Optimal waist circumference cutoff values for metabolic syndrome diagnostic criteria in a Korean rural population.

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：:Though several pathogenetic theories concerning the frequent association of Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus with myeloschisis have been suggested, none of them explains all the aspects of the disorder. To investigate whether myeloschisis is the direct cause of Chiari malformation and hydrocephalus or these condi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Sim KB,Hong SK,Cho BK,Choi DY,Wang KC

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is often associated with a more rapid progression of cognitive and functional decline, and behavioral disturbance in dementia. Therefore, it is essential to accurately assesses pain for proper intervention in patients with dementia. The Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) scale is an excellent be...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon Y,Kim YS,Lee J,Han SH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite advanced effective prophylaxes, pulmonary complications still occur in a high proportion of all hematopoietic stem cell recipients, accounting for considerable morbidity and mortality. The aim of our study was to describe the causes, incidences and mortality rates secondary to pulmonary complications and risk ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim DH,Lee J,Lee HG,Park BB,Peck KR,Oh WS,Ji SH,Lee SH,Park JO,Kim K,Kim WS,Jung CW,Park YS,Im YH,Kang WK,Park K

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical trials showed that bortezomib, a novel proteasome inhibitor, had therapeutic activity in multiple myeloma. However, there was no data about the feasibility of bortezomib in Korean patients. We performed a pilot study of bortezomib in patients with relapsed or refractory myeloma (1.3 mg/m2 twice weekly ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee KW,Yun T,Song EK,Na II,Shin H,Bang SM,Lee JH,Lee ST,Kim JH,Yoon SS,Lee JS,Park S,Kim BK,Kim NK

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that the particulate matter under 10 microm (PM10) has deleterious effects on respiratory health. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of PM10 upon normal children's lung function. The subjects were 368 middle school students in two areas of Incheon Metropolitan City. One (Incheon...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim JH,Lim DH,Kim JK,Jeong SJ,Son BK

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-dose intravenous steroids are the first-line treatment for patients with moderate-to-severe and active Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). We aimed to investigate the response rate of methylprednisolone (MPD) treatment among Korean patients with active moderate-to-severe GO and to identify predictive factors o...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Ahn HY,Lee JK

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery injury rarely occurs after blunt chest trauma, but it can lead to extensive myocardial infarction and be frequently overlooked. A 16-yr-old man was presented with comatose mental state and rapid respiration rate. He ran into guard rail while riding a motorcycle. In routine examination, his electrocardi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park WS,Jeong MH,Hong YJ,Park OY,Kim JH,Kim W,Ahn YK,Cho JG,Park JC,Ahn BH,Kim SH,Kang JC

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to determine the incidence and serogroups of meningococcal disease in the Korean Army. From August 2000 to July 2001, we identified prospective cases in the Korean Army. Meningococcal disease was confirmed by isolation of Neisseria meningitidis or detection of its antigen by latex agglutinatio...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee SO,Ryu SH,Park SJ,Ryu J,Woo JH,Kim YS

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:There is a controversy about the effect of having a usual source of care on medical expenses. Although many studies have shown lower medical expenses in a group with a usual source of care, some have shown higher medical expenses in such a group. This study aimed to empirically demonstrate the effect of havi...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim D,Kim S,Park HK,Ha IH,Jung B,Ryu WH,Lee SI,Sung NJ

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The positive predictability of anti-HCV ELISA is low, especially, in blood donors and in healthy populations. False positive anti-HCV results pose some difficulties in medical practice and in blood screening. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with true hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YS,Lee HS,Ahn YO

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found a case of hypoplasia of vertebral artery with fibromuscular dysplasia in an 82-yr-old Korean female cadaver during a routine dissection course. In the present case, intracranial hypoplasia in left vertebral artery and bilateral origin of posterior inferior cerebellar artery at the vertebrobasilar junction wer...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Hyun CL,Park HS,Shin HJ,Yoon SP

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined use of a drug-eluting balloon (DEB) and a bare metal stent (BMS) for the treatment of de novo non-small vessel coronary artery diseases (CAD) remains to be evaluated. We investigated the efficacy of a sequential treatment using a DEB together with a BMS implantation in comparison to a zotarolimus-eluting ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chae IH,Yoon CH,Park JJ,Oh IY,Suh JW,Cho YS,Youn TJ,Choi DJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blowflies, especially species belonging to the subfamily Luciliinae, are the first insects to lay eggs on corpses in Korea. Fast and accurate species identification has been a key task for forensic entomologists. Because conventional morphologic identification methods have many limitations with respect to forensic pra...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Park SH,Zhang Y,Piao H,Yu DH,Jeong HJ,Yoo GY,Chung U,Jo TH,Hwang JJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：: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：:The hepatitis A virus (HAV) has been the leading cause of viral hepatitis in Korea since the 2000s. We aimed to describe the current status and regional differences in hepatitis A incidence. We studied the total number of hepatitis A cases reported to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the Na...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Moon S,Han JH,Bae GR,Cho E,Kim B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keloids are pathologic proliferations of the dermal layer of the skin resulting from excessive collagen production and deposition. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) increases the expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1 and suppresses collagen synthesis to modulate extracellular matrix turnover. To investigate the ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee WJ,Park SE,Rah DK

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to prove the hypothesis that oncogene expressions would have the same patterns with those of cellular growth to growth factors in FRTL-5 cells. Ribonucleic acids of FRTL-5 were extracted at 15', 30', 60' and 120' after administration of growth factors to quiescent FRTL-5, and blotted to the ni...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yoo HY,Oh SK,Yi KH,Cho BY,Koh CS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic hypersecretory lesions of the breast are rare. These breast lesions include cystic hypersecretory hyperplasia (CHH), atypical CHH, and cystic hypersecretory carcinoma (CHC). The characteristic features are dilated ducts and cysts filled with thyroid colloid-like eosinophilic secretion. Only seven cases of invas...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lee JS,Lee YJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:Detailed information on additional drug resistance patterns of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is essential to build an effective treatment regimen; however, such data are scarce in Korea. We retrospectively analyzed the results of phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) of culture confirmed-TB patients...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Mok JH,Kang BH,Lee T,Lee HK,Jang HJ,Cho YJ,Jeon D

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on precise effects of deflazacort on bone cell function, especially osteoclasts, is quite limited. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to test effects of deflazacort on osteoclast-like cell formation in mouse bone marrow cultures and on the regulation of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and its ligand (RANKL)...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Chung H,Kang YS,Hwang CS,Moon IK,Yim CH,Choi KH,Han KO,Jang HC,Yoon HK,Han IK

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to compare the impacts of terazosin and tamsulosin, on prostate activity, i.e., serum prostate-specific antigen, total prostate volume (TPV), and transition zone volume (TZV). A total of 90 patients who presented with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplas...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Paick JS,Cho MC,Song SH,Kim SW,Ku JH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first case of human cyclosporiasis reported in Korea. We detected the oocyst of Cyclospora cayetanensis from a 14-yr old girl who complained of persistent diarrhea after traveling to Indonesia. Round oocysts sized about 8 to 9 m with wrinkle on the wall were found in modified acid fast stained stool specim...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Yu JR,Sohn WM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPSS) is a promising method of treatment for gastric or esophageal variceal bleeding. This study was performed to determine the prognostic factors contributing to the survival of patients after TIPSS for gastric or esophageal variceal bleeding. One hundred and fifty-five...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Kim YT,Jung MK,Cho CM,Tak WY,Kweon YO,Kim SK,Choi YH,Chung JM

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis remains one of the most prevalent and fatal infectious diseases in spite of considerable improvements in medical science. The diagnosis and treatment of extrapulmonary tuberculosis involving the abdomen is still complicated owing to vague or non-specific clinical features. Although rare, isolated splenic ...

journal_title：Journal of Korean medical science

authors： Lim J,Yu JS,Hong SW,Chung JJ,Kim JH,Kim KW

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00