Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회)
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Protective Effects of Water Extracts Composed of Adenophora triphylla var. japonica Hara on the Acetaminophen-induced Hepatotoxicity

아세트아미노펜에 의해 유도된 간독성 모델에서 잔대를 주원료로 하는 추출물의 간 보호 효과

  • Gum, Sang-Il (College of Oriental Medicine and Research Institute of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Ung (College of Natural Science, Dongguk University) ;
  • Cho, Min-Kyung (College of Oriental Medicine and Research Institute of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 금상일 (동국대학교 한의과대학 약리학교실, 한의학연구소) ;
  • 이동웅 (동국대학교 자연과학대학) ;
  • 조민경 (동국대학교 한의과대학 약리학교실, 한의학연구소)
  • Published : 2007.12.01
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Abstract

The hepatoprotective effects of water extracts composed of Adenophora triphylla var japonica Hara (ATJH) on acetaminophen (APAP)-induced hepatotoxicity were investigated in vivo and in vivo. The effects of ATJH on liver toxicity induced by APAP were assessed by blood biochemical and histopathological analyses. APAP treatment (350 mg/kg) caused severe liver injury in mice as indicated by their significantly elevated plasma aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. Pretreatment with ATJH for 3 or 7 days attenuated the increases in ALT and AST when challenged with APAP. The reductions in viability caused by high dose of APAP (450 mg/kg) in vivo were reversed by pretreatment with ATJH. These protective effects of ATJH against APAP-induced toxicity were consistent with the results from the histopathological examinations. We next examined the effects of ATJH on the gene expression of glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) that detoxify the metabolic intermediates of APAP in H4IIE cells. The hepatic GST protein levels [$\alpha$ class (GSTA2, GSTA3/5)] were significantly elevated in a dose-dependent manner by ATJH treatment. In summary, ATJH is effective at protecting against APAP-induced hepatotoxicity by GST induction, implying that ATJH should be considered a potential chemopreventive agent.

아세트아미노펜(APAP)으로 유도된 간독성 모델에 미치는 잔대를 주재료로 하는 추출물(ATJH)의 간보호 효능을 관찰하기 위하여 동물모델에서 혈청 간기능 지표효소의 활성도를 측정하고 조직학적인 변화를 관찰하였다. APAP를 투여한 동물군은 ALT와 AST활성을 현저하게 증가시켰다. ATJH를 1000 mg/kg의 용량으로 3일간 전투여한 후 APAP로 간 독성을 유도한 동물은 증가된 AST, ALT활성을 약 60-80% 감소시켰으며, 500 mg/kg의 용량으로 장기간(7일간) 전투여한 동물에서도 APAP독성방어효과가 현저하였다. APAP를 고농도(450 mg/kg)로 투여하여 간손상에 의한 사망을 유도한 동물군에서 ATJH는 생존율을 대조군에 비하여 130% 증가시켰다. APAP 단독 투여한 군에서 80-90% 정도 간세포 괴사가 관찰되었으나 ATJH(500, 1000 mg/kg)를 3일간 전투여 한 군에서는 간조직 손상이 억제되었다. 동물모델에서 ATJH에 의한 간독성 방어효능의 기전을 연구하기 위하여 간세포에서 제2상 해독화 효소인 GST의 단백 발현 변화를 면역화학적으로 관찰하였다. ATJH는 농도의존적으로 GSTA2, GSTA3/5의 단백 발현을 유의성있게 유도하였다. 본 연구에서는 잔대를 주원료로 한 추출물이 간세포의 해독화효소의 발현을 증가시킴으로서 APAP에 의해 유발된 간손상을 억제함을 처음으로 증명하였고, 간조직 보호를 위한 화학적 예방 효능을 갖는 활성물질로서 ATJH의 가능성을 제시한다.

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