• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.415-425
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• 2017

건 여주로부터 얻은 70%에탄올 추출물의 항산화 효과를 측정하고, $H_2O_2$에 의해 유도된 산화적 스트레스에 대한 신경세포 보호효과를 알아보기 위해 human neuroblastoma cell인 SK-N-MC세포를 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 여주 추출물의 총 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드 함량은 각각 28.51 mg gallic acid/extract g과 3.95 mg catechin/extract g 이었고, 추출물의 DPPH 라디칼 소거능 ($IC_{50}$)은 $506.95{\mu}g/ml$ 이었다. 여주추출물을 신경세포에 전 처리한 후 $H_2O_2$을 처리하여 산화적 스트레스를 유도했을 때, 여주추출물에 의해 세포생존율은 증가되었고 세포내 ROS는 감소되는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 세포내 항산화 방어시스템인 항산화효소 (SOD-1,2와 GPx-1)의 mRNA 발현이 여주추출물 처리에 의해 control 수준으로 회복되거나 control 보다 증가되는 결과를 보였으며, ROS 의존적 세포사멸과 연관 있는 것으로 알려진 MAPK pathway 중 p38과 JNK의 인산화를 여주추출물이 억제하였다. 또한 cleaved caspase-3와 cleaved PARP의 발현도 여주추출물의 처리에 의해 감소되었다. 본 연구 결과에서 70% 에탄올 여주추출물은 항산화효능이 우수하여 ROS를 직접적으로 제거할 뿐 아니라 세포내 ROS 축적을 억제시키는 효과를 보여주었다. 그리고 신경세포 내 항산화효소들의 발현 증가 기전과 p38, JNK의 인산화 억제 및 cleaved caspase-3, cleaved PARP의 발현 억제를 통한 세포사멸 억제 기전을 통해 산화적 스트레스로부터 신경세포를 보호하는 효과가 있음을 제시하고 있다. 따라서 여주추출물은 산화적 스트레스에 의한 알츠하이머병이나 파킨슨병 등과 같은 신경변성질환 (neurodegenerative disease)에 대한 예방 및 치료제의 소재로써 이용가치가 충분한 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2023

Liposomes as drug delivery system have proved useful carrier for various disease, including cancer. In addition, perfluorocarbon cored microbubbles are utilized in conjunction with high-intensity focused-ultrasound (HIFU) to enable simultaneous diagnosis and treatment. However, microbubbles generally exhibit lower drug loading efficiency, so the need for the development of a novel liposome-based drug delivery material that can efficiently load and deliver drugs to targeted areas via HIFU. This study aims to develop a liposome-based drug delivery material by introducing a substance that can burst liposomes using ultrasound energy and confirm the ability to target tumors using PET imaging. Liposomes (Lipo-DOX, Lipo-DOX-Au, Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD) were synthesized with gold nanoparticles using an avidin-biotin bond, and doxorubicin was mounted inside by pH gradient method. The size distribution was measured by DLS, and encapsulation efficiency of doxorubicin was analyzed by UV-vis spectrometer. The target specificity and cytotoxicity of liposomes were assessed in vitro by glioblastoma U87mg cells to HIFU treatment and analyzed using CCK-8 assay, and fluorescence microscopy at 6-hour intervals for up to 24 hours. For the in vivo study, U87mg model mouse were injected intravenously with 1.48 MBq of ⁶⁴Cu-labeled Lipo-DOX-Au and Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD, and PET images were taken at 0, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours. As a result, the size of liposomes was 108.3 ± 5.0 nm at Lipo-DOX-Au and 94.1 ± 12.2 nm at Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD, and it was observed that doxorubicin was mounted inside the liposome up to 52%. After 6 hours of HIFU treatment, the viability of U87mg cells treated with Lipo-DOX-Au decreased by around 20% compared to Lipo-DOX, and Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD had a higher uptake rate than Lipo-DOX. In vivo study using PET images, it was confirmed that ⁶⁴Cu-Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD was taken up into the tumor immediately after injection and maintained for up to 4 hours. In this study, drugs released from liposomes-gold nanoparticles via ultrasound and RGD targeting were confirmed by non-invasive imaging. In cell-level experiments, HIFU treatment of gold nanoparticle-coupled liposomes significantly decreased tumor survival, while RGD-liposomes exhibited high tumor targeting and rapid release in vivo imaging. It is expected that the combination of these models with ultrasound is served as an effective drug delivery material with therapeutic outcomes.