• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.3035-3042
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• 2015

Background: Isorhamnetin (Iso), a novel and essential monomer derived from total flavones of Hippophae rhamnoides that has long been used as a traditional Chinese medicine for angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction, has also shown a spectrum of antitumor activity. However, little is known about the mechanisms of action Iso on cancer cells. Objectives: To investigate the effects of Iso on A549 lung cancer cells and underlying mechanisms. Materials and Methods: A549 cells were treated with $10{\sim}320{\mu}g/ml$ Iso. Their morphological and cellular characteristics were assessed by light and electronic microscopy. Growth inhibition was analyzed by MTT, clonogenic and growth curve assays. Apoptotic characteristics of cells were determined by flow cytometry (FCM), DNA fragmentation, single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay, immunocytochemistry and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase nick end labeling (TUNEL). Tumor models were setup by transplanting Lewis lung carcinoma cells into C57BL/6 mice, and the weights and sizes of tumors were measured. Results: Iso markedly inhibited the growth of A549 cells with induction of apoptotic changes. Iso at $20{\mu}g/ml$, could induce A549 cell apoptosis, up-regulate the expression of apoptosis genes Bax, Caspase-3 and P53, and down-regulate the expression of Bcl-2, cyclinD1 and PCNA protein. The tumors in tumor-bearing mice treated with Iso were significantly smaller than in the control group. The results of apoptosis-related genes, PCNA, cyclinD1 and other protein expression levels of transplanted Lewis cells were the same as those of A549 cells in vitro. Conclusions: Iso, a natural single compound isolated from total flavones, has antiproliferative activity against lung cancer in vitro and in vivo. Its mechanisms of action may involve apoptosis of cells induced by down-regulation of oncogenes and up-regulation of apoptotic genes.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.71-78
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• 1998

Vaccinia virus is the prototype orthopoxvirus that has been used as a vaccine strain for small pox. This virus has been used to express a variety of cellular and viral genes in mammalian cells at high levels. Interleukin-4 (IL-4) has been found to stimulate the proliferation of T cells and enhance the cytolytic activity of cytotoxic T lymphocytes. To test the immunotherapeutic potential of IL-4 delivered in vivo by poxvirus, a recombinant vaccinia virus expressing the murine IL-4 gene (RVVmIL-4) was constructed. A high level of IL-4 production was confirmed by infecting HeLa cells and measuring IL-4 in cell culture supernatant by ELISA. As a tumor model, two cell lines were used; the murine T leukemic line P388 and the murine breast cancer line TS/A. CDF1 mice were intraperitoneally inoculated with $1\;{\times}\;10^5$ cells of P388. Mice were injected at the same site with $5\;{\times}\;10^5\;PFU$ of recombinant vaccinia virus; first, 3 days after the injection of tumor cells and thereafter once every week for 3 weeks. Intraperitoneal injections of RVVmIL-4 significantly prolonged the survival time of mice inoculated with tumor cells. All mice injected with RVVmIL-4 remained alive for 30 days after the postinoculation of tumor cells, while 100% and 70% of the animals injected with saline or wild type vaccinia virus died, respectively. In another tumor model using TS/A, tumor was established by subcutaneously inoculating $2{\times}10^5$ tumor cells to BALB/c mice. After tumor formation was confirmed on day 4 in all mice, $5\;{\times}\;10^6\;PFU$ of RVVmIL-4 was inoculated subcutaneously three times, once every week for 3 weeks. The TS/A tumor was eradicated in two of the nine mice. Seven of the nine mice treated with RVVmIL-4 developed a tumor, but tumor growth was significantly delayed compared to those treated with saline or wild type vaccinia virus. These results indicate that recombinant vaccinia viruses may be used as a convenient tool for delivering immunomodulator genes to a variety of tumors.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2000

In the previous paper (Kim et al., Glycoconjugate Journal 16, 247-252, 1999), heteropolysaccharides from Korean medicinal plant, Phellodendri cortex (Hwangbek) showed a poten B-Iymphocyte-stimulating activity in a system using polyclonal antibody forming cells in C57BL/6XC3H mice at dosages of 2-10 mg. In a series of biolgical active polysaccharides from natural medicinal plants, the polysaccharide fractions were isolated and purified from Phellodendron chinese SCHNEID, and antitumor activities were examined at dosages of 2, 5 and 10 mg/100 g. F-7 and F-8 showed the highest tumor inhibitory activities (inhibition ratio 96.4 and 98.2% in 2 mg/100 g), and in dose of 5 mg/100 g, the inhibitory ratios were 95.3 and 97.5%, respectively. Furthermore, 10 mg/100 g of intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection gave 97.3 and 98.7% of inhibition. In oral administration, the inhibitory activities were not markedly observed, indicating that the polysaccharides are directly acting to immune system. When the effects on TS and TK activities were determined, TS activities in the F-2 and F-7-treated mice were markedly suppressed to 73.7% and 79.5% of that in the control (p<0.01), while there was little difference in TK activity with a slight decrease in F-2 only. However, in i.p. injection, TS activities in the F-2, F-5, F-7 and F-8-treated mice were markedly suppressed to 83% to 85% of that in the control (p<0.01). Furthermore, there was also significant differences in TK activities in F-2, F-5, F-7 and F-8-treated mice (p<0.05). Therefore, polysaccharide fraction F-8 was further purified to active fractions of F-9 and F-11 by gel permeation chromatography using TSK Gel HW50S. The purified polysaccharides of F-9 and F-11 were composed of GlcNAc (47.3%), Gal (24.7%) and Man (28.0%). These results clearly indicated that the i.p. injection is much effective to suppress tumor growth than oral administration.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.350-357
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• 2013

지의류는 사막에서 북극지방까지 이르는 극한 환경에서도 생존 가능한 곰팡이, 조류 또는 시아노박테리아 등으로 구성된 공생체이다. 몇몇 지의류 공생체들은 항균, 항곰팡이, 항바이러스, 항암, 항산화 및 항염증 등과 같은 많은 생물학적 활성을 지닌 넓은 범위의 이차대사물질을 생산한다. 지의류와 공생 관계인 박테리아에 관하여는 아주 일부 알려져 있다. 최근 본 연구팀은 북극 지의류 Stereocaulon spp로부터 4종류의 미생물을 분리하였으며, DPPH와 ABTS 측정법을 이용하여 그들의 항산화능을 조사하였다. 또한 총 폴리페놀 함량과 총 플라보노이드 함량 분석 등도 측정되었다. 강력한 라디컬 소거능은 지의류 추출물을 이용하여 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 조사된 4종류 중, Bosea vestrisii 36546(T)의 에틸아세테이트 추출액은 DPPH 분석에서 86.8% 그리고 ABTS 분석에서 75.2%에 달하는 억제력과 함께 가장 강력한 자유 라디컬 소거능을 보여주었다. 따라서 이러한 결과들로부터 지의류 유래 박테리아 종들이 천연 항산화제로서 잠재적인 소재가 될 수 있다는 것을 제안한다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.1236-1242
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• 1998

한국산 표고버섯 산련 1호를 C/N비가 13.1인 버섯 완전액체배지에서 배양하여 균사체를 증식시킨 후 생리활성을 보이는 단백다당체를 추출하였다. 표고버섯 균사체 액체배양시 생성되는 단백다당체는 균사체 세포벽에 약 80%가 존재하고, 약 20%정도는 세포밖으로 분비하는 것으로 나타나 단백다당체의 추출은 균사체가 함유된 배양액 전체를 이용하여 추출하는 것이 높은 수율을 얻을 수 있었다. 그리고 균사체로부터 단백다당체의 추출방법으로 열수추출 및 glass bead mill로 세포벽을 파쇄한 후 열수추출, cellulase 처리 후 열수추출을 비교한 결과 물리적으로 세포벽을 파쇄한 후 60분간 열수추출하는 것이 배양액 100 mL당 약 930 mg의 조단백다당체가 추출되어 수율이 가장 높았다. 추출한 조단백다당체를 사용하여 protease 처리, 그리고 DEAE-cellulose 및 Sephadex G-100 column chromatography를 통하여 단백다당체를 정제한 후 단계별 시료에 대한 mouse leukemic cell인 $P_{388}$의 증식억제는 53.7, 62.2, 93.7, 97.4%로 정제도가 높아짐에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. Sephadex G-100 column으로 처리한 정제 단백다당체를 TLC/FID로 분석한 결과 단일 peak로 나타나 순수물질임을 확인하였다. 그리고 단백다당체의 성분을 분석한 결과 다당함량은 46.1%로 구성단당류는 glucose 및 galactose, xylose, mannose로 구성되어 있었고, 단백질은 약 7.3%로 주로 proline 및 glycine의 함량이 높았으며 methionine 및 leucine은 거의 없는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 그외에 무기질로서 Na, K, Zn, Ca 등이 존재하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 1994

경기도 광주군 및 연천군 일원에서 채취한 93종의 잡초종(雜草種)을 대상으로 항균활성(抗園活性), 항종양활성(抗腫瘍活性), 항산화활성(抗酸化活性), 제초활성(除草活性) 등 몇가지 생리활성(生理活性)을 조사함으로써 제초(雜草)의 유용적(有用的)인 측면(則面)의 확인 뿐 아니라 나아가서 잡초(雜草)로부터 새로운 생리활성물질탐색(生理活性物質探索)의 가능성(可能性)을 제시하고자 하였다. 곰팡이에 있어서 사과나무 점무늬낙엽병균(落葉病菌)에 대해서는 새삼, 고추 역병균(疫病菌)에 대해서는 돼지풀과 쥐손이풀, 참깨 역병균(疫病菌)에 대해서는 쑥부쟁이와 미국쑥부쟁이가 항균활성(抗菌活性)을 나타내었다. 세균에 있어서는 돼지풀, 쑥, 사철쑥, 여뀌바늘, 구절초, 쥐손이풀, 미국가막사리 등이 비교적 항균활성(抗菌活性)의 범위(範圍)가 넓었으며 개비름, 비름, 망초, 물질경이, 쇠무릎, 물봉선, 벼룩나물 등이 Gram 양성세균인 Bacillus subtilis PCI219에 대하여 선택적(選擇的)인 항균활성(抗菌活性)을 나타내었다. 그리고 새삼, 개가장, 갈대, 쉽사리, 기름나물 등이 세포벽(細胞壁) 결손(缺損) 변이주(變異洙)인 Pseudomonas aeruginosa N10 균주에 대하여 선택적(選擇的)인 항균활성(抗菌活性)을 나타내었다. K562 세포(細胞)에 대한 protein kinase C 활성(活性)으로 조사한 antibleb 활성(活性)은 큰개여뀌, 사철쑥, 국화방망이, 개가장, 쥐손이풀, 바늘사초 등에서 나타났으며 특히 큰개여뀌에서는 조시료(粗試料) 상태에서 10mg/ml 농도(濃度)에서도 강한 활성(活性)을 나타내었다. 항산화활성(抗酸化活性)에 있어서는 바디나물, 쇠뜨기, 승마, 큰개여뀌, 쥐손이풀, 달맞이꽃, 방동사니대가리 등이 비교적 강한 활성(活性을) 나타내었으며 제초활성(除草活性)에 있어서는 여뀌바늘, 기름나물 등이 비교적 강한 활성(活性)을 나타내었다.

• 대한한방종양학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.103-125
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• 2002

This experimental study was carried out to evaluate the anti-tumor and the immunomodulatory effects of Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) against cancer. The in vitro anti-tumor effects were evaluated by MTT assay. The cytotoxicity, extension of survival days, the effect of inhibition solid tumor which was induced sarcoma 180, and the changes of body weight were evaluated for in vivo effects of anti-tumor. To evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of Jiawei- citaowan(加未慈桃丸), delayed type hypersensitivity, hemagglutinin, hemolysin titers for humoral immune response, rosette forming cells for cell-mediated immune response, natural killer cell activity, proliferation of lymphocyte, productivty of Interleukin-2, and carbon clearance were measured with methotrexate treated mice. The results were as follows; 1. In the case of existence ability of tumor cell, IC50 had an anti-tumor ativity resulted 2.52mg/ml to SNU-C4. 0.41mg/ml to SNU-396, resulted to 0.09mg/mlSNU-1. 2. The groups of Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) 10mg/ml, 20mg/kg had no body weight loss. reduction in intake of water and feed, so these had no toxicity. 3. In the case of the effect of extention of existence. the group of 20mg/kg Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated group was showed 250% in ILS. 4. The effect of inhibition solid tumor was significantly decreased in both 10mg/kg, 20mg/kg of Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated groups as compared with control group S. The groups of 10mg/kg, 20mg/kg Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) had significant effect of body weight change compared to control group. 6. Delayed type hypersensitivity was not significant in both Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated groups as compared with control group. 7. Hemagglutinin and Hemolysin titers were significantly increased by dose-dependent. so these results showed that the humoral immume respose was activated. 8. For the effect of rosette formimg cells was not significant in hoth Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated groups as compared with control group. 9. Natural killer cell activity was significantly increased in both Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated groups as compared with control group in the ratio of 100: 1, 50: 1 of effector and target cells, but in the ratio of 10:1, the Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated groups were not significant. 10. The proliferation of lymphocyte and productivty of Interleukin-2 were significantly increased by dose-dependent in both 10mg/ kg, 20mg/ kg of Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated groups as compared with control group. 11. In the phagocytic effect, the 20mg/kg of Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) extract treated group showed the increasing effect with significance as compared with control group. According to the results, we can suggest that Jiaweicitaowan(加未慈桃丸) has the antitumor and the immunomodulatory effects.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.111-131
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• 1996

For the development of antimetastatic agent 41 kinds of crude drugs were used for the evaluation of inhibitory effect of several crude drugs on cell adhesion of pulmonary cancer cells and platelet aggregation. Results were obtained as follows: 1. Water extracts of crude drugs inhibited cell adhesion of A549 to complex extracelluar matrix over 40 % of contol were Houttuyniae Herba, Mylabris, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Meliae Cortex, Ferula Resina, Oldenlandiae diffusae Herba at the higher concentration of $10^{-3}g／ml$ while those inhibiting cell adhesion of Bl6-Fo over 40 % of control were $10^{-5}g／ml$ of Houttuyniae Herba, Aurantii Fructus, Lithospermi Radix, Zedoariae Rhizoma. Prunellae Spica, Foeniculi Fructus, Rbei Radix, Scutellariae Radix, Meliae Cortex, Ferula Resina and Oldenlandiae diffusae Herba. 2. MeOH extracts of crude drugs at the concentration of $4{\times}10^{-4}g／ml$ inhibiting cell adhesion of A549 specifically to single extracelluar matrix over 40 % of control were Lithospermi Radix, Agrimoniae Herba, Rhei Radix and Ferula Resina to collagen I, Houttuyniae Herba, Lithospermi Radix, Bupleuri Radix, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Orostachys Herba, Sappan Lignum, Meliae cortex ferula Resina and Coicis Semen to collagen Ⅳ, Mylabris, Agrimoniae Herba to laminin, Houttuyniae Herba and Meliae Cortex to fibronectin. 3. NeOH extracts of crude drugs at the concentration of $4{\times}10^{-4}g／ml$ inhibiting cell adhesion of B16-Fo specifically to single extracelluar matrix over 60 % of control were Lithospermi Radix, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Meliae Cortex and Ferula Resina to collagen I, Lithospermi Radix, Bupleun Radix, Saiviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Ferula Resina and Acanthopanacis Cortex to collagen Ⅳ, Bupleuri Radix, Orostachys Herba to laminin, Houttuyniae Herba to fibronectin. 4. MeOH extracts of crude drugs inhibiting platelet aggregation over 40% of ADP control were at the concentration of $50{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of Houttuyniae Herba, Angilicae gigantis Radix, Zedoariae Rhizoma. Coicis Semen and $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of Ferula Resina, Orostachys Herba, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Curcumac Radix, Carthami Flos, Lithospermi Radix, Gleditsiae Spina, Sappan Lignum, Acanthopanacis Cortex. These results suggest that several crude drugs including Ferula Resina, Houttuyniae Herba, Lithospermi Radix and Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix chiefly have more possibility to exert antimetastatic activity and require in vivo antimetastatic study.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권11호
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• pp.1629-1636
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 신령버섯의 면역기능 개선 효과를 마우스를 이용한 동물 모델에서 면역기관의 무게와 세포증식, 자연살해세포 활성, 사이토카인 분비능을 측정하고 대식세포 증식과 활성을 측정하여 평가하였다. BALB/c 마우스에 저(4 mg/kg), 중(20 mg/kg), 고(100 mg/kg) 농도의 신령버섯을 21일간 경구로 투여하였다. 마우스를 희생하여 체중 및 면역장기 무게, 비장세포의 증식과 사이토카인 생성, 자연살해세포의 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과 신령버섯은 마우스의 체중, 간, 비장, 흉선의 무게에 영향을 주지 않았으며, 비장세포의 증식에 유의한 효과가 없었다. 또한 비장세포의 IL-4과 IL-12 생성을 억제하였으며, 마우스 자연살해세포의 활성을 현저하게 증가시켰다. 정상 마우스에서 분리한 비장세포에 신령버섯을 처리한 in vitro 실험에서는 신령버섯 $5{\sim}100{\mu}g/mL$에서 농도 의존적으로 비장세포의 증식과 $IFN-{\gamma}$ 생성을 증가시켰다. 신령버섯은 대식세포인 RAW 264.7 세포의 증식을 $100{\mu}g/mL$ 농도까지 농도 의존적으로 증가시켰으며, 대식세포에 의한 NO의 생성을 농도 의존적으로 증가시켰다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 신령버섯을 마우스에 3주간 투여하면 동물의 체중, 면역장기의 무게와 면역세포의 증식에는 영향을 미치지 않지만 자연살해세포의 활성을 70% 가량 증가시키며 IL-4와 IL-12의 생성을 억제한다. 정상 마우스에서 분리한 비장세포에 신령버섯을 처리하면 세포증식과 $IFN-{\gamma}$ 분비가 증가되고, 대식세포인 RAW 264.7 세포의 증식과 NO 생성이 증가된다. 따라서 신령버섯은 바이러스에 감염된 세포나 암세포를 죽이는 자연살해세포와 대식세포의 활성을 증가시켜 면역반응 조절에 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 기대된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.556-561
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• 1995

The purpose of this study was to establish an in vitro culture method of tumor-specific T cells, and determine the efficacy of the cultured tumor-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTL) as an agent of anti-tumor immunotherapy against a murine lymphoma, TIMI.4. Tumor-specific T-lymphocytes derived from C57BL/6 mice (thy-1.2) immune to TIMI.4 were activated by in vitro stimulation with the irradiated TIMI.4 cells, and expanded by restimulation with TIMI.4 in the presence of the concanavalin A-stimulated rat spleen culture supernatant, and splenic antigen-presenting cells. In vitro restimulation enhanced markedly the proportion of $CD8^+$, a predominant surface marker of CTL and the cytotoxic activity in the cultured immune T cell population. The resulting TIMI.4-specific T cells were adoptively transferred into nude mice. The tumor cells residing in the host after 7 days of adoptive transfer to B6.PL (thy-1.1) mice were quantified by use of an antibody directed to the thy-1.2 allele. The TIMI.4 cells in the recipient nude mice were decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Anti-tumor activity of the TIMI.4-specific T cells was also demonstrated by a survival test, where the tumor-bearing nu/nu mice which received the activated T-cells survived about 30% longer than the control mice which received the tumor cells alone. These suggest that adoptive transfer of TIMI.4-specific T cells could be a candidate for effective therapy of the murine lymphoma.