• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.299-304
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• 2000

The activated immune systems with lipopolysaccharide(LPS) were evaluates by ${\gamma}$- globulin levels in domestic cats. Especially, cats were in a stress condition, which was unfamiliar environmental change. Effect of continuous unfamiliar environmental stressor was a diminution of production of serum total globulin auld ${\gamma}$- globulin on feline infectious peritonitis(FIP) vaccination. The ${\gamma}$-globulin production on FIP vaccination more increased in LPS treated 77ups than non-LPS treated group. Also. the ${\gamma}$-globulin production on FIP vaccination was maintained in LPS treated group under stress condition. These results imply that that the ${\gamma}$-globulin can be produced under a stress condition by mitogen like as LPS.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.219-226
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• 1992

This study was performed to observe the therapeutic effects of interferon-gamma ($IFN-{\gamma}$) and gamma-globulin (${\gamma}-globulin$) in experimental Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia of immune suppressed mice. After 9 weeks, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxaBole(TMP-SMZ; 10~50 mg/mouse/day), mouse $IFN-{\gamma}(5{\times}10^4$ units/mouse/day) and mouse ${\gamma}-globulin$(20 mg/mouse/day) were administered to the mice for 3 weeks by the experimental group. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated by body weights, histopatholo단ic and electron microscopic findings of the lungs, and number of p. carinii cysts by Gomori's methenamine silver stain. Body weights of the mice were significantly increased in the group of combination therapy of TMP-SMZ with $IFN-{\gamma}{\;}or{\;}{\gamma}-globulin$, and in the group of TMP- SMZ treatment(p<0.05), however, little effect was found in the group of T-globulin alone. Histopathologic 6ndings of p. carinii pneumonia were much improved in the group of combination therapy of TMP-SMZ with $IFN-{\gamma}$. Treatment with either TMP-SMZ or $IFN-{\gamma}$ significantly reduced the number of cysts in the p. carinii pneumonia, but {\gamma}-globulin alone was ineffective. In electron microscopic findings of p. carinii pneumonia, the number of trophozoites and cysts were reduced by treatment with either TMP-SMZ or $IFN-{\gamma}$, and most of the cysts were empty or containing one or two intracystic bodies. The present results suggested, that combination therapy of TMP-SMZ with $IFN-{\gamma}$ had synergistic effects in treatment of P carinii pneumonia in experi- mental mice.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.130-135
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• 1987

인삼 saponin이 면역작용에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 생쥐에 단백질 항원(암닭의 ${\gamma}$-globulin)으로 면역시킨 후 1차 면역후 10일, 2차 면역후 10일에 각각 채혈하여 혈청내의 항체가를 ELISA(enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) method로 측정하였고, 또한 같은 항원으로 면역시킨 생쥐에 면역억제제를 사용하여 생쥐의 면역제를 억제시킨 후 그 회복에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 같은 방법으로 항체가를 측정하였다. 인삼 saponin을 투여한 실험군(10mg/ kg/day)은 개체에 따라 약간의 차이는 있었으나 같은 조건의 생리식염수 투여군보다 각각 훨씬 높은 항체가를 나타내었고, 면역억제제에 의한 면역억제의 회복에 있어서도 유의성있는 회복효과를 나타내었다. 따라서 면역작용에 미치는 인삼saponin의 영향은 정확한 기작은 밝혀지지 않았으나 인삼 saponin이 혈청단백질 합성을 증가시키는 효과와 함께 일종의 면역자극제(immunostimulator)로 작용하고 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.403-408
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• 2005

This study investigated the effects of chromium propionate on growth performance, serum traits and immune response in weaned pigs. Twenty-four 4 wk-old crossbred weanling pigs (initial body weight about 9.52${\pm}$0.48 kg) were randomly allotted into one of two groups, a control group (basal diet), chromium propionate group (diet supplemented with 200 ${\mu}g$ $kg^{-1}$ (ppb) of chromium propionate). This experiment was conducted over nine weeks. Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 100 ${\mu}g$ $kg^{-1}$ BW was used as the stress-inducing agent in the middle (4 wks) and final (8 wks) periods. The experimental results indicated that chromium propionate had no effect on growth performance (p>0.05). Chromium propionate supplementation reduced the percentage of LDL+VLDL (low and very low-density lipoprotein) and increased HDL (high-density lipoprotein), but did not affect other serum traits. Pigs supplemented with chromium propionate had higher antibody titers specific for sheep red blood cells (SRBC) and serum total globulin relative to the control during the final period (p<0.05). A challenge with LPS increased white blood cells in the chromium propionate group in both experimental periods (p<0.05). The chromium propionate group exhibited higher IgG and $\gamma$-globulin than the control during the middle experimental period (p<0.05). Moreover, the PHA (phytohemagglutinin) challenge result in the chromium propionate group was better than the control group (p=0.056). Greater neutrophil activity was displayed than in the control (p<0.05). This suggests that chromium propionate supplementation benefited the weaned pigs in lipoprotein and immune response.

• 약학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.670-676
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• 2001

Effect of the butanol fraction of Astragali Radix (BFAR) on the humoral immune response were investigated in ICR mice. Mice were divided into 4 groups and BFAR at doses of 5,25 and 125 mg/kg were administered orally to mice daily for 3 weeks, and the normal animals were given vehicle. The results of this study are summarized as follows; the relative weight of spleen was markedly increased by BFAR treatment, compared with that in normal mice. However, the body weight gain and the relative weight of liver were not affected. Splenic plaque forming cells and hemagglutination titers to sheep red blood cells, and the secondary IgG antibody response to bovine serum albumin were also dose-dependently enhanced by BFAR treatment. In these mice, BFAR did not increase serum alanine aminotransferase total protein, sect albumin and albumin/globulin ratio when compared with those in normal mice. Thus, these findings indicate that BFAR significantly enhances humoral immune response to antigen in concentrations that do not affected liver function.

• 한국음향학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 항원-항체 결합반응을 통해 액상의 단백질 분자를 감지할 수 있는 SH형 SAW센서를 개발하였다. 측정하고자 하는 항원으로는 anti-Human-immune-globulin (anti-HigG) 단백질을, 이에 대응하는 항체로는 HigG를 채택하였다. 압전 단결정 LiTaO₃를 사용하여 100 MHz로 발진되는 센서를 제작하고, 센서의 지연선 위에 Ti/Au층을 증착하였다. 증착된 Au층 위에 SAM (self assembled monolayer)을 형성시켜서 추가되는 항원의 농도에 의한 센서의 주파수 변화를 측정하였다. 개발된 센서의 최소검출단위는 노이즈 레벨 400 Hz 이하 값에 10.8 ng/ml/Hz의 민감도를 가지며, anti-HigG 항원의 질량하중 효과에 대해 안정적인 반응을 보였다.

• 약학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.93-109
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• 1992

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate both the immunomodulatory effect of evening primrose(EP) oil and the effects of EP oil on immunoregulation by cyclophosphamide in mice. EP oil at doses of 0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 ml/kg were orally administered to ICR male mice once daily for 28 consecutive days. Cyclophosphamide was injected intraperitoneally to ICR mice with a single dose of 5 mg/kg at 2 days before secondary immunization. Mice were sensitized and challenged with sheep red blood cells(S-RBC). Immnune responses were evaluated by humoral and cellular immune responses and non-specific immune response. The results of this study were summarized as follows; (1) The humoral immune responses such as hemagglutination titer(HA), hemolysin titer(HY), Arthus reaction and plaque forming cell(PFC) were significantly enhanced in the low dose EP oil administered groups(0.1 and 0.2 ml/kg). However, in the high dose EP oil administered group(0.4 ml/kg) the responses were significantly lowered. (2) In the case of cellular immune responses, delayed type hypersensitivity reaction(DTH) was significantly decreased in EP oil whereas rosette forming cell(RFC) was remarkably enhanced. (3) Activities of natural killer cells and phagocyte were generally enhanced in EP oil. In addition, serum albumin and globulin were also increased.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제45권10호
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• pp.1273-1277
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• 2002

목 적 : 가와사끼병에서 고용량 정주용 면역글로불린 1회 투여에 반응을 보인 군과 재투여 한 군간에 임상양상, 혈액 검사 및 관상동맥 병변의 차이를 비교하고, 고용량 면역글로불린 재투여의 효과를 규명하고자 했다. 방 법 : 1999년 3월부터 2001년 7월까지 이화의대 목동병월에 가와사끼병으로 입원한 174명의 입원 및 외래기록을 후향적으로 조사하였다. 1회 면역글로불린에 반응을 보인 군을 I군(154명)으로, 재투여를 받은 환아군을 II군(20명)으로 하여 임상양상, 혈액검사 및 관상동맥 병변에 대한 차이를 비교하였다. 결 과 : 1) 고용량 면역글로불린 치료를 받은 174명의 환아 중 20명(11.5%)이 면역글로불린을 재투여 받았고 이 중 2명(1.1%)은 면역글로불린에 저항을 보였다. 2) 두 군간에 성별, 나이 및 임상양상에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 3) 면역글로불린 재투여군에서 1회 투여군에 비하여 혈중 albumin은 유의하게 낮았고 (3.7 vs 3.4 g/dl, P<0.05) ALT는 유의하게 높았다(118.2 vs 229.3 U/L, P<0.05). CRP도 재투여군에서 유의하게 높았다(8.9 vs 13.3 mg/dL, P<0.05). 4) 관상동맥병변은 면역글로불린 1회 투여군이 13.6% 재투여군이 45%로 면역글로불린 재투여군에서 유의하게 높았다. 결론 : 고용량 정주용 면역글로불린 투여 후에도 발열이 지속되거나 재발열 되는 가와사끼병의 치료에 면역글로불린 재투여는 안전하고 효과적이었으나, 관상동맥 합병증을 감소시키지는 못하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2008

The present study was designed to explore the immunotoxic effects of orally administered aluminum (AI) on pregnant rats (n = 60) and their growing fetuses and consequently on the animal wealth. The animals were randomly allocated into three equal groups of 20 rats each. The first group has no treatment and kept as a control (G1). The second and third groups of pregnant rats were treated orally with aluminum chloride at 345 mg/Kg b.wt. The second group (G2) received the tested compound from the $6^{th}$ day of gestation to the end of weaning, whereas the third group (G3) received the tested compound from the $15^{th}$h day of gestation to the end of weaning. Control and treated animals (dams and offspring) were immunized ip with (0.5 ml) 20% sheep red blood cell (SRBC) suspension seven days before the end of experiments. At the end of exposure, ten dams and ten offspring from each group were used for assessment of cell-mediated immunity and a similar number of animals were sacrificed for evaluating the humoral immune response and serum protein profile. Aluminum chloride exposure of dams ($G_2&G_3$) caused significant suppression of both cell mediated and humoral immune responses in the obtained offsprings compared to the control group ($G_1$) without any significant effect on the immune responses of these dams. Moreover, the serum total globulins, albumin/ globulin (A/G) ratio and gamma globulin fraction were significantly decreased in the treated dam's offsprings compared to the corresponding controls while the serum total protein and all serum protein fractions showed non significant difference between the control and treated dams and between the two treated dam groups themselves. There were no histopathological changes observed in thymus, spleen and liver of the control and treated dams. Thymus of treated dam's offsprings (G2) showed lymphoid depletion in both cortex and medulla. Their spleens showed lymphoid depletion in the white pulps and congestion with hemosiderosis in the red pulps. Liver of treated dam's offsprings showed dilation and congestion of its central vein with degenerative changes in the hepatocytes. These histopathological changes were more severe in G2 than in G3 offsprings. It can be concluded that gestational and/ or lactation exposure of pregnant dams to AI chloride caused suppression of both cellular and humoral immune responses of their offsprings.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제53권7호
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• pp.745-752
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• 2010

Purpose: There is currently little evidence to support intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) therapy for pediatric myocarditis. The purpose of our retrospective study was to assess the effects of IVIG therapy in patients with presumed myocarditis on survival and recovery of ventricular function and to determine the factors associated with its poor outcome. Methods: We reviewed all consecutive cases of patients with myocarditis with left ventricular dysfunction verified by echocardiogram who had visited 3 university hospitals between January 2000 and September 2009. These patients were divided into 2 groups. Group 1 consisted of 23 patients (69.6%) who received IVIG alone or IVIG in combination with steroids, and group 2 consisted of 10 patients (30.3%) who received neither IVIG nor other immunosuppressive agents. Clinical manifestations, laboratory results, echocardiographic findings, and outcomes were compared between these 2 groups. Results: One year after the initial presentation, the difference in the probability of survival did not show statistical significance in IVIGtreated patients ($P$=0.607). Of the echocardiographic parameters on admission, a shortening fraction of less than 15% was associated with unremitting cardiac failure. Furthermore, anemic patients were more likely to have elevated N-terminal fragment levels of the B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in the progressed group ($P$=0.036). Conclusion: There was no difference between the IVIG-treated patients and the control patients in the degree of recovery of left ventricular function and survival. Prospective, randomized, clinical studies are needed to elucidate the effects of IVIG treatment during the acute stage of myocarditis on ultimate outcomes.