Adiponectin Attenuates the Inflammation in Atopic Dermatitis-Like Reconstructed Human Epidermis

( Hee-seok Seo ),( Ki Hyun Seong ),( Chang-deok Kim ),( Seong Jun Seo ),( Byung Cheol Park ),( Myung Hwa Kim ),( Seung-phil Hong ) 대한피부과학회 2019 Annals of Dermatology Vol.31 No.2

Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic disorder, with a vicious cycle of repetitive inflammation and deterioration of the epidermal barrier function. Adiponectin, an adipokine, has anti-inflammatory effects on various metabolic and inflammatory disorders. Recently, its level was found to be reduced in serum and tissue samples from AD patients. Objective: We aimed to investigate the effects of adiponectin on epidermal inflammation and barrier structures in AD skin. Methods: A three-dimensional in vitro epidermal equivalent model mimicking AD was obtained by adding an inflammatory substance cocktail to normal human epidermal equivalents (HEEs). The expression of epidermal differentiation markers, primary inflammatory mediators, and lipid biosynthetic enzymes was compared between adiponectintreated AD-HEEs, untreated control AD-HEEs, and normal HEEs. Results: Adiponectin co-treatment 1) inhibited the increase in mRNA expression of major inflammatory mediators (carbonic anhydrase II, neuron-specific NEL-like protein 2, thymic stromal lymphopoietin, interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and human beta-defensin-2) from keratinocytes in AD-inflammatory HEEs, 2) enhanced the expression of lipid biosynthetic enzymes (fatty acid synthase, HMG CoA reductase, and serine-palmitoyl transferase), and 3) promoted the expression of differentiation factors, especially filaggrin. We also found that the expression of adiponectin receptor-1 and -2 decreased in the epidermis of chronic AD lesion. Conclusion: Activation of the adiponectin pathway is expected to enhance epidermal differentiation and barrier function as well as attenuate inflammatory response to AD as a therapeutic approach. (Ann Dermatol 31(2) 186∼195, 2019)

Lysophosphatidic acid increases mesangial cell proliferation in models of diabetic nephropathy via Rac1/MAPK/KLF5 signaling

Kim, Donghee,Li, Hui Ying,Lee, Jong Han,Oh, Yoon Sin,Jun, Hee-Sook Nature Publishing Group UK 2019 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.51 No.2

<▼1><P>Mesangial cell proliferation has been identified as a major factor contributing to glomerulosclerosis, which is a typical symptom of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) levels are increased in the glomerulus of the kidney in diabetic mice. LPA is a critical regulator that induces mesangial cell proliferation; however, its effect and molecular mechanisms remain unknown. The proportion of α-SMA<SUP>+</SUP>/PCNA<SUP>+</SUP> cells was increased in the kidney cortex of <I>db/db</I> mice compared with control mice. Treatment with LPA concomitantly increased the proliferation of mouse mesangial cells (SV40 MES13) and the expression of cyclin D1 and CDK4. On the other hand, the expression of p27<SUP>Kip1</SUP> was decreased. The expression of Krüppel-like factor 5 (KLF5) was upregulated in the kidney cortex of <I>db/db</I> mice and LPA-treated SV40 MES13 cells. RNAi-mediated silencing of KLF5 reversed these effects and inhibited the proliferation of LPA-treated cells. Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) were activated, and the expression of early growth response 1 (Egr1) was subsequently increased in LPA-treated SV40 MES13 cells and the kidney cortex of <I>db/db</I> mice. Moreover, LPA significantly increased the activity of the Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate (Rac1) GTPase in SV40 MES13 cells, and the dominant-negative form of Rac1 partially inhibited the phosphorylation of p38 and upregulation of Egr1 and KLF5 induced by LPA. LPA-induced hyperproliferation was attenuated by the inhibition of Rac1 activity. Based on these results, the Rac1/MAPK/KLF5 signaling pathway was one of the mechanisms by which LPA induced mesangial cell proliferation in DN models.</P></▼1><▼2><P><B>Kidney disease: Mechanisms of diabetes-related damage</B></P><P>A potent molecular mediator of diabetic kidney disease induces its pathogenic effects via proteins that could be targeted with future drug therapies. Yoon Sin Oh
from Eulji University in Seongnam-si and Hee-Sook Jun from Gachon University in Incheon, both in South Korea, and colleagues treated certain cells found in the kidney’s glomerulus, the organ’s filtering unit, with a signaling molecule called lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) that is elevated in the blood of diabetic mice. They showed that LPA stimulated cellular proliferation and boosted the expression of proteins involved in regulating the cell cycle and a multipurpose signaling pathway. They then inhibited the activity of these proteins to prevent the kidney cells’ hyperproliferation, both in cell culture and in diabetic mice. The results highlight the potential of blocking mediators of LPA signaling to treat kidney-related complications of diabetes.</P></▼2>

담낭 방선균증 1예

김형수,정진원,김양수,우준희,송현순,류지소,김명환,김남중 대한감염학회 2003 감염과 화학요법 Vol.35 No.5

저자들은 우상복부 통증과 소화불량을 주소로 내원한 83세 여자 환자에서 국내 최초로 담낭 방선균증을 진단하고 치료 관찰 중으로 이에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous disease, characterized by abscess formation, tissue fibrosis, and draining sinuses. Actinomycosis of the gallbladder is very rare and has not yet been reported in Korea. We report a case of actinomycosis of the gallbladder in an 80-year-old women with history of cholelithiasis for 3 years, preoperatively misidentified as gallbladder cancer. Histologic section of the gallbladder showed Gram-positive branching bacilli compatible with actinomyces. After cholecystectomy, the patient received intravenous ampicillin for 4 days, followed by amoxicillin for 4 months thereafter.

정신훈련 프로그램의 실시에 따른 체육수업 참여유형 비교연구

김원배,김정수,정청희,노희덕,홍준희 師範大學 體育硏究所 1998 서울大學校 體育硏究所論集 Vol.19 No.1

The purpose of this study was to identify the student participation styles in elementary school physical education classes. To identify the student participation styles, the factors such as subject, teacher, parents, the level of family economy and classroom environments were investigated. To achieve the purpose of this study was observed during 3 months in 1997. Educational ethnography was used in order to collect qualitative date. The subjects were 40 students on grade 4 in Chang Soe elementary school. Student participation styles were categorized six domains based on classroom teacher's observation and evaluation about them for 4 months. This styles included 'enthusiastic students', 'officious helpers', 'modifiers', 'ball girl-ball boys', 'timid paragons', and 'halfway students' Enthusiastic student was characterised by learning ability and attitude in his classroom, Officious helper by interference in other students in classes, Modifiers by the his tendency of exchange and execuse about the teacher-assigned-task, Ball girls-ball boys by yield their opportunity to participation in games and took peripherial position as by-hnaders, Timid paragons by work his task only when the teacher let him ordered and listen to teacher's explanation attentively, Halfway students by very bad learning attitude and made distribute the learning circumstances by their mischief. The result of this study were as follows;

만성 승모판 패쇄부전증 환자에서의 안지오텐신 전환효소 억제제의 장기 투여 효과

김대희,이명묵,이해영,조현재,박승정,서재빈,서정원,양한모,윤창환,조상호,이준희,김용진,김명아,손대원,오병희,박영배 대한순환기학회 2004 Korean Circulation Journal Vol.34 No.2

기저질환이 없는 사람에서 발생한 Campylobacter fetus에 의한 재발성 심내막염 1예

전재범,정진원,김성혜,송문희,오형철,안성기,최상호,김남중,김양수,우준희,류지소 대한감염학회 2004 감염과 화학요법 Vol.36 No.6

C. fetus 심내막염은 드물게 발생하는 질환으로 주로 면역능이 저하된 환자에서 발병하고 대동맥판을 침범하는 경우가 많으며 적절한 치료가 되지 않을 경우 치사율이 높다. 저자들은 기저질환이 없던 69세 남자에서 C. fetus 심내막염을 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. 환자는 발열로 내원하여 시행한 혈액배양 검사상 C. fetus가 동정되었고 경식도 초음파 검사상 삼첨판에 증식증이 발견되어 심내막염 진단하에 ceftriaxone에 이어 meropenem으로 총 4주간 항생제를 투여받고 호전되었다가 한달 후 다시 재발하였고 판막부전 소견 진행하여 삼첨판 치환술을 시행받고 전신상태 호전되어 퇴원하였다. Campylobacter fetus is a rare cause of endocarditis. To date, only about 30 cases of C. fetus endocarditis have been reported mainly in the elderly with chronic underlying illnesses. Most cases showed tendency to involve aortic valve. This report describes a case of native tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in a 69-year-old man without any underlying disease. Despite adequate antibiotic therapy for 4-weeks, endocarditis recurred and leading to surgical valve replacement.

급성 백혈병 환자에서 감염증의 양상 및 예후인자에 관한 연구 : 1988년∼1995년까지

정희진,김병수,신상원,김열홍,김우주,김민자,김준석,박승철,김권범 대한감염학회 1998 감염 Vol.30 No.3

목적 : 급성 백혈병의 경우 골수기능이 억제되고 항암화학요법에 따른 골수기능 저하로 감염의 위험이 증가하며 감염의 치료가 환자의 생존에 큰 영향을 미치게 된다. 이에 저자들은 1988년부터 1995년까지 고대 구로병원에 급성 백혈병으로 입원했던 환자들 중 입원 기간 내 감염이 있었던 경우를 대상으로 하여 감염의 위험인자 및 감염증의 예후를 후향적으로 분석함으로써 향후 급성 백혈병환자의 감염의 치료에 대한 지침을 얻고자 하였다. 방법 : 급성 백혈병으로 확진된 환자들 중 감염병에 이환된 경우를 대상으로 하여 각각을 미생물학적 확인감염, 임상적 확인감염, 그리고 설명 불가열로 구분하였다. 각각의 경우에서 감염 당시의 호중구 수, 호중구 감소 기간, 항암화학요법과의 연관성, 감염 병소, 배양된 검체 및 원인균, 선택적 소화관 살균법의 사용여부 및 골수회복 여부 등을 조사한 후 환자의 예후와 어떤 관계가 있는 지 조사하였다. 결과 : 연구 대상은 총 113예로 남녀비는 46:67 이었고 평균연령은 34±13세, 진단은 급성 골수성 백혈병 (AML)이 84예, 급성 림프구성 백혈병(ALL)이 29예였으며, 감염시 평균 호중구수는 663±1678/㎣이었고, 호중구 감소 기간은 평균 18±13일이었다. 감염양상은 항암화학요법과 연관된 감염이 84예로 대부분이었고 미생물학적 확인 감염이 40예로서 35%였으며, 폐렴과 원발성 패혈증이 각각 20예와 19예로 가장 많았고, 카테터 연관 감염이 7예로 나타났다. 배양된 균주는 E. coli가 10예(25%)로서 가장 많았으며, 전체적으로 E. coli, P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae 등의 그람음성균이 63%로 대부분을 차지하였으나 최근 그람양성구군 및 진균의 분리율이 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 감염증의 예후를 분석한 결과 진균 감염인 경우나 호중구 감소 기간이 긴 경우 사망률이 높았으며 그 중에서도 골수 기능이 회복 여부가 환자들의 생존과 통계적으로 유의한 연관이 있었다.(P=0.01). 결론 : 급성 백혈병 환자들에서의 감염은 관해유도화학요법 후 초래되는 호중구 감소와 유의한 관계가 있으며, 폐렴 및 패혈증의 임상양상을 보이는 경우가 흔하고, 원인균별로는 그람 음성균이 주류를 이루나 최근 그람 양성균 감염이 증가하는 추세를 보였다. 감염의 예후 인자로는 진균 감염인 경우나 호중구 감소 기간이 긴 경우 사망률이 높았으나 골수 기능의 회복여부가 결정적인 역할을 하는 것으로 나타나, 향후 급성 백혈병 환자의 치료에 있어 감염 빈도의 감소와 감염에서의 조속한 회복을 위해서는 골수 기능의 회복에 중점을 두어야 할 것으로 사료된다. Background : Infection is one of the most important and fatal complications in patients with acute leukemia. The characteristics of infection in acute leukemic patients are different from those in other diseases by the lack of normal inflammatory responses or distinct clinical evidence except fever. To improve the outcome of acute leukemia, it is very important to recognize the risk factors, patterns and prognostic factors of acute leukemia. Methods : We analyzed retrospectively the patterns of infection from 113 febrile patients with acute leukemia from January, 1988 to December, 1995. To determine the prognostic factors and the outcome of infection, the following variables were analyzed: the presence of neutropenia, use of chemotherapeutic agents, type and site of infections, isolated organisms, gastrointestinal decontamination, duration of neutropenia, and bone marrow recovery. Results : Out of 113 febrile patients with acute leukemia, 84 infection episodes(74%) occurred after chemotherapy. The mean duration of neutropenia was 18±13 days. The incidence of microbiologically-documented infection(MDI) was 35%(40/113). Pneumonia was the most common infection(26%), followed by primary sepsis(24%), catheter-related infection(9%). In cases of MDI, 63% were caused by gram-negative bacteria, followed by gram-positive bacteria(28%), and fungi(10%). Escherichia coli(25%) was the most common isolated in MDI. Regarding the prognostic factors in cases with infections, the recovery of bone marrow function was the only statistically significant factor(P=0.01). Conclusion : Infection has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality in acute in acute leukemic patients. To prevent infection and thereby improve the prognosis of acute leukemia, restoration of bone marrow function at early stage is important.

척수압박으로 발현된 급성 골수성 백혈병에 동반된 과립구성 육종 1 례

윤상준,김영곤,김희종,박유환,정춘해,김양수,김태균,박영진,전호종 조선대학교 부설 의학연구소 2000 The Medical Journal of Chosun University Vol.25 No.1

저자들은 척수압박으로 하지마비를 보인 환자에서 수술 후에 급성 백혈병에 동반된 과립구성 육종으로 진단된 환자 1례를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다. Granulocytic sarcoma(GS) is an uncommon tumor composed of immature cells of the granulocytic series. Most case of GS occur in the course of acute leukemia and the blast crisis of chronic leukemia, Rarely, however, it may present before leukemia becomes clinically apparent. It may also occur in patients with myeloproliferative disoders. GS has been reported that it occurs in 3% to 9% of patients with acute myelogenous leukemia(AML) and the incidence of GS is reported to be higher in patients with t(8;21). GS occurs relatively commonly in africa and has been reported to affect 10-25% of black children presenting with AML. This is very rare case of granulocytic sarcoma with AML(FAB M5) presented with spinal cord compression which was supported by decompression laminectomy.

Case Report : Autosomal Translocation Patient Who Experienced Premature Menopause: A Case Report

( Tae-hee Kim ),( Yesol Kim ),( Do-won Jeong ),( Eun-gyeong Lee ),( Dong-su Jeon ),( Jun-mo Kim3 ) 대한폐경학회 2015 대한폐경학회지 Vol.21 No.2

Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a condition in which the ovarian functions of hormone production and oocyte development become impaired before the typical age for menopause. POF and early menopause are present in a broad spectrum of gonad dysgenesis, from a complete cessation of ovarian function to an intermittent follicle maturation failure. Actually POF has been identified as a genetic entity (especially chromosome X), but data on genetic factors of premature menopause are limited. Until now, several cases revealed that inactivation of X chromosomes has an effect on ages of premature menopause and females with balanced or unbalanced X-autosome translocations can have several reproductive problems. On the other hand, there have been a few data that was caused by autosome-autosome translocation can lead. Therefore we report a relevant case of POF with translocation between chromosomes 1 and 4. She had her first menstrual period at the age of 12, and after 7 years she stopped menstruation. Chromosomal analysis showed 46, XX, t (1;4) (p22.3;q31.3). While evaluating this rare case, we could review various causes (especially genetic factors) of POF. To remind clinicians about this disease, we report a case of POF caused by autosomeautosome translocation with a literature review. (J Menopausal Med 2015;21:112-114)

케이슨 변위 발생 원인분석 및 보강대책 사례

남준희(Nam, Jun?Hee),김완호(Kim, Wan-Ho),김우규(Kim U-Gyu),이강일(Lee, Kang-Il) 한국지반신소재학회 2019 한국지반신소재학회 학술발표회 Vol.2019 No.10