• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.270-274
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• 2018

Chlorine dioxide ($ClO_2$) gas is a neutral chlorine compound. $ClO_2$ gas was proven to effectively decontaminate different environments, such as hospital rooms, ambulances, biosafety level 3 laboratories, and cafeterias. In this study, to evaluate the effects of $ClO_2$ gas, bacteria of clinical importance were applied. Staphylococci, Streptococci and Bacillus strains were applied and Klebsiella, and others e.g., Escherichia coli, Shigella, Salmonella, Serratia were also done for the inhibitory analysis. Bacteria plates were applied with a hygiene stick, namely, "FarmeTok (Medistick/Puristic)" to produce $ClO_2$. $ClO_2$-releasing hygiene stick showed the very strong inhibition of bacterial growth but had different inhibitions to the bacteria above 96.7% except for MRSA of 90% inhibition. It is difficult to explain why the MRSA were not inhibited less than others at this point. It can be only suggested that more releasing $ClO_2$ should be essential to kill or inhibit the MRSA. B. subtilis, S. agalactiae, S. pyogenes, E. coli O157:H7, S. typhi (S. enterica serotype typhi) and S. marcesence were inhibited over 99%. This study will provide fundamental data to research growth inhibition by $ClO_2$ gas with bacteria of clinical importance value.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.115-119
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• 2010

Zinc (Zn) is an essential element required for growth and development of plants. However, Zn can be toxic to plants when it presents excessive amount. Phytoextraction is an economic and environment-friendly technique using plants to clean-up metal-contaminated soils. However, the technique cannot be applied in highly metal-contaminated areas because plants will not normally grow in such conditions. Therefore, this research focuses on identifying chelating agents which are biodegradable and applicable to highly metalcontaminated areas. Zn as a target metal and cysteine (Cys), histidine (His), malate, citrate oxalate, succinate, and ethylenediamine (EDA) as biodegradable chelating agents were selected. Plants were grown on agar media containing various chelating agents with Zn to analyze the effect on plant growth. Malate and His slightly increased the inhibitory effect of Zn on root growth of plants, whereas Cys, citrate, oxalate, and succinate did not show significant effects. However, EDA strongly diminished the inhibitory effect of Zn on root growth. The effect of EDA is correlated with decreased Zn uptake into the plants. In conclusion, as biodegradable chelating agents, EDA is a good candidate for growth of plants in highly Zn-contaminated areas.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.275-279
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• 1997

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylorl) infection is now established as the major pathogenic factor in chronic gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. in addition, there is accumulating evidence that H. pylori plays an important role in the process of gastric carcinogenesis. On the other hand, oriental traditional medicines have been used for stomach disease for thousands of years. In the present study, methanol extract from the stem bark of Magnolia sieboldii (M. sieboldii) and its components were investigated on their inhibitory effects against urease activity and growth of H. pylori in vitro. The methanol extract of M. sieboldii significantly inhibited the growth of H. pylori ATCC 43504 at 5 mg/ml. From the further fractionation, the chloroform fraction inhibited the bacterial growth dose-dependently. Among four fractions separated from the chloroform fraction by silica gel column chromatography, MS-C-2 was the most potent. Costunolide was isolated from the MS-C-2 subtraction by preparative TLC and recrystallization using n-hexane. Anti-H. pylori effect of costunolide was investigated using one commercial strain (H. pylori ATCC 43504) and three clinical strains (H. pylon 4, 43, 82548). Costunolide exhibited potent anti-H. pylori activity, and the MIC was around $100-200{\mu}g/ml$. However, costunolide had no inhibitory effect of H. pylori urease activity at the concentration used for the growth inhibition assay. From these results, we conclude that costunolide inhibits the, growth of H. pylori by the independent manner of H. pylori urease inhibition.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1365-1372
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 마를 건조 후 분말화하여 실험에 사용하였으며, 건조 마 분말에 대한 생리활성에 대한 연구로 건조된 마를 유기용매로 추출하여 마 추출물과 분획물들의 $H_2O_2$에 의해 유도된 산화적 스트레스 및 인체 암세포(HT1080 인체 섬유육종세포, HT-29 인체 결장암세포)에 대한 증식 억제 효과에 대해 검토하고자 하였다. 마는 항비만, 항변비, 항돌연변이, 혈당 및 혈중 콜레스테롤 감소 등의 활성이 있어 건강식품으로 알려져 있다. $H_2O_2$에 의해 유도된 산화적 스트레스 저해효과를 알아보기 위하여 DCFH-DA assay를 행하였다. 건조 마 A+M 추출물을 농도별로 인체 섬유육종세포(HT1080)에 처리하였을 때 농도 의존적으로 세포 내 활성산소종을 크게 억제시켰다. 각 분획물들 중 85% aq. MeOH 분획물은 다른 분획물과 비교하여 높은 지질 과산화물 생성 억제 효과를 보였다. 인체 암세포에 대한 증식 억제 실험에서 A+M 및 MeOH 추출물은 농도 의존적으로 인체 섬유육종 및 결장암세포의 증식을 억제하였다. 마 추출물로부터 얻어진 n-hexane, 85% aq. MeOH 및 n-butanol (n-BuOH) 분획물들은 첨가농도 0.5 mg/ml 이상 처리했을 때 이들 두 암세포의 증식을 유의적으로 억제하였다(p<0.05). 본 연구 결과로 부터 건조 마의 암세포 증식 억제 효과는 마의 A+M 추출물이 MeOH 추출물에 비해 높았고, 분획물들의 경우에는 water 분획물을 제외한 분획물들의 암세포 억제 효과가 높았다. 특히 85% aq. MeOH 분획물은 인체 암세포 증식 억제 효과뿐만 아니라 세포 내 활성산소종 감소시키는 효과가 높아 이들 분획물에 활성물질이 있을 것으로 추정된다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.74-94
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• 2016

Objectives : YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) is a hair care extracts which is composed of fourteen plant extracts used in oriental medicine. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) on the alopecia and hair growth.Methods & Results : The herbal extracts from YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) was tested using in vivo and in vitro test models. 1. The YHEG extracts showed effect on the DNA proliferation of the hair dermal papilla cells measured by [3H]thymidine incorporation. 2. YHEG showed promoting on the expression of growth factors such as IGF-1, KGF-1 and inhibiting on the expression of inhibitory hair growth factor such as TGF-β1, BMP-2 estimated by qPCR. 3. The YHEG extracts showed effect on the activation of β-catenin in the dermal papilla cells. 4. YHEG showed inhibitory effects of NO synthesis at 0.2% concentrations. 5. YHEG showed effects in the expression of IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6, COX-2 and iNOS gene in the LPS stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. 6. The hair growth index of the YHEG extracts ranked at over 2 when compared to control group which was ranked at 0. 7. The hair follicle number, length and size of the experimental group were remarkably higher than the control group in the histological observation.Conclusions : These results suggest that YangHyulEum Gami-Bang(YHEG) has hair growth promoting activity and it can be used as a potent treatment agent for preventing hair loss and stimulating hair growth for treatment of alopecia.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.85-91
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• 1998

To investigate the effects of antioxidative vitamins in combination with various fatty acids on breast cancer cell proliferation, MDA-MB231 human breast cancer cells were cultured for 3 days in the serum-free Iscove's modified Dulbecco's medium (IMDM) supplemented with 1.25mg/ml delipidized bovine serum albumin and 10㎍/ml insulin. Alpha-tocopherol, ascorbic acid or both vitamins were added to the medium at the concentrations of 10 and 50μM in the presence of 3μg/ml of oletic(Oa), linoleic(LA) α-linoleinic(LNA) and docosahexaenoic acid(DHA). Cell growth was reduced significantly by α-tocopherol in a dose-dependent manner, but not affected by ascorbic aicd. The four different fatty acids did not have significant effects on cell growth, although DHA exerted inhibitory effect on the growth after 1 day. However, the each fatty acid was well incorporated into celluar lipid as such or elongated forms. Addition of α-tocopherol remarkably increased its celluar contents and reduced cellular levels of thiobarbituric acid substances (TBARS) that were elevated notably in the presence of DHA in the culture media. But ascorbic acid addition did not change much of either cellular α-tocopherol or TBARS contents. northern blot hybridization showed that tumor supressor gene ρ53 was most highly expressed by the combination of ρ-tocopherol and DHA in 8 hours of cell culture. In conclusion , the growth inhibitory effect of vitamin E suggests that breast cancer cell proliferation is reduced by the mechanism other than cytotoxicity of lipid peroxide and it is related to expressionof tumor supprosser gene p53, that can be increased by both vitamin E and n-3 fatty acid, DHA.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.95-101
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• 2007

Resveratrol (3,5,4’-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene), a naturally occurring phytoallexin abundant in grapes and several plants, has been shown to be active in inhibiting proliferation and inducing apoptosis in several human cancer cell lines. On the line of the biological activity of resveratrol, a variety of resveratrol analogs were synthesized and evaluated for their growth inhibitory effects against several human cancer cell lines. In the present study, we found that one of the resveratrol analogs, 3,4,5-trimethoxy-4’-bromo-cis-stilbene, markedly suppressed human colon cancer cell proliferation (EC$_{50}$ = 0.01 ${\mu}$g/ml), and the inhibitory activity was superior to its corresponding trans-isomer (EC$_{50}$ = 1.6 ${\mu}$g/ml) and resveratrol (EC$_{50}$ = 18.7 ${\mu}$g/ml). Prompted by the strong growth inhibitory activity in cultured human colon cancer cells (Col2), we investigated its mechanism of action. 3,4,5-Trimethoxy-4’-bromo-cis-stilbene induced arrest of cell cycle progression at G2/M phase and increased at sub-G1 phase DNA contents of the cell cycle in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Colony formation was also inhibited in a dose-dependent manner, indicating the inhibitory activity of the compound on cell proliferation. Moreover, the morphological changes and condensation of the cellular DNA by the treatment of the compound were well correlated with the induction of apoptosis. These data suggest the potential of 3,4,5-trimethoxy-4’-bromo-cis-stilbene might serve as a cancer chemotherapeutic or chemopreventive agent by virtue of arresting the cell cycle and inducing apoptosis for the human colon cancer cells.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2013

호열성 진정세균인 Thermotoga maritima의 xylose isomerase 유전자를 대장균을 이용하여 클로닝하고 재조합 발현시켰다. 재조합 효소의 최적활성은 $90^{\circ}C$와 pH 8.0에서 관찰되었다. 사포닌을 재조합효소로 처리한 후 사람의 위암 세포주 (AGS)와 대장암 세포주 (HT-29)에 처리한 결과, 효소 무처리 사포닌에 비해 우수한 암세포 생육저해 활성을 나타냈다. 한편, 푸코이단을 재조합효소로 처리한 후 동일 세포주들에 처리한 결과, 효소 무처리 푸코이단과 비슷한 암세포 생육저해 활성을 보였다. 1 ${\mu}g/ml$ 농도의 효소 처리 사포닌은 100 ${\mu}g/ml$ 농도의 효소 무처리 사포닌과 유사하거나 우수한 암세포 생육저해 활성을 보였다. 본 연구결과는 기능성 식품이나 의약품의 개발에 참고가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.195-199
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• 2015

Background: This study was conducted to determine the influence of MACC1 expression on chemotherapy sensitivity in human U251 glioblastoma cells. Materials and Methods: Expression of the MACC1 gene in 49 cases of human brain glioma was determined by quantitative real-time PCR. Silencing effects of RNA interference on MACC1 was detected by Western-blotting. Flow cytometry methods and methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay (MTT) were used to determine the apoptosis and growth inhibitory rates of the U251 cells with MACC1 silencing. before and after treatment with cisplatin (DDP). Results: MACC1 mRNA in gliomas was up-regulated remarkably, to 158.8% of that in peri-cancerous tissues (P<0.05). The siRNA-MACC1 could inhibit the expression of MACC1 protein significantly (p<0.05), associated with an increase in apoptosis rate from 2.57% to 5.39% in U251 cells and elevation of the growth inhibitory rate from 1.5% to 17.8% (p<0.05 for both). After treatment with DDP at various concentrations (1, 3, $5{\mu}g/ml$), compared with control U251 cells, the apoptosis rate of MACC1-silenced U251 cells rose from 8.41%, 13.2% and 19.5% to 12.8%, 17.8% and 25.8%; the growth inhibitory rate increased from 16.2%, 19.3% and 24.5% to 23.7%, 28.4% and 36.3%. Conclusions: There is a notable relationship between over-expression of MACC1 and the characteristics of glioma cells. Silencing of MACC1 was found to enhance the apoptosis and growth inhibitory rates of U251 glioma cells, and thereby increase their sensitivity to DDP chemotherapy.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.518-527
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 황색 방울토마토의 생리활성 식품소재로서의 가능성을 알아보기 위하여 추출 건조물의 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량, 항산화 효과 및 암세포에 대한 생육억제 효과를 검증하였다. 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량은 각각 10.96±1.57 및 4.12±0.41 mg/g이었다. 항산화 활성은 DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거능을 측정하여 확인하였고 free radical을 50% 감소시키는 농도인 RC50은 각각 490.83±17.35 ㎍/mL과 355.90±0.79 ㎍/mL이었다. 추출 건조물은 정상 간세포(Chang)에 대해서는 세포 독성을 보이지 않았고 A549 폐암세포에 대해서는 생육 억제 활성을 나타내지 않았으나 자궁경부암세포(HeLa)와 간암세포(HepG2)에 대해서는 100 ㎍/mL 농도로 처리하였을 때 각각 15.2% 및 18.4%의 생육 억제 효과를 보였다. 본 연구의 결과로부터 황색 방울토마토의 항산화 활성과 자궁경부암세포와 간암세포 등 일부 암세포에 대한 억제 활성이 검증되어 생리활성 식품소재로서 가능성을 확인하였다.