• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.45-48
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• 1989

전북의대 부속병원 통증치료실에 의뢰된 4명의 삼차신경통 환자를 95% alcohol을 이용하여 해당분자를 화학적으로 차단하고 필요에 따라 carbamazepine이나 amitriptyline을 병용하거나 별도로 사용하여 좋은 효과를 얻었으므로 삼차신경통의 치료방법을 포괄적으로 고찰하였다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2016

Prolonged alcohol consumption causes alcoholic liver damage due to the generation of reactive oxygen species, the accumulation of fatty acids, and an increase in inflammatory cytokines in the liver. In this study, the protective effect of a fruit extract of Paeonia anomala (FEPA) against chronic alcohol-induced liver damage was evaluated in Sprague-Dawley rats fed an ethanol or a control Lieber-DeCarli diet for 5 weeks to induce alcoholic liver damage. FEPA (50, 25, and 10 mg/kg body weight/day) as well as the reference control silymarin (25 mg/kg body weight/day) were administered along with the ethanol diet. FEPA protected against increases in alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase in serum and attenuated alcohol-induced increases in triglycerides, tumor necrosis factor alpha, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, and cytochrome P450 2E1 enzyme activity in the liver compared with the group treated with ethanol only. Anti-oxidative defenses such as the total glutathione level and glutathione peroxidase activity were increased by FEPA treatment. These results suggest that FEPA exerts protective effects against chronic alcohol-induced liver damage by attenuating hepatosteatosis and pro-inflammatory cytokine production and enhancing anti-oxidative defense mechanisms in the liver.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.351-355
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of protein and dietary fiber levels on the activities of ehanol metabilizing enzymes of the brain in acute and chronic ethanol-treated rats. Male Sprague-Dwley rats were fed on diets containing two levels of protein(7%, 20%)) with two levels of fiber(5%, 105) for 5 weeks. Rats were orally administered 40% (v/v) ethanol(5g/body weight) 90 min before decapitation in the acute ethanol-treated groups and 25% (v/v) ethanol (5g/kg body weight) once a day for 5 weeks in the chronic ethnol-treated groups. Cytosilic alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activities were higher than those of mitochondrial ADH. The ADH activities were increased by 20% protein and %% fiber levels in the diet in two fractions , but were decreased by chronic ethanol treatment. Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activities did not change by ethanol treatment but were increased by the 20% protein level. However, cytosilic ALDH activities were decreased by chronic ethanol treatment at the 5% fiber level and did not change with protein levels. Both ALDH activities were higher in the 10% fiber groups than the 5% fiber groups. Cytochrome P-450 contents were significantly increased in the chronic ethanol-treated groups but xanthine oxidase (XO) activities did not change. P-450 contents and XO activities were significantly decreased in both the low protein and fiber groups.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.226-234
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• 2006

Disturbance of antioxidant system is very common in chronic alcoholics and herbal or natural products with antioxidant activity have been used for its treatment. This study was to investigate the effect of Vitis vinifera extract(V), Schisandra chinensis extract(S), Taraxacum officinale extract(T), Gardenia jasminoides extract(G), Angelica acutiloba extract(A) and Paeonia japonica extract(P), and their combinations on the antioxidant and ethanol oxidation system. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to Lieber-DeCarli ethanol liquid diet(ED) and were then given different herbal extract mixtures for 6 weeks including VST(V 100+S 150+T 150mg/kg/day), VSG(V 100+S 150+G 150mg/kg/day), VTG(V 100+T 150+G 150mg/kg/day), and VAP(V 100+A 150+P 150mg/kg/day). When the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase(ADH) and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase(ALDH) were compared between ED only group and herbal extracts treatment group, the differences were statistically significant. Phase I and II(glutathione-S-transferase, phenol sulfatransferase) enzyme activities were found to be significantly higher in the VAT treatment group compared to the ED group. Herbal extracts not only repressed the ethanol-induced elevation of malondialdehyde level, but also protected against ethanol-induced decrease in glutathione content, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase activities. The administration of the herbal extracts was found to be effective in eliminating lipid-peroxides induced by long-term consumption of alcohol by activating various enzyme systems and physiological active compound formation system. After a chronic consumption of alcohol, Angelica Radix protected the liver via activating the ethanol-metabolism enzyme system, and Paeoniae Radix via activating the ethanol-metabolism enzyme and the phase I, II-metabolism enzyme system. Taraxaci Herba was also effective in liver protection via activating the ethanol-metabolism enzyme system and the phase I, II-metabolism enzyme system, Gardeniae Fructus via activating the phase II-metabolism enzyme system and the anti-oxidation system enzyme, and Schisandra Fructus and a grapestone via activating the anti-oxidation system. Our data suggest that these herbal extracts may be useful as a health functional food or new drug candidate for fatty liver and hepatotoxicity induced by chronic alcohol consumption.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권8호
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• pp.1139-1147
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• 2014

본 연구는 알코올성 간 손상을 일으킨 흰쥐에게 오미자추출물이 혈중 알코올 분해율과 간 기능 보호에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 단회성 급성주정중독시험과 장기 주정투여시험을 각각 수행하였다. 급성주정중독시험은 흰쥐에게 급성주정중독량과 오미자추출물을 투여한 후 60분, 90분, 150분, 240분, 300분, 360분의 혈중 에탄올 농도를 측정하여 경시적인 알코올 분해율을 측정하였다. 장기 주정투여시험은 전반기(4주)는 급성주정중독량(22,23)을 참고하여 1/2용량의 시험주정(Chivas Regal, 40%)을 투여하였고, 후반기(4주)는 시험주정과 함께 물과 오미자추출물(150 mg, 1.0 mL)을 각각 투여하였다. 급성주정중독량시험에서 주정투여 후 90분의 혈중 알코올 농도가 가장 높았고, 주정투여 후 알코올의 기준 농도 대비 360분의 혈중 알코올 분해율은 주정단독투여군(A) 81.4%, 오미자투여군(B) 96.1%, 주정+물투여군(C) 85.3%로 오미자투여군이 다른 두 주정투여군보다 평균 13% 더 높았다. 장기 주정투여시험에서 간장무게는 두 주정투여군(A, B)이 일반대조군(C)보다 통계적으로 무거웠다(P<0.05). 혈청과 간 조직의 중성지방(TG) 함량은 일반대조군이 두 주정투여군보다 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다(P<0.05). 간 조직의 TG 함량은 오미자투여군(B)이 주정대조군(A)에 비해 26.5% 낮았다. 혈청 중 총 콜레스테롤(TC) 함량은 실험군 간에 차이가 없었고, 간 조직의 TC 함량은 B군이 A군보다 18.8% 낮았다. 주정과 오미자추출물을 투여한 후 측정한 ${\gamma}$-GT, AST 및 ALT 활성은 오미자추출물군(B)이 주정대조군(A)보다 각각 26%, 12%, 19% 감소하였다. 혈액학치(CBC)는 혈소판을 제외하고는 실험군 간에 통계적인 차이가 있었다(P<0.05). 간세포 조직의 Steatosis score는 주정대조군이 3점인 반면 오미자추출물군과 일반대조군에서는 각각 1점이었고, 붉게 염색된 지방미세과립이 주정대조군에서는 고도 내지 중등도로 세포질내에 침윤(infiltration)된 반면 오미자추출물군에서는 경도로 침윤되었다. 본 연구에서 오미자추출물은 경시적으로 혈중 알코올 분해율을 높여주고, 간 조직의 중성지방량과 간기능치(${\gamma}$-GT, ALT)를 감소시키는 동시에 알코올성 지방변성을 완화시킨 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 향후 오미자 가공식품의 개발과 관련한 기초 및 홍보자료로 활용 가능성이 높을 것으로 기대되는 한편 인체적용시험을 통해 알코올성 간 기능 보효 효과와 관련된 보다 정밀한 후속 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.67-74
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• 2019

Objectives : Alcohol hangover is a common phenomenon which basically occurs after heavy drinking. Moreover, heavy alcohol consumption leads to acute and chronic diseases. We investigated the effect of herbal mixture (SJ) on alcohol metabolism in serum or/and liver. Methods : 5W-old Sprague Dawley rats were used for the study. To overnight fasted rats, 0.9% saline or SJ extract was administrated per os before alcohol treatment. Then, 40% alcohol was orally administrated to all rats in 30 mins. Ethanol, acetaldehyde concentrations, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) activities were measured by assay kits. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) were measured by analyzer. Results : Ethanol and acetaldehyde concentrations lowered in SJ groups compared with CON group. Especially, acetaldehyde concentration significantly decreased in SJ groups compared with CON group. AST and ALT levels tended to increase in SJ groups compared with CON group but there was no significant difference between CON group and SJ groups. ADH activity in serum was higher in SJ groups than CON group but no significant difference in liver. ALDH activity in both serum and liver showed significantly increased in SJ groups compared with CON group. Conclusions : Treatment of SJ extract showed not only reducing concentration of alcohol and acetaldehyde but also increasing activities of ADH and ALDH. These results suggest SJ may influence in alcohol metabolism via control of metabolic enzyme activities and metabolite. Therefore, SJ, herbal mixture, might have a function of preventing hangover after drinking alcohol.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.311-321
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• 2016

Chronic or acute alcohol abuse often leads to liver injury associated with alcoholic hepatitis, liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. In addition to the liver, alcohol abuse also induces a variety of other tissue injuries including pancreatitis, cardiomyopathy, neurotoxicity and muscle loss. Chronic skeletal muscle myopathy, independent of peripheral neuropathy, is well recognised in alcoholic patients. Several mechanisms may be involved in the pathogenesis of alcoholic myopathy. Ethanol is a potent inhibitor of muscle protein synthesis. Gastrocnemius and plantaris muscles are Type II fiber-predominant and usually considered representative of the musculature as a whole. Whereas, soleus muscle is Type I fiber predominant. Shihosogan-san is a traditional Korean medicine that is widely employed to treat indigestion and liver diseases. Muscle diseases are often related to liver diseases and conditions. We therefore tested the hypothesis that treatment with Shihosogan-san could ameliorate the ethanol-induced changes in muscle protein synthesis. Young male Sprague-Dawley rats were orally given 25% ethanol (5ml/kg, body weight) daily with Ethanol for 28 days. Normal group was similarly administrated with saline. In Shihosogan-san treated group, rats were orally administrated Shihosogan-san extract, and rats of EtOH group were given with the vehicle only. After 4 week, the morphology of gastrocnemius and plantaris muscles were assessed by hematoxylin and eosin staining. For comparative purposes, liver function was also investigated. The muscles from rats of EtOH group displayed a significant reduction in average cross section area compared to Normal group. Shihosogan-san treated group had increased fiber compared to the EtOH group. Moreover, Shihosogan-san treated group compared with EtOH group showed significantly decreased pro-apoptotic BAX expression and increased anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 expression. In conclusion, Shihosogan-san extract showed ameliorating effects on chronic alcohol toxicity in skeletal muscle.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.5-5
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• 2021

Alcoholic and nonalcoholic steaohepatitis is a leading form of chronic liver disease with few biomakers ad treatment options currently available. a progressive disease of NAFLD may lead to fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Recently, we extracted HIMH0021, which is an active flavonoid component in the Acer tegmentosum extract, has been shown to protect against liver damage caused by hepatic dysfunction. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate whether HIMH0021 could regulate steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis during alcoholic or nonalcoholic metabolic process. HIMH0021, which was isolated from the active methanol extract of A. tegmentosum, inhibited alcohol-induced steatosis and attenuated the serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) during hepatocellular alcohol metabolism, both of which promote lipogenesis as well as liver inflammation. Treatment with HIMH0021 conferred protection against lipogenesis and liver injury, inhibited the expression of cytochrome P4502E1, and increased serum adiponectin levels in the mice subjected to chronic-plus-binge feeding. Furthermore, in hepatocytes, HIMH0021 activated fatty acid oxidation by activating pAMPK, which comprises pACC and CPT1a. These findings suggested that HIMH0021 could be used to target a TNFα-related pathway for treating patients with alcoholic hepatitis.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.832-835
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• 2005

Inhibitory activity of active compound isolated from Ruta chalepensis leaf was examined against alcohol dehydrogenase and, upon comparison to those of four commercially available compounds (quinoline, quinoline-3-carboxaldehyde, quinoline-3-carboxylic acid, and quinoline-4-carboxylic acid) and 1,10-phenanthroline as alcohol dehydrogenase inhibitor, was characterized as quinoline-4-caboxaldehyde by spectral analyses. Inhibitory effects ($IC_{50}$) of quinoline-4-caboxaldehyde and quinoline derivatives varied depending on chemicals and concentrations used. The $IC_{50}$ values of quinoline-4-carboxaldehyde, quinoline-3-carboxaldehyde, quinoline, quinoline-3-carboxylic acid, and quinoline-4-carboxylic acid were 0.04, 0.3, 0.8, >1, and >1 mg/mL, respectively. These results suggest inhibitory action of quinoline-4-carboxaldehyde against alcohol dehydrogenase as prospective therapeutics for treatment of alcoholic liver diseases such as alcohol hepatitis and cirrhosis resulting from chronic alcohol abuse.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.107-116
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• 2006

Delirium Tremens is the most terrible and dramatic syndrome in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Delirium Tremens is one of acute psychiatric symptoms and happens that a chronic drinker is suddenly off drinking for any reasons. In Oriental medicine, Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome is comprised in a category of Jusang(酒傷). In this case, we described a 53-year old man who diagnosed as Delirium tremens. He suffered mental derangement and headache, and his condition was improved through oriental medical treatment.