• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.740-748
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• 2022

As circ_UBE2D2 has been confirmed to have targeted binding sites with multiple miRNAs involved in septic acute kidney injury (SAKI), efforts in this study are directed to unveiling the specific role and relevant mechanism of circ_UBE2D2 in SAKI. HK-2 cells were treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to construct SAKI model in vitro. After sh-circ_UBE2D2 was transfected into cells, the transfection efficiency was detected by qRT-PCR, cell viability and apoptosis were determined by MTT assay and flow cytometry, and expressions of Bcl-2, Bax and Cleaved-caspase 3 were quantified by western blot. Target genes associated with circ_UBE2D2 were predicted using bioinformatics analysis. After the establishment of SAKI rat model, HE staining and TUNEL staining were exploited to observe the effect of circ_UBE2D2 on tissue damage and cell apoptosis. The expression of circ_UBE2D2 was overtly elevated in LPS-induced HK-2 cells. Sh-circ_UBE2D2 can offset the inhibition of cell viability and the promotion of cell apoptosis induced by LPS. Circ_UBE2D2 and miR-370-3p as well as miR-370-3p and NR4A3 have targeted binding sites. MiR-370-3p inhibitor reversed the promoting effect of circ_UB2D2 silencing on viability of LPS-treated cells, but shNR4A3 neutralized the above inhibitory effect of miR-370-3p inhibitor. MiR-370-3p inhibitor weakened the down-regulation of NR4A3, Bax and Cleaved caspase-3 and the up-regulation of Bcl-2 induced by circ_UB2D2 silencing, but these trends were reversed by shNR4A3. In addition, sh-circ_UBE2D2 could alleviate the damage of rat kidney tissue. Circ_UBE2D2 mitigates the progression of SAKI in rats by targeting miR-370-3p/NR4A3 axis.

• BMB Reports
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2024

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis plays a pivotal role in maintaining cognitive brain function. However, this process diminishes with age, particularly in patients with neurodegenerative disorders. While small, non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) are crucial for hippocampal neural stem (HCN) cell maintenance, their involvement in neurodegenerative disorders remains unclear. This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms through which miRNAs regulate HCN cell death and their potential involvement in neurodegenerative disorders. We performed a comprehensive microarray-based analysis to investigate changes in miRNA expression in insulin-deprived HCN cells as an in vitro model for cognitive impairment. miR-150-3p, miR-323-5p, and miR-370-3p, which increased significantly over time following insulin withdrawal, induced pronounced mitochondrial fission and dysfunction, ultimately leading to HCN cell death. These miRNAs collectively targeted the mitochondrial fusion protein OPA1, with miR-150-3p also targeting MFN2. Data-driven analyses of the hippocampi and brains of human subjects revealed significant reductions in OPA1 and MFN2 in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our results indicate that miR-150-3p, miR-323-5p, and miR-370-3p contribute to deficits in hippocampal neurogenesis by modulating mitochondrial dynamics. Our findings provide novel insight into the intricate connections between miRNA and mitochondrial dynamics, shedding light on their potential involvement in conditions characterized by deficits in hippocampal neurogenesis, such as AD.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2019

Objective : The purpose of the study was to identify expression profiling of miRNAs associated with cancers after treating allergen-removed Rhus Verniciflua Stokes and allergen-removed Rhus Verniciflua Stokes fumigaed Angelica gigas on leukemia cell lines. Methods : miRNA expression has been analyzed using miRNA array method through denaturation and hybridization after isolating the total RNA from leukemic cell line treated with 100 ㎍/㎖ of aRVS and aRVS-A each. Microarray expressions were interpreted as 'significant' on miRNAs when decreased less than 0.5 fold or increased more than 1.5 fold compared with the control group. Results : Among 158 miRNAs in total, 32 miRNAs were significantly presented in miRNAs expression. miRNA has been activated with a variety of genes for predicted targets, and the overexpressed miRNAs were categorized according to proliferation and metastasis of cancer in this study. The findings were reported that seven miRNAs (let-7b, miR-193a-5p, 296-3p, 26a, 22, 124a, 92b) showed significant expressions on proliferation and growth, seven miRNAs (miR-193a-5p, 26a, 200c, 183, 124a, 198, 210) presented meaningful expressions on invasion and metastasis, two miRNAs (let-7b, miR-210) were highly expressed on angiogenesis, five miRNAs (let-7b, miR-26a, 181d, 181c, 296-5p) related with apoptosis, and six miRNAs (let-7b, miR-200c, 183, 370, 124a, 191) were associated with prognosis of cancer and early diagnostic factors for cancer. Conclusion : The mechanism of miRNA takes a role in diagnosis, treatment, and prognotic factors for cancer as well. This study suggested that further detailed research on overexpression of specific miRNA should be carried out continuously in the future.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.1135-1141
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• 2023

본 연구는 간호대학생의 자아탄력성, 그릿이 진로정체감 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 시도되었다. 연구 대상자는 G시에 소재하고 있는 4년제 간호대학에 재학중인 간호대학생 193명으로 자료수집기간은 2023년 9월 4일부터 9 월 15일까지였다. 자료는 SPSS 20.0 통계프로그램의 빈도분석, 평균과 표준편차, t-test와 One way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, Stepwise multiple regression으로 분석하였다. 연구결과에서 대상자의 자아탄력성은 3.42±0.45, 그릿은 3.63±0.60, 진로정체감은 4.06±0.79였다. 일반적 특성에 따른 자아탄력성은 성별에서, 진로정체감은 성별, 학년에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 진로정체감과 자아탄력성은(r=.370, p=.000), 진로정체감과 그릿은(r=.283, p=.000)은 통계적으로 유의한 정의 상관관계를 보였고, 간호대학생의 진로정체감에 영향을 미치는 영향요인은 자아탄력성, 성별, 그릿으로 검증되었으며, 이들 변수의 설명력은 22.6%로 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 토대로 간호대학생의 진로정체감을 확립을 위한 체계적인 교욱프로그램 개발에 활용 할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.438-446
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• 2020

본 연구는 임상간호사의 워라밸, 공감만족, 공감피로, 소진의 관련성을 확인하고, 임상간호사의 그릿에 영향을 미치는 주요 변인들을 살펴보고자 시도된 서술적 조사연구이다. 자료수집은 Y시에 소재하고 있는 2개 종합병원에 근무하는 간호사 150명을 대상으로 2019년 2월 4일부터 2월 22일까지 설문조사를 통해 실시하였다. 자료분석은 SPSS Statistics 20.0 프로그램을 사용하여 기술통계, t-test, one-way ANOVA, 사후검증으로 Scheffe test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple regression을 하였다. 연구결과 워라밸 평균평점은 3.14±.68점, 공감만족 29.71±4.89점, 공감피로 28.88±4.83점, 소진 31.22±5.32점, 그릿 3.11±.40점으로 나타났다. 대상자의 일반적 특성에 따른 그릿은 학력(t=2.370, p=.019)에 따라 유의미한 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 임상간호사의 그릿은 워라밸(r=.239, p=.003), 공감만족(r=.371, p<.001), 소진(r=-.493, p<.001)에 유의한 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그릿에 영향을 미치는 요인은 소진, 학력으로 나타났으며, 가장 영향요인이 높은 것은 소진으로 나타났다. 이들의 설명력은 30.4%이었다(F=15.80, p<.001). 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 임상간호사의 그릿을 증진시키기 위해서는 소진을 감소시키는 중재 프로그램 개발이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Breast Cancer
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.363-370
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• 2018

Purpose: Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer among women worldwide, and therefore, improved approaches for its early detection are urgently needed. As microRNAs (miRNAs) are increasingly recognized as critical regulators in tumorigenesis and possess excellent stability in plasma, this study focused on using miRNAs to develop a method for identifying noninvasive biomarkers. Methods: To discover critical candidates, differential expression analysis was performed on tissue-originated miRNA profiles of 409 early breast cancer patients and 87 healthy controls from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. We selected candidates from the differentially expressed miRNAs and then evaluated every possible molecular signature formed by the candidates. The best signature was validated in independent serum samples from 113 early breast cancer patients and 47 healthy controls using reverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: The miRNA candidates in our method were revealed to be associated with breast cancer according to previous studies and showed potential as useful biomarkers. When validated in independent serum samples, the area under curve of the final miRNA signature (miR-21-3p, miR-21-5p, and miR-99a-5p) was 0.895. Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were 97.9% and 73.5%, respectively. Conclusion: The present study established a novel and effective method to identify biomarkers for early breast cancer. And the method, is also suitable for other cancer types. Furthermore, a combination of three miRNAs was identified as a prospective biomarker for breast cancer early detection.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제53권1호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2015

A total of 1,708 small mammals (1,617 rodents and 91 soricomorphs), including Apodemus agrarius (n = 1,400), Microtus fortis (167), Crocidura lasiura (91), Mus musculus (32), Myodes (= Eothenomys) regulus (9), Micromys minutus (6), and Tscherskia (= Cricetulus) triton (3), were live-trapped at US/Republic of Korea (ROK) military training sites near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Paju, Pocheon, and Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province from December 2004 to December 2009. Small mammals were examined for their intestinal nematodes by necropsy. A total of 1,617 rodents (100%) and 91 (100%) soricomorphs were infected with at least 1 nematode species, including Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Syphacia obvelata, Heterakis spumosa, Protospirura muris, Capillaria spp., Trichuris muris, Rictularia affinis, and an unidentified species. N. brasiliensis was the most common species infecting small mammals (1,060; 62.1%) followed by H. polygyrus (617; 36.1%), S. obvelata (370; 21.7%), H. spumosa (314; 18.4%), P. muris (123; 7.2%), and Capillaria spp. (59; 3.5%). Low infection rates (0.1-0.8%) were observed for T. muris, R. affinis, and an unidentified species. The number of recovered worms was highest for N. brasiliensis (21,623 worms; mean 20.4 worms/infected specimen) followed by S. obvelata (9,235; 25.0 worms), H. polygyrus (4,122; 6.7 worms), and H. spumosa (1,160; 3.7 worms). A. agrarius demonstrated the highest prevalence for N. brasiliensis (70.9%), followed by M. minutus (50.0%), T. triton (33.3%), M. fortis (28.1%), M. musculus (15.6%), C. lasiura (13.2%), and M. regulus (0%). This is the first report of nematode infections in small mammals captured near the DMZ in ROK.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.308-322
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• 1996

연구배경 : 히스타민은 폐혈관주위의 비만 세포내에 풍부하게 분포하니 아직까지 급성 폐손상의 병리기전에 있어 히스타민의 역할에 대해서는 규명되어 있지 않았다. 히스타민은 IL-1 이나 IL-8과 같은 cytokine 사이에 상호작용이 있고 혈관내피 표면상에 P-selectin의 표현을 증가시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이에 저자들은 건강한 백서의 기도내로 침윤이 증가되며 히스타민과 TNF를 병용 투여서는 TNF 단독 투여사보다 폐장내 호중구의 침윤이 증폭되고 폐손상의 정도가 증가 될 것으로 가정하였다. 방법 : 몸무게 270-370gm인 Sprague-Dawley 쥐를 사용하여 정상군은 생리식염수 0.5mL을, 치료군은 체증 1Kg 당 $1.1{\mu}g$, $11{\mu}g$ 및 $55{\mu}g$의 히스타민을 단독 혹은 TNF 500ng과 함께 병용하여 기도로 투여하거나 히스타민 $55{\mu}g$과 IL-1 50ng을 병용투여 한 뒤 5시간 뒤 에 폐조직 내 myeloperoxidase(MPO) 활성도와 폐포액내 호중구 수 및 쥐의 IL-8으로 고려되는 cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant(CINC)의 활성도 그리고 폐혈관내 알부민의 폐조직내로의 누출을 측정하였다. 또한 TNF와 히스타민을 병용투여한 뒤 TNF와 히스타민 병용치료군에 항히스타민제를 경정맥내로 주입한 뒤 동일한 방법으로 각 지표들을 측정하여, 관찰된 상승효과가 차단되는지를 보았다. 곁과 1) TNF치료군은 정상군에 비하여 폐장내 MPO 활성도, 기관폐포액내 홍중구수 및 폐혈관의 누출이 더 높게 나타났으며(각 p<0.001), 히스타면 투여군은 11 및 $55{\mu}g/kg$ 투여군에서 정상군에 비해 MPO 활성도만이 높게 나타났다(p<0.05) 2) 폐장내 MPO 활성도는 기도내로 TNF와 병용투여한 히스타민 $1.1{\mu}g$군, $11{\mu}g$군 및 $55{\mu}g$ 군 모두에서 정상군에 비해 증가되어 나타났으며(각 p<0.001) 히스타민 $11{\mu}g/kg$ 병합투여군에서는 TNF 단독치료군에 비해서도 높게 나타났다(p=0.0251). 기관폐포액내 호중구의 수는 히스타민 1.1, 11 및 $55{\mu}g/kg$군 모두에서 정상군(p<0.05)에 비해 증가되어 나타났으며 $1.1{\mu}g/kg$군은 TNF 단독치료군에 비해서도 높았다(p=0.0367). 급성 폐혈관 히스타민 $1.1{\mu}g$군, $11{\mu}g$군 $55{\mu}g$군에서 정상군에 비해 증가되었으나(p<0.001), TNF 치료군과는 차이가 없었다. 3) TNF와 히 스타민 1.1, 11 및 $55{\mu}g/kg$이 병용투여된 군 모두에서 정상군에 비해 폐포 세척액내 CINC 활성도가 유의하게 증가되었다(각각 p-값<0.01 및< 0.05) 4) $H_1$ 수용체차단제인 mepyramine과 $H_2$ 수용체차단제인 ranitidine 세척액내 증폭되었던 호중구 수 및 CINC의 활성도를 감소시켰다(각각 p-값>0.05) 5) IL-1과 병용 투여한 히스타민은 정상군에 비해 MPO 활성도 및 급성 폐혈관 누출이 증가되었으나(p<0.05), IL-1 치료군과는 차이가 없었다. 결론 : 본연구의 결과로서 백서의 기도내로 국소적으로 히스타민을 투여시 5시간 이내에 폐조직내 호중구의 침윤이 증가되고 TNF로 유도된 폐조직내 MPO 활성도 및 기관폐포액 내 호중구 수의 증가가 증폭되나 폐혈관내 알부민의 폐장내 누출의 증폭작용이 없고 IL-1으로 유도된 폐손상에도 급성 폐손상의 증폭작용이 관찰되지 않으므로 TNF나 IL-1으로 유도되는 급성 폐손상에 히스타민 병용 투여에 의한 폐손상의 증폭작용은 없을 것으로 사료되었다.