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Extraction and Characteristics of Anti-obesity Lipase Inhibitor from Phellinus linteus

  • Lee, Jong-Kug;Jang, Jeong-Hoon;Lee, Jong-Tae;Lee, Jong-Soo
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.52-57
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    • 2010
  • To develop a potent anti-obesity lipase inhibitor from mushroom, the lipase inhibitory activities of various mushroom extracts were determined. Methanol extracts from Phellinus linteus fruiting body exhibited the highest lipase inhibitory activity (72.8%). The inhibitor was maximally extracted by treatment of a P. linteus fruiting body with 80% methanol at $40^{\circ}C$ for 24 hr. After partial purification by systematic solvent extraction, the inhibitor was stable in the range of $40\sim80^{\circ}C$ and pH 2.0~9.0. In addition to lipase inhibitory activity, the inhibitor showed 59.4% of superoxide dismutase-like activity and 56.3% of acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity.

Epoxidation and reduction of cholesterol, 1,4,6-cholestatrien-3-one, and 4,6- cholestadien-3\ulcorner-ol

  • Ma, Eun-Sook;Kim, Hak-Soon;Kim, Eun-Jung
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2003.10b
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    • pp.184.2-184.2
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    • 2003
  • Many naturally occurring polyhydroxylated sterols and oxysterols exhibit potent biologic activities. The role of oxycholesterol including 2, 5(R)-2, 6-hydroxycholesterol is a potent inhibitor of cholesterol biosynthesis in vitro as it is an effective inhibitor of HMG-Coa reductase. Some new polyhydroxylated sterols were showed potent cytotoxicity to cancer cells. And it has also been chown to be an inhibitor of DNA synthesis, In order to synthesize the various oxy derivatives, we tried to positionselective and reagentselective epoxidation and reduction of cholesterol derivatives. (omitted)

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Selection and Identification of a Strain KT-10 Producing the Cathepsin B Inhibitor

  • Han, Kil-Hwan;Do, Jae-Ho;Kim, Sang-Dal
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.333-340
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    • 1997
  • An actinomycetes, KT-10 isolated from ginseng field in Kyongpook, Korea was selected based on its ability to produce a lysosomal cathepsin B inhibitor. The inhibitor purified from the culture supernatant of the isolate KT-10 showed strong inhibitory effects against cathepsin B as well as against papain when the activities were measured using synthetic substrate, ${\alpha}$-N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-Iysine p-nitrophenyl ester (CLN) or ${\alpha}$-N-benzoyl-D,L-arginine 2-naphthylamide (BANA). The isolate KT-10 was identified as a species of Streptomyces based on its morphological characteristics and chemotaxonomic data. The TAXON program of Ward was used to identify Streptomyces sp. KT-10 as a strain of Streptomyces luteogriseus belong to cluster 18 of the genus Streptomyces with a Willcox probability 0.999388. The cathepsin B inhibitor was presumed to a novel material composed of a polyhydroxylamine.

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The Effect of Phosphodiesterase-4-Specific Inhibitor in the Rat Model of Spinal Nerve Ligation

  • Kim, Sung-Hoon;Park, Bit-Na-Ri;Kim, Seok-Won
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • v.50 no.2
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    • pp.109-113
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    • 2011
  • Objective : Peripheral neuropathy is characterized by hyperalgesia, spontaneous burning pain, and allodynia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of rolipram, a phosphodiesterase-4-specific inhibitor, in a segmental spinal nerve ligation model in rats. Methods : Both the L5 and L6 spinal nerves of the left side of the rats were ligated. Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor (rolipram) and saline (vehicle) were administered intraperitoneally. We measured mechanical allodynia using von Frey filaments and a nerve conduction study. Results : The mechanical allodynia, which began to manifest on the first day, peaked within 2 days. Multiple intraperitoneal injections of rolipram ameliorated the mechanical allodynia. Furthermore, an intraperitoneal administration of rolipram improved the development of pain behavior and nerve conduction velocity. Conclusion : This study suggests that the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, rolipram, alleviates mechanical allodynia induced by segmental spinal nerve ligation in rats. This finding may have clinical implications.

A study on the corrosion characteristics of carbon steel pipes by phosphate corrosion inhibitor (인산염계 부식억제제에 의한 탄소강관의 부식특성 연구)

  • Woo, Dal-Sik;Hwang, Byung-Gi
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.493-499
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    • 2008
  • This study was performed to estimate the water quality parameters on corrosion such as pH, turbidity, Fe released concentration, corrosion rate by using batch reactor for corrosion control of phosphate corrosion inhibitor in carbon steel pipes. The pH, conductivity, alkalinity, and Ca hardness showed a slight change for dosing the phosphate corrosion inhibitor with carbon steel pipe in batch reactor. The turbidity was about ten times lower with 5 mg $P_2O_5/L$ of the corrosion inhibitor than that without. The Fe released concentration and corrosion rate was decreased by about 12.2, 24 times with 5 mg $P_2O_5/L$ of the corrosion inhibitor than that without. In conclusion, the optimum concentration of the phosphate corrosion inhibitor was found to be 5 mg $P_2O_5/L$. The effect of the corrosion inhibitor was significant for the carbon steel plate samples tested in this study. The corrosion inhibitor can be an effective cure for corrosion and red water problem preventing the service pipe from further corrosion.

Effects of a Multikinase Inhibitor Motesanib (AMG 706) Alone and Combined with the Selective DuP-697 COX-2 Inhibitor on Colorectal Cancer Cells

  • Kaya, Tijen Temiz;Altun, Ahmet;Turgut, Nergiz Hacer;Ataseven, Hilmi;Koyluoglu, Gokhan
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.1103-1110
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    • 2016
  • In the present study, we investigated the effects of motesanib (AMG 706), a multikinase inhibitor alone and in combination with DuP-697, an irreversible selective inhibitor of COX-2, on cell proliferation, angiogenesis, and apoptosis induction in a human colorectal cancer cell line (HT29). Real time cell analysis (RTCA, Xcelligence system) was used to determine the effects on colorectal cancer cell proliferation. Apoptosis was assessed with annexin V staining and angiogenesis was determined with chorioallantoic membrane model. We found that motesanib alone exerted antiproliferative, antiangiogenic and apoptotic effects on HT29 colorectal cancer cells. Combination with DUP-697 increased the antiproliferative, antiangiogenic and apoptotic effects. Results of this study indicate that motesanib may be a good choice in treatment of colorectal tumors. In addition, the increased effects of combination of motesanib with DuP-697 raise the possibility of using lower doses of these drugs and therefore avoid/minimize the dose-dependent side effects generally observed.

Induction of Nitric Oxide Production by Bafilomycin A1 in Mouse Leukemic Monocyte Cell Line

  • Hong, Jang-Ja;Nakano, Yasuhiro;Ohuchi, Kazuo;Kang, Young-Sook
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.143-147
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    • 2006
  • In the mouse leukemic monocyte cell line RAW 264.7, the vacuolar-type $(H^+)$-ATPase (V-ATPase) inhibitor bafilomycin $A_1$ at 10 and 100 nM decreased cell growth and survival as determined by 3-(4,5-dimethyl(thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay in a concentration-dependent manner. At such concentrations, bafilomycin $A_1$ induced nitric oxide (NO) production through the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). The bafilomycin $A_1$-induced NO production was inhibited by the NOS inhibitor $N^G$-monomethyl-L-arginine acetate (L-NMMA). Our findings suggest that the V-ATPase inhibitor bafilomycin $A_1$ induces NO production through the expression of iNOS protein.

Nucleotide Sequence of a Proteinase Inhibitor I Gene in Potato (감자에 존재하는 단백질분해효소 억제제 I 유전자의 염기서열)

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    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.67-78
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    • 1989
  • Hybridization of DNA isolated from leaves of Russet Burbank potato with tomato cDNA as a probe revealed the presence of about ten inhibitor 1 genes in the genome. Screening of a genomic library of Russet Burbank potato resulted in isolation of seven different genomic clones carrying inhibitor I genes. One of the genomic clones, clone 2, contained two EcoRI fragments of 3.4 and 1.8 kb in size, respectively, which were hybridized with the probe. The nucleotide sequence of parts of the hybridizing EcoRI fragments revealed that they contain a complete gene which codes for an open reading frame of 107 amino acids. It is interrupted by two intervening sequences of 502 and 493 bp, situated at the positions of codons 17 and 43, respectively, of the open reading frame. Putative regulatory sequences, TATAAA and CCACT, were found at the 5' flanking region. In addition, a copy of a 100 bp repeat found at a tomato inhibitor I gene was identified.

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S100A8 Induces Secretion of MCP-1, IL-6, and IL-8 via TLR4 in Jurkat T Cells

  • Nam, A Reum;Kim, Da Hae;Kim, Mun Jeong;Lee, Ji-Sook;Yang, Seung-Ju;Kim, In Sik
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.60-64
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    • 2016
  • In the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases such as allergies, S100A8 acts as an important molecule and T lymphocytes are essential cytokine-releasing cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of S100A8 on release of cytokines, specifically MCP-1, IL-6, and IL-8 in T cells, and its associated signaling mechanism. S100A8 increased secretion of MCP-1, IL-6, and IL-8 in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Elevated secretion of MCP-1, IL-6, and IL-8 due to S100A8 was inhibited by the TLR4 inhibitor TLR4i, the PI3K inhibitor LY294002, the $PKC{\delta}$ inhibitor rottlerin, the ERK inhibitor PD98059, the p38 MAPK inhibitor SB202190, the JNK inhibitor SP600125, and the NF-${\kappa}B$ inhibitor BAY-11-7085. S100A8 induced phosphorylation of ERK, p38 MAPK, and JNK in a time-dependent manner, and activation was suppressed by TLR4i, LY294002, and rottlerin. S100A8 induced NF-${\kappa}B$ activation by $I{\kappa}-B{\alpha}$ degradation, and NF-${\kappa}B$ activity was suppressed by PD98059, SB202190, and SP600125. These results indicate that S100A8 induces cytokine release via TLR4. Study of PI3K, $PKC{\delta}$, MAPKs, and NF-${\kappa}B$ will contribute to elucidation of the S100A8-invovled mechanism.