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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Soo Jin Woo, Kwang Hyun Park, Sang Hyun Woo, Hyun Jae Nam
BACKGROUND: Traditional skin grafts for syndactyly often cause color mismatches and unsightly donor sites, whereas no-skin-graft methods leave noticeable dorsal hand scars. This study presents plantar full-thickness skin graft (FTSG) from the weight-bearing midline area for syndactyly repair, a novel approach not previously reported in the literature. METHODS: The study included three groups of patients with congenital syndactyly of the hand who underwent primary operations with plantar FTSG (n=70), groin FTSG (n=20), and no-skin-graft techniques (n=22)...
April 23, 2024: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Soo Heon Kwak, Ryan B Hernandez-Cancela, Daniel A DiCorpo, David E Condon, Jordi Merino, Peitao Wu, Jennifer A Brody, Jie Yao, Xiuqing Guo, Fariba Ahmadizar, Mariah Meyer, Murat Sincan, Josep M Mercader, Sujin Lee, Jeffrey Haessler, Ha My T Vy, Zhaotong Lin, Nicole D Armstrong, Shaopeng Gu, Noah L Tsao, Leslie A Lange, Ningyuan Wang, Kerri L Wiggins, Stella Trompet, Simin Liu, Ruth J F Loos, Renae Judy, Philip H Schroeder, Natalie R Hasbani, Maxime M Bos, Alanna C Morrison, Rebecca D Jackson, Alexander P Reiner, JoAnn E Manson, Ninad S Chaudhary, Lynn K Carmichael, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Kent D Taylor, Mohsen Ghanbari, Joyce van Meurs, Achilleas N Pitsillides, Bruce M Psaty, Raymond Noordam, Ron Do, Kyong Soo Park, J Wouter Jukema, Maryam Kavousi, Adolfo Correa, Stephen S Rich, Scott M Damrauer, Catherine Hajek, Nam H Cho, Marguerite R Irvin, James S Pankow, Girish N Nadkarni, Robert Sladek, Mark O Goodarzi, Jose C Florez, Daniel I Chasman, Susan R Heckbert, Charles Kooperberg, Josée Dupuis, Rajeev Malhotra, Paul S de Vries, Ching-Ti Liu, Jerome I Rotter, James B Meigs
OBJECTIVE: To identify genetic risk factors for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a multiancestry time-to-event genome-wide association study for incident CVD among people with T2D. We also tested 204 known coronary artery disease (CAD) variants for association with incident CVD. RESULTS: Among 49,230 participants with T2D, 8,956 had incident CVD events (event rate 18...
April 23, 2024: Diabetes Care
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nam Hee Kim, Ji Hun Kang, Hong Joo Kim
PURPOSE: The association between nonobese/lean nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and gallstone formation remains unclear. We aimed to assess whether NAFLD is an independent risk factor for gallstones, even in nonobese or lean individuals. METHODS: We analyzed 265 353 asymptomatic adults who underwent abdominal ultrasonography. The risk of gallstone was assessed on the basis of obesity and NAFLD status. RESULTS: The overall prevalence rates of NAFLD and gallstones were 27...
April 17, 2024: European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Megan Zercher, Jason A Coral, Diane Nabb, Griselda Powers, Alan Jones, Karla Johanning
Bioaccumulation predictions can be substantially improved by combining in vitro metabolic rate measurements derived from rainbow trout hepatocytes and/or hepatic S9 fractions with quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling approaches. Compared with in vivo testing guidelines Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 305 and Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP; an office of the US Environmental Protection Agency) 850.1730, the recently adopted OECD test guidelines 319A and 319B are in vitro approaches that have the potential to provide a time- and cost-efficient, humane solution, reducing animal use while addressing uncertainties in bioaccumulation across species...
April 23, 2024: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dermoscopic Features of Subcorneal Hematoma on the Palms and Soles: Differences from Acral Melanoma.
Sang-Hyeon Won, Kyung-Nam Bae, Kihyuk Shin, Hoon-Soo Kim, Hyun-Chang Ko, Byung-Soo Kim, Moon-Bum Kim
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of subcorneal hematoma (SH) can be challenging because the clinical presentation of SH can resemble melanocytic lesions. Few studies have examined the characteristic dermoscopic features of SH, but a more detailed large-scale study is needed to overcome the diagnostic challenge of differentiating it from acral melanoma. OBJECTIVES: To describe the dermoscopic features of SH. METHODS: We evaluated the clinical and dermoscopic features of 50 SH lesions from 43 patients at the Pusan National University Hospitals (Busan and Yangsan)...
December 2023: Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica: ADC
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joon Hee Cho, Myeongju Kim, Hee Seung Nam, Seong Yun Park, Yong Seuk Lee
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to develop a machine learning model that would predict lateral compartment osteoarthritis (OA) in the discoid lateral meniscus (DLM), from which to then identify factors contributing to lateral compartment OA, with a key focus on the patient's age. METHODS: Data were collected from 611 patients with symptomatic DLM diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging between April 2003 and May 2022. Twenty features, including demographic, clinical and radiological data and six algorithms were used to develop the predictive machine learning models...
April 23, 2024: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nam In Kim, Jaehun Lee, Song Jin, Junyoung Park, Jae-Yeop Jeong, Jooyoung Lee, Yangdo Kim, Chiho Kim, Sung Mook Choi
Perovskite materials that aren't stable during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are unsuitable for anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEMWE). But through manipulating their electronic structures, their performance can further increase. Among the first-row transition metals, nickel and iron are widely recognized as prominent electrocatalysts; thus, the researchers are looking into how combining them can improve the OER. Recent research has actively explored the design and study of heterostructures in this field, showcasing the dynamic exploration of innovative catalyst configurations...
April 23, 2024: Small Methods
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Chaeyoung Lee, Jung Min Park, Prima F Hillman, Minyi Yoo, Hye Yeon Kim, Chang-Seok Lee, Sang-Jip Nam
Bioassay and HPLC-UV guided fractionations of the crude extract of marine-derived Streptomyces sp. SNA-077 have led to the isolation of a red pigment, undecylprodigiosin (1) . The chemical structure of undecylprodigiosin (1) was revealed by the interpretation of NMR and mass spectroscopic (MS) data. Further, anti-melanogenic effects of undecylprodigiosin (1) were investigated. First, the melanin contents of undecylprodigiosin (1) -treated B16 cells were evaluated. Furthermore, undecylprodigiosin (1) significantly inhibited the key enzymes involved in melanogenesis, including tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein-1 (TYRP-1), and dopachrome tautomerase (DCT)...
April 23, 2024: Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thuy Dung Pham Thi, Nam Tien Duong
This study aims to move away from the cross-sectional approach related to burnout and conduct a longitudinal study to explore the factors influencing learning burnout among management students. The study primarily adopts a questionnaire survey, with students majoring in business management. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling (SEM) are used to analyze the data and validate the hypotheses. The findings are: (1) There is a significant negative relationship between English anxiety and self-efficacy and a significant positive relationship between past English learning performance and self-efficacy...
April 22, 2024: BMC Psychology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Su-Jung Nam, Jaehye Suk
BACKGROUND: The repercussions of food insecurity are widely recognized to negatively impact overall health and are influenced by a complex interplay of physiological, psychological, social, and environmental factors. METHODS: This study examined the disparities in food consumption and literacy between among food security households and food insecurity households using data from the Korea Rural Economic Institute's 2022 Consumer Behavior Survey for Food, which involved 3,321 respondents...
April 22, 2024: International Journal for Equity in Health
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Myungjin Kim, Jun Yong Kim, Won-Kyu Rhim, Gloria Cimaglia, Andrew Want, James E Morgan, Pete A Williams, Chun Gwon Park, Dong Keun Han, Seungsoo Rho
The progressive and irreversible degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and their axons is the major characteristic of glaucoma, a leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) is a cofactor and metabolite of redox reaction critical for neuronal survival. Supplementation with nicotinamide (NAM), a precursor of NAD, can confer neuroprotective effects against glaucomatous damage caused by an age-related decline of NAD or mitochondrial dysfunction, reflecting the high metabolic activity of RGCs...
April 22, 2024: Acta Neuropathologica Communications
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Changxia Li, Xuemei Hou, Zongxi Zhao, Huwei Liu, Panpan Huang, Meimei Shi, Xuetong Wu, Rong Gao, Zhiya Liu, Lijuan Wei, Yihua Li, Weibiao Liao
In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), the ripening of fruit is regulated by the selective expression of ripening-related genes, and this procedure is controlled by transcription factors (TFs). In the various plant-specific TF families, the no apical meristem (NAM), Arabidopsis thaliana activating factor 1/2 (ATAF1/2), and cup-shaped cotyledon 2 (CUC2; NAC) TF family stands out and plays a significant function in plant physiological activities, such as fruit ripening (FR). Despite the numerous genes of NAC found in the tomato genome, limited information is available on the effects of NAC members on FR, and there is also a lack of studies on their target genes...
April 23, 2024: Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jung Soo Park, Yeonho You, Changshin Kang, Wonjoon Jeong, Hong Joon Ahn, Jin Hong Min, Yong Nam In, So Young Jeon
We investigated the agreement between the jugular bulb (JB) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate levels. The study was conducted from July 2021 to June 2023 as a prospective observational cohort study at a single center. The right jugular vein was accessed, and the placement of JB catheter tip was confirmed using lateral cervical spine X-ray. A lumbar catheter was inserted between the 3rd and 4th lumbar spine of the patient. Lactate levels were measured immediately, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h after ROSC...
April 22, 2024: Scientific Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hsiao-Tzu Chien, Victoria C de Leeuw, Joantine C J van Esterik, Frans G M Russel, Anne S Kienhuis, Peter T Theunissen, Peter van Meer
Advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) are among the most complex pharmaceuticals with high human specificity. Species differences severely limit the clinical relevance of in vivo data. We conducted interviews with stakeholders involved in ATMP development about their perspective on the use of in vivo studies, the perceived hurdles and associated potential solutions regarding non-clinical development of ATMPs. In total, 17 stakeholders from 9 different countries were interviewed. A workshop was held with key stakeholders to further discuss major topics identified from the interviews...
April 20, 2024: Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology: RTP
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nawaf Yassi, Henry Zhao, Leonid Churilov, Teddy Y Wu, Henry Ma, Huy-Thang Nguyen, Andrew Cheung, Atte Meretoja, Duy Ton Mai, Timothy Kleinig, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Philip M C Choi, Phuc Dang Duc, Helen Brown, Annemarei Ranta, Neil Spratt, Geoffrey C Cloud, Hao-Kuang Wang, Rohan Grimley, Karim Mahawish, Der-Yang Cho, Darshan Shah, Thai My Phuong Nguyen, Gagan Sharma, Vignan Yogendrakumar, Bernard Yan, Emma L Harrison, Michael Devlin, Dennis Cordato, Nicolas Martinez-Majander, Daniel Strbian, Vincent Thijs, Lauren M Sanders, David Anderson, Mark W Parsons, Bruce C V Campbell, Geoffrey A Donnan, Stephen M Davis
BACKGROUND: Tranexamic acid, an antifibrinolytic agent, might attenuate haematoma growth after an intracerebral haemorrhage. We aimed to determine whether treatment with intravenous tranexamic acid within 2 h of an intracerebral haemorrhage would reduce haematoma growth compared with placebo. METHODS: STOP-MSU was an investigator-led, double-blind, randomised, phase 2 trial conducted at 24 hospitals and one mobile stroke unit in Australia, Finland, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Viet Nam...
April 19, 2024: Lancet Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
William G Lee, MaKayla L O'Guinn, Olivia A Keane, Vikram Krishna, Shale J Mack, Antoine Soliman, Dean M Anselmo, Nam X Nguyen, Christopher P Gayer, Eugene S Kim, Eveline H Shue
BACKGROUND: The minimum weight for enterostomy closure (EC) in infants remains debated with the current acceptable cut-off of >2 kg. As enterostomy-related complications or high enterostomy output (>30cc/kg/d) may prohibit a premature infant from reaching 2 kg, additional data is needed to evaluate the safety of EC in infants <2 kg. The objective of this study was to evaluate postoperative outcomes in low body weight (<2 kg) infants undergoing EC compared to larger infants...
April 22, 2024: American Surgeon
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dong-Yeob Han, Saehun Kim, Seoha Nam, Gayoung Lee, Hongyeul Bae, Jin Hong Kim, Nam-Soon Choi, Gyujin Song, Soojin Park
Lithium metal anode (LMA) emerges as a promising candidate for lithium (Li)-based battery chemistries with high-energy-density. However, inhomogeneous charge distribution from the unbalanced ion/electron transport causes dendritic Li deposition, leading to "dead Li" and parasitic reactions, particularly at high Li utilization ratios (low negative/positive ratios in full cells). Herein, an innovative LMA structural model deploying a hyperporous/hybrid conductive architecture is proposed on single-walled carbon nanotube film (HCA/C), fabricated through a nonsolvent induced phase separation process...
April 22, 2024: Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
He-Wei Ji, Chao-Rui Wang, Xiu-Wen Yuan, Jing Wang, Lin Wang, Qi-Long Cao, Ying-Hua Li, Yong-Nan Xu, Nam-Hyung Kim
Mangiferin (MGN) is primarily found in the fruits, leaves, and bark of plants of the Anacardiaceae family, including mangoes. MGN exhibits various pharmacological effects, such as protection of the liver and gallbladder, anti-lipid peroxidation, and cancer prevention. This study aimed to investigate the effects of MGN supplementation during in vitro culture (IVC) on the antioxidant capacity of early porcine embryos and the underlying mechanisms involved. Porcine parthenotes in the IVC medium were exposed to different concentrations of MGN (0, 0...
April 2024: Reproduction in Domestic Animals
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Minsu Park, Eunsun Jung, Jung Min Park, Soeun Park, Dongmi Ko, Juyeon Seo, Seongjae Kim, Kee Dal Nam, Yong Koo Kang, Lee Farrand, Van-Hai Hoang, Cong-Truong Nguyen, Minh Thanh La, Gibeom Nam, Hyun-Ju Park, Jihyae Ann, Jeewoo Lee, Yoon-Jae Kim, Ji Young Kim, Jae Hong Seo
Rationale: Resistance to targeted therapies like trastuzumab remains a critical challenge for HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Despite the progress of several N-terminal HSP90 inhibitors in clinical trials, none have achieved approval for clinical use, primarily due to issues such as induction of the heat shock response (HSR), off-target effects, and unfavorable toxicity profiles. We sought to examine the effects of HVH-2930, a novel C-terminal HSP90 inhibitor, in overcoming trastuzumab resistance. Methods: The effect of HVH-2930 on trastuzumab-sensitive and -resistant cell lines in vitro was evaluated in terms of cell viability, expression of HSP90 client proteins, and impact on cancer stem cells...
2024: Theranostics
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Nam Hee Koh, Ha Yeun Oh
Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women globally, often leading to distant metastasis in the lung, liver, or bones. Cutaneous metastasis represents an uncommon pattern in breast cancer, but when observed, it tends to manifest in the thorax and upper abdomen, primarily due to lymph node involvement. Therefore, occurrences of cutaneous metastasis on the scalp and extremities are infrequent. Moreover, invasive lobular carcinoma metastasizing to remote skin is rare among the breast cancer. This report presents a case of cutaneous metastasis of invasive lobular carcinoma to the scalp in a patient treated for breast cancer six years ago, with no signs of local recurrence or metastasis to other organs...
2024: Frontiers in Oncology
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