No abstract available.
Antibodies* ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group* ; Chiroptera* ; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese* ; Encephalitis, Japanese* ; Humans ; Korea*

Genotoxic agents can induce various DNA lesions. DNA-Protein Crosslinks(DPCs) were known as the important DNA lesions which could impair gene expression because DPCs had a high probability of resisting repair and persisting through cell cycle. This repair resistance of DPCs could have biological significance but had not been evaluated clearly yet. Most of the studies that have evaluated the repair of DPCs only compared the extent of DPCs repair with other DNA lesions. We injected K2CrO4, a genotoxic agent, into Sprague-Dawley rats intraperitoneally(5mg/kg) and isolated blood lymphocytes 12 hours later. These lymphocytes were cultured in the mitogen added growth media and mitogen free media separately. The degree of the repair of DPCs was monitored for 4 days by the K-SDS assay. 4 day later, the amount of DPCs decreased by 4.6% in the mitogen added media but in creased by 10.9% in the mitogen free media. These results showed that DPCs induced by K2CrO4 were not repaired easily and the DPCs were biologically significant DNA lesions. We thought the decrease of DPCs in the mitogen added media was not due to the repair of DPCs, but from the increase of normal cell proliferation. Therefore, it is very important to consider the proliferation of normal cells when estimating the repair of DPCs.
Animals ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Proliferation ; DNA ; Gene Expression ; Lymphocytes* ; Rats* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

No abstract available.
Occupational Diseases*

PURPOSE: We performed this study to evaluate the usefulness and the limitation of magnetic resonance angiography in imaging portal vein and hepatic vein. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Magnetic resonance portography was performed in five normal subjects and seven patients with hepatomas, two patients with Budd-Chiari syndromes, one patient with liver cirrhosis and one patient with hepatic metastasis from stomach cancer. Magnetic resonance angiography was done with a 1.5-T Scanner. Breath-hold two-dimensional time-of flight images with spoiled gradient echo technique were acquired. Scan parameters were 34/8/40degrees(TR ms/TE ms/flip angle). The portal vein and the hepatic vein were selectively imaged by applying two presaturation bands. These images were then postprocessed by a maximum intensity projection algorithm. MRA findings were compared with ultrasonography in all cases of the hepatic disease, and conventional angiography (SMA portography) in four cases. RESULTS: In normal subjects, the splenic vein, intrahepatic and extrahepatic portions of the portal vein, and the hepatic veins were well visualized. In the patients with hepatic diseases, the varices (4 cases), the splenorenal shunts (2 cases), and the recanalized umbilical vein (1 case) were demonstrated. There were portal vein thrombosis in the cases of hepatomas and hepatic metastasis. In the cases of Budd-Chiari syndrome, the hepatic veins were not visualized and there were inferior vena cava obstructions with multiple collateral vessels. CONCLUSION: Compared with ultrasonography, MRP may be useful in evaluation of varices, splenorenal shunts, and other collaterals, though less accurate than conventional angiography. MRP can be useful as a noninvasive screening alternative in the evaluation of portal vein and hepatic veins.
Angiography ; Budd-Chiari Syndrome ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Hepatic Veins ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; Magnetic Resonance Angiography ; Mass Screening ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Portal Vein ; Portography* ; Splenic Vein ; Splenorenal Shunt, Surgical ; Stomach Neoplasms ; Ultrasonography ; Umbilical Veins ; Varicose Veins ; Vena Cava, Inferior ; Venous Thrombosis

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to assess the usefulness of dynamic MR imaging after contrast enhancement with Gd-DTPA in the differential diagnosis of hepatic focal lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The population consists of 22 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma, 44 cases of hemangioma, and five cases of metastasis. Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma was made by surgery, fine needle biopsy, ultrasonography, CT and conventional angiography. Hemangioma was diagnosed on the basis of ultrasonography, CT, conventional spin-echo MRI and clinical data. Diagnosis of metastasis was done by fine needle aspiration biopsy. Dynamic and delayed images were obtained using 1.5T superconductive magnetom after Gd-DTPA(0.1mmol/kg) intravenous injection. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation was done for each lesion. RESULTS: Early contrast enhancement with rapid or gradual washout was noted in 15 lesions of hepatocellular carcinoma(68.2%) ;on the delayed images, no contrast enhancement was noted in 18 lesions(81. 8%). Peripheral contrast enhancement pattern was predominantly(86.4%) observed in hemangiomas during dynamic phase. On the delayed images, homogeneous and persistent contrast enhancement of masses were noted in all hemangiomas. Characteristic centripetal fill-in pattern was observed in 32 lesions of hemangioma (72.7%). Contrast inversion of masses during contrast enhancement study was noted in all hemangiomas, while continuous negative contrast was noted in hepatocellular carcinomas and metastases. CONCLUSION: Dynamic MR imaging after contrast enhancement with Gd-DTPA is an useful method in the differential diagnosis of hepatic focal lesions.
Angiography ; Biopsy ; Biopsy, Fine-Needle ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; Diagnosis ; Diagnosis, Differential* ; Evaluation Studies as Topic ; Gadolinium DTPA ; Hemangioma* ; Injections, Intravenous ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging* ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Ultrasonography

Carcinogenic materials used in. occupational setting are thought to induce cancer by acting on DNA. BenzoCa)pyrene and the metabolites activated by the rat microsomal fraction were treated to the BALB/3T3 cells to see the formation of DNA-Protein Crosslinks (DPCs) and the repair. We measured the DPCs by the K-SDS assay according to Costa. The results are as follows: 1) The cytotoxicity results showed that viable cells were decreased by the increase of the dose of benzo[a]pyrene and microsomal activated metabolites and the metabolites treated cells showed more cytotoxicity. 2) The amounts of protein-crosslinked DNA in control cells are 690 ng/ml. The amounts were increased to 920 ng/ml in benzoCa)pyrene 0.1 microgram/ml treated cells, 720 ng/ml in benzo[a]pyrene 1 microgram/ml treated cells, 1,243 ng/ml in benzo[a]pyrene 10 microgram/ml, treated cells. The DPCs were measured higher in the metabolites treated cells than the benzo[a]pyrene treated cells 3) The DPCs were highest in the benzo[a]pyrene 10 microgram/ml + microsomal fraction treated cells among all treated cells. The DPCs were measured in those cells at 12 hour, 24 hour, 48 hour and 72 hour later to monitor the change of the amount of DPCs to see the repair of DPCs. The result showed that the amount of crosslinked DNA were decreased by the time. But considering the cell proliferation, the DPCs amount were not changed much and the repair did not seem to occur well.
Animals ; Cell Proliferation ; DNA ; Rats

No abstract available.
Ankle Fractures* ; Ankle*

No abstract available.
Sinusitis*

Pulmonary sequestration is an abnormal lung tissue that does not communicate with tracheobronchial tree, and that receives blood supply from anomalous arteries. Pulmonary sequestration is divided into two anatomical forms, intralobar and extralobar. Extralobar pulmonary sequestration is usually located between the diaphragm and the lower lobe and has systemic arterial supply and venous drainage, and most patients are diagnosed in their infancy. We report an extralobar pulmonary sequestration located between the right upper lobe and the lower lobe in a 48-year-old female adult, which has anomalous blood supply from the right pulmonary artery and venous drainage directly into the left atrium.
Adult ; Arteries ; Bronchopulmonary Sequestration* ; Diaphragm ; Drainage ; Female ; Heart Atria ; Humans ; Lung ; Middle Aged ; Pulmonary Artery

PURPOSE: QTc dispersion is a quantitative measure of myocardial repolarization and is a new important prognostic factor for many diseases. We have analyzed the admission ECGs of 53 patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) for QTc dispersion. This study was performed to investigate the value of QTc dispersion as a prognostic factor in ICH patients. METHODS: ECGs done within 24 hours from attack onset were analyzed for abnormalities and QTc. The QTc dispersion is the QT duration of the longest minus the shortest rate-corrected QT interval. We studied the differences in QTc dispersions on the initial ECGs in the ED between a favorable group and an unfavorable group. RESULTS: We found that patients had less chance for a good recovery if they had a lower Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score on admission, a larger volume hematoma, a prolonged QTc dispersion, or a longer maximal QTc interval of the 53 patients with ICH, 16 (30.2%) patients demonstrated ECG abnormalities. The QTc dispersion was extremely prolonged in both groups. The favorable group included patients with a mean QTc dispersion=70.6 ms, whereas the unfavorable group included patients with a QTc dispersion= 117.6 ms. CONCLUSION: A prolonged QTc dispersion and a lower GCS score were significant predictors of a poor prognosis for spontaneous ICH patients. An increased QTc dispersion on the initial ECG is an important prognostic factor for ICH patients. More attention should be given to the disposition and intensive care of such patients.
Cerebral Hemorrhage* ; Electrocardiography ; Glasgow Coma Scale ; Hematoma ; Humans ; Critical Care ; Prognosis