1.The Effect of Saponin on the Vascular Contractility of the Rabbit Aortic Ring.
Kye Sook PARK ; Mee Young KIM ; Hye Young LEE ; Eun Jin CHOI ; Kwang Sei PAIK ; Bok Soon KANG
Korean Circulation Journal 1996;26(3):713-723
PURPOSE: There have been conflicting reports on vascular response to Panax ginseng. The conflicting reports may be due to difference of ingredient of Panax ginseng. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of saponin, the main ingredient of Panax ginseng, on the vascular contractility. METHODS: The rabbit aortic rings were cut and mounted on the force transducer to record an isometric tension on polygraph. To elucidate the mechanism of saponin effect on vascular smooth muscle, the contractility of the vascular smooth muscle were measured under varying experimental condition. RESULTS: 1) When the aortic rings were precontracted with norepinephrine, saponin caused biphasic(initial relaxation-sustained contraction) dose-response in the endothelium dependent manner. But saponin had no effect on the resting tension. 2) When EDRF inhibitors such as methylene blue(10(-5)M), hemoglobin(10(-5)M), N-omega-nitro-L-arginine(100microM) were added to precontracted ring with norepinephrine, the initial relaxation caused by 2mg% saponin was inhibited. 3) When Ca(2+)-channel blocker, nifedipine(5x10(-7)M), was added to precontracted rings with norepinephrine, the sustsined contraction by saponin was inhibited. 4) When hemoglobin(10(-5)M) was added to precontracted rings with norepinephrine, the contractility by norepinephrine was increased and this effect was further augmented by 2mg% saponin. CONCLUSIONS: From the above results, it may be concluded that saponin stimulated the release of both an endothelium-dependent relaxing factor and endothelium-dependent contracting factor.
Endothelium
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Endothelium-Dependent Relaxing Factors
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Muscle, Smooth, Vascular
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Norepinephrine
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Panax
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Relaxation
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Saponins*
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Transducers
2.A Case of Congenital Self-Healing Reticulohistiocytosis.
Taek Sun KIM ; Chang Wan KIM ; Eun Ryoung KIM ; You Mee KANG ; Kye Yong SONG
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society 1998;41(10):1424-1439
Congenital self-healing reticulohistiocytosis (CSHR) is a rare variant of cutaneous reticulohistiocytosis. We report a newborn who had about 25 reddish brown papulonodular lesions on whole body at birth. No extracutaneous involvement was found. All skin lesions involuted within 4 months spontaneously. Biopsy of a skin lesion showed marked aggregated histiocytic infiltration with some eosinophils. S-100 protein and lysozyme were positive. Electron microscopy revealed numerous dense bodies, often with a myelin-like core and some Birbeck granules. We described a detailed clinical features of this case and reviewed the literatures.
Biopsy
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Eosinophils
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Microscopy, Electron
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Muramidase
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Parturition
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S100 Proteins
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Skin
3.Comparison of Proliferative Activity in Each Histological Subtypes of Benign and Atypical Intracranial Meningiomas by PCNA and Ki-67 Immunolabeling.
Seung Jin CHOI ; Eun Deok CHANG ; Seung Oh KWON ; Dae Kon KYE ; Choon Keun PARK ; Sang Won LEE ; Joon Ki KANG
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2000;29(9):1215-1221
No abstract available.
Meningioma*
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Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen*
4.Compound K, a Metabolite of Ginsenosides, Attenuates Collagen-induced Arthritis in Mice.
Yun Jong LEE ; Kye Yong SONG ; Eun Young LEE ; Heun Soo KANG ; Yeong Wook SONG
Journal of Rheumatic Diseases 2015;22(3):154-166
OBJECTIVE: Although several ginsenosides have been reported to have anti-arthritic activity, few in vivo studies of the anti-arthritic effects of compound K (CK), a major metabolite of ginsenosides, have been conducted. Therefore, we investigated the preventative and therapeutic effects of CK on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). METHODS: CK was administered to CIA mice preventively and therapeutically and post-treatment bone microarchitectural characteristics, histopathological changes, and serum levels of anti-collagen antibodies, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin (IL)-17 were investigated. We also examined cytokine production by type II collagen (CII)-stimulated splenocytes and mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1, receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL), and osteoprotegerin (OPG) in the joint tissues. RESULTS: CK reduced the severity of CIA preventively and therapeutically (all p<0.05). Additionally, CK dose-dependently decreased histopathological signs of arthritis and improved microarchitectural characteristics (all p<0.05) at 10 to 20 mg/kg/d in CIA mice. CK treatment significantly decreased the serum levels of anti-CII immunoglobulin G (p<0.01) and the secretion of interferon-gamma and IL-2 from stimulated splenocytes (all p<0.05). Furthermore, MMP-3/TIMP-1 and RANKL/OPG ratios were suppressed in CK treated mice (all p<0.01). CONCLUSION: CK attenuated CIA via suppression of the humoral immune response and modulation of joint-destructive mediators. These results suggest that CK has therapeutic potential in rheumatoid arthritis.
Animals
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Antibodies, Neoplasm
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Arthritis
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Arthritis, Experimental*
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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Collagen Type II
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Ginsenosides*
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Immunity, Humoral
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Immunoglobulin G
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Interferon-gamma
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Interleukin-2
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Interleukins
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Joints
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Matrix Metalloproteinases
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Mice*
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Necrosis
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Osteoprotegerin
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Panax
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RANK Ligand
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RNA, Messenger
5.A Case of Familial Annular Erythema.
Hee KANG ; Seong Eon KIM ; Ai Young LEE ; Young Min AHN ; Kye Yong SONG ; Eun So LEE
Korean Journal of Dermatology 2005;43(11):1555-1557
The cause of most cases of erythema annulare centrifugum (EAC) is unknown. There have been extremely rare reports, clinicopathologically compatible with EAC, occurring in a family. A case of annular erythema, which was indistinguishable from EAC, occurred in a 5-month-old girl and her mother. We propose to consider this a separate entity, `familial annular erythema', rather than take into any familial cause of EAC.
Erythema*
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Mothers
6.Actinomycosis-Superinfected Peripheral T Cell Lymphoma Presenting as a Perforating Palatal Ulcer.
Eun Goo KANG ; Yong Man LEE ; Kye Hoon PARK ; Byoung Joon BAEK
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2009;52(6):545-548
Peripheral T cell neoplasms (PTCNs) comprise a group of uncommon and heterogenous lymphoid malignancies. They are more difficult to diagnose and treat and have a worse prognosis than B cell lymphomas. NK/T cell lymphoma is the most common histologic subtype in the head and neck. Unspecified type is the most common subtype of PTCNs but is not reportedin oral cavity or nasal cavity. We report a case of a perforating palatal ulceras a rare presentation of peripheral T cell lymphoma with a review of literature.
Actinomycosis
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Head
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Lymphoma
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Lymphoma, B-Cell
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Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral
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Mouth
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Nasal Cavity
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Neck
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Palate, Hard
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Prognosis
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Ulcer
7.A Case of Nevus Sebaceous in the External Ear.
Kye Hoon PARK ; Sung Hoon CHO ; Eun Goo KANG ; Chi Kyou LEE
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2008;51(5):487-490
Nevus sebaceous is a rare tumor in the external ear. It is clinically important because this tumor has chance to progress to benign or malignant neoplasm. This change generally occurs after adolescent age. The most common malignant neoplasm arising in this lesion is basal cell carcinoma. Therefore, many authorities recommend complete excision before puberty. A 9-year-old boy visited our clinic with multiple nevi sebaceous involving the pinna and external auditory canal. The tumors were removed completely and the defect was covered with skin graft. There has been no evidence of recurrence as of 10 months following the surgery. We report this case with a review of literature.
Adolescent
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Carcinoma, Basal Cell
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Child
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Ear Canal
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Ear, External
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Humans
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Nevus
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Puberty
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Recurrence
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Sebaceous Glands
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Skin
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Transplants
8.Investigation of a Mumps Outbreak in a Dental Clinic at a University Hospital
Jeong Eun LEE ; Soon Ok LEE ; Jin Suk KANG ; Jongyoun YI ; Kye Hyung KIM
Infection and Chemotherapy 2019;51(3):256-262
BACKGROUND:
The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases recommends non-mandatory vaccination of newly employed healthcare workers (HCWs) with 2 measles–mumps–rubella (MMR) vaccine doses. Here, we aimed to investigate the seroprevalence of mumps among HCWs exposed to index patients with mumps and the efficacy of MMR vaccination as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) when a mumps outbreak was encountered among HCWs in a tertiary university hospital in Korea.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
Four HCWs were diagnosed with mumps over a 4-day period in January 2016. Three were working at a dental clinic and one visited the clinic on the day of symptoms onset of the first patient. We investigated all HCWs who either worked in that dental clinic, visited the clinic, or being within 1.5 meter of the patients with mumps without wearing surgical masks. Seventy HCWs were exposed to 4 HCWs with mumps. We interviewed all the exposed HCWs to investigate mumps infection and MMR vaccination history; they were all tested for mumps IgG.
RESULTS:
Of the 70 exposed HCWs, 56 (80%) were females; the median age was 34 years (range 21–59 years) and 3 had a history of mumps infection. The vaccination status verification of mumps among the HCWs was unavailable. As for serologic testing, 54 (77.1%) were seropositive. Seropositivity rate for the mumps virus in males was significantly lower than that in females (50.0% vs. 83.9% respectively, P = 0.007). A lower seroprevalence of mumps was observed among HCWs aged ≥40 years than those aged <40 years; however, this difference was not significant (65.2% vs. 83.0%, P = 0.096). During the initial intervention, all exposed HCWs were vaccinated because the turnaround time for serologic testing was expected to be >2 days. Thirty-four (62.9%) of 54 seropositive HCWs and 16 seronegative HCWs were administered MMR vaccines as PEP and following this, no additional cases of mumps were encountered during the maximum incubation period.
CONCLUSION
Of the exposed HCWs, 77.1% were mumps-seropositive. Seropositive rates differed according to factors such as age and sex. Eligible HCWs received a MMR vaccine as PEP and no additional mumps cases occurred during the incubation period. It was useful in our infection control activities during the mumps outbreak.
9.Association between shift work and microalbuminuria: data from KNHANES(2012–2014).
Eun Kye KANG ; Gu Hyeok KANG ; Jun Young UHM ; Young Gon CHOI ; Soo Young KIM ; Seong Sil CHANG ; Hyoung Ryoul KIM
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2017;29(1):37-
BACKGROUND: Shift work disturbs workers' biological clocks and this condition can cause various health problems including cardiovascular disease. The elevated albuminuria level has been significantly associated with the risk of the cardiovascular disease even within a normal reference range. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between shift work and microalbuminuria. METHODS: Workers aged over 20 years from the fifth and sixth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(KNHANES 2012–2014; n = 3000) were included in this analysis. The multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association between shift work and microalbuminuria stratified by gender. RESULTS: The prevalence of microalbuminuria in male subjects was higher among day workers, but the difference was not significant. However, the prevalence of microalbuminuria among females was higher in shift workers with statistical significance. For female, the Odds ratio of microalbuminuria in shift workers was significantly higher with 1.86 (95% CI 1.02–3.39) compared with day workers. After dividing into 5 subgroups of the shift work pattern, the odds ratio of microalbuminuria for fixed night shift was significantly higher at 4.68 (95% CI 1.29–17.00) compared with day workers. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that shift work was associated with microalbuminuria in female workers. Especially we found out the association between fixed night shift and microalbuminuria in female workers.
Albuminuria
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Biological Clocks
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Cardiovascular Diseases
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Female
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Humans
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Korea
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Odds Ratio
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Prevalence
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Reference Values
10.Genetic Alterations in Primary Gastric Carcinomas Correlated with Clinicopathological Variables by Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization.
Ji Un KANG ; Jason Jongho KANG ; Kye Chul KWON ; Jong Woo PARK ; Tae Eun JEONG ; Seung Mu NOH ; Sun Hoe KOO
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2006;21(4):656-665
Genetic alterations have been recognized as an important event in the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer (GC). We conducted high resolution bacterial artificial chromosome array-comparative genomic hybridization, to elucidate in more detail the genomic alterations, and to establish a pattern of DNA copy number changes with distinct clinical variables in GC. Our results showed some correlations between novel amplified or deleted regions and clinical status. Copy-number gains were frequently detected at 1p, 5p, 7q, 8q, 11p, 16p, 20p and 20q, and losses at 1p, 2q, 4q, 5q, 7q, 9p, 14q, and 18q. Losses at 4q23, 9p23, 14q31.1, or 18q21.1 as well as a gain at 20q12 were correlated with tumor-node-metastasis tumor stage. Losses at 9p23 or 14q31.1 were associated with lymph node status. Metastasis was determined to be related to losses at 4q23 or 4q28.2, as well as losses at 4q15.2, 4q21.21, 4q 28.2, or 14q31.1, with differentiation. One of the notable aspects of this study was that the losses at 4q or 14q could be employed in the evaluation of the metastatic status of GC. Our results should provide a potential resource for the molecular cytogenetic events in GC, and should also provide clues in the hunt for genes associated with GC.
Stomach Neoplasms/genetics/*pathology
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods
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Receptors, Thyrotropin/genetics
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Nucleic Acid Hybridization/*methods
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Neoplasm Staging
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Middle Aged
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Male
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MafB Transcription Factor/genetics
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Lymphatic Metastasis/genetics
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Humans
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Genome, Human/genetics
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Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
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Female
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 20/genetics
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Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14/genetics
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*Chromosome Aberrations
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Adult