• 치위생과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.282-295
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• 2023

Background: Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) protects tissues from proteases and promotes cell proliferation and healing. SLPI also reduces periodontal inflammation and alveolar bone resorption by inhibiting proinflammatory cytokine expression in rat periodontal tissues and osteoblasts. However, little is known of the role of SLPI in the expression of osteoclast regulatory factors from osteoblasts, which are crucial for the interaction between osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Therefore, we aimed to determine the effects of SLPI on the regulation of osteoclasts and osteoblasts in LPS-treated alveolar bone and osteoblasts. Methods: Periodontitis was induced in rats using LPS. After each LPS injection, SLPI was injected into the same area. Immunohistochemical analysis was performed with antibodies against SLPI, RANKL, OPG, and Runx2 in the periodontal tissue. RT-PCR and western blotting were performed to determine the expression levels of SLPI, RANKL, OPG, and Runx2 in LPS- and SLPI/LPS-treated MC3T3-E1 cells. SLPI/LPS-treated MC3T3-E1 cells were also stained with Alizarin Red S. Results: Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the expression levels of SLPI, OPG, and Runx2 were higher while that of RANKL was lower in the LPS/SLPI group relative to those in the LPS group. The mRNA and protein expression of SLPI, OPG, and Runx2 was higher in SLPI/LPS/MC3T3-E1 cells than in LPS/MC3T3-E1 cells, and RANKL expression was lower. During differentiation, OPG and Runx2 protein levels were higher whereas RANKL levels were lower in SLPI/LPS/MC3T3-E1 than in LPS/MC3T3-E1 cells on days 0, 4, 7, and 10. In addition, mineralization and matrix deposition were higher in SLPI/LPS/MC3T3-E1 than in LPS/MC3T3-E1 on days 7 and 10. SLPI decreased RANKL expression in LPS-treated alveolar bone and osteoblasts but increased the expression of OPG and Runx2. Conclusion: SLPI can be considered as a regulatory molecule that indirectly regulates osteoclast activation via osteoblasts and promotes osteoblast differentiation.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.173-183
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• 1998

$TGF-{\beta}$ is one of growth factors that may be involved in the formation of bone and cartilage. Multiple studies demonstrate that $TGF-{\beta}$ is involved in regulating cell proliferation, differentiation and matrix synthesis, events observed in frature healing. The apperance of $TGF-{\beta}$ in the fracture during healing was evaluated by immunohistologic localization of $TGF-{\beta}$ using antibody. Twenty Sprauge-Dawley strain white male rats, each weiging about 150grams were used and divided two groups. The one group, the $2{\times}2mm$ bony defect was formed in the right femur. The other group, $4{\times}2mm$ bony defect was formed in right femur. Both group were sacrificed at 3day, 1, 2, 3, 4 week and femur were harvested, paraffin sections were stained with H & E, MT stain, immunihistochemical staining with $TGF-{\beta}$ antibody and observed under light microscope. The result were as follows: 1. New bone formation and cartilagenous tissue was seen at 3day. And in the $2{\times}2mm$ bony defect group, $TGF-{\beta}$ stained the cell surounding new bone. 2. The osteoclast and trabecular was seen at 1week. $TGF-{\beta}$ stained the osteoblast and in the $2{\times}2mm$ bony defect group was stained more than $4{\times}2mm$ bony defect group. 3. The lamella bone and trabecule was seen from 3, 4week, and $TGF-{\beta}$ stained almost negative. From the above finding, we could concluded that $TGF-{\beta}$ stained the osteoblast at early stage and 1week, the peak stain was seen from 1week, and then decreased, almost negative stain was seen at 3, 4week.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제11권10호
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• pp.286-292
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• 2011

본 연구는 토끼골절모델에 미세전류자극(직류, 음극), 고전압 맥동직류 음극과 양극을 이용해 골절치유정도를 살펴보았다. 방사선 검사에 의한 육안 계측은 미세전류자극군이 고전압 맥동직류의 음극과 양극 통전군보다 골절치유척도 점수에서 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였으나(p<0.05), 고전압 맥동직류 음극군과 양극군 사이에는 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). Hematoxylin-Eosin 염색과 Masson's trichrome 염색을 통한 병리조직표본 차이는 미세전류자극군에서 무층골의 증식이 다른 두 실험군보다 더 활발하게 관찰되었으며 연골내골화 과정도 다른 두 실험군에 비해 더 빠른 것으로 관찰되었다. Osteocalcin 면역조직화학 염색은 미세전류자극군이 골모세포, 골세포, 파골세포 및 골기질 내에서 면역양성반응이 다른 두 실험군보다 더 명확히 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.883-908
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• 1997

Bone remodeling is characterized by the coupling of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and osteoblast-mediated bone formation. The process is tightly regualted at the local level by an incompletely known netwotk of peptide and non-peptide fators. Nitric oxide(NO), synthesized by nitric oxide synthetase(NOS) from L-arginine, is becoming recognized as an important bioregualtory molecule in a variety of tissue, but little is known about its possible role in periodontal tissue. The purpose of this study is to investigate the expression of nitric oxide synthetase(NOS) in inflamed gingiva and the effects of cytokine on the expression of NOS protein. The expression of NOS in gingival tissue was evaluated by immunohistochemical staining for $NOS_1$, $NOS_2$, $NOS_3$. The effect of cytokine on the expression of NOS in human periodontal ligament cells and osteoblast-like HOS cells by western blot analysis. Further, we studied that NO functions in periodontal ligament cells as a regulatory molecule. PDL cells incubated with NOS inhibitor and donor. The protein expression, type I collagen & non-collagenous protein, nitrate production and cell proliferation were evaluated The results were as follows. 1. $NOS_1$, $NOS_2$, $NOS_3$ was rarely distributed in healthy gingiva, but stronger stained in gingival epithelium, endothelial cells, and mononuclear cells of inflammed gingiva. 2. The cytokine stimulated $NOS_1$, and $NOS_3$ protein were not inducing or inhibitory effect to compared with control in PDL and HOS cells. 3.Incubation of cells with combination of $TNF-{\alpha}$, $IFN-{\gamma}$, LPS result in a time dependant increase in $NOS_2$ expression, reaching a maximal level after 24 hours of stimulation. 4. The osteonectin protein inhibitory effect of NMA, inhibitor of NOS, was reversed by Larginine in dose dependant manner. 5. NMA decreased cell poliferation and nitrate production, but the inhibitory efffect of NMA was also prevented by the NO donor, sodium nitropruiside. These results suggest that exogenously synthesized NO was playing a stimulating effect on cell proliferation or on non-collagenous protein expression. Therefore NO have an important role in mediation of localized bone destruction associated inflammatory bone disease such as periodontitis.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.159-170
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• 2009

Backgrounds and Objectives: A fracture means a loss of continuity in the substance of bone. Bone differs from other musculoskeletal tissue due to its ability to repair and heal itself without leaving a scar. The cutter head has multinucleated osteoclast cells to resorb the dead bone. The tail, with its conical surface, is lined with osteoblast cells laying down new bone. The conjugation of fracture is a unique biological process regulated by a complex array of signaling molecules and proinflammatory cytokines. Pyritum, one of the important prescriptions in the oriental medicine, has been used for conjugation fracture. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of administration of Pyritum on activation of osteoblast cells in human body & on tibia bone fracture in mice. Materials and Methods : Four weeks aged 30 female DBA mice were used for this study. They were divided three groups, normal group, control group(fracture elicitate mice: FE group) and experimental group(Pyritum administered mice group after fracture elicitation : PA group). Left tibia bones of mice in FE and PA groups were fractured by bone cutters. MG-63 cells in human body th Pyritum in the ratio of 1 mg/m${\ell}$, and the cells were further incubated for 24 hours. Activation of osteoblast was identified using osteopontin, FGF in vitro test. In vivo test, regeneration of fractured tibia through the morphological changes was observed, and also activation of inflammation through NF-${\kappa}$B p65, iNOS, COX-2, osteoblast through osteopontin, FGF and osteoblast's proliferation in each group was measured. Results and Conclusions : 1. In vitro test for activation of osteoblast cells in human body by Pyritum, osteopontin and FGF production were remarkably increased in Pyritum treated MG-63 cells. 2. In regeneration of fractured tibia by Pyritum, fractured area in external tibia morphology was decreased more in the PA group than that of the FE group. Osteogenesis in fractured area was increased more in the PA group than that of the FE group. Also, endochodrial ossification in central area of fracture and osteoid in lateral area of fracture were increased more in the PA group than those of the FE group. 3. In activation of inflammation by Pyritum administered, activation of NF-${\kappa}$B p65, increase of iNOS and COX-2 production were higher in the PA and the FE groups than those of the control group. Especially, the PA group showed higher activation and increase than those of the FE group. 4. In activation of osteoblast by Pyritum, increase of osteopontin, FGF and osteoblast's proliferation were higher in the PA and the FE groups than those of the control group. Especially, the PA group showed higher increase and proliferation than those of the FE group.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.525-530
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• 2011

아시아 지역 널리 자생하고 있는 소나무는 항암, 조골세포의 콜라겐 합성 등 다양한 연구결과가 보고된 바 있으나, 항산화 활성에 따른 파골세포의 증식 및 분화에 대한 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 적송잎 추출물별 항산화 활성과 RAW 264.7 세포를 이용하여 적송잎 추출물이 파골세포의 증식과 TRAP 활성에 미치는 영향에 대해 검토하였다. 적송잎 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 함량을 측정한 결과, 열수에탄올 추출물이 140.54 mg/g으로 가장 높은 함량을 나타내었으며, 그 다음은 에탄올 추출물, 열수 추출물, 열수헥산 추출물, 헥산 추출물 순으로 나타났다. SOD 유사 활성을 검색한 결과, 열수, 에탄올 및 열수에탄올 추출물이 proanthocyanidin의 47.31%보다 높은 SOD 유사활성을 보였다. MTT assay에 의한 파골세포의 생존율을 측정한 결과, 에탄올 추출물 경우 $1{\mu}g$/mL의 농도에서 54.04%로 가장 낮은 생존율을 나타내었고 적송잎 헥산 추출물 또한 70% 이하의 생존율을 나타내어, 각 추출물 간의 생존 비율에 차이는 있으나 모든 적송잎 추출물에 있어 파골세포의 성장을 억제하는 결과가 나타났다. 적송잎 추출물의 파골세포 분화억제 효과를 알아보기 위해 TRAP staining 한 결과, 모든 추출물에서 대조군보다 낮은 TRAP 활성이 나타났다. 특히 열수 및 에탄올 추출물의 경우, $1{\mu}g$/mL의 낮은 농도에서 각각 67.8 및 66.3%로 파골세포 분화를 감소시켰으나, 헥산 추출물은 약 80%의 분화 감소율을 나타내었다. $100{\mu}g$/mL의 고농도 첨가군에서는 오히려 에탄올 추출물의 파골세포 분화 감소율이 낮게 나타나, 저농도에서의 효과가 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 항산화 활성을 가지는 적송잎 추출물이 파골세포의 증식과 분화를 억제하여 골흡수 억제에 효과를 준다는 것이 확인되었으며, 구체적인 기작 연구와 in vivo 연구가 병행된다면 노화 및 골다공증 예방과 관련된 기능성 천연소재로 개발이 가능하리라 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.300-308
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• 2011

톳은 새로운 생리활성 물질을 생산할 수 있는 소재로 각광받고 있으며, mouse calvaria 유래의 MC3T3-E1 세포는 골세포의 세포 활성과 관련된 연구에서 유용하게 이용되어 왔다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 MC3T3-E1 세포를 이용하여 톳 분획물이 세포 증식에 미치는 영향과 ALP 활성, 조골세포의 골 형성을 위한 필수 인자인 collagen 합성 및 조골세포의 표식인자인 골 석회화 형성능에 미치는 영향에 대해 검토하였다. 각 분획물의 수율은 aqueous 분획물이 47.4%로 가장 높은 수율을 나타내었으며 다음으로 butanol 분획물, methanol 분획물 순으로 나타났으며, hexane 분획물이 4.7%로 가장 낮은 수율을 나타내어 극성 성분의 함유량이 더 높은 것으로 확인되었다. 톳분획물의 농도(1, 10 50, 100 ${\mu}g$/ml)에 따른 조골세포 성장에 미치는 영향을 MTT assay로 분석한 결과, 모든 분획물에서 대조군과 비교하여 120% 정도의 증식률을 나타내었다. 이는 선행연구자에 의한 대두 에탄올 추출물 실험 결과인 최고 117%의 세포 증식률과 비슷한 조골세포 증식유도 결과임을 확인할 수 있었다. 톳 분획물이 ALP 활성에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, 톳 분획물 중 hexane 분획물과 butanol 분획물이 조골세포의 ALP 활성을 증가시켰으며, 특히 butanol 분획물은 120% 이상의 ALP 활성을 증가시켜 조골세포의 분화에 영향을 줄 가능성이 제시 되었다. 톳 분획물이 조골세포의 collagen 합성에 미치는 실험결과에서 모든 분획물에서 유의적인 collagen 합성능력을 나타내었다. 또한 조골세포의 골 석회화 형성에 미치는 영향은 methanol 분획물을 제외한 다른 분획물에서 유의적인 형성능을 보였으며, 특히 butanol 분획물을 100 ${\mu}g$/ml 첨가하였을 때는 281.25%, aqueous 분획물을 100 ${\mu}g$/ml 첨가하였을 때는 240.46%로 높은 골 석회화 형성능을 나타냈다. 따라서 톳 분획물이 조골세포의 증식, ALP 활성, collagen 합성 및 골 석회화 형성을 촉진하여 골 생성에 영향을 줄 수 있는 것이 확인되었으며, 구체적인 기작 연구와 in vivo 연구가 병행된다면 골다공증 예방과 관련된 기능성 식품의 천연소재로 개발이 가능하리라 사료된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.190-197
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Gallus gallus domesticus (GD) is a natural mutant breed of chicken in Korea with an atypical characterization of melanin in its tissue. This study investigated the effects of melanin extracts of GD on osteoblast differentiation and inhibition of osteoclast formation. MATERIALS/METHODS: The effects of the melanin extract of GD on human osteoblast MG-63 cell differentiation were examined by evaluating cell viability, osteoblast differentiation, and expression of osteoblast-specific transcription factors such as bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2), small mothers against decapentaplegic homologs 5 (SMAD5), runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2), osteocalcin and type 1 collagen (COL-1) by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blotting analysis. We investigated the inhibitory effect of melanin on the osteoclasts formation through tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) activity and TRAP stains in Raw 264.7 cell. RESULTS: The melanin extract of GD was not cytotoxic to MG-63 cells at concentrations of $50-250{\mu}g/mL$. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and bone mineralization of melanin extract-treated cells increased in a dose-dependent manner from 50 to $250{\mu}g/mL$ and were 149% and 129% at $250{\mu}g/mL$ concentration, respectively (P < 0.05). The levels of BMP-2, osteocalcin, and COL-1 gene expression were significantly upregulated by 1.72-, 4.44-, and 2.12-fold in melanin-treated cells than in the control cells (P < 0.05). The levels of RUNX2 and SMAD5 proteins were higher in melanin-treated cells than in control vehicle-treated cells. The melanin extract attenuated the formation of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand-induced TRAP-positive multinucleated RAW 264.7 cells by 22%, and was 77% cytotoxic to RAW 264.7 macrophages at a concentration of $500{\mu}g/mL$. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence that the melanin extract promoted osteoblast differentiation by activating BMP/SMADs/RUNX2 signaling and regulating transcription of osteogenic genes such as ALP, type I collagen, and osteocalcin. These results suggest that the effective osteoblastic differentiation induced by melanin extract from GD makes it potentially useful in maintaining bone health.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.197-212
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• 2014

Osteosarcoma (OS) is one of the most common malignant primary bone tumors and NF-${\kappa}B$ appears to play a causative role, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. OS is one of the pleomorphic, highly metastasized and invasive neoplasm which is capable to generate osteoid, osteoclast and osteoblast matrix. Its high incidence has been reported in adolescent and children. Cell signal cascade is the pivotal functional mechanism acquired during the differentiation, proliferation, growth and survival of the cells in neoplasm including OS. The major limitation to the success of chemotherapy in OS is the development of multidrug resistance (MDR). Answers to all such queries might come from the knock-in experiments in which the combined approach of miRNAs with NF-${\kappa}B$ pathway is put into use. Abnormal miRNAs can modulate several epigenetical switching as a hallmark of number of diseases via different cell signaling. Studies on miRNAs have opened up the new avenues for both the diagnosis and treatment of cancers including OS. Collectively, through the present study an attempt has been made to establish a new systematic approach for the investigation of microRNAs, bio-physiological factors and their target pairs with NF-${\kappa}B$ to ameliorate oncogenesis with the "bridge between miRNAs and NF-${\kappa}B$". The application of NF-${\kappa}B$ inhibitors in combination with miRNAs is expected to result in a more efficient killing of the cancer stem cells and a slower or less likely recurrence of cancer.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.423-431
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• 2000

교정적 치아이동 중 골개조는 수종의 매개물질에 의하여 조절된다. 특히 IL-$1\beta$는 실험동물의 교정적 치아이동 중 압박측과 긴장측 모두의 치근막과 치조골에서 골흡수를 촉진하고 골형성을 억제하는 효과를 보이는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 이 연구는 인체에서의 교정적 치아이동 중 압박측과 긴장측 치은열구액에서 IL-$1\beta$의 발현을 찾고 발현양의 시간적 변화를 관찰하였다. 전신질환인 없고 임상적으로 건강한 치주조직을 가진 평균 19.2$\pm$4.2세, 12명의 남녀환자에서 편측 견치를 원심으로 견인하였다. 실험군(원심 견인측)의 근심과 원심, 대조군(동일환자의 반대편 견치)의 근심 치은열구액을 견치 후방 이동 직전, 1시간 후, 24시간 후, 168시간 후의 4개의 시간대 별로 수집하여 총단백질 농도(BCA법)와 IL-$1\beta$(ELISA법) 의 농도를 비교, 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 실험군에서의 IL-$1\beta$ 농도는 교정력을 가한 후 증가하여 24시간 전후에 최대값에 도달하였다. 2. 대조군에서의 IL-$1\beta$ 농도는 시간에 따라 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 3. 교정력을 가한 24시간 후에서 IL-$1\beta$의 농도는 압박측에서 가장 높고, 이어 긴장측과 대조군의 순이었다.