• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.172.2-173
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• 2003

3-Alkoxy-6-allylthiopyridazine derivatives showed the strongest protective effect against oxidative stress and their anticancer effect determined on the growth of SK-Hep-l hepatocellular carcinomar cells. The allythio group as a pharmacologically active group was introduced into pyridazine nucleus and a substituent such as halogen or alkoxy was also introduced into paraposition of allylthio group. Five kinds of 3-alkoxy-6-allylthiopyridazine derivatives were synthesized and their chemoprotective activities examined in rats exposed to aflatoxin $B_1$-toxicant. (omitted)

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.201-206
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• 2010

In order to develop procedures for the rapid isolation of recombinant sugar transporter in functional form from away from the endogenous insect cell transporter, gene fusion techniques were exploited. Briefly, BamH1-digested human HepG2 type glucose transport protein cDNA was first cloned into a transfer vector pBlueBacHis, containing a tract of six histidine residues. Recombinant baculoviruses including the human cDNA were then generated by allelic exchange following transfection of insect cells with wild-type BaculoGold virus DNA and the recombinant transfer vector. Plaque assay was then performed to obtain and purify recombinant viruses expressing the human transport protein. All the cell samples that had been infected with viruses from the several blue plaques exhibited a positive reaction in the immnuassay, demonstrating expression of the glucose transport protein. In contrast, no color development in the immunoassay was observed for cells infected with the wild-type virus or no virus. Immunoblot analysis showed that a major immunoreactive band of apparent Mr 43,000~44,000 was evident in the lysate from cells infected with the recombinant baculovirus. Following expression of the recombinant fusion protein with the metal-binding domain and enterokinase cleavage site, the fusion protein was recovered by competition with imidizole using immobilized metal charged resin. The leader peptide was then removed from the fusion protein by cleavage with porcine enterokinase. Final separation of the recombinant protein of the interest was achieved by passage over $Ni^{2+}$-charged resin under binding conditions. The expressed transport protein bound cytochalasin B and demonstrated a functional similarity to its human counterpart.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.849-860
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 한약재로 널리 사용되는 건칠, 유근피 및 신석 추출물의 항암 활성을 조사하였다. 생쥐 유래 정상세포(RAW 264.7 대식세포 및 C2C12 근아세포)에서는 건칠, 유근피 및 신석 단독 및 복합 처리에 의하여 유의적인 세포생존율의 억제 현상은 관찰 할 수 없었다. 그리고 건칠, 유근피 및 신석의 복합 처리는 단독 처리군에 비하여 AGS 위암세포의 생존력을 유의적으로 억제하였으나, 폐암(A549), 대장암(HCT116), 간암(Hep3B) 및 방광암(T24) 세포에서는 그 효과가 미비하였다. 아울러 이러한 AGS 위암세포 선택적 생존 억제력은 apoptosis 유도와 밀접한 연관성이 있음을 염색질의 응축 현상, DNA 단편화 및 annexin-V 염색에 의한 flow cytometry 분석을 통하여 확인하였다. 건칠, 유근피 및 신석의 복합 처리는 Fas 및 Fas legand의 발현을 증가시켰으며, XIAP, cIAP-1 및 survivin과 같은 IAP family 단백질과 anti-apoptotic Bcl-xL의 발현은 저하시켰다. 복합 처리는 또한 mitochondrial membrane potential의 손실과 caspases (-3, -8 및 -9)의 활성에 PARP 단백질의 분절화를 유도하였다. 그러나 이러한 복합 처리에 의한 AGS 세포에서 관찰된 세포독성 및 apoptosis 유도 효과는 pan-caspases inhibitor인 z-VAD-fmk의 선처리에 의하여 차단되었다. 이상의 결과는 건칠, 유근피 및 신석의 복합 처리에 의한 AGS 위암세포 선택적 apoptosis 유도가 caspase 의존적으로 일어나고 있음을 보여주는 결과이며, in vivo 모델을 이용한 후속 연구가 진행되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.552-561
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 가시오갈피 물 추출물(ASW)를 이용하여 아직 시도된 바가 없는 HepG2 세포 내 포도당 유입과정 및 glucokinase(GK) 활성을 통한 포도당 이용대사 실험을 수행하였다. 포도당의 세포 내 유입은 GLUT2의 transcription factor들 중 하나인 $HNF-1{\alpha}$의 활성화로 GLUT2의 유전자 발현이 증가하여 이루어지는 것을 확인하였다. GK 활성 측정 결과 ASW가 GK를 활성화하여 포도당의 인산화에 영향을 주는 것을 확인하였고 AMP-activated protein kinase의 인산화 증가로 glycolysis에 관여하는 효소인 GK의 단백질 발현은 증가하고, gluconeogenesis에 관여하는 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase의 단백질 발현은 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 인산화된 포도당이 glycogen으로 전환 저장되는 메커니즘을 pPI3k-pAkt-pGSK-$3{\beta}$의 단계별 단백질 발현을 확인함으로써 검증하였으며, glycogen 함량 측정을 통해 확인하였다. 본 연구를 통해 ASW가 다양한 메커니즘에 작용하여 당뇨의 예방 및 개선에 활용할 수 있는 잠재적 소재임을 확인하였고, 이는 ASW가 천연 기능성 소재로서의 개발가치가 높음을 시사한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2803-2807
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• 2014

Bioassay-guided chemical investigation of the roots of Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. resulted in the isolation of nine compounds, whose structures were determined by spectroscopic methods. Compound 1 was isolated from this plant for the first time and compounds 3 and 9 were first found from this genus. Different polar fractions of A. sylvestris extract and compounds 1, 6-8 and 9 were evaluated for antitumor activities against HepG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma), MG-63 (human osteosarcoma cells), B16 (melanoma cells) and HeLa (human cervical carcinoma cells) lines by the MTT method. The petroleum ether fraction of A. sylvestris extract exhibited excellent inhibitory activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of $18.3{\mu}g/ml$. Among the isolates from the petroleum ether fraction, compound 7 showed significant inhibition against the growth of the four tumor cells with $IC_{50}$ values ranging from $12.2-43.3{\mu}g/ml$.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.379-386
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• 2009

The antimutagenic and cytotoxic activities of ethanol and water extracts from Rubus coreanum were investigated in this study. Their antimutagenic activities were measured by the Ames test and their cytotoxic activities were evaluated by the growth inhibition of cancer cells via the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and the sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. In the results, the inhibition rates of the ethanol and water extracts toward mutagenicity induced by 4-NQO were 95.0% and 93.6% at 5 mg/plate, respectively, while their inhibition rates against mutagenicity induced by sodium azide were 27.2% and 40.8%, respectively. According to MTT assay, the cytotoxicity values of the ethanol extract against Hep3B and HeLa cells were 67.2% and 68.5%, respectively, and the values for the water extract were 65.8% and 66.4%, respectively. In the SRB assay, the ethanol and water extracts inhibited over 60% of cancer cell growth. In conclusion, both the ethanol and water extracts of Rubus coreanum offer potentially good antimutagenic and anticancer effects.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.4969-4976
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• 2014

Background: miR-152 is involved in the genesis and development of several malignancies. However, its role in HCC has not been fully clarified. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological significance of miR-152 and its effect on the malignant phenotype of HCC cells. Methods: miR-152 expression was detected using real-time quantitative RT-PCR in 89 pairs of HCC formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded and their adjacent tissues. Functionally, in vitro effects and mechanisms of action of miR-152 on proliferation, viability, caspase activity, apoptosis and motility were explored in HepG2, HepB3 and SNU449 cells, as assessed by spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, fluorescence microscopy, wound-healing and Western blotting, respectively. Results: miR-152 expression in HCC was downregulated remarkably compared to that in adjacent hepatic tissues. miR-152 levels in groups of advanced clinical stage, larger tumor size and positive HBV infection, were significantly lower than in other groups. A miR-152 mimic could suppress cell growth, inhibit cell motility and increase caspase activity and apoptosis in HCC cell lines. Furthermore, Western blotting showed that the miR-152 mimic downregulated Wnt-1, DNMT1, ERK1/2, AKT and TNFRS6B signaling. Intriguingly, inverse correlation of TNFRF6B and miR-152 expression was found in HCC and bioinformatics confirmed that TNFRF6B might be a target of miR-152. Conclusions: Underexpression of miR-152 plays a vital role in hepatocarcinogenesis and lack of miR-152 is related to the progression of HCC through deregulation of cell proliferation, motility and apoptosis. miR-152 may act as a tumor suppressor miRNA by also targeting TNFRSF6B and is therefore a potential candidate biomarker for HCC diagnosis, prognosis and molecular therapy.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.132-136
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• 2010

This study examined the biostability and drug delivery efficiency of g-$Fe_2O_3$ magnetic nanoparticles (GMNs) by cytotoxicity tests using various tumor cell lines and normal cell lines. The GMNs, approximately 20 nm in diameter, were prepared using a chemical coprecipitation technique, and coated with two surfactants to obtain a water-based product. The particle size of the GMNs loaded on hangamdan drugs (HGMNs) measured 20-50 nm in diameter. The characteristics of the particles were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-TEM) and Raman spectrometer. The Raman spectrum of the GMNs showed three broad bands at 274, 612 and $771\;cm^1$. A 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay showed that the GMNs were non-toxic against human brain cancer cells (SH-SY5Y, T98), human cervical cancer cells (Hela, Siha), human liver cancer cells (HepG2), breast cancer cells (MCF-7), colon cancer cells (CaCO2), human neural stem cells (F3), adult mencenchymal stem cells (B10), human kidney stem cells (HEK293 cell), human prostate cancer (Du 145, PC3) and normal human fibroblasts (HS 68) tested. However, HGMNs were cytotoxic at 69.99% against the DU145 prostate cancer cell, and at 34.37% in the Hela cell. These results indicate that the GMNs were biostable and the HGMNs served as effective drug delivery vehicles.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.924-930
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• 2002

생식용 씀바귀의 섭취의 일환으로 생즙의 생리활성을 검색하기 위하여 본 실험을 실시하였다. DPPH free radical 소거법에 의한 항산화활성을 검정한 결과 에칠아세테이트 분획물이 RC$_{50}$값이 28$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL로 강한 활성을 나타내었다. 항미생물 활성 실험에서는 곰팡이 균주에 대해서는 생즙 농축액이 분획물에 비하여 우수한 활성을 나타냈으며, Hypocrea nigri-cans에 대해서는 대조구보다 우수한 활성을 나타낸 반면세균 균주에 대해서는 에칠아세테이트 분획물이 우수한 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 각 균주에 대하여 씀바귀 생즙이 독성을 나타내지 않는 범위에서 직접 돌연변이원(MNNG, ANQO)과 간접 돌연변이원(B(a)P, Trp-P-1)에 대하여 실험을 실시한 결과 강력한 발암물질로써 직접 변이원으로 사용된 MNNG(0.4$\mu\textrm{g}$/plate)의 경우 S. typhimurium TA100균주에서 시료농도과가 나타냈으며, 4NQO(0.15 $\mu\textrm{g}$/plate)에 대한 S. typhymur-ium TA98 균주에서는 에칠아세테이트 분획층이 74.21%로 가장 높은 억제 효과를 나타냈으며, TA100 균주의 경우에는 부탄올 분획물(75$\mu\textrm{g}$/plate)에서 73.11%로 가장 높은 억제 효과를 나타내었다. Trp-P-1(0.15 $\mu\textrm{g}$/plate)을 사용한 S. typhimur-ium TA98 균주에서는 시료농도 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/plate에서 물 분획물(75 $\mu\textrm{g}$/plate)에서 83.09%의 가장 높은 억제 효과를 보였고, TA100 균주의 경우, 시료농도 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/plate에서 부탄올 분획물에서 68.88%의 가장 높은 억제 효과를 보였고, B(a)P(10$\mu\textrm{g}$/plate)에서는 TA98 균주 100$\mu\textrm{g}$/plate의 시료농도에서는 에칠아세테이트 분획물이 78.83%로 가장 높은 억제 효과를 보였으며, TA100 균주 100$\mu\textrm{g}$/plate의 시료농도에서는 핵산 분획물이 75.96%로 가장 높은 억제 효과를 보였다. 각종 암세포주(A549, Hep3B, MCF-7)에 대한 증식 억제 효과를 실험을 한결과, 폐암세포주인 A549세포에서는 부탄올 분획물 (375$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL)이 93.75%로 가장 높은 억제 효과를 나타내었고, 간암세포주인 Hep3B에서는 핵산 분획물(500$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL)이 84.91%로 가장 높은 억제 효과를 보였다. 또한, 유방암 세포주인 MCF-7에서도 핵산 분획물(500$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL)이 58.56%의 높은 억제 효과를 보였다. 씀바귀 추출물은 인간 정상 간세포 293에서 시료 농도에 따른 증식 억제 효과를 보였다. 1000$\mu\textrm{g}$/mL 시료 첨가시 암세포에 대하여 대부분 60% 전후의 성장 억제를 하였고, 정상인 293세포에 대해서는 32% 이하로 생육을 억제하였다. 이는 씀바귀 추출물이 암세포의 성장억제 대한 높은 효과에 비해 정상세포에 대해서는 비교적 낮은 독성을 나타냄을 알 수 있었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2009

Metabolites of Soyasaponin I, a major constituent of soybean, by human intestinal microflora were investigated by LC-MS/MS analysis. We found four peaks, one parental constituent and three metabolites: m/z 941 [M-H]$^-$, m/z 795 [M-rha-H]$^-$, m/z 441 [aglycone-$H_2O$+H]$^+$, and m/z 633 [M-rha-gal-H]$^-$, which was an unknown metabolite, soyasapogenol B 3-$\beta$-D-glucuronide. When soyasaponin I was incubated with the human fecal microbial fraction from ten individuals for 48 h, soyasaponin I was metabolized to soyasapogenol B via soyasaponin III and soyasapogenol B 3-$\beta$-D-glucuronide or via soyasaponin III alone. Both soyasaponin I and its metabolite soyasapgenol B exhibited estrogenic activity. Soyasaponin I increased the proliferation, mRNA expression of c-fos and pS2, in MCF7 cells more potently than soyasapogenol B. However, soyasapogenol B showed potent cytotoxicity against A549, MCF7, HeLa and HepG2 cells, while soyasaponin I did not. The cytotoxicity of soyasapogenol B may prevent its estrogenic effect from increasing dose-dependently. These findings suggest that orally administered soyasaponin I may be metabolized to soyasapogenol B by intestinal microflora and that soyasapogenol B may express a cytotoxic effect rather than an estrogenic effect.