상피하종양은 위내시경 중 우연히 발견되고 특히 위에서 자주 발견된다. 십이지장에서도 발견될 수 있는데, 특히 유두부 주위에 융기된 병변이 관찰되면 총담관이나 췌장과의 관계를 평가해야 하며 상피하종양뿐만 아니라 암이나 자가면역질환도 감별 진단에 고려하여야 한다. 이 증례의 환자는 내시경 검사 중 우연히 유두부 주위에서 상피하종양으로 의심되는 병변이 발견되어 진료 의뢰되었다. 환자는 무증상이었고, 신체 진찰 및 혈액 검사 소견은 정상이었다. 내시경적 조직 검사 결과에는 특이 소견은 없었으나 영상 검사 등을 종합하였을 때 악성 가능성을 완전히 배제할 수 없었다. 따라서 수술로 팽대부 절제술을 시행하였고, 조직 검사 결과 IgG4 연관 팽대부염으로 진단되었다.

The present study aimed at evaluating serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity to Porphyromonas gingivalis in elderly patients with mild and severe chronic periodontitis. The avidity of antibodies against P. gingivalis present in the sera of 18 patients with mild chronic periodontitis and 18 patients with severe chronic periodontitis was evaluated using an ammonium thiocyanate-dissociated enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed that the mean absorbance value in serum IgG antibody titers was significantly higher in the severe chronic periodontitis group than in the mild chronic periodontitis group (198 ± 35 ELISA unit [EU] vs. 142 ± 32 EU, p < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference between the two groups in antibody avidity (65 ± 57 EU vs. 54 ± 27 EU). These findings suggest that humoral immune responses to P. gingivalis between mild and severe chronic periodontitis in elderly patients are characterized by the differences in the quantity rather than the quality of the antibodies.

Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)-related disease is a newly named fibroinflammatory condition characterized by tumefactive lesions that contain dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates rich in IgG4-positive cells. Elevated serum IgG4 concentrations also often accompany IgG4-related disease. Many medical conditions that were long viewed as diseases confined to single organs (e.g., Mikulicz disease, type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis, Riedel’s thyroiditis, multifocal fibrosclerosis, inflammatory pseudotumor, mediastinal fibrosis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, and etc.) are now designated as part of the spectrum of IgG4-related disease. The preferred nomenclature suggested by a committee of international experts uses the prefix “IgG4-related-” for individual organ involvement, regardless of the organ system affected. One exception is type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (IgG4-related pancreatitis). Comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-related disease and organ-specific diagnostic criteria (e.g., IgG4- related dacryoadenitis and sialadenitis, type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis, IgG4-related kidney disease and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis) can aid clinicians in the diagnosis of this erratic condition.

Electrical acupuncture has been shown to induce hypoglycemic effect in streptozotocin diabetic rats. The Zusanli acupoints have been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to relieve symptoms of diabetes mellitus. But, the effects of electrical acupuncture stimulation of different frequencies are still unclear. We designed an experiment to investigate the effect of electrical acupuncture of high (100 Hz) and low (2 Hz) frequencies on Zusanli acupoint for 15 minutes in streptozotocin diabetic rats. They were divided into 4 groups, high frequency electrical acupuncture (HFEA group, n=5), low frequency electrical acupuncture (LFEA group, n=5), without any treatment (control group, n=5) and normal group (n=5). After 2 weeks of treatment, the HFEA and LFEA groups had a significantly decreased glucose concentration in serum in comparison to the control group. Additionally, the HFEA group had a significantly decreased glucose concentration in serum compared with the LFEA group. Both the HFEA and LFEA groups had a significantly decreased Immunoglobulin G concentration in serum compared with control group. The LFEA and control groups had a significantly increased cholesterol concentration in serum compared with the normal group, but the HFEA did not have a significantly increased cholesterol concentration. Thus we suggest that electrical acupuncture stimulation at the Zusanli acupoints is effective on hypoglycemic effect and immune function. Overall, the therapeutic effects of electrical acupuncture at 100 Hz was better than effects at 2 Hz.

초유성분을 이용한 유제품의 개발시 기초자료로 활용하기 위하여 IgG 강화우유의 살균온도에 따른 IgG 활성 잔존율과 초유관련 분말제품의 용해온도에 따른 IgG 활성 잔존율을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 원유, IgG 50 mg, 250 mg 강화한 우유는 살균처리 온도가 높을수록 활성 잔존율이 급격히 감소하였으며, LTLT 처리시 원유, 50 mg, 250 mg 강화우유의 활성 잔존율은 각각 79%, 30%, 21.6%였다. 그러나 9/15초 이상의