• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2024

In this study, we investigated the antioxidant effects and active ingredients of Gynura Procumbens extracts obtained through various extraction methods for the development of natural-based cosmetics and pharmaceutical materials. The contents of compounds, total flavonoids, chlorogenic acid, and caffeic acid were compared at different concentrations, revealing the highest content of active ingredients in the 100% ethanol extract. Antioxidant activity assessed by DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging assays showed a concentration-dependent increase in antioxidant activity with the ethanol concentration. Additionally, we validated the DNA damage inhibition and anti-inflammatory effects of Gynura Procumbens extracts through UVB irradiation on Hs68 cell models. The 100% ethanol extract demonstrated significant inhibition of the expression of p-p53, γ-H2AX, iNOS, and COX-2 induced by UVB, indicating its potential in alleviating photodamage effects. Consequently, the efficient extraction of Gynura Procumbens for skin functional material development was confirmed, suggesting the suitability of ethanol or alcohol-based solvents.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.101-101
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• 2019

비타민C가 많이 함유되어 있는 감귤류는 과육과 과피에 많은 영양성분을 함유하고 있다. 과육에는 비타민C, 각종 유기산, 비타민B복합체 등이 다량으로 함유되어 있고, 과피에는 펙틴과 비타민C, 베타카로틴 등이 함유되어 있어 암세포의 발달을 억제하고 생리활성물질로 피부노화를 지연시키며 미백효과를 가져다주고 있다. 또한 과피내의 '테레빈유'라는 기름성분으로 세포 노폐물의 배출을 양호하게 하여 다이어트와 복부비만을 억제하는데 좋은 효과가 있다고 알려져 있다. 이러한 감귤류는 다른 과수품종보다 비타민P, 비타민B군과 단백질 등이 많이 함유되어 있어 모세혈관을 보호하며 심혈관질환과 뇌졸중, 뇌출혈 등을 억제하는 효과를 가지고 있다고 보고되고 있다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 유자, 당유자, 청귤, 하귤, 병귤, 사두감, 레몬, 자몽, 오렌지 등의 과피와 과육 추출물로부터 항산화 활성을 조사하였던 바, 대부분의 감귤류에서 좋은 폴리페놀 함량을 보였으며 특히 과피에서 더 양호한 결과를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들은 레몬, 자몽, 당유자, 유자, 청귤 등의 과피에서 과육보다 더 양호한 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들로 미루어 볼 때 감귤류 과육과 더불어서 과피에서도 매우 양호한 영양성분과 항산화 활성이 있다는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 한국응용약물학회 1997년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.105-105
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• 1997

Reactive oxygen species(ROS)에 의한 세포독성이나 DNA손상은 노화와 암에 밀접한 관련이 있다. 본연구에서는 ROS중 hydroxyl radical 생성에 관여되는 $H_2O$$_2$에 의해 유도되는 산화적 세포독성이나 DNA손상에 억제적으로 작용할 수 있는 천연물을 창출하기 위한 연구를 하였다. 인삼(Panax Ginseng)C.A. Meyer의 석유에텔의 추출물(GPE)과 일부분획성분(P2)에 대하여 in vitro에서 지질과산화억제효과 및 프리라디칼소거효과를 시험하고 CHL Cell에서의 $H_2O$$_2$ 유도 세포독성과 산화적 DNA손상에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 한편 이들 물질을 기존의 항산화제인 ascorbic acid, dl-$\alpha$-tocopheorl 및 $\beta$-carotene등과 비교하였다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.355-361
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• 2022

Melanin pigments are the main cause of skin color. They are produced in melanocytes and then transferred to keratinocytes, which eventually gives the skin surface a variety of colors. Although many skin-lightening or depigmenting agents have been developed, the demand for materials to reduce pig- mentation is still increasing. Here, we tried to find materials for skin-lightening or depigmentation using natural compounds and found that mistletoe (Viscum album var. coloratum) extracts (ME) had an inhibitory effect on tyrosinase activity. As a result, ME significantly reduced pigmentation in human primary melanocytes. In addition, a promoter reporter assay revealed that ME inhibited the transcription of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), melanophilin (MLPH), tyrosinase-related protein-2 (TRP-2), and tyrosinase (TYR) genes in HM3KO melanoma cells. In addition, ME decreased the protein level for pigmentation-related molecules, such as TYR and TRP-1. Furthermore, it markedly inhibited the melanogenesis of zebrafish embryos, an in vivo evaluation model for pigmentation. To elucidate the action mechanism of ME, we investigated its effects on intracellular signaling. Eventually, the ME dramatically decreased the phosphorylation of the cAMP responsive element binding protein (CREB), AKT, and ERK. The data suggest that ME may inhibit the melanogenesis pathway by regulating the signaling pathway related to pigmentation. Taken together, these data propose that ME can be developed as a depigmenting or skin-lightening agent.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2016

Skin basement membrane (BM) is a specialized structure that binds dermis and epidermis of the skin and plays an important role in maintaining skin structure. Structural change and destruction of BM is reported to appear due to UV exposure and aging, which may contribute to skin aging including wrinkle formation and a decrease in elasticity of the skin. One of the key components of the BM is laminin-332 (LN-332), and is a major contributor to epidermal-dermal attachment. In this study, we elucidated the effects of Meladrium firmum hexane fraction (MFHF) on LN-332 expression in HaCaT, a human keratinocyte cell line. Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and immunoblot analysis revealed that MFHF induced upregulation of LN-332 gene and protein expression. Next, cells were treated with p38 MAPK inhibitor (SB202190) prior to MFHF treatment to analyze the signaling pathway contributing to LN-332 expression. The mRNA and protein levels of LN-332 expression were suppressed completely by pretreatment with p38 MAPK inhibitor. Furthermore, MFHF also increased the mRNA level of collagen type VII and integrin ${\alpha}6$ of skin BM component. These results collectively suggest that MFHF may have potential as an effective agent to stimulate the synthesis of BM components, and could be used to improve phenomenon of skin aging ascribed to the structural and functional impairments of BM in aged human skin.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.94-104
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• 2024

β-Lapachone is a natural quinone compound originally obtained from the bark of the lapacho tree (Tabebuia vellanedae), which has been used in traditional medicine in several South and Central American countries for treating various diseases. Although β-lapachone has been reported to have potent anticancer activity in many types of cancer cells, its effect on the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells is still unclear. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of β-lapachone on the proliferation of human HCC Hep3B cells. According to our results, the decrease in cell viability of Hep3B cells caused by β-lapachone was closely related to the induction of apoptosis, which was confirmed through changes in nuclear morphology and flow cytometry. In addition, in Hep3B cells treated with β-lapachone, the expression of Bcl-2, an anti-apoptotic factor, was decreased, while the expression of Bax, an apoptosis inducer, was increased, and the activity of the caspase cascade was also increased. However, in the presence of a pan-caspase inhibitor, β-lapachone-induced apoptosis was weakened, indicating that the induction of apoptosis by β-lapachone was caspase-dependent. Moreover, β-lapachone treatment activated extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling while inhibiting activation of the phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway. Furthermore, the effect of the ERK inhibitor on suppressing the induction of apoptosis by β-lapachone was minimal, and the PI3K inhibitor significantly increased β-lapachone-induced apoptosis. The findings from this study will contribute to a better understanding of the anticancer activity of β-lapachone in HCC cells.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.307-317
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• 2019

To develop sustainable new natural anti-aging ingredients from Korean native plants, we investigated the cultivation potential of Nymphoides indica using the eco-friendly aquaponics system, and tested the anti-aging effects from N. indica extracts. N. indica could be grown in aquaponics system using floating leaved deep water culture method, and propagated through rhizome propagation. It was confirmed that the nitrate ($80{\mu}g/mL$), potassium ($63.5{\mu}g/mL$) and water temperature ($25^{\circ}C$) greatly affected the cultivation of the N. indica. In addition, synergistic effects were found when two major components (3,7-di-O-methylquercetin-4'-O-${\beta}$-glucoside & sweroside) were present at more than about $5{\mu}g/mL$. The extract had a significant effect on the recovery of skin cells damaged by environmental pollutant such as $benzo[{\alpha}]pyrene$, ammonium nitrate, formaldehyde. It also suppressed $PGE_2$, $TNF-{\alpha}$ and COX-2, and inhibited the production of MMP-1. Taken together, the results suggested that the standardized extracts of N. indica cultivated in the aquaponics has considerable potential as a new cosmetics ingredient with an anti-aging effect.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.109-120
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• 2014

In this study, the extracts of Inula britannica var. chinensis (I. britannica) flower were extracted at three different temperatures (room temperature, $45^{\circ}C$, and $65^{\circ}C$) and their anti-aging effects were studied. Before investigating anti-aging effects of the extracts, their cytotoxicity was tested on B16F10, Hs683, and HaCaT cells. All extracts showed no cytotoxicity at the concentration less than 0.1% (v/v). Melanin synthesis inhibitory activities in B16F10 cells and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in Hs683 and HaCaT cells were used to see their anti-aging effects. The room temperature extract at 0.1% showed 24.5% melanin synthesis inhibition, which was better than the $45^{\circ}C$ and $65^{\circ}C$ extracts. In addition, expression rates of the room temperature extract at 0.1% on HAS-1, HAS-2, and HAS-3 related to hyaluronan synthase genes were 123.3%, 137.8%, 133.2%, respectively. which were higher than reference material of L-ascorbic acid. Expression rates of the $45^{\circ}C$ extract at 0.1% on TNF-${\alpha}$, COX-2, and IL-$1{\alpha}$, which are inflammatory related genes, was suppressed to 30.3%, 12.8%, 25.7%, respectively. It was better in anti-in flammatory effect than the room temperature and $65^{\circ}C$ extracts. As results, we showed that I. britannica var. chinensis flower extarcts decreased melanin production and expression of inflammatory related genes and increased the expression rate of hyaluronan synthase genes. Thus, it is believed that the extracts affect anti-aging effects of skin through whitening, moisturizing, and anti-inflammatory processes and could be applicable to cosmetics as a functional cosmetic ingredient.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.145-154
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• 2015

The quality characteristics of Korean rice cakes (Karedduk) with a mixture of fructooligosaccharide (95%) and AA (acetylated adipate distarch) added, after 2 and 24 hours of storage at $5^{\circ}C$, were investigated. A central composite design was used for arrangement of treatment. Different levels of fructooligosaccharide (95%), 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12%, were added to dry rice flour. In addition, different levels of AA, 0, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2%, were added to the same dry rice flour. The texture properties analysis using a Texture Analyzer revealed that the springiness, cohesiveness, chewiness, gumminess, adhesiveness, and hardness were significantly different. The effect of retarding retrogradation of Korean rice cakes (Karedduk) with added mixtures of fructooligosaccharide (95%) and AA showed an increasing trend as the amount of fructooligosaccharide (95%) and AA increased. Overall, the instrumental texture properties were highly correlated with the sensory characteristics. These results suggest that adding a mixture of 6% fructooligosaccharide (95%) and 1.2% AA to Korean rice cakes (Karedduk) is effective for retarding retrogradation.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.644-651
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• 2022

The skin is the largest organ of the human body and protects the inside of the body. Ultraviolet rays cause various inflammatory reactions in the skin, including photoaging and oxidative damage. The purpose of this study is to investigate the protective effect of Saponaria extract by irradiating UVB on fibroblasts. In this study, the effectiveness of Saponaria showing protective activity against UVB-induced cytotoxicity, oxidative cell death, and NO and PGE₂ production was evaluated. HS68 cells were irradiated with UVB(120 mJ/cm²) and treated with Saponaria extract at various concentrations of 100, 200, and 400 ㎍/mL for 24 hours. Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by ultraviolet B were detected using a spectrofluorometer after DCF-DA staining. Lipid peroxidation was also analyzed by measuring the level of 8-isoprostane secreted into the culture medium. As a result, treatment with Saponaria extract effectively inhibited UVB-induced cytotoxicity. Oxidative cell damage was mediated by PGE₂ in UVB-induced HS68 fibroblasts, which was significantly inhibited by Saponaria extract treatment. In addition, it was evaluated that the protective effect of these extracts was mediated by the inhibition of intracellular ROS production and lipid peroxidation in a concentration-dependent manner. These results suggest that Saponaria extract can be used as an anti-aging functional material because it inhibits skin damage mediated by oxidative stress caused by UVB and exhibits a cellular protective effect.