• 제목/요약/키워드: Nuclear foci

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Inactivation of Mad2B Enhances Apoptosis in Human Cervical Cancer Cell Line upon Cisplatin-Induced DNA Damage

  • Ju Hwan Kim;Hak Rim Kim;Rajnikant Patel
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제31권3호
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    • pp.340-349
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    • 2023
  • Mad2B (Mad2L2), the human homolog of the yeast Rev7 protein, is a regulatory subunit of DNA polymerase ζ that shares sequence similarity with the mitotic checkpoint protein Mad2A. Previous studies on Mad2B have concluded that it is a mitotic checkpoint protein that functions by inhibiting the anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). Here, we demonstrate that Mad2B is activated in response to cisplatin-induced DNA damage. Mad2B co-localizes at nuclear foci with DNA damage markers, such as proliferating cell nuclear antigen and gamma histone H2AX (γ-H2AX), following cisplatin-induced DNA damage. However, unlike Mad2A, the binding of Mad2B to Cdc20 does not inhibit the activity of APC/C in vitro. In contrast to Mad2A, Mad2B does not localize to kinetochores or binds to Cdc20 in spindle assembly checkpoint-activated cells. Loss of the Mad2B protein leads to damaged nuclei following cisplatin-induced DNA damage. Mad2B/Rev7 depletion causes the accumulation of damaged nuclei, thereby accelerating apoptosis in human cancer cells in response to cisplatin-induced DNA damage. Therefore, our results suggest that Mad2B may be a critical modulator of DNA damage response.

Herpes Simplex 2형 바이러스의 BHK-21 세포내에서의 전자현미경적 관찰 (Electron Microscopic Observations on BHK-21 Cells Infected with Herpes Simplex Type 2 Virus)

  • 고광균;이연태;이종훈
    • 대한미생물학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.71-82
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    • 1981
  • An electron microscopic study was carried out on the morphogenesis of herpes simplex type 2 virus in BHK-21 cells BHK-21 cells was found susceptible to infection and replication of herpes simplex type 2 virus cytopathic effects of the herpes type appeared at approximately 1 day postinoculation. Foci consisting of rounded refractile cells and syncytia were observed. Projection of the nuclear membrane in the infected cells was also seen, Several infected cells showed a track-shaped structure which apparently consisted of multiple layered membranes of the nucleus.

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닭의 Inclusion Body Hepatitis 발생례(發生例) 보고(報告) (Occurrence of Inclusion Body Hepatitis in Chickens Raised in Korea)

  • 김기석;김순복;이영옥;최정옥;남궁선;박근식
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제21권1호
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    • pp.41-43
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    • 1981
  • The occurrence of inclusion body hepatitis was confirmed for the first time in Korea from chickens submitted for diagnosis to this Institute from a farm located in the vicinity of Anyang. The chickens showed no specific clinical signs except for moderate anemic conditions. At autopsy, livers were swollen and mottled with numerous stellate subcapsular hemorrhages and necrotic foci. Severe nephritis and catarrhal enteritis were also seen. The most notable microscopic changes were seen in the liver. These included eosinophilic intra-nuclear inclusion bodies in the hepatocyes, massive hemorrhages and necrosis and fatty changes in the liver parenchema.

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감염병소 영상을 위한 $^{99m}Tc$-Transferrin 개발 (Development of $^{99m}Tc$-Transferrin as an Imaging Agent of Infectious Foci)

  • 김성민;송호천
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • 제40권3호
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    • pp.177-185
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    • 2006
  • 목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 $^{99m}Tc$-방사성표지 트렌스페린 ($^{99m}Tc$-transferrin)을 개발하여 감염/염증병소의 진단에 이용할 수 있는지 알아보고, 이를 $^{67}Ga$-Citrate 영상과 비교하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : Succinimidyl 6-hydrazino-nicotinate hydrochloride -chitosan -transferrin (Transferrin)을 합성하고, 여기에 $^{99m}Tc$ 방사성 표지를 시행하였다. $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin의 방사성표지효율은 표지 후 10분, 30분, 1시간, 2시간, 4시간, 8시간에 측정하였다. 포도상구균(ATCC 25923, $2{\times}10^8$ colony forming unite, 0.2 ml)을 접종한 쥐농양모델에서 $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin과 $^{67}Ga$-citrate의 생체내 분포를 평가하고 영상 검사를 실시하였다. 결과: 질량분석계를 이용하여 Transferrin이 성공적으로 제조되었음을 알 수 있었다. $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin의 방사성표지효율은 10분, 30분, 1시간, 2시간, 4시간, 8시간에 각각 $96.2{\pm}0.7%,\;96.4{\pm}0.5%,\;96.6{\pm}1.0%,\;96.9{\pm}0.5%,\;97.0{\pm}0.7%\;and\;95.5{\pm}0.7%$ 이었다. $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin의 단위섭취량은 감염병소에서 $0.18{\pm}0.01\;and\;0.18{\pm}0.01$, 정상근육에서 $0.05{\pm}0.01\;and\;0.04{\pm}0.01$이었고, 감염병소 대 정상근육 섭취비는 30분과 3시간에 각각 $3.7{\pm}0.6\;and\;4.7{\pm}0.4$이었다. $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin 영상에서 10분, 30분, 1시간, 2시간, 4시간 그리고 10시간에서의 병소/배후방사능비는 각각 $2.18{\pm}0.03,\;2.56{\pm}0.11,\;3.08{\pm}0.18,\;3.77{\pm}0.17,\;4.70{\pm}0.45$ 그리고 $5.59{\pm}0.40$이었고, $^{67}Ga$-citrate의 경우 2시간, 24시간, 48시간에 $3.06{\pm}0.84,\;4.12{\pm}0.54\;4.55{\pm}0.74 $이었다. 결론 : Transferrin에 $^{99m}Tc$을 이용한 방사성표지가 성공적으로 이루어졌고, $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin의 표지효율은 8시간까지 95% 이상의 안정된 방사성표지효율을 보였다. $^{99m}Tc$-transferrin을 이용한 감염영상을 성공적으로 얻을 수 있었으며, $^{67}Ga$-citrate 영상과 비교하여 더 빠른 시간 안에 우수한 영상을 얻을 수 있었다. 그러므로 $^{99m}Tc$-transierrin이 감염 병소의 영상진단에 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

GABA 수용체 영상 (GABA Receptor Imaging)

  • 이종두
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.166-171
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    • 2007
  • GABA is primary an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is localized in inhibitory interneurons. GABA is released from presynaptic terminals and functions by binding to GABA receptors. There are two types of GABA receptors, $GABA_{A}-receptor$ that allows chloride to pass through a ligand gated ion channel and $GABA_{B}-receptor$ that uses G-proteins for signaling. The $GABA_{A}$-receptor has a GABA binding site as well as a benzodiazepine binding sites, which modulate $GABA_{A}$-receptor function. Benzodiazepine GABAA receptor imaging can be accomplished by radiolabeling derivates that activates benzodiazepine binding sites. There has been much research on flumazenil (FMZ) labeled with $^{11}C-FMZ$, a benzodiazepine derivate that is a selective, reversible antagonist to GABAA receptors. Recently, $^{18}F-fluoroflumazenil$ (FFMZ) has been developed to overcome $^{11}C's$ short half-life. $^{18}F-FFMZ$ shows high selective affinity and good pharmacodynamics, and is a promising PET agent with better central benzodiazepine receptor imaging capabilities. In an epileptic focus, because the GABA/benzodiazepine receptor amount is decreased, using $^{11}C-FMZ$ PET instead of $^{18}F-FDG$ PET, restrict the foci better and may also help find lesions better than high resolution MR. $GABA_{A}$ receptors are widely distributed in the cerebral cortex, and can be used as an viable neuronal marker. Therefore it can be used as a neuronal cell viability marker in cerebral ischemia. Also, GABA-receptors decrease in areas where neuronal plasticity develops, therefore, $GAB_{A}$ imaging can be used to evaluate plasticity. Besides these usages, GABA receptors are related with psychological diseases, especially depression and schizophrenia as well as cerebral palsy, a motor-related disorder, so further in-depth studies are needed for these areas.

Histopathological and DNA Content Analysis of a Dermal Sarcoma in the Soft-shelled Turtle Pelodiscus sinensis

  • Syasina Iraida Germogenovna;Hur Jun-Wook;Kim Eun-Mi;Park In-Seok
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • 제9권3호
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    • pp.107-114
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    • 2006
  • A dermal sarcoma was found in a freshwater, soft-shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis. The neoplasm consisted of proliferating fibrous tissue and extended from the dermis. The overlying epidermis was hyperplastic and partially folded. The deeper dermis and hypodermis contained three large, discrete necrotic foci of -10 mm diameter. Numerous eosinophilic granule cells and macro phages surrounded the necrotic areas. A mixed population of cells with nuclear pleomorphism was observed between the papillary layers of vessels. This area also had regions of different histological structures: (l) regularly arranged, spindle-shaped cells with compact nuclei in a fine-fibrillar matrix; (2) haphazardly arranged cells ($\leq$ 23 11m diameter) with ovoid, highly hypertrophic, faintly stained nuclei; and (3) cells (3.6-5.8 11m diameter) with irregularly shaped nuclei and marginal condensed chromatin in a myxomatous matrix. Some mitotic figures, binucleate cells, and multinucleate giant cells of up to 50 11m in length were also found. Flow cytometry of propidium iodide-stained cells yielded different histograms for the normal skin and the skin (primarily epidermis) and fibrous dermis of the tumor, indicating DNA heterogeneity in the dermal portion of the tumor. The ploidy indices for the dermal cells were 1.91 and 0.78, as compared to normal cells.

The Effect of Bifidobacteria and Various Oligosaccharides Consumption on the Risk of Colon Cancer in Rats

  • Khil, Jin-Mo
    • Nutritional Sciences
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    • 제8권4호
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    • pp.219-225
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    • 2005
  • This study examined the effect of viable bifidobacteria and non-digestible carbohydrates on the cecal pH, colonic neoplastic lesion (aberrant crypt) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) labeling index in carcinogen-treated mts. Animals received s.c. injection of dimethylhydrazine (DMH) (15 mg/kg body weight) twice 3 days apart. Three days after the second carcinogen administration, the treatments were begun. 1he treatments were basal diet (AIN-76) with skim milk (Basal/skim), or the following diets with daily gavage of $10^8$ bifidobacteria: basal (Basal/bifido), $2\%$ fructo-oligosaccharide (FOS/bifido), $2\%$ soybean oligosaccharide (SBO/bifido), $2\%$ wheat bran oligosaccharide (WBO/bifido) and $8.4\%$ wheat bran (WB/bifido). After 4 weeks of treatment, cecal pH was measured using a pH probe. The number of aberrant crypt (AC), aberrant crypt foci (ACF) and crypt multiplicity were enumerated and colonic PCNA labeling index was determined using immunohistochemistry. Cecal pH was significantly reduced in SBO/bifido and FOS/bifido groups compared to control group. However, there were no significant differences in either number of AC or rates of cell proliferation as shown by PCNA labeling index among the groups, although mts fed FOS/bifido reduced the numbers of ACF compared to Basal/skim group. The SBO/bifido group did not reduce the number of ACF or PCNA labeling index. Also, other oligosaccharides did not reduce the risk of colon cancer compared to control group. The concomitant reduction of cecal pH and number of ACF suggest that the combination of bifidobacteria and FOS may reduce the risk of colon cancer.

Depletion of Neuroguidin/CANu1 sensitizes human osteosarcoma U2OS cells to doxorubicin

  • Park, Jin-Hee;Sihn, Choong-Ryoul;Lee, Yeon-Su;Lee, Sung-Jae;Kim, Sang-Hoon
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.46-51
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    • 2011
  • Osteosarcoma is a primary bone cancer which occurs mainly in children. Neuroguidin/CANu1 is a nucleolar protein involved in the maintenance of ribosomal structure. In this study, we investigated the effect of Neuroguidin/CANu1 depletion on the response of osteosarcoma cells to doxorubicin. In normal circumstances, Neuroguidin/CANu1 is localized at nucleoli, which translocates to nuclear foci in the presence of doxorubicin. shRNA knockdown of Neuroguidin/CANu1 did not affect cell viability in the absence of doxorubicin, but led to enhanced cytotoxicity in doxorubicin-treated cells. Doxorubicin increased the population of apoptotic cells by 3-fold in Neuroguidin/CANu1-depleted cells compared to that in control cells. Depletion of Neuroguidin/CANu1 mRNA induced the expression of p21 and the cleavage of PARP, leading to increased caspase-3/7 activity. Together, these results suggest that Neuroguidin/CANu1 is required for maintaining cellular homeostasis and may contribute to the improved efficiency of chemotherapy.

Functional Implications in Apoptosis by Interferon Inducible Gene Product 1-8D, the Binding Protein to Adenovirus Preterminal Protein

  • Joung, In-Sil;Angeletti, Peter C.;Engler, Jeffrey A.
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • 제41권4호
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    • pp.295-299
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    • 2003
  • Adenovirus (Ad) precursor to the terminal protein (pTP) plays an essential roles in the viral DNA replication. Ad pTP serves as a primer for the synthesis of a new DNA strand during the initiation step of replication. In addition, Ad pTP forms organized spherical replication foci on the nuclear matrix (NM) and anchors the viral genome to the NM. Here we identified the interferon inducible gene product 1-8D (Inid) as a pTP binding protein by using a two-hybrid screen of a HeLa cDNA library. Of the clones obtained in this assay, nine were identical to the Inid, a 13-kDa polypeptide that shares homology with genes 1-8U and Leu-13/9-27, most of which have little known functions. The entire open reading frame (ORF) of Inid was cloned into the tetracycline inducible expression vector in order to determine the biological functions related with adenoviral infection. When Inid was introduced to the cells along with adenoviruses, fifty to sixty percent of Ad-infected cells expressing Inid had rounded morphology, which was suggestive of apoptosis. Results from the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) and DNA fragmentation assays confirmed that Inid induces apoptosis in Ad-infected or in uninfected cells. The Inid binding to pTP may target the cell for apoptotic destruction as a host defense mechanism against the viral infection.

I-131 MIBG와 F-18 FDG 섭취의 불일치를 보였던 악성 부신경절종 1례 (A Significant Discrepancy of Uptake between I-131 MIBG and F-18 FDG in a Patient With Malignant Paraganglioma)

  • 김종수;김현근;최규영;박형기;김은실;김윤권;김소연;김영중;이효진
    • Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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    • 제41권3호
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    • pp.247-251
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    • 2007
  • A 38-year-old man who was diagnosed with malignant paraganglioma underwent computed tomography (CT) and I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) san. CT showed extensive lymph node enlargement in right iliac area and retroperitoneum with severe hydronephrosis and mass on posterior bladder wall. However, I-131 MIBG scan didn't showed abnormal uptake. He also underwent F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emisson tomography/CT for localizing accurate tumor site. F-18 FDG PET/CT showed multiple metastases of left supraclavicular, hilar, mediastinal para-aortic, inguinal, right iliac lymph nodes, lung, vertebrae, and pelvis. There are a few reports showing that the F-18 FDG PET/CT is helpful for staging and localizing tumor site of patients who are diagnosed with negative on the MIBG scans. Thus, we report a case with paraganglioma which showed negative I-131 MIBG scan, but revealed multiple intense hypermetabolic foci in F-18 FDG PET/CT.