• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.220-223
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• 2011

KU812F 세포는 세포표면에 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$을 발현하고 있어, IgE를 매개로 한 알러지 반응에 있어 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. KU812F 세포를 이용하여, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain 발현에 있어 구절초 에탄올 추출물의 저해효과를 조사하였다. 본 연구 결과, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain의 세포표면 발현량 및 mRNA수준을 구절초 추출물이 감소시키는 것을 flow cytometry 및 RT-PCR로 각각 확인하였다. 또한, 구절초 추출물은 CRA-1 자극에 의한 히스타민 유리를 농도 의존적으로 억제시켰다. 이러한 결과는 구절초 추출물이 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain 발현을 감소시킴으로써, 히스타민 유리가 억제되고, 이를 통해 항알러지 활성에 기여하는 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1511-1516
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• 2007

호염기구와 비만세포는 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$을 매개로 한 알러지 반응에 있어 효과세포로서 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 인간 유래 호염기구성 세포주 KU812F 세포의 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI\;{\alpha}$ chain 발현에 있어 지리 오갈피의 저해 효과에 대해 연구하였다. 지리 오갈피의 뿌리 및 줄기를 에탄올로 추출하여, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI\;{\alpha}$ chain 저해 활성 실험에 이용하였다. 세포 표면의 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI\;{\alpha}$ chain 발현량을 flow cytometry로 분석한 결과, 지리 오갈피 뿌리 및 줄기 추출물에서 세포표면의 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ 발현을 억제하는 효과를 나타냈다. 또한 지리 오갈피 뿌리 및 줄기 추출물은 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI\;{\alpha}$ chain mRNA 발현을 감소시켰으며, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$을 매개로 한 히스타민 유리를 감소시켰다. 이러한 결과는 지리 오갈피의 뿌리 및 줄기 추출물이 $Fc{\varepsilon}RI\;{\alpha}$ chain 발현의 저하 조절 및 히스타민과 같은 염증매개인자의 분비를 저하시킴으로서 항 알러지 활성을 갖는데 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.323-329
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• 2016

Achyranthes japonica Nakai (AJN) water extract has a variety of physiological properties, including anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, and anti-oxidative activities. In the present study, the inhibitory effects of AJN extract were investigated in high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor ($Fc{\varepsilon}RI$)-mediated KU812F cells activation. AJN extract showed suppressive effects on histamine release and intracellular calcium [$Ca^{2+}$]i elevation from anti$Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ antibody (CRA-1)-stimulated cells in a dose-dependent manner. Flow cytometric analysis showed that AJN extract treatment caused a dose-dependent decrease in the cell surface $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression and the binding between the cell surface $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ and the IgE antibody. Moreover, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that levels of the mRNA for the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain was decreased by treatment with AJN extract. These results indicate that AJN extract may exert anti-allergic effects via the inhibition of calcium influx and histamine release, which occurs as a result from the downregulation of the binding of IgE antibody to cell surface $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$. This mechanism may occur through $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression inhibition.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.155-160
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• 2009

Mast cells and basophils perform important functions as pivotal effector cells in IgE-mediated allergic reactions. KU812F cells, a human basophilic cell line isolated originally from chronic myelocytic leukemia, express a high affinity receptor of IgE, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$. Kaempferol was extracted and isolated from a methanolic extract of flavonoid-rich Nelumbo nucifera stamens. In the present study, the inhibitory effects of kaempferol on $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression in human basophilic KU812F cells was examined. Flow cytometric analysis revealed that $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression on the cell surface was suppressed in a concentration-dependent manner when the cells were cultured with kaempferol. Moreover, RT-PCR analysis showed that the mRNA levels for $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}-\;and\;{\gamma}$-chains were reduced as the result of kaempferol treatment in a concentration-dependent manner. Kaempferol showed its suppressive effects on intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration and histamine release from anti-$Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$-chain antibody-stimulated cells in a concentration-dependent manner. These observations indicate that kaempferol may exert antiallergic effect via down regulation of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression and degranulation.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.694-697
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• 2006

The initiation of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic reactions requires binding of IgE antibody to its high-affinity receptor. Human basophilic KU812F cells express $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ on the cell surface and act as effector cells in the allergic response. In this study, we investigated the effects of Scutellaria radix extract on the expression of the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ in human KU812F cells. Flow cytometric analysis showed that S. radix extract treatment caused a concentration-dependent decrease in $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression on the cell surface. Furthermore, the level of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$, ${\beta}$, and ${\gamma}$ chain mRNA in KU812F cells was examined by RT-PCR. S. radix extract reduced total cellular $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ $\alpha$ and ${\gamma}$ chain mRNA expression in a concentration-dependent manner. $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated histamine release was reduced from $21.75{\pm}1.34\;ng/10^6$ cells in non-treated cells to $16.46{\pm}1.98\;ng/10^6$ cells in S. radix extract treated cells. These results suggested that S. radix extract has the potential to down-regulate of FcRI expression and to inactivate basophils.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.350-353
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• 2019

The transcription factor, GATA-1, plays an important role in the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain expression in mast cells and basophils. This study was conducted to investigate the downregulation of the transcription factor GATA-1 by kaempferol isolated from Nelumbo nucifera stamens in $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated allergic reactions. Kaempferol inhibited $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated histamine release. Western blotting analysis and RT-PCR showed that the protein and mRNA expression of GATA-1 was suppressed by kaempferol in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that kaempferol may inactivate basophils by downregulating the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain expression via the inhibition of the GATA-1 expression.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.622-627
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• 2012

Mast cells and basophils are important effector cells in immunoglobulin-E (IgE)-mediated allergic reactions. Using the human basophilic KU812F cells, we assessed the inhibitory effects of 6-methoxyluteolin, isolated from Chrysanthemum zawadskii, in the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated allergic reaction. We determined that 6-methoxyluteolin inhibited anti-$Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain antibody (CRA-1)-induced histamine release, as well as elevation of intracellular calcium concentration $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, the inhibitory effects of 6-methoxyluteolin on the cell surface expression and the mRNA level of the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain were determined by flow cytometric analysis and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), respectively. Therefore, these results show that 6-methoxyluteolin is a potent inhibitor of histamine release and calcium influx via down-regulation of the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2012

Objectives: Rehmannia glutinosa pharmacopuncture solution (RGPS) was investigated to determine both its anti-allergic inflammatory effects on mast cells and its detailed mechanism of actions. Methods: We investigated whether RGPS suppress cytokines, enzymes, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression and $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated signaling in RBL-2H3 cells stimulated with anti-DNP IgE/DNP-HSA. The suppressive effects of RGPS on the levels of cytokines such as IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 and GM-CSF were measured using emzyme-linked immunospecific assay (ELISA). The mRNA expression levels of cytokines, enzymes (HDC2, COX-1, COX-2 and 5LO) and $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}{\beta}{\gamma}$ subunits were measured using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method. The activation of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated signaling was examined using Western blot analyses. Results: RGPS suppressed production of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and GM-CSF) in stimulated RBL-2H3 cells significantly (p < 0.05). RGPS also suppressed mRNA expression of inflammatory enzymes (HDC2, COX-1, COX-2, 5LO). In addition, mRNA expression levels of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI{\alpha}$, $Fc{\varepsilon}RI{\beta}$and $Fc{\varepsilon}RI{\gamma}$ were lowered by treatment with RGPS. Finally, RGPS prevented phosphrylation of Lyn, Syk, LAT, Gab2, PLC ${\gamma}1/2$, PI3K, Akt, cPLA2 and $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$. Conclusions: RGPS effectively suppresses mast cell activations such as degranulation and inflammatory response via down-regulation of the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated signaling pathways in IgE/Ag-stimulated mast cells.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.469-474
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• 2012

Fagopyrum esculentum(FE) is an important food crop and medicinal plant that is used to improve diabetes, obesity, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and constipation in Korea, but the underlying mechanisms involved in its anti-allergic activity are not fully understood. We investigated the effects on the release of inflammatory mediator and proximal signal events in $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$-mediated RBL-2H3 cell activation. FE reduced antigen (DNP-HSA)-induced release of histamine, prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) and cysteinyl Leukotriene (cysLT) in IgE-sensitized RBL-2H3 cells. In addition, it inhibited antigen-induced HDC2 and COX-2 and 5-LO mRNA expression in IgE-sensitized RBL-2H3 cells. FE also suppressed antigen-induced $Fc{\varepsilon}RI{\beta}$ and $Fc{\varepsilon}RI{\gamma}$ subunit mRNA expression in these cells. To identify the mechanisms underpinning the inhibition of release of inflammatory mediators such as histamine and PGD2 and cysLT by FE, we examined the proximal signal events of intracellular FceRI signaling molecules. FE suppressed antigen-induced phosphorylation of Lyn, Syk, LAT, $PLC{\gamma}1$, PI3K, Akt and cPLA2. Collectively, the anti-allergic effects of FE in vitro suggest its possible therapeutic application to inflammatory allergic diseases, in which its inhibition of inflammatory mediator and FceRI-dependent signaling events in mast cells may be hugely beneficial.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2017

Vaccinium angustifolium, commonly known as the lowbush blueberry, is a rich source of flavonoids, with which various human physiological activities have been associated. The present study focuses on the investigation of the effect of the methanolic extract of V. angustifolium root extract (VAE) on high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor ($Fc{\varepsilon}RI$) ${\alpha}$ chain antibody (CRA-1)-induced allergic reaction in human basophilic KU812F cells. The total phenolic content of VAE was found to be $170{\pm}1.9mg$ gallic acid equivalents/g. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that the cell surface expression of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ was suppressed in a concentration-dependent manner upon culture with VAE. Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that the mRNA level of the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain was reduced in a concentration-dependent manner as a result of VAE treatment. Western blot analysis revealed that the protein expression of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 were concentration-dependently inhibited by VAE. We determined that VAE inhibited anti-CRA-1-induced histamine release, in addition to the elevation of intracellular calcium concentration ([$Ca^{2+}$]i), in a concentration-dependent manner. These results indicate that VAE may exert an anti-allergic effect via the inhibition of calcium influx and histamine release, which occurs as a result of the down-regulation of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression through inhibition of ERK 1/2 activation.