• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.89-97
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• 1994

Although bone scan is a highly sensitive test for detecting bone metastasis, its findings are often limited in specificity and cannot be used for assessing the bone marrow. Bone marrow scintigraphy may provide useful information but previous experience with radiolabelled colloid has been disappointing. Recently, $^{99m}Tc$ labeled anti-granulocyte monoclonal antibody (anti-NCA-95 MAb) has been introduced as a new bone marrow imaging agent. To evaluate the usefulness of $^{99m}Tc$ anti-NCA MAb bone marrow scans for detecting skeletal metastasis, bone marrow scans of 44 malignant tumor patients were evaluated and compared with bone scan findings. Bone scan showed abnormal lesions in 26(59%) cases, and 18 of these patients also had an abnormal bone marrow scan. Seven of the 8 patients who had normal bone marrow scan despite bone scan lesions were confirmed to be free from metastasis. There was one case with a marrow defect despite normal bone scan but the presence of metastasis was not determined due to loss of follow up. Bone scan demonstrated a total of 64 lesions while bone marrow scan showed 38 lesions. Fifty percent (32/64) of the bone scan lesions had matching marrow defects while the remaining 50% did not. Most of these non matched lesions were suggested to be nonspecific lesions such as rib fractures or degenerative change. Meanwhile bone marrow scan was able to detect 6 new lesions not detected by bone scan, bit metastasis in each lesion was not confirmed. Bone marrow scan was also helpful in assessing equivocal bone scan lesions to be of metastatic nature in 10 patients by demonstrating a matched marrow defect. Thus $^{99m}Tc$ anti-NCA MAb bone marrow scan can help exclude metastasis in patients with nonspecific bone scan lesions and may be able to detect metastatic lesions not seen with bone scan. It appears useful as a complementary study to bone scan in evaluating malignant tumor patients.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권9호
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• pp.1334-1341
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• 2014

치마버섯 균사체 배양물로부터 분리된 다당류의 생리활성을 알아보기 위해 항보체 활성, NO 생성능, 지질 과산화 억제능, OH radical 제거 효과, 미백효과, 항균효과 및 피부투과도를 측정하였다. 치마버섯 배양균사체 유래 다당류의 항보체 활성은 열수 추출 알코올침전분획(SC-EP)이 $8.9{\pm}0.3%$, 세포내성 다당류(SC-IP)는 $14.7{\pm}1.7%$, 열수 추출 한외여과분획(SC-UP)은 $10.2{\pm}0.8%$, 균사체외성 무처리 분획(SC-NEP)은 $5.2{\pm}0.7%$로 나타났다. 치마버섯 균사체 배양물의 열수 추출 한외여과 처리한 다당류(SC-UP)는 $12.8{\pm}0.7{\mu}M$의 NO를 생성하는 것으로 조사되었다. 양성 대조물질로 사용한 IFN-${\gamma}$와 LPS에서는 각각 $33.4{\pm}1.7{\mu}M$과 $35.1{\pm}1.5{\mu}M$로 나타났다. AsA-$Fe^{2+}$로 유도된 지질 과산화에 대한 영향은 열수 추출 에탄올 처리 분획(SC-EP) 및 UF 처리 분획(SC-UP)의 경우 각각 $28.9{\pm}0.7nM$ 및 $26.5{\pm}0.3nM$의 MDA를 생성시켰다. ADP-NADPH-$Fe^{3+}$로 유도된 지질 과산화에 대한 영향은 배양 균사체 배양물의 열수 추출 에탄올 처리 분획(SC-EP) 및 UF 처리 분획(SC-UP)이 각각 19.8%와 20.8%의 지질 과산화 생성 억제율을 나타내었다. OH radical의 제거 효과로 균사체 배양물의 열수 추출 UF 처리 분획(SC-UP)의 OH radical 제거 효과에 대한 $IC_{50}$은 3.32 mg/mL로 조사되었다. 균사체 배양물의 열수 추출 UF 처리 분획(SC-UP)의 tyrosinase 저해 효과는 1.0 mg/mL의 농도 처리 시에 19.9%로 나타났다. 또한 여드름 균에 대한 항균효과를 위한 MIC 치는 균사체 배양물의 열수 추출 UF 처리 분획(SC-UP)이 10 mg/mL, 균사체외성 다당류(SC-NEP)의 경우는 20 mg/mL 이상인 것으로 조사되었다. 균사체 배양물의 열수 추출 UF 처리 분획(SC-UP)의 피부투과도는 3시간, 6시간 및 9시간 경과 후 각각 0.47%, 0.73% 및 1.20%를 나타내었다. 상기의 결과들로부터 치마버섯 균사체 배양물로부터 분리된 다당류의 면역 활성, 항산화 활성 등의 생물학적 특성을 이용하여 기능성 소재의 개발이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.314-319
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• 2006

To determine the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory efficacy of Opuntia ficus-indica for chronic otitis, we evaluated the effects of topical applications of the methanol extracts with 20 cases of dogs which had chronic malignant otitis by pathogens with antibiotic resistance. The dogs had revealed recurrent symptoms of malignant otitis and were not treated by conventional therapeutic agents. However, in this study, the clinical cure rates of Opuntia ficus-indica was 75% and the average alleviation period was $1.21{\pm}0.42$ week, and the mean recovery period was $1.06{\pm}1.06$ week after the initiation of treatment. As the results of this study, topical Opuntia ficus-indica extracts was found to be highly effective for the treatment of chronic malignant otitis with clinical cure rates of 75% within 1.06 weeks of therapy. Further evaluation of Opuntia ficus-indica extracts will allow us to establish and to optimize the therapeutic strategy for the malignant otitis in veterinary practice, and the potential usefulness of this complementary treatment on recurrent infectious pathology.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.917-923
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• 2014

Chondrosarcomas are malignant cartilage-forming tumors of bone which exhibit resistance to both chemotherapy and radiation treatment. miRNAs have been well demonstrated to regulate gene expression and play essential roles in a variety of biological processes, including proliferation, differentiation, migration, cell cycling and apoptosis. In this study, we obtained evidence that miR-100 acts as a tumor suppressor in human chondrosarcomas. Interestingly, cisplatin resistant chondrosarcoma cells exhibit decreased expression of miR-100 compared with parental cells. In addition, we identified mTOR as a direct target of miR-100. Overexpression of miR-100 complementary pairs to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of mTOR, resulted in sensitization of cisplatin resistant cells to cisplatin. Moreover, recovery of the mTOR pathway by overexpression of S6K desensitized the chondrosarcoma cells to cisplatin, suggesting the miR-100-mediated sensitization to cisplatin dependent on inhibition of mTOR. In summary, the present studies highlight miR-100 as a tumor suppressor in chondrosarcoma contributing to anti-chemoresistance. Overexpression of miR-100 might be exploited as a therapeutic strategy along with cisplatin-based combined chemotherapy for the treatment of clinical chondrosarcoma patients.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.23-28
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• 2008

Objectives : Socheongryong-Tang(小靑龍湯, SCRT), a herbal remedy, has been widely used to treat respiratory disease such as cough and asthma in Oriental countries. Recent years SCRT was known as anti-allergic agent. However, its therapeutic mechanisms including immunoglobuline such as IgE, IgG1, IgG2a productions are unclear. Methods : We investigated the effects of SCRT on levels of antigen specific total antibody, IgE, IgG1, IgG2a using ELISA method in serum from allergen-induced asthma mice. Results : SCRT decreased level of antigen specific IgE significantly. And SCRT treated mice showed downward tendency of IgG1, a Th1 relative antibody, level. But, SCRT did not affect levels of antigen specific total antibody and IgG2a, a Th1 relative antibody. Conclusions : we demonstrated the strong possibility of SCRT as a complementary or alternative drug to western drug also demonstrated that regulation of Th1/Th2 imbalance may be one of mechanism contributed to treatment for respiratory disease by SCRT.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.478-481
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• 2006

This study investigated the antimicrobial activity of soy protein isolate (SPI) film containing green tea extract (GTE, 1-4%, w/w) on dental caries-inducing bacterium (Streptococcus mutans), food pathogenic (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli 0157, Salmonella typhimurium), and spoilage (Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria. The physical and mechanical properties of the SPI film containing GTE were also studied. The SPI film containing GTE (4%, w/w) exhibited good antimicrobial activity against S. mutans and S. aureus. The antimicrobial activity of the SPI film containing GTE increased against S. mutans as the concentration of GTE increased up to 4%(w/w). SPI films containing GTE showed lower tensile strength and elongation, and higher total soluble matter than those of control SPI film. Therefore, GTE can be used as one of antimicrobial agents for anti-dental caries and food packaging films.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2021

Fluoxetine (FLX), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant, exhibits various other mechanisms of action in numerous cell types and has been shown to induce cell death in cancer cells, paving the way for its potential use in cancer therapy. The aim of this study was to determine the off-target effects of the anti-depressant drug FLX, on the human ovarian granulosa tumor COV434 cells stimulated by forskolin (FSK), by measuring the real-time kinetics of intracellular cyclic AMP (cAMP), ATP level, cytoplasmic calcium ([Ca2+]cyt) and survival of COV434 cells. We show that incubating COV434 cells with FLX (between 0.6 and 10 μM) induces a decrease in intracellular cAMP response to FSK, a drop in ATP content and stimulates cytoplasmic Ca2+ accumulation in COV434 cells. Only the highest concentrations of FLX (5-10 μM) diminished cell viability. The present report is the first to identify an action mechanism of FLX in human tumor ovarian cells COV434 cells and thus opening the way to potential use of fluoxetine as a complementary tool, in granulosa tumor treatments.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.52-52
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• 2021

Persicaria amphibia as an England native plant, is a rhizomatous perennial, one of the rather amphibious plants. Its aquatic form contains water-soluble sugars, starch, and protein. P. amphibia have up to 18% tannins in stems and rhizomes. Previous studies have confirmed the anti-inflammatory activity of live bacteria roots, but no studies on bioactivity are known. DNA damage responses (DDRs) pathways are considered a crucial factor affecting the alleviation of cellular damage. The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated and Rad3 related (ATM) and checkpoint kinase 2 (Chk2) pathways are the main pathways of DNA damage response. Also, p53 is a key integrator of cellular response to oxidative DNA damage, contributing repair, or leading transcription including apoptosis. In the present study, we conducted an investigation into the inhibitory effects of P. amphibia on oxidative DNA damage for confirming potential to complementary medicine and therapies. In conclusion, P. amphibia can provide protective effects against double-stranded DNA break (DSB) caused by oxidative DNA damage.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.1552-1559
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• 2004

새로운 probiotic 유산균으로써의 잠재적 이용가능성을 평가할 목적으로, 김치로부터 분리한 Lactobacillus brevis FSB-1을 대상으로 각종 면역증진활성의 특성이 조사되었다. L. brevis FSB-1을 전균체, 세포벽, 세포질 및 균체외 획분으로 각각 분리하고 장관면역 활성을 측정한 결과, Peyer's patch 세포를 매개로 한 골수세포 증식활성의 경우, 세포벽 및 세포질 획분에서 상대적으로 높은 활성을 농도 의존적으로 보인 반면, 직접적인 골수세포 증식활성은 나타내지 않았다. 마크로파지의 활성화능은 전균체, 세포벽 및 세포질 획분에서 상대적으로 높은 활성을 보였으며, splenocyte mitogen 활성의 경우, 이들 획분에서 공히 대조군의 약 200%이상의 활성 증가가 관찰되었다. 그러나 양성대조군인 LPS의 활성에는 다소 미치지 못하였다. 한편 보체계 활성화능을 검토한 결과, 균체외 획분을 제외한 모든 획분에서 높은 활성을 보였으며, 특히 세포질 획분에서 농도 의존적으로 매우 강력한 활성을 나타냈다. 또한 세포질 획분에 의한 보체계 활성화는 anti-human C3를 이용한 2차원 면역전기영동에 의해 classical 및 alternative pathway 양 경로를 경유함을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.362-372
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• 2020

Background: The non-saponin fraction of Korean Red Ginseng has been reported to have many biological activities. However, the effect of this fraction on anti-diabetic activity has not been elucidated in detail. In this study, we investigated the effects of KGC05P0, a non-saponin fraction of Korean Red Ginseng, on anti-diabetic activity in vitro and in vivo. Methods: We measured the inhibition of commercially obtained α-glucosidase and α-amylase activities in vitro and measured the glucose uptake and transport rate in Caco-2 cells. C57BL/6J mice and C57BLKS/J^db/db (diabetic) mice were fed diets with or without KGC05P0 for eight weeks. To perform the experiments, the groups were divided as follows: normal control (C57BL/6J mice), db/db control (C57BLKS/J^db/db mice), positive control (inulin 400 mg/kg b.w.), low (KGC05P0 100 mg/kg b.w.), medium (KGC05P0 200 mg/kg b.w.), and high (KGC05P0 400 mg/kg b.w.). Results: KGC05P0 inhibited α-glucosidase and α-amylase activities in vitro, and decreased glucose uptake and transport rate in Caco-2 cells. In addition, KGC05P0 regulated fasting glucose level, glucose tolerance, insulin, HbA1c, carbonyl contents, and proinflammatory cytokines in blood from diabetic mice and significantly reduced urinary glucose excretion levels. Moreover, we found that KGC05P0 regulated glucose production by down-regulation of the PI3K/AKT pathway, which inhibited gluconeogenesis. Conclusion: Our study thereby demonstrated that KGC05P0 exerted anti-diabetic effects through inhibition of glucose absorption and the PI3K/AKT pathway in in vitro and in vivo models of diabetes. Our results suggest that KGC05P0 could be developed as a complementary food to help prevent T2DM and its complications.