2,4-bis (p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butenal (HPB242) induces apoptosis via modulating E7 expression and inhibition of PI3K/Akt pathway in SiHa human cervical cancer cells.

Kim, Man Sub,Kim, Jung Hee,Bak, Yesol,Park, Yun Sun,Lee, Dong Hun,Kang, Jeong Woo,Shim, Jung-Hyun,Jeong, Heon Sang,Hong, Jin Tae,Yoon, Do Young Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers [etc.] 2012 Nutrition and cancer Vol.64 No.8

<P>The Maillard reaction is a chemical reaction occurring between an amino acid and a reducing sugar, usually requiring thermal processing. Maillard reaction products (MRPs) have antioxidant, antimutagenic, and antibacterial effects, and although 2,4-bis (p-hydroxyphenyl)-2-butenal (HPB242), a fructose-tyrosine MRP, appears to inhibit proliferation of cancer cells, its mechanism of action has not been studied in detail. We found that HPB242 treatment modulated expression of cyclins and tumor suppressor genes in SiHa human cervical cancer cell lines: cyclins and phospho-pRB were downregulated, whereas the expression of CDK inhibitors and p53 was enhanced. HPB242 induced apoptosis dose-dependently by suppressing E7 expression and leading to sub-G1 cell-cycle arrest in SiHa cell lines; treatment also led to the proteolytic cleavage of caspase-3, -9, and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase. Moreover, HPB242 upregulated Fas expression, altered expressions of pro- and antiapoptotic factors, and also inhibited nuclear translocation of nuclear factor κB and phosphorylation of IκB. HPB242 treatment decreased phosphatidyl inositol-3 kinase and p-Akt expression levels, demonstrating that this survival pathway may also be inhibited by HPB242. Cumulatively, HPB242 promotes apoptosis by influencing E7 expression, inducing cell-cycle arrest at sub-G1 phase, and promoting both intrinsic (mitochondrial) and extrinsic (Fas-dependent) apoptosis in SiHa human cervical cancer cells.</P>

Anti-Cancer Effect of Ginsenoside F₂ against Glioblastoma Multiforme in Xenograft Model in SD Rats

Shin, Ji-Yon,Lee, Jung-Min,Shin, Heon-Sub,Park, Sang-Yong,Yang, Jung-Eun,KimCho, So-Mi,Yi, Tae-Hoo The Korean Society of Ginseng 2012 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.36 No.1

The glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite combination treatments of radiation and chemotherapy, the survival periods are very short. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the potential of ginsenoside $F_2$ (F2) to treat GBM. In in vitro experiments with glioblastoma cells U373MG, F2 showed the cytotoxic effect with $IC_{50}$ of 50 ${\mu}g/mL$ through apoptosis, confirmed by DNA condensation and fragmentation. The cell population of cell cycle sub-G1 as indicative of apoptosis was also increased. In xenograft model in SD rats, F2 at dosage of 35 mg/kg weight was intravenously injected every two days. This reduced the tumor growth in magnetic resonance imaging images. The immunohistochemistry revealed that the anticancer activity might be mediated through inhibition of proliferation judged by Ki67 and apoptosis induced by activation of caspase-3 and -8. And the lowered expression of CD31 showed the reduction in blood vessel densities. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 for invasion of cancer was also inhibited. The cell populations with cancer stem cell markers of CD133 and nestin were reduced. The results of this study suggested that F2 could be a new potential chemotherapeutic drug for GBM treatment by inhibiting the growth and invasion of cancer.

靈樞·寒熱病에 對한 硏究

蘇勇燮,鄭憲瑩,琴坰樹,朴炅 한국전통의학연구소 1998 한국전통의학지 Vol.8 No.2

The contents of Han Yul Byung(寒熱病) are explained on the basis of the so-called theory "Yin and Yang, the Five Evolutive Phases(음양오행)". The text of the Han Yul Byung(寒熱病) of the Young Chu(靈樞) was written in the Kap Ul Kyung(甲乙經) chapter 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12. Also it was written in the Tae So(太素) volume 10 and 26. Also it was introduced in the Ryu Kyung(類經) volume 20, 21 and 22 by Jang Kae-Pin(張介賓) in the Myung(明) dynasty. Summarizing the contents of the Han Yul Byung in reference to the contents of successive generation note, the contents run as follows: Chapter 1 deals with the symptoms and treatment of diseases which accompany chills and fever(寒熱病). Chapter 2 deals with arthralgia with other joint systems(骨痺) and flaccid paralysis of Iimbs(體惰病). Chapter 3 deals with indications of five points around the Chen You Points(天牖穴). Chapter 4 deals with the treatment of toothache. Chapter 5 deals with the treatment of headache and eye pain. Chapter 6 deals with the acupuncture manipulation according to changes of season. Chapter 7 deals with the serious influence of carbuncle according to the region of body. Chapter 8 deals with the treatment of heat-syndrome. Chapter 9 deals with the side effect of acupuncture. It is too difficult to understand the Han Yul Byung(寒熱病), because it is written in old chinese. Consequence of above reason, the writer of this article has researched to find out the exact meaning of that.

Antifungal Activity of Streptomyces pad anus isolate TH04 against Monilinia fructicola, Brown rot Fungus on Stone-fruits

임태헌,최용화,이동운,한상섭,차병진,Lim, Tae-Heon,Choi, Yong-Hwa,Lee, Dong-Woon,Han, Sang-Sub,Cha, Byeong-Jin The Korean Society of Pesticide Science 2008 농약과학회지 Vol.12 No.3

복숭아 미이라 과일로부터 복숭아 잿빛무늬병 Monilinia fructicola에 대하여 강한 항균활성을 보이는 방선균 Streptomyces padanus TH04를 분리하였다. TH04 균주의 배양 추출물 1%를 함유한 배지에서의 균사생육 및 포자발아는 시험한 M. fructicola의 strain에 따라 각각 $79.8{\sim}81%$와 $73.9{\sim}75.8%$ 억제되었다. 병원균과 TH04 균주 초기접종 밀도를 0.01%, 0.1% 및 1%로 달리하여 동시배양 한 결과, 항균활성은 선발 방선균의 밀도에 따라 $7.5%{\sim}94%$로 나타났다. 사과(품종; 후지)를 이용한 조추출물의 항균활성은 0.1% 처리구 85.9%, 1%처리구 100%로 나타났다. 항균활성 물질 생산, 안정성 및 제형화에 관한 연구가 이루어질 경우 선발한 Streptomyces padanus TH04는 생물학적 방제제로의 개발 가능성 있을 것으로 생각된다. The Streptomyces padanus isolate TH04, isolated from mummified peaches, showed strong antifungal activity to Monilinia fructicola. The inhibition activity of the isolate TH04 to mycelial growth and spore germination at 1% concentration of sub-antifungal powder made from culture suspension (CS) was ranged from 79.8% to 81.0% and from 73.9% to 75.8% to M. fructicola four strains, respectively. In the test of antifungal activity in mixed culture of the isolate and M. fructicola, inhibition rate was 7.5%, 86.8% and 94.0% in 0.01, 0.1, and 1% concentration of CS containing bacterial cell of the isolate, respectively. On apples (cultivar; Fuji), the control values of the isolate TH04 crude filtrates (0.1 and 1%) were 85.9% and 100%, respectively. The results suggest that the isolate TH04 indicate development possibility as biocontrol agent of brown rot caused by M. fructicola with the study on delivery method and fermentation condition to produce an antifungal compound.

Anti-Cancer Effect of Ginsenoside F₂ against Glioblastoma Multiforme in Xenograft Model in SD Rats

Ji Yon Shin,Jung Min Lee,Heon Sub Shin,Sang Yong Park,Jung Eun Yang,Somi Kim Cho,Tae-Hoo Yi 고려인삼학회 2012 Journal of Ginseng Research Vol.36 No.1

The glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Despite combination treatments of radiation and chemotherapy, the survival periods are very short. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the potential of ginsenoside F₂ (F2) to treat GBM. In in vitro experiments with glioblastoma cells U373MG, F2 showed the cytotoxic effect with IC?? of 50 ㎍/mL through apoptosis, confi rmed by DNA condensation and fragmentation. The cell population of cell cycle sub-G1 as indicative of apoptosis was also increased. In xenograft model in SD rats, F2 at dosage of 35 ㎎/㎏ weight was intravenously injected every two days. This reduced the tumor growth in magnetic resonance imaging images. The immunohistochemistry revealed that the anticancer activity might be mediated through inhibition of proliferation judged by Ki67 and apoptosis induced by activation of caspase-3 and -8. And the lowered expression of CD31 showed the reduction in blood vessel densities. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 for invasion of cancer was also inhibited. The cell populations with cancer stem cell markers of CD133 and nestin were reduced. The results of this study suggested that F2 could be a new potential chemotherapeutic drug for GBM treatment by inhibiting the growth and invasion of cancer.

Bi_0.5Na_0.5TiO₃-BiFeO₃-SrTiO₃ 삼성분계 무연 압전 세라믹스의 강유전체-완화형 강유전체 상전이 거동

이상섭,이창헌,즈엉 짱 안,웬 호앙 티엔 코이,한형수,이재신,Lee, Sang Sub,Lee, Chang-Heon,Duong, Trang An,Nguyen, Hoang Thien Khoi,Han, Hyoung-Su,Lee, Jae-Shin 한국전기전자재료학회 2021 전기전자재료학회논문지 Vol.34 No.1

This study investigated the structural, dielectric, ferroelectric, and strain properties of (0.98-x)Bi1/2Na1/2TiO3-0.02BiFeO3-xSrTiO3 (BNT-BF-100xST, x＝0.20, 0.22, 0.24, 0.26, and 0.28). All samples were successfully synthesized using the conventional solid-state reaction method and sintered at 1,175℃ for 2 h. The average grain size of the BNT-BF-100x ceramics decreased with increasing ST content. Furthermore, we observed that the ferroelectric- relaxor transition temperature (TF-R) decreased with increasing ST content, which eventually vanished in the BNT-BF-24ST ceramics. The results indicated that a ferroelectric to relaxor phase transition could be induced by ST modification. Consequently, a large electromechanical strain of 633 pm/V at 4 kV/mm was observed for the BNT-BF-26ST ceramics. These results imply that our materials have the competitive advantage of larger strain under lower operating field conditions compared with other BNT-based lead-free piezoelectric ceramics. We expect that BNT-BF-ST lead-free piezoelectric ceramics are promising candidates as a novel ternary BNT-based system and can find potential applications in actuators.

Bi_1/2Na_1/2TiO₃-BiAlO₃ 무연 압전 세라믹스의 유전 및 전기 기계적 변형 특성에 대한 SrTiO₃ 첨가 효과

이상섭,이창헌,즈엉 짱 안,김동혁,김병우,한형수,이재신,Lee, Sang Sub,Lee, Chang-Heon,Duong, Trang An,Kim, Dong Hyeok,Kim, Byeong Woo,Han, Hyoung-Su,Lee, Jae-Shin 한국재료학회 2021 한국재료학회지 Vol.31 No.10

(Bi_1/2Na_1/2)TiO₃ (BNT)-based ceramics are considered promising candidates for actuator application owing to their excellent electromechanical strain properties However, to obtain large strain properties, there remain several issues such as thermal stability and high operating fields. Therefore, this study investigates a reduction of operating field in (0.98-x)Bi_1/2Na_1/2TiO₃-0.02 BiAlO₃-xSrTiO₃ (BNT-2BA-100xST, x = 0.20, 0.21, 0.22, 0.23, and 0.24) via analyses of the microstructure, crystal structure, dielectric, polarization, ferroelectric and electromechanical strain properties. The average grain size of BNT-${\underline{2}}$BA-100xST ceramics decreases with increasing ST content. Results of polarization and electromechanical strain properties indicate that a ferroelectric to relaxor state transition is induced by ST modification. As a consequence, a large electromechanical strain of 592 pm/V is obtained at a relatively low electric field of 4 kV/mm in 22 mol% ST-modified BNT-2BA ceramics. We believe that the materials synthesized in this study are promising candidates for actuator applications.

<i>Lactobacillus</i> <i>yonginensis</i> sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium with ginsenoside converting activity isolated from Kimchi

Yi, Eun-Ji,Yang, Jung-Eun,Lee, Jung Min,Park, YongJin,Park, Sang-Yong,Shin, Heon-sub,Kook, MooChang,Yi, Tae-Hoo International Union of Microbiological Societies 2013 International journal of systematic and evolutiona Vol.63 No.9

<P>A Gram-reaction-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming, catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, β-glucosidase-producing lactic acid bacterium, designated strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP>, was isolated from the Korean fermented food, Kimchi, and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> was able to grow at 4–40 °C (optimum, 30 °C) and pH 4.0–7.0 (optimum, pH 6.0). Strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> had the ability to transform ginsenoside Rb<SUB>1</SUB> to Rd. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity data, strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> was shown to belong to the genus <I>Lactobacillus</I>. Strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> was related to <I>Lactobacillus koreensis</I> DCY50<SUP>T</SUP> (98.8 % sequence similarity), <I>Lactobacillus parabrevis</I> LMG 11984<SUP>T</SUP> (97.7 %), <I>Lactobacillus senmaizukei</I> L13<SUP>T</SUP> (97.5 %), <I>Lactobacillus hammesii</I> TMW1.1236<SUP>T</SUP> (97.3 %) and <I>Lactobacillus brevis</I> ATCC 14687<SUP>T</SUP> (97.2 %). Subsequently, sequence analysis of the RNA polymerase alpha subunit gene (<I>rpoA</I>) confirmed that strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> showed a maximum <I>rpoA</I> gene sequence similarity value of 93 % with <I>Lactobacillus brevis</I> LMG 6906<SUP>T</SUP>. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 47.8 mol%. The DNA–DNA hybridization values between strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> and <I>Lactobacillus parabrevis</I> DCY50<SUP>T</SUP> and <I>Lactobacillus parabrevis</I> LMG 11984<SUP>T</SUP> were 46.1±4.9 % and 10.6±2.9 %, respectively. The major fatty acids were summed feature 7 (comprised of C<SUB>19 : 0</SUB> cyclo ω10<I>c</I>/19ω6), C<SUB>14 : 0</SUB>, C<SUB>16 : 0</SUB> and C<SUB>18 : 1</SUB>ω9<I>c</I>. The cell wall peptidoglycan was of the A4α <SMALL>l</SMALL>-Lys–<SMALL>d</SMALL>-Asp type. The phenotypic and molecular properties indicated that strain THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> represents a novel species within the genus <I>Lactobacillus</I>, for which the name <I>Lactobacillus</I> <I>yonginensis</I> sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is THK-V8<SUP>T</SUP> ( = KACC 16236<SUP>T</SUP> = JCM 18023<SUP>T</SUP>).</P>

Modeling and Applications of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) for Lithium-ion Batteries

Choi, Woosung,Shin, Heon-Cheol,Kim, Ji Man,Choi, Jae-Young,Yoon, Won-Sub The Korean Electrochemical Society 2020 Journal of electrochemical science and technology Vol.11 No.1

As research on secondary batteries becomes important, interest in analytical methods to examine the condition of secondary batteries is also increasing. Among these methods, the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) method is one of the most attractive diagnostic techniques due to its convenience, quickness, accuracy, and low cost. However, since the obtained spectra are complicated signals representing several impedance elements, it is necessary to understand the whole electrochemical environment for a meaningful analysis. Based on the understanding of the whole system, the circuit elements constituting the cell can be obtained through construction of a physically sound circuit model. Therefore, this mini-review will explain how to construct a physically sound circuit model according to the characteristics of the battery cell system and then introduce the relationship between the obtained resistances of the bulk (R_b), charge transfer reaction (R_ct), interface layer (R_SEI), diffusion process (W) and battery characteristics, such as the state of charge (SOC), temperature, and state of health (SOH).

Cuscuta japonica BuOH Fraction Stimulates Hair Growth in the Cyclophosphamide-induced Alopecia Model C57BL/6 Mouse

Heon-Sub Shin,Sang-Yong Park,Jung-Eun Yang,Se-Young Kim,Ji-Yon Shin,Tae-Hoo Yi 한국원예학회 2010 Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology Vol.51 No.6

The effects of Cuscuta japonica BuOH fraction (CJBF) on the proliferation of human hair dermal papilla cells (HHDPCs) and on the stimulation of hair growth in a cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced alopecia model C57BL/6 mouse were studied. In cell-based MTT assay, the proliferation rates were increased 25% in CJBF treated group of CYP-treated HHDPCs. Gene expression-based RT-PCR study was conducted to find the mechanism. The ratio of Bcl-2/Bax gene expression was increased 195% in CJBF treated group onto CYP-treated HHDPCs. In CYP-induced alopecia model C57BL/6 mouse study, promotion of hair growth was observed in the mouse groups treated with the CJBF and CYP-injection. Tissue histological analysis showed the number of hair follicles and the thickness of the epidermis were increased in the CJBF treated groups. Also, to find the possible mechanism, western blot assay was adopted for the tissues of CJBF treated mouse group. Anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins were increased, and pro-apoptotic Bax proteins were decreased by 329%. The results led the conclusion that CJBF promotes hair growth and retards the catagen phase in HHDPCs and C57BL/6 mouse model. Therefore CJBF might be a potential new therapeutic source for the prevention of hair loss.