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Joo NR, Park SA, Park JH, Oh SM. TOPK inhibits TNF-α-induced granulosa cell apoptosis via regulation of SIRT1/p53. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 664:128-135. [PMID: 37148702 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.04.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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T-LAK cell originated protein kinase (TOPK) has been shown to regulate proliferation, invasion or migration of various cancer cells. However, the role of TOPK in follicle environments remains unknown. Here we reveal that TOPK inhibits TNF-α-induced human granulosa COV434 cell apoptosis. The expression of TOPK were increased in COV434 cells in response to TNF-α. TOPK inhibition also decreased TNF-α-induced SIRT1 expression but promoted TNF-α-induced p53 acetylation and expression of PUMA or NOXA. Accordingly, TOPK inhibition attenuated TNF-α-mediated SIRT1 transcriptional activity. In addition, SIRT1 inhibition augmented acetylation of p53 or expression of PUMA and NOXA in response to TNF-α, leading to COV434 cell apoptosis. We conclude that TOPK suppresses TNF-α-induced COV434 granulosa cell apoptosis via regulation of p53/SIRT1 axis, suggesting a potential role of TOPK in regulation of ovarian follicular development.
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- Na-Rae Joo
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea.
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea; Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea.
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Lee Y, Lee J, Oh SM, Lee D, Kahng B. Homological percolation transitions in growing simplicial complexes. Chaos 2021; 31:041102. [PMID: 34251264 DOI: 10.1063/5.0047608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Simplicial complex (SC) representation is an elegant mathematical framework for representing the effect of complexes or groups with higher-order interactions in a variety of complex systems ranging from brain networks to social relationships. Here, we explore the homological percolation transitions (HPTs) of growing SCs using empirical datasets and model studies. The HPTs are determined by the first and second Betti numbers, which indicate the appearance of one- and two-dimensional macroscopic-scale homological cycles and cavities, respectively. A minimal SC model with two essential factors, namely, growth and preferential attachment, is proposed to model social coauthorship relationships. This model successfully reproduces the HPTs and determines the transition types as an infinite-order Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless type but with different critical exponents. In contrast to the Kahle localization observed in static random SCs, the first Betti number continues to increase even after the second Betti number appears. This delocalization is found to stem from the two aforementioned factors and arises when the merging rate of two-dimensional simplexes is less than the birth rate of isolated simplexes. Our results can provide a topological insight into the maturing steps of complex networks such as social and biological networks.
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- Y Lee
- CCSS, CTP, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- CCSS, CTP, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- CCSS, CTP, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- CCSS, CTP, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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- CCSS, CTP, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
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Park SA, Joo NR, Park JH, Oh SM. Role of the SIRT1/p53 regulatory axis in oxidative stress‑mediated granulosa cell apoptosis. Mol Med Rep 2020; 23:20. [PMID: 33179088 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2020.11658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress has been suggested to induce granulosa cell apoptosis, which contributes to follicular atresia. However, the mechanism via which oxidative stress mediates granulosa cell apoptosis remains elusive. Therefore, the aim of this study was to elucidate the molecular mechanisms regulating oxidative stress‑induced granulosa cell apoptosis. The present study demonstrated that reactive oxygen species induced by H2O2 resulted in human granulosa COV434 cell apoptosis via the regulation of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1)‑mediated p53 activity. Endogenous SIRT1 expression was alleviated by H2O2 treatment of COV434 cells in a time‑dependent manner. In addition, knockdown or inhibition of SIRT1 promoted H2O2‑induced poly(ADP‑ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage and p53 acetylation, which led to an increase in COV434 cell apoptosis. Treatment with H2O2 enhanced the expression levels of the p53‑dependent proteins, p53‑upregulated modulator of apoptosis (PUMA) and phorbol‑12‑myristate‑13‑acetate‑induced protein 1 (PMAIP1), as well as those of p53; however, knockdown of p53 decreased cleaved PARP, PUMA and PMAIP1 expression levels induced by H2O2 treatment. Moreover, knockdown of PUMA or PMAIP1 attenuated the H2O2 induction of PARP cleavage and COV434 cell apoptosis. In conclusion, the present findings suggested that H2O2‑induced oxidative stress causes granulosa COV434 cell apoptosis via the upregulation of p53 activity by SIRT1 suppression, indicating a mechanistic role of the SIRT1/p53 axis in H2O2‑induced granulosa cell apoptosis.
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- Sang-Ah Park
- Department of Biochemistry, Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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Park JH, Moon M, Kim JS, Oh SM. TOPK mediates hypoxia-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and the invasion of nonsmall-cell lung cancer cells via the HIF-1α/snail axis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 534:941-949. [PMID: 33158479 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.10.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hypoxia has been suggested to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in various cancer types via the transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α). Here, we demonstrated that TOPK upregulates EMT and the invasion of H460 nonsmall-cell lung cancer cells through the induction of the HIF-1α/Snail axis and hypoxic signaling. The expression of endogenous TOPK, phosphorylated TOPK, HIF-1α and Snail was significantly increased upon hypoxia exposure, but TOPK depletion markedly abrogated the induced mRNA and protein levels of HIF-1α and Snail. Interestingly, TOPK knockdown restored the hypoxia-induced suppression of E-cadherin and diminished hypoxia-induced N-cadherin expression. In addition, Snail depletion suppressed hypoxia-induced N-cadherin expression, which was attenuated by TOPK knockdown. Moreover, knockdown of Snail decreased hypoxia-induced nonsmall-cell lung cancer cell migration and invasion, which were suppressed by TOPK depletion. In summary, we conclude that TOPK positively regulates HIF-1α expression through hypoxia signaling and thereby promotes Snail expression, leading to EMT and the invasion of nonsmall-cell lung cancer cells. These findings suggest that TOPK plays a critical role as a novel mediator of hypoxia signaling that regulates nonsmall-cell lung cancer development.
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- Jung-Hwan Park
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea; Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, Republic of Korea.
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Shin J, Bae J, Park S, Kang HG, Shin SM, Won G, Kim JS, Cho SG, Choi Y, Oh SM, Shin J, Kim JS, Park HW. mTOR-Dependent Role of Sestrin2 in Regulating Tumor Progression of Human Endometrial Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12092515. [PMID: 32899752 PMCID: PMC7565818 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12092515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1), a key controller of growth and environmental stress signaling, is frequently activated in human cancers. Sestrin2 (SESN2), a highly conserved stress-inducible protein, is one of the negative feedback mechanisms for inhibiting chronic activation of mTORC1. This study aimed to investigate the expression and clinical implications of SESN2 in endometrial cancer using an in vitro and in vivo approach. The analysis indicated increased levels of SESN2 and mTORC1 pathway activity in cancer tissues than in normal tissues. High SESN2 expression correlated with shorter patient survival duration. However, lentiviral overexpression of SESN2 and mTOR inhibitors suppressed cancer cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition. Our study provides strong evidence for prognostic significance of SESN2, and its association with mTORC1 pathway and endometrial cancer growth. Thus, the results identified SESN2 as a potential therapeutic target in endometrial cancer. Abstract Oncogenic activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) leads to endometrial cancer cell growth and proliferation. Sestrin2 (SESN2), a highly conserved stress-inducible protein, is involved in homeostatic regulation via inhibition of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mTORC1. However, the role of SESN2 in human endometrial cancer remains to be investigated. Here, we investigated expression, clinical significance, and underlying mechanisms of SESN2 in endometrial cancer. SESN2 was upregulated more in endometrial cancer tissues than in normal endometrial tissues. Furthermore, upregulation of SESN2 statistically correlated with shorter overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with endometrial cancer. SESN2 expression strongly correlated with mTORC1 activity, suggesting its impact on prognosis in endometrial cancer. Additionally, knockdown of SESN2 promoted cell proliferation, migration, and ROS production in endometrial cancer cell lines HEC-1A and Ishikawa. Treatment of these cells with mTOR inhibitors reversed endometrial cancer cell proliferation, migration, and epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) marker expression. Moreover, in a xenograft nude mice model, endometrial cancer growth increased by SESN2 knockdown. Thus, our study provides evidence for the prognostic significance of SESN2, and a relationship between SESN2, the mTORC1 pathway, and endometrial cancer growth, suggesting SESN2 as a potential therapeutic target in endometrial cancer.
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- Jiha Shin
- Department of Cell Biology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (J.S.); (J.B.); (S.P.); (H.-G.K.); (S.M.S.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (J.S.); (J.B.); (S.P.); (H.-G.K.); (S.M.S.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (J.S.); (J.B.); (S.P.); (H.-G.K.); (S.M.S.); (J.S.)
- Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (G.W.); (J.-S.K.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (J.S.); (J.B.); (S.P.); (H.-G.K.); (S.M.S.); (J.S.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (J.S.); (J.B.); (S.P.); (H.-G.K.); (S.M.S.); (J.S.)
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- Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (G.W.); (J.-S.K.); (S.-M.O.)
- Department Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, National Institute of Health, Cheongju 28159, Korea
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- Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (G.W.); (J.-S.K.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (S.-G.C.); (Y.C.)
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- Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea; (S.-G.C.); (Y.C.)
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- Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (G.W.); (J.-S.K.); (S.-M.O.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea
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- Department of Cell Biology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (J.S.); (J.B.); (S.P.); (H.-G.K.); (S.M.S.); (J.S.)
- Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (G.W.); (J.-S.K.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 04401, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.S.K.); (H.-W.P.); Tel.: +82-42-600-8677 (H.-W.P.)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (J.S.); (J.B.); (S.P.); (H.-G.K.); (S.M.S.); (J.S.)
- Myunggok Medical Research Institute, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (G.W.); (J.-S.K.); (S.-M.O.)
- Correspondence: (J.S.K.); (H.-W.P.); Tel.: +82-42-600-8677 (H.-W.P.)
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Park JH, Park SA, Lee YJ, Joo NR, Shin J, Oh SM. TOPK inhibition accelerates oxidative stress‑induced granulosa cell apoptosis via the p53/SIRT1 axis. Int J Mol Med 2020; 46:1923-1937. [PMID: 32901866 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2020.4712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It has been suggested that oxidative stress involving reactive oxygen species (ROS) induces granulosa cell apoptosis, leading to follicular atresia, and that T‑lymphokine‑activated killer cell‑originated protein kinase (TOPK) suppresses cancer cell apoptosis induced by several stimuli. However, it remains to be determined whether TOPK affects oxidative stress‑induced granulosa cell apoptosis. The present study demonstrates that TOPK inhibition increases human granulosa COV434 cell apoptosis induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Co‑treatment with the TOPK inhibitor, OTS514, in combination with H2O2 increased p53 acetylation and its expression, whereas it decreased Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) expression, contributing to the promotion of apoptosis. In addition, the SIRT1 activator, resveratrol, or the SIRT1 inhibitor, Ex527, reduced or elevated H2O2‑induced COV434 cell apoptosis, respectively. Furthermore, the p53 inhibitor, Pifithrin‑μ, diminished the augmentation in poly(ADP‑ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage induced by OTS514 plus H2O2, while the Mdm2 antagonist, Nutlin 3, increased PARP cleavage. Moreover, OTS514 further decreased the SIRT1 transcriptional activity decreased by H2O2, but promoted the H2O2‑induced p53 or p21 transcriptional activity. Notably, the expression of exogenous p53 reduced SIRT1 transcriptional activity. Taken together, the findings of the present study demonstrate that TOPK inhibition promotes p53‑mediated granulosa cell apoptosis through SIRT1 downregulation in response to H2O2. Therefore, it can be concluded that TOPK suppresses H2O2‑induced apoptosis through the modulation of the p53/SIRT1 axis, suggesting a potential role of TOPK in the regulation of human granulosa cell apoptosis, leading to the promotion of abnormal follicular development.
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- Jung-Hwan Park
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Republic of Korea
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Lee YJ, Park JH, Oh SM. Activation of NF-κB by TOPK upregulates Snail/Slug expression in TGF-β1 signaling to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion of breast cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2020; 530:122-129. [PMID: 32828273 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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TGF-β1 is known to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is a prerequisite for cancer cell invasion. Here we reveal that TOPK upregulates EMT and invasion of human breast cancer MDA-MB-231 or Hs578T cells via NF-κB-dependent Snail/Slug in TGF-β1 signaling. Endogenous TOPK expression was significantly increased in response to TGF-β1 and TOPK knockdown mitigated TGF-β1-induced breast cancer cell invasion. Interestingly, TOPK knockdown restored TGF-β1 suppression of E-cadherin expression and markedly reduced N-cadherin induced by TGF-β1. Also, NF-κB activity or expression of EMT markers Snail and Slug induced by TGF-β1 was decreased by TOPK knockdown. Meanwhile, knockdown of Snail or TOPK attenuated TGF-β1-induced breast cancer cell invasion. Taken, we conclude that TOPK mediates TGF-β1-induced EMT and invasion in breast cancer cells via NF-κB/Snail signaling, suggesting novel role of TOPK as therapeutic target in TGF-β1-mediated breast cancer development.
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- Young-Ju Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea; Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea.
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Kim S, Nam Y, Kim C, Lee H, Hong S, Kim HS, Shin SJ, Park YH, Mai HN, Oh SM, Kim KS, Yoo DH, Chung WK, Chung H, Moon M. Neuroprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Low-Moderate Dose Ionizing Radiation in Models of Alzheimer's Disease. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3678. [PMID: 32456197 PMCID: PMC7279400 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia. The neuropathological features of AD include amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition and hyperphosphorylated tau accumulation. Although several clinical trials have been conducted to identify a cure for AD, no effective drug or treatment has been identified thus far. Recently, the potential use of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent or treat AD has gained attention. Low-dose ionizing radiation (LDIR) is a non-pharmacological intervention which is currently being evaluated in clinical trials for AD patients. However, the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of LDIR therapy have not yet been established. In this study, we examined the effect of LDIR on Aβ accumulation and Aβ-mediated pathology. To investigate the short-term effects of low-moderate dose ionizing radiation (LMDIR), a total of 9 Gy (1.8 Gy per fraction for five times) were radiated to 4-month-old 5XFAD mice, an Aβ-overexpressing transgenic mouse model of AD, and then sacrificed at 4 days after last exposure to LMDIR. Comparing sham-exposed and LMDIR-exposed 5XFAD mice indicated that short-term exposure to LMDIR did not affect Aβ accumulation in the brain, but significantly ameliorated synaptic degeneration, neuronal loss, and neuroinflammation in the hippocampal formation and cerebral cortex. In addition, a direct neuroprotective effect was confirmed in SH-SY5Y neuronal cells treated with Aβ1-42 (2 μM) after single irradiation (1 Gy). In BV-2 microglial cells exposed to Aβ and/or LMDIR, LMDIR therapy significantly inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory molecules and activation of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway. These results indicate that LMDIR directly ameliorated neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in vivo and in vitro. Collectively, our findings suggest that the therapeutic benefits of LMDIR in AD may be mediated by its neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects.
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- Sujin Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Core Research Laboratory, Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul 05278, Korea;
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (H.L.); (D.-H.Y.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul 05278, Korea;
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul 02447, Korea;
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (H.L.); (D.-H.Y.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul 05278, Korea;
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- Department of Core Research Laboratory, Medical Science Research Institute, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul 05278, Korea;
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea; (S.K.); (Y.N.); (S.H.); (H.S.K.); (S.J.S.); (Y.H.P.); (S.-M.O.)
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Park JH, Park SA, Lee YJ, Park HW, Oh SM. PBK attenuates paclitaxel-induced autophagic cell death by suppressing p53 in H460 non-small-cell lung cancer cells. FEBS Open Bio 2020; 10:937-950. [PMID: 32237067 PMCID: PMC7193173 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.12855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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PDZ‐binding kinase (PBK) has previously been shown to mediate chemoresistance of cancer cells to anticancer drugs. However, it remains unclear how PBK regulates paclitaxel‐induced cancer cell death. Here, we demonstrate that PBK hinders paclitaxel‐mediated autophagic cell death in H460 non‐small‐cell lung cancer cells. PBK knockdown increased apoptosis, autophagy, p53 level, and LC3 puncta upon paclitaxel treatment. Moreover, p53 expression facilitated an increase in the LC3‐II/LC3‐I ratio in response to paclitaxel, and PBK knockdown augmented paclitaxel‐mediated p53 transcriptional activity. Meanwhile, paclitaxel induced PBK‐mediated p53 nuclear export and its subsequent ubiquitination in control cells, but not in PBK knockdown cells. We conclude that PBK hampers paclitaxel‐induced autophagic cell death by suppressing p53, suggesting a potential role of PBK in p53‐mediated H460 cell death.
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- Jung-Hwan Park
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Cell biology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea.,Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, Korea
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Lee YJ, Park JH, Oh SM. TOPK promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and invasion of breast cancer cells through upregulation of TBX3 in TGF-β1/Smad signaling. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2019; 522:270-277. [PMID: 31757421 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.11.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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TOPK has been suggested to contribute to invasion of lung, prostate, gastric, pancreatic or breast cancer cells. However, how TOPK mediates TGF-β1/Smad signaling leading to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and invasion of breast cancer cells remains unknown. Here we report that TOPK upregulates T-box transcription factor TBX3 to enhance TGF-β1-induced EMT and invasion of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Expression of endogenous TOPK was promoted by TGF-β1 treatment of MDA-MB-231 cells time-dependently. In addition, knockdown of TOPK attenuated TGF-β1-induced phosphorylation or transcriptional activity of Smad3. Meanwhile, levels of both mRNA and protein of TBX3 induced by TGF-β1 were abolished by TOPK depletion. Also, knockdown of TBX3 inhibited TGF-β1 induction of EMT-related genes Snail, Slug or Fibronectin. Furthermore, ablation of TOPK or TBX3 suppressed TGF-β1-induced MDA-MB-231 cell invasion. Collectively, we conclude that TOPK positively regulates TBX3 in TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway, thereby enhancing EMT and invasion of breast cancer cells, implying a mechanistic role of TOPK in TGF-β1/Smad signaling.
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- Young-Ju Lee
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea; Priority Research Center, Myunggok Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 35365, South Korea.
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Ghassemi Nejad J, Sung KI, Lee BH, Peng JL, Kim JY, Chemere B, Oh SM, Kim MJ, Kim SC, Kim BW. 3 Comparison of hair cortisol levels and body temperature response prior to and post heat stress and water deprivation in Holstein dairy cows. J Anim Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jas/sky073.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- J Ghassemi Nejad
- Institute of Animal Resources, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- Institute of Animal Resources, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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- College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Korea, Republic of (South)
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Huh DC, Lee JM, Oh SM, Lee JH, Van Donkelaar P, Lee DH. Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Primary Somatosensory Cortex Modulates Perception of the Tendon Vibration Illusion. Percept Mot Skills 2016; 123:424-44. [PMID: 27516411 DOI: 10.1177/0031512516663715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on kinesthetic perception, when applied to the somatosensory cortex, was examined. Further, the facilitatory and inhibitory effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation using different stimulation frequencies were tested. Six female (M age = 32.0 years, SD = 6.7) and nine male (M age = 32.9 years, SD = 6.6) participants were asked to perceive the tendon vibration illusion of the left wrist joint and to replicate the illusion with their right hand. When comparing changes in the corresponding movement amplitude and velocity after three different repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation protocols (sham, 1 Hz inhibitory, and 5 Hz facilitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation), the movement amplitude was found to decrease with the inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, while the movement velocity respectively increased and decreased with the facilitatory and inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. These results confirmed the modulating effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on kinesthetic perception in a single experimental paradigm.
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- D C Huh
- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyungi-Do, Republic of Korea
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- Sangmyung University, Republic of Korea
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Noh EJ, Kang MJ, Jeong YJ, Lee JY, Park JH, Choi HJ, Oh SM, Lee KB, Kim DJ, Shin JA, Cho SD, Park JH. Withaferin A inhibits inflammatory responses induced by Fusobacterium nucleatum and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in macrophages. Mol Med Rep 2016; 14:983-8. [PMID: 27220676 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2016.5326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Periodontitis is a progressive chronic inflammatory disease and a major cause of tooth loss in humans. As a withanolides, withaferin A (WA) is known to exhibit strong anti‑inflammatory activity. The present study examined whether WA inhibited inflammatory responses in macrophages in response to two representative periodontal pathogens, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Murine bone marrow‑derived macrophages (BMDMs) were used in this study and cytokine production in culture supernatants was measured by enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assays. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the activation of nuclear factor‑κB and mitogen‑activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), toll‑like receptor (TLR) 2 and TLR4. The production of nitric oxide (NO) was determined by the Griess reaction. WA treatment was shown to decrease interleukin (IL)‑6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)‑α production in BMDMs in response to F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans in a dose‑dependent manner. The phosphorylation of IκB‑α and MAPKs (p38, extracellular signal‑regulated kinases and c‑Jun N‑terminal kinases) induced by F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans was also inhibited by WA. F. nucleatum and A. actinomycetemcomitans induced iNOS expression and NO production in BMDMs, which was inhibited by WA in a dose‑dependent manner. WA also reduced endogenous and induced expression of TLR2 and TLR4 in these cells. These results suggest that WA may be a potential therapeutic agent or preventive additive for periodontitis control.
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- Eui-Jeong Noh
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500‑757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500‑757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bioscience, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, North Jeolla 561‑756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Institute of Oral Bioscience, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, North Jeolla 561‑756, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and BK21 Project Team, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500‑757, Republic of Korea
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Oh SM, Son SW, Kahng B. Publisher's Note: Explosive percolation transitions in growing networks [Phys. Rev. E 93, 032316 (2016)]. Phys Rev E 2016; 93:049902. [PMID: 27176446 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.93.049902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.93.032316.
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Recent extensive studies of the explosive percolation (EP) model revealed that the EP transition is second order with an extremely small value of the critical exponent β associated with the order parameter. This result was obtained from static networks, in which the number of nodes in the system remains constant during the evolution of the network. However, explosive percolating behavior of the order parameter can be observed in social networks, which are often growing networks, where the number of nodes in the system increases as dynamics proceeds. However, extensive studies of the EP transition in such growing networks are still missing. Here we study the nature of the EP transition in growing networks by extending an existing growing network model to a general case in which m node candidates are picked up in the Achiloptas process. When m = 2, this model reduces to the existing model, which undergoes an infinite-order transition. We show that when m ≥ 3, the transition becomes second order due to the suppression effect against the growth of large clusters. Using the rate-equation approach and performing numerical simulations, we also show that the exponent β decreases algebraically with increasing m, whereas it does exponentially in a corresponding static random network model. Finally, we find that the hyperscaling relations hold but in different forms.
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- S M Oh
- CCSS, CTP and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Applied Physics, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, Korea
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- CCSS, CTP and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Lee JY, Hwang EH, Kim DJ, Oh SM, Lee KB, Shin SJ, Park JH. The role of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 1 during cytokine production by macrophages in response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Immunobiology 2016; 221:70-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2015.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Kim JE, Lee JY, Kang MJ, Jeong YJ, Choi JA, Oh SM, Lee KB, Park JH. Withaferin A Inhibits Helicobacter pylori-induced Production of IL-1β in Dendritic Cells by Regulating NF-κB and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation. Immune Netw 2015; 15:269-77. [PMID: 26770181 PMCID: PMC4700403 DOI: 10.4110/in.2015.15.6.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric cancer. There is evidence that IL-1β is associated with the development of gastric cancer. Therefore, downregulation of H. pylori-mediated IL-1β production may be a way to prevent gastric cancer. Withaferin A (WA), a withanolide purified from Withania somnifera, is known to exert anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor effects. In the present study, we explored the inhibitory activity of WA on H. pylori-induced production of IL-1β in murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs) and the underlying cellular mechanism. Co-treatment with WA decreased IL-1β production by H. pylori in BMDCs in a dose-dependent manner. H. pylori-induced gene expression of IL-1β and NLRP3 (NOD-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing 3) were also suppressed by WA treatment. Moreover, IκB-α phosphorylation by H. pylori infection was suppressed by WA in BMDCs. Western blot analysis revealed that H. pylori induced cleavage of caspase-1 and IL-1β, as well as increased procaspase-1 and pro IL-1β protein levels, and that both were suppressed by co-treatment with WA. Finally, we determined whether WA can directly inhibit ac tivation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. NLRP3 activators induced IL-1β secretion in LPS-primed macrophages, which was inhibited by WA in a dose-dependent manner, whereas IL-6 production was not affected by WA. Moreover, cleavage of IL-1β and caspase-1 by NLRP3 activators was also dose-dependently inhibited by WA. These findings suggest that WA can inhibit IL-1β production by H. pylori in dendritic cells and can be used as a new preventive and therapeutic agent for gastric cancer.
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- Jae-Eun Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 35365, Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea
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Choi HJ, Park JH, Park JH, Lee KB, Oh SM. Pc2-mediated SUMOylation of WWOX is essential for its suppression of DU145 prostate tumorigenesis. FEBS Lett 2015; 589:3977-88. [PMID: 26592150 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2015.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tumor suppressor WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) is depleted in various cancer types. Here we report that WWOX is modified by small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) proteins and represses DU145 prostate cancer tumorigenesis in a SUMOylation-dependent manner. Ectopic WWOX was shown to associate with SUMO2/3 or E2 Ubc9. Furthermore, we revealed that WWOX SUMOylation was promoted by E3 ligase polycomb2 (Pc2), and that WWOX associated with Pc2. Meanwhile, anisomycin-induced activator protein-1 (AP-1) activity was markedly diminished by co-expression of SUMO and WWOX. Also, WWOX wild type (WT), but not WWOX SUMO mutant (K176A) markedly reduced both DU145 prostate cancer cell proliferation and xenograft tumorigenesis. Collectively, our findings demonstrate that SUMO modification of WWOX is essential for its suppressive activity for DU145 prostate cancer tumorigenesis.
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- Hye-Jin Choi
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-832, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-832, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-832, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-832, Republic of Korea.
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Kim G, Kim TH, Kang MJ, Choi JA, Pack DY, Lee IR, Kim MG, Han SS, Kim BY, Oh SM, Lee KB, Kim DJ, Park JH. Inhibitory effect of withaferin A on Helicobacter pylori‑induced IL‑8 production and NF‑κB activation in gastric epithelial cells. Mol Med Rep 2015; 13:967-72. [PMID: 26647855 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Withaferin A (WA), a withanolide purified from Withania somnifera, has been known to exert anti-inflammatory effects. The present study sought to determine the effects of WA on Helicobacter (H.) pylori-mediated inflammation in the AGS gastric epithelial cell line. Cellular production of interleukin (IL)-8 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was measured by ELISA. Western blot analysis was performed to determine the activation of nuclear factor (NF)-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) as well as hypoxia-inducible factor 1α stabilization. Bacterial growth was also examined by measuring the optical density. Pre-treatment or co-treatment with WA efficiently reduced IL-8 production by AGS cells in response to H. pylori infection. H. pylori-induced activation of NF-κB, but not MAPKs, was also inhibited by pre-treatment of WA in the cells. However, WA did not affect VEGF production and HIF-1α stabilization induced by H. pylori in AGS cells. In addition, WA did not influence the growth of H. pylori, suggesting that the anti-inflammatory effect of WA was not due to any bactericidal effect. These findings indicate that WA is a potential preventive or therapeutic agent for H. pylori-mediated gastric inflammation.
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- Green Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul University, Seoul 151‑742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pre‑Clinical Laboratory Science, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- World Class Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongwon‑Gun, Choongbuk 363‑883, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302‑718, Republic of Korea
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- World Class Institute, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Cheongwon‑Gun, Choongbuk 363‑883, Republic of Korea
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Hwang EH, Kim TH, Oh SM, Lee KB, Yang SJ, Park JH. Toll/IL-1 domain-containing adaptor inducing IFN-β (TRIF) mediates innate immune responses in murine peritoneal mesothelial cells through TLR3 and TLR4 stimulation. Cytokine 2015; 77:127-34. [PMID: 26579632 PMCID: PMC7128242 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2015] [Revised: 10/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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TRIF is involved in cytokines and chemokines production by poly I:C and LPS in PMCs. TRIF mediates iNOS expression and NO production by poly I:C or LPS in PMCs. TRIF is required for IFN-β gene expression in PMCs stimulated by poly I:C or LPS. TRIF is essential for optimal production of IL-6, CXCL1, and CCL2 by live G-bacteria.
Mesothelial cells are composed of monolayer of the entire surface of serosal cavities including pleural, pericardial, and peritoneal cavity. Although mesothelial cells are known to express multiple Toll-like receptors (TLRs) which contribute to trigger innate immune responses against infections, the precise molecular mechanism remains still unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of Toll/IL-1 domain-containing adaptor inducing IFN-β (TRIF), one of the two major TLRs–adaptor molecules, on innate immune response induced by TLR3 and TLR4 stimulation in murine peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMCs). TRIF was strongly expressed in PMCs and its deficiency led to impaired production of cytokines and chemokines by poly I:C and LPS in the cells. Activation of NF-κB or MAPKs through poly I:C and LPS stimulation was reduced in TRIF-deficient PMCs as compared to the WT cells. TRIF was also necessary for optimal nitric oxide synthesis and gene expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and IFN-β in PMCs in response to poly I:C and LPS. Furthermore, both Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced high level of IL-6, CXCL1, and CCL2 production in PMCs, which was significantly impaired by TRIF deficiency. These results demonstrated that TRIF is required for optimal activation of innate immune responses in mesothelial cells against microbial infections.
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- Eun-Ha Hwang
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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- BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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- School of Bioresources and Bioscience, Chung-Ang University, Anseong 456-756, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
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Lee SH, Kim PH, Oh SM, Park JH, Yoo YC, Lee J, Park SR. SUMO Proteins are not Involved in TGF-β1-induced, Smad3/4-mediated Germline α Transcription, but PIASy Suppresses it in CH12F3-2A B Cells. Immune Netw 2014; 14:321-7. [PMID: 25550698 PMCID: PMC4275389 DOI: 10.4110/in.2014.14.6.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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TGF-β induces IgA class switching by B cells. We previously reported that Smad3 and Smad4, pivotal TGF-β signal-transducing transcription factors, mediate germline (GL) α transcription induced by TGF-β1, resulting in IgA switching by mouse B cells. Post-translational sumoylation of Smad3 and Smad4 regulates TGF-β-induced transcriptional activation in certain cell types. In the present study, we investigated the effect of sumoylation on TGF-β1-induced, Smad3/4-mediated GLα transcription and IgA switching by mouse B cell line, CH12F3-2A. Overexpression of small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO)-1, SUMO-2 or SUMO-3 did not affect TGF-β1-induced, Smad3/4-mediated GLα promoter activity, expression of endogenous GLα transcripts, surface IgA expression, and IgA production. Next, we tested the effect of the E3 ligase PIASy on TGF-β1-induced, Smad3/4-mediated GLα promoter activity. We found that PIASy overexpression suppresses the GLα promoter activity in cooperation with histone deacetylase 1. Taken together, these results suggest that SUMO itself does not affect regulation of GLα transcription and IgA switching induced by TGF-β1/Smad3/4, while PIASy acts as a repressor.
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- Sang-Hoon Lee
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience, School of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea
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Choi HJ, Park JH, Lee BH, Chee HY, Lee KB, Oh SM. Suppression of NF-κB by dieckol extracted from Ecklonia cava negatively regulates LPS induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase gene. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2014; 173:957-67. [PMID: 24744158 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-014-0910-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dieckol, extracted from brown algae, Ecklonia cava, is suggested to elicit anti-inflammatory or anti-tumorigenic activities. However, dieckol-mediated regulatory mechanism for inflammatory response still remains elusive. Here, we show that dieckol suppressed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in mouse leukemic macrophage Raw264.7 cells. Also, dieckol decreased LPS-induced both nitric oxide (NO) production and iNOS promoter-driven transcriptional activity in a dose-dependent manner. On the other hand, LPS-mediated NF-κB activity was inhibited by dieckol treatment. Moreover, results revealed that dieckol diminished LPS-mediated p65 nuclear translocation or IκBα phosphorylation dose-dependently, and reduced LPS-induced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), significantly p38MAPK. Collectively, these findings suggest that dieckol acts as a negative regulator of LPS-mediated iNOS induction through suppression of NF-κB activity, implying a mechanistic role of dieckol in regulation of inflammatory response.
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- Hye-Jin Choi
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, 685 Gasuwon-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 302-832, South Korea
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Park JH, Jeong YJ, Won HK, Choi SY, Park JH, Oh SM. Activation of TOPK by lipopolysaccharide promotes induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase through NF-κB activity in leukemia cells. Cell Signal 2014; 26:849-56. [PMID: 24440499 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 12/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) is known to be involved in tumorigenesis or cancer progression. However, the role of TOPK in inflammatory response remains elusive. Here we show that TOPK positively regulates inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression and nitric oxide (NO) production in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). In TOPK-depleted cells, the iNOS expression was shown to be greatly abolished. Also, we revealed that LPS treatment augmented the expression and activity of TOPK, the interaction of TOPK with IκBα, and promoted TOPK kinase activity against IκBα. Moreover, NF-κB or iNOS promoter-driven transcriptional activity in response to LPS was markedly reduced by knocking down of TOPK or deletion of NF-κB sites. On the other hand, endogenous TOPK level was expressed very lowly in bone marrow-derived macrophage (BMDM) prepared from Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) knockout mice, compared to BMDM from wild type (WT) mice. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that TOPK upregulates iNOS gene expression in T cell leukemia Jurkat cells or macrophage leukemic Raw 264.7 cells via NF-κB activation in response to LPS, and might act as a critical effector in LPS/TLR4-mediated signaling cascade, suggesting a possible role of TOPK in inflammatory response or inflammation-related diseases.
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- Jung-Hwan Park
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Konyang Hospital, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea.
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Pyo CW, Choi JH, Oh SM, Choi SY. Oxidative stress-induced cyclin D1 depletion and its role in cell cycle processing. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1830:5316-25. [PMID: 23920145 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cyclin D1 is immediately down-regulated in response to reactive oxygen species (ROS) and implicated in the induction of cell cycle arrest in G2 phase by an unknown mechanism. Either treatment with a protease inhibitor alone or expression of protease-resistant cyclin D1 T286A resulted in only a partial relief from the ROS-induced cell cycle arrest, indicating the presence of an additional control mechanism. METHODS Cells were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and analyzed to assess the changes in cyclin D1 level and its effects on cell cycle processing by kinase assay, de novo synthesis, gene silencing, and polysomal analysis, etc. RESULTS Exposure of cells to excessive H2O2 induced ubiquitin-dependent proteasomal degradation of cyclin D1, which was subsequently followed by translational repression. This dual control mechanism was found to contribute to the induction of cell cycle arrest in G2 phase under oxidative stress. Silencing of an eIF2α kinase PERK significantly retarded cyclin D1 depletion, and contributed largely to rescuing cells from G2 arrest. Also the cyclin D1 level was found to be correlated with Chk1 activity. CONCLUSIONS In addition to an immediate removal of the pre-existing cyclin D1 under oxidative stress, the following translational repression appear to be required for ensuring full depletion of cyclin D1 and cell cycle arrest. Oxidative stress-induced cyclin D1 depletion is linked to the regulation of G2/M transit via the Chk1-Cdc2 DNA damage checkpoint pathway. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The control of cyclin D1 is a gate keeping program to protect cells from severe oxidative damages.
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- Chul-Woong Pyo
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Song SH, Lee H, Youssef H, Oh SM, Park JH, Song HR. Modified Ilizarov technique for the treatment of forearm deformities in multiple cartilaginous exostoses: case series and literature review. J Hand Surg Eur Vol 2013; 38:288-96. [PMID: 22719009 DOI: 10.1177/1753193412450651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the results of gradual ulnar correction and lengthening using the modified Ilizarov technique for the treatment of forearm deformities in patients with multiple cartilaginous exostoses. We retrospectively reviewed 23 forearms in 16 patients. Three different types of operative procedures were performed: (1) corrective osteotomy and gradual lengthening of the ulna, (2) corrective osteotomy of the radius, and (3) excision of exostoses. We evaluated the radiographs; range of motion of the wrist, forearm, and elbow; and functional status using a questionnaire before and after operation. During the clinical interview, post-operative functional status was significantly improved than pre-operative functional status, 12 patients stated that they had no difficulty in performing daily activities, 11 patients stated that they had no pain, and 11 patients stated that the post-operative appearance of the operated forearm was satisfactory. At time of final follow-up, the mean range of motion of the wrist in ulnar/radial deviation, forearm pronation/supination was significantly improved. Also, the radiographic parameters including radial articular angle, carpal slip, radial bowing, and ulnar variance were significantly improved at time of final follow-up. In conclusion, we achieved successful clinical and radiological outcomes in our patients with forearm deformities after treatment with the modified Ilizarov method. However, there could be a recurrence of ulnar shortening and deformity during growth periods in skeletally immature patients.
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- S H Song
- Institute for Rare Diseases Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Park JH, Yoon DS, Choi HJ, Hahm DH, Oh SM. Phosphorylation of IκBα at serine 32 by T-lymphokine-activated killer cell-originated protein kinase is essential for chemoresistance against doxorubicin in cervical cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 288:3585-93. [PMID: 23250755 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.422170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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T-lymphokine-activated killer cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) is known to be up-regulated in cancer cells and appears to contribute to cancer cell proliferation and survival. However, the molecular mechanism by which TOPK regulates cancer cell survival still remains elusive. Here we show that TOPK directly interacted with and phosphorylated IκBα at Ser-32, leading to p65 nuclear translocation and NF-κB activation. We also revealed that doxorubicin promoted the interaction between nonphosphorylated or phosphorylated TOPK and IκBα and that TOPK-mediated IκBα phosphorylation was enhanced in response to doxorubicin. Also, exogenously overexpressed TOPK augmented transcriptional activity driven by either NF-κB or inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 (cIAP2) promoters. On the other hand, NF-κB activity including IκBα phosphorylation and p65 nuclear translocation, as well as cIAP2 gene expression, was markedly diminished in TOPK knockdown HeLa cervical cancer cells. Moreover, doxorubicin-mediated apoptosis was noticeably increased in TOPK knockdown HeLa cells, compared with control cells, which resulted from caspase-dependent signaling pathways. These results demonstrate that TOPK is a molecular target of doxorubicin and mediates doxorubicin chemoresistance of HeLa cells, suggesting a novel mechanism for TOPK barrier of doxorubicin-mediated cervical cancer cell apoptosis.
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- Jung-Hwan Park
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon 302-718, Korea
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Jeong YJ, Kim CH, Song EJ, Kang MJ, Kim JC, Oh SM, Lee KB, Park JH. Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (Nod2) is dispensable for the innate immune responses of macrophages against Yersinia enterocolitica. J Microbiol 2012; 50:489-95. [PMID: 22752913 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-1534-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain 2 (Nod2) is a cytosolic sensor for muramyl dipeptide, a component of bacterial peptidoglycan. In this study, we have examined whether Nod2 mediates the immune response of macrophages against Yersinia enterocolitica. Bone-marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were isolated from WT and Nod2-deficient mice and were infected with various strains of Y. enterocolitica. ELISA showed that the production of IL-6 and TNF-α in BMDMs infected with Y. enterocolitica was not affected by the Nod2 deficiency. iNOS mRNA expression was induced in both WT and Nod2-deficienct BMDMs in response to Y. enterocolitica, beginning 2 h after infection. Nitric oxide (NO) production by Y. enterocolitica did not differ between WT and Nod2-deficient BMDMs. Western blot analysis revealed that Y. enterocolitica induces activation of NF-κB, p38, and ERK MAPK through a Nod2-independent pathway. Neither LDH release by Y. enterocolitica nor the phagocytic activity of the macrophages was altered by Nod2 deficiency. An in vivo experiment showed that bacterial clearance ability and production of IL-6 and KC in serum were comparable in WT and Nod2-deficient mice infected with Y. enterocolitica. These findings suggest that Nod2 may not be critical for initiating the innate immune response of macrophages against Yersinia infection.
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- Yu-Jin Jeong
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Daejeon, 302-711, Republic of Korea
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Oh SM. Dieckol Inhibits 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced SK-Hep1 Human Hepatoma Cell Motility through Suppression of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.3839/jksabc.2011.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lee B, Park J, Kwon S, Park MW, Oh SM, Yeom MJ, Shim I, Lee HJ, Hahm DH. Effect of wild ginseng on scopolamine-induced acetylcholine depletion in the rat hippocampus. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 62:263-71. [DOI: 10.1211/jpp.62.02.0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Abstract
Objectives
The ameliorating effects of wild ginseng on learning and memory deficits were investigated in rats.
Methods
Rats were treated daily with wild ginseng or cultivated ginseng for 7 days at 30 min before scopolamine injection (2 mg/kg, i.p.). After inducing cognitive impairment by the administration of scopolamine, behavioural assessment using the Morris water maze was performed. Changes in cholinergic system reactivity were also examined by measuring the immunoreactive neurons of choline acetyltransferase and the reactivity of acetylcholinesterase in the hippocampus.
Key findings
Scopolamine injection induced impaired performance in the water maze test and severe cell losses in hippocampal cholinergic neurons, as indicated by decreased choline acetyltransferase immunoreactivity and increased acetylcholinesterase reactivity. Daily administration of wild ginseng produced a significant improvement in the escape latency for finding the platform in the Morris water maze and reduced the loss of cholinergic immunoreactivity in the hippocampus. The reduced expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA due to the scopolamine injection was recovered to normal levels by the administration of wild ginseng.
Conclusions
Wild ginseng demonstrates a significant neuroprotective effect against scopolamine-induced neuronal and cognitive impairment.
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- Bombi Lee
- Department of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Republic of Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Republic of Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Republic of Korea
- Department of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medical Science, Konyang University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Republic of Korea
- Department of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Republic of Korea
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- Acupuncture and Meridian Science Research Center, Republic of Korea
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Kwon HR, Lee KW, Dong Z, Lee KB, Oh SM. Requirement of T-lymphokine-activated killer cell-originated protein kinase for TRAIL resistance of human HeLa cervical cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 391:830-4. [PMID: 19945431 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.11.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2009] [Accepted: 11/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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T-lymphokine-activated killer cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) appears to be highly expressed in various cancer cells and to play an important role in maintaining proliferation of cancer cells. However, the underlying mechanism by which TOPK regulates growth of cancer cells remains elusive. Here we report that upregulated endogenous TOPK augments resistance of cancer cells to apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL). Stable knocking down of TOPK markedly increased TRAIL-mediated apoptosis of human HeLa cervical cancer cells, as compared with control cells. Caspase 8 or caspase 3 activities in response to TRAIL were greatly incremented in TOPK-depleted cells. Ablation of TOPK negatively regulated TRAIL-mediated NF-kappaB activity. Furthermore, expression of NF-kappaB-dependent genes, FLICE-inhibitory protein (FLIP), inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (c-IAP1), or X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) was reduced in TOPK-depleted cells. Collectively, these findings demonstrated that TOPK contributed to TRAIL resistance of cancer cells via NF-kappaB activity, suggesting that TOPK might be a potential molecular target for successful cancer therapy using TRAIL.
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- Hyeok-Ran Kwon
- Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Konyang University, 685 Gasuwon-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon 302-718, Republic of Korea
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Liu Z, Oh SM, Okada M, Liu X, Cheng D, Peng J, Brat DJ, Sun SY, Zhou W, Gu W, Ye K. Human BRE1 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase for Ebp1 tumor suppressor. Mol Biol Cell 2008; 20:757-68. [PMID: 19037095 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-09-0983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Human Bre1, an E3 ligase for H2B monoubiquitination, binds p53 and enhances activator-dependent transcription. Ebp1, an ErbB3 receptor-binding protein, inhibits cell proliferation and acts as a tumor suppressor. Here, we show that hBre1 acts as an E3 ubiquitin ligase for Ebp1 tumor suppressor and promotes its polyubiquitination and degradation. Ebp1 is polyubiquitinated in cancer cells, which is regulated by its phosphorylation. We identified hBre1 acting as an E3 ligase for Ebp1 and increasing its polyubiquitination. Depletion of hBre1 blocks Ebp1's polyubiquitination and elevates its protein level, preventing cancer proliferation. hBre1 binds Ebp1 and suppresses its repressive effect on E2F-1. Moreover, Ebp1 protein level is substantially diminished in human cancers. It is robustly phosphorylated and localized in the nucleus of primary gliomas, correlating with hBre1 subcellular residency. Thus, hBre1 inhibits Ebp1's tumor suppressive activity through mediating its polyubiquitination and degradation.
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- Zhixue Liu
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Lee KW, Kang NJ, Rogozin EA, Oh SM, Heo YS, Pugliese A, Bode AM, Lee HJ, Dong Z. The resveratrol analogue 3,5,3',4',5'-pentahydroxy-trans-stilbene inhibits cell transformation via MEK. Int J Cancer 2008; 123:2487-96. [PMID: 18767048 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Resveratrol, present in grapes and red wine, is reported to be a natural chemopreventive agent against cancer. However, the concentrations required to exert these effects may be difficult to achieve by drinking only 1 or 2 glasses of red wine a day. Therefore, developing more potent, nontoxic analogues of resveratrol may provide a feasible means of achieving an effective physiologic concentration. Here we report that the resveratrol analogue, 3,5,3',4',5'-pentahydroxy-trans-stilbene (RSVL2), inhibits 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced neoplastic transformation in JB6 P+ mouse epidermal cells. Further, we identified MEK/ERK signaling as the direct molecular target for the anticancer effects of RSVL2 and demonstrated that RSVL2 inhibited MEK1, but not Raf1 or ERK2 kinase activity. RSVL2 also dose-dependently suppressed MEK1 kinase activity induced by TPA and the inhibition of H-Ras-induced cell transformation was much stronger for RSVL2 than for PD098059 or resveratrol. Both in vitro and ex vivo pull-down assays indicated that RSVL2, but not resveratrol, directly bound with GST-MEK1, but did not compete with ATP for binding. Docking data indicated that the low inhibitory activity of resveratrol might be due to the lack of the hydroxyl group at the meta position of the B ring, thereby preventing resveratrol from forming a hydrogen bond with the backbone amide group of Ser212, which is the key interaction for stabilizing the inactive conformation of the activation loop.
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- Ki Won Lee
- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN 55912, USA
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Kim HG, Lee KW, Cho YY, Kang NJ, Oh SM, Bode AM, Dong Z. Mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1-mediated histone H3 phosphorylation is crucial for cell transformation. Cancer Res 2008; 68:2538-47. [PMID: 18381464 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-6597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mitogen- and stress-activated kinase 1 (MSK1) belongs to a family of dual protein kinases that are activated by either extracellular signal-regulated kinase or p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases in response to stress or mitogenic extracellular stimuli. The physiologic role of MSK1 in malignant transformation and cancer development is not well understood. Here, we report that MSK1 is involved in 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced or epidermal growth factor (EGF)-induced neoplastic transformation of JB6 Cl41 cells. H89, a potent inhibitor of MSK1, strongly suppressed TPA-induced or EGF-induced cell transformation. When cells overexpressing wild-type MSK1 were treated with TPA or EGF, colony formation increased substantially compared with untreated cells or cells that did not overexpress MSK1. In contrast, MSK1 COOH terminal or NH(2) terminal dead dominant negative mutants dramatically suppressed cell transformation. Introduction of small interfering RNA-MSK1 into JB6 Cl41 cells resulted in suppressed TPA-induced or EGF-induced cell transformation. In addition, cell proliferation was inhibited in MSK1 knockdown cells compared with MSK1 wild-type cells. In wild-type MSK1-overexpressing cells, activator protein (AP-1) activation increased after TPA or EGF stimulation, whereas AP-1 activation decreased in both MSK1 dominant-negative mutants and in MSK1 knockdown cells. Moreover, TPA-induced or EGF-induced phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser(10) was increased in wild-type cells but the induced phosphorylation was abolished in MSK1 dominant-negative mutant or MSK1 knockdown cells. Thus, MSK1 is required for tumor promoter-induced cell transformation through its phosphorylation of histone H3 at Ser(10) and AP-1 activation.
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- Hong-Gyum Kim
- The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN 55912, USA
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Oh SM, Lee SH, Lee BJ, Pyo CW, Yoo NK, Lee SY, Kim J, Choi SY. A Distinct Role of Neutrophil Lactoferrin in RelA/p65 Phosphorylation on Ser536by Recruiting TNF Receptor-Associated Factors to IκB Kinase Signaling Complex. J Immunol 2007; 179:5686-92. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.9.5686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Oh SM, Zhu F, Cho YY, Lee KW, Kang BS, Kim HG, Zykova T, Bode AM, Dong Z. T-Lymphokine–Activated Killer Cell–Originated Protein Kinase Functions as a Positive Regulator of c-Jun-NH2-Kinase 1 Signaling and H-Ras–Induced Cell Transformation. Cancer Res 2007; 67:5186-94. [PMID: 17545598 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-4506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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T-lymphokine-activated killer cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) is overexpressed in highly proliferating tumors such as leukemias and myelomas, and seems to play a key role in tumorigenesis or metastasis. However, the precise role and regulatory mechanism explaining the effects of TOPK on tumor cells still remain elusive. Here, we reported that TOPK regulates UVB-induced c-Jun-NH2-kinase 1 (JNK1) activity, and is essential for H-Ras-induced activator protein-1 activity and cell transformation. We showed that TOPK associated with and phosphorylated JNK1 following UVB irradiation in vitro or in vivo. Moreover, UVB-induced JNK1 activity was greatly augmented in mouse epidermal JB6 Cl41 cells that stably expressed TOPK cDNA. On the other hand, JNK1 activity was markedly attenuated by stable expression of small interfering RNA against TOPK in malignant melanoma RPMI 7951 cells. Interestingly, TOPK interacted with JNK-interacting protein 1 and caused an elevation of JNK-interacting protein 1 scaffolding activity, thereby enhancing JNK1 activity. Furthermore, JNK1 was required for TOPK-mediated activator protein-1 transcriptional activity and transformed foci induced by UVB or H-Ras. Taken together, these findings showed that TOPK positively modulated UVB-induced JNK1 activity and played a pivotal role in JNK1-mediated cell transformation induced by H-Ras. These studies might also provide a novel molecular mechanism for the role of TOPK in UVB-mediated skin carcinogenesis.
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- Sang-Muk Oh
- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota
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Cho YY, Yao K, Bode AM, Bergen HR, Madden BJ, Oh SM, Ermakova S, Kang BS, Choi HS, Shim JH, Dong Z. RSK2 mediates muscle cell differentiation through regulation of NFAT3. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:8380-92. [PMID: 17213202 PMCID: PMC2824544 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m611322200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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RSK2, an ERK downstream kinase, is a novel mediator of skeletal muscle cell differentiation through its regulation of NFAT3 activity. We found that the N-terminal (amino acids (aa) 1-68) and C-terminal (aa 416-674) kinase domains of RSK2 directly interacted with nuclear localization signal 1, the Ser/Pro repeat, and the polyproline domains (aa 261-365) of NFAT3. Upon A23187 stimulation, RSK2 induced nuclear localization of NFAT3. RSK2 phosphorylated NFAT3 in vitro (Km=3.559 microM), and activation of NFAT3 by RSK2 enhanced the promoter activity of NFAT3 downstream target genes in vivo. Furthermore, nuclear accumulation of NFAT3 was attenuated markedly in RSK2-/- cells compared with wild-type RSK2+/+ cells. Notably, RSK2 and NFAT3 induced a significant differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts to multinucleated myotubes. Multinucleated myotube differentiation was inhibited by small interfering RNA against RSK2, ERK1/2, or NFAT3. These results demonstrate that RSK2 is an important kinase for NFAT3 in mediating myotube differentiation.
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- Yong-Yeon Cho
- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Mayo Proteomics Research Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- Mayo Proteomics Research Center, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
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- Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota 55912 and the
- To whom correspondence should be addressed: Hormel Inst., University of Minnesota, 801 16th Ave. NE, Austin, MN 55912. Tel.: 507-437-9600; Fax: 507-437-9606;
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Yoon DY, Lim KJ, Choi CS, Cho BM, Oh SM, Chang SK. Detection and characterization of intracranial aneurysms with 16-channel multidetector row CT angiography: a prospective comparison of volume-rendered images and digital subtraction angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:60-7. [PMID: 17213425 PMCID: PMC8134101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of our study was to compare multidetector row CT angiography (MDCTA) with digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the detection and characterization of intracranial aneurysms. MATERIALS AND METHODS In our blinded prospective study, 85 patients with suspected intracranial aneurysm (47 women, 38 men; age range, 19-83 years) underwent both 16-channel MDCTA and DSA. The MDCT angiograms were interpreted for the presence, location, size, ratio of the neck to the dome (N/D ratio), and lobularity of the aneurysms and relationship of the aneurysm with the adjacent arterial branches, by using volume-rendering techniques. MDCTA and DSA images (reference standard) were interpreted by 2 independent readers, and the results were compared. RESULTS A total of 93 aneurysms were detected at DSA in 71 patients, whereas no aneurysms were detected in 14 patients. Compared with DSA, the overall sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of MDCTA on a per-aneurysm basis were 92.5%, 93.3%, and 92.6%, respectively, for both independent readers. For aneurysms of <3 mm, however, MDCTA had a sensitivity of 74.1% for reader 1 and 77.8% for reader 2. There was excellent agreement between readers in the detection of aneurysms (kappa = 0.822). In addition, MDCTA was also accurate in determining N/D ratio of aneurysms, aneurysm lobularity, and adjacent arterial branches. CONCLUSION MDCTA is accurate in the detection and characterization of intracranial aneurysms and can be used as a reliable alternative imaging technique to DSA in selected cases.
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- D Y Yoon
- Department of Radiology, Kangdong Seong-Sim Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
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Neutrophil lactoferrin (Lf) was previously shown to act as a transcriptional activator in various mammalian cells. Here, we describe that Lf specifically transactivates the p53 tumor suppressor gene through the activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and consequently regulates p53-responsive oncogenes. In HeLa cervical carcinoma cells stably expressing Lf (HeLa-Lf), expression of mdm2 and p21waf1/cip1 as well as p53 was greatly enhanced. Transient expression of Lf also markedly transactivates transcription of a p53 promoter-driven reporter and NF-kappaB-driven reporters in various mammalian cells. However, mutation of the NF-kappaB site or treatment with an NF-kappaB inhibitor abrogated the transactivation, suggesting that NF-kappaB should play an essential role in the Lf-induced transactivation. Increased binding activity and nuclear translocation of p65 in response to Lf strongly support these findings. Furthermore, Lf-mediated NF-kappaB activation is diminished in IKKalpha- or IKKbeta-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblast cells. The activation of both IKKs and NF-kappaB by Lf is over-ridden by the expression of dominant-negative mutants of NIK, MEKK1, IKKalpha and IKKbeta. Collectively, we conclude that overexpressed Lf directly relays signals to upstream components responsible for NF-kappaB activation, thereby leading to the activation of NF-kappaB target genes.
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- Sang-Muk Oh
- School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, 5-1 Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Park SH, Cho BH, Ryu KS, Cho BM, Oh SM, Park DS. Surgical Outcome of Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release in 100 Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 47:261-5. [PMID: 15578337 DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The purpose of this study is to present the surgical outcome of endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). One hundred and thirty-one procedures (36 right hands, 33 left hands and 31 bilateral hands) of single portal ECTR were performed upon 100 patients (age range: 36-77 years, mean age: 52.9 years; 98 women and 2 men) with electrodiagnostically proven CTS for 2.5 years from 2001. Preoperative clinical severity and results of electrodiagnostic studies were compared with surgical outcomes at the minimal 3-month postoperative period. Among 131 cases 125 (95.4 %) with complete or significant relief of symptoms were satisfied and 6 (4.6 %) with partial or no relief of symptoms were dissatisfied. There were 2 cases of major complications (one with ulnar nerve injury and the other with ulnar artery injury) that developed in our early experience of ECTR and 1 case of recurrence. The grade of electrodiagnostic abnormalities was associated with surgical outcome but there was no statistical significance between them. The severity of clinical findings, age at onset and symptom duration were not correlated with surgical outcome. In conclusion, ECTR surgery was effective in relieving the symptoms of CTS with a low complication rate after the learning curve period. Thus, ECTR can be an alternative to the traditional open surgery and can be the first procedure for CTS with several advantages over open methods.
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- S-H Park
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, #445 Gil-dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-701, Korea.
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Choi KJ, Kim SC, Kim SK, Kim WK, Kim IK, Kim JE, Kim JC, Kim HY, Kim HH, Park KW, Park WH, Song YT, Oh SM, Lee DS, Lee SK, Lee SC, Jhung SY, Jhung SE, Jung PM, Choi SO, Choi SH, Han SJ, Huh YS, Hong C, Hwhang EH. Biliary Atresia in Korea: A Survey by the Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.13029/jkaps.2002.8.2.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- K J Choi
- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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- Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Korea
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Oh SM, Hahm DH, Kim IH, Choi SY. Human neutrophil lactoferrin trans-activates the matrix metalloproteinase 1 gene through stress-activated MAPK signaling modules. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:42575-9. [PMID: 11535608 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m107724200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It has been proposed that human neutrophil lactoferrin (Lf) could be involved in gene expression as a DNA-binding protein after its translocation into the nucleus. However, the molecular basis of Lf action has not been defined, and Lf-regulated target genes have not been identified. We report here that overexpressed Lf functions as a specific trans-activator of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1) gene, and that induction of this AP-1-responsive gene is mediated via the stress-activated MAPK signaling modules. Transactivation of the MMP1 promoter by overexpressed Lf requires the presence of an AP-1 binding site. In gel shift experiments, Lf did not interact directly with AP-1-containing fragments of the MMP1 promoter. However, nuclear extracts from Lf-expressing cells contained increased levels of proteins that bound to AP-1 elements. This Lf-induced AP-1 DNA binding activity was reduced by a p38 MAPK inhibitor. Inhibitors of the MEK kinases had little effect on Lf-induced AP-1. However, expression of dominant-negative MKK4 or JNK1 inhibited Lf-induced gene expression. The JNK activity stimulated by Lf correlates with the enhanced AP-1 binding ability. These findings demonstrate that the Lf-induced activation of AP-1 is mediated via JNK and p38 MAPK pathways.
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- S M Oh
- Division of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea
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Oh SM, Choung SY, Sheen YY, Chung KH. Quantitative assessment of estrogenic activity in the water environment of Korea by the E-SCREEN assay. Sci Total Environ 2000; 263:161-169. [PMID: 11194150 DOI: 10.1016/s0048-9697(00)00697-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In this study, the E-SCREEN assay was optimized and validated for the sensitive quantitative determination of the total estrogenicity in river samples. River water and sediment samples were collected and analyzed with the E-SCREEN. River water (10 l) was extracted using combined solid-phase extraction in static adsorption mode with Soxhlet extraction. Estrogenic pollutants adsorbed to the XAD-4 resin were recovered with 98.24 +/- 5.90% efficiency by elution with ethyl acetate and dichloromethane (1:9). The detection limit by 17beta-estradiol equivalent concentration (EEQ) of the E-SCREEN assay was 8.03 pg EEQ/l. Among the water samples, the estrogenic activity was observed to be higher downstream of the Kumho river (7.43 ng EEQ/l) and upstream of Kum river (2.05 ng EEQ/l) than in other samples. More than 3 mg of equivalent sediment samples from the Kumho river, Kum river and Miho stream showed partial agonistic effects, and the Mankyung river showed a partial agonistic effect with only 1.5 mg of sediment. The highest value of RPE was 83.34 downstream of the Kumho river, and the lowest value of RPE was 6.52 downstream of the Miho stream. Full estrogen agonistic activities were observed downstream of the Kumho river and upstream of the Kum river. The partial agonistic activity was observed in upstream of the Kumho river, downstream of the Mankyung river, and upstream of the Miho stream, and no agonistic action was observed downstream of the Kum river or Miho stream, or upstream of the Mankyung river. The total estrogenic activity in the river water and sediment samples was between 0.50 pg/L and 7.4 ng/L, 3.39 pg/g and 10.70 pg/g.
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- S M Oh
- College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
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Chun YK, Kim JY, Woo HJ, Oh SM, Kang I, Ha J, Kim SS. No significant correlation exists between core promoter mutations, viral replication, and liver damage in chronic hepatitis B infection. Hepatology 2000; 32:1154-62. [PMID: 11050069 DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2000.19623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) core promoter mutants have been proposed to contribute to severe liver damage by increasing viral loads, but this has not yet been clearly shown. To examine the effects of core promoter mutants on viral load and liver damage, we first developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based semiquantitative HBV DNA detection method with a high sensitivity (able to detect as low as 10(3) molecules/mL). Then we cloned 12 predominant core promoter mutants from 41 chronic hepatitis B patients. The in vitro promoter and replication activities of these mutants were similar to those of wild-type virus. However, viral load was highly variable, and this was dependent on individual patients rather than mutant type. In addition, there was no mutant type that showed any unique correlation with alanine transaminase (ALT) levels. Viral load was not significantly correlated with ALT level in both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Quantitation of HBV levels also revealed no clear correlation between hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) status and viral load. Taken together, these results indicated that the replication activity of core promoter mutants has little effect on viral load, and that viral load does not correlate with the severity of liver damage or with HBeAg status.
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- Y K Chun
- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Korea
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Staurosporine, a microbial alkaloid, is a strong inhibitor of protein kinases. We induced apoptosis in murine osteoblast MC3T3E-1 cells by exposure to the staurosporine. Staurosporine transiently increased the phosphotransferase activity of c-Jun N-terminal kinase-1 (JNK1), which in turn may activate the transcriptional activity of activating protein-1 (AP-1). We then prepared extracts from staurosporine-treated MC3T3E-1 cells and monitored the cleavage of acetyl-YVAD-AMC and acetyl-DEVD-AMC, fluorogenic substrates of caspase-1-like and caspase-3-like proteases, respectively. Staurosporine caused a significant increase in the proteolytic activity of caspase-3-like proteases, but not in the activity of caspase-1-like proteases. Furthermore, staurosporine increased the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor- kappa B (NF- kappa B). These data suggest that staurosporine-induced apoptosis in osteoblasts may occur via activation of JNK1, caspase-3-like proteases, and transcriptional factors including AP-1 and NF- kappa B.
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- Department of Dental Pharmacology and Wonkwang Dental Research Institute, Iksan, Chonbuk, Japan
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Kang I, Choi SL, Kim SS, Kim SJ, Ha J, Oh SM, Kim SS. The regulatory mechanism of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase by insulin in 3T3 L1 fibroblasts: phosphorylation-independent activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase. Exp Mol Med 1998; 30:263-9. [PMID: 9894159 DOI: 10.1038/emm.1998.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase plays an important role in transducing the signals of various growth factor receptors. However, the regulatory mechanism of PI3-kinase activity by these growth factor receptors is not completely understood. Therefore, we attempted to clarify the regulatory mechanism of PI3-kinase using insulin and 3T3 L1 fibroblasts. Our results showed that insulin stimulated PI3-kinase activity seven-fold and concomitantly phosphorylated a p85 subunit at the tyrosine residue. However, this tyrosine phosphorylation was not significant in the activation of PI3-kinase as the PI3-kinase pulled down by the overexpressed GST-p85 fusion protein showed as high an activity as the immunoprecipitated one. The p110 subunit was phosphorylated at both serine and tyrosine residues without insulin treatment. Since the phosphorylation state was not changed by insulin. The results suggested that phosphorylation of the p110 subunit does not control PI3-kinase activity. Finally, it was shown that the insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) binding to PI3-kinase was not sufficient for full activation because the amount of IRS-1 pulled down by the GST-p85 fusion protein reached almost maximum, after incubation with insulin-treated cell lysates for 20 min, whereas PI3-kinase activity reached its maximum only after incubation for 5 h. All results suggest that the phosphorylation of p85 subunit at tyrosine residues and phosphorylation of p110 subunit at tyrosine or serine residues are not functionally significant in the regulation of PI3-kinase activity. They also suggest that P13-kinase is needed to bind to other protein(s) as well as the insulin receptor substrate-1 for full activation.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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Using an activated carbon felt (ACF, KF-1600), the applicability of an ACF passive sampler in monitoring organic vapors was evaluated. The evaluated results of the ACF passive sampler were compared with those of a 3 M (Model 3500) passive sampler. At low-humidity condition (8 +/- 3% RH), the sampling rates of the ACF passive sampler for volatile organic vapors were within the range of +/-25% from the results of a charcoal tube, which was the reference method recommended by NIOSH. However, at high humidity condition (90 +/- 5% RH), even though the sampling rates for toluene, MIBK, and PCE were within the range of +/-25%, the sampling rates of ACF sampler for n-hexane and MEK decreased steeply with time after being high at the beginning of the exposure time. Under this condition, the sampling rate of the 3 M passive sampler for MEK was also high at the beginning of the exposure time. In case of the ACF passive sampler, the sampling rates of the relatively strong adsorbates such as toluene, MIBK, and PCE were much less affected by humidity than those of n-hexane and MEK which were weak adsorbates.
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- Department of Environmental Sanitation, College of Allied Health Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Keum WK, Park CE, Lee JH, Khil LY, Kang I, Kim SS, Jung JC, Oh SM, Woo HJ, Lee JH, Kim YC, Yoon Y, Choi JW, Ha J. Primers determine the sensitivity of PCR-mediated hepatitis B virus DNA detection and pretreatment of PCR mixture with 8-methoxypsoralen eliminates false-positive results. Mol Cells 1997; 7:244-50. [PMID: 9163740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Most methods for the diagnosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection largely depend on viral DNA detection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or radioimmunological assay of viral antigens or antibodies. The quality assurance program recently established in Europe reported that PCR-mediated HBV DNA detection methods used in many laboratories produced a high rate of false-positive and false-negative results. Thus, we attempted to improve the conditions of current PCR methods for detection of HBV DNA. In the present study, we applied a recently developed method of releasing HBV DNA from virion by NaOH treatment of patient serum. Using four different primer sets specific to the HBV core region, we found that the sensitivity of first-round PCR can be improved by more than two orders of magnitude depending on the primers. The second round of PCR using nested primers was sensitive enough to detect up to 10(-6) pg of the HBV DNA, which is equivalent to approximately 3 copies of the HBV genome. Among the approximately 800 HBV-infected patient sera investigated in our laboratory, more than 60% of the tested samples gave positive results in the first-round PCR. The rate of positive results obtained using our experimental conditions is very high in comparison with other reports. The reamplification of the first-round PCR reaction mixture with the nested primers produced practically 100% positive results. For diagnosis of HBV infection, we routinely used 1 microliter of patient serum, which was found to be optimum in our laboratory. Surprisingly, from 20% of our positive results, even serum diluted to 1/100 (0.01 microliter) produced a stronger signal than 1 microliter. This observation suggests that direct PCR amplification of HBV DNA released from serum by NaOH treatment has to be compensated by other DNA detection methods for correct quantitation. In order to eliminate the false positive signal resulting from the carry-over due to massive screening of a large number of samples, PCR reaction mixture containing 8-methoxypsoralen was exposed to ultraviolet light prior to thermal cycle amplification. This exercise did not decrease the sensitivity of the detection method, but almost completely removed the false positive results caused by contaminated templates. We are in the process of improving PCR-mediated HBV DNA detection methods to attain more reliable and easily applicable methods.
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- W K Keum
- Department of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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Bae CW, Jang CK, Chung SJ, Choi YM, Oh SM, Lee TS, Shin OY. Exogenous pulmonary surfactant replacement therapy in a neonate with pulmonary hypoplasia accompanying congenital diaphragmatic hernia--a case report. J Korean Med Sci 1996; 11:265-70. [PMID: 8843010 PMCID: PMC3054049 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1996.11.3.265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Pulmonary hypoplasia(PH) commonly occurs in association with oligohydramnios and other congenital anomalies, especially congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Pulmonary hypoplasia is an important factor, as persistent pulmonary hypertension, in the prognosis of CDH. In some reports, there is a decrement of pulmonary surfactant in PH accompanying CDH. Recently, there are some reports that exogenous pulmonary surfactant therapy is effective in experimental animal model and neonatal respiratory distress with PH. We report a case of a 5 day-old male neonate, who had shown dyspnea and diagnosed as left pulmonary hypoplasia accompanying CDH. The CDH was surgically treated and the ipsilateral PH, with intratracheal administration of exogenous pulmonary surfactant postoperatively. After exogenous pulmonary surfactant application, the left lung volume was increased on chest roentgenogram and lung perfusion scan findings, and there was an improvement in oxygenation and clinical manifestations. We suggest that postoperative exogenous pulmonary surfactant replacement therapy is effective in the case of PH and further trials are needed to clarify the optimal dose and timing of supplementation of surfactant for treatment of infants with PH accompanying CDH.
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- C W Bae
- Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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Li-Fraumeni syndrome(LFS) is an autosomal dominant disorder that predisposes individuals to multiple forms of cancer including breast cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, brain tumor, osteosarcoma, leukemia, and adrenocortical carcinoma. Recently, germ-line mutation of the p53 tumor suppressor gene has been implicated in this familial disorder. We report a case of a 25-year old woman who presented with bilateral breast cancer and uterine leiomyoma. Her mother had died of early-onset bilateral breast cancer. And her younger sister had breast carcinoma as well, which was identified at the age of 22, indicating her strong familial history. To test for the presence of the p53 germ-line mutation, we analyzed the genomic DNA from the peripheral blood of the proband and her sister by PCR-SSCP analysis of exon 5 through exon 8 of the p53 gene. As a result, a p53 mutation in exon 7 was detected in an allele, and it was shared with her sister as the same pattern. Sequencing analysis determined the altered nucleotide at codon 248(CGG > TGG) which is one of the most frequent mutation sites related to LFS. Therefore, this patient has the most consistent characteristic features of LFS phenotype and it is believed that this case is the first report of a family with Li-Fraumeni syndrome carrying the p53 germ-line mutation in Korea.
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- Y J Bang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
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Both oxygen free radicals and excitatory amino acids have been implicated as important cellular toxins in ischemic brain. Recent in vitro studies suggest that there may be a mutual interaction between these two mediators. We explored the relation between oxygen free radicals and excitatory amino acids in the development of ischemic brain edema in vivo. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with the free radical scavenger dimethylthiourea 1 hour before ischemia or with the excitotoxin antagonist MK-801 30 minutes before ischemia produced by occlusion of the middle cerebral artery. Groups of seven or eight animals were treated with vehicle, low-dose (375 mg/kg) dimethylthiourea, high-dose (750 mg/kg) dimethylthiourea, low-dose (0.5 mg/kg) MK-801, high-dose (2.0 mg/kg) MK-801, or both high-dose dimethylthiourea and low-dose MK-801. After 4 hours of ischemia, brain water content was determined. In eight vehicle-treated controls, mean +/- SEM water content of tissue in the center of the ischemic zone was 83.29 +/- 0.18%. A significant reduction of brain edema was observed in all drug-treated groups: for example, 50.2% (p less than 0.001) in the high-dose dimethylthiourea group, 53.7% (p less than 0.001) in the low-dose MK-801 group, and 66.4% (p less than 0.001) in the combined dimethylthiourea and MK-801 group. Combined treatment with dimethylthiourea and MK-801 provided no significant additive effect over that resulting from treatment with MK-801 alone.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- S M Oh
- Department of Surgery (Neurosurgery), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-0718
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