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1.Basolaterial Secretion of CXC Chemokines by Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Response to Bacteroides fragilis Enterotoxin Via NF-kB Pathway.

Jung Mogg KIM ; Yu Kyoung OH ; Young Jeon KIM ; Hee Bok OH ; Yang Ja CHO

Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 2000;35(5):350-350

2.Basolaterial Secretion of CXC Chemokines by Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells in Response to Bacteroides fragilis Enterotoxin Via NF-kB Pathway.

Jung Mogg KIM ; Yu Kyoung OH ; Young Jeon KIM ; Hee Bok OH ; Yang Ja CHO

Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 2000;35(5):350-350

3.Inflammatory Reaction in Intestinal Mucosa by Bacteroides fragilis Enterotoxin Stimulation: Regulation of Chemokine Gene Expression in Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells.

Jung Mogg KIM ; Soo Jin CHO ; Yu Kyoung OH ; Hee Bok OH ; Yang Ja CHO

Journal of Bacteriology and Virology 2001;31(2):113-121

4.A Clinical - Pathological Study of Uterine Smooth Muscle Tumor of Uncertain Malignant Potential.

Hee Jong LEE ; Hee Sug RYU ; Young Han PARK ; Hee Jae JOO ; Seung Chun YANG ; Kie Suk OH

Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000;43(10):1769-1774

5.Intrauterine Intussusception Presenting as Transient Fetal Ascites.

Jeong In YANG ; Haeng Soo KIM ; Seong Cheon YANG ; Hee Suk RYU ; Kie Suk OH

Korean Journal of Perinatology 2001;12(3):362-366

6.Analysis of HLA Alloantibodies in Chronic Renal Failure Patients.

Dae Won KIM ; Yoon Sun YANG ; Sun Hee KIM ; Ha Young OH

Korean Journal of Clinical Pathology 1997;17(1):163-172

BACKGROUND: As a result of exposure to human leukocyte antigen(HLA) by pregnancy, blood transfusion and previous organ transplantation, many patients awaiting renal transplantation can develop HLA antibodies. The level of HLA sensitization is determined by PRA(panel reactive antibody) test using a lymphocyte panel from HLA phenotyped selected donors. In Korea, PRA tests have not been performed routinely for organ transplantations. and there is no available data about HLA sensitization in renal transplantation. METHODS: PRA test was done in 136 sera of chronic renal failure(CRF) patients receiving dialysis (hemodialysis 108, peritoneal dialysis 28) by NIH standard microlymphocytotoxicity method with a frozen lymphocytes panel from 36 HLA-typed donors. PRA positive sera were re-tested after dithiothreitol(DTT) treatment and analyzed for HLA antibody specificities. RESULTS: Thirty five out of 136 sera(25.7%) showed positive PRA values in HLA antibody screening test. The PRA(%) values of the 35 positive sera were distributed into 1-10%(n=8), 10-20%(n=7), 20-50%(n=12) and 50%-100%(n=8). respectively. After DTT treatment, the change of PRA reactivity was divided into three groups. The PRA values of Group A(22 sera: 63%) showed no change, Group B(7 sera: 20%) declined, and Group C(6 sera. 17%) completely disappeared after DTT treatment. The specificities of HLA antibodies were identified in 19 out of 35 sera(54%). The success rate in defining antibody specificities was 0 at PRA values of 1-10% and 70-100%, and high at PRA values of 20-70%. CONCLUSION: We observed that about a quarter of CRF patients have developed HLA antibodies of immunoglobulin class-IgG, mixed IgG and IgM, and IgM HLA antibody in decreasing order of frequency.
Antibodies ; Antibody Specificity ; Blood Transfusion ; Dialysis ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; Immunoglobulin M ; Immunoglobulins ; Isoantibodies* ; Kidney Failure, Chronic* ; Kidney Transplantation ; Korea ; Leukocytes ; Lymphocytes ; Mass Screening ; Organ Transplantation ; Peritoneal Dialysis ; Pregnancy ; Tissue Donors ; Transplants

7.A Case of Late Onset Neonatal Bacteremia and Meningitis Caused by Streptococcus lutetiensis.

Ji Sook KIM ; Yoo Ra HONG ; Hee Yeong YANG ; Chi Eun OH

Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2014;21(3):219-224

Invasive infection of the Streptococcus bovis group in a neonate is rare. In cases reported to date, the pathogen of neonatal S. bovis infections is usually Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus (S. bovis biotype II/2). Streptococcus lutetiensis (S. bovis biotype II/1) was identified using 16S rRNA and tuf gene sequence analysis of the isolates from blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a fever-presenting 28-day-old male. Blood culture analysis was performed using automatic equipment (VITEK 2) and identified Streptococcus infantarius supsp. infantarius, yet we were unable to get accurate results from the CSF culture. The fever subsided on the second day of hospitalization, and the patient was discharged without neurologic complication after 14 days of antibiotic therapy. In this case, we were able to accurately identify the pathogen using molecular genetic methods. To our knowledge, this is the first case of late onset neonatal bacteremia and meningitis caused by S. lutetiensis.
Bacteremia* ; Cerebrospinal Fluid ; Fever ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Meningitis* ; Molecular Biology ; Sequence Analysis ; Streptococcus bovis ; Streptococcus*

8.Detection of Multidrug Resistant Patterns and Associated - genes of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) Isolated from Clinical Specimens.

Eun Gyoung LIM ; Young Hee KIM ; Ji Yung MUN ; Yung Bu KIM ; Yang Hyo OH

Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 2000;35(5):356-356

9.Virulence Factors and Genotyping of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Eun Gyoung LIM ; Young Hee KIM ; Ji Yung MUN ; Yang Hyo OH ; Yung Bu KIM

Journal of the Korean Society for Microbiology 2000;35(5):355-355

10.Detection of Multidrug Resistant Patterns and Associated - genes of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( MRSA ) Isolated from Clinical Specimens.