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Body Composition as a Prognostic Factor of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Toxicity and Outcome in Patients with Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer

  • Palmela, Carolina;Velho, Sonia;Agostinho, Lisa;Branco, Francisco;Santos, Marta;Santos, Maria Pia Costa;Oliveira, Maria Helena;Strecht, Joao;Maio, Rui;Cravo, Marilia;Baracos, Vickie E.
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.74-87
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    • 2017
  • Purpose: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to improve survival in locally advanced gastric cancer, but it is associated with significant toxicity. Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity have been studied in several types of cancers and have been reported to be associated with higher chemotherapy toxicity and morbi-mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia/sarcopenic obesity in patients with gastric cancer, as well as its association with chemotherapy toxicity and long-term outcomes. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed using an academic cancer center patient cohort diagnosed with locally advanced gastric cancer between January 2012 and December 2014 and treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We analyzed body composition (skeletal muscle and visceral fat index) in axial computed tomography images. Results: A total of 48 patients met the inclusion criteria. The mean age was $68{\pm}10years$, and 33 patients (69%) were men. Dose-limiting toxicity was observed in 22 patients (46%), and treatment was terminated early owing to toxicity in 17 patients (35%). Median follow-up was 17 months. Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity were found at diagnosis in 23% and 10% of patients, respectively. We observed an association between termination of chemotherapy and both sarcopenia (P=0.069) and sarcopenic obesity (P=0.004). On multivariate analysis, the odds of treatment termination were higher in patients with sarcopenia (odds ratio=4.23; P=0.050). Patients with sarcopenic obesity showed lower overall survival (median survival of 6 months [95% confidence interval {CI}=3.9-8.5] vs. 25 months [95% CI=20.2-38.2]; log-rank test P=0.000). Conclusions: Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity were associated with early termination of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer; additionally, sarcopenic obesity was associated with poor survival.

열-화학적 인자를 고려한 복층터널의 지반-토목섬유의 접촉면 전단거동 (Dynamic shear behavior of geosynthetic-soil interface considering thermalchemical factors)

  • 장동인;곽창원;박인준
    • 한국터널지하공간학회 논문집
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    • 제18권2호
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    • pp.213-220
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    • 2016
  • 최근 제한된 국토 면적에 비해 늘어나고 있는 인구와 그에 따른 교통량 증가에 따라 효율적인 공간 이용의 필요성이 급증하고 있다. 이를 위하여 여러 가지 지하구조물 건설이 증가하고 있으며, 그 중 대표적인 것이 복층터널이다. 복층터널 건설시 터널 라이닝과 주위 지반이 접촉하게 되고, 그 사이에 차수, 보호 또는 지반보강의 목적으로 토목섬유를 시공하게 된다. 따라서 필연적으로 지반-토목섬유 접촉면이 형성되어 터널의 전단 거동에 큰 영향을 미치게 되며, 특히 지진과 같은 동적하중 재하시 그 거동은 매우 복잡해지므로 실험적 접근이 필수적이다. 본 연구에서는 터널 주위지반의 지하수 내 산성 및 중성과 같은 화학적 성분이 반복 전단하중 상태에서 지반-토목섬유 접촉면의 전단강도 감소에 미치는 영향을 실내 시험을 통하여 분석하였다. 또한 여러 가지 요인에 의하여 형성되는 지중 온도차를 고려하기 위하여 시료의 온도를 $20^{\circ}C$$40^{\circ}C$로 설정하여 온도에 의한 접촉면의 동적 전단특성을 고려하였다. 이를 위하여 접촉면 동적전단시험기를 이용하고 60일, 960일간 수침시킨 토목섬유와 흙 시료를 이용하여 반복 단순전단시험을 수행하였고, 그 결과를 교란상태개념을 이용하여 지반-토목섬유 접촉면의 전단강도 감소 특성을 확인하였다.

Overall Survival of Filipino Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Single-Institution Experience

  • Albano, Pia Marie;Lumang-Salvador, Christianne;Orosa, Jose;Racelis, Sheryl;Leano, Modesty;Angeles, Lara Mae;Ramos, John Donnie
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권8호
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    • pp.4769-4774
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    • 2013
  • This paper is the first to present the incidence and overall survival of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) from the extreme northern part of the Philippines. We retrospectively retrieved the records of patients with histologically-confirmed squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, from 2003 to 2012 and analysed prognostic factors associated with survival. Of the 150 cases, only 80 (53.3%) were still living when the study was terminated. Median age at initial diagnosis was 61.5 years and the male to female ratio was 7:3. The majority of the cases had tumours in the oral cavity (50.7%), followed by the larynx (36.7%). Sex (log rank=1.94, p value/${\alpha}$=0.16), tumor site (log rank=0.02, p value/${\alpha}$=0.90), tumor grade (log rank=1.74, p value/${\alpha}$=0.42), and node stage (log rank=0.07, p value/${\alpha}$=0.80) were not shown to be associated with the survival of our cases. Only 45 (30.0%) had no regional lymph node involvement (N0) at presentation and 12 (8.0%) had already developed distant metastases. Among the 150 patients, 71 (47.3%) were not able to receive treatment of any kind. Oddly, treatment (log rank=1.65, p value/${\alpha}$=0.20) was also shown to be not associated with survival. The survival rate of those who underwent surgery, radiotherapy, or both was not statistically different from those who did not receive any treatment. Only the tumor stage (log rank=4.51, p value/${\alpha}$=0.03) was associated with patient survival. The overall mean survival was 49.3 months, with survival rate diminishing from 88.3% during the 1st year to 1.80% by end of the study. This relatively low survival rate of our cases only reflects their poor access to quality diagnostic and treatment facilities.

Identification of Major Blast Resistance Genes in Korean Rice Varieties(Oryza sativa L.) Using Molecular Markers

  • Cho, Young-Chan;Kwon, Soon-Wook;Choi, Im-Soo;Lee, Sang-Kyu;Jeon, Jong-Seong;Oh, Myung-Kyu;Roh, Jae-Hwan;Hwang, Hung-Goo;Yang, Sae-June;Kim, Yeon-Gyu
    • Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology
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    • 제10권4호
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    • pp.265-276
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    • 2007
  • The 13 major blast resistance(R) genes against Magnaporthe grisea were screened in a number of Korean rice varieties using molecular markers. Of the 98 rice varieties tested, 28 were found to contain the Pia gene originating from Japanese japonica rice genotypes. The Pib gene from BL1 and BL7 was incorporated into 39 Korean japonica varieties, whereas this same gene from the IRRI-bred indica varieties was detected in all Tongil-type varieties. We also found that 17 of the japonica varieties contained the Pii gene. The Pii gene in Korean rice varieties originates from the Korean japonica variety Nongbaeg, and Japanese japonica varieties Hitomebore, Inabawase, and Todorokiwase. The Pi5 gene, which clusters with Pii on chromosome 9, was identified only in Taebaeg. Thirty-four varieties were found to contain alleles of the resistance gene Pita or Pita-2. The Pita gene in japonica varieties was found to be inherited from the Japanese japonica genotype Shimokita, and the Pita-2 gene was from Fuji280 and Sadominori. Seventeen japonica and one Tongil-type varieties contained the Piz gene, which in the japonica varieties originates from Fukuhikari and 54BC-68. The Piz-t gene contained in three Tongil-type varieties was derived from IRRI-bred indica rice varieties. The Pi9(t) gene locus that is present in Korean japonica and Tongil-type varieties was not inherited from the original Pi9 gene from wild rice Oryza minuta. The Pik-multiple allele genes Pik, Pik-m, and Pik-p were identified in 24 of the varieties tested. In addition, the Pit gene inherited from the indica rice K59 strain was not found in any of the Korean japonica or Tongil-type varieties tested.

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극저전류자극이 손상된 토끼 뇌의 별아교세포 증식에 미치는 효과 (The Effects of Microcurrent Stimulation on the Astrocytes Proliferation at Injured Brain of Rabbit)

  • 김지성;민경옥
    • 대한물리치료과학회지
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    • 제9권3호
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    • pp.107-119
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    • 2002
  • Astrocyte, which shares the greatest part of the brain (about 25%), is a land of glial cell that composes the central nervous system along with microglia, ependymal cell and oligodendroglia. It has 7-9nm of fibers in its cytoplasma, which are composed of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and vimentin. As for the functions of the astrocyte, it has, so far, been supposed that the astrocyte will play a cytoskeletal role in maintaining the structure of the cerebrum, play a role as a blood-brain barrier so that it can induce migration of the neuron in its development and substances in the blood cannot go into the nervous tissue, and a role of immunology and phagocytosis. However, it was revealed today that it will be a role in preventing expansion of injury by attaching itself to the connective tissue such as the vessel and the pia mater when the nervous tissue or the arachnoid is injured. Microcurrent stimulation can control current, on the basis of A unit. That is, with such devices using it, it is possible to sense, from the outside, the injured current(wound current) of the lesion and to change it into the normal current, thereby promoting the restoration of the cells. In order to examine the effects of microcurrent stimulation on the injured astrocytes in the rabbits, this study was conducted with 24 New Zealand White Rabbit as its subjects, which were divided into 8 animals of the experiment group and 16 animals of the control group. After the animals in the experiment group were fixed to the stereotaxic apparatus, their hair was removed and their premotor area(association area) perforated by the micro-drill for skull-perforation with the depth of 8mm from the scalp. In one week after the injury, 4 animals in the control group and 8 animals in the experiment group were sacrificed and examined with immunohistochemical method. And in three weeks, the remaining 4 animals in the control group and 8 animals in the experiment group were also sacrificed and examined with the same way. The conclusion has been drawn as follows : In the control group sacrificed in one week after the injury, the astrocytes somewhat increased, compared with the normal animals, and in the group sacrificed in three weeks after the injury, they increased more (p < 0.05). The experiment group A in one week showed a little increase, but there was no significant differences, but the experiment group in three weeks showed more increase, compared with the experiment group in one week (p < 0.05). The experiment group B in one week showed more increase than the control group or the experiment group A, and the experiment group in three weeks showed more increase than the experiment group in one week (p < 0.05). Among the astrocytes, fibrous astrocytes were mostly observed, increasing as they are close to the lesion, and decreasing as they are remote from it. The findings show that microcurrent can cause the astrocytes to proliferate and that it will be more effective to stimulate the cervical part somewhat remote from the lesion rather than to directly stimulate the part of the lesion. Thus, microcurrent stimulation can be one of the methods that can activate the reaction of astrocytes, which is one of the mechanism for treating cerebral injury with hemorrhage. Therefore, this study will be used as basic research data for promoting restoration of functions in the patient with injury in the central nervous system.

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니코틴의 마우스 소뇌과립세포내 칼슘의 항상성 조절기전 (Cellular Mechanism of Nicotine-mediated Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis in Primary Culture of Mouse Cerebellar Granule Cells)

  • 김원기;배영숙
    • 대한약리학회지
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    • 제32권1호
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    • pp.13-21
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    • 1996
  • 세포내 칼슘농도는 신경세포의 다양한 기능에 매우 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 일차배양한 마우스 소뇌과립세포에서 니코틴성 아세틸콜린 수용체가 특정 발생단계에 발현되고 세포내 칼슘의 농도조절에 관여하는 것을 관찰하였다. 니코틴에 의한 세포내 칼슘농도의 변화는 $^{45}Ca^{2+}$나 fura-2를 사용하여 형광법으로 측정하였다. 니코틴은 마우스 소뇌과립세포내 칼슘의 농도를 최대한 증가시키는 것으로 보인다. 반면에 일차배양한 Glia 세포들에서는 $^{45}Ca^{2+}$ 농도를 증가시키지 않았다. 세포내 칼슘농도에 미치는 니코틴의 효과는 NMDA 수용체에 대한 길항제에 의하여 억제되었다. 또한 Glutamate pyruvate transminase (GPT)를 사용하여 배양액의 글루타민산을 제거하면 니코틴효과가 소실되는 것이 관찰되었다. 이러한 결과는 니코틴에 의한 세포내 칼슘농도의 변화가 세포에서 유리된 글루타민산에 의한 간접적인 효과임을 암시한다. Fura-2를 사용한 형광법으로 실험한 결과 니코틴은 two phase로 세포내 칼슘농도를 증가시키는 것을 보여주었다. NMDA 수용체 길항제와 GPT는 단지 후기 plateau상만 억제하였다. 따라서 본 연구결과는 니코틴이 직접 니코틴성 아세틸콜린 수용체를 자극하여 일시적으로 세포내 칼슘농도를 증가시키고 글루타민산을 유리하여 NMDA 수용체를 활성화시킴으로써 세포내 칼슘농도를 지속적으로 증가시키는 것으로 보여진다. 이러한 결과는 니코틴성 아세틸콜린 수용체가 특정한 발생과정에 발현되어 세포내 칼슘농도 조절에 관여함으로써 신경발생과정에서 중요한 역할을 할 수 있음을 보여주고 있다. state를 나타내는 것을 알 수 있다. 또한 $[^3H]DPCPX$를 이용한 competitive binding assay에서 0.1 mM GTP는 효현제인 PIA의 apparent affinity를 감소시켰으며, DPCPX의 apparent affinity는 증가시키고, CGS-15943에는 아무런 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이것은 상기의 $[^{35}S]GTP_{\gamma}S$ binding의 결과를 뒤받침해 주는 결과라고 생각된다.요한 역할을 할 수 있으리라 사료된다.X>$Ca^{2+}$에 의하여 활성화되는 $K^+$ 통로를 개방시킴으로 세포내 $Ca^{2+}$을 감소시켜 뇌 기저동맥의 이완반응을 매개하는 것으로 사료된다. 함량을 조정하므로, 흉선세포의 apoptosis에 억제적으로 작용할 수 있음을 시사하는 것으로 사료된다. 영양액에 의하여는 회복됨을 볼 수 있었으며 $Mg^{++}$ 증가 영양액에서는 억제, TTX 동시 투여시에는 완전히 소실되었다. 이상의 실험결과로 흰쥐 해마에서 $A_1-adenosine$ 수용체를 통한 adenosine의 NE 유리 감소는 TEA 및 4AP에 예민한 $K^+$-통로가 관여하고 여기에는 세포외액의 Ca^{++}의 농도가 중요한 인자의 하나로 관여 하는 것으로 사료된다. 영상의 질을 크게 향상 시켜 줌으로 비가역 3구획모델에서의 PGA방법을 대체할 새로운 파라메터 영상구성방법으로 적합할 것이다.관계되며, YH439는 중금속으로 유도된 조직독성에 방어효과가 있음을 지지한다.총 아미노산의 순은

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북한 접경지역의 벼 도열병균 레이스 분포 (Rice Blast Populations Isolated from the Border Area of North Korea)

  • 정현정;노재환;양정욱;심형권;정다경;김주연;신진영;강인정;허성기
    • 식물병연구
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.164-172
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    • 2019
  • 벼 도열병은 벼를 재배하는 지역에서 가장 중요한 병으로, 벼의 전 생육기에 감염하여 큰 수확량 손실을 초래한다. 우리나라에서는 벼 도열병 방제를 위하여 지속적으로 레이스를 확인하고 저항성 벼 품종을 육성하는 노력을 하고 있다. 북한에서도 벼 도열병은 가장 문제가 되는 곰팡이 병이지만 북한에서 발생하는 도열병균의 레이스 분포를 직접적으로 알기란 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 북한 접경지역에서 도열병 발생 분포를 알아보고 도열병균의 레이스 다양성과 비병원성 유전자 유무를 확인하였다. 단일 저항성 유전자를 도입한 단인자 저항성 계통을 이용하여 남한 내륙지역과 북한 접경지역에서 밭못자리 시험을 수행하였다. 남한 내륙지역인 전주와 수원에서는 도열병균이 단인자 저항성 계통에 다양한 병 반응을 일으킨 데에 반해, 북한 접경지역인 백령도와 중국 단둥에서는 비교적 단순한 병 반응을 보이며 높은 저항성을 보였다. 각 지역에서 분리한 도열병균에 대해 수행한 레이스 판별 결과, 남한 내륙지역과 북한 접경지역의 KI 레이스와 KJ 레이스 비율은 상반되게 나타났으며 남한 내륙지역이 북한 접경지역보다 다양한 레이스 분포를 보였다. 한편, 북한 접경지역에서는 남한 내륙지역에서 발견되지 않은 8개 레이스가 나타나 이에 대한 저항성 품종 육종 대비도 필요하다고 판단된다. 각 지역별로 분리한 대부분 균주에서는 Avr-Pii와 Avr-Pia를 제외한 9개 비병원성 유전자가 확인되었다. 이는 분리균주가 가지고 있는 비병원성 유전자에 변이로 인하여 병원성이 달라졌다고 판단되며, 추후 비병원성 유전자들에 대한 염기서열 분석과 각 균주에 대한 단인자 저항성 계통의 병 반응을 비교 분석함으로써 각 지역에 유효한 저항성 인자를 찾을 수 있을 것이다.