Adenosine triphosphate-based chemotherapy response assay-guided chemotherapy in unresectable colorectal liver metastasis

Hur, H,Kim, N K,Kim, H G,Min, B S,Lee, K Y,Shin, S J,Cheon, J H,Choi, S H Nature Publishing Group 2012 The British journal of cancer Vol.106 No.1

<P><B>Background:</B></P><P>This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of adenosine triphosphate-based chemotherapy response assay (ATP-CRA)-guided neoadjuvant chemotherapy for increasing resectability in patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastasis.</P><P><B>Patients and methods:</B></P><P>Patients were randomised into two groups: Group A was treated by conventional chemotherapy regimen and Group B was treated by chemotherapy regimen according to the ATP-CRA. Three chemotherapeutic agents (5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and irinotecan) were tested by ATP-CRA and more sensitive agents were selected. Either FOLFOX or FOLFIRI was administered. Between Group A and B, treatment response and resectability were compared.</P><P><B>Results:</B></P><P>Between November 2008 and October 2010, a total 63 patients were randomised to Group A (<I>N</I>=32) or Group B (<I>N</I>=31). FOLFOX was more preferred in Group A than in Group B (26 out of 32 (81.3%) <I>vs</I> 20 out of 31 (64.5%)). Group B showed better treatment response than Group A (48.4% <I>vs</I> 21.9%, <I>P</I>=0.027). The resectability of hepatic lesion was higher in Group B (35.5% <I>vs</I> 12.5%, <I>P</I>=0.032). Mean duration from chemotherapy onset to the time of liver resection was 11 cycles (range 4–12) in Group A and 8 cycles (range 8–16) in Group B.</P><P><B>Conclusion:</B></P><P>This study showed that tailored-chemotherapy based on ATP-CRA could improve the treatment response and resectability in initially unresectable colorectal liver metastasis.</P>

쥐의 근육 및 간장 콜레스테롤 수준에 미치는 사료 중 n-3 / n-6 지방산 , PUFA / SFA 및 MUFA / SFA 비율의 반응표면 분석

박병성(B . S . Park),고병대(B . D . Ko),이영철(Y . C . Rhee),황보종(J . Howang - Bo),성기승(K . S . Seong),이남형(N . H . Lee) 한국영양사료학회 1995 韓國營養飼料學會誌 Vol.19 No.5

<i>CYP2A6</i> and <i>ERCC1</i> polymorphisms correlate with efficacy of S-1 plus cisplatin in metastatic gastric cancer patients

Park, S R,Kong, S-Y,Nam, B-H,Choi, I J,Kim, C G,Lee, J Y,Cho, S J,Kim, Y W,Ryu, K W,Lee, J H,Rhee, J,Park, Y-I,Kim, N K Nature Publishing Group 2011 The British journal of cancer Vol.104 No.7

<P><B>Background:</B></P><P>We evaluated the association between polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 2A6 (<I>CYP2A6</I>)/excision repair cross-complementation group 1 (<I>ERCC1</I>)/X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1(<I>XRCC1</I>) and treatment outcomes of metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) patients treated with S-1/cisplatin.</P><P><B>Methods:</B></P><P>Among MGC patients (<I>n</I>=108), who received S-1 (40 mg m<SUP>−2</SUP> b.i.d., days 1–14) and cisplatin (60 mg m<SUP>−2</SUP>, day 1) every 3 weeks, we analysed the wild-type allele (<I>W</I>) and variants (<I>V</I>) of <I>CYP2A6</I> (<I>*4</I>, <I>*7, *9, *10</I>), and the polymorphisms of <I>ERCC1</I> (rs11615, rs3212986) and <I>XRCC1</I> (rs25487).</P><P><B>Results:</B></P><P>Patients having fewer <I>CYP2A6</I> variants had better response rates (<I>W</I>/<I>W vs W</I>/<I>V</I> other than <I>*1/*4 vs V</I>/<I>V</I> or <I>*1/*4</I>=66.7 <I>vs</I> 58.3 <I>vs</I> 32.3% <I>P</I>=0.008), time to progression (TTP) (7.2 <I>vs</I> 6.1 <I>vs</I> 3.5 months, <I>P</I>=0.021), and overall survival (23.2 <I>vs</I> 15.4 <I>vs</I> 12.0 months, <I>P</I>=0.004). <I>ERCC1 19442C</I>><I>A</I> (rs3212986) was also associated with response rate (<I>C/C</I>, 46.7% <I>vs C/A</I>, 55.3% <I>vs A/A</I>, 87.5%) (<I>P</I>=0.048) and TTP (4.4 <I>vs</I> 7.6 <I>vs</I> 7.9 months) (<I>P</I>=0.012). Patients carrying both risk genotypes of <I>CYP2A6</I> (<I>V</I>/<I>V</I> or <I>1/*4</I>) and <I>ERCC1 19442C</I>><I>A</I> (<I>C/C</I>) <I>vs</I> those carrying none showed an adjusted odds ratio of 0.113 (<I>P</I>=0.004) for response, and adjusted hazard ratios of 3.748 (<I>P</I>=0.0001) for TTP and 2.961 (<I>P</I>=0.006) for death.</P><P><B>Conclusion:</B></P><P>Polymorphisms of <I>CYP2A6</I> and <I>ERCC1 19442C</I>><I>A</I> correlated with the efficacy of S-1/cisplatin.</P>

Multiple novel H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, South Korea, 2016

Lee, E.K.,Song, B.M.,Lee, Y.N.,Heo, G.B.,Bae, Y.C.,Joh, S.J.,Park, S.C.,Choi, K.S.,Lee, H.J.,Jang, I.,Kang, M.S.,Jeong, O.M.,Choi, B.K.,Lee, S.M.,Jeong, S.C.,Park, B.K.,Lee, H.S.,Lee, Y.J. Elsevier Science 2017 INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION Vol.51 No.-

<P>We report the identification of novel highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses of subtype H5N6, Glade 23.4.4, that presumably originated from China. In addition, reassortant strains with Eurasian lineage low pathogenic avian influenza viruses were isolated in wild birds and poultry in South Korea. The emergence of these novel H5N6 viruses and their circulation among bird populations are of great concern because of the potential for virus dissemination with intercontinental wild bird migration. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>

Electrical and luminescent properties and deep traps spectra of N-polar GaN films

Polyakov, A.Y.,Smirnov, N.B.,Govorkov, A.V.,Sun, Q.,Zhang, Y.,Cho, Y.S.,Lee, I.H.,Han, J. Elsevier 2010 Materials science and engineering B. Advanced Func Vol.166 No.1

Electrical and luminescent properties of N-polar undoped GaN films grown using low temperature GaN buffers on on-axis and miscut sapphire and on-axis AlN buffers are compared to the properties of Ga-polar films grown on low temperature GaN buffers. It is shown that the concentration of residual donors increases by about an order of magnitude for on-axis N-polar growth and by two orders of magnitude for off-axis growth compared to Ga-polar films. On-axis films for both Ga-polar and N-polar polarities show the presence of n<SUP>+</SUP> interfacial layers greatly influencing the apparent electron concentration and mobility deduced from capacitance-voltage C-V measurements. These interfacial layers are much less prominent in the miscut N-polar films. Growth on N-polar greatly increases the concentration of electron traps with activation energy of 0.9eV possibly related to Ga-interstitials.

Anti-inflammatory activity of SMP30 modulates NF-κB through protein tyrosine kinase/phosphatase balance

Jung, K. J.,Lee, E. K.,Kim, S. J.,Song, C. W.,Maruyama, N.,Ishigami, A.,Kim, N. D.,Im, D. S.,Yu, B. P.,Chung, H. Y. Springer Science + Business Media 2015 Journal of molecular medicine Vol.93 No.3

<P>Recent studies on senescence marker protein-30 (SMP30) have shown that it has an important functional role in the aging process, but its precise participation in cellular works has not been fully determined. We hypothesize that SMP30 plays crucial roles in signaling processes by modulating the balance of protein tyrosine kinase (PTK)/protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) and in activating proinflammatory NF-kappa B. An experimental paradigm of gain and loss of SMP30 function was established using SMP30-overexpressed YPEN-1 cells (herein referred to as 'SMP30(+) cells') and SMP30 (Y/-) knockout mouse kidneys. The resulting data show that SMP30 expression suppressed oxidative stress-induced PTK/PTP dysregulation and PP1/2A inactivation in SMP30(+) cells, leading to the suppression of NF-kappa B activation. In the kidneys of SMP30 (Y/-) mice, SMP30 deficiency was found to induce NF-kappa B activation via the upstream signaling of NIK/IKK and MAPKs and to upregulate downstream NF-kappa B-responsive gene expression. In this study, we also demonstrate for the first time that SMP30 deficiency induced PTK activity in SMP30 (Y/-) kidneys, thereby significantly increasing the tyrosine phosphorylation of a catalytic subunit of PP2A (PP2Ac-Tyr307). Based on these findings, we propose that SMP30 involves NF-kappa B regulation through the PTK/PTP balance and that the age-related decrease of SMP30 causes NF-kappa B activation, which contributes to an exacerbation of the inflammatory process during aging. Key message SMP30-deficient mice induced a shorter lifespan and redox changes. Overexpression of SMP30 prevented oxidative stress insults. The depletion of SMP30 increased redox-related PTK/PTP imbalance and PP1/PP2A inactivation. The depletion of SMP30 caused an elevation of NF-kappa B-responsive inflammatory markers. SMP30 may be a potent inhibitory protein against oxidative stress and chronic inflammation.</P>

Electrical properties of a Cu-germanide Schottky contact to n-type Ge depending on its microstructural evolution driven by rapid thermal annealing

Janardhanam, V.,Jyothi, I.,Lee, J.H.,Yun, H.J.,Won, J.,Lee, Y.B.,Lee, S.N.,Choi, C.J. Elsevier Sequoia 2017 THIN SOLID FILMS - Vol.632 No.-

The electrical properties of Cu-germanide(Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge)/n-type Ge Schottky contacts formed as a result of a solid state reaction between Cu and n-type Ge were investigated as a function of the rapid thermal annealing (RTA) temperature and correlated with its microstructural evolution driven by the RTA process. The variations of the barrier height of Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge/n-type Ge Schottky rectifiers caused by the RTA process were determined using current-voltage (I-V) and capacitance-voltage (C-V) methods. The Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge film formed after annealing at 400<SUP>o</SUP>C exhibited a relatively uniform surface and interface morphology. This led to the formation of a laterally homogenous Schottky barrier in the Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge/n-type Ge Schottky diode, resulting in an improvement of its rectifying I-V behavior. On the other hand, after annealing above 500<SUP>o</SUP>C, the Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge film was severely agglomerated without film continuity and eventually evolved into isolated islands at 600<SUP>o</SUP>C. Such structural degradation of Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge led to a rapid decrease in the barrier height and an increase in the reverse leakage current of the Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge/n-type Ge Schottky diode. The electric field dependence of the reverse current showed that the reverse leakage current in the Cu<SUB>3</SUB>Ge/n-type Ge Schottky diodes was dominated by a Poole-Frenkel emission mechanism, regardless of the RTA temperatures.

중년남성의 건강증진행위에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구

김수지,김하정,박누리,박지성,이지영,이혜미,최한나,한유빈,홍유나,이건정,이혜림 이화여자대학교 간호과학대학 2016 이화간호학회지 Vol.- No.50

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to figure out general characteristics, health perception, self-efficacy, and family support influencing on health promotion behavior of middle-aged male. Method: In this descriptive correlation design study, 320 middle-aged male were recruited through convenient sampling between October and December, 2015. Questionnaires used for this study were HPLP(Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile), HPS(Health perception Scale), Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Hong, and Family Support Scale developed by Park. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS 22.0 program with descriptive statistics, independent t-test, one way ANOVA with Scheffe's test, and multiple linear regression. Result: It had significant influence to correlation among health promotion behavior, health perception, self-efficacy, and family support of middle-aged male. Also, the most influenced factor to health promotion behavior showed health perception. Conclusion: The result of this study suggested that health perception significantly influenced to health promotion behavior. Therefore, health perception educating program for health promotion behavior of middle-aged male. And further studies are required with more sample of various group and systematic data collecting methods to confirm these results.

In Vitro Induction of Differentiation by Ginsenosides in F9 Teratocarcinoma Cells

Lee, Y.-N.,Lee, H.-Y.,Chung, H.-Y.,Kim, S.-I.,Lee, S.-K.,Park, B.-C.,Kim, K.-W. 부산대학교 유전공학연구소 1996 분자생물학 연구보 Vol.12 No.-

The aim of this study was to determine the ability of the ginsenosides, extracts of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, to cause differentiation of F9 teratocarcinoma stem cells as a model system. F9 stem cells cultured in the presence of the ginsenosides together with dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP) became parietal endoderm-like cells. Moreover, the expression of differentiation marker genes, such as laminin B1 and type IV collagen, was increased after treatment with the ginsenosides. Among the various purified ginsenosides, Rh_1, and Rh_2, were the most effective at causing differentiation of F9 cells. Since ginsenosides and glucocorticoid hormone have similar chemical structures, we examined the possibility of the involvement of a glucocoticoid receptor (GR) in the differentiation process induced by the ginsenosides. According to Southwestern blot analysis, a 94 kDa protein regarded as a GR was detected. In F9 cells cultured in the medium containing the ginsenosides Rh_1, or Rh_2. In addition, F9 stem cells treated with the ginsenosides Rh_1, or Rh_2 and with RU486, a glucocorticoid antagonist with a high affinity for the GR, did not differentiate into endoderm cells morphologically, and the expression of laminin B1 gene was not induced in these cells. In a gel mobility shift assay, protein factors capable of binding to the glucocorticoid responsive element (GRE) specifically were detected in nuclear extracts of the ginsenoside-treated F9 cells. Moreover, overexpression of GR by cotransfection of GR expression vector and GRE-luciferase vector enhanced the transactivation activity of GRE promoter in the presence of ginsenosides Rh_1 or Rh_2 and was further augmented by dbcAMP. In addition, ginsenosides Rh_1 and Rh_2 bound to a GR assessed by whole-cell binding assay, even though the specific binding affinity was weaker compared to dexamethasone. Based on these data, we suggest that the ginsenosides Rh_1 and Rh_2 cause the differentiation of F9 cells and the effects of ginsenosides might be exerted bia binding with a GR or its analogous nuclear receptor. Copyright ⓒ 1966 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Growth of ${\gamma}$-Al2O3 (111) on an ultra-thin interfacial Al2O3 layer/NiAl(110)

Lee, M.B.,Frederick, B.G,Richardson, N.V. The Korean Vacuum Society 1998 Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology Vol.2 No.2

The oxidation of NiAl(110) was investigated in the temperature regime between 300K and 1300 K using LEED (low energy electron diffraction), TPD (temperature programmed desorption) and HREELS (high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy). The adsorption of N2O and O2 up to reconstructions. Stepwise annealing of the oxygen-saturated sample from 600 K to 1300K in UHV (ultra-high vacuum,) results in firstly the onset of randomly oriented then finally fairly well-ordered. 5 ${\AA}$ Al2O3 film with quasi-hexagonal periodicity. Ordered thicker oxide films of 18-30 ${\AA}$ seem to be grown on this interfacial oxide layer by direct oxidation of sample at elevated temperature between 1150 and 1300 K because of the LEED pattern consisting of new broad hexagonal spots and the previous 5 ${\AA}$ spots. Although the periodicity of surface oxygen arrays shows no significant change from an hexagonal close-packing, the O-O distance changes from ∼3.0 ${\AA}$ film to ∼2.9 ${\AA}$ for thicker oxides. with the appearance of Auger parameter, for the 5${\AA}$ film can be described better as an interfacial oxide layer. The observation of three symmetric phonon peaks can be also a supporting evidence for this phase assignment since thicker oxide films on the Same Ni2Al3(110) show somewhat different phonon structure much closer to that of the ${\gamma}$-Al2O3. The adsorption/desorption of methanol further proves the preparation of less-defective and/or oxygen-terminated Al2O3 films showing ordered phase transitions with the change of oxide thickness between 5 ${\AA}$ to 30 ${\AA}$.