• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.831-837
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• 2010

KR-31125는 피리딜 이미다졸 시리즈 화합물로서 비펩타이드 안지오텐신 수용체 길항제로 새롭게 개발되었다. 동위원소 리간드를 사용한 재조합 수용체 결합실험과 기능성 토끼혈관실험 결과 기존 의약인 로자탄과 동등수준의 수용체 길항효과를 나타내었다. 이러한 KR-31125의 특징들은 제 1형 안지오텐신 수용체에 특이적으로 나타났으며($IC_{50}$: $19.72{\pm}2.65\;nM$), 표준물질에 대한 대조실험 결과 제 2형 안지오텐신 수용체에 대한 결합친화력은 발견되지 않았다. 기능성 혈관실험에서 KR-31125가 안지오텐신에 의한 혈관수축 효과를 경쟁적으로 저하시켰지만 표준물질인 로자탄과는 달리 농도가 증가함에 따라 30-80% 정도의 최대 수축효과 감소가 관찰되어 로자탄과는 다른 분자작용 기전을 가진다고 판단된다. 제 1형 안지오텐신 수용체에 선택적으로 작용하는 것으로 나타난 KR-31125는 레닌-안지오텐신-알도스테론 시스템에 대한 연구 및 진단에 폭 넓게 활용될 수 있는 표지자 화합물로 가능성을 넓혀 줄 수 있을 것이라고 판단된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.333-339
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• 2003

It has been demonstrated that an unidentified cytosolic factor(s) reduces $K_{ACh}$ channel function. Therefore, this study attempted to elucidate the cytosolic factor. Fresh cytosol isolated from normal heart (FC) depressed the $K_{ACh}$ channel activity, but cytosol isolated from the ischemic hearts (IC) did not modulate the channel function. Electrophorectic analysis revealed that a protein of ${\sim}80 kDa was markedly reduced or even lost in IC. By using peptide sequencing analysis and Western blot, this 80 kDa protein was identified as transferrin (receptor-mediated $Fe^{3+}$ transporter, 76 kDa). Direct application of transferrin (100 nM) to the cytoplasmic side of inside-out patches decreased the open probability ($P_o$, 12.7${\pm}6.4%, n=4) without change in mean open time (${\tau}_o$, $98.5{\pm}1.3$%, n=4). However, the equimolar apotransferrin, which is free of $Fe^{3+}$, had no effect on the channel activity (N*$P_o$, $129.1{\pm}13.5$%, n=3). Directly applied $Fe^{3+}$ (100 nM) showed results similar to those of transferrin (N*$P_o$: $21.1{\pm}3.9$%, n=5). However $Fe^{2+}$ failed to reduce the channel function (N*$P_o$, $106.3{\pm}26.8$%, n=5). Interestingly, trivalent cation La3+ inhibited N*$P_o$ of the channel ($6.1{\pm}3.0$%, n=3). Taken together, these results suggest that $Fe^{3+}$ bound to transferrin can modulate the $K_{ACh}$ channel function by its electrical property as a polyvalent cation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.365-373
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• 2010

2006년 10월부터 2008 년 6월까지 총 인플루엔자 의사 환자 1,822건의 인후도찰물 및 비인후도찰물에서 277건의 인플루엔자바이러스를 분리했다. 절기별로는 2006~2007 절기의 1,154검체 중 52건(4.5%), 2007~2008절기의 668검체 중 210건(31.4%)에서 인플루엔자바이러스를 분리하였다. 인플루엔자바이러스 A/H1N1의 HA 유전자의 경우, 2008~2009 절기의 백신주인 A/Brisbane/59/2007과는 96.7%~97.7%, A/Solomon Islands/3/2006 96.5%~97.3%, A/New Caledonia/20/99와는 95.6%~96.6%의 유사성을 나타냈으며, NA 유전자의 경우, A/Brisbane/59/2007과는 97.8%~98.5%, A/Solomon Islands/3/2006과는 96.7%~97.6%, A/New Caledonia/20/99와는 96.8%~97.7%의 유사성을 보여 2008~2009절기의 백신주인 A/Brisbane/59/07과 가장 유사성이 컸다. 인플루엔자바이러스 A/H3N2의 분리주 중 1주를 제외한 모든 분리주가 HA 유전자에서 2008~2009 절기 백신주인 A/Brisbane/10/2007과는 98.4%~99.7%의 유사성을 보였고, A/Wisconsin/67/2005와는 96.5%~97.5%의 유사성을 보였으며, NA 유전자에서는 A/Brisbane/10/2007과는 98.9%~99.4%, A/Wisconsin/67/2005와는 98.0%~98.6%, A/California/7/2004와는 98.3%~98.9%의 유사성을 보였다. 인플루엔자바이러스 B의 HA 유전자의 경우는 2주를 제외하고는 2008~2009 절기의 백신주인 B/Florida/4/2006과는 96.5%~99.7%의 유사성을 보였으며, B/Malaysia/2506/2004와는 86.7%~87.7%의 유사성을 보여 B/Florida/4/2006과의 유사성이 크게 나타났다. NA 유전자의 경우는 reassortant분리주가 96.7%와 97.3%의 유사성을 나타내는 것을 제외하고는 B/Florida/4/2006에 98.9%~100%의 유사성을 나타냈으며, 분리주 유행시기의 백신주인 B/Malaysia/2506/2004와는 94.5%~96.7%의 유사성을 나타내어 2008~2009 절기의 백신주와 더 큰 유사성을 보였다. HA 유전자에서는 conserverd receptor binding site는 아미노산의 치환 없이 모든 분리주에서 잘 보존되어 있었으며, N-linked glycosylation site도 인플루엔자바이러스 A/H1 1주, A/H3 1주를 제외하고는 모두 같은 수의 N-linked glycosylation sites를 가졌으며, 인플루엔자바이러스 B의 경우는 2008~2009 절기의 백신주보다 1개가 많은 4개의 N-linked glycosylation sites를 가지고 있었다. Antigenic sites의 경우는 인플루엔자바이러스 A/H1의 Sb의 3개의 아미노산에서 백신주들과 다른 아미노산을 가지고 있으며, A/H3에서는 A, B, E 부위에서 는 아미노산의 변화가 나타났고, C, D 부위에서는 변화가 없었다. 인플루엔자바이러스 B의 4개의 분리주에서는 150 loop와 160 loop에서 B/Florida/4/2006과 비교하여 1개의 아미노산에서 치환이 나타났으며, 190 helix에서 모든 분리주가 B/Florida/4/2006과 비교하여 1개의 아미노산에서 치환이 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1665-1672
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• 2012

An 80% ethanol extract of Hizikia fusiforme was obtained and followed by successive fractionation using the organic solvents n-hexane, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol to identify the antioxidative substance. The aqueous part of the nbutanol fractionation step, showing high antioxidative activity, was subjected to reverse-phase liquid chromatography. As a result, a substance purified from a BB-2 fraction showed high antioxidative activity. The m/z 419 [M+H] molecular ion peak in the fraction was observed by the analysis of the ESI-LC/MS spectrum. By the analysis of 1H NMR (500 MHz, DMSO-$d_6$) and $^{13}C$ NMR (125 MHz, DMSO-$d_6$) spectra, a unique compound of the fraction was biochemically identified as a 5-hydroxy-3,6,7,8,3',4'-hexamethoxyflavone (5HHMF). We also investigated the effect of 5HHMF on human gastric AGS carcinoma cells. Western blot analysis suggested that the flavone substantially increased the levels of the death receptor-associated apoptosis mediators Fas, Fas L, FADD, TRADD, and DR4 in a concentration-dependent manner. The levels of Fas, Fas L, TRADD, and DR4 in the cells treated with 5HHMF ($5{\mu}g/ml$) were approximately 26.4-, 12.8-, 6.7-, and 9.8-times higher than those of non-treated cells, respectively. Of note, the level of FADD protein in the cells exposed to 5HHMF ($1{\mu}g/ml$) increased approximately 9.6-times. In addition, the cleavage of caspase-3, -8, and -9 in cultured AGS cells treated with 5HHMF was significantly confirmed. Therefore, our results suggest that 5HHMF from H. fusiforme is involved in the induction of death receptor-associated apoptosis mediators in human gastric AGS carcinoma cells.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.255-262
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• 2005

Striatum is involved in the control of movement and habitual memory. It receives glutamatergic input from wide area of the cerebral cortex as well as an extensive serotonergic (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) input from the raphe nuclei. In our study, the effects of 5-HT on synaptic transmission were studied in the rat corticostriatal brain slice using in vitro whole-cell recording technique. 5-HT inhibited the amplitude as well as frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSC) significantly, and neither ${\gamma}-aminobutyric$ acid (GABA)A receptor antagonist bicuculline (BIC), nor $N-methyl-_{D}-aspartate$ (NMDA) receptor antagonist, $_{DL}-2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric$ acid (AP-V) could block the effect of 5-HT. In the presence non-NMDA receptor antagonist, 2,3-dioxo-6-nitro-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrobenxo[f] quinoxaline-7-sulfonamide (NBQX), the inhibitory effect of 5-HT was blocked. We also figured out that 5-HT change the channel kinetics of the sEPSC. There was a significant increase in the rise time during the 5-HT application. Our results suggest that 5-HT has an effect on both pre- and postsynaptic site with decreasing neurotransmitter release probability of glutamate and decreasing the sensitivity to glutamate by increasing the rise time of non-NMDA receptor mediated synaptic transmission in the corticostriatal synapses.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.252-261
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• 2019

The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is known to induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest via the induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in many types of cancers. However, the roles of DHA in drug-resistant cancer cells have not been elucidated. In this study, we investigated the effects of DHA in cisplatin-resistant gastric cancer SNU-601/cis2 cells. DHA was found to induce ROS-dependent apoptosis in these cells. The inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor ($IP_3R$) blocker 2-aminoethyl diphenylboninate (2-APB) reduced DHA-induced ROS production, consequently reducing apoptosis. We also found that G-protein-coupled receptor 120 (GPR120), a receptor of long-chain fatty acids, is expressed in SNU-601/cis2 cells, and the knockdown of GPR120 using specific shRNAs alleviated DHA-mediated ROS production and apoptosis. GPR120 knockdown reduced the expression of ER stress response genes, similar to the case for the pre-treatment of the cells with N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), an ROS scavenger, or 2-APB. Indeed, the knockdown of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP), a transcription factor that functions under ER stress conditions, markedly reduced DHA-mediated apoptosis, indicating that CHOP plays an essential role in the anti-cancer activity of DHA. These results suggest that GPR120 mediates DHA-induced apoptosis by regulating $IP_3R$, ROS, and ER stress levels in cisplatin-resistant cancer cells, and that GPR120 is an effective chemotherapeutic target for cisplatin resistance.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.173-183
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• 2019

조류인플루엔자 바이러스 H7 subtype에 속하는 바이러스 중 일부는 가금류에 감염할 경우 고병원성이 발휘된다. 또 H7 아형 AIV중 일부는 사람에 감염하여 사망 등을 유발할 수도 있다. 본 연구는 야생조류로부터 분리된 H7 아형 조류인플루엔자 바이러스 6주(H7N7 아형 4주, H7N1 아형 2주)를 대상으로 8개 유전자 분절 전체의 염기서열을 분석하여 병원성, 사람 감염 가능성 등 그 특성을 조사하였다. 계통유전학적 분석결과, 국내에서 분리된 H7 아형 분리주들은 8개 유전자(HA, NA, PB2, PB1, PA, NP, M, NS) 모두 Eurasian lineage로 분류되었으나, Eurasian lineage 내에서도 각기 다른 sublineage로 분류되어 유전적 다양성이 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 한국 분리주 6주는 HA 단백질 분절부위 아미노산은 두 종류(PEIPKGR 및 PELPKGR)의 motif를 가지고 있었으나, 모두 저병원성 바이러스 특성을 가지고 있었다. 숙주세포 결합 특이성과 관련 있는 HA 단백질 receptor-binding site를 분석한 결과, 한국 분리주 모두는 사람 세포 수용체 결합특이성보다는 조류 세포 수용체 결합 특이성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 사람 감염 가능성을 높게 하는 부위에서의 아미노산 치환(PB2 단백질의 E627K 및 PB1단백질의 I368V)도 나타나지 않았고, 또한 NA stalk region에서의 결손도 관찰되지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 볼 때 한국 야생조류에서 분리된 H7 아형 6주 모두는 저병원성 바이러스로 최근 중국에서 사람 감염이 나타나고 있는 H7N9 바이러스와는 유전적으로 다른 계열의 바이러스인 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.366-369
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• 2005

Avian influenza viruses playa crucial role i,n the creation of human pandemic viruses. In this study, we have demonstrated that both human and avian influenza receptors exist in cells in the respiratory and intestinal tracts of chickens. We have also determined that primarily cultured chicken lung cells can support the replication of both avian and human influenza viruses.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.179-182
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• 2005

We investigated that water extract of Acanthopanax sessiliflorus roots rescued the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), agonist of glutamate receptor, -induced toxicity in rat organotypic hippocampal slice culture. When the cell death in NMDA only-treated hippocampal slices was set 100%, A. sessiliflorus decreased the cell death to 75.4, 51.6, 48.9, and 40.6% at 1, 10, 50, and $100\;{\mu}g/ml$ treatment, respectively. On the basis of these results, the water extract of A. sessiliflorus roots may be a preventive agent against NMDA-induced cytotoxicity.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2005

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, on secretion of catecholamines (CA) evoked by cholinergic nicotinic stimulation and membrane-depolarization from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland and to establish the mechanism of its action. Naltrexone $(3{\times}10^{-6}M)$ perfused into an adrenal vein for 60 min produced time-dependent inhibition in CA secretory responses evoked by ACh $(5.32{\times}10^{-3}M)$ , high $K^+$ $(5.6{\times}10^{-2}M)$ , DMPP ($10^{-4}$ M) and McN-A-343 $(10^{-4}M)$ . Naltrexone itself did also fail to affect basal CA output. In adrenal glands loaded with naltrexone $(3{\times}10^{-6}M)$ , the CA secretory responses evoked by Bay-K-8644, an activator of L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channels and cyclopiazonic acid, an inhibitor of cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}-ATPase$, were also inhibited. However, in the presence of met-enkephalin $(5{\times}10^{-6}M)$ , a well-known opioid agonist, the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, Bay-K-8644 and cyclopiazonic acid were also significantly inhibited. Collectively, these experimental results demonstrate that naltrexone inhibits greatly CA secretion evoked by stimulation of cholinergic (both nicotinic and muscarinic) receptors as well as that by membrane depolarization. It seems that this inhibitory effect of naltrexone does not involve opioid receptors, but might be mediated by blocking both the calcium influx into the rat adrenal medullary chromaffin cells and the uptake of $Ca^{2+}$ into the cytoplasmic calcium store, which are at least partly relevant to the direct interaction with the nicotinic receptor itself.