We present photometric results of the  Sct star V1162 Ori, which is extensively monitored for a total of 49 nights from mid-December 2014 to early-March 2015. The observations are made with three KMTNet (Korea Microlensing Telescope Network) 1.6 m telescopes installed in Chile, South Africa, and Australia. Multiple frequency analysis is applied to the data and resulted in clear detection of seven frequencies without an alias problem: five known frequencies and two new ones with small amplitudes of 1.2-1.7 mmag. The amplitudes of all but one frequency are significantly different from previous results, confirming the existence of long-term amplitude changes. We examine the variations in pulsation timings of V1162 Ori for about 30 years by using the times of maximum light obtained from our data and collected from the literatures. The O − C (Observed minus Calculated) timing diagram shows a combination of a downward parabolic variation with a period decreasing rate of (1/P)dP/dt = −4.22 × 10−6 year−1 and a cyclic change with a period of about 2780 days. The most probable explanation for this cyclic variation is the light-travel-time effect caused by an unknown binary companion, which has a minimum mass of 0.69 M⊙. V1162 Ori is the first  Sct-type pulsating star of which the observed fast period decrease can be interpreted as an evolutionary effect of a pre-main sequence star, considering its membership of the Orion OB 1c association.

황색육아종성 담낭염은 주변조직을 침투하는 특성으로 인해 담낭암과 감별이 어려우며 조직학적 확진을 위해 담낭 절제술을 시행해야 하는 경우가 많고, 주변조직과의 유착으 로 확대절제술이 필요한 경우가 상당수이다. 소변색 변화를 주소로 내원한 69세 여자환자가 전산화단층촬영 및 자기공 명영상에서 주변조직을 침윤하는 담낭종괴가 발견되었고, 최초에는 담낭암으로 판단하였으나, 조직검사 및 추적 전산 화단층촬영으로 양성 염증 질환의 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단, 스테로이드 치료 시행 후 호전되어 확진을 위해 담낭절 제술을 시행하였고 황색육아종성 담낭염을 진단하였다. 스테로이드 치료로 인해 간조직 침투가 호전되어 광범위 절제 술을 피할 수 있었던 증례로 이를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

담낭신경내분비종은 드물게 발생하는 일차성 담낭암이며, 전산화단층촬영이나 초음파와 같은 통상적인 영상검사로 쉽게 발견되지 않는다. 석회화담낭 역시 드물기 때문에 석회화담낭을 동반하는 신경내분비종은 매우 희귀하다. 명치부위 통증을 주소로 내원한 75세 여자환자가 전산화단층촬영에서 석회화담낭과 다엽성 종괴가 발견되어 확대 담낭절제술을 시행하였고, 최종 병리소견으로 담낭신경내분비종과 석회화담낭이 확진되었다. 석회화담낭을 동반하는 담낭신경내분비종은 이전에 보고된 바 없기에 저자들은 이를 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

The centipede Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans has been a medically important arthropod species by using it as a traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases. In this study, we derived a novel lactoferricin B like peptide (LBLP) from the whole bodies of adult centipedes, S. s. mutilans, and investigated the antifungal effect of LBLP. LBLP exerted an antifungal and fungicidal activity without hemolysis. To investigate the antifungal mechanism of LBLP, a membrane study with propidium iodide was first conducted against Candida albicans. The result showed that LBLP caused fungal membrane permeabilization. The assays of the three dimensional flow cytometric contour plot and membrane potential further showed cell shrinkage and membrane depolarization by the membrane damage. Finally, we confirmed the membrane-active mechanism of LBLP by synthesizing model membranes, calcein and FITC-dextran loaded large unilamellar vesicles. These results showed that the antifungal effect of LBLP on membrane was due to the formation of pores with radii between 0.74 nm and 1.4 nm. In conclusion, this study suggests that LBLP exerts a potent antifungal activity by pore formation in the membrane, eventually leading to fungal cell death.

A carbofuran-resistant strain (CAS) showed ca. 41.1- and 15.1-fold resistance compared to a susceptible strain (SUS) and a non-selected field strain (FM), respectively. Enhanced activities of carboxylesterase and P450 were found as ca. 3- and 1.6-fold higher in CAS strain, suggesting these enzymes play a minor role in carbofuran resistance. Interestingly, the insensitivity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) to carbofuran was revealed to be ca. 5.5- and 3.7-fold higher in CAS strain compared to, indicating that AChE insensitivity mechanism is associated with carbofuran resistance. In the western blot analysis, two kinds of AChEs were found and type-1 AChE (Nlace1) was identified as the major AChE in N. lugens. The open reading frame of Nlace1 is composed of 2,106 bp (ca. 78 Kd) and revealed 52.5% and 24.3% identity compared with Nephotettix cincticeps and Drosophila melanogaster, respectively. In the screening of point mutations, four amino acid substitutions (G119A, F/S330Y, F331I and H332L) were identified in the CAS strain that likely contribute to the AChE insensitivity. The allele frequencies of these mutations increased in the survived populations following the selection by LC50 of carbofuran, confirming that they are in fact associated with reduced sensitivity to carbofuran in N. lugens. These point mutation can be useful for the monitoring of resistance levels in conjunction with QS methods.