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참당귀로부터 분리한 다당의 면역증진 활성과 항전이 활성 (Immuno-stimulating and anti-metastatic activities of the polysaccharides isolated from Angelica gigas)

  • 손승우;신광순
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제53권3호
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    • pp.304-312
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    • 2021
  • 참당귀로부터 열수추출 및 에탄올 침전법을 이용해 조다당을 분리하고 DEAE-Sepharose FF와 Sephadex G-100을 이용하여 얻은 정제 다당 AGE-2c-I을 대상으로 선천 면역 활성 및 항종양 전이 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 인체의 초기 면역 반응에 있어 중추적인 역할을 수행하는 보체계 활성화 및 활성화 경로를 확인한 결과, AGE-2c-I은 운지버섯 유래 시판 면역증강제인 PSK에 준하는 우수한 활성을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었으며. 본 활성은 주로 고전경로를 통하여 활성화되며 일부 부경로를 경유하는 것으로 최종 확인되었다. 또한 AGE-2c-I은 mouse 복강 유래 대식세포에 대해 직접적인 독성을 나타내지 않으며 종양세포주 YAC-1 및 B16BL6에 대한 직접적인 독성 또한 나타나지 않음을 확인함으로써 시료의 직접적인 독성에 근거한 항암 효과는 없는 것으로 확인되었다. 반면에 비장으로부터 분리한 림프구는 8 ㎍/mL의 AGE-2c-I 처리에 의해 증식능이 관찰되었다. AGE-2c-I이 대식세포의 cytokine 분비능에 미치는 효과를 확인한 결과, 우수한 IL-6, IL-12 및 TNF-α 분비능을 보였으며 시료를 200 ㎍ 및 1,000 ㎍의 고농도로 처리한 실험군에서 IL-10이 분비된 것으로 보아 AGE-2c-I은 immune-stimulator의 역할뿐만 아니라 immune-suppressor로서의 작용 또한 가능한 것으로 확인되었다. 한편 종양 및 암세포에 대하여 직접적인 살해 활성을 나타내는 NK cell 활성을 확인한 실험에서는 농도 의존적인 종양 세포 살해능을 확인할 수 있었으며 100 ㎍/mouse 농도에서 NC 대비 약 1.5배 높은 NK cell 활성을 나타냈을 뿐만 아니라, 폐에 대한 고전이성 종양세포주인 B16BL6 melanoma 세포를 이용한 실험동물 종양 전이 모델에선 100 ㎍/mouse 농도로 처리한 실험군이 NC 대비 58%의 colony가 감소한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로 부터 참당귀 유래 RG-I 구조의 다당은 높은 선천면역계 자극 활성, 특히 보체계, 대식세포, 림프구 증식, NK cell의 활성화를 통해 우수한 항종양 전이 효과를 갖는 것으로 최종 확인되었으며 건강기능성식품 소재로의 개발가치가 우수한 것으로 판단되었다.

김치 유산균 Starter를 이용한 김치의 발효 특성 및 기능성 증진 효과 (Fermentation Properties and Increased Health Functionality of Kimchi by Kimchi Lactic Acid Bacteria Starters)

  • 봉연주;정지강;박건영
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제42권11호
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    • pp.1717-1726
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구에서는 김치 유산균 starter의 사용이 김치의 품질특성과 건강기능성에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 single starter 김치(Lb. plantarum pnuK, Lb. plantarum 3099K, Leu. mesenteroides pnuK), mixed starter 김치(Lb. plantarum pnu/Leu. mesenteroides pnuK, Lb. plantarum 3099/Leu. mesenteroides pnuK), 자연 발효 김치(NK)를 제조하여 $15^{\circ}C$에서 6일간 발효하며 실험하였다. pH 및 산도는 발효 초기에는 차이가 없었으나 발효 2일부터 starter 접종 김치에서 빠른 변화를 보였다. 총호기성 세균과 Lactobacillus sp.는 발효가 진행될수록 비슷하게 증가하였으나 Leuconostoc sp.는 Leu. mesenteroides를 starter로 접종한 김치에서 높게 나타났다. 관능검사 결과 starter를 첨가한 김치에서 관능적 만족도가 높게 나타났으며, 혼합 starter 김치에서 만족도가 더 높았다. DPPH 및 hydroxyl radical 소거능 측정 결과, starter를 첨가한 김치에서 높은 항산화 효과를 보였다. MTT assay 결과, HCT-116 및 HT-29 세포에서 NK는 각각 63.4, 51.9%를 나타내었고 Lb. plantarum pnuK는 각각 77.1, 68.8%의 암세포 성장 저해율을 보였다. 따라서 starter 첨가 시 항산화 및 항암효과가 증가되며, 단일 starter 김치가 혼합 starter 김치보다 높은 기능성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 그중 새로 분리 동정된 Lb. plantarum pnu를 이용한 김치에서의 높은 대장암 세포 성장억제 효과를 확인하였다. Apoptosis 유도에 관련된 Bcl-2 및 Bax, 종양 억제에 관련된 p53 및 p21, 염증에 관련된 iNOS 및 COX-2 유전자 발현은 starter 첨가 김치에서 자연발효 김치보다 모두 apoptosis 유도 작용과 염증 및 종양을 억제하는 효과가 높게 나타났다. 가장 높은 효과를 보인 것은 Lb. plantarum pnuK이었으며 단일 starter 김치에서 혼합 starter 김치보다 효과가 높았다. 이상의 결과로 starter를 이용해 관능적 품질이 우수하고 기능성이 증진된 김치를 제조할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

국내 유통 NK55 재질 안경렌즈의 내충격 시험 평가 (Impact Resistance Testing of NK55 Ophthalmic Lenses in Domestic Market)

  • 박미정;전인철;황광훈;변웅진;김소라
    • 한국안광학회지
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.229-235
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    • 2011
  • 목적: 본 연구에서는 안경 착용자들이 안경렌즈의 파손으로 인한 안전사고에 노출될 수 있다는 점에 착안하여 국내에 유통되고 있는 안경렌즈의 내충격성을 평가하고자 하였다. 방법: 국내에 유통되고 있는 4개 회사의 제품으로 NK55(${n_{d}}$ = 1.56)소재의 굴절력 -3D, -6D, +3D, +6D를 가지는 안경렌즈 중 코팅을 통한 강화처리를 하지 않은 160개의 안경렌즈를 대상으로 하여 강철구 낙하 시험(Drop Ball Test)을 실시하였다. 즉, 미국 FDA의 기준에 따라 이들 안경렌즈에 약 16 g의 강철구를 높이 127 cm에서 자유낙하 시킨 후 렌즈의 표면형태를 관찰하였다. 결과: 본 연구에서 사용한 다른 4곳 회사에서 제조되는 안경렌즈의 중심두께는 같은 굴절률과 굴절력을 가짐에도 불구하고 그 수치가 동일하지는 않은 것으로 조사되었다. 강철구 낙하시험에서 렌즈 표면에 균열이나 깨짐이 없는 것을 적합한 안전성을 가진 렌즈로 규정하였을 때 +3D, +6D의 볼록렌즈는 모두 안전한 렌즈로 판단되었다. 그러나 상대적으로 중심두께가 얇은 오목 렌즈의 경우 강철구 낙하 시험을 수행하였을 때 렌즈의 깨짐 현상이 두드러지게 나타남을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히 -3D, -6D 오목렌즈의 경우 전체 80개 중 73.8%에 해당하는 59개가 미국 FDA 기준에 부적합한 렌즈로 나타났다. 결론: 본 결과로 미루어 볼 때 안경 구매시 시력교정과 더불어 미적인 면과 가격적인 면도 중요하지만 안경 렌즈의 파손에 의한 사고 또한 무시할 수 없는 사항이라 여겨졌다. 따라서 국내에서도 안경렌즈로 인한 안전사고의 방지를 위하여 강철구 낙하 시험의 의무적인 시행과 더불어 이의 철저한 확인이 시급하다고 판단할 수 있었다.

Effect of Propolis Volatiles from a Stingless Honeybee(Apidae : Meliponinae) on the Immune System of Elderly Residents in a Nursing Home

  • Suzuki, Seiko;Amano, Kazuhiro;Suzuki, Koichi
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • 제19권1호
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    • pp.193-197
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    • 2009
  • We report an evaluation of the immunostimulatory effect of propolis volatiles from a stingless honeybee. We studied 34 elderly residents at a special nursing home. Twenty-one subjects were treated with propolis, 8 with $Binch\hat{o}$ charcoal and 5 subjects acted as controls. Subjects treated with either propolis or Bincho charcoal were housed in rooms separated from the other non-study residents in the nursing home. The effects of each treatment on natural killer (NK) cell activity and lymphocyte levels were examined after 2 months and then for a longer period. The results indicated that NK cell activity was significantly improved to that within the normal range only after propolis treatment.

마우스에 있어서 카드뮴의 면역독성에 미치는 인삼 석유 Ether분획의 영향(II) (Effect of Ginseng petroleum Ether Fraction on the Immunotoxicity of Cadmium in Mice (II))

  • 안영근;김정훈;이상근;황갑수
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • 제3권3_4호
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 1988
  • Experiment was performed to investigate the immunotoxicity of cadmium administered orally and the effect of ginseng petroleum ether fraction on it. Mice were given 3, 30, or 300 ppm cadmium as cadmium chloride orally in the drinking water and injection of ginseng petroleum ether fraction intraperitoneally for 4 weeks. Mice were sensitized and challenged u'ith sheep red blood cells (5-HBC). Immune response was evaluated by delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH), Rosette forming cell (RFC), phagocyte activity, and natural killer cell activity (NK cell activity). In the present study, cadmium suppressed the cellular immunity, It also depressed phagocyte activity very significantly in all cadmium-administered groups, NK cell activity in the cadmium-300 ppm administered group. Ginseng petroleum ether fraction showed restoring effect on the decrease in RFC by cadmium-administration. Remarkably, it showed very significant restoring effect on the depression of phagocyte activity induced by cadmium-administration. From this result, we suppose that the anti-tumor effect of ginseng ether or petroleum ether extract, which has been reported by some other researchers, is mainly due to the increase of phagocyte activity by it's administration.

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Exosomes from Murine-derived GL26 Cells Promote Glioblastoma Tumor Growth by Reducing Number and Function of CD8+T Cells

  • Liu, Zhi-Ming;Wang, Yu-Bin;Yuan, Xian-Hou
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.309-314
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    • 2013
  • Aim: Brain tumors almost universally have fatal outcomes; new therapeutics are desperately needed and will only come from improved understandins of glioma biology. Methods: Exosomes are endosomally derived 30~100 nm membranous vesicles released from many cell types. Examples from GL26 cells were here purified using density gradient ultracentrifugation and monitored for effects on GL26 tumor growth in C57BL/6j mice (H-2b). Lactate dehydrogenase release assays were used to detect the cytotoxic activity of CD8+T and NK cells. Percentages of immune cells producing intracellular cytokines were analyzed by FACS. Results: In this study, exosomes from murine-derived GL26 cells significantly promoted in vivo tumor growth in GL26-bearing B6 mice. Then we further analyzed the effects of the GL26 cells-derived exosomes on immune cells including CD8+T, CD4+T and NK cells. Inhibition of CD8+T cell cytotoxic activity was demonstrated by CD8+T cell depletion assays in vivo and LDH release assays in vitro. The treatment of mice with exosomes also led to a reduction in the percentages of CD8+T cells in splenocytes as determined by FACS analysis. Key features of CD8+T cell activity were inhibited, including release of IFN-gamma and granzyme B. There were no effects of exosomes on CD4+T cells and NK cells. Conclusion: Based on our data, for the first time we demonstrated that exosomes from murine derived GL26 cells promote the tumor growth by inhibition of CD8+T cells in vivo and thus may be a potential therapeutic target.

Immune Cells in the Female Reproductive Tract

  • Lee, Sung Ki;Kim, Chul Jung;Kim, Dong-Jae;Kang, Jee-Hyun
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.16-26
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    • 2015
  • The female reproductive tract has two main functions: protection against microbial challenge and maintenance of pregnancy to term. The upper reproductive tract comprises the fallopian tubes and the uterus, including the endocervix, and the lower tract consists of the ectocervix and the vagina. Immune cells residing in the reproductive tract play contradictory roles: they maintain immunity against vaginal pathogens in the lower tract and establish immune tolerance for sperm and an embryo/fetus in the upper tract. The immune system is significantly influenced by sex steroid hormones, although leukocytes in the reproductive tract lack receptors for estrogen and progesterone. The leukocytes in the reproductive tract are distributed in either an aggregated or a dispersed form in the epithelial layer, lamina propria, and stroma. Even though immune cells are differentially distributed in each organ of the reproductive tract, the predominant immune cells are T cells, macrophages/dendritic cells, natural killer (NK) cells, neutrophils, and mast cells. B cells are rare in the female reproductive tract. NK cells in the endometrium significantly expand in the late secretory phase and further increase their number during early pregnancy. It is evident that NK cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells are extremely important in decidual angiogenesis, trophoblast migration, and immune tolerance during pregnancy. Dysregulation of endometrial/decidual immune cells is strongly related to infertility, miscarriage, and other obstetric complications. Understanding the immune system of the female reproductive tract will significantly contribute to women's health and to success in pregnancy.

Mutational Analysis of Extranodal NK/T-Cell Lymphoma Using Targeted Sequencing with a Comprehensive Cancer Panel

  • Choi, Seungkyu;Go, Jai Hyang;Kim, Eun Kyung;Lee, Hojung;Lee, Won Mi;Cho, Chun-Sung;Han, Kyudong
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • 제14권3호
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    • pp.78-84
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    • 2016
  • Extranodal natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (NKTCL), is a malignant disorder of cytotoxic lymphocytes of NK or T cells. It is an aggressive neoplasm with a very poor prognosis. Although extranodal NKTCL reportedly has a strong association with Epstein-Barr virus, the molecular pathogenesis of NKTCL has been unexplored. The recent technological advancements in next-generation sequencing (NGS) have made DNA sequencing cost- and time-effective, with more reliable results. Using the Ion Proton Comprehensive Cancer Panel, we sequenced 409 cancer-related genes to identify somatic mutations in five NKTCL tissue samples. The sequencing analysis detected 25 mutations in 21 genes. Among them, KMT2D, a histone modification-related gene, was the most frequently mutated gene (four of the five cases). This result was consistent with recent NGS studies that have suggested KMT2D as a novel driver gene in NKTCL. Mutations were also found in ARID1A, a chromatin remodeling gene, and TP53, which also recurred in recent NGS studies. We also found mutations in 18 novel candidate genes, with molecular functions that were potentially implicated in cancer development. We suggest that these genes may result in multiple oncogenic events and may be used as potential bio-markers of NKTCL in the future.

Nattokinase Crude Extract Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth in Mice

  • Yan, Yongmin;Wang, Yanjing;Qian, Jiali;Wu, Sihui;Ji, Yi;Liu, Yanxiao;Zeng, Jian;Gong, Aihua
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제29권8호
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    • pp.1281-1287
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    • 2019
  • Nattokinase (NK, E.C. 3.4.21.62) is a serine protease produced by Bacillus subtilis natto that shows promise for the treatment of thrombotic disease. In this study, we assessed the effects of NK on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a principal malignancy of the liver that causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. Crude extracts of NK (NCE) were isolated from fermentation medium by centrifugation and separated into three fractions (<10 K, 100~30 K and >30K). Orthotopic HCC mouse models were established and NCE was administered by oral gavage. H&E staining was performed to examine the pathology of HCC livers. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence were used to evaluate FOXM1, CD31, CD44 and vimentin expression in the liver. Compared to PBS groups, NCE increased the survival rates of HCC-bearing mice to 31% and decreased ascites. Low-intensity ultrasound imaging showed that the hypoechoic mass area was lower in NCE-treated mice and that tumor growth significantly decreased. IHC staining showed that the expression of FOXM1 was inhibited by NCE treatment. Immunofluorescence results revealed lower levels of CD31, CD44 and vimentin in the NCE groups. Taken together, these data demonstrate that NCE from Bacillus subtilis natto improves survival and inhibits tumor growth in HCC mice.