• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.71-83
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• 2005

Chelidonii Herba (Baekgulchae in Korean: CHE), a commonly used herb in Korea, Japan and China, is widely used in the treatment of stomach cancer, jaundice, gastric ulcer, edema and pain of stomach. In the present study, we demonstrated that CHE induces apoptosis in AGS cells, human stomach adenocarcinoma cell line. One of the most important recent advances in cancer research is the recognition that apoptosis plays a major role in both tumor formation and treatment response, In this study, CHE caused a decrease of viability in AGC cells. When AGS cells were treated with CHE, cells showed dose-dependent manner apoptotic cell death. Increased apoptotic cell death, exposured to CHE, resulted from induction of Bad translocation to mitochondria, cytochrome-c release from mitochondria to cytosol, activation of caspase-3, 8, 9, and PARP cleavage. These results suggest that CHE may be potential therapeutic approach in the clinical management of stomach adenocarcinoma.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.163-166
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• 2007

The cytotoxic effects of partially purified substances from Bacillus polylfermenticus SCD toward a variety tumor cell lines were studied. Cytotoxic activity was determined with regard to the A549 (human lung carcinoma), AGS (human stomach adenocarcinoma), DLD-1 (human colon adenocarcinoma), HEC-1-B (human uterus adenocarcinoma), SW-156 (human kidney carcinoma), and NIH/3T3 (murine normal fibroblast) cell lines using the MTT assay. Cytotoxic substances were partially purified through Diaion HP-20 columns and extracted with methanol or other organic solvents (n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, and butanol). B. polyfermenticus SCD supernatant showed up to 60% inhibition of cell viability fer all five human cancer cell lines tested. When treated with 10 mg/mL of n-hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, and butanol extract, HEC-1-B cells showed a 25,62,35, and 63% rate of inhibition respectively, and AGS cells showed a 72, 61, 44, and 67% rate of inhibition, respectively. At a concentration of 10 mg/mL, 100% methanol Diaion HP-20 extracts showed inhibition rates of 97.0% toward A-549 cells, 98.1% toward AGS cells, 81.6% toward DLD-1 cells, 83.5% toward HEC-1-B cells, and 92.7% toward SW-156 cells. These results indicate that partially purified fractions from B. polyfermenticus SCD have the potential to inhibit not only colon cancer cells, but also lung, stomach uterus, and kidney cancer cells. Further studies are needed to characterize the cytotoxic substances released in B. polyfermenticus SCD cultures.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2004

We investigated the optimal culture conditions for Cryptosporidium muris in a human stomach adenocarcinoma (AGS) cell line by determining the effects of medium pH and of selected supplements on the development of C. muris. The optimum pH of the culture medium required for the development of C. muris was determined to be 6.6. The number of parasites significantly increased during cultivation for 72 hr (p < 0.05) at this level. On the other hand, numbers decreased linearly after 24 hr of incubation at pH 7.5. When cultured in different concentrations of serum, C. muris in media containing 5% FBS induced 4-7 times more parasites than in 1% or 10% serum. Of the six medium supplements examined, only 1 mM pyruvate enhanced the number of C. muris in vitro. Transmission electron microscopic observation showed the developmental stages of C. muris in the cytoplasm of the cells, not in an extracytoplasmic location. The growth of C. muris in AGS cells provides a means of investigating its biological characteristics and of testing its response to therapeutic agents. However, a more optimized culture system is needed for the recovery of oocysts on a large scale in vitro.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 2015

Magnesium sulfate is widely used as a food additive and as an orally administered medication. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible cytotoxicity of magnesium sulfate on AGS human gastric adenocarcinoma cells and gastric mucosa in mice. A trypan blue exclusion assay was used to determine the reduction in viability of AGS cells exposed to magnesium sulfate, and then effects on cell proliferation were quantified. The role of magnesium sulfate-mediated pro-inflammatory cytokine production in AGS cells was also investigated. mRNA expression for IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-${\alpha}$ was determined by RT-PCR, and secretion of these cytokines was measured by ELISA. Immunohistochemical evaluation of IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and TNF-${\alpha}$ expression was conducted in mouse gastric mucosa. Addition of 3 to 50 mM magnesium sulfate to AGS cells inhibited both cell proliferation and cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. Magnesium sulfate had little effect on production of IL-$1{\beta}$ or IL-6 but significantly inhibited production of IL-8. The animal model demonstrated that magnesium sulfate induced production of IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and TNF-${\alpha}$. These preliminary data suggest that magnesium sulfate had a direct effect on the stomach and initiates cytotoxicity in moderate concentrations and time periods by inhibiting viability a nd proliferation of AGS cells and by regulating expression and/or release of pro-inflammatory cytokines.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.177-182
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• 2010

The Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) has been used in folk medicine to treat cancers. However, limited information exists on the underlying anticancer effects of the major component of I. obliquus in vivo. We hypothesize that the pure compounds ($3{\beta}$-hydroxy-lanosta-8,24-dien-21-al, inotodiol and lanosterol, respectively) separated from I. obliquus would inhibit tumor growth in Balbc/c mice bearing Sarcoma-180 cells (S-180) in vivo and growth of human carcinoma cells in vitro. To test this hypothesis, the growth inhibition of each subfraction isolated from I. obliquus on human carcinoma cell lines (lung carcinoma A-549 cells, stomach adenocarcinoma AGS cells, breast adenocarcinoma MCF-7 cells, and cervical adenocarcinoma HeLa cells) was tested in vitro. Then, after S-180 implantation, the mice were fed a normal chow supplemented with 0, 0.1 or 0.2 mg of subfraction 1, 2 or 3 per mouse per day. All of the subfractions isolated from I. obliquus showed significant cytotoxic activity against the selected cancer cell lines in vitro. Subfraction 1 was more active than subfraction 2 and subfraction 3 against the A549, AGS and MCF-7 cancer cell lines in vitro. In in vivo results, subfraction 1 isolated from I. obliquus at concentrations of 0.1 and 0.2 mg/mouse per day significantly decreased tumor volume by 23.96% and 33.71%, respectively, as compared with the control. Subfractions 2 and 3 also significantly inhibited tumor growth in mice bearing S-180 as compared with the control mouse tumor. Subfraction 1 isolated from I. obliquus showed greater inhibition of tumor growth than subfractions 2 and 3, which agrees well with the in vitro results. The results suggest that I. obliquus and its compounds in these subfractions isolated from I. obliquus could be used as natural anticancer ingredients in the food and/or pharmaceutical industry.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.4631-4635
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• 2016

Background: The plant Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich, belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family which occupies an important position in traditional medicine prescriptions. It has been reported that a freeze-dried aqueous extract of E. elaterium fruits has cytotoxic effects on the AGS human stomach adenocarcinoma cell line. We here focused on anticancer effects of the main chemicals purified from E. elaterium fruits. Materials and Methods: We isolated cucurbitacins D, E, and I from chloroform, and ethyl acetate fractions of a methanolic extract of E. elaterium fruits and assessed their cytotoxic effects on the AGS cell line by MTT assay. The methanolic extract was fractionated to petroleum ether, chloroform, and ethyl acetate fractions. The compounds isolated by column chromatography were identified by NMR spectroscopy. Results: After 24 h of incubation with AGS cells, the IC50 values were 0.3, 0.1, and $0.5{\mu}g/ml$ for cucurbitacins D, E, and I respectively. Conclusions: This finding suggests that because of its cucurbitacins, E. elaterium fruit may have some cytotoxic effects on gastric cancer cells. Also, compared with D and I, cucurbitacin E showed greater potency in this regard.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.410-415
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• 2008

본 연구는 Ames test와 SRB assay를 통해 SK와 SDK 메탄올 추출물을 이용하여 항돌연변이원성과 세포독성 효과에 대해 살펴보았다. S. Typhimurium TA98과 TA100 균주를 사용하여 돌연변이원성을 실시한 결과 SK와 SDK 메탄올 추출물 자체의 돌연변이원성은 없었으며, MNNG와 4NQO를 유도하여 높은 항돌연변이 효과를 나타내었다. S.Typhimurium TA98에서 4NQO를 유도하여 SDK($200{\mu}g$/plate) 메탄올 추출물 처리 시에 71.4%의 억제효과를 나타내었으며, 반면에 S. Typhimurium TA100에 4NQO와 MNNG의 돌연변이를 유도하였을 때 각각 56.1%와 83.6%의 억제율을 보였다. 암세포 성장 억제효과를 검토한 결과 샘플처리 시 농도 의존적 증가를 보였으며, SDK 메탄올 추출물 1 mg/mL 첨가 시 HeLa, Hep3B, MCF-7, AGS 및 A549에서 각각 61.5%, 61.3%, 51.4%, 57.9% 및 77.7%의 억제효과를 나타내었다. SK 메탄올 추출물 첨가 결과 $51{\sim}58%$ 정도의 억제효과를 보였다. 대조적으로 SDK 메탄올 추출물을 1mg/mL 첨가 시 293에서 $2{\sim}38%$의 세포독성을 나타내었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2005

지하 943 m(3호공)로부터 취수한 경산 광천수의 유$\cdot$무기성분을 분석한 결과 총 17종류의 성분 중 무기물은 11 종류가 검출되었으며 무기성분 중에서는 나트륨과 칼슘 성분이 많이 함유되어 있는 것이 특징이었다. 그리고 구리와 납과 같은 중금속과 탄산가스 및 유화수소는 검출되지 않았다. 그리고 항산화 활성, 항돌연변이원성 및 인간암세포 성장억제 실험 결과 항산화 활성에서는 비교적 약한 활성을 나타내었다. MNNG, 4NQO, Trp-P-1및 $B({\alpha})P$와 같은 돌연변이원을 이용한 미생물 수준에서의 항돌연변이원성 실험 결과 S. typhimurium TA98에 대해서 간접변이원인 Trp-P-1은 시료 농도 $200{\mu}g/plate$ 첨가 시 $54\%$의 억제 활성을 나타내었다. 또한 S. typhimurium TA100 균주에서 4NQO 및 MNNG는 각각 $65.8\%$ 와 $58.6\%$의 억제활성을 보였으며 $B({\alpha})P$ 및 Trp-P-1에 대해서도 각각 67%와 63%의 높은 억제활성을 나타내었다. 그리고 광천수의 항암활성을 규명하기 위한 암세포 성장억제 효과에서는 시료농도 $50{\mu}g/well$ 첨가 시 A549, Hela, AGS 및 MCF-7에 대해서 각각 $66\%,\;45.6\%,\;37.7\%$ 및 $47.6\%$의 억제효과를 나타내었다. 또한 인간 정상 신세포 293에 대한 온천수 농도에 따른 세포독성 효과는 $20\%$ 이하의 낮은 생육 억제율을 보였으며 이것은 광천수가 정상세포에 대해서는 비교적 낮은 독성효과를 나타냄을 알 수 있었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2005

[ $BARODON^{(R)}$ ] is a multi-purpose, high functional alkali solution made by mixing and liquid-ionizing silicon, calcium, sodium, borax, organic carbon chemicals and silver. In this study, we have investigated the apoptotic potential and mechanistic insights of $BARODON^{(R)}$ in human gastric cancer cell line (AGS cells). In MTT assay, $BARODON^{(R)}$ reduced cell viability in AGS cells. Morphological features of apoptosis with marked cytoplasmic vacuolation and appearance of apoptotic peaks in flow cytometry were observed in AGS cells with$BARODON^{(R)}$ treatment. In addition, $BARODON^{(R)}$ induced apoptosis of stomach cancer cell is related to bax up-regulation, caspase 7 protease activation and subsequent cleavage of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP). These results suggest that BARODON can induce the apoptosis of AGS cells through modulation of bcl-2 family and the activation of intrinsic caspase cascades, indicating that it is potentially useful as a anti-cancer agent.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.405-410
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• 2007

인간 정상 폐세포인 HEL299을 이용한 세포 독성을 살펴본 결과, 각 추출물은 1.0 $mg/m{\ell}$의 농도에서 최고 19.5%의 세포독성을 나타내었다. 또한 항암활성 효과를 살펴보기 위하여 2가지의 암세포를 이용하였는데, AGS, A549, MCF-7, Hep3B에서 수피 추출물의 경우 1.0 $mg/m{\ell}$의 농도에서 55% 이상의 높은 억제활성을 나타내었고, 또한 암세포의 생육활성에 대한 정상 세포의 세포독성 비로 나타낸 선택적 사멸도는 고농도에서는 모두 3이상으로 나타났다. B cell과 T cell을 이용한 면역세포의 생육 촉진 실험에서는, BT cell 은 배양 5일째 수피 추출물이 각각 $7.5{\times}10^4cells/m{\ell}$, $8.2{\times}10^4cells/m{\ell}$로 가장 높은 세포농도를 나타냈다. 면역세포를 이용한 cytokine의 분비량 측정실험에서는 수피 추출물이 배양 시간에 따른 cytokine의 분비가 가장 높게 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 각 세포의 $TNF-{\alpha}$의 분비량은 6일째 최고의 분비량을 나타내었고, 수피 추출물의 경우 대조군에 비해 7-8 배가량 정도 더 높은 분비량을 나타낸 것을 확인하였다. IL-6의 경우 6일째 최고의 분비량을 나타내었고, 수피 추출물에서 가장 높은 분비량을 나타내었다. 또한 우산고로쇠 수피 추출물을 첨가한 배지에 의한 NK cell의 면역활성을 측정하였으며, 모든 추출물에서 배양 시간에 따라 유의적으로 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 그 중 우산고로쇠 수피 추출물에서 B cell의 경우 $18.0{\times}10^4cells/m{\ell}$, T cell의 경우 $17.2{\times}10^4cells/m{\ell}$으로 가장 높은 생육 활성을 나타내었다. 본 실험 결과를 통하여 고로쇠와 우산고로쇠의 기능성 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하였으며, 유용성분 분리와 생리활성에 대한 연구가 보다 다각적으로 가져야 할 것으로 생각된다.