Erythrophagocytosis of Lead-Exposed Erythrocytes by Renal Tubular Cells: Possible Role in Lead-Induced Nephrotoxicity

Kwon, So-Youn,Bae, Ok-Nam,Noh, Ji-Yoon,Kim, Keunyoung,Kang, Seojin,Shin, Young-Jun,Lim, Kyung-Min,Chung, Jin-Ho U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Publ 2015 Environmental health perspectives Vol.123 No.2

<P>Background: Nephrotoxicity associated with lead poisoning has been frequently reported in epidemiological studies, but the underlying mechanisms have not been fully described.</P><P>Objectives: We examined the role of erythrocytes, one of the major lead reservoirs, in lead-associated nephrotoxicity.</P><P>Methods and results: Co-incubation of lead-exposed human erythrocytes with HK-2 human renal proximal tubular cells resulted in renal tubular cytotoxicity, suggesting a role of erythrocytes in lead-induced nephrotoxicity. Morphological and flow cytometric analyses revealed that HK-2 cells actively phagocytized lead-exposed erythrocytes, which was associated with phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization on the erythrocyte membrane and generation of PS-bearing microvesicles. Increased oxidative stress and up-regulation of nephrotoxic biomarkers, such as NGAL, were observed in HK-2 cells undergoing erythrophagocytosis. Moreover, TGF-β, a marker of fibrosis, was also significantly up-regulated. We examined the significance of erythrophagocytosis in lead-induced nephrotoxicity in rats exposed to lead via drinking water for 12 weeks. We observed iron deposition and generation of oxidative stress in renal tissues of lead-exposed rats, as well as the histopathological alterations such as tubulointerstitial lesions, fibrosis, and up-regulation of KIM-1, NGAL, and TGF-β.</P><P>Conclusions: Our data strongly suggest that erythrophagocytosis and subsequent iron deposition in renal tubular cells could significantly enhance nephrotoxicity following lead exposure, providing insight on lead-associated kidney damages.</P><P>Citation: Kwon SY, Bae ON, Noh JY, Kim K, Kang S, Shin YJ, Lim KM, Chung JH. 2015. Erythrophagocytosis of lead-exposed erythrocytes by renal tubular cells: possible role in lead-induced nephrotoxicity. Environ Health Perspect 123:120–127; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408094</P>

前腕部 經穴 取穴에서 骨度分寸法과 一夫法의 比較 硏究

박히준,채윤병,차웅석,박종배,이혜정,이향숙,인창식,고형균,김수영,최일환,김강식,문정배,배기태,유경환,육근영,정병주,손인철,임사비나 WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 2004 東西醫學硏究所 論文集 Vol.2004 No.-

Background : The cun measurement System, an essential and convenient method in locating acupoints, has been widely used in the practice of acupuncture. However, traditional cun measurement has been criticized for its lack of reliability. Objectives : The purposes of this study are to determine if one cun measured by the directional methods have a consistency with that of proportional methods and to investigate which factors are related with these differences, especially in forearm. Methods : The distance between the elbow crease and the wrist crease of forearm was compared to a reference value of one cun obtained by the directional method. In this method, one cun is one third of the distance between index finger and Small finger of a subject, measured at proximal interphalangeal joint. In addition, to investigate the factors influencing the differences between these two methods, we measured the height and body weight and calculated body mass index (BMI). Finally we analyzed the factors correlated with these lengths by linear regression test. Results : The results showed that one cun obtained by the directional methods were significantly different from one cun by the proportional methods in forearm. It was demonstrated that the length acquired with the directional method was more correlated with body weight and body mass index, while the length obtained by the proportional method was more correlated with the height.

燃燒法에 의한 黑色鑛物중 硫黃의 定量에 관한 硏究

김연두,배준현,전천석 충남대학교 자연과학연구소 1984 忠南科學硏究誌 Vol.11 No.2

The method burning completely the sulfur, by using the vanadium pentoxide in a current of the oxygen free of the sulfur dioxide, is employed to form sulfur trioxide. The sulfur trioxide in this gas mixture is absorbed by hydrogen peroxide solution and then converted to sulfuric acid. The sulfur is determined by titrating the sulfuric acid with standard sodium hydroxide solution after eliminating the carbon dioxide on warming.

충청지역 사육 돼지의 호흡기 및 소화기 병변으로부터 분리된 병원세균의 약제 감수성

김지영,김태용,장경수,김석,허지연,박배근,전무형 충남대학교 수의과대학 동물의과학연구소 2000 動物醫科學硏究誌 Vol.8 No.-

During the past two years(1999-2000), the antimicrobial susceptibility tests for the major pathogenic bacteria isolated from the respiratory or digestive organs of the diseased pigs in Chungchong area have been carried out. Total of 88 strains in seven species were isolated from the respiratory lesions of the diseased pigs during the periods, and the major isolates were in order of P. multocida(27.3%), Staphylococcus spp.(20.4%), Streptococcus spp.(15.9%), E. coli(12.5%), B. bronchiseptica(11.4%), Haemophilus spp.(10.2%) and A. pleuroneumoniae(2.3%). From the fecal specimens of the pigs with diarrhoea, total of 146 strains in five species were isolated in order of E. coli(59.6%), Salmonella spp.(17.8%), Campylobacter spp.(14.4%), Streptococcus spp.(5.5%) and Clostridium spp.(2.7%). The isolates were tested the susceptibility for 30 kinds of antibiotics. Among the isolates from the swine repiratory lesions, P. multocida revealed over 71% of susceptibility to ciprofloxacin(CIP), enrofloxacin(EF), tylosine(TL) and norfloxacin(NOR). B. bronchiseptica showed over 70% susceptibility to CIP, EF, linco-spectin(LS) and NOR, and Haemophilus spp. over 78% of susceptibility to AN, CIP, EF and NOR. The isolates of Streptococcus spp. revealed over 80% susceptibility to CIP and EF, and Staphylococcus spp. over 78% of high susceptibility to amikacin(AN), cephalosporin(CP) and CIP. .In general, most of isolates were highly resistant to ampicillin(AM), bacitracin(B), ceftiofer(CT), chlorampenicol(C), colistin(CL), erythromycin(E), nalidixic acid(NA), novobiocin(NB), oxacillin(OX), penicillin G(P), polymyxin B(PB) and vancomycin(VA). Of the isolates from the pigs with diarrhoea, over 76% of E. coli isolates showed the high susceptibility to AN, LS and N. Salmonella spp. revealed over 71% of susceptibility to CT, CIP, EF, LS and NOR, and Campylobacter spp., over 76% of susceptibility to CT ,CIP, EF, GM, LS and TL. Higher susceptibility were observed CIP, LS, NOR and TL with Streptococcus spp. and AN, CIP, EF and LS with Clostridium spp.. Most of the isolates showed the higher resistance to B, CL, L, N, NB, OX, P, PB Te and VA. The MIC range of the major isolates for AN, CIP, NOR, LS FM and GM showing the relatively high sensitivity were measured. Compared with other drugs, CIP and LS showed the lower MIC of ≤0.06∼128 ㎍/㎖ and ≤0.06∼≥512 ㎍/㎖, respectively.

아황산가스가 흰쥐 허파조직내 Laminin 활서에 미치는 영향에 대한 면역조직학적 연구

배성만,정호삼,서윤경,백두진,김원규,윤지희 한양대학교 의과대학 2000 한양의대 학술지 Vol.20 No.2

Sulfur dioxide (SO_2), a kind of air pollutant, causes harmful damage to human body. In particular, inhalation of sulfoxide dioxide has been demonstrated to result in the injury to the upper respiratory duct. However, mechanisms by which SO_2 affects these tissues remain to be clarified. In the present study, to investigate the mechanism of SO_2 effects, the influence of SO_2 exposure was examined in terms of the injury of lung and the expression pattern of laminin in the basal lamina. The basal lamina is an important tissue for the regulation of internal respiration by composing of air-blood barrier. Sprague-Dawley rats repetitively exposed to a mixture of O_2 gas and SO_2 gas (250 ppm) for 30 minutes a day were sacrificed to observe the distribution of laminin in the alveolar septum as well as the morphological alteration of alveoli using immunohistological methods. The resutls we observed were as follows: 1. Alveoli from SO_2-exposed rats (for 5 days) were strongly stained with anti-laminin antibody, suggesting laminin expressed at the high level, at week 1 to 3 upon exposure to SO_2 2. At week 1 to 3 after exposure of rats to SO_2, alveolar septa were collapsed, leading to the reduction of alveolar volume along with morphological changes to irregular shapes. 3. At week 4 to 6 after exposure of rats to SO_2, alveoli were weakly stained with anti-laminin antibody, suggesting laminin expression was decreased during this period. 4. Rats sacrificed at week 7 upon exposure to SO_2 exhibited the expansion of new alveoli and the expression of laminin was partially recovered up to the intermediate level. Taken together, these results demonstrate that the expression of laminin was enhanced in the early phase, followed by downregulation in the late phase. Moreover, lung injury and resolution were correlated with the level of laminin. Thus, these results suggest that SO_2 suppresses the expression of laminin, which may be associated with the neo-generation of lung tissue.

키레이트 滴定法에 의한 물중 칼슘, 마그네슘 定量에 있어서 Amberlite LA-2의 利用

김연두,배준현,김학수 충남대학교 1985 忠南科學硏究誌 Vol.12 No.2

This study is on the determination of calcium and magnesium in water at very low concentration. Iron(Ⅲ) was added to the sample, and calcium and magnesium were precipitated with iron by adding sodium carbonate and ammonia water. The precipitates were dissolved in conc-HCI and then Fe(Ⅲ) was removed by extraction with Amberlite LA-2. The residual aqueous solution containing calcium and magnesium were determined. Calcium and magnesium are determined by EDTA method respectively after separating them with sodium oxalate. This method, showing the small average relativity of error (less than 3.0%), is very useful to determine low concentration of calcium and magnesium in the water.

下顎 臼齒部 分節骨切斷術에 依한 臼齒部 交叉敎合의 治驗例

金允植,蔡平培,金命來 大韓顎顔面成形再建外科學會 1990 Maxillofacial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Vol.12 No.3

This is to report a case of surgical and orthodontic of posterior scissor bite, deep bite and gummy smile by the segmental osteotomies. The surgical thechnics procedures used are Peterson's mandibular posterior segmental osteotomy, modified K??le technic for mandibular anterior segment and Wunderer's maxillary anterior segmental osteotomy. The results are as follows : 1) Peterson's mandibular posterior segmental osteotomy could be achieved by the buccal approach with some difficulties in accessbility. 2) Upper and lower anterior segmental osteotomies were followed separately to correct the deep curve of Spee, deep bite and gummy smile in shortened period. 3) All alveolar segments were immobilized in preplanned position by the prefabricated palatal and lingual resin splint, therefore intermaxillary fixation was not necessary.

전해분석법에 의한 광석중 Nickel의 정량에 관한 연구

金演斗,裵埈鉉 충남대학교 자연과학연구소 1983 忠南科學硏究誌 Vol.10 No.2

The undesirable impurities such as iron cobalt and copper interfere the electrogravimetric determination of nickel from the ores by the depositing theses species on the platinum cathode at same time. To solve this problem, the separation of them with the liquid anion exchanger, Amberlite LA-1, has been attempted. The selective and quantitative result of determination of nickel was obtained by extracting them with 50ml of 5% Amberlite LA-1-Xylene in the concentrated hydrochloric acid solution of the nickel ore.

SD Rats를 이용 1-hexene의 흡입독성 연구

김현영,임철홍,정용현,이권섭,이성배,이준연,한정희,전윤석,이용묵 한국환경독성학회 2001 환경독성보건학회지 Vol.16 No.4

The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute (4 hours) and repeated-dose (6 hours a day, 5 days a week, 4 weeks) toxic effects of I -hexene on Sprague- Dawley (SD) rats which were treated by inhalation. The results were as follows; I. The median lethal concentration (LC_(50)) was estimated 52,694 ppm (confidence limit 95%; 49,494~55,447 ppm) in acute inhalation. Abnormal clinical signs related to the l-Hexene were not observed with the acute inhalation dose. Gross findings of necropsy revealed on evidence of specific toxicity related to the 1-hexene, II. By repeated inhalation exposure the body weight of male were more or less reduced by the dose of 2,500 ppm and 5,000 ppm compared with control group. However there were no significant variation hematology and blood biochemistry for the exposed rats compared with the control rats. Abnormal clinical signs and gross findings of necropsy related to the 1-hexene were not shown. In conclusion when we exposed I-hexene to SD rats for 4 weeks, 5 days per week, 6 hours per day, the Lowest observed effect level (LOEL) was over 2,500 ppm and Non observed effect level (NOEL) was below 500 ppm.

자일리톨 섭취에 따른 Streptococcus mutans의 글루칸 생성관련 유전자 발현 억제효과

김지혜,이영은,안상헌,최연희,남순현,송근배 大韓小兒齒科學會 2009 大韓小兒齒科學會誌 Vol.36 No.4

본 연구에서는 장기적인 자일리톨의 섭취가 Streptococcus mutans의 대표적인 독성인자 중 하나인 글루칸 생성에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 글루칸 합성효소인 glucosyltansferase의 mRNA 발현을 실시간 역전사 중합효소 연쇄반응을 통해 평가하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 24개월 동안 자일리톨껌을 섭취한 군에서 타액 내 Streptococcus mutans의 colony 수는 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 2. 비수용성 글루칸 합성에 관여하는 유전자인 gtfB, gtfC의 발현은 자일리톨껌을 섭취한 군에서 시간이 지남에 따라 유의 하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 특히 gtfB의 발현은 12개월과 24개월째 대조군에 비하여 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았고, gtfC의 발현은 24개월째 대조군에 비하여 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.05). 3. 수용성 글루칸 합성에 관여하는 유전자인 gtfD의 발현 역시 자일리톨껌을 섭취한 군에서 시간이 지남에 따라 유의하게 감소하였다(p<0.05). 또한 gtfD의 발현은 12개월과 24개월째 대조군에 비하여 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과들을 종합해 보았을 때, 자일리톨의 섭취는 구강 내 Streptococcus mutans의 글루칸 합성 관련 유전자들의 발현을 억제시킴으로써 Streptococcus mutans의 수적인 감소를 가져오는 것으로 생각된다. Xylitol has the ability to reduce the adherence of Streptococcus mutans(S. mutans), which can make it easier to remove plaque, decrease acid production and inhibit dental caries. There are few reports on the effects of xylitol on the expression of the virulence related genes in S. mutans. This study examined the inhibitory effect of chewing gum containing xylitol on glucan synthesis related gene expression of S. mutans. Participants were voluntarily recruited for a women's oral health prevention program, classified into two groups(a control and a xylitol group), and then followed for 2 years. Twenty salivary samples were randomly selected from each group. Colony count and real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction were used to analyze the characteristics of S. mutans. The following results were obtained: The S. mutans counts decreased steadily in the xylitol group over the study period(p<0.05). The expression of the virulence related genes (gtfB, gtfC and gtfD) was significantly lower in the xylitol group than in the control groups (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that chewing xylitol gum for a long period of time may reduce the expression of the genes associated with S. mutans virulence, which can result in a decrease growth of S. mutans colonies as a result.