One hundred eighty infants with oxygen therapy who were under 2,500gm birth weight or under 37 weeks of gestational age, were examined between January 1990 and November 1992. We performed clnical analysis and results were as follows. 1) Fifty six infants (31.1%) were diagnosed as retinopathy of prematurity. 2) The first examination was performed at 2.5 weeks of life on average, and the retinopathy of prematurity was diagnosed at 3.8 weeks on average. 3) The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity was highly associated with low birth weight (< or =1,890 gm), low gestational age ( < or =33.1 weeks), and high oxygen concentration with long duration (FiO2> or =0.4 over 1 week)(P<0.005). 4) Other associated risk factors were idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome, anemia, neonatal hypoxia and sepsis.
Anemia, Neonatal ; Anoxia ; Birth Weight ; Gestational Age ; Humans ; Incidence ; Infant ; Infant, Low Birth Weight ; Infant, Newborn ; Oxygen ; Retinopathy of Prematurity* ; Risk Factors ; Sepsis

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Anti-inflammatory and antioxidative activities of luteolin and luteolin-7-O-glucoside were compared in galactosamine (GalN)/lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced hepatitic ICR mice. MATERIALS/METHODS: Male ICR mice (6 weeks old) were divided into 4 groups: normal control, GalN/LPS, luteolin, and luteolin-7-O-glucoside groups. The latter two groups were administered luteolin or luteolin-7-O-glucoside (50 mg/kg BW) daily by gavage for 3 weeks after which hepatitis was induced by intraperitoneal injection of GalN and LPS (1 g/kg BW and 10 µg/kg BW, respectively). RESULTS: GalN/LPS produced acute hepatic injury by a sharp increase in serum AST, ALT, and TNF-α levels, increases that were ameliorated in the experimental groups. In addition, markedly increased expressions of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and its transcription factors, nuclear factor (NF)-κB and activator protein (AP)-1, were also significantly attenuated in the experimental groups. Compared to luteolin-7-O-glucoside, luteolin more potently ameliorated the levels of inflammatory mediators. Phase II enzymes levels and NF-E2 p45-related factor (Nrf)-2 activation that were decreased by GalN/LPS were increased by luteolin and luteolin-7-O-glucoside administration. In addition, compared to luteolin, luteolin-7-O-glucoside acted as a more potent inducer of changes in phase II enzymes. Liver histopathology results were consistent with the mediator and enzyme results. CONCLUSION: Luteolin and luteolin-7-O-glucoside protect against GalN/LPS-induced hepatotoxicity through the regulation of inflammatory mediators and phase II enzymes.
Animals ; Galactosamine ; Hepatitis ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Injections, Intraperitoneal ; Liver ; Luteolin ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; NF-E2-Related Factor 2 ; NF-kappa B ; Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases ; Transcription Factors

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Diagnosis* ; Polycystic Kidney Diseases*

Luteolin is a flavonoid found in abundance in celery, green pepper, and dandelions. Previous studies have shown that luteolin is an anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative agent. In this study, the anti-inflammatory capacity of luteolin and one of its glycosidic forms, luteolin-7-O-glucoside, were compared and their molecular mechanisms of action were analyzed. In lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 cells, luteolin more potently inhibited the production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 as well as the expression of their corresponding enzymes (inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) than luteolin-7-O-glucoside. The molecular mechanisms underlying these effects were investigated to determine whether the inflammatory response was related to the transcription factors, nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB and activator protein (AP)-1, or their upstream signaling molecules, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K). Luteolin attenuated the activation of both transcription factors, NF-kappaB and AP-1, while luteolin-7-O-glucoside only impeded NF-kappaB activation. However, both flavonoids inhibited Akt phosphorylation in a dose-dependent manner. Consequently, luteolin more potently ameliorated LPS-induced inflammation than luteolin-7-O-glucoside, which might be attributed to the differentially activated NF-kappaB/AP-1/PI3K-Akt pathway in RAW 264.7 cells.
Apium graveolens ; Capsicum ; Cyclooxygenase 2 ; Dinoprostone ; Flavones ; Flavonoids ; Glucosides ; Inflammation ; Luteolin* ; Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases ; NF-kappa B ; Nitric Oxide ; Nitric Oxide Synthase ; Phosphorylation ; Taraxacum ; Transcription Factor AP-1 ; Transcription Factors

We compared the effects of genistein and daidzein on the expression of chemokines, cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha-stimulated human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). TNF-alpha exposure significantly increased expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, vascular adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1. Genistein significantly decreased MCP-1 and VCAM-1 production in a dose-dependent manner, whereas CAM expression was not significantly lowered by genistein treatment. However, daidzein slightly decreased MCP-1 production. The effects of genistein and daidzein on MCP-1 secretion coincided with mRNA expression. Pre-treatment with either genistein or daidzein elevated eNOS expression and nitric oxide production disturbed by TNF-alpha exposure. A low concentration of isoflavones significantly inhibited nuclear factor (NF)kappaB activation, whereas a high dose slightly ameliorated these inhibitive effects. These results suggest that genistein had a stronger effect on MCP-1 and eNOS expression than that of daidzein. Additionally, NFkappaB transactivation might be partially related to the down-regulation of these mRNAs in TNF-alpha-stimulated HUVECs.
Cell Adhesion ; Cell Adhesion Molecules ; Chemokines ; Down-Regulation ; Endothelial Cells ; Genistein ; Humans ; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 ; Isoflavones ; Monocytes ; Nitric Oxide ; Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III ; RNA, Messenger ; Transcriptional Activation ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1

A 30-year-old man presented with several intensely prurutic erythematous serpiginous thread-like skin lesions which began as a small papule on the upper back 2 weeks prior to his visit and was migrating to the lower back and buttock area. The laboratory examination showed non-specific findings. Histopathologic examination revealed a pustular burrow containing numerous eosinophils in the epidermis. In the dermis, there was a diffuse and occasionally dense perivascular inflammatory cell inflammation consisting of eosinophils and some lymphocytes. The patient was treated with oral albendazole, antihistamine and topical corticosteroid for 2 weeks without recurrence for 6 months up to now. Multiple histologic sections were made without success in demonstrating parasitic tissue in the epidermis, however, the clinical and histopathologic features were consistent with cutaneous larva migrans.
Adult ; Albendazole ; Buttocks ; Dermis ; Eosinophils ; Epidermis ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Larva Migrans* ; Lymphocytes ; Recurrence ; Skin

Bleomycin, an antitumor antibiotic, has several dose-related skin toxicities, including hyperpigmentation, sclerosis, gangrenes, nail changes, and erythema in certain selected skin sites. A case of hyperpigmentation in a linear pattern due to in tavenous injection of bleomycin in a 37-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma at nasopharynx is described. After 9 months since bleomycin chemotherapy started, dark brownish colored linear hyperpigmentation developed along veins of the skin of both arms.
Adult ; Arm ; Bleomycin* ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Drug Therapy ; Erythema ; Gangrene ; Humans ; Hyperpigmentation* ; Nasopharynx ; Sclerosis ; Skin ; Veins

BACKGROUND: To clarify the clinicoradiological correlation and prognosis of acute ischemic stroke involving para-median territory of pons. METHODS: We studied 37 patients with first-ever ischemic stroke involving paramedian terri-tory of pons and divided them based on the shape and level of lesion shown in their MRI. The clinical features, MRI findings, and prognosis were assessed. RESULTS: The paramedian infarctions extending to the basal surface were found in 28 patients (76%), and small infarctions separated from the basal surface were found in 9 patients (24%). In patients with infarction extending to the basal surface, 23 patients (82%) had progressive or fluctuating onset, whereas all patients with small infarction separated from the basal surface had non-progressive onset. In the group with upper pon-tine lesion (14 patients), dysarthria-clumsy hand syndrome was found in 4 patients, ataxic hemiparesis (AH) in 3, pure motor hemiparesis (PMH) in 2, and pure sensory stroke in 1. In the group with middle and lower pontine lesion (22 patients), PMH was found in 9, AH in 3, and sensory motor stroke in 2. The mean Modified Rankin Disability Scale scores on admission and after follow-up (mean 29 months) of the group with upper pontine lesion were 2.36 +/-0.50 and 1 . 0 0 +/-0.55, those with mid-lower pontine lesions, 3.48 +/-0.51 and 1.17 +/-0.49 (P<0.01 and P>0.05 respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Paramedian pontine infarction extending to the basal surface usually presents with progressive onset. Paramedian pontine infarction most often produces classic lacune syndrome of which PMH is the most common. In our study, patients with mid-lower paramedian pontine infarction had more severe initial neurological deficits than those with upper paramedian pontine infarction. However, a late outcome was found to be favorable in both groups.
Follow-Up Studies ; Hand ; Humans ; Infarction* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Paresis ; Pons ; Prognosis* ; Stroke

Subungual exostosis is an uncommon benign tumor of cartilaginous bone arsing adjacent to the distal phalanx of a digit. It is usually a solitary lesion that develops most often in substance of the great toe and less frequently in other toes. The rare presentation of subungual exostosis in a finger usually stimulates an extensive differential diagnosis. We present a case of subungual exostosis of the finger in a 54-year-old female. Roentgenographic findings showed stick-like calcified density on the tip of the distal phalanx of the left 5th finger. Histopathologic findings showed enchondral bone structure and surroundung cartilaginous tissues in the dermis. At 6-month follow-up, the result was excellent, with no sign of recurrence.
Dermis ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Exostoses* ; Female ; Fingers* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Recurrence ; Toes