• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.999-1007
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• 2019

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first identified in Saudi Arabia in 2012 and related infection cases have been reported in over 20 countries. Roughly 10,000 human cases have so far been reported in total with fatality rates at up to 40%. The majority of cases have occurred in Saudi Arabia with mostly sporadic outbreaks outside the country except for the one in South Korea in 2015. The Korean MERS-CoV strain was isolated from the second Korean patient and its genome was fully sequenced and deposited. To develop virus-specific protective and therapeutic agents against the Korean isolate and to investigate molecular determinants of virus-host interactions, it is of paramount importance to generate its full-length cDNA. Here we report that two full-length cDNAs from a Korean patient-isolated MERS-CoV strain were generated by a combination of conventional cloning techniques and efficient Gibson assembly reactions. The full-length cDNAs were validated by restriction analysis and their sequence was verified by Sanger method. The resulting cDNA was efficiently transcribed in vitro and the T7 promoter-driven expression was robust. The resulting reverse genetic system will add to the published list of MERS-CoV cDNAs and facilitate the development of Korean isolate-specific antiviral measures.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.891-899
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• 2015

본 연구는 자생나리에 있어서 기내 인편삽의 계대배양이 lily symptomless virus(LSV) 제거에 미치는 영향과 구근 재배 조건이 LSV 재감염에 미치는 영향을 구명하여 LSV 무병주 대량 생산을 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 실시되었다. 식물재료로는 날개하늘나리(L. dauricum), 말나리(L. distichum), 참나리(L. lancifolium), 중나리(L. maximowitzii)등 자생나리 4종을 사용하였다. LSV에 감염된 식물체의 인편에서 소인경을 얻은 다음 이들 소인경을 5회 이상 계대배양을 했을 때 LSV가 완전히 제거되었다. 특히 날개하늘나리와 말나리에서는 1회 기내 인편삽으로도 LSV를 완전히 제거할 수 있었다. 그러나 기내배양을 통해 생산된 LSV 무병주라도 구근의 재배기간이 길수록, 봄 정식구보다 가을 정식구에서, 소식구보다 밀식구에서, 해안지역보다는 내륙 지역에서 재감염률이 높았다. 그리고 재감염률은 중나리가 날개하늘나리와 참나리보다 높았다. LSV 감염주는 무병주에 비해 엽록소 함량이 낮았다. 따라서 자생나리 구근의 수회 계대배양을 통해 LSV를 제거할 수 있으며, 구근 생산과정에서 낮은 재식밀도, 봄 정식, 해안지역 정식 등 재배적 방제를 통해 LSV 재감염을 억제할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2020

Objective : Fibrin sealants have been used for hemostasis, sealant for cerebrospinal fluid leakage, and adhesive barrier in neurosurgery. Further, as its clinical use and role of an effective drug delivery vehicle have been proposed. This study was performed to measure antibacterial activity and continuous local antibiotic release from different concentrations of vancomycin-impregnated fibrin sealant in vitro. Methods : Antibacterial activity was investigated by disk diffusion test by measuring the diameter of the growth inhibition zone of bacteria (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, ATCC29213) from vancomycin-embedded fibrin sealant disc diluted at five different concentrations (C1-C5; 8.33, 4.167, 0.83, 0.083, and 0.0083 mg/disc, respectively). Continuous and conditioned release of vancomycin concentration (for 2 weeks and for 5 days, respectively) were also measured using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. To mimic the physiologic wound conditions with in vitro, conditioned vancomycin release in phosphate buffer solution (PBS) was measured and replaced PBS for five consecutive days, half a day or completely daily. Results : In the disk diffusion test, the mean diameters of bacterial inhibition zone were 2.54±0.07 cm, 2.61±0.12 cm, and 2.13±0.15 cm (C1, C2, and C3 respectively) but 1.67±0.06 cm and 1.23±0.15 cm in C4 and C5, respectively. Continuous elution test elicited the peak release of vancomycin from the fibrin sealant at 48 hours, with continued release until 2 weeks. However, conditioned vancomycin release decreased to half or more on day 2, however, the sustainable release was measured over the therapeutic dose (10-20 ㎍/mL) for 5 days and 4 days in assays of half and total exchange of PBS. Conclusion : This study suggests that fibrin sealant can provide an efficient vehicle for antibiotic drug release in a wide range of neurosurgical procedures and the safe and effective therapeutic dose will be at the concentration embedded of 4.167 mg/disc or more of vancomycin.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.225-231
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• 2016

Human and animal alveolar echinococcosis (AE) are important helminth infections endemic in wide areas of the Northern hemisphere. Monitoring Echinococcus multilocularis viability and spread using real-time fluorescent imaging in vivo provides a fast method to evaluate the load of parasite. Here, we generated a kind of fluorescent protoscolices in vivo imaging model and utilized this model to assess the activity against E. multilocularis protoscolices of metformin (Met). Results indicated that JC-1 tagged E. multilocularis can be reliably and confidently used to monitor protoscolices in vitro and in vivo. The availability of this transient in vivo fluorescent imaging of E. multilocularis protoscolices constitutes an important step toward the long term bio-imaging research of the AE-infected mouse models. In addition, this will be of great interest for further research on infection strategies and development of drugs and vaccines against E. multilocularis and other cestodes.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.100-104
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• 2013

포장에서 생육된 잔디 포복경을 이용한 Agrobacterium 형질전환에 있어서 큰 제한인자였던 곰팡이 오염을 제거할 목적으로 포복경 조직에 대한 새로운 살균법을 개발하고자 하였다. 여러 가지 살균방법 중에서 30% NaOCl로 15분간 처리한 다음 0.1% $HgCl_2$로 25분간 처리 했을 때 포복경 절편체의 생존율이 높았으며, 0.1% $HgCl_2$로 처리시 800 mbar의 진공처리를 5분간 실시했을 때 가장 효과적이었다. 또한 Agrobacterium과 공동배양 시 2.5 mg/l의 amphotericin B를 첨가해 준 배지에서 배양했을 때 가장 높은 생존율을 나타내었다. AmB의 처리는 Agrobacterium의 생장에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 또한 살균된 포복경으로 부터 신초의 재분화에도 영향을 미치지 않았으며 곰팡이 오염만을 효율적으로 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 포장에서 대량으로 생육시킨 잔디 포복경을 이용한 Agrobacterium 형질전환 시 그 효율을 증가시키는데 큰 기여를 할 것으로 추측된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.376-382
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• 2004

The Epstein-Barr-transformed B lymphoblastoid cell lines, LCL, which express antigens, are potential antigen-presenting cells (APCs) for the induction of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in vitro. However, transfecting LCL with subsequent selection by antibiotics is notoriously difficult because the plating efficiencies of LCL are reported to be 1% or less. Therefore, this study investigated the optimal conditions for increasing the transduction efficiency of a recombinant adenovirus to LCL for use as a source of APCs. The transduction efficiencies were < 13% (SD $\pm$ 2.13) at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 100, while it was increased to 28% (SD $\pm$ 9.43) at an MOI of 1000. Moreover, its efficiencies to LCL that expressed the coxsackie adenovirus receptor were increased to 60% (SD $\pm$ 6.35) at an MOI of 1000, and were further increased to 70% (SD $\pm$ 4.56) when combined with the centrifugal method. The cationic liposome or anionic polymer had no effect on the transduction efficiency when compared to that of the centrifugal method. These results may be used as a convenient source of target cells for a CTL assay and/or autologous APCs for the induction of the in vitro CTL responses that are specific to viral and tumor antigens.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.5-16
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• 2002

연구배경 : 말초혈액 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포가 림프구에 의하여 활성화된 후 탐식된 세포내 결핵균을 제거하는 최종 효과기로 작용하지만 결핵균은 이러한 세포 내에서조차 살아남아 증식한다. 본 연구에서는 인체 감염의 경우와 유사하도록 낮은 감염률(결핵균:포식세포 1:10)을 이용하여 MAC(Mycobacterium avium)과 Mycobaterium tuberculosis $H_{37}Ra$에 대한 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포의 림프구 의존적 결핵균 살해능의 정도를 측정하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 정상인과 폐결핵 환자의 말초혈액 단핵구를 Ficoll gradient 방법을 이용하여 분리하고, 정상인의 폐포 대식세포를 기판지폐포 세척액에서 분리 하여 96well plate에 $1{\times}10^5$ 씩 분주하고 결핵균주 MAC과 $H_{37}Ra$에 낮은 감염률(결핵균:단핵구 1:10)로 감염시켰다. 일부는 비부착세포(림프구)를 림프구:포식세포 10:1 비율로 첨가하여 $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ 배양기에 배양하였다. 1일, 4일, 및 7일째 각각 수확하여 middlebrook 7H10/OADC agar plate에 접종 후 집락이 형성될 때까지 $37^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$ 배양기에 배양하였다. 결핵균의 수는 lysate의 $m{\ell}$(세포수 $10^6$)당 CFU로 표시하였고, 결핵균의 살해능은 log killing ratio[logKR=$log_{10}$(Final CFU/Initial CFU)]로 표시하였다. 배양 1일째 상층액에서 TNF-${\alpha}$, 배양 4일째 상층액에서 ${\gamma}$-IFN을 Elisa kit를 사용하여 측정하였다. 결 과 : 단핵구의 세포내 결핵균 살해능은 정상대조군에 비하여 결핵환자군에서 ${\Delta}logKR$가 MAC -0.4, $H_{37}Ra$ -0.2 정도로 유의하게 증가되어 있었다(p<0.05). 정상대조군에서 폐포 대식세포의 결핵균 살해능은 단핵구에 비하여 ${\Delta}$logKR가 MAC과 $H_{37}Ra$ 모두 -0.2정도로 증가된 경향을 보였다. 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포내 결핵균 살해능은 림프구 의존적으로 림프구 첨가시의 ${\Delta}logKR$는 MAC -0.4, $H_{37}Ra$ -0.5 정도로 포식세포 단독에 비하여 유의하게 증가되었다 (p<0.05). ${\gamma}$-IFN은 말초 단핵구와 폐포 대식세포 단독배양시 분비량이 경미하였으나 림프구 첨가시에는 유의한 분비의 증가를 보였다. 결 론 : 본 연구는 낮은 결핵균 감염률을 이용한 인체 포식세포의 세포내 결핵균 감염 모델이다. 결핵균 살해능은 림프구 의존적이며, 포식세포의 결핵균 탐식 후 7일까지의 배양에서 결핵환자의 단핵구와 PPD 양성 정상인의 폐포 대식세포에 림프구를 첨가한 경우에만 실질적인 균 증식의 제한을 볼 수 있었다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.82-91
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• 2022

최근에는 작물의 유도 저항성을 이용한 항바이러스제 개발에 관한 많은 연구가 수행되고 있으나 실제 농업현장에 널리 보급되지 못하고 있는 실정이다. 본 실험은 시설토마토 재배현장에 외생 살리실산, 키토산, 유제놀 처리에 따른 토마토황화잎말림바이러스(Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, TYLCV) 감염억제효과를 검증하고자 수행되었다. 실내검정에서 TYLCV에 감수성 품종인 '슈퍼도태랑'은 항바이러스제 처리 후 TYLCV에 감염된지 12일 후 VP (virus infected control plants)에서 바이러스 증상이 나타나기 시작했다. 접종 32일 후 TYLCV 발병도는 VP에서 98.8%였고, SAT (2 mM salicylic acid)+VP, EGT (200 ㎍/ml eugenol)+VP에서는 각각 98.8%, 98.7%로 발병도가 높았으나, CHT (0.1% chitosan)+VP는 85.7%로 다른 처리들과 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 그러나 TYLCV 농도는 CHT+VP에서 OD값이 0.3으로 오히려 가장 높게 나타났으며, 토마토의 초장, 지상부 및 지하부 생체중에서도 뚜렷한 효과를 보이지 않았다. 여름작형 시설재배지에서 도태랑 계열의 토마토품종 '도태랑솔라'를 사용하여 항바이러스 3종의 효과를 조사한 결과, 수확기에 모든 처리구에서 100.0%에 가까운 TYLCV 감염률은 나타냈으며, 수확량에도 처리간의 통계적 유의차가 인정되지는 않았다. 이와 대조적으로 Ty-1과 Ty-3a 유전자를 보유한 TYLCV에 내병성 품종인 'TY자이언츠'는 저항성 유묘검정의 전 조사기간 동안 바이러스 증상이 전혀 관찰되지 않았고, 식물체내 바이러스 농도도 무접종 수준이었다. 본 실험 결과 'TY자이언츠' 품종은 TYLCV 발생이 만연한 지역 및 재배시기에 감수성 품종을 대체할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. 반면, 저항성 유도물질인 살리실산, 유제놀, 키토산의 항바이러스 효과는 입증되지 않았기 때문에, 아직 시설토마토 재배현장에 적용하기는 어려울 것으로 판단된다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.288-296
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• 2015

Thailand is one of the largest citrus producers in Southeast Asia. Pathogenic infection by Phytophthora, however, has become one of major impediments to production. This study identified a pathogenic oomycete isolated from rotted roots of pomelo (Citrus maxima) in Thailand as Phytophthora nicotianae by the internal transcribed spacer ribosomal DNA sequence analysis. Then, we examined the in vitro and in vivo effects of Chaetomium globosum, Chaetomium lucknowense, Chaetomium cupreum and their crude extracts as biological control agents in controlling this P. nicotianae strain. Represent as antagonists in biculture test, the tested Chaetomium species inhibited mycelial growth by 50~56% and parasitized the hyphae, resulting in degradation of P. nicotianae mycelia after 30 days. The crude extracts of these Chaetomium species exhibited antifungal activities against mycelial growth of P. nicotianae, with effective doses of $2.6{\sim}101.4{\mu}g/mL$. Under greenhouse conditions, application of spores and methanol extracts of these Chaetomium species to pomelo seedlings inoculated with P. nicotianae reduced root rot by 66~71% and increased plant weight by 72~85% compared to that in the control. The method of application of antagonistic spores to control the disease was simple and economical, and it may thus be applicable for large-scale, highly effective biological control of this pathogen.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.579-591
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• 2001

The cell growth inhibitor effect of cervical cancer cells was investigated by liposome mediated transfection (pRcCMVp53/lipofectin) and by transfection using adenovirus (AdCMVp57). The papilloma virus cancer cell lines we used in this study were HPV16 positive, having inhibiter gene, wild p53 gene, CaSki, SiHa, HPV18 positive HeLa, HeLaS3 and HPV negative C33A, HT3. LacZ gene of E.coli was used as the marker gene for the transfection efficiency. The effect on the inhibition of tumor cell growth was measured by cell count and cell viability though ELISA analysis and MTT assay. The inhibition of tumor cell growth was confirmed by measuring each assay for six days, comparing with the normal control cell growth. The cell growth of cervical cancer calls by transfection was significantly reduced and showed tittle differences among the cell lines. To eliminate the potential problem of Ad(adenovirus) contamination during rAAV production, rAAV can be produced by a triple transfection of vector plasmic, packaging plasmid, and adenovirus helper plasmid. To examine the helper functions of Ad plasmids on the production of rAAV vector, we carried out cotransfection of three plasmids, AAV vector, packaging construct, and Ad helper plasmids. The optimized transfection condition for calcium phosphate method is 25ug of total DNA per 10-cm-diameter plate of 293 cell. We found that rAAV yields peaked at 48hr after Ad infection. The titer of rAAV was measured by the dot blot analysis to measure the number of particles/ml based on the quantification of viral DNA. Recent1y, Kombucha(fungi) was identified as a very potent antileukefic agent. In the present study, effect of natural toxin(plankton) and Kombucha is PSP(GTXI-3, neoSTX), on various MTT assay cervical cancer cell line. Toxin(GTX 1-3, neoSTX) also inhibited the proliferation in primary cervical cancer calls in a dose-dependent toxin concentration. These results showed that toxin was very potent in inhibiting the proliferation of cervical cancer calls in vitro. Toxins and Kombuoha exhibited a dose dependent inhibition of cellular proliferation in cancer cell line.