• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.35-41
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• 1982

Enterotoxigenk E. coli is one of the major causative agents of the infantile diarrhea and traveler's diarrhea. The heat-labile enterotoxin is thought to be a virulence factor in the pathogenesis of the diarrhea and to be a marker for identification of the enterotoxigenic E. coli from non pathogenic E. coli. Therefore knowledge about the heat-labile enterotoxin is essential not only for understanding the pathogenesis but also for the diagnosis of the diarrhea. However the in-vitro heat-labile enterotoxin production is reported to be greatly affected by the cultural condition. In this regards, this study was designed to know the optimal conditions for the production of the heat-labile enterotoxin by assaying the permeability factor in the 18 hours culture supernatant of E. coli 08K25(B2) H9 and of E. coli 015 H11. Results obtained were summerized as follows: 1. Amounts of heat-labile enterotoxin produced were greater at initial pH 8.5 than at 7.0 of CYES-2 broth culture. However, the bacterial growth itself was more abundant at 7.0 than at 8.5. 2. Heat-labile enterotoxin per unit volume of culture supernatant was greater at shaking culture than at standing culture condition, but ratio of the enterotoxin produced over the unit mass of E. coli calculated was greater at standing culture than shaking culture condition, indicating that the greater yields of the toxin produced at shaking culture was due to increase in E. coli cell mass compared to the standing culture condition: 3. The enterotoxin produced in the lincomycin(128 microgram/ml) supplemented media was 5 or 11 times greater on the basis of enterotoxin per unit mass of E. coli, compared to the lincomycin-non-supplemented media, indicating that lincomycin itself increases the enterotoxin production. 4. Treatment of 18 hours culture of E. coli with polymyxin B(0.2 mg/ml) for 1 hour increased the yields of enterotoxin amounting to 2 or 5 times of the non-treated control cultures.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.352-356
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• 1986

합성배치인 Glucose-Salts 배지에서 인삼 saponin과 그 관련 물질이 A~$\psi$ergillusρarasiticus의 Aflatoxin 생성에 미치 는 영힘뼈 대해 검토하였다. 배양시간에 따른 균체 증식은 배양 5 일째 이후가 최대였고 Aflatoxin 생성은 배영 9 일째가 최대였다. 인상 saponin O. 05% 첨가시 율처l 증식과 Aflatoxin 생성이 대조군보다 상당량 감소되었고, 5.0% 첨가시 균체 증식은 대 조눈보다 증가하였으나 Aflatoxin 생성은 매우 감소되었다. S Saponin diol 및 triol의 농도별 첨가시 diol 0.01, 1. 0%와 triol O. 5, 1. 0%가 Aflatoxin 생성 저해에 효과적이였다. S Saponin fraction 첨 가시 fraction 1이 Aflatoxin 생성 저해에 가장 효과적 이 었고 fraction 2, 4, 6도 상당한 효과가 있었다. 핵산 관련 물질 첨 가시 Adenine, denosine, Guanosine, Caffeine, Cytosine 및 Xanthosine 첨 가꾼 오우 대조군에 비 해 Aflatoxin 생성 저해에 효과적이었으며, affeine의 경우 균체내에서만 Aflatoxin을 검출할 수 있었다. Saponin 5. 0% 챙까시 Aflatoxin 생성이 매우 저해된 반면 total lipid의 %뇨은 대조군의 10애, 균체 증식은 약 2 배 이상 증가되였다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.311-317
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• 1998

Estradiol-17${\beta}$($E_2$)에 의한 Vitellogenin (VTG) 함성에 미치는 Cu 및 Zn의 영향을 무지개송어의 배양 간세포를 이용하여 조사하였다. 간세포는 2일간 배양 한 후, E하(2) ($2{\times}10^6$ M)와 동시에 Cu ($2{\times}10^{-5}$~$10^{-4}$M) 또는 Zn ($10^{-5}$~$10^{-3}$M)을 배양액에 첨가하여 5일간 배양하였다. VTG 합성률은 총 단백질에 대한 VTG의 배율로 나타내었다. CU 및 Zn의 첨가는 배양 간세포의 생존율에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 그러나, Cu의 첨가에 사용된 모든 농도에서, Zn의 첨가에는 농도 의존적으로 감소하여(10^{-3}$M에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 이러한 감소는, Zn의 제거시에는 회복되었으나, Cu에서는 회복되지 않았다. 그리고, Cu (10^{-4}$M의 첨가 시에 Ca (1.8 mM) 농도를 2.5 및 5.0 mM로 증가시켜도 Cu의 작용을 저해하지 못하였다. 이러한 결과로 보아, Cu 및 Zn은 간세포에서 합성되는 다른 단백질 보다 VTG 합성에 더 깊이 관여하는 것으로 추정된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2008

We cloned and pharmacologically characterized the guinea pig cysteinyl leukotriene (CysLT) 2 receptor (gpCysLT2). gpCysLT2 consists of 317 amino acids with 75.3%, 75.2%, 73.3% identity to those of humans, mice and rats, respectively. The gpCysLT2 gene is highly expressed in the lung, moderately in eosinophils, skin, spleen, stomach, colon, and modestly in the small intestine. CysLTs accelerated the proliferation of gpCysLT2-expressing HEK293. Leukotriene C4 (LTC4) and Leukotriene D4 (LTD4) enhanced the cell proliferation higher than Bay-u9773, a CysLT2 selective partial agonist and a nonselective antagonist for CysLT receptors. Bay-u9773 did not antagonize the cell proliferation by LTC4 and LTD4. Despite the equipotency of the mitogenic effect among these chemicals, calcium mobilization (CM) levels were variable (LTC4 > LTD4 >> Bay-u9773), and Bay-u9773 antagonized the CM by LTC4. Moreover, the Gi/o inhibitor pertussis toxin perfectly inhibited agonist-induced cell proliferation. These results reveal that cell proliferation via CysLT2 signaling was mediated by Gi/o signaling but independent of calcium mobilization.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.544-558
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• 2006

Trismus is a common problem to most people experiencing at once in his or her life and to most dental practitioners experiencing frequently. It has a number of potential causes which are single factor or complex factors. Its treatment will depend on the cause. The purpose of this study was to discuss the causes of trismus condition and the various treatments available. This study was made by reviewing of collected data from 86 patients complained of trismus among patients who were diagnosed by TMD, tumor, infection including tetanus, soft tissue anomalies, bony fracture and ankylosis from Jan 2002 to Dec 2004 on department of oral and maxillofacial surgery at Pusan National University Hospital, South Korea. The clinical reviews regarding chief complaints, clinical characteristics, diagnostic examination, treatments and the results on the patients were given as follows. 1. The etiology of trismus commonly were derived from temporomandibular joint(TMJ) disorder, TMJ ankylosis, TMJ tumor, odontogenic maxillofacial infection, mandibular condylar fracture, tetanus. 2. The chief complaints of trismus patients were progressive mouth opening limitation, TMJ pain, malocclusion, facial asymmetry, retrognathic state. 3. Especially, for the differential diagnosis between the fibrous ankylosis and true bony ankylosis, computed tomogram (CT) was useful. Surgical gap arthroplasty on bony ankylosis patients was applied and the gain of mouth opening after operation was average 35.8 mm during 19 months. 4. The tetanus, rarely, also induced the trismus with the range of mouth opening less than 10 mm. The average serum level of tetanus anti-toxin was 0.02-0.04 IU/mL. The limitation of mouth opening was improved into average 38 mm on 4 weeks after injection of 10,000 units of tetanus immune globulin. 5. In the treatment of osteochondroma, TMD, odontogenic infection and fracture, and the others inducing trismus, to obtian the maximum result and decreased inadequate time and effort, it is important to finding the causes from the exact clinical examination and diagnosis.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.696-702
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• 2006

Recently three proteins, playing central roles in the bidirectional transport of urate in renal proximal tubules, were identified: two members of the organic anion transporter (OAT) family, OAT1 and OAT3, and a protein that designated renal urate-anion exchanger (URAT1). Antibodies against these transporters are very important for investigating their expressions and functions. With the cytokine gene as a molecular adjuvant, genetic immunization-based antibody production offers several advantages including high specificity and high recognition to the native protein compared with current methods. We fused high antigenicity fragments of the three transporters to the plasmids pBQAP-TT containing T-cell epitopes and flanking regions from tetanus toxin, respectively. Gene gun immunization with these recombinant plasmids and two other adjuvant plasmids, which express granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor and FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand, induced high level immunoglobulin G antibodies, respectively. The native corresponding proteins of URAT1, OAT1 and OAT3, in human kidney can be recognized by their specific antibodies, respectively, with Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Besides, URAT1 expression in Xenopus oocytes can also be recognized by its corresponding antibody with immuno-fluorescence. The successful production of the antibodies has provided an important tool for the study of UA transporters.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.119-126
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• 1991

Penicillium citrinum의 생육과 citrinin 생성에 젖산균이 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 Penicillium citrinum을 치이즈 열성균인 Lactobacillus casei 및 Lactobacillus Bulgaricus와 혼합배의를 실시하였다. 즉 glucose를 7% 첨가한 APT 배지에 공식균을 각각 독립배의한 경우(Pc, Lb 및 Lc) , Penicillium citrinum 과 Lactobacillus spp.를 동시에 접종, 배양한 경우(ST; Pc＋Lb 및 Pc＋Lc) , Lactobacillus spp.를 접종하여 3일간 배양한 후 Penicillium citrinum을 접종하여 배양한 경우(LbPc 및 LcPc), 그리고 Penicillium citrinum을 접종하여 3일간 배양한 후 Lactobacillus spp.를 접종하여 배양한 경우 (PcLb 및 PcLc)로 구분하여 각각 30℃에서 15일간 정식 배의하면서 경시적으로 (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15일) 배의 액의 pH와 산도를 측정하고 공식균의 생육과 citrinin 생성을 비교하였다. 그 결과 , 균의 생육은 혼합배의 의 경우 Penicillium citrinum의 성장이 크게 둔화되었고 특히 젖산균을 먼저 접종한 군(PcLb 및 PcLc)의 경우 더욱 현저히 나타났다. Citrinin의 생성은 곰팡이 대조군(Pc)과 곰팡이를 먼저 접종한군(PcLb 및 PcLc) 에서는 비슷한 함량을 보였으나 곰팡이와 세균을 동시 접종한 경우 (ST) 감소되었고, 특히 Lactobacillus spp. 배양 후 Penicillium citrinum을 접종한 군(LbPc 및 LcPc)에서는 citrinin 생성이 나타나지 않아 Penicillium citrinum의 생육과 citrinin 생성이 경쟁적으로 작용하는 microflora에 의해 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2010

최근 도심지의 고층건물 해체 수요가 급증하면서 친환경적인 해체공법의 개발 및 실용화가 요구되고 있다. 이를 위해서는 해체 시 발생 할 수 있는 환경오염물질에 대한 계측 및 평가가 선행되어야 하며 이를 토대로 제어기술 및 대책방안이 개발되어야 한다. 해체현장에서 발생하는 주된 환경위해요인은 소음 진통 분진 등이며 현재까지 어느 정도 많은 연구가 이루어졌다. 하지만 최근에는 해체현장에서 발생하는 분진을 제어하기 위해 사용되는 다량의 물에 의한 토양 및 수질오염에 대한 관심이 증대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해체현장에서 발생하는 분진 특성을 현장별로 비교 평가 하였고 이를 제어하기위해 사용되는 살포수에 의한 현장의 수질 및 토양오염의 특성을 분석했다. 그 결과 대부분의 오염도는 우려할만한 수준은 아니나, 살포수와 대상건물에 따라 특정 오염물질의 농도가 매우 높게 나타났다. 하지만 해체현장에서의 수질 및 토양오염에 대한 연구는 전무한 실정이며, 오염물질의 발생을 최소화하고 사전에 우려되는 유해물질을 선정하기 위한 대책을 수립하는 것이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에 포함되어있는 분석 자료는 현재 국내에서 이루어지고 있는 건축물의 해체현장에서 발생하는 환경 위해요인의 현황을 파악하는 좋은 자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.332-344
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• 1999

Cytokines are hormone-like proteins which mediate and regulate inflammatory and immune responses. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is involved in the final differentiation of B cells into antibody-producing cells. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a neutrophil chemotactic factor that plays an important role in the recruitment of neutrophil to inflammatory loci. Inflammatory mediators by cells in the gingiva have been implicated in the initiation and progression of periodontitis and oral infection. The purpose of this study was conducted to investigate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), staphylococcus enterotoxin B (SEB) on production of IL-6 and IL-8 by human gingival and facial dermal fibroblasts. Primary cultured human gingival and facial dermal fibroblasts were incubated with LPS (0.01, 0.1, $1.0{\mu}g/ml$), SEB (0.01, 0.1, $1.0{\mu}g/ml$) or LPS $(0.1{\mu}g/ml)$ plus SEB $(0.1{\mu}g/ml)$. Culture supernatants were collected at 24, 48, and 72 hrs and assessed for IL-6 and IL-8 production by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. IL-6 production in gingival fibroblasts stimulated with LPS was higher than that with SEB. IL-6 production by double exposure with LPS plus SEB was amplified in comparison with single exposure of LPS or SEB. IL-6 production in facial dermal fibroblasts was increased only by stimulation with a high concentration of LPS $(1.0{\mu}g/ml)$. Its production in facial dermal fibroblasts by exposure with SEB was decreased in comparison with control, nontreated cells. Therefore, gingival fibroblasts showed higher sensitivity than facial dermal fibroblasts in response to low concentration of LPS. Also, IL-6 production by double exposure with LPS plus SEB was amplified in comparison with single exposure of LPS or SEB. IL-8 production in gingival fibroblasts was enhanced greatly only by stimulation of high concentration of LPS $(1.0{\mu}g/ml)$. That by exposure with SEB was increased only in 24 hrs cultivation. IL-8 production by double exposure with LPS plus SEB was amplified in comparison with single exposure of LPS or SEB. IL-8 production in facial dermal fibroblasts was decreased by LPS and increased only in 48 hrs cultivation by SEB. IL-8 production by double exposure with LPS plus SEB was enhanced only in 48 hrs cultivation in comparison with single exposure of LPS or SEB. therefore, IL-6 and IL-8 production were released at various quantities according to bacterial toxin applied and site of fibroblast harvested. These results suggest that gingival fibroblasts may be concerned with IL-6 and IL-8 related inflammatory response more than facial dermal fibroblasts.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2017

Objectives Hataedock method is a Korean medical therapy which removes fetal toxin by orally administering herbal decoction to neonates. This study was to observe skin damage and anti-inflammatory effect via regulating IL-4 activity in NC/Nga mice which were induced atopic dermatitis (AD)-like skin lesion by Dermatophagoides (D.) farinae after applying Douchi Hataedock method. Methods NC/Nga mice with 3 weeks of gestational age were used. Each 10 mice were allocated to the control group (Ctrl), the AD-induced group (AE), and the group which induced AD after administering Douchi extract (GT). After 4 weeks from administering Douchi extract to the mice, the primary AD was induced by applying D. farinae extract 6 times per week for 3 weeks and then the secondary AD was induced by the same method after 1 week from the primary AD induction. To identify the skin damage and anti-inflammatory effect, we observed LxR, IL-4, Fc ${\varepsilon}$ receptor, substance P, and $NF-{\kappa}B$. Results The GT group showed alleviation of skin injury and decrease in capillary angiogenesis. Stratum corneum damage, epithelial cell hyperplasia, lymphocyte infiltration, and capillary distribution relatively decreased in the GT group. LxR-positive reaction in the GT group were increased by 53% than that of the AE group. IL-4 production, $Fc{\varepsilon}$ receptor activity, and substance P-positive reaction in the GT group were decreased by 82%, 42%, and 82% respectively compare to those of the AE group. $NF-{\kappa}B$-positive reaction in the GT group were decreased by 15% compare to that of the AE group. Conclusions Hataedock method with Douchi extract alleviated AD via reducing inflammatory cytokines secreted at the early stage of AD. Thus, Douchi Hataedock method has a beneficial effect for the prevention and treatment of AD.