• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.225-230
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• 2008

Netrins are secreted molecules and involved in axon guidance, cell migration and tumor development. Recent studies revealed that netrins perform novel functions in such processes as epithelial development and angiogenesis without operating through the classical netrin receptors, DCC (Deleted in Colorectal Cancer) and Unc5h. In the present study, we investigated the roles of netrin-1 and its receptors in cell spreading of human glioblastoma cells, and found that netrin-1 haptotactically enhanced fibronectin-induced cell spreading and focal adhesion formation in U373 glioblastoma cells. Netrin-1 binding to the U373 cell membrane was blocked by an antibody against ${\alpha}v$ integrin subunit, but not by an anti-DCC or anti-Unc5h antibody. In addition, enhancement of the fibronectin response by netrin-1 was abrogated by a function blocking antibody against integrin ${\alpha}v{\beta}3$. Since the ${\alpha}v$ subunit of the integrin family plays an important role in the pathophysiological aspects of cell migration, including tumor angiogenesis and metastasis, our data provide important insight into the molecular mechanism of netrin function.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.706-716
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• 2021

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder, is characterized by chronic abdominal pain and bowel habit changes. Although diverse complicated etiologies are involved in its pathogenesis, a dysregulated gut-brain axis may be an important factor. Red ginseng (RG), a traditional herbal medicine, is proven to have anti-inflammatory effects and improve brain function; however, these effects have not been investigated in IBS. Methods: Three-day intracolonic zymosan injections were used to induce post-infectious human IBS-like symptoms in mice. The animals were randomized to receive either phosphate-buffered saline (CG) or RG (30/100/300 mg/kg) for 10 days. Amitriptyline and sulfasalazine were used as positive controls. Macroscopic scoring was performed on day 4. Visceral pain and anxiety-like behaviors were assessed by colorectal distension and elevated plus maze and open field tests, respectively, on day 10. Next-generation sequencing of gut microbiota was performed, and biomarkers involved in gut-brain axis responses were analyzed. Results: Compared to CG, RG significantly decreased the macroscopic score, frequency of visceral pain, and anxiety-like behavior in the IBS mice. These effects were comparable to those after sulfasalazine and amitriptyline treatments. Moreover, RG significantly increased the proliferation of beneficial microbes, including Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus reuteri, and Parabacteroides goldsteinii. RG significantly suppressed expression of IL-1β and c-fos in the gut and prefrontal cortex, respectively. Further, it restored the plasma levels of corticosterone to within the normal range, accompanied by an increase in adrenocorticotropic hormone. Conclusion: RG may be a potential therapeutic option for the management of human IBS.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.1268-1275
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• 2010

본 연구에서는, 장수상황버섯(Phellinus baumii) 균사체를 이용한 한약재 고체발효 추출물의 암세포 성장억제 효과를 확인하고자 36종의 한약재 및 이들의 고체발효 한약재 추출물을 대상으로, 인간 대장암세포(HCT116) 성장억제능, 정상세포(HEK-293, 3T3-L1 및MC3T3-E1)에 대한 세포독성 및 인간 적혈구 용혈활성을 평가하였다. 선별된 36종의 한약재 추출물은 100 ${\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서, 사인, 천궁, 석곡, 백선피, 시체, 두충, 백과, 신이, 와송, 삼칠, 견우자, 원지 및 괄루인의 13종에서 암세포 성장률이 50% 이하를 나타내었으며, 균사체 추출물은 46.3%의 성장률을 나타내었다. 반면 25종의 발효한약재 추출물은 대부분 암세포 성장억제능의 변화가 미미하였으나, 백선피, 백과, 신이, 황부자, 산약, 현삼 및 괄루인은 암세포 증식억제능이 유의적으로 감소하였으며, 도인, 골쇄보, 구기자 및 패모에서는 암세포 성장억제능이 유의적으로 증가하였다. 특히 골쇄보, 구기자 및 패모 추출물의 대장암세포에 대한 $IC_{50}$는 각각 394, 917 및 149 ${\mu}g/ml$이었으나, 발효 후 각각 28, 85 및 80 ${\mu}g/ml$를 나타내었다. 또한 발효 골쇄보, 구기자 및 패모 추출물은 200 ${\mu}g/ml$ 농도까지 정상세포에서 미미한 세포독성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과는 장수상황버섯 균사체를 이용한 한약재 고체발효가 새로운 항암 활성물질 개발 및 신규의 생리활성물질 생산에 이용될 수 있음을 제시하고 있다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.485-496
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• 2002

연구 방법 : Nonsteroidal anti -inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)는 대장앙의 항암 예방약제로 사용되고 었다 지속적으로 NSAIDs를 복용하면 대장암에 걸릴 위험도가 40-50% 감소되는 것으로 알려져 있다. NSAIDs가 대장암에서 종양의 크기를 감소시키는 것에 대한 정확한 기전은 알려져 있지 않으나, 일부 연구자들은 NSAIDs를 고농도로 투여하였을 때 세포 주기를 조절하는 유전자 발현의 변형과 세포고사의 유도로 설명하고 있다. 그러나 폐암에서 NSAIDs의 암 예방효과에 대해 확립 된 바 없어, 저자들은 NCI-H1299 세포주에서 NSAIDs가 세포고사를 유도하는지 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 세포 독성은 MTT 방법으로 측정하였고, 세포고사를 알아보기 위해 유세포 분석과 핵산 염색을 시행하였다. 세포고사의 기전을 알아보기 위해 caspase family의 활성을 측정하였고, 세포고사의 마지막 단계인 PARP와 ICAD의 분절을 westem blot으로 확인하였다. 결 과 : NCI-H1299 세포에서 NaSaL 처리 시 생존율이 농도와 시간에 의존적으로 유의하게 감소하였고, 생존율의 감소는 세포주기에서 $subG_0/G_1$의 증가와 핵산 염색시 핵의 분절의 관찰로서 세포고사가 일어남을 관찰하였다. 10 mM NaSaL 처리 후 caspase-3 protease의 활성은 24시간에 증가하여 30시간에 최고에 이르고 감소하였으나 caspase-6, 8, 9 proteases의 활성은 의미 있는 증가가 없었다. PARP와 ICAD의 분절은 농도와 시간 의존적으로 증가하였다. 결 론 : NCI-H1299 폐암 세포주에서 NaSaL은 caspase-3 protease의 활성을 통하여 유도되었다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.127-132
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• 1992

Colloidal $^{32}P$ chromic phosphate is used to prevent hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer. It is speculated that the intravenous injection of colloidal $^{32}P$ chromic phosphate can cause genotoxicity. To evaluate the genotoxicity of intravenously injected colloidal $^{32}P$ chromic phosphate, authors performed a micronuclei test in mice bone marrow. Mice (ICR strain, $25\sim30g$) were divided to 4 groups: control, group 1 (19.166 KBq/g, usual therapeutic dose in human), group 2 (191.66 KBq/g), and group 3 (1916.6 KBq/g). Five mice of each group were sacrificed at days 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 14. Bone marrow were smeared and stained with Wright-Giemsa method. One thousand polychromatic erythrocytes (PCE) and normochromatic erythrocytes (NCE) were counted under the light microscope, and the number of micronucleated PCEs and NCEs were recorded. The frequency of micronuclei in PCE and NCE in the control group was $0.3{\pm}0.06%\;and\;0.45{\pm}0.10%$, respectively. At group 1, frequency of micronuclei is not different from the control. However, frequencies of micronuclei in PCE at groups 2 and 3 were significantly increased from day 1 and persisted to day 14. The frequency of micronuclei in NCE was increased only at group 3. In conclusion, the frequency of micronuclei increases as the dose of colloidal $^{32}P$chromic phosphate increases, while micronuclei was not induced at the usual therapeutic dose. And the frequency of micronuclei persistently elevated for 14 days in the cases of higer doses.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.102-107
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• 2007

Cimetidine, a substrate for P-glycoprotein (P-gp), is a well known drug interacting with a variety of drugs and results in alteration of pharmacokinetic parameters by concomitant administration. The aim of present study was to investigate whether cimetidine affects the transport of various quinolone antibiotics in human colorectal cancer cell line (Caco-2) system which has been typically used to investigate drug transport via P-gp. The apparent permeability coefficients (P$_{app}$) value of 9 quinolone antibiotics in the co-treatment with cimetidine was examined. Apical to basolateral (AP-to-BL) transport of fleroxacin in the co-treatment with cimetidine was increased to 1.5-fold (p<0.01) compared with that of fleroxacin alone, whereas basolateral to apical (BL-to-AP) transport of fleroxacin was decreased to 0.83-fold significantly (p<0.05). Ofloxacin was decreased to 0.8-fold (p<0.01) and 0.72-fold (p<0.01) significantly in AP-to-BL and BL-to-AP direction, respectively by cimetidine cotreatment. The P$_{app}$ values of gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin and rufloxacin also were changed by cimetidine. These results have a potential that cimetidine influences on the pharmacokinetics of quinolone antibiotics. It suggests that careful drug monitoring and dosage adjustment may be necessary during the co-administration of quinolone antibiotics with cimetidine.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2000

Background: Microsatellites are short-tandem repeated uncleotide sequences present throughout the human genome. Alterations of microsatellites have been termed microsatellite instability(MI). It has been generally known that microsatellite instability detected in hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) reflects genetic instability that is caused by impairments of DNA mismatch repair system regarding as a novel tumorigenic mechanism. A number of studies reported that MI occurred at varying frequencies in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). However It has been unproven whether MI could be a useful market of genetic instability and have a clinical significance in NSCLC. Material and Method : We have examined whether MI can be observed in thirty NCSLC using polymerase chain reaction whether such alterations are associated with other molecular changes such as p53, K-ras and c-myc oncoproteins expression detected by immunohistochemical stain,. Result: MI(+) was observed in 16.6%(5/30) and MI(-) was 83.3% (25/30) Average age was 50$\pm$7.5 year-old in MI(+) group and 57$\pm$6.6 year-old in MI(-) group. Two year survival rate in MI(=) group (20% 1/5) was worse than MI(-) group (64% 16/25) with a statistic difference. (P=0.04) The positive rate of K-ras oncoprotein expression and simultaneous expression of 2 or 3 oncoproteins expression were higher in MI(+) group than MI(-) group with a statistic difference(P=0.05, P=0.01) Conclusion: From, these results the authors can conclude that MI is found in some NSCLC and it may be a novel tumorigenic mechanism in some NSCLC. We also conclude that MI could be used as another poor prognostic factor in NSCLS.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2007

Mitomycin C (MMC), an antitumor antibiotic isolated from Streptomyces caespitosus, is used in chemotherapy of gastric, bladder and colorectal cancer. MMC is activated in vivo to alkylate and crosslink DNA, via G-G interstrand bonds, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis and transcription. This study investigates gene expression changes in response to MMC treatment in order to elucidate the mechanisms of MMC-induced toxicity. MMC was admistered with single dose (0.32 and 1.6 ${\mu}M$) to TK6 cells. Applied Biosystem's DNA chips were used for identifying the gene expression profile by MMC-induced toxicity. We identified up- or down-regulated 90 genes including cyclin M2, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (p21, cip1), programmed cell death 1, tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 9, et al. The regulated genes by MMC associated with the biological pathways apoptosis signaling pathway. Further characterization of these candidate markers related to the toxicity will be useful to understand the detailed mechanism of action of MMC.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 패랭이꽃의 항산화 성분 함량을 측정하고 패랭이꽃 에탄올 추출물의 항산화, 항염, 항암 활성을 in vitro 수준에서 평가하고자 하였다. 패랭이꽃의 총 폴리페놀, 총 플라보노이드, 총 카로티노이드 함량은 각각 19.0 mg GAE/g, 65.7 mg QE/g, $95.0{\mu}g/g$으로 측정되었다. 패랭이꽃 추출물($1,000{\mu}g/mL$)의 DPPH radical 소거 활성은 44.1%, 철환원력은 51.1%로 같은 농도의 ascorbic acid의 활성보다는 낮았지만 의미 있는 수준의 활성을 나타내었다. 패랭이꽃 추출물은 RAW 264.7 대식세포의 NO 생성을 대조구 대비 7~23% 수준으로 억제하는 농도 의존적 활성을 나타내었고, H1299 폐암세포와 HCT116 대장암세포의 성장을 대조구 대비 각각 2~81%(48~96시간 처리 시점)와 10~80%(72시간 처리시점)로 억제하는 농도 의존적 활성 또한 나타내었다. 패랭이꽃 추출물은 암세포의 부착을 억제하는 활성이 H1299와 HCT116 세포에서 모두 나타났으나 HCT116 세포에서 나타난 활성($250{\sim}1,000{\mu}g/mL$ 이상의 농도 처리시 대조구 대비 26~40% 부착 수준)이 H1299 세포에서 나타난 활성($1,000{\mu}g/mL$ 농도 처리 시 대조구 대비 55% 부착 수준)보다 컸다. 이상의 연구 결과를 통하여 패랭이꽃 추출물은 항산화 성분 함량 및 활성이 유의미한 수준이고 세포 수준의 항염 및 항암 활성을 가지는 것으로 생각된다. 앞으로 이와 같은 연구 결과가 in vivo 수준에서 재현되는지 여부를 검증하고 관련 기전을 탐색하는 심도 있는 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1751-1758
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• 2015

There has been a strong, positive correlation between opisthorchiasis-associated cholangiocarcinoma and infection with Helicobacter. Here a rodent model of human infection with Opisthorchis viverrini was utilized to further investigate relationships of apparent co-infections with O. viverrini and H. pylori. A total of 150 hamsters were assigned to five groups: i) Control hamsters not infected with O. viverrini; ii) O. viverrini-infected hamsters; iii) non-O. viverrini infected hamsters treated with antibiotics (ABx); iv) O. viverrini-infected hamsters treated with ABx; and v) O. viverrini-infected hamsters treated both with ABx and praziquantel (PZQ). Stomach, gallbladder, liver, colonic tissue, colorectal feces and O. viverrini worms were collected and the presence of species of Helicobacter determined by PCR-based approaches. In addition, O. viverrini worms were cultured in vitro with and without ABx for four weeks, after which the presence of Helicobacter spp. was determined. In situ localization of H. pylori and Helicobacter-like species was performed using a combination of histochemistry and immunohistochemistry. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in O. viverrini-infected hamsters was significantly higher than that of O. viverrini-uninfected hamsters ($p{\leq}0.001$). Interestingly, O. viverrini-infected hamsters treated with ABx and PZQ (to remove the flukes) had a significantly lower frequency of H. pylori than either O. viverr-iniinfected hamsters treated only with ABx or O. viverrini-infected hamsters, respectively ($p{\leq}0.001$). Quantitative RT-PCR strongly confirmed the correlation between intensity H. pylori infection and the presence of liver fluke infection. In vitro, H. pylori could be detected in the O. viverrini worms cultured with ABx over four weeks. In situ localization revealed H. pylori and other Helicobacter-like bacteria in worm gut. The findings indicate that the liver fluke O. viverrini in the biliary tree of the hamsters harbors H. pylori and Helicobacter-like bacteria. Accordingly, the association between O. viverrini and H. pylori may be an obligatory mutualism.