• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.15-21
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• 2001

This study was conducted to investigate the immunomodulatory activities of proteoglycan extracted from cultured mycelia of Ganoderma lucidum IY009. The proteoglycan contained two polymer peaks, one was the higher MW peak of 2,000 kD and the other was low peaks of 12kD. To understand the part of strong pharmaceutical activity between two peak, the proteoglycan was separated by ultrafiltration and column chromatography and then examined the various pharmaceutical effects. High molecular weight fraction possesing high content of ${\beta}-linked$ glucan was exhibited high antitumor activity, against sarcoma 180 bearing ICR mouse. And also, anticomplementary activity was highly observed in high molecule fraction than low it fraction. When the raw 264.7 and murine peritoneal macrophage treated with low fraction, high fraction and other stimuli. The activities inducing tumor necrosis factor of the high factions were $2.2{\sim}2.5$ times stronger than that of low fraction.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.43 no.10
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• pp.1510-1518
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• 2014

This study investigated the effects of calcium citrate on papain-induced osteoarthritis in C57BL/6J mice. Osteoarthritis was induced by injecting $6{\mu}L$ of papain into the knee joints of mice. Calcium citrate was made by crushing the centrifuged precipitate after reacting 0.5 M citric acid with 1 kg of oyster shell extract. The mice were divided into five groups (n=8). The normal group was untreated, whereas the papain group was induced to have osteoarthritis and treated with $200{\mu}L$ of water per day. The papain+DS group was treated with diclofenac sodium. The papain+calcium citrate groups were treated with calcium citrate at 150 and 300 mg/kg/bw for 28 days. Proteoglycan contents in articular cartilages were measured by safranin O/fast green staining and hematoxylin & eosin staining. Histopathological changes in cartilages were analyzed by the Rudolphi score approach. Contents of pro-inflammatory cytokines including TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 in plasma, were measured by the ELISA method. Body weights among the treated groups were not significantly different compared with that of the normal group. Cartilage loss and joint instability in the calcium citrate group improved significantly (P<0.05) in a dose-dependent manner compared with the papain group. Further, proteoglycan content of the calcium citrate group was considerably (P<0.05) higher than that of the papain group. Osteoarthritis scores in the calcium citrate group were considerably (P<0.05) reduced compared with the papain group. In the group treated with calcium citrate, contents of TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 in plasma were significantly (P<0.05) reduced in a dose-dependent manner in comparison with the normal group. Based on these results, we suggest that calcium citrate is effective for treatment of osteoarthritis.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.271-276
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• 2004

$\beta$-Immunan was proteoglycan obtained from mycelium of Ganoderma lucidum IY009. In this study, the protective effects of $\beta$-Immunan, against the CDDP induced in vitro cytotoxicity and in vivo renal toxicity, was measured. Concentration dependent cytotoxicities of CDDP in normal kidney cells (Vero, TCMK-l) were reduced by $\beta$-Immunan treatment. Increased renal toxicity factors, such as elevation of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine, reduction of kidney weight and malonidialdehyde (MDA), by intraperitoneal administration of CDDP in rats was improved. These results indicated that $\beta$-Immunan have a protective effects against the CDDP induced renal toxicity, however, it needed to confirm the detailed mechanism for therapeutic effects.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nutrition Society Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.122-122
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• 2004

골관절염은 관절연골의 퇴행성 변화로 연골기질의 분해로 인하여 연골 강도와 cushion으로서의 능력이 감소되는 질환이다. 골관절염의 대부분 약물치료는 통증과 염증을 감소시키는 목적으로 사용되며, 근본적인 치료효과를 주는 약물은 현재까지 개발되어 있지 않다. 영양약학 제품에 대한 질병의 예방적, 치료 보조적 차원에서 인체에 대한 기초적인 생리활성의 중요성을 인식하게 됨으로써 그 역할이 중요하게 인식되고 있다. 특히, 골관절염 치료에 쓰이는 glucosamine은 proteoglycan (PG)와 glucosaminoglycans(GAGs)의 합성의 전구물질로서 연골세포 생성을 자극하며, 통증, 염증의 경감 및 진행과정을 억제시키고, 관절기능 회복을 촉진하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 glucosamine이 어떤 기전에 의해 관절연골세포에 직접적인 영향을 주는지 밝혀져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 glucosamine sulfate가 연골세포에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Life Science Conference
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.107-107
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• 2005

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.28 no.9
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• pp.1549-1552
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• 2007

The cytoplasmic domain of syndecan-4, a type I transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, was overexpressed as a fused form with the ubiquitin molecule in Escherichia coli, and the fusion protein was purified using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). The cytoplasmic domain was released from its fusion partner by using yeast ubiquitin hydrolase (YUH), and subsequently purified by reverse phase chromatography. The integrity of the resulting peptide fragment was checked by MALDI-TOF and NMR spectroscopy. The yield of the peptide was 3.0-1.5 mg per liter in LB or minimal medium, respectively. The recombinant expression and purification of this domain will enable us its structural and functional studies using multidimensional NMR spectroscopy.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.304-310
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• 2001

The joint disease including osteoarthris (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are common in the horse. Many studies have been performed to develop biochemical markers reflecting the abnormalities of cartilage and synovial membrane. However, no specific, sensitive and clinically well established assay systems have been yet available to characterize the severity of joint diseases. Indeed, radiography is still doctor's best choice of assessing joint damage in OA/RA. This review focuses on biochemical molecules such as proteoglycan, collagen, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), lectin and cytokine to assess their potential value for not only predicting stage of joint disease but also monitoring treatment efficacy.

• Molecules and Cells
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.153-166
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• 2007

The syndecan family of heparan sulfate proteoglycans is expressed on the surface of all adherent cells. Syndecans interact with a wide variety of molecules, including growth factors, cytokines, proteinases, adhesion receptors and extracellular matrix components, through their heparan sulfate chains. Recent studies indicate that these interactions not only regulate key events in development and homeostasis, but also key mechanisms of the host inflammatory response. This review will focus on the molecular and cellular aspects of how syndecans modulate tissue injury and inflammation, and how syndecans affect the outcome of inflammatory diseases in vivo.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.480-486
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• 1998

Many antitumor and immune modulating components have been isolated from fungal extracts. In this study, the authors isolated the proteoglycans from cultured mycelia of Lentin us lepideus, including especially the acidic polysaccharide fraction, named lepidan. It was obtained by extraction with hot water followed by purification using DEAE cellulose anion exchange. To elucidate antitumor effects against different type of tumor, the proteoglycans were tested on sarcoma 180, C3H MCA clone 16 and P388 leukemia in vivo. Lepidan showed 58.3% of tumor inhibition against solid form of sarcoma 180 and 58.6% against MCA clone 16. But lepidan did not affect life span of mice against P388 leukemia. Also when Lepidan was applicated to MTT assay, it did not show any direct cytotoxicity against various tumor cells in vitro.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.10b
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• pp.229.2-230
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• 2003

Extracellular matrix(ECM) is composed of the ground materials(proteoglycan) and nano size diameter fibrous proteins(ex. collagens) that together form a composite-like structure. In this study, fibrous scaffold with biomimetic architecture based on collagen nanofibers interpenetrated in PLGA/chitosan microfibrous matrix. Chitosan was selected for its structure similarity to glycosaminoglycan and neutralizing capacity for PLGA acidic metabolite. Collagen nanofiber were prepared by electrospinning. (omitted)