• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.349-355
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• 2020

Active and prompt scale-up screening tests are essential to efficiently control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The goal of this work was to identify shortcomings in the conventional screening system (CSS) implemented in the beginning of the outbreak. To overcome these shortcomings, we then introduced a novel, independently developed system called the Yeungnam University type drive-through (YU-Thru), and distributed it nationwide in Korea. This system is similar to the drive-throughs utilized by fast food restaurants. YU-Thru system has shortened the time taken to test a single person to 2-4 minutes, by completely eliminating the time required to clean and ventilate the specimen collection room. This time requirement was a major drawback of the CSS. YU-Thru system also reduced the risk of subjects and medical staff infecting one another by using a separate and closed examination system. On average, 50 to 60 tests were conducted per day when using the CSS, while now up to 350 tests per day are conducted with the YU-Thru system. We believe that the YU-Thru system has made an important contribution to the rapid detection of COVID-19 in Daegu, South Korea. Here, we will describe the YU-Thru system in detail so that other countries experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks can take advantage of this system.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.698-705
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• 2023

Rapid diagnosis of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is essential for guiding clinical treatment and preventing the spread of MRSA infections. Herein, we present a simple and rapid MRSA screening test based on the aggregation effect of mannose-binding lectin (MBL)-conjugated gold nanoparticles (AuNP), called the MRSA probe. Recombinant MBL protein is a member of the lectin family and part of the innate immune system. It can recognize wall teichoic acid (WTA) on the membrane of MRSA more specifically than that of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) under optimized salt conditions. Thus, the MRSA probe can selectively bind to MRSA, and the aggregation of the probes on the surface of the target bacteria can be detected and analyzed by the naked eye within 5 min. To demonstrate the suitability of the method for real-world application, we tested 40 clinical S. aureus isolates (including 20 MRSA specimens) and recorded a sensitivity of 100%. In conclusion, the MRSA probe-based screening test with its excellent sensitivity has the potential for successful application in the microbiology laboratory.

• 약학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.217-221
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• 2012

To determination of antioxidant substance homoorientin, from Phyllostachys bambusoides leaves, the ultrasonic extraction and HPLC on-line $ABTS^+$ screening method were empolyed. Also, the various experimental variables such as the frequency and time of ultrasonic system were investigated and homoorientin was extracted efficiently at the low frequency 35 kHz and the extraction time 60 min. The values were positive peak 1574.71 (relative area, 23.67%) and negative peak 6924.34 (relative area, 1.23%), respectively. This HPLC on-line $ABTS^+$ screening method was rapid and efficient to search for antioxidants from natural products. These results will provide a database for investigating the constituents of natural products and the resources of pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XIII)
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• pp.232-234
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• 2003

• 전자통신동향분석
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.46-54
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• 2023

The announcement of the US Environmental Protection Agency that it will stop conducting or funding experimental studies on mammals by 2035 should prioritize ongoing efforts to develop and use alternative toxicity screening methods to animal testing. Toxicity screening is likely to be further developed considering the combination of human-induced pluripotent-stem-cell-derived organ-on-a-chip and multielectrode array (MEA) technologies. We briefly review the current status of MEA technology and MEA-based neuropharmacological drug screening using various cellular model systems. Highlighting the coronavirus disease pandemic, we shortly comment on the importance of early prediction of toxicity by applying artificial intelligence to the development of rapid screening methods.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2011

본 연구는 간이 수경재배법을 이용하여 보리의 알루미늄 스트레스 내성과 민감성 품종을 간편하고 빠르게 screen하는 방법을 소개하고, 선별된 품종간의 뿌리의 생장, 뿌리 조직의 염색, 알루미늄 함량, 원형질막의 $H^+$-ATPase의 발현 변화를 조사하여 분석하였다. l. 보리 65가지 품종을 간이 수경재배법을 이용하여 $20{\mu}M$ 알루미늄을 24시간 처리 후 뿌리생장의 차이로 내성 세 품종(자예2, 자예6, 모치무기)과 민감성 세 품종(흰쌀, 올쌀, 품2)을 선별하였다. 2. 알루미늄에 내성 품종은 알루미늄 처리 농도(0, 5, 10, $20{\mu}M$)에 따라 뿌리 생장 감소폭이 적었으나, 민감성 세 품종은 상대적으로 낮은 $5{\mu}M$ 농도에서부터 80%의 생장이 억제되었다. 3. 내성인 자예2와 민감성인 품2의 알루미늄 처리 후, 농도별(0, 5, 10, $20{\mu}M$), 시간별(3, 6, 12, 24시간)로 0.2% hematoxylin으로 염색 시 주로 apex에 3시간 이후부터 염색되었으며, 민감성 품2가 내성인 자예2에 비해 농도와 시간에 따라 그 피해 정도가 매우 심각하였다. 4. $20{\mu}M$로 24 시간 처리된 뿌리 apex(10 mm)의 알루미늄 함량을 측정한 결과, 내성인 자예2는 주당 47.1 nmol의 함량을 보여 주었으나, 민감성인 품2는 주당 64.9 nmol의 높은 함량을 보여 주었다. 5. 24시간 동안 $20{\mu}M$ 알루미늄을 처리한 뿌리 원형질막 $H^+$-ATPase 발현을 western blotting을 통해 분석한 결과, 내성인 자예2는 차이가 없었으나, 민감성 품2는 현저히 억제되었다. 이로 보아 원형질막 $H^+$-ATPase가 알루미늄의 내성 기작에 관여하는 것으로 보인다. 6. 본 연구를 통해 간이 수경재배와 hematoxylin을 이용한 염색으로 간단하고 빠르게 보리의 알루미늄 내성과 민감성 품종의 screening을 할 수 있었고, 보리뿐 아니라 쌀, 밀 등의 다른 종자에도 적용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2012

As the occurrence rate of terror and hazard is increasing throughout the world, GSA, DoD, and FEMA are proceeding a study about mitigating the damage of terror. Korea is no more a safe place from the terrorist's threat, so we need to make measures against them. In this study we developed modified RVS System by revising some items to adjust the system to the domestic condition and conducted a risk assessment on several tall buildings in Korea. By using IRVS system which is developed by DHS, we also carried out the risk assessment. Comparing the results between RVS with IRVS, we performed terror risk evaluation of tall buildings. Through risk assessment of several tall buildings, we analyzed key factors of each scenarios and suggested the mean value of each items, so we would like to help the counter-terrorism in the design phase.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.288-292
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• 2005

Pathogenesis-related protein-1a (PR-1a) is strongly induced in tobacco plants by pathogen attack, exogenous salicylic acid (SA) application and by other developmental processes. In order to develop a rapid screening system for the selection of plant defense-inducing compounds originated from various sources, we have transformed tobacco Samsun NN plants with a chimeric construct consisting of GUS $(\beta-glucuronidase)$. In the $T_1$ generation, three transgenic lines having stable GUS expression were selected for further promoter analysis. Using GUS histochemical assay, we observed strong GUS induction driven by PR-1a promoter in PR1a-GUS transgenic tobacco leaves in response to the exogenous application of SA or benzol (1,2,3) thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH), a SA­derivative compound. In addition, GUS expression was maintained locally or systemically in PR1a-GUS transgenic line $\#5\;T_2$ generation) until after 3 days when they were treated with same chemicals. Our results suggested that the PR1a-GUS reporter gene system in tobacco plants may be applicable for the large-scale screening of defense-inducing substances.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 1996년도 제19회정기학술대회(The 19th Symposium of the Korean Society of Environmental Toxicology)
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• pp.72-72
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• 1996

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.1362-1368
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• 2006

A new constitutive episomal expression vector, pGAPZ-E, was constructed and used for initial screening of eukaryotic target gene expression in Pichia pastoris. Two reporter genes such as beta-galactosidase gene and GFPuv gene were overexpressed in P. pastoris. The expression level of the episomal pGAPZ-E strain was higher than that of the integrated form when the beta-galactosidase gene was used as the reporter gene in P. pastoris X33. The avoiding of both the integration procedure and an induction step simplified the overall screening process for eukaryotic target gene expression in P. pastoris. Nine human protein targets from the Core 50, family of Northeast Structural Genomics Consortium (http://www.nesg.org), which were intractable when expressed in E. coli, were subjected to rapid screening for soluble expression in P. pastoris. HR547, HR919, and HR1697 human proteins, which had previously been found to express poorly or to be insoluble in E. coli, expressed in soluble form in P. pastoris. Therefore, the new episomal GAP promoter vector provides a convenient and alternative system for high-throughput screening of eukaryotic protein expression in P. pastoris.