DACUM 기법에 의한 병원 임상영양사의 직무기술서 개발

차진아 ( Jin A Cha ),김강은 ( Kang Eun Kim ),김은미 ( Eun Mi Kim ),박미선 ( Mi Sun Park ),박유경 ( Yoo Kyoung Park ),백희준 ( Hee Joon Baek ),이송미 ( Song Mi Lee ),최수경 ( Soo Kyong Choi ),서정숙 ( Jung Sook Seo ) 대한영양사협회 2013 대한영양사협회 학술지 Vol.19 No.3

본 연구에서는 DACUM 기법을 통해 국내 병원 임상영양사의 직무를 조사 및 분석하고 그 결과를 바탕으로 도출된 임상영양사의 직무기술서를 평가함으로써 병원 임상영양사를 위한 직무기술서를 개발하고자 하였다. 2011년 7월초에 DACUM 워크숍을 통해 1차적으로 직무기술서를 도출하고 전문가 집단의 자문회의와 Delphi 조사 방법을 적용한 표적집단 면접을 통해 수정 및 보완 작업을 거쳐 직무기 술서를 도출하였다. DACUM 위원회의 패널로는 3차 의료기관에 종사하고 있는 현직 임상영양사 9인과 임상영양학을 전공하는 교수 4인, 직무분석을 담당하는 교수 1인 등 총 14명이 참여하였다. 전문가 자문단을 별도로 구성하였으며, 의사 1인, 간호사 1인, 임상영양분야 실무자 및 교수 5인이 포함된 전문가의 의견을 추가적으로 수렴하였다. 도출된 직무기술서는 2011년 7∼8월까지 전국 500병상 이상의 종합 병원 90개 중 설문조사에 응답한 46개 병원에서 각각 임상영양 실무책임자 1인으로부터 수집한 자료를 분석하여 현장 적합성을 평가하였다. 본 연구의 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 본 연구에서 DACUM 기법에 의해 처음 도출된 직무는 총 8개의 직무, 33개의 과업, 114개의 과업요소였으나 수정 보완작업을 거쳐 총 7개의 직무, 27개의 과업과 93개의 과업요소로 재분류되었다. 최종적으로 병원 임상영양사의 직무는 영양판정(A), 영양진단(B), 영양중재(C), 영양모니터링ㆍ평가(D), 자문ㆍ협력(E), 영양연구(F), 자기계발(G)로 도출되었다. 2. 각 직무영역별로 세부내용을 보면, (A) 영양판정은 A1. 영양 초기평가하기, A2. 식품영양관련 자료 수집·평가하기, A3. 의학적 자료 점검하기, A4. 신체계측 자료 수집·평가하기, A5. 신체증상 자료 점검하기, A6. 개인력 및 과거력 점검하기, A7. 영양 요구량 결정하기, A8. 영양판정 기록하기의 8개의 과업으로 구분하였다. (B) 영양진단은 B1. 영양진단 도출하기, B2. 우선순위 정하기, B3. 영양진단 기록하기로 나뉘었고, (C) 영양 중재는 C1. 영양중재 계획하기, C2. 영양처방 관리하기, C3. 영양상담하기, C4. 영양교육하기, C5. 영양집중지원하기, C6. 영양중재 기록하기로 구분 하였다. (D) 영양모니터링·평가는 4개의 과업으로 D1. 영양상태 모니터하기, D2. 영양중재과정 모니터하기, D3. 영양중재 결과 평가하기, D4. 영양모니터링·평가 기록하기로 구분하였다. (E) 자문·협력은 E1. 영양자문하기, E2. 협력관계 구축 및 유지하기로 (F) 영양연구는 F1. 질 향상 활동하기, F2. 연구 활동하기로 분류하였다. 마지막으로 (G) 자기계발은 G1. 전문성 향상, G2. 자기관리가 포함되었다. 3. 도출된 임상영양 직무기술서에 대한 평가를 위해 설문조사에 참여한 대상 병원의 유형은 상급종합 병원이 65.2%를 차지하였으며, 종합병원은 34.8%였다. 병원의 재원일수는 8.0±1.5일이었으며 병원 조직에서 영양부서는 6곳을 제외한 39개의 병원에서 진료부서 또는 진료지원부서에 속하였다. 또한 병원에서 영양부서가 단독으로 편제되어 있는 경우가 93%로 높은 비율을 보였다. 병원 임상 영양사의 성별은 여자가 100%로 나타났으며, 연령별 분포는 40∼49세가 가장 높은 비율을 보였다. 근무경력은 10년 이상인 경우가 50% 이상을 차지하였고 최종학력은 석사졸업이 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 전체 과업요소의 인지된 중요도를 비교하면 6개의 과업요소를 제외한 대부분의 과업요소들이 4.0점 이상이었고 총 7개 직무영역에 대한 중요도는 ‘영양중재’가 4.6±0.6점으로 가장 중요도가 높게 나타났으며, ‘영양진단’과 ‘영양모니터링·평가’의 직무가 4.5점 이상으로 비교적 높게 조사 되었다. 전체 과업요소 중 수행도가 4.5점 이상으로 매우 자주 수행되는 과업요소가 13개, 4.0점 이상의 자주 수행되는 과업도 29개의 과업요소로 나타났으며, 직무영역 중 ‘영양중재’가 4.2±1.0점으로 높게 나타났다. 직무영역별 난이도를 조사한 결과에서는 ‘영양연구’ 업무가 4.1±0.9점으로 가장 높게 조사되었다. ‘영양진단’과 ‘자문·협력’은 각각 3.8±1.0점, 3.7±0.9점으로 비교적 어렵게 인식되는 직무로 나타났다. 직무영역별 과업요소 전체의 중요도, 수행도, 난이도의 평균은 각각 4.5±0.8점, 3.7±1.3점, 3.5±1.0점으로 나타났으며 유의적인 차이가 나타났다(P<0.001). 5. 임상영양사 업무의 중요도와 수행도 사이의 관계를 나타낸 격자도 분석에서 영양 초기평가하기, 영양요구량 결정하기, 영양판정 기록하기, 영양진단 도출하기, 영양중재 계획하기, 영양처방 관리하기, 영양교육하기, 영양집중지원하기, 영양중재 기록하기, 영양상태 모니터하기, 영양중재 과정 모니터하기는 중요도와 수행도가 모두 높은 영역(doing great)에, 식품영양관련 자료수집·평가하기, 의학적 자료 점검하기, 신체계측 자료수집·평가하기, 신체증상 자료 점검하기, 개인력 및 과거력 자료 점검하기, 영양진단의 우선순위 정하기, 영양진단 기록하기, 영양상담하기, 영양 모니터링·평가 기록하기는 수행도는 높으나 중요도가 낮은 영역(overdone)에 속하였다. 중요도가 높으나 수행도가 낮은 영역(focus here)에는 협력관계 구축 및 유지하기, 질 향상 활동하기가 속하였고, 중요도와 수행도가 모두 낮은 영역(low priority)은 영양중재 평가하기, 영양 자문 활동하기, 연구 활동하기, 전문성 향상하기, 자기관리하기가 속하는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때, 본 연구에서 DACUM 기법에 의해 개발된 병원 임상영양사의 직무기술서는 현장에서 임상영양서비스를 수행하는데 가이드라인으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 여겨지며, 인지된 중요도가 평균 이상으로 높지만 그에 비해 수행도가 미흡한 과업들에 대하여는 임상영양사에 대한 교육 실시, 업무 분담, 적정인원 배치 등 제도적인 뒷받침을 마련하여 수행도를 높일 수 있는 방안이 강구 되어야 할 것이다. 또한 질병별 맞춤형 임상영양 업무에 관한 후속연구를 통하여 보다 전문적인 환자 영양치료가 가능할 것으로 여겨진다. The present study was conducted to develop a standardized job description for clinical dietitians working in hospitals. A developing curriculum (DACUM) method was used for the job analysis of clinical dietitians. Based on DACUM analysis with 14 members, including clinical dietitians and professors majoring in clinical nutrition and job analysis, information on the duties, tasks, and task elements of clinical dietitians was determined. To verify the job descriptions derived from DACUM analysis, a total of 46 tertiary and general hospitals with over 500 beds were recruited for the survey. The final developed job description for clinical dietitians included 7 duties, 27 tasks, and 93 task elements. The duties consisted of nutritional assessment, nutrition diagnosis, nutrition intervention, nutrition monitoring·evaluation, consultation·cooperation, nutrition research, and self-development. The mean scores of perceived importance, performance, and difficulty on the clinical dietitian`s task elements (out of a maximum score of 5.0) were 4.5, 3.7, and 3.5, respectively, with significant differences between the items (P<0.001). The perceived importance and performance grid of clinical dietitian`s tasks showed that “construction and maintenance of collaboration” (E2) and “activity of quality improvement” (F1) received relatively low scores for performance despite their high importance scores; thus the performance of these tasks requires significant improvement. In conclusion, the job descriptions of clinical dietitians developed from this study are useful for the qualitative improvement of clinical nutrition services in hospitals.

Intestinal Nematodes from Small Mammals Captured near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea

Deok-Gyu Kim,Jae-Hwan Park,Jae-Lip Kim,Bong-Kwang Jung,Sarah Jiyoun Jeon,Hyemi Lim,Mi Youn Lee,Eun-Hee Shin,Terry A. Klein,Heung-Chul Kim,Sung-Tae Chong,Jin-Won Song,Luck-Ju Baek,Jong-Yil Chai 대한기생충학열대의학회 2015 The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.53 No.1

A total of 1,708 small mammals (1,617 rodents and 91 soricomorphs), including Apodemus agrarius (n = 1,400), Microtus fortis (167), Crocidura lasiura (91), Mus musculus (32), Myodes (= Eothenomys) regulus (9), Micromys minutus (6), and Tscherskia (= Cricetulus) triton (3), were live-trapped at US/Republic of Korea (ROK) military training sites near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Paju, Pocheon, and Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province from December 2004 to December 2009. Small mammals were examined for their intestinal nematodes by necropsy. A total of 1,617 rodents (100%) and 91 (100%) soricomorphs were infected with at least 1 nematode species, including Nippostrongylus brasiliensis, Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Syphacia obvelata, Heterakis spumosa, Protospirura muris, Capillaria spp., Trichuris muris, Rictularia affinis, and an unidentified species. N. brasiliensis was the most common species infecting small mammals (1,060; 62.1%) followed by H. polygyrus (617; 36.1%), S. obvelata (370; 21.7%), H. spumosa (314; 18.4%), P. muris (123; 7.2%), and Capillaria spp. (59; 3.5%). Low infection rates (0.1-0.8%) were observed for T. muris, R. affinis, and an unidentified species. The number of recovered worms was highest for N. brasiliensis (21,623 worms; mean 20.4 worms/infected specimen) followed by S. obvelata (9,235; 25.0 worms), H. polygyrus (4,122; 6.7 worms), and H. spumosa (1,160; 3.7 worms). A. agrarius demonstrated the highest prevalence for N. brasiliensis (70.9%), followed by M. minutus (50.0%), T. triton (33.3%), M. fortis (28.1%), M. musculus (15.6%), C. lasiura (13.2%), and M. regulus (0%). This is the first report of nematode infections in small mammals captured near the DMZ in ROK.

Water-soluble thin film transistors and circuits based on amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide.

Jin, Sung Hun,Kang, Seung-Kyun,Cho, In-Tak,Han, Sang Youn,Chung, Ha Uk,Lee, Dong Joon,Shin, Jongmin,Baek, Geun Woo,Kim, Tae-il,Lee, Jong-Ho,Rogers, John A American Chemical Society 2015 ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES Vol.7 No.15

<P>This paper presents device designs, circuit demonstrations, and dissolution kinetics for amorphous indium-gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin film transistors (TFTs) comprised completely of water-soluble materials, including SiNx, SiOx, molybdenum, and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). Collections of these types of physically transient a-IGZO TFTs and 5-stage ring oscillators (ROs), constructed with them, show field effect mobilities (10 cm2/Vs), on/off ratios (210(6)), subthreshold slopes (220 mV/dec), Ohmic contact properties, and oscillation frequency of 5.67 kHz at supply voltages of 19 V, all comparable to otherwise similar devices constructed in conventional ways with standard, nontransient materials. Studies of dissolution kinetics for a-IGZO films in deionized water, bovine serum, and phosphate buffer saline solution provide data of relevance for the potential use of these materials and this technology in temporary biomedical implants.</P>

Echinostome Infections in the Striped-Field Mouse, Apodemus agrarius, and the Ussuri White-Toothed Shrew, Crocidura lasiura, Caught Near the Demilitarized Zone, Gyeonggi-do (Province), Republic of Korea

Jong-Yil Chai,Jae-Hwan Park,Bong-Kwang Jung,Sang-Mee Guk,Jae-Lip Kim,Eun-Hee Shin,Terry A. Klein,Heung-Chul Kim,Sung-Tae Chong,Luck Ju Baek,Jin-Won Song 대한기생충학열대의학회 2009 The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.47 No.3

A total of 1,498 small mammals (rodents and insectivores), including Apodemus agrarius (n = 1,366), Crocidura lasiura (54), Mus musculus (32), Micronytus fortis (28), Eothenomys regulus (9), Micronys minutes (6), and Cricetulus triton (3), were live-trapped in Gyeonggi-do (Province) (Paju-si, Pocheon-gun, and Yeoncheon-gun) near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) from December 2004 to September 2005. A. agrarius was found to be infected with 3 species of echinostomes (Echinostoma hortense, Echinostoma cinetorchis, and Euparyphium murinum), while C. lasiura was infected with 1 species (Echinochasmus japonicas) of echinostome. Other mammals were free from echinostome infections. Total 16 E. hortense were detected in 7 (0.5%) mice, 9 E. cinetorchis from 5 (0.4%), and 3 E. murinum from 2 (0.1%) out of 1.366 A. agrarius examined. E. japonicus was found only in 1 (1.9%; total 3 specimens) C. lasiura. These results demonstrate that A. agrarius and C. lasiura, inhabiting near the DMZ of Gyeonggi-do serve as the natural definitive hosts for several species of echinostomes, although their infection rates are low. This is the first record of natural infections of A. agrarius with E. cinetorchis and C. lasiura with E. japonicus in the Republic of Korea.

사춘기 Wilms 종양의 임상적 고찰 1례

이진아,백기환,한아름,최두영 圓光大學校 醫科學硏究所 2008 圓光醫科學 Vol.23 No.2

우연히 발견된 복부 종괴로 병원에 내원 한 15세 여아에서 방사선학적 검사에서 우측 신장부위에 콩팥세포암종(renal cell carcinoma)이 의심되었으나 수술 후 Willms 종양으로 진단되어 NWTS-Ⅳ 지침에 따라 합병증 및 재발없이 치료중인 사춘기 Wilms종양 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. Wilms' tumor or Nephroblastoma is the second most common mailgnant abdominal tumor in childhood. It usually occurs in children between 2-5 yr of age and is very rare in adolescent and adults. In here, we report the case of a 15-year-old female with Wilms' tumor. On imaging studies, we confirmed the presence of a 22×18×13cm mass in the right kidney. A radical transabdominal nephrectomy was performed and the mass showed histologically Wilms' tumor. She received combination chemotherapy according to NWTS(national Wilms' tumor study)-Ⅳ guidelines and have been alive and well for the last 8 months without severe complication or relapse.

한국인 직무 스트레스 측정도구의 개발 및 표준화

장세진,고상백,강동묵,김성아,강명근,이철갑,정진주,조정진,손미아,채창호,김정원,김정일,김형수,노상철,박재범,우종민,김수영,김정연,하미나,박정선,이경용,김형렬,공정옥,김인아,김정수,박준호,현숙정,손동국 大韓産業醫學會 2005 대한직업환경의학회지 Vol.17 No.4

Background and Purposes: Over the past three decades, numerous studies performed in Korea have reported that job stress is a determinant risk factor for chronic diseases and work disability. Every society has its own culture and occupational climate particular to their organizations, and hence experiences different occupational stress. An occupational stress measurement tool therefore needs to be developed to estimate it objectively. The purpose of this study is to develop and standardize the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS) which is considered to be unique and specific occupational stressors in Korean employees. Subjects and Methods: Data were obtained from the National Study for Development and Standardization of Occupational Stress (NSDSOS Project: 2002-2004). A total of 12,631 employees from a nationwide sample proportional to the Korean Standard Industrial Classification and the Korean Standard Occupational Classification were administered. The KOSS was developed for 2 years (2002-2004). In the first year, we collected 255 items from the most popular job stress measurement tools such as JCQ, ERI, NIOSH and OSI, and 44 items derived from the a qualitative study (depth interview). Forty-three items of KOSS, in the second year, were retained for use in the final version of the KOSS by using Delphi and factor analysis. Items were scored using conventional 1-2-3-4 Likert scores for the response categories. Results: We developed eight subscales by using factor analysis and validation process: physical environment (3 items), job demand (8 items), insufficient job control (5 items), interpersonal conflict (4 items), job insecurity (6 items), organizational system (7 items), lack of reward (6 items), and occupational climate (4 items). Together they explained 50.0% of total variance. Internal consistency alpha scores were ranged from 0.51 to 0.82. Twenty-four items of the short form of the KOSS (KOSS-SF) were also developed to estimate job stress in the work setting. Because the levels of the subscales of occupational stress were gender dependent, gender-specific standard norms for both the 43-item full version and the 24-item short form using a quartile for the subscales of KOSS were presented. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that KOSS might be an appropriate measurement scale to estimate occupational stress of Korean employees. Further and more detailed study needs to be conducted to improve the validity of this scale.

두 가지 삼원교잡종 (랜드레이스 x 요크셔 x 두록 및 랜드레이스 x 요크셔 x 우리흑돈)의 육질특성 비교

김정아(Jeong A Kim),조은석(Eun Seok Cho),이미진(Mi-Jin Lee),정용대(Yong Dae Jeong),최요한(Yo Han Choi),조규호(Kyu Ho Cho),정학재(Hak Jae Chung),백선영(Sun Young Baek),김영신(Young Sin Kim),사수진(Soo Jin Sa),홍준기(Jun Ki Hong) 한국산학기술학회 2019 한국산학기술학회논문지 Vol.20 No.10

본 연구는 외화 낭비를 줄이기 위해 우리흑돈이 종료종모돈으로써 두록을 대체할 수 있는지 조사하고자 하였다. 본 논문에서는 랜드레이스 X 요크셔 X 두록(LYD)과 랜드레이스 X 요크셔 X 우리흑돈(LYW)의 두 삼원교잡종에서 등심의 육질 특성을 비교하기 위해 이화학적 분석을 실시하였다. 공시 동물은 180일령의 LYD 59두와 LYW 60두, 총 119두를 이용하였으며, 도축 후 24시간 동안 냉각시키고, 돈육에 대한 이화학적 분석, 육색, 지방산 조성 및 관능평가를 실시하였다. 일반 성분 결과 수분 및 보수력은 두 품종간의 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 지방 함량 및 가열감량은 LYW에서 LYD에 비해 유의적으로 높게 나타났고(p <0.05), 전단력 및 pH는 LYW가 LYD보다 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다(p <0.05). 육색지수를 확인한 결과 적색도(a*) 및 황색도(b*)가 LYW에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p <0.05). 두 품종의 지방산 함량을 비교한 결과 Stearic acid(C18:0)가 LYD에 비해 LYW에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p <0.05). 관능검사 결과 LYW가 LYD에 비해 육색과 풍미가 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p <0.05). 이러한 결과는 LYD와 비교하여 LYW에서 특정 화학적 특징이 개선되었음을 나타낸다. 따라서 우리흑돈이 수입 종돈인 두록의 대체 종돈으로 사용 가능할 것으로 사료된다. This study was undertaken to investigate whether the local Woori black pigs could replace Duroc as the terminal sire in order to reduce foreign currency outgoings. This study compared the physicochemical properties of pork loins in two cultivars of three-way crossbred pigs: Landrace X Yorkshire X Duroc (LYD) and Landrace X Yorkshire X Woori black pig (LYW). A total of 119 pigs (59 LYD and 60 LYW) aged 180 days were used in the experiment. After 24 hours of cooling, pork loins were assessed for their physicochemical traits, meat color, fatty acid and sensory evaluation. The moisture content and water holding capacity showed no significant difference between the two cultivars. Fat content and cooking loss were significantly higher in LYW than in LYD (p<0.05), whereas shear force and pH were significantly lower in LYW than LYD (p<0.05). Redness (a*), yellowness (b*), and stearic acid (C18: 0) content were also significantly higher in LYW than in LYD (p<0.05). Sensory evaluation revealed significantly higher meat color and flavor in LYW than LYD (p<0.05). Taken together, these results indicate that certain physicochemical qualities are improved in the LYW cultivar, as compared to LYD. Therefore, Woori black pig (W) has the potential to be substituted for Duroc, a breeding pig used currently.

팔당호 퇴적층 남조류의 군집과 남조류 성장잠재성 분석

김용진 ( Yong-jin Kim ),백준수 ( Jun-soo Baek ),윤석제 ( Seok-jea Youn ),김헌년 ( Hun-nyun Kim ),이병천 ( Byoung-cheun Lee ),김귀다 ( Guee Da Kim ),박송은 ( Song Eun Park ),유경아 ( Kyung A You ),이재관 ( Jae-kwan Lee ) 한국물환경학회(구 한국수질보전학회) 2016 한국물환경학회지 Vol.32 No.3

We analyzed cyanobacterial community including akinete, resting cell, and benthic cyanobacteria in sediment of Bukhan, Namhan-River, Paldang-Lake, and Kyeongan-Stream and compared the physicochemical factors for water and pore water. We also performed cyanobacteria growth potential test through incubating sediment. As a result of physicochemical analysis, the concentrations of nutrients were similar for each depth of Bukhan-River. For Namhan-River and Lake Paldang sites, the concentrations of TP and DTN in bottom and deep water had higher levels. DTN in water body composed of NO3-N(73%) while DTN in pore water composed of NH3-N(77.8%). Benthic cyanobacteria in the sediment such as Oscillatoria tenuis, O. limosa, Phormidium tenue, Pseudanabaena limnetica, and Lyngbya sp. were dominant (between 0.0~243.3×103 cells/g, w/w). Cell densities of cyanobacteria in sediment depth of 0~2 cm in most sites were higher compared to those in other depths. The cell density of cyanobacteria in sediment correlated with pH, conductivity, BOD5, TP, DTP, and chl. a. Increased phytoplankton and organic matters were found to be able to inhibit the growth of benthic cyanobacteria. Results of cyanobacteria growth potential test after incubating sediment revealed that harmful cyanobacteria (Anabaena, Aphanizomenon, Microcystis, and Oscillatoria) appeared at 7 days post culturing. Base on these results, the methods used in this study are considered to be able to determine the appearance of harmful cyanobacteria.

Functional characterization of the SIZ/PIAS-type SUMO E3 ligases, OsSIZ1 and OsSIZ2 in rice

PARK, HYEONG CHEOL,KIM, HUN,KOO, SUNG CHEOL,PARK, HEE JIN,CHEONG, MI SUN,HONG, HYEWON,BAEK, DONGWON,CHUNG, WOO SIK,KIM, DOH HOON,BRESSAN, RAY A.,LEE, SANG YEOL,BOHNERT, HANS J.,YUN, DAE-JIN Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010 Plant, cell and environment Vol.33 No.11

<P>ABSTRACT</P><P>Sumoylation is a post-translational regulatory process in diverse cellular processes in eukaryotes, involving conjugation/deconjugation of small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) proteins to other proteins thus modifying their function. The PIAS [protein inhibitor of activated signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT)] and SAP (scaffold attachment factor A/B/acinus/PIAS)/MIZ (SIZ) proteins exhibit SUMO E3-ligase activity that facilitates the conjugation of SUMO proteins to target substrates. Here, we report the isolation and molecular characterization of <I>Oryza sativa</I> SIZ1 (OsSIZ1) and SIZ2 (OsSIZ2), rice homologs of <I>Arabidopsis</I> SIZ1. The rice SIZ proteins are localized to the nucleus and showed sumoylation activities in a tobacco system. Our analysis showed increased amounts of SUMO conjugates associated with environmental stresses such as high and low temperature, NaCl and abscisic acid (ABA) in rice plants. The expression of <I>OsSIZ1</I> and <I>OsSIZ2</I> in <I>siz1-2 Arabidopsis</I> plants partially complemented the morphological mutant phenotype and enhanced levels of SUMO conjugates under heat shock conditions. In addition, ABA-hypersensitivity of <I>siz1-2</I> seed germination was partially suppressed by <I>OsSIZ1</I> and <I>OsSIZ2.</I> The results suggest that rice SIZ1 and SIZ2 are able to functionally complement <I>Arabidopsis</I> SIZ1 in the SUMO conjugation pathway. Their effects on the <I>Arabidopsis</I> mutant suggest a function for these genes related to stress responses and stress adaptation.</P>

Matrix Metalloproteinase-8 Plays a Pivotal Role in Neuroinflammation by Modulating TNF-α Activation

Lee, Eun-Jung,Han, Jeong Eun,Woo, Moon-Sook,Shin, Jin A.,Park, Eun-Mi,Kang, Jihee Lee,Moon, Pyong Gon,Baek, Moon-Chang,Son, Woo-Sung,Ko, Young Tag,Choi, Ji Woong,Kim, Hee-Sun The American Association of Immunologists, Inc. 2014 JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY Vol.193 No.5

<P>Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play important roles in normal brain development and synaptic plasticity, although aberrant expression of MMPs leads to brain damage, including blood–brain barrier disruption, inflammation, demyelination, and neuronal cell death. In this article, we report that MMP-8 is upregulated in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells and primary cultured microglia, and treatment of MMP-8 inhibitor (M8I) or MMP-8 short hairpin RNA suppresses proinflammatory molecules, particularly TNF-α secretion. Subsequent experiments showed that MMP-8 exhibits TNF-α–converting enzyme (TACE) activity by cleaving the prodomain of TNF-α (A<SUP>74</SUP>/Q<SUP>75</SUP>, A<SUP>76</SUP>/V<SUP>77</SUP> residues) and, furthermore, that M8I inhibits TACE activity more efficiently than TAPI-0, a general TACE inhibitor. Biochemical analysis of the underlying anti-inflammatory mechanisms of M8I revealed that it inhibits MAPK phosphorylation, NF-κB/AP-1 activity, and reactive oxygen species production. Further support for the proinflammatory role of microglial MMP-8 was obtained from an in vivo animal model of neuroinflammatory disorder. MMP-8 is upregulated in septic conditions, particularly in microglia. Administration of M8I or MMP-8 short hairpin RNA significantly inhibits microglial activation and expression/secretion of TNF-α in brain tissue, serum, and cerebrospinal fluid of LPS-induced septic mice. These results demonstrate that MMP-8 critically mediates microglial activation by modulating TNF-α activity, which may explain neuroinflammation in septic mouse brain.</P>