• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2009

Anti cancer agent 5-FU (Fluoro Uracil) is a prodrug that can be metabolized and then activated to interfere with RNA and DNA homeostasis. However, the majority of administered 5-FU is known to be catabolized in vivo in the liver where Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) is abundantly expressed to degrade 5-FU. The biological factors that correlate with the response to 5-FU-based chemotherapy have been proposed to include uridine phosphorylase (UPP), thymidine phosphorylase (TPP), p53 and microsatellite instability. Among these, the expression of UPP is known to be controlled by cytokines such as $TNF-{\alpha}$, IL1 and $IFN-{\gamma}$. Our preliminary study using a DNA microarray technique showed that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) markedly induced the expression of UPP1 at the transcription level. In the present study, we investigated whether bFGF could modulate the expression of UPP1 in osteo-lineage cells and examined the sensitivity of these cells to 5-FU mediated apoptosis.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 1988

Uridine phosphorylase 효소의 강력한 억제제로 개발된 유리딘 비고리핵산들(Benzylacyclouridine: BAU, HM-BAU, suc-BAU, BBAU, HM-BBAU, suc-BBAU, and BBBAU)이 uridine,의 사람 적혈구 내로의 수송(Zero-trans influx)에 미치는 영향에 관하여 rapid sampling technique을 이용하여 고찰하였다. 이 실헙에서 유리딘-비고리핵산들은 parent compounds인 BAU, BBAU와 같이 uridine 수송에 상경적인 억제작용을 보였다. 그러나 suc-BBAU와 BBBAU는 비상경적인 억제요소도 나타냈다. Uridine 수송억제제로서 효력의 크기는 $BBAU{\sim}HM-BBAU{\sim}suc-BBAU>BAU{\sim}suc-BAU{\sim}HM-BAU$이었으며, 그 억제상수는 각각 19, 23, 38, 112, 124, 174 그리고 $176\;{\mu}M$이었다. 본 실험 결과에서는 uridine 수송에 있어서 BAU의$C_5$ 자리의 친지방성 치환 group의 크기에 따라 억제효력이 다른 것이 시사되었다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.91-100
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• 1990

Benzylacyclouridines (BAU and BBAU)는 uridine phosphorylase (UrdPase)의 선택적이고 강력한 상경억제제이다. 보고된 바에 의하면 (Cancer Res., 44: 1852, 1984) Benzylacyclouridines가 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine (FdUrd)의 인체 암세포에 대한 독성을 증가시켜 준다고 하였지만, L5187Y 세포를 사용한 본 실험에서는 Benzylacyclouridines가 FdUrd를 포함하여 5-fluorouridine (FUra) 모두에 대해 조금도 세포 독성을 증가시키지 못하였을 뿐만아니라, 오히려 세포를 그들 독성으로부터 투여량에 비례하여 보호하였다. 복강내 주사에 의한 생체실험에서도 Benzylacyclouridines는 5-fluorinated pyrimidine에 의한 L5187Y를 지닌 쥐(mouse)의 life-span을 연장시켜 주지 못하였다. 본 실험에서 Benzylacyclouridines가 기대했던 fluorinated pyrimidine 항암제의 효과를 증진시키지 못한 이유는 nucleosides의 anabolism이 UrdPase와 orotate phosphoribosyltransferase이 의한 sequential 작용에 의하던가 또는 Benzylacyclouridines에 의한 nucleosides의 수송억제에 의하던가, 아니면 두가지 다 복합적으로 작용한 결과로 생각된다.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2011

Since proteomics can be employed to compare changes in the expression levels of many proteins under particular genetic and environmental conditions, using mass spectrometry to establish radiation stimulon, we performed two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and identified E. coli proteins whose expressions are affected by high dose of ionizing radiation. After exposure to 3 kGy, it was found that 6 proteins involved in carbon and energy metabolism were reduced. Although 4 of 7 protein spots showing a significant increase in expression level were neither identified nor classified, uridine phosphorylase (Udp), superoxide dismutase (SodB), and thioredoxin-dependent thiol peroxidase (Bcp) were proven to be up-regulated after irradiation. This suggests that E. coli subjected to high doses of radiation (3 kGy) may operate a defense system that is able to detoxify reactive oxygen species and stimulate the salvage pathway of nucleotide synthesis to replenish damaged DNA.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.709-717
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• 2024

Objective: Abnormally increased somatic cell counts (SCCs) in milk is usually a sign of bovine subclinical mastitis. Mutual interaction between the host and its associated microbiota plays an important role in developing such diseases. The main objective of this study was to explore the difference between cows with elevated SCCs and healthy cattle from the perspective of host-microbe interplay. Methods: A total of 31 milk samples and 23 bovine peripheral blood samples were collected from Holstein dairy cattle to conduct an integrated analysis of transcriptomic and metagenomics. Results: The results showed that Ralstonia and Sphingomonas were enriched in cows with subclinical mastitis. The relative abundance of the two bacteria was positively correlated with the expression level of bovine transcobalamin 1 and uridine phosphorylase 1 encoding gene. Moreover, functional analysis revealed a distinct alternation in some important microbial biological processes. Conclusion: These results reveal the relative abundance of Ralstonia and Sphingomonas other than common mastitis-causing pathogens varied from healthy cows to those with subclinical mastitis and might be associated with elevated SCCs. Potential association was observed between bovine milk microbiota composition and the transcriptional pattern of some genes, thus providing new insights to understand homeostasis of bovine udder.