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PRESENILIN-2 MUTATION ALTERS NEURITE EXTENTION, APOPTOSIS AND TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR(NF-KB) ACTIVATION

  • Seong, Min Je;Song, Youn Sook;Shin, Im chul;Park, Cheol Beom;Oh, Ki Wan;Lee, Myung Koo;Kim, Young Ku;Hwang, Dae Hyun;Chung, Soo Youn
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 한국독성학회 2002년도 Current Trends in Toxicological Sciences
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    • pp.109-109
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    • 2002
  • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by $\beta$-amyloid deposition and associated with loss of neuron cells in brain regions involved in learning and memory process. Many cases of early onset autosomal dominant inherited forms of AD are caused by mutation in the genes encoding presenilin-2 (PS-2).(omitted)

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INCREASE OF INTRACELLULAR $CA^{2+}$ AND CYTOTOXICITY INDUCED BY NEURO-TOXICANTS IN PC12 CELLS CARRYING MUTANT PRESENILIN-2

  • Shin, Im-Chul;Hwang, In-Young;Song, Youn-Sook;Park, Cheol-Beom;Oh, Ki-Wan;Lee, Myung-Koo;Kim, Young-Kyu;Hong, Jin-Tae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 한국독성학회 2002년도 Current Trends in Toxicological Sciences
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    • pp.111-111
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    • 2002
  • Many cases of early onset autosomal dominant inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are caused by mutation in the genes encoding presenilin-2 (PS-2) on chromosome 1. It is characterized by amyloid deposition and associated with loss of neuron. However, molecular mechanisms underlying the role of PS-2 mutation in the pathogenic AD are not known.(omitted)

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Crosstalk Signaling between IFN-γ and TGF-β in Microglia Restores the Defective β-amyloid Clearance Pathway in Aging Mice with Alzheimer's Disease

  • Choi, Go-Eun
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • 제24권4호
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    • pp.305-310
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    • 2018
  • Microglia are emerging as critical regulators of innate immune responses in AD and other neurodegenerative disorders, highlighting the importance of understanding their molecular and cellular mechanisms. We attempted to determine the role of crosstalk signaling between $IFN-{\gamma}$ and $TGF-{\beta}$ in $A{\beta}$ clearance by microglia cells. We used in vitro and in vivo mouse models that recapitulated acute and chronic aspects of microglial responses to $A{\beta}$ peptides. We showed that crosstalk signaling between $TGF-{\beta}$ and Smad2 was an important mediator of neuro-inflammation. These findings suggest that microglial $TGF-{\beta}$ activity enhances the pathological progression to AD. As $TGF-{\beta}$ displays broad regulatory effects on beneficial microglial functions, the activation of inflammatory crosstalk signaling between $TGF-{\beta}$ and Smad2 may be a promising strategy to restore microglial functions, halt the progression of $A{\beta}$-driven pathology, and prevent AD development.

Expression of TNF-$\alpha$ in rat microglia by ginsenoside Rb1

  • Joo, Seong-Soo;Kwon, Hee-Seung;Lee, Do-Ik
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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    • pp.204.1-204.1
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    • 2003
  • Azheimer's Disease (AD) known as senile dementia accounts for 50% of all dementia cases and is in growing status as population goes up. Generally. AD is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and includes much of senile plaque in cerebral hippocampus and cortex in patient's brain. For decades. AD theory is explained by amyloid cascade hypothesis. In process of the hypothesis, amyloid hypothesis forms fibrillar form beta-amyloid peptide (A${\beta}$ peptide) and extraordinarily accumulates in brain tissue, and lastly senile plaque is formed, which pathologically affect the brain. (omitted)

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Facial Emotion Recognition in Older Adults With Cognitive Complaints

  • YongSoo Shim
    • Dementia and Neurocognitive Disorders
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.158-168
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    • 2023
  • Background and Purpose: Facial emotion recognition deficits impact the daily life, particularly of Alzheimer's disease patients. We aimed to assess these deficits in the following three groups: subjective cognitive decline (SCD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and mild Alzheimer's dementia (AD). Additionally, we explored the associations between facial emotion recognition and cognitive performance. Methods: We used the Korean version of the Florida Facial Affect Battery (K-FAB) in 72 SCD, 76 MCI, and 76 mild AD subjects. The comparison was conducted using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), with adjustments being made for age and sex. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was utilized to gauge the overall cognitive status, while the Seoul Neuropsychological Screening Battery (SNSB) was employed to evaluate the performance in the following five cognitive domains: attention, language, visuospatial abilities, memory, and frontal executive functions. Results: The ANCOVA results showed significant differences in K-FAB subtests 3, 4, and 5 (p=0.001, p=0.003, and p=0.004, respectively), especially for anger and fearful emotions. Recognition of 'anger' in the FAB subtest 5 declined from SCD to MCI to mild AD. Correlations were observed with age and education, and after controlling for these factors, MMSE and frontal executive function were associated with FAB tests, particularly in the FAB subtest 5 (r=0.507, p<0.001 and r=-0.288, p=0.026, respectively). Conclusions: Emotion recognition deficits worsened from SCD to MCI to mild AD, especially for negative emotions. Complex tasks, such as matching, selection, and naming, showed greater deficits, with a connection to cognitive impairment, especially frontal executive dysfunction.

Importance of Microglial Cytoskeleton and the Actin-interacting Proteins in Alzheimer's Disease

  • Choi, Go-Eun
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2020
  • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder and is expected to become more and more widespread as life expectancy increases. New therapeutic target, as well as the identification of mechanisms responsible for pathology, is urgently needed. Recently, microglial actin cytoskeleton has been proposed as a beneficial role in axon regeneration of brain injury. This review highlights in understanding of the characteristics of microglial actin cytoskeleton and discuss the role of specific actin-interacting proteins and receptors in AD. The precise mechanisms and functional aspects of motility by microglia require further study, and the regulation of microglial actin cytoskeleton might be a potential therapeutic strategy for neurological diseases.

Development of Sugar Sensitive Drosophila Cell based ISFET Sensor for Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis (알츠하이머 진단을 위한 당성분에 민감한 초파리 세포기반 ISFET센서개발)

  • Lim, Jeong-Ok;Yu, Joon-Boo;Kwon, Jae-Young;Byun, Hyung-Gi;Huh, Jeung-Soo;Cho, Won-Ju
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.281-285
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    • 2013
  • In this study a biosensor was developed by using Drosophila cells expressing a gustatory receptor Gr5a and an ion sensitive field effect transistors (ISFETs) sensor device, which demonstrated significant compatibility with the Drosophila cells expressing Gr5a and their response to sugar. These results suggested that the newly developed cell based biosensor has a potential as a simple and easy screening device for Alzheimer's disease in the future.

Partial Budget Modeling of Economic Losses of Aujeszky's Disease (부분예산분석을 이용한 오제스키병 발생 농가의 경제적 손실 추정)

  • Pak, Son-Il;Park, Choi-Kyu;Moon, Oun-Kyong;Yoon, Hachung;Lee, Byeong-Yong;Lee, Sang-Jin
    • Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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    • 제49권4호
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    • pp.329-334
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    • 2009
  • Aujeszky's disease (AD) is a respiratory, infectious viral illness associated with high mortality, especially in neonatal piglets and has frequently been considered an economically important disease in many endemic countries. Although AD is still occurring in a geographically defined region in Korea, little attention has been paid to the economics of AD. In this study, partial budget technique was used to develop a simulation model to measure financial losses following the disease epidemic in a swine operation utilizing stochastic or deterministic parameters from the literatures and the index case herd of AD occurred in 2005, where available and applicable. For the infected case herd with a 12500-pig, the total economic loss for this operation was estimated to be about 199 million Korean won (95% confidence interval [CI] 148,645,000-250,741,000). Given net loss due to death of a pig at sow level was 119,000 won, total loss for the case herd with 1200 sows accounted for 143 million won (95% CI 92,599,000-193,729,000). The net loss of the death of one pig at growing and fattening level resulted in loss of 46,000 won (95% CI 40,000-53,000) and 126,000 won (95% CI 122,000-131,000), respectively. Taking into account for the number of pigs raised in the case herd, total loss amounted to 8 million won (95% CI 7,167,000-9,347,000) and 12 million won (95% CI 11,959,000-12,891,000), for growers and fatteners, respectively, assuming 63% of saved feed intake when a pig dies halfway through the respective period. Under the model's assumptions, suckling pig mortality was the major factors of loss in estimating the economic consequences (approximately 71.8% of the total loss). The high economic losses of a herd infected with AD suggest that the effective and region-specific control measures should be implemented in disease endemic foci.

The Effect of Microbial Extracts on the Cell Activation and Inhibition Associated with Atopic Dermatitis

  • Yang, Eun Ju;Chang, Jeong Hyun
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.25-31
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    • 2014
  • Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflammatory, relapsing, chronic skin disease and lesions in AD are frequently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Activation of T cells and IgE production by staphylococcal enterotoxins B (SEB) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of AD. Enterococcus faecalis (E. faecalis) is a nonpathogenic bacterium and produces the probiotic products that have been shown to have inhibitory effects on inflammatory responses. In present study, we carried out to assess the anti-inflammatory role of lyzed E. faecalis against the damaging effects of SEB on AD related immune responses. Furthermore, we attempted to determine whether the co-cultured lyzed E. faecalis can influence the colonization of S. aureus. As a result, we identified the effect of E. faecalis lysate as a potent therapeutic agent for atopic dermatitis (AD). E. faecalis lysate reduces the productions of total IgE and cytokines of AD-related immune cells in response to SEB stimulation. The proliferation of S. aureus was also inhibited by E. faecalis lysate. In conclusions, E. faecalis lysate may improve the skin-defense system disturbed by atopic condition, and may prevent subsequent secondary infection of S. aureus and development of AD.