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The Role of Leptin in the Association between Obesity and Psoriasis
( Jaehyeon Hwang ),( Ju Ah Yoo ),( Hyungkee Yoon ),( Taekyung Han ),( Jongchan Yoon ),( Seoljun An ),( Jae Youl Cho ),( Jongsung Lee ) 한국응용약물학회 2021 Biomolecules & Therapeutics(구 응용약물학회지) Vol.29 No.1
Adipose tissue secretes many adipokines which contribute to various metabolic processes, such as blood pressure, glucose homeostasis, inflammation and angiogenesis. The biology of adipose tissue in an obese individual is abnormally altered in a manner that increases the body’s vulnerability to immune diseases, such as psoriasis. Psoriasis is considered a chronic inflammatory skin disease which is closely associated with being overweight and obese. Additionally, secretion of leptin, a type of adipokine, increases dependently on adipose cell size and adipose accumulation. Likewise, high leptin levels also aggravate obesity via development of leptin resistance, suggesting that leptin and obesity are closely related. Leptin induction in psoriatic patients is mainly driven by the interleukin (IL)-23/helper T (Th) 17 axis pathway. Furthermore, leptin can have an effect on various types of immune cells such as T cells and dendritic cells. Here, we discuss the relationship between obesity and leptin expression as well as the linkage between effect of leptin on immune cells and psoriasis progression.
Converting a Host Receptor into Sustained Intranasal Virucides against SARS-CoV-2 Using Nanodiscs
Jaehyeon HWANG,Wonbeom PARK,Soomin KIM,SeungJoo KIM,Suhyun KIM,Nayoon CHOI,Eunkhang PARK,Hwanju KIM,Mina KIM,Hyunjoo CHOO,Soyun CHOI,MinKyeom KIM,YeonJin CHO,Dae-Hyuk KWEON 한국생물공학회 2023 한국생물공학회 학술대회 Vol.2023 No.10
Jeong-Hwan Hwang,Mallikarjun Handigund,Joo-Hee Hwang,Yong Gon Cho,Dal Sik Kim,Jaehyeon Lee 대한진단검사의학회 2020 Annals of Laboratory Medicine Vol.40 No.6
Background: Reports on metastatic or invasive infections by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKP) have increased recently. However, the effects of its virulence on clinical course and outcomes in pneumonia patients have rarely been addressed. We assessed and compared the clinical features of hvKp and classic K. pneumoniae (cKP) strains isolated from patients with pneumonia caused by K. pneumoniae. We also investigated the effects of virulence factors and the K. pneumoniae capsular serotypes K1 and K2 on mortality. Methods: In this retrospective study, we enrolled 91 patients diagnosed as having pneumonia caused by K. pneumoniae and obtained their demographic and clinical data from medical records. We evaluated genes for K1 and K2, antimicrobial susceptibility, and the virulence genes rmpA, iutA, entB, ybtS, kfu, mrkD, and allS. Strains that possessed rmpA and iutA were defined as hvKP (N=39), while the remaining were classified as cKP (N=52). Odds ratio (OR) for the risk factors associated with 30-day mortality was calculated using the binary logistic regression model. Results: The 30-day mortality in all patients was 23.1%; it was 17.9% (7/39) in the hvKP group and 26.9% (14/52) in the cKP group (P=0.315). Bacteremia (OR=38.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.5–570.2), altered mental status (OR=8.8; 95% CI, 1.7–45.0), and respiratory rate >30 breaths/min (OR=4.8; 95% CI, 1.2–20.0) were independent risk factors for 30-day mortality in all patients. Conclusions: Our results suggest that hypervirulence determinants do not have a significant effect on 30-day mortality in patients with pneumonia caused by K. pneumoniae.