No abstract available.
Gingival Crevicular Fluid* ; Periodontal Diseases*

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung* ; Drug Therapy, Combination*

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Diagnosis* ; DNA* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction* ; Tuberculosis*

PURPOSE: The aim of this pilot study was to determine the relationship between the beta-fibrinogen G/A-455 single nucleotide polymorphism and the risk of ischemic stroke in Korea because there are racial differences in polymorphisms and Koreans have never been studied before. METHODS: From March to September 2003, we compared 80(male : female=1.2 : 0.8) patients who were diagnosed with ischemic stroke at Kyung Hee university hospital emergency center had been to 150 control subjects. The genotypes of the beta-fibrinogen G/A-455 polymorphism were confirmed by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) followed by HaeIII restriction enzyme digestion. RESULTS: The results showed that the patient group had a much higher rate of heterozygotism (GA or AG). A statistical analysis of the genotype frequency showed chi2 to be 6.24, indicating a significant difference between the patient and the control groups (p=0.044). For the allele frequency, the odds ratio was 1.88(95% CI 1.16-3.04), indicating a significant difference between the two groups, and also allele frequency in ischemic stroke patient with or without hyperfibrinogenemia, male sex and smoking history showed odds ratio to be 2.38(95% CI 1.26~4.49), 1.78(95% CI 1.01~3.14)and 1.94(95% CI 1.12~3.35) indicating significant difference. CONCLUSION: The high rate of polymorphisms of the AA genotype of beta-fibrinogen G/A-455 in ischemic stroke patients in our study leads us to the belief of the possibility that beta-fibrinogen G/A-455 polymorphisms in males with a smoking history and hyperfibrinogenemia, if found in advance, could lead to an improved prognosis and reduced clinical expenses by allowing early diagnosis and preventive management.
Digestion ; Early Diagnosis ; Emergencies ; Gene Frequency ; Genetics ; Genotype ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Odds Ratio ; Pilot Projects* ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Prognosis ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Stroke*

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Lung Neoplasms* ; Lung*

The knowledge of gene regulation of serotonin transporter mRNA may provide clues to understanding how antidepressants affect their therapeutic actions. Recently, the effects of antidepressants on the serotonin transporter have been investigated but yielded controversial results. To study this further, we performed in situ hybridization for serotonin transporter mRNA in rats(treatment group, n=5)receiving long term(14 days)treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibiting antidepressant, sertraline(10mg/kg, i.p) Following sertraline treatment, a significant(p<0.05)ncrease in hybridization of serotonin transporter mRNA was observed compared to that observed in vehicle-treated rats(control group, n=5) This result may be interpreted as a compensatory mechanism to reduce synaptic levels of serotonin which were increased by long term sertraline treatment.
Animals ; Antidepressive Agents ; Brain* ; In Situ Hybridization ; Rats* ; RNA, Messenger* ; Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins* ; Serotonin* ; Sertraline*

PURPOSE: To report a case of adult-onset Coats' disease which showed decreased retinal edema and improved visual acuity following intravitreal ranibizumab injection. CASE SUMMARY: A 21-year-old woman visited our hospital for decreased visual acuity in left eye from 3 months ago. Her best corrected visual acuity was 1.0 in the right eye, and 0.4 in the left eye. The intraocular pressure was 19 mmHg in the right eye and 16 mmHg in the left eye. At anterior segment examination, no abnormal findings were found. On fundus examination, subretinal exudates, superior retinal edema at posterior pole, and telangiectasia along superortemporal vascular arcade were observed in the left eye. Upon diagnosis as Coats' disease, intravitreal ranibizumab was performed, and laser photocoagulation was done around the retinal telangiectasia and nonperfusion area. Then, the second and third intravitreal ranibizumab injections were performed by a month, and her best visual acuity was improved to 0.8 and optical coherence tomography revealed decreased retinal edema. CONCLUSIONS: We report a case of adult-onset Coats' disease. Intravitreal ranibizumab injection is effective in rapid visual improvement and decrease of retinal edema as combination therapy with laser photocoagulation which was a generalized treatment of choice in Coats' disease.
Diagnosis ; Exudates and Transudates ; Female ; Humans ; Intraocular Pressure ; Light Coagulation ; Macular Edema ; Papilledema ; Ranibizumab* ; Retinaldehyde ; Telangiectasis ; Tomography, Optical Coherence ; Visual Acuity ; Young Adult

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Giant Cell Tumors* ; Giant Cells* ; Ribs*

A case of chronic subdural hematoma aggravated after cervical myelography is reported. The patient was recovered after simple drainage of the hematoma. Various complications of lumbar puncture and myelography are reviewed.
Drainage ; Hematoma ; Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic* ; Humans ; Myelography* ; Spinal Puncture

Anomalous origin of a coronary aortic artery is a rare cardiac anomaly. Although it can cause angina, syncope, and palpitations, most patients are asymptomatic. This anomaly requires surgical treatment or intervention because it is associated with sudden death. Several surgical techniques, such as coronary reimplantation, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), unroofing, and neo-ostium formation, have been proposed as treatments. We report a case surgically treated with neo-ostium formation in anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right coronary sinus.
Arteries ; Coronary Artery Bypass ; Coronary Sinus ; Coronary Vessels ; Death, Sudden ; Humans ; Replantation ; Syncope