• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.15.1-15.13
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• 2021

Background: Attenuated Salmonella strain can be used as a vector to transport immunogens to the host antigen-binding sites. Objectives: The study aimed to determine the protective efficacy of attenuated Salmonella strain expressing highly conserved Brucella immunogens in goats. Methods: Goats were vaccinated with Salmonella vector expressing individually lipoprotein outer-membrane protein 19 (Omp19), Brucella lumazine synthase (BLS), proline racemase subunit A (PrpA), Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) at 5 × 10⁹ CFU/mL and challenge of all groups was done at 6 weeks after vaccination. Results: Among these vaccines inoculated at 5 × 10⁹ CFU/mL in 1 mL, Omp19 or SOD showed significantly higher serum immunoglobulin G titers at (2, 4, and 6) weeks post-vaccination, compared to the vector control. Interferon-γ production in response to individual antigens was significantly higher in SOD, Omp19, PrpA, and BLS individual groups, compared to that in the vector control (all p < 0.05). Brucella colonization rate at 8 weeks post-challenge showed that most vaccine-treated groups exhibited significantly increased protection by demonstrating reduced numbers of Brucella in tissues collected from vaccinated groups. Real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that Brucella antigen expression levels were reduced in the spleen, kidney, and parotid lymph node of vaccinated goats, compared to the non-vaccinated goats. Besides, treatment with vaccine expressing individual antigens ameliorated brucellosis-related histopathological lesions. Conclusions: These results delineated that BLS, Omp19, PrpA, and SOD proteins achieved a definite level of protection, indicating that Salmonella Typhimurium successfully delivered Brucella antigens, and that individual vaccines could differentially elicit an antigen-specific immune response.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.14-21
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• 2022

Complex chromosome rearrangements (CCRs) are structural chromosomal rearrangements involving at least three chromosomes and more than two breakpoints. CCR carriers are generally phenotypically normal but related to higher risk of recurrent miscarriage and having abnormal offspring with congenital anomalies. However, most of CCR carriers are not aware of their condition until genetic analysis of either abortus or affected baby or parental karyotyping is performed. Herein, we present the case that CCR carrier patients can be identified by preimplantation genetic testing of preimplantation embryos. An infertile male patient with severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia was diagnosed balanced reciprocal translocation, 46,XY,t(3;11) (p26;p14) at first. After attempting the first preimplantation genetic testing for structural rearrangement (PGT-SR) cycle, we found the recurrent segmental gain or loss on 21q21.3-q22.3 of five out of nine embryos. As a result of karyotype re-analysis, the patient's karyotype showed a balanced CCR involving chromosomes 3, 11, and 21 with three breakpoints 3p26, 11p14, and 21q21. The patient underwent two PGT-SR cycles, and a pregnancy was established after the transfer of an euploid embryo in the second cycle. Amniocentesis confirmed that the baby carried normal karyotype without mosaicism. At 37 weeks gestation, a healthy girl weighting 3,050 g was born.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.51-62
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• 2005

농촌 주민들의 소 사육 실태 및 브루셀라증에 대한 인지도 등을 파악하여 사람 및 소 브루셀라증 관리방안을 수립하는데 기초 자료로 활용하고자 본 조사를 실시하였다. 설문은 울진군 북면 및 포항시 기계면 주민 1,028명을 대상으로 성별 및 연령 등 일반적 사항과 브루셀라증에 대한 인지도, 소 사육 실태, 브루셀라증 보상에 관한 내용 등이 포함된 설문지를 이용하였다. '소 브루셀라증에 대하여 들어본 적이 있거나 아십니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 283명으로 27.5%가 알고 있었다. '소 브루셀라증이 사람에게도 감염된다는 사실을 알고 있습니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 215명으로 77.6%가 알고 있었다. '여자에서 브루셀라증 감염 시 유산될 수 있다는 사실을 알고 있습니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 98명으로 35.1%가 알고 있었다. '소 브루셀라 예방에 대한 교육이나 홍보 책자를 받은 적이 있습니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 69명으로 24.7%가 받았다고 하였다. '최근 축산가에서 발생하는 소 브루셀라증 어떤 상태라고 생각하십니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '심각하다' 라고 응답한 경우는 189명(68.5%)이었다. '최근 우리나라에서 발생하는 사람 브루셀라증은 어떤 상태라고 생각하십니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '심각하다' 라고 응답한 경우는 185명(67.3%) 이었다. '키우는 암소에서 유산되거나 미숙한 송아지로 태어난 적이 있습니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 28명(14.9%)이었다. '암소의 유산물이나 미숙 송아지를 맨손으로 직접 만졌습니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 10명(5.3%)이었다. '소 브루셀라증이 발생하면 나라에서 보상해 준다는 것을 알고 있습니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 46명(25.0%)이었다. '자신의 소가 유산한다면 가축위생시험소에 브루셀라 검사 신고를 하겠습니까?' 에 관한 설문에서 '예' 라고 응답한 경우는 114명(67.9%)이었고, 안하겠다는 이유로는 '신고하는 것인지 몰라서' 라고 응답한 경우가 36명(66.7%)으로 가장 많았다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.61-61
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• 2006

목 적: 본 연구는 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR C677T와 A1298C) 유전자 돌연변이형이 자연유산아 발생의 원인 유전자로 작용하는지에 대해 알아보고자 시도하였다. 연구방법: 95명의 자연유산아 조직과 대조군으로 100명의 정상 소아의 혈액 그리고 449명의 정상 성인의 혈액을 채취하여 DNA를 분리하여 사용하였다. 유전자형은 분리된 DNA를 이용하여 중합효소 연쇄반응과 제한효소 절편다형 분석방법으로 결정하였다. 결 과: 자연유산아 그룹은 소아대조군에서 보다 MTHFR 677CC 형 (p=0.014)은 높게, 677CT형 (p=0.063)은 낮게 나타났다. 성인대조군과의 비교에서도 MTHFR 677CT 형의 빈도는 현저히 낮게 나타났다 (p=0.032). 그리고 MTHFR 677CC/1298AC 조합형 유전자의 경우 소아대조군 (p=0.034)과의 비교에서는 현저히 높은 빈도를 나타냈으나, 성인대조군 (p=0.063)과의 비교에서는 높은 경향성은 있었으나 통계학적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론: MTHFR 677CC와 MTHFR 677CC/1298AC 유전자형은 자연유산아 발생의 위험인자일 가능성이 높으며, 지속적인 연구가 요구된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 1986

The present surveys were conducted in attempts to investigate the health situation of horses in Korea through mass-screening the samples serologically, bacteriologically and clinically. A total of 575 horses were sampled randomly, comprising 126 from the Korean Horse Affairs Association, 288 from the Korean Equestrian Federation and 161 from the Jeju ponies. Each of the samples taken was tested for diagnoses of 18 horse diseases including African horse sickness. Summarised below are the results obtained from this surveys. 1. From results of the serological survey it is evident that Korea is currently free from African horse sickness, dourine, glanders, vesicular stomatits, equine piroplasmosis, equine viral arteritis, Venezuelan encephalomyelitis and contagious equine metritis. Constant vigilence with strengthened quarantine measures is thus vital for maintaining freedom of any those diseases in Korea. 2. No clinical case was observed with any of signs or symptoms of infectious lymphangitis, anthrax and infestations with ringworm, mange or scab. However, continuous follow-up is required for establishing the evidence of no occurrence of the diseases in Korea. 3. One case of seropositive to equine infectious anemia may fully justify systematic and regular testings for the whole population of horse in Korea. 4. It is manifested that equine rhinopneumonitis, Japanese encephalitis and Getah virus infection are well established in Korea, together with the presence of equine infectious abortion(Salmonella abortus equi). This strongly entails preventive precautions before entry into Korea for the horses participating in the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2007

The tube agglutination test has been used for bovine brucellosis diagnosis in Korea since middle 1950s. The reported high specificity was its value in eradication program. However, the reading of reaction mostly depends on personal experience, thus here we report a way to improve accuracy and uniformity of reading. The tube agglutination was conducted according to the protocol provided by Korean Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The intensity of reaction was measured by spectrophotometer. The relationship between turbidity and percentage clearing was generally in direct proportion and linear. The correspondent percent transmittance at 75, 50, and 25% clearing were 91, 82, and 73, respectively. Then, the degree of percentage of clearing at given international unit was measured. With about 1.5 unit of serum, the maximum percentage clearing was observed. The international unit showing 25, 50, and 75 percentage clearing were 0.61, 0.83 and 1.35, respectively. Based on the information obtained using international standard serum, the calculation of international unit of test serum was available. According to the protocol for bovine brucellosis diagnosis which provided by Korean Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the available range of detectable international unit was between 15 and 538. And the corresponding international units for suspicious case ranged between 42 and 127. Of the 35 sera from B abortus infected cattle, about half of them had more than 538 international units. Collectively, the reading of turbidity using spectrophotometer and application to international unit improved accuracy and uniformity of reading.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.697-702
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• 2010

2007년 전국 10개의 일반 양돈장에서 다양한 일령의 돼지 578두를 채혈하여 Rose Bengal test 진단액으로 스크리닝을 하고, 양성 혈청에 대해서는 시험관응집반응과 C-ELISA를 적용하여 브루셀라병 항체 분포도 양상과 브루셀라 교차반응 유발균의 분리를 시도하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 돼지에서 브루셀라병 Rose Bengal 스크리닝 결과, 10주령 미만(양성률; 14.6%, 95% CI; 10.1-19.1)자돈보다 10주령에서 17주령 미만(양성률; 31.3%, 95% CI; 22.8-39.8)과 17주령 이상(양성률; 30.4%, 95% CI; 34.3-36.4)의 돼지에서 양성률이 유의성 있게 높았다(p<0.05). 따라서 검사돈 중 139두 (24.0%)에서 Rose Bengal test 양성반응이 나타났다. 양돈장별 Rose Bengal test 양성률 조사에서 6개 양돈장이 10% 미만의 양성률을 보였고, 2개 양돈장에서는 70% 이상의 높은 양성률이 관찰되었다. Rose Bengal test 양성 혈청 139건을 시험관응집반응과 C-ELISA에 적용한 결과, 시험관응집반응에서 100배 이상의 양성이 48건(34.5%)이었으나 C-ELISA에서는 전 두수 음성으로 나타나 돼지 혈청에 대해서는 시험관응집반응 성적과 C-ELISA 성적에 많은 차이가 있었다. 시험관응집반응에서 높은 항체가를 보인 돼지의 직장 swab 시료(n=26)에서 브루셀라 균과 교차반응을 유발하는 균종에 대해 균분리를 실시한 결과 E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella N group은 분리되지 않았으나 Y. enterocolitica O:9은 7건(26.9%)이 분리되었다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2022

In the event of an outbreak of a livestock epidemic, it has been considered that the existing burial-centered carcass disposal method should be improved ecofriendly for prevention of leachate and odors from burial basically in regard of pathogen inactivation. Therefore, the aim of this study is whether it was possible to treat the carcass of cattle and chickens using the chemical carcass treatment method. It was conducted to establish detailed treatment standards for the chemical treatment method of cattle and chicken carcasses based on the results of the proof of the absence of infectious diseases in cattle chickens. After inoculating cattle carcass with 10 pathogens (foot and mouth disease virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium avium subsp. Paratuberculosis, Brucella abortus, Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella Typhimurium) and chicken carcasses with low pathogenic avian influenza virus, Clostridium perfringens type C, E. coli and Salmonella Typhimurium, these were treated at 90℃ for 5 hours in a potassium hydroxide liquid solution corresponding to 15% of the body weight. This method liquefies all cadaveric components and inactivates all inoculated pathogens by PCR and culture. Based on these results, it was possible to prove that chemical treatment of cattle and chicken carcasses is effective in killing pathogens and is a safe method without the risk of disease transmission. The chemical treatment method of livestock carcasses can be suggested as an alternative to the current domestic burial-centered livestock carcass treatment method, preventing environmental pollution, and contributing to public health.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2003

Objective: To compare the pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) between obstrucvtive and non-obstrucvtive azoospermia. Methods: From January 1994 to December 2002, 524 patients with obstructive azoospermia (886 cycles) and 163 patients with non-obstructive azoospermia (277 cycles) were included in this study. Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA) or testicular sperm extraction (TESE) in obstructive azoospermia and TESE in non-obstructive azoospermia were perfomed to retrieve sperm, which was used for ICSI and then fertilized embryos were transferred. The results of ICSI - fertlization rate (FR), clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), clinical abortion rate (CAR) and delivery rate (DR) - were statistically analysed in obstructive versus non-obstructive azoospermia. Results: There were no differences in the number of retrieved oocytes, injected oocytes for ICSI and oocyte maturation rate. FR was significantly higher in obstructive than non-obstructive azoospermia (71.7% vs. 61.1%, p<0.001). There was no difference in CPR per embryo transfer cycle. After pregnancy was established, however, CAR was significantly higher in non-obstructive than obstructive azoospermia (25.6% vs. 12.5%, p=0.004). DR per clinical pregnancy cycle was significantly higher in obstructive than non-obstructive azoospermia (78.0% vs. 64.4%, p=0.012). In the karyotype ananlysis of abortus, abnormal karyotypes were found in 75.0% (6/8) of obstructive and 55.6% (5/9) of non-obstructive azoospermia. Conclusion: Our data show significantly higher FR in obstructive than non-obstructive azoospermia. Though there was no differrence in CPR, CAR was significantly higher in non-obstructive than obstructive azoospermia. The abortion may be related to the abnormal karyotype of embryo, but further investigations are necessary to elucidate the cause of clinical abortion in azoospermia.