• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1594-1598
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• 2005

Scopoletin (6-methoxy-7-hydrorycournarin) is a phenolic coumarin and a member of the phytoalexins. In this study we investigated whether scopoletin causes apoptosis in human hepatoma HepG2 cells and, if so, by what mechanisms. We report that scopoletin induced apoptosis as confirmed by a chromatin condensation. The signal cascade acivated by scopoletin included the activation of caspase-3 as evidenced by increased pretense activity. Activation of caspase-3 resulted in the cleavage of 116 kDa poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) to 85 kDa cleavage product in a dose-dependent fashion. Also, scopoletin-induced apoptotic mechanism of HepG2 cells involved the generation of hydrogen peroxide. Taken together, these results suggest that scopgletin induces hydrogen peroxide generation, which, in turn, causes activation of caspase-3, degradation of PARP, and eventually leads to apoptotic cell death in HepG2 cells.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.531-536
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• 2007

The aerial part of Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura has traditionally been used for inflammation, infectious disease, cancer, pyretic, diuretic, liver protective effect, and choleretic purposes in Korea. We investigated that the essential oil induces apoptosis in KB cell as evidenced by Hoechst-33258 dye staining, flow cytometry (cell cycles), and DNA fragmentation for nuclear condensation and Western blotting for activation of caspases-3, -8, -9, Bax, Bcl-2, cytochrome c, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage. In the present study, we found that the essential oil could induce apoptosis in KB cells, as characterized by DNA fragmentation, activation of caspase-3, -8, and -9, and PARP cleavage. The efficacious induction of apoptosis was observed as a dose-dependent. The essential oil-induced apoptotic cell death was accompanied by up-regulation of Bax and down-regulation of Bcl-2. The essential oil also caused the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol. These findings indicate that mitochondrial pathways might be involved in the essential oil-induced apoptosis and enhance our understanding of the anticancer function of the essential oil in herbal medicine.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.18-33
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• 2008

Purpose: The research is to investigate the effect of TFE on apoptosis of human-derived breast cancer cells, to find out the relationship with apoptosis. Methods: Human-derived breast adenocarcinoma cell line, MCF-7 cells were treated by TFE with various concentration. The inducement effect of TFE on cell apoptosis was observed with MTT assay and the relationship between the treatment and apoptosis was investigated with FACS analysis, TUNEL assay and DNA laddering assay and the change in the protein levels of PARP and caspase-3 activities were also observed. The release of cytochrome-c was observed to find out the pathway of apoptosis induced by TFE. Results: The cell apoptosis was significantly induced in MCF-7 cells treated with TFE in concentration-dependent and time-dependent manner. It was verified by FACS analysis, TUNEL assay, DNA laddering assay that cell-death was caused not by necrosis but by apoptosis. The activity of PARP and caspase were increased concentration-dependently. The release of cytocrome-c was decreased in proportion to the concentration of the fruit extract. It therefore demonstrated that mitochondria were involved in apoptosis induced by TFE. The appearance of Bcl-2 protein was decreased concentration-dependently. Conclusion: The treatment by TFE induced apoptosis of human breast adenocarcinoma cell line, MCF-7. It seems likely that cell-death was caused by apoptosis and mitochondria were involved in it. The mechanism of protein change causing apoptosis seems related to the inhibition of Bcl-2 protein, the promotion of inversion from cytochrome-c into cytosol, the activation of caspase and the promotion of PARP cleavage.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2021

Objective : Citri Unshius Pericarpium (Citrus unshiu peel) has been used in Korean medicine to treat indigestion, vomiting, coughing and phlegm. This study investigated the hepatoprotective effect of ethanol extract of Citrus unshiu peel (CEE) in cadmium (CdCl2)-treated mouse model. Methods : CEE was dissolved in water and administered orally to mice once a day for 7 consecutive days. The mice were then exposed to a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of cadmium (4 mg/kg body weight) to induce acute hepatotoxicity. At the end of the experiment, blood and liver tissue samples were collected, analyzed for alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and histopathological evaluation. Liver damage was assessed as the percentage of degenerative areas of the hepatic parenchyma, the number of degenerative hepatocytes, and the number of infiltrated inflammatory cells. Results : In cadmium-treated rats, pretreatment with CEE significantly reduced the serum ALT and AST levels associated with liver damage. Histopathologically, CEE prevented degenerative changes on the hepatic tissues including confluent necrosis, congestions and infiltration of inflammatory cells. CEE also reduced the elevation of oxidative stress markers (nitrotyrosine and 4-hydroxynonenal) and apoptosis markers (cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved PARP) positive cells. PARP protein expression in liver tissue was also restored by CEE. Conclusion : This study showed that CEE exerted antioxidant and anti-apoptotic effects against cadmium-induced liver injury. Thus, it can be concluded that CEE can be used to prevent liver damage caused by cadmium.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.1-23
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• 2022

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate anti-breast cancer and anti-inflammatory effects of Chungganhaewool-tang and Shipyeukmiyeugi-eum. Methods: MDA-MB-231 cells were used to measure cytotoxicity, Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, protein expression amounts of Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), B-cell lymphoma-extra large (Bcl-xl), Cytochrome C Caspase-3, Caspase-7, Caspase-9, Poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), Nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and NAD (P) H Quinone Oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) to evaluate the anti-breast cancer effects of Chungganhaewool-tang (CHT) and Shipyeukmiyeugi-eum (SYE), and THP-1 cells, differentiated into macrophage and induced inflammation with Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), were used to measure production amounts of ROS, Nitric oxide (NO), and protein expression amounts of Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), Cyclooxygenase (COX-2), Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of CHT and SYE. Results: CHT and SYE reduced MDA-MB-231 cell counts, increased protein expression of Bax and Cytochrome C, and decreased protein expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-xl. The protein expression amounts of Caspase-3, 7, and 9 decreased, but amounts of the active form, cleaved Caspase-3, 7, and 9, increased. In addition, PARP protein expression decreased, the amount of PARP protein in the cleaved form increased, and the amount of protein expressions of Nrf2 and HO-1 decreased, but NQO1 showed no significant difference. In THP-1 cells CHT and SYE reduced ROS and NO, and reduced protein expressions of iNOS, COX-2, IL-1, and TNF-α, but only SYE groups reduced IL-6. Conclusions: This study suggests that CHT and SYE have potential to be used as treatments for breast cancer.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.321-329
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• 2023

Anaplastic thyroid cancer has the highest mortality rate of all thyroid cancers and shows low responsiveness to most treatments. Hongyoung, a reddish-colored potato, is an excellent source of dietary polyphenol containing a large amount of anthocyanins, which has anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects. This study investigated the effects of Hongyoung extract on apoptosis and invasiveness in SNU-80 anaplastic thyroid cancer cells. The quantification of the total polyphenol content was done by spectrophotometric measurement. Cell growth was measured by using 2-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-5-(2,4-disulfophenyl) 2H tetrazolium, monosodium salt (MTS) assay. Cell cycle was analyzed through FACS analysis. Induction of apoptosis in cells was investigated by annexin V staining using flow cytometer and the expression of caspase-3 and Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) through western blot. mRNA expression and protein activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2/-9 were examined by RT-PCR and zymography. As a result, the TPC of Hongyoung was 292.43±8.42 mg gallic acid equivalent (GAE)/100 g dry extract. Hongyoung showed a dose-dependent cell growth inhibition, and the IC₅₀ values was 1,000 ㎍/mL. sub-G1 phase was more than doubled compared to the control group, and S and G2/M phase arrest were also induced. Hongyoung induced apoptosis by increasing FITC-Annexin V-positive cells and increased the activation of caspase-3 (cleaved caspase-3) and PARP (fragmented PARP). Hongyoung significantly inhibited mRNA expression and protein activation of MMP-2/-9 in phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA)-treated SNU-80 cells. Therefore, this study suggests the possibility of development of Hongyoung extract as an anti-cancer agent.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.367-374
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• 2002

목적 : 인체 대장암 세포주인 HT-29에 새로운 CDCA 합성유도체인 HS-1200을 처치하여 암세포의 증식에 미치는 영향과 아포토시스 유도 활성을 관찰하고 기전을 연구하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 지수증식기의 HT-29 세포에 다양한 농도의 CDCA 합성유도체인 HS-1200을 투약하여 $IC_{50}$를 구하였다. $IC_{50}$의 농도를 참조하여, 세포 생존능의 실험은 frypan blue exclusion assay를 이용하였고, 아포토시스 유도에 관한 관찰 실험은 agarose gel electrophoresis, TUNEL assay 및 Hoechst staining을 이용하였다. Western blotting을 통한 PARP [poly (ADP-ribose) polymerasel, caspase-3 및 DFF (DNA fragmentation factor)의 degradation 및 cleavage 등을 관찰하였다. Immunofluorescent method를 통한 cytochrome c 방출 측정 및 미토콘드리아 막전위 측정을 실시하였다. 결과 : HS-1200은 agarose gel electrophoresis 실험에서 DNA ladder의 관찰, TUNEL assay 및 Hoechst staining 에서 아포토시스 세포들이 대량으로 관찰되는 결과로 미루어 아포토시스에 의한 세포 사망을 유도하는 것으로 사료되었다. 아포토시스에 의한 세포 사망을 검증하기 위한 Western blotting을 통한 PARP cleavage, caspase-3 및 DFF 발현 관찰에서 공히 HS-1200 처치 후 4시간 째부터 PARP, caspase-3 및 DFF의 degradation 및 cleavage가 관찰되었다. HS-1200의 아포토시스 유도에 이르는 기전연구에서 미토콘드리아의 역할에 주목하고 시행한 cytochrome c 방출 측정 및 미토콘드리아막 전위 $(\Delta\Psi_m)$ 측정에서 공히 cytochrome c 방출 및 미토콘드리아막 전위 $(\Delta\Psi_m)$의 감소가 관찰되었다. 결론 : 인체 대장암 세포주(HT-29)에서 CDCA 합성유도체인 HS-1200을 이용한 세포 증식억제 및 세포사망 기전 연구에서, 아포토시스의 유도가 HS-1200의 세포 사망 기전에 중요한 역할을 하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 아포토시스의 유도에는 미토콘드리아의 역할이 중요하게 관련되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 상기 결과를 토대로 HS-1200의 항암 치료제로서의 역할에 관한 기초 자료로 서의 유용성을 제시할 수 있었다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권7호
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• pp.679-686
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• 2003

목 적 : AT는 드물게 발생하는 상염색체성 열성질환으로, 소뇌의 퇴화에 의한 운동장애와, 암 발생의 소인이 증가하는 등 많은 임상적 징후가 보인다. AT 질환을 유발하는 ATM 유전자는 DNA 손상시 세포주기 정지를 유도시키지 못하며, 방사선 조사 후 세포 생존력을 유지시키지 못하여 세포자멸사를 유도하게 된다. 따라서 암세포에 DN-ATM 유전자를 발현시켜 AT 세포의 표현형으로 변화시킨다면, 이러한 암세포는 방사선에 의해 유도되는 세포자멸사가 훨씬 더 증가된다. 그러나 지금까지 ATM 세포에서 방사선에 의해 야기되는 세포자멸사 경로는 밝혀져 있지 않다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 DN-ATM이 발현되는 CT-26 대장암 세포를 이용하여 방사선 조사 후에 유도되는 세포자 멸사 경로를 구명하고자 하였다. 방 법 : DN-ATM 아데노바이러스(Ad/DN-ATM)와 표식 유전자 GFP만을 함유한 대조 아데노바이러스(Ad/GFP)를 제작하여 CT-26 세포에 감염시켰다. DN-ATM이 발현되는 CT-26세포에서 방사선 조사로 유도되는 세포자멸사 경로는 [$^3H$]-thymidine assay, DNA fragmentation, 및 Western immunoblot analysis으로 실험하였다. 결 과 : 실험 결과에서 방사선 조사 후 세포의 성장이 감소하는 것으로 보아 CT-26 대장암 세포가 AT 환자에서 보여지는 표현형으로 변화되었다는 것을 보여주었고, 방사선 조사에 의한 세포자멸사가 유도되었다. 방사선 조사 후 시간이 지날수록 Bcl-2의 발현이 감소되고, Bax의 발현이 증가하며, caspase 9, caspase 3 및 PARP가 활성화되었다. 결 론: 이러한 실험 결과들은 DN-ATM이 발현되고 있는 CT-26 세포에서 방사선 조사 후 야기되는 세포자멸사 경로는 미토콘드리아를 통하여 caspase 9, caspase 3와 PARP의 활성에 의해 일어나는 세포자멸사임을 시사한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.325-331
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• 2003

3-Nitropropionic acid (3-NP) inhibits electron transport in mitochondria, leading to a metabolic failure. In order to elucidate the mechanism underlying this toxicity, we examined a few biochemical changes possibly involved in the process, such as metabolic inhibition, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), DNA strand breakage, and activation of Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). Exposure of SK-N-BE(2)C neuroblastoma cells to 3-NP for 48 h caused actual cell death, while inhibition of mitochondrial function was readily observed when exposed for 24 h to low concentrations (0.2${\sim}$2 mM) of 3-NP. The earliest biochemical change detected with low concentration of 3-NP was an accumulation of ROS (4 h after 3-NP exposure) followed by degradation of DNA. PARP activation by damaged DNA was also detectable, but at a later time. The accumulation of ROS and DNA strand breakage were suppressed by the addition of glutathione or N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), which also partially restored mitochondrial function and cell viability. In addition, inhibition of PARP also reduced the 3-NP-induced DNA strand breakage and cytotoxicity. These results suggest that oxidative stress and activation of PARP are the major factors in 3-NP-induced cytotoxicity, and that the inhibition of these factors may be useful in protecting neuroblastoma cells from 3-NP-induced toxicity.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.415-420
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• 2018

오미자는 다양한 인간 질환을 치료하기 위한 한약재로 사용되어 왔으며, schizandrin과 gomisin A와 같은 다양한 생리활성물질을 함유하고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 오미자 박으로부터 에탄올 추출물(PSC)을 제조하고, 이들이 대장암 세포인 HCT116의 세포 생존율에 미치는 영향과 ATF3, NAG-1, p21와 같은 pro-apoptotic 유전자의 발현 변화에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 오미자 박 에탄올 추출물의 처리는 농도 의존적으로 암세포생존율을 감소시켰으며, 세 가지 pro-apoptotic 유전자의 발현을 모두 증가시켰다. 또한, 오미자 유래의 순수물질인 schizandrin도 세포 생존율을 농도의존적으로 감소시켰으며, ATF3, NAG-1, p21 유전자의 발현을 증가시켰다. 게다가, schizandrin을 처리한 세포에서 PARP cleavage를 확인함으로써 apoptosis가 일어남을 확인하였다. 이러한 PARP cleavage는 NAG-1 siRNA의 transfection에 의해서 회복됨을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 schizandrin에 의해 유도되는 apoptosis와 NAG-1의 발현증가가 직접적인 관련이 있음을 나타낸다. 종합적으로, 본 연구결과는 오미자 박 추출물과 schizandrin에 의해 매개되는 항암 활성과 암세포 사멸현상을 이해하는데 도움을 줄 것으로 사료된다.