• Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.86-90
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• 2012

Purpose: Although Pokeweed intoxication is relatively less severe, there is little data on the clinical presentation of Pokeweed intoxication in Korea. This study examined the clinical aspects to provide basic data for evaluating Pokeweed intoxication. Methods: A retrospective study by a chart review was performed on 19 patients who ingested Pokeweed and presented to an academic emergency department with an annual census of 40,000 between March 2012 and May 2012. Results: Nineteen patients were identified. All patients were intoxicated unintentionally. The most common symptoms were vomiting with diarrhea and abdominal pain. The onset time varied, but occurs 30 minutes to 5 hours post ingestion of Pokeweed. All patients were discharged without fatal complications. Conclusion: Compared to previous reports, most pokeweed poisoning patients complain of gastrointestinal symptoms. Supportive care is the mainstay of the management of pokeweed intoxication. All symptoms were resolved over a 24 to 48 hour period.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.146-148
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• 2008

Phytolacca americana poisoning is a benign plant intoxication that causes gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Other signs and symptoms include diaphoresis, salivation, visual disturbance, and seizures or mental changes. We report two cases of patients who experienced confusion and abdominal pain, vomiting, and hematemesis after oral ingestion of pokeweed. A 60-year-old female with confusion and a 67-year-old female with abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea were admitted to the emergency department after pokeweed poisoning. After supportive treatment of hydration and gastrointestinal medication, the two patients showed full recovery within 24 h and were discharged from the hospital.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2001

PAP-I cDNA was synthesized from total RNA of Phytolacca americana leaves by RT-PCR, and then subcloned to recombinant vector pBluescript II SK-. Using PCR with primers designed in our laboratory, we could get the 9 deletion mutant PAP-I cDNA fragments. The first of the fragments was deleted by 66bp from immature N-terminal and then the rest were deleted by 90bp sequentially. Sequentially deletion mutant PAP-I cDNAs were inserted to pAc55M, on down-stream of gall promoter. Recombinant pAc55M was transformed to yeast cells, psy1 and the cells were spreaded on SC_urn-/glucose plate media. Colonies on SC_ura-/glucose plate were streaked on the same position of SC_ura-/glucose and SC_ura-/galactose plate, and we selected colonies growing on both plates, which carry non-cytotoxic deleted mutant PAP-I cDNA. We selected 4 deletion mutant PAP-I cDNAs which have not cytotoxicity.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.60-60
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• 1994

No Abstract, See Full Text

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1995.10b
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• pp.174.1-174
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• 1995

No Abstract, See Full Text

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Crop Science Conference
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• 1996.10a
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• pp.88-89
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• 1996

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1994.04a
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• pp.264-264
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• 1994

본 연구는 보리 씨앗에 존재하는 리보솜 불활성화 단백질(RIP) 의 삼차원 구조를 X-선 결정학 방법을 이용하여 밝히고, 그 결과로 분자 차원에서 기능을 이해하는 것을 목적으로 하고있다. 리보솜불활성화 단백질은 N-glucosidase 반응을 통하여 단백질 합성을 저해하기 때문에 세포를 죽일 수 있다. 따라서 암세포만을 특정적으로 인식하는 다른 물질과 결합시키면 암세포만을 특정적으로 죽일 수 있는 면역독소로 이용될 수 있다. 또, 최근에는 항바이러스의 작용을 함이 밝혀져 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 단백질 삼차원 구조 규명을 위해서는 여러가지 단계가 있는데 지난 번 과제까지 성공적으로 리보솜 불활성화 단백질의 대량 분리와 X-선 결정학의 필수 요건 좋은 결정을 길렀고, 이번에는 구조 해석을 위해 꼭 해결해야하는 위상문제를 극복하기 위하여 여러가지 실험을 진행하였다. 우선, 비슷한 구조인 피마자씨에서 분리한 Ricin의 A-체인과 미국자리공 잎에서 분리한 Pokeweed antiviral protein의 삼차원 분자좌표를 이용하여 분자치환법으로 위상문제 해결을 시도하였다. Ricin 의 A-체인을 이용하였을 때 분자의 위치가 정확히 찾아지지 않았고, 다른 모델인 Pokeweed antiviral protein을 이용하여 X-PLOR 프로그램내의 PC refinement법으로 분자치환을 시도하였다. Euler각도로 (187.37, 22.5, 311.94) 의 회전해 (Rotation solution) 를 가지고 있었고, 이러한 해에 맞추어서 분자를 돌려둔 후, 이동해 (Transaltion solution) 을 구해서 그 위치 (Orientation) 로 분자를 이동하였다. 이 때 R값은 53.9 % (8.0 - 3.5$\AA$) 이였고, 부분좌표 (Fractional coorcdinate) 에서는 0.102, 0.000, 0.261 이고, 직교좌표 (Orthogonal coorclinate) 에서는 4.616, 0.000, 13.167 의 결과를 얻었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.385-390
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• 2003

An antimicrobial peptide was purified from the roots of Phytolacca americana L. and was designated as PAMP-r. Purification was carried out by DEAE-cellulose anion exchange, sephadex G-75 gel filtration, Mono S cation exchange, and Resource RPC reverse phage chromatography. The molecular weight of PAMP-r was estimated to be about 4,900 Da by 15% SDS-PAGE under reducing condition. PAMP-r exhibited a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. PAMP-r was stable against heat and pH treatment; its activity was not diminished by the heat treatment up to $80^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, and it showed a pH stability in the range between pH 3.0 to pH 8.0.

• Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.287-292
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• 2012

The results of this study intended to clarify the apoptotic effects of curcumin on Epstein-Barr virus transformed human B lymphoma (EBV-B) cells are summarized as follows: It was found that curcumin induced endoplasmic reticulum(ER) stress as well as apoptotic cell death in EBV-B cells, although the magnitude of action was insignificant. When EBV-B cells activated by pokeweed mitogen (PWM) were treated with the same concentrations of curcumin, it was found that higher ER stress (GRP78, P-PERK, XBP-1, ATF6, and CHOP expressed) increased unfold protein response (UPR) and thus, apoptosis attributed to ER stress, compared to non-activated EBV-B cells In conclusion, it is expected that curcumin will play an important role for leukemia treatment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nutrition Society Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.258.1-258.1
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• 2003