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Cytotoxic Components in an Extract from the Leaves and Stems of Stauntonia hexaphylla

  • Zhao, Jing;Yim, Soon-Ho;Um, Jung-In;Park, Si-Hwan;Oh, Eun-Sang;Jung, Da-Woon;Williams, Darren R.;Lee, Ik-Soo
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.130-134
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    • 2014
  • An investigation was carried out to identify novel anti-cancer compounds from Korean indigenous plant extracts. Bioassay-guided fractionation and chemical investigation of the EtOAc extract from the leaves and stems of Stauntonia hexaphylla resulted in the isolation of two active compounds, hederagenin 3-O-${\alpha}$-L-arabinoside (1) and quercetin (2). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by spectroscopic methods, including UV, IR, MS, NMR techniques and compared with previous spectroscopic data. The cytotoxic effects of fractions and compounds on HCT116 human colon cancer cells were evaluated using the MTT assay. Quercetin showed a stronger anti-cancer effect when compared to hederagenin 3-O-${\alpha}$-L-arabinoside.

Immune Cells Activity, Cytotoxicity and Nitrite Scavenging Activity of Extracts from Several Resource Plants

  • Boo, Hee-Ock;Park, Jeong-Hun;Park, Hyeon-Yong
    • 한국자원식물학회지
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    • 제31권6호
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    • pp.604-611
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    • 2018
  • This study was conducted to explore the immune activity, anticancer activity and nitrile scavenging activities of methanol extracts from the various organs of four Korean resource plants. The immune responses from both human T and B cell line was significantly enhanced in the cell growth compared to control while the cell growth was influenced at a certain period of culture. The results revealed that the cell growth of both human T and B cell was altered in a time dependent manner. Among tested several resource plants, the flower extract of E. japonicum demonstrated a pronounced cytotoxicity against HCT-116 cell with an IC50 value $132.08{\mu}g\;ml-1$. The flower extract from Corylopsis coreana had a promising scavenging activity against pH 1.2 compared to other species. Taken together, the studied resource plants have influenced significantly in response to immunity and also have the potential cytotoxicity and nitric scavenging activities. However, the species E. japonicum exhibited the pronounced activities from several resource plants. The result from this investigation suggests that the extracts of studied resource plant could be an addition to basic medicine for some diseases.

Synthetic Homoisoflavane Derivatives of Cremastranone Suppress Growth of Colorectal Cancer Cells through Cell Cycle Arrest and Induction of Apoptosis

  • Shin, Ha-Eun;Lee, Seul;Choi, Yeram;Park, Sangkyu;Kwon, Sangil;Choi, Jun-Kyu;Seo, Seung-Yong;Lee, Younghee
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제30권6호
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    • pp.576-584
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    • 2022
  • Colorectal cancer is diagnosed as the third most prevalent cancer; thus, effective therapeutic agents are urgently required. In this study, we synthesized six homoisoflavane derivatives of cremastranone and investigated their cytotoxic effects on the human colorectal cancer cell lines HCT116 and LoVo. We further examined the related mechanisms of action using two of the potent compounds, SH-19027 and SHA-035. They substantially reduced the cell viability and proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Treatment with SH-19027 and SHA-035 induced cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase and increased expression of p21 both of which are implicated in cell cycle control. In addition, the apoptotic cell population and apoptosis-associated marker expression were accordingly increased. These results suggest that the synthesized cremastranone derivatives have anticancer effects through the suppression of cell proliferation and induction of apoptosis. Therefore, the synthesized cremastranone derivatives could be applied as novel therapeutic agents against colorectal cancer.

Anti-metastatic Effect of Natural Product-motivated Synthetic PPAR-γ Ligands

  • Li, Dan-dan;Wang, Ying;Ju, Zhiran;Kim, Eun La;Hong, Jongki;Jung, Jee H.
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.80-88
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    • 2022
  • Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers globally, ranking second for the number of cancer-related deaths. Metastasis has been reported as the main cause of death in patients with colorectal cancer. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) is a transcription factor that functions as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting cellular proliferation, migration, and invasion. In our previous efforts to generate natural product-motivated PPAR-γ ligands, the compounds 1 and 2 were obtained. These compounds activated PPAR-γ and inhibited the migration and invasion of HCT116 colorectal cancer cells, and they were also found to inhibit the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, which is a key process in cancer metastasis. Compounds 1 and 2 upregulated expression of the epithelial marker (E-cadherin), and downregulated expression of the mesenchymal marker (N-cadherin) and transcriptional factor (Snail). Therefore, the PPAR-γ agonists 1 and 2 could serve as a valuable model for the study on anti-metastatic leads for the treatment of colorectal cancer.

k-ras와 c-myc, wnt 억제에 의한 NKG2D 리간드의 발현변화 (Inhibition of Oncogenes Affects the Expression of NKG2D Ligands in Cancer Cells)

  • 허웅;이영신;배재호
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제23권10호
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    • pp.1216-1222
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    • 2013
  • 자연살상세포(NK cells)은 림프구계의 세포로서 외부 침임 병원균을 막고 체내 형질변환세포를 제거하는데 참여하고 있다. 이러한 자연살상세포의 활성은 특정한 항원이 필요 없고 활성화 신호와 억제성 신호의 균형에 의해 조절되고 있다. 자연살상세포의 중요한 활성화 신호 중의 하나는 NKG2D 수용체를 통한 것인데, 이 NKG2D 수용체를 통해 자연살상세포는 암세포에 있는 NKG2D 리간드를 인식할 수 있다. 지금까지 인간에서는 여덟개의 NKG2D 리간드가 밝혀져 있고 이러한 리간드의 발현은 다양한 기전을 엄격하게 조절되고 있다. 암세포는 암유전자(oncogenes)에 의해 세포내 다양한 유전자의 발현이 정상세포와 확연히 달라지는데, 이러한 암유전자에 의해서 NKG2D 리간드의 발현이 영향을 받을 것으로 생각되어 진다. 이 연구는 인간의 암세포에서 가장 자주 발현되는 세가지 암유전자 k-ras와 c-myc, wnt의 억제를 통해 NKG2D 리간드의 발현이 어떻게 변화되는 지를 알아보았다. k-ras와 c-myc의 억제는 NKG2D 리간드의 발현을 효과적을 증가시켰고 암세포가 자연살상세포에 더욱 잘 죽게 변화되었다. 그러나 wnt 억제는 MICA와 ULBP1의 전사를 감소시켰다. wnt 억제에 의한 NKG2D 리간드의 전사억제에도 불구하고 세포막의 단백질 발현은 변하지 않아서 암세포의 자연살상세포에 대한 감수성은 별다른 변화를 보이지 않았다. 따라서 k-ras와 c-myc, wnt 억제는 각각 다른 반응을 보였으며 최종적인 자연살상세포에 대한 감수성은 NKG2D 리간드의 세포표면단백질 발현정도에 의해 결정됨을 알 수 있었다.

Tolfenamic Acid Suppresses Inflammatory Stimuli-Mediated Activation of NF-κB Signaling

  • Shao, Hong Jun;Lou, Zhiyuan;Jeong, Jin Boo;Kim, Kui Jin;Lee, Jihye;Lee, Seong-Ho
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.39-44
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    • 2015
  • Tolfenamic acid (TA) is a traditional non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and has been broadly used for the treatment of migraines. Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-${\kappa}B$) is a sequence-specific transcription factor and plays a key role in the development and progression of inflammation and cancer. We performed the current study to investigate the underlying mechanisms by which TA suppresses inflammation focusing on NF-${\kappa}B$ pathway in TNF-${\alpha}$ stimulated human normal and cancer cell lines and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated mouse macrophages. Different types of human cells (HCT116, HT-29 and HEK293) and mouse macrophages (RAW264.7) were pre-treated with different concentrations of TA and then exposed to inflammatory stimuli such as TNF-${\alpha}$ and LPS. Transcriptional activity of NF-${\kappa}B$, $l{\kappa}B-{\alpha}$-degradation, p65 translocation and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activations were measured using luciferase assay and Western blots. Pre-treatment of TA repressed TNF-${\alpha}$- or LPS-stimulated NF-${\kappa}B$ transactivation in a dose-dependent manner. TA treatment reduced degradation of $l{\kappa}B-{\alpha}$ and subsequent translocation of p65 into nucleus. TA significantly down-regulated the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). However, TA had no effect on NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling and JNK phosphorylation in HT-29 human colorectal cancer cells. TA possesses anti-inflammatory activities through suppression of JNK/NF-${\kappa}B$ pathway in different types of cells.

PIG3 Regulates p53 Stability by Suppressing Its MDM2-Mediated Ubiquitination

  • Jin, Min;Park, Seon-Joo;Kim, Seok Won;Kim, Hye Rim;Hyun, Jin Won;Lee, Jung-Hee
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.396-403
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    • 2017
  • Under normal, non-stressed conditions, intracellular p53 is continually ubiquitinated by MDM2 and targeted for degradation. However, in response to severe genotoxic stress, p53 protein levels are markedly increased and apoptotic cell death is triggered. Inhibiting the ubiquitination of p53 under conditions where DNA damage has occurred is therefore crucial for preventing the development of cancer, because if cells with severely damaged genomes are not removed from the population, uncontrolled growth can result. However, questions remain about the cellular mechanisms underlying the regulation of p53 stability. In this study, we show that p53-inducible gene 3 (PIG3), which is a transcriptional target of p53, regulates p53 stability. Overexpression of PIG3 stabilized both endogenous and transfected wild-type p53, whereas a knockdown of PIG3 lead to a reduction in both endogenous and UV-induced p53 levels in p53-proficient human cancer cells. Using both in vivo and in vitro ubiquitination assays, we found that PIG3 suppressed both ubiquitination- and MDM2-dependent proteasomal degradation of p53. Notably, we demonstrate that PIG3 interacts directly with MDM2 and promoted MDM2 ubiquitination. Moreover, elimination of endogenous PIG3 in p53-proficient HCT116 cells decreased p53 phosphorylation in response to UV irradiation. These results suggest an important role for PIG3 in regulating intracellular p53 levels through the inhibition of p53 ubiquitination.

Membrane Microarray를 이용한 Resveratrol에 의해 차별적으로 발현되는 유전자 군의 분석 (Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes by Resveratrol Using Membrane Microarray)

  • 김종식;장민정;김효은;김순영;김병오;손호용
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제17권8호통권88호
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    • pp.1115-1120
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    • 2007
  • 본 연구에서는 다섯 종류의 phytochemical (resveratrol, genistein, epicatechin gallate, diaIly disulfide, caffeic acid phenetyl ester)과 sulindac sulfide가 암 억제 단백질 p53을 유도할 수 있는지에 대해 연구하였다. 처리한 모든 phytochemical에 의해 p53 단백질의 발현이 강하게 유도된 반면, sulindac sulfide에 의해서는 p53 단백질이 유도되지 않았다. 처리한 phytochemical 중 포도껍질이나 와인에 많이 들어있는 resveratrol에 의해 p53 단백질이 농도의존적 혹은 처리시간 의존적으로 증가 발현되는 것을 확인하였다. 암 억제 단백질인 p53 하위 단계의 유전자들만 집적되어 있는 membrane microarray를 이용하여 실험을 수행한 결과, 25개의 유전자가 up-regulation 된 반면, 2개의 유전자가 down-regulation 되는 것을 확인하였다. Up-regulation 되는 유전자중 4개를 선택하여, RT-PCR을 수행한 결과 모두 membrane microarray 실험의 결과와 일치하였다. 게다가 p53 null인 HCT116 세포주를 이용한 RT-PCR을 통하여 TSP-1 유전자의 발현은 p53 의존적이지 않은 반면, MASPIN 유전자는 p53 의존적임을 확인하였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 resveratrol에 의한 화학적 암 예방법의 분자생물학적 기전을 이해하는데 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.

7가지 한약재 처방전에 대한 항산화·항균·항암활성에 대한 연구 (Antioxidant, Antimicrobial and Anticancer Properties of Seven Traditional Herb-combined Remedies)

  • 이문희;이재왕;박철;한민호;홍수현;최영현
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.406-415
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서, 우리는 동의보감에서 옹저에 대한 한약재 처방전인 길경탕(GGT), 대황목단탕(DHMDT), 사간탕(SGT), 소청룡탕(SCRT), 시호청간탕(SHCGT), 십육미류기음(SYMYKE) 과 황흑산(HHS)에 대한 항산화능과 항암과 항균활성에 대한 생리활성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 총 페놀 함량은 길경탕 < 십육미류기음 < 소청룡탕 < 시호청간탕 < 대황목단탕 < 사간탕 < 황흑산의 순서대로 함량이 풍부하였다. 이들 중 황흑산은 SOD 유사활성, 환원력과 DPPH 라디칼과 ABTS 라디칼의 소거능이 가장 뛰어났다. 흥미롭게도, 이들 시료의 총페놀 함량과 그들의 항산화능과의 상관도는 높게 나타났다. 모든 시료에서 인간대장세포인 HCT-116에서 항암활성을 나타냈으며, 특히 황흑산은 가장 낮은 활성을 나타낸 길경탕보다도 7배 높은 항암활성을 보였다. 또한, 대장균인 Escherichia coli와 위염을 발생시키는 Helicobacter pylori 균에 대한 항균 활성을 시행한 결과 사간탕, 소청룡탕, 십육미류기음과 황흑산에서 항균활성이 보였다. 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 한약재 처방전은 항산화와 생리활성물질의 소재로서의 가치가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

인간 대장암 세포주에서 파이토케미칼 처리에 의한 유전자 발현 변화 (Global Gene Expression Changes by Several Phytochemicals in Human Colorectal Cancer Cell)

  • 박민희;곽은희;손호용;;김종식
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제21권9호
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    • pp.1219-1225
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    • 2011
  • 파이토케미칼은 식물유래의 비 영양 성분으로서 항염증, 항산화, 및 화학적 암 예방 등의 생리활성을 가지고 있는 물질이다. 본 연구에서, 우리는 다섯 가지의 다른 파이토케미칼(resveratrol, genistein, epicatechin gallate, diallyl disulfide, caffeic acid phenethyl ester)이 대장암 세포주의 성장과 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 세포 생존율 연구결과, 처리한 ECG를 제외한 모든 파이토케미칼에 의해 농도의존적으로 세포생존율이 감소함을 확인하였다. 또한, oligo DNA microarray 실험을 통해 다섯 종류의 파이토케미칼에 의해 공통적으로 증가 되는 유전자 6개와 공통적으로 발현이 감소되는 유전자 7개를 선별하였다. 공통적으로 발현이 증가되는 유전자를 선택하여 RT-PCR 방법을 통해 발현을 증명하였다. 또한, 파이토케미칼에 의한 NAG-1 단백질의 발현 증가도 확인하였다. 이러한 연구결과는 파이토케미칼에 의해 중재되어 지는 화학적 암 예방법의 일반적인 분자 기전을 이해하는데 도움을 줄 것으로 생각된다.