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Differential Effect of MyD88 Signal in Donor T Cells on Graft-versus-Leukemia Effect and Graft-versus-Host Disease after Experimental Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

  • Lim, Ji-Young;Ryu, Da-Bin;Lee, Sung-Eun;Park, Gyeongsin;Choi, Eun Young;Min, Chang-Ki
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제38권11호
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    • pp.966-974
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    • 2015
  • Despite the presence of toll like receptor (TLR) expression in conventional $TCR{\alpha}{\beta}$ T cells, the direct role of TLR signaling via myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) within T lymphocytes on graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and graft-versus-leukemia (GVL) effect after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) remains unknown. In the allo-SCT model of C57BL/6 ($H-2^b$) ${\rightarrow}$ B6D2F1 ($H-2^{b/d}$), recipients received transplants of wild type (WT) T-cell-depleted (TCD) bone marrow (BM) and splenic T cells from either WT or MyD88 deficient (MyD88KO) donors. Host-type ($H-2^d$) P815 mastocytoma or L1210 leukemia cells were injected either subcutaneously or intravenously to generate a GVHD/GVL model. Allogeneic recipients of MyD88KO T cells demonstrated a greater tumor growth without attenuation of GVHD severity. Moreover, GVHD-induced GVL effect, caused by increasing the conditioning intensity was also not observed in the recipients of MyD88KO T cells. In vitro, the absence of MyD88 in T cells resulted in defective cytolytic activity to tumor targets with reduced ability to produce IFN-${\gamma}$ or granzyme B, which are known to critical for the GVL effect. However, donor T cell expansion with effector and memory T-cell differentiation were more enhanced in GVHD hosts of MyD88KO T cells. Recipients of MyD88KO T cells experienced greater expansion of Foxp3- and IL4-expressing T cells with reduced INF-${\gamma}$ producing T cells in the spleen and tumor-draining lymph nodes early after transplantation. Taken together, these results highlight a differential role for MyD88 deficiency on donor T-cells, with decreased GVL effect without attenuation of the GVHD severity after experimental allo-SCT.

반응표면분석법에 의한 머위(Petasites japonicus)의 bakkenolide B추출공정 최적화 (Optimization of Extraction Conditions for Bakkenolide B from the Leaves of Petasites japonicus by Using Response Surface Methodology)

  • 김정헌;김용민;정헌식;최영환;이경필;임동순;이영근
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.167-172
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    • 2014
  • 머위(Petasites japonicus) 잎에서 알레르기성 천식 억제 효능이 있는 bakkenolide B의 최적 추출공정을 반응표면 분석법을 이용하여 결정하였다. Box-Behnken design에 따라 설정한 추출온도(80, 100, $120^{\circ}C$), 추출시간(30, 45, 60 min) 및 추출용매의 pH (5, 7, 9)를 독립변수로 하고, 추출물의 특성 즉, bakkenolide B의 함량과 항알러지의 측정지표인 비만세포의 탈과립반응 억제효과를 종속변수로 하여 분석을 실시하였다. Bakkenolide B의 추출함량은 추출온도, 시간, pH의 유의적인 영향을 받았으며, 추출온도 $127.1^{\circ}C$, 시간 46.6분, 추출용매의 pH 7.7에서 최대치 121.6 ${\mu}g/g$이 예측되었다. 비만세포의 탈과립반응 억제효과의 회귀분석 결과는 유의성이 인정되지 않았고 낮은 상관계수를 보였다.

LPS로 유도된 RAW 264.7 cell과 마우스 귀 부종 모델을 통한 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올 추출물의 항염증 효과 (Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Sargassum patens C. Agardh Ethanol Extract in LPS-induced RAW264.7 Cells and Mouse Ear Edema)

  • 김민지;김민주;김꽃봉우리;박선희;최현덕;박소영;김지현;장미란;임무혁;안동현
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제45권2호
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    • pp.110-117
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구에서는 쌍발이 모자반의 항염증 효과를 알아보기 위해 LPS에 의해 염증반응이 유도된 RAW 264.7 세포에 대한 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올 추출물의 항염증 효과를 살펴보았다. 세포 내 염증매개성 cytokine (IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$$IL-1{\beta}$) 분비량의 경우 농도 의존적인 감소 효과를 보였다. 또한 추출물이 iNOS, COX-2, $NF-{\kappa}B$ 및 MAPKs 발현 억제에 미치는 효과를 알아본 결과, LPS 단독처리구에 의해 각 단백질의 발현량이 현저히 증가하였으나, $50{\mu}g/ml$ 이상의 농도로 추출물을 처리하였을 때 그 발현량이 효과적으로 감소하는 것을 확인할 수가 있었다. 귀 부종 억제 효과 및 조직 관찰을 수행한 결과, 추출물 250 mg/kg 농도에서 prednisolone 50 mg/kg 처리보다 귀 부종이 다소 감소함을 보였으며, 조직관찰 결과 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올 추출물을 처리함으로써 귀 조직의 경피 및 진피 두께가 얇아지고, 조직 내 mast cell 침윤을 현저히 억제함을 보였다. 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올이 보이는 항염증 효과는 해조류 에탄올 추출물 유래 polyphenol 계열의 화합물의 영향이 크다고 생각되며 현재까지 쌍발이 모자반 내의 항염증 효능 물질에 관한 연구는 보고되지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 논문의 결과를 바탕으로 향후 유효성분에 관한 분리 연구가 진행된다면 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올 추출물의 천연 염증 치료 소재로 이용될 가치가 충분할 것으로 사료된다.

HPLC Determination and Pharmacokinetics of Endogenous Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC) in Human Volunteers Orally Administered a Single Dose of ALC

  • Kwon, Oh-Seung;Chung, Youn-Bok
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.676-681
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    • 2004
  • Acetyl-L-camitine (ALC), a naturally occurring endogenous compound, has been shown to improve the cognitive performance of patients with senile dementia Alzheimer's type, and to be involved in cholinergic neurotransmission. Because ALC is an endogenous compound, valida-tion of the analytical methods of ALC in the biological fluids is very important and difficult. This study was presented validation and correction for plasma ALC concentrations and pharmacok-inetics after oral administration of ALC to human volunteers. ALC concentrations in human plasma were corrected by subtracting the concentration of blank plasma from each sample. Precision and accuracy (bias %) for uncorrected ALC concentrations were below 2.6 and 6.5% for intra-days, and 4.0 and 9.4% for inter-days, respectively. Precision and accuracy (bias %)for corrected ALC concentrations were below 10.9 and 6.0% for intra-days, and 10.5 and 16.9% for inter-days, respectively. Quantitation limit was $0.1{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/mL$. After oral administration of a 500 mg ALC tablet to 8 healthy volunteers, the principle pharmacokinetic parameters were 4.2 h of the half-life$ (t_{1/2},{\beta})$, the area under the curve $(AUC_{0{\rightarrow}8){\;}of{\;}9.88{\;}\mu\textrm{g}{\cdot}h/mL$, and 3.1 h of the time ($T_{max}$) to reach $C_{max}$. This study first describes the pharmacokinetic study after oral admin-istration of a single dose of ALC in human volunteers.

DC23, a Triazolothione Resorcinol Analogue, Is Extensively Metabolized to Glucuronide Conjugates in Human Liver Microsomes

  • Shon, Jong Cheol;Joo, Jeongmin;Lee, Taeho;Kim, Nam Doo;Liu, Kwang-Hyeon
    • Mass Spectrometry Letters
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.24-29
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    • 2018
  • DC23, a triazolothione resorcinol analogue, is known to inhibit heat shock protein 90 and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase which are up-regulated in cancer and diabetes, respectively. This study was performed to elucidate the metabolism of DC23 in human liver microsomes (HLMs). HLMs incubated with DC23 in the presence of uridine 5'-diphosphoglucuronic acid (UDPGA) and/or ${\beta}$-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) resulted in the formation of four metabolites, M1-M4. M1 was identified as DC23-N-Oxide, on the basis of LC-MS/MS analysis. DC23 was further metabolized to its glucuronide conjugates (M2, M3, and M4). In vitro metabolic stability studies conducted with DC23 in HLMs revealed significant glucuronide conjugation with a $t_{1/2}$ value of 1.3 min. The inhibitory potency of DC23 on five human cytochrome P450s was also investigated in HLMs. In these experiments, DC23 inhibited CYP2C9-mediated tolbutamide hydroxylase activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of $8.7{\mu}M$, which could have implications for drug interactions.

Glucosamine Hydrochloride and N-Acetylglucosamine Influence the Response of Bovine Chondrocytes to TGF-β3 and IGF in Monolayer and Three-Dimensional Tissue Culture

  • Pizzolatti, Andre Luiz A.;Gaudig, Florian;Seitz, Daniel;Roesler, Carlos R.M.;Salmoria, Gean Vitor
    • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.781-791
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    • 2018
  • BACKGROUND: Glucosamine hydrochloride (GlcN HCl) has been shown to inhibit cell growth and matrix synthesis, but not with N-acetyl-glucosamine (GlcNAc) supplementation. This effect might be related to an inhibition of critical growth factors (GF), or to a different metabolization of the two glucosamine derivatives. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the synergy between GlcN HCl, GlcNAc, and GF on proliferation and cartilage matrix synthesis. METHOD: Bovine chondrocytes were cultivated in monolayers for 48 h and in three-dimensional (3D) chitosan scaffolds for 30 days in perfusion bioreactors. Serum-free (SF) medium was supplemented with either growth factors (GF) $TGF-{\beta}$ ($5ng\;mL^{-1}$) and IGF-I ($10ng\;mL^{-1}$), GlcN HCl or GlcNAc at 1mM each or both. Six groups were compared according to medium supplementation: (a) SF control; (b) SF + GlcN HCl; (c) SF + GlcNAc; (d) SF + GF; (e) SF + GF + GlcN HCl; and (f) SF + GF + GlcNAc. Cell proliferation, proteoglycan, collagen I (COL1), and collagen II (COL2) synthesis were evaluated. RESULTS: The two glucosamines showed opposite effects in monolayer culture: GlcN HCl significantly reduced proliferation and GlcNAc significantly augmented cellular metabolism. In the 30 days 3D culture, the GlcN HCl added to GF stimulated cell proliferation more than when compared to GF only, but the proteoglycan synthesis was smaller than GF. However, GlcNAc added to GF improved the cell proliferation and proteoglycan synthesis more than when compared to GF and GF/GlcN HCl. The synthesis of COL1 and COL2 was observed in all groups containing GF. CONCLUSION: GlcN HCl and GlcNAc increased cell growth and stimulated COL2 synthesis in long-time 3D culture. However, only GlcNAc added to GF improved proteoglycan synthesis.

Increased Antibiotic Resistance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA300 Δpsm Mutants and a Complementation Study of Δpsm Mutants Using Synthetic Phenol-Soluble Modulins

  • Song, Hun-Suk;Bhatia, Shashi Kant;Choi, Tae-Rim;Gurav, Ranjit;Kim, Hyun Joong;Lee, Sun Mi;Park, Sol Lee;Lee, Hye Soo;Joo, Hwang-Soo;Kim, Wooseong;Seo, Seung-Oh;Yang, Yung-Hun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.115-122
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    • 2021
  • Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) are responsible for regulating biofilm formation, persister cell formation, pmtR expression, host cell lysis, and anti-bacterial effects. To determine the effect of psm deletion on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, we investigated psm deletion mutants including Δpsmα, Δpsmβ, and Δpsmαβ. These mutants exhibited increased β-lactam antibiotic resistance to ampicillin and oxacillin that was shown to be caused by increased N-acetylmannosamine kinase (nanK) mRNA expression, which regulates persister cell formation, leading to changes in the pattern of phospholipid fatty acids resulting in increased anteiso-C15:0, and increased membrane hydrophobicity with the deletion of PSMs. When synthetic PSMs were applied to Δpsmα and Δpsmβ mutants, treatment of Δpsmα with PSMα1-4 and Δpsmβ with PSMβ1-2 restored the sensitivity to oxacillin and slightly reduced the biofilm formation. Addition of a single fragment showed that α1, α2, α3, and β2 had an inhibiting effect on biofilms in Δpsmα; however, β1 showed an enhancing effect on biofilms in Δpsmβ. This study demonstrates a possible reason for the increased antibiotic resistance in psm mutants and the effect of PSMs on biofilm formation.

A Neuroprotective Action of Quercetin and Apigenin through Inhibiting Aggregation of Aβ and Activation of TRKB Signaling in a Cellular Experiment

  • Ya-Jen Chiu;Yu-Shan Teng;Chiung-Mei Chen;Ying-Chieh Sun;Hsiu Mei Hsieh-Li;Kuo-Hsuan Chang;Guey-Jen Lee-Chen
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제31권3호
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    • pp.285-297
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    • 2023
  • Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with progressive memory loss and the cognitive decline. AD is mainly caused by abnormal accumulation of misfolded amyloid β (Aβ), which leads to neurodegeneration via a number of possible mechanisms such as down-regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor-tropomyosin-related kinase B (BDNF-TRKB) signaling pathway. 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF), a TRKB agonist, has demonstrated potential to enhance BDNF-TRKB pathway in various neurodegenerative diseases. To expand the capacity of flavones as TRKB agonists, two natural flavones quercetin and apigenin, were evaluated. With tryptophan fluorescence quenching assay, we illustrated the direct interaction between quercetin/apigenin and TRKB extracellular domain. Employing Aβ folding reporter SH-SY5Y cells, we showed that quercetin and apigenin reduced Aβ-aggregation, oxidative stress, caspase-1 and acetylcholinesterase activities, as well as improved the neurite outgrowth. Treatments with quercetin and apigenin increased TRKB Tyr516 and Tyr817 and downstream cAMP-response-element binding protein (CREB) Ser133 to activate transcription of BDNF and BCL2 apoptosis regulator (BCL2), as well as reduced the expression of pro-apoptotic BCL2 associated X protein (BAX). Knockdown of TRKB counteracted the improvement of neurite outgrowth by quercetin and apigenin. Our results demonstrate that quercetin and apigenin are to work likely as a direct agonist on TRKB for their neuroprotective action, strengthening the therapeutic potential of quercetin and apigenin in treating AD.

Sn-40Bi-X 합금의 기계적 물성과 미세조직 분석 (Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Analysis of Sn-40Bi-X Alloys)

  • 이종현;김주형;현창용
    • 대한용접접합학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한용접접합학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표대회 초록집
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    • pp.79-79
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    • 2010
  • 저온용 무연 솔더의 대표 조성으로 고려되고 있는 Sn-58Bi(융점: $138^{\circ}C$) 공정(eutectic) 조성은 우수한 강도에도 불구하고 연성(ductility) 측면에서의 문제점이 지속적으로 보고되고 있다. 따라서 이 합금계의 연성을 최대로 개선시킬 수 있으면서도 실제 상용화가 가능한 합금 조성의 개발 연구가 요청된다. 본 연구에서는 Sn-Bi 2원계 조성에서 최대의 연성을 나타내는 것으로 보고된 Sn-40Bi 조성에 미량의 합금원소를 첨가함으로써 최대의 연성을 확보하는 한편, 그 연성 특성이 변형속도에 어느 정도 민감한지를 인장 실험을 통해 결정하고자 하였다. 합금원소로는 0.1~0.5 wt%의 Ag, Mn, In, Cu를 선택하였으며, 인장 시편을 제조하여 $10^{-2}$, $10^{-3}$, $10^{-4}\;s^{-1}$의 3종류로 변형속도를 변형시켜가며 응력-변형 곡선(stress-strain curve)을 측정하였고, 조성별, 변형속도별로 최대인장강도(ultimate tensile stress, UTS) 및 연신율 결과들을 정리하였다. 합금원소를 첨가한 조성의 경우는 모든 시험 조건에서 Sn-40Bi보다 우수한 연신률을 나타내는 것으로 측정되었으나, $10^{-2}\;s^{-1}$의 빠른 변형속도에서는 그 향상 정도가 상대적으로 감소하는 경향이 관찰되었다. 특히 Sn-40Bi-0.5Ag 조성의 경우 느린 변형속도에서 특히 눈에 띄는 연신률 값을 나타내며, 모든 변형속도 조건에서 가장 우수한 연성을 나타내었다. 한편 Sn-40Bi-0.1Cu 조성의 경우 변형속도에 따른 연신률의 변화 정도, 즉, 변형속도에 따른 연신률의 민감도가 매우 커 $10^{-4}\;s^{-1}$ 속도에서는 Sn-40Bi-0.5Ag에 버금가는 연신률 값이 측정되었으나, $10^{-2}\;s^{-1}$ 속도에서는 가장 나쁜 연신률 특성을 보여주었다. Sn-40Bi-0.2Mn 조성은 최고의 연신률 향상 특성을 나타내지는 않았으나, In을 첨가한 경우보다는 대체적으로 우수한 연성을 나타내었다. 이상의 각 합금별 연성 특성은 인장시험 전의 미세조직 관찰 결과와 인장시험 후 파면부의 조직변화 관찰 결과로부터 해석되었다. 그 결과 석출상의 형성 여부, 인장 시험 중 재결정 조직의 형성 여부, 라멜라(lamellar) 조직의 분율과 라멜라 간격(lamellar spacing)의 정도 또는 $\beta$-Sn과 라멜라 조직 사이의 결정립계와 라멜라 조직 내 결정립계에서의 슬라이딩 모드(sliding mode) 변형 정도, 석출상의 크기와 분포 정도 등이 연신률 및 변형속도 민감도와 같은 연성 특성에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 인자인 것으로 분석되었다.

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Flavonoids 및 그 배당체의 산화적 스트레스에 대한 신경교세포 보호 효과 (Effects of Flavonoids and Their Glycosides on Oxidative Stress in C6 Glial Cells)

  • 김지현;김현영;조은주
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제29권12호
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    • pp.1371-1377
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    • 2019
  • 뇌에서 과량의 reactive oxygen species (ROS) 생성에 의해 유발되는 산화적 스트레스는 알츠하이머 질환과 같은 신경퇴행성 질환의 원인으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 kaempferol, kaempferol-3-O-glucoside, quercetin, quercetin-3-β-D-glucoside와 같은 flavonoid와 그 배당체의 H2O2 유도 산화적 스트레스에 대한 C6 신경교세포보호 효과를 확인하였다. H2O2만을 처리한 control군은 아무것도 처리하지 않은 normal군에 비해 세포 생존율 감소와 ROS 생성 증가를 통해 C6 신경교세포의 산화적 손상이 유도되었음을 확인하였다. 반면 4가지 flavonoid를 각각 처리한 군의 경우, H2O2를 처리한 control군에 비해 세포 생존율 증가와 ROS 생성 감소를 통해 산화적 손상 억제를 통한 신경교세포 보호 효과를 확인하였다. Flavonoid의 신경교세포 보호 작용 메커니즘을 규명하기 위해, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and interleukine (IL)-1β 등의 염증 관련 단백질 발현을 측정하였다. H2O2를 처리한 control군은 normal군에 비해 iNOS, COX-2, IL-1β 단백질 발현 증가와 IκB-α 발현 감소를 통해 신경교세포의 산화적 손상으로 인한 염증 반응을 확인하였다. 반면, 4가지 flavonoid를 각각 처리한 군의 경우 iNOS, COX-2, IL-1β 단백질 발현 감소와 IκB-α 발현 증가를 나타내어, 염증 반응 개선을 통한 신경교세포 보호 효과를 확인하였다. 특히, quercetin과 그 배당체인 quercetin-3-β-D-glucoside를 처리한 군은 kaempferol과 그 배당체인 kaempferol-3-O-glucoside를 처리한 군에 비해 우수한 신경교세포 보호 효과를 나타내었다. 본 연구는 4가지 flavonoid가 신경교세포에서 산화적 스트레스 억제를 통해 신경퇴행성 질환을 예방 및 치료할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.