• 대한간호학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.528-543
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• 1993

Vitamin E, which has its advocates in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. autoimmune disease, cancer and peripheral vascular and thromboembolic disease, has now been alleged to have a powerful antioxident effect and to affect various biological activities such as fertility factor, inhibition of human platelet aggregation and stabilization of biological membranes. The present study was designed to test whether vitamin I(alpha-tocopherol) can : (1) enhance the hemagglutinin response to sheep red blood cells (SRBC), (2) modulate Arthus and delayed type hypersensitivity(DTH) to SRBC and contact hypersensitivity to dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB). (3) enhance the mitogenic response of murine splenocyte, (4) decrease the recovery of Cryptococcus neoformans from brain, lung, liver, spleen and kidney of infected mice and (5) have an inhibitory or enhancing effect on the induction of active systemic anaphylaxis(ASA) induced by chicken-gamma globulin (CGG) in mice. Mice were given either intramuscular injections of 0.3ml (300mg) of vitamin I before immunization or were infection for 10 consecutive days or were given by vitamin I esophageal intubation, 0.1ml(100mg), for 20 days before sacrifice for the mitogenic response experiments. It was found that vitamin E treated mice showed a significant enhancement in hemagglutinin response, Arthus reaction and DTH to SRBC and contact hypersensitivity to DNFB. There was no significant difference in the mitogenic response to phytohemagglutinin(PHA), but the response to concanavalin A(ConA) or pokeweed mitogem(PWM) was increased in vitamin E-treated mice. Interestingly, the vitamin E administration before C. neoformans infection decreased significantly the recovery of C. neoformans from brain lung, liver, spleen and kidney of the infected mice as compared with that of the control mice, strongly suggesting that vitamin E pretreatment may increase the resistance of mice to the fungal infection. Unexpectedly, vitamin E administration enhanced the production of CGG -induced ASA. Taken together, it can be concluded that vitamin I administration may in-crease the humoral and cellular immune response and resistance. to C. neoformans infection, but enhance the induction of ASA to CGG. Further studies are necessary to clarify the underlying mechanism accounting for these effects.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.269-274
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• 2000

Epoxidised soya bean oil (ESBO, 1000, 2000 or 4000 mg/kg) was orally administered to BALB/c mice daily for 28 consecutive days, and the control mice were exposed to vehicle (corn oil). Mice were immunized and challenged with sheep red blood cells (SRBC) or bovine serum albumin (BSA). In groups exposed to ESBO, the body weight gains and the relative lymphoid organ weights were not significantly changed as compared with control group. Secondary IgG antibody response to BSA was not significantly changed by ESBO, but plaque-forming cell (PFC) response to SRBC was significantly suppressed in mice treated with 4000 mg ESBO/kg/day. The mitogenic response of splenic B cells induced by LPS was not effected by ESBO in any of the groups. These results indicate that ESBO did not induce significant humoral immune response at a dose less than 2000 mg/kg/day in mice.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 1986

The present study was undertaken to evaluate rosette formation and NK activity of splenic lymphocytes in 3-methylcholanthrene (MCA) treated mice. Mice were sensitized iv with 0.1ml of 1% sheep red blood cell (SRBC) suspension were treated with a single ip injection of olive oil alone or with different doses of MCA in oil at various time before or after sensitization, and were challenged at 4 days after SRBC. Rosette formation and NK activity of splenic lymphocytes were measured at 24 hours after challenge. Erythrocyte(E) rosette formation of splenic lymphocytes was significantly depressed in mouse treated with large dose of MCA (5~50mg) regardless of injecting time. But, there was no difference in the response between the treated with small dose of MCA (0.5mg). Whereas erythrocyte-antibody(EA) rosette or erythrocyte-antibody-complement(EAC) rosette forming cells were significantly depressed by MCA. Under small dose of MCA (0.5mg), any difference of NK activity was not observed in all course of injecting time. But, under large dose of MCA, the activity was markedly inhibited to about half the values seen in control and this suppression was transient, resulting that the normal level was reached again 19 days after MCA. These results, which conform with the predictions of immunosuppression hypothesis, suggest that MCA inhibits immunological responses including NK activity and thereby allows the outgrowth of antigenic neoplastic cells.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.126-134
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• 2001

Background : Paeonia japonica Miyabe is a medicinal plant which has been widely used as a component of blood-building decoctions (Chinese medicinal concept : Bu-Xie). The immunopharmacological characteristics of the extract of Paeonia japonica (PJ) were investigated. Methods : The effects of fractions of PJ extract on lymphocyte proliferation were measured by $H^3$-thymidine incorporation assay. The proliferated lymphocyte subsets were analyzed in flow cytometry. The subset cell populations of spleen cells were separated by magnetic cell separation system, and their proliferation by the extract were investigated. The effect of the extract on antibody production was determined in mice challenged with sheep red blood cells (SRBC) using hemolytic plaque forming cell assay. Results : Spleen cells were proliferated by water extract of PJ. Polysaccharide fraction (PJ-P) of the extract was most active in the proliferation. It was found in flow cytometry that the lymphocyte subset proliferated by PJ-P was B cell population. Among the separated subset cell populations, T cell-depleted cell population and macrophage-depleted cell population were most proliferated by PJ-P. However, positively selected populations of B cells and T cells were not proliferated by PJ-P. These results indicate that B cell proliferation by PJ-P may require the assistance of macrophages or T cells. These results suggest that firstly PJ-P may stimulate macrophages or T cells, and then B cells are activated. The number of antibody-secreting cells was increased by administration of PJ-P in mice immunized with SRBC as a T-dependent antigen. Conclusion : These results suggest that macrophages and accessory cells are directly activated by PJ-P and then helper T cells and B cells are indirectly activated. As the results, immune responses might be coordinately improved. In conclusion, PJ-P, a polysaccharide of P. japonica, may be a characteristic immunostimulator, which is analogous to polysaccharides such as lentinan, PSK and ginsan.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.867-872
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• 2010

A comprehensive study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of naked neck (Na) gene on immune competence, serum biochemical parameters and carcass quality traits in three genotypes (NaNa, Nana and nana) of the naked neck chicken under a tropical climate (Southern India). Sixty day-old chicks (20 from each genotype) were selected randomly and reared under similar environmental conditions up to eight weeks of age. The cell mediated immune (CMI) response to phytohaemoagglutinin-P (PHA-P) was significantly higher ($p{\lgq}0.01$) in NaNa and Nana genotypes compared to nana birds. The humoral response as measured by antibody titre to sheep red blood cells (SRBC) was also significantly higher in NaNa. The total cholesterol, LDL and VLDL cholesterol levels were significantly ($p{\leq}0.01$) lower whereas HDL cholesterol level was significantly higher in NaNa and Nana compared to nana genotype. The presence of Na allele significantly increased the live weight and dressing yield, and decreased the feather cover and abdominal fat. The naked neck genotypes (NaNa/Nana) performed better than the normal (nana) siblings for almost all the traits studied.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.134-139
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• 2000

Angelica gigas Nakai (danggui) is a popular herb which has been used as a blood-building decoction for recovery from weakness in the Chinese medicine. Its demand increased in functional foods and pharmaceutical industries. For its hygiene, fumigation has been used, but the use of fumigants are going to be prohibited for food processing. In order to investigate gamma irradiation technique for hygiene of danggui, the immunomodulation activity of danggui after irradiation was examined. The water extract of irradiated danggui showed a strong mitogenic effect on splenocytes in vitro to the same level of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The effect was not different from that of non-danggui. It was tested whether there was any difference between irradiated and non-irradiated danggui in effects on the secretion of antibodies and graft versus host reaction in vivo. It turned out that intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of the extract of irradiated danggui for 4 days remarkably increased the number of antibody-secreting cells in mice injected with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). Splenomegaly, due to graft versus host reacton, was also increased after 7 days i.p. administration of the extract of danggui in mice injected with allogeneic splenocytes. In these two in vivo test, the effect were not different from those of non-irradiated danggui. These results indicated that immunomodulation activity of danggui might be preserved after irradiation. In the other experiments (data not shown), the irradiated danggui was stable in active component analysis and safe in genetic toxicity test. In further research, the stability in other physiological activity of irradiated danggui will have to be proved before practical application of irradiation for hygiene.

• 동국한의학연구소논문집
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• 제9권
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• pp.51-71
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• 2000

본 실험은 월국환합보중익기탕(越鞠丸合補中益氣湯)의 항스트레스효과를 조사하기 위하여 시행되었다. 월국환합보중익기탕(越鞠丸合補中益氣湯)이 전기자극으로 스트레스 상황을 유발시킨 mouse에게 끼친 B 임파구 면역계 변화를 mouse 혈청의 면양적혈구(綿羊赤血球)에 대한 적혈구 응집소가와 비장세포에서 B 세포 및 T 세포가 차지하는 백분율의 변화를 통하여 측정하였으며 이를 대조군과 비교 분석하였다. 혈청 항체가의 측정에서 스트레스 자극하에서 월국환합보중익기탕(越鞠丸合補中益氣湯)을 투여받은 그룹에서 약제를 투여받지 않은 그룹에 비하여 유의성 있는 차이를 보여(p<0.01) 면역 기능을 정상군의 수준으로 유지하는 결과를 얻었다. T 세포와 B 세포의 백분율의 측정에서도 스트레스 자극하에서 월국환합보중익기탕(越鞠丸合補中益氣湯)을 투여 받은 그룹에서 약제를 투여 받지 않은 그룹에 비하여 유의성 있는 차이를 보여(p<0.01) 면역 기능을 정상군의 수준으로 유지하는 결과를 얻었다. 실험결과들로 보아 월국환합보중익기탕(越鞠丸合補中益氣湯)이 체액성 면역 반응과 비장 내 면역 세포의 백분율을 정상의 수준으로 유지하는 효과를 보여 면역 기능의 이상에 응용할 수 있는 가능성을 제시한다고 사료된다.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.89-97
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• 1979

암환자(癌患者)에서 세포성면역반응(細胞性免疫反應)이 대체적(大體的)으로 억제(抑制)되었다는 사실(事實)은 여러 항원(抗原)에 대(對)한 피부반응(皮膚反應)의 감소(減少), 임파구(淋巴球)의 mitogen에 대(對)한 임파아구형성반응저하(淋巴芽球形成反應低下) 및 임파구(淋巴球)와 면양적혈구(緬羊赤血球)(SRBC)와의 자연로젤형성(自然로젤形成)의 감소(減少) 등에 의(依)하여 구명(究明)되었다. 그러나 이와 같은 현상(現象)에 대(對)한 기전(機轉)의 설명(說明)은 많은 연구(硏究)에도 불구(不句)하고 아직 미흡(未洽)하다. 본(本) 실험(實驗)에서 저자(著者)는 간암(肝癌) 및 폐암환자(肺癌患者)로부터 무균적(無菌的)으로 채취(採取)한 복수(腹水) 및 늑막액(肋膜液)을 마우스에 SRBC로 면역(免疫)하기 2일전(日前), 항원조사(抗原注射)와 동시(同時) 또는 항원주사(抗原注射) 2일(日)에 투여(投與)하여 마우스의 SRBC에 대(對)한 세포성(細胞性) 및 체액성면역반응(體液性免疫反應)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 실험(實驗)하였다. 그 결과(結果) SRBC로 면역(免疫)하기 전(前)에 암성삼출액(癌性渗出液)을 투여(投與)받은 마우스군(群)의 면역반응(免疫反應)은 대조군(對照群)의 면역반응(免疫反應)에 비(比)하여 유의성(有意性)있는 감소(減少)를 보인데 비(比)하여, 암성삼출액(癌性渗出液)을 SRBC와 동시(同時) 및 항원주사(抗原注射) 후(後)에 투여(投與)받은 마우스군(群)의 면역반응(免疫反應)은 대조군(對照群)의 그것과 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)가 없었다. 따라서 이상(以上)의 본(本) 실험결과(實驗結果)는 암성삼출액(癌性渗出液)이 면역억제인자(免疫抑制因子)를 가지고 있으며 이 억제인자(抑制因子)는 면역계(免疫系)의 afferent arc을 억제(抑制)함을 강력(强力)히 시사(示唆)한 증거(證據)라고 사료(思料)된다.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 1981

최근(最近) 히스타민이 면역반응(免疫反應)을 조절(調節)함이 구명(究明)되고 있으나 생체내(生體內) 실험(實驗) 특(特)히 마우스에서의 연구보고(硏究報告)를 희소(稀少)하다. 본(本) 실험(實驗)에서는 histamine-2-receptor antagonist($H_2$ 차단제(遮斷劑))인 cimetidine과 히스타민이 마우스의 면양적혈구(緬羊赤血球)(SRBC)에 대(對)한 면역반응(免疫反應)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 실험(實驗)하였다. 마우스를 매일(每日) 14일간(日間) 여러가지 농도(濃度)의 cimetidine 으로 전처리(前處理)하고 여러가지 농도(濃度)의 SRBC($10^6,\;10^7$ 및 $10^8$ 세포(細胞))로 면역(免疫)하고 4일(日) 후(後)에 마우스 족척(足蹠)에 SRBC로 야기주사(惹起注射)하여 Arthus반응(反應)과 지연성과민반응(遲延性過敏反應)(DTH)를 족척종창반응(足蹠腫脹反應)으로 측정(測定)하였으며, 체액성면역반응(體液性免疫反應)은 적혈구응집소가(赤血球凝集素價)를 측정(測定)하였다. 수(數) 종(種) 농도(濃度)($10^{-1}M,\;10^{-3}M$, 및 $10^{-5}M$)의 히스타민을 야기주사(惹起注射)와 동시(同時)에 주사(注射)하여 24시간(時間)-DTH를 측정(測定)하여 히스타민 효과(效果)를 평가(評價)하였다. Cimetidine은 DTH를 항진(亢進)시켰으며 그 항진(亢進)은 250 ${\mu}g$의 cimetidine을 투여(投與)하였을 때 현저(顯著)하였다. 그러나 Arthus 반응(反應)과 혈청항체가(血淸抗體價)는 cimetidine 전처리(前處理) 군(群)과 대조군간(對照群間)에 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)가 없었다. 히스타민은 SRBC에 대(對)한 DTH를 투여량-의존성(投與量-依存性) 유형(類型)으로 억제(抑側)하였으며 그 억제(抑制)는 저농도(低濃度)의 항원량(抗原量)($10^6$ 및 $10^7$ SRBC)일때 더 현저(顯著)하였다. 그러나 외인성(外因性) 히스타민은 $10^8$ SRBC로 면역(免疫)하였을 때늘 DTH를 감소(滅少)시키지 않았다. 이상(以上)의 본(本) 실험결과(實驗結果)는 cimetidine이 세포성(細胞性) 면역반응(免疫反應)을 항진(亢進)시키나 체액성(體液性) 면역반응(免疫反應)은 증가(增加)시키지 않으며 내인성(內因性) 및 외인성(外因性) 히스타민 즉시형과민반응(卽時型過敏反應)뿐만 아니라 세포성(細胞性) 면역반응(免疫反應) 조절(調節)에 관여(關與)함을 강력(强力)히 시사(示唆)하는 증거(證據)라고 사료(思料)되었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 1999

To investigate the preventive effects of melatonin (MLT) on the immunotoxicity of cadmium acetate[Cd(AC)2] in ICR mice, Mlt(10,50mg/kg as cadmium) were orally administered to mice once a day (5:00, PM) for 28 consecutive days. Cadmium(Cd) test solution was also administered at 25mg/kg of cadmium through the same route 2hr after administration of MLT daily, Mice were immunized and challenged with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). Immune functions evaluated were delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) response, mitogenic response, and flow cytometry analysis. The results of these studies were summarized as follows ; DTH response was abnormally increased in mice treated with Cd alone. DTH response was normally depressed in mice treated with Cd plus MLT along with the increase of MLT doses. The mitogenic response of splenic T cell to Con A and that of B cells to LPS was remarkably increased by MLT treatment as compared with treatment of Cd alone In case of CD 8+ cells, the slight increase was observed in MLT treatment. Splenic T cells and B cells were significantly increased by MLT treatment as compared with treatment with Cd alone. These results suggest that MLT has significant preventive effects on the immunotoxic status induced by Cd exposure.