• 제목/요약/키워드: $Interferon-\gamma$

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Prevalence of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Health Care Workers in South Korea: A Multicenter Study

  • Jo, Kyung-Wook;Hong, Yoonki;Park, Jae Seuk;Bae, In-Gyu;Eom, Joong Sik;Lee, Sang-Rok;Cho, Oh-Hyun;Choo, Eun Ju;Heo, Jung Yeon;Woo, Jun Hee;Shim, Tae Sun
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제75권1호
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    • pp.18-24
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    • 2013
  • Background: We investigated the prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among the health care workers (HCWs) and analyzed its risk factors in South Korea. Methods: A standard questionnaire regarding the baseline demographics and risk factors for LTBI was given to each participant and tuberculin skin test (TST), QuantiFERON-TB GOLD In-Tube (QFT-GIT) assay, and chest radiography were performed. Results: A total of 493 participants, 152 (30.8%) doctors and 341 (69.2%) nurses were enrolled in eight tertiary referral hospitals. The mean age of the subjects was 30.6 years old, and 383 (77.7%) were female. Of the 152 doctors, 63 (41.4%) and 36 (23.7%) were positive by TST and by QTF-GIT, respectively, and among the 341 nurses, 119 (34.9%) and 49 (14.4%) had positive TST and QFT-GIT results, respectively. Overall, the agreement between the two tests was 0.22 by the chance corrected proportional agreement rate (kappa coefficient) in 493 subjects. Experience of working in tuberculosis (TB)-related departments was significantly associated with positive LTBI test results by QFT-GIT assay, not by TST. In multivariate analysis, only age was independently associated with increased risk of a positive TST result, while age and experience of working in TB-related departments (odds ratio, 2.29; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-5.12) were independently associated with increased risk of a positive QFT-GIT result. Conclusion: A high prevalence of LTBI was found among South Korean HCWs. Considering the association between the experience of working in TB-related departments and high risk of LTBI, QFT-GIT may be a better diagnostic test for LTBI than TST in HCWs.

홍삼추출물과 글루코사민 복합제제의 관절염에 미치는 영향 (Anti-arthritic Effect of a New Diet-Supplement Containing Red Ginseng Extract and Glucosamine Complex)

  • 정춘식;현진이;강민희;심준수;손미진;정상훈;김종훈;이광승;김영식
    • 생약학회지
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    • 제34권4호통권135호
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    • pp.327-334
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    • 2003
  • We evaluated the anti-arthritic effect of a new diet-supplement product containing red ginseng, glucosamine, shark cartilage, ascorbic acid and manganese chloride for the relieving arthritic symptoms. Anti-inflammatory activities of the aqueous extract of red ginseng (250 and 500 mg/kg), glucosamine (240 mg/kg) and shark cartilage (240 mg/kg) were tested individually on vascular permeability and carrageenan-induced paw edema. Glucosamine and shark cartilage showed the inhibition of vascular permeability by 29.6 and 32.9%, respectively. Red ginseng (500 mg/kg) and shark cartilage showed the inhibition of carrageenan-induced paw edema at 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 hr. The supplement (red ginseng mixture: RGM) composed of red ginseng (43.5%), glucosamine (25.0%), shark cartilage (25.0%), ascorbic acid (5.0%) and manganese chloride (1.5%) was prepared and its inhibitory activities including vascular permeability and carrageenan-induced paw edema were comparable to anti-inflammatory drugs such as diclofenac and ibuprofen. It was also tested on adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats as one of chronic arthritic tests and Randall-Selitto assay as an analgesic test. RGM showed the inhibition against the swelling of rat paws induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis at a dose of 1,500 mg/kg. Determination of cytokines of the sera sampled from arthritis-induced animals indicated that RGM increased the levels of $interferon-{\gamma}$ and interleukin-6, representing the immunostimulatory effect by red ginseng. RGM treatment moderately reduced the production of NO in RAW 264.7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, these results support that RGM can be applicable for the improvement of arthritic as a new diet-supplement.

장시간의 고강도 트레드밀 운동이 기관지 폐포계에 미치는 유해한 효과 (The Harmful Effects of Prolonged Strenuous Treadmill Exercise on Bronchoalveolar System in Rats)

  • 오경모;현경예;김치영;최석철;신군수
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제19권10호
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    • pp.1352-1359
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구는 장시간의 고강도 트레드밀 운동이 호흡기계의 생리를 가장 잘 반영하는 기관지 폐포계에 미치는 생리학적 효과를 규명하기 위해 실시되었다. 랫트를 대상으로 매일 8주간 운동시킨 결과 60분 및 120분 운동 그룹군은 대조군(비운동군)과 30분 운동군보다 체중이 유의하게 낮았으며 운동전보다 체중증가율도 높지 않았다. 기관지 폐포세척액 내 총 백혈구수는 세 운동군(30분, 60분, 120분) 모두 대조군보다 유의하게 높았다. 호중구수는 대조군에 비해 30분군과 120분군은 유의하게 증가하였고 60분군은 감소하였으며 30분군이 가장 높았다. 림프구수는 세 운동군 모두 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았고 120분군이 가장 높았다. 대식세포(단구) 수는 세군 모두 대조군보다 높았고 120군이 가장 높았다. 기관지폐포액 내 인터루킨-6 농도는 대조군보다 30분군은 낮았고 60분과 120분군은 높았다. 그러나 인터루킨-10과 인터페론 감마 농도는 세 운동군 모두 대조군에 비해 유의하게 낮았다. 산화질소(nitric oxide) 농도는 세 운동군 모두 대조군보다 유의하게 높았다. 본 연구의 결과들은 1시간 이상의 고강도 트레드밀 운동은 기관지 폐포 내 백혈구 분포도에 변화를 유도하고 염증성 사이토카인 및 산화성질소 농도의 증가와 항염증성 사이토카인 농도의 감소와 같은 유해한 효과를 일으킬 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.

Immune Modulation Effect of Pig Placenta Extracts in a Mouse Model: Putative Use as a Functional Food Supplement

  • Park, Hyun-Jung;Suh, Han-Geuk;Kim, Jin-Hoi;Jang, Ae-Ra;Jung, Hyun-Jung;Lee, Sung-Dae;Ha, Woo-Tae;Lee, Ran;Kim, Ji-Hyuk;Kim, Sang-Ho;Sung, Si-Heung;Moon, Sang-Ho;Kim, Bo-Kyung;Song, Hyuk
    • 한국축산식품학회지
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    • 제31권5호
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    • pp.701-709
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    • 2011
  • This study was performed to establish an effective extraction method of pig placenta extract that could be used for a putative functional food supplement with immunomodulatory effects. In the present study, we used different temperatures (4, 37, 60, 80, and $100^{\circ}C$) and different solvents (chloroform, NaOH, and phosphate buffered saline [PBS]) to extract the pig placenta. Among the different placenta extracts yielded by the different extraction methods, placenta extract (PE) in PBS at $80^{\circ}C$ for 30 min (referred to as PE-PBS80) showed a significant increase of nitric oxide production of up to 22.97 ${\mu}M/10^5$ cells at a 1 mg/mL dose (p<0.05 ) in J774A.1 cells than other extracts and control tested. Using PE-PBS80, further animal challenges were performed to identify the immune-enhanced effects. As a result, orally administered PE-PBS80 showed a significant increase in blood T and B cell activities and immunoglobulin (IgG and IgM) production. IgG and IgM levels increased to 41.53 mg/mL at a 20 mg dose on day 7 and to 27.38 mg/mL at a 10 mg dose on day 14, respectively (p<0.05). Furthermore, PE-PBS80 was also able to significantly enhance the immune modulator cytokine levels (p<0.05) compared to the control and vehicle treatments. Among the evaluated cytokines, the tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) level increased to 28.89 pg/mL at extract doses of 20 and 50 mg, the interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (IL-$1{\beta}$) level increased to 21.52 pg/mL at extract doses of 10, 20, 50 and 75 mg and the interferon (IFN)-${\gamma}$ level increased to 18.24 pg/mL at extract doses of 10, 20, and 50 mg. Therefore, this study presents an effective method for extracting pig placenta extracts and also demonstrates that pig placenta extracts had significant immunomodulatory effects not only at the cellular level but also in a mouse model, suggesting that this material could be used as an excellent candidate functional food supplement.

자폐증 유사증상 발현 마우스의 점액 면역에 대한 연구 (Evaluation of Mucosal Immunity in BTBR T+tf/J Mice Resembling Autism Spectrum Disorder)

  • 황소련;조지훈;신경민;장윤영;김지연;여경욱;김형아;허용
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제38권6호
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    • pp.541-549
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: This study was undertaken in order to evaluate a potential mechanism involved in gastro-intestinal problems observed in autistic subjects and uses an animal model of autism investigation. Methods: BTBR T+tf/J, a mouse strain with typical socio-behavioral characteristics of autistic subjects and FVB mice with highly social behaviors as the control strain were used. Both genders of mice aged three weeks and six months were used from four separate litters for each strain. Serum was prepared following cardiac puncture, and mesenteric lymph nodes were collected for in vitro stimulation and enumeration of major immune cell proportion. Results: The level of serum IgA was significantly enhanced in six-month-old BTBR mice compared with three-week-old BTBR, which was not observed with the FVB control mice. The serum IgE level was also higher among BTBR mice than among age-sex matched FVB mice, respectively. Considering the ratio of interleukin-4 vs interferon-gamma production from mesenteric lymph node T cells, skewedness toward type-2 reactivities was observed. In addition, the proportion of B cells in mesenteric lymph nodes was significantly higher in BTBR mice than in FVB mice. Conclusion: Upregulation of mucosal immunity related with enhanced type-2 immune reactivity observed in BTBR mice could be involved with the etiology of gastro-intestinal abnormalities in autism.

꾸지뽕(Cudrania tricuspidata) 잎으로부터 분리된 다당류 추출물의 면역 활성 (Immunomodulatory Activity of Crude Polysaccharide Separated from Cudrania tricuspidata Leaf)

  • 변의백;장범수;성낙윤;변의홍
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제45권8호
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    • pp.1099-1106
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 꾸지뽕 잎으로부터 추출된 다당류인 CTP의 처리가 면역세포의 활성에 미치는 영향에 관하여 평가하였다. CTP는 에탄올 침전법에 의하여 추출하였고, 면역 활성능의 평가는 대식세포주인 RAW 264.7 세포와 미분화 골수세포로부터 유도 분화시킨 대식세포 및 마우스 비장으로부터 유리시킨 비장세포에 CTP를 농도별로 처리하여 관찰하였다. 선천면역계에서 중요한 역할을 수행하는 대식세포에 CTP를 처리하였을 때 세포 증식률, NO 및 cytokine 분비능이 CTP 처리 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 것으로 관찰되었을 뿐만 아니라 비장세포에서도 이와 유사하게 세포 증식률이 증가하고 Th 1 type의 cytokine 분비능 또한 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 관찰되었다. 이상의 결과로 미루어보아 꾸지뽕다당류 추출물인 CTP는 다양한 면역세포의 활성을 증가시키는 것으로 생각하며 이를 활용하여 다양한 식품 및 건강보조식품을 개발한다면 그 경제적 가치가 매우 클 것으로 생각한다.

Porphyromonas Gingivalis Invasion of Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

  • Lee, Seoung-Man;Lee, Hyeon-Woo;Lee, Jin-Yong
    • International Journal of Oral Biology
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    • 제33권4호
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    • pp.163-177
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    • 2008
  • Periodontal disease, a form of chronic inflammatory bacterial infectious disease, is known to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Porphyromonas gingivalis has been implicated in periodontal disease and widely studied for its role in the pathogenesis of CVD. A previous study demonstrating that periodontopathic P. gingivalis is involved in CVD showed that invasion of endothelial cells by the bacterium is accompanied by an increase in cytokine production, which may result in vascular atherosclerotic changes. The present study was performed in order to further elucidate the role of P. gingivalis in the process of atherosclerosis and CVD. For this purpose, invasion of human aortic smooth muscle cells (HASMC) by P. gingivalis 381 and its isogenic mutants of KDP150 ($fimA^-$), CW120 ($ppk^-$) and KS7 ($relA^-$) was assessed using a metronidazole protection assay. Wild type P. gingivalis invaded HASMCs with an efficiency of 0.12%. In contrast, KDP150 failed to demonstrate any invasive ability. CW120 and KS7 showed relatively higher invasion efficiencies, but results for these variants were still negligible when compared to the wild type invasiveness. These results suggest that fimbriae are required for invasion and that energy metabolism in association with regulatory genes involved in stress and stringent response may also be important for this process. ELISA assays revealed that the invasive P. gingivalis 381 increased production of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ and the chemotactic cytokines (chemokine) IL (interleukin)-8 and monocyte chemotactic (MCP) protein-1 during the 30-90 min incubation periods (P<0.05). Expression of RANTES (regulation upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) and Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4, a pattern recognition receptor (PRR), was increased in HASMCs infected with P. gingivalis 381 by RT-PCR analysis. P. gingivalis infection did not alter interferon-$\gamma$-inducible protein-10 expression in HASMCs. HASMC nonspecific necrosis and apoptotic cell death were measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and caspase activity assays, respectively. LDH release from HASMCs and HAMC caspase activity were significantly higher after a 90 min incubation with P. gingivalis 381. Taken together, P. gingivalis invasion of HASMCs induces inflammatory cytokine production, apoptotic cell death, and expression of TLR-4, a PRR which may react with the bacterial molecules and induce the expression of the chemokines IL-8, MCP-1 and RANTES. Overall, these results suggest that invasive P. gingivalis may participate in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, leading to CVD.

마우스에서 2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene을 이용한 아토피성 피부염 발현 관련 면역지표치 분석 (2,4-Dinitrochlorobenzene-induced Atopic Dermatitis Like Immune Alteration in Mice)

  • 이승혜;백성진;김형아;허용
    • Toxicological Research
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.357-364
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    • 2006
  • This study was undertaken to develop a reliable mice model demonstrating similar immunologic phenomena as human atopic dermatitis characterized with predominance of type-2 immune response. BALB/C mice and NC/Nga mice were sensitized twice with $100{\mu}l$ of 1% 2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) or vehicle (acetone : olive oil=4:1 mixture) in a week and challenged twice with $100{\mu}l$ of 0.2% DNCB or the vehicle at the following week. Mice were sacrificed at 19 days following the second DNCB or vehicle challenge for NC/Nga mice and at 28 days following the second DNCB or vehicle challenge for BALB/c mice. Upregulation of plasma 1gE, a hallmark of atopic dermatitis occurrence, was evident in the plasma obtained 4 day after the second DNCB challenge from BALB/c mice (approximately 4-fold) and NC/Nga mice (approximately 6-fold) treated with DNCB in comparison with that of the vehicle treated-control mice, and remain higher $3{\sim}4$ week after the second challenge. Ratio of plasma IgG1 versus IgG2a concentration was significantly higher in the mice treated with DNCB than the control mice, which also implies the skewed type-2 reactivity in vivo. Ratio of interleukin-4 versus interferon gamma produced in the splenic T cell culture supernatants was approximately 3-fold higher in the both strains of mice treated with DNCB than their control mice, respectively. The DNCB-treated mice demonstrated atopic dermatitis-like skin legions characterized with erythma, scaling, and hemorrhage, which was not observed with the control mice. Scratching on face or dorsal area was significantly more frequent (approximately 25-fold) in the DNCB-treated mice than the control at next day of the second DNCB challenge, and scratching frequency remains higher (approximately 4-fold) in the mice treated with DNCB than the control at 14 day following the second DNCB challenge. Overall, the mice model developed through sensitization and challenge with DNCB may be useful for research on atopic dermatitis and development of treatment materials for atopic dermatitis.

Biological Activities of Licorice F1 Lines and Content Analysis of Phytochemical Constituents

  • Park, Chun-Geon;Lee, Ah Young;Lee, Jeong Hoon;Lee, Jeong Min;Park, Jun Yeon;Lee, Sang-Hoon;Choi, Ae Jin;Park, Chung Berm;Cho, Eun Ju;Lee, Sanghyun
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제20권3호
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    • pp.137-145
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    • 2014
  • The biological activities of licorice F1 (Glycyrrhiza glabra ${\times}$ G. uralensis) lines (G) were investigated, revealing strong radical scavenging activity targeting 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and hydroxyl (${\cdot}OH$) radicals. At a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$, most of the licorice F1 lines scavenged DPPH and ${\cdot}OH$ by more than 80%. Gs-1, -2, and -6 can be considered good scavengers of DPPH radical and G-7 have higher antioxidant activity against ${\cdot}OH$ radical. In addition, licorice F1 lines exerted effective anti-microbial activities against Escherichia coli (Gs-12, -17, and -18) and Staphylococcus aureus (Gs-3, -4, -5, -21, and -26). Moreover, Gs-2, - 20, -31, and -32 effectively inhibited the growth of Helicobacter pylori. Among licorice F1 lines, Gs-25 exhibited high anti-inflammatory effects on nitric oxide produced by lipopolysaccharide- and interferon-${\gamma}$-activated RAW 264.7 cells. Furthermore, Gs-1, -12, and -20 inhibited the growth of AGS human gastric adenocarcinoma cells by more than 60% at a concentration of $100{\mu}g/mL$ and Gs-5, -11, -19, and -32 showed inhibitory effects against rat lens aldose reductase ($IC_{50}$ values, 1.69, 6.07, 6.12, and $4.54{\mu}g/mL$, respectively). The total content of glycyrrhizin (1), glycyrrhetinic acid (2), glabridin (3), and isoliquiritigenin (4) in licorice F1 lines was high in Gs-11, -15, and -30. The present study therefore indicated that Gs-2, -26, -31, and -32 of licorice F1 possessing strong anti-oxidative, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and aldose reductase inhibitory effects may be used as a possible source material for natural health supplements in the future.

자소엽(Perilla frutescens Britton var. acuta Kudo) 조다당류 추출물의 면역활성 효과 (Immunomodulatory activities of crude polysaccharide fraction separated from Perilla frutescens Britton var. acuta Kudo)

  • 변의홍
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제49권5호
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    • pp.559-566
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구는 자소엽 조다당 추출물(PCP)의 면역활성에 관하여 알아보기 위하여, 선천면역계의 대표적인 면역세포인 수지상세포 및 후천면역계의 대표적인 면역세포인 비장세포에 PCP를 처리하여 면역세포의 면역활성능에 관하여 측정하였다. 수지상세포에 PCP를 1, 5 및 $10{\mu}g/mL$의 농도를 처리한 결과, 세포생존율이 $103.4{\pm}3.8$, $108.8{\pm}2.1$, $117.8{\pm}3.3%$ (n =3)로 나타나 세포독성을 유발하지 않았으며, 주요 면역활성 인자인 산화질소의 분비능을 관찰한 결과, 각각 $2.7{\pm}0.2$, $4.5{\pm}0.2$, $7.3{\pm}0.3{\mu}M$ (n =3)로 농도 의존적으로 나타났다. 농도(1, 5 및 $10{\mu}g/mL$)별 PCP 처리구에서 사이토카인의 분비능을 관찰한 결과, TNF-${\alpha}$ ($372.3{\pm}0.32$, $604.8{\pm}0.54$$954.2{\pm}1.32pg/mL$), IL-6 ($508.4{\pm}0.39$, $761.5{\pm}1.34$$1038.5{\pm}1.67pg/mL$), IL-$1{\beta}$ ($314.5{\pm}1.04$, $524.8{\pm}1.89$$664.8{\pm}0.89pg/mL$), IL-12 ($321.4{\pm}0.94$, $832.5{\pm}0.85$$901.{\pm}0.94pg/mL$)가 유의적으로 증가되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 또한 후천면역에서 중요한 역할을 수행하는 면역 T 세포가 다량으로 분포하는 비장 조직으로부터 비장세포를 분리하여 PCP를 처리하였을 때, 세포 증식능이 유의적으로 증가하였으며, 면역활성을 유도하는 Th1 세포가 분비하는 사이토카인의 함량 또한 유의적으로 증가되는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과로 미루어 볼 때 PCP의 처리는 선천면역뿐만 아니라 후천면역에 관여하는 다양한 면역세포의 활성화에 직간접적으로 관여하는 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구는 자소엽조다당 추출물의 면역활성 유도 효과에 관한 가능성을 제시하였고, 향후 자소엽 조다당 추출물을 분리 및 정제과정을 통하여 구조분석 및 정제된 조다당 추출물의 정확한 면역활성과 면역활성기전에 관한 면밀한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.