• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.137-146
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• 2012

본 연구는 중간대뇌동맥을 폐쇄한 대뇌허혈성 손상모델에서 ferulic acid에 의해 조절되는 HO-1과 HO-2의 발현에 관하여 조사하였다. 흰쥐(Sprague-Dawley, 수컷)에 ferulic acid (100 mg/kg) 또는 vehicle을 중간대뇌동맥폐쇄술(MCAO) 후 정맥으로 주사하였고 중간대뇌동맥폐쇄술(MCAO)을 실시한 24시간 후 대뇌피질의 조직을 적출하였다. Hematoxylin과 eosin 염색을 통하여 MCAO로 유도된 뇌 손상시 ferulic acid의 보호효과를 확인하였다. MCAO을 시행한 대뇌피질에서는 응축된 핵과 신경세포의 괴사 소견을 보였으나, ferulic acid 투여군에서는 이들 신경세포의 병변을 현저히 완화시켰다. HO-1과 HO-2의 RNA와 단백질 발현의 변화를 reverse-transcription PCR과 Western blot으로 분석하였다. HO-1 발현은 MCAO 후 vehicle 투여군에서 현저히 감소하였으나, MCAO 후 ferulic acid를 투여한 실험군에서는 이들 감소의 완화를 보였으며, MCAO를 시행하지 않은 실험군의 수준으로 유지되었다. 그러나, HO-2의 발현은 MCAO 후 vehicle 투여군과 ferulic acid 투여군에서 유의적인 차이는 관찰되지 않았고 MCAO를 시행하지 않은 실험군의 수준으로 유지되었다. 따라서, 본 연구의 결과는 허혈성 뇌 손상시 ferulic acid는 HO-1 발현을 조절하였으나, HO-2의 발현에는 영향을 미치지 못함을 확인하였다. 결론적으로, 허혈성 뇌손상시 ferulic acid는 HO-1의 발현을 조절하여 신경세포를 보호하는 역할을 수행한다는 사실을 확인하였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권12호
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• pp.1002-1008
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• 2003

Ferulic acid (3-methoxy, 4-hydroxy cinnamic acid) is a flavoid component possessing antioxidant property. The compound is currently under development as a new drug candidate for the treatment of the dementia. The objective of this preformulation study was to determine the physicochemical properties of ferulic acid. The n-octanol to water partition coefficients of ferulic acid were 0.375 and 0.489 at the pHs of 3 and 10, respectively. Accelerated stability study for ferulic acid indicated that the t 90 value for the drug was estimated to be 459 days at $25^{\circ}C$. Ferulic acid was also found to be unstable under the relative humidity of more than 76%, probably because of the hygroscopic nature of the drug. In order to study compatibility of ferulic acid with typical excipients, potential change in differential scanning calorimetry spectrum was studied in 1: 1 binary mixtures of ferulic acid and typical pharmaceutical excipients (e.g., Aerosil, Avicel, CMC, Eudragit, lactose, PEG, PVP, starch and talc). Avicel, CMC, PVP and starch were found to be incompatible with ferulic acid, indicating the addition of these excipients may complicate the manufacturing of the formulation for the drug. Particle size distribution of ferulic acid powder was in the size range of 10-190 $\mu$m with the mean particle size of 61 $\mu$m. The flowability of ferulic acid was apparently inadequate, indicating the granulation may be necessary for the processing of the drug to solid dosage forms. Two polymorphic forms were obtained by recrystallization from various solvents used in formulation. New polymorphic form of ferulic acid, Form II, was obtained by recrystallization from 1,4-dioxane. The equilibrium solubility for Form I was approximately twice of that for Form II. The dissolution rate of Form II was higher than that of Form I in the early phase (<6 min). Therefore, these physicochemical information has to be taken in the consideration for the formulation of ferulic acid.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.727-731
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• 2009

다양한 가소제와 ferulic acid를 첨가한 GC 필름의 물성을 측정하였다. Glycerol, sorbitol, fructose, sucrose, PPG를 첨가한 필름의 WVP는 $1.30{\sim}1.60\;ng\;m/m^{2}sPa$ 범위를 나타내었는데, 가소제의 종류에 따라 값의 차이를 나타내었으며 sucrose를 첨가한 필름이 가장 낮은 WVP를 나타내었다. 필름의 TS와 %E는 각각 $1.29{\sim}11.29$ MPa, $5.55{\sim}36.44$%의 범위를 나타내었다. GC 필름에 가교제인 ferulic acid를 첨가하여 필름의 물성을 측정하였을 경우 WVP가 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었는데, 30 mg ferulic acid 첨가 시 가장 낮은 WVP를 나타내었다. 10 mg ferulic acid를 필름에 첨가하였을 때 대조구에 비해 매우 높은 TS를 나타내었지만 ferulic acid의 첨가량이 그 이상 증가함에 따라 TS는 감소하는 경향을 나타내어 ferulic acid를 10 mg 첨가하는 것이 가장 최적의 농도라고 판단된다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.457-461
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• 2006

It is demonstrated that phenolic compound has cytotoxic effect on cancer cells. Recently, ferulic acid is involved in anticancer activity by showing the decrease of cell viability in cancer cells. But, the anticancer mechanism of ferulic acid is left unknown. The purpose of this study was to examine the anticancer activity of ferulic acid on NIH3T3 fibroblasts and human skin melanoma cells (SK-MEL-3). The anticancer activity was measured by determining the cytotoxicy of ferulic acid on these cells. The cytotoxicity was measured by cell viability via XTT assay in these cells. In this study, ferulic acid decreased cell viability according to the dose-dependent manners after human skin melanoma cells were treated with various concentrations of ferulic acid for 48 hours. especially, ferulic acid remarkably decreased cell viability at a concentration of $120{\mu}M$ compared with control in human skin melanoma cells. While, ferulic acid did not show the significant decrease of cell viability at concentrations of $30{\sim}120{\mu}M$ in NIH3T3 fibroblasts. These results suggest that ferulic acid showed anticancer activity in cancer cells such as human skin melanoma cells by the decrease of cell viability significantly.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.476-481
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• 2002

성인병 예방을 포함한 다양한 생리활성을 지닌 기능성 식품의 개발을 목적으로 본 연구에서는 flaovonoids에 속하는 ferulic acid와 p-hydroxybenzoic acid의 물리적 특성과 이들을 첨가한 머핀의 품질 특성 및 관능적 특성을 평가하였다. Ferulic acid와 p-hydroxybenzoic acid 모두 10$0^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 1% 이상의 용해도를 나타내었고, 이들의 수용액은 열에 안정하였다. 그러나 1% ferulic acid와 p-hydroxybenzoic acid 수용액의 색도는 가열에 의해 변화되었다. 머핀 제조시 대조군의 부피와 최고 높이 값이 가장 컸으며, 같은 종류의 flavonoid를 첨가한 시료간에는 첨가한 flavonoid의 양이 많을수록 부피가 작아지는 경향을 보였다. 또한 같은 비율로 첨가하였을 때 p-hydroxybenzoic acid를 첨가한 머핀의 부피가 ferulic acid를 첨가한 머핀의 부피보다 작았다. 머핀의 표면과 내부의 L, a, b 값은 시료간에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 머핀의 관능검사에서는 ferulic acid가 첨가된 머핀은 화학약품 냄새, 쓴맛, 후미가 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 강한 것으로 나타났으며, 향긋한 냄새, 단맛 등은 대조군에 비해 낮았다. p-Hydroxybenzoic acid가 첨가된 머핀은 외관, 냄새, 맛, 질감 특성에서 대조군과 유의적인 차이가 없었으며 전체적인 선호도도 대조군과 유의적인 차이가 없는 것으로 나타나 머핀의 첨가물로서 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대되었다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2013

히알루론산(HA)은 피부의 세포외기질을 구성하는 주성분이다. 인간의 피부에서 히알루론산의 양은 노화와 함께 감소되는 것으로 보고되어 있으며, 이것은 노화에 따른 피부 수분 감소, 주름 형성 및 피부 탄력 저하에 관여한다고 알려져 있다. 지금까지 밝혀진 히알루론산 합성효소(hyaluronan synthase, HAS)들 중에 HAS-2가 사람의 피부 섬유아세포에서의 히알루론산의 합성을 조절하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 천궁으로부터 분리된 ferulic acid가 사람의 피부 유래 섬유아세포에서 히알루론산의 생성에 미치는 효과를 확인하였다. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR과 quantitative real-time PCR을 통해 ferulic acid가 HAS-2의 발현을 증가시키는 것을 확인하였으며 ELISA assay를 통해 ferulic acid가 히알루론산의 생성을 증가시키는 것을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 본 연구를 통해 ferulic acid는 피부 노화에 따른 히알루론산의 감소에 의해 나타나는 건조, 주름 및 탄력 저하와 같은 현상을 개선시킬 가능성을 가진 물질임을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2019

In this study, an evaluation of the anti-inflammatory effect of ferulic acid isolated from Tetragonia tetragonioides in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) simulated RAW 264.7 cells was made. The chemical structure of the active compound was elucidated by $^1H$-NMR, $^{13}C$-NMR, and FAB-MS, and was confirmed to be ferulic acid. Ferulic acid was purified via open column chromatography with Sephadex LH-20 and MCI gel CHP-20. To test the anti-inflammatory effect of ferulic acid, LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells were treated in subsequent experiments with different concentrations of ferulic acid (5, 10, and $25{\mu}g/mL$) and the levels of inflammatory cytokines and enzymes were also measured by the 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Cell viability was above 95% at acid concentrations ranging from $5-25{\mu}g/mL$. The results showed that 30% of the production of nitric oxide and 66% of prostaglandin $E_2$ were inhibited by $25{\mu}g/mL$ of ferulic acid, it also inhibited the protein expression of both inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 by 70%. Additionally, it inhibited the production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, interleukin-6, and interleukin-$1{\beta}$ by 40, 75, and 77%, respectively. According to these results, the anti-inflammatory activity of ferulic acid was demonstrated via his implication in the inhibition of the expression and secretion of inflammatory substances in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Therefore, we concluded that ferulic acid can be used as a functional additive having anti-inflammatory activity.

• 분석과학
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.218-225
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• 2006

A molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) was synthesized by radiation-induced polymerization (RIP), where the ferulic acid was used as a template molecule, 4-vinylpyridine as a monomer and ethylene glycoldimethacrylate (EGDMA) as a cross-linking monomer. The MIP was packed in a glass column using a slurry method for use in medium pressure liquid chromatography (MPLC). The MPLC column was tested for separation and purification of ferulic acid from the rice oil. When repeated three times, the MPLC separation/purification yielded the ferulic acid with the purity higher than ~99%. The chemiluminescence of the luminal (5-amino-2,3-dihydro-1,4-phtalazinedione) measured on a potato disc slide (5.0 mm thick) was enhanced in the presence of ferulic acid, while, without the ferulic acid, the chemiluminescence of luminol on the potato slice disc was not observed, which suggests the ferulic acid obtained from the rice oil can be useful for immunoassay.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1403-1408
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• 2000

헛개나무 어린 줄기와 잎의 열수추출물에서 얻어진 MeOH 가용 획분에 항미생물 및 항산화 활성을 보여, 이들 활성 본체를 규명하고자 활성물질을 solvent fractionation, silica gel adsorption column chromatography, Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography, ODS column chromatography로 순차정제하고, HPLC등에 의해 두 종의 활성물질을 단리하여 LC-MS, GC-MS 분석에 의해 vanillic acid와 ferulic acid로 각각 동정하였다. 두 활성물질은 그람 양성 세균 및 그람 음성 세균 그리고 효모 등의 미생물에 항균 활성을 보였다. 또한, vanillic acid와 ferulic acid의 항산화 활성은 vanillic acid보다 ferulic acid가 강한 활성을 나타내, DPPH 자유라디칼 소거능을 나타내는 농도는 ferulic acid가 $14\;{\mu}g/mL(SC_{50})$을, 그리고 vanillic acid가 $8\;{\mu}g/mL(SC_{10})$이었다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2015

As an approach to search for chemopreventive agents, we tested p-coumaric acid, 3-methoxy-p-coumaric acid (ferulic acid), and 3,5-dimethoxy-p-coumaric acid (sinapic acid) in B16/F10 melanoma cells. Intracellular melanin contents were determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay and cytotoxicity of the compounds were examined by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release. p-Coumaric acid showed inhibitory effect on melanogenesis, but ferulic acid increased melanin content, and sinapic acid had almost no effect on melanogenesis. Treatment with ferulic acid resulted in a 2 to 3 fold elevation in the production of melanin. Correlatively, cell viability decreased in a dose-dependent manner when treated with ferulic acid. However, ferulic acid did not affect the LDH release from the cells. Treatment with sinapic acid resulted in a 50~60% elevation in the release of LDH when treated with a $200{\mu}g/mL$ concentration and showed neither cytostasis nor increase of melanin synthesis in a dose-dependent manner. Taken together, p-coumaric acid inhibits melanogenesis, ferulic acid induces melanogenesis, and sinapic acid exerts cytotoxic effects in B16/F10 murine melanoma cells. The results indicate that the addition of methoxy groups to p-coumaric acid shows the melanogenic or cytotoxic effects in melanoma cells compared to the original compound. Therefore, this study suggests the possibility that methoxylated p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid can be used as a chemopreventive agent.