• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.328-332
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• 1997

The ripe fruit of Hass avocado contains one of the highest elvels of cytochrome P-450 protein found in the plant kingdom. To determine whether wounded roots of avocado contain P-450 protein, the roots of avocado were wounded by slicing, and then allowed to incubate in sealed plastic bags, in 0.4M mannitol, and in the solution to make protoplast preparation containing cellulysin and macerase during the specified times. The microsomal proteins were extracted from the samples, separated by SDS-PAGE, and then subjected to Western blot analysis using polyclonal antibodies which are generated against the CYP71A1 protein. wounded roots in sealed bags produced CYP71A1 within 6 hours after cutting, and those in 0.4M mannitol did not produce CYP71A1 even after 72 hours, but those in the protoplast preparation by cellulysin and macerase induced and produced CYP71A was induced in only 24 hours. These results indicate that CYP 71A1 plays a role for wound healing for root tissue o avocado, and would-inducible P-450 protein was not detected in the mannitol solution by preventing a synthesis of ethylene in a liquid state, but the softening of tissues by cellulysin and macerase to make protoplast preparation was involved in an activation of CYP 71A1 even in the liquid state.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.380-386
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• 2005

목 적 : 신생아 황달은 백인에 비해 중국, 일본, 한국 등 동아시아인에서 2배 이상 많이 발생하는 것으로 보아 유전적 연관성이 있을 것으로 생각되어 왔고, 최근 일본인, 타이완 중국인, 한국인에서 UGT1A1 유전자의 Gly71Arg 다형성이 신생아 황달과 연관성이 있다고 보고되었다. 선천적으로 UDP-glucuronosyltransferase(UDPGT)에 결함이 있는 경우에는 부경로(alternative pathway)로 CYP1A2 효소를 자극하여 빌리루빈 대사가 이루어진다. 출생 후 6-14주가 되어야 성인 UDPGT 정상치에 도달하기 때문에 신생아 황달에서 빌리루빈 대사에 CYP1A2 부경로가 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 생각된다. 이에 저자들은 UGT1A1과 CYP1A2 유전자의 다형성이 한국인 신생아 황달의 발생과 어떤 연관성이 있는지 알아보고자 본 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 혈중 빌리루빈 수치가 12 mg/dL 이상의 건강하고, 황달의 다른 위험인자가 없는 만삭아 79명과 대조군 68명으로부터 혈액 0.5 cc를 채취하여 DNA을 분리하였다. UGT1A1 유전자는 Polymerase chain reaction(PCR) 후에 염기서열 분석을 통해서 Gly71Arg 유전자 다형성을 확인하였으며, CYP1A2는 제한효소인 MboII를 이용하여 PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism 방법과 염기서열 분석을 통해서 T2698G 유전자 다형성을 확인하였다. 결 과 : UGT1A1 유전자의 Gly71Arg 다형성은 변이형 대립 유전자 분포가 환자군에서 32%로 대조군 11%보다 높았다(P<0.0001). CYP1A2 유전자의 다형성은 변이형 유전형 분포가 환자군에서는 41.8%, 대조군에서 32.3%로 환자군이 높았으며 통계학적으로 유의하였다(P=0.015). 변이형 대립유전자의 빈도는 환자군에서 21%로 대조군 19%보다 높았으나 통계학적 유의성은 없었다(P=0.706). Gly71Arg와 T2698G의 변이형 발생의 연관성은 없었다(P=0.635). 결 론 : 한국인의 신생아 황달에서 체내의 빌리루빈 대사의 주경로와 부경로에 작용하는 효소의 유전자인 UGT1A1과 CYP1A2의 다형성이 확인되었고, UGT1A1 유전자의 Gly71Arg 다형성은 신생아 황달과 연관이 있었으나 CYP1A2 유전자의 T2698G 다형성은 신생아의 황달과 연관이 없었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3717-3721
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• 2012

Purpose: Any association between the CYP1A1 Ile462Val polymorphism and endometrial cancer risk remains inconclusive. For a more precise estimate, we performed the present meta-analysis. Methods: PUBMED, OVID and EMBASE were searched for the studies which met inclusion criteria. Data in all eligible studies were evaluated and extracted by two authors independently. The meta-analysis estimated pooled odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for endometrial cancer risk attributable to the CYP1A1 Ile462Val polymorphism. Results: A total of 7 studies were included in this meta-analysis. The results indicated no association between endometrial cancer risk and the CYP1A1 Ile462Val polymorphism (for Val vs Ile allele model [OR 1.09, 95% CI 0.73-1.62]; for Val.Val vs Ile.Ile genotype model [OR 1.54, 95% CI 0.56-4.23]; for (Ile.Val + Val.Val) vs Ile.Ile genotpye model [OR 1.08, 95% CI 0.71-1.63]; for Val.Val vs (Ile.Ile + Ile.Val) genotype model [OR 1.46, 95% CI 0.53-4.04]). Conclusions: This meta-analysis suggests that there is no association between endometrial cancer risk and the CYP1A1 Ile462Val polymorphism.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권sup3호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2016

Pancreatic cancer is a leading cause of fatality worldwide. Several population studies have been conducted on genetic diagnosis of pancreatic cancer but the results from epidemiologic studies are very limited. CYP17A gene has a role in disease formation but its influence on pancreatic cancer is unclear. A polymorphism in the 5'UTR promoter region of CYP17A1-34T/C (A1/A2) has been associated with multiple cancers. The aim of the current study was to assess associations of this polymorphism and socio-demographic risk factors with pancreatic cancer. A total of 255 and 320 controls were enrolled in the study, and were genetically analyzed through PCR-RFLP. Statistical analysis was conducted with observed genotype frequencies and odds ratios (ORs) and 95% CIs were estimated using unconditional logistic regression. The impact of socio-demographic factors was accessed through Kaplen-Meir analysis. According to our results, the A2/A2 genotype was significantly associated with pancreatic cancer (OR=2.1, 95%CI = 1.3-3.5). Gender female (OR=2.6, 95%CI=1.8-3.7), age group 80s/80+ years (OR=2.2, 95% CI=1.2-4), smoking both former (OR=4.6, 95% CIs=2.5-8.8) and current (OR=3.6, 95% CI=2-6.7), and family history (OR=7.1; 95%CI = 4.6-11.4) were also found associated with increased risk. Current study suggests that along with established risk factors for pancreatic cancer CYP17A1-34T/C may play a role. However, on the basis of small sample size the argument cannot be fully endorsed and larger scale studies are recommended.

• Translational and Clinical Pharmacology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2017

This study focused on the role of cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) genotypes to predict phenotypes in the metabolism of dextromethorphan. CYP2D6 genotypes and metabolic ratios (MRs) of dextromethorphan were determined in 201 Koreans. Unsupervised clustering algorithms, hierarchical and k-means clustering analysis, and color visualizations of CYP2D6 activity were performed on a subset of 130 subjects. A total of 23 different genotypes were identified, five of which were observed in one subject. Phenotype classifications were based on the means, medians, and standard deviations of the log MR values for each genotype. Color visualization was used to display the mean and median of each genotype as different color intensities. Cutoff values were determined using receiver operating characteristic curves from the k-means analysis, and the data were validated in the remaining subset of 71 subjects. Using the two highest silhouette values, the selected numbers of clusters were three (the best) and four. The findings from the two clustering algorithms were similar to those of other studies, classifying $^*5/^*5$ as a lowest activity group and genotypes containing duplicated alleles (i.e., $CYP2D6^*1/^*2N$) as a highest activity group. The validation of the k-means clustering results with data from the 71 subjects revealed relatively high concordance rates: 92.8% and 73.9% in three and four clusters, respectively. Additionally, color visualization allowed for rapid interpretation of results. Although the clustering approach to predict CYP2D6 phenotype from CYP2D6 genotype is not fully complete, it provides general information about the genotype to phenotype relationship, including rare genotypes with only one subject.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 1999

1997년 3월부터 1998년 6월까지 충북대학교병원 내과에 입원하여 치료를 받은 폐암환자 98명과 암 아닌 다른 질환을 가진 대조군 98명을 대상으로 흡연, 음주, 여러 가지 질병과거력 등을 포함한 생활습관과, GSTM1과 GSTT1, 그리고 CYP1A1, CYP1E1 유전자 다형성 양상을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. GSTM1의 결손은 환자군이 67.01%, 대조군이 58.16%로 확인되었으며, OR(95% CI)이 1.46(0.82-2.62)으로 폐암 발생에 대해 유의한 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 2. GSTT1의 결손은 환자군이 58.76%, 대조군이 50.00%로 확인되었으며, OR (95% CD가 1.43(0.81-2.51)으로 폐암 발생과 관련이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 3. CYP1A1 유전자 다형성은 Ile/Ile, Ile/Val, Val/Val 환자군이 각각 59.18%, 35.71%, 5.10%, 대조군이 각각 52.04%, 45.92%, 2.04%로 CYP1A1 유전자 다형성과 폐암 위험도 사이의 관련성은 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났다$(x^2trend=0.253,\;p-value>0.05)$. 4. CYP1E1 유전자 다형성은 c1/c1, c1/c2, c2/c2 형 이 환자군에서 각각 50.00%, 42.86%, 7.14%, 대조군에서 각각 66.33%, 30.61%, 3.06%로 CYP1E1 활성이 폐암 발생에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다$(x^2trend=5.783,\;p-value<0.05)$. 특히 환자군이 대조군에 비하여 아주 드문 대립유전자인 c2형이 더 많은 것으로 나타났다. 5. 폐암과 밀접한 연관이 있는 흡연습관의 OR(95% CI)이 3.03(1.58-5.81)으로 확인되어, 폐암의 위험인자로 재확인 되었다. 6. GSTM1, GSTT1, CYP1A1, CYP2-E1과 흡연습관을 포함한 다변량 분석에서 흡연습관만이 유의한 폐암의 위험인자로 나타났다. 이 결과로부터 위의 4가지 유전자의 다형성이 폐암발생에 미치는 영향은, 흡연을 포함한 환경적 요인에 비하여 크지 않을 것으로 판단된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of curcumin on the pharmacokinetics of loratadine in rats. The effect of curcumin on P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4 activity was evaluated. Pharmacokinetic parameters of loratadine were also determined after oral and intravenous administration in the presence or absence of curcumin. Curcumin inhibited CYP3A4 activity with an IC50 value of 2.71 ${\mu}M$ and the relative cellular uptake of rhodamine-123 was comparable. Compared to the oral control group, curcumin significantly increased the area under the plasma concentration-time curve and the peak plasma concentration by 39.4-66.7% and 34.2-61.5%. Curcumin also significantly increased the absolute bioavailability of loratadine by 40.0-66.1% compared to the oral control group. Consequently, the relative bioavailability of loratadine was increased by 1.39- to 1.67-fold. In contrast, curcumin had no effect on any pharmacokinetic parameters of loratadine given intravenously, implying that the enhanced oral bioavailability may be mainly due to increased intestinal absorption caused via P-gp and CYP3A4 inhibition by curcumin rather than to reduced renal and hepatic elimination of loratadine. Curcumin enhanced the oral bioavailability of loratadine in this study. The enhanced bioavailability of loratadine might be mainly attributed to enhanced absorption in the gastrointestinal tract via the inhibition of P-gp and reduced fi rst-pass metabolism of loratadine via the inhibition of the CYP3A subfamily in the small intestine and/or in the liver by curcumin.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.647-653
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• 2016

Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting Malaysian women. Recent statistics revealed that the cumulative probability of breast cancer and related deaths in Malaysia is higher than in most of the countries of Southeast Asia. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in CYP2E1 (rs6413432 and rs3813867), STK15 (rs2273535 and rs1047972) and XRCC1 (rs1799782 and rs25487) have been associated with breast cancer risk in a meta-analysis but any link in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia, remained to be determined. Hence, we investigated the relationship between these SNPs and breast cancer risk among Malaysian women in the present case-control study. Materials and Methods: Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood of 71 breast cancer patients and 260 healthy controls and subjected to polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis. Results: Our study showed that the c1/c2 genotype or subjects with at least one c2 allele in CYP2E1 rs3813867 SNP had significantly increased almost 1.8-fold higher breast cancer risk in Malaysian women overall. In addition, the variant Phe allele in STK15 rs2273535 SNP appeared to protect against breast cancer in Malaysian Chinese. No significance association was found between XRCC1 SNPs and breast cancer risk in the population. Conclusions: This study provides additional knowledge on CYP2E1, STK15 and XRCC1 SNP impact of risk of breast cancer, particularly in the Malaysian population. From our findings, we also recommend Malaysian women to perform breast cancer screening before 50 years of age.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.157-160
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• 2006

This study investigated the effect of clarithromycin on the pharmacokinetics of ambroxol in rats. The pharmacokinetic parameters of ambroxol in rats were determined after the oral administration of ambroxol (12 mg/kg) in the presence or absence of clarithromycin (5 or 10 mg/kg). Compared with the control (given ambroxol alone), coadministration of clarithromycin significantly (p<0.05 at 5 mg/kg; p<0.01 at 10 mg/kg) increased the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC), peak plasma concentrations $(C_{max})$ and absorption rate constant $(K_a)$ of ambroxol. Clarithromycin increased the AUC of ambroxol in a dose dependent manner within the dose range of 5 to 10 mg/kg. The absolute bioavailability (AB%) of ambroxol in the presence of clarithromycin was significantly higher than that of the control (p<0.05 at 5 mg/kg; p<0.01 at 10 mg/kg), and the relative bioavailability (RB%) of ambroxol with clarithromycin was increased by 1.32-to 1.71-fold. However, there were no significant changes in time to reach peak concentration $(T_{max})$ and terminal half-life $(T_{1/2})$ of ambroxol in the presence of clarithromycin. Coadministration of clarithromycin enhanced the bioavailability of ambroxol, which may be due to the inhibition of intestinal and hepatic metabolism of ambroxol by CYP 3A4. Further studies for the potential drug interaction are necessary since ambroxol is often administrated concomitantly with clarithromycin in humans.