PLZF+ Innate T Cells Support the TGF-beta-Dependent Generation of Activated/Memory-Like Regulatory T Cells

Kyeong-Cheon Jung,Byung Hyun Kang,Hyo Jin Park,Hi Jung Park,Jae-il Lee,Seong Hoe Park 한국분자세포생물학회 2016 Molecules and cells Vol.39 No.6

PLZF-expressing invariant natural killer T cells and CD4 T cells are unique subsets of innate T cells. Both are selected via thymocyte-thymocyte interaction, and they contribute to the generation of activated/memory-like CD4 and CD8 T cells in the thymus via the production of IL-4. Here, we investigated whether PLZF+ innate T cells also affect the development and function of Foxp3+ regulatory CD4 T cells. Flow cytometry analysis of the thymus and spleen from both CIITA transgenic C57BL/6 and wild-type BALB/c mice, which have abundant PLZF+ CD4 T cells and invariant natural killer T cells, respectively, revealed that Foxp3+ T cells in these mice exhibited a CD103+ activated/memory-like phenotype. The frequency of CD103+ regulatory T cells was considerably decreased in PLZF+ cell-deficient CII-TATgPlzflu/lu and BALB/c.CD1d−/− mice as well as in an IL-4-deficient background, such as in CIITATgIL-4−/− and BALB/ c.IL-4−/− mice, indicating that the acquisition of an activated/memory-like phenotype was dependent on PLZF+ innate T cells and IL-4. Using fetal thymic organ culture, we further demonstrated that IL-4 in concert with TGF- enhanced the acquisition of the activated/memory-like phenotype of regulatory T cells. In functional aspects, the activated/memory-like phenotype of Treg cells was directly related to their suppressive function; regulatory T cells of CIITATgPIV-/- mice more efficiently suppressed ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation compared with their counterparts from wild-type mice. All of these findings suggest that PLZF+ innate T cells also augmented the generation of activated/memory-like regulation via IL-4 production.

PLZF⁺ Innate T Cells Support the TGF-β-Dependent Generation of Activated/Memory-Like Regulatory T Cells

Kang, Byung Hyun,Park, Hyo Jin,Park, Hi Jung,Lee, Jae-Il,Park, Seong Hoe,Jung, Kyeong Cheon Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology 2016 Molecules and cells Vol.39 No.6

PLZF-expressing invariant natural killer T cells and CD4 T cells are unique subsets of innate T cells. Both are selected via thymocyte-thymocyte interaction, and they contribute to the generation of activated/memory-like CD4 and CD8 T cells in the thymus via the production of IL-4. Here, we investigated whether $PLZF^+$ innate T cells also affect the development and function of $Foxp3^+$ regulatory CD4 T cells. Flow cytometry analysis of the thymus and spleen from both CIITA transgenic C57BL/6 and wild-type BALB/c mice, which have abundant $PLZF^+$ CD4 T cells and invariant natural killer T cells, respectively, revealed that $Foxp3^+$ T cells in these mice exhibited a $CD103^+$ activated/memorylike phenotype. The frequency of $CD103^+$ regulatory T cells was considerably decreased in $PLZF^+$ cell-deficient $CIITA^{Tg}Plzf^{lu/lu}$ and $BALB/c.CD1d^{-/-}$ mice as well as in an IL-4-deficient background, such as in $CIITA^{Tg}IL-4^{-/-}$ and $BALB/c.IL-4^{-/-}$ mice, indicating that the acquisition of an activated/ memory-like phenotype was dependent on $PLZF^+$ innate T cells and IL-4. Using fetal thymic organ culture, we further demonstrated that IL-4 in concert with TGF-${\beta}$ enhanced the acquisition of the activated/memory-like phenotype of regulatory T cells. In functional aspects, the activated/ memory-like phenotype of Treg cells was directly related to their suppressive function; regulatory T cells of $CIITA^{Tg}PIV^{-/-}$ mice more efficiently suppressed ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation compared with their counterparts from wild-type mice. All of these findings suggest that $PLZF^+$ innate T cells also augmented the generation of activated/memory-like regulation via IL-4 production.

Cloning of Human Interleukin-2 cDNA in E. coli by Using Oligonucleotide Primers

강성만,김성완,정일엽,나도선,김지영,한문희,Kang, Seong-Man,Kim, Sung-Wan,Chung, Il-Yub,Na, Doe-Sun,Kim, Ji-Young,Han, Moon-Hi 생화학분자생물학회 1988 한국생화학회지 Vol.21 No.1

사람 인터루킨-2(IL-2)의 cDNA 클론을 oligo-누클레오티드를 primer로 사용하여 분리하였다. 사람 leukaemic T-cell line인 Jurkat 세포로부터 mRNA를 분리 하였다. ss-cDNA를 합성하기 위하여 인터루킨-2를 코딩하는 mRNA의 3' 끝쪽에 상보적인 30 mer oligo-누클레오티드를 역전사 반응시 primer로 사용하였으며, ds-cDNA를 합성하기 위해서는 만들어진 ss-cDNA의 3' 끝쪽에 상보적인 oligo-누클레오티드를 primer로 사용하였다. 이 ds-cDNA를 사용하여 partial cDNA library를 만든 뒤 cDNA 합성에 사용한 oligo-누클레오티드를 probe로 사용하여 콜로니 hybridization을 하여 인터루킨-2 cDNA를 찾기위하여 screen하였다. 약 200개의 transformants 중에서 세 클론이 positive signal을 나타냈다. 제한효소지도를 작성하고 누클레오티드 염기서열을 결정함으로써 이들 세 클론이 모두 인터루킨-2 cDNA를 포함하고 있음을 밝혔다. 이 결과는 우리가 만든 partial cDNA library에 인터루킨-2 cDNA가 Taniguchi 등 (1983)이 만든 total cDNA library에 들어있는 것보다 약 300배 가량 증가되어 있음을 시사한다. A cDNA clone for human interleukin-2 (IL-2) was isolated by using oligonucleotides as primers for the first and the second cDNA syntheses. Total RNA was prepared from Jurkat, a human leukaemic T-cell line, cells and mRNA was isolated. To synthesize ss-cDNA, a 30 mer oligonucleotide was used as a primer in the reverse transcriptase reaction. The sequence of the oligonucleotide was complementary to the 3' end of the coding sequence of IL-2. ds-cDNA was synthesized by DNA polymerase reaction using another oligonucleotide as a primer. A partial cDNA library was prepared using the ds-cDNA and screened for the presence of IL-2 cDNA by colony hybridization using the same oligonucleotides that were used in the cDNA synthesis reactions as probes. Three out of 200 transformants showed positive signals. Analysis of these three clones by restriction enzyme mapping and nucleotide sequencing showed that all of them contained IL-2 cDNA. Our results indicated that the IL-2 cDNA was enriched in the partial cDNA library about 300 fold over the population of IL-2 cDNA in the total cDNA library reported by Taniguchi et al. (1983).

Effect of IL-4 on the Development and Function of Memory-like CD8 T Cells in the Peripheral Lymphoid Tissues

Hi-Jung Park,Ara Lee,Jae-Il Lee,Seong Hoe Park,Sang-Jun Ha,Kyeong Cheon Jung 대한면역학회 2016 Immune Network Vol.16 No.2

CD4 ^hi CD8 ^low Double-Positive T Cells Are Associated with Graft Rejection in a Nonhuman Primate Model of Islet Transplantation

Choi, Yun Jung,Park, Hi-Jung,Park, Hye Jin,Jung, Kyeong Cheon,Lee, Jae-Il Hindawi 2018 Journal of immunology research Vol.2018 No.-

<P>Peripheral CD4/CD8 double-positive (DP) T cells are associated with autoimmune disorders, cancer, and viral infection. However, the relationship between organ transplantation and DP T cells is unclear. Here, we examined the functional characteristics of peripheral DP T cells and analyzed their significance with respect to islet graft rejection in a nonhuman primate model of islet transplantation. DP T cells were functionally equivalent to conventional CD4 and CD8 T cells in terms of helper and cytotoxic activity, respectively. DP T cells expressed high levels of CXCR5 and PD-1 and secreted IFN-<I>γ</I>, IL-4, and IL-21 in amounts equivalent to those secreted by CD4 or CD8 T cells; also, they produced large amounts of granzyme B and perforin. In addition, under steady-state conditions, DP T cells expressed eomesodermin (Eomes) and promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger (PLZF) proteins, both of which act as transcription factors in innate/memory-like T cells. The number of peripheral DP T cells in the islet transplantation model was high in the group that experienced graft rejection; this was not the case in the long-term survival group. Interestingly, numbers of effector memory T cells (TEM) within the DP T cell population increased significantly during islet graft rejection, as did those of TEM within the cytotoxic CD8 T cells. Furthermore, the most conspicuous of which was the increase of CD4<SUP>hi</SUP>CD8<SUP>low</SUP> T cell subpopulation at that point. Taken together, the data suggest that peripheral DP T cells showing an innate/memory-like phenotype have both helper and cytotoxic activity <I>in vitro</I> and that they may act as a novel biomarker for graft rejection after islet transplantation.</P>

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease 환자의 마취: 증례 보고

신일동, 이진희, 박상희 충북대학교 의과대학 충북대학교 의학연구소 2017 忠北醫大學術誌 Vol.27 No.1

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前腕部 經穴 取穴에서 骨度分寸法과 一夫法의 比較 硏究

박히준,채윤병,차웅석,박종배,이혜정,이향숙,인창식,고형균,김수영,최일환,김강식,문정배,배기태,유경환,육근영,정병주,손인철,임사비나 WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2004 東西醫學硏究所 論文集 Vol.2004 No.-

Background : The cun measurement System, an essential and convenient method in locating acupoints, has been widely used in the practice of acupuncture. However, traditional cun measurement has been criticized for its lack of reliability. Objectives : The purposes of this study are to determine if one cun measured by the directional methods have a consistency with that of proportional methods and to investigate which factors are related with these differences, especially in forearm. Methods : The distance between the elbow crease and the wrist crease of forearm was compared to a reference value of one cun obtained by the directional method. In this method, one cun is one third of the distance between index finger and Small finger of a subject, measured at proximal interphalangeal joint. In addition, to investigate the factors influencing the differences between these two methods, we measured the height and body weight and calculated body mass index (BMI). Finally we analyzed the factors correlated with these lengths by linear regression test. Results : The results showed that one cun obtained by the directional methods were significantly different from one cun by the proportional methods in forearm. It was demonstrated that the length acquired with the directional method was more correlated with body weight and body mass index, while the length obtained by the proportional method was more correlated with the height.

항갑상선제로 치료한 그레이브스병 환자의 관해예측인자

남일송,윤여일,김선규,김용현,이주영,목지오,윤석기,김철희,김영선,변동원,서교일,유명희 순천향의학연구소 2001 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.7 No.2

Background: Most cases of Graves' disease have been treated by antithyroid drugs in Korea. The major drawbacks of antithyroid drugs are the relative high rate of relapse and the inconvinience of long term therapy. Measurement of TBII and TRH stimulation test have been considered as the most reliable tests predicting relapse, but the predictive power is not high enough to use in clinical situation. This study was performed to find good prognostic indicators in Graves' disease patients after the discontinuation of antithyroid drug therapy. Subjects and methods : We restrospectively evaluated 96 patients with Graves' disease who showed normal TRH test at the end of antithyroid drug therapy and were followed for more than one year. Serum T3, T4, T3/T4 ratio, TBII, Anti-TPO Ab and TGAb levels were measured at the time of diagnosis and at the end of therapy. Two to three months after withdrawal of antithyroid medication, serum TSH and free T3 responses to TRH were examined. These parameters were compared between the relapse group and the remission group. Results : Among the 96 patients, 22 patients(22.9%) relapsed(Group Ⅱ) and 74 patients(77.1%) remained in remmision(Group Ⅰ). No significant difference was observed between the relapse and the remission group in clinical parameters, serum T3, T4, TSH, T3/T4 ratio, TBⅡ and Anti-TPO Ab determined before and after treatment. Serum TSH and free T3 levels measured after TRH stimulation were also similar in both groups. Serum TGAb levels determined at the end of treatment were significantly higher in the remission group(p<0.05). Relapse following the discontinuation of therapy occured within 24 months in 72.7% of the relapsed cases. After 24 months, relapse rate was reduced significantly. Conclusion : These results suggest that high serum TGAb levels could be a favorable prognostic indicator for the long term remission of Graves' disease treated with antithyroid drugs, and may suggest that Hashimoto's thyroiditis is combined with Graves' disease in those patients.

韓國河川의 初期損失 雨量과 流量遞減曲線에 관한 硏究

金熙鐘,全裕燦,金一龍 東亞大學校 1986 東亞論叢 Vol.23 No.1

Water discharge recession curves of runoff were composed for 6 basins from long term discharge data which has been examined on their reliability. The attenuation constant of a master recession curve between base water-discharge and initial storm loss was compared with a simple index made from geographic gradient and geologic matrix of each basin. The two values seem to have correlation, provided that the river density is taken into account. It strongly suggests that the quantative relationship between master recession curve and geography and geology of the basin would possibly be existent. The results obtained are summarized as follows; 1. a relationship between Initial storm Loss and Base Water-Dischre; r=0.74, 0.83, 0.77, 0.99, 0.98, 0.89, t=95%over 2. a relationship between constant of Initial Storm Loss (c) and Recession Coefficient; r=0.82 t=95%over 3. a relationship between River Density and Recession Coefficient; r=0.83, t=95%over. 4. a relationship between Average Gradient of the River Basin and Recession Coefficient; r=0.83, t=95%over 5. a relationship between Shape Factor and Recession Coefficient; r=0.823, t=95%over.

계지의 항염 효과에 관한 연구

박히준,이지숙,이재동,김남재,표지희,강전모,최일환,김수영,심범상,이제헌,임사비나 EAST-WEST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE KYUNG HEE UNI 2005 東西醫學硏究所 論文集 Vol.2005 No.-

Objectives : Cinnamomi Ramulus (CR), the young twing of Cinnamomi loureirii nees, has been used for treating symptoms related to pain. rheumatic arthritis and inflammation in Korean herb medicine. This study was carried out to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of CR in vivo and in vitro. Methods : Extracts of CR were prepared and the chemical components of the extracts were examined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The extracts were administrated to the rat paw edema model induced by carrageenan to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of CR. The expressions of nitric oxide (NO). prostaglandin E2(PGE2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 were also quantified in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages to survey the effect of CR in vitro. The main components were cinnamaldechyde and coumarin. Results : We examined the anti-inflammatory activity of the 80% ethanol extract of Cinnamomi Ramulus in vivo by using carrageenan-induced rat paw edema model. Maximum inhibition of 54.9% was noted at the dose of 1000㎎/㎏ after 2 hours of drug administration in carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and this showed a potent anti-inflammatory effect. Conclusions : The results showed that Cinnamomi Ramulus suppressed dose-dependently LPS-induced NO production in RAW 264.7 macrophages and also decreased iNOS protein expression. Cinnamomi Ramulus also showed a significant inhibitory effect in LPS-induced PGE2 production and COX-2 expression.