• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.500-506
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• 2006

An experiment was conducted with twenty crossbred male calves (7-15 days old) divided into 4 different experimental groups on the basis of body weights to study the effect of vitamin E supplementation on the serum ${\alpha}$-tocopherol concentration and immune response of the calves. All the calves were fed on milk and calf starter up to 13 weeks and afterwards, they were fed on concentrate mixture and oat hay up to 32 weeks of age. In addition, the calves in groups I, II, III and IV were supplemented with 0, 125, 250 and 500 IU feed grade DL-${\alpha}$-tocopheryl acetate, respectively. Blood samples were collected at 0 day and subsequently at 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 months of age to monitor the serum ${\alpha}$-tocopherol concentration in crossbred calves. After 24 weeks of experimental feeding, 4 animals from each group were intramuscularly inoculated with single dose (3 ml) of Haemorrhagic septiceaemia (Pasteurella multocida P52 strain) oil adjuvant vaccine. The cumulative group mean serum ${\alpha}$-tocopherol concentration (${\mu}g/100ml$) was 88.12, 210.11, 235.21 and 294.02 in-groups I, II, III and IV, respectively and differed significantly (p<0.001) among the four groups. Lymphocyte stimulation indices (LSI) did not differ among the groups significantly. The pooled mean ELISA antibody titer against Pasteurella multocida (P52 strain) was 788.02, 926.85, 1,214.00 and 1,109.51 for group I, II, III and IV, respectively, which indicated higher antibody titer in groups supplemented with vitamin E as compared to the control group. It may be concluded that vitamin E supplementation increased the ${\alpha}$-tocopherol concentration in serum and dietary supplementation of vitamin E at higher level has a humoral immune enhancing effect against killed bacterial antigen.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2011

This study was performed to evaluate the toxicity of polysaccharide-based Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine in Specific Pathogen Free (SPF), Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. S. pneumoniae vaccine was administrated subcutaneously each dose level of high (560 ${\mu}g$/rat), medium (280 ${\mu}g$/rat) and low (140 ${\mu}g$/rat) on days 0, 14, 28. The rats were observed for 2 weeks or 4 weeks after the final injection. During this test, there were no significant dose-dependent changes in body weight, water and food consumption. In urinalysis and serum chemistry, dose-related changes were not detected. In hematology, the percent of neutrophils and lymphocytes in white blood cells were changed significantly. According to the measurement of organ weight, only spleen weight was significantly increased in all groups of administration compared to the control group. In the histopathological examination, an antigen-deposit, vacuolated macrophages, infiltrated inflammatory cells and a formation of granulation tissue were observed at the site of an administration. These results are considered as an outcome by immune responses through a vaccination. Consequently, the results of this study demonstrated that S. pneumoniae vaccine has no toxicity when it was administrated subcutaneously three times in 2-week interval at a high dose of 560 ${\mu}g$/rat.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.80-84
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• 2003

Objective : Bipolar disorder is known to have strong genetic background and cellular immune activation. Based on the hypothesis that abnormalities of normal inhibitory control of T cell immunity can contribute to the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder, we investigated the relationship between the first exon at position +49(A/G) polymorphism of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4(CTLA4) gene and bipolar disorder. Method : Among the Korean patients diagnosed as bipolar disorder according to DSM-IV, 90 patients without serious medical illness, neurologic illness, hormonal disorder, or concomitant mental illness were selected. The normal control group consisted of 149 age-and sex-matched subjects without current or past history of autoimmune diseases or mental disorder. DNA was extracted from whole blood and the exon 1 region of CTLA-4 gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction. Gene typing was performed using single strand conformation polymorphism. Results : There were no significant differences in genotype frequencies of G/G, G/A, and A/A between the patients with bipolar disorder and the control group(48.9% vs 46.3%, 44.4% vs 39.6%, and 6.7% vs 14.1%, respectively). There were no significant differences in allelic frequencies of G and A between the patients with bipolar disorder and the control group(71.1% vs 66.1%, and 28.9% vs 33.9%, respectively). Conclusion : This study did not show the association of exon 1 polymorphism of CTLA-4 gene with bipolar disorder.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2005

Natural products are increasingly appreciated as a lead for drug discovery and development. A number of investigators have studied various activities of natural products and have found that they have not only nutritional effects but also beneficial properties to cure various diseases and to maintain good health. Job's Tear(Yul-Moo) is a grass crop that have long been used in traditional medicine and a nourishing food. Job's Tear has been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory, stomachic, antiallergic activity, and antispastic effects and has been used in China for the treatment of warts, rheumatism, and neuralgia although its mechanism remains unclear. Previous results in our laboratory demonstrated that the ethanol extract and water extract of Job's Tear exerted an immune regulatory function on mice cells in vitro. The present study was performed to investigate the ex vivo effect of Job's Tear on immune function. Seven to eight weeks old mices(Balb/c) were fed ad libitum on chow diet and water extract of Job's Tear were orally administrated every other day for two or four weeks at two different concentrations (50 and 500mg/kg B.W.). Proliferation of mice spenocytes and antibody production to sheep red blood cells(SRBC) using hemolytic plague forming cell assay were used to indicate the immune activity. Splenocytes proliferation of Job's Tear with mitogen stimulation such as Con A and LPS was enhanced at 50 mg/kg B.W. concentrations compared to those of control group. In case of antibody production to sheep red blood cells, the number of antibody- secreting cells was increased by administration of 50mg/kg B.W. concentration in mice immunized as a T-dependent antigen. From the present study, Job's Tear water extracts may be suggested to stimulate the mice immune response by enhancing the splenocytes proliferation and the number of plague forming cells.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2007

목 적 : Lewis b($Le^b$) 항원과 BabA 단백은 H. pylori가 위점막에 부착하는 것과 연관이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 소아에서 H pylori 감염에 대한 위점막의 면역 반응은 성인에서의 반응과 차이가 있을 것으로 추정되지만 Le 항원의 발현에 관한 연구는 매우 드물다. 이에 저자들은 국내 소아 H. pylori 양성 환자의 위점막에서 Le 항원의 발현 양상을 알아보기 위하여 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 2002년 1월부터 2004년 1월까지 상부 위장관 증상 때문에 소아과를 방문하여 내시경 검사를 시행받은 소아 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 위전정부에서 최소한 2개 이상의 조직 검체를 생검하여 CLO 검사와 조직 특수 염색(Warthin-starry) 검사를 각각 시행하여 모두 양성인 경우에 H. pylori에 감염된 것으로 판정하였다. H. pylori 양성 35명과 H. pylori 음성 19명의 위점막 파라핀 조직에서 DNA를 추출하여 cagA, babA2 특이 시발체를 이용하여 PCR을 시행하였다. 위점막 생검 조직을 대상으로 $Le^a$, $Le^b$, $Le^x$와 $Le^y$ 항체를 사용하여 면역조직화학적 염색을 시행한 다음 각각의 Le 항원의 발현 정도를 평가하였다. 결 과 : H. pylori 양성 환자에서 $Le^a$ 항원은 60%(21명/35명), $Le^b$ 항원 97%(34명/35명), $Le^x$ 항원 88%, $Le^y$ 항원은 100%에서 발현이 확인되었다. H. pylori 음성 환아군에서는 $Le^a$, $Le^b$, $Le^x$ 및 $Le^y$ 항원이 각각 52%, 100%, 89%, 100%에서 발현되었다. H. pylori 양성 유무에 따른 $Le^b$ 항원 발현의 차이는 없었다. CagA 및 babA2 유전자는 H. pylori 양성 환자군 중 각각 65.7%(23명/35명), 25.6%(8명/35명)에서 확인되었다. Lewis 항원들의 발현에 따른 H. pylori 감염, cagA 양성 및 babA2 양성율의 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 국내 소아의 위점막에서 높은 $Le^x$와 $Le^y$ 항원의 발현율을 확인할 수 있었으나 H. pylori 감염 및 babA2의 양성 여부와는 관련이 없었다. Lewis 항원 이외의 다른 점막 수용체들과 세균 독소들에 대한 지속적 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.43.1-43.13
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• 2024

Importance: Haemaphysalis longicornis is an obligate blood-sucking ectoparasite that has gained attention due its role of transmitting medically and veterinary significant pathogens and it is the most common tick species in Republic of Korea. The preferred strategy for controlling ticks is a multi-antigenic vaccination. Testing the efficiency of a combination antigen is a promising method for creating a tick vaccine. Objective: The aim of the current research was to analyze the role of subolesin and enolase in feeding and reproduction of H. longicornis by gene silencing. Methods: In this study, we used RNA interference to silence salivary enolase and subolesin in H. longicornis. Unfed female ticks injected with double-stranded RNA targeting subolesin and enolase were attached and fed normally on the rabbit's ear. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to confirm the extent of knockdown. Results: Ticks in the subolesin or enolase dsRNA groups showed knockdown rates of 80% and 60% respectively. Ticks in the combination dsRNA (subolesin and enolase) group showed an 80% knockdown. Knockdown of subolesin and enolase resulted in significant depletion in feeding, blood engorgement weight, attachment rate, and egg laying. Silencing of both resulted in a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in tick engorgement, egg laying, egg hatching (15%), and reproduction. Conclusions and Relevance: Our results suggest that subolesin and enolase are an exciting target for future tick control strategies.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.427-439
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• 2004

It has been reported that Bopheyangyoungjeon(BYJ) has an effect on deficiency asthma(喘虛) clinically. The aim of this study was to determine an appropriate dosage of BYJ to treat asthma. In order to study the effects of orally administered BYJ on allergic asthma, mice were pretreated with three oral doses of the herbal solution of BYJ before antigen sensitization. 2 days later Mice were actively sensitized with a subcutaneous injection of ovalbumin and 13 day later ovalbumin aerosols were used to provoke asthmatic reaction. Serum level of IgE, IL-4, WBC, RBC, HGB, cell numbers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF), and in vitro isometric contractile responses of the isolated tracheal smooth muscle(TSM) to acetylcholine(ACh, 0.1-1000uM), KCl were measured. The results were as follows ; 1. Contractile responses of TSM to ACh significantly increased in C group at Ach 0.3, 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300, 1000uM(P<0.05, P<0.01) and increased in D at 0.1, 0.3, 3, 30, 30, 100, 300, 1000uM. 2. The sensitivity of TSM to Ach increased more in A, B group, but it was not significant. 3. The maximal contractile response of TSM to ACh decreased more significantly in C group(P<0.01) and D group(P<0.05) the control group. 4. The maximal contractile response of TSM to KCI decreased more significantly in B group and C group(P<0.001) than in the control group. 5. The counts of lymphocytes in BALF decreased more significantly in B group and D group(P<0.05) than in the control group. 6. The counts of macrophages in BALF decreased more significantly in B group, C(P<0.05) than in the control group. 8. Serum IgE level increased more significantly in B group and C group(P<0.05) than the control group. 9. The counts of WBC, RBC, HGB in blood increased more significantly in A group than the control group. The above results support a role for BYJ orally administered in treatment of deficiency allergic Asthma.

• 대한수혈학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.233-240
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• 2013

배경: 수혈의 기왕력이 항HLA항체의 형성과 연관이 있다는 사실은 잘 알려져 있다. 하지만, 특발성 혈소판 감소성 자반증의 주 표적은 혈소판의 당단백이며, 당단백 항체와 항 HLA class I 항체의 형성기전은 완전히 다른 것이다. 이번 연구의 목적은 특발성 혈소판 감소성 자반증 환아의 항HLA class I 항체의 임상적 의미를 찾아 보고자 함에 있다. 방법: 1990년부터 2010년까지 경상대학교병원을 방문한 48명의 대조군과 48명의 특발성 혈소판감소성자반증 환아들을 대상으로 하였다. 각각의 환자들의 혈청을 Modified Antigen Capture Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MACE) kit를 이용하여 항 당단백 항체와 항 HLA class I 항체를 검사하였다. 결과: 두 그룹간의 항 HLA class I항체의 양성률은 의미 있는 차이를 보였으며[36/39 (92.3%) vs 29/46 (63.0%)][혈소판감소성자반증 환자군 vs 정상대조군] (P=0.002), 항HLA class I 평균항체 S/C ratio 또한 의미 있는 차이를 보였다(3.55 vs 1.51) [혈소판감소성자반증 환자군 vs 정상대조군] (P=0.0000). 하지만 혈소판 감소성 자반증 환자군에서 수혈을 받은 환자들과 수혈을 받지 않은 환자들 간의 항HLA항체 양성률은 의미 있는 차이를 보이지 않았으며[12/12 (100%) vs 24/27 (88%)][수혈을 받은 환자군 vs 비수혈 환자군](P=0.22), 평균 항체 S/C ratio 또한 통계적으로 의미 있는 차이를 보이지 않았다(4.30 vs 3.25)[수혈을 받은 환자군 vs 비수혈 환자군](P=0.22). 수혈 이후에 추적검사를 위해 채혈을 했던 환아들의 샘플을 이용한 항체 양성률 및 항체가 검사에서도 의미 있는 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 항 HLA class I 항체는 혈소판 감소성 자반증과 연관이 있을 수 있으나, 수혈은 혈소판 감소성 자반증 환아의 임상적 경과에 영향을 미치지 못한다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.134-149
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• 2016

Objectives : Gal-Geun-Tang (GT) has been described from SANGHAN in Korean traditional medicine and known to act against cold, fever, hypertension, and nasal catarrh. However, little has yet been learned about the effect of GT on immune function. In the current study, in vitro and in vivo immunomodulatory activity of GT (water extract) was investigated.Methods : Water extract of GT induced in vitro proliferation of spleen cells and significantly increased their proliferative responses during anti-CD3 activation. Using purified splenic T and B cells, it was revealed that GT has a mitogenic activity to B cells and promotes their proliferation induced by lipopolysaccharide, whereas T cell proliferation was not triggered and GT was rather inhibitory to T cell activation caused by anti-CD3 antibody. In the presence of antigen presenting cells (APC), GT addition resulted in a significant increase of IFNγ and IL-4, but not IL-2, production. However, addition of high concentration (1,000㎍/㎖) of GT led to a marked reduction in T cell cytokine production and under such condition, GT facilitated apoptosis of T cells when examined by flow cytometry with propidium iodide staining.Results : In vivo immunomdulation of GT was also investigated using a mouse model. Following keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) immunization, GT (1 ㎎/day) was orally administered for 9 days. Cell numbers in thymus, spleen and peripheral blood were not altered by GT administration, indicating that such dose is not immunotoxic. Cell numbers in draining lymph nodes (LN) and ex vivo Ag-specific proliferation of LN cells were significantly elevated by GT administration. However, any preferential stimulation of T or B and CD4⁺ or CD8⁺ T cell subpopulations was not observed in a flow cytometric analysis of LN cells. This result shows that GT does not promote in vivo B cell proliferation while GT enhances Ag-specific proliferation of LN cells, unlike what was observed in vitro.Conclusions : For a further understanding of in vivo immunomodulatory activity of GT, ex vivo cytokine production of LN cells obtained from KLH-immunized mice was evaluated. Ag-specific IFNγ production was significantly higher in GT-treated mice when compared to PBS-treated control mice. In contrast, IL-4 production in GT-treated group was comparable to control group unlike to in vitro data. In addition, GT administration did not result in any significant differences in serum levels of Ig (IgM, IgG1 and IgG2a) between GT-treated and control groups. Taken together, these data strongly support that GT promotes immune response, more profoundly type 1 helper T cell (Th1) activity and GT may be applicable for treatment of intracellular parasite infection such as viral diseases.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.142-148
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• 1995

연구배경: 최근의 제반 분자생물학적 기법의 발전이나 새로운 치료법 등에 관한 활발한 연구에도 불구하고 폐암의 5년생존율이 크게 나아지지 못하고 있으며, 또한 우리나라에서의 폐암의 발생 및 이로 인한 사망이 점차 증가하는 현실이다. 그러므로 치료효과 또는 생존율을 높일 수 있는 새로운 치료법의 개발과 이울러 제반 생물학적 성상을 이용한 예후판정 또는 치료경과의 예측을 위한 지표개발이 필요하다 하겠다. 이에 저자들은 몇가지 생물학적 표지자들이 폐암에서 예후인자로서 어떤 의미를 가지는지 알아보기 위하여 본 연구를 시작하였다. 방법: 비소세포폐암환자 46명으로부터 얻은 조직을 대상으로 단클론항체를 이용하여 PCNA, EGFR, p53, 혈액항원 A 등의 발현 여부를 비교적 간단한 면역조직화학법으로 검색하였다. 결과: 1) PCNA, EGFR, p53, 혈액항원 A 등의 발현은 각각 80.6%, 61.3%, 45.9%, 64.3%의 양성율을 나타냈으며, 세포형이나 병기에 따라서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 2) 개개지표들의 예후인자로서의 유의성 검증에서 헬액항원 A의 발현은 중앙생존기간(24개월과 5개월) 및 2년 생존율(55.6%와 0%)에서 월등하게 좋은 예후를 나타내었으며, PCNA의 발현은 중앙생존기간(11개월과 30개월) 및 2년 생존율(36%와 100%)에서 매우 나쁜 예후를 나타내었다. 3) EGFR의 발현은 중앙생존기간(10개월과 30개월) 및 2년 생존율(36.8%와 66.7%)에서 나쁜 예후의 경향을 보이나 통계적 유의성은 없었고, p53의 발현은 양군에서 별차이가 없어 예후인자로서의 유의성은 없었다. 4) PCNA, EGFR, p53의 발현을 동시에 시행한 경우의 유의성 검증에서는 3가지 중 2가지 이상의 음성을 나타낸 군의 중앙생존기간(33개월) 및 2년 생존율(77.8%)이 2가지 이상의 양성을 나타낸 군의 중앙생존기간(9.5개월) 및 2년 생존율(36.4%)보다 유의하게 높았다. 결론: 이상의 결과로 비소세포폐암에서 PCNA의 발현은 나쁜 예후인자로서, 혈액항원 A의 발현은 좋은 예후인자로서의 의미를 가지며, PCNA, EGFR, p53을 동시에 시행하여 2가지 이상의 양성발현 또한 나쁜 예후인자로 사료되므로 이들을 이용한 예후판정의 가능성이 제시된다 하겠다.