• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.870-874
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• 2001

Takayasu 동맥염은 만성 비특이성 동맥염으로 젊은 여자에 호발하며 대동맥궁의 분지 혈관이나 신동맥 등 여러 혈관들을 광범위하게 침범하여 폐쇄를 일으키는 질환으로 알려져 있다. 최근 나이가 많은 52세의 여자 환자에서 신동맥 이하의 복부 대동맥에만 국한적으로 침범하여 삭did(cord-like) 폐쇄를 일으킨 Takayasu 동맥염의 비교적 드문 예를 경험하고 18mm PTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene) 인조혈관을 이용하여 하행 흉부 대동맥과 총장골동맥 분기 직상부 복부 대동맥 사이에 측단 우회술을 시행하여 좋은 결과를 얻었기에 보고한다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.302-304
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• 2011

Thoracic intramedullary schwannomas are rare spinal cord tumors. Most of these tumors have been reported as a single lesion in the spinal cord. The authors report the first case of intramedullary schwannoma accompanying by extramedullary beads-like daughter masses of the thoracic spine. A 68-year-old male presented with walking disturbance and decreased sensation below T10 dermatome. Imaging workup revealed an intramedullary mass at T6 and T7, T6 and T7 laminectomy and mass removal were performed. Intraoperatively, extramedullary beads-like daughter masses along the nerve roots adjacent to intramedullary mass were identified. Total removal of intramedullary lesion and partial resection of extramedullary masses were done. Histological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of schwannoma. The patient could ambulate independently at postoperative 1 month without any neurological sequelae. The authors experienced a surgical case of intramedullary schwannoma accompanying by extramedullary beads-like same pathologies in the thoracic spine.

• 약학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.404-410
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• 1999

Administration of capsaicin produces acute pain and subsequent long-lasting antinociception. The antinociceptive action site of capsaicin is primarily small afferent nerve fibers. However, the effect of capsaicin on the neural activity of dorsal horn neurons are not well understood. The goal of the present experiment was to study the action of capsaicin on activity of dorsal horn neurons using c-fos immunoreactivity in the spinal cord. Intradermal injection of formalin in the hindpaw produced inflammation in the foot pad and increased the number of cells exhibiting Fos-like immunoreactivity (FLI) in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord, suggesting the hyperalgesia because of the apparent inflammation. Intradermal injection of capsaicin prior to formalin injection significantly reduced the number of cells exhibiting FLI induced by formalin and increased the paw-withdrawal latency, suggesting the hypoalgesic effect of capsaicin. Coadministeration with capsaicin of capsazepine and ruthenium red, antagonists of capsaicin receptor reversed the reduction of formalin-induced FLI by capsaicin. he antagonists also partially antagonized the antinociceptive effect of capsaicin in the paw-withdrawal test. These results further suggest that capsaicin reduces prsponses of dorsal horn neurons to the inflammatory nociceptive stimuli in the periphery. Thus, the reduction of FLI subserves the neural mechanisms underlying analgesia produced by capsaicin.

• 대한후두음성언어의학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.33-37
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• 1997

Incomplete glottic closure of vocal cord atrophy is the common cause of dysphonia. Patients with vocal cord atrophy have complaints such as dysphonia, vocal fatigue, abnormal sensation in the throat, laryngeal pain, cough or sputum like functional voice disorders. Many investigators could not confirm the pathologic laryngeal structure because of their minute pathology. But recent advancements of laryngeal examinations made the many clinicians to detect minimal laryngeal pathology and to have mind the treatment for the vocal cord atrophy. But the results were less effective than their thoughts, the reasons of ineffectiveness were not known well. Authors have found the Hyperfunctional movement of the supraglottis during phonation before and after thyroplasty type I for vocal cord atrophy. Then we have applied the combined modality treatment with thyroplaty type I and voice therapy for relieve of hypefunctional movement of the supraglottis. These options have had more imporved results.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.78-78
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• 2003

Adult stem cells can make identical copies of themselves for long periods of time. They also give rise to many differentiated mature cell types that have characteristic morphology and specialized function. Human adult stem cells are the attractive raw materials for the cell/tissue therapy, however, it is not easy to get from the adult tissues. In the present study, we tried to isolate a cell population derived from human umbilical cord vein which has been discarded after birth. The cells were isolated after treatment of the umbilical vein with collagenase or trypsin. After 3 days of culture, two kinds of cell populations were found consisting of adherent cells with endothelial cell-like and fibroblast-like morphology, respectively. When these cells were subcultured 12 times over a period of 3 months, almost cells appeared uniformly to exhibit fibroblastoid morphology which was different from that of mesenchymal stem cells obtained from human bone marrow The results of RT-PCR analyses showed distinct expression of BMP-4, oct-4, and SCF genes but not of GATA, PAX-6 and Brachyury genes. On immunohistochemical staining, the cells were negative for the von Willebrand factor(vWF), alpha-smooth muscle actin and placental alkaline phosphatase. From these observations, it is suggested that stem-like cells might be present in human umbilical cord vein.

• Neonatal Medicine
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 2011

목적: 임신성 당뇨는 임신의 흔한 합병증 중의 하나이며 임신 성 당뇨 산모의 아기는 정상 산모의 아기에 비해서 체지방률이 높다. Adiponectin은 인슐린 민감성 조직에서 당과 지방 대사를 조절하는 중요한 물질이며, insulin-like growth factor(IGF)-I은 출생 전후기에 성장을 조절하는 중요한 내분비 조절물질로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 임신성 당뇨 산모의 아기에서 제대혈 adiponectin과 IGF-I 수치와 태아 성장과의 관계 및 인슐린 저항성에 대해서 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 임신성 당뇨 이외에 임신과 관련된 기타 합병증이 동반되지 않은 산모에서 태어난 아기(임신성 당뇨군, N=53)와 정상산모에서 태어난 아기(대조군, N=101)의 제대혈 adiponectin과 IGF-I 수치를 비교하였다. 신생아는 출생 체중에 따라 부당경량아(N=26), 적정체중아(N=97), 부당중량아(N=31)로 세분하였다. 제대혈 adiponectin, IGF-I 농도와 산모의 나이, 분만력, 임신 전 체질량지수, 공복 혈당 및 75 g 경구당부하검사, 임신 중산모 체중 증가, 태아-태반 무게비, 출생시 재태연령, 아기의 성별, 출생체중, 출생신장과의 관계를 비교하였다. 결과: 대조군보다 임신성 당뇨군에서 제대혈 adiponectin의평균이 의미 있게 낮았다(P<0.001). 임신성 당뇨군에서는 부당경량아군, 적정체중아군, 부당중량아군 사이의 제대혈 adiponectin 수치에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나(P=0.228),적정체중아군은 대조군의 적정체중아군에 비해 의미 있게 낮은 adiponectin 수치를 보였다(P<0.001). 제대혈 adiponectin은 산모의 임신 전 체질량지수, 공복혈당, 75 g 경부당부하검사와 음의 상관관계를 가졌고, 출생시 재태연령, 출생체중, 제대혈 IGF-I과 양의 상관관계를 가졌다. 다중선형회귀분석에서 75 g 경부당부하검사가 가장 강력한 예측인자로 나왔다. 임신성 당뇨군과 대조군 사이의 제대혈 IGF-I은 의미 있는 차이를 보이지 않았다(P=0.834). 제대혈 IGF-I은 출생체중이 높은 군일수록 의미 있게 높았다(P<0.001). 제대혈 IGF-I은 산모의 연령, 분만력, 출생체중, 출생신장, 제대혈 adiponectin과 유의한 양의 상관관계를 보였고, 이 중에서 출생체중과 분만력이 가장 강력한 예측인자였다. 결론: 산모의 임신성 당뇨는 제대혈 adiponectin을 낮춘다. 제대혈 adiponectin과 IGF-I 모두 출생체중과 연관성을 보였지만 IGF-I이 태아의 성장에 좀 더 직접적인 영향을 미치며, adiponectin은 성장보다는 인슐린 저항성과 더 연관이 있는 것으로 생각된다. 그러므로 임신성 당뇨를 가진 산모에서 태어난 아기는 적정체중아일지라도 생후 성장과 인슐린 저항성의 변화를 추적 관찰하는 것이 중요할 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.314-320
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• 2020

Retained medullary cord (RMC) is a relatively recent term. Pang et al. newly defined the RMC as a late arrest of secondary neurulation leaving a non-functional vestigial portion at the tip of the conus medullaris. RMC, which belongs to the category of closed spinal dysraphism, is a cord-like structure that is elongated from the conus toward the cul-de-sac. Because intraoperative electrophysiological confirmation of a non-functional conus is essential for the diagnosis of RMC, only a tentative or an assumptive diagnosis is possible before surgery or in cases of limited surgical exposure. We suggest the term 'possible RMC' for these cases. An RMC may cause tethered cord syndrome and thus requires surgery. This article reviews the literature to elucidate the pathoembryogenesis, clinical significance and treatment of RMCs.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.141-155
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• 2000

This study was designed to evaluate the analgesic effect of bee venom (BV) Acupuncture into different treatment points, Chok-samni (ST36) and blank loci of the gluteal muscle and back. We investigated neuronal activity in the spinal cord using the Fos immunohistochemical technique according to the pretreatment with different concentrations of BV, thirty minutes before the formalin injection. The results were summarized as follows: 1. The number of Fos-like immunoreactive (Fos-LI) neurons in L2 segment of the saline-formalin treated group was significantly increased in NECK and VENT of the spinal cord as compared with that of the room control group. However, there was no significant change in the number of the Fos-LI neurons in L2 segment of the BV-formalin treated group as compared with that of the room control group. 2. The number of Fos-LI neurons in L3-5 segment of the saline-formalin group was significantly increased in all the regions of 142 the spinal cord as compared with that of the room control group. However, the Fos-LI neurons in L3-5 segment of the BV-formalin treated group was dramatically decreased in all the regions of the spinal cord as compared with that of the saline-formalin group. Therefore, these results indicated that the BV acupuncture suppressed the nociceptive neuronal activities in L3-5 of the spinal cord induced by formalin injection. 3. There was a strong positive correlation between the formalin-induced pain behavior and the number of the Fos-LI neurons in L3-5 segment.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.73-76
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• 2015

Objective : Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$) have proven effects in pathogenesis of neuroinflammation after spinal cord injury (SCI). Current study is designed to evaluate the effects of an anti-TNF-${\alpha}$ agent, adalimumab, on spinal cord clip compression injury in rats. Methods : Thirty two male adult Wistar rats were divided into four groups (sham, trauma, infliximab, and adalimumab groups) and SCI was introduced using an aneurysm clip. Animals in treatment groups received 5 mg/kg subcutaneous adalimumab and infliximab right after the trauma. Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were studied in traumatized spinal cord tissues 72 hours after the injury as a marker of lipid peroxidation. Results : Animals that received anti-TNF-${\alpha}$ agents are found to have significantly decreased MDA levels. MDA levels were significantly different between the trauma and infliximab groups (p<0.01) and trauma and adalimumab groups (p=0.022). There was no significant difference in neurological evaluation of the rats using Tarlov scale. Conclusion : These results suggest that, like infliximab, adalimumab has favorable effects on lipid peroxidation induced by spinal cord trauma in rats.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2003

Uterine stromal tumors with features of ovarian sex-cord differentiation are relatively rare. The neoplasms composed of sex cord-like components in more than 50% of the tumor are classified as group II. We report the cytologic findings of a case of uterine tumor resembling ovarian sex-cord tumor. The cervical smears of a 62-year-old woman with submucosal tumor showed loose aggregates of spindle cells as well as glandular or tubular structures of round cells with a distinct ceil membrane and a prominent small nucleolus. Because uterine stromal tumor can have sex cord differentiation, its possibility should be considered in the interpretation of cervical smears.