• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2013

Objective : Neurologic complications during carotid artery stenting (CAS) are usually associated with distal embolic event. These embolic incident during CAS are highly associated with the carotid plaque instability. The current study was undertaken to identify the angiographic characteristics of carotid plaque vulnerability, which was represented as filling defect in the cerebral protection filters during CAS. Methods : A total of 107 patients underwent CAS with use of a distal protection filter. Angiographic carotid plaque surface morphology was classified as smooth, irregular, and ulcerated. To determine predictable factors of filling defect in the protection filters, 11 variables were retrospectively analyzed which might influence filling defect in the protection filters during CAS. Results : Filling defects during CAS were presented in the 33 cerebral protection filters. In multivariate analysis, angiographic ulceration [odds ratio (OR), 6.60; 95% confidence interval (CI) : 2.24, 19.4; p=0.001], higher stenosis degree (OR, 1.06; 95% CI : 1.00, 1.12; p=0.039), and coexistent thrombus (OR, 7.58; 95% CI : 1.69, 34.05; p=0.08) were highly associated with filling defect in the cerebral protection devices during CAS. Among several variables, angiographic surface ulceration was the only significant factor associated with flow stagnation during CAS (OR, 4.11; 95% CI : 1.33, 12.72; p=0.014). Conclusion : Plaque surface morphology on carotid angiography can be a highly sensitive marker of plaque instability during CAS. The independent risk factors for filling defect in the filter devices during CAS were plaque ulceration, stenosis degree, and coexistent thrombus.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권10호
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• pp.711-720
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• 2003

배경: 폐암은 근치적 절제술이 가장 좋은 치료법이나 수술 후에 재발한 경우나 수술 시기가 지난 경우에는 항암 화학요법의 중요성이 강조된다. 항암 치료 전에 감수성 있는 항암 화학 치료제가 선별되어진다면 치료 효과를 극대화할 수 있다. 신피막하 분석법은 흉, 복부 종양의 생체 내 검사법으로 중요성이 인정되고 있고 항암 감수성 검사로서도 짧은 기간 내에 판별이 가능한 이점이 있다. 신장은 각종 암세포의 이식 장소로 잘 알려져 있으나 비장이나 간에서의 이식 성적을 비교한 연구는 없는 실정이다. 인체 암세포 이식의 실험방법 중에 비장과 간장에 암 세포주를 이식하였을 경우와 신장에 시행되는 신피막하 분석법에 의한 성장의 차이점 유무를 평가하였다. 대상 및 방법: 인체 폐암 세포주(SW-900 G IV)를 RPMI 1640 (Leibovitz L-15 medium)배지에서 배양하여 fibrin clot으로 만들어 $10^{8}$ 개의 암세포가 포함되도록 한 후 3${\times}$${\times}$3mm의 크기로 Spague Dawely (S.D.) 암컷 쥐의 신, 비장 및 간 피막하에 이식하였다. 이식 후 1일부터 6일간 면역억제를 위하여 cyclosporin-A (80 mg/kg)를 피하투여하였다. 이식 전후 실험동물의 체중 변화, 종양의 성장 여부 및 종양의 크기를 계측하고 병리 조직 검사와 혈청 내 암 표지자 검사를 실시하여 비교하였다. 걸과: 실험 5.D. 쥐의 체중 변화는 대조군이나 실험 군 모두에서 체중 증가가 있었다. 혈청 내 암 표지자의 정량 검사 결과 Cyfra 21-1은 검출되지 않았고, CEA및 NSE는 의미 있는 변화가 없었으며, SCC-Ag이 실험 군에서 유의한 증가가 있었다. 비장에 이식한 폐암 세포주의 성장이 신장 및 간장에 비해 더 증가된 결과를 보였다. 표면적, 두께와 용적 모두가 비장에서 유의한 증가를 나타내었다. 이식 성공률은 신장이 80%, 비장이 76.7%, 간장이 43.3%이었다. 병리학적 검사 결과 신장에는 비교적 둥글게 성장하며 크기는 제일 작았으며 성장 방향이 일정한 모양을 보이는 특징이 있으며 비장은 성장이 잘되어 제일 큰 종양을 형성하나 불규칙한 성장과 위성 종양(satellite tumor)이 빈번히 발견되었으며 현미경적으로는 혈관 신생과 함께 종양 혈전이 발견되었다. 간장은 간 내부로 침투 성장하여 이식 성공률이 가장 저조하며 현미경적 소견은 응고성 괴사와 점액양 섬유성 병변을 가지는 특징을 보였다. 걸론: 이식 성공률은 신장과 비장이 높으나, 성장이 일정하고 계측이 용이한 것은 신장이었다. 혈청 암 표지자는 SCC-Ag이 가장 조기에 반응하였으며, Cyfra 21-1은 조기에 검출되지 않았다. 이상에서 감수성 검사를 위한 종양이식 실험에 이용하기에 가장 적합한 장기는 신장을 이용한 신피막하 이식법으로 생각되며, 조기에 유용한 암표지자 검사는 SCC-Ag 정량법이라고 판단된다.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.95-112
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• 1999

To investigate a phytoplankton community structure and its biomass distribution in the Korea Strait, phytoplankton pigments were quantitatively measured by HPLC method, with hydro-graphic conditions in August and October, 1996. The measured chi. a concentrations were in the range of 7.1-1,280.7 ng/1. Horizontal distribution pattern of chi. a in summer (August) was very different from that of autumn (October). High concentration of chi. a occurred near the coast with relatively low salinity (< 33%). Vertically, the highest concentrations of pigments at most of the stations were found near the surface and above the thermocline. The maximum concentration of chi. a in October was four times higher than in August. It was notable to measure relatively high concentration of chi. b up to 190.8 ng/1 in the study area, since chi. bcontaining green algae and prochlophytes have been ignored because of their minute size and sensitivity to common preservatives. Major carotenoids detected were fucoxanthin, zeaxanthin, 19'-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin, and prasinoxanthin. Diatoms were the dominant group with secondary important groups as pryrnnesiophytes and cyanobacteria for the biomass of phytoplankton for both cruises. The dominant species of diatoms in summer were Thalassiosira sp. and Chaetoceros peruvianus. As minor groups, prasinophytes, crysophytes, and cryptophytes were confirmed by their marker pigments and dinoflgellates by microscopical observation. Degradation products of chi. a was minor. Interestingly, at 200 m depth of St A4, the deepest station in the western channel of the Korea Strait, substantial amounts of chi. a including fucoxanthin, 19'-hexanoyloxyfucoxanthin, chi. b, and degradation products of chi. a was measured from both cruises. Higher concentration (2-3 times) of those pigments were detected from samples in summer than in autumn. Small decrease in concentration of phosphate at this depth of St. A4 was also observed. It suggested that this bottom cold water was transported from the subsurface water with biomass of active phytoplankton, which was sunk and flowed southward.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1691-1695
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• 2005

The bovine lymphocyte antigen (BoLA)-DRB3 gene encodes cell surface glycoproteins that initiate immune responses by presenting processed antigenic peptides to CD4 T helper cells. DRB3 is the most polymorphic bovine MHC class II gene which encodes the peptide-binding groove. Since different alleles favour the binding of different peptides, DRB3 has been extensively evaluated as a candidate marker for associations with various bovine diseases and immunological traits. For that reason, the genetic diversity of the bovine class II DRB3 locus was investigated by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method (PCR-RFLP). This study describes genetic variability in the BoLA-DRB3 in Iranian Golpayegani Cattle. Iranian Golpayegani Cows (n = 50) were genotyped for bovine lymphocyte antigen (BoLA)-DRB3.2 allele by polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism method. Bovine DNA was isolated from aliquots of whole blood. A two-step polymerase chain reaction followed by digestion with restriction endonucleases RsaI, HaeIII and BstYI was conducted on the DNA from Iranian Golpayegani Cattle. In the Iranian Golpayegani herd studied, we identified 19 alleles.DRB3.2${\times}$16 had the highest allelic frequency (14%), followed by DRB3.2${\times}$7 (11%). Six alleles (DRB3.2${\times}$25, ${\times}$24, ${\times}$22, ${\times}$20, ${\times}$15, ${\times}$3) had frequencies = 2%. Although additional studies are required to confirm the present findings, our results indicate that exon 2 of the BoLA-DRB3 gene is highly polymorphic in Iranian Golpayegani Cattle.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 2001

Background: The human mic2 gene is a pseudoautosomal gene that encodes a cell surface antigen, CD99. High levels of CD99 constitute a tumor marker in Ewing s sarcoma (ES). We have recently demonstrated that CD99-induced apoptosis occurs only in undifferentiated ES cells, not in differentiated ES cells, raising the possibility of the involvement of CD99 in neural ontogeny. Methods: To elucidate the relations between the expression of CD99 and the differentiation of neural cells and the mechanism by which the expression of CD99 is regulated, we analyzed the differential patterns of CD99 expression in SH-SY5Y by treatment of 12-O-tetradecanoyl-13-phorbol acetate (TPA) and retinoic acid. In addition, to explore the transcriptional activity of CD 99 during neural cell differentiation, SH-SY5Y cells were transiently transfected with a CD99 promoter-driven luciferase construct, and treated with the inducers. Results: In immunoblotting and flow cytometry, the expression level of CD99 was increased on differentiated SH-SY5Y cells induced by TPA and retinoic acid. The luciferase activity was elevated by the treatment with TPA, known to mature SH-SY5Y cells toward a sympathetic neuronal lineage, whereas retinoic acid inducing a sympathetic chromaffin lineage displayed little effect. Conclusion: The result indicates that CD99 might be expressed only on cells maturing toward a neuronal lineage among differentiating primitive neuronal cells. In addition, the expression of CD99 seems to be regulated at the transcriptional level during the differentiation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.443-452
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• 1994

This study describes the effects of novel1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D$_3$ analong[1,25(OH)$_2$-16ene-23yne-26, 27-F6-D$_3$] on proliferation of the human histiocytic lymphoma cell line U937 in vitro. We also examined the expression of c-myc oncogene in U937 cells was apparently inhibited to 62% and 87% of the control level after 4 days in the presence of 10-8M and 10-7 M of this analog, respectively. This compound morpholgically and functionally differentiated U937 cells to nonocyte-macrophage phenotype showing the increase of adherence ability to surface and a decrease of N/C ratio in Giemsa staining . Especially, nonspecific esterase activity which is a marker of cell differentiation to monocyte-macrophage was positive, and production of the positive stained cells increased in a dose dependent fashion . The expression of c-myc oncogene by 1, 25(OH)$_2$D$_3$ analog(10-7 M) was reduced by 60% at the mRNA level as determined by Northern blotting. The effects of this novel analog on cell proliferation and cell differentiation may open op new therapeutic strategies for human disorders such as psoriassis and may provide a tool to understand the mechanism of action of vitamin D$_3$ seco-steroids in malignancy.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.98-98
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• 2003

Recently, human embryonic stem (hES) cells have become very important resources for ES cell basic research, cell replacement therapy, and other medical applications; thus, efficient cryopreservation methods for these cells are needed. This study examined whether a newly developed minimum volume cooling (MVC) vitrification method, which was tested through cryopreservation of sensitive bovine oocytes, can be used for freezing hES cells. Feeder-free cultured hES cell (MB03) colonies were mechanically dissected into several small clumps following enzymatic treatment. We compared the freezing efficiency of a slow-cooling method using a cryo-module (0.4-0.6C/min, 20-30 clumps/vial) and MVC vitrification using a modified 0.5-ml French mini-straw designated as a MVC straw (>$20,000{\circ}C$/min, 10 clumps/straw) After thawing, in vitro survival of hES cell clumps was higher for MVC-vitrified cells (80.8%, 97/120) than for slow-cooled cells (38.2%, 39/102). Further, the proliferation rate of surviving MVC-vitrified cells was similar to that of control hES cells from 2 weeks after thawing. In addition, vitrified-thawed hES cells demonstrated a normal karyotype, were positively immunostained for surface marker antibodies (AP, SSEA-4 and TRA-1-60) and the Oct-4 antibody, and could differentiate into all three embryonic germ layer cells in vitro. This result demonstrates that hES cell clumps can be successfully cryopreserved by a newly developed MVC vitrification method without loss of human cell characteristics.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.24-35
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• 2016

증강현실에서 주변 환경의 조명 분포를 추정하여 자연스러운 그림자 영상을 생성할 수 있다. 그러나 별도의 센서 장비 없이 주변 환경을 해석하는 과정에는 조명 분포의 모델, 가상 객체의 기하정보, 표면의 반사특성 등이 필요하다. 3D 마커를 이용하는 기존의 조명분포 추정 방법은 조명 공간을 지오데식 돔(geodesic dome)으로 모델링하고 마커에 의한 그림자 이미지를 분석한다. 그러나 사전에 설정 된 후보 그림자 맵을 이용하기 때문에 실제 조명의 분포를 정확하게 추정하지 못할 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 증강현실에서 주변 환경의 광원 정보를 정확하게 추정하기 위해 조명 공간을 계층적으로 분할하는 방법이 제안된다. 제안된 방법은 그래디언트 레이(gradient ray)를 이용해 분할된 그림자 영역과 후보 그림자 맵 간의 상대적 중첩 영역 비(ratio)에 따라 지오데식 돔을 계층적으로 분할한다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.76-79
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• 2018

Purpose Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is cell-surface 180-200 kDa glycoprotein that is overexpressed in breast, stomach pancreas, lung, and colorectal cancers. CEA was first described in 1965 by Gold and Freedman and then serum CEA of colorectal cancer patients was first measured in 1969 by radioimmunoassay by Thomson. CEA is currently most widely used tumor marker in the clinic for management of colorectal cancer. Various CEA test kits have been developed and commercialized. CEA kits from different manufacturers might have different test results because of different reagents and protocol. The purpose of this study was to compare results of four commercial available CEA kits. Materials and Methods This study was designed to evaluate four commercially available CEA kits using serum samples acquired from 120 patients who visited our clinic. Test results were compared and analyzed according to the respective test methods. High concentration samples were diluted with saline and diluted solution. Results All of the four kits showed a significant correlation within the reference value. However, three of the four kits used for the dilution test using high concentration samples showed the hook effect. Conclusion Results of the present study showed that It is important to establish the standardized dilution standards for the high-concentration specimens to manage the error of the test result by the hook effect.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2008

Purpose: There are some reports presenting that peripheral blood contain circulating hematopoietic cells as well as, in significantly smaller quantities, mesenchymal stem cells. The purposes of this study is to isolate and characterize circulating mesenchymal progenitor cells with osteogenic potential from human peripheral blood. Methods: Human buffycoat containing mononuclear cells was harvested from peripheral blood of normal persons and isolated using a density gradient centrifugation and serially subcultured in osteogenic media for 1-4 weeks. The proliferation capability, phase-contrast microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, immunophenotype FACS analysis, Alizarin red staining and RT-PCR assays for osteogenic differentiation potential were performed. Results: The phenotype of cultured cells changed from small round or cuboidal cells at passage 1 into large spindle-shaped fibroblastic morphology cells at passage 4. Surface marker expressed CD14, but did not express CD34, CD80, CD83. Strong positive staining was observed for Alizarin reds in osteogenic medium on day 14, Using RT-PCR, the mRNA levels of bone- specific genes, such as ALP, c-bfa-1 and osteocalcin were detected. Conclusion: A new subset of peripheral blood derived progenitor cells described here has the ability to proliferate and differentiate into osteogenic cell lineages in vitro, and to be candidate for regenerative therapy.