• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.87-94
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• 2016

피부 손상은 주로 자외선, 열, 담배 등과 같은 환경적 요인으로부터 초래되는데, 이는 활성산소종의 과생성으로 인한 피부노화와 연관이 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 돌배(Pyrus pyrifolia NAKAI)는 전 세계적으로 많이 소비되는 과일로써 항암, 항산화, 항염증효과가 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 돌배나무잎 추출물(Pyrus pyrifolia leaf extract, PPE)의 ultraviolet B (UVB)스트레스에 대한 피부 섬유아세포 보호효과를 검증하였다. Lactate dehydrogenase assay와 DCF-DA를 이용한 정성분석 실험은 PPE가 인간의 섬유아세포에서 UVB 스트레스에 의해 유발된 세포독성 및 과생성된 활성산소종을 농도 의존적으로 억제할 뿐만 아니라, 미토콘드리아 기능저하, 막전위 저하, 그리고 세포사멸과정의 핵심 인자인 caspase-3 활성도 유의하게 억제함을 보여주었다. 결론적으로, PPE는 UVB스트레스에 의해 과생성된 활성산소종을 억제시켰으며, 이로 인해 생기는 피부세포 사멸을 효과적으로 저해함을 확인하였다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2006

Objectives : This study was performed for the investigation of anticancer effects of methanol extract of Rheum Rhizoma (MeOH-RR) on a human liver cancer cell line (HepG2). Methods : To study the cytotoxic effect of MeOH-RR on HepG2 cells, the cell viability was determined by XTT reduction method and trypan blue exclusion assay. The cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), a substrate for caspase-3 and a typical sign of apoptosis, and the activation of procaspase-3, -8 and -9 were examined by western blot analysis. Furthermore, MeOH-RR-induced apoptosis was confirmed by DNA fragmentation. The release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol, the level of Bcl-2 and Bax were examined by western blot analysis. Results : MeOH-RR reduced proliferation of HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner at 24 h and 48 h treatment. MeOH-RR induced the activation of caspase-3, -8, and -9 and the cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), a substrate for caspase-3. Furthermore, treatment with MeOH-RR resulted in internucleosomal DNA fragmentation, evidenced by the formation of a DNA ladder on agarose gel, a hallmark of cells undergoing apoptosis. MeOH-RR downregulated Bcl-2, upregulated Bax, and increased the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into cytosol in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, MeOH-RP increased caspase-3 activity. Conclusion : There results suggest that MeOH-RR induce apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway and caspase-3-dependent pathway in HepG2 cells. There results suggest that MeOH-RR is potentially useful as a chemotherapeutic agent in human liver cancer.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2007

The mechanism of acacetin-induced apoptosis of human breast cancer MCF-7 cells was investigated. Acacetin caused 50% growth inhibition ($IC_{50}$) of MCF-7 cells at $26.4{\pm}0.7{\mu}M$ over 24 h in the MTT assay. Apoptosis was characterized by DNA fragmentation and an increase of sub-G1 cells and involved activation of caspase-7 and PARP (poly-ADP-ribose polymerase). Maximum caspase 7 activity was observed with $100{\mu}M$ acacetin for 24 h. Caspase 8 and 9 activation cascades mediated the activation of caspase 7. Acacetin caused a reduction of Bcl-2 expression leading to an increase of the Bax:Bcl-2 ratio. It also caused a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential that induced release of cytochrome c and apoptosis inducing factor (AIF) into the cytoplasm, enhancing ROS generation and subsequently resulting in apoptosis. Pretreatment of cells with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) reduced ROS generation and cell growth inhibition, and pretreatment with NAC or a caspase 8 inhibitor (Z-IETD-FMK) inhibited the acacetin-induced loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and release of cytochrome c and AIF. Stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun $NH_4$-terminal kinase 1/2 (SAPK/JNK1/2) and c-Jun were activated by acacetin but extracellular-regulated kinase 1/2 (Erk1/2) nor p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) were not. Our results show that acacetin-induced apoptosis of MCF-7 cells is mediated by caspase activation cascades, ROS generation, mitochondria-mediated cell death signaling and the SAPK/JNK1/2-c-Jun signaling pathway, activated by acacetin-induced ROS generation.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2004

본 연구의 목적은 납중독에 의한 신장 기능 손상에 대한 스쿠알렌의 효과를 관찰하고자 하였다. ICR계 건강한 생쥐를 사용하여 납과 스쿠알렌을 복강 투여한 후, NO와 조직학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 실험군 설정은 다음과 같다. 실험군 1은 정상군, 실험군 2는 납 (30 mg/kg)만 처치한 군, 실험군 3은 납을 처치하고 스쿠알렌 (180 mg/kg)도 함께 처치한 군으로 각 실험군 당 생쥐 10마리를 사용하였다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 실험군 2의 경우, 미토콘드리아 신장, 사립체내막의 파괴, 소포체에서 리보소옴의 탈락이 24, 48시간동안 관찰되었고, 72시간부터 서서히 회복 되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 실험군 3의 경우 실험군 2에 비해 손상 정도가 덜 하였으며, 48시간 이후부터 정상군과 유사한 소견을 보였다. NO의 경우 실험군 2에서는 NO 수치가 감소하였다. 하지만, 실험군 3의 경우 정상군보다 NO가 증가하였을 뿐만 아니라 납에 의한 NO 수치 감소에 대해 회복 효과를 보였다. 위와 같은 결과로 보아, 스쿠알렌이 신장 근위세뇨관에 미치는 납 독성을 감소시키면서 빠른 회복에 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.259-266
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• 1984

원발성 아메바성 뇌수막염 (primary amoebic rneningoencephalitis; PAM)을 일으키는 자유생황아메바인 Svaegleria few입번를 사용하여 액체배지에서 무균적으로 배양된 영양형과 실험적으로 감염시켜 얻은 마우스 뇌조직에 존재하는 영 양형의 미세구조를 전자현미경을 이용하여 비교 관찰한 결과 다음과 같은 성적을 얻었다. 1. 마우스 뇌 조직내의 영양형은 다소 등근 모양인데 반해 액체배지에서 무균배양하여 엎은 영양형은 불규칙한 모양을 보였다. 2. 배 양기에서 얻은 아메바 세포질내 mitochondria 는 난원형, 구형 및 원통형 등 형태가 다양한데 마우스 뇌 조직내의 아메바에서는 이러한 형태 이외에 아령 모양이 특이하게 있었고 배양기내 아메바의 mitochondr심는 진하게 염색되나 마우스 뇌 조직내의 아메바에서 는 진한 것과 흐린 것이 모두 있었다. 3. 조면세포질내세망(rER)의 형태에 있어 마우스뇌조직내 아메바에서는 세관(microtubule)모양인데 비해 배 양기내 아에 바에서는 세관모양 이외에도 소낭(vesiole) 모양이 관찰된다. Ribosome은 배양기내 아메바에서는 free ribosome이 많은 반면 마우스 뇌조직내 아메바에서는 polysome이 많았다. 4. 배양기내 아메바에서는 내용물이 없는 액포(vacuole)가 많고 그 안에 미엘린양 구조가 존재함을 보앗다. 이것으로 아메바는 마우스 뇌조직내에서 강한 식작용을 나타냄을 알 수 있다. 5. Naegleria fowleri에 감염된 마우스 뇌조직은 괴사가 심하였다. 침윤된 염증세포로 다핵백혈구가 많았고, 아메바는 혈관 주위에 많았다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.184-192
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• 2014

${\beta}$-lapachone is a naturally occurring quinone that selectively induces apoptotic cell death in a variety of human cancer cells in vitro and in vivo; however, its mechanism of action needs to be further elaborated. In this study, we investigated the effects of ${\beta}$-lapachone on the induction of apoptosis in human gastric carcinoma AGS cells. ${\beta}$-lapachone significantly inhibited cellular proliferation, and some typical apoptotic characteristics such as chromatin condensation and an increase in the population of sub-G1 hypodiploid cells were observed in ${\beta}$-lapachone-treated AGS cells. Treatment with ${\beta}$-lapachone caused mitochondrial transmembrane potential dissipation, stimulated the mitochondria-mediated intrinsic apoptotic pathway, as indicated by caspase-9 activation, cytochrome c release, Bcl-2 downregulation and Bax upregulation, as well as death receptor-mediated extrinsic apoptotic pathway, as indicated by activation of caspase-8 and truncation of Bid. This process was accompanied by activation of caspase-3 and concomitant with cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. The general caspase inhibitor, z-VAD-fmk, significantly abolished ${\beta}$-lapachone-induced cell death and inhibited growth. Further analysis demonstrated that the induction of apoptosis by ${\beta}$-lapachone was accompanied by inactivation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling pathway. The PI3K inhibitor LY29004 significantly increased ${\beta}$-lapachone-induced apoptosis and growth inhibition. Taken together, these findings indicate that the apoptotic activity of ${\beta}$-lapachone is probably regulated by a caspase-dependent cascade through activation of both intrinsic and extrinsic signaling pathways, and that inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling may contribute to ${\beta}$-lapachone-mediated AGS cell growth inhibition and apoptosis induction.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2008

The ultrastructure of oocytes during oogenesis and oocyte degeneration associated with follicle cells in female Sinonovacula constricta(Lamarck, 1818) were investigated by electron microscope observations. Ovarian follicles are surrounded by a matrix of vesicular connective tissue cells(VCT cells). VCT cells contain large quantities of glycogen particles and several lipid droplets in their cytoplasm. It is suggested that VCT cells act as a source of nutrients for vitellogenesis during oogenesis. In early vitellogenic oocytes, several coated vesicles, which appear at the basal region of the oocyte, lead to the formation of membrane-bound vesicles via endocytosis. The uptake of nutritive materials in coated vesicles formed by endocytosis appears through the formation of coated pits on the oolemma during vitellogenesis. During the late stage of oogenesis, yolk precursors(yolk granules), mitochondria and lipid droplets are present in the cytoplasm of late vitellogenic oocytes. In particular, proteinaceous yolk granules containing several different components are intermingles and form immature yolk granules. In the mature oocyte, small immature yolk granules are intermingled and form large mature yolk granules. Vitellogenesis occurs through a process of autosynthesis, involving combined activity of the Golgi complex, mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum in the cytoplasm of vitellogenic oocytes. The process of heterosynthesis is where extraovarian precursors are incorporated into oocytes by endocytosis at the basal region of early vitellogenic oocytes before the formation of the vitelline coat. Follicle cells appear to play an important role in vitellogenesis and oocyte degeneration. The functions of attached follicle cells to the oocyte during oocyte degeneration are phagocytosis and digestion of phagosomes originating from oocyte degeneration. After digestion of phagosomes, it is assumed that the function of follicle cells can permit a transfer of yolk precursors necessary for vitellogenesis and allows for the accumulation of glycogen and lipid during oocyte degeneration, which can be employed by vitellogenic oocytes. Follicle cells of S. constricta may possess a lysosomal system for induction of oocyte breakdown and might resorb phagosomes in the cytoplasm for nutrient accumulation during oocyte degeneration.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.198-206
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• 2003

Benzimidazole계 살균제의 세포독성을 평가하기 위하여 CHL(chinese hamster lung) 세포를 이용한 Giemsa stain assay, Lactic dehydrogenase(LDH) activity, MTT assay, DNA synthesis inhibition test 및 Sulforhodamin B(SRB) assay를 수행하여 benzimidazole 계 살균제에 대한 약제별 세포독성을 평가하고 위해도 평가를 위한 자료로 사용하고자 하였다. 시험결과 LDH 활성은 carbendazim 4.0, 16.0 및 $32.0{\mu}g/mL$을 24 시간 처리하였을 때 음성대조군에 비해 농도별로 세포독성이 각각 2.16, 2.94 및 2.64배 강하게 나타났다. DNA 합성시험에서는 carbendazim $2.0{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 약 45% DNA 합성을 저해하였으며, Giemsa assay와 MTT assay에서도 세포와 mitochondria에 독성을 일으키는 것으로 나타났다. Giemsa assay의 $IC_{50}$은 thiophanate-methyl, benomyl, carbendazim 및 양성대조 약제인 captafol에서 각각 >125, 1.2, 30.0 및 $0.3{\mu}g/mL$ 이었고, MTT assay의 $IC_{50}$은 thiophanate-methyl, benomyl, carbendazim 및 captafol에서 각각 >125, 18.7, 20.4 및 $2.6{\mu}g/mL$이었다. 그리고 세포 증식에 대한 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행된 SRB assay 의 $IP_{50}$(반수세포증 식억제농도)에서도 thiophanate-methyl, carbendazim, benomyl 및 captafol이 각각 17.4, 5.3, 1.5, 및 $0.5{\mu}g/mL$으로 관찰되었다. 이상의 결과는 급성독성이 낮은 benzimidazole계 살균제가 유전독성 등 특수독성이 강하게 나타나는 원인일 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.750-758
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• 2022

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional condition between normality and dementia. Ginseng is known to have effects on attenuating cognitive deficits in neurogenerative diseases. Ginsenosides are the main bioactive component of ginseng, and their protein targets have not been fully understood. Furthermore, no thorough analysis is reported in ginsenoside-related protein targets in MCI. Methods: The candidate protein targets of ginsenosides in brain tissues were identified by drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS) coupled with label-free liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. Network pharmacology approach was used to collect the therapeutic targets for MCI. Based on the above-mentioned overlapping targets, we built up a proteineprotein interaction (PPI) network in STRING database and conducted gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis. Finally, we assessed the effects of ginseng total saponins (GTS) and different ginsenosides on mitochondrial function by measuring the activity of the mitochondrial respiratory chain complex and performing molecular docking. Results: We screened 2526 MCI-related protein targets by databases and 349 ginsenoside-related protein targets by DARTS. On the basis of these 81 overlapping genes, enrichment analysis showed the mitochondria played an important role in GTS-mediated MCI pharmacological process. Mitochondrial function analysis showed GTS, protopanaxatriol (PPT), and Rd increased the activities of complex I in a dose-dependent manner. Molecular docking also predicted the docking pockets between PPT or Rd and mitochondrial respiratory chain complex I. Conclusion: This study indicated that ginsenosides might alleviate MCI by targeting respiratory chain complex I and regulating mitochondrial function, supporting ginseng's therapeutic application in cognitive deficits.

• BMB Reports
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• 제56권12호
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• pp.663-668
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• 2023

C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory marker and risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases. However, the mechanism through which CRP induces myocardial damage remains unclear. This study aimed to determine how CRP damages cardiomyocytes via the change of mitochondrial dynamics and whether survivin, an anti-apoptotic protein, exerts a cardioprotective effect in this process. We treated H9c2 cardiomyocytes with CRP and found increased intracellular ROS production and shortened mitochondrial length. CRP treatment phosphorylated ERK1/2 and promoted increased expression, phosphorylation, and translocation of DRP1, a mitochondrial fission-related protein, from the cytoplasm to the mitochondria. The expression of mitophagy proteins PINK1 and PARK2 was also increased by CRP. YAP, a transcriptional regulator of PINK1 and PARK2, was also increased by CRP. Knockdown of YAP prevented CRP-induced increases in DRP1, PINK1, and PARK2. Furthermore, CRP-induced changes in the expression of DRP1 and increases in YAP, PINK1, and PARK2 were inhibited by ERK1/2 inhibition, suggesting that ERK1/2 signaling is involved in CRP-induced mitochondrial fission. We treated H9c2 cardiomyocytes with a recombinant TAT-survivin protein before CRP treatment, which reduced CRP-induced ROS accumulation and reduced mitochondrial fission. CRP-induced activation of ERK1/2 and increases in the expression and activity of YAP and its downstream mitochondrial proteins were inhibited by TAT-survivin. This study shows that mitochondrial fission occurs during CRP-induced cardiomyocyte damage and that the ERK1/2-YAP axis is involved in this process, and identifies that survivin alters these mechanisms to prevent CRP-induced mitochondrial damage.