• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.22-38
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• 1998

This study was to investigate the hepatoprotective and anticirrhotic effects of Ganyeumilhobang(GIE) on the acute and chronic liver injury induced by various agents. Chronic liver injury induced by dimethylnitrosamine(DMN) ; a new experimental model for cirrhosis and the intraperitoneal injection of dimethylnitrosamine in the rat. Acute liver njury induced by carbon tetrachloride$(CCl_4)$ and D-galactosamine ; a experimental model for acute liver injury, the administration of $CCl_4$ and the intraperitoneal injection of D-galactosamine in the rat. The development of fibrosis and acute liver injury by the three prescriptions were examined by the chemical analysis of AST, ALT, prothrombin time and hydroxyproline. The results obtained were as follows. 1. The increasing level of hydroxyproline volume induced by DMN in mice was decreased by the oral administration of GIB. 2. The degree of histological fibrosis and hepatic inflammatory cell infiltration induced by $CCl_4$ decreased by the oral administration of GIB. 3. The increase of senun AST and ALT of mice with acute liver damage induced by $CCl_4$ and D-galactosamine was inhibited by the administration of GIB. 4. The prolongation of prothrombin time(seconds) of mice acute liver damage induced by $CCl_4$ was shortened by the oral administration of GIB. 5. The liver of mice was hepatectomized partial1y after the oral administration of GIB. The mitotic index(% of nuclei), weight of liver, contents of protein, RNA and DNA synthesis of the liver tissue were increased by the oral administration of GIB.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권15호
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• pp.6279-6284
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• 2015

Opisthorchis viverrini (OV)-induced cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is an important cancer in the Great Mekong region, particularly in Thailand. Limitations of treatment options and the lack of an effective diagnostic tool for early detection of CCA are major concerns for the control of this type of cancer. The aim of the study was to investigate anti-CCA activity of the ethanolic extract of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., and the applicability of positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) as a tool for detection and monitoring the progression of CCA in Opisthorchis viverrini (OV)/dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced CCA hamsters. Male Syrian hamsters were used for toxicity tests and anti-CCA activity evaluation. Development of CCA was induced by initial feeding of 50 metacercariae of OV, followed by drinking water containing 12.5 ppm of DMN in hamsters. The ethanolic extract of A. lancea (Thunb.) DC. was administered orally for 30 days. PET-CT was performed every 4 weeks after initiation of CCA using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose ($^{18}F-FDG$). Results from the present study suggest that the ethanolic extract of A. lancea (Thunb.) DC. rhizome exhibited promising anti-CCA activity and safety profile in the OV/DMN-induced hamster model. To successfully apply PET-CT as a tool for early detection of tumor development and progression, modification of radiolabeling approach is required to improve its specificity for CCA cells.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.151-158
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• 1996

Antimutagenic effect of Doenjang (Korean soy paste) on various carcinogens in Salmonella typhimurium strains of TA98 and TA100 were studied. By the addition of methanol extract of Doenjang to aflatoxin B₁(AFB₁)in the experimental system, the mutagenicity of AFB₁ on the strains of TA98 and TA100 was com-pletely inhibited. The methenol extract of the Doenjang also inhibited the mutagencities induced by direct mutagens such as N-methy1-N'-nitro-N-nitroguanidine(MNNG)and 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide(4-NQO), and another indirect mutagens of benzo(a) pyrene(BaP) and dimethylnitrosamine(DMN). From the solvents and thin layer chromatographic(TLC) fractionations, free fatty acid(s), especially linoleic acid in Doenjang seemed to be one of the active antimutagenic compounds.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.151-159
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• 1996

This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of all-trans retinoic acid(RA) on the development of cholangiocarcinoma in hamsters. Eighty six female Syrian golden hamsters were divided into four groups. Group I was for the induction of the cholangiocarcinoma, which was infected orally with C sinensis and given dimethylnitrosamine(DMN, 15ppm) in drinking water for 4 weeks. Group II was for evaluating the effect of all-trans RA treatment on the cholangiocarcinogenesis, which was treated the same as group I and orally given RA(1mg/kg, 5 times per week) for 15 weeks. Group III was given only RA hr 15 weeks. Control group IV was given only soybean oil which was solvent for RA treatment. More than 5 heads of hamsters in each group were sacrificed at 4, 7, 11 and 15 weeks after the begining of the experiment. The livers were examined grossly, histopathologically, and immunohistochemically. The results obtained were as follows : 1. Death of animals started from the 11 weeks after the begining of the experiment. One of the total 22 animals(5%) and 7 of the total 24 animals(29%) died in group I and group II, respectively. 2. Proliferation of oval cell was peaked at 11 weeks in group I and at 7 weeks in group II, and decreased gradually after those periods of the time. 3. Cholangiocarcinomas were found in 1 of 6 animals(17%) at 11 weeks and in 4 of 6 animals(67%) at 15 weeks in group I, respectively. But in group II, the cholangiocarcinomas occured in 1 of 5 animals(20%) at 7 weeks, in 7 of 12 animals(58%) at 11 weeks and in 2 of the rest animals(100%) at 15 weeks, respectively. 4. Expression of $\alpha$-fetoprotein(AFP) of the oval cells in the group II showed the same degree of positive reaction at that of group I at 4 weeks. But AFP postive oval cells decreased gradually and AFP negative oval cells(ductlike oval cells) increased gradually. 5. Expression of cytokeratin of the oval cells in group II was shown slightly at 4 weeks and the degree of expression increased moderately from the 7 weeks. But the expression of the oval cells in group I was shown slightly after the 7 weeks. These results suggested that all-trans RA promoted the occurrence and the rate of cholangiocarcinoma by inducing differentiation of small cells and oval cells in the liver of hamsters infected with C sinensis and treated with DMN.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.480-498
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• 1997

간경변(肝硬變)은 간장손상(肝腸損傷)을 주로 나타내는 만성(慢性) 전신성(全身性) 질환(疾患)이다. 이것은 각종 병인(病因)이 지속적(持續的) 또는 반복적(反復的)으로 간조직(肝組織)에 작용하여 간세포(肝細胞)의 변성(變成) 괴사(壞死) 섬유성(纖維性) 조직(組織) 증식(增殖) 등의 병리변화(病理變化)를 일으켜 결국 간조직(肝組織)의 정상구조(正常構造)가 변하여 간(肝)의 형태이상(形態異常)과 경화(硬化)를 유발하는 것이다. 한의학(韓醫學)에서는 간경변(肝硬變)의 단계에 따라 표현이 다른데 협통(脇痛), 복창(腹脹), 황달(黃疸), 적취(積聚), 창(脹), 단복창(單腹脹), 수(水), 석수(石水), 간수(肝水)의 범주(範疇)에 해당된다. 울증(鬱症)은 정지부서(情志不舒), 기기울결(氣機鬱結)로 울체(鬱滯)하고 발월(發越)하지 못하여 발생하는 병증(病症)으로, 기울(氣鬱)은 기체혈어성(氣滯血瘀性) 병변(病變)인 적취(積聚)의 전단계(前段階)로 설명되고, 간경변(肝硬變)의 초기상태(初期狀態)에서 나타나는 증상(症狀)들과 유사하다고 볼 수 있으므로, 본(本) 연구(硏究)에 사용된 목향조기산(木香調氣散)과 해울조위탕(解鬱調胃湯)은 기울(氣鬱)에 적용되는 처방(處方)으로서 초기(初期) 간경변(肝硬變)의 섬유화(纖維化) 진행억제(進行抑制)에도 유효할 것으로 사료(思料)된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 담도결찰술(膽道結紮術) 및 Dimethylnitrosamine으로 만성간염(慢性肝炎) 및 간경변증(肝硬變症)을 유발한 후 목향조기산(木香調氣散)과 해울조위탕(解鬱調胃湯)을 투여한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 담도결찰(膽道結紮)로 인한 혈청(血淸) total bilirubin과 direct bilirubin의 상승은 목향조기산(木香調氣散)과 해울조위탕(解鬱調胃湯)의 투여로 모두 억제되는 효과를 보였으며 두 처방(處方)간의 차이는 보이지 않았다. 2. 담도결찰(膽道結紮)로 인한 혈청(血淸) AST의 상승은 목향조기산(木香調氣散)과 해울조위탕(解鬱調胃湯)을 투여한 두 실험군(實驗群) 모두에서 억제되는 양상을 보였으며, 목향조기산(木香調氣散)을 투여한 실험군(實驗群)에서 억제되는 보다 나았으나 그 차이는 크지 않았다. 3. 담도결찰(膽道結紮)로 인한 血淸 ALT의 상승은 목향조기산(木香調氣散)과 해울조위탕(解鬱調胃湯)을 투여한 두 실험군(實驗群) 모두에서 억제되는 양상을 보였으며, 목향조기산(木香調氣散)의 억제효과가 해울조위탕(解鬱調胃湯)보다는 유의성이 인정되었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.527-536
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• 2020

Liver fibrosis constitutes a significant health problem worldwide due to its rapidly increasing prevalence and the absence of specific and effective treatments. Growing evidence suggests that apoptosis-signal regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) is activated in oxidative stress, which causes hepatic inflammation and apoptosis, leading to liver fibrogenesis through a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) downstream signals. In this study, we investigated whether selonsertib, a selective inhibitor of ASK1, shows therapeutic efficacy for liver fibrosis, and elucidated its mechanism of action in vivo and in vitro. As a result, selonsertib strongly suppressed the growth and proliferation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and induced apoptosis by increasing Annexin V and TUNEL-positive cells. We also observed that selonsertib inhibited the ASK1/MAPK pathway, including p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in HSCs. Interestingly, dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced liver fibrosis was significantly alleviated by selonsertib treatment in rats. Furthermore, selonsertib reduced collagen deposition and the expression of extracellular components such as α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), fibronectin, and collagen type I in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, selonsertib suppressed fibrotic response such as HSC proliferation and extracellular matrix components by blocking the ASK1/MAPK pathway. Therefore, we suggest that selonsertib may be an effective therapeutic drug for ameliorating liver fibrosis.