• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2010

Background and Purpose: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and VEGF receptor (VEGFR)-3 are involved in tumor lymphangiogenesis. Oral mucosal squamous cell carcinoma (OMSCC) preferentially metastasizes to cervical lymph nodes, so we investigated the expression and distribution of VEGFR-3 signaling proteins in OMSCC. Materials and Methods: Tissue samples of 18 OMSCC, 10 oral mucosal leukoplakia, and 3 normal oral mucosa were evaluated for expression of VEGF-C, VEGF-D, and VEGFR-3 by immunohistochemical staining. The presence of lymphatic vessels was determined using D2-40 staining, by which we also measured lymphatic vessel density (LVD). Results: 72% (13/18) and 56% (10/18) of tissue samples showed VEGF-C and VEGF-D immunopositivity in tumor cells and tumor-associated endothelial cells. VEGFR-3 was also expressed in most of OMSCC, which was up-regulated when compared with normal mucosa or with leukoplakia. Furthermore, LVD was higher in OMSCC than in leukoplakia. Conclusion: Taken together, our results suggest that autocrine activation of lymphatic endothelial cell via VEGFR-3 by VEGF-C and/or VEGF-D could be involved in progression of OMSCC. Therefore, VEGF-C/VEGFR-3 signaling pathway can be a molecular target for anti-metastatic therapy in OMSCC.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2003

We have found that ginsenoside Rc and Re induce c-fos in MCF-7 human breast carcinoma cells at both the mRNA and protein levels. However, neither ginsenoside activated the expression of reporter gene under the control of AP-1/TPA response elements. We have also examined the possibility that ginsenoside Rc and Re act by binding to intracellular steroid hormone receptors that act as transcriptional factors in the nucleus in inducing c-fos mRNA in MCF7 human breast carcinoma cells. However, ginsenoside Rc and Re did not bind to glucocorticoid, androgen, estrogen, or retinoic acid receptors as examined by the transcription activation of the luciferase reporter genes in CV-1 cells that were transiently transfected with the corresponding steroid hormone receptors and hormone responsive luciferase reporter plasmids. These data demonstrate that ginsenoside Rc and Re act via other transcription factors and not via estrogen receptor in c-Fos expression.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.1041-1046
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• 2014

Evidence is growing that the $GABA_B$ receptor, which belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, is involved in tumorigenesis. Recent studies have shown that ${\beta}$-arrestin can serve as a scaffold to recruit signaling protein c-Jun N-terminal knase (JNK) to GPCR. Here we investigated whether ${\beta}$-arrestin recruits JNK to the $GABA_B$ receptor and facilitates its activation to affect the growth of cancer cells. Our results showed that ${\beta}$-arrestin expression is decreased in breast cancer cells in comparison with controls. ${\beta}$-arrestin could enhance interactions of the $GABA_BR{\cdot}{\beta}-arrestin{\cdot}JNK$ signaling module in MCF-7 and T-47D cells. Further studies revealed that increased expression of ${\beta}$-arrestin enhances the phosphorylation of JNK and induces cancer cells apoptosis. Collectively, these results indicate that ${\beta}$-arrestin promotes JNK mediated apoptosis via a $GABA_BR{\cdot}{\beta}-arrestin{\cdot}JNK$ signaling module.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권7호통권87호
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• pp.976-982
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• 2007

본 연구는 분화 전단계인 C2C12 myoblast세포에 중요한 후천적 기작의 하나인 DNA 히스톤 단백질의 아세틸화를 조절하였을 때 일어나는 변화를 살펴본 결과, 히스톤 탈아세틸화 효소를 trichostatin A로서 억제시키자 C2C12 myoblast 세포가 smooth muscle로 분화하였다. 이는 immunofluorescentstaining을 통해 smooth muscle ${\alpha}-actin$의 발현 증가를 trishostatin A로 처리한 세포에서 관찰하였으며, DAPI 염색을 통해 대조군 세포와 비교하여 세포의 증식이 많이 억제됨을 관찰하였다. 또한 real-time PCR 결과는 smooth muscle ${\alpha}$-actin과 transgelin mRNA의 발현이 trichostatin A 처리군 세포에서 현저히 증가함을 보여주었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 히스톤 단백질의 탈아세틸화 억제는 C2C12 myoblast 세포의 분화에 매우 중요한 역할을 하며, 또한 C2C12 myoblast 세포를 골격근인 다핵의 myotube로 분화시키지 않고, smooth muscle로 분화시킴을 알 수 있었다. 이것은 분명히 HDAC억제제 인 trichostatin A가 DNA 히스톤 단백질의 HDAC 효소에 의한 탈아세틸화를 강력히 억제하고, 이러한 HDAC효소의 억제는 세포주기에 있어서 증식과 분화를 조절하는 유전자들의 발현을 조절하였음을 시사한다. 이를 검증하기 위해 세포주기 조절인자인 p21과 cyclin Dl mRNA의 발현을 조사한 결과 세포를 증식단계로 진행하는데 있어서 필수적인 cdk 억제제인 p21 mRNA의 발현이 trichostatin A로 처리한 세포에서 현저히 증가함을 보였으며, 세포 증식을 유도하는 cyclin Dl mRNA의 발현은 trichostatin A를 처 리 한 후 24시간 후 유의하게 감소함을 보였는데 이는 trichostatin A가 세포증식을 억제하는 초기단계에서 cyclin Dl 유전자의 발현을 조절함을 보여준다. 향후 연구에서는 또 하나의 중요한 후천적 기작인 DNA 메틸화와 히스톤 아세틸화가 유전자 발현을 조절하는데 있어서 상호작용에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.249-253
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• 1998

The developmental regulation of Caenorhabditis elegans DNA topoisomerase I expression was examined using synchronized Caenorhabditis elegans cultures. Variations of the relative mRNA and protein levels of the enzyme during their development were measured by Northern and Western analyses, respectively. The mRNA level was the highest at the embryonic stage, decreasing rapidly to the one tenth level at the L1 stage, and then increasing by a few fold at the L4 and young adult stages. The protein level was the highest at the L1 stage, with gradual decreasing at the following stages until it showed a slight increase at the young adult stage. Based on our results of the expressional regulation, the possible roles of DNA topoisomerase I in the development of C. elegans are discussed.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.749-762
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• 2021

Colostrum, which contains various immune and growth factors, aids wound healing by promoting keratinocyte proliferation. Aquaporins (AQPs) are small, hydrophobic membrane proteins that regulate cellular water retention. However, few studies have examined the effect of processed colostrum whey on AQP-3 expression in human skin cells. Here, we investigated the effect of milk, colostrum, fermented milk, and fermented colostrum whey on AQP-3 expression in keratinocyte HaCaT cells. Concentrations of 100-400 ㎍/mL of fermented colostrum whey were found to induce HaCaT cell proliferation. AQP-3 was found to be expressed exclusively in HaCaT cells. AQP-3 expression was significantly increased in 100 ㎍/mL fermented colostrum whey-treated cells compared with that in controls. Moreover, fermented colostrum increased p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation, but not ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Thus, our results suggest that fermented colostrum whey increased AQP-3 expression in, and the proliferation of, keratinocytes via JNK and p38 MAPK activation.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7617-7623
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• 2014

Objective: The mechanism of action of fatty acid synthase (FASN) in drug tolerance of breast cancer cells with epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) features was investigated. Methods: The breast cancer cell line MCF-7-MEK5 with stably occurring EMT and tumour necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) tolerance was used as the experimental model, whereas MCF-7 acted as the control. Tumour cells were implanted into nude mice for in vivo analysis, and cerulenin was used as a FASN inhibitor. RT-PCR, real-time quantitative PCR and Western blot were employed to detect the expression of FASN, TNFR-1, TNFR-2, Wnt-1, ${\beta}$-catenin and cytC at the RNA and protein levels. Results: Compared with MCF-7, TNFR-1 expression in MCF-7-MEK5 was slightly changed, TNFR-2 was decreased, and FASN, Wnt-1, ${\beta}$-catenin and cytC were increased. The expression of Wnt-1 and ${\beta}$-catenin in MCF-7-MEK5 decreased after cerulenin treatment, whereas cytC expression increased. Conclusions: The important function of FASN in the drug tolerance of breast cancer may be due to the following mechanisms: FASN downregulated TNFR-2 expression through lipid rafts to make the cells less sensitive to TNF-${\alpha}$, and simultaneously activated the Wnt-$1/{\beta}$-catenin signalling pathway. Thus, cytC expression increased, which provided cells with anti-apoptotic capacity and induced drug tolerance.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5181-5185
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• 2015

Background: CCAT1 has been reported to be linked with pathogenesis of malignancies including colon cancer and gastric cancer. However, the regulatory effect of CCAT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. The purpose of this research was to identify any role of CCAT1 in the progression of HCC. Materials and Methods: Real time-PCR was performed to test the relative expression of CCAT1 in HCC tissues. A computation screen of CCAT1 promoter was conducted to search for transcription-factor-binding sites. The association of c-Myc with CCAT1 promoter in vivo was tested by Pearson correlation analysis and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Additionally, Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards analyses were performed. Results: c-Myc directly binds to the E-box element in the promoter region of CCAT, and when ectopically expressed increases promoter activity and expression of CCAT1. Moreover, Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated that the patients with low expression of CCAT1 demonstrated better overall and relapse-free survival compared with the high expression group. Cox proportional hazards analyses showed that CCAT1 expression was an independent prognostic factor for HCC patients. Conclusions: The findings demonstrated CCAT1, acting as a potential biomarker in predicting the prognosis of HCC, is regulated by c-Myc.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1385-1392
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• 2011

SOCS-3와 IGF-I은 근육의 분화 과정 및 근비대 기전에 있어 매우 중요한 조절자 역할을 하는 유전자 및 성장인 자이며, 최근 골격근에서 IGF-I과 SOCS-3 유전자의 상호작용에 관한 연구의 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 C2C12 myotube에서 IGF-I이 SOCS-3 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보기 위해 4일간 분화시킨 C2C12 myotube에 IGF-I을 다양한 농도(0-200 ng/ml) 및 시간(3-72 시간)에 따라 처리하였다. 그 결과 IGF-I이 SOCS-3 유전자의 단백질 발현을 시간 의존적으로 유의하게 증가시켰으며, 3 시간에서 mRNA 발현을 증가시키고, 시간이 지남에 따라 긴 시간에서는 농도 의존적으로 발현이 감소하였음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 면역형광 염색을 통해 IGF-I이 myotube에서 SOCS-3의 단백질을 발현 시켰음을 뚜렷하게 관찰 할 수 있었다. 위 결과들을 바탕으로 본 연구에서는 IGF-I의 처리가 분화된 근육 세포인 C2C12 myotube에서 SOCS-3 유전자 발현에 유의한 영향을 미쳤음을 증명하였다. 이러한 결과는 선행연구에서 보고한 운동이 SOCS-3 유전자 발현을 증가시킴에 있어서 IGF-I이 중추적인 역할을 한 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 IGF-I에 의한 SOCS-3 유전자 발현 조절 기전에 있어 관련 신호 전달체계 및 골격근 관련 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구는 보다 더 이루어져야 할 것이라 사료된다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.265-279
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• 1996

방사선은 DNA손상을 초래하고 세포 성장에 관련된 유전자의 발현 조절 및 apoptosis등을 유발한다고 알려져 있으며 본 연구는 신경계에 있어 방사선 조사 후 종양 발생율과 시간 경과의 관계 및 조사 양과 암 발생의 관계를 구명하기 위해 코발트 60의 전신조사에 따른 흰쥐 뇌 조직의 생체 반응을 연구하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 상기조직의 jun 및 p53 유전자의 발현도를 1 Gy로 부터 100 Gy 범위의 감마선 용량별 및 1시간에서 6시간까지의 조사 훈 경과 시간 별로 Northern 분석하였다. Jun유전자 발현도는 ley이하에서 1시간 이내에 한계수준에 도달하였으며 30 Gy의 조사 1시간 째에 최대였다. 또한 조사 1시간 이후 1 Gy로부터 10 Gy 범위에서는 조사 5시간 및 6시간까지 점진적으로 증가되었으나 20 Gy로부터 100 Gy 범위에서는 조사 2시간까지 증가 후 감소되는 양상을 나타냈다. p53유전자의 발현도는 1 Gy이하에서 1시간 이내에 한계 수준에 근접했고 1 Gy의 조사 후 6시간 째에 최대였다. 1 Gy로부터 40 Gy까지의 범위에서는 조사 5시간 및 6시간까지 점진적으로 증가되는 반면 50 Gy에서 100 Gy범위에서는 조사 2시간 째까지 증가 후 감소되는 양상을 보였다. 따라서 감마선 조사양이 높을수록 jun 및 p53유전자는 신속하게 최대로 발현되었고 감마선 조사양이 낮을수록 서서히 증가되었다 그러나 jun유전자와 p53유전자의 감마선 조사에 따른 발현 양상에는 상호간의 연관성을 찾을 수 없었다.