The plasma alpha-synuclein levels in patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy

PH Lee, G Lee, HJ Park, OY Bang, IS Joo… - Journal of neural …, 2006 - Springer
α-Synuclein, a synaptic protein of unknown function, is a major component of Lewy bodies
and may play a role in the pathophysiological process of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this …

Vertebral artery dominance contributes to basilar artery curvature and peri-vertebrobasilar junctional infarcts

…, CS Chung, OY Bang, SW Yong, IS Joo… - Journal of Neurology …, 2009 - jnnp.bmj.com
… In conclusion, this study suggests that unequal blood flow from bilateral VAs is a significant
haemodynamic contributor to BA curvature. Moreover, it is a potential determinant for the …

Autologous mesenchymal stem cell therapy delays the progression of neurological deficits in patients with multiple system atrophy

…, JW Kim, OY Bang, YH Ahn, IS Joo… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated the feasibility and safety of therapy with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) through
consecutively intra‐arterial and three repeated intravenous injections and compared the …

Frequency and mechanisms of stroke recurrence after cryptogenic stroke

OY Bang, PH Lee, SY Joo, JS Lee, IS Joo… - Annals of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
… It is now generally accepted that thrombotic coronary artery occlusion usually follows …
artery plaque is not associated with high-grade stenosis.24 Therefore, it is conceivable that our …

Association of the metabolic syndrome with intracranial atherosclerotic stroke

OY Bang, JW Kim, JH Lee, MA Lee, PH Lee, IS Joo… - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
… linked to insulin resistance, is associated with increased risk … As ischemic stroke is a
heterogeneous condition, the impact … Our hypothesis was that MetSD is associated with …

Intrathecal transplantation of human neural stem cells overexpressing VEGF provide behavioral improvement, disease onset delay and survival extension in …

DH Hwang, HJ Lee, IH Park, JI Seok, BG Kim, IS Joo… - Gene therapy, 2009 - nature.com
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common adult onset motoneuron disease.
The etiology and precise pathogenic mechanisms of the disease remain unknown, and there …

[HTML][HTML] Transplantation of human neural stem cells transduced with Olig2 transcription factor improves locomotor recovery and enhances myelination in the white …

DH Hwang, BG Kim, EJ Kim, SI Lee, IS Joo… - BMC neuroscience, 2009 - Springer
… This is consistent with the fact that Olig2 is not sufficient for brain cancer formation [30]. It is
conceivable that the increase in the number of grafted cells may have contributed to a better …

Prognosis of ocular myasthenia in Korea: a retrospective multicenter analysis of 202 patients

…, JJ Sung, EH Sohn, YB Lee, D Jeong, IS Joo… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Elsevier
… The current study is the largest retrospective analysis focused … is well known to have a
strong inverse correlation with the duration of ocular disease [3], [4], [16], [17], [18]. Therefore, it is

Clinical characteristics of late-onset neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: a multicenter retrospective study in Korea

…, SW Ahn, EB Cho, MS Park, IS Joo… - Multiple Sclerosis …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
… The main strength of our findings is that they have been drawn … This observation is in line
with a previous cohort study … indicate that the spinal cord is more vulnerable to inflammation in …

Brain transplantation of human neural stem cells transduced with tyrosine hydroxylase and GTP cyclohydrolase 1 provides functional improvement in animal models …

…, HB Choi, SH Hong, JH Bang, MA Lee, IS Joo… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
… In addition, recent reports have indicated that the survival of transplanted fetal ventral
mesencephalic cells in patients’ brain is very low and that it is difficult to obtain enough fetal tissue …