• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.412-417
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• 2009

In the course of screening for antioxidant compounds by measuring the radical scavenging effect on DPPH (1,1-diphenyl- 2-picrylhydrazyl), a total extract of the twigs of Vitex rotundifolia (Verbenaceae) was found to show potent antioxidant activity. Subsequent activity-guided fractionation of the methanolic extract led to the isolation of three iridoid compounds, 10-O-vanilloylaucubin (1), 10-O-p-hydroxybenzoylaucubin (2) and aucubin (3), two C-glycoside flavones, vitexin (4) and orientin (5), and a quinic acid derivative, 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (6). Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic studies. Among them, compounds 5 and 6 showed the significant antioxidative effects on DPPH free radical scavenging test. In riboflavin-NBT-light and xanthine-NBT-xanthine oxidase systems, compounds 5 and 6 exhibited the formation of the blue formazan in a dose-dependent manner. Compounds 5 and 6 showed better superoxide quenching activities than vitamin C.

• 생약학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.57-60
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• 1980

Water fractions prepared from Plantaginis Semen and Plantaginis Folium exhibited both significant liver-protective activities against $CCl_4$ intoxication. Aucubin, an iridoid glycoside. isolated from both leaves and seeds of Plantago asiatica(Plantaginaceae) also showed potent liver protective activities against the animal model of hepatitis induced by $CCl_4$ intoxication.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권4호
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• pp.399-406
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• 2019

현삼(Scrophularia buergeriana) 뿌리를 80% Methanol수용액으로 추출한 뒤, 감압 농축한 추출물을 EtOAc, n-BuOH과 H₂O층으로 계통 분획을 실시하였다. n-BuOH분획에 대하여 silica gel, octadecyl SiO₂ column chromatograph 및 중압분취(MPLC) 장비를 반복 실시하여 4종의 phenylethanoid glycoside 및 iridoid glycoside계의 화합물을 분리하였다. NMR 및 Mass데이터를 해석하여, harpagoside (1), angoroside C (2), aucubin (3) 및 acetoside (4)로 구조 동정하였다. 분리한 4종의 화합물에 대하여 HPLC 분석법을 이용하여 정량분석한 결과, 11.5 mg/g (1), 7.6 mg/g (2), 41.2 mg/g (3), 및 4.8 mg/g (4) 이 현삼 뿌리에 함유된 것을 확인하였다. 현삼으로부터 분리된 화합물 중 angoroside C 및 acetoside는 에탄올에 의해 저해된 세포 성장률을 검증한 결과, 간암세포종인 HepG2세포에 대해서 간세포를 보호하는 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.129-135
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• 1985

In order to search for potential antidotes for T-2 toxin poisoning, seven Chinese herbal drug extracts and five natural constituents were tested on mice intoxicated with T-2 toxin. When extracts of Panax ginseng and Atractylodes japonica (500 mg/kg) were administered p.o. once 3 hrs before and once 1 hr after T-2 toxin treatment, a 30% complete survival rate was noted. In case of Paeonia albiflora var. typica, a 30% complete survival rate was also produced at a dose of 250 mg/kg. Other extracts, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Rehmannia glutinosa and Plantago asiatica exhibited no significant protection from the T-2 toxin poisoning. A nucleoside, thymidine showed protective activity against T-2 toxin toxicity and it produced a 40% complete survival rate when administered i.p. once 0.5 hr after T-2 toxin treatment. Other natural constituents, aucubin, vitamin C and E, and lipoic acid did not show any significant protective activities.

• 생약학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.127-137
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• 2011

Twenty-four compounds were isolated from the 70% ethanolic extract of Rehmanniae Radix (Scrophulariaceae) cultivated in Ubo-myeon, Gunwi-gun, Gyeongbuk province, Korea and their structures were identified as four iridoids [6-O-(4''-O-${\alpha}$-L-rhamnopyranosyl) vanilloyl ajugol (17), ajugol (18), aucubin (19), and catalpol (20)], three phenethyl alcohol glycosides [decaffeoyl acteoside (15), isoacteoside (16), and acteoside (21)], five sugar derivatives [ethyl ${\beta}$-D-fructofuranoside (7), eleutheroside C (14), mannitol (22), raffinose (23), and stachyose (24)], two terpenoids [remophilanetriol (4) and glutinolic acid (11)], a lignan, paulownin (2), and eight others [${\beta}$-sitosterol (1), daucosterol (6), monopalmitin (3), pinellic acid (9), uracil (5), adenosine (12), jio-cerebroside (10), aeginetic acid 5-O-${\beta}$-D-quinovoside (8), aeginetoyl ajugol 5''-O-${\beta}$-D-quinovoside (13)]. The chemical structures of these compounds were identified on the basis of spectroscopic methods and comparison with literature values. Among these compounds, paulownin (2), monopalmitin (3), uracil (5), daucosterol (6), ethyl ${\beta}$-D-fructo-furanoside (7), and eleutheroside C (14) were isolated from this plant for the first time.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.929-936
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• 2003

Methanol extract (MeOH), n-hexane (Hx), chloroform ($CHCl_3$), ethyl acetate (EA), butanol (BuOH) and aqueous ($H_2O$) fractions of Eucommiae Cortex including geniposidic acid (GA), geniposide (GP) and aucubin (AU) were tested for their therapeutic efficacy on osteoporosis. The contents of GA, GP and AU in the cortex and leaf of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver were quantified by HPLC. The effect of Eucommiae Cortex on the induction of growth hormone (GH) release was studied by using rat pituitary cells. The proliferation of osteoblast-like cells increased by herbal extracts was assayed using a tetrazolium (MTT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, and [$^3H$]-proline incorporation assays. The inhibition of osteoclast was studied by using the coculture of mouse bone marrow cells and ST-2 cells. As a result, the GA, GP and AU were present in the cortex more than in the leaf of E. ulmoides Oliver. The MeOH (1mg/mL), Hx, $CHCl_3$ and EA fractions (each 20 $\mu$ g/mL) had potent induction of GH release. The $CHCl_3$ exhibited the potent proliferation of osteoblasts. The AU, GP and GA were increased proliferation of osteoblasts. In addition, GA ($IC_{50}: 4.43{\times}10^{-7}$M), AU and GP were significantly inhibited proliferation of osteoclast. In summary, it is thought that the components in a part of the fractions of Eucommiae Cortex participate in each step of mechanism for activating osteoblast to facilitate osteogenesis, and suppress osteoclast activity to inhibit osteolysis.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2020

Epilepsy is a brain disorder that affects millions of people worldwide and is usually managed using currently available antiepileptic drugs, which result in adverse effects and are ineffective in approximately 20-25% of patients. Thus, there is growing interest in the development of new antiepileptic drugs with fewer side effects. In a previous study, we showed that a Rehmannia glutinosa (RG) water extract has protective effects against electroshock- and pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced seizures, with fewer side effects. In this study, the objective was to identify the RG components that are responsible for its anticonvulsant effects. Initially, a number of RG components (aucubin, acteoside, catalpol, and mannitol) were screened, and the anticonvulsant effects of different doses of catalpol, mannitol, and their combination on electroshock- and chemically (PTZ or strychnine)-induced seizures in mice, were further assessed. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor binding assay and electroencephalography (EEG) analysis were conducted to identify the potential underlying drug mechanism. Additionally, treated mice were tested using open-field and rotarod tests. Catalpol, mannitol, and their combination increased threshold against electroshock-induced seizures, and decreased the percentage of seizure responses induced by PTZ, a GABA antagonist. GABA receptor binding assay results revealed that catalpol and mannitol are associated with GABA receptor activity, and EEG analysis provided evidence that catalpol and mannitol have anticonvulsant effects against PTZ-induced seizures. In summary, our results indicate that catalpol and mannitol have anticonvulsant properties, and may mediate the protective effects of RG against seizures.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.161-168
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• 1999

차전초는 무병 장수의 식물로 잘 알려져 있으며 주로 잎과 씨가 약재로 쓰이는데 잎은 여름에 채취하여 햇볕에 말렸다가 잘게 썰어서 사용하고 씨는 익는 대로 채취하여 햇볕에 말려 그대로 사용하였다. 차전초에는 plantagnin과 aucubin이라는 성분을 함유하고 있어 호흡기에 작용하여 기침에 특효약으로 이용되며, 또한 체내의 분비신경을 자극하여 기관지의 점액이나 소화액 분비를 촉진하는 할로겐 화합물로 단백질의 불활성, 효소활성 감소 또는 막의 구조와 기능을 파괴함으로써 간장을 표적장기로 독작용을 일으킨다고 알려져 있는 사염화탄소를 투여하여 인위적으로 간장해를 유발한 흰쥐에게 차전초 열수 추출액을 투여하여 혈청 중의 효소활성도와 지질 함량을 분석하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 간 손상의 대표적인 지표로 사용되고 있는 효소인 ALT, AST, LDH와 ALP 활성도는 사염화탄소를 투여함으로써 증가하여 간 손상이 초래되었음을 알 수 있었으며, 증가한 효소활성도는 차전초 열수 추출액을 투여함으로써 양호하게 감소하였다. 2. 혈청 중의 total cholesterol LDL-cholesterol 함량은 사염화탄소 투여에 의해서 증가하였으나 차전초 열수추출액 투여로 양호하게 감소하였다. 또한 HDL-cholesterol은 사염화탄소 단독투여로 인해 감소되었으나 차전초 열수 추출액을 병행투여함으로써 증가하였다. 3. 혈청 중의 total lipid, triglyceride 및 phospholipid 함량은 사염화탄소 단독투여군에 비해 차전초 열수 추출액 단독투여군은 양호하게 감소하였고 차전초 열수 추출액과 병행 투여군 또한 유의적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 결과로 보아 차전초 열수 추출액이 간기능을 증강시키며 지질성분과 효소활성에 좋은 효과를 나타내어 차전초의 함유성분이 보간작용에 중요한 역할을 할 수 있을 것이라 사료되어진다.