Platycodin D, a bioactive component of Platycodon grandiflorum, induces cancer cell death associated with extreme vacuolation

전다운,김승우,김홍석 한국통합생물학회 2019 Animal cells and systems Vol.23 No.2

Platycodin D (PD) is a major active component of the roots of Platycodon grandiflorum (Jacq.) A.DC. and possesses multiple biological and pharmacological properties, including anti-cancer activity. The aim of this study was to characterize PD-induced cytoplasmic vacuolation in human cancer cells and investigate the underlying mechanisms. PD-induced cancer cell death was associated with cytoplasmic pinocytic and autophagic vacuolation. Cellular energy levels were decreased by this compound, leading to the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Additionally, compound C, an inhibitor of AMPK, completely prevented PD-induced vacuolation. These results suggest that PD induces cancer cell death, associated with excessive vacuolation through AMPK activation when cellular energy levels are low. Therefore, our findings provide a mechanistic rationale for a novel combinatorial approach using PD to treat cancer.

HeLa세포에서 Helicobacter pylori 독소에 의한 공포형성에 미치는 무의 효과

손윤희,서정일,정유진,박인경,김호창,황철원,김호철,남경수 한국생약학회 2004 생약학회지 Vol.35 No.3

Helicobacter pylori (H. pyroli) infection is associated with type B gastritis, peptic uler disease, and gastric cancer. The vacuolation of cells induced by H. pylori is thought to be essential for the initiation and maintenance of gastric infection. The roles of H. pylori cytotoxin, urease, and ammonia in the vacuolation of HeLa cells were determined. H. pylori toxin induced vacuolation of HeLa cells. Korean and Japanese radishes significantly prevented the vacuolation of HeLa cells induced by H. pylori toxin. The urease activity in vacuolated cells was also decreased with Korean and Japanese radishes. H. pylori toxin-induced vacuolation was inhibited by vacuolar type ATPase inhibitors (bafilomycin and N-ethylmaleimide). However, further investigation is required to determine the mechanisms of radish for the inhibition of vacuole formation of eukaryotic cells in response to the H. pylori toxin.

Sugar starvation induces the central vacuolation with coordinated increase in expression of tonoplast intrinsic protein genes in suspension-cultured rice cells

임미나,최시영,이성은,엄치용,윤인선,황용식 한국식물학회 2016 Journal of Plant Biology Vol.59 No.1

An efficient monitoring of cytoplasmic vacuolation by fluorescein diacetate (FDA) staining of protoplasts revealed that the major populations of suspension-cultured rice cells undergo a rapid vacuolation upon glucosedepletion. As aquaporin-family proteins, tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs) are known to play in regulating the water balance across the vacuolar membrane. Glucose starvation increased expression of every member of OsTIP family, leading to an enhancement of the total expression by up to 110-fold, which is well matched with an expansion of the vacuolar structure induced by starvation. OsTIPs 1;1, 2;2 and 3;1 are the three most prominently expressed OsTIPs in starved conditions due to their highest responsiveness to sugar deprivation. Feeding experiments with various sugars and glucose analogs indicated that sugar regulated expression of the three major OsTIPs is likely mediated by a hexokinasedependent pathway. Alleviation of sugar-induced suppression of OsTIP expression by co-treatment with the uncoupler of ATP synthesis suggests that sugar signaling for OsTIP regulation is also cross-talked by the energy-deficit conditions. Intriguingly, starvation-induced central vacuolation was effectively prevented by mannose and 2-deoxyglucose, but not by 3-O-methylglucose. These results imply that the hexokinase is able to trigger the signaling to suppress the central vacuolation, independently of fueling the energy metabolism.

제주도의 돼지유행성설사 발생 상황과 병리학적 고찰

김현주,양형석,강상철,김재훈,Kim, Hyeon-Ju,Yang, Hyoung-Seok,Kang, Sang Chul,Kim, Jae-Hoon 대한수의학회 2021 大韓獸醫學會誌 Vol.61 No.4

From April 2014 to September 2015, 153 piglets from 52 farms in Jeju were diagnosed with porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). The major PED cases were focused on suckling piglets (144 piglets, 94.1%), particularly in 1-7-day-old piglets. Histopathologically, severe villous atrophy was observed in the small intestine, especially in the jejunum and ileum. The mean villous height to crypt depth ratios of the jejunum and ileum were 1.4:1 and 1.5:1, respectively. The major histopathologic findings of the small intestine were cytoplasmic vacuolation, cuboidalization, squamation, and exfoliation of the mucosal enterocytes in the villi. The cytoplasmic vacuolations in the enterocytes were the most prevalent lesions in the small intestine and were more severe in the ileum than in the jejunum. According to immunohistochemistry methods, the PED virus (PEDV) antigens were presented in the cytoplasms of the enterocytes, and were distributed more prevalently in the ileum than in the jejunum. PEDV antigens were also detected in the colon of 26 piglets (19.5%). Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis indicated that 12 PEDV had more than a 98.9% homology with each other. These PEDV strains were highly homologous with the genogroup 2 North American group.

Inhibitory Effect of Ponciretin on Helicobacter pylori VacA Toxin-induced Vacuolation in HeLa Cells

( Jong Mi Kim ),( Ji Eun Shin ),( Eun Ah Bae ),( Myung Joo Han ),( Dong Hyun Kim ) 한국미생물생명공학회 2006 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.16 No.1

느타리버섯 자실체의 생육 및 미세구조에 미치는 온도의 영향

윤선미,주영철,서건식,지정현,Yoon Seon-Mee,Ju Young-Cheoul,Seo Gun-Sik,Chi Jeong-Hyun 한국생명과학회 2006 생명과학회지 Vol.16 No.2

생육온도가 느타리버섯 자실체의 생육 및 조직에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위하여 온도를 $7^{\circ}C,\;15^{\circ}C,\;23^{\circ}C$로 달리하여 생육시키고, 자실체의 특성 및 조직의 미세구조 변화를 관찰 한 결과, 생육온도가 높을수록 갓의 두께는 얇아지고, 대의 두께 및 대의 길이는 길어졌으며, 버섯의 갓 색깔이 백색에 가깝게 변화하였다. 생육온도에 따른 자실체의 미세구조변화는 생육온도가 높아질수록 주름에 있어서 담자포자의 비산이 빠르고, 노화현상이 두드러졌다. 생육온도별로 느타리버섯 대부위의 물리적 특성을 조사한 결과 생육온도가 높을수록 경도는 낮아졌는데 이는 세포의 노화 및 균사의 밀도가 낮았기 때문으로 생각된다. 또한 대의 세포학적인 특정으로 액포화가 두드러져 생육온도가 높을수록 생육일수는 빨라지나 그만큼 노화가 쉽게 일어남을 확인하였다. To elucidate the effect of temperature on the fruit body growth and structure of pleurotus ostreatus cultivar Chunchu No.2, microstructures were observed with scanning- and transmission electron microscope. Pileocystidia were well developed on the surface of pileus in the fruit body cultivated at $7^{\circ}C$. As the increasing temperature for fruit body development, thickness of pileus, thickness of stipes and length of stipes shown thin, thick and long, respectively. Color of pileus was also changes to whitish grown under high temperature. Physical structure shown as hardness and gumminess of stipes grown at high temperature, fruit body were soften than that of low temperature. Microstructures of fruit body grown at high temperature shown fast-discharge of basidiospore and sytoms aging. vacuolation in the cell observed at mycelium grown under high temperature. Optimum temperature for vegetative growth of fruit bodies were $15^{\circ}C$, and shown regular arrangement of mycelium on the surface of stipes.

Scrapie Agent에 감염된 마우스 및 햄스터에서 Proteinase Resistant Protein의 검출

김용선,최은경,윤성욱,오양석 대한바이러스학회 1992 Journal of Bacteriology and Virology Vol.22 No.1

Scrapie agent causes a slow degenerative neurological disease in sheep and goats. The Proteinase Resistant Protein(PrP ), molecular marker of this disease, is found abnormally in scrapie infected animal and human with similar disorder like Kuru, CJD and GSS. PrP is found both in normal and scrapie infected animal but normal PrP, designated by PrP, is completely degraded by proteinase K(PK) while PrP from infected mouse is resistant to PK treatment. We succeeded in purification and detection of PrP from scrapie infected rodents(87V, ME7 in mice and 263K, 139H in hamster) using anti-ME7 antisera. The number of PrP polypeptide are different one another depending on scrapie agent strain and experimental animal species suggesting that certain specific structural and molecular properties of scrapie agents and some piculiar modification steps are involved in the processing of this disease. This experiment can be used as diagnostic rnethod.

Antifungal Nanocomposites Inspired by Titanate Nanotubes for Complete Inactivation of <i>Botrytis cinerea</i> Isolated from Tomato Infection

Rodrí,guez-Gonzá,lez, V.,Domí,nguez-Espí,ndola, R. B.,Casas-Flores, S.,Patró,n-Soberano, O. A.,Camposeco-Solis, R.,Lee, S.-W. American Chemical Society 2016 ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES Vol.8 No.46

<P>Antifungal silver nanocomposites inspired by titanate nanotubes (AgTNTs) were successfully evaluated for the effective inactivation of the phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea within 20 min. One-dimensional H2Ti3O7 nanotubes functionalized with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) exhibit unique surface and antifungal properties for the photoinactivation of B. cinerea. Nanostructured titanates were synthesized by the eco-friendly, practical, microwave-induced, hydrothermal method followed by a highly monodispersive AgNP UV-photo deposition. Protonated nanotubes of similar to 11 nm in diameter and four-layers displayed high surface areas, 300 m(2)/g, with a size functionalization of 5 nm for the AgNPs. UV-vis DRS and XPS allowed the characterization and/or quantification of surface reactive species and cytotoxic silver species such as Ag degrees, Ag+. The effective biocidal properties of the nanocomposites were confirmed by using the well-known Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli, and then proceeding to the effective inactivation of the phytopathogenic fungus under visible light. The photo assisted inactivation mechanism was examined by HAADF-STEM, HRTEM, and FESEM electronic microscopies. A plasmalemma invagination due to oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen, silver cytotoxicity species, and AgTNT sharp morphology damage expands the conidia to induce the cell death. The impact of the eco-friendly inactivation is significant because of the ease with which it is carried out and the possibility of being performed in situ with plants like tomato and grapes, which are ranked among the most valuable agricultural products worldwide.</P>

느타리버섯 자실체 생육 및 미세구조에 미치는 배지의 영향

주영철,윤선미,강희완,Ju, Young-Cheoul,Yoon, Seon-Mee,Kang, Hee-Wan 한국생명과학회 2007 생명과학회지 Vol.17 No.9

느타리버섯 자실체의 형성과정에서 생육 및 미세구조에 미치는 배지기재의 영향을 검토한 결과, 배지의 종류에 따른 초발이소요일수는 폐면이 5일로 가장 빨랐고 볏짚은 대조와 같이 6일이었다. 볏짚과 폐면에서 생육한 느타리의 경도는 대조의 5715.4 $g/cm^2$에 비해 1/2정도로 낮게 나타났으나 톱밥 단독배지에서 생육한 느타리의 경도는 17067.3 $g/cm^2$으로 3배이상의 높은 경도를 나타내어 톱방이 느타리버섯의 경도에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각된다. 배지별 느타리자실체의 갓부위를 관찰한 결과, 톱밥배지의 경우 다른 자실체의 주름으로부터 비산된 담자포자들이 대량으로 떨어져 있는 것이 관찰되었으며, 볏짚배지의 경우 갓낭상체의 발달이 관찰되었으며 폐면에서 생육한 자실체의 갓의 균사와 노화가 다른 처리에 비해 빠르게 진행되어 있는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한, 톱밥 및 폐면에서 생육한 자실체의 갓의 균사의 노화가 다른 처리에 비해 빠르게 진행되어 있는 것이 관찰되었다. 또한, 톱밥 및 폐면에서 생육시킨 느타리자실체의 담자기의 자가분해 및 담자포자 비산이 빠르게 진행되었음을 확인 하였다. 톱밥배지에서 생육시킨 느타리자실체의 대부의 균사의 생육상태는 두꺼운 균사다발이 대부위 전체를 피복한 듯한 형태가 관찰되어 이러한 균사다발층이 대의 경도를 높이는 요인으로 작용했을 것으로 판단되며, 대조군에서는 풍부한 세포질 물질을 갖는 균사들이 관찰된데 반해, 톱밥에서 생육시킨 느타리자실체의 균사는 다른 처리에 비해 착색이 많이 되어 있는 균사와 액포화된 균사의 발달이 두드러짐을 확인하였다. Comparison of fruit bodies of Pleurotus ostreatus cultivar chunchu No .2 grown on the sawdust, rice straw and cotton waste substrates revealed differences in the pattern of differentiation of hyphal compartments. Required period for primordium induction of fruit bodies grown on sawdust substrate was 13 days. Physical structure shown as hardness of stipes grown on the sawdust substrate, fruit bodies were harden than control. Pileocystidia were well developed on the surface of pileus in the fruit body cultivated on rice straw. Microstructures of fruit body grown on the sawdust and cotton wastes substrates shown fast-discharge of basidiospore and sytoms ageing. Hyphae of fruit bodies formed on sawdust substrate had less stainable cytoplasmic material and many more vacuoles than hyphae of fruit bodies formed on synthetic substrate with 50% of pine sawdust, 30% of cotton seed hull and 20 of beet pulp(control).

Deficiency of aminopeptidase P1 causes behavioral hyperactivity, cognitive deficits, and hippocampal neurodegeneration

Bae, Y.‐,S.,Yoon, S. H.,Han, J. Y.,Woo, J.,Cho, Y. S.,Kwon, S.‐,K.,Bae, Y. C.,Kim, D.,Kim, E.,Kim, M.‐,H. Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2018 Genes, brain, and behavior Vol.17 No.2

<P>Metabolic diseases affect various organs including the brain. Accumulation or depletion of substrates frequently leads to brain injury and dysfunction. Deficiency of aminopeptidase P1, a cytosolic proline-specific peptidase encoded by the Xpnpep1 gene, causes an inborn error of metabolism (IEM) characterized by peptiduria in humans. We previously reported that knockout of aminopeptidase P1 in mice causes neurodevelopmental disorders and peptiduria. However, little is known about the pathophysiological role of aminopeptidase P1 in the brain. Here, we show that loss of aminopeptidase P1 causes behavioral and neurological deficits in mice. Mice deficient in aminopeptidase P1 (Xpnpep1(-/-)) display abnormally enhanced locomotor activities in both the home cage and open-field box. The aminopeptidase P1 deficiency in mice also resulted in severe impairments in novel-object recognition, the Morris water maze task, and contextual, but not cued, fear memory. These behavioral dysfunctions were accompanied by epileptiform electroencephalogram activity and neurodegeneration in the hippocampus. However, mice with a heterozygous mutation for aminopeptidase P1 (Xpnpep1(+/-)) exhibited normal behaviors and brain structure. These results suggest that loss of aminopeptidase P1 leads to behavioral, cognitive and neurological deficits. This study may provide insight into new pathogenic mechanisms for brain dysfunction related to IEMs.</P>