• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.120-131
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• 2017

Purpose: Tumor bleeding is a major complication in inoperable gastric cancer. The study aim was to investigate the effects of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) treatment for the prevention of gastric tumor bleeding. Materials and Methods: This study was a prospective double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Patients with inoperable gastric cancer were randomly assigned to receive oral lansoprazole (30 mg) or placebo daily. The primary endpoint was the occurrence of tumor bleeding, and the secondary endpoints were transfusion requirement and overall survival (OS). Results: This study initially planned to enroll 394 patients, but prematurely ended due to low recruitment rate. Overall, 127 patients were included in the analyses: 64 in the lansoprazole group and 63 in the placebo group. During the median follow-up of 6.4 months, tumor bleeding rates were 7.8% and 9.5%, in the lansoprazole and placebo groups, respectively, with the cumulative bleeding incidence not statistically different between the groups (P=0.515, Gray's test). However, during the initial 4 months, 4 placebo-treated patients developed tumor bleeding, whereas there were no bleeding events in the lansoprazole-treated patients (P=0.041, Gray's test). There was no difference in the proportion of patients who required transfusion between the groups. The OS between the lansoprazole (11.7 months) and the placebo (11.0 months) groups was not statistically different (P=0.610). Study drug-related serious adverse event or bleeding-related death did not occur. Conclusions: Treating patients with inoperable gastric cancer with lansoprazole did not significantly reduce the incidence of tumor bleeding. However, further studies are needed to evaluate whether lansoprazole can prevent tumor bleeding during earlier phases of chemotherapy (ClinicalTrial.gov, identifier No. NCT02150447).

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2015

Objectives : Rosa laevigata Michx. has been used for the treatment of renal disease in traditional Korean medicine. In this study, we investigated cytoprotective effect of R. laevigata water extract (RLE) against oxidative stress induced by arachidonic acid (AA) + iron.Methods : To evaluate the protective effects of RLE against AA + iron-induced oxidative stress in HepG2 cell, cell viability and changes on apoptosis-related proteins were assessed by MTT and immunoblot analyses. The effects of RLE on reduced glutathione level, production of reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial membrane potential were also monitored. Furthermore, to verify underlying molecular mechanism, NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) was examined by immunoblot analysis. Additionally, Nrf2 transactivation and its downstream target genes expression were also determined by reporter gene and realtime RT-PCR analyses.Results : RLE pretreatment (30-300 μg/ml) prevented cells from AA + iron-mediated cell death in a concentration dependent manner. In addition, 100 μg/ml RLE inhibited AA + iron-induced glutathione depletion, reactive oxygen species production and mitochondrial dysfunction. RLE accumulated nuclear Nrf2 and also transactivated Nrf2, which was evidenced by antioxidant response element- and glutathione S-transferase A2-driven luciferase activities and mRNA level of glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit, NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 and sestrin 2. Moreover, protective effect of RLE against AA + iron was abolished in Nrf2 knockout cells.Conclusions : These results indicate that RLE has the ability to protect hepatocyte against oxidative stress through Nrf2 activation.

• 한국과학기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국과학기술학회 2015년도 후기 학술대회
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• pp.247-278
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• 2015

최근 한국에서도 DNR(소생거부)이 확산됨에 따라 의료적으로 무의미한 연명치료에 대한 논의가 심화되고 있다. 이와 연관된 법원의 판례도 생명윤리와 연관된 정책적 거버넌스적 측면에서 주목을 받고 있는데, 가령 '무의미한연명치료장치제거등'에 관한 대법원 선고(대법원 2009.5.21, 선고, 2009다 17417, 전원합의제 판결) 등은 언론에서도 소개되었을 정도로 시민사회의 공공영역에서 많은 논쟁을 촉발하였다. 이런 사례들은 이전의 의료기술로는 생명유지가 어려운 환자에 대한 신기술 개발 및 적용을 통한 소생과 연명치료가 가능해지면서, 이와 연계된 기술적 거버넌스의 논의가 필요함을 우리에게 보여준다. 본 연구는 첫째, 한국 사회에서 최근 이루어지고 있는 존엄사 및 연명의료와 관련된 정책적, 법적 이슈들을 40여 편의 선행연구를 분석하여 메타적으로 정리한다. 둘째, 생명윤리정책적 관점에서 연명의료기술의 거버넌스가 새로운 윤리적(thanatoethics), 정책적(thanatopolitics) 함의를 우리에게 제시함을 보인다. 이런 관점의 연장선상에서 바라보면, 연명의료 중단을 통한 자발적 존엄사의 선택은 타나토권력(thanatopower)을 주체에게 복속시키는 행위로도 볼 수 있다. 연명 소생기술이 극단적으로 발전하면서 기술의 정책적 함의를 분석함에 있어 이처럼 새로운 개념을 도입할 필요성도 요청된다. 마지막으로 기술 거버넌스 영역에서 최근 주목받는 사회에 책임지는 기술(responsible research and innovation, RRI)은, 연명 및 소생기술의 혁신에도 적용된 바 있다. '간펀화된 자동제세동기(AED)'의 개발이 한 사례이다 기술의 사용주체인 시민사회에서 DNR등을 통해 해당 기술의 사용을 거부하는 경우, 이는 RRI의 한계로 드러나게 된다. 그럼에도 불구하고 아직까지 RRI의 기술혁신을 진행함에 있어 이런 측면은 그다지 고려되지 않는다. 연명의료기술을 개발하고 정책적으로 적용하는 단계에서 앞으로 이런 점은 함께 고려될 필요가 있다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권9호
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• pp.672-685
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• 2019

Currently, liver transplantation is the only available remedy for patients with end-stage liver disease. Conservation of transplanted liver graft is the most important issue as it directly related to patient survival. Carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1) protects cells against oxidative stress and cell death by inactivating cellular membrane-derived lipid aldehydes. Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury during living-donor liver transplantation is known to form reactive oxygen species. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate whether CBR1 transcription might be increased during liver I/R injury and whether such increase might protect liver against I/R injury. Our results revealed that transcription factor Nrf2 could induce CBR1 transcription in liver of mice during I/R. Pre-treatment with sulforaphane, an activator of Nrf2, increased CBR1 expression, decreased liver enzymes such as aspartate aminotransferase and alanine transaminase, and reduced I/R-related pathological changes. Using oxygen-glucose deprivation and recovery model of human normal liver cell line, it was found that oxidative stress markers and lipid peroxidation products were significantly lowered in cells overexpressing CBR1. Conversely, CBR1 knockdown cells expressed elevated levels of oxidative stress proteins compared to the parental cell line. We also observed that Nrf2 and CBR1 were overexpressed during liver transplantation in clinical samples. These results suggest that CBR1 expression during liver I/R injury is regulated by transcription factor Nrf2. In addition, CBR1 can reduce free radicals and prevent lipid peroxidation. Taken together, CBR1 induction might be a therapeutic strategy for relieving liver I/R injury during liver transplantation.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.427-438
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• 2022

Pyroptosis, a form of cell death associated with inflammation, is known to be involved in diabetic nephropathy (DN), and discoid domain receptor 1 (DDR1), an inflammatory regulatory protein, is reported to be associated with diabetes. However, the mechanism underlying DDR1 regulation and pyroptosis in DN remains unknown. We aimed to investigate the effect of DDR1 on renal tubular epithelial cell pyroptosis and the mechanism underlying DN. In this study, we used high glucose (HG)-treated HK-2 cells and rats with a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin as DN models. Subsequently, the expression of pyroptosis-related proteins (cleaved caspase-1, GSDMD-N, Interleukin-1β [IL-1β], and interleukin-18 [IL-18]), DDR1, phosphorylated NF-κB (p-NF-κB), and NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes were determined through Western blotting. IL-1β and IL-18 levels were determined using ELISA. The rate of pyroptosis was assessed by propidium iodide (PI) staining. The results revealed upregulated expression of pyroptosisrelated proteins and increased concentration of IL-1β and IL-18, accompanied by DDR1, p-NF-κB, and NLRP3 upregulation in DN rat kidney tissues and HG-treated HK-2 cells. Moreover, DDR1 knockdown in the background of HG treatment resulted in inhibited expression of pyroptosis-related proteins and attenuation of IL-1β and IL-18 production and PI-positive cell frequency via the NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway in HK-2 cells. However, NLRP3 overexpression reversed the effect of DDR1 knockdown on pyroptosis. In conclusion, we demonstrated that DDR1 may be associated with pyroptosis, and DDR1 knockdown inhibited HG-induced renal tubular epithelial cell pyroptosis. The NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway is probably involved in the underlying mechanism of these findings.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.340-347
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• 2022

Advanced or metastatic breast cancer affects multiple organs and is a leading cause of cancer-related death. Cancer metastasis is associated with epithelial-mesenchymal metastasis (EMT). However, the specific signals that induce and regulate EMT in carcinoma cells remain unclear. PRR16/Largen is a cell size regulator that is independent of mTOR and Hippo signalling pathways. However, little is known about the role PRR16 plays in the EMT process. We found that the expression of PRR16 was increased in mesenchymal breast cancer cell lines. PRR16 overexpression induced EMT in MCF7 breast cancer cells and enhances migration and invasion. To determine how PRR16 induces EMT, the binding proteins for PRR16 were screened, revealing that PRR16 binds to Abl interactor 2 (ABI2). We then investigated whether ABI2 is involved in EMT. Gene silencing of ABI2 induces EMT, leading to enhanced migration and invasion. ABI2 is a gene that codes for a protein that interacts with ABL proto-oncogene 1 (ABL1) kinase. Therefore, we investigated whether the change in ABI2 expression affected the activation of ABL1 kinase. The knockdown of ABI2 and PRR16 overexpression increased the phosphorylation of Y412 in ABL1 kinase. Our results suggest that PRR16 may be involved in EMT by binding to ABI2 and interfering with its inhibition of ABL1 kinase. This indicates that ABL1 kinase inhibitors may be potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of PRR16-related breast cancer.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제86권2호
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• pp.82-93
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• 2023

Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant public health concern. Globally, TB is among the top 10 and the leading cause of death due to a single infectious agent. Providing standard anti-TB therapy for at least 6 months is recommended as one of the crucial strategies to control the TB epidemic. However, the long duration of TB treatment raised the issue of non-adherence. Non-adherence to TB therapy could negatively affect clinical and public health outcomes. Thus, directly observed therapy (DOT) has been introduced as a standard strategy to improve anti-TB medication adherence. Nonetheless, the DOT approach has been criticized due to inconvenience, stigma, reduced economic productivity, and reduced quality of life, which ultimately could complicate adherence issues. Apart from that, its effectiveness in improving anti-TB adherence is debatable. Therefore, digital technology could be an essential tool to enhance the implementation of DOT. Incorporating the health belief model (HBM) into digital technology can further increase its effectiveness in changing behavior and improving medication adherence. This article aimed to review the latest evidence regarding TB medication non-adherence, its associated factors, DOT's efficacy and its alternatives, and the use of digital technology and HBM in improving medication adherence. This paper used the narrative review methodology to analyze related articles to address the study objectives. Conventional DOT has several disadvantages in TB management. Integrating HBM in digital technology development is potentially effective in improving medication adherence. Digital technology provides an opportunity to improve medication adherence to overcome various issues related to DOT implementation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.1663-1670
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• 2012

Primary culture된 연골세포 in vitro 실험모델을 이용하여 칠레와 덴마크 두 지역으로부터 생산된 로즈힙 추출물의 관절염 관련 효과를 비교 확인하였다. 먼저 MTT 시험법을 통해 세포 사용 적정농도를 600 ${\mu}g/mL$ 이하로 결정하였고 이를 근간으로 연골세포사멸억제, 염증관련인자(TNF-${\alpha}$, NO, Cox-2) 및 연골세포조직의 이화작용과 동화작용에 관여하는 인자의 유전적 발현을 측정하였다. $H_2O_2$ 처리에 따른 산화적 독성으로 연골세포 사멸을 유도한 실험에서 로즈힙 추출물은 정상세포 수준으로 사멸을 억제하였으며 이러한 효과는 칠레산에서 비교적 높게 나타났다. TNF-${\alpha}$의 생성 억제는 로즈힙 추출물 처리 시 27.4~31.9% 정도의 저해효과가 나타났지만 농도 의존적이지는 않았으며 두 지역 간의 유의성도 나타나지 않았다. NO의 생성 억제의 경우 농도의존적인 감소를 보였으며 고농도에서는 덴마크산이 보다 효과적인 것으로 확인되었다. Cox-2의 발현억제는 농도의존적인 경향을 나타내었으며 칠레산에서 다소 효과적인 것으로 여겨졌다. 연골세포조직의 동화작용과 이화작용에 관여하는 인자들 중 동화작용 인자인 collagen type I의 경우 고농도에서 정상세포 수준으로 발현을 촉진시킨 것으로 나타났지만 collagen type II의 발현에는 영향이 없었음을 확인하였다. 특히 aggrecan의 경우는 정상세포군에 비해서는 미비하였지만 $H_2O_2$ 처리군에 비해서는 유의적으로 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 하지만 측정하였던 동화작용 인자들 중에서는 지역적인 차이를 나타내지는 않았다. 이화작용에 관여하는 인자로서 MMP3, 7, 13의 유전자 발현을 측정한 결과 $H_2O_2$ 처리군에 비해 유의적으로 감소시킨 것으로 확인되었는데, 특히 MMP13에서 가장 큰 감소 효과를 나타내었다. 두 지역 간의 비교에서는 MMP3의 경우 고농도에서 덴마크산이 다소 효과가 높은 것으로 인지된 반면, MMP7, 13의 경우는 지역적인 차이가 유의적으로 나타나지는 않았다. 실험한 결과를 종합해 보면 로즈힙 추출물은 primary culture된 in vitro 실험모델에서 관절염 형성 억제효과가 있을 것으로 확인되었지만 지역적인 차이는 크지 않은 것으로 생각된다. 본 실험의 한계점으로는 기존에 사용되던 관절염 치료제 또는 건강기능식품을 양성대조군으로 사용하지 못하였기 때문에 로즈힙 추출물의 효과를 정량화하여 비교하지 못한점이 있음으로 향후 이 점을 보완할 필요성이 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.713-723
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• 2023

폐암은 전 세계적으로 사망률이 높은 암으로서 소세포성 폐암(small cell lung cancer, SCLC)과 비소세포성 폐암(non-small cell lung cancer, NSCLC)으로 분류된다. 오늘날까지 폐암 치료를 위해 많은 화학요법이 사용되어 왔으나 장기간 화학요법에 의한 부작용 및 항암제 내성 유발로 인해 항암 치료에 한계가 있으므로, 이와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위해 현재는 천연물로부터 유래한 항암물질을 탐색하는 추세이다. Curcumin은 강황의 뿌리에서 추출된 polyphenol 화합물로서 항균, 항암, 항산화 및 항염증 작용이 보고되어 현재까지 꾸준히 항암 연구가 진행되어 왔으나 인간 폐암 세포주의 종류에 따른 항암 효과는 거의 연구되지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 여러 종류의 인간 폐암 세포주에 대한 curcumin의 항암 효과를 조사하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 10, 30, 50 μM 농도의 curcumin은 폐암 세포주에 따라 경미한 차이가 나타내면서 농도 의존적으로 세포 생존을 저해하였다. 또한 A549 (NSCLC) 및 DMS53 (SCLC) 세포주를 대상으로 apoptosis, autophagy, reactive oxygen species (ROS)를 flow cytometry로 측정한 결과, 농도 의존적으로 이러한 현상들이 증가되었으며 각각의 저해제를 처리했을 때 이러한 현상들이 회복되는 것이 관찰되었다. Apoptosis와 관련된 단백질인 Bax, PARP, pro-caspase-3 및 Bcl-2의 발현이 curcumin 농도 의존적으로 조절되었으며, 특히 DMS53에서 Bax/Bcl-2 비율이 더 높았다. 또한, autophagy 단백질인 p-AKT, p62 및 LC3B도 curcumin 농도 의존적으로 조절되었다. 한편, ROS 저해제인 diphenyleneiodonium 처리 시, curcumin에 의해 유도된 apoptosis와 autophagy 수준이 저해되었으며 관련 단백질의 발현도 조절되었다. 이를 통해 curcumin의 항암 작용은 curcumin에 의해 생산된 ROS를 매개로 하여 폐암 세포주의 apoptosis 및 autophagy의 유도를 통해 나타나는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2011

Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is ATPase-directed molecular chaperon and affects survival of cancer cell. Inhibitory effect of Hsp90 by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in the cancer cell was reported. However, its role during oocyte maturation and early embryo development is very insufficient. In this study, we traced the effects of Hsp90 inhibitor, 17-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), on meiotic maturation and early embryonic development in pigs. We also investigated several indicators of developmental potential, including structural integrity, gene expression (Hsp90-, cell cycle-, and apoptosis-related genes), and apoptosis, which are affected by 17-AAG. Then, we examined the roles of Hsp90 inhibitor on viability of primary cells in pigs. Porcine oocytes were cultured in the NCSU-23 medium with or without 17-AAG for 44 h. The proportion of GV arrested oocytes was significantly different between the 17-AAG treated and untreated group (78.2 vs 34.8%, p<0.05). After completion of meiotic maturation, the proportion of MII oocytes was lower in the 17-AAG treated group than in the control group (27.9 vs 71.0%, p<0.05). After IVF, the percentage of penetrated oocytes was significantly lower in the 17-AAG treated group (25.2%), resulting in lower normal pronucleus formation (2PN of 14.6%). Therefore, the inhibition of meiotic progression by Hsp90 inhibitor played a critical role in fertilization status. Porcine embryo were cultured in the PZM-3 medium with or without 17-AAG for 6 days. In result, significant differences in developmental potential were detected between the embryos that were cultured with or without 17-AAG. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) showed that the number of containing fragmented DNA at the blastocyst stage increased in the 17-AAG treated group compared with control (7.5 vs 4.4, respectively). Blastocysts that developed in the 17-AAG treated group had low structural integrity and high apoptotic nuclei than those of the untreated control, resulting in decrease the embryonic qualities of preimplantation porcine blastocysts. The mRNA expressions of cell cycle-related genes were down-regulated in the 17-AAG treated group compared with control. Also, the expression of the pro-apoptotic gene Bax increased in 17-AAG treated group, whereas expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bel-XL decreased. However, the expression of ER stress-related genes did not changed by 17-AAG. Cultured pESF cells were treated with or without 17-AAG and used for MIT assay. The results showed that viability of pESF cells were decreased by treatment of 17-AAG ($2{\mu}M$) for 24 hr. These results indicated that 17-AAG decreased cell proliferation and increased cell death. Expression patterns Hsp90 complex genes (Hsp70 and p23), cell cycle-related genes (cdc2 and cdc25c) and apoptosis-related genes (Bax and Bcl-XL) were significantly changed by using RT-PCR analysis. The spliced form of pXbp-1 product (pXbp-1s) was detected in the tunicamycin (TM) treated cells, but it is not detected in 17-AAG treated cells. In conclusion, Hsp90 appears to play a direct role in porcine early embryo developmental competence including structural integrity of blastocysts. Also, these results indicate that Hsp90 is closely associated with cell cycle- and apoptosis-related genes expression in developing porcine embryos.