• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.3063-3066
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• 2013

Objective: To test the microRNA-181c (miR-181c) expression in tissues and plasma of gastric cancer (GC) cases, analyze any correlations, and explore the possibility of miR-181c as a potential molecular marker for GC diagnosis. Materials and Methods: Relative miR-181c expression levels in cancers and plasma from 30 GC patients was tested using reverse transcription-real-time fluorescent quantitation PCR and compared to that in samples from 30 gastric ulcer and 30 chronic gastritis patients. Results: The miR-181c expression level in the GC tissues was significantly higher than that in the gastric ulcer and chronic gastritis tissues (P = 0.000), as was the miR-181c expression level in the GC plasma (P = 0.000). We determined that miR-181c expression in GC plasma was positively correlated to its expression in the GC tissues (P = 0.000). Conclusions: The expression of miR-181c is upregulated in GC tissues and plasma, and the miR-181c expression level in GC plasma is positively correlated to that in the corresponding cancer tissues. Plasma miR-181c is possibly a new serological marker for GC diagnosis.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.745-750
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• 2008

Selenium, an essential trace element possessing anti-carcinogenic properties, can induce apoptosis in cancer cells. We have previously shown that sodium selenite can induce apoptosis by activating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in NB4 cells. However, the detailed mechanism remains unclear. Presently, we demonstrate that p53 contributes to apoptosis by directing signaling at the mitochondria. Immunofluorescent and Western blot procedures revealed selenite-induced p53 translocation to mitochondria. Inhibition of p53 blocked accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, suggesting that mitochondrial p53 acts as an upstream signal of ROS and activates the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. Selenite also disrupted cellular calcium ion homeostasis in a ROS-dependent manner and increased mitochondrial calcium ion concentration. p38 kinase mediated phosphorylation and mitochondrial translocation of p53. Taken together, these results indicate that p53 involves selenite-induced NB4 cell apoptosis by translocation to mitochondria and activation mitochondrial apoptosis pathway in a transcription-independent manner.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.585-589
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• 2002

Three hairpin polyamides were designed and synthesized by a haloform reaction and DCC/HOBt coupling reaction without amino protection and deprotection. Their anticancer activity were investigated with three kinds of cell lines-hepatic carcinoma, lung carcinoma and gastric carcinoma, and the values of $IC_{50}$ were at range of $10^{-7}~10^{-8}M$.

• Journal of Korean Vacuum Science & Technology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.92-96
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• 2002

In this paper, we treated the Ni$_3$Al based alloy samples with intense pulsed ion beams (IPIB) at the beam parameters of 250KV acceleration voltage, 100 - 200 A/cm$^2$ current density and 60 u pulse duration. We simulated the thermal-mechanical process near the surface of Ni$_3$Al based alloy with our STEIPIB codes. The surface morphology and the cross-section microstructures of samples were observed with SEM, the composition of the sample surface layer was determined by X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectrometry (XEDS) and the microstructure on the surface was observed by Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). The results show that heating rate increases with the current density of IPIB and cooling rate reached highest value less than 150 A/cm$^2$. The irradiation of IPIB induced the segregation of Mo and adequate beam parameter can improve anti-oxidation properly of IC6 alloy. Some craters come from extraneous debris and liquid droplets, and some maybe due to the melting of the intersection region of interphase. Increasing the pulse number enlarges average size of craters and decreases number density of craters.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.57-62
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• 2012

Neural precursor cell-expressed developmentally down-regulated 8 (NEDD8), a ubiquitin-like protein, mainly functions through covalent ligation to cullin proteins. Conjugation of NEDD8 with cullins can promote ubiquitination, which plays a critical role in the degradation of many proteins. UBA3 is the subunit of NEDD8-activating enzyme which is one of the keys for NEDD8 linkage to cullin proteins. Previous research showed NEDD8 conjugation to be up-regulated in highly proliferative cell lines. In the present study, up-regulated NEDD8 conjugation was observed in melanoma cell lines by Western blot analysis. After down-regulation with a RNAi to UBA3, proliferation of M14 was suppressed in vitro and in vivo. In conclusion, up-regulated NEDD8 conjugation may be involved in the development of melanoma. Interference in this pathway might offera promising method for melanoma therapy.

• BMB Reports
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• 제50권8호
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• pp.411-416
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• 2017

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane protein complex subunit 6 (EMC6) is a novel human autophagy-related molecule. Here, using tissue microarray and immunohistochemistry, we report that EMC6 protein is lost or reduced in glandular cells of patients with gastric adenocarcinoma, compared to normal stomach mucosa. Overexpression of EMC6 in gastric cancer cells inhibited cell growth, migration, invasion, and induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at S-phase. Further investigation suggested that EMC6 overexpression in BGC823 human adenocarcinoma gastric cancer cells reduced tumorigenicity in a xenograft model, demonstrating that EMC6 has the characteristics of a tumor suppressor. This is the first study to show that EMC6 induces cell death in gastric cancer cells. The molecular mechanism of how EMC6 functions as a tumor suppressor needs to be further explored.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.1541-1542
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• 2013

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.718-724
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• 1996

본 실험에서는 콩 재배품종과는 친화성이 없다고 알려진 R. fredii (fast-grower)와 기존의 근류균계인 B. japonicum 간의 상호작용 및 숙주친화성 등을 효율적으로 확인하기 위하여 뿌리분할방법(split-root system)을 사용하였으며, 근류균 이용을 위한 기초 자료를 얻을 목적으로 실험이 수행되었다. Lee와 Peking 품종 및 R. fredii인 PRC205(P205) 균계와 B. japonicum인 USDA110(U110) 균계를 이용하였다. 뿌리분할장치의 양분된 뿌리에 독립적으로 접종하였으며 처리당 4반복씩 완전임의로 배치하였다. 균계간 경합을 보기 위하여 4조합의 근류균계들을 분할장치 양측에 동시 접종하였으며, 또한 균계간 상호작용을 보기 위하여 6조합의 균계를 반분된 뿌리의 양측에 1주일 간격으로 접종하였다. 접종후 3주만에 근류착생 정도와 생육을 조사하였으며 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. Lee품종에서는 분할된 뿌리 양쪽에 P205만 접종되었을 때 근류중이 가장 작았던 반면 Pe-king 품종에서는 P205만 접종되었을 때 근류중이 가장 컸다. 2. 두 균계를 동시에 접종했을 때 Lee 품종에서는 UlIO에 대해 P205의 경합력이 거의 없었으나 Peking 품종에서는 오히려 P205의 경합력이 더 높은 것으로 나타났다. 3. 양 품종 모두 처리에 따른 뿌리의 생육은 차이가 없었으나 지상부 생육량에서는 Lee 품종의 경우 P205만 처리되었을 때 현저히 적었으며 Peking 품종은 P205 단독처리에 비해 U110 단독처리시 적었다. 4. P205를 1차 접종했을 때 Lee품종의 경우 2차 접종된 side의 근류수와 근류중을 현저히 감소시켰는데 다만 U110의 근류수에는 영향을 주지 않았으며, Peking품종에서는 근류수에 미치는 영향은 적었으나 근류중은 상당히 억제하였다. 5. U110을 1차 접종했을 경우에는 두 품종 공히 반대편 side의 근류착생을 심하게 저해하였다. 6. Lee 품종의 경우 1차 접종된 균계가 2차 접종된 side의 뿌리생육을 다소 억제하였으나 처리간 차이가 있었으며 근류착생이 불량했던 P205 처리구에서도 뿌리의 생육은 양호하였다. 반면에 Poking 품종에서는 거의 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 7. 지상부 생육은 Lee품종의 경우 U110 1차 접종구가, Peking 품종에서는 P205 1차 접종구에서 양호하였다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.114-125
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• 2019

Objective: Segmented cardiac cine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard for cardiac ventricular volumetric assessment. In patients with difficulty in breath-holding or arrhythmia, this technique may generate images with inadequate quality for diagnosis. Real-time cardiac cine MRI has been developed to address this limitation. We aimed to assess the performance of retrospective electrocardiography-gated real-time cine MRI at 3T for left ventricular (LV) volume and mass measurement. Materials and Methods: Fifty-one patients were consecutively enrolled. A series of short-axis cine images covering the entire left ventricle using both segmented and real-time balanced steady-state free precession cardiac cine MRI were obtained. End-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV), stroke volume (SV), ejection fraction (EF), and LV mass were measured. The agreement and correlation of the parameters were assessed. Additionally, image quality was evaluated using European CMR Registry (Euro-CMR) score and structure visibility rating. Results: In patients without difficulty in breath-holding or arrhythmia, no significant difference was found in Euro-CMR score between the two techniques (0.3 ± 0.7 vs. 0.3 ± 0.5, p > 0.05). Good agreements and correlations were found between the techniques for measuring EDV, ESV, EF, SV, and LV mass. In patients with difficulty in breath-holding or arrhythmia, segmented cine MRI had a significant higher Euro-CMR score (2.3 ± 1.2 vs. 0.4 ± 0.5, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Real-time cine MRI at 3T allowed the assessment of LV volume with high accuracy and showed a significantly better image quality compared to that of segmented cine MRI in patients with difficulty in breath-holding and arrhythmia.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.599-603
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• 2011

A new geldanamycin (GDM) derivative was discovered and isolated from the fermentation broth of Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997. Its chemical structure was elucidated as thiazinogeldanamycin by LC-MS, sulfur analysis, and NMR. The addition of cysteine to the fermentation medium significantly stimulated the production level of thiazinogeldanamycin, suggesting cysteine as a precursor of thiazinogeldanamycin production. Although showing a decreased cytotoxicity against HepG2 cancer cells, thiazinogeldanamycin exhibited an improved water solubility and photostability. Thiazinogeldanamycin may represent the first natural GDM derivative characterized so far that uses GDM as its precursor. Its appearance also clearly indicates that an appropriate end-point of fermentation is of critical importance for the maximal production of GDM by Streptomyces hygroscopicus 17997.