Changes of serum cytokines after the long term immunotherapy with Japanese hop pollen extracts.

abstract：:We describe a 51-yr-old man presenting with syncope due to torsade de pointes. The torsade de pointes was refractory to conventional medical therapy, including infusion of isoproterenol, MgSO4, potassium, lidocaine, and amiodarone. His past history, physical findings, and hormone study confirmed that QT prolongation w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim NH,Cho JG,Ahn YK,Lee SU,Kim KH,Cho JH,Kim HG,Kim W,Jeong MH,Park JC,Kang JC

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate pressure changes of renal pelvis and histological change of kidneys in a surgically induced sterile rabbit vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) model. Five rabbits served as a control group, 7 as the sham-operated group, and 8 served as the VUR group. Three weeks later, urodynamic studies were p...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Baek M,Paick SH,Jeong SJ,Hong SK,Kim SW,Choi H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) shows limitations in cases in which the aortic pathology involves the aortic arch. The study aims were to test a fenestrated aortic arch stent graft (FASG) with a preloaded catheter for the supraaortic arch vessels and to perform a preclinical study in swine to evaluate the ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SP,Lee HC,Park TS,Ahn JH,Lee HW,Park JH,Oh J,Choi JH,Cha KS

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an increasingly common worldwide and colonizing S. aureus strains may serve as the causative pathogen for overt clinical infections. This study was performed to determine whether the pathogenic CA-MRSA isolate in clinical infections was geneti...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Bae IG,Kim JS,Kim S,Heo ST,Chang C,Lee EY

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for nosocomial infections of imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IRPA). A prospective case-control study was performed at a tertiary care hospital in Ankara from January to December 2004. The patients with nosocomial P. aeruginosa infection were included i...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Onguru P,Erbay A,Bodur H,Baran G,Akinci E,Balaban N,Cevik MA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish the early morphogenetic mechanism in retinoid induced cardiac lesions, we investigated the morphology of the heart in cultured rat embryos treated with retinoic acid (RA) at 9.0 and 9.5 days post coitum (d.p.c). Wistar rat embryos were treated with RA (2 x 10(-7) M) for 6 hours from the embryonic day equi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee YM,Kim JS,Han SY,Park KL,Jang SJ,Seo JW

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is related to various functional medical conditions. Its association with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is also expected. We evaluated whether depression and its severity are associated with LUTS when LUTS risk factors including prostate volume (PV) are taken into account in a large population of Kore...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jeong SM,Suh B,Jang SH,Jin HS,Kim N,Kwon H,Cho B,Park JH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal stents have been used to palliate patients with dysphagia caused by esophageal cancer. Early rigid plastic prostheses have been associated with a high risk of complications. However, with the development of self-expanding stents, it has developed into a widely accepted method for treating malignant esophage...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim KY,Tsauo J,Song HY,Kim PH,Park JH

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since microbial gene sequencing was utilized for etiologic diagnosis of culture-negative endocarditis, cases of Bartonella endocarditis have been reported in various countries. Herein we report the first case of Bartonella quintana endocarditis, which was confirmed for the first time in Korea by 16S rRNA gene sequenci...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim MH,Chung DR,Kim WS,Park KS,Ki CS,Lee NY,Kim SM

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman with a long-standing systemic lupus erythematosus had multiple subcutaneous nodules on her axillae, iliac crests and limbs. Three years ago, these nodules began to appear and slowly became larger. Some of them amassed to form a large, fungating, lobulated mass on her right iliac crest. Roentgenogra...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park YM,Lee SJ,Kang H,Cho SH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the roles of hyperglycemia and increased plasma FFA level in the development of insulin resistance, we examined the effects of phlorizin and acipimox treatments on tissue sensitivity to insulin in streptozotocin(STZ)-diabetic rats. Insulin sensitivity was assessed with the glucose-insulin clamp technique. ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YW,Kim JY,Lee SK

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood kidney tumors seldom metastasize into the cranial cavity unless it is a special histological variant. We report a 4-year-old boy with multiple intracranial metastases in the left parietotemporal and right cerebellar area from primary clear cell sarcoma of the kidney without evidence of bony metastases. Metas...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park DY,Kim YM,Chi JG

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) may precede hematologic malignancy or Hodgkin's disease, association with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is extremely rare. Only four cases of EF preceding or concomitant PTCL have been reported in the world literature. We experienced the first Korean case of EF complicated by t...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim H,Kim MO,Ahn MJ,Lee YY,Jung TJ,Choi IY,Kim IS,Park CK

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this cross-over study was to investigate whether albumin infusion before furosemide administration could potentiate the diuretic action of furosemide. Seven patients with nephrotic syndrome were given the following infusions in random order on two separate days: 1) a sham solution followed by 160 mg of furo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Na KY,Han JS,Kim YS,Ahn C,Kim S,Lee JS,Bae KS,Jang IJ,Shin SG,Huh W,Jeon US

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One important mechanism of drug resistance in acute leukemia is the overexpression of the multi-drug resistance (MDR1) gene that encodes a 170-kDa membrane protein called P-glycoprotein. To estimate the incidence and role of MDR1 gene expression in patients with acute leukemia, we investigated the expression of MDR1 b...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jiang EZ,Chang YJ,Lee JW,Lee WK,Kim JS,Sohn SK,Lee KB,Suh JS

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placenta increta is an uncommon and life-threatening complication of pregnancy characterized by complete or partial absence of the decidua basalis. Placenta increta usually presents with vaginal bleeding during difficult placental removal in the third-trimester. Although placenta increta may complicate first and early...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Son G,Kwon J,Cho H,Kim S,Yoon B,Nam E,Kim J,Kim Y,Kim J,Cho N,Kim S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional boundaries between public and private sectors has been blurred, and questions raised regarding how publicness could be conceptualized. The empirical study on the concept of publicness can reveal greatly diversified views on publicness, and help to reduce confusion over publicness. For the content analy...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Min HS,Park Y,Kim CY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We investigated how cataract surgery might influence long-term intraocular pressure (IOP) change in both healthy subjects and glaucoma patients. Methods:A retrospective analysis of patients who had had clear corneal phacoemulsification with a minimum of 12 months of follow up was performed. Glaucoma patient...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Baek SU,Kwon S,Park IW,Suh W

更新日期：2019-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The corporeal blood gas changes in accordance with the duration of the prolonged erection which developed after intracorporeal pharmacotherapy with papaverine and phentolamine were investigated in 62 impotence patients. The picture of the corporeal blood taken from 15 psychogenic impotence patients (a control group) a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim SC,Seo KK,Oh CH

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the Korean public health insurance database, we analyzed patients diagnosed as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) from 2004 to 2008. Age and year-specific amount and seasonal variation of hospital visits (HV), duration of treatment (DT), the total and per capita amount of insurance payment (TAIP, PCIP) were eval...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Son H,Park J,Song SH,Kang JY,Hong SK,Lee HM,Kim SH,Park BJ,Lee HL,Lee KS

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Telomerase play a key role in the maintenance of telomere length and chromosome integrity. We have evaluated the association between telomerase activity and the risk of lung cancer in peripheral blood. Telomerase activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells was measured by a PCR-designed telomeric repeat amplificati...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jeon HS,Choi JE,Jung DK,Choi YY,Kang HG,Lee WK,Yoo SS,Lim JO,Park JY

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-yr-old woman presented with a right pleural effusion. Destruction of 9th through 12th ribs, adjacent vertebral bodies, and transverse processes was noted on plain radiograph and a large low-attenuated, irregular shaped mass lesion with peripheral rim enhancement, destroying vertebral body and transverse process, ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee WS,Kim SH,Kim I,Kim HK,Lee KS,Lee SY,Heo DS,Jang BS,Bang YJ,Kim NK

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two cases of fetal atrial flutter associated with severe fetal hydrops which were unresponsive to digoxin but were successfully treated with flecainide acetate. Two cases of fetal atrial flutter were identified in fetuses with severe fetal hydrops on 3rd trimester ultrasonogram(28 weeks' gestation and 30 w...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Won HS,Lee IS,Yoo HK,Yoo SJ,Ko JK,Lee PR,Kim A,Mok JE

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:On February 2, 2017, the surgical team of ten board-certified hand specialists of W Hospital in Korea successfully performed the nation's first hand transplantation at Yeungnam University Medical Center (YUMC). This paper reports on the legal, financial, and cultural hurdles that were overcome to open the wa...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Woo SH,Kim YW,Cheon HJ,Jang S,Do JY,Choi JH,Kang DH,Nam HJ,Yoo MJ,Lee YS,Choi JH

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of identifying the sentinel lymph nodes (SNs) as well as to evaluate factors that might influence the SN detection rate in patients with cervical cancer of the uterus. Eighty nine patients underwent intracervical injection of 1% isosulfan blue dye at the time ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Seong SJ,Park H,Yang KM,Kim TJ,Lim KT,Shim JU,Park CT,Lee KH

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation studies about the clinical differences according to the type of donors are mostly conducted in western countries with rare reports from Asians. The aims of this study were to evaluate the clinical impacts of the type of donor, and the predictors of 1-year mortality in patients who underwent liver trans...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim EJ,Lim S,Chu CW,Ryu JH,Yang K,Park YM,Choi BH,Lee TB,Lee SJ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is an extremely rare tumor with only scattered cases reported. Although surgical resection has been considered as the best possible option, the prognosis has been nonetheless poor. We report a case of PMME which was treated by surgical resection and additionally follo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SA,Hwang JJ,Choi YH

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous epidemiologic studies have shown the clinical association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, there is only limited information about the effect of NAFLD on the development of hypertension. Accordingly, we investigated the clinical association between N...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ryoo JH,Ham WT,Choi JM,Kang MA,An SH,Lee JK,Shin HC,Park SK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bfl-1 gene, which was isolated from human fetal liver and only recently described, is a member of the Bcl-2 gene family. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction was performed on RNA drawn from 30 breast cancer tissues to compare the expression of the Bfl-1 gene with other prognostic factors. The median rel...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoon HS,Hong SH,Kang HJ,Ko BK,Ahn SH,Huh JR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although studies on pediatric dysfunctional voiding are increasing, there have not been enough efforts to validate the Dysfunctional Voiding Symptom Score (DVSS) questionnaire. Therefore, we aimed to translate and validate the DVSS into Korean. The DVSS questionnaire was validated between January and October, 2013. Tw...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee HE,Farhat W,Park K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00