• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 1995

연구배경: Mycoplasma 폐렴은 주로 학동기와 청소년기에 호발되며, 성인에서는 발병빈도가 적고 증상이나 이학적 소견이 비특이적인 경우가 많다. 확진은 배양으로 가능하나 많은 시간이 필요하고 양성률에도 차이가 많아 조기 진단, 치료를 위해서는 혈청학적 검사소견과 임상적 양상의 분석이 mycoplasma 폐렴의 진단에 중요하다고 하겠다. 이에 저자들은 mycoplasma 감염으로 진단받은 성인 환자들의 임상상을 분석하였다. 방법: 폐렴으로 입원치료한 환자 중 M. pneumoniae 항체가가 1:40 이상이면서 한냉응집소가 1:64 이상인 경우를 확진례로, M. pneumoniae 항체가가 1:40 이상이거나 한냉응집소치가 1:64 이상이면서 임상소견이나 흉부X선소견이 M. pneumoniae 폐렴에 합당한 경우를 추정례로 하여 대상환자들의 연령 및 성별분포, 발병시기, 임상증상, 이학적소견, 혈청검사와 흉부X선 소견, 치료 및 경과 등에 대하여 관찰하였다. 결과: 1) 나이는 전 연령층에 고루 분산되어 있었으며 남녀비는 1:1 이었다. 2) 발병 월별로는 1월에 가장 많았으며(16.7%), 계절별로는 가을과 겨울에 가장 많았다(가을 30%, 겨울 33.3%). 3) 한냉응집소치는 12예(40%)에서 1:64 이상이었으며 발병2주경에 최고치에 도달하였고, M. pneumoniae 항체가는 5예(16.7%)에서 1:160 이었다. 4) 흉부X선 검사상 30예 중 28예에서 폐침윤이 관찰되었으며 침범부위로는 우폐 하엽이 33.3%로 가장 흔하였고, 양측 폐하엽을 침범한 경우는 23.3%에서 관찰되었다. 5) 입원치료 기간은 1주-2주가 33.3%로 가장 많았고, 86.7%가 4주이내에 치료에 반응을 보였다. 6) 내원시 발열이 있었던 경우는 17예(56.7%)였으며, erythromycin 치료를 받고 3일내에 70%에서 발열이 소실되었다. 결론: 성인 M. pneumoniae 폐렴은 소아에 비해 경한 양상으로 발현되는 경우가 많으며, 조기 발견, 치료함으로써 합병증없이 완치시킬 수 있는 병이다.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.149-156
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• 1995

파래투여에 따른 생리활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 이스라엘잉어에 대상으로 공기노출에 따른 혈액성상의 변화를 조사하였고 아울러서 비단잉어를 대상으로 A. sobriae에 대한 항균력과 항응집소가를 조사하였던 바 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 이스라엘잉어를 대상으로 4개월간 파래첨가사육후에 공기노출에 따른 혈액성상에 미치는 영향에 있어서 Ht치는 파래첨가의 유무에 관계없이 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 헤모글로빈, 총단백, 알부민 및 글루코스치는 대조군에 비해 첨가군에서 증가되는 경향을 보였으며, 특히 5% 첨가군에서 높게 나타났다. 그렇지만, GPT 및 GOT치는 대조군에 비해 파래 첨가농도에 비례하여 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 한편, 비단잉어를 대상으로 파래추출물을 1주간 복강내로 투여후 A. sobriae에 대한 항균능은 대조군에 비해서 첨가군 모두에서 낮게 나타났으며, 특히 $30{\mu}g/g$ 투여군에서 $4{\times}10^4$ CFU로 최저치를 나타냈다. 한편, 항응집소가는 대조군에 비해 파래추출물 투여군 모두에서 증가되었으며, 특히 $30{\mu}g/g$ 투여군에서 $6.0{\pm}1.1$로서 최고치를 보였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.954-963
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• 2002

Lectin-conjugated praecoxin A is a compound, which is combined Wheat Germ Agglutinin (WGA) Lectin with praecoxin A and also known to have an anti-tumor activity. In our lab, in order to investigate its immune reaction other than the anti-tumor activity ever known, we examined cytokines such as IL-6 and IL-12 through their mRNA expressions, which are generally secreted by macrophage both in vivo and in vitro. To analyze, we used RT-PCR for total RNAs of macrophages. As a result, we obtained that both in vitro and in vivo, lectin-conjugated praecoxin A showed an interesting increase on IL-6 and IL-12 even though it may be little hard to say the conjugated form is absolutely more effective than that of lectin or praecoxin A alone for immune response activities. Those results suggest that the conjugated form may give an additional opportunity in a future therapeutic use over its immuno activation properties.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.511-518
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• 2007

To understand the hemolytic anemia (HA) in children, the diagnostic approach and management of hereditary and acquired HA are described. The hereditary hemolytic anemia (HHA) can be classified according to the pathogenesis into three types : RBC membrane defects, hemoglobinopathies, and RBC enzymopathies. Clinical characteristics, laboratory findings and molecular defects of these three types are presented briefly. In Korea, HHA due to the RBC membrane defect, hereditary spherocytosis had been reported often but HHA due to hemoglobinopathies and RBC enzymopathies had been thought to be relatively rare. With recent development in the molecular diagnosis, ${\beta}$ thalassemia, mostly heterozygote, G6PD and pyruvate kinase deficiency have been reported with gene characterization. If the patients with microcytic hypochromic anemia show unproportionally low MCV or MCH or refractory to the iron therapy, hemoglobin electrophoresis and gene analysis for thalassemia or other unstable hemoglobinopathies need to be done accordingly. The global movement of the population especially from the region prevalent of hemoglobinopathies or enzymopathies to Korea warrants considering broad spectrum of etiology for the diagnosis of HHA. Aquired HA resulting from extracellular factors such as autoimmune HA from warm antibody, cold agglutinin and paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria as well as nonimmune HA are described briefly.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XIII)
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• pp.468-472
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• 2003

Recently, genetic engineering techniques have been used to display various heterologous peptides and proteins (enzyme, antibody, antigen, receptor and fluorescence protein, etc.) on the yeast cell surface. Living cells displaying various enzymes on their surface could be used repeatedly as 'whole cell biocatalysts' like immobilized enzymes. We constructed a yeast based whole cell biocatalyst displaying T. reesei cellobiohydrolase I (CBH I ) on the cell surface and endowed the yeast-cells with the ability to degrade cellulose. By using a cell surface engineering system based on ${\alpha}-agglutinin,$ CBH I was displayed on the cell surface as a fusion protein containing the N-terminal leader peptide encoding a Gly-Ser linker and the $Xpress^{TM}$ epitope. Localization of the fusion protein on the cell surface was confirmed by confocal microscopy. In this study, we report on the genetic immobilization of T. reesei CBH I on the S. cerevisiae and hydrolytic activity of cell surface displayed CBH I.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.591-594
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• 1999

Leptospirosis has been known as endemic disease in Korea since 1984. Wild rodent, mostly Apodemus agrarius, has been known as an important source of leptospiral infection especially in rainy circumstances in harvest reason of rural area. The infection rates of Leptospira interrogans in field rodents, Apodemus agrarius, was investigated by culture and PCR detection of leptospiral DNA, and compared with previous data. Furthermore, the serogroup and serovar were investigated. Two hundred twenty two Apodemus agrarius were captured during October to December 1996. Spirohaetes were isolated from 22 (9.9%) and leptospiral DNA was detected in an additional six rodents (12.6%). Subsequent cross-agglutinin absorption test, monoclonal antibody reactivity classified 21 cultures among 22 isolates as Leptospira interrogans serogroup Icterohemorrhagiae serovar lai. The above data did not differ from previous survey in 1984 to 1987. There was no significant change of Leptospira interrogans infection in field rodents in Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.846-853
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• 2016

We displayed four types of Solanum nigrum metallothionein (SMT) for the first time on the surface of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using an α-agglutinin-based display system. The SMT genes were amplified by RT-PCR. The plasmid pYES2 was used to construct the expression vector. Transformed yeast strains were confirmed by PCR amplification and custom sequencing. Surface-expressed metallothioneins were indirectly indicated by the enhanced cadmium sorption capacity. Flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry was used to examine the concentration of Cd²⁺ in this study. The transformed yeast strains showed much higher resistance ability to Cd²⁺ compared with the control. Strikingly, their Cd²⁺ accumulation was almost twice as much as that of the wild-type yeast cells. Furthermore, surface-engineered yeast strains could effectively adsorb ultra-trace cadmium and accumulate Cd²⁺ under a wide range of pH levels, from 3 to 7, without disturbing the Cu²⁺ and Hg²⁺. Four types of surfaceengineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains were constructed and they could be used to purify Cd²⁺-contaminated water and adsorb ultra-trace cadmium effectively. The surface-engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains would be useful tools for the bioremediation and biosorption of environmental cadmium contaminants.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.100-111
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• 2002

1. The Purpose of study An experimental study has done to examine the effect of defense on gastric mucosal damage of Jowesungcheong-tang. 2. The Material and Method of study Mice had intragastric injected with JST extract before indome thacin treatment which induces hemorrh age erosion artificially. General morphology, infiltrative cell in mucosa, the distribution of UEA-I, COX-1, MAC-1. ICAM, and Apoptotic cell were objected (Ahhreviation) JST :Jowesungcheong-tang, UEA-I : ulex europaeus agglutinin-I, COX-1: cyclooxyhenase-1, ICAM : intercellular adhesion molecule-1, GPE : Gastropathy elicitated mice 3. The results and Conclusions of study 1) The degree of hemorrhage erosion in GPE-group had increased conspicuously in gastric gland proper. JST -group were the same as normal 2) The noticeable increase of granular lecocytes and lymphocytes in GEP-group were seen, but in JST group, the configuration is decreased 3) The decrease of UEA-I positive reacted cells, COX-1, surface epithelial cells and the increase of MAC-l positive cells, ICAM-l positive cells had shown in GPE-group, but in JST-group UEA-I positive cells, COX-1 surface epithelial cells were in creased and MAC-1 positive cells, ICAM-l positive cells were decreased than GPE-group. 4) A number of apoptotic cells were distributed in hemorrhage erosion. The remarkable decrease of apoptotic cells were shown in JST-group.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 추계학술발표대회 및 bio-venture fair
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• pp.191-193
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• 2000

B. macerans 유래의 CGTase를 yeast surface display기술을 이용하여 S. cerevisiae의 표면에 발현된 것을 halo-test와 immunofluorescence microscopy와 flow cytometry를 통하여 확인하였다. 재조합 효모는 효소의 cyclization작용을 저해하고 CD의 분해작용을 촉진하는 glucose와 maltose를 제거하는 발효공정과 표면 발현된 CGTase의 cyclization 공정을 동시에 수행할 수 있어 CD의 생산, 분리공정을 효율적으로 개선하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제47권10호
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• pp.593-598
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• 2014

RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal domain (RNAPII CTD) phosphatases are responsible for the dephosphorylation of the C-terminal domain of the small subunit of RNAPII in eukaryotes. Recently, we demonstrated the identification of several interacting partners with human small CTD phosphatase1 (hSCP1) and the substrate specificity to delineate an appearance of the dephosphorylation catalyzed by SCP1. In this study, using the established cells for inducibly expressing hSCP1 proteins, we monitored the modification of ${\beta}$-O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc). O-GlcNAcylation is one of the most common post-translational modifications (PTMs). To gain insight into the PTM of hSCP1, we used the Western blot, immunoprecipitation, succinylayed wheat germ agglutinin-precipitation, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses, and site-directed mutagenesis and identified the $Ser^{41}$ residue of hSCP1 as the O-GlcNAc modification site. These results suggest that hSCP1 may be an O-GlcNAcylated protein in vivo, and its N-terminus may function a possible role in the PTM, providing a scaffold for binding the protein(s).