• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2011

Many anticancer agents as well as ionizing radiation have been shown to induce autophagy which is originally described as a protein recycling process and recently reported to play a crucial role in various disorders. In HCT116 human colon cancer cells, we found that curcumin, a polyphenolic phytochemical extracted from the plant Curcuma longa, markedly induced the conversion of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3)-I to LC3-II and degradation of sequestome-1 (SQSTM1) which is a marker of autophagosome degradation. Moreover, we found that curcumin caused GFP-LC3 formation puncta, a marker of autophagosome, and decrease of GFP-LC3 and SQSTM1 protein level in GFP-LC3 expressing HCT116 cells. It was further confirmed that treatment of cells with hydrogen peroxide induced increase of LC3 conversion and decrease of GFP-LC3 and SQSTM1 levels, but these changes by curcumin were almost completely blocked in the presence of antioxidant, N-acetylcystein (NAC), indicating that curcumin leads to reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, which results in autophagosome development and autolysosomal degradation. In parallel with NAC, SQSTM1 degradation was also diminished by bafilomycin A, a potent inhibitor of autophagosome-lysosome fusion, and cell viability assay was further confirmed that cucurmin-induced cell death was partially blocked by bafilomycin A as well as NAC. We also observed that NAC abolished curcumin-induced activation of extracelluar signal-regulated kinases (ERK) 112 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), but not Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). However, the activation of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK seemed to have no effect on the curcumin-induced autophagy, since both the conversion of LC3 protein and SQSTM1 degradation by curcumin was not changed in the presence of NAC. Taken together, our data suggest that curcumin induced ROS production, which resulted in autophagic activation and concomitant cell death in HCT116 human colon cancer cell. However, ROS-dependent activation of ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK, but not JNK, might not be involved in the curcumin-induced autophagy.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 김치에서 분리한 우점유산균인 Lactobacillus plantarum KCCM 11352P(LPpnu)와 Leuconostoc mesenteroides KCCM 11353P(LMpnu)의 프로바이오틱 효과를 프로바이오틱 효과가 높기로 잘 알려진 Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG(LRgg)의 효능과 비교하여 확인하였다. 그 결과 LPpnu는 Lab. rhamnosus GG(LRgg)보다 프로바이오틱 효과가 더 뛰어났으며, LMpnu 또한 LRgg와 거의 유사한 수준의 효능을 나타냈다. LPpnu와 LMpnu는 모두 내산, 내담즙성, 장 부착능, 열 안정성의 프로바이오틱의 기본 특성을 가지고 있었으며, 특히 LPpnu는 가장 높은 프로바이오틱 효과를 나타냈다. 또한 LMpnu 및 LRgg와 비교했을 때 LPpnu는 DPPH radical과 hydroxyl radical 소거능 측정에서 더 높은 항산화능을 보였고, Bcl-2 유전자 발현억제와 Bax 유전자 발현 증가를 통해 apoptosis를 유도함으로써 HT-29 human colon cancer cell에서 높은 암세포 성장 저해 효과를 나타냈다. 이를 통해 김치유래 LPpnu와 LMpnu는 프로바이오틱으로서 이용 가능성이 충분하다고 판단되며, 특히 LPpnu는 항산화 및 항암 활성에 뛰어난 효능을 나타내었기에 중요한 프로바이오틱 균주라고 하겠다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2006

Human colon cancer is the second most fatal disease among a variety of cancers to cause cancer death in U.S.A. and its incidence rate is currently increased in Korea. Recently, many studies have been being progressed on the efficacy of diverse combination treatments. But results of these studies in vitro were not similar those in vivo. This study compared the anticancer reactions between each use of arsenic trioxide and taxol against human colon cancer HT-29 cell line and combined use of two drugs. And these results compared with the results of HT-29 spheroid cells having similar characteristics to the solid tumor in vivo. The spheroid of HT-29 cells was formed by using a multicellular spheroid system and the result was observed through electron microscopy. In vitro cytotoxicity of each use of arsenic trioxide and taxol was evaluated in HT-29 monolayer cells. The $IC_{50}$ value for arsenic trioxide was to be $33{\mu}M$ and taxol was to be 18nM. The result treated with the combination of taxol and arsenic trioxide decreased the cytotoxicity on the HT-29 monolayer cells. The spheroid cells represented higher resistance against drugs than the monolayer cells. I demonstrated DNA fragmentation after incubation with concentrations more than $10{\mu}M$ arsenic trioxide and 100nM taxol for 48h, on the monolayer cells. But the results of HT-29 cell line treated with the combination of taxol and arsenic trioxide was the same as the outcome of control samples that were not treated with any drug. And I don't demonstrated DNA fragmentation on the spheroid cells. These results suggest that apoptosis was not induced in the use of the combination can be thought as that arsenic trioxide might work as an antagonist to inhibit a taxol mechanism to induce apoptosis. And the spheroid cells represented higher resistance against drugs than the monolayer cells.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권12호
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• pp.1827-1834
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• 2014

천년초 에탄올 추출물이 인체 대장암 세포 HT-29의 세포사멸에 미치는 영향과 기능성 식품 소재로서의 가능성을 시사하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 연구 내용은 천년초의 일반성분 분석과 천년초 에탄올 추출물의 처리 농도에 따른 인체대장암 세포의 증식과 세포사멸 현상을 비교 관찰하고 항암효과의 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 천년초 분말의 일반성분 분석을 진행한 결과 탄수화물의 함량과 마그네슘 등의 양이온의 함량이 높았고 Na/K의 비율과 P:Ca의 비율이 매우 낮았다. 천년초 70% 에탄올, 메탄올, 열수 추출물을 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2 mg/mL의 농도로 HT-29 세포에 48시간 처리하고 WST를 이용한 세포 생존율을 측정한 결과는 모든 군에서 세포증식이 억제되었으며(P<0.05), 특히 에탄올 추출물이 농도 의존적으로 유의한 효능을 보였다. Hoechst 33342 & PI로 이중으로 핵을 염색해서 세포사를 관찰한 결과 시료농도가 증가할수록 apoptotic body가 증가하였으며, 특히 1 mg/mL의 농도 이상에서 급격히 증가하여 2 mg/mL에서는 세포사를 관찰할 수 있었다. Annexin V & PI double staining을 통하여 저농도(0.25~0.5 mg/mL) 시료 처치군에서는 전반적으로 apoptosis의 비율이 증가하였고 고농도(1~2 mg/mL)로 처리한 군에서는 dead cell이 84.7%, 89.3% 나타나 세포가 세포 사멸과정을 거쳐 세포괴사로 진행된 것으로 추측되었다. 또한 comet assay를 통해 용매 대조군에 비해 1~2 mg/mL 농도에서 유의하게 DNA가 분절되었음을 확인하였다(P<0.05). 따라서 천년초 에탄올 추출물은 인체 유래 대장암 세포 HT-29의 세포증식을 억제하고 항산화 효과가 있는 것으로 나타나 천년초의 항암 가능성을 보여 주었으나, 확실한 효과와 기전을 파악하기 위하여 심도 있는 연구가 필요로 된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제35권10호
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• pp.1427-1433
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 콩 식품의 품질 및 가공적성을 최적화하기 위해 대두 이소플라본 추출물의 생리활성과 가공적성에 대한 실험을 수행하였다. 메탄을 추출 이소플라본의 free radical 소거능이 가장 우수하였고, 아질산 소거능은 메탄올, 에탄올과 열수추출물의 순으로 나타났다. ACE 저해작용은 이소플라본이 가장 많이 추출된 메탄올 추출물보다 열수추출물에서 더 큰 효과를 보였다. 또한, 한국인에게 호발하는 위암세포(SNU-1)과 대장암세포(SNU-C4)에 대한 이소플라본 및 대두 추출물의 항종양활성을 확인하였다. 대두 이소플라본이 가공제품이나 특수영양식품으로 가공될 때 문제가 될 수 있는 여러 조건별 안정성을 검토하기 위하여, 분말상태의 대두 이소플라본 농축물$(20\sim40%)$, 99% 이소플라본 표준품, 대두상태의 이소플라본을 대상으로 열, pH, 살균조건에 따른 안정성을 조사하였다. 대두 이소플라본 농축물은 pH 3 이하와 pH 8 이상의 pH에서 크게 감소하였으나 대두 상태의 이소플라본은 pH에 따른 이소플라본의 함량 감소가 없이 거의 일정하게 유지되었다. 99% 이소플라본 표준품은 산성 pH에서는 안정하나 알칼리에서는 대두 이소플라본 추출물보다 감소폭이 컸다. 한편 이소플라본의 열안정성은 우수하여 이소플라본은 식품의 일반적인 가공 조건에서 안정적인 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1321-1325
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• 1999

The inhibitory effect of Ramaria botrytis on the mutagenicity in Salmonella assay and cytotoxicity on cancer cell were studied. Ramaria botrytis methanol extracts showed antimutagenic effects of 60~90% on B(a)P and AFB1 in S. typhimurium TA98 and TA100. These extracts showed 73~85% antimutagenicity on TA100 against MNNG. The methanol extracts with strong antimutagenic activities were further fractionated by ethylacetate and water, the ethylacetate fraction were found to be stronger antimutagen icity against MNNG than water fraction. Ramaria botrytis methanol extracts and ethylacetate fraction revealed the highest cytoxicity against HT 29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells in which cell growth was inhibited by 57~88% and 69~94% at 0.25~1.0mg/ml, respectively. These methanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction exhibited 53~79% and 66~87% inhibition against HepG2 human hepatocarcinoma cells, respectively. But water fraction showed only 10~24% inhibition. However, these extract and fractions did not show cytotoxic effect against human chang liver cells. From these results, it is considered that Ramaria botrytis has stronger antimutagenic and anticancer effects in vitro.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 1996

The trichothecenes are sesquiterpenoid mycotoxins characterized by the 12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene ring system. We have tested cytotoxicity of several naturally-occurring or synthesized trichothecenes against human solid tumor cell lines. Among them, trichothecin(I) and $4-\beta$-Acetoxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene (trichodermin, II) exhibited highly cytotoxic activities. 4-.betha.-Hydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene (trichodermol, III) and $4-\beta$-Methoxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene (IV) had mild cytotoxicities. But 12,13-Epoxytrichothec-9-ene-4-one (V) and $4-\beta$-Hydroxy-12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-ene(VI) had no cytotoxicities up to 10 $\mug/ml$. And in the tested cell lines, HCT15 colon cancer cell line was the most sensitive to all tested trichothecenes.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.836-843
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• 2018

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment on proliferation of human cancer cell lines (MCF-7, HCT-116, PC-3 and AGS) of crude soyasaponin extracts in germinated black soybean. Black soybean was germinated and subjected to HHP, followed by preparation of crude soyasaponin extracts. Cell treatments done with extracts less than $400{\mu}g/mL$ concentrations had no significant effect on 3T3-L1 adipocyte cell viability. The inhibitory effect of crude soyasaponin extracts with germination periods and applied pressure on breast cancer cell (MCF-7), human colon cancer cell (HCT-116), human gastriccancer cell (AGS) and prostate cancer cell (PC-3) growth were investigated using MTT assay. The highest anti-proliferation of human cancer cell line of crude soyasaponin extracts was observed at 150 MPa treatment after germination for 4 days (150 MPa-Day 4). The cell viability on MCF-7, HCT-116, PC-3 and AGS cell lines of crude soyasaponin extract in 150 MPa-Day4 was 48.82%, 57.37%, 39.89% and 23.94% at $400{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. These results suggest that soyasaponin extracts from black soybean subjected to HHP after germination may mediate physiological activity.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.254-261
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• 2007

20-O-($\beta$-D-Glucopyranosyl)-20 (S)-protopanaxadiol (IH-901) is one of the major metabolites of ginsenosides from Panax ginseng, and is suggested that IH-901 has been associated with various pharmacological and physiological activities. In this study, we demonstrate that IH-901 induced anti-inflammation in HT-29 human colon adenocarcinoma cells. Our results showed that IH-901 inhibited cell proliferation of HT-29 in a time- and dose-dependent manner. We also found that IH-901 was significantly decreased expression of iNOS compared with non-treated. We observed effect of IH-901 related with inflammatory genes using by cDNA microarray. We were known that the 34 inflammatory genes such as E2F, CDK6, TNF-$\alpha$, and PKC were down-regulated. Thus, these results suggest that IH-901 may have a potential preventive factor to improving cancer induced by chronic inflammation.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.993-1001
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• 2016

Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients are at increased risk of many forms of malignancies, especially of the pancreas, colon and hepatocellular cancer. Unfortunately, little is known of the possible interaction between antidiabetic drugs and anticancer agents. The present study investigates the influence of metformin (MET) and sitagliptin (SITA) on the in vitro anticancer activity of the microtubule depolymerization inhibitor agent epothilone A (EpoA). Hepatocellular liver carcinoma cell line (HepG2) viability and apoptosis were determined by the MTT test and by double staining with PO-PRO-1 and 7-aminoactinomycin D, respectively, after treatment with EpoA, metformin or sitagliptin. The levels of nuclear factor NF-${\kappa}B$ and p53 were evaluated in the presence and absence of inhibitors. While EpoA and MET inhibited HepG2 cell proliferation, SITA did not. EpoA and SITA induced higher p53 levels than MET. All tested drugs increased the level of NF-${\kappa}B$. Only MET enhanced the proapoptotic effect of EpoA. The EpoA+MET combination evoked the highest cytotoxic effect on HepG2 cells and led to apoptosis independent of p53, decreasing the level of NF-${\kappa}B$. These findings support the link between NF-${\kappa}B$ and p53 in the modulation of apoptotic effects in HepG2 cells treated by EpoA. Our studies indicate that the combination of EpoA and MET applied in subtoxic doses has a stronger cytotoxic effect on liver cancer cells than each of the compounds alone. The therapeutic advantages of the combination of EpoA with MET may be valuable in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM) and liver cancer.