• BMB Reports
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.270-275
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• 2016

The Ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) plays roles in protein degradation, cell cycle control, and growth and inflammatory cell signaling. Dysfunction of UPS in cardiac diseases has been seen in many studies. Cholesterol acts as an inducer of cardiac hypertrophy. In this study, the effect of proteasome inhibitors on the cholesterol-induced hypertrophic growth in H9c2 cells is examined in order to observe whether UPS is involved in cardiac hypertrophy. The treatment of proteasome inhibitors MG132 and Bortezomib markedly reduced cellular surface area and mRNA expression of β-MHC in cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy. In addition, activated AKT and ERK were significantly attenuated by MG132 and Bortezomib in cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy. We demonstrated that cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy was suppressed by proteasome inhibitors. Thus, regulatory mechanism of cholesterol-induced cardiac hypertrophy by proteasome inhibitors may provide a new therapeutic strategy to prevent the progression of heart failure.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.225-231
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• 2014

In this study we aim to extensively investigate the anti-influenza virus immune responses in human pharyngeal epithelial cell line (Hep-2) and evaluate the protective role of Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands in seasonal influenza A H1N1 (sH1N1) infections in vitro. We first investigated the expression of the TLRs and cytokines genes in resting and sH1N1 infected Hep-2 cells. Clear expressions of TLR3, TLR9, interleukin (IL)-6, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ and interferon (IFN)-${\beta}$ were detected in resting Hep-2 cells. After sH1N1 infection, a ten-fold of TLR3 and TLR9 were elicited. Concomitant with the TLRs activation, transcriptional expression of IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$ and IFN-${\beta}$ were significantly induced in sH1N1-infected cells. Pre-treatment of cells with poly I:C (an analog of viral double-stranded RNA) and CpG-ODN (a CpG-motif containing oligodeoxydinucleotide) resulted in a strong reduction of viral and cytokines mRNA expression. The results presented indicated the innate immune response activation in Hep-2 cells and affirm the antiviral role of Poly I:C and CpG-ODN in the protection against seasonal influenza A viruses.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1358-1364
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• 2005

In this study, we investigated whether a novel anti-ischemic $K_{ATP}$ opener KR-31378 [(2S,3S,4R)­N'-cyano-N-(6-amino-3,4-dihydro-3-hydroxy-2 -methly-2-dimethoxymethly-2H-benzopyran-4-yl)­N'-benzylguanidine] has protective effect against oxidative stress-induced death in heart-derived H9c2 cells. Cell death was induced by BSO, butionine sulfoximine, which inhibits GSH synthesis and subsequently increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) level. Cell death was quantitatively determined by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and stained by Hoechst 33258. BSO-induced ROS production and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were measured using 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate oxidation and rhodamine 123, respectively. Both the LDH release and the ROS elevation induced by treatment of H9c2 cells with 10 mM BSO, were significantly decreased by KR-31378. These protective effect and antioxidant effect of KR-31378 appeared to be independent on $K_{ATP}$ channel opening. Cells exposed to BSO showed an early reduction in MMP, and this reduction in MMP was significantly reversed by treatment with KR-31378. Caspase-3 activity in BSO treated H9c2 cells was remarkably increased, and this increased caspase-3 activity was significantly reversed by KR-31378. In conclusion, our results suggest that KR-31378 can produce cardioprotective effect against oxidative stress-induced cell death through antioxidant mechanism.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2020

Oxidative stress is one of the pathogenic mechanisms of various neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease. Neuroglia, the most abundant cells in the brain, is thought to play an important role in the antioxidant defense system and neuronal metabolic support against neurotoxicity and oxidative stress. We investigated the protective effect of paeoniflorin (PF) against oxidative stress in C6 glial cells. Exposure of C6 glial cells to hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂, 500 μM) significantly decreased cell viability and increased amounts of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, indicating H₂O₂-induced cellular damage. However, treatment with PF significantly attenuated H₂O₂-induced cell death as shown by increased cell survival and decreased LDH release. The H₂O₂-stimulated reactive oxygen species production was also suppressed, and it may be associated with improvement of superoxide dismutase activity by treatment with PF. In addition, an increase in ratio of Bcl-2/Bax protein expression was observed after treatment with PF. In particular, the down-stream of the apoptotic signaling pathway was inhibited in the presence of PF, mostly by reduction of cleaved-poly ADP ribose polymerase, cleaved caspase-3, and -9 protein expression. Furthermore, H₂O₂-induced phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 was attenuated by treatment with PF. Taken together, neuroprotective effect of PF against oxidative stress probably result from the regulation of apoptotic pathway in C6 glial cells. In conclusion, our findings suggest that PF may be a potent therapeutic agent for neurodegenerative disorders.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.1242-1248
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• 2005

This study was designed to investigate the in vitro developmental ability and apoptosis of bovine embryos nucleartransferred (NT) with frozen-thawed or cooled donor cells. Cultured adult bovine ear cells were used as donor cells after sub-culturing to confluence (CC), cooling to 4$^{\circ}C$ for 48 h, or freezing-thawing (FT). Apoptotic cells in blastocysts were evaluated for apoptosis by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) method. Fusion, cleavage and blastocyst rates were 69.0 (167/242), 68.8 (115/167), and 29.9 (50/167) with CC cells, 70.4 (88/125), 69.3 (61/88), and 29.6 (26/88) with cooled cells and 66.1 (117/177), 70.1 (82/117), and 13.7 (16/117) with FT cells, respectively. Blastocyst rates of NT embryos derived from FT cells were significantly lower than those from CC or cooled cells (p<0.05). In addition, NT blastocysts produced by using FT cells showed significantly higher apoptosis rates (6.4${\pm}$4.0%) than those produced by CC (2.8${\pm}$1.7%) or cooled (2.3${\pm}$1.3%) cells. However, cooling of donor cells had no significant adverse effect on blastocyst rate as well as apoptosis rate. Therefore, our results suggest that cooled cells may be used as an alternative to freshly cultured confluent culture cells, as donor cells, for the production of Somatic nuclear cloned cattle.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.333-335
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• 1999

본 연구는 돼지 액상정액의 주입농도가 번식성적에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 실시하였다. 1회 주입 정자수를 80$m\ell$ 병당 3.0$\times$$10^{9}$ , 2.5$\times$$10^{9}$ 2.0$\times$$10^{9}$ 및 $1.5\times$$10^{9}$ 으로 구분하여 인공 수정한 결과 주입 정자 농도가 $1.5\times$$10^{9}$ 일 경우 분만율 82.2%, 총산자수 10.9두로 나타났으며 처리별 농도간에 통계적인 유의차가 없었다. 또한 1회 적정 주입 정자농도를 추정한 결과 2.0~2.3$\times$$10^{9}$ 으로 나타났다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2017

Objectives : Traditional medicines isolated from natural products often have positive effects in the prevention and healing of various immune disorders, such as allergy and atopic inflammation. Scrophulariae Radix (SR) been used in oriental medicine used for treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. Mast cells are known to play important roles in the initiation of allergic reactions. In this study, we investigated the effects of SR ethanol extract on inflammatory responses in IgE-stimulated RBL-2H3 mast cells. Methods : Rat basophilic leukemia RBL-2H3 cells were purchased from Korean Cell Line Bank (KCLB No. 22256). Cell viability was measured by MTT assay. Assays for ${\beta}-Hexosaminidase$ Secretion : RBL-2H3 cells were sensitized with dinitrophenyl-ImmunoglobulinE (DNP IgE). The next antigen DNP-BSA ($25ng/m{\ell}$) was added for 10 minutes and the reaction was terminated after 5 minutes in the ice bath. To determine ${\beta}-Hexosaminidase$ release, supernatants were aliquoted into 96-well plates. Samples were mixed with substrate solution and incubated for 1 h at $37^{\circ}C$. Absorbance was measured with a spectrophotometer at 405 nm. IL-4 and tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$($TNF-{\alpha}$) concentrations in cell culture supernatants were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. Results : The cytotoxicity of SRE in RBL-2H3 cells was less than 5%. SRE inhibited DNP-IgE-imduced degranulation of mast cells in RBL-2H3 cells. Also significantly decreased the levels of inflammatory cytokine, IL-4 and TNF-alpha. In this study, the SRE showed potential anti-allergic and antiinflammatory. Conclusions : These results indicate that SRE could be inhibit the allergic response through suppressing the mast cell activation.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.183-189
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• 1977

고정화(固定化) 균체(菌體)를 이용(利用)한 pyridoxal 5'-phosphate(pyridoxal-p)의 연속생산(連續生産)에 관(關)해실험(實驗)하였다. pyridoxine 5'-phosphate (pyridoxine-p) oxidase활성(活性)을 갖는 Pseudomonas polycolor 균체(菌體)와 Catalase 활성(活性)을 갖는 Kloeckera sp. No. 2201균체(菌體)를 효소원(酵素源)으로 사용(使用)하였다. 균체(菌體)는 Polyacrylamide gel에 불용화(不溶化) 시켰으며 동시고정균체(同時固定菌體)의 활성(活性)이 Pseudomonas Polycoler단독고정균체(單獨固定菌體)의 활성(活性)보다 강(强)하였다. 이 결과(結果)는 동시고정균체(同時固定菌體)의 Pyridoxine-p oxidase-cat-alase system은 Pyridoxine-p 산화(酸化)의 부산물(副産物)인 $H_2O_2$를 분해(分解)하므로서 보호효과를 얻을 수 있음을 의미(意味)한다. 동시고정균체(同時固定菌體)와 생균체(生菌體)의 효소활성(酵素活性)에 미치는 최적(最適)pH는 9.0이었고 동시고정균체(同時固定菌體)의 최적온도(最適溫度)는 $45^{\circ}C$로 생균체(生菌體)보다 $5^{\circ}C$높았다. 고정균체(固定菌體)의 Pyridoxine-p oxidase는 $Hg^{2+}$와 몇몇 SH-화합물(化合物)에 의(依)하여 활성화(活性化)되었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.644-649
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• 1998

저온에서 제조한 김치의 저장온도에 따른 발효특성과 내부온도의 변화를 보기 위해 $12{\pm}1^{\circ}C$에서 김치를 제조하여 $17{\pm}1^{\circ}C$와 $4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ 저장고에 저장하면서 이들의 경시적인 변화를 시험한 결과 $17{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ 저장처리구에서 4일째의 품질이 $4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ 저장처리구에서는 48일만에 같은 수치를 보였으며 총균수와 젖산균수의 변화는 $17{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ 저장구에서 2일째 $1.5{\times}10^9\;cells/mL$과 $6.3{\times}10^8\;cells/mL$로 최대를, $4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$에서는 저장 9일째 $2.0{\times}10^8\;cells/mL$과 $8.7{\times}10^7\;cells/mL$로 최대를 나타내었다. 김치의 용존 $CO_2$ 함량은 두 처리구 모두에서 9일째 $2,200{\sim}2,400\;ppm$ 정도의 최고치를 보인 후 감소하다가 다시 약간 증가하는 것을 관찰하였다. 내부온도는 초기 $17^{\circ}C$ 및 $4^{\circ}C$에 도달하기 위해 각기 25, 35시간이 소요되었다. 외국인, 특히 일본인들이 우리나라의 전통적 김치에 대한 관능적 기호도를 조사하기 위해 김치를 3가지 염농도별로 제조하여 pH가 $3.9{\sim}4.3$ 되었을 때 약 100 g을 $4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$에서 관능요원에게 제공하고 외관, 조직감, 탄산미, 짠맛, 신맛, 매운맛 및 종합적 기호도를 7점 평점제로하여 평가하게 하였으며 그 결과를 SAS통계프로그램으로 처리하여 유의성을 검사하였다. 염농도가 2.03%인 김치가 1.07%, 2.63%의 김치보다 높은 평가치를 나타내었으며 외관, 조직감, 탄산미, 짠맛 및 신맛은 유의성이 없었으나 매운맛과 종합적 기호도는 P=0.05 수준에서 유의차가 있었다. 일본인의 우리나라 전통적인 김치에 대한 종합적인 기호도는 염농도 2.03%, 2.63%, 1.07%의 김치 순으로 아주 싱거운 김치는 선호하지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2006

RGS is a negative regulator of G-protein signaling and can be identified by the presence of a conserved $120{sim}125$ amino acid motif, which is referred to as the RGS box. A number of RGSs are induced in response to a wide variety of stimuli. Increased levels of RGSs lead to significant decreases in GPCR responsiveness. To obtain further evidence of a role of RGS proteins in rat C6 astrocytoma cells, we first determined the expression profile of RGS-specific mRNA in C6 cells using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with a poly dT18 primer and transcript-specific primers. We found that RGS2, RGS3, RGS6, RGS9, RGS10, RGS12, and RGS16 were differentially expressed in C6 astrocytoma cells. The highest expression rate was found for RGS3, followed by RGS16, RGS10 and RGS9, whereas the expression level for RGS2 was barely detectable. We next assessed whether forskolin regulated the expression of RGSs expressed in C6 astrocytoma cells. The present study found that forskolin dose-dependently stimulated the expression of RGS2 transcripts. This up-regulation of RGS2 gene was abrogated by H-89, potent and broad-spectrum protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitors. Actinomycin D completely inhibited the up-regulation of RGS2 gene induced by forskolin $(10{\mu}M)$, indicating that the regulation of RGS2 gene is controlled at the transcriptional level. In addition, forskolin did significantly activate transcriptional cAMP response element (CRE) in either HEK 293 cells or C6 cells and did not modulate the $NF-{\kappa}B$ and AP-l activity as measured by luciferase reporter gene assay. Finally, forskolin induced the expression of RGS2 mRNA in C6 astrocytoma cells, which depend on the PKA pathway and CRE transcriptional pathways.