• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.117-128
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• 2002

Metal problems in herbal medicine are not regulate properly by law and public management around world country until this time. General people belief as safety about herbal since natural material. And almost all persons can also purchase by their-self and use by self-prescription in reality. As this result herbal medicines can always occur acute and chronic toxicity by not proper use problems, side-effect and overdose. Heavy metal toxic diseases in historical view point was big accidents that didnot forget including minamata and itai-itai in Japan. These accident's teach to us must not use toxic metal level and not include or at least Pb Hg As Cd in all kind material use and intake by people, especially herbal. Herbal contamination research is beginner state that had not many papers until nowadays. Even if this pan had some papers, it had negative result and bigger and larger than problems level because of one way research trend of not many sample case-report and screening test of dried herbal form in chiefly. Many persons have afraid and risk thinking about herbal, animal and minerals since these cause. Further research related this subject will be needed at fact of epidemiology including case-control and cohort study for more precision research affecting in short and long term intake of oriental medicines

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2015

This work aims to utilize wastes from the potato starch industry to produce single-cell protein (SCP) with high lysine content as animal feed. In this work, S-(2-aminoethyl)-_L-cysteine hydrochloride-resistant Bacillus pumilus E1 was used to produce SCP with high lysine content, whereas Aspergillus niger was used to degrade cellulose biomass and Candida utilis was used to improve the smell and palatability of the feed. An orthogonal design was used to optimize the process of fermentation for maximal lysine content. The optimum fermentation conditions were as follows: temperature of 40℃, substrate concentration of 3%, and natural pH of about 7.0. For unsterilized potato starch wastes, the microbial communities in the fermentation process were determined by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of bacterial 16S rRNA genes. Results showed that the dominant population was Bacillus sp. The protein quality as well as the amino acid profile of the final product was found to be significantly higher compared with the untreated waste product at day 0. Additionally, acute toxicity test showed that the SCP product was non-toxic, indicating that it can be used for commercial processing.

• 약학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 1990

To enhance the activity of ibuprofen, amides of ibuprofen, 1-piperazinyl-2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propionamide(Ibu-P.A.) and 1-(4-methylpiperazinyl)-2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propionamide (Ibu-M.P.), were synthesized and the pharmaceutical properties and the pharmacological activities of the amides were studied. The lipid:water partition coefficients and pKa values were examined in vitro, and the antiinflammatory effect, analgesic effects, acute toxicity, and intestinal absorption were studied for the amides and compared with ibuprofen in vivo. The results are summarized as belows; 1) The lipid:water partition coefficients of Ibu-M.P. were higher than those of ibuprofen. 2) The calculated pKa values of ibuprofen and Ibu-M.P. were 5.49 and 8.66, respectively. 3) The antiinflammatory effects of ibuprofen, Ibu-P.A., and Ibu-M.P. were same intensity, but the duration of the effects of Ibu-P.A. and Ibu-M.P. were longer than that of ibuprofen. 4) The analgesic effect of Ibu-M.P. was more potent than those of ibuprofen and Ibu-P.A. in the acetic acid-induced writhing test. 5) The $LD_{50}$ was 495 mg/kg for ibuprofen, 187 mg/kg for Ibu-M.P., and over 1250 mg/kg for Ibu-P.A.. 6) The absorption rate constants(k) and half-life($t_{1/2}$) were 0.74($hr^{-1}$) and 0.94(hr) for ibuprofen, and 0.72 ($hr^{-1}$) and 0.96 (hr) respectively for Ibu-M.P..

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.726-731
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 단 삼(Salvia miltiorrhiza)의 추출물이 인체 결장암세포인 HT-29, 간암세포인 HepG2 및 직장 암세포인 HRT-18의 증식에 미치는 영향을 in vitro에서 확인하였다. 암세포의 배양액에서 단삼의 수용성 추출물과 에탄올 추출물의 암세포 증식억제효과는 농도에 비례하여 에탄올 추출물에서 더 효과적이었다. 이를 토대로 단삼의 에탄올 추출물의 급성독성, 수명연장 및 고형암형 성억제를 살펴보기 위해 in vivo 실험을 하였다. 급성독성실험결과 대조군의 15일 째의 평균체중은 32.3 g 이었고 실험군은 31.6 g으로 정상적인 상태를 유지하였으며, 흰쥐의 육종암세포인 sarcoma-180를 접종한 mouse의 수명연장실험결과 대조군에 비해 61%의 수 명연장 효과가 있음을 관찰하였다. 고형암억제 실험 결과에서도 대조군에 비해 에찬올 추출 물 처리군이 35%의 고형암 형성억제능을 나타내었다. 따라서 단삼의 에탄올 추출물 중에는 in vitro와 in vivo 실험을 통해 항암활성을 갖는 성분이 존재하며, 이성분은 유효한 항암제 로 개발될 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.49-59
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• 2015

Eye is a highly vascularised organ. There are chances that a foreign substance can enter the systemic circulation through the eye and cause oxidative stress and evoke immune response. Here the eyes of rabbits were exposed, for a period of 7 days, to 5 known ocular irritants: Cetyl pyridinium chloride (CPC), sodium salicylate (SS), imidazole (IMI), acetaminophen (ACT) and nicotinamide (NIC). The eyes were scored according to the draize scoring. Blood collected from the treated rabbit were analyzed for haematological and biochemical parameters. After sacrifice, histological analysis of the eye and analysis of pro-inflammatory biomarkers ($IL-1{\alpha}$, $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-8 and $TNF-{\alpha}$) in the cornea using ELISA was carried out. Spleen was collected and the proliferation capacities of spleenocytes were analyzed. Liver and brain were collected and assessed for oxidative stress. The eye irritation potential of the chemicals was evident from the redness and swelling of the conjunctiva and cornea. Histopathological analysis and ELISA assay showed signs of inflammation in the eye. However, the haematological and biochemical parameters showed no change. Spleenocyte proliferations showed only slight alterations which were not significant. Also oxidative stress in the brain and liver were negligible. In conclusion, chemicals which cause ocular irritation and inflammation did not show any systemic side-effects in the present scenario.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.35-45
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• 2007

Objective : The purpose of this report was to provide the information activity and safety of Palmul-tang by analyzing domestic/international papers and theses about Palmul-tang, Methods: Domestic/international papers and theses related to Palmul-tang were reviewed and analyzed, These papers were then classified by year, experimental method and subject, Results: The following results were obtained in this study. 1. The study of Palmul-tang started from 1985 and was continuously increased. The study was mainly forcused on experimental model rather than clinical study. 2. As these studies were classified by subject, papers related to immune intensification were most abundant by 20 papers, Besides there were several papers related to cardiovascular activity, reproductive activity, anti-apoptotic activity and cerebral hemodynamics. 3. Among the papers related to immune intensification. the studies on recovery of fatigue were mostabundant by 10 papers and the studies of on immune cell and cytokine express were six. In addition to. several studies were associated with anti-cancer activity and anti-allergic activity. Recovery of fatigue was determined by measurement of fatigue markers in a living body such as lactate. CPK, pyruvate and triglyceride and assessment of exercise capability of animals such as swimming test. slopped plate test. Rota-rod test, and activity cage test after Palmul-tang treatment. 4. According to experimental data. it is supported that Palmul-tang has been used as Qi and Blood intensifier with immune intensification and recovery of fatigue. 5. The paper related to safety of Palmul-tang was only one paper which is studied on acute toxicity of Palmul-tang with experiment with ICR mouse. There was no study on evaluating safety by observing liver and kidney functions after Palmul-tang treatment Conclusion: Palmul-tang is being used in various ways associating with immune intensification. cardiovascular activity and reproductive activity. However. studies on efficacy and mechanism of Palmul-tang should be conducted at the molecular biology level and studies on safety of Palmul-tang need to be completed at the clinical level.

• 약학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.224-231
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• 2000

$Nokyangbotang^{TM}$ (NYBT) is a kind of powerful food for health and have been drunk at a oral dose of 80 ml (99.5 mg) three times per day: It has not been well studied about the anti-fatigue and hepatoprotective activity. In this experiments, we evaluated pathophysiologically the effect of NYBT on swimming time in mouse and hepatoprotective activity in rats intoxicated with carbon-tetrachloride. NYBT was nontoxic in orally acute toxicity test ($LD_{50}$, 320 ml/60 kg): a nontoxic food in more four times of one-shoot dosage (80 ml) to human. Weight-loaded forced swimming test was carried out to measure the swimming time of mice with a 4% load of body weight in plastic cylinder (diameter $10{\;}cm{\;}{\times}{\;}height{\;}20{\;}cm$) on water bath at $25^{\circ}C$, and the anti-fatigue activity represented the ratio of swimming time of experimental group to that of control group. NYBT had dose-dependent anti-fatigue activity Mice administered NYBT at a dose of 320 ml/60 kg once daily for 5 days could swim about two times more than control. Hepatoprotective activities of NYBT were examined by the determination of malonedialdehyde (MDA) and pathological survey in liver and liver function test of rat intoxicated with $CCl_4$ at i.m. dose of 2 ml/kg once daily for 7days. NYBT decreased dose-dependently thiobarbituric acid reactive substance: Oral administration of NYBT at a dose of 20 ml/60 kg was $38.51{\;}{\pm}{\;}3.02$ nmol MDA/g of tissue, that of 80 ml/60 kg was $33.76{\;}{\pm}{\;} 1.84$ nmol MDA/g of tissue, and that of 320 ml/60 kg was $32.87{\;}{\pm}{\;}1.90$ nmol MDA/g of tissue as compared with control group ($43.61{\;}{\pm}{\;}2.85$ nmol MDA/g of tissue). All rats administered NYBT at a dose of 320 ml/60 kg were survival as compared with 40% survival of control animals, and GPT activity of rats administered NYBT at a dose of 80 ml/60 kg was decreased as compared with control. In histopathological survey, NYBT improved slightly the fatty changes of hepatocytes around centrilobular area. These results suggest that NYBT has anti-fatigue and hepatoprotective activity in rats and mice.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2017

Purpose: Acute acetaminophen intoxication is a common occurrence that can cause lethal complications. In most domestic emergency departments, clinicians tend to treat acetaminophen intoxication based on patients' history alone, simply due to the lack of a rapid acetaminophen laboratory test. We performed a 20-month study of intoxication patients to determine the correlation between the history of patients and serum laboratory tests for acetaminophen. Methods: We took blood samples from 280 intoxication patients to evaluate whether laboratory findings detected traces of acetaminophen in the sample. Patients were then treated according to their history. Laboratory results came out after patients' discharge. Agreement between patients' history and laboratory results were analyzed. Results: Among the 280 intoxicated patients enrolled, 38 patients had positive serum acetaminophen concentrations; 18 out of 38 patients did not represent a history suggesting acetaminophen intoxication. One patient without the history showed toxic serum acetaminophen concentration. Among the patients with the history, two patients with toxic serum acetaminophen concentration did not receive N-acetylcysteine (NAC) treatment due to their low reported doses, while other 2 patients without significant serum acetaminophen concentration did receive NAC treatment due to their high reported doses. Conclusion: This study showed a good overall agreement between history and laboratory test results. However, some cases showed inconsistencies between their history and laboratory test results. Therefore, in treating intoxication patients, a laboratory test of acetaminophen with rapid results should be available in most domestic emergency departments.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.227-234
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 LPS로 유도된 RAW 264.7 대식세포의 염증반응을 통해 잔가시 모자반 (S. micracanthum) 물 추출물의 항염증 활성을 알아보았다. 잔가시 모자반 물 추출물이 대식세포에 미치는 독성을 알아보기 위해 MTT assay를 시행했으며, NO 생성량을 비롯하여 TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-6 및 IL-$1{\beta}$와 같은 염증 매개성 사이토카인 분비량을 측정하기 위해 ELISA법을 사용하였다. 또한, immunoblotting을 통해 iNOS, COX-2 및 NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 단백질 발현량을 알아보았다. 실험결과, 잔가시 모자반 물 추출물이 대식세포에 미치는 독성은 보이지 않았으며, NO 및 염증 매개성 사이토카인의 분비량이 농도 의존적으로 억제됨을 보였다. 특히, IL-$1{\beta}$ 분비량이 $50{\mu}g/mL$에서 50% 이상 저해됨을 보였다. 또한, iNOS, COX-2 및 NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 단백질 발현량에서도 농도의존적인 감소를 보였다. 모자반 물 추출물을 5,000 mg/kg body weight까지 경구투여 한 후 2주 동안 관찰한 결과 경구독성을 보이지 않음을 확인하였다. 그 후, 동물실험을 통해 염증으로 인한 귀 부종의 두께를 측정한 결과, 가장 높은 처리 농도인 250 mg/kg body weight으로 경구투여 하였을 때 prednisolone을 투여한 대조군과 유의적으로 비슷한 수준까지 귀 부종이 완화됨을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구는 잔가시 모자반 물 추출물이 뛰어난 항염증 효과를 가지고 있음을 나타내며, 향후 염증질환 치료제 개발에 잔가시 모자반 물 추출물이 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.116-122
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• 2017

말라카이트 그린과 메틸렌 블루 같은 기본 염료는 1930년대부터 물 곰팡이 감염을 통제하는 소독제로 사용되었다. 하지만 이 염료의 발암성 및 생체 내부 축적이 보고된 후 공중보건을 위해 이 염료의 사용이 금지되었다. 본 연구에서는 천연유황수의 Saprolegnia parasitica의 감염에 대한 치료 효과와 어류에서의 안전성을 평가하고자 하였다. 천연유황수의 항진균성 시험에서 S. parasitica 균사체의 성장이 50 ppm 또는 그 이상의 농도에서 억제되었다. 미꾸라지의 치어와 미성어에 대한 천연유황수의 급성 독성 시험에서 무 영향농도(NOEC)는 100 ppm, 최저 영향농도(LOEC)는 125 ppm 그리고 반수치사농도($LC_{50}$)는 치어에서 125 ppm, 미성어에서 250 ppm으로 측정되었다. 또한, 물벼룩을 이용한 천연유황수의 생태 독성 시험에서는 100 ppm 이하의 농도에서 물벼룩의 유영저해가 나타나지 않았다. 결론적으로, 천연유황수는 50 ppm 농도에서 미꾸라지에 대한 S. parasitica의 감염을 방지하였을 뿐만 아니라 100 ppm 농도까지 미꾸라지에 급성독성 그리고 물벼룩에 생태독성을 나타내지 않았다. 그러므로 미꾸라지 양식에서 많은 문제를 일으키는 수생균을 제거하기 위하여 말라카이트 그린 및 메틸렌 블루 같은 발암성 소독제를 대신하여 천연유황수를 유용하게 사용할 수 있으며 잠재적으로 다른 어종 양식에서도 천연유황수를 친환경 소독제로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.