• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.319-329
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• 2001

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a recently discovered potent vasoconstrictive peptide. It was first identified in vascular endothelial cells. ET-1 is a 21-amino acid peptide and elicits systemic effects such as stimulation of the production of atrial natriuretic peptide and release of aldosterone and corticosterone. In this study, to examine the role of ET-1 in the bone metabolism, effect of ET-1 on the proliferation and activity of osteoblastic cells was studied using HOS cells as osteoblast model. ET-1 dose-dependently increased the cell proliferation as determined by cell counting and MTT reduction assay after 48hr treatment. Alkaline phosphatase activity was inhibited by ET-1 and showed significant inhibition by 50 and 100 nM ET-1. ET-1 increased NBT reduction by HOS cells dose-dependently showing that ET-1 may increase the superoxide production by osteoblasts. Nitrite concentration in the media of HOS cell culture without cytokine stimulation was negligible and unaffected by ET-1 after 48hr treatment. Finally, after collection and concentration of conditioned media, gelatinase activity produced by HOS cells was determined by zymography. HOS cells can produce and secrete the gelatinase (gelatinase A type as determined by molecular weight of about 65,000) into culture media, however, ET-1 had no effect on the gelatinase activity. These findings suggest that ET-1 may have diverse effects on the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts, therefore, it may play an important role in bone metabolism.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2007

Ecdysteroid는 곤충의 탈피호르몬으로 알려져 있으며, phytoecdysteroid는 식물의 ecdysteroid로 포유동물에 여러 유용한 효과를 가진다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 식물의 phytoecdysteroids가 골대사에서 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 세포수준에서 관찰하였다. 즉 조골세포에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 세포증식율, 염기성인산분해효소 활성, gelatinase 활성의 변화를 관찰하였고, 파골세포에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 tartrate-저항성 인산분해효소 양성인 다핵세포의 형성을 측정함으로써 관찰하였다. Phytoecdysteroid 처리에 의해 조골세포의 ALP 활성과, gelatinase의 활성이 증가되었다. 또한 phytoecdysteroid는 macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF)와 receptor activator of NF-kB ligand (RANKL)에 의해 유도된 파골세포의 생성을 감소시켰다. 이상의 결과 phytoecdysteroid는 조골세포와 파골세포의 활성 및 생성을 변화 시킴으로써 골수의 미세환경에서 세포내 조절작용에 관여하리라 여겨진다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2003

Gelatinase is a proteolytic enzyme that hydrolyzes gelatin. Gelatinolytic activity was detected from culture broths of Streptomyces griseus IFO13350 and HH1 by paper disc assays on 0.5% agar plates containing 1% gelatin. The concentrated extracellular protein from the S. griseus was analyzed by SDS polyacrylamide gel, and two proteins, with molecular weights of 30 and 28 kDa, respectively, were identified to have gelatinase activity by gelatin zymography. The protein with a molecular weight of 28 kDa was confirmed to be S. griseus trypsin (SGT). The effects of metal ions and metal chelators on the protease activity of the SGT were studied. Of the metal ions tested, only manganese was found to enhance the protease activity, 2.6 times, however, $Co^{2+},\;Cu^{2+},\;and\;Zn^{2+}$, and metal chelators, such as EDTA and EGTA, inhibited the SGT activity. When the protease activity of the SGT was measured at various pHs, in the presence of 5 mM $MnCl_2$, its highest activity was at pH 11.0, whereas only 60% of the maximum activity was observed between pHs 4.0 and pH 6.0, and almost 80% activity between pHs 7.0 to pH 10.0. The protease activity was measured at various temperatures in the presence of 5 mM $MnCl_2$. The SGT was found to be stable up to $60^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, while only 16% of the enzyme activity remained at $60^{\circ}C$, and at $80^{\circ}C$ almost all the activity was lost. The optimal temperature for the protease activity was $50^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2006

혈관신생(angiogenesis)은 골조직을 포함하는 모든 조직의 발생 및 개조(remodeling) 과정에 필요하다. 본 연구는 혈관 신생에 관여하는 단백질인 angiopoietin-2가 골대사에서 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 세포수준에서 관찰하였다. 즉 조골 세포에 미치는 영향을 알아보기위하여 세포생존률, 염기성인산분해효소 활성, gelatinase 활성 및 nitric oxide 생성을 관찰하였고, 파골세포에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 tartrate-저항성 인산분해효소 양성인 다핵세포의 형성 및 파골세포전구세포 배양 후 흡수면적을 측정함으로써 관찰하였다. Angiopoietin-2는 조골세포의 세포생존률 및 염기성 인산분해효소 활성을 증가시켰으며, gelatinase와 nitric oxide 생성의 증가시켰다. 또한 angiopoietin-2는 파골세포 생성 및 활성을 감소시켰다. 따라서 angiopoietin-2는 골수의 미세환경에서 세포의 조절작용을 하는 단백질로 여겨진다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.83-94
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• 1996

Substance P는 교정력이 가해진 치아의 치주인대 중 인장력을 받는 부위에 많이 분포하는 neuropeptide중의 하나이며, 또한 여러 조직에서 neurogenic inflammation을 야기하는 neuropeptide중의 하나로도 알려져 있다. 그러나 중요한 세포외 단백기질인 교원질의 생성에 대한 Substance P의 효과는 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 따라서 이 연구의 목적은 배양치주인대 세포에서 교원질 생성에 대한 Substance P의 효과를 평가하는 것이었다. collagenase-digestion method로 교원질 생성을 평가하였고 mRNA 수준에서 작용효과를 평가하기 위하여 Northern blot hybridization을 시행하였다. 이 연구는 또한 교원질 생성에 대한 prostaglandin과 gelatinase 생성도 포함하였으며 변성된 교원질의 분해를 평가하기 위하여 zymography를 이용하였다. 비교원성 단백질, 교원성 단백질, 상대교원질에 대한 dose-dependent effect를 보면 Substance P는 비교원성 단백질 합성을 증가시켰으나 교원성 단백질 합성은 감소시킨다. 그리하여 총 단백합성에 대한 상대적인 교원질 생성을 나타내는 상대교원질은 $7\%$에서 $3.6\%$로 감소시켰다. 세포를 indomethacin과 동시에 처리할 때 substance P의 교원질 합성 억제효과는 나타나지 않았다. 이것은 Substance P의 교원질 합성 억제효과가 prostaglandin의 생성 때문이라는 것을 의미한다. Substance P의 교원질 합성 억제효과가 procollagen mRNA의 정상(steady-state)수준에 부합하는가를 평가하기 위하여 northern blot hybridization을 시행한 결과 Substance P는 ${\alpha}1(1)$ procollagen mRNA의 양적 변동을 일으키지 않았다. Substance P의 교원질 생성 억제효과는 전사이후의 어떤 단계에서 이루어지는 현상임을 나타낸다. 치주인대세포에서 gelatinase 생성에 대한 Substance P의 효과를 알아보기 위하여 zymography를 이용하였다. zymogram 을 보면 Substance P는 치주인대세포에서 gelatinase 생성에는 아무 효과도 나타내지 않음들 알 수 있다. Substance P의 교원질 생성 억제효과가 치주인대세포에 대해 선택적인가 아닌가를알아보기 위하여 MC3T3-E1세포를 이용하였는데 Substance P는 MC3T3-E1세포의 교원질 합성에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이상에서 Substance P는 인간의 치주인대세포에서 교원질 합성을 억제하였다. 이 효과는 procollagen mRNA와 gelatinase 생성의 정상(steady-state) 수준의 변화 때문이 아니라 prostaglandin 생성과 연관이 있음을 알았다.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제37권2호통권357호
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• pp.131-136
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• 1999

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2015

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has emerged as one of the most promising biomarkers of renal epithelial injury. Numerous studies have presented the diagnostic and prognostic utility of urinary and plasma NGAL in patients with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, renal injury after kidney transplantation, and other renal diseases. NGAL is a member of the lipocalin family that is abundantly expressed in neutrophils and monocytes/macrophages and is a mediator of the innate immune response. The biological significance of NGAL to hamper bacterial growth by sequestering iron-binding siderophores has been studied in a knock-out mouse model. Besides neutrophils, NGAL is detectable in most tissues normally encountered by microorganisms, and its expression is upregulated in epithelial cells during inflammation. A growing number of studies have supported the clinical utility of NAGL for detecting invasive bacterial infections. Several investigators including our group have reported that measuring NGAL can be used to help predict and manage urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis. This article summarizes the biology and pathophysiology of NGAL and reviews studies on the implications of NGAL in various renal diseases from acute kidney injury to acute pyelonephritis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1111-1114
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• 2013

Background: For early detection of renal damage during the usage of cisplatin based chemotherapy, changes in renal function should be monitored carefully. In recent years, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, a small polypeptide molecule, has shown promise as a marker of acute renal failure. The aim of this present study was to assess possible risk prediction of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity using serum NGAL. Materials and Methods: A total of 34 consecutive patients with documented serum creatinine at least 24 hours before every cycle of cisplatin-based chemotherapy were included in the study. Demographic and medical data including age, performance status, tumor characteristics and comorbid diseases were collected from medical charts. Renal function was evaluated at least 48 hours before the treatment and at the end of the treatment based on the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula. Before and after cisplatin infusion serum NGAL levels were measured for the first and 3rd cycles of chemotherapy. Results: The median age of the study population was 54 (32-70) years. Fifteen patients (41.1%) were treated on an adjuvant basis, whereas 19 patients (58.9%) were treated for metastatic disease. There was no correlation of serum NGAL levels with serum creatinine (r=0.20, p=0.26) and MDRD (r=-0.12, p=0.50) and creatinine clearance-Cockcroft-Gault (r=-0.22, p=0.22) after cisplatin infusion at the end of the 3rd cycle of chemotherapy. Conclusions: In our study, serum NGAL levels were not correlated with the cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity. Further prospective studies are needed to conclude that serum NGAL level is not a good surrogate marker to predict early cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity.

• Annals of Laboratory Medicine
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.524-529
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• 2018

Background: An increase in neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) indicates tubular injury. Diabetic nephropathy causes typical changes in the kidney, characterized by glomerulosclerosis and eventual tubular damage. We validated the usefulness of plasma NGAL (pNGAL) as a biomarker of tubular damage in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Methods: We included 376 patients with diabetes mellitus (260 patients with chronic renal insufficiency who had not received hemodialysis and 116 hemodialyzed due to diabetic nephropathy) and 24 healthy controls. Patients with chronic renal insufficiency were divided into three groups according to urinary albumin excretion (UAE) levels. pNGAL levels were measured using the Triage NGAL test (Alere, San Diego, CA, USA) and were compared between groups. We also examined whether pNGAL level was related to the degree of albuminuria and cystatin C-based glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Results: Mean pNGAL levels of the healthy controls, chronic renal insufficiency patients with diabetes mellitus, and hemodialyzed patients were $61.9{\pm}5.3ng/mL$, $93.4{\pm}71.8ng/mL$, and $1,536.9{\pm}554.9ng/mL$, respectively. pNGAL level increased significantly in patients with severe albuminuria (P <0.001) and had a moderate correlation with the degree of albuminuria (r=0.467; P <0.001) and GFR (r=0.519; P <0.001). Multivariate regression analysis showed that the pNGAL level was associated with tubular damage independent of patient age, sex, and GFR. Conclusions: pNGAL level independently reflects the degree of tubular damage in patients with diabetic nephropathy. Measurement of pNGAL, combined with UAE, would enable simultaneous, highly reliable assessments of tubular damage for such patients.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2019

Purpose: We sought to determine associations of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP), known markers of renal injury, with hematuria in children and adolescents. Methods: A total of 112 urine samples from 72 patients aged 2 to 18 years with hematuria were enrolled in this study. Urinary concentrations of NGAL and L-FABP were measured by ELISA and compared between subjects with and without proteinuria and between subjects with and without glomerulonephritis diagnosed by renal biopsy. Results: Urinary concentrations of NGAL and L-FABP/creatinine (Cr) in subjects with proteinuria were not significantly different from those in subjects without proteinuria. They were not significant different between subjects with and without glomerulonephritis either. However, both concentrations of urinary NGAL and L-FABP/Cr were positively associated with urinary protein to creatinine ratio. Their levels had a tendency to be increased when proteinuria developed at later visits in subjects with hematuria only at initial visits. Conclusion: Monitoring urinary NGAL and L-FABP levels in addition to conventional risk factors such as proteinuria and serum creatinine might improve the prediction of renal injury in pediatric patients with hematuria.