• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.243-259
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• 1993

The bone resorbing activity of $PGE_2$ and elevated level of prostaglandins(PGs) and thromboxanes (TXs) in inflamed gingiva which are cyclooxygenase(C) metabolites have been well documented. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs) have been known to suppress gingival inflammation and bone resorption through the specific inhibitory action on the C pathway thereby decrease of various C metabolites. Recent studies provide unequivocal results that gingival tissue metabolizes arachidonic acid(AA) mainly through lipoxygenase(L) pathway. And the results of our previous experiments suggest that indomethacin may have inhibitory action on L as well as C. Thus we started this study to show the influences of several C inhibitors on the L activity at therapeutic and toxic dosage. Periodontal tissue samples were obtained from patients with advanced periodontitis and incubated with $^{14}C-AA(0.2{\mu}Ci)$ and various enzyme inhibitors. The tissue lipid extracts were separated by means of thin layer chromatography(TLC) and analyzed by means of autoradiography and TLC analyzer. Our results showed that aspirin inhibited C more selectively than L, however at higher concentration it also decreased HETEs production significantly. Indomethacin showed dose-dependent inhibition of L as well as C and all of the L metabolites were decreased to the same degree by high concentration of indomethacin. AA-861, which is an experimental tool of selective L inhibitor, showed inhibition of HETEs production but no effect on the production of $TXB_2$, PGs and $LTB_4$. Various propionic acid derivatives NSAIDs(ibuprofen, flurbiprofen, naproxen) showed the same patterns of effect on AA metabolism each other that was profound inhibition of PGs production, to the less degree HETEs and $TXB_2$ production, and of no effect on the $LTB_4$ production.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.352-359
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: In this study, we determined the anti-inflammatory activities and the underlying molecular mechanisms of the methanol extract from Erigeron Canadensis L. (ECM) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells. MATERIALS/METHODS: The potential anti-inflammatory properties of ECM were investigated by using RAW264.7 macrophages. We used western blot assays and real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction to detect protein and mRNA expression, respectively. Luciferase assays were performed to determine the transactivity of transcription factors. RESULTS: ECM significantly inhibited inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)-derived NO and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) derived PGE2 production in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. These inhibitory effects of ECM were accompanied by decreases in LPS-induced nuclear translocations and transactivities of $NF{\kappa}B$. Moreover, phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs) including extracellular signal-related kinase (ERK1/2), p38, and c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) was significantly suppressed by ECM in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Further studies demonstrated that ECM by itself induced heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protein expression at the protein levels in dose-dependent manner. However, zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP), a selective HO-1 inhibitor, abolished the ECM-induced suppression of NO production. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggested that ECM-induced HO-1 expression was partly responsible for the resulting anti-inflammatory effects. These findings suggest that ECM exerts anti-inflammatory actions and help to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the potential therapeutic values of Erigeron Canadensis L.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.365-370
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• 2015

Background: The beneficial effects of ginsenoside species have been well demonstrated in a number of studies. However, the function of ginsenoside Ro (GRo), an oleanane-type saponin, has not been sufficiently investigated. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of GRo in vitro using the Raw 264.7 mouse macrophage cell line treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and to clarify the possible mechanism of GRo involving heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), which itself plays a critical role in self-defense in the presence of inflammatory stress. Methods: Raw 264.7 cells were pretreated with GRo (up to $200{\mu}M$) for 1 h before treatment with 1 mg/mL LPS, and both cell viability and inflammatory markers involving HO-1 were evaluated. Results: GRo significantly increased cell viability in a dose dependent manner following treatment with LPS, and decreased levels of reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide. GRo decreased inflammatory cytokines such as nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 induced by LPS. Moreover, GRo increased the expression of HO-1 in a dose dependent manner. Cotreatment of GRo with tin protoporphyrin IX, a selective inhibitor of HO-1, not only inhibited upregulation of HO-1 induced by GRo, but also reversed the anti-inflammatory effect of GRo in LPS treated Raw 264.7 cells. Conclusion: GRo induces anti-inflammatory effects following treatment with LPS via upregulation of HO-1.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 1989

내피세포가 잘 보존된 개 신동맥에서 Phenylephrine으로 전 수축시킨 후 Actylcholine을 투여하면 혈관 이완을 관찰할 수 있었지만 내피세포를 파괴시킨 개 신동맥에서는 혈관 이완을 관찰할 수 없었으므로 내피세포가 혈관 이완에 관여함을 알 수 있었다. 그래서 내피세포에서 분비되어 혈관 이완을 촉진하는 물질을 Endothelium Dependent Relaxation Factor (EDRF)라고 한다. Acetylcholine에 의한 혈관 이완은 Atropine에 의해 경쟁적으로 억제되었으므로 Muscarinc 수용체의 자극을 받아 EDRF가 분비되고 이것이 평활근에 작용하여 이완을 일으킬 것으로 생각되었다. EDRF의 작용기전을 알아보기 위해 용해성 Guanylate cyclase 억제제인 Methylene blue를 전처치 했을 때는 Acetylcholine 뿐 만 아니라 Sodium nitroprusside에 의한 이완도 억제되었다. 그러나 Prostacyclin에 의한 이완은 억제되지 않았다. 이 결과로 판단 해 보면 EDRF에 의한 이완효과가 Cyclic GMP와 관련이 있을 것으로 생각되었다. 한편 Thromboxane $A_2$ 유사체인 U-46619로 전수축 시킨 후 Alpha-2 아드레날린성 항진제인 Clondine을 투여했을 때 혈관 이완은 일어나지 않았다. 수축의 억제 양상에 있어서 Alpha-1 아드레날린성 항진제인 Phenylephrine보다 Clonidine이 더 효과적 이었다. 이상의 결과를 기초로 하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻을 수 있었다. 1) Muscarinic 수용체의 자극을 받아 EDRF의 분비가 촉진된다. 2) Alpha-1 아드레날린성 수용체와 Alpha-2 아드레날린성 수용체가 개 신동맥에 존재한다. 3) EDRF에 의한 이완이 Methylene blue에 의해서 억제되므로 cGMP를 이용한 기전 임을 알 수 있었다.단요수근신건과 외상과의 변화를 알 수 있으며 진단에 있어서 보조적인 역할을 할 수 있다. 하지만, 치료 후 증상 호전 도달기간의 예후 판정에는 크게 도움이 되지 않는다. 시술과정에서 코일의 이탈이 2예에서 발생하였으나, 모두 snare기법으로 제거되었고, 그 밖의 다른 합병증은 없었다. 결론: 만성골반통을 일으키는 골반울혈증후군의 치료에 있어서 코일을 이용한 난소정맥색전술은 단기추적검사상 다수에서 증상의 소실 및 완화를 보여 비교적 효과적이고 안전한 방법으로생각되며, 다른 병인이 공존하지 않는다면 기존의 수술적 치료를 대치할 수 있는 훌륭한 중재적 치료법으로써 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 있게 큰 수치를 보였다. 결론: 정상 두개내혈관 직경은, 성별 차이가 40대에서 분명하였고 남자가 여자에 비하여 크거나 큰 경향을 보였으며, 중뇌동맥 직경은 성별에 상관없이 고령층이 저령층에 비하여 의미있게 크거나 큰 경향을 나타내었다. 고령층의 중뇌동맥 근위부 직경은 남자가 2.59$\pm$0.35 mm, 여자가 2.38$\pm$0.37 mm이었고, 원위부 직경은 남자가 2.63$\pm$0.43 mm, 여자가 2.39$\pm$0.35 mm 이었다.고 Monaliza Finely Soft는 23% 더 높은 분리율을 나타냈으므로 선충분리용(線蟲分離用)으로는 향수처리(香水處理)되지 않은 것이 더 좋은 것으로 사료(思料)된다. 4. 온도별(溫度別) 선충분리율(線蟲分離率)을 $15^{\circ},\;25^{\circ}\;and\;35^{\circ}C$에서 조사(調査)한 결과(結果) 전체적(全體的)으로 $35^{\circ}C$에서 분리율(分離率)이 가장 높게 나타났다. 5. 시간경과(時間經過)에 따른 선충분리율(線蟲分離率)은 12시간(時間) 후(後)가 35.3 %이고 24시간(時間) 후(後)가 40.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.221-227
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• 2004

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), particularly the highly selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors have been shown to decrease the growth of tumor, in part, by inhibition of neovascularization. Recently, besides mature endothelial cells, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been shown to contribute neovascularization in angiogenic tissues. In this study, we addressed a question whether nimesulide, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, could affect differentiation of EPCs into adhesive endothelial cells in vitro. Total mononuclear cells were isolated from cord blood by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation, and then the cells were incubated with nimesulide or vehicle control for 7 days. The number of adherent and spindle-shaped cells decreased by nimesulide treatment in a concentration-dependent fashion at a concentration range of 5 - 200 ${\mu}M$. Moreover, the adherent cells double positive for DiI-ac-LDL uptake and lectin binding significantly decreased upon nimesulide treatment. There was no change of expression of CD31 between treatment and control groups, whereas slight reduction was detected upon treatment in expression of VE-cadherin, ICAM-1, vWF, ${\alpha}v$, and ${\alpha}5$. Nimesulide also reduced cell viability during first 3 days' culture and induced apoptosis in adherent EPCs, resulting in increased annexin-V-positive and propidium iodide-negative cells. Taken together, these results suggest that nimesulide could be applied for the inhibition of new vessel formation, in part, by inhibiting differentiation and survival of EPCs.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.627-633
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• 2015

Background: To study the effect of parecoxib, a novel cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor, on the radiation response of colorectal cancer (CRC) cells and its underlying mechanisms. Materials and Methods: Both in vitro colony formation and apoptosis assays as well as in vivo mouse xenograft experiments were used to explore the radiosensitizing effects of parecoxib in human HCT116 and HT29 CRC cells. Results: Parecoxib sensitized CRC cells to radiation in vitro with a sensitivity enhancement ratio of 1.32 for HCT116 cells and 1.15 for HT29 cells at a surviving fraction of 0.37. This effect was partially attributable to enhanced apoptosis induction by parecoxib combined with radiation, as illustrated using an in vitro apoptosis assays. Parecoxib augmented the tumor response of HCT116 xenografts to radiation, achieving growth delay more than 20 days and an enhancement factor of 1.53. In accordance with the in vitro results, parecoxib combined with radiation resulted in less proliferation and more apoptosis in tumors than radiation alone. Radiation monotherapy decreased microvessel density (MVD) and microvessel intensity (MVI), but increased the hypoxia level in xenografts. Parecoxib did not affect MVD, but it increased MVI and attenuated hypoxia. Conclusions: Parecoxib can effectively enhance radiation sensitivity in CRC cells through direct effects on tumor cells and indirect effects on tumor vasculature.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2005

Extracts of pine needles (Pinus densiflora Sieb. et Zucc.) have diverse physiological and pharmacological actions. In this study we show that pine needle extract alters pacemaker currents in interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) by modulating ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channels and that this effect is mediated by prostaglandins. In whole cell patches at $30^{\circ}C$, ICC generated spontaneous pacemaker potentials in the current clamp mode (I = 0), and inward currents (pacemaker currents) in the voltage clamp mode at a holding potential of -70 mV. Pine needle extract hyperpolarized the membrane potential, and in voltage clamp mode decreased both the frequency and amplitude of the pacemaker currents, and increased the resting currents in the outward direction. It also inhibited the pacemaker currents in a dose-dependent manner. Because the effects of pine needle extract on pacemaker currents were the same as those of pinacidil (an ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channel opener) we tested the effect of glibenclamide (an ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channels blocker) on ICC exposed to pine needle extract. The effects of pine needle extract on pacemaker currents were blocked by glibenclamide. To see whether production of prostaglandins (PGs) is involved in the inhibitory effect of pine needle extract on pacemaker currents, we tested the effects of naproxen, a non-selective cyclooxygenase (COX-1 and COX-2) inhibitor, and AH6809, a prostaglandin EP1 and EP2 receptor antagonist. Naproxen and AH6809 blocked the inhibitory effects of pine needle extract on ICC. These results indicate that pine needle extract inhibits the pacemaker currents of ICC by activating ATP-sensitive $K^+$ channels via the production of PGs.