• 보건세계
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• v.55 no.5
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• pp.52-55
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• 2008

결핵은 인류의 역사와 함께한 오래된 질병이다. 과거 우리나라의 결핵유병률은 5%에 이를 정도로 심각하였으나 국가결핵관리를 통해 급격하게 유병률이 낮아졌는데, 이에 따라 비결핵성 항산균에 의한 감염이 상대적으로 증가하고 있다. 강력한 결핵관리사업으로 의료인은 물론 일반인들도 결핵에 관해 많은 지식을 갖고있으나, 비결핵성 항산균에 대한 인식수준은 그리 높지 못하다. 이 글에서는 얼마 전 사회적으로 문제가 되었던 한의원 집단발병 사건을 중심으로 비결핵성 항산균에 대해서 설명하고자 한다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.162-167
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• 1991

In an attempt to explore the mechanistic aspects of chilling injury in plants and their defensive measures against the low temperature stress, the time sequential measurements of pyruvate, superoxide radicals$(O_{\overline{2}})$ and antioxygenic enzymes during whole period of injury-inducing treatment were performed using mostly rice seedlings. Pyruvate was substantialy accumulated in leaf tissues during the exposure period to $5^{\circ}C$ of the seedlings ; the relative extent of the accumulation was increased with increasing time of the cold treatment. When the cold-treated plants were translocated to ambient temperature$({\sim}25^{\circ}C)$, the accumulation started to dissipate, concomitantly accompaning a remarkable increase in the $O_{\overline{2}}$ level of tissues. Superoxide dismutase(SOD) and catalase were also activated during post-chilling period, although they showed a considerable lag time for activation. In contrast, glutathione peroxidase, another antioxygenic enzyme in cells, was not activated at all by preceding cold treatment of plants. The uptake of exogenous $O_{\overline{2}}$ by the roots of rice seedlings resulted in increase in the activities of SOD and catalase in root tissues. The supply of $H_2O_2$ to plan st brought about the activation of catalase in situ, while failing to exert any effect on the activation state of glutathione peroxidase. The results obtained in this work suggest that pyruvate accumulation in cells is the direct cause of the overproduction of $O_{\overline{2}}$ and thereby other toxic activated oxygen species, and that SOD and catalase may play a crucial role in the protection of plant cells against active oxygen-mediated chilling injury.

• Nuclear industry
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• v.36 no.1
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• pp.16-18
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• 2016

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 1975

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.326-329
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• 1992

항산제는 조직의 산화현상을 예방하거나 막음으로써 우리가 알고 있는 정도 이상의 손상을 줄이고 패혈증이나 다발성장기손상의 병변진행을 차단할 수가 있다. 이제부터는 항산화제 치료에 눈을 돌려 새로운 시대에 적응하여야 한다.

• 보건세계
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• v.44 no.8 s.492
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• pp.4-6
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• 1997

근래 조형균(Mycobacterium avium complex : MAC)에 의한 항산균증과 일부 약제내성 결핵의 치료제로 알려지고 있는 리파부틴(rifabutin, RBT), 간헐치료제로써 연구가 되고있는 리파펜틴(rifapentine, RPT)에 대하여, 결핵환자와 치료 처방을 결정하는 의사들의 정확한 이해를 돕기 위해 이 약제들에 대한 간단한 소개를 하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.147-153
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• 1986

Viable potential of Mycobacterium smegmatis, a slow grower in vitro cultivation and of M. leprae, an obligate intracellular parasitic bacterium, which can not be cultured yet in vitro was assessed by fluorospectrophotometry. Bacterial cells in different numbers and under various physiological status were incubater with fluorescein diacetate(FDA). After an incubation of the bacterial preparations with FDA at specified conditions, amount of fluorescein inside bacteria was measured by a fluorospectrophotometer at 470nm and 510nm of excitation and emission wavelengths, respectively. Fluorounit given by such bacteria showed a correlation with assessment of viability of the same preparations made by other methods, such as optical density and colony forming units of M. smegmatis and intracellular ATP content of M. leprae. The possible use of fluorospectrophotometry in assessing viability or physiological potential of bacteria, particularly intracellular parasites and fastidious organisms to culture in vitro is discussed in relation to other methods.

• Annals of Clinical Microbiology
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.37-43
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• 2015

Background: Tuberculosis is globally the most important cause of death from single pathogen. Rapid and accurate identification of mycobacteria is essential for the control of tuberculosis. We evaluated a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) method using peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes for the differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in direct smears of sputum specimens. Methods: The cross-reactivity of MTB- and NTM-specific PNA probes was examined with reference strains of M. tuberculosis ATCC 13950, Mycobacterium kansasii ATCC 12479, Mycobacterium fortuitum ATCC 6841, several clinical isolates of mycobacteria (Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium gordonae and Mycobacterium chelonae), and 11 frequently isolated respiratory bacterial species other than mycobacteria. A series of 128 sputa (89 MTB culture positive, 29 NTM culture positive, and 10 under treatment culture negative) with grades of trace to 4+ were used to evaluate the performance of the method. Results: The MTB- and NTM-specific PNA probes showed specific reactions with the reference strains of MTB and M. kansasii and clinical isolates of mycobacteria except M. fortuitum ATCC 6841, and no cross-reactivity with other tested bacteria. The PNA probe-based FISH assay for detection of MTB had a sensitivity and specificity of 100%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the NTM-specific PNA probe was 100%. The smear grades of the PNA FISH test were same as with those of the fluorescence AFB stain in 2+ or higher grade. Conclusion: Detection and differentiation based on PNA FISH is sensitive and accurate for detecting mycobacteria and for differentiating MTB from NTM in clinical sputum smears.

• Proceedings of the KSCN Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.138-138
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• 2003

흡연은 각종 암의 발병율을 높이고 동맥경화증, 혈전증과 같은 관상심장질환의 주요 발병요인이 되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 흡연자에게 보여지는 지질과산화작용에 의한 LDL의 산화는 구리나 철과 같은 항산과 관련 무기질에 의해 촉진되며, 특히 구리는 매우 연관성이 높은 물질로 보고되었다. 따라서 흡연자의 혈중 무기질 함량의 측정은 항산화 능력과 심혈관계 질병의 진단 및 예후 판정에 민감한 지표로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. (중략)

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.563-566
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• 2003

This study was proposed to measure total polyphenols and antioxidant activities from leaves of Stachys sieboldii MIQ. Solvents such as acetone 60%, petroleum ether, ethylacetate, and water were used for this purpose The fraction by ethyl acetate fraction showed the strongest activity by DPPH method and contained much more polyphenols than those by other solvents.