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Review Article
Nephrology (Genitourinary)
Pathogenesis of minimal change nephrotic syndrome: an immunological concept
Seong Heon Kim, Se Jin Park, Kyoung Hee Han, Andreas Kronbichler, Moin A. Saleem, Jun Oh, Beom Jin Lim, Jae Il Shin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(5):205-211.   Published online May 31, 2016

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in children is characterized by massive proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia. Minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) is the most common form of INS in children. The pathogenesis of MCNS still remains unclear, however, several hypotheses have been recently proposed. For several decades, MCNS has been considered a T-cell disorder, which causes the impairment of the glomerular filtration barrier...

Original Article
Increased B cell-activating factor (BAFF) level in the sputum of children with asthma
Hye Mi Jee, Bong Seok Choi, Kyung Won Kim, Myung Hyun Sohn, Man Yong Han, Kyu-Earn Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(8):795-800.   Published online August 31, 2010
Purpose

B cell-activating factor (BAFF) is a tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily member best known for its role in the survival and maturation of B cells. BAFF activity is observed in naïve cells as well as in effector/memory T cells. We aimed to explore whether BAFF in sputum is expressed at elevated levels in asthmatic airways and associated with eosinophilic inflammation, pulmonary...

Immunologic Alterations of Peripheral Mononuclear Cells by Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Acute Stage of Kawasaki disease
Ji-Whan Han, Kyung-Yil Lee, Kyong-Su Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(6):813-824.   Published online June 15, 1998
Purpose : High dose intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG) therapy is effective in reducing the incidence of coronary artery aneurysm in Kawasaki disease(KD) patients, however, the precise mechanisms by which IVIG reverses the immune activation is unknown. Methods : The sera and peripheral mononuclear cells(PBMCs) were obtained from 10 KD patients in the acute stage(24 hrs before) and 24 hrs after one dose of IVIG(2g/kg) treatment. We measured...
Studies on the B Cell Proliferation and Differentiation Factors in Human B Cell System
Kwang-Ju Lee, Young-Hun Chung, Jae-Ho Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1994;37(10):1386-1396.   Published online October 15, 1994
We have studied the function of lymphokines on human tonsillar B cell proliferation and differentiation. B cells were stimulated with Staphylococcus aureus Cowan1(SAC) or anti-μ bead. The followings showed the results of this study. 1) In B cell activation, SAC induced B cell DNA synthesis but anti-μ bead did not. SAC could activate and proliferate B cells. Minimal number of B cells...