• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2020

Streptococcus agalactiae or group B streptococcus (GBS) is associated with infections in neonates and pregnant women. Herein, we describe a rare case of GBS renal abscess with peritonitis and pleural effusion in a 17-year-old girl with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The girl was admitted due to fever and right flank pain. Laboratory findings included leukocytosis and increased C-reactive protein level and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Her serum glucose level was 484 mg/dL. Urinalysis showed no pyuria. Renal sonography revealed parenchymal swelling in the right kidney. The patient was administered intravenous cefotaxime. Urine and blood cultures were negative. Fever seemed to improve, but the following day, she complained of abdominal pain and fever. Antibiotic was switched to imipenem, and abdominal and pelvic CT revealed a ruptured right renal abscess, peritonitis, and bilateral pleural effusion with atelectasis. Pigtail catheter drainage of the abscess was performed. Culture from the abscess was positive for GBS, and fever subsided 2 days after the drainage. She was discharged with oral cefixime. The clinical course of urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be atypical in patients with diabetes, and GBS can be a cause of UTIs. Prompt diagnosis and management are necessary to prevent complications in patients showing atypical courses.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2002년도 제9차 국제심포지움 및 추계정기학술발표회
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• pp.30-30
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• 2002

꿩의비름 (Sedum erythrostichum)은 매우 우수한 지피식물이며 건조에 강한 대표적 식물로 바위정원 (rock garden)을 가꾸는데 있어서 중요한 수종으로 이용되며, 유럽등지에서는 지붕에 식재하기도 하며 최근에는 빌딩옥상녹화의 대표적 수종으로 식재되고 있다. 또한 한방에서는 경천이라 불리우기도 하는데 피부상처 치유 및 미백효과가 탁월하다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 Agrobacterium을 매개로한 꿩의비름의 형질전환 시스템을 개발하고 아울러 phosphinothricin-N-acetyltransferase (PAT) 유전자를 도입하여 제초제 저항 식물을 개발하고자 수행되었다. 꿩의비름 잎을 Agrobacterium에 담근후 0.5 mg/l NAA와 2 mg/1 BA가 첨가된 MS 배지에 3일간 공동배앙 하였다. 그 후 300 mg/1 cefotaxime이 첨가된 같은 배지에 옮겨 계대하면서 Agrobacterium을 제거하였다. 약 3주후에 잎 절편으로 부터 직접적으로 부정아가 형성되기 시작 하였는데 이 시기부터 잎 절편을 25 mg/1 kanamycin이 첨가된 선발배지에 옮겨 주었다. 이 결과 배양된 잎 절편 절편 중 3.75%에서 kanamycin에 저항하는 부정아를 얻을 수 있었다. 형질전환체는 X-gluc 반응, PCR, Southern, Nothern analysis를 통하여 확인하였다. 약 94%의 형질전환 식물체는 성공적으로 토양에 옮길 수 있었으며 약 3개월후에 꽃을 피웠다. 형질전환체는 제초제인 Basta ($^{(R)}$ phosphinothricine at 200 mg/1)를 살포하여 주었을 경우 생존함을 확인 하였다.

• 약학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.322-331
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• 1994

For the development new cephalosporin antibiotics with aminothiazolmethoxyimino moiety in the C-7 position and triazolthiomethyl moiety in the C-3 position of cephem ring, $7{\beta}$-[(z)-2-(2-aminothiasol-4-yl)-2-(methoxyimino)acetamido]-3-[5-(aryl or het.)-4-phenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]thiomethyl-3-cephem-4-carboxylic acids were synthesized. These compounds were tested for antimicrobial activitiy in vitro against ten species of microorganisms. It showed remarkable antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis ATCC 6633, Micrococcus luteus ATCC 9341 and Escherichia coli ESS. The antibacterial activity of most new compounds showed more active than cefazoline, but these compounds were lower active than cefotaxime against Pseudomonas aeruginosa IFO 13130.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.263-270
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• 2006

Pongamia pinnata Pierre is a tree legume, having potential in production of raw material for biodiesel. A protocol for in wk propagation of this plant was standardized using seedling explants. Growth regulators (GR) including gibberellic acid $(GA_3),\;N^6-benzylaminopurine(BA)$, thidiazuron (TDZ), and Adenine sulphate (Ads) were tested for optimum germination of seeds. Removal of seed coat prior to germination, controlled fungal growth partially but enhanced bacterial growth. Antibiotic cefotaxime was ineffective in controlling bacterial contamination. Seedling derived nodal explants and cotyledon nodes with attached cotyledons were excised and cultured for induction of shoots. Optimum sprouting and multiplication of shoot buds were obtained in MS medium supplemented with $8.88{\mu}M$ BA. These buds differentiated and rooted on medium devoid of GR. Optimum growth of Pongamia seedling was obtained in cotton plugged culture vessels. Reculturing of the cotyledon node explants produced more shoots from the same site. This process of removing shoots and reculturing of cotyledon node was followed for eight passages yielding 4 to 8 shoots in each cycle. The shoots (75%) rooted on half strength MS basal medium supplemented with 0.22% charcoal. All plants survived on transfer to soil. This is the first report on in vitro regeneration of Pongamia pinnata. This report demonstrates the possibility of coupling more than one parameter in single experiment to hasten the process of standardization. The process of cycling the nodal explant repeatedly for production of large number of shoots from single meristem may find application in genetic transformation experiments wherein meristems are used for transformation.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.42-45
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• 2007

The genus Proteus has been rarely isolated from cultured fish. In this study, we reported Proteus vulgaris isolated from fish skin lesion of Black-spotted porcupine fish (Diodon hystrix). Identification of f vulgaris was performed by general biological test, including API 20E and API ZYM. The sensitivity of isolated strains to different groups of antibiotics was evaluated using the disc diffusion method. It showed that the isolate is sensitive to ciprofloxacin $(5{\mu}g)$, norfloxacin $(10{\mu}g)$, enrofloxacin $(5{\mu}g)$, cefotaxime $(30{\mu}g)$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.953-958
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• 2013

Selaginella tamariscina is a traditional herb used in medicine. Phytochemical amentoflavone, a biflavonoid class of flavonoids, was isolated from the plant of Selaginella tamariscina. In this study, the antibacterial effects and combination effects of amentoflavone and conventional antibiotics such as ampicillin, cefotaxime, and chloramphenicol were investigated. These results showed that amentoflavone had a considerable antibacterial effect and synergistic interaction with antibiotics against various bacterial strains (fractional inhibitory concentration index ${\leq}$ 0.5), except for Streptococcus mutans. To study the mechanism(s) involved in the synergistic activities between amentoflavone and antibiotics, we detected hydroxyl radical formation using 3'-(p-hydroxyphenyl) fluorescein and measured the $NAD^+/NADH$ ratio by $NAD^+$ cycling assay. The results indicated that the formation of hydroxyl radical would be a cause of the synergistic effect and that this oxidative stress originated from a transient NADH depletion. This study suggests that amentoflavone synergizes with antibiotics and has potential as a therapeutic agent for antimicrobial chemotherapy.

• 약학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.462-472
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• 1997

In this approach, the antimicrobial activities of the compounds were compared with the ${\beta}$-lactam antibiotics against ${\beta}$-lactamase producing strains in vitro. Heteroc yclyl exomethylenepenam derivatives were several numbers of 6-exomethylenepenam sodiums (CH1240, CH1245, CH1250, CH2140, CH2145, CH2150). The inhibitory concentraion assay of six compounds were compared with clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam. Clavulanic acid, sulbactam and tazobactam are used as inhibitors of a variety of plasmid-mediated beta-lactamases. In vitro ${\beta}$-lactamase inhibitory assay, CH1240 and CH2140 were more active than clavulanic acid, sulbactam and tazobactam against ${\beta}$-lactamases overally. And in vitro comparative antimicrobial susceptibility test of six inhibitors were performed with mixed forms of ampicillin, cefotaxime, amoxicillin, ticarcillin, piperacillin, cefoperazone against ${\beta}$-lactamase producing 31 species strains. Consequently CH2140 and CH1240 among the six compounds enhanced the activity of the ${\beta}$-lactams for 31 ${\beta}$-lactamase producing strains.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.918-926
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• 2021

We isolated 28 Vibrio vulnificus strains from seawater and fisheries and investigated the positive rate of eight virulence genes. Additionally, we evaluated the susceptibility of these strains to 25 antimicrobials. The positive rates of fur, vvhA, tcp, rtxA, vcgC, viuB, vvp, and acfA were 100, 92.9, 92.9, 67.9, 64.3, 25.0, 14.3, and 7.1%, respectively. A disk diffusion susceptibility test revealed that, all the investigated strains had the highest resistance to amoxicillin and oxacillin, followed by that to streptomycin (96.4%), cefoxitin (92.9%), clindamycin (82.1%), amikacin (67.9%), vancomycin (46.4%), nalidixic acid (7.1%), penicillin G (7.1%), and ampicillin (3.6%). Moreover, they were susceptible to 10 other antimicrobials, including cefotaxime, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamicin, and rifampicin. Notably, amoxicillin, oxacillin, and streptomycin had average minimum inhibitory concentrations of 132.6, 603.4, and 23.1 ㎍/mL against V. vulnificus, respectively. These observations provide new insights regarding the necessity for sanitation of commercial fisheries and can potentially, help reduce the risk posed by fisheries contaminated with bacteria resistant to antimicrobials.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.644-649
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• 2013

In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of GamiChungYi-tang(GCY-t) on caerulein-induced acute pancreatitis (AP). It is performed by detecting oxidative stress markers and observing histopathological examination. Thirty adult male rats(Sprague-Dawley) were divided into six groups as follows: normal (NOR,n=5), caerulein-induced (CON,n=5), caerulein+Cefotaxime Sodium(CT,n=5), caerulein+GCY-t (130 mg/kg, CHA,n=5), caerulein+GCY-t (260 mg/kg, CHB,n=5) and caerulein+GCY-t (520 mg/kg, CHC,n=5) groups. Pancreatic tissues of rats from all groups were removed for apoptosis and light, and electron microscopic examination. Blood of rats from all groups were collected for oxidative stress markers inspection and pathological examination. Pancreatic oxidative stress markers were evaluated by the measurements of leukocyte, serum amylase and platelet activating factor (PAF), Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were determined spectrophotometrically. CON group has a significant increase (p<0.05) in amylase compared with NOR, but CT and CHA, CHB, CHC groups reduced the levels of these enzyme. The levels of Platelet activating factor (PAF) were increased in CON compared with NOR, but decreased in CT and CHA, CHB, CHC groups compared with CON. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels were increased significantly in CON compared with NOR, but reduced in CT and CHA, CHB, CHC groups. In the observations of Optical microscopy and electron microscopy, The experimental groups showed the significant decreases in pancreatic tissue inflammation, edema, vacuolization, necrosis compared to the control group. After all, GCY-t is potentially capable of limiting pancreatic damage produced during AP by restoring the fine structure of acinar cells and tissue.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.388-393
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• 2017

We report an Agrobacterium-mediated transformation procedure optimized for 'Kyoho' that is a major table grapevine cultivar in Korea, and its transgenic plants with antifreeze protein gene of carrot (DcAFP). The full length of DcAFP coding region in accordance with the previous report was isolated from young leaves of carrot and recombined into a plant transformation vector. Ethylene inhibitors such as silver nitrate and aminoethoxyvinylglycin (AVG) supplemented in a co-cultivation medium distinctly increased frequency of shoot regeneration when explants were sub-cultured in a selection medium: particularly ten-fold higher in treatment with 0.1 mg/L AVG than one without ethylene inhibitor. Among various antibiotics and their concentrations, the combination of 150 mg/L cefotaxime plus 150 mg/L $Clavamox^{TM}$ was selected for elimination of Agrobacterium cells in addition to minimization of adverse effect on shoot regeneration, while 50 mg/L kanamycin monosulfate effectively suppressed regeneration of non-transgenic shoots. Applying the elucidated culture condition, we finally obtained a total of 5 transgenic 'Kyoho' plantlets with DcAFP, of which integration with the grapevine genome and transcription was confirmed by nucleic acid analyses.