• 미생물학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2013

녹농균과 아시네토박터 바우마니는 병원에서 중요한 기회감염 균주이며 대부분의 항생제에 내성이다. 다제내성 녹농균(MDRPA)과 아시네토박터 바우마니(MDRAB)는 심각한 원내 감염을 일으키고 메티실린 내성 황색포도상구균(MRSA) 보다 치료가 어렵다. 비피도박테리아는 많은 유익한 프로바이틱스 중 하나로 그들의 항균활성에 대한 많은 연구가 이루어져 왔다. 본 연구에서는 한국인으로부터 분리한 비피도박테리움 속 균주들의 MDRPA와 MDRAB에 대한 항균활성을 조사하였다. 시프로플록사신, 토브라마이신, 겐타마이신, 메로페넴과 세프타지딤에 내성을 보이는 MDRPA와 MDRAB에 대한 비피도박테리움 속 균주들의 항균활성은 흡광도를 이용한 액체배지희석법에 의해 측정되었다. 모든 비피도박테리아 분리균주(비피도박테리움 어돌레센티스 9균주, 비피도박테리움 롱검 3균주와 비피도박테리움 슈도카테눌라툼 2균주) 중 비피도박테리움 슈도카테눌라툼 SPM1309의 배양 상등액은 MDRPA와 MDRAB에 대한 강한 증식 억제 효과를 보여주었다. 배양 시간 동안 혼합액의 탁도는 변화되지 않았으며, 이 억제 효과는 정균 작용이었다. 게다가 항균활성은 분자량 10 kDa 미만의 분획물에서 나타났으며, $70^{\circ}C$에서 10분간 열처리 한 후에서 항균활성이 유지되었기 때문에 활성물질은 열에 안정하였다. 본 연구결과는 MDRPA와 MDRAB 감염증의 대체치료법을 위한 비피도박테리움 슈토카테눌라툼 SPM1309의 잠재적인 가능성을 보여준다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2021

Mastitis is an inflammatory condition of the mammary gland, most often caused by bacterial infections, resulting in significant economic losses to the dairy industry. Antimicrobial resistance has been of great concern because of the extensive clinical use of antibiotics. For this reason, the development of new compounds as an alternative treatment to bovine mastitis is needed. Bee venom has been widely used as an oriental treatment for several inflammatory diseases and bacterial infections. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antimicrobial activity of bee venom on bacteria isolated from bovine mastitis. A total of 107 isolates from bovine mastitic milk samples collected in 2019 and 2020 in Jeonbuk province. All bacterial isolates were tested for susceptibility to bee venom of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). In order to obtain comprehensive antibacterial activities of the bee venom, we measured the minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the bee venom against bacterial strains. Bee venom showed significant inhibition of bacterial growth of Gram-negative bacteria Citrobacter spp., Escherchia coli, Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp., Serratia spp. and Raoultella with MIC values of 96, 81, 72, 230, and 85 ㎍/mL, respectively, and Gram-positive bacterial Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. with MIC values of 29, 21 and 16 ㎍/mL, respectively. The results indicated that the MIC values were different depending on the bacterial strains, and those of Gram-positive bacteria were lower than those of Gram-negative bacteria for bee venom. These findings suggested that bee venom could be an effective antimicrobial treatment for bovine mastitis; however, further research is necessary to evaluate the mechanism underlying the antimicrobial action, its effectiveness/safety in vivo and effective application for therapeutic use.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.420-425
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• 2010

The antifungal effects and action mechanisms of styraxjaponoside A and B were investigated. Devoid of hemolytic effect, the compounds had significant effect against several human pathogenic fungal strains, with energy-independent manners. To understand the action mechanisms of the compounds, the flow cytometric analysis plotting the forward scatter and the side scatter, $DiBAC_4$(3) staining and DPH fluorescence analysis were conducted. The results indicated that the actions of the compounds were dependent upon the membrane-active mechanisms. The present study suggests that styraxjaponoside A and B exert their antimicrobial effects via membrane-disruptive mechanisms.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.314-318
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• 2004

Microglia are the major inflammatory cells in the central nervous system and become activated in response to brain injuries such as ischemia, trauma, and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Moreover, activated microglia are known to release a variety of proinflammatory cytokines and oxidants such as nitric oxide (NO). Minocycline is a semi-synthetic second-generation tetracycline that exerts anti-inflammatory effects that are completely distinct form its antimicrobial action. In this study, the inhibitory effects of minocycline on NO and prostaglandin E$_2$ (PGE$_2$) release was examined in lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-challenged BV2 murine microglial cells. Further, effects of minocycline on inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression levels were also determined. The results showed that minocycline significantly inhibited NO and PGE$_2$ production and iNOS and COX-2 expression in BV2 microglial cells. These findings suggest that minocycline should be evaluated as potential therapeutic agent for various pathological conditions due to the excessive activation of microglia.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1395-1400
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• 2024

The antimicrobial activity of the natural compounds from plant and food have well discovered since the interest on the beneficial effect of the natural compounds was risen. Quercetin, a flavonoid derived from vegetables, including onions, red leaf lettuces and cherries has been studied for diverse biological characteristics as anti-cancer and anti-microbial activities. The aim of current study is to investigate the specific antibacterial modes of action of quercetin against Escherichia coli. Quercetin decreased the E. coli cell viability and induced the severe damages (oxidative stress, DNA fragmentation) leading to cell death. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was observed during the process, which we confirmed that oxidative stress was the key action of antibacterial activity of quercetin exerting its influence potently. Based on the results of Annexin V and Caspace FITC-VAD-FMK assay, the oxidative damage in E. coli has led to the bacterial apoptosis-like death in E. coli. To sum up, the contribution of ROS generation exerts crucial impact in antibacterial activity of quercetin.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.605-616
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• 2004

아저해농도(亞沮害濃度)란 세포의 성장을 저해하는 최소 저해 농도(minimum inhibitory concentrations; MIC)이하의 농도를 말하는데, 적용된 화학물질의 동력학에 따라 항균물질은 반드시 이러한 농도로 존재하는 시기를 거치게 되며, 아저해농도의 항균물질은 세포의 성장을 저해하지는 않지만 세균의 대사와 성장에 스트레스로 작용하게 되어 세포의 성질과 독력인자 발현에 영향을 줄 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구는 여러 항균물질의 최소저해농도를 결정하고 아저해농도의 항균물질이 존재 시 세포 성질과 독력 인자에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 치아우식증의 예방에 대한 화학적 접근법의 효용성을 조사하기 위해 계획되었다. 연구대상 세균으로는 mutans그룹 streptococci 중 두 가지 대표적인 세균종인 S. mutans (S. mutans Ingbritt)와 S. sobrinus (S. sobrinus 6715-7)를 사용하였고 화학물질 8종 (Sanguinaria extract; SG. Chlorhexidine digluconate; CHX, Fluoride; F, Propolis; PP, Hydrogen peroxide HP, Triclosan; TC, Sodium dodecyl sulfate: SDS, Cetylpyridinium chloride; CC) 을 단계 희석하여 배지에 첨가하여 최소저해농도를 구하였으며 아저해농도의 항균물질을 배지에 첨가하여 5% $CO_2$ 존재 하에 $37^{\circ}C$에서 배양하여 이러한 항균물질을 첨가하지 않은 배지에서 배양한 세균과 성장속도, 산생성능, 체표소수성, 수산화인회석에의 부착능, glucan생성능, 세균응집능 등을 비교 관찰하였다. 아저해농도의 항균물질은 세포의 성장과 체표소수성, 타액으로 처리한 수산화인회석에 대한 세균의 부착과 glucan합성에 영향을 주는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한 12시간 배양 후 S. mutans와 S. sobrinus 모두에서 대조군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 최종 pH가 높게 나타나 산생성능이 억제되는 것이 관찰되었다 (p<0.05). 세균을 proteinase K로 전처리한 경우 처리하지 않았을 때 보다 세균응집역가가 증가하거나 응집이 관찰되지 않았다. 본 연구의 결과에 따르면, 각각의 항균물질은 아저해농도에서도 알려진 작용기전과 유사하게 세균의 성질에 영향을 주었고 이러한 농도에서도 지속적으로 세균을 억제할 수 있었다. 따라서 이러한 항균물질의 사용은 치아우식증의 효과적 예방법의 하나가 될 수 있다

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.423-432
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• 2018

본 연구는 녹나무과 10종의 추출물이 Propionibacterium acnes의 억제활성에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 새로운 천연 항균소재를 개발하기위해 수행되었다. 실험재료는 완도와 제주도에서 채집하였으며, 부위(잎, 가지), 용매(증류수, 80% 에탄올, 100% 메탄올) 및 초음파 추출시간(15, 30, 45분)에 따른 조추출물의 항균활성을 agar diffusion method로 조사하였다. 대조구로는 합성항균제인 methylparaben과 phenoxyethanol 0.4, 1, 2, 4 mg/disc를 사용하였다. 연구에 사용된 10종의 모든 추출물에서 억제활성을 보였으며, 여드름균에 대한 항균작용을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 중 월계수는 80% 에탄올에 45분간 추출한 조건에서 20.2 mm의 생육억제환을 나타내어 가장 우수한 여드름균에 대한 항균작용을 확인할 수 있었다. 월계수 잎을 100% 메탄올을 용매로 초음파 30분 추출한 다음n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol 그리고 water 순으로 용매 분획하여 항균활성을 비교분석하였다. 결과, butanol 분획물을 제외한 모든 분획물에서 10.0 mm 이상의 억제환이 형성되었다. 그중 ethyl acetate 분획물에서 억제환이 13.3 mm로 가장 컸으며, 조 추출물(10.2 mm)과 대조구인 phenoxyethanol (12.5 mm)에 비해서도 유의적으로 우수한 억제활성을 나타내었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.40-50
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• 1998

Staphylococuus aureus and Escherichia coli is increasingly responsible for outbreaks of nosocomial infection around the world. Because serious infections due to these organisms currently necessiate use of non-$\beta$-lactam antimicrobial therapy and because strains is ofen resistant to many antimicrobial agents, infections with this organism are difficult to treat. Isolated strains from post operaton wounds of PNU hospital patient were tested for the antimicrobial susceptibility, resistant pattern and combined action to the 6 antibiotics. The minimal inhibitory concentraction of each antibiotic anc antibiotics combining in various ratios were measured by checkerboard dilution method. the synergism was determined through calculating the fractional inhibitory concentraction index (FICI). In case of S. aureus, 15 strains was shown to be highly sensitive to streptomycin and 13 strains to cephalothin. In case of E. coli, it is excellent senstitive 16 strains, sensitive 4 strains on cefoperazone, as like S. aureus, and thus the sensitive is most to be 66%. As the result of gaining MIC from S. aureus upon agar dilution method, MIC$_{50}$ was 8$\mu$g/ml, MIC$_{90}$ was 16$\mu$g/ml and thus the streptomycine is shown to be lowest. In case of E, coli, S. MIC$_{50}$ was 4$\mu$g/ml, MIC$_{90}$ was 16$\mu$g/ml, in streptomycin and thus is shown to be lower than S. aureus. As the result of comparing the resistance aspect of combining the antibiotics on S. aureus and E. coli, the resistant strain can be known to be reduced to the large range more than each 40% than combining with only aminoglycoside-series or cephalosporine-series. As the result of combining aminoglycoside-series, streptomycin and cephalothin or cefuroxime sensitive to S. aureus and E. coli in the above mentioned results, the increase or imporovement of effect is over 73% and 80%, respectively, thus the case od combining 2 antibiotics is shown to be better in the effect. Isolated strains from operating wounds were for the antimicrobial susceptibility. In case of S. aureus 15 strains was shown to be sensitive very much on streptomycin. In case of E. coli it is excellent sensitive 16 strains. As the results of combining aminoglycosides-series, streptomycin and cephalosporine series, cephalothin and cefuroxime, the increase or improvement of effect is over 73%, thus case of combining 2 antibiotics is shown to be better in the effect.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.547-550
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• 2005

Fourteen out of 87 strains of lactic acid bacteria isolated tram Kimchi were found to be resistant against the action of artificial gastric and bile juices. In particular, lactobacilli KM 3, 7, 28, and 37 showed strong resistance and their viable cell counts at the initial stage remained the same even after 3 hours of cultivation in an artificial gastric juice. However, the survival rates of KM 14, 28, and 64 were found to be significantly enhanced in artificial bile juice. Based on the paper disc method, it was evident that isolated lactic acid bacteria showed antibacterial effect against Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Vibrio vulnificus, and Salmonella typhimurium. The isolated lactic acid bacteria were identified as Lactobacillus plantarum and Leuconostoc mesenteroides.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.139-147
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• 2018

The essential oils are fragrant products whose complex compositions are obtained from various parts of plants by dry or steam distillation. Plants with variable biological activities have been explored worldwide. The presence of a large number of phenols, terpenes and other aromatic compounds make essential oils more precise in their mode of action. Because of this, they are known to possess many biological activities like antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory etc. In this article, we will review the published literature summarizing the chemistry of essential oils and their important biological activities.