• 분석과학
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2017

Background and purpose: This study was carried out to learn more about the potential prophylactic or antibacterial activity of the plant Acalypha indica against selective pathogenic bacteria. Experimental: The test organisms were Sarcina lutea IFO 3232, Bacillus subtilis IFO 3026, Pseudomonas denitrificans, Escherichia coli IFO 3007, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATTC 10031, Xanthomonas campestris IAM 1671, and Proteus vulgaris. Leaf, stem, and bud powder of Acalypha indica were dissolved in various solvents, and the extracts were tested for antimicrobial activity through the disc diffusion method. GC-MS profiling was performed to characterize active chemical compounds in the essential oil of Acalypha indica. Results: The ethanol extract showed the highest activity against all bacteria, while the petroleum ether extract yielded the highest zone of inhibition against Proteus vulgaris ($11.83{\pm}1.75mm$). The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the ethyl acetate extract against Bacillus subtilis was 16 µg/mL. Phytochemical screening by GC-MS revealed a total of 12 bioactive compounds. Conclusion: Extracts of Acalypha indica may be useful in formulating and synthesizing new antibacterial drugs.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.463-472
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• 2020

Direct reprogramming, also known as a trans-differentiation, is a technique to allow mature cells to be converted into other types of cells without inducing a pluripotent stage. It has been suggested as a major strategy to acquire the desired type of cells in cell-based therapies to repair damaged tissues. Studies related to switching the fate of cells through epigenetic modification have been progressing and they can bypass safety issues raised by the virus-based transfection methods. In this study, a protocol was established to directly convert fully differentiated fibroblasts into diverse mesenchymal-lineage cells, such as osteoblasts, adipocytes, chondrocytes, and ectodermal cells, including neurons, by means of DNA demethylation, immediately followed by culturing in various differentiating media. First, 24 h exposure of 5-azacytidine (5-aza-CN), a well-characterized DNA methyl transferase inhibitor, to NIH-3T3 murine fibroblast cells induced the expression of stem-cell markers, that is, increasing cell plasticity. Next, 5-aza-CN treated fibroblasts were cultured in osteogenic, adipogenic, chondrogenic, and neurogenic media with or without bone morphogenetic protein 2 for a designated period. Differentiation of each desired type of cell was verified by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction/western blot assays for appropriate marker expression and by various staining methods, such as alkaline phosphatase/alizarin red S/oil red O/alcian blue. These proposed procedures allowed easier acquisition of the desired cells without any transgenic modification, using direct reprogramming technology, and thus may help make it more available in the clinical fields of regenerative medicine.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.84-94
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• 1991

간에 급성 출혈성 괴사를 일으키는 dimethylnitrosamine(DMN)의 간 독작용이 과량의 사염화탄소로 전처치시 어떤 영향을 받는 가를 관찰하기 위해 먼저 DMN을 쥐의 복강내에 주입하였다. 또 사염화탄소 전처치에 의한 영향을 조사하기 위해 사염화탄소 투여 후 DMN을 투여하고 간조직을 적출하여 광학 현미경 및 전자 현미경으로 관찰하였다. 광학 현미경하에서 DMN 단독 투여시 12시간부터 간 소엽중심부에 심한 출혈성 괴사가 나타나서 120시간까지 지속되었다. 과량의 사염화탄소로 전처치시 초기부터 광범위한 괴사가 나타났으나 24시간부터는 활발한 재생성변화가 나타나서 120시간에는 거의 정상으로 회복되어서 괴사의 정도는 DMN 단독 투여군과 유사하고 회복되는 시간은 단독 투여군보다 더 빨랐다. 전자 현미경하에서 DMN 단독 투여시 초기 변화는 주로 과립성 내형질막의 분열로 나타났고, 사염화탄소 단독 투여시는 내형질막의 덩어리 형성과 수포성 팽창으로 나타났다. 사염화탄소 전처치 후 DMN 투여시 초기에 나타난 변화는 그 양상이 사염화탄소 단독 투여시와 유사했지만 정도가 더 심했다. 이상의 결과에서 DMN의 급성중독 효과는 과량의 사염화탄소로 전처치한 경우에 재생이 더 빨리 이루어지는 것으로 보아 사염화탄소가 DMN에 대해 방어적인 작용을 하는 것으로 추측된다.