• THE JOURNAL OF KOREAN ORIENTAL ONCOLOGY
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.37-53
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• 1998

The sprig of Jinryungtang Gagambang has been used for curing as a traditional medicine without any experimental evidence to support the rational basis for their clinical use. This experiment was carried out to evaluate the possible therapeutic or antitumoral effects of Jinryungtang Gagambang extract against cancer, and to study some mechanisms responsible for its effect. The cytotoxic and antitumor effects were evaluated on human cell liens (A549, hep3B, Caki-1, Sarcoma 180) after exposure to Jinryungtang Gagambang extract using in ILS, colony forming efficency and SRB assay which were regarded as a valuable method for cytotoxic and antitumor effects of unknown compound on tumor cell lines. The results obtained in this studies were as follows. 1. As a result of exposure to Jinryungtang Gagambang extract, the proliferation of A549, hep3B, Caki-1, good correlations were shown from the results of SRB assay and those of clogenetic assay. 2. The oral administration of Jinryungtang Gagambang extract showed significant effects of increase of MST(mean survival time) and ILS(increased life span) depending on the increasing concentration. 3. Against squamous cell carcinoma induced by MCA, Jinryungtang Gagambang decreased not only the frequency of tumor production but also the number and weight of tumors per tumor bearing mice(TBM). Jinryungtang Gagambang also significantly suppressed the development of 3LL cell-implanted tumors by frequency and their size, and some developed tumors were regressed by the continuous treatment of Jinryungtang Gagambang extract into TBM. 4. Jinryungtang Gagambang extract also increased NK cell activities. According to the above results, it could be suggested that Jinryungtang Gagambang extract has prominent antiutmor effect.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.42-42
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• 2010

전기천공(electroporation)은 세포에 nanosecond-millisecond 정도의 폭을 가지는 전기 펄스를 0.4-1.5 kV/cm 의 세기로 인가하여 세포 막 표면에 나노미터 크기의 미세한 기공을 형성하는 기술로서, 1970년대 처음 발견된 이래 수십 년 동안 다양한 생명공학 분야에 적용되어 왔다. 적절한 전기 펄스 조건 하에서 생성된 세포 막 표면의 미세 기공은 일정 시간 후 다시 사라지는 가역적 특성을 가져 이를 가역적 전기천공(reversible electroporation)이라 부르며, 주로 친수성약물, 유전자, 효소, 항체 등의 물질을 세포 내로 주입시키는 데 사용한다. 반면 이보다 강한 전기 펄스 하에 생성된 미세 기공은 사라지지 않고 결국 세포의 생명력을 잃게 하는 기전으로 작용하며, 이를 비가역 전기천공(irreversible electroporation)이라 한다. 비가역 전기천공 기술은 가역적 전기천공 측면에서는 바람직하지 않은 현상으로 인식되기도 하였으나, 최근 들어 그 장점을 이용한 기술적 접근이 이루어지고 있다. 전기천공은 주로 식품산업에서 미생물을 죽이는 기술이나 세포의 체외(in vitro) 유전자 주입 기술에 응용되어 왔으나, 현재는 암을 치료하기 위한 의학적 기술로 큰 주목을 받으며 많은 연구들이 진행되고 있고, 일부 기술은 이미 상용화 단계에 와있다. 본 발표는 전기천공의 기술적 이론적 배경과 함께 다양한 의학적 응용 기술에 대한 정보를 제공하며, 국내외 기초 및 응용 연구 동향 파악을 통해 국내 저변 확대 및 추후 발전 전망에 대해 논의 할 것이다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.261-263
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• 2014

Chronic inflammation is involved in cancers, rheumatoid arthritis, and Crohn's disease. Inerleukin-6 (IL-6) plays major roles in inflammation. Chungkookjang, fermented soybean contains diverse peptides produced by cleavage of soybean proteins. The peptides can be bioactive compounds. Peptide (Gly-Val-Tyr-Tyr-Met-Tyr was purified from Chungkookjang, and modified to be 6mer H, Glu-Val-Tyr-Tyr-Met-Tyr (EVYYMY). Peptide H's activity to suppress IL-6 expression in a human breast cancer cell, MDA-MB-231 was determined. IL-6 Expression was reduced in the cell treated with peptide H 25 times less than controls which were not treated with peptide H. Proliferation of MDA-MB-231 cells was inhibited by peptide H, which is concentration-dependent. Blocking of IL-6 signals is known to be effective in reducing inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, and cancers. Since peptide H can reduce inflammatory IL-6 expression, application of this study will contribute to drug development for diseases which are caused by excessive IL-6.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bioinformatics Conference
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.11-18
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• 2006

바이오칩의 대표 주자인 DNA 칩은 점차 분자생물학의 주요 도구로 인식되고 있다. 쓰임새 또한 다양해져 기초 생물학, 기능 유전체학 연구뿐만 아니라 임상 현장에서의 적용을 위한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 임상분야에서 최근 주목 받고 있는 분야가 DNA 칩을. 이용한 질병진단 및 예후 측정이다. 개별 환자 세포의 분자유전학적 상태는 DNA 칩의 유전체 프로파일링(genome-wide profiling)으로 상세히 파악될 수 있으므로, DNA 칩은 질병의 세부아형 진단, 약물에 대한 개인 민감도 측정, 정확한 예후 측정을 통한 환자의 세심한 관리 등 미래 의료의 핵심이라 할 수 있는 개인별 맞춤 치료(personalized medicare)를 가능하게 하는데 지대한 역할을 할 것으로 기대되고 있다. 특히 수많은 질병 중에서 현대인의 난치병으로 손꼽히는 암은 DNA 칩 분석의 주요 적용 대상이다. 암에 연관된 복잡한 메커니즘을 기존의 단일 표지자로 진단하는 데는 한계가 있기 때문에, DNA 칩을 이용해 질병의 특정 phenotype과 관련 있는 암의 특이 패턴을 전사체 수준에서 분석하여 새로운 형태의 분자유전학적 표지자(transcriptional molecular signature)를 발굴하는 것이다 본 발표에서는 이러한 연구에 쓰이는 DNA 칩 분석 방법들과 실제 위암 데이터에 적용한 사례에 대해 논의하고자 한다. 연세의대 암전이 연구센터의 17K cDNA 칩을 이용하였으며, 진단 및 예후 측정을 위한 여러 분석 방법을 수행하였다.

• Journal of Marine Bioscience and Biotechnology
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.305-310
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• 2006

Abnormal activation of the Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin pathway and subsequent up-regulation of ${\beta}$-catenin response transcription (CRT) are associated with the development of colon cancer. Thus, the Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin pathway is an attractive target for chemoprevention and treatment of this cancer. In this study, we used a cell-based screen to identify a methanol extract of Dictyota dichotoma (EDD) that suppresses the Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin pathway without altering the level of ${\beta}$-catenin protein and reduces the expression of cyclin D1, which is a known ${\beta}$-catenin/T cell factor (TCF)-dependent gene. EDD inhibited the growth of various colon cancer cells. Our findings suggest that EDD can potentially be used as a chemopreventive agent against colon cancer.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.116-129
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• 2018

Living creatures possess long-conserved mechanisms to maintain homeostasis in response to various stresses. However, chronic and continuous exposure to stress can result in the excessive production of stress hormones, including catecholamines, which have harmful effects on health. Studies on the relationship between the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and cancer have been conducted based on the traditional hypothesis that stress can promote cancer progression. Many preclinical and epidemiological studies have suggested that the regulation of ${\beta}$-adrenergic signaling, which mediates SNS activity, can suppress the progression of solid tumors. SNS activation has highly pleiotropic effects on tumor biology, as it stimulates oncogenes, survival pathways, the epithelial - mesenchymal transition, and invasion. Moreover, it inhibits DNA repair and programmed cell death and regulates the tumor microenvironment, including immune cells, endothelial cells, the extracellular matrix, mesenchymal cells, and adipocytes. Although targeted therapies on the molecular basis of tumor proliferation are currently receiving increased attention, they have clinical limitations, such as the compensatory activation of other signaling pathways, emergence of drug resistance, and various side effects, which raise the need for pleiotropic cancer regulation. This review summarizes the effects of the SNS on the development and progression of cancer and discusses the clinical perspectives of ${\beta}$-blockade as a novel therapeutic strategy for this disease.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.27 no.9
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• pp.1020-1030
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• 2017

Epidemiology studies have reported a reduced incidence of colon cancer among populations that consume a large quantity of ${\omega}3-polyunsaturated$ fatty acids (${\omega}3-PUFAs$) of marine origin. Herein, we demonstrated a mechanism of anticancer action of ${\omega}3-PUFAs$, showing that they suppressed invasion and tumorigenicity in colon cancer cells. Docosahexaenoic acids (DHA) inhibited the cell growth of HT29 cells. This action likely involved apoptosis, given that the DHA treatment increased the cleaved form of PARP and sub G1 cells. Moreover, the invasiveness of HT29 cells was inhibited following DHA treatment, whereas arachidonic acid (AA) had no effect. The levels of Matrix-metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and MMP-2 mRNA decreased after DHA pretreatment. DHA treatment inhibited MMP-9 and MMP-2 promoter activities and reduced VEGF promoter activity. DHA pretreatment also inhibited the activities of prostaglandin-2 (PGE2)-induced MMPs and the VEGF promoter. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) overexpression increased the activity of MMPs and that of the Vascular endotherial growth factor (VEGF) promoter in HT29 cells, and DHA inhibited NF-kB and COX-2 promoter reporter activities. As shown by in vivo experiments, when mouse colon cancer cells (MCA38) were implanted into Fat-1 and wild-type mice, both the tumoral size and volume were dramatically inhibited in Fat-1 transgenic mice. Furthermore, TUNEL-positive cells increased in tumors from Fat-1 mice compared with wild mice. In immunohistochemistry, the intensity of CD31 in Fat-1 tumors was weaker. These findings suggest that ${\omega}3-PUFAs$ may inhibit tumorigenicity and angiogenesis as well as cancer cell invasion by suppression of COX-2, MMPs and VEGF via the reduction of NF-kB in colon cancer.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.318-321
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• 2007

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a targeted-tumor treatment system using a photosensitizer, light and oxygen to treat malignant tumor. We have investigated the cytotoxicity of 4 types of phthalocyanine derivative (silver phthalocyanine, iron (III) phthalocyanine, copper (II) phthalocyanine, nickel (II) phthalocyanine) against lung and breast cancers based on photodynamic therapy. As a result, phthalocyanine derivatives indicated a higher anticancer activity on a breast cancer cell line. Among the tested phthalocyanines, silver phthalocyanine (AgPc) showed a lower cytotoxicity against a normal cell line. In addition AgPc gave a good color characteristic when it is solubilized in water. Finally AgPc was selected as a potential antitumor agent for breast cancer.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.435-438
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• 2014

An 11-year-old, 2.67 kg female Maltese dog with 3 weeks history of palpable cervical mass near trachea was submitted to a local animal hospital. Radiography and ultrasonography showed radiopaque mass adjacent trachea and vagus nerve. Surgically excised mass was solitary and approximately $3.5{\times}2{\times}0.8cm$ in size. Histopathologically, there were large neoplastic foci admixed with normal thyroid tissues. These neoplastic foci were composed of small to large packets of the neoplastic cells with plasmacytic morphology, and these packets were divided by fine fibrovascular septa. Immunohistochemically, most neoplastic cells in the thyroid mass showed positive reactions for cytokeratin (AE1/AE3), chromogranin A, neuron specific enolase (NSE) and the negative reaction for vimentin. Based on the gross, histopathologic and immunohistochemical characteristics, this dog was diagnosed as medullary thyroid carcinoma.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.607-614
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• 2015

Cancers are the largest cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world. Cordycepin, an adenosine analog, is a major functional component of the Cordyceps species, which has been widely used in traditional Oriental medicine. Over the last decade, this compound has been reported to possess many pharmacological properties, such as an ability to enhance immune function, as well as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and anti-cancer effects. Recently, numerous studies have reported interesting properties of cordycepin as a chemopreventive agent as well. There is an accumulating body of experimental evidences suggesting that cordycepin impedes cancer progression by promoting apoptosis, inducing cell cycle arrest, modulating intracellular signaling pathways, and inhibiting invasion and metastasis of cancer cells. In many cancer cell lines, cordycepin inhibits growth and cell cycle progression by inducing arrest of the G2/M phase, resulting from the inhibition of retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation and induction of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors. To induce apoptosis, cordycepin activates the extrinsic and intrinsic pathways, which promotes reactive oxygen species generation and the downstream activation of kinase cascades. Cordycepin also can activate alternative pathways to cell death such autophagy. In addition, cordycepin can inhibit the pro-metastatic processes of cancer cell detachment, migration, and invasion through a variety of mechanisms, including the nuclear factor-kappa B and activated protein-1 signaling pathways. In this review, we summarized the variety of action mechanisms by which cordycepin may mediate chemopreventive effects on cancer and discussed the potential of this natural product as a promising therapeutic inhibitor of cancer development.