• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1891-1898
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• 2016

Imperata cylindrica, a tall tufted grass which has multiple pharmacological applications is one of the key ingredients in various traditional medicinal formula used in India. Previous reports have shown that I. cylindrica plant extract inhibited cell proliferation and induced apoptosis in various cancer cell lines. To our knowledge, no studies have been published on the effect of I. cylindrica leaf extract on human oral cancers. The present study was undertaken in order to evaluate the anticancer properties of the leaf extract of I. cylindrica using an oral squamous cell carcinoma cell line SCC-9 as an in vitro model system. A methanol extract from dried leaves of I. cylindrica (ICL) was prepared by standard procedures. Effects of the ICL extract on the morphology of SCC-9 cells was visualized by microscopy. Cytotoxicity was determined by MTT assay. Effects of the ICL extract on colony forming ability of SCC-9 cells was evaluated using clonogenic assay. Cell cycle analysis was performed by flow cytometry and induction of apoptosis was determined by DNA fragmentation assay. The ICL extract treatment caused cytotoxicity and induced cell death in vitro in SCC-9 cells in a dose-dependent manner. This treatment also significantly reduced the clonogenic potential and inhibited cell proliferation by arresting the cell cycle in the G2/M phase. Furthermore, DNA fragmentation assays showed that the observed cell death was caused by apoptosis. This is the first report showing the anticancer activity of the methanol extracts from the leaves of I. cylindrica in human oral cancer cell line. Our data indicates that ICL extract could be considered as one of the lead compounds for the formulation of anticancer therapeutic agents to treat/manage human oral cancers. The natural abundance of I. cylindrica and its wide geographic distribution could render it one of the primary resource materials for preparation of anticancer therapeutic agents.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2020

벼(Oryza sativa L.)에서 세포 현탁 배양을 통한 miraculin 단백질의 생산을 위해 miraculin 유전자(AB512278)가 도입된 Agrobacterium tumefacience EHA105를 매개로 벼 캘러스에 형질전환하였다. 현탁배양세포주는 형질전환 캘러스를 이용하여 몇번의 선발과정 및 계대배양을 통해 선발하였고, 게놈 PCR 분석을 통해 miraculin 유전자가 벼 염색체에 안정적으로 도입된 것을 확인하였다. 또한, RT-PCR 분석을 통해 형질전환 세포주에서 도입된 miraculin 유전자가 과발현 되었다. 재조합 miraculin은 형질전환 현탁배양 HK-2 세포주에서 가장 높게 발현되어 total soluble protein (TSP) 대비 2.0%를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 형질전환 현탁세포배양이 miraculin과 같은 미각 수식 단백질의 대량생산 시스템을 구축하는데 이용 가능 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.259-262
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• 2012

Classical swine fever (CSF) is a highly contagious disease among swine that has an important economic impact on worldwide. One clinical symptom of CSF is leukopenia, in particular lymphopenia, which is a characteristic event that occurs early in the course of CSF. Though lymphopenia associated with apoptosis, the pathogenic mechanism underlying the lymphopenia has not been well studied. To understand these mechanisms, we investigated the response of porcine B cell lines to infection with SW03, virulent strain isolated from swine tissue in Korea. This study demonstrated that SW03-infected L35 cell were induced apoptosis through the detection of activated caspase-3. In addition, SW03 infection leaded to alterations in pro-apoptotic, Bax, and anti-apoptotic, Bcl-xL proteins of Bcl-2 family. Our results would suggest that SW03-infected L35 cells induced apoptosis via intrinsic mitochondrial pathway.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.89-94
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• 1993

Thc effect of light and phylohormonc on the belalaln synthesis was tested using the suspension culture of a rod(bclalaln produulng) cell line from Phytolacca esculenta V. Houtte. Betalain synthesis of rod-cell 1ine was strongly dependent on the irradiation of blue light, but induced by hormone, IAA and/or kinetin, in dark conditions. In a light condition, however, 2 mg/l of IAA increased the betalain content about 30% (per gram fresh weight), whereas more than 0.5mg/l of kinetin remarkably decreased. The hairy root derived from the same plant was also observed for the blue light-dependent pigmentation in the root-tips. When the hairy root grown in dark was transferred to the light condition, the accumulation of betalain was initiated after 12hours. Such pigmentation was completely inhabited by addition of a protein synthesis inhibitor.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.662-669
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• 2017

Rubia cordifolia has been used to treat diseases for many years in China and India. Although the biological properties and major compounds of R. cordifolia have been extensively studied, the underlying mechanisms of its biological effects remain elusive. In terms of immunological effects, anti-inflammation effect of macrophage (Raw 264.7) simply has been reported. In this study, R. cordifolia was extracted in 70% ethanol and the extract did not affect to macrophage (Raw 264.7) pro-inflammation and T cell (Molt-4). However, in mast cell (RBL-2H3), it showed inhibition of degranulation. The inducing inhibitory effect on degranulation was related to concentration dependent variation in phosphorylation of ERK-1/2 and upregulating the JNK phosphorylation in RBL-2H3 cells. Based on these data, we concluded that R. cordifolia newly have anti-allergenic effects in RBL-2H3 and might be used as a therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergic diseases such as asthma and atopic dermatitis.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.33-33
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• 2019

The AKT signaling pathway is a highly regulated cell signaling system that forms a network with other cell signaling pathways. Hence, the AKT signaling pathway mediates several important cellular functions that include cell survival, proliferation, cell migration, and et cetera. Irregularities that led overactive AKT signaling have been linked to many diseases such as cancer and metabolic-associated diseases. Hence, modulating the overactive AKT signaling pathway via inhibitor is a tantalizing prospect for treatment of cancer and metabolic-associated diseases. Two inhibitors of the AKT signaling pathway will be presented in this symposium: 1) Bisleuconothine A (BisA), a bisindole alkaloid that inhibit autophagy and 2) Ceramicine B (CerB), a limonoid that inhibit adipogenesis. The first topic is on a bisindole alkaloid, BisA and its mechanism in inducing autophagosome formation in lung cancer cell line, A549.(1) Since most autophagy inducing agents generally induce apoptosis, we found that BisA does not induce apoptosis even in high dose. BisA up-regulation of LC3 lipidation is achieved through mTOR inactivation. The phosphorylation of PRAS40, a mTOR repressor was suppressed by BisA. This observation suggested that BisA inactivates mTOR via suppression of PRAS40 phosphorylation. Interestingly, the phosphorylation of AKT, an upstream regulator of PRAS40 phosphorylation was also down-regulated by BisA. These findings suggested that Bis-A induces autophagosomes formation by interfering with the AKT-mTOR signaling pathway. The second topic is on CerB and its mechanism in inhibiting adipogenesis in preadipocytes cell line, MC3T3-G2/PA6.(2,3) CerB inhibits the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT) at the Thr308 position but not the Ser473. Consequently, the phosphorylation of FOXO3 which is located downstream of AKT is also inhibited. Considering that FOXO3 is an important regulator of PPARγ which is a key factor in adipogenesis, CerB may inhibit adipogenesis via the AKT-FOXO3 signaling pathway. Taken together, both BisA and CerB highlighted the potential of AKT signaling pathway modulation as an approach to induce autophagy and inhibit the formation of fat cells, respectively.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.91-97
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• 1994

고구마 현탁배양세포로부터 POD 고생산세포주로 선발한 SP-47세포주를 사용하여 POD생산성을 향상시키기 위하여 식물생장조절제 및 탄소원의 종류와 농도, 세포접종량 등의 배양조건을 적정화하였다. 30 g/L Surcrose, 1 mg/L 2,4-D가 첨가된 LS배지 50mL을 함유한 30 mL Erlenmeyer flask에 세포생중량 1 g을 접종하여 $25^{\circ}C$ 암소에서 100 rpm으로 진탕배양하였을 때 세포생장은 배양 후 15일에 절정에 달하였으나 단위세포당 POD 활성(unit/g dry cell wt)은 배양 25일에 약 6,800으로 이는 실생 서양겨자무뿌리의 것보다 약 30배 높았다. 배양시기별 단위세포당 단백질 함량은 계대배양후 약간 높았다가 감소한 후, 배양 25일까지는 거의 일정한 값을 유지하다가 계속 배양함에 따라 감소하였으나 POD 비활성(unit/mg protein)은 배양후 12일부터 배양말기 (40일)까지 계속하여 증가하였다. 배양시기별 POD 동위효소의 패턴은 배양시기에 관계없이 거의 일정하였으나 배양 25일이후 산성의 주요 동위효소들의 활성이 약간 증가하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 고구마 세포배양의 POD는 세포생장 및 계대배양과 배지고갈로 인한 배양스트레스와 밀접한 관련 이 있을 것으로 간주된다. 본 연구에서 확립한 SP-47세포주는 하나의 동위효소가 강하게 발현되어 높은 활성을 보임으로써 새로운 POD 대량생산 시스템에 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2003

The combination of a radiation technique with an in vitro culture system was appiled to develop submergence tolerant rice. The 3,000 $M_3$ lines with an average 80 percent of fertile grain were utilized for the selection of submergence tolerance. Salt tolerant lines were selected based on high plant height, root length and root number after submergence in plastic pots. Of the lines tested, the tolerant line (403-6) showed a dramatic difference in morphological traits under submergence compared to its original variety (Dongjinbyeo). It was suggested that genetic variations between the original variety and $M_3$-403-6 did exist. The levels of $\alpha$-amylase and alcohol dehydrogenase activities were significantly increased in the mutant line compared to its original variety. The mutant with greater tolerance showed less electrolyte leakage indicating a greater membrane integrity and better survival. Also, this line was much more resistant to a salt stress of $1.25\%$ than the original variety. The proline level of the line was significantly (p<0.01> higher than that of the original variety. The relationships between the inhibition of growth caused by stress and the physiological changes in the plant cell were discussed.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2001

인삼 callus의 기내배양에 의해서 항암물질을 대량생산하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 인삼 우수계통으로부터 기내에서 callus를 유기하여 polyacetylene 고함유 세포주를 선발하고, 인삼 callus의 polyacetylene 생산에 미치는 식물호르몬 및 배지의 영향을 조사하였다. 식물호르몬 CPA가 첨가된 MS배지에서 유도된 인삼 우수계통 callus에서는 polyacetylene 중에서 panaxynol은 TLC와 GC에 의해서 전혀 검출할 수 없었으나, callus에 따라서는 panaxydol이 형성됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 특히, 강력한 항암효과를 가지고 있는 panaxydol은 우수계통 callus 18종 중에서 5종이 형성하였으며, 30201계통 callus에서 가장 많이 검출되었다. 또한 인삼 10301계통 callus는 CPA가 단독으로 첨가된 배지에서 panaxydol을 생성하지 못하였으나, CPA 2 mg/L와 BA 0.05 mg/L 첨가구에서는 callus의 생장도 양호하였으며, panaxydol도 생성하였다. 인삼 callus의 생장과 panaxydol의 합성에는 MS배지보다 SH 배지가 더 양호하였으며, NAA와 sucrose는 전혀 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.2753-2758
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• 2012

Rubia cordifolia Linn, which belongs to the Rubiaceae family, is a well-known herb used in Ayurvedic medicine. In the present study, we investigated the influence of a methanolic extract (RC) on the induction of apoptosis in HEp-2 (human laryngeal carcinoma) cell line, as evidenced by cytotoxicity, morphological changes and modification in the levels of pro-oxidants. Inhibition of cell proliferation and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release increased in a time and dose-dependent manner. Further, reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione transferase (GST) and protein levels decreased and lipid peroxidation increased significantly on RC treatment in a dose dependent manner when compared to controls. Based on the results we determined the optimal dose as 30mg/ ml and the apoptotic effect of RC extract (30 mg/ml) on HEp-2 cells was confirmed by fluorescent microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) based on morphological and ultrastructural changes. RC extract suppressed the proliferation of HEp-2 oral cancer cells inducing apoptotic cell death in vitro. These results point to potential of RC extract as an agent for the treatment of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma.