• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2016

Objectives : This study examined the effects of Bee venom on apoptosis in NCI-H157 human lung cancer cells and for promoting the apoptosis effects of Natural killer cell. Methods : Bee venom and Natural killer-92 cells were cultured either separately from or together with NCI-H157 cells for 24 hours. To figure out whether Bee venom enhances the cytotoxic effect of Natural Killer-92 cells, a cell viability assay was conducted. To observe the changes in Death receptors, apoptotic regulatory proteins and Nuclear $Factor-{\kappa}B$, western blot analysis was conducted. To observe the effect of Bee venom through an extrinsic mechanism, a transfection assay was conducted. Results : 1. Natural killer-92 cells and Bee venom significantly inhibited the growth of NCI-H157 cells and co-culture had more inhibitory effect than the separate culture. 2. Expressions of Fas, DR3, DR6, Bax, caspase-3, caspase-8, cleaved caspase-3, cleaved caspase-8 were increased, and expressions of Bcl-2 and cIAP were decreased. More efficacy was observed in co-culture than in separate culture. 3. Nuclear $Factor-{\kappa}B$ activation was clearly decreased. And co-culture showed much less activation than separate culture. 4. As a result of treatment for DR-siRNA, the reduced cell viability of NCI-H157 cells and the activity of Nuclear $Factor-{\kappa}B$ were increased. With this, it can be seen that Bee venom and Natural killer-92 cells have an effect on the cancer cells through the extrinsic mechanism. Conclusion : Bee venom is effective in inhibiting the growth of human lung cancer cells. Furthermore Bee venom effectively enhances the functions of Natural killer cells.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.807-818
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• 2004

산화질소는 생리적 농도에서 세포내 신호전달자로 작용하지만 높은 농도에서는 세포독성을 일으킨다. 최근 치은 섬유아세포와 치주인대 섬유아세포는 산화질소 합성효소를 가지고 있고 세균의 lipopolysaccharide나 cytokine에 의해 대량의 높은 농도의 산화질소가 합성된다는 보고가 있음에도 지금까지 치은 조직에서 산화질소의 세포독성에 대한 연구는 아직 이루어 지지않고 있다. 본 연구는 사람의 치은 섬유아세포에서, 산화질소유도세포 고사기전을 밝히는데 목적이 있다. 세포 생장력은 MTT 방법으로 측정하였고, 세포의 형태적 변화는 Diff-Quick 염색법으로 조사하였다. Bcl-2 famly와 Fas 발현 정도는 RT-PCR 방법에 의해 확인하였으며, caspase-3, -8 와 -9의 활성은 spectrophotometer로 reactive oxygen species (ROS)는 형광분광계에 의해 측정되었다. 미토콘드리아에서 세포질로 분비된 cytochrome c는 western blot으로 조사하였다. 산화질소 유리제인 sodium nitroprusside (SNP) 처리는 사람 섬유아세포의 생존률을 시간과 농도 의존적으로 감소시켰고, 세포용적축소, 염색사 용축, DNA 절편화를 일으켰다. 또한, SNP 처리로 미토콘드리아에서 세포질로 유리되는 cytochrome c 양이 증가되었고, caspase-9 과 caspase-3 의 활성이 증가되었다. 한편, SNP 처리에 의해 death receptor 구성요소인 Fas 발현이 증가되었고, caspase-8의 활성이 증가되었다. Bcl-2 family 에 대한 RT-PCR 분석결과, 세포고사를 억제하는 Bcl-2 발현은 감소되었으나 세포고사를 자극하는 Bax와 Bid의 발현은 증가되었다. Soluble guanylate cyclase 억제제인 ODQ는 SNP에 의한 세포 생존율 감소를 차단하지 못했다. 따라서, 본 실험의 결과들은 사람 섬유아세포에서 산화질소유도 세포고사에 Bcl-2 family나 ROS가 매개하는 미토콘드리아 의존 및 death receptor 의존 세포고사기전이 관여함을 시사하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2007

Although lovastatin, a competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMGCoA) reductase, has been shown to have anti-cancer actions, the effect on human hepatoma cells was not investigated. Moreover, the exact mechanism of this action is not fully understood. In this study we investigated the mechanism by which lovastatin induces apoptosis using HepG2 human hepatoblastoma cells. Lovastatin induced apoptotic cell death in a dose-dependent manner in the cells, assessed by the flow cytometric analysis. Treatment with mevalonic acid, a precursor of cholesterol, did not significantly suppress the lovastatin-induced apoptosis. Lovastatin induced a rapid and sustained increase in intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration. Treatment with EGTA, an extracellular $Ca^{2+}$ chelator did not significantly alter the lovastatin-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ increase and apoptosis, whereas intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ reduction with BAPTA/AM and intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ release blockers (dantrolene and TMB-8) completely blocked these actions of lovastatin. In addition, the lovastatin-induced apoptosis was significantly reduced by a calpain inhibitor, a broad spectrum caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk and inhibitors specific for caspase-9 and caspase-3 (z-LEHD-fmk and z-DEVD-fmk, respectively), but not by an inhibitor specific for caspase-8 (z-IETD-fmk). Collectively, these results suggest that lovastatin induced apoptosis of HepG2 hepatoma cells through intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ release and calpain activation, leading to triggering mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. These results further suggest that lovastatin may be valuable for the therapeutic management of human hepatoma.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.153-162
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 해파리로부터 콜라겐 추출물을 제조하였고, 이에 대한 보습 효과를 측정하였다. 보습 효과는 caspase 14 발현, filaggrin, hyaluronan synthase-3 (HAS- 3), aquaporin-3 (AQP-3) 및 desmocollin (DSC)을 측정하였다. 그 결과, caspase 14 mRNA 발현은 비교물질인 retinoic acid (RA)와 유사한 효과를 나타냈다. 그리고 콜라겐 추출물은 20 mg/mL의 농도에서 각각 211.7%, 139.9%, 212.5% 및 116.8%의 filaggrin, HAS-3, AQP-3 및 DSC 발현 증가를 나타냈다. 따라서, 본 연구에서 해파리 콜라겐 추출물은 보습 효과를 갖는 화장품 소재로서의 개발 가능성이 클 것으로 기대할 수 있다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.984-992
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• 2015

혈근초(Sanguinaria canadensis)에서 처음 분리된 sanguinarine은 항산화, 항암 및 면역 증강 등의 효능이 있는 것으로 알려진 alkaloid 계열 물질 중의 하나이다. 본 연구에서는 인체간암 HepG2 세포를 대상으로 sanguinarine의 apoptosis 유도 효능 및 관련 기전 해석을 시도하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 sanguinarine은 HepG2 간암세포의 증식을 처리 농도 의존적으로 억제하였으며, 이는 apoptosis 유도와 연관성이 있었다. Sanguinarine에 의한 apoptosis 유도에는 Fas 및 Bax의 발현 증가, 미토콘드리아에서 세포질로의 cytochrome c 유리 및 MMPl (Δψm)의 소실을 동반하였다. Sanguinarine은 intrinsic 및 extrinsic apoptosis pathway의 활성에 관여하는 initiator caspase인 caspase-9와 -8의 활성과 effector caspase인 caspase-3의 활성 및 PARP 단백질의 단편화를 유발하였다. Sanguinarine은 또한 ROS의 생성을 촉진시켰으며, N-acetylcysteine 처리에 의한 ROS의 생성을 차단하였을 경우, sanguinarine에 의한 apoptosis 효능이 완벽하게 차단되었다. 아울러 sanguinarine은 Akt의 인산화를 억제한 반면, MAPKs의 인산화를 촉진시켰으며, 특히 PI3K와 ERK의 선택적 억제제는 sanguinarine에 의한 HepG2 간암세포의 증식을 더욱 억제시켰다. 따라서 sanguinarine에 의한 HepG2 간암세포의 apoptosis 유발에는 ROS 생성 의존적인 intrinsic 및 extrinsic signaling pathway가 동시에 활성화되며, PI3K/Akt 및 ERK 신호계가 관여함을 알 수 있었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2013

Cisplatin is a anti-neoplastic agent which is commonly used for the treatment of solid tumor. Cisplatin activates multiple signal transduction pathways involved in the stress-induced apoptosis in a variety of cell types. Previous study reported that cisplatin induces apoptosis through activation of ERK, p38 and JNK in rat mesangial cells, but apoptotic pathway remain known. The present study investigated the apoptotic pathway for cisplatin-indcued apoptosis in rat mesangial cells. cisplatin-induced apoptosis was associated with activation of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9. Caspase-8 inhibition prevented the activation of both caspase-3 and caspase-9. In addition, cisplatin-induced apoptosis increased the expression of Bax, but not the level of Bcl-2. These change of Bax/bcl-2 ratio caused the release of cytochrome c from mitochondria into cytosol. In previous study, the ethanol extract of Bojungbangam-tang (EBJT) inhibited cisplatin-induced apoptosis in rat mesangial cells through inhibition of ERK and JNK activation. However, EBJT did not increase cell proliferation, because it did not prevent cisplatin-induced G2/M phase arrest. These effect of EBJT may be related to p38 activation. Cisplatin-induced G2/M phase arrest are inhibited by treatment with p38 inhibitor and EBJT in rat mesangial cells. Also, p38 inhibition and EBJT treatment on cisplatin-induced G2/M phase arrest are markedly increased the G0/G1 phase and reduced the sub-G1. In conclusion, anti-apoptotic effet of EBJT did not increases cell proliferation, because EBJT did not reduce p38 activation related to cisplatin-induced G2/M phase arrest.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2006

Objectives : This study was performed for the investigation of anticancer effects of methanol extract of Rheum Rhizoma (MeOH-RR) on a human liver cancer cell line (HepG2). Methods : To study the cytotoxic effect of MeOH-RR on HepG2 cells, the cell viability was determined by XTT reduction method and trypan blue exclusion assay. The cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), a substrate for caspase-3 and a typical sign of apoptosis, and the activation of procaspase-3, -8 and -9 were examined by western blot analysis. Furthermore, MeOH-RR-induced apoptosis was confirmed by DNA fragmentation. The release of cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol, the level of Bcl-2 and Bax were examined by western blot analysis. Results : MeOH-RR reduced proliferation of HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent manner at 24 h and 48 h treatment. MeOH-RR induced the activation of caspase-3, -8, and -9 and the cleavage of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP), a substrate for caspase-3. Furthermore, treatment with MeOH-RR resulted in internucleosomal DNA fragmentation, evidenced by the formation of a DNA ladder on agarose gel, a hallmark of cells undergoing apoptosis. MeOH-RR downregulated Bcl-2, upregulated Bax, and increased the release of cytochrome c from the mitochondria into cytosol in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, MeOH-RP increased caspase-3 activity. Conclusion : There results suggest that MeOH-RR induce apoptosis via mitochondrial pathway and caspase-3-dependent pathway in HepG2 cells. There results suggest that MeOH-RR is potentially useful as a chemotherapeutic agent in human liver cancer.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.473-491
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• 2007

Objectives : This study was designed to investigate the antiproliferative activity of the water extract of Samgibopae-tang (SGBPT) in NCI-H460 and A549 non-small-cell lung cancer cell lines Methods : In this study, we measured the subsistence, form of NCI-H460 and A549 non-small-cell lung cancer cell by hemocytometer and DAPI staining. In each cell, we analyzed DNA fragmentation. reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and measured activity of caspase-3, caspase-8 and caspase-9. Results and Conclusions : We found that exposure of A549 cells to SGBPT resulted in growth inhibition in a dose-dependent manner. butSGBPT did not affect the growth of NCI-H460 cells. The antiproliferative effect by SGBPT treatment in A549 cells was associated with morphological changes. SGBPT treatment partially induced the expression of DR5 cells and the expression of Faswas markedly increased in both transcriptional and translational levels in A549 cells. SGBPT treatment partially induced the expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL and the expression of Bid was markedly decreased in translational levels in A549 cells. However, SGBPT treatment did not affect the expression of IAP family in A549 orNCI-H460 cells. SGBPT treatment partially induced the expression of caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 activity which markedly increased in a dose-dependent manners in A549 cells. The fragmental development of PARP and ${\beta}$-catenin protein was observed in A549 cells by SGBPT treatment. SGBPT treatment induced the expression of PLC-${\gamma}1$ protein which decreased in A549 cells. SGBPT treatment partially induced the expression of DFF45/ICAD which markedly increased in a dose-dependent manner in A549 cells. Taken together. these findings suggested that SGBPT-induced inhibition of human lung carcinoma did not affect NCI-H460 cell growth. However, SGBPT-induced inhibition of human lung carcinoma A549 cell growth was associated with the induction of death receptor and mitochondrial pathway. The results provided important new insights into the possible molecular mechanisms of the anti-cancer activity of SGBPT.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1252-1259
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• 2013

인간 암세포의 생육에 미치는 혈전용해효소(BK-1)의 영향을 조사하기 위해, 세포증식, 생존력, 형태변화 및 apoptosis 유도 등을 포함한 여러 가지 생화학적 실험을 하였다. 그 결과, AGS 인간 위장 암세포 및 T24 인간 방광 암세포상에의 BK-17 처리는 그 암세포들의 생존력 및 생율을 농도의존적 방법으로 감소시켰다. 현미경 관찰은, BK-17 처리에 의한 항 생육 효과는 막 수축, 세포의 rounding up, apoptotic bodies와 같은 형태학적 변화를 나타내었다. 특히, RT-PCR과 Western blotting data는, BK-17 처리가 항 apoptosis Bcl-2 군들 특히 Bcl-2, and $Bcl-X_L$의 down-regulation 그리고 AGS 세포에서, apoptosis 촉진 매개체 Bax와 Bad의 up-regulation를 유도했다는 것을 보여주었다. BK-17에 의해 유도된 AGS 세포의 apoptosis는 caspase-3, caspase-8 그리고 caspase-9의 단백질가수분해 활성과 관련이 있었다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때, BK-17은 apoptotic cell death의 유도와 밀접한 관련이 있다는 것을 보여주고 있다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.649-659
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• 2011

연구에서는 콩다닥냉이 추출물의 항암활성을 조사하기 위하여 잎 및 뿌리의 열수 추출물(WELVL 및 WELVR)이 HCT116 대장암세포의 증식 억제와 연관된 apoptosis 유도 기전에 관한 연구를 시도하였다. 본 연구의 결과에 의하면 HCT116 세포에 WELVL 및 WELVR을 처리하였을 경우에 유발되는 증식 억제 및 형태 변화는 apoptosis 유발과 밀접한 연관이 있었으며, 증식억제 및 apoptosis 유도 효과는 WELVL에 비하여 WELVR에서 높게 나타났다. 특히 WELVR에 의한 apoptosis 유발에는 FasL의 발현 증가를 통한 caspase-8의 활성화와 이로 인한 Bid 단백질의 단편화와 함께 Bcl-2 family의 발현 변화를 통한 mitochondria의 기능 이상과 이로 인한 caspase-9 및 -3의 활성화, 그리고 기질단백질들의 분해가 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 IAP family의 발현 감소로 인한 caspase의 활성 증가도 어느 정도 관여하는 것으로 생각되어진다. 따라서 WELVR 처리에 의하여 유발되는 apoptosis는 extrinsic pathway 및 intrinsic pathway를 모두 경유하는 multiple apoptotic pathway에 의하여 조절되는 것으로 생각되며, 이러한 결과들은 인체 암세포에서 콩다닥냉이의 항암작용을 이해하는데 중요한 자료가 될 것이고 나아가 콩다닥냉이 추출물을 포함한 그와 유사한 항암제 후보물질들의 연구 기초자료로서 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.