• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.509-523
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• 1997

This study was carried out for investigating antitumor effects of 5-fluorouracil(5-FU), methotrexate(MTX) and retinoic acid(RA) on hepatocellular carcinoma induced in Sprague-Dawley rat. Antitumor effects were examined a flow cytometric DNA distributions by flow cytometry and stuied ATP/Pi using nuclear magnetic resorance, and the enzymatic activity of thymidylate synthetase and dihydrofolate reductase as well as contents of total collagen and sialic acid were measured with spectrophotometer. In this study, S phase fraction, contents of sialic acid and total collagen were decreased in the induced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with 5-FU and MTX, and synergistic effects of anticancer drugs were exhibited in the hepatocellular carcinoma treated with 5-FU and MTX simultaneously, and the inhibition of thymidylate synthetic and dihydrofolate reductase activity were shown in the hepatocellular carcinoma treated with 5-FU, MTX, and 5-FU and MTX simultaneously. On the other hand, the ratio of ATP/Pi were increased in all groups except group treated with RA. The experimental results suggest that above method may be valuable for evaluating antitumor effect of anticancer drugs.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.47-51
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• 2003

Sarcoma 180 암세포를 이식한 마우스에서 면역조절 작용을 갖는 홍삼산성다당체 (RGAP)를 항암제 cyclophosphamide (CY)와 병용투여한 결과, RGAP (100 mg/kg)와 CY (3 mg/kg)의 병용투여는 고용량의 CY (10 mg/kg) 단독투여보다 강한 항암작용을 나타내었다. 또한 RGAP (100 mg/kg)과 CY (10 또는 20 mg/kg)과의 병용투여는 CY의 단독투여보다 LL/2 폐종양을 보다 강하게 억제하였다. RGAP (100 mg/kg) 와 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (2.5 mg/kg)을 병용투여하였을 때도 sarcoma 180 암세포를 이식한 마우스에서 5-FU 단독투여군에 비해 현저한 항암시너지 효과를 나타내었다. LL2 폐 종양에 미치는 결과에서도 RGAP (100 mg/kg)와 5-FU (5 또는 10 mg/kg) 병용투여군은 항암제 단독투여군보다 강한 항종양 효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로부터 RGAP는 항암제 CY 또는 5-FU와 병용투여시 sarcoma 180 및 LL/2 폐종양에 대해서 저용량 항암제의 사용으로 고용량의 항암제 사용에서와 유사한 항암효과를 나타낼 수 있어서 항암효과를 극대화 시킬뿐만아니라 항암제 사용에 의한 면역독성과 같은 부작용을 경감시킬 수 있는 항암치료 보조제로서의 사용가능성을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.394-398
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• 2000

A methanol extract of the root of Peucedanum japonicum, used as a medicinal herb, showed an inhibitory effect on mammalian topoisomerase I activity. The methanol extract was suspended in ethyl acetate, and a topoisomerase I inhibitor in the organic soluble fraction was then isolated by silica gel and thin layer chromatography. The topoisomerase I inhibitory compound was indentified as falcarindiol based on the analysis of EI-MS, $^1$H and \ulcornerC NMR spectroscopy. This inhibitory showed cytotoxicity against human leukemia Jurkat T and HL60 cells with an IC\ulcorner value of 7 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml. These results suggest the possibility of falcarindiol as a new anticancer agent which can be expected to have a synergistic effect on other anticancer drugs. In addition, the present data show that falcarindiol has antifungal, yet not antibacterial, activity.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.305-309
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• 2007

Arsenic compounds have been used to treat various diseases including cancer in oriental medicine. Arsenic trioxide ($As_2O_3,\;Trisenox^{(R)}$) has been used for the treatment of leukemia and its anti-solid tumor activity has also been reported recently. Tetra-arsenic oxide ($As_4O_6,\;TetraAs^{(R)}$) is a newly developed arsenic compound which has shown an anticancer activity in some human cancer cell lines. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anti-gastric cancer potential of TetraAs and to search for an agent with synergistic interaction with TetraAs against human gastric cancers. We analysed anti-proliferative effect of TetraAs when given alone and in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents such as 5-FU, paclitaxel, and cisplatin in SNU-216, a human gastric cancer cell line. The $IC_{50}$ of these 4 anti-cancer drugs ranged from 5.8 nM to $7.5\;{\mu}M$ with a potency rank of order paclitaxel>TetraAs>cisplatin>5-FU. TetraAs showed 10-fold greater potency than 5-FU and cisplatin at the same effect level of $IC_{50}$. TetraAs+5-FU and TetraAs+paclitaxel showed synergistic and additive interaction, respectively. On the other hand, TetraAs with cisplatin group appeared to be strongly antagonistic. Apoptotic population was measured and compared between single and combination treatment. The apoptotic cells for the combination of TetraAs+5-FU showed significant increase compared to single TetraAs treatment. On the contrary, TetraAs+cisplatin showed less apoptotic cells compared to TetraAs or cisplatin alone treatment. Overall, our results indicate that TetraAs can be effectively combined with 5-FU or paclitaxel, but not with cisplatin for synergistic anti-cancer effect, which warrants further evaluation using in vivo models.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.139-150
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• 2017

Metformin is the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetic drug with relatively minor side effect. Substantial evidence has suggested that metformin is associated with decreased cancer risk and anticancer activity against diverse cancer cells. The tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib has shown powerful activity for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia and also induces growth arrest and apoptosis in colorectal cancer cells. In this study, we tested the combination of imatinib and metformin against HCT15 colorectal cancer cells for effects on cell viability, cell cycle and autophagy. Our data show that metformin synergistically enhances the imatinib cytotoxicity in HCT15 cells as indicated by combination and drug reduction indices. We also demonstrate that the combination causes synergistic down-regulation of pERK, cell cycle arrest in S and $G_2/M$ phases via reduction of cyclin B1 level. Moreover, the combination resulted in autophagy induction as revealed by increased acidic vesicular organelles and cleaved form of LC3-II. Inhibition of autophagic process by chloroquine led to decreased cell viability, suggesting that induction of autophagy seems to play a cell protective role that may act against anticancer effects. In conclusion, our present data suggest that metformin in combination with imatinib might be a promising therapeutic option in colorectal cancer.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1303-1310
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• 2008

Inhibitors of farnesyltransferase (FT), a key enzyme in the post-translational modifications of Ras proteins, have been extensively studied as novel anticancer agents in the preclinical stages, some of which are currently in clinical development. Previously, it has been reported that a novel FT inhibitor LB42907 inhibits Ras farnesylation in the nanomolar range in vitro. The aim of this study was to assess the antitumor efficacy of LB42907 in vitro and in vivo. Anchorage-independent growth of various human tumor cell lines was potently inhibited by treatment with LB42907, comparable to other FT inhibitors in clinical development. In the nude mouse, oral administration of LB42907 demonstrated potent antitumor activity in several human tumor xenograft models including bladder, lung and pancreas origin. Interestingly, significant tumor regression in EJ (bladder) and A549 (lung) xenografts was induced by LB42907 treatment. The effectiveness of LB42907 was also investigated in simultaneous combination with paclitaxel, vincristine, cisplatin or gemcitabine against NCI-H460, A549, and HCT116 cells in vitro using median-effect analysis. LB42907 markedly synergized with most anticancer drugs tested in this study in NCI-H460 cell. In contrast, LB42907 displayed antagonism or partial synergism with these drugs in A549 and HCT116 cells, depending on the class of combined drugs and/ or the level of cytotoxicity. Our results demonstrate that LB42907 is an effective antitumor agent in vitro and in vivo and combination of LB42907 with other chemotherapeutic drugs results in synergistic or antagonistic effects mainly in a cell line-dependent manner. Further preclinical study is warranted.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권9호
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• pp.1195-1208
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• 2022

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have potential applications in medicine, photocatalysis, agriculture, and cosmetic fields due to their unique physicochemical properties and strong antimicrobial activity. Here, AgNPs were synthesized using actinobacterial SL19 strain, isolated from acidic forest soil in Poland, and confirmed by UV-vis and FTIR spectroscopy, TEM, and zeta potential analysis. The AgNPs were polydispersed, stable, spherical, and small, with an average size of 23 nm. The FTIR study revealed the presence of bonds characteristic of proteins that cover nanoparticles. These proteins were then studied by using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) and identified with the highest similarity to hypothetical protein and porin with molecular masses equal to 41 and 38 kDa, respectively. Our AgNPs exhibited remarkable antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The combined, synergistic action of these synthesized AgNPs with commercial antibiotics (ampicillin, kanamycin, streptomycin, and tetracycline) enabled dose reductions in both components and increased their antimicrobial efficacy, especially in the case of streptomycin and tetracycline. Furthermore, the in vitro activity of the AgNPs on human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, A375, A549, and HepG2) showed cancer-specific sensitivity, while the genotoxic activity was evaluated by Ames assay, which revealed a lack of mutagenicity on the part of nanoparticles in Salmonella Typhimurium TA98 strain. We also studied the impact of the AgNPs on the catalytic and photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO). The decomposition of MO was observed by a decrease in intensity of absorbance within time. The results of our study proved the easy, fast, and efficient synthesis of AgNPs using acidophilic actinomycete SL19 strain and demonstrated the remarkable potential of these AgNPs as anticancer and antibacterial agents. However, the properties and activity of such particles can vary by biosynthesized batch.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.591-598
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• 2018

Epigenetic silencing is considered to be a major mechanism for loss of activity in tumor suppressors. Reversal of epigenetic silencing by using inhibitors of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) or histone deacetylases (HDACs) such as 5-Aza-CdR and FK228 has shown to enhance cytotoxic activities of several anticancer agents. This study aims to assess the combinatorial effects of genesilencing reversal agents (5-Aza-CdR and FK228) and oxaliplatin in gastric cancer cells, i.e., Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-negative SNU-638 and EBV-positive SNU-719 cells. The doublet combinatorial treatment of 5-Aza-CdR and FK228 exhibited synergistic effects in both cell lines, and this was further corroborated by Zta expression induction in SNU-719 cells. Three drug combinations as 5-Aza-CdR/FK228 followed by oxaliplatin, however, resulted in antagonistic effects in both cell lines. Simultaneous treatment with FK228 and oxaliplatin induced synergistic and additive effects in SNU-638 and SNU-719 cells, respectively. Three drug combinations as 5-Aza-CdR prior to FK228/oxaliplatin, however, again resulted in antagonistic effects in both cell lines. This work demonstrated that efficacy of doublet synergistic combination using DNMT or HDACs inhibitors can be compromised by adding the third drug in pre- or post-treatment approach in gastric cancer cells. This implies that the development of clinical trial protocols for triplet combinations using gene-silencing reversal agents should be carefully evaluated in light of their potential antagonistic effects.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 천연 약용작물 추출물을 대상으로 하여 산화적 스트레스 하에서 상피세포암 세포 생장억제의 상승효과를 검색하였다. 한국인 호발암인 간암, 위암 및 대장암 등에 효과가 있다고 보고된 총 51 종의 천연 약용작물을 선정하여 메탄올 추출물 시료를 제조하고 , 과산화수소에 의해 유도된 산화적 스트레스 하에서 이 추출물의 암세포생장억제상승효과를 검색하였다. 사용된 51종의 시료 중 27 시료가 다양한 정도의 활성을 나타내었다. 활성이 나타난 27 시료 중 고련피, 곽향, 노나무, 도인, 방기, 백두웅, 백화사설초, 전호, 오미자, 조각자, 천궁의 11시료에서 산화적 스트레스 부가시 $IC_{50}$ 값이 50% 이상 감소되었으며, 다른 16 시료엣 50-25%의 $IC_{50}$ 값의 감소가 나타났다. 우수한 상승효과를 나타낸 11 시료는 산화적 스트레스에 용량 의존적인 상승효과를 나타내었다. 그 중 가장 우수한 상승효과를 나타낸 시료는 노나무(Catalpa ovata)로서 과산화수소수 75 및 100 uM을 가하여 산화적 스트레스를 부가하였을 때 각각 61 및 28%의 $IC_{50}$ 값의 감소를 초래하였다. 그 외 고련피, 곽향, 도인, 백두옹, 오미자 등이 우수한 효과를 나타내었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1634-1640
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• 2007

음나무 (Kalopanax pictus, 이하 KP)의 추출물과 ascorbic acid(AA)의 DPPH와 ABTS 라디칼, FRAP 및 NO 소거능 상승효과를 조사하였다. 라디칼 소거능과 항산화능은 농도에 비례하여 증가하였으며, AA 첨가에 의해서 그 활성이 향상되었다. 인간 간암세포주에 대한 KP추출물+AA의 항암능은 MTT법에서 우수한 효과를 나타내었으며 세포 사멸을 유도하였다. 또한 KP 추출물+AA는 세포주기의 G0/G1-phase 또는 G2/M-phase에 영향을 미쳤으며, 농도 의존적인 효과를 나타내었다. 그리고 KP추출물+AA는 대식세포주를 이용한 NO생성과 억제의 면역활성 영향을 나타내었다. 결론적으로 KP추출물의 항산화, 항암 및 면역조절 효과는 KP추출물 단독으로 처리할 때보다, KP 추출물과 AA를 동시에 처리한 경우가 더욱 효과적이었다.