• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2011

Background: Biodegradable polymers have increasingly been recognized for various biological applications in recent years. Here we examined the immunostimulatory activities of the novel poly(aspartic acid) conjugated with L-lysine (PLA). Methods: PLA was synthesized by conjugating L-lysine to aspartic acid polymer. PLA-nanoliposomes (PLA-NLs) were prepared from PLA using a microfluidizer. The immunostimulatory activities of PLA-NLs were examined in mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs). Results: PLA-NLs increased the number of BM-DCs when added to cultures of GM-CSF-induced DC generation on day 4 after the initiation of cultures. Examination of the phenotypic properties showed that BM-DCs generated in the presence of PLA-NLs are more mature in terms of the expression of MHC class II molecules and major co-stimulatory molecules than BM-DCs generated in the absence of PLA-NLs. In addition, the BM-DCs exhibited enhanced capability to produce cytokines, such as IL-6, IL-12, TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$. Allogeneic mixed lymphocyte reactions also confirmed that the BMDCs were more stimulatory on allogeneic T cells. PLA- NL also induced further growth of immature BM-DCs that were harvested on day 8. Conclusion: These results show that PLA-NLs induce the generation and functional activities of BM-DCs, and suggest that PLA-NLs could be immunostimulating agents that target DCs.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2008

Mushrooms are regarded as one of the well-known foods and biopharmaceutical materials with a great deal of interest. Polysaccharide ${\beta}$-glucan is the major component of mushrooms that displays various biological activities such as antidiabetic, anticancer, and antihyperlipidemic effects. In this study, we compared the immunostimulatory potency of polysaccharide fractions, prepared from liquid culture of pine-mushroom Tricholoma matsutake, with a potent immunogen lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and their molecular mechanisms on the functional activation of macrophages. We found that fraction II (TMF-II) was able to comparably upregulate or highly enhance the phenotypic functions of macrophages such NO production and cytokine (IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, IL-12, and TNF-${\alpha}$) expression, to LPS. TMF-II triggered the phosphorylation of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$, a critical step for NF-${\kappa}B$ activation and translocation. Of the upstream signaling enzymes tested, Src and Akt were thought to be the responsible upstream signaling components in induction of NO production, although TMF-II strongly upregulated the phosphorylation of all MAPK pathways. Therefore, our data suggest that T. matsutake-derived ${\beta}$-glucan may exert its immunostimulating activities with similar potency to LPS via activation of multiple signaling pathways linked to NF-${\kappa}B$ activation.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1998년도 Proceedings of UNESCO-internetwork Cooperative Regional Seminar and Workshop on Bioassay Guided Isolation of Bioactive Substances from Natural Products and Microbial Products
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• pp.185-185
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• 1998

As part of our continuing attempts to evaluate biologically active compounds from fruiting bodies of cultivated fungus of Paecilomyces japonicus Yasuda, we conducted series of experiments on various fractions and compounds isolated by systematic fractionations. Our main efforts were concentrated on searching for compounds showing antitumor activities, which were tested on mice carrying Sarcoma-180 ascitic tumor. The antitumor activity was assessed by the life spans after these mice were administered Lp. with test compounds for consecutive 20 days. One of two pure compounds, which we have isolated to date, demonstrated significant prolongation of life span. ( Mean Survival Time: 30.3 days compared to that of control: 23.6 days). Structural analysis showed that this compound corresponds to D-mannitol. On the other hand, Ergosterol, another isolated pure compound didn't show efficient antitumor activity. We also obtained water-soluble fractions containing protein-bound polysaccharides and n-butantol fractions, which showed strong antitumor activities, 35.4(150%) and 32.1(136.0%) days of MST, respectively. In SRB assay, however, the test materials didn't show any toxic effects, but the level of acid phosphatase increased significantly when they were applied in cultured macrophage in vitro. Therefore, we concluded that antitumour activities might be attributed to immunostimulating rather than cytotoxic effects. Further experiments are underway to purify and structurally characterize new antitumour compounds from the active fractions.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.1378-1387
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• 2012

추출조건에 따른 생리활성 영향을 검토하기 위하여 차가버섯(Inonotus obliquus)을 물($50^{\circ}C$ reflux, $90^{\circ}C$ 이상 decoction, $12^{\circ}C$ 가압추출)과 에탄올(50, 70과 $90^{\circ}C$ reflux)로 추출한 후 물 추출물을 조다당획분(IO-CP)으로 분획하였을 때 IO-CP(4.8~16.8%)의 수율은 에탄올추출물(IO-E, 1.9~2.7%)보다 높았으며 추출온도 증가에 따라 그 차이는 더 컸다. 가압추출로 조제된 조다당획분(IO-CP-121)은 가장 높은 총 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량(35.10 mg TAE/g와 18.48 mg QE/g)과 DPPH와 ABTS를 이용한 자유 라디칼소거능(26.08과 27.99 mg AEAC/100 mg)을 나타내었다. IO-CP-D(decoction)와 IO-CP-50(reflux)은 IO-CP-121보다 유의적으로 높은 마이토젠(saline 대조군의 2.10과 1.95배, 100 ${\mu}g/mL$)과 장관면역 활성(6.30과 5.74배)을 보였으나 에탄올추출물 활성은 확인되지 않았다. 또한, 모든 IO-CP는 0.1 mg/mL 농도에서 RAW 264.7 세포주에 대하여 독성을 나타내지 않았으나, IO-CP-121이 LPS-자극 RAW 264.7 세포주에 대하여 가장 유의적으로 염증성 인자인 TNF-${\alpha}$와 nitric oxide(NO) 생성을 억제하였다(29.2와 63.5%). 에탄올추출물도 0.1 mg/mL 농도에서 독성을 보이지 않았으나 TNF-${\alpha}$와 NO의 생성 억제능은 IO-CP-121보다 현저히 낮음을 알수 있었다. 한편, 활성 다당획분을 분리하기 위하여 면역활성 획분인 IO-CP-D를 DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B column에서 비흡착 획분(IO-CP-I)과 7개의 흡착 획분(IO-CP-II~VIII)으로 분획한 결과, IO-CP-II가 가장 우수한 마이토젠과 마크로파지 활성(4.51과 1.64배)을 나타내었다. 이와 같이 분리된 면역활성 획분인 IO-CP-II는 주로 중성당(61.86%)과 함께 소량의 산성당(2.96%)을 포함하고 있는 다당류임이 밝혀졌으며, 주요 구성당으로서 Glc, Gal와 Man(molar ratio of 1.00:0.55:0.31)를 포함하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과로부터 추출조건은 차가버섯 생리활성에 중요하게 작용하고 있으며, decoction 추출방법으로 제조하여 분획한 면역활성 획분으로부터 차가버섯 면역활성은 적어도 중성 다당류가 관여하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.48-51
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• 2015

Kinsenoside is a principle bioactive compound of Anoectochilus formosanus. It exhibits various pharmacological effects such as antihyperglycemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulating, and hepatoprotective activities and has recently been developed as an antidiabetic drug candidate. In this study, as part of an in vitro pharmacokinetic study, the stability of kinsenoside in rat and human liver microsomes was evaluated. Kinsenoside was found to have good metabolic stability in both rat and human liver microsomes. These results will provide useful information for further in vivo pharmacokinetic and metabolism studies.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2000

On the inter-order protoplast fusants of Lentinus edodes and Ganoderma lucidum was the antitumor activity test performed and the fusant P22 was selected. The hot water extract of the cultured mycelia of P22 were purified by DEAE-cellulose chromatographya and the resulting purified fraction was designated as P22A. It was found to be a proteoglycan whose molecular weight was 47 kDa. When examined for immunopotentiation activity, P22A increased the number of colony forming unit in the bone marrow stem cells to 3-folds. It also potentiated the secretion of nitric oxide in activated macrophages to 2-folds. In humoral immune response, it increased the activities of the alkaline phosphatase in differentiated B cells to 1.6-folds and the number of plaque forming cells to 1.8-folds. In cellular immune response, it restored the depressed response of delayed type hypersensitivity in tumor bearing mice to normal level. These results suggest that P22A have potential to restore the decreased immune activity of the tumor bearing mice to normal level.

• 생약학회지
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• 제36권4호통권143호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2005

We here demonstrate the evidence of increased anti-tumor and immunostimulating activities of crude extracts (GAL) from Galium. aparine L. In experimental lung metastasis of colon26-M3.1 carcinoma or B16-BL6 melanoma cells, prophylactically intravenous (i.v) administration of GAL significantly inhibited lung metastasis in a dose-dependant manner. In an in vitro cytotoxicity analysis, GAL at the concentration up to $500\;{\mu}g/ml$ did not affect the growth of B16-BL6 melanoma cells. In contrast, GAL showed the enhancement of splenocyte proliferating activity in a dose-dependent manner. Peritoneal macrophages stimulated with GAL produced various cytokines such as $1L-1{\beta},\;TNF-{\alpha},\;IFN-{\gamma}$ and IL-12. These data suggest that GAL has an antitumor activity to inhibit tumor metastasis, and its antitumor effects is associated with activation of nonspecific immnune related cells.

• 생약학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.295-299
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• 2000

Lithospermi Radix has been used in traditional medicine for antimicrobial, antiinflammatory, immunostimulating, antitumor and wound-healing activities. For the quality control of this drug, acetylshikonin was isolated from the hexane extract of Lithospermum erythrorhizon(Boraginaceae) and identified by the spectroscopic evidences. A quantitative analysis of acetylshikonin using HPLC method showed that the average contents were $0.084{\pm}0.026%$ in 31 samples collected throughout the various regions of Korea.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.331-347
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• 1997

In order to investigate the effects of YOOKMIJIHWANGTANG, GAMIJIHWANGTANG and PALMIJIHWANGTANG on the various immune responses, the chemotactic, adherent, nitric oxide release ability of macrophages were studied in vivo and in vitro. The results obtained were follows : 1. The total number of peritoneal exudate cells from mice injected with three drugs were 2~3 times more than those from the PBS. 2. The administration of three drugs enhanced significantly the Fc receptor mediated activity(phagocytosis, rosette formation activity). 3. The administration of three drugs enhanced significantly the chemotactic activity of peritoneal macrophages. 4. The administration of three drugs enhanced significantly the adherent activity of macrophages and neutrophils. 5. The administration of GAMIJIHWANGTANG and PALMIJIHWANGTANG enhanced significantly the chemotatic activity of macrophages (p<0.01). And also the administration of YOOKMIJIHWANGTANG enhanced significantly the chemotatic activity of macrophages(p<0.05). 6. The administration of GAMIJIHWANGTANG and enhanced significantly the chemotatic activity of neutrophils(p<0.01). And also the administration of YOOKMIJIHWANGTANG and PALMIJIHWANGTANG enhanced significantly the chemotatic activity of neutrophils(p<0.05). From above findings, it is suggested that YOOKMIJDTWANGTANG, GAMIJIHWANGTANG and PALMIJIHWANGTANG seems to produce the increase of immune response such as the Fc receptor activity, chemotactic activity, adherent activity, nitrate release of macrophages. From the above results, the GAMIJIHWANGTANG among three drugs may be the most useful drug having immunostimulating effects.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1999

알로에가 in vitro에서 넙치의 비특이적 면역반응에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 신장으로부터 분리된 백혈구의 호흡폭발을 chemiluminescent(CL) 반응을 이용하여 측정하였다. 알로에 분말을 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, $10.0{\mu}g/ml$의 농도로 MEM에 희석하여 넙치의 식세포와 함께 배양한 후 3, 6, 12, 24, 48시간째에 CL 반응을 이용하여 호흡폭발능을 측정한 결과, 알로에 $0.5{\mu}g/ml$과 $1.0{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 24시간 동안 배양한 실험구만이 알로에를 첨가하지 않은 대조구에 비해서 유의성 있게 호흡폭발능이 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 알로에가 양식 넙치의 비특이적 면역능을 증강시킬 수 있음을 시사하며, 앞으로 in vivo 실험을 통한 검증이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.