• BMB Reports
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2018

The endothelial to mesenchymal transition (EndMT) is a newly recognized, fundamental biological process involved in development and tissue regeneration, as well as pathological processes such as the complications of diabetes, fibrosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The EndMT process is tightly controlled by diverse signaling networks, similar to the epithelial to mesenchymal transition. Accumulating evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of this network, with the capacity to target multiple messenger RNAs involved in the EndMT process as well as in the regulation of disease progression. Thus, it is highly important to understand the molecular basis of miRNA control of EndMT. This review highlights the current fund of knowledge regarding the known links between miRNAs and the EndMT process, with a focus on the mechanism that regulates associated signaling pathways and discusses the potential for the EndMT as a therapeutic target to treat many diseases.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.471-481
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• 2017

The canonical transient receptor potential channels (TRPCs) constitute a series of nonselective cation channels with variable degrees of $Ca^{2+}$ selectivity. TRPCs consist of seven mammalian members, TRPC1, TRPC2, TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC5, TRPC6, and TRPC7, which are further divided into four subtypes, TRPC1, TRPC2, TRPC4/5, and TRPC3/6/7. These channels take charge of various essential cell functions such as contraction, relaxation, proliferation, and dysfunction. This review, organized into seven main sections, will provide an overview of current knowledge about the underlying pathogenesis of TRPCs in cardio/cerebro-vascular diseases, including hypertension, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cardiac hypertrophy, atherosclerosis, arrhythmia, and cerebrovascular ischemia reperfusion injury. Collectively, TRPCs could become a group of drug targets with important physiological functions for the therapy of human cardio/cerebro-vascular diseases.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1257-1262
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• 2005

MMP-9 is a metalloproteinase capable of basement membrane degradation in vivo. Expression of MMP-9 can be found in normal conditions such as trophoblasts, osteoclasts, and leukocytes and their precursors. They also occur as well as in pathological conditions, such as the invasive growth of primary tumors, metastasis, angiogenesis, rheumatoid arthritis, and periodontal diseases. MMP-9 upregulation can be highly induced by a wide range of agents. These agents include growth factors, cytokines, cell-cell, and cell-ECM adhesion molecules, and agents altering cell shape. Here, we observed that TNF-$\alpha$ stimulated human monocytic cell line, HL-60 produced MMP-9 in a dose and time dependent manner. Real time PCR results indicated transcriptional upregulation of MMP-9 as early as 3 h post TNF-$\alpha$ stimulation. To investigate the signaling pathway underlined in TNF-$\alpha$ induced MMP-9 expression, three MAP kinase inhibitors were added to cells 1 h prior to TNF-$\alpha$ treatment. The ERK inhibitor completely abolished MMP-9 expression by TNF-$\alpha$. But neither p38 MAP kinase nor JNK inhibitor had an effect on TNF-$\alpha$ induced MMP-9 expression, suggesting that ERK activation is required for the MMP-9 induction by TNF-$\alpha$. Taken together, we found that TNF-$\alpha$ stimulation facilitates ERK activation, which results in the transcriptional upregulation of MMP-9 gene and subsequent MMP-9 production and secretion.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권6호
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• pp.262-270
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• 2016

Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) leads to right ventricular failure (RVF) as well as an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. Our purpose was to study the effect of sildenafil on right ventricular remodeling in a rat model of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced RVF. Methods: The rats were distributed randomly into 3 groups. The control (C) group, the monocrotaline (M) group (MCT 60 mg/kg) and the sildenafil (S) group (MCT 60 mg/kg+ sildenafil 30 mg/kg/day for 28 days). Masson Trichrome staining was used for heart tissues. Western blot analysis and immunohistochemical staining were performed. Results: The mean right ventricular pressure (RVP) was significantly lower in the S group at weeks 1, 2, and 4. The number of intra-acinar arteries and the medial wall thickness of the pulmonary arterioles significantly lessened in the S group at week 4. The collagen content also decreased in heart tissues in the S group at week 4. Protein expression levels of B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2)-associated X, caspase-3, Bcl-2, interleukin (IL)-6, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), endothelin (ET)-1 and ET receptor A (ERA) in lung tissues greatly decreased in the S group at week 4 according to immunohistochemical staining. According to Western blotting, protein expression levels of troponin I, brain natriuretic peptide, caspase-3, Bcl-2, tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, IL-6, MMP-2, eNOS, ET-1, and ERA in heart tissues greatly diminished in the S group at week 4. Conclusion: Sildenafil alleviated right ventricular hypertrophy and mean RVP. These data suggest that sildenafil improves right ventricular function.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.81-84
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• 2017

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a heterogeneous disease, characterized by accumulation of dendritic cells with features similar to epidermal Langerhans cells. It is a rare entity that may involve various organ levels such as the skeletal, pulmonary, hematopoietic and lympho-vascular systems. The patient was a 1-year-old female presented with fever associated with otorrhea and palpable cervical lymph node for 4 days. Neck ultrasonography and Computed tomography imaging revealed multiple enlarged lymph nodes suggesting suspicious malignant morphology. Lymph node biopsy was performed under general anesthesia. Histological and immunophenotypic examination showed the lymph node to be consistent with LCH. The patient was given chemotherapy.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.76-85
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• 2002

BALT 림프종은 대부분 비호지킨스 림프종의 저등급의 B-세포 림프종으로서 쇼그렌씨 증후군 및 류마티스 관절염 등과 같은 자가면역질환과 관계가 있다고 알려져 있으나 전신성 홍반성 낭창에서 BALT 림프종의 발생에 대한 보고는 없는 것 같다. 저자들은 흉막성 통증을 주소로 내원한 54세 남자환자에서 전신성 홍반성 낭창으로 인한 흉막염의 원인규명과정에서 진단된 BALT 림프종에 대하여 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.91-103
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• 2003

연구배경 : 히스타민은 폐 내에 널리 분포하며 강력한 폐혈관수축 작용과 모세혈관 투과성 증가 작용이 있을 뿐만 아니라 폐포내피세포 표면에서 P-selectin의 발현을 증가시키고 IL-8 분비를 촉진시켜 호중구의 조직 내 이동 및 활성화에 관여한다고 보고되고 있어. 호중구의 역할이 중요한 내독소로 유도되는 급성폐손상의 발병기전에 내인성 히스타민이 관여할 것으로 추정되나 자세한 역할은 아직 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 이에 본 연구는 내독소로 유도되는 급성폐손상의 발병기전에서 내독소는 폐장내에서 히스타민의 생성을 증가시키며, 이렇게 생성된 내인성 히스타민은 H2 수용체를 통하여 호중구의 폐내 침윤에 관여할 것이라고 가정하고 이를 검증하려 하였다. 방법 : Sprague-Dawley 쥐를 이용하여 생리 식염수를 기도 내 투여한 대조군, 내독소를 기도 내 투여한 내독소군, H1 수용체 차단제(mepyramine) 및 H2 수용체 차단제(ranitidine)를 정주한 H1 처치군 및 H2 처치군, H3 수용체 차단제(thioperamide)를 복강내 투여한 H3 처치군 등 모두 다섯 군으로 나누어 내독소 투여 후 각각 1,2,6 시간에 시간대 별로 혈청 및 폐포세척액내에서 히스타민의 농도를 측정하였고, 각군에서 폐 염증 및 폐 손상 지표로써 폐포세척액 내 총세포 수, 호중구 수 및 폐포세척액 단백량를 측정하여 내독소 투여군과 비교하였다. 또한, 내독소 투여 후 6시간째에 폐 관류 후 얻은 폐 조직에서 폐 조직 내 호중구 침윤을 반영하는 myeloperoxidase 활성도를 비교하였다. 결과 : 내독소군에서 내독소 투여 2시간째 폐포세척액 히스타민 농도가 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았으며, 폐포세척액 총 세포 수와 호중구 수는 내독소 투여 6시간째에 유의하게 높았다. 폐조직내 MPO 활성도 역시 대조군에 비해 유의하게 높았다. H2 처치군에서 폐포세척액 총 세포 수 및 호중구 수는 내독소 투여 후 6시간 째에 내독소군에 비해 유의하게 낮았으며, 폐 조직 내 MPO 활성도 역시 내독소군에 비해 유의하게 낮았다 폐포세척액 단백량은 각 군에서 내독소군에 비해 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론 : 이상의 결과로 내독소로 유도되는 급성 폐손상에서 내독소 투여 2시간 후 폐포세척액 히스타민 농도가 증가하며 내인성 히스타민은 주로 H2 수용체를 매개하여 호중구의 폐내 침윤 기전에 관여할 것으로 추정되었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권10호
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• pp.619-634
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• 2011

Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling in diseases is the subject of an overwhelming array of studies. BMPs are excellent targets for treatment of various clinical disorders. Several BMPs have already been shown to be clinically beneficial in the treatment of a variety of conditions, including BMP-2 and BMP-7 that have been approved for clinical application in nonunion bone fractures and spinal fusions. With the use of BMPs increasingly accepted in spinal fusion surgeries, other therapeutic approaches targeting BMP signaling are emerging beyond applications to skeletal disorders. These approaches can further utilize next-generation therapeutic tools such as engineered BMPs and ex vivo-conditioned cell therapies. In this review, we focused to provide insights into such clinical potentials of BMPs in metabolic and vascular diseases, and in cancer.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2014

Interleukin-32 (IL-32) is a cytokine inducing crucial inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}(TNF{\alpha})$ and IL-6 and its expression is elevated in various inflammatory autoimmune diseases, certain cancers, as well as viral infections. IL-32 gene was first cloned from activated T cells, however IL-32 expression was also found in other immune cells and non-immune cells. IL-32 gene was identified in most mammals except rodents. It is transcribed as multiple-spliced variants in the absence of a specific activity of each isoform. IL-32 has been studied mostly in clinical fields such as infection, autoimmune, cancer, vascular disease, and pulmonary diseases. It is difficult to investigate the precise role of IL-32 in vivo due to the absence of IL-32 gene in mouse. The lack of mouse IL-32 gene restricts in vivo studies and restrains further development of IL-32 research in clinical applications although IL-32 new cytokine getting a spotlight as an immune regulatory molecule processing important roles in autoimmune, infection, and cancer. In this review, we discuss the regulation and function of IL-32 in inflammatory bowel diseases and rheumatoid arthritis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.239-246
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• 1999

저자등은 우하지 동통 및 객혈을 주소로 내원하여 우하지 심부정맥혈전증, 폐색전증 및 뇌정맥혈전증으로 환자에서 과호모시틴혈증이 다발성 혈전증의 원인이었던 1예를 경험 하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.