• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.81-81
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• 1997

We previously demonstrated an enhancer-like positive regulatory element within a 259-bp sequence (-2352 to-2094 bp) of the human CYP1A2 gene in HepG2 cells. Three protein binding sites were identified by DNase I footprint analyses within the 259-bp sequence: protected region A PRA ( -2283 to-2243 bp), PRB (-2218 to-2187 bp), and PRC (-2124 to-2098 bp) (I. Chung and E. Bresnick, Mol. Pharmacol. 47, 677-685, 1995). In the present study, the functional significance of those protected regions was examined. Transfection experiments with deletion and substitution mutants defined the PRB and PRC as containing positive and negative regulatory elements, respectively. Human breast carcinoma MCF-7 cells were cotransfected with a hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 (HNF-1) expression vector and CYP1A2 promoter-or thymidine kinase promoter-luciferase remoter gene constructs. HNF-1, which contributes to the liver specificity of genes, enhanced reporter gene activity in a PRC sequence-dependent manner. These results suggested that PRC could exist bound to a repressor which was displaceable by other transcription factors such as HNF-1. Results obtained by transfection of HepG2 hepatoma cells with various PRB substitution mutant-luciferase gene fusion constructs indicated that the entire sequence of PRB was necessary for promoter activity. Consequently, the regulation of CYP1A3 expression is very complex, requiring a number of both positive and negative regulatory factors.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.175-183
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• 2005

The two major isoflavones in soy, genistein and daidzein, are well known to prevent hormone-dependent cancers by their anti estrogenic activity. The exact molecular mechanisms for the protective action are, however, not provided yet. It has been reported that genistein and daidzein have a potential anticancer activity through their antiproliferative effect in many hormone-dependent cancer cell lines. Transforming growth $factor-\beta1(TGF-\beta1)$ has also been found to have cell growth inhibitory effect, especially in mammary epithelial cells. This knowledge led to a hypothetical mechanism that the soy isoflavones-induced growth inhibitory effect can be derived from the regulation of $TGF-\beta1$ and $TGF-\beta$ receptors. In order to test this hypothesis, the effects of the soy isoflavones at various concentrations and periods on the expression of $TGF-\beta1$and $TGF-\beta$ receptors were investigated by using Northern blot analysis in human breast carcinoma epithelial cell lines, an estrogen receptor positive cell line (MCF-7) and an estrogen receptor negative cell line (MDA-MB-231). As a result, only genistein has shown a profound dose-dependent effect on $TGF-\beta1$ expression in the $ER^+$ cell line within the range of doses tested, and the expression levels are correspondent to their inhibitory activities of cell growth. Moreover, daidzein showed down-regulated $TGF-\beta1$ expression at a low dose, the cell growth proliferation was promoted at the same condition. Therefore, antiproliferative activity of the soy isoflavones can be mediated by $TGF-\beta1$ expression, and the effects are mainly, if not all, occurred by ER dependent pathway. The expression of $TGF-\beta$ receptors was induced at a lower dose than the one for $TGF-{\beta}1$ induction regardless of the presence of ER, and the expression patterns are similar to those of the cell growth inhibition. These results indicated that the regulation of $TGF-\beta$ receptor expression as well, prior to $TGF-\beta1$ expression, may be involved in the antiproliferative activity of soy isoflavones. Little or no expression of $TGF-\beta$ receptors was found in the MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells, suggesting refractory properties of the cells to growth inhibitory effect of the $TGF-\beta$. The soy isoflavones can seemingly restore the sensitivity of growth inhibitory responses to $TGF-\beta1$ by re-inducing $TGF-\beta$ receptors expression. In conclusions, our findings presented in this study show that the antitumorigenic activity of the soy isoflavones could be mediated by not only $TGF-\beta1$induction but $TGF-\beta$ receptor restoration. Thus, soy isoflavones could be good model molecules to develop new nonsteroidal antiestrogenic chemopreventive agents, associated with, regulation of $TGF-\beta$ and its receptors.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.1200-1208
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• 2009

Tight junctions (TJs)은 인접된 세포 사이의 전해질 및 거대분자 확산 조절에 관여하는 paracellular permeability의 장벽 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 MCF-7 및 MDA-MB-231 인체유방암세포에서 대두의 대표적인 생리활성물인 genistein에 의한 암세포의 침윤 억제에서 TJs의 견고성 및 투과성과의 연관성을 조사하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 genistein에 의한 유방암세포의 증식 억제, 암세포 이동성의 저하 및 침윤성의 억제는 TJs의 증가된 견고성과 연관이 있었으며, 이를 transepithelial electrical resistance의 증가 및 paracellular permeability의 감소로 확인하였다. Genistein은 두 유방암세포에서 TJs의 주요 조절 단백질로서 paracellular transport 조절에 중요한 역할을 하는 claudin-3 및 claudin-4의 발현을 억제시켰다. 그리고 genistein은 암세포의 전이 조절 관련 유전자들인 like growth factor-1 receptor 및 snail의 발현을 억제하였으며, thrombospondin-1 및 E-cadherin의 발현은 증가시켰다. 또한 small interfering RNA를 이용하여 genistein의 유방암세포의 침윤 억제에서 claudin-3단백질의 중요성을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 genistein이 TJs의 견고성 증가를 통하여 암세포의 침윤성을 억제할 수 있었으며, 이 과정에서 아마도 claudin 단백질의 발현 증가가 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구의 결과는 genistein이 종양 전이억제를 효과적으로 차단할 수 있음을 보여주는 것이다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.487-493
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• 2004

동백나무의 생엽과 생화, 그리고 이를 재료로 제다한 단일 동백엽차$.$화차 및 혼합 동백차의 세포독성과 다제 내성 극복을 규명하기 위하여, 4종의 인간암세포(MCF-7, Calu-5, SNU-601, AML-2/WT)와 1종의 다제내성 세포주(AML-2/ D100)를 이용하여 MTT방법으로 분석하였다. 동백의 어린엽 추출물은 Calu-6($IC_{50}$/: 79.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL), SNU-601($IC_{50}$/: 39.0 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL)에 대해 성엽과 꽃에 비해 세포독성 효과가 높았다. 단일 동백엽 차중, 찐차는 덜음차나 차차에 비해 상당한 생육 억제효과를 보였으며, 혼합 동백 차의 경우, Cahemix보다는 Catemix추출물이 MCF-7, Calu-6에 대한 $IC_{50}$/: 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL 이하의 낮은 농도에서 세포 증식 억제 및 사멸 효과가 현저히 상승됨을 보여주었다. 특히 Catemix-2를 첨가하였을 때 MCF-7과 Calu-6 암세포에서 $IC_{50}$/값이 각각 75.3과 74.6으로 높은 억제효과를 나타내었다. 시료에 대하여 감수성 세포인 AML-2/WT에 대하여 세포독성을 측정하여 감수성 세포에 비하여 내성 세포에 대하여 선택적 세포독성 여부를 관찰한 결과, 대체적으로 $IC_{50}$/의 차이가 없거나 내성세포의 $IC_{50}$/이 높게 나타내어 그다지 선택적 세포독성을 나타내지 않는 것으로 보인다. 혼합 동백차의 경우, 내성세포에 대한 선택적 세포독성은 Catemix-2(녹차와 동백엽의 덜음차의 혼합)와 Catemix-3(녹차와 동백화차의 혼합)에서 0.9로 다소 효과를 보였으며, 내성 극복 효과는 Cahemix-1(CR: 1.7)에서 높게 관찰되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.4929-4934
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• 2016

Cancer, a worldwide epidemic disease with diverse origins, involves abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade other parts of the body. Globally, it is the main cause of mortality and morbidity. To overcome the drawbacks of the commercially available chemotherapies, natural products-loaded nano-composites are recommended to improve cancer targetability and decrease the harmful impact on normal cells. This study aimed at exploring the anti-cancer impacts of Moringa oleifera seed oil in its free- (MO) and nano-formulations (MOn) through studying whether it mechanistically promotes mitochondrial apoptosis-mediating cell death. Mitochondrial-based cytotoxicity and flow cytometric-based apoptosis analyses were performed on cancer HepG2, MCF7, HCT 116, and Caco-2 cell lines against normal kidney BHK-21 cell line. The present study resulted that MOn triggered colorectal cancer Caco-2 and HCT 116 cytotoxicity via mitochondrial dysfunction more powerful than its free counterpart (MO). On the other side, MOn and MO remarkably induces HCT 116 mitochondrial apoptosis, while sparing normal BHK-21 cells with minimal cytotoxic effect. The present results concluded that nano-micelle of Moringa oleifera seed oil (MOn) can provide a novel therapeutic approach for colorectal and breast cancers via mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis, while sparing normal and even liver cancer cells a bit healthy or with minimal harmful effect. Intriguingly, MOn induced breast cancer not hepatocellular carcinoma cell death.

• 약학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.507-512
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• 1998

In the course of developing novel antitumor intercalating agents. We synthesized 4-carbamoyloxymethyl-l-azaanthraquinones 7-12, incorporating the latent alkylating functi onality. These compounds were designed to explore the effect of substituent on the nitrogen of carbamate. The target compounds were prepared by hetero Diels-Alder reaction as a key step followed by functionalization of benzylic methyl to the desired substituents. Growth inhibitory studies of the azaanthraquinones were conducted in vitro against human cancer cell lines (SNU-354; liver and MCF7; breast) and human epidermoid carcinoma cells that are sensitive (KB-3-1) and multidrug-resistant (KB-V-1). The compounds were less potent than doxorubicin against sensitive cell lines. However, the most active compound 12 was not cross-resistant with doxorubicin against KB-V-1.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.921-927
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• 2001

각종 암세포에 대한 번데기동충하초(Cordyceps militaris) 추출물 및 분획물의 세포독성을 규명하기 위하여 암세포로 A549, MCF-7 HeLA, HT1080, Hep3B, KATOIII 및 K562를 이용하였고 그 결과, SRB assay에 의한 1 mg/mL의 에탄올 추출물 농도에서 HT1080, HeLa, Jep3B 그리고 A549는 각각 89.4%, 85.7%, 72.9%그리고 65.5%의 억제효과를 나타내었다. MCF7, HeLa 그리고 HT1080 세포의 경우는 핵산 분획물 1 mg/mL 농도에서 각각 92.9%, 90.3%그리고 97.0%로 다른 분획물보다 현전히 높은 억제효과를 나타냈다. KATOIII세포에 대한 억제효과는 1mg/mL 투여시 에탄올 추출물의 경우 61.5%를 보였고 부탄올과 물 분획물에서 각각 83.7%와 80.4%로 다소 높은 억제효과를 보였다. K562 세포에 대한 시료의 억제효과는 에탄올 추출물(1mg/mL)이 60.5%의 억제율을 보인데 반해 같은 농도에 서 에틸 아세테이트, 부탄올 및 핵산 분획물에서는 각각 88.6%, 806% 및 75.6%로 높은 억제 효과는 양성대조군의 11.2$\pm$0.8에 비하여 10, 20, 40, 80 mg/kg 의 농도에 10.5$\pm$0.8, 8.3$\pm$0.5, 7.8$\pm$0.3, 3.7$\pm$0.6로 8.7, 25.9, 30.4그리고 67.0%의 유의적인 억제효과를 나타내었다. 또한 각각의 분획물에 대한 소핵생성 억제효과는 유전손상물질(MNNG;150 mg/kg, I.P)만 투여한 양성대조군에 비해서 시료 농도를 10, 20, 40 80 mg/kg 처리하였을 경우 동이라한 시료 농도 80 mg/kg 에서 부탄올, 에틸 아세테이트, 물, 그리고 클로로포름 분획물이 각각 3.1$\pm$0.3, 3.7$\pm$0.6, 4.2$\pm$0.3, 4.8$\pm$0.3으로 72.3%, 67.0%, 63.3%그리고 57.1%의 순으로 소핵생성 억제효과를 나타내었으며, 그중 핵산 분획물이 2.8$\pm$0.5의 75.0%로 가장 높은 소핵생성 억제효과를 나타내었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.5131-5136
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• 2012

Cancer is one of the major health problems worldwide and its current treatments have a number of undesired adverse side effects. Natural compounds may reduce these. Currently, a few plant products are being used to treat cancer. In this study, goniothalamin, a natural occurring styryl-lactone extracted from Goniothalamus macrophyllus, was investigated for cytotoxic properties against cervical cancer (HeLa), breast carcinoma (MCF-7) and colon cancer (HT29) cells as well as normal mouse fibroblast (3T3) using MTT assay. Fluorescence microscopy showed that GTN is able to induce apoptosis in HeLa cells in a time dependent manner. Flow cytometry further revealed HeLa cells treated with GTN to be arrested in the S phase. Phosphatidyl serine properties present during apoptosis enable early detection of the apoptosis in the cells. Using annexin V/PI double staining it could be shown that GTN induces early apoptosis on HeLa cells after 24, 48 and 72 h. It could be concluded that goniothalamin showing a promising cytotoxicity effect against several cancer cell lines including cervical cancer cells (HeLa) with apoptosis as the mode of cell death induced on HeLa cells by Goniothalamin was.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.563-567
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• 2012

In our era there has been several anti-cancer drugs which have undergone both experimental and clinical trials; however, due to their poor solubilities, numerous side effects, insufficient bioavailability and poor compliance, many have resulted into poor outcomes. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the effects of novel hydrophilic taxanes analogues CQMU-0517 and CQMU-0519 on growth of A549 lung, SKVO3 ovary and MCF7 breast carcinoma cell lines. Different concentrations of original paclitaxel, CQMU-0517, original docetaxel and CQMU-0519 were utilized on three cell lines, where cell growth was assessed using cell culture kit-8 and flow cytometry analysis. The results unveiled that CQMU-0517 and CQMU-0519 suppressed cell growth in the three particular cell lines, cell cycle arrest being evident in the G2/M phase. Hence, the results showed that these new taxane analogues have potential and warrant future clinical trials.

• 약학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.718-723
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• 1997

In the course of developing novel antitumor intercalating agents, we synthesized 3- carbamoyloxymethyl-azaanthraquinones 6-12, incorporating the latent alkylating functionality. These compounds were designed to explore the effect of heteroatom incorporation into anthraquinone chromophore and the effect of the incorporation of the latent alkylating functionality. The derivatives were prepared by hetero Diels-Alder reaction as a key step followed by functionality of allylic methyl to the desired substituents. Growth inhibitory studies of the azaanthraquinones were conducted in vitro against human cancer cell lines (SNU-354: liver and MCF7: breast) and human epidermoid carcinoma cells that are sensitive (KB-3-1) and multidrug-resistant (KB-V-1). The derivatives were 10 to 100-fold less potent than doxorubicin against sensitive cell lines. However, they were marginally cross-resistant with doxorubicin against KB-V-1.