• 혜화의학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.167-183
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• 2008

KCSYJT medicines controlled $CD4^+/IFN-\gamma$, and $CD4^+/CD25^+/foxp3^+$ revelation that an experiment that motive allergy immune reponse because an in vitro experiment stimulates T cells of a NC/Nga mouse same time by anti-CD40/rmIL-4, and interleukin-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-$\alpha$, and TGF-$\beta$ mRNA outturn that bear in T and B cells decreased remarkably by KCSYJT medicines. Intracellular staining of splenocytes anti-CD40/rmIL-4 plus rmIL-4 stimulated as described in a, assessed after 24 h, KCSYJT exerts a mainly immunosuppressive effect that acts at least partially through suppression of the transcription factor GATA3 expression in $CD4^+$ T cells. We found that skin lesions, which were clinically and histologically very similar to human AD, mite antigen-induced dermatitis on the face, neck, ears and dorsal skin of inbred NC/Nga mice. Result that Th1 cell and Th2 cell observe to be shifted by cytokine expression with GATA3 regulation by KCSYJT medicines could know that KCSYJT medicines can use usefully in allergy autoimmnune diease.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.714-720
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• 2007

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration in the skin. This study was performed to assess the therapeutic effects of BHOSB on the DNCB-induced dermatitis in NC/Nga mice, characterized by the onset of AD along with an increase the number of inflammatory cells and dysregulation of inflammatory mediators including cytokines and chemokines. BHOSB administration significantly reduced clinical dermatitis severity including pruritus, edema, eczematous and erythema. Histological findings indicated that the thickening of epidermis/dermis and dermal infiltration of inflammatory cells including mast cells were dramatically reduced. The suppression of dermatitis by BHOSB was accompanied by a decrease in the number of CD11b$^+$/Gr-1$^+$ immune cells in skin but not CD3$^+$/CCR3$^+$ cells. However, the number of CD3$^+$ cells was increased in BHOSB administrated NC/Nga mice. Oral administration of BHOSB significantly reduced the level of IL-6, TNF-a and eotaxin 2 mRNA in skin. These data suggest that BHOSB may be effective therapeutic agents for the treatment of AD.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.466-473
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• 2013

유전자 염기서열의 직접적인 변화 대신 염기의 수정 또는 변형을 통해 유전자 발현이 조절되는 후성유전은 크게 DNA 메틸화(methylation), 히스톤 변형(modification), ncRNA(non-coding RNA)에 의해 제어가 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 후성유전을 이해하기 위해 노화 관련 유전자를 대상으로 데이터베이스를 구축하고, DNA 메틸화를 중심으로 후성 유전학적 특성을 분석하였다. 유전자의 upstream 부위와 프로모터(promoter) 부위에 있는 CpG island(CGI)에 메틸화가 될 경우 유전자 발현을 억제하기 때문에 CGI를 중심으로 전체 유전자 그룹과 노화 관련 유전자 그룹간의 분포도를 비교 분석하였다. 또한 메틸화와 관련된 CGI로부터 얻은 메틸화 관련 motif 패턴을 이용하여 노화 유전자와의 관계를 분석하였다. 노화 관련 유전자의 CGI 분포는 전사인자 결합자리의 분포와 일치하였다. 본 연구에서 제공하는 DNA 메틸화 중심의 후성유전학적 정보는 노화 관련 유전자의 조절과 노화를 이해하는데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.471-473
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• 2018

본 연구에서 생물 및 비생물학적 스트레스에 내성을 유도하는 식물 생육 촉진 세균인 Variovarx sp. PMC12 균주의 유전체 염기서열을 분석하였다. PMC12 균주의 유전체는 5,873,297 bp와 1,141,940 bp 크기의 원형 염색체 2개로 구성되었다. 총 6,436개 단백질 유전자, rRNA 9개, tRNA 64개, ncRNA 3개와 유사유전자 80개가 확인되었다. 유전체상에서 발견된 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase, 항산화 활성, 인산 가용화, 프롤린 생합성, 시드로포어 생합성과 관련된 유전자들은 PMC12 균주가 염, 온도, 병원균에 대한 스트레스에 대한 식물의 내성 유도와 관련되어 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.1162-1169
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• 2023

16S rRNA short amplicon sequencing-based microbiota profiling has been thought of and suggested as a feasible method to assess food safety. However, even if a comprehensive microbial information can be obtained by microbiota profiling, it would not be necessarily sufficient for all circumstances. To prove this, the feasibility of the most widely used V3-V4 amplicon sequencing method for food safety assessment was examined here. We designed a pathogen (Vibrio parahaemolyticus) contamination and/or V. parahaemolyticus-specific phage treatment model of raw oysters under improper storage temperature and monitored their microbial structure changes. The samples stored at refrigerator temperature (negative control, NC) and those that were stored at room temperature without any treatment (no treatment, NT) were included as control groups. The profiling results revealed that no statistical difference exists between the NT group and the pathogen spiked- and/or phage treated-groups even when the bacterial composition was compared at the possible lowest-rank taxa, family/genus level. In the beta-diversity analysis, all the samples except the NC group formed one distinct cluster. Notably, the samples with pathogen and/or phage addition did not form each cluster even though the enumerated number of V. parahaemolyticus in those samples were extremely different. These discrepant results indicate that the feasibility of 16S rRNA short amplicon sequencing should not be overgeneralized in microbiological safety assessment of food samples, such as raw oyster.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2008

Sopungsan (SS) is a traditional Korean decoction used for the treatment of dermatitis. The aim of this study is to confirm whether or not SS has a preventive effect on the development of atopic dermatitis in dinitrochlorobenzene-applied Nc/Nga mice. SS was administered orally to Nc/Nga mice, which led to the remarkable suppression of the development of dermatitis, as determined by a histological examination and the serum IgE levels. Moreover, SS inhibited the production of thymus- and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and its mRNA expression in a keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT, which had been stimulated with tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) and interferon-${\gamma}$ (IFN-${\gamma}$). Activation of the nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$) or activator protein-1 (AP-1) is one of key steps in the signaling pathways mediating induction of TARC. In this study, SS selectively suppressed NF-${\kappa}B$ activation which may be essential for TARC expression in $TNF-{\alpha}/IFN-{\gamma}$ treated keratinocytes. The inhibitory effect of SS on NF-${\kappa}B$ activation and TARC production might be associated with the anti-dermatitic effects of SS.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2009

This study investigated the effect of Corni Fructus (Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.) extract on blood glucose and insulin resistance in db/db mice. Seven weeks old male mice were divided into normal control group (NC), diabetic control group (DC) and Corni Fructus treated diabetic group (DCF). Over an 8-week experimental period, Corni Fructus extract was administered orally at 500 mg/kg BW/day. Corni Fructus inhibited increase in blood glucose level during the OGTT (oral glucose tolerance test). At 8 weeks after beginning of the experiment, blood glucose level in the DCF group was significantly lower (p<0.01) than the DC group. Final fasting serum glucose and triglyceride in the DCF group were significantly lower (p<0.05) than the DC group by 32% and 41% respectively. Serum insulin did not differ among the NC, DC and DCF groups. The mRNA expression of adiponectin, GLUT 4 and PPAR-$\gamma$ in adipose tissue in the DC group were significantly lower than the NC group and they were higher in the DCF group than the DC group by 76%, 130% (p<0.05) and 43%, respectively. In conclusion, these results indicated that Corni Fructus would have antidiabetic effects via improving insulin resistance in favor of higher glucose utilization and reducing blood glucose level in db/db mice.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2022

In July 2020, wilting symptoms were observed among adzuki bean plants (Vigna angularis var. angularis L.) in the fields in Yeosu, Korea. Infected plants showed yellowing of leaves, browning inside the stems, splitting of stem bark, and wilting. When these plants were uprooted, their roots were found to be brown. The fungal pathogens NC20-737, NC20-738, and NC20-739 were isolated from symptomatic stem and root tissues. These pathogens were identified as a Fusarium fujikuroi species complex based on their morphological characteristics. Molecular identification was performed using the DNA sequence of translation elongation factor 1 alpha and the RNA polymerase II second largest subunit regions. The nucleotide sequences of all three isolates were similar to the F. fujikuroi reference isolates NRRL 13566 and NRRL 5538 of the National Centre for Biotechnology Information GenBank. A pathogenicity test was conducted by the soil inoculation method with cornmeal sand inoculum. Approximately 3 weeks after inoculation, symptoms were observed only in the inoculated adzuki bean seedlings. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of Fusarium root rot caused by F. fujikuroi in adzuki beans, both in Korea and worldwide.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.213-223
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• 2011

본 연구는 매실박과 홍삼박을 사료에 첨가하여 육계 체내 생리활성 효과를 구명하고자 실시하였으며, 이를 위해 고온 스트레스 자극과 LPS 염증 반응을 유도하여 스트레스에 대한 반응을 조사하였다. 이를 위해 고온 스트레스 자극에 따른 생산성 및 혈액생화학 변화를 조사하였으며, LPS로 염증 반응이 유도된 육계에서 immunoglobulin 농도 및 비장 조직내 cytokine mRNA 발현을 조사하였다. 공시계로는 1일령 Ross종 육계수컷 192수를 선별하여 고온 환경(96수)과 일반 환경(96수)으로 구분하였다. 고온 환경은 불쾌지수 86($33^{\circ}C$, 75%)의 고온 스트레스를 자극하여 5주간의 사양 시험을 실시하였으며, 일반 환경은 5주간의 사양 시험 종료 후 LPS를 주입하였다. 환경에 따라 각각 처리당 24수(3수${\times}$8반복)씩 4처리구에 총 96수를 임의 배치하여 실시하였다. 시험구 배치는 무첨가구(negative control; C), 시판 면역 증강제 첨가구(positive control: PC, 25 ppm ${\beta}$-glucan), 매실 부산물 1% 첨가구(PM: plum marc), 홍삼 부산물 3%(RGM: red gingeng marc)로 배치하였다. 고온 스트레스에 대한 혈액생화학 조성에서 매실박 첨가구는 Mg 농도를 높게 유지하여 Ca/Mg 비율을 무첨가구보다 낮게 유지하였으며, 홍삼박 첨가구는 Mg 농도가 무첨가구와 같았지만, Ca 농도를 높여 Ca/Mg 비율을 무첨가구보다 낮게 유지하였다(P<0.05). 따라서 매실박과 홍삼박 첨가구는 고온 환경에서 무첨가구보다 C a/Mg 비율을 낮게 유지하여, Ca/Mg 비율과 정의 상관관계에 있는 cholesterol 수준을 낮추는데 긍정적으로 작용할 것이라 사료된다. LPS 접종 후 IgM 농도는 매실박 첨가구가 무첨가구에 비해 유의적으로 낮은 수준을 나타내었으며(P<0.05), 홍삼박 첨가구는 무첨가구에 비해 낮은 경향을 나타냈지만 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 또한 비장 조직 내 cytokine mRNA 발현에서 홍삼박 첨가구의 경우 공통적으로 IL-1, IL-2 및 IL-6의 mRNA 발현 비율이 무첨가구에 비해 유의적으로 낮았으며, 매실박 첨가구도 IL-1, IL-2에서 무첨가구와 베타글루칸 첨가구보다 낮게 나타났다(P<0.05). 따라서 육계에서 매실박은 LPS 감염 시 IL-1, IL-2 같은 친염증 사이토카인의 발현을 감소시킴으로 염증 반응을 줄여 IgM 상승을 억제하는 것으로 사료된다. 홍삼박 첨가구의 경우 친염증성 사이토카인 억제 효과가 높았지만 항체 농도는 무첨가구와 같은 수준으로 상승하였는데, 생산성, 면역 반응을 개선할 수 있는 첨가 수준에 대한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 또한 이 실험에서 양성 대조군으로 활용한 ${\beta}$-glucan 전체적으로 긍정적인 효과를 보이지 않았는데, 양성 대조군 활용 시 첨가 수준에 대한 세밀한 검토가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 결론적으로 매실박과 홍삼박은 고온 스트레스와 외부 병원성 물질 자극에 대한 반응을 최소화하는데 긍적적으로 작용하는 것으로 사료된다.