Free Paper Session : Upper Gastrointestinal Tract 1 ; Prevalence And Risk Factors For Atrophic Gastritis And Intestinal Metaplasia

( Na Young Kim ),( Dong Ho Lee ),( Joo Sung Kim ),( Hyun Chae Jung ),( In Sung Song ),( Kyung Phil Kang ),( Jung Hoon Lee ),( Jae Il Chung ),( Hyun Cheul Choi ),( Taek Man Nam ),( Sang Hyup Lee ),( Yo 대한소화기학회 2007 SIDDS Vol.9 No.-

Background/Aims: The prevalence of gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection is high in Korea. This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence rate of atrophic gastritis (AG) and intestinal metaplasia (IM) and their risk factors in the aspect of Hp virulence factors, environmental and host factors in normal population. Methods: The subjects consisted of 389, 135 H. pylori-negative and 254 H. pylori-positive. AG and IM were scored histologically by the Sydney classification in the antrum and body, respectively. Prevalence rate and bacterial factors such as cagA, vacA m1, m2, and oipA; environmental factors such as smoking, alcohol drinking; host factors such as genetic polymorphisms for IL-IB-511, IL-IRN, TNF-A, IL-10-592, IL-10-819, IL-10-1082, IL-8-251, IL-6-572, GSTP1, and p53 codon 72 were evaluated. Risk factors were calculated by multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The prevalence rate of AG increased from 25%, 0% in the age of 20s, 45% and 22% in the 40s and 50% and 35% in the over 70s in the antrum and body, respectively (p<0.001). In case of IM it increased from 11.1% and 6.4% in the 30s up to 43% and 43% in over 70s in the antrum and body, respectively, (p<0.001). The positive rates of AG and IM were significantly higher in the Hp-positive than in the Hp-negative subjects. Multivariate analysis showed that the risk factors for AG were Hp infection, age ≥60, cagA and vacA m1 positive. In case of IM the risk factors were Hp infection, age ≥60, smoking, spicy food, occupation (unemployed or non professional vs. professional), IL6-572 G carrier over C/C and IL10-592 C/A vs. A/A. Conclusions: The prevalence rate of AG and IM increased proportional to age. The most risk factor for AG and IM was Hp infection. Bacterial factors were important for AG but environmental and host factors were rather important in case of IM.

Biological activities of a Water-soluble Polysaccharide(CPS) from Korean Capsosiphon fulvescens

Na, Ye Seul,Woo Jung Kim,Sung Min Kim,Yean Kyoung Koo,Hye Sook Yun,Yong-Il Park 한국당과학회 2009 한국당과학회 학술대회 Vol.2009 No.1

Seaweed extracts have recently been found to have biological activities including effects on the immune system, anticoagulant system, cancer, etc. Capsosiphon fulvescens is a green alga that is widely distributed in the Southern coastal area of Korea. Crude polysaccharides were obtained from this seaweed collected at a coastal area of Wando, Korea, mainly by dilute acid extraction, ethanol precipitation and CaCl2 precipitation. It was further purified by DEAE-cellulose column chromatography and its chemical composition, structural analysis, immunostimulating activity, anticoagulation activity, anticancer activity and osteogenesis was determined. From HPLC analysis molecular mass of this polysaccharide was determined to be approximately 385 kDa. Elemental analysis of CPS, The estimation of only four elements, that is carbon(31.9398% w/w), hydrogen(4.9022% w/w), nitrogen(0.6318% w/w) and sulfur(6.2166% w/w), was undertaken. CPS stimulated the production of TNF-α to a level 80 times greater than the normal. Also CPS induced IL-6 secretion from RAW264.7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, Cf–PS treatment increased the expressions of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the inducible form of nitric oxide (iNOS). The CPS could significantly increase anticoagulant activity, which was especially characterized by activated partial thrombloplastin time (APTT) and thrombloplatin time (TT). Two hundred ug/ml of CPS delayed the APTT up to 61 s. And TT of CPS reached up to 32 s. MTT assay showed that the CPS significantly inhibited the proliferation of cultured human MKN-45 gastric cancer cells in a dose-dependent manner. Also nitrite plays an important role in the formation of carcinogenic nitrosamine. One percentage of CPS eliminated the nitrite up to approximately 50%. CPS plays a role for osteoblastic bone metastasis by promoting both osteoblasts proliferation and apoptosis of osteoclasts. One mg/ml of CPS increased the osteoblast cell growth up to approximately 150% and decreased the osteoclast cell growth up to approximately 60% by induction of apoptosis.

Estimating Leaf Area Index of Paddy Rice from RapidEye Imagery to Assess Evapotranspiration in Korean Paddy Fields

Sang?Il Na,Suk Young Hong,Yi?Hyun Kim,Kyoung?Do Lee,So?Young Jang 한국토양비료학회 2013 한국토양비료학회지 Vol.46 No.4

Leaf area index (LAI) is important in explaining the ability of crops to intercept solar energy for biomass production, amount of plant transpiration, and in understanding the impact of crop management practices on crop growth. This paper describes a procedure for estimating LAI as a function of image?derived vegetation indices from temporal series of RapidEye imagery obtained from 2010 to 2012 using empirical models in a rice plain in Seosan, Chungcheongnam?do. Rice plants were sampled every two weeks to investigate LAI, fresh and dry biomass from late May to early October. RapidEye images were taken from June to September every year and corrected geometrically and atmospherically to calculate normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Linear, exponential, and expolinear models were developed to relate temporal satellite NDVIs to measured LAI. The expolinear model provided more accurate results to predict LAI than linear or exponential models based on root mean square error. The LAI distribution was in strong agreement with the field measurements in terms of geographical variation and relative numerical values when RapidEye imagery was applied to expolinear model. The spatial trend of LAI corresponded with the variation in the vegetation growth condition.

활성화된 렛트 비만세포와 마우스 소양증에 대한 한약재로 조성된 WSY-1075의 항염증 및 항소양 효과

황성연 ( Sung Yeoun Hwang ),이승호 ( Seung Ho Lee ),이가위 ( Chia Wei Lee ),김장호 ( Jang Ho Kim ),장선일 ( Seon Il Jang ),김안나 ( An Na Kim ),김홍준 ( Hong Jun Kim ) 대한본초학회 2013 大韓本草學會誌 Vol.28 No.4

Objectives : This study was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory and anti-pruritic effects of WSY-1075 composited with Corni Fructus, Angelica gigantis Radix, Lycii Fructus, Ginseng Radix, Cervi parvum Cornu and Cinnamomi Cortex in rat peritoneal mast cells (RPMCs) and scratching mouse model. Methods : WSY-1075 was prepared by extracting with 30% ethanol. In the present study, we investigated the effect of WSY-1075 on the production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and histamine in rat peritoneal mast cells (RPMCs) activated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) plus calcium ionophore A23187, and on the scratching behavior in mice treated with pruriogens. Results : WSY-1075 was not cytotoxic effect in used all concentration. PMA plus A23187 treatment significantly increased TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 production compared with media control in RPMCs. However, TNF-α, IL1β and IL-6 production increased by PMA plus A23187 treatment were significantly inhibited by WSY-1075 (200 μg/mL and 400 μg/mL). WSY-1075 also inhibited the histamine release from RPMCs stimulated by compound 48/80, which promotes histamine release. Moreover, WSY-1075 administration had an inhibitory effects on the scratching behavior induced by pruritogen (compound 48/80, histamine, serotonin and substence P) in ICR mice. Conclusion : These results suggest that WSY-1075 administration (200 mg/kg or 400 mg/kg) has the anti-inflammatory and anti-pruritic effects on the activated rat peritoneal mast cell and mouse pruritus. WSY-1075 has a potential use as a composition of medicinal plants for treatment against inflammation- and pruritus-related disease.

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).

한국인 원발성 사구체신염에서의 IL-1β, IL-1Ra, TNF-α 유전자 다형성에 관한 연구

박미나 ( Mi Na Park ),강양일 ( Yang Il Kang ),이상열 ( Sang Youl Rhee ),정래익 ( Lae Ik Jeong ),나승연 ( Seung Yeon Na ),정경환 ( Kyung Hwan Jeong ),이상호 ( Sang Ho Lee ),이태원 ( Tae Won LEE ),임천규 ( Chun Gyoo Ihm ) 대한신장학회 2006 Kidney Research and Clinical Practice Vol.25 No.2

Thymol attenuates the worsening of atopic dermatitis induced by <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> membrane vesicles

Kwon, Hyo Il,Jeong, Na Hee,Jun, So Hyun,Son, Joo Hee,Kim, Shukho,Jeon, Hyejin,Kang, Sun Chul,Kim, Sang Hyun,Lee, Je Chul Elsevier 2018 INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY Vol.59 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P> <I>Staphylococcus aureus</I> membrane vesicles (MVs) aggravate atopic dermatitis (AD) through the delivery of bacterial effector molecules to host cells and the stimulation of inflammatory responses. This study investigated the inhibitory effect of thymol, a phenolic monoterpene found in essential oils derived from plants, on the worsening of AD induced by <I>S. aureus</I> MVs both <I>in vitro</I> and <I>in vivo</I>. The sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations of thymol disrupted <I>S. aureus</I> MVs. Intact <I>S. aureus</I> MVs induced the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine (interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α) and chemokine (IL-8 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1) genes in cultured keratinocytes, whereas thymol-treated <I>S. aureus</I> MVs did not stimulate the expression of these genes. Topical application of thymol-treated <I>S. aureus</I> MVs or treatment with thymol after intact <I>S. aureus</I> MVs to AD-like skin lesions diminished the pathology of AD. This included decreases in epidermal/dermal thickness and infiltration of eosinophils/mast cells, and inhibited expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine and chemokine genes in mouse AD model. Moreover, thymol significantly suppressed the Th1, Th2, and Th17-mediated inflammatory responses in AD-like skin lesions induced by <I>S. aureus</I> MVs, and reduced the serum levels of immunoglobulin (Ig) G2a, mite-specific IgE, and total IgE. In summary, thymol disrupts <I>S. aureus</I> MVs and suppresses inflammatory responses in AD-like skin lesions aggravated by <I>S. aureus</I> MVs. Our results suggest that thymol is a possible candidate for the management of AD aggravation induced by <I>S. aureus</I> colonization or infection in the lesions.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> The subMICs of thymol disrupt <I>S. aureus</I> membrane vesicles (MVs). </LI> <LI> Thymol-treated <I>S. aureus</I> MVs do not induce inflammatory responses in keratinocytes. </LI> <LI> Thymol inhibits worsening of AD-like lesions induced by <I>S. aureus</I> MVs. </LI> </UL> </P>

Silibinin polarizes Th1/Th2 immune responses through the inhibition of immunostimulatory function of dendritic cells

Lee, Jun Sik,Kim, Sang Gap,Kim, Hyung Keun,Lee, Tae-Hyung,Jeong, Young-Il,Lee, Chang-Min,Yoon, Man-Soo,Na, Yong Jin,Suh, Dong-Soo,Park, Nam Cheol,Choi, In-hak,Kim, Gi-Young,Choi, Yung Hyun,Chung, Hae Liss 2007 Journal of Cellular Physiology Vol.210 No.2

<P>Silibinin is the primary active compound in silymarin. It has been demonstrated to exert anti-carcinogenic effects and hepato-protective effects. However, the effects of silibinin on the maturation and immunostimulatory activities exhibited by dendritic cells (DCs) remain, for the most part, unknown. In this study, we have attempted to determine whether silibinin can influence surface molecule expression, dextran uptake, cytokine production, capacity to induce T-cell differentiation, and the signaling pathways underlying these phenomena in murine bone marrow-derived DCs. Silibinin was shown to significantly suppress the expression of CD80, CD86, MHC class I, and MHC class II in the DCs, and was also associated with impairments of LPS-induced IL-12 expression in the DCs. Silibinin-treated DCs proved highly efficient with regard to Ag capture via mannose receptor-mediated endocytosis. Silibinin also inhibited the LPS-induced activation of MAPKs and the nuclear translocation of the NF-κB p65 subunit. Additionally, silibinin-treated DCs evidenced an impaired induction of Th1 response, and a normal cell-mediated immune response. These findings provide new insight into the immunopharmacological functions of silibinin, especially with regard to their impact on the DCs. These findings expand our current understanding of the immunopharmacological functions of silibinin, and may prove useful in the development of therapeutic adjuvants for acute and chronic DC-associated diseases. J. Cell. Physiol. 210: 385–397, 2007. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.</P>

Oligo - 누클레오티드 primer 를 이용한 사람 인터루킨 - 2 - cDNA의 E . coli 내 클로닝

강성만,김성완,정일엽,나도선,김지영,한문희 ( Seong Man Kang,Sung Wan Kim,Il Yub Chung,Doe Sun Na ) 생화학분자생물학회 1988 BMB Reports Vol.21 No.1

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).

Caffeic acid phenethyl ester inhibits the inflammatory effects of interleukin-1β in human corneal fibroblasts

Yang, Jae-Wook,Jung, Won-Kyo,Lee, Chang-Min,Yea, Sung Su,Choi, Yung Hyun,Kim, Gi-Young,Lee, Dae-Sung,Na, Giyoun,Park, Sae-Gwang,Seo, Su-Kil,Choi, Jung Sik,Lee, Young-Min,Park, Won Sun,Choi, Il-Whan Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. 2014 IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY AND IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY Vol.36 No.5

<P><I>Context</I>: Expression of various inflammatory mediators in corneal fibroblasts contributes to corneal inflammation.</P><P><I>Objective</I>: The purpose of this study was to assess the possible effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on the expression of inflammatory mediators during an inflammatory response in human corneal fibroblasts.</P><P><I>Materials and methods</I>: The levels of interleukin (IL)-6, monocyte chemotactic protein (MCP)-1, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) from IL-1β-exposed human corneal fibroblasts were measured with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). The regulatory mechanisms of CAPE on cellular signaling pathways were examined using Western blot and electrophoretic mobility shift assays. A functional validation was carried out by evaluating the inhibitory effects of CAPE on neutrophil and monocyte migration <I>in vitro</I>.</P><P><I>Results</I>: CAPE inhibited the expression of IL-6, MCP-1 and ICAM-1 induced by the pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-1β in corneal fibroblasts. The activation of AKT and NF-κB by IL-1β was markedly inhibited by CAPE, whereas the activity of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) was not affected. CAPE significantly suppressed the IL-1β-induced migration of differentiated (d)HL-60 and THP-1 cells.</P><P><I>Discussion</I>: These anti-inflammatory effects of CAPE may be expected to inhibit the infiltration of leukocytes into the corneal stroma <I>in vivo</I>.</P>