• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.767-775
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• 2023

설파살라진은 1941년 최초로 합성된 이후, 류마티스 관절염, 궤양성 대장염 및 크론병을 치료하는 데 사용되는 질병 변형 항 류마티스 약물-비 생물제제 (아미노살리실산 유도체)이다. 1950년 미국에서 의약품으로 승인된 이후 다양한 염증성 질환의 치료제로 사용되고 있으나 이 약물의 작용기전은 아직 명확하게 밝혀지지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 설파살라진이 염증반응을 조절하는 주요 면역세포인 대식세포의 세포생존, 세포사멸 및 세포주기 진행에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 마우스 대식세포인 RAW264.7 세포를 이용하여 조사하였다. 세포생존에 미치는 설파살라진의 영향을 측정한 결과 농도의존적으로 RAW264.7 세포의 생존을 억제하였다. 이러한 세포생존의 억제가 세포사멸에 기인한 것인지를 확인하기 위해 Annexin-V로 염색한 결과 0.25 mM 이상의 농도에서 Annexin-V 양성세포가 유의적으로 증가하였다. 또한 0.25 mM 이상의 농도에서 G0/G1기에서 유의적으로 세포주기 정체를 유도하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. G0/G1기를 조절하는 주요 단백질의 발현을 확인한 결과 설라살라진의 처리는 RAW264.7 세포에서 CDK의 억제제인 p21과 p27의 단백질 발현을 유의적으로 증가시켜 설라살라진에 의한 G0/G1기의 정체는 p21과 p27에 기인하는 것으로 사료된다. 염증성 궤장염이나 류마티스 관절염과 같은 염증성 질환에서 설라살라진이 대조약으로 빈번하게 사용되어지고 있음에도 불구하고 대식세포에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구가 매우 제한적이어서 본 연구의 결과가 질병치료제로서의 설파살라진의 이용에 기초적인 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것이라 판단된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.425-432
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 인체 대장암세포인 HT29를 사용하여 포황 메탄올 추출물(Methanol extract of Typha orientalis, METO)의 항암 활성 및 그 분자적 기전에 관하여 분석하였다. 먼저 METO가 다양한 암세포의 증식에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 인체 대장암 세포, 폐암 세포, 간암 세포 등의 세포증식을 억제하였으며 그 중에서도 대장암 세포인 HT29에 대해 강한 세포 증식 억제 효과를 나타내었다. METO에 의한 세포 증식 억제 기전을 분석하기 위하여 Flow cytometry analysis를 수행한 결과, METO 농도의존적으로 HT29 세포의 G2/M기 세포분포가 증가하고 아울러 apoptosis 유발군인 SubG1기 세포분포가 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. METO에 의한 HT29 세포의 G2/M arrest는 Cdc2의 inactive form인 phospho-Cdc2의 증가에 의한 G2/M checkpoint 관련 단백질의 활성억제에 의한 것이라 사료된다. 이러한 phospho-Cdc2의 증가는 METO에 의해 발현이 증가된 Wee1 kinase와 발현이 감소된 Cdc25C phosphatase에 의해 야기된 것임을 확인하였다. 또한 METO에 의한 HT29의 apoptosis 유도에 관한 분자적 기전 분석을 위해 Western blot analysis를 수행한 결과, METO 농도가 증가할수록 종양 억제 유전자인 p53, death receptor인 FAS, Bcl-2 family 중 pro-apoptotic 단백질인 Bax 및 cytosolic cytochrome C의 발현이 증가되고, Caspase-3가 활성화되어 단편화된 Caspase-3의 증가가 관찰되었다. 또한 활성화된 Caspase-3의 기질 단백질인 PARP의 단편화가 일어나 apoptosis가 유도되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과들로부터 METO는 인체 대장암세포 HT29의 G2/M arrest 및 apoptosis 유도에 의한 항암활성을 보유함을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.35-43
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• 2007

Tooth loss in elderly is mainly caused by alveolar bone loss via severe periodontitis. Although the severity of periodontitis is known to be affected by age, the aging process or the genetic changes during the aging of periodontal tissue cells are not well characterized. In this study, we investigated the effect of in vitro aging on the change of gene expression pattern in periodontal fibroblasts. Gingival fibroblasts (GF) and periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDL) were obtained from two young patients and replicative senescence was induced by sequential subcultivation. When more than 90% cells were positively stained with senescence-associated ${\beta},-galactosidase$, those cells were regarded as aged cells. In aged GF and PDL, the level of phosphorylated retinoblastoma (RB) and $p16^{INK4A}$ protein was significantly decreased and increased, respectively. However, the protein level of p53 and p21, well known senescence-inducing genes, did not increase in aged GF and PDL. Although $p27^{Kip1}$ and $p15^{INK4B}$, another cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, were reported to be involved in replicative senescence of human cells, they were decreased in aged GF and PDL. Because senescent cells showed flattened and enlarged cell shape and are known to have increased focal adhesion, we examined the protein level of several integrins. Aged GF and PDL showed increased protein level of integrin ${\alpha}2$, ${\alpha}v$, and ${\beta}1$. When the gene expression profiles of actively proliferating young cells and aged cells were compared by cDNA microarray of 3,063 genes and were confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, 7 genes and 15 genes were significantly and commonly increased and decreased, respectively, in aged GF and PDL. Among them, included are the genes that were known to be involved in the regulation of cell cycle, gene transcription, or integrin signaling. The change of gene expression pattern in GF and PDL was minimally similar to that of oral keratinocyte. These results suggest that $p16^{INK4A}/RB$ might be involved in replicative senescence of periodontal fibroblasts and the change of gene expression profile during aging process is cell type specific.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2020

Objective: The aim of the study was to perform a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials to compare the clinical efficacy and safety between combination of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and AIs alone in patients with hormone receptor+/human epidermal growth factor receptor type2-(HR+/HER2-) advanced breast cancer. Methods: Published clinical studies were identified through electronic database searches until February 2019. Literature qualities were assessed by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Checklist. Key endpoints of efficacy were progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and clinical benefit (CB). Endpoints of safety were adverse events (AEs) (neutropenia, leukopenia, any grade 3/4 AEs, and serious AEs) and on-treatment death. Meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan 5.3 software. Results: The selected five studies were evaluated as "good" in quality assessment. Compared to AIs alone, the combination therapy significantly improved PFS (pooled hazard ratio=0.55; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.49-0.62), ORR (odds ratio=1.78; 95% CI=1.49-2.13), and CB (odds ratio=1.86; 95% CI=1.51-2.28). The prevalence of AEs was significantly higher in the combination group than in the AIs alone group. On-treatment death was greater in the combination group than in the AIs alone group, although insignificant. Conclusion: The combination therapy of CDK4/6 inhibitors with AIs was more effective for the treatment of HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer, but less safe than AIs alone. The combination therapy should be effectively managed through patient monitoring, and further studies are needed to reduce AEs in the combination therapy of CDK4/6 inhibitors with AIs.

• BMB Reports
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• 제45권9호
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• pp.532-537
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• 2012

P18, a member of the INK4 family of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, is a tumor suppressor protein and plays a key cell survival role in a variety of human cancers. Under pathophysiological conditions, the INK4 group proteins participate in novel biological functions associated with neuronal diseases and oxidative stress. Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons, and oxidative stress is important in its pathogenesis. Therefore, we examined the effects of PEP-1-p18 on oxidative stress-induced SH-SY5Y cells and in a PD mouse model. The transduced PEP-1-p18 markedly inhibited 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridinium-induced SH-SY5Y cell death by inhibiting Bax expression levels and DNA fragmentation. Additionally, PEP-1-p18 prevented dopaminergic neuronal cell death in the substantia nigra of a 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6,-tetrahydropyridine-induced PD mouse model. These results indicate that PEP-1-p18 may be a useful therapeutic agent against various diseases and is a potential tool for treating PD.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.243-248
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• 2008

The Forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) has been shown to regulate transcription of cell cycle genes essential for $G_1$-S and $G_2$-M progression, including $p27^{kip1}$. The $p27^{kip1}$ gene is a member of the universal cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor family. Immunohistochemical studies for FoxM1 and $p27^{kip1}$ were performed in 154 lung cancers (69 squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) and 85 adenocarcinomas (ADC)). Immunoreactivity for FoxM1 and $p27^{kip1}$ were found in 79 (51.3%) and 49 (31.8%) out of 154 cases, respectively. Forty-six (58.2%) of the 79 cases with a positive FoxM1 immunoreactivity showed a negative $p27^{kip1}$ expression in 154 lung cancers. According to histologic type, 22 (53.7%) of the 41 SCC cases with a positive FoxM1 immunoreactivity showed a negative $p27^{kip1}$ expression and 24 (63.2%) of the 38 ADC cases with a positive FoxM1 immunoreactivity showed a negative $p27^{kip1}$ expression. The expression of $p27^{kip1}$ was significantly higher in the SCC than in the ADC (P=0.050). There were no significant associations between the FoxM1 and $p27^{kip1}$ expressions and other clinicopathologic factors. These findings suggest that FoxM1 overexpression may diminish the expression of $p27^{kip1}$ protein in lung cancers. Further studies are needed to define the relation between FoxM1 and $p27^{kip1}$ for examining the mechanisms of tissue-specific FoxM1 expression.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2000

The chloroform and methanol (2;1, v/v) extract from an edible plant, Actinidia arguta Planchon, appeared to possess antitumor activity against human leukemias Jurkat T and U937 cells through inducing apoptosis. The substance in the solvent extract was purified by silica gel column chromatography, preparative TLC, and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. Characteristics of the substance analyzed by UV scanning analysis, $^1H$ and $^{13}C$ NMR spectra suggested that the substance belongs to the chlorophyll derivatives-like group. The $IC_{50}$ value of the chlorophyll derivative (Cp-D) determined by MTT assay was $15\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ for Jurkat, $10\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ for U937, and $11.4\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ for HL-60m and was more toxic to these leukemias than to solid tumors or normal fibroblast. In order to elucidate cellular mechanisms underlying the cytotoxicity, the effect of the Cp-D on Jurkat T cells was investigated. When cells were treated with the Cp-D at a concentration of $15\mu\textrm{g}/ml$, [3H]thymidine incorporation declined rapidly and wa undetectable in 1h. However, no significant changes were made in the cell cycle distribution of the cells by 24h. The sub-Gl peak representing apoptotic cells began to be detectable in 36h, at which time apoptotic DNA fragmentation was also detected on agarose gel electrophoresis, demonstrating that the cytotoxic effect of the Cp-D is attributable to the induced apoptosis. Under the same conditions, although the protein level of cyclin-dependent kinases such as cdc4, csk6, cdk2, and cdc2 was not significantly changed until 24h, the kinase activity of all c안 rapidly declined and reached a minimum level within 1-6h and then recovered to the initial level by 12h and sustained until 24h. These results suggest that inactivation of cdks at an inappropriate time during the cell cycle progression in jurkat T cells following a treatment with the Cp-D leads to induction of apoptotic cell death.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제75권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2013

Background: In cancer cells, autophagy is generally induced as a pro-survival mechanism in response to treatment-associated genotoxic and metabolic stress. Thus, concurrent autophagy inhibition can be expected to have a synergistic effect with chemotherapy on cancer cell death. Monensin, a polyether antibiotic, is known as an autophagy inhibitor, which interferes with the fusion of autophagosome and lysosome. There have been a few reports of its effect in combination with anticancer drugs. We performed this study to investigate whether erlotinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor, or rapamycin, an mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, is effective in combination therapy with monensin in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Methods: NCI-H1299 cells were treated with rapamycin or erlotinib, with or without monensin pretreatment, and then subjected to growth inhibition assay, apoptosis analysis by flow cytometry, and cell cycle analysis on the basis of the DNA contents histogram. Finally, a Western blot analysis was done to examine the changes of proteins related to apoptosis and cell cycle control. Results: Monensin synergistically increases growth inhibition and apoptosis induced by rapamycin or erlotinib. The number of cells in the sub-$G_1$ phase increases noticeably after the combination treatment. Increase of proapoptotic proteins, including bax, cleaved caspase 3, and cleaved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, and decrease of anti-apoptotic proteins, bcl-2 and bcl-xL, are augmented by the combination treatment with monensin. The promoters of cell cycle progression, notch3 and skp2, decrease and p21, a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor, accumulates within the cell during this process. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that concurrent autophagy inhibition could have a role in lung cancer treatment.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.224-234
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• 2006

We employed human SK-MEL-28 cells as a model system to identify cellular proteins that accompany N-(4-methyl)phenyl-O-(4-methoxy)phenyl-thionocarbamate (MMTC)-induced apoptosis based on a proteomic approach. Cell viability tests revealed that SK-MEL-28 skin cancer cells underwent more cell death than normal HaCaT cells in a dose-dependent manner after treatment with MMTC. Two-dimensional electrophoresis in conjunction with matrixassisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry analysis or computer matching with a protein database further revealed that the MMTC-induced apoptosis is accompanied by increased levels of caspase-1, checkpoint suppressor-1, caspase-4, NF-kB inhibitor, AP-2, c-Jun-N-terminal kinase, melanoma inhibitor, granzyme K, G1/S specific cyclin D3, cystein rich protein, Ras-related protein Rab-37 or Ras-related protein Rab-13, and reduced levels of EMS (oncogene), ATP synthase, tyrosine-phosphatase, Cdc25c, 14-3-3 protein or specific structure of nuclear receptor. The migration suppressing effect of MMTC on SK-MEL-28 cell was tested. MMTC suppressed the metastasis of SK-MEL-8 cells. It was also identified that MMTC had little angiogenic effect because it did not suppress the proliferation of HUVEC cell line. These results suggest that MMTC is a novel chemotherapeutic and metastatic agents against the SK-MEL-28 human melanoma cell line.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.76-84
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• 2018

구강위생을 위한 간편성과 편리성 때문에 영유아에서 건강취약자 및 일반인에 이르기까지 구강청결티슈 사용이 증가되고 있다. 또한 기본 성분인 정제수 외에도 구강위생에 도움이 될 목적으로 다양한 기능 성분이 첨가된 구강청결티슈들이 시판되고 있다. 하지만 함유 성분에 대한 제공정보가 부족하고 함유량 기준이 마련되지 못하고 있어 구강 환경이 예민한 영유아 등에게 적용하기 위해서는 이들 제품에 대한 연구자료가 필요할 것으로 보인다. 본 연구에서는 구매도가 높은 시판 구강청결티슈 5종에 대한 구강세포 안전성을 확인함으로써 제품사용 시 유의해야 할 정보를 제공하고자 하였다. 시험 결과 피셔프라이스와 닥터케네디 제품 성분은 구강미생물 S. mutans 및 A. actinomycetemcomitans에 대한 항균작용을 나타냈지만 구강상피세포 및 구강섬유세포에도 독성을 나타냈다. 항균작용이 제한적인 궁중비책, 마이비, 아이수 제품 성분은 구강상피세포 및 구강섬유세포에 대한 독성도 낮았다. 피셔프라이스와 닥터케네디 제품 성분에 의한 구강세포 독성은 G2/M phase에서 세포주기 진행 억제와 세포자멸 유도에 의한 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 구강 환경이 예민한 영유아 등을 대상으로 한 반복적이고 빈번한 사용은 구강세포 독성의 가능성을 높일 수 있다.