• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.597-600
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• 2001

Based on the potential cancer chemoprebentive activity of resveratrol, a trihydroxystilbene with the induction of quinone reductase activeity this study was designed to determine if stilbene-related compounds were inducers of phase ll detoxifying metabolic enzyme quinone reductase (QR) in the mouse hepatoma Hepa 1c1c7 cells. Among the thirteen compounds tested, several compounds including 3,4,5,3',5'-pentamethoxy-trans-stibene were found to potentially induce QR activity in this cell line. In addition, substitution with 3-thiofurane ring instead of phenyl ring in the stilbene skeleton also exhibited potential induction of QR activity. This result will give primary information to design the potential inducers of QR activity in the stilbene analogs.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

The Artemisia capillaris THUNB is a perennial herb that belongs to the family Compositae spp and probably the most common plant among the various herbal folk remedies being used in the treatment of abdominal pain, hepatitis, chronic liver disease, jaundice and coughing in Korea. Recently the biological and pharmacological actions of herb have been studied well such as antibacterial, antidiabetic and antitumor activities. This experiment was conducted to investigate antitumor and immunomodulatory effects of Artemisia capillaris extracts against Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180 cancer cells in in vivo experimental tests. In in vivo experimental tests using 210 ICR mice, based on flow cytometry, CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and TNF-${\alpha}+$ splenocytes were significantly (p<0.05) reduced in the Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180 inoculated vehicle controls, HP and SP, compared to those of the intact vehicle control on both the $28^{th}$ day and the $42^{nd}$ day, respectively. These decreases of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ and TNF-${\alpha}+$ cells induced by tumor inoculations were significantly (p<0.05) inhibited by mACH treatment regardless of the type of experiments and tumor cells inoculated. The results suggest that Artemisia capillaris methanol extracts have prominent antitumor effects on the cancer cell lines Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180.

• 환경생물
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.230-236
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• 2009

An extract of Allomyrina dichotoma larva (ADL), one of the insects used most frequently in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of liver diseases such as hepatocirrhosis and hepatofibrosis, was assessed for antioxidant bioactivity in this study. In the current work, we have investigated the protective effects of ADL extracts on tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP)-induced hepatotoxicity in cultured hepa1c1c7 cells and in the mouse liver. The treatment of the hepa1c1c7 cells with ADL extracts induced a significant reduction of t-BHP-induced oxidative injuries, as determined by cell cytotoxicity, lipid peroxidation (LPO) and reactive oxygen species contents, in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, ADL extracts evidenced a protective effect against t-BHPinduced oxidative DNA damage, as revealed by the results of the Comet assay in hepa1c1c7 cells. ADL extracts also protected against hydroxyl radical-induced 2-deoxy-d-ribose degradation by ferric ion-nitrilotriacetic acid and $H_2O_2$. In addition, ADL extracts were shown to be able to quench 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radicals. Our in vivo study revealed that ADL extracts pretreatment applied prior to t-BHP administration significantly prevented an increase in the serum levels of hepatic enzyme markers and reduced LPO in the mouse liver in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, these results suggest that the protective effects of ADL extracts against t-BHP-induced hepatotoxicity may be attributable, at least in part, to its ability to scavenge free oxygen radicals, and to protect against DNA damage due to oxidative stress.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2001년도 Proceedings of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
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• pp.150.2-151
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• 2001

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2001년도 Proceedings of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea
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• pp.154.2-155
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• 2001

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.707-711
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• 2006

Phase II 효소계는 자연계에 존재하는 다양한 화학물질과 천연 소재들에 의해 유도되며, 이들의 유도는 화학적 발암물질과 그 밖의 여러 가지 독성물질들로부터 생체를 보호하는데 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 파프리카의 메탄올 추출물을 제조하고, 이를 각 용매별로 분획하여 Hepa1c1c7 세포주를 이용하여 대표적인 암예방 효소인 quinone reductase의 유도 활성을 조사하였다. 그 중 QR 유도활성이 가장 높았던 EtOAc 분획물은 $10-500\;{\mu}g/mL$ 농도로 처리했을 때, $200\;{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 QR 활성이 약 3.3배로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 파프리카의 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량 역시 EtOAc 분획물에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 또한 $BP^rcl$ 세포주에서도 농도 의존적으로 높은 QR 유도활성을 보여 파프리카의 EtOAc 분획물의 항암성분은 monofunctional inducer인 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2004년도 KSOT/KEMS Fall Annual Meeting
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• pp.142-142
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• 2004

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2004

목적: 저산소증은 방사선 감수성을 현저히 감소시키며, 이에 대한 적응 반응에서 hypoxia-inducible factor 1 $\alpha$(HIF-1 u$\alpha$가 중요한 역할을 하고 있다. HIF-1 $\alpha$의 발현과 방사선 감수성과의 상관 관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 쥐의 간암 세포주인 hepalclc7 세포와 HIF-1 $\beta$가 결손되어 HIF-1 $\alpha$의 기능이 억제된 hepaIC4 세포를 사용했다 저산소 유사 물질인 desferrioxamine (DFX)을 전처치하고 6시간 뒤에 방사선조사를 하여 western blot으로 HIF-1 $\alpha$ 발현을 조사하였다. Apoptosis는 DNA 분절화, propidium iodide 핵염색, 그리고 apoptotic cell death detection ELISA kit를 이용하였다. MTT assay법으로 방사선 감수성을 측정하고 SF2$_{2}$ SF$_{8}$, 그리고 mean inactivation dose (MID)를 산출하여 통계적 분석을 하였다. 결과: Hepalclc7 세포에서는 DFX 전처치를 한 경우 방사선에 의해 HIF-1 $\alpha$의 발현이 증가했으나, hepalC4 세포 주에서는 변화가 없었다 Hepa1C4 세포의 방사선 감수성은 DFX처리에 따른 영향이 없었으나 hepalclc7 세포의 방사선 감수성은 DFX를 전처치했을 때 유의하게 감소하였다. 결론: 저산소 유사 물질인 DFX에 의해 유도된 HIF-1 $\alpha$가 쥐의 간암 세포주에서 apoptosis와 방사선 감수성을 감소시켰다 이러한 결과는 종괴내의 저산소 세포에서 방사선에 의해 HIF-1 $\alpha$가 유도되고 이로 인해 저산소 세포에서 방사선 감수성을 저하시키는 것으로 생각되었다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.261-268
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• 1999

Lonicerae flos aqua-acupuncture solution (LFAS) and Lonicerae flos water-extracted solution (LFWS) were prepared and tested for chemopreventive potentials. Three biomarkers [quinone reductase (QR), ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), glutathione(GSH)] were used to test chemopreventive potential of LFAS. LFAS was potent inducer of QR activity in Hepa1c1c7 murine hepatoma cells, whereas LFWS is less potent. LFAS and LFWS were also induced QR activities in cultured human hepatoma Hep3B cells. The effect of LFAS and LFWS were tested on the growth of Acanthamoeba castellanii. Proliferation of Acanthamoeba castellanii was inhibited by LFAS and LFWS at concentrations of $0.1{\times},\;0.5{\times}\;1{\times},\;and\;3{\times}.$ In addition, GSH levels were increased about 2-fold with LFAS and 1.5-fold with LFWS in cultured murine hepa1c1c7 cells. LFAS and LFWS were also shown to increase GSH levels in human Hep3B cells. These results suggest that LFAS has chemopreventive potential by inducing QR activity, inhibition of ODC activity and increasing GSH levels.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2018

Pretreatment of low-dose lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces a hyporesponsive state to subsequent secondary challenge with high-dose LPS in innate immune cells, whereas super-low-dose LPS results in augmented expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, little is known about the difference between super-low-dose and low-dose LPS pretreatments on immune cell-mediated inflammatory and hepatic acute-phase responses to secondary LPS. In the present study, RAW 264.7 cells, EL4 cells, and Hepa-1c1c7 cells were pretreated with super-low-dose LPS (SL-LPS: 50 pg/mL) or low-dose LPS (L-LPS: 50 ng/mL) in fresh complete medium once a day for 2~3 days and then cultured in fresh complete medium for 24 hr or 48 hr in the presence or absence of LPS ($1{\sim}10{\mu}g/mL$) or concanavalin A (Con A). SL-LPS pretreatment strongly enhanced the LPS-induced production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, interleukin (IL)-6, TNF-${\alpha}$/IL-10, prostaglandin E2 ($PGE_2$), and nitric oxide (NO) by RAW 264.7 cells compared to the control, whereas L-LPS increased IL-6 and NO production only. SL-LPS strongly augmented the Con A-induced ratios of interferon (IFN)-${\gamma}$/IL-10 in EL4 cells but decreased the LPS-induced ratios of IFN-${\gamma}$/IL-10 compared to the control, while L-LPS decreased the Con A- and LPS-induced ratios of IFN-${\gamma}$/IL-10. SL-LPS enhanced the LPS-induced production of IL-6 by Hepa1c1c-7 cells compared to the control, while L-LPS increased IL-6 but decreased IL-$1{\beta}$ and C reactive protein (CRP) levels. SL-LPS pretreatment strongly enhanced the LPS-induced production of TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6, IL-10, $PGE_2$, and NO in RAW 264.7 cells, and the IL-6, IL-$1{\beta}$, and CRP levels in Hepa1c1c-7 cells, as well as the ratios of IFN-${\gamma}$/IL-10 in LPS- and Con A-stimulated EL4 cells compared to L-LPS. These findings suggest that pre-conditioning of SL-LPS may contribute to the mortality to secondary infection in sepsis rather than pre-conditioning of L-LPS.