• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.693-699
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Woohwangcheungsimweun (ox bezoar), deer antlers, and wild ginseng on induction of cardiomyocyte differentiation using the established mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells. The expression of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) was highest in Woohwangcheungsimweun treatment group. The expression of rabbit anti-GATA-4(GATA-4) and troponin (TnI) were highest in wild ginseng and Woohwangcheungsimweun treatment groups, respectively. Fluorescence activated cell sorting (FACS) analysis showed that the expression of ANP was highest in Dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) and Woohwangcheungsimweun treatment groups. The expression of GATA-4 was relatively high in wild ginseng treatment group. The expression of TnI was highest in Woohwangcheungsimweun treatment group. In the gene expression analysis, DMSO greatly inhibited GATA-4 expression to 25% of control. Woohwangcheungsimweun treatment caused to increase cTnI and cardiac ANP expression significantly. Wild ginseng extract upregulated GATA-4 gene expression. In conclusion, DMSO widely used as cardiomyocyte differentiation inducer did not show significant effects on the expression of ANP, GATA-4 and TnI in this study. Woohwangcheungsimweun showed upregulation of ANP and TnI expression. Wild ginseng extract showed greater effects than DMSO on GATA-4 expression. These results might suggest that the combination of Woohwangcheungsimweun and wild ginseng extract treatment can be expected to increase expressions of all three genes.

• Laboraroty Animal Research
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2018

Laboratory inbred mice are used widely and commonly in biomedical research, but inbred mice do not have a big enough gene pool for the research. In this study, genetic and morphometric analyses were performed to obtain data on the characteristics of a newly developing inbred strain (KWM/Hym) captured from Chuncheon, Korea. All of five Korean wild male mice have the zinc-finger Y (ZfY) gene. Also, all of 19 Korean wild mice used in this analysis have the AKV-type murine leukemia virus gene, indicating that Korean wild mice might be Mus musculus musculus. To identify the genetic polymorphism in KWM/Hym, SNP analysis was performed. In a comparison with 28 SNP markers, there was a considerable difference between KWM/Hym and several inbred strains. The homogeneity between KWM/Hym and the inbred strains was as follows: C57BL/6J (39.3%), BALB/c AJic (42.9%), and DBA/2J (50%). KWM/Hym is most similar to the PWK/PhJ inbred strain (96.4%) derived from wild mice (Czech Republic). To identify the morphometric characteristics of KWM/Hym, the external morphology was measured. The tail ratio of male and female was $79.60{\pm}3.09$ and $73.55{\pm}6.14%$, respectively. KWM/Hym has short and agouticolored hairs and its belly is white with golden hair. Taking these results together, KWM/Hym, a newly developing inbred mouse originated from wild mouse, might be use as new genetic resources to overcome the limitations of the current laboratory mice.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.36.1-36.12
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• 2021

Background: Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) A59 is a highly infectious pathogen and starts in the respiratory tract and progresses to systemic infection in laboratory mice. The complement system is an important part of the host immune response to viral infection. It is not clear the role of the classical complement pathway in MHV infection. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of the classical pathway in coronavirus pathogenesis by comparing C1qa KO mice and wild-type mice. Methods: We generated a C1qa KO mouse using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and compared the susceptibility to MHV A59 infection between C1qa KO and wild-type mice. Histopathological and immunohistochemical changes, viral loads, and chemokine expressions in both mice were measured. Results: MHV A59-infected C1qa KO mice showed severe histopathological changes, such as hepatocellular necrosis and interstitial pneumonia, compared to MHV A59-infected wild-type mice. Virus copy numbers in the olfactory bulb, liver, and lungs of C1qa KO mice were significantly higher than those of wild-type mice. The increase in viral copy numbers in C1qa KO mice was consistent with the histopathologic changes in organs. These results indicate that C1qa deficiency enhances susceptibility to MHV A59 systemic infection in mice. In addition, this enhanced susceptibility effect is associated with dramatic elevations in spleen IFN-γ, MIP-1 α, and MCP-1 in C1qa KO mice. Conclusions: These data suggest that C1qa deficiency enhances susceptibility to MHV A59 systemic infection, and activation of the classical complement pathway may be important for protecting the host against MHV A59 infection.

• 한국유전체학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유전체학회 2005년도 The 14th Korea Genome Conference
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• pp.82-82
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• 2005

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제62권12호
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• pp.444-449
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• 2019

Background: Sixty percent of infants with severe neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy die, while most survivors have permanent disabilities. Treatment for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is limited to therapeutic hypothermia, but it does not offer complete protection. Here, we investigated whether hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) promotes cell survival and suggested neuroprotective strategies. Purpose: HIF-1α deficient mice have increased brain injury after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI), and the role of HIF-2α in HI is not well characterized. Copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD)1 overexpression is not beneficial in neonatal HI. The expression of HIF-1α and HIF-2α was measured in SOD1 overexpressing mice and compared to wild-type littermates to see if alteration in expression explains this lack of benefit. Methods: On postnatal day 9, C57Bl/6 mice were subjected to HI, and protein expression was measured by western blotting in the ipsilateral cortex of wild-type and SOD1 overexpressing mice to quantify HIF-1α and HIF-2α. Spectrin expression was also measured to characterize the mechanism of cell death. Results: HIF-1α protein expression did not significantly change after HI injury in the SOD1 overexpressing or wild-type mouse cortex. However, HIF-2α protein expression increased 30 minutes after HI injury in the wild-type and SOD1 overexpressing mouse cortex and decreased to baseline value at 24 hours after HI injury. Spectrin 145/150 expression did not significantly change after HI injury in the SOD1 overexpressing or wild-type mouse cortex. However, spectrin 120 expression increased in both wild-type and SOD1 overexpressing mouse at 4 hours after HI, which decreased by 24 hours, indicating a greater role of apoptotic cell death. Conclusion: HIF-1α and HIF-2α may promote cell survival in neonatal HI in a cell-specific and regional fashion. Our findings suggest that early HIF-2α upregulation precedes apoptotic cell death and limits necrotic cell death. However, the influence of SOD was not clarified; it remains an intriguing factor in neonatal HI.

• BMB Reports
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• 제54권12호
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• pp.601-607
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• 2021

Odorant receptors (ORs) account for about 60% of all human G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). OR expression outside of the nose has functions distinct from odor perception, and may contribute to the pathogenesis of disorders including brain diseases and cancers. Glioma is the most common adult malignant brain tumor and requires novel therapeutic strategies to improve clinical outcomes. Here, we outlined the expression of brain ORs and investigated OR expression levels in glioma. Although most ORs were not ubiquitously expressed in gliomas, a subset of ORs displayed glioma subtype-specific expression. Moreover, through systematic survival analysis on OR genes, OR51E1 (mouse Olfr558) was identified as a potential biomarker of unfavorable overall survival, and OR2C1 (mouse Olfr15) was identified as a potential biomarker of favorable overall survival in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild-type glioma. In addition to transcriptomic analysis, mutational profiles revealed that somatic mutations in OR genes were detected in > 60% of glioma samples. OR5D18 (mouse Olfr1155) was the most frequently mutated OR gene, and OR5AR1 (mouse Olfr1019) showed IDH wild-type-specific mutation. Based on this systematic analysis and review of the genomic and transcriptomic profiles of ORs in glioma, we suggest that ORs are potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for glioma.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.144-153
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• 2018

본 연구는 치근 및 치주조직의 형성과정동안 Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) signaling의 역할에 대해 알아보고자 치성간엽에서 조직특이적으로 Smoothened (Smo)가 활성화 또는 차단되는 mouse를 제작하여 분석하였다. 생후 28일경 Smo 활성화모델에서는 H-E 염색 시 얇은 두께의 치근상아질, 넓어진 치수강, 치주인대공간에 느슨하게 배열되어있는 섬유들이 관찰되었다. 면역조직화학염색 시 Smo 활성화모델은 wild type mouse와 비교하여 백악질, 치주인대 그리고/또는 백악모세포의 표식자인 Bsp, Dmp1, Periostin, Ank 같은 기질 단백질들의 발현이 현저히 감소하였다. 그러나 Smo 차단모델은 wild type mouse와 비교하여 이러한 기질 단백질들의 발현에 차이가 보이지 않았다. 본 연구를 통하여 치근 및 치주조직의 정상적인 형성과정에 낮은 수준으로 조절되는 SHH signaling이 필요하다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2010

글루타메이트 수용체는 신경연접의 발달에서 신경연접과 정제 등에 중요한 역할을 한다. 포유류 청각뇌줄기의 가쪽위올리브 핵-안쪽마름섬유체핵 신경연접에서의 흥분성 신경전달물질의 전달은 글루타메이트와 같은 많은 흥분성 신경전달물질의 전달을 조절하므로 발생학적 연구에 매우 유용한 모델이다. 귀먹음은 흥분성 회로 또는 억제성 회로의 신경연접에서 신경전달물질들의 변화뿐 아니라 형태학적 변화도 초래하게 된다. 이런 이유로 선천적으로 태어나면서 달팽이 기관이 퇴화되는 선회생쥐는 귀먹음의 병태생리를 연구하는데 가장 좋은 동물모델이다. 그러나, 선회생쥐에서 이런 NMDA 수용체 각각의 아형들이 발달에 따라 어떻게 나타나는지에 관해서는 거의 알려진 사실이 없다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 선천적으로 속귀에 돌연변이를 가진 선회생쥐를 이용하여 면역조직화학염색법으로 생후 7일과 16일의 쥐를 정상쥐와 비교해서 글루타메이트성의 흥분성 신호가 전달되는 청각뇌줄기의 가쪽위올리브핵(LSO)에서 N-메틸-D-아스파르 트산염(NMDA) 수용체의 아형인 NR1, NR2A, NR2B의 분포를 각각 조사하였다. 생후 7일째 선회생쥐의 NR1에 대한 면역반응성의 세기는 정상군에서 $128.67\pm8.87$로 나타났고 이형접합체에서는 $111.06\pm8.04$, 동형접합체에서는 $108.09\pm5.94$으로 나타났다. 그리고 생후 16일째 선회생쥐에서는 정상군에서 $43.83\pm10.49$, 이형접합체에서는 $40\pm13.88$, 동형접합체에서는 $55.96\pm17.35$으로 나타났다. 생후 7일째 선회생쥐의 NR2A에 대한 면역반응성의 세기는 정상군에서 $97.97\pm9.71$, 이형접합체에서 $102.87\pm9.30$, 동형접합체에서 $106.85\pm5.79$로 나타났다. 생후 16일 선회생쥐의 가쪽위올리브핵에서의 NR2A에 대한 면역반응성 세기는 정상군에서 $47.4\pm20.6$, 이형접합체에서 $43.9\pm17.5$, 동형접합체에서 $49.2\pm20.1$로 나타났다. 생후 7일의 선회생쥐의 NR2B의 면역반응성 세기는 정상군에서 $109.04\pm6.77$, 이형접합체에서 $106.43\pm10.24$, 동형접합체에서 $105.98\pm4.10$으로 나타났다. 생후 16일째 선회생쥐의 NR2B의 면역반응성의 세기는 정상군에서 $101.47\pm11.50$, 이형접합체에서 $91.47\pm14.81$, 동형접합체에서 $93.93\pm15.71$으로 나타났다. 이 결과들은 생후 7일과 16일의 선회생쥐의 가쪽위올리브핵에서 NMDA 수용체의 면역반응성의 변화를 나타낸 것으로 인간 귀먹음의 주요한 병태생리를 파악하는 데 기본적인 자료를 제시할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.123-125
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• 2000

한국산 야생버섯 22종의 용혈독성을 규명하기 위하여 그 냉침액(cold water extract)의 용혈활성을 검색하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Collybia confluence(밀버섯), Laccaris vinaceoavellanea(색시졸각버섯) 및 Lenzites betulina(조개껍질버섯) 등 3 종이 mouse 및 rat 적혈구에 대하여 강력한 용혈 작용을 나타내었다. 2. L. vinaceoavellanea은 $100^{\circ}C$ 수욕상에서 30분간 가열하여도 mouse 적혈구에 대한 용혈활성이 80% 이상 유지되어, 열에 매우 안정한 용혈성분을 함유하는 것으로 확인되었다.

• 한국영양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국영양학회 2003년도 연합학술대회
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• pp.247.2-247.2
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• 2003