• 생물정신의학
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2012

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate clinical profile, efficacy, and safety of long-term treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in Korean autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) patients. Methods Effectiveness was assessed through a retrospective review of self-reported target symptom improvement at the last follow-up visit. Changes in illness severity and improvement were measured using the Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) of illness and Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) Scales. Tolerability was assessed through a review of the reason for discontinuation of SSRI and documented adverse events. Results A total of 21 ASDs patients (aged 9 to 19 years) treated with SSRI during July 2010 to July 2011 in department of child and adolescent psychiatry of Seoul National Hospital were identified. The mean duration of SSRI treatment was 47.9 (standard deviation = 36.9) months (range 0.7-114.5), and the mean fluoxetine equivalent dosage of SSRIs was $27.1{\pm}10.8$ mg. Nineteen (90.5%) patients were using concomitant medication. We found that SSRIs were prescribed for symptoms of agitation, stereotyped behavior, aggression, depression, impulsivity and self-injury in ASDs. Ten patients (47.6%) reported improvement in their target symptom after SSRI treatment based on CGI-I scores (CGI-I ${\leq}$ 2). The side effects were reported in 5 patients (23.8%) ; vomiting (n = 2, 9.5%), excessive mood elevation (n = 1, 4.8%), insomnia (n = 1, 4.8%), somnolence (n = 1, 4.8%) and decreased appetite (n = 1, 4.8%). Self-injurious behavior was reported in one patient (4.8%). Conclusions The results of this study suggest that SSRIs may be used effectively in children and adolescents diagnosed with ASDs. However, safety issues need to be considered carefully when choosing SSRIs for treatment. Future controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.77-81
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• 2010

동부를 80% MeOH로 추출하고, 얻어진 추출물을 EtOAc, n-BuOH 및 $H_2O$로 용매 분획 하였다. 이 중 EtOAc과 n-BuOH 분획으로부터 silica gel과 octadecyl silica gel(ODS) column chromatography를 반복하여 4종의 sterol 화합물을 분리, 정제하였다. 각 화합물의 화학구조는 NMR, MS 및 IR 등의 spectrum data를 해석하여, stigmasterol(1a), $\beta$-sitosterol(1b), 7-ketositosterol(2) 및 stigmasterol 3-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside(3)로 동정하였다. 화합물 1b, 2와 3은 동부에서 처음 분리되었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 1995

Endosulfan이 흰쥐(Balb/c.) 체내의 cytochrome P-450 효소계에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 endosulfan을 7.5 mg/kg 수준으로 복강주사하였다. Endosulfan을 복강주사 처리하여 48시간 후 적출한 흰쥐의 간에서는 cytochrome P-450 함량이 $3.3{\sim}4.2$배, cytochrome $b_5$ 함량이 $2.3{\sim}3.8$배, NADPH cytochrome P-450 reductase 활성이 $5.3{\sim}6.4$배 그리고 총 haem 함량이 $3.1{\sim}3.6$배씩 대조구의 그것들에 비해 증가하였다. Endosulfan은 대조구 흰쥐 간의 cytochrome P-450 효소계와 상호작용하여 파장 387와 389 nm에서 흡광도의 증가를 보였으며 파장 407 nm에서 넓은 흡수대를 형성하였다. 환원형 P-450-CO spectrum은 대조구의 경우 파장 451 nm에서 흡광도의 극대를 보인 반면 endosulfan으로 처리된 흰쥐 간의 그것은 파장 449와 450 nm에서 흡광도의 극대를 보였다. Endosulfan 처리로 흰쥐 간과 신장의 aldrin epoxidase 활성이 각각 2.8배와 2.1배씩 증가하였으며 7-ethoxyresorufin dealkylase 활성은 각각 1.7배와 1.8배씩 증가하였다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.301-309
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• 2011

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is clinically heterogeneous hereditary motor and sensory neuropathies with genetic heterogeneity, age-dependent penetrance, and variable expressivity. Rare copy number variations by nonrecurrent rearrangements have recently been suggested to be associated with Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A (CMT1A) neuropathy. In our previous study, we found three Korean CMT1A families with rare copy number variations (CNVs) on 17p12 by nonrecurrent rearrangement. Careful clinical examinations were performed in all the affected individuals with rare CNVs (n=19), which may be the first full study of a subject from a large CMT1A family with nonrecurrent rearrangement. The clinical phenotype showed no significant difference compared with common CMT1A patients, but with variable phenotypes. In particular, a broad intrafamilial phenotypic spectrum was observed within the same family, which may suggest the existence of a genetic modifier. This study may broaden the understanding of the role of CNVs in the pathogenesis of CMT.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.44-58
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• 2018

Pseudomonas chlororaphis 30-84 is a biological control agent selected for its ability to suppress diseases caused by fungal pathogens. P. chlororaphis 30-84 produces three phenazines: phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (PCA), 2-hydroxy-phenazine-1-carboxylic acid (2OHPCA) and a small amount of 2-hydroxy-phenazine (2OHPHZ), and these are required for fungal pathogen inhibition and wheat rhizosphere competence. The two, 2-hydroxy derivatives are produced from PCA via the activity of a phenazine-modifying enzyme encoded by phzO. In addition to the seven biosynthetic genes responsible for the production of PCA, many other Pseudomonas strains possess one or more modifying genes, which encode enzymes that act independently or together to convert PCA into other phenazine derivatives. In order to understand the fitness effects of producing different phenazines, we constructed isogenic derivatives of P. chlororaphis 30-84 that differed only in the type of phenazines produced. Altering the type of phenazines produced by P. chlororaphis 30-84 enhanced the spectrum of fungal pathogens inhibited and altered the degree of take-all disease suppression. These strains also differed in their ability to promote extracellular DNA release, which may contribute to the observed differences in the amount of biofilm produced. All derivatives were equally important for survival over repeated plant/harvest cycles, indicating that the type of phenazines produced is less important for persistence in the wheat rhizosphere than whether or not cells produce phenazines. These findings provide a better understanding of the effects of different phenazines on functions important for biological control activity with implications for applications that rely on introduced or native phenazine producing populations.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.230.2-230.2
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• 2016

A new approach for antimicrobial is based on the overproduction of reactive nitrogen species (RNS), especially; nitric oxide (NO) and peroxinitrite ($ONOO^-$-) are important factors to deactivate the bacteria. Recently, non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ) has been frequently used in the field of microbial sterilization through the generation of different kinds of RNS/ROS species. However, in previous study we showed APPJ has combine effects ROS/RNS on bacterial sterilization. It is not still clear whether this bacterial killing effect has been done through ROS or RNS. We need to further investigate separate effect of ROS and RNS on bacterial sterilization. Hence, in this work, we have enhanced NO production, especially; by applying a 1% of HNO3 vapour to the N2 based APPJ. In comparison with nitrogen plasma with inclusion of water vapour plasma, it has been shown that nitrogen plasma with inclusion of 1% of HNO3 vapour has higher efficiency in killing the E. coli and different type of cancer cell through the high production of NO. We also investigate the enhancement of NO species both in atmosphere by emission spectrum and inside the solution by ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy. Moreover, qPCR analysis of oxidative stress mRNA shows higher gene expression. It is noted that 1% of HNO3 vapour plasma generates high amount of NO for killing bacteria and cancer cell killing.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.69-83
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• 1974

To elucidate the relationship between chemical structure and biological activity of alantolactone, and also to investigate the relationship between the growth of cells and the respiration of Chlorella pyrenoidosa affected by alantolactone, alantolactone and isoalantolactone were isolated from Inula helenium L., and di-, and tetrahydroalantolactones were prepared by the hydrogenation. At a concentration of 5$\times$10-5M alantolactone, the growth rate of Chlorella was greatly reduced. The viability of cells was also reduced over 50% within 2 hr at a concentration of 2.5$\times$10-4M alantolactone. However, oxygen uptake was increased by 20% over 3 hr. And 14CO2 production from glucose-1-14C, glucose-6-14C and 14C-acetate-U.L. was also increased by alantolactone. Biological activityof alantolactone was significantly reduced by cysteine, reduced glutathione or cystine but not by tryptophan or histidine. It was detected by spectrophotometrically and by TLC that alantolactone was also reacted with thiols except cystine. The solution of alantolactone reached with thiol gave the UV absorption spectrum of $\alpha$-saturated ${\gamma}$-lactone, and most of SH groups were disappeared by the addition reaction. From the reaction mixture of alantolactone and cysteine, a lactone adduct was isolated and purified. Isoalantolactone had shown similar activity as alantolactone, however, it was appeared that di-, and tetrahydroalantolactones were not only inactive biologically but also in vitro. It was concluded that there was no correlationship between increased respiration rate and mortality of Chlorella. During the respiration TCA cycle was activated, however it was uncertain that the activation of EMP or HMP was also appeared. Alantolactone and isoalantolactone were biologically active compounds but others were inactive. The reactivity of $\alpha$-methylene ${\gamma}$-lactone moiety toward SH group was principally responsible for its biological activity in sesquiterpene lactones.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2013

Somatic mutation is a major cause of cancer progression and varied responses of tumors against anticancer agents. Thus, we must obtain and characterize genome-wide mutational profiles in individual cancer subtypes. The Cancer Genome Atlas database includes large amounts of sequencing and omics data generated from diverse human cancer tissues. In the present study, we integrated and analyzed the exome sequencing data from ~3,000 tissue samples and summarized the major mutant genes in each of the diverse cancer subtypes and stages. Mutations were observed in most human genes (~23,000 genes) with low frequency from an analysis of 11 major cancer subtypes. The majority of tissue samples harbored 20-80 different mutant genes, on average. Lung cancer samples showed a greater number of mutations in diverse genes than other cancer subtypes. Only a few genes were mutated with over 5% frequency in tissue samples. Interestingly, mutation frequency was generally similar between non-metastatic and metastastic samples in most cancer subtypes. Among the 12 major mutations, the TP53, USH2A, TTN, and MUC16 genes were found to be frequent in most cancer types, while BRAF, FRG1B, PBRM1, and VHL showed lineage-specific mutation patterns. The present study provides a useful resource to understand the broad spectrum of mutation frequencies in various cancer types.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.2295-2302
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• 2014

장내세균 가운데서 가장 빈번하게 나오는 대장균에서 Extended-Spectrum ${\beta}$-Lactamase(ESBL)를 생성하는 효소의 검출빈도와 이들 균주의 ESBL 효소의 유형을 구분하는 것이 이 연구의 목적이다. 균주는 충청지역 (대전, 충남, 충북)병원에서 2013년 2월부터 7월까지 6개월간 282 대장균 균주 중 ESBL을 생성하는 74균주(26.2%)를 수집하였다. 충청지역에 ESBL 균주를 포함한 대장균의 항균제 내성률은 Aztreonam 30.8%, Cefotaxim 30.9%, 그리고 Ceftazidime 32.2%로 나타났으며 ESBL을 생성하는 균주는 ${\beta}$-lactam 항균제인 Aztreonam에 58.1%, Cefotaxim 100%, 그리고 Ceftazidime 63.5%의 내성률을 보였다. 동정된 ESBL 균의 CTX-M-2은 48 균주, CTX-M-8은 20 균주, PER-1 28 균주, 그리고 VEB-1 26 균주에서 나왔다. GES-1 형은 74균주 중 2균주가 충남에서만 유일하게 나타났다. ESBL 검출빈도와 유형의 정확한 파악은 병원감염관리와 항균제 처방에 도움이 될 것이다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제24권4호통권79호
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• pp.310-321
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• 1996

토양으로부터 항진균 활성을 나타내는 5종류의 Pseudomonas cepacia 균주 AF027, AF069, AF2001, AF2011, SD02가 분리되었으며 이들은 각각 cyclic lipopeptide계 항진균 물질 CLP027A, CLP069A, Cepacidine A, CLP2011A, CLP02A를 생산하였다. 조사된 P cepacia 균주들은 배지중에 함유된 질소원 및 탄소원의 종류에 따라 항진균 물질 생산성에 현저한 차이가 있었는데, 질소원으로서는 polypeptone-S, 탄소원으로서는 glucose와 fructose가 생산성 증대에 가장 효과적이었다. 항진균물질 $CLP069A_1$과 $CLP069A_2$는 각각 분자량이 1215와 1199이며, 아미노산 조성, UV spectrum, IR spectrum 및 항진균 스펙트럼에 있어서, Xylocandin $A_1,\;A_2$와 일치하였으며, CLP027 $A_1$과 $A_2$ 또한 이러한 물리 화학적 특성이 Cepacidine A와 완전히 일치함으로써 동일 물질로 생각된다. $CLP2011A_1,\;A_2$와 $CLP02A_1,\;A_2$는 아미노산 조성 및 항진균 스펙트럼이 Xylocandin $A_1,\;A_2$와 다르고, Cepacidine $A_1,\;A_2$와는 항진균 스펙트럼에서 현저하게 차이가 났다. CLP2011A, CLP02A가 분자량, 아미노산 조성, UV spectrum, IR spectrum에서 Cepacidine A와 동일하지만 항진균 스펙트럼이 상이한 것은 이들이 다른 물질임을 시사하며, 이는 aliphatic side chain이 Cepacidine A의 그것과 다른 데에서 비롯된 분자구조의 상이함에서 기인된 것으로 추론된다.