• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.191-204
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• 1986

Leptospira isolated from the patients with so called epidemic pulmonary hemorrhagic fever were comparatively studied with standard strains obtained from ATCC. The specific aim of this study was to clarify the morphologic heterogeneity of the isolates, i. e., coexistence of spiral forms in both handness, right and left, rod and spherical forms in their population by comparing them with those of the ATCC strains. No differences between our strains and ATCC strains were noticed in their growth characteristics, responses to the culture media, temperature, antibiotics and antifungal agents. Furthermore, the morphologic heterogeneity had been repeatedly observed even in cultures of standard ATCC strains, which had been noticed in the cultures of bacteria isolated in this laboratory. The serologic analysis of our isolates demonstrated that the bacteria reacted with L. icterohaemorrhagiae and L. australis regardless their differences in time of isolation(1984, 1985). Thus, it was concluded that the spiral bacteria isolated in this laboratory are Leptospira of a new serovar which still remained to be determined. And the previous reports on the morphology of the Leptospira, which described that the Leprospira population has only spiral forms with right. handed coils might be reconsidered.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2007

Objective : To identify key cytologic features for diagnosis of adenocarcinoma and morphologic differentiation from reactive/reparative respiratory epithelium. Study Design : The cytomorphologic features of 145 pulmonary cytology specimens (sputum and bronchial washing), which included 117 histologically proven adenocarcinomas and 28 non-neoplastic lesions, cytologically diagnosed as atypia and suspicious for malignancy (adenocarcinoma) were reviewed retrospectively. We analyzed 11 morphologic criteria in pulmonary cytologic specimens. Results: Over 110 of 117 cases of adenocarcinomas revealed nuclear membrane irregularities, non-cohesive cells, single atypical cells, moderate to markedly enlarged nuclei and an increased nuclear/cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio. Chromatin clearing, chromatin heterogeneity and hyperchromasia were seen in 102, 99 and 97 cases, respectively. All 28 cases involving non-neoplastic lesions revealed hyperplastic reactive pneumocytes, hyperplastic reactive bronchial epithelium, or degenerating macrophages. The non-neoplastic lesions revealed a small number of atypical cell clusters and paucity or absence of atypical single cells. Conclusion : The most important morphologic features for diagnosis of adenocarcinoma are nuclear membrane irregularities, non-cohesive cells, single atypical cell, moderate to markedly enlarged nuclei and increased N/C ratio. Chromatin clearing, chromatin heterogeneity and hyperchromasia were also helpful features, while pleomorphism and prominent nucleoli were less valuable.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.209-218
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• 1987

Leptospira interrogans, the causative organism of leptospirosis, is characterized by a fine helical morphology, and the helix is almost always right-handed. However, one of the striking features of recent isolates of L. interrogans in Korea was the heterogeneity in their morphology. Even under optimal culture conditions($30^{\circ}C$, EMJH medium), rods, spiral forms with right or left-handed helices, and even spherical forms of L. interrogans were present. Although the literature notes the presence of left-handed helices, long rods, and spherical forms in cultures of L. interrogans isolates, little is known about the cause of this morphologic heterogeneity. In an attempt to answer this question, this study was initiated to examine the effects of culture conditions, especially temperature and medium, on the morphology of L. interrogans. Four temperatures($5^{\circ}C$, $15^{\circ}C$, $30^{\circ}C$, and $37^{\circ}C$) and two types of media(Fletcher and EMJH) were used; one strain from Korean isolates and L. interrogans serovar canicola obtained from the Pasteur Institute(Paris, France) were employed throughout the study. The findings are as follows: 1. The L. interrogans isolated in Korea(UM-19) had a larger cell diameter($0.25{\sim}0.30\;{\mu}m$: $0.10{\sim}0.15\;{\mu}m$), and helix diameter($0.10{\sim}0.60\;{\mu}m$: $0.10{\sim}0.15\;{\mu}m$) than that obtained from the Pasteur Institute, but they varied in their distances between the helices($0.31{\sim}1.00\;{\mu}m$: $0.50{\sim}0.70\;{\mu}m$). 2, When UM-19 was grown at $37^{\circ}C$ after months or longer preincubation at $5^{\circ}C$ or $15^{\circ}C$, the majority of the organisms were spiral forms; however, they became rods when subcultured at $30^{\circ}C$ or $37^{\circ}C$. No significant morphological differences were found between Fletcher and EMJH media. 3. When L. interrogans serovar canicola was subcultured more than ten times at $37^{\circ}C$, some of the organism lost their motility as well as the hooks at either one or both ends, but only in Fletcher medium. The number of variants increased with the frequency of subculturing. These findings suggested that L. interrogans strain (UM-19) is different, in their morphology, from that of the Pasteur Institute, and its various morphologies may represent stages of the life cycle and vary with incubation temperature.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.478-486
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• 2000

연구배경 : 급성폐손상에서 폐포대식세포는 초기에 일어나는 염증반응 뿐 아니라, 후기의 복구 및 섬유화 과정에 관여하는 중요한 세포로 형태, 기능면에서 특성이 다른 여러 세포군으로 구성되어져 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 95% 이상의 고농도산소로 폐손상을 일으킨 쥐를 12시간군, 24시간군, 48시간군으로 나누어서 고농도 산소 투여시기에 따른 폐포대식세포의 숫적인 변화 및 아형군의 분포변화를 관찰하고, 이들 아형군세포의 형태학적인 차이를 통해서 고농도 산소에 의한 폐손상시에 관련되는 특정 아형세포군이 있는지를 알아보고 이러한 분포의 차이와 조직병리적인 변화를 비교 관찰하였다. 방 법 : Sprague-Dawley계 흰쥐를 대상으로 고농도 산소 투여 후 12시간, 24시간, 48시간 경과시의 폐포대식세포를 추출하여 아형세포군의 분포 및 형태 변화와 조직의 변화를 비교 관찰하였다. 결 과 : 1) 총 폐포대식세포는 정상군 $171.6{\pm}24.1({\times}10^5)$, 12시간군 $194.8{\pm}17.9$, 24시간군 $207.6{\pm}27.1$, 48시간군 $200.0{\pm}77.8$개로 초기 장시간까지는 증가하나 이후에는 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 2) 광학현미경 관찰로 측정한 폐포간질의 두께는 정상군 $0.7{\pm}0.2{\mu}m$, 12시간군 $1.5{\pm}0.4{\mu}m$, 24시간군 $2.3{\pm}0.4{\mu}m$, 48시간군 $2.5{\pm}0.4{\mu}m$로 24시간까지는 시간에 따라서 증가하나 24시간 이후로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 3) 폐포대식세포 분포의 시간 경과에 따른 변화는 fraction 1과 fraction 2는 의미 있게 증가되었으며 fraction 3는 의미 있게 감소하였다. fraction 4는 감소되어지는 양상을 보이나 통계적인 의의는 없었다. 4) 고밀도군에서 주로 관찰되는 세포는 세포 및 핵의 모양이 불규칙적이며 크기가 작고 한쪽으로 치우쳐 있으며, pseudopod, electron dense inclusion의 수가 현저히 많이 관찰됐다. 반면 저밀도군에서 주로 관찰되는 세포는 크기가 크고 세포 및 핵이 둥근형태를 보였다. heterogenous, empty inclusion이 보다 많이 관찰되었고 전반적인 inclusion의 수도 증가했다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과로 고농도산소에 의한 폐손상에서 특정한 폐포대식세포아형군이 폐손상에 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 보여지며 추후 이들 세포군이 증가한 이유 및 기전과 이들 세포군의 기능 및 표현형등에 관한 연구가 계속되어야 할 것이다.