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.

조혈모세포이식 환자에서 침습성 진균 감염에 대한 Micafungin의 예방 효과 및 안전성

김시현,이동건,최수미,권재철,박선희,최정현,유진홍,이성은,조병식,김유진,이석,김희제,민창기,조석구,김동욱,이종욱,민우성,박종원 대한감염학회 2010 감염과 화학요법 Vol.42 No.3

Background: Micafungin, a potent inhibitor of 1,3-β-D-glucan synthase, is a novel antifungal agent of the echinocandin class. In vitro study showed that micafungin was effective against Aspergillus species as well as Candida species, but clinical data on the prophylactic efficacy against invasive fungal infections (IFIs) other than candidiasis are still lacking. Materials and Methods: We identified 60 consecutive adult hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients who received at least 3 doses of micafungin during neutropenic period. Micafungin was started as an alternative in patients who were intolerant or had adverse events (AEs) to primary prophylactic antifungal agents. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and analyzed the efficacy and safety of micafungin for prophylaxis against IFIs. Results: The patients either had autologous (n=9) or allogeneic (n=51: 1 syngeneic, 24 sibling, 26 unrelated donor) HSCT. Itraconazole oral solution (n=58) was the most frequently used first line antifungal agent for prophylaxis and was administered for median 11 days. The most frequent cause of switch to micafungin was vomiting (n=42). The duration of neutropenia and micafungin administration was median 13 and 12 days, respectively. A successful outcome was achieved in 45 (75%) patients. Empirical antifungal therapy was initiated in 13 (22%) patients. There were 2 cases (3.3%) of breakthrough fungal infections which comprised a probable invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and a possible invasive fungal sinusitis. There was no case of invasive candidiasis. A total of 53 (88%) patients experienced at least one AE regardless of causality during micafungin administration. The most frequent AEs were hypokalemia, vomiting, diarrhea, and elevated serum aspartate aminotransferase or alanine aminotransferase. Among the aforementioned AEs, only 1 case of diarrhea could be classified as a probable relation with micafungin when causality was assessed. There was no AEs that caused discontinuation of micafungin. Conclusions: Micafungin seems to be a safe and effective agent for prophylaxis of IFIs including aspergillosis as well as candidiasis in HSCT recipients. However, further large, prospective, and randomized comparative studies are warranted for aspergillosis.

페놀분해 효모 Candida tropicalis PW-51의 분리 및 분해특성

김성빈,김치경,김희식,이창호,신기선,권시석,윤병대,오희목 한국미생물생명공학회 ( 구 한국산업미생물학회 ) 1996 한국미생물·생명공학회지 Vol.24 No.6

본 연구는 페놀과 포름알데히드를 포함하는 페놀계수지 산업폐수의 생물학적 처리에 이용할 목적으로 포름알데히드의 존재하에서 페놀분해능이 우수한 효모를 sludge로부터 분리하여, 형태적 및 생리 생화학적 특징을 조사하여 Candida tropicalis PW-51로 동정하였다. 회분식 배양에서 C. tropicalis PW-51의 페놀 분해한계는 2,000 mg/ℓ이며, 58시간내에 완전히 분해하였다. C. tropicalis PW-51은 초기접종량이 9×10 exp (6) cells/㎖, 배양온도는 30℃, pH는 7.0에서 페놀 분해효율이 높았으며, 500~2,000 mg/ℓ의 페놀농도에서 조사된 페놀에 대한 평균 분해율은 페놀 1,000 mg/ℓ에서 45.5 mg/ℓ/h 가장 높았다. C. tropicalis PW-51의 페놀분해시 catechol 1,2-dioxygenase의 활성이 크게증가하므로 ortho-path-way에 의해 페놀을 분해하는 것으로 판단되었다. 따라서, C. tropicalis PW-51는 페놀계 수지 산업폐수의 생물학적 처리에 효과적으로 이용될 수 있는 균주로 사료된다. For the biological treatment of phenolic resin wastewater containing phenol and formaldehyde, a phenol-degrading yeast was isolated from the papermill sludge, and then identified as Candida tropicalis PW-51 according to morphological, physiological and biochemical properties. The strain was able to degrade high phenol concentrations up to 2,000 mg/ℓ within 58 hours in batch cultures. Phenol-degrading efficiency by the strain was maximum at the culture conditions of a final concentration of 9×10 exp (6) cells/㎖ 30℃ and pH 7.0. The mean degradation rate of phenol was highest at 45.5 mg/ℓ/h in 1,000 mg/ℓ phenol from 500 mg/ℓ to 2,000 mg/ℓ phenol. Because the enzyme activity of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase increased in the course of degradation of phenol, it seems that this strain degrades phenol via the ortho-cleavage of benzene ring. The isolate C. tropicalis PW-51 could be effectively used for the biological treatment of phenolic resin wastewater.

경정맥 신우조영술중 파열된 자궁의 악성혼합뮬러리안 종양 1예

조희정,김태희,김정식,이해혁,남계현,김희경 순천향의학연구소 2004 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.10 No.2

The Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumor(MMMT) of uterus, a biphasic malignant tumor composed of both epithelial and stromal component, is rare but very aggressive and generally lethal. Most of these tumors arise spontaneously in the sixth to eighth decade of life, but certain proportions are known to be occurred in women, who had received pelvic irradiation. But, the precise role of irradiation in the genesis of uterine neoplasia remains uncertain. We experienced a case of MMMT of uterus which ruptured during intravenous pyelogram and she had received pelvic irradiation 40years ago.

임신 중 발견된 대망 종괴 1례

조인숙,김태의,김정식,이해혁,이권해,김희경,남계현 순천향의학연구소 2004 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.10 No.2

A case of omental mass during Pregnancy Omental cyst is a rare lesion and occur primarily during childhood and young adulthood. When encountered, most of them are benign and intraabdominal masses. It shows a large mass but not palpable and often asymptomatic. The precise diagnosis is made by most commonly at surgery or during pathologic examination. So, we report this case with brief review of literatures.

다발성 대장암 간전이 환자의 간절제를 위한 새로운 시도

주종우,김형철,임철완,신응진,조규석,유기원,송옥평,홍대식,박성진,조준희,이혜경,김희경,권계원,고은석 순천향의학연구소;Soonchunhyang Medical Research Institute 2004 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.10 No.2

Multiple bilobar liver matastases (MBLM) are the main cause of low resectability in the colon cancer liver metastases. The authors experienced one case of initially non-resectable colon cancer liver metastases. He was curatively and safely treated with a two-stage hepatectomy using the new method of future remnant liver volume growing. A 54-year-old man was referred to our department with the sigmoid colon cancer combined with MBLM, which were checked in two small metastatic lesions in the left lobe and five large sized lesions in the right lobe in the computed tomogram (CT). A laparoscopic assisted anterior resection was primarily performed. We performed the 1^(st) stage hepatectomy 3 weeks after the colon resection. Intra-operative Ultrasonogram (US) found 9 small superficial metastatic lesions in the left lobe. All that lesions were completely removed by non-anatomical wedge resection. An occlusion ballon catheter was placed in the right portal vein through a small branch of the inferior mesenteric vein at that time. The future remnant liver volume was sufficiently increased 3 weeks after the 1^(st) hepatectomy. A right hepatectomy was safely performed 22 days after the 1^(st) hepatectomy. The patient received a regional chemotherapy (interleukin2 based immuno-chemotherapy through hepatic artery) for 4 months, then received 9 cycles of systemic chemotherapy (biweekly Oxaliplation, leucovorin, plus 5-fluorouracil) without any recurrence evidence.

급성 백혈병 환자에서 수두양 피부병변을 보인 파종성 Fusarium 감염 1예와 국내 파종성 Fusarium 감염증에 대한 고찰

오수진,정희선,김준성,김태석,조병식,최수미,김명신,이연수,이석,신완식 대한감염학회 2007 감염과 화학요법 Vol.39 No.5

최근 면역저하환자의 증가와 함에 국내에서도 점차 침습성, 파종성 Fusarium 감염증 보고가 증가하고 있다. Fusarium 감염은 아스페르길루스 감염과 유사한 임상양상을 보이지만 특징적인 피부병변을 동반하고 혈액배양에서 균이 분리되는 경우가 더 많다. 저자들은 급성 림프구성 백혈병으로 진단받고 치료중인 30세 남자 환자에서 중증의 호중구 감소 상태에서 비특이적인 피부병변을 동반한 파종성 Fusarium 혈류감염을 경험하였기에 국내 증례 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 환자의 초기 피부병변은 구진에서 시작하여 주로 소포성 병변과 일부 통증을 동반한 결절 등 여러 형태로 나타났고, Tzank 도말검사 양성으로 비정형 수두로 오인되었다. 이후 피부병변은 농포로 변하였고, 혈액배양 및 피부 조직검사에서 파종성 Fusarium 감염으로 진단받았다. 환자는 liposomal amphotericin B, voriconazole 병합요법과 G-CSF 투여, 과립구 수혈을 받았으나, 호중구 감소증에서 회복하지 못하고 급성 호흡곤란증후군과 다장기 기능부전으로 사망하였다. 본 증례는 파종성 Fusarium 감염의 경우에도 수두양 병변으로 비특이적인 양상으로 나타날 수 있으므로, 감별진단을 위해 적극적으로 혈액배양과 피부조직검사를 시행해야 함을 보여준다. Recently, we experienced a case of disseminated fusarial blood stream infection with varicelloid skin eruptions, who had suffered from persistent neutropenic fever after salvage chemotherapy for relapsed acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). Neutropenia continued in spite of G-CSF and granulocyte transfusion, and he failed to respond to conventional amphotericin B initially, and then liposomal amphotericin B and voriconazole combination therapy. Disseminated fusariosis can be diagnosed by blood cultures in 50% of patients and present skin lesions in more than 80% of patients. So, typical skin lesions are important clue to diagnose of the disseminated fusariosis. However, many skin lesions in immunocompromised hosts are due to various infectious and non-infectious causes. So, this case shows that it is important to obtain biopsy specimens of skin lesions for histopathologic examination, culture and staining. Here, we present our case with the review of the literatures reported in our country, so far.

백혈병환자에서 Liposomal Amphotericin B로 치료된 파종성 Fusarium 감염 1예

이지연,김성범,박대원,신성희,김용현,윤소영,엄중식,최철원,정희진,김우주,김준석,김장수,이갑노 대한감염학회 2003 감염과 화학요법 Vol.35 No.5

Fusarium spp.는 사람에서 드물게 각막염, 조갑진균증, 상처나 화상부위감염 등을 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있으나 최근에는 면역저하자에서 기회감염의 원인균으로 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 면역저하자에서 파종성 감염이 있는 경우에 예후는 치명적이나, 증례가 많지 않고 진단방법이 제한되어 있어 조기 진단과 신속한 치료가 쉽지 않다. 그러나 특징적으로 피부병변의 동반이 흔하여 면역저하자에서는 피부 병변의 면밀한 관찰과 함께 Fusarium 감염을 조기에 의심하여 피부생검이나 배양을 하는 것이 진단에 도움이 되리라 생각된다. 파종성 Fusarium 감염의 치료로는 감염 부위의 국소적 외과적 절제와 전신적 항진균제의 사용이 필요하고 현재까지는 amphotericin B가 비교적 효율적인 항진균제로 알려져 있으나 면역저하자에서 이에 반응을 하지 않는 경우가 많다. 저자들은 급성골수성백혈병 환자에서 관해유도화학요법 시행 후 호중구감소상태에서 피부병변과 폐침윤이 발견되었고 피부의 중심부 궤양을 동반한 구진성 병변에서 배양검사를 통해 파종성 Fusarium 감염을 진단하였으며 liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome )를 사용하여 성공적으로 치료한 예를 경험하여 보고하는 바이다. Fusarium spp., basically a superficial pathogen, is a newly emerging fungal pathogen of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. At present, although Fusarium spp. are relatively resistant to amphotericin B, the combination of amphotericin B and surgical debridement appear to be optimal treatment for disseminated infection. Recently we experienced a 32-year-old neutropenic patient after induction chemotherapy for acute myelocytic leukemia presented with skin lesions and infiltrations in both lungs. We diagnosed with disseminated fusariosis by skin culture and successfully treated the patient with liposomal amphotericin B. We emphasize a high index of suspicion for skin lesions especially in immunocopromised patients.

Proportion And Characteristics Of Transient Nodules In A Retrospective Analysis Of Pulmonary Nodules

( Jin Yeong Yu ),( Su Young Chi ),( Hee Jung Ban ),( Yong Soo Kwon ),( In Jae Oh ),( Kyu Sik Kim ),( Yu Il Kim1 ),( Sung Chul Lim ),( Song Choi ),( Yun Hyeon Kim ),( Young Chul Kim ) 대한내과학회 2011 대한내과학회 추계학술대회 Vol.2011 No.-

PSPICE를 이용한 수정된 Chua회로의 카오스 통신 시뮬레이션

김성곤,배준호,호인석,최희주,변건식 東亞大學校 附設 情報通信硏究所 1999 情報通信硏究所論文誌 Vol.7 No.1

Recently, there has been much interest in utilizing chaotic circuits to implement a secure communication. Although Chua's circuit is the simplest chaotic circuit, it has complex chaotic dynamic porperties. The modified Chua's circuit has two additional components more than Chua's cirecuit and makes the circuit equations become fore-dimensional instead of three-dimensional, it makes Chua's circuit more flexible. In this paper, we use two modified Chua's oscillators to simulation on the chaos control and synchronizaion. The simulation results show that the modified Chua's oscillator has good chaotic control and sunchronization. And we have successfully carried out the basic esperiment on the chaotic secure communication.