자궁 내 감염 관련 유전자 및 산화 스트레스 관련 유전자와 조기분만의 연관성

유시연 ( Si Yeon You ),김정명 ( Jung Myung Kim ),이경아 ( Kyung A Lee ),박미혜 ( Mi Hye Park ),김영주 ( Young Ju Kim ),전선희 ( Sun Hee Chun ) 대한산부인과학회 2010 Obstetrics & Gynecology Science Vol.53 No.7

목적: 조기 분만과 자궁 내 감염 관련 유전자 (IFN-γ, interleukin [IL]-10) 및 산화 스트레스 관련 유전자 (CYP1A1)와의 연관성을 알아보고자 한다. 연구 방법: 2007년 1월부터 2008년 12월까지 이대 목동병원 산부인과에서 산전 검사 및 분만을 시행한 산모 중 37주 이전에 분만한 조산군 164명과 37주 이후에 분만한 대조군 305명을 대상으로 하였으며, 임신 주수 24주 미만, 태아의 선천성 기형, 다태아 분만, 사산의 경우를 제외하였다. 참여자는 입원 시 키, 몸무게 측정 및 혈액 채취를 시행하였고 임신 주수는 최종 월경일 또는 초음파 측정을 통해 계산 되었다. 산모의 혈액에서 IFN-γ, IL-10, CYP1A1 유전자형을 PCR과 SNaPShot method를 사용하여 검사하였으며 카이제곱 검정과 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석을 사용하여 통계분석 하였다. 결과: 조기 분만군과 만삭 분만군 사이에 임신 주수, 태아 체중에 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있었다(P<0.0001). IFN-γ, IL-10, CYP1A1 유전자형의 빈도와 조기 분만 사이에는 유의한 상관성이 없었다(P>0.05). 결론: 본 연구에서 IFN-γ (874A/T) 및 IL-10 (1082A/G), IL-10 (819C/T), IL-10 (592A/C)와 CYP1A1 (T6235C), CYP1A1 (Ile462val [A/G]) 유전자형의 빈도는 조산과 관련이 없었다. Objective: To investigate the association between preterm birth and cytokine genes (IFN-γ, interleukin (IL)-10) in intrauterine infection and enzyme gene (CYP1A1) in oxidative stress response. Methods: This study involved a case-control study conducted at Ewha Womans University Hospital in Seoul, Korea. Subjects with preterm deliveries (<37 weeks of gestation) and normal controls with term deliveries (≥37 weeks of gestation) were selected from gravidas who had undergone prenatal examinations in the hospital and were followed until infant delivery. The weight, height, and blood samples of each participants were obtained according to standard protocols. We included subjects who gave birth to a singleton infant and had a gestational age between 24 and 42 weeks. Mutiple births, stillbirths, and congenital anomalies were excluded. Finally, 164 gravidas with preterm births and 305 normal controls with term deliveries were enrolled in the present study. Results: Preterm delivery group and term delivery group had significant difference in gestational age and neonatal body weight (P<0.0001). There were no statistically significant association between preterm birth and IFN-γ, IL-10, CYP1A1 genes (P>0.05). Conclusion: In this study, IFN-γ (874A/T), IL-10 (1082A/G), IL-10 (819C/T), IL-10 (592A/C) and CYP1A1 (T6235C), CYP1A1 (Ile462val [A/G]) genes had no significant association with preterm birth.

석회유담즙증 1예

이지아,김도영,정혜경,문일환,신수연,곽재진 梨花女子大學校 醫科大學 醫科學硏究所 2003 EMJ (Ewha medical journal) Vol.26 No.1

Milk of calcium bile or limy bile is a rare disorder in which the gallbladder lumen is filled with a thick, paste-like, radio-opaque material. Churchman first reported a case of curious deposition of calcium salts within the gallbladder in 1911. Volkmann first used the term Kalkmilchgalle or "milk of calcium bile" in 1926. The radio-opaque material is almost entirely composed of calcium carbonate by weight. The mechanisms by which bile turns limy and radio-opaque or the time required for this biochemical alteration to occur are not well understood. The limy bile is found mostly in a gallbladder complicated by cholecystitis. Recently, we experienced a 33 year old woman who had a milk of calcium bile in the gallbladder lumen. We report this case with a review of literature.

Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms as Biomarkers for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in Korean Women

Kim Hye In,Choi Eun A,Paik Eun Chan,Park Soohyeon,Hwang Yu Im,Lee Jae Hoon,Seo Seok Kyo,Cho SiHyun,Choi Young Sik,Lee Byung Seok,Park Jimyeong,Lee Sanghoo,Lee Kyoung-Ryul,Yun Bo Hyon 대한의학회 2022 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.37 No.46

Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are reportedly associated with repeated abortion. Thus, genetic analysis based on race is the key to developing accurate diagnostic tests. This study analyzed the genetic polymorphisms of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) patients among Korean women compared to the controls. Methods: In 53 women of RPL group and 50 controls, the genetic analysis was performed. The genotype distribution and allele frequency were analyzed statistically for the difference between the two groups. The association between each SNP marker and RPL risk was analyzed. Results: The genotypes of LEPR, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), KDR, miR27a, miR-449b, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were analyzed using odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Only the AG genotype of miR-449b (A>G) polymorphism showed significant association with the risk of RPL when compared to the AA genotype (OR, 2.39). The combination of GG/AG+GG/CA+AA genotypes for eNOS/ miR-449b/TNF-α was associated with 7.36-fold higher risk of RPL (OR, 7.36). The GG/ AG+GG combination for eNOS/miR-449b showed 2.43-fold higher risk for RPL (OR, 2.43). The combination of AG+GG/CA+AA genotypes for miR-449b/TNF-α showed a significant association with the risk of RPL (OR, 7.60). From the haplotype-based analysis, the G-G-A haplotype of eNOS/miR-449b/TNF-α and the G-A haplotype of miR-449b/TNF-α were associated with increased risk of RPL (OR, 19.31; OR, 22.08, respectively). Conclusion: There is a significant association between the risk of RPL and miR-449b/TNF-α combination, and therefore, genetic analysis for specific combined genotypes can be an important screening method for RPL in Korean women.

혈액형에 따른 자기이미지와 의복가치

김현아;지영은;구영아;이규혜 한양대학교 2005 韓國 生活 科學 硏究 Vol.25 No.1

This study examined empirical differences of self‐image and clothing values (hedonic/utilitarian) by consumers’ blood types. One hundred and eighty one undergraduate students with diverse majors were respondents of the empirical study. A questionnaire was developed to measure students’ self image, clothing values and demographic variables including blood types. Dimensions of self‐images for undergraduate students were classified into optimistic futuristic, self‐centeredness, social, safety/ conservative, feminine, and indifferent. For hedonic aspects of clothing values four factors were extracted: novelty/ enjoyment/ charm, fashion value orientation, clothing‐confidence, and mix and match. Utilitarian aspects of clothing values consisted of five factors: symbolic/social recognition, comfortable, economic, practical, and ease of care. ANOVA results indicated no major difference of self‐images by blood type. The only significant result was found in the safe/conservative image. People of the blood type A, B and O showed lower level of safety seeking and conservatism. However, comparatively, people of type AB blood are holding back their emotion, not expressive, watchful against other people, and pursuing safety. No major differences were found in clothing value sub dimensions in conjunction with the blood types. The research findings are suggestive of existence of insufficient evidence of self‐image and clothing values by the individual’s blood style.

Optimization of Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated Transformation of Xylaria grammica EL000614, an Endolichenic Fungus Producing Grammicin

( Min-hye Jeong ),( Jung A. Kim ),( Seogchan Kang ),( Eu Ddeum Choi ),( Youngmin Kim ),( Yerim Lee ),( Mi Jin Jeon ),( Nan Hee Yu ),( Ae Ran Park ),( Jin-cheol Kim ),( Soonok Kim ),( Sook-young Park ) 한국균학회 2021 Mycobiology Vol.49 No.5

An endolichenic fungus Xylaria grammica EL000614 produces grammicin, a potent nematicidal pyrone derivative that can serve as a new control option for root-knot nematodes. We optimized an Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) protocol for X. grammica to support genetic studies. Transformants were successfully generated after co-cultivation of homogenized young mycelia of X. grammica with A. tumefaciens strain AGL-1 carrying a binary vector that contains the bacterial hygromycin B phosphotransferase (hph) gene and the eGFP gene in T-DNA. The resulting transformants were mitotically stable, and PCR analysis showed the integratin of both genes in the genome of transformants. Expression of eGFP was confirmed via fluorescence microscopy. Southern analysis showed that 131 (78.9%) out of 166 transformants contained a single T-DNA insertion. Crucial factors for producing predominantly single T-DNA transformants include 48 h of co-cultivation, pretreatment of A. tumefaciens cells with acetosyringone before co-cultivation, and using freshly prepared mycelia. The established ATMT protocol offers an efficient tool for random insertional mutagenesis and gene transfer in studying the biology and ecology of X. grammica.

<i>Scutellaria baicalensis</i> Extracts and Flavonoids Protect Rat L6 Cells from Antimycin A-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Im, A-Rang,Kim, Young-Hwa,Uddin, Md. Romij,Lee, Hye Won,Chae, Seong Wook,Kim, Yun Hee,Jung, Woo Suk,Kang, Bong Ju,Mun, Chun Sun,Lee, Mi-Young Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medic Vol.2012 No.-

<P>Antimycin A (AMA) damages mitochondria by inhibiting mitochondrial electron transport and can produce reactive oxygen species (ROS). ROS formation, aging, and reduction of mitochondrial biogenesis contribute to mitochondrial dysfunction. The present study sought to investigate extracts of <I>Scutellaria baicalensis</I> and its flavonoids (baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin), whether they could protect mitochondria against oxidative damage. The viability of L6 cells treated with AMA increased in the presence of flavonoids and extracts of <I>S. baicalensis</I>. ATP production decreased in the AMA treated group, but increased by 50% in cells treated with flavonoids (except wogonin) and extracts of <I>S. baicalensis</I> compared to AMA-treated group. AMA treatment caused a significant reduction (depolarized) in mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), whereas flavonoid treatment induced a significant increase in MMP. Mitochondrial superoxide levels increased in AMA treated cells, whereas its levels decreased when cells were treated with flavonoids or extracts of <I>S. baicalensis</I>. L6 cells treated with flavonoids and extracts of <I>S. baicalensis</I> increased their levels of protein expression compared with AMA-treated cells, especially water extracts performed the highest levels of protein expression. These results suggest that the <I>S. baicalensis</I> extracts and flavonoids protect against AMA-induced mitochondrial dysfunction by increasing ATP production, upregulating MMP, and enhancing mitochondrial function.</P>

Effects of chronic alcohol consumption on expression Levels of APP and Aβ-producing enzymes

( Sae Rom Kim ),( Hye Young Jeong ),( Sung Hee Yang ),( Sung Pil Choi ),( Min Young Seo ),( Young Kwang Yun ),( Yuri Choi ),( Sang Ha Baik ),( Jong Sung Park ),( A Ryeong Gwon ),( Dong Kwon Yang ),( C 생화학분자생물학회(구 한국생화학분자생물학회) 2011 BMB Reports Vol.44 No.2

Chronic alcohol consumption contributes to numerous diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and liver cirrhosis. Epidemiological studies have shown that excessive alcohol consumption is a risk factor for dementia. Along this line, Alzheimer`s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and is caused by the accumulation of amyloid-β (Aβ plaques in neurons. In this study, we hypothesized that chronic ethanol consumption is associated with pathological processing of APP in AD. To investigate the relationship between chronic alcohol consumption and Aβ production, brain samples from rats fed an alcohol liquid diet for 5 weeks were analyzed. We show that the expression levels of APP, BACE1, and immature nicastrin were increased in the cerebellum, hippocampus, and striatum of the alcohol-fed group compared to the control group. Total nicastrin and PS1 levels were induced in the hippocampus of alcohol-fed rats. These data suggest that the altered expression of APP and Aβ-producing enzymes possibly contributes to the chronic alcohol consumption-mediated pathogenesis of AD. [BMB reports 2011; 44(2): 135-139]

Tight junction protein 1 is regulated by transforming growth factor-β and contributes to cell motility in NSCLC cells

( So Hee Lee ),( A Rome Paek ),( Kyung Sil Yoon ),( Seok Hyun Kim ),( Soo Young Lee ),( Hye Jin You ) 생화학분자생물학회(구 한국생화학분자생물학회) 2015 BMB Reports Vol.48 No.2

Tight junction protein 1 (TJP1), a component of tight junction, has been reported to play a role in protein networks as an adaptor protein, and TJP1 expression is altered during tumor development. Here, we found that TJP1 expression was increased at the RNA and protein levels in TGF-β-stimulated lung cancer cells, A549. SB431542, a type-I TGF-β receptor inhibitor, as well as SB203580, a p38 kinase inhibitor, significantly abrogated the effect of TGF-β on TJP1 expression. Diphenyleneiodonium, an NADPH oxidase inhibitor, also attenuated TJP1 expression in response to TGF-β in lung cancer cells. When TJP1 expression was reduced by shRNA lentiviral particles in A549 cells (A549-sh TJP1), wound healing was much lower than in cells infected with control viral particles. Taken together, these data suggest that TGF-β enhances TJP1 expression, which may play a role beyond structural support in tight junctions during cancer development. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(2): 115-120]

New data on Limoniinae and Limnophilinae crane flies (Diptera: Limoniidae) of Korea

Podenas, Sigitas,Park, Sun-Jae,Byun, Hye-Woo,Kim, A-Young,Klein, Terry A.,Kim, Heung-Chul,Aukstikalniene, Rasa The National Institute of Biological Resources 2020 Journal of species research Vol.9 No.4

This study is based on crane fly specimens collected from 1936-2019 and are in collections maintained at the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA; the Snow Entomological Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA; the Hungarian Natural History Museum in Budapest, Hungary, and the National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, South Korea. The genus Dicranophragma Osten Sacken, 1860 with two species D. (Brachylimnophila) transitorium (Alexander, 1941) and D. (Dicranophragma) melaleucum melaleucum (Alexander, 1933), is a new record for the Korean Peninsula. New findings of Dicranomyia (Erostrata) submelas Kato et al., 2018, Dicranoptycha venosa Alexander, 1924a, Austrolimnophila (Archilimnophila) subunicoides(Alexander, 1950b), A. (A.) unica (Osten Sacken, 1869), A. (Austrolimnophila) asiatica (Alexander, 1925), Conosia irrorata (Wiedemann, 1828), Eloeophila persalsa (Alexander, 1940), E. serenensis (Alexander, 1940), E. subaprilina (Alexander, 1919), E. ussuriana ussuriana (Alexander, 1933), E. yezoensis (Alexander, 1924b), Paradelphomyia chosenica Alexander, 1950b, and P. macracantha Alexander, 1957 are discussed. General information on genera and subgenera morphological characters, redescriptions of species based on Korean specimens, illustrations of both sexes, elevation range, period of activity, habitat information, general distribution, and a distribution map for the Korean Peninsula (including North Korea) are presented for each species.

말티즈견에서 발생한 승모판폐쇄부전 1례

전소분,박혜연,김선아,정금선,이영원,박성준,김덕환,송근호 충남대학교 수의과대학 동물의과학연구소 2004 動物醫科學硏究誌 Vol.12 No.-

A 10 years old, intact male, Maltese dog with clinical signs of labored respiration, exercise intolerance and increasing of coughing was referred to the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of Chungnam National University. Physical examination revealed tachycardia, panting and mild cyanosis. This case was diagnosed as mitral valve insufficiency by clinical signs, ascultation, blood chemistry, radiography and electrocardiography. This dog was treated with ACE inhibitor (enalapril), diuretics (furosemide) and bronchodilator (aminophylline) for 14 days. After treatment, clnical signs were disappeared and also this dog was needed to be continuous monitoring and sodium restricted diet.