Pelle, a serine/threonine kinase, is an intracellular component of the Toll pathway and is involved in antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) production due to pathogenic infection. It is known that the Pelle phosphorylates Cactus and activates the NF-κB signaling pathway in Drosophila, but it is not studied in Tenebrio molitor. In this study we investigated the tissue-specific expression patterns of the Pelle following pathogenic infection at 3, 6, 9, 12, and 24 hours. Additionally, larval mortality and AMP expression against microbial injection were investigated in dsPelle-treated T. molitor larvae. Our results may help to understand the antimicrobial function of TmPelle.

This study was to demonstrate the comparison of immunological activity between vegetable soup made by fresh and extruded radish in in-vitro (bone marrow-derived macrophages and dendritic cells, and mouse splenocytes) and invivo models. In cell survival tests, extruded radish added to vegetable soup (EVS) and non-extruded radish added to vegetable soup powder (NEVS) were treated with bone-marrow derived macrophages, dendritic cells, and mouse splenocytes, and showed no cytotoxic effect at a dose below 1000 μg/mL. EVS treated cells had greater cell proliferation and cytokine [tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, IL-2, interferon (INF)-γ] production when compared to the NEVS treated group. Cell surface marker (CD 80/86, MHC class I/II) expression in bone marrow-derived macrophages and dendritic cells was evenly increased in the EVS treated group. In in-vivo study, administration of EVS increased for the CD4 and CD8 T cell population in splenocyte and cytokine production (IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF-α) but not Th2 type cytokines (IL-4). Therefore, adding the extruded radish is a more effective method for vegetable soup to increase immunological activity against immune cells.

본 연구는 둥글장수풍뎅이(Pentodon quadridens bidentulus (Famaire, 1887)) 유충의 혈림프에 존재하는 혈구세포들의 종류와 병원균 침 입시 세포 면역을 담당하는 세포를 특정하고 분석하였다. 둥글장수풍뎅이(P. quadridens bidentulus)유충 혈강내에는 과립혈구세포, 부정형혈구 세포, 편도혈구세포, 소구형혈구세포, 원시혈구세포, 지방혈구세포 총 여섯 종류의 혈구세포들이 존재하였다. 여섯 종류의 혈구세포 중 과립혈구 세포가 병원균 침입 시 형태적 변이와 함께 병원균들에 대한 식균작용을 수행하는 면역세포로 관찰 되었다. 특히, 생체 내에서 병원균 침입시 12 시간 안에 활발히 식균작용을 수행하였고 24시간 이후로는 면역 활성화가 줄어들면서 정상상태로 전환되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 세포질 혈구세포 의 식균작용도 간혹 관찰 되었으나 나머지 세포들은 면역과 연관된 활성화가 없는 것으로 나타났다.

EtOH 추출법과 열수 추출법을 사용하여 빈카민 등의 빈카 알칼로이드 화합물을 함유한 빈카 마이너 추출물을 얻었다. 이들 추출물을 사용하여 비듬균, 효모, 그람양성 및 음성세균에 대한 항균활성을 측정 하였다. 비듬균(Malassezia furfur)에 대하여 표준물질인 빈카민과 EtOH 추출물은 항균활성을 보이 지 않은 반면 열수 추출물은 항균활성을 나타내었다. 또한 열수 추출물은 그람양성 및 음성세균에 속하는 바실러스(Bacillus sp.)와 대장균(Escherichia coli)에 대해서도 항균활성을 나타내었다. 추출물의 세포독성 은 HaCaT 세포(인간 케라티노사이트 세포), HT-29 세포(인간 결직장 선종암 세포), Raw 세포(인간 대 식세포)를 대상으로 측정하였으며, 해당 세포들에 대해 특별한 세포독성은 발견 되지 않았다. 또한 형광 기반의 탐색물질인 디클로로플루오신 디아세테이트(DCFDA)를 이용한 활성산소종을 측정하였다. 그 결과 HaCaT 세포와 HT-29 세포군에서 활성산소종의 형성이 약 20% 정도 증가하는 것을 알 수 있었다.

Rapid identification of pest species found under quarantine is an important factor in preventing an economic loss of agricultural commodities. In this study, we analyzed RNA-Seq of the larvae of C. sasakii, G. molesta and G. dimorpha, which are serious pests in several fruits in Korea and are difficult to discriminate by species in their larval stage because of lack of a morphological character. To select immunological diagnostic markers, discriminating the larvae of C. sasakii from the G. molesta and G. dimorpha, RNA-Seq was performed for the larvae of the three insects. The 454 pyrosequencing generated 3,058-4,686 contigs for each three pest species, which assembled into 2,584-3,970 isotigs with average lengths of 829-1,244 bp. Functional annotation of the sequencing results generated 774 orthologs for the three pest species, and 12 isotigs were finally registered as candidate markers for species discrimination through bioinformatical screening, literature search, and gene expression study. The selected candidates include serine proteases, serpins, 27 kDa glycoprotein and storage protein with a constitutive gene expression in their larvae, pupae and adult stage.

본 연구는 젖소에 있어서 Lipopolysaccharide의 처리가 착유우의 면역 반응에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 처리구 5두 및 대조구 3두를 공시하여 LPS 처리후 시간의 경과에 따른 PMNL의 비율, PMNL의 생존율 및 탐식 PMNL의 비율 등을 분석하였다. PMNL의 비율에 있어서, 처리전(0시간째)에는 대조구 및 처리구가 각각 41.0% 및 47.2%였으나 24시간째에는 41.7% 및 72.1%, 48시간째에는 41.0% 및 81.6%, 72시간째에는 44.3% 및 79.0%로 24시간째, 48시간째 및 72시간째에 공히 처리구가 대조구에 비하여 유의적(p<0.01)으로 높은 경향을 나타내었다. 대조구와 처리구의 PMNL의 생존율은 처리시간에 따른 차이가 없었다. 탐식 PMNL의 비율에 있어서, 처리전(0시간째) 및 처리 후 24시간째에는 대조구와 처리구간에 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으나 48시간째에는 각각 1.1% 및 7.7%로 처리구가 대조구에 비하여 유의적(p<0.05)으로 높은 경향을 나타내다가 72시간째에는 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다.

Immunoglobulin G was purified by 40% (NH4)2SO4 precipitation, DEAE-Sephadex, Sephadex G-150 column chromatographies from rabbit antiserum against V. vulnificus ATCC 27562 O antigen and used for immunological test for V. vulnificus isolates. The profi

Rubia cordifolia has been used to treat diseases for many years in China and India. Although the biological properties and major compounds of R. cordifolia have been extensively studied, the underlying mechanisms of its biological effects remain elusive. In terms of immunological effects, anti-inflammation effect of macrophage (Raw 264.7) simply has been reported. In this study, R. cordifolia was extracted in 70% ethanol and the extract did not affect to macrophage (Raw 264.7) pro-inflammation and T cell (Molt-4). However, in mast cell (RBL-2H3), it showed inhibition of degranulation. The inducing inhibitory effect on degranulation was related to concentration dependent variation in phosphorylation of ERK-1/2 and upregulating the JNK phosphorylation in RBL-2H3 cells. Based on these data, we concluded that R. cordifolia newly have anti-allergenic effects in RBL-2H3 and might be used as a therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergic diseases such as asthma and atopic dermatitis.

Epimedium koreanum Nakai is a wild medicinal plant commonly consumed in South Korea due to its beneficial health effects. In this study, the antimutagenic and immunological activities of E. koreanum Nakai extracts were investigated for their use in food. In the immunomodulating activity, the effects of E. koreanum Nakai on the B cell (Rhamos) and T cell (Molt-4) were investigated. The results showed that the growth and viability of the B and T cells were increased and activated more in the ethylacetate (1.35 and 1.48 times) and water fraction (1.30 and 1.40 times), respectively. In the Ames test, none of the fractions produced a mutagenic effect on Salmonella. typhimurium TA98 and TA 100. The ethylacetate fraction showed a strong antimutagenic effect (98%) on and a high butanol fraction (84%) of B(α)P in S. typhimurium TA98 and TA100, respectively. In 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4NQO), all the solvent fractions showed an over 70% antimutagenic effect, except for the chloroform extract. Especially, ethylacetate and butanol showed strong inhibition of the mutagenic effects (80 and 90%) on 4NQO in S. typhimurium TA98 and TA100, respectively. These results provide preliminary data for the development of E. koreanum Nakai as an edible food material.

In order to measure an antifreezing tolerance, antifreeze proteins accumulated upon cold acclimation in apoplast were analyzed. As Dongborilho were cold-acclimated for 3 to 74 days there was an abrupt increase in apoplastic proteins up to 30 days and then decrease to the similar levels. Among the known antifreeze proteins, CLP produced in E. coli. and TLP purified from apoplast were used to generate antisera that allow to measure and localize the proteins in leaves of barley. The CLP of 27.7 kDa and TLPs of 6, 26, 27, 30, and 31 kDa were increased in their amounts in apoplast as cold treatment being longer. There was a correlation among the amounts of those proteins accumulated in apoplast and freezing tolerance as shown in field and ion leakage tests for five cultivars. The deposit of CLP was localized in the marginal area and the area adjacent to leaf vescular bundle cells in an increasing manner according to duration of cold acclimation but no variation was observed in terms of it's distribution. Based on the close correlation between levels of antifreeze proteins and degrees of freezing tolerance, the immunological methods was to develop to estimate a freezing tolerance in barley

Seed storage proteins have been used for studying biochemical genetics and end-use quality aspects. We conducted enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and one-dimensional SDS-PAGE (1D SDS-PAGE) to evaluate different cereal crop species and Korean wheat lines for rye secalin proteins. The antisecalin antibody showed consistent specificity for rye secalin with little cross-reactivity to gliadins. Immunological cross-reactivities measured by the ELISA technique using competition assay showed significant differences of absorbance among rye, triticale, wheat-rye translocated wheat and non-translocated wheat. The absorbance values were lowest in rye followed by triticale, translocated wheat and non-translocated wheat. The ELISA for discrimination of wheat-rye translocation on the basis of antigen-antibody reactivity showed that none of the Korean wheat lines possessed 1RS and secalin proteins. The competitive ELISA experiment demonstrated specific determination for secalin that was originated from rye chromosomal parts. The result of 1D SDS-PAGE for identifying rye secalin subunits showed all three rye specific secalin protein subunits (75 KDa, 45 KDa, and 40 KDa) for rye and triticale, and 1RS specific secalins (45 KDa and 40 KDa) for 1AL/1RS and 1BL/1RS translocated wheats. All Korean wheats were lacking 1RS of rye chromosome and secalin