• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.7-12
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• 1992

This study was devised to observe the inhibitory effect of 7 kinds PG(PG1, PG2, PG3, PG4, PG5, PG6 and PG7) and of 5 kinds PG4(PG41, PG42, PG43, PG44 and PG45) of the acidic polysaccharide fraction from Korean red ginseng on a lipolytic action of Toxohormone-L. Toxohormone-L is a lipolytic factor, found in ascites fluid. of sarcoma-180 bearing mice and of patients with hepatoma. A substance that inhibited the lipolytic action of toxohormone-L was isolated from red ginseng powder. This substance was an acidic polysaccharides In vitro test showed that the inhibitory effect of PG4 and PG43 fraction of the lipolysis by Toxohormone-L was highest percent among other treatments at concentration of 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000ug/ml of reaction mixture. And total inhibitory activity(units) of PG1 and PG4, and PG4 s was highest among other treatments at the same concentration.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.93-94
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• 2001

Former studies dealing with combined effects caused by chemical compounds in the metabolically competent hepatoma cell line Hep G2 indicated that Hep G2 cells are useful and sensitive indicators for the identification of synergisms of promutagens, comutagens and antimutagens which are relevant in eukryontic (human) cells. In the present study we examined the modulation of DNA damages by the suspected antimutagens ascorbic acid, beta-carotene, alpha-naphthoflavone and beta-naphthoflavone in Hep G2 cells.(omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.95-96
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• 2001

The mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of catechin, hamamelitannin and two proanthocyanidin fractions prepared from the bark of Hamamelis virginia L. - a commonly used medicinal herb - were investigated in a human derived hepatoma (Hep G2) cell line using the single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE, syn. Comet assay) for the detection of DNA-migration. The cells possess different phase I and phase II enzymes involved in the biotransformation of xenobiotics.(omitted)

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.75-80
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• 1991

This study was divised to observe an inhibitory toward a lipolytic action of toxohormone-L from large root and small root Nepal pseudo ginseng(NPG ; Nepal products) components by water extract and ethanol precipitate in vitro. Toxohormone-L Is known to be a lipolytic factor that was partially purified from the ascites fluid of sarcoma 180-hearing mice and of patients with hepatoma. The inhibitory effect that inhibited the lipolytic action of toxohormone-L by ethanol precipitate component of large root NPG(mean 46.8%) was higher (mean 1.8 times) than that of water extract component in final reaction concentration ,5001g1m1, on the other side inhibitory effect of water extract component in small root NPG(mean 43.9%) was higher(mean 1. 2 times) than that of ethano1 precipitate component, respectively. In a way inhibitory effect of ethanol precipitate component in large root NPG(47.6%), when final reaction concentration of sample were 1,000 U g/ml, was about 4095 lower than that of Korean red ginseng, respectively.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 1990

Toxohormone-L is a lipolytic factor, found in ascites fluid of sarcoma 180-bearing mice and of patients with hepatoma A substance that inhibited the lipolytic action of Toxohormoue-L was isolated and purified from Korean red ginseng powder. This substance had a pectin-like $\alpha$-1,4-polygalacturonan backbone with some acetoxyl groups, and so was an acidic polysaccharide It inhibited Toxohormone-L Induced liploysis in a dose dependent manner at concentrations higher than 10 Ug/ml. Purified acidic Polysaccharide yield(PG4-3 and PG4-4 fraction) was about 0.03%. And also pectic acid that inhibited the lipolytic action of Toxohormone-L.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.211-213
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• 2001

A coumestan derivative, psoralidin (1) was found to be a cytotoxic principle of the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia L (Leguminosae) with the IC_{50}$ values of 0.3 and 0.4 ug/ml against the HT-29 (colon) and MCF-7 (breast) human cancer cell lines, respectively. A coumarin, angelicin (2) was also isolated as a marginally cytotoxic agent along with an inactive compound, psoralene (3) from the plant. The isolates 1-3 were not active against the A54l(lung) and HepG2 (liver hepatoma) cancer cell lines.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.105-109
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to investigate on the water quality of the upper region of Wonchun stream located in Suwon city by chemical analysis and EROD-microbioassay methods using rat hepatoma cell line H4IIE. The water samples were collected at 6 sampling sites from sept. to Nov. 1999 and determined the quantitative toxic effects. Higher levels of BO $D_{5}$, CO $D_{Cr}$ and CO $D_{Mn}$ were determined at M6 site where the influent contains domestic and industrial wastewater. EROD activity of water samples was ranged from 3.43$\pm$0.08 to 9.05$\pm$0.10 pmol/mg protein/min. High correlation with EROD activities and COD values was observed. From the results, the upper region of Wonchun stream water area was presumed to be highly polluted with various persistent organic chemicals.s.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.209-213
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• 2000

The cultured mycelia of Ganoderma lucidum were extracted and the extract was separated into six fractions by organic solvent fractionation. The antihepatotoxic activity of all the fractions was evaluated by measuring activities of glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT). Among the fractions tested, the high-polarity fractions such as aqueous and n-butanol fractions significantly reduced activities of GPT and GOT in CCl4- and galactosamine-intoxicated rat primary hepatocytes. When intracellular synthetic activities were measured by pulsing the rate primary cultured hepatocytes with [3H]-uridine and [3H]-leucine, activities of DNA, RNA and protein. When direct toxicities of the fractions were measured against human hepatoma(SK-Hep-1), the non-polarity fractions such as n-butanol and ethyl acetate fractions showed potent direct cytotoxicities even at the concentration of 1 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml. These data showed that Ganoderma lucidum has hepatoprotective and hepatotoxic recovery principles in its mycelia.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.116-118
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• 1994

Neurolytic splanchnic nerve block is effective for treatment of intractable upper abdominal cancer in. The possibility of neurologic complication cannot be completely precluded. A 53 year-old female patient with hepatoma and lung metastasis was submitted for splanchnic nerve block with alcohol. Splanchnic nerve block was performed under radiologic control by image intensifier without any difficulty during procedure. One day after the block, she complained of numbness with sensory deficit in bilateral inguinal area. Neurologic examination revealed that asymmetrical anesthesia, hypoesthesia at $T_{12}-L_2$. She was discharged 70 days after the block with partial improvement. The possibility of alcohol spreading to the low theracic and upper lumbar somatic nerves cannot be excluded.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.136-136
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• 2003

Exposure of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) causes a variety of biological and toxicology effects, most of which are mediated by aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). The ligand-bound AhR as a heterodimer with AhR nuclear translocator (ARNT) binds to its specific DNA recognition site, the dioxin-responsive element (DRE), and it results in increased transcription of CVP1A1 gene.(omitted)