• 농약과학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2007

외래 병원체 침입에 대해서 방어기작으로서 곤충이 보이는 선천성 면역작용은 세포성 및 체액성 면역반응을 포함하며, 이는 비자기 인식 후 유기된다. 최근 여러 연구는 유약호르몬이 외래 물질에 반응한 세포성 면역작용을 조절한다고 제시하고 있다. 본 연구는 유약호르몬 동력제로서 곤충생장조절제인 피리프록시펜을 이용하여 이 약제가 가지는 면역억제작용을 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua)을 대상으로 분석하였다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 위상차현미경을 이용하여 파밤나방 최종령 유충으로부터5가지 형태의 서로 다른 혈구세포를 동정하였다. 이 가운데 과립혈구와 부정형혈구는 전체 혈구의 90% 이상을 차지하며, Giemsa 염색법에 의해 이들 상호간에 뚜렷한 형태적 구분이 가능했다. 유약호르몬 동력제인 피리프록시펜의 혈구세포의 식균작용에 미치는 영향이 FITC로 표지된 세균(Providencia vermicola)을 이용하여 분석하였다. 과립혈구와 부정형혈구는 활발한 식균작용을 보였다. 피리프록시펜은 현격하게 이들 두 혈구세포의 식균작용을 억제시켰다. 본 연구는 면역억제자로서 피리프록시펜의 새로운 기능을 제시하고 있다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.905-911
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 Keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH)에 대한 체액성 및 세포성 면역반응 유도에 대한 PAMAM dendrimer G4 (PAMAM)의 증강 효과를 조사하였다. PAMAM을 KLH와 2주 간격으로 2회 피하주사로 면역한 후, KLH에 대한 특이항체를 측정한 결과, KLH+PAMAM 면역 그룹은 KLH만을 단독으로 면역한 그룹에 약 30배이상 높은 유의한 항체가(IgG+IgA+IgM) 상승을 나타냈다. ELISA 분석에 의해 KLH 특이적인 면역글로부린의 isotype을 측정한 결과, PAMAM를 혼합하여 면역함으로서 IgG1, IgG2a, IgG2b, IgG3 및 IgM 항체의 역가가 유의하게 증가하는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 면역 개시 7주째에 면역동물에 KLH 항원을 피하주사하고 swelling reaction을 통해 세포성 면역반응인 지연형 과민반응(DTH)을 측정한 결과, KLH+PAMAM으로 면역한 그룹에서 KLH만을 단독으로 면역한 그룹에 비해 높은 DTH 유도활성이 관찰되었다. 한편 면역동물의 비장세포를 취하여 in vitro에서 KLH로 재자극한 후 림프구 증식반응과 사이토카인 유도활성을 측정한 결과, PAMAM을 혼합하여 면역한 그룹에서 KLH 단독 면역 그룹에 비해 림프구의 증식반응에 유의하게 증가하였으며, Th1 type (IFN-γ)과 Th2 type (IL-4) 사이토카인의 생성도 모두 상승하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이상의 결과로부터 PAMAM dendrimer는 함께 투여된 항원물질에 의해 유도되는 세포성 면역과 체액성 면역을 상승시키는 활성이 있는 것으로 확인되었으며, 이는 PAMAM dendrimer가 면역 adjuvant로서 응용 가능한 소재임을 입증하는 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.136-144
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• 2018

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Bacillus Calmette-$Gu\acute{e}rin$ (BCG) vaccine is the only TB vaccine currently available, but it is not sufficiently effective in preventing active pulmonary TB or adult infection. With the purpose of developing an improved vaccine against TB that can overcome the limitations of the current BCG vaccine, we investigated whether adjuvant formulations containing de-O-acylated lipooligosaccharide (dLOS) are capable of enhancing the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of TB subunit vaccines. The results revealed that the dLOS/dimethyl dioctadecyl ammonium bromide (DDA) adjuvant formulation significantly increased both humoral and Th1-type cellular responses to TB subunit vaccine that are composed of three antigens, Ag85A, ESAT-6, and HspX. The adjuvanted TB vaccine also effectively induced the Th1-type response in a BCG-primed mouse model, suggesting a potential as a booster vaccine. Finally, the dLOS/DDA-adjuvanted TB vaccine showed protective efficacy against M. tuberculosis infection in vitro and in vivo. These data indicate that the dLOS/DDA adjuvant enhances the Th1-type immunity and protective efficacy of the TB subunit vaccine, suggesting that it would be a promising adjuvant candidate for the development of a booster vaccine.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.675-687
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• 2000

Multiple periodontal pathogens sequentially colonize the subgingival niche during the conversion from gingivitis to destructive periodontal disease. An animal model of sequential immunization with key periodontal pathogens has been developed to determine whether T and B lymppocyte effector functions are skewed and fail to protect the host from pathogenic challenge. The present study was performed to evaluate immunomodulatory effect of exposure to Fusobacterium nucleatum(F. nucleatum) prior to Porphyromonas gingivalis(P. gingi - valis). Group 1(control) mice were immunized with phosphate-buffered saline, Group 2 were immunized with F. nucleatum prior to P. gingivalis, while Group 3 were immunized P. gingivalis alone. All the T cell clones derived from Group 2 demonstrated type 2 helper T cell clone(Th2 subsets), while those from Group 3 mice demonstrated Th1 subsets. Exposure of mice to F . nucleatum prior to P. gingivalis interfered with opsonophagocytosis function of sera against P. gingivalis. In adoptive T cell transfer experiments, in vivo protective capacity type 2 helper T cell clones(Th2) from Group 2 was significantly lower than type 1 helper T cell clones(Th1) from Group 3 against the lethal dose infection of P. gingivalis. Western blot analysis indicated the different pattern of recognition of P .gingivalis fimbrial proteins between sera from Group 2 and Group 3. In conclusion, these study suggest that colonization of the subgingival niche by F .nucleatum prior to the periodontal pathogen, P. gingivalis, modulates the host immune responses to P. gingivalis at humoral, cellular and molecular levels.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.314-319
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• 2004

Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) Immunoglobulins (Igs) were purified from the serum of mouse IgG-immunized flounder by using affinity chromatography. Under denaturing conditions in SDS-PAGE, the flounder Igs appeared to be composed of 2 heavy (H) chains (72 and 77 kDa) and two light (L) chains (26 and 28 kDa). Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were produced by the fusion of myeloma cells (SP2/0) with Balb/c mouse spleen cells that were previously sensitized against affinity-purified flounder Igs. In a Western blot analysis, the produced MAbs, FIM511, FIM519, and FIM562 recognized both the 72 and 77 kDa H chains, 26 kDa, and 28 kDa L chain, respectively. Mouse antiserum against flounder Igs reacted more strongly with the L chain of 28 kDa than with 26 kDa, suggesting that the 28 kDa molecule is more immunogenic than the 26 kDa L chain molecule. In a FACS analysis, the ratios of the Ig+ cell population in the flounder head kidney and spleen cells were 49% and 24%, respectively. Unexpectedly, however, the ratios of the Ig+ B-like cell population in the flounder were not significantly augmented, even after the immunization of an immunogenic antigen. This suggests that the humoral immune response in fish could be considerably different from that in mammals. The produced MAbs in this study would be useful in characterizing flounder Ig+ B-like cells and in developing flounder Ig detecting an immunoassay system.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.689-696
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• 2003

Canine sarcoptic mite (Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis) burrow usually in the stratum corneum of the skin of dogs and rabbits. Antigens from the burrowing mites induce cutaneous inflammatory reaction and humoral and cell-mediated immune response in the host. The effect of immunization induced by somatic antigens of house dust mite (Dermatophagoides spp.) has been evaluated to control the canine sarcoptic mite in this experiment. Twelve common antigens (187, 142, 126, 120, 109, 92, 80, 68, 51, 30, 25, 17 kDa) were found using SDS-PAGE with silver staining and Western blot between canine sarcoptic mite and house dust mite. In order to evaluate the immunologic effect of these common antigens 10 New Zealand white rabbits were divided as 4 groups such as negative control (group I), positive challenged control (group II), vaccinated (group III), and vaccinated-challenged (group IV) groups. Group II was artificially infested with about 1,000 canine sarcoptic mites and group III and IV were immunized with somatic antigens of house dust mite. In addition group IV was artificially infested with about 1,000 canine sarcoptic mites and group II, IV were treated with ivermectin. At the 8 weeks of the vaccination with common antigen, the antibody titers of all groups of II, III and IV had been increased. Both infestation score and live canine sarcoptic mite counts of group IV were lower than group III. Infestation score of group II become 0 by 2 weeks and group IV by 4 weeks after infestation. These results suggest that house dust mite, which is easy to culture in vitro, can be a vaccine candidate for protection of canine sarcoptic mite infestation.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2008

This study was to evaluate the efficacy of single dose Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo)-vaccination in the swine farms which had different serological patterns of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). A minimum of 240 pigs from each farm was applied, allocating M. hyo vaccinated and control groups. The PRRSV and PCV2 infections were analyzed by serological method (commercial ELISA kit). After administrating pigs a single dose of M. hyo vaccine or control saline at 3 weeks of age, serum antibodies to M. hyo, PRRSV and PCV2 were monitored at 4, 10, 16 and 22 weeks of age. Mortality, weight changes, feed conversion ratio (FCR) and lung score were also evaluated. A single-dose vaccination of M. hyo bacterin was efficacious to reduce mycoplasmal lung lesions and induce good humoral immune response. However, FCR was improved only in one of the three farms where showed seronegative status to both PRRSV and PCV2 in the period from 4 to 16 weeks of age. These results might imply that M. hyo vaccine alone could not overcome the PRRSV and PCV2 infection-associated wasting in the field condition. Therefore, the control of PRRSV and PCV2 should be considered to obtain the better effects of M. hyo vaccination.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.149-170
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• 1999

Protozoa of the genus Eimeria are the etiologic agents of avian coccidiosis, the most economically important Parasitic disease for the poultry industry. Coccidia multiply in intestinal epithelial cells of a wide range of hosts, including livestock in addition to poultry. Chemotherapy is extensively used to control coccidiosis. However, development of drug resistance by Eimeria parasites, the intensive cost and labor involved in the identification of new anticoccidial compounds and public awareness of drug residues in foods warrant alternative methods to prevent coccidiocic in the fast growing poultry industry. For these reasons, there is a great interest in developing vaccines against avian coccidiosis. Live Eimeria vaccines confer protective immunity, however a significant disadvantage of using these types of vaccines is their pathogenicity. Live parasites with attenuated pathogenicity also usually produce immunity but may revert back to a pathogenic form and may be contaminated with other pathogenic organisms. Killed Eimeria vaccines are safer but, unlike live attenuated vaccines, are not able to generate cytotoxic T lymphocyte responses. Recombinant vaccines are biochemically purified proteins produced by genetic engineering that consist of particular epitopes or metabolites of Eimeria. Unlike live attenuated organisms, recombinant vaccines do not possess as much risk and generally are able to induce both humoral and cell mediated immunity. DNA vaccines consist of genes encoding immunogenic proteins of pathogens that are directly administered into the host in a manner that the gene is expressed and the resulting protein generates a protective immune response. Although all of these different types of vaccines have been applied to coccidiosis, this disease continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality in the poultry industry. Future development of an effective vaccine against coccidiosis will depend on further investigation of protective immunity to Eimeria infection and identification of important immundgenic parasite molecules.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.281-284
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• 1998

닭와포자충에 감염된 닭에서 다른 병원체의 이차 침입에 대한 면역억제능을 입증하기 위하여 2일령 SPF 병아리에 $2{\times}10^6$의 닭와포자충 난포낭을 한 번에 경구투여한 다음 14일 후에 $1{\times}10^9$의 Brucella abortus strain 1119-3 부유액 0.3 ml를 근육주사하였다. 그 다음 3-6일 간격으로 36일간에 걸쳐 채혈한 후 평판응집반응으로 이 세균에 대한 면역반응을 관찰하였다. 전반적으로 감염군과 비감염군 모두 3일 후까지는 이 세균에 대한 혈청응집반응이 전혀 일어나지 않았으나 그 후 혈청응집역가는 비감염군에 비하여 감염군이 의의있게 낮았다 (P＜0.05). 세균 접종 15일 후 감염군과 비감염군에 있어서 최고 역가는 매우 의의있는 차이를 보였다 (P=0.0001). 한편, 진정대조군은 전 실험기간을 통하여 이 세균에 대한 혈청응집반응을 보이지 않았다. 이 연구결과 닭와포자충에 감염된 닭에서 미생물의 침입에 대한 면역반응이 억제됨을 확인하였다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.231-237
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• 1996

The antitumor components of the protoplast fusants of Lentinula edodes and Ganoderma lucidum were examined for immunological activity to elucidate the mechanism of their antitumor activity. They did not show any direct cytotoxicity against tumor cells. But being examined for immunopotentiation activity, they increased the number of colonies in the bone marrow stem cells to 3.0 times. They also increased the activities of the acid phosphatase in activated macrophages to 2.1 times and the secretion of nitric oxide in RAW 264.7 to 2.2 times, respectively. They activated the components of the alternative complement pathway. In humoral immunity. they increased the activities of the alkaline phosphatase in differentiated B cells to 1.6 times and the number of plaque forming cells to 1.8 times, respectively. In cellular immunity, they restored the depressed response of delayed type hypersensitivity in tumor bearing mice to normal level.