• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2022

Neuroinflammation is known to be associated with brain injury in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the inhibition of microglial activation, a key player in inflammatory response, is considerd as important target for AD. In this study, the ethanol extract of aerial parts of Forsythia velutina Nakai, a Korean native species, significantly inhibited nitric oxide (NO) production in LPS-stimulated BV2 microglial cells. Thus, the active principles in F. velutina aerial parts were isolated based on activity-guided isolation method. As a result, six compounds were isolated and their structures were elucidated based on NMR data and the comparison with the relevant references as arctigenin (1), matairesinol (2), rengyolone (3), ursolic acid (4), secoisolariciresinol (5), and arctiin (6). Among them, four compounds including arctigenin (1), matairesinol (2), secoisolariciresinol (5), and arctiin (6) significantly inhibited NO production in a dose-dependent manner. In particular, matairesinol (2) and secoisolariciresinol (5) reduced 60% of NO production compared to LPS-treated group. This inhibitory effects of matairesinol (2) and secoisolariciresinol (5) were accompanied with the reduced expression levels of iNOS and COX-2. These results suggest that the extract of F. velutina and its active compounds could be beneficial for neuroinflammatory diseases including AD.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2018

본 연구의 목적은 블루베리 잎의 용매별 추출물에 따른 약리활성에 대한 검증 및 효능 평가이다. 블루베리 잎의 항산화, 항염증에 대한 효과를 확인하였다. 염증 반응은 자극이 가해지면 histamine, serotonin, prostaglandin과 같은 혈관 활성물질에 의해 혈관 투과성이 증대되어 염증을 유발하고 cytokine, free radical, lysosomal enzyme 등 다양한 매개 인자가 관여한다. 자극에 의한 macrophage cell의 염증반응은 tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$(TNF-${\alpha}$), interleukin-6(IL-6), interleukin-$1{\beta}$(IL-$1{\beta}$)와 같은 pro-inflammatory cytokine의 발현이 유도되고, inducible nitric oxide synthase(i-NOS)와 cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2)에 영향을 받는 유전자의 발현을 자극하게 되어 nitric oxide(NO) 및 $PGE_2$등의 염증 인자가 생성된다. 이에 따라 블루베리 잎 추출물의 항염증에 대한 연구를 위해 이에 영향을 주는 인자인 i-NOS, COX-2의 단백질 발현억제 작용을 확인 하였다. 그 결과 BLA > BLE > BLW 순서로 높은 효능을 확인 할 수 있었다. 가장 효과가 좋은 BLA 처리군에서 $PGE_2$ 분비량 및 다양한 염증성 인자의 mRNA 발현량을 확인하였다. 측정 결과, BLA($100{\mu}g/mL$)는 $PGE_2$ 분비량을 85.3% 억제하였으며 i-NOS, COX-2, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$ 단백질과 mRNA 발현이 각각 86.8%, 85.7%, 62.7%, 77%, 32.2% 억제되는 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 결론적으로 블루베리 70% 아세톤 추출물(BLA)의 항염증 효과가 가장 높았으며, 블루베리 잎은 세포의 mRNA 및 단백질 수준에서 염증인자들의 억제를 통해 대식세포에서 항염증 효과가 명백히 확인되었다. 더 나아가, nuclear factor kappa B(NF-${\kappa}B$), signal transducer and activator of transcription(STAT-1), mitogen-activated protein kinases(MAPKs) 등의 세포 내 염증관련 중간기전을 연구해볼 가치가 있다고 사료된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2009

Objectives : In this study, the effect of Dipsaci Radix(DR, Dipsacus asperoides C.Y. Cheng et T. M. Ai) water extract on LPS-induced inflammatory response in RAW264.7 cells were investigated. Methods : Dried roots of DR was extracted with water for 3 h(DR-W extract). RAW264.7 cells, a mouse macrophage line, were incubated with different concentrations of DR-W extract for 30 min and then stimulated with LPS at indicated times. Cell toxicity was determined by MTT assay. The concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) were measured by Griess assay and enzyme immunoassay (EIA), respectively. The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthease (iNOS) and cyclooxyganase (COX)-2 mRNA and protein was determined by RT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. Results : DR-W extract was significantly inhibited LPS-induced productions of NO and PGE2 in RAW264.7 cells. DR-W extract was not suppressed the expressions of iNOS mRNA and protein in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Conclusions : This study suggests that DR-W extract can attenuate inflammatory response via inhibition of the NO and PGE2 production in activated macrophages.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.221-227
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• 2004

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), particularly the highly selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors have been shown to decrease the growth of tumor, in part, by inhibition of neovascularization. Recently, besides mature endothelial cells, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have been shown to contribute neovascularization in angiogenic tissues. In this study, we addressed a question whether nimesulide, a selective COX-2 inhibitor, could affect differentiation of EPCs into adhesive endothelial cells in vitro. Total mononuclear cells were isolated from cord blood by Ficoll density gradient centrifugation, and then the cells were incubated with nimesulide or vehicle control for 7 days. The number of adherent and spindle-shaped cells decreased by nimesulide treatment in a concentration-dependent fashion at a concentration range of 5 - 200 ${\mu}M$. Moreover, the adherent cells double positive for DiI-ac-LDL uptake and lectin binding significantly decreased upon nimesulide treatment. There was no change of expression of CD31 between treatment and control groups, whereas slight reduction was detected upon treatment in expression of VE-cadherin, ICAM-1, vWF, ${\alpha}v$, and ${\alpha}5$. Nimesulide also reduced cell viability during first 3 days' culture and induced apoptosis in adherent EPCs, resulting in increased annexin-V-positive and propidium iodide-negative cells. Taken together, these results suggest that nimesulide could be applied for the inhibition of new vessel formation, in part, by inhibiting differentiation and survival of EPCs.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.21-39
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• 2023

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect of Goihwa-san water extract(GHS) in vitro & in vivo. Methods : In vitro, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of GHS by comparing the Raw 264.7 cells with 10, 30, 100, 300㎍/㎖ of GHS for 1 hour before Lipopolysaccharide(LPS) to the single LPS treated group. We examined the relative cell viability by MTT assay and the relative level of LPS, Loxoribine(LOX), Peptidoglycan(PGN), Flagellin(FLA)-induced NO production by using Griess reagent and measured relative iNOS protein level and COX-2 protein level by using western blot and Image analyzing system. We measured the production of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 by each ELISA kits and then measured the relative levels of IκBα, p-IκBα in whole-cell lysate fraction and NF-κB in nuclear fraction by using western blot and Image analyzing system. In vivo, we induced the paw edema by subcutaneous injection of 100㎕/rat CA and measured the swelling volume of paw by using a plethysmometer and then measured the relative iNOS protein level by using western blot. Results : As a result, in vitro, LPS, PGN-induced NO production was significantly inhibited by pretreatment with GHS. GHS reduced LPS, PGN-induced iNOS expression, PGN-induced COX-2 expression and LPS-induced production of cytokine(TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6). Expression of IκBα was increased by pretreatment with GHS 100㎍/㎖. And the expression of p-IκBα and NF-κB were decreased by pretreatment with GHS 100㎍/㎖. In vivo, CA-induced inflammation rat model was used for the evaluation of the anti-inflammatory effect of GHS. 0.3 or 1.0g/kg of GHS significantly reduced the increases of paw swelling and iNOS expression in paw tissues. Conclusions : These results show that GHS can decrease inflammatory response via inhibition of the NF-κB pathway in vitro. And in vivo, the anti-inflammatory effect suggest the clinical basis of GHS for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.337-346
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• 2022

최근 국내 기후 변화로 인해 열대 과일 재배가 가능해지게 되었다. 특히 대표적으로 제주도에서 애플망고의 재배가 활발히 이루어지고 있으며 이로 인해 소비자들의 수요가 증가하고 있다. 그러나 애플망고 과육을 제외한 껍질과 같은 부산물은 활용도가 떨어져 폐기되고 있는 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 부산물로서 폐기되어지는 애플망고 껍질을 활용하기 위해 이를 이용하여 항산화 및 항염증 효과를 검증하고자 열수 및 70% 에탄올로 추출하여 실험을 진행하였다. 먼저 애플망고 껍질의 열수 및 70% 에탄올 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 함량을 확인하였으며, 그 결과 66.08 ± 0.12 mg TAE/100 g, 100.13 ± 0.23 mg TAE/100 g의 함량을 나타내었다. 항산화 활성을 측정하기 위해 전자공여능과 2,2'- azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) 라디칼 소거능을 측정하였다. 전자공여능 측정결과, 1,000 ㎍/ml 농도에서 열수 추출물은 86.89%가 나타났고, 70% 에탄올 추출물은 94.06%를 확인하였다. ABTS 라디칼 소거능을 측정 결과로 1,000 ㎍/ml 농도에서 열수 추출물은 80.62% 를 나타내었고, 70% 에탄올 추출물은 98.66%의 소거능을 확인하였다. 이로 인해 애플망고 껍질 추출물의 항산화 활성은 대조군인 비타민 C와 유사한 효과를 가진 것을 확인하였다. 애플망고 껍질 추출물의 세포 생존율을 측정한 결과, 대식세포인 RAW 264.7 세포에서는 500 ㎍/ml 농도에서 99% 이상의 세포 생존율을 확인하였다. 이후 세포실험은 세포생존율이 99% 이상인 농도구간을 설정하여 진행하였다. 염증성 매개 물질로 알려진 nitric oxide (NO)에 대한 생성 억제 효과를 확인한 결과, 애플망고 껍질의 열수 추출물은 46%의 억제 효과가 나타났고, 70% 에탄올 추출물은 40%의 억제 효과를 확인하여 애플망고 추출물의 NO 생성량 저해 효과를 가진 것을 확인하였다. 염증 매개 인자의 억제 효과를 확인하기 위해 RAW 264.7 세포를 이용하여 iNOS와 COX-2의 단백질 및 mRNA 발현량을 측정하였다. 그 결과, LPS 단독 처리군에 비해 애플망고 껍질 추출물을 처리하였을 때 iNOS와 COX-2의 단백질 발현량은 최종 농도인 500 ㎍/ml에서 열수 추출물은 12%, 97% 억제하는 것을 확인하였고, 70% 에탄올 추출물은 62%, 91% 억제하는 것을 확인하였다. 또한 LPS 단독 처리군에 비해 iNOS와 COX-2의 mRNA 발현량 결과, 500 ㎍/ml 농도에서 열수 추출물은 3%, 33%의 억제효과를 확인하였고, 70% 에탄올 추출물은 29%, 36%의 억제효과가 나타나는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과들을 토대로 애플망고 껍질이 항산화 및 항염증 활성을 갖고 있는 것을 검증하여 천연 소재로서의 활용 가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.181-188
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• 2012

Dioscoreae Rhizome (DR) has been used in traditional medicine to treat numerous diseases and is reported to have anti-diabetes and anti-tumor activities. To identify a bioactive traditional medicine with anti-inflammatory activity of a water extract of DR (EDR), we determined the mRNA and protein levels of proinflammatory cytokines in macrophages through RT-PCR and western blot analysis and performed a FACS analysis for measuring surface molecules. EDR dose-dependently decreased the production of NO and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$, and $PGE_2$, as well as mRNA levels of iNOS, COX-2, and pro-inflammatory cytokines, as determined by western blot and RT-PCR analysis, respectively. The expression of co-stimulatory molecules such as B7-1 and B7-2 was also reduced by EDR. Furthermore, activation of the nuclear transcription factor, NF-${\kappa}B$, but not that of IL-4 and IL-10, in macrophages was inhibited by EDR. These results show that EDR decreased pro-inflammatory cytokines via inhibition of NF-${\kappa}B$-dependent inflammatory protein level, suggesting that EDR could be a useful immunomodulatory agent for treating immunological diseases.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.331-335
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• 2011

In this study, we determined the anti-inflammatory activity and mechanism of action of a hexane fraction (hWRF) obtained from white Rosa hybrida flowers by employing various assays such as quantitative real-time PCR, Western blotting, and Electrophoretic-Mobility Shift Assay (EMSA). The results revealed that the hWRF had excellent anti-inflammatory potency by reducing inflammatory repertoires, such as inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin-$1{\beta}$, and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in RAW264.7 cells when stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a pro-inflammatory mediator. The reduction of nitric oxide (NO) release from RAW 264.7 cells supported the anti-inflammatory effect of hWRF. Interestingly, hWRF effectively inhibited LPS-mediated nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$) p65 subunit translocation into the nucleus and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 phosphorylation, suggesting that hWRF anti-inflammatory activity may be based on inhibition of the NF-${\kappa}B$ and MAPK pathways. Based on the findings described in this study, hWRF holds promise for use as a potential anti-inflammatory agent for either therapeutic or functional adjuvant purposes.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.169-179
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• 2010

The pistil of nelumbo nucifera (PNN) is used in the treatment of nocturnal pollution, hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia and diarrhoea in traditional medicine. The present study was examined to evaluate the effects of PNN on the production of pro-inflammatory mediators in vitro. After the treatment of PNN, cell viability was measured by MTT assay, nitric oxide (NO) production was monitored by measuring the nitrite content in culture medium. The protein bands were determined by immunoblot analysis and levels of cytokines were analyzed by sandwich immunoassays. In the MTT assay, the doses of PNN extract (0.03, 0.10 mg/ml) had no significant cytotoxicity. The increases of NO production and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression were detected in lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-activated Raw 264.7 cells compared with control, in contrast, these increases were significantly attenuated by pre-treatment with PNN. In cytokine assay, the massive pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-$\alpha$, interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$ and IL-6 were induced in LPS-activated Raw 264.7 cells, but pre-treatment of Raw 264.7 cells with PNN caused inhibition (TNF-$\alpha$=14.17%, IL-$1{\beta}$=107.43%, IL-6=46.27%) the production of cytokines by LPS. In addition, PNN reduced prostaglandin E2 productions in a dose-dependent manner (0.03mg/ml=37.52%, 0.10 mg/ml=83.77%) as a consequence of the inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 expression. Taken together, our data indicates that PNN can regulate the inflammatory response in macrophage cells activated by Gram-negative infection.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.96-102
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• 2008

이상의 연구 결과에 의하면 piceatannol의 처리에 의한 U937 세포의 증식억제는 세포주기 S기 arrest 및 apoptosis 유발과 뚜렷한 연관성이 있었다. 또한 piceatannol은 hTERT 및 TEP-1 유전자의 발현 저하와 연관된 telomerase 활성의 저하 효과도 나타내었으나, COXs의 발현 및 PGE2의 생성에는 큰 변화를 주지 못하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과는 암세포에서 높게 발현되는 telomerase 활성 조절제로서 piceatannol의 적용이 가능함을 보여주며, 이는 piceatannol의 항암작용을 이해하는데 매우 유용한 자료라 생각한다.