Associations of serotonergic genes with poststroke emotional incontinence

Kim, Jae‐,Min,Stewart, Robert,Kang, Hee‐,Ju,Bae, Kyung‐,Yeol,Kim, Sung‐,Wan,Shin, Il‐,Seon,Kim, Joon‐,Tae,Park, Man‐,Seok,Cho, Ki‐,Hyun,Yoon, Jin‐ John Wiley Sons, Ltd 2012 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY Vol.27 No.8

<P><B>Objectives</B></P><P>Poststroke emotional incontinence (PSEI) has been associated with serotonergic dysfunction. Polymorphisms of serotonin transporter (5‐HTT) and serotonin 2a receptor (5‐HTR2a) genes may regulate serotonergic signaling at brain synapses, and this study was to investigate associations with PSEI in an East Asian population.</P><P><B>Methods</B></P><P>In 276 stroke cases, PSEI was diagnosed by Kim's criteria. Covariates included age, gender, education, history of depression or stroke, current depression, and stroke severity and location. Genotypes were ascertained for 5‐HTT gene‐linked promoter region (5‐HTTLPR), serotonin transporter intron 2 variable number tandem repeat, 5‐HTR2a 1438A/G, and 5‐HTR2a 102 T/C. Associations with PSEI were estimated by using logistic regression models, and gene–gene interactions were investigated by using the generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction method.</P><P><B>Results</B></P><P>PSEI was present in 37 (13.4%) patients. The 5‐HTT gene‐linked promoter region <I>s</I>/<I>s</I> genotype was independently associated with PSEI. No associations with STin2 VNTR and 5‐HTR2a genes were found, and no significant gene–gene interactions were identified.</P><P><B>Conclusions</B></P><P>Stroke patients with 5‐HTTLPR <I>s</I> allele had higher susceptibility to PSEI, which underlines the potential role of serotonergic pathways in its etiology. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</P>

유제놀에 의한 즉시형 알레르기 반응의 억제

김상현,신태용,김형룡,이영미,이은희,신보경,김윤철,안년형,김형민 우석대학교 의약품개발연구소 1996 藥學硏究誌 Vol.1 No.-

The current study evaluates the capacity of eugenol to regulate immediate allergic reaction by control of histamine release. Administrations of eugenol (1 M/kg. i.p.) at 60 min before and 5.10 min after the compound 48/80 treatment (8 mg/kg.i.p.) were shown the mortality rates as 0.44.4. and 77.8%. respectively. A 60 min before administered group revealed a singificant inhibition of serum his-tamine release compared with those of 5 and 10 min after the compound 48/80 injection. Eugenol (6-48mM) was also showed a dose-dependent activity on the compound 48/80-induced histamine release from the highly purified population of Alcian Blue-positive peritoneal mast cells. These results indicate that in vitro treatment with exogenous eugenol inhibited the active response of mast cell populations and modulated its characteristics.

Assessment of In Vitro Assay System for Thyroid HormoneDisruptors Using Rat Pituitary GH3 Cells

Hee Jin Kim1,Hae Young Park1,Jeonga Kim1,Il Hyun Kang2,Tae Sung Kim2,Soon Young Han2,Tae Seok Kang2,Kui Lea Park2,Hyung Sik Kim1 한국독성학회 2006 Toxicological Research Vol.22 No.4

The development of in vitro assays has been recommended to screening and test-ing the potential endocrine disruptors (EDs). These assay systems focus only on identifying thethe thyroid hormone (TH) disruptors. The aim of this study was to evaluate a test system to detectTH disruptors using rat pituitary tumor GH3 cells. The test system is based on the TH-dependentincrease in growth rate. As expected, L-3,5,3-triiodothyronine (T3) markedly induced a morphologicalchange in GH 3 cells from flattened fibroblastic types to rounded or spindle-shaped types. T3 stimu-lated GH3 cell growth in a dose-dependent manner with the maximum growth-stimulating effect9 M. In addition, T3 increased the release of growth hor-mone and prolactin into the medium of the GH3 cells culture. Using this assay system, the TH-dis-rupting activities of bisphenol A (BPA) and its related compounds were examined. BPA,dimethylbisphenol A (DMBPA), and TCI-EP significantly enhanced the growth of GH3 cells in therange of 1 × 10-5M to 1 × 10-6M concentrations. In conclusion, this in vitro assay system might bestandardization before it can be used as a broad-based screening tool.

Breeding of Tetraploid in Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.)A. DC. by Colchicine treatment

Kim,Ik-Hwan,Kim,Hag-Hyun,Hong,Eui-Yon,Yun,Jong-Sun,Yun,Tae,Hwang,Ju-Kwang,Lee,Cheol-Hee 한국자원식물학회 2003 Plant Resources Vol.6 No.3

Present studies were carried out to produce tetraploid plants by colchicine treatment using seeds, seedlings and shoot tips of Platycodon grandiflorum in Campanulaceae. The most successful colchicine treatment for tetraploid production in P. grandiflorum was soaking treatment using 0.01 and 0.5% colchicine solution for 1 hour and 12 hours, respectively. Morphological characteristics of both diploid and tetraploid were similar, but tetraploid plants had more leaves. Compared to diploid, tetraploid had the larger stomata, but less number of stomata. Fresh weight of tetraploids was 20∼40% heavier than that of diploid.

Case Report : Autosomal Translocation Patient Who Experienced Premature Menopause: A Case Report

( Tae-hee Kim ),( Yesol Kim ),( Do-won Jeong ),( Eun-gyeong Lee ),( Dong-su Jeon ),( Jun-mo Kim3 ) 대한폐경학회 2015 대한폐경학회지 Vol.21 No.2

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a condition in which the ovarian functions of hormone production and oocyte development become impaired before the typical age for menopause. POF and early menopause are present in a broad spectrum of gonad dysgenesis, from a complete cessation of ovarian function to an intermittent follicle maturation failure. Actually POF has been identified as a genetic entity (especially chromosome X), but data on genetic factors of premature menopause are limited. Until now, several cases revealed that inactivation of X chromosomes has an effect on ages of premature menopause and females with balanced or unbalanced X-autosome translocations can have several reproductive problems. On the other hand, there have been a few data that was caused by autosome-autosome translocation can lead. Therefore we report a relevant case of POF with translocation between chromosomes 1 and 4. She had her first menstrual period at the age of 12, and after 7 years she stopped menstruation. Chromosomal analysis showed 46, XX, t (1;4) (p22.3;q31.3). While evaluating this rare case, we could review various causes (especially genetic factors) of POF. To remind clinicians about this disease, we report a case of POF caused by autosomeautosome translocation with a literature review. (J Menopausal Med 2015;21:112-114)

비혈연간 동종조혈모세포이식의 단일기관성적 : Single Center Experience

김유진,김동욱,이석,이동건,박윤희,김희제,김태규,민우성,김춘추 대한조혈모세포이식학회 2003 대한조혈모세포이식학회지 Vol.8 No.2

연구배경: 비혈연간 조혈모세포이식은 HLA체계에 대한 이해의 증진과 새로운 검사법의 개발, 그리고 기증자 수의 증가에 힘입어 최근 빠르게 증가하고 있다. 방법: 가톨릭조혈모세포이식센터에서 1995년 10월부터 2001년 12월까지 비혈연간 이식을 받은 138명의 성인 환자를 대상으로 후향적 분석을 하였다. 결과: 질환별로 만성골수성백혈병 66예, 급성림프구성백혈병 23예, 급성골수성백혈병 16예, 재생불량성빈혈 21예, 골수이형성증후군 9예, 비호지킨림프종 2예, 그리고 발작성야간혈색소뇨증이 1예였다. 일차 생차부전은 분석가능한 136예 중 4예(2.9%)에서 발생하였다. Ⅱ도 이상의 급성이식편대숙주병의 발생률은 48.1%였고, 만성이식편대숙주병은 49.5%였다. 재발 이외의 사망원인 중 가장 높은 빈도를 보인 것은 폐렴으로, 독성사망 64예 중 36예(52.3%)에서 관찰 되었다. 만성골수성백혈병의 경우(n=66), 무병생존율, 재발률, 비재발성 사망률이 각각 45.7%, 11.4%, 49.2%였다. 무병생존율은 표준위험군이 고위험군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다(50.3% vs 32.0%, p=0.03). 급성림프구성백혈병의 경우(n=23), 무병생존율, 재발률, 비재발성 사망률이 각각 30.0%와 49.4%, 44.8%였던 반면, 급성골수성백혈병에서는(n=16) 28.6%, 39.4%, 52.9%였다. 이들 급성백혈병에서는 표준위험군에 비해 고위험군에서 재발률과 비재발성 사망이 모두 높게 관찰되었다. 중증재생불량성빈혈의 경우(n=21), 무병생존율과 비재발성 사망이 37.3%와 62.7%였다. 결론: 본 연구의 결과 비혈연간 이식은 HLA적합 형제가 없는 혈액질환 환자들에게 유용한 치료법의 하나임을 알 수 있었다. 낮은 병기에서의 조기 이식과 분자생물학적 방법을 사용한 HLA 적합도의 개선이 이식관련 사망을 최소화시켜 비혈연간 이식의 효과를 더욱 확대시킬 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. Background: Unrelated allogeneic stem cell transplantation (U-SCT) is recently on a increasing trend supported by better understanding of HLA system, development of new HLA typing, and increase of donor pool. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 138 adult patients who underwent U-SCT between October 1995 and December 2001 at Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center. Results: Diagnoses were chronic myeloid leukemia (CML, n=66), acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL, n=23), acute myeloid leukemia (AML, n=16), severe aplastic anemia (SAA, n=21), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, n=9), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL, n=2), and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH, n=1). Primary engraftment failure was observed in 4 (2.9%) of 136 evaluable patients. Acute GVHD (≥grade II) occurred in 48.1% and chronic GVHD occurred in 49.5%. The most common cause of death other than relapse was pneumonia, which occurred 36 (52.3%) of 64 toxic deaths. In CML, disease-free survival (DFS), relapse rate, and non-relapse mortality (NRM) was 45.7%, 11.4%, and 49.2%. DFS of the standard-risk group (SR) was significantly better than that of high- risk group (HR) (50.3% vs 32.0%, P=0.03). In ALL, DFS, relapse rate, and NRM was 30.0%, 49.4%, and 44.8%, whereas corresponding figures for AML were 28.6%, 39.4%, and 52.9%. NRM and relapse rate were higher in HR compared to SR in acute leukemia. In SAA, DFS and NRM was 37.3% and 62.7%. Conclusion: We concluded that U-SCT is a feasible therapeutic option for patients lacking a HLA-matched sibling donor. Transplantation at earlier phase of disease with more accurate HLA matching by molecular typing can minimize treatment-related toxicity and could extend the benefit of U-SCT.

DATA BASE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF EIR3 ACCIDENTS OF SEVERAL COUNTRIES

Kim,In-Tae,Kim,In-Won,Song,Hee-Oeul 한국화재소방학회 1997 한국화재소방학회 학술대회 논문집 Vol.1997 No.-

The fire accident cases of several countries such as Korea, Japan, United States, etc., were collected and compared statistically. The trends of fire accidents in several countries will help us establish detailed plans for fire protection and reduce the possible fire accidents in the future. For construction of data base system, the program FADS was developed, which is operable in Windows environment.

보행 시 노인의 상체 움직임에 대한 3차원적 분석

김희수,윤희중,류지선,김태삼 한국운동역학회 2004 한국운동역학회지 Vol.14 No.3

H. S. KIM, H. J. YOON, J. S. RYU, T. S. KIM. The Three Dimensional Analysis of the Upper Body's Segments of the Elderly during Walking. Korean Journal of Sport Biomechanics, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 1-15, 2004. The purpose of this study was to investigate the kinematic variables of the upper part of the body for 8 elderly men during walking. For this study, kinematic data were collected using a six-camera (240Hz) Qualisys ProReflex system. The room coordinate system was right-handed and fixed in space, with righted orthogonal segment coordinate systems defined for the head, trunk, and pelvis. Based on a rigid body model, reflective marker triads were attached on the 3 segments. Three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates for each marker were determined at the time of recording using a nonlinear transformation(NLT) technique with ProReflex software (Qualisys, Inc.). Coordinate data were low-pass filtered using a fourth-order Butterworth with cutoff frequency of 6Hz. Three-dimensional angles of the head, trunk, and pelvis segment were determined using a Cardan method. On the basis of each segment angle, angle-angle plot used to estimated the movement coordinations between segments. The conclusions were as follows; (1) During the support phase of walking, the elderly people generally kept their head the flexional and abductional posture. Particularly, the elderly displayed little internal/external rotation. (2) The elderly people showed extensional and external rotation postures in the trunk movement. Particularly, It showed the change from adduction into abduction at the heel contact event of the stance phase. (3) The elderly people showed almost same pelvis movement from the flexion into extension, from the abduction into adduction, and from internal rotation into external rotation at the mid stance and toe off of the stance phase.

Proteomic Approach to Analyzing Flooding Stress in Soybean (Glycine max(L.) Merr.)

Kim,Tae-Seon,Cho,Seong-Woo,Lee,Jae-Eun,Kim,Yook-Han,Cho,Kun,Choi,Jong-Soon,Chung,Keun-Yook,Song,Beom-Heon,Jong,Seung-Keun,Kim,Hong-Sig,Woo,Sun-Hee 한국작물학회 2005 한국작물학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.2005 No.-

급성심근경색후 발생한 심실중격결손 2례

김태희,이재호,김애란,허민영,문치숙,정수룡,김대경,김두일,김동수 인제대학교 백병원 2002 仁濟醫學 Vol.23 No.4

Ventricular septal defect remains an infrequent but devastating complication of acute MI. Approximately 1∼3% of cases of acute myocardial infarction are complicated by ventricular septal rupture in the prethrombolytic era and the incidence has decreased to 0.2% with reperfusion therapy. This mechanical complication usually occurs within the first 10 to 14 days when necrotic tissue is most abundant and the collateral coronary circulation is not well developed. This lesion is generally associated with complete coronary obstruction rather than severe stenosis. Rupture of the ventricular septum is a severe mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction, usually resulting in death unless surgical repair is performed. The bad prognosis of this event within the first 2 weeks indicates the need for early surgical rapair. This complication is more frequent after the first acute myocardial infarction in the elderly and secondary to a transmural myocardial infarction. We report two cases of ventricular septal rupture after acute myocardial infarction.