Biomedical subjects

Rae Woong Park

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PubMed2006

Expression of peroxiredoxin and thioredoxin in human lung cancer and paired normal lung.

BACKGROUND: Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) have been implicated in regulating many cellular processes including cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. However, the pathophysiological significance of Prx proteins, especially in lung disease, has not been defined. Therefore, the authors investigated the distribution and expression of various Prx isoforms in lung cancer and compared this with normal lung from human and mouse. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with lung cancer who underwent surgery at Ajou Medical Center were enrolled. Expression of Prxs, thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase was analysed by proteomic techniques. Immunohistochemistry was performed to localize Prx proteins. RESULTS: Immunohistochemical staining showed that the isoforms of Prx I, II, III and V were predominantly expressed in bronchial and alveolar epithelium as well as in alveolar macrophages of the normal mouse lung. The isoforms I, III and thioredoxin were overexpressed in lung cancer tissues compared with normal lungs. There was also an increased amount of oxidized form of Prx I and a putative truncated form of Prx III in lung cancer samples when analysed on two-dimensional electrophoresis. In addition, a 40-kDa intermediate MW protein band and high MW bands of over 20 kDa, recognized by anti-Prx (a-Prx) I antibody, were present in tissue extracts of lung cancer patients on one-dimensional electrophoresis. CONCLUSION: The upregulation of Prx I, Prx III and thioredoxin in lung cancer tissue may represent an attempt by tumour cells to adjust to the microenvironment in a manner that is advantageous to survival and proliferation.

Adenocarcinoma↗

PubMed2006

The tissue microarray object model: a data model for storage, analysis, and exchange of tissue microarray experimental data.

CONTEXT: Tissue microarray (TMA) is an array-based technology allowing the examination of hundreds of tissue samples on a single slide. To handle, exchange, and disseminate TMA data, we need standard representations of the methods used, of the data generated, and of the clinical and histopathologic information related to TMA data analysis. OBJECTIVE: To create a comprehensive data model with flexibility that supports diverse experimental designs and with expressivity and extensibility that enables an adequate and comprehensive description of new clinical and histopathologic data elements. DESIGN: We designed a tissue microarray object model (TMA-OM). Both the array information and the experimental procedure models are created by referring to the microarray gene expression object model, minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments, and the TMA data exchange specifications. The clinical and histopathologic information model is created by using College of American Pathologists cancer protocols and National Cancer Institute common data elements. Microarray Gene Expression Data Ontology, the Unified Medical Language System, and the terms extracted from College of American Pathologists cancer protocols and NCI common data elements are used to create a controlled vocabulary for unambiguous annotation. RESULT: The TMA-OM consists of 111 classes in 17 packages to represent clinical and histopathologic information as well as experimental data for any type of cancer. We implemented a Web-based application for TMA-OM, supporting data export in XML format conforming to the TMA data exchange specifications or the document type definition derived from TMA-OM. CONCLUSIONS: The TMA-OM provides a comprehensive data model for storage, analysis, and exchange of TMA data and facilitates model-level integration of other biological models.

Gene Expression Profiling↗

PubMed2005

Computerized physician order entry and electronic medical record systems in Korean teaching and general hospitals: results of a 2004 survey.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the availability of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) and electronic medical record (EMR) systems in teaching and general hospitals in the Republic of Korea. DESIGN: A combined mail and telephone survey of 283 hospitals. MEASUREMENTS: The surveys assessed the availability of CPOE and EMRs in the hospitals, as well as inducement, participation, and saturation regarding CPOE use by physicians. RESULTS: A total of 122 (43.1%) hospitals responded to the survey. The complete form of CPOE was available in 98 (80.3%) hospitals. The use of CPOE was mandatory in 92 (86.0%) of the 107 hospitals that responded to the questions regarding the requirement of CPOE use. In 85 (79.4%) of the hospitals in which CPOE was in use, more than 90% of physicians used the system. In addition, physicians entered more than 90% of their total orders through CPOE in 87 (81.3%) hospitals. In contrast, a complete EMR system was available in only 11 (9.0%) of the hospitals. CONCLUSION: Of the teaching and general hospitals in the Republic of Korea that responded to the survey, the majority (80.3%) have CPOE systems, and a complete EMR system is available in only 9%.

Health Care Surveys↗