• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.173-183
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• 2001

Substance P can stimulate secretion of tumor necrosis $factor-\;{\alpha}\;(TNF-\;{\alpha}\;)$ from astrocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Here I report that Chilbogeum can modulate cytokines secretion from primary cultures of rat astrocytes. Chilbogeum $(10\;{\mu}g/ml)$ significantly inhibited the $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by astrocytes stimulated with LPS and Substance P. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been shown to elevate $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion from LPS-stimulated astrocytes while having no effect on astrocytes in the absence of LPS. Treatment of Chilbogeum $(10,\;100\;{\mu}g/ml)$ to astrocytes stimulated with both LPS and Substance P decreased IL-1 secretion significantly. The secretion of $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ by LPS and Substance P in astrocytes was progressively inhibited with increasing amount of IL-1 neutralizing antibody. Upon stimulation from various agents, these cells adopt a reactive phenotype, a morphological hallmark in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology, during which they themselves may produce still more inflammatory cytokines. Chilbogeum $(10,\;100\;{\mu}g/ml)$ significantly inhibited the $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by CCF-STTG1 astrocytoma cells stimulated with $A\;{\beta}$ and IL-1. These results suggest that Chilbogeum may inhibit $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by inhibiting IL-1 secretion and that Chilbogeum has an antiinflammatory activity in AD brain.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.157-171
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• 2001

Astrocytes are glial cells that play a major role in the inflammation observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Upon stimulation from various agents, these cells adopt a reactive phenotype, a morphological hallmark in AD pathology, during which they themselves may produce still more inflammatory cytokines. Substance P (SP) can stimulate secretion of tumor necrosis $factor-\;{\alpha}$ $(TNF-\;{\alpha})$ from astrocytes stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Here I report that Sunghyangjungkisan- ga- pogokyoung(Sgp) can modulate cytokines secretion from primary cultures of rat astrocytes. Sgp $(10\;to\;1000\;{\mu}g/ml)$ significantly inhibited the $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by astrocytes stimulated with LPS and SP. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been shown to elevate $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion from LPS-stimulated astrocytes while having no effect on astrocytes in the absence of LPS. Treatment of Sgp $(10\;to\;1000\;{\mu}g/ml)$ to astrocytes stimulated with both LPS and SP decreased IL-1 secretion significantly. The secretion of $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ by LPS and SP in astrocytes was progressively inhibited with increasing amount of IL-1 neutralizing antibody. Neurodegenerative processes in AD are thought to be driven in part by the deposition of ${\beta}\;-amyloid\;(A\;{\beta})$, a 39- to 43-amino acid peptide product resulting from an alternative cleavage of amyloid precursor protein. Sgp $(10\;to\;1000\;{\mu}g/ml)$ significantly inhibited the $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by astrocytes stimulated with $A-{\beta}-$and IL-1. These results suggest that Sgp may inhibit $TNF-\;{\alpha}$ secretion by inhibiting IL-1 secretion and that Sgp has an antiinflammatory activity in AD brain

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2012

Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) polymorphism has been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese adults, and known to be a mediator of insulin resistance. In this study, we evaluated the role of TNF-${\alpha}$ promoter polymorphisms and insulin resistance in the development of NAFLD in obese children. Methods: A total of 111 obese children (M:F=74:37; mean age, $11.1{\pm}2.0$ yrs) were included. The children were divided into 3 groups: controls (group I, n=61), children with simple steatosis (group II, n=17), and children with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (group III, n=33). Serum TNF-${\alpha}$ levels, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and TNF-${\alpha}$ -308 and -238 polymorphisms were evaluated. Results: There were no differences in TNF-${\alpha}$ polymorphism at the -308 or the -238 loci between group I and group II + III ($p$=0.134 and $p$=0.133). The medians of HOMA-IR were significantly different between group I and group II + III ($p$=0.001), with significant difference between group II and group III ($p$=0.007). No difference was observed in the HOMA-IR among the genotypes at the -308 locus ($p$=0.061) or the -238 locus ($p$=0.207) in obese children. Conclusion: TNF-${\alpha}$ promoter polymorphisms at the -308 and -238 loci were not significantly associated with the development of NAFLD in children; nevertheless, insulin resistance remains a likely essential factor in the pathogenesis of NAFLD in obese children, especially in the progression to NASH.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.149-161
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• 2000

서론 : 결핵성 흉막염은 치료후에도 약 50% 정도에서 흉막비후가 발생한다. 일부 연구에서 흉막액내 TNF-$\alpha$의 증가 및 섬유소융해의 장애등이 흉막비후의 원인으로 제시되었지만, 아직 흉막비후의 발생기전 또는 예측인자에 대하여는 잘 알려져 있지 않다. TGF-$\beta$는 섬유화를 촉진시키며 결핵성 흉막액에서 증가되어 있음이 보고되었다. 한편 결핵성 흉막염 및 악성 흉막염은 림프구 우세성 삼출액 소견을 나타내는 질환으로 감별진단이 중요하다. 본 연구자는 결핵성 흉막염과 악성 흉막염 환자를 대상으로 TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$ 그리고 섬유소 융해계 인자들을 측정하여 양 군간에 비교하였고, 결핵성 흉막염에서 치료 후 흉막비후 발생의 예측인자를 찾고자하였다. 방법 : 1997년 2월부터 1999년 8월까지 서울중앙병원에서 결핵성 흉막염과 악성 흉막염으로 진단받고, 흉막액 검체가 보관되었던 각각 35명과 14명을 대상으로 하였다. 결핵성 흉막염은 모두 4제병용 1차 항결핵 치료를 시행하였다. 각 군에서 임상상을 비교하였고, 흉막액에서 일반 흉막액 검사를 시행하고, TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$1, tPA, PAI-1, plasminogen, $\alpha$2-antiplasmin, 그리고 D-dimer를 측정하였다. 결핵성 흉막염 환자 중에서 치료를 종료한 30명을 대상으로 흉막비후가 2mm 미만인 군과 2mm 이상인 군으로 나누어 양 군간에 흉막액 검사소견 및 임상상을 비교하였다. 결과 : 결핵성 흉막염 환자에서 TNF-$\alpha$ tPA, PAI-1, plasminogen, $\alpha$2-antiplasmin, 그리고 D-dimer 모두 말초혈액보다 흉막액에서 증가되어 있었고, 악성 흉막액 환자에서는 plasminogen, $\alpha$2-antiplasmin, 그리고 D-dimer가 말초혈액보다 흉막액에서 증가되어 있었다. TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$, PAI-1, plasminogen, 그리고 $\alpha$2-antiplasmin 는 악성 흉막액 보다 결핵성 흉막액에서 유의하게 증가되어 있었다. 항결핵치료 종료 후 2mm 이상의 흉막비후가 발생한 군과 발생하지 않은 군 사이에 TNF-$\alpha$, TGF-$\beta$ 그리고 섬유소융해계의 측정치들간의 차이는 발견할 수 없었다. 결론 : 결핵성 흉막염 환자의 흉막액 TNF-$\alpha$ TGF-$\beta$ 및 섬유소융해계가 흉막비후에 관여할 것으로 추측되었으나, 흉막비후 발생의 예측인자는 찾지 못하였다. 또한 양 질환의 감별에도 기존의 검사들에 비하여 추가적 유용성은 없었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2004

Citrus unshiu (Rutaceae) has long been known as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic agent. In the present study, the inhibitory effect of CUWE (Citus unshiu water extract) on the production of $TNF-{\alpha}$ and tryptase was examined. In addition, a possible mechanism for the inhibition of trypsin-stimulated human leukemic mast cell-1 (HMC- 1 ) activation was determined. To do so, $TNF-{\alpha}$ production from the HMC-1 cells that were stimulated by trypsin (100 nM) in the presence or absence of CUWE $(10,\;100,\;and\;100\;{\mu}g/ml)$ was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription-PCR. The tryptase production was evaluated by reverse transcription-PCR. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation was analyzed by Western blot. Trypsin activity was measured by using Bz-DL-Arg-p-nitroanilide (BAPNA) as substrate. Results showed that the CUWE inhibited production of both $TNF-{\alpha}$ and tryptase from the trypsin-stimulated HMC-1 in a dose-dependent manner. The CUWE a1so inhibited the ERK phosphorylation and trysin activity. These results indicate that the CUWE had an inhibitory effect on $TNF-{\alpha}$ and the tryptase productions by blocking the ERK phosphorylation and trypsin activity.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.509-513
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• 2009

Here, we show that JNK1 and JNK3 have different roles in ${\alpha}-$ or etoposide-induced apoptosis in HeLa cells. Dominant negative JNK1 inhibited $TNF-{\alpha}-$ or etoposide-induced apoptosis, while dominant negative JNK3 promoted $TNF-{\alpha}-$ or etoposide-induced apoptosis. During $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced apoptosis, JNK1 was activated in a biphasic manner, exhibiting both transient and sustained activity, whereas JNK3 was activated early and in a transient manner. The role of JNK3 activation was an anti-apoptotic effect, while the role of JNK1 activation was a pro-apoptotic effect. These results suggest that the anti-apoptotic mechanism of JNK3 in $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced apoptosis originates before the apoptotic machinery is triggered.

• 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가금학회 2003년도 제20차 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.82-83
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• 2003

크릴밀 사료가 육계병아리의 생산성을 감소시키는 경향을 완화하기 위하여 항산화작용이 있은 콩추출물이 함유된 크릴밀을 급여하여 육계병아리의 생산성을 조사하고, 파두유의 피하주입으로 급성기반응을 발생시켜 비장세표와 PBMC 증식도, 그리고 TNF-$\alpha$와 Ovotranferrin의 발현에 미치는 콩 추출물 함유 크릴밀 사료의 영향을 조사하였다. 육계 병아리에서 콩 추출물 함유 크릴밀 사료는 생산성을 증가시켰다. 급성기 반응시 콩 추출물 함유 크릴밀 사료는 비장세포의 증식도를 낮추나 PBMC의 증식조는 높았다. 혈장내 순환 TNF-$\alpha$와 Ovotranferrin의 농도는 콩 추출물 함유 크릴밀 사료 급여로 감소하였다. 본 성적은 콩 추출물 함유 크릴밀 사료가 육계 병아리의 급성기 반응에 관여하고 있다는 것을 나타내었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.2637-2641
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• 2016

Tumor necrosis factor ($TNF-{\alpha}$), an inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the control of cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, has previously been used in anti-cancer therapy. However, the therapeutic applications of $TNF-{\alpha}$ are largely limited due to its general toxicity and anti-apoptotic influence. To overcome this problem, the present study focused on the effect of active constituents isolated from a medicinal plant on $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced apoptosis in human colon adenocarcinoma (HT-29) cells. Nimbolide from Azadirachta indica was evaluated for cytotoxicity by methyl tetrazolium 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and phase contrast microscopy. Effects on apoptotic signaling proteins were investigated using Western blot analysis. Nimbolide showed cytotoxicity against HT-29 cells that was significantly different from the control group (p<0.01), a concentration of $10{\mu}M$ significantly inducing cell death (p<0.01). In combination with $TNF-{\alpha}$, nimbolide significantly enhanced-induced cell death. In apoptotic pathway, nimbolide activated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) phosphorylation, BH3 interacting-domain death agonist (Bid) and up-regulated the death receptor 5 (DR5) level. In the combination group, nimbolide markedly sensitized $TNF-{\alpha}$-induced JNK, Bid, caspase-3 activation and the up-regulation of DR5. Our findings overall indicate that nimbolide may enhance $TNF-{\alpha}$-mediated cellular proliferation inhibition through increasing cell apoptosis of HT-29 cells by up-reglation of DR5 expression via the JNK pathway.

• 대한물리의학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.539-547
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• 2013

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of exercise of diverse intensities on the expression of TNF-${\alpha}$(tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$) in the spinal cord in osteoarthritic rats. METHODS: Over a period of four weeks, the authors applied treadmill exercise programs of diverse intensities to Sprague-Dawley rats, to which intra-articular injection of monosodium iodoacetate(MIA, $3mg/50{\mu}l$, diluted in saline) was applied to the right knee joint to induce osteoarthritis. The four-week exercise program was not carried out with the control group(CG, n=10). Exercise programs of applicable intensities were applied to the low-intensity exercise group(LEG, n=10), moderate-intensity exercise group (MEG, n=10), and high-intensity exercise group(HEG, n=10) over the four weeks. Observations were made of expression of TNF-${\alpha}$ in the spinal cord in osteoarthritic rats using western blot analysis. RESULT: there were significant differences(p<.05) in the comparison of expression of TNF-${\alpha}$ between the four groups involved. The expression of TNF-${\alpha}$ in the spinal cord, the LEG and HEG had more elevated expression significantly than the CG(p<.05). But the MEG had reduced expression significantly than the CG(p<.05). CONCLUSION: These study results suggest that moderate-intensity exercise is effective in inhibition TNF-${\alpha}$ in the spinal cord. They also indicate that in prescribing exercise to treat osteoarthritic patients, exercise of moderate intensity is most suitable to patients' chronic pain, rather than low or high intensity.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2006

Objectives : On-Bi-Tang(OB) has been prescribed Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory disease such as chronic renal failure. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effect of OB extract in the BV2 murine microglial cells. Methods : After the water extract of OB was treated in BV2 cells, murine microglial line, the cell viability was measured by MTT assay. The production of nitric oxide (NO) and $TNF-{\alpha}$ was determined based on Griess reagent and enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA). mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and $TNF-{\alpha}$ was analyzed by RT-PCR. Results : OB extract significantly inhibited the LPS-induced production of NO and TNF-a in BV2 cells. OB extract also suppressed the mRNA expression of iNOS and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in BV2 cells activated with LPS. Conclusion : These data suggests that OB extract may have the anti-inflammatory effect through the modulation of NO production and inflammatory cytokine such as $TNF-{\alpha}$.