• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1532-1540
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• 2011

본 연구는 7주령의 S D계 흰쥐를 이용하여 12주 동안의 사다리 오르기 저항성 운동 수행 후 가자미근과 비복근 내 GLUT-4 발현량 및 LDH 동위효소들의 변화를 측정하여 당 대사 및 젖산 기전에 대한 연구로 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 12주간의 사다리 오르기 저항성 운동은 체중감소에 효과적인 것으로 나타났으며, 가자미근 및 비복근 조직 GLUT-4 단백질 발현을 유의하게 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 가자미근 및 비복근 조직 LDHA B-type 동위효소의 발현을 유의하게 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 12주간의 저항성훈련은 체중의 감소와 골격근 내 GLUT-4의 증가 그리고 LDH A4 동위효소를 제외한 LDH B-type 동위 효소의 증가와 같은 신체조성의 균형과 당대사능력 및 미토콘드리아의 기능 개선에 영향을 미치는 것으로 사료된다. 추후 연구에서는 휴식시간이나 운동 강도의 차이와 근형태별에 따른 유 무산소적 저항훈련 프로그램의 효과에 따른 다양한 연구가 실시되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.44-56
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• 2017

Insulin resistance is characterized by the reduced ability of insulin to stimulate tissue uptake and disposal of glucose including cardiac muscle. These conditions accelerate the progression of heart failure and increase cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is noteworthy that some conditions of insulin resistance are characterized by up-regulation of the sympathetic nervous system, resulting in enhanced stimulation of ${\beta}$-adrenergic receptor (${\beta}$AR). Overstimulation of ${\beta}$ARs leads to the development of heart failure and is associated with the pathogenesis of insulin resistance in the heart. However, pathological consequences of the cross-talk between the ${\beta}$AR and the insulin sensitivity and the mechanism by which ${\beta}$AR overstimulation promotes insulin resistance remain unclear. This review article examines the hypothesis that ${\beta}$ARs overstimulation leads to induction of insulin resistance in the heart.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.2425-2430
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• 2015

Clinical resistance to chemotherapeutic agents is one of the major hindrances in the treatment of human cancers. EHZ2 is involved in drug resistance and is overexpressed in drug-resistant cancer cell lines. In this study, we investigated the effects of EHZ2 on cisplatin -resistance in A549/DDP and AGS/DDP cells. EHZ2 mRNA and protein were found to be significantly overexpressed in A549/DDP and AGS/DDP cells, compared to parental cells. EHZ2 siRNA successfully silenced EHZ2 mRNA and protein expression. Proliferation was inhibited and drug resistance to cisplatin was improved. Flow cytometry showed that silencing of EHZ2 arrested A549/DDP and AGS/DDP cells in the G0/G1 phase, increasing apoptosis, rh-123 fluorescence intensity and caspase-3/8 activities. Silencing of EHZ2 also significantly reduced the mRNA and protein expression levels of cyclin D1 and MDR1,while up-regulating p15, p21, p27 and miR-218 in A549/DPP cells. Furthermore, silencing of EHZ2 also significantly increased the expression level of tumor suppressor factor miR-218. We also found down-regulating EHZ2 expression increased methylation in A549/DDP and AGS/DDP cells. This study demonstrates that drug resistance can be effectively reversed in human cisplatin-resistant lung and gastric cancer cells through delivery of siRNAs targeting EHZ2.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.95-111
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• 2022

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important healthcare problem worldwide. Often, glucocorticoid (GC) resistance develops during COPD treatment. As a classic hypoglycemic drug, metformin (MET) can be used as a treatment strategy for COPD due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, but its specific mechanism of action is not known. We aimed to clarify the role of MET on COPD and cigarette smoke extract (CSE)-induced GC resistance. Through establishment of a COPD model in rats, we found that MET could improve lung function, reduce pathological injury, as well as reduce the level of inflammation and oxidative stress in COPD, and upregulate expression of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1), and histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2). By establishing a model of GC resistance in human bronchial epithelial cells stimulated by CSE, we found that MET reduced secretion of interleukin-8, and could upregulate expression of Nrf2, HO-1, MRP1, and HDAC2. MET could also increase the inhibition of MRP1 efflux by MK571 significantly, and increase expression of HDAC2 mRNA and protein. In conclusion, MET may upregulate MRP1 expression by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway, and then regulate expression of HDAC2 protein to reduce GC resistance.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2013

C3HC4-type RING zinc finger proteins essential in the regulation of plant processes, including responses to abiotic stresses. We previously isolated and examined the C3HC4-type RING zinc finger protein (BrRZFP1) from Brassica rapa under abiotic stresses. To elucidate the role of the BrRZFP1 transcription factor in gene regulation, we transformed tobacco plants with the BrRZFP1 gene. Plants were regenerated from 82 independently transformed callus lines of tobacco and analysed for transgene expression. Transgene integration and expression was confirmed by Southern and RT-PCR analyses, respectively. T2 plants displayed more tolerance to the bacterial pathogens Pectobacterium carotovorum and Ralstonia solanacearum, and the tolerance levels were correlated with BrRZFP1 expression levels. These results suggest that the transcription factor BrRZFP1 is an important determinant of stress response in plants and its overexpression in plants could increase biotic stress resistance.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.389-394
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• 2006

Human seven-in-absentia (SIAH)-interacting protein (SIP) is a component of the E3 ligase complex targeting beta-catenin for destruction. Arabidopsis has one SIP protein (AtSIP) with 32% amino acid sequence identity to SIP. To investigate the functions of AtSIP, we isolated an atsip knockout mutant, and generated transgenic plants overexpressing AtSIP. The growth rates and morphologies of the atsip and transgenic plants were indistinguishable from those of wild type. However, atsip plants were more susceptible to Pseudomonas syringae infection, and the transgenic plants overexpressing AtSIP were more resistant. Consistent with this, RNA blot analysis showed that the AtSIP gene is strongly induced by wounding and hydrogen peroxide treatment. In addition, when plants were infected with P. syringae, AtSIP was transiently induced prior to PR-1 induction. These observations show that Arabidopsis AtSIP plays a role in resistance to pathogenic infection.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권7호
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• pp.3093-3097
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• 2014

Background: Cancer is a major threat to the public health whether in developed or in developing countries. As the most common primary malignant tumor, the morbidity and mortality rate of lung cancer continues to rise in recent ten years worldwide. Chemotherapy is one of the main methods in the treatment of lung cancer, but this is hampered by chemotherapy drug resistance, especially MDR. As a component of the 60S large ribosomal subunit, ribosomal protein L39-L gene was reported to be expressed specifically in the human testis and human cancer samples of various tissue origins. Materials and Methods: Total RNA of cultured drug-resistant and susceptible A549 cells was isolated, and real time quantitative RT-PCR were used to indicate the transcribe difference between amycin resistant and susceptible strain of A549 cells. Viability assay were used to show the amycin resistance difference in RPL39-L transfected A549 cell line than control vector and null-transfected A549 cell line. Results: The ribosomal protein L39-L transcription level was 8.2 times higher in drug-resistant human lung cancer A549 cell line than in susceptible A549 cell line by quantitative RT-PCR analysis. The ribosomal protein L39-L transfected cells showed enhanced drug resistance compared to plasmid vector-transfected or null-transfected cells as determined by methyl tritiated thymidine (3H-TdR) incorporation. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: The ribosomal protein L39-L gene may have effects on the drug resistance mechanism of lung cancer A549 cells.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2014

ErmSF는 macrolide 항생물질인 tylosin을 생성하는 Streptomyces fradiae가 보유한 4개의 항생제 내성인자 단백질 중 하나로 23S rRNA의 $A_{2058}$에 dimethylation 시킴으로써 항생제가 부착되는 것을 막음으로써 그 내성을 일으킨다. ErmSF는 다른 Erm 단백질과는 달리 긴 N-terminal end region을 가지고 있어서 그 역할을 알아보기 위해 1-38번째의 아미노산을 제거한 결손변이 단백질을 고안하고 대장균에서 발현하여 그 활성을 in vivo와 in vitro에서 관찰하였다. 결손변이 단백질을 발현하는 대장균은 결손에 의한 활성저하에 기인하여 야생형 단백질을 발현하는 대장균에 비하여 항생제에 대한 내성이 손상된 것을 관찰하였다. 세포 외 in vitro에서의 활성은 야생형 ErmSF에 비하여 약 20%가 손상된 것으로 나타났다. 이렇게 관찰된 활성의 저하는 결손 변이에 의한 활성화 부위에서 일어난 결손에 의한 것이라기 보다는 기질의 부착 또는 생성물의 효소에서의 이탈 과정이 손상되어서 나타나는 것으로 사료된다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.360-365
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• 2013

Baicalin has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties. IL-6 is a primary proinflammatory cytokine that contributes to impaired insulin signaling in liver. This study was carried out to investigate whether baicalin improves IL-6-mediated insulin resistance in liver. Hepa-1c1c7 cells were pre-treated with 50 and 100 ${\mu}M$ baicalin in complete media for 1 h and then cultured in the presence or absence of IL-6 (20 ng/ml). These results demonstrated that baicalin restored IL-6-suppressed expression of insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 protein, downregulated IL-6-increased gene expression of C-reactive protein (CRP) and suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-3, and inhibited LPS-induced production of IL-6 in Hepa-1c1c7 cells. These findings indicate that baicalin may ameliorate hepatic insulin resistance via improvement of IL-6-mediated impaired insulin signaling in hepatocytes.