Induction of heme oxygenase-1 protects against podocyte apoptosis under diabetic conditions

Lee, Sang Choel,Han, Seung Hyeok,Li, Jin Ji,Lee, Sun Ha,Jung, Dong-Sub,Kwak, Seung-Jae,Kim, Seung Hye,Kim, Dong Ki,Yoo, Tae-Hyun,Kim, Jin Hyun,Chang, Se-Ho,Han, Dae Suk,Kang, Shin-Wook International Society of Nephrology 2009 Kidney international Vol.76 No.8

Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is an anti-oxidant enzyme normally upregulated in response to oxidant injury. Here we determined the role of HO-1 in podocyte apoptosis in glomeruli of streptozotocin-treated rats and in immortalized mouse podocytes cultured in media containing normal or high glucose. HO-1 expression, its activity, the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 protein, and active caspase-3 fragments were all significantly higher in isolated glomeruli of diabetic rats and in high glucose–treated podocytes. These increases were inhibited by zinc protoporphyrin treatment of the rats or by HO-1 siRNA treatment of the podocytes in culture. The number of apoptotic cells was also significantly increased in the glomeruli of diabetic rats and in high glucose–treated podocytes. Inhibition of HO-1 accentuated the increase in apoptotic cells both in vivo and in vitro. Our findings suggest that HO-1 expression protects against podocyte apoptosis under diabetic conditions.

한국형 출혈열 병원체 한탄바이러스의 조직배양 세포에서의 증식

박동욱,이호왕 고려대학교 의과대학 1982 고려대 의대 잡지 Vol.19 No.3

Korean hemorrhagic fever (KHF) was recognized for the first time in 1951 among United Nations troops and has remained endemic near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. But, recently it appears to have spreaded all over the World. In 1976 Lee & Lee succeeded in demonstrating an antigen in the lungs of the striped field mouse, Apodemus agrarius, which gave specifie immunofluorescent antibody reactions with sera from patients convalescent from KHF for the first time. In 1981 Lee et al. registered this antigen as Hantaan virus. Recently, French et al. reported a successful growth of the virus in A549 cells. This is the successful results on growth curve after inoculation of Hantaan virus into A549 cells which originated from alveoler epithelial cells of human lung cancer. The results are summerized as follows. 1. The propagation of Hantaan virus could be demonstrated in the cytoplasm of A549 cells on 3rd day after inoculation of the virus, about 60% of cells were infected on 5th day, 80% on 6th day and 100% on 8th day. Cytopathic effect was not appeared. 2. The viral antigens were appeared as a fine spots in the cytoplasm of cells by indirect immunofluorescent antibody technique and at times as a granule-like morphology. 3. The infected A549 cells with Hantaan virus can be used as an antigen for serologic diagnosis of KHF and there was no occurence of nonspecific reaction.

Protective Effects of Hyperoside against Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Liver Damage in Mice

Choi, Jun-Ho,Kim, Dong-Wook,Yun, Nari,Choi, Jae-Sue,Islam, Md. Nurul,Kim, Yeong-Shik,Lee, Sun-Mee American Chemical Society and American Society of 2011 Journal of natural products Vol.74 No.5

<P>In this study, the hepatoprotective effects of hyperoside (<B>1</B>), a flavonoid glycoside isolated from <I>Artemisia capillaris</I>, have been examined against carbon tetrachloride (CCl<SUB>4</SUB>)-induced liver injury. Mice were treated intraperitoneally with vehicle or <B>1</B> (50, 100, and 200 mg·kg<SUP>−1</SUP>) 30 min before and 2 h after CCl<SUB>4</SUB> (20 μL·kg<SUP>−1</SUP>) injection. Levels of serum aminotransferases were increased 24 h after CCl<SUB>4</SUB> injection, and these increases were attenuated by <B>1</B>. Histological analysis showed that <B>1</B> prevented portal inflammation, centrizonal necrosis, and Kupffer cell hyperplasia. Lipid peroxidation was increased and hepatic glutathione content was decreased significantly after CCl<SUB>4</SUB> treatment, and these changes were reduced by administration of <B>1</B>. Protein and mRNA expression of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and nuclear protein expression of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) significantly increased after CCl<SUB>4</SUB> injection. Compound <B>1</B> suppressed TNF-α, iNOS, and COX-2 protein and mRNA expression and augmented HO-1 protein and mRNA expression and Nrf2 nuclear protein expression. These results suggest that <B>1</B> has protective effects against CCl<SUB>4</SUB>-induced acute liver injury, and this protection is likely due to enhancement of the antioxidative defense system and suppression of the inflammatory response.</P><P><B>Graphic Abstract</B> <IMG SRC='http://pubs.acs.org/appl/literatum/publisher/achs/journals/content/jnprdf/2011/jnprdf.2011.74.issue-5/np200001x/production/images/medium/np-2011-00001x_0006.gif'></P>

서울의 Penicillinase Producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae 발생빈도(1998)

김재홍,김준호,반재용,이정우,황성주,정준규,정성태,강진문,조흔정,홍창의,정혜신,이한승,김이선,이봉길,이종호,선영우,한기덕,윤성필,이성훈,안종성,박석범,문승현,조항래,김형섭,류지호,황재영,박준홍,손상욱 한양대학교 의과대학 2001 한양의대 학술지 Vol.21 No.1

In recent years, gonorrhea has been pandemic and remains one of the most common STDs in the world, especially in developing countries. For the detection of a more effective therapeutic regimen and assessing the prevalence of Penicillinase Producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae(PPNG), we have been trying to study the patients who have visited the Venereal Disease Clinic of Choong-Ku Public Health Center in Seoul since 1980 by menas of the chromogenic cephalosporin method. In 1998, 93 strians of N. genorrhoeae were isolated, among which 60(64.5%) were PPNG. The prevalence of PPNG in Seoul, which had been decreased to 39% in 1996 after a peak of 74.3% in 1993, is increased to 64.5% in 1998.

고빌리루빈혈증을 동반한 자가면역성 간염 1례

서영범,김성욱,장재식,강혁주,이중현,윤병구,김욱년,이광헌,이구,유석동,양창헌,이정호,이영현,이창우,서정일 동국대학교 의학연구소 2000 東國醫學 Vol.7 No.-

자가면역성 간염은 대개 만성 경과를 가지며, 혈중 자가면역항체와 혈청 글로불린치의 상승, 그리고 조직학적으로 괴사 염증성 변화를 특징으로 하는 질환으로 아직 정확한 병인이 밝혀져 있지 않은 상태이다. 발병연령은 대개 젊은 영자(15-25세)에서 호발한다. 이 질환은 급성 간염의 임상경과를 보일 수 있으나, 심한 급성 간염이나 전격성 간염으로도 나타날 수 있는데, 이 경우 아주 나쁜 예후를 보인다고 한다. 치료는 자가면역성 간염 임상 경과의 다양성이나 병인, 병리기전의 불확실성에도 불구하고 대개 steroid 치료에 반응하는 것으로 알려져 있으며 대개 80%의 관해율을 나타내며 궁극적으로 간경변으로의 진행을 막을 수 있는 것으로 보인다. 저자들은 58세 남자에서 발생한 급성의 경과를 가지고 심한 황달을 동반한 자가면역성 간염을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic necroinflammatory liver disorder of unknown cause associated with circulating autoantibodies and a high serum globulin level. The age of onset of AIH show a peak between the age of 15 and 25 years. AIH can develop and be manifested as acute hepatitis, but severe form of acute hepatitis or fulminant hepatic failure has a poor prognosis. Although AIH is likely to progress from chronic active hepatitis to cirrhosis, steroid therapy can control the disease activity, prolong survival, improve the quality of life , and defer liver transplantation. In the present report we describe a 58-year-old man who admitted because of progressive jaundice and fatigue. He was diagnosed with AIH from laboratory test result showing positivity for antinuclear antibodies, anti-smooth muscle antibodies, and negativity for hepatitis viral markers and from liver biopsy. Steroid therapy, oral administration of prednisolone, was effective in improving the liver function test. Following liver biopsy 6 months after onset shows markedly improved necroinflammatory activity.

民法 제103조 善良한 風俗의 位相에 관한 比較法的 考察

李相旭,徐浩正 영남대학교 법학연구소 2004 영남법학 Vol.10 No.1

農科大學 扶餘 演習林의 植生調査

李壽煜,金智文,宋鎬京 충남대학교 농업과학연구소 1977 農業技術硏究報告 Vol.4 No.2

The experimental forest of Chungnam National University is located in Naryung-Ri, Eunsan-Myen, Buyeo-Gun, Chungcheongnamdo. The climax vegetations of Quercus species grown in central temperate zone are supposed to be destroyed before pure pine stands as a semi-climax vegetation are established on the southern aspect and along the ridges. Variability of vegetations is rather high and dominant species are such as Pinus densiflora, Quercus acutissima, Quercus variabilis, Quercus aliena, Quercus serrata, Lindera erythrocarpa, Platycarya strobilacea, and so on. There are 203 woody plants and 128 herbal plants. According to the use of vegetations they can be classified as follows; 60 familia and 154 species for edible source, 63 familia and 143 species for medicinal, 51 familia and 140 species for forage, 32 familia and 78 species for ornamental, and 12 familia and 27 species for timber source.

페나진 유도체의 합성과 항균성 : 7-치환-2,3-디히드록시페나진-5,10-디옥시드류의 합성 및 항균성 7-Substituted-2,3-dihydroxyphenazine-5,10-dioxides

이만길,김호식,한성욱 대구효성가톨릭대학교 자연과학연구소 1992 基礎科學硏究論集 Vol.1992 No.1

7-Substituted 2,3-dihydroxyphenazine 5, 10-dioxides were synthesized by the reaction of 1, 2, 4-trihydroxybenzene with 6-substituted benzofuroxan derivatives which had been obtained from aniline derivativies bearing methoxy, methyl, acetyl and nitro group at the para position. 2, 3-Dihydroxphenazine 5, 10-dioxide was also prepared by the reaction of 1, 2, 4-trihydroxybenzene with benzofuroxan. The antimicrobial activities of these phenazine dioxide were investigated in terms of minimum inhibitory concentration by the common twofold dilution technique. It was observed that the antimicrobial activity of the phenazine dioxides bearing electron releasing substituents was stronger than that of those bearing electron withdrawing substitutents. From this result, it was concluded that the antimicrobial activity of phenazine dioxide derivatives has a direct relationship with the electronic effect of the substituents.

심인성 색전 요인이 없는 뇌경색 환자에서 경식도 심초음파와 Acoustic Quantification을 이용한 대동맥 탄성의 평가

이종민,윤호중,임효영,박지원,김휘열,전희경,문건웅,정욱성,채장성,김재형,최규보,홍순조 대한순환기학회 2000 Korean Circulation Journal Vol.30 No.8

아연 용탕 내에서 불순물의 입자 크기 측정에 관한 연구

이광학,문광호,김영홍,최욱태 울산대학교 1995 공학연구논문집 Vol.26 No.2

LiMCA방법으로 아연 용탕내에 Pb를 첨가하여 불순물의 입자크기를 측정하였다. 아연 용탕내에 Pb의 첨가량이 증가할수록 불순물의 수는 증가하였으며 불순물의 입자 분포는 일정범위를 크게 벗어나지 않고 d=50㎛이하의 입자직경이 약90% 이상 존재하였다. 실험 후 시편을 분석한 결과, 시편내에 미량의 ZnO와 PbO가 존재함을 확인하였으며, 이는 아연용탕 내에서 제 2상의 거동을 예상하고 첨가한 Pb에 의해 형성된 PbO와 극소량의 ZnO등이 불순물로 거동한 것으로 사료된다. 본 실험은 약1분 정도의 짧은 시간으로 수행되었으며, 실험결과 사용된 장치의 감지 한계는 불순물의 입자직경이 d=29㎛이었다. The particle size of impurities was measured with addition to Pb in the molten Zinc by using LiMCA method. The number of impurities was increased with increasing Pb addition in the molten Zinc and particle size distribution of impurities was not deviated from the constant range therefore the particle size, d=50㎛ existed about 90% in this study. The experimental results of X-ray analysis, it was found that the small amount of PbO and ZnO which are formed with Pb addition to the molten Zinc, expecting the second particle role, behavior as impurities. This study was carried out about one minute and the detect limit of particle size of impurities using instrument was obtained d=29㎛.