Background: The insulin-like growth factors, IGF-I and
Animals ; Calcimycin ; Calcium ; Egtazic Acid ; Extracellular Fluid ; Glucose ; Hepatocytes ; Insulin ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I ; Liver ; Metabolism ; Parathyroid Hormone ; Perfusion ; Rats ; Somatomedins

BACKGROUND: Tracheal extubation causes hypertension and tachycardia. In susceptable patients, even this short period of hypertension and tachycardia can result in myocardial ischemia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of esmolol and diltiazem in attenuating cardiovascular responses to tracheal extubation. METHODS: Changes in heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured during extubation and emergence from anesthesia in 60 ASA physical status I patients to assess the effect of esmolol and diltiazem. The patients were randomly assigned to one of three groups (n=20 for each group) : saline 5 ml (as a control), 0.2 mg/kg diltiazem and 1.5 mg/kg esmolol. These medications were given 2 min before tracheal extubation. RESULTS: Both groups of diltiazem and esmolol were greater attenuating effect on changes of heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure than control group. The inhibitory effect on changes of heart rate was greater with esmolol than diltiazem, but the attenuating effect on changes of systolic blood pressure was greater with diltiazem than esmolol. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that a bolus dose of intravenous diltiazem 0.2 mg/kg or esmolol 1.5 mg/kg given at 2 min before extubation was of value in attenuating the cardiovascular changes occuring in association with tracheal extubation and emergence from anesthesia. Esmolol is more effective than diltiazem in attenuating the heart rate changes. Diltiazem is more effective than esmolol in attenuating the systolic blood pressures changes.
Airway Extubation* ; Anesthesia ; Blood Pressure ; Diltiazem* ; Heart Rate ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Myocardial Ischemia ; Tachycardia

In osteoarthritis of the knee with varus deformity, abnormal stress is concentrated in the medial compartment of the knee joint. A logical treatment must decrease and recenter the force acting on the knee in order to distribute the compressive stresses evenly over the largest possible weight-bearing articular surfaces. This can be attained by an overcorrection of the deformity. The technique of a Barrel-Vault osteotomy is the correction of severe angular deformity of the knee and the reduction of the patellofemoral joint pressure simultaneously by an anterior displacement of the distal fragment. From 1986 to 1989, the authors studied the preoperative clinical status and lpostoperative results in twelve knees(nine patients) who had had a Barrel-Vault osteotomy for combined medial and patellofemoral disease. The total Insall Knee Rating Score improved from a preoperative mean 54.1 to 85.4 Points at the last assessment. The pain component score improved from a preoperative mean 6.6 to 26.2 points at the last assessment. Eleven kness had either no pain or occasional mild pain. The tibiofemoral angle was corrected from a preoperative mean of 4.4 degrees of varus to a mean of 11.2 degrees of valgus at the last assessment.
Congenital Abnormalities ; Knee Joint ; Knee ; Logic ; Osteoarthritis ; Osteotomy ; Patellofemoral Joint ; Weight-Bearing

The tibial pilon fracture has been described as difficult fracture to manage. We have reviewed 23 cases of tibial pilon fractures from Mar. 1987 to Feb. 1993 at our hospital. 1. The fractures were classified into five types according to the system of Ovadia and Beals and the methods of treatment were divided into two groups; 9 cases were treated with Ilizarov device(Group I). 6 cases out of Group I were type 3, 4 and 5. Other methods were performed in 14 cases(Group II). 8 cases out of Group II were type 3, 4, and 5. 2. In type 3, 4 and 5 fractures, there were 86 per cent good and fair radiographic results in Group I and 63 per cent good and fair results in Group II. 3. Satisfactory results were obtained by the treatment of Ilizarov method especially in type 3, 4 and 5 fractures. The advantages of Ilizarov device were its primary reduction with ligamentotaxis, easy open reduction due to proximal and distal stabilization, minimal soft tissue injury and minimal internal fixation.
Ilizarov Technique ; Methods ; Soft Tissue Injuries

A clinically rare case of recurrent meningioma of the orbit of 30 years old male is reported. The right eye invaded with fibroblastic meningioma was enucleated in association of resection of tumor mass ten years ago. The second surgery of socket reconstruction for the palpebral and conjunctival atrophy was performed eight years later. An experience of orbital exenteration to a complete removal of walnut sized firm and palpable mass recurred in the orbital socket with successful result after the histo-pathological examination was described.
Adult ; Atrophy ; Fibroblasts ; Humans ; Juglans ; Male ; Meningioma* ; Orbit

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Animals ; Mice* ; T-Lymphocytes*

Adrenocortical oncocytomas have rarely been reported on in the medical literature, and most of them have been nonfunctional and benign. We report here on a case of a 43-year-old man with a left abdominal mass. The patient showed no signs of hypertension or hormonal imbalance. The abdominal CT scans showed a huge mass that measured 11 cm in diameter, and it was located at the left adrenal area. Grossly, the tumor was well encapsulated and homogenous with central necrosis. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of oncocytes with abundant granular cytoplasm. Immunohistochemically, these cells were diffusely positive for cytokeratin and focally positive for synaptophysin and NSE. The ultrastructural studies showed numerous mitochondria in the cytoplasm. We will discuss the criteria that indicates malignancy as presented by Weiss et al. and we summarize the difference between conventional and oncocytic adrenocortical neoplasm. This case showed some features of malignancy based on the criteria presented by Weiss et al.
Adenoma, Oxyphilic* ; Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms ; Adult ; Cytoplasm ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Immunohistochemistry ; Keratins ; Microscopy, Electron ; Mitochondria ; Necrosis ; Oxyphil Cells ; Synaptophysin ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Genes of cancer-associated testis antigens (CTAs) are expressed in various cancer tissues. In order to use CTAs as cancer diagnosis marker, we developed molecular method for detection of CTAs transcripts in tissue. In order to know the applicability of DNA of cancer-associated testis antigens (CTAs) on cancer diagnosis, molecular diagnostic methods for detection of gene expression of melanoma antigen gene (MAGE), GAGE, and B melanoma antigen (BAGE) was studied. After comparing DNA sequences of CTAs, S1/AS1 and S2/AS2, GAGE-S/ GAGE-AS, and BAGE-S/BAGE-AS primers were designed for the detection of MAGEs, GAGEs and BAGEs, respectively. The gene expression of CTAs in cancer cell lines, head and neck cancer tissues, ovary cancer tissue, and peritoneal cells of gastric cancer patients were investigated by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using these primers. The MAGEs, GAGEs and BAGE genes were expressed in 8/8 (100%), 5/8 (62.5%) and 1/8 (12.5%) of head and neck cancer tissues, respectively. The gene expression of MAGEs were also detected in 8/10 (80%) of ovary cancer tissues and in 9/10 (90%) of peritoneal cells of gastric cancer patients in RT-PCR test using S1/AS1 primers. The results of this study suggest that molecular diagnosis method using CTAs genes, especially RT-PCR using S1/AS1 primer combination, is useful for diagnosis of cancer and it will be used for the prediction of cancer progression or regression and metastasis in future.
Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; Diagnosis* ; DNA ; Gene Expression ; Head and Neck Neoplasms ; Humans ; Melanoma ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; Pathology, Molecular ; Stomach Neoplasms ; Testis*

OBJECTIVES: Schizophrenia manifests a variety of interindividual differences in therapeutic response to antipsychotics. This might be attributable to dopamine and serotonin receptors that a important target for various antipsychotics, and the D3 receptor(DRD3) alleles they carry. The purpose of our study was to investigate whether the plasma levels of homovanillic acid(HVA) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid(HIAA), and the polymorphism of DRD3 can be held as a predictor of treatment response ni chronic schizophrenic patients. METHODS: Therapeutic response for 16 korean schizophrenia patient treated during 48 weeks were assessed by PANSS used as the clinical symptom rating scales. The levels of concentration of HVA and 5-HIAA were examined by HPLC at baseline and at 48 weeks. We classified the polymorphism of DRD3 receptor using amplifying by polymerase chain reaction(PCR). RESULTS: Neither concentrations of HVA and 5-HIAA nor genotype of dopamine 3 receptor were not significantly associated with the therapeutic response. But, the patients who has A1 alleles of DRD3 gene showed poor therapeutic responses. CONCLUSION: A1 allele of DRD3 gene is associated with poor prognosis of chronic schizophrenia.
Alleles ; Antipsychotic Agents ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Dopamine* ; Genotype ; Homovanillic Acid ; Humans ; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid ; Plasma* ; Prognosis ; Receptors, Dopamine D3* ; Receptors, Serotonin ; Schizophrenia ; Weights and Measures

A case of chondroma of soft tissue of right hand in 23-year old man was reported. The presenting symptom was a slow growing mass, causing mild tenderness. Radiologic examination revealed a well demarked and lobulated calcified mass, was located extraskeletally. Specimen exised from soft tisssue of the hypothenar area of the hand was 5×4×3.5cm sized mass, had gelatinous and gray-whitish appearance. On microscopical examination, the tumor was classified as a chondroma of soft tissue.
Chondroma ; Gelatin ; Hand