• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.17-27
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• 2001

A cell-based assay system for monitoring NF-$textsc{k}$B activity was developed to determine the influence of activated NF-$textsc{k}$B in human HaCaT cells. The pNF-$textsc{k}$B-SEAP-NPT plasmid that permits expression of the secreted alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) reported gene in response to the NF-$textsc{k}$B activity and contains neomycin phosphotransferase (NPT) gene for the geneticin resistance in host cells was constructed and transfected into human keratinocyte cell line HaCaT. Human HaCaT transfectant cells secreted the SEAP enzyme into the culture medium in a time-dependent manner until 72h. NF-$textsc{k}$B activities were measured in the SEAP reporter gene assay using a fluorescent detection method. The treatment of HaCaT cell transfectants with known antioxidants [e.g., N-acetyl-L-cysteine and vitamin C] showed inhibition of NF-$textsc{k}$B activity in a time-and concentration-dependent manner. The phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) known as a stimulator of NF-$textsc{k}$B expression demonstrated that it increased NF-$textsc{k}$B activity in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. This assay system could be used to determine the quantitative measurement of NF-$textsc{k}$B activity in the human skin and allow the screening of anti-inflammatory agents from various synthetic chemicals and natural products for dermatological purpose. Abbrevitions used: NF-$textsc{k}$B, nuclear factor kappa B; I-$textsc{k}$B, Inhibitory kappa B; SEAP, secreted alkaline phosphatase; NPT, neomycin phosphotransferease; PCR, polymerase chain reaction: dNTP, deoxynucleoside triphosphates; DMEM, dulbecco’s modified eagle medium; FBS, fetal bovine serum; PBs, phosphate-buffered saline; MUP, 4-methylumbellifery phosphate; NAC, N-acetyl-L-cysteine; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; PMA, phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.812-827
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• 2024

Phloroglucinol (PG) is one of the abundant isomeric benzenetriols in brown algae. Due to its polyphenolic structure, PG exhibits various biological activities. However, the impact of PG on anagen signaling and oxidative stress in human dermal papilla cells (HDPCs) is unknown. In this study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of PG for improving hair loss. A non-cytotoxic concentration of PG increased anagen-inductive genes and transcriptional activities of β-Catenin. Since several anagen-inductive genes are regulated by β-Catenin, further experiments were performed to elucidate the molecular mechanism by which PG upregulates anagen signaling. Various biochemical analyses revealed that PG upregulated β-Catenin signaling without affecting the expression of Wnt. In particular, PG elevated the phosphorylation of protein kinase B (AKT), leading to an increase in the inhibitory phosphorylation of glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3β) at serine 9. Treatment with the selective phosphoinositide 3-kinase/AKT inhibitor, LY294002, restored the increased AKT/GSK3β/β-Catenin signaling and anagen-inductive proteins induced by PG. Moreover, conditioned medium from PG-treated HDPCs promoted the proliferation and migration of human epidermal keratinocytes via the AKT signaling pathway. Subsequently, we assessed the antioxidant activities of PG. PG ameliorated the elevated oxidative stress markers and improved the decreased anagen signaling in hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂)-induced HDPCs. The senescence-associated β-galactosidase staining assay also demonstrated that the antioxidant abilities of PG effectively mitigated H₂O₂-induced senescence. Overall, these results indicate that PG potentially enhances anagen signaling and improves oxidative stress-induced cellular damage in HDPCs. Therefore, PG can be employed as a novel therapeutic component to ameliorate hair loss symptoms.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.229-239
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• 2006

Sj$\"{o}$gren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disorder that affects the salivary glands, leading to xerostomia, and the lacrimal glands, resulting in xerophthalmia. Secondary SS is associated with other autoimmune disorders such as systemic rheumatic diseases and systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), which can affect multiple organs, including the epidermis. Recent studies have demonstrated that green tea polyphenols (GTPs) possess both anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic properties in normal human cells. Epidemiological evidence has indicated that, in comparison to the United States, the incidence of SS, clinical xerostomia and lupus is considerably lower in China and Japan, the two leading green tea-consuming countries. Thus, GTPs might be responsible, in part, for geographical differences in the incidence of xerostomia by reducing the initiation or severity of SS and lupus. Consistent with this, molecular, cellular and animal studies indicate that GTPs could provide protective effects against autoimmune reactions in salivary glands and skin. Therefore, salivary tissues and epidermal keratinocytes could be primary targets for novel therapies using GTPs. This review article evaluates the currently available research data on GTPs, focusing on their potential application in the treatment of the oral manifestations of SS and skin manifestations of SLE.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2021

Benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and ubiquitous environmental toxin with known harmful effects to human health. Abnormal phenotypes of keratinocytes are closely associated with their exposure to B[a]P. Resorcinol is a component of argan oil with reported anticancer activities, but its mechanism of action and potential effect on B[a]P damage to the skin is unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of resorcinol on B[a]P-induced abnormal keratinocyte biology and its mechanisms of action in human epidermal keratinocyte cell line HaCaT. Resorcinol suppressed aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activity as evidenced by the inhibition of B[a]P-induced xenobiotic response element (XRE)-reporter activation and cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) expression. In addition, resorcinol attenuated B[a]P-induced nuclear translocation of AhR, and production of ROS and pro-inflammatory cytokines. We also found that resorcinol increased nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) activity. Antioxidant response element (ARE)-reporter activity and expression of ARE-dependent genes NAD(P)H dehydrogenase [quinone] 1 (NQO1), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) were increased by resorcinol. Consistently, resorcinol treatment induced nuclear localization of Nrf2 as seen by Western analysis. Knockdown of Nrf2 attenuated the resorcinol effects on ARE signaling, but knockdown of AhR did not affect resorcinol activation of Nrf2. This suggests that activation of antioxidant activity by resorcinol is not mediated by AhR. These results indicate that resorcinol is protective against effects of B[a]P exposure. The mechanism of action of resorcinol is inhibition of AhR and activation of Nrf2-mediated antioxidant signaling. Our findings suggest that resorcinol may have potential as a protective agent against B[a]P-containing pollutants.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 2017

본 연구에서, 비발효(ARE) 및 발효(ARE-F) 배초향 잎 열수 추출물의 피부 항산화 및 항염증 효능을 비교함으로써 프로바이오틱 발효의 효과를 검토하였다. ARE-F는 Lactobacillus rhamnosus HK-9 발효에 의하여 ARE로부터 제조되었다. In vitro 항염증 효능은 지질다당류(LPS)에 의하여 자극된 HaCaT 각질세포에서 일산화질소(NO), 활성산소종(ROS) 및 유도형 일산화질소합성효소(iNOS) 분석에 의하여 평가되었다. In vitro antiradical 활성은 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) 소거 측정법에 의하여 평가되었다. LPS 자극에 의하여 증가된 NO, ROS 및 iNOS 수준에 미치는 ARE-F의 감소효과가 ARE에 의한 효과보다 현저히 강하였다. 그러나, ARE와 ARE-F의 DPPH 소거 효능에는 차이가 발견되지 않았다. ARE-F가 증강된 피부 항산화 및 항염증 효능을 갖고 있는데, 이 결과는 프로바이틱세균 발효가 배초향 잎의 일부 약리학적 효능을 증가시키는 효과적인 방법일 수 있음을 암시해 주고 있다. 요약하면, 배초향 잎 추출물의 피부항산화 및 항염증 활성이 프로바이오틱 세균인 L. rhamnosus HK-9에 의한 발효에 의하여 증강한다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.280-285
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• 2010

Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and chitosan have been used as matrix materials to support the dermal part of skin equivalent which is used for both pharmacological and toxicological evaluations of drugs potentially used for dermatological diseases. However, their biological roles of GAGs and chitosan in the skin equivalent are still unknown. In the present study, we evaluated whether GAGs and chitosan directly affect keratinocyte stem cells (KSCs) and their transit-amplifying cells (TA cells). Among supporting matrix materials, chitosan significantly increased the number of ${\alpha}6$ $integrin^{high}/CD71^{high}$ human keratinocyte TA cells by 48.5%. In quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis, chitosan significantly increased CD71 and CD200 gene transcription whereas not ${\alpha}6$ integrin. In addition, the level of the gene transcription of both keratin 1 (K1) and K10 in the chitosan-treated human keratinocytes was significantly lower than those of control, suggesting that chitosan inhibit keratinocyte differentiation. We also found that N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (NAG) and $\beta$-(1-4)-linked D-glucosamine (D-glc), two components of chitosan, have no effect on the expression of CD71, K1, and K10, suggesting that each monomer component of chitosan is not enough to regulate the number of epidermal keratinocyte lineage. Conclusively, chitosan increases keratinocyte TA cell population which may contribute to the cellular mass expansion of the epidermal part of a skin equivalent system.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2005

토끼 구강점막 상피 세포의 분리 및 일차배양 방법, 세포성장에 미치는 환경인자의 영향에 대한 연구를 T75-플라스크를 사용하여 수행하였다. 토끼의 구강점막조직을 채취(biopsy)한 후 트립신(trypsin) 효소처리방법을 이용하여 $0.25cm^2$ 점막 조직으로부터 $1.92{\pm}0.59{\times}10^6$개의 점막 상피세포를 회수할 수 있었다. 회수한 점막 상피세포를 50 mg/L BPE(bovine pituitary extract), $5.0{\mu}g/L$ EGF(human recombinant epidermal growth factor), 0.15 mM $Ca^{2+}$을 함유한 K-SFM(keratinocyte serum free medium)을 10 mL씩 사용하여 일차 배양한 결과 8일 만에 배양용기표면에 세포가 포화(confluent)하게 성장하였고 배가시간은 2.45일이었다. 일차 배양한 세포를 회수한 후 배지종류, 배지부피, 첨가물 종류가 상피세포성장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 혈청첨가배지는 세포성장에 부정적인 효과를 나타냈고, 혈청농도가 증가함에 따라 세포성장은 큰 변화가 없었다. 배지부피가 증가함에 따라 세포성장은 감소하였고, 칼슘농도가 증가할수록 세포성장은 증가하였으며 2.0 mM에서 최적치를 나타내었다. 이상으로 토끼 구강점막 상피세포를 T75-플라스크를 사용하여 배양하는 경우 50 mg/L BPE, $5.0{\mu}g/L$ EGF, 2.0 mM $Ca^{2+}$을 함유한 K-SFM을 10 mL씩 사용하는 조건이 가장 적합하였고 배가시간은 1.32일이었다. 이러한 연구결과는 향후 점막뿐만 아니라 피부, 각막 등 인체에 존재하는 상피세포배양을 위한 공정개발이나 생물반응기 설계에 유용한 정보를 제공할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2018

대기 오염은 피부의 산화적 손상, 염증 및 노화를 일으킬 수 있다. 레스베라트롤은 폴리페놀 화합물의 일종으로 항산화, 항염증, 멜라닌 생성 억제 작용 등 다양한 생물학적 활성이 있는 한편 열과 빛에 약한 단점이 있다. 레스베라트릴 트라이아세테이트(RTA)는 레스베라트롤에 비해 안정하고, 피부 안전성과 미백 효능이 보고된 화장품 신소재이다. 본 연구의 목적은 직경 $10{\mu}m$ 미만 대기 미립자 물질(PM10)에 노출된 인간 표피각질형성세포(HEK)의 염증 반응에 대한 레스베라트롤과 RTA의 영향을 조사하기 위한 것이다. 배양된 HEK세포를 레스베라트롤과 RTA의 유무 조건에서 PM10에 노출시키고, 세포 생존율, 반응성 산소종(ROS)의 생성 및 염증성 사이토카인의 발현을 분석하였다. PM10을 처리하였을 때 세포 생존율이 감소하였고 종양괴사인자-${\alpha}$($TNF-{\alpha}$), 인터루킨-$1{\beta}$($IL-1{\beta}$), 인터루킨-6(IL-6) 및 인터루킨-8(IL-8)의 발현이 증가하였다. 레스베라트롤과 RTA는 PM10으로 유도된 세포의 사멸과 ROS 생성을 경감시켰다. PM10에 의해 증가되는 여러 염증성 사이토카인의 발현은 레스베라트롤과 RTA에 의해 경감되거나(IL-6), 증진되거나($IL-1{\beta}$), 변화하지 않았다($TNF-{\alpha}$ 및 IL-8). PM10에 의해 유도된 IL-6단백질의 발현이 레스베라트롤과 RTA에 의해 감소되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 레스베라트롤과 RTA가 대기 미립자 물질에 노출된 피부의 세포 손상과 염증 반응을 조절하는 작용이 있음을 시사한다.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.41-47
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• 2019

Objectives : Atopic dermatitis is an irritable skin disease accompanying rash and itching leading to impaired skin barrier. ATO-ALL is an ethanol extract of natural products comprising 12 herbs and effective on atopic dermatitis. In this study, we aimed to propose that the effect of ATO-ALL on skin regeneration in human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT cells. Methods : To evaluate the skin regenerating effects of ATO-ALL, scratch wound healing assay, bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) assay, and propidum iodide (PI) assay were performed using cultured HaCaT cell line. Result : Scratch wound healing assay showed that ATO-ALL was able to enhance the gap filling activity more than 2-fold at 7 ppm concentration compared with control group. BrdU assay demonstrated that ATO-ALL treatment increased the de novo cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Finally, PI assay indicated that the cell cycle of HaCaT cells was modulated by ATO-ALL treatment. Conclusions : These results suggested that ATO-ALL may have skin regenerating effects by increasing cell proliferation via cell cycle regulation. Taken together, ATO-ALL is supposed to have a potential on regeneration of damaged skin or functional disease including atopic dermatitis.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XIII)
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• pp.365-368
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• 2003

모낭은 복잡한 상호작용을 통하여 성장 및 주기가 조절되며 다양한 세포들로 구성진 기관이다. 모낭의 세포들이 in vitro에서 배양될 때 그들의 형태나 양상 등의 관찰을 위하여 구성 세포들을 분리 및 배양하였다. 모낭의 bulge를 구성하는 ORS 세포와 색소 합성을 하지 않는 멜라닌 세포를 두 단계의 효소처리 방법을 통하여 분리 및 배양하였고, bulge를 구성하는 세포의 경우에는 microdissection을 통하여 각각의 조직을 분리하고 DP와 DS 세포는 explantation 방법을 통하여 배양 하였으며, matrix 세포는 효소처리를 통하여 분리 및 배양할 수 있었다. 또한 연속 배양을 통하여 그들의 형태적인 특성 및 증식양상을 관찰하였다.