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Fatty liver associated with metabolic derangement in patients with chronic kidney disease: A controlled attenuation parameter study

  • Yoon, Chang-Yun;Lee, Misol;Kim, Seung Up;Lim, Hyunsun;Chang, Tae Ik;Kee, Youn Kyung;Han, Seung Gyu;Han, In Mee;Kwon, Young Eun;Park, Kyoung Sook;Lee, Mi Jung;Park, Jung Tak;Han, Seung Hyeok;Ahn, Sang Hoon;Kang, Shin-Wook;Yoo, Tae-Hyun
    • Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
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    • v.36 no.1
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    • pp.48-57
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    • 2017
  • Background: Hepatic steatosis measured with controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) using transient elastography predicts metabolic syndrome in the general population. We investigated whether CAP predicted metabolic syndrome in chronic kidney disease patients. Methods: CAP was measured with transient elastography in 465 predialysis chronic kidney disease patients (mean age, 57.5 years). Results: The median CAP value was 239 (202-274) dB/m. In 195 (41.9%) patients with metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus was more prevalent (105 [53.8%] vs. 71 [26.3%], P < 0.001), with significantly increased urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (184 [38-706] vs. 56 [16-408] mg/g Cr, P = 0.003), high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels (5.4 [1.4-28.2] vs. 1.7 [0.6-9.9] mg/L, P < 0.001), and CAP (248 [210-302] vs. 226 [196-259] dB/m, P < 0.001). In multiple linear regression analysis, CAP was independently related to body mass index (${\beta}=0.742$, P < 0.001), triglyceride levels (${\beta}=2.034$, P < 0.001), estimated glomerular filtration rate (${\beta}=0.316$, P = 0.001), serum albumin (${\beta}=1.386$, P < 0.001), alanine aminotransferase (${\beta}=0.064$, P = 0.029), and total bilirubin (${\beta}=-0.881$, P = 0.009). In multiple logistic regression analysis, increased CAP was independently associated with increased metabolic syndrome risk (per 10 dB/m increase; odds ratio, 1.093; 95% confidence interval, 1.009-1.183; P = 0.029) even after adjusting for multiple confounding factors. Conclusion: Increased CAP measured with transient elastography significantly correlated with and could predict increased metabolic syndrome risk in chronic kidney disease patients.

Identification of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Genes Preferentially Expressed During Infection Using In Vivo-Induced Antigen Technology (IVIAT)

  • Zhang, Fei;Zhang, Yangyi;Wen, Xintian;Huang, Xiaobo;Wen, Yiping;Wu, Rui;Yan, Qigui;Huang, Yong;Ma, Xiaoping;Zhao, Qin;Cao, Sanjie
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.25 no.10
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    • pp.1606-1613
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    • 2015
  • Porcine pleuropneumonia is an infectious disease caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae. The identification of A. pleuropneumoniae genes, specially expressed in vivo, is a useful tool to reveal the mechanism of infection. IVIAT was used in this work to identify antigens expressed in vivo during A. pleuropneumoniae infection, using sera from individuals with chronic porcine pleuropneumonia. Sequencing of DNA inserts from positive clones showed 11 open reading frames with high homology to A. pleuropneumoniae genes. Based on sequence analysis, proteins encoded by these genes were involved in metabolism, replication, transcription regulation, and signal transduction. Moreover, three function-unknown proteins were also indentified in this work. Expression analysis using quantitative real-time PCR showed that most of the genes tested were up-regulated in vivo relative to their expression levels in vitro. IVI (in vivo-induced) genes that were amplified by PCR in different A. pleuropneumoniae strains showed that these genes could be detected in almost all of the strains. It is demonstrated that the identified IVI antigen may have important roles in the infection of A. pleuropneumoniae.

Seroprevalence and B1 gene Phylogeny of Toxoplasma gondii of Dogs and Cats in Republic of Korea

  • Park, Yeojin;Noh, Jinhyeong;Seo, Hyun-Ji;Kim, Keun-Ho;Min, Subin;Yoo, Mi-Sun;Yun, Bo-Ram;Kim, Jong-Ho;Choi, Eun-Jin;Cheon, Doo-Sung;Hong, Sung-Jong;Yoon, Soon-Seek;Cho, Yun Sang
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.58 no.3
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    • pp.257-265
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    • 2020
  • The outbreak of human toxoplasmosis can be attributed to ingestion of food contaminated with Toxoplasma gondii. Toxoplasmosis recently increased in domestic and stray dogs and cats. It prompted studies on the zoonotic infectious diseases transmitted via these animals. Sero- and antigen prevalences of T. gondii in dogs and cats were surveyed using ELISA and PCR, and B1 gene phylogeny was analyzed in this study. Toxoplasmosis antibodies were measured on sera of 403 stray cats, 947 stray dogs, 909 domestic cats, and 2,412 domestic dogs collected at nationwide regions, Korea from 2017 to 2019. In addition, whole blood, feces, and tissue samples were also collected from stray cats (1,392), stray dogs (686), domestic cats (3,040), and domestic dogs (1,974), and T. gondii-specific B1 gene PCR was performed. Antibody prevalence of stray cats, stray dogs, domestic cats, and domestic dogs were 14.1%, 5.6%, 2.3%, and 0.04%, respectively. Antigen prevalence of these animals was 0.5%, 0.2%, 0.1%, and 0.4%, respectively. Stray cats revealed the highest infection rate of toxoplasmosis, followed by stray dogs, domestic cats, and domestic dogs. B1 gene positives were 5 of stray cats, and identified to high/moderate pathogenic Type I/III group. These findings enforce that preventive hygienic measure should be strengthened at One Health level in dogs and cats, domestic and stray, to minimize human toxoplasmosis infections.

Analysis of complete genome sequence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Asia1 vaccine strain (구제역 Asia1 백신주의 전체 염기서열분석 및 특성)

  • Lee, Yeo-Joo;Chu, Jia-Qi;Lee, Seo-Yong;Kim, Su-Mi;Lee, Kwang-Nyeong;Ko, Young-Joon;Lee, Hyang-Sim;Cho, In-Soo;Nam, Seok-Hyun;Park, Jong-Hyeon
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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    • v.34 no.2
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    • pp.95-102
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    • 2011
  • Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most infectious diseases affecting cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. Seven serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease virus with multiple subtypes within each serotype have been identified until now. In particular, it has been demonstrated that the outbreak of the serotype Asia1 reported from China, Mongolia and North Korea since 2005 is mostly classified into genetic group V. Though it has been recommended that Asia1 Shamir strain can be used as a high priority vaccine by World References Laboratory for FMD, the complete nucleotide sequences of the strain has not yet been determined. In this study, to be prepared for Asia1 type viruses that may be brought into Korea, the complete genome sequence of this vaccine strain Asia1 Shamir including its 5' and 3' non-coding region was identified.

e-MITOCHONDRIA RESEARCH FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND PROTEOMICS

  • Joo, Hyun;Youm, Jae-Boum;Kim, Tae-Ho;Kim, Na-Ri;Park, Won-Sun;Kang, Sung-Hyun;Cuong, Dang Van;Kim, Hyoung-Kyu;Khoa, Tran Min;Thu, Vu Thi;Kim, Hyun-Ju;Moon, Hye-Jin;Lee, Hyun-Suk;Kim, Eui-Yong;Han, Jin
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.295-295
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    • 2005
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First ClustalX-MPI for Ultra-fast Protein and Gene Discovery

  • Kim, Tae-Ho;Han, Jin;Youm, Jae-Boum;Kim, Na-Ri;Park, Won-Sun;Kang, Sung-Hyun;Cuong, Dang-Van;Kim, Hyoung-Kyu;Khoa, Tran Min;Thu, Vu Thi;Kim, Hyun-Ju;Moon, Hye-Jin;Lee, Hyun-Suk;Kim, Eui-Yong;Joo, Hyun
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.296-296
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    • 2005
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MiDB: mitochondrial proteomics database in human heart

  • Kim, Tea-Ho;Joo, Hyun;Youm, Jae-Boum;Kim, Na-Ri;Park, Won-Sun;Kang, Sung-Hyun;Cuong, Dang-Van;Kim, Hyoung-Kyu;Khoa, Tran-Min;Thu, Vu-Thi;Kim, Hyun-Ju;Moon, Hye-Jin;Lee, Hyun-Suk;Kim, Eui-Yong;Han, Jin
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.884-884
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    • 2005
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