• 한국노년학
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.657-667
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• 2009

본 연구는 규칙적인 유산소 운동이 성장에 따른 세포 복제현상에 미치는 영향을 살펴보기 위하여 염색체 말단에 위치한 텔로미어의 길이와 결합단백질인 TRF 2(telomere repeat binding factor 2)의 발현량을 분석하였다. 흰쥐를 대상으로 장기간 운동집단, 단기간 운동집단, 비교집단 그리고 기준수준 검증을 위한 기준집단의 4집단으로 각각 7마리씩 총28마리를 배정하였으며, 수영 운동은 무부하 자유유영의 형태로 주 5회, 매회 1시간씩 실시하였다. 마지막 운동 종료 후 24시간 뒤 쥐를 희생시켜 심장, 간, 가자미근을 적출하여 genomic DNA를 추출, 텔로미어의 길이와 관련단백질인 TRF 2의 발현량을 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 간조직의 텔로미어 길이와 TRF 2 단백질의 발현량은 집단 간 차이를 발견할 수 없었으나, 심장조직의 텔로미어 길이는 장기간 운동집단이 비교집단 및 단기간 운동집단에 비해 길게 나타났고, TRF 2의 단백질 발현 또한 높게 나타나, 장기간의 수영 운동이 성장에 따른 심장의 텔로미어 단축현상을 지연시키는 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 가자미근에서는 4주령의 기준집단에 비해 비교집단과 단기간 운동집단의 텔로미어의 길이는 유의하게 짧았으나, 장기간 운동집단과는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않은 것으로 미루어 장기간의 수영 운동이 골격근의 복제적 노화현상도 억제할 수 있는 가능성을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2022

본 연구는 한국 토종닭을 대상으로 부계의 텔로미어 길이가 수정 능력 및 배아 발생 능력에 미치는 영향을 알아보고, 부계의 텔로미어 길이와 자식의 생산능력 및 자식의 텔로미어 길이와의 연관성을 살펴보고자 하였다. 시험에 공시된 닭은 토종 종계 수컷 22수와 이들로부터 생산된 자식 329수를 대상으로 하였다. 부계의 번식 능력으로는 수정율, 배자발육중지율 및 부화율을 조사하였고, 자손의 생산 능력으로는 생존율, 체중 및 증체량을 분석하였다. 텔로미어 길이는 34주령 부계와 12주령 자식의 백혈구 세포 내 telomeric DNA 함량을 양적 형광접합보인법으로 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 부계의 텔로미어 길이에 따른 수정율, 배자발육중지율 및 부화율의 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났고, 부계의 텔로미어 길이와 수정률 및 배자발육중지율 간에는 낮은 부(-)의 상관을, 부화율과는 낮은 정(+)의 상관을 보이나 이들의 상관계수는 유의하지 않은 것으로 나타났다(P>0.05). 부계의 텔로미어 길이와 자식의 생존율 간의 상관 계수는 0.17로 유의하지 않은 낮은 정의 상관이 추정되었다(P>0.05). 부계의 텔로미어 길이에 따른 자식의 성장 능력 분석에서 부계 텔로미어 길이가 긴 집단의 자식들이 상대적으로 낮은 성장 능력을 보이고 이들 간의 상관은 거의 모든 주령에서 유의한 부의 상관 계수가 추정되었다(P<0.05). 부계의 텔로미어 길이와 자식의 텔로미어 길이 간의 상관 계수는 0.075로 추정되어 부계와 자식 간 텔로미어 길이의 연관성이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 부계의 텔로미어 길이와 번식 능력, 자식의 초기 생존율 및 자식의 텔로미어 길이 간에는 거의 연관성이 없는 것으로 보여지고, 부계의 텔로미어 길이와 자식의 성장 능력 간에는 부의 상관이 있는 것으로 생각된다. 이는 배아 초기 단계에서 텔로미어의 reprogramming에 의해 발생 시 모든 개체의 텔로미어 길이가 재 신장되고 이후 연령이 증가함에 따라 감축의 정도가 달라지기 때문에 나타난 결과로 사료된다.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2019

Telomeres are known as a specialized region in the end of chromosomes to protect DNA destruction, but their lengths are shortened by repetition of cell division. This telomere shortening can be preserved or be elongated by telomerase and TERT expression. Although a certain condition in the cells may affect to the cellular and molecular characteristics, the effect of differentiation induction to telomere length and telomerase activity in mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been less studied. Therefore, the present study aimed to uncover periodical alterations of telomere length, telomerase activity and TERT expression in the dental pulp-derived MSCs (DP-MSCs) under condition of differentiation inductions into adipocytes and osteoblasts on a weekly basis up to 3 weeks. Shortening of telomere was significantly (p < 0.05) identified from early-middle stages of both differentiations in comparison with undifferentiated DP-MSCs by non-radioactive chemiluminescent assay and qRT-PCR method. Telomere length in undifferentiated DP-MSCs was 10.5 kb, but the late stage of differentiated DP-MSCs which can be regarded as the adult somatic cell exhibited 8.1-8.6 kb. Furthermore, the relative-quantitative telomerase repeat amplification protocol or western blotting presented significant (p < 0.05) decrease of telomerase activity since early stages of differentiations or TERT expression from middle stages of differentiations than undifferentiated state, respectively. Based on these results, it is supposed that shortened telomere length in differentiated DP-MSCs was remained along with prolonged differentiation durations, possibly due to weakened telomerase activity and TERT expression. We expect that the present study contributes on understanding differentiation mechanism of MSCs, and provides standardizing therapeutic strategies in clinical application of MSCs in the animal biotechnology.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.58-63
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• 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Telomeres are located at the chromosomal ends and progressively shortened during each cell cycle. Telomerase, which is regulated by hTERT and c-MYC, maintains telomeric DNA sequences. Especially, telomerase is active in cancer and stem cells to maintain telomere length for replicative immortality. Recently we reported that walnut phenolic extract (WPE) can reduce cell viability in a colon cancer stem cell (CSC) model. We, therefore, investigated the effect of WPE on telomere maintenance in the same model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: $CD133^+CD44^+$ cells from HCT116, a human colon cancer cell line, were sorted by Fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and treated with WPE at the concentrations of 0, 10, 20, and $40{\mu}g/mL$ for 6 days. Telomere lengths were assessed by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) using telomere specific primers and DNA extracted from the cells, which was further adjusted with single-copy gene and reference DNA ($ddC_t$). Telomerase activity was also measured by qRT-PCR after incubating the PCR mixture with cell protein extracts, which was adjusted with reference DNA ($dC_t$). Transcriptions of hTERT and c-MYC were determined using conventional RT-PCR. RESULTS: Telomere length of WPE-treated cells was significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner ($5.16{\pm}0.13$ at $0{\mu}g/mL$, $4.79{\pm}0.12$ at $10{\mu}g/mL$, $3.24{\pm}0.08$ at $20{\mu}g/mL$ and $3.99{\pm}0.09$ at $40{\mu}g/mL$; P = 0.0276). Telomerase activities concurrently decreased with telomere length ($1.47{\pm}0.04$, $1.09{\pm}0.01$, $0.76{\pm}0.08$, and $0.88{\pm}0.06$; P = 0.0067). There was a positive correlation between telomere length and telomerase activity (r = 0.9090; P < 0.0001). Transcriptions of both hTERT and c-MYC were also significantly decreased in the same manner. CONCLUSION: In the present cell culture model, WPE reduced telomere maintenance, which may provide a mechanistic link to the effect of walnuts on the viability of colon CSCs.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2008

Telomeres consist of tandem guanine-thymine(G-T) repeats in most eukaryotic chromosomes. Human telomeres are predominantly linear, double stranded DNA as they ended in 30-200 nucleotides(bases,b) 3'-overhangs. In DNA replication, removal of the terminal RNA primer from the lagging strand results in a 3'-overhang of uncopied DNA. This is because of bidirectional DNA replication and specificity of unidirectional DNA polymerase. After the replication, parental and daughter DNA strands have unequal lengths due to a combination of the end-replication problem and end-processing events. The gradual chromosome shortening is observed in most somatic cells and eventually leads to cellular senescence. Telomere shortening could be a molecular clock that signals the replicative senescence. The shortening of telomeric ends of human chromosomes, leading to sudden growth arrest, triggers DNA instability as biological switches. In addition, telomere dysfunction may cause chronic allograft nephropathy or kidney cancers. The renal cell carcinoma(RCC) in women may be less aggressive and have less genomic instability than in man. Younger patients with telomere dysfunction are at a higher risk for RCC than older patients. Thus, telomeres maintain the integrity of the genome and are involved in cellular aging and cancer. By studying the telomeric DNA, we may characterize the genetic determinants in diseases and discover the tools in molecular medicine.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.319-327
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• 2018

Objectives : Astragali Radix is known as a perennial plant, and it is estimated that there may be differences in the contents and their components depending on the ages. The components of astragali radix may activate differently. Methods : The astragali radix components cultivated in Jecheon( one year ), Korea, Shanxi province( 7 years ), China, Inner Mongolia( 5 years) and Inner Mongolia ( 8 years ) were extracted with pure ethyl alcohol and identified the component molecules. The extracted components of astragali radix were measured the activity of Telomerase for confirmation of their Telomere lengths. Results : The cell activity has been shown the greatest contribution in astragali radix of Inner Mongolia(8 years). Although there is the difference in cell activity between the two products of the 5 and 7 years, the difference between the values was small and the 7 years product was slightly higher than 5 years product. Conclusions : Total Astragaloside contents were highest in the product of Inner Mongolia(8 years), followed by the 7 year product of Shanxi province. Especially, astragaloside and cycloastragenol (TA-65) among the astragali radix components have shown to be increased Telomerase activity in the DNA metabolism of the cells, and the efficacy depends on the ages of growth.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.6191-6196
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• 2012

Aims and Background: Traditional chemotherapy strategies for human leukemia commonly use drugs based on cytotoxicity to eradicate cancer cells. One predicament is that substantial damage to normal tissues is likely to occur in the course of standard treatments. Obviously, it is urgent to explore therapies that can effectively eliminate malignant cells without affecting normal cells. Our previous studies indicated that ginsenoside $Rg_1$ ($Rg_1$), a major active pharmacological ingredient of ginseng, could delay normal hematopoietic stem cell senescence. However, whether $Rg_1$ can induce cancer cell senescence is still unclear. Methods: In the current study, human leukemia K562 cells were subjected to $Rg_1$ exposure. The optimal drug concentration and duration with K562 cells was obtained by MTT colorimetric test. Effects of $Rg_1$ on cell cycle were analyzed using flow cytometry and by SA-${\beta}$-Gal staining. Colony-forming ability was measured by colony-assay. Telomere lengths were assessed by Southern blotting and expression of senescence-associated proteins P21, P16 and RB by Western blotting. Ultrastructural morphology changes were observed by transmission electron microscopy. Results: K562 cells demonstrated a maximum proliferation inhibition rate with an $Rg_1$ concentration of $20{\mu}\;mol{\cdot}L^{-1}$ for 48h, the cells exhibiting dramatic morphological alterations including an enlarged and flat cellular morphology, larger mitochondria and increased number of lysosomes. Senescence associated-${\beta}$-galactosidase (SA-${\beta}$-Gal) activity was increased. K562 cells also had decreased ability for colony formation, and shortened telomere length as well as reduction of proliferating potential and arrestin $G_2$/M phase after $Rg_1$ interaction. The senescence associated proteins P21, P16 and RB were significantly up-regulated. Conclusion: Ginsenoside $Rg_1$ can induce a state of senescence in human leukemia K562 cells, which is associated with p21-Rb and p16-Rb pathways.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.654-661
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• 2017

Dual-color fluorescence in situ hybridization karyotype analysis was created using repetitive sequences including two types of rDNA repeats (45S and 5S rDNAs) and Arabidopsis-type telomere sequence repeats. The somatic metaphase cells of Carthamus tinctorius were observed as diploids (2n=2x=24). A symmetrical or slightly asymmetrical karyotype with seven pairs of metacentric and five pairs of submetacentric chromosomes was observed. The lengths of the somatic metaphase chromosomes ranged from 4.18 to $6.53{\mu}m$, with a total length of $60.71{\mu}m$. One locus of 45S rDNA was located on the pericentromeric regions of three pairs of chromosomes and the other pair was situated on the terminal regions of the short arms of a single pair of chromosomes. One locus of 5S rDNA was detected on the interstitial regions of the short arms of two pairs of chromosomes. Arabidopsis-type telomeric repeats were detected on the terminal regions of all pairs of chromosomes. Co-localization of loci between telomeric repeats and 45S rDNA was observed in a single pair of chromosomes. The results provide additional information for the existing physical mapping project of C. tinctorius and will also serve as a benchmark to a more intricate cytogenetic investigation of C. tinctorius and its related species.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권1호
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• pp.178-203
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• 2024

Constipation, which refers to difficulties in defecation and infrequent bowel movement in emptying the gastrointestinal system that ultimately produces hardened fecal matters, is a health concern in livestock and aging animals. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential effects of dairy-isolated lactic acid bacteria (LAB) strains to alleviate constipation as an alternative therapeutic intervention for constipation treatment in the aging model. Rats were aged via daily subcutaneous injection of D-galactose (600 mg/body weight [kg]), prior to induction of constipation via oral administration of loperamide hydrochloride (5 mg/body weight [kg]). LAB strains (L. fermentum USM 4189 or L. plantarum USM 4187) were administered daily via oral gavage (1 × 10 Log CFU/day) while the control group received sterile saline. Aged rats as shown with shorter telomere lengths exhibited increased fecal bulk and soften fecal upon administration of LAB strains amid constipation as observed using the Bristol Stool Chart, accompanied by a higher fecal moisture content as compared to the control (p < 0.05). Fecal water-soluble metabolite profiles showed a reduced concentration of threonine upon administration of LAB strains compared to the control (p < 0.05). Histopathological analysis also showed that the administration of LAB strains contributed to a higher colonic goblet cell count as compared to the control (p < 0.05). The present study illustrates the potential of dairy-sourced LAB strains as probiotics to ameliorate the adverse effect of constipation amid aging, and as a potential dietary intervention strategy for dairy foods including yogurt and cheese.