• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.86-93
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• 2013

In the present study, we investigated if priming of autoreactive $CD8^+T$ cells would be inhibited by competitive peptides for major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I binding. We used a mouse model of vitiligo which is induced by immunization of $K^b$-binding tyrosinase-related protein 2 (TRP2)-180 peptide. Competitive peptides for $K^b$ binding inhibited IFN-${\gamma}$production and proliferation of TRP2-180-specific $CD8^+T$ cells upon ex vivo peptide restimulation, while other MHC class I-binding peptides did not. In mice, the capability of inhibition was influenced by T-cell immunogenicity of the competitive peptides. The competitive peptide with a high T-cell immunogenicity efficiently inhibited priming of TRP2-180-specific $CD8^+T$ cells in vivo, whereas the competitive peptide with a low T-cell immunogenicity did not. Taken together, the inhibition of priming of autoreactive $CD8^+T$ cells depends on not only competition of peptides for MHC class I binding but also competitive peptide-specific $CD8^+T$ cells, suggesting that clonal expansion of autoreactive T cells would be affected by expansion of competitive peptide-specific T cells. This result provides new insights into the development of competitive peptides-based therapy for the treatment of autoimmune diseases.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.169-180
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• 2003

Background : Allergic asthma is thought to be mediated by $CD4^{+}$ T lymphocytes producing the Th2-associated cytokines. According to investigations of lung biopsies and respiratory secretions from patients, $CD4^{+}$ T cells and eosinophils are the main features of the inflammatory process. Object : This study aimed to find an inhibition effect on allergens induced by JCT (Jungchun-tang) and JCTG (Jungchuntanggagambang) through the change of $CD4^{+}$ T cells and $CD8^{+}$ T cells in BALF of rat, and to see the change of IgE m serum. Materials and Methods : Laboratory rats were primary sensitized with OA (ovalbumin); on day 1, rats of a control group and a sample group (SBP group) were systemically immunized by subcutaneous injection of 1mg OA and 300mg of A1(OH)3 in a total volume of 2 ml saline. The rats of the sample group were orally administered with an SBP water extract for 14 days after primary immunization. On day 14 after the systemic immunization, rats received local immunization by inhaling 0.9% saline aerosol containing 2%(wt/vol) OA. A day after local immunization, BAL fluid and serum were collected from the rats. Total cells, lymphocytes, $CD4^{+}$ T cells, $CD8^{+}$ T cells, and $CD4^{+}$/$CD8^{+}$ ratio in the BALF, and IgE level in serum were measured and evaluated. Results : L Total cell in BALF of rat : JCT was observed to be significantly reduced but JCTG had no significant difference in comparison with the control group. 2. Lymphocytes in BALF of rat : JCT and JCTG were observed to be significantly reduced in comparison with the control group. 3. $CD4^{+}$T cells in BALF of rat : JCT was observed to be more significantly reducing than JCTG in comparison with the control group. 4. $CD8^{+}$T cells in BALF of rat : JCT and JCTG were observed not to be significantly different than in the control group. 5. $CD4^{+}/CD8^{+}$ ratio in BALF of rat : JCT and JCTG were observed not to be significantly different than in the control group. 6. The IgE level in serum : JCT and JCTG were observed to be significantly reduced in comparison with the control group. Conclusion : This study shows that JCT inhibits allergen-induced specially select $CD4^{+}$T cell channel in BALF of rat.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.79-97
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• 2000

Objectives : To investigate the effects of herb-acupunctures of Qi tonification herbs or formula on the rat immune depression induced by an anticancer drug, methotrexate (MTX) Methods: Animals were divided into 5 groups; Normal control group was not given any treatment. Immune depression was induced by oral administration of 1mg/kg MTX b.i.d for 4 days in Control, Sample I, II, and III groups. We treated on CV 4 (Guanyuan) with saline, Bojoongiggi-tang (Buzhongyiqi-tang), Ginseng Radix and Astragali Radix herb-acupunctures in Control, Sample I, II, and Ill groups, respectively. In both blood and spleen, the assessment of CD4+ T-cell count, CD8+ T-cell count, CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio was performed. Results: Here we show that 3 herb- acupuncture groups have an influence, to some extent, on CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell counts and CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio in both blood and spleen. Astragali Radix herb-acupuncture, in particular, was found to have significantly increased CD4+ T-cell count in blood and CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio in blood and spleen. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that herb-acupunctures of Bojoongiggi-tang (Buzhongyiqi-tang), Ginseng Radix and Astragali Radix may have an influence over rat immune depression induced by MTX.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.153-161
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• 1994

We fed high trypotophan diet(3.5% tryptophan/diet(w/w) to mice for 7 days and treated then with 3 hour immobilization(IMMB) stress to investigate tryptophan metabolism and immunomodulation. The levels of serum tryptophan, brain tryptophan, serotonin(5HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid(5HIAA) in the tryptophan diet fed animals were higher than those of the normal diet fed animals. Feeding tryptophan supplemented diet to stressed animal significantly decreased the levels of serum and brain tryptophan and 5HT levels. However, the amount of 5HIAA which is the metabolite of serotonin was increased in brain. Plasma corticosterone level was increased by the stress in both groups but the degree of this increase was smaller in high tryptophan fed animals. The relative numbers of CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells and B cells in spleen were decreased in high tryptophan diet fed and stressed animals compared to control diet fed and no stressed animals. CD8+ T cells decreased more than CD4+ T cells. The decrease of CD8+ T cells in high tryptophan fed and stressed animals was similar to that in high tryptophan fed animals or normal diet fed and stressed animals. Stress and tryptophan supplement acted synergistically to decrease the number of B cells. This study suggests that stress and tryptophan supplement could modify the number of lymphocyte cells, and indicates that the interaction of stress and tryptophan supplement on immune fuction depends on the types of immune cells.

• 적정기술학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.211-215
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• 2021

AIDS 환자는 전 세계에 4,000만 명인 것으로 추산되며, 주로 개발도상국에서 대부분의 환자가 발생하고 있다. AIDS의 원인 바이러스인 HIV는 혈중의 CD4+ T 세포에 감염되어 수개월 내지 10년 간의 잠복기간을 거치면서 CD4+ T 세포를 점점 파괴하여 환자의 면역기능을 저하시킨다. 이렇게 면역력이 약화된 AIDS 환자는 다양한 병증에 의해 사망에 이르게 된다. 현재의 CD4+ T 세포 수를 계측하는 방법은 통상 유세포분석(flow cytometry) 방법에 의해 시행되고 있다. 유세포분석 방법은 정확도가 높다는 장점이 있으나 숙련된 전문 인력이 필요하고 장비가 고가이기때문에 개발도상국에서는 이용하기 어렵다. 본 연구결과로 마이크로 여과기를 통해 소량인 5 ㎕ 혈액으로부터 백혈구를 포획하고 포획된 세포에서 CD4+ T 세포 및 CD8+ T 세포를 분석하여 AIDS를 검사하는 장비를 개발하였다. 현재의 검사 장비보다 저렴하고 고도의 기술이 필요하지 않으며 휴대가 간편한 획기적인 AIDS 검사 장비임을 시사한다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.657-666
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 caprylic acid와 cyclodextrin과의 complex(CA-CD complex)의 첨가수준이 in vitro 반추위 발효 성상과 메탄 생성에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. CA-CD complex 무첨가구를 대조구로 설정 하였으며, 처리구로는 CA 20mg 단독 첨가구(T1), CD 830mg 단독 첨가구(T2), CA-CD complex 425mg 첨가구(T3, CA 함량 10mg), CA-CD complex 850mg 첨가구(T4, CA 함량 20mg), CA-CD complex 1700 mg 첨가구(T5, CA 함량 40mg)이며, 3반복으로 4, 8, 12시간의 배양 실험을 수행하였다. 모든 시험구에서 배양 12시간까지 pH가 지속적으로 감소하였다. 특히, 배양 8시간 후부터 T2, T3, T4, T5 처리구에서 대조구보다 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). Total VFA 농도는 대조구에 비해 T2, T3, T4, T5구들이 8시간과 12시간에서 유의적(P<0.05)으로 감소하였다. Propionate 농도는 배양 8시간에서만 다른 처리구보다 T4, T5 처리구가 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높게 나타났다. Acetate:Propionate(A/P) 비율은 모든 배양시간에서 처리구간 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 암모니아 농도는 대조구에 비해 T2, T3, T4, T5 처리구에서 배양 4시간부터 대조구보다 암모니아 농도가 유의적(P<0.05)으로 감소하였다. Total gas는 T1구에서 대조구보다 유의적(P< 0.05)인 감소가 있었으나, T2, T3, T4, T5 처리구에서는 대조구에 비하여 12시간에서 유의적(P<0.05)으로 증가하였다. Total gas 발생량에 대한 메탄 비율(%)은 12시간 배양시간에서 대조구는 3.4%이었지만, 메탄 발생량이 가장 적었던 T1구는 2.8%, 메탄 발생량이 가장 많았던 T2구는 5.1%, 그리고 T3, T4, T5구는 평균 2.7%로 T1구와 통계적 차이가 없었다. 따라서 CA-CD complex를 이용하면, 반추위내 발효에 부정적 영향 없이 메탄을 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.225-231
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• 2003

본 연구는 생체 내 세포 및 조직배양기로서의 면역결핍동물을 개발할 목적으로 proximal lck promoter와 DT-A gene를 이용하여 형질전환생쥐을 생산하고 이 형질전환생쥐의 면역세포에서 DT-A gene이 발현되는지를 분석하였다. 형질전환생쥐와 정상생쥐로부터 thymus, spleen 및 liver에서 RNA를 추출하여 RT-PCR수행하였는데 정상생쥐의 조직에서는 어떠한 DT-A gene의 발현양상을 얻을 수 없었으나 형질전환생쥐의 thymus, spleen, liver에 DT gene의 발현을 확인할 수 있었고, Northern blotting을 이용하여 형질전환생쥐의 thymus, spleen 및 liver에서 DT-A gene이 강하게 발현되는 것으로 나타났다. 형질전환생쥐 $F_1$ 및 $F_2$ 산자의 혈액에서 T-cell 발달의 분포도를 확인하기 위해 CD4 및 CD8 antibody를 이용하여 FACS analysis를 실시하였는데 형질전환생쥐의 혈액 내 mature T-cell인 single positive thymocyte의 수가 정상생쥐에 비해 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 정상생쥐의 혈액 내 T-cell 중 $CD8^{+}$ T-cell의 경우 약 50%를 나타냈으나 형질전환생쥐의 경우 33%로 감소하였고, $CD4^{+}$ T-cell은 정상생쥐에서 10%를 차지하고 있으나 형질전환생쥐에서는 5.9%로 감소되는 것으로 분석되었다. 그러므로 본 연구의 형질전환생쥐에서 lck promoter에 의해 초기 immature한 상태의 T-cell에서 DT-A gene이 발현되어 발육중인 T-cell이 파괴 되어 mature 상태인 $CD4^{+}CD8^{-}$나 $CD4^{-}CD8^{+}$ cells (single-positive)들이 감소된 것으로 확인되었다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제86권4호
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• pp.304-318
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• 2023

Background: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key components of the tumor microenvironment and significantly contribute to immune evasion. We investigated the effects of CAFs on the immune function of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: We isolated CAFs and normal fibroblasts (NFs) from tumors and normal lung tissues of NSCLC patients, respectively. CAFs were co-cultured with activated T cells to evaluate their immune regulatory function. We investigated the effect of CAF conditioned medium (CAF-CM) on the cytotoxicity of T cells. CAFs were also co-cultured with activated peripheral blood mononuclear cells and further incubated with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) inhibitors to investigate the potential role of COX2 in immune evasion. Results: CAFs and NFs were isolated from the lung tissues (n=8) and lymph nodes (n=3) of NSCLC patients. Immune suppressive markers, such as COX2 and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), were increased in CAFs after co-culture with activated T cells. Interestingly, CAFs promoted the expression of programmed death-1 in CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and strongly inhibited T cell proliferation in allogenic and autologous pairs of CAFs and T cells. CAF-CM decreased the cytotoxicity of T cells. COX2 inhibitors partially restored the proliferation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, and downregulated the expression of COX2, prostaglandin E synthase, prostaglandin E2, and PD-L1 in CAFs. Conclusion: CAFs promote immune evasion by suppressing the function of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells via their effects on COX2 and PD-L1 in NSCLC. The immunosuppressive function of CAFs could be alleviated by COX2 inhibitors.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.359-369
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• 1997

저자들은 1993년 3월에서 1997년 9월까지 영남대학교 의과대학 부속병원 임상병리과에 면역학적 표지자 검사가 의뢰된 153명의 백혈병 환자의 결과를 분석하였다. 여기에는 AML 61례, ALL 46례, FAB 아형이 확정되지 않았던 12례 등이 포함되어 있었다. EDTA 항응고처리한 골수나 말초혈액에서 단핵세포층을 분리한후 일련의 단클론항체와 FITC 표지 이차항체를 이용하여 면역형광염색법을 실시한 후 형광현미경으로 관찰하였다. AML 61례에서의 비전형적인 표지자 표현 양상을 보면 CD7 32.8%, CD10 14.8%, CD5 13.1%, CD2 6.6%, CD4 4.9%, CD19 1.6%의 양성률을 보였고, TdT 양성은 3.9%였다. 혼성 백혈병으로 최종 진단을 내린 경우는 13.1%로 그 중 단구성 계열이 대부분(6/8)이었다. ALL 46례에서의 면역학적 검사에 따른 분류에 따르면 CALLA(+) B precursor형이 65.2%를 차지하였고, CALLA(-) B precursor형이 10.9%, T 세포형 8.7%, B 세포형 2.2%, 혼성림프구형(B&T) 4.3%, 미분화성 백혈병 2.2%였고, 혼성 백혈병으로 진단된 경우는 6.5%였다. 골수성 표지자 양성인 ALL은 CD13이나 CD33 양성인 례가 각각 2.2%였다. 급성 백혈병에서 골수형태와 세포화학검사로 FAB 아형을 확정하지 못한 12례에서 혼성 백혈병이 5례(41.7%)였고, 림프구 계열이 7례(58.3%)였으며 그 중 B 세포계열이 3례, T 세포계열이 3례, 혼성 림프구형(B&T)이 1례로 나타났다. 결론적으로는, 면역학적 표지지 검사로 더 정확하게 AML과 ALL을 감별할 수 있었으며, M0, M7 아형진단에도 도움이 되며, 형태학적, 세포화학적검사로 정확히 진단할 수 없었던 급성 백혈병의 분류에 도움이 되었다. 따라서 급성 백혈병의 진단을 위하여 FAB 분류 뿐 만 아니라 면역학적 표지자 검사를 함께 시행한다면 보다 정확한 진단에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4671-4673
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• 2013

Objectives: To study variation in T lymphocyte subgoups and its clinical significance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods: Levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+, NK and Treg cells in peripheral blood of NSCLC cases and healthy adults were determined by flow cytometry. Results: CD3+, CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ ratio and NK cells in NSCLCs were decreased significantly in comparison with the control group (P < 0.01), and decreased with increase in the clinical stage of NSCLC, while CD8+ cells demonstrated no significant change (P > 0.05). Treg cells were significantly more frequent than in the control group (P < 0.01), and increased with the clinical stage of NSCLC. Conclusion: The cellular immune function of the NSCLC patients is lowered. It is important to detect change of T lymphocyte subgroups by flow cytometry for the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic assessment of NSCLC patients.