• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1745-1749
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• 2014

Background: Platycodin D (PD), a triterpenoid saponin isolated from the Chinese medicinal herb Platycodonis radix, possesses anti-cancer effects in several cancer cell lines. The aim of this study was to evaluate its anticancer activities in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Materials and Methods: MTT and colony formation assays were performed to evaluate cell proliferation, along with flow cytometry and Western blotting for apoptosis. Cell adhesion was tested by observing cellular morphology under a microscope, while the transwell assay was employed to investigate the cell migration and invasion. Results: PD concentration-dependently inhibited cell proliferation in both HepG2 and Hep3B cells, and significantly suppressed colony formation and induced apoptosis in HepG2 cells. The protein levels of cleaved poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) and Bax were up-regulated while that of survivin was down-regulated after treatment with PD. Moreover, PD not only obviously suppressed the adhesion of HepG2 cells to Matrigel, but also remarkably depressed their migration and invasion induced by 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA). Conclusions: PD presents anti-cancer potential in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via inducing apoptosis, and inhibiting cell adhesion, migration and invasion, indicating promising features as a lead compound for anti-cancer agent development.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.400-405
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• 2014

최근 알로에 베라 섭취에 의한 독성 간염이 보고되고 있으나, 아직까지 알로에 베라의 간에 대한 염증 효과가 명확히 밝혀지지 않았다. 본 연구는 알로에 베라 에탄올 추출물이 간세포의 염증 발현에 미치는 영향과 그 기전을 밝히기 위해 수행되었다. $0.001{\sim}100{\mu}g/mL$의 알로에 베라 추출물을 HepG2 세포에 처리하여 MTT assay를 시행한 결과, 모든 농도에서 세포사멸이 유도되지 않았다. 그러나 모든 농도에서 알로에 베라 추출물은 염증성 사이토카인인 IL-8의 분비를 15.7~25.8%까지 유의적으로 증가시켰다(p<0.05). 또 다른 사이토카인인 M-CSF도 알로에 베라 추출물에 의해 36.3~61.5%까지 유의적으로 분비가 증가되었다(p<0.05). 본 연구 결과는 알로에 베라 추출물이 IL-8과 M-CSF와 같은 염증성 사이토카인 분비기전에 의해 간에 염증을 유발할 수 있음을 보여준다. 또한 알로에 추출물에 의해 유발될 수 있는 간염기전을 제시함으로써, 향후 수행될 추가 실험을 위한 기초 자료로 그 가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2004

남미 아마존 유역의 열대 우림 자생식물인 Pata de Vaca(Bauhinia forficata)의 추출물로부터 활성분획을 분리하여, 세포성장 억제활성 및 세포사멸 유도에 관해 조사하였다. MTT assay를 통해 그 저해 활성을 비교 분석해 가면서 Pata de Vaca의 70% ethanol 추출물을 HP-20 Diaion column chromatograph 및 C-18 column chromatography에 순차적으로 적용시켰다. 그 결과, 저해 활성이 가장 강하며 수율이 높은 Pata-50을 분리하여, 6종의 암세포주에 대한 MTT assay를 실시하였다. Pata-50에 의한 세포성장 억제는, MCF-7을 제외한 나머지 세포주인 HepG2, HT-29, AGS, A549 및 HeLa세포에 대해서 농도 의존적인 저해활성을 보였으며, $IC_{50}$ 는 40.4-77.5$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$의 농도 범위에서 나타났다. Pata-50의 세포성장 억제를 확인하였으므로, HepG2 세포에.If Pata-50에 의한 세포주기의 변화와 세포사별로 유도되는 세포의 분포를 측정하기 위하여 flow cytometry analysis를 실시하였다. 그 결과, Pata-50은 HepG2에 대하여 농도 의존적으로 세포사멸을 유도하지만, 세포주기 조절에는 아무런 영향을 미치지 많고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 특히, Pata-50을 50$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ 이하로 처리할 경우에는 apoptosis가 유도된 세포기 비율이 10%미만이지만, 80$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ 및 110$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$을 처리하면 28.6%및 56.2%로_급격히 증가하였다. 다음으로, 세사멸에 결정적인 단백질의 발현 양상을 관찰하기 위해, HeLa세포주에 Pata-50을 농도별로 처리하여 Western blot으로 분석하였다. Fig. 4에 나타난 바와 같이, HeLa 세포주에 Pata-50을 80$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$의 농도로 처리하였을 때, caspase-3.가 활성화되었으며, 이로 인해, PARP가 116 kDa에서 85kDa로 cleavag되어, 불활성화 되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1625-1630
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• 2011

CoPP는 다양한 세포에서 HO-1의 유전자 발현과 활성을 증가시키는 강력한 유도제로 알려져 있다. HO-1는 세포 및 조직의 손상을 보호한다는 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있으나, 그 작용 기전에 대해서는 아직 잘 모르고 있다. 본 논문에서는 porphyrin 계열의 CoPP의 자극에 의해 유도되는 HO-1 유전자 발현에서 NADPH oxidase의 활성이 미치는 영향을 인간 간암세포주 HepG2에서 조사하였다. 배양 중인 HepG2 세포에서 CoPP는 HO-1의 발현을 농도의존적으로 증가시키는 것을 확인하였다. NADPH oxidase 저해제로 잘 알려져 있는 DPI를 전처리한 후 CoPP로 자극한 세포에서는 HO-1의 발현이 강력하게 억제되는 것으로 나타났다. DPI의 이런 억제 효과가 HO-1의 전사 조절인자 Nrf2의 활성에도 영향을 줄 수 있기 때문에 DPI를 전처리 한 후 CoPP 자극에 의한 Nrf2의 핵으로의 이동을 분석하였다. 그 결과, DPI는 CoPP에 의해 유도되는 Nrf2의 핵으로의 이동과 세포 내 존재하는 양을 감소시키는 것을 확인하였다. 다른 HO-1 발현 유도제로 알려져 있는 hemin에 의한 자극의 경우에도 DPI는 HepG2 세포의 HO-1의 발현을 억제하는 효과를 나타내었다. 그리고, $p47^{phox}$에 대한 siRNA를 사용하여 효과적으로 $p47^{phox}$ 유전자 발현을 knockdown 시켜서 NADPH oxidase의 활성을 억제시키는 방법을 사용하였다. 그 결과, $p47^{phox}$ silencing한 세포에 CoPP를 처리한 경우는 control siRNA를 처리한 세포와 비교할 때 HO-1 발현이 현저히 감소됨을 관찰할 수 있었다. 마지막으로, 세포 내 ROS 생성을 억제하는 GSHmee가 처리된 세포에서는 CoPP나 hemin이 Nrf2의 활성을 증가시키지 못하였고, 그 결과 HO-1의 발현을 유도하지 못하는 것을 알 수 있었는데, 이는 ROS가 CoPP나 hemin에 의한 HO-1 유전자 발현 과정에 중요한 역할을 한다는 것을 의미한다. 이를 종합해 볼 때, 인간 간암세포주 HepG2에서 CoPP나 hemin의 자극에 의한 HO-1 유전자의 발현에는 NADPH oxidase의 활성이 요구된다는 것을 알 수 있고, 그 활성은 세포 내 ROS를 생성시키는 것으로 역할을 한다고 여겨진다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.236-245
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• 2018

Ingredients of soy and fermented soy products have been widely utilized as food supplements for health-enhancing properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of fermented soymilk (FSM) and soymilk (SM) on free fatty acid-induced lipogenesis in the hepatocellular steatosis model. HepG2 cells were incubated with palmitic acid (PA) for 24 h to induce lipogenesis and accumulation of intracellular lipid contents. The PA-treated cells were co-incubated with FSM, SM, genistein, and estrogen, respectively. Lipid accumulation in the PA-treated HpG2 cells was significantly decreased by co-incubation with FSM. Treatment of HepG2 cells with PA combined with genistein or estrogen significantly increased the expression of SREBP-1. However, FSM co-incubation significantly attenuated SREBP-1 expression in the PA-treated HepG2 cells; in addition, expression of NRF-2 and phosphorylation of ERK were significantly increased in the PA and FSM co-incubated cells. PA-induced ROS production was significantly reduced by FSM and SM. Our results suggested that the bioactive components of FSM could protect hepatocytes against the lipid accumulation and ROS production induced by free fatty acids. These effects may be mediated by the inhibition of SREBP-1 and the activation of NRF-2 via the ERK pathway in HepG2 cells.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2009

We have previously reported that N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) induces apoptosis through activation of $K^+$, $Cl^-$-cotransport (KCC) in HepG2 human hepatoblastoma cells. In this study we investigated the possible role of phospholipase $A_2$ ($PLA_2$)-arachidonic acid (AA) signals in the mechanism of the NEM-induced apoptosis. In these experiments we used arachidonyl trifluoromethylketone ($AACOCF_3$), bromoenol lactone (BEL) and p-bromophenacyl bromide (BPB) as inhibitors of the calcium-dependent cytosolic $PLA_2$ ($cPLA_2$), the calcium-independent $PLA_2$ ($iPLA_2$) and the secretory $PLA_2$ ($sPLA_2$), respectively. BEL significantly inhibited the NEM-induced apoptosis, whereas $AACOCF_3$ and BPB did not. NEM increased AA liberation in a dose-dependent manner, which was markedly prevented only by BEL. In addition AA by itself induced $K^+$ efflux, a hallmark of KCC activation, which was comparable to that of NEM. The NEM-induced apoptosis was not significantly altered by treatment with indomethacin (Indo) and nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), selective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX), respectively. Treatment with AA or 5,8,11,14-eicosatetraynoic acid (ETYA), a non-metabolizable analogue of AA, significantly induced apoptosis. Collectively, these results suggest that AA liberated through activation of $iPLA_2$ may mediate the NEMinduced apoptosis in HepG2 cells.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.89-98
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• 2023

Background: Organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) are a group of chemical substances used in building materials and plastic products to suppress or mitigate the combustion of materials. Although OPFRs are generally used in mixed form, information on their mixture toxicity is quite scarce. Objectives: This study aims to elucidate the toxicity and determine the types of interaction (e.g., synergistic, additive, and antagonistic effect) of OPFRs mixtures. Methods: Nine organophosphorus flame retardants, including TEHP (tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate) and TDCPP (tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate), were selected based on indoor dust measurement data in South Korea. Nine OPFRs were exposed to the luminescent bacteria Aliivibrio fischeri for 30 minutes and the human hepatocyte cell line HepG2 for 48 hours. Chemicals with significant toxicity were only used for mixture toxicity tests in HepG2. In addition, the observed EC_x values were compared with the predicted toxicity values in the CA (concentration addition) prediction model, and the MDR (model deviation ratio) was calculated to determine the type of interaction. Results: Only four chemicals showed significant toxicity in the luminescent bacteria assays. However, EC₅₀ values were derived for seven out of nine OPFRs in the HepG2 assays. In the HepG2 assays, the highest to lowest EC₅₀ were in the order of the molecular weight of the target chemicals. In the further mixture tests, most binary mixtures show additive interactions except for the two combinations that have TPhP (triphenyl phosphate), i.e., TPhP and TDCPP, and TPhP and TBOEP (tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate). Conclusions: Our data shows OPFR mixtures usually have additivity; however, more research is needed to find out the reason for the synergistic effect of TPhP. Also, the mixture experimental dataset can be used as a training and validation set for developing the mixture toxicity prediction model as a further step.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.151-155
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• 2005

For decades, the demand for new antiviral strategies, especially in hepatitis, has increased markedly due to its devastating pathogenic outcome, In the present study, we examin ed the antiviral effect of the combination of amantadine and biphenyl dimethyl dicarboxylate (DDB) in HepG2 2.2.15, which is transfected with HBV DNA. The study demonstrated that the combination not the single treatment may have an anti-HBV effect through a synergism of antiviral, anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective activities in STAT1 ${\alpha}$, 6-16 gene, and pro-inflammatory components such as nitric oxide and IL-1${\beta}$ expression. In addition, hepatitis B surface and core gene expression were examined as a final end point for the anti-HBV activities, which was also significantly suppressed comparing to normal control (p<0.01).

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권9호
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• pp.1257-1262
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• 2010

본 연구는 지골피, 동충하초, 가시오가피의 복합추출물을 고포도당 조건(4.5 g/L)에서 배양한 HepG2 세포를 이용하여 당대사 관련 주요 효소인 glucokinase, acetyl CoA carboxylase의 활성을 RT-PCR과 western blotting 방법을 이용하여 측정하였다. 복합추출물을 HepG2 세포에 24시간 처리한 후 GK mRNA와 protein의 발현 양을 측정한 결과 각각 $168{\pm}0.04%$, $182.4{\pm}0.03%$로 증가하였으며, ACC 효소의 활성은 고포도당으로 배양하였을 때 ACC mRNA 및 protein 발현 양은 각각 $127.3{\pm}0.02%$, $126.7{\pm}0.24%$로 증가 하였다. 결론적으로 지골피, 동충하초, 가시오가피의 복합추출물이 GK 및 ACC mRNA 발현을 증가시킴으로써 항당뇨 효과를 나타냄을 관찰하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권21호
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• pp.9319-9325
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• 2014

Alkaloids are the most extensively featured compounds of natural anti-tumor herbs, which have attracted much attention in pharmaceutical research. In our previous studies, a mixture of major three alkaloid components (5, 6-dihydrobicolorine, 7-deoxy-trans-dihydronarciclasine, littoraline) from Hymenocallis littoralis were extracted, analyzed and designated as AHL. In this paper, AHL extracts were added to human liver hepatocellular cells HepG-2, human gastric cancer cell SGC-7901, human breast adenocarcinoma cell MCF-7 and human umbilical vein endothelial cell EVC-304, to screen one or more AHL-sensitive tumor cell. Among these cells, HepG-2 was the most sensitive to AHL treatment, a very low dose ($0.8{\mu}g/ml$) significantly inhibiting proliferation. The non-tumor cell EVC-304, however, was not apparently affected. Effect of AHL on HepG-2 cells was then explored. We found that the AHL could cause HepG-2 cycle arrest at G2/M checkpoint, induce apoptosis, and interrupt polymerization of microtubules. In addition, expression of two cell cycle-regulated proteins, CyclinB1 and CDK1, was up-regulated upon AHL treatment. Up-regulation of the Fas, Fas ligand, Caspase-8 and Caspase-3 was observed as well, which might imply roles for the Fas/FsaL signaling pathway in the AHL-induced apoptosis of HepG-2 cells.