• Mycobiology
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2019

Compounds from Lingzhi has been demonstrated the ability for inhibiting tyrosinase (a key enzyme in melanogenesis) activity. In this study, we investigated the anti-melanogenic activity from the submerged mycelial culture of Ganoderma weberianum and elucidated the skin lightening mechanism by B16-F10 murine melanoma cells. From the cellular context, several fractionated mycelium samples exhibited anti-melanogenic activity by reducing more than 40% extracellular melanin content of B16-F10 melanoma cells. In particular, the fractionated chloroform extract (CF-F3) inhibited both secreted and intracellular melanin with the lowest dosage (25 ppm). Further analysis demonstrated that CF-F3 inhibited cellular tyrosinase activity without altering its protein expression. Taken together, our study has demonstrated that the chemical extracts from submerged mycelial culture of G. weberianum have the potential to serve as an alternative anti-melanogenic agent.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.64-73
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• 2005

1. Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the enzyme activity of Palmulgunja-tang with administered orally solution on cytochrome P450 isozyme 2. Methods This study was carried on through following methods. We treated the rat with the {3-naphthoflavone (${\beta}NF$) of 80mg/kg for 3 days i.p injection. Firstable, microsomal protein was separated and total intracellular protein test was done. Then GOT and GPT were measured and assay of cytochrome P450 IAI/2 enzyme activity was performed according to the method of EROD and MROD. (Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase(EROD) activity was used to measure cytochrome P450 lAI activity and methoxyresorufin O-demethylase(MROD) activity was used to measure cytochrome P450 lA2 activity. ) 3. Results and Conclusions 1) PGT recovered the liver damage on ${\beta}NF$ inducible CYP IAI/2 by pre-post and high-low condition. 2) At concentration of post-treated 50mg!kg of PGT, the inhibiting of $\betaNF$ metabolites to liver of rat cytochrome P450 lAl was inhibited by 53.0% respectively. 3) PGT showed 36.0% inhibition of ${\beta}NF$-induced lA2 activity at the concentration post-treated 50mg/kg.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1572-1575
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• 2006

Water extract from Cnidii Rhizoma (CRW) was tested for colon cancer chemopreventive activity by measuring the induction of phase II detoxification enzyme activity [quinone reductase (QR) and glutathione S-transferase (GST)] and glutathion (GSH) levels and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity in cultured human colorectal adenocarcinoma HT-29 cells. CRW inhibited cell proliferation in cultured HT-29 cells. CRW induced QR activity in a dose-dependent manner in a concentration range of 0.1${\sim}$5.0 $mg/m{\ell}$. GST activity was also induced with the treatment of CRW in HT-29 cells. In addition GSH levels was increased with CRW. CRW inhibited ODC activity, a key enzyme of polyamine biosynthesis, which is enhanced in tumor promotion. These results suggest that CRW has colon cancer chemopreventive activity by increasing phase II enzyme activity and GSH levels and inhibiting ODC activity in vitro.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2001

위염 및 위궤양, 심이지장궤양, 위암의 주요한 발병 원인균으로 알려져 있는 Helicobacter pylori의 생육을 특이적으로 억제하는 유산균을 선발하기 위해서, 45종의 유산균에 대하여 paper disk법을 이용한 항균 효과, Caco-2세포에 대한 정착능, urease activity법을 이용한 H. pylori 억제능 등을 파악하고, 유산균 배양액과 H. pylori의 동시배양에 따른 요소 분해효소의 활성 변화와 우유 발효능 등을 실험하였다. H. pylori의 생육을 억제하는 물질의 생성 유무를 확인하기 위하여 paper disk법으로 유산균 배양액에 의한 H. pylori의 생육 억제환을 측정한 결과, 28종의 유산균에서 생육 억제환이 형성되었다. 대부분이 유산 생성에 의한 낮은 pH 때문인 것으로 판단되지만, 일부 균종에서는 항균성 물질에 의한 억제환이 형성되었다. 다른 유산균에 비해서 생육 억제환이 가장 큰 Lactobacillus gasseri MK-03 균주가 H. pylori에 대한 항균 활성이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 항균 활성을 나타낸 28종의 유산균을 대항으로 Caco-2 세포에 대한 정착능을 실험한 결과, 18종의 유산균에서 정착능이 확인되었으며, Bifidobacterium longum MK-26 균주가 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 특히 반응 2시간 전에 미리 Caco-2 세포에 정착시켰을 때, H. pylori의 정착율은 0.105%에서 0.004%로 감소되었다. 한편 요소 분해효소 활성을 저해하여 H. pylori를 억제하는 유산균을 선발하기 위해서 항균활성이 인정되는 28종의 유산균을 대상으로 실험한 결과, 21종의 유산균에서 요소 분해효소 활성의 저해 효과가 나타났으며, 이중에서 Lb. acidophilus MK-07 균주가 가장 우수한 것으로 판명되었다. 따라서 Lb. gasseri MK-03 균주는 항균 활성에서, Lb. acidophilus MK-07 균주는 요소 분해효소의 활성 억제에 의해서, Bif. longum MK-26 균주는 정착능 저해에 있어서 각각 우수한 H. pylori 생육 억제능을 나타냈다. 한편 최종적으로 선발된 3종의 유산균과 대조균주로서 13종의 유산균에 대해서는 우유 배양실험을 실시한 결과, 3종의 선발균주 모두가 발효유 제품에의 응용 적합성을 나타냈다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.45-50
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• 1998

13 develop an active agent for skin whitening, we examined the inhibitory effects of 285 plant extracts on tyrosinase activity and found some plant extracts have an ability to inhibit tyrosinase activity. Of these plant extracts, ramulus mori extracts showed the highest inhibiting activity on enzyme activity. From these results, we selected ramulus mori as a new active agent for skin whitening. $IC_{50}$/ of this extracts on tyrosinase activity is 12.48$\mu\textrm{g}$/m1. Also, ramulus mori extracts showed inhibitory activity on melanin synthesis in B-16 melanoma cells. We isolated active compound from ramulus mori extracts using various column chromatography and recrystalization and identified its chemical structure using Mass spectroscopy, IR and NMR analysis. So, it is identified as Mulberrin, a maior compound of ramutus mori and turned out that it has potent ability on tyrosinase inhibition. $IC_{50}$/ of this compound for tyrosinase activity is 0.5$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml. Also, this compound showed potent inhibitory activity on melanin synthesis in B-16 melanoma cells. This extracts was turned out to be safe in many safety tests.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2006

The importance of phytoestrogens to human health is currently being actively investigated. Hesperidin, abundantly found in citrus fruits, is known to possess antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory effects. Recently, it has been reported that hesperidin inhibits bone loss and decreases serum and hepatic lipids in ovariectomized mice. In our study, to determine the possible role of hesperidin in the regulation of bone metabolism, we observed the effects of hesperidin on the proliferation and activity of osteoblasts, as well as the effects of hesperidin on osteoclast generation and activity. We observed that, when treated with hesperidin, the number and viability of osteoblastic cells increased, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of osteoblastic cells increased, and osteoprotegerin (OPG) secretion from MG63 cells decreased. Hesperidin treatment had no effect on the osteoclast generation and activity in the bone marrow cell culture, but decreased the number and resorptive activity of osteoclasts generated from RAW/264.7 cells. Taken together, these results indicate that hesperidin increases the proliferation and activity of osteoblasts, while inhibiting generation and activity of osteoclasts. Although the precise role of hesperidin remains to be elucidated, our study suggests that it is one of the important modulators of bone metabolism.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.111-131
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• 1996

For the development of antimetastatic agent 41 kinds of crude drugs were used for the evaluation of inhibitory effect of several crude drugs on cell adhesion of pulmonary cancer cells and platelet aggregation. Results were obtained as follows: 1. Water extracts of crude drugs inhibited cell adhesion of A549 to complex extracelluar matrix over 40 % of contol were Houttuyniae Herba, Mylabris, Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, Meliae Cortex, Ferula Resina, Oldenlandiae diffusae Herba at the higher concentration of $10^{-3}g／ml$ while those inhibiting cell adhesion of Bl6-Fo over 40 % of control were $10^{-5}g／ml$ of Houttuyniae Herba, Aurantii Fructus, Lithospermi Radix, Zedoariae Rhizoma. Prunellae Spica, Foeniculi Fructus, Rbei Radix, Scutellariae Radix, Meliae Cortex, Ferula Resina and Oldenlandiae diffusae Herba. 2. MeOH extracts of crude drugs at the concentration of $4{\times}10^{-4}g／ml$ inhibiting cell adhesion of A549 specifically to single extracelluar matrix over 40 % of control were Lithospermi Radix, Agrimoniae Herba, Rhei Radix and Ferula Resina to collagen I, Houttuyniae Herba, Lithospermi Radix, Bupleuri Radix, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Orostachys Herba, Sappan Lignum, Meliae cortex ferula Resina and Coicis Semen to collagen Ⅳ, Mylabris, Agrimoniae Herba to laminin, Houttuyniae Herba and Meliae Cortex to fibronectin. 3. NeOH extracts of crude drugs at the concentration of $4{\times}10^{-4}g／ml$ inhibiting cell adhesion of B16-Fo specifically to single extracelluar matrix over 60 % of control were Lithospermi Radix, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Meliae Cortex and Ferula Resina to collagen I, Lithospermi Radix, Bupleun Radix, Saiviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Ferula Resina and Acanthopanacis Cortex to collagen Ⅳ, Bupleuri Radix, Orostachys Herba to laminin, Houttuyniae Herba to fibronectin. 4. MeOH extracts of crude drugs inhibiting platelet aggregation over 40% of ADP control were at the concentration of $50{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of Houttuyniae Herba, Angilicae gigantis Radix, Zedoariae Rhizoma. Coicis Semen and $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of Ferula Resina, Orostachys Herba, Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix, Curcumac Radix, Carthami Flos, Lithospermi Radix, Gleditsiae Spina, Sappan Lignum, Acanthopanacis Cortex. These results suggest that several crude drugs including Ferula Resina, Houttuyniae Herba, Lithospermi Radix and Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix chiefly have more possibility to exert antimetastatic activity and require in vivo antimetastatic study.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.491-499
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• 2020

Hippo signaling acts as a tumor suppressor pathway by inhibiting the proliferation of adult stem cells and progenitor cells in various organs. Liver-specific deletion of Hippo pathway components in mice induces liver cancer development through activation of the transcriptional coactivators, YAP and TAZ, which exhibit nuclear enrichment and are activated in numerous types of cancer. The upstream-most regulators of Warts, the Drosophila ortholog of mammalian LATS1/2, are Kibra, Expanded, and Merlin. However, the roles of the corresponding mammalian orthologs, WWC1, FRMD6 and NF2, in the regulation of LATS1/2 activity and liver tumorigenesis in vivo are not fully understood. Here, we show that deletion of both Wwc1 and Nf2 in the liver accelerates intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) development through activation of YAP/TAZ. Additionally, biliary epithelial cell-specific deletion of both Lats1 and Lats2 using a Sox9-Cre^ERT2 system resulted in iCCA development through hyperactivation of YAP/TAZ. These findings suggest that WWC1 and NF2 cooperate to promote suppression of cholangiocarcinoma development by inhibiting the oncogenic activity of YAP/TAZ via LATS1/2.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.390-396
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• 2011

김치발효 후기의 우점종으로 알려진 Lactobacillus sakei의 생육을 저해하는 Leuconosotc 속 23균주가 김치로부터 분리되었고, 이들 중 가장 높은 생육저해활성을 나타낸 Leuconostoc mesenteroides CK0122 균주가 생산하는 생육 저해물질의 특성을 검토하였다. CK0122 균주의 배양 상징액을 분자량 3,000 Da을 기준으로 분획하여 동결건조한 분자량 3,000 Da 이하의 조항균물질로부터 Lb. sakei 생육저해가 확인되었고, proteinase K 처리에 의해 항균력이 소실되었기 때문에, CK0122가 생산하는 항균물질은 분자량 3,000 Da 이하의 단백질성 항균물질(bacteriocin)으로 추정된다. 분자량 3,000 Da 이하의 조항균물질은 pH 4에서 7 정도의 영역에서 최적활성을 나타내었고, $121^{\circ}C$, 15분 살균처리에 의해서도 활성이 유지되는 높은 열안정성을 나타내었으며, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella typhimurium, Alcaligenes xylosoxydans, Staphylococcus aureus 및 Flavobacterium sp.에 대하여 항균 활성을 나타내어 Gram 양성균 및 음성균의 제어에 적용 가능한 것으로 나타났다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.331-339
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• 2002

Phenoxy compounds, 2,4-Dichlorophenol acetoxy acid (2,4-D) and 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP), are widely used as a hormonal herbicide and intermediate for pesticide manufacturing, respectively. In order to assess the potential of these compounds as endocrine disruptors, we studied the androgenicity of them wing in vivo and in vitro androgenicity assay system. Administration of 2,4-D (50 mg/kg/day, p.o.) or DCP (100 mg/kg/day, p.o.) to rats caused an increase in the tissue weight of ventral prostate, Cowpers gland and glands penis. These increase of androgen-dependent tissues were additively potentiated when rats were simultaneously treated with low dose of testosterone (1 g/kg, s.c.). 2,4-D increased about 350% of the luciferase activity in the PC cells transiently cotransfected phAR and pMMTV-Luc at concentration of $10^{-9}$ M. In 2,4-D or DCP-treated castrated rats, testosterone 6$\beta$-hydroxylase activity was not significantly modulated even when rats were co-treated with testosterone. In vitro incubation of 2,4-D and DCP with microsomes at 50 $\mu$M inhibited testosterone 6$\beta$-hydroxylase activity about 27% and 66% in rat liver microsomes, about 44% and 54% in human liver microsomes and about 50% and 45% in recombinant CYP3A4 system, respectively. The amounts of total testosterone metabolites were reduced about 33% and 75% in rat liver microsomes, 69% and 73% in human liver microsomes and 54% and 64% in recombinant CYP3A4 by 2,4-D or DCP, respectively. Therefore, the additive androgenic effect of 2,4-D or DCP by the co-administration of the low dose of testosterone may be due to the increased plasma level of testosterone by inhibiting the cytochrome P450-mediated metabolism of testosterone. These results collectively suggested that 2,4-D and DCP may act as androgenic endocrine disrupter by binding to the androgen receptor as well as by inhibiting the metabolism of testosterone.