• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.938-947
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• 2023

In the present study, we aimed to examine the inhibition of genomic DNA from Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (LpDNA) on Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide (PgLPS)-induced inflammatory responses in RAW264.7 cells. Pretreatment with LpDNA for 15 h significantly inhibited PgLPS-induced mRNA expression and protein secretion of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. LpDNA pretreatment also reduced the mRNA expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 and TLR4. Furthermore, LpDNA inhibited the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and the activation of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) induced by PgLPS. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that LpDNA attenuates PgLPS-induced inflammatory responses by regulating MAPKs and NF-κB signaling pathways through the suppression of TLR2 and TLR4 expression.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.428-435
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• 2020

본 연구에서 상동나무 가지 추출물(STB-E100)은 대장암 세포에서 세포사멸을 유도하여 세포생육을 억제하였다. 또한 IκB-α 인산화를 통한 IκB-α 단백질 분해를 유도하며 이로 인해 P65 핵내 전이를 유도하여 NF-κB 신호전달을 활성화시킨다. NF-κB 신호전달 활성화는 GSK3β 활성화를 통해 P65 핵내 전이를 유도에 의한 것이지만 IκB-α분해는 GSK3β 의존성이 아니다. 상동나무 가지 추출물은 이러한 신호전달 활성화를 통해 세포사멸을 유도하여 대장암의 세포생육을 억제한다. 본 결과를 바탕으로 상동나무 가지가 암 예방 및 치료를 목적으로 한 표적 요법에서 항암제 개발의 잠재적 활용 소재로서 이용 가능하다고 사료된다. 그러나 대장암 세포에서 상동나무 가지 추출물에 의해 유도된 NF-κB 신호전달 작용기전을 좀더 구체적으로 구명할 필요가 있고 대장암에 대한 세포사멸과 작용기전의 정확한 관련성을 조사하기 위해 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.119-128
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• 2023

Purpose : The fruit of Actinidia polygama has been used in oriental medicine for the treatment of gout, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammation. Though A. polygama exhibited anti-inflammatory activity in RAW 264.7 cells and carrageenan-induced rat paw edema, the exact mechanism for anti-inflammation was not evaluated yet. In this study, the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of A. polygama ethanol extract (APEE) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Methods : WST-1 assay was applied to analyze the cytotoxic effect of APEE in RAW 264.7 cells. The productions of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin (PG) E₂ were analyzed by the Griess reaction and enzyme immunoassay (EIA) assay, respectively. In addition, protein expressions for inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 were measured by Western blot analysis. The activated status of an inflammatory transcription factor, NF-κ B, and its upstream signaling molecules, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), was also evaluated by Western blot analysis. Results : As a result, APEE treatment did not exhibit any cytotoxicity until the concentration of 200 ㎍/㎖. APEE treatment significantly inhibited NO and PGE₂ productions as well as their enzymes, iNOS and COX-2 in a dose-dependent manner. The inflammatory transcription factor, NF-κ B, was also attenuated by APEE treatment. In addition, the phosphorylated status of MAPKs such as extracellular regulated kinase (ERK), c-jun NH2 kinase (JNK), and p38, were significantly diminished by APEE treatment in LPS stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Conclusion : Consequently, APEE treatment significantly attenuated the production of inflammatory mediators and their enzyme expressions in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. The inflammatory transcription factor, NF-κ B, and upstream signaling molecules, MAPKs, were also significantly attenuated by APEE treatment in LPS-activated RAW 264.7 cells. These results indicate that APEE might be a candidate to be utilized as a promising candidate for the treatment of inflammatory disorders.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.540-545
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• 2024

In this study, the potential effects of pyronaridine, an antimalarial agent, on airway MUC5AC mucin gene expression were investigated. The human pulmonary epithelial NCI-H292 cells were pretreated with pyronaridine for 30 min and then stimulated with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) for 24 h. The effect of pyronaridine on the PMA-induced nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway was also examined. Pyronaridine inhibited glycoprotein production and mRNA expression of MUC5AC mucins induced by PMA through the inhibition of degradation of inhibitory kappa Bα and NF-κB p65 nuclear translocation. These results suggest that pyronaridine suppresses gene expression of mucin through regulation of the NF-κB signaling pathway in human pulmonary epithelial cells.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.421-428
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• 2020

본 연구는 황기와 지치 복합물인 ALM16이 lipopolysaccharide 처리에 의해 자극된 RAW264.7 대식세포의 염증반응에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. ALM16은 RAW264.7 대식세포에 대하여 최대 200 ㎍/mL의 농도까지 독성은 보이지 않았다. 항염증 활성을 검정하기 위해 nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) 및 pro-inflammatory cytokines 생성량을 측정한 결과, ALM16은 각각의 생성량을 농도의존적으로 감소시켰다. 또한 ALM16은 NO와 PGE2 생성에 관여하는 inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)와 cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)의 단백질 발현을 억제하였다. 한편, 항염증 활성 조절 기전을 확인하기 위하여 NK-κB의 핵으로의 이동과 DNA-binding activity 및 MAPK 신호전달 경로에 대한 ALM16의 영향을 확인한 결과, ALM16은 NF-κB의 핵으로 이동과 DNA-binding activity를 유의적으로 억제하였으며, JNK와 ERK 특이적으로 인산화를 억제함으로써 MAPK 신호전달 경로 활성을 억제하였다. 이러한 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 ALM16이 MAPK와 NF-κB의 신호전달 경로 억제를 통한 iNOS와 COX-2의 발현을 조절하고, 이로 인하여 NO, PGE2 및 pro-inflammatory cytokines의 생성이 감소하여 염증 반응을 조절하는 능력이 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.218-227
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• 2023

Background: Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is an advanced pathological manifestation of many cardiovascular diseases, which can induce heart failure and malignant arrhythmias. However, the current treatment of MF lacks specific drugs. Ginsenoside Re has anti-MF effect in rat, but its mechanism is still not clear. Therefore, we investigated the anti-MF effect of ginsenoside Re by constructing mouse acute myocardial infarction (AMI) model and AngII induced cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) model. Methods: The anti-MF effect of miR-489 was investigated by transfection of miR-489 mimic and inhibitor in CFs. Effect of ginsenoside Re on MF and its related mechanisms were investigated by ultrasonographic, ELISA, histopathologic staining, transwell test, immunofluorescence, Western blot and qPCR in the mouse model of AMI and the AngII-induced CFs model. Results: MiR-489 decreased the expression of α-SMA, collagenI, collagen III and myd88, and inhibited the phosphorylation of NF-κB p65 in normal CFs and CFs treated with AngII. Ginsenoside Re could improve cardiac function, inhibit collagen deposition and CFs migration, promote the transcription of miR-489, and reduce the expression of myd88 and the phosphorylation of NF-κB p65. Conclusion: MiR-489 can effectively inhibit the pathological process of MF, and the mechanism is at least partly related to the regulation of myd88/NF-κB pathway. Ginsenoside Re can ameliorate AMI and AngII induced MF, and the mechanism is at least partially related to the regulation of miR-489/myd88/NF-κB signaling pathway. Therefore, miR-489 may be a potential target of anti-MF and ginsenoside Re may be an effective drug for the treatment of MF.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2020년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.88-88
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• 2020

Ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) is a very well-known traditional herbal medicine that has long been used to enhance the body's immunity. Because it is a type of ginseng, it is believed that wild simulated ginseng (WSG) also has immune-enhancing activity. However, study on the immune-enhancing activity of WSG is quite insufficient compared to ginseng. In this study, we evaluated immune-enhancing activity of WSG through macrophage activation to provide a scientific basis for the immune enhancing activity of WSG. WSG increased the production of immunomodulators such as NO, iNOS, COX-2, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α and activated phagocytosis in mouse macrophages RAW264.7 cells. Inhibition of TLR2 and TLR4 reduced the production of immunomodulators induced by WSG. WSG activated MAPK, NF-κB and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways, and inhibition of such signaling activation blocked WSG-mediated production of immunomodulators. In addition, activation of MAPK, NF-κB and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways by WSG was reversed by TLR2 or TLR4 inhibition. Based on the results of this study, WSG is thought to activate macrophages through the production of immunomodulators and phagocytosis activation through TLR2/4-dependent MAPK, NF-κB and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. Therefore, it is thought that WSG have the potential to be used as an agent for enhancing immunity.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.491-500
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• 2022

HK표고버섯균사체(HK shiitake mushroom mycelium, HKSMM)는 간 건강 개별 인정 건강기능식품이다. LPS로 활성화된 RAW 264.7 세포에서 HKSMM50 (HKSMM의 50% ethanol 수용액 추출물)의 항염증효과를 연구하였다. AHCC는 positive control로 사용하였다. LPS로 활성화된 RAW 264.7 세포에 HKSMM50 및 AHCC를 처리(0, 20, 100, 500 ㎍/ml)하고 24시간 배양하여 배양물의 염증 관련 인자는 ELISA kits로, 세포에 함유된 iNOS와 COX-2 protein 발현은 Western blotting으로 측정하였다. HKSMM50는 LPS 처리에 비해 농도 의존적으로 NF-κB 함량을 낮추었고, iNOS와 COX-2 protein 발현을 억제하여 NO와 PGE₂ 함량을 낮추었다. 더불어 HKSMM50는 LPS 처리에 비해 IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-4 및 IL-6의 함량을 낮추었으나 SOD와 CAT의 활성은 증가시켰다. AHCC도 HKSSM50 처리와 비슷한 효과를 나타내었다. 이 결과는 HKSMM50이 LPS로 활성화된 RAW 264.7 세포에서 NF-κB 신호전달을 억제하여 항염증효과를 나타내었으며, HKSMM은 면역기능증진에 도움을 줄 수 있는 건강기능식품원료로 사용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.249-254
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• 2020

우리는 한국생명공학연구원에서 제공한 소재를 탐색 후 ACE를 선별하였고 이 소재의 항염증 효능을 평가하였다. ACE는 세포독성이 없는 농도에서 LPS에 의한 iNOS의 발현과 NO의 생성을 유의적으로 억제하였다. ACE는 LPS에 의해 증가한 IKK, IκB, p65의 인산화와 IL-1β의 생성을 유의적으로 억제하였다. 이 논문은 ACE가 NO/iNOS 발현 및 NF-κB 신호 전달 경로의 억제를 통해 항염증 효능을 나타냄을 밝힌 최초의 논문으로서 의의를 가진다. 또한 이 결과를 바탕으로 ACE는 항염증 기능성식품 또는 의약품소재로써 활용가치가 높을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2020

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an inflammatory degenerative joint disease that is accompanied by irreversible joint cartilage destruction. Recently, the antioxidant effects of Carpomitra costata, which is a type of brown algae, have been reported, but their effects on OA have not been investigated. In this study, the anti-osteoarthritic effect of the ethanol extract of C. costata (EECC) on SW1353 human chondrocytes was studied. Results showed that EECC significantly attenuated the interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-induced release of pro-inflammatory mediators, including prostaglandin E2 and nitric oxide (NO), as well as expressions of cyclo-oxygenase-2 and inducible NO synthase. EECC also inhibited the IL-1β-induced expressions of matrix metalloproteinase-1, -3, and -13 in SW1353 chondrocytes, which reduced their extracellular secretion. In addition, the oxidative stress induced by IL-1β was confirmed to be blocked by EECC due to the inhibition of reactive oxygen species generation. Moreover, EECC suppressed IL-1β-mediated translocation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) from cytosol into the nucleus and the degradation of IκB-α, which indicates that EECC exhibits anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the NF-κB signaling pathway. These results are the first to demonstrate the anti-inflammatory activities of C. costata extracts in chondrocytes, thus suggesting that this algae extract may be used in the treatment of OA.