• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.247-250
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• 2014

인삼 추출물 제조 부산물인 인삼박의 지용성 성분을 n-hexane 으로 추출하고, 추출물의 항산화 및 항암 활성을 인삼의 n-hexane 추출물과 비교하였다. 인삼박의 hexane 추출물(HEGM)의 총 폴리페놀 화합물 함량은 188.8 mg/100 g으로, 인삼의 hexane 추출물(HEG)의 82%를 함유하고 있었다. HEGM의 DPPH 유리 라디칼 소거활성은 $IC_{50}$이 2.07 mg/mL이었고, 이는 총 폴리페놀 함량과 상관관계를 갖는 것으로 나타났다. HEG가 농도에 비례하여 인체 폐암세포(A549, $GI_{50}=20.0{\mu}g/mL$)와 대장암세포 (SNU-C4, $GI_{50}=37.0{\mu}g/mL$)의 생육을 억제하는 것과 동일한 양상으로 HEGM도 폐암세포($GI_{50}=34.0{\mu}g/mL$)와 대장암세포($GI_{50}=45.2{\mu}g/mL$)의 생육을 효과적으로 억제하였다. 따라서, 본 연구는 인삼박에서 얻어진 HEGM이 항산화 및 항암 활성을 갖는 자원으로서의 활용 가능성을 보여주었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.324-329
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• 2015

CopA3 is a homodimeric ${\alpha}$-helical peptide derived from coprisin which is a defensin-like antimicrobial peptide that was identified from the dung beetle, Copris tripartitus. CopA3 has been reported to have anticancer activity against leukemia cancer cells. In the present study, we investigated the anticancer activity of CopA3 in human gastric cancer cells. CopA3 reduced cell viability and it was cytotoxic to gastric cancer cells in the MTS and LDH release assay, respectively. CopA3 was shown to induce necrotic cell death of the gastric cancer cells by flow cytometric analysis and acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining. CopA3-induced cell death was mediated by specific interactions with phosphatidylserine, a membrane component of cancer cells. Taken together, these data indicated that CopA3 mainly caused necrosis of gastric cancer cells, probably through interactions with phosphatidylserine, which suggests the potential utility of CopA3 as a cancer therapeutic. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(6): 324-329]

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.133-143
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• 2018

Background: AD-2 (20(R)-dammarane-3b, 12b, 20, 25-tetrol; 25-OH-PPD) is a ginsenoside and isolated from Panax ginseng, showing anticancer activity against extensive human cancer cell lines. In this study, effects and mechanisms of 1C ((20R)-3b-O-(L-alanyl)-dammarane-12b, 20, 25-triol), a modified version of AD-2, were evaluated for its development as a novel anticancer drug. Methods: MTT assay was performed to evaluate cell cytotoxic activity. Cell cycle and levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined using flow cytometry analysis. Western blotting was employed to analyze signaling pathways. Results: 1C concentration-dependently reduces prostate cancer cell viability without affecting normal human gastric epithelial cell line-1 viability. In LNCaP prostate cancer cells, 1C triggered apoptosis via Bcl-2 family-mediated mitochondria pathway, downregulated expression of mouse double minute 2, upregulated expression of p53 and stimulated ROS production. ROS scavenger, N-acetylcysteine, can attenuate 1C-induced apoptosis. 1C also inhibited the proliferation of LNCaP cells through inhibition on $Wnt/{\beta}-catenin$ signaling pathway. Conclusion: 1C shows obvious anticancer activity based on inducing cell apoptosis by Bcl-2 family-mediated mitochondria pathway and ROS production, inhibiting $Wnt/{\beta}-catenin$ signaling pathway. These findings demonstrate that 1C may provide leads as a potential agent for cancer therapy.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.543-554
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• 2014

Natural plant extract has been the subject of intense research aiming in elucidating the underlying mechanisms of their chemopreventive effects upon various forms of human cancers. The objective of our study was to evaluate the natural antioxidants and anticancer agent potential of Phyllostachys. The chemical composition of steam extract from Phyllostachys was carried out using GC-MS. The steam extract of Phyllostachys was dominated by monoterpenes (62.96% - 71.36%) and sesquiterpenes (23.58% - 33.13%) as the main compounds. The antioxidant activities of the steam extract was determined using a DPPH scavenging and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity test systems. Furthermore, the amounts of total phenolics in steam extract were determined spectrometrically The steam extract of P. pubescens and P. bambusoides were presented the high activity (69.4% and 64.0%, respectively.). The steam extract from Pyllostachys species showed a hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity of approximately 50.4% - 54.6% when compared to that of the standard gallic acid. The anticancer activities of steam extract were determined using a MTT assay. Assessment of the cytotoxic effect of the steam extract on PC-3 cells showed that the P. bambusoides (20.85%) and P. pubescens (20.41%) were superior in induced cytotoxicity compared with the steam extract of P. nigra var. henonis (1.15%). Findings from this study indicated that steam extract of P. bambusoides and P. pubescens possessed potential as medicinal drug especially in prostate cancer treatment.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.609-614
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• 2013

본 연구는 도꼬마리의 뿌리와 열매 부위별 항산화 활성의 검증을 통해 유효 생리활성 성분이 많은 부위를 탐색하고자 뿌리와 열매를 메탄올로 추출하여 항산화 활성물질, 라디칼 소거능, in vitro에서 항암 활성을 측정하였다. 항산화 물질인 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드 함량은 뿌리보다는 열매 부위에 6배 가량 높은 함량이 나타났다. ABTS, DPPH, Hydroxyl radical 소거능을 측정한 결과, 뿌리에서 $IC_{50}$% 6.02, 1.29, 3.88mg/ml이며, 열매에서는 0.81, 0.16, 0.44mg/ml로 열매에서 소거능이 높게 나타났다. 항암 활성을 알아보기 위하여 유방암세포(MCF-7), 위암세포(AGS), 폐암세포(A-549), 인체대장암세포(HCT-116), 간암세(Hep-G2) 및 전립선암(PC-3)에 처리하여 암세포 성장 억제 정도를 확인한 결과, 도꼬마리 열매와 뿌리 부위에 0.5mg/ml 농도에서 각각 26%, 36% 전립선 암세포 성장 억제 정도를 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.304-308
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• 2016

Background: Joboksansam, Korean bird wild ginseng, is an artificially cultivated wild ginseng germinated from bird feces. Although numerous pharmacologic activities of wild ginsengs have been reported, the beneficial effect of joboksansam in cancer has not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the in vivo and in vitro anticancer activities of joboksansam powder. Methods: To evaluate the in vivo anticancer activity of joboksansam, we established a xenograft mouse model bearing RMA cell-derived cancer. Direct cytotoxicity induced by joboksansam powder was also investigated in vitro using (3-4-5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2-5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The inhibitory activity of this powder on the activation of cell survival signaling involving Akt and Src was examined with immunoblot analysis. Results: Joboksansam powder displayed strong inhibitory activity against the increased tumor size, increased weight of total body and cancer tissues, and mortality of tumor-bearing mice. Joboksansam powder also suppressed the activation of survival regulatory enzymes Akt and Src, as assessed by phosphorylation levels in the immunoblot analysis of tumor tissues. Interestingly, the viability of RMA cells in vitro was directly decreased by joboksansam treatment. Conclusion: Overall, our results strongly suggest that joboksansam powder has the potential to protect against cancer generation by direct cytotoxic effects on cancer cells resulting from suppression of cell survival signaling.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.16-25
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• 2006

A novel series of 1-(1-benzofuran-2-yl-ethylidene)-4-substituted thiosemicarbazides (2a-d) along with some derived ring systems: substituted-2,3-dihydro-thiazoles(3a-c, 4a-f) and thiazolidin-4-ones(5a-d and 6a-d), were synthesized. In addition, cyanoacetic acid-(1-benzofuran-2-yl-ethylidene) hydrazide(7) was used to prepare another new series of compounds consisting of substituted pyridin-2(1H)-ones(8a-c); 2-thioxo-2,3-dihydro-thiazoles(9a-d) and 2-thioxo-2,3-dihydro-6H-thiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidin-7-ones (10a-c, 11a-c). The absolute configuration of compound 5c was determined by X-ray crystallography. The compounds prepared were evaluated for their in vitro anti-HIV, anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal activities. Among the tested compounds, compounds 5c and 9a produced a significant reduction ㅐ ㄹ the viral cytopathic effect (93.19% and 59.55%) at concentrations $>2.0{\times}10^{-4}\;M\;and\;2.5{\times}10^{-5}\;M$respectively. Compound 9a was confirmed to have moderate anti-HIV activity. Compounds 2a, 2d, and 5c showed mild antifungal activity. However, none of the tested compounds showed any significant anticancer activity.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.47-58
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• 2008

The anticancer and antioxidant effect of different lengths of saturated fatty acids was tested on NIH3T3 fibroblasts and human skin melanoma cellsn in this study. The cell existence rate and antioxidizing capacity and optic reservation of cells were observed. This saturated fatty acid was concentration-dependent. IC50 Concentrations in NIH3T3 fibroblasts, human skin melanoma cells and DPPH radical scavenging activity of fatty acid was increasing the order of carbochain length ; caprylic acid < lauric acid < palmitic acid < stearic acid. The reduction in cell number and morphological change in human skin melanoma cells was increasing the order of carbochain length ; caprylic acid < lauric acid < palmitic acid < stearic acid. These results suggest that carbochain length of fatty acid can be used as structure-activity relationships for anticancer and antioxidant.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.362-367
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• 2003

운지버섯을 희석 감귤농축액과 일반 합성배지에서 각각 배양한 배양물을 열탕추출하고 여과하여 얻어진 버섯 배양추출물과 버섯을 접종하지 않은 희석 감귤농축액 자체에 대한 항산화 활성, 아질산 제거능, 그리고 항암활성을 조사 비교하였다. DPPH 전자공여를 이용한 항산화 활성에서 희석 감귤농축액에서 얻어진 배양추출물(Extract-I)은 89%, 일반 합성배지에서 얻어진 배양추출물(Extract-II)은 66%, 접종하지 않은 희석 감귤농축액 자체(Extract-III)는 22%의 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 아질산 제거능은 배양추출물 모두 산성 조건일수록 증가하였으며, Extrac-I은 67%, Extract-II는 54%, 그리고 Extract-III는 34%의 아질산 제거능을 보였다. HeLa, PC-3, HepG2 및 A-549 세포에 대한 항암활성을 조사한 결과, Exract-I는 각각의 암세포들에 대해서 순차적으로 75%, 82%, 55%, 그리고 82%의 높은 생육 저해 활성을 보였다. 반면에 Extract-II는 HeLa cell에 대해서만 66%의 생육저해를 보였고, Exoact-III는 모든 암세포의 생육을 저해하지 않는 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 운지버섯을 희석 감귤농축액에 배양함으로서 일반 합성배지에서 배양하거나 감귤농축액 자체 보다 항산화 활성과 항암활성을 현저히 증가시킬 수 있었다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2005

Dietary chlarella has known as one of the best candidates for development of multifunctional probiotic foods owing to an excellent nutritional value such as high amount of proteins and various, valuable fatty acids. So many efforts were devoted to studying the chlorella as therapeutic agents or foods fighting against many diseases in the aged people such as cardiovascular diseases and cancers. In this study, we investigated sizes and weights of tumors derived from mice injected subcutaneously with tumorigenic cells to see if antitumor activity would be found in mice dieted with the chlarella complex. After BALB/c mice were dieted with $5\%$ organic cultured chlorella complex diet throughout for 19weeks, the fibrosarcoma was induced by subcutaneous injection of tumorigenic cells at the 3 weeks before sacrifice. The average weight of tumors in the diet group were significantly reduced to $60\%\;(P=0.012)$ of the one in control group, indicating that diet with the chlarella complex may have anticancer activity in mice. When the mice were dieted with $5\%$ organic cultured chlorella complex for 4 weeks before injecting the tumorigenic cells in order to see tumor-preventive effect of the diet, the potential preventive activity of the diet against cancer was implicated by the observation that the tumors were greatly reduced in the diet group to $37\%$ (P=0.l44) of the control group. Especially, when the $5\%$ diet were applied to mice after injecting with the tumorigenic cells, the tumors derived from the $5\%$ diet group were also decreased to $95\%$ (P=0.002) of those in the control group, suggesting that the diet with the organic cultured chlorella complex may also have therapeutic effect against tumor formation. As results, it was shown that the chlorella complex tested in this study had preventive and therapeutic effects on fighting against tumorigenesis. Therefore, the identification and further mechanistic study of the components which may be associated with antitumor activity from diet of the chlorella complex in the future will contribute to the development of anticancer probiotic foods, alternative therapeutic treatment against cancer, and a new anticancer drug.