• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2000

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the important human pathogen that can cause acute and chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Recently, the third generation radiation immuno assay (RIA) method has been developed as a very sensitive test to detect anti-HCV antibody. However, false positive is the problem with RIA test. To solve this the RIA results were compared to those of 5-antigen recombinant immunoblot assay (5-RIBA) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Among 12,767 serum samples tested from clinic visitors, total 275 (2.2%) samples were antibody positive by RIA. RIBA was performed with 148 RIA positives cases but among them was shown eighty five was antibody positive and sixty three (42.6%) was negative result. However, nested RT-PCR test was shown also carried out with 43 positive, 6 intermediates and 25 negatives of RIBA. As a result of the nested RT-PCR results, HCV antigen were detected in RIBA positive, 33.3% (2/6) RIBA intermediate and 12% (3/25). Clinical syndrome of all 148 patients as a with chronic active hepatitis (46.0%), cirrhosis (18.9%), hepatocellular carcinoma (8.1%) and others (27.0%) and they were positive in reaction by RIA test. But RIBA positive patients with 34.9% of chronic active hepatitis, 18.6% of cirrhosis, 4.6% of hepatocellular carcinoma and 41.9% of others were detected to be positive case by nested RT-PCR.

• BMB Reports
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• 제55권11호
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• pp.547-552
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• 2022

Sorafenib, originally identified as an inhibitor of multiple oncogenic kinases, induces ferroptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. Several pathways that mitigate sorafenib-induced ferroptosis confer drug resistance; thus strategies that enhance ferroptosis increase sorafenib efficacy. Orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor γ (ERRγ) is upregulated in human HCC tissues and plays a role in cancer cell proliferation. The aim of this study was to determine whether inhibition of ERRγ with DN200434, an orally available inverse agonist, can overcome resistance to sorafenib through induction of ferroptosis. Sorafenib-resistant HCC cells were less sensitive to sorafenibinduced ferroptosis and showed significantly higher ERRγ levels than sorafenib-sensitive HCC cells. DN200434 induced lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in sorafenib-resistant HCC cells. Mechanistically, DN200434 increased mitochondrial ROS generation by reducing glutathione/glutathione disulfide levels, which subsequently reduced mTOR activity and GPX4 levels. DN200434 induced amplification of the antitumor effects of sorafenib was confirmed in a tumor xenograft model. The present results indicate that DN200434 may be a novel therapeutic strategy to re-sensitize HCC cells to sorafenib.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.260-275
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• 2022

Sterile alpha motif (SAM) domains bind to various proteins, lipids, and RNAs. However, these domains have not yet been analyzed as prognostic biomarkers. In this study, SAM domain containing 13 (SAMD13), a member of the SAM domain, was evaluated to identify a novel prognostic biomarker in various human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Moreover, we identified a correlation between SAMD13 expression and immune cell infiltration in HCC. We performed bioinformatics analysis using online databases, such as Tumor Immune Estimation Resource, UALCAN, Kaplan-Meier plotter, LinkedOmics, and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis2. SAMD13 expression in HCC samples was significantly higher than that in normal liver tissue; additionally, SAMD13 was higher in primary tumors, various stages of cancer and grades of tumor, and status of nodal metastasis. Higher SAMD13 expression was also associated with poorer prognosis. SAMD13 expression positively correlated with CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, B cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells. In the analysis of SAMD13 co-expression networks, positively related genes of SAMD13 were associated with a high hazard ratio in different types of cancer, including HCC. In biological function of SAMD13, SAMD13 mainly include spliceosome, ribosome biogenesis in eukaryote, ribosome, etc. These results suggest that SAMD13 may serve as a novel prognostic biomarker for HCC diagnosis and provide novel insights into tumor immunology in HCC.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.207-218
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• 2023

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has a poor prognosis and high metastasis and recurrence rates. Although extracts of Alnus hirsuta (Turcz. ex Spach) Rupr. (AH) have been demonstrated to possess potential anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities, the underlying mechanism of AH in HCC treatment remains to be elucidated. We investigated the effects and potential mechanisms of AH on migration and invasion of Hep3B cells. Within the non-cytotoxic concentration range, AH significantly inhibited motility and invasiveness of Hep3B cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Inhibitory effects of AH on cell invasiveness are associated with tightening of tight junctions (TJs), as demonstrated by an increase in transepithelial electrical resistance. Immunoblotting indicated that AH decreased levels of claudins, which form major components of TJs and play key roles in the control and selectivity of paracellular transport. Furthermore, AH inhibited the expression and activity of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 and simultaneously increased the levels of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and TIMP-2. These effects were related to inactivation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway in Hep3B cells. Therefore, AH inhibits migration and invasion of Hep3B cells by inhibiting the activity of MMPs and tightening TJs through suppression of claudin expression, possibly by suppressing the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.1065-1070
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• 1999

참취뿌리의 에탄올 추출물과 용매 분획물에 대한 생리활성 효과를 밝히기 위해 항돌연변이성 및 암세포 성장억제효과를 실시한 결과 에탄올 추출물 자체의 돌연변이성은 없었다. 직접변이원인 N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine(MNNG)에 대해서는 Salmonella typhimurium TA100의 경우 에탄올 추출물이 79%, 에틸아세테이트 분획물은 82%의 억제효과를 나타내었다. 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide(4NQO)에 대해서는 Salmonella typhimurium TA98에서 에탄올 추출물이 48%, 에틸 아세테이트 분획물은 60%의 억제효과를 보였다. 한편 간접 변이원인 benzo(${\alpha}$)pyrene[B(${\alpha}$)P]에 대해서는 에틸아세테이트 분획물의 경우 TA98에서는 78%, TA100에서는 85%의 높은 억제활성을 나타내었다. 그리고 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido(4,3-b)indole(Trp-P-1)에 대해서는 TA98에서 89%의 높은 억제효과를 보였다. 한편 참취 에탄올 추출물에 대한 암세포 성장억제 실험에서도 chronic myelogenous leukemia (K562), human gastric carcinoma (KATOIII), human hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep3B) 및 human breast adenocarcioma (MCF-7)에 대하여 높은 세포독성을 나타내었으며 용매 분획물의 경우 KATOIII 세포에서는 모든 분획물이 높은 세포독성을 나타내었으나 그외세포에 대해서는 물분획물을 제외한 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올 및 클로로포름 분획물이 높은 세포독성을 나타내었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권18호
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• pp.7785-7792
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• 2014

Background: Valproic acid (VPA) is a potent anticancer and antiangiogenic agent. However, design and synthesis of chemical derivatives with improved antiangiogenic and anticancer activities are still necessary. In this study a library of novel derivatives of VPA was synthesized and tested. Methods: A human liver cancer cell line (HepG2) and a human normal embryonic kidney cell line (HEK 293) were exposed to various concentrations of VPA derivatives for 24 hours and cell viability was checked by MTT colorimetric assay. Anti-angiogenic properties were evaluated in transgenic zebrafish embryos. Results: N-valproylglycine derivatives suppressed survival almost 70% (p value 0.001) in HepG2 cells but only 10-12% in HEK 293 cells (p value 0.133). They also suppressed angiogenic blood vessel formation by 80% when used between $2-20{\mu}M$ in zebrafish embryos. Valproic acid hydrazides showed moderate level of anticancer activity by affecting 30-50% (p value 0.001) of cell viability in HepG2 cells and 8-10% in HEK293 cells (p value 0.034). Conclusion: The majority of compounds in this study showed potent and stronger antiangiogenic and anticancer activity than VPA. They proved selectively toxic to cancer cells and safer for normal cells. Moreover, these compounds inhibited developmental angiogenesis in zebrafish embryos. Based on the fact that liver is a highly vascularized organ, in case of liver carcinoma these compounds have the potential to target the pathological angiogenesis and could be an effective strategy to treat hepatocellular carcinoma.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.621-629
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• 2000

전남의 여수지역의 해양에서 carotenoid를 생산하는 세균을 분리하여 상용하였으며, 이 세균은 Curtobacterium sp.으로 동정되었다. 해양세균 Curtobacterium sp.의 carotenoid 생산 최적조건은 pH 7.0, 최적온도 $25^{\circ}C$, 탄소원으로서는 4 mM의 fructose, 질소원으로서는 0.07%의 tryptone, 미량원소 및 growth로서는 각각 0.5 mM의 $Mg^{+2}$ 이온, $1{\;}\mu\textrm{m}$의 cytocobalamine이었으며, 이 최적조건에서의 carotenoid의 생산량은 $13.0{\;}mg/\ell$ 였다. 해양세균 Curtobacterium sp.로 부터 생산된 carotenoid는 tunaxanthi (86.6%), diatoxanthin (7.1%), ${\beta}-carotene$ (2.1%), canthaxanthin (19.1%), cynthiaxanthin (1.9%) 5가지의 다른 성분으로 구성되어 있었으며, 주로 tunaxanthin을 생산하는균주로 사료된다. 그리고 분리 정제하지 않은 crude corotenoid을 이용한 생리활성 시험에서 E. coli 및 L. bulgaricus 등에 대해서는 항균활성은 나타내지 않았으나, HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma, human, ATCC HB-8065) 및 HeLa (cervical carcinoma, human, ATCC CCL-2) 등의 암세포에 대하여 각각 86.4% 및 39.2%의 강한 저해 활성을 나타내었다. CCL-13 (diploid, monotypic hepatocyte, huma, ATCC CCL-13) 세포를 사용한 항산화 활성은 $50{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/m{\ell}$의 carotenoid의 농도에서 83%의 강한 항산화 활성을 보였고, DPPH법에 의한 Free radical의 소거 기능도 43.4%의 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 따라서 해양세균 Curtobacterium sp.로부터 생산된 이 carotenoid는 정제하지 않은 상태로도 어류 및 축산사료, 첨가물, 항산화제, 의약품 등의 다양한 분야에 사용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1385-1389
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• 2005

Human hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a pathogen related to the development of liver diseases including chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the efficient methods to suppress HBV replication have not been developed yet. Therefore, we have used RNA interference (RNAi) as a potential tool for the suppression of HBV replication. Here, we designed a 21 nt small intefering dsRNA (siRNA) against hepatitis B virus X (HBx) RNA with 3' overhanging ends derived from T7 promoter. It has been reported that HBV X protein plays an important role in HBV gene expression and viral replication. The suppression of HBx gene expression by the 21 nt siRNA was investigated by Northern blot analysis and chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) assay. The level of HBx mRNA was decreased by siRNA in a dose-dependent manner. We also found that the 21 nt siRNA inhibited the HBV replication in hepatocellular carcinoma cell.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.57-58
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• 2018

An accurate diagnostic marker for detecting early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (eHCC) is clinically important, since early detection of HCC remarkably improves patient survival. From the integrative analysis of the transcriptome and clinicopathologic data of human multi-stage HCC tissues, we were able to identify barrier-to-autointegration factor 1 (BANF1), procollagen-lysine, 2-oxoglutarate 5-dioxygenase 3 (PLOD3) and splicing factor 3b subunit 4 (SF3B4) as early HCC biomarkers which could be detected in precancerous lesions of HCC, with superior capabilities to diagnose eHCC compared to the currently popular HCC diagnostic biomarkers: GPC3, GS, and HSP70. We then showed that SF3B4 knockdown caused G1/S cell cycle arrest by recovering $p27^{kip1}$ and simultaneously suppressing cyclins, and CDKs in liver cancer cells. Notably, we demonstrated that aberrant SF3B4 overexpression altered the progress of splicing progress of the tumor suppressor gene, kruppel like factor 4 (KLF4), and resulted in non-functional skipped exon transcripts. This contributes to liver tumorigenesis via transcriptional inactivation of $p27^{kip1}$ and simultaneous activation of Slug genes. Our results suggest that SF3B4 indicates early-stage HCC in precancerous lesions, and also functions as an early-stage driver in the development of liver cancer.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.594-602
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• 2021

The NLRP3 (nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich repeat family pyrin domain containing 3) inflammasome plays an important role in the initiation of inflammatory responses, through the recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns and tumor progression, including tumor growth and metastasis. In this study, we examined the effects of defective NLRP3 on the growth, migration, and invasiveness of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) SK-Hep1 cell. First, HCC SK-Hep1 cells were transfected with human NLRP3 targeting LentiCRISPRv2 vector using the CRISPR-Cas9 system, and NLRP3 deficiency was confirmed by RT-qPCR and western blotting. NLRP3 deficient SK-Hep1 cells showed delayed cell growth and decreased protein expression of PI3K, p-AKT, and pNF-κB when compared to NLRP3 complete SK-Hep1 cells. In addition, NLRP3 deficiency arrested the cell cycle at G1 phase through an increase in p21 and a reduction in CDK6. NLRP3 deficient SK-Hep1 cells also showed significantly delayed cell migration, invasion, and wound healing. The expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition signaling molecules, such as N-cadherin and MMP-9, was found to be dramatically decreased in NLRP3 deficient SK-Hep1 cells compared to NLRP3 complete SK-Hep1 cells.