• 약학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.94-101
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• 1995

In order to evaluate the suppressive effects of galangin on the DNA damage induced by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea(MNU), in vitro sister chromatid exchange(SCE) test using Chinese Hamster ovary(CHO) cells was performed. Also the determinations of [$^{3}$H] MNU-induced total DNA binding and methylated DNA were performed to find out the mechanism of action by galangin. MNU-induced SCEs were significantly decreased by simultaneous and pretreatment of galangin when S-9 mix was added only. In post-treatment, however, the MNU-induced SCEs were not decreased when S-9 mix was added or not. [$^{3}$H] MNU-induced total DNA binding was significantly inhibited by the treatment of galangin in calf thymus DNA and CHO cells. HPLC analysis of DNA hydrolysates shows that galangin caused a dose-dependant decrease in calf thymus DNA, but not significant decrease in CHO cells. These results suggest that the inhibition of galangin on the MNU-induced SCEs is due to the decrease of DNA binding and methylation with MNU. Therefore, galangin may be useful as a chemopreventive agent of alkylating agents.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.163-171
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• 1981

CHO 세포를 재료로 ENU와 MNU를 여러농도로 처리한후 시간 경과에 따른 염색체 이상율을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. (1) ENU와 MNU에 의한 염색체 이상 빈도는 처리 후 시간의 경과와 농도에 따라 상이한 현상을 나타냈다. (2) ENU 처리군에서는 염색체 이상형은 염색분체 절단이 대부분이었으나 고농도군 ($10^-3 M$)에서는 처리 후 24시간에 염색분체 교환이 염색분체 절단을 능가하였다. (3) MNU 처리군에서는 염색체 이상형은 염색분체 절단이 대부분이었으나 $10^-4$ M 이상에서는 처리후 12시간부터 염색분체 교환이 염색분체 절단을 능가하였다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.77-82
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• 1998

In order to compare the suppressive effect of galangin on the genotoxicity by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) or benzo[a]pyrene B(a)P, in vivo micronycleus test using mouse peripheral blood and in vitro sister chromatid exchange(SCE) test using mouse spleen lymphocytes were performed. MNU or B(a)P-induced micronucleated reticulocytes in vivo was decreased by the simultaneous treatment of galangin. MNU or B(a)P-induced SCEs in vitro was also decreased by the simultaneous treatment of galangin. On the other hand, the determinations of [$^3$H]MNU-induced total DNA binding and methylated DNA were performed to find out the mechanism of action. [$^3$H]MNU-induced total DNA binding was inhibited by the treatment of galangin in calf thymus DNA. HPLC analysis of DNA hydrolysates showed that galangin caused a decrease of 7-methyl guanine and $O^{6}$-methyl guanine in calf thymus DNA. To elucidate the action mechanism of galangin against B(a)P, alteration of B(a)P metabolism was studied. Galangin inhibited B(a)P metabolism in the presence of S-9 mix and decreased B(a)P-DNA binding in calf thymus DNA with S-9 mix.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.243-251
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• 1998

백삼(Pampx ginseng C.A. Meyer, 4년근)을 가루로 한 다음 petroleum ether로 24시간 추출 후 감압 농축시켜 인삼 석유에텔추출물(GPE)로 하였다. 이때 GPE의 수율은 평균 2.24%였다. 또한 GPE를 petroleum ether 소량에 녹이고 petroleum ether:ether 용매계열로 silicagel column chromatography에 의한 partition을 실시하여 P1, P2, P3 , P4, P5의 5개의 분획을 얻었다. 본 실험에서는 소핵생성 물질인 N-methyl-N-nitrosourea(MNU) 및 benzo(a) pyrene[B(a)P]를 이용하여 소핵생성억제실험을 하였따. 상기의 5가지 분획 중에서 MNU에 대해서는 GPE, P1, P2에서 억제효과가 나타났다. 한편, B(a)P에 대해서는 GPE, P1, P2, P3 , P4, P5 모두에게 억제효과를 나타내었다. 그러나 여러 가지 활성을 보인 분획 중에서 여러 가지 양성대조물질들에 대해서 가장 두드러져 보이는 것은 P2였다. P2는 MNU, B(a)P 모두에 대해서 GPE와 유사한 억제경향을 보이면서 억제활성은 크게 나타난T다. EK라서 P2가 GPE가 보이는 소핵생성억제효과에 깊은 관련이 있는 물질로 판단되었다. 이와 같은 유전독성억제효과의 작용기전을 알기 위하여 B(a)P의 대사에 미치는 영향을 연구한 결과 GPE와 P2는 S-9 mix에 의해 유도된 B(a)P 대사를 억제시켰으며, DNA-B(a)P binding도 감소시켰다. 한편, MNU에 의한 DNA binding 과 O6-methyl guanine 및 7-methyl guanine 생성에 있어서도 억제적인 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 GPE와 P2는 B(a)P와 같은 2차 발암 물질과 MNU와 같은 알킬화제에 의한 유전독성을 활성대사억제 및 methylation 억제 , DNA binding 억제 등의 기전으로 감소시키고 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 한편, 소핵생성억제 효과에서 가장 활성이 좋았던 P2를 NMR과 GC/MS결과, aliphatic ketone류의 혼합물로서 주성분은 분질량 330과 386의 두 개 물질이 함유되어 있는 혼합물이었으며 향후 계속적으로 분리 동정이 필요한 물질이다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 1990년도 추계 학술대회지
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• pp.8-9
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• 1990

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.275-284
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• 2000

The organ culture model of the whole mammary gland has many advantages for the study of branching morphogenesis and biological characteristics, including tumorigenesis. Prior to whole gland organ culture, rats were treated with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) or N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) for one week. The tramdorming effect and the morphological changes were assessed by the whole mount preparations and histopathological examination in terminal end buds (TEB), terminal ducts (TD), alveolar buds (AB), alveolar lobules (AL) and hyperplastic alveolar nodules (HAN) of the mammary gland. Grossfindings of the mammary glands at dissection were higher branching morphogenesis and larger volume in carcinogen-treated groups than in carcinogen-non-treated groups. Results of the whole mount method were coincided with those of the histopathological observations. Circular TEB, normally maintained AB, AL, and high cellular density were more frequently observed in carcinogen-treated groups than in carcinogen-nan-treated groups. Histopathologically, as a preneoplastic marker, HAN was maintained only in mammary organ culture of the carcinogen-treated groups. These findings suggest that in vivo trans-formation effects by carcinogens persisted during the mammary organ culture. These results were more characteristic in DMBA than in MNU-treated group. Ducts and terminal ducts appeared to have lost morphology during their growths in case of without diethylstilbestrol (DES). The fact that in vitro organ culture without DES was resulted in abnormal ductular morphogenesis confirms that DES is a physiological regulator of ductular epithelial cell growth.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 1996

In order to compare the suppressive effect of quercetin and several its glycosides, such as quercitrin (quercetin-3-rhamnoside), isoquercitrin (quercetin-3-glucoside), hyperin (quercetin-3-galactoside) and tutin (quercetin-3-rhamnosyl glucoside), on the genotoxicity by N-methyl-N-nitrosourea(MNU), in vitro sister chromatid exchange(SCE) test using mouse spleen lymphocytes and in vivo micronucleus test using mouse peripheral blood were performed. MNU-induced SCEs in vitro were not decreased by the simultaneous treatment of test compounds. Among them, quercetin and hyperin showed significant suppressive effects at high dose(10-5M). On the other hand, MNU-induced micronucleated reticulocytes(MNRETS) in vivo were significantly decreased with good dose-dependent manner in all compound tested. However, there were not significant differences between quercetin aglycone and its glycosides in the suppressive aglycone and its glycosides may act as an antigenotoxic agent in vivo and may be useful as a chemopreventive agent of alkylating agent.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2008년도 제49회 학술심포지움 및 국제학술대회
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• pp.71.1-71.1
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• 2008

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권8호
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• pp.4883-4889
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• 2013

Background: The most common incident cancer and cause of cancer-related deaths in women is breast cancer. The Myc gene is upregulated in many cancer types including breast cancer, and it is considered as a potential anti-cancer drug target. The present study was conducted to evaluate the Myc (gene and protein) expression pattern in an experimental mammary tumour model in rats. Materials and Methods: Thirty six Sprague Dawley rats were divided into: Experimental group (26 animals), which received the chemical carcinogen N-methyl nitrosourea (MNU) and a control group (10 animals), which received vehicle only. c-Myc oncoprotein and its mRNA expression pattern were evaluated using immunohistochemistry (IHC) and semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), respectively, in normal rat mammary tissue and mammary tumours. The rat glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) gene was used as internal control for semi-quantitative RT-PCR. Results: Histopathological examination of mammary tissues and tumours from MNU treated animals revealed the presence of premalignant lesions, benign tumours, in situ carcinomas and invasive carcinomas. Immunohistochemical evaluation of tumour tissues showed upregulation and heterogeneous cellular localization of c-Myc oncoprotein. The expression levels of c-Myc oncoprotein were significantly elevated (75-91%) in all the tumours. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR revealed increased expression of c-Myc mRNA in mammary tumours compared to normal mammary tissues. Conclusions: Further large-scale investigation study is needed to adopt this experimental rat mammary tumour model as an in vivo model to study anti-cancer strategies directed against Myc or its downstream partners at the transcriptional or post-transcriptional level.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1990

The regulation of DNA repair genes expression was investigated using fused genes, in which the promoter of repair genes was hybridized with the lacZ structural gene. The activities of beta-galactosidase expressed from the fused gense were highly increased when the host cells were exposed to methylating agents, such as methyl methansulfonate (MMS), N-methyl-N'-nitro-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) and methyl nitrosourea (MNU). On the other hand, the enzyme activities from the fused genes were not induced when the cells were treated with ethylating or nonalkylating agents, such as ethyl methansulfonate (EMS), 4-nitroquinoline-1-oxide (4NQO), Bleomycin, and Benzo(a)pyrene (BP).