• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.119-127
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• 2013

Objectives : ${\beta}$-Asarone (BAS) is an active ingredient in Acori Rhizoma. This study investigated anti-neuroinflammatory and memory ameliorating effects of BAS in systemic lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated C57BL/6 mice. Methods : BAS was administered orally at doses of 7.5, 15, and 30 mg/kg for 3 days prior to LPS (3 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) injection. Pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA, including tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-ㅍ), interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6, was measured in hippocampus tissue using real-time polymerase chain reaction at 4 h after the LPS injection. An ameliorating effect of 30 mg/kg BAS on learning and memory impairment in the LPS-treated mice was verified using the Morris water maze test. Results : BAS significantly attenuated up-regulation of TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, and IL-6 mRNA in hippocampus tissue of the LPS-treated mice. In acquisition training test, BAS improved learning performance of the LPS-treated mice with a significant decrease of escape latency to the platform. In memory retention test, BAS also ameliorated memory impairment of the LPS-treated mice with a significant increase of swimming time in zones neighboring to the platform, number of target heading, and memory score. Conclusion : The results suggest that inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines and neuroinflammation in the hippocampus by BAS could be one of the mechanisms for BAS-mediated ameliorating effect on learning and memory impairment in LPS-treated mice.

• 생약학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.350-361
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• 2013

Asarum sieboldii has been used for treatment of fever, pain, common cold, and chronic sinusitis in Korea. In this study, we performed quantification analysis of seven major constituents including aristolochic acid I, aristolochic acid II, ${\alpha}$-asarone, ${\beta}$-asarone, elemicin, methyl eugenol, and safrole in the 70% ethanol extract of Asarum sieboldii and its solvent fractions, n-hexane, ethylacetate, n-butanol, and water ones using a ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometer(UPLC-ESI-MS) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometer(GC-MS). Regression equations of seven components were acquired with $r^2$ values >0.99. The values of limit of detection(LOD) and quantification(LOQ) were 0.1-3.9 ng/mL and 0.3-11.7 mg/mL, respectively. The amount of the seven compounds in Asarum sieboldii were not detected -143.66 mg/g. The established LC-MS/MS and GC-MS methods will be helpful to improve quality control of Asarum sieboldii.

• 생약학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2020

Perilla frutescens Britton var. acuta Kudo, an annual plant primarily cultivated in China, Japan, and Korea, has been used as a traditional medicine to treat inflammatory diseases, depression, and many anxiety-related disorders. Previously, we reported the inhibitory effects of n-hexane layer of P. frutescens var. acuta extract against beta-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation, and the isolation of asarone derivatives as active constituents from n-hexane layer. In this study, dichloromethane layer of P. frutescens var. acuta was applied to bioassay-guided isolation methods accompanied with Thioflavin T (Th T) fluorescence assay to investigate the inhibitory effect on Aβ aggregation and disaggregation. As the results, three triterpenoids including ursolic acid (1), tormentic acid (2) and corosolic acid (3) were isolated. All compounds reduced Aβ aggregation and increased disaggregation of preformed Aβ aggregates in a dose-dependent manner. However, the inhibitory effect of three compounds on Aβ aggregation was not correlated with antioxidant activity, which was measured by DPPH assay. Taken together, these results suggest that the triterpenoid derivatives from P. frutescens have the potential to be developed as good therapeutics or preventatives for AD.

• 대한암한의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2006

Objective: Gami-Samhwang-San, a herbal prescription for obesity treatment, is composed of seven crude herbs such as Ephedrae Herba, Scutellariae Radix, Acori Gramineri Rhizoma, Polygalae Radix, Typhae Pollen, Armeniacae Semen, Nelumbo Folium. This study was aimed to evaluate marker substances in n-butanol fraction (SH-21-B) from Gami-Samhwang-San by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). And we predicted inhibition activity of major compounds of Gami-Samhwang-San using Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR) Methods: The separation was performed on a YMC J,sphere-H80 CI8(250${\times}$4.6 mm I.D) column by gradient elution with $H_3PO_4$ buffers in acetonitrile as the moblie phase at a flow-rate of 1.0ml/min. Results: HPLC was employed to determine the quantities and the qualities of several marker substances such as ephedrine, pseudoephedirne, baicalin, ${\beta}-asarone$, tenuifoliside, naringenin, amygdalin and hyperoside in the SH-21-B. Conclusion: We suggest this results could be a useful evidence for quality control of SH-21-B.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제102권3호
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• pp.309-314
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• 2013

산림공기 중 약리효과를 주는 것으로 알려진 모노테르펜류의 분포양태 파악을 위해 고흥 팔영산, 보성 제암산, 장흥 우드랜드 숲속 공기와 그 주변에 우점하고 있는 나무의 정유에서 ${\alpha}$-pinene, camphene, ${\beta}$-pinene, 2-carene, myrcene, ${\alpha}$-phellandrene, ${\alpha}$-terpinene, d-limonene, eucaliptol, cymene, terpinolene, linalool, camphor, menthol, borneol, thymol, asarone, coumarine 농도분포를 비교하였다. 숲속 공기는 3 계절(봄, 여름, 가을), 정유는 봄, 여름기간 수행하였다. 공기 중에는 4 시간 평균농도 기준으로 ${\alpha}$-pinene, ${\beta}$-pinene과 2-carene이 각각 높은 농도로 나타났다. 측정된 3계절 평균 농도는 소나무가 우점하고 있는 보성 제암산에서 2,597 pptv로 가장 높았다. 계절별로는 고흥 팔영산과 보성 제암산은 봄, 장흥 우드랜드는 가을에 최고치를 보였다. 정유 중 테르펜은 편백나무가 우점하고 있는 고흥 팔영산이 가장 높았고, 장흥 우드랜드 >보성 제암산 순으로 숲속 공기와는 다른 분포형태를 보였다. 주요 성분도 달라 고흥 팔영산은 sabinene, myrcene, limonene이 높은 반면 장흥 우드랜드는 ${\alpha}$-terpinene, linalool, camphor가 보성 제암산은 cymene, camphor, borneol이 높게 나타났다. 정유 중 함량은 10~20령의 비교적 어린 편백나무가 높았고, 특히 봄철에 매우 높게 조사되어 정유를 활용하는 산림산업에 수종 및 채취시기 등을 시사해준다.