• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제84권3호
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• pp.200-208
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• 2021

Background: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an increasingly recognized form of diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6) is now classified as a human MUC1 mucin protein, and regenerating type II pneumocytes are the primary cellular source of KL-6/MUC1 in the affected lungs of patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Serum KL-6/MUC1 levels have been demonstrated to be useful for the evaluation of various ILD. To determine the role of circulating KL-6 in evaluating the disease activity and management of HP. Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted on 51 patients with HP and 20 healthy controls. Serum KL-6 levels were measured in both groups. Patients were further assessed based on chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), pulmonary function test, 6-minute walk test, echocardiography, bronchioalveolar lavage, and/or transbronchial biopsy. Patients were divided into the fibrotic and non-fibrotic groups according to the HRCT findings. Results: The median serum KL-6 levels were significantly higher in HP patients as compared to the control group. The median serum KL-6 levels were found to be higher in the non-fibrotic HP group (1,900 IU/mL) as compared to the fibrotic group (1,200 IU/mL). There was a significant inverse correlation between serum KL-6 serum level and the dose of steroids as well as the duration of steroid therapy. Conclusion: The presence of higher KL-6 levels in the non-fibrotic HP group implies its enhanced production by regenerating pneumocytes in response to alveolar injury. The significant association between serum KL-6 levels and the dose and the duration of steroid therapy emphasizes the significant role of steroids in the stabilization of the disease.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.375-383
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• 2014

Klotho (KL) is a single transmembrane protein composed of KL1 and KL2 repeats possessing ${\beta}$-glucuronidase activity and maintains calcium homeostasis in physiological state. It has been implicated in pigs that calcium is important for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, and our previous study has shown that transient receptor potential vanilloid type 6 (TRPV6), a calcium ion transporter, is predominantly expressed in the uterine endometrium during pregnancy in pigs. However, expression and function of KL in the uterine endometrium has not been determined in pigs. Thus, the present study determined expression and regulation of KL in the uterine endometrium during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in pigs. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that levels of KL mRNA decreased between Days 12 to 15 of the estrous cycle, and its expression showed a biphasic manner during pregnancy. KL mRNA was expressed in conceptuses and in chorioallantoic tissues during pregnancy. Explant culture study showed that expression levels of KL were not affected by treatment of steroid hormones or interleukin-1beta during the implantation period. Furthermore, levels of KL mRNA in the uterine endometrium from gilts carrying somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT)-derived embryos were significantly lower than those from gilts carrying natural mating-derived embryos on Day 12 of pregnancy. These results exhibited that KL was expressed at the maternal-conceptus interface in a pregnancy status- and stage-specific manner, and its expression was affected by SCNT procedure, suggesting that KL may play an important role in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in pigs.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.221-225
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• 1994

농산폐섬유소 자원을 이용하여 세균 단세포단백질(single cell protein)을 생산하기 위한 연구로서 부엽토에서 분리된 Cellulomonas sp. KL-6의 증식에 미치는 열처리 및 항생물질의 효과에 대해 조사하였다. KL-6 균주는 $65^{\circ}C$에서 5분, $75^{\circ}C$에서 1분 및 $85^{\circ}C$에서 15초까지 열처리시에는 증식하였고 그 이상의 온도에서는 처리시간에 관계없이 자라지 못하였다. $48^{\circ}C$에서 10분간의 예비 열처리는 본 균주의 열저항성을 증가시키지 못하였다. 기질 중 casamino acid(1%), yeast extract(1%), xylose(5%)는 KL-6 균주의 열저항성을 증가시켰으나 cysteine(0.03 M), sodium citrate(1%), casein(1%)은 반대로 열저항성을 감소시켰다. KL-6 균주는 $penicillin-G(1.536\;{\mu}g/ml)$와 $ampicillin(3.125\;{\mu}g/ml)$에 감수성인 반면, kanamycin에 대해서는 $200\;{\mu}g/ml$ 이상에서도 강한 내성을 보였다. SDS 처리에 의해 kanamycin의 내성이 제거되었고 제거율은 $9.2{\sim}31.2%$로 각각 나타났다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.226-233
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• 1994

148종의 시료로부터 301주의 섬유소 분해세균을 분리하였고 그 중 cellulase 활성이 가장 높은 균주를 선발하여 동정한 결과, Cellulomonas sp. KL-6로 확인하였다. KL-6 균주는 약 50시간만에 여과지(whatman No.1)를 붕괴하였고 congo red 반응으로 본 halo 환의 직경은 11 cm였으며 또한, CMCase의 활성은 67 unit/ml, FPase는 70 unit/ml, ${\beta}-glucosidase$는 0.68 unit/ml로 나타났다. 여과지를 기질로 하여 배양하였을 때 배양액 중에 유리된 glucose의 유무를 확인하였으나 추적할 만한 양이 없었다. KL-6 균주의 균체증식 최적 배양조건은 sucrose 0.5%, yeast extract 0.1%, $(NH_4)_2HPO_4\;0.1%$, $K_2HPO_4\;0.1%$, $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O\;0.01%$, $CaCl_2\; 0.01%$, NaCl 0.6%, $CaCO_3\;0.1%$, pH 7.0 및 온도 $30^{\circ}C$였다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1993

발병한 양식 메기로 부터 vibrio속 균주를 분리하였다. 분리된 균주는 생물학적 생화학적 특성에 기초하여 동정한 결과 V. ordalii로 동정 되었다. 분리균은 glucose, lactose, maltose 와 salicine으로 부터 산을 생산 하였으며, arabinose, galactose, inocitol과 xylose는 이용하지 못하였다. 분리된 V. ordalii를 각각 KL-1, KL-2라 명명하였다. KL-l과 KL-2는 생리학적 특성이 유사하였다. 즉, pH 5-10, NaCl 0%~6.0%에서 발육하였으며, 또한 NaCl 7.0%, pH 10이상 그리고 pH5이하에서는 발육하지 않았다. KL-1 균주를 건강한 메기에 인공 감염시킨 결과 양식장에서 발병된 증상과 동일한 출혈성 궤양이 유발되었다. 감염 24시간 후에 나타난 흙은 반점은 접종 부위 주변에서 부터 확장되기 시작했으며, 감염 120시간 후부터는 배지느러미 부위까지 궤양이 확장되었다. 각각 온도에 따른 실험에서는 $25^{\circ}C$에서 폐사율이 70%로 나타났다. 약제 감수성 시험에서 KL-1 과 KL-2 균주는 모두 GM, K, N, S와 SxT에 감수성을 나타내었으나, CF 및 $L_2$와 VA에는 저항성을 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.1059-1064
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• 1998

Fermented beverage using lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi was investigated. Lactic acid bacteria KL 1, KD 6, KL 4 strains from kimchi, or obtained Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Leuconostoc mesenteroides with and without yeast(Saccharomyces cerevisiae) were inoculated in fruit vegetable juice for single and mixed culture fermentation. During the fermentation by bacterial strain and yeast for 1~3 days at 30oC, various fermentation behaviors were observed. The growth rate of mixed culture of KL 1 and yeast was higher than that of single culture by KL 1 alone during the fermentation. The amount of organic acid produced by the mixed culture fermentation of KL 1 and yeast was 0.82%(3 day) or 0.58%(1 day) and with the final pH of 3.3(3 day) or 4.2(1 day). These mixed culture systems of isolated strains or other bacterial strains had almost similar results of growth rate and acid production. Among several bacterial strains, KL 1 was suitable for the mixed culture fermentation with yeast in terms of desirable fermentation behavior and organoleptical quality. The selected strain, KL 1 was identified as Leuconostoc spp. through the series of tests on carbohydrate fermentation and biochemical characteristics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1765-1773
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• 2016

Wastewater containing kraft lignin (KL) discharged from pulp and paper industries could cause serious environmental contamination. Appropriate effluent treatment is required to reduce the pollution. Investigations on anaerobic bacteria capable of degrading KL are beneficial to both lignin removal and biofuel regeneration from the effluent. In this paper, an anaerobic strain capable of degrading KL was isolated from the sludge of a pulp and paper mill and identified as Dysgonomonas sp. WJDL-Y1 by 16S rRNA analysis. Optimum conditions for KL degradation by strain WJDL-Y1 were obtained at initial pH of 6.8, C:N ratio of 6 and temperature of 33℃, based on statistical analyses by response surface methodology. For a 1.2 g/l KL solution, a COD removal rate of 20.7% concomitant with biomass increase of 17.6% was achieved after 4 days of incubation under the optimum conditions. After the treatment by strain WJDL-Y1, KL was modified and degraded.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2013

Objectives: Although several cases of lung diseases caused by indium have been reported in Japan, the United States and China, South Korea, which is estimated to have been the world's largest consumer of indium, has not yet established a criteria for the diagnosis of lung diseases caused by indium exposure. In this study, we tried to determine the applicability of the Krebs von den lungen-6, which has been widely recognized for its use with interstitial lung disease in Japan, as a biological exposure index for indium. Methods: Methods: The analysis of indium in serum was conducted by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and the analysis of KL-6 in serum was carried out using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. Results: The indium levels in serum were distributed from below the detection limit to a peak of $125.78{\mu}g/L$, and the values of the KL-6 were distributed from 104.5 U/mL to 2162.2 U/mL. The serum indium and KL-6 showed good correlation ($R^2$=0.389,pfortrend=0.000) and smoking did not affect the KL-6. Conclusions: The usefulness of KL-6 as a specific biomarker for interstitial lung disease has been recognized. In addition, it is expected that effective prevention of health problems can be achieved by determining the lung-damage progress at an early stage according to individual susceptibility.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.496-501
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• 1995

Cellulomonas sp. KL-6 균주의 균체내 외 단백질은 배양 5일째에 $266\;{\mu}g/m{\ell},\;37\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$로 가장 많이 생산하였다. 본 실험에서 사용한 KL-6 균주는 볏짚을 분쇄 후 1.0% NaOH와 10% $NH_4OH$로 $80^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 처리한 후 $H_3PO_4$로 중화하여 탄소원으로 이용하였을 때 각각 $1.63\;g/{\ell}$ 및 $1.47\;g/{\ell}$의 SCP가 생산되어 처리하지 않은 볏짚의 $0.5\;g/{\ell}$ 보다 균체수율이 증가되었다. KL-6 균주가 생산한 SCP의 필수아미노산의 함량이 FAO 표준단백질에 비해 많아 영양적 가치가 매우 우수하였다. 그러나 실제 동물사육에 이 균체를 이용코저 할 때는 균체의 세포벽을 파쇄후 사용해야 되리라 사료된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.490-495
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• 1995

Cellulomonas sp. KL-6 균주가 생산하는 cellulase 중 CMCase나 FPase는 세포외로 다량 분비되나 ${\beta}-glucosidase$는 cell bound form으로 존재하여 배양액에서의 생산은 극히 미약하였다. CMCase와 FPase는 배양 5일째에, ${\beta}-glucosidase$는 배양 4일째에 각각 최대생산을 나타내었다. $CaCO_3(0.1%)$가 첨가된 효소생산 최적조건에서 CMCase는 $82\;unit/m{\ell}$를, FPase는 $80\;unit/m{\ell}$를 그리고 ${\beta}-glucosidase$는 $1.2\;unit/m{\ell}$를 각각 생산하였고 이는 기본배지에서 보다 $60{\sim}70%$의 생산증가를 가져왔다. KL-6 균주는 lignase와 laccase의 생산은 없었다.