• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2020

Fucoidan, a natural component of brown seaweed, has various biological activities such as anti-cancer activity, anti-oxidant, and anti-inflammatory against various cancer cells. However, the fucoidan has been implicated in melanoma cells via apoptosis signaling pathway. Therefore, we investigated apoptosis with fucoidan in A2058 human melanoma cells with dose- and time-dependent manners. In our results, A2058 cells viability decreased at relatively short-time and low-concentration through fucoidan. This effects of fucoidan on A2058 cells appeared to be mediated by the induction of apoptosis, as manifested by morphological changes through DNA-binding dye Hoechst 33342 staining. When a dose of 80 ㎍/mL fucoidan was treated, the cells were observed: crescent or ring-like structure, chromatin condensation, and nuclear fragmentation. With the increase at 100 ㎍/mL fucoidan, the cell membrane is intact throughout the total process, including membrane blebbing and loss of membrane integrity as well as increase of sub-G1 DNA. Furthermore, to understand the exact mechanism of fucoidan-treated in A2058 cells, western blotting was performed to detect apoptosis-related protein expression. In this study, Bcl-2 family proteins can be regulated by fucoidan, suggesting that fucoidan-induced apoptosis is modulated by intrinsic pathway. Therefore, expression of Bcl-2 and Bax may result in altered permeability, activating caspase-3 and caspase-9. And the cleaved form of poly ADP-ribose polymerase was detected in fucoidan-treated A2058 cells. These results suggest that A2058 cells are highly sensitive to growth inhibition by fucoidan via apoptosis, as evidenced by activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases/p38/Bcl-2 family signaling, as well as alteration in caspase-9 and caspase-3.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Although Angelica keiskei (AK) has widely been utilized for the purpose of general health improvement among Asian, its functionality and mechanism of action. The aim of this study was to determine the protective effect of ethanol extract of AK (AK-Ex) on acute hepatotoxicity induced by acetaminophen (AAP) in HepG2 human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cells and HepaRG human hepatic progenitor cells. MATERIALS/METHODS: AK-Ex was prepared HepG2 and HepaRG cells were cultured with various concentrations and 30 mM AAP. The protective effects of AK-Ex against AAP-induced hepatotoxicity in HepG2 and HepaRG cells were evaluated using 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay, flow cytometry, and Western blotting. RESULTS: AK-Ex, when administered prior to AAP, increased cell growth and decreased leakage of LDH in a dose-dependent manner in HepG2 and HepaRG cells against AAP-induced hepatotoxicity. AK-Ex increased the level of Bcl-2 and decreased the levels of Bax, Bok and Bik decreased the permeability of the mitochondrial membrane in HepG2 cells intoxicated with AAP. AK-Ex decreased the cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) and the activation of caspase-9, -7, and -3. CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate that AK-Ex downregulates apoptosis via intrinsic and extrinsic pathways against AAP-induced hepatotoxicity. We suggest that AK could be a useful preventive agent against AAP-induced apoptosis in hepatocytes.

• 멤브레인
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.263-272
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• 2017

분리막의 기공 크기 및 분포도를 분석하기 위한 다양한 측정법이 있지만 10-50 nm 범위의 한외여과막 기공크기를 정확하게 측정하기가 까다롭다. 따라서 gas-liquid displacement porometer (GLDP)와 liquid-liquid displacement porometer(LLDP) 기공 특성 측정법 두 가지를 이용하여, 10-100 nm의 기공크기를 갖는 세 종류의 세라믹 분리막(K-100, A-100, A-20)의 기공 크기 및 분포도를 비교 분석하였다. GLDP는 한외여과막의 최대 기공크기를 측정하는데 적합한 분석법으로 확인되었고, LLDP로 측정된 평균 기공크기가 분리막의 분리 성능 결과와 더 연계되어 있었다. 또한 LLDP는 10-50 nm 범위의 기공크기를 측정하는데 적합한 기공 분석법으로 확인되었으나, GLDP 보다 낮은 정밀도와 높은 민감도를 나타내었다. 다양한 기공 특성 분석법 가운데, 최근 상용화된 LLDP 기술은 종래의 측정법으로 알지 못했던 유용한 결과들을 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 공업화학
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• 제9권7호
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• pp.950-955
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• 1998

본 연구는 두 종류의 Polyethlene Glycol(PEG, Mw; 8000, 20000)을 cross-flow로 한외여과(막; 분획분자량 6000, 20000)함에 있어서 시간, 운전압력, 유입농도, 그리고 순환유량의 변화에 따라 투과유속과 제거율의 관계를 조사하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 실험진행에 있어서 운전압력은 7, 14, 28 psi의 3단계로, 순환유량은 1000 mL/min와 2000 mL/min 두 가지로, 그리고 유입농도도 100 mg/L과 1000 mg/L의 두가지로 하여 실행하였다. 투과유속은 PEG의 분자량과 농도가 작을수록 압력증가와 함께 증가하였으며, 겉보기제거율($R_o$)은 PEG의 분자량과 농도가 클수록 증가하였다. 그러나 압력이 증가되었을 때 $R_o$는 감소하였다. 일정한 압력하에서 PEG수용액의 투과유속과 $R_o$는 시간변화(8 h)에 관계없이 일정하였다. 순환유량의 변화에 있어서 투과유속에는 거의 영향이 없었으나, $R_o$는 순환유량이 큰 경우가 높게 나타났으며, 두 순환유량의 경우 모두 압력증가와 함께 $R_o$는 감소하였다. 한편, 투과유속과 조작압력의 거동을 분석하기 위해 사용된 투과도비($\alpha$)는 조작압력과 순환유량의 증가와 함께 증가하였으며, 모든 경우에서 1보다 작게 나타났기 때문에 농도분극현상을 분석할 수 있었다. 그리고 물질전달계수로부터 얻은 진제거율(R)은 압력증가와 함께 감소하였으며, 선유속과 PEG의 분자량이 클수록 높게 나타났다.