Identification of Genes Modulated by High Extracellular Calcium in Coculture of Mouse Osteoblasts and Bone Marrow Cells by Oligo Chip Assay

Kim, Hyung-Keun,Song, Mina,Jun, ji-Hae,Woo, Kyung-Mi,Kim, Gwan-Shik,Baek, Jeong-Hwa The Korean Academy of Oral Biology 2006 International Journal of Oral Biology Vol.31 No.2

Calcium concentration in the bone resorption lacunae is high and is in the mM concentration range. Both osteoblast and osteoclast have calcium sensing receptor in the cell surface, suggesting the regulatory role of high extracellular calcium in bone merabolism. In vitro, high extracellular calcium stimulated osteoclastogenesis in coculture of mouse osteoblasts and bone marrow cells. Therefore we examined the genes that were commonly regulated by both high extracellular calcium and 1,25(OH)_(2)vitaminD_(3)(VD3) by using mouse oligo 11 K gene chip. In the presence of 10 mM[Ca^(2+)]e or 10 nM VD3, mouse calvarial osteoblasts and bone marrow cells were co-cultured for 4 days when tartrate resistant acid phosphatase-positive multinucleated cells start to appear. Of 11,000 genes examined, the genes commonly regulated both by high extracellular calcium and by VD3 were as follows; 1) the expressions of genes which were osteoclast differentiation markers or were associated with osteoclastogenesis were up-regulated both by high extracellular calcium and by VD3; trap, mmp9, car2, ctsk, ckb, atp6b2, tm7sf4, rab7, 2) several chemokine and chemokine receptor genes such as sdf1, scya2, scyb5, scya6, scya8, scya9, and ccr1 were up-regulated both by high ectracellular calcium and by VD3, 3) the genes such as mmp1b, mmp3 and c3 which possibly stimulate bone resorption by osteoclast, were commonly up-regulated, 4) the gene such as c1q and msr2 which were related with macrophage function, were commonly down-regulated, 5) the genes which possibly stimulate osteoblast differentiation and/or mineralization of extracellular matrix, were commonly down-regulated;slc8a1, admr, plod2, lox, fosb, 6) the genes which possibly suppress osteoblast differentiation and/or mineralization of extracellular matrix, were commonly up-regulated;s100a4, npr3, mme, 7) the genes such as calponin 1 and tgfbi which possibly suppress osteoblast differentiation and/or mineralization of extracellular matrix, were up-regulated by high extracelluar calcium but were down-regulated by VD3. These results suggest that in coculture condition, both high extracellular calcium and VD3 commonly induce osteoclastogenesis but suppress osteoblast differentiation/mineralization by regulating the expression of related genes.

국내에서 분리된 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase 생성 Escherichia coli와 Klebsiella pneumoniae의 빈도 및 유형

홍성근,김선주,정성훈,장철훈,조성란,안지영,신종희,이혜수,송원근,어영,염종화,용동은,이경원,정윤섭 대한임상미샐물학회 2003 Annals of clinical microbiology Vol.6 No.2

소규모사업장 보건관리기술지원사업 지원여부에 따른 사업장내 의사소통 비교

정최경희,박혜숙,김정연,이경용,현성민,오지영,김수근,김현주,하은희 이화여자대학교 의과대학 2003 EMJ (Ewha medical journal) Vol.26 No.2

목적: 소규모사업장 보건관리기술지원사업 지원여부에 따라 사업장내 위험의사소통채널이 마련되었는지와 이 채널이 기능을 하는지, 그리고 의사소통채널마련과 사업장내 위험의사소통 활성화의 기본적이고 중요한 배경이 되는 사업주의 산업보건에 대한 관심이 차이가 있는지에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 방법: 서울, 안산, 대전, 광주, 포항 지역에서 보건관리기술지원사업을 받은 사업장과 받지 않은 사업장을 대상으로 비례층화무작위표본추출법을 사용하여 추출한 후 1991년 12월 6일부터 10일간 우편설문조사를 실시하였다. 설문대상은 각 사업장의 남녀 각 1명, 보건업무담당자, 사업주였으며, 설문내용은 사업장 및 응답자의 일반적 특성 및 사업장내 위험의사소통이었다. 설문에 응답이 온 463개 사업장의 자료를 자료처리하여 총 228개 사업장(단해년도지원 사업장 189개, 연속2년지원 사업장 13개, 비지원사업장 26개)을 대상으로 분석하였다. 결과: 사업장내 의사소통에 대한 단변량분석에서는 보건업무 담당자의 선정여부만이 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다. 소규모사업장 보건관리기술지원사업을 지원받지 않은 사업장과 지원받은 사업장의 사업장내 위험의사소통을 비교하기 위한 로지스틱회귀분석 결과, 모든 항목에서 통계적으로는 유의한 차이를 보여주지 않았다. 그러나 사업주의 관심(OR ; 1.63, 95% CI ; 0.38~7.01)과 보건업무담당자의 선정(OR ; 3.67, 95% CI ; 1.00~13.44) 및 결정권한(OR ; 1.48, 95% CI ; 0.25~8.91), 사업주의 산업보건문제 소통(OR ; 3.07, 95% CI ; 0.81~11.71), 보건업무담당자의 정보요청경험(OR; 4.48, 95% CI ; 0.97~20.57)에서는 지원받지 않은 사업장에 비해 지원받은 사업장에서 교차비가 증가하는 양상을 보여주었다. 반면 노동자의 산업보건문제 소통가능성여부는 오히려 교차비가 0.53(95% CI ; 0.11~2.44)로 감소하는 경향을 보여주었다. 결론: 소규모사업장 보건관리기술지원사업을 의사소통의 측면에서 평가해보면, 사업주나 보건업무담당자에게는 다소 효과가 있었지만 노동자가 지속적으로 참여할 수 있도록 의사소통문화를 바꾸어내는 데에는 한계가 있었다. 개선을 위해서는 노동자 중심의 접근 프로그램의 개발 및 시행이 시급하다 할 수 있다. Objectives :This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the government-funded subsidized occupational health program for small-scale enterprises(GSOHP_SSE) by occupational health com-munication in workplace. Methods : We sampled the 1,835 enterprises of study by proportional stratified random sampling among industries of supported and not supported by GSOHP_SSE in Seoul, Ansan, Daejeon, Kwang-joo and Pohang. Information on the general characteristics of enterprises and respondants and occupational health communication in the workplace was collected on self-reported questionnaires by post-survey between December 6 and 15 in 2001. We received answers from 463 enterprises and analyzed 228 enterprises through data-cleaning by logistic regression to evaluate effectiveness of GSOHP-SSE about occupational health communication in the workplace. Results : By multiple logistic regression analysis, GSOHP_SSE turned out not to be statistically significant factor in all dependent variables about occupational health communication in the work-place. The concern of owner(odds ratio (below OR) ; 1.63, 95% confidence interval(below 95% CI) ; 0.38-7.01), formation(OR ; 3.67, 95% CI ; 1.00-13.44) and empowerment(OR ; 1.48, 95% CI ; 0.25-8.91) of health manager, request about occupational health problem of health manager(OR ;4.48, 95% CI ; 0.97-20.57) and occupational health communication of owner (OR ; 3.07, 95% CI ; 0.81-11.71) had the trend increasing OR in the industries supported GS-OHP_SSE relative to the industries not supported. But in recognition of possibility on occupational health communication of laborers, OR of GSOHP_SSE was decreased in 0.53(95% CI ; 0.11-2.44). Conclusions: This study found that the GSOHP_SSE was some effective to the side of employer and health manager, but had a limitation about change of communication culture useful to the laborers. We suggested the laborer-centered health training programs or the empowerment-based health training programs for effective occupational health management in the workplace.

全蝎 抽出物의 抗癲癎效果에 關한 硏究

신현철,윤철호,김종대,정지천,신억섭,허근 한국한의학연구원 1997 한국한의학연구원논문집 Vol.3 No.1

In convulsion state by PTZ in rat, anticonvulsive effect and some γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-related mechanisms of Bythus extract in brain was experimented. It was ingibited GABA-T activity, lipid peroxide generation and xanthine oxidase activity as scheduled administration in vitro and vivo. And the content of brain gutathione was increased as scheduled administration in rat. In convulsion state by PTZ of previously managed rat by Buthus extract, onset eime and duration were non-specific changes but recovery time and severity was remarkably reduced. In conclusion speculated that Buthus extract inhibits convulsion by control of GABA content in brain.

전경대원에서 발생한 결핵의 임상 양상

문창기,박상준,조민구,김영중,김소연,김윤권,정준오,안석진,김은실,서승오,김지훈,최원제,이윤영,박형기,최규영,김현근 대한감염학회 2006 감염과 화학요법 Vol.38 No.6

Background: The purpose of this study was to document the incidence and clinical characteristics of patients with tuberculosis (TB) in combat and auxiliary police, living in a group, in Korea where the incidence rate of active TB in a general population is higher than in Western countries. Materials and Methods:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all tuberculosis patients diagnosed at National Police Hospital from January 2002 through December 2004. Results:In 2002-2004, a total of 156 cases of tuberculosis were identified with the mean (Standard deviation) age of 20.6 (±1.0) years. Of these, 134 (85.9%) patients were registered as new cases, 11 (7.1%) as relapse, 2 (1.3%) as failure, 5 (3.1%) as treatment-after-default cases whereas 4 (2.6 %) patients were not included in any categories. Average annual new TB rate and smear-positive TB rate were 86.5/10^(5) and 17.4/10^(5) person-years, respectively. In 12 of 31 smear-positive cases, time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis was more than 30 days. Two multidrug-resistance TB cases were identified and two suspected outbreak episodes of TB had occurred during 3 years. Conclusion:There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence rate of new cases of TB between the general population aged 20 to 29 years and combat and auxiliary police in Korea. 배경 : 국내 결핵의 발생은 감소 추세에 있으나 여전히 후진국형 발생양상을 보이고 있다. 특히 집단생활을 하는 젊은이들에서 발생하는 결핵의 유행이 간헐적으로 알려지고 있어 우려를 낳고 있다. 이에 저자들은 최근 전경대원의 결핵 발병 양상에 대해 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 재료 및 방법 : 2002년 1월부터 2004년 12월까지 3년간 경찰병원에서 결핵 진료를 받은 전경대원의 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하여 연도별 결핵 신환발생률, 도말양성결핵 신환율, 진단 지연, 집단발병, 다제내성결핵을 조사하였다. 결과 : 연도별 결핵 신환자 수(10만명당 발생추정치)는 2002년 50명(83.6명), 2003년 42명(83.7명), 2004년 42명(93.5명)이었고 도말양성 폐결핵 신환자 수는 2002년 10명(16.7명), 2003년 11명(21.9명), 2004년 6명(13.4명)이었다. 3년간 도말양성 폐결핵 환자는 31명이 있었고 그 중 12명은 호흡기 증상 발생 30일이 지나서 진단을 받았다. 다제내성 결핵은 2명이 있었으며 결핵의 집단발병이 의심되는 사례는 2차례 있었다. 결론 : 전경대원과 20-29세 연령군 일반인의 결핵 신환발생률, 도말양성 폐결핵 발생률의 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다.

2급 응급구조사의 성인외상환자에 대한 처치의 적절성 평가

장문수,어은경,김상현,김창섭,송근정,박한규,유지영,최동섭 대한응급의학회 1995 대한응급의학회지 Vol.6 No.2

In Korea, EMT have two classified subgroup of first and second degree : EMT-P, and EMT. For the beginning, authorization of the first EMT was made in this year through the EMT educational program. There are 8 items which EMT can perform the treatment without the supervision by a physician. But there was no previous report of pertinent assesment of treatment performed by the EMT. There upon authors have conducted review of assessment done by the EMT in EC setting, and proposed the following treatment application can be used by EMT at the field of accident. The study materials include adult trauma patient older than 15 years, and sustained trauma within 48 hours before visiting Ewha University DongDaeMoon Hospital Emergency Deparment. The duration of study was from Apr. 1 1995 to Aug. 31 1995. the study was conducted by 5 certified EMT. The EMT's performance was evaluated by the attending Emergency Medicine physician. The result were as followings ; 1. Among the total 5532 ED visiting patients during the study period, 1267 were adult trauma patients who recieved treatment within 48 hours of injury. 2. Among 1222 out of 1267 patients have completed performed survey. 3. Male to female ratio was 2.6 : 1, age distribution was from 15 to 87 years old and mean age was 34.6 years old. 4. The MOI showed : MVA (33.1%), blunt trauma (29.9%), slip down (16.8%), penetrating injury(15.4%), and miscellaneous (5.7 %), burn (3.1%), falling down injury(2.9 %), bite injury(1.1%) in order. 5. There were 437 cases of survey completed by the EMT. For assessment of mental status of 3 different method : AVPU, 5 scale mental status and GCS, were correlated with EM physician with 99.1%, 98.6%, 97.7 %, respectively. 6. For 320 out of 437 cases of survey completed, 319 patients recieved treatment by the EMT within 30 minute and 1 patient between 30 to 60 minute of an ED arrival. 7. For those 437 cases of survey completed, 266 patient (60.9%) had adequate treatment and 54 patients (12.4%) had inadequate treatment. 67 patient (15.3%) did not received treatment but it was adequate inway, and 50 patients (11.9%) did not received treatment even though patient required treatment. In cases of adult trauma patients, EMT's mental status assessment was correlated with EM physician's assessment. But treatment done by EMT without the supervision of EM physician was adequate only in 76.2 %. Therefore, continuous education and assessment of treatment performed by EMT in needed to improve field treatment by EMT future.

Trend analysis of diabetic prevalence and incidence in a rural area of South Korea between 2003–2008

Jeong, Ji Yun,Kim, Jung‐,Guk,Kim, Bo‐,Wan,Moon, Seong Su,Kim, Hye‐,Soon,Park, Keun‐,Gyu,Won, Kyu Chang,Lee, Hyoung Woo,Yoon, Ji Sung,Shon, Ho‐,Sang,Lee, Ji Hyun,Jung, Eui Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010 Journal of diabetes investigation Vol.1 No.5

<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P><B>Aims/Introduction: </B> This study determined the change in prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes over a period of 5 years in South Korea. The incidence of diabetes and prediabetes and risk factors associated with the development of diabetes were also investigated.</P><P><B>Materials and Methods: </B> The Dalseong population‐based cohort survey recruited 1806 subjects who were over 20‐years‐old in 2003. Five years later, 1287 of the original subjects were re‐evaluated and 187 new subjects were added to the study. All participants completed a questionnaire, were given a physical examination, and provided blood samples for analysis including 2 h oral glucose tolerances.</P><P><B>Results: </B> Age‐adjusted prevalence of diabetes rose from 6.7% in 2003 to 9.1% in 2008. The prevalence of prediabetes also increased from 18.5% in 2003 to 28.4% in 2008. The incidence rates of diabetes and prediabetes were 18.3 per 1000 person‐years and 55.4 per 1000 person‐years, respectively. The development of diabetes was associated with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) (odds ratio [OR] 5.661), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) (OR: 6.013), age (OR 1.013), and waist‐to‐hip ratio (OR 1.513). After excluding the IFG and IGT, systolic blood pressure (OR 1.023), high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (hsCRP; OR 1.097), triglyceride (OR 1.002) and waist‐to‐hip ratio (OR 1.696) were statistically significant risk factors in a multivariate logistic regression analysis.</P><P><B>Conclusions: </B> A significant rise in the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes was observed between 2003 and 2008. In addition, this study newly demonstrated that waist‐to‐hip ratio and hsCRP were associated with the development of diabetes after adjusting for several confounding factors. <B>(J Diabetes Invest, doi: 10.1111/j.2040‐1124.2010.00045.x, 2010)</B></P>

Enhancement of Recombinant Antibody Production in HEK 293E Cells by WPRE

Keun-Soo Kim,Min Soo Kim,Ji Hyun Moon,Moon Sik Jeong,Jinhong Kim,이균민,Pyung-Keun Myung,Hyo Jeong Hong 한국생물공학회 2009 Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering Vol.14 No.5

In an effort to make a fast and convenient approach for efficient production of recombinant antibody, transient gene expression was performed in human embryonic kidney 293E (HEK293E) cells, which have been widely used as a mammalian host for transient expression of recombinant proteins. Woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulation element (WPRE) was employed to increase the antibody production. Under the influence of WPRE, the antibody production was increased by 5.5-fold through the enhancement of total mRNA levels of HC and LC, and the efficient export of nuclear mRNA into the cytoplasm. Using WPRE, 1.9 mg of cumulative recombinant antibody was obtained in transiently transfected adherent HEK293E cells from one 100 mm dish transfection with 10 mL medium exchange every 3 days for 24 days of cultivation. In addition, the highest recombinant antibody concentration of 81 mg/L was obtained. This simple and efficient approach of antibody production is expected to provide a sufficient amount of antibody for screening experiments In an effort to make a fast and convenient approach for efficient production of recombinant antibody, transient gene expression was performed in human embryonic kidney 293E (HEK293E) cells, which have been widely used as a mammalian host for transient expression of recombinant proteins. Woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulation element (WPRE) was employed to increase the antibody production. Under the influence of WPRE, the antibody production was increased by 5.5-fold through the enhancement of total mRNA levels of HC and LC, and the efficient export of nuclear mRNA into the cytoplasm. Using WPRE, 1.9 mg of cumulative recombinant antibody was obtained in transiently transfected adherent HEK293E cells from one 100 mm dish transfection with 10 mL medium exchange every 3 days for 24 days of cultivation. In addition, the highest recombinant antibody concentration of 81 mg/L was obtained. This simple and efficient approach of antibody production is expected to provide a sufficient amount of antibody for screening experiments

Respiratory Viral Infection and Prognosis of Patients with Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit

( Keun Bae Jeong ),( Seok Jeong Lee ),( Iseul Yu ),( Ji-ho Lee ),( Sang-ha Kim ),( Won-yeon Lee ),( Suk Joong Yong ) 대한결핵 및 호흡기학회 2021 대한결핵 및 호흡기학회 추계학술대회 초록집 Vol.129 No.-

Background Respiratory viral infection is usually associated with upper respiratory infection and mild symptoms. However, some lower respiratory infections develop by viruses or their complications. The knowledge of viral contribution to pneumonia is limited. Especially in patients with pneumonia admitted in intensive care unit (ICU), impact of viral infection on the prognosis is not much investigated. We investigated to reveal the association of viral infection and ICU prognosis of pneumonia. Methods Following a retrospective review of the medical records of a single medical center from 2012 to 2017, we included adults who had pneumonia and performed respiratory viral PCR test in ICU. Results The mean age of the patients was 67 years and 62% (n = 65) was male. Of total 105 patients, 16 patients (15.2%) showed positive respiratory viral PCR. There are eight influenza, three parainfluenza, two rhinovirus, an adenovirus, a metapneumovirus, and a coronavirus. The group of positive viral PCR showed higher level of C-reactive protein (22.28±10.73 vs 14.98±10.47 mg/ dL, p=0.012), more severe disease presented by APACHE II score (21.56±9.44 vs 17.31±7.28, p=0.043), and shorter ventilator free day at 28 day (8.4±11.0 vs 14.9±12.5 days, p=0.044). In simple univariable study, ICU mortality and hospital mortality are not related with viral PCR Results. There is only trend of higher hospital mortality in the group of PCR-positive patients. In multiple logistic regression model including variables of age, sex, APACHE II score, CRP, and respiratory viral PCR, CRP (OR, 1.085; 95% CI 1.033-1.139) is associated with ICU mortality. Conclusions The result of respiratory viral PCR is not associated with ICU mortality in patient with pneumonia. However, patients admitted in ICU with pneumonia and positive viral PCR may have more severe disease and shorter ventilator-free day compared to those with pneumonia and negative viral PCR.

Topical film prepared with <i>Rhus verniciflua</i> extract‐loaded pullulan hydrogel for atopic dermatitis treatment

Jeong, Ji Heun,Back, Seung Keun,An, Jong Hun,Lee, Nam‐,Seob,Kim, Do‐,Kyung,Na, Chun Soo,Jeong, Young‐,Gil,Han, Seung Yun John Wiley Sons, Inc. 2019 JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART B Vol.107 No.7

<P><B>Abstract</B></P><P>Atopic dermatitis (AD) is characterized by relapsing pruritus and skin dryness. Due to the pathogenic multiplicity and the adverse effects associated with the current therapeutics, development of transdermal drug delivery system is becoming an area of interest. Here, a novel topical film prepared with <I>Rhus verniciflua</I> extract (RVE)‐loaded pullulan hydrogel (RVE@PH) was synthesized and tested its therapeutic efficacy on the AD rats modeled by neonatal capsaicin injection method. The RVE@PH was characterized by a Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy and an <I>in vitro</I> release assay. Rat pups were randomly divided into two groups: vehicle‐treated (VEH; <I>n</I> = 5) and capsaicin‐treated (<I>n</I> = 15). The latter were given capsaicin subcutaneously at 24 h after birth for AD induction and further divided into three groups (<I>n</I> = 5 per each): not treated (CAP), pullulan hydrogel‐applied (PH), and RVE@PH‐applied (RVE‐PH). The pullulan hydrogel and RVE@PH were topically applied on shoulder lesions for 14 days (from 42 to 56 days after birth). Their phenotypes were compared based on the dermatitis score, epidermal thickness, mast cell infiltration, and serum myeloperoxidase (MPO) activities. The PH group showed significant attenuation in all the aforementioned values compared to the CAP group, suggesting that pullulan hydrogel itself has therapeutic activity against AD. Notably, the attenuations were more potent in the RVE‐PH group than the PH group, indicating that the therapeutic efficacy against AD is augmented by the presence of RVE, a loaded pharmaceutic. Collectively, these results indicate that RVE@PH inhibits AD through exerting the dual roles, that is, the pullulan hydrogel‐mediated physical and RVE‐mediated pharmaceutical actions. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater 107B: 2325–2334, 2019.</P>