without problematic side effects. To further current understandings about the immune suppression mechanisms mediated by orally administered antigens, we examined the changes in IgG subtypes, T-cell proliferative response, and proportion of interleukin (IL)-10 producing Th subsets in a time course study of collagen induced arthritis (CIA) animal models. We found that joint inflammation in CIA mouse peaked at 5 weeks after first immunization with CII, which was significantly subdued in mice pre-treated by repeated oral administration of CII. Orally tolerized mice also showed increase in their serum level of IgG1, while the level of IgG2a was decreased. T-cell proliferation upon CII stimulation was also suppressed in lymph nodes of mice given oral administration of CII compared to non-tolerized controls. When cultured in vitro in the presence of CII, T-cells isolated from orally tolerized mice presented higher proportion of $CD4^+IL-10^+$ subsets compared to non-tolerized controls. Interestingly, such increase in IL-10 producing cells were obvious first in Peyer's patch, then by 5 weeks after immunization, in mesenteric lymph node and spleen instead. This result indicates that a particular subset of T-cells with immune suppressive functions might have migrated from the original contact site with CII to inflamed joints via peripheral blood after 5 weeks post immunization.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.411-418
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• 2002

저자 등은 폐결핵재발 후에 진행성의 호흡곤란과 만성기침을 호소하며 입원하여 흉부전산화 단층촬영 상에 폐포단백증의 특징적인 소견을 보이는 환자를 개흉 폐생검으로 확진하여 항결핵제 투여와 기관지폐포세척술로 임상적 호전을 보인 1예를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.507-514
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• 2005

연구배경 : COPD환자에서 질환의 중증도, 치료 반응정도, 급성악화등을 평가하는데 $FEV_1$과 PEFR이 중요한 측정지표로 사용되고 있다. 하지만 COPD환자에서 PEFR과 $FEV_1$의 일치성에 대해서는 잘 알려져 있지 않아 PEFR 측정이 중증도 분류 검사로 사용이 가능한지는 모르는 상태이다. 방 법 : 2003년 9월부터 2004년 8월까지 건국대학교 병원호흡기 내과 외래에서 진료받은 COPD환자 125명을 대상으로 $FEV_1$과 PEFR을 측정하여 그 결과를 통계, 분석하였다. 결 과 : $FEV_1$ 예측치의 평균은 $56.98{\pm}18.21$이었고 PEFR 예측치의 평균은 $70{\pm}27.60$로 PEFR 예측치가 $FEV_1$ 예측치보다 13%정도 높게 측정 되었다. 두 검사 사이에는 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. COPD환자들의 나이와 PEFR 과는 유의한 상관관계가 없었다. 주관적 증상인 호흡 곤란과 PEFR 과는 유의한 상관관계가 있었다. 결 론 : COPD 환자들에서 PEFR 을 이용한 중증도 분류시 $FEV_1$에 비해 경한 쪽으로 분류되는 성향이 있으므로 증상이 심한 경우 중증도 분류 해석에 주의를 요해야 하겠다. COPD 환자들에서 중증도 분류가 확정된 경우 추적 관찰은 PEFR 값으로 $FEV_1$을 대체하는 것이 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.628-638
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• 2014

본 연구는 정신과 환자에게 한국판 회복평가척도(RAS-K)의 신뢰도와 타당도를 검사하기 위해 실시하였다. 회복평가척도의 원본을 가지고 번안, 역번안을 실시하여 한국판 회복평가척도를 만들었다. 이 연구는 만성적인 정신과적 문제를 가지고 있는 18세 이상의 142명의 대상자에게 실시하였다. 평가도구는 한국판 회복평가척도, 한국판 희망척도, 정신건강회복척도, 행동 및 증상 평가 척도를 사용하였다. 신뢰도 검사에서 내적일치도는 .92, 검사-재검사 신뢰도는 .79로 높은 내적일치도를 지니고 있음을 알 수 있었다. RAS-K와의 동시타당도는 한국판 희망평가척도(r=.675, p<0.01), 정신건강회복척도(r=.816, p<0.01)와는 유의미한 관계를 나타내었으나, 행동 및 증상 평가척도와는 관계는 낮았다. 요인분석 결과는 요인이 5개로 추출되었으며 전체 설명 비율이 62.476%였다. 이 연구는 RAS-K는 한국의 정신과적인 문제를 가진 사람들에게 회복을 평가하기에 적절한 도구라는 것을 보여준다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.1106-1115
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• 2009

Mori Ramulus has multiple applications in Korean traditional medicine prescription because it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects by reducing macrophage activities. Yet, no studies on the anti-arthritic activity of EMR (extract of Mori Ramulus) have been reported in vitro and in vivo. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease with chronic inflammation characterized by hyperplasia of synovial cells in affected joints, which ultimately leads to the destruction of cartilage and bone. Because collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is similar to RA in pathological symptoms and immune reactions, there have been several reports concerning RA using CIA mouse model. Here, we investigated the effects of Mori Ramulus on RA using CIA mice. The importance of CD4+ Th1 cells in RA progress was previously indicated and studies further showed that Th17 cells play a prime role in severity of disease. Accordingly, the present study was focused on CIA associated with CD4+ Th1 cells and Th1 7 cells. DBA/1OlaHsd mice were immunized with bovine type II collagen (CII). After a second collagen immunization, mice were treated with EMR once a day for 4 weeks. The severity of arthritis within the paw joints was evaluated by histological assessment of cartilage destruction and pannus formation. Immune cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), draining lymph node (DLN) and paw joints, cytokine production and gene expression were assessed from CIA mouse using ELISA, FACS and real-time PCR analysis. Administration of EMR significantly suppressed the progression of CIA and inhibited the production of TNF-$\alpha$, IL-6 and IL-17 in the serum. The erosion of cartilage was dramatically reduced in mouse knees after treatment with EMR. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that EMR significantly suppressed the progression of CIA and that this action was mediated by the decreased production of TNF-$\alpha$, IL-6, IL-17 and collagen II-specific antibody in the serum. EMR suppressed Th17 cells and reduced level of IL-6 via B cell suppression, and thus, the levels of autoantibodies produced from B cells were decreased. Furthermore, EMR suppressed NKT cells which directly stimulate B cells and develop imbalance of Th1/Th2 cell. Oral administration of EMR (100 mg/kg or 200 mg/kg) significantly suppressed the progression of CIA, which is comparable to that of methotrexate (MTX, 0.3 mg/kg) used as a positive control. We are currently studying the mechanism underlying the therapeutic role for EMR in CIA mice.

• 생약학회지
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• 제34권4호통권135호
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• pp.327-334
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• 2003

We evaluated the anti-arthritic effect of a new diet-supplement product containing red ginseng, glucosamine, shark cartilage, ascorbic acid and manganese chloride for the relieving arthritic symptoms. Anti-inflammatory activities of the aqueous extract of red ginseng (250 and 500 mg/kg), glucosamine (240 mg/kg) and shark cartilage (240 mg/kg) were tested individually on vascular permeability and carrageenan-induced paw edema. Glucosamine and shark cartilage showed the inhibition of vascular permeability by 29.6 and 32.9%, respectively. Red ginseng (500 mg/kg) and shark cartilage showed the inhibition of carrageenan-induced paw edema at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 hr. The supplement (red ginseng mixture: RGM) composed of red ginseng (43.5%), glucosamine (25.0%), shark cartilage (25.0%), ascorbic acid (5.0%) and manganese chloride (1.5%) was prepared and its inhibitory activities including vascular permeability and carrageenan-induced paw edema were comparable to anti-inflammatory drugs such as diclofenac and ibuprofen. It was also tested on adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats as one of chronic arthritic tests and Randall-Selitto assay as an analgesic test. RGM showed the inhibition against the swelling of rat paws induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a dose of 1,500 mg/kg. Determination of cytokines of the sera sampled from arthritis-induced animals indicated that RGM increased the levels of $interferon-{\gamma}$ and interleukin-6, representing the immunostimulatory effect by red ginseng. RGM treatment moderately reduced the production of NO in RAW 264.7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, these results support that RGM can be applicable for the improvement of arthritic as a new diet-supplement.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.602-609
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• 1993

저자들은 경부 동통과 촉진시 공기 마찰음, 기침을 주소로 내원한 종격동 기흉환자를, 흉부 컴퓨터 촬영 및 개흉 폐조직 검사로 임파구형 간질성 폐렴으로 진단하였다. 또한 동반된 자가면역 질환이나 면역 부전 상태의 유무를 알기 위하여 다양한 혈청학적 검사를 시행하였으며, 그 결과 원발성으로 발생한 임파구형 간질성 폐렴임을 알수 있었으며, 치료적 목적으로 스테로이드 투여를 시도하였으나 임상 양상에 큰 호전을 보이지 않아 세포 독성 약제등의 투여를 고려 중이다. 그러나, 현재까지 확립된 병인 기전이나 치료 방법등에 대한 정설이 없으며 최근 AIDS 환자들에게서의 발생이 많이 보고됨에 따라 이 질환의 원인 및 경과를 예측할 수 있는 지표등에 대한 연구가 계속 되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.203-209
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• 2004

MTX는 골육종이나 진행된 비호치킨씨 임파종과 같은 종양성 질환 뿐아니라 건선이나 류마치스 관절염, 유육종증, 웨그너씨 육아종증등의 양성질환에서도 널리 쓰여지는 약물이다. MTX에 의한 폐독성은 약제를 투여받은 환자들 중 0.3-7.5%정도에서 나타나는 것으로 알려져 있다. 급성 또는 만성의 경과로 나타나는 MTX 폐렴의 예가 기술되어 있지만 전형적으로는 MTX를 투여한지 수개월내에 증상이 나타나는 아급성의 임상경과를 취하는 경우가 많다. 조직병리학적으로는 NSIP의 형태로 나타나는 경우가 가장 흔한 것으로 되어 있으나 BOOP나 DAD로 나타나는 경우도 드물게 보고되고 있으며 그 중 육아종의 형성을 보이는 예는 34.7% 정도로 알려져 있다. 우리나라에서는 NSIP나 DAD로 나타난 MTX 폐장염의 예가 보고되어있다. 저자들은 과민성 폐장염의 형태로 발현한 MTX에 의한 폐독성의 증례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제68권3호
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• pp.175-179
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• 2010

The ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with an unknown etiology. The major symptoms of ulcerative colitis are diarrhea, abdominal pain and hematochezia. However, arthritis, skin disorders, hepatobiliary inflammation and uveitis are occasionally recognized as systemic complications. Although there are few reports of coexistent pulmonary and inflammatory bowel disease, the lung is not generally considered to be a target organ in ulcerative colitis. We report a patient with ulcerative colitis-related bronchilolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia confirmed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, who responded to corticosteroid therapy.