• 제목/요약/키워드: IL-18

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IgA 신증의 실험모델에서 케토티펜의 효과 (Effects of Ketotifen on an Experimental Model of IgA Nephropathy)

  • 도영선;순유진;남궁미경
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제13권2호
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    • pp.153-160
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    • 2009
  • 목적 : 장점막 손상은 IgA 신증의 병리기전중의 하나로 알려져 있다. 구강항원은 보통 Th2 세포와 비반세포를 활성화 시킨다. 이러한 세포들은 IL-4, IL-5 TGF-${\beta}$와 같은 싸이토카인들을 분비하여 IgA 생성을 증가시킨다. 케토티펜(benzpxycloheptathiophene)은 H1항체이자 비반세포의 막안정제로 IL-4, IL-5, PGE2, LTB4 등의 생산을 억제하고, 질산화산소합성제의 활성화를 감소시켜 위장관막을 보호한다. 저자들은 구강항원으로 인한 IgA 신증의 발병을 케토티펜이 예방할 수 있는지 관찰하였다. 방법 : ICR 생쥐를 이용하여 구강 폴리오백신(백신군)을 투여하면서, 다른 군에서는 케토티펜(케토티펜군)을 백신과 동시에 투여하였다. 결과 : 메산지움의 IgA 침착은 백신군에서 18마리중 11마리에서 발생하였으나, 케토티펜군에서는 9마리 중 3마리에서 볼 수 있었다. 메산지움의 조직 변화는 백신군에서 18마리 중 16마리, 케토티펜 군에서는 9마리 중 5마리에서 볼 수 있었다. 혈청 IL-4, IL-5치는 케토티펜 군에서 백신군과 비교해 다소 낮기는 하지만 의미있는 감소는 하지 않았다. 결론 : 케토티펜은 IgA 신증의 사구체 변화를 감소시키는데 유효한 것으로 사료된다.

Nuclear Transfer using Human CD59 and IL-18BP Double Transgenic Fetal Fibroblasts in Miniature Pigs

  • Ryu, Junghyun;Kim, Minjeong;Ahn, Jin Seop;Ahn, Kwang Sung;Shim, Hosup
    • 한국수정란이식학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2016
  • Xenotransplantation involves multiple steps of immune rejection. The present study was designed to produce nuclear transfer embryos, prior to the production of transgenic pigs, using fibroblasts carrying transgenes human complement regulatory protein hCD59 and interleukin-18 binding protein (hIL-18BP) to reduce hyperacute rejection (HAR) and cellular rejection in pig-to-human xenotransplantation. In addition to the hCD59-mediated reduction of HAR, hIL-18BP may prevent cellular rejection by inhibiting the activation of natural killer cells, activated T-cell proliferation, and induction of $IFN-{\gamma}$. Transgene construct including hCD59 and ILI-18BP was introduced into miniature pig fetal fibroblasts. After antibiotic selection of double transgenic fibroblasts, integration of the transgene was screened by PCR, and the transgene expression was confirmed by RT-PCR. Treatment of human serum did not affect the survival of double-transgenic fibroblasts, whereas the treatment significantly reduced the survival of non-transgenic fibroblasts (p<0.01), suggesting alleviation of HAR. Among 337 reconstituted oocytes produced by nuclear transfer using the double transgenic fibroblasts, 28 (15.3%) developed to the blastocyst stage. Analysis of individual embryos indicated that 53.6% (15/28) of embryos contained the transgene. The result of the present study demonstrates the resistance of hCD59 and IL-18BP double-transgenic fibroblasts against HAR, and the usefulness of the transgenic approach may be predicted by RT-PCR and cytolytic assessment prior to actual production of transgenic pigs. Further study on the transfer of these embryos to surrogates may produce transgenic clone miniature pigs expressing hCD59 and hIL-18BP for xenotransplantation.

양파 추출물의 in vivo 생리활성에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Biological Activity of Allium cepa Extract in Vivo)

  • 이진영
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.267-277
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    • 2020
  • 이 연구는 설치류에서 양파추출물의 효능을 평가하기 위하여 실시하였다. 실험동물은 대조군(control)과 양파추출물 투여군(ACE)으로 나누어서 진행하였다. ACE그룹은 대조군에 비해 적혈구(RBC), 헤모글로빈(HGB), 헤마토크릿(Hct) 수준이 약간 증가하는 것을 보였다(p<0.05). 반면, 헤모글로빈, 단핵구, 림프구 및 호중구는 대조군과 비교하였을 경우 유의미한 변화(p<0.05)가 없었다. GOT (glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase) 및 GPT (glutamic pyruvic transaminase) 수준을 분석한 결과 대조군에 비해 ACE그룹이 유의적으로 감소하였다(p<0.05). 혈당, 총단백질, HDL-콜레스테롤은 ACE 그룹에서 약간 높았고, 트리글리세라이드, 총콜레스테롤 수치는 대조군에 비해 ACE그룹에서 더 낮았다(p<0.05). 간 조직과 혈액의 면역과 염증에 관련된 사이토카인(인터루킨 1알파(IL-1α), 인터루킨 1베타(IL-1β), 종양괴사인자알파(TNF-α), 인터루킨 6(IL-6), 인터루킨 10(IL-10), 인터페론감마(INF-γ), 인터루킨 18(IL-18), 인터루킨 2(IL-2), 과립구 대식구 집락자극인자(GM-CSF)) 수준은 모두 정상 범위 내에 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구결과는 고농축 식이성 양파추출물은 혈액학적 지표와 면역 기능에 독성이 없다는 것을 보여주는 기초데이터로 활용할 수 있을 것이다.

Interleukin-12 and Interleukin-6 Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Bladder Cancer in the Iranian Population

  • Ebadi, Nader;Jahed, Marzieh;Mivehchi, Mohamad;Majidizadeh, Tayebeh;Asgary, Mojgan;Hosseini, Seyed Ali
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제15권18호
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    • pp.7869-7873
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    • 2014
  • Interleukin-12 (IL-12) as an antitumor and interleukin-6 (IL-6) as an inflammatory cytokine, are immunomodulatory products that play important roles in responses in cancers and inflammation. We tested the association between two polymorphisms of IL-12(1188A>C; rs3212227) and IL-6 (-174 C>G) and the risk of bladder cancer in 261 patients and 251 healthy individuals. We also investigated the possible association of these SNPs in patients with high-risk jobs and smoking habits with the incidence of bladder cancer. The genotype distributions of IL-6 (-174 C/G) genotype were similar between the cases and the control groups; however, among patients with smoking habits, the association between IL-6 gene polymorphism and incidence of bladder cancer was significant. After a control adjustment for age and sex, the following results were recorded: CC genotype (OR= 2.11, 95%CI=1.56-2.87, p=0.007), GC genotype (OR=2.18, 95%CI=1.16-4.12, p=0.014) and GC+CC (OR=2.6, 95%CI=1.43-4.47, p=0.011). A significant risk of bladder cancer was observed for the heterozygous genotype (AC) of IL-12 (OR=1.47, 95%CI=1.01-2.14, p=0.045) in all cases, and among smokers (AC) (OR=3.13, 95%CI=1.82-5.37, p=0.00014), combined AC+CC (OR=3.05, 95%CI=1.8-5.18, p=0.000015). Moreover among high risk job patients, there was more than a 3-fold increased risk of cancer in the carriers of IL-12 beta heterozygous (OR=3.7, 95%CI=2.04-6.57, p=0.000056) and combined AC+CC(OR=3.29, 95%CI=1.58-5.86, p=0.00002) genotypes as compared with the AA genotype with low-risk jobs. As a conclusion, this study suggests that IL-12(3'UTR A>C) and IL-6 (-174 C>G) genotypes are significantly associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer in the Iranian population with smoking habits and/or performing high-risk jobs.

Immunomodulating Activity of BL18 (Ganshu) Acupuncture on the Experimental Liver Metastasis Model of Mice

  • Kim, Myoung-Dong;Kim, Sung-Hoon;Lee, Soo-Jin
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.760-764
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    • 2007
  • We investigated that the immunomodulating activity of BL18 (Ganshu) acupuncture on the experimental liver metastasis model of mice. NA (non-acupoint)- and BL18-treatment enhanced the mitogenic activity of BALB/c whole splenocytes induced by various mitogenic stimuli. Acupuncture treatment tended to increase splenocytes differentiation even though did not show significance. Acupuncture treatment caused a marked increase of production of Th1 cytokine (IFN-${\gamma}$) and Th2 cytokine (IL-4) by splenocytes and IL-12 and IFN-Y by macrophages. The increase of cytokine production on BL18-treated group was more pronounced compared to NA-treated group. The liver weight of NA- and BL18-treated group decreased compared to tumor group, but did not showed significant differences.

Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Their Receptors: Expression and Regulation in the Uterine Endometrium during the Estrous Cycle in Pigs

  • Yoo, Inkyu;Kim, Minjeong;Han, Jisoo;Jang, Hwanhee;Choi, Sun-Ho;Ka, Hakhyun
    • 한국수정란이식학회지
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.323-333
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    • 2016
  • Pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-$1{\beta}$(IL1B), IL6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), are known to play important roles in regulating the endometrial function in the uterus during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in several species. However, the expression and function of these cytokines and their receptors in the uterine endometrium during the estrous cycle have not been studied in pigs. Thus, this study determined the expression and regulation of IL1B, IL6, TNF and their respective receptors, IL1R1, IL1RAP, IL6R, GP130, TNFRSF1A, and TNFRSF1B during the estrous cycle in pigs. To analyze levels of each gene expression in the uterine endometrium we obtained from endometrial tissues on Days 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 of the estrous cycle. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that levels of IL1B, IL1RAP, IL6R, GP130, TNF, TNFRSF1A, and TNFRSF1B mRNAs were highest on Day 15 or 18 of the estrous cycle, which corresponds to the proestrus period. Levels of IL1R1 were highest on Day 0, while levels of IL6 were biphasic with high levels on Day 6 and Day 15. The abundance of IL1B, IL6, IL6R, and TNF mRNAs was decreased by progesterone, while levels of GP130 were increased by progesterone in endometrial tissue explants. These results showed that expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and their receptors changed stage-specifically during the estrous cycle and regulated by progesterone in the uterine endometrium in pigs, suggesting that these pro-inflammatory cytokines may be involved in the regulation endometrial function during the estrous cycle in pigs.