• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.138-143
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• 1997

Crude catechin extracts were prepared using ethyl acetate from Korean Puerariae Radix (PR) and their biological effects on the alcoholic liver damage were investigated in male Sprague-Dawley rats (6 weeks old). Ethanol (5g ethanol/kg body weight/day) administration was performed for 8 weeks and after ethanol consuming rats were treated with one or two% catechin extracts of diet for 8 weeks. At the end of experimental period, lipid hydroperoxides in liver were analyzed using a chemiluminescence-high performance liquid chromatography (CL-HPLC) method. Compared with control animals, ethanol consumed rats showed lighter body weights, lower ratios of liver/body weight, higher activities of GOT and GPT, and increased lipid hydroperoxide amount in liver. With one or two% catechin extracts treatment, GOT and GPT activities returned to normal ranges. Lipid hydroperoxide contents in liver of on or two% PR treated rats lowered to 20% or 25% respectively, compared with the levels of those ethanol consumed animals without catechin extracts treatment. Therefore, we concluded that on or two% PR crude catechins treatment could be effective for alcoholic liver damage caused by lipid peroxidation.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2010

Phytochemical examination of the barks of Pinus densiflora Siebold et Zuccarini has led to the isolation of one phenylpropanoid, one lignan, one flavonoid, one flavan 3-ol and two procyanidins : 4-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranosyl-p-coumaric acid (1), 2,3-dihydro-2-(4-methoxy)-7-hydroxy-3-hydroxymethyl-5-(3-hydroxy propyl)-benzofuran 3-O-$\alpha$-D-glucopyranoside (2), taxifolin 3'-O-$\beta$-D-glucopyranoside (3), (+)-catechin (4), procyanidin B1 (5) and epicatechin-($4{\beta}$-8)-catechin-($4{\alpha}$-8)-catechin (6). Among them, Compound 4, 5 and 6 showed potent anti-oxidative activities and these anti-oxidative activities were significantly different compared with ascorbic acid as positive control.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.1187-1193
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of green tea catechin on lipid metabolism in streptozotocin(STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 150$\pm$10gm were randomly assigned to one normal and three STZ-induced diabetic groups. Diabetic animals were fed catechin free diet(DM-0C group), 0.5% catechin diet(DM-0.5C group) and 1% catechin diet(DM-1C group). Diabetes was experimentally induced by intravenous injection of 55mg/kg body wt of STZ in citrate buffer(pH 4.3) after feeding of three experimental diets for 4 weeks. Animals were sacrificed at the 6th day of diabetic states. Levels of blood glucose were three fold higher in all three STZ-induced diabetic groups than that of the normal group. The levels of plasma insulin were markedly lower in three STZ-induced diabetic groups than that of the normal group. The levels of plasma cortisol were increased in DM-0C group compared with that of the normal group. Triglyceride, total-cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol levels in serum were increased in DM-0C groups compared with the normal group but were not significantly different between catechin diet groups and normal group. Serum HDL-cholesterol levels were reduced in DM-0C and DM-0.5C groups by 38% and 25%, respectively and had similar tendency in the DM-1C group compared with that of control group. Atherogenic index have shown same pattern as the result of total cholesterol. Activities of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl Co enzyme A(HMG-CoA) reductase were higher in DM-0C groups than those of the normal group but were not significantly different between catechin diet groups and the normal group. It is concluded that dietary catechins can modulate lipid levels of serum and liver HMG-CoA reductase activity in diabetic rats.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1253-1259
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• 2001

만성 카드뮴 중독 흰쥐에서의 골조직의 변화와 이에 대한 녹차 catechin의 해독기전을 관찰하고져 하였다. 실험동물은 100g 내외의 sprague-Dawly종 흰쥐를 대상으로 카드뮴을 투여하지 않은 정상군과 카드뮴 투여군으로 나누었다. 카드뮴 투여군은 다시 식이 내 catechin 공급 수준에 따라 Cd-0C 군(catechin 비공급군), Cd-0.25C군(catechin 2.5 g/kg of diet), Cd-0.5C군(catechin 5 g/kg of diet)으로 나누어 10 및 20주간씩 자유섭식시켰다. 카드뮴은 50 ppm C$d^{2+}$ 농도의 식수로 자유로이 공급하였다. 실험동물은 각기간별로 사육후 뼈조직의 형태학적 변화를 관찰하고 20주째 조직학적 변화 및 골밀도를 관찰하여 만성 카드뮴 중독으로 인한 골조직 장애에 미치는 녹차 catechin의 효과를 관찰하였다. 경골과 대퇴골에서의 카드뮴 함량은 10주에서는 catechin 비공급군인 Cd-0C군에 비하여 catechin 공급군에서 감소하였으며 catechin공급수준에 따른 차이는 없었다. 20주에는 Cd-0C군에 비하여 Cd-0.25C군과 Cd-0.5C군이 각각 유의적으로 감소하였다. 경골과 대퇴골 두 뼈조직의 무게변화를 관찰한 결과는 모두 10주, 20주에서 정상군에 비해 카드뮴 투여군 모두가 다소 감소되었으며 실험군간의 유의성은 없었다. 뼈조직의 길이를 관찰한 결과 대퇴골, 경골 모두에서 10주, 20주 모두 카드뮴 투여군에서 감소되었으나 catechin을 투여한 군에서는 길이 감소가 다소 완화되었다. Cd-0C군에서 정상군에 비해 유의성은 없었으나 다소 감소하였다. 경골에서의 골밀도를 관찰한 결과 골밀도는 정상군에 비하여 Cd-0C군은 유의적으로 낮았으나 catechin공급군은 정상군 수준의 골밀도를 관찰하였다. 대퇴골의 골밀도를 측정한 결과 정 상군에 비해 Cd-0C군은 낮았으나 Cd-0.25C군과 Cd-0.5C군은 Cd-0C군에 비해 유의적으로 높았다. 광학현미경으로 관찰한 결과 정상군에서 보여지는 소견은 카드뮴 투여군에서도 잘 유지되어 있었다. 전자현미경 관찰한 결과 정상군에서 보여지는 소견은 카드뮴 투여군에서 도 잘 유지되어 있었다. 결론적으로 녹차 catechin은 만성 카드뮴 중독 흰쥐에서 경골과 대퇴골에서의 카드뮴 축적을 감소시켰으며 골밀도를 정상화시킴으로서 골조직의 변화를 완화시킴을 알 수 있었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.1-4
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• 2001

The antioxidant activity of Pinus densiflora was determined by measuring the radical scavenging effect on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals. The methanol extract of P. densiflora showed strong antioxidant activity, and thus fractionated with several solvents. The antioxidant activity potential of the individual fraction was in the order of ethyl acetate>n-butanol>water>dichloromethane> n-hexane fraction. The ethyl acetate soluble fraction exhibiting strong antioxidant activity was further purified by repeated silica gel column chromatography. Antioxidant (+)-catechin was isolated as one of the active principles from the ethyl acetate fraction, together with the inactive components, dihydrokaempferol and 1-O-benzoylglucose. The radical scavenging effect of (+)-catechin on DPPH radical exceeded to that of L-ascorbic acid which is a well known antioxidant.

• 생약학회지
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• 제33권4호통권131호
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• pp.404-410
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• 2002

Phytochemical examination of Barks of Ulmus macrocarpa has led to the isolation and characterization of two fla-vanonol, taxifolin $7-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$ (1), taxifolin $3'-0-7-{\beta}-glucopyranoside$ (2), two flavanone eriodictyol $7-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$ (3), nalingenin $7-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$ (4), three flavan 3-ol, (+)-catechin (5), (-)-epicatechin (6), (+)-catechin 7-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside (7) and one proanthocyanidin, procyanidin B-1 (8). Antioxidative activity of these compounds was determined by measuring the radical scavenging effect on 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals . (+)-Catechin (5) , (-)-epicatechin (6), (+)-catechin $7-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$ (7) and procyanidin B-1 (8) showed significant antioxidative activity.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.753-756
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 녹차 완제품에 원적외선을 처리한 후 물 추출물을 제조하여 항산화능 및 catechin류의 변화를 조사하였다. 녹차 물 추출물의 flavanol 함량은 무처리구(145 mg/g)에 비하여 원적외선을 10분간 처리한 경우 160 mg/g로 증가하였으나, 20분간 처리하였을 경우에는 90 mg/g으로 감소하였다. 또한, DPPH 라디칼 소거능의 경우 원적외선을 10분간 처리한 녹차 추출물의 경우 62.57%로서 무처리구의 61.58%에 비해 약간의 증가를 나타내었지만, 원적외선을 20분간 처리한 경우에는 59.98%로서 감소하였다. 한편, 녹차 추출물의 epicatechin류(EGC, EGCG, EC, ECG)의 함량은 원적 외선의 처리 시간이 증가할수록 감소하였으며, catechin류(GC, C, GCG, CG) 함량은 원적외선을 10분간 처리하였을 때 가장 높게 관찰되었다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.213-218
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• 2000

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of dietary green tea catechin and vitamin E on the phospholipse {TEX}$A_{2}${/TEX} activity and th antioxidative defense system in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Sprague-Dawley male rats weighing 100$\pm$10 gm were randomly assigned to one normal and five STZ-induced diabetic groups. The diabetic groups were assigned either a catechin-free diet (DM group), 0.5% catechin diet (DM-0.5C group), 1% catechin diet (DM-1C group), vitamin E-free diet (DM-0E group), and 400 mg vitamin E per kg diet (DM-400E group) according to the levels of dietary catechin or vitamin E supplementation. The vitamin E levels of the normal, DM, DM-0.5C, and DM-1C groups were 40 mg per kg diet. Diabetes was experimentally induced by an intravenous injection of streptozotocin after 4 weeks of feeding the five experimental diets. The animals were sacrificed on the 6th day of he diabetic state. The body weight gains were lower in all five diabetic groups after the STZ injection. The platelet phospholipase {TEX}$A_{2}${/TEX}({TEX}$PLA_{2}${/TEX}) activity in the diabetic groups was higher than that in the normal group. However, the enzyme activity in the DM-0.5C, DM-1C, and DM-400E groups was lower than that in the DM and DM-0E groups. The cytochrome {TEX}$P_{450}${/TEX} and cytochrome {TEX}$b_{5}${/TEX} content and NADPH-cytochrome {TEX}$P_{450}${/TEX} reductase activity were about 50~110% higher in the DM and DM-0E groups than in the normal group, yet significantly reduced by either catechin or vitamin E supplementation. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) content in the liver did not differ significantly in any of the groups. However, the glutathione peroxidase (GSHpx) activity was generally lower in the diabetic groups, compared with the normal group, whereas that of the DM-0.5C, DM-1C, and DM-400E groups was significantly higher compared with that of the DM and DM-0E groups. The levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the liver tissue were 148% and 201% higher in the DM and DM-0E groups, respectively, compared with the normal group, however, these levels were reduced by either catechin or vitamin E supplementation (DM-0.5, DM-1C and DM-400E). Accordingly, the present results indicate that STZ-induced diabetic rats exhibited an imbalance between free radical generation and scavenger systems in the liver which led to the acceleration of lipid peroxidation. However, these abnormalities were reduced and the antioxidative defense system was restored by either dietary catechin or vitamin E supplementation. In conclusion, the effects of dietary catechin or vitamin E in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats would appear to inhibit lipid peroxidation as an anti-oxidant by regulating the activity of {TEX}$PLA_{2}${/TEX}.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.734-740
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of green tea catechins on the antioxidative defense enzyme activity of kidney in diabetic rats. Sprague-Dawley male rats weighting 100$\pm$10g were randomly assigned to one normal and three STZ-induced diabetic groups; catechin free diet(DM-0C group), 0.25% catechin diet(DM-0.25C group) and 0.5% catechin diet(DM-0.5C group). Diabetes was induced by intravenous of 55mg/Kg body weight of STZ in sodium citrate buffer(pH 4.3) after 4 weeks feeding of experimental diets. Rats were sacrified at the 6th day of diabetic states. Superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity in kidney was decreased by 25% and 20% in DM-0C and DM-0.25C groups compared with normal group, DM-0.5C group was not significantly different when compared with normal group. Glutathione peroxidase(GSHpx) activity in kidney was were no significant differences the diabetic groups compared to normal group. Xanthin oxidase(XOD) activity was increased by 110% and 63% in DM-0C and DM-0.25C groups compared with normal group, DM-0.5C group was not significantly different when compared with normal group. The contents of superoxide radical(O$_2$)in kindney were 116% and 33%, respectively, higher in DM-0C and DM-0.25C groups than normal group. DM-0.5C group and normal groups were similar levels in their superoxide radical contents of kidneys. Levels of TBARS(thiobarbituric acid reactive substance) in kidney were increased by 62% in DM-0C group, when compared with normal group, but those of DM-0.5C group were similar to that of normal groups. These results indicate that free radical generation system was weakened and free radical scavenger system was enhance in kidney of STZ-induced diabetics rats by dietary catechin. Thereby it may reduce renal disorders such as oxidative damage and aging of tissue.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권7호
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• pp.936-942
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 흰쥐에 마이크로웨이브를 조사한 후 폐조직을 대상으로 폐조직 기능장애를 일으키는데 주된 역할을 하는 혈전생성능을 arachidonic acid(AA) cascade계를 통해 관찰하여 마이크로웨이브에 의한 폐혈관 기능장애와 그에 대한 녹차 catechin의 항혈전 효과를 규명하고자 하였다. 실험군은 마이크로웨이브를 조사하지 않은 정상군과 마이크로웨이브를 조사한 군으로 나누고 마이크로웨이브 조사 군은 다시 식이 중 catechin 공급수준에 따라 catechin을 넣지 않은 군(MW group), catechin을 0.25% 급여한 군(MW-0.25C group), catechin을 0.5% 급여한 군(MW-0.5C group)으로 나누었다. 식이와 음료는 자유 섭식시키면서 2주간 사육한 후 2.45 GHz 대역의 주파수를 15분간 1회 조사하였으며 마이크로웨이브 조사 후 6일째 동물을 희생시켜 본 실험에 사용하였다. 실험군의 실험동물 수는 각각 10마리로 실험하였다. $PLA_2$ 활성은 마이크로웨이브 조사로 30% 증가하였으며 MW-0.25C군은 15% 증가였으나 MW-0.5C군은 정상군 수준이었다. 인지질분자종의 변화를 관찰한 결과 lyso PE가 MW군에서 47% 증가되었으나 MW-0.25C군 및 MW-0.5C군에서는 각각 18%, 20% 증가되었다. $TXA_2$ 생성은 MW군에서 50%의 현저한 증가를 보였으나 catechin 공급군인 MW-0.25C군 및 MW-0.5C군은 정상군 수준이었다. $PGI_2$ 생성은 MW군에서 31%의 유의적인 감소를 보였으나 catechin 공급군인 MW-0.25C군 및 MW-0.5군은 정상군 수준이었다. 따라서 혈전생성지표인 $PGI_2/TXA_2$ ratio는 정상군에 비해 MW군에서 43% 유의적으로 감소되었으나 MW-0.25C군 및 MW-0.5C군은 정상군 수준이었다. 지질과산화물의 함량은 MW군에서 34% 유의적으로 증가하였으며 catechin 공급군은 정상군 수준이었다. 결론적으로 마이크로웨이브에 피폭된 흰쥐 폐조직에서는 AA cascade계의 율속 효소인 $PLA_2$ 활성의 증가와 혈전생성지표로 인식하는 $PGI_2/TXA_2$ ratio의 불균형이 초래되었으나 catechin은 TBARS 농도를 낮추면서 $PLA_2$ 활성을 저해시키고 AA cascade계를 개선시킴으로써 항혈전 작용을 나타내었다.