• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.64-68
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• 2000

Agrocybe cylindracea으로부터 분리 배양한 균사체 배양액을 이용하여 균사체내 다당류(IP)와 균사체외 다당류(EP)를 분리하고, 동물실험을 통한 각 다당류의 면역증강활성에 관해 실험을 실시하였다. 탐식능에 대한 실험결과, IP와 EP 모두는 복강 침출 세포(PEC)에서 대조군에 비해 6.6-50%, 말초 임파구(ML)에서 67-167%, 비장(SP)에서 16-90%의 전반적으로 높은 탐식능을 나타냈다. 또한 항체 생성능 측정을 위한 plaque forming cell(PFC)와 rosette forming cell(RFC)의 실험결과에서 볼 때, PFC형성능은 대조군에 비해 EP투여 II군에서 46-50%, IP투여 I군에서 49-70%의 활성증가를 나타내었다. 또한 RFC형성능은 대조군에 비해 IP투여 I군에서 91%의 증가를, EP투여 I군에서 33%, EP투여 II군에서 43%의 활성증가를 나타내어 높은 항체생성이 기대되었다. Mitogen 활성은 농도 의존적으로 세포 증식능을 보였으며, IP와 EP를 비교할 때, EP는 IP에 비해 약2.5배의 세포증식 활성을 보였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.134-139
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• 2000

Angelica gigas Nakai (danggui) is a popular herb which has been used as a blood-building decoction for recovery from weakness in the Chinese medicine. Its demand increased in functional foods and pharmaceutical industries. For its hygiene, fumigation has been used, but the use of fumigants are going to be prohibited for food processing. In order to investigate gamma irradiation technique for hygiene of danggui, the immunomodulation activity of danggui after irradiation was examined. The water extract of irradiated danggui showed a strong mitogenic effect on splenocytes in vitro to the same level of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and phytohemagglutinin (PHA). The effect was not different from that of non-danggui. It was tested whether there was any difference between irradiated and non-irradiated danggui in effects on the secretion of antibodies and graft versus host reaction in vivo. It turned out that intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of the extract of irradiated danggui for 4 days remarkably increased the number of antibody-secreting cells in mice injected with sheep red blood cells (SRBC). Splenomegaly, due to graft versus host reacton, was also increased after 7 days i.p. administration of the extract of danggui in mice injected with allogeneic splenocytes. In these two in vivo test, the effect were not different from those of non-irradiated danggui. These results indicated that immunomodulation activity of danggui might be preserved after irradiation. In the other experiments (data not shown), the irradiated danggui was stable in active component analysis and safe in genetic toxicity test. In further research, the stability in other physiological activity of irradiated danggui will have to be proved before practical application of irradiation for hygiene.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.1378-1387
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• 2012

추출조건에 따른 생리활성 영향을 검토하기 위하여 차가버섯(Inonotus obliquus)을 물($50^{\circ}C$ reflux, $90^{\circ}C$ 이상 decoction, $12^{\circ}C$ 가압추출)과 에탄올(50, 70과 $90^{\circ}C$ reflux)로 추출한 후 물 추출물을 조다당획분(IO-CP)으로 분획하였을 때 IO-CP(4.8~16.8%)의 수율은 에탄올추출물(IO-E, 1.9~2.7%)보다 높았으며 추출온도 증가에 따라 그 차이는 더 컸다. 가압추출로 조제된 조다당획분(IO-CP-121)은 가장 높은 총 폴리페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량(35.10 mg TAE/g와 18.48 mg QE/g)과 DPPH와 ABTS를 이용한 자유 라디칼소거능(26.08과 27.99 mg AEAC/100 mg)을 나타내었다. IO-CP-D(decoction)와 IO-CP-50(reflux)은 IO-CP-121보다 유의적으로 높은 마이토젠(saline 대조군의 2.10과 1.95배, 100 ${\mu}g/mL$)과 장관면역 활성(6.30과 5.74배)을 보였으나 에탄올추출물 활성은 확인되지 않았다. 또한, 모든 IO-CP는 0.1 mg/mL 농도에서 RAW 264.7 세포주에 대하여 독성을 나타내지 않았으나, IO-CP-121이 LPS-자극 RAW 264.7 세포주에 대하여 가장 유의적으로 염증성 인자인 TNF-${\alpha}$와 nitric oxide(NO) 생성을 억제하였다(29.2와 63.5%). 에탄올추출물도 0.1 mg/mL 농도에서 독성을 보이지 않았으나 TNF-${\alpha}$와 NO의 생성 억제능은 IO-CP-121보다 현저히 낮음을 알수 있었다. 한편, 활성 다당획분을 분리하기 위하여 면역활성 획분인 IO-CP-D를 DEAE-Sepharose CL-6B column에서 비흡착 획분(IO-CP-I)과 7개의 흡착 획분(IO-CP-II~VIII)으로 분획한 결과, IO-CP-II가 가장 우수한 마이토젠과 마크로파지 활성(4.51과 1.64배)을 나타내었다. 이와 같이 분리된 면역활성 획분인 IO-CP-II는 주로 중성당(61.86%)과 함께 소량의 산성당(2.96%)을 포함하고 있는 다당류임이 밝혀졌으며, 주요 구성당으로서 Glc, Gal와 Man(molar ratio of 1.00:0.55:0.31)를 포함하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과로부터 추출조건은 차가버섯 생리활성에 중요하게 작용하고 있으며, decoction 추출방법으로 제조하여 분획한 면역활성 획분으로부터 차가버섯 면역활성은 적어도 중성 다당류가 관여하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1199-1204
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• 2003

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3 kinase) and the mitogenactivating protein (MAP) kinase pathway on the differentiation of ovine preadipocytes. In order to investigate this issue, we monitored glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity during differentiation with specific inhibitors of PI3 kinase and MAP kinase-Erk kinase, LY294002 and PD098059, respectively. The preadipocytes, which were obtained from ovine subcutaneous adipose tissues, were proliferated to confluence and then differentiated to adipocytes in differentiation medium with each inhibitor for 10 days. The confluent preadipocytes and differentiated adipocytes at days 3, 7 and 10 were harvested for assay of GPDH activity. LY294002 inhibited the differentiation program in dose- and day-dependent manners during 10 days of differentiation. PD098059 did not affect GPDH activity during differentiation. Furthermore, the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}2$ (PPAR-${\gamma}2$), the representative early gene of differentiation, was markedly reduced by LY294002 treatment, although PD098059 did not change it. Our results demonstrated that the activation of PI3 kinase contributes to the differentiation process of ovine preadipocytes.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.647-655
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• 1996

To establish the effective ways to prevent bovine mastitis, the study has been performed to investigate the attributable factors causing down-regulation of immune responses in mammary gland of non-lactating cows. Lymphocytes from peripheral blood and mammary gland secretions(MGS) were obtained from normal healthy cows and mastitic cows, respectively. Lymphoblastogenesis were investigated carefully by adding different concentrations of supernatants collected from pure-cultures of neutrophils seperated from peripheral blood and MGS, respectively. The results obtained are as follows ; 1. Lymphoblastogenesis activity stimulated by Con A, PWM and PHA were significantly reduced in MGS from mastitic cows. 2. Supernatants collected from pure-culture of neutrophils separated both from peripheral blood and MGS showed inhibitory effect on mitogenic lymphoblastogenesis. 3. Supernatants from mammary gland neutrophils have shown 7 times more inhibitory activity than those from peripheral blood and this inhibitory effect was increased in proportion to increasing concentrations of supernatants when those were added to lymphoblast cells in culture.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.61-69
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• 2009

Objectives : This experiment was conducted to evaluate the inhibitory effects against lung metastasis and promotion of splenocytes by water-soluble components from five mushrooms extracts (WEFM): Garnoderma frondosa, Corious versicolor, Codyceps militaris, Hericium erinaceus and Lentinula edodes. Methods : Colon 26-L5 carcinoma cells were injected through the tail vein to induce lung metastatic cancer. Changes in weight of lung were observed and cytokine level was analyzed to evaluate immunological changes. Results : Oral administration of WEFM resulted in a significant inhibition of lung metastasis after intravenous injection of colon 26-L5 cells in a dose-dependent manner. There was also a significant increase in T cell and B cell mitogenic stimuli and production of IFN-g by splenocytes stimulated with Con A compared to untreated controls. Conclusion : WEFM may have anti-tumor activities via Th1-type dominant immune responses.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2015

Growth hormone (GH) treatment has been increasingly widely used for children with GH deficiencies as the survival rate of pediatric patients with malignancies has increased. Both GH and insulin-like growth factor-I have mitogenic and antiapoptotic activity, prompting concern that GH treatment may be associated with tumor development. In this review, the authors examined the relationship between GH treatment and cancer risk in terms of de novo malignancy, recurrence, and secondary neoplasm. Although the results from numerous studies were not entirely consistent, this review of various clinical and epidemiological studies demonstrated that there is no clear evidence of a causal relationship between GH treatment and tumor development. Nonetheless, a small number of studies reported that childhood cancer survivors who receive GH treatment have a small increased risk of developing de novo cancer and secondary malignant neoplasm. Therefore, regular follow-ups and careful examination for development of cancer should be required in children who receive GH treatment. Continued surveillance for an extended period is essential for monitoring long-term safety.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2016

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is still used in certain areas of tropics and subtropics to control malaria and other insect-transmitted diseases. DDT and its metabolites have been extensively studied for their toxicity and carcinogenicity in animals and humans and shown to have an endocrine disrupting potential affecting reproductive system although the effects may vary among animal species in correlation with exposure levels. Epidemiologic studies revealed either positive or negative associations between exposure to DDT and tumor development, but there has been no clear evidence that DDT causes cancer in humans. In experimental animals, tumor induction by DDT has been shown in the liver, lung, and adrenals. The mechanisms of hepatic tumor development by DDT have been studied in rats and mice. DDT is known as a non-genotoxic hepatocarcinogen and has been shown to induce microsomal enzymes through activation of constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) and to inhibit gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in the rodent liver. The results from our previously conducted 4-week and 2-year feeding studies of p,p'-DDT in F344 rats indicate that DDT may induce hepatocellular eosinophilic foci as a result of oxidative DNA damage and leads them to hepatic neoplasia in combination with its mitogenic activity and inhibitory effect on GJIC. Oxidative stress could be a key factor in hepatocarcinogenesis by DDT.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2012

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG(ATCC 53103) is one of the best researched probiotic strains in the world. Studies in children have shown that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG effectively prevents early atopic disease in patients with high risk. The active molecules associated with the immunostimulatory sequence and anti-allergy effects of L. rhamnosus GG have not yet been identified. Unmethylated CpG motifs in bacterial DNA have a mitogenic effect in mouse immune cells, CpG-containing ISS oligodeoxynucleotides are potent Th1 adjuvants, effective in both preventing and reversing Th2-biased immune deviation in allergy models. The genomic DNA of L. rhamnosus GG is a potent inducer of murine B cell and dendritic cell immunoactivation. In L. rhamnosus GG genomic DNA, ID35 shows high activity in ISS assays in both mice and humans. The effects of ID35 result from a unique TTTCGTT motif located at its 5'-end, and its effects are comparable with murine prototype CpG 1826. L. rhamnosus GG is known to secrete proteinaceous pili encoded by the spaCBA gene cluster. The presence of pili structures may be essential for its adhesion to human intestinal mucus, explaining the prolonged duration of intestinal residence of this bacterium, compared to that of non-piliated lactobacilli.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.1450-1455
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• 2007

Evodiae Fructus(EF) has been used as Traditional medicine for the treatment of headache, abdominal pain, hemorrhage, and menorrhae in many Asian countries. The present study was conducted to investigate the immunomodulatory effect on cyclophosphamide(CY)-induced immunesuppression of water extracted EF(EFE). In the mouse spleen cell proliferation assay, EFE enhanced mitogenic activity and restored the CY-induced cell suppression. In the nitric oxide(NO) assay, EFE inhibited NO production and iNOS protein levels in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In the GC-MS analysis, many ingredients of EFE were detected by solvents. These results indicated that EFE can modulate immune response through immune cell proliferation, the regulation of NO production and the inhibition of CY-induced immunotoxicity.