• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.62-77
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• 2024

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide with a high recurrence rate. Oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance is one of the major reasons hindering CRC therapy. β-Carotene (BC) is a provitamin A and is known to have antioxidant and anticancer effects. However, the combined effect of OXA and BC has not been investigated. Therefore, this study investigated the anticancer effects and mechanism of the combination of OXA and BC on CRC. MATERIALS/METHODS: In the present study, the effects of the combination of OXA and BC on cell viability, cell cycle arrest, and cancer stemness were investigated using HCT116, HT29, OXA-resistant cells, and human CRC organoids. RESULTS: The combination of OXA and BC enhanced apoptosis, G₂/M phase cell cycle arrest, and inhibited cancer cell survival in human CRC resistant cells and CRC organoids without toxicity in normal organoids. Cancer stem cell marker expression and self-replicating capacity were suppressed by combined treatment with OXA and BC. Moreover, this combined treatment upregulated apoptosis and the stem cell-related JAK/STAT signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest a novel potential role of BC in reducing resistance to OXA, thereby enhances the anticancer effects of OXA. This enhancement is achieved through the regulation of cell cycle, apoptosis, and stemness in CRC.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.239-248
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• 2021

The emergence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has partly increased treatment failure and patient mortality. Class D β-lactamases is an important mechanism of resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics in this species. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the presence oxacillinase gene and genetic fingerprints of A. baumannii isolates from the intensive care unit of an Egyptian tertiary care hospital. One hundred and twenty A. baumannii clinical isolates were collected. Multiplex PCR was performed to detect genes encoding oxacillinases (OXA-23, OXA-24, OXA-51, OXA-58 and OXA-143). Molecular typing of all collected isolates was performed using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR assay. Out of 120 examined isolates, 92, 88 and 84% were resistant to ertapenem, imipenem and meropenem, respectively. The species-specific, commonly present OXA-51 gene was found in all isolates while OXA-23 showed a high prevalence of 88% of isolates. OXA-24 and OXA-143 genes were detected in 3% and 1% of isolates, respectively. No OXA-58 gene was detected. Five clusters consisting of 19 genotypes were detected using RAPD-PCR. Genotype A was the most prevalent, it was observed in 62% of the isolates followed by genotype B (12%). These results revealed that genotypes A and B are common in the hospital. Results also demonstrate that RAPD-PCR is a rapid and reliable method for studying the clonal similarity among A. baumannii isolated from different clinical specimens.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.395-398
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• 2006

Nerve agents (sarin, tabun, soman and VX) are class of military important substances able to cause many severe intoxications during few minutes. Currently, the threat of misuse of these agents is daily discussed. Unfortunately, there is no single antidote able to treat intoxication caused by all of these agents. Owing to this fact, new generation of antidotes, especially acetylcholinesterase (AChE; EC 3.1.1.7) reactivators, is still developed. In this study, we have tested four newly developed AChE reactivators: 1-(4-hydroxyiminomethylpyridinium)- 5-(4-carbamoylpyridinium)-3-oxa-pentane dibromide (1), 1-(3-hydroxyiminomethylpyridinium)-5-(4-carbamoylpyridinium)-3-oxa-pentane dibromide (2), 1,5-bis(2-hydroxyiminomethylpyridinium)-3-oxa-pentane dichloride (3) and 1,5-bis(4-hydroxyiminomethylpyridinium)-3-oxa-pentane dibromide (4) for their potency to reactivate in vitro tabun and cyclosarin-inhibited AChE. Their reactivation efficacy was compared with currently the most promising oxime HI-6 (1-(2-hydroxyiminomethylpyridinium)-3-(4-carbamoylpyridinium)-2-oxa-propane dichloride). According to obtained results, two AChE reactivators 1 and 4 were able to reactivate tabun-inhibited AChE. On the contrary, there was no better AChE reactivator than HI-6 able to reactivate cyclosarin-inhibited AChE.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.179-191
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• 2022

본 연구는 공중보건에 위협이 되고 있는 carbapenemase 유전자형 중 bla_KPC, bla_NDM, bla_IMP, bla_VIM, bla_OXA-48-like 유전자의 표현형적 검사 및 분자진단으로 검출하고 관련 유전자 분포 양상에 대해 알아보았다. 표현형적 검사결과 MHT는 41균주 모두에서 양성을 확인하고, CIT는 meropenem+PBA는 18균주 및 meropenem+EDTA에서 8균주의 양성을 확인하였다. PCR 결과 bla_KPC 28균주, bla_NDM 25균주, bla_IMP 5균주, bla_VIM 1균주, bla_OXA-48-like 13균주에서 증폭 산물을 확인하였다. 또한 bla_KPC+bla_NDM 7균주, bla_KPC+bla_IMP 1균주, bla_NDM+bla_OXA-48-like 1균주, bla_NDM+bla_VIM 1균주, bla_KPC+bla_NDM+bla_IMP 4균주, bla_KPC+bla_NDM+bla_OXA-48-like 4균주를 확인하였다. 실시간 중합효소 연쇄반응을 이용한 융해 곡선 분석결과는 PCR 결과와 100% 일치함을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 real-time PCR을 이용한 신속하고 특이성이 높은 CRE 조기진단을 통한 유전자 확인은 제한된 치료 옵션과 높은 사망률로 공중 보건 위협을 고조하는 CRE의 감시, 진단 및 치료를 개선할 수 있으며 전염을 방지하기 위한 효과적인 항균 치료 및 시기적절한 감염 통제가 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.325-333
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the presence of IMP and OXA genes in clinical strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) that are carriers of the ampC gene. Methods: In this study, 105 clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa were collected. Antibiotic resistance patterns were determined using the disk diffusion method. The strains carrying AmpC enzymes were characterized by a combination disk method. Multiplex-PCR was used to identify resistance and virulence genes, chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between variables. Results: Among 105 isolates of P. aeruginosa, the highest antibiotic resistance was to cefotaxime and aztreonam, and the least resistance was to colictin and ceftazidime. There were 49 isolates (46.66%) that showed an AmpC phenotype. In addition, the frequencies of the resistance genes were; OXA48 gene 85.2%, OXA199, 139 3.8%, OXA23 3.8%, OXA2 66.6%, OXA10 3.8%, OXA51 85.2% and OXA58 3.8%. The IMP27 gene was detected in 9 isolates (8.57%) and the IMP3.34 was detected in 11 isolates (10.47%). Other genes detected included; lasR (17.1%), lasB (18%) and lasA (26.6%). There was a significant relationship between virulence factors and the OX and IMP genes ($p{\leq}0.05$). Conclusion: The relationship between antibiotic resistance and virulence factors observed in this study could play an important role in outbreaks associated with P. aeruginosa infections.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.11-503
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• 1999

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.916-923
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• 2022

창원시의 3개 지점(남천, 창원천, 청운지)에서 물 시료를 채취하고, 채취한 시료로부터 genomic DNA를 분리하였다. 분리된 DNA와 class A extended-spectrum beta-lactamase(ESBL) 유전자 5가지(bla_OXA-1, bla_SHV, bla_TEM, bla_CTX-M-1, bla_CTX-M-9)를 target으로 하는 primers를 사용하여 quantitative PCR을 수행하였다. 시료를 채취한 지점별로 ESBL 유전자들의 수와 비율에서 확연한 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 남천의 경우 DNA 30ng당 ESBL 유전자가 1.93×10⁶ copy나 존재하는 데에 반해 창원천의 경우에는 1.47×10⁵ copy 그리고 청운지에는 9.5×10³ copy 밖에 존재하지 않았다. 흐르는 하천인 남천과 창원천에서는 각 ESBL 유전자들의 비율에서 큰 차이가 없었다. 즉, 남천에서는 bla_OXA-1 유전자가 65.3%, bla_CTX-M-1 유전자가 33.6%를 차지하여서 이 두 유전자가 전체 ESBL 유전자의 99% 가까이를 차지하고 있었다. 창원천에서도 bla_OXA-1 유전자가 64.1%, bla_CTX-M-1 유전자가 19.1%를 차지하므로 이 두 유전자가 전체의 83% 이상을 차지하고 있었다. 하천과 다르게 폐쇄된 환경인 청운지 연못에서는 내성세균들의 총량 자체가 다른 두 하천에 비해서 월등하게 적었다. 또한 내성 세균의 비율도 달라서 bla_CTX-M-1 유전자가 전체의 87.5%, 그리고 bla_CTX-M-9 유전자가 9.8%를 차지하고 있었다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2005

본 실험에서 잉어를 대상으로 CPF, NRF 및 OXA등의 약제를 어체당 20 mg/kg 현탁액을 경구투여 후에 1-96 시간 경시적으로 약물의 동태를 조사 하였다. 각 약제별 최고장기농도도달시간은 간장 (8 h), 혈액 (12 h), 신장(12 h) 및 근육 (24 h) 이었다. 각 약제별 최대농도는 CPF (13.8-19.6 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$), NRF (11.8-15.9 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$), 및 OXA (10.8-13.9 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$)순으로 나타났다. 약제농도는 최고치의 도달 이후 빠르게 소실되다가 48-96 h는 완만한 감소를 보였으며, 이때 장기별 약제농도는 근육 (3.3-6.3 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$)> 간장 (2.5-5.5 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$)> 신장 (2.3-4.2 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$) > 혈장 (2.1-3.0 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$)순으로 나타났다. 한편, OXA의 경우 다른 약제에 비해서 약물의 정체기가 나타났다. 즉 혈중은 12-36 h;, 고농도저류대 (24 hr; 10.9-8.8 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$), 근육은 36-96 h에 중간농도대 (60 hr; 8.5-5.8 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$) 및 간장은 12-96 h에 저농도대 (84 hr; 6.8-3.3 ${\mu}g$/$m\ell$)등이 형성되었다.약제의 혈중농도에 대한 각 장기농도비 (간장;L, 신장;K, 및 근육;M / 혈액;B)는 시간대에 따라 차이를 보였다. CPF는 즉 L>K>M (0.65-1.2/0.82-0.93/1.0-1.7)순으로 시간대별로 차이가 없었다. NRF는 시간대별로 1-8 h 및 12-24 h L>K>M (0.65-1.3/0.86-1.0)순이었으나, 36 h 이후 L>M>K (0.89-1.26)순이었다. OXA의 있어서는 1-8 h에는 L>K>M (0.95-2.1), 12-36에는 M>K>L (0.51-1.0) 및 48-96 h에는 M>L>K (1.0-2.3)으로 나타났다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2022

An efficient method for the synthesis of 1-aminophthalans has been developed. The intramolecular oxa-Mannich reaction of 1,3-dihydro-2-benzofuran-1-ols with p-toluenesulfonylamine in the presence of Cs₂CO₃ as a base, without using any catalyst, provided the desired 1-aminophthalans in moderate to good yields.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.166-169
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• 1997