• Title/Summary/Keyword: T-bet

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소양인 형방패독산(荊防敗毒散)의 마우스 T 세포 활성에 대한 실험적 연구 (Effect of Soyangin-Hyeongbangpaedok-san on Anti-CD3 Stimulated Mouse T Cells In Vivo and In Vitro)

  • 김중배;강희;안광석;심범상;김성훈;최승훈;안규석
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.554-561
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    • 2009
  • Soyangin-Hyeongbangpaedok-san(SHBPDS) is a herbal formula used for the common cold or upper respiratory illness. In order to investigate the effect of SHBPDS, mice were orally administered with SHBPDS alcohol extract for 7 days followed by intravenous anti-CD3 injection. In addition, splenocytes and CD4 T cells were cultured with SHBPDS in response to anti-CD3 in vitro and cytokines and transcription factors were evaluated. In vivo treatment with SHBPDS significantly augmented the expressions of the percentage of CD4 T cells and CD 69, an indicator of early T cell activation. Serum levels of IL-4 were significantly increased but those of IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-2 did not reach statistical significance. The expressions of IFN-${\gamma}$ and T-bet mRNA were significantly downregulated in SHBPDS treated mice while those of IL-4 and C-Maf were significantly upregulated. In vitro stimulation of splenocytes and CD4 T cells by SHBPDS resulted in a reduction in IFN-${\gamma}$ secretion and STAT4 activity. The IL-4 releases from both cells were slightly reduced, but STAT6 activity was rather increased. In conclusion, SHBPDS exerted an inhibition in the expression of IFN-${\gamma}$, T-bet and STAT4 while IL-4, C-Maf and STAT6 were increased. Further studies are required to examine its pharmacological effects using more appropriate animal experiments.

Physical Adsorption of Nitrogen Gas on BN, Alumina, and Silica-Gel Powders

  • Cho, Hyun-Woo;Kim, Jung-Soo;Yoo, Eun-Ah;Ahn, Woon-Sun
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제9권4호
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    • pp.244-248
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    • 1988
  • Multilayer adsorption isotherms of nitrogen on hexagonal boron nitride, ${\gamma}$-alumina, and silica-gel powders are determined at the liquid nitrogen temperature using a gravimetric adsorption apparatus. The volume (V) of the adsorbed gas are plotted against the statistical thickness(t) of the adsorbed layer, and the t-method area are calculated from the slope of these V-t plots to compare with the BET area. A number of universal adsorption isotherms and the Frenkel-Halsey-Hill equation are used one after another in calculating the statistical thickness. The appropriateness of the FHH equation as an universal adsorption isotherm is discussed finally.

Myristicin이 Ovalbumin으로 유도한 천식 생쥐모델에서 Th1/Th2 Balance를 조절하는 GATA-3에 미치는 효과 (GATA-3 is a Key Factor for Th1/Th2 Balance Regulation by Myristicin in a Murine Model of Asthma)

  • 이규;이창민;정인덕;정영일;천성학;박희주;최일환;안순철;신용규;이상율;염석란;김종석;박영민
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제17권8호통권88호
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    • pp.1090-1099
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    • 2007
  • Myristicin은 육두구에서 발견되는 고농축 정유 중 하나인 물질이다. 하지만 Th1/Th2 면역반응에서 육두구의 항알레르기 효과는 아직 밝혀지지 않았다. 최근에 Th1/Th2 전사인자로서 T-bet, GATA-3가 밝혀졌는데 이번 실험에서 myristicin이 ovalbumin(OVA)으로 유도한 천식(asthma) 생쥐모델에서 Th1,Th2 싸이토카인과 유전자 발현을 조절할 수 있는가에 대하여 알아보았다. 또한 기관지 폐포 세척액을 회수하여 백혈구의 수적 변화, 제2형 협조T세포(Th2 cell)가 생산하는 IL-4, IL-5의 생산에 미치는 영향과 폐조직에서 matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과 기관지 폐포 세척액에서 OVA로 감작하여 천식을 유도한 실험군에서는 호산구의 현저한 증가, Th2 형 싸이토카인(IL-4, IL-5)의 증가가 관찰되었다. 그러나 myristicin을 투여한 그룹에서는 OVA의 감작에 의하여 증가한 각종 염증성 지표들이 감소하거나 정상화 되었다. 또한 OVA에 의하여 증가된 기도저항성이 myristicin 투여에 의하여 감소하였으며 폐조직의 염증성 소견도 뚜렷하게 감소되었다. 이와 같은 연구 결과는 myristicin이 천식의 치료에 유용하게 쓰일 수 있음을 시사해준다.

Preparation of pitch-coated $TiO_2$ and their photocatalytic performance

  • Chen, Ming-Liang;Oh, Won-Chun
    • 한국결정성장학회지
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2007
  • Pitch-coated anatase $TiO_2$ typed was prepared by $CCl_4$ solvent mixing method with different mixing ratios. Since the carbon layers derived from pitch on the $TiO_2$ particles were porous, the pitch-coated $TiO_2$ sample series showed a good adsorptivity and photo decomposition activity. The BET surface area for the carbon layer in the sample increases to increasing with pitch contents. The SEM results present to the characterization of porous texture on the pitch-coated $TiO_2$ sample and pitch distributions on the surfaces for all the materials used. From XRD data a weak and broad carbon peak of graphene with pristine anatase peaks were observed in the X-ray diffraction patterns for the pitch-coated $TiO_2$. The EDX spectra show the presence of C, O and S with strong Ti peaks. Most of these samples are richer in carbon and major Ti metal than any other elements. Finally, the excellent photocatalytic activity of pitch-coated $TiO_2$ with slope relationship between relative concentration of MB ($c/c_o$) and t could be attributed to the homogeneous coated pitch on the external surface by $CCl_4$ solvent method.

Carbon/TiO2 Prepared from Anatase to Pitch and their Photocatalytic Performance

  • Chen, Ming-Liang;Ko, Young-Shin;Oh, Won-Chun
    • Carbon letters
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    • 제8권1호
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    • pp.6-11
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    • 2007
  • Carbon/$TiO_2$ composites were prepared by $CCl_4$ solvent mixing method with different mixing ratios. Since the carbon layers derived from pitch on the $TiO_2$ particles were porous, the Carbon/$TiO_2$ composite series showed a good adsorptivity and photo decomposition activity. The BET surface area for the carbon layer in the sample increases to increasing with pitch contents. The SEM results present to the characterization of porous texture on the Carbon/$TiO_2$ composite and pitch distributions on the surfaces for all the materials used. From XRD data, a weak and broad carbon peak of graphene with pristine anatase peaks were observed in the X-ray diffraction patterns for the Carbon/$TiO_2$. The EDX spectra show the presence of C, O and S with strong Ti peaks. Most of these samples are richer in carbon and major Ti metal than any other elements. Finally, the excellent photocatalytic activity of Carbon/$TiO_2$ with slope relationship between relative concentration (C/$C_0$) of MB and t could be attributed to the homogeneous coated pitch on the external surface by $CCl_4$ solvent method.

Adsorption Behaviors of Noxious Gases on Chemically Surface-treated Activated Carbons

  • Park, Soo-Jin;Shin, Jun-Sik
    • Carbon letters
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.31-35
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    • 2003
  • The specific adsorption behaviors of activated carbons (ACs) treated with 30 wt% $H_3PO_4$ or NaOH were investigated in the removals of NO or $NH_3$. The acid and base values were determined by Boehm's titration method. And, the surface properties of ACs were studied by FT-IR and XPS analyses. Also, $N_2/77K$ adsorption isotherm characteristics, including the specific surface area and micropore volume were studied by BET and t-plot methods, respectively. From the adsorption tests of NO and $NH_3$, it was revealed in the case of acidic treatment on ACs that the $NH_3$ removal was more effective due to the increase of acidic functional groups in carbon surfaces. Also, the NO removal was increased, in the case of basic treatment, due to the improvement of basic functional groups, in spite of significant decreases of BET's specific surface area and total pore volume. It was found that the adsorption capacity of ACs was not only determined by the textural characteristics but also correlated with the surface functional groups in the acid-base intermolecular interactions.

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Tyndallized Lactobacillus plantarum HY7712 Restores Whole-Body γ-Irradiation-Impaired Th Cell Differentiation in Mice

  • Jang, Se-Eun;Ko, Da-Bin;Ahn, Young-Tae;Sim, Jae-Hun;Kim, Cha Soon;Kim, Dong-Hyun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제27권12호
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    • pp.2237-2240
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    • 2017
  • In the present study, we investigated the effect of tyndallized HY7712 (tHY7712) on the expression of Th cell specific transcription factors and cytokines in whole-body ${\gamma}$-irradiated mice. Oral administration of tHY7712 strongly recovered the ${\gamma}$-irradiation-suppressed expression of helper T (Th) cell- and regulatory T cell-related transcription factors and cytokines, such as T-bet, Foxp3, IFN-${\gamma}$, TNF-${\alpha}$, and IL-10, and suppressed Th2 cell-associated transcription factor and cytokine GATA3 and IL-5, respectively. Furthermore, compared with the control, tHY7712 treatment also restored ${\gamma}$-irradiation-impaired natural killer and cytotoxic T cell activities against YAC-1 tumor cells to 97.8% and 98.6%, respectively.

IL-17-Producing Cells in Tumor Immunity: Friends or Foes?

  • Da-Sol Kuen;Byung-Seok Kim;Yeonseok Chung
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.6.1-6.20
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    • 2020
  • IL-17 is produced by RAR-related orphan receptor gamma t (RORγt)-expressing cells including Th17 cells, subsets of γδT cells and innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). The biological significance of IL-17-producing cells is well-studied in contexts of inflammation, autoimmunity and host defense against infection. While most of available studies in tumor immunity mainly focused on the role of T-bet-expressing cells, including cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and NK cells, and their exhaustion status, the role of IL-17-producing cells remains poorly understood. While IL-17-producing T-cells were shown to be anti-tumorigenic in adoptive T-cell therapy settings, mice deficient in type 17 genes suggest a protumorigenic potential of IL-17-producing cells. This review discusses the features of IL-17-producing cells, of both lymphocytic and myeloid origins, as well as their suggested pro- and/or anti-tumorigenic functions in an organ-dependent context. Potential therapeutic approaches targeting these cells in the tumor microenvironment will also be discussed.

점토의 분산성이 PP/점토 나노복합재료의 열안정성에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Dispersivity of Clay on Thermal Stabilities of PP/Clay Nanocomposites)

  • 박수진;전병렬;송시용;최길영;이종문
    • 폴리머
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    • 제27권5호
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    • pp.458-463
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    • 2003
  • 표면처리된 몬모릴로나이트 (montmorillonite, MMT)가 PP 나노복합재료의 열안정성에 미 치는 영향을 조사하였다. $Na^{+}$-MMT는 dodecylammonium chloride를 이용하여 유기적으포 개질하였다. 비표면적 ( $S_{BET}$), 평형확산압력 ($\pi$$_{e}$ ), 그리고 비극성 요소 (${\gamma}$ $s^{L}$)를 포함하는 표면 특성은 $N_2$ 흡착을 이용하는 BET 방법을 이용하여 고찰하였다. 또한, 나노복합재료의 열안정성은 시차주사열량계 (DSC)와 열중량 분석기 (TGA)를 통해 알아보았다. 실험 결과, 오존처리된 dodecylammonium chloride (DA-MK ( $O_3$))의 $\pi$$_{e}$${\gamma}$ $s^{L}$는 1.7과 3.5 mJ/ $m^2$로 증가하였는데, 이는 미세기공이 증가하기 때문으로 판단된다. DSC 결과로부터, PP/DA-MK와 PP/DA-MK ( $O_3$)의 용융 온도와 결정화 온도는 순수한 PP보다 더 높았는데, 이러한 결과는 나노크기의 DA-MK가 PP 결정화를 위한 핵생성 효과를 유도하기 때문으로 판단된다. 또한, PP/DA-MK ( $O_3$) 나노복합재료의 열안정성은 64 kJ/mol 향상되었는데, 이는 PP 매트릭스 내 DA-MK ( $O_3$)의 분산성 향상에 기인하는 것으로 판단된다.단된다.다.