• 제목/요약/키워드: Endocrine cells

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The Effects of 20-hydroxyecdysone in Drosophila Kc Cells on the Ecdysteroidosis

  • Hwang, Seong-Hee;Kim, Pan-Gyi
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제28권4호
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2002
  • Drosophila Kc cells are ecdysone-responsive : hormone treatment leads rapidly to increased synthesis of several ecdysone-inducible polypeptides (EIPs) and to commitment to eventual proloferative arrest. Later the treated cells undergo morphological transformation, cease to proliferate and to grow. These responses have proven useful as models for studying ecdysone action and environmental endocrine disrupting actions. In this study, we used 20-HE to check out the Kc cells properties to the ecdysone and this properties will be applied to the environmental chemicals to find out the endocrine disrupting action in ecosystem. The cell counts of cultures harvested after 3 days' growth in the presence of 20-hydroxyecdysone. In Kc cell cultures, there were statistically significant different from control cells at 20HE 10/sup 7/-10/sup 5/. The morphological effects of all the hormones were similar, differing only in the dose level at which they were initiated.

Effects of pyrethroid compounds on alkaline phosphatase activity in estrogen receptor positive human breast cancer cells

  • Kim, In-Young;Kang, Il-Hyun;Shin, Jae-Ho;Kim, Hyung-Sik;Lee, Su-Jung;Moon, Hyun-Ju;Kim, Tae-Sung;Shim, Eun-Youn;Moon, A-Ree;Choi, Kwang-Sik;Han, Soon-Young
    • 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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    • pp.292.2-293
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    • 2002
  • Pyrethroids are one of the most commonly used insecticides in worldwide. but it remains unclear whether pyrethroid compounds possess endocrine disrupting activity or not. T47D cells, an estrogen receptor positive human breast cancer cell line. is known to induce alkaline phosphatase (AlkP) only in response to progestins. Because the action of estrogen may be changed by the action of progestins (Kraus et al. 1995), it is important to examine the potential to produce progestin-mediated effects for determining endocrine disrupting activity of chemicals(LiLorenzo et al. 1991). (omitted)

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한국산 고슴도치 분문부와 위저부의 내분비세포에 관한 전자현미경적 연구 (An electron microscopic study on endocrine cells in the cardiac and fundic regions of the Korean hedgehog(Erinaceus koreanus))

  • 이재현;이형식;이남수;김종범
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.373-381
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    • 1990
  • 한국산 고슴도치의 분문부와 위저부에 있어서 내분비세포를 전자현미경적으로 관찰하였던 바 EC, ECL, $D_1$, G 및 A-1ike 세포 등 5종의 세포가 동정되었다. EC 세포는 높은 전자밀도의 다형태성 과립을 가지며, 과립내에는 더 높은 천자밀도의 dense body가 보였고, 과립의 크기는 170~500nm였다. ECL 세포는 원형 또는 난원형의 과립을 가지며, 과립 내용물은 전자밀도가 높고 편재하거나 공포상으로 출현하였고, 과립의 크기는 220~450nm였다. $D_1$ 세포는 원형의 과립을 가지며, 과립의 전자밀도는 낮거나 중등도였고, 과립의 크기는 140~400nm였다. G 세포는 원형 또는 난원형의 과립을 가지며, 중등도의 전자밀도를 나다내는 과립은 내용물과 한계막 사이에 좁은 halo를 보였고, 과립의 크기는 200~400nm였다. A-like 세포는 원형의 과립을 가지며, 이들 과립은 높은 전자밀도를 나타내었고, 내용물과 한계막은 밀착하였으며, 과립의 크기는 170~260nm였다.

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1,3-Dichloro-2-Propanol (1,3-DCP)에 의한 세포의 손상기전 (1,3-Dichloro-2-Propanol (1,3-DCP) Induced Cell Damage)

  • 정지학;신익재;신영민;박흥재;안원근
    • 한국환경과학회지
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.219-225
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    • 2007
  • Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDC's) are chemicals that either mimic endogenous hormones interfering with pharmacokinetics or act by other mechanisms. Some endocrine disrupters were reported to be chemical substances that cause apoptosis in cells. A number of reports have indicated that 1,3-DCP, one of the EDC's may act as an endocrine disrupter and also has possible carcinogenic effects. 1,3-DCP, present in commercial protein hydrolysates used for human nutrition, are genotoxic and 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol induced tumors in rats. In the present study, it was investigated whether 1,3-DCP induces ROS generation and apotosis in A549 adenocarcinoma cells. Here we show that 1,3-DCP inhibits the growth of lung cancer cell lines and generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), a major cause of DNA damage and genetic instability, It was investigated that 1,3-DCP increases G1 phase cells after 12 hours, thereafter abruptly draws A549 cells to G0 state after 24 hours by flow cytometric analysis. 1,3-DCP induces p53 and $p21^{Cip1/WAF1}$ activation time- and dose-dependently by 24 hours, while the level $p21^{Cip1/WAF1}$ was decreased after 48 hours. These results suggest that 1,3-DCP, an EDC's generates ROS and regulates genes involved with cell cycle and apoptosis.

아프리카발톱두꺼비(Xenopus laevis)의 위장췌내분비세포의 면역조직화학적 연구 (An immunohistochemical study of the endocrine cells on the gastro-entero-pancreatic system of the African clawed toad, Xenopus laevis)

  • 이형식;이재현
    • 대한수의학회지
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.523-529
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    • 1992
  • 아프리카발톱두꺼비(Xenopus laevis)의 위장췌내분비세포를 면역조직화학적으로 관찰하였던 바 5-HT면역반응세포들은 중등도로 전장관에 고루 분포하였다. Gas/CCK면역반응세포는 유문부 장선의 기저부와 십이지장 점막상피에서 출현하였다. 소수의 glucagon면역반응세포는 위저부에서 약하게 반응하였고, 췌장에서는 외분비부에서만 관찰되었다. 직장을 제외한 전장관과 췌도 주변부 및 외분비부에서 somatostatin면역반응세포가 관찰되었다. CGs와 insulin면역반응세포는 전장관에서 관찰할 수 없었다. 그러나 insulin세포는 췌도의 중앙부와 외분비부에서 단독으로 출현하였다.

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Metabolic Rebalancing of CR6 Interaction Factor 1-Deficient Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts: A Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolic Analysis

  • Tadi, Surendar;Kim, Soung Jung;Ryu, Min Jeong;Park, Taeseong;Jeong, Ji-Seon;Kim, Young Hwan;Kweon, Gi Ryang;Shong, Minho;Yim, Yong-Hyeon
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.35-41
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    • 2013
  • Metabolic analysis of CR6 interacting factor 1 (Crif1) deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts with impaired oxidative phosphorylation has been carried out using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS methods. Metabolic profiles of the Crif1 deficient cells were comprehensively obtained for the first time. Loss of oxidative phosphorylation functions in mitochondria resulted in cancer-like metabolic reprogramming with consumption of majority of glucose carbon from up-regulated glycolysis to produce lactate, suppressed utilization of glucose carbon in the TCA cycle, increased amounts of amino acids. The changes in metabolic profile of the Crif1 deficient cells are most probably a consequence of metabolic reprogramming to meet the needs of energy balance and anabolic precursors in compensation for the loss of major oxidative phosphorylation functions.

Changes in the Serotonin-, Somatostatin- and Motilin-Immunoreactive Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract of the Bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, at Various Developmental Stages

  • Hyeung-Sik Lee;Sae-Kwang Ku;Jae-Hyun Lee
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.97-102
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    • 1999
  • In order to investigate the regional distribution and relative frequency of the serotonin-, somatostatin- and motilin-immunoreactive cells in the gastrointestinal tract GIT) of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) with developmental stages, group of bullfrogs subdivided into the tadpole with hindlegs, metamorphosed bullfrog with tail, 2 wk after metamorphosed bullfrog and adult bullfrog, were stained by immunohistochemical methods (PAP methods). Multifarious changes of the regional distribution and relative frequency of the gastrointestinal endocrine cells were observed as developmental stages but motilin-immunoreactive cell ere not detected in this study. Serotonin-immunoreactive cells were detected from 2 wk after metamorphosed bullfrog in the whole GIT. The positive cells were predominant in the pylorus regions. In the adult bullfrog, these cells increased in fundus. On the other hand, somatostatin-immunoreactive cells were observed from the tadpole with hindlegs in the stomach regions. In the metamorphosed bullfrog with tail, they were found in the whole GIT except for the ileum, and increased with developmental stages except for rectum. In the rectum, these cells were not detected after that period. Our results show that most of the immunoreactive cells appear from completed metamorphosed periods when the histological structure of GIT is completely differentiated.

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Functions of somatic cells for spermatogenesis in stallions

  • Muhammad, Shakeel;Minjung, Yoon
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • 제64권4호
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    • pp.654-670
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    • 2022
  • Spermatogenesis and testis development are highly structured physiological processes responsible for post-pubertal fertility in stallions. Spermatogenesis comprises spermatocytogenesis, meiosis, and spermiogenesis. Although germ cell degeneration is a continuous process, its effects are more pronounced during spermatocytogenesis and meiosis. The productivity and efficiency of spermatogenesis are directly linked to pubertal development, degenerated germ cell populations, aging, nutrition, and season of the year in stallions. The multiplex interplay of germ cells with somatic cells, endocrine and paracrine factors, growth factors, and signaling molecules contributes to the regulation of spermatogenesis. A cell-tocell communication within the testes of these factors is a fundamental requirement of normal spermatogenesis. A noteworthy development has been made recently on discovering the effects of different somatic cells including Leydig, Sertoli, and peritubular myoid cells on manipulation the fate of spermatogonial stem cells. In this review, we discuss the self-renewal, differentiation, and apoptotic roles of somatic cells and the relationship between somatic and germ cells during normal spermatogenesis. We also summarize the roles of different growth factors, their paracrine/endocrine/autocrine pathways, and the different cytokines associated with spermatogenesis. Furthermore, we highlight important matters for further studies on the regulation of spermatogenesis. This review presents an insight into the mechanism of spermatogenesis, and helpful in developing better understanding of the functions of somatic cells, particularly in stallions and would offer new research goals for developing curative techniques to address infertility/subfertility in stallions.

마우스에서의 환경호르몬물질의 상가작용에 대한 조직학적인 변화 (Histopathologic Changes to Additive Effect of Endocrine Disruptors in Mice)

  • 정지윤
    • 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.258-262
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    • 2006
  • 환경호르몬 물질의 생체내에서의 상호작용에 의한 상자 또는 상승 작용을 알아보기 위하여 환경호르몬 물질들을 조합하여 마우스에 처치한 후 생체내에서 생식기의 변화 정도를 조직병리학적으로 관찰하였다. 암컷 ICR마우스에 난소적출술을 실시하고 2주 후에 DEHP, DBP, BPA의 환경호르몬 물질을 단독 또는 두개씩 조합하여 마우스에 피하로 주입하였다. 육안적인 변화에서는 모든 군에서 이상이 관찰 되지 않았으며, 부검 후 자궁의 무게를 측정한 결과에 있어서도 유의적인 변화를 관찰할 수 없었으나, 자궁 내 fluid존재에 있어서는 E2 단독 투여 군과 E2와 함께 투여한 모든 그룹(E2+DEHP, E2+DBP, E2+BPA)에서 관찰되었다. 조직병리학적인 관찰에 있어서는.자궁상피세포, 질 상피세포, 유선의 변화 그리고 난관 직경의 변화를 관찰하였다. 그 결과 민감도에 있어서 가장 유의적인 변화를 보인 항목은 질 상피세포의 변화였으며, 환경호르몬 물질을 두개씩 혼합하여 처치한 그룹에 있어 단독으로 처치한 그룹과 비교 시 변화의 정도가 심한 것이 일부 관찰 되었으나 통계학적으로 유의성을 가지고 있다고 결론을 내리기 는 힘들었다. 결론적으로 환경호르몬물질간의 생체내에서 상가 혹은 상승작용에 대한 명확한 결과는 도출할 수 없었으나, 환경호르몬물질이 생체내 작용하는 데에 있어서 서로 간에 상승작용을 할 수 있다는 가능성은 충분한 것으로 판단되어진다.