• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.23-39
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• 2024

Objectives: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is defined as abdominal pain during menstruation period in the absence of an identifiable pathological lesion. Corydalis tuber (CT) is an herbal medicine that has an excellent effect in relieving pain and convulsions. The purpose of this study is to observe the effect of Corydalis tuber aqueous extracts (CTe) on primary dysmenorrhea. Methods: The rats were injected with estradiol benzoate subcutaneously for 10 days (2.5 mg/kg on the first and 10th days, and 1 mg/kg from the 2~9th day). Oxytocin 1 U/kg was treated by peritoneal injection 1 hour after the last 10th injection of estradiol benzoate. CTe 400, 200 and 100 mg/kg were administered orally, once a day for 10 days at 30 minutes after each estradiol benzoate treatment. The results of CTe were compared to those of IND 5 mg/kg orally treated rats. Results: As results of estradiol benzoate and oxytocin administration, noticeable decreases of body weights and gains, uterus weights were observed with congestion and enlargement of the uterus at gross inspections, and increases of abdominal writhing responses, uterus MDA levels, GSH contents, SOD and CAT activities. However, these oxidative stress mediated PD signs were dose-dependently decreased by 10 consecutive days of oral administration of three different doses of CTe 400, 200 and 100 mg/kg as comparable to those of IND 5 mg/kg in CTe 200 mg/kg. Conclusions: CTe had a significant improvement effect on primary dysmenorrhea in the PD rat model induced by estrogen benzoate and oxytocin.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1127-1131
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• 2004

In a bioassay-guided search for acetylcholinesterase inhibitors from Korean natural resources, four isoquinoline alkaloids, corynoxidine (1), protopine (2), palmatine (3), and berberine (4) have been isolated from the methanolic extract of the aerial parts of Corydalis speciosa. Structures of these compounds were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic techniques. These compounds inhibited acetylcholinesterase activity in a dose-dependent manner, and the $IC_50$ values of compounds 1-4 were 89.0, 16.1, 5.8, and 3.3 $\mu$ M, respectively.

• Mycobiology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.206-209
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• 2005

Narceine methyl ester and narceine are potent alkaloids which were isolated from Corydalis longipes were found effective in vitro at very low concentration, i.e., $100{\sim}500\;ppm$ against spore germination of some test plant pathogenic fungi (Alternaria solani, A. tagetica, Cercospora abelmoschi, Curvularia maculans, Erysiphe cichoracearum, E. pisi, Fusarium udum, Helminthosporium oryzae, H. penniseti, Ustilago cynodontis). Among the test, phytopathogens the spores of F. udum, C. maculans and H. penniseti were highly sensitive at 200 ppm. However, spores of E. pisi, A. solani and A. tagetica were less sensitive at low concentration followed by other test fungi. Most of the fungi showed zero or nearly zero percent spore germination at 400 and 500 ppm.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.102-106
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• 2016

A methanolic extract of Corydalis ternata having aldose reductase inhibitory activity was examined as a possible aldose reductase (ALR2) inhibitor, a key enzyme involved in diabetic complications. Seven alkaloids, tetrahydrocoptisine (1), corydaline (2), tetrahydropalmatine (3), isocorybulbine (4), corybulbine (5), dehydrocorydaline (6), and N-methyltetrahydroberbinium (7) were isolated from $CHCl_3$ fraction of C. ternata methanol extract. Among them, compounds 1, 5, and 7 exhibited $5.04{\pm}1.97%$, $5.00{\pm}1.26%$, and $1.80{\pm}2.33%$ inhibitions, respectively at $40{\mu}M$. The activities of the single compounds were not comparable to that of the whole extract, suggesting that the whole combination of each single compound was responsible for the activity of the extract as shown in many cases of natural medicines. Even though this is the second report on aldose reductase inhibition activity of C. ternata, recombinant human aldose reductase was employed in this study unlike in the previous report. Furthermore, the aldose reductase inhibitory activities of isocorybulbine, corybulbine, and N-methyltetrahydroberbinium, to the best of our knowledge, were evaluated for the first time in this study. These results suggest a use of the extract of C. ternata for ameliorating diabetic complications.

• Mycobiology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.155-159
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• 2004

N-Methylhydrasteine hydroxylactam and 1-methoxyberberine chloride, both alkaloids, extracted from Corydalis longipes have been assayed for their activities against two powdery mildews. The spore germination of Erysiphe cichoracearum on detached leaf of balsam(Impatiens balsaminia) following pre- and post-inoculation treatments by their mixture has shown high efficacy against the pathogen at 100, 200 and 300 ${\mu}g/ml$. The mixture was also effective at both pre- and post-inoculation treatments at 500, 1000, 1500 ${\mu}g/ml$ doses against E. pisi causing pea powdery mildew in pea(Pisum sativum) under field conditions. The significant efficacy of the mixture of two compounds against spore germination on detached leaves of balsam and also under field conditions in pea warrants its inclusion in trials against some other diseases under field conditions.

• Mycobiology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.160-163
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• 2004

Medicinal plants play important roles in controlling plant diseases as one of the safest and ecofriendly methods. These plants have been used in the form of crude extracts as well as active principles in vitro and under field conditions to control plant diseases. Among the active principles, alkaloids have shown significant antifungal activity. We have investigated the effect of two alkaloids viz., (-)-corydahnine and (-)-isocorypahnine isolated from Corydalis chaerophylla, against spore germination of some plant pathogenic and saprophytic fungal spores. Significant inhibition of spore germination at 100 ${\mu}g/ml$ was seen against Curvularia penniseti, Curvularia sp. and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides by (-)-corydahnine but (-)-isocorypalmine was also effective against fungi included in the experiment.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.226-234
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• 2000

본 연구에서는 현호색의 methanol추출물에 대하여 사염화탄소에 의한 간 손상 보호효과를 확인한 후 이를 hexane, chloroform, butanol 및 물로 계통분획하여 사염화탄소에 의한 간 손상 보호효과를 검색하였다. 이 결과 현호색 물분획물이 유의성 있는 간 보호효과를 보임으로써 간손상 보호효과를 확인하고 그 기전을 밝히고자 하였다. 그 결과 혈액중의 ALT활성 및 cholesterol함량은 사염화탄소 단독투여군에 비하여 감소하였으며 간조직의 TG와 지질과산화물 함량은 사염화탄소 단독투여군에 비하여 감소하여 사염화탄소에 의한 지방의 축적이나 세포막의 손상은 억제된 것으로 보인다. 기전연구를 위하여 측정한 CYP함량과 calcium함량은 사염화탄소 단독투여군에 비하여 감소하였으며 GST활성도는 사염화탄소 단독투여군에 비하여 증가하였다. 항산화 효소의 유도로 인하여 증가할 것으로 기대한 SOD, GPX, GST활성도는 모든 처치군에서 감소하는 경향을 보여 간손상 보호 효과는 free radical scavenging effect보다는 CYP함량의 감소와 CCB로서의 작용 및 GST활성도의 증가에 기인한 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.247-252
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• 2006

울릉도의 특산 식물종으로서 희귀식물종이며, 춘계 단명성 식물로서 개미에 의해 종자 산포가 이루어지는 섬현호색(Corydalis filistipes Nakai) 4개의 아집단에 대하여 합리적인 보전 및 관리 대책 수립을 위하여 9 개의 동위효소 marker를 이용하여 유전적 다양성과 구조를 분석하였다. 그 결과 평균 대립 유전자의 수(A)는 1.73개, 95% 수준에서 다형적 유전자좌의 비율은(P)은 61.2%, 이형접합체의 평균 관측치(Ho)는 0.201, 기대치(He)는 0.167로서 분포역이 넓은 특산 식물 종들에 비해서는 낮은 수준이지만, 섬에 고립된 유사한 생활사를 갖는 특산식물 종들에 비해서는 높은 유전적 다양도를 유지하고 있는데, 그 이유는 소집단이기는 하나 적정수준의 개체수가 유지되고 있고, 타가수정을 주로 하며 개미에 의해 종자 산포가 이루어져 적응력이 높고, 또한 폐쇄화에 의한 유 무성 번식 체계를 겸하기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 그리고 유전적 구조분석 결과 아집단내($F_{IS}$)와 전체 아집단($F_{IT}$)의 근친교 배계수가 각각 -0.1889 와 -0.1226로서 H-W의 평형구조에 비해 이형접합자의 빈도가 높았으며, 아집단간 유전적 분화도는 매우 낮은($F_{ST}=0.0557$)결과를 보였다. 그리고 우리나라 희귀 및 특산 식물종인 섬현호색의 유전적 변이의 유지 기작과 합리적인 보전과 관리 대책을 논의하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.201-206
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 염생식물의 한 종인 염주괴불주머니의 조추출물 및 용매별 분획물을 이용하여 생리활성물질에 의한 항발암성 물질의 생성 및 생체방어물질로서의 유용성을 검토하고자 5종의 인체암세포 (AGS, HT1080, U-937, MCF-7 및 HT-29)에 대한 증식 억제효과를 검토하였다. 조추출물에 대한 암세포 증식 억제능 측정 결과, 10, 50 및 100 ${\mu}g/ml$의 시료 처리 농도에서 농도 의존적으로 암세포의 생존율이 감소하는 경향을 확인하였으며, 모든 세포주에 대하여 methanol 조추출물 보다 methylene chloride 조추출물이 뛰어난 효과를 나타냄을 알 수 있었다. 따라서, 물질의 극성에 따른 암세포 성장 억제능을 관찰하고자 조추출물을 순차적으로 용매 분획하여 $H_2O$, n-BuOH, 85% aq. MeOH 및 n-hexane의 네 가지 분획층을 얻었으며, 조추출물과 동일한 조건하에서 암세포 증식 억제능을 재검토하였다. 그 결과, n-BuOH 분획층보다 85% aq. MeOH 분획층에서 우수한 암세포 성장 억제능이 확인되어, 이는 비교적 비극성인 methylene chloride 조추출물로부터 활성성분들이 85% aq. MeOH 분획층으로 이동된 것으로 여겨졌다. 특히 100 ${\mu}g/ml$의 85% aq. MeOH 분획층의 시료를 처리한 AGS 인체 위암세포는 93.4%라는 강력한 효력을 기록하였으며, 그 외에도 HT1080 인체 섬유육종 세포가 85.0%, U-937 인체 구성 림프종 세포 71.5%, MCF-7 인체 유방암세포와 HT-29 인체 결장암세포가 각각 51.7% 및 36.8%의 암세포 증식 억제효과를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과로부터 해양생물 중 염생식물의 한 종류인 염주괴불주머니의 높은 항암활성효과와 함께 암예방 기능성 소재로써의 개발 가능성을 확인할 수 있었으며, 특히 염주괴불주머니의 85% aq. MeOH 분획층에 대한 집중적인 연구를 통해 새로운 생리활성물질의 개발이 기대된다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 1996

Chemical carcinogenesis is associated with the increase of intracellular polyamine levels, and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced mouse epidermal ODC activity are essential to skin tumor promotion by TPA. Therefore, for the discovery of new cancer chemopreventive agents, we have evaluated about 73 kinds of natural products to study inhibitory effects against ODC activity induced by TPA in T24 cell culture system. The total methanol extracts of plants fractionated into three layers (hexane, ethyl acetate and water layer) were tested and the hexane fraction of Angelica gigas $(root\;bark,\;IC_{50}:\;7.4\;{\mu}g/ml)$ and the ethyl acetate fraction of Corydalis ternata $(root,\;IC_{50}:\;7.5\;{\mu}g/ml)$ were the most effective on the inhibition of TPA-induced ODC activity, These active fractions are under investigation with further sequential fractionation using column chromatography.