Differential expression of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in thioacetamide-induced chronic liver injury.

abstract：:In this study, the effects of high-intensity-focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment on benign uterine tumor patients were examined. A total of 333 patients diagnosed with fibroids or adenomyosis using diagnostic sonography, treated with HIFU between February 4, 2010 and December 29, 2014 at a hospital in Korea, and follo...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park J,Lee JS,Cho JH,Kim S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IMR is useful for assessing the microvascular dysfunction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It remains unknown whether index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) reflects the functional outcome in patients with anterior myocardial infarction (AMI) with or without microvascular obstruction (MO).Th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoo SH,Yoo TK,Lim HS,Kim MY,Koh JH

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) is universal and progressive. Here, we report recent results of response-guided therapy for HCV recurrence based on early protocol biopsy after LT. We reviewed patients who underwent LT for HCV related liver disease between 2010 and 2012. Protocol bio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim H,Lee KW,Yi NJ,Lee HW,Choi Y,Suh SW,Jeong J,Suh KS

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the inhibitors of differentiation (Id) family of helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins are known to play important roles in the proliferation and differentiation of many cell types. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) regulates proliferation and differentiation by activating TSH receptor (TSHR) in thyrocytes. In th...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jo YS,Hwang ES,Lee JH,Lee Y,Kim SY,Choi YS,Bai YS,Hong JH,Kim YJ,Lee IS,Rha SY,Ro HK,Shong M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of solitary myeloma showing cystic change filled with massive crystalline structures in a 54-year-old woman. A bone X-ray showed a solitary cystic osteolytic lesion in the right iliac bone. Serum and urine protein electrophoresis showed no demonstrable M-protein, and bone-marrow aspirates did not sh...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YG,Yang KH,Gang SJ,Kim BK,Kim SM

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of cancer in patients treated with dialysis in Korea has not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and mortality of cancer among patients on dialysis in Korea. The study subjects were 106 cancer patients (2.3%) out of 4,562 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients maintained on...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JE,Han SH,Cho BC,Park JT,Yoo TH,Kim BS,Park HC,Kang SW,Lee HY,Han DS,Ha SK,Choi KH

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is generally believed to be elevated after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to whole body inflammation. Aprotinin has an antiinflammatory action, and it was hypothesized that aprotinin would attenuate the PVR increase induced by CPB. Ten mongrel dogs were placed under moderately hyp...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yun TJ,Rho JR

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) may result in growth impairment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the growth during 5 yr after HSCT and to determine factors that influence final adult height (FAH). We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of acute myeloid...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chung SJ,Park SW,Kim MK,Kang MJ,Lee YA,Lee SY,Shin CH,Yang SW,Kang HJ,Park KD,Shin HY,Ahn HS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the value of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in pleural effusion to differentiate the etiology of parapneumonic effusion (PPE). Forty-one consecutive PPE patients were enrolled and were divided into bacterial and non-bacterial PPE. Blood and pleural effusion samples were collected for PCT measurement o...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ko YC,Wu WP,Hsu CS,Dai MP,Ou CC,Kao CH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to validate Baveno VI and expanded Baveno VI criteria using two dimensional shear-wave elastography (2D-SWE) in compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) patients with alcohol as the main etiology. METHODS:Clinical data from 305 patients with cACLD who underwent a liver stiffness measureme...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kang SH,Baik SK,Kim MY

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2007, the Korean Interstitial Lung Disease Society had collected clinical data of patients who have diagnosed as Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) since 1990 through nationwide survey, which showed that LAM patients had increased sharply after 2004. The present study was performed to show the clinical features of Kore...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park HY,Nam HS,Chung MP,Jeong SH,Kim YJ,Cha SI,Kim YW,Park JS,Uh ST,Park CS,Park MS,Moon JA,Jung KS,Jegal YJ,Kim DS,Song JW,Yum HK,Park YB

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to find novel loci associated with hyperuricemia using data from a genome-wide association study (GWAS) conducted on healthy Koreans. We conducted a GWAS using data from a community-based cohort study where 3,647 subjects aged 40-89 were recruited by the Korea National Institute of...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Son CN,Bang SY,Kim SH,Sung YK,Bae SC,Jun JB

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study aimed to identify the gender-specific characteristics of the surrogate measures of insulin resistance and to establish valid cut-off values for metabolic abnormalities in a representative sample in Korea. Methods:Data were collected from the datasets of the Korean National Health and Nutrition Ex...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon S,Park JH,Jang EJ,Park YK,Yu JM,Park JS,Ahn Y,Choi SH,Yoo HJ

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous exposure to antimicrobials is a major risk factor for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Antibiotic prescription and C. difficile toxin assay records of patients admitted to a tertiary hospital in Korea from 2009 to 2013 were collected to investigate the association between antibiotic consumption and C...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim B,Kim J,Pai H

更新日期：2020-12-07 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：:Mutations in the calreticulin gene, CALR, have recently been discovered in subsets of patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) or primary myelofibrosis (PMF). We investigated Korean patients with ET and PMF to determine the prevalence, and clinical and laboratory correlations of CALR/JAK2/MPL mutations. Among 84 E...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim BH,Cho YU,Bae MH,Jang S,Seo EJ,Chi HS,Choi Y,Kim DY,Lee JH,Lee JH,Lee KH,Park YM,Lee JK,Park CJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen peptides are actively transported across the endoplasmic reticulum by the transporters associated with antigen presentation (TAP). TAP genes polymorphism could influence the selection process that determines which antigen peptides play a role in the pathogenesis of allergic rhinitis. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim KR,Cho SH,Choi SJ,Jeong JH,Lee SH,Park CW,Tae K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are thin-walled aneurysms caused by abnormal communication between the pulmonary arteries and veins. Migraine headaches are sometimes the presenting clinical manifestation of PAVMs. Although embolotherapy, using detachable balloons or stainless steel coils, is generally ac...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Na SJ,Cho HM,Park JS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric liver transplantation is the standard of care for treatment of liver failure in children. The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics of pediatric liver transplantation in centers located in Korea and determine factors that influence outcomes. This retrospective study was performed using data f...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JM,Kim KM,Yi NJ,Choe YH,Kim MS,Suh KS,Kim SI,Lee SK,Lee SG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of a cystic mass on the nasal dorsum is a very rare complication of aesthetic rhinoplasty. Most reported cases are of mucous cyst and entrapment of the nasal mucosa in the subcutaneous space due to traumatic surgical technique has been suggested as a presumptive pathogenesis. Here, we report a case of dors...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chang DY,Jin HR

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a Korean translation of the Internet Addiction Test (KIAT), widely used self-report for internet addiction and tested its reliability and validity in a sample of college students. Two hundred seventy-nine college students at a national university completed the KIAT. Internal consistency and two week test-...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee K,Lee HK,Gyeong H,Yu B,Song YM,Kim D

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate the clinical value of persistent but downgraded vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/HA) injection in children. The medical records of 128 children (195 ureters) who underwent Dx/HA injections for VUR were reviewed. The incidences of pre- and post-operative febrile ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Baek M,Kang MY,Lee HE,Park K,Choi H

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies have reported on breakthrough urinary tract infection (UTI) associated with the susceptibility of index UTI to prophylactic antibiotics in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) receiving continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP). We assessed the impact of the susceptibility of index UTI...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JN,Byeon KH,Woo MJ,Baek HS,Cho MH,Jeong SY,Lee SM,Ham JY,Ha YS,Kim HT,Yoo ES,Kwon TG,Chung SK

更新日期：2019-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:It is important to assess psychological distress after a diagnosis for cancer survivors, a population with a high risk for psychological distress. The aim of this study is to assess psychological distress among cancer survivors and to clarify the associated factors. In this cross-sectional analysis, data were obtained...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Choi KH,Park SM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate what heterogeneity exists in breast cancer, 228 consecutive patients with operable invasive duetal carcinoma (IDC), not otherwise specified, were categorized on the basis of the horizontal progression model of carcinogenesis. Using the reversed Black's nuclear grade (RBNG) in the IDC component and the a...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jo BH,Chun YK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the anthelminthic effects of three different brands of praziquantel being used in Sudan against Schistosoma haematobium (S. haematobium) infection. We enrolled 1,286 schoolchildren from six primary schools and examined their urine samples for eggs of S. haematobium at the baseline survey and follow...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jin Y,Cha S,Lee J,Elhag MS,Hong ST,Lee YH

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome (XHIM) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder, caused by mutations of the gene encoding CD40 ligand (CD40L; CD154). We report the clinical manifestations and mutational analysis of the CD40L gene observed in a male patient from a XHIM family. Having hypogammaglobulinemia and elevated I...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Jo EK,Kim HS,Lee MY,Iseki M,Lee JH,Song CH,Park JK,Hwang TJ,Kook H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Writing a good quality scientific article takes experience and skill. I propose 'Ten Tips' that may help to improve the quality of manuscripts for scholarly journals. It is advisable to draft first version of manuscript and revise it repeatedly for consistency and accuracy of the writing. During the drafting and revis...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hong ST

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A culture of the Leptospira species and the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) are considered as the reference standard for the diagnosis of leptospirosis, but both tests are imperfect for early diagnosis. We describe 4 patients diagnosed with leptospirosis using nested polymerase chain reaction (N-PCR) that targete...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Na YS,Kim HL,Kim CM,Yun NR,Kim DM

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike volume models, surface models, which are empty three-dimensional images, have small file size, so that they can be displayed, rotated, and modified in a real time. For the reason, the surface models of liver and neighboring structures can be effectively applied to virtual hepatic segmentectomy, virtual laparosc...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Shin DS,Chung MS,Lee JW,Park JS,Chung J,Lee SB,Lee SH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00