Induction of Cell Death in Human Macrophages by a Highly Virulent Korean Isolate of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> and the Virulent Strain H37Rv

Sohn, H.,Lee, K.-S.,Kim, S.-Y.,Shin, D.-M.,Shin, S.-J.,Jo, E.-K.,Park, J.-K.,Kim, H.-J. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009 Scandinavian journal of immunology Vol.69 No.1

<P>Abstract</P><P>Recent studies have suggested that virulent strains of <I>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</I> induce apoptosis in macrophages less often than do attenuated strains. K-strain, which belongs to the Beijing family, is the most frequently isolated clinical strain of <I>M. tuberculosis</I> in Korea. In this study, we investigated the differential induction of cell death in human monocytic THP-1 cells by K-strain and H37Rv, a virulent but laboratory-adapted strain of <I>M. tuberculosis</I>. Although no significant difference in growth rate was observed between the cells exposed to K-strain and those exposed to H37Rv, the levels of protective cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-&agr;, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-12p40 were lower in K-strain-infected cells than in H37Rv-infected cells. Cell viability assays showed that both K-strain and H37Rv, but not heat- or streptomycin-killed bacteria, induced THP-1 cell death in a TNF-independent manner. In contrast, double staining with fluorochrome-labelled inhibitors of caspase and propidium iodide and lactate dehydrogenase release assays revealed that K-strain induced significantly higher levels of necrotic cell death, rather than apoptosis, in THP-1 cells than did H37Rv. Anti-apoptotic <I>Bcl-2</I>, <I>Mcl-1</I>, <I>Bfl-1</I> and <I>Bcl-xL</I> in the cells were significantly upregulated following infection with K-strain compared with H37Rv, whereas <I>Bax</I> was slightly upregulated in response to infection with both H37Rv and K-strain. These results suggest that the highly virulent K-strain keeps cellular apoptosis as a host defense mechanism to a minimum and induces necrosis in macrophages.</P>

한우 육성 및 비육기 영양수준이 발육 , 사료이용성 및 도체 조성에 미치는 영향

김강식(K . S . Kim),신기준(K . J . Shin),백봉현(B . H . Paek),김용곤(Y . G . Kim),이근상(G . S . Lee),권순기(S . K . Kwon) 한국축산학회 1987 한국축산학회지 Vol.29 No.4

To evaluate the effect of feeding level on daily gain, feed efficiency and carcass composition, high (H: DCP and TDN was supplied for 1.1㎏ daily gain × 1.1) and low (L: DCP and TDN was supplied for 0.6㎏ daily gain × 1.1) level nutrient were fed to each 12 heads of Korean native bulls (KNB) for the 1st period (body weight from about 120㎏ to 300㎏), and thereafter during 2nd period 12 heads were devided into two groups and fed with H and L-feeding level until animals weighted about 500㎏. 1. Daily gain was significantly increased (P$lt;0.05) and the feeding period was significantly decreased when fed with H level. Shifting feeding level (H→L or L→H) did not affect the daily gain during whole period although there was a trend that H level during 1st period was more efficient than L level. 2. Dry matter intake was higher with H level than with L level. 3. DCP efficiency was better when fed with L level. The efficiency of L→H level was lower than that of H→L level during whole period but was better than that of H→H level during the early phase of 2nd period. 4. TDN efficiency was not influenced by the feeding level. However, TDN efficiency of H group was slightly better than that of L group during the 1st period. 5. Dressing percentage was significantly increased when fed with H level during the 2nd period. Fat content was significantly increased when fed with H→H level, while there was no significant differences among H→L, L→H, L→L feeding levels. There was no significant differences in retailed cuts between the feeding levels. 6. Carcass price was higher and feed cost was lower when fed with L level during the 2nd period. The monthly income per head was higher when fed with H level during the 1st period, although there was no big differences between H→H and L→H feeding level.

Peroxiredoxin II promotes hepatic tumorigenesis through cooperation with Ras/Forkhead box M1 signaling pathway

Park, Y-H,Kim, S-U,Kwon, T-H,Kim, J-M,Song, I-S,Shin, H-J,Lee, B-K,Bang, D-H,Lee, S-J,Lee, D-S,Chang, K-T,Kim, B-Y,Yu, D-Y Macmillan Publishers Limited 2016 Oncogene Vol.35 No.27

<P>The current study was carried out to define the involvement of Peroxiredoxin (Prx) II in progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the underlying molecular mechanism(s). Expression and function of Prx II in HCC was determined using H-ras(G12V)-transformed HCC cells (H-ras(G12V)-HCC cells) and the tumor livers from H-ras(G12V)-transgenic (Tg) mice and HCC patients. Prx II was upregulated in H-ras(G12V)-HCC cells and H-ras(G12V)-Tg mouse tumor livers, the expression pattern of which highly similar to that of forkhead Box M1 (FoxM1). Moreover, either knockdown of FoxM1 or site-directed mutagenesis of FoxM1-binding site of Prx II promoter significantly reduced Prx II levels in H-ras(G12V)-HCC cells, indicating FoxM1 as a direct transcription factor of Prx II in HCC. Interestingly, the null mutation of Prx II markedly decreased the number and size of tumors in H-ras(G12V)-Tg livers. Consistent with this, knockdown of Prx II in H-ras(G12V)-HCC cells reduced the expression of cyclin D1, cell proliferation, anchorage-independent growth and tumor formation in athymic nude mice, whereas overexpression of Prx II increased or aggravated the tumor phenotypes. Importantly, the expression of Prx II was correlated with that of FoxM1 in HCC patients. The activation of extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK) pathway and the expression of FoxM1 and cyclin D1 were highly dependent on Prx II in H-ras(G12V)-HCC cells and H-ras(G12V)-Tg livers. Prx II is FoxM1-dependently- expressed antioxidant in HCC and function as an enhancer of Ras(G12V) oncogenic potential in hepatic tumorigenesis through activation of ERK/FoxM1/cyclin D1 cascade.</P>

성장단계별 농후사료 (濃厚飼料) 급여수준이 한우 육성빈우의 (育成牝牛) 체중변화 및 번식능력에 미치는 영향

강수원(S . W . Kang),장선식(S . S . Jang),임석기(S . K . Im),정창화(C . H . Chung),신기준(K . J . Shin) 한국영양사료학회 1996 韓國營養飼料學會誌 Vol.20 No.2

Display of membrane proteins on the heterologous caveolae carved by caveolin-1 in the Escherichia coli cytoplasm

Shin, J.,Jung, Y.H.,Cho, D.H.,Park, M.,Lee, K.E.,Yang, Y.,Jeong, C.,Sung, B.H.,Sohn, J.H.,Park, J.B.,Kweon, D.H. IPC Science and Technology Press ; Elsevier Scienc 2015 Enzyme and microbial technology Vol.79 No.-

Caveolae are membrane-budding structures that exist in many vertebrate cells. One of the important functions of caveolae is to form membrane curvature and endocytic vesicles. Recently, it was shown that caveolae-like structures were formed in Escherichia coli through the expression of caveolin-1. This interesting structure seems to be versatile for a variety of biotechnological applications. Targeting of heterologous proteins in the caveolae-like structure should be the first question to be addressed for this purpose. Here we show that membrane proteins co-expressed with caveolin-1 are embedded into the heterologous caveolae (h-caveolae), the cavaolae-like structures formed inside the cell. Two transmembrane SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor) proteins, Syntaxin 1a and vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 (VAMP2), were displayed on the h-caveolae surface. The size of the h-caveolae harboring the transmembrane proteins was ~100nm in diameter. The proteins were functional and faced outward on the h-caveolae. Multi-spanning transmembrane proteins FtsH and FeoB could be included in the h-caveolae, too. Furthermore, the recombinant E. coli cells were shown to endocytose substrate supplemented in the medium. These results provide a basis for exploiting the h-caveolae formed inside E. coli cells for future biotechnological applications.

국내 Human Immunodeficiency virus(HIV) 감염의 역학 및 면역학적 특성

신영오,장영식,허숙진,기미경,김성순,최병선,최민호,전원경,채권석,이영종 국립보건연구원 1994 국립보건원보 Vol.31 No.1

Tat-PRAS40 prevent hippocampal HT-22 cell death and oxidative stress induced animal brain ischemic insults

Shin, M.J.,Kim, D.W.,Jo, H.S.,Cho, S.B.,Park, J.H.,Lee, C.H.,Yeo, E.J.,Choi, Y.J.,Kim, J.A.,Hwang, J.S.,Sohn, E.J.,Jeong, J.H.,Kim, D.S.,Kwon, H.Y.,Cho, Y.J.,Lee, K.,Han, K.H.,Park, J.,Eum, W.S.,Choi, Pergamon ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2016 FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Vol.97 No.-

Proline rich Akt substrate (PRAS40) is a component of mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) and is known to play an important role against reactive oxygen species-induced cell death. However, the precise function of PRAS40 in ischemia remains unclear. Thus, we investigated whether Tat-PRAS40, a cell-permeable fusion protein, has a protective function against oxidative stress-induced hippocampal neuronal (HT-22) cell death in an animal model of ischemia. We showed that Tat-PRAS40 transduced into HT-22 cells, and significantly protected against cell death by reducing the levels of H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> and derived reactive species, and DNA fragmentation as well as via the regulation of Bcl-2, Bax, and caspase 3 expression levels in H<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB> treated cells. Also, we showed that transduced Tat-PARS40 protein markedly increased phosphorylated RRAS40 expression levels and 14-3-3σ complex via the Akt signaling pathway. In an animal ischemia model, Tat-PRAS40 effectively transduced into the hippocampus in animal brain and significantly protected against neuronal cell death in the CA1 region. We showed that Tat-PRAS40 protein effectively transduced into hippocampal neuronal cells and markedly protected against neuronal cell damage. Therefore, we suggest that Tat-PRAS40 protein may be used as a therapeutic protein for ischemia and oxidative stress-induced brain disorders.

Evidence of a low-temperature dipolar glass state in polycrystalline (NH4)3H(SO4)2

Shin H. K. 한국물리학회 2023 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.83 No.11

Detailed dielectric measurements are reported for polycrystalline (NH4)3H(SO4)2 at temperatures 10 K <T < 100 K and frequencies 20 Hz <ν < 3 MHz. Instead of the ferroelectric phase transition expected at 63 K, a typical dipole glass transition was observed at around 60 K. The frequency dependence of the complex dielectric permeability at T < 50 K was well described by a sum of two Cole-Cole functions. One of the two relaxators provides a background contribution to the dielectric dispersion. The most probable relaxation time for the main relaxator was best fitted to the modified Arrhenius law with τ0=3.5 ×10-13 s, E =50 Kγ, and γ =0.37.

희토류 금속을 첨가한 적철광의 자기상 전이

한경훈,신경호,김정기,정재윤 漢陽大學校 自然科學硏究所 2000 自然科學論文集 Vol.19 No.-

다결정시료(Fe₂O₃)1-x(Eu₂O₃)x (x=0.04와 0.06)계의 자기상 전이를 연구하기 위해 상온에서의 X선 회절, 액체질소온도에서 상온에 이르는 온도구간에서의 Mossbauer 분광과 약 8K에서 300K의 온도구간에서의 자기능률 측정방법을 사용하였다. X선 회절은 본 연구의 다결정시료가 a-Fe₂O₃와 동일한 rhombohedral결정구조를 가짐을 보인다. X선 회절선의 결과를 이용하여 비선형최소자승법을 써서 각 시료의 격자상수값을 구하였다. Mossbauer 분광결과는 자기상 전이가 255K<T<265K 온도 영역에서 일어남을 보인다. 온도영역 T<255K에서의 초미세 자기장의 온도 의존성에 반강자성 spinwave이론이 잘 적용됨을 보인다. 온도에 따른 magnetization의 변화로 자기상전이 온도를 관찰하였으며, 이 결과는 Mossbauer 분광 결과와 잘 일치 하였다. 상온에서의 hysteresis 곡선은 Eu농도가 증가함에 따라서 보자력이 증가하지만 자화와 잔류자화는 감소했음을 알 수 있었다. A study of magnetic transition for the polycrystalline (Fe₂O₃)1-x(Eu₂O₃)x (x=0.04 and 0.06) has been performed by the methods of X-ray diffraction at room temperature, Mossbauer spectroscopy within the temperature range from liquid nitrogen to room temperature, and a measurement of magnetic moment within temperature range of 8K∼300K. X-ray diffraction shows that the samples are in the same rhombohedral crystal structure as that of a-Fe₂O₃. The lattice parameter of the samples has been determined from X-ray diffraction patterns using computer with a progam of nonlinear square-fit. The Mossbauer results tell us that the magnetic transition of the samples occurs in the temperature region of 255K<T<265K. The temperature dependence of magnetic hyperfine field of the samples is in good agreement with a spin-wave theory for a antiferromagnetic phase within the temperature range from liquid nitrogen to 255K. The magnetic phase transition was observed by a temperature dependence of magnetization and the result was in good agreement with that of Mossbauer. Magnetic hysteresis curves indicated that the values of coercivity increase but that of magnetization and remanence of the samples decrease as increasing the concentration of Eu.

Rapid formation of hydrogen-producing granules in an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor coupled with high-rate recirculation

Jung, K.W.,Cho, S.K.,Yun, Y.M.,Shin, H.S.,Kim, D.H. Pergamon Press ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2013 International journal of hydrogen energy Vol.38 No.22

Application of an up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor to dark fermentative H<SUB>2</SUB> production greatly improves H<SUB>2</SUB> productivity due to the maintenance of high biomass concentration. However, a long start-up HRT and start-up period are required to develop the H<SUB>2</SUB>-producing granules (HPGs) and to avoid washing out the suspended sludge at the start of the process. In the present work, a novel strategy to rapidly form HPGs was developed in UASB reactor. To induce highly active mass transfer in the UASB reactor, a high recirculation rate (15 times the influent) was adopted over 10 days, then recirculation was stopped. As the operation progressed, self-flocculation took place and HPGs developed after 90 h of operation. A stable production of H<SUB>2</SUB> was observed after 20 days of operation. The thickness of the HPGs layer in the sole UASB reactor increased progressively, and consequently the average HPG diameter and concentration were 1.86 mm (0.1-3.9 mm) and 52 g/L, respectively, after 60 days of operation. These findings seem to suggest that high-rate recirculation plays a crucial role in accelerating the formation of HPGs in such UASB reactors through high up-flow velocity, providing active mass transfer.