정신과 입원 환자의 대상상실과 정동상태와의 상관관계 분석

김은희,박두병,이길홍 大韓神經精神醫學會 1989 신경정신의학 Vol.28 No.6

The authors studied the correlationship between death of significant person and their affective state such as depression and anxiety in psychiatric in-patients. SDS designed by Zung & Durham(1965) and SAS developed by Zung(1971) were administered to the subjects. 428 subjects were sampled by 3 stage clustered stratified probability proportional extraction method from 18 nationwide psychiatric hospitals. Those were 173 bereaved persons as a study population and 255 non-bereaved persons as a control group. Collected data were processed by statistical measures of chi-suqare test, ANOVA, multiple regression analysis and the results were as follows : 1) Both depression and anxiety level were more significantly elevated among bereaved persons than non-bereaved persons, and depressive trend was more closely related with object loss than anxiety trend. 2) Among depressive trends, pervasive affect, rhythmic disturbance and psychomotor activity were more closely related with object loss. 3) Of all the anxiety trends, physical symptoms such as respiratory, CNS, musculoskeletal symptoms of anxiety showed more closely related with object loss than other anxiety trends. 4) Death of friends was single most significant object loss to the depression and death of parents was most closely related with anxiety.

부산지역 수돗물과 지하수의 중금속 농도

김준연,손지언,김형수,김두희,원미숙,김인식,이혜령 동아대학교 산업의학연구소 2000 산업의학연구소 논총 Vol.- No.5

This study investigated mean airborne CO concention of 15 workplaces, suspected of CO exposure and conducted self-reported questionnaire completion and indirect COHb concentration measure using Micro II Smokerlyzer to healthy 702 adult subjects from 1999 May to 1999 September in order to find a relation of CO exposure and occupational factors, socioeconomic factors, and health related behaviors and confirm the related conditions in the screening test for CO exposure. The results of this study were summarized as follows : 1. In the CO exposed and non exposed group, COHb concentrations of the smokers were 2.55±0.96% and 2.21±0.97% and that got a statistically significant difference, There were not statistically significant differences in the age and total smoking index. Passed times after the last smoking, Working time/day, and working duration were statistically significant difference (p〈0.05). 2. In the CO exposed and non exposed group, COHb concentrations of non-smoking group were 0.94±0.35% and 0.68±0.47% and that got a statistically significant difference. There were not statistically significant differences in the age and working duration but Working time/day was a statistically significant difference(p〈0.05). 3. In the CO exposed group, r-square of multiple regression of the smokers was 38.5 % and passed time after the last smoking, working time/day, and job category were statistically significant differences (p〈0.05). And r-square in the CO non-exposed group was 38.3 % and age, passed time after the last smoking, and total smoking index were statistically significant difference. 4. In the CO exposed group, r-square of multiple repression of the non-smokers was 66.3% and job category and airborne CO concentration were statistically significant differences(p〈0.05). But r-square of non-smokers in the CO non-exposed group was 1.0% and there was not a statistically significant difference(p〈0.05). 5. In the smokers of CO exposed and non exposed groups, relation of COHb concentration and passed time after the last smoking was expressed as exponential function, Y = 2.9182e-0.0083x and r-square of this function was 37.4%. Therefore it was more than 150 minutes that passed time after the last smoking was when COHb concentrations were measured as less than 1%. In conclusion, variable, that was statistically significant to COHb concentraion in the both CO exposed and non-exposed smokers, was a passed time after the last smoking. We suggest that you have to restrict the smoking of smokers at least 150 minutes in the exposed and non exposed group before COHb concentration measure in order to exclude smoking effects

근원 불명 전이암의 예후인자와 생존율

원종호,박성규,홍대식,박희숙,김은석,최두호 순천향의학연구소 1999 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.5 No.1

Purpose : Patients with cancer of unknown primary site represent 5% to 10% of all cancer patients. This study was to evaluate survival and prognostic factors of patients with malignancy of unknown origin. Materials and Methods : A retrospective analysis was done for one hundred and two patients with malignancy of unknown origin who were treated from January 1989 to December 1998. There were 52 male and 50 female patients. Age of patients ranged from 20 to 94 years (mean 58 years). Clinical presentation depended on the site of metastases. In cases of multiple metastatic sites, we selected the first apparent metastasis or the symptomatic one for which the patient was first seen. The three most frequent initial metastatic sites were peritoneum, lymph node, and liver. Median follow up period was 4 months(0-100 months) and survival rate measured form the time of diagnosis. Results : The two years survival rate was 13.6% with a median survival time of 4 months. The factors associated with the overall survival rate were the tumor marker CEA(p=0.0061), smoking history(p=0.0039), and histologic type(squamous cell carcinoma versus non-squamous cell carcinoma, p=0.0295). Marginal statistical difference was found according to performance status. No statistical differences were found according to sex, weight loss, initial metastatic site and numbers, primary lesion site, and treatment modality. Conclusion : Squamous cell carcinoma was associated with survival rate. In squamous cell carcinoma of unknown origin with good prognostic factor, especially cervical lymph node metastasis, we suggest an approach of extensive initial workup for staging and aggressive treatment.

제1형 탈요오드효소 유전자 갑상선호르몬 반응요소에서 T₃자극에 따른 갑상선호르몬 수용체 역동학 모델

이성진,박철영,정인경,홍은경,최철수,김현규,김두만,유재명,임성희,최문기,유형준,박성우,Larsen, P. Reed 대한내분비학회 2003 Endocrinology and metabolism Vol.18 No.3

연구배경: 제1형 탈요오드효소의 발현에 관여하는 hdiol 유전자는 5 flanking region 내 서로 다른 특성을 가진 두 종류의 갑상선호르몬 반응요소, 즉 TREI과 TRE2를 가지고 있음이 알려져 있다. 사람의 간암세포주인 HepG2 세포에서 T₃를 투여하였을 때 hdiol유전자의 전사작용이 급격하게 증가하는데 hdiol mRNA가 충분히 발현하기 위해서는 두 종류의 갑상선호르몬 반응요소가 모두 필요함이 보고 되어 있으나 T₃ 투여시 갑상선호르몬 반응요소와 결합하는 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 역동학에 대해서는 아직까지 연구된바 없다. 한편 현재까지 보고 된 연구 결과들은 갑상선호르몬 자극이 없더라도 갑상선호르몬 수용체와 갑상선호르몬 반응요소가 서로 지속적으로 상호작용 한다는 전제 조건을 바탕으로 하고 있는데 아직까지 이러한 가정은 간접적으로만 증명되어 있는 상태이다. 이에 저자들은 본 연구에서 사람의 간암세포주인 HepG2세포를 대상으로 염색체 면역침전법과 중합효소연쇄반응을 이용하여 갑상선호르몬 자극 전·후 hdiol 유전자의 갑상선호르몬 반응요소에 결합하는 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 결합양상 변화를 분석함과 동시에 갑상선호르몬 자극 전에도 갑상선호르몬 수용체와 갑상선호르몬 반응요소가 서로 결합된 상태로 존재함을 직접적으로 확인하고자 하였다. 방법: 사람의 간암세포주인 HepG2 세포를 대상으로 100 nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 TRα1, TR 1, TR 2 항체와 IREI, TRE2에 상보적인 시발체를 이용하여 염색체 면역침전법과 고식적 중합효소연쇄반응 및 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였다. 100nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 hdiol mRNA 발현량의 변화를 정량적으로 측정하기 위하여 역전사 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였다. 100 nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 TR4'1, TR 1, TR 2 단백질의 발현량을 알아보고자Western blot을 시행하였다. 결과: 100 nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 염색체 면역침전법과 TREI 시발체를 이용한 고식적 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였을 때 T₃ 투여 전후 TREI 부위에는 TRgl이 결합하였으며 T₃를 투여한 후 TRal 결합이 감소하였다. 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응으로 TR4'1 결합량을 측정하였을 때 T₃ 투여 전3.74에서 T₃ 투여 후 1.97로 감소하여 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다(Δ=-47.3%, p<0.05). T₃ 투여 전 ·후 TRβl과 TRβ2의 결합은 관찰되지 않았다. 100 nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 염색체 면역침전법과 TRE2 시발체를 이용한 고식적 중합효소연쇄반응을 시god하였을 때 T₃ 투여 전ㆍ후 TRE2 부위에는 TRα1, TR 1, TR 2가 모두 결합하였으며 T₃를 투여한 후 TRα1과 TR 1의 결합은 감소하였으나 TR 2의 결합은 증가하였다. 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응으로 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 결합량을 측정하였을 때 TRαl은 T₃ 투여 전 10.41에서 T₃ 투여 후 3.01, TRβl은 T₃ 투여 전 12.56에서 T₃ 투여 후 2.93으로 유의하게 감소하였으며 TRβ2는 T₃ 투여 전 9.17에서 T₃ 투여 후 9.84로 증가하는 경향을 보였다(TRα1, Δ=-71.1%, p<0.05; TR 1, Δ=-76.7%, p<0.05; TR2, Δ=+7.3%). 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응으로 측정한 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 전체 결합량은 T₃ 투여 전 32.14에서 T₃ 투여 후 15.78로 감소하여 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타내었다(Δ=-50.9%, p.0.05). 갑상선호르몬 수용체 항체를 1.5μL와 4.5μL 첨가한 후TREI과 TRE2에 대하여 염색체 면역침전법 및 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응을 각각 시깡하였을 때 첨가한 갑상선호르몬 수용체 항체의 양에 따른 갑상선호르몬 수용체 결합량의 차이는 없었다. 100 nM T₃를 투여하기전과 투여란 후 12시간 뒤 역전사 중합효소연쇄반응 및 hdiol cDNA 시발체를 이용한 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였을 때 T₃를 투여한 후 hdiol mRNA발현량은 2.03배 증가하였다(p<0.001). 100 nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 Western blot을 시행하였을 때 갑상선호르몬 수용체 발현량은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결론: 현재까지 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 역동학에 대한 연구가거의 이루어지지 않았던 실정을고려하여볼 때 본 연구는 제한적이나마 일정한 농도의 갑상선호르몬 자극 전 · 후 갑상선호르몬 수용체 결합양상의 변화, 특히 T₃ 자극 전 hdiol 유전자의 TREI 부위에서 TRal이 억제자 (silencer)로서 작용할 가능성 및 T₃자극 전 · 투 TRE2 부위에서 갑상선호르몬 수용체 교대현상을 처음으로 제시하였다는 점에서 의의가 있으며 향후 다른 종류의 세포주 및 체내에서 갑상선호르몬 자극 전 후 갑상선호르몬 수용체 결합양상의 변화 및 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향을 연구할 필요가 있으리라 생각된다. 한편 염색체 면역침전법을 통해 HepG2 세포에서 T₃ 자극이 없더라도 갑상선호르몬 수용체와 갑상선호르몬 반응요소 사이에 지속적인 상호작용이 존재할 뿐 아니라 갑상선호르몬 반응요소에 대한 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 결합이 교대로 이루어지고 있음을 직접적으로 확인할 수 있었으며 향후 T₃ 자극 전 · 후 갑상선호르몬 수용체를 통한 유전자 전사조절기전에 관여하는 전사인자와 역동학적 기전을 규명함에 있어서 염색체 면역침전법과 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응이 매우 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것이다. Background: Type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase (Dl), the product of the hdiol gene, is involved in thyroid hormone activation by the deiodination of thyroxine (T4) to form 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3). Recent studies have identified two thyroid hormone response elements (TREs) in the 5 ' flanking region of the hdiol gene. TRE1, proximal to TRE in the hdiol gene, consists of a direct repeat of thyroid hormone receptor (TR) binding octamers with 10 bp separating the two TR binding sites. The upstream TRE, TRE2, is a classical direct repeat of retinoid X receptor (RXR)/TR binding half-sites with a 4-bp separation. There are few studies clarifying the TR dynamics in the TRE of a specific gene with or without the exposure of activated thyroid hormone. We evaluated TR binding patterns in the proximal and distal TREs of the hdiol gene before and after T₃ stimulation. Methods: We employed chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technique to investigate the TR- TRE interaction before and after T₃ stimulation in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cell line. Following cross-linking and sonication of the cells, immunoprecipitation was performed overnight at 4℃ with TRαl, TRβ1 and TRβ2 antibodies. We analyzed the binding patterns and amounts of TRαl, TRβl and TRβ2 to TREl and TRE2 before and after 12 hours stimulation with 100 nM T3 by using conventional and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions (RQ-PCR). Reverse transcriptional PCR (RT-PCR) and Western blot with TR 1, TR 1 and TR 2 antibodies were performed to measure the levels of hdiol mRNA and TR 1, TR 1 and TR 2 proteins before and after 12 hours exposure to l00nM T3. Results: In TRE1, TRαl binding was significantly decreased after 12 hours stimulation with l00nM T3 (3.74→97, Δ=-47.3%, p<0.05), but TRβ1 and TRβ2 bindings were not detected by conventional PCR and RQ-PCR. Although all TR isoforms were bound to TRE2, the binding patterns were quite different. While TRα1 and TRβ1 bindings to TRE2 after 12 hours stimulation with 100 nM T3 were significantly decreased (10.41→3.01, Δ=-71.1%, p<0.05; 12.56 →2.93, Δ =-76.7%, p<0.05, respectively), TRβ2 binding was increased but not significantly (9.17 →9.84, Δ =+7.3%). Total TR bindings in TRE2 were significantly decreased after 12 hours stimulation with 1OOnM T₃ (32.14 →15.78, Δ=-50.9%, p<0.05). The TR bindings to TREl and TRE2 were not significantly different by the amounts of TR antibodies used during ChIP assays. The levels of hdiol mRNA were significantly increased, 2.03 times, after 12 hours exposure to l00nM T3 (p<O.001). Western blot showed no significant change of the level of each TR isoform protein before and after 12 hours exposure to 100nM T3. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate the dynamics of TRal at proximal TRE (TRE1) and the switching phenomenon of TR isoforms at distal TRE (TRE2) of the hdiol gene after T3 stimulation. Further investigation, however, is needed to clarify the mechanisms of these observations (J Kor SOC Endocrinol 18:283-295, 2003).

RAW264.7 세포에서 interferon-r 및 LPS에 의해 유도되는 NO생성에 미치는 TALT-35의 영향

박종일,박경석,김종석,박지훈,윤은진,송경섭,서강식,김훈,윤완희,박승길,임규,황병두 충남대학교 생물공학연구소 2006 생물공학연구지 Vol.12 No.-

TALP-35 purified from human term placenta is known to increase microtubule polymerization and stabilize the polymerized microtubule. To examine the effect of TALP-35 on immune system this study was performed. MTT assay was performed to investigate the effect of TALP-35 on the proliferation of RAW264.7 cells. TALP-35 dose dependently suppress the proliferation of RAW264.7 cells at high concentration (above 1 μM) in unstimulated cells, in case of 10 μM TALP-35 treated cells the suppression was 25% but in stimulated cells it was only 15%. Cosedimentation assay was carried out to investigate whether TALP-35 can bind to tubulin of RAW264.7, monocyte/macrophage lineage of mouse, and polymerize it. TALP-35 polymerize the tubulin of RAW264.7 cells and sedimented in dose-dependent manner. To investigate the effect of TALP-35 on the expression of iNOS protein western blotting was performed. The expression level of iNOS was decreased dose dependently in high concentration of TALP-35 treatment. To examine the activity of iNOS, secreted NO was determined by method based on Griess reaction. Interferon-γ and LPS-stimulated production of NO from RAW264.7 cells was decreased dose dependently above 0.1 μM concentration of TALP-35 and 50% is decreased at 10μM of it. This study shows TALP-35 can control cytokine induced-iNOS expression therefore it might control inflammatory diseases.

백서 뇌하수체 성장호르몬 종양세포의 Chicken Lysozyme 유전자 갑상선호르몬 반응요소에서 갑상선호르몬 수용체 역동학에 미치는 T₃효과 분석

이성진,박철영,정인경,홍은경,최철수,김현규,김두만,유재명,임성희,최문기,유형준,박성우,Larsen, P. Reed 대한내분비학회 2003 Endocrinology and metabolism Vol.18 No.4

연구배경: 유전자 전사과정은 증강부위 (enhancer) 또는 억제부위(silencer)의 복합작용을 통하여 조절되며 chicken Iysozyme 유전자의 억제부위는 두 개의독립적인 전사인자 결합부위 (Fl과 F2)를 가지는데 Fl부위는 75~93 kD 크기의 NePl 단백질이 결합하는 위치인 반면 역위회문구조(inverted palindrome, InvPal)의 F2 부위는 갑상선호르몬 수용체가 결합하는 갑상선호르몬 반응요소인 동시에 갑상선호르몬 수용체에 대해 높은 친화력을 가지고 있다. 실험적으로 Fl부위 또는 F2 부위 (이하 F2-TRE 부위)를 각각 다량체화(multimerization) 하였을 때 전사억제효과가 증가하였다는 연구 결과는 Fl 부위와 F2-TRE 부위가 서로 독립적으로 기능하는 구조임을 시사하고 있으며chicken Iysozyme 유전자의 억제부위가 완전한 전사억제효과를 가지기 위해서는 Fl 부위와 F2-TRE 부위가 모두 필요함이 보고 되어 있다. 현재 갑상선호르몬에 의한 chicken Iysozyme 유전자 조절기전을 규명하기 위해 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있으나 73 자극 전 ·후 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 역동학에 대해서는 아직까지 거의 보고된 바 없으며 이와 관련하여 저자들은 치근 사람의 간암세포주인 HepG2 세포에서 T₃ 자극전 ·후 갑상선호르몬 반응요소인 IRE2 부위에 대한 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 결합이 교대로 이루어지고 있음을 염색체 면역침전법 (chromatin immunoprecipitation, ChIP) 및 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응을 이용하여 확인한 바 있다. 이에 저자들은 본 연구에서 F2-lRE 부위를 포함하는 백서 뇌하수체 종양세포주인 GC8 세포를대상으로 염색체 면역침전법과 중합효소연쇄반응을 이용하여 갑상선호르몬 자극 전 후 시간적 순서에 따라 F2-TRE 부위에 결합하는 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 결합양상 변화를 분석함으로써 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 역동학적 모델을 제시하여 보고자 하였다. 방법: thymidine kinase(TK) promoter의 5' 부위에 chicken Iysozyme silencer의 고친화력 갑상선호르몬 반응요소(F2-TRE 부위)가 삽입된 플라스미드,mouse TRα gene이 삽입된 플라스미드, neomycinresistance gene이 삽입된 플라스미드를 백서 뇌하수체성장호르몬 종양세포인 GC 세포에 각각 주입하여 제작한 GC8 세포주를 사용하였다. 100 αM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 TRαl, TRβl, TRβ2 항체를 이용하여 염색체 면역침전법과 고식적 중합효소연쇄반응 및 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였다. 각 갑상선호르몬 수용체 항체의 양을 1.5μL에서 4.5μL로 바꾸어 첨가한 후 동일한 방법으로 염색체 면역침전법을 반복하여 시행하였다. 100nM T₃를 투여하기전과 투여한 후 20분, 1시간, 2시간, 4시간, 6시간, 8시간, 12시간 뒤 TRαl, TRβl, TRβ2 항체를 이용하여 염색체 면역침전법을 시행하였다. 100nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 TRαl, TRβl, TRβ2 단백질의 발현량을 알아보고자 Western blot을 시행하였다. 결과: 100 nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 염색체 면역침전법과 F2-TRE 시발체를 이용한 고식적 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였을 때 T₃를 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 TRα1과 TRβ2의 결합은 증가한 반면 TRβl의 결합은 감소하였다. 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응으로 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 결합량을 측정하였을 때TRα1은 T₃ 투여 전 1.01에서 T₃ 투여 후 2.73으로 유의하게 증가하였으며 TBβl은 T₃ 투여 전 4.59에서 T₃투여 후 2.06으로 유의하게 감소하였고 TRβ2는 T₃ 투여 전 2.53에서 T₃ 투여 후 2.98로 증가하는 경향을보였다(TRα1, Δ=+170.3%, p<0.05; TRαl, Δ=-55.1%, p<0.05; TRβ2, Δ=+17.8%). 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응으로 측정한 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 전체 결합량은 T₃ 투여 전 8.13에서 T₃ 투여 후 7.77로 감소하였으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다(Δ=-4.4%).100nM T₃ 투여 전 ·후 시간별로 염색체 면역침전법과 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였을 때 TRα1 결합량은 T₃ 투여 후 20분과 6시간 뒤 각각 증가하였으며 TRβ2 결합량은 T₃ 투여 후 20분 뒤 최고치까지 증가하였다가 2시간 뒤부터 감소하였다. 그러나 TRαl 결합량은 T₃ 투여 후 1시간 뒤 최저치까지 감소되었다가 이후 지속적으로 유지되는 경향을 보였다. 100 nM T₃ 투여 전과 투여 후 2시간 뒤 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 결합량을 비교하였을 때 TRα1은 219.8% (1.01→3.23), TRβ2는 9.9% (2.53→2.78) 증가하였으나 TRβ1은 52.9% (4.59-)2.16) 감소하였으며 결합량 변화의 방향은 100 naM T₃ 투여 후 4시간 뒤와 6시간 뒤 갑상선호르몬 수용체 결합량 변화의 방향과 일치하였다(TRα1, 2.89→4.09, Δ =+41.5%; TRβl, 2.33→2.04, Δ=-12.4%; TRβ2, 2.57→2.59, Δ=10.8%). 갑상선호르몬 수용체 항체를 1.5 μL 또는 4.5 μL 투여한 후 F2-TRE부위에 대한 염색체 면역침전법 및 정량적 중합효소연쇄반응을 각각 시행하였을 때 첨가한 갑상선호르몬 수용체 항체의 양에 따른 갑상선호르몬 수용체결합량의 유의한 차이는 없었다. 100 nM T₃를 투여하기 전과 투여한 후 12시간 뒤 Western blot을 시행하였을 때 갑상선호르몬 수용체 발현량의 유의한 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 결론: 본 연구에서 관찰된 T₃ 자극 전 · 후 chickenIysozyme 유전자의 F2-TBtE 부위에 대한 갑상선호르몬 수용체 이성체의 교대현상 및 시간적 순서에 따른 갑상선호르몬 수용체 결합양상의 변화가 나타내는 의미에 대하여 추시 연구가 필요함은 물론 추가적으로 다른 유전자 또는 다른 종류의 세포주를 대상으로 T₃자극에 따른 갑상선호르몬 수용체 결합양상의 변화와유전자 발현을 검토하여야 할 것이다. 한편 본 연구 결과만으로는 갑상선호르몬 수용체 역동학에 대한 많은 의문점을 풀 수 없음에도 불구하고 아직까지 국내외적으로 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 역동학에 대한 연구 결과가 거의 없는 현실을 고려하여 볼 때 본 연구는 제한적이나마 일정한 농도의 갑상선호르몬 자극 전ㆍ후chicken Iysozyme 유전자의 F2-TRE 부위에서 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 교대현상을 재확인하였다는 점과 갑상선호르몬 자극 전 · 후 시간적 순서에 따른 갑상선호르몬 수용체의 역동학적 모델을 처음으로 제시하였다는 점에서 의의가 있을 것으로 생각된다. Background: The regulation of gene transcription can be controlled by both positive (enhancer) and negative (silencer) regulatory sequences. Several enhancer and silencer elements have been described in the 5' region of the chicken lysozyme gene. The silencer located at -2.4 kb upstream of the chicken lysozyme gene is composed of two separate modules (Fl and F2) that can function as silencers by themselves, but also show synergistic repression after multimerization. The F1 module is bound by a protein termed NePl and F2 module, a F2 thyroid hormone response element (F2-TRE), and can be bound by the thyroid hormone receptor (TR). F2-TRE has an inverted palindromic structure, with high affinity to TR. Although many current reported results have tried to explain the regulatory mechanism of chicken lysozyme gene expression due to the thyroid hormone, there have been few studies that clarify the TR dynamics in the F2-TRE of the chicken lysozyme gene, either with or without exposure of the thyroid hormone. Here, the changes in the TR binding patterns in the F2-TRE of the chicken lysozyme gene are described, both before and after T₃ stimulation over time. Methods: Using the stably transfected rat pituitary somatotroph tumor cell line, GC8 cells, with the F2-TRE inserted 5' to the thymidine kinase (TIC) promoter, together with a mouse TRα - expressing plasmid, a chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) technique was employed to reveal the TR-TRE interaction before and after T₃ stimulation. Following the cross-linking and sonication of the cells, the immunoprecipitation was performed overnight, at 4℃, with TRαl, TRβl and TRβ2 antibodies, respectively. The binding patterns and amounts of TRαl, TRβ1 and TRβ2 to the F2-TRE, before and after 12 hours of 100nM T₃ stimulation, were analyzed using conventional and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reactions (RQ-PCR). The ChIP technique was used to give a basal value for 20 minutes and 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 hours after the 100nM T₃ stimulation, and RQ-PCR was then performed. Western blot with TRαl, TRβl and TRβ2 antibodies were also performed. Results: After 12 hours of 100 nM T₃ stimulation of the GC8 cells, the TRα1 and TRβ2 binding to the F2-TRE increased, but the TRβ1 binding to the F2-TRE decreased, by conventional PCR. Although all the TR isoforms were bound to the F2-TRE by RQ-PCR, the TRαl binding to the F2-TRE, after 12 hours of l00nM T₃ stimulation, was significantly increased (1.01→2.73, Δ =+170.3%, p<0.05), but the change in the amount of TW2 binding was not significant (2.53→2.98, Δ=+17.8%). The TRβl binding was significantly decreased compared with that of the basal level (4.59→2.06, Δ=-55.1%, p<0.05). The total TR bindings to the F2-TRE had a tendency to decrease after 12 hours of 100 nM T₃ stimulation (8.13→7.77, Δ=-4.4%). The binding patterns and amounts of TRαl, Tβl and Tβ2, both before and after the 100 nM T₃ stimulation, were also identified over time. While the TRβl bindings to the F2-TRE after 1 hour of l00nM T₃ stimulation were acutely reduced, those of the TRαl at 20 minutes and 6 hours were increased. The TRβ2 bindings showed a maximal increase at 20 minutes. The directions of the TR binding patterns, between the before and after 2 hours of 100nM T₃ stimulation, were identical to those for between 4 and 6 hours of T₃ stimulation. There was no significant difference in the TR bindings to the F2-TRE in relation to the amounts (1.5 vs. 4.5μ I) of TR antibodies used during the ChIP assays. The Western blots showed no significant change of the levels of each TR isoform proteins, either before or after 12 hours of exposure to 100nM T₃. Conclusion: These results show the dynamic binding patterns of the TR isoforms to the F2-TRE of the chicken lysozyme gene, both before and after T₃ stimulation, over time. Further investigation, however, will be needed to clarify the mechanisms of our observations. The ChIP technique may then be used to reveal the dynamic models of the cofactors, as well as TR isoforms, in the TR-regulated transcription machinery (J Kor SOC Endocrinol 18:379-391, 2003).

부신피질 호산성 과립세포종 1예

이성진,이호권,박철영,정인경,홍은경,오기원,김현규,김두만,유재명,임성희,최문기,유형준,박성우 대한내분비학회 2004 Endocrinology and metabolism Vol.19 No.1

저자들은 건강검진에서 시행한 복부 초음파검사상 우연히 좌측 부신 종괴가 발견되어 복부 전산화 단층 촬영검사와 호르몬검사를 시행한 후 부신피질 악성종양과의 감별 진단을 위해 부신절제술과 전자현미경검사를 포함한 병리조직학적 검사를 시행하여 부신피질호산성 과립세포종으로 진단한 증례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 이를 보고하는 바이다. Oncocytomas are neoplasms, histologically are composed of epithelial cells, with abundant, acidophilic and granular cytoplasm. Electron microscopic studies of oncocytomas have shown that the cytoplasm of oncocytes is packed with mitochondria. The adrenal gland is a very rare anatomical site for oncocytomas, and to the best of our knowledge, only thirty-six cases of adrenal oncocytomas have been described. Herein, a case of a large adrenal mass in a forty-year-old man, which was incidentally detected by abdominal ultrasonography, is presented. This patient demonstrated no clinical manifestation associated with adrenal hyperfunction. Hormonal studies showed no abnormal findings, except for a mild elevation of the 24-hour urinary VMA level. Abdominal computed tomography with enhancement revealed a large, well-defined left adrenal mass, measuring 5.0×4.2 ×3.0 cm. The patient underwent a left adrenalectomy, and a light microscopic examination confirmed an adrenocortical oncocytoma, with characteristic oncocytes and polygonal, abundant, eosinophilic and granular cytoplasm. The tumor cells were positive for cytokeratin and vimentin as well as S-100, but negative for chromogranin on immunohistochemical staining. An electron microscopic examination demonstrated closely packed mitochondria, containing intramitochondrial inclusions. After surgery, there was no evidence of a recurrent or distant metastatic disease at the 5 month follow-up. In summary, an extremely rare case of a man with an adrenocortical oncocytoma is reported, which was confirmed by histological examinations, including electron microscopy (J Kor Soc Endocrinol 19:82∼89, 2004).

Toxicity of α-farnesene identified in Perilla frutescens whole plant to Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera : Yponomeutidae)

Eun-Hee Kim,Hyun Kyung Kim,Doo-Jin Noh,Changmann Yoon,Gil-Hah Kim 한국응용곤충학회 2008 한국응용곤충학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2008 No.10

The toxicity of perilla-chinese Basil, Perilla frutescens whole plant-derived materials to third-instar of larva Plutella xylostella was examined using that of four insecticides and 5 constituents of P. frutescens from other research materials. The active principle of P. frutescens was identified as the sesquiterpenoids α-farnesene by spectroscopic analysis. In leaf-dipping bioassay, α-farnesene (LD50, 36.9) was 3.9 times more toxic than β-farnesene (LD50, 145.2) against P. xylostella larva, based on 48h LD50 values. This compound was less toxic than insecticides. Naturally occurring α-farnesene merit further study as potential diamond back moth control agent.

Changes on the Nutritional Components and Hygienic Characteristics of Oyster by Automated Shucking Machine using Ultra High Pressure

Hee Geun Jo,Min Ji Kim,Ok-Sam Kim,Doo-Jin Hwang,Eun-A Yoon,Eun-bi Min,Sun Hee Cheong 한국식품영양과학회 2018 한국식품영양과학회 학술대회발표집 Vol.2018 No.10

Purification Characterization of a New Galactoside Specific Lectin from Trichosanthes Kirlowii Root

Doo Hee Yun,Eun Ju Park,Jong Ok Park,Young Han Lee,Jeong Kon Seo,Sung Ho Ryu,Pann Ghill Suh,Hee Sook Kim 생화학분자생물학회 1995 BMB Reports Vol.28 No.1

A new lectin, named Tf~A, was purified from Trichosanthes kirilowii root by acid-treated Sepharose 6B, Mono-Q, and TSK-gel 3000SW column sequential chromatography. The lectin appeared homogeneous by native gel electrophoresis at pH 4.3 and gave two protein bands of Mr=31 and 28 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The N-terminal amino acid sequences of the polypeptides of TRA have not been reported in amino acid sequences of the lectins. TRA lectin fomoed a precipitate with asialofetuin, neuraminidase-treated fetuin. A sugar inhibition assay indicated that N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, among the monosaccharides tested, was the most potent inhibitor of TRA-induced hemagglutination. Asialofetuin showed a 260-times stronger inhibitory activity than N-acetyl-D-galactosamine. TRA lectin also showed agglutination with normal leukocytes and lymphoma cells, but not with premature hemopoietic cells. These results suggest that TRA is a novel plant lectin.