• BMB Reports
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.161-167
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• 1999

The role of oxidative stress in the initiation and the complication of diabetes was examined by monitoring blood glucose increase and oxidative DNA damage in rats treated with alloxan or streptozotocin (STZ). Oxidative DNA damage was assessed by quantitating 8-oxo-2'-deoxyguanosine ($oxo^8dG)$ excreted in urine and the $oxo^8dG$ accumulated in pancreas DNA. Both alloxan and STZ treatments resulted in an abrupt increase in blood glucose and significant increases in urinary and pancreatic $oxo^8dG$. Pretreatment of buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a glutathione-depleting agent, slightly potentiated the increase of blood glucose and urinary $oxo^8dG$ in the alloxan- and STZ-treated rats. Furthermore, the BSO pretreatment caused significant amplification of pancreatic $oxo^8dG$ increase in the rats. On the other hand, pretreatment with 1,10- phenanthroline (o-phen), a chelator of divalent cations, showed different results between alloxan- and STZ-treated rats. The o-phen pretreatment completely blocked diabetes and the increase of $oxo^8dG$ by alloxan treatment, while it potentiated the increase of blood glucose and $oxo^8dG$ by STZ treatment. The results demonstrate that the causative effect of alloxan on diabetes may be the generation of reactive oxygen species through a Fenton type reaction, but that of STZ may not.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.208-217
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• 2022

멸종위기어류 퉁사리 Liobagrus obesus를 대상으로 종 특이 프라이머 한 쌍과 프로브를 제작하여 하천수 시료에서 추출된 환경 DNA로부터 퉁사리를 검출할 수 있는 실시간 PCR 분석방법을 개발하고자 하였다. 퉁사리 종 특이 프라이머와 프로브는 미토콘드리아 DNA의 cytochrome b (cytb) 유전자 영역 내에서 국내에 서식하는 65종의 담수어류 간에 단일염기다형성 부위를 고려하여 비교한 후 제작하였다. 실시간 PCR 분석에서 제작한 프라이머 및 프로브는 국내에 서식하는 65종의 담수어류 gDNA를 이용한 특이성 검증 결과, 퉁사리 gDNA에서만 양성으로 나타나 높은 특이성을 보였다. 퉁사리 gDNA의 연속 희석 농도를 이용한 검출한계 분석에서는 0.2 pg까지 검출이 가능한 것으로 나타나 높은 감도를 보였다. 이후, 제작한 프라이머 및 프로브를 사용하여 금강 중·상류 유역의 8개 지점에서 확보한 하천수 시료를 대상으로 실시간 PCR 분석을 수행한 결과, 5개 지점에서 퉁사리의 cytb 유전자가 검출되었으며, 해당 검출 지점들은 현장 조사 당시에 퉁사리가 채집된 3개 지점을 모두 포함하였다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 개발한 퉁사리의 종 특이 프라이머와 프로브를 이용한 실시간 PCR 분석 방법은 하천수 채수로 확보한 환경 DNA로부터 퉁사리의 cytb 유전자를 검출할 수 있어 기존 서식지 모니터링과 더불어 잠재적인 신규 서식지 발굴에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한약리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약리학회 2006년도 58th Annual Meeting of The Korean Society of Pharmacology
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• pp.69.2-69.2
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• 2006

• 대한화학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.355-364
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• 1969

Psudomonad DNA와 Xanthomonad DNA의 cross-hybridization이 결과는 pseudomonas putida, pseudomonas fluorescens와 psudomonas compestri's var.pelargonii로의 DNA는 그 分子내의 상당한 범위의 공통된 부분을 가지고 있음을 암시한다. 이러한 공통부분의 존재는 두 종류의 DNA 사이의 hydridization으로 미리 선택된 부분을 세번째의 DNA와 hybrid를 형성시킴으러써 증명하였다. 이러한 실험결과에 의하여 위의 세 pseudomonad DNA는 약 50%의 공통부분을 서로 가지고 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 공통부분의 DNA 는 염색체 내의 DNA의 전체적인 염기 조성과 비슷한 조성을 가지고 있다. 그러므로 %(G+C)의 진화적 변천은 검출할 수 없다. 박테리아의 DNA의 분자량은 2.4 ${\times} 10^9$ daltons 임이 측정되었다. 따라서 putida-fluorescens-pelargonii 공통부분의 DNA는 약 2,000 cistrons를 함유하고 있으며, p. putida와 p. pfluorescens는 1,300 cistrons이 더 많으며 Xanthomonad는 적어도 1,000cistrons 을 더 함유하고 있다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2005

Perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene, PCE), a dry cleaning and degreasing solvent, can enter ground-water through accidental leak or spills. PCE can be degraded to trichloroethylene (TCE), 1, 1-dichloroethylene (DCE) and vinyl chloride (VC) as potential bio-product. These compounds have been reported that they can cause clinical diseases and cytotoxicity. However, only a little genotoxic information of these compounds has been known. In this study, we investigated DNA single strand breaks of PCE, TCE, DCE and VC by single cell gel electrophoresis assay, (comet assay) which is a sensitive, reliable and rapid method for DNA single strand breaks with mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells. From these results, $37.5\;{\mu}g/ml$ of PCE, $189\;{\mu}g/ml$ of TCE and $56.4\;{\mu}g/ml$ of DCE were revealed significant DNA damages in the absence of S-9 metabolic activation system meaning direct-acting mutagen. And in the presence of S-9 metabolic activation system, $41.5\;{\mu}g/ml$ of PCE, $328.7\;{\mu}g/ml$ of TCE and $949\;{\mu}g/ml$ of DCE were induced significant DNA damage. In the case of VC, it was revealed a significant DNA damage in the presence of S-9 metabolic activation system. Therefore, we suggest that chloroethylene compounds (PCE, TCE, DCE and VC) may be induced the DNA damage in a mammalian cell.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2003

The present study was attempted to investigate and compare the antioxidant potency of several well-know flavonoids, antioxidant vitamin and commercially available popular beverages. The antioxidant potency was assessed by the effect on reducing oxidative DNA damage of human lymphocytes. Cellular oxidative DNA damage was measured by SCGE (single-cell gel electrophoresis), also known as comet assay. Lymphocytes were pre-treated for 30 minutes with wide ranges of doses of apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, myricetin, rutin, quercetin, $\alpha$-tocopherol (10,25,50,100,200,500,1000 $\mu$M) ,green tea extract or grape juice (10,50,100,250,500,1000 $\mu$g/mL) followed by a $H_2O$$_2$(100 $\mu$M) treatment for 5 min as an oxidative stimulus. The physiological function of each antioxidant substance on oxidative DNA damage was analyzed as tail moment (tail length $\times$ percentage migrated DNA in tail) and expressed as relative DNA damage score after adjusting by the level of control treatment. Cells treated with $H_2O$$_2$alone (positive control) had an extensive DNA damage compared with cells treated with phosphate buffered saline (PBS, negative control) or pre-treated with all the tested samples. Of all the six flavonoids, quercetin was the most potent antioxidant showing the lowest $ED_{50}$/ of 8.5 $\mu$g/mL (concentration to produce 50% protection of relative DNA damage). The antoxidant potency of individual flavonoids were ranked as follows in a decreasing order; luteolin (18.4 $\mu$g/mL), myricetin (19.0 $\mu$g/mL) , rutin (22.2 $\mu$g/mL) , apigenin (24,3 $\mu$g/mL) , kaempferol (25.5 $\mu$g/mL). The protective effect of $\alpha$-tocopherol was substantially lower (highest $ED_{50}$value of 55.0 $\mu$g/mL) than all the other flavonoids, while the protective effect was highest in green tea and grape juice with low ED5O value of 7.6 and 5.3, respectively. These results suggest that flavonoids, especially quercetin, and natural compounds from food product, green tea and grape juice, produced powerful anti-oxidative activities, even stronger than $\alpha$-tocopherol. Taken together, supplementation of antioxidants to lymphocytes followed by oxidative stimulus inhibited damage to cellular DNA, supporting a protective effect against oxidative damage induced by reactive oxygen species.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2002

젖소 난소 황체에 있어서 중심강의 유무에 따른 황체 조직 중의 total protein, DNA 및 RNA 함량을 조사하여 중심강이 있는 황체와 중심강이 없는 황체간의 기능성을 구명하고자 수행한 시험에서 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 중심강이 없는 황체의 total, supernatant 및 Pellt protein의 함량은 각각 32.83, 16.87 및 15.96 mg/g wet tissue이었고, 중심강이 있는 황체의 그것들은 각각 29.62, 16.10 및 13.52 mg/g wet tissue으로서 중심강이 없는 황체와 중심강이 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다(p〉0.05). 2. DNA 함량은 중심강이 없는 황체가 1.99mg/g wet tissue이었고 중심 강이 있는 황체가 1.32mg/g wet tissue으로 중심강이 없는 황체와 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이(p＜0.05)를 나타내었다. Protein : DNA ratios에 있어서도 중심강이 없는 황체가 16.63mg/g wet tissue이었고 중심강이 있는 황체가 22.99mg/g wet tissue으로 중심강이 없는 황체와 중심강이 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이(p＜0.05)를 나타내었다. 3. 중심강이 없는 황체의 RNA함량, Protein: RNA 및 RNA:DNA ratios는 각각 2.87, 12.24및 1.43mg/g wet tissue이었고, 중심강이 있는 황체의 그것들은 각각 2.47, 13.73 및 1.89mg/g wet tissue으로서 중심강이 없는 황체와 중심강이 있는 황체간에 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다(p〉0.05).

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.33-37
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• 2004

In order to study the effect of temperature of denaturation, annealing and extension and cycles on amplification of DNA by PCR method, We isolated the hepatitis B virus DNA from hepatitis B patient blood and compared the density of DNA amplified by Reference PCR Program (denaturation at $94^{\circ}C$ for 30 sec., annealing at $60^{\circ}C$ for 1 min., extension at $72^{\circ}C$ for 1 min., holding at $72^{\circ}C$ for 5min., 30 cycles) that is usually used in laboratory to the density of DNA amplified by PCR program changed only the denaturation temperature or annealing temperature or extension temperature. We amplified about 341bp of hepatitis B virus DNA by Reference PCR Program from hepatitis patient blood, but the DNAs denatured at $72^{\circ}C$ or $60^{\circ}C$ were not detectable on photoradiography film. The DNA amplified at $37^{\circ}C$ of annealing temperature was not detectable, but the DNA annealed at $72^{\circ}C$ was detectable the lower density of DNA than the DNA amplified by Reference PCR Program. Each DNA amplified by PCR program changed only the extension temperature to $37^{\circ}C$ or $60^{\circ}C$ was almost same density as DNA amplified by Reference PCR Program. We compared the density of hepatitis B virus DNA amplified by Reference PCR Program for 30 cycles, 20 cycles, 10 cycles, and 5 cycles. The DNA cycled for 20 cycles was not amplified well as cycled for 30 cycles, but the DNA was detectable on the photoradiography film. The DNAs amplified for 10 cycles or 5 cycles were not detectable on photoradiorgaphy film. The concentration of hepatitis B virus DNA amplified in Reference PCR condition for 30 cycles, 20 cycles, 10 cycles, and 5 cycles were $72{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, $83{\times}10^{-3}{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, $27{\times}10^{-6}{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, and nondetectable, respectively.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.484-489
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• 2005

Streptococcus pmeumoniae is the leading cause of pneumonia and bacterial meningitis. The current polysaccharide vaccine has been reported ineffective in elderly adults and children less than 2 years of age. Thus, in recent many researchers have been focused on a different approach, DNA vaccine. In our laboratory we developed a Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA (SPDNA) vaccine. This SPDNA vaccine was formulated by inserting the region encoding part of the capsule in the S. pneumoniae into the LAMP-1. In present work, with use of the SPDNA vaccine we attempted to establish a certain methodology useful for evaluation of effectiveness and immunoresponse of a DNA vaccine. Results showed that the subcutaneous route was the most effective for production of antisera specific for S. pneumoniae in mice. By isotyping analyses, IgM, IgGl, IgG2a, and IgG2b were determined. In addition, INF-$\gamma$ and IL-4 were predominantly detected. Combination of those data resulted in a pattern of IgGl < IgG2a=IgG2b and INF$\gamma\>$ >IL-4, which indicates the inmmunity towards the Thl response predominantly; furthermore, the SPDNA vaccination induced resistance of the CD4+T lymphocyte-depleted mice against disseminated pneumococcal infection. These data appear to be possibly due to activation of CDS8+T cell-activation. Taken together, this methodology can be applied for evaluating efficacy and mode of action of a DNA vaccine as minimum critera.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2005

A DNA vaccine methodology using eukaryote expression vectors to produce immunizing proteins in the vaccinated hosts is a novel approach to the development of vaccine and immuno-therapeutics, and it has achieved considerable success over several infectious diseases and various cancers. To further enhance its efficiency, attempts were made to develop novel plasmid vectors containing multiple immunostimulatory CpG motifs, for rapid and strong immune response. First, a 2.9 kb compact plasmid vector (pVAC), containing CMV promoter, polycloning site, BGH poly(A) terminator, ampicillin resistance gene and pBR322 origin was constructed. A pVAC-hEPO was also constructed, which contained a human erythropoietin gene, for evaluating the transfection efficiency of naked plasmid DNA both in vitro and in vivo. To examine the adjuvant effect of multi-CpG motifs on naked plasmid DNA, 22 and 44 enriched and unmethylated CpG motifs were introduced into pVAC to generate pVAC-ISS1 and pVAC-ISS2, respectively. $100{\mu}g$ of pSecTagB, pVAC, pVAC-ISS1 or pVAC-ISS2 were each injected intramuscularly into the tibilias anterior muscle of Balb/c mice. The level of interleukin-6 induced in the mice injected with pVAC-ISS1 and pVAC-ISS2 were significantly elevated after 12 hours, which were almost 2 and 2.5 times higher than that in the mice injected with pSecTagB, respectively. These results suggest that DNA vaccine plasmids with enriched CpG motifs can induce rapid secretion of interleukin-6 by lymphocytes. In conclusion, these vectors can contribute to the development of adjuvant-free DNA vaccinations against infectious diseases and various cancers.