• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1716-1721
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• 2021

Chikungunya fever is an arboviral disease caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). The disease has similar clinical manifestations with other acute febrile illnesses which complicates differential diagnosis in low-resource settings. We aimed to develop a rapid test for CHIKV detection based on the nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay technology. The system consists of a primer set that recognizes the E1 region of the CHIKV genome and test strips in an enclosed cassette which are used to detect amplicons labeled with FITC/biotin. Amplification of the viral genome was done using open-source PCR, a low-cost open-source thermal cycler. Assay performance was evaluated using a panel of RNA isolated from patients' blood with confirmed CHIKV (n = 8) and dengue virus (n = 20) infection. The open-source PCR-NALFIA platform had a limit of detection of 10 RNA copies/ml. The assay had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% (95% CI: 67.56% - 100%) and 100% (95% CI: 83.89% - 100%), respectively, compared to reference standards of any positive virus culture on C6/36 cell lines and/or qRT-PCR. Further evaluation of its performance using a larger sample size may provide important data to extend its usefulness, especially its utilization in the peripheral healthcare facilities with scarce resources and outbreak situations.

• 환경생물
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2010

본 실험은 구리가 흰줄숲모기, Aedes albopictus의 발생에 미치는 생물학적 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 흰줄숲모기 3령, 4령 유충을 각각 다른 농도의 구리 용액(0.0, 2.5, 25.0, 50.0 ppm)에서 24시간, 48시간 처리한 후 치사농도를 결정하고, 사육용액(tap water)으로 옮겨 사육하여, 유충의 용화율, 성충의 날개길이를 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 50% 치사농도($LC_{50}$)는 4령 유충 24시간 처리군에서 35.65 ppm으로 나타나 다른 처리군에 비해 가장 저항성을 지닌 것으로 나타났다(Table 1). 유충의 용화율은 고농도 48시간 처리군에서 낮게 나타났으며 특히 3령 유충 48시간 처리 군에서 14% (암컷 9%, 수컷 5%)로 가장 낮았다. 또한 우화 후 성충의 날개 길이는 처리 농도가 증가하고 긴 처리 시간이(48시간) 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 실험 결과들은 흰줄 숲모기의 각 발생단계에 구리를 처리한 결과 처리 농도 및 처리 시간에 따라 치사량, 용화율, 날개길이 등에 많은 변화를 나타내었는데 이는 중금속이 곤충의 유충발육과 변태에 영향을 끼치며, 이와 수반되는 물질대사에 도 영향을 미치는 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.99-113
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• 2018

최근 지구온난화로 인해 모기의 서식지가 넓어짐에 따라, 모기가 매개하는 감염병의 감염기회가 높아지고 있다. 플라비바이러스는 대표적인 모기매개 바이러스로, 아시아 국가 내에서 상대적으로 감염빈도가 높은 플라비바이러스로는 지카 바이러스, 뎅기 바이러스 및 일본뇌염 바이러스가 있다. 이들은 감염증상 및 치료방법이 다르기 때문에 정확한 구별진단이 요구되고 있지만, 아직까지 정확하게 구별 가능한 진단기술이 없다. 본 연구에서는 생물정보학 데이터베이스에 구축된 정보 및 분석도구를 바탕으로 플라비바이러스 구별 진단법에 대해 제안하였다. 3종 플라비바이러스의 면역진단을 위한 표적 단백질로는 외피단백질 및 비구조단백질 1을 선정하였으며, 이들의 아미노산 다중 서열 분석을 통해 상동성을 분석하였다. 이로부터 연속적 10-15개의 펩타이드로 구성된 항원결정기 후보를 선별하였으며, 면역원성 분석과 3차원 구조 예측을 통해 가장 유용한 항원결정기 2종을 제시하였다. 이는 아시아 국가 내에서 감염빈도가 높은 3종의 플라비바이러스의 구별진단을 위한 활용 가치가 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1928-1936
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• 2018

Recently, human infections caused by severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), which can lead to fatality, have dramatically increased in East Asia. With the unavailability of vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent and/or treat SFTSV infection, early rapid diagnosis is critical for prevention and control of the disease. Here, we report the development of a simple, rapid and sensitive portable detection method for SFTSV infection applying reverse transcription-loop mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) combined with one-pot colorimetric visualization and electro-free reaction platform. This method utilizes a pocket warmer to facilitate diagnosis in a resource-limited setting. Specific primers were designed to target the highly-conserved region of L gene of SFTSV. The detection limit of the RT-LAMP assay was approximately $10^0$ viral genome copies from three different SFTSV strains. This assay exhibited comparable sensitivity to qRT-PCR and 10-fold more sensitivity than conventional RT-PCR, with a rapid detection time of 30 to 60 minutes. The RT-LAMP assay using SFTSV clinical specimens has demonstrated a similar detection rate to qRT-PCR and a higher detection rate compared to conventional RT-PCR. Moreover, there was no observed cross-reactive amplification of other human infectious viruses including Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV), Dengue, Enterovirus, Zika, Influenza and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). This highly sensitive, electro- and equipment-free rapid colorimetric visualization method is feasible for resource-limited SFTSV field diagnosis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.2935-2940
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• 2016

Breast cancer is the most frequent type of cancer diagnosed among women worldwide and also in Thailand. Estrogen and estrogen receptors exert important roles in its genesis and progression. Several cytokines have been reported to be involved in the microenvironment that promotes distant metastasis via modulation of immune and inflammatory responses to tumor cells. Estrogen receptor genetic polymorphisms and several cytokines have been reported to be associated with breast cancer susceptibility and aggressiveness. To investigate roles of genetic polymorphisms in estrogen receptor alpha (ESR1) and interleukin 6 (IL6), breast cancer patients and control subjects were recruited from the Division of Head, Neck and Breast Surgery (Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand). Polymorphisms in ESR1 (rs3798577) and IL6 (rs1800795 and rs1800797) were evaluated by real-time PCR in 391 breast cancer patients and 79 healthy controls. Associations between genetic polymorphisms and clinicopathological data were determined. There was no association between genetic polymorphisms and breast cancer susceptibility. However the ESR1 rs3798577 CT genotype was associated with presence of lymphovascular invasion (OR=2.07, 95%CI 1.20-3.56, p=0.009) when compared to the TT genotype. IL6 rs1800795 CC genotype was associated with presence of extranodal extension (OR= 2.30, 95%CI 1.23-4.31, p=0.009) when compared to the GG genotype. Survival analysis showed that IL6 rs1800797 AG or AA genotypes were associated with lower disease-free survival. These findings indicate that polymorphisms in ESR1 and IL6 contribute to aggressiveness of breast cancer and may be used to identify high risk patients.