• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2008

Herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) is an inflammatory disorder induced by HSV-1 infection and characterized by T cell-dependent destruction of corneal tissues. It is not known what triggers $CD4^+$ T cell migration into the stroma of HSV-1-infected corneas. The keratocyte is a fibroblast-like cell that can function as an antigen-presenting cell in the mouse cornea by expressing MHC class II and costimulatory molecules after HSV-1 infection. We hypothesized that chemokines produced by stromal keratocytes are involved in $CD4^+$ T cell infiltration into the cornea. We found that keratocytes produce several cytokines and chemokines, including MCP-1, RANTES, and T cell activation (TCA)-3. HSV-1 infection increased the production of MCP-1 and RANTES by keratocytes, and these acted as chemoattractants for HSV-1-primed $CD4^+$ T cells expressing CCR2 and CCR5. ExpreHerpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) is an inflammatory disorder induced by HSV-1 infection and characterized by T cell-dependent destruction of corneal tissues. It is not known what triggers $CD4^+$ T cell migration into the stroma of HSV-1-infected corneas. The keratocyte is a fibroblast-like cell that can function as an antigen-presenting cell in the mouse cornea by expressing MHC class II and costimulatory molecules after HSV-1 infection. We hypothesized that chemokines produced by stromal keratocytes are involved in $CD4^+$ T cell infiltration into the cornea. We found that keratocytes produce several cytokines and chemokines, including MCP-1, RANTES, and T cell activation (TCA)-3. HSV-1 infection increased the production of MCP-1 and RANTES by keratocytes, and these acted as chemoattractants for HSV-1-primed $CD4^+$ T cells expressing CCR2 and CCR5. Expression of MCP-1 in the corneal stroma was confirmed in vivo. Finally, when HSV-1-primed $CD4^+$ T cells were adoptively transferred into wild type and MCP-1-deficient mice that had been sublethally irradiated to minimize chemokine production from immune cells, infiltration of $CD4^+$ T cells was markedly reduced in the MCP-1-deficient mice, suggesting that it is the MCP-1 from HSV-1-infected keratocytes that attracts $CD4^+$ T cells into the cornea.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.342-347
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• 2011

인체의 바이러스 감염 방어기전에서 T 림프구는 중요한 역할을 한다. 하지만, 만성 C형 간염 바이러스의 일차적 복제장소인 간염 환자의 간에서 분리된 HCV 특이 T 림프구는 심각한 기능결핍을 보인다. 이러한 T 림프구 기능결핍의 이유로는 PD-1, CTLA-4 등 면역억제 물질의 발현, 또는 간에서 특이적으로 유도되는 면역내성(immune tolerance)이 있으나, 간세포(hepatocytes)와 HCV 특이 T 림프구의 상호작용에 대해서는 명확하게 확립되어 있지 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 HLA(human leukocyte antigen) A2+ 간암세포주(human hepatoma cell line; huh7.5)가 항원제시(antigen presentation)를 통해 효과적으로 HCV 특이 T 림프구를 활성화시키며 간암세포주(huh7.5) 표면의 PD-L (program death ligand) 1 발현은 T림프구의 활성을 감소시켜 면역조절의 가능성이 있음을 시사하였다. 또한, HCV 특이 tetramer 반응은 T 림프구의 과도한 활성으로 자기사멸(apoptosis)의 경로에 있음을 caspase 3 활성으로 확인하였고, 역시 PD-L1의 발현이 T 림프구를 자기사멸(apoptosis)로부터 구제하여 caspase 3 활성이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이는 PD-L1과 간성(liver) T 림프구 표면의 PD-1 결합이 T 림프구의 자기사멸을 막고, 또한 그 기능을 회복시켜 만성 C형 간염 치료에 응용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.12-24
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• 2007

Objective : To investigate the effect of Samilshinkihwan(SISKW) on white rats with deteriorated immunity caused by methotrexate. Methods : The test articles were dosed once a day for 14 days by gastric gavage at a dosage 1000, 500 and 250mg/kg/10ml of SISKW from 2 days after last MTX-dosing, and changes in body weight, spleen weight, total blood leukocyte numbers, total lymphocyte numbers, B and T lymphocyte ratio, CD3+CD4+, CD3+/CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+ T lymphocyte ratio in the blood and spleen were measured. In addition, the serum interleukin (IL)-2 levels and the productivity of IL-2 of splenic cells were also demonstrated in this study. Results : The changes on body weight increased significantly in the 1000mg/kgof SISKW group. The changes on the spleen weight, the total blood leukocytenumbers, the total lymphocyte numbers in the blood and spleen, the ratio of T-cell in the blood and spleen and the ratio of CD3+CD4+ T-cell in spleen increased significantly in all SISKW groups as compared with the control group. The ratio of CD4+/CD8+ T-cells in blood increased significantly. The serum IL-2 levels and productivity of IL-2 of splenic cells increased significantly in 1000 and 500mg/kg SISKW groups as compared with the control group. Conclusions : Samilshinkihwanhas an effect of increasing immune responses, especially on cellular immune responses, in white rats with deteriorated immunity caused by methotrexate.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the inhibitory effect of the aroma therapy of three kinds of aroma oil mixtures on asthma. 1. The percentage of granulocytes/lymphocytes population in mouse OVA-induced asthma lung cells was decreased significantly compared with those of control group. 2. The number of CCR3+ cells, CD4+ cells, CD8+ cells, CD23 and CD3e+/CD69+ in lungs of the mice group treated with M1 were decreased significantly compared with those of control group. 3. The number of IgE+/B220+ cells in the lungs of the mice group treated with M1 decreased significantly compared with those of control group. But the number of B220+ cells in the lunes of the mice group treated with M1 didn't show significant difference compared with those of control group. 4. The number of Gr-1+/CD11b+ cells in lungs of the mice group treated with M1 didn't show significant difference compared with those of control group. But the number of CD11b+ cells in lungs of the mice group treated with M1 decreased significantly compared with those of control group.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4671-4673
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• 2013

Objectives: To study variation in T lymphocyte subgoups and its clinical significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: Levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+, NK and Treg cells in peripheral blood of NSCLC cases and healthy adults were determined by flow cytometry. Results: CD3+, CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ ratio and NK cells in NSCLCs were decreased significantly in comparison with the control group (P < 0.01), and decreased with increase in the clinical stage of NSCLC, while CD8+ cells demonstrated no significant change (P > 0.05). Treg cells were significantly more frequent than in the control group (P < 0.01), and increased with the clinical stage of NSCLC. Conclusion: The cellular immune function of the NSCLC patients is lowered. It is important to detect change of T lymphocyte subgroups by flow cytometry for the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic assessment of NSCLC patients.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.118-122
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• 2005

체내 면역 증강정을 관찰하기 위하여 체내 임파구의 활성 및 증가 여부를 3개월간 의뢰한 물질인 Immu-Forte EX, Immu-Forte 된장고추장, Immu-Forte A, Immu-Forte를 투여한 후, flowcyometry 및 sandwitch ELISA를 이용하여 측정하였다. 본 실험의 실험 기간 중에 동물의 질병이나 감염에 의한 면역학적인 변화가 있었는지를 확인하기 위하여 혈액학적인 검사를 실시하였으며, 혈액학적인 검사에서 Alkaline phosphatase, T protein, Albumin, Creatine, ALT, AST, Total bilirubin, Potasium을 검사해 본 결과 대조군과 비교 했을때 투여군 전군에서 정상적인 범위내 수치를 나타내는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과로부터 본 실험에서 나온 결과는 질병이나 감염에 의한 것이 아닌 생체내에서의 면역성 증강에 의한 것으로 판단할수 있는 근거를 제공한다고 판단되어진다. 한편, 3개월간 장기 투여시 Immu-Forte EX, Immu-Forte 된장고추장, Immu-Forte A과 Immu-Forte 의 모든 물질은 전반적으로 면역 세포와 사이토카인의 수치를 유의적으로 증가시켰다 그러나, 3개월간 Immu-Forte EX를 투여 후 혈중콜레스테롤 수치를 검사해 본 결과 대조군$(118\pm24.4 mg/dL)$과 비교하였을때, 고용량$(126\pm7.7 mg/dL)$, 중간용량$(121\pm8.4 mg/dL)$, 저용량$(109\pm24.Smg/dL)$으로서 통계학적인 유의적 감소로는 보이지 않는다. 각각의 물질의 면역학적인 변화양상을 살펴보면 물질 동암 EX는 중간 농도군에서는 CD4 T 림파구, CD8 림파구, 대식세포, IL-12, IFN-r가 대조군에 비해서 유의적으로 증가했으며 떠농도에서는 전체 T 임파구, 전체 B 임파구, CD4 T 임파구, 대식세포, IL-2, IL4, IL-12가 대조군에 비해서 유의적으로 증가했다. 물질 Immu-Forte 된장고추장에서는 고농도에서는 CD4 T 임파구, IL-2, IL-4, IL-12가 유의적으로 증가했으며, 중간농도에서는 CD4 임파구, 대식세포, IL-2,IL-4,IL-12 가 유의적으로 증가했고, 저농도에서는 전체 T 임파구, CD4 T 임파구, IL-2, IL-4, IL-12가 유의적으로 증가했다. 물질 Immu-Forte A의 경우 고농도에서 대식세포,자연살해세포, IL-12가 중간농도에서는 전체 T임파구, CD4 T임파구, 대식세포, 자연살해세포, IL-2, IL-4, IL-12가 저농도에서는 자연살해세포가 유의적으로 증가했다. 물질 Immune-Forte f의 경우 고농도에서 전체 B 임파구, IL-4, IL-12가 중간농도에서 전체 T임파구, 전체 B임파구, CD4 T임파구, CD8 T 임파구, 대식세포, IL-2, IL-4, IL-12, IFN-r가 저농도에서는 자연살해세포, IL-12가 유의적으로 증가하였다. 이상과 같이 각각의 물질은 전반적으로 면역증강 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났으며 그 면역증강을 유도하는 세포나 사이토카인은 서로 정확히 일치하지 않는 것으로 보아 각각의 물질이 다른 기전을 통해서 면역증강을 유도하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1721-1724
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• 2013

Objective: To investigate the effect of epirubicin on soluble CD25 (sCD25) secretion by CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (Treg) cells isolated from diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients. Methods: Treg cells were isolated from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from the newly diagnosed DBLCL patients. The concentration of sCD25 in the supernatant was determined with a commercial sCD25 (IL-2R) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. The fluorescence intensity of CD25 was detected by flow cytometry. Results: Cell survival rate was significantly decreased along with the increase of epirubicin concentration after treatment for 24 h. There was also a significant difference in the concentration of sCD25 between the epirubicin group and the control group (P<0.01). A positive correlation between the Treg cells survival rate and the concentration of sCD25 was detected (r=0.993, P<0.01). When equal numbers of CD4+CD25+ Treg cells of the epirubicin group and the control group were cultured for another 24 h without epirubicin the CD25 fluorescence intensity on the surface of Treg cells was obviously higher in the epirubicin group than that in the control group (P<0.01), while the sCD25 concentration in the supernatant in the epirubicin group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Epirubicin may improve the body's immune functions by inhibiting the sCD25 secretion by Treg cells in DLBCL patients.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.265-271
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• 2014

Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is a potent anti-apoptotic cytokine that enhances immune effector cell functions and is essential for lymphocyte survival. While it known to induce differentiation and proliferation in some haematological malignancies, including certain types of leukaemias and lymphomas, little is known about its role in solid tumours, including breast cancer. In the current study, we investigated whether IL-7 could enhance the in vivo antitumor activity of tumor-reactive $CD8^+$ T cells with induction of IFN-${\gamma}$ in a murine breast cancer model. Human IL-7 cDNA was constructed into the eukaryotic expression plasmid pcDNA3.1, and then the recombinational pcDNA3.1-IL-7 was intratumorally injected in the TM40D BALB/C mouse graft model. Serum and intracellular IFN-${\gamma}$ levels were measured by ELISA and flow cytometry, respectively. $CD8^+$ T cell-mediated cytotoxicity was analyzed using the MTT method. Our results showed that IL-7 administration significantly inhibited tumor growth from day 15 after direct intratumoral injection of pcDNA3.1-IL-7. The anti-tumor effect correlated with a marked increase in the level of IFN-${\gamma}$ and breast cancer cells-specific CTL cytotoxicity. In vitro cytotoxicity assays showed that IL-7-treatment could augment cytolytic activity of $CD8^+$ T cells from tumor bearing mice, while anti-IFN-${\gamma}$ blocked the function of $CD8^+$ T cells, suggesting that IFN-${\gamma}$ mediated the cytolytic activity of $CD8^+$ T cells. Furthermore, in vivo neutralization of $CD8^+$ T lymphocytes by CD8 antibodies reversed the antitumor benefit of IL-7. Thus, we demonstrated that IL-7 exerts anti-tumor activity mainly through activating $CD8^+$ T cells and stimulating them to secrete IFN-${\gamma}$ in a murine breast tumor model. Based on these results, our study points to a potential novel way to treat breast cancer and may have important implications for clinical immunotherapy.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.492-499
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• 2008

목 적 : H. pylori의 감염은 세균의 병독 인자, 숙주 인자, 환경 인자가 복합적으로 작용하여 다양한 위장관 병변을 일으킨다. H. pylori의 병리 기전으로 지금까지는 주로 세균의 병독성에 초점을 맞추었으나 최근에는 숙주의 위점막 면역반응이 주목을 받고 있다. 소아는 술, 담배, 약물과 같은 환경 인자의 영향이 적어 연구에 적합한 대상이며 감염 초기를 반영한다는 측면에서 중요한 의의가 있음에도 불구하고 소아에서 위점막 면역반응에 관한 연구가 거의 없다. 이에 H. pylori 감염 소아에서 위점막 림프구를 분석하여 소아에서 H. pylori 감염으로 인한 국소 면역반응의 특징을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : H. pylori 양성 소화궤양군 10명, H. pylori 양성 위염군 15명, H. pylori 음성 대조군 20명에서 얻은 위전정부 생검조직에서 hematoxylin-eosin 염색과 modified Giemsa 염색을 시행하여 개정된 시드니 체계에 따라 위염의 정도를 점수화하였다. 위점막에서 림프구 면역표현형을 알기 위해 CD3, CD4, CD8 T세포와 CD20 B세포에 대한 면역조직화학염색을 시행하였으며 점막 고유층에서는 400배 고배율 현미경 하에서 $0.0625m^2$ 당 양성 림프구 수를 기록하였고, 상피세포 내에서는 100개 상피세포 당 양성 림프구 수를 기록하였다. 결 과 : 림프구 침윤은 점막 고유층에서 상피세포 내보다 확연히 많았다. 점막 고유층에서 H. pylori 양성군에서 대조군에 비해 CD3, CD4, CD8 T세포와 CD20 B세포가 유의하게 증가하였고(P<0.01) H. pylori 양성 소화궤양군은 위염군과 달리 대조군에 비해 CD8 T세포가 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.01). 한편, 상피세포 내에서는 H. pylori 양성 소화궤양군과 위염군 모두 대조군에 비해 CD4 T세포가 유의하게 증가하였다(P<0.01). H. pylori의 밀도, 다핵형 중성구의 활동성, 만성 염증 정도와 림프구 수는 점막 고유층에서 상피세포 내보다 더 밀접한 상관관계가 있었다. 결 론: H. pylori에 감염된 소아의 국소 면역반응은 주로 위점막 고유층에서 일어나며 T세포와 B세포가 함께 관여하였다. H. pylori 양성 소화궤양군에서 점막 고유층의 CD8 T세포가 유의하게 증가하여 임상질환과 점막면역의 연관성을 추정할 수 있었다. 향후 H. pylori 감염에서 국소 면역반응으로 야기되는 점막 손상, 연령과 인종에 따른 차이, 임상질환과의 연관성 등에 대하여 더 많은 연구가 이루어져야 할 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.343-348
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• 2013

This experiment was conducted to evaluate the development of T cells in intrauterine growth retarded (IUGR) piglets at different gestational stages, and tentatively explore the relationship between T cells development and the Notch signaling pathway. A total of 18 crossbred (Landrace${\times}$Large white) primiparous sows were mated at similar weights and estruses and euthanized at d 60, 90 and 110 of gestation with six replicates for each time point. One IUGR and one normal fetus were picked from each litter. The T-cell subsets, mRNA expression of Delta-like1, Delta-like4, Jagged1, and Notch2 genes in the thymus were investigated. Compared to normal piglets, $CD3^+CD4^-CD8^+$ cells in IUGR fetuses at d 90 was 0.13% lower (p<0.05). At d 110 of gestation $CD8^+$ T cells in IUGR fetuses was 0.19% lower (p<0.05). The percentage of $CD8^+$ T cells was 3.14% lower (p<0.05) of the total T cells in IUGR pigs at d 60. The abundance of Notch2 and Delta-like4 mRNA at d 110 was 20.93% higher and 0.77% (p<0.05) lower, and Delta-like1 mRNA at d 90 was 0.19% (p<0.05) higher compared to normal pigs. These results suggested that normal fetuses had a greater proportion of T-cell subsets at earlier gestation periods, and the Notch signaling pathway was likely partially responsible for these differences to some degree.