• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2016

Trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis is a common sexually transmitted disease. Its association with several health problems, including preterm birth, pelvic inflammatory disease, cervical cancer, and transmission of human immunodeficiency virus, emphasizes the importance of improved access to early and accurate detection of T. vaginalis. In this study, a rapid and efficient loop-mediated isothermal amplification-based method for the detection of T. vaginalis was developed and validated, using vaginal swab specimens from subjects suspected to have trichomoniasis. The LAMP assay targeting the actin gene was highly sensitive with detection limits of 1 trichomonad and 1 pg of T. vaginalis DNA per reaction, and specifically amplified the target gene only from T. vaginalis. Validation of this assay showed that it had the highest sensitivity and better agreement with PCR (used as the gold standard) compared to microscopy and multiplex PCR. This study showed that the LAMP assay, targeting the actin gene, could be used to diagnose early infections of T. vaginalis. Thus, we have provided an alternative molecular diagnostic tool and a point-of-care test that may help to prevent trichomoniasis transmission and associated complications.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1165-1169
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• 2012

In April 2009, the H1N1 pandemic influenza virus emerged as a novel influenza virus. The aim of this study was to compare the performances of several molecular assays, including conventional reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), two real-time reverse transcription (rRT)-PCRs, and two multiplex RTPCRs. A total of 381 clinical specimens were collected from patients (223 men and 158 women), and both the Seeplex RV7 assay and rRT-PCR were ordered on different specimens within one week after collection. The concordance rate for the two methods was 87% (332/381), and the discrepancy rate was 13% (49/381). The positive rates for the molecular assays studied included 93.1% for the multiplex Seeplex RV7 assay, 93.1% for conventional reverse transcription (cRT)-PCR, 89.7% for the multiplex Seeplex Flu ACE Subtyping assay, 82.8% for protocol B rRT-PCR, and 58.6% for protocol A rRT-PCR. Our results showed that the multiplex Seeplex assays and the cRT-PCR yielded higher detection rates than rRT-PCRs for detecting the influenza A (H1N1) virus. Although the multiplex Seeplex assays had the advantage of simultaneous detection of several viruses, they were time-consuming and troublesome. Our results show that, although rRT-PCR had the advantage, the detection rates of the molecular assays varied depending upon the source of the influenza A (H1N1)v virus. Our findings also suggest that rRT-PCR sometimes detected virus in extremely low abundance and thus required validation of analytical performance and clinical correlation.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.133-137
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• 2011

The monitoring of heparin therapy is using almost aPTT assay. This study is compare to estimating aPTT therapeutic range using in vitro heparin-spiked sample and aPTT therapeutic range using in vivo heparin-treated sample. Normal pooled plasma was collected from 20 healthy representative individuals. 11 concentration of heparinized plasmas from 0 U/mL to 1.0 U/mL at intervals of 0.1 U/mL made by addition of heparin to normal pooled plasma were measured aPTT. The aPTT therapeutic range was performed through correlation analysis between heparin level 0.2 to 0.4 U/mL and aPTT. 30 plasmas from patients on heparin therapy were measured aPTT and anti-Xa activity. The aPTT therapeutic range was performed through correlation analysis between anti-Xa activity 0.3 to 0.7 U/mL and aPTT. The aPTT therapeutic range corresponded by heparin level-vs-aPTT value regression analysis was 60.7 to 102.4 seconds. The aPTT therapeutic range corresponded by anti-Xa activity-vs-aPTT value regression analysis was 85.3 to 147.5 seconds. The validation of heparin sensitivity using in-vitro heparin sample was not considered. The establishing aPTT therapeutic range is recommended anti-Xa activity using in-vivo sample.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제9권1_2호
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• pp.37-51
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• 1994

To evaluate the genotoxicities of workers exposed to glue and glue cleaning solution, ambient air monitoring of working place, animal study and human monitoring were carried out. By GC-MS analysis, air samples collected from shoesmaking plant were found to be toluene, xylene, cyclohexane, n-hexane, methyl ethyl ketone, trichloroethylene, butylacetate, isopropyl alcohol. Glue and glue cleaning solution from shoesmaking plant were applicated topically to the CD-1 mice. DNA was isolated from skin 24 hr following the application and analysed for DNA-adducts using the nuclease $P_1$version of $^{32}$P-postlabelling assay. RAL (Relative Adduct Labelling, adducts$10^8$ nucleotides) was significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner in the glue cleaning solution treated mice skin. Peripheral blood DNA-adducts of workers exposed to glue and glue cleaning solution were also analysed by the same method, but there were not significant differences in the peripheral blood DNA-adducts level between exposed and control workers. In addition, glue cleaning solution from shoes factory was evaluated for mutagenicity in the Salmonella plate incorporation assay using strains TA 100 and TA 1535 in the presence and absence of Arochlor 1254-induced rat liver S$_{9}$. There was evident mutagenicity for cleaning solution in TA 100 regardless of $S_9$, but TA 1535 showed positive only in the absence of $S_9$when predicted by Stead model of mutagenicity prediction (p=0.0000). The urine concentrates from workers and controls were also assayed for mutagenicity towards strain TA 100 of Salmonella typhimurium in the presence of $S_9$ using Kado's microsuspension assay, but their mutagenic activities were not found to be significant. These data suggest that shoesmaking workers are exposed to genotoxic compounds and need to be monitored by testing the mutagenicity of human urines. However, $^{32}$P-postlabelling application requires further validation for the routine monitoring of human exposure.osure.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.361-364
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 3-ethyl ascorbic acid를 표준물질로 이용하여, 폴리에톡시레이티드 아스코르빈산의 정량법을 개발하였고, 확립된 시험법으로 시중에서 돼지 및 닭의 면역력 증진과 열에 대한 스트레스 경감제로 유통되고 있는 Poustin-C 검체 내 폴리에톡시레이티드 아스코르빈산의 함량 분석을 실제로 분석하여 시험법의 유효성을 검증하였다. 개발한 분석법의 검증은 직선성, 정확성, 정밀성 및 안정성 시험 등을 통하여 평가하였다. 정밀도 시험은 일내 정밀성과 일간 정밀성으로 나누어 확인하였는데, 일내 및 일간 정밀성은 모두 3.4 % 이내로 매우 우수하였다. 그리고 직선성 실험에서는 상관계수($r^2$)가 0.998 이상으로 우수하였다. 실온에서 6시간까지는 안정하여 실험 도중 분해되지 않음을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발된 시험법은 검체 내 폴리에톡시레이티드 아스코르빈산의 함량을 분석하기 위한 공정 시험법으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 분석과학
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2019

Ampicillin and Sulbactam (2:1, w/w) are combined in formulation to provide broader antibacterial action in treatment of many infections. The development of analytical method for simultaneouly determine these two compounds was difficult because of the differences in their chemical structures and ratio in the formulation. Current published methods still have some limitations. In this study, we developed an alternative high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay method for simultaneously determination of ampicillin sodium and sulbactam sodium in powder for injection. Method validation of HPLC method was conducted to determine linearity, precision, accuracy, system suitability, robustness. The linearity of the calibration curves in the desired concentration range was good ($r^2$> 0.9994). RSDs of intra-day and inter-day precision obtained were less than 2.00 %. Accuracy was obtained with the recoveries in range of 98.42 % and 101.36 %. As a result of system suitability, RSD of both retention time and the peak area obtained were not more than 1.0 %. The values of plate number were more than 7000 and symmetric factors obtained were 0.8. As intermediate-precision and robustness of the developed assay, it could be expected to become valuable tools for revising the Korean Pharmacopoeia (KP XI).

• 생명과학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.144-148
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 항염, 항균 등 다양한 기능성을 갖는 서양종꿀벌(Apis mellifera L.)의 일벌독에서 분리한 봉독의 활성아민 성분과 함량을 분석하고 그 분석법을 검토하였다. 본 연구에서는 Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography에 Halo C18컬럼과, acetonitrile 및 증류수를 이동상으로 사용하여 분석시간 13분 이내에서 봉독의 cadaverine에 대한 성분 분석법을 개발하였고, 분석법 밸리데이션을 통하여 특이성, 정확성, 정밀성을 갖춘 분석법임이 확인되었다. 봉독의 cadaverine의 직선성은 R2=0.99 이상으로 측정되어 양호하게 분석되었고, 검출한계는 0.3 ㎍/ml, 정량한계는 0.3 ㎍/ml으로 나타났으며, 회수율은 97.6~99.1%로 나타났다. Cadaverine의 일내 정밀도는 상대표준편차(RSD) 값이 0.25~0.44%였으며, 일간 정밀도는 0.25~1.25%로 상대표준편차 값이 5% 이내의 우수한 정밀성을 갖는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 분석법을 통해 지금까지 봉독에서는 보고된 바 없는 활성아민 cadaverine이 평균 1.10±0.05 mg/g 함유된 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 봉독에서 cadaverine 함량과 cadaverine 분석법에 대한 직선성, 검출한계, 정량한계 및 회수율을 측정한 결과, 모두 만족스러운 결과를 나타냈으며, 봉독의 cadaverine에 대한 기초자료와 생리활성에 연구로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.109-110
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• 2003

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2005년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.205.4-205
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• 2005

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2004년도 KSOT/KEMS Fall Annual Meeting
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• pp.150-150
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• 2004