• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.15-19
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• 2010

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have greater potential for immediate clinical and toxicological applications, due to their ability to self-renew, proliferate, and differentiate into a variety of cell types. To identify novel candidate genes that were specifically expressed during transdifferentiation of human MSCs to neuronal cells, we performed a differential expression analysis with random priming approach using annealing control primer-based differential display reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction approach. We identified genes for acyl-CoA thioesterase, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1, brain glycogen phosphorylase, ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase and aldehyde reductase were up-regualted, whereas genes for transgelin and heparan sulfate proteoglycan were down-regulated in MSC-derived neurons. These differentially expressed genes may have potential role in regulation of neurogenesis. This study could be applied to environmental toxicology in the field of testing the toxicity of a chemical or a physical agent.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권sup1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2016

Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III) is a rare genetic disorder caused by lysosomal storage of heparan sulfate. MPS IIIB results from a deficiency in the enzyme alpha-N-acetyl-D-glucosaminidase (NAGLU). Affected patients begin showing behavioral changes, progressive profound mental retardation, and severe disability from the age of 2 to 6 years. We report a patient with MPS IIIB with a long-term follow-up duration. He showed normal development until 3 years. Subsequently, he presented behavioral changes, sleep disturbance, and progressive motor dysfunction. He had been hospitalized owing to recurrent pneumonia and epilepsy with severe cognitive dysfunction. The patient had compound heterozygous c.1444C>T (p.R482W) and c.1675G>T (p.D559Y) variants of NAGLU. Considering that individuals with MPS IIIB have less prominent facial features and skeletal changes, evaluation of long-term clinical course is important for diagnosis. Although no effective therapies for MPS IIIB have been developed yet, early and accurate diagnosis can provide important information for family planning in families at risk of the disorder.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.1013-1017
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• 2008

Syndecan-3 is a cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan, which performs a variety of functions during cell adhension process. It is also a coreceptor for growth factor, mediating cell-cell and cell-matrix interaction. Syndecan-3 contains a cytoplasmic domain potentially associated with the cytoskeleton. Syndecan-3 is specifically expressed in neuron cell and has related to neuron cell differentiation and development of actin filament in cell migration. Syndecans each have a unique, central, and variable (V) region in their cytoplasmic domains. And that region of syndecan-3 may modulate the interactions of the conserved C1 regions of the cytoplasmic domains by tyrosine phosphorylation. Cytoplasmic domain of syndecan-3 has been synthesized for NMR structural studies. The solution structure of syndecan-3 cytoplasmic domain has been determined by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and simulated-annealing calculation. The cytoplasmic domain of the syndecan proteins has a tendency to form a dimmer conformation with a central cavity, however, that of syndecan-3 demonstrated a monomer conformation with a flexible region near C-terminus. The structural information might add knowledge about the structure-function relationships among syndecan proteins.

• 한국자기공명학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자기공명학회 2002년도 International Symposium on Magnetic Resonance
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• pp.90-90
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• 2002

Syndecans, transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycans, are coreceptors with integrin in cell adhesion process. It forms a ternary signaling complex with protein kinase C and phosphatidylinositol 4,5 bisphosphate (PIP2) for integrin signaling. NMR data indicates that cytoplasmic domain of syndecan-4 (4L) undergoes a conformational transition in the presence of PIP2, forming oligomeric conformation. The structure based on NMR data demonstrated that syndecan-4L itself forms a compact intertwined symmetric dimer with an unusual clamp shape for residues Leu$^{186}$ -Ala$^{195}$ . The molecular surface of the syndecan-4L dimer is highly positively charged. In addition, no inter-subunit NOEs in membrane proximal amino acid resides (Cl region) has been observed, demonstrating that the Cl region is mostly unstructured in syndecan-4L dimmer. However, the complex structure in the presence of PIP2 induced a high order multimeric conformation in solution. In addition, phosphorylation of cytoplasmic domain induces conformational change of syndecan-4, resulting inhibition of PKC signaling. The NMR structural data strongly suggest that PIP2 promotes oligomerization of syndecan-4 cytoplasmic domain for PKC activation and further induces structural reorganization of syndecan for mediating signaling network in cell adhesion procedure.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.547-553
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• 2010

Biochemical tests such as aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) are useful for diagnosing patients with liver disease. In this study, we tested the association between copy number variation and the hepatic biomarkers AST and ALT based on 8,842 samples from population-based cohorts in Korea. We used Affymetrix Genome-Wide Human 5.0 arrays and identified 10,534 CNVs using HelixTree software. Of the CNVs tested using univariate linear regression, 100 CNVs were significant for AST and 16 were significant for ALT (P < 0.05). We identified 39 genes located within the CNV regions. DKK1 and HS3ST3B1 were shown to play roles in heparan sulfate biosynthesis and the Wnt signaling pathway, respectively. NAF1 and NPY1R were associated with glycoprotein processes and neuropeptide Y receptor activity based on GO categories. PTER, SOX14 and TM7SF4 were expressed in liver. DPYS and CTSC were found to be associated with dihydropyrimidinuria and Papillon-Lefevre syndrome phenotypes using OMIM. NPY5R was found to be associated with dyslipidemia using the Genetic Association Database.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.43-54
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• 2017

Background: Extracellular sulfatases (Sulfs), sulfatase 1 (Sulf1) and sulfatase 2 (Sulf2), play a pivotal role in cell signaling by remodeling the 6-O-sulfation of heparan sulfate proteoglycans on the cell surface. The present study examined the effects of Sulfs on angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced hypertensive mediator expression and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) proliferation in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Methods: Ang II receptors, 12-lipoxygenase (12-LO), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) messenger RNA (mRNA) expressions in SHR VSMCs were analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting. VSMCs proliferation was determined by [$^3H$]-thymidine incorporation. Results: Basal Sulfs mRNAs expression and enzyme activity were elevated in SHR VSMCs. However, Sulfs had no effect on the basal or Ang II-induced 12-LO and ET-1 mRNA expression in SHR VSMCs. The inhibition of Ang II-induced 12-LO and ET-1 expression by blockade of the Ang II type 2 receptor ($AT_2\;R$) pathway was not observed in Sulf1 siRNA-transfected SHR VSMCs. However, Sulf2 did not affect the action of $AT_2\;R$ inhibitor on Ang II-induced 12-LO and ET-1 expression in SHR VSMCs. The down-regulation of Sulf1 induced a reduction of $AT_2\;R$ mRNA expression in SHR VSMCs. In addition, the inhibition of Ang II-induced VSMCs proliferation by blockade of the $AT_2\;R$ pathway was mediated by Sulf1 in SHR VSMCs. Conclusion: These findings suggest that extracellular sulfatase Sulf1 plays a modulatory role in the $AT_2\;R$ pathway that leads to an Ang II-induced hypertensive effects in SHR VSMCs.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.144-150
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• 2004

We have investigated the effect of calcium spirulan(Ca-SP) isolated from a blue-green alga Spirulina platensis, which is a sulfated polysaccharide chelating calcium and mainly composed of rhamnose and fructose, on invasion of both B16- BL6 melanoma cells, Colon 26 carcinoma and HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells through reconstituted basement membrane (Matrigel). Ca-SP significantly inhibited the invasion of these tumor cells through Matrigel/fibronectin-coated filters in a concentration-dependent manner. Ca-SP also inhibited the haptotactic migration of tumor cells to laminin, but it had no inhibitory effect on tumor cell migration to fibronectin-coated filters. Ca-SP prevented the adhesion of B16-BL6 cells to Matrigel- and laminin-substrates but did not affect the adhesion to fibronectin. The pretreatment of tumor cells with Ca-SP inhibited the adhesion to laminin in a concentration-dependent fashion, while the pretreatment of laminin-substrates did not. Ca-SP had no effect on the production and activation of type IV collagenase in gelatin zymography. In contraset, Ca-SP significantly inhibited degradation of heparan sulfate by purified heparanase. The experimental lung metastasis was significantly reduced by co-injection of B16-BL6 cells with Ca-SP in a dose-dependent manner. Seven intermittent ⅰ.ⅴ. injection of 100$\mu\textrm{g}$ of Ca-SP caused a marked decrease of lung tumor colonization of B16-BL6 cells in a spontaneous lung metastasis model. These results suggest that Ca-SP, a novel sulfated polysaccharide, could reduce the lung colonization of B16-BL6 melanoma cells in experimental metastasis model, by inhibiting the tumor invasion of basement membrane Matrigel, probably through the prevention of the adhesion and migration of tumor cells to laminin-substrate and of the heparanase activity.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.326-336
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• 2021

Background: Sulfation of heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) is critical for the binding and signaling of ligands that mediate inflammation. Extracellular 6-O-endosulfatases regulate posttranslational sulfation levels and patterns of HSPGs. In this study, extracellular 6-O-endosulfatases, sulfatase (Sulf)-1 and Sulf-2, were evaluated for their expression and function in inflammatory cells and tissues. Methods: Harvested human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were treated with phytohemagglutinin and lipopolysaccharide, and murine peritoneal macrophages were stimulated with interleukin (IL)-1β for the evaluation of Sulf-1 and Sulf-2 expression. Sulf expression in inflammatory cells was examined in the human rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium by immunofluorescence staining. The antigen presentation and phagocytic activities of macrophages were compared according to the expression state of Sulfs. Sulfs-knockdown macrophages and Sulfs-overexpressing macrophages were generated using small interfering RNAs and pcDNA3.1 plasmids for Sulf-1 and Sulf-2, respectively. Results: Lymphocytes and monocytes showed weak Sulf expression, which remained unaffected by IL-1β. However, peritoneal macrophages showed increased expression of Sulfs upon stimulation with IL-1β. In human RA synovium, two-colored double immunofluorescent staining of Sulfs and CD68 revealed active upregulation of Sulfs in macrophages of inflamed tissues, but not in lymphocytes of lymphoid follicles. Macrophages are professional antigen-presenting cells. The antigen presentation and phagocytic activities of macrophages were dependent on the level of Sulf expression, suppressed in Sulfs-knockdown macrophages, and enhanced in Sulfs-overexpressing macrophages. Conclusion: The results demonstrate that upregulation of Sulfs in macrophages occurs in response to inflammation, and Sulfs actively regulate the antigen presentation and phagocytic activities of macrophages as novel immune regulators.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2006

목적 : 생체 외 당뇨병 상태로서 고농도의 당을 포함하는 배양액과 후기당화합물을 적용하여 세포배양하고 이때에 나타나는 병리적 변화, 즉, 세포외 기질의 변화와 형태학적 변화와 함께 투과성(여과율)의 변화를 살펴보았고 동시에 당뇨병성 신증에서의 단백뇨의 기전을 설명하고자 하였다. 방법 : 후기당화합물의 준비를 위해 50mg/mL BSA(Fraction V, Sigma)와 pretense inhibitor를 포함한 PBS(pH 7.4)에 glucose-6-phosphate를 섞어 0.2 M의 용액을 만들었다. BSA를 대조군으로 하였으며, 후기당화합물과 BSA를 $5{\mu}g/cm^2$ surface area의 농도가 되도록 붓고 다음과 같은 비교 대상의 culture dishes를 만들었다(B5; BSA만 첨가 - 5 mM, B30; BSA만 첨가 - 30mM, A5; 후기당화합물만 첨가 - 5 mM, A30; 후기당화합물만 첨가 - 30 mM, A/B 25: osmotic control - 25 mM mannitol). 이틀 배양 후와 일 주 배양 후 각각의 culture dishes에 있는 heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG)양을 ELISA를 이용하여 측정하고 B5를 대준군으로 하여 각각 비교하였다. 각각의 colture dishes에 있는 사구체 상피세포를 scanning EM(Hitachi S-570, Japan)을 이용하여 형태학적 관찰을 하였다. Cellulose semi-permeable membrane을 이용하여 각각의 culture dishes에서 두 시간 동안 apical chamber를 통해 여과되는 BSA양을 sandwich ELISA method로 측정하여 투과성에 대한 분석을 하였다. 결과 : 이틀 동안 배양 후 측정한 대조군을 포함한 다섯 culture dishes의 HSPG양은 통계학적 차이는 없었다. 일 주 배양 후에 이틀 동안 배양한 B5 dish에 비해서 일 주 배양한 A30 dish를 제외한 일 주 배양한 모든 dishes에서 10% 이상의 HSPG양의 증가를 보였다(P<0.05) 일 주 배양한 B5 dish에 비해선 일 주 배양한 A30과 B30 dish에서 각각 HSPG양이 각각 77.8%와 95.3%로 감소하였고(P>0.05), osmotic control group(A/B 25)에선 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P>0.05). 후기당화합물이 첨가된 경우에 SEM상 분리된 세포사이이음(intercellular junction)과 융합된 미세융모를 관찰할 수 있었다. BSA의 투과성은 일 주 배양 후 A30 dish에서만 일 주 배양 후 B5 dish에 비해 19% 증가하는 소견을 보였으나 통계적인 유의성은 없었다(P>0.05). 결론 : 사구체 상피세포의 HSPG 형성의 감소에 고농도의 당과 후기당화합물은 서로 부가적인 역할을 하고 후기당화합물이 더 큰 역할을 함을 알 수 있다. HSPG 감소 소견과 더불어 SEM상 장기간 고혈당을 유지하면 사구체 여과기전에서 size-selective와 charge-selective 장벽에 결함을 유발할 수 있으며 당뇨병에서의 단백뇨의 기전 중 하나로 생각된다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.71-83
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• 2001

Laminin은 세포외기질의 주요 구성 당단백질로 알려져 있고 특히 기저막에 다량 분포되어 있어 제 4형 아교질, heparan sulfate proteoglycan 및 entactin과 결속되어 있다. Laminin은 세포외기질에 함유되어 조직의 발생, 분화 및 성숙 등에 직접 및 간접적으로 관련되어 있으며, 특히 세포의 분열, 이동에 관여하고 조직내 기저막의 물질 투과성에 영향을 미쳐 상피의 분화 및 재형성과 관계있음이 많은 학자들에 의하여 보고되어 있다. 최근에는 laminin이 포유동물에서 태자기와 신생아기에서 폐의 발생과 분화에 주요한 역할을 함도 일부 보고되어 있다. 이에 저자는 폐의 발생과정에서 조직 혹은 세포내에서 laminin의 발현과 분포 변화를 면역조직화 학염색법과 면역도금법을 이용해서 추적하고자 하였다. 실험동물로는 발생 제 14일, 제 16일, 제 18일 및 제 20 일의 태자와 생후 1일, 3일 5일 및 7일의 신생 흰쥐를 사용하였으며, 각 실험동물의 폐조직을 절취하고 면역조직화학염색과 면역도금법으로 laminin의 면역활성의 변동을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 발생 제 14일, 제 16일, 제 18일 및 제 20일의 흰쥐 태자와 출생 제 1일의 신생 흰쥐 폐조직에서는 혈관, 기관지 및 폐포의 기저막과 폐포막에서 강한 laminin 면역활성이 지속되었고, 폐포가 형성된 출생 제3일 이후의 흰쥐 폐의 폐포막에서는 laminin 면역활성이 현저히 감소되었다. 2. 흰쥐 태자의 폐조직에서 laminin 면역금과립이 관찰되는 세포는 간엽세포, 혈관내피세포 및 섬유모세포였으나, 신생 흰쥐의 폐에서는 섬유모세포, 제 1형 및 제 2형 폐포세포에서 laminin 면역금과립이 관찰되었으며 금과립이 가장 많이 관찰되는 조직 부위는 공기혈관장벽을 이루는 기저 막이었다. 이상과 같은 실험결과는 태생기에서는 laminin이 주로 폐의 세포외기질에 분포되나 출생 후에는 주로 기저막에 분포되므로 패의 기능이 성숙됨에 따라 laminin의 분포상태에 변동이 일어나고, laminin을 생성하는 세포도 출생 전에는 간엽세포, 혈관내피세포 및 섬유모세포이나 출생 후에는 폐의 실질세포인 제 1형 폐포세포와 제 2형 폐포세포로 합성기능이 이전되는 것으로 생각되었다.