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Synthesis of Antineoplaston A10 Analogs as Potential Antitumor Agents

  • Choi, Bo-Gil;Kim, Ok-Young;Chung, Byung-Ho;Cho, Won-Jea;Cheon, Seung-Hoon;Choi, Sang-Un;Lee, Chong-Ock
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.157-163
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    • 1998
  • Several aniline mustard analogues were obtained by introducing N,N-bis(2-chloroethyl)amino moiety to phenyl ring of A10 analogues in order to increase reactivity of A10 analogs and selectivity into DNA. The in vitro antitumor activity of synthesized compounds was evaluated using five different solid tumor cell lines by SRB method. Aniline mustard analogues exhibited more potent antitumor activity than A10 analogs. Especially, m-aniline mustard of benzoyl analogue displayed remarkable antitumor activity.

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Naphthazarin Derivatives (Ⅶ): Antitumor Action against ICR Mice Bearing Ascitic S-780 Cells

  • Song, Gyu-Yong;Kim, Yong;You, Young-Jae;Cho, Hoon;Ahn, Byung-Zun
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.190-193
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    • 2001
  • Various analogues of 5,8-dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (DMNQ) such as 2- or 6-(1-hydroxyiminoalkyl)-DMNQs were prepared and evaluated for the antitumor action. (1 -Hydroxyiminoalkyl)-DMNQs derivatives expressed greater antitumor action than (1-hydroxyalkyl) - or acyl-DMNQ derivatives. Moreover, 6-(1-hydroxyiminoalkyl)-DMNQ derivatives expressed higher antitumor action than 2-substituted ones, suggestive of a steric effect. Some of 6-(1-propyloxyalkyl)-DMNQ derivatives with an alkyl group of butyl to octyl moiety showed T/C values of >400%

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Studies on Antitumor Components of Flammulina velutipes of Korea (II) - Production of Antitumor Component of Flammulina velutipes by Submerged Culture - (팽나무버섯의 항암(抗癌) 성분(成分)에 관한 연구(硏究)(제(第)2보(報)) - 액내(液內) 배양(培養)에 의한 항암(抗癌) 성분(成分)의 생성(生成) -)

  • Woo, Myoung-Sik
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.147-150
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    • 1983
  • To investigate a possibility of producing the antitumor component by shake culture method, the mycelia of Flammulina velutipes were cultured in flasks on a shaker at $26{\sim}28^{\circ}C$ at 180 rpm for seven days. The extract of the mycelia was concentrated under vacuum. The precipitate obtained by adding a three-fold volume of ethanol was centrifugated and freeze-dried after dialysis. The fraction was tested against sarcoma 180 in the mice. The inhibition ratio of the fraction against the tumor was 68.0% at the dose of 20 mg/kg/day for the period of ten days and the tumors in three of the mice were completely regressed. The results showed, therefore, that the antitumor component was produced by the shake culture method.

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Antitumor Activities by lmmunological Function of Chitin, Chitosan and Their Oligosaccharides (키틴 ${\cdot}$키토산 및 그 올리고당의 면역작용에 의한 항종양 활성)

  • 전유진;김세권
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.149-159
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    • 1997
  • Chitin, a linked polysaccharide composed of 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-$\beta$-D-glucopytanose residues, is distributed widely in nature. It has been utilized on various application field due to the development of chitin derivatives such as chitosan, partial deacetylated chitin, carboxylmethyl chitin, sulfated chitin, and so on. Chitin and chitosan have been recently interested in antitumor and antimicrobial activities, because of a powerful tumor inhibitory effect against experimental mouse tumors. Especially, the oligosaccharides obtained by partial degradation of them exhibited a remarkable antitumor effect against sarcoma 180, MM 48 and Meth Asolid tumors and antimetastatic effect against Lewis lung carcinoma in mice. This review describes on antitumor effects of chitin, chitosan and their oligosaccharides by their mechanism of action involving enhancement of immunological system.

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Screening for Antitumor Efficacy from the medical plants in Korea and Japan (韓國과 日本産 抗腫瘍性 資源의 Screening에 대하여)

  • Lee, Sang-Rae;Yoon, Eui-Soo;Shin, Soo-Cheol;Lee, Jong-Il
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.6 no.2
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    • pp.155-163
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    • 1993
  • 21plants, which collected from Korea and Japan, were applied to antitumor and cytotoxic screening tests against sarcoma 180 a ascitec in mice. The results are summariged as follows : 1) The total packed cell volume method has been used for the antimeoplastic screening for from natural higher plants in Korea. By this method, we have found out that Selaginella involves, Patrinia hispida, Archyranthes japonica and Solanum nigrum having significant activity and also Cydonia sinensis and Rubia akane showed slight activity to antitumor 2) The total packed cell volune method has been used for the antineoplastic screening for from natural higher plants in Japan. Among the 21 tested plants, lsodon japonicus having strong antitumor activity and also Torilis japonica, Aralia elata, Leonurus sibiricus and Rubia cordifolia showed significant activity to anticancer tumor while Forsythia spp and Solanum nigrum showed slight activity to antitumor. 3) Among the 21 tested Korea plants, lsodon excisus and Forsythia Koreana showed strong antitumor activity by the V79 cytotoxic cell screening test.

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Enhanced Antitumor Efficacy with Combined Administration of Astragalus and Pterostilbene for Melanoma

  • Huang, Xin-Yan;Zhang, Song-Zhao;Wang, Wen-Xi
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.1163-1169
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    • 2014
  • Astragalus, a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine, has exhibited antitumor actions in patients. In this study, in vitro and in vivo antitumor effects of astragalus and synergistic antitumor efficacy in combination with pterostilbene were investigated. Melanoma cells were treated with pterostilbene (Pt), graduated doses of astragalus injection (AI), or these in combination. Cell viability was measured using a MTT assay. Released nucleosomes and caspase activity were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Growth inhibition in vitro and in vivo was also assessed. Analysis of variance and t tests were used for statistical analysis. Significant reduction (p<0.05) in cellular proliferation were observed with AI and AI-Pt in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. Apoptosis and caspase-3/7 activity were significantly increased by AI and AI-Pt treatment (p<0.05). In vivo, AI inhibited melanoma tumor growth, with inhibition rates ranging from 36.5 to 62.3%, by inducing apoptosis via up-regulation Bax expression and the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and down-regulating Bcl-2 expression. AI significantly inhibits the growth of melanoma in vitro and in vivo by inducing apoptosis. These data suggest that combined treatment of astragalus with pterostilbene enhances antitumor efficacy.

Effects of Lectin-conjugated Ellagitannin on Antitumor Activity (Lectin-conjugated Ellagitannin의 혹색종에 대한 항암활성)

  • Kim, Hyoung-Kun;Han, Ki-Sook;Lee, Do-Ik
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.607-612
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    • 2000
  • Generally, antitumor drugs have strong toxicity and result in damage in normal cells. Previously, lectin has been reported as a tumor cell specific binding protein and tannin as an antitumor substance. In this study, we investigated antitumor activity of lectin-conjugated ellagitannin and used praecoxin A as an ellagitannin source. We injected mouse melanoma cell, B16-F10, on right the femoral region of C57BL/6 mouse. After 10 hours later, first treatment with praecoxin A, lectin-praecoxin A mixiture and lectin-conjugated praecoxin A was carried and followed by injection i.m. every 48 hours. Praecoxin A extended the life of mice up to 14.8% in comparison with the negative control group at 5 mg/kg dose. The life extending ratio of Lectin-praecoxin A mixture was 26.1% at 5 mg/kg dose, and the life extending ratio of lectin-conjugated praecoxin A was 28.7% at 5 mg/kg dose. On the basis of these findings, we suggest that antitumor activities of lectin-praecoxin A mixiture and lectin-conjugated praecoxin A on survival are better than that of praecoxin A.

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Studies on Constituents and Culture of the Higher Fungi of Korea (한국산(韓國産) 고등균류(高等菌類)의 성분(成分)및 배양(培養)에 관한 연구(硏究))

  • Shim, Mi-Ja
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.49-66
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    • 1981
  • The objectives of this investigation were to produce artificially an antitumor constituent by submerged culture of the mycelium of Coriolus versicolor (Fr.) Quel., to characterize the influence of various modifications of the nutrient and culture conditions with respect to the pro­duction, to determine chemical composition of the antitumor constituent, and to examine effects of the constituent on the immune response of mice. Submerged agitation of the mycelium in flasks containing a nutrient solution showed its adequate growth. Especially the mycelial growth in the medium containing glucose and yeast extract was abundant. The addition of cotton seed flour or ginseng waste to the medium increased the yield of mycelial growth and the production of the antitumor constituent. The replacement of glucose with starch also yielded the adequate growth. The antitumor constituent extracted from the mycelium and isolated from the culture filtrate was a protein-bound polysaccharide. The analyses of this constituent by GLC and amino acid autoanalysis showed that it contained four monosaccharides and fifteen amino acids. The protein-free polysaccharide of the constituent was also found to exert greater antitumor activity against sarcoma-180 in mice than the entire constituent. The antitumor constituent was found to potentiate the immune response of mice against sheep red blood cell. The protein-bound polysaccharide exerted more favorable influence on the immunity than the protein-free moiety.

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Development of Anticancer Agents from Korean Medicinal Plants (Part 4). Antitumor Activity of the Butanol Soluble Fraction of Perilla frutescens (한국산 생약으로부터 항암물질의 개발(제4보) 소엽 부탄올 가용분획의 항암활성)

  • 최규은;곽정숙;김영옥;백승화;한두석
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.311-316
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    • 1997
  • This study was carried out to develop antitumor effect of the n-butanol soluble fraction of Perilla frutescens on (KB cells) human oral epitheloid carcinoma cells. The cytotoxictty of methanollc extract of Perilla frutescens on KB cells was evaluated by 3-(4,5-dimethyl thiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide(MTT) assay. The antitumor activity of various fractions obtained from n-butanol soluble fraction of Perilla frutescens was evaluated in human oral epithelold carcinoma cells. The antitumor acavity of the n-butanol soluble fraction on human oral epitheloid carcinoma cells was evaluated by MTT assay of colorimetric method. The light microscopic study was carried out to observe morphological changes of cultured human oral epitheloid carcinoma cells. These results were obtained as follows; 1. The fractions 1,2 and 3 of the n-butanol soluble fraction of Perilla frutescens were shown significant antitumor activities. 2. The number of human oral epitheloid carcinoma cells were decreased and tend to form cell cluster by treatment with fractions 1,2,3 and 4 of the n-butanol soluble fraction of Perilla frutescens. 3. The fraction 1 of the n-butanol soluble fraction of Perllla frutescens showed the highest antitumor activity on Perilla frutescens. It has been selected as a lead fraction for further examinations.

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Synthesis and Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of 2,3-Dihydroimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinoline Analogs as Antitumor Agents

  • Cheon, Seung-Hoon;Park, Joon-Suck;Jeong, Seon-Hee;Chung, Byung-Ho;Choi, Bo-Gil;Cho, Won-Jae;Kang, Boo-Hyon;Lee, Chong-Ock
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.138-143
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    • 1997
  • 5-Aryl-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolines were reported to have strong antitumor activity and one of the derivatives such as $5-[4^{l}$ -(piperidinomethyl)phenyl]-2,3-dihydroimidazo[2,1-a] isoquinoline (1, SDZ 62-434) was found to be more effective than the clinical cytostatic agent edelfosine (2) in in vitro and in vivo assays. Currently SDZ 62-434 is in clinical trials in Europe. The structure-activity relationship studies of SDZ 62-434 showed that compounds with substitution on ring A were less active than the lead compound. Ring B in SDZ 62-434 was essential for the activity because compounds without B ring had no antitumor activity. Among the 3-arylisoquinolin-1-one derivatives, $3-[4^{I}$-(piperidinomethyl)phenyl] substituted analog had no antitumor activity but simple phenyl substituted compound, such as 4, showed the most potent antitumor activity in various human tumor cell lines.

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