• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.188-193
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• 2011

As a specific and effective therapeutic genetic material against hepatitis C virus (HCV) multiplication, HCV internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-targeting hammerhead ribozyme which activity is allosterically regulated by HCV regulatory protein, NS5B RNA replicase, was constructed. The allosteric ribozyme was composed of sequence of RNA aptamer to HCV NS5B, communication module sequence which can transfer structural transition for inducing ribozyme activity upon binding NS5B to the aptamer, and sequence of ribozyme targeting +382 nucleotide of HCV IRES. With real-time PCR analysis, the ribozyme was found to efficiently inhibit HCV replicon replication in cells. Of note, the allosteric ribozyme was shown to inhibit HCV replicon replication more efficiently than either HCV genome-targeting ribozyme or NS5B aptamer only. This allosteric ribozyme can be used as a lead genetic agent for the specific and effective suppression of HCV replication.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.13-13
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• 2010

복주머니난(Cypripedium)속 식물은 우리나라에 광릉요강꽃을 비롯하여 털복주머니난, 흰털복주머니란, 복주머니란, 노랑복주머니란등 5종이 분포하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 광릉요강꽃과 털복주머니란 두 종은 환경부에서 지정한 멸종위기 식물 1급과 2급에 지정되어 보호를 받고 있고 나머지 3종은 제도적으로도 보호를 받지 못하는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 충분히 성숙한 털복주머니난과 복주머니난의 종자에 NaOCl처리를 하여 발아율을 향상시킬수 있었는데 이러한 전처리가 발아에 미치는 원인에 대한 연구를 실시하였다. 털복주머니란의 무균적인 종자발아는 1.0% NaOCl 처리구에서 70% 이상의 종자발아율을 보였으며, POM배지가 MS배지보다 신초분화가 양호했다. GA3와 활성탄(Activated charcoal)의 혼합첨가는 신초증식에 효과적이었다. 신초분화 후 저온처리는 신초의 증식 율을 증가시켰다. 한편 NaOCl 농도(0, 1, 3, 5, 10%)와 NaOCl 처리시간(0, 5, 15, 30, 45, 60분)에 따라서 복주머니란의 종자발아를 확인한 결과, NaOCl 1%를 30분간 처리하였을 때 가장 높은 발아율을 나타냈다. NaOCl을 처리하여 종자의 종피상태를 SEM과 TEM으로 관찰한 결과 NaOCl의 처리는 종피 세포벽의 부분적 해리 및 작은 구멍을 만들게 하였는데 이러한 종피의 물리화학적 변화가 물과 양분의 이동을 원활히 하여 종자의 발아를 촉진하는 것으로 사료된다. 복주머니난의 신초분화에 미치는 casein과 활성탄의 효과를 알아본 결과 casein 200 mg/L와 활성탄 200 mg/L를 혼합 첨가한 실험구에서 가장 높은 신초분화율을 보였다. 토양순화 후 생존률은 극히 저조했으며 30 개체중에 5 개체만이 다음해 어린동아를 싹틔우는 것을 확인 하였다. 본 결과들을 종합하여 보면 멸종위기식물, 특히 털복주머니란과 복주머니란의 조직배양을 통해서 서식지외 보존방안(기내증식)에 관해 가능성을 제시하였다고 생각되어 진다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.211-218
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• 2010

Purpose: All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) has anti proliferative effects against brain tumor cells. Recently, ATRA has been reported to induce catalase. We investigated whether catalase induction by ATRA is associated with its anti proliferative effects. Materials and Methods: 36B10 cells were exposed to 0~50${\mu}M$ ATRA for 24 or 48 hours and mRNA, protein, and activity of catalase were measured. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured using 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate. A clonogenic assay was used to confirm the cytotoxic effect. Results: The mRNA, protein, and activity of catalase were found to increase in a concentration- and incubationtime-dependent manner. The increase in catalase activity induced by ATRA was decreased by the addition of 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole (ATZ). ROS was also increased with ATRA and decreased by the addition of ATZ. The decrease in cell survival induced by ATRA was partly rescued by ATZ. Conclusion: Catalase induction by ATRA is involved in ROS overproduction and thus inhibits the proliferation of 36B10 cells.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.59 no.2
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• pp.133-136
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• 2016

An acetone extract in the cortex of Ulmus pumila L. was prepared to evaluate its anti-oxidative and anti-proliferative activities. The free radical scavenging activity ($EC_{50}=36.7{\mu}g/mL$) and reducing power ($EC_{50}=53.2{\mu}g/mL$) proportionally increased according to the extract concentration. The acetone extract possessed a potent anti-proliferative activity against human non-small cell lung cancer (A549, $GI_{50}=74.3{\mu}g/mL$) and human colon cancer (SNU-C4, $GI_{50}=92.8{\mu}g/mL$) cells in a dose-dependent manner, but was less effective with human normal cells (L132, human embryonic lung epithelial cell).

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• v.49 no.5
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• pp.599-610
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• 2007

Effect of dietary krill meal levels on the cellular immunity was studied in broiler chicks activated immune response. One day old male broiler chicks(Ross) were fed the experimental krill meal 0.0(basal), 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0% diets for 3wks. Blood TNF-α activity, ovotransferrin level and Con A induced proliferation of PBMC and splenocytes after 24 hr(21 d age) of the croton oil 10㎕ injection intra- musculary at the age of 20 days compared to the control olive oil. Krill meal diets did not affect growth performance of broiler chicks and plasma ovotransferrin levels but decreased significantly(p<0.0001) TNF-α like activity and proliferation of PBMC relative to krill meal 0.0% diet. And the proliferation of splenocytes were significantly(p<0.05) increased in birds fed krill meal 1.0% diet relative to krill meal 0.5 and 2.0% diets. The croton oil injection induced a significant(p<0.0001) increases in the TNF-α activity or the PBMC proliferation and enhanced circulating ovotransferrin levels relative to the olive oil. In birds injected with the croton oil the proliferation of PBMC was reduced linearly with the increase of dietary krill meal levels, and the proliferation of splenocytes was decreased in the krill meal 1.0 and 2.0% diets relative to olive oil. These results indicated that dietary krill meal changed the innate and cellular immunity in broiler chicks activated by the injection of croton oil.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.774-783
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• 2001

The ethanol extract of 77 species of edible and medicinal plants were examined antimicrobial activity against 5 strains of Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19111, ATCC 19112, ATCC 19113, ATCC 19114 and ATCC 15313 by optical density using Bioscreen C. The ethanol extract of Siegesbeckia glabrescens Makino, Jeffersonia dubia Benth, Aquilaria agallocha Roxburgh, Lysimachia clethroides Duby and Nardostachys chinensis Batal. exhibited comparatively strong growth inhibition effect on 5 strains of L. monocytogenes at 1000 ppm level in broth. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ethanol extract of Lysimachia clethroides Duby was $100{\sim}500\;ppm$ on 5 strains of L. monocytogenes. The MIC of the n-hexane and chloroform fraction of the extract were same concentration as $50{\sim}100\;ppm$. The n-hexane fraction of Lysimachia clethroides Duby showed strong growth inhibition at 25 ppm on Vibrio parahaemolyticus for 72 hr at $30^{\circ}C$ and at 50 ppm on Bacillus cereus and at 500 ppm on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.607-614
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• 2009

This study was carried out to investigate the anticarcinogenic and antioxidative activities of Hemicentrotus pulacherrimus (HP). HP was extracted with methanol (HPM), which was then further fractionated into four sub-fractions by using the solvent partition method, affording methanol (HPMM), hexane (HPMH), butanol (HPMB) and aqueous (HPMA) soluble fractions. We determined the anticarcinogenic activities of these four fractions in four kinds of cancer cell lines, such as HepG2, HT29, MCF-7 and B16-F10, by MTT assay. Among various fractions from HPM, the HPMH showed the strongest growth inhibition effect. We also determined the inductive effect on quinone reductase (QR) of HP fractions. HPMB fraction exhibited strong inductive effects in HepG2 cells at a level of 90 ${\mu}g/ml$, showing inductive indexes of 2.26 compared to the control value of 1.0. The antioxidant activities of fractions from HP were also investigated by measuring the scavenging activities of HP against reactive oxygen speicies (ROS), peroxynitrite (ONOO-) and NO. Among the various solvent fractions, HPMH fractions displayed marked antioxidative activities.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.1098-1105
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• 2004

In order to develop natural food preservatives, the ethanol and water extracts of the Saururus chinensis Baill were prepared. Antimicrobial activity was examined against 10 kinds of harmful microorganisms. The ethanol and water extracts showed the most active antimicrobial activity against B. subtilis and E. coli. The ethanol extract showed stronger antimicrobial activity than that of the water extract. However, the extracts did not show any antimicrobial activity against lactic acid bacteria and yeast. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of ethanol extracts against B. subtilis and E. coli were 5 to 10 mg/mL, respectively. Antimicrobial activity of the ethanol extract was not destroyed at 40-12$0^{\circ}C$ and pH 3∼11. The ethanol extract was fractionated in the order of hexane, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate, and water fractions. The highest antimicrobial activity was found in the diethyl ether fraction.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.43-52
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• 2006

Effectiveness of activated soil containing directly enriched atrazine-degrading soil microorganisms as an inoculant to bioaugment degradation of atrazine in soils was investigated. A Wooster silt loam (Typic Fragiudalf) was spiked with atrazine at a rate of 4 mg/kg soil three successive times to create activated soil. Atrazine degradation was significantly enhanced (p < 0.05) after the first treatment. After the second treatment, there was an increase in the number, based on MPN, of microorganisms utilizing atrazine as a C- and N-source by 3 logs and 1 log of magnitude, respectively. Inoculation of typical agricultural soils collected from Ohio with activated soil at a rate as low as 0.5% reduced the extractable atrazine remaining in soils to the level below 2% of that initially recovered (initially added at a rate of 4 mg/kg soil) after 4 days. Inoculation at a higher rate was required to achieve the same result in soils with non-typical properties (pH of 4.5 or organic matter of 43% w/w). Activated soil was stable, in terms of atrazine degradation activity, at least up to 6 months when it was kept at low temperature (< $10^{\circ}C$) and moistened (water content above 15%). The results of this study indicate that microorganisms capable of degrading atrazine are relatively easily enriched in soil to create activated soil. Use of activated soil can be a practical option for bioremediation of contaminated soils.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.26 no.10
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• pp.1182-1188
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• 2016

Membrane-associated guanylate kinase inverted-3 (MAGI-3) is a member of the family of membrane-associated guanylate kinases (MAGUKs). MAGI-3 modulates the kinase activity of protein kinase B (PKB)/AKT through interactions with phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)/MMAC. Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) is a common causative agent of acute myocarditis and chronic dilated cardiomyopathy. Activation of AKT and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) is essential for CVB3 replication, but the relation between MAGI-3 signaling and CVB3 replication is not well understood. This study investigated the role of MAGI-3 in CVB3 infection and replication. MAGI-3 was overexpressed in HeLa cells by polyethylenimine (PEI) transfection. To optimize the transfection conditions, different ratios of plasmid DNA to PEI concentrations were used. MAGI-3 and empty plasmid DNA were transfected into the HeLa cells. MAGI-3 overexpression alone was not sufficient to efficiently activate AKT. However, expression of the CVB3 capsid protein VP1 dramatically increased in the HeLa cells overexpressing MAGI-3 24 h after CVB3 infection. In addition, the activities of AKT and ERK were significantly induced in the CVB3-infected MAGI-3 cells overexpressing HeLa. These results demonstrate that MAGI-3 expression upregulates CVB3 replication through AKT and ERK signaling activation. MAGI-3 may be an important target to control CVB3 replication.