• BMB Reports
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• 제52권12호
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• pp.718-727
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• 2019

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of inherited disorders characterized by compromised T lymphocyte differentiation related to abnormal development of other lymphocytes [i.e., B and/or natural killer (NK) cells], leading to death early in life unless treated immediately with hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Functional NK cells may impact engraftment success of life-saving procedures such as bone marrow transplantation in human SCID patients. Therefore, in animal models, a T cell-/B cell-/NK cell+ environment provides a valuable tool for understanding the function of the innate immune system and for developing targeted NK therapies against human immune diseases. In this review, we focus on underlying mechanisms of human SCID, recent progress in the development of SCID animal models, and utilization of SCID pig model in biomedical sciences. Numerous physiologies in pig are comparable to those in human such as immune system, X-linked heritability, typical T-B+NK- cellular phenotype, and anatomy. Due to analogous features of pig to those of human, studies have found that immunodeficient pig is the most appropriate model for human SCID.

• BMB Reports
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.625-634
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• 2019

Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is a group of inherited disorders characterized by compromised T lymphocyte differentiation related to abnormal development of other lymphocytes [i.e., B and/or natural killer (NK) cells], leading to death early in life unless treated immediately with hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Functional NK cells may impact engraftment success of life-saving procedures such as bone marrow transplantation in human SCID patients. Therefore, in animal models, a T cell-/B cell-/NK cell＋ environment provides a valuable tool for understanding the function of the innate immune system and for developing targeted NK therapies against human immune diseases. In this review, we focus on underlying mechanisms of human SCID, recent progress in the development of SCID animal models, and utilization of SCID pig model in biomedical sciences. Numerous physiologies in pig are comparable to those in human such as immune system, X-linked heritability, typical T-B＋NK- cellular phenotype, and anatomy. Due to analogous features of pig to those of human, studies have found that immunodeficient pig is the most appropriate model for human SCID.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.265-271
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• 2012

HoxB4, a homeodomain-containing transcription factor, is involved in the expansion of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells in vivo and in vitro, and plays a key role in regulating the balance between hematopoietic stem cell renewal and cell differentiation. However, the biological activity of HoxB4 in other cells has not been reported. In this study, we investigated the effect of overexpressed HoxB4 on cell survival under various conditions that induce death, using the Ba/F3 cell line. Analysis of phenotypical characteristics showed that HoxB4 overexpression in Ba/F3 cells reduced cell size, death, and proliferation rate. Moreover, the progression from early to late apoptotic stages was inhibited in Ba/F3 cells subjected to HoxB4 overexpression under removal of interleukin-3-mediated signal, leading to the induction of cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and attenuated cell death by Fas protein stimulation in vitro. Furthermore, apoptotic cell death induced by doxorubicin-treated G2/M phase cell-cycle arrest also decreased with HoxB4 overexpression in Ba/F3 cells. From these data, we suggest that HoxB4 may play an important role in the regulation of pro-B cell survival under various apoptotic death environments.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2003

Background: We investigated the effect of donor marrow T cell depletion, administration of FK506, cyclosporin A (CSA), and 3-deazaadenosine (DZA) on graft versus host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic murine hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Methods: We used 4 to 6 week old Balb/c ($H-2^d$, recipient), and C3H/He ($H-2^k$, donor) mice. Total body irradiated recipients received $1{\times}10^7$ bone marrow cells (BM) and $0.5{\times}10^7$ splenocytes of donor under FK506 (36 mg/kg/day), CSA (5 mg/kg/day, 20 mg/kg/day), and DZA (45 mg/kg/day), which were injected intraperitoneally from day 1 to day 14 daily and then three times a week for another 2 weeks. To prevent the GVHD, irradiated Balb/c mice were transplanted with $1{\times}10^7$ rotor-off (R/O) cells of donor BM. The severity of GVHD was assessed daily by clinical scoring method. Results: All experimental groups were well grafted after HSCT. Mice in experimental group showed higher GVHD score and more rapid progression of GVHD than the mice with R/O cells (R/O group) (p<0.01). There were relatively low GVHD scores and slow progressions in FK506 and low dose CSAgroups than high dose CSA group (p<0.01). The survival was better in FK506 group than low dose CSA group. All mice treated with CSA died within 12 days after HSCT. The GVHD score in DZA group was low and slow in comparison with control group (p<0.05), but severity and progression were similar with low dose CSA group (p=0.11). All mice without immunosuppressive treatment died within 8 days, but all survived in R/O group (p<0.01). Survival in low dose CSA group was longer than in control group (p<0.05), but in high dose CSA group, survival was similar to control group. The survival benefit in DZA group was similar with low dose CSA group. FK506 group has the best survival benefit than other groups (p<0.01), comparable with R/O group (p=0.18), although probability of survival was 60%. Conclusion: We developed lethal GVHD model after allogeneic murine HSCT. In this model, immunosuppressive agents showed survival benefits in prevention of GVHD. DZA showed similar survival benefits to low dose CSA. We propose that DZA can be used as a new immunosuppressive agent to prevent GVHD after allogeneic HSCT.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제51권12호
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• pp.1336-1341
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• 2008

목 적: 본 연구의 목적은 사람의 동종 조혈모세포이식에서 공여자의 이식편과 환자의 이식 후 말초혈액에서 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T 세포 분획의 분포를 알아보고 급성 이식편대숙주병(GVHD)과 연관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 동종 조혈모세포이식을 시행 받은 17명의 소아를 대상으로 하였다. 공여자의 이식편과 이식 받은 환자의 이식 후 말초혈액으로부터 얻은 검체를 유세포 분석(flow cytometry)하였다. 공여자의 이식편과 이식 후 1개월과 3개월에 환자의 말초혈액 내 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T 세포의 분획과 절대 세포수를 알아보았다. 결 과: 공여자의 이식편 내 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T 세포의 분획은 급성 GVHD 발생군과 비발생군에서 각각 0.90%, 1.06%이었으며 차이가 없었다(P=0.62). 이식편 내 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T세포의 절대수는 급성 GVHD 발생군과 비발생군이 각각 $6.18{\times}10^5/kg$와 $25.85{\times}10^5/kg$으로 급성 GVHD 비발생군이 발생군보다 많은 경향을 보였으나 유의성은 없었다(P=0.09). 급성 GVHD 비발생군의 말초혈액 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T 세포는 이식 후 1개월에 2.11%, 3개월에 1.43%로 유의하게 감소하였으나(P=0.028), 급성 GVHD 발생군의 말초혈액 내 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T 세포는 이식 후 1개월과 3개월에 각각 2.47%와 2.30%로 유의한 차이가 없었다(P=0.50). 결 론: 본 실험을 통하여 저자들은 공여자의 이식편 내 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T세포의 분포와 이식 후 환자의 급성 GVHD의 관계에 대한 유의성은 검증할 수 없었으며 이식 후 환자의 말초혈액 내 $CD4^+CD25^+$ T 세포에는 조절 T세포보다 GVHD와 연관된 활성화된 T세포의 분획이 더 클 것으로 사료되나 추가적인 조절 T세포의 표지자를 이용한 검증이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2015

A humanized mice (hu-mice) model is extremely valuable to verify human cell activity in vivo condition and is regarded as an important tool in examining multimodal therapies and drug screening in tumor biology. Moreover, hu-mice models that simply received human $CD34^+$ blood cells and tissue transplants are also overwhelmingly useful in immunology and stem cell biology. Because generated hu-mice harboring a human immune system have displayed phenotype of human $CD45^+$ hematopoietic cells and when played partly with functional immune network, it could be used to evaluate human cell properties in vivo. Although the hu-mice model does not completely recapitulate human condition, it is a key methodological factor in studying human hematological malignancies with impaired immune cells. Also, an advanced humanized leukemic mice (hu-leukemic-mice) model has been developed by improving immunodeficient mice. In this review, we briefly described the history of development on immunodeficient SCID strain mice for hu-and hu-leukemic-mice model for immunologic and tumor microenviromental study while inferring the potential benefits of hu-leukemic-mice in cancer biology.

• Journal of mucopolysaccharidosis and rare diseases
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.14-20
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• 2018

Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of rare inherited metabolic disorders caused by specific lysosomal enzyme deficiencies leading to the sequential degradation of glycosaminoglycans, causing substrate accumulation in various cells and tissues and progressive multiple organ dysfunction. The rare disease medical care team at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taiwan has been dedicated to the study of MPSs for more than 20 years. Since 1999, more than 50 academic papers focusing on MPSs have been published in international medical journals. Topics of research include the following items regarding MPSs: incidence, natural history, clinical manifestations, gene mutation characteristics, cardiac function, bone mineral density, sleep studies, pulmonary function tests, hearing assessments, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, anesthetic experience, imaging analysis, special biochemical tests, laboratory diagnostics, global expert consensus conferences, prenatal diagnosis, new drug clinical trials, newborn screening, and treatment outcomes. Of these published academic research papers, more than half were cross-domain, cross-industry, and international studies with results in cooperation with experts from European, American and other Asian countries. A cross-specialty collaboration platform was established based on high-risk population screening criteria with the acronym "BECARE" (Bone and joints, Eyes, Cardiac and central nervous system, Abdomen and appearance, Respiratory system, and Ear, nose, and throat involvement). Through this platform, orthopedic surgeons, rheumatologists, ophthalmologists, cardiologists, rehabilitation physicians, gastroenterologists, otorhinolaryngologists, and medical geneticists have been educated with regards to awareness of suspected cases of MPSs patients to allow for a further confirmative diagnosis of MPSs. Because of the progressive nature of the disease, an early diagnosis and early multidisciplinary therapeutic interventions including surgery, rehabilitation programs, symptom-based treatments, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and enzyme replacement therapy, are very important.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2014

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a fatal complication that occurs after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. To understand the dynamics of CD4 and CD8 T cell production of IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-17 during GVHD progression, we established a GVHD model by transplanting T cell-depleted bone marrow (TCD-BM) and purified T cells from B6 mice into irradiated BALB.B, creating an MHC-matched but minor histocompatibility (H) antigen-mismatched transplantation (B6 ${\rightarrow}$ BALB.B GVHD). Transplantation-induced GVHD was confirmed by the presence of the appropriate compositional changes in the T cell compartments and innate immune cells in the blood and the systemic secretion of inflammatory cytokines. Using this B6 ${\rightarrow}$ BALB.B GVHD model, we showed that the production of IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-17 by CD4 T cells preceded that by CD8 T cells in the spleen, mesenteric lymph node, liver, and lung in the BALB.B GVHD host, and Th1 differentiation predated Th17 differentiation in all organs during GVHD progression. Such changes in cytokine production were based on changes in cytokine gene expression by the T cells at different time points during GVHD development. These results demonstrate that both IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-17 are produced by CD4 and CD8 T cells but with different kinetics during GVHD progression.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.68-78
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• 2011

Background: Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a huddle for success of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In this study, effects of irradiation dose on immune kinetics of GVHD were investigated using B6 ${\rightarrow}$ BALB.B system, a mouse model for GVHD after MHC-matched allogeneic transplantation. Methods: BALB.B mice were transplanted with bone marrow and spleen cells from C57BL/6 mice after irradiation with different doses. Leukocytes residing in the peripheral blood and target organs were collected periodically from the GVHD hosts for analysis of chimerism formation and immune kinetics along the GVHD development via flow cytometry. Myeloid cells were tested for production of IL-17 via flow cytometry. Results: Pre-conditioning of BALB.B hosts with 900 cGy and 400 cGy resulted in different chimerism of leukocytes from the blood and affected survival of GVHD hosts. Profiles of leukocytes infiltrating GVHD target organs, rather than profiles of peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs), were significantly influenced by irradiation dose. Proportions of IL-17 producing cells in the infiltrating $Gr-1^+$ or $Mac-1^+$ cells were higher in the GVHD hosts with high does irradiation than those with low dose irradiation. Conclusion: Pre-conditioning dose affected tissue infiltration of leukocytes and cytokine production by myeloid cells in the target organs.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권10호
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• pp.1079-1085
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• 2006

목 적 : 본 연구는 다양한 소아 고위험 고형종양에서 이식된 조혈모세포의 수와 조혈기능의 회복속도 나아가 감염과의 상관관계에 대해 분석함으로써 자가 조혈모세포이식에서 안전한 이식을 위해 필요한 최소한의 조혈모세포의 수가 어느 정도인지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2004년 1월부터 2005년 12월까지 2년 동안 삼성서울병원 소아과에서 소아 고형종양을 대상으로 시행된 고용량 화학요법 후 자가 말초혈 조혈모세포이식 72례에서 이식된 조혈모세포의 수와 이식 후 혈액학적 회복속도 및 감염과의 관계를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결 과 : 중성구 회복속도에 독립적으로 영향을 주는 유일한인자는 이식된 CD34 양성세포의 수였고 혈소판 회복속도에 독립적으로 영향을 주는 인자는 이식된 CD34 양성세포의 수와 이식 전 치료기간이었다. 미생물학적으로 확인된 감염의 빈도는 이식된 CD34 양성세포 수 등 여러 인자와 관련성이 없었다. 나이가 어릴수록, 이식 전 치료기간이 길수록, TBI 혹은 thiotepa가 포함된 고용량 화학요법, 설사가 심한 경우, 이식된 CD34 양성세포의 수가 적은 경우($2{\times}10^6/kg$ 이하) 발열기간이 유의하게 길었다. 그러나 미생물학적으로 확인된 감염의 빈도는 이러한 발열에 영향을 주는 여러 인자와 관련성이 없었다. 이식된 CD34 양성세포의 수를 보다 세분하여 중성구 및 혈소판 회복속도, 고열 지속기간 및 항생제 사용기간을 비교하였을 때 이식된 CD34 양성세포의 수가 적을수록 중성구 및 혈소판 회복속도가 늦어지고 항생제 사용기간이 길어졌으나 고열 지속 기간에는 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결 론 : 이식된 CD34 양성세포의 수에 따라 조혈기능의 회복속도는 분명한 차이가 있지만 미생물학적으로 확인된 감염의 빈도 혹은 임상적으로 유의한 고열 지속기간의 차이는 없었다. 따라서 고용량 화학요법 후 자가 조혈모세포이식 시 가능한 많은 수의 조혈모세포를 이식하는 것이 바람직하지만 임상적으로 충분한 조혈모세포를 채집하지 못한 경우, 1회 이식 시 최소한 $1{\times}10^6/kg$ 이상인 경우에는 임상적으로 수용할 수 있는 생착이 가능하므로 추가적인 조혈모세포 채집을 위해 고용량 화학요법의 적절한 시기를 놓치지 않는 것이 중요할 것으로 사료된다.