• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 1987

Colonization factor antigen I(CFA I) has been shown to be one of several virulence factors that promote attachment of enterotoxigenic E. coli(ETEC) to small intestinal epithelial cells of humans. The ability of ETEC to produce mannose-resistant hemagglutination(MRHA) of human blood group A has been used to detect CFA I. To determine gastrointestinal carriage in Korean children of E. coli with MRHA and CFA I, 116 strains of E. coli from diarrheal children admitted to Hanyang University Hospital were examined for MRHA of human erythrocytes and the presence of CFA I. Of 45 ETEC strains, 18(40%) gave a positive MRHA($MRHA^+$) and eight(18%) were positive for CFA I(CFA $I^+$). ETEC with CFA I were all heat-stable enterotoxin(ST) producers and two of these strains were of serogroups $O_{25}$. Of 17 classic enteropathogenic E. coli(EPEC), 7(41%) were $MRHA^+$ but all were negative for CFA I(CFA $I^-$). Of 30 enteroadherent E. coli(EAEC) strains, 11(37%) were $MRHA^+$ and one was CFA $I^+$. Of 24 nonpathogenic E. coli, 4(17%) were $MRHA^+$ but all were CFA $I^-$. It was shown that MRHA was common in all strains of E. coli, CFA I was limited only to ST producing ETEC and EAEC; although MRHA is a useful screening procedure, serologic tests seem to be necessary to comfirm CFA I production. CFA I was associated with a lower proportion of ETEC isolates in Korea than has been reported for other locations.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.19.1-19.7
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• 2021

Feline panleukopenia virus (FPV) causes leukopenia and severe hemorrhagic diarrhea, killing 50% of naturally infected cats. Although intact FPV can serve as an antigen in the hemagglutination inhibition (HI) test, an accidental laboratory-mediated infection is concern. A non-infectious diagnostic reagent is required for the HI test. Here, we expressed the viral protein 2 (VP2) gene of the FPV strain currently prevalent in South Korea in a baculovirus expression system; VP2 protein was identified by an indirect immunofluorescence assay, electron microscopy (EM), Western blotting (WB), and a hemagglutination assay (HA). EM showed that the recombinant VP2 protein self-assembled to form virus-like particles. WB revealed that the recombinant VP2 was 65 kDa in size. The HA activity of the recombinant VP2 protein was very high at 1:2¹⁵. A total of 143 cat serum samples were tested using FPV (HI-FPV test) and the recombinant VP2 protein (HI-VP2 test) as HI antigens. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the HI-VP2 test were 99.3%, 88.9%, and 99.3%, respectively, compared to the HI-FPV test. The HI-VP2 and HI-FPV results correlated significantly (r = 0.978). Thus, recombinant VP2 can substitute for intact FPV as the serological diagnostic reagent of the HI test for FPV.

• 약학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.412-426
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• 1992

Effects of beta-carotene on the immunobiological responses were studied in ICR mice. ICR male mice were divided into 8 groups (10 mice/group), and beta-carotene at doses of 4, 20 and 100 mg/kg were orally administered to ICR mice once daily for 28 consecutive days. Cyclophosphamide (CY) was injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) to ICR mice with a single dose of 5 mg/kg body weight at 2 days before secondary immunization. Mice were sensitized and challenged with sheep red blood cells (5-RBC). Immune responses were evaluated by humoral immunity, cellular immunity and non-specific immunity. The results of this study were summarized as follows: (1) Beta-carotene significantly increased the weight ratios of liver, spleen and thymus to body weight depending on dose, and significantly increased the increasing rate of body weight and the number of circulating leukocyte. (2) Beta-carotene dose-dependently increased hemagglutination titer, Arthus reaction and hemolytic plaque forming cell related to humoral immunity. (3) Beta-carotene significantly increased delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction and rosette forming cell related to cellular immunity. (4) Beta-carotene dose-dependently increased phagocytic activity, and significantly increased natural killer (NK) cell activity. (5) Beta-carotene dose-dependently inhibited reductions in humoral immunity, cellular immunity, NK cell activity and phagocytic activity by treatment with CY.

• 약학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.48-54
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• 1999

Effects of zinc chloride (Zn) on the immune responses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) were studied by using ICR mice. Mice were divided into 4 groups (10 mice/group), and Zn was given to the mice with i.p. injection at 0.3 mg/kg 5 times a week for 14 days, and 1 hr after Zn administration, LPS was given with i.p. injection at 5 mg/kg twice a week. Mice were immunized and challenged with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). Immunobiological responses were evaluated by humoral, cellular and nonspecific immunity. LPS treatment significantly increased the relative weights of spleen and thymus, hemagglutination titer (HA) and proliferation of splenocytes compared with those in controls, but significantly decreased the body weight gain. Zn treatment significantly increased proliferation of splenocytes and circulating leukocytes compared with those in controls. Combination of Zn and LPS significantly decreased the body weight gain and proliferation of splenocytes compared with those in controls. Combination of Zn and LPS significantly decreased HA and proliferation of splenocytes than in LPS alone. These findings indicate that zinc lowered the humoral immune responses of LPS.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.603-611
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• 2014

한국산과 중국산 녹두 종자에서 0.15 M NaCl/0.1 M sodium phosphate buffer (pH7.0)에 의한 추출, $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ 침전, 최종적으로 Sephadex G-100을 이용한 affinity chromatography에 의해 lectin을 분리한 다음, 이들의 생화학적 특성을 조사, 비교하였다. 사람의 적혈구는 trypsin의 처리 유무와 상관없이 응집반응이 일어나지 않으며, 토끼의 적혈구에서는 trypsin을 처리한 경우에만 응집반응이 일어났다. 두 녹두 종자 lectin의 분자량은 SDS-PAGE를 통해 54 kDa와 28 kDa로 확인되었다. 한국산 녹두 종자 lectin의 최적 반응 온도는 $60^{\circ}C$이며, 중국산 녹두 종자 lectin의 경우는 $50^{\circ}C$로 나타났다. 종자 lectin이 열에 가장 안정한 온도는 한국산의 경우는 $50^{\circ}C$이며, 중국산의 경우 $40-50^{\circ}C$로 밝혀졌다. 한국산 녹두 종자 lectin은 pH 3.2에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였으며, 중국산 녹두 종자 lectin은 pH 6.2에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 변성제를 처리했을 때, thiourea와 guanidine-HCl과는 혈액 응집이 일어나지 않아 변성작용이 일어남을 알 수 있었고, urea와는 혈액 응집이 일어나지 않아 변성작용이 일어나지 않음을 알 수 있었다. D-glucose외 6가지의 탄수화물에 대한 특이성이 나타나지 않았다. 또한 두 녹두 종자의 lectin은 $Ca^{2+}$, $Co^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$ 및 $Mn^{2+}$ 등의 금속이온에 대한 특이성이 없었다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.334-340
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• 2005

Lectin is a cell-agglutinating and carbohydrate-binding protein present in many plants. The lectin of Canavalia ensiformis shoot with specific affinity for D-glucose was purified by affinity chromatography using Sephadex G-100, and some of its biochemical characterizations were studied. Lectin was purified 8.87-fold and exhibited final specific activity of 225.74 units/mg protein with a $2.3\%$ yield. SDS-PAGE analysis demonstrated that the purified shoot lectin exists as a tetramer of 102 kD, composed of two subunits with molecular weight of 29 and 22 kD. The purified lectin was observed to agglutinate rabbit blood cell. The optimal temperature for the activity of this lectin was $40^{\circ}C$, and this lectin was relatively stable to heat with the highest activity at $50{\~}60^{\circ}C$. The maximal activity was observed at pH 7.2.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.672-674
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• 1999

Cepacidine A was first identified as a novel antifungal antibiotic which was isolated from the culture broth of Pseudomonas cepacia AF200l. It showed a potent in vitro antifungal activity against various pathogenic fungi, but did not show any activity against bacteria. Recently, the immunosuppressive action of cepacidine A was discovered using an in vitro screening system involving inhibition of the proliferation of murine lymphocytes stimulated by 2 mitogens, and also by in vivo mouse models involving inhibition of delayed type hypersensitivity and SRBC hemagglutination. Cepacidine A showed a significant activity of cellular immunosuppression (ED/sub 50/) at concentration levels of 1-3 ㎎/㎏, i.p.. Unfortunately, the delayed toxicity at a dose of above 3 ㎎/㎏ i.p. was apparent.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.350-356
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• 2008

가지 열매로부터 neutral saline에 의한 추출, $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ 침전 및 Sephadex-G100을 이용한 affinity chromatography에 의해 분리한 lectin의 생화학적 특성을 연구하였다. Trypsin을 처리하지 않은 사람, 쥐와 토끼의 적혈구에서는 혈구 응집반응이 일어나지 않았으며, Trypsin을 처리한 사람, 쥐와 토끼의 적혈구 중에서는 쥐의 적혈구에서만 혈구 응집반응이 일어났다. SDS-PAGE에 의해 가지 lectin의 분자량을 확인한 결과, 19.3 kDa의 단일 band 임이 확인되었다. D-glucose를 포함하는 7개의 탄수화물은 100 mM 이하의 농도에서 lectin과 적혈구의 응집을 저해시키지 않았으므로, 탄수화물에 대한 특이성이 나타나지 않았다. 최적 반응온도 범위는 $10-20^{\circ}C$로서, $20-70^{\circ}C$에서 열에 대해 안정하였으며, 안정된 pH 범위는 pH 6.2-7.2로 확인되었다. $Ca^{2+},\;Co^{2+},\;Cu^{2+},\;Fe^{2+},\;Mg^{2+}$ 및 $Mn^{2+}$ 20 mM 이하의 농도에서는 lectin과 적혈구의 응집을 저해시키지 않았으므로, 금속이온에 대한 특이성이 나타나지 않았다

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제6권1_2호
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• pp.59-70
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• 1991

This study was performed to investigate the effect of olive oil diet on the immune response in ICR male mice. Experimental diets of 4 groups were fed ad libitum to the ICR male mice for 27 days. The results of this study were summarized as followings: 1. 10% Olive oil diet group as compared with the control diet group significantly decreased liver weight rate but significantly increased hemagglutination titer (HA), Arthus reaction, delayed type reaction (DTH), rosette forming cell (RFC), and phagocyte activity. 2. 20% Olive oil hypersensitivity diet group as compared with the control diet group significantly increased body weight gain, liver weight rate, and HA but significantly decreased Arthus reaction, DTH, RFC, phagocyte activity, and peripheral circulating white blood cell (WBC). 3. 30% Olive oil diet group as compared with the control diet group significantly increased liver weight rate but significantly decreased body weight gain, Arthus reaction, plaque forming cell (PFC), DTH, RFC, phagocyte activity, and WBC. The results showed that the increase of olive oil doses significantly decreased humoral and cellular immune responses, phagocyte activity, and WBC.

• 약학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.401-415
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• 1991

Effects of quercetin on the specific and non-specific immune responses were studied in vivo. Quercetin at a dose of 2.5, 5, 10, 20 and 40 mg/kg were orally administered to ICR male mice once daily for 28 consecutive days. Cyclophosphamide was injected intraperitoneally to ICR mice with a single dose of 5 mg/kg 2 days before secondary immunization. Mice were sensitized and challenged with sheep red blood cells (S-RBC). Immune responses were evaluated by humoral and cellular immune reponses and non-specific immune response. The results of this study were summarized as followings; 1. Quercetin significantly decreased the body weight, and introduced the atrophy of liver, spleen and thymus gland dose-dependently, but increased the numbers of white blood cell. 2. Querectin significantly depressed the hemagglutination titer, Arthus reaction and hemolytic plaque forming cell. 3. Quercetin significantly depressed the delayed type hypersensitivity and rosette forming cell. 4. Quercetin at a dose of 2.5, 5 and 40 mg/kg significantly depressed phagocytic activity. 5. Quercetin at a dose of 10 and 20 mg/kg significantly increased natural killer cell activity.