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The Effector Functions of Mature T Lymphocytes Are Impaired in Transgenic Mice Expressing the SH2 Domain of TSAd/Lad

  • Choi, Youngbong;Park, Eunkyung;Ahn, Eunseon;Park, Inyoung;Yun, Yungdae
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.183-188
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    • 2009
  • TSAd/Lad is a T cell adaptor molecule involved in $p56^{lck}$-mediated T cell activation. To investigate the functions of TSAd in T cells, we generated transgenic (TG) mice expressing the SH2 domain of TSAd (TSAd-SH2) under the control of the $p56^{lck}$ proximal promoter. In T cells from TSAd-SH2 TG mice, T cell receptor (TCR)-mediated early signaling events, such as $Ca^{2+}$ flux and ERK activation, were normal; however, late activation events, such as IL-2 production and proliferation, were significantly reduced. Moreover, TCR-induced cell adhesion to extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and migration through ECM proteins were defective in T cells from TSAd-SH2 TG mice. Furthermore, the contact hypersensitivity (CHS) reaction, an inflammatory response mainly mediated by T helper 1 (Th1) cells, was inhibited in TSAd-SH2 TG mice. Taken together, these results show that TSAd, particularly the SH2 domain of TSAd, is essential for the effector functions of T cells.

Crosstalk between Adipocytes and Immune Cells in Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Metabolic Dysregulation in Obesity

  • Huh, Jin Young;Park, Yoon Jeong;Ham, Mira;Kim, Jae Bum
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.365-371
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    • 2014
  • Recent findings, notably on adipokines and adipose tissue inflammation, have revised the concept of adipose tissues being a mere storage depot for body energy. Instead, adipose tissues are emerging as endocrine and immunologically active organs with multiple effects on the regulation of systemic energy homeostasis. Notably, compared with other metabolic organs such as liver and muscle, various inflammatory responses are dynamically regulated in adipose tissues and most of the immune cells in adipose tissues are involved in obesity-mediated metabolic complications, including insulin resistance. Here, we summarize recent findings on the key roles of innate (neutrophils, macrophages, mast cells, eosinophils) and adaptive (regulatory T cells, type 1 helper T cells, CD8 T cells, B cells) immune cells in adipose tissue inflammation and metabolic dysregulation in obesity. In particular, the roles of natural killer T cells, one type of innate lymphocyte, in adipose tissue inflammation will be discussed. Finally, a new role of adipocytes as antigen presenting cells to modulate T cell activity and subsequent adipose tissue inflammation will be proposed.

Differential Expression of Nuclear Receptors in T Helper Cells

  • Hwang, Soo-Suk;Kim, Young-Uk;Lee, Won-Yong;Lee, Gap-Ryol
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.19 no.2
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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.

Cellular and Molecular Links between Autoimmunity and Lipid Metabolism

  • Ryu, Heeju;Kim, Jiyeon;Kim, Daehong;Lee, Jeong-Eun;Chung, Yeonseok
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.42 no.11
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    • pp.747-754
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    • 2019
  • The incidence of atherosclerosis is higher among patients with several autoimmune diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). It is well documented that innate immune cells including macrophages and dendritic cells sense lipid species such as saturated fatty acids and oxidized low-density lipoprotein and produce pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. However, whether a hyperlipidemic environment also impacts autoimmune T cell responses has been unclear. Among $CD4^+$ T cells, Th17 and follicular helper T (Tfh) cells are known to play pathogenic roles in the development of hyperlipidemia-associated autoimmune diseases. This review gives an overview of the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which dysregulated lipid metabolism impacts the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, with specific emphasis on Th17 and Tfh cells.

Aged Sanroque Mice Spontaneously Develop Sjögren's Syndrome-like Disease

  • Suk San Choi;Eunkyeong Jang;Yeon-Kyung Oh;Kiseok Jang;Mi-La Cho;Sung-Hwan Park;Jeehee Youn
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.7.1-7.11
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    • 2019
  • Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disorder that affects mainly salivary and lacrimal glands, but its cause remains largely unknown. Clinical data indicating that SS occurs in a substantial proportion of patients with lupus points to common pathogenic mechanisms underlying the two diseases. To address this idea, we asked whether SS develops in the lupus-prone mouse strain sanroque (SAN). Owing to hyper-activation of follicular helper T (Tfh) cells, female SAN mice developed lupus-like symptoms at approximately 20 wk of age but there were no signs of SS at that time. However, symptoms typical of SS were evident at approximately 40 wk of age, as judged by reduced saliva flow rate, sialadenitis, and IgG deposits in the salivary glands. Increases in serum titers of SS-related autoantibodies and numbers of autoantibody-secreting cells in cervical lymph nodes (LNs) preceded the pathologic manifestations of SS and were accompanied by expansion of Tfh cells and their downstream effector cells. Thus, our results suggest that chronic dysregulation of Tfh cells in salivary gland-draining LNs is sufficient to drive the development of SS in lupus-prone mice.

Immunomodulatory effects of Kamishipjundaebotang(KSDBT) (십전대보탕가미방(十全大補湯加味方)의 면역조절효과(免疫調節效果)에 관한 실험적(實驗的) 연구(硏究))

  • Lim, Dong-joo;Kim, Dong-hee
    • Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.55-65
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    • 2001
  • This study was done to evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of KSDBT. KSDBT significantly enhanced the lymphocyte proliferation through 3H thymidine uptake and also increased T and T helper cell. It upregulated IL-2, IL-12(p35, p40) and INF-${\gamma}$. NO and carbon clearance were significantly increased by KSDBT. These results indicate KSDBT exert antitumor activity by immunomodulation of cytokines.

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Immunohistochemical Study on the Suppression of Cell mediated immunity in Lymph node of mouse by Cyclosporin A -Based on the change of T lymphocytes, Il-2 receptors, and NK cells- (Cyclosporin A로 유도된 생쥐 림프절의 세포성 면역억제에 관한 면역조직화학적 연구 -T 림프구, IL-2 수용기 및 NK세포의 변화를 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Jin-Taek;Park, In-Sick;Ahn, Sang-Hyun;Choi, Nan-Hee;Kim, Dong-Hoan
    • The Journal of Dong Guk Oriental Medicine
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.99-107
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    • 1998
  • Cyclosporin A(CsA) is a selective immunosuppressive agent that has been credited with improved survival of solid organ allografts. Lymph node of BALB/C mouse administered CsA immunohistochemically observed to understand immunosuppressive effects of CsA on T lymphocytes, IL-2 receptors, and natural killer NK cells in lymph node. CsA orally administered daily for 10days at the dose 45mg/kg/day/. The lymph node were obtained at day 3, 7, and 14 after CsA administration and embedded with paraffin, and then stained by following ABC method that used monoclonal antibody including L3T4(CD4), Ly2(CD8), IL-2R(CD25), and NK-1.1(CD56). There were little changes of reactive degree and number of helper T lymphocytes, cytotoxic T lymphocytes, IL-2 receptors, and NK cells at day 3 after CsA administration, but they began to decrease at day 7. These decrease were greatest at day 14. The helper T lymphocytes. cytotoxic T lymphocytes, IL-2 receptors, and NK cells distributed in paracortex and medullary sinus. These results indicated that the secretion of IL-2 began to decrease at day 7 after CsA administration and subsequently to suppress T lymphocytes and NK cell as components of cell-mediated immunity.

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Literature study on the effect and reserch trend of the Agaricus blazei Murill (아가리쿠스 버섯(Agaricus blazei Murill)의 효능(效能) 및 연구동향(硏究動向)에 대한 고찰(考察))

  • Song, Ho-chul;Kim, Dong-hee;Kim, Sung-hoon
    • Journal of Haehwa Medicine
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.193-200
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    • 2000
  • Basidiomycete, Agaricus blazei murill has grown Brazil naturally. It was first cultivated 1997 in Korea. Proteoglycan or polysaccharide which have the effect of immunopotency and anticancer were extracted from it. From the mycelium of cultivated mushroom, were extracted lectin, linoleic acid, FIII-2-b, and simmilar to glucomannan from fruit body of Basidiomycete Agaricus blazei. Fruit body was more studied than mycelium. The experiments were most in vivo study. The effect were shown on S-180, MethA tumor, Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, Shionogi carcinoma 42, Meth A fibrosarcoma by transferation of tumor cell line, specially effectiveness on the S-180. About immunopotenciation, were shown as activation of NK cell, pancreatic T-cell, helper T cell, enhancement of population of cytotoxity T cell. It was effect on the MethA tumor cells in vitro cell cytotoxity and has induction of apoptosis. Forthermore cytotoxity of many other tumor cell line, aneiognensis, cell cyle studies will be needed.

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EFFECTS OF MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY $PROTEIN-1{\alpha}$ON THE T CELL PROLIFERATION AND THE EXPRESSION OF CD4 AND CD8 (Macrophage Inflammatory Protein $1{\alpha}$가 T세포성장 및 CD4, CD8 발현에 미치는 영향)

  • Choi, Jong-Sun;Kim, Oh-Whan
    • Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.153-163
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    • 1996
  • Macrophage inflammatory protein $(MIP)-1{\alpha}$ is a cytokine which produces wide range of bioactivities such as proinflammatory, immunomodulatory, and hematopoietic modulatory actions. To determine whether $MIP-1{\alpha}$ acts as a negative regulator on the functions of lymphocyte, $[^3H]$-thymidine incorporation test and flow cytometric analysis were performed by using human tonsil T cell, human peripheral blood T cell, and murine cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL) line CTLL-2, The results were as follow. 1. When human tonsil T lymphocytes were stimulated with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (mAb), rate of T cell proliferation was about four times increased. 200ng/ml of $MIP-1{\alpha}$ inhibited anti-CD3 mAb-mediated T cell growth as much as 60% (P<0.05). 2. The suppression of human peripheral T cell proliferation produced by $MIP-1{\alpha}$ was dramatic, but variable among T cells derived from different individuals $(40%{\sim}90%)$. 3. $MIP-1{\alpha}$inhibited the proliferation of murine CTL line CTLL-2 as much as 75%(P<0.001). 4. When the $MIP-1{\alpha}$ was added to human peripheral T cell, cell proporation of $CD4^+$ helper T cell and $CD8^+$ CTL were not noticeably affected. The expression level of CD4, not of Cd8, however, was down regulated by $MIP-1{\alpha}$ treatment $(27%{\sim}82%)$.

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The Role of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin (TSLP) in Glomerulonephritis

  • Lee, Keum Hwa;Yang, Jae Won;Cho, Jin Young;Lee, Joo Yup;Lim, Eun Kyung;Eisenhut, Michael;Jeong, Dong Yeon;Steingroever, Johanna;Shin, Jae Il
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • v.22 no.1
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    • pp.17-21
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    • 2018
  • Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is an interleukin-7-like cytokine that is an important trigger and initiator of many allergic diseases. TSLP promotes a T-helper type 2 (Th2) cytokine response that can be pathological. A relationship is formed both at the induction phase of the Th2 response through polarization of dendritic cells to drive Th2 cell differentiation and at the effector phase of the response, by promoting the expansion of activated T cells and their secretion of Th2 cytokines and TSLP. In transgenic mice with TSLP overexpression, it has been reported that TSLP leads to the development of mixed cryoglobulinemic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. In addition, TSLP can play an important role in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy and systemic lupus erythematosus-related nephritis. From our knowledge of the role of TSLP in the kidney, further studies including the discovery of new therapies need to be considered based on the relationship between TSLP and glomerulonephritis.