Parthenogenetic Activity of Porcine Sperm Factor to In Vìtro Matured tured Porcine Oocyte

Park, Chun_Gyu,Jin-Ki Parκ,Sung-Woo Kim,Ju-Young Lee,Joo-hee Han,Seung-Eun Lee,Kyung-Nye Baek,Won-Chung Chang 한국동물생명공학회(구 한국동물번식학회) 2004 Reproductive & Developmental Biology(Supplement) Vol.28 No.2s

Skin entrance dose for digital and film radiography in Korean dental schools

Cho, Eun-Sang,Choi, Kun-Ho,Kim, Min-Gyu,Lim, Hoi-Jeong,Yoon, Suk-Ja,,Kang, Byung-Cheol 대한구강악안면방사선학회 2005 Imaging Science in Dentistry Vol.35 No.4

Purpose : This study was aimed to compare skin entrance dose of digital radiography with that of film radiography and to show the dose reduction achievement with digital systems at 11 dental schools in Korea. Materials and Methods : Forty six intraoral radiographic systems in 11 dental schools were included in this study. Digital sensors were used in 33 systems and film was used in 13 systems. Researchers and the volunteer visited 11 dental schools in Korea. Researchers asked the radiologic technician (s) at each school to set the exposure parameters and aiming the x-ray tube for the periapical view of the mandibular molar of the volunteer. The skin entrance doses were measured at the same exposure parameters and distance by the technician for each system with a dosimeter (Multi-O-Meter : Unfors instruments, Billdal, Sweden). Results : The median dose was 491.2 μGy for digital radiography and 1,205.0 μGy for film radiography. The skin entrance dose digital radiography was significantly lower than that of film radiography (p<0.05). Conclusion : Fifty-nine percent skin entrance dose reduction with digital periapical radiography was achieved over the film radiography in Korean dental schools.

Urinary tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 as biomarkers of patients with established acute kidney injury

( Won Yong Cho ),( Sung Yoon Lim ),( Ji Hyun Yang ),( Se Won Oh ),( Myung-gyu Kim ),( Sang-kyung Jo ) 대한내과학회 2020 The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Vol.35 No.3

Background/Aims: Urinary tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) and insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) have been recently discovered and validated as sensitive biomarkers that can predict stage 2 or 3 acute kidney injury (AKI) development in high-risk patients. We aimed to assess whether these biomarkers could predict adverse outcomes and renal recovery in established AKI patients. Methods: This was a single-center study prospectively enrolling 124 patients diagnosed with AKI. TIMP-2, IGFBP7, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1) levels were measured at the time of diagnosis and the predictive performance of short-term outcomes and renal recovery was assessed. Results: Patients were divided into 4 quartiles according to the initial urinary TIMP-2/IGFBP7 levels. Stage 3 AKI (odds ratio [OR], 17.86), classified by the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO), as well as the third and fourth quartiles of TIMP-2/IGFBP7 (OR, 5.75 and 44.98, respectively), were found to be independent predictors of renal replacement therapy at the time of AKI diagnosis. In addition, KDIGO stage 3 AKI (OR, 2.468) or the third of fourth quartiles of urinary TIMP-2/IGFBP7 (OR, 1.896 and 3.622, respectively) were also found to be useful in predicting nonrecovery of renal function. In a separate analysis of patients with renal recovery at discharge, initial urinary TIMP-2/IGFBP7 or urinary IGFBP7 at discharge could also predict new-onset or progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD). Conclusions: In AKI patients, urine TIMP-2/IGFBP7 could serve as a biomarker for predicting adverse outcomes, renal recovery, or the development and progression of CKD.

Kidney Toxicity Induced by 13 Weeks Exposure to the Fruiting Body of Paecilomyces sinclairii in Rats

Mihye Jeong,Young-Won Kim,Jeong-Ran Min,Min Kwon,Beom-Suk Han,Jeong-Gyu Kim,Sang-Hee Jeong 한국독성학회 2012 Toxicological Research Vol.28 No.3

Paecilomyces sinclairiis (PS) is known as a functional food or human health supplement. However concerns have been raised about its kidney toxicity. This study was performed to investigate the kidney toxicity of PS by 13 week-oral administration to rats. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, and kidney damage biomarkers including beta-2-microglobulin (β2m), glutathione S-transferase alpha (GST-α), kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), calbindin, clusterin, cystatin C, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and osteopontin were measured during or after the treatment of PS. BUN, creatinine and kidney damage biomarkers in serum were not changed by PS. However, kidney cell karyomegaly and tubular hypertrophy were observed dose-dependently with higher severity in males. KIM-1, TIMP-1 and osteopontin in kidney and urine were increased dose dependently in male or at the highest dose in female rats. Increased urinary osteopontin by PS was not recovered at 2 weeks of post-exposure in both genders. Cystatin C in kidney was decreased at all treatment groups but inversely increased in urine. The changes in kidney damage biomarkers were more remarkable in male than female rats. These data indicate that the PS may provoke renal cell damage and glomerular filtration dysfunction in rats with histopathological lesions and change of kidney damage biomarkers in kidney or urine. Kidney and urinary KIM-1 and cystatin C were the most marked indicators, while kidney weight, BUN and creatinine and kidney damage biomarkers in serum were not influenced.

Kidney Toxicity Induced by 13 Weeks Exposure to the Fruiting Body of Paecilomyces sinclairii in Rats

Jeong, Mi-Hye,Kim, Young-Won,Min, Jeong-Ran,Kwon, Min,Han, Beom-Suk,Kim, Jeong-Gyu,Jeong, Sang-Hee Korean Society of ToxicologyKorea Environmental Mu 2012 Toxicological Research Vol.28 No.3

Paecilomyces sinclairiis (PS) is known as a functional food or human health supplement. However concerns have been raised about its kidney toxicity. This study was performed to investigate the kidney toxicity of PS by 13 week-oral administration to rats. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), serum creatinine, and kidney damage biomarkers including beta-2-microglobulin (${\beta}2m$), glutathione S-transferase alpha (GST-${\alpha}$), kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), calbindin, clusterin, cystatin C, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and osteopontin were measured during or after the treatment of PS. BUN, creatinine and kidney damage biomarkers in serum were not changed by PS. However, kidney cell karyomegaly and tubular hypertrophy were observed dose-dependently with higher severity in males. KIM-1, TIMP-1 and osteopontin in kidney and urine were increased dose dependently in male or at the highest dose in female rats. Increased urinary osteopontin by PS was not recovered at 2 weeks of post-exposure in both genders. Cystatin C in kidney was decreased at all treatment groups but inversely increased in urine. The changes in kidney damage biomarkers were more remarkable in male than female rats. These data indicate that the PS may provoke renal cell damage and glomerular filtration dysfunction in rats with histopathological lesions and change of kidney damage biomarkers in kidney or urine. Kidney and urinary KIM-1 and cystatin C were the most marked indicators, while kidney weight, BUN and creatinine and kidney damage biomarkers in serum were not influenced.

Changing prevalence of upper gastrointestinal disease in 28 893 Koreans from 1995 to 2005

Kim, Jin Il,Kim, Sang Gyun,Kim, Nayoung,Kim, Jae Gyu,Shin, Sung Jae,Kim, Sang Woo,Kim, Hyun Soo,Sung, Jae Kyu,Yang, Chang Heon,Shim, Ki-Nam,Park, Seun Ja,Park, Joon Yong,Baik, Gwang Ho,Lee, Sang Woo,P Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Inc. 2009 European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology Vol.21 No.7

OBJECTIVES: Changes in the pattern of gastrointestinal diseases in a population tend to be influenced by changes in diet and lifestyle. Shifts in gastrointestinal disease from 1995 to 2005 in Korea were evaluated, retrospectively. METHODS: Seventeen nationwide medical centers participated in this study. The cross-sectional review of endoscopic findings in 28 893 patients included 8441 patients from 1995, 10 350 patients from 2000, and 10 102 patients from 2005. RESULTS: The prevalence of reflux esophagitis increased from 1.8% in 1995 to 5.9% in 2000 and 9.1% in 2005 (P<0.001, the P value was only for the comparison between 1995 and 2005, the followings were as same). The prevalence of peptic ulcer diseases was 18.0% in 1995, 19.1% in 2000, and 20.2% in 2005 (P<0.001). Although no significant differences were noted in duodenal ulcers (8.4, 8.7, and 8.2%, P=0.449), gastric ulcers showed an increasing trend (9.6, 10.5, and 12.0%, P<0.001). The prevalence of gastric cancer increased from 3.4% in 1995 to 4.5% in 2000 (P<0.001), but then decreased to 2.4% in 2005 (P<0.001). The incidence of advanced gastric cancer was 2.5, 3.2, and 1.3%, respectively (P<0.001), and that of early gastric cancer remained constant with rates of 0.8%, 1.3, and 1.1%, respectively (P=0.056). CONCLUSION: The cross-sectional review of data collected in 1995, 2000, and 2005 showed an increase in reflux esophagitis and peptic ulcer diseases. Meanwhile, the prevalence of gastric cancer increased until 2000, but decreased in 2005.

The Impact of Obesity on Kidney Disease: Observational Cohort Study Analyzing 14,492 Kidney Biopsy Cases

Kim Tae-Bum,Ahn Shin Young,Oh Jieun,Bae Eun Hui,Chin Ho Jun,Kim Myung-Gyu,Jo Sang Kyung,Cho Won Yong,Oh Se Won 대한의학회 2024 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.39 No.3

Background: The obesity epidemic is associated with the emergence of new kidney diseases including obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) and metabolic syndrome-associated disorders. However, the effects of obesity on prevalence and outcome of biopsy-proven kidney disease are not well known. Methods: We analyzed 14,492 kidney biopsies in 18 hospitals from 1979 to 2018 in Korea. Obesity was defined as a body mass index value of ≥ 30 kg/m2 . Results: The most common disease was IgA nephropathy (IgAN) in both obese and nonobese participants (33.7% vs. 38.9%). Obesity was associated with a higher risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and hypertensive nephropathy (HT-N) (odds ratio [OR], 1.72, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.37–2.17; OR, 1.96, 95% CI, 1.21–3.19) and a lower risk of IgAN (OR, 0.74, 95% CI, 0.62–0.88). During the median follow up of 93.1 ± 88.7 months, obesity increased the risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in patients with IgAN (relative risk [RR], 1.49, 95% CI, 1.01–2.20) and lupus nephritis (LN) (RR, 3.43, 95% CI, 1.36–8.67). Of 947 obese individuals, ORG was detected in 298 (31.5%), and 230 participants had other kidney diseases, most commonly, IgAN (40.9%) followed by diabetic nephropathy (15.2%). Participants with ORG, when combined with other renal diseases, showed higher risks for developing ESKD compared to those with ORG alone (RR, 2.48, 95% CI, 1.09–5.64). Conclusion: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of FSGS and HT-N, and also increase the ESKD risk in IgAN and LN patients. ORG in obese participants may have favorable renal outcomes if it occurs alone without any other renal disease.

Low-cycle fatigue behaviors of the elbow in a nuclear power plant piping system using the moment and deformation angle

Kim, Sung-Wan,Choi, Hyoung-Suk,Jeon, Bub-Gyu,Hahm, Dae-Gi Elsevier 2019 Engineering failure analysis Vol.96 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Maintaining the structural integrity of the major devices of a nuclear power plant is perceived as a particularly important issue in relation to the stability of the structure, and the structural integrity of the piping system is especially important for the safety of the nuclear power plant. In this study, the limit state of a steel pipe elbow, which is a fragile part of the nuclear power plant piping system, was defined as leakage, and an in-plane cyclic loading test was conducted. As it is difficult to measure the moment and deformation angle of the steel pipe elbow using conventional sensors, an image measurement system was used. A deformation angle measurement algorithm that uses an image measurement system applied an improved deformation angle measurement algorithm that uses image filter processing to facilitate noise reduction in images as well as the boundary line of the piping system. This study proposed a leakage line and low-cycle fatigue curves using the relationship between the moment and the deformation angle of a 3-in steel pipe elbow.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> A leakage line was proposed using the relationship between the moment and the deformation angle of a steel pipe elbow. </LI> <LI> Low-cycle fatigue curves were proposed for the moment and deformation angle of the steel pipe elbow. </LI> <LI> The boundary line of the steel pipe elbow was detected using an image measurement system. </LI> </UL> </P>

Impact of peripheral artery disease on early and late outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis

Kim, Byung Gyu,Ko, Young-Guk,Hong, Sung-Jin,Ahn, Chul-Min,Kim, Jung-Sun,Kim, Byeong-Keuk,Choi, Donghoon,Jang, Yangsoo,Hong, Myeong-Ki,Lee, Seung Hyun,Lee, Sak,Chang, Byung-Chul Elsevier 2018 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY Vol.255 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P><B>Aims</B></P> <P>Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is frequently present in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for severe aortic stenosis. This study assessed the impact of PAD on clinical outcome after TAVI.</P> <P><B>Methods</B></P> <P>A total of 115 patients who underwent TAVI were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were divided into PAD and non-PAD groups, with PAD defined as stenosis≥50% in lower extremity arteries. Immediate and late clinical outcomes were compared between the two groups.</P> <P><B>Results</B></P> <P>PAD was present in 31.3% (36/115) of the patients undergoing TAVI. Compared to the non-PAD group, the PAD group had higher Society of Thoracic Surgeons' (STS) risk scores (8.83%±6.20% vs 6.23%±4.15%, p=0.039) and more frequent diagnoses of diabetes (52.8% vs 30.4%, p=0.021) and multi-vessel coronary artery disease (55.6% vs 29.1%, p=0.007). The PAD group also had higher incidence of major vascular complication (11.1% vs 1.3%, p=0.033), 30-day mortality (13.9% vs 1.3%, p<0.001), and subsequent 1-year (30.6% vs 3.8%, p<0.001) and 2-year (47.2% vs. 10.1%, p<0.001) all-cause mortality. PAD was identified as an independent predictor of increased 1-year mortality (hazard ratio [HR] 8.65; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05–71.14, p=0.045) after TAVI along with high STS score (HR 11.18, 95% CI 1.36–92.04, p=0.025).</P> <P><B>Conclusions</B></P> <P>Presence of PAD was significantly associated with increased rates of major vascular complications as well as immediate and late mortality in patients undergoing TAVI. Assessment of PAD before TAVI is essential to choose an access strategy and to predict clinical results.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Peripheral Artery Disease is common in transcatheter aortic valve implant patients. </LI> <LI> PAD was associated with major vascular complications in TAVI patients (p=0.033). </LI> <LI> PAD was associated with immediate and late mortality in TAVI patients (p<0.001). </LI> <LI> PAD was an independent predictor of 1-year mortality after TAVI (p=0.025). </LI> <LI> Assessment of PAD before TAVI is essential to determine procedure and clinical outcome. </LI> </UL> </P>

A fluorogenic calix[4]pyrrole with a small rigid strap showing different fluorescent responses to anions

Kim, Sung Kuk,Lee, Hong Gyu,Vargas-Zú,ñ,iga, Gabriela I.,Oh, Ju Hyun,Lynch, Vincent M.,Lee, Min Hee,Sessler, Jonathan L. Gordon and Breach Science Publishers 2017 Supramolecular chemistry Vol.29 No.9

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