• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.54 no.2
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• pp.224-237
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• 2021

Purpose: Paeonia Radix Alba is a traditional herbal medicine used to treat the liver and the spleen. Many studies have reported that Paeonia Radix Alba extract (PR) affects liver injury, but there has been no study on liver injuries induced by thioacetamide (TAA). Therefore, we aimed at evaluating the effect of PR on a TAA-induced acute liver injury (ALI) model. Methods: The antioxidant activity of PR was assayed by the content of total polyphenol, total flavonoid, 1,1-diphenyl-2'-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzo-thiazoline-6-sulfonicacid) (ABTS) radical scavenging activities in vitro test. ALI was induced via-intraperitoneal injection of TAA (200 mg/kg body weight) for three consecutive days. Also, silymarin (100 mg/kg body weight) and PR (100 or 200 mg/kg body weight) were administered at 1 hours 30 minutes prior to TAA treatment. The levels of ammonia, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) were analyzed using an assay kit. The expressions of antioxidant proteins including Nrf2, Keap1, HO-1, SOD, catalase, and GPx-1/2 and oxidative stress-related proteins including NOX2, p47^phox, and p22^phox were evaluated by the western blot analysis. Results: PR showed excellent antioxidant activity in vitro. TAA administration increased the levels of ammonia, GOT, and GPT in the ALI control group compared to the normal group, whereas it was significantly reduced by PR pretreatment. Moreover, NADPH oxidase protein expressions were upregulated after TAA treatment, while the elevated expressions were inhibited by PR pretreatment. The expressions of antioxidant protein were downregulated in the ALI control group, whereas Nrf2 activation in the PR group was accompanied by increased levels of antioxidant enzymes. Conclusion: PR administration increased the antioxidant enzymes via activation of the Keap1/Nrf2 pathway and inhibited the protein levels of NADPH oxidase factors. Taken together, these results showed that PR treatment may be considered to ameliorate acute liver injury induced by TAA.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.270-281
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• 2002

The growth of Enterobacteria, Lactobacillus acidophilus and L. plantarum was promoted by natural products themselves bearing antioxidative capacity and combined two, three and four kinds of them.1. acidophilus was promoted by Paeonia japonica, Acori graminei rhizoma, Aurantii nobilis pericarpium, alone, and two mixed combinations were composed of Acori graminei rhizoma and Cinnamomi cortex, Aurantii nobilis pericarpium and Puerariae radix, and three mixed combinations were formed with Cimicifugae rhi- zoma, Cinnamomi cortex and Glycyrrhizae radix, and four mixed combinations were made up Glycyrrhizae radix, Theae folium, Scutellaria baicalensis george and Cinnamomi cortex. There four combination promoted growth of 1. acidophilus with 1.3 times than that of control, and their antioxidative capacity also higher than that off times, the ratio of elimination of hydroxyl radical was more than 70% in dilution rate of 100 times. In the case of 1. plantarum was premoted by Corm fructus, Nelumbo nuclfera gaertner Sophorae flos, alone, and two mixed combinations were organized with Schizandrae Iructus and Theae folium, Paeonia japonica and Epimedii herba, and three mixed combinations were combined with Corni fructus and Theae folium and Paeonia japonica, Corni fructus and Coptidis rhizoma and Schieandrae fructus, and four mixed combinations were composed of Corm fructus, Theae folium, Coptidis rhizoma, Scutellaria baicalensis george, and Corm fructus, Schizandrae fructus, Paeonia japonica, Theae folium. These four combinations assisted growth of 1. plantarum with 1.5 times than that of control, and their antioxidative capacity also higher than that of 4-5 times, the ratio of elimination of hydroxyl radical was more than 75% in dilution rate of 100 times. As these combinations of natural products could activate some parts of body, they might be applied pharmaceuitcal sources, functional foods, and expected to fermentative beverages.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.93-101
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to examine the improvement of endurance exercise performance by taking mixtures of Ginseng Radix rubra and Paeonia Radix. For this purpose, time of exhaustion, $V0_2max$, heart rate, and blood lactate was used as improvement index. The experiments were executed to thirty eight men in their twenties. They were randomly assigned into four groups[CG: control group(n=10), IG: ingestion mixtures group(n=9), TPG: ingestion placebo+training group(n=9), TIG: ingestion mixtures+training group(n=10)]. IG and TIG took mixtures of Ginseng Radix rubra and Paeonia Radix for four weeks, and TPG and TIG exercised once a day, three times a week, exercised for 25 minutes during the first week and added 2 minutes by week during four weeks up to 75% of their maximum heart rate. Time of exhaustion showed statistically significant increase for IG, TPG and TIG. TIG had the longest time of exhaustion and IG the shortest. In case of $VO_2max$, no statistically significant change was found among four groups. However, IG, TPG, TIG showed small increase in $VO_2max$. Similarly, no significant change was found for heart rate in rest even though TIG and TPG appear to have decreasing trend. For maximum heart rate, no significant change was found either, but IG, TPG and TIG showed increase. In case of blood lactate from rest to exercise until 18 minutes, no group had significant decrease. In case of blood lactate in exhaustion, IG, TPG and TIG had significant increase. Blood lactate recovery volume at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes showed no significant results for all four groups, but TIG and TPG had a small increase.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.425-425
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• 2002

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.145-154
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• 2003

Background : Production of cytokines by bronchial epithelial cells may contribute to the local accumulation of inflammatory cells in patients with bronchial asthma. In many recent studies, molecular biological methods have been used to investigate the role of cytokines in pathogenesis and new therapeutic targets of asthma. Objective : We aimed to identify the dose-dependent inhibitory effects of Lonicerae Flos and Paeoniae Radix on the mRNA expression of IL-6, IL-16, and GM-CSF involved in the asthma model. Materials and Methods : In the study BEAS-2B cell lines, human epithelial cells were used. These cells were stimulated with tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-\alpha$ for artificial inflammatory expression. ${\beta}-actin$ messenger RNA (mRNA) was used for internal standard. After 24 hours of Lonicerae Flos, Paeoniae Radix, total cellular RNAs were collected treating RNA zol directly on the living cells. Then the transcriptional activities of IL-6, 16, GM-CSF were measured by RT- PCR with electrophoresis. Results : In the Lonicerae Flos study, the mRNA expression of IL-6, IL-16 and GM-CSF was showed no inhibitory effect compared to the control group in all concentrations. In the Paeoniae Radix study, the mRNA expression of IL-6, IL-l6 and GM-CSF was showed no inhibitory effect compared to the control group in all concentrations. Conclusion : This study shows that Lonicerae Flus and Paeuniae Radix have no inhibitory effects on the mRNA expression of IL-6, IL-16 and GM-CSF in BEAS-2B cell lines, human epithelial cells. Advanced studies are required to investigate the other mechanisms of inhibitory effect by Lonicerae Flus and Paeoniae Radix in the asthma model.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.663-665
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• 2003

For the screening of anti-inflammation and antioxidative activities, ethanolic extract of 40 species of traditional herbal medicines were examined in vitro their hyaluronidase inhibitory effect and radical scavenging activity. Astragali Radix, Eucommia Cortex, Schizandrae Fructus, Scutellaria Radix and Moutan Radicis Coritex showed more than 50% hyaluronidase inhibitory effects. Moutan Radicis Cortex, Paeoniae Radix Alba, Plantaginis Semen and Sorbus commixta Hedl. showed more than 90% in electron donating activity. The scavenging effects of ethanolic extracts on hydroxyl radical showed significantly activity.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.125-138
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• 2001

본 연구는 명지산 식생의 보전방안의 수립과 생태계의 건전한 이용을 위해 수행되었다. 인위적인 훼손이 지속되는 등산로 주변은 질경이군란과 쑥-미국쑥부쟁이군락 등 노변식물 군락으로 나타났으며, 등산로 주변과 벌목지는 중부지방에서 잡목림이라 할 수 있는 고추나무-산뽕나무군락으로 나타났다. 그러나 중부지방에 위치한 명지산의 기후적 극상림인 낙엽활렵수림의 군락은 표고 300m 이상의 깊은 계곡과 정상부근에 극상림에 가까운 신갈나무-당단풍군락으로 잔존하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 신갈나무-당단풍군락 주변에는 비교적 인위적인 영향을 크게 받은 병꽃나무-조록싸리 군락으로 구분되었다. 또한 이들 군락 내에서는 금강초롱꽃, 백작약, 도깨비부채, 개족도리 등의 희귀 및 멸종위기 식물들이 다수 관찰되었다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.124-131
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• 1986

Pharmacological activities of Paeoniae Radix alba were studied with water extract (F-I), parched preparation (F-II) and 25% ethanol-treated preparation (F-III) of it. The results were summerized as follows; 1) Analgesic actions were recognized with F-I, F-II and F-III. 2) Sedative actions were recognized with F-I and F-III. 3) Prolonged effect of sleeping time were recognized significantly with F-I and F-III. 4) Antipyretic actions were recognized with F-1, F-II and F-III in rabbits. 5) F-I, F-II and F-III showed the antagonic action against contraction of isolated-ileum induced by acetylcholine, barium chloride and histamine in mice and guinea-pigs.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.375-379
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• 2000

이산화황 함유량에 대해 한약재를 대상으로 실험하였으며, 한약을 달여서 탕으로 섭취하는 점을 감안하여 한약을 달인 액을 시료로 이산화황 함량을 조사하여 소비자들이 한약을 달여서 섭취하는 과정에 안전성을 검토하고자 실험을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 생약재 중 이산화황 함유량은 국산 14건중 맥문동(16.9 ppm), 백작약(56.0), 산약(67.7)이 검출되었으며, 수입산은 13건 중 금은화(653.4 ppm), 길경(628.9), 반하(37.1), 백부근(11.7), 부자(82.4), 상백피 (82.7), 석창포(98.0), 패모(497.0),에서 이산화황이 검출되었다. 구입 시기 및 장소를 달리하여 구입한 생약재는 시기나 장소가 달라지면서 생약재에 함유된 이산화황 함량이 서로 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 국산과 수임산과의 이산화황 함량 차이를 조사한 결과 국산의 경우에는 천화분 1건(29.5 ppm)을 제외한 나머지 시료에서 불검출을 보였으나, 수입산의 경우 13건중 7건(건지황, 과루인, 지실, 구기자, 남성, 우슬, 천화분)이 검출되어, 수입산이 국산보다 이산화황을 더 많이 함유하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 약탕기로 한약액을 달여서 검사한 결과 최초 구입한 생약재의 함유량보다 이산화황 함량이 감소하는 경향을 보였으나, 원래 생약에 다량 함유되어 있는 경우에는 최종 잔류되는 함유량도 높게 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.739-744
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• 2003

This study was carried out to investigate the antioxidative activity and to identify the active components of hot-water extract of Paeoniajaponica (PJ), which was a main ingredient of a herb mixture preparation recently established as a potent candidate of radioprotector in our laboratory. The water extract was fractionated with CHCl$_3$, EtOAc and n-BuOH. The extract and its fractions showed very low activity in hydroxyl radical scavenging test. In lipid peroxidation test, the extract, EtOAc and water fractions showed moderate inhibition with the ratio above 50%. In DPPH radical scavenging test, the extract, EtOAc and water fraction showed high activity with the ratio above 80%, especially. EtOAc fraction scavenged the radicals as much as synthetic antioxidant (BHA), even at low concentration. It is suggested that mai or partition for antioxidative activity of Paeonia japonica was EtOAc fraction. Subsequently, two active compounds (PJE021-1 and JE024-1) from EtOAc fraction were isolated by using MCI gel and silica gel column chromatography The two compounds inhibited remarkedly the $H_2O$$_2$-induced DNA damage in human peripheral blood lymphocytes, measured by single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE). PJE021-1 protected the cells to almost negative control level, dose-dependently. PJE024-1 exhibited a potent inhibition with the ratio of 71% at even low concentration (0.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$). Finally, their chemical structures were identified as gallic acid (PJE021-1) and (＋)-catechin (PJE024-1), respectively, on the basis of the speculation of spectral and physical data.