• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.78.2-79
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• 2003

Pepper defensin ( CADEFl) clone was isolated from cDNA library constructed from pepper leaves infected with avirulent strain Bv5-4a of Xanthomonu campestris pv. vesicatoria. The deduced amino acid sequence of CADEFl is 82-64％ identical to that of other plant defensins. Putative protein encoded by CADEFl gene consists of 78 amino acids and 8 conserved cysteine residues to form four structure-stabilizing disulfide bridges. Transcription of the CADEF1 gene was earlier and stronger induced by X campestris pv. vesicatoria infection in the incompatible than in the compatible interaction. CADEF1 mRNA was constitutively expressed in stem, root and green fruit of pepper. Transcripts of CADEFl gene drastically accumulated in pepper leaf tissues treated With Salicylic acid (SA), methyl jasmonate (MeJA), abscisic acid (ABA), hydrogen Peroxide (H$_2$O$_2$), benzothiadiazole (BTH) and DL-${\beta}$-amino-n-butyric acid (BABA). In situ hybridization results revealed that CADEF1 mRNA was localized in the phloem areas of vascular bundles in leaf tissues treated with exogenous SA, MeJA and ABA. Strong accumulation of CADEF1 mRNA occurred in pepper leaves in response to wounding, high salinity and drought stress. These results suggest that bacterial pathogen infection, abiotic elicitors and some environmental stresses may play a significant role in signal transduction pathway for CADEF1 gene expression.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권10호
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• pp.1599-1605
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• 2015

The development of rapid and efficient genome sequencing methods has enabled us to study the evolutionary background of bacterial genetic information. Here, we present comparative genomic analysis of 17 Streptomyces species, for which the genome has been completely sequenced, using the pan-genome approach. The analysis revealed that 34,592 ortholog clusters constituted the pan-genome of these Streptomyces species, including 2,018 in the core genome, 11,743 in the dispensable genome, and 20,831 in the unique genome. The core genome was converged to a smaller number of genes than reported previously, with 3,096 gene families. Functional enrichment analysis showed that genes involved in transcription were most abundant in the Streptomyces pan-genome. Finally, we investigated core genes for the sigma factors, mycothiol biosynthesis pathway, and secondary metabolism pathways; our data showed that many genes involved in stress response and morphological differentiation were commonly expressed in Streptomyces species. Elucidation of the core genome offers a basis for understanding the functional evolution of Streptomyces species and provides insights into target selection for the construction of industrial strains.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.626-631
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• 2001

본 연구에서 L. crispatus KLB46을 저온 전처리함으로서 제제화 과정에 받게 되는 얼림과 녹임, 건조 스트레스뿐만 아니라, 여러 다른 환경 스트레스에 대한 내성이 증진된다는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 내성 증진에 신규 단백질 합성이 필요함을 확인하였으며 나아가, 저온 충격 유전자 (csp)를 확인하였다. 따라서 이 균주를 제제화 하기 위한 방법으로 저온 전처리를 이용할 경우 생균력 유지에 큰 효과를 얻을 수 있다고 사료된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.581-588
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• 2016

Lonchocarpine is a phenylpropanoid compound isolated from Abrus precatorius that has anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and antiepileptic activities. In the present study, we investigated the antioxidant effects of lonchocarpine in brain glial cells and analyzed its molecular mechanisms. We found that lonchocarpine suppressed reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cell death in hydrogen peroxide-treated primary astrocytes. In addition, lonchocarpine increased the expression of anti-oxidant enzymes, such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), and manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), which are all under the control of Nrf2/antioxidant response element (ARE) signaling. Further, mechanistic studies showed that lonchocarpine increases the nuclear translocation and DNA binding of Nrf2 to ARE as well as ARE-mediated transcriptional activities. Moreover, lonchocarpine increased the phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and three types of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). By treating astrocytes with each signaling pathway-specific inhibitor, AMPK, c-jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK), and p38 MAPK were identified to be involved in lonchocarpine-induced HO-1 expression and ARE-mediated transcriptional activities. Therefore, lonchocarpine may be a potential therapeutic agent for neurode-generative diseases that are associated with oxidative stress.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.163-177
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• 2008

Periodontal disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bacterial infectious disease, is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Porphyromonas gingivalis has been implicated in periodontal disease and widely studied for its role in the pathogenesis of CVD. A previous study demonstrating that periodontopathic P. gingivalis is involved in CVD showed that invasion of endothelial cells by the bacterium is accompanied by an increase in cytokine production, which may result in vascular atherosclerotic changes. The present study was performed in order to further elucidate the role of P. gingivalis in the process of atherosclerosis and CVD. For this purpose, invasion of human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC) by P. gingivalis 381 and its isogenic mutants of KDP150 ($fimA^-$), CW120 ($ppk^-$) and KS7 ($relA^-$) was assessed using a metronidazole protection assay. Wild type P. gingivalis invaded HASMCs with an efficiency of 0.12%. In contrast, KDP150 failed to demonstrate any invasive ability. CW120 and KS7 showed relatively higher invasion efficiencies, but results for these variants were still negligible when compared to the wild type invasiveness. These results suggest that fimbriae are required for invasion and that energy metabolism in association with regulatory genes involved in stress and stringent response may also be important for this process. ELISA assays revealed that the invasive P. gingivalis 381 increased production of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ and the chemotactic cytokines (chemokine) IL (interleukin)-8 and monocyte chemotactic (MCP) protein-1 during the 30-90 min incubation periods (P<0.05). Expression of RANTES (regulation upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, a pattern recognition receptor (PRR), was increased in HASMCs infected with P. gingivalis 381 by RT-PCR analysis. P. gingivalis infection did not alter interferon-$\gamma$-inducible protein-10 expression in HASMCs. HASMC nonspecific necrosis and apoptotic cell death were measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and caspase activity assays, respectively. LDH release from HASMCs and HAMC caspase activity were significantly higher after a 90 min incubation with P. gingivalis 381. Taken together, P. gingivalis invasion of HASMCs induces inflammatory cytokine production, apoptotic cell death, and expression of TLR-4, a PRR which may react with the bacterial molecules and induce the expression of the chemokines IL-8, MCP-1 and RANTES. Overall, these results suggest that invasive P. gingivalis may participate in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, leading to CVD.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.46.1-46.18
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• 2020

Background: High concentrations of particulate matter less than 2.5 ㎛ in diameter (PM2.5) in poultry houses is an important cause of respiratory disease in animals and humans. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that can induce severe respiratory disease in animals under stress or with abnormal immune functions. When excessively high concentrations of PM2.5 in poultry houses damage the respiratory system and impair host immunity, secondary infections with P. aeruginosa can occur and produce a more intense inflammatory response, resulting in more severe lung injury. Objectives: In this study, we focused on the synergistic induction of inflammatory injury in the respiratory system and the related molecular mechanisms induced by PM2.5 and P. aeruginosa in poultry houses. Methods: High-throughput 16S rDNA sequence analysis was used for characterizing the bacterial diversity and relative abundance of the PM2.5 samples, and the effects of PM2.5 and P. aeruginosa stimulation on inflammation were detected by in vitro and in vivo. Results: Sequencing results indicated that the PM2.5 in poultry houses contained a high abundance of potentially pathogenic genera, such as Pseudomonas (2.94%). The lung tissues of mice had more significant pathological damage when co-stimulated by PM2.5 and P. aeruginosa, and it can increase the expression levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-α through nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway in vivo and in vitro. Conclusions: The results confirmed that poultry house PM2.5 in combination with P. aeruginosa could aggravate the inflammatory response and cause more severe respiratory system injuries through a process closely related to the activation of the NF-κB pathway.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.1967-1976
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• 2022

Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize the fecal microbiota of broiler chickens reared in the presence of different shades of light-emitting diode (LED) lights, correlating this information with biochemical and molecular evidence that allowed drawing conclusions on the state of health of the animals. Methods: Overall, the metagenomic approach on fecal samples was associated with evaluations on enzymes involved in the cellular response to oxidative stress: glutathione peroxidase (GPX), superoxide dismutase and catalase; while the inflammatory aspect was studied through the dosage of a proinflammatory cytokine, the interleukin 6 (IL-6), and the evaluation of the matrix metalloproteinases 2 (MMP-2) and 9 (MMP-9). Specifically, analysis was performed on distinct groups of chickens respectively raised in the presence of neutral (K = 3,300 to 3,700), cool (K = 5,500 to 6,000), and warm (K = 3,000 to 2,500) LED lightings, and a direct comparison was performed with animals reared with traditional neon lights. Results: The metagenomic analysis highlighted the presence of two most abundant bacterial phyla, the Firmicutes and the Bacteroidetes, with the latter characterized by a greater relative abundance (p<0.05) in the group of animals reared with Neutral LED light. The analysis on the enzymes involved in the antioxidant response showed an effect of the LED light, regardless of the applied shade, of reducing the expression of GPX (p<0.01), although this parameter is not correlated to an effective reduction in the tissue amount of the enzyme. Regarding the inflammatory state, no differences associated with IL-6 and MMP-9 were found; however, is noteworthy the significant reduction of MMP-2 activity in tissue samples obtained from animals subjected to illumination with neutral LED light. Conclusion: This evidence, combined with the metagenomic findings, supports a potential positive effect of neutral LED lighting on animal welfare, although these considerations must be reflected in more targeted biochemical evaluations.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 최근 전세계적으로 문제가 되고 있는 항생제 내성균에 대해 그 항균효과를 천연의 약용식물을 이용하여 분자생물학적 수준에서 비교해보고 천연항균제의 개발에 우선하여 직접 식품에 첨가하여 그 효과를 검색하고자 하였다. 병원내감염의 주된 원인균으로 알려진 황색포도상구균(Staphylococcusaureus)은 여러 항균제에 대하여 내성을 획득함으로써 질병의 치료를 어렵게 한다는 점에서 매우 심각한 문제이다. 이러한 내성균은 다양한 방법으로 동 식물에 빠르게 전파되고 있으므로 소비자가 내성균을 지닌 식품을 섭취해 잠재적인 내성균을 보유하게 되는 결과를 낳게 된다. 이러한 항생제 내성 황색포도상구균(Methicillin Resistant S. aureus, MRSA)에 대해 천연 약용 식물 중 우수한 항균력을 가지는 감초를 순차 분획하여 각 분획물을 이용한 MRSA에 대한 항균 활성을 알아본 결과 hexane, chloroform 분획물에서 항균활성을 나타냈으며, 동일농도의 생육저해비교 실험에서 대부분의 내성균주에 대해 대조군과 유사한 효과를 나타낸 penicillin에 비해 감초분획물이 대수기를 넘는 억제효과를 나타내었으며 이 중 chloroform 분획물이 가장 높은 저해활성을 나타내었다. 또한 RT-PCR을 통하여 표준균주와 내성균주의 내성 정도와 내성 유전자를 관찰해본 결과 KCCM 40510은 내성획득유전자인 mecA, mecRI, mecI, femA에 발현이 높게 나타나 고도내성균임을 알 수 있었으며, 고도내성을 나타내는 균주를 이용하여 감초의 chloroform 분획물을 농도별로($50,\;100,\;250\;{\mu}/mL$) 처리한 결과 농도 의존적으로 유전자 발현이 억제됨을 볼 수 있었다. 특히 고도내성균주인 KCCM 40510은 메티실린 내성을 상승시키는 mecA 유전자의 발현을 억제시키는 mecRI 유전자의 pathway와 상응하는 것으로 보여지므로 감초가 이러한 고도내성균에 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 SEM을 통한 형태학적 관찰을 통해 분획물 처리 시 세포벽이 파괴되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편 이러한 감초추출물을 직접 식품에 첨가하여 내성 균주에 대한 억제 효과도 확인한 결과 추출물 200mg/100mL 농도에서 포도상구균에 대해 항균효과를 나타내는 것을 볼 수 있었다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2009

목적 : 흉선은 여러 생리학적, 병리학적 상태에 따라 크기가 변하는 면역학적 림프기관이다. 흉선은 스트레스 등에 의해 퇴축되는 반응을 보이며 흉선의 크기를 측정하는 것은 체내 스트레스를 유발하는 여러가지 질병에 대한 정보를 제공해준다. 요로감염은 영아에서 가장 흔한 세균성 감염이며 방광요관역류는 반복적인 요로감염과 연관성이 있다. 이번 연구에서는 요로감염 환아에서 방광요관역류가 동반되어 있을 때 요로감염이 단독으로 존재하는 경우보다 신체에 더 큰 스트레스로 작용할 것이라는 가정하에 흉선의 크기를 비교하였다. 방법 : 방광요관역류이외의 다른 생식기 기형을 동반하지 않은 발열성 요로감염 환아 99명의 자료를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 발열 기간, 방광요관역류 유무, 신결손, 신반흔 및 C반응성 단백과 백혈구수와 심흉선/흉곽의 크기와의 상관관계를 조사하였다. 결과 : 99명의 발열성 요로감염 환아 중 25명은 방광요관역류가 없었고 74명은 방광요관역류가 존재하였다. 방광요관역류가 있는 환아군에서 방광요관역류가 없는 환아군에 비해 심흉선/흉곽 비율이 적었다 ($0.382{\pm}0.048$ vs $0.439{\pm}0.079$, P<0.05). 반면, 방광요관역류가 있는 환아군에서 발열 기간, C반응성 단백과 백혈구수의 차이가 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 또한, 신결손 및 신반흔 유무에 따라 분류한 두 환아군에서는 심흉선/흉곽 비율의 차이는 없었다. 결론 : 요로감염 환아의 경우 방광요관역류를 동반하고 있는 경우가 있는데 방광요관역류를 가지고 있지 않은 환아들에 비해 흉선의 크기가 작아져 있는 것으로 관찰된다. 이에 흉선의 크기가 작아져 있는 요로감염 환아에게서 방광요관역류를 확인하기 위한 충분한 검사 및 치료가 필요하다.