• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.205.2-205.2
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• 2003

As part of our program to isolate bioactive compounds from korean natural sources, we have screened traditional medicinal plants to cytotoxity on human tumor cells. Of them, the MeOH extract from rhizome of Coptis japonica Makino was found to be active against five cultured human tumor cell lines. So, the MeOH extract was subjected to successive solvent partitioning to give n-hexane, chloroform and BuOH. The activity was concentrated into the chloroform extract. The extract was chromatographied on a silica gel column and resulted in the isolation 5 alkaloids. (omitted)

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.160-183
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• 2012

Objectives: Coptidis Rhizoma is one of the most popular and multi-purpose herbs in traditional medicine. The purpose of this study was to contribute to research and applications of Coptidis Rhizoma in clinic, by analyzing and reviewing international studies on its chemical compositions and pharmacological effects. Methods: This study analyzed 344 articles published from 2000 to 2010 in PubMed, Refworks, Riss, and KTKP. The search keywords were "Coptis chinensis", "Coptis japonica", "Coptidis Rhizoma", "huanglian" and "huanglian in Chinese". From them, we selected 114 articles which met our inclusion criteria. Results: This study reviewed 114 articles on Coptidis Rhizoma and its active components in terms of 'Active components', 'Experimental studies', 'Clinical studies', 'Industrial use' and 'Side Effects/Toxicity'. Conclusions: The active components of Coptidis Rhizoma are berberine, coptisine, epiberberine, palmatine, jateorrhizine, magnoflorine, worenine, etc. It is reported that Coptidis Rhizoma and its active components have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antitumor, and antioxidant activity, and cardiovascular, hepatoprotective, antidiabetic, neuroprotective, gastrointestinal, pain relieving, discharge phlegm and metrocyte proliferation effects. Moreover, we found that Coptidis Rhizoma can be used for bath preparation, cosmetic products and as a natural antimicrobial substance.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.87-99
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• 2004

This experiment was designed to investigate the effect of Coptis japonica Makino(CJM) on the Alzheimer's disease. The effects of CJM extract on $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6, amyloid precursor proteins (APP), acetylcholinesterase(AChE), glial fibrillary acidic protein(GFAP) mRNA of PC-12 cell treated by $A{\beta}$ plus $rIL-1{\beta}$ and AChE activity of PC-12 cell lysate treated by $A{\beta}$ plus $rIL-1{\beta}$ and behavior of memory deficit rats induced by scopolamine and mice glucose, uric acid, AChE activity of memory deficit rats induced by scopolamine were investigated, respectively. The results were summarized as follows ; 1. CJM extract suppressed $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6 mRNA in PC-12 cell treated by $A{\beta}$ plus $rIL-1{\beta}$ 2. CJM extract suppressed APP, AChE, GFAP mRNA in PC-12 cell treated by $A{\beta}$ plus $rIL-1{\beta}$ 3. CJM extract suppressed AChE activity in cell lysate of PC-12 cell treated by $A{\beta}$ plus $rIL-1{\beta}$ 4. CJM extract group showed significantly inhibitory effect on the memory deficit of mice induced by scopolamine in the experiment of Morris water maze. 5. CJM extract increased glucose, decreased uric acid and AChE significantly in the serum of the memory deficit rats induced by scopolamine. According to the above results, it is suggested that CJM extract might be usefully applied for prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and memory deficit symptom.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.70-78
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• 2009

Coptis japonica (C. japonica) is a perennial medicinal plant that has anti-inflammatory activity. C. japonica contains numerous biologically active alkaloids including berberine, palmatine, epi-berberine, and coptisine. The most well-known anti-inflammatory principal in C. japonica is berberine. For example, berberine has been implicated in the inhibition of iNOS induction by cytokines in microglial cells. However, the efficacies of other alkaloids components on microglial activation were not investigated yet. In this study, we investigated the effects of three alkaloids (palmatine, epi-berberine and coptisine) from C. japonica on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced microglial activation. BV2 microglial cells were immunostimulated with LPS and then the production of several inflammatory mediators such as nitric oxide (NO), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) were examined as well as the phosphorylation status of Erk1/2 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK). Palmatine and to a lesser extent epi-berberine and coptisine, significantly reduced the release of NO, which was mediated by the inhibition of LPS-stimulated mRNA and protein induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) from BV2 microglia. In addition to NO, palmatine inhibited MMP-9 enzymatic activity and mRNA induction by LPS. Palmatine also inhibited the increase in the LPS-induced MMP-9 promoter activity determined by MMP-9 promoter luciferase reporter assay. LPS stimulation increased Erk1/2 phosphorylation in BV2 cells and these alkaloids inhibited the LPS-induced phosphorylation of Erk1/2. The anti-inflammatory effect of palmatine in LPS-stimulated microglia may suggest the potential use of the alkaloids in the modulation of neuroinflammatory responses, which might be important in the pathophysiological events of several neurological diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD), multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease (PD) and stroke.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.764-770
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• 1999

41종의 약용식물을 열수추출하여 위궤양 원인균으로 보고된 Helicobacter pylori에 대해 항균활성을 탐색하였다. 2-fold dilution 방법에 의해서는 백련초, 어성초, 방기, 황련은 100 ppm이하, 백두옹, 연교, 종대황, 소엽은 200 ppm 이하, 사간, 우방자, 결명자, 귤피, 희침, 소목은 300 ppm 이하와 농도에서 H. pylori에 대해 항균활성을 나타냈다. 이중 3가지 추출물만이 disc 방법을 통해 항균활성이 재확인되었으며, 소목, 황련, 소엽의 순으로 강한 항균활성을 나타냈다. 항균활성이 확인된 3가지 추출물을 chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol로 순차 분획하여 H. pylori에 대한 항균활성을 확인하였다. 소목의 경우는 ethyl acetate 분획물에서, 소엽의 경우는 butanol 분획물에서, 황련의 경우는 butanol과 chloroform 분획물에서 가장 강한 항균활성을 나타내었다. 추출물의 분획에 따른 항균활성의 상승효과는 모든 추출물에서 확인할 수 있었다. H. pylori의 crude-urease를 분리하여 urea R broth에서 흡광도와 pH를 조사한 결과, 반응 2시간 후 pH가 8.15까지, 560 nm에서의 흡광도는 1.7까지 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. H. pylori의 urease 활성은 소목, 소엽, 황련에 의해 80%이상 억제되었으며, 이중 소목은 urease 활성을 95%이상 억제시켰다.

• 분석과학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 1997

황련(C. japonica)의 추출물을 이용하여 사과겹무늬병, 사관탄저병 및 사과푸른곰팡이병에 대한 항균활성을 검정함과 동시에 활성물질을 분리하여 안정성이 있는 천연식물성 농약으로서의 개발 가능성을 검토하고자 시험했던 바, 그 결과를 요약하면 공시균에 대한 황련의 조추출액 $EC_{50}$은 $400{\sim}500{\mu}g/mL$이고 TLC, HPLC 분석을 통한 생리활성물질은 berberine으로 동정되었고 그 함유율은 81.14%였다.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.119.1-119.1
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• 2002

• 생약학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.145-150
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• 1999

To explain the theory of KIMI which is the theory of therapeutics in oriental medicine, monoamine oxidase(MAO) activities were measured in the brain and liver of mice which were orally administered oriental medicinal herbs which were classified into cold and hot drugs. Rheum palmatum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Gardenia jasminoides, Scutellaria baicalensis and Coptis japonica were considered as the cold drugs and Zingiber officinale, Aconitum carmichaeli, Asiasarum sieboldi, Evodia officinalis and Cinnamomum cassia were included in the hot drugs. The effects of cold and hot drugs on in vitro enzyme activities were measured and compared with the in vivo effects. Serotonin is important neurotransmetter involved in the control of body temperature. The MAO plays a central role in the metabolism of many neurotransmetter monoamines including serotonin. MAO is a flavoprotein found exclusively in the mitochondrial outer membrane, occuring in the MAO-A and MAO-B subtypes. MAO-A deaminates serotonin and noradrenaline, whereas MAO-B prefers phenylethylamine and benzylamine as substrates. Coptis japonica and Aconitum carmichaeli elevated the in vivo MAO activities and especialy, in vivo MAO-B activities were significantly increased. In vitro MAO-A activities were increased by hot drugs, whereas the in vitro MAO-B activities were inhibited. Cold drugs inhibited both enzyme activities in vitro.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.141-145
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• 1993

수종의 병원성 미생물에 대한 39여종의 생약 열수추출액의 항균성을 조사한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 황백 Phellodendron amurense 및 황령 Coptis chinensis 는 Staphylococcus aureus균의 생육을 억제시켰으며 복분자 Rubus creanus는 Staphylococcus aureus 및 Pseudomonas aeruginosa에 항균력을 나타내었다. 진피 Citrus unshiu는 E.coli에 대해서 산수유 Cornus officinalis는 Candida albicans의 생육을 억제시켰고 우슬 Achyranthes japonica 및 감초 Clycyrrhiza uralsis는 Aspergillus niger에 뚜렷한 항균효과를 나타내었다. 또한 감초는 Staphylococcus Aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Aspergillus niger 모두에 항균력을 나타내었다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.187-191
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• 2004

14종 한약재의 70% 에탄을 추출물의 Helicobacter pylori에 대한 항균활성은 황련 (Coptis japonica Makino)이 가장 뛰어 났으며, 소엽 (Perilla frutescens var. acuta KUDO), 소목 (Caesalpinia sappan L.) 및 형개 (Schizonepeta tenuifolia Briq.)의 경우에도 높은 항균활성을 나타내었다. 그러나 Helicobacter pylori의 위내 서식을 도와주는 것으로 알려진 urease 활성억제능은 연교 (Forsythiae Fructus)의 메탄올 (80%) 추출물에서 가장 높았으며, 소목 및 형개의 추출물도 높았다. 특히 연교의 경우 한약재 추출물을 넣지 않은 대조군과 비교하여 80% 이상의 활성이 억제되었다. 연교의 메탄올 추출물을 물, 에틸아세테이트 (ethyl acetate), 부탄을 순으로 분획하여 각 분획물에 대한 urease 활성억제능을 검색한 결과 에틸아세테이트 분획에서 92%의 urease 활성이 억제되었다.