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OBJECTIVES: Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) is a chronic functional vestibular disorder for which the Bárány Society has established diagnostic criteria. This nationwide multicenter study aims to investigate the clinical features of individuals with definite PPPD and clinical variant PPPD who do not fully meet the diagnostic criteria, with a particular focus on visual exaggeration. METHODS: Between September 2020 and September 2021, a total of 76 individuals with definite PPPD and 109 individuals with clinical variant PPPD who did not meet all three exacerbating factors outlined in Criterion B were recruited from 18 medical centers in South Korea. The study gathered information on demographic factors, clinical manifestations, balance scales, and personality assessments. RESULTS: Comparative analysis between groups with definite PPPD and clinical variant with visual exacerbation revealed no significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics, clinical course, dizziness impact, and specific precipitants. Only disease duration was significantly longer in definite PPPD compared with variant with visual exacerbation. However, the variant without visual exacerbation displayed significantly reduced rates of panic disorder, diminished space-motion discomfort, lesser impact of dizziness, and decreased prevalence of depression when compared with the definitive PPPD. CONCLUSION: This is the first comprehensive nationwide study examining clinical features of both definite PPPD patients and its clinical variants, considering visual exacerbating factors. Differences in dizziness and personality traits emerged between definite PPPD and its potential variant without visual issues. Our results highlight the possibility of a distinct clinical variant of PPPD influenced by visual dependency.
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Tontura , Doenças Vestibulares , Humanos , Tontura/diagnóstico , Tontura/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Vertigem , Doenças Vestibulares/diagnóstico , Doenças Vestibulares/epidemiologia , República da Coreia/epidemiologiaRESUMO
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma with a high rate of metastasis. MCC is rarely suspected during clinical examination, thus requiring biopsy to establish a pathologic diagnosis. In addition, MCC sometimes occurs in double primary cancers. Although there have been reviews on double primary cancers, only a few cases involving MCC have been described. Herein, we report a case of a 54-year-old female patient who presented to our clinic with a diagnosis of earlobe MCC following an excisional biopsy performed by another clinic. Further evaluation, including chest imaging, revealed a mass in the lung. The patient underwent a wide excision of the right earlobe, and video-assisted thoracic surgery on the lung. Pathology confirmed MCC in the right earlobe and adenocarcinoma in the lung. The patient underwent postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy. Up to this point, 3 years after the surgery, there has been no evidence of recurrence.
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the most effective treatment approach by comparing the impacts of various otolith reduction techniques in patients with apogeotropic lateral semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (LC-BPPV). METHODS: We performed a multicenter randomized prospective study from January to December 2015, involving 72 consecutive patients with apogeotropic LC-BPPV. The patients were divided into three treatment groups: therapeutic head-shaking (group A), the Gufoni-Appiani maneuver (group B), and the cupulolith repositioning maneuver (CuRM; group C). Each group underwent evaluation and treatment up to the fourth week. Treatment success was defined as the disappearance of positional vertigo and nystagmus. RESULTS: This study included 72 patients (49 male and 23 female), with a mean (±standard deviation) age of 55.4±13.5 years. The mean duration of vertigo experienced prior to treatment was 3.9±4.4 days. The mean latency and duration of nystagmus were 2.7±3.0 seconds and 47.9±15.8 seconds, respectively. The overall treatment frequency was 2.0±0.9. The number of treatments differed significantly among the three groups (P<0.05). After 4 weeks, the success rates for groups A, B, and C were 90.5%, 92.3%, and 100%, respectively. No significant difference was observed in the success rate across treatment. METHODS: and periods (P>0.05). However, CuRM was the only method with a 100% treatment success rate. CONCLUSION: While no clear difference was observed among the three treatments for LC-BPPV, CuRM was found to be superior to the other approaches in the long term.
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PURPOSE: The role of nasal problems such as allergic rhinitis in the development of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is controversial. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of house dust mite (HDM) allergen on sleep-related problems. METHODS: In a retrospective study patients were classified according to the house dust mite (HDM)-related specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) level into a low HDM-IgE group (group A) and a high HDM-IgE group (group B). Polysomnographic indices, OSA severity, and self-administered questionnaire results were compared between groups. Correlational analysis was used to identify associations between specific IgE values and sleep parameters related to respiratory events. RESULTS: A total of 327 patients were enrolled. N1 stage ratio, apnea index, and apnea-hypopnea index were significantly higher in group B (P = 0.010, 0.003, and 0.002 respectively) than in group A. N2 stage ratio, and lowest and mean oxygen saturation were significantly lower in group B (P = 0.001, 0.001, and < 0.001 respectively). After propensity score matching, the apnea index and lowest and mean oxygen saturation remained significantly different (P = 0.005, 0.005, and 0.001 respectively). Patients in group B were more likely to have severe OSA and worse subjective sleep quality. In correlational analysis, lowest and mean oxygen saturation were significantly negatively correlated with specific IgE values. CONCLUSION: A high HDM-specific IgE level was associated with the occurrence of respiratory events and oxygen desaturation during sleep, and with the presence of severe OSA, as well as poorer subjective sleep quality.
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Dissonias , Apneia Obstrutiva do Sono , Animais , Humanos , Qualidade do Sono , Estudos Retrospectivos , Pyroglyphidae , Sono , Antígenos de Dermatophagoides , Imunoglobulina E , AlérgenosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of dizziness in the general population. BPPV is known to be closely related to the serum vitamin D level. This study aimed to examine the relationship between serum vitamin D levels and BPPV recurrence. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted on 50 patients diagnosed with posterior and lateral canal BPPV. The diagnosis of BPPV was based on the finding of vertigo and nystagmus induced by certain head positions (The Dix-Hallpike maneuver and head roll tests). The patients were classified into BPPV recurrence (Group A) and non-recurrence groups (Group B). Otolith function was assessed by cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP), and their association with vitamin D levels was evaluated. RESULTS: There were 19 subjects in Group A and 31 in Group B. There were no significant differences in age, sex, cVEMP, and oVEMP between the two groups. The average vitamin D level was 12.9 ± 8.0 ng/mL for Group A and 19.2 ± 8.2 ng/mL for Group B, and the difference between the groups was significant (p = 0.011). In the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis for BPPV recurrence with the best sensitivity and specificity, the optimal cut-off value of total serum vitamin D was determined as 12.74 ng/mL. Furthermore, reclassifying the patients based on the cut-off value showed a significantly higher recurrence rate in the group with a lower serum vitamin D level (70.5% vs. 22.5%, p = 0.007). CONCLUSION: This complex finding highlights the importance of measuring serum vitamin D levels to monitor and evaluate patients at risk of BPPV recurrence.
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Vertigem Posicional Paroxística Benigna , Potenciais Evocados Miogênicos Vestibulares , Humanos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Potenciais Evocados Miogênicos Vestibulares/fisiologia , Tontura , Vitamina DRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Canalolithiasis of the posterior semicircular canal (PC) is the most common reason for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). If a patient is diagnosed with PC-BPPV through the Dix-Hallpike test, the modified Epley maneuver (mEpley) is used as the gold standard treatment. To reduce the discomfort of the standard mEpley, we proposed placing a pillow under the shoulders during this therapeutic maneuver. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the therapeutic efficacy of the mEpley with a pillow under the shoulders (mEpley-PS) was comparable to that of the standard mEpley. METHODS: A randomized controlled study at three academic referral hospitals was conducted in compliance with the CONSORT statement. Patients who were diagnosed with PC-BPPV through the Dix-Hallpike test were randomly assigned to groups A or B. Patients in groups A and B were treated with the standard mEpley and mEpley-PS, respectively. The resolution of vertigo and nystagmus on the Dix-Hallpike test at a 1-week follow-up after treatment was the main outcome measurement to assess the efficacy of treatment. RESULTS: Forty-one patients diagnosed with PC-BPPV were enrolled in this study. Twenty-one patients were assigned to group A and 20 were assigned to group B. The success rate at 1 week after treatment was 85.7% in group A and 80.0% in group B. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P=0.697). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic efficacy of the mEpley-PS was comparable to that of the standard mEpley. The use of the pillow modification may be an excellent alternative if a patient cannot tolerate the head-hanging position, and it is helpful for patients who have anxiety about the head-hanging position. The mEpley-PS can be performed on a bed with or without a headboard. It is both a patient-friendly and a clinician-friendly maneuver.
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OBJECTIVES: We developed an edible taste film test that can be stored easily as a kit. This study was conducted to confirm the agreement between the results of the edible taste film kit test and the conventional taste solution test. DESIGN: Prospective, randomised, controlled trial. SETTING: Single tertiary hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Sixty-two healthy volunteers with no self-described taste problems. INTERVENTIONS: A randomisation scheme was used to determine the order of use of the edible taste film kit and the taste solution test for each subject. The taste solution test was performed using a cotton swab. In the taste film kit test, an edible taste film was placed on the tongue, and the subject detected the taste after the film was dissolved by saliva. OUTCOME MEASURES: For each test, we measured the taste identification threshold, taste detection time and total test time. RESULTS: We confirmed the consistency of the taste identification thresholds of the two tests, and the results were consistent with each other except for the bitter taste results, which used coffee in the edible taste film kit and quinine in the taste solution test. Although the detection time for each taste quality was faster for the taste solution test, the mean total time was significantly shorter for the taste film kit test than for the taste solution test (6.16±2.27 min vs 7.04±1.98 min, respectively; p=0.004). CONCLUSIONS: The edible taste film kit along with the taste solution test will be useful for quantitative taste testing. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: KCT0002865.
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Técnicas e Procedimentos Diagnósticos/instrumentação , Filmes Comestíveis , Soluções , Distúrbios do Paladar/diagnóstico , Limiar Gustativo , Adulto , Feminino , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Kit de Reagentes para Diagnóstico , Adulto JovemRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Dix-Hallpike (DH) test is sometimes done in a modified or reduced manner in a clinical setting. However, there has been no study that evaluated the reliability of this modified test. OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were to determine whether the efficacy of a modified DH test, named the 'pillow under shoulders' test, was equivalent to the standard DH test and to assess the difference in patient discomfort between the two methods. METHODS: Randomized controlled study at three academic referral hospitals, conducted in compliance with the CONSORT statement. Patients suspected for BPPV based on symptoms were randomly assigned to Group A or Group B. Patients in Group A received a standard DH test initially, followed by a modified DH test with a pillow under shoulders. Patients in Group B also received the two tests, but in the reverse order. The diagnostic results of both tests and patients' subjective scoring for uneasiness (discomfort, pain, anxiety) were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: McNemar's test and Kappa statistics showed a statistically equivalent diagnostic value between standard and modified DH tests (Cohen's kappaâ=â0.823 and McNemar Pâ=â0.18). The modified DH test had high sensitivity (95.5%) and fairly good specificity (87.9%). There was no statistical significance in the patients' subjective scoring for uneasiness between the two methods, although most patients reported less inconvenience after the modified DH test compared to the standard DH test. CONCLUSIONS: The modified version of the standard DH test, the 'pillow under shoulders' method, may be a reliable, comfortable option to diagnose vertical canal BPPV. We suggest that this method can be used when head hanging is not feasible or sufficient for the standard DH test.
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Vertigem Posicional Paroxística Benigna/diagnóstico , Posicionamento do Paciente , Exame Físico/métodos , Adulto , Idoso , Tontura/diagnóstico , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , OmbroRESUMO
Nasopharyngeal angiofibroma is a rare head and neck tumor characterized by hypervascularity. With the development of various surgical devices and hemostatic agents, endoscopic endonasal surgery for nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, which is characterized by significant intraoperative bleeding, has become possible. We describe our experiences performing an effective endoscopic endonasal removal of a nasopharyngeal angiofibroma without embolization, using advanced devices and hemostatic agents. A 21-year-old male patient presented with massive epistaxis. The characteristic findings of angiofibroma were confirmed by computed tomography scan and nasal endoscopy. Navigation-guided endoscopic endonasal surgery was performed, and complementary devices and products were used to effectively remove the mass. Development of navigation, endoscopes, tissue handling devices, and hemostatic agents has enabled effective endoscopic endonasal removal of nasopharyngeal angiofibroma without embolization.
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OBJECTIVES: We investigated the epidemiological and antibiotic resistance differences in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in patients with otitis media with effusion (OME), acute otitis media (AOM), chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), and chronic cholesteatomatous otitis media (CCOM). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study of patients with newly identified MRSA infections from January 2009 through January 2017. Overall, 3,522 patients from 10 tertiary referral hospitals were included in the study. An antibiotic sensitivity test was performed for each isolate. RESULTS: MRSA infections in patients with CSOM and CCOM were more resistant to ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, erythromycin, gentamicin, levofloxacin, and tetracycline. Patients showed good susceptibility to rifampicin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX), and vancomycin. CONCLUSION: MRSA infections in various otitis media cases showed different resistance patterns. MRSA infections in patients with COM and CCOM were more resistant to antibiotics than those in patients with OME and AOM.
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Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina , Otite Média/microbiologia , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia , Doença Aguda , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Doença Crônica , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Otite Média/tratamento farmacológico , Otite Média com Derrame/tratamento farmacológico , Otite Média com Derrame/microbiologia , Otite Média Supurativa/tratamento farmacológico , Otite Média Supurativa/microbiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Infecções Estafilocócicas/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical characteristics and evaluate the surgical outcomes of carcinoma of the external auditory canal (CEAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Overall, 31 patients from four multicenter hospitals, who were diagnosed and surgically treated for CEAC in 2009-2014, were enrolled for this retrospective study. Medical records were reviewed to determine cancer stage according to the Pittsburgh classification. Clinical data of age, sex, site, initial symptoms, surgery extent, postoperative complications including recurrence, follow-up period, and current patient status were collected for analysis. Five-year cumulative survival rate was obtained using Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS: At initial diagnosis, 22 patients were in the early stages (stage I: 15; stage II: 7) and 9 patients were in the advanced stages (stage III: 1; stage IV: 8). Lymph node metastasis was present in 5 patients and distant metastasis in 2. Of the 31 patients, 4 patients died (stage II: 1, stage IV: 3) during the follow-up period. Early-stage patients showed 100% 5-year estimated cumulative survival rate, whereas the advanced-stage patients showed 5-year estimated survival rate of 53.6% (p=.006). The overall survival rate of all enrolled patients was 90.3%. Although 5-year estimated disease-free survival rate of stage I was 100.0%, that for stage II was low at 30.0% because of considerable recurrences. CONCLUSION: The results of this multicenter study suggest that more aggressive treatment modality, including adjuvant therapy, is necessary for patients with CEAC with Pittsburgh stage II or more.
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Carcinoma/cirurgia , Meato Acústico Externo/cirurgia , Neoplasias da Orelha/cirurgia , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Meato Acústico Externo/diagnóstico por imagem , Meato Acústico Externo/patologia , Neoplasias da Orelha/diagnóstico por imagem , Neoplasias da Orelha/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Linfonodos/patologia , Metástase Linfática , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/mortalidade , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/patologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Taxa de Sobrevida , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this multicenter registry study was to investigate the effectiveness of ventilation tube insertion and the microbiology of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children. This part I study was conducted to evaluate the microbiological profile of children with OME who needed ventilation tube insertion. METHODS: Patients <15 years old who were diagnosed as having OME and received ventilation tube insertion were prospectively enrolled in 16 tertiary hospitals from June 2014 to December 2016. After excluding patients with missing data, the data of 397 patients were analyzed among a total of 433 enrolled patients. The clinical symptoms, findings of the tympanic membrane, hearing level, and microbiological findings were collected. RESULTS: In 103 patients (25.9%), antibiotics were used within 3 weeks before surgery. Ventilation tube insertion was performed in a total of 710 ears (626 in both ears in 313 patients, 55 in the left ear only, and 29 in the right ear only). Culture of middle ear effusion was done in at least one ear in 221 patients (55.7%), and in a total of 346 ears. Only 46 ears (13.3%) showed positive results in middle ear effusion culture. Haemophilus influenzae (17.3%, followed by coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Staphylococcus auricularis) was the most common bacteria detected. CONCLUSION: H. influenzae was the most commonly found bacteria in middle ear effusion. Relatively low rates of culture positivity were noted in middle ear effusion of patients with OME in Korea.
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Changes over time in pathogens and their antibiotic sensitivity resulting from the recent overuse and misuse of antibiotics in otitis media (OM) have complicated treatment. This study evaluated changes over 5 years in principal pathogens and their antibiotic sensitivity in patients in Korea diagnosed with acute OM (AOM) and OM with effusion (OME). The study population consisted of 683 patients who visited the outpatient department of otorhinolaryngology in 7 tertiary hospitals in Korea between January 2010 and May 2015 and were diagnosed with acute AOM or OME. Aural discharge or middle ear fluid were collected from patients in the operating room or outpatient department and subjected to tests of bacterial identification and antibiotic sensitivity. The overall bacteria detection rate of AOM was 62.3% and OME was 40.9%. The most frequently isolated Gram-positive bacterial species was coagulase negative Staphylococcus aureus (CNS) followed by methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA), methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), and Streptococcus pneumonia (SP), whereas the most frequently isolated Gram-negative bacterium was Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). Regardless of OM subtype, ≥ 80% of CNS and MRSA strains were resistant to penicillin (PC) and tetracycline (TC); isolated MRSA strains showed low sensitivity to other antibiotics, with 100% resistant to PC, TC, cefoxitin (CFT), and erythromycin (EM); and isolated PA showed low sensitivity to quinolone antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin (CIP) and levofloxacin (LFX), and to aminoglycosides. Bacterial species and antibiotic sensitivity did not change significantly over 5 years. The rate of detection of MRSA was higher in OME than in previous studies. As bacterial predominance and antibiotic sensitivity could change over time, continuous and periodic surveillance is necessary in guiding appropriate antibacterial therapy.
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Otite Média com Derrame/diagnóstico , Otite Média/diagnóstico , Adulto , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Povo Asiático , Otorreia de Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/microbiologia , Orelha Média/metabolismo , Feminino , Bactérias Gram-Negativas/efeitos dos fármacos , Bactérias Gram-Negativas/isolamento & purificação , Bactérias Gram-Positivas/efeitos dos fármacos , Bactérias Gram-Positivas/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Masculino , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/efeitos dos fármacos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/isolamento & purificação , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Otite Média/microbiologia , Otite Média com Derrame/microbiologia , Otoscopia , República da Coreia , Centros de Atenção TerciáriaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled diabetes, unlike controlled diabetes, is associated with an impaired immune response. However, little is known about the impact of the status of diabetes control on clinical features and treatment outcomes in patients with pulmonary TB (PTB). We conducted this study to evaluate whether the status of diabetes control influences clinical manifestations and treatment responses in PTB. METHODS: A multicentre prospective study was performed between September 2012 and September 2014. The patients were categorised into three groups according to the glycated haemoglobin (HbA1C) level: PTB without diabetes mellitus (non-DM), PTB with controlled diabetes (controlled-DM) and PTB with uncontrolled diabetes (uncontrolled-DM). The primary outcome was the sputum culture conversion rate after 2â months of intensive treatment. RESULTS: Among 661 patients with PTB, 157 (23.8%) had diabetes and 108 (68.8%) had uncontrolled diabetes (HbA1C≥7.0%). The uncontrolled-DM group exhibited more symptoms, positive sputum smears (p<0.001) and presence of cavities (p<0.001) than the non-DM group. Regarding treatment responses, patients with uncontrolled-DM were more likely to have a positive culture after 2â months (p=0.009) and either treatment failure (p=0.015) or death (p=0.027) compared with the non-DM group. In contrast, those with controlled-DM showed similar treatment responses to the non-DM group. In multivariable analysis, uncontrolled diabetes was an independent risk factor for a positive sputum culture after 2â months of treatment (adjusted OR, 2.11; p=0.042) and either treatment failure or death (adjusted OR, 4.11; p=0.022). CONCLUSIONS: Uncontrolled diabetes is an independent risk factor for poor treatment response in PTB.
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Antituberculosos/uso terapêutico , Diabetes Mellitus/prevenção & controle , Tuberculose Pulmonar/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , República da Coreia , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
To generate a biobetter that has improved therapeutic activity, we constructed scFv libraries via random mutagenesis of several residues of CDR-H3 and -L3 of hu4D5. The scFv clones were isolated from the phage display libraries by stringent panning, and their anti-proliferative activity against HER2-positive cancer cells was evaluated as a primary selection criterion. Consequently, we selected AH06 as a biobetter antibody that had a 7.2-fold increase in anti-proliferative activity (IC50: 0.81 nM) against the gastric cancer cell line NCI-N87 and a 7.4-fold increase in binding affinity (KD: 60 pM) to HER2 compared to hu4D5. The binding energy calculation and molecular modeling suggest that the substitution of residues of CDR-H3 to W98, F100c, A101 and L102 could stabilize binding of the antibody to HER2 and there could be direct hydrophobic interactions between the aromatic ring of W98 and the aliphatic group of I613 within HER2 domain IV as well as the heavy and light chain hydrophobic interactions by residues F100c, A101 and L102 of CDR-H3. Therefore, we speculate that two such interactions were exerted by the residues W98 and F100c. A101 and L102 may have a synergistic effect on the increase in the binding affinity to HER2. AH06 specifically binds to domain IV of HER2, and it decreased the phosphorylation level of HER2 and AKT. Above all, it highly increased the overall level of p27 compared to hu4D5 in the gastric cancer cell line NCI-N82, suggesting that AH06 could potentially be a more efficient therapeutic agent than hu4D5.
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Regiões Determinantes de Complementaridade/genética , Receptor ErbB-2/metabolismo , Anticorpos de Cadeia Única/metabolismo , Anticorpos de Cadeia Única/farmacologia , Afinidade de Anticorpos , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Biblioteca de Peptídeos , Fosforilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Anticorpos de Cadeia Única/genéticaRESUMO
PURPOSE: The dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) is widely used to evaluate self-perceived handicap due to dizziness, and is known to correlate with vestibular function tests in chronic dizziness. However, whether DHI reflects subjective symptoms during the acute phase has not been studied. This study aims to investigate the correlations of subjective and objective measurements to highlight parameters that reflect the severity of dizziness during the first week of acute unilateral vestibulopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-seven patients with acute unilateral vestibulopathy were examined. Patients' subjective perceptions of dizziness were measured using the DHI, Vertigo Visual Analog Scale (VVAS), Disability Scale (DS), and Activity-Specific Balance Scale (ABC). Additionally, the oculomotor tests, Romberg and sharpened Romberg tests, functional reach test, and dynamic visual acuity tests were performed. The correlation between the DHI and other tests was evaluated. RESULTS: DHI-total scores exhibited a moderately positive correlation with VVAS and DS, and a moderately negative correlation with ABC. However, DHI-total score did not correlate with results of the Romberg, sharpened Romberg, or functional reach tests. When compared among four groups divided according to DHI scores, VVAS and DS scores exhibited statistically significant differences, but no significant differences were detected for other test results. CONCLUSION: Our findings revealed that the DHI correlated significantly with self-perceived symptoms measured by VVAS and DS, but not ABC. There was no significant correlation with other balance function tests during the first week of acute vestibulopathy. The results suggest that DHI, VVAS and DS may be more useful to measure the severity of acute dizziness symptoms.
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Avaliação da Deficiência , Tontura/fisiopatologia , Equilíbrio Postural/fisiologia , Neuronite Vestibular/fisiopatologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Testes de Função Vestibular , Escala Visual AnalógicaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a 1.8-GHz continuous electromagnetic field (EMF) on wound healing in a human airway cell-culture system. STUDY DESIGN: In vitro study using a cell line. METHODS: Immortalized human bronchial epithelial cells (a BEAS-2B cell line) were exposed to a 1.8-GHz EMF (specific absorption rate = 1.0 W/kg). We evaluated the effect of EMF on the cells using an 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) viability assay, by cell counting, and by using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis of cell cycle dynamics and apoptosis. Inhibition of migration was tested by a wound-healing assay on scratched cell cultures. RESULTS: Cell migration in the wound-healing assay was decreased by the EMF treatment compared with controls. The MTT assay and cell counting consistently showed that the EMF used was not cytotoxic and did not inhibit cell proliferation. FACS analysis showed no alterations in the cell-cycle phase distribution or in apoptosis after EMF exposure. CONCLUSION: EMF can inhibit wound healing in vitro by inhibiting cell migration.
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Brônquios/lesões , Campos Eletromagnéticos , Células Epiteliais/patologia , Magnetoterapia/métodos , Cicatrização/efeitos da radiação , Apoptose/efeitos da radiação , Brônquios/patologia , Divisão Celular/efeitos da radiação , Proliferação de Células/efeitos da radiação , Células Cultivadas , Células Epiteliais/efeitos da radiação , Citometria de Fluxo , HumanosRESUMO
HYPOTHESIS: In this study, we investigated the pathophysiology and mechanism underlying sporadic forms of vestibular schwannoma (VS) by comparing VS tissue with normal nerve tissue using proteomics. BACKGROUND: Proteomic analysis by two-dimensional electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry facilitates identification and characterization of specific proteins related to the pathogenesis of various diseases. METHODS: Proteins were extracted from two vestibular nerve specimens and two VS specimens and analyzed in parallel using two-dimensional electrophoresis. We then analyzed 29 spots that were differentially expressed using matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Upregulated proteins associated with apoptosis were confirmed by Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: Twenty-nine proteins showing significant changes in the expression level between VS tissue and normal nerve tissue were identified. Of these, seven proteins were related to apoptosis. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that apoptosis is associated in a complex manner with the pathophysiology of VS. The suppression of apoptosis is presumably involved in tumor occurrence and, conversely, increased apoptotic expression may contribute to the slow tumor growth rate and may be correlated with the Antoni type B area.
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Apoptose/fisiologia , Neuroma Acústico/metabolismo , Proteômica , Western Blotting , Eletroforese em Gel Bidimensional , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Espectrometria de Massas por Ionização e Dessorção a Laser Assistida por Matriz , Regulação para Cima , Nervo Vestibular/metabolismoRESUMO
We evaluated the short-term efficacy of Epley, Semont, and sham maneuvers for resolving posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in a prospective multicenter randomized double-blind controlled study. Subjects were randomly divided into three groups: Epley (36 patients), Semont (32 patients), and sham (Epley maneuver for the unaffected side, 31 patients). Out of 14 institutes which participated in this study, 5 institutes had previous experience of the Epley but not the Semont maneuver and the other 9 had previous experience of both maneuvers. Each maneuver was repeated twice if there was still positional vertigo or nystagmus on day 0, and the presence of nystagmus and vertigo on positional testing were evaluated immediately, 1 day, and 1 week after treatment. After the first maneuver, the Epley group showed a significantly higher resolution rate of positional nystagmus than the Semont or sham groups (63.9, 37.5, and 38.7%, respectively). After the second maneuver, the resolution rate (83.3%) of the Epley group was significantly higher than that (51.6%) of the sham group. At 1 day and 1 week after treatment, the resolution rate of the Epley group was significantly higher than those of the other groups. Similar results were seen for the resolution of positional vertigo. The Epley maneuver showed persistent resolution rates of positional vertigo and nystagmus without a fatigue phenomenon. The Epley maneuver was significantly more effective per maneuver than Semont or sham maneuvers for the short-term treatment of posterior canal BPPV. The Semont maneuver showed a higher success rate than the sham maneuver, but it was not significantly different.
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Vertigem Posicional Paroxística Benigna/reabilitação , Nistagmo Patológico/reabilitação , Modalidades de Fisioterapia , Adulto , Idoso , Vertigem Posicional Paroxística Benigna/complicações , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Nistagmo Patológico/complicações , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of meteorological factors on the onset of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Meteorological data from 2005 to 2011 were obtained from the web-based "Monthly Weather Reports of the Meteorological Administration" database. Patients with ISSHL who visited our hospital during this same period and presented the precise day on which hearing loss developed were included in this retrospective study. Twelve meteorological factors were analyzed between the days when ISSHL onset was observed as well as the days when ISSHL did not occur. The weather conditions occurring 1-7 days before ISSHL onset were also analyzed to assess any possible delayed effects of meteorological factors on the onset of ISSHL. RESULTS: During the study period, 607 patients were included for the study. Although mean and maximal wind velocities were higher for the days when ISSHL occurred than the days without ISSHL onset, after adjusting the value for multiple comparisons, we cannot find any significant relationship between any of meteorological factors and the onset of ISSHL. However, in analysis of time lag effect of the weather conditions, we found that there was still a significant difference in maximum wind speed on 5 days before ISSHL onset even after applying Bonferroni correction. CONCLUSION: The result of this study suggests that stronger wind speed may be related to the occurrence of ISSHL.