• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.207-212
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• 2013

Chronic diarrhea with a 35 kg weight loss (75 kg to 40 kg) occurred during 2 years in an alcoholic patient was diagnosed with Isospora belli infection in the Republic of Korea. The patient, a 70-year old Korean male, had been a heavy drinker for more than 30 years. He was admitted to the Seoul National University Hospital because of long-standing diarrhea and severe weight loss. He had an increased white blood cell (WBC) count with high peripheral blood eosinophilia (36.8-39.9%) and lowered protein and albumin levels but without any evidence of immunosuppression. A parasitic infection was suspected and fecal examination was repeated 3 times with negative results. Peroral endoscopy with mural biopsy was performed in the upper jejunum. The biopsy specimens revealed villous atrophy with loss of villi together with various life cycle stages of I. belli, including trophozoites, schizonts, merozoites, macrogamonts, and microgamonts. The patient was treated successfully with oral doses of trimethoprim 160-320 mg and sulfamethoxazole 800-1,600 mg daily for 4 weeks. A follow-up evaluation at 2.5 years later revealed marked improvement of body weight (68 kg), increased protein and albumin levels, and normal WBC count with low eosinophils (3.1%). This is the first clinical case of isoporiasis with demonstration of various parasitic stages in the Republic of Korea.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2004

본 연구진은 토양미생물의 배양액으로부터 cyclin-dependent kinase 저해활성의 Toyocamycin을 분리하였으며 〔16〕, 화학적 전합성을 통하여 활성이 개선된 유도체인 신물질 MCS-5A를 합성하였다〔3〕. 이 MCS-5A를 이용한 항암 기전규명을 위한 연구를 통하여 , human promyelocytic leukemia cell(HL-60)에서 MCS-5A에 의해 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16$^{INK4A}$ 단백질의 발현증가가 암세포의 세포주기 억제와 동시에 HL-60 cell희 세포사멸을 유도하는 것을 확인하였다(data not shown). 그러나 HL-60 cell의 경우와는 달리 non small cell lung cancer cell(NSCLC)인 A549 cell(p16$^{INK4A}$ 결핍 세포주)에 MCS-5A를 처리할 경우에는 전혀 세포사멸이 유도되지 않았다. 따라서 MCS-5A에 의한 HL-60 cell에서의 세포사멸 유도는 발암억제 유전자인 P16$^{INK4A}$의 세포 내 발현 및 존재 여부에 의해 좌우되는 것으로 판단되었다. 이러한 배경에서 본 연구는 p16$^{INK4A}$.의 기존에 알려진 세포주기 억제를 유발하는 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor(CKI)로서의 역할 뿐 아니라, p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자가 세포사멸을 유도할 수 있다는 새로운 기능을 규명하기 위하여 다음의 연구를 시도하였다. 즉 $p^{INK4A}$ 결핍 세포주인 A549(-p16/+p53)와 H1299(-pl6/-p53) 그리고 p16$^{INK4A}$ 함유 세포주인 HeLa(+p16/+p53)세포에 외부로부터 p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 도입시켜, 각 세포주에서의 세포사멸 유도 여부를 비교하고자 하였다. 우선 wild-type p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 가진 HeLa cell에서 총 RNA를 추출하여, 역전사 반응으로 cDNA를 만들고, PCR을 통해 p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 증폭하였다. pcDNA3.1/His is A vector에 p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 끼워 넣고 competent cell (XL1-Blue)에 형질 전환하여 cloning한 후, p16$^{INK4A}$ clone을 다량으로 추출하였다. 위에 언급한 각각의 cell line에 p16$^{INK4A}$유전자를 농도(0, 1, 5, 10$\mu\textrm{g}$)별로 transfection 시킨 후, p16 단백질을 일정 시간 동안(12시간) 발현시킨 뒤, TUNEL등의 분석을 통해 세포사멸이 유도되는지를 확인하였으며, 또한 Western blot 분석을 통하여 p16단백질과 세포사멸 유도 인자인 caspase 3의 발+현 양상을 확인하였다. 연구 결과, Western blot을 통해 transfection시킨 p16/INK4A/유전자의 농도에 따라 각각의 cell line에서 Pro-caspase 3의 감소함을 관찰할 수 있었고, TUNEL분석을 통해 A549및 HeLa cell에서 세포사멸이 유도됨을 확인할 수 있었다 특히 A549(-p16/+p53)와 HeLa cell(+p16/+p53)에서는 TUNEL 분석 및 Western blot을 통한 pro-caspase 3의 caspase 3로의 전환 등을 통해 세포사멸이 발생하였음을 확연하게 확인할 수 있었으나, 반면 H1299(-pl6/-p53) cell에서는 단지 Western blot을 통한 pro-caspase 3의 활성화만을 통해 간접적으로 세포사멸을 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한 p53이 결핍된 H1299(-pl6/-p53)세포주에서의 $^{INK4A}$ 에 의한 세포사멸 유도는 p53 비의존적으로 작용한다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 발암억제 유전자인 $^{INK4A}$ 는 CKI로서의 기능뿐 아니라, 세포사별 유도와도 밀접하게 관련되어 있으며, 이 기능은 발암 억제 유전자인 p53과는 독립적으로 작용한다는 사실을 확인하였다. 세포사멸 유도 기전연구에서 $p16^{INK4A}$ 가 세포사멸을 유도하는 기전에 대해서는 아직 명확하게 밝혀진 바는 없으며, 현재 본 연구실에서 다양한 실험을 통해 연구가 진행 중이다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.23-36
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• 1973

This study was designed to compare the effect of dietary intakes on different quality protein & levels of caloric consumption supplemented by sugar at the level of 26% of total caloric intakes. 30 males and same number of females of Albino rats, aged 30-40 days were devided into following six groups, 5 rats each. ACO Group: Ad libitum, Casein, no sugar group ACS Group: Ad libitum, Casein, 26% sugar supplemented group RBO Group: 50% restriction,Bean, no sugar group RBS Group: 50% restriction, Bean, 26% sugar supplemented group RAO Group: 50% restriction, Anchovy, no sugar group RAS Group: 50% restriction, Anchovy, 26% sugar supplemented group The rats were kept in individual cage and given 6 different diet for 12 weeks. The result of this study were elucidated as follow. Body weight gained and organ weight showed no significant differences between sugar supplemented group and the others. It was noteworthy that the shrinkage of female sex organ supplemented by sugar in the diet showed lower degree than that of compared groups in this study. In other word, degree of shrinkage due to protein-caloric restriction was decreased by sugar supplementation. Nitrogen Metabolism and total nitrogen retention were not observed any significant differences between sugar supplemented group and the others. Dental caries showed higher incidence for sugar supplemented groups. Hematology and bone growth showed no differences in this study. The similar results on the metabolic effects concerned the above view Points were obtained in the different protein groups such as bean & anchovy as protein sources in the diet. Caloric restriction Produced a lower growth-rate, lower body weight and poorer long bone growth. But composition of bone ash, concentration of nitrogen, calcium and blood glucose, liver fats and liver water content maintenanced at the same levels of standard group.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.422-426
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• 1998

53 세 남자가 하부 식도에서 발생한 거대한 용종성 종괴에 의한 연하곤란을 주소로 내원하여 식도 절제술과 식도-위 문합술을 시행하였다. 현미경소견상 기저세포양 편평세포암과 연골 분화가 여러 곳에서 관찰되는 연골육종이 혼재하는 진성암육종이었다. 위장주위 임파절과 기도분기부하 임파절에 편평세포암이 전이되어 있었다. 면역조직화학적 검사상 편평세포 지역은 cytokeratin 에 강한 양성이었고 기저세포양 지역은 고분자량 cytokeratin 에 양성이었다. 방추세포육종은 vimentin 과 smooth muscle actin 에 양성이었고 연골육종 지역은 vimentin 과 S-100 단백질에 양성이었다. 술후 항암제 치료와 방사선 치료의 보조병용요법을 시행하였으며 술후 11 개월인 현재까지 재발의 소견 없이 정상 식사를 하고 있다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2009

알래스카산 낙엽진흙버섯[Porodaedalea pini (Brot.) Murrill] (syn. Phellinus pini)의 자실체 조분쇄물로부터 $100^{\circ}C$에서 4시간 추출하여 건량 수율 20.5%의 건조 분말 열수추출물을 제조하여, HeLa 세포에서 CVB3에 대한 항바이러스 활성을 조사한 결과 plaque 형성을 현저히 억제하였다. 또한, 다른 여러 가지 버섯 추출물에 비해 neuraminidase 활성 저해능이 가장 높았다. 열수 추출물로부터 75% 에탄올 침전으로 건량 수율 28.3%의 저분자 상등액 건조물(ES)과 수율 43.3%의 고분자 침전물 건조물(EP)을 얻었다. 상등액인 ES에서는 항바이러스 활성이 없었지만, 침전물인 EP는 HeLa 세포에서 CVB3바이러스에 대해 농도 의존적으로 plaque 형성을 현저히 억제하였고, $EC_{50}$은 0.45 mg/mL 이었으며, HeLa 세포에 대한 세포독성 $CC_{50}$은 2.25mg/mL 이었다. 또한, EP는 neureminidase 활성을 농도 의존적으로 저해하였으며, 1.7mg/mL에서 약 75%의 효소활성 억제효과를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 낙엽진흙버섯 자실체의 별수추출물로부터 얻어진 에탄을 침전물 EP가 CVB3 뿐만 아니라, influenza virus(Flu)등에 대해서도 광범위하게 항바이러스 활성을 나타낼 가능성을 보여 주었다. EP는 다당류로서 glucose의 함량이 79.8%로 가장 높았고 galactose, xylose, mannose와 fucose를 소량 포함한 수용성 heteroglycan의 일종으로, 소량(12.7%, w/w)의 단백질 또는 작은 펩타이드를 함유한 당단백의 일종일 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.35-43
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• 1977

This study was designed to compare by the body composition in 4 groups of Sprague-Dawley rats during starvation previously fed with standard, high Carbohydrate, high protein or high fat diet. A) In different internal organs and skeletal muscles, the weights were differently reduced during starvation. Especially the weight reduction of liver was the highest level at $50{\sim}70%$, and adrenal glands did not change significantly. After death due to starvation, body weight decreased morethan 40% comparing to the initial body weight and epididmal fat pads disap peared completely. B) In rats starved to death, the changes of body composition (%) were following; lipid content was markedly reduced, while protein was similar to that of zero day starvation, ash increased slightly and water content increased. C) Five days starvation did not change body composition and body weight significantly. D) Effects of succeeding starvation after feeding 4 different diets were not significant, and it seemed that 4 different diets did not affect life span due to starvation.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.2999-3005
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• 2009

Among the more than 120 different types of human papillomavirus (HPV), types 16 and 18 have been known to be high risk agents that cause cervical cancer. We examined, in an immuno-chromatographic analysis, the potential of using the early gene product, E7 protein, as a diagnostic marker of cervical cancer caused by HPV. We developed monoclonal antibodies specific to HPV-16 and 18 E7 proteins that were produced from bacterial cells using gene recombinant technology. For each E7 protein, the optimal antibody pair was selected using the immuno-chromatographic sandwichtype binding system based on the lateral flow through membrane pores. Under these conditions, this rapid testing assay had a detection capability as low as 2 ng/mL of E7 protein. Furthermore, since viral analysis required the host cell to be lysed using chemicals such as detergents, it was possible that the E7 protein was structurally damaged during this process, which would result in a decrease in detection sensitivity. Therefore, we examined the detrimental effects caused by different detergents on the E7 protein using HeLa cells as the host. In these experiments, we found that the damage caused by the detergent, nonylphenylpolyethylene glycol (NP-40), was minimal relative to Triton X-100 commonly used for the cell lysis. Temperature also affected the stability of the E7 protein, and we found that the E7 protein was stabilized at 4$^{\circ}C$ for about 2 h, which was 4 times longer than at room temperature. Finally, a HPV-infected cervical cancer cell line, which was used as a real sample model, was treated using the optimized conditions and the presence of E7 proteins were analyzed by immuno-chromatography. The results of this experiment demonstrated that this rapid test could specifically detect HPV-infected samples.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.2805-2809
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• 2013

Objective: This study aimed at investigating whether the orphan nuclear receptor NR4A2 is significantly associated with clinicopathologic features and overall survival of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods: Immunohistochemistry was performed to determine NR4A2 protein expression in 84 NPC tissues and 20 non-cancerous nasopharyngeal (NP) tissues. The prognostic significance of NR4A2 protein expression was evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression models and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. Results: We did not find a significant association between total NR4A2 expression and clinicopathological variables in 84 patients with NPC. However, we observed that high cytoplasmic expression of NR4A2 was significantly associated with tumor size (T classification) (P = 0.006), lymph node metastasis (N classification) (P = 0.002) and clinical stage (P = 0.017). Patients with higher cytoplasmic NR4A2 expression had a significantly lower survival rate than those with lower cytoplasmic NR4A2 expression (P = 0.004). Multivariate Cox regression analysis analysis suggested that the level of cytoplasmic NR4A2 expression was an independent prognostic indicator for overall survival of patients with NPC (P = 0.033). Conclusions: High cytoplasmic expression of NR4A2 is a potential unfavorable prognostic factor for patients with NPC.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.263-265
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• 2012

We developed a user-friendly, interactive program to simultaneously cluster and visualize omics data, such as DNA and protein array profiles. This program provides diverse algorithms for the hierarchical clustering of two-dimensional data. The clustering results can be interactively visualized and optimized on a heatmap. The present tool does not require any prior knowledge of scripting languages to carry out the data clustering and visualization. Furthermore, the heatmaps allow the selective display of data points satisfying user-defined criteria. For example, a clustered heatmap of experimental values can be differentially visualized based on statistical values, such as p-values. Including diverse menu-based display options, QCanvas provides a convenient graphical user interface for pattern analysis and visualization with high-quality graphics.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.44-48
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• 2004

The Hexane Extract (HE) and Ethyl Acetate Soluble Fraction of the Methanolic Extract (EASFME) of the fruit pulp of Momordica dioica Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae) was evaluated for its anti-hepatotoxic activity in rats. Acute hepatotoxicity was induced by administering paracetamol (2 g/kg, p.o.) for 3 days. The extracts, at a dose of 400 mg/kg (p.o.) administered for 7 days exhibited a significant therapeutic effect by lowering Serum Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase (SGOT), Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase (SGPT), Serum Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) and Serum bilirubin and increasing the serum protein levels. These biochemical observations were supplemented by histopathological examination of the liver sections. The activity of extract was also comparable to the standard drug Silymarin, which is a well-known natural anti-hepatotoxic drug.