Tsukamurella carboxydivorans sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing actinomycete

Park, S. W.,Kim, S. M.,Park, S. T.,Kim, Y. M. Microbiology Society 2009 International journal of systematic and evolutiona Vol.59 No.6

<P>A Gram-positive, slightly acid-alcohol-fast, carbon monoxide-oxidizing bacterium, strain Y2(T), was isolated from a soil sample collected from a roadside in Seoul, Korea. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence comparative analyses, strain Y2(T) was shown to belong to the genus Tsukamurella and was most closely related to Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens DSM 44234(T) (GenBank accession no. AY238514; 99.8 %). The predominant fatty acids were C(18 : 1)omega9c and C(16 : 0). The cell-wall peptidoglycan of strain Y2(T) contained meso-diaminopimelic acid as the diagnostic diamino acid. Strain Y2(T) contained galactose and arabinose as the whole cell sugars. The DNA G+C content was 77 mol%. The DNA-DNA relatedness value between strain Y2(T) and T. tyrosinosolvens DSM 44234(T) was 62.7 %. Based on the combination of the carbon source utilization pattern, fatty acid profile, cell-wall chemotype, DNA G+C content and DNA-DNA hybridization experiments, it is proposed that strain Y2(T) (=KCCM 42885(T)=JCM 15482(T)) represents the type strain of a novel species, Tsukamurella carboxydivorans sp. nov.</P>

Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans sp. nov., a carbon monoxide-oxidizing actinomycete, and an emended description of the genus Pseudonocardia

Park, S. W.,Park, S. T.,Lee, J. E.,Kim, Y. M. Microbiology Society 2008 International journal of systematic and evolutiona Vol.58 No.11

<P>A bacterial strain, Y8(T), capable of oxidizing carbon monoxide, was isolated from a soil sample collected from a roadside in Seoul, Korea. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity analyses, strain Y8(T) was shown to belong to the genus Pseudonocardia and was related most closely to the type strain of Pseudonocardia alni (99.6 % similarity). The cells were aerobic and stained Gram-positive, with white aerial mycelium and brown substrate mycelium. The predominant fatty acids were 16 : 0 iso and 16 : 1 iso. The cell-wall peptidoglycan of strain Y8(T) contained meso-diaminopimelic acid. The DNA G+C content was 77 mol%. Strain Y8(T) contained MK-9 as the major menaquinone, which is different from the major menaquinone reported previously in the genus Pseudonocardia, MK-8(H(4)). DNA-DNA relatedness between strain Y8(T) and the type strains of P. alni and Pseudonocardia antarctica was respectively 10 and 63 %. Based on phylogenetic, morphological and chemotaxonomic evidence, it is proposed that strain Y8(T) (=KCCM 42678(T) =JCM 14827(T)) be classified as the type strain of a novel species, Pseudonocardia carboxydivorans sp. nov. An emended description of the genus Pseudonocardia is also presented.</P>

Effect of Dietary Copper Sources (Cupric Sulfate and Cupric Methionate) and Concentrations on Performance and Fecal Characteristics in Growing Pigs

Huang, Y.,Zhou, T.X.,Lee, J.H.,Jang, H.D.,Park, J.C.,Kim, I.H. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2010 Animal Bioscience Vol.23 No.6

This study was conducted to assess the effects of organic and inorganic copper on performance in growing pigs. A total of 100 pigs, average age 63 d and initial body weight 21.46${\pm}$1.13 kg, were assigned to five treatment groups. Dietary treatments included i) CON (basal diet, 0 ppm Cu), ii) T1 (basal diet with 67 ppm Cu as cupric sulfate, $CuSO_4$), iii) T2 (basal diet with 134 ppm Cu as $CuSO_4$), iv) T3 (basal diet with 67 ppm Cu as cupric methionate, CuMet) and v) T4 (basal diet with 134 ppm Cu as CuMet). Throughout the entire experimental period, ADG (average daily gain), ADFI (average daily feed intake) and G/F (gain: feed) ratios showed no significant differences. The dry matter digestibility was improved in the T1, T2, T3, and T4 treatments (p<0.05), as compared with CON. Nitrogen digestibility was improved in the T3 treatment group as compared with CON (p<0.05). As compared with the T1 treatment group, fecal pH values were improved in the CON, T3, and T4 treatment groups (p<0.05). Fecal Cu concentrations were significantly lower in the CON, T3, and T4 treatment groups than in T1 and T2 (p<0.05). The incidence of diarrhea was reduced when the pigs were fed on the T2, T3, and T4 diets as compared with CON. In conclusion, diets supplemented with 67 or 134 ppm Cu as CuMet may prove effective in improving nutrient digestibility and fecal pH value in growing pigs, and fecal Cu concentrations may be reduced by CuMet supplementation.

Programmed cell death ligand 1 alleviates psoriatic inflammation by suppressing IL-17A production from programmed cell death 1-high T cells

Kim, J.H.,Choi, Y.J.,Lee, B.H.,Song, M.Y.,Ban, C.Y.,Kim, J.,Park, J.,Kim, S.E.,Kim, T.G.,Park, S.H.,Kim, H.P.,Sung, Y.C.,Kim, S.C.,Shin, E.C. Mosby 2016 The journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol.137 No.5

<P>Background: Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory diseases of the skin. Recently, IL-17-producing T cells have been shown to play a critical role in psoriatic inflammation. Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is a coinhibitory receptor expressed on T cells in various chronic inflammatory diseases; however, the expression and function of PD-1 during psoriatic inflammation have not previously been characterized. Objective: We examined PD-1 expression on IL-17A-producing T cells from imiquimod-treated mice and patients with psoriasis. Additionally, we investigated the therapeutic effect of recombinant programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) protein on imiquimod-induced psoriatic inflammation. Methods: PD-1 expression on IL-17A-producing gamma delta T cells from imiquimod-treated mice was examined by means of multicolor flow cytometric analysis. In the psoriatic skin of patients, PD-1 and IL-17A expression was analyzed by using immunofluorescence. The therapeutic effect of PD-L1-Fc fusion protein (PD-L1-Fc) was assessed in imiquimod-treated mice ex vivo and in vivo. Results: During imiquimod-induced psoriatic inflammation, PD-1 is overexpressed on CD27(-)V gamma 1(-) gamma delta T cells. Furthermore, PD-1 expression on IL-17A(+) T cells was confirmed in psoriatic skin tissues from patients and imiquimod-treated mice. In the CD27(-)V gamma 1(-) gamma delta T-cell population, V gamma 4(-) gamma delta T cells with V gamma 6 mRNA expression showed a high level of PD-1 expression. Furthermore, these PD-1(hi)V gamma 4(-)(V gamma 6(+)) gamma delta Tcells were specialized for anti-CD3-induced IL-17A production, which was inhibited by PD-L1-Fc treatment. In imiquimod-treated mice PD-L1-Fc reduced psoriatic inflammation when given alone and enhanced the therapeutic effect of anti-p40 when given in combination. Conclusion: PD-1 is overexpressed in IL-17A-producing T cells in both imiquimod-treated mice and patients with psoriasis. Moreover, recombinant PD-L1-Fc alleviates psoriatic inflammation in imiquimod-treated mice.</P>

Effects of $BaCO_3$ purity on the superconducting properties of top seeded melt growth processed $Y_{1+x}Ba_2Cu_3O_y$ superconductors

Choi, J.S.,Park, S.D.,Jun, B.H.,Han, Y.H.,Sung, T.H.,Choo, K.N.,Kim, C.J. The Korean Society of Superconductivity and Cryoge 2009 한국초전도저온공학회논문지 Vol.11 No.2

Effects of $BaCO_3$ purity on the superconducting properties of top seeded melt growth (TSMG) processed $Y_{1+x}Ba_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$ (Y1+x, x=0.1 and 0.2) superconductors were investigated. $YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-y}$ (Y123) powder prepared using $BaCO_3$ with 99.75% purity and commercially available Y123 powder of 99.9% were used for the fabrication of single Y123 grain superconductors. $T_c$ values of the Y1+x samples prepared using low purity Y123 powder were slightly lower than those of the samples prepared using a high purity powder. In addition to the lower $T_c$, an anomalous peak effect in the intermediate magnetic fields was observed in Y1+x samples prepared using the low purity $BaCO_3$ powder. The slight decrease in $T_c$ and the anomalous peak effect are ascribed to the possible incorporation of a Y123 phase with impurity elements such as strontium and calcium included in the $BaCO_3$powder of 99.7%. The result suggests that the low purity $BaCO_3$ powder of a low price can be used as a raw power for the fabrication of single grain YBCO bulk superconductors.

톱밥 발효사료 급여 및 분말어유의 첨가사료가 돈육의 이화학적 성질에 미치는 영향

이정일,문점동,박구부,박범영,박태선,황보종,이한기,진상근,김영직 한국축산학회 1997 한국축산학회지 Vol.39 No.5

This study was conducted to investigate the influence of pork quality pigs which were fed with diets supplemented with fermented sawdust and sardin powder oil. The pigs were randomly assigned to one of the four treatments: a), control (commercial feed); b), T1 (30% fermented sawdust); c), T2 (10% sardin powder oil) d), T3 (30% fermented sawdust, l0% sardin powder oil and 30% limited amino acid) from 30 kg to 110 kg B. Wt. and slaughtered. The samples were stored at 0±1 C. The physico-chemical properties were determined at the dust of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 15. For the loin the pH's of all the treatments on the 15th day were higher than those of the 2nd day, and that of TI was higher than those of the others. The total moisture contents of all treatments decreased with the storage (P$lt;0.05), and there were no significant differences among treatments on the 15th day. The water soluble proteins of all treatments increased with time and were highest on the 8th day and decreased gianibicanth thereater. T1 had significantly higher water soluble protein than others(P$lt;0.05). The salt soluble proteins of all treatments increased with lure the days(P$lt;0.05). T1 had higher salt soluble protein than others during the storage period(P$lt;0.05). The brittleness, hardness, cohesiveness, gumminess and chewiness of all the treatments were not significantly different among during the period, but elasticity of them increased after from the 2nd day. The brittleness of control was higher than that of the others on the 15th day, and the hardness and chewiness of control were higher than those of the others on the 6th day(P$lt;0.05). Forthebelly the pH's of all the treatments on the 15th day were higher than those of the at 2nd day(P$lt;0.05). T1 showed higher pH than the others during the period(P$lt;0.05). The total moisture contents of control and T1 were significantly decreased with time and there were no significant differences between T2 and T3. T1 showed the highest value. The water soluble proteins of all the treatments decreased with time and was lower on the 15th day(P$lt;0.05). That of control and T1 was significantly higher than that of others on the 2nd day, but there were no significant differences among the treatments on the 15th day. The salt soluble proteins of all treatments increased with time (P$lt;0.05), and they were highest on the 15th day. T1 had significantly higher salt soluble protein than the others on the 8th and 15th days.

Antigenic Determinants to GAD Autoantibodies in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes With and Without Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

PARK, H.,YU, L.,KIM, T.,CHO, B.,KANG, J.,PARK, Y. Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) 2006 Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol.1079 No.1

<P>Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is frequently associated with other autoimmune diseases. Most T1D patients' sera contain two distinct glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) antibody specificities, of which one targets an epitope region in the middle-third of GAD65 (amino acids 221-359) and the other targets the carboxy-third of GAD65 (amino acids 453-569). Using five chimeric GAD65/GAD67 proteins to maintain conformation-dependent epitopes of GAD65, we compared the humoral repertoire of antibodies from 127 T1D patients with and without autoimmune thyroid diseases (ATD). Thirty-one patients with T1D (24%) expressed antithyroid autoantibodies ATA and 22 patients (17%) had ATD in comparison to 6% of age-matched controls having ATA. GAD65-antibody-positive patients much more often (28% versus 5%, P < 0.0004) had ATD. Of 66 GAD65-autoantibody-positive T1D patients, 34 had autoantibodies reacting with both middle and carboxy epitopes. Autoantibodies of the other 32 reacted with middle, carboxy, or other epitopes but not with both middle- and carboxy-third. Those with GAD65 autoantibodies reacting with both middle- and carboxy-third had less ATD. Of 22 (23%) patients with ATD, 5 compared to 29 of 47 (62%) T1D patients without ATD had GAD65 autoantibodies reacting with both middle- and carboxy-third (relative risk = 0.2, P < 0.01). These results indicate that there are both similarities and differences in the humoral response to GAD65 in ATD and T1D, and expression of antibodies to middle- and carboxy-third at the same time is a feature specific to T1D.</P>

Field-induced quantum critical point in the pressure-induced superconductor CeRhIn₅

Park, T.,Tokiwa, Y.,Ronning, F.,Lee, H.,Bauer, E. D.,Movshovich, R.,Thompson, J. D. WILEY-VCH Verlag 2010 Physica Status Solidi. B Vol.247 No.3

<P>When subjected to pressure, the prototypical heavy-fermion antiferromagnet CeRhIn<SUB>5</SUB> becomes superconducting, forming a broad dome of superconductivity (SC) centred around 2.35 GPa (=P2) with maximal T<SUB>c</SUB> of 2.3 K. Above the superconducting dome, the normal state shows strange metallic behaviours, including a divergence in the specific heat and a sub-T-linear electrical resistivity. The discovery of a field-induced magnetic phase that coexists with SC for a range of pressures P ≤ P2 has been interpreted as evidence for a quantum phase transition, which could explain the non-Fermi-liquid behaviour observed in the normal state. Here we report electrical resistivity measurements of CeRhIn<SUB>5</SUB> under magnetic field at P2, where the resistivity is sub-T-linear for temperatures above T<SUB>c</SUB> (or T<SUB>FL</SUB>) and a T<SUP>2</SUP>-coefficient A found below T<SUB>FL</SUB> diverges as H<SUB>c2</SUB> is approached. These results are similar to the field-induced quantum critical compound CeCoIn<SUB>5</SUB> and confirm the presence of a quantum critical point in the pressure-induced superconductor CeRhIn<SUB>5</SUB>. Temperature-field phase diagram of CeRhIn<SUB>5</SUB> at 2.35 GPa.</P><P> <img src='wiley_img_2010/03701972-2010-247-3-PSSB200983076-gra001.gif' alt='wiley_img_2010/03701972-2010-247-3-PSSB200983076-gra001'> </P>

Thermodynamic properties of five-layered HgBa₂Ca₄Cu₅O_12+y from equilibrium magnetization

Kwon, Y.T.,Park, M.S.,Kim, J.D.,Choi, K.Y.,Jung, M.H.,Iyo, A.,Tokiwa, K.,Kim, Y.C.,Lee, S.I. Elsevier 2010 CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS Vol.10 No.4

By using the Hao-Clem model, we analyzed the equilibrium magnetization of the grain-aligned HgBa<SUB>2</SUB>Ca<SUB>4</SUB>Cu<SUB>5</SUB>O<SUB>12+y</SUB> (Hg1245) with T<SUB>c</SUB>~108K. We obtained thermodynamic parameters, such as the penetration depth [λ<SUB>ab</SUB>(0)] and the coherence length [ξ<SUB>ab</SUB>(0)] from the thermodynamic critical field [H<SUB>c</SUB>] and the Ginzburg-Landau parameter [κ]. Compared to the four layered superconductor HgBa<SUB>2</SUB>Ca<SUB>3</SUB>Cu<SUB>4</SUB>O<SUB>10+y</SUB> (Hg1234), the obtained penetration depth was slightly increased indicating that the Cooper pair density of Hg1245 was decreased, which was one of the reasons why the transition temperature (T<SUB>c</SUB>) of the Hg1245 did not increase as compared to the Hg1234. The expected increase of T<SUB>c</SUB> for the material with the more CuO<SUB>2</SUB> planes was not achieved because of the insufficient doping of the Cooper pairs while adding CuO<SUB>2</SUB> planes.

韓國人의 標準體重値와 正常適應體重値에 關한 硏究

尹太永,崔重明,朴淳永,金大棒 韓國保健敎育學會 1996 보건교육건강증진학회지 Vol.13 No.1

Using Random Sampling, the authors measured the body heights and weights of 31,151 persons- 17,102 in males and 14,049 in females from metropolitan, urban and rural areas between 6 to over 80 year old - for the purpose of investigating the type and the actual condition of the Korean's growth and development. At first, on the basis of the results, the authors measured the growth and development, various kinds of physiques, nutritional index of the 6 to 20s age group. Second, the authors presented the standard body weight of males and females by their body height, who were in the end of their growth (20-29 age group). Third, the authors calculated and presented the normal adapted body weight of the age group who were over 30 age after the growth had been completed. Forth, the author presented the obesity rate of the adults over 20 years old by body mass index. Finally, the authors compared chronological change of the Koreans' body heights and body weights with the results of other researchers. 1. Body Measurement Rapid growth, in terms of body height, which is described by a straight line on a growth curve has been observed among males in the ages 6-13 and among females 6-14. That growth curve turned out to be slower among the people of higher ages by both sexes. The cross-over occurred in both sexes at 11-14. The highest growth rate for a year is at 13-16 for males and 11-13 for females. This indicates that females enter a rapidly growing stage 2 years earlier than males. 2. Various Physiques and Nutritional Index Rapid growth, in terms of Relative Body Weight Index, which is described by a straight line, has been observed among males in the ages 6-16 and females in the ages 6-14. The cross-over occurred in both sexes 12.5-14.5 age in the adolescencent period. Whereupon females outgrow males. The Roher Index displayed more good value in case of females than male and in the adolescent period, the level of fullness is lower than after the completion of development. The Kaup Indices of both sexes increase with age. The index is less than 2.0 for males in 6-14 age group and for females in 6-13 age group and with this, it appeared that development of horizontal axis to long axis is poor. The index is more than 2.0 after 15 age group in males and 14 age group in females and developmental state4 age group and for females in 6-13 age group and with this, it appeared that development of horizontal axis to long axis is poor. The index is more than 2.0 after 15 age group in males and 14 age group in females and developmental state. Body Mass Index is less than 20 for males 6-14 age group and for females in 6-13 age group. In the case of the higher age group, that index maintains a normal state. 3. Average Body Height, Body Weight and Desirable Body Weight of Korean Youth (20-29 Age Group) The average body weight and body height of full-grown Korean youth was 172.5 ± 5.4㎝ and 66.3 = 9.5㎏ for male, 159.3 ±4.6 ㎝ and 53.5 ±6.9 ㎏ for females. In the case of calculating Desirable Body Weight of Korean youth, correlation coefficient of r = + 0.38(p < 0.001)between body height and body weight was found the male group and r = + 0.37(p < 0.001) in the female group, from which respective linear regression equation of body weight and height was established for male and female as follows; Male : Y(Body Weight, ㎏) = 0.66 x (Body Height, ㎝) - 48.93 Female :Y(Body Weight, ㎏) = 0.56 x (Body Height, ㎝) - 36.01 4. Formulae for calculating Normal Adapted Body Weight of Korean Adult. ⅰ)Average body height and body weight by age-groups 30-39 age-group Male : 170.4 ±4.9㎝ and 67.6 ±8.1㎏ Female : 158.5 ±3.9㎝ and 53.6 ±6.0㎏ 40-49 age-group Male : 169.1 ±4.9㎝ and 68.0 ±8.5㎏ Female : 157.3 ±4.7㎝ and 56.8 ±7.7㎏ 50-59 age-group Male : 168.1 ±6.8㎝ and 66.0 ±8.1㎏ Female : 157.2 ±4.7㎝ and 57.3 ±7.1㎏ 60-69 age-group Male : 168.0 ±5.3㎝ and 46.7 ±8.7㎏ Female : 155.2 ±5.0㎝ and 56.2 ±9.1㎏ Over 70 age-group Male : 166.1± 6.5㎝ and 62.8±1.2㎏ Female : 152.8 ±5.3㎝ and 52.8 ±8.5㎏ ⅱ) Correlation Coefficient and Linear Regression Equation by Age-groups 30-39 age-group Male : r=+0.44(p<0.001), Y=0.73X-57.94 Female : r=+0.45(p<0.001), Y=0.68X-55.52 40-39 age-group Male : r=+0.54(p<0.001), Y=0.93X-89.92 Female : r=+0.41(p<0.001), Y=0.67X-50.52 50-59 age-group Male : r=+0.32(p<0.001), Y=0.38X-1.22 Female : r=+0.37(p<0.001), Y=0.55X-29.76 60-69 age-group Male : r=+0.51(p<0.001), Y=0.83X-74.84 Female : r=+0.39(p<0.001), Y=0.70X-53.06 over 70 age-group Male : r=+0.63(p<0.001), Y=1.10X-119.96 Female : r=+0.40(p<0.001), Y=0.63X-44.64 Standard Body Weight and Normal Adapted Body Weight of Korean Adult by Age. Using respective regression equation, standard body weight<Table 10, 11>, normal adapted body weight <Table 12~21>, overweight and underweight of the Korean Adult was established for each age group. 6. Obesity Rate of Korean Adult Obesity rate of Korean adult was 9.4% (Male: 9.9%, Female : 8.4%). 7. The Chronological Change on Mean Values of Body Height and Body Weight in Korean Adult The Comparison with the mean values of body height and weight from 1910s to the present 1994 was been remarkably improved, and listed in <Table 23>.