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Zinc Metal Solubilization by Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus and Induction of Pleomorphic Cells

  • Saravanan, Venkatakrishnan Sivaraj;Osborne, Jabez;Madhaiyan, Munusamy;Mathew, Lazar;Chung, Jong-Bae;Ahn, Ki-Sup;Sa, Tong-Min
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제17권9호
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    • pp.1477-1482
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    • 2007
  • Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus strain PA15 exhibited a minimum inhibitory concentration value of 11 mM in an LGI medium amended with $ZnCl_2$. When an LGI medium was amended with Zn metal, solubilization halos were observed in a plate assay, and further solubilization was confirmed in a broth assay. The maximum solubilization was recorded after 120 h with a 0.1% Zn metal amendment. During solubilization, the culture growth and pH of the broth were indirectly correlated. Using a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analysis, one of the agents solubilizing the Zn metal was identified as gluconic acid. When the Zn-amended broth was observed under a bright field microscope, long involution cells were observed, and further analysis with Atomic Force Microscopy revealed highly deformed, pleomorphic, aggregate-like cells.

10-Hydroxyoctadecanoic Acid Produced by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis as a Part of Flocculent Aggregate

  • Park, Hee-Jun;Lim, Yoong-Ho;Kim, Youn-Soon;Kyung, Kyu-Hang
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.39-43
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    • 1999
  • A flocculent aggregate produced by Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis in broths containing Tween 80, including MRS broth, had a microscopic structure of intertwined thread-like filaments. The filamentous structure was not elongated bacterial cells, but consisted of an organic solvent-soluble portion and an insoluble solid. L. lactis subsp. lactis grown at $25^{\circ}C$ for 15 days in tryptic soy broth with 0.1% Tween 80 and 1.0% malt extract produced 13 mg/l of flocculent aggregate, which contained 0.84 g/g of organic solvent-soluble component. The organic solvent-soluble part was identified as 10-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid.

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수종의 치근단역충전 재료가 MG63 osteoblast-like cells에 미치는 영향 (THE EFFECT OF SEVERAL ROOT-END FILLING MATERIALS ON MG63 OSTEOBLAST-LIKE CELLS)

  • 이정호;손원준;이원철;백성호
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.222-228
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    • 2010
  • 본 연구의 목적은 현재 치근단 역충전재로 널리 사용되고 있는 MTA와 새롭게 개발된 제품인 DB를 MG63 세포를 사용하여 비교하는 것이다. 치근단 역충전재료로는 MTA, DB, IRM을 사용하였고 대조군으로는 tissue culture plastic을 사용하였다. 각 재료를 혼합하고 혼합물의 경화가 일어나도록 24시간 동안 놓아두었다. MG63 세포를 각 군에 뿌려준 후 세포가 재료에 부착될 수 있도록 4시간 배양하였다. 치근단 역충전재를 세포에 접촉시킨 후 세포수준의 초기 반응을 관찰하였다. 12시간 더 배양한 후 세포가 각 재료에 붙어 있는 정도를 관찰하고, 각 재료가 골형성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 ELISA를 이용하여 $TGF{\beta}1$, OC를 측정하였고 ALP의 양도 측정하였다. 결과는 일원배치분산분석법으로 통계처리하였다. 그 결과, 재료에 부착이 일어난 세포의 수 항목과 OC 항목에서만 MTA와 DB간에 통계적으로 차이가 없었다. 다른 항목들에서는 모든 군 간에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. DB가 MTA와 완전히 같은 세포반응을 보이지는 않았지만 부착이 일어난 세포의 수는 재료의 생체적합성을 나타내며 OC는 골형성 정도를 나타내므로 DB가 역충전 재료로 사용된다면 MTA와 유사한 결과를 보일 것으로 예측된다.

Mineral trioxide aggregate가 유치 및 영구치의 치수기질세포 증식 및 분화에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate on the Proliferation and Differentiation of Human Dental Pulp Stromal Cells from Permanent and Deciduous Teeth)

  • 김승혜;전미정;신동민;이제호;송제선
    • 대한소아치과학회지
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    • 제40권3호
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    • pp.185-193
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    • 2013
  • 최근 유구치의 치수절단술 약제로 MTA의 임상 적용이 문헌들에서 보고된 바 있으나 MTA 표면에서 일어나는 유치 치수 세포의 반응에 대한 시험관내 연구는 많이 보고되지 않았다. 이번 연구의 목적은 유치 및 영구치에서 유래한 치수기질세포가 경화된 MTA 표면에서 나타내는 증식 및 분화 능력을 비교 평가하는 것이었다. 사람 영구치와 유치 치수 조직에서 분리된 치수기질세포를 경화된 MTA 표면에서 배양 후 세포증식율과 세포주기를 검사하였으며, 정량적 역전사 중합효소 연쇄반응(RT-PCR)을 사용하여 분화양상을 분석하였다. Runt-related transcription factor 2(Runx2)와 alkaline phosphatase(ALP)가 정량적 RT-PCR의 표지자로 사용되었고, MTA 표면에서 증식된 치수기질세포의 형태학적 변화를 주사전자현미경 하에서 관찰하였다. 영구치와 유치의 치수기질세포군은 세포증식률, 세포주기 분포 및 mRNA 발현 양상에 있어서 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 주사전자현미경 상에서 두 군 모두 수지상 형태를 나타내었다. MTA 상에서 관찰된 유치와 영구치의 치수기질세포의 비슷한 증식력 및 광화를 유도하는 세포로의 분화능은 유치의 치수절단술 제재로 MTA가 생체친화적으로 적합함을 보여준다.

Effect of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Calcium Hydroxide on Reparative Dentin Formation in Rats

  • Ra, Ji-Young;Lee, Wan;Kim, Hyun-Jin
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 2012
  • We investigated the pulpal response to direct pulp capping in rat molar teeth using mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) and calcium hydroxide (CH). A palatal cavity was prepared in rat maxillary molar teeth. Either MTA or CH was placed on the exposed pulp and all cavities were restored with composite. Rats were sacrificed for histological evaluation after 12 hours and at 2, 7, 14 and 21 days. In both the MTA and CH groups, reparative dentin formation was clearly observed on histology after 14 days. The MTA-capped pulps were found to be mostly free from inflammation, and hard tissue of a tubular consistent barrier was observed. In contrast, in CH-capped teeth, excessive formation of reparative dentin toward residual pulp was evident. The pulpal cell response beneath the reparative dentin layer was examined by immunofluorescence using antibodies against DSP. After 2 days, a few DSP immunopositive cells, most of which showed a cuboidal shape, appeared beneath the predentin layer. At 7 days, DSP-immunopositive cells with columnar odontoblast-like cells were seen beneath the newly formed hard tissues. At 14 and 21 days, DSP was more abundant in the vicinity of the odontoblastic process along the dentinal tubules than in the mineralized reparative dentin. The CH group showed strong expression patterns in terms of DSP immunoreactivity. Our results thus indicate that MTA may be a more effective pulp capping material as it induces the differentiation of odontoblast-like cells and the formation of reparative dentin without the loss of residual pulp functions.

Glass ionomer cement와 혼합한 mineral trioxide aggregate의 생체친화성 (Biocompatibility of experimental mixture of mineral trioxide aggregate and glass ionomer cement)

  • 오민제;정유나;배인호;양소영;박범전;고정태;황윤찬;황인남;오원만
    • Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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    • 제35권5호
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    • pp.359-367
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    • 2010
  • 연구목적: 본 연구의 목적은 glass ionomer cement (GIC)와 혼합된 mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA)의 생체친화성을 평가하고 이것을 MTA, GIC, IRM, SuperEBA와 비교해보는 것이다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 재료의 세포독성을 평가하기 위해 MG-63세포를 이용해 주사전자 현미경 관찰과 XTT assay를 실시하였다. 결과: 주사전자 현미경 관찰에서는 GIC와 혼합한 MTA, MTA, GIC의 표면에서 세포질 돌기를 가진 많은 세포들이 밀집되고 융합된 형태로 관찰되었다. 반면 IRM과 SuperEBA에서는 세포들의 수가 적고 둥근 양상을 보여주었다. XTT assay에서는 GIC와 혼합한 MTA에서의 세포 활성도는 모든 시점에서 MTA 또는 GIC와 유사하였다. 반면 IRM과 SuperEBA에서는 모든 시점에서 세포활성도가 다른 그룹에 비해 유의하게 더 낮았다. 결론: 본 연구에서 GIC와 혼합된 MTA는 MTA, GIC와 유사한 세포 반응을 나타냈다. 이것은 GIC와 혼합된 MTA가 MTA, GIC와 마찬가지로 좋은 생체친화성을 가진 재료라는 것을 시사한다.

Biotransformation of Amides to Acids Using a Co-Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregate of Rhodococcus erythropolis Amidase

  • Park, Hyun-Joo;Uhm, Ki-Nam;Kim, Hyung-Kwoun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.325-331
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    • 2010
  • Rhodococcus erythropolis amidase was expressed in Escherichia coli cells. The crude amidase in the cell-free extract was immobilized using the cross-linked enzyme aggregate (CLEA) method. The crude amidase was mixed with bovine serum albumin and then precipitated with ammonium sulfate. The resultant precipitant was subsequently cross-linked with glutaraldehyde. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that this co-CLEA had a ball-like shape with a diameter of approximately $1\;{\mu}m$. This co-CLEA evidenced hydrolytic activity toward a variety of amide substrates. The amidase co-CLEA evidenced an optimum temperature of $60^{\circ}C$ and an optimum pH of 8.0, results that were similar to those of the soluble amidase. The reaction stability of the co-CLEA was increased. That is, it was stable up to $50^{\circ}C$ and in a pH range of 5.0-12.0. Additionally, the co-CLEA could be recovered by centrifugation, and retained 96% activity after 3 repeated cycles. This amidase co-CLEA may prove useful as a substitute for soluble amidase as a biocatalyst in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

산민달팽이 (Incilaria fruhstorferi) 눈의 미세구조 (Ultrastructure of the Eye in the Snail, Incilaria fruhstorferi)

  • 장남섭;한종민;이광주
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.363-377
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    • 1998
  • After the investigation on the eye of Incilaria fruhstorieri with light and electron microscopes, the following results were obtained. The eye of Incilaria fruhstorferi comprises cornea, lens, vitreous body, retina, and optic nerve inward from the outside. Cornea is composed of squamous, cuboid, columnar and irregular cells, which appear to be light due to their low electron density. In their cytoplasms, glycogen granules, multivesicular body, and nucleus were observed. Vitreous body, located behind non-cellular transparent lens, is filled with long and short microvilli protruding from the retinal epithelia. Retinal epithelium, the organ to perceive objects, is divided into four parts; microvillar layer pigment layer, nuclear layer, and neutrophils layer, from the apical portion. Microvillar layer consists of the type-I photoreceptor cells and pigmented granule cells. In the apical portion of their cytoplasms, long microvilli (length, $19{\mu}m$) , short microvilli (length, $8{\mu}m$), and rolled microvilli grow thick in the irregular and mixed forms. Photoreceptor cells are classified into type-I and type-II, according to their structures. The type-I cell has the apical portion rising roundly like a fan and the lower part which looks like the helve of a fan. In the cytoplasm of the apical portion, there are clear vesicles, cored vesicles, ovoid mitochondria, and microfilaments, and in the cytoplasm of the lower part, photic vesicles with their diameters about 60nm aggregate densely. The type-II photoreceptor cell, located at the lower end of the type-I cells, has a very large ovoid nucleus 3nd no microvilli. In the cytoplasm of the type-II cell, the photic vesicles with sizes 60nm aggregate more densely than in the cytoplasm of the type-I cell. Pigmented cells are classified into type-A and type-B, according to their structures. The type-A is identified to be a large cell containing round granules (diameter, $0.5{\mu}m$) of very high electron density, while the type-B is identified as a small cell where the irregular granules (diameter, $0.6{\mu}m$) of a little lower electron density amalgamate. Nuclear layer ranges from the bottom of pigment layer to the top of the capsule, and contains three kinds of nuclei (nuclei of the type-II photoreceptor cell, pigmented granule cell, and accessory neuron). The capsules covering the outmost part of the eyeball are composed of collagenous fiber and three longitudinal muscle layers (the thickness of each longitudinal muscle layer, $0.4{\mu}m$) and thick circular muscle layer (thickness, $0.3{\mu}m$). Around the capsules, there is a neurophile layer consisting of neurons and nerve fibers. Each neuron has a relatively large ovoid nucleus for its cytoplasm, and in the karyosome, large lumps of keterochromatin form a wheel nucleus.

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새로 개발된 MTA 유사 재료에 대한 유치 치수세포의 생물학적 반응 (Biologic Response of Human Deciduous Dental Pulp Cells on Newly Developed MTA-like Materials)

  • 이혜원;신유석;정재은;김성오;이제호;송제선
    • 대한소아치과학회지
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    • 제42권4호
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    • pp.291-301
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구의 목적은 다양한 MTA 재료(ProRoot MTA, RetroMTA, Endocem Zr)에 대한 유치 치수 세포의 생활력 및 분화능을 비교 평가하는 것이다. 유치 치수세포는 각 재료별로 경화된 원형 디스크를 이용하여 직접법 및 간접법으로 세포 생활력을 관찰하였다. 또한 재료별 추출물을 이용하여 pH를 측정하였으며, alkaline phosphatase(ALP) 활성도 및 Alizarin Red S 염색법을 통하여 세포의 분화능을 관찰하였다. 직접법에서 유치 치수세포는 ProRoot MTA와 RetroMTA에서 Endocem Zr에 비해 높은 세포 생활력을 보였으나, 반면 간접법에서는 Endocem Zr에서 다른 재료에 비해 높은 세포 생활력이 관찰되었다. pH의 경우 Endocem Zr가 다른 두 재료에 비해 낮은 알칼리성을 나타냈다. 모든 재료에서 ALP 활성도는 대조군에 비해 증가하지 않았으며, Alizarin Red S 염색결과 유치 치수세포의 분화능이 대조군에 비해 낮았다. 본 실험에서 재료별 차이는 있었으나 모든 재료에서 어느 정도의 세포 독성이 관찰되었으며, 유치 치수세포의 생활력과 분화능을 증진시키지 못하였다. 하지만 Endocem Zr의 경우 ProRoot MTA나 RetroMTA에 비해 낮은 알칼리성과 높은 생활력을 보였다.

Functional Cardiomyocytes Formation Derived from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

  • Shin, Hyun-Ah;Lee, Keum-Sil;Cho, Hwang-Yoon;Park, Sae-Young;Kim, Eun-Young;Lee, Young-Jae;Park, Se-Pill;Lim, Jin-Ho
    • 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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    • pp.100-100
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    • 2003
  • Pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells differentiate spontaneously into beating cardiomyocytes via embryo-like aggregates. We describe the use of mouse embryonic stem (mES03) cells as a reproducible differentiation system for cardiomyocyte. To induce cardiomyocytic differentiation, mES03 cells were dissociated and allowed to aggregate (EB formation) at the presence of 0 75% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for 4 days and then another 4 days without DMSO (4+/4-). Thus treated EBs were plated onto gelatin-coated dish for differentiation. Spontaneously contracting colonies which appeared in approximately 4-5 days upon differentiation. Expression of cardiac-specific genes were determined by RT-PCR. Rebust expression of myosin light chain (MLC-2V), cardiac myosin heavy chain $\alpha$, cardiac muscle heavy polypeptide 7 $\beta(\beta$-MHC), cardiac transcription factor GATA4 and skeletal muscle-specific ${\alpha}_1$-subunit of the L-type calcium channel (${\alpha}_1 CaCh_{sm}$) were detected as early as 8 days after EB formation, but message of cardiac muscle-specific $\alpha$$_1$-subunit of the L-type calcium channel (${\alpha}_1$CaCh) were revealed at a low level. Strikingly, the expression of atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) was not detected. When spontaneous contracting cell masses were examined their electrophysiological features by patch-clamp technique, it showed ventricle-like action potential 17 days after the EB formation. This study indicates that mES03 cell-derived cardiomyocytes displayed biochemical and electrophysiological properties of cardiomyocytes and DMSO enhanced development of cardiomyocytes in 4+/4- method.

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