• Toxicological Research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.541-545
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• 1998

This experiment carried out to compare the protective effects of some antioxidants to hydroxyl radicals in embryonic mouse whole brain tissue culture. The ICR mouse whole brain (13 embryonic day) was cultured in hydroxyl radical system in which radicals were generated by 20 mU / ml glucose oxidase (GO). In this experiment, to make ferrous iron from ferric iron, iron as an accelerator, and ascorbic acid as a reductant were used. For comparison of the protective effects to hydroxyl radicals, antioxidants such as desferrioxamine (DFX), laccase. water or ethanol extracts from Rhus Vemiciflua Stokes (RVS), and $\alpha$-tocopherol were used, because they relate to metal ion. The results of this experiment showed that all antioxidants protected effectively the cytotoxicity from hydroxyl radicals in the brain cultures. More than 70% of cell viabilities among different antioxidants was at 1 mM DFX, 1.43 $\mu\textrm{m}$ laccase, 12.5 $\mu\textrm{m}$ water extract, 12.5 $\mu\textrm{m}$ ethanol extract and 50 $\mu\textrm{m}$ $\alpha$-tocopherol individually, compared with 20 mU/ml GO alone. In comparison to the antioxidative activities of antioxidants, laccase and extracts from RVS showed strong antioxidative effects even at low concentration.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.166-171
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• 2013

While high-dose ionizing radiation results in long term cellular cytotoxicity, chronic low-dose (<0.2 Gy) of X- or ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation can be beneficial to living organisms by inducing radiation hormesis, stimulating immune function, and adaptive responses. During chronic low-dose-rate radiation (LDR) exposure, whole body of mice is exposed to radiation, however, it remains unclear if LDR causes changes in gene expression of the whole brain. Therefore, we aim to investigate expressed genes (EGs) and signaling pathways specifically regulated by LDR-irradiation ($^{137}Cs$, a cumulative dose of 1.7 Gy for total 100 days) in the whole brain. Using microarray analysis of whole brain RNA extracts harvested from ICR and AKR/J mice after LDR-irradiation, we discovered that two mice strains displayed distinct gene regulation patterns upon LDR-irradiation. In ICR mice, genes involved in ion transport, transition metal ion transport, and developmental cell growth were turned on while, in AKR/J mice, genes involved in sensory perception, cognition, olfactory transduction, G-protein coupled receptor pathways, inflammatory response, proteolysis, and base excision repair were found to be affected by LDR. We validated LDR-sensitive EGs by qPCR and confirmed specific upregulation of S100a7a, Olfr624, and Gm4868 genes in AKR/J mice whole brain. Therefore, our data provide the first report of genetic changes regulated by LDR in the mouse whole brain, which may affect several aspects of brain function.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.146-152
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• 2001

목적 : 마우스 대뇌조직에 방사선이 조사되었을 경우 아포토시스와 세포주기의 조절작용에 어떤 영향을 미치는 지를 연구하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 8주간 성숙된 C57B1/6J 마우스의 전뇌에 코발트 방사선조사기로 25 Gy의 방사선을 단일 조사하였다. 방사선조사후 1, 2, 4, 8, 24시간 간격으로 마우스를 경추 탈구사시킨 후 뇌조직을 채취하였다. 채취한 뇌조직을 TUNEL 분석법에 의하며 아포토시스 유도 수준을 평가하였으며 Western blotting법을 이용하여 유전자 산물인 p53, Bcl-2, Bax 그리고 세포주기 조절인자인 cyclin Bl, Dl, E, cdk2, cdk4, $p34^{cdc2}$를 분석하였다. 세포주기의 변화는 유세포분석법에 의하여 분석되었다. 결과 : 아포토시스는 방사선조사후 8시간에서 최고치를 보였고 아포토시스 지수는 $24.0{\pm}0.25$ (p<0.05)였다. 세포주기에서 조절인자의 변화는 cyclin D1를 제외하고는 특이하지 않았다. 결론 : 마우스의 전뇌에 방사선을 조사한 결과 아포토시스는 대뇌의 상의하(subependyma)에서 주로 일어났으며 세포주기의 조절인자에는 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 판명되었다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2008

This study was designed to investigate the changes in the properties of the neuronal setm cells or progenitor cells associated with age-related decline in neurogenesis of the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG). Active whole cells cycle marker Ki67 (a marker of whole cell cycle)-positive and S phase marker bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU)-positive. Neural stem cells gradually were reduced in the hippocampal subgranular zone (SGZ) in an age-dependant manner after birth (from P1 month to P1 year). The ratio of BrdUpositivecells/Ki67-positive cells was gradually enhanced in an age-dependent manner. The ratio of Ki67-positive cells/accu-mulating BrdU-positive cells at 3 hrs after BrdU injection was injected once a day for consecutive 5 days gradually decreased during ageing. TUNEL- and caspase 3 (apoptotic terminal caspase)-positive cells gradually decreased in the dentate SGZ during ageing and immunohistochemical findings of glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) were not changed during ageing. NeuN, a marker of mature neural cells, and BrdU-double positive cells gradually decreased in an age-dependent manner but differentiating ratio and survival rate of cells were not changed at 4 wks after BrdU injection once a day for consecutive 5 days. The number of BrdU-positive cells migrated from the hippocampal SGZ into granular layer and its migration speed was gradually declined during ageing. These results suggest that the adult neurogenesis in the mouse hippocampal DG gradually decrease through reducing proliferation of neural stem cells accompanying with cells cycle change and reduced cells migration rather than changes of differentiation.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.583-590
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• 2021

Background: Gintonin, isolated from ginseng, acts as a ginseng-derived lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor ligand and elicits the [Ca²⁺]_i transient through six LPA receptor subtypes (LPARSs). However, the long-term effects of gintonin-enriched fraction (GEF) on the gene expression of six LPARSs remain unknown. We examined changes in the gene expression of six LPA receptors in the mouse whole brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, small intestine, colon, and testis after long-term oral GEF administration. Methods: C57BL/6 mice were divided into two groups: control vehicle and GEF (100 mg/kg, p.o.). After 21-day saline or GEF treatment, total RNA was extracted from nine mouse organs. Quantitative-real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) and western blot were performed to quantify changes in the gene and protein expression of the six LPARSs, respectively. Results: qRT-PCR analysis before GEF treatment revealed that the LPA6 RS was predominant in all organs except the small intestine. The LPA2 RS was most abundant in the small intestine. Long-term GEF administration differentially regulated the six LPARSs. Upon GEF treatment, the LPA6 RS significantly increased in the liver, small intestine, colon, and testis but decreased in the whole brain, heart, lungs, and kidneys. Western blot analysis of the LPA6 RS confirmed the differential effects of GEF on LPA6 receptor protein levels in the whole brain, liver, small intestine, and testis. Conclusion: The LPA6 receptor was predominantly expressed in all nine organs examined; long-term oral GEF administration differentially regulated LPA3, LPA4, and LPA6 receptors in the whole brain, heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, small intestine, and testis.

• BMB Reports
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.172-177
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• 2023

BEST family is a class of Ca²⁺-activated Cl- channels evolutionary well conserved from bacteria to human. The human BEST paralogs (BEST1-BEST4) share significant amino acid sequence homology in the N-terminal region, which forms the transmembrane helicases and contains the direct calcium-binding site, Ca²⁺-clasp. But the cytosolic C-terminal region is less conserved in the paralogs. Interestingly, this domain-specific sequence conservation is also found in the BEST1 orthologs. However, the functional role of the C-terminal region in the BEST channels is still poorly understood. Thus, we aimed to understand the functional role of the C-terminal region in the human and mouse BEST1 channels by using electrophysiological recordings. We found that the calcium-dependent activation of BEST1 channels can be modulated by the C-terminal region. The C-terminal deletion hBEST1 reduced the Ca²⁺-dependent current activation and the hBEST1-mBEST1 chimera showed a significantly reduced calcium sensitivity to hBEST1 in the HEK293 cells. And the C-terminal domain could regulate cellular expression and plasma membrane targeting of BEST1 channels. Our results can provide a basis for understanding the C-terminal roles in the structure-function of BEST family proteins.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.1248-1254
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• 1997

옻나무를 극성이 각각 다른 chloroform, n-hexane, ethanol에 침지한후 추출물질에 따라 항산화력을 DPPH 및 thiocyanate 방법으로 측정했으며, 쥐 뇌세포를 배양하여 glucose oxidase (GO)에 의해 생성되는 hydroxy radical에 대한 항산화 효과를 측정하였다. DPPH및 thiocyanate 방법에 의한 항산화력은 에탄올 추출물의 항산화력이 다른 용매로 추출한 것에 비해 높았고, column을 이용해 100drop씩 분획하여 얻은 에탄을 추출물 5개 peak중 peak II의 항산화력이 thiocyanate 방법으로 측정한 결과 다른 peak에 비해 컸으며, peak III와 IV의 항산화력은 적었고, peak I과 V의 항산화력은 매우 약하게 나타났다. 항산화 효과에 있어서 쥐 뇌세포에 에탄올 추출물 (30 mg/mL)로서, GO 20 mU/mL system의 hydroxy radical에 대한 에탄올 추출물의 항산화 효과를 측정한 결과는 GO 20 mU/mL만을 처리한 구에서는 쥐 뇌세포의 생존율이 56%인데 반하여, 옻나무 에탄을 추출물을 $1\;{\mu}L\;(297\;{\mu}g/mL)$와 $2\;{\mu}L\;(588\;{\mu}g/mL)$ 첨가시 생존율은 대조구에 비해 각각 59%와 68%였으며, $4\;{\mu}L\;(1,154\;{\mu}g/mL)$ 첨가시 74%, $7\;{\mu}L\;(1,963\;{\mu}g/mL)$와 $10\;{\mu}L\;(2,727\;{\mu}g/mL)$ 첨가시 각각 83% 및 95%로서 높은 생존율을 보였다. 이것은 에탄올 추출물 $10\;{\mu}L\;(2,727\;{\mu}g/mL)$첨가에 있어서 hydroxy radical에 대한 항산화 효과를 대조구에 비교할 때 $P{\leq}0.01$의 유의성을 보여주었다. 한편 에탄올 추출물과 천연항산화제인 ascorbic acid, ${\alpha}-tocopherol$, catalase의 항산화 효과를 비교한 결과 쥐 뇌세포 생존율이 대조구에 비해 $10\;{\mu}L\;(2,727\;{\mu}/mL)$ 에탄올 추출물 첨가시 95%이었고, $10\;{\mu}g/mL$, $20\;{\mu}g/mL$ catalase에서는 각각 98%와 99%였으며, 50 uM, 100uM ascorbic acid는 각각 83%와 88%, 50 uM, 100 uM ${\alpha}-tocopherol$에서는 각각 72%, 77%로 나타났다. 따라서 에탄을 추출물 $273\;{\mu}g/mL$은 $1\;{\mu}/mL$ catalase에 상응되는 항산화력을 가지고 있다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2013

In vitro antioxidant activities and neuronal cell protective effects of ethanol extract from roasted coffee beans were investigated. Colombia arabica coffee (Coffea arabica) green beans were roasted to give medium ($230^{\circ}C$, 10 min), city ($230^{\circ}C$, 12 min) and french ($230^{\circ}C$, 15 min) coffee beans. Total phenolics in raw green beans, medium, city and french-roasted beans were $8.81{\pm}0.05$, $9.77{\pm}0.03$, $9.92{\pm}0.04$ and $7.76{\pm}0.01$ mg of GAE/g, respectively. The content of 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, the predominant phenolic, was detected higher in medium-roasted beans than others. In addition, we found that extracts from medium-roasted beans particularly showed the highest in vitro antioxidant activity on ABTS radical scavenging activity and FRAP assays. To determine cell viability using the MTT assay, extracts from medium- roasted beans showed higher protection against $H_2O_2$-induced neurotoxicity than others. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage was also inhibited by the extracts due to prevention of lipid peroxidation using the malondialdehyde (MDA) assay from mouse whole brain homogenates. These data suggest that the medium-roasting condition to making tasty coffee from Columbia arabica green beans may be more helpful to human health by providing the most physiological phenolics, including 5-O-caffeoylquinic acids.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.288-297
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• 2004

목적: 종양 내에서 산소공급 부족현상으로 발생하는 저산소증 조직에서 저온온열치료($42^{circ}C$)와 nicotinamide에 의한 perfusion limited 저산소증의 개선 효과를 마우스 종양 모델을 이용하여 종양 내 $[^18F]FMISO$ 섭취변화를 이용하여 증명할 수 있는지 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: C3H 마우스에 $[^18F]FMISO$를 정주하고 11개 장기에서 $\%ID/g$을 구하여 biodistribution을 관찰하였다. 또한 같은 마우스에 동종 종양세포인 SCC7을 이식하여 종양모델을 만들고 저온온열치료($42^{circ}C$)와 nico-tinamide를 투여한 마우스와 대조군 마우스에서 $[^18F]FMISO$의 섭취정도 차이를 $\%ID/g$, autoradiography, PET scan을 시행하여 비교하고자 하였다. 결과: 대조군에서 종양의 FMISO의 섭취는 5.1+/-2.28 $\%ID/g$였고, 종양/근육, 종양/혈액의 섭취비는 2.2와 1.8이었다. 실험군에서는 각각 2.4+/-0.64 $\%ID/g$, 1.4와 1.2를 나타내어 대조군보다 유의하게 낮았다(p<0.021). Autoradiography에서 대조군의 종양 내부에 FMISO가 섭취됨을 확인하였고, 저온온열치료와 nico-tinamide를 투여한 실험군에서는 섭취가 감소된 것을 관찰하였다. 결론: C3H 마우스와 동종 종양세포인 SCC-VII을 이용한 종양모델에서 $[^18F]FMISO$가 종양내에 섭취가 되어 자산소증 종양모델로 적절함을 확인하였고, 저온온열치료($42^{circ}C$)와 nicotinamide에 의한 perfusion limited 저산소증 개선효과를 $[^18F]FMISO$의 종양 내 섭취가 감소하는 것을 통하여 확인할 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.703-708
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• 2015

Hox 유전자는 호메오도메인을 포함한 전사인자로써, 발생 과정 중 전후축을 따라 몸의 형태 형성을 조절하는 역할을 한다. 레티노산(RA)은 발생 과정에서 필수적인 형태형성인자이며 세포의 특성을 결정하는데 중요한 조절자이다. 특히, RA는 생쥐나 인간으로부터 만들어진 배아암종(EC)세포에서 Hox 유전자의 발현을 조절한다고 밝혀져 있다. 또한 RA에 의한 세포 분화와 유전자 조절 과정에 히스톤 변이가 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 보고되어 있다. 히스톤 변이가 RA에 의해 유도되는 Hox 유전자의 발현에 특이적인 역할을 할 것으로 유추되기 때문에, 이 연구의 목적은 F9 생쥐배아 기형암종세포에서 RA에 의해 유도되는 Hoxc 유전자의 순차적인 발현이 히스톤 변이에 의해 일어나는 것인지를 조사하는 것이다. Hox 유전자의 발현 양상과 히스톤 변이는 semi-quantitative RT-PCR, RNA-sequencing과 chromatin immuno-precipitation (ChIP)-PCR 기법을 이용하여 관찰하였다. RA 처리 후(0일(D0), 1일(D1), 3일(D3)), Hoxc4 유전자의 발현(D1)은 Hoxc5부터 –c10 유전자(D3)보다 먼저 시작되었다. Hox가 발현하지 않는 D0 샘플은 전사 억제 마커인 H3K27me3이 모든 Hoxc 좌위에 강하게 표지 되어 있었으나 D1과 D3 샘플에서는 모든 좌위의 H3K27me3 표지가 확연히 줄어들어 있었다. 전사 발현 마커인 H3K4me3가 Hoxc 유전자의 순차적인 발현과 더 연관성이 있는 것으로 보이는데 D1에서 Hoxc4 발현과 함께 H3K4me3이 표지 되어 있었고, D3에서는 Hoxc 유전자 발현과 함께 모든 좌위에서 H3K4me3 마커가 존재했기 때문이다. 모든 결과를 종합해 보았을 때 F9 세포에서 RA에 의해 유도된 Hoxc 유전자의 순차적인 발현은 Hoxc 좌위에서 H3K27me3가 사라지고, H3K4me3가 표지 되는 히스톤 메틸화의 변이에 의해 결정되는 것으로 사료된다.