• BMB Reports
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.618-625
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• 2006

The infiltration of both monocyte and activated T cells in the skin is one of critical steps in the development of UVB-induced inflammation. Upregulation of adhesion molecules such as intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) on the surface of keratinocytes plays an important role in this process. In this study, we examined the molecular mechanism responsible for UVB-induced expression of ICAM-1 and subsequent monocyte adhesion by keratinocyte. We observed that (1) UVB induced protein and mRNA expression of ICAM-1 in a dose- and time-dependent manner in human keratinocyte cell HaCaT; (2) UVB induced the translocation of NF-kappaB and inhibition of NF-kappaB by NF-kappaB inhibitors suppressed UVB-induced mRNA and protein expression of ICAM-1; (3) UVB increased the intracellular level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by HaCaT cells; (4) UVB-induced increase of intracellular ROS level was suppressed by pre-treatment with diphenyl iodonium (DPI) and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC); and (5) inhibition of UVB-induced ROS production by DPI or NAC suppressed UVB-mediated translocation of NF-kappaB, expression of ICAM-1 and subsequent monocyte adhesion in HaCaT cells. These results suggest that UVB-induced ROS is involved in the translocation of NF-kappaB which is responsible for expression of ICAM-1 and subsequent increased monocyte adhesion in human keratinocyte.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2015

Helicobacter pylori infection causes gastrointestinal diseases such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, and may lead to gastric cancer. Several studies have reported that lactobacilli present on broccoli show inhibitory activity against H. pylori. Here, we evaluated aqueous broccoli, fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum MG208, for its fermentation characteristics and anti-H. pylori activities including antibacterial activity, growth inhibition, anti-adhesion, and urease inhibition. The results indicated that the fermentation characteristics changed significantly depending on the amount of aqueous broccoli used for fermentation (p <0.05). There was no significant difference between the samples before fermentation (p >0.05). However, a significant concentration-dependent difference was noted in antibacterial activity and urease inhibition (p <0.05) following the addition of aqueous broccoli. Growth inhibition in the 10 mg/mL sample was significantly higher as compared to the negative control and similar to that with amoxicillin (positive control) (p <0.05). Anti-adhesion activity of aqueous broccoli was also significantly different (p <0.05) from the negative control. Therefore, aqueous broccoli fermented by L. plantarum MG208 could prove useful as a functional diet for protection of the gastric environment against H. pylori infection.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2001

A simple method for studying the lectin-like interactions between Helicobacter pylori and cultured human epithelial cell lines was developed using an enzyme-linked, biotin-streptavidin bacterial-adhesion assay. The present study suggests that this method is suitable for evaluating the participation of lectin interactions in the adhesion of H. pylori to cultured HeLa S3 and Kato III cells, both fixed and glycosidase-treated cells, as well as assessing glycoconjugated binding inhibition studies. The time-course and dose-dependent kinetics of the biotin-labeled H. pylori adhesion th the formaldehyde-fixed Hela S3 and Kato III cell lines exhibited saturation. In addition, the binding of the biotin-labeled H. pylori to the formaldehyde-fixed cultured cells was partially blocked by pre-incubation with glycoconjugates and polyclonal antibodies against a heparan sulfate binding protein from H. pylori.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2009

Inhibitory effect of Escherichia coli O157 adhered to Caco-2 cells by the cells of Lactobacillus plantarum K11 and the cell-free culture supernatant (CFCS) and bacteriocin prepared from this strain was investigated. As the cell counts of viable L. plantarum K11 previously adhered to Caco-2 were increased, the rate of adhesion and adherent cell counts of E. coli O157 was lower. However, because the heated L. plantarum K11 rarely have the adhesion ability to Caco-2, the adhesion rate and adherent cell counts of E. coli O157 were high. In addition, the inhibitory effects of E. coli O157 adhesion by the CFCS and bacteriocin of L. plantarum K11 were dose-dependent manner. Therefore, the inhibition of adhesion of E. coli O157 to Caco-2 may result from the antimicrobial substances such as lactic acid and bacteriocin. Moreover the inhibitory activity of adhesion by the heated bacteriocin for 30 min at 100oC was similar to activity of non-treated bacteriocin, but the activity was disappeared by treatment with protease.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2013

Bamboo leaves (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex J. Houz (Poacea)) have a long history of food and medical applications in Asia, including Japan and Korea. They have been used as a traditional medicine for centuries. We investigated the mechanism of anti-inflammatory activity of a bamboo leaf extract (BLE) on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$)-induced monocyte adhesion in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Exposure of HUVECs to BLE did not inhibit cell viability or cause morphological changes at concentrations ranging from 1 ${\mu}g/ml$ to 1 mg/ml. Treatment with 0.1 mg/ml BLE caused 63% inhibition of monocyte adhesion in TNF-${\alpha}$-activated HUVECs, which was associated with 38.4% suppression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 expression. Furthermore, TNF-${\alpha}$-induced reactive oxygen species generation was decreased to 47.9% in BLE treated TNF-${\alpha}$-activated HUVECs. BLE (0.05 mg/ml) also caused about 50% inhibition of interleukin-6 secretion from lipopolysaccharide-stimulated monocyte. The results indicate that BLE may be clinically useful as an anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidant for human cardiovascular disease including atherosclerosis.

• 공업화학
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.454-459
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• 2017

본 실험은 다양한 계면활성제를 이용해 수성 아크릴 에멀젼 접착제를 제조하고 그 특성을 조사하였다. 제조한 접착제의 특성으로 고형분, 전환율, 입도분포, 초기접착력 등의 물성을 통해 비교하였다. 접착제의 고형분을 측정한 결과는 60% 이상의 높은 값을 나타냈으며 에멀젼 중합의 전환율은 합성한 계면활성제를 2 wt% 농도로 첨가하였을 때 97%로 측정되었다. 입도분포의 분석 결과는 양이온 계면활성제를 첨가한 경우에 290~470 nm의 작은 입자의 접착제가 제조되었고 초기접착력과 접착 발현시간 또한 증가되었다. 최대 접착력은 단일의 계면활성제(POE 23)를 사용했을 때 2.55 kgf의 값을 나타냈고 다른 계면활성제를 사용한 경우보다 뛰어나다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 양이온 제미니 계면활성제를 첨가하여 제조한 접착제의 부식방지력은 48 h 동안 유지되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.36-44
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• 2001

Background : Peritoneal metastasis is one of the maj or types of the stomach cancer recurrence and the role of the adhesion molecules is thought to be very much important in this event. Retinoic acid (RA) has been known to induce the growth inhibition and differentiation of various malignancies, and apoptpsis and the change of expression of adhesion molecules have been reported to be involved in the action of RA. Methods : We studied the adhesion abilities of SNU-1, SNU-5, and SNU-6 cells to the peritoneal endothelial cells as well as the expression of the adhesion molecules (CD44, ICAM-1) in Western blot analysis. And also we studied the expression of apoptosis and the change of expression patterns of the various isoforms of CD44 and the change of the adhsion abilities of the cell line cells after RA treatment. Results: CD44 was expressed in SNU-5 and -16, together with an isoform in SNU-16. ICAM-1 was not expressed in any of the cell line cells tested. After the treatment of RA in the concentration range of $1-5{\times}10^{-5}M$ to three stomach cancer cell lines, growth inhibition, apoptosis and the change of expression of the CD44 were noted. After RA treatment, the expression of CD44H was weakly increased in SNU-1, and was markedly increased in SNU-5. In SNU-16, the expression of CD44H was decreased while that of CD44E were markedly increased. The adhesibility of cells to peritoneal cells was increased in relation with the increase of the CD44H expression, which shows the fact that the adhesibility of tumor cells to peritoneal mesothelial cells is mediated by CD44H recognizing hyaluronic acid. Conclusion : RA induces growth inhibition of stomach cancer cell line cells and increase the adhesiblity of stomach cancer cell line cells to peritoneal mesothelium. It is believed that RA decreases the metastatic ability of stomach cancer cells by upregulating the CD44H expression.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.466-471
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• 2001

Inflammation is a frequent radiation-induced reaction following therapeutic irradiation. Treatment of human umbilical endothelial cells (HUVEC) with $\gamma$-irradiation ($\gamma$IR) induces the expression of adhesion proteins such as intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1 ), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and E-selectin. Since the upregulation of these proteins on endothelial cell surface has been known to be associated with inflammation, interioring with the expression of adhesion molecules is an important therapeutic target. In the present study, we demonstrate that high mannronic acid-containing alginate (HMA) inhibits $\gamma$IR induced expression of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin on HUVEC in a dose dependent manner. HMA also inhibited $\gamma$IR induced production of Nitric oxide (NO). These data suggest that HMA has therapeutic potential for the treatment of various inflammatory disorder associated with an increase of endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecules.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권3호
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• pp.276-284
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• 2005

연구배경 : 호중구는 급성 폐손상에서 폐장내 염증반응에 중추적인 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 호중구가 조직손상을 유발하기 위해서 폐모세혈관내로 격리(sequestration), 유착(adhesion) 및 화학주성 (chemotaxis)에 의한 폐장내의 간질 (interstitium)쪽으로의 이동 (migration)등의 과정을 거치며, 유착분자는 이 과정에서 호중구의 혈관내피세포에의 결합을 매개한다. 한편 폐손상에서 remodeling 경로를 통해 생성되는 PAF은 호중구 침윤에 화학유인물질로 작용하고 호중구의 유착과 활성화를 자극한다. 이에 근거하여 본 연구에서는 내독소로 유도된 의한 급성 폐손상에서 ketotifen을 사용하여 PAF remodelling을 억제하거나 fucoidan을 이용하여 유착분자를 억제함으로써 호중구에 의한 산화성 스트레스 감소에 따르는 폐손상 억제 효과를 확인하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 체중 300g 내외의 수컷 Sprague-Dawley에서 대장균 내독소의 기도내 투여로 급성 폐손상을 유도하고 PAF remodeling 및 유착분자의 억제 효과를 보기 위해 각각 ketotifen fumarate와 fucoidan을 내독소 투여 전 복강내 주사하였다. 각 군에서 단백 누출지수, 폐장내 MPO 활동도, 기관지 폐포세척액내 호중구수와 lyso PAF AT 활성도를 측정하였고 폐장의 미세 구조적 변화 및 산소기 생성을 관찰하였다. 결 과 : 내독소 투여군에서 대조군과 비교하여 단백 누출지수, 폐장내 MPO 활동도, 기관지 폐포세척액내 호중구수, 폐장내 lyso PAF AT 활성도가 증가하였고 조직내 호중구의 침윤 및 산소기 생성이 현저하여 폐손상이 유발되었음을 알 수 있었다. ketotifen 투여군에서는 내독소 투여군에 비해 단백 누출지수, 폐장내 MPO 활동도, 기관지 폐포세척액내 호중구 수, 폐장내 lyso PAF AT 활성도가 감소하였으며 조직학적 변화도 경감되었다. 반면 fucoidan 투여군에서는 단백 누출지수, 기관지 폐포세척액내 호중구 수의 감소를 보이지 않았고 내독소에 의한 조직학적 변화의 경감도 보이지 않았다. 결 론 : 내독소에 의한 급성 폐손상에서 PAF remodeling의 억제는 호중구에서 산소기 생성을 감소시켜 폐장 내산화성 스트레스를 감소, 이에 따라 폐손상을 경감시킬 것으로 생각되며 fucoidan에 의한 유착분자의 억제는 내독소에 의한 폐장 내 손상, 특히 호중구에 의한 손상을 억제하지 못하는 것으로 미루어 단순히 fucoidan을 이용하여 유착분자 활성화를 억제하는 것만으로는 폐손상을 경감시키는 효과가 없을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.178-186
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• 2009

To examine their potential as probiotics, acid and bile tolerance, antibiotics resistance, adhesion capacity to Caco-2 and HT-29, and antibacterial activity, of LAB isolated from Korean fermented foods such. as dongchimi, kimchi, Meju, and doenjang were assayed against foodborne pathogenic bacteria. DC 55, DC 136, DC 222, KC 21, KC 24, KC 34, KC 43, KC 117, MJ 54, MJ 301, SP 33, and SP 170 strains were resistant to acid and bile conditions. In particular, DC 55, DC 136, KC 24, KC 43, and MJ 301 strains were highly resistant to higher than 20 ${\mu}g/ml$ concentrations of vancomycin, streptomycin sulfate, or amoxicillin, whereas, DC 222, KC 21, KC 34, KC 117, MJ 54, and SP 33 strains were susceptible to lower than 2 ${\mu}g/ml$ concentrations of those antibiotics. The adhesion to HT-29 and Caco-2 cells varied with the strains tested in a strain-dependent manner. The highest level of adhesion was observed with DC 55, KC 21, KC 24, and MJ 301 strains, having higher than 50% of adhesion to HT-29 or Caco-2 cells. In addition, Staphylococcus aureus was the most sensitive to KC 21, showing an inhibition of about 70%, and the antibacterial activity of KC 21 against S. aureus resulted most likely from both organic acids and bacteriocin. Based on its phenotypic characteristics and utilization of various sugars, the KC 21 strain was identified as Lactobacillus plantarum.