• 임상간호연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2010

Purpose: The study was done to examine the development and effects of horticulture therapy on quality of sleep and immune function in patients in hospice units. Methods: The participants in this study were hospice patients in D hospital in D city. Thirty hospice patients were assigned to the experimental group, thirty to the control group. Data were collected from April 29 to July 26, 2009. The horticulture therapy program consisted of indoor and outdoor horticultural activities. The horticulture therapy was conducted for 30 minutes, 6 times a week for 3 weeks (a total 18 times). Measures were quality of sleep, and immune function by serum T-cell, NK-cell count. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test and t-test with SPSS/WIN 13.0 version. Results: Patients in the experimental group receiving horticulture therapy had a significant difference in changes in the quality of sleep compared to the control group. There were also a significant difference in changes in the immune function (serum T cell and serum NK cell) between the experimental group and control group. Conclusion: The study results indicate that horticulture therapy developed for hospice patients is an effective, palliative intervention program to improve the quality of sleep and immune function of hospice patients.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.251-258
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• 2021

Flos magnoliae (FM), the dry flower buds of Magnolia officinalis or its related species, is a traditional herbal medicine commonly used in Asia for symptomatic relief of and treating allergic rhinitis, headache, and sinusitis. Although several studies have reported the effects of FM on store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) via the ORAI1 channel, which is essential during intracellular calcium signaling cascade generation for T cell activation and mast cell degranulation, the effects of its isolated constituents on SOCE remain unidentified. Therefore, we investigated which of the five major constituents of 30% ethanoic FM (vanillic acid, tiliroside, eudesmin, magnolin, and fargesin) inhibit SOCE and their physiological effects on immune cells. The conventional whole-cell patch clamp results showed that fargesin, magnolin, and eudesmin significantly inhibited SOCE and thus human primary CD4+ T lymphocyte proliferation, as well as allergen-induced histamine release in mast cells. Among them, fargesin demonstrated the most potent inhibitory effects not only on ORAI1 (IC50 = 12.46 ± 1.300 μM) but also on T-cell proliferation (by 87.74% ± 1.835%) and mast cell degranulation (by 20.11% ± 5.366%) at 100 μM. Our findings suggest that fargesin can be a promising candidate for the development of therapeutic drugs to treat allergic diseases.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.206-215
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• 2023

본 연구는 고온 스트레스에 노출된 홀스타인종 젖소와 이후 회복 기간을 가진 홀스타인종 젖소의 혈액을 분석하여 면역세포의 분포와 기능을 확인하여 고온 스트레스에 대한 시간에 따른 면역변화를 규명하고자 하였다. 실험은 HTP(THI: 76 ± 1.2)와 CTP(THI: 66 ± 1.3)의 국립축산과학원 낙농과에서 사육중인 홀스타인종 젖소를 그룹당 5마리를 사용하여 수행되었다. EDTA tube를 사용하여 혈액을 샘플링하여 CBC 분석과 PBMC를 분리되었다. 분리된 PBMC는 유세포 분석을 실시하였다. CBC 결과는 그룹 간 면역세포 수에 변화가 없었다. PBMC의 Flow Cytometry를 사용한 분석에서는 그룹 간 B cell, Helper T cell, cytotoxic T cell, γδ T cell 간에 유의한 차이가 관찰되지 않았다. 그러나 IL-17a를 생산하는 Th17 cell의 증가가 있었던 반면, CTP 중 Th1 cell은 감소하였다. CTP에서 IL-10의 발현 증가와 HSP70과 HSP90의 발현 감소가 관찰되었다. 결론적으로, IL-10의 발현 증가와 HSP 발현의 감소는 고온 스트레스로부터 약한 회복의 가능성을 시사한다. 그러나 B cell, T cell 및 기타 면역세포의 관찰된 변화가 없다는 것은 CTP 중 고온 스트레스로부터 불완전하게 회복되었음을 나타낸다. 본 연구에서는 적온기 정상수준의 젖소 면역세포 분포에 대한 결과가 부재하여 적온기, 고온기, 회복기의 연결성 있는 비교분석이 부족하다는 한계가 있으며 젖소의 생리대사와 유생산량, 고온 스트레스 바이오마커 등에 대한 분석이 함께 이루어진다면 좀 더 명확한 회복기 대사 및 면역반응에 대한 결과 도출이 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2015

Objective: The goal of this study was to ascertain optimal assisted hatching (AH) method in frozen embryo transfer. We compared the effect of depending on whether mechanical or laser-AH was performed before or after the vitrification of embryo development rate and blastocyst cell numbers. Methods: In order to induce superovulation, pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin followed by human chorionic gonadotropin were injected into 4- to 5-week-old female mice. 2-cell embryos were then collected by flushing out the oviducts. The Expanded blastocysts were recovered after the collected embryos were incubated for 48 hours, and were then subjected to artificial shrinkage (AS) and cross-mechanical AH (cMAH) or quarter-laser zona thinning-AH (qLZT-AH) were carried out using the expanded blastocysts before or after vitrification. After 48 hours of incubation, followed by vitrification and thawing (V-T), and blastocysts were fluorescence stained and observed. Results: The rate of formation of hatched blastocysts after 24 and 72 hours of incubation was significantly higher in the AS/qLZT-AH/V-T group than in the other groups (p<0.05). The cell number of the inner cell mass was higher in AS/V-T/non-AH and AS/V-T/cMAH groups than those of others (p<0.05). In the control group, the number of trophectoderm and the total cell number were higher than in the AS-AH group (p<0.05). Conclusion: The above results suggest that AS and AH in vitrification of expanded blastocysts lead to the more efficient formation of hatched blastocysts in mice.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.404-410
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• 1998

CHO 세포외 성장 및 생산성을 저해하는 엄포늄 이온의 동시 제거를 위해 PhJlhpsite~Gismondine 합성 zeolite가 alginate, cellulose acetate. dialysis membrane에 고정화된 흡착제가 개발되었다. 고정화 흡착체에 의한 암모늄 이온의 제거 효율 및 비에 따른 세표성장의 증진효과를 비교한 결과 최적의 고정화 흡착제로 membrane type이 선정되었다. 암모늄 이온의 제거 효파를 더욱더 명확하게 하고 고멸도의 세포 배양을 모사하가 위하여 8mM의 ammonium chloride를 첨가하고 membrane type 고정화 흡착제를 투여하여 암모늄 이온의 동시제거 효과를 조사한 결과 최대 세포 농도가 3배 이상 증가하였으며 생존율 역시 증가하였고 40%정도의 tPA 생산성 향상올 보여 주었다­. 이러한 증진 효과는 암모늄 이온의 고농도 시스템일수록 커졌다. 고정화 흡착제의 최적 투며 시기를 조사해본 결과 ammonium chlonde를 첨가하지 않았을 때 membrane type 고 정화 흡착제의 최적 투여 시기는 배양 시작 후 48시간이었고, 8mM의 ammonium chloride를 침가한 경우의 최적 투여 시기는 배양 시작 후 72시간이었다.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.139-146
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• 1998

Recombinant polioviruses have been developed by many research groups for use as vaccine vector because poliovirus induces mucosal immunity as well as humoral immunity through oral uptake. We assessed the potential use of poliovirus as a T-cell epitope carrier. Recombinant poliovirus V129 5L was constructed to have a substituted T-helper epitope from the core protein of Hepatitis B virus at neutralization antigenic site 1 on its VP1 capsid protein. The recombinant virus replicated less efficiently than type 1 poliovirus Mahoney strain. The V129 5L formed a little smaller plaques than the Mahoney strain and showed some 1.25 log unit lower titer at the peak in the one-step growth kinetics though it had similar growth profile to that of the Mahoney strain. Since V129 5L recombinant virus was genetically stable even after 24 successive passages in HeLa cells, the antigenic site 1 on VP1 capsid protein was confirmed for its ability of carrying T cell epitope. The genetic stability of V129 5L also indicated that recombinant poliovirus can be successfully utilized for the development of the multivalent vaccines.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.598-603
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• 2012

Despite the high efficiency and eco-friendly of Household Fuel Cell System it has hardly obtained popularity mainly due to its high prices. In order to encourage use of the system prices and operational expenses need to become economical. In this study, optimization through simulation was conducted to find out the optimal operational condition. As a result of simulation the system is operated with DSS operation from 5 O'clock to 19 O'clock for 14 hours at the constant output of 0.4kW to maximize reduction of energy rate. this DSS operation condition can reduce 200,000 won of energy rates in 35 pyoung apartment for a year. And, we can know that starting time of DSS operation don't effect to energy rates through the simulation. Furthermore, the household fuel cell system with the rated output of 1kW should be reduced to 0.4 - 0.6kW which can promote installation of household Fuel Cell System. Now, the household fuel cell system don't have been used widely due to economical efficiency. but, in the near future, Fuel Cell will be used to household by decrease of LNG price caused by development of shale gas.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2010

The present study was undertaken to establish reference values for the composition blood lymphocyte populations and compare forty three Hanwoo neonatal calves (KC) with twenty one Holstein calves (HC) by blood cell count and immunophynotying. The percentages of CD2+, CD4+, CD8+, CD26+, ACT2+, MHC class, MHC class II and WC1+ T cells, B cells were determined by flow cytometry. The number of lymphocyte and monocyte in HC were higher than those of KC. However, the number of neutrophils was higher in HC than KC. The proportions of CD2+, CD4+, CD8+, MHC class, and WC1+ lymphocytes remained relatively stable during the study period, while there was a moderate increase in the relative percentage of CD26+, ACT2+, MHC class II and B cell from birth to approximately 3 weeks of age. Marked differences in the relative proportions of the lymphocyte subpopulations were noted between the individual calves. The present study shows that the T-cell subpopulations are present in peripheral blood of KC at levels comparable with HC, while the MHC class II and B cell population of KC increases significantly with age. The absolute number of WBC in KC was due to the decrease of absolute number of neutrophil rather than the increase of lymphocyte. The results indicated that KC have significantly higher number of neutrophils, and proportion of MHC class II and B cell than HC.

• 대한이식학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2014

Two-signal models are useful in explaining various types of immune responses. In particular, secondary, so-called costimulatory, signals are critically required for the process of T-cell activation, survival, differentiation, and memory formation. Early studies in rodent models showed that targeting T-cell costimulatory pathways elicits immunological tolerance, providing a basis for development of costimulatory therapeutics in allograft rejection. However, as the classic definition of T-cell costimulation continues to evolve, simple blockade of costimulatory pathways has limitations in prevention of allograft rejection. Furthermore, functions of costimulatory molecules are much more diverse than initially anticipated and beyond T cells. In this mini-review, we will discuss CD137-CD137L bidirectional signals as examples showing that two-signals can be applicable to multiple phases of immune responses.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.10.1-10.16
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• 2023

Memory T (Tm) cells protect against Ags that they have previously contacted with a fast and robust response. Therefore, developing long-lived Tm cells is a prime goal for many vaccines and therapies to treat human diseases. The remarkable characteristics of Tm cells have led scientists and clinicians to devise methods to make Tm cells more useful. Recently, Tm cells have been highlighted for their role in coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines during the ongoing global pandemic. The importance of Tm cells in cancer has been emerging. However, the precise characteristics and functions of Tm cells in these diseases are not completely understood. In this review, we summarize the known characteristics of Tm cells and their implications in the development of vaccines and immunotherapies for human diseases. In addition, we propose to exploit the beneficial characteristics of Tm cells to develop strategies for effective vaccines and overcome the obstacles of immunotherapy.