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  1. Article ; Online: Early stage ultraviolet irradiation damage to skin collagen can be suppressed by HPA axis control via controlled CYP11B.

    Lim, Hye-Sun / Lee, Seung Hoon / Seo, Huiyun / Lee, Hwi-Ho / Yoon, Kyeongno / Kim, Yong-Ung / Park, Moon-Ki / Chung, Jin Ho / Lee, Yong-Seok / Lee, Dong Hun / Park, Gunhyuk

    Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

    2022  Volume 155, Page(s) 113716

    Abstract: UV rays constitute an extremely important environmental factor known to operate adaptative mechanisms that maintain biological homeostasis in the skin, adrenal glands, and the brain. The skin is extremely vulnerable to UV rays. UV rays deform collagen, ... ...

    Abstract UV rays constitute an extremely important environmental factor known to operate adaptative mechanisms that maintain biological homeostasis in the skin, adrenal glands, and the brain. The skin is extremely vulnerable to UV rays. UV rays deform collagen, the main component of elastic fibers, decreasing its normal function, and ultimately reducing skin's elasticity. We confirmed that psychological stress occurring during the early stages of UVB-irradiation degraded collagen function by inhibiting production rather than the decomposition of collagen, thereby promoting skin aging. UV irradiation for 0-2 weeks increased the level of a stress factor, corticosterone (CORT). High-performance liquid chromatography and western blot analysis confirmed that the increase was caused by enhanced CYP11B1/2 levels during steroid synthesis in the adrenal gland. Precursor levels decreased significantly during the two weeks of UV irradiation. Skin collagen and collagen fibers reduced drastically during this time. Furthermore, the administration of osilodrostat, a USFDA-approved drug that selectively inhibits CYP11B1/2, preserved skin collagen. The mechanism underlying the reduction of CORT by osilodrostat confirmed that the amount of skin collagen could be preserved with treatment. In addition, upon suppression of the CORT receptor, the amount of collagen was controlled, and skin aging was suppressed by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Therefore, this study confirmed an inverse relationship between adrenal CYP11B1/2 levels and collagen during the initial stages of UV irradiation of the skin. The findings of this study may be useful for developing new detection mechanisms for aging, following their further verification.
    MeSH term(s) Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/metabolism ; Pituitary-Adrenal System/metabolism ; Corticosterone/metabolism ; Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase/metabolism ; Ultraviolet Rays/adverse effects ; Skin/metabolism ; Skin Aging ; Collagen/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Corticosterone (W980KJ009P) ; Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase (EC 1.14.15.4) ; Collagen (9007-34-5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-23
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 392415-4
    ISSN 1950-6007 ; 0753-3322 ; 0300-0893
    ISSN (online) 1950-6007
    ISSN 0753-3322 ; 0300-0893
    DOI 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113716
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  2. Article ; Online: Surgery and Sample Processing for Correlative Imaging of the Murine Pulmonary Valve.

    Liu, Yifei / Lee, Yong-Ung / Yi, Tai / Wu, Ken / Bouchet-Marquis, Cedric / Chan, Han / Breuer, Christopher K / McComb, David W

    Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE

    2021  , Issue 174

    Abstract: The underlying causes of heart valve related-disease (HVD) are elusive. Murine animal models provide an excellent tool for studying HVD, however, the surgical and instrumental expertise required to accurately quantify the structure and organization ... ...

    Abstract The underlying causes of heart valve related-disease (HVD) are elusive. Murine animal models provide an excellent tool for studying HVD, however, the surgical and instrumental expertise required to accurately quantify the structure and organization across multiple length scales have stunted its advancement. This work provides a detailed description of the murine dissection, en bloc staining, sample processing, and correlative imaging procedures for depicting the heart valve at different length scales. Hydrostatic transvalvular pressure was used to control the temporal heterogeneity by chemically fixing the heart valve conformation. Micro-computed tomography (µCT) was used to confirm the geometry of the heart valve and provide a reference for the downstream sample processing needed for the serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM). High-resolution serial SEM images of the extracellular matrix (ECM) were taken and reconstructed to provide a local 3D representation of its organization. µCT and SBF-SEM imaging methods were then correlated to overcome the spatial variation across the pulmonary valve. Though the work presented is exclusively on the pulmonary valve, this methodology could be adopted for describing the hierarchical organization in biological systems and is pivotal for the structural characterization across multiple length scales.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Mice ; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ; Pulmonary Valve/diagnostic imaging ; Pulmonary Valve/surgery ; Specimen Handling ; X-Ray Microtomography
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Video-Audio Media
    ZDB-ID 2259946-0
    ISSN 1940-087X ; 1940-087X
    ISSN (online) 1940-087X
    ISSN 1940-087X
    DOI 10.3791/62581
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  3. Article ; Online: Melatonin inhibits neuronal dysfunction-associated with neuroinflammation by atopic psychological stress in NC/Nga atopic-like mouse models.

    Park, Gunhyuk / Lee, Seung Hoon / Oh, Dal-Seok / Kim, Yong-Ung

    Journal of pineal research

    2017  Volume 63, Issue 2

    Abstract: Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is chronic pruritic skin disease. AD can increase psychological stress as well, increasing glucocorticoid release and exacerbating the associated symptoms. Chronic glucocorticoid elevation disturbs ... ...

    Abstract Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is chronic pruritic skin disease. AD can increase psychological stress as well, increasing glucocorticoid release and exacerbating the associated symptoms. Chronic glucocorticoid elevation disturbs neuroendocrine signaling and can induce neuroinflammation, neurotoxicity, and cognitive impairment; however, it is unclear whether AD-related psychological stress elevates glucocorticoids enough to cause neuronal damage. Therefore, we assessed the effects of AD-induced stress in a mouse AD model. AD-related psychological stress increased astroglial and microglial activation, neuroinflammatory cytokine expression, and markers of neuronal loss. Notably, melatonin administration inhibited the development of skin lesions, scratching behavior, and serum IgE levels in the model mice, and additionally caused a significant reduction in corticotropin-releasing hormone responsiveness, and a significant reduction in neuronal damage. Finally, we produced similar results in a corticosterone-induced AD-like skin model. This is the first study to demonstrate that AD-related psychological stress increases neuroendocrine dysfunction, exacerbates neuroinflammation, and potentially accelerates other neurodegenerative disease states.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632697-3
    ISSN 1600-079X ; 0742-3098
    ISSN (online) 1600-079X
    ISSN 0742-3098
    DOI 10.1111/jpi.12420
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  4. Article: Surgery and sample processing for correlative imaging of the murine pulmonary valve

    Liu, Yifei / Lee, Yong-Ung / Yi, Tai / Wu, Ken / Bouchet-Marquis, Cedric / Chan, Han / Breuer, Christopher K. / McComb, David W.

    Journal of visualized experiments. 2021 Aug. 05, , no. 174

    2021  

    Abstract: The underlying causes of heart valve related-disease (HVD) are elusive. Murine animal models provide an excellent tool for studying HVD, however, the surgical and instrumental expertise required to accurately quantify the structure and organization ... ...

    Abstract The underlying causes of heart valve related-disease (HVD) are elusive. Murine animal models provide an excellent tool for studying HVD, however, the surgical and instrumental expertise required to accurately quantify the structure and organization across multiple length scales have stunted its advancement. This work provides a detailed description of the murine dissection, en bloc staining, sample processing, and correlative imaging procedures for depicting the heart valve at different length scales. Hydrostatic transvalvular pressure was used to control the temporal heterogeneity by chemically fixing the heart valve conformation. Micro-computed tomography (µCT) was used to confirm the geometry of the heart valve and provide a reference for the downstream sample processing needed for the serial block face scanning electron microscopy (SBF-SEM). High-resolution serial SEM images of the extracellular matrix (ECM) were taken and reconstructed to provide a local 3D representation of its organization. µCT and SBF-SEM imaging methods were then correlated to overcome the spatial variation across the pulmonary valve. Though the work presented is exclusively on the pulmonary valve, this methodology could be adopted for describing the hierarchical organization in biological systems and is pivotal for the structural characterization across multiple length scales.
    Keywords dissection ; extracellular matrix ; face ; geometry ; heart ; mice ; micro-computed tomography ; surgery
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0805
    Size p. e62581.
    Publishing place Journal of Visualized Experiments
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2259946-0
    ISSN 1940-087X
    ISSN 1940-087X
    DOI 10.3791/62581
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  5. Article ; Online: Concentrations of THC, CBD, and CBN in commercial hemp seeds and hempseed oil sold in Korea.

    Jang, Eunyoung / Kim, Hyojeong / Jang, Seojeong / Lee, Jaesin / Baeck, Seungkyung / In, Sanghwan / Kim, Eunmi / Kim, Yong-Ung / Han, Eunyoung

    Forensic science international

    2019  Volume 306, Page(s) 110064

    Abstract: Hemp seeds and hempseed oil are marketed on- and off-line as health foods and cosmetics and have been reported to have high nutrient contents. However, because of the various side effects of cannabinoids, especially △ ...

    Abstract Hemp seeds and hempseed oil are marketed on- and off-line as health foods and cosmetics and have been reported to have high nutrient contents. However, because of the various side effects of cannabinoids, especially △
    MeSH term(s) Cannabinoids/analysis ; Cannabis/chemistry ; Commerce ; Forensic Toxicology/methods ; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ; Humans ; Plant Oils/chemistry ; Republic of Korea ; Seeds/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Cannabinoids ; Plant Oils
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-11-15
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 424042-x
    ISSN 1872-6283 ; 0379-0738
    ISSN (online) 1872-6283
    ISSN 0379-0738
    DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110064
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  6. Article: Concentrations of THC, CBD, and CBN in commercial hemp seeds and hempseed oil sold in Korea

    Jang, Eunyoung / Kim, Hyojeong / Jang, Seojeong / Lee, Jaesin / Baeck, Seungkyung / In, Sanghwan / Kim, Eunmi / Kim, Yong-ung / Han, Eunyoung

    Forensic science international. 2020 Jan., v. 306

    2020  

    Abstract: Hemp seeds and hempseed oil are marketed on- and off-line as health foods and cosmetics and have been reported to have high nutrient contents. However, because of the various side effects of cannabinoids, especially △9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), many ... ...

    Abstract Hemp seeds and hempseed oil are marketed on- and off-line as health foods and cosmetics and have been reported to have high nutrient contents. However, because of the various side effects of cannabinoids, especially △9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), many countries regulate upper limits for THC in products, which creates the need for analytical techniques capable of measuring THC, cannabidiol (CBD), and cannabinol (CBN) levels in commercial hemp seeds and hempseed oil. In the present study, hemp seed and hempseed oil extracts obtained by methanol extraction, were analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Validation of the technique used was performed using calibration curves and by determining LODs, LOQs, specificities, selectivities, and intra- and inter-day precision and accuracies. In addition, matrix effects, process efficiencies, recoveries, and sample stabilities were investigated. In hemp seeds, as determined using the fully optimized method THC concentrations ranged from 0.06 to 5.91 μg/g, CBD concentrations from 0.32 to 25.55 μg/g, and CBN concentrations from 0.01 to 1.50 μg/g; CBN/THC ratios ranged from 0.1 to 1.60, and CBD/THC ratios from 0.11 to 62.56. Furthermore, the (THC + CBN)/CBD ratio of most hemp seed samples was less than one. In hempseed oil, THC concentrations ranged from 0.3 to 19.73 μg/mL, CBD concentrations from 6.66 to 63.40 μg/mL, CBN concentrations from 0.11 to 2.31 μg/mL, CBN/THC ratios from 0.12 to 0.42, and CBD/THC ratios from 3.21 to 22.50. Furthermore, (THC + CBN)/CBD ratios in all hempseed oil samples were less than one. The optimized methanol extraction-GC/MS technique was found to be satisfactory for determining THC, CBD, and CBN concentrations in hemp seeds and hempseed oil.
    Keywords adverse effects ; calibration ; cannabidiol ; cosmetics ; health foods ; hemp ; methanol ; nutrient content ; oils ; seeds ; Korean Peninsula
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-01
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 424042-x
    ISSN 1872-6283 ; 0379-0738
    ISSN (online) 1872-6283
    ISSN 0379-0738
    DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.110064
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  7. Article: Ethanol Extract of <i>Evodia rutaecarpa</i> Attenuates Cell Growth through Caspase-Dependent Apoptosis in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-1 Cells

    Park, Eunsook / Lee, Mee-Young / Seo, Chang-Seob / Jang, Ji-Hye / Kim, Yong-ung / Shin, Hyeun-Kyoo

    Nutrients. 2018 Apr. 22, v. 10, no. 4

    2018  

    Abstract: The dried fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa Bentham have been used widely as a herbal medicine for the treatment of inflammatory disorders and abdominal pain. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a nonmalignant disease characterized by overgrowth of prostates. ...

    Abstract The dried fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa Bentham have been used widely as a herbal medicine for the treatment of inflammatory disorders and abdominal pain. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a nonmalignant disease characterized by overgrowth of prostates. Despite the pharmacological efficacy of the fruits of E. rutaecarpa against various diseases, their effects against BPH have not been reported. Here, we investigated the inhibitory activity of a 70% ethanol extract of E. rutaecarpa (EEER) against BPH, and its underlying mechanisms regarding cell growth of BPH using BPH-1 cells. An in vitro 5α-reductase activity assay showed that EEER exhibited inhibitory activity against 5α-reductase. In BPH-1 cells, EEER treatment inhibited cell viability and reduced the expression of the proliferating cell nuclear antigen proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), cyclin D1, and phosphor-ERK1/2 proteins. Moreover, EEER also induced apoptosis, with chromatin condensation, apoptotic bodies, and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation. Regarding its underlying mechanisms, EEER exacerbated the activation of caspase-8 and caspase-3 in a concentration-dependent manner and eventually caused the cleavage of PARP. Taken together, these data demonstrated that EEER had a potent 5α-reductase inhibitory activity and that EEER treatment in BPH-1 cells inhibited cell viability via caspase-8- and caspase-3-dependent apoptosis. Therefore, EEER may be a potential phytotherapeutic agent for the treatment of BPH.
    Keywords DNA fragmentation ; Euodia ; apoptosis ; caspase-3 ; caspase-8 ; cell growth ; cell viability ; chromatin ; cyclins ; dried fruit ; enzyme activity ; enzyme inhibition ; ethanol ; fruits ; herbal medicines ; hyperplasia ; pain ; phytotherapy ; proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; prostate gland
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2018-0422
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu10040523
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  8. Article ; Online: Ethanol Extract of

    Park, Eunsook / Lee, Mee-Young / Seo, Chang-Seob / Jang, Ji-Hye / Kim, Yong-Ung / Shin, Hyeun-Kyoo

    Nutrients

    2018  Volume 10, Issue 4

    Abstract: The dried fruits ... ...

    Abstract The dried fruits of
    MeSH term(s) 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors/isolation & purification ; 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Animals ; Apoptosis/drug effects ; Caspase 3/metabolism ; Caspase 8/metabolism ; Cell Line ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Evodia/chemistry ; Fruit ; Humans ; Male ; Phytotherapy ; Plant Extracts/isolation & purification ; Plant Extracts/pharmacology ; Plants, Medicinal ; Prostate/drug effects ; Prostate/enzymology ; Prostate/pathology ; Prostatic Hyperplasia/drug therapy ; Prostatic Hyperplasia/enzymology ; Prostatic Hyperplasia/pathology ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Time Factors
    Chemical Substances 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors ; Plant Extracts ; CASP3 protein, human (EC 3.4.22.-) ; CASP8 protein, human (EC 3.4.22.-) ; Caspase 3 (EC 3.4.22.-) ; Caspase 8 (EC 3.4.22.-)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-04-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu10040523
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  9. Article ; Online: Physio-biochemical and molecular characterization of a rice drought-insensitive TILLING line 1 (ditl1) mutant.

    Choi, Seung Young / Lee, Yong Jin / Seo, Hyeon Ung / Kim, Jong Ho / Jang, Cheol Seong

    Physiologia plantarum

    2022  Volume 174, Issue 3, Page(s) e13718

    Abstract: Drought stress is a major abiotic stress that limits rice yield. Therefore, the development of new varieties tolerant to drought stress is a high priority in breeding programs. In this study, 150 rice ... ...

    Abstract Drought stress is a major abiotic stress that limits rice yield. Therefore, the development of new varieties tolerant to drought stress is a high priority in breeding programs. In this study, 150 rice M
    MeSH term(s) Arabidopsis/genetics ; Chemical Phenomena ; Droughts ; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant ; Oryza/metabolism ; Plant Proteins/genetics ; Plant Proteins/metabolism ; Waxes
    Chemical Substances Plant Proteins ; Waxes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-22
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2020837-6
    ISSN 1399-3054 ; 0031-9317
    ISSN (online) 1399-3054
    ISSN 0031-9317
    DOI 10.1111/ppl.13718
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  10. Article ; Online: Early natural history of neotissue formation in tissue-engineered vascular grafts in a murine model.

    Reinhardt, James W / Rosado, Juan de Dios Ruiz / Barker, Jenny C / Lee, Yong-Ung / Best, Cameron A / Yi, Tai / Zeng, Qiang / Partida-Sanchez, Santiago / Shinoka, Toshiharu / Breuer, Christopher K

    Regenerative medicine

    2019  Volume 14, Issue 5, Page(s) 389–408

    Abstract: Aim: ...

    Abstract Aim:
    MeSH term(s) Absorbable Implants ; Animals ; Bioprosthesis ; Blood Vessel Prosthesis ; Female ; Mice ; Neointima/metabolism ; Neointima/pathology ; Sheep ; Time Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-06-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Observational Study ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2274500-2
    ISSN 1746-076X ; 1746-0751
    ISSN (online) 1746-076X
    ISSN 1746-0751
    DOI 10.2217/rme-2018-0133
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