Genetic effect of <i>CCR3</i> and <i>IL5RA</i> gene polymorphisms on eosinophilia in asthmatic patients

Lee, June-Hyuk,Chang, Hun Soo,Kim, Ji Hyun,Park, Se-Min,Lee, Yong Mok,Uh, Soo Taek,Rhim, Taiyoun,Chung, Il Yup,Kim, Yong-Hoon,Park, Byung Lae,Park, Choon-Sik,Shin, Hyoung Doo Elsevier 2007 The journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol.120 No.5

<P><B>Background</B></P><P>Eosinophilic infiltration and peripheral blood eosinophilia in asthma require the cooperation of eosinophil-specific cytokines and chemokines and their receptors.</P><P><B>Objective</B></P><P>We investigated the association of polymorphisms in <I>CCR3</I> and <I>IL5RA</I> with asthma susceptibility or peripheral blood eosinophilia and the effects of the polymorphisms on receptor expression.</P><P><B>Methods</B></P><P>Polymorphisms in <I>CCR3</I> and <I>IL5RA</I> were identified and genotyped in 576 asthmatic patients and 180 healthy control subjects. CCR3 and IL-5 receptor α (IL-5Rα) protein expression on eosinophils was measured by means of flow cytometry.</P><P><B>Results</B></P><P>Although polymorphisms in <I>CCR3</I> were not associated with asthma susceptibility, the <I>CCR3</I> haplotype <I>ht2</I> showed a negative gene dose effect on the eosinophil count (<I>P</I> = .003–.009). <I>IL5RA c.−5091G>A</I> was weakly associated with eosinophil count. The effects of <I>ht2</I> were greater when paired with <I>IL5RA c.−5091A</I> (<I>P</I> = .001–.002). CCR3 protein expression was higher on eosinophils of asthmatic patients without <I>ht2</I> than in those with <I>ht2</I>. Asthmatic patients with the <I>IL5RA c.−5091A</I> allele showed higher IL-5Rα expression than those who were homozygous for the G allele.</P><P><B>Conclusion</B></P><P>The genetic association between <I>CCR3</I> polymorphisms and the number of circulating eosinophils was revealed as a novel finding. These associations were more pronounced when the <I>CCR3</I> polymorphisms were paired with polymorphisms in <I>IL5RA</I>. The protein expression levels of CCR3 and IL-5Rα on peripheral blood eosinophils are associated with the polymorphisms on their own genes.</P><P><B>Clinical implications</B></P><P>The identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes of <I>CCR3</I> and <I>IL5RA</I> might be useful in developing markers for intermediate phenotypes of eosinophil number and in designing strategies to control diseases related to hypereosinophilia.</P>

Pulmonary inflammation caused by silica dioxide nanoparticles in mice via TXNIP/NLRP3 signaling pathway

Je‑Oh Lim,Je‑Won Ko,Tae‑Yang Jung,Woong‑Il Kim,So‑Won Pak,In‑Sik Shin,Won‑Kee Yun,Hyoung‑Chin Kim,Jeong‑Doo Heo,Jong‑Choon Kim 대한독성 유전단백체 학회 2020 Molecular & cellular toxicology Vol.16 No.3

Background Silica dioxide nanoparticles (SiONPs) have been used for various medical applications, including therapeutics and imaging, and the use of SiONPs has increased gradually over the years. However, despite an increase in the use of SiONPs, not much is known about mechanism of action of SiONPs and their pulmonary toxicity. Objective The present study investigated the pulmonary toxicity of SiONPs and explored the underlying mechanism of action, primarily focusing on thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP)/NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) in SiONPs-treated mice. We investigated the toxic effects of SiONPs in the lung of BALB/c mice administered 5, 10, and 20 mg/kg SiONPs for 3 days. Results Exposure to SiONPs markedly increased inflammatory cell counts, including those of neutrophils and macrophages, and levels of inflammatory mediators, such as interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α in a dose-dependent manner in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Moreover, the inflammation was verified upon histopathological analysis. In addition, exposure to SiONPs increased the expression of TXNIP in a dose-dependent manner and, in turn, upregulated NLRP3 inflammasome proteins, which subsequently induced IL-1β production. Conclusion Collectively, exposure to SiONPs induced inflammation in the lungs of mice, which resulted in the activation of IL-1β production via the TXNIP-NLRP3 axis. Our results provide useful information on the pulmonary toxicity induced by SiONPs and provide insights into the underlying mechanism of action.

관상동맥질환을 동반한 모야모야병 1례

김동기,이영태,김기향,김성만,김대경,김두일,김동수 白中央醫療院 2005 仁濟醫學 Vol.26 No.1

Moyamoya disease is an occlusive intracranial arteriopathy with an abnormal cerebral vascular collateral networks. Although this disease is known to be associated with stenosis of extracranial arteries, such as the renal artery, a case associated with stenosis of the coronary artery is extremely rare. We report a case of coronary artery occlusive disease affected by Moyamoya disease. The patient was a 38-year-old female experiencing intermittent headache and exer tional chest pain. Cerebral MRI showed complete obstruction of both internal carotid arteries and abnormal cerebrovascular systems which confirmed Moyamoya disease. Coronary angiography showed a significant stenosis of left anterior descending coronary artery ostium with TIMI grade I collateral blood flow from the normal right coronary artery. After coronary artery stenting and medical treatment for headache, her subjective symptoms were relieved. In Moyamoya patient, an evaluation of the extracranial (especially coronary artery) vascular system should be considered if there are some evidences of coronary artery disease.

급성심근경색후 발생한 심실중격결손 2례

김태희,이재호,김애란,허민영,문치숙,정수룡,김대경,김두일,김동수 인제대학교 백병원 2002 仁濟醫學 Vol.23 No.4

Ventricular septal defect remains an infrequent but devastating complication of acute MI. Approximately 1∼3% of cases of acute myocardial infarction are complicated by ventricular septal rupture in the prethrombolytic era and the incidence has decreased to 0.2% with reperfusion therapy. This mechanical complication usually occurs within the first 10 to 14 days when necrotic tissue is most abundant and the collateral coronary circulation is not well developed. This lesion is generally associated with complete coronary obstruction rather than severe stenosis. Rupture of the ventricular septum is a severe mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction, usually resulting in death unless surgical repair is performed. The bad prognosis of this event within the first 2 weeks indicates the need for early surgical rapair. This complication is more frequent after the first acute myocardial infarction in the elderly and secondary to a transmural myocardial infarction. We report two cases of ventricular septal rupture after acute myocardial infarction.

CS 약침의 항염증 및 항산화 활성에 대한 연구

김학주 ( Hak Ju Kim ),김수경 ( Soo Kyung Kim ),최일환 ( Il Hwan Choi ),정철 ( Chul Jung ),여서원 ( Hsu Yuan Lu ),두경희 ( Kyeong Hee Doo ),김민경 ( Min Kyung Kim ),조승연 ( Seung Yeon Cho ),박정미 ( Jung Mi Park ),고창남 ( Chang 대한면역약침학회 2012 대한면역약침학회지 Vol.1 No.1

Objectives: CS has been used as effective pain reducing pharmacoacupunture in clinical fields, however its constituents and physiological activity have not been yet certified by experiment. This experimental research was to analyze the component of CS Yakchim and prove its anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effect. Methods: Content of protein, glucose, crude fat and crude ash was calculated. Anti-oxidant effect was measured using 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl(DPPH) free radical scavenging activity. Anti-inflammatory effect was measured with COX-2 kit and RAW 264.7 macrophage. the concentration of TNF-α and IL-6 was measured by Enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay. Results: CS Yakchim is consist of 0.17% of protein, 0.32% of glucose, 95.19% of crude fat and 0.32% of crude ash. CS showed better anti-oxidant effect than its control sample. CS COX-2 inhibiting capacity was better than its Indomethacin control sample. Inflammatory cytokine production was reduced but not at transcription level. Conclusions: These results showed that CS Yakchim is consist protein, glucose, crude fat and crude ash. CS Yakchim anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effect.

Solar Cells: Amorphous Zinc Stannate (Zn₂SnO₄) Nanofibers Networks as Photoelectrodes for Organic Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells (Adv. Funct. Mater. 25/2013)

Choi, Seung‐,Hoon,Hwang, Daesub,Kim, Dong‐,Young,Kervella, Yann,Maldivi, Pascale,Jang, Sung‐,Yeon,Demadrille, Renaud,Kim, Il‐,Doo WILEY‐VCH Verlag 2013 Advanced Functional Materials Vol.23 No.25

<P>Highly porous amorphous Zn<SUB>2</SUB>SnO<SUB>4</SUB> electrodes are prepared using electrospinning techniques and combined with organic or ruthenium dyes to fabricate dye‐sensitized solar cells. As reported by Sung‐Yeon Jang, Renaud Demadrille, Il‐Doo Kim, and co‐workers on page 3146, the devices based on 3‐μm‐thick electrodes and the organic dyes demonstrate significantly improved performances compared to those using the ruthenium complex. Using this approach, solar cells with power conversion efficiencies up to 3.7% are obtained. </P>

HPLC-ICP/MS 와 ICP/MS를 이용한 FAPAS 07187 쌀의 총비소, 무기비소, 카드뮴 측정

노현명 ( Hyun Myung Noh ),김지영 ( Ji Young Kim ),김원일 ( Won Il Kim ),( Anitha Kunhikrishnan ),김민지 ( Min Ji Kim12 ),김경진 ( Gyeong Jin Kim ),박기문 ( Ki Moon Park ),류지혁 ( Ji Hyock Yoo ),김두호 ( Doo Ho Kim ),이영자 ( Y 한국환경농학회 2013 한국환경농학회 학술대회집 Vol.2013 No.-

Metal (loid)s such as environmental contaminants affect food safety. Metal (loid)s exist trace extremely in agriculture products. Therefore it is important to analyze accurately about trace these metals. High resolution techniques and quality controls are needed to analyze these materials. In order to achieve quality results, standardized methods and techniques are required. So ISO(International Organization for Standardization) of laboratory proficiency testing is determination of laboratory testing performance by means of inter-laboratory comparison. The values have been derived as a consensus of a number of laboratories using a variety of methods. Proficiency tests were applied to analyze the metal(loid)s [inorganic arsenic (As), total As and cadmium (Cd)] in powdered rice FAPAS 07187 (Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme; February-April 2013). The rice powder sample was extracted with 1% HNO3 for inorganic As for microwave-assisted extraction using water at 95℃ for 90 min and their analysis by HPLC/ICPMS. Also, HNO3 for total As and Cd using microwave-assisted extraction using at 200℃ for 50 mins and analysis by ICP/MS. Validation check was performed for accuracy using CRM (NMIJ CRM 7503-a) for inorganic As, and CRM (IRMM-Rice CRM) for total arsenic and cadmium. The result were satisfactory. FAPAS 07187 the z-scores of inorganic As, total As and Cd in powdered rice were-1.8,-0.9 and 0.2(lzl<2, respectively).

A soft biomolecule actuator based on a highly functionalized bacterial cellulose nano-fiber network with carboxylic acid groups

Wang, Fan,Jeon, Jin-Han,Park, Sukho,Kee, Chang-Doo,Kim, Seong-Jun,Oh, Il-Kwon The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016 SOFT MATTER Vol.12 No.1

<P>Upcoming human-related applications such as soft wearable electronics, flexible haptic systems, and active bio-medical devices will require bio-friendly actuating materials. Here, we report a soft biomolecule actuator based on carboxylated bacterial cellulose (CBC), ionic liquid (IL), and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) electrodes. Soft and biocompatible polymer-IL composites were prepared via doping of CBC with ILs. The highly conductive PEDOT: PSS layers were deposited on both sides of the CBC-IL membranes by a dip-coating technique to yield a sandwiched actuator system. Ionic conductivity and ionic exchange capacity of the CBC membrane can be increased up to 22.8 times and 1.5 times compared with pristine bacterial cellulose (BC), respectively, resulting in 8 times large bending deformation than the pure BC actuators with metallic electrodes in an open air environment. The developed CBC-IL actuators show significant progress in the development of biocompatible and soft actuating materials with quick response, low operating voltage and comparatively large bending deformation.</P>

김치의 숙성중 Coliform Bacteria의 변화

김일두,박미자,김순동 대구효성가톨릭대학교 식품과학연구소 1997 식품과학지 Vol.9 No.-

김치 담금재료의 청정화에 대한 기초적 자료를 얻을 목적으로 김치의 숙성중 대장균 등 미생물의 변화를 조사하였다. 김치는 10℃에서 숙성시켰으며, 제조법은 일반법에 준하였다. 그 결과 총균수는 담금일에는 김치즙액 ㎖당 4.30 log CFU를 나타내었으나 숙성 10일째는 8.53 log CFU를 숙성 20일째는 9.30 log CFU를 나타내었다. 또 이시기에 효모수는 각각 2.18, 4.93, 8.81 log CFU를, 젖산균수는 이시기 총균수의 2%, 83%, 67%를 각각 나타내었다. Coliform bacteria의 수는 담금 6일까지는 김치즙액 ㎖당 1.31~2.79 log CFU를 보였다가 8~14일사이에는 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 산미가 강한 숙성말기, 즉 숙성 16~20일 사이에 다시 검출되었다. To improve the clarification of making materials of kimchi, this study was conducted to investigated the changes in the number of microorganisms during fermentation at 10℃ for 20 days. The number of total cell counts of the kimchi juice at 0 day, 10 days and 20 days of fermentation were log count of 4.3, 8.53 and 9.25 per ㎖, respectively, and that of yeasts were log count of 2.18, 4.93 and 8.81 per ㎖. The number of lactic acid bacteria for total cell count at 0 day 10 days and 20 days were 2, 83 and 63%. The number coliforms up to 6 days of fermentation were the log count of 1.31~2.79 per ㎖. And those at 8~14 days was not detected but those of 16~20 days was detected.

春·秋二期作 감자의 品種別 年差間 生育 및 收量特性의 變化

金翰琳,姜一斗 濟州大學校 亞熱帶農業硏究所 1999 亞熱帶農業硏究 Vol.16 No.-

Abstract This study was conducted to determine the recommendable potato cultivar for spring and fall cropping using 7 cultivars containing Dejma in Chejudo from May, 1997 to November, 1998. The emergence rate in 1997 was higher than in 1998. There was no difference between cultivars in spring cropping, but the rate in Dejima, Gosi 2, and Gosi 5 were great in fall cropping. Significant differences between cultivars were found in the stem length and the number of stems per plant in spring and fall cropping. The stem of Dejima in sping and that of Gosi 3 in fall were long. The number of stems was large in Gosi 4 in spring and in Gosi 2 in fall. The number of tubers per plant in Gosi 4 was large in spring and fall cropping, but this resulted in light tuber and low rate of marketable yield. The number of tubers and the average tuber weight were great in Dejima, Gosi 1, Gosi 2, and Gosi 5. There was no significant difference between cultivars in the specific gravity of tuber. A difference between cultivars in the marketable yield was found in spring and fall cropping, but not in total yield. The Marketable yield of Gosi 1, Gosi 2, and Gosi 5 were greater than Dejima, but the dehiscent tubers in. Gosi 5 resulted in low marketability. As a result, the recommendable Cultivars in Cheju-do were Gosi 1, and Gosi 2 for spring and fall croppin.