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탁리소독음(托裏消毒飮)의 PC-3 세포에 대한 세포고사 유도 효과 및 기전 연구 (Study on Apoptosis-Inducing Effect and Mechanism by Tarisodokyeum in PC-3 cells)

  • 박형권;권강범;김은경;한미정;송미영;이영래;박병현;류도곤
    • 동의생리병리학회지
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.946-950
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    • 2006
  • Takrisodokyeum (TRSDY) has been known to exert anti-tumoral activity in Korea. However, its molecular mechanism of action is not understood. In this study, we found that TRSDY induced apoptosis in androgen-independent prostate cancer PC-3 cells as evidenced by DNA fragmentation. Our data demonstrated that TRSDY-induced apoptotic cell death was accompanied by decreases of PAKT and $NF-{\kappa}$ activation, which is resulted from inhibition of $I{\kappa}B-{\alpha}$ degradation. But TRSDY-induced apoptotic effect of PC-3 cells was independent of Par-4 expression. Taken together, these results suggest that TRSDY inhibits AKT phosphorylation and $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation, and eventually leads to apoptotic cell death in androgen independent prostate cancer PC-3 cells.

Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge Ameliorates Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia through Regulation of Oxidative Stress via Nrf-2/HO-1 Activation

  • Young-Jin Choi;Nishala Erandi Wedamulla;Seok-Hee Kim;Mirae Oh;Kang Sik Seo;Jeong Su Han;Eun Joo Lee;Young Ho Park;Young Jin Park;Eun-Kyung Kim
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제34권5호
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    • pp.1059-1072
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    • 2024
  • Oxidative stress is a key factor in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) that leads to inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the ameliorative effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge extract (HLT-101) on BPH through the regulation of oxidative stress and inflammation. A testosterone propionate (TP)-induced BPH rat model was orally administered HLT-101 (20, 40, or 80 mg/kg), and its effects on oxidative stress- and inflammation-related gene expression were examined. Further, HLT-101 was assessed for its effect on reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and Nrf-2/HO-1 signaling pathways in BPH-1 cells. HLT-101 decreased testosterone-induced excessive free radical production and inflammatory factor activation. Moreover, HLT-101 treatment significantly decreased the intracellular ROS level in the TNF-α and IFN-γ treated BPH-1 cells through the activation of Nrf-2. In addition, HLT-101 treatment inhibited the NF-κB pathway and androgen receptor (AR) signaling, which is highly linked to the pathogenesis of BPH. Therefore, HLT-101 has the potential to be an effective treatment reagent for BPH because of its ability to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress via Nrf-2/HO-1 signaling.

뱀장어 Vitellogenin과 Estrogen 수용체 유전자 발현에 대한 성장호르몬 및 웅성호르몬의 영향 (Effect of Growth Hormone and Androgen on Vitellogenin and Estrogen Receptor Gene Expression in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)

  • 권혁추;최성희;김은희;권준영
    • 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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    • 제10권2호
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    • pp.97-103
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    • 2006
  • Vg은 난생 척추동물의 성숙한 암컷 혈청에 존재하는 성 특이 단백질로서 $E_2$에 의해 합성이 유도된다. 본 연구는 뱀장어 Vg과 ER 유전자 발현에 대한 androgen과 성장호르몬(GH)의 영향을 조사하였다. 미성숙 뱀장어($200{\sim}250g$)에 $E_2(5{\sim}5,000\;{\mu}g/kg\;bw)$, 뱀장어 recombinant GH(eGH, $1{\sim}10\;{\mu}g/kg$) 또는 methyltestosterone(MT, $1{\sim}5\;mg/kg$)를 각각 단독 또는 eGH 또는 MT와 혼합하여 주사한 후 10일 후에 샘플을 채취하였다. 간 ER과 Vg mRNA는 RT-PCR을 이용하여 분석하였다. $E_2$에 의해 발현된 Vg 유전자는 농도 의존적으로 증가하였다. $E_2(500\;{\mu}g/kg)+MT(5mg/kg)$ 또는 $E_2(500\;{\mu}g/kg)+eGH(10\;{\mu}g/kg)$의 처리는 각각 $E_2$ 단독처리에 비해 높은 Vg mRNA의 발현을 유도하였다. eGH($10\;{\mu}g/kg$) 또는 MT(5mg/kg) 단독 처리는 Vg mRNA 발현을 유도하지 못했다. 한편 ER mRNA의 발현은 호르몬 처리에 관계없이 관찰되었다. Vg mRNA와 마찬가지로 ER mRNA의 발현도 $E_2(5{\sim}500\;{\mu}g/kg\;bw)$ 처리에 의해 농도 의존적으로 증가하는 경향이 있었으나 통계적 유의차는 없었다. $E_2(500\;{\mu}g/kg)$와 MT(5mg/kg) 또는 eGH($10\;{\mu}g/kg$)의 혼합투여 또한 $E_2$에 의해 유도된 ER mRNA 발현을 증가시키지 못했다. 결론적으로 Vg 유전자 발현에 있어서 $E_2$는 없어서는 안 되는 필수요소이지만 $E_2$ 자체만으로는 충분한 Vg 유전자를 발현하지 못하고 GH 또는 웅성호르몬 등의 도움이 필요하다. 또한 MT 또는 GH는 ER 유전자 발현에 영향을 미치지 못하며 다른 경로를 통해 Vg 유전자 발현에 관여하는 것으로 생각된다.

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거세비육돈에서 성선스테로이드호르몬이 성장효율, 도체 특성 및 혈중 Insulin-like Growth Factor(IGF)-I 및 IGF-Binding Protein-3 농도에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Gonadal Steroid Hormones on Growth Efficiency, Carcass Characteristics and Circulating Concentrations of Insulin-like Growth Factor(IGF)-I and LGF-binding Protein-3 in Finishing Barrows)

  • 이철영;하승호;이희포;백규흠;진상근;손시환;박만종
    • 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국동물번식학회 2005년도 창립 30주년 및 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.47-54
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    • 2005
  • 수퇘지에서는 타 종의 수컷에서와는 달리 성선호르몬이 자발적인 사료섭취를 억제하다. 따라서 거세 돼지는 수퇘지나 암퇘지에 비해 사료섭취량이 과다하여 과비해지는 경향이 있다. 본 연구에서는 교잡종 거세비육돈에서 Revalor H[실험 I; 140mg trenbklone acetate(합성 androgen) + 14mg estradiol-$17\beta(E_{2}\beta)$] 및 Compudose[실험 II; 24mg $E_{2}\beta$]를 implantation 했을 때 성장효율, 도체특성 및 혈중 IGH-I 및 IGF-binding protein-3(IGFBP-3) 농도에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 2회의 사양실헝(I & II)를 수행하였다. 실험 I에서는 생체중 약60kg의 교잡종 거세비육돈 64두를 8돈방에 완전임의배치하여 2[implant; 처리 대비 무처리] $\times$ 2[사양; 무제한급여 대비 $80\%$ 무제한급여] $\times$ 2[사료; 대조(NRC 권장 수준의 $103\%$) 대비 저에너지($87\%$ NRC 권장량) 사료] 'factorial' 사양시험을 수행하였고, 실험 II에서는 80두의 거세비육돈(10두/돈방)을 이용하여 implant의 효과 유무를 조사하였다. 실험 I과 II에서 모든 공시돈은 생체중 $100\~110kg$ 시 도축되었다. Revalor H와 Compudose implant 제제는 공히 사료섭취량과 등지방두께를 저하시키고, 도체의 주요 이화학적 특성에는 영향을 미치지 않고 혈중 IGF-I 농도를 증가시켰다. 또한 이들 측정항목에서 Revalor H implant는 제한사양, 저에너지 사료, 혹은 Compudose 이상의 효과를 나타내었고, 증체를 억제하였으나 사료효율은 증진시켰으며, 후자(사양, 사료)와의 상호작용은 나타나지 않았다. 이상의 결과는 거세비육돈에서 1) androgen과 estrogen은 공히 자발적인 사료섭취와 등지방 침적을 억제하고 IGF-I 분비를 증가시키며, 2) 성선스테로이드호르몬의 이 같은 성장에 미치는 효과의 일부는 IGF-I을 통해 매개될 수도 있을을 시사한다.

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Japanese medaka에 있어 Quercetin의 난자성숙 저해에 대한 조직병리학적 연구 (Histopathological Study on Inhibition of Oogenesis by Quercetin in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes))

  • 황갑수
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • 제14권1_2호
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    • pp.55-63
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    • 1999
  • Endocrine disrupting chemicals probably cause the cytological or/and morphological changes of germinal cells in gonad. Accordingly, this study was aimed to make sure that the effect of hormone-mimicking chemicals on gonad morphology such as decrease of germinal cells, inhibition of cellular maturation and change in the ratio of germinal cells in the different developmental phase can be observed by histopathological procedures and can be a useful bio-indicator for the evaluation of endocrine disruption by environmental chemicals. In this experiment, female Japanese medaka were exposured to quercetin, a phytoestrogen, at the concentration of 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/L. quercetin showed the significant decrease in the number and rate of vitellogenic follicular oocytes in the treated group for 4 and 6 weeks. The weak development of yolk could be also observed. We could conclude that quercetin has anti-estrogenic or androgen-like potency by exerting the inhibition effect on oogenesis in fish female- gonad. From the result of this study, the applied methods and techniques can be evaluated to be a useful biomonitoring means for water pollution, expecting a good result of the subsequent study on apoptosis.

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Steroid hormone의 제암작용 (Anticancer activity of steroid hormones)

  • 한덕용
    • 약학회지
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    • 제17권2호
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    • pp.92-102
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    • 1973
  • Hormone이 암발생과 밀접한 관계가 있음은 이미 1935년대에 밝혀진 바 있다. 즉 lacassagne은 estrogen이 토끼 자궁벽의 fibromyomatous transformation에 영향을 준다고 하였다. Nelson는 guinea-pig를 시험동물로 해서 estrogen을 장기투여한 결과 uterine fibroids가 수발됨을 확인한 이래, 유발됨을 확인한 이래, 이러한 hormone이 암발생의 장기요인이 됨으리 밝히게 되었다. 이러한 업적은 Lipschutz에 의해 더욱 수식되었다. 이러한 업적의 결과가 여러편의 종설로 발표되었다. 즉 Lacassagne, Zuckerman, Burrows등, Gardner는 각기 종설을 발표하여 이를 확증하기에 이르렀다. 한편 각개 hormone, 그중에서도 sex-hormone의 opposite action은 Steinach등 및 Sand에 의해 밝혀졌고 거세백서에 estrogen을 투여했을때 유기되는 vaginal mucosa의 epidermization이 testosterone의 투여에 의해 급속히 소진됨을 Currier 일파가 증명하였고 estrogen에 의해 유발된 웅백서 부속성선의 조직변성이 androgen의 동시투여의 소실됨이 homone에 의해 유발된 neoplastic에 대해 유효하리하는 것은 백명한 일이고 이러한 사실은 현재 실시로 허다히 이용되고 있는 것이다.

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The Biochemical and Histological Studies of the Oriental Medicine Extract on Hair Growth Effect

  • Lee, Yoon-Gyeong;Kim, Jeong-Ki
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 2004
  • The hair growth effect of the oriental medicine extract which is composed of Polygoni multiflori Radix, Angelica gigantis Radix and Lycii Fructus was studied biochemically and histologically. The study was conducted dividelly into three groups, control, propecia and oriental medicine extract and three groups were compared each other in skin androgen, testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT), content biochemically and the number of hair follicular unit and hair follicle histologically. The oriental medicine extract and propecia decreased skin DHT conetent and increased skin total (T+DHT) content compared with control. In transverse sections of skin specimens the oriental medicine extract and propecia increased total counts of follicular units and follicles compared with control. On the basis of the result, the oriental medicine extract has same hair growth effect as propecia and it is suggested that the oriental medicne extract is capable of a therapeutic agent of alopecia.

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Screening for the Hormonal Properties of the Chloroform Extract of Carica papaya Linn. Seeds for Antifertility Investigation

  • Mishra, P.K.;Pathak, N.;Manivannan, B.;Lohiya, N.K.
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.5-10
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    • 2000
  • The chloroform extract of the seeds of Carica papaya has been screened for the hormonal properties using ovariectomized female rats for estrogenicity, estrogen primed immature rats for progestogenicity and castrated adult male rats for androgenicity. The results revealed that the extract lacks progestogenicity and androgenicity as evident from the failure of the extract treated animals to mimic progestogen and androgen related changes in the target tissues. The increased weight of vagina and uterus, open status of vagina, cornified and epithelial cells in the vaginal smears and hypertrophy in the uterine epithelium, endometrium and stroma with increased glycogen and sialic acid content in the uterus of the chloroform extract treated animals, which are comparable to those of the ovariectomized estrogen treated animals, suggest that the chloroform extract possesses mild estrogenic activity.

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THE EFFECT OF FLUTAMIDE ON PUBERTY IN MALE RATS: AN EVALUATION OF THE PROTOCOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PUBERTAL DEVELOPMENT AND THYROID FUNCTION

  • Shin, J.H.;Kim, H.S.;Moon, H.J.;Kang, I.H.;Kim, T.S.;Seok, J.H.;Kim, I.Y.;Nam, S.Y.;Park, K.L.;Han, S.Y.
    • 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Signal transduction in Toxicology
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    • pp.147-147
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    • 2001
  • To establish a test protocol for the rodent 20-day thyroid/pubertal assay, we dosed flutamide(fl), a non-steroidal androgen antagonist to intact male SD rats from postnatal day 33 for 20 days, and examined several reproductive endpoints for assessing the sensitivity of a list of parameters for detecting endocrine-related effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.(omitted)

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Cerebral Aneurysm and Aortic Coarctation in a 46, XY Female. Is it Causal or Coincidental?

  • Ju, Sun-Min;Yi, Hyeong-Joong;Ko, Yong;Kim, Kwang-Myung
    • Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.137-140
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    • 2005
  • Most vascular disorders tend to affect both the brain and heart, and among them, a clinical syndrome constituting cerebral aneurysm and aortic coarctation(AC) has been well recognized. Persistent hypertensive impact to the cerebral vasculature with developmental anomaly of the neural crest, precursor of ectomenchymal, would be closely associated with development of the cerebral aneurysm in AC. Gonadal steroid hormone, a guardian of the cardiovascular system, has been known for its protective effects on the vascular wall. Gonadal steroid hormone (androgen) insensitivity such as 46,XY female syndrome may increase the risk of hypertention and subsequent vascular anomalies. The authors report on a 46-year-old 46,XY female patient with AC who underwent surgical clipping of the ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Clinical implications and proposed pathogenetic mechanisms of aneurysm in this intersex syndrome are presented and discussed.