• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.718-722
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• 1998

Scopoletin (7-hydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin), a coumarin, was isolated from the aerial part of Solanum lyratum Thunb. by the activity-guided fractionation employing carbon te trachloride-intoxicated primary cultured rat hepatocytes as a screening system. Its hepatoprotective activity was first evaluated by measuring the release of glutamic pyruvic transaminase and sorbitol dehydrogenase from carbon tetrachloride-intoxicated rat hepatocytes into the culture medium. Scopoletin significantly reduced the releases of glutamic pyruvic transaminase and sorbitol dehydrogenase from the carbon tetrachloride-intoxicated primary cultured rat hepatocytes by 53% and 58%, respectively, from the toxicity in a dose-dependent manner over concentration ranges of 1mcM to 50mcM. Further studies revealed that at the concentration of 10mcM, scopoletin significantly preserved glutathione content by 50% and the activity of superoxide dismutase by 36% and also inhibited the production of malondialdehyde to the degree as seen in the control.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 1998년도 Advances in Ginseng Research - Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Ginseng -
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• pp.263-269
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• 1998

It is an established fact that most of the carcinogens implicate bay-region diol epoxides as the ultimate carcinogenic metabolites. These electrophiles react with nucleophilic sites in the cells to form abducts. It is the formation of carcinogenic-DNA adducts that is thought to initiate carcinogenesis. In our previous study we have reported chemopreventive property of Ginseng on 7,12-dimethylbenz (a)anthracene (DMBA) induced skin papillomagenesis in male Swiss albino mice. In this study we have examined the effect on formation of DMBA-DNA adducts in rat hepatocytes pretreated with ginseng. Primary cultures of rat hepatocytes were used. The cells wets treated with ginseng for 24 hrs and then with DMBA (iOn) for 18 hrs. Cells were then harvested, their DNA was isolated and analyzed by P)2 labelling. A significant reduction in the levels of DMBA-DNA adduces (adducts/108 nucleotides) was observed in all cultures pretreated with ginseng. The viability of cells was not affected by pre-treatment with ginseng. Our finding suggests that ginseng block or suppresses the events associated with chemical carcinogenesis by inhibiting metabolic activation of the carcinogens.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2006

The methanol extracts of the roots, root bark and stem of Berberis tinctoria, were investigated for their hepatoprotective activity against carbon tetrachloride $(CCl_4)$ induced toxicity in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes, HEp-G2 cells and animal models. The methanol extracts were able to significantly normalise the levels of aspartate amino transferase, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, triglycerides, total proteins, albumin, total bilirubin and direct bilirubin, which were altered due to $CCl_4$ intoxication in freshly isolated rat hepatocytes and also in animal models. The anti-hepatotoxic effect of the methanol extracts in vitro were observed at $600\;-\;1,000\;{\mu}g/ml$ concentrations. A dose dependent increase in the percentage viability was observed when $CCl_4$ exposed HEp-G2 cells were treated with different concentrations of the methanol extracts. The highest percentage viability of HEp-G2 was observed at a concentration of $1,000\;{\mu}g/ml$. The results from the present investigations also indicate good correlation between the in vivo and in vitro studies.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.278-283
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• 1992

쥐 간세포를 분리하고 여러가지 물질로 표면이 처리된 용기를 이용하여 배양하였다. 표면처리를 하지 않았을 경우와 collagen으로 처리하였을 경우 간세포는 monolayer형태를 이루며 자랐고, heparin과 hyaluronic acid의 경우에는 multilayer, 그리고 proteoglycan, dermatan sulfate(D. S.), BSA의 경우에는 hemispheroid, 그리고 표면처리를 하지 않은 Primaria는 spheroid형태를 형성하였다. 세포 생존도 면에서는 monolayer가 우수하였고, 간세포의 중요한 대사능이라고 볼 수 있는 암모니아의 제거능이나 albumin생산성 면에서는 hemispheroid 혹은 spheroid가 우수하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 1989

The effect of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and its major metabolite, 3, 5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoic acid (BHT-acid) on the uptake of taurocholate into hepatocytes was studied using the primary culture of rat hepatocytes. Hepatocyte were isolated by an in situ collagenase perfusion technique and maintained as a monolayer in serum-free meadia for 24 hours before use. The uptake of taurocholate was saturable with an apparent Km of 12.8+2.8 MuM and Vmax of 0.18+0.01 nmol/mg/min. Both BHT and BHT-acid inhibited the hepatocellular uptake of taurocholate when they were added to the culture.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 1987

Primary cultures of adult rat hepatocytes were used to study the cytotoxicity of D-galactosamine. Hepatocytes were isolated by a collagenase perfusion technique and maintained as monolayers in serum-free medium on collagen-coated culture dishes. Treatment of galactosamine to the culture markedly inhibited the uptake of ${\alpha}$-aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) inducible with glucagon and dexamethasone. At0.1 mM of galactosamine, AIB uptake was inhibited significantly when treated for 12 hr. At higher doses (0.25, 0.5 and 1.0mM), a significant inhibition was noticed after 1 hr exposure. Generally the magnitude of the inhibition was related to the dose and treatment time of galactosamine. Treatment of galactosamine also produced a dose- and treatment time-related suppression of the tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) induction caused by dexamethasone. Meanwhile, uptake of ouabain was not affected by the treatment of galactosamine. The viability of the hepatocytes was decreased only slightly by the treatment of galactosamine; more than 87% of the cells excluded tryphane blue when treated 1 mM galactosamine for 12 hr. Galactosamine induced depressions of AIB uptake and TAT activity were prevented by the simultaneous addition of uridine to the culture. D-Galactosamine, cytotoxicity, hepatocytes culture, ${\alpha}$-aminoisobutyric acid uptake, tyrosine aminotransferase.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.169-177
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• 2016

There is a growing interest in the application of primary hepatocytes for treatment of liver diseases in humans and for drug development. Several studies have focused on long-term survival and di-differentiation blocking of primary hepatocytes in an in vitro culture system. Therefore, the present study also aimed to optimize an in vitro culture system using primary rat hepatocytes. Primary rat hepatocytes from 6-week-old male Crl:CD rats were isolated using a modified two-step collagenase perfusion. Healthy $3.5{\times}10^6$ primary rat hepatocytes were seeded into a 2 dimensional (2D) culture in a 25T culture flask coated with collagen type I or into a 3D culture in a 125-ml spinner flask for 7 days. Production of plasma protein (ALB and TF), apoptosis (BAX and BCL2), and CYP (CYP3A1) related genes were compared between the 2D and 3D culture systems. The 3D culture system had an advantage over the 2D system because of the relatively high expression of ALB and low expression of BAX in the 3D system. However, the level of CYP3A1 did not improve in the 3D culture with and without the presence of a dexamethasone inducer. Therefore, 3D culture has an advantage for albumin production and primary rat hepatocyte survivability, but a low expression of CYP3A1 indicated that primary rat hepatocytes require a high-density culture for stress reduction by continuous flow.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.271-277
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• 1992

쥐 간세포를collagenase perfusion method에 의해 분리한 뒤 collagen coated dish와floating collagen membrane에서 일차배양하여 간세포의 분화기능을 조사하였다. 두 경우 모두 간세포의 생존율은 5일 이후부터 점차 감소하였거나 간세포에 의한 암모니아 처리기능과 albumin생성기능은 약 7일간 유지되었다. 또 이러한 분화기능에 유지는 ollagen coated dish보다floating collagen membrane이 유리한 것으로 나타났다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.96-102
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• 1998

Primary hepatocytes of small animals such as rat and rabbit were often used for the study of extracorporeal liver support systems. Freshly isolated rat hepatocytes form spheroids within tow days when cultivated as suspension in spinner vessels. These spheroids showed enhanced liver specific functions and more differentiated morphology compared to hepatocytes cultured as monolayers However, shear stress caused by continuous agitation deteriorated spheroids gradually. In this work we immobilized spheroids to prolong liver specific activities. First, hepatocyte spheroids were suspended in collagen solution containing calcium chloride and then dropped into alginate solution. A thin layer of calcium alginate was formed around the droplet and then was removed after the inner collagen was gelled by treatment of sodium citrate buffer. Spheroids embedded in collagen-gel bead maintained liver specific functions such as albumin secretion rate longer than hepatocyte spheroids exposed to shear stress. Therefore, we suggest that this immobilization technique may offer an effective long-term hepatocyte cultivation and facilitase the development of a bioartificial liver support device.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.437-450
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• 1999

간세포의 기능적 연구를 위한 배양계를 확립하기 위하여 Sprague-Dawley계 흰쥐의 간장에서 collagenase와 hyaluronidase의 혼합액을 이용하여 간세포를 분리하고 배양하여, 배양중인 간세포의 구조적인 변화와 담세관의 형성 과정을 확인하고, cytochalasin D를 배양계에 첨가한 경우 발생되는 간세포 및 담세관의 구조적인 변화를 살펴보아 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 분리 배양한 흰쥐의 간세포는 원형이었고, 표면에 미세융모를 가지고 있었으며. 배양중 서로 부착되어 세포띠를 형성하였다. Cytochalasin D처리후 간세포의 표면은 미세융모가 소실되어 편평하게 변화되었으며, 소포성 돌출물이 자주 관찰되었다. 담세관은 부착된 간세포의 사이에서 형성되었으며, 간세포 표면의 작은 융기에서 기시하는 다양한 길이 및 형태의 미세융모로 채워져 있었고, 양단에는 치밀결합 및 부착만 등으로 구성된 연접복합체가 존재하였다. Cytochalasin D 처리후 당세관의 내강은 팽창되었으며 미세융모는 소실되어 거의 존재하지 많았고, 양단에 존재하는 연접복합체는 파괴되어 간격이 벌어진 곳이 많았다. 담세관내에 존재하는 미세융모 속에 존재하는 액틴미세섬유심은 완전하게 형성되어 있는 경우, 불완전하게 적은 양만 존재하는 경우, 그리고 전혀 존재하지 않는 경우가 있었다. 담세관주변세포질에 존재하는 액틴미세섬유얼기의 형성은 불완전하여 부위에 따라 없는 곳도 있었다. Cytochalasin D처리후 담세관주변세포질의 액면미세섬유얼기는 존재하지 많았다. 이상의 결과로 흰쥐의 간장에서 분리한 간세포는 배양중 성장하면서 정상적인 담세관을 형성함을 알 수 있었으며, 담세관의 형성은 접착부위의 연접복합체의 형성 및 미세융모의 형성,담세관 내 액틴미세섬유심 및 담세관주변세포질내 액틴미세섬유얼기의 형성 등을 특정으로 하는 것으로 판단된다.