Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The perennial herbaceous plant, Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) is primarily grown and harvested for pharmacological purposes in China, Korea, and various tropical regions in South Asia. Turmeric has been used for centuries as an indigenous medicine.
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November 2024
Haplotype-level allelic characterization facilitates research on the functional, evolutionary and breeding-related features of extremely large and complex plant genomes. We report a 21.7-Gb chromosome-level haplotype-resolved assembly in Pinus densiflora.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pyrazinamide (PZA) usage has been associated with adverse drug reactions, prompting its avoidance in treating elderly tuberculosis (TB) patients. This study aims to examine whether the administration of PZA is associated with poor outcomes during TB treatment among elderly individuals.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was undertaken on data collected from a prospective cohort conducted between July 2019 and June 2023, which involved tuberculosis patients from 18 institutions across the Republic of Korea.
Various species of establish compatible symbiotic relationships with soybean () leading to the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules in roots. The formation of functional nodules is mediated through complex developmental and transcriptional reprogramming that involves the activity of thousands of plant genes. However, host transcriptome that differentiate between functional or non-functional nodules remain largely unexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Existing studies on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Korea lack full population coverage, relying on small sample sizes. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the prevalence and mortality of COPD in the entire Korean population.
Methods: This serial cross-sectional study used national databases, linking the National Health Information Database (2008-2017) with Causes of Death Statistics.
Despite the high quality of soybean protein, raw soybeans and soybean meal cannot be directly included in animal feed mixtures due to the presence of Kunitz (KTi) and Bowman-Birk protease inhibitors (BBis), which reduces animal productivity. Heat treatment can substantially inactivate trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors (BBis), but such treatment is energy-intensive, adds expense, and negatively impacts the quality of seed proteins. As an alternative approach, we have employed CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing to create mutations in genes to drastically lower the protease inhibitor content in soybean seed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn evaluation of the persistence of symptoms following COVID-19 in economically active young and middle-aged adults is crucial due to its significant socioeconomic impact resulting from compromised work performance. A prospective, multicenter study at 12 South Korean hospitals from January to December 2022 involved telephone interviews along with validated questionnaires. Among 696 participants with a median age of 32 and no prior diagnoses, 30% of participants experienced persistent fatigue, while 21.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objective: Patients with tuberculosis and diabetes have a higher risk of unfavourable anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of various diabetes statuses on the outcomes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Methods: Among the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis enrolled in the Korea Tuberculosis Cohort (KTBC) registry and the multicentre prospective cohort study of pulmonary tuberculosis (COSMOTB), those with diabetes and complicated diabetes were identified.
In this study, we have examined the feasibility of using elemental sulfur content of soybean seeds as a proxy for the overall sulfur amino acid content of soybean seeds. Earlier, we have identified by high throughput ionomic phenotyping several high and low sulfur containing soybean lines from the USDA Soybean Germplasm Collection. Here, we measured the cysteine and methionine content of select soybean lines by high-performance liquid chromatography.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Ethnopharmacol
March 2024
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Curcuma longa, known as turmeric, is an herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Curcuma. It is dispersed throughout tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Since ancient times, turmeric has been used as an ethnomedicinal plant in the Ayurvedic system, particularly in Asian countries.
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August 2023
Purpose: Isoniazid-monoresistant tuberculosis (Hr-TB) has emerged as a global challenge, necessitating detailed guidelines for its diagnosis and treatment. We aim to consolidate the Korean guidelines for Hr-TB management by gathering expert opinions and reaching a consensus.
Patients And Methods: A conventional Delphi method involving two rounds of surveys was conducted with 96 experts selected based on their clinical and research experience and involvement in nationwide tuberculosis studies and development of the Korean guidelines on tuberculosis.
Impaired airway clearance in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis causes frequent bacterial infection, chronic inflammation, and progressive tissue destruction. We aimed to evaluate whether an oscillating positive expiratory pressure (OPEP) device could allow effective sputum expectoration and prevent acute exacerbations in patients with bronchiectasis who had frequent acute exacerbations. This open-label, single-arm, prospective study included 17 patients who experienced three or more acute exacerbations in the past year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Korean sweet potatoes were bred by various cultivars introduced from Japanese, American, Porto Rico, China, and Burundi. This issue enriched their genetic diversity but also resulted in a mixture of cultivars. For genotyping, we collected and sequenced 66 sweet potato germplasms from different localities around Korea, including 36 modern cultivars, 5 local cultivars, and 25 foreign cultivars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRapid and accurate measurement of trypsin inhibitor is critical for soy processors to assess the quality of soy meal. Currently, trypsin inhibitor activity is measured using the American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) and the American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACCI) approved method. We have modified and improved the AACCI/AOCS approved method resulting in the elimination of several time-consuming steps and drastically reducing the assay volume.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 68-year-old man was transferred to our tertiary hospital. Ten years ago, he received radiation therapy for tonsil cancer, and while there was no evidence of recurrence, he suffered from recurrent aspiration. We treated his aspiration pneumonia in the intensive care unit.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe salt-soluble globulins, glycinins (11S globulin), and β-conglycinins (7S globulin), are the most abundant seed proteins of soybean seeds. Together, these two groups of proteins account for 60-70% of total soybean seed proteins. Proteomic assessment of the less abundant soybean seed proteins using general isolation protocols is challenging due to the overwhelming abundance of storage proteins.
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October 2023
Background: The white matter (WM) connectome is important for cognitive development and intelligence and is altered in neuropsychiatric illnesses. Little is known about how the WM connectome develops or its relationship to IQ in early childhood.
Methods: The development of node centrality in the WM connectome was studied in a longitudinal cohort of 226 (123 female) children from the University of North Carolina Early Brain Development Study.