• Animal cells and systems
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2005

[ ${\beta}ig-h3$ ] is a secretory protein that is induced by $TGF-{\beta}$ and implicated in various disease conditions including fibrosis. We have previously reported that ${\beta}ig-h3$ expression is implicated in astrocyte response to brain injury. In this study, we further investigated potential roles of ${\beta}ig-h3$ protein in the injured central nervous system (CNS). We specifically assessed whether the treatment of microglial cells with ${\beta}ig-h3$ can regulate microglial activity. Microglial cells are the prime effector cells in CNS immune and inflammatory responses. When activated, they produce a number of inflammatory mediators, which can promote neuronal injury. We prepared conditioned medium from the stable CHO cell line transfected with human ${\beta}ig-h3$ cDNA. We then examined the effects of the conditioned medium on the LPS- or $IFN-{\gamma}-mediated$ induction of proinflammatory molecules in microglial cells. Preincubation with the conditioned medium significantly attenuated LPS-mediated upregulation of $TNF-{\alpha},\;IL-1{\beta}$, iNOS and COX-2 mRNA expression in BV2 murine microglial cells. It also reduced $IFN-{\gamma}-mediated$ upregulation of $TNF-{\alpha}$ and COX-2 mRNA expression but not iNOS mRNA expression. Assays of nitric oxide release correlated with the mRNA data, which showed selective inhibition of LPS-mediated nitric oxide production. Although the regulatory mechanisms need to be further investigated, these results suggest that astrocyte-derived ${\beta}ig-h3$ may contribute to protection of the CNS from immune-mediated damage via controlling microglial inflammatory responses.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.196-205
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• 2018

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated from metabolic reactions cause oxidative DNA damage, which results in oxidative tissue injury. Therefore, there is an increasing demand in the intake of high antioxidant sources in order to maintain a healthy environment in cells. In this study, we investigated the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Malus domestica (apple), Pyrus communis L. (pear), Daucus carota L. (carrot), Brassica oleracea var. (broccoli), Brassica oleracea var. capitata (cabbage), and Raphanus sativus L. (radish) obtained from the local market. Since these are common fruits and vegetables that are widely consumed, we aimed to investigate their beneficial properties, placing particular emphasis on their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The samples were processed via an indirect heating method and their properties were compared to their raw forms. Based on DPPH and ABTS assays, processed samples showed better antioxidant activities when compared to raw samples and processed pear samples exhibited the best antioxidant activity. The anti-inflammatory activities of the samples were also investigated in LPS-treated RAW 264.7 cells. mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines (iNOS, COX-2, $TNF-{\alpha}$, $IL-1{\beta}$, and IL-6) was assessed using RT-PCR. As expected, processed samples exhibited better iNOS inhibition when compared to their raw forms and processed broccoli and cabbage samples exhibited outstanding anti-inflammatory effects. The samples, up to 1 mg/mL concentration, did not exhibit cytotoxicity against RAW 264.7 cells as demonstrated by cell viability assays. Altogether, processed broccoli and cabbage samples exhibited the strongest anti-inflammatory properties.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.700-706
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 anthracycline 계열 항암항생제인 doxorubicin의 암세포 전이 억제 여부를 LNCap 전립선 암세포를 이용하여 이동성 및 침윤성 억제 효능 측면에서 조사하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 doxorubicin은 LNCap 세포의 이동성과 침윤성을 현저하게 억제시켰으며, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 및 -9의 발현과 활성을 저해함과 동시에 tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 및 -2의 발현은 증가시켰다. Doxorubicin은 또한 tight junctions (TJs)의 전기적 저항성을 증대시켰으며, 이는 TJs의 주요 구성인자인 claudin family 인자들의 발현 억제와 연관성이 있었다. 따라서 LNCap 세포에서 doxorubicin에 의한 전이의 억제에는 최소한 TJ의 견고성 증대와 MMPs의 활성 억제가 관여할 것으로 추정된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2023

Sirtuins (SIRTs) belong to the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+)-dependent class III histone deacetylase family. They are key regulators of cellular and physiological processes, such as cell survival, senescence, differentiation, DNA damage and stress response, cellular metabolism, and aging. SIRTs also influence carcinogenesis, making them potential targets for anticancer therapeutic strategies. In this study, we investigated the anticancer properties and underlying molecular mechanisms of a novel SIRT1 inhibitor, MHY2251, in human colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. MHY2251 reduced the viability of various human CRC cell lines, especially those with wild-type TP53. MHY2251 inhibited SIRT1 activity and SIRT1/2 protein expression, while promoting p53 acetylation, which is a target of SIRT1 in HCT116 cells. MHY2251 treatment triggered apoptosis in HCT116 cells. It increased the percentage of late apoptotic cells and the sub-G1 fraction (as detected by flow cytometric analysis) and induced DNA fragmentation. In addition, MHY2251 upregulated the expression of FasL and Fas, altered the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2, downregulated the levels of pro-caspase-8, -9, and -3 proteins, and induced subsequent poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. The induction of apoptosis by MHY2251 was related to the activation of the caspase cascade, which was significantly attenuated by pre-treatment with Z-VAD-FMK, a pan-caspase inhibitor. Furthermore, MHY2251 stimulated the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and MHY2251-triggered apoptosis was blocked by pre-treatment with SP600125, a JNK inhibitor. This finding indicated the specific involvement of JNK in MHY2251-induced apoptosis. MHY2251 shows considerable potential as a therapeutic agent for targeting human CRC via the inhibition of SIRT1 and activation of JNK/p53 pathway.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.936-942
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• 2012

매실나무(Carthamus tinctorius L.)는 한국, 일본과 중국에서 전통적으로 약효가 있는 음식으로 사용되어 왔다. 특히 과일은 위염증 및 위궤양에 도움이 되는 생물학적 효과가 있다고 보고되었다. 그러나 피부미백과 관련된 효능에 대한 연구는 이직까지 미진하다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 항산화 및 피부미백에 대한 매실추출물의 효능이 조사되었다. MTT assay를 이용한 세포생존에 대한 결과로 매실추출물은 0.1% 이하의 농도에서 세포독성이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 다음에 매실추출물의 환원력 뿐만 아니라 DPPH radical, hydrogen peroxide 및 superoxide에 대한 직접적인 소거효과가 in vitro에서 평가되었다. 그것은 이상의 활성산소종에 대한 소거효과를 발휘하게 하는 우수한 환원력을 가지고 있다. 더욱이 산화적 스트레스와 연관된 genomic DNA 손상에 대한 보호효과가 농도에 따라 증가하는 것이 관찰 되었다. 뿐만 아니라 L-dopa에 의하여 유발되는 멜라닌 생성에 대한 억제효과를 나타내었다. 그것은 또한 Western blot 분석에서 항산화와 괸련된 NRF-2, SOD-1 및 SOD-2 발현수준을 감소시킨다는 것이 발견되었다. 이러한 결과들은 매실추출물이 항산화에 의한 멜라닌생성의 억제를 통하여 피부 미백효과를 발휘할 수 있다는 것을 암시한다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2012

내분비계교란물질이 수서생물에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 미꾸리를 저농도의 methomyl에 21일 동안 노출시켜 생물지표 및 내분비계 영향을 평가하였다. 내분비계교란물질에 대한 노출을 입증하기 위해 널리 이용되는 생물지표인 vitellogenin(VTG)은 21일 동안 0.4 mg/L와 2 mg/L methomyl에 노출된 수컷과 0.08 mg/L, 0.4 mg/L, 2 mg/L의 methomyl에 노출된 암컷에서 대조군에 비해 유의하게 증가하여(p<0.05), methomyl의 수생태계 생물에 대한 내분비계교란 가능성을 확인하였다. Acetylcholinesterase(AChE) 시험 및 comet assay에서는 methomyl에 노출시킨 미꾸리로부터 AChE 활성 저해와 DNA 손상을 확인한 반면, 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase(EROD) 활성에 대한 대조군과 처리군의 차이는 나타나지 않았다(p<0.05). 개체수준의 생물지표인 condition factor(CF), 간중량지수(hepato-somatic index, HSI), 생식소중량지수(gonado-somatic index, GSI)는 methomyl 노출에 의해 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 현재의 연구결과를 종합해 볼 때, methomyl의 수서생물에 대한 내분비계교란 가능성 및 생화학적 생물지표에 대한 영향을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1304-1308
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• 2006

비단풀 물 추출물을 제조하여 DMSO 용매에 녹인 후 항산화활성과 항암활성을 조사하였다. 항산화활성을 10, 100, 250, 500, $1,000{\mu}/mL$의 농도에서 측정하였을 때, 총 페놀함량, 라디칼 소거능, 환원력은 각각 농도에 의존하여 결과값이 향상되었으며, $1,000{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 각각 $659.2{\mu}M$, 86.0%, 1.084의 수치로 높은 활성을 보였다. 그리고 comet assay에서는 비단풀을 5, 10, 25, $50{\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 백혈구에 처리한 후 hydrogen peroxide $200{\mu}M$의 농도로 처리하여 DNA손상을 유도한 결과 손상된 DNA tail 부분의 DNA 함량을 측정한 % fluorescence in tail이 각각 62.3, 39.8, 24.8, 16.4%로 83.0%인 $H_2O_2$ 처리 양성 대조구에 비해 유의적으로 감소하였다. 항암효과를 조사하기 위한 MTT reduction assay 방법에서는 추출물을 처 리 하지 않은 대조구와 비단풀 물 추출물의 암세포 성장억제효과 비교시 대장암 유래의 암세포주 HT-29에서는 $10{\mu}g/mL$농도에서 49%의 생존율을 나타내었고, 유방암 유래의 암세포주 MCF-7에서 역시 $10{\mu}g/mL$농도에서 130%의 생존율을 확인하였다. 현재 한약재를 비롯한 농산물 유래의 추출물이 항산화효과와 항암효과를 보이는 연구가 많이 보고되고 있으며, 비단풀도 하나의 천연물 소재로 생리활성물질 탐색에 중요한 천연자원이 될 수 있는 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.739-744
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• 2003

백작약(Paeonia japonim)의 열수추출물로부터 산화적 스트레스에 대한 억제 효과를 나타내는 유효 성분을 규명하고자 하였다. 열수추출물은 총매의 극성도에 따라 4종의 분획물(CHCl$_3$, EtOAc, n-BuOH, water)로 구분하였다. 항산화활성 시험 중 hydroxyl 라디칼 소거 시험에서는 열수추출물 및 각 용매 분획물은 모두 아주 낮은 활성을 보였다. 지질 과산화 시험에서는 열수추출물과 EtOAc 및 물 층 분획물이 50%(50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ 농도에서 ) 이상의 억제활성을 보였다. DPPH 라디칼 소거 시험에서는 열수추출물과 EtOAc 및 n-BuOH 분획물이 80% 이상의 높은 활성을 보였으며, 특히 EtOAc 분획물은 50과 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$의 농도에서 BHA와 거의 동등한 전자 공여능(EDA값)을 나타내었다. 따라서, EtOAc 분획물에서 2종의 단일 물질을 분리하였다. 분리된 단일 물질인 PJE021-1과 PJE024-l은 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$의 농도에서 BHA보다 높은 DPPH 라디칼 소거 활성을 나타냈다. PJE021-1은 $H_2O$$_2$에 의한 DNA의 산화적 손상에 대해 최고농도50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$에서 $H_2O$$_2$처리구에 비해 93%의 경감 효과를 나타냈고, PJE024-1은 0.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$의 낮은 농도에서 71%의 경감 효과를 나타냈다. 이상의 결과로부터 이 2종의 단일 물질이 산화적 스트레스 억제 유효 성분임을 확인하였다. 이 단일 물질은 분광학적기기 분석과 물리적 특성을 분석한 결과 gallic acid(PJE021-1)와 (＋)-catechin(PJE024-1)으로 동정되었다. 상기의 결과로부터 백작약은 산화적 스트레스에 대한 경감제로서의 가능성이 시사되었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.627-637
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• 2023

Background: Damage to the healthy intestinal epithelial layer and regulation of the intestinal immune system, closely interrelated, are considered pivotal parts of the curative treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Plant-based diets and phytochemicals can support the immune microenvironment in the intestinal epithelial barrier for a balanced immune system by improving the intestinal microecological balance and may have therapeutic potential in colitis. However, there have been only a few reports on the therapeutic potential of plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (PENs) and the underlying mechanism in colitis. This study aimed to assess the therapeutic effect of PENs from Panax ginseng, ginseng-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (GENs), in a mouse model of IBD, with a focus on the intestinal immune microenvironment. Method: To evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of GENs on acute colitis, we treated GENs in Caco2 and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -induced RAW 264.7 macrophages and analyzed the gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 by real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Furthermore, we further examined bacterial DNA from feces and determined the alteration of gut microbiota composition in DSS-induced colitis mice after administration of GENs through 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Result: GENs with low toxicity showed a long-lasting intestinal retention effect for 48 h, which could lead to effective suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-6 production through inhibition of NF-κB in DSS-induced colitis. As a result, it showed longer colon length and suppressed thickening of the colon wall in the mice treated with GENs. Due to the amelioration of the progression of DSS-induced colitis with GENs treatment, the prolonged survival rate was observed for 17 days compared to 9 days in the PBS-treated group. In the gut microbiota analysis, the ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidota was decreased, which means GENs have therapeutic effectiveness against IBD. Ingesting GENs would be expected to slow colitis progression, strengthen the gut microbiota, and maintain gut homeostasis by preventing bacterial dysbiosis. Conclusion: GENs have a therapeutic effect on colitis through modulation of the intestinal microbiota and immune microenvironment. GENs not only ameliorate the inflammation in the damaged intestine by downregulating pro-inflammatory cytokines but also help balance the microbiota on the intestinal barrier and thereby improve the digestive system.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.246-253
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• 2010

Ginsenoside $Rg_3$ ($Rg_3$), one of the active ingredients in Panax ginseng, attenuates NMDA receptor-mediated currents in vitro and antagonizes NMDA receptors through a glycine modulatory site in rat cultured hippocampal neurons. In the present study, we examined the neuroprotective effects of $Rg_3$ on 24-hydroxycholesterol (24-OH-chol)-induced cytotoxicity in vitro. The results showed that $Rg_3$ treatment significantly and dose-dependently inhibited 24-OH-chol-induced cell death in rat cultured cortical neurons, with an $IC_{50}$ value of $28.7{\pm}7.5\;{\mu}m$. Furthermore, the $Rg_3$ treatment not only significantly reduced DNA damage, but also dose-dependently attenuated 24-OH-chol-induced caspase-3 activity. To study the mechanisms underlying the in vitro neuroprotective effects of $Rg_3$ against 25-OH-chol-induced cytotoxicity, we also examined the effect of $Rg_3$ on intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ elevations in cultured neurons and found that $Rg_3$ treatment dose-dependently inhibited increases in intracellular $Ca^{2+}$, with an $IC_{50}$ value of $40.37{\pm}12.88\;{\mu}m$. Additionally, $Rg_3$ treatment dose-dependently inhibited apoptosis with an $IC_{50}$ of $47.3{\pm}14.2\;{\mu}m$. Finally, after confirming the protective effect of $Rg_3$ using a terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end-labeling assay, we found that $Rg_3$ is an active component in ginseng-mediated neuroprotection. These results collectively indicate that $Rg_3$-induced neuroprotection against 24-OH-chol in rat cortical neurons might be achieved via inhibition of a 24-OH-chol-mediated $Ca^{2+}$ channel. This is the first report to employ cortical neurons to study the neuroprotective effects of $Rg_3$ against 24-OH-chol. In conclusion, $Rg_3$ was effective for protecting cells against 24-OH-chol-induced cytotoxicity in rat cortical neurons. This protective ability makes $Rg_3$ a promising agent in pathologies implicating neurodegeneration such as apoptosis or neuronal cell death.