• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.110-122
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• 1987

간흡충(Clonorchis sinensis)에 감염된 토끼에 프라지관텔을 $50{\;}mg/kg{\times}2회{\times}2일의$ 용법으로 투여하여 12주 후까지 간의 조직병리학적인 소견을 관찰한 바 아래의 결론을 얻었다. 감염 2주까지 관찰된 간내 담관 상피층의 미약한 증식, 담도주위 염증과 부종 등은 치료 4주 후에 모두 소실되어 이 때 까지의 변화는 가역적인 것으로 판단된다. 그러나 감염 4주 이후에는 치료 후 1주에 이미 상당히 정도가 약해 졌으나 12주까지도 담관과 담관상피층의 증식이 많이 완화된 수준으로 계속 관찰되었고 담관주위 섬유화도 지속되었다. 이러한 잔존 병변은 감염 후 경과한 기간이 길수록 정도가 심하였다. 간흡충증이 감염 초기가 아니면 치료 후에도 간에 형성된 병변이 잔존하는 것으로 미루어, 감염자의 감염 후 2~4주 이내의 조기치료가 중요하다고 판단된다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.180-190
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• 2022

Background: Like direct infection from COVID-19, psychological concern about infection could affect health. Concern about COVID-19 infection was associated with individual habits to practice rules for preventing infection. Therefore, this study aimed to check occupational types and whether to practice tooth brushing after lunch depending on the occupation of economic workers and find correlations between concerns about infection due to COVID-19 pandemic and tooth brushing after lunch. Methods: The raw data was from the community health survey conducted in 2020. Among 229,269 adult participants aged 19 years and older, 138,970 economic workers were included in the final analysis. The chi-squared test was used to find differences in psychological concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the participants, the rate of practicing tooth brushing after lunch was based on COVID-19-related psychological concerns. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to check the influence of psychological concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate of practicing tooth brushing after lunch. Results: According to occupational classifications, professionals and office workers and career soldiers had 1.551- and 1.581-times higher practicing rates than managers, respectively, whereas machine operators, agricultural and fishery sector workers, and daily laborers had lower practicing rates. Regarding COVID-19-related psychological concerns, the group with a lower concern about infection had a 1.076 times higher practicing rate than that with greater concern. The group with greater concern about blame from neighbors had 1.119 times higher practicing rate than that with lower concern. Conclusion: The correlations between higher economic workers' concerns about infection and blame from neighbors and higher recognition of the necessity to prevent COVID-19 and practice tooth brushing after lunch were confirmed. It is necessary to prepare measures for practicing tooth brushing after lunch suitable to the characteristics of occupational types and work environments of economic workers.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2007

The status of Dirofilaria immitis infection was assessed in pet dogs of Busan, Korea, and chemoprophylactic effects of microfilaricidal medication were evaluated. A total of 294 pet dogs older than 6 mo were examined, 217 of which had been maintained indoors, and 77 had been kept outdoors. The $Snap^R$ kit and direct microscopic examinations of the peripheral blood were used. The mean overall parasite positive rates were 10.2% and 6.5%, respectively. Outdoor dogs evidenced adult worm infection rate of 31.2% and microfilaria infection rate of 18.2%. The indoor dogs, however, evidenced adult worm infection rate of 2.8% and microfilaria infection rate of 2.3%. The prevalence in males was more than 2 times that of females. The changing pattern of infection rates by age evidenced a gradual increase, from 2- to 6-year-old dogs, after which, a decrease in infection rates was noted. With regard to chemoprophylaxis, the infection rates of complete and incomplete chemoprophylaxis groups were found to be 2-3 times lower than that of the non-chemoprophylaxis group. The results of the present study indicate that the risk of exposure to D. immitis in pet dogs is quite high, particularly in male outdoor dogs, and chemoprophylactic measures were quite effective.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.20-27
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• 1985

가잠의 인고사료육에 있어서 핵다각체 바이러스 및 세포질 다각체 바이러스에 대한 품종별 저항성을 비교하고 이병잠의 각 조직에 있어서의 변화와 전기영동에 의한 체액 단백질의 변화를 비교, 분석하였던 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 공시 잠품종 중 NPV에 비교적 저항성이 높은 품종은 잠107$\times$잠108 이었으며 CPV에 대한 저항성 단품종은 잠119$\times$잠120이었다. NPV를 경구접종 하였을 때 저농도(104, 105/ml)에서는 잠107$\times$잠108이 다른 품종에 비하여 낮은 치사율을 보였으나, 농도가 증가함에 따라 품종에 관계없이 높은 치사율을 보였다. CPV를 경구접종 하였을 경우 저농도(104, 105/ml)에서는 잠119$\times$잠120이 다른 품종에 비하여 낮은 치사율을 보였으나, 107~108/ml의 농도에서는 품종에 관계없이 높은 치사를 보였다. NPV에 감수성이 높은 조직은 지방조직진피세포, 기관피막세포 등이며 감염말기에는 진피세포와 지방조직이 완전히 파괴되어 체강중에 유리되었다. CPV의 경우는 중양의 원통세포질에만 감염되어 다각체를 형성하였으며, 일부 세포는 위염중으로 이탈하였다. NPV 이병잠의 체액 단백질 변화는 품종에 관계없이 병세의 진전에 따라 bands가 소실되거나 희미해졌다. CPV의 경우 품종에 관계없이 감염말기에도 bands의 수적인 변화는 없었으며 농도가 옅어진 1~2개의 band를 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.197-202
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• 1989

이 연구는 흰쥐, 개 및 고양이 숙주에 대한 이락촌폐흡충(Paragonimus iloktsuenensis)의 감염력 및 충체 성장 발육을 비교함으로써 개 및 고양이의 숙주 적합성을 알아보고 나아가 이 흡충 의 인체 감염 가능성을 추정해 보고자 실시하였다. 섬진강 하구산 말똥게(Sesarma dehaani)로부터 분리, 수집한 이락촌폐흡충의 피낭유충을 흰쥐, 개 및 고양이에 경구 감염시킨 후 42일을 기준으로 충체를 회수하였으며, 감염 후 42일에 회수한 충체를 유대로 하여 성장 발육을 비교하였다. 감염 후 42일에 흰쥐, 개 및 고양이에서 충체 회수율은 각각 평균 53.4%, 21.9% 및 12.7%이었으나 회수된 충체의 크기가 각각 평균 6.3×3.2mm, 6.3×3.0mm 및 6.2×3.5mm로 차이가 없었고 충체 발육 상에 있어서도 차이가 없었다. 이 연구의 결과는 이탁촌폐흡충의 종숙주로서 개 및 고양이가 충분히 가능함을 나타내었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.32-42
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• 2013

Objectives: Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite, has been recognized as a frequent cause of waterborne disease due to its extremely strong resistance against chlorine disinfection. Although there has as yet been no report of a Cryptosporidium outbreak through drinking water in Korea, it is important to estimate the health risk of Cryptosporidium in water supply systems because of the various infection cases in human and domestic animals and frequent detection reports on their oocysts in water environments. Methods: This study evaluated the annual infection risk of Cryptosporidium in tap water using the quantitative microbial risk assessment technique. Exposure assessment was performed upon the results of a national survey on Cryptosporidium on the water sources of 97 large-scale water purification plants in Korea, water treatment efficacy, and daily unboiled tap water consumption. The estimates of the US Environmental Protection Agency on the mean likelihood of infection from ingesting one oocyst were applied for effect assessment. Results: Using probabilistic methods, mean annual infection risk of Cryptosporidiosis by the intake of tap water was estimated to fall within the range of $2.3{\times}10^{-4}$ to $1.0{\times}10^{-3}$ (median $5.7{\times}10^{-4}$). The risk in using river sources was predicted to be four times higher than with lake sources. With 0.5-log higher removal efficacy, the risk was estimated to be $1.8{\times}10^{-4}$, and could then be lowered by one-third. Conclusions: These estimations can be compared with acceptable risk and then used to determine the adequacy and priority of various drinking water quality strategies such as the establishment of new treatment technology.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.431-437
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• 1998

Argulus spp, a small group of parasitic curstaceans called Branchiura, is particularly important in freshwater acquaculture. We investigated the infection of Argulus to several different species of fishes and therapy effect of masoten. Argulus japonicus was collected from Okjeong lake, Chonbuk province and experlmen-tally infected to freshwater fishes from July to August 1998. The results were as follows ; 1. The shape of a Agulus is an oval and dorsoventrally flattened, with first maxillae and second maxillae, and four pairs of legs. 2. The size of the adult stage of A japonicus was 3.2-5.0$\times$2.3-2.9mm in female and 1.5-3.1$\times$1.6-2.9mm in male. 3. In the trial of experimental infection with A japonicus to non-scaled fishes, Parasilurus asotus and Ictalurus punctalus, were infected and some of them died after severe infection. However, A japonica was not infected at all. 4. Masoten treatment for A japonicus was effective at 0.2 ppm once a day for 3 days and parasites on the surface of fishes disappeared after five days.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2015

Evaluation and screening of vaccines against tuberculosis depends on development of proper cost effective disease models along with identification of different immune markers that can be used as surrogate endpoints of protection in preclinical and clinical studies. The objective of the present study was therefore evaluation of subcutaneous model of M.tuberculosis infection along with investigation of different immune biomarkers of tuberculosis infection in BALB/c mice. Groups of mice were infected subcutaneously with two different doses : high ($2{\times}10^6CFU$) and low doses ($2{\times}10^2CFU$) of M.tuberculosis and immune markers including humoral and cellular markers were evaluated 30 days post M.tuberculosis infections. Based on results, we found that high dose of subcutaneous infection produced chronic disease with significant (p<0.001) production of immune markers of infection like $IFN{\gamma}$, heat shock antigens (65, 71) and antibody titres against panel of M.tuberculosis antigens (ESAT-6, CFP-10, Ag85B, 45kDa, GroES, Hsp-16) all of which correlated with high bacterial burden in lungs and spleen. To conclude high dose of subcutaneous infection produces chronic TB infection in mice and can be used as convenient alternative to aerosol models in resource limited settings. Moreover assessment of immune markers namely mycobacterial antigens and antibodies can provide us valuable insights on modulation of immune response post infection. However further investigations along with optimization of study protocols are needed to justify the outcome of present study and establish such markers as surrogate endpoints of vaccine protection in preclinical and clinical studies in future.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.55-75
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• 1974

가잠에 있어서의 세포질다각체 바이러스의 경난전달감락을 구명하기 위하여 육각형 세포직다각체 바이러스를 전대잠에 접종하고 이에 감염된 자아의 교배조와 비감염된 자아의 교배에서 얻어진 대잠에 있어 유발현상의 차이, 유발.간섭현상의 차이를 관찰하고 분석하여 경난전달감염적 가능성을 밝혔다. 여기에서 얻어진 실험결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 이형 바이러스인 사각형 세포질다각체 바이러스에 의한 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러스의 유발실험에서 감염된 바이러스의 종류를 육각형의 단일감염과 육각형과 사각형의 혼합감염을 모두 기준삼을 때 감염자아겨배군에서는 대조군보다 40내지 60%가 더 높은 유발정도를 보였다. 2. formalin 첨식에 의한 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러스의 우발실험에서 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러에 의한 유발만을 기준 삼을 때 실험군은 대조군에 비햐여 40%의 높은 유발정도를 보였다. 이 실험에서 첨식한 2 또는 3%의 formalin농도는 우발정도에 있어서 차이를 가져오지 못했다. 3. 냉장처리에 의한 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러스의 유발실험에서 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러스에 의한 유발만을 기준삼을 때 실험군 대조군에 비하여 약 50%의 높은 유발정도를 보였다. 이 실험에서 적용한 12 또는 24시간의 첨식처리군간에 의의있는 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 4. 유발.간섭현상에 관한 실험에서 유발과 간섭되는 바이러스를 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러스에 국한시켰을 때 이차 바이러스인 사각형 세포질다각체 바이러스의 처리농도가 높아질수록 일차 바이러스인 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러스 량이 1$\times$$10^{8}$/ml에 이르러서는 대조군과 동일한 수준에 놓이게 되었다. 한편 유발과 간섭되는 바이러스를 사각형 세포질다각체 바이러스에 국한시켰을 때는 얕은 농도의 이차 바이러스는 유발된 일차 바이러스에 의하여 간섭받았고, 이차 바이러스 량이 1$\times$$10^{7}$ /ml에서부터 이차 바이러스에 감염된 가잠이 증가되었으나 대조군보다는 약 30%가 미달되는 감염률을 보였다. 5. 유발.병원성 증진현상에 간한 실험에서 유발과 증진되는 바이러스를 사각형과 육각형 세포질다각체 바이러스의 혼합감염 된것에 국한시켜 보면 이차 바이러스인 사각형 세포질다각체 바이러스의 농도가 높아져서 1$\times$$10^{7}$ /ml에 이르면 혼합감염은 최고도에 이르러 실험군과 대조군간의 차이는 40%를 넘게 되었다. 여기에서 대조군은 이차 바이러스의 농도과 관계없이 아무런 영향을 받지 않았다. 사사 ： 이 연구를 수행함에 있어서 시종 지도해 주신 김낙정 교수님, 최병희 교수님 그리고 박광의 교수님께 심심한 사의를 드리며 본 논문이 완성될 수 있도록 노고를 아끼지 않고 지도하여주신 전윤성 교수님과 정길택 교수님께 또한 심심한 사의를 드립니다. 그리고 본 논문을 위한 실험을 수행함에 있어 전자현미경사용에 적극 협조해 주신 이순형 학형과 누에 사육시험을 도와 준 금근영, 임대준군에게 아울러 감사드립니다. 본 실험에 공시한 세식질다각체 바이러스를 분양하여 주신 동경대학 농학부 도부인 교수님께 또한 감사드립니다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.193-197
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• 2009

Background: Though it is clear that many types of viruses can infect the oral mucosa, its condition for infection is unclear. The purpose of this study was to analyze the conditions for viral infection of normal oral mucosa and explore the possibility of topical gene therapy to oral mucosa using a viral vector. Methods: Freshly taken fragments of the palate and the tongue of mice were used for organ culture. The specimens were exposed to green fluorescent protein (GFP)-adenoviral vector for 1 hour except for the control. Initial viral titer was $6.3{\times}10^{11}\;pfu/ml$ and the virus was diluted to working concentrations. The dilution ratio was 1:1,000 ($6.3{\times}10^8\;pfu/ml$), 1:10,000 ($6.3{\times}10^7\;pfu/ml$), and 1:100,000 ($6.3{\times}10^6\;pfu/ml$). They were then cultured on a stainless steel wire mesh in an organ culture dish. The specimens were stereoscopically examined every 24 hours for 6 days, after which they were fixed and analyzed through immunohistochemical methods Results: There was no visible expression in the control, $6.3{\times}10^6\;pfu/ml$, and $6.3{\times}10^7\;pfu/ml$ groups. Initial expression was observed at 24 hours after infection in both the palate and the tongue in $6.3{\times}10^8\;pfu/ml$ and the expression significantly increased until 3 days in the palate and 2 days in the tongue after infection (P<0.05). In both groups, the expression was mostly observed at the resection margin. Immunohistochemical studies showed that the epithelial cells were positive to GFP. Conclusion: The present study showed that topically applied adenovirus containing specific genetic information of GFP could successfully transduce GFP in normal oral epithelial cells at the resection margin in organ culture in terms of dose and exposure time.