Jong Hoon Choi

The anti-inflammatory activity of licorice (LE) and roasted licorice (rLE) extracts determined in the murine phorbol ester-induced acute inflammation model and collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model of human rheumatoid arthritis. rLE possessed greater activity than LE in inhibiting phorbol ester-induced ear edema. Oral administration of LE or rLE reduced clinical arthritis score, paw swelling, and histopathological changes in a murine CIA. LE and rLE decreased the levels of proinflammatory cytok

The mechanisms by which antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) enhance growth rates, feed efficiencies, and disease resistance in poultry need to be understood for designing safer and alternative strategies to replace AGP. Avilamycin has been widely used as an AGP in poultry, but its impact on the structure and function of the gut microbiome of broiler chickens has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated the bacterial communities of the ileum and cecum in broiler chickens fed with a

Postmortem examination of a former professional basketball player revealed an abnormal heart, most notably a single coronary artery. The literature on single coronary arteries is briefly reviewed, and the possible mechanism which caused the patient's condition is considered. This case is particularly unusual because of the patient's profession, which is so physically demanding.

ABSTRACT The principal antiyeast compound of heated garlic was isolated and identified by high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) as allyl alcohol (2‐pro‐pene‐1‐ol). The generation of allyl alcohol was observed in heated garlic as well as in heated pure alliin solution. The pattern of growth inhibition of Candida utilis ATCC42416 by allyl alcohol was essentially the same as that seen with heated garlic and heated alliin solution. The minimum

These results suggest that a partial loss of SERCA2 affects the expression and activity of Ca2+ signaling proteins in the parotid gland acini, however, overall Ca2+ signaling is unchanged.

ABSTRACT: The appearance of antiyeast activity in heated garlic extract was influenced by the temperature, heating time, and pH. The maximum antiyeast activity was attained at the temperature range between 110 and 130 °C for the heating time range of 90 and 30 min, respectively. Reduced antiyeast activity occurred above 130 °C. More potent antiyeast activity was generated when the pH of the garlic extract was adjusted to and below 4.0. The sensitivity to the antiyeast activity of heated garlic o

Purpose: The sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca²+-ATPase (SERCA), encoded by ATP2A2, is an essential component for G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR)-dependent Ca²+ signaling. However, whether the changes in Ca²+ signaling and Ca²+ signaling proteins in parotid acinar cells are affected by a partial loss of SERCA2 are not known. Materials and Methods: In SERCA2+/- mouse parotid gland acinar cells, Ca²+ signaling, expression levels of Ca²+ signaling proteins, and amylase secretion were investigated. R

Cancer is a second leading cause of death and current treatments which are applicable to cancers are still confined to chemotherapeutics followed by surgical debulking. Currently, image-guided drug delivery system (IGDDS) has strong satisfaction for its request and there has been intensively researched to develop innovative IGDDS by using nanoparticles including organic or inorganic theranostic systems. Among them, liposomes, polymeric micelles, dendrimers, and carbon nanotubes represent major o