Cruciferous vegetables including diindolylmethane (DIM) have been shown to have anticancer activity. Especially, DIM-pPhBr and DIM-pPhF used in this study was reported to have more effective and less toxic effects than DIM. However, there is no report presenting their anti-tumorigenic activity in oral cancer. In the present study, we examined the effects of DIM-pPhBr and DIM-pPhF on the cell proliferation and apoptosis in KB human oral cancer cells. DIM-pPhBr and DIM-pPhF decreased cell proliferation and induced apoptosis evidenced by western blot analysis, DAPI staining and sub-G1 population. This provides the first evidence that DIM-pPhBr and DIM-pPhF originating from cruciferous vegetables induce apoptotic cell death in human oral cancer cells to inhibit cancer cell proliferation.

본 연구는 3,3'-diindolylmethane(DIM)이 인간전립선암 세포인 PC3 세포와 DU145 세포의 부착, 이동, 침윤에 미치 는 영향을 살펴보았다. DIM은 PC3와 DU145 세포의 부착을 농도 의존적으로 억제하였다. 24시간동안 DIM으로 PC3 세포를 전 처리한 후 부착실험을 한 결과 농도 의존적으로 억제하였다. 그러나 암세포가 부착 시 DIM의 암세포 부착 억제가 전처리에 의한 부착 억제보다 효과적이었다. DIM 은 인간 전립선암세포의 이동과 침윤도 억제하였으며 24시 간 동안 PC3 세포를 DIM으로 전처리를 했을 때도 침윤 억제효과를 나타내었다. 또한 DIM의 억제효과는 세포주에 따라 다소 다른 경향을 보여 PC3 세포에 대한 억제효과가 DU145 세포에 대한 억제효과보다 큰 것으로 관찰되었다. DIM은 150 μM 까지 세포 독성이 관찰되지 않은 것으로 보고되고 있으므로 본 연구결과 DIM은 세포 독성이 없는 수준에서 인간 전립선암 세포인 PC3와 DU145 세포의 부 착, 이동, 침윤을 효과적으로 억제하여 전립선암 전이 억제 제로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

Method 9 is a reference method established by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to quantify plume opacity by the certified observer. Later, digital Optical Method (DOM) was developed to quantify plume opacity from digital photographs for bright and dim conditions. However, there is a limitation for the use of Method 9 and DOM to quantify the plume opacity especially for dim condition. In this paper, DIM-DOM system was used instead of DOM to quantify plume opacity during dim condition. Opacity readings provided by DIM-DOM were compared with the opacity values obtained with the reference in-stack transmissometer of the smoke generator. The individual opacity error results demonstrated that DIM-DOM met Method 9’s requirements. The individual opacity values ranging from 0 to 100% compare well to the corresponding opacity results from the in-stack transmissometer results meeting USEPA’s Method 9 IOE requirement of ≤15%. These results are encouraging and indicate that DIM-DOM has the potential to quantify plume opacity during dim condition.

dlm allele controlling disease lesion mimic trait is useful in basic research aimed at better understanding disease hypersensitive response and programmed cell death in soybean. Inheritance between dlm trait and any morphological trait, position of dlm allele on classical linkage group, molecular marker linked to dlm allele were not reported. Two populations [T255 (lf2lf2DlmDlm) x T363 (Lf2Lf2dlmdlm), T363 (dlmdlmp1p1) x T43 (DlmDlmP1P1)] were made to find independent assortment or linkage between dlm locus and lf2 or between dlm locus and P1 locus. The segregation ratios of 3 : 1 were observed in the F2 population and the Chi-square values strongly suggested that the disease lesion mimic and seven-leaflet trait was controlled by a single recessive gene. Glabrousness trait was controlled by a single dominant gene. Segregation ratios of 48 Lf2_Dlm_: 30 Lf2_dlmdlm: 21 lf2f2Dlm_ : 8 lf2lf2dlmdlm based on F2 phenotype showed that dlm allele was inherited independently with the lf2 allele controlling seven-leaflet trait in soybean. However, more F2 plants will be needed to confirm this result. Also, segregation ratios of 137 P1_Dlm_: 46 P1_dlmdlm: 49 p1p1Dlm_ : 16 p1p1dlmdlm from F2 phenotype confirmed strongly that dlm allele was inherited independently with the P1 allele controlling glabrous trait in soybean. This results indicate that dlm allele will not located in soybean classical linkage group 2 (molecular linkage group K) and soybean classical linkage group 16. This observation will helpful to attempt to position the Dlm locus on the soybean molecular linkage map.