• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.887-894
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• 2014

유기염소계 난분해성 산업폐수처리에 효과적인 미생물제제 개발을 위하여 PCP (pentachlorophenol)와 TCE (trichloroethylene) 등과 같은 유기계 염소화합물이 오염되어있는 토양 및 산업폐수로부터 PCP 분해활성이 높은 GP5, GP19와 TCE 분해활성이 높은 GA6, GA15를 분리하였다. 이들 분리균주 GP5, GP19, GA6, GA15등은 Acetobactor sp., Pseudomonas sp., Arthrobacer sp., Xanthomonas sp.과 유사한 것으로 나타나 최종적으로 Acetobacter sp. GP5, Pseudomonas sp. GP19, Arthrobacer sp. GA6, Xanthomoas sp. GA15로 명명하였다. 유기염소계 산업폐수의 처리를 위한 복합미생물제제 OC17은 PCP와 TCE를 분해하는 4개의 분리 분리균주와 방향족화합물 분해균주인 Acinetobacter sp. KN11, Neisseria sp. GN13의 배양액을 혼합하여 제조하였다. 복합미생물제제 OC17은 $2.8{\times}10^9CFU/g$의 균체수를 갖고 있으며, 밀도는 $0.299g/cm^3$, 수분함량은 26.8%를 나타내었다. 복합미생물 제제 OC17은 PCP 500 mg/l가 포함되어있는 인공폐수를 이용한 실험에서 배양 65시간에 87%의 분해효율을 나타내었고, TCE (300 uM)의 분해효율은 배양 50시간에 90%의 분해효율을 나타내었다. 복합미생물제제 OC17을 이용한 유기 염소계 산업폐수의 처리효율 시험을 위한 연속배양 실험 에서 10일간 처리 하였을 때 91%의 COD 제거효율을 나타내었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권11호
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• pp.991-997
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• 2015

Tristetraprolin (TTP) is an AU-rich elements (AREs)-binding protein, which regulates the decay of ARE-scontaining mRNAs such as proto-oncogenes, anti-apoptotic genes and immune regulatory genes. Despite the low expression of TTP in various human cancers, the mechanism involving suppressed expression of TTP is not fully understood. Here, we demonstrate that Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, Res), a naturally occurring compound, induces glioma cell apoptosis through activation of tristetraprolin (TTP). Res increased TTP expression in U87MG human glioma cells. Res-induced TTP destabilized the urokinase plasminogen activator and urokinase plasminogen activator receptor mRNAs by binding to the ARE regions containing the 3' untranslated regions of their mRNAs. Furthermore, TTP induced by Res suppressed cell growth and induced apoptosis in the human glioma cells. Because of its regulation of TTP expression, these findings suggest that the bioactive dietary compound Res can be used as a novel anti-cancer agent for the treatment of human malignant gliomas.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.174-182
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• 2004

The zinc intake and status of South Koreans from rural, urban and metropolitan areas were compared to evaluate the zinc nutritional status in different regional areas in South Korea. The dietary habits of 721 healthy adult subjects (271 from rural, 240 from urban, 210 from metropolitan city) with an age range 30 ∼ 64 (mean age 54$\pm$18) were assessed using a food frequency questionnaire. Mean daily Zn intake for rural, urban, and metropolitan areas was 6.5 mg, 7.3 mg, and 11.4 mg (p<0.05), respectively, which was 54%,61% and 95% of the Korean RDA for man (12 mg/d). Mean phytate: zinc molar ratios for rural, urban, and metropolitan city were 41, 34, and 30, respectively (p < 0.05), which were higher than the cutoff level of 20 for poor zinc status. The zinc intake and phytate: Zn molar ratio in the rural area were 0.5 and 1.3-fold compared to those of the metropolitan city, which can cause poor zinc nutriture in the rural area. Most of the zinc biomarkers were lower in the rural area than in the metropolitan city (p < 0.05) (mean rural and metropolitan values for plasma Zn: 80.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dL and 119.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dL, respectively; RBC Zn: 7.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dL and 8.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dL, respectively; plasma alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity: 87 mU/mL and 100.4 mU/mL, respectively). It seems that a lower zinc intake in the rural area decreased zinc biomarker levels, such as plasma and RBC zinc, and plasma alkaline phosphatase activity, and caused the poor zinc nutritional status in this area. Most of the zinc biomarkers, such as RBC zinc and urinary and plasma zinc levels, in the subjects from the three localities, were within the normal range even when zinc intake of rural and urban subjects was low. The exception was plasma ALP activity in the rural area, which was lower than the reference level. Thus, marked zinc deficiency in these subjects were not observed, however, the potential for marginal zinc deficiency should be considered, especially for the rural area, because of the low zinc intake and the biomarker levels for marginal zinc deficiency.

• 대한방사성의약품학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2023

Liposomes as drug delivery system have proved useful carrier for various disease, including cancer. In addition, perfluorocarbon cored microbubbles are utilized in conjunction with high-intensity focused-ultrasound (HIFU) to enable simultaneous diagnosis and treatment. However, microbubbles generally exhibit lower drug loading efficiency, so the need for the development of a novel liposome-based drug delivery material that can efficiently load and deliver drugs to targeted areas via HIFU. This study aims to develop a liposome-based drug delivery material by introducing a substance that can burst liposomes using ultrasound energy and confirm the ability to target tumors using PET imaging. Liposomes (Lipo-DOX, Lipo-DOX-Au, Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD) were synthesized with gold nanoparticles using an avidin-biotin bond, and doxorubicin was mounted inside by pH gradient method. The size distribution was measured by DLS, and encapsulation efficiency of doxorubicin was analyzed by UV-vis spectrometer. The target specificity and cytotoxicity of liposomes were assessed in vitro by glioblastoma U87mg cells to HIFU treatment and analyzed using CCK-8 assay, and fluorescence microscopy at 6-hour intervals for up to 24 hours. For the in vivo study, U87mg model mouse were injected intravenously with 1.48 MBq of ⁶⁴Cu-labeled Lipo-DOX-Au and Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD, and PET images were taken at 0, 2, 4, 8, and 24 hours. As a result, the size of liposomes was 108.3 ± 5.0 nm at Lipo-DOX-Au and 94.1 ± 12.2 nm at Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD, and it was observed that doxorubicin was mounted inside the liposome up to 52%. After 6 hours of HIFU treatment, the viability of U87mg cells treated with Lipo-DOX-Au decreased by around 20% compared to Lipo-DOX, and Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD had a higher uptake rate than Lipo-DOX. In vivo study using PET images, it was confirmed that ⁶⁴Cu-Lipo-DOX-Au-RGD was taken up into the tumor immediately after injection and maintained for up to 4 hours. In this study, drugs released from liposomes-gold nanoparticles via ultrasound and RGD targeting were confirmed by non-invasive imaging. In cell-level experiments, HIFU treatment of gold nanoparticle-coupled liposomes significantly decreased tumor survival, while RGD-liposomes exhibited high tumor targeting and rapid release in vivo imaging. It is expected that the combination of these models with ultrasound is served as an effective drug delivery material with therapeutic outcomes.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.238-245
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• 1999

옻나무에서 극성이 큰 물과 에탄올로 추출한 물질을 생쥐 뇌세포를 배양하여 glucose oxidase에 의해 생성되는 hydroxyl radical에 대한 항산화 효과와 암세포에 미치는 영향을 알아보았다. 먼저 항산화 효과에 있어서, $7{\sim}10$일 정도 배양된 생쥐 뇌세포에 20 mU/mL GO system을 처리한 후 물 및 에탄올 추출물 (30 mg/mL)을 일정량 첨가하여 hydroxyl radical에 대한 옻나무 추출물의 항산화 효과를 측정하였다. 그 결과 GO 20 mU/mL만을 처리한 구에서는 생쥐 뇌세포의 생존률이 52.0%인데 반하여, 옻나무 물 추출물을 1, 2, 4, 7, $10\;{\mu}L$ 첨가시 각각 60.0, 66.0, 72.0, 84.0 및 90.1%로서 첨가량이 증가할수록 매우 높은 생존률을 보였다. 이러한 경향은 에탄올 추출물의 첨가시에도 유사하였는데, $1\;{\mu}L$과 $2\;{\mu}L$ 첨가시 생존률은 55.0%와 64.0% 였고, 4, 7, $10\;{\mu}L$에서는 각각 70.0, 79.0, 91.0%로서 나타났다. 항산화력을 비교하기 위하여 잘 알려진 항산화제인 ascorbic acid를 50, $100\;{\mu}M$ 첨가시 쥐의 뇌세포의 생존률은 대조군에 대해 각각 87.0%와 90.0%이었는데 이것은 각각의 옻나무 추출물 10% $(10\;{\mu}L/well)$ 첨가시 나타났던 항산화 효과와 비슷한 결과였다. 따라서 이러한 항산화 효과에 관여하는 주요 성분을 전기영동과 작용기 분석을 통해 알아본 결과 laccase라는 물질이 주성분이라는 것과 그것은 구리를 함유한 당단백질로서 크기는 약 210 KDa과 230 KDa으로서 dimer로 되어 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 한편 옻나무 추출물의 HeLa cell에 미치는 영향을 보기 위해 in vitro 방법으로서 HeLa cell에 대해 물 및 에탄올 추출물(30 mg/mL)을 최고 10% 농도까지 첨가하여 시간별로 측정한 결과 $10\;{\mu}L$(10%) 첨가 후 12시간에는 40.0%가, 48시간에는 60.0% 정도의 HeLa cell이 사멸되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 암세포 성장 억제 효과에 대한 결과는 in vivo 방법에 있어서도 유사한 결과를 얻었다. 즉 BALB/c의 복강에 CT-26 $(1{\times}10^6\;cells/mL)$을 접종한 후 종양을 발생케 한 후 옻나무 추출물을 주입시 주입 7일 후 대조군에 비해 종양크기가 현저하게 작아지는 것을 볼 수 있었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권8호
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• pp.2335-2341
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• 2014

Chemical investigation on the methanol extract of the starfish Ctenodiscus crispatus resulted in the isolation of five steroids, (22E,$24{\zeta}$)-26,27-bisnor-24-methyl-$5{\alpha}$-cholest-22-en-$3{\beta}$,5,$6{\beta}$,$15{\alpha}$,25-pentol 25-O-sulfate (1), (22E,24R,25R)-24-methyl-$5{\alpha}$-cholest-22-en-$3{\beta}$,5,$6{\beta}$,$15{\alpha}$,25,26-hexol 26-O-sulfate (2), (28R)-24-ethyl-$5{\alpha}$-cholesta-$3{\beta}$,5,$6{\beta}$,8,$15{\alpha}$,28,29-heptaol-24-sulfate (3), (25S)-$5{\alpha}$-cholestane-$3{\beta}$,5,$6{\beta}$,$15{\alpha}$,$16{\beta}$,26-hexaol (4), and ${\Delta}7$-sitosterol (5). Their structures were identified by extensive spectroscopic analyses, including 1D, 2D NMR and MS and chemical methods. Compound 4 showed cytotoxicity against human hepatoma HepG2 and glioblastoma U87MG cells via inhibition of cell growth and induction of apoptosis. Induction of apoptosis by 4 was demonstrated by cell death, DNA fragmentation, increased Bax/Bcl-2 protein ratio and the activation of caspase-3, caspase-9 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP).

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.48-55
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• 2010

Neural progenitor cells (NPCs) differentiate into astrocytes, neurons and oligodendrocytes, which is controlled by various factors in brain. Recent evidences suggest that small molecules modulating the proliferation and differentiation of NPCs may have therapeutic value as well as the potential use as chemical probes. Phylligenin is a lignan with anti-inflammatory activity that is isolated from the fruits of Forsythia koreana. We investigated effects of phylligenin on proliferation and differentiation of NPCs. Treatment of phylligenin decreased the number of proliferating NPCs in culture without effects on the differentiation and survival of neural cells such as neurons and astrocytes. To examine the mechanism of the decreased NPCs number, we performed cell cycle analysis. Proliferation of NPCs was decreased via G1-S transition block by phylligenin treatment, and it was mediated by the increase of p21 level. However, phylligenin did not induce apoptosis of NPCs as determined by TUNEL assay and PARP cleavage. We also found that viability of glioma cell lines such as C6 and U87MG glioma cells, but not that of primary neuron and astrocyte, was inhibited by phylligenin. These results suggest that phylligenin selectively inhibits proliferation of rapidly growing cells such as neural stem cells and glioma cells. Given that the possible role of brain tumor stem cells in the pathology of brain cancers, the inhibitory effects of phylligenin might be useful in the development of new therapeutic agents against brain cancers.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.3495-3501
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• 2014

Melanoma-associated antigen (MAGE) family genes have been considered as potentially promising targets for anticancer immunotherapy. MAGED4 was originally identified as a glioma-specific antigen. Current knowledge about MAGED4 expression in glioma is only based on mRNA analysis and MAGED4 protein expression has not been elucidated. In the present study, we investigated this point and found that MAGED4 mRNA and protein were absent or very lowly expressed in various normal tissues and glioma cell line SHG44, but overexpressed in glioma cell lines A172,U251,U87-MG as well as glioma tissues, with significant heterogeneity. Furthermore, MAGED4 protein expression was positively correlated with the glioma type and grade. We also found that the expression of MAGED4 inversely correlated with the overall methylation status of the MAGED4 promoter CpG island. Furthermore, when SHG44 and A172 with higher methylation were treated with the DNA demethylating agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-AZA-CdR) reactivation of MAGED4 mRNA was mediated by significant demethylation in SHG44 instead of A172. However, 5-AZA-CdR treatment had no effect on MAGED4 protein in both SHG44 and A172 cells. In conclusion, MAGED4 is frequently and highly expressed in glioma and is partly regulated by DNA methylation. The results suggest that MAGED4 might be a promising target for glioma immunotherapy combined with 5-AZA-CdR to enhance its expression and eliminate intratumor heterogeneity.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.495-499
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• 2003

목 적 : 천식 환아에서 호산구 활성도를 반영하는 ECP 혹은 EPX치는 대부분 상승되어 있으므로 이들 지표들은 천식의 질병활성도와 관련되어 있어 치료 효과의 추적 및 판정에 도움을 줄 수 있다. 요중 EPX는 모든 연령의 환아에서 비침습적으로 손쉽게 얻을 수 있는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 호산구 활성 지표로서 요중 EPX의 유용성을 살피고자 메타콜린 기도 유발 시험을 시행하여 천식의 병력 기간, 기관지 과민 반응과의 관계를 살펴 천식의 정도 판정 및 관리에 활용하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 경증 또는 중등증 천식 환아 중 증상이 조절되고 있는 8세에서부터 19세까지의 25명을 대상으로 메타콜린 기도 유발 시험을 시행하고 소변을 채취하여 요중 EPX를 측정하였다. 결 과 : 요중 EPX치는 초기 기도 반응(0-3시간)에서 유발 시험 전의 기저치보다 유의하게 증가하였다. 대부분 환아에서 요중 EPX는 후기 기도 반응(4-7시간)시 약간의 증가를 보이고 이후에는 기저치로 감소하는 양상이었다. 요중 EPX는 PC20 농도가 낮을수록, 천식의 병력이 오래될수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 결 론 : 요중 EPX 측정은 비침습적이고 손쉬운 방법으로 기도 염증 반응 및 과반응을 평가하고 나아가 천식 관리에 유용하게 사용할 수 있을 것이다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2017

게르마늄(Ge)은 거의 대부분의 영양분, 동물, 식물에서 발견되는 미량원소로 많은 연구를 통해 항균성 항바이러스성 항종양성 항돌연변이성 및 면역조절 효과를 지닌 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한, 동충하초는 중국의 전통적인 약용 버섯으로 항종양성, 항산화성 및 면역조절 효과 등 다양한 생물학적 활성을 지니고 있으며 미량원소를 축적시키기 효과적인 것으로 알려져 있다. 이런 특성을 이용하여 본 연구는 게르마늄 농도를 증가시킨 동충하초(CMGe)의 열수 추출액을 얻어내고 그 생물학적 특성을 실험하였다. 네 가지 암세포주 Ramos, A549, HepG2, CEM와 MSC에 대한 CMGe의 세포독성을 MTT assay를 통해 확인한 결과, CEM에서 항증식성이 가장 높고 MSC에 대한 세포독성은 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. 마지막으로 누드마우스에 인간 신경아교세포종(U87MG)을 이종이식하여 종양의 부피와 무게를 조사한 결과, CMGe열수 추출액 처리군에서 종양 부피와 무게의 감소를 확인할 수 있었다. 이런 결과는 CMGe가 앞으로 의약 및 제약산업에 다양하게 적용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.