Retinoic acid induces expression of Ig germ line α transcript, an IgA isotype switching indicative, through retinoic acid receptor

Mi-Hee Park,박석래,Mi-Ra Lee,Young-Ha Kim,Pyeung-Hyeun Kim 한국유전학회 2011 Genes & Genomics Vol.33 No.1

Retinoic acid (RA) is considered to possess an activity of IgA isotype switching. Thus far, TGF-β1 is known to be the most powerful IgA isotype switch factor. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying the Ig germ line (GL) α transcriptional regulation by RA, we constructed three different sizes of mouse GLα promoter reporters; short-GLα(-130/+14), middle-GLα(-448/+72) and long-GLα(-3028/+72). Based on luciferase assay, RA increased the activity of all three GLα promoter reporters by approximately 2-fold and the effect was further enhanced by TGF-β1. Overexpression of Smad3/4 increased TGF-β1-induced GLα promoter activities but had no effect on RA-induced GLα promoter activities. In order to analyze the characteristics of the RA-inducible GLα promoter region,we also constructed two mutant reporters: Smad3 binding elements (SBEs)-substituted short-GLα (short-GLα mSBE)and Runx3 binding elements (RBEs)-substituted short-GLα(short-GLα mRBE) promoter reporters. Promoter activities of the two mutant reporters to RA were comparable to that of wild type reporter, while those of the two mutant reporters to TGF-β1 were markedly diminished as compared to that of WT short-GLα. Finally, RA-induced GLα transcription was virtually disappeared by LE540, an antagonist of RA receptor (RAR). Taken together, these results suggest that RA induces GLα transcription mainly through RAR pathway, where neither Smad3/4 nor Runx3 is involved.

류마티스관절염 환자의 인슐린 저항성 결정인자

이정욱 ( Joung Wook Lee ),박영은 ( Young Eun Park ),조미라 ( Mi Ra Cho ),백승훈 ( Seung Hoon Baek ),김근태 ( Geun Tae Kim ),이준희 ( Jun Hee Lee ),김성일 ( Sung Il Kim ) 대한류마티스학회 2009 대한류마티스학회지 Vol.16 No.2

Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased cardiovascular events. These may be related to insulin resistance (IR). We evaluated status of IR and analyzed the relationship between IR and clinical and laboratory characteristics in patients with RA. Methods: We examined 52 RA patients (43 females) and 52 age and sex matched healthy controls. We measured Homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) IR, calculated according to fasting serum glucose and insulin. Results: In patients, age was 50.8±10.2 years old, disease duration was 42.1±30.9 months. In controls, HOMA IR was 0.62±0.30 and in patients, it was 1.28±0.50. This difference was highly significant (p<0.001). Patients with early RA (disease duration is less than 36 months) were 28, and established RA (more than 36 months) were 24. HOMA IR was significantly higher in patients with established RA (1.42±0.45) than those with early RA (1.16±0.45) (p=0.03), and significantly correlated with disease duration (r=0.36, p=0.01), BMI (r=0.36, p<0.001), total cumulative prednisolon dose (r=0.34, p=0.01). Disease duration and BMI were independent predictors for HOMA IR (p<0.01, p=0.03). Conclusion: In patients with RA, IR measured by HOMA IR was more significantly increased than that of healthy control and significantly correlated with disease duration, BMI, and total cumulative prednisolon dose; however, the determinants of HOMA IR in RA patients were disease duration and BMI.

마우스에서 조합시험법에 의한 고려홍삼의 생식발생독성 평가

김미라, 박동선, 장자영, 신선희, 이예은, 백인정, 연정민, 이세라 , 남상섭, 황방연, 노재섭, 김순선, 조대현, 남상윤, 이범준, 김윤배, 윤영원 충북대학교 동물의학연구소 2006 Journal of Biomedical and Translational Research Vol.7 No.1

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청각장애초등학생을 위한 음악교육프로그램 개발 연구

이드보라ㆍ남선화ㆍ정미라(Debora LeeㆍNam Sun WhaㆍJeong Mi ra) 한국특수교육학회 2016 특수교육학연구 Vol.50 No.4

3′‐Sialyllactose as an inhibitor of p65 phosphorylation ameliorates the progression of experimental rheumatoid arthritis

Kang, Li‐,Jung,Kwon, Eun‐,Soo,Lee, Kwang Min,Cho, Chanmi,Lee, Jae‐,In,Ryu, Young Bae,Youm, Tae Hyun,Jeon, Jimin,Cho, Mi Ra,Jeong, Seon‐,Yong,Lee, Sang‐,Rae,Kim, Wook,Yang John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018 British journal of pharmacology Vol.175 No.23

<P><B>Background and Purpose</B></P><P>3′‐Sialyllactose (3′‐SL) is a safe compound that is present in high levels in human milk. Although it has anti‐inflammatory properties and supports immune homeostasis, its effect on collagen‐induced arthritis (CIA) is unknown. In this study, we investigated the prophylactic and therapeutic effect of 3′‐SL on the progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in <I>in vitro</I> and <I>in vivo</I> models.</P><P><B>Experimental Approach</B></P><P>The anti‐arthritic effect of 3′‐SL was analysed with fibroblast‐like synoviocytes <I>in vitro</I> and an <I>in vivo</I> mouse model of CIA. RT‐PCR, Western blotting and ELISA were performed to evaluate its effects <I>in vitro</I>. Histological analysis of ankle and knee joints of mice with CIA was performed using immunohistochemistry, as well as safranin‐O and haematoxylin staining.</P><P><B>Key Results</B></P><P>3′‐SL markedly alleviated the severity of CIA in the mice by reducing paw swelling, clinical scores, incidence rate, serum levels of inflammatory cytokines and autoantibody production. Moreover, 3′‐SL reduced synovitis and pannus formation and suppressed cartilage destruction by blocking secretion of chemokines, pro‐inflammatory cytokines, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_metalloproteinases and osteoclastogenesis <I>via</I> NF‐κB signalling. Notably, phosphorylation of p65, which is a key protein in the NF‐κB signalling pathway, was totally blocked by 3′‐SL in the RA models.</P><P><B>Conclusions and Implications</B></P><P>3′‐SL ameliorated pathogenesis of CIA by suppressing catabolic factor expression, proliferation of inflammatory immune cells and osteoclastogenesis. These effects were mediated <I>via</I> blockade of the NF‐κB signalling pathway. Therefore, 3′‐SL exerted prophylactic and therapeutic effects and could be a novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of RA.</P>

Midazolam 투여시 선행성 건망증 발현에 관한 연구

이정하,김미라,이난영,이상호 大韓小兒齒科學會 2004 大韓小兒齒科學會誌 Vol.31 No.3

최근 의식하 진정요법에 많이 이용되고 있는 Midazolam의 임상적 효과로는 항불안, 진정, 수면, 항경련, 근이완, 기억상실 등이 있는데, 이중 기억상실효과는 주로 선행성 건망증(anterograde amnesia)으로 약물투여 후 약물의 작용이 지속되는 동안에 경험한 일들을 기억하지 못하는 현상이다. 이는 시술 중 환자의 협조를 얻을 수 있으면서도 시술 후 환자는 시술중의 불편한 과정을 기억하지 못하는 효과를 얻을 수 있다는 임상적 장점이 있다. 본 연구는 Midazolam 투여 시 선행성 건망증의 발현 양상을 평가할 목적으로 약물에 대한 기왕력이 없으며 미국 마취학회 전신상태 평가기준에 따라 1등급으로 판정된 조선대학교 치과대학에 재학중인 학생 15명을 대상으로 위약, 경구용 Midazolam 투여, 주사용 Midazolam의 비강내 투여 후 Snograss와 Vanderwart에 의해 표준화된 260개 그림 시리즈를 이용하여 선행성 건망증의 발현정도를 평가한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. Midazolam의 경구투여와 비강내 투여 시 선행성 건망증의 정도가 위약에 비해 유의하게 높았다 (P<0.01). 2. Midazolam의 비강내 투여시 선행성 건망증의 정도가 경구투여보다 높았으나 유의한 차이는 없었다(P>0.01). 3. Midazolam의 경구투여와 비강내 투여 모두 약물투여 15분 후부터 선행성 건망증을 보이기 시작하여 경구투여시는 45분, 비강내 투여시는 30분에 가장 높은 효과를 보였다. 4. 약물투여 30분이 지나면서 비강내 투여보다 경구투여에서 선행성 건망증의 정도와 진정정도가 더 높았으나 유의한 차이는 없었다(P>0.01). 본 결과로 미루어 보아 Midazolam을 투여한 후 선행성 건망증은 경구투여와 비강내 투여 모두 약물투여 15분 후부터 나타났으며 30분 전까지는 비강내 투여에서 30분이 지나면 경구투여에서 더 높은 효과를 보이는 경향이 관찰된 바, 치과치료시 Midazotam의 경구투여와 비강내 투여를 이용한 의식진정요법을 시행함에 있어 국소마취 등의 고통스러운 과정은 최소약물투여 15분 후 시행하는 것이 향후 치과진료에 대한 환자의 긍정적 자세를 유도하는 데 도움이 되리라 사료된다. The purpose of this study was to assess the anterograde amnesic effect of Midazolam administrated by in-tranasal and oral route. Fifteen healthy volunteers(ASA I) were administrated with placebo, oral Midazolam (15mg), intranasal Midazolam (0.25mg/1kg) every 2 weeks. First picture cards were shown to volunteers before medication. At 15, 30, 45 minutes, other picture cards were shown to volunteers. BP, SpO₂ and sedation scores were measured. After 24 hours, the volunteers were questioned about their memory of pictures. To assess amnesic effect, recall and recognition test were performed using a series of picture cards designed for this purpose. The obtained results were as follows; 1. Compared to placebo, Midazolam group(oral and intranasal) experienced a significant anterograde amnesic effect (P<0.01). 2. There was no difference between oral and intranasal Midazolam (P>0.01). 3. Anterograde amnesic effect of oral and intranasal Midazolam group began at 15minutes. It became increasingly, oral Midazolam group experienced extremely amnesic effect at 45minutes, intranasal Midazolam group was at 30minutes. 4. After 30minutes of Midazolam administration, anterograde amnesia of oral Midazolam group is more effective than intranasal Midazolam group.

소아에서의 악관절 기능장애 증례보고

이상호,이미라,우종윤 大韓小兒齒科學會 1990 大韓小兒齒科學會誌 Vol.17 No.2

Temporamandibular disorders have symptoms such as pain, muscular tenderness, clicking noise in the TMJ and restriction of mandibular movement. The diversity of problems and causes of pain among patients is so great that there is no particular method of treatment which can be applied without differentiation to a large group of patient. Temporamandibular disorder in children and adolescents have been studied since the beginning of the 1970s. A report of child who had been treated with occlusal splint due to TMJ disorder was presented.

정신분열병 환자에서 얼굴 영상의 작동기억 장애 : 기능자기공명영상연구

이창욱,김태석,주라형,박주미,박여진,김종진,전신수,배치운,김정진,이수정,이철,백인호 大韓神經精神醫學會 2005 신경정신의학 Vol.44 No.2

Objectives : Impaired processing of facial information is one of the broad ranges of cognitive deficits seen in patients with Schi-zophrenia. We aimed to elucidate the differences in brain activities involved in the process of facial working memory between schizophrenic patients and healthy comparison subjects. Methods : Twelve patients with schizophrenia were recruited along with twelve demographically matched healthy volunteers as a comparison group. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to assess cortical activities during the Perfor-mance of a 2-back working memory paradigm using images of neutral faces as mnemonic content. Rcsults : The patient group performed the tasks with reduced accuracy. Group analysis revealed that the left fusiform gyrus, the right superior frontal gyrus, the bilateral middle frontal gyri/insula, the left middle temporal gyrus, the precuneus, the quadrangular lobules and the vermis of cerebellum showed decreased cortical activities in the patient group. On the other hand, an increased level of activation in the lateral prefrontal cortex and the pahetal lobule was observed from the patient group, all in the right hemisphere. Conulusion : A decreased level of activity in the left fusiform gyrus among the patient group implicates inefficient processing of facial information. An increased level of activation in prefrontal and parietal neural networks from the patient group confirms earlier findings on the impaired working memory of patients with schizophrenia.

Oct4 단백질의 DNA - 결합 영역에 융합된 HIV - 1 integrase

이민전,서진욱,김미라,신차균 中央大學校 遺傳工學硏究所 2002 遺傳工學硏究論集 Vol.15 No.1

Human immunodeficience virus type-1 (HIV-1) integrase (IN) mediates integration of viral DNA into the host cell genome which is an essential step during the life cycle of retroviruses. HIV-1 IN shows four enzymatic activities in vitro: non-specific DNA- binding, endonucleolytic (3'-processing), integration (strand transfer), and disintegration activities. Oct4 as a transcription factor recognizes and binds the specific sequences containing 5' -ATGCAAAT-3'. In order to study the specific binding and enzymatic activities of the integrase protein, we constructed the four different fusion proteins (OctIN1, OctIN2, INKOct1, INKOct1) using different combination of HIV-1 IN and Oct4 protein. The fusion proteins were overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified by Ni-NTA and SP-sepharose columns. Analysis of the enzymatic activities showed that all the four fusion proteins has detectable endonucleolytic and integration activities, suggesting that the fusion proteins can be used to study derected integration and sequence specific DNA-binding of the integrase fusion protein.

광중합기를 이용한 광학적 치아우식활성도 검사법

이난영,김미라,오유향,이창섭,이상호 大韓小兒齒科學會 2004 大韓小兒齒科學會誌 Vol.31 No.4

레이저와 플라스마 광, 할로겐 광 중합기를 이용하여 각 개인의 우식 활성도를 측정할 수 있는지를 규명하기 위해 7-8세 아동 45명을 대상으로 치아의 순면과 협면에 각 광원을 조사하고 특수 필터를 사용하여 초기 치아우식증으로 판별된 치아의 개수를 측정하여 기존의 우식활성도 측정방법인 dDfFtT rate와 mutans streptococci 측정법 Lactobacilli 측정법과 비교, 평가하고 그 특이도, 민감도, 예측력을 평가하였다. 1. 아르곤 레이저, 플라스마 광, 할로겐 광 조사시 육안검사시 보다 유의하게 많은 초기우식 병소가 관찰되었다(p<0.05). 2. 아르곤 레이저, 플라스마 광, 할로겐 광을 이용한 우식활성도 측정법은 dDfFtT rate와 양의 상관관계(γ= 0.42, 0.41, 0.39)를 보였다(p<0.01). 3. 기존의 우식활성도 측정방법을 기준으로 하여 평가한 결과 특이도와 민감도, 예측력은 모두 레이저가 가장 높았으며 플라스마 광, 할로겐 광 순으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 아르곤 레이저와 플라스마 광, 할로겐 광을 이용한 형광법은 모두 양호한 진단학적 지표를 보여줌으로써 향후 광학적 우식활성검사법으로 활용 가능성이 높을 것으로 사료된다. The purpose of this study was to develop a practical caries activity test by fluorescence using laser, plasma light and halogen light. The subjects of study were 45 children of 7-8 years old. Argon laser, plasma light and halogen light were irradiated to buccal or labial surface of all teeth. Fluorescence of initial carious lesion from teeth was observed through barrier filter and the number of teeth showing lesion was counted. Visual examination for the dDfFtT, mutans streptococci screening test and Lactobacilli colony counting were also done. Data analysis was accomplished by Axelsson's method. The result from the present study can be summarized as follows. 1. Laser, plasma light and halogen light could detect the initial carious lesions better than visual examination(p<0.05). 2. There was positive correlation between laser(r=0.42), plasma light(r=0.41), halogen light(r=0.39) and dDfFtT rate(p<0.01). 3. The specificity, sensitivity and predictive value was showed highest value in laser. but was showed favorable value in plasma light and halogen light. In regard to above results, laser, plasma light and halogen light all considered to be reliable method for determining individual caries activity. And they were also considered to be practical method because it would be simple, inexpensive, and time saving method.