• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.228-236
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• 2013

변비는 일상생활에서 식욕저하와 복부 팽만을 일으키며 더 나아가서 피부 노화, 두통, 피부 질환, 그리고 대장암을 일으킨다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 정상식이에 비해 약선효소 분말식이가 loperamide로 유도된 변비 쥐의 장 운동과 간 기능, 지질상태, 그리고 혈액학적 성분에 개선에 대한 효능을 검증하고자 실시하였다. 3일 동안 loperamide 투여로 유발된 변비 쥐의 일일 체중증가와 사료효율은 높았으며, 이때 효소식이의 공급으로 일일 체중 증가량이 조절되었다. 또한 변비 쥐의 변 개수, 변 중량 및 수분함량, 그리고 장 운동은 정상 쥐에 비해서 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 효소식이를 공급시켰을 때 장 운동이 증가되었다. 간 기능 지표인 GOT와 GPT 활성도는 정상식이 섭취군에서는 변비로 인하여 유의적으로 낮은 활성도를 보였다. 그러나 효소식이 섭취군에서는 변비유도로 GOT 활성도는 증가 된 반면에, GPT 활성도는 감소되었다. 변비 쥐의 혈액 내 중성지방, 총 콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤 농도는 효소식이에 의한 저하효과는 없었으나, HDL-콜레스테롤과 동맥경화 및 심혈관계 지수에 대해서는 효소식이가 보호효과를 보였다. 혈액학적 성분으로 단백질 농도는 변비와 식이에 의한 영향을 받지 않았으나, 변비로 인하여 저하된 헤모글로빈 농도와 헤마토크리트치는 효소식이 공급으로 증가시킬 수 있었다. 이상의 실험 결과에서는 loperamide로 유도한 변비 쥐에서 장 운동성 저하, 동맥경화와 심혈관계지수, 그리고 헤모글로빈농도와 헤마토크리트치 등에 대해서 약선효소 식이가 다소 효과를 보인 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 향후 만성적 변비에 대한 약선효소 식이효과에 대한 보다 심층적이 연구가 필요하며, 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 변비에 대한 약선효소 분말과 같은 천연물질의 기능성식품으로 연결된 산업화로 경제적 이익 창출과 변비의 예방으로 심혈관계 질환과 암의 발병률을 줄이고 변비 대한 식단개발을 위한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것이라고 생각된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.318-326
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• 1991

사염화탄소(carbon tetrachloride, 이하 $CCl_4$라함)에 의한 간 중독시 flavonoids가 미치는 영향을 보기 위하여 $CCl_4$를 투여한 뒤 rutin, hesperidin을 주사하여 경시적으로 간 microsome과 혈청중 total cholesterol, transaminase(GOT, GPT) 및 alkaline phosphatase(Alk. P) 활성도를 측정 비교하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. (1) 간장중 total cholesterol 함량은 rutin과 hesperidin 1회 투여후 1일에 대조군과 비교할 때 감소하다가 2일에 45%까지 증가되었으나 4일 후에는 정상으로 완전히 회복 되었다. 이와 같은 현상은 혈청중 cholesterol 함량에도 직접적으로 영향을 주어 시간이 경과함에 따라 어느정도 저하됨을 알 수 있었지만 혈청중에서 positive한 결과를 얻기는 어려웠다. (2) 간의 microsome 분획의 Alk. P 활성도는 대조군의 활성치에 비하여 2일에 급격히 증가를 보인 후 4일만에 대조군보다 낮은 활성을 보이다가 6일까지 완만하게 증가하였다. 그러나 본 연구에서 Alk. P 활성도는 $CCl_4$ 투여군과 비교할 때 flavonoids 투여후 별다른 변동은 없었다. 그러나 혈청중 Alk. P 활성도는 hesperidin 투여로 인하여 저하 효과를 나타냈다. (3) GPT 활성도를 측정한 결과 간의 microsome 분획에서는 hesperidin 2회 투여에서, 그리고 혈청중 GPT 활성은 rutin과 hesperidin 두군 모두에서 아주 낮은 활성을 보여 flavonoids가 $CCl_4$ 투여로 인한 간독성을 해독하는 작용이 있음을 보여 주었다. (4) $CCl_4$독성을 일으킨 흰쥐의 간 microsome내 GOT 활성은 rutin 투여로 인하여 불규칙한 변동을 보여 rutin이 GOT활성에 별다른 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 hesperidin 투여군에서는 증감의 변동없이 대조군치와 거의 비슷한 수준을 유지하였지만 $CCl_4$ 투여군과 비교할 때 낮은 활성을 보였다. 혈청중에서 GOT 활성은 flavonoids 1회 투여군에서는 4일만에, 2회 투여군에서는 6일만에 서서히 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다. 이상과 같이 $CCl_4$에 의하여 상승되는 total cholesterol, GPT, GOT, Alk. P의 활성도는 flavonoids중 rutin과 hesperidin 성분이 감소시키는 작용이 있는 것으로 보이며, 특히 hesperidin 성분은 $CCl_4$ 중독을 억제 또는 방어하고 치료에 효과가 있는 것으로 본다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2001

The study was carried out to investigate sensory characteristics of Chongilppong mulberry fruit wine, as well as biological effects of subfraction of MeOH extracts. In the cholesterol-induced hyperlipidemia rats administered with subfraction of mulberry fruit extract, serum triglyceride, GPT and GOT level in serum were generally decreased. Therefore, the above results suggested that mulberry fruit water soluble fraction can help to maintain normal liver functions and to protect hyperlipidemia.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.23-26
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• 2007

Hepatoprotective activity of different extracts of Citrullus colocynthis L. sch. (roots) (cucurbitaceae) was investigated in albino rats by inducing hepatotoxicity with carbon tetrachloride. The alcoholic extract of Citrullus colocynthis sch. 100 mg/kg b.w. has been shown to posses significant hepatoprotective effect by lowering the serum level of transaminases (GPT & GOT), alkaline phosphate (ALP) and bilirubin (P < 0.05 to P < 0.001).

• 약학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 1979

By intraperitoneal administration of thioacetamide to rats, acute liver injury was produced. In these rats, the level of serum GOT and GPT activities showed a remarkable increase and the principal histopathologic change was centrilobular hepatic necrosis. In this study, combined administration of silymarin with promethazine hydrochloride to the rats with acute liver injury which was produced by thioacetamide inhibited the increase of serum transaminase activities and protected the histopathologic change, showing comparatively more improved results than simple administration of silymarin alone. On the basis of these results, it is suggested that promethazine hydrochloride potentiates the effectiveness of silymarin in acute thioacetamide hepatotoxicity of rats.

• 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.209.3-209.3
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• 2003

Cordyceps species has been used as antiinflammatory, antitoxic, diuretic in folk remedies. Recent research has been reported the effect of anticancer, antidiabetic, antimutagenic, antilipid peroxidation. We examined the antidiabetic activity of cultivated Cordyceps pruinosa on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The blood glucose level was recovered by treatment with Cordyceps pruinosa ethanol extract. The contents of GPT, total cholesterol and xanthine oxidase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase activities of the cytosol were significantly decreased as compared to the diabetic group. (omitted)

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 1993

Several naturally occurring furanocoumarins significantly inhibited microsomal lipid peroxidation not only mediated by endogeneous iron and NADPH but also initiated by $CCL_4$ metabolites, phellopterin, a potent inhibibitor of cytochrome p-450, exhibited an almost complete inhibition of $CCL_4$-induced hepatotoxicity as measured by sGPT activity 24 hr after $CCL_4$ intoxication, whereas other furanocoumarins such as imperation, byakangelicin and oxypeucedanin methanolate exerted no protective effect. When compared with other cytochrome P-450 inhibitors(SKF-52A, AIA) and silymarin given at the same dose level $(ED_{50})$, phellopterin still showed a significant inhibition of hepatotoxicity which was even stronger than that of AIA, known as a typical suicide inhibitor. Phellopterin was partially effective when given 30 min after $CCL_4$ treatment. Repeated administrations of phellopterin, however, resulted in a complete loss of the protection against $CCL_4$-induced hepatotoxicity.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2010

Culinary herbs and spices have received much attention since they contain high concentrations of bioactive ingredients for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Protection effect of the herb and spice against acute alcohol consumption has been investigated using zebrafish as a vertebrate model. During 30 days bathed in water containing 1% Et-OH and the designated herb or spice, the survival rate of the Et-OH group was decreased sharply (up to 20% at 10 days). The cinnamon-fed group showed the highest and longer survival rate up to 80% up to for 30 days under the presence of Et-OH, while clove-fed group showed 40% survival rate for 25 days. Et-OH group serum exhibited the weakest antioxidant ability from ferric ion removal ability (FRA) assay; FRA ability was increased in the cinnamon-fed group up to 414%, while the clove and laurel group increased 256% and 309%, respectively. Histologic observation and Oil-red O staining showed hepatic tissue damage was severe in the Et-OH group. The cinnamon- or clove-fed group showed much ameliorated hepatic tissue morphology with minimized steatosis. The cinnamon- or clove-fed group showed lower serum GOT and GPT levels than the Et-OH group. Among hepatic tissue extract, the clove-fed group exhibited the lowest level of GOT and GPT. These results suggest that consumption of cinnamon and clove might be beneficial to attenuate progress of acute fatty liver change by alcohol consumption.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.199-209
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• 1984

Pregnant rats were fed a pyridoxine deficient diet during the gestation and lactation. DEF I group received the deficient diet from delivery ; DEF II group, from the 15 th day of gestation. Body and brain weights, brain protein, DNA, RNA, plasma GOT and GPT, and catecholamines were measured. Effect of MAO inhibiting drug, pargyline, was determined. Brain protein, DNA, and RNA of offsprings of deficient groups were significantly lower than the control group, but RNA/ DNA, brain weight/DNA, and protein/DNA show that cell number were more affected than cell size by the pyridoxine deficiency during the 3rd week of gestation and lactation. Plasma GOT activities were more significantly different than plasma GPT between the control and deficient group. Brain norepinephrine of offsprings of deficient group were significantly lower than the control, but brain dopamine content was not significantly different from the control. At 2nd and 3rd week, norepinephrine was significantly depressed in deficient groups. Pargyline treatment affected a 1.2 fold increase in catecholamines in 3hr while the control had a 1.5 fold increase. Thus norepinephrine and dopamine synthesis was depressed in the deficient groups. Dopaminergic neurons may be less dependent on pyridoxine level than neurons from norepinephrine. Pyridoxine deficiency in maternal diet is not so critical to brain catecholamines of offspring except to the neonatal rats.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.828-836
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• 1996

The histological changes of gill, liver, spleen and muscle, and respiration and blood variables and liver glycogen content were examined in black seabream, Acanthopagrus schlegeli. Fish were exposed to a high level of total ammonia nitrogen (10.4 mg/l) and recovered from exposure $(0.4{\pm}0.2mg/l)$ in a closed recirculating seawater system. In the process of exposure, mortality was $9\%$, and hyperplasia, necrosis or inflammation appeared in all tissues except for muscle. Oxygen consumption was decreased by $49\%$, and red blood cell (RBC) number, hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration were significantly decreased, while plasma glucose contents, activities of glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase (GOT) and glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (GPT) increased. Liver glycogen content significantly increased from $6.6\%\;to\;10.4\%$. A large amount of hemosiderin was observed in the splenic tissue. During the recovery period, RBC number, hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, GOT and GPT activities were returned to the normal status. Histological status of liver tissue was returned to the normal, but liver glycogen content was not recovered. During the recovery period, spleen melanin-macrophages temporarily increased, but subsequently decreased to the normal status.