• BMB Reports
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.130-135
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• 2021

Voltage-gated potassium (Kv) channels are involved in many important cellular functions and play pivotal roles in cancer progression. The expression level of Kv2.1 was observed to be higher in the highly metastatic prostate cancer cells (PC-3), specifically in their membrane, than in immortalized prostate cells (WPMY-1 cells) and comparatively less metastatic prostate cancer cells (LNCaP and DU145 cells). However, Kv2.1 expression was significantly decreased when the cells were treated with antioxidants, such as N-acetylcysteine or ascorbic acid, implying that the highly expressed Kv2.1 could detect reactive oxygen species (ROS) in malignant prostate cancer cells. In addition, the blockade of Kv2.1 with stromatoxin-1 or siRNA targeting Kv2.1 significantly inhibited the migration of malignant prostate cancer cells. Our results suggested that Kv2.1 plays an important role as a ROS sensor and that it is a promising therapeutic molecular target in metastasis of prostate cancer.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.194-199
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• 1999

한국품종 및 중국품종 참깨를 한국 조치원 및 중국 길림성에서 각각 재배, 수확한 참깨 및 이를 볶아 제조한 참기름을 시료로 하여 화학성분을 분석 비교하였다. 참기름의 수율은 한국품종 한국산이 47.8%, 중국품종 중국산이 48.1%, 재배지 교환시는 한국품종 중국산이 48.6%, 중국품종 한국산이 49.3%로 나타났다. 참기름의 색도는 한국품종 한국산이 L값이 다소 낮아 참기름 고유의 암갈색을 띠었다. 참기름의 지방질 조성은 한국품종 한국산은 중성, 당, 인지질의 조성비가 93.1%, 6.6%, 0.2%였고, 중국품종 중국산은 94.7%, 4.6%, 0.8%로 조성면에서 큰 차이는 없었으며, 재배지를 교환시도 비슷한 경향을 보였다. 참기름의 지방산 조성은 모두 7개의 지방산을 확인하였으며, 불포화 지방산인 oleic acid 및 linoleic acid가 한국품종 한국산이 84.6%, 중국품종 중국산이 84.8%로 대부분을 차지하였고, 그 조성면에서는 oleic acid 및 linoleic acid가 한국품종 한국산은 47.1%, 37.5%인데 비해 중국품종 중국산은 40.5%, 44.3%로 다소 차이를 보였다. 참깨의 아미노산 함량은 생시료의 경우 한국품종 한국산이 713mg%로서 중국품종 중국산 238mg%보다 월등히 높았으며, 필수 아미노산 함량 또한 한국품종 한국산이 309mg%로서 중국품종 중국산 99mg%에 비해 월등히 높게 나타났다. 한편 재배지를 교환시 아미노산 함량은 한국품종 중국산은 한국 재배시보다 44% 정도 감소하였고 중국품종 한국산은 중국재배시 보다 63% 정도 증가하였으며, 시료를 볶음처리했을 경우 아미노산 함량은 한국산 및 중국산 모두 현저한 감소를 보였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.269-273
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• 2005

A furocoumarin derivative, psoralen (7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one), was isolated from the n-hexane fraction of Heracleum moellendorffii Hance. We examined the effects of psor-alen on a human Kv1.5 potassium channel (hKv1.5) cloned from human heart and stably expressed in Uk- cells. We found that psoralen inhibited the hKv1.5 current in a concentration-, use- and voltage-dependent manner with an IC$_{50}$ value of 180 $\pm$ 21 nM at +60 mV. Psoralen accelerated the inactivation kinetics of the hKv1.5 channel, and it slowed the deactivation kinetics of the hKv1.5 current resulting in a tail crossover phenomenon. These results indicate that psoralen acts on the hKv1.5 channel as an open channel blocker. Furthermore, psoralen prolonged the action potential duration of rat atrial muscles in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, the present results strongly suggest that psoralen may be an ideal antiarrhythmic drug for atrial fibrillation.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2016

Paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), has been reported to have an effect on several ion channels including human ether-a-go-go-related gene in a SSRI-independent manner. These results suggest that paroxetine may cause side effects on cardiac system. In this study, we investigated the effect of paroxetine on Kv1.5, which is one of cardiac ion channels. The action of paroxetine on the cloned neuronal rat Kv1.5 channels stably expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells was investigated using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Paroxetine reduced Kv1.5 whole-cell currents in a reversible concentration-dependent manner, with an $IC_{50}$ value and a Hill coefficient of $4.11{\mu}M$ and 0.98, respectively. Paroxetine accelerated the decay rate of inactivation of Kv1.5 currents without modifying the kinetics of current activation. The inhibition increased steeply between -30 and 0 mV, which corresponded with the voltage range for channel opening. In the voltage range positive to 0 mV, inhibition displayed a weak voltage dependence, consistent with an electrical distance ${\delta}$ of 0.32. The binding ($k_{+1}$) and unbinding ($k_{-1}$) rate constants for paroxetine-induced block of Kv1.5 were $4.9{\mu}M^{-1}s^{-1}$ and $16.1s^{-1}$, respectively. The theoretical $K_D$ value derived by $k_{-1}/k_{+1}$ yielded $3.3{\mu}M$. Paroxetine slowed the deactivation time course, resulting in a tail crossover phenomenon when the tail currents, recorded in the presence and absence of paroxetine, were superimposed. Inhibition of Kv1.5 by paroxetine was use-dependent. The present results suggest that paroxetine acts on Kv1.5 currents as an open-channel blocker.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2002

본 연구는 돼지 복제수정란의 생산성 향상에 기여하기 위한 기초연구로써 핵이식 수정란의 융합과 활성화 과정에 있어서 전기적 조건이 핵이식 수정란의 융합 및 체외발달에 미치는 요인들을 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 공여세포는 Landrace종의 귀 세포조직을 채취하여 0.05%의 trypsin과 EDTA가 첨가된 D-PBS로 세포를 분리하여 TCM-199 배양액으로 계대배양을 실시하여 사용하였다. 핵이식은 laser system으로 투명대를 drilling하여 수핵난자의 극체와 핵을 제거한 후 공여세포를 주입하였으며, 핵이식 수정란은 전기적 자극으로 융합과 활성화를 실시하여 분할을 유도하였다. 분할이 이루어진 핵이식 수정란은 10% FBS가 첨가된 NCSU-23 배양액으로 $CO_2$ 배양기에서 6~8일 동안 체외배양을 실시하여 배반포기로 발달을 유도하였다. 본 연구결과에서 얻은 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1.90kv/cm, 30$\mu$sec 1회의 전기자극으로 융합을 실시하였을 때 핵이식 수정란의 융합율은 1.90kv/cm의 조건이 49.5%로써 2.10kv/cm(25.8%)와 2.50kv/cm(30.3%)의 조건보다 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았으며, 융합 후 활성화가 유기된 핵이식 수정란의 분할율은 2.50kv/cm 전기자극이 70.3%로써 가장 높게 나타났다. 핵이식 수정란을 30$\mu$sec 동안 1회와 2회의 전기자극으로 융합을 실시하였을 때 융합율은 모두 50%였으며, 60$\mu$sec 동안 1회와 2회의 조건에서도 각각 58.4%와 50.8%로써 전기의 자극시간과 횟수에 따른 차이는 없었다. 융합이 이루어진 핵이식 수정란의 전기활성화 유도 후 융합시의 전기적 조건에 따른 분할율은 30$\mu$sec동안 1회와 2회에 있어서는 49.1%와 56.5%로써 차이가 없었으나, 60 $\mu$sec 동안 2회(76.3%) 실시하였을 경우에는 1회(56.1%)에 비해 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높은 분할율을 보였다. 전기자극 후 융합이 이루어진 융합란의 분할율은 1.50kv/cm의 전기적 활성화 조건에서는 72.8%로써 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았으며, 단위발생란의 분할율 60.9%와는 차이가 없었다. 핵이식 수정란의 배반포기로의 발달율은 1.50kv/cm의 융합조건에서는 9.8%가 배반포기로 발달하였으나, 1.25kv/cm 조건에서는 배반포기로의 발달이 전혀 없었다. 단위발생란의 배반포기로의 발달율은 6.4%로써 핵이식란(1.5kv/cm)과 유의적(P<0.05)인 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때 핵이식 수정란의 배반포기로의 발달은 융합 및 활성화 과정에 있어서 세포종류, 전기자극의 세기 및 통전시간 등이 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각되며, 돼지 핵이식 수정란의 전기적 융합조건은 1.90kv/cm, 60$\mu$sec., 2회, 융합란의 활성화 조건에 따른 배반포기로의 발달율은 1.50kv/m가 적합한 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 적정 전기적 융합 및 활성화 조건을 확립한다면 핵이식 수정란의 융합율과 체외발달율을 보다 더 높일 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.397-404
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• 2022

Fesoterodine, an antimuscarinic drug, is widely used to treat overactive bladder syndrome. However, there is little information about its effects on vascular K⁺ channels. In this study, voltage-dependent K⁺ (Kv) channel inhibition by fesoterodine was investigated using the patch-clamp technique in rabbit coronary artery. In whole-cell patches, the addition of fesoterodine to the bath inhibited the Kv currents in a concentration-dependent manner, with an IC₅₀ value of 3.19 ± 0.91 μM and a Hill coefficient of 0.56 ± 0.03. Although the drug did not alter the voltage-dependence of steady-state activation, it shifted the steady-state inactivation curve to a more negative potential, suggesting that fesoterodine affects the voltage-sensor of the Kv channel. Inhibition by fesoterodine was significantly enhanced by repetitive train pulses (1 or 2 Hz). Furthermore, it significantly increased the recovery time constant from inactivation, suggesting that the Kv channel inhibition by fesoterodine is use (state)-dependent. Its inhibitory effect disappeared by pretreatment with a Kv 1.5 inhibitor. However, pretreatment with Kv2.1 or Kv7 inhibitors did not affect the inhibitory effects on Kv channels. Based on these results, we conclude that fesoterodine inhibits vascular Kv channels (mainly the Kv1.5 subtype) in a concentration- and use (state)-dependent manner, independent of muscarinic receptor antagonism.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.545-553
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• 2020

Aripiprazole is a quinolinone derivative approved as an atypical antipsychotic drug for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. It acts as with partial agonist activities at the dopamine D2 receptors. Although it is known to be relatively safe for patients with cardiac ailments, less is known about the effect of aripiprazole on voltage-gated ion channels such as transient A-type K⁺ channels, which are important for the repolarization of cardiac and neuronal action potentials. Here, we investigated the effects of aripiprazole on Kv1.4 currents expressed in HEK293 cells using a whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Aripiprazole blocked Kv1.4 channels in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC₅₀ value of 4.4 μM and a Hill coefficient of 2.5. Aripiprazole also accelerated the activation (time-to-peak) and inactivation kinetics. Aripiprazole induced a voltage-dependent (δ = 0.17) inhibition, which was use-dependent with successive pulses on Kv1.4 currents without altering the time course of recovery from inactivation. Dehydroaripiprazole, an active metabolite of aripiprazole, inhibited Kv1.4 with an IC₅₀ value of 6.3 μM (p < 0.05 compared with aripiprazole) with a Hill coefficient of 2.0. Furthermore, aripiprazole inhibited Kv4.3 currents to a similar extent in a concentration-dependent manner with an IC₅₀ value of 4.9 μM and a Hill coefficient of 2.3. Thus, our results indicate that aripiprazole blocked Kv1.4 by preferentially binding to the open state of the channels.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.207-213
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• 2009

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) is caused by RHD virus (RHDV) and is one of the most fatal diseases of rabbits. Acute death of rabbits occurred in a farm located in the Gyeonggi province of South Korea. The virus was isolated and confirmed as RHDV based on reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and hemagglutination assay (HA), and the isolate was designated as KV0801. The nucleotide sequence of the complete VP60 gene of KV0801 was determined and the corresponding amino acid sequence was deduced. Molecular analysis showed that the KV0801 isolate can be classified as a pandemic antigenic variant strain, RHDVa. The VP60 nucleotide sequence and deduced amino acid homology between KV0801 and other Korean isolate, RHF89, which was isolated in 1988, were 92.1 and 94.3%, respectively. The pathogenicity of the KV0801 isolate at an HA titer ranging from 16,384 to 0.16 HA units was evaluated in five-month-old SFP rabbits. The rabbits inoculated with KV0801 isolate containing more than 1.63 HA units died within six days of inoculation. These results suggest that a highly pathogenic RHDVa is circulating in the rabbit populations of Korea.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제3권5호
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• pp.471-479
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• 1999

The Kv channel activity in vascular smooth muscle cell plays an important role in the regulation of membrane potential and blood vessel tone. It was postulated that increased blood vessel tone in hypertension was associated with alteration of Kv channel and membrane potential. Therefore, using whole cell mode of patch-clamp technique, the membrane potential and the 4-AP-sensitive Kv current in cerebral arterial smooth muscle cells were compared between normotensive rat and one-kidney, one-clip Goldblatt hypertensive rat (lK,lC-GBH rat). Cell capacitance of hypertensive rat was similar to that of normotensive rat. Cell capacitance of normotensive rat and 1K,lC-GBH rat were $20.8{\pm}2.3$ and $19.5{\pm}1.4$ pF, respectively. The resting membrane potentials measured in current clamp mode from normotensive rat and 1K,lC-GBH rat were $-45.9{\pm}1.7$ and $-38.5{\pm}1.6$ mV, respectively. 4-AP (5 mM) caused the resting membrane potential hypopolarize but charybdotoxin $(0.1\;{\mu}M)$ did not cause any change of membrane potential. Component of 4-AP-sensitive Kv current was smaller in 1K,lC-GBH rat than in normotensive rat. The voltage dependence of steady-state activation and inactivation of Kv channel determined by using double-pulse protocol showed no significant difference. These results suggest that 4-AP-sensitive Kv channels playa major role in the regulation of membrane potential in cerebral arterial smooth muscle cells and alterations of 4-AP-sensitive Kv channels would contribute to hypopolarization of membrane potential in 1K,lC-GBH rat.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.102-105
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• 2006

We examined the effects of psoralen derivatives on a rapidly activating delayed rectifier $K^+$ channel (hKv1.5) cloned from human heart and stably expressed in $Ltk^-$ cells. Using the whole cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique, we found that the five psoralen derivatives inhibited hKv1.5 current. Especially, 4-(2-Propenyloxy)-7H-furo[3,2-g][1]benzopyran-7-one (compound 5) was more potent than the inhibition of the hKv1.5 current of psoralen. The compound 5 inhibited the hKv1.5 current in a concentration-, time-, and voltage-dependent manner. These results suggest that the compound 5 is an excellent candidate as an antiarrhythmic drug for atrial fibrillation.