• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.28-35
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• 2019

Animals need to be able to alter their developmental and behavioral programs in response to changing environmental conditions. This developmental and behavioral plasticity is mainly mediated by changes in gene expression. The knowledge of the mechanisms by which environmental signals are transduced and integrated to modulate changes in sensory gene expression is limited. Exposure to ascaroside pheromone has been reported to alter the expression of a subset of putative G protein-coupled chemosensory receptor genes in the ASI chemosensory neurons of C. elegans (Kim et al., 2009; Nolan et al., 2002; Peckol et al., 1999). Here we show that ascaroside pheromone reversibly represses expression of the str-3 chemoreceptor gene in the ASI neurons. Repression of str-3 expression can be initiated only at the L1 stage, but expression is restored upon removal of ascarosides at any developmental stage. Pheromone receptors including SRBC-64/66 and SRG-36/37 are required for str-3 repression. Moreover, pheromone-mediated str-3 repression is mediated by FLP-18 neuropeptide signaling via the NPR-1 neuropeptide receptor. These results suggest that environmental signals regulate chemosensory gene expression together with internal neuropeptide signals which, in turn, modulate behavior.

• 미생물과산업
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.14-18
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• 1986

Barcterial chemotaxis is a transient response of an organism in a situation where environmental homogeneity has been disturbed by certain chemical compounds. The phenomenon has been described in motile bacterial species including enteric bacteria, Gram-positives(14), Spirochaetes (6) and even Archaebacteria (8). However, most comprehensive studies have been done with Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium. Two analogies to higher eucaryotic sensory phenomena are provided by the study of bacterial chemotaxis. First, bacterial chemotaxis is similar to the stimulus-response of neuronal, immune and sperm cells. Second, studies of individual components involved in the bacterial sensory pathway can contribute to the understanding of the function of receptors, controling signals and molecular comparators in transmembrane signalling system. The bacterial sensory transducer, a chemoreceptor in a broad sense, is a unique entity for studying sensory function in which sensory reception, signalling and adaptation are integrated (7,18).

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.111-121
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• 2009

Cell membrane proteins play crucial roles in the cell's molecular interaction with its environment and within itself. They consist of membrane-bound proteins and many types of transmembrane (TM) proteins such as receptors, transporters, channel proteins, and enzymes. Membrane proteomes of cellular organisms reveal some characteristics in their global topological distribution according to their evolutionary positions, and show their own information transfer complexity. Predicted transmembrane segments (TMSs) in membrane proteomes with HMMTOP showed near power-law distribution and frequency characteristics in 6-TMS and 7-TMS proteins in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, respectively. This reaffirms the important roles of membrane receptors in cellular communication and biological evolutionary history.

• Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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• 제61권11호
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• pp.567-572
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• 2018

The sensory function of the trigeminal nerve is to provide tactile, proprioceptive, and nociceptive afference by chemical stimulation. Various physical responses of the trigeminal nerve to stimuli help to defend against harmful substances. Recently, many studies have been conducted on solitary chemoreceptor cells innervated by trigeminal nerve. Most volatile organic compounds stimulate both the olfactory and trigeminal nervous systems. In general, the trigeminal nervous system is less sensitive than the olfactory nervous system. Studies have shown that sensation of the trigeminal nerve by chemical stimulation results in inhibition of olfaction. This indicates that the olfactory and trigeminal nerves interact with each other in the central nervous system. It is important to study various noxious stimuli acting on the trigeminal nerve in modern society where environmental concerns are intensifying.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.46-50
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• 2001

Background: Ondansetron is both a central and peripheral serotonin (5HT) receptor antagonist and droperidol is a dopaminergic blocking drug which acts centrally at the chemoreceptor trigger zone. We assessed the efficacy and adverse effects of ondansetron, droperidol or both, in the prevention of postoperative emesis during postoperative intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) using butorphanol and ketorolac medication. Methods: We studied 60 women, aged 25-60 yrs, who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH), under general anesthesia using $N_2O-O_2$-enflurane. A bolus dose of 1 mg of butorphanol and 4 mg of ondansetron were given to patients and thereafter, PCA was started using 10 mg of butorphanol and 240 mg of ketorolac mixed into the 5% D/W solution (total volume; 100 ml, 1 ml of bolus dose, and 10 min of lockout interval). We also added ondansetron 4 mg (Group O, n = 20), ondansetron 4 mg and droperidol 2.5 mg (Group OD, n = 20), or droperidol 2.5 mg (Group D, n = 20) to the PCA drug. The severity of pain, nausea, vomiting, sedation and other side effects were assessed at 0, 1, 2, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 hr after awakening. Results: There was no difference in the incidence of nausea and vomiting between the three group [Group O: 4 (20%) and 3 (15%), respectively; Group OD: 1 (5%) and 1 (5%), respectively; Group D: 3 (15%) and 3 (15%), respectively]. Group O showed a lower sedation score than the other groups (P < 0.05). The pain score and other side effects did not show any difference between the groups. Conclusions: The combination of ondansetron and droperidol showed no clinical benefit compared with ondansetron or droperidol alone for prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting during postoperative PCA using butorphanol and ketorolac.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.446-450
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• 2006

Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome은 혈중 이산화탄소 증가와 저산소에 대한 자율 신경계와 호흡 조절 기능의 선천성 결함으로 호흡의 저환기가 주로 수면시에 발생하는 질환이다. 이는 신경 이주장애 질환(neurocristopathy)에 속한다고 알려져 있으며 선천성 거대결장 등의 질환과 잘 동반된다. 아직까지 확실한 완치법은 없는 상태이고 환아들은 평생을 환기 보조에 의존하여 생존해야 하며 적절한 환기 보조를 통해서 생존 기간을 연장할 수 있다. 저자들은 출생시부터 반복되는 수면시의 무호흡과 청색증이 있는 환아에서 congenital central hypoventilation 및 선천성 거대 결장이 동반된 1례를 경험하였기에 보고하는 바이다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.145-154
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• 1988

제주도 남제주군 성산읍 성산리 성산일출봉 부근에서 생포된 천연기념물(天然記念物) 보호조인 흰꼬리 수리로 부터 Ixodes signatus 약충을 채취하여 생리학적(生理學的) 주요감각기관(主要感覺器官)에 대(對)한 표면미세구조(表面微細構造)를 주사(走査) 전자현미경(電子顯微鏡)으로 관찰(觀察)하였든 바, 영상관찰(映像觀察) 및 사진분석(寫眞分析) 결사(結査) 얻어진 소견(所見)을 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 충체(蟲體) 배면(背面) 및 복면(腹面)에 대(對)한 관찰(觀察)에서 지문상(指紋狀)의 수많은 표면(表面)주름과 다양(多樣)한 크기의 강모(剛毛)들을 볼수 있었으며, 특(特)히 구기부(口器部)에 있어서 크고 잘 발달(發達)된 강모(剛毛) 또는 강모군(剛毛群)을 확인(確認)할 수 있었다. 2. 복면하부(腹面下部)의 항문(肛門)과 항문(肛門)주위에 위로부터 아래로 뻗어내린 항문구(肛門溝)가 뚜렷이 패여져 있었으며 1쌍(雙)으로된 항문엽(肛門葉)에는 각각(各各) 3개씩의 감각성(感覺性) 강모(剛毛)가 위치(位置)하고 있음을 확인(確認)하였다. 3. 측면(側面)에 부착되어 있는 기문판(氣門板) 관찰(觀察)에서 중앙부(中央部)에 단추모양의 구조물(構造物)이 있었으며 변연부(邊緣部)에는 수많은 기공(氣孔)들이 뚫려 있음을 확인(確認)하였다. 4. 사지(四肢)에 대(對)한 관찰결과(觀察結果), 기절(基節)의 외측돌기(外側突起)가 특징적으로 관찰(觀察)되었으며, 각(各) 마디 표면(表面)의 많은 강모(剛毛)와 제1지(第1肢)의 부절에서 화학수용기(化學受容器)의 기능(機能)을 갖고 있는 홀러씨 기관(Haller's organ)을 관찰(觀察)하였다. 5. 타원형(楕圓型)으로 열려있는 홀러씨 기관 주변에서 2종류(種類) 크기의 강모군(剛毛群)을 관찰(觀察)할 수 있었으며, 기관내부(器官內部)에는 갈쿠리 모양의 돌출형(突出型) 감각성(感覺性) 간상체 7개가 정렬되어 있음을 확인(確認)할 수 있었다.