• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.240-246
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to investigate effect of heat stress on expression levels of plasminogen activators (PAs) related mRNAs and proteins, and changes of PAs activity in porcine endometrial explants. The endometrial explants (200 ± 50 mg) were isolated from middle part of uterine horn at follicular phase (Day 19-21) and were pre-incubated in serum-free culture medium at 38.5℃ in 5% CO₂ for 18 h. Then, the tissues were transferred into fresh medium and were cultured at different temperature (38.5, 39.5, 40.5 or 41.5℃) for 24 h. The expression level of urokinase-type PA (uPA), type-1 PA inhibitor (PAI-1), type-2 PAI (PAI-2), and heat shock protein-90 (HSP-90) mRNA were analysis by reverse-transcription PCR and proteins were measured by western blotting. The supernatant were used for measurement of PAs activity. In results, mRNA and protein levels of HSP-90 was higher in 41.5℃ treatment groups than other treatment groups (p < 0.05). The expression of uPA, PAI-1, and PAI-2 mRNA were slightly increased by heat stress, however, there were no significant difference. Heat stress condition suppressed expression of active uPA and PAI-2 proteins (p < 0.05), whereas PAI-1 protein was increased (p < 0.01). Although PAI-1 protein was increased and active uPA was decreased, PAs activity was greatly enhanced by exposure of heat stress (p < 0.05). These results suggest that heat stress condition could change intrauterine microenvironment through regulation of PAs activity and other factors regarding with activation of PAs might be regulate by heat stress. Therefore, more studies regarding with regulatory mechanism of PAs activation are needed.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1186-1191
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• 2004

The root of Saussurea lappa includes sesquiterpene lactones such as costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone, and has been shown to be anti-tumorigenic with being used in traditional medicinal therapy in the Eastern Asia. However, the molecular basis of the effects of Saussurea lappa on fate of gastric carcinoma, which incur very frequently in the area, has not been well identified. In this study, the cytostatic effects of Saussurea lappa were examined using gastric AGS cancer cells. Cell viability was dramatically reduced by Saussurea lappa, in a dose-dependent manner. As time passed after its treatment, apoptotic population was increased and clearly showed G2-arrest. Being consistent, its treatment resulted in maintaining of G1 and S-phase cyclins D1, E, and A even until a significant apoptotic population was observed, for example, at 24h after treatment. However, G2/M phase cyclin B1 was reduced even at 12 h after treatment. In addition, its treatment increased expression of p53, p21/sup Wafl / cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (CKI), and Bax, resulted in cleavages of procaspase 3 and poly ADP-ribose polymerase(PARP), indicating that such G2 arrest- and apoptosis-related molecules are involved. Therefore, these suggest that extracts of Saussurea lappa root may be a safer and effective reagent to deal with gastric cancers either by traditional herbal therapy or combinational therapy with conventional chemotherapy.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.766-775
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• 2011

We investigated the effect of high molecular weight polygamma- glutamic acid (hm ${\gamma}$-PGA) on adiposity and lipid metabolism of rats in the presence of an obesity-inducing diet. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley rats were fed either a normal-fat (11.4% kcal fat, NFC) or high-fat (51% kcal fat, HFC) diet. After 5 weeks, half of each diet-fed group was treated with hm ${\gamma}$-PGA (NFP or HFP) for 4 weeks. The HFC group had significantly higher body weight, visceral fat mass, fasting serum levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and leptin, and lower serum HDL cholesterol level compared with those of the NFC group (p < 0.05). Treatment with hm ${\gamma}$-PGA decreased body weight gain and perirenal fat mass (p<0.05), fasting serum total cholesterol, and mRNA expression of glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), regardless of dietary fat contents (p < 0.01). However, hm ${\gamma}$-PGA increased serum HDL cholesterol in the HFC group (p < 0.05). In vitro, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme-A (HMGCoA) reductase activity was suppressed by the addition of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA. In agreement with observations in animal study, the supplementation of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA (150 mg/day) to 20 female subjects in an 8-week double-blind, placebocontrolled study resulted in a tendency to decrease total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol concentrations. We thus conclude that dietary supplementation of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA may act as a hypocholestrolemic agent, secondary to its inhibitor effect on HMG-CoA reductase, and decrease abdominal adiposity by decreasing hepatic lipogenesis. The present study is an important first step in establishing the effect of hm ${\gamma}$-PGA on cholesterol levels in rats and humans.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.635-643
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• 2018

Bovine milk is widely consumed by humans and is a primary ingredient of dairy foods. Proteomic approaches have the potential to elucidate complex milk proteins and have been used to study milk of various species. Here, we performed a proteomic analysis using 2-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometer (MALDI-TOF MS) to identify whey proteins in bovine milk obtained soon after parturition (bovine early milk). The major casein proteins were removed, and the whey proteins were analyzed with 2-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-D PAGE). The whey proteins (2 mg) were separated by pI and molecular weight across pH ranges of 3.0 - 10.0 and 4.0 - 7.0. The 2-DE gels held about 300 to 700 detectable protein spots. We randomly picked 12 and nine spots that were consistently expressed in the pH 3.0 - 10.0 and pH 4.0 - 7.0 ranges, respectively. Following MALDI-TOF MS analysis, the 21 randomly selected proteins included proteins known to be present in bovine milk, such as albumin, lactoferrin, serum albumin precursor, T cell receptor, polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, pancreatic trypsin inhibitor, aldehyde oxidase and microglobulin. These proteins have major functions in immune responses, metabolism and protein binding. In summary, we herein identified both known and novel whey proteins present in bovine early milk, and our sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) analysis revealed their expression pattern.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.682-691
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• 2023

Cell transformation induced by epidermal growth factor (EGF) and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) is a critical event in cancer initiation and progression, and understanding the underlying mechanisms is essential for the development of new therapeutic strategies. Licorice extract contains various bioactive compounds, which have been reported to have anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects. This study investigated the cancer preventive efficacy of licochalcone D (LicoD), a chalcone derivative in licorice extract, in EGF and TPA-induced transformed skin keratinocyte cells. LicoD effectively suppressed EGF-induced cell proliferation and anchorage-independent colony growth. EGF and TPA promoted the S phase of cell cycle, while LicoD treatment caused G1 phase arrest and down-regulated cyclin D1 and up-regulated p21 expression associated with the G1 phase. LicoD also induced apoptosis and increased apoptosis-related proteins such as cleaved-caspase-3, cleaved-caspase-7, and Bax (Bcl2-associated X protein). We further investigated the effect of LicoD on the AKT signaling pathway involved in various cellular processes and found decreased p-AKT, p-GSK3β, and p-NFκB expression. Treatment with MK-2206, an AKT pharmacological inhibitor, suppressed EGF-induced cell proliferation and transformed colony growth. In conclusion, this study demonstrated the potential of LicoD as a preventive agent for skin carcinogenesis.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.111-129
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• 1970

핵산 및 그 관련물질 연구의 일환으로서 미생물 효소에 의하여 핵산을 분해하여 5'-mononucleotides 생성을 목적으로 미생물에서 5'-phosphodiesterase 생성균주를 얻기위하여 전국 각지 76개 지역에서 논, 밭, 산, 하천의 토양 그리고 퇴비, 누룩, 메주 등 시료 210종을 수집하였다. 이 수집 시료로 부터 dilution pour plate method 로서 Aspergillus속 240주, Penicillium속 232주, Neurospora속, 19주, Monascus속 16주, 그리고 Streptomyces속 265주로 총 758주를 순수 분리하였다. 분리된 모든 균주에 대하여 RNA-depolymerase 균의 crude enzyme 중에는 5'-AMP deaminase가 공존하고 있으므로 효소반응 중에 RNA 가 5'-mononucleotide로 분해 축적하는 동안에 5'-AMP의 adenine의 6위치에 붙은 $NH_2$기를 탈아미노하여 hypoxanthine으로 하기 때문에 5'-IMP 로 되는 것이라 생각된다. 분리 동정 된 Penicillium citreo-viride PO 2-11 strain과 Streptomyces aureus SOA 4-21 strain 이 생성한 5'-phosphodiesterase 로서 RNA를 효소 분해하여 5'-mononucleotide 의 정량한 결과는 Table 10과 같다. productivities를 1차 screening 하고 5'-phosphodiesterase productivities로서 2차 screening 하여 우수균주를 얻고 동정하였다. 우수균주의 5'-phosphodiesterase productivity에 대하여 배양상의 optimum condition을 검토하고 5'-phosphodiesterse activity에 미치는 여러 화합물의 영향과 효소반응의 최적 조건을 구명하였다. 우수균주가 생성한 5'-phosphodiesterase에 의하여 RNA 분해로 반응 최종 산물을 ion exchange column chromatography법으로 정량하고 최종 분해 산물엔 5'-mononucleotide를 paper chromatography, thinlayer chromatography, UV-absorption spectra, carbazole reaction 및 Schiff's reaction 등으로 동정한 결과는 다음과 같다. [1] 5'-phosphodiesterase productivity가 가장 우수한 두 균주를 선정하였고 이들은 토양에서 분리 되었으며 선정된 푸른 곰팡이는 Penicillium citreoviride PO 2-11로 동정되었고 방사선균은 Streptomyces aureus SOA 4-21로 동정되었다. [2] 분리 선정 된 Penicillium citreo-viride PO 2-11 strain은 배양상의 optimum condition 이 pH 5.0이고 temperature는 $30^{\circ}C$이었고 이 균이 생성한 5'-phosphodiesterase의 효소 반응상의 optimum condition 이 pH 4.2이고 temperature는 $60^{\circ}C$이었다. 그리고 5'-phosphodiesterase 생성에서 최적 탄소원은 sucrose이고 질소원은 $NH_4NO_3$이고 corn steep liquor나 혹은 yeast extract를 각각 0.01%씩 첨가한 구는 첨가하지 않은 control 구보다 20%의 5'-phosphodiesterase 생성 증가를 나타 내었다. 이 균이 생성한 5'-phosphodiestrase는 $Mg^{++},\;Ca^{++},\;Zn^{++},\;Mn^{++}$ 등 금속이온은 activator이고 EDTA, citrate, $Cu^{++},\;Co^{++}$ 등은 inhibitor 임을 알았다. 이 균이 생성한 5'-phosphodiesterase는 RNA를 분해하여 분해율 65.81%이었고 5'-AMP, 5'-GMP, 5'-UMP 및 5'-CMP를 생성하며 이때 축적되는 5'-mononucleotides중 5'-GMP 만이 정미성이 있음을 알았고 이균은 5'-AMP deamaminase가 없음을 확인하였다. 이 균의 효소에 의하여 RNA에서 정미성 5'-GMP 186.7 mg/RNA(g)를 생산할수 있음을 알았다. [3] 분리 선정된 Streptomyces aureus SOA 4-21 strain은 배양상의 optimum condition이 pH 7.0이고 temperature는 $28^{\circ}C$이었고 이 균이 생성한 5'-phosphodiesterase의 효소반응상의 optimum condition이 pH 7.3이고 temperature는 $50^{\circ}C$이었다. 그리고 5'-phosphodiesterase 생성에서 최적탄소원은 glucose이고 질소원은 asparagine이고 yeast extract 0.01%첨가구가 control 구보다 40%의 5'-phosphodiesterase 생성증가를 나타내었다. 이 균이 생성한 5'-phosphodiesterase는 $Ca^{++},\;Zn^{++},\;Mn^{++}$ 등 금속이온은 activator 이고 citrate, EDTA, $Cu^{++}$ 등은 inhibitor 임을 알았다. 또한 이 균은 5'-phosphodiesterase 뿐만 아니라 5'-AMP deaminase도 생성함을 확인하였다. 그러므로 RNA 분해율은 63.58% 이었고 RNA를 분해하여 5'-AMP, 5'-CMP, 5'-GMP 및 5'-UMP로 축적시키고 RNA가 효소 분해됨과 동시에 5'-AMP deaminase도 작용하며 생성된 5'-AMP 의 60% 상당을 5'-IMP로 전환시키는 특성이 있어서 정미성 5'-mononucleotide 생성이 전자의 균보다 두드러지게 증가함을 밝혔다. 이 균에 의하여 RNA에서 정미성 5'-IMP 171.8 mg/RNA(g) 및 5'-GMP 148.2 mg/RNA(g)생산할 수 있어 정미성 5'-mononucleotide 320mg/RNA(g)를 생산할 수 있음을 알았다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2009

본 연구는 꾸지뽕 나무 열매로부터 75 kDa의 당단백질(꾸지뽕 당단백질)을 추출한 후 꾸지뽕 당단백질의 첨가에 따른 알레르기성 염증 인자인 histamine 유리 억제능력 및 COX-2의 활성 억제 효과를 평가하였다. RBL-2H3세포를 22시간 동안 IgE로 감작시킨 후, HSA를 처리하여 histamine의 유리양을 측정한 결과 꾸지뽕 당단백질을 처리한 농도가 증가함에 따라 histamine의 유리와 COX-2의 활성 억제율은 증가하였다. 또한 꾸지뽕 당단백질의 처리는 HSA에 의해 유도된 세포내 ROS 생성량을 농도에 의존적으로 억제하였다. 한편 꾸지뽕 당단백질을 농도별로 처리하여 세포내 단백질을 추출하여 western blot을 실시한 결과 100 ${\mu}g$/mL 농도의 꾸지뽕 당단백질을 처리한 그룹에서 ERK1/2, AP-1과 COX-2의 활성 수준은 현저히 억제 되었다(p<0.05). 따라서 이러 한 결과에 미루어볼 때, 꾸지뽕 당단백질은 세포내 해독효소의 활성을 증가시킴으로써 ROS 수준을 감소시켰으므로 꾸지뽕 당단백질의 역할이 다른 천연물 유래의 당단백질과 마찬가지로 특이적인 항산화 능력을 지니고 있음을 나타내며 histamine의 유리 억제와 COX-2의 활성이 억제되었을 것으로 생각된다. 이는 꾸지뽕 당단백질이 항 알레르기 효능을 갖는 물질로써 알레르기성 비염, 아토피 등과 같은 알레르기 관련 질환의 예방 및 치료제로 사용될 수 있을 것 사료된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.327-334
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• 2017

Epidemiologic interest in particulate matter (PM) is growing particularly because of its impact of respiratory health. It has been elucidated that PM evoked inflammatory signal in pulmonary epithelia. However, it has not been established $Ca^{2+}$ signaling mechanisms involved in acute PM-derived signaling in pulmonary fibroblasts. In the present study, we explored dust particles PM modulated intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ signaling and sought to provide a therapeutic strategy by antagonizing PM-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ signaling in human lung fibroblasts MRC5 cells. We demonstrated that PM10, less than $10{\mu}m$, induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ signaling, which was mediated by extracellular $Ca^{2+}$. The PM10-mediated intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ signaling was attenuated by antioxidants, phospholipase blockers, polyADPR polymerase 1 inhibitor, and transient receptor potential melastatin 2 (TRPM2) inhibitors. In addition, PM-mediated increases in reactive oxygen species were attenuated by TRPM2 blockers, clotrimazole (CLZ) and N-(p-amylcinnamoyl) anthranilic acid (ACA). Our results showed that PM10 enhanced reactive oxygen species signal by measuring DCF fluorescence and the DCF signal attenuated by both TRPM2 blockers CLZ and ACA. Here, we suggest functional inhibition of TRPM2 channels as a potential therapeutic strategy for modulation of dust particle-mediated signaling and oxidative stress accompanying lung diseases.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.263-268
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• 2015

5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO) plays a pivotal role in the progression of atherosclerosis. Therefore, this study investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in 5-LO expression on monocytes induced by LPS. Stimulation of THP-1 monocytes with LPS ($0{\sim}3{\mu}g/ml$) increased 5-LO promoter activity and 5-LO protein expression in a concentration-dependent manner. LPS-induced 5-LO expression was blocked by pharmacological inhibition of the Akt pathway, but not by inhibitors of MAPK pathways including the ERK, JNK, and p38 MAPK pathways. In line with these results, LPS increased the phosphorylation of Akt, suggesting a role for the Akt pathway in LPS-induced 5-LO expression. In a promoter activity assay conducted to identify transcription factors, both Sp1 and NF-${\kappa}B$ were found to play central roles in 5-LO expression in LPS-treated monocytes. The LPS-enhanced activities of Sp1 and NF-${\kappa}B$ were attenuated by an Akt inhibitor. Moreover, the LPS-enhanced phosphorylation of Akt was significantly attenuated in cells pretreated with an anti-TLR4 antibody. Taken together, 5-LO expression in LPS-stimulated monocytes is regulated at the transcriptional level via TLR4/Akt-mediated activations of Sp1 and NF-${\kappa}B$ pathways in monocytes.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.581-590
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• 1998

We developed a novel water-soluble camptothecin analobue, CKD602, and evaluated the inhibition of topoisomerase I and the antitumor activities against mammalian tumor cells and human tumor xenografts. CKD602 was a nanomolar inhibitor of the topoisomerase I enzyme in the cleavable complex assay. CKD602 was found to be 3 times and slightly more potent than topotecan and camptothecin as inhibitors of topoisomerase, respecitively. In tumor cell cytotoxicity, CKD602 was more potent than topotecan in 14 out of 26 human cancer cell lines tested, while it was comparable to camptothecin. CKD602 was tested for the in vivo antitumor activity against the human tumor xenograft models. CKD602 was able to imduce regression of established HT-29, WIDR and CX-1 colon tumors, LX-1 lung tumor, MX-1 breast tumor and SKOV-3 ovarian tumor as much as 80, 94, 76, 67, 87% and 88%, respectively, with comparable body weight changes to those of topotecan. Also the therapeutic margin (R/Emax: maximum tolerance dose/$ED-{58}$) of CKD602 was significantly higher than that of topotecan by 4 times. Efficacy was determined at the maximal tolerated dose levels using schedule dependent i.p. administration in mice bearing L1210 leukemia. On a Q4dx4 (every 4 day for 4 doses) schedule, the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) was 25 mg/kg per administration, which caused great weight loss and lethality in <5% tumor bearing mouse. this schedule brought significant increase in life span (ILS), 212%, with 33% of long-term survivals. The ex vivo antitumor activity of CKD602 was compared with that of topotecan and the mean antitumor index (ATI) values recorded for CKD602 were significantly higher than that noted for topotecan. From these results, CKD602 warrants further clinical investigations as a potent inhibitor of topoisomerase I.