최근 강원도에서 생산되기 시작하는 잎새버섯의 수확후배지를 활용하여 산업곤충의 한 종인 장수풍뎅이의 사육가 능성을 알아보고 장수풍뎅이 사육농가의 유충먹이 구입 시 경제적 비용절감 및 버섯재배농가의 부산물활용에 따른 신 소득을 창출하고자 시험을 추진하였다. 잎새버섯 배지는 참나무 85%와 밀기울 15%의 조성으로 이루어져 장수풍뎅이의 사육에는 무리가 없어 보였으며, 실제 유충 2령충을 4개월 사육한 결과 개체중이 21.6g으로 대조배지(참 나무발효톱밥) 개체중 20.2g보다 양호하였으며 폐사율도 낮게 나타났다. 유충의 가능한 사육밀도를 알아보기 위해 일반적으로 제시하는 밀도(75마리/60L)를 기준으로 0.5, 1.5배의 밀도를 사육한 결과 60L용기에 100마리 정도 사육이 가능하였다. 성충의 암수비율에 따른 산란시험에서는 암수비율 동일조건에서 산란수가 많았으며 잎새버섯 수확후배 지에서보다는 참나무 발효톱밥에서 산란이 양호하였다. 또한 산란효과를 높이기 위해 시판젤리에 여러 가지 첨가제를 넣어 시험한 결과 흑설탕을 첨가한 먹이조건에서 산란이 좀 더 양호한 것으로 나타났다.

콩, 팥, 들깨 및 매실원에서 집합페로몬 로케트트랩에 의한 톱다리개미허리노린재의 유인효과를 조사하였다. 콩포장에서 톱다리개미허리노린재와 썩덩나무노린재의 집합페로몬(aggregation pheromone; AP)를 각각 및 조합하여 로케트트랩에 주입하여 콩포장 내 10, 5 및 0m(콩포장 가장자리) 지점과 콩포장 바깥 5m(휴반) 지점에 설치한 결과 톱다리개미허리노린재의 유인수는 콩포장 바깥 5m(휴반)에서 가장 높았으며, 다른 설치지점간에는 차이가 없었다. 이러한 경향은 썩덩나무노린재의 유인수도 같은 경향을 나타내었다. 또한 톱다리개미허리노린재와 썩덩나무 노린재의 AP를 각각 및 조합하여 로케트트랩에 주입하여 팥포장내 5m, 팥포장의 가장자리, 들깨포장내 5m, 팥과 들깨포장의 경계, 팥포장밖 5m 지점에 설치하여 톱다리개미허리노린재와 썩덩나무노린재의 유인수를 조사한 결과 이들 노린재류의 유인수는 팥 포장밖 5m 지점에서 가장 높았다. 한편, 매실원에서 집합페로몬 로케트트랩의 설치지점 에 따른 노린재류의 유인수는 톱다리개미허리노린재는 가장자리에서 가장 많았고, 다음은 과원내>과원밖 5m>과원밖 10m>과원밖 15m>과원밖 20m 순으로 나타났으며, 썩덩나무노린재는 가장자리에서 가장 많았고, 다음은 과원밖 5m>과원밖 10m>과원밖 15m>과원밖 5m 및 과원내의 순으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과로 보아 농작물 재배포장에서 집합페로몬에 의한 노린재류의 유인효과는 로케트트랩의 설치지점과 밀접하게 관련이 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

콩명나방(Maruca vitrata)은 열대ꞏ아열대성 해충으로 콩의 주요 해충으로 알려져 있으나 국내에서는 팥에서 피해가 큰 해충이다. 콩명나방의 유충에 콩과작물인 콩(대두, 소청자, 풍산나물콩), 팥(홍언), 동부(장채)와 인공사료를 각각 먹이로 제공하여 콩명나방의 발육상을 조사하였다. 조사결과 인공사료를 먹이로 제공한 콩명나방 유충의 용화율과 우화율이 가장 높았고 다음으로 팥과 풍산나물콩을 먹이로 제공했을 때 용화율과 우화율이 높았다. 장채의 경우 유충이 한 마리도 용화하지 못했다. 콩명나방 유충이 용화까지 걸리는 기간은 인공사료를 먹이로 제공했을 때 가장 짧았고 다음으로 팥과 풍산나물콩을 먹이로 제공했을 때 짧았다. 용의 무게 또한 인공사료를 먹이로 제공했을 때 가장 높았고 다음으로 팥과 풍산나물콩을 먹이로 제공했을 때 높았다. 실험결과 팥 이외에 콩과작물에서도 유충이 성충까지 우화할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

Maruca vitrata is one of the destructive pests of tropical legumes. Radiofrequency dependent development and adult performances of M. vitrata were examined at five radiofrequencies of 0 (control), 5, 10, 20, and 30 kHz on artificial diet. The results showed that radiofrequency have significant effects on the life variables of M. vitrata. Radiofrequency exposures on pod borer impacted on life-variables of M. vitrata and negative effects were also transmitted to the successive generations. The adults of M. vitrata were emerged with shorter longevity in case of radio-frequency treatment than untreated. Decreasing the radiofrequency level further reduced the longevity of adults. The shortest adult longevity was recorded for 5 kHz. Radiofrequency treatments have also affected on the adult performance such as weight of adult. The outcomes of this study are discussed in terms of an alternative to chemical treatments.

The Acoptolabrus changeonleei Ishikawa et Kim, 1983 (Coleoptera: Carabidae), has been listed as an endangered insect in South Korea. The complete mitochondrial genome of the species was 16,831 bp with a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes [PCGs], 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and one non-coding region, with the arrangement identical to that observed in most insect genomes. Phylogenetic analyses with concatenated sequences of the 13 PCGs and 2 rRNA genes, using the Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum-likelihood (ML) methods, placed A. changeonleei as a sister to the within-subfamilial species Damaster mirabilissimus in Carabinae, with the highest nodal support by both analyses.

Musculoskeletal disorders including fracture, tendonitis, osteoarthritis, and laminitis are common diseases in racehorses that can cause large economic losses in the racehorse industry. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are being applied as new clinical tools for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders of racehorses. To investigate the immunomodulatory effects of stem cell therapy, we analyzed the anti- and pro-inflammatory factors in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of racehorses before and after stem cell application using quantitative real-time RT-PCR. The expression levels of pro-inflammatory factors (CCL5, IFN-γ, IL-2, and IL-18) were decreased while those of anti-inflammatory factors (TIMP-1, IL-10, TGF-β1, and VEGF) were increased significantly after application of equine adipose tissue-derived MSCs (eAD-MSCs) to racehorses with fracture. Moreover, the expression levels of pro-inflammatory factors (IL-2, IL-18, and TNF-α) were decreased while those of anti-inflammatory factors (TIMP-1, TIMP-2, IL-10, TGF-β1, and VEGF) increased significantly after stem cell application of eAD-MSCs in racehorses with tendonitis. After evaluating immunomodulatory effects of stem cell therapy on equine musculoskeletal disorders such as fracture and tendonitis, our results showed that expression levels of pro-inflammatory factors were decreased, while those of anti-inflammatory factors increased significantly after stem cell application of eAD-MSCs. These findings suggest that the healing effects of the stem cell therapy might be due to its modulation of inflammatory factors.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), which are present in all tissues, can differentiate into cells with various specific functions. Recently, cell-based therapies using MSCs have been increasing in the veterinary research and related fields. In this study, we investigated the cellular morphology, proliferating capacities, expression of cell surface markers such as CD13, CD34, CD44, CD45, CD90, and CD105, mesodermal differentiation potentials, and expression of senescence-related markers of p53, p21, and telomerase reverse transcriptase in equine adipose tissue-derived MSCs (eAD-MSCs) after cryopreservation. The eAD-MSCs were analyzed immediately and after being frozen in liquid nitrogen for 1 year (< 1 year, G1) and more than 3 years (> 3 years, G2), respectively. After cryopreservation for 1 - 3 years, G2 eAD-MSCs showed similar cellular morphology, proliferating capacities, and expression of cell surface markers when compared with G1 eAD-MSCs. Moreover, cryopreservation did not affect the adipogenic, chondrogenic, or osteogenic differentiation potentials of G1 and G2 eAD-MSCs. Collectively, cryopreservation for (or over) 3 years maintained the stem cell phenotype and differentiation potentials of eAD-MSCs. These results will be an advantage that can be effectively used for future development of cell-based therapies.

노로바이러스는 전세계적으로 모든 연령에게 급성 장염을 일으키는 주요 원인체이다. 본 연구는 국내 식품업계의 식품종사자를 대상으로 무증상 노로바이러스 감염의 유행성을 조사하였다. 2,729명의 식품종사자에서 29명 (1.06%)이 무증상 노로바이러스로 확인되었고 이 중 5명 (17.24%)은 노로바이러스 GI 양성이었고 24명(82.76%)은 노로바이러스 GII 양성이었다. 특히 유전자 염기서열 분석과 계통 분석에서 GII-4 유전자형이 가장 유행성이 높은 것으로 나타났으며 많은 수의 무증상 식품종사자는 노로바이러스 GII-4 에 감염되어있었다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과는 무증상 식품종사자가 노로바이러스 감염에 잠재적인 전파 원인일 가능성이 있음을 보여준다. 또한 이러한 결과는 노로바이러스 예방에 대한 식품업체의 교육의 필요성을 강조한다. 무증상 노로바이러스 감염에 더 많은 주 의를 기울여야 할 것이다.

방울토마토의 수경재배 중 붕소+칼슘+규소 및 칼슘+규소의 복합 엽면시비가 수확 후 품질과 MAP 저장 중 저장성에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 엽면시비한 방울 토마토(‘Unicorn’)는 반숙 과상태에서 수확하여 산소투과성 필름으로 포장한 5oC, 11oC, 그리고 24oC에서 25일, 15일, 10일간 저장하였다. 붕소+칼슘+규소 복합처리한 방울토마토가 3가지 저장온도 모두에서 호흡과 에틸렌 발생이 억제되어 MAP 저장중 가장 낮은 생체중 감소와 가장 높은 외관상 품질을 보였다. 수확 후 조사한 방울토마토의 경도, 산도, 비타민 C 함량은 붕소+칼슘+규소 복합처리에서 가장 높았으며, 3가지 온도 모두에서 MAP 저장 후에도 모두 높게 유지되었다. 그러나 과피색, 라이코펜 함량과 당도는 수확 후에는 엽면시비 처리로 차이가 없었으나, 3가지 온도 모두 붕소+칼슘+규소 복합처리에서 가장 낮은 수치를 보였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 붕소+칼슘+규소 복합처리는 방울토마토의 수확후 생리 작용을 억제하고 경도, 산도, 비타민 C 함량을 높여 저장성을 향상시키는 것으로 판단되었다

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be generated from adult cells. Somatic cells can be reprogrammed to form iPSCs by overexpressing transcription factors such as Oct4, Sox2, cMyc, and Klf4. To maintain undifferentiated state of iPSCs in vitro, cells have traditionally been maintained on mouse embryonic fibroblast feeders and passaged by enzymatic or mechanical dissociation methods. In this study, we compared the morphology and pluripotency of porcine iPSCs (piPSCs) after subsequent passaging using enzymatic and mechanical dissociation methods. Enzymatically and mechanically passaged piPSCs showed embryonic stem cell-like morphologies with compact cell adhesion and clear colony borders. In addition, alkaline phosphatase staining was positive for both enzymatically and mechanically passaged piPSCs. However, visual observation revealed that some colonies of enzymatically passaged piPSCs were spontaneously differentiated more than those of piPSCs mechanically passaged from 5 passage. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR demonstrated that enzymatically and mechanically passaged piPSCs expressed pluripotent genes such as Oct4, Sox2 and Nanog well at early passage. Immunofluorescent staining also confirmed that pluripotent markers such as Oct4, Sox2, and Nanog were positively expressed at early passage. However, expression levels of pluripotent genes in mechanically passaged piPSCs were also higher than those in enzymatically passaged piPSCs at early passage. Collectively, we found that mechanical passage method was better than enzymatic passage in terms of morphology and pluripotency of piPSCs at early passage. Further studies are needed to compare these dissociation methods with those obtained after more passages of piPSCs.

The dynastid beetle Allomyrina dichotoma has been used as a herbal medicine. Recently, we performed de novo RNAsequencing of Allomyrina dichotoma and identified several antimicrobial peptide candidates based on in silico analysis.Among them, cationic antimicrobial peptide, Allomyrinasin, was selected and we assessed the anti-inflammatory activitiesof Allomyrinasin against mouse macrophage Raw264.7 cells. The results showed that Allomyrinasin decreased the nitricoxide production of the lipopolysaccharide-induced Raw264.7 cells. In addition, quantitative RT-PCR, ELISA and Westernblot analysis revealed that Allomyrinasin reduced cytokine expression levels in the Raw264.7 cells. Taken together, thesedata indicated that Allomyrinasin had anti-inflammatory activity in the lipopolysaccharide-induced Raw264.7 cells.

We have analyzed the transcriptome of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans using RNA sequencing and identified severalantimicrobial peptide candidates. Among the peptides, named scolopendrasins, were selected based on the physicochemicalproperties of antimicrobial peptides via an in silico analysis. As a result, we evaluated the antimicrobial activities ofscolopendrasins against Gram positive and negative bacteria including Candida albicans by radial diffusion assay and colonycount assay. We also investigated the cytotoxicity of scolopendrasins through hemolysis assay. We found that the actionof scolopendrasins involved binding to the surface of microorganisms via a specific interaction with lipopolysaccharides,lipoteichoic acid, and peptidoglycans, which are components of the bacterial membrane. These results will provide a basisfor developing therapeutic agents such as peptide antibiotics.

Although the grasshopper Oxya chinensis sinuosa has long been used as a food in Korea, there is little data on itsfunctional effects. Thus we prepared and analyzed total RNA from the whole body of adult Escherichia coli non-immunizedand immunized Oxya chinensis sinuosa strains. Using an Illumina Hiseq sequencer, we generated a total of 66,555 pooledtranscriptome and singletons with and without Escherichia coli immunization, respectively. Then, we performed in silicoanalysis of the Oxya chinensis sinuosa transcriptome, using bioinformatics tools for screening putative antimicrobial peptides(AMPs) and 38 AMPs were finally selected and tested their antimicrobial activity of Gram positive, Gram negative bacteriaand antifungal activity with radial diffusion assay. As a result, 5 out of 38 AMPs showed the highest antimicrobial activityand antifungal activity against microbes and it also evidenced with no hemolytic activity.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the Allomyrina dichotoma larva (AD) on allergy and inflammation.We examined inhibitory effect of AD on allergic reactions in mast cells (RBL-2H3) activated by Compound 48 / 80and inflammatory response in macrophages (Raw 264.7) activated by LPS. Anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory actions ofAD water extract had no cytotoxicity. At these concentrations AD inhibited ẞ-hexosaminidase, tumor necrosis factor- α(TNF- α), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6(IL-6) and cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2). AD also inhibited the expression of inducibleNO synthase (iNOS). AD reduced the release of inflammatory cytokines including IL-4, IL-6, TNF-α, and ẞ-hexosaminidase.These results suggest that AD may be potential anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory therapeutic agent.

We recently reported the in vitro and in vivo antiobesity effects of Tenebrio molitor larvae, a traditional food in manycountries, but it remains unknown how the larvae affect appetite regulation in mice with diet-induced obesity. We hypothesizedthat the extract of T. molitor larvae mediates appetite by regulating neuropeptide expression. We investigated T. molitorlarvae extract's (TME's) effects on anorexigenesis and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress–induced orexigenic neuropeptideexpression in the hypothalami of obese mice. Central administration of TME suppressed feeding by down-regulating theexpression of the orexigenic neuropeptides neuropeptide Y and agouti-related protein. T. molitor larvae extract significantlyreduced the expression of ER stress response genes. These results suggest that TME and its bioactive components arepotential therapeutics for obesity and ER stress–driven disease states.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have restricted life spans in vitro and can therefore only be expanded for a limited number of cell divisions before entering a senescent state and unequivocally stopping proliferation. Several types of cell culture systems have been used for large-scale expansion of MSCs. A recent trend in cell culture has been the change from serum-use to serum-supplement media. This study was conducted to investigate the proliferative effects of vegetable resources (VR) on equine adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (eAD-MSCs) in the absence of serum and their possible mechanisms of action. Regulation of cell cycling is a key process involved in the fate of stem cells, including renewal and differentiation. In this study, we observed that the viability of eAD-MSCs was increased significantly when treated with VR under serum-free conditions. We also observed that expression levels of cell cycling-related proteins such as p53 and p21 were decreased, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen increased significantly in response to treatment with VR in eAD-MSCs under serum-free conditions. Furthermore, expression levels of cell survival-related proteins were increased in response to treatment with VR in eAD-MSCs under serum-free conditions. Therefore, our results suggest that VR promotes proliferation of eAD-MSCs under serum-free conditions.

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are multipotent cells able to differentiate into several cell lineages, which has implications for cell therapy and reproductive biotechnologies. Although MSCs have been isolated from many species, including humans and animals, there is limited data on MSCs from large ruminants, such as bovines. In this study, we tried to isolate and characterize bovine tongue tissue-derived MSCs (boT-MSCs) by investigating phenotype morphology, performing proliferation properties, and determining cell surface marker expression patterns, self-renewal, and differentiation potentials. As a result, the boT-MSCs were successfully isolated by collagenase digestion and maintained proliferative capacity until 20 passages. Moreover, the boT-MSCs expressed pluripotency markers (OCT3/4, SOX2, and NANOG) and MSC-specific surface markers including CD44, CD90, and CD105, but not CD45 and MHC-II. The boT-MSCs could also differentiate into mesodermal (adipocyte, osteocyte, and chondrocyte) cell lineages. Our results suggest that the tongues of bovines could be used as a source of MSCs.