환경 독성을 억제하는 느릅 당단백질이 마우스의 분뇨 악취저감 및 사료 효율에 미치는 영향

김도완,박문기,이세중,Kim, Do-Wan,Park, Moon-Ki,Lee, Sei-Jung 한국환경과학회 2020 한국환경과학회지 Vol.29 No.3

Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN) has been traditionally used as a herbal medicine in Korea. In the present study, we investigated the anti-ecotoxic potential of a 116 kDa glycoprotein isolated from UDN (UDN glycoprot ein) in regulating fecal malodor and feed efficiency in mice. We found that UDN glycoprotein (200 μg/ml) has an inhibitory effect on the cell death induced by an ecotoxicological endocrine disrupting chemical, bisphenol A, in colon epithelial HT-29 cells. UDN glycoprotein did not show significant differences regarding the weight of ecotoxicity-related organs (liver, heart, kidneys, and spleen) and the levels of serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase, glutamate pyruvate transaminase, and lactate dehydrogenase in mice for 2 weeks, compared to the control. Additionally, UDN glycoprotein reduced the levels of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia as markers of fecal malodor in mice. Interestingly, UDN glycoprotein can improve the mouse feed efficiency. In conclusion, our data indicate that anti-ecotoxicological UDN glycoprotein has the ability to increase the feed efficiency and reduce the fecal malodor by maintaining the viability of colonic epithelial cells in mice.

미세먼지의 di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate가 유도한 피부상피세포 사멸 신호전달기전 연구

박정배,김지윤,성정희,김용웅,이세중,Park, Jeong-Bae,Kim, Ji-Yun,Sung, Junghee,Kim, Yong-ung,Lee, Sei-Jung 한국환경과학회 2020 한국환경과학회지 Vol.29 No.3

Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μM (PM_2.5) is one of the major environmental pollutants. Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), an endocrine disrupting chemical in PM_2.5, has been utilized for the manufacturing of polyvinyl chloride to increase the flexibility of final products. In the present study, we investigated the ecotoxicological effect of DEHP on the viability of skin keratinocytes (HaCaT). DEHP induced apoptotic cell death mediated by phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase through the production of intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). Interestingly, we found that DEHP induces the phosphorylation of the nuclear factor-kappa B responsible for the expression of cleaved caspase-3 as an executional cell death protease in HaCaT cells. On the basis of these results, we suggest that DEHP in PM_2.5 induces the apoptotic death of human keratinocytes via ROS-mediated signaling events.

무화과 당단백질의 혈중지질 저하 효과

임계택(Kye-Taek Lim),이세중(Sei-Jung Lee),고정현(Jeong-Hyeon Ko),오필선(Phil-Sun Oh) 한국식품과학회 2005 한국식품과학회지 Vol.37 No.4

뽕잎 당단백질의 항산화능과 Raw 264.7 세포에 있어서 bisphenol A에 유도된 신호전달인자의 억제

심재웅(Jae-Uoong Shim),이세중(Sei-Jung Lee),오필선(Phil-Sun Oh),임게택(Kye-Taek Lim) 한국식품과학회 2007 한국식품과학회지 Vol.39 No.2

본 연구에서는 뽕잎 당단백질의 활성을 알아보기 위하여 뽕잎 당단백질의 안정성 및 특성을 알아보고, hydroxyl 라디칼, super-oxide anion 라디칼, DPPH 라디칼 등의 활성 산소종에 대한 항산화 효과들 살펴보았다. 또한 Raw 264.7 세포에 환경호르몬의 일종인 BPA와 뽕잎 당단백질(32kDa)을 함께 처리 하여, 뽕잎 당단백질의 활성산소증과 NO의 소거 능력뿐만 아니라 염증 매개성 단백질들 [NF-κB(p50)와 iNOS]의 활성 역제능력 대하여 평가하였다. 뽕잎 당단백질은 금속이온에는 다소 약하지만 온도와 pH에는 안정적인 특징을 지니고 있었으며, 탁월한 hydroxyl 라디칼, superoxide anion 라디칼, DPPH 라디칼 소거 능력을 가지고 있었다. 이러한 항산화 능력을 지닌 뽕잎 당단백질을 BFA와 함께 Raw 264.7 세포에 처리한 결과, BPA만 처리된 Raw 264.7 세포의 활성 산소종 양은 8시간째에, 그리고 NO 양은 24시간째에 현저히 증가한데 반해, BPA와 함께 뽕잎 당단백질을 처리한 Raw 264.7 세포에서는 같은 시간 동안에 농도에 비례하여 활성 산소종 및 NO양이 유의적으로 감소한 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 8시간 동안 BPA저리에 의해 활성화된 Raw 264.7 세포의 NF-κB (p50)와 iNOS 단백질들은 함께 처리한 뽕잎 당단백질의 농도에 비례하여 현저히 억제되었다. 따라서, 이러한 결과를 종합해 보면, 뽕잎 당단백질은 높은 안정성과 강력한 항산화 효과를 가지고 있었으며, 이러한 항산화 효과가 환경 호르몬(BPA)에 의한 활성산소종 및 NO 생성을 저해한 뿐만 아니라, NF-κB(p50)와 iNOS의 활성을 억제함으로써 Raw 264.7 세포의 염증 신호전달을 막는데 영향을 끼쳤을 것으로 생각 된다. The present study investigated anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activity of glycoprotein isolated from Morus Indica Linne (MIL glycoprotein). We found that MIL glycoprotein has a molecular weight of 32 KD and consists of carbohydrate (40.03%) and protein (59.97%), and that it has a strong scavenging activity against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), hydroxyl radical (OH), and superoxide anion (O₂ㆍ?) radicals. In addition, MIL glycoprotein had a stable character and an optimal DPPH radical scavenging activity in the alkaline and neutral pH solution, and up to at 105. However, the results indicated that it has a minimal scavenging activity in the metal ionic solution (Ca²?, Mn²?, and Mg²?) in the presence of EDTA. In addition, we further investigated whether MIL glycoprotein scavenges oxygen radicals and blocks inflammation-related signals in the bisphenol A (BPA)-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. The results in this study showed that it has a character to scavenge the productions of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and nitric oxide (NO) dose-dependently. Also it blocked the activities of inflammation-related signals such as nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). For example, it had an inhibitory effect on the activation of NF-κB (p50) and iNOS proteins at 200 ㎍/㎖ MIL glycoprotein. Here, we speculate that MIL glycoprotein is one of natural antioxidants and of modulators of the BPA-induced inflammation.

회장 상피세포에서 비브리오균(Vibrio vulnificus)의 염증 유도 기작 연구

한기연(Gi Yeon Han),정영현(Young Hyun Jung),장경구(Kyung Ku Jang),최상호(Sang Ho Choi),이세중(Sei-Jung Lee) 한국생명과학회 2014 생명과학회지 Vol.24 No.6

비브리오균(Vibrio vulnificus)은 심각하고 치명적인 감염을 일으킬 수 있는 호염성의 식중독균이지만, 숙주세포 내에서 염증반응을 일으키는 분자적 기작은 아직 잘 알려지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 오염된 식품 섭취를 통해 유입되는 비브리오균의 소장 특이적 염증 반응 위치와 기작을 알아보기 위해, 7주령의 수컷 마우스에 비브리오균 1x109 CFU)을 16시간 동안 경구 투여하였다. 그 결과 비브리오균은 주로 회장(ileum) 부위에서 비브리오균(WT) 수가 가장 많이 증가하였고, 공장(Jejunum), 근위부대장(proximal colon), 원위부 대장(distal colon)에도 유의적으로 군집현성이 이루어짐을 알 수 있었지만, 십이지장(duodenum)과 비장(spleen), 그리고 간(liver) 조직들에서는 관찰되지 않았다. 특히 비브리오균의 표적기관인 회장상피조직에서는 비브리오균(WT)이 침입 시 융모 안으로 다량의 염증세포들이 유입되었고, 융포의 폭이 넓어지고 길이가 짧아지는 전형적인 조직학적 염증 반응을 보여주었다. 비브리오균이 유도한 조직 특이적 염증반응기작을 알아보기 위해, 비브리오에 감염된 회장상피조직으로부터 단백질과 mRNA를 분리하였다. 비브리오균은 숙주세포의 중추적 신호전달 단백질인 protein kinase C (PKC)의 인산화 및 PKCα의 세포막이동을 촉진시켰고, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) 중 extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK)와 c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNK)의 인산화를 유도하였지만, p38 MAPK 인산화에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 특히 비브리오균은 inhibitory factor-kappa B (I-κB)의 활성을 촉진시킴으로써 nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB)의 인산화를 유도하였다. 마지막으로 비브리오균(WT)에 감염된 회장의 경우, 정상마우스에 비해 염증성 cytokine인 interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-?의 mRNA 수준이 유의적으로 증가되었다. 염증매개 수용체인 toll like receptor (TLR)-4, TLR-5, TLR-9의 mRNA의 발현 또한 비브리오균 처리에 의해 증가되어 있음이 관찰되었다. 종합적으로 오염된 식품 섭취를 통해 유입되는 비브리오균은 회장상피세포를 표적으로 염증반응을 일으키며, 그 기작은 PKC, ERK1/2, 그리고 JNK의 인산화를 통한 NF-κB 활성의 촉진이며, 이로 인한 다양한 염증 매개 단백질 발현의 증가를 통해 이루어진다고 할 수 있다. In the present study, we investigate the role of V. vulnificus in promoting the inflammation of mouse ileal ephitelium and its related signaling pathways. ICR mice were infected orally with V. vulnificus (1x109 CFU) for 16 h as a representative model of food-borne infection. To find the major portal of entry of V. vulnificus in mouse intestine, we have measured the levels of bacterial colonization in small intestine, colon, spleen, and liver. V. vulnificus appeared to colonize in intestine and colon in the order of ileum >> jejunum> colon, but lack in the duodenum, spleen, and liver. V. vulnificus in ileum caused severe necrotizing enteritis and showed shortened villi heights accompanied by an expanded width and inflammation, compared with the control mice. V. vulnificus induced ileal epithelium inflammation by activating phosphorylation of PKC and membrane translocation of PKCα. V. vulnificus induced the phosphorylation of ERK and JNK, but did not affect p38 MAPK phosphorylation. Notably, V. vulnificus stimulated the I-κB-dependent phosphorylation of NF-κB in mouse ileal epithelium. Finally, the ileal infection of V. vulnificus resulted in a significant increase in expression of proinflammatory cytokines and Toll-like receptors, respectively, compared to the control. Collectively, our results indicate that V. vulnificus induces ileal epithelium inflammation by increasing NF-κB phosphorylation via activation of PKC, ERK, and JNK, which is critical for host defense mechanism in food-borne infection by V. vulnificus.

환경 독성 억제효과를 가진 커큐민 나노스피어가 마우스의 사료 효율 및 악취저감에 미치는 영향

박정배 ( Jeong-bae Park ),이영민 ( Young-min Lee ),박문기 ( Moon-ki Park ),민태선 ( Taesun Min ),이세중 ( Sei-jung Lee ) 한국환경과학회 2019 한국환경과학회지 Vol.28 No.2

Curcumin (C₂₁H₂₀O₆) is a hydrophobic polyphenol found in turmeric. Although curcumin has been used as a natural medicine, its major limitation is related to poor absorption from the gut. Therefore, we developed a method for preparation of Curcumin Nanospheres (CN) to improve the aqueous-phase solubility of curcumin and investigate the functional role of CN in promoting feed efficiency and odor reduction in mice. CN showed inhibitory effects on actate dehydrogenase (LDH) cytotoxicity induced by ecotoxic substance toluene in gut epithelial HCT116 cells. In addition, the weights of internal organs (liver, heart, kidneys, and spleen) and the levels of serum Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase (GOT), Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase (GPT), and LDH did not show significant differences between mice administered oral CN for two weeks and compared to the control group. Interestingly, CN not only reduced hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) and ammonia (NH₃) levels and fecal odor, but also improved feed efficiency in mice. These results demonstrate that oral nano-delivery of anti-ecotoxicological CN is a functional system to deliver curcumin to the gut to improve feed efficiency and reduce fecal odor in mice.

소장상피세포에 있어서 느릅나무 당단백질이 톨루엔에 의해 유도된 환경독성 기작에 미치는 효과

김도완 ( Do-wan Kim ),김지윤 ( Ji-yun Kim ),박문기 ( Moon-ki Park ),이세중 ( Sei-jung Lee ) 한국환경과학회 2019 한국환경과학회지 Vol.28 No.2

Ulmus davidiana Nakai (UDN) has been traditionally used as a herbal medicine to treat inflammatory diseases in Korea. In the present study, we investigated the anti-ecotoxic potential of a 116 kDa glycoprotein isolated from UDN (UDN glycoprotein) in human intestinal epithelial INT-407 cells. We demonstrated that UDN glycoprotein (20 μg/mL) could inhibit the production of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) induced by toluene, an ecotoxic substance. Additionally, we found that the toluene-induced intestinal cytotoxicity was mediated by the phosphorylation of p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) via the production of intracellular Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). The UDN glycoprotein significantly decreased the levels of ROS production and p38 MAPK activation in toluene-stimulated INT-407 cells. Moreover, the UDN glycoprotein inhibits the phosphorylation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB), which is responsible for the production of LDH, in toluene-stimulated INT-407 cells. Collectively, our data indicate that UDN glycoprotein is a natural antioxidant and a modulator of ecotoxicity signaling pathways in human intestinal epithelial cells.

저산소 상태에서 우르솔산이 배아줄기세포 성장에 미치는 효과

한기연(Gi Yeon Han),박재홍(Jae Hong Park),오건봉(Keon Bong Oh),이세중(Sei-Jung Lee) 한국생명과학회 2013 생명과학회지 Vol.23 No.10

우르솔산(Ursolic acid)은 다양한 약재, 과일 그리고 야채 등으로 부터 분리되는 식물성 생리활성물질로서, 천연항산화제로 널리 알려져 있지만, 배아줄기세포에서 우르솔산의 기능에 대한 연구는 아직까지 잘 이해되지 않고 있다. 본 연구에서는 저산소 상태에서 우르솔산이 배아줄기세포의 성장에 미치는 효과에 대해 조사하였다. 48시간 동안의 저산소 환경은 배아줄기세포의 미분화상태 및 전능성을 유지에 있어서 영향을 미치지 않았지만, 세포 내활성산소종의 지속적인 생산과 이로 인한 lactate dehydrogenase 활성을 촉진 시켰다. 저산소에 의해 유도된 배아줄기세포의 산화적 스트레스는 30 μM의 우르솔산의 처리로 인해 유의적으로 감소되었으며, 이러한 우르솔산의 활성산소 소거능력은 항산화제인 N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC)의 효과와 유사하였다. 저산소 환경은 또한 유의적으로 배아줄기세포의 생존과 증식을 감소 시킬 뿐만 아니라, 세포의 자살 및 노화를 유도함이 관찰되었지만, 강한 항산화 능력을 지닌 우르솔산은 세포를 저산소로부터 보호하여 정상수준으로 세포의 생존과 증식을 유지시키고, 세포자살 관련 단백질(cleaved caspase-3, Bcl-2, 그리고 cIAP) 및 세포 노화 관련 단백질(beta-galactosidase)을 조절하는 탁월한 약리학적 효과를 가지고 있었다. 따라서 본 연구결과를 통해, 우르솔산은 강력한 천연 항산화제이며, 저산소에 의해 유도된 유해 기작을 제어함으로서, 배아줄기세포의 전능성을 유지시킬 수 있는 기능성 물질이라는 것을 알 수 있었다. Ursolic acid (UA) a bio-active ingredient found in a variety of fruits and vegetables, and it has potent antioxidant activity. However, the role of UA in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells is poorly understood. This study investigated the functional role of UA in regulating the development of mouse ES cells under hypoxia. Hypoxia did not exert a significant effect on the undifferentiated state of mouse ES cells. However, it induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and increased the level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) production at 48 h of hypoxic exposure. Conversely, oxidative stress induced by hypoxia was significantly inhibited by UA (30 μM) pretreatment. Hypoxia significantly decreased cell survival and the level of [3H] thymidine incorporation, both of which recovered following pretreatment of UA. In addition, UA decreased the apoptotic effect of hypoxia by attenuating caspase-3 cleavage or by recovering cellular inhibition of the apoptotic protein (cIAP)-2 and Bcl-2 expression. We further found that UA decreased senescence-associated beta-galactosidase activity. We suggest that UA is a natural antioxidant and one of the functional modulators of hypoxia-induced survival, apoptosis, proliferation, and aging in mouse ES cells.

골프 이용객의 라이프스타일과 여가활동 참여 동기, 몰입경험, 생활만족간의 관계

안병욱(Byoung Wook Ahn),조원득(Won Deuk Cho),이세중(Sei Jung Lee),임영삼(Young Sam Lim),김준성(Jun Sung Kim) 한국여가레크리에이션학회 2010 한국여가레크리에이션학회지 Vol.34 No.1

The purpose of this study was to investigate that understanding life-style of golf rage user`s and examine among participant motivation, flow experience and life-satisfaction, who participated in leisure activity. The subjects were selected by convenience sampling method. They were composed of 328 adults who had been participating in golf driving range user. The Life-style(Park, 2004), Participant Motivation(Jung, 1997), Flow experience(Kim, 2004) and Life-Satisfaction(Lee, 1992) were used for collecting data. In consequence of factor analysis, 4sub-factors(life-style), 6sub-factors(participant motivation) and 5sub-factors(flow experience)were found. Cronbach`s α coefficient revealed .633~.841, .635~.916, .620~.861, .908 respectively. For the statistical analysis, SPSS 15.0 and AMOS 7.0 were utilized. The verifications of research hypothesis were conducted by frequency, explore factor analysis, reliability analysis, corelation, Structural Equation Model. The significance level of all test were set at .05. The findings of this study can be summarized as follows: Firstly, by the result of the life-style did have a positive influence on participant motivation and flow. Secondly, by the result of participant motivation did have a positive influence on life-satisfaction. Thirdly, by the result of flow experience did have positive influence on life-satisfaction.