• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5911-5913
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• 2013

Cyclamen coum is a traditional medicinal plant in the Turkey. Its anticancer properties and whether cyclamen extract induces any cytotoxicity in solid cancer cell lines have not been thoroughly investigated previously. Therefore we examined cytotoxic effects on cervical cells; HeLa and non small cell lung cancer cell, H1299, lines; Cyclamen extract induced cellular death of both HeLa and H1299 cells in a dose dependent manner. We also analyzed the capacity of cyclamen extract to induce apoptosis by the TUNEL method. Here, for the first time we report that the extract of Cyclamen coum, an endemic plant for Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia and the Middle East can induce cytotoxicity via apoptosis in HeLa and H1299 cells. These results imply that cyclamen extract can be further analyzed to potentially find novel anticancer compounds.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.638-645
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• 2004

연구배경 : Uteroglobin은 정상 폐상피세포에서 발현되는 단백질로 비소세포암 조직이나 세포주에서는 발현이 저하되어있다. 항염증작용을 하며 암세포에 과발현 시키면 암의 형질이 소실됨이 밝혀지고 있다. 역시 염증작용과 관련이 있는 cPLA2와 COX-2도 암과의 관련성이 밝혀지고 있고, 암억제나 MMP의 억제 등의 공통점을 가지고 있으나 이들의 관련성에 대해서는 밝혀진 바가 없다. 또한, COX-2의 암과의 관련성을 설명하는 기전으로 ERK 활성화의 관련 가능성이 있으나, uteroglobin과 ERK의 관련성도 아직 밝혀지지 않고 있다. 비소세포폐암 세포주에 uteroglobin을 과발현시킨 후, cPLA2와 COX-2의 발현, 그리고 MMP-2, MMP-9, ERK의 활성화가 어떻게 변화하는지에 대해 실험하였다. 방 법 : 폐선암세포주인 A549와 NCI-H460 세포주에 adenovirus-uteroglobin, adenovirus-null을 각각 20,100,200 moi로 transduction 시킨 뒤, 48시간 배양한 후에 단백질을 추출하였다. Uteroglobin의 발현을 확인한 후, cPLA2, COX-2, pERK, total ERK에 대해 Western blot을 시행하였고, 배양액으로 zymography를 시행하였다. 결 과 : A549 세포주와 NCI-H460 세포주에서 uteroglobin의 발현을 확인한 세포주에서 cPLA2와 COX-2의 발현이 감소함을 Western blot으로 확인하였고, pERK가 증가함을 Western blot으로 보았고, ERK의 활성화가 증가함을 확인하였다. MMP-9은 활성이 저하되었고, MMP-2는 변화가 없었다. MEK inhibitor인 U0126을 이용하여 ERK의 활성화를 저해시킨 후, uteroglobin의 발현에는 영향이 없었고, MMP-9의 활성저하효과가 소실되었다. 결 론 : 폐암세포주에서 uteroglobin의 항암작용기전에 cPLA2 와 COX-2의 발현의 감소와 ERK의 활성화가 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.463-474
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• 2002

배 경 : 전체 폐암의 75%를 차지하고 있는 비소세포폐암의 항암요법은 Cisplatin을 근간으로 하여 최근 여러 가지 새로운 항암제들이 개발되어 사용하고 있다. Cisplatin의 충분한 항암효과를 기대할 수 있는 용량을 결정하는데 중요한 것이 용량 제한성 (dose-limiting) 부작용으로, 결국 악성종양세포와 정상세포를 구분할 수 없어 발생하게 되며 이는 한번의 고용량(single high dose) 및 축적되는 용량(cumulative dose) 모두에서 생길 수 있어 최근 화학적 보호제제들을 사용 하여 이러한 cisplatinn의 용량 제한성 부작용들을 최소화시키면서 고용량의 cisplatin을 시도해 항암효과를 강화시키려는 연구가 많이 시행되고 있다. 방 법 : 비소세포폐암세포주(폐선암과 폐편평상피암)와 정상 폐포상피세포주에서 각각 단계적으로 cisplatin용량을 고용량으로 증량시키면서 세포독성효과를 먼저 비교 하고 다시 glutathione을 함께 투여하였을 때 glutathione이 고용량 cisplatin의 세포독성에 미치는 효과를 각 세포주들에서 비교하였다(SPSS 10.0 ANOVA test p<0.05) 결 과 : 폐선암세포주는 결과의 차이가 심해 비교하기가 힘드나 나타난 결과로 볼 때 glutathione의 투여는 cisplatin의 항암효과를 상쇄시켜 임상에서 투여하는데는 문제가 있을 것으로 생각된다. 폐편평상피암세포 주와 정상폐상피세포주 두가지를 같은 cisplatin 농도와 glutathione 농도에서 비교하였는데 Cisplatin 농도는 0, 30, 60, 125 ${\mu}g$/ml의 4 단계의 농도에서 비교 하였고 결과는 편평상피폐암세포주에서는 glutathione 농도 100 ${\mu}g$/ml 에서 76.6-81.5%, 250 ${\mu}g$/ml에서 80.5-93.2% 정도로 생존율을 나타내고 정상폐상피세포주에서 glutathione농도 100, 250 ${\mu}g$/ml 모두에서 91.5-100%까지 90%이상의 생존율을 유지하였다. (ANOVA test p<0.05) 결 론 : glutathione은 정상폐상피세포주에서 고농도 cisplatin에 의한 세포독성에 대한 보호효과가 크다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권14호
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• pp.5883-5887
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• 2015

Despite recent advances in therapeutic strategies for lung cancer, mortality still is increasing. In the present study, we investigated the anti-cancer effects of KMU-193, 2-(4-Ethoxy-phenyl)-N-{5-[2-fluoro-4-(4-methylpiperazine-1-carbonyl)-phenylamino]-1H-indazol-3-yl}-acetamide in a human non-small cell lung cancer cell line A549. KMU-193 strongly inhibited the proliferation of A549 cells, but it did not have anti-proliferative effect in other types of cancer cell lines. KMU-193 further induced apoptosis in association with activation of caspase-3 and cleavage of PLC-${\gamma}1$. However, KMU-193 had no apoptotic effect in untransformed cells such as TMCK-1 and BEAS-2B. Interestingly, pretreatment with z-VAD-fmk, a pan-caspase inhibitor, strongly abrogated KMU-193-induced apoptosis. KMU-193 treatment enhanced the expression levels of p53 and PUMA. Importantly, p53 siRNA transfection attenuated KMU-193-induced apoptosis. Collectively, these results for the first time demonstrate that KMU-193 has strong apoptotic effects on A549 cells and these are largely mediated through caspase-3- and p53-dependent pathways.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2015

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Perilla frutescens Britton leaves are a commonly consumed vegetable in different Asian countries including Korea. Cancer is a major cause of human death worldwide. The aim of the current study was to investigate the inhibitory effects of ethanol extract of perilla leaf (PLE) against important characteristics of cancer cells, including unrestricted growth, resisted apoptosis, and activated metastasis, using human cancer cells. MATERIALS/METHODS: Two human cancer cell lines were used in this study, HCT116 colorectal carcinoma cells and H1299 non-small cell lung carcinoma cells. Assays using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide were performed for measurement of cell growth. Soft agar and wound healing assays were performed to determine colony formation and cell migration, respectively. Nuclear staining and cell cycle analysis were performed for assessment of apoptosis. Fibronectin-coated plates were used to determine cell adhesion. RESULTS: Treatment of HCT116 and H1299 cells with PLE resulted in dose-dependent inhibition of growth by 52-92% (at the concentrations of 87.5, 175, and $350{\mu}g/ml$) and completely abolished the colony formation in soft agar (at the concentration of $350{\mu}g/ml$). Treatment with PLE at the $350{\mu}g/ml$ concentration resulted in change of the nucleus morphology and significantly increased sub-G1 cell population in both cells, indicating its apoptosis-inducing activity. PLE at the concentration range of 87.5 to $350{\mu}g/ml$ was also effective in inhibiting the migration of H1299 cells (by 52-58%) and adhesion of both HCT116 and H1299 cells (by 25-46%). CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that PLE exerts anti-cancer activities against colon and lung cancers in vitro. Further studies are needed in order to determine whether similar effects are reproduced in vivo.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.311-316
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• 2019

Artocarpus heterophyllus has been used as traditional medicine. This plant is one of the sources of flavonoid. Flavonoid compounds possessed a wide range of biological properties including anticancer. This study was performed to investigate the cytotoxic effect of flavonoids from A. heterophyllus on H460 and MCF-7 cell lines. The interaction of flavonoids and cisplatin against tested cancer cells was also evaluated. MTT assay was used to determine the cytotoxic effect of flavonoid. Isobologram analysis was selected to evaluate the synergistic effect between flavonoid and cisplatin, their interaction was then confirmed using AO/PI staining method. Amongst of flavonoid compounds, artocarpin exhibited strong cytotoxic effect on both MCF-7 and H460 cell lines with IC₅₀ values of 12.53 ㎍/mL (28.73 μM) and 9.77 ㎍/mL (22.40 μM), respectively. This compound enhanced anticancer activity of cisplatin against H460 and MCF-7. The combination produced a synergistic effect on H460 and MCF-7 cell lines with a combination index (CI) values of 0.2 and 0.18, respectively. The AO/PI stained demonstrated that the combination of artocarpin and cisplatin caused morphological changes that indicated apoptosis. Moreover, artocarpanone also significantly increased cytotoxic effect of cisplatin compared to its single concentration with CI below than 1. This result suggested the potency of flavonoid named artocarpin to enhance the anticancer activity of cisplatin on H460 and MCF-7 cell lines.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2024

Objectives : This study aimed to predict the effectiveness and potential of Schizonepeta tenuifolia as an anticancer treatment for non-small cell lung cancer through network-based pharmacology and cellular experiment. Methods : To identify the major bioactive compounds in Schizonepeta tenuifolia, we used the Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems. The target genes for the cancer treatment were selected using the UniProt database and the networked using Cytoscape. We performed functional enrichment analysis based on the Gene Ontology Biological Process and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes Pathways to predict the mechanisms. To investigate the effect of Schizonepeta tenuifolia on lung cancer cell growth, we treated A549 cells, a lung cancer cell line, with different concentrations of the drug and used the MTT assay for cell viability. Results : Research has shown that the most effective mechanism of active compounds from Schizonepeta tenuifolia is through the pathway of cancer. The results of the network pharmacology analysis indicate that Schizonepeta tenuifolia has potential medicinal value as an adjuvant in anticancer treatment. The concentration-dependent inhibition of cell viability was observed on A549 cells. Furthermore, synergistic anticancer activity with Doxorubicin was also observed. Conclusions : Through a network pharmacological approach, Schizonepeta tenuifolia was predicted to have potential as an anticancer agent, and its efficacy was experimentally demonstrated using A549 cells. These findings suggest that Schizonepeta tenuifolia is a promising candidate for future research.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.591-602
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• 2018

Gastric cancer is the fifth most common type of malignancy worldwide, and the survival rate of patients with advanced-stage gastric cancer is low, even after receiving chemotherapy. Here, we validated neurotensin receptor 1 (NTSR1) as a potential therapeutic target in gastric cancer. We compared NTSR1 expression levels in sixty different gastric cancer-tissue samples and cells, as well as in other cancer cells (lung, breast, pancreatic, and colon), by assessing NTSR1 expression via semi-quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry and western blot. Following neurotensin (NT) treatment, we analyzed the expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and further determined the effects on cell migration and invasion via wound-healing and transwell assays. Our results revealed that NTSR1 mRNA levels were higher in gastric cancer tissues than non-cancerous tissues. Both of NTSR1 mRNA levels and expression were higher in gastric cancer cell lines relative to levels observed in other cancer-cell lines. Moreover, NT treatment induced MMP-9 expression and activity in all cancer cell lines, which was significantly decreased following treatment with the NTSR1 antagonist SR48692 or small-interfering RNA targeting NTSR1. Furthermore, NT-mediated metastases was confirmed by observing epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers SNAIL and E-cadherin in gastric cancer cells. NT-mediated invasion and migration of gastric cancer cells were reduced by NTSR1 depletion through the Erk signaling. These findings strongly suggested that NTR1 constitutes a potential therapeutic target for the inhibition of gastric cancer invasion and metastasis.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.722-728
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• 2005

The DNA topoismerase I inhibitor ${\beta}-lapachone$, the product of a lapacho tree (Tabebuia avellanedae) from South America, activates a novel apoptotic response in a number of cell lines. In the present report, we investigated the effects of ${\beta}-lapachone$ on the growth of human lung in human non-small-cell-lung-cancer A549 cells. Upon treatment with ${\beta}-lapachone$, a concentration-dependent inhibition of cell viability and cell proliferation was observed as measured by hemocytometer counts and MTT assay. The ${\beta}-lapachone-treated$ cells developed many of the hallmark features of apoptosis, including membrane shrinking, condensation of chromatin and DNA fragmentation. These apoptotic effects of ${\beta}-lapachone$ in A549 cells were associated with a marked induction of pro-apoptotic Bax expression, however the levels of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 expression were decreased in a dose-dependent manner. Accordingly, elevated amount of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 expression accompanied by up-regulation of tumor suppressor p53 was observed. By RT-PCR analyses, decrease in gene expression level of telomerase reverse transcriptase and telomeric repeat binding factor were also observed. Thus, these findings suggest that ${\beta}-lapachone$ may be a potential anti-cancer therapeutics for the control of human lung cancer cell model.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1305-1313
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• 2019

감초(Glycyrrhiza inflata)의 뿌리에서 분리된 Licochalcone (LC)은 항염증 및 항종양과 같은 많은 약리학적 효과를 가지고 있다. 현재까지 LCC는 구강암과 방광암에서 연구되었지만 폐암에서의 연구는 밝혀진 바 없다. 또한, 암에서 LCC에 의해 유도된 autophagy에 대한 연구는 없었다. 본 연구는 gefitinib-민감성 또는 내성을 갖는 폐암 세포에 대한 LCC의 효과 및 작용 메커니즘을 조사하기 위해 고안되었다. MTT 분석 데이터는 LCC가 비소세포폐암 세포주인 HCC827 (gefitinib-민감성) 및 HCC827GR (gefitinib-내성)에서 세포생존율을 유의하게 억제함을 보여주었다. 흥미롭게도, Annexin V/7-aminoactinomycin D 이중 염색 및 세포주기 분석에서 가장 높은 농도의 LCC 처리는 apoptosis를 유도하는 비율이 약 10%였다. LCC는 비소세포폐암 세포주에서 세포주기 G2/M 관련 단백질인 cyclin B1 및 cdc2의 발현을 감소시킴으로써 G2/M 정지를 야기하였다. LCC의 처리는 autophagy marker 단백질인 microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) 및 autophagy과정에 관여하는 단백질인 autophagy-related gene (Atg)5의 발현을 증가시킴으로써 autophagy를 유도하였다. 또한, LCC는 reactive oxygen species (ROS)의 생성을 증가시켰으며, ROS 억제제인 N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC)에 의해 세포생존율이 부분적으로 회복되었다. Western blotting 분석에서, NAC과 LCC의 동시처리에 의해 cdc2의 발현이 증가하고 LC3의 발현은 감소되었다. 이러한 결과는 LCC가 비소세포폐암에서 ROS-의존적 G2/M 정지 및 autophagy를 유도함으로써 항종양 효과에 기여할 수 있음을 나타낸다. 결론적으로, LCC 치료는 비소세포폐암에 대한 잠재적 치료제로서 유용할 수 있다.