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.

조선소 근로자에서의 국소진동장해 진단방법에 대한 평가

손 홍,전순자,주영수,조성일,최홍렬,김미경,김형식 大韓産業醫學會 1998 대한직업환경의학회지 Vol.10 No.4

A hand-arm vibration syndrome, local vibration illness, occurs in some workers who use hand held vibration tools. It consists of white fingers, diffusely distributed finger neuropathy, pain in the hand and arm, and a small excess risk of osteoarthritis. This study is aimed to identify effective methods to confirm local vibration illness among various health exams, which are mentioned in worker's special health exam regulation. In addition, this study is aimed to quantitatively assess the daily vibration exposure level as a major determinant of vibration illness. The subjects, 46 vibration workers, were selected according to the results of the first special health exam about vibration hazards at shipbuilding industry in 1997. They all had experiences of work related blanching of fingers. Fifteen controls, who had no vibration exposure at all, were also recruited to compare their test results with the results of vibration workers. We adopted I subjective and 6 objective tests to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility for confirming local vibration illness. These tests were history taking of subjective symptoms according to the Stockholm classification, checking blood pressure of finger, checking grasp power, checking finger skin temperature, nail-bed pressing test, vibration perceptional threshold test, and skin prick test for pain perception. Among these, checking skin temperature, nail-bed pressing test, and vibration perception test included cold water provocations. We also estimated some vibration exposure levels of hand held vibration tools by using previously published data from one automobile company. In conclusion, history taking of subjective symptoms according to the Stockholm classification, nail-bed pressing test, and vibration perceptional threshold test were discovered to be effective to diagnose local vibration illness. Furthermore, vibration perceptional threshold on right fingers showed a dose-response relationship to daily vibration exposure levels. The parameter β was 0.0005(±0.0002), and statistically significant by REM(random effects model).

R.C. 라멘교의 윤하중분포폭 산정식 제안

강성후,박선준,김규형 東新大學校 工業技術硏究所 2001 工業技術硏究 Vol.7 No.-

The wheel load distribution width is used to consider transverse distribution effect when bridge is designed. But, the wheel load distribution width of R.C. slab which has a structural difference is used to design the R.C. rahmen bridge. This study aims to propose equations of wheel load distribution width for R.C. rahmen bridge. MIDAS GENw program, finite element analysis program, was utilized to calculate the wheel load distribution width. Result of finite element analysis that use MIDAS GENw was analyzed by SPSS that is the statistical analysis program. The proposed equations in this study compared with domestic bridge design code and AASHTO LRFD code. These equations can be used usefully when R.C. rahmen bridge design.

자가면역 용혈빈혈의 임상적 분석

박치영,강지은,박상곤,김상현,김형선,정춘해 朝鮮大學校 附設 醫學硏究所 2007 The Medical Journal of Chosun University Vol.32 No.2

Background: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a very uncommon disorder with the incidence between one and three cases per a hundred thousans a year. There have been very few studies about AIHA in Korea because of its low incidence. Most AIHA studies in Korea were about case history. The aim of this study was to review the clinical features, therapy and outcome of AIHA patients in single institution clinic. Methods: We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of AIHA patients from December 2002 to December 2006. Results: Twelve patient with AIHA were identified, and their median age was 49 years (range 27-75). Male to female ratio is 9:3. The median hemoglobin level was 5.0 g/㎗ (range 2.5-8.2). Warm type AIHA was most common (8/12), cold type was three, and mixed type was one. There was histories of associated disease in six patients. Two patients were complicated by systemic lupus erythematosus and mycoplasma infection and one patient by idiopathic myelofibrosis and solid tumor. Oral steroid was used as the first-line treatment in nine patients. An initial response was observed in eight patients with complete response. One patient had not responded to the initial steroid treatment, and then showed complete response with rituximab. Two relapsed patients were treated with rituximab and partial splenic embolization. Conclusion: The majority of patients can be treated with steroid. Rituximab can improve the response rate in relapsed and refractory AIHA.

Aldh2 knockout 마우스에서 8주간 에탄올 노출에 따른 뇌조직의 thiobarbituric acid reactive substances 농도

Sun-In Moon(문선인),Sang-Yong Eom(엄상용),Jung-Hyun Kim(김정현),Dong-Hyuk Yim(임동혁),Hyong-Kyu Kim(김형규),Yong-Dae Kim(김용대),Heon Kim(김헌) 한국생명과학회 2011 생명과학회지 Vol.21 No.8

과다한 음주는 알츠하이머 및 파킨슨 질병과 같은 각종 만성 퇴행성 뇌질환의 대표적인 원인 중 하나로 알려져 있다. 체내에 유입된 에탄올은 알코올 탈수소효소(alcohol dehydrogenase, ADH)에 의해 아세트알데히드로 대사된 후 다시 알데히드탈수소효소 2(aldehyde dehydrogenase 2, ALDH2)에 의해 아세트산으로 대사되어 배출된다. 에탄올의 대사과정 중에는 다량의 free radical이 생성되어 체내에서 산화적 스트레스를 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있고, 아세트알데히드는 활성산소를 생산하는 독성물질로 잘 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 8주간 에탄올에 노출된 Aldh2 knockout 마우스를 사용하여 ALDH2 효소 활성이 뇌 조직과 소변의 지질과산화에 미치는 영향에 대하여 살펴보았으며, 지질과산화 정도를 측정하기 위해 HPLC를 통한 TBARS 정도를 측정하였다. 연구결과, 마우스에서 만성 에탄올 섭취는 뇌 조직 TBARS 생성에 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 나타났으나, 소변 TBARS는 Aldh2 (-/-) 마우스에서 에탄올을 투여함에 따라 유의한 증가를 보였다(p<0.05). 본 연구 결과로부터 8주간 에탄올을 경구 투여한 마우스에서 ALDH2의 활성은 체내의 전반적인 활성산소 생성에는 중요하게 관여하는 것으로 보이지만 뇌조직에서의 활성산소 생성에는 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 보이며, 이는 에탄올 노출과 이에 따른 활성산소가 다양한 만성 뇌질환을 유발한다는 기존의 가설에서 ALDH2의 활성이 중요하게 관여하지 않을 가능성을 시사한다. Excessive alcohol consumption causes various degenerative brain diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Absorbed ethanol is metabolized to acetaldehyde and acetic acid by alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH). Acetaldehyde is well known as a toxicant through generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, ALDH2 activity may play important roles in the pathogenesis of alcohol-induced brain diseases. In this study, we demonstrated the effects of ALDH2 enzyme activity on lipid peroxidation in brain tissues and urine of mice exposed to ethanol for 8 weeks. Five male, 8-week old Aldh2 (+/+) and Aldh2 (-/-) mice (C57BL/6J strain) in each group were exposed to ethanol for 8 weeks (2 g/㎏ wt./day) using gavage, and those in the control group received 0.9% saline alone. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) level, a marker for lipid peroxidation, was measured in whole brain tissue and urine by high performance liquid chromatography. As a result, chronic ethanol treatment did not show any statistical change on the TBARS level of brain tissue in both Aldh2 (+/+) mice and in Aldh2 (-/-) mice. However, following ethanol exposure for 8 weeks in Aldh2 (-/-) mice, the urinary TBARS levels were significantly increased to more than double compared to the pretreatment group. This result was not observed in Aldh2 (+/+) mice. These results suggest that although ALDH2 enzyme activity plays a role in the generation of ROS in the whole body, it does not seem to be important in the pathogenesis of alcohol induced degenerative brain diseases.

ATP Measurement Predicts Porcine Islet Transplantation Outcome in Nude Mice

Kim, Jae Hyeon,Park, Sang Gyu,Lee, Han Na,Lee, Yeon Yi,Park, Ho Sun,Kim, Hyong-Il,Yu, Jae Eun,Kim, Sun Hee,Park, Chung-Gyu,Ha, Jongwon,Kim, Sang Jun,Park, Kyong Soo Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Inc. 2009 Transplantation Vol.87 No.2

Current nude mice islet transplantation studies cannot be used prospectively. Therefore, to predict transplantation outcomes, reliable and rapid assays for islet quality assessment are warranted. This study evaluated the predictive power of the porcine islet ATP content on the outcomes of islet transplantation in nude mice. Here, we report that the ATP measurement using a small number of handpicked islets with a diameter of 100 to 150 μm is a good predictor of islet graft efficacy in nude mice. Using receiver-operator characteristic analysis, the area under the curve of the ATP content using a small number of handpicked islets was 0.867 (95% confidence interval 0.744–0.989, P<0.001). The sensitivity and the specificity measured were 83.3% and 73.3%, respectively. In conclusion, a simple and a rapid measurement of intraislet ATP content could be a promising substitute for current nude mice islet transplantation studies.

Isolation and Purification of Anticancer Peptides from Korean Ginseng

Sun-ho Kim,Ji Yeon Kim,Sung Won Park,Ki Won Lee,Kyoung Heon Kim,Hyong Joo Lee 한국식품과학회 2003 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.12 No.1

특발성 대장직장정맥류 1 예

김현재,정인식,김형준,김성수,이강문,김명철,최황,선희식,이창돈,한석원,채현석,방춘상,강형주,이관형,김세희,최규용 대한소화기내시경학회 2001 Clinical Endoscopy Vol.23 No.6

Deficiency of Dgcr8-dependent canonical microRNAs causes infertility due to multiple spectra of abnormalities in uterine development and hormone responsiveness in mice

Yeon Sun Kim,Hye-Ryun Kim,Jung Ah Yoon,Seung Chul Yang,Mira Park,Seok-Ho Hong,Hyong Bum Kim,John P Lydon,Francesco J DeMayo,Youngsok Choi,Dong Ryul Lee,Haengseok Song 한국발생생물학회 2015 한국발생생물학회 학술발표대회 Vol.2015 No.9

DGCR8 is a RNA-binding protein working with DROSHA to produce pre-microRNA in the nucleus, while DICER does not only mature microRNA but also endogenous siRNAs in the cytoplasm. Here, we have produced Dgcr8 conditional knock-out mice using progesterone receptor (PR)-Cre (Dgcr8flox/flox; PRcre/+ mice, Dgcr8d/d) and demonstrated that canonical microRNAs dependent of DROSHA-DGCR8 complex are required for uterine development as well as female fertility in mice. Adult Dgcr8d/d females did not undergo regular reproductive cycle and produce any pups when housed with fertile males, whereas administration of exogenous gonadotropins induced normal ovulation with corpus luteal formation in these mice. Ovulated oocytes from Dgcr8d/d mice had comparable fertilization potentials and were normally developed to the blastocyst after fertilization as compared to those in control Dgcr8f/f mice. Interestingly, PR-Cre-dependent Dgcr8 deletion showed aberrant infiltration of acute inflammatory immune cells to female reproductive organs only when Dgcr8d/d mice were mated with male mice. With respect to uterine development, gross morphology, histology, and weight of Dgcr8d/d uterus were similar to those of control at 3-week-old age. However, multiple uterine abnormalities were noticeable at 4-week-old age when PR expression is significantly increased, and these deformities became severe onwards. Gland formation and myometrial layers were significantly reduced, and stromal cell compartment did not expand and became atrophic during uterine development in these mice. These results were consistent with aberrantly reduced cell proliferation in stromal cell compartments of Dgcr8d/d mice. Collectively, our results suggest that DGCR8 dependent-canonical microRNAs are essential for development and physiology of the uterus with respect to morphogenesis, proper immune modulation, reproductive cycle, and steroid hormone responsiveness in mice.

MicroRNA is required for uterine stromal cell proliferation in mice

Yeon Sun Kim,Hye-Ryun Kim,Jung Ah Yoon,Hyong Bum Kim,John P Lydon,Francesco J DeMayo,Youngsok Choi,Haengseok Song 한국발생생물학회 2013 한국발생생물학회 학술발표대회 Vol.2013 No.8

DGCR8 is a RNA-binding protein working with DROSHA involved in critical processes for microRNA production in the nucleus. To understand function of miRNAs in the uterus, we have produced uterus-specific Dgcr8 conditional knock-out mice using two well-known Cre mouse models, anti-Mullerian hormone receptor 2 (Amhr2)-Cre and progesterone receptor (PR)-Cre. Dgcr8flox/flox;PRcre/+ mice were mainly analyzed and considered as uDgcr8 KO in this study unless otherwise indicated as Dgcr8flox/flox;Amhr2cre/+ mice. Morphological and histological analyses, embryo cultures, genomic DNA PCR, realtime RT-PCR and Western blotting were performed. uDgcr8 KO females bred with fertile males did not produce any offspring, suggesting that these mice are infertile. Vaginal smear analyses showed that these mice do not undergo estrous cycle, whereas Dgcr8flox/flox;Amhr2cre/+ mice exhibited regular estrous cyclicity. In vitro culture of 2-cell stage embryos and histological analyses for CL in uDgcr8 KO demonstrated that they can respond to gonadotrophins to ovulate healthy oocytes with comparable fertilization potentials as compared to those in Dgcr8flox/flox mice (Control). Gross morphology, histology, and weight of uteri of uDgcr8 KO mice were similar to those of control at 3-week-old stage. However, uterus become extremely thinner and shorter from 4-week-old stage onward. Histological examination showed significant reduction in gland numbers and stromal area from 4-week-old stage. Interestingly, this phenotype is reflected by significant increase of PR expression in the uteri of 4-week-old mice. In addition, stromal cell proliferation of uDgcr8 KO is severely impaired. BrdU incorporation experiments showed that while epithelial cells undergo proliferation by E2 treatment, stromal cells do not incorporate BrdU under the uterine conditions provided with E2+P4. Collectively, these results conclude that microRNAs are essential for uterine stromal cell proliferation in mice.