• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.90-100
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• 2022

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have posed serious public health problems, accounting for nearly 30% of mortality worldwide and their incidence is still increasing. Therefore, new treatment resources are necessary to prevent or manage the ever-increasing population of patients with CVDs. Sea cucumber is well known for its medical and health benefit effects, but it is not well known what/how effect it has on vascular disease. In the present study, we examined the protect effect of sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus 80% ethanol extract (AJE) on zebrafish embryo with the stimulation of free fatty acid, palmitate (PA). In vivo study showed that AJE can attenuate PA-induced toxicity through relieving the rapid heartbeat, increasing the survival rate and reducing the malformation in both wild type and Tg (fli1a:eGFP) transgenic zebrafish lines. Additionally, compare with PA treated embryos, the yolk sac area, body length, axial vascular segment (AVS) and intersegmental vessel (ISV) of the co-treatment group of AJE and PA were comparable to the control group. Moreover, AJE lowered the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO) and inflammation-related genes induced by PA, and inhibited PA-induced vascular development disorders. Our data preliminarily verify that AJE could be a candidate resource for the prevention or therapy of CVDs.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.12-15
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• 2008

A chemical investigation of the polar extract of the sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus, collected from Jeju Island, Korea, has led to isolation of five new fatty acid derivatives (1, 4 - 7) along with known compounds (2 - 3, 8 - 14). Their structures were elucidated by a combination of MS and NMR spectroscopy.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.707-716
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• 2020

Red sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus, was dried using three methods-far-infrared ray, vacuum, and freeze drying and then enzymatically hydrolyzed using nine proteases: Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Kojizyme, Neutrase, Protamex, trypsin, α-chymotrypsin, and papain. In addition, the potential ability of hydrolysates to inhibit lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes was evaluated. The yield of hydrolysates from red sea cucumbers dried using each method was higher than that of the distilled water extract, and protein contents were either similar or higher. The hydrolysates that exhibited inhibitory effects on lipid accumulation, as demonstrated via Oil red O staining, were those obtained by far-infrared ray drying coupled with Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Kojizyme, or Neutrase treatment. In addition to the advantages of far-infrared drying and the characteristics of Flavourzyme, the Flavourzyme hydrolysate of far-infrared-dried red sea cucumber showed the highest inhibitory effect on lipid accumulation. In addition, this hydrolysate significantly decreased the expression of the protein factor fatty acid-binding protein 4, which is related to the late differentiation of 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Taken together, these results suggest that Flavourzyme hydrolysates from farinfrared-dried red sea cucumber may be used as a functional food and/or a pharmaceutical ingredient for the inhibition of lipid accumulation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.485-492
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• 2024

해삼은 고형분의 50% 이상이 단백질이며, 그 외 기능성 물질로써 사포닌, 뮤코다당류 등 다양한 생리활성 물질들을 보유하고 있다. 해삼 성분을 미생물의 효소로써 분해하기 위해 Bacillus 및 유산균 유래 각종 효소의 활성을 분석하였다. 분석된 균주 중에서, B. subtilis K26은 protease의 활성과 xylanase의 활성이 가장 높았으며, cellulase의 활성도 비교적 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 해삼과 정제수를 동일 비율로 혼합하고 멸균한 후 B. subtilis K26를 접종하여 발효를 실시하였다. 그 결과 1.5-7.5시간에서 가장 높은 잔존 아미노산의 함량이 평가되었으며, 잔류고형분도 비교적 낮게 나타났고, 발효취도 적게 나타났다. 발효해삼분말을 부탄올로 추출하여 사포닌 함량을 측정한 결과 1.12 mg/g로 나타났다. Chondroichin sulfate 함량은 5.11 mg/g 생해삼으로 평가되었으며, 총 폴리페놀 함량은 6.95 mg gallic acid equivalent/g 생해삼, 총 플라보노이드 함량은 3.69 mg quercetin equivalent/g 생해삼 등으로 평가되었다. 발효해삼의 항산화효능은 0.59 mg ascorbic acid equivalent/g 생해삼으로 항산화능력이 우수한 것으로 평가되었다. 다른 한편으로 발효해삼액의 DNA 손상 보호효과는 발효액의 농도 의존적으로 생성되었으며, 매우 저 농도에서 매우 우수한 효과가 있는 것으로 평가되었다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 해삼발효액은 아미노산, 사포닌, 페놀류, 콘드로이친 황산, 플라보노이드류 등에 기인하여 우수한 항산화능력과 DNA 손상 방지능력이 있는 것으로 제의된다. 따라서, B. subtilis K26의 발효해삼액은 인체에 있어서 산화억제, 면역증강 및 근 개선 식품으로 가능성이 높은 것으로 추정된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.775-783
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• 2021

Sea cucumber, Holothuria scabra, is a well-known traditional Asian medicine that has been used for suppressing inflammation, promoting wound healing, and improving immunity. Moreover, previous studies demonstrated that the extract from H. scabra contains many bioactive compounds with potent inhibitory effect on tumor cell survival and progression. However, the effect of the methanolic extract from the body wall of H. scabra (BWMT) on human prostate cancer cells has not yet been investigated. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects and underlying mechanism of BWMT on prostate cancer cell viability and metastasis. BWMT was obtained by maceration with methanol. The effect of BWMT on cell viability was assessed by MTT and colony formation assays. The intracellular ROS accumulation was evaluated using a DCFH-DA fluorescence probe. Hoechst 33342 staining and Annexin V-FITC/PI staining were used to examine the apoptotic-inducing effect of the extract. A transwell migration assay was performed to determine the anti-metastasis effect. BWMT significantly reduced cell viability and triggered cellular apoptosis by accumulating intracellular ROS resulting in the upregulation of JNK and p38 signaling pathways. In addition, BWMT also inhibited the invasion of PC3 cells by downregulating MMP-2/-9 expression via the ERK pathway. Consequently, our study provides BWMT from H. scabra as a putative therapeutic agent that could be applicable against prostate cancer progression.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.48-57
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• 2023

One of the ways to increase the production for aquaculture is through the cultivation of monosexuals by ensuring genital reversal from which energy for reproduction is diverted towards growth. Masculinization has been identified as one of the most prominent techniques, where sex development was directed from female to male. This approach only altered the phenotype and not the genotype. The red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) was a relatively new commercial commodity, and the males were known to grow faster than females. Hence, it was proposed to use monocultures comprising an all-male population to increase yield using steroid hormone, synthetic 17α-methyltestosterone. However, this technique generated residues that detrimentally affect human health, the environment, and cultivated organisms. Therefore, finding new safe natural steroid sources was essential, and one of which is exploring of natural hormones extracted from the viscera of sea cucumbers (Holothuria scabra Jaeger). This study focused on the determination of male formation and testosterone levels among juvenile crayfish, after immersing in sea cucumber steroid extract (SCSE). A completely random design with factorial was used with two variables, encompassing the varied doses (0, 2, 4 mg/L, 2 mg/L 17α-methyl testosterone as control group) and immersion times of 18 and 30 h. The result showed the dose-dependent ability of SCSE increase the male genital formation and promote the testosterone level of juvenile crayfish. In addition, the testosterone was influenced by dose and immersion duration time, with the highest level of testosterone observed in treatments of 4 mg/L SCSE with 30 h immersion was 0.248 ng/mL, while the male percentage was 77%. In conclusion, the combination of dose and immersion time significantly affected growth and testosterone levels.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.511-517
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• 2016

Scabraside D, a sulfated triterpene glycoside extract from sea cucumber Holothulia scabra, shows various biological activities, but effects on human cholangiocarcinoma cells have not previously been reported. In the present study, we investigated the activity of scabraside D against human cholangiocarcinoma (HuCCA) both in vitro and for tumor growth inhibition in vivo using a xenograft model in nude mice. Scabraside D ($12.5-100{\mu}g/mL$) significantly decreased the viability and the migration of the HuCCA cells in a dose-dependent manner, with 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of $12.8{\pm}0.05{\mu}g/mL$ at 24 h. It induced signs of apoptotic cells, including shrinkage, pyknosis and karyorrhetic nuclei and DNA fragmentation on agarose gel electrophoresis. Moreover, by quantitative real-time PCR, scabraside D effectively decreased Bcl-2 while increasing Bax and Caspase-3 gene expression levels suggesting that the scabraside D could induce apoptosis in HuCCA cells. In vivo study demonstrated that scabraside D (1 mg/kg/day, i.p. for 21 days) significantly reduced growth of the HuCCA xenografts without adverse effects on the nude mice. Conclusively, scabraside D induced apoptosis in HuCCA cells and reduced the growth of HuCCA xenographs model. Therefore, scabraside D may have potential as a new therapeutic agent for cholangiocarcinoma.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.284-295
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• 2021

Red sea cucumber Stichopus japonicus is an invertebrate animal inhabiting in coasts of Korea, China, and Japan. They are traditionally used for food and medicine and well known for their distinctive biologically and pharmacologically important compounds. We investigated the effect of amyloglucosidase (AMG) enzymatic extracts of S. japonicus (AESJ) on the proliferation and cytokine secretion of murine splenocytes stimulated with concanavalin A (Con A). AESJ enhanced the proliferation of splenocytes and the production of IL-2 (Th1 cytokine), IL-1β (Th1 promoting cytokine), and IL-4, IL-10 (Th2 type cytokines) when treated alone. However, under Con A stimulation, AESJ suppressed the proliferation of splenocytes, attenuated the secretion of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, and enhanced IL-1β secretion. These results suggest that AESJ exhibits immunomodulatory effect by moderating the proliferation of splenocytes and the secretion of IL-2, IL-1β, IL-4, and IL-10 differently depending on the absence and presence of Con A stimulation. These data evidence the immunomodulatory potential of AESJ, which can be further developed into a functional food mediating homeostasis.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2005년도 국제학술심포지움 The 44th Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Life Science
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• pp.177-177
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• 2005

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.342-349
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• 1983

수산명산품(水産名産品)에 속(屬)하는 해삼내장(內臟)젓갈이 식품영양학적(食品營養學的)인 평가(評價) 및 그 가공(加工)에 관(關)한 기초자료(基礎資料)를 얻고자 본 연구를 착수하였으며, 해삼내장(內臟) 조직중(組織中)에 분포(分布)하는 단백질분해(蛋白質分解) 조효소(粗酵素)를 추출(抽出)하여 활성조건(活性條件)과 젓갈 숙성중(熟成中)의 유리(遊離)아미노산(酸) 및 단백질(蛋白質) 구성(構成) 아미노산(酸)의 조성변화(組成變化)에 관(關)하여 분석(分析) 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 해삼내장(內臟) 조직중(組織中)에는 pH 3.1 $50^{\circ}C$, pH 5.7 $50^{\circ}C$ 그리고 pH 7.7 $45^{\circ}C$에 각각(各各) 최적활성조건(最適活性條件)을 갖는 세 종류(種類) 이상(以上)의 단백질분해효소(蛋白質分解酵素)의 존재(存在)가 확인(確認)되었다. 2. 이들 효소중(酵素中) pH 3.1 $50^{\circ}C$, pH 7.7 $45^{\circ}C$에 최적활성(最適活性)을 갖는 효소(酵素)들은 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 1%이상(以上)의 농도(濃度)에서 점차(漸次) 높은 조해(阻害)를 받았으며, pH 5.7 $50^{\circ}C$에 최적활성조건(最適活性條件)을 갖는 효소(酵素)는 식염농도(食鹽濃度) 1%에서 부활(賦活) 되었으며, 5%이상(以上)에서 조해(阻害)를 받았다. 3. 몇가지 염류(鹽類)이온에 의한 영향(影響)을 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果) pH 3.1 $50^{\circ}C$에서 최적조건(最適條件)을 보인 효소(酵素)는 실험(實驗)에 쓴 전(全) 염류(鹽類)이온에 의하여 조금씩 조해(阻害)를 받았으며, pH 5.7 $50^{\circ}C$에서 최적조건(最適條件)을 보인 효소(酵素)는 $Cu^{2+}$을 제외(除外)한 모든 염류(鹽類)이온에 의하여 부활(賦活)을 받았고, pH 7.7 $45^{\circ}C$에서 최적조건(最適條件)을 보인 효소(酵素)는 $Ca^{2+}$과 $Mn^{2+}$에 의하여서는 부활(賦活)을 받았으며, $Ba^{2+}$에 의하여서는 영향(影響)이 없었고 $Co^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$에 의하여서는 조해(阻害)를 받았다. 그리고 특(特)히 이 효소(酵素)들은 $Cu^{2+}$에 의하여서는 심(甚)한 조해(阻害)를 받았다. 4. 해삼내장(內臟) 조직(組織)에 분포(分布)하는 효소(酵素)들의 젓갈숙성일수(熟成日數)의 경과(經過)에 따른 활성(活性)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果), pH 3.1 $50^{\circ}C$와 pH 7.7 $45^{\circ}C$에서 활성최적조건(活性最適條件)을 보인 효소(酵素)들은 활성(活性)이 조금씩 약화(弱化)하여 갔으나, pH 5.7에서 활성최적조건(活性最適條件)을 보인 효소(酵素)는 숙성일수(熟成日數)의 경과(經過)에도 영향(影響)이 없었다. 5. 해삼내장(內臟)젓갈 숙성(熟成) 8일(日)째일 때는 생(生) 내장중(內臟中)의 단백질(蛋白質) 구성(構成)아미노산(酸)의 대부분(大部分)이 감소(減少)하였으며, 특(特)히 두드러지게 감소(減少)한 아미노산(酸)은 arginine, alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, serine, valine, threonine 및 lysine 등(等)이었고, methionine와 histidine 및 isoleucine 등(等)은 그 감소폭(減少幅)이 낮았다. 6. 유리(遊離)아미노산(酸) 조성(組成)을 분석(分析)한 결과(結果), 8일간(日間) 숙성(熟成)한 시료중(試料中)에는 glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leuine 및 lysine은 많은 량(量)이 함유(含有)되어 있었고, histidine, methionine, proline 및 tyiosine 등(等)은 그 함량(含量)이 낮았다. 그리고 젓갈 숙성과정중(熟成過程中)에는 대부분(大部分)의 유리(遊離)아미노산(酸)은 증가(增加)하였으며, 특(特)히 lysine, histidine, threonine, glutamic acid, methionine, valine, leucine 등(等)은 많은 증가(增加)를 보였다.