• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.45-55
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 대표적인 퇴행성 신경질환인 알츠하이머성 치매에 대한 마늘 물, 100% 메탄올, 디클로로메탄 추출물들의 acetylcholinesterase (AChE) 저해 및 신경세포 보호효과를 조사하였다. 마늘 디클로로메탄 추출물은 농도 의존적으로 AChE를 저해하는 것으로 나타났으며, $IC_{50}$은 $36.1{\mu}g/mL$로 나타났다. MTT reduction assay를 이용해 amyloid ${\beta}$ protein ($A{\beta}$) 유도성 신경세포 독성에 대한 신경세포 보호효과를 측정한 결과, 세 가지 마늘 추출물들은 대부분 40% 미만의 세포생존율을 보였고 이 결과는 $A{\beta}$ 유도성 신경세포 독성보다 상대적으로 더 높은 세포독성을 보여주었다. LDH assay에서는 마늘 물 추출물이 37%의 LDH 방출량을 나타내 $200{\mu}M$의 vitamin C과 유사한 세포막손상 보호효과를 보였다. 마지막으로 neutral red uptake assay를 실시한 결과, MTT reduction assay와 마찬가지로 모든 마늘 추출물들에서 세포생존율의 감소를 확인하였으며 특히 디클로로메탄 추출물의 경우 현저하게 낮은 세포생존율을 나타내었다. AChE 저해활성을 갖는 마늘 디클로로메탄 추출물로부터 얻은 column fractionations에 함유된 생리활성물질을 탐색하기 위해 HPLC 분석을 실시하였으며, 마늘 98:2 fraction의 LC-MS 분석을 통하여 allyl methyl disulfide, diallyl monosulfide, diallyl disulfide로 추정되는 물질군이 확인되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.820-827
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• 2023

2019년 말 시작된 코로나바이러스감염증-19(COVID-19) 이후 병원성균과 바이러스 감염을 방지하기 위하여 사용한 방호복의 착용 시간이 길어지면서, 항균 및 항바이러스 기능에 인체 친환경적인 안전한 방호 소재 개발이 요구되었다. 본 연구에서는 약용식물인 Zanthoxylum piperitum DC의 에탄올 추출물을 이용하여 천연 항균 방호 소재 개발 가능성을 조사하였다. 초피잎 80% (w/v) 에탄올 추출물의 원내 감염균 9종에 대한 항균력을 디스크 확산법으로 측정한 결과, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Klebsiella pneumoniae ATCC 13883, Salmonella typhimurium과 Aeromonas hydrophila에 항균력을 보였다. 초피잎 에탄올 추출물로부터 유기용매 분획을 실시하여 얻는 분획의 항균 활성을 비교하였을 때, EtOAc 분획이 S. aureus ATCC 25923, K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883, S. typhimurium과 A. hydrophila와 P. vulgaris KCTC 2433에 대해 항균력을 보였다. 초피잎 80% 에탄올 추출물의 S. aureus ATCC 25923, K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883, P. vulgaris과 A. hydrophila에 대한 IC₅₀은 각각 0.59 mg/ml, 0.50 mg/mL, 1.06 mg/ml 그리고 0.06 mg/ml 이었다. Z. piperitum DC 잎의 80% (w/v) 에탄올 추출물의 항균 보호 원단 개발에 적용 가능한지 알아보기 위해 초피잎 에탄올 추출물을 케이엠 헬스케어 사의 방호 원단에 처리한 후 방호원단에 부여된 항균활성을 JIS L1902-Absorption 방법으로 검정하였다. 초피잎 80% 에탄올 추출물을 1.0% (w/v) 농도로 처리하였을 때, S. aureus ATCC 25923와 K. pneumoniae ATCC 13883에 대해 정균 및 살균 활성치가 2.0이상으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는, 초피잎 에탄올 추출물을 천연 항균 기능성 방호 원단 개발에 활용할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제63권5호
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• pp.566-578
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• 2020

Objective : Radiation is known to induce autophagy in malignant glioma cells whether it is cytocidal or cytoprotective. Dexamethasone is frequently used to reduce tumor-associated brain edema, especially during radiation therapy. The purpose of the study was to determine whether and how dexamethasone affects autophagy in irradiated malignant glioma cells and to identify possible intervening molecular pathways. Methods : We prepared p53 mutant U373 and LN229 glioma cell lines, which varied by phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) mutational status and were used to make U373 stable transfected cells expressing GFP-LC3 protein. After performing cell survival assay after irradiation, the IC₅₀ radiation dose was determined. Dexamethasone dose (10 μM) was determined from the literature and added to the glioma cells 24 hours before the irradiation. The effect of adding dexamethasone was evaluated by cell survival assay or clonogenic assay and cell cycle analysis. Measurement of autophagy was visualized by western blot of LC3-I/LC3-II and quantified by the GFP-LC3 punctuated pattern under fluorescence microscopy and acridine orange staining for acidic vesicle organelles by flow cytometry. Results : Dexamethasone increased cell survival in both U373 and LN229 cells after irradiation. It interfered with autophagy after irradiation differently depending on the PTEN mutational status : the autophagy decreased in U373 (PTEN-mutated) cells but increased in LN229 (PTEN wild-type) cells. Inhibition of protein kinase B (AKT) phosphorylation after irradiation by LY294002 reversed the dexamethasone-induced decrease of autophagy and cell death in U373 cells but provoked no effect on both autophagy and cell survival in LN229 cells. After ATG5 knockdown, radiation-induced autophagy decreased and the effect of dexamethasone also diminished in both cell lines. The diminished autophagy resulted in a partial reversal of dexamethasone protection from cell death after irradiation in U373 cells; however, no significant change was observed in surviving fraction LN229 cells. Conclusion : Dexamethasone increased cell survival in p53 mutated malignant glioma cells and increased autophagy in PTEN-mutant malignant glioma cell but not in PTEN-wildtype cell. The difference of autophagy response could be mediated though the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.1000-1006
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• 2011

The discovery of carbohydrate-based bioactive compounds has recently received considerable interest in the drug development. This paper stresses on the application of 1-methoxy-O-glucoside as the central scaffold, whereas salicylic pharmacophores were introduced with diverse spatial orientations probing into the structural preference of an enzymatic target, i.e. protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). By employing regioselective protection and deprotection strategy, 2,6-, 3,4-, 4,6- and 2,3-di-O-propynyl 1-methoxy-O-glucosides were previously synthesized and then coupled with azido salicylate via click chemistry in forming the desired bidentate salicylic glucosides with high yields. The inhibitory assay of the obtained triazolyl derivatives leads to the identification of the 2,3-disubstituted salicylic 1-methoxy-O-glucoside as the structurally privileged PTP1B inhibitor among this bidentate compound series with micromole-ranged $IC_{50}$ value and reasonable selectivity over other homologous PTPs tested. In addition, docking simulation was conducted to propose a plausible binding mode of this authorized inhibitor with PTP1B. This research might furnish new insight toward the construction of structurally different bioactive compounds based on the monosaccharide scaffold.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.94-99
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 총 페놀성 화합물 함량(2,465 mg/100 g)을 나타낸 가지 외피 에탄올 추출물의 in vitro 항산화 및 미백 효과를 알아보기 위해 다양한 연구를 진행하였다. 가지 외피 에탄올 추출물의 ABTS radical 소거활성과 FRAP assay결과 농도 의존적인 항산화 활성이 나타났으며 더불어 높은 세포 지질 과산화 억제활성을 보여주었다. 또한 가지 외피 에탄올 추출물의 자외선 흡수도를 측정한 결과 UV-A(320-400 nm)와 UV-B(290-320 nm)영역을 일정 수준 이상의 흡수 경향을 나타냈으며, 특히 UV-B(290-320 nm)영역에서 높은 흡수도를 보여주었다. 최종적으로, 미백효능을 알아보기 위해 mushroom tyrosinase 및 세포 내 멜라닌 함량 저해효과를 측정한 결과 모두 농도 의존적인 저해 효과를 보여주었다. 결국 본 연구결과를 종합해 볼 때 chlorogenic acid를 포함하여 다양한 페놀성 화합물을 함유한 가지 외피 에탄올 추출물은 in vitro 항산화 및 미백 효과를 가지는 기능성화장품 소재로서의 활용 가능성이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2007년도 Proceedings of The Convention
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• pp.79-92
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• 2007

Oxidative stress have known to be a risk factor for the degenerative processes and closely related to a lot of diseases. It is well established that antioxidants are good in protection and therapeutic means against oxidative damage. There is increasing interest in natural antioxidants and many natural antioxidants have been found and utilized as the possible protection for various diseases and skin aging. We have screened natural antioxidant agents for cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and drugs as therapeutic and preventive means against oxidative stress, and have developed a number of novel antioxidants from various natural sources. A novel melanin synthesis inhibitor, Melanocin A, isolated from the metabolite of a fungal strain Eupenicillium shearii F80695 inhibited mushroom tyrosinase and melanin biosynthesis of B16 melanoma cells with $IC_{50}$ value of 9.0 nM and MIC value of $0.9\;{\mu}M$, respectively. Melanocin A also exhibited potent antioxidant activity by scavenging of DPPH and superoxide anion radicals. UV was found to increase the level of hydrogen peroxides and other reactive oxygen species (ROS) in skin tissues. This increase in ROS may not only alter the structure and function of many genes and proteins directly but may also modulate their expressions through signal transduction pathways and, ultimately, lead to skin damage. We investigated the effect of Melanocin A on UV-induced premature skin aging. Firstly, the effect of Melanocin A on UV-induced matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 expression in an immortalized human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT in vitro was investigated. Acute UV irradiation induced MMP-9 expression at both the mRNA and protein levels and Melanocin A suppressed this expression in a dose-dependent manner. We then investigated UV-induced skin changes in hairless mice in vivo by Melanocin A. Chronic exposure of hairless mouse dorsal skin to UV increased skin thickness and induced wrinkle formation and the gelatinase activities of MMP-2 and MMP-9. Moreover, Melanocin A significantly suppressed UV-induced morphologic skin changes and MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression. These results show that Melanocin A can prevent the harmful effects of UV that lead to skin aging. Therefore, we suggest that Melanocin A should be viewed as a potential therapeutic agent for preventing and/or treating premature skin aging. Terrein is a bioactive fungal metabolite isolated from Penicillium species. Terrein has a relatively simple structure and can be easily synthesized. However, the biologic effects of terrein are comparatively unknown. We found for the first time that terrein potently inhibit melanin production in melanocytes and has a strong hypopigmentary effect in a spontaneously immortalized mouse melanocyte cell line, Mel-Ab. Treatment of Mel-Ab cells with terrein (10-100 mM) for 4 days significantly reduced melanin levels in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, terrein at the same concentration also reduced tyrosinase activity. We then investigated whether terrein influences the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) pathway and the expression of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), which is required for tyrosinase expression. Terrein was found to induce sustained ERK activation and MITF down-regulation, and luciferase assays showed that terrein inhibits MITF promoter activity in a dose-dependent manner. To elucidate the correlation between ERK pathway activation and a decreased MITF transcriptional level, PD98059, a specific inhibitor of the ERK pathway, was applied before terrain treatment and found to abrogate the terrein-induced MITF attenuation. Terrein also reduced the tyrosinase protein level for at least 72 h. These results suggest that terrain reduces melanin synthesis by reducing tyrosinase production via ERK activation, and that this is followed by MITF down-regulation.