• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.911-920
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• 2006

[ $CD8^+$ ] T Iymphocytes with the cytotoxic activity and capability to release various cytokines are the major players in immune responses against viral infection and cancer. To identify the proteins specific to resting or activated human CD8$^+$ T cells, human CD8$^+$ T cells were activated with anti-CD3+anti-CD28 mAb in the presence of IL-2. The solubilized proteins from resting and activated human CD8$^+$ T cells were separated by high-resolution two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and their proteomes were analyzed. Proteomic analysis of resting and activated T cells resulted in identification of 35 proteins with the altered expression. Mass spectrometry coupled with Profound and SWISS-PROT database analysis revealed that these identified proteins are to be functionally associated with cell proliferation, metabolic pathways, antigen presentation, and intracellular signal transduction pathways. We also identified six unknown proteins predicted from genomic DNA sequences specific to resting or activated CD8$^+$ T cells. Protein network studies and functional characterization of these novel proteins may provide new insight into the signaling transduction pathway of CD8$^+$ T cell activation.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2003

Background: CD30 is a member of TNF receptor family and expressed on lymphocytes and other hematopoietic cells following activation as well as Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells in Hodgkin's lymphoma. In this study, CD30-mediated regulation of cell adhesion molecule expression on normal activated mouse T cells was investigated. Methods: Mouse T cells were activated with anti-CD3 antibody for induction of CD30, which was cross-linked by immobilized anti-CD30 antibody. Results: High level of CD30 expression on T cells was observed on day 5, but only little on day 3 even under culture condition resulting in an identical T cell proliferation, indicating that CD30 expression requires a prolonged stimulation up to 5 days. Cross-linking of CD30 alone altered neither proliferation nor apoptosis of normal activated T cells. Instead, CD30 appeared to promote cell adherence to culture substrate, and considerably upregulated ICAM-1 and, to a lesser extent, ICAM-2 expression on activated T cells, whereas CD2 and CD18 (LFA-1) expression was not affected. None of cytokines known as main regulators of ICAM-1 expression on tissue cells (IL 4, $IFN{\gamma}$ and $IFN{\alpha}$) enhanced ICAM-1 expression in the absence of CD30 signals. On the other hand, addition of $NF-{\kappa}B$ inhibitor, PDTC (0.1 mM) completely abrogated the CD30-mediated upregulation of ICAM-1 expression, but not CD2 and ICAM-2 expression. Conclusion: This results support that CD30 upregulates ICAM-1 expression of T cell and such regulation is not mediated by higher cytokine production but $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation. Therefore, CD30 may play important roles in T-T or T-B cell interaction through regulation of ICAM-1, and -2 expression.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2009

The main stream of CD137 studies has been directed to the function of CD137 in $CD8^+$ T-cell immunity, including its anti-tumor activity, and paradoxically the immunosuppressive activity of CD137, which proves to be of a great therapeutic potential for animal models of a variety of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Recent studies, however, add complexes to the biology of CD137. Accumulating is evidence supporting that there exists a bidirectional signal transduction pathway for the CD137 receptor and its ligand (CD137L). CD137/CD137L interactions are involved in the network of hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cells in addition to the well characterized antigen-presenting cell-T cell interactions. Signaling through CD137L plays a critical role in the differentiation of myeloid cells and their cellular activities, suggesting that CD137L signals trigger and sustain inflammation. The overall consequence might be that the amplified inflammation by CD137L enhances the T-cell activity together with CD137 signals by upregulating costimulatory molecules, MHC molecules, cell adhesion molecules, cytokines, and chemokines. Solving this outstanding issue is urgent and will have an important clinical implication.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.86-93
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• 2013

In the present study, we investigated if priming of autoreactive $CD8^+T$ cells would be inhibited by competitive peptides for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I binding. We used a mouse model of vitiligo which is induced by immunization of $K^b$-binding tyrosinase-related protein 2 (TRP2)-180 peptide. Competitive peptides for $K^b$ binding inhibited IFN-${\gamma}$production and proliferation of TRP2-180-specific $CD8^+T$ cells upon ex vivo peptide restimulation, while other MHC class I-binding peptides did not. In mice, the capability of inhibition was influenced by T-cell immunogenicity of the competitive peptides. The competitive peptide with a high T-cell immunogenicity efficiently inhibited priming of TRP2-180-specific $CD8^+T$ cells in vivo, whereas the competitive peptide with a low T-cell immunogenicity did not. Taken together, the inhibition of priming of autoreactive $CD8^+T$ cells depends on not only competition of peptides for MHC class I binding but also competitive peptide-specific $CD8^+T$ cells, suggesting that clonal expansion of autoreactive T cells would be affected by expansion of competitive peptide-specific T cells. This result provides new insights into the development of competitive peptides-based therapy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1173-1181
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• 1996

동종동맥판의 보존기법이 발전하면서 상당한 정도의 생육성이 보존되며, 특히 면역반응의 주된 요인인 내피세포 생육성이 약 50%이상 보존되기 때문에 보존처리된 동종동맥판 내피세포의 면역능력을 평가하는것이 동종동맥판의 임상적변화의 원인을 규명하는데 필요할 것이다. 실험은 200~250gm의 Sprague-Dawley Rat를 사용하였다. Rat로부터 적출한 동맥벽을 현재 임상적으로 사용하고 있는 냉장보존법과 냉동보존법을 사용하여 2주일간 보존하였으며 보존처리전(No treat)과 멸균처리후(sterile),냉장 보존후 1(1day), 2(2day), 7(7day), 14일째(14day), 2주간의 냉동보존후(cryo)에 표본을 채취하여 보존시간에 따른 변화를 관찰하였다. 면역표현에 대한 연구를 위하여 혈관조직으로부터 내피세포를 분리한 뒤 면역조직화학검사(Immunohistochemical study)를 하였다. 혈관내피세포의 항원 표현정도를 정량적으로 분석하기 위하여 anti-MHC class I antibody(MRC OX-18)과 anti-MHC class II antibody(MRC OX-6), anti-ICAM antibody를 사용하였다. 처리된 내피세포를 Flow cytomwtry로 분석하여 항체가 부착된 내피세포의 비율을 알아냄으로써 내피세포의 항원성(antigenic expression)을 조사하였다. 또한 보존처리된 동종동맥판에 의한 생체내에서의 면역반응을 평가하기 위하여 위에서와 같은 방법으로 보존처리전(No treat), 멸균처리 후 2일 보존후(2 day), 7일 보존후(7 day), 14일 보존 후(14 day), 냉동보존(cryo)된 동종동맥판을 Mouse에 이식한 후 일정기간(1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8주)이 경과된 시점에서 혈중의 CD4$^{+}$, CD8$^{+}$ T cell분포를 측정하였다. 이를 위하여 Mouse의 미정맥에서 채취한 혈액에 monoclonal antibody를 처리한 뒤 flow cytometry를 이용하여 lymphocyte중의 CD4$^{+}$, CD8$^{+}$ T cell 비율을 측정하였다. 내피세포의 MHC Class I 표현정도는 No treat에서 23.95%였고, sterile에서 48.08%로 증가한 뒤 14day 까지 36.02%로, cryo에서도 35.53% 로 증가되어 있었다(p=0.0183). MHC Class II 표현정도는 No treat에서 9.72%, sterile에서 10.13%이였고 14day 에서 10.27%, cryo 에서 13.39% 였다(P=0.1599). ICAM-1 표현정도는 No treat에서 15.02%, sterile에서 19.85%였고, 14day에서 35.33%, cryo에서 34.67% 로 증가하였다(P=0.001). 정상 Mouse에서 CD4$^{+}$, CD8$^{+}$ T-cell분포는 각각 42.13%, 25.57% 였고 CD4$^{+}$/CD8$^{+}$ ratio는 1.64였다. 동종동맥을 이식받은 Mouse의 정맥혈중 CD4$^{+}$ T-cell분포는 No treat군에서 1주에서 8주사이에 49.23% 에서 36.8%사이로 변화를 보이지 않았고(p=0.955), 2 day군에서는 30.36%로 감소하였고(p=0.0001), 7day군에서는 32.8%로 감소하였고(p=0.008), 14 day 군은 26.92%로 감소(p=0.0001), cryo군은 29.56%로 감소하였다(p=0.0018). CD8$^{+}$T-cell은 모든 군에서 1주에서 8주 사이에 42.32%에서 58.92%사이로 증가하였다(p=0.0001~0.0002). CD4$^{+}$/CD8$^{+}$ ratio는 모든 군에서 1주에 1.22 에서 2.28 사이에 있었으나 8주후에는 모든 군에서 0.47에서 0.95 사이로 감소하였다(p=0.0001). 즉, 보존처리된 동종동맥판의 내피세포는 보존처리과정의 초기에는 MHC class I과 II항원효과를 동시에 보이고, 보존기간이 길어지면서 MHC class II항원효과는 변함이 없으나 MHC class I 항원효과는 증가함을 알 수 있다. 또한 CD4$^{+}$ T-cell은 보존처리 기간 중 소폭의 변환를 보임에 반하여 CD8$^{+}$ T-cell은 보존처리된 기간에 관계없이 이식된 후 8주간에 걸쳐 지속적으로 증가함을 알 수 있다. 4$^{\circ}C$에 냉장보존한 군과 냉동보존한 군간에는 차이가 없었다. 이와같은 결과를 볼 때 동종동맥판을 체내에 이식할 경우 내피세포에 의한 MHC class I 항원효과가 지속적으로 유지되고 있음을 추측할 수 있다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.127-141
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• 2005

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the effects of Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) on anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-febrile and immune response on the arthritis of carrageenan-induced animals. Methods and Materials : Rats were classified into control and sample groups which are 7 individuals each for the experiments about anti-inflammatory and anti-febrile. Each of the 7 mice were classified into normal, control, sample groups for the analgesic experiments. Gamichangbai-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) was administered to sample group and normal saline was administered to normal and control groups. Arthritis was induced by injection of 1% carrageenan $0.1m{\ell}$ and Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) was administered after 30 minutes. The change of edema in Carrageenan-induced Arthritic Rats' Paws was measured after 1 hour and 5 hours from the injection of carraqeenan with Plethysmometer(7150, UGO BASILE, ltaly) by Winter' method. WBC, Lymphocyte and ESR were measured by heart puncture and CD4+ T cell, CD8+ T cell and CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio were measured from the spleen tissue. Writhing syndrom was measured with Tail flick unit(UGO BASILE, Italy) in the experiments conducted to check the analgesic activity. The temperature of the paws of carrageenan-induced arthritic rats was measured by Laser thermometer. Rectal temperature was measured by Yeast's method in anti-febrile experiments. Immune response was measured by CD4+, CD8+ T cell ratio and CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio. Results : 1. It was recognized that Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) decreased the increase rate of Paw Edema effectively with statistical significance. 2. It was recognized that Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) decreased WBC, Lymphocyte and ESR with statistically high significance. 3. It was recognized that Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) did not show significant analgesic effect, but the Pressure pain threshold of the paws was increased with statistical significance. 4. It was recognized that Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) decreased rectal temperature effectively and had an anti-febrile effect about the febrile of a joint with statistical significance. 5. It was recognized that Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) increased CD4+ T cell ratio with statistically high significance and increased CD+8 T cell ratio with statistical non significance but increased CD4+/CD8+ T cell ratio effectively with statistical significance, too. Conclusions : According to the above results, it can be concluded Gamichangbaek-san(Jiaweichangbai-san) showed the treatment effects on the artificial arthritis resulted from carageenan in rats and it is suggested that more interest and study in the security for the clinical use were needed.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.657-663
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• 1997

The CD4 and CDS coreceptors, in conjunction with the T cell receptor (TCR) , make important contributions to the differentiation of thymocytes. They have been shown to be involved in the clonal deletion and positive selection processes during T cell development in thymus. To further analyze the role of CD4 and CDS proteins during T cell differentiation, we have generated transgenic mice constitutively expressing high levels of a native CD4 and a CD4{CDSa hybrid protein. The hybrid protein is composed of CD4 extracellular domain linked to the CD8a transmembrane region and cytoplasmic tail. The transgenes were driven by human beta-actin promoter, and therefore, they were expressed in all tissues examined including thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes. The resulting CD4 and CD4{CD8${\alpha}$transgenic mice were found to express the CD4 and CD4{CD8${\alpha}$ respectively, in developing thymocytes and peripheral T cells. The expression levels of transgenic proteins were 5-10 times higher than that of endogenous CD4 in thymus. However, total surface CD4 expression (CD4 or CD4{CD8${\alpha}$ transgenic protein plus endogenous CD4) of the transgenic mice were main. tained at similar levels compared to control littermates. Surface CD4 expression on CDS T cells, however, was significantly lower than that on cells expressing endogenous CD4. These results suggest that a total avidity between developing thymocytes and thymic stromal cells is impor. tant for differentiation of thymocytes.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8253-8258
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• 2016

Elevated levels of soluble CD30 (sCD30) are linked with various T-cell neoplasms. However, the relationship between sCD30 levels and the development of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) in human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) carriers remains to be clarified. We here investigated whether plasma sCD30 is associated with risk of ATL in a nested case-control study within a cohort of HTLV-1 carriers. We compared sCD30 levels between 11 cases (i.e., HTLV-1 carriers who later progressed to ATL) and 22 age-, sex- and institution-matched control HTLV-1 carriers (i.e., those with no progression). The sCD30 concentration at baseline was significantly higher in cases than in controls (median 65.8, range 27.2-134.5 U/mL vs. median 22.2, range 8.4-63.1 U/mL, P=0.001). In the univariate logistic regression analysis, a higher sCD30 (${\geq}30.2U/mL$) was significantly associated with ATL development (odds ratio 7.88 and the 95% confidence intervals 1.35-45.8, P = 0.02). Among cases, sCD30 concentration tended to increase at the time of diagnosis of aggressive-type ATL, but the concentration was stable in those developing the smoldering-type. This suggests that sCD30 may serve as a predictive marker for the onset of aggressive-type ATL in HTLV-1 carriers.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.153-161
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• 1994

We fed high trypotophan diet(3.5% tryptophan/diet(w/w) to mice for 7 days and treated then with 3 hour immobilization(IMMB) stress to investigate tryptophan metabolism and immunomodulation. The levels of serum tryptophan, brain tryptophan, serotonin(5HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid(5HIAA) in the tryptophan diet fed animals were higher than those of the normal diet fed animals. Feeding tryptophan supplemented diet to stressed animal significantly decreased the levels of serum and brain tryptophan and 5HT levels. However, the amount of 5HIAA which is the metabolite of serotonin was increased in brain. Plasma corticosterone level was increased by the stress in both groups but the degree of this increase was smaller in high tryptophan fed animals. The relative numbers of CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells and B cells in spleen were decreased in high tryptophan diet fed and stressed animals compared to control diet fed and no stressed animals. CD8+ T cells decreased more than CD4+ T cells. The decrease of CD8+ T cells in high tryptophan fed and stressed animals was similar to that in high tryptophan fed animals or normal diet fed and stressed animals. Stress and tryptophan supplement acted synergistically to decrease the number of B cells. This study suggests that stress and tryptophan supplement could modify the number of lymphocyte cells, and indicates that the interaction of stress and tryptophan supplement on immune fuction depends on the types of immune cells.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.78-85
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• 2009

본 연구는 차가버섯, 상황버섯, 영지버섯 혼합추출물(IPGE)음료 복용이 인체의 혈중 조혈모세포와 임파구 아형(Lymphocyte, $CD4^+T$ cell, $CD8^+T$ cell, Natural Killer cell) 증식에 미치는 영향을 관찰하기 위하여 수행하였다. 피험자는 건강한 지원자들로서 $40{\sim}70$대의 남여 일반인들로 하였다. 전체 39명을 모집하여 무작위 배정을 통해 27명, 12명 씩 2그룹으로 나누고 각각 버섯 복합추출물과 위약 음료를 따로 지급하여 4주 동안 매일 복용하게 하였다. 혈액은 복용 첫날부터 시작하여 2주 간격으로 피험자들로부터 채취되었으며 면역세포 수 측정에 사용되었다. 조혈모세포(hematopoietic stem cell)는 IPGE 음료 복용군에서 복용 전에 비하여 현저하게 증가하였으며 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다(p<0.001). 임파구(lymphocyte)는 IPGE음료 복용 전과 후 간에 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. $CD4^+T$ 세포, $CD4^+T$ 세포 및 $CD4^+/CD8^+$ 비율은 시험 음료 복용 전과 후 간에 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 그리고 NK 세포도 IPGE 음료 복용 전과 후 간에 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. 본 연구결과를 종합해 볼 때 차가버섯, 상황버섯 및 영지버섯 혼합추출물(IPGE)음료는 조혈모세포의 증식효과를 현저하게 높게 나타내었기 때문에 총체적인 혈액세포 정상화를 통해 인체 건강증진에 긍정적인 효과를 나타낼 것으로 사료되었다.