• 제목/요약/키워드: Critical infiltration

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동적 확률지도를 이용한 지상 이동표적 탐색 (Search for Ground Moving Targets Using Dynamic Probability Maps)

  • 김은규;최봉완;임동순
    • 산업경영시스템학회지
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.11-21
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    • 2015
  • In order to achieve success in ground operations, searching for moving targets is one of critical factors. Usually, the system of searching for adversary ground moving targets has complex properties which includes target's moving characteristics, camouflage level, terrain, weather, available search time window, distance between target and searcher, moving speed, target's tactics, etc. The purpose of this paper is to present a practical quantitative method for effectively searching for infiltrated moving targets considering aforementioned complex properties. Based upon search theories, this paper consists of two parts. One is infiltration route analysis, through terrain and mobility analysis. The other is building dynamic probability maps through Monte Carlo simulation to determine the prioritized searching area for moving targets. This study primarily considers ground moving targets' moving pattern. These move by foot and because terrain has a great effect on the target's movement, they generally travel along a constrained path. With the ideas based on the terrain's effect, this study deliberately performed terrain and mobility analysis and built a constrained path. In addition, dynamic probability maps taking terrain condition and a target's moving speed into consideration is proposed. This analysis is considerably distinct from other existing studies using supposed transition probability for searching moving targets. A case study is performed to validate the effectiveness and usefulness of our methodology. Also, this study suggests that the proposed approach can be used for searching for infiltrated ground moving target within critical time window. The proposed method could be used not only to assist a searcher's mission planning, but also to support the tactical commander's timely decision making ability and ensure the operations' success.

TRIF Deficiency does not Affect Severity of Ovalbumin-induced Airway Inflammation in Mice

  • Kim, Tae-Hyoun;Kim, Dong-Jae;Park, Jae-Hak;Park, Jong-Hwan
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.249-254
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    • 2014
  • Allergic asthma is a chronic pulmonary inflammatory disease characterized by reversible airway obstruction, hyperresponsiveness and eosinophils infiltration. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signaling are closely associated with asthma and have emerged as a novel therapeutic target in allergic disease. The functions of TLR3 and TLR4 in allergic airway inflammation have been studied; however, the precise role of TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-${\beta}$ (TRIF), the adaptor molecule for both TLR3 and TLR4, is not yet fully understood. To investigate this, we developed a mouse model of OVA-induced allergic airway inflammation and compared the severity of allergic airway inflammation in WT and $TRIF^-/^-$ mice. Histopathological assessment revealed that the severity of inflammation in airway inflammation in TRIF-deficient mice was comparable to that in WT mice. The total number of cells recovered from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid did not differ between WT and TRIF-deficient mice. Moreover, TRIF deficiency did not affect Th1 and Th2 cytokine production in lung tissue nor the level of serum OVA-specific IgE, $IgG_1$ and $IgG_{2c}$. These findings suggest that TRIF-mediated signaling may not be critical for the development of allergic airway inflammation.

Anti-inflammatory Effects and its Mechanisms of Hesperidin in an Asthmatic Mouse Model Induced by Ovalbumin

  • Chang, Jeong-Hyun
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.83-90
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    • 2010
  • Hesperidin, a member of the flavanone group of flavonoids, can be isolated in large amounts from the rinds of some citrus species [e.g., Citrus aurantium L. (bitter orange), Citrus sinensis L. (sweet orange) and Citrus unshiu Marcov. (satsuma mandarin)], and has been reported to have anticarcinogenic, antihypotensive and antimicrobial properties. Despite the efficacy of these polyphenolic compounds as immune modulators, the effects of the flavonoids are poorly understood about allergic effect. In this study, we investigated whether hesperidin could influence on Th1 and Th2 balance. Allergic reactions included an increase in the number of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, an increase in inflammatory cell infiltration into the lung tissue around blood vessels and airways, airway luminal narrowing, the development of airway hyper-responsiveness (AHR). The administration of hesperidin before the last airway OVA challenge resulted in a significant inhibition of all asthmatic reactions. Accordingly, this study may provide evidence that hesperidin plays a critical role in the amelioration of the pathogenetic process of asthma in mice. These findings provide new insight into the immunopharmacological role of hesperidin in terms of its effects in a murine model of asthma, and also broaden current perspectives in our understanding of the immunopharmacological functions of hesperidin.

Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Gastric Carcinoma and Specific Features of the Accompanying Immune Response

  • Cho, Junhun;Kang, Myung-Soo;Kim, Kyoung-Mee
    • Journal of Gastric Cancer
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2016
  • Epstein-Barr virus-associated gastric carcinoma (EBVaGC) is one of the four subtypes of gastric carcinoma (GC), as defined by the novel classification recently proposed by The Cancer Genome Atlas. EBVaGC has several clinicopathological features such as longer survival and higher frequency of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) and carcinoma with Crohn's disease-like lymphoid reaction that distinguish it from EBV-negative GC. The intensity and pattern of host cellular immune response in GC have been found to significantly correlate with the prognosis of patients with GC, suggesting that immune reaction and tumor microenvironment have critical roles in the progression of GC, and in particular, EBVaGC. Here, we reviewed the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying prominent immune reactions in patients with EBVaGC. In EBVaGC, deregulation of the expression of immune response-related genes promotes marked intra-or peritumoral immune cell infiltration. The expression of programmed death receptor-ligand 1 is known to be increased in EBVaGC, and therefore, it has been proposed as a favorable prognostic factor for patients with EBVaGC, albeit some data supporting this claim are controversial. Overall, the underlying mechanisms and clinical significance of the host cellular immune response in patients with EBVaGC have not been thoroughly elucidated. Therefore, further research is necessary to better understand the role of tumor microenvironment in EBVaGC.

급성 폐손상에서 폐를 Recruit시키는 방법간의 비교 연구 (Comparison of Two Methods of Recruiting the Acutely Injured Lung)

  • 서지영;강경우;박상준;김호철;임시영;정만표;한정호;김호중;권오정;이종헌
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제48권4호
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    • pp.500-512
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    • 2000
  • 연구배경 : 허탈된 폐를 recruit 할 수 있는 두 가지 방법의 효과를 비교하기 위해 본 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법 : New Zealand산 백색 토끼 15마리를 기계환기를 시행한 후 반복적인 식염수 세척(20 ml/kg)으로 급성폐손상을 유도하였고($PaO_5$ < 100 mmHg, $FIO_2$ 1.0) 압력-용적 곡선을 구하여 Pflex를 얻었다. 토끼들을 3군으로 나누어 통일한 설정에서 4시간동안 기계환기를 시행하였는데 대조군(n=5)은 PEEP올 Pflex보다 3 mmHg 낮게 유지하였으며, Recruitment maneuver(RM)군(n=5)은 PEEP은 대조군과 동일하게 유지하면서 15분마다 continuous positive airway pressure를 22.5 mmHg의 압력으로 45초 동안 지속시켰으며, Pflex군(n=5)은 RM 없이 PEEP을 Pflex 수준으로 유지하였다. 각 군에서 동맥혈가스검사, 폐역학, 혈역학적인 지표들을 측정하였고 병리학적 검사를 시행하였다. 결 과 : 1. 대조군과 RM군에서는 $PaO_2$가 점진적으로 감소하는 경향올 보여 4시간에는 $PaO_2$가 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05 vs 1hr). 그러나 Pflex군에서는 다른 군에서 보였던 $PaO_2$의 감소는 관찰되지 않아 3시간과 4시간에서는 다른 군과 비교하여 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). $PaO_2$는 세군간 유의한 차이는 관찰되지 않았다. 2. 폐유순도나 고명부압도 세 군간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으며 혈압이나 맥박수도 세 군간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 3. 폐조직검사에서는 Pflex군의 호중구 침윤 점수가 $1.4{\pm}0.8$점으로 대조군의 $2.5{\pm}0.5$점에 비해 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.05). Hyaline membrane점수도 대조군, RM군, Pflex군 순으로 낮은 경향올 보였다(p=0.0532). 결 론 : 결론적으로 손상된 폐를 recruit시키는 것은 VILI를 줄일 수 있는 유용한 방법이다. VILI를 최소화하기 위해서는 recruitment maneuver만으로는 부족하며 derecruit를 방지하기 위한 적절한 전략이 중요할 것으로 사료되며 앞으로 이에 대한 연구가 더 필요하리라 생각된다.

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α-lipoic acid 후처치가 내독소로 유발된 급성폐손상에 미치는 효과 (The Efficacy of α-lipoic Acid on the Endotoxin-induced Acute Lung Injury)

  • 허진원;홍상범;김미정;임채만;고윤석
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제62권2호
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    • pp.105-112
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    • 2007
  • 연구배경: 내독소로 유발된 급성폐손상의 발생기 전에 산화스트레스가 중요한 역할은 한다. 본 실험은 LPS로 유발한 급성폐손상 모델에서 항산화제인 ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid의 치료효과를 보고하였다. 방 법: Sprague-Dawley 쥐를 대상으로 LPS(E.coli, 3mg/Kg)를 기도내 주입 후 ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid를 복강 내 주입하였다. 2시간, 6시간 후에 폐포세척액에서 호중구수, CINC, 시토카인의 농도를 구하고 폐조직에서 MPO를 측정하였다. 결 과: ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid를 후처치한 군에서 LPS 단독군보다 2시간 뒤와 6시간 뒤에 총 세포수와 호중구의 수가 감소하였으나 단백질 농도는 차이가 없었다. 또한 염증성 인자인 TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6의 농도도 ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid 처치군에서 유의한 감소를 보이지 못하였다. 결 론: LPS 로 급성폐손상 유도 모델에서 ${\alpha}$-lipoic acid의 후처치는 폐장내로의 호중구의 침윤은 억제할 수 있지만 급성폐손상을 약화시키지는 못 하였다.

고용량 항암화학요법 후에 발생한 폐손상 (Pulmonary Toxicity Following High-Dose Chemotherapy With Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation)

  • 이선민;박광주;오윤정;정성철;황성철;이이형;김현수;임호영;김효철;임현이;한명호
    • Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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    • 제47권1호
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    • pp.77-89
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    • 1999
  • 연구 배경: 고위험군의 악성 질환의 치료로 최근에 시도되고 있는 고용량 항암화학요법은 기존의 치료보다 치료 반응율이 높고 생존의 향상을 기대할수 있는 방법이다. 그러나 치료와 관련된 부작용도 있어 이환율 및 사망률도 높다. 말초 조혈모세포이식을 이용한 고용량 항암화학요법 후에 발생하는 특발성 폐렴 증후군은 감염성 원인을 배제한다면 약제에 의한 폐독성으로 유발되었을 가능성이 가장 높다. 저자들은 약제 독성으로 유발되었을 것으로 추정되는 폐렴 증후군에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 1995년 5월부터 1997년 12월까지 아주대학교병원에서 말초 조혈모세포이식을 이용한 고용량 항암화학 요법을 시행받은 환자들을 대상으로 하였다. 이들 중 특발성 폐렴 증후군이 발생한 5례에서 경기관지폐생검을 시행하고 그 임상 양상과 치료 결과를 후향적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 전체 대상 환자는 97례이었으며 이들중 5례(5.1%)에서 특발성 폐렴 증후군이 발생하였다. 5례의 환자의 연령은 평균 $41{\pm}13$세, 남녀비는 3:2였으며 유방암 3례, 악성 림프종 2례이었다. 사용된 항암제는 CBP regimen 3례, BEAC regimen 1례, BEAM regimen 1례이었으며, 사용된 용량은 BCNU 300-400 mg/$m^2$, cyclophosphsmide 6,000 mg/$m^2$이었다. 다섯 례 모두에서 고용량 항암화학요법 전에 방사선 치료를 받았다. 고용량 항암화학요법을 시행한지 평균 14주 후 (4-26주)에 기침, 호흡곤란, 발열 등을 동반한 폐침윤이 발생하였다. 흉부 방사선 검사 소견상 3례에서는 양측성, 2례에서는 우하엽에 국한된 미만성의 폐침윤을 보였다. 경기관지폐생검 결과 폐포 손상과 격막의 비후, 비정상적인 제 II 형 폐세포의 증식이 관찰되었고 악성 세포의 침윤이나 감염성 질환 등의 소견은 없었다. 모든 환자에서 스테로이드를 투여하였으나 2례에서는 급성 호흡부전증으로 진행하여 사망하였다. 3례에서는 폐병변이 소실되고 중상도 호전되었으나 1례는 확장성 심근병으로 사망하였고 2례는 호전되어 폐병변이 없는 상태에서 외래 관찰 중이다. 결론: 말초 조혈모세포이식을 이용한 고용량 항암화학요법은 치료 효과가 기존의 항암치료보다 높지만 BCNU를 포함하는 복합 화학요법을 사용하는 경우 약제에 폐손상이 발생할 가능성이 있어 적절한 환자의 선정과 폐손상을 최소화할 수 있도록 유의하여야 한다.

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Luteolin의 IL-1β에 의한 MCP1 단백질 발현 증가에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Luteolin on IL-1β-Induced MCP1 Protein Expression)

  • 임준희;권택규
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제19권4호
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    • pp.514-519
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    • 2009
  • 혈관벽에 단핵구, 대식세포 등의 세포와 지질 등의 축적은 중요한 동맥경화 발병 요인이다. 이들 세포의 혈관벽으로의 이동에 있어서 chemokine인 MCP1이 중요한 역할을 한다는 것이 많이 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 사람 평활근세포에서 $IL-1{\beta}$의 처리에 의하여 MCP1의 발현이 증가되는 기전을 알아보고자 실험을 진행하였다. $IL-1{\beta}$의 처리는 전사인자 $NF-{\kappa}B$의 활성화를 통해 MCP1 발현을 전사단계에서 증가시켰다. 이러한 $IL-1{\beta}$에 의해 증가된 MCP1 발현을 억제하는 물질을 찾기 위해 여러 항염증작용을 하는 물질들을 전처리하여 확인해 본 결과 luteolin이 선택적으로 $IL-1{\beta}$에 의해 증가된 MCP1의 발현을 전사단계에서 저해하는 것을 확인하였고 이는 전사인자 $NF-{\kappa}B$가 핵으로 이동하는 것을 감소시킴으로써 나타나는 현상임을 확인하였다. Luteolin이 염증작용을 조절하는데 있어서 중요한 전사인자인 $NF-{\kappa}B$의 활성을 조절한다는 것을 본 실험을 통해 알 수 있었고 이는 식용식물에서 일반적으로 발견되는 luteolin이 어떠한 기전으로 항 염증작용을 하는지에 대한 이해를 높여줄 것이다.

The Transmembrane Adaptor Protein LIME Is Essential for Chemokine-Mediated Migration of Effector T Cells to Inflammatiory Sites

  • Park, Inyoung;Son, Myongsun;Ahn, Eunseon;Kim, Young-Woong;Kong, Young-Yun;Yun, Yungdae
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제43권11호
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    • pp.921-934
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    • 2020
  • Lck-interacting transmembrane adaptor 1 (LIME) has been previously identified as a raft-associated transmembrane protein expressed predominantly in T and B lymphocytes. Although LIME is shown to transduce the immunoreceptor signaling and immunological synapse formation via its tyrosine phosphorylation by Lck, a Src-family kinase, the in vivo function of LIME has remained elusive in the previous studies. Here we report that LIME is preferentially expressed in effector T cells and mediates chemokine-mediated T cell migration. Interestingly, in LIME-/- mice, while T cell receptor stimulation-dependent proliferation, differentiation to effector T cells, cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) function and regulatory T lymphocyte (Treg) function were normal, only T cell-mediated inflammatory response was significantly defective. The reduced inflammation was accompanied by the impaired infiltration of leukocytes and T cells to the inflammatory sites of LIME-/- mice. More specifically, the absence of LIME in effector T cells resulted in the reduced migration and defective morphological polarization in response to inflammatory chemokines such as CCL5 and CXCL10. Consistently, LIME-/- effector T cells were found to be defective in chemokine-mediated activation of Rac1 and Rap1, and dysregulated phosphorylation of Pyk2 and Cas. Taken together, the present findings show that LIME is a critical regulator of inflammatory chemokine-mediated signaling and the subsequent migration of effector T cells to inflammatory sites.

성견에서 발치 직후 Hydroxylapatite의 축조와 조직 유도 재생술이 발치와의 골조직 치유에 미치는 영향 (EFFECT OF HYDROXYLAPATITE SYNTHETIC GRAFT AND GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION TECHNIQUE ON HEALING OF EXTRACTION SOCKET IN MONGREL DOGS)

  • 한동후;심준성
    • 대한치과보철학회지
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.187-200
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    • 1996
  • After loss of tooth, initial healing process is critical to preserve residual alveolar process. This study was conducted to compare the effect of hydroxylapatite particle synthetic graft and guided tissue regeneration procedure on healing of extraction wounds in 5 mongrel dogs. To investigate the maturity of bone and velocity of bone heating, bone-labeled tracers were used. After 16 weeks healing period, dogs were sacrificed. The specimens were treated with Villanueva bone stain. Fluorescence microscopy and polarized microscopy were performed to exam the pattern of bone formation in the extraction socket. The results were following ; 1. Pattern of bone regeneration in the group of hydroxylapatie graft and the group of membrane protection after hydroxylapatite graft was following ; bone regeneration was slow, regenerated bone was immature, and thickness of cortical layer was thin compare to that of untreated control group. 2. Cortical layers in membrane protected group were somewhat thicker but less condense to that of untreated control group. 3. Infiltration of inflammation cells were found in the groups using hydroxylapatite graft and membrane. We concluded that grafting of replamineform hydroxylapatite particles into the extraction socket delayed healing of the wound and disturbed the formation of cortical bone at the roof of extraction socket. The placement of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membranes on the extraction socket promotes the bone regeneration. But newly formed bone in cortical layer consists of the cortico-cancellous bone in comparison with the cortical bone of the control group.

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