• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.339-345
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• 2012

분만 후 3일 이내에 분비되는 임실 지역의 젖소 초유에서 유청 단백질을 효율적으로 분리하고 RAW 264.7 세포의 증식 및 면역활성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 실험에 사용한 초유의 유청 단백질 g당 TGF-${\beta}1$은 875 pg/mL,TGF-${\beta}2$는 6,600 pg/mL이었으며 실험에 사용한 초유 유청 단백질 내 총 TGF-${\beta}$의 양은 7,475 pg/mL이었다. RAW264.7 세포에 대한 초유 유청 단백질 첨가에 따른 세포증식 정도를 알아본 결과 10 mg/mL의 농도까지는 세포성장을 유도하였으나 20 mg/mL 이상의 농도에서는 세포성장을 억제하였다. 이에 RAW 264.7 세포에서의 초유 유청 단백질의 면역관련 실험에 사용할 농도는 최대 10 mg/mL까지로 결정하였다. RAW 264.7 세포에 초유 유청 단백질(0-10 mg/mL)과 LPS(1 ${\mu}g/mL$)를 차례로 반응시키고 NO생성량을 측정한 결과 초유 유청 단백질이 농도 의존적으로 NO의 생성을 억제하였다. 또한 LPS 자극에 의한 염증성 사이토카인(TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6)이 생성되는 과정에서 초유 유청 단백질의 효과를 확인하였다. 그 결과, LPS를 단독으로 첨가했을 때 TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6의 농도가 모두 증가하였으나 초유 유청 단백질을 첨가한 경우에는 염증성 사이토카인의 생성이 농도 의존적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 초유 유청 단백질에 의해 NO를 비롯한 염증성 사이토카인의 생성이 억제되는 것이 heme oxygenase-1의 발현과 관련하는지 알아보고자 초유 유청 단백질을 농도별(0-10 mg/mL)로 처리하여 heme oxygenase-1의 발현여부를 측정한 결과 대조군과 비교하여 3-4배 이상의 발현 증가를 보였다. 이상의 결과들로 미루어보아 LPS로 자극된 RAW 264.7 세포에서 TGF-${\beta}$ 등을 함유한 초유 유청 단백질은 10 mg/mL 이하의 농도에서 농도 의존적으로heme oxygenase-1의 발현을 유도하여 염증성 사이토카인인 TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 및 NO의 생성을 억제하는 것으로 판단되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.329-333
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• 2004

In this study, we investigated whether TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, CTMA (carboxymethyl trimethylammonium) and LPD (Lup-20[29]-ene-3beta,28-diol) affect mucin release from airway goblet cells and compared the activities of these agents with the inhibitory action of PLL and the stimulatory action of ATP on mucin release. Confluent primary hamster tracheal surface epithelial (HTSE) cells were metabolically radiolabeled with $^3H-glucosamine$ for 24 h and chased for 30 min in the presence of varying concentrations of each agent to assess the effects on $^3H-mucin$ release. The results were as follows: TNF-alpha, CTMA and LPD increased mucin release at the highest concentration, but IL-1beta did not. We conclude that CTMA and LPD can stimulate mucin release by directly acting on airway mucin-secreting cells, and suggest that these agents should be further investigated for the possible use as mild expectorants during the treatment of chronic airway diseases.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.11-14
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• 2011

The present study investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of dichloromethane extract of Auricularia auricula-judae. Dichloromethane extract of Auricularia auricula-judae inhibited Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production significantly in a dose-dependent manner in the concentration ${\geq}\;10\;{\mu}g/ml$ (p < 0.05). Furthermore, RT-PCR results of this study indicated that the extract markedly reduced the expressions of inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-$1{\beta}$) mRNA in LPS-treated murine RAW 264.7 macrophages, which could possibly ameliorate the inflammation. Nevertheless, dichloromethane extract of Auricularia auricula-judae did not show complete inhibition of IL-6 mRNA expression. The inhibition of IL-$1{\beta}$ cytokine at protein level was also observed in a dose dependent manner. In conclusion, the current study revealed the previously unknown effect of dichloromethane ethyl extract of Auricularia auricula-judae inhibitions of the production of NO, IL-6, TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ in LPS-stimulated macrophages.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.43-53
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• 2005

Objective: Since Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae) has been known to have anti-inflammatory and protective effects on damaged tissue, inflammation and bone among other functions, this study was undertaken to address whether the water extract of the bark of Ulmus davidiana Planch (Ulmaceae) (UD) could modulate the expression of inducible inflammatory cytokines in mice. The present study was also done in order to assess the therapeutic effects of UD in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) in mice. Methods : DBA/1 mice were immunized with bovine type II collagen. After a second collagen immunization, mice were treated with UD orally at 100 mg/kg once a day for 3 weeks. Paws were evaluated macroscopically for redness, swelling and deformities. The levels of $TNF-{\alpha}\;and\;IL-1{\beta}$ in the ankle were examined. The severity of arthritis within the knee joints was evaluated by histological assessment of cartilage destruction and pannus formation. Results : Administration of UD significantly suppressed the progression of CIA and inhibited the production of $TNF-{\alpha}\;and\;IL-1{\beta}$ in the paws. The erosion of cartilage was dramatically reduced in mouse knees after treatment with UD. In the serum of UD-treated mice, the levels of IL-4 and IL-10, anti-inflammatory cytokines, were increased. Conclusion : From the results, it was concluded that administration of UD has therapeutic effects on CIA including protection of cartilage and RA for a potential therapy.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1087-1095
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• 2003

Betulinic acid (BA), a pentacyclic triterpene isolated from Lycopus lucidus, has been reported to be a selective inducer of apoptosis in various human cancer and shown anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties. We postulated that BA modulates the immunomodulatory properties at least two groups of protein mediators of inflammation, interlukin-1$\beta$ (IL-1$\beta$) and the tumor necrosis factor- $\alpha$ (TNF-$\alpha$) on the basis of the critical role of the monocytes and tissue macrophages in inflammatory and immune responses. TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-1$\beta$ were produced by BA in a dose dependent manner at concentration of 0.625 and 10 $\mu$g/mL. The production of NO associated with iNOS was inhibited when treated with LPS at the concentration of 2.5 to 20 $\mu$g/mL of BA whereas COX-2 expression was decreased at 2.5 to 20 $\mu$g/mL. These modulations of inflammatory mediators were examined in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells and peritoneal macrophages. The morphology of macrophage was also examined and enhanced surface CD 40 molecule was expressed when treated BA at 0.625∼5 $\mu$g/mL with or without LPS. Furthermore, BA (20 $\mu$g/mL) enhanced apoptosis by producing DNA ladder in the RAW 264.7 cells. Our results indicated that BA induced activation of macrophage and pro-inflammatory cytokines. This may provide a molecular basis for the ability of BA to mediate macrophage, suppress inflammation, and modulate the immune response.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.206-212
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• 2018

Depression is a type of mood disorder characterized by hypochondriasis, decreased appetite, and insomnia. Depression is a disease that affects more than 100 million people worldwide. 2-Nonadecanone (NAC) is a bioactive substance that constitutes Fomes fomentarius, and NAC is expected to have an antidepressant effect. By using the forced swimming test (FST), we investigated the effects of treatment with NAC on immobility subacutely in rats after oral dosing once a day for 2 days. Serum levels of cytokine interleukin-1 beta (IL-1beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Nuclear factor-2 (Nrf-2) and inducible nitric oxide synthases (iNOS) were analyzed by western blot method. NAC dose-dependently decreased immobility in the FST. NAC dosedependently decreased FST-induced increase of cytokine levels, as manifested by significantly stronger effects on $IL-1{\beta}$ and $TNF-{\alpha}$ levels at higher doses than the lowest dose of NAC. Western blot analysis showed that Nrf-2 was significantly lower in the NAC-treated group than in the disease-induced group. The iNOS results were also significantly lower in the NAC-treated group than in the other groups. Considering FST results, the antidepressant effect of NAC is effective. Considering the results of cytokine and protein expression, this anti-depressant effect may be related to the anti-inflammatory effect. Therefore, it can be said that the anti-inflammatory effect of NAC increases the antidepressant effect in the FST experiment.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.729-741
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• 1997

연구배경 : 저자들은 최근 결핵균의 자극에 의해 peripheral blood monocytes (PBM)에서 IL-$1{\beta}$와 $TNF{\alpha}$가 생성되고, 기도상피세포에서는 IL-8과 RANTES와 같은 chemokine이 생성된다는 사실을 밝힌 바 있다. 이와같은 사실은 기도상피세포가 IL-8과 RANTES와 같은 chemokine을 분비함으로써 결핵의 병인에 능동적으로 참여함을 시사한다고 하겠다. 기도상피세포에서 발현하는 chemokine들이 결핵의 병태생리에 관여한다면, 폐결핵을 일으키는 가진 균주인 H37Rv와 폐결핵을 일으키지 않는 균주인 H37Ra로 자극하였을때 기도상피세포에서 분비되는 chemokine의 성상이 다를 것이라는 가정이 가능하다. 실제로 독성을 가지고 있는 Erdman 균주와 독성을 가지고 있지 않는 H37Ra의 lipoarabinomannan(LAM) 의 구조가 다르고, 이 LAM으로 대식세포를 자극하였을때 H37Ra LAM은 대식세포에서 $TNF{\alpha}$를 생성시키지만 H37Rv LAM은 $TNF{\alpha}$를 생성시키지 못하고 이와같은 차이가 결핵균에 대한 생체의 방어기전을 설명한다는 보고가 있다. 본 연구는 폐결핵의 병태생리에서 기도상피세포의 역할을 규명하고자, 독성이 있는 균주인 H37Rv와 독성이 없는 균주인 H37Ra를 사용하여 결핵균의 독성여부에 따른 기도상피세포에서 분비되는 chemokine의 차이를 연구하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 정상인에서 채취한 말초혈액에서 말초혈액 단핵세포(PBM)를 분리하여, sonicated H37Rv, H37Ra($5{\times}10^5$ bacilli, A TCC) 또는 LPS($10{\mu}l/ml$)로 자극하면서 24시간 동안 배양하였다. 또한 PBM에 대한 interferon gamma($IFN{\gamma}$)의 영향을 평가하고자 PBM를 결핵균으로 자극하기 한 시간전에 $IFN{\gamma}$(10ng/ml, R & D) 로 전처치한 군과 $IFN{\gamma}$ 전처치 없이 자극한 군을 두었다. 24시간후 상층액을 채취하여 상층액의 일부는 $-70^{\circ}C$에서 보관하였고 이후 ELISA kit(R & D)를 이용하여 $TNF{\alpha}$와 $IL-1{\beta}$의 농도를 측정하였다. 배양된 PBM의 상충액(1 : 2 희석액 )으로 배양된 A549 세포를 다시 자극하면서 24시간 동안 배양하였다. 24시간 배양후, 상층액은 IL-8, RANTES의 측정을 위하여 $-70^{\circ}C$에서 보관하고, 남아있는 A549 세포에서 tRNA를 추출하였다. 배양 상층액에서는 ELISA kit(R & D)를 이용하여 IL-8, RANTES의 농도를 측정하였고, 추출한 tRNA는 Northern blot analysis를 이용하여 IL-8, RANTES의 mRNA의 양을 측정 정량하였다. 결 과 : 말초혈액 단핵세포를 LPS, H37Rv, 또는 H37Ra로 자극하였을 때 대조군에 바하여 $TNF{\alpha}$와 IL-$1{\beta}$의 생성이 읖미 있게 증가하였다. 독성이 없는 H37Ra로 자극하였을 때가 독성이 있는 H37Rv로 자극하였을 때보다 $TNF{\alpha}$와 IL-$1{\beta}$의 생성이 많았으나 통계적인 유의성은 없었다. $IFN{\gamma}$로 전처치하였을 때 $TNF{\alpha}$와 IL-$1{\beta}$의 생성이 전처치하지 않은 군에 비해 증가하였으나 H37Rv군과 H37Ra군 사이에 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. A549 세포를 결핵균이나 LPS로 자극한 말초혈액 단핵세포 배양액으로 자극하였을 때, RANTES와 IL-8 의 유전자 발현이 대조군에 비하여 의미있게 증가하였다(p<0.001). 또한 H37Ra 배양액으로 자극한 군에서 H37Rv 배양액으로 자극한 군에 비하여 RANTES와 IL-8의 유전자 발현이 의미있게 증가하였다 (p<0.05). A549 세포를 결핵균이나 LPS로 자극한 말초혈액 단핵세포 배양액으로 자극하였을 때 RANTES와 IL-8의 생성이 대조군에 비하여 의미있게 증가하였다. 그러나 유전자 발현과는 달리, H37Ra 배양액으로 자극한 군에서 H37Rv 배양액으로 자극한 군에 비하여 RANTES와 IL-8의 생성이 증가하였지만 통계적인 유의성은 없었다. 결 론 : 기도상피세포는 폐결핵에서 RANTES와 IL-8과 같은 강력한 chemokine을 분비하여 염증반응을 증폭시킴으로써 폐결핵의 병인에 능동적으로 참여함을 추정할 수 있었다. 그러나 말초혈액 단핵세포에서의 $TNF{\alpha}$와 IL-$1{\beta}$의 생성은 결핵균주의 독성여부에 따라 차이가 없었고, A549 세포에서도 RANTES와 IL-8의 유전자 발현은 H37Ra 에서 유의하게 증가하였으나 RANTES와 IL-8의 생성은 유의한 차이가 없어 결핵균의 독성 여부가 균주에 따른 생체의 면역반응즉 chemokine 생성의 차이 때문이라는 본 연구의 가설을 증명할 수는 없었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2010

The present study demonstrates the effect of fibrates, agonists of $PPAR{\alpha}$ on cytokines-induced proliferation in primary cultured astrocytes. Alone or combination treatment with cytokines, such as IL-$1{\beta}$ (10 ng/ml), $IFNP{\gamma}$ (10 ng/ml), and TNF-$\alpha$ (10 ng/ml) cause a significant increase of cell proliferation in a time-dependent manner. Treatment of astrocytes with bezafibrate and fenofibrate (0, 5, and $10\;{\mu}M$) reduced the $IFNP{\gamma}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$-induced cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. To address the involvement of IL-6 on the $IFNP{\gamma}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$-induced cell proliferation, released IL-6 level was measured. $IFNP{\gamma}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$ cause an increase of released IL-6 protein level in a time-dependent manner. Furthermore, pretreatment with IL-6 antibody (0, 0.1, 1, 2.5, and 5 ng/ml) dose-dependently inhibited the $IFNP{\gamma}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$-induced cell proliferation. However, bezafibrate and fenofibrate did not affect increased mRNA and protein levels of IL-6 in $IFNP{\gamma}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$-stimulated astrocytes. Taken together, these results clearly suggest that activation of $PPAR{\alpha}$ attenuates the $IFNP{\gamma}$ and IL-$1{\beta}$-induced cell proliferation through IL-6 independent pathway.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2015

Objectives : Allergic disease has been well known as an IgE-dependent immunologic response. Recently, interest about the late inflammatory reaction has grown up as well as early allergic reaction characterized by IgE and mast cell. The purpose of this study was to find the anti-inflammatory effect of Gamiyunjo-tang(GMYJT) in allergic reaction. Methods : The experiment was performed using Raw 264.7 cells pretreated with GMYJT extracts. In this study, we observed the toxicity of cells by MTT analysis and measured the production of LPS-induced NO, $PGE_2$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 and TNF-${\alpha}$ at a concentration of 50, 100, 200 and $400{\mu}g/ml$. Results : No toxicity of GMYJT (50, 100, 200, $400{\mu}g/ml$) on RAW 264.7 cells was found after 24 hours incubation. LPS-induced NO production was reduced after treatment with GMYJT (100, 200, $400{\mu}g/ml$)(P<0.05). $PGE_2$ was reduced after treatment with GMYJT (100, 200, $400{\mu}g/ml$)(P<0.05). IL-$1{\beta}$ did not decrease at any dose. IL-6 decreased at 200, $400{\mu}g/ml$(P<0.05). TNF-${\alpha}$ production decreased only at $400{\mu}g/ml$(P<0.05). Conclusions : These data suggest that GMYJT has anti-inflammatory effects in late allergic reaction.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.175-184
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• 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Angelicae pubescentis Radix water extract (ACE) on immune properties in macrophage cells. Methods: The cells were divided into two groups: As a control, the first was not treated with ACE, and the other was treated with ACE. Together with the cell viability, productions of nitric oxide (NO) and cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ by treating of ACE were monitored. Results: 1. There was no decrease of the cell viability after 24 hr incubation, but a significant decrease after 48 hr incubation with all four concentrations (25, 100, 200, and $400\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) of ACE. 2. A significant increase in the production of NO was observed in the concentrations above $50\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of ACE after 24 hr incubation. 3. Further, after 48 hr incubation, the critical concentration of ACE for the increase was reduced to $25\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. 4. The production of (IL)-$1{\beta}$ significantly increased with the ACE concentrations of 100 and $200\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ after 24 hr incubation. 5. The production of IL-6 significantly increased with the ACE concentration of $200\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ after 24 hr incubation. 6. A significant increase in the production of (TNF)-${\alpha}$ was detected with ACE concentrations of 50, 100, and $200\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ after 24 hr incubation. Conclusions: These show that ACE increases mouse macrophage NO production at concentrations above $50\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, and the cytokines ((IL)-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and (TNF)-${\alpha}$) at concentrations above $200\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. These results suggest that ACE improves macrophage immune property.