• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4555-4559
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• 2012

Breast cancer causes death due to distant metastases in which tumor cells produce matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) enzymes which facilitate invasion. Oleuropein, the main olive oil polyphenol, has anti-proliferative effects. This study aimed to investigate the effect of oleuropein on the metastatic and anti-metastatic gene expression in the MDA human breast cancer cell line. We evaluated the MMPs and TIMPs gene expression by semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in treated and untreated cells. This study demonstrated that OL may induce anti-metastatic effects on human breast cancer cells. We found that TIMP1,-3, and -4 were over-expressed after all periods of incubation in treated cancer cells compared to untreated cells, while MMP2 and MMP9 genes were down-regulated, at least initially. Treatment of breast cancer cells with oleuropein could help in prevention of cancer metastasis by increasing the TIMPs and suppressing the MMPs gene expressions.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.152-159
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• 2019

전통발효식초에 속하는 사과식초로부터 에탄올 및 증류수를 이용, 다당체를 분리하여 새로운 면역활성 물질을 확인하고자 하였다. 사과식초를 농축하고, 80% 에탄올을 가하여 침전물을 얻었으며 소량에 물에 용해하여 투석 및 동결건조를 거쳐 조다당 KAV-0를 얻었다. 구성당 분석 결과, KAV-0는 주로 mannose 38.2%, galactose 19.1% 및 glucose 14.3%로 구성되어있음을 확인하였고, 정상세포주(RAW 264.7 세포 및 대식세포) 및 종양세포주(B16-BL6 melanoma 세포)에 대해 세포독성 측정 결과, 직접적인 세포독성을 나타내지 않았다. 대식세포 유래 세포주인 RAW 264.7 세포 자극에 대한 사이토카인 및 산화질소 생산능을 측정한 결과, IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$ 및 산화질소 모두 농도 의존적으로 분비능이 증가하고 저농도에서도 우수한 활성을 나타냈으며, 마우스 복강유래 대식세포 자극에 대한 사이토카인 및 산화질소 생산능에서도 동일한 양상의 결과를 보여 사과식초 유래 조다당 KAV-0가 높은 대식세포 활성능을 소유함을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편, KAV-0의 정맥투여에 따른 NK 세포 활성화를 측정한 결과(ex vivo), 시료에 의해 활성화된 NK 세포는 Yac-1 종양 세포주에 대한 치사활성을 농도 의존적으로 증진시켰으며, $1,000{\mu}g/mouse$에서 월등히 우수한 NK 세포 활성능을 유도하였다. 또한, B16-BL6 melanoma를 이용한 폐암전이모델에서 KAV-0를 정맥투여한 뒤 항전이 활성을 측정한 결과, 농도 의존적으로 암 저해 효과가 나타났으며, 특히 $1,000{\mu}g/mouse$에서는 약 53%의 우수한 암전이 억제 활성을 나타냈다. 이상의 결과로부터 사과식초 유래 조다당 KAV-0는 인체의 면역계를 자극하여 우수한 면역활성 및 항전이 효과를 나타낼 수 있음이 확인되었고 건강 기능성 소재로의 활용 가능성이 충분할 것으로 최종 판단되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.128-137
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• 2024

이 리뷰 논문에서는 혈관 투과성, 내피세포 모집, 종양관련 혈관 및 림프관의 유지 등에서 핵심적인 과정인 angiogenesis와 lymphangiogenesis에 있어서 vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF)가 이행하는 중요한 역할에 대해 재조명하고자 한다. VEGF는 tyrosine-kinase receptor인 VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3를 통해 그 역할을 이행하며, 이러한 VEGF-VEGFR 시스템은 암에서뿐만 아니라 비정상적인 혈관 및 림프관 형성으로 인해 야기되는 다른 질병들에 있어서도 핵심적인 요소로 각광받고 있다. 암의 측면에서 보았을 때, VEGF와 그 수용체는 종양관련 혈관 및 림프관을 형성하는 과정에서 필수적이라는 점에서 치료적인 타겟으로 이목을 끌고 있다. 때문에 암세포의 성장을 방해하기 위한 항VEGF 항체, 수용체 길항체, 수용체 기능 억제제 등과 같은 여러 가지 시도들이 있었지만, 아직까지 그 임상효과가 불확실하며 더 많은 연구들이 필요한 실정이다. 이 논문에서는 VEGF의 생리적 역할을 VEGF-A, VEGF-B, VEGF-C, VEGF-D, PLGF에 따라 나누어 설명하면서 VEGF/VEGFR 시스템의 중요성을 강조한다. VEGFR-1과 VEGFR-3은 각각 angiogenesis와 lymphangiogenesis에 핵심적인 인자이며, VEGFR-2의 경우 두 가지 모두를 일으킨다. 전반적으로 이 리뷰는 현재까지 밝혀진 암을 포함한 다양한 질병에서의 VEGF와 VEGFR의 역할에 대해 상세히 설명하고자 하였다. 이를 통해 치료 표적으로서 VEGF와 VEGFR의 활용이 더욱 촉진될 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.6-16
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• 2013

식생활의 서구화와 대장암 검진의 증가로 인하여 국내의 대장암 유병률은 지속적으로 증가하고 있으며, 최근 보고에 의하면 남자에서는 종양 발생률 2위, 여자에서는 종양 발생률의 3위를 차지하고 있다. 비록 대장내시경이 대장암의 진단과 선별검사에 아주 효과적인 방법이지만, 여전히 대장암의 20-25%는 이미 진단 당시에 전이를 동반하고 있는 것으로 되어 있다. 최근 10년 동안 이러한 전이성대장암의 고식적인 치료로 irinotecan과 oxaliplatin 등의 약제들의 개발과 이들의 다양한 조합에 관련된 연구들이 보고되어 왔으며, 분자생물학적인 발전에 힘입은 표적 치료제의 개발과 이에 대한 다양한 연구들은 향후에도 진행성대장암 환자들의 종양 반응률과 생존기간을 증가시킬 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.34-45
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• 2014

Objectives: This study was designed to investigate intestinal immune system activation and antimetastatic effect of Ojeok-san on cancer cells by oral administration. Methods: Cell viability of Ojeok-san was tested with colon 26-M3.1 carcinoma cells and Peyer's patch cells in vitro. Antimetastatic experiments were conducted in vivo mouse model by using colon 26-M3.1 carcinoma cell. To observe immunomodulating effects of Ojeok-san on Peyer's patch cells, we measured interleukin (IL)-4, GM-CSF. In addition to observing effects of Ojeok-san on hematopoiesis, we measured proliferation of bone marrow cells mediated by Peyer's patch cells in vitro. IgA induction activated in serum and intestinal content was measured to observe the effect of orally administered Ojeok-san on mucosal immune system. After administering Ovalbumin (OVA) with Ojeok-san, Proliferation of Peyer's patch cell was measured to investigate gut immunostimulatory effect. Results: in vitro cytotoxicity analysis, the inhibitory concentration $(IC)_{50}$ of the colon 26-M3.1 carcinoma cell was $890{\mu}g/ml$. $IC_{50}$ of the Peyer's patch cells with LPS was $990{\mu}g/ml$. We found that orally administered Ojeok-san significantly inhibited tumor metastasis in vivo. In addition, the amounts of IL-4 and GM-CSF in the culture supernatant of Peyer's patch cells were significantly increased compared to the control group. The proliferation of bone marrow cell was significantly up-regulated with Ojeok-san. These results indicate that oral administration of Ojeok-san enhances the secretion of hematopoietic growth factors such as GM-CSF and IL-4 from Peyer's patch cells, and these cytokines also act on modulator of bone marrow cell proliferation. After orally administering Ovalbumin (OVA) with Ojeok-san, IgA induction and Proliferation of peyer's patch cell was up-regulated with Ojeok-san. These results means orally administered Ojeok-san activates intestinal immune system and has an inhibitory effect on tumor metastasis. Conclusions: Orally administered Ojeok-san appears to have considerable activity on the anti-metastasis by activation of immune system.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2001

Methanol extract prepared from the fruitbody of Phellinus linteus (EPL) showed anti-tumor and immune-stimulating activities. The invasion activity of Bl6-F10 melanoma cells through a reconstituted basement membrane to the collagen-coated lower surface of the filters was inhibited about 67% by EPL (100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml). Also, EPL inhibited the expression of the mRNA for MMP-2 and MMP-9. In vivo treatment of C57BL/6 mice (150 mg/kg) with EPL for 14 days, the pulmonary colonization was found to be inhibited about 75%. Using reverse transcriptionpolymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis, we found that cytokine IL-12 and INF-${\gamma}$ genes were induced by EPL. Furthermore, EPL stimulated the proliferation of CD4$\^$+/(33.5%) and CD8$\^$+/(17.7%) in mouse splenocytes.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2006

In previous studies, it has been discovered that cancer cells not only overexpress regulatory subunit I (Rl)/protein kinase type I (PKA-I) but also secrete outside the cell an extracellular form of PKA (ECPKA) and that the ECPKA secretion detected in patients' serum is obviously greater than that found in non-cancer patients or healthy subjects. We now found that ECPKA elicits the formation of serum autoantibodies that can serve as a cancer diagnostic and prognostic marker. To measure the presence of anti-ECPKA autoantibody in the human sera, basic methodology for ECPKA assay was established an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We obtained serum samples from 199 patients with different types of cancer, and also obtained 31 serum samples to compare with ECPKA concentrations from non-cancer patients and 119 normal volunteers. Compared with normal or non-cancer patient sera, we found that the frequency of anti-ECPKA autoantibody was significantly higher in cancer patients (88%) than in those without cancer (17%). Furthermore the presence of anti-ECPKA autoantibodies in the serum of cancer patients was highly correlated with the site of metastasis. The immunoassay developed for anti-ECPKA antibodies is highly sensitive and specific. Therefore, this discovery of an autoantibody-based cancer diagnostic may have serious clinical application and may become an important advance over current technology.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1423-1429
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• 2009

Rhizopus oryzae KSD-815 was isolated from nuruk that has been used to make Korean traditional wines. This study was performed to investigate the effect of cultures of R. oryzae KSD-815 on cardiovascular disorders and cancer metastasis. Firstly, these cultures were sequentially fractionationed with n-hexane (TAHe), ethylacetate (TAE), n-butanol (TAB), and $H_2O$ (TAW). The TAE inhibited the activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and TAB suppressed platelet aggregation in vitro. TAE and TAB inhibited cell motility of human breast cancer cells. Furthermore, TAW interrupted the formation of neovasculature and tube-like structure, and down-regulated the expression of angiogenic factors, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ (TNF-$\alpha$), and hypoxia-inducible factor-$1{\alpha}$ (HIF-$1{\alpha}$) in breast cancer cells. These results indicated that cultures of R. oryzae KSD-815 display the inhibitory activities on hypertension, platelet aggregation, and metastasis, and suggest that these cultures might be further probed for the purposes as therapeutic agents or dietary supplements.

• 약학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.189-196
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• 2004

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) playa key role in tumor invasion and metastasis. As an inhibitor of MMP-2, TIMP-2 is known to block both the invasive and metastatic behavior of cancer cells, and decrease tumor growth activity. We performed this study to investigate the effects of TIMP-2 over-expression induced by retroviral mediated gene transfer in vitro and in vivo. The human colon cancer cell line SW480 was transfected with the retroviral vector encoding TIMP-2. The effects of TIMP-2 over-expression were analyzed by invasion assay and gelatinase activity test in colon cancer cells and tumorigencity in nude mice. In evaluation of the transfection efficiency of the retroviral vector encoding TIMP-2 in colon cancer cells, we confirmed up-regulation of TIMP-2 expression dependent on the time of cell culture. In addition, inhibition of MMP-2 expression in SW480/TIMP-2 was shown by gelatin zymography. In the in vitro invasion assay SW480/TIMP-2 inhibited the invasiveness on matrigel coated with collagen. To determine whether TIMP-2 can modulate in vivo tumorigenicity and metastasis, SW480/TIMP-2 cells were injected subcutaneously in nude mice. The tumor mass formation of SW480/TIMP-2 cells in nude mice was markedly decreased compared to nontransfected cancer cells. These results showed that colon cancer cells transfected with the retroviral vector encoding TIMP-2 inhibits the invasiveness in vitro and tumorigenicity in vivo.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.2151-2157
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• 2016

Scabraside D, a sulfated triterpene glycoside, was extracted from the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra. It shows anti-proliferation in many of cancer cell lines, but the function and mechanisms of action of scabraside D in human cholangiocarcinoma (HuCCA) have not previously determined. In this study, we investigated the activity of scabraside D on HuCCA cell apoptosis, lymphangiogenesis and metastasis in a nude mouse model. Scabraside D induced signs of apoptosis, such as cell shrinkage, nuclear condensation, nuclear fragmentation and DNA fragmentation on TUNEL assays, while effectively decreasing expression of BCl-2 but increasing caspase-3 gene level expression. Immunohistochemistry revealed that scabraside D significantly reduced lymphatic vessel density (LVD). Moreover, scabraside D treatment significantly decreased VEGF-C, MMP-9 and uPA gene expression, which play important roles in the lymphangiogenesis and invasion of cancer cells in metastasis processes. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that scabraside D significantly decreased iNOS and STAT-3 gene expression. This study demonstrated that scabraside D plays a role in activation of HuCCA tumor apoptosis and inhibition of lymphangiogenesis, invasion and metastasis through decreasing BCl-2, MMP-9, uPA and VEGF-C and increasing caspase-3 expression by suppression of iNOS and STAT-3 expression. Therefore, scabraside D could be a promising candidate for cholangiocarcinoma treatment.