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Baek EJ, Jung DY, Seung NR, Jang YJ, Park EJ, Kim KH. Immunohistochemical differentiation of keratins and involucrin between palmar psoriasis, chronic hand eczema and hyperkeratotic hand eczema. Contact Dermatitis 2024; 90:385-393. [PMID: 38205911 DOI: 10.1111/cod.14499] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Common hyperkeratotic palmar skin lesions include chronic hand eczema (CHE), hyperkeratotic hand eczema (HHE), palmar psoriasis (PP). However, clinically differentiating these disorders is often challenging. OBJECTIVES To compare the expressions of keratin (K) 5, K9, K14 and involucrin in palmar hyperkeratotic lesions (HHE, CHE and PP). MATERIALS AND METHODS Immunohistochemical staining was performed on skin biopsy specimens obtained from the palms of patients clinically diagnosed with CHE, HHE and PP (n = 21, 24 and 18, respectively). RESULTS K5 and K14 expression levels were higher in the spinous and granular layers of PP and HHE compared to CHE. Involucrin was expressed in the basal layer of PP and HHE but not in CHE. K9 expression was decreased in PP and HHE compared to CHE. CONCLUSION Keratin and involucrin expression in the epidermis are markers of keratinocyte differentiation. Expression levels of keratin and involucrin were similar between the HHE and PP groups, suggesting that HHE shares pathogenesis with PP rather than CHE.
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- Eun Joo Baek
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea
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In SM, Park DY, Sohn IK, Kim CH, Lim HL, Hong SA, Jung DY, Jeong SY, Han JH, Kim HJ. Experimental study of the potential hazards of surgical smoke from powered instruments. Br J Surg 2015; 102:1581-6. [PMID: 26331459 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.9910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many surgical instruments have been replaced with powered devices in open gastrointestinal and laparoscopic surgery. The production of smoke as a result of vaporization of surgical tissue is inevitable, and exposure to surgical smoke is a long-standing concern. These vapours are potentially hazardous to patients and surgical teams. The present research was designed to compare various surgical devices to determine whether viable cells exist in their surgical smoke. METHODS The search for viable cells in surgical smoke was conducted using both in vitro and in vivo experiments. Various cancers were cauterized with electrocautery, radiofrequency ablation and ultrasonic scalpels, and the resulting surgical smoke was aspirated with Transwell(®) membrane; viable cells were sought in the surgical smoke. In an in vivo experiment, samples of SCC7 were cauterized with an ultrasonic scalpel and the sediment from the rinsed Transwell(®) membrane liquid after centrifugation was injected subcutaneously into the lower back of mice. RESULTS Viable cells were found only in the smoke from ultrasonic scalpels (in all 25 samples taken 5 cm from the cautery; 2 of 25 samples at 10 cm). Viable cells in the surgical smoke from ultrasonic scalpels implanted in mice grew in 16 of 40 injection sites. Histological and biochemical analyses revealed that these cancer cells were identical to the cancer cells cauterized by the ultrasonic scalpel. CONCLUSION Viable tumour cells are produced in the surgical smoke from tumour dissection by ultrasonic scalpel. Surgical relevance Surgical smoke is a byproduct of dissection using a number of powered devices. Hazards to operating room personnel and patients are unclear. This study has shown that use of an ultrasonic dissection device can produce smoke that contains viable tumour cells. Although the model is somewhat artificial, a theoretical risk exists, and measures to evacuate surgical smoke efficiently are important.
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- S M In
- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Departments of Medical Genetics, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Departments of Pathology, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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- Departments of Otolaryngology, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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Joo SY, Choi BK, Kang MJ, Jung DY, Park KS, Park JB, Choi GS, Joh J, Kwon CH, Jung GO, Lee SK, Kim SJ. Development of functional human immune system with the transplantations of human fetal liver/thymus tissues and expanded hematopoietic stem cells in RAG2-/-gamma(c)-/- MICE. Transplant Proc 2009; 41:1885-90. [PMID: 19545750 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2009.02.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 02/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is an increasing need for suitable animal models for the study of the human immune system and disease. The purpose of this study was to develop a practical in vivo model of human immune cell repopulation using ex vivo expanded human fetal liver-derived CD34(+) hematopoietic stem cells and subrenally coimplanted fetal liver/thymus tissues. METHODS Freshly isolated fetal liver-derived CD34(+) hematopoietic stem cells were frozen until injected and ex vivo expanded with various cytokines for 7 days. After fetal liver/thymus tissues were subrenally coimplanted into preirradiated Rag2(-/-)gamma(c)(-/-) mice, frozen and ex vivo expanded CD34(+) cells were injected intravenously. The peripheral blood of the mice was monitored for the detection of human cell engraftment using flow cytometry. Then we confirmed human T-cell function by in vitro function assays. RESULTS After fetal liver/thymus tissues were coimplanted into the irradiated Rag2(-/-)gamma(c)(-/-) mice, with frozen and ex vivo expanded CD34(+) hematopoietic stem cells, human cell engraftments were determined using hCD45 and multilineage markers. The cultured cells with the cytokine combination of stem cell factor, thrombopoietin, Flk2/Flk3 ligand (FL), and interleukin-3 showed stable and long-term engraftment compared to other combinations. The ex vivo expanded human fetal liver-derived CD34(+) hematopoietic stem cells, under our culture conditions, accomplished a large volume of expanded cells that were sustained, demonstrating self-renewal of the evaluated markers, which may have indicated long- term repopulation activity. CONCLUSION The results of this study demonstrated a practical mouse model of expanded human immune cells especially T cells in Rag2(-/-)gamma(c)(-/-) mice.
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- S-Y Joo
- Transplantation Research Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
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Jung DY, Kim EY, Joo SY, Park JB, Moon C, Kim SH, Sim EY, Joh JW, Kwon CH, Kwon GY, Kim SJ. Prolonged survival of islet allografts in mice treated with rosmarinic acid and anti-CD154 antibody. Exp Mol Med 2008; 40:1-10. [PMID: 18305392 PMCID: PMC2679315 DOI: 10.3858/emm.2008.40.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/19/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Pancreatic islet transplantation can correct the abnormal glucose metabolism of Type 1 diabetes. Although immunosuppressants greatly reduce the acute rejection rate in transplant patients, the long-term side effects can be debilitating. Therefore, researchers are seeking to develop new immunosuppressive regimens that induce maximal levels of immunosuppression with minor side effects. Rosmarinic acid (Ros A) is a secondary metabolite of certain herbs and has multiple biological activities, including anti-inflammatory effects. Here, we have investigated whether treatment of mice with a combination of Ros A and anti-CD154 monoclonal antibody (MR1) improves islet allograft survival in a murine model. After transplantation, the mice were treated with either Ros A, MR1, or both (the "double" treatment). Allograft survival was prolonged in the double-treated animals compared to animals that received only Ros A or MR1. As is the case with the single-treated animals at 15 days after transplantation, the double-treated recipients did not display a significant decrease in the expression of cytokines or the population of activated T cells. Infiltrating CD3(+) T cells were reduced in the MR1- or double therapy relative to control or RosA group. However, at the same time point, double-treated graft showed fewer apoptotic cells and increased expression of insulin and glucagons, compared to the single-treatment groups. Furthermore, long-term (>150 days) allografts that were received with double therapy exhibited larger islet clusters and contained more insulin- and glucagon-positive cells, relative to the MR1-treated grafts. In conclusion, treatment with both Ros A and MR1 has a synergistic effect in murine islet allotransplantation.
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- Da Yeon Jung
- Transplantation Research Center, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea
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Kim EY, Lee EN, Lee J, Park HJ, Chang CY, Jung DY, Choi SY, Lee SK, Joh JW, Kim SJ. Two-signal blockade with anti-CD45RB and anti-CD154 monoclonal antibodies inhibits graft rejection via CD4-dependent mechanisms in allogeneic skin transplantation. Exp Mol Med 2006; 38:284-94. [PMID: 16819287 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2006.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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Blockade of signal 1 or 2 for T-cell activation by the use of anti-CD45RB and anti-CD154 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) (two-signal blockade) has been proven effective in preventing or delaying graft rejection. However, the mechanisms of its immunomodulatory effects are clearly unknown and the present studies were performed to determine how the two-signal blockade modulate allogeneic immune responses, especially T-cell mediated cellular immunity, in a murine skin allograft model. We now report on the profound inhibition of alloreactive T cells by two-signal blockade via CD4-dependent mechanisms. C57BL/6 mice of BALB/c skin allograft were treated with anti-CD45RB, anti-CD154, CTLA4-Ig, or their combinations. For depletion of CD4 or CD8 T cells, the recipients received CD4-depleting or CD8-depleting mAb. We confirmed that survival of skin allograft was markedly prolongated in the two-signal blockade-treated group. In depletion study, anti-CD45RB, anti-CD154 and CD4-depleting mAb-treated group showed acute rejection of skin allograft in contrast to CD8-depleting group treated with the two-signal blockade. In the group treated with the two-signal blockade, the proportions of CD4+CD45RB(low) and CD8+CTLA-4 regulatory T cells were increased while effector CD8+ T cells, including IFN-gamma-secreting and CD8+CD62L(low) T cells, were decreased when compared with non-treated group. In contrast, the CD4-depleted group treated with the two-signal blockade resulted in recovery from immunoregulatory effects of two-signal blockade. In addition, results of IL-4 and IL-10 production were also showed CD4-dependence. Therefore, the two- signal blockade is accompanied by CD4-dependent mechanisms in allogeneic skin transplantation.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antibodies, Blocking/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Blocking/pharmacology
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- CD4 Antigens/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- CD40 Ligand/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/immunology
- Flow Cytometry
- Graft Rejection/immunology
- Graft Rejection/prevention & control
- Interleukin-10/biosynthesis
- Interleukin-4/biosynthesis
- Leukocyte Common Antigens/immunology
- Lymphocyte Activation/immunology
- Lymphocyte Depletion
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/immunology
- Skin Transplantation
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/cytology
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
- Transplantation, Homologous
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- Eun Young Kim
- Transplantation Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 135-710, Korea
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Puerariae Radix (PR), Puerariae Flos (PF), and Puerariae Surculus (PS) as well as their constituents were tested for induction of rat growth hormone (rGH) release by both rat pituitary cell culture and in vivo experimentation in order to develop them to novel drugs. Through a calibration curve of the rGH released by addition of rat growth hormone-releasing hormone (rGHRH) to rat pituitary cells, the 70 % ethanol extracts of PR and PS increased rGH release by about 1.6 and 1.7 times as high, respectively, as the control group (264.6 +/- 13.6 pM). However, each puerarin type as a representative constituent of PR in Korea Pharmacopeia (KP) and tectorigenin and an important ingredient of PF were twice as effective as in the control group. The acid hydrolysate of Puerariae Surculus (HPS) increased rGH release concentration-dependently, and its EC (50) was approximately 10.4 microg/ml. The T (max) value for rGH after injection of 20 microg/kg of rGHRH was 10 - 30 min, while the C (max) value was increased by approximately 12-fold compared to the control group (198.2 +/- 25.0 pM) and the AUC (0 - 45) was increased to 10 times the level of the control group (10,840.9 +/- 845.5 min. pM). On the other hand, T (max) for the HPS was 60 min, while C (max) was increased approximately to 5.8 fold compared to control (244.1 +/- 36.4 pM). C (max) for puerarin was 1,028.6 +/- 502.7 pM, that is, approximately 5.2 times as high as the control level. However, tectorigenin (20 microg/kg) was of no statistical significance. Therefore, we suggest that the HPS and puerarin act either on GH secretagogue receptors or on GHRH receptor of somatotrophin as possible agonists or an inhibitor on somatostatin receptor to release rGH, respectively.
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- D Y Jung
- Drug Research and Development Team, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 129-11 Chungdam-dong, Kangnam-ku, Seoul 135-100, Korea
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Kim Y, Jung DY. Hydrothermal synthesis and magnetic behavior of a novel layered coordination polymer generated from manganese(II) adipate. Inorg Chem 2000; 39:1470-5. [PMID: 12526451 DOI: 10.1021/ic991119f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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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A novel, two-dimensional organic/inorganic coordinate polymers, Mn2(H2O)[O2C(CH2)4CO2]2, was synthesized as single crystals by the hydrothermal reaction of MnCl2 with adipic acid in the presence of base and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and SQUID magnetic measurement. It crystallized in the monoclinic space group C2/c(No. 15), with a = 21.671(2) A, b = 7.6023(7) A, c = 9.1452(9) A, beta = 108.849(7) A, Z = 4. The title compound presents a structure constituted by the stacking along [100] of MnO6 layers interleaved with adipate ions. The novel feature of the anionic layer is that it contains close-packed trans alkyl chains residing in an extended framework. Magnetization measurement shows this compound is antiferromagnetic below 15 K.
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- Y Kim
- Department of Chemistry, SungKyunKwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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A 24-year-old man showed recurrent necrotic papulovesicles of the face. The cutaneous lesions started with erythema, followed by vesicles, necrosis, and crusting, and leaving depressed scars. Light avoidance did not prevent the development of the lesions. Histologic examination revealed lymphoproliferative lesions confined to the skin. Latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection was detected in the lymphoid cells from the skin lesions by in situ hybridization. A moderate to high dosage of corticosteroids suppressed the development of new skin lesions, but relapses occurred when these systemic corticosteroids were tapered.
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- D Y Jung
- Department of Dermatology, Maryknoll Hospital, Pusan, Korea
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A new type of electromechanical total artificial heart based on a moving-actuator mechanism was developed to decrease the total pump size and to improve the fitting characteristic of the pump to atrial remnants and arterial vessels. The blood pump consists of three major parts: right and left blood sacs and a moving pump actuator between two sacs. The total weight is 810 g and the volume of the pump is 770 ml. The actuator rolls back and forth on a circular track, producing alternating blood ejection. The pump performance was evaluated in mock circulation and animal implant experiments. The pump was implanted for 100 h in a calf (approximately 100 kg) with a stable hemodynamic state until accidental (electrical short circuit) death.
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- B G Min
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea
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