Recently many forensic scientists are trying to use the DNA 'barcode' region (upstream portion of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I) to identify the species of forensically important fly species. We have analyzed to compare their sequences of the 'barcode' region for twelve blow fly species[A. grahami, C.lata, C. vicina, H.ligurriens, L. ampullaceal, L. Caesar, L. illustris, P. sericata, P. regina, T. calliphoroides, C. megacephala, C. pinguis] collected from the rural and urban regions in Korea. Intra- and interspecies sequence divergences were calculated as 0~0.9% and 0.9~11.4%, respectively. Phylogenetic trees were drawn with Mega 3.1 and Network 4.20 programs. The result illustrates that each genus is grouped as monophyletic group except for T. calliphoroides and all the same species were monophyletic group. This suggests that the 'Barcode' region of COI gene could be a marker for identification of necrophagous blow fly species. But the two closely related species, L.illustris and L.caesar show little differences from each other. Therefore more individuals of these species should be examined for population study.
Diptera* ; DNA ; DNA, Mitochondrial* ; Electron Transport Complex IV ; Korea*

DNA barcoding was recently introduced to molecular identification of forensically important fly species. So, we have analysed the barcode region (687 nucleotides) of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene for four species of Muscidae flies collected from Korea. The sequences were aligned and analysed to construct a phylogenetic tree using DNA Star 5.01(DNAStar Inc) and MEGA 3.1 program(Kumar, Tamura, Nei 2004). Intraspecific variation was not noted between M.stabulans individual to each other. Intraspecific variation ranges of other species were 0.1%, 0.1~0.3% and 0.1~0.6% for O.leucostoma, M.angustifrons and M.domestica, respectively. Interspecific percent distance was minimal(9.7~10.0%) between M.stabulans and M.angustifrons. Other species showed above 10% distance from each other. The result showed that four species of Muscidae fly species (Muscina angustifrons, Muscina stabulans, Ophyra leucostoma and Musca domestica) were identifiable from each other with analysis of barcode region of COI gene. Therefore, we conclude that species identification of forensically important Muscidae flies used in this study is possible with percent distance of sequences of COI barcode region, but more species and individuals should be examined to be confident about the conclusion.
Cytochromes* ; Diptera ; DNA* ; Electron Transport Complex IV* ; Korea* ; Muscidae*

Photobiomodulation utilizes monochromatic (or quasimonochromatic) light in the electromagnetic region of 600~1000 nm for the treatment of soft tissues in a nondestructive and nonthermal mode. It is conceivable that photobiomodulation is based upon the ability of the light to alter cell metabolism as it is absorbed by general hemoproteins and cytochrome c oxidase (COX) in particular. Recently it has been suggested radiation of visible and infrared (IR) activates retrograde signaling pathway from mitochondria to nucleus. In this review, the role of COX in the photobiomodulation will be discussed. Further a possible role of water as a photoreceptor will be suggested.
Electron Transport Complex IV ; Magnets ; Metabolism ; Mitochondria ; Phototherapy* ; Water

Although widely studied, the natural diversity of the hard tick is not well known. In this study, we collected 194 sequences from 67 species, covering 7 genera of hard tick. The 5′ region of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 region (586 bp) has been used to investigate intra- and inter-species variation and the phylogenetic tree of neighbor joining method has been used for assessment. As a result, by comparing the K2P-distance of intra- and interspecies, 30 samples (15.2%) shown that interspecies distance was larger than the minimum interspecfic distance. From the phylogenetic analysis, 86.8% (49) of the species were identified correctly at the genus level. On deeper analysis on these species suggested the possibility of presence cryptic species. Therefore, further work is required to delineate species boundaries and to develop a more complete understanding of hard tick diversity over larger scale.
Cytochromes c ; Cytochromes ; Electron Transport Complex IV ; Ixodidae ; Methods ; Trees

Impact injuries to the surgically exposed dura overlying the lumbar cord at L2 were produced in cats. Cytochrome oxidase activities in frozen-dried sample of spinal cord gray matter were measured and analyzed as a step in the investingation of the possible effects of spinal cord trauma on mitochondria. As conservative index of mitochondria damage in gray matter resulting from inactivation on cytochrome oxidase activity, electron microscopic studies of mitochondrial ultrastructural changes in traumatized gray matter were performed. The effects of Naloxone on the alteration of the cytochrome oxidase activities and ultrastructures of the mitochondria in the gray matter were studied. A drop in cytochrome oxidase activities to approximately 50% of normal value was found as early as 15 minutes post-trauma, which greatest decrease at 1/2 hour and 1 hour post-trauma. Ultrastructural changes of the mitochondria continued to proceed with the lapse of time after the injury. Mitochondriae were slightly enlarged with decreased number of cristae at 15 minutes post-trauma. Enlargement of the mitochondria with disintegration of cristae and electron-lucent area in the matrices were observed at 1 hour and 4 hour post-trauma. As relatively less change to the mitochondrial ultrastructures was observed in the Naloxone-treated group than in the non-treated group, the results of this study suggest that Naloxone confers beneficial effects in enhancing the cytochrome-oxidase activity and preserving the mitochondrial ultrastructures from injury.
Animals ; Cats ; Cytochromes* ; Electron Transport Complex IV* ; Mitochondria ; Naloxone* ; Reference Values ; Spinal Cord Injuries* ; Spinal Cord*

In criminal investigations, the accurate identification of specimens must be a vary important procedure in the estimation of post-mortem interval(PMI) using insect specimens. However, the morphological-based identification method has many limitations, as species identification for immature stages of many species being difficult or impossible, and more convenient methods are needed to identify necrophagopus fly species. So, many authors have proposed DNA-based methods for identifying fly specimen because of identifying all life stages of carrion flies. In this study, we sequenced a part of mitochondrial cytochrome oxodase subunit I (COI) for each five blow fly species [Hemipyrellia ligurriens, Lucilia illustris, Phaenicia sericata, Chrysomya. megacephala, Chrysomya pinguis] collected from the rural and urban regions in Korea, and compared 400 nucleotides of one species with those of another species. Percent similarity of sequence compared was highest value between Ch. pinguis and Ch. megacephala (97.8%), and lowest one between H. ligurriens and Ch. pinguis(89.2%). Maximun intraspecific variation was observed in L. illustris (0.5%). In conclusion, the experimental results indicate that sequence analyses of more necrophagous flies collected from various regions of Korea should be performed to construct a database of mitochondrial CO I of necrophagous fly species.
Criminals ; Cytochromes* ; Diptera* ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; Electron Transport Complex IV* ; Humans ; Insects ; Korea* ; Nucleotides ; Sequence Analysis

DNA barcoding has been widely used in species identification and biodiversity research. A short fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence serves as a DNA bio-barcode. We collected DNA barcodes, based on COI sequences from 156 species (529 sequences) of fish, insects, and shellfish. We present results on phylogenetic relationships to assess biodiversity the in the Korean peninsula. Average GC% contents of the 68 fish species (46.9%), the 59 shellfish species (38.0%), and the 29 insect species (33.2%) are reported. Using the Kimura 2 parameter in all possible pairwise comparisons, the average interspecific distances were compared with the average intraspecific distances in fish (3.22 vs. 0.41), insects (2.06 vs. 0.25), and shellfish (3.58 vs. 0.14). Our results confirm that distance-based DNA barcoding provides sufficient information to identify and delineate fish, insect, and shellfish species by means of all possible pairwise comparisons. These results also confirm that the development of an effective molecular barcode identification system is possible. All DNA barcode sequences collected from our study will be useful for the interpretation of species-level identification and community-level patterns in fish, insects, and shellfish in Korea, although at the species level, the rate of correct identification in a diversified environment might be low.
Biodiversity ; DNA ; DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic ; DNA, Mitochondrial ; Electron Transport Complex IV ; Insects ; Korea ; Shellfish

This study aimed to investigate the morphology and reconstruct the phylogenetic relationships of Centrocestus formosanus originating from 5 species of freshwater fish, i.e., Esomus metallicus, Puntius brevis, Anabas testudineus, Parambassis siamensis, and Carassius auratus, in Chiang Mai province, Thailand. Sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) and phylogeny based on internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) were performed. The results showed similar morphologies of adult C. formosanus from day 5 after infection in chicks. C. formosanus originated from 4 species of freshwater fish had the same number of circumoral spines on the oral sucker, except for those from C. auratus which revealed 34 circumoral spines. The phylogenetic tree obtained from SRAP profile and the combination of ITS2 and CO1 sequence showed similar results that were correlated with the number of circumoral spines in adult worms. Genetic variability of C. formosanus also occurred in different species of freshwater fish hosts. However, more details of adult worm morphologies and more sensitive genetic markers are needed to confirm the species validity of C. formosanus with 34 circumoral spines originating from C. auratus in the future.
Adult ; Electron Transport Complex IV ; Fresh Water* ; Genetic Markers ; Goldfish ; Humans ; Phylogeny ; Spine ; Thailand* ; Trees

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Mitochondria, Heart ; Gasotransmitters ; Adenosine Diphosphate ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury ; Cardiotonic Agents ; Electron Transport Complex IV

It is the purpose of this experimental study to evauate the therapeutic effect of the combinations of Mannitol and phenytoin on the acute focal cerebral ischemia in cats. Acute focal cerebral ischemia was induced by transorbital occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery(MCA) with Heifetz clip under the operating microscope. The experimental animals were divided into four groups: The first froup was sham control group(12 cats). The second group was occlusion group which was induced acute ischemia for 3 hours by occlusion of MCA(12 cats). The third group was recirculation group which was recirculated for 2 hours after occlusion of MCA for 3 hours(12 cats). The fourth group was treatment group which was pretreated with combinations of Mannitol(2 gm/kg) and phenytoin(12mg/kg) at 30 minutes before MCA occlusion initially and then same dosaged Mannitol at each 90 minutes intervals(12 cats). As the biochemical studies, cytochrome oxidase activities and concentration of lipid peroxide were measured and analysed, and the degree of infarction, hemispheric swelling and the comparative microscopic findings of the infracted areas were studied as the pathohistologic studies. In this experimental study, the beneficial therapeutic effect of combinations Mannitol and phenytoin was observed in cats of 3-hour occlusion of MCA with 2 hour-recirculation. It was suggest that pretreatment of combinations of above agents with different sites of action or synergistic coupling may be better suited to combat the myriad processes that make up the ischemic cascade.
Animals ; Brain Ischemia* ; Cats ; Electron Transport Complex IV ; Infarction ; Ischemia ; Lipid Peroxidation ; Mannitol* ; Phenytoin*