• Toxicological Research
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.229-235
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• 1997

The elevation of intracellular calcium in various tissues due to oxidative stress induced by either menadione or adriamycin has been well documented. The increase of calcium level in platelets results in aggregation of platelets. To test the hypothesis that chemically induced calcium elevations can play a role in platelet aggregation, we have studied the effects of menadione and adriamycin on aggregation of platelets isolated from female rats. Treatment with menadione and adriamycin to platelet rich plasma (PRP) appeared to induce platelet aggregations up to 60%, as determined by aggregometry. However, exposure of PRP to rnenadione or adriamycin led to a loss of viability, as measured by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage. Morphological studies of platelets revealed that, when PRP was treated with menadione, aggregates of platelets were not observed and the numbers of platelets were decreased significantly. This suggests that menadione and adriamycin decreased turbidity by inducing platelet lysis rather than platelet aggregation. These cellular toxicities induced by menadione or adriamycin was not correlated with oxygen consumption rate but with depletion of protein thiols, suggesting that protein thiols might play an important role in chemical-induced platelet toxicity.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.256-261
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• 1995

The elevation of intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ in various tissue through oxidative stress induced by menadione has been well documented. Increase of $Ca^{2+}$ level inplatelets results in aggreaction of patelets. To test the hypothesis that menadione-induced $Ca^{2+}$ elevations can play a role in platelet aggregation, we have studied the effect of menadione on aggragation of platelets isolated from female rats. Treatment with menadione to platelet rich plasma (PRP), which proved to be 60% as determined by aggregometry. however, exposure of PRP to menadione leads to a loss of cell viability, as measured by lactae dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage, suggesting that menadione might induce cell lysis rather than aggregation of platelets. Turbidty changes induced by menadione were unaffected by addition ofl dicoumarol, which is a quinone reducellular factions of patelets. These data, which indicate an absence of the QR detoxifying pathway, suggest that platelets may be more susceptible to menadione-induced cytotoxicity than certain other cell, as hepatocytes.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2012

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used nanoparticles and they are mainly used in antibacterial and personal care products. In this study, we evaluated the effect of AgNPs on cell death induction in the murine dendritic cell line DC2.4. DC2.4 cells exposed to AgNPs showed a marked decrease in cell viability and an induction of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In addition, AgNPs promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent apoptosis and AgNP-induced ROS triggered a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. The activation of the intracellular signal transduction pathway was also observed in cells cultured with AgNPs. Taken together, our data demonstrate that AgNPs are able to induce a cytotoxic effect in DCs through ROS generation. This study provides important information about the safety of AgNPs that may help in guiding the development of nanotechnology applications.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.219-224
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• 2018

During the screening for cytotoxic compounds from plants grown in Korea, Betula platyphylla (BP) showed potent activity against the adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial A549 cell line. To identify the cytotoxic components from BP, the $CH_2Cl_2$ fraction with the most significant cytotoxic effect was applied to the column chromatographies. Seven compounds were isolated: lupeol (1), betulinic acid (2), (-)-rhododendrol (3), platyphyllenone (4), platyphyllone (5), (-)-centrolobol (6), and oleanolic acid (7). Among them, three diarylheptanoids (4 - 6) exhibited cytotoxicity toward A549 cells. Especially, $50{\mu}M$ of 4 reduced A549 cell viability to $18.93{\pm}0.82%$ compared to control ($100.00{\pm}21.48%$). Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production were also induced by $50{\mu}M$ 4. This is the first report on the cytotoxic effect of BP-derived diarylheptanoids 4-6 against A549 cells. The compound 4 may be useful for the development of early hit compounds for non-small cell lung carcinoma, but the consideration about selectivity of 4 is required since 4 also showed the cytotoxicity in the human normal lung epithelial BEAS-2B cell line.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.409-416
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• 2018

Vasicinone, a quinazoline alkaloid from Adhatoda vasica Nees. is well known for its bronchodilator activity. However its anti-proliferative activities is yet to be elucidated. Here-in we investigated the anti-proliferative effect of vasicinone and its underlying mechanism against A549 lung carcinoma cells. The A549 cells upon treatment with various doses of vasicinone (10, 30, 50, $70{\mu}M$) for 72 h showed significant decrease in cell viability. Vasicinone treatment also showed DNA fragmentation, LDH leakage, and disruption of mitochondrial potential, and lower wound healing ability in A549 cells. The Annexin V/PI staining showed disrupted plasma membrane integrity and permeability of PI in treated cells. Moreover vasicinone treatment also lead to down regulation of Bcl-2, Fas death receptor and up regulation of PARP, BAD and cytochrome c, suggesting the anti-proliferative nature of vasicinone which mediated apoptosis through both Fas death receptors as well as Bcl-2 regulated signaling. Furthermore, our preliminary studies with vasicinone treatment also showed to lower the ROS levels in A549 cells and have potential free radical scavenging (DPPH, Hydroxyl) activity and ferric reducing power in cell free systems. Thus combining all, vasicinone may be used to develop a new therapeutic agent against oxidative stress induced lung cancer.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2011

Carbon black, a particulate form of pure elemental carbon, is an industrial chemical with the high potential of occupational exposure. Although the relationship between exposure to particulate matters (PM) and cardiovascular diseases is well established, the cardiovascular risk of carbon black has not been characterized clearly. In this study, the cytotoxicity of carbon black to vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells were examined to investigate the potential vascular toxicity of carbon black. Carbon black with distinct particle size, N330 (primary size, 28~36 nm) and N990 (250~350 nm) were treated to A-10, rat aortic smooth muscle cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cell line, ECV304, and cell viability was assessed by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage assay. Treatment of carbon black N990 resulted in the significant reduction of viability in A-10 cells at 100 ${\mu}g$/ml, the highest concentration tested, while N330 failed to cause cell death. Cytotoxicity to ECV304 cells was induced only by N330 at higher concentration, 200 ${\mu}g$/ml, suggesting that ECV304 cells were relatively resistant to carbon black. Treatment of 100 ${\mu}g$/ml N990 led to the elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) detected by dichlorodihydrofluorescein (DCF) in A-10 cells. Pretreatment of antioxidants, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and sulforaphane restored decreased viability of N990-treated A-10 cells, and N-acetylcysteine, but not sulforaphane, attenuated N990-induced ROS generation in A-10 cells. Taken together, present study shows that carbon black is cytotoxic to vascular cells, and the generation of reactive oxygen contributes to the development of cytotoxicity. ROS scavenging antioxidant could be a potential strategy to attenuate the toxicity induced by carbon black exposure.

• 약학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.56-61
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• 2008

The hepatoprotective effects of the water extracts of Hovenia dulcis Thunb (HD) were investigated in vitro. Following the induction of hepatotoxicity by ethanol in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes, the protective effects of four different water extracts of HD were determined through serial dose-response and time-dependent studies. The individual extracts used in these studies were prepared from fruits, seeds, leaves and tubes. Treatment of hepatocyte cultures with the water extracts of HD provided a significant protection from the increased lactate dehydrogenase activity induced by ethanol. Particularly, the fruits extract was the most effective against ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in the primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. The results demonstrated that the extracts might have the protective effect against ethanol-induced toxicity in hepatocyte cultures.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2013

In vitro antioxidant activities and neuronal cell protective effects of ethanol extract from roasted coffee beans were investigated. Colombia arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) green beans were roasted to give medium ($230^{\circ}C$, 10 min), city ($230^{\circ}C$, 12 min) and french ($230^{\circ}C$, 15 min) coffee beans. Total phenolics in raw green beans, medium, city and french-roasted beans were $8.81{\pm}0.05$, $9.77{\pm}0.03$, $9.92{\pm}0.04$ and $7.76{\pm}0.01$ mg of GAE/g, respectively. The content of 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, the predominant phenolic, was detected higher in medium-roasted beans than others. In addition, we found that extracts from medium-roasted beans particularly showed the highest in vitro antioxidant activity on ABTS radical scavenging activity and FRAP assays. To determine cell viability using the MTT assay, extracts from medium- roasted beans showed higher protection against $H_2O_2$-induced neurotoxicity than others. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage was also inhibited by the extracts due to prevention of lipid peroxidation using the malondialdehyde (MDA) assay from mouse whole brain homogenates. These data suggest that the medium-roasting condition to making tasty coffee from Columbia arabica green beans may be more helpful to human health by providing the most physiological phenolics, including 5-O-caffeoylquinic acids.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.928-935
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• 2007

Three Angelica sinensis polysaccharide fractions (APFs), named APF1, APF2 and APF3, were isolated and purified from Radix A. sinensis and their antioxidant activities were evaluated in isolated mouse peritoneal macrophages by pretreatment with APFs before exposure to 0.2 mM tertbutylhydroperoxide (t-BHP). The results showed that pretreatment of the macrophages with APFs as low as $10{\mu}g$/ml could significantly enhance t-BHP-decreased cell survival, intracellular glutathione (GSH) content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and also inhibited t-BHP-increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and malondialdehyde (MDA) formation (p < 0.05), and APF3 was the most active fraction, followed by APF2 and APF1 in decreasing order. Furthermore, we found for the first time that the bound-protein in APF3 was associated closely with the protective effects and the polysaccharide inhibited the excess NO release from t-BHP-activated macrophages to protect host cells.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.242-254
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• 2003

상온에서 단기간의 심근 허혈이 가해질 때 허혈 전처치가 심근기능의 보호에 효과가 있다는 사실은 어느 정도 증명되었지만 저온의 심근 보호액을 이용하여 심장을 정지시킨 후 $25^{\circ}C$의 중등도 저체온 상태에서 간헐적으로 심근 보호액을 주입하며 장시간 허혈 상태에 노출시키는 일반적인 심장수술을 시행하는 경우에 허혈 전처치가 효과가 있는지에 대해서는 연구가 부족한 상태이며 또한 연구결과에 따라 많은 이견이 있다. 본 실험에서는 상온에서의 허혈과 중등도 저체온법을 사용하며 심근 보호액의 간헐적 주입을 병행하는 일반 심장 수술에서 허혈 전처치가 심근 보호에 미치는 효과를 비교하기 위해 실험을 진행하였다. 대상 및 방법： $25^{\circ}C$에서 St. Thomas hospital 심근 보호액을 사용한 경우와 상온에서 심근 보호액 없이 허혈을 받은 경우 각각에서 허혈 전처치의 효과를 비교하였다. 모든군의 심장을 20분간 $37^{\circ}C$의 Krebs 용액으로 관류시키고, 제1군은(n=6)은 허혈 전처치로 $37^{\circ}C$에서 3분간의 허혈 및 5분간 재관류를 두 차례 받은 후, $4^{\circ}C$의 심근 보호액을 20분마다 반복해 주입하며 120분간 $25^{\circ}C$의 중등도 저체온 상태를 유지하였다. 제2군(n=6)은 제1군에 대한 대조군으로 허혈 전처치를 하지 않은 상태에서 역시 120분간 $25^{\circ}C$상태를 유지하며 20분마다 심근 보호액을 반복해 주었다. 제1, 2군 모두 허혈기가 끝난 후 $37^{\circ}C$의 Krebs 용액으로 30분간 재관류하며 결과를 측정하였다(제1, 2군： 저온 심근 보호액군). 상온에서의 허혈군으로 $37^{\circ}C$를 유지하며 전반적 허혈을 받은 두 군을 설정하였다. 제3군(n=6)은 3분 허혈, 5분 재관류로 허혈 전처치 후 $37^{\circ}C$에서 30분간 허혈 상태를 유지 후 30분간 재관류하였고, 제4군(n=6)은 제3군에 대한 대조군으로 허혈 전처치 없이 30분간 허혈 후 30분간 재관류하며 결과를 측정하였다(제3, 4군: 상온 심정지군). 결과: 저온 심근 보호액 군에서는 허혈전처치를 시행 후 심근 보호액을 주입한 군(제1군)과 허혈 전처치 없이 심근 보호액을 주입한 대조군(제2군)의 비교에서 관상동맥 관류량, 심박동수, 좌심실내압, 좌심실압과 맥박수를 곱한 값, 좌심실압 순간 변화율 및 CPK, LDH의 비교 모두에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 볼 수 없었다(p=NS). 상온 심정지 군에서는 허혈 전처치 후 $37^{\circ}C$에서 허혈을 유지한 군(제3군)과 허혈 전처치 없이 허혈을 유지한 대조군(제4군)의 비교에서 허혈 전처치를 시행한 군이 좌심실 수축기압, 좌심실압과 맥박수를 곱한값, 좌심실 이완기압, 좌심실압 순간 변화율 등이 허혈 전처치를 시행치 않은 군보다 유의하게 호전되었고 CPK, LDH의 변화에서도 유의한 차이를 보여 허혈 전처치가 심근의 기능적 회복 및 심근 보호에 효과가 있음을 보았다(p<0.05). 결론: 이상의 결과에서 쥐의 심장을 이용한 실험 시 허혈 전처치가 상온에서의 심근 허혈과 재관류 시에는 심근기능 회복에 효과가 있으나 중등도 저체온법과 간헐적 심근 보호액의 주입 하에서 시행한 심장의 재관류에는 심근보호 효과가 없음을 보았다.