• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2018

이 실험은 제주도내 양식장으로부터 유입수와 방출수의 다제내성(MDR)을 가진 Vibrio 균의 plasmid profiling을 위해 진행하였다. Plasmid profiling을 위해 사용한 다제내성을 가진 균주는 디스크 확산법을 통해 확인하였고, 유입수와 방출수으로부터 각각 150개의 Vibrio 균주를 분리하였다. 모든 다제내성 균주를 대상으로 plasmid profiling을 실시하였으며, 유입수와 비교하여 방출수에서 많은Vibrio 균이 열거되었다(유입수 39%, 방출수 61%). 방출수에서는 neomycin, sulfamethoxazole, amoxicillin 및 oxytetracycline의 내성을 가진 균주가 유의적으로 많은 것으로 확인되었고, 대조적으로 Vibrio 균주는 florfenicol, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin 및 nalidixic acid에 더 민감한 것으로 확인이 되었다. 99종의 다제내성 균주(유입수 39종과 방출수 60종) 중에서 총 58종(유입수 38종과 방출수 20종)이 1.7 kb에서 10 kb 이상의 플라스미드를 가지고 있는 것을 확인하였으며 플라스미드 크기마다 19가지의 다른 다제내성 패턴을 보였다. 6종의 유입수와 4종의 방출수에서 다제내성 균주는 특이적인 plasmid profile이 확인되었다. 방출수 샘플은 보다 많은 플라스미드를 가진 다제내성 Vibrio 균주와 다양한 plasmid profile들과 다제내성 패턴을 가지고 있었고 이는 양식장의 저장탱크가 항생제내성 유전자의 저장소 역할을 할 수 있다는 점을 시사한다. 양식장의 방출수에서 plasmid를 가진 다제내성 Vibrio 균주의 존재는 항생제 내성 유전자의 전파에 기여할 수 있으며 이로 인해 인간의 건강을 위협할 수 있다.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.25-42
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• 2017

Objectives The goal of this review was to investigate clinical, experimental and literature studies of Korean medicine on atopic dermatitis (AD) of Korean children in Korean medicine literature, seeking for the better research methods for more effective treatments. Methods Electronic investigations were practiced on AKOP (The Association of Korean Oriental Pediatrics, http://www.akop.or.kr) to collect theses which were published by J Pediatr Korean Med. The key word 'Atopy' was used for searching to ensure that every related thesis was collected. The publication date was limited from 1996 to 2016. The selected literatures were assessed mainly according to distributions of study type, publication year, scale, treatment and its efficacy. Results 55 papers were selected from 59 studies. In these collected 55 related theses, there were 29 experimental studies (52.73%), 18 clinical studies (32.73%), 8 review studies (14.55%). In the 29 experimental studies, there were 20 studies (68.97%) using NC/Nga mouse as subjects. The mite antigen was used to trigger AD by 8 studies (27.59%). The studies have been utilizing DNCB and DNFB instead of mite antigen since 2011. All the experimental studies showed that the Korean medicine was effective in AD. In total 18 clinical studies, 3 studies (16.67%) were case reports, only 1 thesis (5.56%) was conducted by case control study and the rest were case series studies. 7 studies (38.89%) of 18 studies diagnosed AD according to Hanifin and Rajka's diagnostic criteria (1980), only 1 study (5.56%) according to the Korean standard and the rest 10 studies (55.56%) didn't mention diagnostic criteria. 12 clinical studies (66.67%) showed efficacy in treating AD. There were 10 studies (55.56%) only employing internal treatments and 1 thesis (5.56%) didn't mention the exact prescription. Naesowhajungtang-kamibang, Saenghyeoryunbue-um were used 3 times (16.67%) as the internal medicine respectively. 5 theses (27.78%) were combined with acupuncture therapy. Hegu (LI4), Sanyinjiao (SP6) were used in 4 theses, and Taichong (LR3), Quchi (LI11), Zusanli (ST36) in 3 theses. The number of acupoints chosen from The Spleen meridian of Foot-Taiyin was the largest. There were 8 review theses. 2 were about the foreign oriental medicine, 3 were about the external medicine or external treatment methods, and 3 other studies were about severity scoring systems, the methodological study in the latest clinical study, overview for pattern and results of herbal medicine-derived AD clinical researches. Conclusions The experimental studies and clinical studies showed the effectiveness of Korean medicine treatments. However, this study still needs improving by conducting more comparative studies and using better research methods, in order to find more effective treatments to improve clinical efficacy.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2012

Objectives: This study's aims were to evaluate the effects of load center of gravity within an object lifted and feet placements on peak EMG amplitude acting on bilateral low back muscle groups, and to suggest adequate foot strategies with an aim to reducing low back pain incidence while lifting asymmetric load. Methods: The hypotheses that asymmetric load imposes more peak EMG amplitude on low back muscles contralateral to load center of gravity than symmetric load and maximum peak EMG amplitude out of bilateral ones can be relieved by locating one foot close to load center of gravity in front of the other were established based on biomechanics including safety margin model and previous researches. 11 male subjects were required to lift symmetrically a 15.8kg object during 2sec according to each conditions; symmetric load-parallel feet (SP), asymmetric load-parallel feet (AP), asymmetric load-one foot contralateral to load center of gravity in front of the other (AL), and asymmetric load-one foot ipsilateral to load center of gravity in front of the other (AR). Bilateral longissimus, iliocostalis, and multifidus on right and left low back area were selected as target muscles, and asymmetric load had load center of gravity 10cm deviated to the right from the center in the frontal plane. Results: Greater peak EMG amplitude in left muscle group than in right one was observed due to the effect of load center of gravity, and mean peak EMG amplitudes on both sides was not affected by load center of gravity because of EMG balancing effect. However, the difference of peak EMG amplitudes between both sides was significantly affected by it. Maximum peak EMG amplitude out of both sides and the difference of peak EMG amplitude between both sides could be reduced with keeping one foot ipsilateral to load center of gravity in front of the other while lifting asymmetric load. Conclusions: It was likely that asymmetric load lead to the elevated incidence of low back pain in comparison with symmetric load based on maximum peak EMG amplitude occurrence and greater imbalanced peak EMG amplitude between both sides. Changing feet positions according to the location of load center of gravity was suggested as one intervention able to reduce the low back pain incidence.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.266-272
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• 1995

The analysis of membrane receptors for hormones and neurotransmitters has progressed considerably by pharmacological and biochemical means and more recently through the use of specific antibodies. To generate and characterize a moloclonal antibody against $\beta$-adrenergic receptor, a synthetic $\beta$2-adrenergic receptor peptide (Phe-Gly-Asn-Phe-Trp-Cys-Phe-Trp-Thr-Ser-lle-Asp-Val-Leu) which may comprise part of $\beta$-adrenergic receptor ligand binding pocket was coupled to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) and used as an immunogen. Male BALB/C mice were immunized with this antigen and the immunized spleen was fused with myeloma SP2/0-Ag14 cells to produce monoclonal antibodies. Two clones were obtained but one of monoclonal antibodies, mAb5G09, was used throughout in this study because the other clone, mAb5All showed weak immunoreactivity against KLH as well. The mouse monoclonal antibody mAb5G09 produced in this study showed immunoreactivity to peptide-KLH conjugates and also to human A43l cells and guinea pig lung $\beta$2-adrenergic receptor as revealed by ELISA and western blot. In the course of determination of the effects of mAb5G09 on $\beta$-receptor ligand binding, it was observed that mAb5G09 specifically bound $\beta$-adrenergic radioligand [$^3$H]dihydroalprenolol (DHA) with a dissociation constant (Kd) of 60 nM. The [$^3$H]DHA binding activity of mAb5G09 had characteristics of immunoglobulins and the binding activity was not observed in the control anti-KLH monoclonal antibody. The monoclonal antibody, mAb5G09 produced in this study may provide useful models for the study of the structure of receptor binding sites.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.619-625
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• 2015

The present study was performed to determine the infection status of swamp eels with Gnathostoma sp. larvae in Myanmar. We purchased total 37 Asian swamp eels, Monopterus albus, from a local market in Yangon in June and December 2013 and 2014. All collected eels were transferred with ice to our laboratory and each of them was examined by the artificial digestion technique. A total of 401 larval gnathostomes (1-96 larvae/eel) were detected in 33 (89.2%) swamp eels. Most of the larvae (n=383; 95.5%) were found in the muscle. The remaining 18 larvae were detected in the viscera. The advanced third-stage larvae ($AdL_3$) were 2.3-4.4 mm long and 0.25-0.425 mm wide. The characteristic head bulb ($0.093{\times}0.221mm$ in average size) with 4 rows of hooklets, muscular long esophagus (1.025 mm), and 2 pairs of cervical sacs (0.574 mm) were observed by light microscopy. The average number of hooklets in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rows was 41, 45, 48, and 51, respectively. As scanning electron microscopic findings, the characteristic 4-5 rows of hooklets on the head bulb, a cervical papilla, tegumental spines regularly arranged in the transverse striations, and an anus were well observed. Based on these morphological characters, they were identified as the AdL3 of Gnathostoma spinigerum. By the present study, it has been confirmed for the first time that Asian swamp eels, M. albus, from Yangon, Myanmar are heavily infected with G. spinigerum larvae.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2020

Echinococcosis occurs mainly in areas with heavy livestock farming, such as Central Asia, America, and Australia. Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) infection causes echinococcosis in intermediate hosts, such as sheep, cattle, goats, camels, and horses. Numerous cases of echinococcosis occur in Uzbekistan as stock farming is a primary industry. Epidemiological and genetic studies of E. granulosus s.l. are very important for mitigating its impact on public health and the economy; however, there are no such studies on E. granulosus s.l. in Uzbekistan. In the present study, to determine which genotypes exist and are transmitted, we isolated Echinococcus sp. from definitive hosts (one isolate each from jackal and dog) and intermediate hosts (52 isolates from humans and 6 isolates from sheep) in Uzbekistan and analyzed the isolates by sequencing 2 mitochondrial DNA components (cox1 and nad1). The results showed that all of isolates except one belonged to the E. granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) G1 and G3 genotypes. Phylogenetic analysis based on cox1 sequences showed that 42 isolates from humans, 6 isolates from sheep, and one isolate from jackal were the G1 genotype, whereas the remaining 8 isolates from human and the one isolate from dog were the G3 genotype. These results suggest that the G1 and G3 genotypes of E. granulosus s.s. are predominant in Uzbekistan, and both wild animals and domestic animals are important for maintaining their life cycle. Only one isolate from human sample was confirmed to be E. eqiinus (G4 genotype), which is known to be for the first time.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2020

Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite that causes severe disease when the infection occurs during pregnancy. Adenosine is a purine nucleoside involved in numerous physiological processes; however, the role of adenosine receptors in T. gondii-induced trophoblast cell function has not been investigated until now. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the intracellular signaling pathways regulated by adenosine receptors using a HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cell model of T. gondii infection. HTR8/SVneo human extravillous trophoblast cells were infected with or without T. gondii and then evaluated for cell morphology, intracellular proliferation of the parasite, adenosine receptor expression, TNF-α production and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signaling pathways triggered by adenosine A₃ receptor (A₃AR). HTR8/SVneo cells infected with T. gondii exhibited an altered cytoskeletal changes, an increased infection rate and reduced viability in an infection time-dependent manner. T. gondii significantly promoted increased TNF-α production, A₃AR protein levels and p38, ERK1/2 and JNK phosphorylation compared to those observed in uninfected control cells. Moreover, the inhibition of A₃AR by A₃AR siRNA transfection apparently suppressed the T. gondii infection-mediated upregulation of TNF-α, A₃AR production and MAPK activation. In addition, T. gondii-promoted TNF-α secretion was dramatically attenuated by pretreatment with PD098059 or SP600125. These results indicate that A₃AR-mediated activation of ERK1/2 and JNK positively regulates TNF-α secretion in T. gondii-infected HTR8/SVneo cells.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.385-396
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• 2011

본 연구는 구기자 유기재배 시 발생하는 주요 병해충에 대해 친환경적인 방제방법을 개발하기 위해서 수행하였다. 관내 주요 유기재배 농가의 병해충의 발생을 조사한 결과 18종의 병해충이 조사되었는데 그 중 발생의 정도에 따라 병해로 흰가루병과 뒷면곰팡이병 해충으로 복숭아혹진딧물과 꽃노랑총채벌레 및 나방류가 친환경적인 방제연구가 필요하였다. 이에 방제 시험한 결과 초여름 발생하는 흰가루병에는 Bacilus subtilis QST 713 수화제와 Sulfur 수화제가 효과가 좋았고 초가을에 발생하는 흰가루병에는 Sulfur 수화제와 Copper hydroxide 수화제, Paraffinic oil 유제의 효과가 좋았다. 또한 뒷면곰팡이병 방제시험 결과 Paraffinic oil 유제와 Bacilus subtilis GB-0365 액상수화제의 방제효과가 70% 이상으로 좋았다. 해충 친환경 방제시험에서 총채벌레의 방제에 천적인 유럽애꽃노린재(Orius laevigatus)를 방사하여 80%이상 방제가능 하였다. 왕담배나방은 미생물농약인 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai GB413 액상수화제와 Bacillus thuringiensis aizawa 0423 수화제로 70%이상의 방제가로 방제할 수 있었으며, 구기자 뿔나방(Hedma lycia sp.)은 B.T. servar aizawai 수화제가 70% 이상의 방제가로 효과가 우수하였다. 마지막으로 복숭아혹진딧물을 친환경제제로 방제 시험한 결과 Bacillus subtilis(Seoncho)와 Bacillus subtilis(Jinsami)가 80%이상의 방제가로 약효가 우수하였으며 Ginkgo nut extract로도 70%이상 방제할 수 있었다. 이상의 방제시험으로 구기자 유기재배시 우선 문제되는 5종의 병해충에 대해서 방제방법을 제시할 수 있었다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.381-386
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• 2010

과립 비대기 동안의 괘대시기가 '거봉' 포도의 열과에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 포도 과립의 생육 및 과피의 특성 변화를 조사하였다. 포도 과립중은 만개후 7-9주간 괘대한 후기 처리구에서 13.4g으로 가장 높았으며, 전기간 괘대구가 12.3g으로 가장 낮았다. 한계팽압에서 포도 과립의 열과율이 무대구에서 53.3% 이상 발생하여 가장 높았던 반면, 처리구에서는 전기간 괘대구(42.7%), 초기 괘대구(37.3%), 중기 괘대구(33.3%), 후기 괘대구(18.7%)의 순으로 열과가 경감되었다. 과피의 조직학적 특성을 관찰한 결과, 무대 처리에 비해 괘대 처리구에서 과피 표면의 과점의 크기가 작았으며 형태가 건전하였다. 특히 후기 괘대구에서는 기공 주변이 코르크화와 미세균열이 관찰되지 않았으며, 과피의 아표피층과 세포벽의 두께가 증가하여 과피가 구조적으로 강화되었다. 따라서 상대적으로 일조시간이 길고 광도가 높은 변색기 직전에 2주간 괘대처리가 '거봉' 포도의 과피 구조를 강화시켜 열과 겸감에 효과적임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제35권3호통권99호
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• pp.172-180
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• 2002

큰 강의 하류에서 우점하는 정수식물의 분해 기작을 알기 위하여 1998년 11월부터 1999년 9월까지 낙동강하류의 수변에 분포하는 정수식물 중 우점종인 갈대와준우점종인 줄 및 애기부들의 낙엽분해속도(개방망과 폐쇄망, 부유층과 침수층)를 비교하고，　수서 무척추동물의 낙엽분해 기여도를 조사하였다. 낙엽주머니에서 채집된 수서 무척추동물은 11과 11종이었으며 평균 밀도는 $222\;ind./m^2$ (n= 792)였다. 우점종은 평균 밀도의 약 68% 이상을 차지하는 파리목 깔따구과의 Chironomus sp.(깔따구속)로 수집-모으는 기능군(collector-gather)이　우점하였다. 수서 무척추동물의 서식 밀도는 개방망보다　폐쇄망에서 높게 나타났으며 부유층과 침수층에서는 큰차이가 없었다．　낙엽주머니 내 깔따구과의 평균 밀도는 줄($180\;ind./m^2$, n= 264), 애기부들($187\;ind./m^2$, n= 264), 갈대 ($95\;ind./m^2$, n= 264) 순이었고 부유층보다 침수층에서, 개방망보다 폐쇄망에서 다소 많이 출현하였다. 50%분해에 소요되는 기간은 줄이 가장 짧고 다음은 애기부들 그리고 갈대 순으로 나타났다. 실험결과 분해율은 줄이 가장 높았으며, 애기부들이 갈대보다 조금 더 빨리　분해되었다. 그리고 3종의 낙엽 모두 분해율이 침수층에서보다 부유층에서 더 빠르게 분해되었다. 개방망과 폐쇄망에서는 분해율의 차이가 나타나지 않았다.