• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2009

Macrophages generated in vitro using macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) and interleukin (IL)-6 from bone marrow cells (BM-Mp) are defective in antigen presenting cell (APC) function as shown by their ability to induce the proliferation of anti-CD3 mAb-primed syngeneic T cells. However, they do express major histocompatibility (MHC) class I and II molecules. accessory molecules and intracellular adhesion molecules. Here we demonstrate that the defective APC function of macrophages is mainly due to production of $TGF-{\beta}1$ by BM-Mp. Methods: Microarray analysis showed that $TGF-{\beta}1$ was highly expressed in BM-Mp, compared to a macrophage cell line, B6D. which exerted efficient APC function. Production of $TGF-{\beta}1$ by BM-Mp was confirmed by neutralization experiments of $TGF-{\beta}1$ as well as by real time-polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Results: Addition of $anti-TGF-{\beta}1$ monoclonal antibody to cultures of BM-Mp and anti-CD3 mAb-primed syngeneic T cells efficiently induced the proliferation of syngeneic T cells. Conversely, the APC function of B6D cells was almost completely suppressed by addition of $TGF-{\beta}1$. Quantitative real time-PCR analysis also confirmed the enhanced expression of $TGF-{\beta}1$ in BM-Mp. Conclusion: The defective APC function of macrophages generated in vitro with M-CSF and IL-6 was mainly due to the production of $TGF-{\beta}1$ by macrophages.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.468-476
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• 2016

PLZF-expressing invariant natural killer T cells and CD4 T cells are unique subsets of innate T cells. Both are selected via thymocyte-thymocyte interaction, and they contribute to the generation of activated/memory-like CD4 and CD8 T cells in the thymus via the production of IL-4. Here, we investigated whether $PLZF^+$ innate T cells also affect the development and function of $Foxp3^+$ regulatory CD4 T cells. Flow cytometry analysis of the thymus and spleen from both CIITA transgenic C57BL/6 and wild-type BALB/c mice, which have abundant $PLZF^+$ CD4 T cells and invariant natural killer T cells, respectively, revealed that $Foxp3^+$ T cells in these mice exhibited a $CD103^+$ activated/memorylike phenotype. The frequency of $CD103^+$ regulatory T cells was considerably decreased in $PLZF^+$ cell-deficient $CIITA^{Tg}Plzf^{lu/lu}$ and $BALB/c.CD1d^{-/-}$ mice as well as in an IL-4-deficient background, such as in $CIITA^{Tg}IL-4^{-/-}$ and $BALB/c.IL-4^{-/-}$ mice, indicating that the acquisition of an activated/ memory-like phenotype was dependent on $PLZF^+$ innate T cells and IL-4. Using fetal thymic organ culture, we further demonstrated that IL-4 in concert with TGF-${\beta}$ enhanced the acquisition of the activated/memory-like phenotype of regulatory T cells. In functional aspects, the activated/ memory-like phenotype of Treg cells was directly related to their suppressive function; regulatory T cells of $CIITA^{Tg}PIV^{-/-}$ mice more efficiently suppressed ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation compared with their counterparts from wild-type mice. All of these findings suggest that $PLZF^+$ innate T cells also augmented the generation of activated/memory-like regulation via IL-4 production.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2004년도 Asia Display / IMID 04
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• pp.265-268
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• 2004

We have developed a highly efficient and stable blue organic electroluminescent device (OLED) based on the blue fluorescent p-bis(p-N,N-diphenyl-aminostyryl)benzene (DSA-Ph) dopant in a morphologically stable high-bandgap host material, 2-methyl-9,10-di(2-naphthyl)anthracene (MADN), which achieved an EL efficiency of 9.7 cd/A and 5.5 lm/W at 20 mA/$cm^2$ and 5.7 V with a Commission Internationale d'Eclairage coordinates of(x = 0.16, y = 0.32). This sky blue device which could also alleviate the problematic current induced quenching at high current achieved a half-decay lifetime ($t_{1\;2}$) of 46,000 h at an initial brightness of 100 cd/$m^2$.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.426-433
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• 2010

The characteristic X-rays emitted from materials after gamma ray exposure was simulated and measured. A CdTe semiconductor detector and a $^{57}Co$ radiation source were used for energy spectroscopy. The types of materials could be identified by comparing the measured energy spectrum with the theoretical X-ray transition energy of the material. The sample composition was represented by the $K_{\alpha1}$-line (Siegbahn notations), which has the highest intensity among the characteristic X-rays of each atom. The difference between the theoretic prediction and the experimental result of K-line measurement was < 0.61% even if the characteristic X-rays from several materials were measured simultaneously. 2D images of the mixed materials were acquired with very high selectivity.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.319-323
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• 2000

광산인근 논토양의 형태별 중금속 함량[수용태$(H_2O)$, 치환태 $(0.5M\;KNO_3)$, 유기복합태(0.5M NaOH), 탄산염태$(0.05M\;Na_2-EDTA)$, 황화잔류태$(4M\;HNO_3)$] 과 현미에 흡수 이행된 중금속과의 관계를 구명하기 위하여 5개 광산지역에서 30개 지점 논토양 및 현미를 대상으로 분석 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 광산인근 논토양의 Cd, Pb 및 Zn의 주된 형태는 EDTA 및 $HNO_3$ 침출태, Cu는 NaOH 및 $HNO_3$침출태였고, 식물에 흡수이행이 용이한 것으로 알려진 $H_2O\;+KNO_3$침출태의 함량비율은 Cd 25.1, Zn 8.7, Cu 4.0, Pb 0.4% 순으로 나타났다. 토양 pH와 $H_2O+KNO_3$침출태 중금속 함량비율은 고도의 부의 상관, $EDTA+HNO_3$침출태 중금속과는 고도의 정의 상관을 보였다. 토양의 총 중금속함량 수준에 따라 형태별 중금속함량의 분포비율은 다르게 나타났고, 특히 높은 함량수준에서 $H_2O+KNO_3$침출태 Cd, Cu, Pb 및 Zn의 분포비율이 높게 나타났다. 토양의 $H_2O+KNO_3$침출태 Cd, Cu, Pb 및 Zn함량비율은 토양 pH가 높은 지역(D site)에서 각각 1.06, 0.15, 0.008, 0.05%로 나타나 pH가 낮은 지역의 평균치 30.31, 4.06, 1.75, 10.16%보다 매우 낮게 나타났다. 현미중 Cd 및 Zn흡수이행과 관련이 큰 토양의 존재형태는 각각 $KNO_3$침출태, EDTA 및 $HNO_3$침출태로 나타났다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9667-9672
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• 2014

Background: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a malignant gastrointestinal cancer with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite severe side effects of chemotherapy, the use of immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy has emerged as a common clinical treatment. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of the combined doxorubicin and interferon-${\alpha}$ (IFN-${\alpha}$) therapy on murine pancreatic cancer Panc02 cells in vitro and in vivo and underlying mechanisms. Materials and Methods: A Panc02-bearing mouse model was established to determine whether doxorubicin and interferon-${\alpha}$ (IFN-${\alpha}$) could effectively inhibit tumor growth in vivo. Cytotoxicity of natural killer (NK) cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) was evaluated using a standard LDH release assay. To evaluate the relevance of NK cells and CD8 T cells to the combination therapy-mediated anti-tumor effects, they were depleted in tumor-bearing mice by injecting anti-asialo-GM-1 antibodies or anti-CD8 antibodies, respectively. Finally, the influence of doxorubicin+interferon-${\alpha}$ (IFN-${\alpha}$) on the ligands of NK and T cells was assessed by flow cytometry. Results: The combination therapy group demonstrated a significant inhibition of growth of Panc02 in vivo, resulting from activated cytotoxicity of NK cells and CTLs. Depleting CD8 T cells or NK cells reduced the anticancer effects mediated by immunochemotherapy. Furthermore, the doxorubicin+IFN-a treatment increased the expression of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC I) and NKG2D ligands on Panc02 cells, suggesting that the combined therapy may be a potential strategy for enhancing immunogenicity of tumors. All these data indicate that the combination therapy using doxorubicin and interferon-${\alpha}$ (IFN-${\alpha}$) may be a potential strategy for treating pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.436-443
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• 2018

The actin cytoskeleton plays a key role in the entry of mitosis as well as in cytokinesis. In a previous study, we showed that actin disruption delays mitotic entry at G2/M by sustained activation of extracellular signal-related kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) in primary cells but not in transformed cancer cell lines. Here, we examined the mechanism of cell cycle delay at G2/M by actin dysfunction in IMR-90 normal human fibroblasts. We observed that de-polymerization of actin with cytochalasin D (CD) constitutively activated ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK) and induced inhibitory phosphorylation of Cdc2 (Tyr 15) in IMR-90 cells. In the presence of an actin defect in IMR-90 cells, activating phosphorylation of Wee1 kinase (Ser 642) and inhibitory phosphorylation of Cdc25C (Ser 216) was also maintained. However, when kinase-dead RSK (DN-RSK) was overexpressed, we observed sustained activation of ERK1/2, but no delay in the G2/M transition, demonstrating that RSK functions downstream of ERK in cell cycle delay by actin dysfunction. In DN-RSK overexpressing IMR-90 cells treated with CD, phosphorylation of Cdc25C (Ser 216) was blocked and phosphorylation of Cdc2 (Tyr 15) was decreased, but the phosphorylation of Wee1 (Ser 642) was maintained, demonstrating that RSK directly controls phosphorylation of Cdc25C (Ser 216), but not the activity of Wee1. These results strongly suggest that actin dysfunction in primary cells activates ERK1/2 to inhibit Cdc2, delaying the cell cycle at G2/M by activating downstream RSK, which phosphorylates and blocks Cdc25C, and by directly activating Wee1.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.265-271
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• 2019

일반적으로 요중 카드뮴 농도는 요비중 또는 요중 크레아티닌 농도로 보정한 값을 사용해왔다. 그러나 어떤 보정방법이 더 타당한지에 대한 논란은 계속되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 비교적 큰 규모의 일반인구집단을 대상으로 요중 카드뮴농도와 각종 신장손상지표들과의 관련성을 평가함에 있어 요비중 보정 방법과 요중 크레아티닌 보정 방법 중 어느 방법이 더 타당한지 비교 평가하였다. 1,086명의 자원자 중 신장질환의 질병력이 있는 사람을 제외한 862명이 최종적으로 연구대상에 포함되었다. 대상자들로부터 측정한 요중 카드뮴 농도 및 malondialdehyde (MDA), N-acetyl-${\beta}$-D-glucosaminidase 농도, 혈중 크레아티닌을 이용하여 산출한 사구체여과율 등의 신장손상지표들간의 관련성을 평가하였다. 연구 결과, 요중 크레아티닌 농도보다는 요비중으로 보정한 카드뮴 농도가 각종 신장손상지표와 높은 상관성이 있음을 보여주었다. 특히, 요비중 보정 카드뮴 농도는 요중 MDA 농도와 양의 상관관계를, 사구체여과율과는 음의 상관관계를 보여주었다. 이러한 결과는 일반인구집단에서 카드뮴 노출이 많아질수록 사구체여과율이 감소함을 의미하며 이러한 기전에서 산화적스트레스가 관여하고 있음을 보여준다. 또한, 사구체여과율이 카드뮴 노출에 의한 유용한 신장손상지표 중 하나로 사용될 수 있음을 의미한다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2008

금속이 염 용액 형태로 토양에 유입될 때, 그 금속의 용해도는 시간이 지남에 따라 감소하는 경향(aging)을 보이는데, 이러한 시간 의존성 외에 토양 내 금속 용해도의 변화에 영향을 미치는 또 다른 요인들에 대한 고찰은 아직 미비한 상태이다. 본 연구에서는 물리화학적 성질이 다른 5 종류의 토양 (히스토졸, 앤디졸, 옥시졸, 미세입자 알피졸, 조대입자 알피졸)에 여러 비율의 카드뮴(2.5-20 mg ${kg}^{-1}$)/ 구리(50-400 mg${kg}^{-1}$)/ 아연(50-400 mg ${kg}^{-1}$) 염 용액을 혼합하여, 상온에서 1년 동안 토양의 성질, 금속의 종류, 금속의 농도에 따른 용해도 변화관찰을 시도하였다. 그 결과, 히스토졸에서는 카드뮴이, 앤디졸에서는 구리가, 미세입자 알피졸에서는 아연이 가장 높은 분배 계수를 보였고, 옥시졸과 조대입자 알피졸에서는 모든 금속들이 가장 낮은 분배 계수를 나타내었다. 또한, 카드뮴과 아연의 경우 토양의 종류와는 무관하게 시간에 따른 분배 계수의 증가를 보였지만, 구리의 경우 토양 내 유입된 후 일주일 부터는 이러한 경향성를 찾아보기 어려웠다. 구리는 토양의 유기물이 많을 경우에는 빠른 흡착성을 보이지만, 토양수에 녹아있는 유기물이 많을 경우에는 그 흡착 특성이 제한됨을 관찰하였다. 더욱이, 흡수력이 높은 토양의 경우 금속의 분배 계수는 유입된 금속의 양과는 무관할 뿐만 아니라, 높은 농도로 처리된 토양의 금속 분배 계수가 낮은 농도로 처리된 토양의 분배계수와 유사해지기 까지는 더 오랜 시간이 요구되는 반면, 낮은 흡수력을 가진 토양의 경우에는 시간보다는 금속의 초기 유입양이 분배 계수 결정에 더욱 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 본 연구를 통해, 토양에 유입된 금속의 용해도 변화는 시간 뿐만 아니라, 토양의 성질, 금속의 종류와 농도에도 상당히 의존함을 입증하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.239-252
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• 2024

Recombination activating genes (RAGs) play a crucial role in initiating V(D)J recombination, which is essential for developing adaptive immunity in vertebrates. In this study, we cloned and characterized RAG1/2 cDNA from the marine medaka Oryzias dancena (OdRAG1/2) and investigated their mRNA expression patterns during ontogenetic developmental stages. The OdRAG1 and OdRAG2 cDNA contained open reading frames (ORFs) encoding proteins containing 1,078 and 531 amino acids, respectively. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis revealed that OdRAG1 and OdRAG2 are highly conserved with their corresponding orthologs, featuring distinct core and non-core regions. Notably, expression analysis showed that, in contrast to other fish RAGs studied, OdRAG1/2 expression peaked at 0 days post-hatching (DPH). Additionally, for the expression of T and B cell differentiation markers, CD3γ and CD20, also peaked at 0 DPH. Collectively, adaptive immunity in O. dancena potentially begins during embryonic development, which is critical for V(D)J recombination and essential immune component development, suggesting the early ontogenetic stage interactions between innate and adaptive immunity.