• Herbal Formula Science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.143-151
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• 1999

To evaluate the neurotoxic effect of oxygen radicals in cultured mouse spinal dorsal root ganglion(DRG) neurons, cytotoxicity was determined by MTT assay after cultured DRG neurons were grown in the media containing various concentrations of glucose oxidase(GO). In addition, neuroprotective effect of herb extract, Epimedium Koreanum Nakai was examined by MTT assay in cultured DRG neurons. Cell viability of cultured DRG neurons was remarkably decreased by GO in dose- and time-dependent manner, and Epimedium Koreanum Nakai protected remarkably GO-induced neurotoxicity in these cultures. From the above results, it is suggested that oxygen radicals is toxic in cultured mouse DRG neurons, and herb extracts such as Epimedium Koreanum Nakai are effective in prevention of the neurotoxicity induced by oxygen radicals in cultured mouse DRG neurons.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.119-123
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• 2002

Antioxidative activities of ethanol extracts of fruits from three cultivars of Prunus mune with different harvest times were determined. Extracts of P. mune cutivar Okyoung showed the strongest activity at 97.5%(compared to BHT) using DPPH or thiocyanate method, although no statistically significant differences were observed among the cultivars. Antioxidative activities of the extracts measured with glutathione-S-transferase method was over 70% of that of BHT. Survival rates of cells in mouse spinal cord culture challenged by superoxide anion were 89, 79, and 62% at 40 mg/ml of Okyoung, Namgo, and Kochunme extracts, respectively, whereas 90% at 6mM glutathion.