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Einer C, Munk DE, Park E, Akdogan B, Nagel J, Lichtmannegger J, Eberhagen C, Rieder T, Vendelbo MH, Michalke B, Wimmer R, Blutke A, Feuchtinger A, Dershwitz P, DiSpirito AA, Islam T, Castro RE, Min BK, Kim T, Choi S, Kim D, Jung C, Lee H, Park D, Im W, Eun SY, Cho YH, Semrau JD, Rodrigues CMP, Hohenester S, Sandahl TD, DiSpirito AA, Zischka H. ARBM101 (Methanobactin SB2) Drains Excess Liver Copper via Biliary Excretion in Wilson's Disease Rats. Gastroenterology 2023:S0016-5085(23)00529-2. [PMID: 36966941 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Excess copper causes hepatocyte death in hereditary Wilson's disease (WD). Current WD treatments by copper-binding chelators may gradually reduce copper overload; they fail, however, to bring hepatic copper close to normal physiological levels. Consequently, lifelong daily dose regimens are required to hinder disease progression. This may result in severe issues due to nonadherence or unwanted adverse drug reactions and also due to drug switching and ultimate treatment failures. This study comparatively tested bacteria-derived copper binding agents-methanobactins (MBs)-for efficient liver copper depletion in WD rats as well as their safety and effect duration. METHODS Copper chelators were tested in vitro and in vivo in WD rats. Metabolic cage housing allowed the accurate assessment of animal copper balances and long-term experiments related to the determination of minimal treatment phases. RESULTS We found that copper-binding ARBM101 (previously known as MB-SB2) depletes WD rat liver copper dose dependently via fecal excretion down to normal physiological levels within 8 days, superseding the need for continuous treatment. Consequently, we developed a new treatment consisting of repetitive cycles, each of ∼1 week of ARBM101 applications, followed by months of in-between treatment pauses to ensure a healthy long-term survival in WD rats. CONCLUSIONS ARBM101 safely and efficiently depletes excess liver copper from WD rats, thus allowing for short treatment periods as well as prolonged in-between rest periods.
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- Claudia Einer
- Institute of Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Research Unit Analytical Pathology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- R&D Center, ArborMed Company Ltd, Pangyo, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy and Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, CHA University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Medicine II, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
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- Institute of Molecular Toxicology and Pharmacology, Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Neuherberg, Germany; Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Min BK, Kang HJ, Choi BJ, Jeon YH, Cho JY, Lee IK, Kim DW. Phenylbutyrate Ameliorates High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity via Brown Adipose Tissue Activation. Biol Pharm Bull 2020; 42:1554-1561. [PMID: 31474715 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b19-00346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Obesity, which is characterized by an excessive accumulation of body fat, is one of the critical factors causing metabolic syndrome. Many studies have been performed to identify appropriate agents to control obesity, but toxicity remains a problem. Herein, we identified that phenylbutyrate (PBA), which has been used to treat urea cycle disorder with very low toxicity for a long time, efficiently inhibited high fat-induced body weight gain in a diet-induced obesity mouse model (DIO model). PBA treatment decreased body fat mass and increased lean composition. Moreover, PBA increased brown adipose tissue (BAT) activity by increasing glucose uptake, thereby improving glucose tolerance and insulin tolerance. Interestingly, PBA could induce the expression of liver type phosphofructokinase (PFKL), a key enzyme in the glycolytic pathway, and knocking down PFKL dramatically repressed the expression level of Ucp1 as well as those of Prdm16, Cidea, Pgc1α, and Pparγ, which are marker genes for BAT activation. These results strongly suggested that PBA could increase energy expenditure by increasing BAT activity via the induction of PFKL. Taken together, PBA could be used as a therapeutic agent for people with obesity to prevent the development of metabolic syndrome.
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- Byong-Keol Min
- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University
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- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University
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- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital.,Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University.,Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital
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Min BK, Oh CJ, Park S, Lee JM, Go Y, Park BY, Kang HJ, Kim DW, Kim JE, Yoo EK, Kim HE, Kim MJ, Jeon YH, Kim YH, Lee CH, Jeon JH, Lee IK. Therapeutic effect of dichloroacetate against atherosclerosis via hepatic FGF21 induction mediated by acute AMPK activation. Exp Mol Med 2019; 51:1-12. [PMID: 31570705 PMCID: PMC6802614 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-019-0315-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Dyslipidemia-induced atherosclerosis, which has a risk of high morbidity and mortality, can be alleviated by metabolic activation associated with mitochondrial function. The effect of dichloroacetate (DCA), a general pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) inhibitor, on in vivo energy expenditure in ApoE-/- mice fed a western diet (WD) has not yet been investigated. WD-fed ApoE-/- mice developed atherosclerotic plaques and hyperlipidemia along with obesity, which were significantly ameliorated by DCA administration. Increased oxygen consumption was associated with heat production in the DCA-treated group, with no change in food intake or physical activity compared with those of the control. These processes were correlated with the increased gene expression of Dio2 and Ucp-1, which represents brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation, in both WD-induced atherosclerosis and high-fat-induced obesity models. In addition, we found that DCA stimulated hepatic fibroblast growth factor 21 (Fgf21) mRNA expression, which might be important for lowering lipid levels and insulin sensitization via BAT activation, in a dose- and time-dependent manner associated with serum FGF21 levels. Interestingly, Fgf21 mRNA expression was mediated in an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-dependent manner within several minutes after DCA treatment independent of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα). Taken together, the results suggest that enhanced glucose oxidation by DCA protects against atherosclerosis by inducing hepatic FGF21 expression and BAT activation, resulting in augmented energy expenditure for heat generation.
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MESH Headings
- AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics
- AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/drug effects
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/metabolism
- Adipose Tissue, Brown/pathology
- Animals
- Apolipoproteins E/deficiency
- Apolipoproteins E/genetics
- Atherosclerosis/drug therapy
- Atherosclerosis/etiology
- Atherosclerosis/genetics
- Atherosclerosis/pathology
- Cardiovascular Agents/pharmacology
- Dichloroacetic Acid/pharmacology
- Diet, Western/adverse effects
- Dyslipidemias/drug therapy
- Dyslipidemias/etiology
- Dyslipidemias/genetics
- Dyslipidemias/pathology
- Energy Metabolism/drug effects
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Fibroblast Growth Factors/agonists
- Fibroblast Growth Factors/genetics
- Fibroblast Growth Factors/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Iodide Peroxidase/genetics
- Iodide Peroxidase/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout, ApoE
- Mitochondria/drug effects
- Mitochondria/metabolism
- Obesity/drug therapy
- Obesity/etiology
- Obesity/genetics
- Obesity/pathology
- Oxygen Consumption/drug effects
- PPAR alpha/genetics
- PPAR alpha/metabolism
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic/drug therapy
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic/etiology
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic/genetics
- Plaque, Atherosclerotic/pathology
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase/antagonists & inhibitors
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase/genetics
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Signal Transduction
- Uncoupling Protein 1/genetics
- Uncoupling Protein 1/metabolism
- Iodothyronine Deiodinase Type II
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- Byong-Keol Min
- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School and BK21 plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Daegu, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School and BK21 plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Daegu, South Korea
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- Korean Medicine Application Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School and BK21 plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Daegu, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Center, Daegu-Gyeongbuk Medical Innovation Foundation, Daegu, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School and BK21 plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Daegu, South Korea.
- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
- Leading-edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea.
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea.
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Min BK, Park S, Kang HJ, Kim DW, Ham HJ, Ha CM, Choi BJ, Lee JY, Oh CJ, Yoo EK, Kim HE, Kim BG, Jeon JH, Hyeon DY, Hwang D, Kim YH, Lee CH, Lee T, Kim JW, Choi YK, Park KG, Chawla A, Lee J, Harris RA, Lee IK. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Is a Metabolic Checkpoint for Polarization of Macrophages to the M1 Phenotype. Front Immunol 2019; 10:944. [PMID: 31134063 PMCID: PMC6514528 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Metabolic reprogramming during macrophage polarization supports the effector functions of these cells in health and disease. Here, we demonstrate that pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK), which inhibits the pyruvate dehydrogenase-mediated conversion of cytosolic pyruvate to mitochondrial acetyl-CoA, functions as a metabolic checkpoint in M1 macrophages. Polarization was not prevented by PDK2 or PDK4 deletion but was fully prevented by the combined deletion of PDK2 and PDK4; this lack of polarization was correlated with improved mitochondrial respiration and rewiring of metabolic breaks that are characterized by increased glycolytic intermediates and reduced metabolites in the TCA cycle. Genetic deletion or pharmacological inhibition of PDK2/4 prevents polarization of macrophages to the M1 phenotype in response to inflammatory stimuli (lipopolysaccharide plus IFN-γ). Transplantation of PDK2/4-deficient bone marrow into irradiated wild-type mice to produce mice with PDK2/4-deficient myeloid cells prevented M1 polarization, reduced obesity-associated insulin resistance, and ameliorated adipose tissue inflammation. A novel, pharmacological PDK inhibitor, KPLH1130, improved high-fat diet-induced insulin resistance; this was correlated with a reduction in the levels of pro-inflammatory markers and improved mitochondrial function. These studies identify PDK2/4 as a metabolic checkpoint for M1 phenotype polarization of macrophages, which could potentially be exploited as a novel therapeutic target for obesity-associated metabolic disorders and other inflammatory conditions.
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- Byong-Keol Min
- BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Center for Plant Aging Research, Institute for Basic Science, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Daegu, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States
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- Soonchunhyang Institute of Medi-Bio Science, Soon Chun Hyang University, Cheonan, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Programs, Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
- Research Institute of Aging and Metabolism, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
- Leading-Edge Research Center for Drug Discovery and Development for Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, South Korea
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Hong JH, Choi YK, Min BK, Park KS, Seong K, Lee IK, Kim JG. Relationship between hepcidin and GDF15 in anemic patients with type 2 diabetes without overt renal impairment. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2015; 109:64-70. [PMID: 25998917 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2015.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2015] [Revised: 04/20/2015] [Accepted: 05/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
Abstract
AIMS Despite the absence of overt renal impairment and decreased erythropoietin (EPO) levels, patients are usually anemic. Hepcidin, which is induced by inflammatory stimuli, plays an important role in anemia in chronic disease. Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a putative anti-inflammatory cytokine that is elevated in type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Hence, we investigated the relationship between hepcidin and GDF15 in anemic T2DM patients without overt renal impairment. METHODS Among 1150 patients who visited Kyungpook National University Hospital for T2DM between June 2006 and June 2014, we selected 55 anemic patients without overt renal impairment (serum creatinine <1.5 mg/dL or estimated glomerular filtration rate >60 mL/min/1.73 m(2)) and other co-morbid diseases, including malignancy, thyroid disease, rheumatic arthritis, liver disease, iron-deficiency anemia and other endocrine disease. We measured anthropometric and metabolic parameters, as well as measured the serum iron, ferritin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), erythropoietin, hepcidin-25 and GDF15 levels. RESULTS Anemic T2DM patients without overt renal impairment presented a greater inflammatory state, with increased serum hsCRP, ESR and IL-6 levels compared with non-anemic T2DM patients. Both hepcidin and GDF15 levels were increased and showed a positive correlation in anemic T2DM patients. CONCLUSION In the absence of overt renal impairment, anemia in T2DM is associated with chronic inflammation, inducing elevation of hepcidin and GDF15 levels independently of the erythropoietin level.
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- Jun Hwa Hong
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea; BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program (Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Bio-Medical Convergence Program for Creative Talent), Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea
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- College of Nursing, Taegu Science University, Daegu, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea; BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program (Brain Korea 21 Plus Project for Bio-Medical Convergence Program for Creative Talent), Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea.
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Min BK, Suk K, Lee WH. Stimulation of CD107 affects LPS-induced cytokine secretion and cellular adhesion through the ERK signaling pathway in the human macrophage-like cell line, THP-1. Cell Immunol 2013; 281:122-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Revised: 12/25/2012] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Quiller RG, Baker TA, Deng X, Colling ME, Min BK, Friend CM. Transient hydroxyl formation from water on oxygen-covered Au(111). J Chem Phys 2008; 129:064702. [PMID: 18715097 DOI: 10.1063/1.2965821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- R G Quiller
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Abstract
The rate of CO oxidation to CO2 depends strongly on the reaction temperature and characteristics of the oxygen overlayer on Au(111). The factors that contribute to the temperature dependence in the oxidation rate are (1) the residence time of CO on the surface, (2) the island size containing Au-O complexes, and (3) the local properties, including the degree of order of the oxygen layer. Three different types of oxygen--defined as chemisorbed oxygen, a surface oxide, and a bulk oxide--are identified and shown to have different reactivity. The relative populations of the various oxygen species depend on the preparation temperature and the oxygen coverage. The highest rate of CO oxidation was observed for an initial oxygen coverage of 0.5 monolayers that was deposited at 200 K where the density of chemisorbed oxygen is maximized. The rate decreases when two-dimensional islands of the surface oxide are populated and further decreases when three-dimensional bulk gold oxide forms. Our results are significant for designing catalytic processes that use Au for CO oxidation, because they suggest that the most efficient oxidation of CO occurs at low temperature--even below room temperature--as long as oxygen could be adsorbed on the surface.
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- B K Min
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Min BK, Quiller RG, Deiner LJ, Friend CM. Water Dissociation Associated with NO2Coadsorption on Mo(110)-(1 × 6)-O: Effect of Coverage and Electronic Properties of Oxygen. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:20463-8. [PMID: 16853648 DOI: 10.1021/jp051839+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Water dissociation on an oxygen-covered Mo(110) surface was investigated using temperature-programmed reaction spectroscopy (TPRS) and infrared reflectance absorbance spectroscopy (IRAS). Adsorbed hydroxyl formation is enhanced by increasing the coverage of chemisorbed oxygen prior to exposure to water up to saturation (0.66 ML). Additional oxidation of the surface using NO(2) suppresses the formation of hydroxyl species (OH). There is no detectable change in the reaction of NO(2) on Mo(110)-(1 x 6)-O when either the water or hydroxyl is adsorbed on the Mo(110)-(1 x 6)-O surface prior to NO(2) adsorption. In contrast, NO(2) induces the displacement of water into the gas phase and the conversion of hydroxyl species to molecular water. Infrared spectra show that the dissociation of NO(2) populates three types of terminal oxygen sites on Mo(110)-(1 x 6)-O, and the population of the terminal oxygen at step sites increases with respect to the amount of NO(2) deposited. Overall, these results suggest that the oxidic property of oxygen results in a lack of activity for the water dissociation.
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- B K Min
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 12 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Park SW, Kim YB, Hwang SN, Choi DY, Kwon JT, Min BK, Suk JS. The effects of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea and azoxymethane on focal cerebral infarction and the expression of p53, p21 proteins. Brain Res 2000; 855:298-306. [PMID: 10677604 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(99)02384-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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If the activity of pro-apoptotic genes can be down-regulated by certain chemicals, cells may be protected from apoptosis. To test this hypothesis in a cerebral infarction model, we used N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) and azoxymethane (AOM), which were approved gene-modulating chemicals. A focal cerebral infarction was created by coagulation of the right middle cerebral artery and ipsilateral common carotid artery (CCA) and simultaneous transient occlusion of the contralateral CCA for 30 min in 25 adult Sprague-Dawley rats that were sacrificed 24 h later. In one group (n=7), MNU (5 mg/kg) was injected intravenously 30 min before initiation of ischemia. In another group (n=7), AOM (15 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally before 24 h of ischemia. The infarction volumes were checked and the brains were stained for p53 and p21 proteins. The width in micrometers of the peri-infarct area containing p53 or p21 protein-positive cells, and the number of p53 or p21 protein-positive cells (cells/HPF) were measured at an adjacent peri-infarct area. The AOM-treated group showed a significantly reduced infarction volume (by 42.5%, p<0.001), a significantly greater number of p53 positive cells (by 12.0%, p<0. 05), and a significantly wider p53 protein-positive area (by 15.6%, p<0.01) than the untreated group. AOM did not show any influence on the expression pattern of the p21 protein. MNU had no effect in the expression of p53 or p21 proteins. As a result, we concluded that AOM revealed a protective effect in ischemia by suppressing the pro-apoptotic activity of the p53 gene. Safer chemicals that can modulate apoptotic genes, if any, will provide a new therapeutic modality for cerebral infarction.
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- S W Park
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine 65-207, Han-Gang-Ro 3-ka, Yong-Sa-Koo, Seoul, South Korea.
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Kim Y, Jang DS, Park SH, Yun J, Min BK, Min KR, Lee HK. Flavonol glycoside gallate and ferulate esters from Persicaria lapathifolia as inhibitors of superoxide production in human monocytes stimulated by unopsonized zymosan. Planta Med 2000; 66:72-74. [PMID: 10705740 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1243112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Aerial parts of Persicaria lapathifolia S.F. Gray (Polygonaceae) exhibited an inhibitory effect on superoxide production in unopsonized zymosan-stimulated human monocytes. Two known compounds, quercetin 3-O-beta-(2"-galloyl)-glucopyranoside and quercetin 3-O-beta-(2"-galloyl)-rhamnopyranoside, and a new compound, quercetin 3-O-beta-(6"-feruloyl)-galactopyranoside, were isolated as the inhibitors of superoxide production by activity-guided fractionation. IC50 values were shown at the concentrations of 2.1 microM by quercetin 3-O-beta-(2"-galloyl)-glucopyranoside, 1.9 microM by quercetin 3-O-beta-(2"-galloyl)-rhamnoypranoside, and 3.5 microM by quercetin 3-O-beta-(6"-feruloyl)-galactopyranoside whose inhibitory potencies were similar to oxyphenylbutazone (IC50 = 1.9 microM) as a positive control.
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Park KY, Lee SH, Min BK, Lee KS, Choi JS, Chung SR, Min KR, Kim Y. Inhibitory effect of luteolin 4'-O-glucoside from Kummerowia striata and other flavonoids on interleukin-5 bioactivity. Planta Med 1999; 65:457-459. [PMID: 10418337 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Interleukin (IL)-5 is a chemotactic factor of eosinophils, and promotes the growth and survival of eosinophils, which plays an important role in the eosinophilia-associated allergic inflammation. In this study, luteolin 4'-O-glucopyranoside was identified as the IL-5 inhibitor from Kummerowia striata Thunb. (Leguminosae) by activity-guided fractionation followed by structural analysis compared with reported spectral data. The flavone compound exhibited dose-dependent inhibitory effect on IL-5 bioactivity with 95% inhibition at 30 microM, 79% at 15 microM, 60% at 7.5 microM, 54% at 3.8 microM and 29% at 1.9 microM, where 50% of inhibition (IC50) value was shown at the concentration of 3.7 microM. Furthermore, the inhibitory effect on IL-5 bioactivity by other flavonoid compounds available was estimated. In view of the IC50 values, the inhibitory potency on IL-5 bioactivity was in order of luteolin 4'-O-glucopyranoside > cosmosiin (14.2 microM) approximately equal to apigenin (16.4 microM) approximately equal to luteolin (18.7 microM) > quercimeritrin (27.3 microM) approximately equal to kaempferol (30.0 microM).
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Han SB, Oh GT, Yun YP, Min BK, Hyun BH, Kim HM. Rapid determination of in vivo and in vitro antibody responses by suspension hemolytic assay. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 1996; 36:33-40. [PMID: 8872917 DOI: 10.1016/1056-8719(96)00070-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A suspension hemolytic (SH) assay newly modified in this laboratory was applied to the measurement of primary IgM antibody responses, such as T-dependent, T-independent, and polyclonal B cell responses in in vivo and in vitro assays. All results of the SH assay were equal to those of the conventional plaque-forming cell (PFC) assay. With the SH assay in in vitro assays, we could separately measure the amount of the IgM that had been produced during the whole immunization period and measure the IgM newly produced during the shorter time of the assay. The immunomodulations by dioxin and glycopeptide were accurately evaluated by the SH and the PFC assay. Our study suggested that the SH assay modified in this laboratory was more advantageous because of the simplicity of the assay and better analysis of data than the PFC assay, and could be used as the primary method in studying the effects of pharmaceutical and toxic agents on humoral immune functions.
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- S B Han
- Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, KIST, Yusung, Taejon City, Korea
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A nation-wide study was performed to estimate the incidence of bladder, kidney, renal pelvis and ureter, prostate, testicular and other genitourinary cancer among Koreans in Korea using medical records of the inpatients of the beneficiaries of the Korea Medical Insurance Corporation (KMIC) from Jan. 1, 1989 to Dec. 31, 1989. The crude incidence rate of bladder cancer (ICD-9 188) is estimated to be 4.43 and 0.98 per 100,000 in males and females, respectively. Around 1,093 new cases of bladder cancer (895 male and 198 female) are estimated to occur in a year. The adjusted rate for the world population is 7.76 in males and 1.19 in females which is similar to that of Japanese in Osaka and Chinese in Shanghai, but lower than in American whites and blacks. The crude incidence of kidney, renal pelvis and ureteral cancer (ICD-9 189) is estimated to be 1.61 and 0.87 in males and females, respectively. Around 507 new cases of kidney, renal pelvis and ureteral cancer (332 male and 175 female) are estimated to occur in a year. The adjusted rate for the world population is 2.69 in males and 1.04 in females. In the prostate (ICD-9 185), the crude incidence rate of cancer is estimated to be 1.36. Around 274 new cases of prostate cancer are occurring in a year. The adjusted rate for the world population is 2.98 which is similar to the Chinese rate. The incidence of genitourinary cancer continuously increases with age.
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- C Lee
- Department of Urology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
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Choung PH, Lee JH, Chae YP, Min BK, Ann HY. Hyperbaric oxygenation after microvascular transfer of free osteocutaneous groin flap: a preliminary study. Taehan Chikkwa Uisa Hyophoe Chi 1988; 26:1173-81. [PMID: 3269858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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A new heat inactivated HBV vaccine has been evaluated for safety and immunogenicity in 203 adult recipients. The vaccine was found to be safe and highly immunogenic. Three doses of 3 micrograms given at 0, 1 and 6 months, resulted in 96% seroconversion. Three doses of 3 micrograms given at 0, 1 and 2 months produced, more rapidly, seroconversion in 92% of those immunized. Antibody to a pre-S determinant developed in four of six subjects tested.
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- W K Chung
- Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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Kaldor G, Min BK. Enzymatic studies on the skeletal myosin A and actomyosin of aging rats. Fed Proc 1975; 34:191-4. [PMID: 123207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Myosin A and actomyosin were isolated from the skeletal muscle of old and young rats. The velocity of the Ca2+ activated myosin A ATPase was increased in the case of the older animals. On the other hand the velocity of the Mg-2plus activated actomyosin ATPase was decreased in the skeletal muscle of the aging rats. At 5 X 10-5M EGTA concentration the inhibition of the Mg-2plus activated myosin B ATPase of the 1-month-old rats was two- to threefold smaller than that of the older animals. It was shown that the myosin A component of the actomyosin was responsible for the decreased troponin inhibition in the case of the 1-month-old rats. Between the ages of 1 month and 29 months the number of free myosin A SH groups decreases by 50%. The lipid peroxidation in the muscle of the 1-month-old animals.
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