• Mycobiology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.346-352
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• 2014

Recently, the Q biotype of tobacco whitefly has been recognized as the most hazardous strain of Bemisia tabaci worldwide, because of its increased resistance to some insecticide groups. As an alternative control agent, we selected an Isaria javanica isolate as a candidate for the development of a mycopesticide against the Q biotype of sweet potato whitefly. To select optimal mass production media for solid-state fermentation, we compared the production yield and virulence of conidia between 2 substrates (barley and brown rice), and we also compared the effects of various additives on conidia production and virulence. Barley was a better substrate for conidia production, producing $3.43{\times}10^{10}$ conidia/g, compared with $3.05{\times}10^{10}$ conidia/g for brown rice. The addition of 2% $CaCO_3+2%$ $CaSO_4$ to barley significantly increased conidia production. Addition of yeast extract, casein, or gluten also improved conidia production on barley. Gluten addition (3% and 1.32%) to brown rice improved conidia production by 14 and 6 times, respectively, relative to brown rice without additives. Conidia cultivated on barley produced a mortality rate of 62% in the sweet potato whitefly after 4-day treatment, compared with 53% for conidia cultivated on brown rice. The amendment of solid substrate cultivation with additives changed the virulence of the conidia produced; the median lethal time ($LT_{50}$) was shorter for conidia produced on barley and brown rice with added yeast extract (1.32% and 3%, respectively), $KNO_3$ (0.6% and 1%), or gluten (1.32% and 3%) compared with conidia produced on substrates without additives.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.467-472
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• 2014

Obesity is known to be strongly associated with cardiovascular disease and cancer, the leading causes of mortality worldwide, and develops owing to interactions between genes and the environment. DNA methylation can act as a downstream effector of environmental signals, and analysis of this process therefore holds substantial promise for identifying mechanisms through which genetic and environmental factors jointly contribute to disease risk. Global DNA methylation of peripheral blood cells has recently been proposed as a potential biomarker for disease risk. Repetitive element DNA methylation has been shown to be associated with prominent obesity-related chronic diseases, but little is known about its relationship with weight status. In this study, we quantified the methylation of Alu elements in the peripheral blood DNA of 244 healthy women with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs) using pyrosequencing technology. Among the study participants, certain clinical laboratory parameters, including hemoglobin, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, serum glutamic- pyruvic transaminase, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels were found to be strongly associated with BMI. Moreover, a U-shaped association between BMI and Alu methylation was observed, with the lowest methylation levels occurring at BMIs of between 23 and $30kg/m^2$. However, there was no significant association between Alu methylation and age, smoking status, or alcohol consumption. Overall, we identified a differential influence of BMI on global DNA methylation in healthy Korean women, indicating that BMI-related changes in Alu methylation might play a complex role in the etiology and pathogenesis of obesity. Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this relationship.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2002

Mesenteric and omental cysts are rare intra-abdominal lesions in childhood, and may present various clinical features such as an asymptomatic mass or an acute abdomen. Therefore, these entities are frequently misdiagnosed preoperatively or are found only incidentally at operation for other conditions. We analyzed our experiences of 19 cases in a 19 year period from 1981 to 1999, at College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea. There were 12 boys and 7 girls with a mean age of 4.8 years (range, 3 days to 15 years). Common presenting symptoms were abdominal pain (47%), abdominal distension (31%), abdominal mass (24%), vomiting (15%) and fever (10%). Ultrasonography was the most preferred method of diagnosis. Other diagnostic modalities include CT, MRI, and abdominal ascites tapping in selected patients. Location of the mesenteric cysts was small bowel mesentery in nine, the right mesocolon and retroperitoneum in one, the left mesocolon in one, and the jejunum, sigmoid-colon mesentery in one. Most of the patients underwent cyst excision, but six patients required concomitant bowel resection for complete removal of the lesions, and two patients underwent unroofing and simple aspiration respectively. There was one mortality case due to sepsis.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.688-696
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• 2022

Obesity could cause immune-physiological disorders in fish. Yet, little is known about the impact of obesity on stress and histological responses. This study aimed to determine histological and physiological changes in and vulnerability of overfeeding-induced obese rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss exposed to stress condition. Control, intermediate and overfed groups were fed at 1.5, 2.5 and 3.09% of their body weight per day, respectively, for eight weeks. Weight gain, body mass index, hepatosomatic index and serological parameters, and histology of liver were measured in five fish from each group at week 0, 2, 4, and 8. At week 8, 20 fish from each group were exposed to heat stress by increasing water temperature at a rate of 3℃ per day from 15 to 25℃ and maintaining the final temperature for 10 days. Overall, overfed fish showed significantly higher weight gain, body mass index, and serological parameters than those of fish in the other groups. Fish in the overfed and intermediate groups displayed multifocal infiltration of inflammatory cells in hepatic parenchyma. Mortality rate and serological parameters of fish in the overfed group exposed to heat stress were significantly higher than those of fish in the other groups, indicating increased vulnerability to environmental stress.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.97-110
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• 2024

The Serranidae is high-quality fish species with good meat quality and is traded at high price, and is attracting attention in South Korea as a cultured species that creates high added value. However, the high-density fish farming for mass production increases the risk of mass mortality due to infectious diseases, leading to enormous economic losses. Therefore, in order to safely prevent and protect farmed fish from serious infectious diseases, it is necessary to conduct disease monitoring on a regular basis. In this study, Hyporthodus septemfasciatus, Epinephelus moara, and the hybrid longtooth grouper (E. moara ♀×E. lanceolatus ♂) were collected once a month from fish farm of Garorim and Aquabiotech Co., Ltd for a total of six months, from July to December 2023. We investigated infections of five species of bacterial diseases, including Flavobacterium columnare, six species of viral diseases, including LCDV (lymphocystis disease virus), and parasitic pathogens in grouper farms. As the result, Vibrio vulnificus and V. harveyi were detected in H. septemfasciatus in August, in the case of viral diseases, NNV was detected in H. septemfasciatus from July to August using RT-PCR or PCR. Finally, In the case of parasitic diseases, Tricodina sp. was detected in E. moara and the hybrid longtooth grouper from August to December.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.301-306
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: Postoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication that increases mortality and morbidity in older patients. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical significance of post-cholecystectomy delirium in older patients. Methods: This retrospective study included 201 patients aged > 75 years who underwent cholecystectomy for acute or chronic cholecystitis between January 2016 and December 2019. Patients were divided into the POD (n = 21) and non-POD (n = 180) groups, and their demographic features and clinical results were compared. Results: The mean patient age was 78.88 years; the female/male ratio was 44.8%/55.2%. Laparoscopic surgery was performed in 93.5% of patients. The univariate analysis showed that lower body mass index (BMI), immobilized admission status, neuropsychiatric disease history, preoperative intervention (percutaneous drainage), high C-reactive protein, hypoalbuminemia, neutrophilia, hypo-/hyperkalemia, and longer operative time were more frequently observed in the POD group. The multivariate analysis showed that lower BMI (odds ratio [OR], 2.796; p = 0.024), neuropsychiatric disease history (OR, 3.019; p = 0.049), hyperkalemia (OR, 5.972; p = 0.007), and longer operative time (OR, 1.011; p = 0.013) were significant risk factors for POD. Conclusions: POD was associated with inflammation degree, general condition, poor nutritional status, electrolyte imbalance, and stressful conditions. Recognizing risk factors requiring multidisciplinary team approaches is important to prevent and treat POD.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2001

Fabrea salina는 광염성의 크기가 작고 부유성인 섬모충으로 번식률이 높아 rotifer를 대치할 수 있는 새로운 동물먹이생물로 기대되어 왔다. 그러나 본 섬모충의 먹이효율에 대한 보고는 rotifer와 비슷하였다는 긍적적인 결과와 어류자어가 섭취하지 않았다는 부정적인 보고가 있다. 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 상반된 결과를 확인하기 위하여 경기만 염전에서 자연산 F. salina를 채집하여 6 종의 식물먹이생물과 쌀, 보리, 밀 등의 곡식을 이용하여 대량배 양한 후 은어자어에 공급하였다. F. salina의 성장은 식물먹이생물 중에서는 Heterosigma sp.,곡류 중에서는 쌀에서 가장 높은 성장을 보였다. F. salins의 최적 배양 수온은 $33^{\circ}C$이며 $35\~95ppt$ 염분에서의 성장은 차이를 보이지 않았다. Heterosigma sp를 공급할 경우의 적정 먹이농도는 $5\times10^6$cells/mL였고 쌀의 경우는 2.8g/L였다. F. salina를 Heterosigma sp.와 쌀로 각각 배양하여 부화 후 6일이 된 은어 자어에 공급한 결과 사육 3일만에 $96\%$ 이상의 사망률을 보였고 유지효모로 배양한 rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis를 공급한 대조구에 비하여 유의적으로 낮은 생존율을 보였다. 본 연구의 결과 F. salina는 대량배양은 용이하였으나 어류 자어의 먹이생물로 활용하기에는 부적합한 것으로 판단되었다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2010

빈산소 수괴는 산소 부족뿐만 아니라, 용존산소의 결핍에 따른 혐기 상태에서 생성된 황화수소와 암모니아 등 유독가스가 어 패류를 직접 폐사시키거나, 저서생물 군집의 출현종과 개체 수에도 심각한 영향을 마친다. 본 연구에서는 빈산소 수괴가 발생한 해역의 저층 해수를 펌핑하여, 액체산소를 용해시켜 용존산소 농도를 20 mg/L 이상으로 상승시킨 해수를 다시 저층으로 주입하는 장치를 개발하여 그 효능을 검토하였다. 이 장치를 이용하여 해수를 $3.6\;m^2$/min 용량으로 저층에 주입하면서 액체산소를 분당 4.8~26.3 L 범위로 공급할 때, 단시간에 해수 중 용존산소 농도는 7~25 mg/L로 상승하였다. 이때 공급한 액체산소는 해수 중에 90% 이상 용해되는 것으로 나타났다 본 장치는 산소를 용해시키기 위한 별도의 탱크가 필요 없고, 해수를 수면위로 퍼 올리는 높이가 낮아도 되므로 적은 동력을 이용하여 높은 효율로 고농도의 산소를 저층에 공급할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러므로 본 장치는 연안 및 호소의 저층 빈산소 수괴 발생을 저감시킬 수 있어 빈산소 수괴 발생으로 인한 양식피해를 저감시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2012

2001년 8월 8일부터 12월 5일까지 말백합 대량 인공종묘 생산 실험을 실시하였다. 채란은 평균각장 $65.8{\pm}8.4mm$의 어미 100 개체로부터 공기노출과 수온상승자극 방법으로 채란 하였으며, 수정란에서 D형유생까지 발생 소요시간은 수온 $27^{\circ}C$에서 17시간 40분, 발생률은 6.1%, D형유생은 각장 $131.4{\pm}2.6{\mu}m$였다. D형유생은 4일간 사육하여 각장 $190.2{\pm}7.5{\mu}m$의 침착기 유생으로 성장하였고, 생존율은 48.1%였다. 이후 침착기 유생 130,000 개체를 저면 모래순환여과 방법으로 침착시켜 사육하였으며, 46일째 평균각장 $3.1{\pm}0.8mm$, 87일째 $6.6{\pm}1.8mm$, 그리고 114일째에 $10.5{\pm}0.9mm$로 성장하였다. 치패의 각장 (SL) 에 대한 각고(SH) 의 상대성장식은 SH = 0.8501SL + 0.0196 ($R^2=0.9987$)로 나타났다. 초기 침착치패인 각장 3.1 mm 이하에서 대량폐사가 일어났으며, 생존율은 사육 46일째 53.8%, 87일째 43.6%, 그리고 114일째에 51,000 개체가 생존하여 생존율 39.2%를 나타냈다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.880-890
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• 2020

Objective: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are known to be at risk of osteoporosis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between thoracic vertebral bone density measured on chest CT (D_Thorax) and clinical variables, including survival, in patients with COPD. Materials and Methods: A total of 322 patients with COPD were selected from the Korean Obstructive Lung Disease (KOLD) cohort. D_Thorax was measured by averaging the CT values of three consecutive vertebral bodies at the level of the left main coronary artery with a round region of interest as large as possible within the anterior column of each vertebral body using an in-house software. Associations between D_Thorax and clinical variables, including survival, pulmonary function test (PFT) results, and CT densitometry, were evaluated. Results: The median follow-up time was 7.3 years (range: 0.1-12.4 years). Fifty-six patients (17.4%) died. D_Thorax differed significantly between the different Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stages. D_Thorax correlated positively with body mass index (BMI), some PFT results, and the six-minute walk distance, and correlated negatively with the emphysema index (EI) (all p < 0.05). In the univariate Cox analysis, older age (hazard ratio [HR], 3.617; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.119-6.173, p < 0.001), lower BMI (HR, 3.589; 95% CI, 2.122-6.071, p < 0.001), lower forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁) (HR, 2.975; 95% CI, 1.682-5.262, p < 0.001), lower diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide corrected with hemoglobin (DL_CO) (HR, 4.595; 95% CI, 2.665-7.924, p < 0.001), higher EI (HR, 3.722; 95% CI, 2.192-6.319, p < 0.001), presence of vertebral fractures (HR, 2.062; 95% CI, 1.154-3.683, p = 0.015), and lower D_Thorax (HR, 2.773; 95% CI, 1.620-4.746, p < 0.001) were significantly associated with all-cause mortality and lung-related mortality. In the multivariate Cox analysis, lower D_Thorax (HR, 1.957; 95% CI, 1.075-3.563, p = 0.028) along with older age, lower BMI, lower FEV₁, and lower DL_CO were independent predictors of all-cause mortality. Conclusion: The thoracic vertebral bone density measured on chest CT demonstrated significant associations with the patients' mortality and clinical variables of disease severity in the COPD patients included in KOLD cohort.