• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3477-3482
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• 2016

Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and exact causes remain unknown. The role of CYP450 1A1 (CYP1A1) in cancer initiation and progression has been investigated. The aim of this work was to analyze, for the first time, CYP1A1 gene expression and its relationship with several clinicopathological factors in Mexican patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Materials and Methods: Real-time PCR analysis was conducted on 32 sets of thyroid tumors and benign pathologies. Expression levels were tested for correlations with clinical and pathological data. All statistical analysis were performed using GraphPad Prism version 3.0 software. Results: We found that female gender was associated with thyroid cancer risk (P<0.05). A positive relationship was identified between CYP1A1 mRNA levels and the presence of chronic disease, alcohol use, tumor size, metastasis and an advanced clinical stage (P<0.05). Conclusions: The results suggest that CYP1A1 gene expression could be used as a marker for thyroid cancer.

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.565-573
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• 2010

사과의 경우 한 과총에 5개의 꽃이 피는데 그 중 한 가운데의 중심화가 먼저 개화하여 과일로 발달하고 주위의 측과 4개는 스스로 낙과되는 현상을 자가적과성이라고 한다. 적과는 인위적으로 과실의 숫자를 줄여 잎 수와 과실 수의 균형을 맞추는 작업으로 과실의 크기를 증가시키고, 수세, 수형을 유지시켜 안정적인 생산에 도움을 준다. 노동력 절감을 위해 인간에게 유용하게 사용될 수 있는 특성이 자가적과성인데, 자가적과성 품종의 사과에서 측과는 만개 후 30일 이내에 떨어지고 중심과만 남아서 성숙하게 된다. 51개의 사과 품종으로부터 비자가적과성 그룹 20종, 6월 생리적 낙과 그룹 16종, 자가적과성 그룹 15종을 분류하였다. 대표적인 자가적과성 품종인 Aori #9 로부터 중심과와 측과에서 다르게 발현이 되는 유전자들을 DD-PCR 방법으로 확인하였다. 중심과에서 30개의 clones 과 측과에서 24개의 clones을 선발하여 염기서열을 분석하였다. 주로 측과에서 발현되는 유전자들은 pathogenesis, senescence, temperature stress, protein degradation, fruit browning, sorbitol metabolism에 관여하는 유전자들과 높은 상동성을 나타내고, 중심과에서 발현되는 유전자들의 염기서열을 분석해 보면 anthocyanin의 up-regulation이나 flavonol 생합성, ethylene 생합성에 관여하는 유전자들이 분포한다. Cytochrome P450 유전자의 발현양상을 보기 위해 Real time PCR 분석을 한 결과 중심과보다 측과에서 발현량이 높게 나타났다. 중심과와 측과에서 다르게 발현되는 유전자들의 실제 발현양상을 분석하기 위해 Real time PCR을 이용해서 상대정량을 분석할 계획이며 분자수준에서의 자가적과를 조절하는 기작에 대한 앞으로의 연구는 생력 재배가 가능한 품종 육성의 육종 소재 개발에 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.288-295
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• 2017

The incidence of polypharmacy-which can result in drug-drug interactions-has increased in recent years. Drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters are important polypharmacy modulators. In this study, the effects of bosentan and rifampin on the expression and activities of organic anion-transporting peptide (OATP) and cytochrome P450 (CYP450) 2C9 and CYP3A4 were investigated in vitro. HEK293 cells and primary human hepatocytes overexpressing the target genes were treated with bosentan and various concentrations of rifampin, which decreased the uptake activities of OATP transporters in a dose-dependent manner. In primary human hepatocytes, CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 gene expression and activities decreased upon treatment with $20{\mu}M$ $bosentan+200{\mu}M$ rifampin. Rifampin also reduced gene expression of OATP1B1, OATP1B3, and OATP2B1 transporter, and inhibited bosentan influx in human hepatocytes at increasing concentrations. These results confirm rifampin- and bosentan-induced interactions between OATP transporters and CYP450.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2008

The bio-molecules involved in defense mechanisms can be used as efficient biomarkers for physiological changes in organisms caused by both of internal and external stress. Thus, the expression level of genes which encoding such molecules serve as critical 'early warning system' for environmental assessment as well as health diagnosis of biological organisms. In this study, Cytochrome P450, Heat shock protein 90, Ubiquitin and ${\beta}$-actin gene were isolated for the first time from a red alga Gracilaria textorii. The quantitative differential gene expression analyses of three genes, GteCYP1A, GteHsp90 and Gte-UB, were carried out in G. textorii sporophytes collected from two different localities, polluted Sujeong (Masan, Korea) and potentially unpolluted Danggeum (Daemaemuldo Is., Korea). The transcripts of all three tested genes were highly expressed in the Sujeong population. The results suggest: 1) the Sujeong site was more polluted than the Danggeum site; 2) G. textorii could be applicable to marine environment monitoring in coastal regions.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9791-9795
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• 2014

To study the gene expression change and possible signal pathway during androgen-dependent prostate cancer (ADPC) becoming androgen-independent prostate cancer (AIPC), an LNCaP cell model of AIPC was established using flutamide in combination with androgen-free environment inducement, and differential expression genes were screened by microarray. Then the biological process, molecular function and KEGG pathway of differential expression genes are analyzed by Molecule Annotation System (MAS). By comparison of 12,207 expression genes, 347 expression genes were acquired, of which 156 were up-ragulated and 191 down-regulated. After analyzing the biological process and molecule function of differential expression genes, these genes are found to play crucial roles in cell proliferation, differntiation, cell cycle control, protein metabolism and modification and other biological process, serve as signal molecules, enzymes, peptide hormones, cytokines, cytoskeletal proteins and adhesion molecules. The analysis of KEGG show that the relevant genes of AIPC transformation participate in glutathione metabolism, cell cycle, P53 signal pathway, cytochrome P450 metabolism, Hedgehog signal pathway, MAPK signal pathway, adipocytokines signal pathway, PPAR signal pathway, TGF-${\beta}$ signal pathway and JAK-STAT signal pathway. In conclusion, during the process of ADPC becoming AIPC, it is not only one specific gene or pathway, but multiple genes and pathways that change. The findings above lay the foundation for study of AIPC mechanism and development of AIPC targeting drugs.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2022

수은은 생물 축적과 먹이사슬을 통한 생물 농축되며, 미량에서도 유해한 영향을 나타내기 때문에 해양 환경 내에서 중요한 문제가 되고 있다. 그러나 해양 소형 갑각류에 대한 수은의 생물 영향은 다른 금속에 비해 연구가 미흡하다. 본 연구에서는 기수산 물벼룩 Diaphanosoma celebensis을 아치사 농도(0.2, 0.4, 0.8 ㎍/l)의 무기 수은(HgCl₂)에 48시간 노출시킨 후, 대사 관련 유전자의 발현 양상을 조사하였다. 해독효소 유전자 5종(cytochrome P450; cyp360A1, cyp361A1, cyp4AP3, cyp4C122, cyp370C5)과 소화효소 6종(alpha amylase (AMY), alpha amylase related protein (AMY-like), trypsin (TRYP), chymotrypsin-like protein (CHY), lipase (LIP), pancreatic lipase-related protein (PLRP))의 유전자 발현을 quantitative real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR)을 이용하여 분석하였다. Cyp 유전자의 경우 clan2에 속하는 cyp370C5와 clan4에 속하는 cyp4AP3 유전자의 발현이 농도 의존적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 한편 소화효소 유전자 중에서는 단백질 소화와 관련 있는 TRYP 유전자의 발현이 농도 의존적으로 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 cyp370C5와 cyp4AP3가 수은 독성을 해독하는 과정에서 중요한 역할을 담당할 것으로 보이며, 수은이 소화효소 유전자의 발현을 조절함으로써 에너지 대사에 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 제시한다. 본 연구는 해양 소형 갑각류에서 수은에 대한 분자 수준의 영향을 이해하는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2005

The major garlic component, Allicin [diallylthiosulfinate, or (R, S)-diallyldissulfid-S-oxide] is known for its medicinal effects, such as antihypertensive activity, microbicidal activity, and antitumor activity. Allicin and diallyldisulfide, which is a converted form of allicin, inhibited the cholesterol level in hepatocytes, in vivo and in vitro. The metabolism of allicin reportedly occurs in the microsomes of hepatocytes, predominantly with the contribution of cytochrome P-450. However, little is known about how allicin affects the genes involved in the activity of hepatocytes in vivo. In the present study, we used the short-term intravenous injection of allicin to examine the in vivo genetic profile of hepatocytes. Allicin up-regulate ten genes in the hepatocytes. For example, the interferon regulator 1 (IRF-I), the wingless-related MMTV (mouse mammary tumor virus) integration site 4 (wnt-4), and the fatty acid binding protein 1. However, allicin down-regulated three genes: namely, glutathione S-transferase mu6, a-2-HS glycoprotein, and the corticosteroid binding globulin of hepatocytes. The up-regulated wnt-4, IRF-1, and mannose binding lectin genes can enhance the growth factors, cytokines, transcription activators and repressors that are involved in the immune defense mechanism. These primary data, which were generated with the aid of the Atlas Plastic Mouse 5 K Microarray, help to explain the mechanism which enables allicin to act as a therapeutic agent, to enhance immunity, and to prevent cancer. The data suggest that these benefits of allicin are partly caused by the up-regulated or down-regulated gene profiles of hepatocytes. To evaluate the genetic profile in more detail, we need to use a more extensive mouse genome array.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.104-114
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• 2023

플라스틱은 전세계적으로 사용량이 증가함에 따라 해양 환경으로 유입되는 플라스틱 쓰레기의 양도 꾸준히 증가하고 있으며, 미세플라스틱은 해양 생물에 의해 섭취되어 소화관에 축적됨에 따라 성장과 생식에 유해한 영향을 미친다. Cytochrome P450 (CYP)는 환경 오염물질을 대사하는 해독효소로 알려져 있으나 지각류에서는 그 기능에 대해서는 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 기수산 물벼룩 Diaphanosoma celebensis에서 clan 2, 3, 4에 각각 속하는 CYP 유전자 9종(clan 2: CYP370A4, CYP370C5; clan 3: CYP350A1, CYP350C5, CYP361A1; clan 4: CYP4AN-like, CYP4AP2, CYP4AP3, CYP4C33-like1)의 서열에 대해 진화적으로 보존된 서열의 유사도를 분석하고 계통분석을 실시하였다. 또한 3종류의 서로 다른 크기의 polystyrene beads (0.05-, 0.5-, 6-㎛ PS beads; 0.1, 1, and 10 mg/L)에 48시간 노출된 기수산 물벼룩에서 이들 9종의 CYP 유전자의 발현을 real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)로 분석하였다. 결과적으로 기수산 물벼룩 CYP 유전자는 모두 진화적으로 보존된 motif를 가지고 있으며 계통분석 결과 각각 clan 2, 3, 4에 속하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 기능적으로 보존되어 있음을 의미한다. CYP 유전자 중 clan 2에 속하는 CYP370C5와 clan 3에 속하는 CYP360A1, 그리고 clan 4에서는 CYP4C122 유전자의 발현이 0.05-㎛ PS beads에 노출되었을 때 유의하게 증가하는 양상을 보였으며, 이는 이들 유전자가 PS 대사에 관여한다는 것을 의미한다. 본 연구는 미세플라스틱이 해양 무척추 동물에 미치는 생물 영향을 분자적 수준에서 이해하는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.126-133
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• 2006

Thioacetamide (TA) is well known hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic agent. TA also diminishes the contents of hepatic cytochrome P450 and inhibits the enzyme activity of the hepatic mixed function oxidases. TA metabolite, thioacetamide-s-oxide, is further transformed into a still unknown highly reactive metabolite that binds to macromolecules. In this study, we focused on TA-induced gene expression at hepatotoxic dose. Mice were exposed to two levels (5 mg/kg or 50 mg/kg i.p.) of TA, sampled at 6 or 24 h, and hepatic gene expression levels were determined to evaluate dose and time dependent changes. We evaluated hepatotoxicity by serum AST and ALT level and histopathological observation. Mean serum activities of the liver leakage enzymes, AST and ALT, were slightly increased compare to control. H & E and PAS evaluation of stained liver sections revealed TA-associated histopathological finding in mice. Centrilobular eosinophilic degeneration was observed at high dose-treated mice group. Hepatic gene expression was analyzed by QT clustering. Clustering of high dose-treated samples with TA-suggests that gene expressional changes could be associated from toxicity as measured by traditional biomarkers in this acute study.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2006

The aim of current study was to evaluate the toxicity of nonylphenol(NP) on soil nematode, Caenorhabditi elegans. The stress-related gene expression, growth, reproduction and development have been employed to monitor soil toxicity. The 24-h median effect concentrations $(LC_{50s})$ of NP was $0.15mg/L$. The expressions of vitellogenin-6, vitellogenin-2, cytochrome P450 family protein 35a2 and apoptosis enhancer-1 genes were upregulated in C. elegans by NP exposure. Alterations in growth, reproduction and development were also observed in NP-exposed group and especially hatching failure was observed. The overall results indicate that C. elegans has considerable potential as sensitive markers for NP toxicity monitoring.