• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.134-140
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• 2022

다시마 추출물은 인체의 중금속 제거 효과 및 항암효과가 있다고 알려져 있다. 현재 국내에는 고령화, 야외활동의 증가, 오존층 파괴 등으로 인하여 흑색종 발병률이 증가하고 있다. 흑색종의 치료는 외과 수술적 제거를 원칙으로 하고 항암요법이나 방사선 치료, 면역요법 등이 보존적인 방법으로 사용되고 있다. 하지만 재발의 확률이 높고, 항암치료제에 대한 저항성을 나타내는 경우가 많아 치료에 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 다시마 추출물이 B16-F0에서 항암효과를 확인하고 또한 어떠한 경로를 통하여 항암효과를 나타내는지 밝히기 위한 분자적 기전을 연구하였다. 다시마 추출물은 B16-F0의 증식을 억제하고 세포독성을 유도하였다. 그리고 세포의 군집형성을 억제하고, DNA 분절을 일으키며, 세포사멸을 일으키는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 다시마 추출물의 흑색종 사멸효과를 유도하는 분자적 기전을 확인한 결과, 내인성 세포사멸 경로인 cytochrome c를 증가시켜 caspase-9 활성화하였고, 외인성 세포사멸 경로인 FADD를 증가시켜 caspase-8을 활성화하였다. Caspase-9의 활성화와 caspase-8의 활성화는 caspase-3를 활성화 시켜 결과적으로 PARP를 활성화하여 세포사멸을 유도하였다. 본 연구의 제한점으로는 단일물질이 아닌 추출물로 인한 다시마 추출물의 정확한 농도를 구하기 어려운 한계가 있으며 추후 연구에서 보완되어야 하는 부분이라 생각된다. 그럼에도 불구하고 본 실험에서 다시마 추출물은 내인성과 외인성 세포사멸 경로를 활성화시켜 흑색종에 독성을 가지며, 증식을 억제하고 세포사멸을 유도하는 것으로 나타났다. 다시마는 갈조류에 속해 있으며, 다양한 성분들이 포함되어 있는데 그중 fucoidan이 항암효과를 가지는 것으로 알려져 있다(Kang 등, 2006). Fucoidan과 관련한 흑색종의 연구는 미백 연구가 대부분이기 때문에, 이후 연구에서는 in vitro 및 in vivo에서 흑색종에 대한 fucoidan의 항암효과 검토 등 다양한 데이터들이 축적된다면 향후 다시마 추출물이 흑색종의 치료에 사용될 가능성이 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.969-979
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• 2021

당뇨병은 만성대사성 질환으로 우리나라 국민의 사망요인 중 5위를 차지하고 있다. 제 2형 당뇨병에서 나타나는 인슐린 분비 감소는 베타세포의 자가사멸에 의한 베타세포질량의 급격한 감소로 인한 것으로 보고되고 있으며, 베타세포의 자가사멸을 촉진하는 요인으로 고혈당에 의한 당독성 및 활성산소종들의 증강에 의한 산화스트레스 등이다. 벼메뚜기 추출물은 고농도 포도당 처리된 INS-1 췌장 베타 세포에서 세포 생존율을 증가시키고, 지질과산화물, 세포 내 ROS 및 NO 수준을 감소시켰다. 세포사멸 관련 인자의 유전자 발현 결과 pro-세포자가사멸인자인 Bax, Cytochrome C, caspase-3 및 caspase-9의 단백질 발현을 유의적으로 감소시켰고, anti-세포자가사멸인자인 Bcl-2 발현을 증가시켰다. Annexin V/I propidium iodide 염색법을 통하여 벼메뚜기 추출물이 고농도 포도당으로 유도된 세포 사멸을 감소시키고, INS-1 췌장 베타세포에서의 인슐린 분비능을 증가시키는 것으로 사료된다. 그러므로 벼메뚜기 추출물이 고농도 포도당으로 손상된 INS-1 췌장 베타세포의 보호효과를 나타낸다. 본 연구의 결과는 벼메뚜기 추출물이 당뇨병 치료에 도움을 주는 항당뇨 기능성 식품 소재 및 개발에 기여할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.330-343
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• 2022

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Zanthoxylum schinifolium is traditionally used as a spice for cooking in East Asian countries. This study was undertaken to evaluate the anti-proliferative potential of ethanol extracts of Z. schinifolium leaves (EEZS) against human bladder cancer T24 cells. MATERIALS/METHODS: Subsequent to measuring the cytotoxicity of EEZS, the anti-cancer activity was measured by assessing apoptosis induction, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP). In addition, we determined the underlying mechanism of EEZS-induced apoptosis through various assays, including Western blot analysis. RESULTS: EEZS treatment concentration-dependently inhibited T24 cell survival, which is associated with apoptosis induction. Exposure to EEZS induced the expression of Fas and Fas-ligand, activated caspases, and subsequently resulted to cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. EEZS also enhanced the expression of cytochrome c in the cytoplasm by suppressing MMP, following increase in the ratio of Bax:Bcl-2 expression and truncation of Bid. However, EEZS-mediated growth inhibition and apoptosis were significantly diminished by a pan-caspase inhibitor. Moreover, EEZS inhibited activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway, and the apoptosis-inducing potential of EEZS was promoted in the presence of PI3K/Akt inhibitor. In addition, EEZS enhanced the production of ROS, whereas N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), a ROS scavenger, markedly suppressed growth inhibition and inactivation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway induced by EEZS. Furthermore, NAC significantly attenuated the EEZS-induced apoptosis and reduction of cell viability. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, our results indicate that exposure to EEZS exhibits anti-cancer activity in T24 bladder cancer cells through ROS-dependent induction of apoptosis and inactivation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.496-507
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• 2023

본 연구는 대한민국 온라인 시장에서 판매되는 48개의 새우 제품의 종판별 및 제품 표시 사항 일치 여부를 조사하였다. 사용 원재료의 종 판별을 위해 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I 유전자의 염기서열을 분석하여 NCBI GenBank 및 BOLD system 데이터베이스에 등록된 생물종의 염기서열과 비교하였다. 또한 계통분석을 수행하여 동정된 새우종을 추가로 검증했다. 종판별 결과 총 16종[흰다리새우(Penaeus vannamei, Whiteleg shrimp or Pacific white shrimp), 북쪽분홍새우(Pandalus borealis, Alaskan pink shrimp), 그라비새우(Palaemon gravieri, Chinese ditch prawn), 돗대기새우(Leptochela gracilis, Lesser glass shrimp), 얼룩새우(Penaeus monodon, Giant tiger prawn), 아르헨티나붉은새우(Pleoticus muelleri, Argentine red shrimp), 산모양깔깔새우(Metapenaeopsis dalei, Kishi velvet shrimp), 태평양난바다곤쟁이(Euphausia pacifica, Isada krill), 가시배새우(Lebbeus groenlandicus, Spiny lebbeid), 꽃새우(Trachypenaeus curvirostris, Southern rough shrimp), 진흙새우(Argis lar, Kuro shrimp), 가시발새우(Metanephrops thomsoni, Red-banded lobster), 깔깔새우(Metapenaeopsis barbata, Whiskered velvet shrimp), 긴발딱총새우(Alpheus japonicus, Japanese snapping shrimp), 대하(Penaeus chinensis, Fleshy prawn), 긴뿔민새우(Mierspenaeopsis hardwickii, Spear shrimp)]이 확인되었으며, 흰다리새우(n=22, 45.8%)가 가장 큰 비중을 차지하였다. 일반명 '새우'를 포함하는 35개 제품(72.9%)에서 표시사항과 불일치를 나타내었으며, 일반명(n=30)을 제외할 경우 불일치율은 10.4%로 낮아졌다. 가공 정도별 불일치율은 다중 가공 제품(n=25, 89.3%)이 단순 가공 제품(n=10, 50%)보다 높은 비율을 보였다. 원산지별 분석 결과 특정 국가와 불일치율과의 상관성은 확인할 수 없었다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 새우 제품의 모니터링 수행 및 새우의 국명 표시 개선을 위한 기초자료로 쓰일 수 있을 것이다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2024

제 2형 당뇨병에서 나타나는 인슐린 분비 감소는 베타세포의 자가사멸에 의한 베타세포질량의 급격한 감소로 인한 것으로 보고되고 있으며, 베타세포의 자가사멸을 촉진하는 요인으로 고혈당에 의한 당독성 및 활성산소종들의 증강에 의한 산화스트레스 등이다. Ferulic acid는 항산화, 항염, 항암 등 다양한 생리활성을 나타내며, 본 연구에서는 고혈당으로 유도된 세포 당독성 개선 효과와 그 기전을 INS-1 췌장 베타세포에서 규명하고자 하였다. Ferulic acid는 고농도 포도당 처리된 INS-1 췌장 베타 세포에서 세포 생존율을 증가시키고, 지질과산화물, 세포 내 ROS 및 NO 수준을 감소시켰다. 세포사멸 관련 인자의 유전자 발현결과 pro-세포자가사멸 인자인 bax, cytochrome c, caspase-3 및 caspase-9의 단백질 발현을 유의적으로 감소시켰고, anti-세포자가사멸 인자인 bcl-2 발현을 증가시켰다. Ferulic acid는 annexin V/I propidium iodide 분석을 통하여 고농도 포도당으로 유도된 세포 사멸을 감소시키고, INS-1 췌장 베타세포에서의 인슐린 분비능을 증가시키는 것으로 사료된다. 따라서ferulic acid는 고농도 포도당으로 손상된 INS-1 췌장 베타세포의 보호효과를 나타낸다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권11호
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• pp.837-846
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• 2017

As a component of the neurovascular unit, cerebral smooth muscle cells (CSMCs) are an important mediator in the development of cerebral vascular diseases such as stroke. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) are the products of arachidonic acid catalyzed by cytochrome P450 epoxygenase. EETs are shown to exert neuroprotective effects. In this article, the role of EET in the growth and apoptosis of CSMCs and the underlying mechanisms under oxygen glucose deprivation (OGD) conditions were addressed. The viability of CMSCs was decreased significantly in the OGD group, while different subtypes of EETs, especially 14,15-EET, could increase the viability of CSMCs under OGD conditions. RAPA (serine/threonine kinase Mammalian Target of Rapamycin), a specific mTOR inhibitor, could elevate the level of oxygen free radicals in CSMCs as well as the anti-apoptotic effects of 14,15-EET under OGD conditions. However, SP600125, a specific JNK (c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase) pathway inhibitor, could attenuate oxygen free radicals levels in CSMCs as well as the anti-apoptotic effects of 14,15-EET under OGD conditions. These results strongly suggest that EETs exert protective functions during the growth and apoptosis of CSMCs, via the JNK/c-Jun and mTOR signaling pathways in vitro. We are the first to disclose the beneficial roles and underlying mechanism of 14,15-EET in CSMC under OGD conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.172-178
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• 1996

Methylobacillus sp. strain SK1, which grows only on methanol, was found to grow in the absence of added copper. The doubling time (t$_{d}$ = 1.3 h) of the bacterium growing at the exponential growth phase at 30.deg.C in the absence of copper was the same as that of the cell growing in the presence of copper. The bacterium growing after the exponential phase in the absence of copper, however, grew faster than the cell growing in the presence of copper. Cells harvested after thee arly stationary phase in the presence of copper were found to exhibit no methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) activity, but the amount and subunit structure of the enzyme in the cells were almost the same as that in cells harboring active MDH. Pellets of the cells harvested after the early stationary phase in the presence of copper were pale green. Cell-free extracts prepared from cells harvested at the early stationary phase in the presence of copper were pink and exhibited MDH activity, but it turned dark-green rapidly from the surface under air. The green-colored portions of the extracts showed no MDH activity and contained c-type cytochromes that were oxidized completely. The inactive MDH activity and contained c-type cytochromes that were oxidized completely. The inactive MDH proteins in the green portions were found to have antigenic sites identical to those of the active one as the inactive MDHs in cells grown in the presence of copper. The bacterium was found to accumulate copper actively during the exponential growth phase. MDH prepared from cells grown in the presence or absence of copper was found to be more stable under nitrogen gas than under air. Methanol at 10 mM was found to enhance the stability of the MDH under air.r.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2011

This study was designed to investigate the effects of silibinin on the pharmacokinetics of carvedilol after oral administration of carvedilol in rats. Carvedilol was administered orally (3 mg/kg) with oral silibinin (0.3, 1.5 or 6 mg/kg) and intravenously (1 mg/kg) to rats. The effects of silibinin on P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 and CYP2D6 activity were also evaluated. Silibinin inhibited CYP2C9 and CYP2D6 enzyme activity with 50% inhibition concentration ($IC_{50}$) of 5.2 ${\mu}M$ and 85.4 ${\mu}M$, respectively. In addition, silibinin significantly enhanced the cellular accumulation of rhodamine-123 in MCF-7/ADR cells overexpressing P-gp. Compared with the control group, the area under the plasma concentration-time curve was significantly increased by 36.3-57.1%, and the peak concentration was significantly increased by 51.1-88.5% in the presence of silibinin after oral administration of carvedilol. Consequently, the relative bio-availability of carvedilol was increased by 1.13- to 1.57-fold and the absolute bioavailability was significantly increased by 38.6-59.7%. The time to reach peak concentration and the terminal half-life were not significant. The enhanced oral bio-availability of carvedilol may result from inhibition of CYP2C9-mediated metabolism and P-gp-mediated efflux of carvedilol rather than inhibition of CYP2D6-mediated metabolism in the intestine and/or in the liver by silibinin.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.218-230
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• 2020

Net blotch of barley caused by Pyrenophora teres (Died.) Drechsler, is one of the most destructive diseases on barley in Algeria. It occurs in two forms: P. teres f. teres and P. teres f. maculata. A total of 212 isolates, obtained from 58 fields sampled in several barley growing areas, were assessed for fungicide sensitivity by target gene analysis. F129L and G137R mitochondrial cytochrome b substitution associated with quinone outside inhibitors (QoIs) resistance, and succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHIs) related mutations (B-H277, C-N75S, C-G79R, C-H134R, and C-S135R), were analyzed by pyrosequencing. In vitro sensitivity of 45 isolates, towards six fungicides belonging to three chemical groups (QoI, demethylase inhibitor, and SDHI) was tested by microtiter technique. Additionally, sensitivity towards three fungicides (azoxystrobin, fluxapyroxad, and epoxiconazole) was assessed in planta under glasshouse conditions. All tested isolates were QoI-sensitive and SDHI-sensitive, no mutation that confers resistance was identified. EC₅₀ values showed that pyraclostrobin and azoxystrobin are the most efficient fungicides in vitro, whereas fluxapyroxad displayed the best disease inhibition in planta (81% inhibition at 1/9 of the full dose). The EC₅₀ values recorded for each form of net blotch showed no significant difference in efficiency of QoI treatments and propiconazole on each form. However, in the case of fluxapyroxad, epoxiconazole and tebuconazole treatments, analysis showed significant differences in their efficiency. To our knowledge, this study is the first investigation related to mutations associated to QoI and SDHI fungicide resistance in Algerian P. teres population, as well as it is the first evaluation of the sensitivity of P. teres population towards these six fungicides.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.635-645
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• 2020

Morphological and molecular characterization of clinostomid metacercariae (CMc) was performed with the specimens collected in fish from Korea and Myanmar. Total 6 batches of clinostomid specimens by the fish species and geographical localities, 5 Korean and 1 Myanmar isolates, were analyzed with morphological (light microscopy and SEM) and molecular methods (the cytochrome c oxidase 1 gene and internal transcribed spacer 1/5.8S rRNA sequence). There were some morphological variations among CMc specimens from Korea. However, some morphometrics, i.e., the size of worm body and each organ, ratio of body length to body width, and morphology of cecal lumens, were considerably different between the specimens from Korea and Myanmar. The surface ultrastructures were somewhat different between the specimens from Korea and Myanmar. The CO1 sequences of 5 Korean specimens ranging 728-736 bp showed 99.6-100% identity with Clinostomum complanatum (GenBank no. KM923964). They also showed 99.9-100% identity with C. complanatum (FJ609420) in the ITS1 sequences ranging 692-698 bp. Meanwhile, the ITS1 sequences of Myanmar specimen showed 99.9% identity with Euclinostomum heterostomum (KY312847). Five sequences from Korean specimens clustered with the C. complanatum genes, but not clustered with Myanmar specimens. Conclusively, it was confirmed that CMc from Korea were morphologically and molecularly identical with C. complanatum and those from Myanmar were E. heterostomum.