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Lee JW, Jeong SY, Kim TG. Epifluorescence Microscopy with Image Analysis as a Promising Method for Multispecies Biofilm Quantification. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 33:348-355. [PMID: 36746918 PMCID: PMC10084751 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.2209.09045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Epifluorescence microscopy with image analysis was evaluated as a biofilm quantification method (i.e., quantification of surface area colonized by biofilms), in comparison with crystal violet (CV) staining. We performed different experiments to generate multispecies biofilms with natural and artificial bacterial assemblages. First, four species were inoculated daily in 16 different sequences to form biofilms (surface colonization, 0.1%-56.6%). Second, a 9-species assemblage was allowed to form biofilms under 10 acylase treatment episodes (33.8%-55.6%). The two methods comparably measured the quantitative variation in biofilms, exhibiting a strong positive relationship (R2 ≥ 0.7). Moreover, the two methods exhibited similar levels of variation coefficients. Finally, six synthetic and two natural consortia were allowed to form biofilms for 14 days, and their temporal dynamics were monitored. The two methods were comparable in quantifying four biofilms colonizing ≥18.7% (R2 ≥ 0.64), but not for the other biofilms colonizing ≤ 3.7% (R2 ≤ 0.25). In addition, the two methods exhibited comparable coefficients of variation in the four biofilms. Microscopy and CV staining comparably measured the quantitative variation of biofilms, exhibiting a strongly positive relationship, although microscopy cannot appropriately quantify the biofilms below the threshold colonization. Microscopy with image analysis is a promising approach for easily and rapidly estimating absolute quantity of multispecies biofilms.
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- Ji Won Lee
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Jo J, Jeong SY, Lee J, Park C, Koo B. Green and Sustainable Hot Melt Adhesive (HMA) Based on Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and Silanized Cellulose Nanofibers (SCNFs). Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14235284. [PMID: 36501677 PMCID: PMC9736880 DOI: 10.3390/polym14235284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), with a long chain length and high poly(4-hydroxybutyric acid) (P4HB) ratio, can be used as a base polymer for eco-friendly and biodegradable adhesives owing to its high elasticity, elongation at break, flexibility, and processability; however, its molecular structures must be adjusted for adhesive applications. In this study, surface-modified cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) were used as a hydrophobic additive for the PHA-based adhesive. For the surface modification of CNFs, double silanization using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) was performed, and the thermal and structural properties were evaluated. The hydrophobicity of the TEOS- and MTMS-treated CNFs (TMCNFs) was confirmed by FT-IR and water contact angle analysis, with hydrophobic CNFs well dispersed in the PHA. The PHA-CNFs composite was prepared with TMCNFs, and its morphological analysis verified the good dispersion of TMCNFs in the PHA. The tensile strength of the composite was enhanced when 10% TMCNFs were added; however, the viscosity decreased as the TMCNFs acted as a thixotropic agent. Adding TMCNFs to PHA enhanced the flowability and infiltration ability of the PHA-TMCNFs-based adhesive, and an increase in the loss tangent (Tan δ) and adjustment of viscosity without reducing the adhesive strength was also observed. These changes in properties can improve the flowability and dispersibility of the PHA-TMCNFs adhesive on a rough adhesive surface at low stress. Thus, it is expected that double-silanized CNFs effectively improve their interfacial adhesion in PHA and the adhesive properties of the PHA-CNFs composites, which can be utilized for more suitable adhesive applications.
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- Jaemin Jo
- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si 31056, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si 31056, Republic of Korea
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- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si 31056, Republic of Korea
- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul 01897, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (C.P.); (B.K.); Tel.: +82-029-405-173 (C.P.); +82-041-589-8409 (B.K.)
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- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Ipjang-myeon, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si 31056, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: (C.P.); (B.K.); Tel.: +82-029-405-173 (C.P.); +82-041-589-8409 (B.K.)
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Jeong SY, Kim TG. Determination of methanogenesis by nutrient availability via regulating the relative fitness of methanogens in anaerobic digestion. Sci Total Environ 2022; 838:156002. [PMID: 35588829 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Response of microbial community to nutrient availability in anaerobic digestion (AD) remains elusive. Prokaryotic communities in AD batch cultures with 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 20, and 25 g/L peptone were monitored using massive parallel sequencing and quantitative PCR over a 34-day experimental period. Methane production displayed a hump-shaped response to the nutrient gradient (peaking at 15 g/L peptone). Moreover, total and acetoclastic methanogens showed hump-shaped responses (both peaking at 11 g/L peptone). However, prokaryotic population increased with nutrient concentration (linear regression, R2 = 0.86) while diversity decreased (R2 = 0.94), and ordination analysis showed a gradual succession of community structure along the first axis. Network analysis revealed that extent of interspecific interactions (e.g., edge number and clustering coefficient) exhibited a hump-shaped response. The combined results indicate that abundant species became more dominated with increasing nutrient, which can result in a gain or loss of interspecific interaction within the community. Network module analysis showed that one module dominated the network at each nutrient level (comprising 41%-65% of the nodes), indicating that AD community formed a core microbial guild. The most abundant phylotypes, Macellibacteroides and Butyricicoccaceae, were consistently negative with acetoclastic methanogens in the dominant modules. Their predominance at ≥15 g/L peptone can explain the hump-shaped responses of methanogenesis and methanogens. Collectively, methanogenesis and microbial network exhibited hump-shaped responses, although microbial community exhibited monotonic responses. Therefore, nutrient availability can determine the methanogenesis through regulating the relative fitness of methanogens within the community.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Jeong SY, Lee EJ, Ban SE, Lee JW. Structural characterization of the lignin-carbohydrate complex in biomass pretreated with Fenton oxidation and hydrothermal treatment and consequences on enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency. Carbohydr Polym 2021; 270:118375. [PMID: 34364619 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In this study, lignin-carbohydrate complexes (LCCs) were isolated from biomass (raw and pretreated) to investigate the structural changes in biomass pretreated by Fenton oxidation and hydrothermal treatment, and their effect on enzymatic hydrolysis. The composition and structure of the LCCs fractions were investigated via carbohydrate analysis, XRD, FT-IR, and 2D HSQC NMR. The biomass degradation rate of yellow poplar and larch during Fenton oxidation and hydrothermal treatment was approximately 30%. Most of the hemicellulose was degraded during pretreatment, while xylan remained in the yellow poplar, and galactan, mannan, and xylan remained in the larch. The fractional yield of glucan-rich LCC (LCC1) in the yellow poplar (raw and pretreated biomass) was high, while that of glucomannan-rich LCC (LCC3) in larch was higher than the yield yellow poplar. Phenyl glycoside, γ-ester, and benzyl ether linkages were observed in the LCCs of yellow poplar, while phenyl glycoside and γ-ester were detected in those of larch. Following pretreatment, the frequencies of β-β', β-5, and γ-ester in the LCCs of larch were found to be higher than in those of yellow poplar. The efficiencies of enzymatic hydrolysis for the pretreated yellow poplar and larch were 93.53% and 26.23%, respectively. These finding indicated that the β-β', β-5, and γ-ester linkages included in the pretreated biomass affected the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Wood Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Wood Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Program in IT-Bio Convergence System, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Wood Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Program in IT-Bio Convergence System, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Wood Science and Engineering, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Program in IT-Bio Convergence System, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea.
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Jeong SY, Kim TG. Effects of dispersal on species distribution, abundance, diversity and interaction in a bacterial biofilm metacommunity. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 132:459-469. [PMID: 34176204 DOI: 10.1111/jam.15194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS Dispersal effects on biofilms have not been adequately studied despite their strong potential impacts on biofilm development. We investigated the effects of dispersal on biofilm metacommunity. METHODS AND RESULTS A bacterial consortium was allowed to form biofilms on 12 glass beads attached to disposable plates (compartmentalized or not), and biofilms were scrutinized on days 5, 10 and 15 using quantitative PCR and MiSeq sequencing. Biofilm population density was lesser by 2 orders of magnitude on day 5 when dispersal was allowed (p < 0.05). Then, the population rapidly increased by 4.4 orders with dispersal (p < 0.05) but did not change without dispersal. Community analyses revealed that dispersal increased the species diversity at all sampling times (p < 0.05). Dispersal affected the community structure and increased the homogeneity of local communities (p < 0.05). Distance-decay analysis showed that dispersal reduced the dissimilarity among local communities at all distance levels. Furthermore, dispersal reduced the variability of diversity, population and community structure. Network analysis revealed that dispersal increased the clustering coefficient, network density and connectivity. CONCLUSIONS Dispersal increased the species diversity, population and interaction and reduced the variability of the diversity, population and structure among local communities. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY Our results suggest that dispersal can induce the niche complementarity and mass effects.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea
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Jo J, Kim H, Jeong SY, Park C, Hwang HS, Koo B. Changes in Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxyalkanoate with Double Silanized Cellulose Nanocrystals Using Different Organosiloxanes. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:nano11061542. [PMID: 34208072 PMCID: PMC8230657 DOI: 10.3390/nano11061542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a biodegradable plastic with great potential for tackling plastic waste and marine pollution issues, but its commercial applications have been limited due to its poor processability. In this study, surface-modified cellulose nanocrystals were used to improve the mechanical properties of PHA composites produced via a melt-extrusion process. Double silanization was conducted to obtain hydrophobically treated CNC-based fillers, using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS). The morphology, particle size distributions, and surface characteristics of the silanized CNCs and their compatibility with a PHA polymer matrix differed by the organosiloxane treatment and drying method. It was confirmed that the double silanized CNCs had hydrophobic surface characteristics and narrow particle size distributions, and thereby showed excellent dispersibility in a PHA matrix. Adding hydrophobically treated CNCs to form a PHA composite, the elongation at break of the PHA composites was improved up to 301%, with little reduction of Young's modulus, compared to pure PHA. Seemingly, the double silanized CNCs added played a similar role to a nucleation agent in the PHA composite. It is expected that such high ductility can improve the mechanical properties of PHA composites, making them more suitable for commercial applications.
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- Jaemin Jo
- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Cheonan-si 31056, Korea; (J.J.); (S.-Y.J.); (H.S.H.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Seoul 01897, Korea;
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- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Cheonan-si 31056, Korea; (J.J.); (S.-Y.J.); (H.S.H.)
- Correspondence: (H.K.); (B.K.); Tel.: +82-04-1598-8478 (H.K.); +82-04-1589-8409 (B.K.)
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- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Cheonan-si 31056, Korea; (J.J.); (S.-Y.J.); (H.S.H.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Kwangwoon University, 20 Kwangwoon-ro, Seoul 01897, Korea;
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- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Cheonan-si 31056, Korea; (J.J.); (S.-Y.J.); (H.S.H.)
- R&D Center, OomphChem Inc., 1223-24 Cheonan-daero, Cheonan-si 31080, Korea
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- Green and Sustainable Materials R&D Department, Korea Institute of industrial Technology, 89 Yangdaegiro-gil, Cheonan-si 31056, Korea; (J.J.); (S.-Y.J.); (H.S.H.)
- Correspondence: (H.K.); (B.K.); Tel.: +82-04-1598-8478 (H.K.); +82-04-1589-8409 (B.K.)
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Jeong SY, Kim TG. Effects of Plants on Metacommunities and Correlation Networks of Soil Microbial Groups in an Ecologically Restored Wetland. Microb Ecol 2021; 81:657-672. [PMID: 33094372 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01625-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Plants may influence different aspects of the belowground microorganisms, including abundance, distribution, and interaction, in wetlands. Microbial communities were scrutinized in a 4-year-old restored wetland ecosystem with 5 distinct sites: a bare-soil site (10 local patches) and sites dominated by Miscanthus, Phragmites, Typha, and Zizania (20 patches per site). Ordination analysis revealed that plant-induced attributes (e.g., organic matter and total carbon and nitrogen) could explain the total environmental variance. Community comparisons showed that all groups (Bacteria, Fungi, Protista, and Metazoa) differed in community structure among the 5 sites (P < 0.05). Comparisons between the community and environmental ordination plots revealed that community structural variation among the sites correlated with the environmental change across all groups (R2 ≥ 0.61). This indicates that all groups were primarily influenced by plant detritus. In addition, correlation networks markedly varied in topology and composition among the sites across all groups. There was a strong coupling between the metacommunity and correlation network for both Bacteria and Fungi (R2 ≥ 0.58), indicating that the plants determined the spatial covariation patterns of microbial populations. Multi-group networks and group synchrony results revealed that Bacteria, Fungi, and Protista were synchronized with each other (R2 ≥ 0.52) as the key founders of the microbial systems, while Metazoa participated in the system only under Miscanthus. Our findings concluded that the plants shaped the communities by controlling the abundance and interaction of their populations.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, South Korea.
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Jeong SY, Kim TG. Spatial Variance of Species Distribution Predicts the Interspecies Interactions within a Microbial Metacommunity. Microb Ecol 2021; 81:549-552. [PMID: 32948906 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-020-01603-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Interspecies interactions have a profound influence on spatial distribution of coexisting microbial species. We explored whether spatial variance of species distribution (SVSD) predicts the degree of interspecies interactions within a microbial metacommunity. Simulations were used to determine the relationships from random, lake, soil, and biofilm metacommunity datasets (1,000 times). All of the bacterial datasets showed a negative correlation between the habitat breadth (inverse to SVSD) and the numbers of total, positive, and negative interspecies interactions (P < 0.05); the only exception was the relationship between habitat breadth and negative interactions in the biofilm dataset. The random dataset had no significant relationships (P > 0.05). We repeated the simulations to determine the degree of correlation and reproducibility (100 times). Habitat breadth was negatively correlated with the total and positive interactions in all of the real datasets (P < 0.05), and the negative relationships persisted across repetitions. Despite variability in the slope of total interactions, the slope values of positive interactions were similar for the real datasets (- 19.9, - 19.2, and - 25.8 for lake, soil, and biofilm, respectively). In conclusion, our results demonstrate the patterns of species interaction-distribution and show that interspecies interactions are positively correlated with the SVSD.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, South Korea.
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Jeong SY, Choi JY, Kim TG. Coordinated Metacommunity Assembly and Spatial Distribution of Multiple Microbial Kingdoms within a Lake. Microb Ecol 2020; 79:801-814. [PMID: 31705158 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-019-01453-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Freshwater planktonic communities comprise a tremendous diversity of microorganisms. This study investigated the distribution patterns of microbial kingdoms (bacteria, fungi, protists, and microbial metazoans) within a lake ecosystem. Water samples were collected from 50 sites along the shoreline in a lake during an early eutrophication period, and MiSeq sequencing was performed with different marker genes. Metacommunity analyses revealed a bimodal occupancy-frequency distribution and a Clementsian gradient persisting throughout all microbial kingdoms, suggesting similar regional processes in all kingdoms. Variation partitioning revealed that environmental characteristics, macrophyte/macroinvertebrate composition, space coordinates, and distance-based Moran's eigenvector maps (dbMEM) together could explain up to 29% of the community variances in microbial kingdoms. Kingdom synchrony results showed strong couplings between kingdoms (R2 ≥ 0.31), except between Fungi and Metazoa (R2 = 0.09). Another variation partitioning revealed that microbial kingdoms could well explain their community variances up to 73%. Interestingly, the kingdom Protista was best synchronized with the other kingdoms. A correlation network showed that positive associations between kingdoms outnumbered the negative ones and that the kingdom Protista acted as a hub among kingdoms. Module analysis showed that network modules included multi-kingdom associations that were prevalent. Our findings suggest that protists coordinate community assembly and distribution of other kingdoms, and inter-kingdom interactions are a key determinant in shaping their community structures in a freshwater lake.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, South Korea
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- Division of Ecological Assessment, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, Choongnam, 33657, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, South Korea.
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Jeong SY, Lee CH, Yi T, Kim TG. Effects of Quorum Quenching on Biofilm Metacommunity in a Membrane Bioreactor. Microb Ecol 2020; 79:84-97. [PMID: 31250076 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-019-01397-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Quorum quenching (QQ) has received attention for the control of biofilms, e.g., biofilms that cause biofouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). Despite the efficacy of QQ on biofouling, it is elusive how QQ influences biofilm formation on membranes. A pilot-scale QQ-MBR and non-QQ-MBR were identically operated for 4 days and 8 days to destructively sample the membranes. QQ prolonged the membrane filterability by 43% with no harmful influence on MBR performance. qPCR showed no effect of QQ on microbial density during either of these time periods. Community comparisons revealed that QQ influenced the bacterial and fungal community structures, and the fungal structure corresponded with the bacterial structure. Metacommunity and spatial analyses showed that QQ induced structural variation rather than compositional variation of bacteria and fungi. Moreover, QQ considerably enhanced the bacterial dispersal across membrane during the early development. As the dispersal enhancement by QQ counteracted the ecological drift, it eliminated the distance-decay relationship, reflecting a neutral theory archetype of metacommunity. Network analyses showed that QQ substantially reduced the amount and magnitude of interactions, e.g., competition and cooperation, for bacteria and fungi, and weakened their network structures, irrespective of time. Additionally, QQ suppressed the growth of specific microbial species (e.g., Acinetobacter), abundant and widespread at the early stage. These findings suggest that QQ influenced the community dynamics at the regional and local levels, correspondingly the ecological selection and dispersal processes, during the biofilm development.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, Choongnam, 33657, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Republic of Korea.
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Nation HL, Jeong SY, Jeong SW, Occhialini AP. Anomalous muscles and nerves in the hand of a 94-year-old cadaver-A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2019; 65:119-123. [PMID: 31704662 PMCID: PMC6920165 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The additional flexor muscle (Flexor Digiti Minimi Longus m.) passing through Guyon’s canal is the first to be described. The anomalous first lumbrical muscle with three origins is the first to be described. Berretini’s and Kaplan’s anastomosis was also noted.
Introduction During an anatomical dissection of the distal upper extremities, numerous muscular and nervous anomalies were found in the forearm and hand of a 94-year-old cadaver. These anomalies are clinically relevant with regard to medical or surgical interventions. Presentation of case The presence of a “flexor digiti minimi longus” muscle was observed passing through Guyon’s canal; to our knowledge this passageway has never been previously reported. An aberrant first lumbrical with three origins was noted. Additionally, numerous atypical nerves were found innervating the hand; the dorsal branch of the ulnar nerve contributed to cutaneous innervation of the palm of the hand (Kaplan’s anastomosis), the superficial ulnar nerve provided muscular innervation to the flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle, and two connections between the common palmar digital branches of the median and superficial ulnar nerves were observed (Berrettini anastomosis). Discussion Here, we describe an extranumerary muscle associated with the hypothenar group of muscles. We also describe unusual origins of the first lumbrical muscle, and atypical cutaneous and muscular innervation to the palm of the hand. Conclusion Clinically, understanding the existence of these anatomical variations may influence medical care or surgical procedures.
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- H L Nation
- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, University of Texas-Health at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States.
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- Long School of Medicine, University of Texas-Health at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States.
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- Long School of Medicine, University of Texas-Health at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States.
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- Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, University of Texas-Health at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229, United States.
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Jeong SY, Cho KS, Kim TG. Adverse Effect of the Methanotroph Methylocystis sp. M6 on the Non-Methylotroph Microbacterium sp. NM2. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 28:1706-1715. [PMID: 30178643 DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1804.04015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Several non-methylotrophic bacteria have been reported to improve the growth and activity of methanotrophs; however, their interactions remain to be elucidated. We investigated the interaction between Methylocystis sp. M6 and Microbacterium sp. NM2. A batch co-culture experiment showed that NM2 markedly increased the biomass and methane removal of M6. qPCR analysis revealed that NM2 enhanced both the growth and methane-monooxygenase gene expression of M6. A fed-batch experiment showed that co-culture was more efficient in removing methane than M6 alone (28.4 vs. 18.8 μmol·l-1·d-1), although the biomass levels were similar. A starvation experiment for 21 days showed that M6 population remained stable while NM2 population decreased by 66% in co-culture, but the results were opposite in pure cultures, indicating that M6 may cross-feed growth substrates from NM2. These results indicate that M6 apparently had no negative effect on NM2 when M6 actively proliferated with methane. Interestingly, a batch experiment involving a dialysis membrane indicates that physical proximity between NM2 and M6 is required for such biomass and methane removal enhancement. Collectively, the observed interaction is beneficial to the methanotroph but adversely affects the non-methylotroph; moreover, it requires physical proximity, suggesting a tight association between methanotrophs and non-methylotrophs in natural environments.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Shin GJ, Jeong SY, Lee JW. Evaluation of antioxidant activity of the residues generated from ethanol concentration of lignocellulosic biomass using pervaporation. J IND ENG CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Jeong SY, Yi T, Lee CH, Kim TG. Spatiotemporal dynamics and correlation networks of bacterial and fungal communities in a membrane bioreactor. Water Res 2016; 105:218-230. [PMID: 27619498 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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To systematically study biofilm communities responsible for biofouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs), we characterized the spatiotemporal dynamics of bacterial and fungal biofilm communities, and their networks, in a pilot-scale flat-sheet MBR treating actual municipal wastewater. Activated sludge (AS) and membrane samples were collected on days 4 and 8. The membranes were cut into 18 tiles, and bacterial and fungal communities were analyzed using next generation sequencing. Nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) plots revealed significant temporal variations in bacterial and fungal biofilm communities due to changes in the abundances of a few dominant members. Although the experimental conditions and inoculum species pools remained constant, variogram plots of bacterial and fungal communities revealed decay in local community similarity with geographic distance at each sampling time. Variogram modeling (exponential rise to maximum, R2 ≥ 0.79) revealed that decay patterns of both communities were different between days 4 and 8. In addition, networks of bacteria or fungi alone were distinct in network composition between days 4 and 8. The day-8 networks were more compact and clustered than those of the earlier time point. Bacteria-fungi networks show that the number of inter-domain associations decreased from 113 to 40 with time, confirming that membrane biofilm is a complex consortium of bacteria and fungi. Spatiotemporal succession in biofilm communities may be common on MBR membranes, resulting from different geographic distributions of initial microbial populations and their priority effects.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, South Korea
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- National Institute of Ecology, Choongnam 33657, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, South Korea.
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Jo SJ, Kwon H, Jeong SY, Lee SH, Oh HS, Yi T, Lee CH, Kim TG. Effects of Quorum Quenching on the Microbial Community of Biofilm in an Anoxic/Oxic MBR for Wastewater Treatment. J Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 26:1593-604. [DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1604.04070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Jo SJ, Kwon H, Jeong SY, Lee CH, Kim TG. Comparison of microbial communities of activated sludge and membrane biofilm in 10 full-scale membrane bioreactors. Water Res 2016; 101:214-225. [PMID: 27262549 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2016] [Revised: 05/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/13/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Operation of membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for wastewater treatment is hampered by the membrane biofouling resulting from microbial activities. However, the knowledge of the microbial ecology of both biofilm and activated sludge in MBRs has not been sufficient. In this study, we scrutinized microbial communities of biofilm and activated sludge from 10 full-scale MBR plants. Overall, Flavobacterium, Dechloromonas and Nitrospira were abundant in order of abundance in biofilm, whereas Dechloromonas, Flavobacterium and Haliscomenobacter in activated sludge. Community structure was analyzed in either biofilm or activated sludge. Among MBRs, as expected, not only diversity of microbial community but also its composition was different from one another (p < 0.05). Between the biofilm and activated sludge, community composition made significant difference, but its diversity measures (i.e., alpha diversity, e.g., richness, diversity and evenness) did not (p > 0.05). Effects of ten environmental factors on community change were investigated using Spearman correlation. MLSS, HRT, F/M ratio and SADm explained the variation of microbial composition in the biofilm, whereas only MLSS did in the activated sludge. Microbial networks were constructed with the 10 environmental factors. The network results revealed that there were different topological characteristics between the biofilm and activated sludge networks, in which each of the 4 factors had different associations with microbial nodes. These results indicated that the different microbial associations were responsible for the variation of community composition between the biofilm and activated sludge.
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- Sung Jun Jo
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, South Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.
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- Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Pusan 46241, South Korea.
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Kundu C, Jeong SY, Lee JW. Bioethanol production from deacetylated yellow poplar pretreated with oxalic acid recovered through electrodialysis. Bioresour Technol 2016; 208:170-177. [PMID: 26943934 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.02.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 02/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Electrodialysis (ED) was used to develop a multistage oxalic acid recovery and pretreatment system to produce ethanol from deacetylated yellow poplar. Pretreatment of the biomass was performed at 150°C for 42 min using 0.16 M oxalic acid. The efficiency of oxalic acid recovery from the hydrolysate reached up to 92.32% in all the stages. Ethanol production and ethanol yield of ED-treated hydrolysate in each stage showed a uniform pattern ranging from 6.81 g/L to 7.21 g/L and 0.40 g/g to 0.43 g/g, respectively. The results showed that efficiency of ethanol production increased when deacetylated biomass and ED process was used. Ethanol yield from the pretreated biomass using simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) was in the range of 80.59-83.36% in all the stages. The structural characterization of the pretreated biomass at each stage was investigated and structural changes were not significantly different among the various pretreated biomass.
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- Chandan Kundu
- Department of Forest Products and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Technology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Park JH, Choi AJ, Kim SJ, Cheong SW, Jeong SY. AhR activation by 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin inhibit the development of mouse intestinal epithelial cells. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 43:44-53. [PMID: 26950395 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2016.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The intestinal epithelium plays a central role in immune homeostasis in the intestine. AhR, a ligand-activated transcription factor, plays an important role in diverse physiological processes. The intestines are exposed to various exogenous and endogenous AhR ligands. Thus, AhR may regulate the intestinal homeostasis, directly acting on the development of intestinal epithelial cells (IEC). In this study, we demonstrated that 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ) and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) inhibited the in vitro development of mouse intestinal organoids. The number of Paneth cells in the small intestine and the depth of crypts of the small and large intestines were reduced in mice administrated with FICZ. Immunohistochemical and flow cytometric assays revealed that AhR was highly expressed in Lgr5(+) stem cells. FICZ inhibited Wnt signaling lowering the level of β-catenin protein. Gene expression analyses demonstrated that FICZ increased expression of Lgr5, Math1, BMP4, and Indian Hedgehog while inhibiting that of Lgr4.
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- Joo-Hung Park
- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon, Kyungnam, 641-773, Korea.
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- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon, Kyungnam, 641-773, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon, Kyungnam, 641-773, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon, Kyungnam, 641-773, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon, Kyungnam, 641-773, Korea
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Jeong SY, Lee JW. Sequential Fenton oxidation and hydrothermal treatment to improve the effect of pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis on mixed hardwood. Bioresour Technol 2016; 200:121-127. [PMID: 26476172 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sequential Fenton oxidation (FO) and hydrothermal treatment were performed to improve the effect of pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of mixed hardwood. The molar ratio of the Fenton reagent (FeSO4·7H2O and H2O2) was 1:25, and the reaction time was 96h. During the reaction, little or no weight loss of biomass was observed. The concentration of Fe(2+) was determined and was found to increase continuously during FO. Hydrothermal treatment at 190-210°C for 10-80min was performed following FO. Sequential FO and hydrothermal treatment showed positive effects on pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis. Xylose concentration in the hydrolysate was as high as 14.16g/L when FO-treated biomass was treated at 190°C, while its concentration in the raw material was 3.72g/L. After 96h of enzymatic hydrolysis, cellulose conversion in the biomass obtained following sequential treatment was 69.58-79.54%. In contrast, the conversion in the raw material (without FO) was 64.41-67.92%.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Forest Products and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Park JH, Choi AJ, Kim SJ, Jeong SY. 3,3'-Diindolylmethane Inhibits Flt3L/GM-CSF-induced-bone Marrow-derived CD103(+) Dendritic Cell Differentiation Regulating Phosphorylation of STAT3 and STAT5. Immune Netw 2015; 15:278-90. [PMID: 26770182 PMCID: PMC4700404 DOI: 10.4110/in.2015.15.6.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The intestinal immune system maintains oral tolerance to harmless antigens or nutrients. One mechanism of oral tolerance is mediated by regulatory T cell (Treg)s, of which differentiation is regulated by a subset of dendritic cell (DC)s, primarily CD103+ DCs. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand-activated transcription factor, plays an important role in regulating immunity. The intestines are exposed to various AhR ligands, including endogenous metabolites and phytochemicals. It was previously reported that AhR activation induced tolerogenic DCs in mice or in cultures of bone marrow-derived DCs. However, given the variety of tolerogenic DCs, which type of tolerogenic DCs is regulated by AhR remains unknown. In this study, we found that AhR ligand 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) inhibited the development of CD103+ DCs from mouse bone marrow cells stimulated with Flt3L and GM-CSF. DIM interfered with phosphorylation of STAT3 and STAT5 inhibiting the expression of genes, including Id2, E2-2, IDO-1, and Aldh1a2, which are associated with DC differentiation and functions. Finally, DIM suppressed the ability of CD103+ DCs to induce Foxp3+ Tregs.
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- Joo-Hung Park
- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Korea
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- Department of Biology, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, Korea
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Sim JA, Shin JS, Park SM, Chang YJ, Shin A, Noh DY, Han W, Yang HK, Lee HJ, Kim YW, Kim YT, Jeong SY, Yoon JH, Kim YJ, Heo DS, Kim TY, Oh DY, Wu HG, Kim HJ, Chie EK, Kang KW, Yun YH. Association between information provision and decisional conflict in cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:1974-1980. [PMID: 26116430 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In this study, we aimed to identify demographic and clinical variables that correlate with perceived information provision among cancer patients and determine the association of information provision with decisional conflict (DC). PATIENTS AND METHODS We enrolled a total of 625 patients with cancer from two Korean hospitals in 2012. We used the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality-of-life questionnaire (QLQ-INFO26) to assess patients' perception of the information received from their doctors and the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS) to assess DC. To identify predictive sociodemographic and clinical variables for adequate information provision, backward selective logistic regression analyses were conducted. In addition, adjusted multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify clinically meaningful differences of perceived level of information subscales associated with high DC. RESULTS More than half of patients with cancer showed insufficient satisfaction with medical information about disease (56%), treatment (73%), other services (83%), and global score (80%). In multiple logistic regression analyses, lower income and education, female, unmarried status, type of cancer with good prognosis, and early stage of treatment process were associated with patients' perception of inadequate information provision. In addition, Information about the medical tests with high DCS values clarity [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 0.54; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.30-0.97] and support (aOR, 0.53; 95% CI 0.33-0.85) showed negative significance. For inadequate information perception about treatments and other services, all 5 DCS scales (uncertainty, informed, values clarity, support, and effective decision) were negatively related. Global score of inadequate information provision also showed negative association with high DCS effective decision (aOR, 0.43; 95% CI 0.26-0.71) and DCS uncertainty (aOR, 0.46; 95% CI 0.27-0.77). CONCLUSION This study found that inadequate levels of perceived information correlated with several demographic and clinical characteristics. In addition, sufficient perceived information levels may be related to low levels of DC.
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- J A Sim
- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Education & Human Resources Development, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si
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- Department of Preventive Medicine
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Surgery
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Surgery
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Surgery
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Surgery
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Surgery
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul; Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul; Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Departments of Radiation Oncology
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;; Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul; Department of Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul;.
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Lim YS, Lee SW, Tserendejid Z, Jeong SY, Go G, Park HR. Prevalence of osteoporosis according to nutrient and food group intake levels in Korean postmenopausal women: using the 2010 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Data. Nutr Res Pract 2015; 9:539-46. [PMID: 26425285 PMCID: PMC4575968 DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2015.9.5.539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Women's bone health status is closely related with environmental factors and lifestyle factors. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the dietary risks of osteoporosis and osteopenia for Korean postmenopausal women. SUBJECTS/METHODS The data from 1,433 subjects from the 2010 KNHANES were used and divided into three groups: normal, osteopenia, and osteoporosis group using bone mineral density (BMD). Nutrient intakes and food intake frequency were evaluated. Logistic regression analysis was applied to determine the odds ratios for osteoporosis and osteopenia. RESULTS The RNI percentage of each nutrient and food intake frequency from 12 food groups decreased as bone mineral density status deteriorated. Risk for osteoporosis of low calcium (Ca) intake, under the EAR, showed an odds ratio of 2.13(95% CI; 1.26-3.61, P < 0.05). Higher intake frequency showed preventive effect from osteoporosis compared to lower intake frequency in such food group as dairy products (ORs 0.40, CI 0.21-0.75), beans (ORs 0.49, CI 0.29-0.83), seaweeds (ORs 0.55, CI 0.32-0.94), fish (ORs 0.56, CI 0.32-0.98), and fruits (ORs 0.42, CI 0.23-0.79) after adjusting for age. CONCLUSION To prevent osteoporosis in later life, sufficient Ca intake and more frequent intakes of foods containing Ca such as dairy products, beans, fish, seaweeds, and fruits, which help in Ca absorption, should be stressed for Korean postmenopausal women.
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- Young-Suk Lim
- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116 Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116 Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116 Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116 Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116 Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, 116 Myongji-ro, Cheoin-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi 449-728, Korea
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Jeong SY, Cho KS, Kim TG. Density-dependent enhancement of methane oxidation activity and growth of Methylocystis sp. by a non-methanotrophic bacterium Sphingopyxis sp. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [PMID: 28626671 PMCID: PMC5466132 DOI: 10.1016/j.btre.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Methanotrophs are a biological resource as they degrade the greenhouse gas methane and various organic contaminants. Several non-methanotrophic bacteria have shown potential to stimulate growth of methanotrophs when co-cultured, and however, the ecology is largely unknown. Effects of Sphingopyxis sp. NM1 on methanotrophic activity and growth of Methylocystis sp. M6 were investigated in this study. M6 and NM1 were mixed at mixing ratios of 9:1, 1:1, and 1:9 (v/v), using cell suspensions of 7.5 × 1011 cells L-1. Methane oxidation of M6 was monitored, and M6 population was estimated using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Real-time PCR was applied to quantify rRNA and expression of transcripts for three enzymes involved in the methane oxidation pathway. NM1 had a positive effect on M6 growth at a 1:9 ratio (p < 0.05), while no significant effects were observed at 9:1 and 1:1 ratios. NM1 enhanced the methane oxidation 1.34-fold at the 1:9 ratio. NM1 increased the population density and relative rRNA level of M6 by 2.4-fold and 5.4-fold at the 1:9 ratio, indicating that NM1 stimulated the population growth of M6. NM1 increased the relative transcriptional expression of all mRNA targets only at the 1:9 ratio. These results demonstrated that NM1 enhanced the methanotrophic activity and growth of M6, which was dependent on the proportion of NM1 present in the culture. This stimulation can be used as management and enhancement strategies for methanotrophic biotechnological processes.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Global Top 5 Program, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52, Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- Global Top 5 Program, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52, Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- Global Top 5 Program, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 52, Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea.,Department of Ecosystem Function, Bureau of Basic Ecological Research, National Institute of Ecology, 1210, Geumgang-ro, Maseo-myeon, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do 325-813, Republic of Korea
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Kim TG, Jeong SY, Cho KS. Development of droplet digital PCR assays for methanogenic taxa and examination of methanogen communities in full-scale anaerobic digesters. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 99:445-58. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6007-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Two different quantitative PCR platforms, droplet digital PCR (dd-PCR) and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), were compared in a mcrA-based methanogen community assay that quantifies ten methanogen sub-groups. Both technologies exhibited similar PCR efficiencies over at least four orders of magnitude and the same lower limits of detection (8 copies μL-DNA extract−1). The mcrA-based methanogen communities in three full-scale anaerobic digesters were examined using the two technologies. dd-PCR detected seven groups from the digesters, while qPCR did five groups, indicating that dd-PCR is more sensitive for DNA quantification. Linear regression showed quantitative agreements between both of the technologies (R2 = 0.59–0.98) in the five groups that were concurrently detected. Principal component analysis from the two datasets consistently indicated a substantial difference in the community composition among the digesters and revealed similar levels of differentiation among the communities. The combined results suggest that dd-PCR is more promising for examining methanogenic archaeal communities in biotechnological processes.
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- Tae Gwan Kim
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 11-1 Daehyun-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-750, Republic of Korea
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Hong CM, Ahn BC, Jeong SY, Lee SW, Lee J. Distant metastatic lesions in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Clinical implications of radioiodine and FDG uptake. Nuklearmedizin 2014; 52:121-9. [PMID: 23928981 DOI: 10.3413/nukmed-0541-12-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 05/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIM Many investigators have reported an inverse relationship between iodine and glucose utilization of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) according to its degree of differentiation; however, not every DTC is compatible with this phenomenon. This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical implication of iodine and glucose uptake at distant metastatic lesions in DTC patients. PATIENTS, METHODS 64 DTC patients (women 47; mean age 49.9 ± 16.4 years) with distant metastasis who underwent post (131)I treatment whole-body scan (RxWBS) and FDG PET/CT were included in the study. Radioiodine (RAI) and FDG uptake of metastatic lesions were evaluated. TSH stimulated serum thyroglobulin (s-Tg) were obtained. RESULTS 53 of 64 patients (82.8%) were RAI(+) group, and 37 patients (57.8%) were FDG(+) group. Patients in the RAI(-) group showed a higher rate of FDG uptake than RAI(+) group (100.0% vs. 49.1%, p = 0.002). Patients in the FDG(-) group showed a higher rate of RAI uptake than FDG(+) group (100.0% vs. 70.3%, p = 0.002). Patients with s-Tg < 100 ng/ml were frequently observed in the FDG(-)/RAI(+) group and the FDG(+)/RAI(-) group (p = 0.023). And patients with s-Tg ≥ 500 ng/ml were more frequently observed in the FDG(+)/RAI(+) group, compared with the FDG(+)/RAI(-) group (p = 0.036). Reduced disease-specific survival (DSS) was observed in patients with RAI(-) (p = 0.003), FDG(+) (p = 0.006), SUVmax > 3.6 (p<0.001), and s-Tg > 75.8 ng/ml (p = 0.009). In multivariate analysis, only a SUVmax > 3.6 was significantly predictive of DSS (p = 0.006). CONCLUSION An inverse relationship between RAI and FDG uptake, flip-flop phenomenon, was observed in patients with metastatic lesions of DTC. Reduced disease-specific survival was observed in patients with FDG(+), RAI(-) in metastatic lesions, or high s-Tg value.
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- C M Hong
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Kim CY, Jeong SY, Lee SW, Park TI, Lee J, Ahn BC. Pathologically proven infective endocarditis demonstrated on ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol 2014; 33:388-9. [PMID: 24636632 DOI: 10.1016/j.remn.2014.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- C-Y Kim
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine and Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
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Kim TG, Jeong SY, Cho KS. Characterization of tobermolite as a bed material for selective growth of methanotrophs in biofiltration. J Biotechnol 2014; 173:90-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 01/06/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kim TG, Jeong SY, Cho KS. Functional rigidity of a methane biofilter during the temporal microbial succession. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 98:3275-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5371-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jeong SY, Trinh LTP, Lee HJ, Lee JW. Improvement of the fermentability of oxalic acid hydrolysates by detoxification using electrodialysis and adsorption. Bioresour Technol 2013; 152:444-449. [PMID: 24321607 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Revised: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A two-step detoxification process consisting of electrodialysis and adsorption was performed to improve the fermentability of oxalic acid hydrolysates. The constituents of the hydrolysate differed significantly between mixed hardwood and softwood. Acetic acid and furfural concentrations were high in the mixed hardwood, whereas 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) concentration was relatively low compared with that of the mixed softwood. The removal efficiency of acetic acid reached 100% by electrodialysis (ED) process in both hydrolysates, while those of furfural and HMF showed very low, due to non-ionizable properties. Most of the remaining inhibitors were removed by XAD-4 resin. In the mixed hardwood hydrolysate without removal of the inhibitors, ethanol fermentation was not completed. Meanwhile, both ED-treated hydrolysates successfully produced ethanol with 0.08 and 0.15 g/Lh ethanol productivity, respectively. The maximum ethanol productivity was attained after fermentation with 0.27 and 0.35 g/Lh of detoxified hydrolysates, which were treated by ED, followed by XAD-4 resin.
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- So-Yeon Jeong
- Department of Forest Products and Technology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, South Korea
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- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, South Korea
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- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, South Korea
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- Department of Forest Products and Technology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, South Korea; Bioenergy Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju 500-757, South Korea.
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Jeong SY, Lee HJ, Lee JW. Recovery of Catalyst Used in Oxalic Acid Pretreatment of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB) and Bioethanol Production. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.5658/wood.2013.41.6.507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Yun YH, Kim YA, Min YH, Park S, Won YJ, Kim DY, Choi IJ, Kim YW, Park SJ, Kim JH, Lee DH, Yoon SJ, Jeong SY, Noh DY, Heo DS. The influence of hospital volume and surgical treatment delay on long-term survival after cancer surgery. Ann Oncol 2012; 23:2731-2737. [PMID: 22553194 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study to investigate the influence of hospital volume, delay of surgery, and both together on the long-term survival of postoperative cancer patients. METHODS Using information from the Korea Central Cancer Registry from 2001 through 2005 and the National Health Insurance claim database, we determined survival for 147 682 patients who underwent definitive surgery for any of six cancers. RESULTS Regardless of cancer site, surgical patients in low- to medium-volume hospitals showed significantly worse survival [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 1.36-1.86] than those in high-volume hospitals in multivariable analyses. Among the latter, treatment delays > 1 month were not associated with worse survival for stomach, colon, pancreatic, or lung cancer but were for rectal [aHR = 1.28; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.17-1.40] and breast (aHR = 1.59; 95% CI, 1.37-1.84) cancer. For patients in low- to medium-volume hospitals, treatment delay was associated with worse survival for all types of cancer (aHR = 1.78-3.81). CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that the effect of hospital volume and surgical treatment delay on overall survival of cancer patients should be considered in formulating or revising national health policy.
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- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital and College of Medicine, Seoul
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang; Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University, Seoul
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang
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- The Korea Central Cancer Registry, Division of Cancer Registration and Surveillance, National Cancer Center, Goyang
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- The Korea Central Cancer Registry, Division of Cancer Registration and Surveillance, National Cancer Center, Goyang
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang
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- Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang
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- Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Seoul
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- Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University, Seoul
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul.
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- Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Park SH, Park HR, Jeon SB, Jeong SY, Tserendejid Z, Seo JS, Lee KH, Lee YK. Awareness and Practice of Dietary Action Guide for Adolescence among Middle and High School Students in Korea. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.5720/kjcn.2012.17.2.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, Gyeonggi, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, Gyeonggi, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, Gyeonggi, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Myongji University, Gyeonggi, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Yeungnam University, Gyeongbuk, Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University, Gyeongnam, Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Park JK, Jeong SY, Lee JH, Lim GC, Chang JW. Variations in the course of the cervical vagus nerve on thyroid ultrasonography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2011; 32:1178-81. [PMID: 21757523 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Only 1 ultrasonography study that described the variation of the VN had been published at the time our research was begun. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and type of variation in the course of the cervical VN on thyroid ultrasonography. MATERIALS AND METHODS From August 2009 to September 2010, 163 consecutive patients were evaluated by sonography for the screening and characterization of thyroid nodules (mean age, 49.0 ± 14.4 years, male:female, 20:143). Two types of variation were defined as follows: 1) anterior variation, when the course of the VNs changed from the typical location to an anterior location in front of the CCA; and 2) medial variation, when the course of the VNs changed from the typical location to a location medial to the CCA (between CCA and thyroid gland). The incidence of the each variation was studied. RESULTS Variation in the course of the VN occurred in 5.5% (18/326) of cases. The anterior variation was observed in 4.3% (14/326, right:left = 4:10), and the medial variation was observed in 1.2% (4/326, right:left = 3:1). For both variations, the VN was close to or nearly abutted the thyroid gland after it changed course. CONCLUSIONS Variation in the course of the cervical VN could be assessed by ultrasonography. Two variations were observed in 5.5% of cases. The anterior variation was more common than the medial variation.
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- Departments of Radiology,Jeju National University College of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
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Kwak YG, Lee SO, Kim HY, Kim YK, Park ES, Jin HY, Choi HJ, Jeong SY, Kim ES, Ki HK, Kim SR, Lee JY, Hong HK, Kim S, Lee YS, Oh HB, Kim JM. Risk factors for device-associated infection related to organisational characteristics of intensive care units: findings from the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. J Hosp Infect 2010; 75:195-9. [PMID: 20434798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Device-associated infections (DAIs) have been the major causes of morbidity and mortality of patients in intensive care units (ICUs). This study evaluated the risk factors for DAIs in ICUs. Ninety-six medical or surgical ICUs of 56 hospitals participated in the Korean Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System between July 2007 and June 2008. The occurrence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), central line-associated bloodstream infection (CABSI), and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) were monitored and DAI rates were calculated. Data associated with ICU characteristics were collected and Poisson regression was used for statistical analysis. Rates of CAUTI, CABSI, and VAP were 3.87 per 1000 urinary catheter days, 2.23 per 1000 central line days, and 1.89 per 1000 mechanical ventilator days, respectively. Rates of CAUTI were higher in ICUs in Seoul (P=0.032) and ICUs of major teaching hospitals (P=0.010). The ICUs of university-affiliated hospitals showed lower CAUTI rates (P=0.013). CABSI rates were higher in Seoul (P=0.001) and in medical ICUs (P=0.026). VAP rates were lower in ICUs of hospitals with more than 900 beds compared with hospitals with 400-699 beds (P=0.026). VAP rates were higher in surgical ICUs (P<0.0001) and increased 1.13-fold with each 100-unit increase in beds per infection control professional (P=0.003). The organisational and institutional characteristics of ICUs may influence DAI rates and there is a need for improvement in the incidence of VAP, CAUTI or CABSI.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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Kim DG, Lee KJ, Lee S, Jeong SY, Lee YS, Choi YJ, Yoon HS, Kim JH, Jeong KT, Park SC, Park M. Feasibility of Two-Dimensional Global Longitudinal Strain and Strain Rate Imaging for the Assessment of Left Atrial Function: A Study in Subjects with a Low Probability of Cardiovascular Disease and Normal Exercise Capacity. Echocardiography 2009; 26:1179-87. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2009.00955.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Lim SB, Jeong SY, Choi HS, Sohn DK, Hong CW, Jung KH, Chang HJ, Park JG, Choi IJ, Kim CG. Synchronous gastric cancer in primary sporadic colorectal cancer patients in Korea. Int J Colorectal Dis 2008; 23:61-5. [PMID: 17724601 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0366-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2007] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Colorectal cancer has been reported to be the malignancy most frequently associated with gastric cancer in Korea. The aim of this study was to define the frequency and clinical characteristics of synchronous gastric cancer detected at preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in colorectal cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study analyzed the EGD results from 1,542 consecutive colorectal cancer patients who underwent surgery from January 2003 to December 2005 at the Center for Colorectal Cancer, National Cancer Center, Korea. RESULTS Of the 1,542 cases, 1,155 (74.9%) underwent EGD at our center and 387 underwent EGD at other hospitals within 6 months before surgery. Of the 1,542 cases, synchronous gastric cancers were detected in 31 cases (2.0%). Of these 31 cases, 26 had early gastric cancer (EGC; 83.9%) and 5 had advanced gastric cancer. Ten (38.5%) of the 26 EGC cases were managed using endoscopic mucosal resection. Compared to colorectal cancer patients without synchronous gastric cancer, the group of patients with synchronous gastric cancer was older (65.5+/-9.6 vs 58.4+/-11.3 years, p=0.001) and had a greater proportion of males (77.4 vs 59.4%, p=0.043). CONCLUSION This study found that 2% of Korean sporadic colorectal cancer patients had synchronous gastric cancer. A preoperative EGD for colorectal cancer patients is likely to greatly assist in the diagnosis of synchronous gastric cancer at an early stage and the implementation of appropriate minimally invasive treatment.
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- Center for Colorectal Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Korea
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Han SJ, Jeong SY, Nam YJ, Yang KH, Lim HS, Chung J. Xylitol inhibits inflammatory cytokine expression induced by lipopolysaccharide from Porphyromonas gingivalis. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 2005; 12:1285-91. [PMID: 16275942 PMCID: PMC1287760 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.12.11.1285-1291.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2005] [Revised: 05/23/2005] [Accepted: 07/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Porphyromonas gingivalis is one of the suspected periodontopathic bacteria. The lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of P. gingivalis is a key factor in the development of periodontitis. Inflammatory cytokines play important roles in the gingival tissue destruction that is a characteristic of periodontitis. Macrophages are prominent at chronic inflammatory sites and are considered to contribute to the pathogenesis of periodontitis. Xylitol stands out and is widely believed to possess anticaries properties. However, to date, little is known about the effect of xylitol on periodontitis. The aim of the present study was to determine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) expression when RAW 264.7 cells were stimulated with P. gingivalis LPS (hereafter, LPS refers to P. gingivalis LPS unless stated otherwise) and the effect of xylitol on the LPS-induced TNF-alpha and IL-1beta expression. The kinetics of TNF-alpha and IL-1beta levels in culture supernatant after LPS treatment showed peak values at 1 h (TNF-alpha) and 2 to 4 h (IL-1beta), respectively. NF-kappaB, a transcription factor, was also activated by LPS treatment. These cytokine expressions and NF-kappaB activation were suppressed by pretreatment with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (an inhibitor of NF-kappaB). Pretreatment with xylitol inhibited LPS-induced TNF-alpha and IL-1beta gene expression and protein synthesis. LPS-induced mobilization of NF-kappaB was also inhibited by pretreatment with xylitol in a dose-dependent manner. Xylitol also showed inhibitory effect on the growth of P. gingivalis. Taken together, these findings suggest that xylitol may have good clinical effect not only for caries but also for periodontitis by its inhibitory effect on the LPS-induced inflammatory cytokine expression.
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- Department of Oral Microbiology, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea 602-739
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Futai E, Sorimachi H, Jeong SY, Kitamoto K, Ishiura S, Suzuki K. Aspergillus oryzae palBory encodes a calpain-like protease: homology to Emericella nidulans PalB and conservation of functional regions. J Biosci Bioeng 2005; 88:438-40. [PMID: 16232641 DOI: 10.1016/s1389-1723(99)80223-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/1999] [Accepted: 07/09/1999] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We have cloned and sequenced genomic DNA of Aspergillus oryzae palBory, orthologue of Emericella nidulans palB, which encodes a calpain-like protease modulating a signal transduction pathway during alkaline adaptation. The deduced amino acid sequence of PalBory is 70.0% identical to PalB over its entire length. The regions with high similarity revealed possible domains important for their function. This is the first step towards understanding the alkaline adaptation mechanism of A. oryzae, which would be very useful in the fermentation industry.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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AIM To determine the effect of polyurethane film with sustained release dexamethasone (SRD) in delayed adjustable strabismus surgery. METHODS A prospective, masked observer, controlled study was performed in rabbits. Thirty four rabbit eyes were divided into three groups. After recession of the superior rectus muscle (SRM), polyurethane film with or without SRD, or balanced salt solution was applied beneath and over SRM in the polyurethane-dexamethasone group (group P-D), polyurethane group (group P), and the control group (group C), respectively. Delayed adjustment was performed once on each SRM at 4 and 6 weeks postoperatively by a masked observer. The possible length to adjust and the necessary force required for the adjustment, as well as the degree of any adhesions, were also evaluated. RESULTS In the control group, adjustment was impossible in all of the eyes at 4 and 6 weeks postoperatively. In group P-D, adjustment was possible in 11 out of 11 eyes (11/11) 4 weeks postoperatively and in 10/11 eyes 6 weeks postoperatively. In group P, adjustment was possible in 9/11 eyes 4 weeks postoperatively and in 10/12 eyes 6 weeks postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS Use of polyurethane film with and without SRD could delay adjustment in most eyes for up to 6 weeks postoperatively. Polyurethane is helpful for delaying adjustment in rabbit eyes until 6 weeks postoperatively without the need for frequent topical instillation of steroids.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Seoul National University, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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A polymeric emulsion bead, which consists of core and capsule, was prepared. The core is composed of lipid nanoparticles containing lipophilic drug and semi-interpenetrating networks (semi-IPNs) are prepared to provide the capsule composed of sodium alginate and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC). The lipid nanoparticles were encapsulated into the polymeric emulsion bead with high drug loading efficiency, and lovastatin was used as a model drug. For the application as an oral drug delivery system, the enteric coating was performed with polymeric emulsion bead. The drug release pattern was controlled by the composition of capsule materials and environmental pH.
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Hannam University, 133 Ojeong Dong, Daedeog Ku, Taejeon, Korea 306-791
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS A patient with (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus receives at least one subcutaneous insulin injection a day to maintain low serum glucose concentrations. Since patients' compliance with such dosage regimens is too low, the development of an oral formula is clearly attractive. We present the development of a liquid formula that can be easily dispersed in water to produce particles named "nanocubicles" which efficiently encapsulate insulin. METHODS Fasted streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were administered orally with particles encapsulating insulin, and particles without insulin or soluble insulin in water. Groups of rats were also injected soluble insulin in PBS for control. Blood glucose concentration and insulin concentration were measured 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 h after the administration of the insulin formulas. RESULTS In vitro experiments show that the particles can be taken up by the Caco-2 cells at a high ratio. The serum glucose concentration was controlled for more than 6 h after oral insulin administration but returned to the basal concentration in 3 h when 1 IU/kg of insulin was injected intravenously. CONCLUSION/INTERPRETATION Our biocompatible and stable oral insulin formulation is easy to prepare and produces reproducible hypoglycaemic effects, therefore we anticipate clinical acceptance and utilization of this form of insulin therapy.
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- Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
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Ichikawa Y, Goto J, Hattori M, Toyoda A, Ishii K, Jeong SY, Hashida H, Masuda N, Ogata K, Kasai F, Hirai M, Maciel P, Rouleau GA, Sakaki Y, Kanazawa I. The genomic structure and expression of MJD, the Machado-Joseph disease gene. J Hum Genet 2002; 46:413-22. [PMID: 11450850 DOI: 10.1007/s100380170060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Machado-Joseph disease (MJD) is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder that is clinically characterized by cerebellar ataxia and various associated symptoms. The disease is caused by an unstable expansion of the CAG repeat in the MJD gene. This gene is mapped to chromosome 14q32.1. To determine its genomic structure, we constructed a contig composed of six cosmid clones and eight bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones. It spans approximately 300kb and includes MJD. We also determined the complete sequence (175,330bp) of B445M7, a human BAC clone that contains MJD. The MJD gene was found to span 48,240bp and to contain 11 exons. Northern blot analysis showed that MJD mRNA is ubiquitously expressed in human tissues, and in at least four different sizes; namely, 1.4, 1.8, 4.5, and 7.5kb. These different mRNA species probably result from differential splicing and polyadenylation, as shown by sequences of the 21 independent cDNA clones isolated after the screening of four human cDNA libraries prepared from whole brain, caudate, retina, and testis. The sequences of these latter clones relative to the MJD gene in B445M7 indicate that there are three alternative splicing sites and eight polyadenylation signals in MJD that are used to generate the differently sized transcripts.
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- Y Ichikawa
- Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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Kim YH, Gihm SH, Park CR, Lee KY, Kim TW, Kwon IC, Chung H, Jeong SY. Structural characteristics of size-controlled self-aggregates of deoxycholic acid-modified chitosan and their application as a DNA delivery carrier. Bioconjug Chem 2001; 12:932-8. [PMID: 11716684 DOI: 10.1021/bc015510c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Precise control of the size and structure is one critical design parameter of micellar systems for drug delivery applications. To control the size of self-aggregates, chitosan was depolymerized with various amounts of sodium nitrite, and hydrophobically modified with deoxycholic acid to form self-aggregates in aqueous media. Formation and physicochemical characteristics of size-controlled self-aggregates were investigated using dynamic light scattering, fluorescence spectroscopy, and computer simulation method. The size of self-aggregates varied in the range of 130-300 nm in diameter, and their structures were found to depend strongly on the molecular weight of chitosan ranging from 5 to 200 kDa. Due to the chain rigidity of chitosan molecule, the structure of self-aggregates was suggested to be a cylindrical bamboolike structure when the molecular weight of chitosan was larger than 40 kDa, which might form a very poor spherical form of a birdnestlike structure. To explore the potential applications of self-aggregates as a gene delivery carrier, complexes between chitosan self-aggregates and plasmid DNA were prepared and confirmed by measuring the fluorescence intensity of ethidium bromide and electrophoresis on agarose gels. The complex formation had strong dependency on the size and structure of chitosan self-aggregates and significantly influenced the transfection efficiency of COS-1 cells (up to a factor of 10). This approach to control the size and structure of chitosan-derived self-aggregates may find a wide range of applications in gene delivery as well as general drug delivery applications.
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- Y H Kim
- Biomedical Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, Korea
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Kim KY, Jeong SY, Won J, Ryu PD, Nam MJ. Induction of angiogenesis by expression of soluble type II transforming growth factor-beta receptor in mouse hepatoma. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:38781-6. [PMID: 11457844 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m104944200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The biological effect of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is cell type-specific and complex. The precise role of TGF-beta is not clear in vivo. To elucidate the regulation mechanism of endogenous TGF-beta on hepatoma progression, we modified the MH129F mouse hepatoma cell with a retroviral vector encoding the extracellular region of type II TGF-beta receptor (TRII). Soluble TRII (TRIIs) blocked TGF-beta binding to TRII on the membrane of hepatoma cells. Growth of MH129F cells was inhibited by TGF-beta1 treatment; however, soluble TRII-overexpressing cells (MH129F/TRIIs) did not show any change in proliferation after TGF-beta1 treatment. MH129F/TRIIs cells also increased vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression, endothelial cell migration, and tube formation. Implantation of MH129F/TRIIs cells into C3H/He mice showed the significantly enhanced tumor formation. According to Western blot and protein kinase C assay, the expression of VEGF, KDR/flk-1 receptor, and endothelial nitric-oxide synthase was enhanced, and the phosphorylation activity of protein kinase C was increased up to 3.7-fold in MH129F/TRIIs tumors. Finally, a PECAM-1-stained intratumoral vessel was shown to be 4.2-fold higher in the MH129F/TRIIs tumor. These results indicate that VEGF expression is up-regulated by a blockade of endogenous TGF-beta signaling in TGF-beta-sensitive hepatoma cells and then stimulates angiogenesis and tumorigenicity. Therefore, we suggest that endogenous TGF-beta is a major regulator of the VEGF/flk-1-mediated angiogenesis pathway in hepatoma progression.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism
- Cell Division
- Cell Movement
- Cells, Cultured
- Disease Progression
- Endothelial Growth Factors/biosynthesis
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lymphokines/biosynthesis
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C3H
- Neovascularization, Pathologic
- Nitric Oxide Synthase/biosynthesis
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III
- Phosphorylation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Protein Binding
- Protein Kinase C/metabolism
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/biosynthesis
- Receptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type II
- Receptors, Growth Factor/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
- Retroviridae/genetics
- Time Factors
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
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- K Y Kim
- Central Genome Center, National Institute of Health, Seoul 122-701, Korea
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Okamoto T, Jeong SY, Takahashi Y, Baughman KW, Ogata K, Goto J, Kanazawa I. Expression of the alpha1D subunit of the L-type voltage gated calcium channel in human liver. Int J Mol Med 2001; 8:413-6. [PMID: 11562780 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.8.4.413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Calcium channel blocker is useful for a variety of purposes and is effective for preventing hepatitis elicited by different inducers, suggesting its possible clinical application for treating hepatitis. The alpha1-subunit of the dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type calcium channel is a target of calcium channel blocker. For clinical application of calcium channel blocker, it is important to analyze the expression of the L-type calcium channel in the liver. However, the subtype of the L-type calcium channel alpha1-subunit expressed in the liver was not known. In the present study, the alpha1-subunit of the calcium channel expressed in human liver was systematically analyzed. The alpha1D subunit of the dihydropyridine-sensitive L-type voltage gated calcium channel is expressed relatively strongly in the liver and may play an important role in the liver.
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- T Okamoto
- Research Laboratories, Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd., 1-22 Hikokawato, Misato, Saitama 341-0005, Japan
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Jeong SY, Ha TS, Park CS, Uhm DY, Chung S. Nitric oxide directly activates large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels (rSlo). Mol Cells 2001; 12:97-102. [PMID: 11561736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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We investigated whether nitric oxide (NO) directly activates the cloned alpha-subunit of large conductance Ca2+-activated K+ (Maxi-K) channels from rat brain (rSlo), expressed either in HEK293 cells or Xenopus oocytes. In inside-out patches, the application of S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), a NO-releasing compound, reversibly activated the channel shifting the voltage dependent activation curve of the macroscopic Maxi-K current to the left by about 15 mV. Pretreatment of the patches with N-ethylmaleimide to alkylate free sulfhydryl groups did not prevent the effect of SNAP, suggesting that NO may directly interact with the channels. These results suggest that Maxi-K channels might be one of the physiological targets of NO in the brain.
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- S Y Jeong
- Department of Life Science, Kwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
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Okamoto T, Kobayashi T, Jeong SY. NC-1500 prevents concanavalin A-induced mice hepatitis without affecting cytokine gene expression. Int J Mol Med 2001; 8:181-2. [PMID: 11445871 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.8.2.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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NC-1500 is a dihydropyridine type calcium channel blocker. The effect of NC-1500 on mice concanavalin A-induced hepatitis was examined. Treatment of mice with concanavalin A (Con A) caused elevation of plasma transaminase. Pretreatment of mice with NC-1500 (3, 10 and 30 mg/kg, p.o.) prevented this Con A-induced elevation of plasma transaminase. Treatment of mice with Con A induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) mRNA expression in the liver. However, NC-1500 (30 mg/kg, p.o.) did not affect this Con A-induced TNF-alpha mRNA expression in the liver. The present results showed that NC-1500 inhibited Con A-induced hepatitis without affecting TNF-alpha mRNA expression in the liver.
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- T Okamoto
- Research Laboratories, Nippon Chemiphar Co., Ltd., Misato, Saitama 341-0005, Japan
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