• 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.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권7호
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• pp.313-315
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• 2011

Reactive arthritis comprises a subgroup within infection-associated arthritides in genetically susceptible hosts. Researchers and clinicians recognize two clinical forms of reactive arthritis which occurs after genitourinary tract infection and after gastrointestinal tract infection. Chlamydia infection has been implicated as the most common agent associated with post-venereal reactive arthritis. Studies have proposed Shigella infection, Salmonella infection, or Yersinia infection as the microorganisms responsible for the post-dysenteric form. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27 antigen is the best-known predisposing factor. We report a case of HLA-B27-associated reactive arthritis after Salmonella enteritis at Pusan National University hospital.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2009

Xenotransplantation of pig organs into humans is a potential solution for the shortage of donor organs for transplantation. However, multiple immune barriers preclude its clinical application. In particular, the initial type of rejection in xenotransplantation is an acute cellular rejection by host $CD8^+$ cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) cells that react to donor major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I. The human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) glycoprotein Unique Short (US) 2 specifically targets MHC class I heavy chains to relocate them from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane to the cytosol, where they are degraded by the proteasome. In this study we transfected the US2 gene into minipig fetal fibroblasts and established four US2 clonal cell lines. The integration of US2 into transgenic fetal cells was confirmed using PCR and Southern blot assay. The reduction of Swine Leukocyte Antigen (SLA)-I by US2 was also detected using Flow cytometry assay (FACS). The FACS analysis of the US2 clonal cell lines demonstrated a substantial reduction in SLA-I surface expression. The level (44% to 76%) of SLA-I expression in US2 clonal cell lines was decreased relative to the control. In cytotoxicity assay the rate of $CD8^+$ T cell-mediated cytotoxicity was significantly reduced to 23.8${\pm}$15.1% compared to the control (59.8${\pm}$8.4%, p<0.05). In conclusion, US2 can directly protect against $CD8^+$-mediated cell lysis. These results indicate that the expression of US2 in pig cells may provide a new approach to overcome the CTL-mediated immune rejection in xenotransplantation.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2005년도 제5회 발생공학 국제심포지엄 및 학술대회
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• pp.131-131
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• 2005

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2005년도 제5회 발생공학 국제심포지엄 및 학술대회
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• pp.131-131
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• 2005

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.611-614
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• 2009

전신 홍반 루푸스는 자가 항원에 대한 자가 항체를 생성하여 염증을 일으켜 다양한 기관에 손상을 주는 자가 면역 질환이다. 발병 원인은 잘 알려져 있지 않으나, 전신 홍반 루푸스 환자의 가족 중에 전신 홍반 루푸스가 일반인보다 20배 이상 발병 위험이 높아 유전적인 요인이 관련되어 있을 것으로 생각된다. 저자들은 형제에서 발병한 가족성 전신 홍반 루푸스 증례를 경험하였고, 전신 홍반 루푸스와 연관된 조직적합 유전자인 HLA DRB1*1501과 DQB1*0602 유전자를 환아모와 형제들이 공유한 것을 발견하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• 수면정신생리
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2001

목 적 : 본 연구는 기면병 환자와 정상 대조군에서 사람 백혈구 항원(human leukocyte antigen, 이하 HLA) DQB1*0602와 DR2의 발현 빈도를 조사하여 한국인 기면병 환자의 표지자로서의 가능성을 확인하고자 하였으며, 동시에 기면병 환자에서 나타나는 증상의 특성을 조사하였다. 방 법 : 야간수면 다원검사 및 입면잠복기 반복검사에서 입면잠복기의 평균값이 5분 이하이며, 최소 2회 이상의 수면시작 REM기(sleep onset REM periods)가 발생한 기면병 환자 20명(남자 11명, 여자 9명, 연령분포 $8{\sim}55$세, 평균연령 $28.2{\pm}13.0$세)과 정상 대조군 21명(남자 9명, 여자 12명, 연령분포 $21{\sim}39$세, 평균연령 $28.6{\pm}4.4$세)을 대상으로 하여 HLA typing을 시행하였다. 기면병의 제반 임상증상은 면담과 수면설문지를 통하여 수집하였다. 결 과 : 1) 기면병 환자군의 입면잠복기 반복 검사 결과 입면잠복기의 평균값은 $2.4{\pm}2.0$분이었으며, Sleep onset REM periods의 발생 평균 회수는 $3.0{\pm}1.6$회로 나타났다. 2) 기면병 환자군 모두에서 기면병의 주요 증상인 과도한 주간 졸리움 및 탈력발작을 나타냈고, 수면마비, 입면환각 및 야간수면장애는 각각 12명(60.0%), 14명(70.0%) 및 15명(75.0%)에서 발생하였다. 3) 탈력발작은 주로 감정적인 자극에 의하여 유발되어, 웃을때(80%, n=16)와 농담할 때(70%, n=14)에 가장 흔하게 유발되었으며, 탈력발작 발생부위의 빈도는 무릎과 다리 부분이 95%(n=19)이었으며, 턱부위는 30%(n=6)로 나타났다. 4) HLA-DQB1*0602는 환자군 20명중 18명(90.0%), 정상 대조군 21명중 5명(23.8%)에서 양성으로 나타났으며, HLA-DR2는 환자군 중 18명(90%), 정상 대조군 중 7명 (35%)에서 양성으로 나타났다. 결 론 : 이상의 결과에서 한국인 기면병 환자에서 HLADQB1*0602 양성이 높은 빈도로 나타났으며, 여러 인종들을 대상으로 한 여러 연구 결과와도 일치하여 HLA-DQB1*0602가 인종을 초월한 매우 유용한 표지자가 될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.94-97
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• 2008

The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) is the name of the major histocompatibility complex (MCH) in humans. The superlocus contains a large number of genes related to immune system function in humans. This group of genes resides on chromosome 6. and encode cell surface antigen-presenting proteins and many other genes. HLA class I antigen (A, B & C) present peptides from inside the cell. These peptides are produced from digested proteins that are broken down in the lysozymes. Most expressed HLA loci exhibit a remarkable degree of allelic polymorphism, which derives from sequence differences predominantly localized to discrete hypervariable regions of the amino terminal domain of the molecule. In this sutdy, the HLA-A genotypes were determined in twenty students unrelated koreans using the PCR-SSP (Polymerase Chain Reaction-Sequence Specific Primer) technique. Several specific primer pairs in assigning the HLA-A gene were used (A*0201, A*33, A*2401). The results of PCR-SSP, the HLA-A*0201 primer was detected eleven (55%), the HLA-A*33 were detected seven (35%) and the HLA-A*2401 were detected seven (35%). This study shows that the PCR-SSP technique is relatively simple, fast and a practical tool for the determination of the HLA-A genotypes.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2006

Background: Identification of antigen-specific T cells has yielded valuable information on pathologic process and the disease state. Assays for quantification of inflammatory cytokines or lytic-granule molecules have been generally used to evaluate antigen specific T cell response, however their applicability have been hampered due to the limited source of autologous antigen-presenting target cells (APC). Methods: K562, a leukemic cell line deficient of human leukocyte antigen (HLA), was transfected with a gene encoding HLA-A*02 (K562/ A*02) and its function as stimulator cells in inducing activation of HLA-matched T cells was evaluated by IFN-${\gamma}$ enzyme linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay. Results: The stable transfectant K562/ A*02 pulsed with HLA- A*02 restricted peptide could specifically induce IFN-${\gamma}$ secretion by CD8+ T cells compared to no detectable secretion by CD4+ T cells. However, CD56+ NK cells secreted IFN-${\gamma}$ in both K562/ A*02 with peptide and without peptide. The number of IFN-${\gamma}$ secreted CD8+ T cells was increased according to the ratio of T cells to K562 and peptide concentration. Formalin-fixed K562/ A*02 showed similar antigen presenting function to live K562/ A*02. Moreover, K562/ A*02 could present antigenicpeptide to not only A*0201 restricted CD8+ T cells but also CD8+ T cells from A*0206 donor. Conclusion: These results suggest that K562/ A*02 could be generally used as target having specificity and negligible background for measuring CD8+ T cell responses and selective use of K562 with responsder matched HLA molecules on its surface as APC may circumvent the limitation of providing HLA-matched autologous target cells.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.79-92
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• 2019

Humanized mice, containing engrafted human cells and tissues, are emerging as an important in vivo platform for studying human diseases. Since the development of Nod scid gamma (NSG) mice bearing mutations in the IL-2 receptor gamma chain, many investigators have used NSG mice engrafted with human hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to generate functional human immune systems in vivo, results in high efficacy of human cell engraftment. The development of NSG mice has allowed significant advances to be made in studies on several human diseases, including cancer and graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD), and in regenerative medicine. Based on the human HSC transplantation, organ transplantation including thymus and liver in the renal capsule has been performed. Also, immune reconstruction of cells, of the lymphoid as well as myeloid lineages, has been partly accomplished. However, crosstalk between pluripotent stem cell derived therapeutic cells with human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mis/matched types and immune CD3 T cells have not been fully addressed. To overcome this hurdle, human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, not mouse MHC molecules, are required to generate functional T cells in a humanized mouse model. Here, we briefly summarize characteristics of the humanized mouse model, focusing on development of CD3 T cells with MHC molecules. We also highlight the necessity of the humanized mouse model for the treatment of various human diseases.