• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.1533-1536
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• 2014

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.180-180
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• 2003

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2004년도 KSOT/KEMS Fall Annual Meeting
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• pp.145-145
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• 2004

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2008년도 제49회 학술심포지움 및 국제학술대회
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• pp.23.2-23.2
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• 2008

• 대한동의생리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한동의생리학회 2005년도 정기총회 및 동계학술대회
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• pp.25-25
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• 2005

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2001년도 Korean Environmental Mutagen Society
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• pp.202-202
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• 2001

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2002년도 Current Trends in Toxicological Sciences
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• pp.91-91
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• 2002

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.40-60
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• 2012

Objectives: The object of this study was to observe antitumor, anticachexia and immunomodulatory effects of Shipyeukmiyeugi-eum(SYM) on human breast cancer cell, MCF-7, xenograft Balb/c nu-nu nude mice. Methods: Three different dosages of SYM-125, 250 and 500 mg/kg were orally administered once a day for 28 days from 11 days after tumor cell inoculation, and the changes on the body weights, tumor volume and weights, weights of spleen and popliteal lymph node and epididymal fat, serum IL-6 and IFN-${\gamma}$ levels, NK cell and peritoneal macrophage activities, splenic TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-10 contents were observed. In addition, histopathological observations of apoptotic cell, spleen, popliteal lymph node and cervical brown adipose were also detected. The results were compared with a potent cytotoxic estrogen receptor antagonist, Tamoxifen 20 mg/kg treated mice. Results: Tumor volumes and weights were decreased without cytotoxic effects on the both MCF-7 and MCF-10A cells as results of all three different dosages of SYM treatment. And weights of body, spleen, popliteal lymph node, epididymal fat, serum IFN-${\gamma}$, NK cell, peritoneal macrophage activities, splenic TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$ and IL-10 contents were increased with decrease of serum IL-6. At histopathological observations, apoptotic tumor cells, spleen, popliteal lymph node and cervical brown adipose tissue were increased. That means tumor-related immunosuppress and cachexia were markedly inhibited by SYM treatment as compared with tumor-bearing mice. On the other hand, Tamoxifen showed marked cytotoxic effects against MCF-7 and MCF-10A, decreases of tumor volume and weights, and increases of apoptotic tumor cells and related decreases of tumor cell volumes, but tamoxifen markedly deteriorated the tumor-related immune-suppress and cachexia. Conclusions: The results obtained in this study suggest that SYM showed favorable anticancer effects and anticachexic effects on the MCF-7 cell xenograft through immunomodulatory effects. SYM did not induce any cytotoxic effects against both normal and cancer cells.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2009

Nitric oxide (NO)는 세포 안의 다양한 생리학적, 병리학적 조건에서 확산, 세포 간 messenger와 같은 다양한 기능이 있으며, NO는 암세포나 macrophage 등과 같은 세포에서는 apoptosis를 유도하고, 정상세포나 내피 세포에서는 apoptosis를 억제한다고 보고되어져 있다. NO가 유방암 세포주인 MCF-7 세포에서는 apoptosis를 유도하는지 확인하기 위해 NO donor인 SIN-1을 처리하였다. SIN-1은 48시간 처리 시에도 세포 생존율에 영향을 주지 않았고, 세포주기나 성장 패턴에도 아무런 변화를 주지 않았다. 그러나 p53의 발현은 SIN-1 처리 시간에 따라 증가하였고, bcl-2, MDM2, p21의 발현도 함께 증가하였다. Bax의 발현은 SIN-1 처리 시에 변화가 없었다. MCF-7 세포에서 NO에 의한 apoptosis 억제를 보기 위하여, SIN-1을 선처리한 세포에 $CoCl_2$를 처리하였다. 세포에 $CoCl_2$ 만을 처리한 군에서는 확연한 apoptosis를 나타내었지만, SIN-1을 24 시간 선처리한 세포에서는 apoptosis를 관찰할 수 없었다. Cobalt Chloride에 의해 감소되었던 p53, MDM2, bcl-2 발현 역시 SIN-1을 24시간 선처리한 세포에서 증가하였다. 이런 결과들은 SIN-1에 의해 발현된 MDM2가 p53의 기능을 막으며, 또한 p21과 bcl-2의 발현이 유도되어 apoptosis를 억제함을 제시한다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권22호
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• pp.9655-9660
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• 2014

Background: Nigella Sativa (NS) is an herb from the Ranunculaceae family that exhibits numerous medicinal properties and has been used as important constituent of many complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs). The ability of NS to kill cancer cells such as PC3, HeLa and hepatoma cells is well established. However, our understanding of the mode of death caused by NS remains nebulous. The objective of this study was to gain further insight into the mode and mechanism of death caused by NS in breast cancer MCF-7 cells. Materials and Methods: Human breast cancer cells (MCF-7) were treated with a methanolic extract of NS, and a dose- and time-dependent study was performed. The $IC_{50}$ was calculated using a Cell Titer $Blue^{(R)}$ viability assay assay, and evidence for DNA fragmentation was obtained by fluorescence microscopy TUNEL assay. Gene expression was also profiled for a number of apoptosis-related genes (Caspase-3, -8, -9 and p53 genes) through qPCR. Results: The $IC_{50}$ of MCF-7 cells was $62.8{\mu}L/mL$. When MCF-7 cells were exposed to $50{\mu}L/mL$ and $100{\mu}L/mL$ NS for 24h, 48h and 72h, microscopic examination (TUNEL assay) revealed a dose- and time-dependent increase in apoptosis. Similarly, the expression of the Caspase-3, -8, -9 and p53 genes increased significantly according to the dose and time. Conclusions: NS induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells through both the p53 and caspase pathways. NS could potentially represent an alternative source of medicine for breast cancer therapy.