• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2003년도 Annual Meeting of KSAP : International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences on Obesity
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• pp.101-101
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• 2003

Prostaglandins (PGs) and nitric oxide (NO) produced by inducible cyclooygenase (COX-2) and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), respectively, have been implicated as important mediators in the process of inflammation and carcinogenesis. On this line, the potential COX-2 or iNOS inhibitors have been considered as anti-inflammatory and cancer chemopreventive agents. In our continuing efforts of searching for novel cancer chemopreventive agents from natural products, we isolated natural sesquiterpenoids as potential COX-2 and iNOS inhibitors in cultured lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Alantolactone, a natural eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoid, exhibited a potent inhibition of COX-2 (IC50 = 0.4 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$) and iNOS activity (IC50 = 0.08 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$) in the assay system determined by PGE2 and NO accumulation, respectively. The inhibitory potential of alantolactone on the PGE2 and NO production was well coincided with the suppression of COX-2 and iNOS protein and mRNA expression in LPS-induced macrophages. Furthermore, alantolactone inhibited NF-kB but not AP-l binding activity on nuclear extracts evoked by LPS-stimulated macrophage cells, suggesting the possible involvement of NF-kB in the regulation of COX-2 and iNOS expression. In further study with COX-2-expressing human colon HT-29 cells, alantolactone inhibited the cell proliferation, down-regulated COX-2, and inhibited the ERK phosphorylation in the early time. These results suggest that a natural sesquiterpenoid alantolactone might be a potential lead candidate for further developing COX-2 or iNOS inhibitor possessing cancer chemopreventive or anti-inflammatory activity

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.975-979
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• 2006

The extracts of Oenanthe javanica were evaluated for their effects on the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), which is mediated by the translocation of the p65 subunit into the nucleus. Fractions of ethyl acetate and chloroform from 80% ethanol extracts of O. javanica exhibited inhibitory effects on the secretion of tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated peritoneal macrophages; however, the aqueous- and hexane-fractions showed no significant effect. The ethyl acetate- and chloroform-fractions also reduced the COX-2 enzyme levels after 24-hr treatment. RT-PCR showed that the mRNA levels of COX-2 decreased following treatment with these fractions, suggesting that COX-2 expression is transcriptionally regulated by these extracts. We examined the effects of the chloroform- and ethyl acetate-fractions on the cytosolic activation of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ ($NF-{\kappa}B$, p65 subunit) and on the degradation of inhibitor-${\kappa}B{\alpha}$ ($I-{\kappa}B{\alpha}$) in order to determine the mechanism of COX-2 regulation. The LPS-stimulated activation of the p65 subunit was significantly blocked upon the addition of $50\;{\mu}g/mL$ of these fractions, and the cytosolic $I-{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation process was simultaneously inhibited. These findings suggest that the inhibition of COX-2 expression by the ethyl acetate-and chloroform-fractions may result from the inhibition of p65 translocation by blocking the degradation of $I-{\kappa}B{\alpha}$; this may be the mechanistic basis for the anti-inflammatory effects of O. javanica.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권9호
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• pp.4067-4070
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• 2014

Background: The Chinese Hui ethnic group has diverse origins, including Arab, Persian, Central Asian, and Mongol. The standardized mortality rate of gastric cancer in the Hui population is higher than the overall Chinese population. In this study, we investigated whether COX-2-765G>C polymorphism, an extensively studied polymorphism, contributes to gastric cancer and its precursor lesions (GPL) in the Chinese Hui ethnic group. Materials and Methods: COX-2-765G>C polymorphism was determined by pyrosequencing in 100 gastric cancer cases, 102 gastric cancerand its precursor lesions cases and 105 controls. Data were statistically analyzed using Chi-square tests and logistic regression models. Results: Among the Chinese Hui ethnic group COX-2-765 C allele carriers were at increased risk for gastric cancer (OR=1.977, 95%CI=1.104-3.541). We also found an interaction between COX-2 -765 C carriers and Helicobacter pylori infection and eating pickled vegetables. Conclusions: Our findings suggest a multi-step process of gene-environment interaction contributes to gastric carcinogenesis.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2002

Inflammation is a disease that continues to afflict large numbers of people and may cause other diseases, for example, rheumatoid arthritis, colon cancer, etc. prostaglandins(PGs), one of arachidonic acid metabolites, are major chemical mediators in the process of inflammation. In traditional herbal medicine, many kinds of herbal drugs have been widely used for the treatment of inflammation. So, we analyzed many publications until 2001 which worked on inhibition of $PGE_2$ synthesis by cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) with herbs and herb oriented single compounds. And then we tried to make interpretations of herbal traditional prescriptions for inflammation. There are significant correlations between herbal medicine prescribed and inhibitions of COX-2 activity. From our efforts and further researches, we expect to develop new-inflammatory herbal drugs which have more efficacy and fewer side effects.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Dietary and Medicinal Antimutgens and Anticarcinogens
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• pp.131-131
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• 2001

Prostaglandins and nitric oxide produced by inducible cyclooygenase (COX-2) and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), respectively, have been implicated as important mediators in the process of inflammation and carcinogenesis. On this line, the potential COX-2 or iNOS inhibitors have been considered as anti-inflammatory and cancer chemopreventive agents.(omitted)

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.751-757
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• 2007

To develop new COX-2 inhibitors, 1,5-diarylhydantoins and 1,5-diaryl-2-thiohydantoins were synthesized from phenylacetic acids by esterification, bromination, C-N bond formation and cyclization. Esters 1-3 were efficiently synthesized from the starting materials by reflux in absolute methanol for 3 h containing concentrated sulfuric acid as catalyst. Bromination was carried out with N-bromosuccinimide at rt in dichloromethane. Bromides 4-6 were reacted with aniline, p-anisidine, sulfanilamide in ethanol (or N,N-dimethylformamide) to provide the amines 7-15. Hydantoins and 2-thiohydantoins 16-46 were synthesized from amines 7-15 by treating them with potassium isocyanate (or potassium thiocyanate) and triethylamine. The synthetic process from alkyl α-anilinophenylacetate 7-15 to 3-alkylhydantoins was carried out in a one-pot reaction using alkyl isocyanate (alkyl isothiocyanate).

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2010

디지털 워터마킹은 불법 복제로부터 디지털 콘텐츠를 보호하기 위해 광범위하게 주목을 받아왔다. 본 논문은 디지털 오디오의 저작권 보호를 위해 주파수 영역에서의 새로운 워터마킹 구조를 제안한다. 제안하는 워터마킹 시스템에서는 디지털 오디오가 중첩되지 않는 프레임들로 분리된다. 분리된 각 프레임의 크기 대역에서 선택된 최고치에 워터마크가 삽입된다. 모의실험 결과, 제안하는 방법은 노이즈 추가, 잘라내기, 재배열, 양자화, MP3 압축, 저역통과 필터 등과 같은 공격에서 강인성을 보인다. 제안한 방법의 이러한 결과는 잘 알려진 Cox방법과 비교하여 유사한 강인성을 보이지만, SNR 측면에서는 Cox방법보다 우수한 성능을 보였다. 제안한 방법은 20dB에서 28dB의 SNR을 보인반면, Cox방법은 단지 14dB에서 23dB의 성능을 보였다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2006

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a group of positional and geometric isomers of linoleic acid that have been used to reduce the incidence, growth and metastasis of breast, colon, prostate and gastric cancer in animals. CLA could reduce tumor growth by altering angiogenesis; a process requiring associated angiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). In this study, we determined whether CLA could modulate the expression of VEGF in murine mammary tumor cells and adipocytes. The c9, t11-CLA isomer reduced VEGF transcripts and protein when mammary tumor cells were stimulated with PMA. That isomer also reduced VEGF expression in un stimulated mouse 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Since VEGF can be regulated by cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), we determined whether CLA could alter COX-2 enzyme expression and $PGE_2$ production. The c9, t11-CLA isomer reduced not only COX-2 enzyme expression but also $PGE_2$ production. Thus, c9, t11-CLA could modulate neovascularization by alteration of VEGF expression from mammary tumor cells and adipocytes by reducing COX-2 metabolites.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.378-383
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 퉁퉁마디 추출물의 용매 분획을 통해 얻은 Fr.H, Fr.E, Fr.EA, Fr.B, 및 Fr.W, 분획의 인간 단핵구 THP-1 세포에 대한 면역조절 활성과 정상 장관계 세포 및 장관계 암세포를 이용하여 면역세포와 장관상피 세포의 상호작용에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. THP-1 세포는 PMA에 의해 분화가 진행되었으며 분화된 THP-1 세포는 LPS에 의해 활성화되어 COX-2 단백질 발현이 유도 되었다. 퉁퉁마디 분획은 분화된 THP-1 세포에서 COX-2, iNOS, 및 $cPLA_2$ 발현에는 영향을 미치지 않았으나, 분획 중 Fr.E는 LPS에 의해 유도된 COX-2의 발현을 유의적으로 증가시켰다. 분화된 THP-1에서 퉁퉁마디 분획을 처리하여 얻은 배양액은 INT-407 정상 장관계 세포의 성장을 촉진한 반면, HT-29 대장암 세포에는 영향을 미치지 않거나 성장 억제 활성을 나타내었다. THP-1에 LPS를 처리한 배양액은 HT-29 세포의 COX-2 발현을 유도하였으며 이러한 LPS의 효과는 Fr.E의 처리에 의해 억제되었다. 본 연구에서는 면역세포와 장관계 세포 간의 상호작용에 미치는 퉁퉁마디 분획의 영향을 조사하여 이를 통한 면역조절 활성을 나타낼 수 있음을 보였으며, 면역조절 기능성 소재로서의 퉁퉁마디의 이용성 확대를 위한 기본 정보를 제공하고자 하였다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.421-431
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• 2008

Objectives : This study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of Ulmus davidiana on the generation of peroxynitrite $(ONOO^{-})$, nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anion radicals $(O_{2}^{-})$ in the endothelial cells of rat vessels. The effects of Ulmus davidiana on the expression of inflammation-related proteins, $NF-{\kappa}B$ (p50, p65), COX-2, and iNOS, were examined by western blotting. Methods : For this study, fluorescent probes, namely dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR 123), 4,5-diaminofluorescein (DAF-2) and 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCFDA) were used. Western blotting was performed via using anti-$NF-{\kappa}B$ (p50, p65), anti-COX-2, and anti-iNOS, respectively. Results : Ulmus davidiana inhibited the generation of $ONOO^{-}$, NO and $(O_{2}^{-})$ in the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated endothelial cells of rat vessels in vitro. Ulmus davidiana inhibited the expression of COX-2 and iNOS genes by means of decreasing the $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation. Conclusions : These results suggest Ulmus davidiana is effective on inhibiting the generation of $ONOO^{-}$, NO and $O_{2}^{-}$, and that therefore it might have a potential role as a treatment for the inflammatory process and inflammation-related diseases.