• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.222-226
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• 2017

Flavonoids including quercetin and rutin are a group of naturally occurring compounds widely distributed in plants, especially in buckwheat. Thus, cereal and the leaf of the plant have increasingly used as a source of nutritional and functional foods such as noodle, cake or soup in Korea, Japan and other countries. This study investigated comparative effects of dietary rutin rich in buckwheat and its aglycone, quercetin, on serum biomarkers and antioxidant parameters in rats treated with chronic ethanol. Rats were fed with the liquid diets prepared by the method of Lieber Decarli. Serum alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST) activities increased significantly by alcohol feeding. Dietary flavonoids including rutin, quercetin and their mixtures (1/1, v/v) decreased significantly the activities of serum ALT whereas the feeding of quercetin decreased only the activity of serum AST. The concentration of serum malondialdehydes elevated by chronic alcohol feeding decreased markedly in all the experimental groups that were fed with the flavonoids; however, the combined administration of quercetin or rutin, but not that of rutin or quercetin alone decreased significantly the concentration of liver malondialdehydes to the normal range in rats fed without ethanol. Our results suggested that dietary combined mixture of rutin and quercetin might be effective in ameliorating adverse responses seen in rats exposed to ethanol chronically.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2003

This study investigated the effects of feeding mulberry leaf extracts on lipid composition in rats fed high cholesterol diets. An initial 30-person sensory evaluation of preparations containing various concentrations of mulberry leaf extract showed that a preparation containing 9% mulberry leaf extracts was the most highly preferred. In addition, subsidiary materials of pine needle extracts and mugwort extracts were added to weaken the unpleasant smell of mulberry leaf extract A preparation containing 9% mulberry leaf extract with 3% mugwort extract and 7% pine needle extract was given highest preference scores by the 30-person panel. When comparing the functional ingredients contents of the various preparations of mulberry leaf extracts, such as GABA, DNJ and flavonoids, no significant differences were found as a result of adding subsidiary materials (pine needle and mugwort extracts). Sprague-Dawley male rats weighing l00$\pm$10g were randomly assigned to one normal diet group, and to four high cholesterol diet groups containing 1% cholesterol, to elucidate the functionality of the mulberry leaf extract The four high cholesterol diet groups were classified into: a mulberry leaf extract diet group free of subsidiary materials (EB group); a mulberry extract diet group with pine needle extracts (EP group); a mulberry leaf extract diet group with mugwort extracts (EM group); and a control group (HC group). The mulberry leaf extracts were provided as drinking water; the diet and water were fed ad libitum. Hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride levels were higher, by 279% to 475%, in the high cholesterol groups compared to the normal diet groups, but were significantly lower in the three groups supplied with mulberry leaf extracts, compared with the high cholesterol control. There were no changes in functionality of the mulberry leaf extract preparations due to the addition of subsidiary materials. In conclusion, preparations of mulberry leaf extracts were shown to improve lipid metabolism in rats fed a high cholesterol diet, by reducing hepatic and plasma triglyceride and cholesterol levels. Also human palatability of the mulberry leaf preparation was improved by adding subsidiary materials such as pine needle and mugwort extracts.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.474-480
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• 2011

Calcium (Ca) is an essential element to maintain body homeostasis. However, many factors disturb calcium absorption. Aspartic acid chelated calcium (AAC) was synthesized by new methods using calcium carbonate and aspartic acid. This study was carried out to investigate the bioavailability of AAC in Ca-deficient rats. The experimental groups were as follows: NC; normal diet control group, CD-C; untreated control group of Ca-deficient (CD) rats, CD-$CaCO_3$; $CaCO_3$ treated group of CD rats, CD-AAC; AAC treated group of CD rats, and CD-SWC; and seaweed-derived Ca treated group of CD rats. The Ca content of various types of Ca was held constant at 32 mg/day, and the four CD groups were fed for 7 days after randomized grouping. Ca content in serum, urine, and feces within feeding periods were analyzed to confirm Ca absorption. Serum Ca content was significantly higher in the CD-AAC (11.24 mg/dL) and CD-SWC (10.12 mg/dL) groups than that in the CD-C (8.6 mg/dL) group 2 hours following the first administration. The Ca content in feces was significantly lower in the CD-AAC (35.4 mg/3 days) and CD-SWC (71.1 mg/3 day) groups than that in the CD-$CaCO_3$ (98.7 mg/3 days) group (p > 0.05). AAC had a 2.3-fold higher absorption rate of Ca than that of SWC. No differences in fibula length were observed in the NC and CD groups. The fibula weights of the CD-AAC (0.33 g) and CD-SWC (0.33 g) groups increased compared to those in the CD-C (0.27 g) group; however, no significant difference was observed between the CD groups. We conclude that bioavailability of AAC is higher than that of seaweed-derived Ca or inorganic Ca. Thus, these findings suggest the AAC has potential as a functional food material related to Ca metabolism.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.219-231
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• 2017

본 연구는 지방산 함량 및 배합사료와 조사료 비율을 기초로 한 유기농 사료 급여가 홀스타인 착유우에서 생산된 원유의 CLA 및 지방산 함량에 미치는 연구를 조사하기 위한 목적으로 실시하였다. 총 290두의 홀스타인 착유우를 산차 및 유량에 따라 3개 group으로 나누었다. 대조구는 C16:00, C18:2 그리고 SFA를 높게 설계하였고, 처리구 1은 C18:1, C18:2 그리고 UFA 함량을 높게 설계하였으며 처리구 2는 MUFA, C18:3 그리고 PUFA 함량을 높게 설계하였다. 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 유기농 원유 내 C16:0 함량은 처리구 2에서 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 그 이유는 반추위 내 미생물의 de novo 생합성 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 처리구 2의 C18:0 함량은 7.92%로 대조구(11.39%)와 처리구 1(10.88%)보다 높았다(p<0.05). CLA 함량도 처리구 2가 처리구 1이나 대조구에 비하여 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 원유 내에서 검출된 대부분의 CLA는 착유우 유선조직내의 ${\Delta}^9$-desaturase에 의하여 합성된 것으로 판단된다. n-3/n-6 비율도 처리구 2에서 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 본 연구 결과를 종합해 보면, 착유우에게 혼합 목건초 등을 급여하면 CLA, n-3 농도는 증가하며 C18:0 농도는 낮아지는 것으로 조사되었다. 본 연구는 유기농 인증된 조사료 및 농후사료를 이용하여 결과를 도출하였다. 그러나 유기농 사료를 사용할 경우에만 원유 내 CLA 및 n-3 농도는 증가한다고 볼 수 없다. 원유 내 고농도의 CLA 및 n-3 지방산 생산을 위해서는 반추위 미생물 및 유선세포의 지방 대사를 통한 CLA 생산 메커니즘에 대한 충분한 이해와 급여 사료 내 지방산 구성 등이 중요한 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.493-501
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• 2008

The objectives of this study were to investigate the antihyperglycemic and hypolipidmic effects of sea oak(Eisenia bicyclis, EB) in the diabetic state and to examine the appropriateness of formulated EB pill for the effects. The various test materials obtained from EB were included in the experimental diets with 15% fat/0.5% cholesterol and fed to streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice weighing $35.0{\pm}0.7$ g for three weeks but not in the control diet having the same composition. The test materials were EB dry powder, water and ethanol extracts, viscozyme-treated EB water extract(EB enzyme-TR) and formulated pill containing dry powders of the EB, two kinds of seaweed, black soybean, sesame, onion and garlic. BG was measured during feeding period and serum insulin, lipids and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances(TBARS) and intestinal disaccharidase activities were measured at the end of the three weeks of the feeding. BG increase was lower in the EB enzyme-TR group after 10 days of the experimental diet but lower in EB pill group after 15 days compared with the control group. Serum insulin levels were higher in the EB enzyme-TR and EB pill groups. Intestinal maltase but not sucrase activity was higher in EB enzyme-TR fed group than the control group. Serum levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride were reduced by the EB enzyme-TR and EB pill compared with the control diet. HDL-/total cholesterol was increased by all EB test materials. Serum TBARS levels were lower in the EB ethanol extract and EB pill groups than in the control group and tended to be lower in the other EB groups. It is concluded that the EB enzyme-TR is the best among the EB preparations to be utilized as a functional component for improving blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetic subjects in the future. However, the pill containing low level of the EB powder is also regarded as effective and readily usable when formulated with the several other ingredients of the proper composition.(Supported by the RIC Program of MOCIE, Korea).

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2014

The present study was carried out to investigate the effects of nanopowdered peanut sprout-added Caciocavallo cheese (NPCC) on the prevention and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in DBA/IJ mice immunized with type II collagen. After the induction of arthritis, the mice were being divided into five groups: (1) normal, no immunization; (2) CIA, collagen-induced arthritis; (3) MTX, collagen-induced arthritis treated with methotrexate (0.3 mg/kg body weight); (4) CC, collagen-induced arthritis treated with Caciocavallo cheese (0.6 g/d); (5) NPCC, collagen-induced arthritis treated with nanopowdered peanut sprout-added Caciocavallo cheese (0.6 g/d). Nanopowdered peanut sprout was ranged from 300 to 350 nm, while regular powdered peanut sprouts were ranged from 50 to $150{\mu}m$. The NPCC group had considerable reductions of clinical scores and paw thicknesses at the end of experiment as compared to the CIA group. In the serum analysis, the TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6 and $IgG_1$ levels in the NPCC group have decreased by 69.4, 75.9, 66.6, and 61.9%, respectively, when compared to the CIA group. The histological score and spleen index of the NPCC group were significantly lower than the CIA group. In conclusion, the feeding NPCC method could delay and/or prevent the rheumatoid arthritis in the collagen-induced arthritis mouse model. Based on this study, nanopowdered peanut sprouts could be applied to various functional cheeses.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1681-1689
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• 2011

The beneficial effects of tea catechins (TCs) are related not only to their antioxidant potential but also to the improvement of animal meat quality. In this study, we assessed the effects of dietary TC supplementation on plasma biochemical parameters, hormone responses, and glutathione redox status in goats. Forty Liuyang goats were randomly divided into four equal groups (10 animals/group) that were assigned to four experimental diets with TC supplementation at 4 levels (0, 2,000, 3,000 or 4,000 mg TC/kg DM feed). After a 60-day feeding trial, all goats were slaughtered and sampled. Dietary TC treatment had no significant effect on blood biochemical parameters, however, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.001), triglyceride (p<0.01), plasma urea nitrogen (p<0.01), and glucose (p<0.001) decreased and total protein (p<0.01) and albumin (p<0.05) increased with the feeding time extension, and day 20 was the turning point for most of changes. Interactions were found in glutathione (p<0.001) and the ratio of reduced and oxidized glutathione (p<0.05) in whole blood between treatment and feeding time. Oxidized glutathione in blood was reduced (p<0.05) by 2,000 mg TC/kg feed supplementation, and a similar result was observed in longissimus dorsi muscle. Though plasma glutathione peroxidase (p<0.01) and glutathione reductase (p<0.05) activities were affected by treatment and feeding time interactions, and glutathione S-transferases activity increased with feeding day extension, no changed values appeared in longissimus dorsi muscle. In conclusion, dietary TC supplementation affected the concentrations of some blood metabolites and accelerated GSH depletion in the blood of goats. In terms of less high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the highest insulin and IGF-I concentrations, the highest ratio of reduced and oxidized glutathione in plasma, the dosage of 2,000 mg TC/kg feed might be desirable for growing goats to prevent glutathione depletion and keep normal physiological metabolism.

• 대한감각통합치료학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.39-53
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• 2021

목적 : 체계적 문헌고찰을 통해 섭식장애가 있는 아동의 질환에 따른 연하장애를 증상별로 세분화하고 증상에 따른 치료방법을 알아보고자 한다. 연구방법 : 데이터베이스는 PubMed, Medline, CINAHL을 통해 검색하였다. PRISMA, PICOS를 이용하여 연구를 선정하고 체계적 고찰을 시행하였다. 최종적으로 연구에 사용한 문헌은 총 13개로 연구의 질적수준, 질환군, 평가도구, 중재방법, 중재 후 효과에 대해서 분석하였다. 결과 : 총 13편의 연구를 분석한 결과 섭식장애가 있는 아동의 질환군은 자폐스펙트럼장애(Autism Spectrum Disorder; ASD)는 6편(46.15%), 뇌성마비(Cerebral Palsy; CP)는 7편(53.85%)으로 나타났다. 섭식장애 중재를 받은 아동의 연령대는 ASD는 2-8세, CP는 12개월-18세까지로 확인하였다. 평가영역에서 ASD는 행동평가, CP는 구강과 삼킴기능 평가영역이 가장 많았다. 중재방법에서 ASD는 행동수정이 가장 많았고, CP는 구강감각운동, 음식질감조절, 전기자극치료가 각각 동일한 빈도로 적용된 것으로 나타났다. 중재 후 치료효과에서는 모두 효과가 있었다. 결론 : 본 연구에서 섭식장애가 있는 아동의 질환군, 적용되는 평가도구, 중재방법을 고찰을 통해 알아보았다. 본 연구가 질환에 따른 평가와 중재 선택 시 임상가들이 시행착오를 거치지 않고 효율적인 섭식장애 중재를 적용할 수 있는 프로토콜 개발을 하는데 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.820-825
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 비만과 관련된 요소 중 하나인 장내 균총을 개선하고자, 식이섬유소가 풍부하고 저칼로리인 담자균류 추출물을 이용하여 in vitro 상에서 비만 관련 장내 미생물에 대한 항균활성을 조사하였다. 항균성 담자 균류 소재 탐색결과 석이버섯 자실체와 운지버섯 균사체의 추출물을 선발하였고, 선발된 담자균류 소재 추출물의 특성을 분석한 결과 열에 대단히 안정하였고, pH에도 비교적 안정한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 rat을 이용한 동물실험에서 석이버섯 80% 에탄올 추출물 투여군이 고지방식이만 투여한 군에 비하여, 장내 균총에서 Bifidobacterium spp.가 증가되었고, Clostridium spp.와 Eubacterium spp.는 감소된 것으로 나타났다. 석이버섯과 운지버섯 추출물이 첨가된 기능성 음료를 제조하고자 관능평가를 실시한 결과, 운지버섯 균사체 배양액에 석이버섯 추출물을 3% 첨가한 실험구가 가장 좋은 평가를 받았다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 석이버섯과 운지버섯 추출물이 장내 균총 개선을 위한 기능성 식품소재로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.374-383
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 국내 유일의 민물김 서식지이며 생태·경관보전지역인 소한계곡의 저서성대형무척추동물 다양성을 분석하였다. 저서성대형무척추동물의 조사는 소한계곡의 발원지를 포함하여 총 3개 지점에서 계절 조사를 수행하였으며, 2011년에 수행된 과거 조사 자료와 비교하였다. 본 연구의 조사 결과, 총 2문 3강 7목 25과 42종의 출현이 확인되었으며, 개체수 및 종수는 2020년 삼척시에 직접적인 영향을 끼친 태풍 하이선, 마이삭의 영향으로 모든 조사지점에서 급격하게 감소하였다. 섭식기능군 분석 결과 주워먹는 무리의 비율이 전 조사지점에서 가장 높았으나, 가을철 최상류 구간에서 썰어먹는 무리의 비율이 13.4~42.4%로 증가하였다. 기존에 수행된 2011년 조사와 비교시 총 2문 3강 8목 22과 53종의 출현이 확인되어 본 연구보다 11종이 많이 출현하였다. 하루살이목, 강도래목, 날도래목의 종 및 개체수 비율이 조사연도와 관계없이 50% 이상을 차지하였으며, 하루살이목의 종수만 2.9종에서 6.7종으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 수행된 2011년과 비교하였을 때 저서성대형무척추동물의 다양성에 큰 변화는 확인되지 않았으나, 강수량 변화 등과 같은 기후영향에 따른 저서성대형무척추동물의 급감, 종조성 변화가 확인된 바 지속적인 모니터링을 통해 생태·경관보전지역인 소한계곡의 보전·관리 방안 마련을 위한 기초자료 확보가 필요한 것으로 판단된다.