• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2014

Mucosal immune responses against Pygidiopsis summa (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) infection were studied in ICR mice. Experimental groups consisted of group 1 (uninfected controls), group 2 (infection with 200 metacercariae), and group 3 (immunosuppression with Depo-Medrol and infection with 200 metacercariae). Worms were recovered in the small intestine at days 1, 3, 5, and 7 post-infection (PI). Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IEL), mast cells, and goblet cells were counted in intestinal tissue sections stained with Giemsa, astra-blue, and periodic acid-Schiff, respectively. Mucosal IgA levels were measured by ELISA. Expulsion of P. summa from the mouse intestine began to occur from days 3-5 PI which sustained until day 7 PI. The worm expulsion was positively correlated with proliferation of IEL, mast cells, goblet cells, and increase of IgA, although in the case of mast cells significant increase was seen only at day 7 PI. Immunosuppression suppressed all these immune effectors and inhibited worm reduction in the intestine until day 7 PI. The results suggested that various immune effectors which include IEL, goblet cells, mast cells, and IgA play roles in regulating the intestinal mucosal immunity of ICR mice against P. summa infection.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.153-156
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• 2007

The small intestines of 6 species of rodents and 1 species of insectivore were examined seasonally for Plagiorchis muris infection in 3 different localities in northern Gyeonggi-do (Province), near the demilitarized zone (DMZ). A total of 1,496 animals, including 1,366 Apodemus agrarius, 54 Crocidura iasiura (insectivore), 32 Mus musculus, 28 Micronytus fortis, 9 Eothenomys regulus, 6 Micronys minutus, and 3 Cricetulus triton, were live-trapped at Yeoncheon-gun (n = 351), Paju-shi (804) and Pocheon-gun (343) at 3-mo intervals from December 2004 to September 2005. A total of 1,647 P. muris were collected from 72 (5.3%) A. agrarius. The infection rate was the high-est in Pocheon-gun (8.2%), followed by Yeoncheon-gun (5.0%) and Paju-shi (4.2%). A higher infection rate was observed in A. agrarius captured during September (19.4%) than those captured during December (3.0%), June (2.6%), or April (0%). However, the worm burden was the highest in June (av. 32.1/animal), followed by September (24.7), December (4.0), and April (0). None of the other animal species were found infected with P. muris. The results reveal that A. agrarius is a natural definitive host for P. muris, and infection rates and worm burdens vary seasonally and geographically.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.77-82
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• 2020

한국의 회충 감염률은 1970년대까지 높았으나 성공적인 기생충 관리로 매우 낮은 수준으로 감소하였다. 최근 회충 유행 지역으로부터의 인구 유입 및 해외여행 증가, 수입 농산물의 증가 등으로 인해 발생 가능성이 높아지는 가운데 성인에서 회충감염으로 장폐쇄나 췌담관 질환이 유발된 증례 보고들이 있었다. 저자들은 회충증을 의심할 만한 위험 요인이 없는 2세 남아의 기저귀에서 회충 성충이 발견된 증례를 경험하여 보고한다. 아침에 환아의 어머니가 기저귀를 갈다가 움직이는 충체를 발견하여 내원하였다. 특이 과거력 없이 평소 건강하던 환아로 이상 증상은 없었고 신체 진찰에서 특이 소견은 관찰되지 않았다. 충체는 길이 약 25 cm, 폭 5 mm의 선충으로 머리와 꼬리는 원추상을 보여 회충으로 추정하였고 대변 기생충란 검사에서 Ascaris lumbricoides의 불수정란이 확인되어 회충증으로 진단하였다. 구충제인 알벤다졸 400 mg을 1회 경구 투여 후 추적 관찰하였고 추가적인 회충 발견이나 증상 발생은 없었다. 전체적인 기생충 감염률이 감소하여 관심이 줄어드는 현실에서 회충 감염에 대한 인식을 높일 필요가 있겠다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.109-116
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• 1993

Fibriuraseouensis와 요꼬가와흡충을 흰쥐에 혼합감염시키고 충체 회수율과 소장 병 변을 각 충체를 단독 감염시켰을 때와 비교하였다. 동시 감염군은 흰쥐 한 마리에 두 흡충의 피낭유충을 각각 1,000개씩 감염시키고 20일 후에 도살하였다. 도전 감염군은 F. seoulensis 피낭유충을 1,000개씩 감염시키고 10일 후에 요꼬가와흡충 피낭유층 1,000개씩으로 도전 감염 시켰으며 그 10일 후에 도살하였다. 동시 감염 군에서 F. seoulensis와 요꼬가와흡충은 각각 평균 250마리와 118 마리가 회수되어 단독 감염군과 아주 비슷하였지만 F.seoulensis의 경우 십이지장에서 평균 223마리로 단독 감염 군보다 높았으며 공장에서는 26마리로 낮았다. 도전 감염군에서 F. seoulensis의 총 충체 회수율은 단독 감염군과 비슷하였으며 부위별로는 동시 감염군과 같았으나 요꼬가와흡충은 평 균 69마리가 회수되어 단독 감염 군보다 현저히 낮았으며 십이지장에서 평균 7마리, 공장에서 평균 45마리, 회장에서 평균 17마리가 회수되어 기생부위가 넓어겼고 공장보다 회장에서 더 많은 충체가 회수된 단독 감염군과 달랐다. 동시 감염군에서 십이지장의 융모는 비후, 융합, 단축이 흑 seodenis 단독 감염군에 비하여 매우 심하였으며 선와 상피세포가 과증식되었으나 기질층의 염증 세포 침윤은 덜했다. 공장과 회장의 융모 위축은 요꼬가와흡충 단독 감염 군보다 가벼웠다. 도전 감 염군은 동시 감염군과 유사하였으나 십이지장의 선와 상피세포 증식은 심하지 않았으며 공장과 회장의 접막하조직에 염증반응이 있었다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 볼 때 소장 상부에 먼저 기생하고 있는 F. seoulensis는 소장응모의 위축과 염증을 일으켜 나중에 감염되는 요꼬가와흡충에게 불리한 환경을 조성함으로써 이 흡충이 소장 하부에 정착하는데 영향을 미친다고 생각된다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.241-244
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• 2011

Sparganosis is a rare parasitic infection affecting various organs, including the central nervous system, especially the lumbar epidural space. This report describes the identification of disease and different strategies of treatments with preoperative information. A 42-year-old man presented with a 2-year history of urinary incontinence and impotence. He had a history of ingesting raw frogs 40 years ago. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed an intramedullary nodular mass at conus medullaris and severe inflammation in the cauda equina. A 51-year-old woman was admitted with acute pain in the left inguinal area. We observed a lesion which seemed to be a tumor of the lumbar epidural space on MR imaging. She also had a history of ingesting inadequately cooked snakes 10 years ago. In the first patient, mass removal was attempted through laminectomy and parasite infection was identified during intra-operative frozen biopsy. Total removal could not be performed because of severe arachnoiditis and adhesion. We therefore decided to terminate the operation and final histology confirmed dead sparganum infection. We also concluded further surgical trial for total removal of the dead worm and inflammatory grannulation totally. However, after seeing another physician at different hospital, he was operated again which resulted in worsening of pain and neurological deficit. In the second patient, we totally removed dorsal epidural mass. Final histology and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) confirmed living sparganum infection and her pain disappeared. Although the treatment of choice is surgical resection of living sparganum with inflammation, the attempt to remove dead worm and adhesive granulation tissue may cause unwanted complications to the patients. Therefore, the result of preoperative ELISA, as well as the information from image and history, must be considered as important factors to decide whether a surgery is necessary or not.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2003

In the intestinal mucosa, mast cells are thought to be responsible for the expulsion of parasites. We investigated the relationship of worm expulsion and mast cells in C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice infected with Echinostoma hortense. In addition, we examined whether the worm recovery rate was associated with the strain of mice, and whether a toluidine stain and immunohistochemistry using the c-kit antibody was effective in the detection of mast cells. In order to investigate the mucosal immune response of C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice, each mouse was infected orally with 30 E. hortense metacercariae. Then, the number of mucosal mast cells and worm recovery rates was observed in experimentally infected mouse strains between 1 week and 8 weeks post infection (PI). Mucosal mast cells were increased in 3 weeks P.I. in C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice. On the other hand, only mucosal goblet cells and worm recovery rates correlated in C3H/HeN mice (P=0.0482). Worm recoveries in C3H/HeN mice were 65.7$\pm$5.6, 53.3$\pm$5.4 and 6.7$\pm$0.6 in week 1, 2, and 3 P.I. and strongly decreased in week 3 P.I. Worm recoveries in BALB/c mice were 23.0$\pm$2.5, 10.0$\pm$1.0, and 6.7$\pm$0.6% in week 1, 2, and 3 P.I. and gradually decreased from week 1 P.I. to week 3 P.I. Worm recoveries in C3H/HeN mice were significantly higher than in BALB/c mice (P<0.00l). The number of mast cells in C3H/HeN and BALB/c mice using the anti-c-kit antibody reached to a peak in week 3 P.I. and recovered as normal level in week 5 P.I. and 6 P.I. The number in E. hortense-infected C3H/HeN mice (P=0.0015) was higher than in E. hortense-infected BALB/c mice (P=0.01) compared with the control group. There were significant differences in the number of mast cells among regions of the intestine in in C3H/HeN mice (P<0.05) but not in BALB/c mice (P>0.05). Immunohistochemistry using the anti-c-kit antibody was significant method as an examination of the number of mast cells (P=0.0002). In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that mast cells play an important role in worm recovery, and immunohistochemistry using the anti-c-kit antibody was superior to toluidine stain as an examination of mast cells.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.109-113
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• 2002

This is the first case report of Stephanurus dentatus infection of a feral pig in Korea. In late April, 2000, a weakened feral pig was caught by blow gun from a very low level mountain near the Gyeongsang National University. We autopsied the feral pig in the laboratory of veterinary anatomy at the College of Veterinary Medicine. A total of 27 adult parasites, 11 females and 16 males, and numerous eggs were observed from the cysts formed in the perirenal tissues and ureters. The average size of males was $25.1{\pm}3.2mm$ long and of the females was $34.2{\pm}2.9mm$. The worms were stout, the females being about 2mm broad, and the internal organs were partly visible through the cuticle. The shape of thin-shelled eggs found in the cysts of perirenal tissues and ureter was ellisoidal and oval, and measured $40{\sim}65{\times}90{\sim}115{\mu}m$. The adult parasites were found in cysts which varied from 0.6 to 4cm in diameter, each cyst usually containing a pair of adult worms embedded in green pus. The ureter was thickened and almost occluded, with consequent hydronephrosis.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권5B호
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• pp.277-285
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 2003년 국내 뿐만 아니라 전세계의 인터넷망에서의 심각한 소통장애를 일으켰던 슬래머 웜 보안공격의 전파과정에 대한 새로운 통신망 모델을 제시하고 NS-2를 이용한 시뮬레이터를 구현하여 웜 보안공격에 의한 전파과정을 분석하였다. 기존 DN-AN모델을 Abstract network-Abstract network(AN-AN)모델로 추상화함으로써 국내 뿐만 아니라 전 세계의 수많은 호스트를 대상으로 한 대규모 인터넷망에 대하여 최초의 웜 패킷이 국내의 인터넷 국제관문국으로 유입된 시점부터 국내의 망이 포화되는 전 과정을 시간대별로 분석할 수 있는 NS-2용 시뮬레이터를 구현하였다. 또한 구현된 시뮬레이터는 감염된 국내의 호스트에 의해 국외의 호스트를 감염시키는 과정도 분석 가능하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 290초만에 8,848개의 국내 호스트가 감염되었고, 308초만에 66,152개의 국외 호스트가 감염되었다. 또한 공격시 수행되는 웜 감염 전파과정에 의해 국내로 유입되거나 국외로 유출되는 웜 감염패킷들은 국제관문국에서 각각 154초와 135초내에 포화됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2011

A total of 286 individuals from 3 selected communities (Areedi-Aje, Ipakodo/Ojokodo, and Ijebu-Igbo) of Ijebu-North, southwestern Nigeria were examined for Loa loa microfilaremia using finger prick blood smear, between December 2008 and March 2009. Rapid assessment procedure for loiasis (RAPLOA) was used to obtain information, from 187 Ijebu-Igbo residents, on adverse reactions experienced from retrospective treatments with ivermectin and history of eye worm. Only 33.9% of the respondents reported having had a history of eye worm while 33.2% had microfilaremia. The demographic factor of gender was not significant determinants of the prevalence (p>0.05) while age was significant (P<0.05). The highest prevalence of eye worm history and microfilaremia were recorded in 61-70 and 15-20 years of age categories, respectively. Ijebu-Igbo had 27.3% eye worm history, 32.1% microfilaremia, and the highest intensity of 140 microfilariae (mf)/ml. Ipakodo area had the highest eye worm history of 54.4% and the highest intensity of 420 mf/ml. Areedi-Aje had the highest occurrence of 45.2% microfilaremia and the highest intensity of 460 mf/ml. Predictably, Areedi-Aje and Ipakodo areas were high risk communities. The low intensity of L. loa infection with an insignificant (2.1%; P>0.05) adverse reactions from 187 subjects involved in the retrospective ivermectin administration confirmed that ivermectin delivery may be considered safe. The community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) programme was most probably responsible for the low prevalence and intensity.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.147-150
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• 1992

한국에서의 유선조충(Mesocestcides lineatus)에 의한 두번째 인체기생례를 보고하였다. 참깨 같은 이물질을 대변 내에 배출하고 수개월 동안 간헐적인 복통을 호소한 45세 남자를 치료한 후 회수한 충체는 모두 32마리 이었다. 카민 염색한 성숙편절 및 수태편절에서 관찬되는 부자중(paruterine organ)과 충란의 특징적인 형태로 본 종을 동정할 수 있었다. 감염자는 양계장에 근무하면서 닭의 내장을 많이 생식하였다고 하였다.