• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.386-395
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• 2010

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSC) are a multipotent cell population that can differentiate into neuron-like cells. Previously it has been reported that murine BM-MSC can differentiate into neuron-like cells by co-treatment with a Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) inhibitor -Y27632 and $CoCl_2$. In this study, we compared several ROCK inhibitors for the ability to induce human BM-MSCs to differentiate into neuron-like cells in the presence of $CoCl_2$. Y27632 with high specificity for ROCK at 1-30 ${\mu}M$ was best at inducing neuronal differentiation of MSCs. Compared to HA1077 and H1152, which also effectively induced morphological change into neuron-like cells, Y27632 showed less toxicity even at 100 ${\mu}M$, and resulted in longer multiple branching processes at a wide range of concentrations at 6 h and 72 h post-induction. H89, however, which has less specificity by inhibition of protein kinase A, S6 kinase 1 and MSK1 with similar or greater potency, was less effective at inducing neuronal differentiation of MSCs. Simvastatin, which can inhibit Rho, Ras, and Rac by blocking the synthesis of isoprenoid intermediates, showed little activity for inducing morphological changes of MSCs into neuron-like cells. Accordingly, the expression patterns for neuronal cell markers,including ${\beta}$-tubulin III, neuron-specific enolase, neurofilament, and microtubule-associated protein, were consistent with the pattern of the morphological changes. The data suggest that the ROCK inhibitors with higher specificity are more effective at inducing neuronal differentiation of MSCs.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2005

Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has been used extensively in the diagnosis of metastatic malignancies. However, metastatic soft tissue sarcomas are often overlooked, primarily due to the low frequency with/ which they occur. Here, we report a rare case of metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma in both cervical lymph nodes, which was detected by FNAC. A 45-year-old woman presented with anosmia, postnasal drip, and sneezing, symptoms which had persisted for 1 month. The patient was found to have a tumorous lesion at the upper portion of the mid-turbinate, with multiple enlarged cervical lymph nodes, and this lesion was examined closely at our facility. FNA cytology smears obtained from both cervical lymph nodes revealed a high degree of cellularity, and displayed cohesive clusters with gland-like spaces, as well as single isolated cells with abundant karyorrhectic debris. The tumor cells exhibited round to oval nuclei containing fine chromatin, occasional small nucleoli, and scanty cytoplasm, or a total lack of cytoplasm. Some of the tumor cells were arranged in multinucleated forms and abundant dense eosinophilic cytoplasms, reminiscent of a rhabdomyoblast. The histological findings on the lymph nodes revealed an outstanding sinusoidal infiltration and a prominent alveolar growth pattern, interspersed with occasional typical rhabdomyoblasts. The immunohistochemical results [desmin (+), myoglobin (+), myogenin (+), pan CK (-), synaptophysin (-), neuron specific enolase (-)] supported a confirmative diagnosis of alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma is a representative sarcoma, which typically manifests with nodal metastasis and carcinoma-like clustering. The cytopathologist should remain alert upon encountering unusual morphology, so that the possibility of this condition, although somewhat remote, should not be dismissed or overlooked.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2003년도 학술발표대회 발표논문초록집
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• pp.32-32
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• 2003

소 난자의 체외성숙 과정에서 세포질 내 단백질의 생산과 축적의 변화는 핵 및 세포질 성숙과 밀접한 관계가 있다는 보고가 있지만, 난자의 성숙과 관련된 특정 단백질의 종류에 대한 보고는 없었다. 따라서 본 연구는 한우 난자의 체외성숙과 관련된 단백질의 생산 및 축적의 변화와 그 종류에 대해서 검토하였다. 체외성숙 시간(4.5, 9, 13.5, 18 및 24시간)에 따른 배양액 내의 단백질 합성의 변화는 2D gel electrophoresis를 이용하였고, 단백질 spot에 대해서는 peptide mass fingerprinting(PMF) 방법을 이용하였다. 또한 단백질 측정 시간에 신선 체외성숙 배양액으로 교환 후 난포란의 핵성숙과 배발달율을 검토하였다. 그 결과 한우 난포란의 체외성숙 시간에 따라 배양액에서 단백질의 양 및 질적인 변화를 확인하였다. 그리고 총 296개 단백질 spot들을 확인하였고, 그 중 30개 spot에서 유의적인 변화가 인정되었다. 또한 유의적인 변화를 보인 spot에 대한 PMF 분석을 통하여 Apolipoprotein A-1 precursor, Alpha enolase, Aldose reductase, 43kDa collectin precursor, Heat shock 27kDa protein, Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 precursor, Thrombospondin 1 및 Transitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPase가 동정되었다 그리고 총 단백질 합성 경향은 0∼4.5 시간에는 감소하였고, 13.5∼18시간에 증가 한 후 다시 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 단백질의 종류도 시간대별로 현저한 변화가 있었다. 한편 단백질을 측정하는 시기에 신선 체외성숙 배양액으로 교환한 후 난포란의 핵성숙 및 배발달율을 검토한 결과 18시간 체외성숙군에서 9시간째의 교환이 유의적으로 높은 핵성숙을 나타내었으나, 배발달율에서는 유의성이 인정되지 않았다. 그러나 24시간 체외성숙군에서 18시간째의 배양액 교환은 8세포기 및 배반포 발달율이 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았다. 연구 결과로부터 소 난자의 체외성숙 시간에 따른 단백질 합성 경향의 차이를 확인하였고, 유의적인 변화를 나타낸 8가지의 단백질을 분리할 수 있었으며, 향후 이들 작용기전에 대한 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2005

저자득은 최근 논의되고 있는 정상체온 체외순환의 임상적 유용성과 생리학적 영향을 규명하기 위해 저체온 체외순환과의 비교 연구를 시행하게 되었다. 대상 및 방법: 심장수술이 계획된 36명의 성인 환자들을 연구목적에 따라 무작위로 중등도 저 체온 체외순환군(이하 저체온군, 비인두 온도$26\~28^{\circ}C,\;n=18)$과 정상체온 체외순환군(이하 정상체온군, 비인두 온도>,$35.5^{\circ}C,\;n=18)$으로 나누었다. 전체 환자들로부터 체외순환 전, 체외순환 중, 체외순환 종료 직후에 각각 혈액을 채취하여 총 백혈구 수, neuron-specific enolase 증가율(NSE), interleukin-6 증가율(IL-6), endothelin-1 (ET-1), cortisol 증가율, troponin I (TNI), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN)을 측정하였다. 그 외 수술 중 소변 배출량, 수술 후 페지수$(PaO_{2}/FiO_{2}),$ 기계호흡 보조시간, 중환자실 치료기간, 합병증, 재원일수 등을 조사하여 양 군 간에 비교 평가하였다 결과: 정상체온군이 저체온군에 비해 심장수술 동안 총 백혈구 수, NSE 증가율, IL-6 증가율, cortisol 증가율은 유의하게 더 높았으나 소변 배출량은 더 낮았다. 또한 기계 호흡 보조 시간, 중환자실 치료기간, 재원일수 역시 정상체온군이 저체온군보다 유의하게 더 길었다. 결론: 저자들의 연구 결과를 볼 때 정질 냉각 심정지액을 이용한 심장 수술 동안 정상체온 체외순환은 중등도저체온 체외순환보다 더 높은 염증 및 스트레스 반응을 유도하여 생리학적으로 유해할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 좀더 많은 환자 수를 대상으로 한 추가적 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.69-74
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• 1996

Malignant rhabdold tumor is a distinct renal tumor in the pediatric age group. It was originally described as a rhabdomyosarcomatold variant of Wilms' tumor. However, subsequent studies fatted to confirm myogenous differentiation, so it is now considered to be a distinct and unique type of highly malignant tumor, histogenetically unrelated. Although extrarenal forms of this tumor are rare, several examples have been described in other sites, especially the liver, prostate, paravertebral area, urinary bladder and soft tissue. We experienced a case of malignant rhabdiod tumor located in the intraabdominal cavity in a 10 month-old boy. Smear of peritoneal fluid showed round, polygonal and irregular shaped cells with large nuclei, ample cytoplasm containing light pink to purple cytoplasmic inclusions, and one or a few prominent nucleoli. Immunocytochemistry revealed positivity to cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen and vimentin, and negativity to desmin and neuron-specific enolase. These distinct cytologic appearance and immunophenotypes were most consistent with a diagnosis of extrarenal malignant rhabdoid tumor. The cytoplasmic inclusions were correlated with eosinophilic inclusions seen in histologic section and electron microscopy confirmed this interpretation, showing filamentous aggregations in the cytoplasms of the tumor cells.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.107-107
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• 2003

The heavy metal cadmium is a xenobiotic toxicant of environmental and occupational concern and it has been classified as a human carcinogen. Inhalation of cadmium has been implicated in the development of emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis, but, the detailed mechanism by which cadmium induces adverse biological effects is not yet known. Therefore, we undertook the investigation of genes that are induced after cadmium exposure to illustrate the mechanism of cadmium toxicity For this purpose, we employed the polymerase chain reaction-based suppression subtractive hybridization technique. We identified 29 different cadmium-inducible genes in human peripheral mononuclear cells, such as macrophage migration inhibitory factor, lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase-${\alpha}$, enolase-1${\alpha}$, VEGF, Bax, neuron-derived orphan receptor-1, and Nur77, which are known to be associated with inflammation, cell survival, and apoptosis. Induction of these genes by cadmium treatment was further confirmed by semi-quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction. Further, we found that these genes were also induced after cadmium exposure in normal human lung fibroblast cell line, WI-38, suggesting potential use of this induction profile to monitor cadmium toxicity in the lung. Next, Nur77, one of cadmium-inducible genes, was further studied since the products of Nur77 are known to be involved in the apoptotic process of lung cells. Following cadmium treatment, Nur77 gene expression was increased at protein-level in A549 cells. Consistently, the reporter containing Nur77 binding sequence was activated by 2.5-fold after exposure to cadmium in reporter gene analysis by transient transfection experiments. When the plasmid encoding dominant negative Nur77 that represses the transcriptional function of wild-type Nur77 was transfected into A549 cells, the expression of Bax was significantly reduced, suggesting that induction of Nur77 was an important process in cadmium-induced apoptosis in the cells. Cadmium induced the expression of Nur77 in vivo, confirming the relevance of the data obtained in viro. Together our results suggest that Nur77 gene expression in exposure to cadmium leads apoptosis of lung cells which may cause pathological changes in lung.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.435-438
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• 2014

11세령, 체중 2.67 kg, 암컷 Maltese의 기관 인근 경부에서 3주 전부터 종괴가 촉진되어 동물병원에 내원하였으며, 방사선 및 초음파 검사 결과 기관 및 미주신경 주위에 불투과성의 종괴가 확인되었다. 외과적으로 절제된 단일한 종괴의 크기는 $3.5{\times}2{\times}0.8cm$였다. 병리조직학적으로 큰 종양 병소가 정상 갑상선 조직과 혼재되어 있었다. 종양 병소는 형질세포와 같은 형태를 보이는 종양세포들이 모여 있는 다양한 크기의 소포로 구성되어 있고, 이 소포들은 미세한 섬유혈관중격에 의해 구획되어 있었다. 종양세포들은 인근 결합조직과 피막으로 침습하는 경향을 나타내었다. 면역조직화학염색을 실시한 결과 종양세포들은 사이토케라틴(AE1/AE3), 크로모그래닌 A, 신경원 특이 에놀라제(NSE)에 대하여 강한 양성 반응을, vimentin에는 음성 반응을 보이고 있었다. 육안병변, 병리조직학적 및 면역조직화학 염색의 특징을 토대로 본 증례는 갑상선수질암으로 진단되었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2005

Proteomics is a useful approach to know protein expression, post-translational modification and protein function. We investigated the protein expression pattern and identity in chickens fed with the tissue culture medium waste after harvest of Korean wild ginseng (TCM-KWG) (Panax ginseng). Two groups (n=60/group) of day old broiler chickens were administered with 0 (control) and 0.8% (treatment) TCM-KWG through drinking water. After 5 weeks, we examined the protein expression pattern of fibularis longus and superficial pectoral muscle by Two-dimensional electrophoresis analysis. Interestingly, TCM-KWG treatment significantly increased five spot's density, and markedly reduced five spot's density in the muscles. We identified 10 proteins (desmin, myosin light chain 1, heat shock 25 kDa protein, collapsin response mediator protein-2A, alpha enolase, vimentin, actin alpha 1, my023 protein, pyruvate kinase and troponin T) by the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF).

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 1961

1) Respiratory metabolism patterns and its enzyme systems in the gill tissue of the fresh water mussels, Cristaria plicata were investigated through the examination on the effects of respiratory enzyme inhibitors, (KCN, NAF) and succinoxidase assay, while studying the effects of neutral salts (NaCL, KCL, CaCl2) and pH on oxygen consumption of the gill tissue. 2) In the limited concentration of KCL (0.3mM) and NaCl (0.4mM) solutions, oxygen consumption of the intact gill tissue was accelerated, but in CaCl2(0.5mM) solution, it showed no significant effect. The oxygen consumption was gradually decreased at the above concentrations of these limitations. The optimum pH for the respiration of the gill was 7.3. 3)Cyanide in 10-8M solution inhibited 88.8% of the respiration of the intact gill tissue. Methylene blue accelerated the respiration of the noral gill tissue, and slightly but significantly reversed the cyaniide poisoned respiration. 4)Oxygen consumption of the gill homogenate was apparently increased by the mixed addition of succinate, cytochrome c and activators (AlCl3 and CaCl2). This results suggested that succinoxidase system acts on the respiratory pattern of the gil tissue. 5) It was able to recognize that the enolase, which acts on the anaerobic glycolytic system, participated in the tissue respiration of the gill for NaF in 5$\times$10-2 M solution inhibited 55.5% of the respiration of the same intact tissue.

• BMB Reports
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• 제55권10호
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• pp.512-517
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• 2022

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is brain damage which is caused by the impact of external mechanical forces. TBI can lead to the temporary or permanent impairment of physical and cognitive abilities, resulting in abnormal behavior. We recently observed that a single session of early exercise in animals with TBI improved their behavioral performance in the absence of other cognitive abnormalities. In the present study, we investigated the therapeutic effects of continuous exercise during the early stages of TBI in rats. We found that continuous low-intensity exercise in early-stage improves the locomotion recovery in the TBI of animal models; however, it does not significantly enhance short-term memory capabilities. Moreover, continuous early exercise not only reduces the protein expression of cerebral damage-related markers, such as Glial Fibrillary Acid Protein (GFAP), Neuron-Specific Enolase (NSE), S100β, Protein Gene Products 9.5 (PGP9.5), and Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70), but it also decreases the expression of apoptosis-related protein BAX and cleaved caspase 3. Furthermore, exercise training in animals with TBI decreases the microglia activation and the expression of inflammatory cytokines in the serum, such as CCL20, IL-13, IL-1α, and IL-1β. These findings thus demonstrate that early exercise therapy for TBI may be an effective strategy in improving physiological function, and that serum protein levels are useful biomarkers for the predicition of the effectiveness of early exercise therapy.