• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2012

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG(ATCC 53103) is one of the best researched probiotic strains in the world. Studies in children have shown that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG effectively prevents early atopic disease in patients with high risk. The active molecules associated with the immunostimulatory sequence and anti-allergy effects of L. rhamnosus GG have not yet been identified. Unmethylated CpG motifs in bacterial DNA have a mitogenic effect in mouse immune cells, CpG-containing ISS oligodeoxynucleotides are potent Th1 adjuvants, effective in both preventing and reversing Th2-biased immune deviation in allergy models. The genomic DNA of L. rhamnosus GG is a potent inducer of murine B cell and dendritic cell immunoactivation. In L. rhamnosus GG genomic DNA, ID35 shows high activity in ISS assays in both mice and humans. The effects of ID35 result from a unique TTTCGTT motif located at its 5'-end, and its effects are comparable with murine prototype CpG 1826. L. rhamnosus GG is known to secrete proteinaceous pili encoded by the spaCBA gene cluster. The presence of pili structures may be essential for its adhesion to human intestinal mucus, explaining the prolonged duration of intestinal residence of this bacterium, compared to that of non-piliated lactobacilli.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1450-1455
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• 2007

Evodiae Fructus(EF) has been used as Traditional medicine for the treatment of headache, abdominal pain, hemorrhage, and menorrhae in many Asian countries. The present study was conducted to investigate the immunomodulatory effect on cyclophosphamide(CY)-induced immunesuppression of water extracted EF(EFE). In the mouse spleen cell proliferation assay, EFE enhanced mitogenic activity and restored the CY-induced cell suppression. In the nitric oxide(NO) assay, EFE inhibited NO production and iNOS protein levels in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In the GC-MS analysis, many ingredients of EFE were detected by solvents. These results indicated that EFE can modulate immune response through immune cell proliferation, the regulation of NO production and the inhibition of CY-induced immunotoxicity.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권3호
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• pp.588-598
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• 2022

Despite vaccination, equine influenza virus (EIV) and equine herpesvirus (EHV) infections still cause highly contagious respiratory diseases in horses. Recently, concurrent vaccination with EIV and EHV was suggested as a new approach; however, there have been no reports of concurrent vaccination with recombinant canarypox EIV and inactivated EHV vaccines. In this study, we aimed to compare the EIV-specific immune responses induced by concurrent administrations of a recombinant canarypox EIV vaccine and an inactivated bivalent EHV vaccine with those induced by a single recombinant canarypox EIV vaccine in experimental horse and mouse models. Serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected from immunized animals after vaccination. EIV-specific serum antibody levels, serum hemagglutinin inhibition (HI) titers, and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, HI assay, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Concurrent EIV and EHV vaccine administration significantly increased IFN-γ production, without compromising humoral responses. Our data demonstrate that concurrent vaccination with EIV and EHV vaccines can enhance EIV-specific cellular responses in horses.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.168-177
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• 2023

Recently, as a health problem of the elderly in an aging society, the risk of nutritional imbalance and weakening of immunity due to deterioration of masticatory function has been mentioned. In order to solve this problem, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of cyclophosphamide (CPA)-induced immunosuppression in mice induced by fermented samultang (FST) porridge on the markers related to immune activity function. ICR Mouse was divided into 6 groups of 7 animals each. Experimental groups were set as normal control group, CPA-administration group, positive control group, and FST-administration experimental group (0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0%). In groups except for the normal control group, 100 µL of CPA dissolved in 0.9% NaCl at a concentration of 150 mg/kg was injected twice at the start of the experiment and after 3 days to induce immunosuppression. As a result of analyzing the cell proliferation capacity of splenocytes, all B and T cells decreased in the CPA-administered group and increased in a concentration-dependent manner in the FST-administered group. In addition, IgA measured to evaluate the effect of improving immunity showed high values in medium and high concentration FST (P<0.05). These results can be expected as an effective solution to improve the nutritional imbalance of the elderly.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.119-129
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• 2002

Although there are many reports on the splenic (systemic) T cell response after Toxoptasma gondii infection, little information is available regarding the local T cell responses of peritoneal exudate cells (PEC) and gut intraepithelial Iymphocytes (IEL) following peroral infection with bradyzoites. Mice were infected with 40 cysts of the 76K strain of T. gondii, and then sacrificed at days 0, 1, 4, 7 and 10 postinfection (PI). The cellular composition and T cell responses of PEC and IEL were analyzed. The total number of PEC and IEL per mouse increased after infection, but the ratio of increase was higher in IEL. Lymphocytes were the major component of both PEC and IEL. The relative percentages of PEC macrophages and neutrophils/eosinophils increased signiflcantly at day 1 and 4 PI, whereas those of IEL did not change significantly. The percentage of PEC NK1.1 and ${\gamma\delta}T$ cells peaked at day 4 PI (p < 0.0001), and CD4 and $CD8{\alpha}T$ cells increased continuously after infection. The percentages of IEL $CD8{\alpha}$ and ${\gamma\delta}T$ cells decreased slightly at first, and then increased. CD4 and NK1.1 T cells of IEL did not change significantly after infection. $IFN-{\gamma}-producing$ PEC NK1.1 T cells increased significantly from day 1 PI, but the other T cell subsets produced $IFN-{\gamma}$ abundantly thereafter. The proportion of IEL $IFN-{\gamma}-producing$ $CD8{\alpha}$ and ${\gamma\delta}T$ cells increased significantly after infection, while IEL NK1.1 T cells had similar $IFN-{\gamma}$ production patterns. Taken together, CD4 T cells were the major phenotype and the important $IFN-{\gamma}$ producing T cell subsets in PEC after oral infection with T. gondii whereas $CD8{\alpha}T$ cells had these roles in IEL. These results suggest that PEC and IEL comprise different cell differentials and T cell responses, and according to infection route these factors may contribute to the different cellular immune responses.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2015

It is well established that TGF-${\beta}1$ and retinoic acid (RA) cause IgA isotype switching in mice. We recently found that lactoferrin (LF) also has an activity of IgA isotype switching in spleen B cells. The present study explored the effect of LF on the Ig production by mouse peritoneal B cells. LF, like TGF-${\beta}1$, substantially increased IgA production in peritoneal B1 cells but little in peritoneal B2 cells. In contrast, LF increased IgG2b production in peritoneal B2 cells much more strongly than in peritoneal B1 cells. LF in combination with RA further enhanced the IgA production and, interestingly, this enhancement was restricted to IgA isotype and B1 cells. Similarly, the combination of the two molecules also led to expression of gut homing molecules ${\alpha}4{\beta}7$ and CCR9 on peritoneal B1 cells, but not on peritoneal B2 cells. Thus, these results indicate that LF and RA can contribute to gut IgA response through stimulating IgA isotype switching and expression of gut-homing molecules in peritoneal B1 cells.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.557-564
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• 2021

Macrophages play a key role in chronic inflammation, and are the most abundant immune cells in the tumor microenvironment. We investigated whether an interaction between inflamed prostate cancer cells stimulated with Trichomonas vaginalis and macrophages stimulates the proliferation of the cancer cells. Conditioned medium was prepared from T. vaginalis-infected (TCM) and uninfected (CM) mouse prostate cancer (PCa) cell line (TRAMP-C2 cells). Thereafter conditioned medium was prepared from macrophages (J774A.1 cell line) after incubation with CM (MCM) or TCM (MTCM). When TRAMP-C2 cells were stimulated with T. vaginalis, protein and mRNA levels of CXCL1 and CCL2 increased, and migration of macrophages toward TCM was more extensive than towards CM. Macrophages stimulated with TCM produced higher levels of CCL2, IL-6, TNF-α, their mRNAs than macrophages stimulated with CM. MTCM stimulated the proliferation and invasiveness of TRAMP-C2 cells as well as the expression of cytokine receptors (CCR2, GP130, CXCR2). Importantly, blocking of each cytokine receptors with anti-cytokine receptor antibody significantly reduced the proliferation and invasiveness of TRAMP-C2 cells. We conclude that inflammatory mediators released by TRAMP-C2 cells in response to infection by T. vaginalis stimulate the migration and activation of macrophages and the activated macrophages stimulate the proliferation and invasiveness of the TRAMP-C2 cells via cytokine-cytokine receptor binding. Our results therefore suggested that macrophages contribute to the exacerbation of PCa due to inflammation of prostate cancer cells reacted with T. vaginalis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2016

본 연구는 대식세포에서 LPS를 이용하여 염증 유사 세포 모델을 만들고 염증 유사 대식세포 모델에서 성체줄기세포의 면역 조절 능력을 평가하였다. LPS 자극에 의해 증가된 IL-1β, TNF-α 및 IL-10의 생성은 성체줄기세포를 공배양한 실험군 뿐만 아니라 성체줄기세포를 배양한 상층 배양액을 처리한 실험군에서도 동일한 효과를 나타내었으며, 또한 성체줄기세포 유래 엑소좀을 염증 유사 대식세포 모델에 처리하여 유사한 결과를 관찰하였다. 이 결과는 성체줄기세포 자체의 염증 억제 기능보다는 성체줄기세포 유래 엑소좀을 포함하여 성체줄기세포가 분비하는 bioactive molecules에 의해 세포 간 신호 전달이 이루어지고 있음을 의미하며, 이러한 엑소좀은 염증 관련 질환 분야에 치료적 적용이 가능하고 또한 새로운 염증 치료제 개발의 툴로 사용될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.79-87
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• 1979

Newcastle병(病) 바이러스(L-NDV)가 ICR 마우스의 세포성(細胞性), 체액성(體液性) 면역반응(免疫反應)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 알아보기 위(爲)하여 2-NDV($10^6$EID/mouse)를 SRBC($10^6$EID_{50}/mouse)로 면역(免疫)하기 전후(前後) 또는 동시(同時)에 미정맥내(尾靜脈內)로 감염(感染)시키고 면역(免疫) 4일(日)에 SRBC($10^8$세포/mouse)를 challenge하여 24시간후(時間後)에 족척종창반응(足蹠腫脹反應)을 검사(檢査)하였으며, 동시(同時)에 비장세포(脾臟細胞)의 로젤형성능(形成能), 말초순환(末梢循環) 혈액내(血液內)의 임파구(淋巴球)의 수(數), 그리고 SRBC에 대(對)한 응집항체가(凝集抗體價) 및 용혈항체가(溶血抗體價)를 측정(測定)하였다. 한편 NDV 감염(感染)으로 인(因)한 면역반응(免疫反應) 억제기전(抑制機轉)을 구명(究明)하기 위(爲)하여 L-NDV를 가온(加溫) 불활화(不活化)하거나(H-NDV), 자외선(紫外線)에 조사(照射)시켜(UV-NDV) 마우스에 투여(投與)하거나, L-NDV로 유도(誘導)한 마우스조제(粗製) interferon(C-IF)을 투여(投與)하여 발현(發現)되는 반응(反應)을 측정(測定), 비교(比較)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 족척종창반응(足蹠腫脹反應)을 SRBC로 면역전(免疫前) 오는 면역후(免疫後)에 L-NDV를 접종(接種)한 군(群)에서 모두 억제(抑制)되었으며 그 억제정도(抑制程度)는 바이러스 감염(感染)과 항원주사(抗原注射)와의 간격(間隔)이 길면 길수록 심(甚)하였다. 그러나 UV-NDV나 H-NDV를 접종(接種)한 군(群)에서의 족척종창반응(足蹠腫脹反應)은 대조군(對照群)에 비(比)하여 대체적(大體的)으로 경미(輕微)하거나 전혀 억제(抑制)가 인지(認知)되지 않았다. 한편 C-IF나 C-IF를 가온불활화(加溫不活化)한 C-IFh를 투여(投與)한 군(群)에서의 족척종창(足蹠腫脹)은 정도(程度)의 차이(差異)는 있으나 대조군(對照群)에 비(比)하여 현저(顯著)히 감소(減少)되었다. 비장세포(脾臟細胞)의 로젤형성율(形成率)은 바이러스 감염(感染)으로 현저(顯著)히 감소(減少)되었는데 그 감소(減少)의 정도(程度)는 면역전(免役前) 또는 면역(免疫)과 동시(同時)에 바이러스를 접종(接種)한 군(群)에서 면역후(免疫後) 바이러스를 감염(感染)시킨 군(群)보다 심(甚)하였다. 한편 UV-NDV나 H-NDV를 접종(接種)한 군(群)에서 비장세포(脾臟細胞)의 로젤형성률(形成率)은 L-NDV 접종군(接種群)에 비(比)하여 약간(若干) 경미(輕微)한 감소(減少)를 보이거나 또는 비슷한 양상(樣相)을 보여 대조군(對照群)보다는 현저(顯著)히 억제(抑制)된 결과(結果)를 보였다. 또한 마우스에 C-IF를 투여(投與)하면 비장세포(脾臟細胞)의 로젤형성률(形成率)은 억제(抑制)되었으나 C-IFh를 투여(投與)하면 오히려 로젤형성률(形成率)이 증가(增加)되었다. 체액성면역반응(體液性免疫反應)은 면역전(免疫前) 24 및 48시간(時間)에 L-NDV를 접종(接種)한 군(群)에서는 현저(顯著)히 억제(抑制)되었으나, 면역전(免疫前) 9시간(時間), 면역(免疫)과 동시(同時) 또는 면역후(免疫後)에 L-NDV를 접종(接種)한 대조군(對照群)과 유의(有意)한 차이(差異)를 보이지 않았다. 순환혈액내(循環血液內) 임파구수(淋巴球數)는 면역전(免疫前) 48 또는 24시간(時間)에 L-NDV를 접종(接種)하면 대조군(對照群)에 비(比)하여 현저(顯著)히 감소(減少)되었으나, 면역전(免疫前) 9시간(時間) 또는 면역(免疫)과 동시(同時)에 L-NDV를 접종(接種)하면 오히려 그 수(數)가 증가(增加)되었다. 이상(以上)의 실험결과(實驗結果) SRBC에 대(對)한 세포성(細胞性) 면역반응(免疫反應)의 억제(抑制)는 NDV가 afferent limb과 efferent limb를 모두 억제(抑制)하여 야기(惹起)되는 체액성(體液性) 면역반응(免疫反應)의 억제(抑制)는 NDV가 afferent limb만을 억제(抑制)하여 일어남을 알 수 있다. 또한 NDV 감염(感染)으로 인(因)한 면역반응억제(免疫反應抑制)는 interferon과 바이러스의 직접적(直接的)인 작용(作用)에 기인(基因)됨을 강력(强力)히 시사(示唆)한다.

• 대한한방소아과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.39-66
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• 2015

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Sesamum indicum extracted (SEI) on atopic dermatitis in an in-vitro and in-vivo experiment using a MC/9 murine mast cells and a NC/Nga mouse. Methods In-vitro experiment, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-13, TNF-${\alpha}$ and GM-CSF mRNA expression were evaluated by Real-time PCR, IL-13, MIP-$1{\alpha}$ production by ELISA and manifestations of NFAT-1, NFAT-2, c-jun, c-fos, NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 transcription factors by western blotting. In-vivo experiment, we measured WBC, Eosinophil, Neutrophil, and serum IL-5, IL-13 in NC/Nga atopic dermatitis mouse, IL-5, IL-13, IFN-${\gamma}$, IL-4 in the spleenocyte culture supernatant by ELISA, the absolute cell numbers of CD4+, CD8+, +Gr-1+CD11b, B220+CD23+ in the axillary lymph node (ALN), peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and dorsal skin tissue, IL-5, IL-13 by Real-time PCR, the distribution of tissue inflammation and cellular infiltration by H&E and toluidine blue. Results SEI decreased IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-13, GM-CSF, TNF-${\alpha}$ mRNA expression, IL-13, MIP-$1{\alpha}$ production and the expression of transcription factors including NFAT-1, c-jun, NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 in MC/9 murine mast cells. SEI orally administration decreased cell number of WBC, Eosinophil, the level of serum IgE, total cell number of ALN and dorsal skin tissue, absolute cell number of CD4+, CD8+, B220+CD23+ in the ALN. SEI orally administration also increased absolute cell number of CD8+/CD3+ and decreased Gr-1+/CD11b+ in PBMCs, decreased CD4+ in dorsal skin tissue, inhibited IL-5, IL-13 mRNA expression. Infiltration levels of inflammatory immune cells, mast cells and thickness of epidermis decreased in dorsal skin tissue. Conclusions SEI can regulate allergic inflammatory response suppressed the gene expression and production of cytokines that mediate allergic reactions, and will be able to be effectively utilized in the treatment of atopic dermatitis future.