• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-1
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• pp.62-63
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• 2003

The commitment of T helper (Th) cells to Thl or Th2 cells is of crucial importance with respective to susceptibility or resistance to particular infections, or to autoimmune diseases and allergic diseases. The nature of Thl or Th2 polarizing signals is not yet fully understood. However, the cytokines that are present in the environment of the $CD4^{+}$ T cell at the time it encounters the antigen significantly regulate the differentiation of Th cells into either Thl or Th2 subsets. (omitted)

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.693-700
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• 2002

SCRT (Sochungyong-tang) has been used for immune disease in human. The purpose of this study was effect of Helper T cell, major regulator of immune system. Spleen cell from 8 week BALB/c mice were cultured in SCRT containing medium without activation for 48 h. The MTS assay and flow cytometry revealed that SCRT treated Iympocyte were non-effect in percentage of CD4+ T cell. Subsequently CD4+ T cell were isolated and cultured in SCRT containing medium. SCRT were non-effective on CD4+ T cell without any involvement of APC. In order to evaluate the direct effect of SCRT on Helper T cell, CD4+ T cell isolated after 48 h of culture in SCRT containing medium and activated with and without anti-CD3/anti-CD28 activation for 48 h. A lower level of CD69 was observed in SCRT treated cells in flow cytometry analysis. Subsequently Using RT-PCR analysis the expression of mRNA for IL-2, INF-γ are upregulated and, IL-4 is downregulated in CD4 T cell. The result suggests that SCRT makes Th1 significantly increased and Th2 relatively inhibited. The results suggest that SCRT potentiate Th1 cell and decrease Th2 development at the same time, which is believed to be bemeficial for IgE-mediated responses.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2010

목 적: 반복적 유산 또는 반복적 착상실패 환자의 T 림프구의 Th1 면역반응 정도를 알아보고, T 림프구 활성 정도를 분석하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 반복적 유산 및 반복적 착상실패를 경험한 37명의 환자를 연구군으로 설정하고, 유산이나 불임의 병력이 없이 정상분만의 경력이 있는 11명의 가임 여성을 대조군으로 모집하였다. 유세포분석기를 이용하여, 이들의 말초혈액 중 T helper 세포 내 TNF-$\alpha$와 INF-$\gamma$ 및 IL-10의 발현도를 측정하고 Th1/Th2 세포 비율 (TNF-$\alpha$/IL-10 및 INF-$gamma$/IL-10 발현도)을 계산하여 Th1 면역반응의 우세 정도 및 T 림프구의 활성도를 분석하였으며, 활성 표지자인 CD154와 CD69 발현 정도를 비교하였다. 결 과: 연구군의 평균연령은 $35.3{\pm}4.3$세였으며, 이들에서 T helper cell 내 TNF-$\alpha$/IL-10의 발현 비율이 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았고 ($42.1{\pm}2.3$ vs. $28.7{\pm}2.7$, p=0.002), CD154와 CD69의 발현율 또한 대조군에 비해 전반적으로 높았다. CD154의 경우, T helper cell ($1.7{\pm}0.5$ vs. $0.3{\pm}0.2$, p=0.038)과 T suppressor cell ($0.6{\pm}0.2$ vs. $0.1{\pm}0.0$, p=0.024) 모두에서 유의하게 높은 발현을 보인 반면, CD69의 경우, 전체 T 림프구 ($5.6{\pm}1.9$ vs. $1.3{\pm}5.4$, p=0.046)와 T suppressor cell ($4.8{\pm}1.3$ vs. $1.8{\pm}0.2$, p=0.035)에서 통계적으로 높은 발현을 확인할 수 있었다. 결 론: 반복적 유산 및 반복적 착상실패를 보이는 여성에서 T 림프구의 활성도와 Th1 면역반응이 증가하였으며 이는, 이들 여성에서 활성화된 T 림프구가 Th1 면역반응을 유도하여 초기 임신의 유지와 착상에 좋지 않은 영향을 미치기 때문으로 생각된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2005

지난 5년간 Th1/Th2 기전을 보다 자세히 이해할 수 있는 면역연구분야로서 조절 T세포와 수지상세포에 관련된 연구가 많아졌다. 이중 내재면역과 적응면역의 고리 역할을 하는 수지상세포는 다양한 방법을 통해서 Th1/Th2 면역반응을 유도한다. 이에는 수지상 세포 자체의 성질(DC1;Th1/DC2;Th2)과 TLR 수용체 종류(TLR9;Th1/TLR2;Th2) 등에 따라 결정된다. 앞으로 항원제시방법, 세포내 신호전달방법과 더불어 태내부터 감작되는 알레르겐이 내재면역계에 어떻게 영향을 미치는가에 대한 폭넓은 연구가 필요한 상태이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.208-214
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• 2009

Steroid hormones have long been known to have a profound influence on the immune system. Although the functions of the nuclear receptors in the development of T cells are fairly well studied, the differential expression of these receptors in T helper cells is poorly understood. Here, we investigated the differential expression of nuclear receptors and coregulators in Th1 and Th2 cells by genome-wide micro array analysis. The result showed that several nuclear receptors and coregulators are differentially expressed in these cells. The result was confirmed by RT-PCR. The result showed that $RXR{\alpha}$ is highly expressed in Th2 cells. Overexpression of $RXR{\alpha}$ in a Jurkat human T cell line induced IL4 but not IFN-${\gamma}$ gene expression, suggesting that $RXR{\alpha}$ plays a selective role in Th1 and Th2 differentiation. In summary, these results suggest that Th1/Th2 differentiation is influenced by differential regulation of nuclear receptors and coregulators.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1347-1355
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• 2004

In this study, the immunological effect of a traditional Korea herbal acupuncture, that has been widely used for the treatment of various immunological disorders including inflammation in Korea, was examined in vitro and in vivo. In our previous study demonstrated that BV increased the expression of IFN-γ mRNA, that plays pivotal role in T cell response. This study was designated to evaluate the effect of BV on helper T cell development by monitoring Th1/Th2 specific cytokine secretion patterns in artificially induced Th1/Th2 polarized condition and in vivo. The results demonstrated that BV didn't have mitogenic effects on the unstimulated CD4+ T cell, but increased the CD4+ T cell proliferation upon activation with anti-CD3/CD28 antibody. The Th1 cells were over-populated dramatically in Th1 driven condition with BV treatment, while the Th2 cells were increased slightly in Th2 skewed condition. Furthermore, under Th1-skewed conditions, the level of IFN-γ was considerably increased with BV treatment. Besides, the expression of T-bet, a transcription factor that plays pivotal role in Th1 lineage programming, was increased with BV treatment. The expressions of IFN-γ and T-bet were also significantly increased in vivo. The results that Th1 specific cytokine secretion were considerably increased and Th2 specific cytokine secretion were not significantly changed in vitro and in vivo indicated that BV enhances Th1 lineage development, Therefore, these results suggest that BV might be desirable agent for correction of Th1 dominant pathological disorders.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1021-1027
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• 2004

Panax ginseng has been used as a typical tonic medicine in Asian countries, such as Korea, China, and Japan. It has been reported that ginsenoside Rg1 in Panax ginseng increases the proportion of T helper cells in the whole T cells and promotes IL-2 gene expression in murine splenocytes. These studies imply that ginsenoside Rg1 increases the immune activity of CD4+ T cell, however the exact mechanism of ginsenoside Rg1 on helper T cell remains to be verified. The present study tried to elucidate the direct effect of Rg1 on helper T cell s activities and its Th1/Th2 lineage development. The results demonstrated that ginsenoside Rg1 had not mitogenic effects on the unstimulated CD4+ T cell, but augmented CD4+ T cell proliferation upon activating with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 antibodies in a dose dependent manner. Rg1 also enhanced the expression of cell surface protein CD69 on CD4+ T cell. In Th0 condition, ginsenoside Rg1 increases the expression of IL-2 mRNA, and enhances the expression of IL-4 mRNA on CD4+ T cells, suggesting Rg1 prefer to induce Th2 lineage development. In addition, ginsenoside Rg1 increases IL-4 secreting CD4+ T cell under Th2 skewed condition, while decreases IFN-γ secreting cell in Th1 polarizing condition. Thus, Rg1 enhances Th2 lineage development from naive CD4+ T cell both by increasing Th2 specific cytokine secretion and by repressing Th1 specific cytokine production. Therefore, these results suggest that ginsenoside Rg1 might be desirable agent for enhancing CD4+ T cell's activity, as well as the correction of Th1 dominant pathological disorders.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.675-687
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• 2000

Multiple periodontal pathogens sequentially colonize the subgingival niche during the conversion from gingivitis to destructive periodontal disease. An animal model of sequential immunization with key periodontal pathogens has been developed to determine whether T and B lymppocyte effector functions are skewed and fail to protect the host from pathogenic challenge. The present study was performed to evaluate immunomodulatory effect of exposure to Fusobacterium nucleatum(F. nucleatum) prior to Porphyromonas gingivalis(P. gingi - valis). Group 1(control) mice were immunized with phosphate-buffered saline, Group 2 were immunized with F. nucleatum prior to P. gingivalis, while Group 3 were immunized P. gingivalis alone. All the T cell clones derived from Group 2 demonstrated type 2 helper T cell clone(Th2 subsets), while those from Group 3 mice demonstrated Th1 subsets. Exposure of mice to F . nucleatum prior to P. gingivalis interfered with opsonophagocytosis function of sera against P. gingivalis. In adoptive T cell transfer experiments, in vivo protective capacity type 2 helper T cell clones(Th2) from Group 2 was significantly lower than type 1 helper T cell clones(Th1) from Group 3 against the lethal dose infection of P. gingivalis. Western blot analysis indicated the different pattern of recognition of P .gingivalis fimbrial proteins between sera from Group 2 and Group 3. In conclusion, these study suggest that colonization of the subgingival niche by F .nucleatum prior to the periodontal pathogen, P. gingivalis, modulates the host immune responses to P. gingivalis at humoral, cellular and molecular levels.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 우수한 아토피 완화능을 가진 유산균을 선별하기 위해 한국인 유아 분변으로부터 23종의 유산균을 분리하였다. 후보 균주들을 배양하여 열처리 된 세포와 상등액 농축물을 각각 얻었다. 우수 균주 선별은 마우스 비장세포를 이용하여 IL-4의 억제 및 IFN-${\gamma}$의 증가 정도를 확인하는 실험을 통해 진행되었다. 선별 실험 결과로 Lactobacillus rhamnosus IDCC 3201 (RH3201)을 OVA로 면역 반응을 유발시킨 BALB/c 마우스에 투여할 유산균으로 선정하였다. RH3201의 균체와 대사물을 경구 투여한 군에서는 유발군에 비해 혈중 IgE의 과다 생성이 억제된 것을 확인하였다. 그러한 알레르기 억제능은 type-1 T helper (Th1) 세포와 type-2 T helper (Th2) 세포의 싸이토카인 간의 균형을 향상시킴으로써 유도되었다. 따라서 RH3201의 균체와 배양물은 면역 조절을 통해 아토피 증상을 완화시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.388-394
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• 2009

The cytokines which is produced by allergen-specific T helper (Th) cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Asthma is caused by exaggerated T-helper 2 (Th2)-based immune responses. It is suggested that controlling such Th2-based response is necessary for asthma therapy. The current therapies for asthma focus primarily on control of symptoms and suppression of inflammation, without affecting the underlying cause. So, we examined that anti-asthmatic drugs might have play a certain role in Th2/Th1 balance. Splenocytes isolated from ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized mice cultured with anti-asthmatic drugs. It is well known that Th2 and Th1 immune responses can balance one another, as Th2 mediators suppress Th1 responses and Th1 mediators similarly inhibit Th2 responses. But salmeterol inhibits both of Th1 and Th2 mediators, which salmeterol is a suppressor of immune responses not only a suppressor of Th2-based immune responses. Aminophylline is a weak suppressor of immune responses. But ipratropium and cromoglycate don't have any suppressor effect to Th2-driven responses. They only have suppressor effect to Th1 immune responses. Salmeterol, ipratropium, aminophylline, and cromoglycate augmented mRNA levels of CRTH2, EP2, and IP2 receptors in OVA-sensitized splenocytes. It is well known that the up-regulation of CRTH2 - $PGD_2$ receptor - results in restraint of eosinophil recruitment and that the increment of IP and EP2 - $PGI_2$ and $PGE_2$ receptor, respectively - may induce the accumulation of cAMP that decrease the effector function of T cells. Moreover salmeterol and cromoglycate increase the mRNA expression of $PGD_2$ synthase. These findings indicate that anti-asthma agents may alleviate the immunological responses that cause the asthmatic diseases.