• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.781-789
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• 2011

벼 품종별 발아 전후의 70% 에탄올 추출물에 대한 항산화성분(폴리페놀, 플라보노이드), 항산화 활성(ABTS 라디칼 소거능, DPPH 라디칼 소거능, 환원력), 항암활성 및 면역활성을 비교 분석하여 기능적 가치를 평가함으로써 이용 가능성을 살펴보고자 하였다. 그 결과 총 폴리페놀 함량은 발아 전후 상관없이 홍진주벼에서 각각 $5,600.44\;{\mu}g$ GAE/g sample과 $4,599.52\;{\mu}g$ GAE/g sample로 가장 높게 측정되었으며 총 플라보노이드 함량은 유색미인 홍진주벼에서 $1,841.17\;{\mu}g$ GAE/g sample(현미), $1,296.77\;{\mu}g$ CA/g sample(발아현미)에서 높게 나타났다. ${\gamma}$-Oryzanol 함량은 홍진주벼에서 $643.14\;{\mu}g/g$ sample로서 가장 높게 측정되었다. 품종별 발아 전후의 70% 에탄올 추출물에 대한 ABTS 라디칼 소거능, DPPH 라디칼 소거능, 환원력은 1 mg/mL의 농도에서 측정한 결과 유색미인 홍진주벼와 흑광벼의 현미에서 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 70% 에탄올 추출물에 대한 in vitro 항암활성을 측정한 결과 대장암 세포보다는 유방암 세포에서 더 강한 암세포 억제능을 관찰할 수 있었으며 발아현미보다 일반현미에서 다소 나은 결과를 나타내었다. 또한 $500\;{\mu}g$/mL의 농도에서 면역활성을 측정한 결과 유색미인 홍진주벼에서 발아 전후 상관없이 조사되어진 다른 품종들보다 높은 활성을 보였다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.427-442
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• 2002

이상의 연구 결과들을 요약해보면 CLA는 생체내외에서 다양한 생리활성 효과를 가지는 것을 알 수 있다. CLA의 주요 효과는 유방암, 췌장암, 피부암 및 대장암을 억제하는 효과, 동물체내에서의 면역력증강 효과, 동맥경화증에 대한 효과, 지방축적 억제효과, 체내 지방분해 촉진효과 및 식육에서의 항산화 효과와 육색안정 효과 등으로 요약된다. 그러므로 CLA는 건강보조식품으로 혹은 축산식품을 비롯한 다양한 식품의 기능성 첨가제로써의 충분한 가능성을 가지고 있는 것으로 사료된다. 그러나 이러한 CLA의 효과는 실험에 따라 다소간의 차이를 나타내고 또한 CLA의 생리활성 기작에 대한 정확한 이해가 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 향후 CLA와 관련하여 다음과 같은 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 1) 새로운 CLA 이성체의 발견 및 CLA 합성방법에 대한 연구 2) CLA가 가지는 각각의 생리활성 효과에 대한 정확한 기작을 밝히는 연구 3) CLA 이성체간의 생리활성 효과 차이에 대한 연구 4) CLA의 생리활성 효과를 극대화 할 수 있는 이성체간의 비율에 대한 연구 5) 기능성 식품첨가제로써의 CLA를 효과적으로 이용하는 방법 연구 6) CLA를 식용가축 및 축산물에 효과적으로 축적시키는 방법 연구 7) CLA를 이용한 육제품 및 유제품 개발 연구 8) 사람에 있어 CLA 효과에 대한 임상 연구.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.337-344
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 MSI와 구강암과의 상관관계를 규명하기 위하여 17례의 구강암에 대하여 12종류의 marker를 이용하여 MSI 빈도를 조사하였으며, 동시에 p53단백의 과발현과 유전자 돌연변이 양상에 대해서도 알아보았다. 그 결과 4종류 이상의 marker에 대해서 MSI가 나타나는 widespread MSI의 경우 임상병리학적으로 뚜렷한 특징이 없었다. 또한 흡연과 MSI 빈도간에도 연관성이 없었으나 흡연은 p53 유전자의 돌연변이를 증가시켜 암화과정을 촉진하는 작용을 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2003

Background: An aberrant function of the mismatch repair system has been reported to underlie carcinogenesis in several tumors, including colorectal and gastric carcinomas, and to induce the typical genotype of microsatellite instability (MSI). Purpose: We aimed to determine the frequency of MSI in early-onset sporadic gastric carcinoma and elucidate the role of promoter methylation in hMLH1 as the mechanism of MSI. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six early-onset sporadic gastric carcinomas were analyzed to determine the status of MSI and the frequency of methylation of the promoter region in hMLH1. MSI was determined using five markers recommended by NCI: MSI-H (high), MSI-L (low), and MSS (Microsatellite stable). Methylation specific PCR (MSP) and direct automated genomic sequencing analysis with DNA modified by sodium bisulfite have been performed to confirm promoter region methylation. All the data were analyzed regarding characteristics of molecular changes, and clinicopathologic variables. Results: The microsatellite status was determined as MSI-H in five cases ($13.8\%$), MSI-L in 13 cases ($36.1\%$), and MSS in 18 cases ($50.0\%$). hMLH1 was methylated in seven cases ($19.4\%$). In all cases of MSI-H, promoter of hMLH1 was methylated, and in two of the 13 cases of MSI-L, hMLH1 promoter methylation was identified. Methylation was not found in any cases of MSS. Promoter methylation in hMLH1 was significantly correlated with MSI status (P<0.001). We could not find any relationship between MSI and clinicopathologic parameters. Conclusion: These results suggest that an abnormal function of the mismatch repair system may be associated with gastric carcinogenesis in more than $10\%$ of early-onset gastric carcinomas and MSI appeared to be closely related to the promoter methylation in hMLH1.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.595-603
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• 2016

(E)-3-Phenyl-1-(2-pyrrolyl)-2-propenone (PPP) is a pyrrole derivative of chalcone, in which the B-ring of chalcone linked to ${\beta}$-carbon is replaced by pyrrole group. While pyrrole has been studied for possible Src inhibition activity, chalcone, especially the substituents on the B-ring, has shown pharmaceutical, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidant properties via inhibition of NF-${\kappa}B$ activity. Our study is aimed to investigate whether this novel synthetic compound retains or enhances the pharmaceutically beneficial activities from the both structures. For this purpose, inflammatory responses of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW264.7 cells were analyzed. Nitric oxide (NO) production, inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) mRNA expression, and the intracellular inflammatory signaling cascade were measured. Interestingly, PPP strongly inhibited NO release in a dose-dependent manner. To further investigate this anti-inflammatory activity, we identified molecular pathways by immunoblot analyses of nuclear fractions and whole cell lysates prepared from LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells with or without PPP pretreatment. The nuclear levels of p50, c-Jun, and c-Fos were significantly inhibited when cells were exposed to PPP. Moreover, according to the luciferase reporter gene assay after cotransfection with either TRIF or MyD88 in HEK293 cells, NF-${\kappa}B$-mediated luciferase activity dose-dependently diminished. Additionally, it was confirmed that PPP dampens the upstream signaling cascade of NF-${\kappa}B$ and AP-1 activation. Thus, PPP inhibited Syk, Src, and TAK1 activities induced by LPS or induced by overexpression of these genes. Therefore, our results suggest that PPP displays anti-inflammatory activity via inhibition of Syk, Src, and TAK1 activity, which may be developed as a novel anti-inflammatory drug.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.899-906
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• 2014

Prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) promotes tumor-persistent inflammation, frequently resulting in cancer. Curcumin is a diphenolic turmeric that inhibits carcinogenesis and induces apoptosis. $PGE_2$ inhibits curcumin-induced apoptosis; however, the underlying inhibitory mechanisms in colon cancer cells remain unknown. The aim of the present study is to investigate the survival role of $PGE_2$ and whether addition of exogenous $PGE_2$ affects curcumininduced cell death. HCT-15 cells were treated with curcumin and $PGE_2$, and protein expression levels were investigated via Western blot. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, lipid peroxidation, and intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels were confirmed using specific dyes. The nuclear factor-kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) DNA-binding was measured by electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA). $PGE_2$ inhibited curcumin-induced apoptosis by suppressing oxidative stress and degradation of PARP and lamin B. However, exposure of cells to the EP2 receptor antagonist, AH6809, and the PKA inhibitor, H89, before treatment with $PGE_2$ or curcumin abolished the protective effect of $PGE_2$ and enhanced curcumin-induced cell death. $PGE_2$ activates PKA, which is required for cAMP-mediated transcriptional activation of CREB. $PGE_2$ also activated the Ras/Raf/Erk pathway, and pretreatment with PD98059 abolished the protective effect of $PGE_2$. Furthermore, curcumin treatment greatly reduced phosphorylation of CREB, followed by a concomitant reduction of $NF-{\kappa}B$ (p50 and p65) subunit activation. $PGE_2$ markedly activated nuclear translocation of $NF-{\kappa}B$. EMSA confirmed the DNA-binding activities of $NF-{\kappa}B$ subunits. These results suggest that inhibition of curcumin-induced apoptosis by $PGE_2$ through activation of PKA, Ras, and $NF-{\kappa}B$ signaling pathways may provide a molecular basis for the reversal of curcumin-induced colon carcinoma cell death.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6997-7005
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• 2013

Aim: To present an epidemiological and histological perspective of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (including liver and biliary tract) at the Section of Histopathology, Department of Pathology, AKUH, Karachi, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: All consecutive endoscopic biopsies and resections between October 1 and December 31, 2012 were included. Results: A total of 2,323 cases were included. Carcinoma was overwhelmingly the commonest diagnosis on esophageal biopsies (69.1%); chronic helicobacter gastritis (45.6%) followed by adenocarcinoma (23.5%) were the commonest diagnoses on gastric biopsies; adenocarcinoma (27.3%) followed by ulcerative colitis (13.1%) were the commonest diagnoses on colonic biopsies; acute appendicitis (59.1%) was the commonest diagnosis on appendicectomy specimens; chronic viral hepatitis (44.8%) followed by hepatocellular carcinoma (23.4%) were the commonest diagnoses on liver biopsies; chronic cholecystitis was the commonest diagnosis (over 89%) on cholecystectomy specimens. Conclusions: Squamous cell carcinoma comprised 88.8% of esophageal cancers. About 67% were in the lower third and 56.5% were moderately differentiated; mean ages 49.8 years for females and 55.8 years for males; 66% cases were from South West Pakistan. Over 67% patients with gastric adenocarcinoma were males; mean ages 59 and 44 years in males and females respectively, about 74% gastric carcinomas were poorly differentiated; and 62.2% were located in the antropyloric region. About 63% patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma were males; mean ages 46.1 and 50.5 years for males and females respectively; tumor grade was moderately differentiated in 54%; over 80% were located in the left colon. In 21.2% appendicectomies, no acute inflammation was found. Acute appendicitis was most common in young people. Hepatitis C (66.3%) was more common than hepatitis B (33.7%); about 78% cases of hepatocellular carcinoma occurred in males; females comprised 76.7% patients with chronic cholecystitis; and 77.8% patients with gall bladder carcinoma. All resection specimens showed advanced cancers. Most cancers occurred after the age of 50 years.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.38-48
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• 2022

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)는 다양한 종양에서 발현되는 자가 항원으로 면역치료에서 강력한 표지 인자이며 면역치료를 위한 표적 종양항원으로 널리 알려져 있다. 그러나 수지상세포 단독 치료는 동물모델에서 종양의 발생을 억제하는 데 효과가 있지만 이미 확립된 종양을 제거하는 데는 한계가 있다. 본 연구에서는 항종양 면역 효과를 증가시키기 위하여 화학치료제인 cyclophosphamide (CYP)와 종양 특이 면역치료법인 수지상세포 백신의 병합치료 효과를 CEA를 발현하는 마우스 종양 모델에서 검증하였다. 종양세포 주입 후 2일 소종양군과 10일 대종양군에서 CYP의 항종양 효과를 비교한 결과, 소종양군에서는 100 mg/kg에서 뚜렷한 종양 성장의 억제 효과가 관찰되었지만 대종양군에서는 약한 억제 효과가 관찰되어 본 연구에서는 대종양군을 병합치료의 적합한 모델로 설정하였다. CYP 와 수지상세포 백신의 병합치료(화학면역치료) 시 종양항원 특이 면역반응이 증가되었을 뿐만 아니라 상승적인 항종양 효과가 나타났다. 또한 CYP 치료에서 나타나는 체중 감소 및 조절 T세포와 골수유래 억제세포의 증가에 의한 면역억제는 화학면역치료에 의해 개선되었다. 항원 특이 면역치료를 병합한 화학면역치료가 화학치료의 부작용을 감소시키고 항종양 효과를 증가시킬 수 있는 치료 전략이 될 수 있을 것이다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.732-741
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• 2022

Objective: To determine the impact of dedicated subspecialized radiologists in multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions on the management of lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract malignancies. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 244 patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 61.7 ± 11.9 years) referred to MDT discussions 249 times (i.e., 249 cases, as five patients were discussed twice for different issues) for lower GI tract malignancy including colorectal cancer, small bowel cancer, GI stromal tumor, and GI neuroendocrine tumor between April 2018 and June 2021 in a prospective database. Before the MDT discussions, dedicated GI radiologists reviewed all imaging studies again besides routine clinical reading. The referring clinician's initial diagnosis, initial treatment plan, change in radiologic interpretation compared with the initial radiology report, and the MDT's consensus recommendations for treatment were collected and compared. Factors associated with changes in treatment plans and the implementation of MDT decisions were analyzed. Results: Of the 249 cases, radiologic interpretation was changed in 73 cases (29.3%) after a review by dedicated GI radiologists, with 78.1% (57/73) resulting in changes in the treatment plan. The treatment plan was changed in 92 cases (36.9%), and the rate of change in the treatment plan was significantly higher in cases with changes in radiologic interpretation than in those without (78.1% [57/73] vs. 19.9% [35/176], p < 0.001). Follow-up records of patients showed that 91.2% (227/249) of MDT recommendations for treatment were implemented. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the nonsurgical approach (vs. surgical approach) decided through MDT discussion was a significant factor for patients being managed differently than the MDT recommendations (odds ratio, 4.48; p = 0.017). Conclusion: MDT discussion involving additional review of radiology examinations by dedicated GI radiologists resulted in a change in the treatment plan in 36.9% of cases. Changes in treatment plans were significantly associated with changes in radiologic interpretation.

• Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.152-155
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• 2005

목적: 하지 부종은 진행된 말기 암 환자에서 흔하게 발생하는 증상이며 치료하기 어렵다고 생각되고 있다. 우리는 말기 암 환자에서 하지 부종의 특성을 분석하고 원인과 치료에 관한 기본 정보를 얻기 위해 연구를 하였다. 방법: 하지 부종이 있는 환자에서 이학적 검사를 시행하고 부종의 범위, 정도, 혈액 검사(creatinine, albumin)을 시행하였다. 심부정맥 혈전증이 의심되는 환자는 Doppler 초음파를 시행하고 림프부종이 의심되는 환자는 복부 컴퓨터 단층 촬영을 시행하였다. 부종 정도는 NCI의 림프부종 평가를 이용하여 시행하였으며 증상의 호전은 부종의 정도가 1 이상 감소한 경우 호전이라 하였다. 결과: 2003년 3월부터 2004년 1월까지 총 154명의 호스피스 입원 환자 중 하지부종 환자는 39명이었으며 이 중 6명은 상지부종과 하지부종이 모두 있었다. 이 들의 원인 질환은 위암(7명), 폐암(6명), 간담도암(5명), 간암(5명), 대장암(5명), 췌장암(2명), 기타(9명)이었다. 원인으로써는 저알부민혈증(11명), 림프부종(10명), 심부정맥혈전증(7명), 하대정맥 또는 문정맥 폐쇄(6명), 의존성 부종(5명)이었다. 치료로는 하지 거상과 이뇨제를 사용하였으며 심부정맥 혈전증이 있는 경우는 탄력 스타킹을, 림프부종이 있는 경우에는 맛사지와 공기 압축을 이용한 재활 치료를 하였다. 전체 2/3환자에서 증상 호전이 관찰되었다. 결론: 말기 암 환자에서 하지 부종의 빈도는 25.3%로 높으며 원인 질환으로는 저알부민 혈증, 림프부종, 심부정맥혈전증, 의존성 부종 등 다양하다. 적극적인 비침습적 치료로 충분한 증상호전을 가져 올 수 있다.