• 대한약침학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2019

Objectives: It is reported that tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) contribute to cancer progression by promoting tumor growth and metastasis. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of different fractions of Adenophora triphylla var. japonica (AT) on the polarization of macrophages into the M2 phenotype, a major phenotype of TAMs. Methods: We isolated hexane, ethyl acetate, and butanol fractions from crude ethanol extract of AT. The cytotoxicity of AT in RAW264.7 cells was examined by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. RAW264.7 cells were polarized into the M2 phenotype by treatment with interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13. The expression of M2 macrophage marker genes was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The phosphorylation level of signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6) was investigated by western blot analysis. The migration of Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cells was examined by transwell migration assay using conditioned media (CM) collected from RAW264.7 cells as a chemoattractant. Results: Among various fractions of AT, the ethyl acetate fraction of AT (EAT) showed the most significant suppressive effect on the mRNA expression of M2 macrophage markers, including arginase-1, interleukin (IL)-10 and mannose receptor C type 1 (MRC-1), up-regulated by treatment of IL-4 and IL-13. In addition, EAT suppressed the phosphorylation of STAT6, a critical regulator of IL-4 and IL-13-induced M2 macrophage polarization. Finally, the increased migration of Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) cells by CM from M2-polarized RAW264.7 cells was reduced by CM from RAW264.7 cells co-treated with EAT and M2 polarization inducers. Conclusion: We demonstrated that EAT attenuated cancer cell migration through suppression of macrophage polarization toward the M2 phenotype. Additional preclinical or clinical researches are needed to evaluate its regulatory effects on macrophage polarization and anti-cancer activities.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.1379-1386
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• 2020

Acne is a chronic skin disease that typically occurs in the teens and twenties, and its symptoms vary according to age, sex, diet, and lifestyle. The condition is characterized by hyperproliferation of keratinocytes in the epidermis, sebum overproduction, excessive growth of Propionibacterium acnes, and P. acnes-induced skin inflammation. Interleukin (IL)-1α and IL-6 are predominant in the inflammatory lesions of acne vulgaris. These cytokines induce an inflammatory reaction in the skin in the presence of pathogens or stresses. Moreover, IL-1α accelerates the production of keratin 16, which is typically expressed in wounded or aberrant skin, leading to abnormalities in architecture and hyperkeratinization. Orobol (3',4',5,7-tetrahydroxyisoflavone) is a metabolite of genistein that inhibited the P. acnes-induced increases in IL-6 and IL-1α levels in human keratinocytes (HaCaTs) more effectively compared with salicylic acid. In addition, orobol decreased the IL-1α and IL-6 mRNA levels and inhibited the phosphorylation of inhibitor of kappa-B kinase, nuclear factor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells inhibitor, alpha, and mitogen-activated protein kinase induced by P. acnes. Finally, the expression of Ki67 was decreased by orobol. Thus, orobol ameliorated the inflammation and hyperkeratinization induced by heat-killed P. acnes and thus has potential for use in functional foods and cosmetics.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 참치 추출물 및 분획물들에 의한 NO 생성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았고 참치 85% aq. MeOH 분획물을 중심으로 면역과정의 생물학적 작용과 대사적 변화를 유도하는 IL-6, IFN-${\gamma}$ 및 TNF-${\alpha}$ 같은 사이토카인의 생성을 측정하여 참치 추출물에 의한 면역 기능 조절에 대하여 검토하였다. 참치 추출물과 각 분획물들은 control보다 낮은 NO 생성량을 나타내었으며, 특히 85% aq. MeOH 및 n-hexane 분획물에 의한 저해효과가 높았다. IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$의 경우, 참치 85% aq. MeOH 분획물을 농도별(1, 3 및 $10{\mu}g$)로 처리했을 때 그 중 $10{\mu}g/mL$ 첨가농도에서 6시간 배양 후 가장 낮은 IL-6 및 TNF-${\alpha}$ 생성량을 확인할 수가 있었다(p<0.05). IFN-${\gamma}$의 생성은 참치 85% aq. MeOH 분획물(1, $3{\mu}g/mLg$ 첨가농도)을 LPS와 함께 처리 했을 때 24시간과 48시간 배양 시 생성량이 증가하는 경향이었으나 유의적 차이는 없었다. 따라서 참치 85% aq. MeOH 분획물은 NO 생성과 pro-inflammatory 사이토카인(IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$)을 감소시켜 염증반응을 예방할 것으로 기대된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.264-270
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 노란콩과 검은콩의 메탄올 추출물과 각각의 콩으로부터 제조된 된장 메탄올 추출물이 IL-2, IL-6 및 TNF-${\alpha}$를 포함하는 사이토카인의 생성과 종양전이 억제에 미치는 영향에 대해 검토하였다. IL-2의 경우, LPS를 처리하지 않았을 때 대조군과 2개월 발효 검은콩 된장 메탄올 추출물 (10 ${\mu}g$/ml)에서 가장 높은 IL-2 생성을 나타내었고 LPS (1 ${\mu}g$/ml)를 처리한 후에는 검은콩 메탄올 추출물에서 가장 높은 IL-2 생성을 보였고 대조군에서 가장 낮은 생성을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 또한 IL-6 생성의 경우 LPS를 처리하지 않았을 때 2개월 발효 검은콩 된장 메탄올 추출물(10 ${\mu}g$/ml)에서 가장 높은 수치를 나타내었고 대조군과 2개월 발효된 노란콩 된장 메탄올 추출물(10 ${\mu}g$/ml)에서 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). LPS (1 ${\mu}g$/ml)를 처리한 경우, 대조군, 노란콩, 2개월 및 7개월 발효된 검은콩 메탄올 추출물(10 ${\mu}g$/ml)에서 검은콩 및 2개월 발효된 노란콩 된장 메탄올 추출물(10 ${\mu}g$/ml)에서 보다 유의적으로 높은 수치를 나타내었다(p<0.05). TNF-${\alpha}$의 생성에서 2개월 발효된 검은콩 메탄올 추출물(10 ${\mu}g$/ml)은 LPS를 처리하지 않을 때와 LPS (1 ${\mu}g$/ml)를 처리한 후 둘다의 경우 기타 실험군들에 비해 유의적으로 높은 TNF-${\alpha}$의 Journal of Life Science 2009, Vol. 19. No. 2 269 생성을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 한편 종양전이의 예방적 효과에 대한 실험결과에서 1 mg/mouse 농도로 투여하였을 때 2개월 발효된 노란콩 된장, 검은콩, 2개월 검은콩 된장, 7개월 검은콩 된장에서 각각 18%, 26%, 21%, 50%로 7개월 발효된 검은콩 된장에서 종양전이를 크게 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 검은콩으로 제조한 된장은 사이토카인 생성을 증가시켜 면역증진 활성을 나타내었으며 암전이의 예방효과도 우수하였음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.156-160
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• 2013

Culture supernatants of splenocytes from C57BL/6 mice were exposed to 0.3, 1.0, and 3.0 ${\mu}g/ml$ cordycepin plus 3.0 ${\mu}g/ml$ lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to investigate the effects of cordycepin (3'-deoxyadenosine) on the production of inflammatory cytokines. Coadministration of 3.0 ${\mu}g/ml$ cordycepin with LPS in cultured murine spleen cells significantly diminished expression of the inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in a time-dependent manner. Expression of the inflammatory cytokine IL-17A was substantially downregulated in a timeand concentration-dependent manner at all cordycepin concentrations. These findings suggest that cordycepin downregulates the immediate hypersensitivity reaction stimulated by LPS.

• BMB Reports
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.623-628
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• 2002

The Th1 vs. Th2 balance is critical for the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Therefore, the genes that are selectively-regulated by the Th1 and Th2 cytokines are likely to play an important role in the Th1 and Th2 immune responses. In order to search for and identify the novel target genes that are differentially regulated by the Th1/Th2 cytokines, the human PBMC mRNAs differentially expressed upon the stimulation with IL-4 or IL-12, were screened by employing the differential display-polymerase chain reaction. Among a number of clones selected, DC21 was identified as a novel target gene that is regulated by IL-4 and IL-12. The DC21 gene expression was up-regulated either by IL-4 or IL-12, yet counter-regulated by co-treatment with IL-4 and IL-12. DC21 is a dendritic cell protein with an unknown function. The sequence analysis and conserved-domain search revealed that it has two AU-rich motifs in the 3'UTR, which is a target site for the regulation of mRNA stability by cytokines, and that it belongs to the N-acetyltransferase family. The induction of DC21 by IL-12 peaked around 8-12 h, and lasted until 24 h. LY294002 and SB203580 significantly suppressed the IL-12-induced DC21 gene expression, which implies that PI3K and p38/JNK are involved in the IL-12 signal transduction pathway that leads to the DC21 expression. Furthermore, tissue blot data indicated that DC21 is highly expressed in tissues with specialized-resident macrophages, such as the lung, liver, kidney, and placenta. Together, these data suggest a possible role for DC21 in the differentiation and maturation of dendritic cells regulated by IL-4 and IL-12.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.921-924
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• 2010

Blocking of IL-6 has been postulated to be an effective therapy in the pathogenesis of several inflammatory diseases. The current study was performed to examine the potential effects of alkamides isolated from P. longum and P. nigrum on IL-6 induced Stat3 activation and identify the structure-activity relationship of these alkamides in human hepatoma cells. Among 10 alkamides isolated from P. longum and P. nigrum, compounds 6, 7 and 9 were identified as strong inhibitors of IL-6 action, which inhibit IL-6 induced Stat3-dependent luciferase activities. These inhibitory activities were positively influenced by the presence of piperidine moiety.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.323-333
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• 2016

Pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-$1{\beta}$(IL1B), IL6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), are known to play important roles in regulating the endometrial function in the uterus during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in several species. However, the expression and function of these cytokines and their receptors in the uterine endometrium during the estrous cycle have not been studied in pigs. Thus, this study determined the expression and regulation of IL1B, IL6, TNF and their respective receptors, IL1R1, IL1RAP, IL6R, GP130, TNFRSF1A, and TNFRSF1B during the estrous cycle in pigs. To analyze levels of each gene expression in the uterine endometrium we obtained from endometrial tissues on Days 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 of the estrous cycle. Real-time RT-PCR analysis showed that levels of IL1B, IL1RAP, IL6R, GP130, TNF, TNFRSF1A, and TNFRSF1B mRNAs were highest on Day 15 or 18 of the estrous cycle, which corresponds to the proestrus period. Levels of IL1R1 were highest on Day 0, while levels of IL6 were biphasic with high levels on Day 6 and Day 15. The abundance of IL1B, IL6, IL6R, and TNF mRNAs was decreased by progesterone, while levels of GP130 were increased by progesterone in endometrial tissue explants. These results showed that expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and their receptors changed stage-specifically during the estrous cycle and regulated by progesterone in the uterine endometrium in pigs, suggesting that these pro-inflammatory cytokines may be involved in the regulation endometrial function during the estrous cycle in pigs.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.306-311
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• 2003

Soy, high dietary intake for the oriental population, is a main source of isoflavonoids. Sophoricoside (SOP) an isoflavone glycoside was isolated from immature fruits of Sophora japonica (Leguminosae family) and its inhibitory effect on chemical mediators involved in inflammatory response was investigated in this study. SOP inhibited the interleukin (IL)-6 bioactivity with an $IC_{50}$ value of 6.1 $\mu$M whereas it had no effects on IL-1$\beta$ and TNF-a bioactivities. SOP was identified as a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 activity with an $IC_{50}$ value of 4.4 $\mu$ M, but did not show inhibitory effect on the synthesis of COX-2. However, SOP had no effect on the production of reactive oxygen species including superoxide anions and nitric oxide. These results revealed that in vitro anti-inflammatory action of SOP is significantly different from that of genistein known as a phytoestrogen of soy products. This experimental study has documented an importance of dietary soy isoflavonoids as multifunctional agents beneficial to human health, and will help to clarify protective mechanisms of SOP against inflammatory conditions.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1605-1612
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• 2006

Interleukin (IL)-18, a member of the family of IL-l cytokine, is one of the principal inducers of $interferon-{\gamma}(IFN-{\gamma})$ in T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of IL-18 on the expression of chemokine IP-10 (CXCL-10) mRNA in mouse peritoneal macrophages. IL-18 had very weak direct effect or synergistic effect with IL-12 on the expression of IP-10 mRNA in C57BL/6 mouse peritoneal macrophages. However, IL-18 pretreatment was found to playa cooperative role in the expression of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced IP-10 mRNA. For the expression of LPS-induced IP-10 mRNA, the synergistic effect was detected after 16 h of IL-18 pretreatment prior to LPS stimulation. The expression level of CD14 in cells stimulated with LPS was not changed by IL-18 pretreatment, and the level of $IFN-{\gamma}$ production during IL-18 pretreatment plus LPS stimulation was barely discernible ($0.36{\pm}0.31pg/ml$). Namely, the synergistic effect of IL-18 pretreatment was not related to a change of LPS receptor, CD14 expression, and the production of $IFN-{\gamma}$ by the interaction between IL-18 and LPS. The synergistic effect of IL-18 pretreatment on the expression of LPS-induced IP-10 was related to not NF-kB but AP-1 activation, and associated with the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway, one of the mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways. These results provide useful information that may elucidate the mechanisms underlying the effect of IL-18 on the expression of IP-10 mRNA.