• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2010

Objectives : Ulcerative colitis is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease in the gastrointestinal tract. We investigated whether Aurantii fructus immaturus (AFI) pharmacopuncture has antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. Methods : in vitro experiments, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, prevention on $H_2O_2$-induced cell death in RAW264.7 cell line, DNA fragmentation, and cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA expression induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), were analyzed to investigate antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effect of AFI pharmacopuncture. in vivo experiment, a murine model of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis was used to examine the effect of AFI pharmacopuncture on CV12 at different doses of 5 ${\mu}l$, 0.5 ${\mu}l$, 0.05 ${\mu}l$ for 10 days. Body weight, colon length and macroscopic features were investigated. Results : AFI pharmacopuncture showed DPPH free radical scavenging and SOD active effects in a dose-dependent manner. AFI pharmacopuncture showed a protective effect against $H_2O_2$-induced cell injury and also attenuated LPS-induced COX-2 mRNA expression. In a DSS- induced colitis murine model, however, AFI pharmacopuncture at CV12 had no anti-inflammatory effects. Conclusions : The present results suggest that AFI pharmacopuncture extract may have anti- inflammatory and antioxidative effects in vivo test, but further research on the underlying mechanism is required.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2018

The aim of the current study was to demonstrate the potential therapeutic efficacy of resveratrol in oral cancer patients. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) intensifies cancer cell invasion and metastasis, whereas resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic compound, possesses antitumor activity, suppressing cell proliferation and progression in various cancer cell lines (ovarian, gastric, oral, pancreatic, colon, and prostate cancer cells). In addition, resveratrol has been identified as an inhibitor of LPA-induced proteolytic enzyme expression and ovarian cancer invasion. Furthermore, resveratrol was shown to inhibit oral cancer cell invasion by downregulating hypoxia-inducible factor $1{\alpha}$ and vascular endothelial growth factor expression. Recently, we demonstrated that LPA is important for the expression of transcription factors TWIST and SLUG during epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in oral squamous carcinoma cells. In this study, we treated serum-starved cultures of oral squamous carcinoma cell line YD-10B with resveratrol for 24 hours prior to stimulation with LPA. To identify an optimal resveratrol concentration that does not induce apoptosis in oral squamous carcinoma cells, we determined the toxicity of resveratrol in YD-10B cells by assessing their viability using the MTT assay. Another assay was performed using Matrigel-coated cell culture inserts to detect oral cancer cell invasion activity. Immunoblotting was applied for analyzing protein expression of SLUG, TWIST1, E-cadherin, and GAPDH. We demonstrated that resveratrol efficiently inhibited LPA-induced oral cancer cell EMT and invasion by downregulating SLUG and TWIST1 expression. Therefore, resveratrol may potentially reduce oral squamous carcinoma cell invasion and metastasis in oral cancer patients, improving their survival outcomes. In summary, we identified new targets for the development of therapies against oral cancer progression and characterized the therapeutic potential of resveratrol for the treatment of oral cancer patients.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.202-207
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• 2004

어성초 분말을 포함하는 차가버섯 발효 조성물의 물 추출물이 인체 위암 세포 AGS 및 대장암 세포 HCT-15, 그리고 정상세포 NIH3T3 fibroblast의 세포 생육에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 세포독성 실험은 세포수 count와 MTT 방법으로 측정하였다. 어성초 분말을 포함하는 차가버섯 발효 조성물의 제조는 차가버섯과 어성초 분말을 혼합하고, 여기에 대두 발효 미생물원을 다시 혼합시켜 습도 $50{\sim}60%$,온도 $30{\sim}37^{\circ}C$에서 30일 정도 발효시킨 후 건조 시킨 분말에서 5% 물 추출물을 얻어 동결건조 시켜 실험에 제공하였다. MTT assay 방법에서 차가버섯 발효 조성물의 수용성 추출물 0.16, 0.4, 0.8, 1.6 및 4.0 mg/ml 첨가 농도에서 AGS 세포 생육은 13, 25, 40, 67 및78% 억제 되었으며, HCT-15세포 생육은 22, 40, 50, 69및 76%씩 각각 억제되었다. 그러나 동일한 실험조건에서 정상 세포수 NIH3T3은 86% 이상의 생존율을 나타내었다. 차가버섯 발효 조성물의 수용성 추출물은 인체 대장암 세포주 HCT-15와 위암 세포수 AGS에 대해 생육억제 작용이 강한 반면, 정상세포 NIH3T3에 대해서는 세포 독성을 거의 나타내지 않아 가장 바람직한 암예방 또는 항암식품 개발가능성을 제시하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.785-791
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• 2014

Crude extracts or phytochemicals obtained from some plants have potential anti-cancer properties. Teucrium persicum is an Iranian endemic plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family which has traditionally been used to relieve abdominal pains. However, the anti-cancer properties of this species of the Teucrium genus have not been investigated previously. In this study, we have used a highly invasive prostate cancer cell line, PC-3, which is an appropriate cell system to study anti-tumor properties of plants. A methanolic extract obtained from T persicum potently inhibited viability of PC-3 cells. The viability of SW480 colon and T47D breast cancer cells was also significantly decreased in the presence of the T persicum extract. Flow cytometry suggested that the reduction of cell viability was due to induction of apoptosis. In addition, the results of wound healing and gelatin zymography experiments supported anti-cell invasion activity of T persicum. Interestingly, sublethal concentrations of T persicum extract induced an epithelial-like morphology in a subpopulation of cells with an increase in E-Cadherin and ${\beta}$-Catenin protein levels at the cell membrane. These results strongly suggest that T persicum is a plant with very potent anti-tumor activity.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.187-190
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• 1998

동결건조(凍結乾燥)한 누에 유래(4령유충(齡幼蟲), 암 수 번데기, 암 수 성충(成蟲)) 및 건조 뽕나무 유래 재료(잎, 오디, 상백피(桑白皮))의 메탄을 추출물, 백강잠(白彊蠶) 및 누에 4령유충(齡幼蟲) 잠분(蠶糞)의 메탄올 추출물의 5종 인간(人間) 암세포주(癌細胞株)(A549 lung, SK-OV-2 ovarian, SK-MEL-2 melanoma, XF-498 CNS, HCT-15 colon tumor cell lines)에 대한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 sulforhodamine B법을 이용하여 in vitro 검정하였다. 공시시료중 잠분(蠶糞)의 70% 메탄올 열탕추출물(熱湯抽出物)은 이들 암세포주(癌細胞株)에 대하여 강한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 나타내었으나, 잠분(蠶糞)의 메탄올 추출물 및 오디와 상백피(桑白皮)의 메탄을 추출물은 중간 정도의 활성을 보였다. 기타 물질들은 이들 암세포주(癌細胞株)에 거의 독성을 보이지 않았다. 70% 메탄올 열탕추출물(熱湯抽出物)이 강한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 나타내어, 용매 분획한 결과 클로로포름과 에틸아세테이트 획분이 암세포주(癌細胞株)에 대하여 가장 강한 세포독성(細胞毒性)을 보였다. 결론적으로, 잠분(蠶糞), 상백피(桑白皮) 및 오디의 항암활성(抗癌活性)은 이들의 약리작용의 일부를 설명할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.84-94
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• 2022

Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is a standard therapy used for locally advanced rectal cancer prior to surgery, which can more effectively reduce the locoregional recurrence rate and radiation toxicity compared to postoperative chemoradiotherapy. The response of patients to nCRT varies, and thus, robust biomarkers for predicting a pathological complete response are necessary. This study aimed to identify possible biomarkers involved in the complete response/non-response of rectal cancer patients to nCRT. Comparative proteomic analysis was performed on rectal tissue samples before and after nCRT. Proteins were extracted for label-free proteomic analysis. Western blot and real-time PCR were performed using rectal cancer cell line SNU-503 and radiation-resistant rectal cancer cell line SNU-503R80Gy. A total of 135 up- and 93 down-regulated proteins were identified in the complete response group. Six possible biomarkers were selected to evaluate the expression of proteins and mRNA in SNU-503 and SNU-503R80Gy cell lines. Lyso-phosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 2, annexin A13, aldo-ketose reductase family 1 member B1, and cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide appeared to be potential biomarkers for predicting a pathological complete response to nCRT. This study identified differentially expressed proteins and some potential biomarkers in the complete response group, which would be further validated in future studies.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제25권B호
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• pp.241-251
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• 2005

Exopolysaccharide (CBP) from submerged culture broth of Ganoderma lucidum mycelium and the water soluble (BWS) and water insoluble (BWI) fractions of CBP were prepared by gel filtration. Antitumor activity and effects on proliferation and differenciation of human cancer cells and mouse NIH 3T3 cells were studied. Cytotoxicity test of CBP, BWS and BWI fractions on human cancer cell lines was performed by using sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. A549 (lung carcinoma), Colo320 DM and HSR (colon carcinoma), and NIH 3T3 cells were used. BWI fraction showed the strongest cytotoxicity (maximum 20% survival) to all human cells tested. However it did not induced apoptosis. Interestingly BWI fraction did not exert cytotoxic effect on NIH 3T3 cells at low concentration of cells ($5{\times}10^4$) but strong toxic effect at high concentration of cells($5{\times}10^5$) which showed transformed morphology. These results suggest that BWI may have cancer cell specific anticancer activity. However, BWI fraction did not effect the amount of pRb and c-myc protein, which implied that BWI fraction did not act at the early stage of signal transduction pathway. CBP fraction induced differenciation of human leukemic cell line, HL-60 cells suggesting the carcinogenesis prevention of normal cell and possible induction of normalization for cancer cell.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1615-1623
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• 2021

Picropodophyllotoxin (PPT), an epimer of podophyllotoxin, is derived from the roots of Podophyllum hexandrum and exerts various biological effects, including anti-proliferation activity. However, the effect of PPT on colorectal cancer cells and the associated cellular mechanisms have not been studied. In the present study, we explored the anticancer activity of PPT and its underlying mechanisms in HCT116 cells. The 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was used to monitor cell viability. Flow cytometry was used to evaluate cell cycle distribution, the induction of apoptosis, the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), assess the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm), and multi-caspase activity. Western blot assays were performed to detect the expression of cell cycle regulatory proteins, apoptosis-related proteins, and p38 MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase). We found that PPT induced apoptosis, cell cycle arrest at the G1 phase, and ROS in the HCT116 cell line. In addition, PPT enhanced the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK, which regulates apoptosis and PPT-induced apoptosis. The phosphorylation of p38 MAPK was inhibited by an antioxidant agent (N-acetyl-L-cysteine, NAC) and a p38 inhibitor (SB203580). PPT induced depolarization of the mitochondrial inner membrane and caspase-dependent apoptosis, which was attenuated by exposure to Z-VAD-FMK. Overall, these data indicate that PPT induced G1 arrest and apoptosis via ROS generation and activation of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2002

One-hundred and twenty plant extracts were prepared from 29 Indonesian plants and were primarily tested in vitro cytotoxicity in cultured human lung (A549), colon (Col2), and stomach (SNU-638) cancer cells. As a result, the 23 extracts were found to be active in the criteria of $ED_{50}$<$20\;{\mu}g/ml$. Remarkable cytotoxicity was observed for chloroform and n-butanol extracts of Calotropis gigantea, with $ED_{50}$ values ranging from 0.25 to $0.46\;{\mu}g/ml$. Five extracts derived from Eclipta alba and Excoecaria cochinchinensis displayed potent cell-line selective cytotoxicity, while the rest of 15 extracts showed modest cytotoxic activity against all of three cancer cells. In addition, the cytotoxic potential of subfractions of Zingiber cassumunar against a panel of human cancer cell lines is presented.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2000년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.588-591
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• 2000

Sphingoliped 대사의 율속효소인 serine palmitoyl transferase(SPT)와 acid ceramidase의 연구를 위하여 인간의 SPTII 유전자와 acid ceramidase 유전자의 5‘-upstream region을 얻었다. 사람의 대장암세포인 HT29 cell로부터 genomic DNA를 얻고 GenomeWalker kit를 이용하였으며 2690bp의 SPTII promoter와 2028bp 및 1034bp의 acid ceramidase promoter의 fragment들을 얻을 수 있었다. 이들 DNA 조각들을 T7Blue vector에 subcloning하여 sequencing하였으며 이들이 사람의 SPTII 및 acid ceramidase gene의 5’-upstream region임을 확인하였다. 동물세포에서의 promoter activity를 측정하기위하여 firefly luciferase를 reporter gene으로 하는 pGL2-enhancer vector와 pGL2-basic vector에 subcloning하였으며 pRL-TK vctor와 함께 HT29 cell 및 HepG2 cell에 cotransfection 시킨 후 luciferaseg활성을 측정한 결과 같은 양의 DNA로는 사람의 SPTII promoter와 acid ceramidase promoter는 pRL-TK에 비하여 transfection efficiency가 아주 낮았으며 promoter 연구를 위하여는 pRL-TK vector의 양을 1/100으로 줄이는 것이 적당하였으며 HT29 cell보다는 HepG2 cell에 더 높은 발현율을 보였다.