• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2002

본 연구는 몇 몇 포유류로부터 얻은 공여세포핵의 proliferation을 돕기 위한 수핵난자로 소 난자의 세포질을 사용하였으며, 공통 세포질로써의 능력을 시험하였다. 소 난자와 소, 사람, 돼지, 생쥐의 체세포와의 결합에서 유래한 각 종별 핵이식란의 융합율, 분할율, 배발달률 그리고 염색체 수를 조사하였다. 1. 소, 돼지, 생쥐, 사람 각각의 체세포를 이용한 핵이식란의 융합율은 70.2% 70.2% 72.4%와 63.0 %로 유의차를 보이지 않았다. 2. 소, 돼지, 생쥐, 사람 각각의 체세포를 이용한 핵이식란의 체외분할 ($\geq$2cell cleavage)율 또한 60.6%, 63.7%, 54.1%와 62.7%로 유의차가 없었다. 3. 각 종별로 체외분할이 일어난 시기를 조사한 결과 종에 관계없이 대체로 활성화 처리 후 24시간째에 대부분 일어나는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 그러나 점차적으로 분할이 계속 이루어지면서 발달시기가 종 특이적인 특성을 나타내는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 4. 이종간 핵이식의 후기 배발달 (상실배와 배반포) 률을 살펴보면 소와 사람의 체세포를 사용했을 경우 17.5%, 4.3%의 결과를 나타내었으며, 돼지와 생쥐의 체세포를 사용한 경우 16세 포기 이후 단계에 발달중지 현상을 볼 수 있었다. 5. 4~8 세포기 정도의 각 종별 핵이식란 할구를 분석에 사용하였을 때, 공여핵으로 사용된 종의 염색체 수와 일치하는 결과를 볼 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 성숙한 소 난자의 세포질은 소뿐만 아니라 돼지, 생쥐, 사람과 같은 다양한 포유류의 핵을 사용하여 핵이식을 하였을 때에도 발달이 가능하다는 것을 보여주고 있다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2019

Menadione은 종양 억제 물질로 알려진 바 있다. 현재 많은 연구에서 다양한 암세포주에 대하여 Menadione의 잠재적인 항암물질로서의 가능성이 보고되었다. 본 연구에서는 Menadione의 항암효과와 세포사멸작용에 연관된 분자신호를 위암세포주에서 확인하였다. Menadione 처리는 위암세포인 MKN45의 세포생존능을 감소시켰다. 감소된 세포생존능은 Western blotting을 통해 caspase-3 과 caspase-7의 활성화와 PARP가 cleavage 된 것을 확인함으로써 세포사멸작용이 유도되었다는 것을 확인했다. 위세포사멸단백질들의 저해제로 작용하는 survivin의 발현을 menadione이 억제한다는 것을 확인함으로써, 세포사멸과정에 포함된 상위조절인자를 확인했다. 우리는 survivin 발현을 조절하는 전사인자로 알려진 ${\beta}$-catenin 또한 menadione에 의해 하향 조절된다는 것을 확인했다. 이전 연구에서 우리는 menadione이 세포사멸유도를 저해는 XIAP의 발현을 억제한다는 것을 확인했으며, menadione이 AGS세포에서 G2/M 세포주기 정체를 유도한다는 것을 확인하였다. 우리는 또 다른 위암세포주인 MKM45 세포에서 menadione의 이전과 다른 항암 기전을 밝혀냈다. 비록 더 자세한 연구가 필요하겠지만, 이 연구를 통해 증명된 억제기전은 menadione에 의한 항암효과를 이해하는 데 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2010

Plasminogen activators (PAs) are serine proteases that convert plasminogen to plasmin. The PA/plasmin system has been associated with a number of physiological processes such as fibrinolysis, ovulation and fertilization. Although correlations have been reported between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oocyte maturation, the relationship between PA activity and ROS is unknown. The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of cumulus cells on PA activity in matured porcine oocytes under xanthine (X)-xanthine oxidase (XO) system. When oocytes were matured under the X-XO system, the proportion of oocytes remaining GV stage was higher (p<0.05) in oocytes without cumulus cells. The incidence of degenerated oocytes was higher (p<0.05) in the X+XO ($11.1{\pm}6.1$ and $21.6{\pm}3.4%$) than in the control group ($2.9{\pm}1.8$ and $4.0{\pm}1.6%$). The proportion of TUNEL-positive oocytes and activity of caspase-3 were higher (p<0.05) in cumulus-free oocytes and oocytes exposed to ROS. Tissue-type plasminogen activator-plasminogen activator inhibitor (tPA-PAI) and tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) activity were detected in oocytes that were separated from cumulus-oocytes complexs (COCs) at 44 h of maturation culture, and only tPA was produced in oocytes that were denuded before the onset of maturation culture. On the other hand, the activities of PA were increased (p<0.05) when oocytes were cultured under the X-XO system. The higher activity of tPA was observed in denuded oocytes (DOs) underwent apoptotic changes by oxidative stress. In COCs, however, tPA-PAI as well as tPA activity was detected and apoptotic changes such as DNA cleavage or caspase-3 activation were not observed. These results suggest that tP A may be relevant to apoptotic cell death in porcine oocytes by oxidative stress.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.501-512
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• 1999

Gliotoxin, a fungal metabolite, is one of the epipolythiodioxopiperazine classes and has a variety of effects including immunomodulatory and apoptotic agents. This study is designed to evaluate the effect of zinc on gliotoxin-induced death of HL-60 cells. Here, we demonstrated that treatment of gliotoxin decreased cell viability in a dose and time-dependent manner. Gliotoxin-induced cell death was confirmed as apoptosis characterized by chromatin margination, fragmentation and ladder-pattern digestion of genomic DNA. Gliotoxin increased the proteolytic activities of caspase 3, 6, 8, and 9. Caspase-3 activation was further confirmed by the degradation of procaspase-3 and PARP in gliotoxin-treated HL-60 cells. Zinc compounds including $ZnCl_2$ and $ZnSO_4$ markedly inhibited gliotoxin-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells (from 30% to 90%). Consistent with anti-apoptotic effects, zinc also suppressed the enzymatic activities of caspase-3 and -9 proteases. In addition, cleavage of both PARP and procaspase 3 in gliotoxin-treated HL-60 cells was inhibited by the addition of zinc compounds. We further demonstrated that expression of Fas ligand by gliotoxin was suppressed by zinc compounds. These data suggest that zinc may prevent gliotoxin-induced apoptosis via inhibition of Fas ligand expression as well as suppression of caspase family cysteine proteases-3 and -9 in HL-60 cells.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1383-1392
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• 2003

Apoptosis is a morphologically and biochemically district form of cell death that occurs in many different cell types in a wide variety of organisms. Albizzia julibrissin belonging the family Leguminosae has been used for the treatment of contusion, sore throat, amnesia, and insomnia in oriental traditional medicine. This study investigates whether the water extract of A. julibrissin induce apoptotic cell death in Jurkat T-acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells. Jurkat cells were increased inhibitions of cell viability in a concentration-dependent manner by A. julibrissin. This herbal medicine also caused apoptosis as measured by cell morphology and DNA fragmentation. The capability of A. julibrissin to induce apoptosis was associated with proteolytic cleavage of specific target proteins such as poly (ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP) and beta-catenin proteins suggesting the possible involvement of caspases. Our result showed that Bcl-2 and Bax protein levels were not changed in all A. julibrissin-treated groups compared to control group. These results suggest that A. julibrissin-mediated apoptosis is independent with Bcl-2 related signaling pathway in this cells. The purpose of the present study is also to investigate the Effect of A. julibrissin on cell cycle progression. Our results showed that G1 checkpoint related gene products (cyclin D1, cyclin dependent kinase 4, retinoblastoma, E2F1) were decreased in their protein levels in a dose-dependent manners after treatment of the extract. These results indicate that the increase of apoptotic cell death by A. julibrissin may be due to the inhibition of cell cycle progression in wild type p53-lacking Jurkat cells.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1055-1060
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• 2004

Apoptosis is the ability of cells to self-destruct by the activation of an intrinsic cellular suicide program when the cells are no longer needed or when they are seriously damaged. Morphologically, apoptosis is characterized by the appearance of membrane blebbing, cell shrinkage, chromatin condensation, DNA cleavage, and the fragmentation of the cell membrane-bound apoptotic bodies. Siegesbeckia glabrescens Makino (Siegesbeckiae Herba, SG) has been widely used as treatments for arthritis, and fever, as well as detoxification properties. The present studies were undertaken to evaluate if SG has an anti-apoptotic property. Cell viability was measured by XTT and tryphan blue stain. Morphological characteristic of human aortic smooth muscle cells(HASMC) were visualized with a phase-contrast microscope. SG significantly reduced HASMC, but not human umbilical vein endothelial cell(HUVEC), viability in a dose-dependent manner. Confluent untreated cells at 24hrs showed normal morphology, flat with a uniform polygonal shape. SG-treated cells (0.5㎎/㎖) at 24hrs showed apoptotic morphology. Cells became irregular with elongated lamellipodia, and exhibited condensed chromatin in nuclei with occasional endoucleation. There was an increase in the number of apoptotic cells rounding-up and being detached from the substrate. TUNEL staining of SG-treated cells showed dark-brown stains in nuclei and cytosol. Caspases are central components of the machinery responsible for apoptosis and are generally divided into two categories; the initiator caspases, which include caspases-2,-8,-9, and -10, and the effector caspases, which include caspases-3,-6, and -7. SG decreased anti-caspase-3 protein expression, which means activation of caspases-3 activity. It has been reported that there is a link between NO formation and apoptosis. NO production was accelerated by SG treatment in HASMC. L-NNA, NOS inhibitor, inhibited SG-induced apoptosis. These results, therefore, indicated that both caspases-3 and NO production are involved in apoptosis in smooth muscle cells. According to these results, SG may have a potential effect in the treatment of hypertensive atherosclerosis.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.561-568
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• 2020

We examined the anticancer effects of a novel sirtuin inhibitor, MHY2256, on HCT116 human colorectal cancer cells to investigate its underlying molecular mechanisms. MHY2256 significantly suppressed the activity of sirtuin 1 and expression levels of sirtuin 1/2 and stimulated acetylation of forkhead box O1, which is a target protein of sirtuin 1. Treatment with MHY2256 inhibited the growth of the HCT116 (TP53 wild-type), HT-29 (TP53 mutant), and DLD-1 (TP53 mutant) human colorectal cancer cell lines. In addition, MHY2256 induced G0/G1 phase arrest of the cell cycle progression, which was accompanied by the reduction of cyclin D1 and cyclin E and the decrease of cyclin-dependent kinase 2, cyclin-dependent kinase 4, cyclin-dependent kinase 6, phosphorylated retinoblastoma protein, and E2F transcription factor 1. Apoptosis induction was shown by DNA fragmentation and increase in late apoptosis, which were detected using flow cytometric analysis. MHY2256 downregulated expression levels of procaspase-8, -9, and -3 and led to subsequent poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. MHY2256-induced apoptosis was involved in the activation of caspase-8, -9, and -3 and was prevented by pretreatment with Z-VAD-FMK, a pan-caspase inhibitor. Furthermore, the autophagic effects of MHY2256 were observed as cytoplasmic vacuolation, green fluorescent protein-light-chain 3 punctate dots, accumulation of acidic vesicular organelles, and upregulated expression level of light-chain 3-II. Taken together, these results suggest that MHY2256 could be a potential novel sirtuin inhibitor for the chemoprevention or treatment of colorectal cancer or both.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.91-95
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• 1994

토양에서 분리된 Enterobacter agglomerans CBNU45는 type II 제한효소인 EagBI을 생산하고 있음을 발견하였다. EagBI을 DEAE-cellulose, phosphocellulose P11, hydroxylapatite column chromatography를 거쳐 부분 정제하여 그 특성을 알아보았다. EagBI은 여섯개의 염기배열 5’-CGAT${\downarrow}$CG-3’을 인식하고 T 와 C 사이를 절단하여 두개의 염기가 3’-말단쪽으로 돌출된 cohesive end를 형성하였다. EagBI의 반응 최적조건은 10mM Tris-HCl(pH 7.8), 6~10mM $MgCl_2$, 37${\circ}C$이었으며 NaCl이 없는 반응 완충용액에서 가장 좋은 활성을 보였다. EagBI은 $dam^-$와 $dam^+$ 메칠화 DNA도 절단할 수 있으며 65${\circ}C$에서 10분 동안 열처리하였을 때 효소의 활성을 상실하였다. 따라서 EagBI은 PvuI의 isoschizomer이나 NaCl 요구성과 열안정성에서 PvuI보다 편리한 제한효소로 확인되었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2006

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Dangguibohyultang (DB) and its combination (DB-I; Astragali membraneus BUNGE : Angelica gigas NAKAI=5:1, DB-II; Astragali membraneus BUNGE:Angelica gigas NAKAI=1:1, DB-III; Astragali membraneus BUNGE:Angelica gigas NAKAI=1:5,) on apoptosis in human colorectal adenocarcinoma HCT116 cells. Methods : To study the cytotoxic effect of methanol extract of DB-I, DB-II and DB-III on HCT116 cells, the cell viability was determined by XTT reduction method and ttypan blue exclusion assay. To confirm the induction of apoptosis, the cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), a substrate for caspase-3 and a typical sign of apoptosis, and the activation of procaspase-3, -8 and -9 were examined by western blot analysis. Furthermore, DB-induced apoptosis was confirmed by DNA fragmentation. The release of cytochrome C from mitochondria to cytosol, the level of Bcl-2 and Bax, and the expressions of Raf/MEK/ERK were examined by western blot analysis. Results : DB-I and DB-II reduced proliferation of HCT116 cells in a dose-dependent manner. DB-I and DB-II decreased procaspase-3, -8, -9 levels in a dose-dependent manner and induced the clevage of PARP. DB-I and DB-II also triggered the mitochondrial apoptotic signaling by increasing the release of cytochrome C from mitochondria to cytosol, decreasing of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, and increasing of pro-apoptotic Bax. DB-I and DB-II decreased the activation of Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK cascade in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion : These results suggest that DB-I and DB-II induce apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway in HCT116 cells. Furthermore, Raf/MEK/ERK cascade is involved in DB-induced apoptosis. These results suggest that DB is potentially useful as a chemotherapeutic agent in human liver cancer.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2016

본 연구는 국내 동, 서 및 남해안 바닷가 근처 사구지역에서 자생하는 번행초 55개체를 수집하여 AFLP 마커시스템을 적용하고 이들 유전자원들간의 유전다양성 차이를 알아보기 위하여 실시하였다. 우선 전체 게놈의 특이적 부위를 절단하기 위하여 제한효소로 EcoRI과 MseI 12개 조합을 활용하였고, 그 결과 총 1,279 절편을 확보할 수 있었다. 이 결과는 제한효소 조합당 평균 107개의 절편이 생산된 것으로 이 중 평균 62개(약 58%)가 유전자원간에 다형성을 나타냈다. 이와 같이 유전자원간에 다형성을 보인 게놈 절편을 대상으로 유전다양성을 분석한 결과 조사된 55개체 번행초 유전자원 집단은 29%의 유전적 차이를 보이는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 군집분석을 통해 유전적 차이를 보이는 그룹을 분류한 결과 국내 자생 번행초 유전자원은 총 7개의 집단으로 나누어짐을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 국내외 최초의 번행초 유전 다양성 평가 정보는 향 후 품종 육성을 위한 교배친의 선발에 적용하여 다양한 유전적 차이를 보이는 분리집단을 확보하는 데 활용이 가능할 것으로 생각된다.