Methanol extract of Myelophycus caespitosus ameliorates oxidative stress‑induced cytotoxicity in C2C12 murine myoblasts via activation of heme oxygenase-1

Cheol Park,Hyun Hwangbo,Han Min Ho,Jin-Woo Jeong,조승목,김기영,황혜진,Yung Hyun Choi 한국수산과학회 2023 Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Vol.26 No.1

Myelophycus caespitosus, a brown alga belonging to genus Myelophycus, has been traditionally used as a food and medicinal resource in Northeastern Asia. However, few studies have been conducted on its pharmacological activity. In this study, we evaluated whether methanol extract of M. caespitosus (MEMC) could protect against oxidative damage caused by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in C2C12 murine myoblasts. Our results revealed that MEMC could suppress H2O2-induced growth inhibition and DNA damage while blocking the production of reactive oxygen species. In H2O2-treated cells, cell cycle progression was halted at the G2/M phase, accompanied by changes in expression of key cell cycle regulators. However, these effects were attenuated by MEMC. In addition, we found that MEMC protected cells from induction of apoptosis associated with mitochondrial impairment caused by H2O2 treatment. Furthermore, MEMC enhanced the phosphorylation of nuclear factor-erythroid-2 related factor 2 (Nrf2) and expression and activity of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in H2O2-treaetd C2C12 myoblasts. However, such anti-apoptotic and cytoprotective effects of MEMC were greatly abolished by HO-1 inhibitor, suggesting that MEMC could increase Nrf2-mediated activity of HO-1 to protect C2C12 myoblasts from oxidative stress.

Morin exerts cytoprotective effects against oxidative stress in C2C12 myoblasts via the upregulation of Nrf2-dependent HO-1 expression and the activation of the ERK pathway

Lee, Moon Hee,Han, Min Ho,Lee, Dae-Sung,Park, Cheol,Hong, Su-Hyun,Kim, Gi-Young,Hong, Sang Hoon,Song, Kyoung Seob,Choi, Il-Whan,Cha, Hee-Jae,Choi, Yung Hyun UNKNOWN 2017 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE Vol.39 No.2

<P>In the present study, we investigated the cytoprotective efficacy of morin, a natural flavonoid, against oxidative stress and elucidated the underlying mechanisms in C2C12 myoblasts. Our results indicated that morin treatment prior to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) exposure significantly increased cell viability and prevented the generation of reactive oxygen species. H2O2-induced comet-like DNA formation and gamma H2AX phosphorylation were also markedly suppressed by morin with a parallel inhibition of apoptosis in C2C12 myoblasts, suggesting that morin prevented H2O2-induced cellular DNA damage. Furthermore, morin markedly enhanced the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) associated with the induction and phosphorylation of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and the inhibition of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keapl) expression. Notably, these events were eliminated by transient transfection with Nrf2-specific small interfering RNA. Additional experiments demonstrated that the activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway by morin was mediated by the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling cascade. This phenomenon was confirmed with suppressed Nrf2 phosphorylation and consequently diminished HO-1 expression in cells treated with a pharmacological inhibitor of ERK. Collectively, these results demonstrated that morin augments the cellular antioxidant defense capacity through the activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling, which involves the activation of the ERK pathway, thereby protecting C2C12 myoblasts from H2O2,-induced oxidative cytotoxicity.</P>

Antioxidant and cytoprotective effects of morin against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress are associated with the induction of Nrf-2-mediated HO-1 expression in V79-4 Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts

Lee, Moon Hee,Cha, Hee-Jae,Choi, Eun Ok,Han, Min Ho,Kim, Sung Ok,Kim, Gi-Young,Hong, Su Hyun,Park, Cheol,Moon, Sung-Kwon,Jeong, Soon-Jeong,Jeong, Moon-Jin,Kim, Wun-Jae,Choi, Yung Hyun Spandidos Publications 2017 International journal of molecular medicine Vol.39 No.3

<P>Natural phytochemicals of plant origin, including flavonoids, have been found to be potent antioxidants providing beneficial effects against oxidative stress-related diseases. The present study was carried out to investigate the antioxidant properties of morin, a flavonoid originally isolated from the flowering plants of the Moraceae family. Superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity and 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS(center dot+)) radical scavenging activity were determined. We also investigated the cytoprotective effects of morin against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in V79-4 Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts. Our results demonstrated that morin had strong scavenging effects against ABTS' radicals with enhanced SOD activity, which varied in a dose-dependent manner. Morin was found to reduce H2O2-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species generation and nuclear DNA damage, and it recovered cell viability damaged by H2O2 via inhibition of mitochondrial dysfunction-mediated apoptosis. Notably, the treatment of V79-4 cells with morin markedly enhanced the expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) but not quinone oxidoreductase-1, which was associated with the increased expression and phosphorylation of nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and the downregulation of Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 expression. Based on our findings, we conclude that morin effectively ameliorated oxidative stress-induced DNA damage through intrinsic free radical scavenging activity and activation of the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway.</P>

진피 메탄올 추출물의 활성산소종 생성을 통한 인체 백혈병 세포의 apoptosis 유발

김가희(Ga Hee Kim),이문희(Moon Hee Lee),한민호(Min Ho Han),박철(Cheol Park),홍수현(Su Hyun Hong),최영현(Yung Hyun Choi) 한국생명과학회 2013 생명과학회지 Vol.23 No.8

진피(Citri Pericarpium)의 항암작용 기전 해석을 위하여 U937 백혈병 세포의 apoptosis 유발에 미치는 메탄올추출물(EMCP)의 영향을 조사하였으며, apoptosis 조절에 중요한 몇 가지 유전자들의 발현 및 활성 변화, ROS의 생성 변화를 조사하였다. EMCP 처리에 의한 U937 세포의 증식 억제는 apoptosis 유도와 연관성이 있음을 DAPI 염색을 통한 apoptotic body 출현의 증가 및 Flow cytometry 분석에 의한 Sub-G1기 세포 빈도의 증가로 확인하였다. EMCP 처리에 의한 apoptosis 유도에서 Bax 발현 증가, caspases의 활성 및 PARP의 단편화 등이 동반되었으며, ROS 생성의 증가와 연관성이 있었다. 산화적 손상에 대해 세포나 조직을 보호하는 역할을 하는 것으로 알려진 세포 내 항산화 효소인 HO-1의 발현이 EMCP의 처리에 의해 증가되었으나 ROS 생성 억제제인 NAC의 전처리에 의해 감소된 HO-1의 발현은 전사인자인 Nrf2의 핵으로의 이동 억제와 관련되어 있었다. 이상의 결과에서 EMCP 처리에 의한 U937 세포의 apoptosis 유발에는 ROS 생성의 증가와 pNrf2에 의해 조절되는 HO-1의 발현 증가가 중요한 기전으로 작용한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 자료는 진피의 항암기전 해석을 이해하는데 중요한 기초자료로서 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다. Citri Pericarpium is one of the most commonly used traditional herbal medicines in Korea, China, and Japan. Its extracts have many properties including the treatment of indigestion and inflammatory respiratory syndromes such as bronchitis and asthma. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of anti-cancer activity and molecular targets are not fully understood. In this work, we investigated the anti-proliferative activity of Citri Pericapium (EMCP) methanol extract on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and the association of these effects with apoptotic cell death using U937 human leukemia cells in vitro. EMCP treatment decreased cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner following an increase of the sub-G1 phase, the down-regulation of Bax proteins, the activation of caspases, the degradation of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase proteins (PARP), and the induction of ROS generation. However, the quenching of ROS generation by N-acetyl-L-cysteine administration, a scavenger of ROS, reversed the EMCP-induced apoptosis effects. In addition, heme oxygenase-1 expression also recovered by inhibiting the nuclear translocation of phosphorylated NF-E2-related factor 2. Taken together, our data indicate that ROS are involved as key mediators in the early molecular events in the EMCP-induced apoptotic pathway.

Ethanol Extract of Ganoderma lucidum Augments Cellular Anti-oxidant Defense through Activation of Nrf2/HO-1

Lee, Yoo-hwan,Kim, Jung-hee,Song, Choon-ho,Jang, Kyung-jeon,kim, Cheol-hong,Kang, Ji-Sook,Choi, Yung-hyun,Yoon, Hyun-Min KOREAN PHARMACOPUNCTURE INSTITUTE 2016 Journal of pharmacopuncture Vol.19 No.1

Objectives: The mushroom Ganoderma lucidum has been widely used as a traditional herbal medicine for many years. Although several studies have focused on the anti-oxidative activity of this mushroom, the molecular mechanisms underlying its activity have not yet been clearly established. The present study investigated the cytoprotective effect of ethanol extract of Ganoderma lucidum (EGL) against oxidative stress (hydrogen peroxide, $H_2O_2$) and elucidated the underlying mechanisms in a C2C12 myoblast cell line. Methods: Oxidative stress markers were determined by using the comet assay to measure reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage. Cell viability and Western blotting analyses were employed to evaluate the cellular response to EGL and $H_2O_2$ in C2C12 cells. Transfection with nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-specific small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) was conducted to understand the relationship between Nrf2 expression and $H_2O_2$-induced growth inhibition. Results: The results showed that EGL effectively inhibited $H_2O_2$-induced growth and the generation of ROS. EGL markedly suppressed $H_2O_2$-induced comet-like DNA formation and phosphorylation of histone H2AX at serine 139 ($p-{\gamma}H2AX$), a widely used marker of DNA damage, suggesting that EGL prevented $H_2O_2$-induced DNA damage. Furthermore, the EGL treatment effectively induced the expression of Nrf2, as well as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), with parallel phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of Nrf2 in the C2C12 myoblasts. However, zinc protoporphyrin IX, a HO-1 inhibitor, significantly abolished the protective effects of EGL against $H_2O_2$-induced accumulation of ROS and reduced cell growth. Notably, transient transfection with Nrf2-specific siRNA attenuated the cytoprotective effects and HO-1 induction by EGL, indicating that EGL induced the expression of HO-1 in an Nrf2-dependent manner. Conclusion: Collectively, these results demonstrate that EGL augments the cellular anti-oxidant defense capacity through activation of Nrf2/HO-1, thereby protecting C2C12 myoblasts from $H_2O_2$-induced oxidative cytotoxicity.

제브라피쉬에서 장신경계에 의한 장운동 조절

이명호,문현이,권영숙,맹학영,김철희 충남대학교 생물공학연구소 2011 생물공학연구지 Vol.17 No.-

多收性도토리의 遺傳資源과 優良種의 選拔에 관한 硏究

趙顯瑞,李喆浩,安相烈 진주산업대학교 1998 論文集 Vol.37 No.-

상수리나무, 굴참나무, 졸참나무, 갈참나무, 신갈나무 및 떡갈나무를 중심으로 우수한 형질을 나타내는 48개체 중 선발된 수종의 형질 특성을 농촌진흥청 원예시험장 과수조사 기준에 따라 果樹化를 위한 주요 형질인 葉長, 葉幅, 新梢長, 節間數, 新梢莖, 果重, 과종경, 과횡경 및 熱期를 각 지역별로 조사한 결과를 요약한다. 가. 선발 1년차 1. 굴참나무의 개체선발 결과 평균 흉고직경이 21㎝, 수고10m, 수관폭 4m 정도이고 수령은 20-25년생으로 그 중 우량종으로 개체선발된 굴참나무는 흉고직경 23㎝, 수고 12m, 수령 25년생이었으며, 떡갈나무는 평균 흉고직경 20㎝, 수고 8-9m, 수관폭 4m, 수령 20년생으로 그 중 우량종으로 개체선발된 떡갈나무는 흉고직경 20㎝, 수고 8m, 수령 20년생으로 수간이 곧고 수관폭이 4m 정도였다. 2. 졸참나무는 평균 흉고직경 25㎝, 수고 13m, 수관폭 4m, 수령 25년생 정도로 그 중 우량종은 흉고직경 25㎝, 수고 10m, 수령 20년생으로 수간이 곧고 수관의 폭은 5m였다. 3. 농가 탐문조사에 의한 개체선발 결과 우수종의 신초장 생육은 함양선발종Ha-6, 7, 14호가 가장 크게 신장했고, 잎의 형태는 수종별로 다양한 것으로 나타났으며, 종실의 무게는 산청선발종S-2, 9호가 7.2g과 5.7g으로 가장 무거운 것으로 나타났고, 종실의 형태는 난형, 장타원형 등 수종에 따라 다양하였다. 나. 선발 2년차 1. 상수리나무의 과중이 무겁고, 졸참나무류의 과종경이 횡경에 비해 길었으며 다수종의 평균 과중은 3.1g이고 과종경은 평균 20.4㎜인 것으로 나타났다. 2. 평균 과중이 무거운 종은 산청선발종S-2, 9호등이고, 가벼운 종은 함양선발종H-7, 19호등이며, 숙기 조사 결과 함양선발종H-4, 진주금곡면수집종JS-1, 구례종G-1 등이 조생종이고 함양종H-10, 산청종S-7, 합천종Ha-1 등은 중생종, 함양종H-7, 산청종S-3, 산청생비락면종SS-0 등은 만생종이었다. To improve the genetic resources of acorn, we selected some genetically desirable ones among a population of acorn trees. The survey sites for this study were natural forests where mother trees were growing, and where their genetic characteristics were developed through natural selection. According to the standard list of elite tree collection, 6 species(48 individual Fagaceae trees) were selected, among which 21 were in their 1st year and 27 in their 2nd year. The extension of shoot length was longest in Hamyang line(H-6, H-7 and H-14). The weight of acorn was heavier than others in Sancbung line(Sa-2 and Sa-9), and the acorn type was ovate and oblong. The average weight of individual acorn was 3.1g and its average diameter was 20.4㎜. With respect to fruit maturing period, H-4 of Hamyang variety, CK-1 of Kumgok line and G-1 of Gurye line were precocious species; H-10 of Hamyang line, Sa-7 of Sancbung line and WH-1 of Hapcbun line were intermediate ripening species; H-7 of Hamyang line, Sa-3 of Sancbung line and Ss-0 of Sangbirak line were late ripening species.

평면형 Bi-Sb 다중접합 열전변환기의 특성

이현철,유호종,김진섭,함성호,신장규,이종현,이정희,권성원,박세일 경북대학교 센서기술연구소 1997 센서技術學術大會論文集 Vol.8 No.1

A planar Bi-Sb multijunction thermal converter for the precise measurements of ac voltage and current has been fabricated and its characteristics was discussed. In order to convert ac power into heat, a bifilar thin film Pt-heater, which could cancel its Thomson and Peltier effects, was prepared on the Si_(3)N_(4)/SiO_(2)/Si_(3)N_(4) diaphragm for the thermal isolation between heater and silicon substrate. To convert the temperature or the heat generated by the heater into dc voltage and current, hot and cold junctions of the Bi-Sb thermopile, which has a large difference in Seebeck coefficients, were formed on the dielectric diaphragm and the silicon substrate, respectively. The respective thermal sensitivity of the thermal converter with a bifilar heater was about 10.1 mV/mW and 14.8 mV/mW in the air and vacuum, which is about eight times higher than that of commercial 3-dimensional thermal converter. In the case of ac 2 V-input voltage, the ac-dc voltage transfer difference was about ±2.0 ppm, and in the case of ac 10 mA-input current, the ac-dc current transfer difference was about ± 0.6 ppm, in the frequency range from 10 Hz to 10 kHz.

열전퇴형 적외선 검출기의 개발연구

유호종,이현철,김진섭,이종현 경북대학교 센서기술연구소 1997 연차보고서 Vol.1997 No.-

열전퇴형 적외선 검출기의 개발연구를 위해, 센서의 핵심 구성요소인 열차단막, 열전퇴 및 적외선 흡수체에서 각각 요구되는 특성들을 검토하였고, 이들 특성을 실현하는 공정기술의 검증을 위한 시험소자로서 적외선 열원 대신에 Pt 히터 또는 NiCr 히터가 내장된 Bi-Sb 열전쌍 또는 열전퇴를 제작하였으며, 이들의 열응답 특성을 주로 고찰하였다. Pt 히터 저항에 대한 다이아프램 형성전후의 전류-전압 특성 차이 및 이 히터가 내장된 Bi-Sb 열전쌍에 대한 공기 및 진공중에서의 열감도 변화로부터 Si_3N_4/SiO_2/Si_3N_4다이아프램의 열차단 특성을 확인할 수 있었고, 또한 히터의 저항 온도계수를 측정함으로써 인가된 전력에 의한 Pt 히터의 온도를 알 수 있었다. Pt 히터가 내장된 Bi-Sb 열전쌍 시험소자의 열기전력은 히터와 열전쌍 사이의 거리가 증가함에 따라 지수함수적으로 감소하였고, 열전쌍의 열전계수는 약 97㎶/K였다. Pt 또는 NiCr 히터가 내장된 Bi-Sb 열전퇴 시험소자의 전압감도는 열전퇴를 구성하는 열전쌍의 개수가 증가함에 따라 증가하였고, 히터와 열전퇴의 고온 접합부 사이의 거리 및 고온 접합부와 실리콘 림 사이의 거리에 크게 의존하였으며, 또한 진공중에서의 전압감도가 공기중에서의 전압감도보다 더 크게 나타났다. 상기 결과를 바탕으로 하여 열전퇴형 적외선 센서의 시험제작을 위한 공정 설계와 공정용 마스크의 설계 및 제작을 완료하였다. For the development of a thermopile-type infrared detector, the respective characteristics required in thermal isolation layer, thermopile and infrared absorber, which are the core components of the detector, were studied first of all. The Bi-Sb thermocouples and thermopiles with Pt- or NiCr-heater instead of the infrared radiation source have been fabricated as the test devices for the verification of the process technologies to fulfill respective characteristics, and their thermal responsivities were mainly investigated. The thermal isolation of Si_3N_4/SiO_2/Si_3N_4-diaphragm was confirmed by Ⅰ-Ⅴ characteristics difference of the Pt-heaters before and after the diaphragm formation, and the thermal sensitivities change of the Bi-Sb thermocouples in the air and vacuum. It could be known that the thermal loss in the heater is caused by the air, and the heater temperature with input power could be estimated by the measurement of the resistance temperature coefficient of Pt-heater. The thermoelectric voltage of the Bi-Sb thermocouple with Pt-heater decreased exponentially as the distance between heater and thermopile increased, and its thermoelectric coefficient was about 97 ㎶/K. The voltage responsivity of the Bi-Sb thermopile with Pt- or NiCr-heater increased as the number of thermocouples increase, was strongly dependent on the distance between heater and hot junction of the thermopile, and between hot junction and silicon-rim, and the voltage responsivity in the vacuum was higher than that in the air. On the basis of the above results, the process design and preparation of the process mask set for the test fabrication of a thermopile-type infrared sensor have been completed.

부안 유천리 도자기의 과학적 분석

강현삼,이한형,박기철,김건한,서만철,서정호,최기영 공주대학교 문화재보존과학연구소 2003 문화재과학기술 Vol.2 No.1

전북 부안 유천리 청자요지에서 수습된 청자편 11점의 태토 및 유약에 대하여 화학조성을 분석하고, 기 발표되어진 문헌의 청자데이터들을 종합하여, 이와 비교함으로써 본 시료의 도자특성과 및 산지에 대한 정보를 유추하였다. 태토의 주요산화물 분석에는 XRF를 이용하였으며, 유약의 주요산화물분석에는 EPMA를 이용하였다. 태토 중 17개 미량성분의 분석에는 ICP-MS를 이용하였고, 자료의 비교분석에는 Seger식에 의한 방법과 주성분분석법에 의한 통계처리방법을 병행하였다. 태토의 주요산화물에 대한 비교분석결과 유천리 청자는 Seger 식과 주성분분석에서 RO_(2)와 RO+R_(2)O가 6~8 및 0.3~0.38 mole로, 또 높은 SiO_(2)함량과 낮은 Na_(2)O, CaO의 함량으로 전북지역의 데이터 범위에 분포함을 볼 수 있었다. 유약의 주요산화물에 대한 비교분석결과에서는 Seger식과 주성분분석에서 모두 명확한 지역구분이 나타나지 않았으며, 따라서 유천리 청자 역시 명확한 지역적 특성을 구분하기 어려웠다. 태토중 미량성분의 주성분분석에 의한 통계처리결과 광주 충효동 도편들을 제외하고는 뚜렷한 지역간의 구분을 관찰하기 어려웠다. The characterization of chemical properties and analogy of manufactured origin for the eleven celadon sherds collected in Yuchunri, Buan were performed by analyzing their body and glaze compositions and compared with previous data reported. The chemical compositions of the body and glaze were determined by XRF and EPMA, respectively. The trace elements of the body were also determined by ICP-MS. The Seger analysis and PCA were used to compare the major compositions of body and glaze of the potteries we found with previous data. The Celadon sherds from Yuchunri are distributed in a range of Chonnam potteries considering RO_(2) and RO+R_(2)O are 6~ 8 and 0.3 ~O.38mole, respectively and also high in SiO_(2) and low in Na_(2)O and CaO concentrations in the comparison between the potteries for the major compositions of the body. Differences of the chemical characteristics of those potteries between the provinces were not clear in comparison of the glaze compositions and trace element of the body.