Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a vascular inflammatory disease characterized by painless mass in the dermis, subcutaneous tissue, or both in the head and neck region. However, occurrence in the oral mucosa is extremely rare. In this study, we report a case of ALHE that occurred on the upper lip and discuss the histopathological features and management.

Although fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has been widely accepted as a valuable tool for differential diagnosis of head and neck tumors, the diagnostic value of FNAB in the management of salivary gland tumors has been questioned. This case report presents a patient with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of parotid gland diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma by FNAB and discusses the pitfalls in the diagnosis of malignant salivary gland tumors.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC) is the most common salivary gland malignancies. As its name implies, the MEC is composed of a mixture of mucus-secreting cells and epidermoid cells. Histologically, MECs have been categorized into one of three grades : low, intermediate, or high grade. Although the MEC is the most common salivary gland tumor in both adults and children, MEC of sublingual gland accounts for only 1% of epithelial salivary tumors. This case report presents the histopathological features and management of MEC of the sublingual gland.

Presence of a palato-nasally impacted supernumerary tooth with nasopalatine canal involvement is a unique finding that demands careful attention during surgical extraction due to its distinctive anatomy. In this case report of a 7-year-old child, an impacted supernumerary tooth had a developmental anomaly that required both palatal and nasal approaches to successfully remove the tooth.

Nuts are one of the most common sources of allergies in individuals of all ages. In order for a particular protein to render an allergic reaction, it must resist proteolytic digestion by intestinal enzymes. In this study, three well-known allergenic nuts, almonds, cashew nuts, and peanuts, were used as samples, and enzyme digestion with Bacillus protease and porcine pepsin was tested. A proteomic approach using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and an MS/MS analysis was applied to visualize and identify the proteins that were resistant to enzyme digestion. Among the 150 protein spots tested, 42 proteins were assigned functions. Due to the lack of genomic databases, 41% of the identified proteins were grouped as hypothetical. However, 12% of them were well-known allergens, including AraH. The remainder were grouped as storage, enzymes, and binding proteins.

해양생물 유래 기능성 소재 개발 연구의 일환으로, 국내자생하는 감태 외 9종(곰피, 대황, 매생이, 모자반, 미역,지충이, 청각, 톳, 파래)의 해조류을 이용하여 열수 및 에탄올 추출물을 제조하여 추출물의 항산화 활성 및 α-glucosidase 저해활성을 조사하였다. 총 페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량은 대황 에탄올 추출물에서 각각 150.81, 77.02mg/g으로 가장 많았다. DPPH radical 소거능은 대황, 감태,지충이 에탄올 추출물이 각각 86.26, 78.72, 68.32%를 나타내었으며, ABTS radical 소거능은 대황, 감태, 지충이 열수 및 에탄올 추출물에서 모두 99% 이상의 높은 활성을 나타내었다. SOD 유사활성과 환원력은 대황 에탄올 추출물이21.34%, 1.710(OD700)으로 가장 높았으며, 지방산패억제능도 대황 에탄올 추출물에서 83.95%로 가장 높았다. 또한,해조류 추출물의 α-glucosidase 저해 활성은 대황, 감태, 지충이 열수 추출물에서 97.75, 95.17, 87.13%를 나타내었으며, 에탄올 추출물에서는 3종류 모두 약 98%의 높은 저해활성을 나타내었다. 해조류 중 대황, 감태, 지충이의 항산화활성 및 α-glucosidase 저해활성이 우수하여 천연 기능성소재 개발을 위한 좋은 원료가 될 수 있을 것으로 사료되며,기능성소재로 사용하기 위하여 적용할 제품에 따라 추출물의 재료, 첨가농도, 제품의 생리활성 등과 관련된 광범위한 연구가 요구된다.

We carried out to better understand calcium behavior in plant growing in media with different calcium levels, deficiency (3), normal (1), and surplus (3). Growth of cucumber plants did not appear significant difference among calcium levels by 7 days after transplanting, but growth rate at 14 days was the highest in normal and followed deficiency and surplus. Increase in calcium concentration treated resulted in not only an excessive Ca uptake of plant but also a proportional decrease in Mg contents. In addition, excessive absorbed Ca was preferentially accumulated in stem and root to avoid leaf damage. Oxalate playing a role as a mediator of excessive Ca through Ca-oxalate crystal formation in cell was analyzed. Oxalate content in leaves was proportionally increased with an increase in calcium level in media, and the correlation coefficient was 0.94(>0.001), while Ca and oxalate in stem and roots did not show significant relation. Ca-oxalate crystal isolated from different Ca-treated leaves and stem was observed using SEM-EDX. Large amount of Ca-oxalate crystal was formed with an increase in Ca concentration. This means that excessive Ca in cell is immobilized through the formation of Ca-oxalate crystal with oxalate bio-synthesized.

The present study describes carbohydrate metabolism, macro-element utilization and antioxidant defenses in response to an ozone dose (100 ppb, 8d) in two rice varieties. Tolerant (cv. Jinpumbyeo) and sensitive (cv. Chucheongbyeo) varieties of rice were grown in growth chamber for 30 days after sowing. Concentrations of chloroplast pigments and non-structural carbohydrates as well as activity of antioxidant enzymes were determined to evaluate the resistance against ozone stress. Ozone caused the decrease in chlorophyll a and carotenoid contents, and also resulted in faster decomposition of non-structural carbohydrate in leaf blade and leaf sheath. The contents of nitrogen and potassium in leaves were visibly decreased in cv. Chucheongbyeo with an increase in ozone exposure, but not in cv. Jinpumbyeo. Enzymatic antioxidants against ROS in both varieties responded in the order of POD, SOD and CAT, and their capacity was stronger in cv. Jinpumbyeo.

Germination characteristics and alterations in soluble sugar-starch transition and phytic acid during germination were studied in rice seeds under saline conditions. NaCl significantly reduced the speed of germination. Also, the radicle growth out of seeds was severely inhibited by the exposure to NaCl solution, thus, seeds were almost impossible to grow to seedlings. Soluble sugar was remarkably accumulated, whereas starch was decomposed stepwise during seed germination. The metabolism of soluble sugar and starch in germinating seeds showed a distinct difference. The level of phytic acid in seeds decreased in all NaCl treatments during germination, but the level was affected differently by NaCl concentration in the two varieties. Overall, our results suggest that salt stress retard the radicle growth of rice seeds, and affect the starch-to-sugar conversion and the decomposition of phytic acid differently in two varieties.

Seedlings of two rice genotyopes, cvs. Ilpumbyeo and Gancheokbyeo, were exposed to 0, 50 and 100 mM NaCl in nutrient solution for nine days. Plants were collected at the interval of 3 days and organic and inorganic solutes in leaves and roots and antioxidative enzyme activity in leaves were determined. Under salinity, the accumulation of soluble sugars occurred considerably in the older leaves of stressed seedlings compared to younger leaves and roots. The endogenous Na+ contents markedly increased at higher NaCl concentration in leaves and roots of seedlings, though it was higher accumulated in roots. Salinity resulted in an excessive proline accumulation in the stressed plants. A more pronounced increase was observed in Gancheokbyeo leaves. SOD activity in Impumbyeo cannot found any remarkable change, whereas, in Gancheokbyeo, its activity was rapidly decreased. CAT and POD activities increased with an increase in NaCl concentration in both genotypes. In sum­mary, the high capacity of rice seedlings to overcome an unfavorable growth condition such salt stress appears to be related to an adequate partition of organic solutes between shoots and roots and to changes in absorption, transport and re-translocation of salts.