• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
• /
• 제18권3호
• /
• pp.1-17
• /
• 2005

In many recent studies, molecular biological methods have been used to investigate the role of cytokines in pathogenesis of lung disease. This Experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of Sochungyong-tang on gene expressions in Mouse Alveolar Macrophage. Fer this purpose, we observed the cytokines ($IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6, IL-10, iNOS, $MIP-1{\alpha},\;MIP-1{\beta},\;MIP-1{\gamma},\;TGF-{\beta},\;TNF-{\alpha}$). We picked the alveolar macrophage out of mice and cultured it. We analyzed the cytokine gene expression by reverse transcription-PCR. The results obtained were as follows : 1 . Sochungyong-tang showed inhibitory effects on $IL-1{\beta}$ in time and concentration. 2. Sochungyong-tang showed inhibitory effects on IL-6 in time and concentration. 3. Sochungyong-tang showed inhibitory effects on IL-10 in concentration. 4. Sochungyong-tang showed inhibitory effects on iNOS. 5. Sochungyong-tang showed inhibitory effects on $TGF-{\beta}$ in time and concentration. 6. Sochungyong-tang showed on inhibitory effects on $MIP-1{\alpha},\;MIP-1{\beta},\;MIP-1{\gamma}$, $TCF-{\beta}$, $TNF-{\alpha}$. According to above results, it is supposed that Sochungyong-tang has the inhibitory effects on cytokine gene expression in mouse alveolar macrophage and can be usefully applied for curing inflammatory process of lung disease. Advanced studies are required to investigate the cure mechanism of Sochungyong-tang in the future.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
• /
• 제27권1호
• /
• pp.1-16
• /
• 2014

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Gardeniae Fructus Water Extract (GF) on the production of inflammatory mediators in RAW 264.7 cell treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Methods: Gradeniae Fructus was extracted with distilled water (2,000 ml) for 2 hours. In order to evaluate cytotoxicity of GF, 3 - (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl) - 2,5 - diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was performed. To investigate antiinflammatory effects, the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) was measured with No assay, calcium (Ca) was measured with Fluo-4 Ca assay, and cytokine was measured by Bio-Plex cytokine assay in RAW 264.7 cell. And when p-value is below 0.05, it is judged to have the significant difference statistically. Results: 1. GF did not show any cytotoxicity. 2. GF suppressed the production of NO and Ca at the concentration of 25, 50, 100 and $200{\mu}g/ml$. 3. GF suppressed the production of interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$, IL-10, IL-12p40, macrophage-colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-$1{\beta}$ and keratinocyte chemoattractant(KC) at the concentration of 25, 50, 100 and $200{\mu}g/ml$. 4. GF suppressed the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and monocyte cheomattractant protein (MCP)-1 at the concentration of 25, 50 and $100{\mu}g/ml$. 5. GF suppressed the production of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES) at the concentration of 25 and $50{\mu}g/ml$. 6. GF suppressed the production of MIP-2 at the concentration of 50 and $100{\mu}g/ml$, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$ at the concentration of 50 and $200{\mu}g/ml$. Conclusions: These results suggest that GF has anti-inflammatory effect and immuno-modulating activity.

• 디지털융복합연구
• /
• 제17권5호
• /
• pp.399-405
• /
• 2019

본 연구 목적은 유산소운동과 크리신섭취가 고지방식이동물의 간 조직에서 비만억제 효과를 규명하는데 있다. 집단은 정상식이, 고지방식이, 고지방식이와 크리신섭취, 고지방식이와 유산소운동 4집단으로 하였다. 크리신은 체중당 50mg/kg을 구강투여 하였고, 유산소운동은 트레드밀운동으로 주5회 60분 16주간 실시하였다. SPSS(20.0)프로그램을 이용해 일원변량분석(One-way ANOVA)을 하였고, 사후분석은 LSD로 하였다. 연구결과 간 조직에서 대식세포 마커 F480와 M1대식세포 마커 CD11c는 정상식이 그룹과 비교해 고지방식이, 크리신투여 그룹에서 유의하게 증가했고 운동집단에서는 유의하게 감소하였다. 지방분해 마커 PRDM은 정상식이집단과 비교해 고지방식이, 크리신투여 집단에서 유의하게 감소했으나 운동집단에서만 유의하게 증가하였다. 결론적으로 고지방식이와 중강도 운동은 간 조직에서 발생되는 대사적불균형을 억제하는데 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 고지방식이와 크리신 섭취는 비만억제 기능이 미비한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 향후 기능성식품을 이용한 비만개선 연구는 투여용량, 기간 등을 고려해 다양한 분자적 기전을 살펴보는 연구가 보강되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국식품영양학회지
• /
• 제35권1호
• /
• pp.7-15
• /
• 2022

Maca roots (Lepidium meyenii) are an important medicinal herb that have long been used by the Andes-indigenous peoples and South Americans. In Korea, recently, it has attracted attention as a health food material because of nutritional values and physiological activities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the industrial applicability of maca (red and golden varieties; R&G) as immunostimulating materials. In the macrophage stimulating assay using RAW 264.7 cells at 125~500 ㎍/mL of non-cytotoxicity doses, G-HW showed the most potent production of TNF-α, IL-6 and nitric oxide compared to red maca or the other extracts. The general component analysis results showed that all extracts comprised more than 90% neutral sugars with small amounts of uronic acid and protein. Meanwhile, component sugar analysis showed the difference in the content of uronic acids of cold- and hot-water extract. Additionally, the further fractionation of G-HW into crude polysaccharide (G-CP) greatly enhanced the macrophage stimulating activity, and G-CP contained macromolecules over 144 kDa, comprised mainly of glucose and galacturonic acid (51.0 and 34.9%). In conclusion, crude polysaccharide from maca showed industrial applicability as immunostimulating material, and especially golden maca showed higher macrophage stimulating activity than red maca.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
• /
• 제52권1호
• /
• pp.28-38
• /
• 2022

Purpose: Macrophages play crucial roles as early responders to bacterial pathogens and promote/ or impede chronic inflammation in various tissues. Periodontal macrophage-induced pyroptosis results in physiological and pathological inflammatory responses. The transcription factor Dec2 is involved in regulating immune function and inflammatory processes. To characterize the potential unknown role of Dec2 in the innate immune system, we sought to elucidate the mechanism that may alleviate macrophage pyroptosis in periodontal inflammation. Methods: Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to induce pyroptosis in RAW 264.7 macrophages. Subsequently, we established an LPS-stimulated Dec2 overexpression cellular model in macrophages. Human chronic periodontitis tissues were employed to evaluate potential changes in inflammatory marker expression and pyroptosis. Finally, the effects of Dec2 deficiency on inflammation and pyroptosis were characterized in a P. gingivalis-treated experimental periodontitis Dec2-knockout mouse model. Results: Macrophages treated with LPS revealed significantly increased messenger RNA expression levels of Dec2 and interleukin (IL)-1β. Dec2 overexpression reduced IL-1β expression in macrophages treated with LPS. Overexpression of Dec2 also repressed the cleavage of gasdermin D (GSDMD), and the expression of caspase-11 was concurrently reduced in macrophages treated with LPS. Human chronic periodontitis tissues showed significantly higher gingival inflammation and pyroptosis-related protein expression than non-periodontitis tissues. In vivo, P. gingivalis-challenged mice exhibited a significant augmentation of F4/80, tumor necrosis factor-α, and IL-1β. Dec2 deficiency markedly induced GSDMD expression in the periodontal ligament of P. gingivalis-challenged mice. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that Dec2 deficiency exacerbated P. gingivalis LPS-induced periodontal inflammation and GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis. Collectively, our results present novel insights into the molecular functions of macrophage pyroptosis and document an unforeseen role of Dec2 in pyroptosis.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
• /
• 제17권5호
• /
• pp.917-933
• /
• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: As peanuts germinate, the content of the components beneficial to health, such as resveratrol, increases within the peanut sprout. This study examined whether the ethanol extract of peanut sprout tea (PSTE) inhibits breast cancer growth and metastasis. MATERIALS/METHODS: After orthotopically injecting 4T1 cells into BALB/c mice to induce breast cancer, 0, 30, or 60 mg/kg body weight/day of PSTE was administered orally. Angiogenesis-related protein expression in the tumors and the degree of metastasis were analyzed. 4T1 and RAW 264.7 cells were co-cultured, and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was performed to measure the crosstalk between breast cancer cells and macrophages. RESULTS: PSTE reduced tumor growth and lung metastasis. In particular, PSTE decreased matrix metalloproteinase-9, platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1, vascular endothelial growth factor-A, F4/80, CD11c, macrophage mannose receptor, macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 expression in the tumors. Moreover, PSTE prevented 4T1 cell migration, invasion, and macrophage activity in RAW 264.7 cells. PSTE inhibited the crosstalk between 4T1 cells and RAW 264.7 cells and promoted the macrophage M1 subtype while inhibiting the M2 subtype. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that PSTE blocks breast cancer growth and metastasis to the lungs. This may be because the PSTE treatment inhibits the crosstalk between mammary cancer cells and macrophages and inhibits the differentiation of macrophages into the M2 subtype.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
• /
• 제40권3호
• /
• pp.223-235
• /
• 1993

연구배경 : 대식세포 및 호중구에서 생산되는 superoxide는 외부에서 침입한 병원균을 죽이는 유익한 면이 있는 반면 자체 폐조직에 손상을 주어 폐손상을 일으키기도 한다. 임상에서 중요한 내독소에 의한 성인성호흡장애증후군등의 폐손상시 superoxide 등의 산소유리기가 중요역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있으며 superoxide의 생산에는 칼슘이 중요한 조절기능을 담당한다. 내독소에 의한 급성폐손상의 경우 실험적으로 verapamil을 투여시 폐부종등의 증상이 완화되는 것이 알려져 있어 칼슘길항제인 verapamil의 산소유리기의 생산에 마치는 영향에 대한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 그러나 지금까지 폐포대식세포에서 superoxide의 생산에 대한 내독소와 verapamil의 영향을 같이 관찰한 실험은 없었다. 방법 : 본 실험에서는 백서의 폐포대식세포에서 protein kinase C를 직접 자극하는 phorbol myristate acetate 자극에 의한 superoxide의 생산을 측정하고 내독소 및 verapamil이 superoxide의 생산에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고 내독소와 verapamil을 동시에 투여하여 내독소에 의해 대식세포가 활성화되어 superoxide의 생산이 증가하는 priming 효과에 verapamil이 어떠한 영향을 미치는 가를 관찰하였다. 결과 : 폐포대식세포를 PMA로 자극시 기저상태에 비해 3.15배의 superoxide가 생산되었으며 이는 세포외 칼슘의 유무와 전혀 무관하였다. 그리고 내독소 (E. coli 055-B5)로 1시간 전처치후 PMA로 자극시 superoxide의 생산은 0.1 ug/ml 에서 최대로 43% 증가하였다. 또한 verapamil은 대식세포에서 PMA 자극에 의한 superoxide의 생산을 억제하였으며 세포외 칼슘이 없는 상태에서도 억제효과는 나타나 verapamil의 억제효과가 칼슘의 세포내 이동을 차단하는 기전에 의한 것이 아님을 관찰하였다. 내독소에 의한 대식세포에서의 superoxide의 생산의 증가는 verapamil이 없는 경우 30%의 증가에서 verapamil을 같이 투여한 경우 13%의 증가로 유의하게 감소하였다. 이는 내독소에 의한 대식세포의 priming에 칼슘이 영향을 미친다는 간접증거가 된다고 사료된다. 결론 : 이상의 결과로 verapamil은 PMA 자극에 의한 대식세포의 superoxide의 생산을 억제하며 폐포대식세포에 대한 내독소의 priming 효과도 억제하여 이는 내독소에 의한 폐손상시 verapamil의 효과의 한 기전이 되리라 사료된다.

• BMB Reports
• /
• 제48권1호
• /
• pp.48-53
• /
• 2015

Oxidized LDL (oxLDL) performs critical roles in atherosclerosis by inducing macrophage foam cell formation and promoting inflammation. There have been reports showing that oxLDL modulates macrophage cytoskeletal functions for oxLDL uptake and trapping, however, the precise mechanism has not been clearly elucidated. Our study examined the effect of oxLDL on non-muscle myosin heavy chain IIA (MHC-IIA) in macrophages. We demonstrated that oxLDL induces phosphorylation of MHC-IIA (Ser1917) in peritoneal macrophages from wild-type mice and THP-1, a human monocytic cell line, but not in macrophages deficient for CD36, a scavenger receptor for oxLDL. Protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor-treated macrophages did not undergo the oxLDL-induced MHC-IIA phosphorylation. Our immunoprecipitation revealed that oxLDL increased physical association between PKC and MHC-IIA, supporting the role of PKC in this process. We conclude that oxLDL via CD36 induces PKC-mediated MHC-IIA (Ser1917) phosphorylation and this may affect oxLDL-induced functions of macrophages involved in atherosclerosis.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
• /
• pp.141-141
• /
• 2003

소에 있어서 수정란이식이 활성화되고, 수정란이식 기술이 첨단기술도입의 근간이 되면서, 수태율의 향상은 첨단기술의 활성화에 필수적인 요소가 되었다. 또한 수태율 향상을 위해 임신유지를 도와주는 progesterone의 정기적인 투여나 수정란이식 시기에 hCG 등을 투여하여 수태율을 향상시키고자 여러가지 방법이 시도되고 있으나, 수태율 향상에 대한 명확한 기술이 정립되지 않은 상태이다. 따라서 본 연구는 착상시 황체의 Progesterone의 분비를 촉진시키는 것으로 보고되고 있는 비장유래의 macrophage의 체외배양을 통하여 배양액 중 호르몬적 변화를 관찰하고 착상을 유도하는 기전을 밝히고자 시도하였다. 임신 및 비임신 도축암소의 비장을 채취하여 알루미늄박으로 포장하여 얼음에 채운 뒤 실험실로 운반하였고, 비장을 70% alcohol로 외부를 잘 세척한후 표피를 제거하였다. 표피를 제거한 비장조직을 가위로 잘게 세절하고 buffer A 용액으로 조직속의 세포를 분리하였다. 분리된 세포는 1,700 rpm으로 5분간 3회 세정하였으며, 세정된 세포는 유리 petri dish에 넣어 39$^{\circ}C$, 5% $CO_2$, 95% air인 배양기에서 2시간 동안 배양을 실시하였다. (중략)

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
• /
• 제1권2호
• /
• pp.270-274
• /
• 1993

The acute toxicity of a recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (code name: LBD-005) was evaluated in both sexes of ICR mice, 5~6 weeks old, by the oral, subcutaneous and intravenous routes of administration. Based on the results of the acute toxicity study, LBD-005 was not considered to induce any toxic effect on the mice in mortalities, clinical findings, body weights and gross findings. It is suggested that $LD_50$ values in mice would be >48 mg/kg in the oral route and >24 mg/kg in the subcutaneous or intravenous route.