• 생약학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.142-148
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• 2000

The purpose of this research was to investigate effects of Samultang water extract (SMT) on cytokine production from immune cells during the late stage of pregnancy in BALB/c mice. SMT(500 mg/kg) was administered p.o. once a day for 7 days, and then thymocytes and peritoneal macrophages were separated. At the late stage of pregnant mice, the proliferation of thymocytes and the production of ${\gamma}-interferon$ in thymocytes were decreased as compared with normal group, but the production of interleukin-2 and interleukin-4 was increased. The production of tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$, nitric oxide and phagocytic activity in peritoneal macrophage was increased as compared with normal group. At the late stage of pregnant mice administered with SMT, the production of interleukin-2 in thymocytes was decreased as compared with a pregnant group, but the proliferation of thymocytes, the production of ${\gamma}-interferon$ and interleukin-4 was increased. The production of tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ and nitric oxide in peritoneal macrophages were decreased as compared with a pregnant group, but phagocytic activity were increased. These results suggest that SMT has the regulative action on immune function of thymocytes and peritoneal macrophages at the late stage of pregnant mice.

• 생약학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.244-249
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• 1999

In order to find less toxic antiviral agents from Basidiomycetes, EA, the water soluble substance, was prepared from the carpophores of Elfvingia applanata(Pers.) Karst. Antiviral activity of EA against vesicular stomatitis virus [Indiana serotype, VSV(IND)] was examined in Vero cells using plaque reduction assay in vitro. And the combined antiviral effects of EA with interferon (IFN) alpha or gamma were examined on the multiplication of VSV(IND). EA caused a concentration-dependent reduction in the plaque formation of VSV(IND) with 50% effective concentration $(EC_{50})$ of $104.02\;{\mu}g/ml$. The results of combination assay were evaluated by the combination index (CI) that was analysed by the multiple drug effect analysis. All cases of the combination of EA with IFN alpha or IFN gamma showed potent synergism with CI values of $0.38{\sim}0.52$ for $50{\sim}90%$ effective levels.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 1992

Seven monoclonal antibodies were produced by fusing splenocytes from Balb/C mouse immunized with partially purified human interferon-a (HUIFN-a) with NSO plasmacytoma cells. aery were identified as five IgG class (432.22: IgG2b/n, 460.52: IgG2b/a , 548.46: IgG2a/n , 573.10: IgG2b/h , 625.12: IgG2b/n ), one IgA class (460.50: IgA/n ) and one IsM class (465.27: IgA/n ), and all of them revealed highly sensitive to HUIFN- a IgG class monoclonal antibodies have pts ranged from 8.2 to 8.6. Ascites fluids produced from primed Balb/c mice and were purified through column chromatography. The cytopathic effect (CPE) inhibition assay to examine neutralization of HuIFU-a by IgG class monoclonal antibodies, gave that MAbs 460.52, 548.46, 573.10 can neutralize HUIFU- a arith varying degrees except 432.22. Therefore, it is deduced that these various monoclonal antibodies may recognize the distinct epitopes on HUIFN-a.

• 약학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.622-630
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• 1995

Inoculation of Friend anemia virus, which was a Kind of retro virus such as HIV, results splenomegaly, anemia, the increase of WBC counts and reverse transcriptase activity in serum. These results were due to the inhibition of the differentiation of erythroid progenitor cell by the FVA at the spleen. Using these as index of antiviral effects, we pursued the establishment of in vivo screening method for the new anti-ADS drugs. Among zidovudine, didanosine and zalcitabine, which were already approved as anti-AIDS drugs, treatment of zidovudine for 18 days in BALB/c mice inoculated with Friend anemia virus resulted the most potent inhibitory effects on the splenomegaly, the increase of WBC counts and reverse transcriptase activity, but did not recovered the anemia due to the tomcity of zidovudhie itself on the bone marrow. The antiviral effects of zidovudine was reduced in case of zidovudine treatment 7 days after Friend anemia virus inoculation. These results suggested that the sooner treatment of zidovudine would be better improved when the virus was inoculated. Human recombinant interferon itself .alpha. did not showed the antiviral activity against Friend anemia virus and did not also affected the antiviral activity of zidovudine. These results suggested that Friend anemia virus would be used as a tool in vivo screening method for the Lobster of reverse transcriptase.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.169-177
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• 1999

목 적: 소아 만성 B형 간염 환아에서 알파 인터페론의 치료 효과는 보고자마다 차이가 있으나 30~40%로 알려져 있다. 그러나 만성 지속성 B형 간염, 혈청 ALT치가 낮은 경우나 혈청 HBV DNA치가 높은 소아 만성 B형 간염 환자에서 알파 인터페론 단독 투여 시 그 치료 효과는 더 낮다고 보고되고 있다. 이에 저자들은 알파 인터페론 단독 투여 시 치료 효과가 낮다고 알려진 소아 만성 B형간염 환자에 prednisolone 이탈 요법 후 인터페론 병용 투여 시 그 치료 효과를 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1996년 1월부터 1997년 12월까지 전남대학교병원 소아과에 내원하여 만성 B형 간염으로 진단받은 28명을 대상으로 하였다. 대상 환아 중 간 조직 검사 상 만성 활동성 간염을 보이고 혈청 ALT치가 100 IU/L 이상이고 혈청 HBV-DNA치가 100 pg/$300\;{\mu}L$ 미만인 14명(group 1)은 알파 인터페론을 체표면적($m^2$) 당 5백만 단위를 6개월 동안 주 3회 단독 투여하였다. 조직 검사 상 만성 지속성 간염인 경우와 만성 활동성 간염이면서 혈청ALT치가 100 IU/L 미만 또는 혈청 HBV DNA치가 100 pg/$300\;{\mu}L$ 초과한 14명(group 2)은 prednisolone을 60 mg/$m^2$, 40 mg/$m^2$, 20 mg/$m^2$으로 각각 2주씩 6주간 경구 투여하고 2주간 휴약 기간을 가진 후 알파 인터페론을 group 1과 같은 방법으로 투여하였다. 치료에 대한 반응은 인터페론 투여가 종료되는 시점에서 완전반응(항 HBe 항체의 양전화, 혈청 ALT 정상화 및 혈청 HBV-DNA 음성), 부분반응(혈청 ALT 정상화 또는 혈청 HBV-DNA 음성) 및 무반응으로 평가하였다. 결 과: 1) 대상 환아의 평균 연령은 130.6개월(21~192개월)이었고, 남아는 22례, 여아는 6례이었다. 만성 지속성 간염은 11례, 만성 활동성 간염은 17례이었고, 15명의 환아에서 모친이 B형 간염 바이러스 만성 보유자이었다. 2) Group 1에서 평균 연령은 144.1개월(97~169개월), 남아 9명, 여아 5명, 혈청 ALT $299.9{\pm}215.3$ IU/L, HBV-DNA $49.3{\pm}33.1\;pg/300\;{\mu}L$이었고, group 2에서 평균 연령은 112.1개월(21~192개월), 남아 13명, 여아 1명, 만성 지속성 간염 11명, 만성 활동성 간염 3명, 혈청 ALT $85.6{\pm}71.0$ IU/L, HBVDNA $524.3{\pm}1064\;pg/300\;{\mu}L$이었다. 3) Group 1에서 항 HBe 항체 양전은 10례(71.4%) 에서, 혈청 ALT는 9례(64.3%)에서 정상화되었고, HBV-DNA는 11례(78.6%)에서 음성화되었다. Group 2에서 항 HBe 항체 양전은 7례(50.0%)에서, 비정상 수치를 보인 9명의 환아 중 5명(55.6%)이 ALT 의 정상화를 보였고, HBV-DNA는 9례(64.3%)에서 음성화되었다. 두 군간의 항 HBe 항체의 양전율, ALT치의 정상화율, HBV DNA치의 음성화율에 있어서 통계학적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. 4) Group 1에서 완전반응은 8례(57.1%), 부분반응은 3례(21.4%), 무반응은 3례(21.4%)이었고, group 2 에서는 완전반응 7례(50.0%), 부분반응 2례(14.3%), 무반응 5례(35.7%)으로 두 군간의 통계학적 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론: 소아 만성 B형 간염에 대한 치료로 인터페론 단독 요법으로 반응이 좋지 않을 것으로 예측되는 환자군에 스테로이드 이탈 요법 후 인터페론 병합 투여는 안전하고 효과적인 치료법으로 생각된다. 향후 치료 효과의 지속 여부에 대한 지속적인 관찰과 더 많은 환자를 대상으로 한 전향적인 비교 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.186-194
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• 2001

Scrub typhus, caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi infection, is clinically and histopathologically characterized by local as well as systemic inflammatory reactions, indicating that orientiae induce mechanisms that amplify the inflammatory response. To reveal underlying mechanisms of chemoattraction and activation of responding leukocytes, expression of chemokine and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-$\alpha$) genes in murine peritoneal macrophages after infection with the obligate intracellular bacterium Ο.tsutsugamushi was investigated. The genes that were unregulated included macrophage inflammatory proteins l$\alpha$/$\beta$(MIP-l$\alpha$/$\beta$), MIP-2, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1(MCP-1), RANTES (regulated upon activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted), gamma-interferon-inducible protein 10(IP-10) and TNF-$\alpha$. Peak expression of these chemokines and TNF-$\alpha$ was observed between 1 and 3 h after infection. These responses returned to or approached baseline preinfection levels 6 h after challenge. Semiquantitative reverse transcription (RT)-PCR analysis revealed dramatic Increases during infection in the steady-state levels of mRNA ceding for the inhibitory subunit of NF-kB (IkB$\alpha$), whose transcription is enhanced by binding of NF-kB within the IkB$\alpha$promoter region. Thus, Ο. tsutsugamushi appears to be a stung inducer of chemokines and TNF-$\alpha$ which may significantly contribute to inflammation and tissue damage observed in scrub typhus by attracting and activating phagocytic leukocytes.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 1987

A Peri-and Postnatal Study was Carried out to examine the effects of rHuIFN-${\alpha}A$, produced by gene-manipulated E. coli, on offsprings of Wistar rats. The substance was administered intraperitoneally to dams at dose levels of $1{\times}10^5$, $4{\times}10^5$ and $1.2{\times}10^6$ I.U/kg/day during the period from day 17 of gestation to day 21 after delivery. All the pregnant dams were allowed to deliver naturally, and the postnatal development of the offsprings was observed. No noticeable toxic effects and pathological changes on dams were observed, and no detectable variations in postnatal development of offsprings occured.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.33-44
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• 1987

A fertility study was carried out in Sprague Daxley rats which have been given the intravenous or intraperitoneal injections of rHuIFN-${\alpha}$A, a commecially available therapeutic agent, at dose levels of $1{\times}10^5$, $4{\times}10^5$ and $1.2{\times}10^6$ I.U/kg/day. Male rats were treated with rHuIFN-${\alpha}$A from 60 days before pairing and until the completion of mating. Femal rats received rHuIFN-${\alpha}$A for 22days prior to mating and up to day of gestation. All pregnant females were sacrificed on day 20 of gestation and all fetuses were examined for abnormalities. Both the male and female animals treated with rHuIFN-${\alpha}$A did not show any abnormal responses. No abnormal signs were seen in reproducibility for the rats treated with rHuIFN-${\alpha}$A. No External, internal and skeletal anomalies attributable to rHuIFN-${\alpha}$A were observed in the fetuses. It was concluded that rHuIFN-${\alpha}A$ had no harmful effect on mating, fertilization, implantation, or embryonic development.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.155-164
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• 1994

치조골흡수는 만성치주질환의 전형적인 증상이다. 골흡수에 작용하는 여러 요인들 중에서도, 특히 최근에 들어서 몇몇 cytokine들에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있는데, interleukin-1(IL-1), tumor necrosis factor(TNF) 및 interleukin-6(IL-6) 등이 치주질환의 진행과정에서 중요한 치조골흡수요인으로 제안되고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 신생쥐의 골조직 배양실험을 통해서 recombinant human $interleukin-1{\beta}$ ($rHuIL-1{\beta}$), recombinant human tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$($rHuTNF-{\alpha}$) 및 recombinant human interleukin-6(rHuIL-6) 의 골흡수 유도효과를 알아보고, cyclooxygenase 억제제인 indomethacin과 recombinant murine $interferon-{\gamma}$($rMurIFN-{\gamma}$)가 이들 cytokine의 골흡수 유도능력에 미치는 영향을 알아봄으로써 이들 cytokine의 작용기구에 대해서 알아보고자 하는데 있다. 생후 1-2일된 쥐에게 $1{\mu}Ci^{45}CaCl_2$를 피하주사하고 4일 후에 쥐를 희생시켜 $^{45}Ca$ 로 표지된 두개골을 얻어 24시간 전배양 후, 각 cytokine ($rHuIL-1{\beta}$, $rHuTNF-{\alpha}$ 및 rHuIL-6)과 cytokine 및 첨가약제 (indomethacin 및 $rMurIFN-{\gamma}$)가 함유된 배지로 교환하여 48시간 배양한다. 골흡수 유도효과는 두개골에서 48시간의 배양 중 유리되는 $^{45}Ca$의 방사능 정도로 평가하였다. 본 연구를 통해 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. $rHuIL-1{\beta}$ ($10^{-12}-10^{-9}M$) 및 $rHuTNF-{\alpha}$ ($10^{-10}-10^{-8}M$)는 농도변화에 따르는 골흡수 유도효과를 보였으나 , rHuIL-6 ($10^{-10}-10^{-8}M$)는 유의할 만한 효과를 보이지 않았다. 2. Indomethacin ($10^{-6}M$)은 $rHuIL-1{\beta}$ 및 $rHuTNF-{\alpha}$의 골흡수 유도작용에 유의할 만한 억제효과를 나타내지 않았다. 3. $rMurIFN-{\gamma}$ (1000 U/ml) 은 $rHuIL-1{\beta}$ 및 $rHuTNF-{\alpha}$의 골흡수 유도작용에 유의한 억제효과를 나타내었다. 본연구를 통해 치주질환 환자의 치주조직에서 검출되는 $IL-1{\beta}$ 및 $TNF-{\alpha}$가 치조골 흡수에 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국임상수의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국임상수의학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.263-263
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• 2009