No abstract available.
Erythropoietin* ; Humans* ; Renal Dialysis*

This study was performed to investigate the antimicrobial effect of the Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. extracts against food-borne pathogens. First, the Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. was extracted with methanol at room temperatures, and fractionation of the methanol extracts from Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. was carried out by using petroleum ether, chloroform, and ethyl acetate, and methanol respectively. The antimicrobial activity of the Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. extracts was determined using a paper disc method against food-borne pathogens and food spoilage bacteria. The petroleum ether extracts of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. showed the highest antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The synergistic effect has been found in combined extracts of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. and Perillae folium as compared to each extracts alone. Finally, the growth inhibition curve was determined using ethyl acetate extracts of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. against Bacillus Cereus and Salmonella Enteritidis. The petroleum ether extract of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. showed strong antimicrobial activity against Bacillus Cereus at the concentration of 4,000 ppm. The 4,000 ppm of petroleum ether extract from Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. retarded the growth of Bacillus Cereus more than 24 hours and Salmonella Enteritidis up to 36 hours. The petroleum ether extracts of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. has been shown the antimicrobial effect against Bacillus Cereus and Salmonella Enteritidis.
Agrimonia* ; Bacillus cereus ; Bacteria ; Chloroform ; Ether ; Methanol ; Perilla ; Petroleum ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa ; Salmonella enteritidis

No abstract available.
Female ; Humans ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory* ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome* ; Pregnancy* ; Renal Dialysis*

PURPOSE: To introduce the minimal skin and orbicularis oculi muscle resection with the full thickness rotating suture technique for lower lid epiblepharon and to assess its surgical outcome. METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records was performed on lower lid epiblepharon patients who were followed for more than 6 months after surgical correction performed between January 2004 and December 2015. All surgeries were performed by one surgeon using minimal skin and orbicularis oculi muscle resection and the full thickness rotating suture technique for lower lid epiblepharon correction. RESULTS: A total of 943 lower lid epiblepharon patients (403 male, 540 female) were included in the analysis. The mean patient age was 6.7 ± 2.4 years, and the mean postoperative follow-up was 12.9 ± 7.2 months. Eyelid shape and function were well maintained in 904 patients (95.9%), with no recurrence during follow-up. Among the recurrent cases (39 patients [4.1%]), 19 patients (2%) underwent a second correction surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Minimal skin and orbicularis oculi muscle resection with the full thickness rotating suture technique for lower lid epiblepharon showed good surgical outcome with few complications and high success rate.
Eyelids ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Medical Records ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies ; Skin ; Suture Techniques* ; Sutures*

OBJECTIVE: The presence of the various cytokines in human peritoneal fluid has been evaluated incompletely. Changes in cytokine lefels may be related to activation of peritoneal macrophage and T-lymphocyte, development of endometriosis, and infertility. This study assesses peritoneal fluid levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in infertile women with endometriosis and normal women without endometriosis. Design : Prospective and case-control study in university hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cytokine levels in peritoneal fluid obtained during laparotomy or laparoscopy from 21 patients in infertile patients in infertile patients with endometriosis and 24 controls undergoing laparotomy or laparoscopy with no evidence of pelvic endometriosis were determined by enzymelinked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: The mean levels of interleukin-6 in infertile patients with endometriosis and controls were 72.7+/-23.7 pg/ml and 18.5+/-9.7 pg/ml respectively (p=0.02). Similarly, the mean levels of interleukin-8 in infertile patients with endometriosis was significantly higher than that of controls (445.0+/-89.6, vs 45.1+/-48.4, p=0.04). The mean concentration of interleukin-10 in infertile patients with endometriosis was significantly lower than that of controls (1.09+/-0.04 vs 2.19+/-0.03, p=0.03). The level of tumor necrosis factor-alpha was not significantly different between the two study groups. CONCLUSIONS: Increased IL-6 and IL-8 and decreased IL-10 levels in the peritoneal fluid may be related to pathogenesis in the endometriosis and infertility, suggesting that partially contribute to the disturbed immune regulation observed in infertili women with endometriosis.
Ascitic Fluid* ; Case-Control Studies ; Cytokines ; Endometriosis* ; Female ; Humans ; Infertility ; Interleukin-10 ; Interleukin-6 ; Interleukin-8 ; Laparoscopy ; Laparotomy ; Macrophages, Peritoneal ; Prospective Studies ; T-Lymphocytes ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Pain in Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is known as a common symptom, experienced by about 72% of patients. Various types of pain are associated with GBS, including paresthesia, dysesthesia, radicular pain, meningism, myalgia and visceral pain. Pain in GBS can vary from mild to severe, often under-recognized and poorly managed. This article reviews the various pains associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome and their management.

The role of the donor and recipient gender have been a controversial point in the outcome of renal transplantation and the pathophysiologic mechanisms are not understood clearly. In order to evaluate the effect of gender on the renal graft survival, we reviewed our 400 consecutive living donor renal transplantation. The patients were divided into four groups, Group 1; male donor and male recipient(n=152), Group 2; female donor and male recipient(n=61), Group 3; male donor and female recipient(n=135), and Group 4; female donor and female recipient(n=52). To estimate the transplant outcome between the groups, we analyzed patient and graft survival, acute tubular necrosis, BUN, creatinine and rejection episode for maximum 5 years after transplantation. The level of BUN(34.7+/- 26.4, 19.8+/- 6.4, 30.5+/- 14.6, 23.1+/- 10.5 in group 1,2,3,4 respectively) and serum creatinine(2.62+/- 2.3, 1.48+/- 1.1, 2.24+/- 1.2, 1.65+/- 0.9 in group 1,2,3,4 respectively) were higher in male recipient groups regardless of donor gender. However, donor and recipient gender had no influence on post-graft blood pressure and acute tubular necrosis(p>0.05). Acute rejection episode was predominent at female donor graft than male donor graft(36.4% vs 30.1%). The 5 year graft survival in group 1,2,3,4 were 67.8, 67.2, 60.1, 72.7% and patient survival were 76.9, 75.6, 72.6, 80.5% in their orders. These results suggest that donor and recipient gender might play a role in the outcome of renal transplantation. The mechanism of these results must be analyzed by further evaluation using larger patient group.
Allografts* ; Blood Pressure ; Creatinine ; Female ; Graft Survival ; Humans ; Kidney Transplantation ; Living Donors ; Male ; Necrosis ; Tissue Donors* ; Transplants

The role of the donor and recipient gender have been a controversial point in the outcome of renal transplantation and the pathophysiologic mechanisms are not understood clearly. In order to evaluate the effect of gender on the renal graft survival, we reviewed our 400 consecutive living donor renal transplantation. The patients were divided into four groups, Group 1; male donor and male recipient(n=152), Group 2; female donor and male recipient(n=61), Group 3; male donor and female recipient(n=135), and Group 4; female donor and female recipient(n=52). To estimate the transplant outcome between the groups, we analyzed patient and graft survival, acute tubular necrosis, BUN, creatinine and rejection episode for maximum 5 years after transplantation. The level of BUN(34.7+/- 26.4, 19.8+/- 6.4, 30.5+/- 14.6, 23.1+/- 10.5 in group 1,2,3,4 respectively) and serum creatinine(2.62+/- 2.3, 1.48+/- 1.1, 2.24+/- 1.2, 1.65+/- 0.9 in group 1,2,3,4 respectively) were higher in male recipient groups regardless of donor gender. However, donor and recipient gender had no influence on post-graft blood pressure and acute tubular necrosis(p>0.05). Acute rejection episode was predominent at female donor graft than male donor graft(36.4% vs 30.1%). The 5 year graft survival in group 1,2,3,4 were 67.8, 67.2, 60.1, 72.7% and patient survival were 76.9, 75.6, 72.6, 80.5% in their orders. These results suggest that donor and recipient gender might play a role in the outcome of renal transplantation. The mechanism of these results must be analyzed by further evaluation using larger patient group.
Allografts* ; Blood Pressure ; Creatinine ; Female ; Graft Survival ; Humans ; Kidney Transplantation ; Living Donors ; Male ; Necrosis ; Tissue Donors* ; Transplants

PURPOSE: The incidence of Kawasaki disease (KD) is rare in young infants (less than 3 months of age), who present with only a few symptoms that fulfill the clinical diagnostic criteria. The diagnosis for KD can therefore be delayed, leading to a high risk of cardiac complications. We examined the clinical characteristics and measured the serum levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels of these patients for assessing its value in the early detection of KD. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of young infants diagnosed with KD from 2004 to 2012. The control group included 20 hospitalized febrile patients. Laboratory data, including NT-proBNP were obtained for each patient in both groups. RESULTS: Incomplete KD was observed in 21/24 patients (87.5%). The mean fever duration on admission was 1.36+/-1.0 days in the KD group. Common symptoms included erythema at the site of Bacille Calmette-Guerin inoculation (70.8%), skin rash (50.0%), changes of oropharyngeal mucosa (29.1%), and cervical lymphadenopathy (20.8%). The mean number of major diagnostic criteria fulfilled was 2.8+/-1.4. Five KD patients (20.8%) had only one symptom matching these criteria. The incidence of coronary artery complications was 12.5%. The mean serum NT-proBNP level in the acute phase, in the KD and control groups, were 4,159+/-3,714 pg/mL and 957+/-902 pg/mL, respectively, which decreased significantly in the convalescent phase. CONCLUSION: Incomplete KD was observed in 87.5% patients. Serum NT-proBNP might be a valuable biomarker for the early detection of KD in febrile infants aged <3 months.
Coronary Vessels ; Diagnosis ; Erythema ; Exanthema ; Fever ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant* ; Lymphatic Diseases ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome* ; Mucous Membrane ; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain ; Retrospective Studies

To evaluate the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings of pleuropulmonary involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we analyzed HRCT findings of 12 patients of clinically confirmed SLE with respiratory symptoms. In four patients, HRCT findings before and after chemotherapy were compared. The common HRCT findings were ground-glass opacity (100%), bronchial wall thickening (66%), patchy parenchymal opacity (58%), septal or intralobular line thickening (58%), micronodule (58%), central core prominence (41%), small pleural effusion (91%), and pericardial effusion (33%). Follow-up HRCT obtained after treatment showed significant improvement of pleural effusion(4/4), pericardial effusion (3/3), pericardial thickening (1/1), patchy opacity (2/2), and ground glass opacity (2/4). But bronchial wall thickening (2/2) and micronodule (2/2) were not improved. Although there are no pathognomonic HRCT findings in SLE, bilateral small pleural effusion, ground glass opacity, subpleural patchy opacity, and micronodule are common and suggestive findings in the pleuropulmonary involvement of SLE.
Drug Therapy ; Follow-Up Studies ; Glass ; Humans ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* ; Pericardial Effusion ; Pleural Effusion