• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2014

산사(Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge) 중의 생리활성물질이 이상지질혈증에 있어서 간 조직 및 간 기능 대사효소의 활성 변화 등에 생리적 효능이 있을 것으로 판단되어 Sprague Dawley계 수컷 흰쥐를 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다. 대조군인 NND군, 대조군에 산사 추출물을 섭취시킨 NNDH 군, 이상지질혈증군인 CDD 군, 이상지질혈증군에 산사 추출물을 섭취시킨 DDH 군으로 나누어 5주간 실험 사육하였다. ALP(alkaline phosphatase), LDH(lactate dehydrogenase), AST(aspartate aminotransferase) 및 ALT(alanine aminotransferase) 활성은 모두 동일한 경향을 나타내었다. NND 군과 NNDH 군 간에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 이상지질혈증군인 CDD 군이 가장 높은 활성을 보였고, 이상지질혈증군에 산사 추출물을 섭취시킨 DDH 군에서 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 간장의 조직학적 검사는 NND 군과 NNDH 군에서는 어떠한 이상 소견도 발견하지 못하였으나, CDD 군에서 지방 세포의 수와 크기증가, 지방 변성 및 염증 세포 등이 관찰되었고, DDH 군에서 지방 세포의 수와 크기가 줄어들었으며, 지방 변성 등이 감소된 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 따라서 산사 추출물은 지방세포 분화 억제 및 지방 분해 작용과 간 기능 개선 효과 있는 것으로 추정되며, 간 보호 기능성 물질로서 활용 가능성이 우수할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.186-192
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• 1997

발암물질의 해독에 관여하는 2상 효소계의 지표효소인 QR을 활성화시키는 암예방성분의 존재여부를 탐색한 이전의 연구에서 들깨박의 메탄올 추출물이 hepa1c1c7 cell에서 높은 QR 유도활성을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 탈지공정에 앞서 실시되는 볶음과정에서 비활성상태로 존재하던 QR inducer가 활성상태로 유리되는 것으로 가정하고 산가수분해와 볶음처리를 한 후, 각각의 메탄올 추출물에 대한 QR 유도활성을 측정하였다. $100^{\circ}C$에서 30, 60, 120분간 산가수분해시킨 날들깨박의 메탄올 추출액은 가수분해시간이 증가할수록 세포의 QR 활성유도능이 증가하는것으로 나타났다. $180^{\circ}C$와 $200^{\circ}C$에서 5, 10, 20분간 볶은 들깨박의 경우, QR유도 활성은 날들깨박에 비해 높았으며, 묶음시간이 걸어질수록 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 볶은 들깨박의 메탄올 추출액은 농도가 증가함에 따라 비례적으로 QR 효소 활성을 증가시켰다. 탈지들깨박이 동물조직의 QR 효소활성에 미치는 영향을 생쥐를 이용하여 확인한 결과, 볶은 들깨박의 메탄올 추출물은 QR 효소활성을 간과 위에서 유의적으로 증가시켰고, 날들깨박은 간과 폐에서 유의적으로 효소활성을 증가시켰다. 이렇듯 들깨박은 동물의 여러기관에서 암예방의 지표효소인 QR을 유도하는 것으로 나타나, 발암 물질로부터 생체를 보호하는 물질을 함유하고 있을 가능성이 높은 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.989-994
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 조릿대잎 추출물의 탄수화물 소화효소의 저해와 혈당강하효과를 조사하기 위해, 탄수화물 소화효소인 ${\alpha}-glucosidase$와 ${\alpha}-amylase$의 저해활성과 STZ 유발 당뇨생쥐를 이용한 혈당강하효과를 측정하였다. 조릿대잎 메탄올 추출물은 0.5 mg/mL 농도에서 yeast ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ 활성을 18.61% 저해하였으며, 메탄올 추출물의 ethylacetate층은 48.46%, buthanol층은 41.91%의 저해활성을 나타내어 40.31%의 저해활성을 보인 acarbose보다 ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ 저해효과가 높은 것으로 나타냈다. 또한 메탄올 추출물은 0.5 mg/mL 농도에서 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 활성을 22.16% 저해하였으며, ethylacetate층은 56.31%, buthanol층은 43.66%의 저해활성을 나타내어 41.14%를 나타낸 acarbose보다 높은 저해활성을 나타냈다. 따라서 조릿대잎 추출물 중 ethylacetate층과 buthanol층은 탄수화물 소화효소인 ${\alpha}-glucosidase$와 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 저해활성에서 제2형 당뇨병환자의 혈당 강하제로 처방되고 있는 acarbose보다 높은 저해능을 가진 것으로 나타났다. STZ으로 당뇨를 유발한 생쥐와 정상생쥐에게 시료의 수율 및 탄수화물 소화효소의 저해활성이 높은 buthanol층을 전분과 함께 경구 투여한 후 혈당 증가를 측정한 결과, 전분과 함께 조릿대 잎 추출물의 buthanol층을 경구 투여한 경우가 전분만 투여한 경우에 비해 투여 후 30, 60, 120분에 혈당 증가가 유의적으로 낮았으며(p<0.0l), 식후혈당증가 곡선의 면적에서도 대조군보다 유의적(p<0.0l) 으로 적음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 연구 결과 조릿대잎 추출물중 ethylacetate층과 buthanol층은 acarbose보다 높은 ${\alpha}-glucosidase$, ${\alpha}-amylase$ 저해활성을 나타내었으며, 특히 buthanol층은 STZ 유발 당뇨생쥐를 통해 식후 혈당증가를 저하시키는 효과까지도 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.11-17
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• 2014

Objective : Portulaca oleracea (PO) has been used as an important traditional medicine for inflammatory and bacterial diseases in East Asia. However, the protective effects of PO on acute pancreatitis (AP) is not well-known. Therefore, this study was performed to identify the anti-inflammatory and prophylactic effects of PO on cerulein-induced AP. Methods : AP was induced in mice via intraperitoneal injection of supramaximal concentrations of the stable cholecystokinin analogue cerulein ($50{\mu}g/kg$) given every hour for 6 times. Water extracts of PO (100, 300, or 500 mg/kg) was administrated intra-peritoneally 1 h prior to the first injection of cerulein. The mice were killed at 6 h after the final cerulein injection. Pancreas and lung were rapidly removed for morphologic and histochemical examination, myeloperoxidase (MPO) assay. Blood samples were taken to determine serum amylase and lipase activities. Results : Administration of PO significantly inhibited pancreatic weight/body weight ratio, pancreas and lung histological injury. And MPO activity which indicates neutrophil infiltration was inhibited by PO extracts on cerulein-induced pancreatitis. In addition, PO administration inhibited digestive enzymes such as serum amylase and lipase activity on cerulein-induced pancreatitis. Conclusion : Our results could suggest that pre-treatment of PO reduces the severity of cerulein-induced AP, thereby, PO could be used as a protective agent against AP. Also, this study could give a clinical basis that PO could be a drug or agent to prevent AP.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.651-656
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• 2016

벌 화분은 꿀벌로부터 생산되며 자연으로부터 얻을 수 있는 가장 균형 잡힌 영양 식품으로 받아들여지고 있다. 역사적으로도 벌 화분은 질병치료와 에너지 보충의 목적으로 사용되어 왔다. 최근의 연구 결과에서는 벌 화분의 항산화, 항염증, 심지어 항암작용과 같은 다양한 생리활성이 과학적으로 규명되고 있다. 그러나 벌 화분은 exine이라는 외피로 둘러싸여 있어 강산이나 고압 그리고 소화효소 등에 매우 저항성이 강한 것으로 밝혀졌고, 이로 인하여 생체이용률이 낮아 영양공급과 임상적 이용에 제한을 받고 있다. 본 연구는 벌 화분의 외피를 분쇄할 수 있는 습식분쇄기술을 개발하여 벌 화분의 생리활성을 분석하고자 기획되었다. 먼저 습식분쇄를 통해 벌 화분의 외피가 효과적으로 분쇄됨을 현미경을 통해 확인하였다. 게다가 습식분쇄에 의해 벌 화분의 활성성분으로 잘 알려진 polyphenol 화합물의 양이 약 11배 증가하였고 ABTS 항산화 분석법과 DPPH 라디칼 소거능 시험을 통해 항산화 효과가 증가함을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 습식분쇄기술을 통해 벌 화분을 임상적 및 향장 목적으로 사용할 수 있음을 증명한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.1160-1171
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• 2013

A feeding trial was conducted in tilapia to determine the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, digestive enzymes, and postprandial blood metabolites in response to different dietary amylose-amylopectin ratios. Five isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets containing an equal starch level with different amylose-amylopectin ratios of 0.11 (diet 1), 0.24 (diet 2), 0.47 (diet 3), 0.76 (diet 4) and 0.98 (diet 5) were formulated using high-amylose corn starch (as the amylose source) and waxy rice (as the amylopectin source). Each diet was hand-fed to six tanks of 15 fish each, three times a day over a 6-wk period. After the growth trial, a postprandial blood metabolic test was carried out. Fish fed diet 2 exhibited the highest percent weight gain and feed efficiency and protein efficiency ratio, whereas fish fed with diet 5 showed the lowest growth and feed utilization among treatments. The digestibility for starch in fish fed diet 1 and 2 was higher than those in fish fed with other diets (p<0.05). The highest activities for protease, lipase and amylase were found in fish fed the diet 2, diet 1, and diet 1 respectively among dietary treatments, while the lowest values for these indexes were observed in fish fed the diet 3, diet 5 and diet 4, respectively. The liver glycogen concentrations in fish fed diets 4 and 5 were found higher than in fish fed other diets (p<0.05). The feeding rate, hepatosomatic index, condition factor, and plasma parmeters (glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol) did not differ across treatments. In terms of postprandial blood responses, peak blood glucose and triglycerides were lower after 3 or 6 h in the fish fed with diets 3-5 than in the fish fed diet 1, but delayed peak blood total amino acid time was observed in fish fed with the diets 1 or 2. The lowest peak values for each of the three blood metabolites were observed in fish fed diet 5. The results indicate that high-dietary amylose-amylopectin ratio could compromise growth, but help in reducing the blood glucose stress on fish caused by postprandial starch load.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.347-364
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• 2006

This study is concerned with assessment of diethylnitrosamine (DEN 0.01 %) induced liver cell carcinogenesis by measurement of changes preceding the development of neoplasms. Therefore, it was undertaken to investigate changes of liver-specific enzyme activities in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats by ad libitum feeding of DEN. And also. the changes of hepatic morphology in SD rats were detected by haematoxylineosin stain and immunohistochemistry (PCNA). 5- Fluorouracil (5- FU) is one of the most widely used anticancer agents for digestive cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma, and is known to affect the cell cycle and induce apoptosis of cancer cells. In the present study, SD rats were given drinking water containing 0.01% diethylnitrosamine (DEN) for 8 weeks. Minor behavioral change, brittleness of hair and decreased amount of water and diet intake were observed in rats 4 weeks after DEN administration. The body and liver weights were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased in rats 11 weeks after DEN administration. The liver weight ratio to body weight was rather stable and not significantly decreased in the all treatment groups. The liver specific enzyme activities (AST, ALT, ${\gamma}$-GTP) were significantly increased in all treatment groups compared to control group (p < 0.05). Variable size of liver tumor and hepatomegaly were observed in rats treated with DEN after 10 weeks. Numerous vacuoles were seen on the midzonal and or peripheral areas of hepatic lobules. The large and polymorphological hepatocytes with eosinophilic cytoplasm or densely basophilic mitotic nucleoli were seen. Several proliferative small round cells were seen on vacuolated and necrotic areas in peripheral hepatic lobules or portal areas. PCNA-positive cells were seen on the vacuolated portal areas and peripheral areas of hepatic lobules in the areas of small round cells. We examined functional and morphological changes of livers by 5 - FU treatments on DEN -treated rat. The DEN -treated rats compared to 5 - FU -treated rats after DEN treatment for 8 weeks. The serum total protein and triglyceride were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased, and the liver enzyme activities of AST and ALT were significantly(p < 0.05) increased. After 8 weeks, in the non-5-FU -treated group, the size of liver tumor were varied and hepatomegaly were observed, hepatocellular vacuolization, necrosis and steatosis were observed on the midzonal and peripheral areas of hepatic lobules. The large and polymorphological hepatocytes were seen, the interlobular connective tissues were proliferated. PCNA positive cells were seen in the portal areas and peripheral areas of hepatic lobules in the non-5-FU-treated group. In hepatocytes, condensation of nuclear chromatin and vacuolization were observed, shape of the nuclei were irregular, the degraded nuclei and organelles were observed. The livers of rats in the 5 - FU treatment group were seen grossly brilliant, red-brown color, and the vacuolated and degenerated regions, hyperplastic nodules were not nearly observed. In the electron microscope, the cytoplasm of the hepatocytes contained a large number of mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, developed organelles surrounding nuclei. The above findings suggest that 5 - FU will be effective as anti -liver tumor drug.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 1981

No evidence has accumulated that lead compound is an essential component for biological function in animals. Lead is absorbed primarily through the epithelial mucosal cells in duodenum and the absorption can be enhanced by the substances which bind lead and increase its solubility. Iron, zinc and calcium ions, however, decrease the absorption of lead without affecting its solubility, probably by competing for shared absorptive receptors in the intestinal mucosa. Therefore, the absorption of lead is increased in iron deficient animals. Lead shows a strong affinity for ligands such as phosphate, cysteinyl and histidyl side chains of proteins, pterins and porphyrins. Hence lead can act on various active sites of enzymes, inhibiting the enzymes which has functional sulfhydryl groups. lead inhibits the activity of ${\delta}$-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase for the biosynthesis of hemoproteins and cytochrome, which catalyzed the synthesis of monopyrrole prophobilinogen from ${\delta}$-aminolevulinic acid. Accordingly lead decrease hepatic cytochrome p-450 content, resulting an inhibition of the activity of demethylase and hydroxylase in liver. Little informations are available on the effect of lead on digestive system although the catastrophic effects of lead intoxication are well documented. The present study was, therefore, attempted to investigate the effect of lead on pancreaticobiliary secretion in rats. Albino rats of both sexes weighing $170{\sim}230g$ were used for this study. The animals were divided into one control and three treated groups, i.e., control (physiologic saline 1.5ml/kg i.p.), lead acetate $(l0{\mu}mole/kg/day\;i.p.)$, $Pb(Ac)_2$ and EDTA$(each\;10{\mu}mole/kg/day\;i.p.)$, $Pb(Ac)_2$ and $FeSO_4(each\;l0{\mu}mole/kg/day\;hp)$. The pancreatico-biliary juice was collected under urethane anesthesia, and activities of amylase and lipase were determined by employing Sumner's and Cherry and Crandall's methods. The summarized results are follows. 1) In the experiment for acute toxicity of lead acetate, 20% of mortality was observed in rat treated with lead acetate as well as inhibition of the activity of amylase in the juice at the 3 rd day of the treatment. 2) No increases in body weight were observed in rats treated with lead acetate, while in control group the significant increases were observed. However, the body weights of animals were increased in the group lead acetate plus EDTA or $FeSO_4$. 3) Lead acetate decreased significantly the volume of pancreatico-biliary juice whereas additional treatment of EDTA and $FeSO_4$ prevented it. 4) Total activity of amylase was markedly reduced due to lead acetate treatment, but no change was showed following additional treatment with EDTA and $FeSO_4$. 5) No changes in the cholate and lipase output were observed in rats treated with lead acetate as compared with that of control rats. 6) Increase in bilirubin output in rats treated with lead acetate was shown on the 2nd and 3rd weeks treatment. 7) In the case of in vitro experiment, lead acetate also markedly inhibited release of amylase from pancreatic fragment. 8) Histologic finding indicated that acini vacuolation was induced in the pancreatic tissue of rat treated with lead acete. From the above results, it might be concluded that lead acetate decreases the volume of pancreatico-biliary secretion and inhibits the amylase activity, by acting directly on pancreatic cells.