• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.8-13
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• 2014

Occupational long-term exposure to inorganic dusts may cause a variety of lung diseases such as pneumoconiosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Diagnosis of pneumoconiosis and COPD, however, is currently dependent on radiological findings and pulmonary test, which are both late diagnostic tools. Therefore, there is a need to identify novel biomarkers in pneumoconiosis and COPD. Hence, in this current study we investigated the serum concentrations of YKL-40, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$) as biomarkers for pneumoconiosis and COPD in 161 retired male workers exposed to inorganic dusts. The serum concentration of YKL-40 was significantly increased with age, pneumoconiosis, and airflow limitation. The serum concentration of IL-6 was significantly higher in airflow limitation. These results suggest that serum concentration of YKL-40 is associated with age, pneumoconiosis, and airflow limitation. Also, serum concentration of IL-6 is associated with airflow limitation.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.436-440
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• 1987

앞서 보고한 바와 같이 토양으로부터 분리한 K. pneumoniae NFB-320의 pullulanase 유전자를 pBR 322을 이용하여 E. coli에 cloning한 결과 약 14.4kb 의 재조합 plasmid DNA pYKL451을 얻었다. 이러한 pullulanase 유전자에 대한 유전적 정보를 얻기 위해 여러 가지 제한효소로 단일 혹은 이중 절단을 행하여 삽입된 pullulanase 유전자의 제한효소 절단지 도를 작성하였으며, E. coli(pYKL451)과 K. pneumoniae NFB-320이 생산하는 pullulanase의 효소적 특성을 조사하였다. 생산되는 두 균주의 효소는 50-55$^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 최적온도를 나타냈으며 최적pH는 모두 6.0이었다. 효소 안정성에 미치는 pH의 영향은 4$0^{\circ}C$에서 90min 간 방치했을 때 pH 5.0-10.0에서 안정하였으며 열안정성은 (pH6.0) 각 온도에서 한시간 처리하였을 때 4$0^{\circ}C$까지는 안정하였으나 5$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 효소의 활성이 급격히 감소하였다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2018

Abdominal obesity is considered as one of the most risky factors governing the development of metabolic diseases. Here we identify that human chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1, also called YKL-40 in human) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs883125, is associated with abdominal obesity in Korean women. Korean women subjects with the rs883125 G/G or C/G genotype present higher waist-hip ratio than subjects with C/C genotype suggesting that human subjects who G nucleotide substitution at the rs883125 tended to more accumulate intra-abdominal fat at the abdominal cavity. In addition, Chi3l1 gene expression is increased in adipose tissue from obese mice and pro-inflammatory cytokine enhances Chi3l1 expression in adipocytes, indicating that Chi3l1 is greatly related with obesity and obesity-induced pro-inflammatory responses. Taken together, the minor allele of rs883125 is associated with a higher prevalence of abdominal obesity in Korean women. These findings suggest that genotype of rs883125 can be a biomarker of incident abdominal obesity and abdominal obesity-related metabolic diseases.