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원발성 월경통에 대한 계지복령환(桂枝茯苓丸) 열수 추출물의 진통 효과 (Analgesic Effects of Gyejibokryeong-hwan Aqueous Extracts on the Rat Model of Primary Dysmenorrhea)

  • 조수연;김동철
    • 대한한방부인과학회지
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    • 제33권3호
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    • pp.95-118
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    • 2020
  • 목 적: 이 생체 내 연구의 목적은 인도메타신과 비교했을 때 쥐의 원발성 월경통에 대한 계지 복령환 열수 추출물의 진통 및 개선 효과를 관찰하는 것이다. 방 법: 랫트 PD 모델을 만들기 위해, Estradiol benzoate를 10일간 투여한 다음 마지막 10회 estradiol benzoate 투여 1시간 후 1 U/kg의 oxytocin을 투여하였다. 계지복령환 열수 추출물을 500, 250 및 125 mg/kg 용량으로 매일 1회씩 10일간 투여하였다. 이후 체중 및 실험 기간 동안의 체중 증가량, 자궁 중량 및 육안부검 소견, 진통 활성을 나타내는 abdominal writhing test, 자궁 조직 내 지질 과산화(Malondialdehyde, MDA 함량) 및 항산화 방어 시스템 - glutathione (GSH) 함량, superoxide dismutase (SOD) 및 catalase (CAT) 활성, Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) 및 cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 mRNA의 발현, 자궁의 조직병리학적 변화, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α 및 inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)로 나타나는 면역조직 화학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 계지복령환 열수 추출물의 결과는 인도메타신 투여 쥐의 결과와 비교하였다. 결 과: Estradiol benzoate 및 oxytocin 투여 결과, 현저한 체중 및 증체량, 자궁 GSH 함량, SOD와 CAT 활성의 감소와 abdominal writhing 반응, 자궁 지질 과산화(MDA 함량), 자궁 중량, NF-κB 및 COX-2 mRNA 발현의 증가가 TNF-α 및 iNOS 면역반응세포와 염증세포 침윤 증가, 자궁의 충혈 및 확대와 함께 관찰되었다. 이는 전형적인 염증 및 산화 스트레스성 원발성 월경통이 잘 유도되었음을 의미한다. 한편 이러한 소견은 계지복령환 열수 추출물의 투여에 의해 용량의존적으로 현저히 억제되었으며, 인도메타신의 억제 효과보다는 낮았다. 결 론: 이 연구에서 얻은 결과는 계지복령환 열수 추출물이 estradiol benzoate 및 oxytocin으로 유도된 원발성 월경통에 용량-의존적으로 유리한 진통 및 개선 활성을 가짐을 시사한다.

Isoegomaketone Upregulates Heme Oxygenase-1 in RAW264.7 Cells via ROS/p38 MAPK/Nrf2 Pathway

  • Jin, Chang Hyun;So, Yang Kang;Han, Sung Nim;Kim, Jin-Baek
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제24권5호
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    • pp.510-516
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    • 2016
  • Isoegomaketone (IK) was isolated from Perilla frutescens, which has been widely used as a food in Asian cuisine, and evaluated for its biological activity. We have already confirmed that IK induced the HO-1 expression via Nrf2 activation in RAW264.7 cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of IK on the mechanism of HO-1 expression. IK upregulated HO-1 mRNA and protein expression in a dose dependent manner. The level of HO-1 mRNA peaked at 4 h after $15{\mu}M$ IK treatment. To investigate the mechanisms of HO-1 expression modulation by IK, we used pharmacological inhibitors for the protein kinase C (PKC) family, PI3K, and p38 MAPK. IK-induced HO-1 mRNA expression was only suppressed by SB203580, a specific inhibitor of p38 MAPK. ROS scavengers (N-acetyl-L-cysteine, NAC, and glutathione, GSH) also blocked the IK-induced ROS production and HO-1 expression. Furthermore, both NAC and SB203580 suppressed the IK-induced Nrf2 activation. In addition, ROS scavengers suppressed other oxidative enzymes such as catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST), and NADH quinone oxidoreductase (NQO-1) in IK-treated RAW264.7 cells. Taken together, it can be concluded that IK induced the HO-1 expression through the ROS/p38 MAPK/Nrf2 pathway in RAW264.7 cells.

Effects of fermented soybean meal with Bacillus velezensis, Lactobacillus spp. or their combination on broiler performance, gut antioxidant activity and microflora

  • Tsai, C.F.;Lin, L.J.;Wang, C.H.;Tsai, C.S.;Chang, S.C.;Lee, T.T.
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • 제35권12호
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    • pp.1892-1903
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    • 2022
  • Objective: A series of experiment were conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing a part of soybean meal (SBM) at 6% of broiler diets with fermented soybean meal (FSBM) obtained by single or two-stage fermentation by measuring growth performance, antioxidant activity in the jejunum and distal intestinal microflora. Methods: Soybean meal samples were prepared by single-stage fermentation using Bacillus velezensis (Bv) (FSBMB), or Lactobacillus spp. (as commercial control) (FSBML). Additional SBM sample was prepared by two-stage fermentation using Bv and subsequently using Lactobacillus brevis ATCC 367 (Lb) (FSBMB+L). Enzyme activity, chemical composition, trichloroethanoic acid-nitrogen solubility index (TCA-NSI) and antioxidant activity were measured. Then, in an in vivo study, 320 Ross308 broilers were divided into four groups with ad libitum supply of feed and water. Four groups were fed either a corn-soybean meal diet (SBM), or one of fermented SBM diets (FSBMB+L, FSBMB, and FSBML). Growth, serum characteristics, microflora, and the mRNA expression of selected genes were measured. Results: Compared to SBM, FSBMB+L contained lower galacto-oligosaccharide, allergic protein, and trypsin inhibitor, and higher TCA-NSI by about three times (p<0.05). Reducing power and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging ability correlated positively with the TCA-NSI content in FSBM. Growth performances were not significantly different among four groups. In jejunum of 35-day-old broilers, partial replacement of SBM by FSBMB+L increased the activity of superoxide dismutase and catalase (CAT), and the FSBMB group had the highest catalase activity (p<0.05). Partial replacement of SBM by FSBM increased relative mRNA expressions of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and peptide transporter 1 (PepT1) (p<0.05); however, FSBMB+L increased CAT mRNA level to 5 times of the control (p<0.05). Conclusion: Using Bv- and Lb-processed SBM through two-stage fermentation to partially replace 6% of diets will improve the gut's antioxidant activity under commercial breeding in broilers.

Characterization of Homocysteine ${\gamma}$-Lyase from Submerged and Solid Cultures of Aspergillus fumigatus ASH (JX006238)

  • El-Sayed, Ashraf S.;Khalaf, Salwa A.;Aziz, Hani A.
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제23권4호
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    • pp.499-510
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    • 2013
  • Among 25 isolates, Aspergillus fumigatus ASH (JX006238) was identified as a potent producer of homocysteine ${\gamma}$-lyase. The nutritional requirements to maximize the enzyme yield were optimized under submerged (SF) and solid-state fermentation (SSF) conditions, resulting in a 5.2- and 2.3-fold increase, respectively, after the last purification step. The enzyme exhibited a single homogenous band of 50 kDa on SDS-PAGE, along with an optimum pH of 7.8 and pH stability range of 6.5 to 7.8. It also showed a pI of 5.0, as detected by pH precipitation with no glycosyl residues. The highest enzyme activity was obtained at $37-40^{\circ}C$, with a $T_m$ value of $70.1^{\circ}C$. The enzyme showed clear catalytic and thermal stability below $40^{\circ}C$, with $T_{1/2}$ values of 18.1, 9.9, 5.9, 3.3, and 1.9 h at $30^{\circ}C$, $35^{\circ}C$, $40^{\circ}C$, $50^{\circ}C$, and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively. Additionally, the enzyme $K_r$ values were 0.002, 0.054, 0.097, 0.184, and 0.341 $S^{-1}$ at $30^{\circ}C$, $35^{\circ}C$, $40^{\circ}C$, $50^{\circ}C$, and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme displayed a strong affinity to homocysteine, followed by methionine and cysteine when compared with non-S amino acids, confirming its potency against homocysteinuria-related diseases, and as an anti-cardiovascular agent and a specific biosensor for homocysteinuria. The enzyme showed its maximum affinity for homocysteine ($K_m$ 2.46 mM, $K_{cat}\;1.39{\times}10^{-3}\;s^{-1}$), methionine ($K_m$ 4.1 mM, $K_{cat}\;0.97{\times}10^{-3}\;s^{-1}$), and cysteine ($K_m$ 4.9 m M, $K_{cat}\;0.77{\times}10^{-3}\;s^{-1}$). The enzyme was also strongly inhibited by hydroxylamine and DDT, confirming its pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) identity, yet not inhibited by EDTA. In vivo, using Swiss Albino mice, the enzyme showed no detectable negative effects on platelet aggregation, the RBC number, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, or creatinine titer when compared with negative controls.

한우 CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein α(C/EBPα) 유전자의 동정과 mRNA의 발현 (Molecular Cloning and mRNA Expression of the Hanwoo CAT/enhancer-binding Protein α(C/EBPα) Gene)

  • 정영희;이상미;박효영;윤두학;문승주;정의룡;강만종
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제46권6호
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    • pp.909-916
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    • 2004
  • CCAAT/enhancer binding protein(C/EBP)는 지방전구세포의 분화과정에서 말현하는 전사인자군에 속한다. 이러한 C/EBP 중에서 C/EBP $\alpha$ 는 지방세포의 분화와 지방침착에 있어 중요한 역할을 수행허는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 한우 C/EBP$\alpha$ 유전자를 분리 동정하고 그 발현을 조사하였다. 한우 C/EBP$\alpha$ 유전자는 1059bp의 open reading frame으로 구성되어 있으며 353개의 아미노산을 암호화하고 있었다. 그리고 한우 C/EBP $\alpha$ 아미노산을 다른 종과 비교하였을 때 매우 높은 상동성을 나타내었다. Northern blotting 분석에 의하여 12개월 한우에 있어서 C/EBP$\alpha$ mRNA의 분석을 실시한 결과 지방조직에서 가장 높은 말현을 나타내었으며 대장과 폐에서 매우 낮은 말현을 확인할수 있었다. 또한 12개월26개월 30개월 한우 의 등심과 지방에 있어서 C/EBP$\alpha$ 유전자의 발현을 real-time RT-PCR로 분석한 결과 등심 에서는 26개월에 서 가장 높은 발현을 보였으며 지방에서는 12개월과 26개월에 서 높은 발현을 나타내었다.

간암치료신약개발 및 이의 제제화 연구 (Replication of Hepatitis B Virus is repressed by tumor suppressor p53)

  • 이현숙;허윤실;이영호;김민재;김학대;윤영대;문홍모
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회 and 제3회 신약개발 연구발표회
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    • pp.178-178
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    • 1994
  • Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a DNA virus with a 3.2kb partially double-stranded genome. The life cycle of the virus involves a reverse transcription of the greater than genome length 3.5kb mRNA. This pegenomic RNA contains all the genetic information encoded by the virus and functions as an intermediate in viral replication. Tumor suppressor p53 has previously been shown to interact with the X-gene product of the HBV, which led us to hypothesize that p53 may act as a negative regulator of HBV replication and the role of the X-gene product is to overcome the p53-mediated restriction. As a first step to prove the above hypothesis, we tested whether p53 represses the propagation of HBV in in vitro replication system. By transient cotransfection of the plasmid containing a complete copy of the HBV genome and/or the plasmid encoding p53, we found that the replication of HBV is specifically blocked by wild-type p53. The levels of HBV DNA, HBs Ag and HBc/e Ag secreted in cell culture media were dramatically reduced upon coexpresion of wild-type p53 but not by the coexpression of the mutants of p53 (G154V and R273L). Furthermore, levels of RNAs originated from HBV genome were repressed more than 10 fold by the cotransfection of the p53 encoding plasmid. These results clearly states that p53 is a nesative regulator of the HBV replication. Next, to addresss the mechanism by which p53 represses the HBV replication, we performed the transient transfection experiments employing the pregenomic/core promoter-CAT(Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase) construct as a reporter. Cotransfection of wild-type p53 but not the mutant p53 expression plasmids repressed the CAT activity more than 8 fold. Integrating the above results, we propose that p53 represses the replication of HBV specifically by the down-regulation of the pregenomic/core promoter, which results in the reduced DNA synthesis of HBV. Currently, the mechanism by which HBV overcomes the observed p53-mediated restriction of replication is tinder investigation.

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Coregulation of lux Genes and Riboflavin Genes in Bioluminescent Bacteria of Photobacterium phosphoreum

  • Sung, Nack-Do;Lee, ChanYong
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • 제42권3호
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    • pp.194-199
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    • 2004
  • Investigation of the expression of the riboflavin (rib) genes, which are found immediately downstream of luxG in the lux operon in Photobacterium phosphoreum, provides more information relevant to the evolution of bioluminescence, as well as to the regulation of supply of flavin substrate for bacterial bioluminescence reactions. In order to answer the question of whether or not the transcriptions of lux and rib genes are integrated, a transcriptional termination assay was performed with P. phoxphoreum DNA, containing the possible stem-loop structures, located in the intergenic region of luxF and luxE ($\Omega$$\_$A/), of luxG and ribE ($\Omega$$\_$B/), and downstream of ribA ($\Omega$$\_$c/). The expression of the CAT (Chloram-phenicol Acetyl Transferase) reporter gene was remarkably decreased upon the insertion of the stem-loop structure ($\Omega$$\_$c/) into the strong lux promoter and the reporter gene. However, the insertion of the structure ($\Omega$$\_$B/) into the intergenic region of the lux and the rib genes caused no significant change in expression from the CAT gene. In addition, the single stranded DNA in the same region was protected by the P. phosphoreum mRNA from the Sl nuclease protection assay. These results suggest that lux genes and rib genes are part of the same operon in P. phosphoreum.

Changes in Antioxidant Enzyme Activity and Physiological Responses to Cadmium and Tributyltin Exposure in the Ark Shell, Scapharca Broughtonii

  • An, Myung-In;An, Kwang-Wook;Choi, Cheol-Young
    • Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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    • 제5권4호
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    • pp.273-282
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    • 2009
  • Cadmium (Cd) and tributyltin (TBT) are common contaminants of marine and freshwater ecosystems, and can induce the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These ROS can, in turn, cause oxidative stress. In the present study, we investigated time-related effects of Cd (0.05 and 0.1 ppm) and TBT (5 and 10 ppb) treatment on antioxidant enzyme activity, i.e., the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in the gills and digestive glands of the ark shell, Scapharca broughtonii. In addition, hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) concentrations, lysozyme activity, and glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) levels were measured in the hemolymph. We found that Cd and TBT treatment significantly increased antioxidant enzyme mRNA expression and activity in the digestive glands and gills in a time-dependent manner. In response to the Cd and TBT treatments, antioxidant enzymes mRNA expression and activity increased up to day 5 in the digestive glands and then decreased by day 7. In the gills, antioxidant enzymes mRNA expression and activity increased up to day 3 and then decreased by day 5. Likewise, $H_2O_2$ concentrations significantly increased up to day 5 and then decreased by day 7. Finally, lysozyme activity decreased during the experimental period, whereas GOT and GPT levels were significantly increased in a time-dependent manner. These results suggest that antioxidant enzymes play an important role in decreasing ROS levels and oxidative stress in ark shells exposed to Cd and TBT.

TERT mRNA Expression is Up-Regulated in MCF-7 Cells and a Mouse Mammary Organ Culture (MMOC) System by Endosulfan Treatment

  • Je Kang Hoon;Kim Ki Nam;Nam Kung Woo;Cho Myung Haing;Mar Woong Chon
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.351-357
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    • 2005
  • Endosulfan is one of the organochlorine pesticides, which are well-known endocrine disruptors (EDs), and it acts as an estrogen agonist. Estrogen is a group of hormones that play an important role in mammary gland function and are implicated in mammary carcinogenesis. In the present study, we studied the effects of endosulfan on nodule like alveolar lesion (NLAL) formation in mouse mammary gland development using a mouse mammary gland organ culture (MMOC) system. Although endosulfan-treated mammary glands did not form NLALs, more alveolar buds were formed in this group than in the negative control (vehicle-treated) group. In addition, telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) mRNA expression levels were increased in endosulfan-treated mammary glands in a dose-dependent manner. Telomerase can be activated by estrogen, therefore, we examined the effects of endosulfan on telomerase activity, and found that the telomerase activity in estrogen receptor-positive MCF-7 cells was up-regulated by endosulfan treatment. Moreover, this activation was accompanied by the up­regulation of the TERT mRNA expression. Also, transient expression assays using CAT reporter plasm ids containing various fragments of the TERT promoter showed that this imperfect palindromic estrogen-responsive element is almost certainly responsible for the transcriptional activation by endosulfan. These results may help elucidate the endocrine disrupting mechanism of endosulfan.

Physiological responses involved in reactive oxygen species (ROS) of rice plant under alone or multi artificial stress conditions

  • Kim, Yoonha;Waqas, Muhammad;Khan, Abdul Latif;Mun, Bong-Gyu;Yun, Byung-Wook;Lee, In-Jung
    • 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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    • pp.203-203
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    • 2017
  • The Earth's climate is rapidly changing because of increasing carbon dioxide content in atmosphere so, climate prediction models anticipate that earth surface temperature will rise by 3 to $5^{\circ}C$ in next 50 to 100 years. Therefore, frequency of un-expected weather events such as drought, salinity, low or high temperature and flooding etc. will be increasing worldwide. Furthermore, increased atmosphere temperature can influence pests and pathogens spread as well. Therefore, to protect enormous grain loss from unexpected weather conditions, studies related with combine stress conditions like abiotic plus biotic stress condition are really required. Thus, our research focused on physiological responses under combined abiotic and biotic stress condition in rice plant. To induce uniform stress condition, we used NaCl (100 mM) and salicylic acid (0.5 and 1.0 mM SA) as each stress a stimulator. Each artificial abiotic and biotic stress inducer was applied to hydroponically grown rice seedlings alone or together for four day. The data were collected in a time-dependent manner [1, 2, 3 and 4 day(s) after treatment (DAT)] and were matched with our anticipation that shoot length and shoot fresh weight was decreased in solo and combined abiotic and biotic stress condition. The lipid peroxidation content was significantly increased ($1.5{\pm}0.2$ to $2.7{\pm}0.1mg$ mg of $MDA\;g^{-1}FW$) in the first two days in both stress exposed plants, and showed the opposite trend ($0.5{\pm}0.01$ to $0.1{\pm}0.001mg$ of $MDA\;g^{-1}FW$) in last two days under multi stress condition. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity did not showed difference in only biotic stress condition (alone 0.5 and 1.0 mM SA) as compared to control however, it was significantly increased in multi stress condition or solo abiotic stress condition whereas, catalase (CAT), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities were significantly decreased in solo biotic and combined abiotic and biotic condition. In particular, both enzymes activities were more decreased in multi stress condition as compared to solo biotic stress condition. The results for relative mRNA expression level of CAT and APX enzymes were in agreement with results of spectrophotometric values. Correlation value between each stress condition and phenotypic data showed that biotic stress condition showed high correlation with activity of CAT and APX whilst, abiotic stress condition revealed significant correlation with SOD activity.

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