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GST Primary GST Primary Best Strategies for Health Care Quality Im... Best Strategies for Health Care Quality Improvement - Diabetes Quality Improvement Strategies for Antibio... Kathryn McDonald, Stanford-UCSF Evidence-b... Systematic review assessing the effect of ... Quality Improvement Strategies for Antibiotics Management Kathryn McDonald, Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice Center, 117 Encina Commons, Stanford, CA 94305-6019, Kathy.mcdonald@stanford.edu Systematic review assessing the effect of quality improvement strategies on appropriate prescribing of antibiotics and appropriate choice of antibiotics. Adherence Adherence Assistive Devices Assistive Devices Childhood Burn Hanson MacMillan Childhood Burn Hanson MacMillan CLSA_9 CLSA_9 Cyberabuse Cyberabuse Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Violent ... This review included randomized trials abo... Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Violent Men who Batter Their Partners This review included randomized trials about the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on domestic violence. The intervention included programs based on the Duluth Model. The violence had to be committed by a male toward his female partner. The violence also had to be physical. The primary outcomes were new arrests and convictions, and new reports of violence. CABG vs PCI CABG vs PCI Quality Improvement Strategies for Prevent... Quality Improvement Strategies for Preventing Nosocomial Infections (Created 17-Feb-06) Quality Improvement Strategies for Asthma ... Quality Improvement Strategies for Asthma Control Erectile Dysfunction (Created 30-Jan-06) Erectile Dysfunction (Created 30-Jan-06) Inequality - Smoking Cessation to Reduce S... This review was the first part of a projec... Inequality - Smoking Cessation to Reduce Socio-Economic Differences This review was the first part of a project about inequality. It included randomized trials about the effect of smoking cessation interventions on reducing socio-economic differences. The studies had to report data either on persons with low socio-economic groups status or, preferably, on both low and high socio-economic groups. Diet and Physical Activity to Reduce Socio... This review was the second part in a proje... Diet and Physical Activity to Reduce Socio-Economic Differences This review was the second part in a project about inequality. It included randomized trials about the effect of interventions on reducing socio-economic differences in diet and physical activity. The studies had to report data either on persons with low socio-economic groups status or, preferably, on both low and high socio-economic groups. Workfare The data in SRS are not identical to the d... Workfare The data in SRS are not identical to the data in the published report. We used SRS only for an updated search. The review included randomized trials about the effect of welfare-to-work programs. Participants were welfare recipients. There were basically two types of programs. The educational type tried to build knowledge and skills in order to help the welfare recipients acquire jobs that could support them economically. The "work first" approach was more aimed at getting the participants quickly into a job. Exercise interventions for the management ... The objective of this systematic review wa... Exercise interventions for the management of frailty The objective of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of current exercise interventions on the management of frailty. A comprehensive search of Medline, Embase, Psycinfo, Cinahl, Scopus, Ageline, Eric, and SportDiscus databases was conducted and produced 1808 citations. So far we have completed 2 levels of “title and abstract” screening and we ended up with 262 articles. We have just started the full text screening. 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Jan 2008 Ju Yeon Ban,Ha Thi Thuy Nguyen,Hee-Ju Lee,Soon Ock Cho,Hyun Soo Ju,Ju Yeon Kim,Kihwan Bae,Kyung-Sik Song,Yeon Hee Seong Our previous studies reported that methanol extract of Sanguisorbae radix from Sanguisorba officinalis L. (Rosaceae) prevented neuronal cell damage induced by Abeta (25-35) in vitro. The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of gallic acid isolated from Sanguisorbae radix on Abeta... ( view more ) (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity using cultured rat cortical neurons. Gallic acid (0.1, 1 microM) showed a concentration-dependent inhibition on Abeta (25-35) (10 microM)-induced apoptotic neuronal death, as assessed by a 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and Hoechst 33,342 staining. Pretreatment of gallic acid inhibited 10 microM Abeta (25-35)-induced elevation of cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](c)) and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which were measured by fluorescent dyes. Gallic acid also inhibited glutamate release into medium induced by 10 microM Abeta (25-35), which was measured by HPLC. These results suggest that gallic acid prevents Abeta (25-35)-induced apoptotic neuronal death by interfering with the increase of [Ca(2+)](c), and then by inhibiting glutamate release and generation of ROS, and that these effects of gallic acid may be partly associated with the neuroprotective effect of Sanguisorbae radix. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Neuroprotective effect of Smilacis chinae rhizome on NMDA-induced neurotoxicity in vitro and focal cerebral ischemia in vivo. Jan 2008 Ju Yeon Ban,Soon Ock Cho,Sun-Ha Choi,Hyun Soo Ju,Ju Yeon Kim,KiHwan Bae,Kyung-Sik Song,Yeon Hee Seong Previous work has shown that the Smilacis chinae rhizome (SCR) markedly inhibits amyloid beta protein (25-35)-induced neuronal cell damage in cultured rat cortical neurons. The present study was conducted to further verify the neuroprotective effect of SCR on excitotoxic and cerebral ischemic injur... ( view more )y using both in vitro and in vivo studies. Exposure of cultured cortical neurons to 1 mM N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) for 12 h induced neuronal cell death. SCR (10 and 50 microg/ml) inhibited NMDA-induced neuronal death, elevation of intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)), and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in primary cultures of rat cortical neurons. In vivo, SCR prevented cerebral ischemic injury induced by 3-h middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) and 24-h reperfusion. The ischemic infarct was significantly reduced in rats that received SCR (30 and 50 mg/kg, orally), with a corresponding improvement in neurological function. Moreover, SCR treatment significantly decreased the histological changes observed following ischemia. Oxyresveratrol and resveratrol isolated from SCR also inhibited NMDA-induced neuronal death, increase in [Ca(2+)](i), and ROS generation in cultured cortical neurons, suggesting that the neuroprotective effect of SCR may be attributable to these compounds. Taken together, these results suggest that the neuroprotective effect of SCR against focal cerebral ischemic injury is due to its anti-excitotoxic effects and that SCR may have a therapeutic role in neurodegenerative diseases such as stroke. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Transferrin inhibits stress-induced apoptosis in a beetle. Oct 1, 2006 Kwang Sik Lee,Bo Yeon Kim,Hong Ja Kim,Sook Jae Seo,Hyung Joo Yoon,Yong Soo Choi,Iksoo Kim,Yeon Soo Han,Yeon Ho Je,Sang Mong Lee,Doh Hoon Kim,Hung Dae Sohn,Byung Rae Jin Transferrin in insects is known as an iron transporter, an antibiotic agent, a vitellogenin, and a juvenile hormone-regulated protein. We show here a novel functional role for insect transferrin. Stresses, such as iron overload, bacterial or fungal challenge, cold or heat shock, wounding, and H2O2 ... ( view more )or paraquat exposure, cause upregulation of the beetle Apriona germari transferrin (AgTf) gene in the fat body and epidermis, and they cause increased AgTf protein levels. RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated AgTf reduction results in rapid induction of apoptotic cell death in the fat body during exposure to heat stress. The observed effect of AgTf RNAi indicates that AgTf inhibits heat stress-induced apoptotic cell death, suggesting a functional role for AgTf in defense and stress responses in the beetle. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details   Related Articles [The decision-making value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in patients suspicious for pancreatobiliary diseases] Apr 2006 Yun Jung Chang,Jae Seon Kim,Hyoung Seuk Kim,Myung Gyu Kim,Ji Yeon Lee,Yeon Seok Seo,Cheol Hyun Kim,Jin Yong Kim,Jong Eun Yeon,Jong-Jae Park,Kwan Soo Byun,Young-Tae Bak,Chang Hong Lee BACKGROUND/AIMS: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an operator-dependent procedure and has significant procedure-related morbidity and mortality. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a safe noninvasive method for pancreatobiliary imaging. The aims of this stu... ( view more )dy were to evaluate the potential impact of MRCP on performing ERCP and to evaluate the decision-making value of MRCP in patients suspicious for pancreatobiliary diseases. METHODS: Two hundreds twelve patients (M:F 108:104, mean age 59.3 +/- 13.7) who underwent MRCP due to clinical or sonographic suggesting pancreatobiliary disease were included. We divided patients into four groups according to their presumptive diagnosis: biliary stone (group 1), biliary tumor (group 2), gallstone pancreatitis (group 3) and other biliary diseases (group 4). RESULTS: Numbers of cases in group 1, 2, 3 and 4 were 145, 43, 17 and 7, respectively. In 144 cases (67.9%), ERCP was unnecessary and 76 cases (35.8%) required neither ERCP nor any other treatment. Thereafter, these cases were thought to be a patient group in whom the workload of performing ERCP could be reduced. CONCLUSIONS: MRCP can reduce the number and efforts doing ERCP and is helpful in decision-making for the treatment of pancreatobiliary disease. Therefore, MRCP could be the primary diagnostic tool before choosing ERCP. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Isolation of stress-related genes of rubber particles and latex in fig tree (Ficus carica) and their expressions by abiotic stress or plant hormone treatments. Apr 2003 Jin Sun Kim,Yeon Ok Kim,Hyun Ju Ryu,Yeon Sig Kwak,Ji Yeon Lee,Hunseung Kang Two rubber particle protein genes and one latex gene in fig tree (Ficus carica) have been isolated and their expression following various abiotic stress treatments have been investigated. The two major proteins that are tightly associated with the catalytically active rubber particles have been seq... ( view more )uenced to be peroxidase (POX) and trypsin inhibitor (TRI). A cDNA encoding a basic class I chitinase (CHI) has also been isolated from the fig tree latex. Wounding treatment strongly induced the expression of the three stress-related genes. Among the abiotic stresses investigated, drought treatment greatly induced the expression of POX, whereas the expression of CHI and TRI decreased after the same treatment. Cold treatment reduced slightly the transcript levels of the thee genes, and NaCl reduced marginally the expression of CHI. The expression of POX, CHI, and TRI was induced by jasmonic acid and abscisic acid, by jasmonic acid, and by salicylic acid, respectively. Different expression of the stress-related genes following various abiotic stress or plant hormone treatments suggests that a crosstalk exists between the signal transduction pathways elicited by abiotic stresses and hormones in plants. Our present results showing the expression of stress-related proteins on the surface of rubber particles and latex in F. carica also imply the possible role of rubber particles and latex in defense in rubber-producing plant species. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Regulatory mechanisms of IL-2 and IFNgamma suppression by quercetin in T helper cells. Jul 1, 2008 Eun Sun Yu,Hyun Jung Min,Su Yeon An,Hee Yeon Won,Jeong Ho Hong,Eun Sook Hwang Quercetin is a popular flavonoid compound that is biosynthesized by plants; it is suggested to modulate a variety of inflammatory responses of macrophages and T lymphocytes. Oral administration of quercetin in arthritic rats dramatically diminishes clinical signs of arthritis. Moreover, quercetin a... ( view more )meliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, which is associated with Th1-mediated immune responses. Like quercetin inhibits macrophage-induced cytokine production, it also blocks IL-12-dependent JAK-STAT signaling in Th cells. Despite the anti-inflammatory effects of quercetin acting through Th cells, the regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we studied the function of quercetin in Th cells and found that quercetin suppressed both IFNgamma and IL-2 production upon T cell receptor stimulation. Furthermore, we uncovered the regulatory mechanisms of quercetin involved in the inhibition of cytokine production during Th cell activation. The fact that quercetin-derived IFNgamma suppression was blocked in T-bet-deficient Th cells demonstrated quercetin act through the modulation of T-bet expression. Whereas IL-2 inhibition by quercetin was independent of T-bet expression, quercetin diminished IL-2Ralpha expression, which is critical for positive regulatory loop of IL-2 autoactivation. Taken together, quercetin is suggested to repress both IFNgamma and IL-2 cytokine production by independent mechanisms; T-bet-dependent IFNgamma suppression and IL-2Ralpha-dependent IL-2 inhibition. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Effects of insulin-transferrin-selenium in defined and porcine follicular fluid supplemented IVM media on porcine IVF and SCNT embryo production. Jun 2008 Yeon Woo Jeong,Mohammad Shamim Hossein,Dilip P Bhandari,Yeun Wook Kim,Ji Hye Kim,Sun Woo Park,Eugine Lee,Seon Mi Park,Yeon Ik Jeong,Jong Yun Lee,Sue Kim,Woo Suk Hwang Insulin-transferrin-selenium (ITS) together has been used in different in vitro maturation system to support in vitro maturation of oocytes. The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of ITS in defined (0.1% PVA) and porcine follicular fluid (10% pFF) supplemented IVM media on the devel... ( view more )opmental competence of porcine oocytes. Three combinations of ITS, 10 mg/L insulin (Ins), 5.5mg/L transferrin (Tf) and 5 microg/L selenium (Se), 20mg/L Ins, 11 mg/L Tf and 10 microg/L Se, and 30 mg/L Ins, 16.5 mg/L TF and 15 microg/L Se, were used. The data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey was used as the post hoc test. Both in the defined and pFF supplemented media, higher concentration of intracellular glutathione was observed in presence of ITS (4.6-4.8, and 6.9-7.1 picomole/oocyte for defined and pFF groups, respectively) compared to the respective control (2.1 and 4.3 picomole/oocyte for defined and pFF group, respectively). ITS decreased polyspermy and increased male pronucleus formation in both the defined and pFF supplemented medium. There was no difference in different treatment groups. The highest frequency of blastocyst formation rate and number of cells in blastocyst following IVF and SCNT was observed in pFF+ITS group (p<0.05). In conclusion, ITS addition during IVM improved the developmental competence of porcine oocytes in both the defined and pFF supplemented groups. Thus, we recommended to supplement porcine IVM medium with 10 microg/mL insulin, 5.5 microg/mL transferrin and 5 microg/mL selenium. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Insect transferrin functions as an antioxidant protein in a beetle larva. Jun 2008 Bo Yeon Kim,Kwang Sik Lee,Young Moo Choo,Iksoo Kim,Yeon Ho Je,Soo Dong Woo,Sang Mong Lee,Hyun Cheol Park,Hung Dae Sohn,Byung Rae Jin In insects transferrin is known as an iron transporter, an antibiotic agent, a vitellogenin, and a juvenile hormone regulated protein. Here, a novel functional role for insect transferrin as an antioxidant protein is demonstrated. Stressors, such as heat shock, fungal challenge, and H(2)O(2) exposu... ( view more )re, cause upregulation of the white-spotted flower chafer Protaetia brevitarsis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) transferrin (PbTf) mRNA in the fat body and increases PbTf protein levels in the hemolymph. RNA interference (RNAi) treated PbTf reduction causes increased iron and H(2)O(2) levels in the hemolymph and results in induction of apoptotic cell death in the fat body during exposure to stress. The observed effects of PbTf RNAi suggest that PbTf inhibits stress-induced apoptosis by diminishing the Fenton reaction via the binding of iron, thus supporting an antioxidant role for PbTf in stress responses. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles The analysis of chromatin remodeling and the staining for DNA methylation and histone acetylation do not provide definitive indicators of the developmental ability of inter-species cloned embryos. May 2008 Eugine Lee,Ji Hye Kim,Seon Mi Park,Yeon Ik Jeong,Jong Yun Lee,Sun Woo Park,Jiho Choi,Huen Suk Kim,Yeon Woo Jeong,Sue Kim,Sang Hwan Hyun,Woo Suk Hwang The restricted supply of oocytes in the domestic dog limits the development of reproductive biotechnologies in this species. Inter-species somatic cell nuclear transfer could be an alternative for cloning animals whose oocytes are difficult to obtain. In this study, the possibility of cloning dog e... ( view more )mbryos using pig oocytes was investigated by evaluating nuclear remodeling. Chromatin remodeling, assessed by premature chromosome condensation, pseudo-pronuclei formation, DNA methylation and histone acetylation, along with the developmental ability was compared between intra- and inter-species cloned embryos. The incidence of premature chromosome condensation was significantly higher in intra-species cloned embryos relative to inter-species cloned embryos (87.2% vs. 61.7%; P<0.05), but comparable pseudo-pronuclei formation was observed in both (85.3% vs. 75.8%). None of the inter-species cloned embryos developed beyond the 8-cell stage while 18.3% of intra-species cloned embryos developed to the blastocyst stage. The relative level of both DNA methylation and histone acetylation was similar between intra- and inter-species cloned embryos at all times examined. These results suggest that although partial chromatin remodeling occurs, further investigation is needed to be able to use pig oocytes as recipient oocytes in dog cloning. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Complete nucleotide sequence and organization of the mitogenome of the silk moth Caligula boisduvalii (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and comparison with other lepidopteran insects. Apr 30, 2008 Mee Yeon Hong,Eun Mee Lee,Yong Hun Jo,Hae Chul Park,Seong Ryul Kim,Jae Sam Hwang,Byung Rae Jin,Pil Don Kang,Ki-Gyoung Kim,Yeon Soo Han,Iksoo Kim The 15,360-bp long complete mitogenome of Caligula boisduvalii possesses a gene arrangement and content identical to other completely sequenced lepidopteran mitogenomes, but different from the common arrangement found in most insect order, as the result of the movement of tRNA(Met) to a position 5'... ( view more )-upstream of tRNA Ile. The 330-bp A+T-rich region is apparently capable of forming a stem-and-loop structure, which harbors the conserved flanking sequences at both ends. Dissimilar to what has been seen in other sequenced lepidopteran insects, the initiation codon for C. boisduvalii COI appears to be TTG, which is a rare, but apparently possible initiation codon. The ATP8, ATP6, ND4L, and ND6 genes, which neighbor another PCG at their 3' end, all harbored potential sequences for the formation of a hairpin structure. This is suggestive of the importance of such structures for the precise cleavage of the mRNA of mature PCGs. Phylogenetic analyses of available sequenced species of Bombycoidea, Pyraloidea, and Tortricidea supported the morphology-based current hypothesis that Bombycoidea and Pyraloidea are monophyletic (Obtectomera). As previously suggested, Bombycidae (Bombyx mori and B. mandarina) and Saturniidae (Antheraea pernyi and C. boisduvalii) formed a reciprocal monophyletic group. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles [A case of ticlopidine induced acute cholestatic hepatitis and pure red cell aplasia] Mar 2008 Ji Yeon Lee,Eun Bum Park,Jae Hong Ahn,Sang-jun Suh,Young Kul Jung,Ji Hoon Kim,Bong Kyung Shin,Jin Hyuk Yang,Jong Eun Yeon,Kwan Soo Byun Ticlopidine inhibits platelet aggregation and provides beneficial secondary prevention of cerebrovascular and coronary artery disease. Frequently reported adverse effects of ticlopidine include diarrhea, nausea, and rash. However, to our knowledge, there are only a few published reports of the simu... ( view more )ltaneous occurrence of cholestatic hepatitis and pure red cell aplasia. Here we report a patient with simultaneous severe cholestatic hepatitis and pure red cell aplasia associated with ticlopidine. Although these adverse effects are rare, periodic hematological and liver function tests are recommended after starting ticlopidine. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Prolonged survival of islet allografts in mice treated with rosmarinic acid and anti-CD154 antibody. Feb 29, 2008 Da Yeon Jung,Eun Young Kim,Sung Yeon Joo,Jae Berm Park,Cheol Moon,Sa Hyun Kim,Eun Young Sim,Jae Won Joh,Choon Hyuck Kwon,Ghee Young Kwon,Sung Joo Kim Pancreatic islet transplantation can correct the abnormal glucose metabolism of Type 1 diabetes. Although immunosuppressants greatly reduce the acute rejection rate in transplant patients, the long-term side effects can be debilitating. Therefore, researchers are seeking to develop new immunosuppre... ( view more )ssive regimens that induce maximal levels of immunosuppression with minor side effects. Rosmarinic acid (Ros A) is a secondary metabolite of certain herbs and has multiple biological activities, including anti-inflammatory effects. Here, we have investigated whether treatment of mice with a combination of Ros A and anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody (MR1) improves islet allograft survival in a murine model. After transplantation, the mice were treated with either Ros A, MR1, or both (the "double" treatment). Allograft survival was prolonged in the double-treated animals compared to animals that received only Ros A or MR1. As is the case with the single-treated animals at 15 days after transplantation, the double-treated recipients did not display a significant decrease in the expression of cytokines or the population of activated T cells. Infiltrating CD3(+) T cells were reduced in the MR1- or double therapy relative to control or RosA group. However, at the same time point, double-treated graft showed fewer apoptotic cells and increased expression of insulin and glucagons, compared to the single-treatment groups. Furthermore, long-term (>150 days) allografts that were received with double therapy exhibited larger islet clusters and contained more insulin- and glucagon-positive cells, relative to the MR1-treated grafts. In conclusion, treatment with both Ros A and MR1 has a synergistic effect in murine islet allotransplantation. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Lipoteichoic acid isolated from Lactobacillus plantarum inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced TNF-alpha production in THP-1 cells and endotoxin shock in mice. Feb 15, 2008 Han Geun Kim,Na-Ra Kim,Min Geun Gim,Jung Min Lee,Seung Yeon Lee,Mi Yeon Ko,Joo Yun Kim,Seung Hyun Han,Dae Kyun Chung In this study, the effect of Lactobacillus plantarum lipoteichoic acid (pLTA) on LPS-induced MAPK activation, NF-kappaB activation, and the expression of TNF-alpha and IL-1R-associated kinase M (IRAK-M) was examined. The expression of the pattern recognition receptor and the survival rate of mice w... ( view more )ere also examined. pLTA pretreatment inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK, JNK, and p38 kinase. It also inhibited the degradation of IkappaBalpha and IkappaBbeta, as well as the activation of the LPS-induced TNF-alpha factor in response to subsequent LPS stimulation. These changes were accompanied by the suppression of the LPS-induced expression of TLR4, NOD1, and NOD2, and the induction of IRAK-M, with a concurrent reduction of TNF-alpha secretion. Furthermore, the overexpression of pattern recognition receptors such as TLR4, NOD1, and NOD2 and the degradation of IRAK-M by transient transfection were found to reinstate the production of TNF-alpha after LPS restimulation. In addition, the i.p. injection of pLTA suppressed fatality, and decreased the level of TNF-alpha in the blood, in LPS-induced endotoxin shock mice. In conclusion, these data extend our understanding of the pLTA tolerance mechanism, which is related to the inhibition of LPS-induced endotoxin shock, and suggest that pLTA may have promise as a new therapeutic agent for LPS-induced septic shock. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Simple, efficient, and reproducible gene transfection of mouse embryonic stem cells by magnetofection. Feb 2008 Chang Hyun Lee,Eun Young Kim,Kilsoo Jeon,Jin Cheol Tae,Keum Sil Lee,Yeon Ok Kim,Mi-Young Jeong,Cheol-Won Yun,Dong Kee Jeong,Somi K Cho,Jae Hoon Kim,Hyo Yeon Lee,Key Zung Riu,Ssang Goo Cho,Se Pill Park Embryonic stem (ES) cells are recognized as an excellent cell culture model for studying developmental mechanisms and their therapeutic modulations. The aim of this work was to define whether using magnetofection was an efficient way to manipulate stem cells genetically without adversely affecting ... ( view more )their proliferation or self-renewal capacity. We compared our magnetofection results to those of a conservative method using FuGENE 6. Using enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) as a reporter gene in D3 mouse ES (mES) cells, we found that magnetofection gave a significantly higher efficiency (45%) of gene delivery in stem cells than did the FuGENE 6 method (15%), whereas both demonstrated efficient transfection in NIH-3T3 cells (60%). Although the transfected D3 (D3-eGFP) mES cells had undergone a large number of passages (>50), a high percentage of cells retained ES markers such as Oct-4 and stage-specific embryonic antigen-1 (SSEA-1). They also retained the ability to form embryoid bodies and differentiated in vitro into cells of the three germ layers. eGFP expression was sustained during stem cell proliferation and differentiation. This is the first transfection report using magnetofection in ES cells. On the basis of our results, we conclude that magnetofection is an efficient and reliable method for the introduction of foreign DNA into mouse ES cells and may become the method of choice. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Regulation Fe65 localization to the nucleus by SGK1 phosphorylation of its Ser566 residue. Jan 31, 2008 Eun Jeoung Lee,Jaesun Chun,Sunghee Hyun,Hye Rim Ahn,Jae Myung Jeong,Soon-Kwang Hong,Jin Tae Hong,In Kyeong Chang,Hye Yeon Jeon,Yeon Soo Han,Chung-Kyoon Auh,Jae In Park,Sang Sun Kang Fe65 is characterized as an adaptor precursor (APP) through its PID2 element, as well as with the other members of the APP protein family. With the serum- and glucocorticoid-induced kinase 1 (SGK1) substrate specificity information, we found that the putative site of phosphorylation in Fe65 by SGK1... ( view more ) is present on its Ser(566) residue in (560)CRVRFLSFLA(569)(X60469). Thus, we demonstrated that Fe65 and the fluorescein-labeled Fe65 peptide FITC-(560)CRVRFLSFLA(569) are phosphorylated in vitro by SGK1. Phosphorylation of the Ser(566) residue was also demonstrated using a Ser566 phospho-specific antibody. The phospho Fe65 was found mainly in the nucleus, while Fe65 S556A mutant was localized primarily to the cytoplasm. Therefore, these data suggest that SGK1 phosphorylates the Ser(566) residue of Fe65 and that this phosphorylation promotes the migration of Fe65 to the nucleus of the cell. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles PPAR agonists treatment is effective in a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease animal model by modulating fatty-acid metabolic enzymes. Jan 2008 Yeon Seok Seo,Ji Hoon Kim,Nam Young Jo,Kyung Mook Choi,Sei Hyun Baik,Jong-Jae Park,Jae Seon Kim,Kwan Soo Byun,Young-Tae Bak,Chang Hong Lee,AeRee Kim,Jong Eun Yeon BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In a previous study, the authors found that reduced expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-alpha might play an important role in developing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of PPAR-alpha and -gam... ( view more )ma agonists on NAFLD and verify the mechanisms underlying the PPAR-alpha and -gamma agonist-induced improvements by evaluating the hepatic gene expression profile involved in fatty-acid metabolism, using the Otsuka-Long Evans-Tokushima fatty (OLETF) rat. METHODS: Rats were assigned to a control group (group I), fatty liver group (group II), PPAR-alpha agonist treatment group (group III), or PPAR-gamma agonist treatment group (group IV). Fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides were measured. Liver tissues from each group were processed for histological and gene expression analysis. mRNAs of enzymes involved in fatty-acid metabolism and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha were measured. RESULTS: After 28 weeks treatment with PPAR-alpha or -gamma agonist, steatosis of the liver was improved in groups III and IV compared with group II. Fasting blood glucose levels were significantly lower in groups III and IV than in group II. In group III, mRNA expression of fatty-acid beta-oxidation enzymes, such as fatty-acid transport protein (FATP), fatty-acid binding protein, carnitine palmitoyltransferase II, medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD), long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, and acyl-CoA oxidase, was significantly increased. However, the treatment-induced modulation of fatty-acid beta-oxidation enzymes was confined to FATP and MCAD in group IV. TNF-alpha tended to be reduced in groups III and IV compared with group II. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with PPAR agonists, especially a PPAR-alpha agonist, improved the histological and biochemical parameters in the OLETF rat model by inducing fatty-acid metabolic enzymes. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Upper gastrointestinal bleeding from duodenal vascular ectasia in a patient with cirrhosis. Oct 14, 2007 Beom Jae Lee,Jong-Jae Park,Yeon Seok Seo,Ji Hoon Kim,Aeree Kim,Jong Eun Yeon,Jae Seon Kim,Kwan Soo Byun,Young-Tae Bak We report a cirrhotic patient with duodenal vascular ectasia and spontaneous bleeding. The bleeding was successfully controlled with argon plasma coagulation. Duodenal vascular ectasia may be a cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis, and argon plasma coagulation may be ... ( view more )effective and safe to achieve hemostasis of this lesion. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication during the nonreplicative phase: HBV quantification by real-time PCR in Korea. Sep 2007 Hyung Joon Yim,Kwan Soo Byun,Yun Jung Chang,Yeon Seok Suh,Jong Eun Yeon,Chang Hong Lee,Jung Ah Kwon,Wangdon Yoo,Soo-Ok Kim,Sun Pyo Hong The levels of HBV replication in the nonreplicative phase are not clear. We conducted this study to evaluate the levels of viral replication during the nonreplicative phase in chronic HBV-infected Korean patients using real-time PCR. A total of 125 patients were classified into three groups: inacti... ( view more )ve HBsAg carriers, inactive liver cirrhosis patients, and resolved chronic HBV-infected patients with loss of HBsAg. The real-time PCR detected HBV DNA in 112 cases (89.6%). The mean levels of HBV DNA were 3.84, 4.10, and 3.31 log copies/ml in the three groups, respectively (P <0.01). Ninety-five percent of inactive HBsAg carriers showed levels of HBV DNA lower than 6 x 10(4) copies/ml. In conclusion, we showed different levels of HBV DNA exactly in three groups during nonreplicative phases. We suggest that the cutoff level of HBV DNA in inactive HBsAg carriers should be readjusted to a lower level in future studies. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details   Related Articles Beneficial effects of brain-derived neurotropic factor on in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes. Sep 2007 Eugine Lee,Yeon Ik Jeong,Seon Mi Park,Jong Yun Lee,Ji Hye Kim,Sun Woo Park,M S Hossein,Yeon Woo Jeong,Sue Kim,Sang Hwan Hyun,Woo Suk Hwang In an effort to improve the quality of in vitro produced porcine embryos, we investigated the effect of brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF), a neurotropin family member, on in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine oocytes. The expression of BDNF and truncated isoforms of its receptor, tyrosine kina... ( view more )se B (TrkB), and p75 common neurotropin receptor was detected in both follicular cells and metaphase-I stage oocytes by RT-PCR. However, mRNA of full-length TrkB was not found in oocytes although it was detected in follicular cells. The expression pattern of BDNF and TrkB was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Supplementation with BDNF (30 ng/ml) during IVM significantly (P < 0.05) increased the first polar body extrusion and glutathione levels in oocytes, whereas the effect of BDNF on nuclear maturation was diminished when gonadotropin and epidermal growth factor (EGF) were added to the culture media. However, treatment with BDNF (30 ng/ml) along with EGF (10 ng/ml) in the presence of gonadotropin significantly (P < 0.05) increased the developmental competence of oocytes to the blastocyst stage after both in vitro fertilization (IVF; 29.1% when compared with control, 15.6%) and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT; 13.6% when compared with control, 3%). This appeared to reflect a stimulatory interaction between BDNF and EGF to enhance the cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes to support successful preimplantation development. In conclusion, BDNFenhanced nuclearand cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes by autocrine and/or paracrine signals. Also, when used together with EGF, BDNF increased the developmental potency of embryos after IVF and SCNT, demonstrating an improved in vitro production protocol for porcine oocytes. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Antiviral efficacy of adefovir dipivoxil versus lamivudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B sequentially treated with lamivudine and adefovir due to lamivudine resistance. Aug 14, 2007 Yeon Seok Seo,Ji Hoon Kim,Jong Eun Yeon,Jong-Jae Park,Jae-Seon Kim,Kwan Soo Byun,Young-Tae Bak,Chang Hong Lee AIM: To compare the antiviral efficacy of adefovir (ADV) in lamivudine (LMV)-resistant patients with LMV treatment in nucleoside-naive patients, using serum samples collected sequentially during the course of treatment progressing from LMV to ADV. METHODS: Forty-four patients with chronic hepatitis... ( view more ) B (CHB) were included. The patients were initially treated with LMV and then switched to ADV when LMV resistance developed. Antiviral efficacy was assessed by measuring the following: reduction in serum HBV DNA from baseline, HBV DNA negative conversion (defined as HBV DNA being undectable by the hybridization assay), and HBV DNA response (either HBV DNA level or= 2 log10 reduction from baseline HBV DNA level). RESULTS: After two and six months of treatment, HBV DNA reduction was greater with LMV compared to ADV treatment (P = 0.021). HBV DNA negative conversion rates were 64% and 27% after one month of LMV and ADV treatment respectively (P = 0.001). Similarly, HBV DNA response rates were 74% and 51% after two months of LMV and ADV treatment respectively (P = 0.026). The time taken to HBV DNA negative conversion and to HBV DNA response were both delayed in ADV treatment compared with LMV. CONCLUSION: The antiviral efficacy of ADV in LMV-resistant patients is slower and less potent than that with LMV in nucleoside-naive patients during the early course of treatment. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Clinical outcomes of chronic hepatitis B patients with persistently detectable serum hepatitis B virus DNA during lamivudine therapy. Aug 2007 Ji H Kim,Sang K Yu,Yeon S Seo,Hyung J Yim,Jong E Yeon,Jong J Park,Jae S Kim,Young T Bak,Chang H Lee,Kwan S Byun BACKGROUND AND AIM: A small proportion of chronic hepatitis B patients have persistently detectable serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA despite lamivudine therapy. The incidence and clinical outcomes of patients who persistently have detectable serum HBV-DNA during lamivudine therapy was investigated... ( view more ). METHOD: We enrolled 221 chronic hepatitis B patients who underwent lamivudine therapy for more than 6 months. Among them, 180 were HBeAg positive. Serum HBV-DNA, HBeAg, anti-HBe and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels were serially monitored. The study groups were defined, using a hybridization assay, as patients with reductions in serum HBV-DNA below the detectable level (group I) or patients with persistently detectable serum HBV-DNA (group II) during the initial 6 months of lamivudine therapy. RESULTS: The incidence of patients who had persistently detectable HBV-DNA was 7.7%. After the first year, the rates of viral breakthrough, HBeAg loss and serum ALT normalization of group I versus group II were 21% versus 63%, 38% versus 0%, and 71% versus 28%, respectively (P < 0.001). The log(10) reduction of serum HBV-DNA at 6 months was -4.58 log(10) for group I and -1.97 log(10) for group II (P < 0.001, bDNA assay). There were no pretreatment lamivudine-resistant mutants in group II. CONCLUSION: Lamivudine had little effect on serum HBV-DNA suppression, viral breakthrough suppression and rate of HBeAg loss and ALT normalization in chronic hepatitis B patients with persistently detectable serum HBV-DNA during the initial 6 months of therapy. Early termination of lamivudine therapy is advocated for these patients. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details   Related Articles Inhibition of cell growth and induction of apoptosis via inactivation of NF-kappaB by a sulfurcompound isolated from garlic in human colon cancer cells. Aug 2007 Jung Ok Ban,Dong Yeon Yuk,Koan Sik Woo,Tae Myoung Kim,Ung Soo Lee,Heon-Sang Jeong,Dae Joong Kim,Yeun Bok Chung,Bang Yeon Hwang,Ki Wan Oh,Jin Tae Hong Compounds such as S-allylmercaptocysteine, diallyl disulfide, and S-trityl-L-cysteine isolated from garlic have been known to be effective in chemoprevention. Nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) has been known to be an implicated factor in apoptotic cell death of several cancer cells. I... ( view more )n this study, we investigated whether a sulfurcompound (named thiacremonone) isolated from garlic could modulate NF-kappaB activity and thereby induce apoptotic cell death of colon cancer cells. Treatment with different concentrations (30 - 150 microg/ml) of thiacremonone for various periods (0 - 48 h) inhibited colon cancer cell (SW620 and HCT116) growth followed by induction of apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. We also found that thiacremonone modulated tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and tetradeanoyl phorbol acetate (TPA)-induced NF-kappaB transcriptional and DNA binding activity. Moreover, thiacremonone suppressed NF-kappaB target anti-apoptotic genes (Bcl-2, cIAP1/2, and XIAP) and inflammatory genes (iNOS and COX-2), whereas it induced apoptotic genes (Bax, cleaved caspse-3, and cleaved PARP) expression. These results suggest that a novel sulfurocompound from garlic inhibited colon cancer cell growth through induction of apoptotic cell death by modulating of NF-kappaB. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details   Related Articles [Comparison of CTP, MELD, and MELD-Na scores for predicting short term mortality in patients with liver cirrhosis] Aug 2007 Se Yune Kim,Hyung Joon Yim,Juneyoung Lee,Beom Jae Lee,Dong Il Kim,Sung Woo Jung,Woo Sik Han,Jong Sup Lee,Ja Seol Koo,Yeon Seok Seo,Jong Eun Yeon,Hong Sik Lee,Sang Woo Lee,Soon Ho Um,Kwan Soo Byun,Jai Hyun Choi,Ho Sang Ryu BACKGROUND/AIMS: MELD-Na (model for end-stage liver disease with incorporation of serum sodium) was suggested to provide better survival prediction than MELD alone for patients with end stage liver disease. However, there is no data verifying the usefulness of MELD-Na for predicting short term mort... ( view more )ality of cirrhotic patients in Korea. This study was aimed to determine whether MELD-Na would be more accurate in predicting short term mortality than other scoring systems such as Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) or MELD. METHODS: Data from 355 patients admitted due to liver cirrhosis were retrospectively reviewed. The cumulative survival rates were obtained. Prediction of mortality rate for three months and one year were analyzed using the area under the receiver's operating characteristics curve (AUC). RESULTS: One hundred patients (28%) died during the study period. All of the three systems showed significant differences in the cumulative survival rate according to the scores on admission (p0.001). The AUC of CTP, MELD, and MELD-Na in predicting three-months mortality were 0.828, 0.845, and 0.862 (p0.05), and the AUC of each score system for death within one year were 0.792, 0.800, and 0.831, respectively (p0.05). The AUC of MELD-Na in predicting short term death were the highest, although it was not statistically significant. Multivariate analysis showed that only MELD-Na was significantly related to three-month mortality (p=0.012). CONCLUSIONS: MELD-Na is more appropriate in predicting short term mortality, but larger scale studies are needed to confirm the superiority of MELD-Na to MELD and CTP in patients with liver cirrhosis. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details View Coded Data Related Articles Inverted cystic tubulovillous adenoma involving Brunner's glands of duodenum. Jun 21, 2007 Ji Hoon Kim,Jung Woo Choi,Yeon Seok Seo,Beom Jae Lee,Jong Eun Yeon,Jae Seon Kim,Kwan Soo Byun,Young-Tae Bak,Insun Kim,Jong-Jae Park Benign neoplasia of the duodenum are very rare. Moreover, duodenal tubulovillous adenomas are more uncommon lesions. The microscopic structure of tubulovillous adenoma has frond-like projection of mucosa with branching papillary structure and generally upward growth into the lumen. We describe a 72... ( view more )-year-old man who showed aduodenal tubulovillous adenoma with unusual inverted cystic growth pattern. Interestingly, this tubulovillous adenomatous lesion was interrupted by gastric metaplasia in the deep portion of the cyst and was closely surrounded by Brunner's glands. Although histogenesis of gastric metaplasia of duodenum is not fully understood, Brunner's glands has been suggested as a precursor for gastric metaplasia. Therefore, these findings argued that this adenoma arises from Brunner's glands through gastric metaplasia. This is the first case of inverted cystic tubulovillous adenoma involving Brunner's glands of duodenum with gastric metaplasia. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details   Related Articles 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid from Smilacis chinae rhizome protects amyloid beta protein (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity in cultured rat cortical neurons. Jun 13, 2007 Ju Yeon Ban,Soon Ock Cho,So-Young Jeon,KiHwan Bae,Kyung-Sik Song,Yeon Hee Seong The neuroprotective effect of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (3,4-DHBA) isolated from Smilacis chinae rhizome against Abeta (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity on cultured rat cortical neurons was found in this study. The protective effect of 3,4-DHBA against Abeta (25-35)-induced neuronal cell death was inve... ( view more )stigated by measuring cell viability via a 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and Hoechst 33342 staining. 3,4-DHBA (1 and 10 microM) concentration-dependently inhibited 10 microM Abeta (25-35)-induced neuronal apoptotic death. 3,4-DHBA (1 and 10 microM) inhibited 10 microM Abeta (25-35)-induced elevation of cytosolic Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](c)), which was measured by a fluorescent dye, Fluo-4 AM. 3,4-DHBA also inhibited glutamate release into medium, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and caspase-3 activation, which were induced by 10 microM Abeta (25-35). These results suggest that 3,4-DHBA prevents Abeta (25-35)-induced neuronal cell damage by interfering with the increase of [Ca(2+)](c), and then by inhibiting glutamate release, generation of ROS and caspase-3 activity. ( view less ) View Full Abstract View Article Details   Related Articles Page 1 of 77 1 2 3 4 > Last >> (1922 articles found)

      
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