• 대한수의학회지
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2016

Probiotics that are able to provide beneficial effects on animal health have become important ingredients of dog foods. This study was conducted to characterize the probiotic potentials of two strains, Lactobacillus reuteri BCLR-42 and Lactobacillus plantarum BCLP-51, that were derived from feces of healthy dogs and evaluated based on tolerance to low pH and bile acid, antimicrobial activities, enzyme profiles, sensitivity to antibiotics, and innate immune enhancing potentials. Both strains showed survival of more than 90% at pH 3 and 0.2% bile acid and exhibited broad antimicrobial activities against indicator bacteria. Moreover, both strains showed high sensitivity to antibiotics, except vancomycin, metronidazole, and gentamicin. The alkaline phosphatase was negligible (score 0), whereas they showed strong beta galactosidase activity (score range 5 or 3, respectively). The phagocytosis and oxidative burst activities of canine granulocytes were significantly enhanced in response to both strains. These results show that both strains have the capability to act as probiotics and the potential for application as ingredients in dog foods.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.191-202
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• 2006

황체내에서 대식세포는 자신이 분비하는 사이토카인을 통해 황체형성기에는 황체형성세포들의 증식과 성장에 관여하고 황체용해시기에는 황체세포들의 아포토시스와 그들의 제거에 직간접적으로 관여하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 실험에서는 돼지에서 최대성숙황체 시기와 황체의 용해에 따른 대식세포의 역할과 작용기전 등을 알아보기 위해 면역조직화학적 및 투과전자현미경적 방법으로 황체의 형태학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 그 결과 돼지에서는 황체용해시에 아포토시스 소체들을 포식하는 대식세포들이 관찰되지 않았고, 최대 황체시기와 황체용해시기에 대식세포들은 미세구조와 그것들이 위치하는 부위가 각기 다른 2가지 아형들이 관찰되었다. 이같은 결과로 볼 때, 돼지에서는 황체용해시 아포토시스 소체들이 대식세포의 포식작용에 의하지 않고 자체 혈관을 통해 제거되는 것으로 보이며, 황체에는 각 시기별로 각기 다른 임무를 띤 아형의 대식세포들이 혈류로부터 들어와 시기특이적으로 작용하는 것으로 추정된다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2008

탈피에 따른 거미 과립혈구의 미세구조 변화를 고배율의 투과 전자현미경으로 관찰하였다. 산왕거미(Araneus ventricosus)의 과립혈구는 산호성 과립혈구(EGs)와 염기호성 과립혈구(BGs), 그리고 혈색소혈구 (cyanocytes) 등 세 종류가 구분되었다. EGs와 BGs는 공통적으로 전자밀도가 높은 구형 과립을 함유하고 있었지만, 과립의 크기와 미세구조의 차이에 따라 두 종류가 확연히 구분되었다. 과립의 크기가 작은 EGs는 탈피기간중 세포소기관의 다양한 형태적 변화가 나타나며, 왕성한 식작용을 통해 많은 식포를 형성하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 반면, 과립의 크기가 큰 BGs의 세포질에서는 식포가 관찰되지 않았으나, 탈피시기 동안 과립의 전자밀도가 낮아지는 특성이 관찰되었다. 가장 대형의 과립혈구인 혈색소세포의 세포질에는 많은 헤모시아닌 결정체가 동심원상으로 배열되어 있었으며, 탈피기간중 혈구의 일부는 불규칙한 구조로 변형되었다. 고배율의 투과전자현미경으로 헤모시아닌 결정체의 격자구조를 관찰한 결과, 미세소관(microtubule)과 매우 유사한 구조를 가지고 있었으며, 각각의 미세한 관상 구조는 다시 약 20여 가닥의 극히 미세한 필라멘트로 이루어져 있음이 확인되었다.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.69-76
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• 1969

1. 10種染料 (neutral red, toluidine blue, pyronin, methylene blue, alcian blue, trypan blue, carmine, orange G, aniline blue, Janus green B, and India ink)로 處理된 흰쥐의 腹腔內細胞 特히 肥滿細胞의 식作用 및 複屈折性의 有無를 位相差顯微鏡法 및 偏光顯微鏡法으로 分析하였으며 附隨的으로 cytomorphic change 도 觀察하였다. 2. 腹腔內 肥滿細胞는 大部分 染料에 對하여 아무런 식作用을 보이지 않았으며 India ink 群에서 輕微한 식作用을 보였다. 大식細胞와 各種 白血球는 大體로 旺盛한 식作用을 나타내었다. 3. 腹腔內 肥滿細胞는 大部分의 染料를 處理하여도 아무런 複屈折性을 보이지 않았으며 trypan blue 와 aniline blue 處理群에서 매우 輕微한 反應을 보였을 뿐이었으며 白血球는 全然 反應을 보이지 않았다. 4. 各種染料에 對한 肥滿細胞의 細胞形態學的 反應은 一定하지 않았으며 大體로 輕微한 變化를 일으켰다. 白血球의 同染料에 對한 反應은 特히 trypan blue, orange G, India ink群에 서 顯著하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2007

The ${\beta}2$ integrins on leukocytes play important roles in cell adhesion, migration and phagocytosis. One of the ${\beta}2$ integrins, ${\alpha}X{\beta}2$ (CD11c/CD18), is known to bind ligands such as fibrinogen, Thy-1 and iC3b, but its function is not well characterized. To understand its biological roles, we attempted to identify novel ligands. The functional moiety of ${\alpha}X{\beta}2$, the ${\alpha}X$ I-domain, was found to bind plasminogen, the zymogen of plasmin, with moderate affinity ($1.92{\times}10^{-6}M$) in the presence of $Mg^{2+}$ or $Mn^{2+}$. The ${\beta}D-{\alpha}5$ loop of the ${\alpha}X$ I-domain proved to be responsible for binding, and lysine residues ($Lys^{242}$, $Lys^{243}$) in the loop were the most important for recognizing plasminogen. An excess amount of the lysine analog, 6-aminohexanoic acid, inhibited ${\alpha}X$ I-domain binding to plasminogen, indicating that binding is lysine-dependent. The results of this study indicate that leukocytes regulate plasminogen activation, and consequently plasmin activities, through an interaction with ${\alpha}X{\beta}2$ integrin.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.414-421
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• 2013

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in fermented foods have attracted considerable attention recently as treatment options for immune diseases, the incidence of which has been increasing worldwide. The ability of 500 strains of LAB, isolated from kimchi, to induce TNF-${\alpha}$ production in peritoneal macrophages was investigated. Lactobacillus plantarum HY7712 most strongly induced TNF-${\alpha}$ production as well as NF-${\kappa}B$ activation. However, HY7712 inhibited NF-${\kappa}B$ activation in LPS-stimulated peritoneal macrophages. When HY7712 was orally treated in cyclophosphamide (CP)-immunosuppressed mice for 5 or 15 days, it reversed the body and spleen weights, blood RBC and WBC levels, and splenocyte and bone marrow cells that were reduced by CP. Orally administered HY7712 increased concanavalin A-induced T cell proliferation to 84.5% of the normal group on day 15, although treatment with CP alone markedly reduced it to 53.7% of the normal group. Furthermore, orally administered HY7712 significantly induced the expressions of IL-2 and IFN-${\gamma}$ in ConA-induced splenic cytotoxic T cells of CP-treated mice. Orally administered HY7712 restored the CP-impaired phagocytosis of macrophages in mice. Orally administered HY7712 also restored the cytotoxicity of NK and cytotoxic T cells derived from spleen and bone marrow against YAC-1 in CP-immunosuppressed mice. Based on these findings, orally administered HY7712 may accelerate the recovery of cyclophosphamide-caused immunosuppression, without evident side effects, by immunopotentiating NK and Tc cells, and may provide a mechanistic basis for using HY7712 as an alternative means in lessening chemotherapyinduced immunosuppression in cancer patients.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.1031-1040
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• 2013

Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus that commensally colonizes human mucosal surfaces. The aim of this study was to assess the role of different C. albicans morphologies in inducing pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and cytokines in macrophages. Macrophages may respond to pathogen-associated molecular patterns via TLR2 and TLR4 by expressing cytokines. The hyphal transition of C. albicans was induced by 20% serum (S), RPMI-1640 (R), or $39^{\circ}C$ culture (H). Macrophages were then challenged with either yeast (Y) or different hyphae cultures of C. albicans, followed by RT-PCR and FACS analysis of PRRs expression. In addition, macrophages were stimulated with either yeast or different hyphae cultures of C. albicans used by RT-PCR and Bio-Plex analysis of cytokines production. Macrophages expressed high levels of TLR4 and dectin-1 after stimulation with Y cells. In contrast, stimulation with H or R cells strongly increased the expression of TLR2 and dectin-2. Stimulation with Y cells significantly enhanced the expression of IL-$1{\beta}$ and weakly increased the expression of IL-6 and IL-12. Stimulation with hyphal cells (S, R, and H) strongly increased IL-10 expression, but weakly reduced IL-$1{\beta}$ expression. The phagocytosis activity and NO production of macrophages were decreased upon treatment with hyphal cells compared with yeast, and depended on the length of hyphae. In summary, the yeast and hyphae forms of C. albicans resulted in an induction of different PRRs, with accompanying differences in immune cell cytokine profiles.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.185-194
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• 2006

엽록체는 숙주세포에 잡아먹힌 (식균작용) 남세균이 숙주세포와 공생관계를 형성하여 온 것으로 간주된다. 엽록체 게놈은 정적이라고 이해하고 있지만 형질전환을 통하여 상동염기가 도입되면 이와는 반대로 intramolecular homologous recombination에 의해 subgenomic circle을 만드는 등 매우 다이나믹하다는 것이 최근에 증명되고 있다. 고등식물의 엽록체 형질전환은 핵 형질전환에서 기대할 수 없는 여러 이점을 제공한다. 예컨대, transgene의 발현율을 높일 수 있고, transgene들을 polycistronic하게 발현할 수 있으며, 도입된 transgene이 모계유전을 하게 된다는 것 등이다. 담배는 엽록체 형질전환의 모델 식물로 사용되어 왔으나 최근에는 벼, 대두, 면화 등 다른 주요 작물의 형질전환도 가능하게 되었다. 엽록체 형질전환된 작물은 미생물을 이용하여 고부가가치 단백질을 생산하는 생물반응기를 향후 대체할 수 있게 될 것이다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.223-227
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• 1987

The effects of butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene on the immune status in normal male were evaluated. They exhibited significant decrease in the circulating leukocyte counts. Relative spleen and thymus weights were slightly decreased, but not stratistically significant. These were, however, significant liver hypertrophies in theier exposed mice. Splenic IgM PFCs per one million cells in 1/20 LD50 BHA and BHT exposed mice were significantly reduced IgM PFCs per spleen were similar tothose of control, except in 1/20 LD50 BHA exposed mice, where they were significantly suppressed. The precise nature of the inhibition is not clear. Direct cytotoxicity is not responsible for the depressed antibody response, even following relatively high doses of them, because the changes in spleen cellularity are not significant. Both substances, however, did not show any effects on the arthus reaction and delayed hypersensitivity reaction induced by heat aggreagted bovine serum albumin, and in vivo phagocytosis of colloidal carbon. In the light of the present results, in vivo antibody response as well as in vitro, may be sensitive to BHA of the present results, in vivo antibody response as well as in vitro, amy be sensitie to BHA and BHT. Further elucidation of the precise nature of antibody suppression in their exposed mice, is warranted.

• 약학회지
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.482-489
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• 2007

Kaempferitrin, isolated from Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus), was examined to evaluate its modulatory effects on antigen-presenting cell functions of macrophages/monocytes such as phagocytosis of foreign materials, up-regulation of costimulatory molecules (CD40, CD80 and CD86), adhesion molecule activation, and antigen processing and presentation. Kaempferitrin strongly blocked up-regulation of CD40, CD80 and CD86, but not pattern recognition receptor (PRR) (e.g., TLR2). It also suppressed functional activation of CD29 (${\beta}1$-integrins), as assessed by cell-cell adhesion assay, required for T cell-antigen-presenting cell (APC) interaction. Furthermore, this compound did not block a simple activation of CD29, as assessed by cell-fibronectin adhesion assay. However, the compound did not diminish phagocytic uptake, an initial step for antigen processing, and ROS generation in RAW264.7 cells. In particular, to understand molecular mechanism of kaempferitrin-mediated inhibition, the regulatory role of LPS-induced signaling events was examined using immunoblotting analysis. Interestingly, this compound dose dependently suppressed the phosphorylation of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$, Src, Akt and Syk, demonstrating that it can negatively modulate the activation of these signaling enzymes. Therefore, our data suggested that kaempferitrin may be involved in regulating APC function-relevant immune responses of macrophages and monocytes by regulating intracellular signaling.