• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.510-517
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• 2016

본 연구는 싸리나무 잎에서 분리한 flavonoid 화합물인 eriodictyol의 항산화 활성을 평가하기 위해 hydrogen peroxide로 산화적 스트레스를 유도한 HepG2 세포에서 eriodictyol 화합물의 처리가 SOD-1, SOD-2, CAT 및 GPx의 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향을 분석하였으며, 또한 간 기능 지표효소인 GOT, LDH 및 GGT 활성을 분석하였다. 그리고 세포 내 활성산소종 생성 억제 효능을 분석하기 위하여 DCFH-DA assay를 실시하여 eriodictyol 화합물의 기능성 소재로서의 가능성을 알아보고자 본 실험을 하였다. Eriodictyol 화합물의 세포독성을 확인하기 위하여 HepG2 세포주를 이용하여 실시한 결과 eriodictyol 화합물을 $10{\sim}50{\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 처리한 모든 실험군에서 약 98% 이상의 세포생존율을 나타내었다. 항산화 효소 유전자 발현량을 통한 산화스트레스 억제 효과를 분석하기 위하여 HepG2 세포주에 hydrogen peroxide를 처리하여 산화스트레스가 증가시킨 조건에서 eriodictyol 화합물을 처리하여 SOD-1, SOD-2, CAT 및 GPx 발현량을 분석한 결과 eriodictyol 화합물의 처리 농도가 증가할수록 hydrogen peroxide 처리에 의해 감소한 SOD-1, SOD-2, CAT 및 GPx 발현량이 유의적으로 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 간 기능 지표효소 활성을 측정하기 위해 GOT, LDH 및 GGT 활성을 분석한 결과 hydrogen peroxide로 단독 처리한 대조군과 eriodictyol 화합물을 처리한 군을 비교하였을 때 eriodictyol 화합물을 처리한 군에서 hydrogen peroxide 처리에 의해 증가한 GOT, LDH 및 GGT 활성이 유의적으로 감소하였다. HepG2 세포주에 eriodictyol 화합물을 처리하여 세포 내 활성산소종 생성에 미치는 영향을 DCFH-DA assay로 확인한 결과 eriodictyol 화합물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 세포내 활성산소종의 생성을 억제하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 본 실험을 통하여 eriodictyol 화합물은 산화적 스트레스로부터 항산화 효소 활성을 증가시키며, 활성산소종의 생성을 억제하는 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 간 기능 지표효소의 활성을 감소시켜 세포 보호 효과를 나타내어 항산화 활성 및 세포 보호 효과를 나타내는 기능성 소재로써 이용 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단되며, 후속연구를 통해 싸리나무 유래 eriodictyol 화합물의 세포 내 항산화 단백질 발현에 미치는 영향 및 동물실험을 통한 항산화 효과를 검증하는 것이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2019

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of the bark extract (Ethanol: Water) in the ratio of (3:1) of Rhizophora mucronata (BERM) by intoxicating the $HepG_2$ cell lines with different toxicants viz, $CCL_4$, Ethanol and Paracetamol with different concentrations of the extract were used. The $HepG_2$ cell lines were subjected to MTT Assay for studying the cytotoxicity. Methods: $HepG_2$ cells were plated using 96 well plate in 10% bovine serum, exposed to different toxicants viz, 2% $CCl_4$, 60% Ethanol and 14 mM Paracetamol respectively. The various test concentrations (18.85, 37.5, 75, 150 and $300{\mu}g/ml$) of bark extract of Rhizophora mucronata was added and incubated for 24 hours. Medium was removed after incubation period and 0.5 mg/ml MTT(3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) was added and again incubated for 4 hours at 37oC. Then MTT was removed the crystals was dissolved in DMSO and absorbance was measured at 570 nm. Results: The result showed that dose dependent increase in percentage of viability at the doses of 18.85, 37.5, 75, 150, $300{\mu}g/ml$. Te results for the $CCl_4$ intoxicated, at $300{\mu}g/ml$ of the concentration of the extract, the % of viable cells was found out to be 99.6%, for Ethanol intoxicated, 97.67%, and Paracetamol induced, 75.37%, IC50 was $21.53{\mu}g/ml$, $12.61{\mu}g/ml$ and $21.42{\mu}g/ml$ respectively. Conclusion: Thus, we conclude that, the extract possesses defensive effect against different toxicants and can be used as an alternate drug for hepatotoxicity.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7849-7855
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• 2014

Purpose: To investigate the effect of deacetylase inhibitory trichostatin A (TSA) on anti HepG2 liver carcinoma cells and explore the underlying mechanisms. Materials and Methods: HepG2 cells exposed to different concentrations of TSA for 24, 48, or 72h were examined for cell growth inhibition using CCK8, changes in cell cycle distribution with flow cytometry, cell apoptosis with annexin V-FTIC/PI double staining, and cell morphology changes under an inverted microscope. Expression of ${\beta}$-catenin, HDAC1, HDAC3, H3K9, CyclinD1 and Bax proteins was tested by Western blotting. Gene expression for ${\beta}$-catenin, HDAC1and HDAC3 was tested by q-PCR. ${\beta}$-catenin and H3K9 proteins were also tested by immunofluorescence. Activity of Renilla luciferase (pTCF/LEF-luc) was assessed using the Luciferase Reporter Assay system reagent. The activity of total HDACs was detected with a HDACs colorimetric kit. Results: Exposure to TSA caused significant dose-and time-dependent inhibition of HepG2 cell proliferation (p<0.05) and resulted in increased cell percentages in G0/G1 and G2/M phases and decrease in the S phase. The apoptotic index in the control group was $6.22{\pm}0.25%$, which increased to $7.17{\pm}0.20%$ and $18.1{\pm}0.42%$ in the treatment group. Exposure to 250 and 500nmol/L TSA also caused cell morphology changes with numerous floating cells. Expression of ${\beta}$-catenin, H3K9and Bax proteins was significantly increased, expression levels of CyclinD1, HDAC1, HDAC3 were decreased. Expression of ${\beta}$-catenin at the genetic level was significantly increased, with no significant difference in HDAC1and HDAC3 genes. In the cytoplasm, expression of ${\beta}$-catenin fluorescence protein was not obvious changed and in the nucleus, small amounts of green fluorescence were observed. H3K9 fluorescence protein were increased. Expression levels of the transcription factor TCF werealso increased in HepG2 cells following induction by TSA, whikle the activity of total HDACs was decreased. Conclusions: TSA inhibits HDAC activity, promotes histone acetylation, and activates Wnt/${\beta}$-catenin signaling to inhibit proliferation of HepG2 cell, arrest cell cycling and induce apoptosis.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.62-76
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• 2016

Objectives: The goal of this study was to investigate the anti-lipogenic effects of Samhwangsasim-tang(SHT), Daehwanghwangryunsasim-tang(DHT) aqueous extract on HepG2 cells with palmitate. Materials and Methods: HepG2 cells treated with palmitate were used in this study as hepatic steatosis model. Cells were treated with different concentrations of SHT, DHT aqueous extract for 24 hours. Cell viability and cytotoxicity were analyzed by MTT assay. Expressions of Bcl-2, Bax, Survivin, P21, TGF-${\beta}1$, LXR-${\alpha}$, ChREBP, ACC1, SCD1 mRNA were determined by Real-time PCR. Apoptosis of cells was detected by ELISA and FACS. Expression level of caspase-3 was studied by Western blot. Lipid accumulation was indicated by Oil Red O staining. Results: SHT, DHT aqueous extract had no cytotoxicity, but decreased palmitate-induced lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells. SHT aqueous extract suppressed fatty acid synthesis by inhibiting LXR-${\alpha}$, ChREBP, SCD1 activation and increasing TGF-${\beta}1$ expression level. DHT aqueous extract also suppressed fatty acid synthesis by decreasing ChREBP expression and increasing TGF-${\beta}1$ expression. Apoptosis of lipid accumulated cells was increased by enhanced activities of P21, caspase-3 and inhibited expressions of Bcl-2, Survivin. Conclusions: These results suggest that SHT and DHT have an anti-lipogenic effects on lipid accumulation of hepatic cell. Also SHT and DHT have an efficacy to increase apoptosis of adipocyte without cytotoxicity. Therefore, SHT and DHT might have potential clinical applications for treatment of hepatic steatosis.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.1243-1250
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• 2003

This study was designed to elucidate the synergistic cytotoxic mechanisms of the co-treatment of adriamycin and Paljinhangahm-dan in human hepatoma malignant cancer cell line, HepG2. The combination of adriamycin and the ethanol extract of Paljinhangahm-dan synergistically augmented the cytotoxicity of Adriamycin and Paljinhangahm-dan in HepG2 cells. The cytotoxicity of two drugs was revealed as apoptosis characterized by DNA fragmentaton in agarose gel electrophoresis. The apoptotic cytotoxicity of adriamycin and Paljinhangahm-dan was accompanied by the cleavage of procaspase -3 protease and PARP. Of note, anti apoptotic Bcl2 protein was obviously decreased, but Fas was dramatically increased in HepG2 cells co-treated with Adriamycin and Paljinhangahm -dan. In addition, through 2-D gel electorphoresis, we observed that the expression levels of a lot of proteins were obviously changed by the status of drug treatments. This results suggest that the synergistic cytotoxicity of the co-treatment of adriamycin and Paljinhangahm-dan might be caused by the changes of the expression levels of a lot of proteins which play pivotal roles in cell survival or death.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2007

To evaluate the protective effect of Houttuynia cordata on hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative DNA damage in HepG2 cell line, we used an alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE; comet assay). The DNA damage was analyzed by tail moment (TM) and tail length (TL), which used markers of DNA strand breaks in SCGE. The $100{\mu}g/ml$ of methanolic extract of Houttuynia cordata root showed significant protective effects (p < 0.01) against hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage in HepG2 cells and increased cell viability against hydrogen peroxide. The results of this study indicate that Houttuynia cordata root methanol extract acts as a potential antioxidant, and exhibits potential anticancer properties, which may provide a clue to find applications in new pharmaceuticals for oxidative stability.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.493-499
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• 2007

Celastrus orbiculatus (CO) has been used as a traditional herb medicine to treat fever, chill, joint pain, edema, rheumatoid arthritis and bacterial infection in China and Korea. In this study, we investigated anticarcinogenic effects of Celastrus orbiculatus (CO). CO was extracted with methanol (COM), and then further fractionated into four different types: methanol (COMM), hexane (COMH), butanol (COMB) and aqueous (COMA) partition layers. We determined the cytotoxicity of these four partitions in four kind of cancer cell lines, such as HepG2, MCF-7, HT29 and B16F10 Cells by MTT assay. Among various partition layers of CO, the COMM showed the strongest cytotoxic effects on cancer cell lines we used. We also observed quinone reductase (QR) induced effects in all partition layers of CO on HepG2 cells. The QR induced effects of COMM on HepG2 cells at 80 ${\mu}$ g/mL concentration indicated 3.28 to a control value of 1.0. The COMM showed the highest induction activity of quinone reductase on HepG2 cells among the other partition layers. Although further studies are needed, the present work suggests that CO may be a chemopreventive agent for the treatment of human cells.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.329-340
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• 2018

Objectives : In Traditional Korean medicine, Daucus carota L. has been used for treating dyspepsia, diarrhea, dysentery and cough. Recent pharmacognosic evidence showed D. carota has anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-fungal, and hypotensive effects. Present study investigated hepato-protective effect of D. carota ethanol extract (DCE) against oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. Methods : After HepG2 cells were pretreated with different concentrations of DCE, the cells were exposed to tert-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) for inducing oxidative stress. Cell viability, hydrogen peroxide production, glutathione concentration, and mitochondrial membrane potentials were measured to explore hepato-protective effect of DCE. Phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and effect of compound C on cell viability were determined to investigate the role of AMPK on DCE-mediated cytoprotection. Results : DCE significantly decreased the tBHP-mediated cytotoxicity in a concentration dependent manner and reduced the changes on apoptosis-related proteins by tBHP in HepG2 cells. In addition, DCE significantly prevented hydrogen peroxide production, glutathione depletion, and mitochondrial membrane impairment induced by tBHP. Treatment with DCE increased phosphorylation of AMPK, and the DCE-mediated cytoprotection was abolished by pretreatment with compound C. Conclusions : These results demonstrate that DCE can protect hepatocytes from oxidative stress through activation of AMPK.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2002

본 연구는 다른 산채류에 비해 칼슘이 칼슘이 특히 많은 우수한 식품으로 예부터 물김치나 겉절이 무침, 돌나무 김치로 많이 이용되어온 돌나물의 암세포 증식억제 및 암예방 효과를 검색하고 나아가 도라지 추출물과의 암세포 증식억제 상승효과를 보기 위하여 실시하였다. 돌나물의 암세포 증식억제 효과를 MTT assay로 실험한 결과, 3종의 암세포주(HepG2, HeLa, MCF-7) 모두 돌나물의 ethylether 분획층(SSMEE)에서 아주 높은 암세포 증식억제 효과를 보였으며, ethylacetate 분획층(SSMEA)에서도 유의적인 암세포 증식억제 효과를 나타내었다. 또한, 돌나물 분획물의 암예방 QR유도 활성을 HepG2 세포주를 이용하여 실험한 결과, 다른 분획층에 비해 비극성 용매층인 ethylether 분획층(SSMEE)과 hexane 분획층(SSMH)에서 유의적으로 QR유도 활성을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 돌나물과 도라지와의 일정비 조합을 통해 상승효과를 본 결과, $IC_{50}$/이 되는 도라지의 butanol층 (PGMB)dfm 일정량 첨가했을 때 용매별 돌나물의 분획층 모두에서 암세포 증식억제를 상승시키는 효과를 나타내었고, 암예방 QR 유도활성 효과도 훨씬 상승하였으므로, 돌나물 조리시 유사한 부재료를 사용하는 도라지의 성분을 일정량 첨가하여 겉절이 무침이나 김치로 이용될 때 돌나물 성분의 생리활성 효과가 더욱 상승될 것으로 사료되며, 이후 돌나물의 생리활성 물질 구조 및 기전 규명에 유익한 자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제19권3호통권31호
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• pp.22-33
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• 2006

Objective : Angiogenesis induced by hypoxia and inflammation are an essential process of solid tumors and psoriasis. We researched the HIF-1 ${\alpha}$ (hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha), VEGF(Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor), survival related PI3K-Akt, and inflammation related COX-2 protein expressions to get the information of the mechanism and effects of Rehmannia glutinosa in HepG2 and HaCaT cell lines. Method : To investigate the roles of the Rehmannia glutinosa extract, we performed MTS assay and western blots using HaCaT cells and HepG2 cells. HaCaT cells and HepG2 cells were treated with $50{\mu}g/ml$ and $100{\mu}g/ml$ Rehmannia glutinosa extracts. After 4hrs, HaCaT cells were treated with IGF-II protein for 24hrs and HepG2 cells were treated with $CoCl_2$. Results : 1. We could ohserve that the reduction of the protein level of HIT-1 ${\alpha}$ induced by IGF-II in HaCaT cells. 2. We Could ohserve that the decreased PI3K-Akt and COX-2 expression level by Rehmannia glutinosa extracts treated in HaCaT cells independently ith ERK1/2. 3. We could observe that the reduction of the protein level of HIF-1 ${\alpha}$ induced by $CoCl_2$ in HepG2 cells. Conclusion : These results suggest that Rehmannia glutinosa extracts contributes to the anti-survival pathway and anti-inflammatory activities. Also, we could assume that Rehmannia glutinosa act as anti-inflanmmatory or anti-hypoxia agents via reduction of COX-2 and HIF-1 ${\alpha}$.