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The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine 2008;29(3): 582-594. |
| 眞人化鐵湯加瓦松이 N-Nitrosodiethylamine으로 유발된 흰쥐의 간암에 미치는 영향 |
| 임동석, 최창원 |
| 동신대학교 한의과대학 간계내과학교실 |
| The Effect of Jininwhachul-tang-ga-wasong on the Hepatic Cancer in Mouse by N-Nitrosodiethylamine |
| Dong-seok Lim, Chang-won Choi |
| Department of Internal Medicine, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongshin University |
| Correspondence |
Chang-won Choi ,Tel: 061-729-7117, Fax: 061-725-1717, Email: Medijun@paran.com
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Published online: September 30, 2008. |
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| ABSTRACT |
Objective :
The purpose of our study was to investigate the effect of JinInWhaChul-tang-ga-wasong (JIN) on NDEA-induced liver tumorigenesis.
Materials and Methods :
We investigated the possible protective effects of Jininwhachul-tang-ga-wasong (JIN) as an anticancer against NDEA-induced liver injury in mice. Experimental mice were classified into 3 groups; normal, saline administered group (control group), and JIN extract (0.15g/㎏/every other day) administered group (JIN group) after being injected with NDEA over 12 weeks. We examined the state of differentiation of these tumors and the effects of JIN after 6 weeks. To confirm the induction of apoptosis, the cells were analyzed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay, acridine orange staining and flow cytometric analysis. To investigate inhibitory effect on the expression of COX-2 by JIN, we performed COX-2 immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis.
Results:
Body weights significantly decreased in the control and JIN groups compared with the normal group. The levels of cholesterol, hemoglobin and testosterone decreased in the control compared with the normal group. The level of estradiol significantly increased in the control compared with the normal group. The control group reacted with TUNEL assay more than the normal and JIN groups. Upon naked eye, light and electron microscopic examination, JIN improved the morphological and histopathological changes of the liver caused by NDEA-induced hepatic neoplasm. COX-2 immunoreactivity decreased in the JIN group compared with the control group, mRNA expression of the control group was greater than the normal and JIN groups.
Conclusion:
these results suggest the possibility that JIN may exert an anti-tumor effect on NDEA-induced liver tumorigenesis. |
| Key words:
Hepatic cancer, N-Nitrosodiethylamine, COX-2, Apoptosis, RT-PCR |
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