• BMB Reports
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.115-120
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• 2014

In this study, we show that Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis MAP1305 induces the maturation of bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs), a representative antigen presenting cell (APC). MAP1305 protein induces DC maturation and the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (Interleukin (IL)-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, and IL-$1{\beta}$) through Toll like receptor-4 (TLR-4) signaling by directly binding with TLR4. MAP1305 activates the phosphorylation of MAPKs, such as ERK, p38MAPK, and JNK, which is essential for DC maturation. Furthermore, MAP1305-treated DCs transform naive T cells to polarized $CD4^+$ and $CD8^+$ T cells, thus indicating a key role for this protein in the Th1 polarization of the resulting immune response. Taken together, M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis MAP1305 is important for the regulation of innate immune response through DC-mediated proliferation of $CD4^+$ and $CD8^+$ T cells.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제74권5호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2013

Background: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are considered opportunistic pathogens, and several species of NTM are associated with human diseases that typically involve the pulmonary, skin/soft tissue, or lymphatic systems; such infection may also cause disseminated diseases. Recent studies have reported increasing rates of NTM-induced disease worldwide. Methods: Respiratory samples are being analyzed for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) culture and NTM identification at Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan, Korea, from September 2005 to September 2011. Identification is performed by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis targeting a novel region of the rpoB gene. Results: A total of 25,133 specimens were received for AFB culture, of which 1,014 (4.0%) were NTM-positive. A total of 267 samples from 186 patients were tested for NTM identifications, and 232 samples from 157 patients were positive for NTM species. Among the patients who tested positive for NTM, 65.6% were men and the average age was 63.3 years. Mycobacterium avium complex, the most commonly detected NTM pathogen, was found in 65.9% of the 232 samples. The annual average percentage of NTM isolates from AFB culture-positive specimens was 31.3%: the highest rate was seen in 2011 (44.3%), followed by 2009 (37.4%) and 2010 (37.2%). An upward trend in NTM incidence was found during the study period. Conclusion: The prevalence of pulmonary NTM isolates continues to increase in Cheonan, suggesting that pulmonary NTM disease is becoming increasingly common.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 1984

Fecal material from cattle, which was confirmed to be infected with Johne's disease by clinical and pathological symptoms, was decontaminated with 4% NaOH and inoculated into the $L{\ddot{o}}wenstein$-Jensen media supplemented with 1% of heat-killed Mycobacterium bovis. After 2-4 week-incubation at $37^{\circ}C$, typical acid-fast mycobacteria was isolated. With the results of staining properties, morphological characteristics, the requirement of mycobactin for growth and the other biochemical properties, isolated mycobacteria was identified as Mycobacterium paratuberculosis. Female guinea pigs were sensitized with the isolates, and skin test was done with purified protein derivatives (PPDs) of M. avium, M. bovis and M. paratuberculosis 4 weeks after sensitization. Animals showed the largest reaction to the PPDs of M. avium and M. paratuverculosis.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.271-274
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• 2006

A 2-years-old female domesticated mouflon with a clinical history of chronic diarrhea and emaciation was submitted to NVRQS. Grossly, there were severe thickening of small intestine wall and enlargement of mesenteric lymph nodes. Microscopically, severe granulomatous inflammation was found in small and large intestine, mesenteric lymph nodes, spleen and liver. By Ziehl-Neelsen stain, innumerable acid-fast rod bacteria were found in the cytoplasm of epitheloid and Langhans type giant cells present in these organs. By PCR assay with primer pair specific for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis(IS 900) with small intestine sample, strong positive reaction was detected, although the organism was not isolated from this organ. Based on the results of histopathology and PCR, we concluded that the case was a typical paratuberculosis in mouflon. As far as we know, this is the first case report of paratuberculosis in mouflon Korea.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.7-9
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• 2018

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) causes a significant economic burden in the animal production industry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of MAP in the feces of wild duck populations residing along a riverside close to farms in the center of Korea. From wild Spot-billed (Anas poecilorhyncha) and Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducks, 128 fecal samples were collected and analyzed using multiplex real-time PCR, sequencing, and nested PCR to confirm the presence of the organism. The molecular analyses showed that 44 samples (34.4%) were positive for MAP, suggesting a high prevalence of MAP in the wild duck population. Considering the nature and habitat of wild ducks, this result suggests that the organism was introduced from contaminated water from waste of nearby farms, and that the wild ducks may act as a transmitter of the organism to other wild birds or livestock.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.459-466
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• 2003

M. kansasii는 M. avium complex에 이어 NTM 폐질환의 원인균 중 두 번째로 흔하다고 외국에서는 보고되었다. M. kansasii는 M. avium complex와 마찬가지로 과거부터 잘 알려진 상엽공동형의 형태와 함께 기관지확장증에 다발성 결절이 동반된 형태가 새롭게 알려지고 있다. 다른 NTM 폐질환과 달리 M. kansasii 폐질환은 INH, RFP, EMB 등 항결핵제에 치료반응이 매우 좋기 때문에 정확한 진단과 함께 적절한 약제와 치료기간의 선택이 중요하다. 국내에서는 임상검체에서 M. kansasii가 분리되는 빈도가 매우 낮으며, 아직까지 정상면역을 가진 성인에서 M. kansasii 폐질환으로 진단된 증례가 보고되지 않았다. 저자들은 1997년 미국흉부학회의 NTM 폐질환 진단기준에 따라 M. kansasii 폐질환을 진단하고 치료한 3명의 환자를 경험하여 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.569-573
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• 1996

Clinical strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, M. terrae complex, M. gordonae, M. avium-intracellulae complex, and M. fortuitum from Korean patients were isolated and analyzed by comparing large restriction fragment (LRF) patterns produced by digestion of genomic DNA with infrequent-cutting endonucleases like AsnI and XbaI. and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Three M. tuberculosis, two M. terrae complex, two M. gordonae, two M. avium-intracellulae complex, and two M. fortuitum strains were compared by using AsnI and XbaI. and this allowed easy visual separation of all epidemiologically unrelated strains. PFGE exhibits different DNA restriction patterns which are easy to compare. Genome size of the strains roughly ranged from 3020 to 3335 kb. The LRF patterns are useful for epidemiologic studies of tuberculosis with regard to drug resistance.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제74권3호
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• pp.124-128
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• 2013

Pleural effusion is a rare complication in non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection. We report a case of Mycobacterium intracellulare pleuritis with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a 69-year-old man presenting with dyspnea. Pleural effusion revealed lymphocyte dominant exudate. M. intracellulare was identified using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method and liquid cultures of pleural effusion and pleural biopsy. After combination therapy for M. intracellulare pulmonary disease, the patient was clinically well at a 1-month follow-up.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.49-58
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• 1984

폐결핵 환자의 객담으로 부터 비정형항산균의 배균여부를 규명하기 위하여 세균학적 시험 및 임상적 조사를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 객담 334예에서 항산균 103주 (30.8%)를 분리 배양하였다. 2. 분리배양된 항산균주에서 비정형항산균으로 감별된 균주는 10주(9.7%)이며 인형결핵균주는 93주(90.3%)이였다. 3. 감별된 비저형항산균주는 Runyon군별로는 암착색균군, 광비발색균군이 각각 3주 (30.0%)씩이며 신속발육균군이 4주(40.0%)였으며 광발색균군은 분리되지 않았다. 4. 생물학석 성상 및 생화학적 특성시험 양상에 의해 암착색균군 3주 중 2주는 Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, 1주는 Mycobacterium szulgai로, 광비발색균 3주 중 2주는 Mycobacterium avium complex, 1주는 Mycobacterium terrae로 동정되였으며, 신속발육균주 4주중 3주는 Mycobacterium fortuitum, 1주는 Mycobacterium chelonei로 등정되었다. 5. 항결핵제에 대한 시험관내 약제감수성검사에서 INH, SM에서는 10주가 전부 내성을 나타내었으며, EB, TH, 및 CS의 저농도인 10mcg, 50mcg, 및 40mcg에서 완전내성을 나타내었다. 그리고 EB, TH, 및 RFP의 고농도인 20mcg, 및 100mcg,에서 감수성을 나타내었다. 6. 비정형항산균이 배균된 환자의 X-선소견 및 임상적 소견 조사에서는 인형결핵균 감성으로 인한 폐결핵 환자의 증상에 비해 경하지 않는 것으로 사료되었으며 장기간 항결핵제의 투여치로 되어 왔으나 대부분 호전되지 않았다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2003

연구배경 : M. avium complex(MAC)는 비결핵성 마이코박테리아로 의한 폐질환의 가장 흔한 원인균이다. 본 연구는 MAC 폐질환 환자의 임상적 특징을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 1997년 미국흉부학회의 비결핵성 마이코박테리아 폐질환 진단기준을 만족하는 24명의 MAC 폐질환환자의 임상적 특징을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 미국흉부학회의 분류에 따른 상엽공동형과 결절기관지확장증형의 MAC 폐질환에서 임상적 차이가 있는가를 살펴보았다. 결과 : 24명의 환자는 남자 14명(58%), 여자 10명(42%)이었고, 진단시 연령의 중앙값은 61세(범위 46-75세)였다. 사람면역결핍바이러스 항체 양성자는 없었다. 원인균은 M. intracellulare이 16례(67%), M. avium이 7례(29%), M. avium-intracellulare 1례(4%)이었다. 증상은 기침(92%), 객담(88%), 객혈(29%) 등이 많았다. 과거 폐결핵 치료력이 20명(83%)의 환자에서 있었다. 객담 항산균 도말양성 환자가 17명(71%)이었다. 증상 발생부터 진단까지 36개월(6-156개월)이 소요되었다. 상엽공동형이 14명(58%), 결절기관지확장증형이 10명(42%)이었다. 상엽공동형과 결절기관지확장증형은 성별(남성 86% vs. 20%, p=0.003), 흡연력(현재 또는 과거 흡연자 79% vs. 10%, p=0.008), 기저질환 유무(동반 64% vs. 20%, p=0.036) 등의 임상적 특징과 %FVC(71%, 범위 45-108% vs. 88%, 범위 73-108%, p=0.022), % $FEV_1$(69%, 범위 39-100% vs. 89% 범위 70-114%, p=0.051) 등 폐활량 그리고 단순흉부방사선촬영에서 양측성 병변(29% vs. 90%, p=0.005) 등 방사선학적 특징이 차이를 보였다. 증상 발생부터 진단까지의 기간이 결절기관지확장증형(중앙값 72개월, 범위 8-132개월)이 상엽공동형 (중앙값 22개월, 범위 6-60개월)에 비해 길었다(p=0.046). 결론 : MAC 폐질환은 증상 발생부터 진단까지 오랜 시간이 소요되는 만성 폐질환으로 외국의 보고와 유사한 빈도로 상엽공동형과 결절기관지확장증형의 두 가지 형태가 국내에서도 발생하고 있다. MAC 폐질환의 보다 빠른 진단을 위해서는 MAC 폐질환의 다양한 임상상에 대한 이해와 임상적 의심이 중요하다고 사료된다.