Kyung-Soon Lee

Publications (3)14.02 Total impact

• Article: Bioderived polyelectrolyte nanogels for robust antigen loading and vaccine adjuvant effects.

  Yong Taik Lim, Sang-Mu Shim, Young-Woock Noh, Kyung-Soon Lee, Doo-Yeol Choi, Hiroshi Uyama, Hee Ho Bae, Ji Hyun Kim, Kwan Soo Hong, Moon-Hee Sung, Haryoung Poo
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  ABSTRACT: An easy but robust strategy for the synthesis of bioderived polyelectrolyte nanogels for protein antigen loading and vaccine adjuvant systems that can improve both humoral (Th2) and cellular immunity (Th1) is presented. The synthesized polyelectrolyte nanogels promote the uptake of antigens into antigen-presenting cells and strongly induce ovalbumin-specific INF-γ producing cells, cytotoxic T cell activity, and antibody production.
  Small 12/2011; 7(23):3281-6. · 8.35 Impact Factor
• Article: Human papillomavirus type 16 E6-specific antitumor immunity is induced by oral administration of HPV16 E6-expressing Lactobacillus casei in C57BL/6 mice.

  Tae-Young Lee, Yang-Hyun Kim, Kyung-Soon Lee, Jeong-Ki Kim, Il-Han Lee, Jai-Myung Yang, Moon-Hee Sung, Jong-Sup Park, Haryoung Poo
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  ABSTRACT: Given that local cell-mediated immunity (CMI) against the human papillomavirus type 16 E6 (HPV16 E6) protein is important for eradication of HPV16 E6-expressing cancer cells in the cervical mucosa, the HPV16 E6 protein may be a target for the mucosal immunotherapy of cervical cancer. Here, we expressed the HPV16 E6 antigen on Lactobacillus casei (L. casei) and investigated E6-specific CMI following oral administration of the L. casei-PgsA-E6 to mice. Surface expression of HPV16 E6 antigens was confirmed and mice were orally inoculated with the L. casei-PgsA or the L. casei-PgsA-E6. Compared to the L. casei-PgsA-treated mice, significantly higher levels of serum IgG and mucosal IgA were observed in L. casei-PgsA-E6-immunized mice; these differences were significantly enhanced after boost. Consistent with this, systemic and local CMI were significantly increased after the boost, as shown by increased counts of IFN-gamma-secreting cells in splenocytes, mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN), and vaginal samples. Furthermore, in the TC-1 tumor model, animals receiving the orally administered L. casei-PgsA-E6 showed reduced tumor size and increased survival rate versus mice receiving control (L. casei-PgsA) immunization. We also found that L. casei-PgsA-E6-induced antitumor effect was decreased by in vivo depletion of CD4(+) or CD8(+) T cells. Collectively, these results indicate that the oral administration of lactobacilli bearing the surface-displayed E6 protein induces T cell-mediated cellular immunity and antitumor effects in mice.
  Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy 11/2010; 59(11):1727-37. · 3.70 Impact Factor
• Article: Associations of polymorphisms of the angiotensinogen M235 polymorphism and angiotensin-converting-enzyme intron 16 insertion/deletion polymorphism with preeclampsia in Korean women.

  Young Ju Kim, Mi Hye Park, Hye Sook Park, Kyung Soon Lee, Eun Hee Ha, Myung Geol Pang
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  ABSTRACT: The contribution of genetic factors to preeclampsia has been well documented. However, there has not been any study done on the association between preeclampsia and the angiotensinogen (AGT) M235T polymorphism and angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) intron 16 insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism among Korean preeclampsia women. We performed a hospital-based case-control study on Korean women to investigate the association between preeclampsia and the angiotensinogen M235T polymorphism and also to determine the association between preeclampsia and the angiotensin-converting-enzyme intron 16 polymorphism. DNA was extracted from whole blood of 104 preeclampsia patients and 114 healthy pregnant women. All samples were genotyped for all the polymorphisms using amplification after PCR of known allelic variants. Results were analyzed with the chi-square test, Student's t-test, and logistic regression. 18 of 50 women with preeclampsia (36.0%) in nulliparous women and 15 of 37 women with preeclampsia (40.5%) in parous women were homozygous for methionine (M235) to threonine (T235) substitution at residue 235 of AGT gene, versus 12 of 38 women in nulliparous control women and 18 of 50 women in parous control women. There was no association between the AGT M235T polymorphism and preeclampsia according to age. Fourteen of 55 women with preeclampsia (25.5%) in nulliparous women and 11 of 39 women with preeclampsia (28.2%) in parous women were homozygous for the D allele of the ACE intron 16, versus 9 of 52 women in nulliparous control women and 16 of 53 women in parous control women. No association was demonstrated between D allele of ACE intron 16 and preeclampsia according to age. There were significant differences in birth weight and delivery weeks between controls and preeclampsia patients (P < 0.001). There were no significant differences in age and nulliparity between controls and preeclampsia patients. The result indicates that the AGT M235T polymorphism and the ACE intron 16 polymorphism play no significant role in preeclampsia observed in Korean women.
  European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 09/2004; 116(1):48-53. · 1.97 Impact Factor