1.Occupational asthma induced by tobacco leaf.
Hyun Jung JUN ; Won Jung JUN ; Mi Kyeong KIM
Journal of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1998;18(2):324-329
We experienced a cose of occupational asthma induced by the tobacco leaf in 49-year old man. He has worked at the Korean Tobacco and Ginseng company for 23 years but suffered from the intermittent mild wheezing and dyspnea since 6 years ago. He has not involved in the process making the tobacco directly, but just managed it at the storage barn. He showed a whole negative reaction to 55 inhalant allergens(Bencard, UK) and the allergen extracted from the yellow Korean tobacco leaf, but showed the dual asthmatic respose to the allergen bronchial provocation test with it. His basal PC is 6.35 mg/ml with methacholine inhalation challenge. Now he changed the workplace far away from the barn at the same company and is treated with bronchodilator and anti-asthmatic inhaler.
Asthma, Occupational*
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Bronchial Provocation Tests
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Dyspnea
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Humans
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Inhalation
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Methacholine Chloride
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Middle Aged
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Nebulizers and Vaporizers
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Panax
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Respiratory Sounds
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Tobacco*
2.Effect of Sequential Embryo Transfer in vitro Fertilization.
Byeong Jun JUNG ; Jong Sik KIM ; Hyun Jin SONG
Korean Journal of Fertility and Sterility 2000;27(1):75-82
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to nfluence of sequential embryo transfers in an invitro fertilization was examined. METHOD: After in vitro fertilization, a maximum of 6 fertilized oocytes was enrolled in this study. At day 3 after an oocytes retrieval, embryos with good quality were transferred (mean 4.9), remaining embryos (mean 2.0/cycle) were cryopreserved at blastocyst stage (Group 1). At day 5 after oocytes collection, second a embryos had reached the blastocyst stage (Group 2) using P1 supplemented with 10 SSS and 30% Follicular fluid. No statistical difference in the pregnancy rate could be seen between the group without a second embryo transfer (n=21; 28.6%) and the group with a second transfer (n=52; 28.8%). RESULTS: The incidence of multiple pregnancy rate per embryo transfer was not statistically different between both group and no high-rank multiple pregnancy (greater than triplete) were observed (o.9%, 15.4%, respectively, p=0.74, chi2). Out of 114 cycles (506 embryos) cultured embryos in group 2, 52 cycles (159 embryos, 29.8%) reached the blastocyst stage. CONCLUSION: The second transfer did not have a significant effect on the pregnancy rate. The most important factor for the pregnancy seems to be the quality of the embryos transferred on day 3 following oocyte retrieval. We recommend embryo transfer is performed only one, day 2~3 or D5.
Blastocyst
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Embryo Transfer*
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Embryonic Structures*
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Female
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Fertilization
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Fertilization in Vitro*
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Follicular Fluid
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Incidence
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Oocyte Retrieval
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Oocytes
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy Rate
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Pregnancy, Multiple
3.Can Endometriosis Affect the Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing IVF-ET?.
Byeong Jun JUNG ; Hyun Jin SONG ; Ik Hwan OH
Korean Journal of Fertility and Sterility 2002;29(3):223-227
No abstract available.
Endometriosis*
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Female
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Humans
4.Anterior Interbody Fusion to the Cervical Spine for the Range of Motion of the Adjacent Unfused Cervical Intervertebral Joints.
Jun Kyu LEE ; Jae Sung AHN ; Hyun Tae JUNG
Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery 1997;4(1):52-58
No abstract available.
Joints*
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Range of Motion, Articular*
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Spine*
5.Characterization of Unstable Bladder in the Rat with Infravesical Outlet Obstruction.
Hee Chang JUNG ; Tong Choon PARK ; Ki Hak MOON ; Jun Kyu SUH ; Jung Hyun KIM
Journal of the Korean Continence Society 1999;3(1):15-20
No abstract available.
Animals
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Calcium
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Rats*
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Urinary Bladder*
6.A Clinical Study on the Ovarian Tumors in Pregnancy.
Yong Gul KIM ; Tae Jung KIM ; Hyun Jung LIM ; Sang Joon CHOI ; Chang Hun SONG ; Sei Jun HAN ; Hyuk JUNG
Korean Journal of Perinatology 2001;12(1):35-43
No abstract available.
Pregnancy*
7.Pilot Study on Resting-State Functional Connectivity under the Effects of Familial Loading in People at Ultra-High Risk for Psychosis.
Beom Jun MIN ; Tae Young LEE ; Sung Nyun KIM ; Hyun Jung HAN ; Da Jung SHIN ; Seo Hyun JO ; Jun Soo KWON
Korean Journal of Schizophrenia Research 2012;15(2):90-98
OBJECTIVES: People at ultra-high risk for psychosis have heterogenous character and different long-term outcomes. We divided ultra-high risk subjects into two subgroups by presence of familial history and tried to find different pattern of functional connectivity of the default mode network (DMN) between the two groups in order to examine the effects familial loading. METHODS: Eleven subjects at clinical-high risk (CHR) group with familial history of psychiatric illness and nineteen subjects of CHR group without familial history were recruited. All the subjects were scanned using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. A posterior cingulate cortex was the seed region of the analysis, and the DMN of the both high risk group were analyzed with voxel-wise two sample T test. RESULTS: The CHR group with familial history showed greater functional connectivity in the precuneus area in contrast with the other high risk subjects (peak-level t=5.49, p<0.001). There were no significant differences in total score on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and Scales of Psychosis-risk Syndrome between the two groups. CONCLUSION: The study suggests that the abnormalities of functional connectivity between precuneus and posterior cingulate area may be associated with the genetic vulnerability of high risk trait.
Gyrus Cinguli
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Pilot Projects
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Psychotic Disorders
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Seeds
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Weights and Measures
8.The Effect of L-Carnitine and Isoflavone Supplementation on Weight Reduction and Visceral Fat Accumulation in Overweight Women.
Jung Hyun GWAK ; Jong Ho LEE ; Sang Jun LEE ; Hyun Woo PARK ; Yoo KIM ; Yae Jung HYUN
The Korean Journal of Nutrition 2007;40(7):630-638
This study was performed to examine the combined effects of L-carnitine and isoflavone supplementation on weight reduction and body fat distribution in overweight women. Overweight/obese women (body mass index > 23 kg/m2) who were not diagnosed any type of diseases were included in this study and sixty subjects (41.1 +/- 1.5 years, 25.9 +/- 0.3 kg/m2) were randomly assigned to a placebo (n = 30) or a supplement group (n = 30, L-carnitine 300 mg + isoflavone 40 mg/day). We measured anthropometric parameters, abdominal fat distribution by computerizd tomography and blood components before and after the 12 week intervention period. After the 12 weeks of supplementation, subjects in L-carnitine and isoflavone supplement group showed a significant reduction of body weight (p < 0.001), body fat % (p < 0.05), and waist to hip ratio (p < 0.01) whereas placebo group did not show any changes. In a CT-scanned results, total fat area at L4 level was significantly reduced by 8.1% (p < 0.01) with the reduction of visceral fat area (-11.1%, p < 0.001) and subcutaneous fat area (-7.0%, p < 0.05) in the supplement group. The supplementation of L-carnitine and isoflavone showed the significant improvement of HDL-C (p < 0.01) and apoB (p < 0.05) concentrations, however, change values in those markers were not significant compared with those of the placebo group. In addition, a significant increase of adiponectin level (p < 0.001) was observed in the supplement group after the intervention. The result of present study demonstrated that supplementation of 300 mg L-carnitine and 40 mg isoflavone per day for 12 weeks can give beneficial effects on weight reduction and visceral fat accumulation. These potential antiobesity supplement can produce more favorable effects when combined with lifestyle modification.
Abdominal Fat
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Adiponectin
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Adipose Tissue
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Apolipoproteins B
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Body Fat Distribution
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Body Weight
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Carnitine*
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Female
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Humans
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Intra-Abdominal Fat*
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Life Style
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Obesity
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Overweight*
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Subcutaneous Fat
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Waist-Hip Ratio
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Weight Loss*
9.A Case of Kimura's Disease Presenting as a Rhinophyma-like Configuration.
Moon Jung CHOI ; Hyun Jeong PARK ; Baik Kee CHO ; Jun Hee BYUN ; Wha Young AHN
Annals of Dermatology 2003;15(2):85-88
Kimura's disease is a benign, uncommon, chronic inflammatory condition that usually presents with painless subcutaneous nodules or plaques. Head and neck are the most frequently involved sites in Kimura's disease. Mandible is the most commonly involved, followed by neck, cheek, scalp and forehead. Other possible sites are oral cavity, inguinal area and extremities, but there have been no reports involving the nose, especially the one that looks like a rhinophyma. We describe a case of Kimura's disease presenting like a rhinophyma.
Cheek
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Extremities
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Forehead
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Head
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Mandible
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Mouth
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Neck
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Nose
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Rhinophyma
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Scalp
10.Plasma Lipids and Apolipoproteins as Risk Factor of Ischemic Heart Disease.
Shung Chull CHAE ; Jae Eun JUN ; Wee Hyun PARK ; Jung Chul KIM ; Tai Ho CHUNG
Korean Circulation Journal 1991;21(2):229-239
Recent studies suggest that apolipoproteins may be better predictor of ischemic heart disease than are plasma lipids, such as total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C). To examine this hypothesis, plasma levels of major lipids and major apolipo-proteins were measured and their derivatives were calculated in 30 male patients with ischemic heart disease(16 angina pectoris and 14 old myocardial infarction) and 30 age-matched male healthy controls. Plasma levels of lipids were obtained by conventional methods and apolipoproteins by Rocket immunoelectrophoresis. Levels of HDL-C, HDL2-cholesterol(HDL2-C), and apolipoprotein-AII, and ratios of HDL-C/total cholesterol, HDL2-C/total cholesterol, and apolipoprotein-AI/apolipoprotein-B were lower in the group of patients than in controls. Levels of low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C) and apolipoprotein-B, and ratios of lDL-C/HDL-C and apolipoprotein-AI/apolipoprotein-AII were higher in the group of patients. There were no statistically significant differences in the levels of total cholesterol and apolipoprotein-AI between the two groups. Stepwise discriminators analysis showed that apolipoprotein-B and apolipoprotein-AII were better discriminators than plasma lipids for identifying those with ischemic heart disease. One could correctly classify 78% of the cases by using the levels of the two apolipoproteins. By using the level of apolipoprotein-B, one could correctly classify 73% of the cases. There were no correlations between the levels of total cholesterol and HDL-C in the controls whereas there were positive correlations between the levels in the group of patients. In conclusion, this study showed that apolipoprotein-B was the best single discriminator for identifying the patients with ischemic heart disease, followed by apolipoprotein-AII.
Angina Pectoris
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Apolipoproteins A*
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Apolipoproteins*
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Cholesterol
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Heart
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Humans
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Immunoelectrophoresis
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Lipoproteins
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Male
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Myocardial Ischemia*
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Plasma*
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Risk Factors*