• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1028-1035
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• 2004

Imperatorin, a biologically active furanocoumarin from the roots of Angelica dahurica (Umbelliferae), was mutagenic and induced transformation of mouse fibroblast cell lines, whereas it provided inhibiting effects on mutagenesis and carcinogenesis induced by various carcinogens. Furthermore, it has been suggested that imperatorin may have potential anticarcinogenic effects when administered orally in the diet. In addition to its anticarcinogenic properties, imperatorin has been shown to possess anticancer activities. We investigated the macro scale gene expression analysis on the HL-60 cells treated with imperatorin. Imperatorin (10μM) were used to treat the cells for 6h, 12h, 24h, 48h, and 72h. In a human cDNAchip study of 10,000 genes evaluated 6, 12, 24, 48, 72 hours after treated with imperatorin in HL-60 cells. Hierarchical cluster against the genes which showed expression changes by more than 2 fold. Three hundred eighty six genes were grouped into 6 clusters by a hierarchical clustering algorithm. Pathway analysis using gene microarray pathway prof Her that is a computer application designed to visualize gene expression data on screen representing biological pathways and groupings of genes.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2004

본 연구진은 토양미생물의 배양액으로부터 cyclin-dependent kinase 저해활성의 Toyocamycin을 분리하였으며 〔16〕, 화학적 전합성을 통하여 활성이 개선된 유도체인 신물질 MCS-5A를 합성하였다〔3〕. 이 MCS-5A를 이용한 항암 기전규명을 위한 연구를 통하여 , human promyelocytic leukemia cell(HL-60)에서 MCS-5A에 의해 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p16$^{INK4A}$ 단백질의 발현증가가 암세포의 세포주기 억제와 동시에 HL-60 cell희 세포사멸을 유도하는 것을 확인하였다(data not shown). 그러나 HL-60 cell의 경우와는 달리 non small cell lung cancer cell(NSCLC)인 A549 cell(p16$^{INK4A}$ 결핍 세포주)에 MCS-5A를 처리할 경우에는 전혀 세포사멸이 유도되지 않았다. 따라서 MCS-5A에 의한 HL-60 cell에서의 세포사멸 유도는 발암억제 유전자인 P16$^{INK4A}$의 세포 내 발현 및 존재 여부에 의해 좌우되는 것으로 판단되었다. 이러한 배경에서 본 연구는 p16$^{INK4A}$.의 기존에 알려진 세포주기 억제를 유발하는 cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor(CKI)로서의 역할 뿐 아니라, p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자가 세포사멸을 유도할 수 있다는 새로운 기능을 규명하기 위하여 다음의 연구를 시도하였다. 즉 $p^{INK4A}$ 결핍 세포주인 A549(-p16/+p53)와 H1299(-pl6/-p53) 그리고 p16$^{INK4A}$ 함유 세포주인 HeLa(+p16/+p53)세포에 외부로부터 p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 도입시켜, 각 세포주에서의 세포사멸 유도 여부를 비교하고자 하였다. 우선 wild-type p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 가진 HeLa cell에서 총 RNA를 추출하여, 역전사 반응으로 cDNA를 만들고, PCR을 통해 p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 증폭하였다. pcDNA3.1/His is A vector에 p16$^{INK4A}$ 유전자를 끼워 넣고 competent cell (XL1-Blue)에 형질 전환하여 cloning한 후, p16$^{INK4A}$ clone을 다량으로 추출하였다. 위에 언급한 각각의 cell line에 p16$^{INK4A}$유전자를 농도(0, 1, 5, 10$\mu\textrm{g}$)별로 transfection 시킨 후, p16 단백질을 일정 시간 동안(12시간) 발현시킨 뒤, TUNEL등의 분석을 통해 세포사멸이 유도되는지를 확인하였으며, 또한 Western blot 분석을 통하여 p16단백질과 세포사멸 유도 인자인 caspase 3의 발+현 양상을 확인하였다. 연구 결과, Western blot을 통해 transfection시킨 p16/INK4A/유전자의 농도에 따라 각각의 cell line에서 Pro-caspase 3의 감소함을 관찰할 수 있었고, TUNEL분석을 통해 A549및 HeLa cell에서 세포사멸이 유도됨을 확인할 수 있었다 특히 A549(-p16/+p53)와 HeLa cell(+p16/+p53)에서는 TUNEL 분석 및 Western blot을 통한 pro-caspase 3의 caspase 3로의 전환 등을 통해 세포사멸이 발생하였음을 확연하게 확인할 수 있었으나, 반면 H1299(-pl6/-p53) cell에서는 단지 Western blot을 통한 pro-caspase 3의 활성화만을 통해 간접적으로 세포사멸을 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한 p53이 결핍된 H1299(-pl6/-p53)세포주에서의 $^{INK4A}$ 에 의한 세포사멸 유도는 p53 비의존적으로 작용한다는 사실을 확인할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 발암억제 유전자인 $^{INK4A}$ 는 CKI로서의 기능뿐 아니라, 세포사별 유도와도 밀접하게 관련되어 있으며, 이 기능은 발암 억제 유전자인 p53과는 독립적으로 작용한다는 사실을 확인하였다. 세포사멸 유도 기전연구에서 $p16^{INK4A}$ 가 세포사멸을 유도하는 기전에 대해서는 아직 명확하게 밝혀진 바는 없으며, 현재 본 연구실에서 다양한 실험을 통해 연구가 진행 중이다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2018

Medicinal plants are potential sources of anticancer agents screening. A large number of phytochemicals, including triterpenoids, have been reported to have significant cytotoxic effects on cancer cells. From the fruits of Ligustrum japonicum Thunb., thirteen triterpenoids (1 - 13) were isolated and evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against Hela and HL-60 cells. As results, 8 (oleanolic acid) showed significant effects on Hela with $IC_{50}$ values of $5.5{\mu}M$, and moderate effects on HL-60 cells with $IC_{50}$ values of $55.9{\mu}M$. Meanwhile, 10 (oleanderic acid) and 11 ($3{\beta}$-acetoxy-urs-12-en-28-oic acid) exhibited moderate inhibitory effects on Hela with $IC_{50}$ value of 55.0 and $68.8{\mu}M$, respectively. Moreover, 10 showed cytotoxic effect on HL-60 cell line with $IC_{50}$ value of $63.9{\mu}M$. To our knowledge, this is the first report that oleanderic acid was isolated from L. japonicum and investigated in cytotoxic effects on Hela and HL-60 cells.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1636-1639
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• 2005

To develop novel anti-leukemic medicine, we have prepared a Korean traditional medicine, named Hang-baek-Tang, which is composed of 8 kinds of anti-leukemic medicinal plants. The water extracts was examined anti-leukemic activity using the human leukemia cell line, HL-60 cells. HL-60 cells showed the growth inhibition and several apoptotic features, including DNA ladders, morphological changes, by treatment of the cells with Hang-Daek-Tang. We have observed that Hang-baek-Tang induced the activation of caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9. Further molecular analysis demonstrated that Hang-baek-Tang induced cleavage of PARP and increase of hypodiploid (Sub-G1) population in flow cytometric analysis. These results indicate that Hang-baek-Tang has been considered to exert anti-leukemic activity through the procaspase-3 activation pathway.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1173-1178
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• 2004

Gagamhwanglyeonhaedog-tang(GHH), a Korean genuine medicine, is a newly designed herbal drug formula based on the traditional oriental pharmacological knowledge for the purpose of treating tumorous diseases. Apoptosis is an evolutionarily conserved suicide program residing in cells. It leads to cell death through a tightly regulated process resulting in the removal of damaged or unwanted tissue. In the present study, the apoptosis inducing activities of the decocted water extract of GHH were studied. Results of the 3- [4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay showed that GHH had a strong cytotoxic effect on HL-60 cells. The number of live cells was less than 20% after exposure to 1㎎/㎖ GHH for 48 hr. GHH increased cytotoxicity of HL-60 cells in a dose- and time­dependent manner. Cell apoptosis by GHH was confirmed by flow cytometric analysis of the DNA-stained cells. The percentage of apoptotic cells increased to 28%, 31% and 37% 24 hr and 37%, 44% and 81% 48 hr after treatment with 0.01, 0.1 and 1㎎/㎖ GHH, respectively. Flow cytometric analysis of GHH treated HL-60 cells showed increase of hypodiploid apoptotic cells in a dose- and time- dependent manner. DNA fragmentation also occurred in apoptosis and was characterized by a ladder pattern on agarose gel. In addition, GHH (0.01 and 0.1㎎/㎖) increased the secretion of tumor necrosis factor-alpha in 24 and 48 hr. The author showed that GHH-induced apoptosis was accompanied by activation of caspase-3. These results suggest that GHH induces activation of caspase-3 and eventually leads to apoptosis.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2009

Naphthalene is bicyclic aromatic compound that is widely used in various domestic and commercial applications including lavatory scent disks, soil fumigants and moth balls. Exposure to naphthalene results in the development of bronchiolar damage, cataracts and hemolytic anemia in humans and laboratory animals. However, little information is available regarding the mechanism of naphthalene toxicity. We investigated gene expression profiles and potential signature genes in human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells and human promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells after 3 h and 48 h incubation with the IC$_{20}$ and IC$_{50}$ of naphthalene by using 44 k agilent whole human genome oligomicroarray and operon human whole 35 k oligomicroarray, respectively. We identified 616 up-regulated genes and 2,088 down-regulated genes changed by more than 2-fold by naphthalene in HepG2 cells. And in HL-60, we identified 138 up-regulated genes and 182 down-regulated genes changed by more than 2-fold. This study identified several interesting targets and functions in relation to naphthalene-induced toxicity through a gene ontology analysis method. Apoptosis and cell cycle related genes are more commonly expressed than other functional genes in both cell lines. In summary, the use of in vitro models with global expression profiling emerges as a relevant approach toward the identification of biomarkers associated with toxicity after exposure to a variety of environmental toxicants.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2006

Herbal medicines have been utilized to treat a variety of diseases, including cancer. Several species of the family rubiaceae have been reported to have antitumor activity. In this study, we report the cytotoxicity and antitumor activity exhibited dy the methanol extracts prepared from Rubia radix (RRME), Uncaria gambir (UGME) and Oldenlandia diffusa (ODME) (family: Rubiaceae) against human promyleloid leukemia cell line, HL-60. The cytotoxicity of RRME (2~20 ${\mu}g/ml$), UGME (20~200 ${\mu}g/ml$) and ODME (20~200 ${\mu}g/ml$) were assessed dy the MTT reduction assay. IC50 values for RRME, UGME and ODME were 11.0, 99.5 and 106.1 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively. When the HL-60 cells were treated with RRME (10 ${\mu}g/ml$), UGME (120 ${\mu}g/ml$) and ODME (140 ${\mu}g/ml$) for 24 h, several apoptotic characteristics such as DNA fragmentation and morphologic changes were observed. Furthermore, flow cytometric analysis was peformed to determine the percent of apoptotic cells. The poupulation of sub-G1 hypodiploid cells was increased 37.49% in RRME treatment, 12.49% in UGME treatment and 7.21% in ODME treatment compared with untreated control cells (2.64%). To further confirm apoptotic cell death, we assayed caspase-3, -8 and -9 activities in RRME, UGME and ODME-treated cells. After treatment of RRME, UGME and ODME for 12 h, caspase-3, -8 and -9 activities significantly increased.compared to untreated control cells. These results show that RRME, UGME and ODME induced apoptotic cell death in HL-60 cells and may have a possibility of potential antitumor activities.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제27권4호통권91호
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• pp.312-317
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• 1999

우리나라 중요한 식품 원료인 전통 매주로부터 분리한 단독균의 접종 메주의 암세포 저해효과를 검색하기 위하여, 민간유래의 혈액암 세포주에 대한 저해활성을 MTT assay로 분석하였다. 먼저 전통 메주로부터 21종의 단독균을 분리한 후 각각 접종하여 발효된 단독균의 메주시료를 조제한 다음 80% methanol로 추출하였다. 메주 메탄올추출물은 혈액암세포중 HL60에서는 다소 낮은 성장 저해효과를 보였으나, U937과 Jurkat cell에서는 저해효과가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 특히 Mucor속과 Absidia속 Aspergillus속으로 제조된 메주들에서 이들 혈액암세포에 대해 저해효과가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 모든 메주 메탄올추출물들은 인간의 정상 lymphocyte에서 대해서는 90% 이상의 높은 생존율을 나타내어 정상 세포에 대한 성장 저해 효과가 거의 없음을 보며주었다. 이는 단독균의 메주시료가 가지는 세포독성이 암세포에 대한 특이적인 작용인 것으로 나타났다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.396-401
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• 1995

As a part of trials to develop the antitumor agent from tannins isolated from plants, the antitumor activity of peduculagin, an ellagitannin, isolated from Alnus hirsuta var. microphylla was examined in vitro and in vivo. In vitro, the cytotoxicity was determined by 0.4% typanblue dye exclusion method. peduculagin showed the dose-dependent cytotoxicity against human chronic myelogenous leukemia (K-562), human promyelocytic leukemia (HL-60), mouse lymphoid neoplasm (P388), mouse lymphocytic leukemia (L1210) and mouse sarcoma 180(S180) cell lines. $ED_{50}\; values\; (ED_{50})$ of each cell line were 5.30, 0.92, 2.78, 9.35 and $1.38 \mug/ml$ respectively. The most sensitive cell line was HL-60. In vivo, pedunculagin was administered to ICR mouse with the doses of 50 and $100{\;}{\mu}g/ml$intraperitoneally once at 20 days before S180 inoculation. peduculagin showed the antitumor activity and its T/C ratio (%) was 120.82% in the group of both concentrations.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2006

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma$(PPAR{\gamma})$ 는 DNA와 결합하기 위해 retinoid-X receptor(RXR)와 heterodimer를 형성해야만 한다. 그리고 전사에 대한 최대활성은 수용체에 대한 리간드 특이성에 의하는 것으로 생각되고 있다. 활성화된 $(PPAR{\gamma})$ 와 $(PPAR{\gamma})$ 리간드는 종양억제 PTEN의 조절을 통해 종양세포의 성장에 영향을 끼치게 된다. 본 연구의 목적은 $(PPAR{\gamma})$ ligand, ciglitazone그리고 RXR ligand로 동시에 자극하였을 때 급성전골수성백혈병(APL) 세포에 대해 이들이 함께 PTEN upregulate를 조절할 수 있는지를 결정하기 위함이다. 그리고 이들 세포의 성장과 분화주기에 대해 강력한 억제 능이 있는지를 결정하고자 하였다. 즉, 사람의 백혈병세포주인 HL-60세포에 all-trans-retinol과 ciglutazone을 노출시킨 뒤 PTEN 발현에 대한 측정을 위해 RT-PCR법으로 PTEN mRNA 발현 정도를 확인하고 western blot으로 분석하였다 세포주기의 분석은 propidium iodide(PI) 염색법과 FACScan으로 분석하였고, HL-60 cells에서 $(PPAR{\gamma})$ ligand, ciglitazone, 그리고 RXR ligand, retinoic acid 그리고 upregulated PTEN 발현에 대한 time- and dose-dependent방법으로 각각 확인하였던 바 ciglitazone과 retinoic acid를 동시 조합하여 처치하였을 때 유의적인 효과를 인정할 수 있었다. 더욱이 이들 혼합 물질은 세포의 성장과 G, phase를 동시 억제하는 능력이 있었다. 그러므로 $(PPAR{\gamma})$의 활성에 있어 RXR heterodimer가 사람의 백혈병세포에 대한 조절 경로로서 존재하며, PTEN의 upregulation을 통해 백혈병을 조절하기 때문에 백혈병의 예방 및 치료 접근에 $(PPAR{\gamma})$와 RXR ligands가 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.