• 대한한방내과학회지
• /
• 제21권2호
• /
• pp.259-266
• /
• 2000

Objectives : The effects of aqueous extracts of Cortex ulmi pumilae (a traditional medicine for cancer treatment in oriental medicine) on the induction of apoptotic cell death were investigated in human liver origm hepatoma cell lines, HepG2. Methods : The death of HepG2 cells was markedly induced by the addition of extracts of Cortex ulmi pumilae in a dose-dependent manner. The apoptotic characteristic ladder pattern of DNA strand break was not observed in cell death of HepG2. In addition, it was not shown nucleus chromatin condensation and fragmentation under hoechst staining. However, by the using annexin V staining assay, externalizations of phosphatidylserine in HepG2 cell which were treated with Cortex ulmi pumilae extracts were detected in the early time (at 9 hr after extract treatment). Furthermore, LDH release was not detected in this early stage. Therefore, Cortex ulmi pumilae extracts-induced cell death of HepG2 cells is mediated by apoptotic death signal processes. Result : The activity of caspase 3-like proteases remained in a basal level in HepG2 cells which treated with the extract of Cordyceps sinensis. However, it was markedly increased in HepG2 cells which treated with two extracts of Cortex ulmi pumilae (C.U.P.-C, C.U.P.-K) which were differently extracted (respectively, 2.3 and 3.3 fold). On a while, the phosphotransferase activities of JNK1 was markedly induced in HepG2 cells which were treated with two extracts of Cortex ulmi pumilae. On the contrary, the activation of transcriptional activator, activating protein1(AP-1) and NF-kB were severely decreased by these two extracts of Cortex ulmi pumilae (C.U.P.-C, C.U.P.-K). In addition, antioxidants (GSH and NAC) and intracellular $Ca2^+$ level regulator (Bapta/AM and Thapsigargin) did not affect Cortex ulmi pumilae extracts-induced apoptotic death of HepG2 cells. Conclusions : In conclusion, our results suggest that two extracts of Cortex ulmi pumilae (C.U.P.-C, C.U.P.-K) induces the apoptotic death of human liver origin hepatoma HepG2 cells via activation of caspase 3-like proteases as well as JNK1, and inhibition of transcriptional activators, AP-1 and $NK-{\kappa}B$.

• 농약과학회지
• /
• 제14권4호
• /
• pp.446-455
• /
• 2010

주요 농업해충인 담배거세미나방에 대하여 높은 생물활성을 보이는 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki KB099 균주의 내독소단백질의 특성이 검토되었다. 이 균주의 내독소단백질은 효소 처리 없는 SDS-PAGE 결과 HD-l 균주에서는 일부 용해되어 130 kDa과 60 kDa의 두 개의 단백질밴드가 나타났으나 KB099균주에서는 용해되지 않고 130kDa의 밴드만이 관찰되었다. KB099균주의 내독소단백질에 감수성 해충인 담배거세미나방의 중장액으로 소화하였을 때에는 약 60 kDa 단백질밴드가 형성됨을 확인하였다. 또한 두 균주의 각각의 내독소단백질에 감수성해충의 소화액으로 반응시켰을 때 생물활성이 약했던 HD-l균주는 약6시간 만에 주요 밴드가 사라지는데 비해 활성이 강한 KB099균주는 12시간이상 까지도 활성밴드가 유지되다가 24시간 정도에서 밴드가 사라졌다. KB099균주가 생산하는 내독소단백질 유전자의 탐색을 위한 PCR실험에서 Cry1Aa, Cry1Ab, Cry1Ac, Cry1C, Cry1D 그리고 Cry1I 등 6개의 유전자가 존재함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
• /
• 제59권6호
• /
• pp.551-558
• /
• 2016

Malignant glioma cells invading surrounding normal brain are inoperable and resistant to radio- and chemotherapy, and eventually lead to tumor regrowth. Identification of genes related to motility is important for understanding the molecular biological behavior of invasive gliomas. According to our previous studies, Metallothionein 1E (MT1E) was identified to enhance migration of human malignant glioma cells. The purpose of this study was to confirm that MT1E could modulate glioma invasion in vivo. Firstly we established 2 cell lines; MTS23, overexpressed by MT1E complementary DNA construct and pV12 as control. The expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2, -9 and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 17 were increased in MTS23 compared with pV12. Furthermore it was confirmed that MT1E could modulate MMPs secretion and translocation of NFkB p50 and B-cell lymphoma-3 through small interfering ribonucleic acid knocked U87MG cells. Then MTS23 and pV12 were injected into intracranial region of 5 week old male nude mouse. After 4 weeks, for brain tissues of these two groups, histological analysis, and immunohistochemical stain of MMP-2, 9 and Nestin were performed. As results, the group injected with MTS23 showed irregular margin and tumor cells infiltrating the surrounding normal brain, while that of pV12 (control) had round and clear margin. And regrowth of tumor cells in MTS23 group was observed in another site apart from tumor cell inoculation. MT1E could enhance tumor proliferation and invasion of malignant glioma through regulation of activation and expression of MMPs.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
• /
• 제33권4호
• /
• pp.295-301
• /
• 2005

한국 전통 젓갈로부터 항균성 lipopeptide를 생산하는 JKK238 균주를 분리하여 16S rDNA및 세포벽의 지방산 조성 분석 등에 따라 Bacillus subtilis로 동정하였다. JKK238 균주를 3일간 배양한 TSB 액체배지의 $25\%$ ammonium sulfate 침전물이 대부분의 lipopeptide를 포함하고 이들이 다양한 식물병원성 곰팡이나 세균의 성장을 강력히 저해함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 FPLC에 의해 분리 및 정제된 각 lipopeptide의 Maldi-tof분석에서, 이 균주가 iturin A, fengycin, surfactin과 같은 세 종류의 lipopeptide의 isomer들을 동시에 생산하는 균주임을 밝혔다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제22권3호
• /
• pp.313-318
• /
• 2009

TIAF1 is a TGF-${\beta}$1-induced anti-apoptotic factor that plays a critical role in blocking TNF (tumor necrosis factor) cytotoxicity in mouse fibroblasts and participates in TGF-${\beta}$-mediated growth regulation. In this study, we obtained the full-length cDNA sequence of the porcine TIAF1 gene. Real-time PCR further revealed that the TIAF1 gene was expressed at the highest level in liver and kidney with prominent expressions detected in uterus, and lower levels detected in heart, spleen, lung, stomach, small intestine, skeletal muscle and fat of Large White pigs. Sequence analysis indicated that a 6 base-pair deletion mutation existed in the exon of the TIAF1 gene between Meishan and Large White pigs. This mutation induced deletion of Gln and Val amino acids. PCR-RFLP was used to detect the polymorphism in 394 pigs of a "Large White${\times}$Meishan" $F_{2}$ resource population and four purebred pig populations. The frequencies of the A allele (with a 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Chinese Meishan and Bamei pigs, and the frequencies of the B allele (no 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Large White and Landrace pigs. Association analyses revealed that the deletion mutation had highly significant associations (p<0.01) with meat marbling score of the thorax-waist longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle (MM1) and intramuscular fat percentage (IMF), and significant associations (p<0.05) with carcass length (CL). The results presented here supply evidence that the 6 bp deletion mutation in the TIAF1 gene affects porcine meat quality and provides useful information for further porcine breeding.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제25권7호
• /
• pp.962-970
• /
• 2012

This study aimed to investigate the effects of ruminal infusion of garlic oil (GO) on fermentation dynamics, fatty acid (FA) profile, and abundance of bacteria involved in biohydrogenation in the rumen. Six wethers fitted with ruminal fistula were assigned to two groups for cross-over design with a 14-d interval. Each 30-d experimental period consisted of a 27-d adaptation and a 3-d sample collection. Goats were fed a basal diet without (control) or with GO ruminal infusion (0.8 g/d). Ruminal contents collected before (0 h) and at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 h after morning feeding were used for fermentation analysis, and 0 h samples were further used for FA determination and DNA extraction. Garlic oil had no influence on dry matter intakes of concentrate and hay. During ruminal fermentation, GO had no effects on total VFA concentration and individual VFA molar proportions, whereas GO increased the concentrations of ammonia nitrogen and microbial crude protein (p<0.05). Compared with control, GO group took a longer time for total VFA concentration and propionate molar proportion to reach their respective maxima after morning feeding. The ratio of acetate to propionate in control reduced sharply after morning feeding, whereas it remained relatively stable in GO group. Fatty acid analysis showed that GO reduced saturated FA proportion (p<0.05), while increasing the proportions of C18, t11-18:1 (TVA), c9,t11-conjugated linoleic acid (c9,t11-CLA), t10,c12-CLA, and polyunsaturated FA (p<0.05). The values of TVA/(c9,t11-CLA+TVA) and C18:0/(TVA+C18:0) were reduced by GO (p<0.05). Real-time PCR showed that GO tended to reduce Butyrivibrio proteoclasticus abundance (p = 0.058), whereas GO had no effect on total abundance of the Butyrivibrio group bacteria. A low correlation was found between B. proteoclasticus abundance and C18:0/(TVA+C18:0) (p = 0.910). The changes of fermentation over time suggested a role of GO in delaying the fermentation process and maintaining a relatively modest change of ruminal environment. The inhibitory effects of GO on the final step of biohydrogenation may be related to its antibacterial activity against B. proteoclasticus and other unknown bacteria involved.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
• /
• 제16권2호
• /
• pp.286-291
• /
• 2009

수산 가공 부산물인 자숙액을 식품 및 공중보건 소재로 이용하기 위해 자숙액의 위생화를 위한 감마선 조사기술의 이용가능성을 검토하였다. 톳, 참치 및 굴 자숙액을 시료로 하여 1-5 kGy의 감마선을 조사하여 미생물 생존율을 측정하였고 생존미생물을 동정하였다. 굴 자숙액에서는 호기성 미생물이 검출되지 않았으나, 톳 및 참치 자숙액에서는 약 6.4 및 3.1 log CFU/g의 호기성 미생물이 검출되었고, 저장기간이 증가함에 따른 미생물 수에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 또한 감마선 조사선량이 증가함에 따라 생균수의 감소와 자숙액에 오염된 미생물의 살균효과를 확인하였으나, 자숙액 종류별로 미생물의 감마선 저항성이 상이하였다. 수산 자숙액에 존재하는 모든 미생물을 사멸시키기 위해서는 톳 자숙액의 경우 10 kGy, 참치자숙액의 경우 20 kGy 이상의 감마선 조사가 필요하다고 생각된다. 자숙액에 오염된 미생물을 동정한 결과 L. plantarum, L. pentosus, Paenibacillus sp., B. subtilis, B. gelatini 등을 포함하여 총 20종의 오염 미생물을 확인할 수 있었다. 톳 자숙액에서는 주로 Lactobacillus 속 들이 주로 검출되었고, 참치 자숙액에서는 Bacillus 속이 주로 검출되었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
• /
• 제7권2호
• /
• pp.94-100
• /
• 1999

라벤다의 기내배양을 통한 대량증식의 가능성을 알아보기 위하여 식물체 부위별 절편, 생장 조절물질 및 배지가 캘러스 유지 및 유식물체의 분화에 미치는 영향과 기내증식 개체의 변이에 대해 조사하였다. 캘러스 유도는 잎 절편을 이용한 2, 4-D 1 mg/l 와 NAA 2 mg/l 의 단독 또는 BAP 0.05 mg/l 와의 조합 처리 조건에서 양호하였다. 신초의 분화에는 경정을 이용한 BAP $2{\sim}4\;mg/l$ 단독 또는 BAP 4 mg/l +NAA 0.2 mg/l 조합 처리가 가장 양호하였다. $B_{5}$ 배지에 BAP 0.5 mg/l 와 NAA 0.01 mg/l 가 조합 첨가되었을 때 신초의 증식이 9.1배로 높게 나타났다. 분화된 신초의 뿌리 형성은 NAA $0.1{\sim}1\;mg/l$ 와 IAA 1 mg/l 에서 양호하였다. 기내에서 증식된 유식물체는 peatmoss:vermiculite:perlitc (1:1:1, v/v/v) 혼합 상토에서 90% 이상의 높은 활착율과 양호한 생육을 보였다. 재분화 식물체의 RAPD 분석 결과 primer OPA14에서 하나의 변이 band가 나타났다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
• /
• 제17권3호
• /
• pp.633-642
• /
• 2003

A pain is the symptom which defends against noxious stimulus about a human body, it is known that if the periphery of perceptive nerve were stimulated by a physical or chemical factors, the stimulation is induced by transmission to pain center in the cerebral cortex according to pain conduction tract. The treatment of pain is to decrease a stimulus that causes a pain or block off a nerve transmitting a stimulus or puts on a way to calm down pain center, but It is for adjustment of a pain to be the most representative in acupuncture among various ways to cure a pain in Oriental medicine. However, the analgesic effect of an individual response to acupuncture stimulation shows marked individual variations, so these days genetic a few approach is attempted. On this the author determined that the responding group was appointed those whose tail flick latency (TFL) responding time delayed the minimum of 30 % comparing with basal reaction time. For those whose TFL time had shorter than 30 % was grouped as a non-responding group. And then the hypothalamus of each group was dissected and RNA was further purified. After synthesizing cDNA using oligo dT primer, products were finally applied to the PCR. The results were as follows; The ratio of responding group to non-responding group was 6:4. Ach T (acetylcholinesterase T subunit), BF-I (Brain factor-I), DBH (Dopamine β-hydroxylase) and PNM (Phosphotidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase) were revealed significantly in the responding group. Cathepsin B and Tau were revealed significantly in the non-responding group. The PCR results show that Ach T, BF-I, DBH and PNM are expressed abundantly in the responding group, where as cathepsin B and tau are abundant in the non-responding group. These results suggest that the analgesic effect on acupuncture stimulation is related to regulation of neurotransmitter as well as neurodegeration of cerebrum.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
• /
• 제41권1호
• /
• pp.63-67
• /
• 2017

일반적인 세포 배양 기술은 평평한 표면에 세포 부착을 위한 화학적, 생화학적 표면처리를 하는 것이 기본이지만, 요즘 들어 마이크로나 나노 크기의 구조체를 형성하여 세포 부착을 하는 연구들이 많이 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 전도성 고분자인 피롤과 나노임프린트 기술을 이용하여 300 nm 선 패턴과 150 nm 원기둥 패턴의 나노구조체 제작 후 대표적인 암세포인 HeLa 세포를 배양하여, 주사전자현미경과 공초점 현미경을 이용하여 세포의 부착 특성을 연구하였다. 상용 페트리 접시와 평면 피롤에서는 세포들이 부정형의 형태로 부착 및 배양되었지만, 선폭 300 nm 선패턴 상에서는 길이 방향으로 세포가 부착되고 세포 내의 핵과 액틴 역시 배열되어 있고, 지름 150 nm 원기둥 패턴 상에서는 단일 세포로 고정되고 세포 내 액틴은 방사상으로 나노구조체에 고정되어 있는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.