• 대한치주과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한치주과학회 2001년도 제41회 종합학술대회 연제초록
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• pp.46-46
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• 2001

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1169-1175
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• 2009

An antifungal chitinase, ChiCW, produced by Bacillus cereus 28-9 is effective against conidial germination of Botrytis elliptica, the causal agent of lily leaf blight. ChiCW as a modular enzyme consists of a signal peptide, a catalytic domain, a fibronectin type-III-like domain, and a chitin-binding domain. When two C-terminal domains of ChiCW were truncated, $ChiCW{\Delta}FC$ (lacking the chitin-binding domain and fibronectin type III-like domain) lost its antifungal activity. Since $ChiCW{\Delta}C$ (lacking the chitin-binding domain) could not be expressed in Escherichia coli as $ChiCW{\Delta}FC$ did, a different strategy based on protein engineering technology was designed to investigate the involvement of the chitin-binding domain of ChiCW ($ChBD_{ChiCW}$) in antifungal activity in this study. Because ChiA1 of Bacillus circulans WL-12 is a modular enzyme with a higher hydrolytic activity than ChiCW but not inhibitory to conidial germination of Bo. elliptica and the similar domain composition of ChiA1 and ChiCW, the C-terminal truncated derivatives of ChiA1 were generated and used to construct chimeric chitinases with $ChBD_{ChiCW}$. When the chitin-binding domain of ChiA1 was replaced with $ChBD_{ChiCW}$, the chimeric chitinase named ChiAAAW exhibited both high enzyme activity and antifungal activity. The results indicate that $ChBD_{ChiCW}$ may play an important role in the antifungal activity of ChiCW.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.544-551
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• 2015

Background Changes in the composition of the extracellular matrix (ECM) occur between the proliferating and involuted phases of infantile hemangiomas (IH), and are associated with angiogenic growth. We examined the composition of the ECM in proliferating and involuted IHs and assessed correlations between the composition of the ECM and whether the IH was in the proliferating or the involuted phase. Methods We evaluated IH samples from a cohort of patients who had five proliferating IHs and five involuted IHs. The following ECM molecules were analyzed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and immunohistochemistry: laminin, fibronectin, collagen type I, collagen type II, and collagen type III. Results The involuted IHs had higher levels of deposition of collagen type III than the proliferating IHs. The median values (interquartile ranges) were 1.135 (0.946-1.486) and 1.008 (0.780- 1.166) (P=0.019), respectively. The level of laminin was higher in involuted IHs than in proliferating IHs, with median values (interquartile ranges) of 3.191 (2.945-3.191) and 2.479 (1.699- 3.284) (P=0.047), respectively. Abundant collagen type III staining was found in involuted IHs. Laminin ${\alpha}4$ chain staining was clearly present within the basement membrane adjacent to the blood vessels, and was significantly more intense in involuted IHs than in proliferative IHs. Conclusions Involuted hemangiomas showed extensive deposition of collagen III and laminin, suggesting that differences in the composition of the ECM reflect stages of the development of IHs. This pattern may be due to the rapid senescence of IHs.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2016

본 연구의 목적은 벼메뚜기(Oxya chinensis sinuosa) 분말 섭취가 유산소성 운동훈련(트레드밀 달리기)의 병행 유무에 의해 ICR 생쥐의 에너지 대사를 증가시키는지를 알아보고자 하는 것이다. 이 목적을 달성하기 위하여, 28 마리의 ICR 생쥐를 보통식 대조군(CON), 보통식 대조군으로서 운동훈련 병행군(COEX), 벼메뚜기 분말이 혼합된 사료 섭취군(GH), 그리고 벼메뚜기 분말이 혼합된 사료를 섭취함과 동시에 운동훈련을 병행군(GHEX)으로 구분하였다. 벼메뚜기 분말 사료섭취 및 운동은 6주간 진행하였다. 체중증가율은 유의하지 않았다. 지방량은 GH와 GHEX에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 혈중 glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase와 glutamic pyruvic transaminase 수준은 처치 집단간 변화가 없었다. 제2형 당수송체 및 제4형 당수송체는 처치 집단간 유의한 차이가 없었다. GHEX의 fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 5 단백질 발현량이 가장 높았다. AMP-activated protein kinase 단백질 수준은 GHEX에서 유의하게 증가하였다. Glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta 단백질 발현량은 GHEX가 CON과 비교할 때 감소하였다. 이러한 결과들은 벼메뚜기 분말을 섭취하면서 지구성 운동훈련을 하는 경우에 에너지 대사에 영향을 준다는 것을 제시하고 있다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.613-625
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• 2006

Periodontal ligament(PDL) cells and human gingival fibroblasts(HGFs) play important roles in development, regeneration, normal function, and pathologic alteration. PDL cells and HGFs have the similarity related with general characteristics of fibroblast such as spindle shaped morphology, the presence of vimentin intermediate filament and the synthesis of interstitial collagens and fibronectin. There were many studies about the differences between PDL cells and HGFs, but they were not about whole gene level. In this study, we tried to explain the differences of gene expression profiles between PDL cells and HGFs, and the differences among three individuals by screening gene expression patterns of PDL cells and HGFs, using cDNA microarray. Although there were some variants among three experiments, a set of genes were consistentely and differentially expressed in one cell type. Among 3,063 genes, 49 genes were more highly expressed in PDL cells and 12 genes were more highly expressed in HGFs. The genes related with cell structure and motility were expressed more highly in PDL cells. These are cofilin 1, proteoglycan 1 secretory granule, collagen type I(${\alpha}$ 1), adducin gamma subunit, collagen type III(${\alpha}$ 1), fibronectin, lumican(keratan sulfate proteoglycan), and ${\alpha}$ -smooth muscle actin. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase known as the enzyme controlling extracellular matrix with matrix metalloproteinase is more highly expressed in PDL cells, osteoprotegerin known as osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor is more highly expressed in HGFs. We performed northern blot to verify cDNA microarray results on selected genes such as tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase, fibronectin, osteoprogeterin. The result of northern blot analysis showed that each cell expressed the genes in similar pattern with cDNA microarray result. This result indicates that cDNA microarray is a reliable method in screening of gene expression profiles.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.184-205
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• 1995

연구배경: Bleomycin(BLM) 투여로 유발되는 폐손상 및 폐섬유화는 특발성 폐섬유증의 실험적 모델로써 BLM의 폐독성 기전은 산소유리기에 의한 직접 독성과 염증세포, 섬유모세포 및 세포외 기질에 의한 간접 독성으로 나누어 설명하고 있다. 이에 저자는 폐손상의 주요 원인이 되는 산소유리기의 생성과 이미 형성된 산소유리기를 보집할 수 있는 산화방지제들을 투여함으로써, BLM에 의한 폐손상 및 폐섬유화의 발생과 그 억제기전을 이해하고자 본 실험을 시행하였다. 방법: 웅성 백서에 폐손상 및 폐섬유화의 대표적인 실험적 방법인 bleomycin (BLM)을 투여함과 동시에 산화방지제로 구리의 킬레이트제인 penicillamine, 철의 킬레이트제인 deferoxamine과 산소유리기의 보집제인 vitamine E를 투여한 후 그 형태학적 변화를 보기 위해 기관지폐포 세척액 검사, 광학현미경 소견과 세포외 기질인 교원섬유 제 I, III, IV형과 비교원성 기질인 fibronectin과 laminin 그리고 근섬유모세포에 대한 NBD phallicidin에 대한 면역형광염색 및 면역조직화학염색소견을 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 결과: 1) 기관지폐포세척액의 검사소견상 총 세포수는 BLM 단독투여군의 경우 제4일에 최고값에 도달한 후 감소하기 시작하여 제28일에 대조군과 비슷해졌지만, penicillamine과 deferoxamine 처치군은 제1일부터 제28일까지 계속 높았으며, vitamin E 처치군은 제3일부터 현저한 차이로 감소하여 제7일부터 대조군과 비슷해졌다. 기관지폐포 세척액의 각 염증세포구성비는 BLM 단독투여군은 초기 즉 제1, 3, 4일에 중성구가 현저히 증가하다가 제7일부터 감소하여 제28일에 대조군과 비슷해졌지만, vitamin E 처치군은 중성구가 제3일부터 BLM 단독투여군의 1/3이하로 현저히 감소하였다. 2) 광학현미경소견은 BLM 단독투여군의 경우 다른 실험군에 비해 섬유화가 가장 심하였고, penicillamine 처치군은 중성구의 침윤이 지속적으로 많았으며, deferoxamine 처치군은 폐포 중격의 림프구 침윤이 뚜렷하였고, vitamin E 처치군은 페포 중격 및 폐포강내 대식세포 증가가 많았다. 이러한 소견은 기관지폐포세척액 소견과 잘 일치하였다. 산화방지제 처치군의 섬유화 소견은 deferoxamine 처치군이 가장 뚜렷하였고, penicillamine 처치군은 적었지만 관찰되었으며, vitamin E 처치군은 거의 없었다. 3) 세포외 기질의 변화로 폐포 간질의 기저막에 양성반응을 나타내는 제 IV형 교원섬유와 laminin 및 Jones' methenamine silver 염색결과는 비슷한 양상이었는데, BLM 단독투여군, penicillamine 처치군과 deferoxamine 처치군은 모두 제28일군에서 음성반응을 나타냈으나, vitamin E 처치군은 제28일까지 대조군과 비슷하게 기저막이 유지되었다. 섬유화 부위에 증가된 세포외 기질은 제 I 형 교원섬유와 fibronectin 이었으며, 제 III 형 교원섬유는 각 국에서 초기에 일시적으로 양성반응을 나타내었다. NBD phallicidin은 BLM 단독투여군에서 특히 제 28일군 육아조직의 방추형세포에 양성반응을 보였다. 결론: Bleomycin 투여에 의한 폐손상 및 폐섬유화 기전은 bleomycin이 구리 또는 철 이온의 존재하에 생성한 산소유리기에 의해 유발될 수도 있으나, 주로 중성구의 활성화로 인한 산소유리기에 의해 유발되고, 폐의 섬유화 제 I 형 교원섬유와 fibronectin의 증가로 초래되었다. 폐손상의 억제는 킬레이트제 보다는 산소유리기의 보집제인 vitamin E 투여시 가장 효과가 있었는데 이것은 초기의 중성구 증가 및 중성구의 활성화 정도에 따라 간질내 폐포의 기저막 유지 및 재생이 가능하고 이것이 폐의 탄력성을 유지시켜 폐손상을 억제할 수 있기 때문으로 사료된다.

• 운동영양학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.32-35
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• 2019

[Purpose] Fibronectin type III domain containing 5 (FNDC5)/irisin is an exercise-induced myokine, which contributes to cognitive functions. However, the relationship between the neuroprotective effects of FNDC5/irisin and hippocampal dendritic remodeling and astrocyte-secreted factors remains unclear. Therefore, we explored whether subchronic recombinant irisin treatment affected hippocampal morphology and some astrocyte-derived molecules. [Methods] Mice were intraperitoneally injected with irisin (0.5 μg/kg/day) for seven days, followed by their sacrifice two days later. Hippocampal morphometric parameters were analyzed and pgc-1a, fndc5, bdnf, and some astrocyte-derived factors mRNA levels were measured. [Results] Dendritic length, arborization, and spine density were enhanced by irisin regimen in hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas. Hippocampal pgc-1a, fndc5, and bdnf mRNA levels were significantly increased by irisin treatment. Moreover, hevin mRNA levels were significantly enhanced, whereas tgf-b1 levels downregulated by irisin treatment. [Conclusion] FNDC5/irisin has dendritogenic activity probably through hevin induction and TGF-β1 suppression.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.35-53
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• 1996

The development and repair requires the formation of new tissues comprised of various extracellular matrix components. The present study investigated the formation and distribution of the major ECM components such as type I collagen, type III collagen, fibronection, bone sialoprotein, and osteonection during development and repair. For developing observation. Sprague-Dawley rats weighing $27{\pm}1gm$ were sacrificed. For repair observation, Sprague-Dawley rats weighing $110{\pm}5gm$ were used. The pulp perforation were prepared on mesial surface of the maxillary first molar by using 1/2round bur. At 5 days after perforation, rats were sacrificed by perfusion with 3 % paroformaldehyde. The maxillary first molar region were cut, demineralized, dehydrated and embedded in paraffin. Immunostaining the ECM components was achieved by the avidin-biotin complex method. The results as follows : 1. Bright immunoreaction for fibronectin was present in the basement membrane at the inner epithelial-mesenchymal interface, especially concentrated in the blood vessel walls, cell membrane of odontoblasts, and initial predentin. 2. Type I and III collagen was observed in the newly formed pulp tissue, predentin, and its intensity increased as more of these components during repair. 3. Strong immunostaining for bone sialoprotein and osteonectin was found in dentin while no or weaker staining was observed loose connective tissue of the pulp. 4. These results suggest that develpment and repair is achieved through a series of cell differentiation and attachment by the specific ECM components.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2011

Purpose: We have previously reported that tetra-cell adhesion molecule (T-CAM) markedly enhanced the differentiation of osteoblast-like cells grown on anorganic bone mineral (ABM). T-CAM comprises recombinant peptides containing the Arg- Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence in the tenth type III domain, Pro-His-Ser-Arg-Asn (PHSRN) sequence in the ninth type III domain of fibronectin (FN), and the Glu-Pro-Asp-Ilu-Met (EPDIM) and Tyr-His (YH) sequence in the fourth fas-1 domain of ${\beta}$ig-h3. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the cellular activity of osteoblast-like cells and the new bone formation on ABM coated with T-CAM, while comparing the results with those of synthetic cell binding peptide (PepGen P-15). Methods: To analyze the cell viability, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay was performed, andto analyze gene expression, northernblot was performed. Mineral nodule formations were evaluated using alizarin red stain. The new bone formations of each group were evaluated using histologic observation and histomorphometrc analysis. Results: Expression of alkaline phosphatase mRNA was similar in all groups on days 10 and 20. The highest expression of osteopontin mRNA was observed in the group cultured with ABM/P-15, followed by those with ABM/T-CAM and ABM on days 20 and 30. Little difference was seen in the level of expression of collagen type I mRNA on the ABM, ABM/T-CAM, and ABM/P-15 cultured on day 20. There were similar growth and proliferation patterns for the ABM/T-CAM and ABM/P-15. The halo of red stain consistent with $Ca^{2+}$ deposition was wider and denser around ABM/T-CAM and ABM/P-15 particles than around the ABM particles. The ABM/T-CAM group seemed to have bone forming bioactivity similar to that of ABM/P-15. A complete bony bridge was seen in two thirds of the defects in the ABM/T-CAM and ABM/P-15 groups. Conclusions: ABM/T-CAM, which seemed to have bone forming bioactivity similar to ABM/P-15, was considered to serve as effective tissue-engineered bone graft material.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.318-328
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• 2017

Chitinase-producing Paenibacillus elgii strain HOA73 has been used to control plant diseases. However, the antimicrobial activity of its extracellular chitinase has not been fully elucidated. The major extracellular chitinase gene (PeChi68) from strain HOA73 was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli in this study. This gene had an open reading frame of 2,028 bp, encoding a protein of 675 amino acid residues containing a secretion signal peptide, a chitin-binding domain, two fibronectin type III domains, and a catalytic hydrolase domain. The chitinase (PeChi68) purified from recombinant E. coli exhibited a molecular mass of approximately 68 kDa on SDS-PAGE. Biochemical analysis indicated that optimum temperature for the actitvity of purified chitinase was $50^{\circ}C$. However, it was inactivated with time when it was incubated at $40^{\circ}C$ and $50^{\circ}C$. Its optimum activity was found at pH 7, although its activity was stable when incubated between pH 3 and pH 11. Heavy metals inhibited this chitinase. This purified chitinase completely inhibited spore germination of two Cladosporium isolates and partially inhibited germination of Botrytis cinerea spores. However, it had no effect on the spores of a Colletotricum isolate. These results indicate that the extracellular chitinase produced by P. elgii HOA73 might have function in limiting spore germination of certain fungal pathogens.