• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.856-863
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• 2013

Application of rhizospheric fungi is an effective and environmentally friendly method of improving plant growth and controlling many plant diseases. The current study was aimed to identify phytohormone-producing fungi from soil, to understand their roles in sesame plant growth, and to control Fusarium disease. Three predominant fungi (PNF1, PNF2, and PNF3) isolated from the rhizospheric soil of peanut plants were screened for their growth-promoting efficiency on sesame seedlings. Among these isolates, PNF2 significantly increased the shoot length and fresh weight of seedlings compared with controls. Analysis of the fungal culture filtrate showed a higher concentration of indole acetic acid in PNF2 than in the other isolates. PNF2 was identified as Penicillium sp. on the basis of phylogenetic analysis of ITS sequence similarity. The in vitro biocontrol activity of Penicillium sp. against Fusarium sp. was exhibited by a 49% inhibition of mycelial growth in a dual culture bioassay and by hyphal injuries as observed by scanning electron microscopy. In addition, greenhouse experiments revealed that Fusarium inhibited growth in sesame plants by damaging lipid membranes and reducing protein content. Co-cultivation with Penicillium sp. mitigated Fusarium-induced oxidative stress in sesame plants by limiting membrane lipid peroxidation, and by increasing the protein concentration, levels of antioxidants such as total polyphenols, and peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase activities. Thus, our findings suggest that Penicillium sp. is a potent plant growth-promoting fungus that has the ability to ameliorate damage caused by Fusarium infection in sesame cultivation.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2004

Gonadosomatic index, condition index and reproductive cycle with the gonadal development of the female Octopus ocellatus were investigated by histological observations and morphometric data, from January to December, 2000. And changes in biochemical components of the ovary and the trunk tissues including the digestive organ associated with gonadal development were studied by biochemical analysis from January to October, 2001. The specimens were collected at the coastal waters of Buan, Jeollabuk-do, Korea, from January 2000 to October 2001. O. ocellatus is a dioecious organism. The gonad of O. ocellatus locates medially in posterior region of the body. Morphology of the ovary shows round and oval in shape, the average diameter and external colour of ripe ovary was 32 mm and semitransparent light brown in colour. As the ovary was getting mature, transparent elongated eggs covered with chorion were present in the ovarian cavity. Monthly changes in the gonadosomatic index (GSI) showed a similar pattern with those of the condition index. The GSI and condition index began to increase in March and reached the maximum in April. And then, their values decreased from May and reached the minimum in September. Reproductive cycle of O. ocellatus can be categorized into five successive stages: early developing stage (September to December), late developing stage (November to March), ripe stage (March to May), partially spawned stage (April to June), and degenerative/resting stage (June to October). Follicle cells attached to an oocyte were involved in vitellogenesis in the cytoplasm of the vitellogeneic oocyte and formation of chorion (secondary egg membrane) of the ovarian eggs. Spawning occurred between April and June. The spawning period was once a year and the peak took place between May and June. This species belongs to semelparity. According to changes in biochemical contents of the ovary and the digestive organ, monthly variations of moisture, total protein, total lipid and glycogen contents (%) in the ovary showed a negative correlationship with those of the trunk tissues including the digestive organ. Accordingly, it is assumed that the ovary only may be received nutrient supply (total lipid content) for gonadal development from the trunk tissues including the digestive organ (r = -0.55, p < 0.05).

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.77-92
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• 1977

棲管 갯지렁이 Schizobranchia insignis Bush의 卵子에서 일어나는 變化의 形態學的 및 生化學的 관계를 규명코자 卵子形成中 細胞學的인 變化와 卵子의 年中 分布에 대하여 연구하였다. 卵原細胞分裂 직후 난자는 卵巢에서 離脫하여 體腔囊에서 最大의 크기인 직경 6180$\\mu$ 까지 성장한다. 난자형성은 年中 계속 일어나고 있으며, 産卵期間은 1월에서 3월간이다. 난자가 最大의 크기에 달하면 그 후로는 크기에 변화가 없으며 體腔囊에 축적된다. 核仁은 직경 5-10$\\mu$의 난자에서 처음으로 나타나며 난자형성 초기단계에서 크기의 증가를 보여 직경 100-120$\\mu$의 난자에서 가장 크고, 직경 120-180$\\mu$의 기간동안 크기의 변화가 거의 없다. 仁은 최초에는 단일구획 이지만 난황물질형성 직전에 이중구획으로 나뉘어진다. 세 종류의 난황물질이 난자형성 기간중 서로 다른 시기에 형성된다. 脂質顆粒과 성분이 불확실한 타원형의 顆粒은 초기에 나타나지만, 대부분이 직경 80$\\mu$이상의 난자에서 형성된다. 단백질 난황과 皮質顆粒은 반드시 직경 80$\\mu$이상의 난자에서만 형성된다. 미세융털이 직경 80$\\mu$의 난자에서는 卵黃膜에 다량 존재하지만 직경 180$\\mu$의 난자에서는 거의 찾아 볼 수 없다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.713-719
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• 1995

본 연구는 3주간 $CCl_4$를 투여한 랫트를 이용하여 각 장기 및 혈액 생화학치의 변화를 조사, 과산화지질가를 감도가 좋은 형광발광 액체 크로마토그래피를 이용해 측정, 간세포를 전자현미경적으로 관찰 등의 방밥으로 간기능에 미치는 PRC의 효과를 알아보기 위하여 실시하였다. 그 결과, PRC투여군은 정상대조군에 비하여 체중은 감소하고, 상대적 간장 중량의 감소경향, GOT 및 GPT의 수치가 감소하였으며, 특히 과산화물가가 유의하게(p<0.001) 감소하였다. 이로 인한 결과를 명확히 뒷받침해 주고 있는 간세포에 대한 전자현미경적 관찰의 결과는 RPC투여의 효과를 간세포의 형태학적 관찰에서 간세포에 대한 PRC의 효과를 나타내 주었다. 이 결과는 칡 카테킨이 사염화탄소로 유도된 간장의 과산화지질의 형성을 방지해서 간기능을 회복시키는데 효과적이라는 것을 시사한다 하겠다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.283-294
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• 1988

The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristic features of the cells and tissues of the chronic periapical lesions using light microscope and electron microscope. Fifteen dental periapical lesions were obtained from the patients undergoing periapical surgery. Each specimen was divided into two parts along the tooth axis. One part was routinely processed for histopathologic examinations. 12 periapical lesions were diagnosed as granuloma and 3 periapical specimens as periapical cyst. The other part was fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1M sodium cacodylate buffer at pH 7.4 and 1% osmic acid in same buffer. They were embedded in Epon 812. The semithin sections were used for the orientation of the lesions and the ultrathin sections were stained conventionally and examined with AEI Corynth 500 electron microscope. The results were as follows. 1. PMN and macrophages, which were dominant cell type, were scattered in small or large numbers throughout the central destructive area of granuloma. In the granulomatous area, plasma cells and lymphoytes were found in significant number and a lot of new capillary formation were revealed. Clefts caused by cholesterol were often seen in the connective tissue. Occasionally foam cells became collected in groups and epithelial proliferation were present. 2. In both granuloma and cyst, some plasma cells contained narrow cisternae of granular endoplasmic reticulum of which was tightly packed with electron dense materials, and other cells exhibited dilated profiles of granular endoplasmic reticulum. 3. In the area where plasma cells and lymphocytes were collected in groups, lymphocytes with well developed nucleolus and profuse cytoplasm were found and differentiating plasma cells were also present. 4. In the epithelial strands of the granulomatous area, epithelial cells contained enlarged endoplasmic reticulum, tonofilaments and ribosoms. Toward the intercellular space epithelial cells protruded a few microvilli. In the intercellular space, exudate-like electron dense materials, most of which was attached to the plasma membrane, appeared. 5. Some foam cells filled with numerous lipid droplets and others had lipid droplets and crystal-like structures. 6. Cyst epithelium consisted of bright cells and dark cells. The former had bright cytoplasm and small amounts of ribosoms, and the latter dark cytoplasm, many ribosoms, mitochondria and elongated microvilli. 7. Epithelial cells near the cyst lumen protruded a lot of long microvilli toward intercellular space and cyst lumen.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.397-403
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• 2015

Heavy metals reduce the photosynthetic efficiency and disrupt metabolic reactions in a concentration-dependent manner. Moreover, by replacing the metal ions in metalloproteins that use essential metal ions, such as Cu, Zn, Mn, and Fe, as co-factors, heavy metals ultimately lead to the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These, in turn, cause destruction of the cell membrane through lipid peroxidation, and eventually cause the plant to necrosis. Given the aforementioned factors, this study was aimed to understand the physiological responses of rice to cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) toxicity and the effect of essential metal ions on homeostasis. In order to confirm the level of physiological inhibition caused by heavy metal toxicity, hydroponically grown rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Dongjin) plants were exposed with $0-50{\mu}M$ cadmium (Cd, $CdCl_2$) and arsenic (As, $NaAsO_2$) at 3-leaf stage, and then investigated malondialdehyde (MDA) contents after 7 days of the treatment. With increasing concentrations of Cd and As, the MDA content in leaf blade and root increased with a consistent trend. At 14 days after treatment with $30{\mu}M$ Cd and As, plant height showed no significant difference between Cd and As, with an identical reduction. However, As caused a greater decline than Cd for shoot fresh weight, dry weight, and water content. The largest amounts of Cd and As were found in the roots and also observed a large amount of transport to the leaf sheath. Interestingly, in terms of Cd transfer to the shoot parts of the plant, it was only transported to upper leaf blades, and we did not detect any Cd in lower leaf blades. However, As was transferred to a greater level in lower leaf blades than in upper leaf blades. In the roots, Cd inhibited Zn absorption, while As inhibited Cu uptake. Furthermore, in the leaf sheath, while Cd and As treatments caused no change in Cu homeostasis, they had an antagonist effect on the absorption of Zn. Finally, in both upper and lower leaf blades, Cd and As toxicity was found to inhibit absorption of both Cu and Zn. Based on these results, it would be considered that heavy metal toxicity causes an increase in lipid peroxidation. This, in turn, leads to damage to the conductive tissue connecting the roots, leaf sheath, and leaf blades, which results in a reduction in water content and causes several physiological alterations. Furthermore, by disrupting homeostasis of the essential metal ions, Cu and Zn, this causes complete heavy metal toxicity.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.9-28
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• 1982

Guinea pig의 發情週期를 發情前期, 發情期, 發情後期, 그리고 發情間期의 4단계로 구분하여 子宮內膜의 表層上皮細胞에 있어서의 미세구조상의 변화와 이 세포들의 acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase 그리고 adenosine triphosphatase의 활성의 변화를 細胞化學的인 방법에 의하여 관찰하였고 발정주기에 따른 자궁내막표층상피세포 표면의 미세구조 변화를 走査電子顯微鏡으로 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 表層上皮細胞들은 발정기와 발정간기에서 單層圓柱形이며 발정기와 발정후기에서는 多列上皮組織으로 관찰되었고 발정전기에서 핵과 세포질의 비율이 크고 발정기에서는 세포와 핵들이 신장된 형태를 보이며 세포질이 증가하여 세포질이 子宮腔에 돌출된 모습이 관찰된 반면 발정후기와 발정간기에서는 세포의 길이가 작아졌다. 2. 細胞質내의 세포기관들은 발정기에서 미토콘드리아 및 유리리보좀의 증가와 粗面小胞多層版 構造物, 脂肪適, 리소조옴들이 다수 출현하였다. 3. 走査電子顯微鏡에 의한 연구로써 발정전기와 발정기에서 자궁내막의 표층상피세포들의 표면 미세구조는 세포의 境界가 뚜렷하였으며 특히 발정기에서는 多角形의 세포가 규칙적인 배열을 보였고 세포표면이 자궁강에 돌출된 구조를 나타냈으며, 발정후기와 발정간기의 표면은 편편하며 세포의 경계가 뚜렷하지 못하였다. 4. 微細絨毛는 발정기에서 가장 조밀하고 길게 發達된 반면에 발정후기와 발정간기에서는 짧은 미세융모가 관찰되고 數적인 면에서 감소된 경향을 보였다. 5. 전자현미경에 의한 효소활성의 관찰 결과 acid phosphatase는 발정후기에서 미세융모와 공포, alkaline phosphatase는 발정후기때 미세융모, 세포표면, 그리고 측면세포막에 매우 높은 활성을 나타내며 ATPase의 경우 발정전기와 발정기에서 미세융모와 세포막에 높은 활성을 보였다

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2009

Curcumin is a major active component of the food flovour tumeric. It has been used for the treatment of many diseases such as inflammatory and infectious diseases, cancer and other disease due to its antioxidant properties. Curcumin is a powerful scavenger of many free radicals such as superoxide anion, hydroxyl radical and nitric oxide. The objective of this study was to investigate the antioxidative effects of curcumin against hydrogen peroxide on semen quality during in vitro storage of boar semen. The sperm treated with different concentration of curcumin (1, 5 and 10 ${\mu}M$) in the presence or absence of hydrogen peroxide (250 ${\mu}M\;H_2O_2$) were incubated for 3, 6 and 9 hr at $37^{\circ}C$ and analyzed sperm characteristics such as motility, membrane integrity (MI), lipid peroxidation (LPO), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DNA fragmentation (DF). The sperm motility and MI in $H_2O_2$ treated group ($47.8%{\pm}6.8$ and $24.8%{\pm}2.2$) were significantly decreased when compare to curcumin treated group ($79.8%{\pm}2.7$ and $34.6%{\pm}1.0$, respectively) irrespective of incubation periods(p<0.05). The LPO of spermatozoal plasma membrane was measured by thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reactions for malondialdehyde (MDA), MDA level in control ($11.6{\pm}0.6\;nmol/L{\times}10^6$) and curcumin groups ($10.7{\pm}0.3\;nmol/L{\times}10^6$) were lower than those of curcumin plus $H_2O_2$ ($17.1{\pm}0.8\;nmol/L{\times}10^6$) or $H_2O_2$ group ($22.5{\pm}1.9\;nmol/L{\times}10^6$) from 3 to 9 hr incubation periods. The DF by sperm chromatin dispersion (SCD) test and ROS production measured by 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein (DCF) fluorescence intensity were no significantly difference through all experimental groups (p>0.05). Correlation among evaluation methods for sperm quality, motility vs MI and DF vs ROS was positively correlated while motility vs DF and ROS vs LPO were negatively correlated in all treatment groups. These results demonstrate that curcumin can effectively improve the sperm quality during in vitro storage of boar semen through its hydrogen peroxide scavenging mechanism as an antioxidant.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.3267-3274
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• 2014

In order to investigate the effects of the double replacement of $\small{L}$-Pro, $\small{D}$-Pro, $\small{D}$-Leu or Nleu (the peptoid residue for Leu) in the hydrophobic face (positions 9 and 13) of amphipathic ${\alpha}$-helical non-cell-selective antimicrobial peptide $L_8K_9W_1$ on the structure, cell selectivity and mechanism of action, we synthesized a series of $L_8K_9W_1$ analogs with double replacement of $\small{L}$-Pro, $\small{D}$-Pro, $\small{D}$-Leu or Nleu in the hydrophobic face of $L_8K_9W_1$. In this study, we have confirmed that the double replacement of $\small{L}$-Pro, $\small{D}$-Pro, or Nleu in the hydrophobic face of $L_8K_9W_1$ let to a great increase in the selectivity toward bacterial cells and a complete destruction of ${\alpha}$-helical structure. Interestingly, $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{L}$-Pro, $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{D}$-Pro and $L_8K_9W_1$-Nleu preferentially interacted with negatively charged phospholipids, but unlike $L_8K_9W_1$ and $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{D}$-Leu, they did not disrupt the integrity of lipid bilayers and depolarize the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. These results suggested that the mode of action of $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{L}$-Pro, $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{D}$-Pro and $L_8K_9W_1$-Nleu involves the intracellular target other than the bacterial membrane. In particular, $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{L}$-Pro, $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{D}$-Pro and $L_8K_9W_1$-Nleu had powerful antimicrobial activity (MIC range, 1 to $4{\mu}M$) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MDRPA). Taken together, our results suggested that $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{L}$-Pro, $L_8K_9W_1$-$\small{D}$-Pro and $L_8K_9W_1$-Nleu with great cell selectivity may be promising candidates for novel therapeutic agents, complementing conventional antibiotic therapies to combat pathogenic microorganisms.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2001

정상 성인 고환의 버팀세포(Sertoli cell)는 비분열세포이며, 정세관(seminiferous tubule)단면에서 비교적 불분명하게 관찰되고, 정세관 세포 성분의 $10\sim15%$를 차지하고 있다. 전자현미경적으로 버팅 세포는 특징적인 핵소체와 원형질막 및 세포질 소기관을 갖고 있다. 원형질막은 사춘기에 발달한 두 종류 즉 버팅세포와 버팀세포 및 버팅세포와 생식세포 사이의 세포연접을 가지고 있다. 그러나 태이에서 버팅세포의 정확한 미세구조에 대한 기술은 드물다. 이에 본 저자는 태아 고환의 발생 제 14주부터 제27주 사이의 17예를 수집하여 정상 미세구조를 확인하고, 태아기 버팀세포의 분화 양상을 알아보고자 하였다. 태아기에서 버팀세포와 생식세포 및 버팀세포와 버팀세포 사이의 세포연접은 부착반점과 비슷한 구조로 이루어져 있었고, 이들은 관찰 대상인 태령 제14주부터 관찰되었다. 태아기 버팅세포의 세포소기관의 발달은 전반적으로 미약하였다. 비교적 풍부하게 사립체가 태령 제14주부터 관찰되었고, 무과립세포질세망이 소수, 그리고 과립세포질세망이 비교적 풍부하게 관찰되었다. 지방소포의 수는 비교적 일정하게 관찰되었고, 포도당입자는 발생 단계에 따라 점차 증가하는 소견을 보였다. 미세섬유와 Charcot-Bottcher의 결정소체는 본 연구대상에서는 관찰되지 않았다. 결론적으로, 태아기의 버팀세포에서는 어른에서 관찰되는 특징적인 소견들이 관찰되지 않았으며, 어른과는 다소 다른 전자현미경 소견을 나타냈다. 하지만 버팅세포의 분화양상을 정확히 알기 위해서는 태령 제27주 이후부터 사춘기까지의 연구가 추가되어야 할 것으로 생각한다.