• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.303.1-303.1
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• 2002

Recent studies have suggested that the cerebral ischemia induced the neuronal cell death by mediating multiple mechanisms with necrosis and/or apoptosis. The present study examined neuroprotective mechanism of aloesin against transient focal cerebral ischemia. Aloesin. main component of aloe possesses various biological activates such as wound healing. anti-gastric ulcer. and chemopreventive activity. Transient focal cerebral ischemia was induced by 120 min MCAO. (omitted)

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.304.1-304.1
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• 2002

Brain injury resulting from cerebral ischemia remains a major public health problem. Aloesin. main component of aloe possesses various biological activities such as wound healing, anti-gastric ulcer, and chemopreventive activity. In this study we investigated whether treatment with aloes in could protect brain injury induced by permanent focal cerebral ischemia in rats. We also compared aloes in with other neuroprotective. drugs such as MK801 and ebselen. (omitted)

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.343.1-343.1
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• 2002

Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs(NSAIDs) are widely used to treat pain. fever and inflammatory condition. But chronic-disease patients suffer from gastro-intestinal disturbances such as discomfort. nausea. peptic ulcer and severe bleeding because NSAIDs inhibit not only COX-2 associated with anti-inflammatory activity but also COX-1 associated with adverse gastro-intestinal effects. On the basis of this fact. specific COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib and rofecoxib are introduced in the drug market. (omitted)

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.365-372
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 150 mM HCl/60 % ethanol로 급성 위염을 유발한 마우스에서 증숙 시간에 따른 홍삼의 위염 보효 효과에 대해 살펴보고자 하였다. 백삼과 홍삼의 증숙 시간에 따른 성분을 분석한 결과 사포닌, total polyphenol과 total flavonoid의 총 함량이 증숙 시간에 따라 증가하였고 6시간 증숙한 홍삼에서 가장 높은 함량을 보였다. 또한 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl와 2,2'-azinobis-3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid radical 소거능 실험을 통해 항산화 활성을 측정한 결과 RG 6에서 가장 높은 활성을 나타냈다. In vitro 실험 결과를 바탕으로 시료를 선택하였고 in vivo 실험을 진행하였다. 급성 위염 마우스 모델에 백삼과 6시간 증숙한 홍삼을 투여하였을 때, RG 6에서 위 점막 손상의 개선을 육안적으로 확인할 수 있었으며, 혈액에서 측정한 ROS 수치도 대조군에 비해 유의적인 감소를 보였다. 또한 염증성 사이토카인을 확인한 결과 대조군에 비해 RG6에서 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 결과들을 종합해 볼 때 증숙 시간에 따른 홍삼은 급성 위염 유발 마우스 모델에서 위염 보호 효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.437-444
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• 2016

Background: Although Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) has been traditionally used for a long time, its anti-inflammatory role and underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms have been poorly understood. In this study, the anti-inflammatory roles of KRG-derived components, namely, water extract (KRG-WE), saponin fraction (KRG-SF), and nonsaponin fraction (KRG-NSF), were investigated. Methods: To check saponin levels in the test fractions, KRG-WE, KRG-NSF, and KRG-SF were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography. The anti-inflammatory roles and underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of these components were investigated using a macrophage-like cell line (RAW264.7 cells) and an acute gastritis model in mice. Results: Of the tested fractions, KGR-SF (but not KRG-NSF and KRG-WE) markedly inhibited the viability of RAW264.7 cells, and splenocytes at more than 500 mg/mL significantly suppressed NO production at $100{\mu}g/mL$, diminished mRNA expression of inflammatory genes such as inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, and interferon-${\beta}$ at $200{\mu}g/mL$, and completely blocked phagocytic uptake by RAW264.7 cells. All three fractions suppressed luciferase activity triggered by interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), but not that triggered by activator protein-1 and nuclear factor-kappa B. Phospho-IRF3 and phospho-TBK1 were simultaneously decreased in KRG-SF. Interestingly, all these fractions, when orally administered, clearly ameliorated the symptoms of gastric ulcer in HCl/ethanol-induced gastritis mice. Conclusion: These results suggest that KRG-WE, KRG-NSF, and KRG-SF might have anti-inflammatory properties, mostly because of the suppression of the IRF3 pathway.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2020

Objective : The aim of present study was to clarify the effect of Areca Semen and Toosendan Fructus Mixture (AT-mix) on chronic reflux esophagitis (CRE) in rats. Methods : The antioxidant activity of AT-mix was measured through DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities in vitro. CRE was induced in SD rats (5 weeks, male) by ligating the border forestomach and granular portion with 2-0 silk and the duodenum near the pyloric portion was covered with 2-mm wide piece of 18-Fr Nélaton catheter. And then rats were treated AT-mix 200 mg/kg one daily for 14 days. The anti-oxidant and inflammatory protein levels were evaluated using western blotting. Results : Gross lesion of esophageal mucosa after AT-mix treatment showed a superior enhancement compared with that of CRE control rats. AT-mix treatment strongly reduced both DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activities (DPPH, IC₅₀ 8.15±0.14 ㎍/mL; ABTS, IC₅₀ 24.69±0.03 ㎍/mL, repspectively). Levels of the NADPH oxidase subunit including NOX4 and p22^phox increased in CRE control rats. Otherwise, AT-mix treatment significantly reduced. The activation of Nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) led to significantly the up-regulation of HO-1. The inhibition of IκBα phosphorylation led to NF-κB inactivation. Subsequently, NF-κB inactivation significantly induced the decrease of COX-2, iNOS, TNF-α, and IL-6 protein expressions. Conclusion : Taken together, these results suggest that AT-mix treatment can attenuate the esophageal mucosal ulcer though inhibiting NF-κB pathway and enhancing Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. Thus, the additional mechanism study about AT-mix would need for the development as a safe herbal therapy for CRE.

• 약학회지
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.167-175
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• 2003

Eleutherococcus senticosus is a typical oriental folk medicinal herb. It has been used clinically as a anti-rheumatic disease, anti-stress, ischemic heart disease and gastric ulcer. In the present study, we examined the adjuvant activity of the crude polysaccharides fraction from Eleutherococcus senticosus, EN-3, on the induction of humoral and cellular immune responses against bovine serum albumin (BSA) or ovalbumin (OVA). The thioglycollate-induced macrophages and silica-induced dendritic-like cells cultured with BSA and EN-3 synergistically increased the production of TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-12. When mice were subcutaneously immunized with BSA + EN-3, the antibody titer against BSA was showed significantly higher than those immunized with BSA alone. In addition, when mice were immunized with OVA + FIA + EN-3, the antibody titer was showed similar patterns with the FCA. The assay for determining subisotype of antibody revealed that EN-3 augmented OVA-specific antibody titer of IgG1 and IgG2b. The culture supernatant obtained from splenocytes of mice treated with OVA + FIA + EN-3 also showed a higher level of both OVA-specific Th1-type (IL-2, IFN-${\gamma}$ and GM-CSF) and Th2-type cytokine (IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10). In vitro analysis of T cell proliferation to OVA on 8 weeks, the splenocytes of mice treated with OVA + EN-3 showed a significantly higher proliferating activity than those treated with OVA alone. These results suggest that EN-3 may possess adjuvant activities to potentially to enhance humoral as well as cellular immune response.

• 한국임상약학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.40-44
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• 1997

Helicobacter pylori(HP) has been implicated as the cause of acute and chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, and gastric carcinoma. To date the most successful treatment in eradicating HP is known to be the combination of two or more antibiotics with an anti-ulcer drug. In this study, in vitro antimicrobial activity against two was assessed, when proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), omeprazole and lansoprazole, were added to antibiotics at different concentrations. The assays in the absence of PPIs gave minimum inhibitory concentration(MIC) value of 0.63 mg/l for amoxicillin, 4 mg/l for tetracycline, 0.08 mg/l for clarithromycin and 0.16 mg/l for azithromycin. At the concentrations of 125 mg/l, 25 mg/1 and 0.5 mg/l of omeprazole, and the concentrations of 31.25 mg/l, 6.25 mg/l and 1 mg/l of lansoprazole, the MICs of clarithromycin and azithromycin were reduced by $50\%$. Also, lansoprazole at the highest concentration 31.25 mg/l reduced the MIC of amoxicillin by $50\%$, and omeprazole at the highest concentration of 125 mg/l reduced the MIC of tetracycline by $50\%$. In conclusion, the in vitro combination of PPIs and antibiotics led to improvement in the MIC of antibiotics against HP associated gastric disease.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 1998

본 실험에서는 만성위염, 위궤양, 십이지장궤양, 위암발생의 원인균으로 알려진 H. pylori를 저해하는 특이항균물질을 생성하는 균주를 토양에서 분리한 방선균액과 곰팡이 추출액을 대상으로 탐색하여 곰팡이 균주번호 60686을 선별하였다. Jar fermentor로 배양하여 얻은 균체를 acetone 및 EtOAc로 추출하였고, 얻어진 추출액을 silica column chromatography와 LH-20 gel chromatography를 수행하여 활성분획을 농축하였고 HPLC를 사용하여 항균 활성을 나타내는 단일물질 IDA를 분리 정제하였다. 항균 활성물질 IDA의 구조를 MS, NMR 분석등을 통해 추정한 결과 곰팡이의 2차 대사산물인 cytochalasan의 전형적 구조를 갖는 분자식 $C_{32}H_{36}N_2O_5$의 chaetoglobosin A라는 물질로 판명되었다. 항균물질 IDA의 항균력을 paper disk법으로 실험한 결과 그람양성 균주중에서는 S. aureus SG 511, 285와 503 3주에서만 항균력을 보였고, 그람음성 균주중에서는 H. pylori 4주에서만 항균력을 보였으나 동일농도 처리시 H. pylori에 대한 항균력이 S. aureus에 비해 우수한 항균효과를 가진다고 판단되었다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.355-359
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• 2008

Purpose: Oncostatin M(OSM) has been known as a role in fibrosis and anti-inflammatory effects of various organs and tissues. Although there have been a number of studies which are focused on the roles and mechanisms of OSM, there are few reports on its effects in chronic wound healing. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of OSM in wound healing activities of dermal fibroblasts of chronic wound in vitro. In particular, this study is focused on cell proliferation and synthesis of collagen and glycosaminoglycan(GAG), which are the major components of the extracellular matrices, of diabetic fibroblasts. Methods: Fibroblasts were isolated from excess skin that was obtained from diabetic foot ulcer patients who underwent debridement. The isolated fibroblasts were cultivated in presence of OSM(100 ng/mL). Cell proliferation, collagen synthesis and GAG levels were compared. Results: All the components tested in this study increased in OSM treatment group. In particular, collagen and GAG synthesis demonstrated statistically significant increases(p<0.05 in the Mann-Whitney U-test). Conclusion: These results indicate that OSM increases wound healing activities of dermal fibroblasts of chronic wound in vitro.