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Expression of Neurotrophic Factors, Tight Junction Proteins, and Cytokines According to the Irritable Bowel Syndrome Subtype and Sex

  • Lee, Ju Yup;Kim, Nayoung;Park, Ji Hyun;Nam, Ryoung Hee;Lee, Sun Min;Song, Chin-Hee;Kim, Geun;Na, Hee Young;Choi, Yoon Jin;Kim, Jin Joo;Lee, Dong Ho
    • Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.106-116
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    • 2020
  • Background/Aims Emerging evidence shows that the mechanism of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with neurotrophic factors and tight junction proteins (TJPs). It is known that there are sex differences in the pathophysiology of IBS. The aim of the present study is to determine expression levels of neurotrophic factors, TJPs, and cytokines according to IBS subtype and sex. Methods From 59 IBS (33 IBS-constipation, 21 IBS-diarrhea, and 5 IBS-mixed) and 36 control patients, colonic mucosa mRNA expression levels of transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV1), nerve growth factor (NGF), glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and various TJPs were assessed by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Western blot was performed to determine levels of zonular occludens-1 (ZO-1). Serum levels of cytokines were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results TRPV1, GDNF, and NGF mRNA levels were significantly increased in those with IBS-constipation compared to those in controls (all P < 0.05). However, they showed no significant difference between those with IBS-diarrhea and controls. Expression level of TRPV1 correlated with that of GDNF (r = 0.741, P < 0.001) and NGF (r = 0.935, P < 0.001). ZO-1 RNA expression levels were lower (P = 0.021) in female IBS-diarrhea than those in controls, although they showed no significant differences between male IBS-diarrhea and controls. Serum IL-1β levels in female IBS were significantly higher than those of male IBS, especially in IBS-constipation (P < 0.001). Conclusion Our results suggest that neurotrophic factors and IL-1β are closely related to IBS-constipation and that decrease of ZO-1 is an important factor in female with IBS-diarrhea.

Neurotrophic Factors Mediate Memory Enhancing Property of Ethanolic Extract of Liriope platyphylla in Mice

  • Mun, Jung-Hyun;Lee, Sang-Gon;Kim, Dong-Hyun;Jung, Ji-Wook;Yoon, Byung-Hoon;Shin, Bum-Young;Kim, Sun-Ho;Ryu, Jong-Hoon
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.83-88
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    • 2007
  • The roots of Liriope platyphylla (Liliaceae) are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. In the present study, we investigated the effects of ethanol (70%) extract of the roots of Liriope platyphylla (ELP70) on learning and memory using behavioral and immunohistochemical methods in mice. Control animals were treated with vehicle (10% Tween 80). With sub-chronic treatments of ELP70 (p.o.) for 14 days, the latency time was significantly increased compared with that of the vehicle-treated control group (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg; P<0.05). Moreover, immunopositive cells for brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) were significantly increased in the hippocapmpal dentate gyrus and CA1 regions after ELP70 treatments for 14 days (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg; P < 0.05). In addition, those cells for nerve growth factor (NGF) were also increased in the hippocapmpal dentate gyrus region (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg; P<0.05). These results suggest that the sub-chronic administration of ELP70 improves learning and memory, and that their beneficial effects are mediated, in part, by the enhancement of BDNF or NGF expression.

저출력 레이져 자극이 근육세포의 증식 및 유전자 발현에 미치는 효과 (Effect of Low-Energy Laser Irradiation on the Proliferation and Gene Expression of Myoblast Cells)

  • 곽지현;전옥희;강동연;유현희;김경환;정병조;김지현
    • 대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지
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    • 제31권1호
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    • pp.81-86
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    • 2010
  • Laser irradiation is known to affect various tissues such as skin, bone, nerve, and skeletal muscle. Laser irradiation promotes ATP synthesis, facilitates wound healing, and stimulates cell proliferation and angiogenesis. In skeletal muscle, laser irradiation is related to the proliferation of skeletal muscle satellite cells. Normal skeletal muscle contains remodeling capacity from myogenic cells that are derived from mononuclear satellite cells. Their processes are activated by the expression of genes related with myogenesis such as muscle-specific transcription factors (MyoD and Myf5) and VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor). In this study, we hypothesized that laser irradiation would enhance and regulate muscle cell proliferation and regeneration through modulation of the gene expressions related with the differentiation of skeletal muscle satellite cells. $C_2C_{12}$ myoblastic cells were exposed to continuous/non-continuous laser irradiation (660nm/808nm) for 10 minutes daily for either 1 day or 5 days. After laser irradiation, cell proliferation and gene expression (MyoD, Myf5, VEGF) were quantified. Continuous 660nm laser irradiation significantly increased cell proliferation and gene expression compared to control, continuous 808nm laser irradiation, and non-continuous 660nm laser irradiation groups. These results indicate that continuous 660nm laser irradiation can be applied to the treatment and regeneration of skeletal muscle tissue.

대장암 환자의 옥살리플라틴(oxaliplatin) 유도 말초신경병증에 대한 약물유전학적 접근: 체계적 문헌고찰 (Current Pharmacogenetic Approach for Oxaliplatin-induced Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review)

  • 안수정;최소영;정혜정;추상희
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.55-66
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: Peripheral neuropathy is common among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients who undergo oxaliplatin-based (OXL) chemotherapy. A pharmacogenetic approach can be used to identify patients at high-risk of developing severe neuropathy. This type of approach can also help clinicians determine the best treatment option and prevent severe neurotoxicity. The purpose of this study is to investigate the evidence of pharmacogenetic markers for OXL-induced peripheral neuropathy (OXIPN) in patients with CRC. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using the following databases up to December 2017: Pubmed, EMBASE, and CINAHL. We reviewed the genetic risk factors for OXIPN in observational studies and randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs). All processes were performed independently by two reviewers. Results: Sixteen studies published in English between 2006 and 2017 were included in this review. A genome-wide association approach was used in one study and various candidate genes were tested, based on their functions (e.g., DNA damage or repair, ion channels, anti-oxidants, and nerve growth etc.). The genes associated with incidence or severity of OXIPN were ABCG2, GSTP1, XRCC1, TAC1, and ERCC1. Conclusion: This study highlighted the need and the importance of conducting pharmacogenetic studies to generate evidence of personalized OXIPN symptoms management. Additional studies are warranted to accelerate the tailored interventions used for OXIPN in patients with CRC (NRF-2014R1A1A3054386).

Effect of platelet-rich plasma in Achilles tendon allograft in rabbits

  • Seok-Hong Park;Dong-Yub Kim;Won-Jae Lee;Min Jang;Seong Mok Jeong;Sae-Kwang Ku;Young-Sam Kwon;Sungho Yun
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.22.1-22.15
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    • 2024
  • Background: Achilles tendon is composed of dense connective tissue and is one of the largest tendons in the body. In veterinary medicine, acute ruptures are associated with impact injury or sharp trauma. Healing of the ruptured tendon is challenging because of poor blood and nerve supply as well as the residual cell population. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) contains numerous bioactive agents and growth factors and has been utilized to promote healing in bone, soft tissue, and tendons. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the healing effect of PRP injected into the surrounding fascia of the Achilles tendon after allograft in rabbits. Methods: Donor rabbits (n = 8) were anesthetized and 16 lateral gastrocnemius tendons were fully transected bilaterally. Transected tendons were decellularized and stored at -80℃ prior to allograft. The allograft was placed on the partially transected medial gastrocnemius tendon in the left hindlimb of 16 rabbits. The allograft PRP group (n = 8) had 0.3 mL of PRP administered in the tendon and the allograft control group (n = 8) did not receive any treatment. After 8 weeks, rabbits were euthanatized and allograft tendons were transected for macroscopic, biomechanical, and histological assessment. Results: The allograft PRP group exhibited superior macroscopic assessment scores, greater tensile strength, and a histologically enhanced healing process compared to those in the allograft control group. Conclusions: Our results suggest administration of PRP on an allograft tendon has a positive effect on the healing process in a ruptured Achilles tendon.

맥문동(Liriope platyphylla)의 새로운 부탄올 추출물인 LP-M이 Akt/ERK NGF receptor signaling pathway를 통해 뇌조직에서 신경세포의 생존과 성장에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구 (LP-M, a Novel Butanol-Extracts Isolated from Liriope platyphylla, could Induce the Neuronal Cell Survival and Neuritic Outgrowth in Hippocampus of Mice through Akt/ERK Activation on NGF Signal Pathway)

  • 남소희;최선일;구준서;김지은;이연경;황인식;이혜련;이영주;이홍구;최영환;황대연
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제21권9호
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    • pp.1234-1243
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    • 2011
  • 맥문동(Liriope platyphylla)은 동양의학에서 오래 동안 항염증제, 당뇨 혹은 비만 치료제, 그리고 신경세포활성화 약제로 사용되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 맥문동으로부터 NGF의 발현을 촉진하는 새로운 물질을 개발하고 이들의 작용기전을 밝히기 위하여 맥문동으로부터 13가지의 새로운 추출물을 확보하고 이들의 기능을 세포주와 마우스 실험을 통해 분석하였다. 그 결과, 상대적으로 세포독성이 낮고 NGF의 분비량이 많은 LP-E, LP-M, LP-M50, LP2E17PJ 등 4가지 추출물을 확보하였다. 또한 이들 중에서 LP2E17PJ를 제외한 3가지 추출물에 의해 분비된 NGF는 PC12세포의 neuritic outgrowth를 촉진하였다. 더불어 추출방법과 추출량의 측면에서 효과적인 LP-M을 C57BL/6 마우스에 2주간 투여하여 뇌조직에서 NGF mRNA의 발현을 확인하였다. LP-M은 오직 피질에서만 두 종류의 receptor 중에서 low affinity receptor를 통한 억제신호를 전달하였으며, 해마에서는 유의적인 변화를 유도하지 못했다. 그러나 high affinity receptor를 통한 신호전달은 해마에서만 활성화 신호를 전달하였고 피질에서는 변화를 유도하지 못했다. 이러한 결과는 맥문동 추출물인 LP-M은 마우스 대뇌의 해마에서 high affinity receptor를 통한 신호전달을 통해 neuritic outgrowth를 촉진함을 확인하였다.

알츠하이머질환 모델동물인 Tg2576마우스의 행동, Aβ-42 침적, 신경성장인자 대사에 미치는 reserpine의 영향 (Effect of Reserpine on the Behavioral Defects, Aβ-42 Deposition and NGF Metabolism in Tg2576 Transgenic Mouse Model for Alzheimer's Disease)

  • 고준;최선일;김지은;이영주;곽문화;고은경;송성화;성지은;황대연
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제23권6호
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    • pp.812-824
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    • 2013
  • Reserpine은 항고혈압제로서 알츠하이머질병의 증상을 나타내는 Caenorhabditis elegans에서 세포독성을 감소시켜 마비를 억제하고 수명을 연장시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 reserpine의 효능을 포유동물에서 확인하기 위하여, 알츠하이머질병의 병리적 특성과 연관된 주요인자의 변화를 30일 동안 reserpine을 투여한 Tg2576 마우스에서 관찰하였다. 그 결과, 공격행동(aggressive behavior)은 vehicle 투여 그룹에 비하여 reserpine 투여 그룹에서 유의적으로 감소하였으나 사회적 접촉(social contact)은 유의적인 변화가 없었다. 뇌의 해마부분에서 알츠하이머질병의 원인 중 하나인 $A{\beta}$-42의 축적은 reserpine 투여 그룹에서 유의적으로 감소하였고, $A{\beta}$-42의 농도도 대조군에 비하여 reserpine 투여 그룹에서 감소하였다. 더불어, ${\gamma}$-secretase의 구성단백질 중에서 PS-2, Pen-2, APH-1의 발현은 대조군에 비하여 reserpine 투여군에서 유의적으로 감소하였으나 NCT 발현은 변화가 없었다. 혈청에서 NGF의 농도는 Tg2576 마우스에서 감소하였다가 reserpine 투여한 그룹에서 유의적으로 증가하였으며, high affinity receptor의 신호전달과정에 포함된 단백질 중에서 reserpine 투여 그룹은 TrkA의 인산화가 증가하고 ERK 인산화는 감소되었다. 한편 low affinity receptor의 신호전달과정에서, $p75^{NTR}$과 Bcl-2의 발현은 vehicle 그룹에 비하여 reserpine 투여 그룹에서 유의적으로 발현이 증가하였으나 RhoA의 발현은 reserpine 투여 그룹에서 감소하였다. 따라서 이러한 결과는 reserpine은 포유동물 치매모델인 Tg2576 마우스에서 행동학적 변화, $A{\beta}$-42의 축적, NGF의 농도, NGF신호전달의 변화 등을 유도하며, 향후 치매치료제로서 가능성을 제시하고 있다.

γ-Secretase 활성억제단백질인 TMP21의 과발현이 신경세포주에서 NGF 수용체 신호전달과정에 미치는 영향 (Overexpression of TMP21 Could Induce not only Downregulation of TrkA/ERK Phosphorylation but also Upregulation of p75NTR/RhoA Expression on NGF Receptor Signaling Pathway)

  • 최선일;지승완;허윤경;김지은;남소희;황인식;이혜련;구준서;이영주;이언필;최해욱;김홍성;이재호;정영진;이수해;심선보;황대연
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제21권8호
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    • pp.1134-1141
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    • 2011
  • TMP21은 AD의 원인으로 작용하는 A${\beta}$-42 펩타이드 생성에 중요한 ${\gamma}$-secretase 활성을 억제하는 p24 family에 속하는 type I 막 단백질이다. 본 연구에서는 TMP21이 세포의 성장과 분화에 중요한 NGF 수용체 신호전달과정에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 인간의 TMP21 cDNA를 합성하고, CMV promoter 조절 하에 hTMP21를 클로닝하여, CMV/hTMP21 벡터를 제조하였다. 그리고 이들 벡터를 B35 neuroblastoma에서 과발현시킨 후 ${\gamma}$-secretase 구성단백질과 NGF 수용체 연관 단백질의 변화를 관찰하였다. 그 결과, 4종류의 ${\gamma}$-secretase 구성단백질의 발현은 vehicle transfectants보다 CMV/hTMP21 transfectants에서 유의적으로 감소하였다. 또한 NGF low affinity 수용체인 $p75^{NTR}$과 downstream 단백질인 RhoA의 양은 NGF를 처리하지 않은 TMP21 transfectants에서 유의적으로 증가하였으나 NGF 처리에 의해 감소되었다. High affinity NGF 수용체인 TrkA의 인산화도 NGF 처리가 없는 경우 유의적으로 감소하였으나 NGF 처리에 의해 증가되었다. 또한 downstream 신호전달 과정 중에서 ERK의 인산화는 TrkA와 유사한 발현변화를 나타내었으나 Akt 인산화는 NGF의 처리에 의해 더욱 증가하였다. 이러한 결과는 TMP21이 neuroblastoma에서 NGF 수용체 신호전달과정를 조절하는 중요한 단백질로서 작용함을 제시하며, AD의 작용기전 연구에 중요한 기초자료를 제공할 것으로 사료된다.

티벳의학에 대한 연구 - "사부의전(四部醫典).근본의전(根本醫典)"을 중심으로 (Study on "Four Tantras", the Prime Textbook of Tibetan Medicine)

  • 장은영;윤창열
    • 대한한의학원전학회지
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    • 제11권1호
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    • pp.416-512
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    • 1998
  • The following conclusions are obtained from the studies on the chapters concerning phisiology, pathology, daily conduct, materia medica, pulse, and urinalysis from , of the "Four Tantras". 1. The theoretical basis forming the Tibetan Medicine is the substance of phlegm, bile, and wind each of which is divided into five kinds. These phisiological substances can be transformed into pathological factors when certain environment is formed. 2. In embryology, the semen of the father and menstral blood of mother is considered the most important condition in conception, and the Five factors are regarded as important. There is a detailed explanation of development of the fetus while it stays in the womb of mother during 38weeks, such as the formation of the viscera, channels, sense organs, etc. 3. There is metaphor which compares the human body with the king's palace. With the development of human anatomy, there is the detailed anatomical picture of anterior and posterior aspects of human body. And also there is the measurement of physiological constitution and the three fluids. 4. In division of the channels, they concerned the now of the blood and distribution of the nerve fibers, and each channel is connected with one another. The division of the cannel is namely embryonic channel, channel of existence, channel of connection, and the course of life principle. 5. The seven bodily constituents and three factors of phlegm, bile, and wind are important in sustaining the life of human body as well as growth and maturization, and when their equilibrium is broken, the human body is degnerated, and finally death comes. 6. The signs of death is divided into distant sign, remote sign, certain sign. and uncertain sign, and is used as a clue in diagnosis of the disease. Especially there is a mention about the mechanism of the dreams, and different dreams according to the condition of the patient. 7. In pathology, there is the cause of the disease, the environmental factors which can induce disease, the path by which disease come into the human body, the characteristics of the disease, and the kinds of disease. 8. There is a mention about the conduct, and it is divided into the daily conduct, the mental attitude, and the side-effects which can occur when one puts up with the physiological actions of the body. 9. The daily diet is divided into food and beverage. The food is divided again into grain, meat, fat, boiled food, and spiced food, and the beverage into milk, water, and wine. 10. The pulsation should be taken in lift hand to diagnose heart, small intestine, stomach, spleen, kidney, reproductive organ, and in right hand jungs, large intestine, liver, gall bladder, kidney, and bladder. In the healthy person, the pulse moves 5times in one perspiration, and the type of pulse is constant while the pulse moves 100times. But unhealthy person's pulse is different from this. The urinalysis is the unique part of Tibetan Medicine, and is important in examination of the disease. One should decide which of the three factors are dominant by the obervation of the color, amount of the steam and how long it lasts, odour, foam, and the shape of the swirl in three different states when the urine is hot, warm, and cold. One can determine the life of the patient and which viscera is the cause of the disease by the pulse, and whether the nature of the disease is hot or cold by the urinalysis. 11. The materia medica contains gemstones, minerals, plateau medication, and meat products.

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트레드밀 트레이닝이 비만 쥐의 neurotrophins와 초기발현 단백질에 미치는 영향 (The Effects of Treadmill Training on Neurotrophins and Immediately Early Protein in Obese Rats)

  • 우진희;신기옥;여남회;박소영;강성훈
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제21권7호
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    • pp.985-991
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 고지방식이로 인한 비만으로 불균형된 지질구성과 산화적 손상이 신경세포형성과 초기발현단백질에 미치는 생물학적 영향을 알아보고, 규칙적인 운동의 효과를 알아보기 위하여 실시하였다. 실험동물은 4주령 SD rat 수컷 30마리를 1주간의 적응기간을 둔 뒤, 15주간 고지방식이를 통해 비만으로 유도하였으며, high fat diet sedentary (HDS, n=15)와 high fat diet and training (HDT, n=15)으로 분류하여 연구하였다. 운동강도는 1~4주는 저강도, 5~8주는 중강도로 주5회 실시하였다. 8주 트레이닝 후 혈청지질, 8-OHdG, MDA, neurotrophic factor, 그리고 IEG를 분석하였다. 그 결과 TC와 TG에서 HDS와 HDT 사이 유의한 차이가 나타났다(p<0.05). 8-OHdG에서 HDT는 트레드밀 트레이닝 후에 HDS보다 낮게 나타났다(p<0.05). 해마에서 c-jun, BDNF 그리고 간에서 MDA의 단백질 발현은 HDT가 트레드밀 트레이닝 후 HDS보다 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 결론적으로 8주간 트레드밀 훈련은 고지방식이 비만 유도 쥐의 혈청지질 성분의 불균형을 개선시키고, 조직과 혈청의 산화적 손상과 DNA 손상을 완화시켜 주어, 비만으로 인한 합병증 예방에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또한 NT의 발현을 증가시킴으로써 손상된 뇌기능과 신경세포의 생성 기전 활동에 긍정적 영향을 나타냄으로써 공간적 학습기능의 향상을 가져온 것으로 판단된다.