• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.190-198
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• 2018

Periodontitis is an inflammatory disease caused by microbial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), destroying gingival tissues and alveolar bone in the periodontium. In the present study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory and anti-osteoclastic effects of panduratin A, a chalcone compound isolated from Boesenbergia pandurata, in human gingival fibroblast-1 (HGF-1) and RAW 264.7 cells. Treatment of panduratin A to LPS-stimulated HGF-1 significantly reduced the expression of interleukin-$1{\beta}$ and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-${\kappa}B$), subsequently leading to the inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and MMP-8 compared with that in the LPS control ($^{**}p$ < 0.01). These anti-inflammatory responses were mediated by suppressing the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling and activator protein-1 complex formation pathways. Moreover, receptor activator of NF-${\kappa}B$ ligand (RANKL)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells treated with panduratin A showed significant inhibition of osteoclastic transcription factors such as nuclear factor of activated T-cells c1 and c-Fos as well as osteoclastic enzymes such as tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase and cathepsin K compared with those in the RANKL control ($^{**}p$ < 0.01). Similar to HGF-1, panduratin A suppressed osteoclastogenesis by controlling MAPK signaling pathways. Taken together, these results suggest that panduratin A could be a potential candidate for development as a natural anti-periodontitis agent.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권21호
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• pp.9445-9451
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• 2014

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children. Approximately half of the affected patients are diagnosed with high-risk poor prognosis disease, and novel therapies are needed. Sanguinarine is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid which has anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study is whether sanguinarine has in vitro apoptotic effects and which apoptotic genes might be affected in the human neuroblastoma cell lines SH-SY5Y (N-myc negative), Kelly (N-myc positive, ALK positive), and SK-N-BE(2). Cell viability was analysed with WST-1 and apoptotic cell death rates were determined using TUNEL. After RNA isolation and cDNA conversion, expression of 84 custom array genes of apoptosis was determined. Sanguinarine caused cell death in a dose dependent manner in all neuroblastoma cell lines except SK-N-BE(2) with rates of 18% in SH-SY5Y and 21% in Kelly human neuroblastoma cells. Cisplatin caused similar apoptotic cell death rates of 16% in SH-SY5Y and 23% in Kelly cells and sanguinarine-cisplatin combinations caused the same rates (18% and 20%). Sanguinarine treatment did not affect apoptototic gene expression but decreased levels of anti-apoptotic genes NOL3 and BCL2L2 in SH-SY5Y cells. Caspase and TNF related gene expression was affected by the sanguinarine-cisplatin combination in SH-SY5Y cells. The expression of regulation of apoptotic genes were increased with sanguinarine treatment in Kelly cells. From these results, we conclude that sanguinarine is a candidate agent against neuroblastoma.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.509-513
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• 2021

커큐민은 산화방지능, 항염증, 항우울, 항균, 항종양 등의 다양하고 유익한 생리학적 활성이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한, 커큐민은 면역조절, 대사조절, 신경보호 효과도 가지고 있다. 지난 10년 동안 13,000편 이상의 연구 논문에서 커큐민의 건강상 이점에 대한 연구가 발표되었음에도 불구하고, 아직까지 전 세계 어느 나라에서도 커큐민을 의약품으로 시장에 출시하지 못하고 있다. 긍정적인 결과가 많음에도, 건강상의 이점을 내세우는 대부분의 연구는 커큐민의 다양한 화학적 거동을 고려하지 않은 시험관실험 및 동물실험에 기반으로 하고 있다. 커큐민은 PAINS이자 IMPs 중의 하나로 알려져 있다. 따라서 엄격한 연구 설계에도 불구하고, 인체적용시험 및 임상시험은 특별한 이점을 입증할 수 없었다. 이 논문에서는 커큐민의 다면적 특성을 검토하여 커큐민의 부정적 특성이 이로운 효과와 균형을 이룰 수 있도록 하고 건강상의 이점을 더 잘 이해할 수 있는 잠재적 연구 방법을 제안하고 있다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2000

Mycopasma contamination of tissue culture cells easily evades detection and, thus, represents a continous therat to cell biologists. In case where infected cell can not simply be replaced, attempts have to be made to eradicate mycoplacma from the tissue culture cells. A variety of anti-microbial agents have been shown to be toxic to mycoplasma strains ; however, cell associated mycoplasma are often protected from antibiotics at concentrations shown to be effective in vitro. Antibiotic concentrations high enough to be lethal to cell as sociated mycoplasmas frequently are also detrimentrations to the host cells, while moderately increased antibiotic levels tolerated by the host cells often lead to only temporary growth suppression and/or to the emergence of mycoplasma strains resistanct even to high concentrations of the antibiotis applied. Hare, a genetic approach for the elimination of mycoplasma from tissue culture cells that overcomes thens limitations is described. By expression of a selection marker conferring resistance to an otherwise toxic agent, Acholeplasma laidlawii infected BHK-21 cells used as the model system were enabled to temporarily tolerate antibiotic concentrations high enough to be lethal to cell associated mycopalsma while leaving the host cells unharmed. Upon successful mycoplasma eradicated, cultvation of the cured host cells in the absence of the selective agent yielded revertant cell clones that had regained susceptibillity to the toxic agent. Cressation of the selection marker expression was shown to result from the loss of the selection marker DNA, which is a consequence of the fact that the stable and permanent integration of foreign DNA in eucaryotic cell chrosomes is highly inefficient. Thus, the cells were cured from mycoplasma yet remained biochemically unaltered.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.265-269
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• 2017

Pseudolaric acids of Pseudolarix kaempferi (Pinaceae) have been known as diterpenoids with potent anti-fungal-, anti-microbial, and cytotoxic activities. In the present study, the five MeOH extracts were prepared from the five plant part (root bark, stem bark, leaf, the inner part of root, and cone) to find the relation between the concentration of pseudolaric acids and cytotoxicity. Pseudolaric acids B and C were isolated from the root bark of P. kaempferi to use them as standard compounds. The five extracts were tested on cytotoxicity against six cancer cell lines, A549 (lung), HCT116 (colon), MDA-MB-231 (breast), SNU638 (stomach), and SK-hep-1 (liver) by SRB assay, but against K562 (leukemia) by SRB- or MTT assay. HPLC quantification were performed on a Shisheido Capcell PAK C18 column ($5{\mu}m$, $4.6mm{\times}250mm$) using 254 nm wavelength. The cytotoxicity ($IC_{50}$, $0.36{\mu}g/ml$ on K562 cell lines) of the root bark extract was potent and the content (101.1 mg/g extract) of pseudolaric acid B was very high in the root bark. These results suggest that the MeOH extract obtained from the root bark could be developed as the anti-cancer agent with a high quantity of pseudolaric acid B.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.321-325
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• 2010

구강에 상주하는 미생물 중, Streptococcus mutans는 충치 및 치주염의 원인인 치아플라그를 형성하는데 중요한 역할을 한다. Phytochemical은 식물에서 추출된 화학성분으로서, 사람의 건강에 유익한 영양물질로서 많은 연구들이 진행되어왔다. 본 연구는 이 phytochemical이 중요 구강미생물인 S. mutans에 대한 효과를 살펴보았다. 최근에 Thomson seedless raisin에서 여러 phytochemicals가 추출되었는데, 그 중 oleanolic acid (OA)와 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furfural (HF)의 임상적으로 중요한 여러 미생물에 대한 항균활성효과를 확인한 결과, OA가 그람음성균들에게는 항균활성효과가 나타나지 않았고, 그람양성균들에만 항균활성효과를 보였다. 그러나, HF의 경우에는 모든 균주에 대해 항균활성을 나타내지 않았다. 또한, OA는 S. mutans 균주의 표면부착과 생균막의 형성을 저해하기도 하였다. 따라서, 이 연구결과들은 OA가 치아에 존재하는 S. mutans의 생육 및 여러 생리적 특성들을 저해하므로 항플라그제나 항충치약으로서의 활용가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권10호
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• pp.1476-1480
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• 2016

본 연구는 젖산균 배양상등액(ELAM)의 항균 효과 및 저온저장 돈육의 보존성과 품질 변화를 확인하기 위해 시행되었다. 현재까지 그 항균능력이 연구되지 않은 Lactobacillus sicerae를 비롯해 두 종의 젖산균인 Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei의 비교를 통해 그 항균력과 보존제로서의 가능성을 확인하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 3종의 ELAM은 모두 돈육등심의 14일간 저온저장 후의 품질에 큰 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 확인되었다. 돈육의 일반성분, pH, TBARS, 육색에 중대한 변화를 초래하지 않았으며 이와 대조적으로 L. sicerae는 다른 두 종의 젖산균 ELAM 처리군에 비해 3종의 병원성 미생물(Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus)에 대한 성장 억제 능력과 돈육접종 후 14일간의 저온저장 후의 미생물 수에서 유의적(P<0.05)으로 우수한 효과를 나타내는 것으로 관찰되었다. 본 연구의 예비연구에서 ELAM 처리 돈육의 보수력과 가열감량에도 유의적인 변화가 없는 것으로 관찰되어 앞으로 L. sicerae의 사용 안전성 및 독성에 대한 추가 연구가 있을 시 안전하고 효율적인 자연친화적 육류보존제로서의 사용 가능성의 전망이 매우 밝다고 판단된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.592-601
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• 2015

복분자 와인의 제조를 위하여 복분자 과실 및 엑기스로부터 야생효모 Saccharomyces cerevisiae BA29를 분리 및 동정하였으며, 생화학적 특성 및 biogenic amine 생성 여부, 배양학적 특성 및 알코올 발효능과 알코올, 당, 아황산 저항성을 조사하였다. 또한 S. cerevisiae BA29의 산업적 공정 적용을 위한 균체량 증가를 위하여 통계학적 방법인 반응표면분석법을 사용하여 배양 배지 조성의 최적화를 수행하였다. 실험계획법은 중심합성계획을 사용하여 모델을 설정하였고, 산업적 공정 적용 시 비용 대비 효율성이 높은 molasses를 대체 탄소원으로 사용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 통계프로그램을 이용하여 분석한 결과 최대 균체 성장을 위한 배지 조성으로는 molasses 200 g/L, peptone 30 g/L, yeast extract 40 g/L로 예측되었으며, 이때의 최대 균체량은 20.6565 g/L로 예측되었다. 모델의 검증실험 결과 기본 배양 배지와 비교하였을 때 6.39 g/L에서 $20.9167{\pm}0.7925g/L$로 약 3.27배 증가하였다. 최종적으로 S. cerevisiae BA29를 사용하여 복분자 와인을 제조한 결과 20.33%의 알코올 생성능을 나타냈다. 이로써 복분자 과실로부터 분리한 효모 S. cerevisiae BA29를 이용한 우수한 복분자 와인 제조의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제50권9호
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• pp.544-551
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• 2012

Dental caries is a biofilm-related oral disease, and continues to afflict the majority of the world's population. Although fluoride, delivered in various modalities, remains the mainstay for the prevention of caries, additional approaches are required to enhance its effectiveness. Natural products have been used as a major source of innovative and effective therapeutic agents throughout human history, and have shown promise as a source of components for the development of new drugs. In addition. studies using natural products to prevent or treat oral diseases such as dental caries have received a great deal of attention. A number of compounds, such as epicatechin, allicin and sanguinarine, isolated from natural products, have also been investigated for their efficacy against oral microbial pathogens. However, the use of natural products as an anti-caries agent in clinical practice was controversial because of inadequate knowledge concerning their mechanisms of action and chemical characterization. This study focuses on the current knowledge of natural products in dental caries prevention and suggests natural products are importance sources for the prevention of dental caries.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2009

Chitosan and CA/BTCA were employed in order to induce crosslinking in the fiber for the improvement of wrinkle recovery of the cotton fabrics and the endowment of anti-microbial functions to the fabric. The treated fabrics were dyed by using reactive dyestuff and their dyeing behaviors were investigated. As a result, the fabric treated with chitosan only exhibited more dye-uptake amount than the untreated fabric, and the treated and untreated fabrics together showed excellent light-fastness and wash-fastness. In the cases that CA or BTCA was added to the chitosan, the CA-treated showed better dye-uptake and dyeing properties as light-fastness than the BTCA-treated. In conclusion, it is possible to maintain the dye-uptake level at reduced treatment cost when the CA is employed as a substitute cross-linking agent for BTCA.