• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.213.2-213.2
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• 1992

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.195-198
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• 2002

This study was performed to investigate whethere there is cross-reactivity between Dirofilaria immitis and three intestinal nematodes of dogs. In ELISA, D. immitis- infected dog sera obtained at the 4th molting stage (9-11 weeks) and microfilaremic stage (25-30 weeks) were shown to be highly reactive with crude extract of T. canis. In immunoblotting, some antigenic fractions, 44, 57 88, 100 kDa of crude extract of T. canis, were found to be positive reaction with sera of dogs infected with D. immitis. However, little or no cross-reaction were observed between sera of D. immitis-infected dogs and crude extract antigen of T. vulpis or A. caninum. These result suggest that there are partial cross reaction between sera of D. immitis-infected dogs and the antigen of T. canis.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.743-751
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• 2017

During slaughtering, animal blood is typically discarded, resulting in water pollution. However, this discarded blood has valuable components, such as immunoglobulin (Ig). Although several studies have been conducted to develop methods for effective recycling of slaughterhouse blood, they have not been commercially utilized in Korea. Here, we extracted an Ig-rich fraction from porcine blood that was then subjected to various in vitro tests, including pathogen growth inhibition, antigenic cross-reactivity, and anti-toxin activity. The porcine immunoglobulin concentrate (PIC) was effectively purified by eliminating other components, such as albumin, and consisted of approximately $63.2{\pm}2.9%$ IgG and $7.2{\pm}0.4%$ IgM on a protein basis. The results showed that it significantly suppressed the growth of pathogenic bacteria, and bound to all tested pathogens, including both gram-positive and gram-negative species, although the degree of activity differed according to strain. The PIC bound to two types of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) obtained from Escherichia coli O111:B4 and Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, the PIC restored the proliferation activity of the lymphoblast K-562 cells when co-incubated with pathogenic LPS. These results confirm that the PIC prepared in this study is a potentially valuable functional food material or diet supplement as an alternative to antibiotics that can protect animals from pathogenic bacteria.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 1990

adr 아형 B형 간염바이러스의 preS2염기서열을 베타갈락토시다세 유전자에 연결시켜 클론닝한 후, 융합단백질의 형태로 대장균에서 발현시켰다. 한국인 간염환자로부터 분리된 표면항원으로 유도한 단일 클론항체 H8는 preS2에 특이성을 지니고 있으며, 상기의 융합단백질과 특이적으로결합하였다. 이 단일 클론항체는 adw2아형 preS2 융합단백질과는 단지 낮은 수준의 결합성을 보여주었는데, 이와 같은 단일클론항체 H8의 adr 아형과 adw2아형에 대한 결합성의 차이는 preS2부위의 아미노산 차이에 기인한다고볼 수 있다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 1998

In this study, a mouse monoclonal antibody (mAb) against gp41(584-618), the immunodominant epitope protein, was generated. For this purpose, BALB/c mice were immunized with double branched multiple antigenic peptides derived from the HIV-1 gp41(584-618) sequence, and antibody-secreting hybridoma were produced by fusion of mice splenocytes with SP2/0 myeloma cells. One clone producing an antigen specific mAb, termed KI-41(isotype IgG1) was identified, whose specific reactivity against gp41(584-618) could be confirmed by ELISA and Western blot analysis. Epitope mapping revealed the recognition site of the mAb KI-41 to be located around the sequence RILAVERYLKDQQLLG, which comprises the N-terminal region within the immunized gp41(584-618) peptied. Since this mAb recognizes this specific epitope within the HIV-1 gp41 without any cross-reactivity to other immunodominant regions in the HIV-2 gp35, KI-41 will provide some alternative possibilities in further applications such as the development of indirect or competitive ELISA for specific antibody detection in HIV-1 infection or for other basic researches regarding the role and function of HIV-1 gp41.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.66-75
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• 1989

임상가검물(臨床可檢物)로부터 분리(分離)된 Aspergillus fumigatus 균주(菌株)의 항원조성(抗原造成)과 이균에 감염(感染)된 환자의 항체반응(抗體反應)의 다양성을 Immunoblotting으로 관찰하였다. SDS-PAGE와 immunoblots상에 나타난 결과를 보면 비교분석된 배양려액항원(培養慮液抗原)의 조성에 있어서 균주간(菌株間)에 정성(定性) 및 정량적(定量的) 차이가 있음을 알수 있었다. 혈청학적(血淸學的) 반응력(反應力)과 특이성(特異性)이 비교적 높은 항원성분(抗原成分)을 동정(同定)하기 위해 그러한 항원들이 비교적 많이 함유된 AFG7을 선택하였다. 전기영동(電氣泳動)으로 분리하여 nitrocellulose paper로 전이흡착(轉移吸着)시켜 A. fumigatus나 기타 진균항원(眞菌抗原)에 양성침강항체(陽性沈降抗體)(면역확산시험(免疫擴散試驗)에서)를 가진 혈청과 반응시킨 결과 적어도 36개의 항원성분이 검출되었다. 그러나 혈청학적 진단가치가 있는 항원성분은 4개 정도에 불과했다. 특이성과 반응력이 가장 높아 표준항원(標準抗原)에 반드시 함유되어야 할 것으로 보는 항원성분은 분자량(分子量)이 82 KD 정도되는 항원이었고 그 외에 11 KD, 26 KD, 30 KD 및 31 KD 등도 우수한 항원성분으로서 앞으로 더 연구검토되어야 할 것으로 본다. 반응력이 큰 항원이면 Coomassie청(靑)에는 흐리게 염색되어도 immunoblots상에는 짙게 염색되는데 비해 반응력이 약한 항원은 그와 반대현상을 나타내어 immunoblotting 분석법이 항원의 반응력과 특이성 관찰에 매우 유용함을 알 수 있다. 많은 항원성분이 균종특이(菌種特異) 항원결정기(抗原決定基)와 함께 광범한 균군(菌群)에 분포하는 항원결정기(抗原決定基)도 가지고 있었다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.485-498
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• 1994

Porphyromonas endodontalis is a black-pigmented anaerobic Gram-negative rod which is associated with endodontal infections and this microorganism possesses a potential for pathogenicity. The purpose of this study was to compare the membrane components of Porphyromonas endodontalis and Porphyromonas gingivalis and to study the immune reaction patterns of Porphyromonas endodontalis with patients with periapical lesion. Porphyromonas endodontalis (ATCC 35406), Porphyromonas gingivals serotypea (381), serotype b(W50), serotype c(A7A1-28) were cultured in anaerobic condition. Rabbit antisera were prepared by intravenous injection of formalized whole cells and human sera were obtained from patients and dental students. Indirect immunofluorescence method was used to study on the cross reaction between Porphyromonas endodontalis and Porphyromonas gingivalis serotype a, b, c antigen. Total membrane protein profiles of Porphyromonas endodontalis antigen were studied by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the reactivity of antigenic components of Porphyromonas endodontalis against sera of patients and rabbit anti-Porphyromonas endodontalis antisera were assessed by Immunoblotting method. The following results were obtained : 1. Antigens of Porphyromonas endodontalis has multiple antigenic components, and both patients with periapical lesion and normal healthy individual showed immune response to this. 2. Patients group and healthy individual group showed a diversity of immune reaction pattern but they showed immune response against 43kd protein. 3. Patients with periapical lesion showed more diverse immune response than healthy individual and in some patients, much more bands appeared to lower molecular weight protein. 4. According to indirect immunofluorescence and Immunoblotting study, Porphyromonas endodontalis did not share common antigen with Porphyromonas gingivalis serotype a, b, c.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 1997

Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped, microaerophilic human gastric pathogen causing chronic-active gastritis in association with duodenal ulcer and gastric cancer. To investigate the possibility of H. pylori outer membrane proteins (OMPS) as the oral vaccine antigens, sarcosine-insoluble outer membrane fraction has been prepared from H. pylori NCTC 11637. The major OMPs having apparent molecular masses of 62 kDa, 54 kDa and 33 kDa were detected by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), which were identified as urease B subunit (UreB), heat shock protein (Hsp54 kDa) and urease A subunit (UreA), respectively. Minor protein bands of 57 kDa, 52 kDa, 40 kDa, 36 kDa and 31 kDa were also observed. The antigenicity of H. pylori OMPs and antigenic cross-reactivity among the strains were determined by immunoblot analysis using anti-H. pylori OMPs antisera or intestinal lavage solutions. The results showed that UreB, Hsp54 kDa, UreA and 40 kDa proteins vigorously stimulated mucosal immune response rather than systemic immunity. From this results, these proteins seemed to be useful as the antigen candidates for the oral vaccine. The immunoblotting results with surface proteins from eight isolated H. pylori strains were similar to that of H. pylori NCTC 11637. The IgA which had been arised from oral administration of H. pylori OMPs, was able to bind H. pylori whole-cells.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 2007

Heat shock protein (HSP) is one of cellular protein commonly present in major periodontopathogenic bacteria as well as mammalian cells. The protein may play a role in the immunopathogenesis by modulating autoimmune reaction due to its high level of sequence homology between bacteria and human counterpart. Hence, identifying immunodomiant epitope of bacteria HSP that is cross-reactive to periodontopathogenic bacteria with a specificity to human HSP may comprise a critical strategy for development of a periodontal vaccine. The present study was performed to establish clones producing monoclonal antibody reactive to Porphyromonas gingivalis (p. gingivalis) HSP with a specificity to human HSP. 4 different hybridomas were cloned producing monoclonal IgG antibodies to P, gingivalis HSP and evaluated for their reactivity and specificity to other periodontopathogenic bacteria as well as to human HSP. These four monoclonal antibodies reacted with p. gingivalis HSP only with specificities to other bacteria tested and human HSP as well. The antigenic epitopes producing the 4 monoclonal antibody may be potentially developed as vaccine candidates. Further investigations are under way to identify more clones producing monoclonal antibodies reactive to P, gingivalis HSP and to other periodontopathogenic bacteria as well, while maintaining specificities to human counterpart.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.313-317
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• 2013

According to increase of travel, the cases of imported echinococcosis have been increasing in Korea. The present study was undertaken to develop a serodiagnostic system for echinococcosis in Korea. For diagnosis of echinococcosis, the fluid of Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cysts was collected from naturally infected sheep in Uzbekistan. Also serum samples of infected patients who were surgically confirmed were collected in a hospital in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. According to the absorbance of 59 echinococcosis positive and 39 negative control serum samples, the cut-off value was determined as 0.27. The sensitivity and specificity of ELISA with hydatid fluid antigen were 91.5% and 96%, respectively. The antigen cross-reacted with the serum of some cysticercosis or clonorchiasis patients. However, immunoblot analysis on the cystic fluid recognized antigenic proteins of 7-, 16-, and 24-kDa bands in their dominant protein quantity and strong blotting reactivity. In conclusion, the present ELISA system using hydatid cyst fluid antigen from Uzbekistan sheep is sensitive and specific for diagnosis of echinococcosis cases.