• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.937-941
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• 2006

Ixeris dentata forma albiflora was extracted with 80% aqueous MeOH, and the concentrated extract was partitioned with EtOAc, n-BuOH and $H_{2}O$. Eight sesquiterpenes were isolated through repeated silica gel and octadecyl silica gel ($C_{18},\;ODS$) column chromatography of the EtOAc and n-BuOH fractions. Physicochemical analysis using NMR, MS and IR revealed the chemical structures of the sesquiterpenes, which were zaluzanin (1), 9a-hydroxyguaian-4(15), 10(14), 11 (13)-triene-6, 12-olide(2), $3{\beta}-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl-8{\beta}-hydroxyguaian$-4(15), 10(14)-diene-6, 12-olide (3), $3-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl-8{\beta}-hydroxyguauan$-10(14)-ene-6, 12-olide (4), ixerin M (5), glucozaluzanin C (6), crepiside I (7), and ixerin D (8). This is the first time that these sesquiterpene lactones have been isolated from this plant. Compounds 1, 2 and 7 revealed relatively high cytotoxicities on human colon carcinoma cell and lung adeno-carcinoma cell, while compounds 5 and 7 showed acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitory activity.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2012

Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate ssrA expression resulting from adaptation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) to oral pathogens through signal exchange. Materials and Methods: Human cell lines Hep2 and HT29, wild-type E. coli (WT K-12), ssrA knock-out E. coli (${\Delta}K$-12), and Scleropages aureus (S. aureus) were used. A single culture consisting of Hep2, HT29, WT K-12, and ${\Delta}K$-12, and mixed cultures consisting of Hep2 and WT K-12, Hep2 and ${\Delta}K$-12, WT K-12 and S. aureus, ${\Delta}K$-12 and S. aureus, and Hep2, WT K-12, and S. aureus were prepared. For HT29, a mixed culture was prepared with WT K-12 and with WT K-12 and S. aureus. Total RNA was extracted from each culture with the resulting expression of ssrA, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-${\kappa}B$), and p53 was evaluated by Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: The expression of ssrA in a single culture of WT K-12 was lower than that observed in the mixed culture of WT K-12 with S. aureus. Greater ssrA expression was observed in the mixed culture of WT K-12 with Hep2 than in the single culture of WT K-12. The expression of NF-${\kappa}B$ was higher in the mixed culture of Hep2 with ${\Delta}K$-12 than that in the mixed culture of Hep2 with WT K-12, and was lowest in the single culture of Hep2. The expression of ssrA was higher in the mixed culture of WT K-12 with Hep2 and S. aureus than in the mixed culture of WT K-12 with Hep2. Conclusion: These results suggest that ssrA plays an important role in the mechanism of E. coli adaptation to a new environment.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.432-441
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• 2016

Machaerium cuspidatum은 Fabaceae과 legume속에 속하는 캐노피 덩굴식물(canopy liana)로, 열대 우림 지역에 분포하는 식물이다. 본 연구에서는 Machaerium cuspidatum 메탄올 추출물(MEMC)의 항산화능을 확인하고, 항암 활성 및 그 기전을 인체 폐암세포 A549, 인체간암세포 HepG2를 사용하여 분석하였다. 먼저 DPPH를 이용하여 MEMC의 radical 소거능을 분석한 결과, 소거능 50%의 MEMC 농도($IC_{50}$)는 $1.66{\mu}g/ml$l이었으며, MEMC가 추출물인 것을 감안할 때 효과적인 항산화능을 보유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 MEMC는 A549, HepG2 및 HT29에 대해 농도의존적으로 세포 사멸 효과를 보였으며, 세포 형태 변화를 유도하였다. A549와 HepG2를 사용하여 세포주기를 분석한 결과, MEMC 처리 농도가 증가할수록 apoptotic 세포를 의미하는 subG1기의 세포가 증가하였다. 따라서 MEMC에 의한 A549 및 HepG2의 apoptosis 유도를 Annexin V/7AAD 염색으로 확인한 결과, A549 및 HepG2에서 MEMC 농도의존적으로 Annexin V 양성 세포의 비율이 증가하였으며, DAPI 염색결과 MEMC 농도의존적으로 A549와 HepG2의 apoptotic body가 증가하였다. 특히 MEMC에 의한 apoptosis는 p53과 Bax의 발현증가 및 Bcl-2의 발현감소와 연관되어 있으며, caspase-3, -8, -9의 활성화와 poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP)의 단편화를 일으키는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과들로부터 MEMC는 외인성 및 내인성 경로를 통한 apoptosis 유도에 의해 A549와 HepG2의 증식을 억제시키는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.114-119
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 건강기능성 버섯으로 알려진 A. blazei 에 대하여 재배시 농가에서 사용하는 배지의 종류에 따라 생산된 자실체의 면역 기능성 차이를 규명 할 목적으로 in viro 상태에서 추출다당체의 세포에 대한 영향을 살펴보았다. 기능성 약용 버섯인 A. balzei 에 대하여 재배시 농가에서 사용하는 배지에 따른 in viro 상태에서 세포에 대한 다당체의 영향을 검토하였다. 추출용매에 따른 항종양 물질의 저해효과는 약 25∼30% 수율범위의 methanol 추출물이 비교적 높은 효과를 나타내었다. 이 추출물을 이용하여 human colon carcinoma cell line인 HT29와 human heptoma cell line HepG2에 대한 항종양실험 결과 결장암 세포에 대한 효과는 고농도로 처리시 사용된 생산배지에 따라 1.5∼3.5배 까지의 차이를 나타내었다. 간암세포에 대해서도 고농도로 처리시 사용된 생산배지에 따라 1.3∼2.4배 까지의 저해효과를 볼 수 있었으며 이는 배지상의 조성과 발효에 따른 차이로 추측된다. 국내산 신령버섯간 지역별로 다르게 사용되는 생산배지 사이에 나타나는 항종양효과에서 일반적으로 많이 사용되는 볏짚과 사탕수수 혼합배지보다는 볏짚대신에 칡을 사탕수수에 일부 혼합하여 발효시킨 배지에서 생산된 버섯에서 상당히 높은 종양 저해효과를 나타내었다. 즉 결장암에 대한 처리시 저 농도에서는 약 1.5배, 고농도에서 약 1.6배의 저해효과를 나타내었으며, 간암세포에서는 저 농도에서 약 2.1배, 고농도에서 약 2.8배의 더욱 높은 저해효과를 나타내었다. 건조 분말시료에서 지용성 성분을 제거한 후 열수 및 냉·온 알칼리성 조건으로 다당체를 분리하여 Ab-l, Ab-2, Ab-3 분획을 얻었으며, 이들 시료로 Salmonella typhymurium TA100을 이용한 항돌연변이 실험을 수행한 결과 재배지역과 사용배지에 따른 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았지만 대체로 높은 항돌연변이 효과를 나타내었다. 면역세포의 활성정도를 측정하기 위하여 macrophage Raw cell에 상기의 fraction을 적용해본 결과 칡 사용 생산버섯의 알칼리성 추출 Ab-3 fraction이 사용한 다른 배지에 비하여 약 45∼58% NO 생성증가를 나타내었으며, 기타 열수추출 fraction에서는 유의적인 큰 증가는 없었으나 알칼리 추출조건에서는 대체로 증가하는 경향이 뚜렷하게 나타났다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.227-232
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• 2006

미더덕(Styela clava)은 척색동물문 미색동물아문에 속하는 해양생물로서, 독특한 향과 맛으로 인해 식품에 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 미더덕의 생리활성물질로의 활용가능성을 탐색하고자 미더덕을 전체, 살 및 껍질 부분으로 나누어 아세톤으로 추출한 뒤 산화적 DNA 손상억제 및 항암 활성을 측정하였다. 미더덕 각 부위 추출물을 5, 10, $50\;{\mu}g/ml$의 농도로 백혈구에 처리한 후 200\;{\mu}M의 $H_2O_2$로 산화적 스트레스를 유발하여 DNA 손상 억제 정도를 검증하기 위해 comet assay를 실시하였다. 미더덕 전체 추출물을 5, 10, $50\;{\mu}g/ml$의 농도로 백혈구에 처리했을 때 손상된 DNA tail 부분의 DNA 함량을 측정한 % fluorescence in tail이 26.9, 27.0, 23.8%로 63.9%인 $H_2O_2$ 처리 양성대조구에 비해 유의적으로 감소하였으며 미더덕살 추출물의 경우, 5, 10, $50\;{\mu}g/ml$ 처리시 농도에 의한 효과 차이는 볼 수 없었지만 양성대조구에 비해 유의적으로 DNA 손상정도가 감소하였다. 미더덕 껍질 추출물의 경우 같은 농도로 처리했을 때 각각 농도 의존적이며 유의적으로 DNA 손상정도가 감소하였다. 인간 대장암 유래의 세포주 HT-29의 성장억제 효과에 조사하기 위해 미더덕 부위별 아세톤 추출물을 10, 50, 100, $500\;{\mu}g/ml$의 농도로 각각 처리한 뒤 MTT reduction assay 방법으로 측정한 결과, 각 추출물에 대해 전체적으로 농도의존적으로 암세포 성장 억제효과가 증가되었다. 전체, 살, 껍질 부위별 추출물을 $100\;{\mu}g/ml$의 농도로 첨가하였을 때 각각 90.5%, 82.0%, 75.2%로 비교적 낮은 활성을 보였지만, $500\;{\mu}g/ml$로 처리했을 때 각각 26.9%, 30.6%, 12.0%로 급격히 활성이 증가하는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 특히 껍질 부분의 아세톤 추출물이 강한 DNA 손상억제 및 암세포 성장 억제 효과를 보임을 알 수 있었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.623-629
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• 2016

(1S,2S,3E,7E,11E)-3,7,11,15-cembratetraen-17,2-olide (LS-1), a marine cembrenolide diterpene, has anticancer activity against colon cancer cells such as HT-29, SNU-C5/5-FU (fluorouracil-resistant SNU-C5) and SNU-C5. However, the action mechanism of LS-1 on SNU-C5 human colon cancer cells has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we investigated whether the anticancer effect of LS-1could result from apoptosis via the modulation of $Wnt/{\beta}$-catenin and the TGF-${\beta}$ pathways. When treated with the LS-1, we could observe the apoptotic characteristics such as apoptotic bodies and the increase of sub-G1 hypodiploid cell population, increase of Bax level, decrease of Bcl-2 expression, cleavage of procaspase-3 and cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase in SNU-C5 cells. Furthermore, the apoptosis induction of SNU-C5 cells upon LS-1 treatment was also accompanied by the down-regulation of $Wnt/{\beta}$-catenin signaling pathway via the decrease of GSK-$3{\beta}$ phosphorylation followed by the decrease of ${\beta}$-catenin level. In addition, the LS-1 induced the activation of TGF-${\beta}$ signaling pathway with the decrease of carcinoembryonic antigen which leads to decrease of c-Myc, an oncoprotein. These data suggest that the LS-1 could induce the apoptosis via the down-regulation of $Wnt/{\beta}$-catenin pathway and the activation of TGF-${\beta}$ pathway in SNU-C5 human colon cancer cells. The results support that the LS-1 might have potential for the treatment of human colon cancer.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.432-440
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• 2006

A tuber lectin from Arisaema jacquemontii Blume belonging to family Araceae was purified by employing a single step affinity chromatography using column of asialofetuin-linked amino activated silica beads and the bound lectin was eluted with 100 mM glycine-HCl buffer pH 2.5. The purified A. jacquemontii lectin (AJL) showed a single protein band with an apparent molecular mass of 13.4 kDa when submitted to SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing as well as non-reducing conditions. The native molecular mass of AJL determined by gel filtration on a Biogel P-200 column was 52 kDa and its carbohydrate content was estimated to be 3.40%. Thus AJL is a tetrameric glycoprotein. The purified lectin agglutinated erythrocytes from rabbit but not from human. Its activity was not inhibited by any of the mono- and disaccharides tested except N-acetyl-D-lactosamine having minimal inhibitory sugar concentration (MIC) 25 mM. Among the glycoproteins tested only asialofetuin was found to be inhibitory (MIC $125\;{\mu}g/mL$). A single band was obtained in native PAGE at pH 4.5 while PAGE at pH 8.3 showed two bands. Isoelectric focusing of AJL gave multiple bands in the pI range of 4.6-5.5. When incorporated in artificial diet AJL significantly affected the development of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillett) larvae indicating the possibility of using this lectin in a biotechnological strategy for insect management of cucurbits. Larvae fed on artificial diet containing sub-lethal dose of AJL showed a significant decrease in acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase activity while esterase activity markedly increased as compared to larvae fed on diet without lectin. Out of various human cancer cell lines employed in sulphorhodamine B (SRB) assay, this lectin was found to have appreciable inhibitory effect on the in vitro proliferation of HCT-15, HOP-62, SW-620, HT-29, IMR-32, SKOV-3, Colo-205, PC-3, HEP-2 and A-549 cancer cell lines by 82, 77, 73, 70, 41, 41, 37, 29, 21 and 21% respectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.694-700
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• 2017

Clostridium difficile, which causes pseudomembranous colitis, releases toxin A and toxin B. These toxins are considered to be the main causative agents for the disease pathogenesis, and their expression is associated with a marked increase of apoptosis in mucosal epithelial cells. Colonic epithelial cells are believed to form a physical barrier between the lumen and the submucosa, and abnormally increased mucosal epithelial cell apoptosis is considered to be an initial step in gut inflammation responses. Therefore, one approach to treating pseudomembranous colitis would be to develop agents that block the mucosal epithelial cell apoptosis caused by toxin A, thus restoring barrier function and curing inflammatory responses in the gut. We recently isolated an antimicrobial peptide, Periplanetasin-2 (Peri-2, YPCKLNLKLGKVPFH) from the American cockroach, whose extracts have shown great potential for clinical use. Here, we assessed whether Peri-2 could inhibit the cell toxicity and inflammation caused by C. difficile toxin A. Indeed, in human colonocyte HT29 cells, Peri-2 inhibited the toxin A-induced decrease in cell proliferation and ameliorated the cell apoptosis induced by this toxin. Moreover, in the toxin A-induced mouse enteritis model, Peri-2 blocked the mucosal disruption and inflammatory response caused by toxin A. These results suggest that the American cockroach peptide Peri-2 could be a possible drug candidate for addressing the pseudomembranous colitis caused by C. difficile toxin A.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1510-1517
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• 2012

To evaluate the probiotic potential of Bacillus polyfermenticus CJ6 isolated from meju, a Korean traditional soybean fermentation starter, its functionality and safety were investigated. B. polyfermenticus CJ6 was sensitive to all antibiotics listed by the European Food Safety Authority. The strain was also non-hemolytic, carried no emetic toxin or enterotoxin genes, and produced no enterotoxins. The resistance of B. polyfermenticus CJ6 vegetative cells and spores to simulated gastrointestinal conditions was high (60-100% survival rate). B. polyfermenticus CJ6 produced high amounts (0.36 g as a purified lyophilized form) of ${\gamma}$-polyglutamic acid (PGA). We speculate that the improved cell viability and the production of ${\gamma}$-PGA have a significant correlation. Adhesion of the strain to Caco-2 and HT-29 cells was weaker than that of the reference strain (Lb. rhamnosus GG), but it was comparable to or stronger than those of reported Bacillus spp. When B. polyfermenticus CJ6 spores were given orally to mice, the number of cells excreted in the feces was 4-fold higher than the original inocula. This suggests the inoculated spores propagated within the intestinal tract of the mice. This idea was confirmed by field emission scanning electron microscopy, which revealed directly that B. polyfermenticus CJ6 cells germinated and adhered within the gastrointestinal tract of mice. Taken together, these findings suggest that B. polyfermenticus CJ6 has probiotic potential for both human consumption and use in animal feeds.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 2003년도 Annual Meeting of KSAP : International Symposium on Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences on Obesity
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• pp.101-101
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• 2003

Prostaglandins (PGs) and nitric oxide (NO) produced by inducible cyclooygenase (COX-2) and nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), respectively, have been implicated as important mediators in the process of inflammation and carcinogenesis. On this line, the potential COX-2 or iNOS inhibitors have been considered as anti-inflammatory and cancer chemopreventive agents. In our continuing efforts of searching for novel cancer chemopreventive agents from natural products, we isolated natural sesquiterpenoids as potential COX-2 and iNOS inhibitors in cultured lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Alantolactone, a natural eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoid, exhibited a potent inhibition of COX-2 (IC50 = 0.4 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$) and iNOS activity (IC50 = 0.08 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$) in the assay system determined by PGE2 and NO accumulation, respectively. The inhibitory potential of alantolactone on the PGE2 and NO production was well coincided with the suppression of COX-2 and iNOS protein and mRNA expression in LPS-induced macrophages. Furthermore, alantolactone inhibited NF-kB but not AP-l binding activity on nuclear extracts evoked by LPS-stimulated macrophage cells, suggesting the possible involvement of NF-kB in the regulation of COX-2 and iNOS expression. In further study with COX-2-expressing human colon HT-29 cells, alantolactone inhibited the cell proliferation, down-regulated COX-2, and inhibited the ERK phosphorylation in the early time. These results suggest that a natural sesquiterpenoid alantolactone might be a potential lead candidate for further developing COX-2 or iNOS inhibitor possessing cancer chemopreventive or anti-inflammatory activity