• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2004

Ten terpenes (1-10), two sterols (11 and 12), and two unusual phenylpropanoids (13 and 14) were isolated from the brittle star Ophioplocus japonicus (Family Ophiuridae). Their structures were identified by analyses of the spectral data and by comparison with the literature data. The terpenes (1-10) and phenylpropanoids (13 and 14) are first encountered in brittle stars. These compounds were evaluated for cytotoxicity against a small panel of human solid tumor cell lines. Compounds 6-10 and 14 displayed moderate to significant cytotoxicity. The compounds were evaluated for antibacterial activity against 20 clinically isolated strains. Compound 5 exhibited antibacterial activities against three Streptococcus and three Staphylococcus strains.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.4751-4758
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• 2015

Echinodermata use saponins in chemical defense against pathogens and predators. The molecular mechanisms of antimetastatic effects of brittle star saponins are still unknown. The present study examined antioxidant capacity and invasive ability in HeLa carcinoma cells exposed to brittle star crude saponins. Discolorating methods with DPPH and ABTS and expression of SOD-2 with RT-PCR were used to estimate the antioxidant activity. The anti-invasive activity of extracted saponins was examined through adhesion of HeLa cells to extracellular matrix, wound healing and evaluation of the mRNA levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 by real time-PCR. The results showed that extracted saponins had cytotoxicity against cervical cancer cells and ABTS and DPPH scavenging properties with $IC_{50}$ values of 604.5, $1012{\mu}g/ml$, respectively. Further, we found that, in wound healing assay, brittle star saponins could prevent invasion of HeLa cells in a concentration dependent manner. Furthermore, cell adhesion assay demonstrated blockage of cell attachment to extracellular matrix with an $IC_{50}$ concentration of $16.1{\mu}g/ml$. The significant dose dependent down regulation of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in treated cells demonstrated that isolated saponins can decline tumor metastasis in vitro. The brittle star saponins remarkably prevented cervical cancer invasion and migration associated with down regulation of matrix metalloproteinase expression. Therefore, saponins could be suggested as an anti-invasive candidate against cervical cancer and an antioxidant as well.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.273-279
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• 2020

We describe a newly recorded brittle star to South Korea, Amphiura (Amphiura) digitula (H.L. Clark, 1911), that was collected from Geoje Island, at a depth of 47 m. The species is characterized by a small disk, covered by numerous fine scales, small radial shields that are wider than long, a small stumpy hook at the distal end of the radial shield, two tooth papilla, two adoral shield spines, 2nd adoral shield spine longer than other, tapered dramatically toward dull tip, five arms with four proximal arm spines, and two tentacle scales. We also obtained a 657 bp sequence from COI gene and the amplified sequence matched the general DNA barcoding region. The NJ and ML phylogenetic analyses revealed A. (A.) digitula as monophyletic in the Amphiura clade. This species is clearly distinguished from other Amphiura species by morphological characteristics and the mitochondrial COI sequence, and thus represents the sixth Amphiura species reported to occur in Korea.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.84-90
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• 2019

The brittle star, Amphistigma minuta H.L. Clark, 1938, was collected from Munseom Island, Jeju-do, Korea, by SCUBA diving. This species has distinct morphological features, as follows: a small disk with large papillae on the disk margin; slender arms and four arm spines at proximal; and oral parts the same as those of the genus Amphipholis. Additionally, we obtained partial sequences of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) (513 bp) and compared them with sequences from Australian A. minuta and 13 other species of Amphiuridae. As a result, intraspecific pairwise distance was 0.4% between two Korean individuals and intraspecific distance between the Australian and the Korean populations was 2.6-2.8%, which indicates they should be considered as the same species. Ultimately, 15 species of the family Amphiuridae have currently been recorded in Korea, including A. minuta.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.157-161
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• 2022

Parartotrogus minutus n. sp. is described as a parasite of the brittle star Ophiuroglypha kinbergi (Ljungman) from the intertidal zone on the Yellow Sea coast of Korea. The new species is characterized by a combination of morphological features that the body is small, less than 0.5 mm long, the caudal ramus is 1.73 times longer than wide, leg 3 bears three-segmented rami, and the exopod of leg 5 is armed with two setae. The new species is the third known species in the genus, following P. richardi Scott T. and Scott, A., 1893 known from European waters and P. arcticus Scott T., 1901 known from both North Atlantic and North Pacific.

• 환경생물
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2023

This study introduces a newly discovered brittle star, Amphiophiura megapoma, from the mesophotic zone in the East Sea, Korea. It is the second species belonging to the genus Amphiophiura (which includes 57 species) to be recorded in Korean waters after A. sculpta. The specimen was discovered during a September 2022 survey, by SCUBA diving in the upper mesophotic zone of the East Sea, Korea. This study presents the morphological characteristics of A. megapoma, highlighting its differences from the related species within a comprehensive taxonomic description. It provides high-resolution images of A. megapoma and a taxonomic key for Amphiophiura species in Korea.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.668-675
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• 1998

강원 고랭지의 대표적 지대인 평창의 대관령, 홍천의 내면 그리고 횡성의 둔내지역에서 재배되고 있는 주요 원예작물에 대해 1994년$\sim$1997년까지 4년에 걸쳐 실시한 병해조사의 결과는 다음과 같다. 1) 배추와 무에서는 순무모자이크바이러스(TuMV)가 '92년부터 고랭지에 다발생하여 '94년과 '96년에 피해가 심하였으며, 이 바이러스병과 함께 무름병의 발생이 심한 편이었으며, 최근에는 무사마귀병의 피해고 '96년부터 점증 추세에 있으며 수년 전까지 피해가 심했던 뿌리 마름병은 최근 발생이 지극히 저조한 점이 특이하다. 거의 모든 채소작물에서 무름병, 잿빛곰팡이병, 노균병, 흰가루병, 잘록병, 검은무늬병 등의 발생이 심한 것이 특징인데 저지대와 달리 고랭지 기후환경과 무관하지 않았을 것이다. 한편 조사기간 중 새로운 미기록종으로는 셀러리의 바이러스(BBWV)와 잿빛곰팡이병(Botrytis cinerea), 메론의 점무늬병(Cercospora citullina), 딸기의 흰가루병(Erysiphe polygori), 양상추의 흰가루병(Erysiphe cichoraceaium) 등이 밝혀졌으며 기주 미기록으로는 파슬리의 무사마귀병(Plasmodiophora brassicae)이 밝혀진 것이 특이하다. 2)여러 가지 화훼작물에는 주로 바이러스병, 잿빛곰팡이병, 시들음병, 흰무늬병 등의 발생이 많았으며 특히 자생 나리류에 흰무늬병(Cercospora spp.) 발생이 심하였다. 미기록종으로는 꽃도라지의 시들음병(Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. eustomae), 바이러스병(BBWV, CMV), 균핵병(Sclerotinia sclerotiorum), 잿빛곰팡이병(B. cinerea), 카네이션의 반점병(Cladosporium echinulatum), 용담의 시들음병(Fusarium oxysporum), 잎마름병(Alternavia dianthi) 등과 Phytoplasma에 의한 스타티스의 빗자루병, 리아트리스의 빗자루병, 자생나리류의 흰무늬병(Cercospora sp.), 스토크의 TuMV 등이 동정되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.634-639
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• 2020

불가사리는 다양한 생리활성물질을 가진 유용한 해양생물자원으로 알려져 있으나 불가사리가 가진 특유한 냄새로 인해 기능성 소재로 활용하는데 많은 제약이 있다. 우리는 최근에 로스팅을 통해 이러한 문제점을 해결하고 효율적인 화장품 소재로서의 활용 가능성을 제시하였으나 열처리된 불가사리 추출물의 생리활성에 관한 연구는 거의 전무한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 LPS에 의해 염증을 유도한 Raw 264.7 세포에서 열처리 불가사리 추출물의 염증 조절 기전을 조사하여 항염증 소재로서의 활용 가능성을 확인하였다. 열처리 불가사리 추출물은 LPS에 의해 증가된 NO의 분비량과 iNOS의 발현을 현저히 감소시켰고 IL-1β와 IL-6와 같은 pro-inflammatory cytokine의 발현에서도 유의미한 감소를 나타내었다. 또한 열처리 불가사리 추출물에 의한 NF-κB p65 단백질의 핵으로의 전이 억제와 NF-κB 저해제인 PDTC와의 동시 처리에 의한 NO 분비량 감소는 열처리 불가사리 추출물의 NO 생성 저해 효과가 NF-κB 신호전달을 통해 이루어짐을 보여주었다. 본 연구 결과는 열처리 불가사리 추출물이 NF-κB 신호전달 경로를 통해 염증매개인자들의 발현을 억제하여 염증반응을 효과적으로 제어할 수 있는 잠재력을 가진 기능성 소재로서의 가능성을 제시하고 있다.