• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제62권6호
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• pp.499-505
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• 2007

배 경: TREM-1은 중성구, 단핵구, 대식세포 표면에 존재하는 세포표면수용체로, 세균에 의해 그 발현이 증가하여 여러 염증전달물질을 증폭시키는 역할을 한다. 저자들은 삼출성흉수를 가진 환자의 혈청과 흉수에서 soluble (s) TREM-1을 측정하여 흉수의 원인진단에 대한 유용성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법: 2003년 3월부터 2006년 12월까지 삼출성흉수로 입원한 환자 45명을 대상으로 하여, 혈청과 흉수에서 human sTREM-1 항체를 사용하여 면역점적법(immunoblot assay)으로 sTREM-1을 측정하였다. 원인질환에 따라 결핵성, 부폐렴성, 악성흉수로 나누어 비교하였다. 결 과: 혈청 sTREM-1은 원인질환 별로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 흉수 sTREM-1은 원인질환별로 유의한 차이를 보였으며(p=0.011), 특히 부폐렴성흉수의 sTREM-1이 결핵성흉수와(p<0.05) 악성흉수보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 부폐렴성흉수를 진단하는 데 흉수 sTREM-1의 유용성을 평가하고자 ROC 곡선을 그린 결과 곡선밑면적은 0.818이고 (p=0.001), 흉수 sTREM-1의 cutoff 값을 103.5pg/mL로 하였을 때 민감도가 73%, 특이도가 81%이었다. 결 론: 흉수의 sTREM-1은 삼출성흉수 중 부폐렴성흉수를 진단하는 유용한 지표로 판단된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.301-307
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• 2008

연구배경: Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1)은 호중구와 단핵구의 표면에 표현되는 수용체로 호중구가 자극되면 표면에서 떨어져 수용체인 sTREM-1으로 존재하며 염증반응을 증폭시킨다. 본 연구는 호중구의 활성화가 중요한 병인인 급성호흡곤란증후군 환자의 기관지폐포세척액과 혈청에서 측정한 sTREM-1의 농도가 예후인자로서 유용성이 있는지 확인하고자 시행되었다. 방 법: 32명의 급성호흡곤란증후군 환자가 포함되었고 이 중 15명이 생존군, 17명이 사망군으로 분류되었다. 중증도 지표로 APACHE II score, Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS)를 측정하였고, 기관지폐포세척액과 혈청에서 sTREM-1 농도를 측정하였고 중환자실 사망여부를 확인하였다. 결 과: 진단 시 급성호흡곤란증후군 환자의 혈청 내 sTREM-1의 농도는 사망군에서 생존군 보다 유의하게 상승되어 있었으나 ($54.3{\pm}10.3pg/ml$ vs. $22.7{\pm}2.3pg/ml$, p<.05) 기관지폐포세척액 내의 sTREM-1의 농도는 차이가 없었다. 혈청 내 sTREM-1의 농도는 급성호흡곤란증후군 환자의 예후를 예측할 수 있는 독립적인 인자(OR: 22.051, 95% CI: 1.780~273.146, p=0.016)이었고, 33pg/ml 경계로 분류 시 중환자실 사망률을 예측하는데 71%의 민감도와 93%의 특이도를 보였다. 결 론: 급성호흡곤란증후군 환자의 진단 당시 측정한 혈청 sTREM-1의 농도는 중요한 예후 인자로서 유용성이 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.3.1-3.23
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• 2024

Cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-treated mouse airway epithelial cells (MAECs)-derived exosomes accelerate the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by upregulating triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 (TREM-1); however, the specific mechanism remains unclear. We aimed to explore the potential mechanisms of CSE-treated MAECs-derived exosomes on M1 macrophage polarization and pyroptosis in COPD. In vitro, exosomes were extracted from CSE-treated MAECs, followed by co-culture with macrophages. In vivo, mice exposed to cigarette smoke (CS) to induce COPD, followed by injection or/and intranasal instillation with oe-TREM-1 lentivirus. Lung function and pathological changes were evaluated. CD68⁺ cell number and the levels of iNOS, TNF-α, IL-1β (M1 macrophage marker), and pyroptosis-related proteins (NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3, apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase-1 recruitment domain, caspase-1, cleaved-caspase-1, gasdermin D [GSDMD], and GSDMD-N) were examined. The expression of maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3), spleen focus forming virus proviral integration oncogene (SPI1), methyltransferase 3 (METTL3), and TREM-1 was detected and the binding relationships among them were verified. MEG3 increased N6-methyladenosine methylation of TREM-1 by recruiting SPI1 to activate METTL3. Overexpression of TREM-1 or METTL3 negated the alleviative effects of MEG3 inhibition on M1 polarization and pyroptosis. In mice exposed to CS, EXO^-CSE further aggravated lung injury, M1 polarization, and pyroptosis, which were reversed by MEG3 inhibition. TREM-1 overexpression negated the palliative effects of MEG3 inhibition on COPD mouse lung injury. Collectively, CSE-treated MAECs-derived exosomal long non-coding RNA MEG3 may expedite M1 macrophage polarization and pyroptosis in COPD via the SPI1/METTL3/TREM-1 axis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.290-298
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• 2007

연구배경: 흉수는 다양한 원인에 의하여 생성되며 임상적으로 여출액과 삼출액으로 구분하게 되며 삼출액일 경우에는 그 원인 질환들을 감별해야 하나 적용할 만한 표지자가 많지 않다. Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells(sTREM-1)는 면역글로블린의 일종으로 세균이나 진균 감염에서 증가된다고 보고되어 있으며 활성화된 탐식세포에서 떨어져 나와 체액에서도 수용성 상태로 발견될 수 있다. 저자들은 흉수에서 sTREM-1의 측정이 흉수의 감별 진단에 유용한지와 감염성 질환에 의한 흉수에 대한 표지자로서 유용한지에 대한 가능성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2004년 3월부터 2005년 12월까지 흉수를 주소로 내원한 환자들에서 흉수의 세포 수 및 백혈구 분획, 생화학적 검사(pH, protein, LDH, glucose), 세포진 검사, ADA, 미생물학적 검사 결과 이외에 sTREM-1을 측정하였다. 대상환자는 48명으로 남:여 각각 27:21명이었고, 평균 연령은 59세였다. 최종 진단은 암성 흉수는 13명, 결핵성 흉수는 14명, 부폐렴성 흉수는 17명, 여출성 흉수는 4명이었다. 결과: 흉수의 sTREM-1은 부폐렴성 흉수에서 $344.0{\pm}488.7pg/mL$로 결핵성 흉수($81.7{\pm}56.6pg/mL$)와 악성 흉수($39.3{\pm}19.6pg/mL$)보다 높게 측정되었다. 부폐렴성 흉수에 대한 sTREM-1의 ROC 곡선 결과 55.4 pg/mL에서 민감도와 특이도가 각각 70.6%와 74.1%로 측정되었다. 또한 흉수 sTREM-1은 흉수의 호중구수, 흉수 LDH, 흉수/혈청 LDH, 흉수 ADA와 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 결론: 흉수의 sTREM-1은 부폐렴성 흉수에서 다른 원인의 흉수에서보다 유의하게 상승되어 부폐렴성 흉수의 표지자로서 유용하였으며 기존의 진단 표지자에 더하여 흉수의 감별진단에 유용할 것으로 생각된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.565-571
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• 2016

Paeoniflorin (PAE) is the most abundant compound in Xuebijing injection widely used to treat sepsis. We aimed to investigate effect of PAE on expression of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) in a rat model of sepsis. Wistar rats were divided into Normal, Model, and PAE groups (n=20 each). Endotoxin was administrated at 5 mg/ml/kg in Model and PAE rats to establish rat sepsis model. 1 h after endotoxin administration, PAE was administrated at 4 ml/kg in PAE group once per day for 3 days. Routine blood tests and biochemical indexes were assessed, including aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB). The plasma sTREM-1 level was measured using quantitative ELISA. At the end of experiment, the small intestine, liver, kidney and lung were subjected to pathological examinations. A rat model of sepsis-induced multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) was established successfully with endotoxin administration (5 mg/ml/kg), evidenced by histo-pathological examinations, routine blood tests and biochemical indexes: platelet count decreased and white blood cell count increased (p<0.05), CK-MB and AST increased (p<0.05). PAE treatment significantly reduced the plasma levels of AST, CK-MB, and sTREM-1, compared to Model group (p<0.05). Meanwhile, sepsis-induced damages in the liver, lung, stomach and intestinal mucosa were also markedly ameliorated by PAE treatment. PAE demonstrated a significantly protective effect in a rat model of sepsis by decreasing plasma sTREM-1 level, reducing inflammation, preventing MODS and protecting organ functions.

• 대한치매학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.131-136
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• 2018

Alzheimer's disease (AD) related genes have been elucidated by advanced genetic techniques. Familial autosomal dominant AD genes founded by linkage analyses are APP, PSEN1, PSEN2, ABCA7, and SORL1. Genome-wide association studies have found risk genes such as ABCA7, BIN1, CASS4, CD33, CD2AP, CELF1, CLU, CR1, DSG2, EPHA1, FERMT2, HLA-DRB5-HLA-DRB1, INPP5D, MEF2C, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, NME8, PICALM, PTK2B, SLC24A4, SORL1, and ZCWPW1. ABCA7, SORL1, TREM2, and APOE are proved to have high odds ratio (>2) in risk of AD using next generation sequencing studies. Thanks to the promising genetic techniques such as CRISPR-CAS9 and single-cell RNA sequencing opened a new era in genetics. CRISPR-CAS9 can directly link genetic knowledge to future treatment. Single-cell RNA sequencing are providing useful information on cell biology and pathogenesis of diverse diseases.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.138-143
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• 2015

This paper was aimed to study the drying kinetics of coffee and to investigate the thin-layer drying kinetics of coffee by using a convective air dryer. The coffee was dried for the temperatures of 40, 50 and $60^{\circ}C$ with relative humidity in the range of 14-25% the airflow rate fixed at 1 m/s. According to the experiment result, the drying rate curve showed that drying process took place only in the falling rate period. Seven thin layer drying models (Newton, Page, Henderson and Pabis, Logarithmic, Wang and Singh, Two terms, Modified Henderson and Pabis) were fitted to the experimental moisture content data. The Two-trem model was found to be a better model for describing the characteristics of coffee for the temperatures of 40, 50 and $60^{\circ}C$. The effective moisture diffusivity of coffee increased when the drying temperature increased. The value was in the range of $4.5028{\times}10^{-11}$ to $6.4803{\times}10^{-11}m^2/s$.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 2010

Pulmonary fibrosis is a common consequence of many lung diseases and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The molecular mechanisms underlying the development of pulmonary fibrosis remain poorly understood. One model used successfully to study pulmonary fibrosis over the past few decades is the bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis model. We aimed to identify the genes associated with fibrogenesis using an Affymetrix GeneChip system in a bleomycin-induced rat model for pulmonary fibrosis. To confirm fibrosis development, several analyses were performed, including cellular evaluations using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, measurement of lactate dehydrogenase activity, and histopathological examinations. Common aspects of pulmonary fibrosis such as prolonged inflammation, immune cell infiltration, emergence of fibroblasts, and deposition of extracellular matrix and connective tissue elements were observed. Global gene expression analysis revealed significantly altered expression of genes ($\geq$ 1.5-fold, p < 0.05.) in a time-dependent manner during the development of pulmonary fibrosis. Our results are consistent with previous results of well-documented gene expression. Interestingly, the expression of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (Trem2), secreted phosphoprotein 1 (Spp1), and several proteases such as Tpsab1, Mcpt1, and Cma1 was considerably induced in the lung after bleomycin treatment, despite little evidence that they are involved in pulmonary fibrogenesis. These data will aid in our understanding of fibrogenic mechanisms and contribute to the identification of candidate biomarkers of fibrotic disease development.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.399-409
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• 2021

1,2-Diacetylbenzene (DAB) is a metabolite of 1,2-diethylbenzene, which is commonly used in the manufacture of plastics and gasoline. We examined the neurotoxic effects of DAB in young and old rats, particularly its effects on hippocampus. Previously, we reported DAB impairs hippocampal neurogenesis but that the underlying mechanism remained unclear. In this study, we evaluate the toxicities exhibited by DAB in the hippocampi of 6-month-old (young) and 20-month-old (old) male SD rats by treating animals intraperitoneally with DAB at 3 mg/kg/day for 1 week. Hippocampal areas were dissected from brains and RNA was extracted and subjected to RNA-seq analysis. RNA results showed animals exhibited age-dependent sensitivity to the neurotoxic effects of DAB. We observed that inflammatory pathways were up-regulated in old rats but that metabolism- and detoxification-related pathways were up-regulated in young rats. This result in old rats, especially upregulation of the TREM1 signaling pathway (an inflammatory response involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD)) was confirmed by RT-PCR. Our study results provide a better understanding of age-dependent responses to DAB and new insight into the association between DAB and AD.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2012

노지 양식장에서 비단잉어와 함께 사육중인 참붕어의 미병부, 체측근, 복부 및 아가미 뚜껑 내부에 황백색의 cyst내의 metacercaria를 탈낭시켜 형태학적 및 분자생물학적으로 조사한 결과 Clinostomum complanatum으로 동정되었다. 병리조직학적으로는 상피세포의 박리와 괴사 및 cyst주변의 근섬유의 위축이외에 다른 조직의 변화는 발견되지 않았다.