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29. Association between Smartphone Usage and Mental Health in South Korean Adolescents: The 2017 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey

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Kim, Hyunjeong, Cho, Min-Kyoung, Ko, Hyeonyoung, Yoo, Jung Eun, and Song, Yun-Mi

Subjects
Gerontology, Adolescent, Suicide attempt, Depression, business.industry, Poison control, Suicide, Attempted, 030209 endocrinology & metabolism, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Mental health, Suicide prevention, Occupational safety and health, Suicidal Ideation, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Republic of Korea, Injury prevention, medicine, Original Article, Smartphone, 030212 general & internal medicine, medicine.symptom, Family Practice, business, Suicidal ideation
Abstract

Background Smartphone usage is indispensably beneficial to people's everyday lives. However, excessive smartphone usage has been associated with physical and mental health problems. This study aimed to evaluate the association of smartphone usage with depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts in Korean adolescents. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in 54,603 Korean adolescent participants (26,930 male and 27,673 female) in the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey in 2017 who reported their smartphone use. We performed multiple logistic regression analysis to evaluate the association of smartphone use with mental health after adjusting for relevant covariates. Results Among the participants, 25.6% of male students and 38.4% of female students reported using their smartphone for at least 30 hours per week. As time duration of smartphone usage increased, the risk of experiencing depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempt tended to increase, with odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of 1.18 (1.10-1.26), 1.18 (1.08-1.29), and 1.34 (1.11-1.60), respectively, for high smartphone usage compared with low smartphone usage. These associations remained significant with only slight change in odds ratios after consideration of problems that may be caused by smartphone usage, such as conflicts with family members or peers, or disturbance in school work. Conclusion Smartphone overuse was independently associated with an increased risk of mental health problems, which did not seem to be mediated by the problems caused by smartphone usage.

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2020
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38. Trichinella spiralis nurse cell formation is regulated via CCR7+ dendritic cells.

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Park, Mi‐Kyung, Kang, Shin Ae, Cho, Min‐Kyoung, and Yu, Hak Sun

Subjects
TRICHINELLA spiralis, DENDRITIC cells, LYMPHOID tissue, CELL receptors, REGULATORY T cells, IMMUNOGLOBULIN E
Abstract

The chemokine receptor CCR7 is a well‐established homing receptor for dendritic cells (DCs) and T‐cells. Interaction with the CCL19 and CCL21 ligands promotes priming of immune responses in lymphoid tissues; however, the mechanism underlying CCR7‐induced immune responses against helminth parasite infection remains unknown. Thus, we examined the role of CCR7 in generating protective immune responses against intracellular Trichinella spiralis infection. The results showed significantly increased CCR7, CCL19 and CCL21 expression in the muscle tissue compared to that in the intestinal tissue in T. spiralis‐infected mice. The CCR7‐expressing DC population increased in the mesenteric and peripheral lymph nodes (PLNs) during T. spiralis infection. Notably, the number of CCR7‐expressing cells in PLNs increased by more than 30% at 28 days post‐infection; however, this increase was significantly inhibited in CCR7‐blocked mice treated with CCR7‐specific antibodies. T helper 2 (Th2)‐and regulatory T (Treg)‐related cytokine levels were also reduced by CCR7‐specific antibody treatment. CCR7‐blocked mice lost their resistance to T. spiralis infection in the muscle phase but not in the intestinal phase. Furthermore, fewer eosinophils around the nurse cells and reduced total and T. spiralis‐specific IgE in the serum were observed in CCR7‐blocked mice compared to those infected with only T. spiralis. CCR7 blockade led to the T. spiralis infection‐induced suppression of Th2‐ and Treg‐related cytokine production in vitro. These results suggest that CCR7 in DCs might play an essential role in host defence mechanisms against T. spiralis infection, particularly in the muscle stage of the infection, by accelerating Th2 and Treg cell responses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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