• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2010

This study was designed to investigate the effects of ticlopidine on the pharmacokinetics of carvedilol after oral or intravenous administration of carvedilol in rats. Carvedilol was administered orally (3 mg/kg) or intravenously (1 mg/kg) without or with oral administration of ticlopidine (4, 12 mg/kg) to rats. The effects of ticlopidine on P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 activity were also evaluated. Ticlopidine inhibited CYP2C9 activity in a concentration-dependent manner with 50% inhibition concentration ($IC_{50}$) of $25.2\;{\mu}M$. In addition, ticlopidine could not significantly enhance the cellular accumulation of rhodamine 123 in MCF-7/ADR cells overexpressing P-gp. Compared with the control group (given carvedilol alone), the area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) was significantly (12 mg/kg, p<0.05) increased by 14-41%, and the peak concentration ($C_{max}$) was significantly (12 mg/kg, p<0.05) increased by 10.7-73.3% in the presence of ticlopidine after oral administration of carvedilol. Consequently, the relative bioavailability (R.B.) of carvedilol was increased by 1.14- to 1.41-fold and the absolute bioavailability (A.B.) of carvedilol in the presence of ticlopidine was increased by 36.2-38.5%. Compared to the i.v. control, ticlopidine could not significantly change the pharmacokinetic parameters of i.v. administered carvedilol. The enhanced oral bioavailability of carvedilol may result from inhibition of CYP2C9-mediated metabolism rather than P-gpmediated efflux of carvedilol in the intestinal and/or in liver and renal eliminatin of carvedilol by ticlopidine.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.293-299
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• 2002

Cytotoxic and antimutagenic effects of a novel cis-$\varepsilon$-viniferin and five known stilbenes, transresveratrol, trans-$\varepsilon$-viniferin, gnetin H, suffruticosols A and B, isolated from the seeds of Paeonia lactiflora Pall. (Paeoniaceae) were determined against five different cancer cell lines, and mutagenicity of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in Salmonella typhimurium TA100, respectively. Six stilbenes showed cytotoxic activity in a dose-dependent manner, and especially did potent cytotoxic activity against C6 (mouse glioma) cancer cell with $IC_{50}$ values ranging from 8.2 to $20.5{\;}{\mu\textrm{g}}/ml$. trans-Resveratrol showed significant cytotoxic activity against HepG2 (liver hepatoma) and HT-29 (colon) human cancer cell lines with $IC_{50}$ values of 11.8 and 25.2 g/ml, respectively. In contrast, trans-$\varepsilon$-viniferin and cis--viniferin, and gnetin H exhibited marked cytotoxic activity against Hela (cervicse) and MCF-7 (breast) human cancer cell lines with $IC_{50}$ values of 20.4, 21.5, and $12.9{\;}{\mu\textrm{g}}/ml$, respectively. However, suffruticosol A and B had less cytotoxic effect against all cancer cells except C6. Meanwhile, six stilbenes exerted antimutagenic activity in a dose-dependent fashion. Of them, trans-resveratrol exhibited the strongest antimutagenic effect against MNNG with $IC_{50}$ value of $27.0{\;}{\mu\textrm{g}}/plate$, while other five resveratrol oligomers also did moderate antimutagenic activity with $IC_{50}$ values ranging from 31.7 to $35.2{\;}{\mu\textrm{g}}/plate$.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2011

This study was designed to investigate the effects of silibinin on the pharmacokinetics of carvedilol after oral administration of carvedilol in rats. Carvedilol was administered orally (3 mg/kg) with oral silibinin (0.3, 1.5 or 6 mg/kg) and intravenously (1 mg/kg) to rats. The effects of silibinin on P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C9 and CYP2D6 activity were also evaluated. Silibinin inhibited CYP2C9 and CYP2D6 enzyme activity with 50% inhibition concentration ($IC_{50}$) of 5.2 ${\mu}M$ and 85.4 ${\mu}M$, respectively. In addition, silibinin significantly enhanced the cellular accumulation of rhodamine-123 in MCF-7/ADR cells overexpressing P-gp. Compared with the control group, the area under the plasma concentration-time curve was significantly increased by 36.3-57.1%, and the peak concentration was significantly increased by 51.1-88.5% in the presence of silibinin after oral administration of carvedilol. Consequently, the relative bio-availability of carvedilol was increased by 1.13- to 1.57-fold and the absolute bioavailability was significantly increased by 38.6-59.7%. The time to reach peak concentration and the terminal half-life were not significant. The enhanced oral bio-availability of carvedilol may result from inhibition of CYP2C9-mediated metabolism and P-gp-mediated efflux of carvedilol rather than inhibition of CYP2D6-mediated metabolism in the intestine and/or in the liver by silibinin.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2018년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.94-94
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• 2018

The gold (LC-AuNPs) and silver (LC-AgNPs) nanoparticles were rapidly synthesized by fruit extract of Lycium chinense within 1.15 and 25 min respectively in an eco-friendly way. The synthesized nanoparticles confirmed by relevant surface plasmon resonance peaks for gold and silver nanoparticles at 536 and 480 nm, respectively. FE-TEM results revealed that LC-AuNPs were 20-50 nm and LC-AgNPs were 50-100 nm. The maximum distribution of gold, silver elements and the crystallographic nature of synthesized were confirmed using EDX, elemental mapping and XRD. LC-AgNPs showed inhibitory activity against pathogenic microorganisms such as E. coli and S. aureus, whereas LC-AuNPs did not show inhibitory activity. The LC-AgNps nanoparticles exhibited significant cytotoxicity to human breast cancer MCF7 cell line and less cytotoxicity to non-diseased RAW264.7 (murine macrophage) cells whereas LC-AuNps showed minimal toxicity to both cell lines. In-depth research on this rapid, facile and greenery nanoparticles may play a potential role in biomedical applications.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.551-563
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• 2022

L-asparaginase (E.C. 3.5.1.1) purified from bacterial cells is widely used in the food industry, as well as in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In the present study, the Burkholderia pseudomallei L-asparaginase gene was cloned into the pGEX-2T DNA plasmid, expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS, and purified to homogeneity using Glutathione Sepharose chromatography with 7.26 purification fold and 16.01% recovery. The purified enzyme exhibited a molecular weight of ~33.6 kDa with SDS-PAGE and showed maximal activity at 50℃ and pH 8.0. It retained 95.1, 89.6%, and 70.2% initial activity after 60 min at 30℃, 40℃, and 50℃, respectively. The enzyme reserved its activity at 30℃ and 37℃ up to 24 h. The enzyme had optimum pH of 8 and reserved 50% activity up to 24 h. The recombinant enzyme showed the highest substrate specificity towards L-asparaginase substrate, while no detectable specificity was observed for L-glutamine, urea, and acrylamide at 10 mM concentration. THP-1, a human leukemia cell line, displayed significant morphological alterations after being treated with recombinant L-asparaginase and the IC₅₀ of the purified enzyme was recorded as 0.8 IU. Furthermore, the purified recombinant Lasparaginase improved cytotoxicity in liver cancer HepG2 and breast cancer MCF-7 cell lines, with IC₅₀ values of 1.53 and 18 IU, respectively.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.246-255
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• 2023

Genus Penicillium comprising the most important and extensively studied fungi has been well-known as a rich source of secondary metabolites. Our study aimed to analyze and investigate biological activities, including in vitro anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties, of metabolites from a marine-derived fungus belonging to P. levitum. The chemical compounds in the culture broth of P. levitum strain N33.2 were extracted with ethyl acetate. Followingly, chemical analysis of the extract leaded to the isolation of three ergostane-type steroid components, namely cerevisterol (1), ergosterol peroxide (2), and (3β,5α,22E)-ergosta-6,8(14),22-triene-3,5-diol (3). Among these, (3) was the most potent cytotoxic against human cancer cell lines Hep-G2, A549 and MCF-7 with IC₅₀ values of 2.89, 18.51, and 16.47 ㎍/mL, respectively, while the compound (1) showed no significant effect against tested cancer cells. Anti-inflammatory properties of purified compounds were evaluated based on NO-production in LPS-induced murine RAW264.7 macrophages. As a result, tested compounds performed diverse inhibitory effects on NO production by the macrophages, with the most significant inhibition rate of 81.37±1.35% at 25 ㎍/mL by the compound (2). Interestingly, compounds (2) and (3) exhibited inhibitory activities against pancreatic lipase and α-glucosidase enzymes in vitro assays. Our study brought out new data concerning the chemical properties and biological activities of isolated steroids from a P. levitum fungus.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제105권2호
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• pp.193-201
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• 2016

본 연구는 산딸기 열매의 지역별(장성, 화성, 울산, 순창, 포항) 영양성분, 항산화 활성 및 암세포 성장억제 효능 분석을 통하여 기능성을 갖는 산딸기 품종을 육성하고자 수행하였다. 모든 지역의 산딸기 열매에서 일반성분은 탄수화물 함량이 높게 나타났으며, 무기성분은 칼슘($996.6{\mu}g/g{\pm}0.8%$)이 가장 높은 함량을 보였으며, 나트륨($6.2{\mu}g/g{\pm}1.0%$)은 가장 낮았다. 유리아미노산은 총 26종, 구성아미노산은 총 18종을 분석하였다. 전자공여능 실험 결과 울산 산딸기가 $500{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 열수추출물은 80%, 에탄올추출물은 82.6%의 높은 소거능을 보였다. 또한 암세포 성장억제 효과를 확인하기 위한 세포독성 실험 결과, B16F10 cell은 울산 산딸기 열수추출물과 포항 산딸기 에탄올추출물, H1299 cell은 순창 산딸기 열수추출물과 포항 산딸기 에탄올추출물 그리고 MCF-7 cell은 장성 산딸기 열수추출물과 순창 산딸기 에탄올추출물에서 각각 세포독성이 나타났다. 따라서 이와 같은 기초자료를 바탕으로 기능성 특성을 지닌 산딸기를 선발하여 기능성 품종으로의 개발 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.284-291
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 저온고압 추출공정을 이용하여 전통적인 기존 추출공정과 비교함으로써 저온고압 추출공정에 의한 매자나무 수피의 항산화활성과 항암활성의 증진을 확인하고자 연구를 수행 하였다. DPPH radical 소거 활성은 5분 저온고압 처리한 추출물이 93%로 가장 높은 활성을 나타내며 대조군인 ascorbic acid의 95%와 유사한 활성을 나타내었다. 저온고압 추출공정을 통한 매자나무 추출물이 일반 열수 추출물과 비교해 xanthine oxidase 저해활성이 높게 나타났으며 특히 5분 저온고압 처리한 추출물이 56.68%의 높은 저해 활성을 나타냈다. 따라서 저온고압 추출공정을 통해 매자나무 추출물의 항산화 활성의 증진이 이루어졌음을 알수 있다. 항암활성 측정 결과, 매자나무 수피 추출물의 높은 항암활성을 확인하였으며 5분 저온고압 처리한 추출물의 암세포 억제 활성이 가장 높게 나타남에 따라 저온고압 추출공정을 통해 항암활성의 증진이 가능함을 확인하였다. 세포독성 측정 결과 5분 저온고압 추출물이 정상 세포에 대한 독성이 가장 높은데 반해 15분 저온고압 처리한 추출물의 세포독성이 제일 낮은 것으로 미루어 저온고압 추출물의 세포독성이 저온고압 추출시간의 영향을 받는 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 매자나무 수피의 생체적용이 가능한 기능성 소재로서의 이용 가능성을 확인할 수 있으며 저온 고압 추출공정의 최적화를 통한 활성물질의 추출 극대화를 통해 높은 경제적 가치를 부여해 줄 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.236-250
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• 2020

Currently, many available anti-cancer therapies are targeting apoptosis. However, many cancer cells have acquired resistance to apoptosis. To overcome this problem, simultaneous induction of other types of programmed cell death in addition to apoptosis of cancer cells might be an attractive strategy. For this purpose, we initially investigated the inhibitory role of TRIP-Br1/XIAP in necroptosis, a regulated form of necrosis, under nutrient/serum starvation. Our data showed that necroptosis was significantly induced in all tested 9 different types of cancer cell lines in response to prolonged serum starvation. Among them, necroptosis was induced at a relatively lower level in MCF-7 breast cancer line that was highly resistant to apoptosis than that in other cancer cell lines. Interestingly, TRIP-Br1 oncogenic protein level was found to be very high in this cell line. Up-regulated TRIP-Br1 suppressed necroptosis by repressing reactive oxygen species generation. Such suppression of necroptosis was greatly enhanced by XIAP, a potent inhibitor of apoptosis. Our data also showed that TRIP-Br1 increased XIAP phosphorylation at serine87, an active form of XIAP. Our mitochondrial fractionation data revealed that TRIP-Br1 protein level was greatly increased in the mitochondria upon serum starvation. It suppressed the export of CypD, a vital regulator in mitochondria-mediated necroptosis, from mitochondria to cytosol. TRIP-Br1 also suppressed shikonin-mediated necroptosis, but not TNF-α-mediated necroptosis, implying possible presence of another signaling pathway in necroptosis. Taken together, our results suggest that TRIP-Br1/XIAP can function as onco-proteins by suppressing necroptosis of cancer cells under nutrient/serum starvation.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.309-314
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• 2004

Echinacea의 추출물 및 분획물들의 정상세포에 대한 세포독성을 측정한 결과, 0.5 mg/ml이상의 농도에서 정상세포의 생육이 20% 가까이 저해되었으며, 비교적 높은 농도인 1.0 mg/ml의 농도에서도 70%이상의 세포 생존을 나타내었다. 유방암 세포주인 MCF7에 대한 생육억제 활성은 0.5 mg/ml의 농도에서 물 추출물의 butanol 획분과 ethanol 추출물의 ethyl acetate 획분에서 각각 87%와 81%로 가장 높은 억제활성을 나타내었으며, 인간 간암세포주인 Hep3B에 대한 생육억제능은, 물과 ethanol 추출물의 butanol 획분에서 0.5 mg/ml의 농도에서 81%와 63%의 생육 억제능을 나타내었으며, 1.0 mg/ml의 농도에서는 수층획분을 제외하고는 대부분 70% 이상의 높은 생육억제능을 나타내었다. 위암세포인 AGS의 경우 물 추출물의 butanol 획분에서 0.5 mg/ml의 농도에서 80%의 높은 억제율을 나타내었으며, 1.0 mg/ml의 농도에서는 각 추출물의 수층 획분과 ethanol 추출물의 ethyl acetate 획분을 제외하고는 80% 이상의 높은 생육억제 활성을 나타내었다. 폐암세포인 A549에 대한 생육억제능은 물과 ethaonl 추출물의 butanol 획분에서 1.0 mg/ml의 농도에서 92%와 87%로 높게 나타났다. 이전까지 Echinacea에 관해서 보고된 것은 그리 많지 않으며, 본 논문에서 Echinacea의 추출물 및 분획물들에 관해 실험한 내용에 관한 것은 전무한 것으로 사료되어져, 이용에 있어서 본 논문에서 실험한 결과를 바탕으로 Echinacea의 항암활성 효과를 통하여 앞으로의 이용에 다양하게 이용될 수 있음을 알린 것이며, 아울러 Echinacea의 추출물들을 이용시 본 눈문에서 실험한 결과물인 물과 ethanol 추출물 모두 butanol 분획에서 그 효과가 가장 높았으므로 이를 사용한 다양한 암세포 사멸효과뿐만이 아니라 면역 활성 증진 및 여러 생리활성의 이용에 사용되도록 하여야 할 것이다.