• 한국어병학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2014

Propolis extracts는 다양한 성분으로 구성되어 있는 수지상의 혼합물로서 여러 약리작용을 보여주기 때문에 민간요법으로 널리 이용되어왔다. 특히 propolis extracts는 독성이 거의 없다는 장점 때문에 면역증강제재로서 활용가능성이 높게 평가되고 있다. 이에 본 실험에서는 대상으로 in vitro 및 in vivo상에서 propolis extracts가 양식넙치 면역반응에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. In vitro상에서 propolis extracts가 PBL의 탐식능 및 NBT assay활성능에 미치는 영향을 조사 한 바 유효농도는 $50{\sim}150{\mu}g/ml$ 이었으며, 가장 활성이 높은 농도는 $100{\mu}g/ml$ 이었다. In vivo상에서 양식넙치에 propolis extracts를 단독 또는 S. iniae 불활화 균액과 혼합하여 어체에 투여 후에 면역반응에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. Haematocrit치는 propolis extracts단독 및 vaccine과 혼합 처리 할때 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그렇지만, 혈청 lysozyme과 신장대식세포의 탐식능, 활성산소 환원능 및 항체가는 propolis extracts+vaccine 투여구에서 유의적으로 증가하였다. 이러한 결과들에 의하여 propolis extracts는 양식넙치에서 특이적 및 비특이적 면역증강작용이 우수하므로 향후 양식어류에 있어서 비특이적 면역증강 물질 및 adjuvant로 활용가능성이 기대되어진다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.219-228
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• 2009

The genomic and subgenomic RNAs of fish nodavirus encode the four proteins, protein A, capsid protein, non-structural protein B1 and B2. In this study, we describe the immune response of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus immunized with live fish nodavirus or recombinant capsid protein, non-structural protein B1 and B2 expressed in E. coli. Nodavirus-infected flounder produced antibodies to capsid protein, B1 and B2 and nodavirus-neutralizing activities were detected in the serum of the nodavirus-infected flounder. The flounder were immunized against the three recombinant proteins of fish nodavirus and the sera from these immunized fishes were assayed for nodavirus-specific antibody by ELISA and a neutralization test. In the immunized flounder, all three recombinant proteins induced the production of similar levels of antibody, but only the antibody to capsid protein significantly neutralized nodavirus. These results indicate that all three nodaviral proteins are immunogenic in flounder, but only the capsid protein can induce neutralizing antibody against nodavirus.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2008

To screen the differentially expressed genes in cadmuim-exposed marine medaka fish (Oryzias javanicus), a candidate marine test fish for ecological toxicity, the differential display polymerase chain reaction (DD-PCR) was carried out, since the genome-wide gene expression data are not available in this fish species yet. A total of 35 clones were isolated from cadmium-exposed fish and their nucleotide sequences were analyzed. The differentially expressed gene candidates were categorized to response to stimulus (3); ion binding (3); DNA binding (1); protein binding (6); carbohydrate binding (1); metabolic process (4); biological regulation (3); cellular process (2); protein synthesis (2); catalytic activity (2); sense of sight (1); immune (1); neurohormone (1); signaling activity (1); electron carrier activity (1) and others (3). For real-time quantitative RT-PCR, we selected catalase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, heat shock protein 70, and metallothionein and confirmed that cadmium exposure enhanced induction of these four genes.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.269-278
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• 2011

Gene expression of two glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) paralogs was examined during Edwardsiella tarda challenge and heavy metal exposures in mud loach (Misgurnus mizolepis; Cypriniformes) kidney and spleen. Transcription of the two mud loach GAPDH paralogs (mlGAPDH-1 and mlGAPDH-2) was significantly modulated by these stimulatory challenges in an isoform-dependent manner. Based on the real-time RT-PCR analysis, the mlGAPDH-2 transcripts were more preferentially induced by E. tarda challenge, whereas the mlGAPDH-1 transcripts were proven to show more inducibility in response to heavy metal exposure using Cd, Cu, Mn and Zn at $5{\mu}M$. Their isoform-specific response patterns were closely in accordance with the TF binding profiles in promoter and intron-1 of the two mlGAPDH isoforms, in which the mlGAPDH-2 has more binding sites for immune-related transcription factors than mlGAPDH-1 while the mlGAPDH-1 possesses exclusively metal responsive elements in its intron. Collectively, the mlGAPDHs are potentially involved in cellular pathways independent of glycolysis and the two GAPDH paralogs might undergo functional diversification or subfunctionalization at least at the transcription level.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.353-366
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• 2009

We constructed a rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus leukocyte cDNA library and a total of 795 expressed sequence tag (EST) clones were generated. Gene annotation procedures and homology searches of the sequenced ESTs were locally done by BLASTX for amino acid similarity comparisons. Of the 795 EST clones, 491 different ESTs showed significant homology to previously described genes while 304 ESTs were unidentified, hypothetical, or unnamed proteins. Encoding 121 different sequences were identified as putative bio-defense genes or genes associated with immune response.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2000

Quaternary ammonium compounds(QACs)가 뱀장어의 면역반응에 미치는 영향을 측정하기 위해서 뱀장어의 혈액으로부터 림프구를 분리하여 증식능을 측정하였으며 또한 신장으로부터 탐식세포를 분리하여 탐식능, pinocytosis 및 superoxide anion활성능 등을 측정하였다. 림프구의 증식능은 mytogen(T-cell mitogen: ConA and PHA, B-cell mitogen: LPS) 및 QACs처리농도에 따라 별다른 차이를 보이지 않았다. 한편 신장 유래의 대식세포의 세균살해능은 QACs첨가농도에 따라 유의성 있게 증가되었다. 이러한 결과는 QACs이 작동대식세포로의 분화 및 활성을 촉진시켜서 탐식능, pinocytes 및 superoxide생성 등의 분비를 증가시킨 것으로 사료된다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 QACs가 어체의 면역반응에 관여하는 작용기전은 면역작동세포의 수를 증가시키기보다는 세포의 기능활성을 증강시킴을 알 수 있다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2022

Recent studies revealed that histone proteins are involved in innate immune responses during pathogen invasion as well as DNA packing. This study characterized the histone genes (H2A.V) of sevenband groupers and analyzed gene expression in NNV-infected sevenband groupers. The open reading frame (ORF) of H2A.V is 387 bp which encoded 128 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence of H2A.V harbor a highly conserved domain for H2A/H2B/H3 and H2A_C binding domain. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis showed that H2A.V had a high gene expression level in the brain and blood after being NNV-infected. An increase in extracellular histone protein in the blood has been identified as a biomarker for vascular function in humans. More research is required to understand histone's immune response at the protein level or in aquatic animals.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2023

Juveniles of the white leg shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Weight 0.18±0.08 g) were exposed to nitrite-N at 0, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 mg/L for 72 hours, and the lethal concentration, heamolymph and genes regulation were evaluated. The lethal concentration 50 (LC₅₀) of L. vannamei exposed to nitrite-N was 141.2 mg/L at 25℃ and 33 psu. In Total protein, total cholesterol, and BUN in heamolymph temporarily increased after the start of the experiment and then stabilized, but glucose, an indicator of stress, decreased over time in the entire experimental group, and creatines, an indicator of tissue damage, decreased with nitrite concentration until the first 12 hours. The genes of immune-related showed that masquerade-like serine proteinase(Mas) increased at 50 and 400 ppm for 24 hours, and then gradually decreased depending on concentration. In the case of prophenoloxidase, it was highest at 400 ppm for 40 hours, and other genes(Ras-related nuclear protein, Masquerade-like serine proteinase, proPO-activating enzyme) showed a response for 48 hours and then gradually decreased. The results of this study indicate that exposure to nitrite can affect the survival and hematological physiology of L. vannamei.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.36-46
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• 1988

단백질의 수준과 종류, 지방의 수준에 따라서 나타나는 실험동물의 성장, 장기와 지방조직을 관찰하였으며 mitogen에 의한 lympocyte의 생산능력 및 PFC에 의한 면역능력을 관찰한 결과는 다음과 같았다. 1) 실험1의 결과, 체중증가량과 장기 무게는 지방수준에 관계없이 6%의 casein을 섭취한 군이 15%나 30% casein군에 비하여 낮았다. 그러나 15%군과 30%군 사이에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 2) 전체 실험을 통하여 본 연구에서는 단백질의 종류나 수준에 따른 면역능력의 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 단백질의 수준이나 질에 관계없이 고지방식이(30%)를 섭취하였을 때가 저지방식이를 섭취하였을 때에 비하여 면역능력이 낮은 경향을 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1324-1334
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• 2019

Fish mycobacteriosis is a common bacterial disease in many species of freshwater and marine fish and has caused severe loss of fish production. Mycobacterium marinum has been the most prevalent pathogen observed in several outbreaks of mycobacteriosis of farmed sturgeons in China. However, the immune responses and pathology of sturgeons in mycobacterial infection are rarely studied. Therefore, we used the Illumina RNA-seq method to analyze the transcriptome profile of Acipenser schrenckii challenged with Mycobacterium marinum. To begin, 168,220 non-redundant contigs were acquired from the infection and control groups, and among these, 33,225 contigs have acquired annotations. A total of 4,043 differently expressed (DE) contigs between the two groups were identified, and among these, 2479 were up-regulated and 1564 were down-regulated in the infected fish. A total of 1,340 DE contigs with acquired annotations in KEGG were enriched for 124 pathways including the TNF signaling pathway, and the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. The roles of DE genes involved in significant pathways and other processes were discussed. The 2,209 DE contigs that have yet to acquire proper annotation may represent candidate genes associated with infection in sturgeons and are expected to serve as immunogenetic resources for further study. To our best knowledge, this is the first transcriptome study on sturgeons under bacterial infection.