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Effect of Proteases on the Migration and Invasion of U-373-MG Cells Induced by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Hepatocyte Growth Factor (VEGF와 HGF에 의해 유도된 U-373-MG 세포의 이동 및 침윤에 미치는 단백질분해효소의 효과)

  • Jeon, Hui Young;Kim, Hwan Gyu
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.26 no.10
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    • pp.1189-1195
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    • 2016
  • Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) are potent angiogenic factors that have been used clinically to induce angiogenesis. To enable migration and invasion, cells must proliferate and secrete proteinases, which degrade the surrounding extracellular matrix. The goal of this study was to investigate the cell proliferation; matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), MMP-9, and plasmin secretion; and migration and invasion of glioma-derived U-373-MG cells induced by VEGF and HGF treatment. An additional goal was to test the hypothesis that elevated secretion of MMP-2, MMP-9, and plasmin contributed directly or indirectly to the proliferation, migration, and invasion of U-373-MG cells. Cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and MMP-2, MMP-9, and plasmin secretion were significantly increased in the VEGF and HGF-treated U-373-MG cells. To elucidate the role of the increased secretion of MMP-2, MMP-9, and plasmin in cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of the U-373-MG cells, they were treated with MMPs inhibitor (BB-94) and plasmin inhibitor (α2AP) prior to VEGF or HGF stimulation. The BB-94 and α2AP treatment resulted in a significant reduction in the cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of the U-373-MG cells as compared with the VEGF- and HGF-treated groups. The results indicate that inhibition of MMPs and plasmin reduce the cell proliferation, migration, and invasion of U-373-MG cells.

Screening Test of Wild Mushroom Methanol Extracts for Fibrinolytic and $\alpha-Glucosidase$ Inhibitory Activity

  • Kim, Jun-Ho;Yoo, Kwan-Hee;Seok, Soon-Ja
    • Biomedical Science Letters
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.245-249
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    • 2007
  • We investigated the fibrinolytic and ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activity of 55 wild mushroom methanol extracts. Among them, 14 mushrooms showed fibrinolytic activity. In particular, Amanita virgineoides showed the greatest enzyme activity (3.9 plasmin units/ml) by a fibrin plate assay. The fibrinolytic activities of Suillus pictus and Polypolellus varius were 3.8 plasmin units, and the activity of Gomphus fujisanensis was 2.8 plasmin units. Leccinum extremiorientale and Xerocomus nigromaculatus had the same activity with 2.3 plasmin units. In a ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activity test, Lactarius sp. showed the greatest inhibitory activity at 97.3%. The ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities of Clitocybe odora, Xerocomus nigromaculatus, Melanoleuca melaleuca, Suillus pictus, and Gyroporus castaneus were 84.3%, 77.9%, 74.6%, 68.7%, and 65.4%, respectively. According to the results, because Suillus pictus and Xerocomus nigromaculatus have strong fibrinolytic and ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities, the two mushrooms will be used as materials for the development of new biofunctional food.

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Effect of Homogenization Pressure on Plasmin Activity and Mechanical Stress-Induced Fat Aggregation of Commercially Sterilized Ultra High Temperature Milk during Storage

  • Kim, Sun-Chul;Yun, So-Yul;Ahn, Na-Hyun;Kim, Seong-Min;Imm, Jee-Young
    • Food Science of Animal Resources
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.734-745
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    • 2020
  • Commercially sterilized ultra high temperature (UHT) milk was manufactured at different homogenization pressures (20, 25, and 30 MPa), and changes in fat particle size, mechanical stress-induced fat aggregation, plasmin activity, and lipid oxidation were monitored during ambient storage of the UHT milk for up to 16 wk. The particle sizes of milk fat globules were significantly decreased as homogenization pressure increased from 20 to 30 MPa (p<0.05). The presence of mechanical stress-induced fat aggregates in milk produced at 20 MPa was significantly higher than for UHT milk produced at either 25 or 30 MPa. This difference was maintained all throughout the storage. There were no significant differences in plasmin activity, trichloroacetic acid (12%, w/v) soluble peptides, and the extent of lipid oxidation. Based on these results, an increase of homogenization pressure from 20 (the typical homogenization pressure employed in the Korea dairy industry) to 25-30 MPa significantly decreased mechanical stress-induced fat aggregation without affecting susceptibility to lipid oxidation during storage.

Screening of Fibrinolytic Activities of Extracts from Wild Mushrooms Collected in Mt. Chilgap of Korea (칠갑산 야생버섯 추출물로부터 혈전용해효소의 활성 검색)

  • Kim, Jun-Ho;Yoo, Kwan-Hee;Seok, Soon-Ja;Kim, Yang-Sup
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.18-21
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    • 2005
  • Extracts of 67 wild mushrooms were tested for their fibrinolytic activities. The extract of Marasmius pulcherripes showed 112% higher increased activity as compared with a positive control, plasmin (0.75 U/ml). Helvella elastica and Psathyrella sp. showed 60% and 49% of activities to that of plasmin, respectively. Three mushrooms such as Lepista sordida, Fomitella fraxinea, and Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus showed 40% of plasmin activity. The other 60 mushroom extracts did not show any fibrinolytic activity.

Effect of Mulberry Extracts on Secretion of MMPs and Plasmin in U-373-MG Cells (U-373-MG 세포에서 MMPs 및 플라스민의 분비에 미치는 오디 추출물의 효과)

  • Lee, Suk-Hee;Kim, Hwan-Gyu
    • KSBB Journal
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.142-146
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    • 2008
  • In order to sprout and migrate, cells must secrete proteinases which are degrading the surrounding extracellular matrix. In this study, we examined the effect of mulberry extracts and combination of mulberry extracts and VEGF on human malignant glioma U-373-MG cells. Mulberry extracts induced the secretion of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and suppressed the secretion of MMP-2 and plasmin. Mulberry extracts inhibited the VEGF-induced MMP-2, MMP-9 and plasmin secretion. It is therefore, suggested that mulberry extracts can suppress the VEGF-induced tumor angiogenesis in U-373-MG cells. Also, mulberry extracts induced the secretion of MMP-9 and plasmin through PI 3'-kinase pathway in U-373-MG cells.

Biological Activities of Wild Sparassis crispa Extracts (야생 꽃송이버섯 추출물의 생리활성)

  • Kim, Eun-Jung;Yoo, Kwan-Hee;Kim, Yang-Sup;Seok, Soon-Ja;Kim, Jun-Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Mycology
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.40-46
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    • 2015
  • Physiological activities of solvent extracts of Sparassis crispa were investigated for fibrinolytic, thrombin inhibitory, anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activities. The fibrinolytic activity was the highest in ethyl acetate extract (2.03 plasmin units/mL) followed by butanol extract (0.70 plasmin units/mL). The ethyl acetate extract exhibited the highest anti-oxidative activity as assessed by the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging rate with a value of 95.94%. The chloroform extract showed thrombin inhibitory activity up to 83.87%. The chloroform extract also showed the highest anti-inflammatory effects on the production of nitric oxide (NO) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. These findings suggest that Sparassis crispa may be a useful material for development of drugs and functional foods.

Isolation of Fibrinolytic Enzyme Producing Strains from Kimchi (김치에서 혈전용해효소 생산균주의 분리)

  • Noh, Kyoung-A;Kim, Dong-Ho;Choi, Nack-Shick;Kim, Seung-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.31 no.1
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    • pp.219-223
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    • 1999
  • Various bacterial strains that secret extracellular fibrinolytic enzyme were screened from kimchi, a traditional vegetable fermented food in Korea. Three microbes of them were identified to be Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus brevis and Micrococcus luteus strains according to Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. It was found that B. amyloliquefaciens, B. brevis and M. luteus produced 2.58, 1.48 and 2.03 plasmin unit/mL of fibrinolytic enzyme, respectively. All extracellular proteases showing the fibrinolytic activity were confirmed by SDS-PAGE and fibrin zymography assay and we propose that some of the fibrinolytic enzymes from this work are novel enzymes.

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Physiological Functionalities of Hot Water Extract of Codonopsis lanceolata and Some Medicinal Materials, and Their Mixtures (더덕과 일부 한약재 열수추출물의 혼합 비율에 따른 생리활성)

  • Oh, Hae-Sook;Kim, Jun-Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.407-415
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    • 2007
  • The aim of this study was to investigate the physiological functionalities of Codonopsis lanceolata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Crataegus pinnafida, and their mixtures. We also determined their antioxidative, fibrinolytic, and ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities. The antioxidative activities of Codonopsis lanceolata, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida were 79%, 88.3%, 89.9%, and 89.3% respectively. Their fibrinolytic activities were 0.80plasmin unit/mi, 0.57 plasmin unit/mi, 0.52 plasmin unit/mi, and 0.53 plasmin unit/mi respectively. The ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activity of Codonopsis lanceolata was 25%. The 10-fold diluents of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida showed ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities of 93.6%, 65.3%, and 61.3% respectively. In antioxidative activity tests of the medicinal plants mixtures at various ratios, the mixtures of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida with Codonopsis lanceolata showed antioxidative activities of approximately 90%. In fibrinolytic activity tests mixtures(1:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata with Chaenomeles sinensis and Crataegus pinnafida exhibited increases of 23% and 24% in activity respectively. In ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activity tests, a mixture (4:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata and 10-fold diluted Glycyrrhiza uralensis showed an inhibitory activity of 98%, a mixture (3:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata and 10-fold diluted Chaenomeles sinensis showed an inhibitory activity of 69.6%, and a mixture (1:1) of Codonopsis lanceolata and 10-fold diluted Crataegus pinnafida showed an inhibitory activity of 50.2%. In conclusion, the mixtures of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, and Crataegus pinnafida with Codonopsis lanceolata will be used as a material for the development of biofunctional foods.

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Identification and Characterization of Fibrinolytic Compound from Cornus officinalis S. et Z (산수유(Cornus officinalis)로부터 혈전용해물질의 확인 및 특성 연구)

  • Kim, Jun-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.237-244
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    • 2020
  • The objective of this study was to identify and characterize fibrinolytic compound from Cornus officinalis. Cornus officinalis. Hot water extract was fractionated into hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol, and water fractions. Assays for fibrinolytic activity indicated that only the ethyl acetate fraction had significant efficacy at 1.36 plasmin units/mL. Isolation of fibrinolytic compound was carried out on Amberlite IRA-400, Sephadex LH-20 and active charcoal column chromatography. HPLC analysis of the purified fibrinolytic compound showed retention time (RT) same as authentic malic acid. LC / MS / MS in negative mode showed the same peak at m/z 133, confirming that the purified compound was malic acid with a molecular weight 134 Da. The compound showed fibrinolytic activity of 0.69 plasmin units/mL, 14.62% of thrombin inhibitory activity, 6.42% of antioxidative activity, and 17.28% of α-glucosidase inhibitory activity. The purified compound hydrolyzed γ subunits of human fibrinogen. In conclusion, malic acid isolated from Cornus officinalis might have potential to be developed as ingredient for biofunctional foods to prevent cardiovascular diseases.