• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.180-180
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• 2003

Transcript profiling is a particularly valuable tool in the field of steroid receptor biology, as these receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors and therefore exert their initial effects through altering gene expression in responsive cells. Also, an increased awareness of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EBCs) and their potential to affect wildlife and humans has produced a demand for practical screening methods to identify endocrine activity. Here we developed an in-house cDNA microarray, named KISTCHIP-400, with 401 clones, hormone related genes, factors, and ESTs, based on public database and research papers. Theses clones contained estrogen, androgen, thyroid hormone St receptors, sex hormone signal transduction ＆ regulation, c-fos, c-myc, ps2 gene, metabolism related genes etc. And to validate the KISTCHIP-400, we investigated gene expression profiles with reference hormones, 10$\^$-8/ M 17be1a-estradiol, 10$\^$-7/ M testosterone, 10$\^$-7/ M progesterone, and thyroxin in MCF-7 cell line. Although it is in first step of validation, low doses and combinations of EDCs need to be tested. Our preliminary results that indicate the developed microarray may be a useful laboratory tool for screening EDCs and elucidating endocrine disrupting mechanism.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.322-327
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• 2018

A type of breast cancer with a defect in three molecular markers such as the estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor is called triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Many patients with TNBC have a lower survival rate than patients with other types due to a poor prognosis. In this study, we confirmed the anti-cancer effect of a natural compound, Gomisin G, in TNBC cancer cells. Treatment with Gomisin G suppressed the viability of two TNBC cell lines, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 but not non-TNBC cell lines such as MCF-7, T47D, and ZR75-1. To investigate the molecular mechanism of this activity, we examined the signal transduction pathways after treatment with Gomisin G in MDA-MB-231 cells. Gomisin G did not induce apoptosis but drastically inhibited AKT phosphorylation and reduced the amount of retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (Rb) and phosphorylated Rb. Gomisin G induced in a proteasome-dependent manner a decrease in Cyclin D1. Consequently, Gomisin G causes cell cycle arrest in the G1 phase. In contrast, there was no significant change in T47D cells except for a mild decrease in AKT phosphorylation. These results show that Gomisin G has an anti-cancer activity by suppressing proliferation rather than inducing apoptosis in TNBC cells. Our study suggests that Gomisin G could be used as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of TNBC patients.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.5131-5136
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• 2012

Cancer is one of the major health problems worldwide and its current treatments have a number of undesired adverse side effects. Natural compounds may reduce these. Currently, a few plant products are being used to treat cancer. In this study, goniothalamin, a natural occurring styryl-lactone extracted from Goniothalamus macrophyllus, was investigated for cytotoxic properties against cervical cancer (HeLa), breast carcinoma (MCF-7) and colon cancer (HT29) cells as well as normal mouse fibroblast (3T3) using MTT assay. Fluorescence microscopy showed that GTN is able to induce apoptosis in HeLa cells in a time dependent manner. Flow cytometry further revealed HeLa cells treated with GTN to be arrested in the S phase. Phosphatidyl serine properties present during apoptosis enable early detection of the apoptosis in the cells. Using annexin V/PI double staining it could be shown that GTN induces early apoptosis on HeLa cells after 24, 48 and 72 h. It could be concluded that goniothalamin showing a promising cytotoxicity effect against several cancer cell lines including cervical cancer cells (HeLa) with apoptosis as the mode of cell death induced on HeLa cells by Goniothalamin was.

• 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.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.473-481
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• 2020

Axl receptor tyrosine kinase has been implicated in cancer progression, invasion, and metastasis in various cancer types. Axl overexpression has been observed in many cancers, and selective inhibitors of Axl, including R428, may be promising therapeutic agents for several human cancers, such as breast, lung, and pancreatic cancers. Here, we examined the cell growth inhibition mediated by R428 and auranofin individually as well as in combination in the human breast cancer cell lines MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 to identify new advanced combination treatments for human breast cancer. Our data showed that combination therapy with R428 and auranofin markedly inhibited cancer cell proliferation. Isobologram analyses of these cells indicated a clear synergism between R428 and auranofin with a combination index value of 0.73. The combination treatment promoted apoptosis as indicated by caspase 3 activation and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. Cancer cell migration was also significantly inhibited by this combination treatment. Moreover, we found that combination therapy significantly increased the expression level of Bax, a mitochondrial proapoptotic factor, but decreased that of the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein. Furthermore, the suppression of cell viability and induction of Bax expression by the combination treatment were recovered by treatment with N-acetylcysteine. In conclusion, our data demonstrated that combined treatment with R428 and auranofin synergistically induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells and may thus serve as a novel and valuable approach for cancer therapy.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.591-602
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• 2019

Human breast cancer cell line, MDA-MB-231, is highly invasive and aggressive, compared to less invasive cell line, MCF-7. To explore the genes that might influence the malignancy of MDA-MB-231, DNA microarray analysis was performed. The results showed that G0/G1 switch 2 (G0S2) was one of the most highly expressed genes among the genes upregulated in MDA-MB-231. Although G0S2 acts as a direct inhibitor of adipose triglyceride lipase, action of G0S2 in cancer progression is not yet understood. To investigate whether G0S2 affects invasiveness of MDA-MB-231 cells, G0S2 expression was inhibited using siRNA, which led to decreased cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of MDA-MB-231 cells. Consequently, G0S2 inhibition inactivated integrin-regulated FAK-Src signaling, which promoted Hippo signaling and inactivated ERK1/2 signaling. In addition, G0S2 downregulation decreased ${\beta}$-catenin expression, while E-cadherin expression was increased. It was demonstrated for the first time that G0S2 mediates the Hippo pathway and induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT). Taken together, our results suggest that G0S2 is a major factor contributing to cell survival and metastasis of MDA-MB-231 cells.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2019

Aurora kinases inhibitors, including ZM447439 (ZM), which suppress cell division, have attracted a great deal of attention as potential novel anti-cancer drugs. Several recent studies have confirmed the anti-cancer effects of ZM in various cancer cell lines. However, there have been no studies regarding the cardiac safety of this agent. We performed several cytotoxicity, invasion and migration assays to examine the anti-cancer effects of ZM. To evaluate the potential effects of ZM on cardiac repolarisation, whole-cell patch-clamp experiments were performed with human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) and cells with heterogeneous cardiac ion channel expression. We also conducted a contractility assay with rat ventricular myocytes to determine the effects of ZM on myocardial contraction and/or relaxation. In tests to determine in vitro efficacy, ZM inhibited the proliferation of A549, H1299 (lung cancer), MCF-7 (breast cancer) and HepG2 (hepatoma) cell lines with $IC_{50}$ in the submicromolar range, and attenuated the invasive and metastatic capacity of A549 cells. In cardiac toxicity testing, ZM did not significantly affect $I_{Na}$, $I_{Ks}$ or $I_{K1}$, but decreased $I_{hERG}$ in a dose-dependent manner ($IC_{50}$: $6.53{\mu}M$). In action potential (AP) assay using hiPSC-CMs, ZM did not induce any changes in AP parameters up to $3{\mu}M$, but it at $10{\mu}M$ induced prolongation of AP duration. In summary, ZM showed potent broad-spectrum anti-tumor activity, but relatively low levels of cardiac side effects compared to the effective doses to tumor. Therefore, ZM has a potential to be a candidate as an anti-cancer with low cardiac toxicity.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.366-371
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• 2013

Seventeen compounds (1 - 17), ${\beta}$-sitosterone (1), lupenone (2), arborinone (3), ${\beta}$-sitosterol (4), lupeol (5), epi-lupeol (6), taraxerol (7), betulinic acid (8), 24R-methyllophenol (9), germanicol (10), hexatriacontane (11), nonacosan-1-ol (12), benzoic acid (13), tetradecyl(E)-ferulate (14), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (15), trilinolein (16) and monopalmitin (17), were isolated from the methylene chloride-soluble fraction of the cork of Euonymus alatus Sieb. The structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Compounds 6, 11, 13 and 14 were isolated for the first time from this plant. Compound 4 showed moderate cytotoxic activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of 6.22 ${\mu}M$ in HL-60 cell line. Compound 9 exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity with $IC_{50}$ values of 63.31, 15.45, 15.14 and 21.72 ${\mu}M$ in four kinds of human cancer cell lines, Jurkat T, HeLa, HL-60 and MCF-7, respectively. Compound 17 showed moderate cytotoxic activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of 70.71 ${\mu}M$ in Jurkat T cell line. In addition, compounds 2, 3, 14 and 16 exhibited weak antioxidant activity with $IC_{50}$ values of 151.76, 170.79, 137.46 and 139.37 ${\mu}M$, respectively.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.369-377
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• 2014

In order to find out anticancer activity of Korean pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), the cytotoxicity against 8 cell lines including 293 (normal kidney cells) and A-431 (epidermoid carcinoma cells) of extracts by extraction solvents and plant parts were investigated using MTT assay. Also the correlation between content of capsaicin known as anticancer ingredient and cytotoxicity of extracts from pepper were analyzed. The distilled water extracts from seed and germinated seed showed very high cytotoxicity against 6 cancer cell lines including A549 (lung carcinoma cells), AGS (stomach adenocarcinoma cells), HeLa (cervix adenocarcinoma cells), HepG2 (hepatoblastoma cells), HT-29 (colon adenocarcinoma cells), and MCF-7 (breast adenocarcinoma cells). But 80% ethanol and methanol extracts showed cytotoxicity against 293 and AGS. The $RC_{50}$, that was, the concentration of sample required for 50% reduction of cell viability, of seed and germinated seed extracts against AGS were $33.4{\sim}389.1{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ and $63.9{\sim}1,316.7{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, respectively, so anticancer activity was higher in seed than in germinated seed. In capsaicin contents, seed with high cytotoxicity and pericarp with a little cytotoxicity contained $47.4{\sim}1,260.0{\mu}g/g$ and $58.3{\sim}1,498.0{\mu}g/g$, respectively. As these results, the correlation was not between cytotoxicity and capsaicin content.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.100-106
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• 2006

ER와 리포터 유전자인 $\beta$-galactosidase가 도입된 효모재조합검색시험법을 이용하여 파라벤류의 내분비계 장애작용을 검색하였다. 양성대조 시험물질로 앞의 시험법들과 동일하게 E2와 BPA를 설정하여 파라벤류의 에스트로젠성을 비교분석 하였다. E2의 경우 $10^{-9}M$에서 가장 활성이 높게 관찰되었고, BPA의 경우 $10^{-7}M$에서 에스트로젠성이 가장 높았다. 파라벤의 경우 이소프로필파라벤이 $10^{-9}M$에서 $10^{-3}M$까지 시험하였을 때, 농도 의존적으로 에스트로젠성이 증가하였으며, $10^{-9}M$의 경우 가장 강력한 에스트로젠성을 보였다. 또한 양성대조군인 E2와 비교하였을 때, $10^{-7}M$에서 $10^{-3}M$까지의 이소프로필파라벤은 오히려 E2보다 높은 내분비계 장애작용이 검색되었다. 이소프로필파라벤을 제외한 나머지 파라벤류의 경우 $10^{-4}M$과 $10^{-5}M$의 프로필파라벤과 $10^{-3}M$과 $10^{-4}M$의 에틸파라벤에서 에스트로젠성이 관찰되었다. 또한 MCF-7세포주는 사람의 유방암 세포이면서 $ER{\alpha}$가 존재하여 에스트로젠 또는 에스트로젠 유사물질이 ER와 반응하여 세포의 성장을 유도하게 된다. 이번 연구에서 파라벤의 시험 이전에 이미 내분비계 장애물질로 널리 알려진 BPA와 체내에 존재하는 강력한 에스트로젠이면서 BPA보다 활성이 1000배정도 높다고 알려진 E2를 양성대조군으로 설정하여 MCF-7세포의 성장을 관찰하였다. 72시간동안 BPA와 E2를 다양한 농도로 MCF-7세포에 노출한 후 DNA 양을 측정하였더니, E2의 경우 $10^{-9}M$에서 대조군보다 약 2.5배의 세포성장을 관찰할 수 있었으며, BPA의 경우 $10^{-8}M$에서 대조군 보다 약 2.2배의 세포성장을 관찰할 수 있었다. 에틸파라벤의 경우 $10^{-7}M$에서 $10^{-4}M$까지 농도 의존적으로 MCF-7세포의 성장을 증가시켰고, $10^{-4}M$이 대조군에 비해 세포성장이 약 2.2배에 달하여 양성대조군과 비슷하면서 높은 에스트로젠 유사반응을 보였다. 프로필파라벤, 부틸파라벤, 이소부틸파라벤과 이소프로필파라벤의 경우 $10^{-5}M$의 농도에서 2배 이상의 세포성장이 유도되었고, 이소프로필파라벤의 경우 RPE값이 약 104%에 이르는 등, 내분비계 장애작용이 검색되었다. 한편, 본 연구팀은 ER에 대한 파라벤의 시험관 내 상경적 결합력을 측정하기 위해 $ER{\alpha}$와 $ER{\beta}$ competition binding assay kit를 사용하여 시험하였다. 이 시험법은 E2와 비교하여 파라벤류의 $ER{\alpha}$와 $ER{\beta}$에 반응하는 시험물질의 RBA(relative binding affinities) 값을 측정하였다. 파라벤의 $ER{\alpha}$ 상경적 결합시험의 경우. E2의 $IC_{50}$의 값이 $4.29{\times}10^{-9}$이었고, 이소부틸파라벤의 경우 $4.5{\times}10^{-7}$에 달하여 RBA값이 0.952가 계산되었다. 이전 연구에 의해 밝혀진 BPA의 경우 RBA값이 0.333인데 반하여, 이소부틸파라벤은 약 3배가 높은 내분비계 장애작용이 검색되었다. 파라벤의 $ER{\beta}$ 상경적 결합시험의 경우. $ER{\alpha}$와 마찬가지로 이소부틸파라벤이 $1.94{\times}10^{-7}M$의 $IC_{50}$값을 가지면서 RBA값이 0.471이 계산되었다. 이것은 파라벤이 $ER{\alpha}$와 $\beta$모두와 결합을 할 수 있고 E2와 경쟁적으로 결합을 할 수 있으며 이는 내분비계를 방해할 수 있다는 것을 다시 한번 뒷받침 해주고 있다. 덧붙여 본 연구팀의 결과는 이소부틸파라벤의 경우 경쟁적으로 결합하는 능력 또한 내분비계교란물질로 잘 알려진 BPA만큼의 능력을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 in vitro적 방법으로 파라벤류들의 에스트로젠성을 측정한 결과 이미 보고된 연구와 비슷하게 화학 구조적으로 더 길거나 분지된 알킬기를 가지는 파라벤일수록 에스트로젠성이 더 강하게 나타났다. 따라서, 식품이나 화장품 등의 보존제로 사용되는 이 화학물질의 과다한 노출은 정상적인 내분비계에 큰 영향을 미칠 가능성이 있다고 판단된다.