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2. The clinicopathologic characteristics of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s): a retrospective study of 45 patients in Korea
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Kim, Hye Won, Kim, Joon Wan, Im, Churl Hyun, Shin, Ki Chul, Lee, Eun Young, Lee, Eun Bong, and Song, Yeong Wook
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- 2013
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3. Decreased serum level of antibody against human cytomegalovirus in patients with Behçet’s disease
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Lee, Eun Bong, Kwon, Ye Jin, Shin, Ki Chul, Song, Yeong Wook, Park, Chung-Gyu, Hwang, Eung-Soo, and Cha, Chang-Yong
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- 2005
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4. Spondylitis is the most common pattern of psoriatic arthritis in Korea
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Baek, Han Joo, Yoo, Chang Dal, Shin, Ki Chul, Lee, Yun Jong, Kang, Seong Wook, Lee, Eun Bong, Han, Chang Wan, Kim, Hyun Ah, Youn, Jai Il, and Song, Yeong Wook
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- 2000
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5. Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Thrombocytopenia Treated With Cyclosporine
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Shin, Ki Chul, Choi, Hyo Jin, Bae, Yeong Deok, Lee, Jung Chan, Lee, Eun Bong, and Song, Yeong Wook
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- 2005
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6. Polarization characteristics of phase retardation defect mode lasing in polymeric cholesteric liquid crystals
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Song, Myoung Hoon, Shin, Ki-Chul, Park, Byoungchoo, Takanishi, Yoichi, Ishikawa, Ken, Watanabe, Junji, Nishimura, Suzushi, Toyooka, Takehiro, Zhu, Zhengguo, Swager, Timothy M, and Takezoe, Hideo
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- 2004
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7. Takayasu’s Arteritis Concurrent with Marfan Syndrome: A Case Report
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Baek, Han Joo, Shin, Ki Chul, Lee, Yun Jong, Kang, Seong Wook, Lee, Eun Bong, and Song, Yeong Wook
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- 2000
8. Formation of liquid crystal multi-domains with different threshold voltages by varying the surface anchoring energy.
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Lee, Ji-Hoon, Jin, Huillian, Kim, Jung-Wook, Kim, Ki-Han, Park, Byung Wok, Yoon, Tae-Hoon, Kim, Hoon, Shin, Ki-Chul, and Kim, Hee Seop
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LIQUIDS ,TRANSISTORS ,CAPACITORS ,PHOTOMASKS ,SURFACES (Physics) - Abstract
We propose methods to obtain multi-domains with different threshold voltages for vertically aligned liquid crystal displays without additional transistors or capacitors. We exposed an ultraviolet light through a photomask and spatially varied the surface anchoring energy by partially decomposing the polyimide or inducing the adsorption of reactive monomers. The threshold voltage was reduced with smaller surface anchoring, and the reduction of the threshold could be qualitatively interpreted using a model describing a weak anchoring condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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9. How doping a cholesteric liquid crystal with polymeric dye improves an order parameter and makes possible low threshold lasing.
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Araoka, Fumito, Shin, Ki-Chul, Takanishi, Yoichi, Ishikawa, Ken, Takezoe, Hideo, Zhu, Zhengguo, and Swager, Timothy M.
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LIQUID crystals , *PHOTONICS , *CRYSTALS - Abstract
Lasing conditions in a dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal (ChLC) have been studied in view of optical modes for the light propagating in ChLCs using a polymeric dye with the transition dipole moment parallel to the local director of the ChLC host. We found that lasing always occurs at the lower-energy edge of the photonic gap. This is because that the optical eigen mode at the lower-energy gap is linearly polarized parallel to the director, while it is perpendicular at the higher-energy gap. Because of this well-defined lasing condition, low-threshold lasing was successfully achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2003
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10. New three-gamma-curves-integrated VA LCD design for excellent image quality and enhanced transmittance.
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Kim, Hoon, Shin, Ki-Chul, Kim, Jang-Soo, and Kim, Sungchul
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PIXEL density measurement ,PIXELS ,IMAGE quality analysis ,LIQUID crystal displays ,GAMMA rays - Abstract
Compared with the in-plane switching (IPS) mode of the liquid crystal display (LCD), the vertical-alignment (VA) LCD mode provides an excellent contrast ratio and a fast response time, but it still has a relative weakness: image quality deterioration as a function of the viewing direction. In the VA mode, the pixel division method, in which two different gamma curves from the divided pixels are integrated, is generally used to improve the off-axis image quality. Reported herein is the new VA mode for enhancing the off-axis image without decreasing the transmittance. The pixels divided into 12 domains instead of 8 using double electrode layers produce three different gamma curves from the high, middle, and low pixels, which are combined and enhance the image quality. In this pixel structure, the middle pixels are formed by two electrode layers and produce the third gamma curve. The new design of the VA mode shows the best off-axis image quality in the VA mode, which is the most comparable with that in the IPS mode, even with the organic light-emitting diode, and will provide a solution for the heavy competition in the ultrahigh-definition (UHD) and large-LCD-TV-panel market in the very near future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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11. Tri-Stable Polarization Switching of Fluorescent Light Using Photo-Luminescent Cholesteric Liquid Crystals.
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Joo, Suk-Hwan, Kim, Jang-Kyum, Kim, Hoon, Shin, Ki-Chul, Kim, Heesub, and Song, Jang-Kun
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CHOLESTERIC liquid crystals ,FLUORESCENT lighting ,PHOTOLUMINESCENCE ,POLARIZATION (Electricity) ,ELECTRIC fields ,LIGHT sources - Abstract
Using a photo-luminescent cholesteric liquid crystal (PL-CLC) cell, tri-stable electro-optic switching behaviour was demonstrated. Stable planar, uniformly lying helix (ULH), and focal conic states were obtained at an electric field of zero after applying proper electric signals corresponding to each state. When a PL-CLC cell was placed on a ultraviolet (UV) back-light, the cell emitted fluorescent light with different types of polarization corresponding to the liquid crystal (LC) state: the planar, ULH, and focal conic states emitted circularly polarized light, linearly polarized light, and un-polarized light, respectively. Hence, the proposed PL-CLC cell worked as a tri-stable polarization-switching light source. We also demonstrated that the PL-CLC cell can be used to fabricate a bistable fluorescent LC device. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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12. Vertical alignment of liquid crystals without alignment layers.
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Kim, Ki-Han, Park, Byung Wok, Choi, Sun-Wook, Lee, Ji-Hoon, Kim, Hoon, Shin, Ki-Chul, Kim, Hee Seop, and Yoon, Tae-Hoon
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ELECTROOPTICS ,LIQUID crystals ,MIXING ,POLYMERS ,LOW temperatures ,MATERIAL plasticity ,POLYIMIDES - Abstract
We propose a method for vertical alignment (VA) of liquid crystals (LCs) without alignment layers by mixing only a very low concentration (0.05 wt%) of an organic compound with LCs. The electro-optic characteristics of a VA cell fabricated by the proposed method were almost the same as those of a conventional VA cell with VA layers. Moreover, we used the proposed method to realise a polymer-stabilised VA device with a rapid response time without alignment layers. The proposed method can simplify the fabrication process and reduce the manufacturing cost of LC display devices by removing the need for alignment layers and the alignment process such as coating of polyimide layers and the UV exposure for the photo-alignment. We believe that the proposed method can play an essential role in the fabrication of plastic flexible LC display devices requiring the low-temperature process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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13. A transflective liquid crystal display using polymer stabilised vertical alignment mode.
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Lim, Young Jin, Lim, Se Hyun, Cho, Nam Ho, Shin, Ki-Chul, Kim, Hee Seop, Lee, Seung Hee, and Lee, Gi-Dong
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LIQUID crystal displays ,POLYMER liquid crystals ,ELECTRODES ,MOLECULAR structure ,SURFACES (Technology) ,ELECTRIC properties of thin films - Abstract
A transflective liquid crystal display using polymer-stabilised vertical alignment mode with fishbone-shaped electrode structure is proposed. Using the polymer stabilisation technique and patterned direction of pixel electrode structure, initial surface tilt angle and azimuthal angle can be well defined such that the liquid crystal is almost vertically aligned in the transmissive part while it has a certain pretilt angle that satisfies effective retardation of λ/4 with azimuthal direction of 45o with respect to the analyser in the reflective part. With optimisation of cell structures and surface tilt angles in the transmissive and reflective parts, a high performance transflective display showing excellent readability in any environment light conditions and single-gamma characteristic without using any retardation film or in-cell retarder can be achieved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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14. Detection of JC Virus Type 1 in Peripheral Lymphocytes, Brain and Cerebrospinal Fluid from Two Korean AIDS Patients with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy.
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Jeong, Byung-Hoon, Jin, Jae-Kwang, Choi, Eun-Kyoung, Kim, Kyung-Hoon, Choi, Kang-Won, Oh, Myoung-Don, Shin, Ki-Chul, and Kim, Yong-Sun
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- 2002
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15. Nano-particle Induced VA-LCD.
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Choi, Young Eun, Oh, Sang Hoon, Jo, Mi Hyeon, Jang, In Won, Kim, So Eun, Jeong, Kwang-Un, Lee, Seung Hee, Song, Won Il, Chang, Hak Seon, Shin, Ki Chul, and Kim, Hee Seop
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SILICONES ,SILICON polymers ,ORGANOSILICON compounds ,PHENETHYLAMINES ,IMAGE quality of liquid crystal displays ,LIQUID crystal displays - Abstract
A nano-material called POSS (Phenethyl-Poly Oligomeric Silsesquioxane) provides vertical alignment of LC on substrate without using conventional polymer type of vertical alignment layer. However, it still has many problems like aggregation because of high concentration doping. We synthesise new type of POSS which shows good dispersion with LC and found out that even very low 0.1 wt % into LC, uniform vertical alignment is achieved through diffusuion process from bulk LC to surface of the substrates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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16. Pixel electrode structure for high transmittance in a multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display device.
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Kim, Ki-Han, Jeon, Eun-Young, Park, Byung Wok, Song, Dong Han, Lee, Ji-Hoon, Lee, Gak Seok, Shin, Ki-Chul, Kim, Hee Seop, and Yoon, Tae-Hoon
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TRANSMITTANCE (Physics) ,LIQUID crystal displays ,PIXELS ,ELECTRODES ,DOMAIN boundaries - Abstract
We propose a pixel electrode structure for the multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal mode with high optical efficiency. We form a micro-slit electrode structure on the top substrate to reduce the width of disclination lines at domain boundaries. We insert additional electrodes on the bottom substrate to improve the transmittance at the edges of each pixel. We confirm that using both structures, the transmittance can be increased from 22.9% to 27.3% with no change in the operating voltage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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17. Efficacy of tocilizumab therapy in Korean patients with adult-onset Still's disease: a multicentre retrospective study of 22 cases.
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Song ST, Kim JJ, Lee S, Kim HA, Lee EY, Shin KC, Lee JH, Lee KH, Choi ST, Cha HS, and Yoo DH
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- Adrenal Cortex Hormones administration & dosage, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized administration & dosage, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized adverse effects, Antirheumatic Agents administration & dosage, Antirheumatic Agents adverse effects, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Republic of Korea, Retrospective Studies, Still's Disease, Adult-Onset blood, Still's Disease, Adult-Onset diagnosis, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized therapeutic use, Antirheumatic Agents therapeutic use, Still's Disease, Adult-Onset drug therapy
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Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ), a monoclonal antibody against the interleukin (IL)-6 receptor, for refractory adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) in the Korean population., Methods: This retrospective study included 22 Korean patients with refractory AOSD who were given TCZ at one of seven university hospital-based clinics for rheumatic disease. Patients were subdivided into groups according to disease course: monocyclic, systemic polycyclic, and chronic articular. Modified Pouchot scores, including laboratory and clinical findings, were analysed at 6 months and 12 months., Results: TCZ was given at 4-8 mg/kg every 4-5 weeks (8 mg/kg every 4-5 weeks in 18 patients, 6 mg/kg every 4 weeks in 2, and 4 mg/kg every 4 weeks in 2) for 7.5 months (median, IQR: 4.0-12.3). A good response (measured as a decrease of >2 in the modified Pouchot score) was achieved in 50.0% of patients (11 of 22) at 6 months and in 64.3% (9 of 14) at 12 months. The dose of corticosteroid dose was reduced from 11.5 mg/day (median, IQR: 10.0-21.3) immediately before TCZ therapy to 7.5 mg/day (median, IQR: 5.0-10.0, p=0.002) at 6 months and finally to 6.3 mg/day (median, IQR: 5.0-7.5, p=0.002) at 12 months. Only one patient discontinued TCZ treatment due to facial swelling accompanied by high blood pressure. In all others, adverse events subsided with delayed TCZ therapy, and TCZ therapy was continued successfully without problems., Conclusions: TCZ was effective for treating Korean AOSD patients who were refractory to conventional therapy or other anti-cytokine biologics, showing a corticosteroid-sparing effect and an acceptable tolerance profile.
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- 2016
18. Complete Tumor Resection for a Hepatocellular Carcinoma Secreting Parathyroid Hormone-related Peptide.
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Kim EK, Kim JS, Shin KC, Lee GT, Han CJ, Kim SB, and Ku YH
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- Aged, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular metabolism, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular pathology, Humans, Liver Neoplasms metabolism, Liver Neoplasms pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein metabolism, Positron-Emission Tomography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular surgery, Liver Neoplasms surgery
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in Korea. Diverse paraneoplastic syndromes can occur in patients with HCC, but parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTH-rP)-induced hypercalcemia is uncommon. Hypercalcemia due to PTH or particularly PTH-rP-secreting HCC is associated with poor outcomes. We report a 71-year-old man who presented with symptoms of vague abdominal discomfort, somnolence, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss. Imaging studies revealed a large HCC without metastasis. The laboratory findings showed elevated serum calcium level, low intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level and elevated PTH-rP level. These results led to a diagnosis of a PTH-rP-secreting HCC and paraneoplastic hypercalcemia. After emergency management of the hypercalcemia, the patient underwent an extended right hemihepatectomy with cholecystectomy. One year after the surgery, he is alive with normal calcium, PTH-rP, and iPTH levels. This case demonstrates that the rare phenomenon of life-threatening hypercalcemia caused by HCC should not be overlooked. These symptoms offer a good opportunity to diagnose HCC early. Radical tumor resection makes it possible to cure patients with PTH-rP-secreting HCC.
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- 2015
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19. Clinicopathological characteristics of colon cancer diagnosed at primary health care institutions.
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Park SH, Song CW, Kim YB, Kim YS, Chun HR, Lee JH, Seol WJ, Yoon HS, Lee MK, Lee JH, Bhang CS, Park JH, Park JY, Do BH, Park YD, Yoon SJ, Park CW, Yoon SM, Choi JH, Shin KC, Ko DH, Kim YJ, and Seol DC
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Background/aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinicopathologic characteristics of colon cancers detected at the SOK Sokpeynhan Internal Medical Network, a nationwide system of primary health care institutions., Methods: We analyzed 579 colon cancer patients diagnosed using colonoscopy at the SOK network from January 2011 through December 2012. Cancers from the rectum to the splenic flexure were classified as left colon cancer. Patients over 65 were classified as senior., Results: The mean age (±SD) of subjects was 60.9±10.5 years and 61.1% were men. More than one quarter (28.2%) of patients were asymptomatic. The prevalence of left colon cancer was higher (77.9%) than that for right colon cancer. The most frequent macroscopic and histologic types were depressed (58.9%) and moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (52.2%), respectively. Asymptomatic subjects displayed protruding or well differentiated adenocarcinoma, while symptomatic patients were more likely to display depressed or moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma (P<0.05). The mean age of the right colon cancer group was higher than that for the left colon cancer group (P<0.05). Among symptomatic patients, the most frequent symptoms were bloody stool for patients with left colon cancer and abdominal discomfort for patients with right colon cancer (P<0.05). The prevalence of depressed cancer was higher in older subjects as compared to younger subjects (P<0.05). The prevalence of right colon cancer tended to increase with age, although this difference did not achieve statistical significance (P>0.05)., Conclusions: Study results indicated an increase of colon cancer amongst younger demographics in recent years. The effectiveness of colonoscopy screening was also evident, as asymptomatic patients demonstrated frequent findings of well differentiated adenocarcinomas. Study results also suggested a need for closer examination of older patients, as right colon cancer tended to increase with age.
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- 2014
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20. [Clinicopathologic characteristics of superficial gastric cancer diagnosed at primary health care institutions in 2011].
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Park SH, Song CW, Kim YB, Kim YS, Chun HR, Lee JH, Seol WJ, Yoon HS, Lee MK, Lee JH, Bhang CS, Park JH, Park YH, Do BH, Park YD, Yoon SJ, Park CW, Kim JP, Choi JH, Shin KC, and Park SM
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- Adenocarcinoma pathology, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Gastroscopy, Helicobacter Infections diagnosis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, National Health Programs, Primary Health Care, Prospective Studies, Stomach Neoplasms pathology
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Background/aims: Stomach cancer is prevalent in Korea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of superficial gastric cancers detected at SOK Sokpeynhan Internal Medical Network, the nationwide primary health care institutions., Methods: We prospectively analysed the clinicopathologic and endoscopic characteristics of 218 superficial gastric cancer patients diagnosed using gastric endoscopy at SOK network from January 2011 through December 2011., Results: The mean age was 58.5 years old and male to female ratio was 1.7 : 1. Asymptomatic patients were most common (45.0%). The macroscopic classification revealed that simple types (63.8%) were more common than complex types (36.2%). The most common type was IIc (28.4%) and other types were as follows; IIb (16.1%), IIb+IIc (13.3%), IIa (10.6%), III (9.2%), IIa+IIc (7.3%), IIc+IIa (6.0%), IIc+IIb (5.0%). The most commonly involved sites were the body (53.1%) and greater curvature (32.6%) of the stomach. The size of lesion was less than 1 cm (69.3%) and less than 5 mm (33.5%) in diameter. The most common pathologic type was tubular adenocarcinoma (75.7%). Helicobacter pylori infection rate was 50.2%. Fifty five percent of the cases were diagnosed via endoscopy of National Health Insurance Corporation screenings., Conclusions: Superficial gastric cancers in 2011 at primary health care SOK network were different from those of previous reports. Type IIc was most common but type IIb was more prevalent and the body and greater curvature of the stomach were the most commonly involved sites. Therefore, careful observation of the proximal gastric mucosa and mucosal color change is needed.
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- 2012
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21. [Clinical, radiological and pathological exploration of focal nodular hyperplasia of liver reported in Korea].
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Kang HY, La SS, Kong JH, Lee SS, Baek DS, Lim SS, Shin KC, Shin HD, Yun SY, Kim SB, Shin JE, Kim HJ, and Song IH
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Child, Contraceptives, Oral, Female, Focal Nodular Hyperplasia diagnostic imaging, Focal Nodular Hyperplasia pathology, Humans, Korea, Male, Middle Aged, Sex Factors, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Focal Nodular Hyperplasia diagnosis
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Background/aims: Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) is mandatory to be differentiated from other hepatic tumorous conditions such as hepatocellular carcinoma and adenoma. The purpose of this study was to explore the clinical, radiological and pathological features of FNH cases reported in Korea., Methods: We have searched the journals from the web site "http://koreamed.org" using keywords "focal nodular hyperplasia" and "liver" - total of 38 cases of FNH, 37 cases from 17 published articles and one case from our experience confirmed histologically, were reviewed and analyzed., Results: Thirty eight cases were diagnosed between gestational age of 36 weeks and 67 years. Seventeen female patients (45%) had no history of taking oral contraceptives. Twenty cases (52.6%) experienced clinical symptoms such as abdominal pain and palpable mass. Computed tomography revealed contrast-enhancement in 34 nodules (85%) and typical central stellate scar in 9 (22.5%) of 40 nodules. Magnetic resonance imaging showed T1 weighted low signal in 18 (60%) and T2 weighted high signal in 22 (73.3%) of 30 nodules. Six (60%) of 10 cases showed hypervascular staining on hepatic angiography. Among 38 cases, 32 (84.2%) cases had single nodule and their mean size was 3.9 cm (0.5-16 cm). Pathologically, fibrous septa, proliferation of bile ductules and arterial wall thickening were seen in most cases., Conclusions: Of all the FNH cases reported in Korea, there were some differences in clinical aspects of sex ratio, accompanying clinical symptoms, and relationship with oral contraceptives, compared with previous reports. Further prospective studies are needed by means of nation-wide clinical survey and analysis.
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- 2008
22. Human cytomegalovirus IE1 protein enhances herpes simplex virus type 1-induced syncytial formation in U373MG cells.
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Shin KC, Park CG, Hwang ES, and Cha CY
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- Cell Line, Tumor, Humans, Immediate-Early Proteins biosynthesis, Protein Kinase Inhibitors pharmacology, Purines pharmacology, Roscovitine, Transfection, Virus Replication drug effects, Giant Cells virology, Herpesvirus 1, Human growth & development, Immediate-Early Proteins metabolism
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Co-infection of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is not uncommon in immunocompromised hosts. Importantly, organ transplant recipients concurrently infected with HSV-1 and HCMV have a worse clinical outcome than recipients infected with a single virus. However, factors regulating the pathologic response in HSV-1, HCMV co-infected tissues are unclear. We investigated the potential biologic role of HCMV gene product immediate early 1 (IE1) protein in HSV-1-induced syncytial formation in U373MG cells. We utilized a co-infection model by infecting HSV-1 to U373MG cells constitutively expressing HCMV IE1 protein, UMG1-2. Syncytial formation was assessed by enumerating nuclei number per syncytium and number of syncytia. HSV-1-induced syncytial formation was enhanced after 24 hr in UMG1-2 cells compared with U373MG controls. The amplified phenotype in UMG1-2 cells was effectively suppressed by roscovitine in addition to inhibitors of viral replication. This is the first study to provide histological evidence of the contribution of HCMV IE1 protein to enhanced cytopathogenic responses in active HSV-1 infection.
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- 2008
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23. [Down-regulation of survivin in growth inhibition of hepatoma cells induced by a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor].
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Song IH, Kim DW, Shin KC, Shin HD, Yun SY, Kim SB, Shin JE, Kim HJ, and Kim EY
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- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular enzymology, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular pathology, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors chemistry, G1 Phase, Humans, Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins, Liver Neoplasms enzymology, Liver Neoplasms pathology, Microtubule-Associated Proteins metabolism, Neoplasm Proteins metabolism, Nitrobenzenes chemistry, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Sulfonamides chemistry, Survivin, Time Factors, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular metabolism, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors pharmacology, Liver Neoplasms metabolism, Microtubule-Associated Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Neoplasm Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Nitrobenzenes pharmacology, Sulfonamides pharmacology
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Background/aims: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors reportedly inhibit the growth of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) via caspase-dependent or caspase-independent apoptosis, which is due to COX-2 being associated with hepatocarcinogenesis. Survivin is highly expressed in most human cancers, but the mechanism regulating survivin expression remains unclear. We investigated the regulatory expression of survivin in selective-COX-2-inhibitor-induced growth inhibition of hepatoma cells., Methods: After treatment with NS-398 (a selective COX-2 inhibitor) at various concentrations (10, 50, 100, 150, and 200 micrometer), the growth inhibition of Hep3B hepatoma cells was assessed by an MTT cell-viability assay, DNA fragmentation gel analysis, and flow cytometry. The expression of survivin transcript was analyzed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reactions., Results: NS-398 inhibited the growth of hepatoma cells by an amount dependent on the concentration and the time since treatment. Apoptotic DNA ladder and flow-cytometry shifting to the sub-G1 phase were revealed in NS-398-induced growth inhibition of hepatoma cells. NS-398 suppressed the expression of the survivin gene in a concentration- and time-dependent manner., Conclusions: Survivin was down-regulated in the growth inhibition of hepatoma cells induced by a selective COX-2 inhibitor, NS-398, in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. These results suggest the therapeutic inhibition of COX-2 via suppression of survivin in HCC.
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- 2008
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24. Short term effects of topical cyclosporine and viscoelastic on the ocular surfaces in patients with dry eye.
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Moon JW, Lee HJ, Shin KC, Wee WR, Lee JH, and Kim MK
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- Adjuvants, Immunologic administration & dosage, Administration, Topical, Cell Count, Conjunctiva drug effects, Conjunctiva pathology, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Combinations, Drug Therapy, Combination, Dry Eye Syndromes metabolism, Dry Eye Syndromes pathology, Epithelium drug effects, Epithelium pathology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Goblet Cells drug effects, Goblet Cells pathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Ophthalmic Solutions administration & dosage, Tears drug effects, Tears metabolism, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Chondroitin Sulfates administration & dosage, Cyclosporine administration & dosage, Dry Eye Syndromes drug therapy, Hyaluronic Acid administration & dosage, Immunosuppressive Agents administration & dosage
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Purpose: To compare the short term effects of topical 0.05% cyclosporine (CsA) and a mixture of 0.08% chondroitin sulfate and 0.06% sodium hyaluronate (CS-HA) on dry eye ocular surfaces., Methods: 36 patients with moderate to severe dry eye (5 mm/5 min or less with Schirmer's test or tear break up time (BUT) less than 6 seconds), were treated with topical application of CS-HA on one eye and CsA on the other 4 times a day for 6-8 weeks. BUT, Schirmer's test without anesthesia, and conjunctival impression cytology (CIC; goblet cell density, nucleus to cytoplasmic ratio, and epithelial cell morphology) were evaluated and compared between eyes before and after treatment (repeated measurement of ANOVA)., Results: After treatment, BUT and tear wettings were significantly prolonged in each group. Topical CsA treated eyes had greater increase in BUT (p=0.026); there was no significant difference in tear wetting (p=0.132). While the 3 parameters of CIC improved in both groups, goblet cell density was significantly higher in eyes treated with CsA (p=0.033)., Conclusions: While both CS-HA and 0.05% CsA eyedrops improve ocular surfaces, topical CsA may have a better effect on enhancing tear film stability and goblet cell density.
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- 2007
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25. Clinical significance of anti-filaggrin antibody recognizing uncitrullinated filaggrin in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Choi KH, Lee EB, Yoo CD, Baek HJ, Kang SW, Shin KC, Lee YJ, Kim HA, Jeon JH, Kim CW, Shin DM, Kim IG, and Son YW
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Arthritis, Rheumatoid blood, Case-Control Studies, Filaggrin Proteins, Humans, Intermediate Filament Proteins isolation & purification, Molecular Sequence Data, Antibodies blood, Antibodies immunology, Arthritis, Rheumatoid diagnosis, Arthritis, Rheumatoid immunology, Citrulline analysis, Intermediate Filament Proteins chemistry, Intermediate Filament Proteins immunology
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Filaggrin is expressed in the cornified layer of epidermis and known to be one of the antigenic targets in rheumatoid arthritis. Although the citrulline residue in filaggrin is thought to be an antigenic determinant recognized by autoantibodies, the diagnostic sensitivity of synthetic citrullinated peptide is variable. To investigate the implication of anti-filaggrin antibodies recognizing uncitrullinated filaggrin in rheumatoid arthritis, we assayed antibody titers using unmodified recombinant filaggrin in the sera from 73 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 150 patients with other connective tissue diseases and 70 normal controls. We also performed the correlation analysis between antibody titers and the clinical variables in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Titers of IgG anti-filaggrin antibodies were significantly higher in rheumatoid arthritis patients compared to normal controls (P=0.02), but not in patients with osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis or systemic lupus erythematosus. IgG anti-filaggrin antibodies were more frequently found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared to normal controls (12.3% vs 1.4% respectively, P=0.04). An anti-filaggrin antibody titer was correlated with visual analogue scale of pain, tender joint count, Ritchie articular index or C-reactive protein, but not with anti-nuclear antibody or rheumatoid factor. These results suggest that anti-filaggrin antibody recognizes the uncitrullinated filaggrin as an antigen and its titer correlates with clinical parameters, explaining the variable sensitivity of anti-filaggrin antibody test.
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- 2005
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26. Juvenile onset ankylosing spondylitis (JAS) has less severe spinal disease course than adult onset ankylosing spondylitis (AAS): clinical comparison between JAS and AAS in Korea.
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Baek HJ, Shin KC, Lee YJ, Kang SW, Lee EB, Yoo CD, and Song YW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Age of Onset, Child, Female, Hospitals, University, Humans, Korea epidemiology, Male, Spondylitis, Ankylosing physiopathology, Spondylitis, Ankylosing epidemiology
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Objective: To assess the frequency of juvenile onset ankylosing spondylitis (JAS) in Korean patients with AS and to differentiate the clinical characteristics of JAS from adult onset ankylosing spondylitis (AAS)., Methods: We studied 98 consecutive patients with AS who visited the rheumatology clinic of a tertiary referral center and compared clinical and radiographic features of JAS (n = 41) with those of AAS (n = 57)., Results: Median age at onset in JAS was 14 years (range 7-16) and in AAS 22 years (range 17-38) (p < 0.01). Patients with JAS at presentation showed fewer spinal symptoms and more frequent peripheral joint symptoms than those with AAS (41.5% vs 80.7% and 73.2% vs 36.8%, respectively; p < 0.01). Current cervical spine disease was more frequent in AAS (66.7% vs 43.9%; p = 0.02) and current knee disease in JAS (26.8% vs 8.8%; p = 0.02). Patients with JAS showed a shorter tragus-wall distance (mean +/- SD 10.6 +/- 1.7 vs 13.1 +/- 6.9 cm; p < 0.01), more mobility on the modified Schober test (5.7 +/- 2.0 vs 4.0 +/- 2.6 cm; p < 0.01) and chest expansion (4.4 +/- 1.7 vs 3.2 +/- 1.8 cm; p < 0.01), and a better forced vital capacity (75.1 +/- 14.1% vs 82.1 +/- 16.1% of predicted value; p = 0.03) than those with AAS. Totally ankylosed sacroiliitis and spinal syndesmophyte on radiographs were less frequent in JAS patients than in AAS (19.5% vs 47.4% and 17.1% vs 54.4%, respectively; p < 0.01)., Conclusion: The frequency of JAS (41.3%) among Koreans was higher than that reported for Caucasians. General joint involvement pattern at disease onset in JAS was similar to previous reports. Our data suggest that clinically and radiographically JAS has a less severe spinal disease course than AAS.
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- 2002
27. Enhanced second-harmonic generation by use of the photonic effect in a ferroelectric smectic C* liquid crystal.
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Shin KC, Hoshi H, Chung DH, Ishikawa K, and Takezoe H
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Special phase matching of second-harmonic generation (SHG) by use of the photonic effect was experimentally confirmed for an obliquely propagating fundamental beam in the helical smectic C>(*) liquid-crystal phase, as suggested by Belyakov [JETP Lett. 70, 811 (1999)]. The enhancement of SHG occurs when the second-harmonic wave is close to a photonic bandgap (half-pitch band) and consequently the fundamental wave is close to another photonic bandgap (full-pitch band). The enhanced signal was observed from both the transmitted and the reflected directions and was compared with our recently developed simulation.
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- 2002
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