• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.32.1-32.15
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• 2020

Influenza virus is the major cause of seasonal and pandemic flu. Currently, oseltamivir, a potent and selective inhibitor of neuraminidase of influenza A and B viruses, is the drug of choice for treating patients with influenza virus infection. However, recent emergence of oseltamivir-resistant influenza viruses has limited its efficacy. Morin hydrate (3,5,7,2',4'-pentahydroxyflavone) is a flavonoid isolated from Morus alba L. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and anticancer effects partly by the inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway. However, its effects on influenza virus have not been studied. We evaluated the antiviral activity of morin hydrate against influenza A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (A/PR/8; H1N1) and oseltamivir-resistant A/PR/8 influenza viruses in vitro. To determine its mode of action, we carried out time course experiments, and time of addition, hemolysis inhibition, and hemagglutination assays. The effects of the co-administration of morin hydrate and oseltamivir were assessed using the murine model of A/PR/8 infection. We found that morin hydrate reduced hemagglutination by A/PR/8 in vitro. It alleviated the symptoms of A/PR/8-infection, and reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, such as TNF-α and CCL2, in infected mice. Co-administration of morin hydrate and oseltamivir phosphate reduced the virus titers and attenuated pulmonary inflammation. Our results suggest that morin hydrate exhibits antiviral activity by inhibiting the entry of the virus.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2011

목 적: 2009년에 신종 인플루엔자 바이러스에 감염이 되어 본원에 입원한 폐렴 환자들 중 호흡곤란을 보여 중증 폐렴으로 진행한 환자에서 조기에 스테로이드 치료를 하였던 37명의 임상적 특성, 검사실 소견, 치료결과를 보고하고자 한다. 방 법: 2009년 10월 1일부터 12월 31일까지 창원 파티마병원에 기침과 발열 등으로 입원한 환자 중 입원시 및 입원 중 호흡곤란을 보여 조기 스테로이드 치료를 받은 환자 37명을 대상으로 하였다. 환자들은 모두 방사선 검사에서 폐렴이 확인되었고, 신종 인플루엔자 진단을 위하여 실시간 역전사효소 중합반응(RT-PCR) 검사와 신속항원검사를 받았으며, 모두 RT-PCR에서 양성을 보였다. 대상 환자들의 의무기록과 방사선 소견을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과:대상 환자 37명의 평균 연령은 $6.5{\pm}2.9$세(2-16세)이었고, 남아 29명, 여아 8명(남녀비=3.4:1)이었다. 입원 전 평균 발열일은 $1.4{\pm}0.6$일(4시간-3일)이었으며, 발열과 기침을 보인 후 호흡곤란이 발생하기까지 걸린 시간이 평균 $9.6{\pm}3.5$시간(1-24시간)이었다. 대상환자 37명중 13명(35.1%)은 항바이러스제(oseltamivir)를 투여 받는 중 호흡곤란이 심해져서 스테로이드 치료를 받았다. 스테로이드 치료로는 모든 환자에 대해 정맥용 메틸프레드니솔론을 체중(kg) 당 8-10 mg/일 용량으로 하루에 4회 나누어 정맥으로 투여하였고, 호흡곤란이 없어진 후 바로 스테로이드 투여를 중지하였다. 평균 투여일은 $1.9{\pm}0.5$일(1-3일)이었다. 모든 환자들이 합병증 없이 퇴원하였으며 퇴원 후 폐렴의 후유증으로 재입원한 환자는 없었다. 결 론 : 신종 인플루엔자 바이러스 폐렴 환자들의 일부는 발병 초기에 호흡곤란을 보이는 중증 폐렴으로 빠르게 진행하였고 조기 스테로이드 치료가 임상적 증상 및 방사선 소견의 빠른 호전을 가져왔다. 따라서 향후 스테로이드제 및 항바이러스제의 중증 폐렴 환자에 대한 효과 판정을 위한 전향적 대조 임상 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1972-1982
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• 2016

Influenza A virus is a single-stranded RNA virus with a genome of negative polarity. Owing to the antigenic diversity and cross concrete shift, an immense number of novel strains have developed astronomically over the years. The present work deals with the codon utilization partialness among five different influenza A viruses isolated from human hosts. All the subtypes showed the homogeneous pattern of nucleotide utilization with a little variation in their utilization frequencies. A lower bias in codon utilization was observed in all the subtypes as reflected by higher magnitudes of an efficacious number of codons. Dinucleotide analysis showed very low CpG utilization and a high predilection of A/T-ending codons. The H5N1 subtype showed noticeable deviation from the rest. Codon pair context analysis showed remarkable depletion of NNC-GNN and NNT-ANN contexts. The findings alluded towards GC-compositional partialness playing a vital role, which is reflected in the consequential positive correlation between the GC contents at different codon positions. Untangling the codon utilization profile would significantly contribute to identifying novel drug targets that will pacify the search for antivirals against this virus.

• Laboratory Medicine Online
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2011

배경: 신종 인플루엔자 A (H1N1)의 검사실 진단은 환자관리와 유행대책 수립에 매우 중요하다. 연구자들은 확진을 위해서 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응검사와 바이러스 감염질환의 표준검사로 사용되어 왔던 배양검사를 신속항원검사와 함께 비교하였다. 방법: 2009년 12월부터 2010년 1월에 걸쳐 얻어진 총 861예의 호흡기 검체를 이용하여 신속항원검사, R-mix 신속배양검사, 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응검사를 동시에 시행하여 그 성적을 구하였고, 배양결과 등급과 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응검사의 cycle threshold(Ct)값에 따른 신속항원검사 결과와의 관계를 조사하였다. 결과: 861명 중 308명(35.8%)이 신종 인플루엔자 A (H1N1)로 확진되었고, 이용된 검사들의 민감도, 특이도, 양성예측치, 음성예측치는 신속항원검사가 59.7%, 99.5%, 98.4%, 81.6%, R-mix 배양검사가 93.2%, 100%, 100%, 96.3%, 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응검사가 95.8%, 100%, 100%, 97.7%였다. 신속항원검사의 양성률은 배양이 약양성인 경우는 25.3%, 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응검사의 Ct값이 30-37인 경우에는 2.3%로 매우 낮았다. 신종 인플루엔자 확진환자 중 입원율은 3.2%였고, 사망률은 0.3%였고, 위장관 증상은 7.2%에서 관찰되었다. 결론: R-mix 배양검사와 실시간 중합효소연쇄반응검사는 신종 인플루엔자의 진단에 매우 좋은 성적을 보였으며, 특히 낮은 농도의 바이러스 검체에서 유용한 검사였다.

• 대한한의학원전학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.221-239
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• 2009

Background: The recent outbreak of the novel strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus has raised a global concern of the future risk of pandemic. Traditional Korean Medicine(TKM) has been combatting against contagious diseases and developed its own particular and efficient way in treating those diseases. Objectives: Provide a distinctive and effective TKM method in understanding the principles of treatment, prevention, and contraindications against influenza A through case histories. Method: We revised case histories of eminent doctors of Ming and Qing dynasties according to their clinical manifestations similar to those of influenza A. We also verified prescriptions of the "Dong-uibogam(東醫寶鑑)" through examining clinical practices of China today. Results: 1. The subtypes of Warm disease; Wind Warmth and Pestilence has the most similar clinical manifestation in comparison to Influenza A. Specifying these terms is important in recognizing and classifying various diseases under the name of Warm disease. 2. TKM considered not only external factors but also individual factors like general condition, diet, emotion, constitutional types, etc in the treatment of febrile diseases. 3. TKM developed a new way in the treatment of contagious diseases. considering the characteristics of each pathogen. TKM described the Warm pathogen being light as a feather, which enters through the nose, principally affecting the Lung. Therefore, they emphasized treatment with Pungent Sweet Cooling Moistening[辛甘凉潤] method. 4. As the conservation of fluid and humor is the primordial concern in the treatment of Warm disease, they restricted release of the exterior with pungent-warm and purgation method. The purgation methods was used exclusively to decrease fever and preserve fluid and humor. 5. The only differentiating characteristics of Influenza A with seasonal influenza are vomiting and diarrhea. Case research revealed the possibility of these manifestations to be a mechanism of restoration. 6. TKM provides alimento prevention method like Mint Pear Porridge, mung bean, and etc also combination of herbal medicine. Also emphasized in the conservation of essence for the prevention of contagious diseases. Conclusions: TKM developed its unique way in understanding the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of contagious diseases and formed its independent scheme of Warm Disease. This knowledge in febrile contagious disease is relevant today in providing diverse treatment and prevention for influenza A.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권9호
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• pp.147-158
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• 2020

We apply Return Dispersion Model by calculating CSAD (Cross-sectional standard deviation of return) and State Space Model to identify herding behavior in the period of pandemic (H1N1 and COVID-19). Employing data from TEJ and Data Stream, this paper examines whether the herding behavior is existing in Vietnam and Taiwan stock market, especially during pandemic influenza. We compare the differences in herding behavior between frontier and emerging markets by examining different industries across Vietnam and Taiwan stock market approaches. The results indicate solid evidence for investor herd configuration in the various industries of Vietnam and Taiwan. The herding impact in the industries will be greater than with the aggregate market. The different industries respond differently to influenza pandemic panics through uptrend and downtrend demonstrations. Up to 12 industries were found to have herding in Vietnam, while Taiwan had only 5 of 17 industries classified. Taiwan market, an emerging and herding-level market, has changed due to the impact of changing conditions such as epidemics, but not as strongly as in Vietnam. From there, we see that the disease is a factor that, not only creates anxiety from a health perspective, but also causes psychological instability for investors when investing in the market.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.13.1-13.11
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• 2023

Background: Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs) is an extremely contagious and high mortality rates in chickens resulting in substantial economic impact on the poultry sector. Therefore, it is necessary to elucidate the pathogenic mechanism of HPAIV for infection control. Objective: Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) can effectively avoid the limitations of subjective screening for differential gene expression. Therefore, we performed GSEA to compare HPAI-infected resistant and susceptible Ri chicken lines. Methods: The Ri chickens Mx(A)/BF2(B21) were chosen as resistant, and the chickens Mx(G)/BF2(B13) were selected as susceptible by genotyping the Mx and BF2 genes. The tracheal tissues of HPAIV H5N1 infected chickens were collected for RNA sequencing followed by GSEA analysis to define gene subsets to elucidate the sequencing results. Results: We identified four differentially expressed pathways, which were immune-related pathways with a total of 78 genes. The expression levels of cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-12), chemokines (CCL4 and CCL5), type interferons and their receptors (IFN-β, IFNAR1, IFNAR2, and IFNGR1), Jak-STAT signaling pathway genes (STAT1, STAT2, and JAK1), MHC class I and II and their co-stimulatory molecules (CD80, CD86, CD40, DMB2, BLB2, and B2M), and interferon stimulated genes (EIF2AK2 and EIF2AK1) in resistant chickens were higher than those in susceptible chickens. Conclusions: Resistant Ri chickens exhibit a stronger antiviral response to HPAIV H5N1 compared with susceptible chickens. Our findings provide insights into the immune responses of genetically disparate chickens against HPAIV.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2020

가금산업에서 전염성 질병은 농장의 생산성에 악영향을 미치는 중요한 요인이다. 그 중 저병원성 조류인플루엔자는 산란율과 증체율에 영향을 준다. 본 연구에서는 육계에서 저병원성 조류인플루엔자 감염시 혈청 단백질 및 사이토카인의 변화 양상을 조사하였다. 1일령의 육계를 1주령부터 4주령까지 각 주령마다 저병원성 조류인플루엔자를 공격 접종 후 혈중 chDBP, Chicken Ovotransferrin, chIL-1β, chIL-6, chIFN-γ의 양을 비교하였다. 어린 주령에 저병원성 조류인플루엔자를 공격접종한 그룹에서는 4주령에 음성대조군과 비교해 chIL-1β, chIL-6가 유의성 있는 낮은 값을 보이는 것을 확인하였다. 추가적인 연구를 통하여 chIL-1β, chIL-6가 질병의 경과를 확인할 수 있는 보조적인 감염 지표로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.277.1-277.1
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• 2013

Molecular diagnostics consists of three processes, which are a sample pretreatment, a nucleic acid amplification, and an amplicon detection. Among three components, sample pretreatment is an important process in that it can increase the limit of detection by purifying nucleic acid in biological sample from contaminants that may interfere with the downstream genetic analysis such as nucleic acid amplification and detection. To achieve point-of-care virus detection system, the sample pretreatment process needs to be simple, rapid, and automatic. However, the commercial RNA extraction kits such as Rneasy (Qiagen) or MagnaPure (Roche) kit are highly labor-intensive and time-consuming due to numerous manual steps, and so it is not adequate for the on-site sample preparation. Herein, we have developed a rotary microfluidic system to extract and purify the RNA without necessity of external mechanical syringe pumps to allow flow control using microfluidic technology. We designed three reservoirs for sample, washing buffer, and elution buffer which were connected with different dimensional microfluidic channels. By controlling RPM, we could dispense a RNA sample solution, a washing buffer, and an elution buffer successively, so that the RNA was captured in the sol-gel solid phase, purified, and eluted in the downstream. Such a novel rotary sample preparation system eliminates some complicated hardwares and human intervention providing the opportunity to construct a fully integrated genetic analysis microsystem.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권7호
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• pp.942-948
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• 2021

Canine influenza virus (CIV) induces acute respiratory disease in dogs. In this study, we aimed to determine the signaling pathways leading to the induction of IFN-β in a canine respiratory epithelial cell line (KU-CBE) infected with the H3N2 subtype of CIV. Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) specific to pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and transcription factors were used to block the IFN-β induction signals in H3N2 CIV-infected KU-CBE cells. Among the PRRs, only the TLR3 and RIG-I expression levels significantly (p < 0.001) increased in CIV-infected cells. Following transfection with siRNA specific to TLR3 (siTLR3) or RIG-I (siRIG-I), the mRNA expression levels of IFN-β significantly (p < 0.001) decreased, and the protein expression of IFN-β also decreased in infected cells. In addition, co-transfection with both siTLR3 and siRIG-I significantly reduced IRF3 (p < 0.001) and IFN-β (p < 0.001) mRNA levels. Moreover, the protein concentration of IFN-β was significantly (p < 0.01) lower in cells co-transfected with both siTLR3 and siRIG-I than in cells transfected with either siTLR3 or siRIG-I alone. Also, the antiviral protein MX1 was only expressed in KU-CBE cells infected with CIV or treated with IFN-β or IFN-α. Thus, we speculate that IFN-β further induces MX1 expression, which might suppress CIV replication. Taken together, these data indicate that TLR3 and RIG-I synergistically induce IFN-β expression via the activation of IRF3, and the produced IFN-β further induces the production of MX1, which would suppress CIV replication in CIV-infected cells.