The association between prion proteins and Aβ1-42 oligomers in cytotoxicity and apoptosis

Hyeon, Jae Wook,Kim, Su Yeon,Park, Jun Sun,Choi, Bo Yeong,Lee, Sol Moe,Ju, Young Ran,An, Seong Soo A.,Kim, Chi-Kyeong Elsevier 2012 Biochemical and biophysical research communication Vol.424 No.2

<P>Misfolding of prion protein (PrP to PrPSc) can cause neurodegenerative prion diseases. As a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored membrane protein, the normal form of PrP (PrPC) can function as a receptor for ligands in the extracellular space. PrPC was suggested to be involved in memory, synaptic neuronal communication, and anti-oxidation as a neuroprotective agent. The recently identified interaction between PrPC and Aβ(1-42) oligomers suggested another role for PrP as a receptor for Aβ(1-42) oligomers, thereby influencing cytotoxicity and apoptosis. Here, the association between PrPC and Aβ(1-42) oligomers was investigated by visualizing protein localization in neuronal cells by immunocytochemistry. Aβ(1-42) oligomer-induced cytotoxicity was tested in respective expressions of PrPC by using mouse neuroblastoma-2a (N2a) cells, the prion protein overexpressed cells (L2-2B1), and a Prnp-null mouse hippocampal cell line (HpL 3-4). Moreover, apoptotic proteins such as caspase-8 were used to assess the effect of PrPC on Aβ(1-42) oligomer-mediated apoptosis. In L2-2B1 and HpL 3-4 cells, the difference in the cytotoxicity of Aβ(1-42) oligomers could be clearly distinguished. In addition, Aβ(1-42) oligomers induced mitochondria dysfunction, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and calcium influx PrPC-dependently. Apoptosis, related to mitochondria dysfunction, was further investigated to determine the cytotoxic pathway; the results suggest that PrPC could be involved in both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic pathways. Finally, cells with abundant PrPC expression seemed to be more susceptible to Aβ(1-42) oligomer toxicity, suggesting the importance of the level of PrPC expression in the induction of apoptosis.</P>

금매와 매화 잎 추출물의 프리라디칼 억제 활성 및 항암 효과

노규아(Kyu-A Rho),김경지(Gyeong-Ji Kim),지현아(Hyun-A Ji),임한솔(Han-Sol Lim),정강현(Kang-Hyun Chung),이권재(Kwon-Jai Lee),송병춘(Byeong Chun Song),안정희(Jeung Hee An) 한국식품영양과학회 2015 한국식품영양과학회지 Vol.44 No.8

본 연구는 금매와 매화 잎의 열수, 냉수, 아세톤, 에탄올, 에틸아세테이트, 클로르포름, 헥산 추출물의 총 폴리페놀, 플라보노이드, 탄닌 함량을 측정하고 DPPH와 ABTS 라디칼소거활성, 환원력을 측정하였으며 세포보호 효과 및 항암활성을 분석하였다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 금매와 매화 잎의 에탄올추출물에서 각각 336.41과 523 mg GAE/100 g의 가장 높은 함량을 보였다. 총 플라보노이드와 탄닌 함량은 금매보다 매화 잎이 전체적으로 높은 함량을 나타냈다. DPPH 라디칼과 ABTS 소거능에서는 금매의 농도가 증가함에 따라 활성이 증가하였다. 매화 잎 에탄올추출물은 200 μg/mL 농도에서 DPPH 라디칼 소거능이 65.48%로 가장 높았고 ABTS라디칼 소거능에서는 매화 잎의 전 추출물에서 높은 활성을 보여주었다. 환원력에서는 금매와 매화 잎의 농도가 증가함에 따라 활성이 증가하였다. H₂O₂에 의해 유도된 산화적 손상에 대한 세포의 보호 효과에서 금매는 보호 효과가 나타나지 않았으나 매화 잎의 전 추출물에서 보호 효과를 보였다. 금매와 매화 잎은 에틸아세테이트, 클로르포름, 헥산, 에탄올 추출물에서 A549, HeLa, U87 세포의 높은 종양 억제능을 보였으나 에틸아세테이트, 클로르포름, 헥산 추출물은 간 정상세포(BNLCL2)에서 세포 독성을 보였으나 에탄올추출물만 간 정상세포에서 안정한 세포 생존율을 보였다. 본 연구의 결과, 금매와 매화 잎의 추출물에서 높은 항산화력은 폴리페놀 함량이 밀접하게 관여한 것으로 보인다. 본 연구에서는 금매와 매화 잎의 추출물은 항산화와 항암 기능성식품 소재로서의 개발 가능성이 있다고 보인다. This study investigated the free radical-scavenging and antitumor activities of hot water, water, acetone, ethanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, and hexane extracts of fruits and leaves from Prunus mume. The various extracts were evaluated for their total polyphenol, flavonoid, and tannin contents, scavenging activities by DPPH and ABTS analyses, reducing power, protective effects against oxidative stress in L-132 cells, and antitumor activities against A549, HeLa, and U87 cancer cells. Ethanol extracts of fruits and leaves showed the highest total polyphenol content (336.41 and 523 mg GAE/100 g, respectively). DPPH and ABTS radical-scavenging activities increased according to concentration of fruit. DPPH radical-scavenging activity of ethanol extracts from leaves was 65.48% at 200 μg/mL. All extract fractions of leaves showed high ABTS radical-scavenging activities. The reducing power activities increased according to increasing concentration of fruits and leaves. All extracts of leaves performed better than extracts of fruits in terms of protective effects against oxidative stress in L-132 cells. Ethyl acetate, chloroform, hexane, ethanol extracts of fruits and leaves showed anticancer activities against A549, HeLa, and U87 cancer cells. However, ethanol extracts of fruits and leaves showed no toxicity in normal cells (BNLCL2). This study suggests that antioxidant activities of fruits and leaves from P. mume depend on polyphenol contents. Thus, fruits and leaves from P. mume can be useful as natural antioxidant compounds.

Association of SLC6A12 variants with aspirin-intolerant asthma in a Korean population : SLC6A12 polymorphisms and AIA

Pasaje, Charisse Flerida A.,Kim, Jeong-Hyun,Park, Byung-Lae,Cheong, Hyun Sub,Chun, Ji-Yong,Park, Tae-Joon,Lee, Jin-Sol,Kim, Yongha,Bae, Joon Seol,Park, Jong Sook,Yoon, Sang-Hyuk,Uh, Soo-Taek,Choi, Jae Wiley (Blackwell Publishing) 2010 Annals of human genetics Vol.74 No.4

<P>Aspirin-intolerant asthma (AIA) occurs from asthma exacerbation after exposure to aspirin. However, the underlying mechanisms of AIA occurrence are still unclear. The critical role of the solute carrier family 6 (neurotransmitter transporter, betaine/GABA) member 12 (SLC6A12) gene in GABAergic transmission, which is associated with mucus production in asthma, makes it a candidate gene for AIA association study. Eight single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in SLC6A12 were genotyped in 163 aspirin-intolerant asthma (AIA) and 429 aspirin-tolerant asthma (ATA) patients of Korean ethnicity. Associations between polymorphisms of SLC6A12 and AIA were analysed using multivariate logistic analysis. Results showed that two polymorphisms and a haplotype in SLC6A12, rs499368 (P= 0.005; P(corr)= 0.03), rs557881 (non-synonymous C10R, P= 0.007; P(corr)= 0.04), and SLC6A12_BL1_ht1 (P= 0.009; P(corr)= 0.05) respectively, were significantly associated with AIA after multiple testing corrections. In addition, SNPs of SLC6A12 were significantly associated with the fall rate of FEV(1) by aspirin provocation suggesting that SLC6A12 could affect reversibility of lung function abnormalities in AIA patients. Although these results are preliminary and future replications are needed to confirm these findings, this study showed evidence of association between variants in SLC6A12 and AIA occurrence among asthmatics in a Korean population.</P>

딥러닝 기반 깊이 추정 모델의 정확도 향상을 위한 실시간 데이터세트 증강 알고리즘

손진우(Jin Woo Son),민지현(Ji Hyun Min),김한솔(Han Sol Kim) 한국정보기술학회 2021 Proceedings of KIIT Conference Vol.2021 No.11

본 연구에서는 딥러닝 기반 깊이 추정 모델의 추정 정확도를 향상을 위한 훈련 데이터세트의 실시간 증강기법을 제안한다. 제안하는 기법에서는 동일한 시점을 향하는 단안 카메라와 스테레오 비전을 사용하여 RGB 영상과 그에 해당하는 깊이 정보를 실시간으로 획득한다. 그런 다음 RGB 이미지를 깊이 추정 모델에 입력하여, 추정된 깊이 값을 획득한다. 이후, 해당 이미지에 대한 추정 정확도가 특정 임계값 미만이면 실제 깊이 맵과 RGB 이미지를 훈련 데이터 세트에 추가한다. 마지막으로, 증강시킨 데이터세트를 이용하여 훈련된 모델의 추정 정확도 증가도를 평가하여 제안하는 알고리즘의 유효성을 검증한다. In this study, we propose a real-time augmentation technique of a training dataset to improve the estimation accuracy of a deep learning-based depth estimation model. In the proposed method, RGB images and corresponding depth information are acquired in real-time by using a monocular camera and stereo vision pointing at the same viewpoint. Then, the RGB image is input into the depth estimation model to obtain an estimated depth value. Then, if the estimation accuracy for the image is below a certain threshold, the actual depth map and corresponding RGB image are added to the training dataset. Finally, the validity of the proposed algorithm is verified by evaluating the increase in estimation accuracy of the trained model using the augmented dataset.

Detection of a Thermal Stable-Soluble Protein (TSSP) as a Marker of Peanut Adulteration Using a Highly Sensitive Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay based on Monoclonal Antibodies

Kim Sol-A,Toushik Sazzad Hossen,Lee Jeong-Eun,Shim Won-Bo 한국미생물·생명공학회 2023 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.33 No.9

Food allergy represents a severe problem for many societies, including sensitive populations, academies, health authorities, and the food industry. Peanut allergy occupies a special place in the food allergy spectrum. To prevent consumption by consumers suffering from a peanut allergy, a rapid and sensitive detection method is essential to identify unintended peanut adulteration in processed foods. In this study, we produced four monoclonal antibodies (MAbs; RO 3A1-12, PB 4C12- 10, PB 5F9-23, and PB 6G4-30) specific to thermo-stable and soluble proteins (TSSPs) of peanut and developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on the MAbs. Among them, PB 5F9-23 MAb was firmly bound to Ara h 1, and other MAbs strongly reacted to Ara h 3 in the Western blot analysis. An antibody cocktail solution of the MAbs was used to enhance the sensitivity of an indirect ELISA, and the limit of detection of the indirect ELISA based on the antibody cocktail solution was 1 ng/ml and improved compared to the indirect ELISA based on the single MAb (11 ng/ml). The cross-reaction analysis revealed the high specificity of developed MAbs to peanut TSSPs without cross-reaction to other food allergens, including nuts. Subsequently, analyzing processed foods by indirect ELISA, all foods labeled as containing peanuts in the product description were confirmed to be positive. The results indicate that the developed antibodies exhibit high specificity and sensitivity to peanuts and can be used as bio-receptors in immunoassays or biosensors to detect intentional or unintentional adulteration of peanuts in processed foods, particularly heat-processed foods.

Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of Korean colorectal cancer patients

Jeon Sol A,Ha Ye Jin,Kim Jong-Hwan,Kim Jeong-Hwan,Kim Seon-Kyu,Kim Yong Sung,Kim Seon-Young,Kim Jin Cheon 한국유전학회 2022 Genes & Genomics Vol.44 No.8

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common type of diagnosed cancer in the world and has the second-highest mortality rate. Meanwhile, South Korea has the second-highest incidence rate for CRC in the world. Objective: To assess the possible influence of ethnicity on the molecular profile of colorectal cancer, we compared genomic and transcriptomic features of South Korean CRCs with European CRCs. Methods: We assembled a genomic and transcriptomic dataset of South Korean CRC patients (KOCRC; n = 126) from previous studies and European cases (EUCRC; n = 245) selected from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Then, we compared the two datasets in terms of clinical data, driver genes, mutational signature, gene sets, consensus molecular subtype, and fusion genes. Results: These two cohorts showed similar profiles in driver mutations but differences in the mutation frequencies of some driver genes (including APC, TP53, PABPC1, FAT4, MUC7, HSPG2, GNAS, DENND5B, and BRAF). Analysis of hallmark pathways using genomic data sets revealed further differences between these populations in the WNT, TP53, and NOTCH signaling pathways. In consensus molecular subtype (CMS) analyses of the study cases, no BRAF mutations were found in the CMS1 subtype of KOCRC, which contrasts with previous findings. Fusion gene analysis identified oncogenic fusion of PTPRK-RSPO3 in a subset of KOCRC patients without APC mutations. Conclusions: This study presents insights into the genomic landscape of KOCRCs and reveals some similarities and differences with EUCRCs at the molecular level.

Substantially enhanced front illumination photocurrent in porous SnO₂ nanorods/networked BiVO₄ heterojunction photoanodes

Bhat, Swetha S. M.,Suh, Jun Min,Choi, Seokhoon,Hong, Seung-Pyo,Lee, Sol A.,Kim, Changyeon,Moon, Cheon Woo,Lee, Mi Gyoung,Jang, Ho Won The Royal Society of Chemistry 2018 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Vol.6 No.30

<P>BiVO4 is a promising photoanode for photoelectrochemical applications owing to its suitable band edge position for oxygen evolving reactions. High photocurrent under front illumination is very much essential to design tandem structures with a wireless configuration. However, the performance of BiVO4 under front illumination is limited due to poor charge transport properties. Here, we show that network-like BiVO4 coupled with porous SnO2 nanorods (NRs) is a promising model to enhance the front illumination performance. A very high photocurrent density of 5.6 mA cm<SUP>−2</SUP> and 5.5 mA cm<SUP>−2</SUP> has been obtained from the front and back illumination at 1.23 V <I>vs.</I> the reversible hydrogen electrode, respectively. We demonstrate that the appropriate nanostructuring of SnO2 NRs/BiVO4 is the underlying technology to tune the performance under directional illumination. The SnO2 NRs/BiVO4 exhibits a maximum incident photon to current efficiency of ∼80% under front and back illumination. A systematic study reveals that the optimized network like BiVO4 coated on porous SnO2 NRs synergistically boosts both the charge separation and transfer efficiencies of the photoanode resulting in a significantly high photocurrent for illumination on either side. This work provides a direction to achieve enhanced photocurrent during front and back side illumination in order to realize a wireless tandem configuration.</P>

소아 천식 환자에서 전신 염증 유형에 따른 천식의 특성

설인숙 ( In Suk Sol ),김윤희 ( Yoon Hee Kim ),이희선 ( Hee Seon Lee ),김민정 ( Min Jung Kim ),한윤기 ( Yoon Ki Han ),박영아 ( Young A Park ),김경원 ( Kyung Won Kim ),손명현 ( Myung Hyun Sohn ),김규언 ( Kyu Earn Kim ) 대한소아알레르기호흡기학회 1992 소아알레르기 및 호흡기학회지 Vol.2 No.3

Purpose: Asthma is a chronic airway inflammation. We evaluated whether systemic inflammatory patterns could reflect the nature of airway inflammation. We assessed characteristics of asthma according to systemic inflammatory patterns. Methods: A total of 413 children with asthma were enrolled in the study. Four systemic inflammatory patterns were classified according to eosinophil and neutrophil counts in peripheral blood. Children with neutrophil count≥5,000/μL were defined as the NEUhi group, those with neutrophil count <2,720/μL as the NEUlo group. The intermediate group with neutrophil count between 2,720/μL and 5,000/uL was excluded from the study. Children with eosinophil≥650/μL were defined as the EOShi group, those with eosinophil count<240/μL as the EOSlo group. The remaining patients were excluded from the study. The characteristics of asthma include pulmonary function test results, bronchodilator response, airway hyperresponsiveness, and atopy. Results: The EOShi group had a lower PC20 (provocative concentration of methacholine causing a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1]), a lower FEV1, and a higher immunoglobulin E level rather than the EOSlo groups, although there were no significant differences between the NEUhi and NEUlo groups. The eosinophil percentages of the induced sputum samples were higher in the EOShi group than the EOSlo group and correlated with blood eosinophil counts. Conclusion: Eosinophilic inflammation was related to characteristics of asthma and sputum eosinophils. However, neutrophilic in- flammation reflected neither asthma features, sputum neutrophils, nor eosinophilic inflammation. Further studies on blood neutrophils involving asthma phenotypes in terms of more specific characteristics of asthma should be needed in children. (Allergy Asthma Respir Dis 2014;2:165-170)

Hierarchically Structured Core-Shell Design of a Lithium Transition-Metal Oxide Cathode Material for Excellent Electrochemical Performance

Shim, Jae-Hyun,Kim, Young-Hoon,Yoon, Han-Sol,Kim, Han-A,Kim, Ji-Soo,Kim, Jongsik,Cho, Nam-Hee,Kim, Young-Min,Lee, Sanghun American Chemical Society 2019 ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES Vol.11 No.4

<P>Tuning geometrical parameters of lithium-mixed transition-metal oxide (LiTM) cathode materials is a promising strategy for resource-efficient design of high-performance Li-ion batteries. In this paper, we demonstrate that simple and facile geometrical tailoring of the secondary microstructure of LiTM cathode materials without complex chemical modification or heterostructure engineering can significantly improve overall electrochemical performance of the active cathode materials. An optimized LiTM with a bimodal size distribution of primary particles inside the secondary particles exhibits a 53.8% increase in capacity at a high discharge rate (10 C) compared to a commercially available reference and comparable rate capability after 100 charge/discharge cycles. The key concept of this approach is to maximize the beneficial effects arising from the controlled sizes of primary particles. Multimodal/multiscale microscopic characterizations based on electron tomography and scanning transmission electron microscopy, combined with electron energy-loss spectroscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy from the atomic level to the microscale level, were employed to elucidate structural origins of enhanced battery performance. This study paves the way for the resource-efficient microstructure design of LiTM cathode materials to maximize capacity and stability via simple adjustment of processing conditions, which is advantageous for mass-production applications.</P> [FIG OMISSION]</BR>

소아 천식 환아에서 호기 온도 측정의 임상적 의의

김수연 ( Soo Yeon Kim ),김정윤 ( Jung Yoon Kim ),한윤기 ( Yoon Ki Han ),김종덕 ( Jong Deok Kim ),설인숙 ( In Suk Sol ),박영아 ( Young A Park ),김윤희 ( Yoon Hee Kim ),김경원 ( Kyung Won Kim ),손명현 ( Myung Hyun Sohn ),김규언 ( Ky 대한천식알레르기학회 2017 Allergy Asthma & Respiratory Disease Vol.5 No.3

Purpose: Exhaled breath temperature (EBT) has been suggested as a noninvasive marker of airway inflammation in asthma. The aim of this study was to determine its clinical implication in children with asthma. Methods: A total of 233 children were enrolled in this study. Among them, 116 were asthmatic children and 117 were healthy children. Spirometry, bronchodilator response (BDR) test, methacholine challenge test, and skin prick test were performed. EBT, frac-tional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), blood eosinophils, and total IgE levels were measured. EBT was measured by using X-halo. Results: EBT was significantly higher in the asthma group than in the control group (median [interquartile range], 32.1°C [30.0°C- 33.9°C] vs. 29.7°C [29.0°C-31.3°C], P<0.001). EBT was significantly higher in poorly or partly controlled asthmatic children than well-controlled asthmatic children (33.5°C [31.0°C-34.4°C] vs. 30.3°C [29.3°C-32.9°C], P<0.0001). Among total subjects, EBT was significantly higher in the atopic group than in the nonatopic group (32.4°C [30.3°C-34.0°C] vs. 29.8°C [29.0°C-30.3°C], P<0.001). There were neither significant associations between EBT and BDR (r=0.109, P=0.241) nor between EBT and PC20 (provocation concentra-tion causing a 20% fall in FEV1) in total subjects (r=0.127, P=0.316). EBT did not show any association with FeNO (r=0.353, P=0.071). Conclusion: Our study suggests that EBT might play a role as an ancillary marker for allergic airway inflammation and the degree of control in pediatric asthma patients. Additional studies are required to explore the value of EBT in detail. (Allergy Asthma Respir Dis 2017;5:147-152)