• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.639-642
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• 2006

The root extract of Scilla scilloides (which has been used as a traditional folk medicine in Korea) was evaluated with regard to antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-oxidative activities. The roots of S. scilloides were minced and extracted with 95% ethanol (root:ethanol=25:75, w/v). The inhibitory effects of S. scilloides root extract on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 35556, Salmonella enteritidis ATCC 12021, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Candida parapsilosis KCCM 35428 were tested. The results indicate that the antimicrobial effects of both 0.1 and 1.0% extract of S. scilloides were greater against the growth of S. aureus ATCC 35556 and C. parapsilosis KCCM 35428 than the growth of S. enteritidis ATCC 12021 and E. coli O157:H7. The anti-inflammatory effects were evaluated by measurement of the inhibition of hyaluronidase activity in vitro. It appears that both 0.1 and 1.0% concentrations of extract have inhibitory effects on hyaluronidase relative to the control. Finally, the anti-oxidative effect of 1.0 and 10% extract solutions were measured according to the thiocyanate method and were compared with 1.0% BHT. The results indicate that the anti-oxidative effect of 10% S. scilloides root extract (anti-oxidative index (AOI); $72.3{\pm}4.2$) is not significantly different from that of 1.0% BHA (AOI; $76.8{\pm}3.5$) (p<0.05). However, it appears that the anti-oxidative effect of S. scilloides root extract is at least three-fold greater than that of BHA when accounting for the amount of dissolved solids in each.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.231-237
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• 1991

참깨 시들음병과 역병에 대한 괄항균(括抗菌) Streptomyces spp.의 길항현상과 생물학적 방제 효과를 구명코져 참깨 시들음병(F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum)과 역병(P. nicotianae var. parasitica)이 발생한 포장에 이병주로 부터 병원균을 순수분리(純粹分離)하였고 괄항균(括抗菌)은 충북일원의 고추, 참깨포장의 72점의 흙으로 부터 공시 병원균에 효과있는 괄항균(括抗菌)을 대치배양법(對峙培養法)으로 선발하였다. 선발된 괄항균(括抗菌) St-11 과 St-20 을 공시하여 병원균에 대한 균사저지원, 괄항균(括抗菌) 배양 여액에서의 병원균의 생육저지, 발아억제 빛 lysis 를 관찰 조사하였고 괄항균(括抗菌) 현독액(縣獨液 )(St-11) 을 종자에 처리할 경우 참깨생육에 아무런 영향이 없었다. 온실에서 괄항균(括抗菌)의 토양접종에 의한 참깨시들음병과 역병에 대한 방제효과는 병원균 단독 접종구에 비하여 40-78% 의 방제효과를 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1078-1083
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• 2006

Capsaicin is the active ingredient in chili pepper and has an inhibitory effect on Helicobacter pylori growth and $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation. The present study examined the effect of capsaicin on interleukin (IL)-8 production by H. pylori ATCC 43504-infected MKN-45 cells, a gastric epithelial cell line. The viability of the MKN-45 cells treated with capsaicin at 0, 50, 100, 250, and $500\;{\mu}M$ was 99, 98, 99, 99, and 85%, respectively. A capsaicin concentration as low as $50\;{\mu}M$ significantly inhibited the IL-8 production induced by H. pylori ATCC 43504 infection (43.2% of control) during 24 h of incubation. However, low concentrations of capsaicin $(50\;and\;100{\mu}M)$ did not significantly inhibit the IL-8 production by $TNF-{\alpha}-$ or PMA-treated MKN-45 cells. Therefore, the overall inhibitory effect of capsaicin on H. pylori ATCC 43504 was the sum of H. pylori ATCC 43504 growth inhibition, host cell survival, and $NF-{\kappa}B$ signal cascade inhibition.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7129-7135
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• 2014

Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the growth inhibitory effect of the combination of ethaselen (BBSKE) and low fixed dose of selenite against A549 human non-small cell lung cancer cells in vitro. Materials and Methods: Growth inhibitory effects against A549 cells were determined by SRB assay. Combination index (CI) values were calculated based on Chou-Talalay median-effect analyses. Dose reduction index (DRI) values were applied to calculate dose reduction of selenite. Contents of free thiols and GSH were determined by DTNB assay and intracellular ROS levels by DCFH-DA fluorescence labeling. Results: Compared with BBSKE or selenite single treatment, the combined application of ethaselen and a low fixed dose of selenite shortened the onset time of sodium selenite, reduced $IC_{50}$ values, and increased the maximum inhibition rates, suggesting a possible molecular mechanism of the synergism. Obvious synergistic effects were observed after different times of combination treatment, especially after 24 h. Compared with selenite single treatment, dosage of selenite could be remarkably reduced in combination therapy to gain the same inhibitory effect on cell proliferation. Compared with BBSKE single treatment, the content of free thiols and GSH were significantly reduced and ROS levels greatly elevated in the combination group. For the combination treatment, cell viability increased as greater concentrations of GSH were added. Conclusions: All these results indicate that the combination treatment of BBSKE and selenite showed synergism to inhibit A549 cell proliferation in vitro, and also reduced the selenite dosage to mitigate its toxicity which is very meaningful for combination chemotherapy of lung cancer. The synergism was probably caused by the accelerated exhaustion of intracellular reductive substances, such as free thiols and GSH, which ultimately leads to enhanced oxidative stress and apoptosis.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2001

In order to investigate the effect of Transforming growth factor ${\beta}1$(below TGF-${\beta}1$) and osteogenic protein-1(below Op-1) onto the myogenic differentiation, C2C12 satellite myoblastic cell line was cultured and treated with both growth factors. At first morphological changes with microscopical examination were examined, and isolated total RNA to analyse mRNA expression of bone marker proteins, muscle regulatory proteins, TGF-${\beta}$ receptor and their ligands by Northern blot analysis. And cellular proliferative inducibility of both growth factors was also tested to C2C12 cells. Incubating the cell with $5ng/m{\ell}$ of TGF-${\beta}1$ until 4 days almost inhibited multinucleated myotube formation expressing muscular regulatory proteins, and induced decreasing Id proteins. However, no osteoblastic phenotypes was induced by TGF-${\beta}1$ in C2C12 cells. The mRNA expression of TGF-${\beta}$ receptors with TGF-${\beta}1$ was conversed after 48 hours cultured. Type I TGF-${\beta}$ receptor was seemed to play a role in negative signalling for inhibition of myogenic differentiation. OP-1 dose dependently induced ALP activity, osteopontine production and bone sialoprotein production at concentrations above $100ng/m{\ell}$ and osteocalcin production at concentrations above $300ng/m{\ell}$. The concentration of OP-1 required to induce these osteoblastic phenotypes was the same as that required to almost completely inhibit myotube formation. Incubation with above $100ng/m{\ell}$ OP-1 suppressed the expression of mRNA for muscular egulatory proteins from 2 days after incubation. Expression of Id-1, 2, 3 mRNA were stimulated by OP-1 at concentration above $300ng/m{\ell}$. When C2C12 cells were treated with both growth factors, TGF-${\beta}1$ potentiated the inhibitory effect of OP-1 on myotube formation and expression of mRNA for myogenin at 12 days. And TGF-${\beta}1$ reduced osteocalcin and bone sialoprotein production induced by OP-1 at 12 days in C2C12 cells. Both growth factor had no mitogenic effect. These results indicate that OP-1 converts the differentiation pathway of C2C12 myoblasts into that of osteoblastic lineage cells and it's not heritable, but TGF-${\beta}1$ does not and has reversible inhibitory activity on the myogenic differentiation. TGF-${\beta}1$ and OP-1 play a role in myogenic differentiation via different mechanism between them.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2001

In estrogen-dependent MCF-7 human breast cancer cells, $E_2$ at 10 nM stimulated cell proliferation to over 200% compared to the untreated control. EGF and TGF${\alpha}$, which are known as the autocrine/paracrine growth factors induced by $E_2$, also directly stimulated the cell growth in almost as the same extent as $E_2$. DFMO which is the specific inhibitor of ODC could inhibit cell growth even at as low as 0.5 mM. In the treatment with 1 mM DFMO for 4 days, the cell growth was inhibited to 38% of the control. HO-TAM at 1 ${\mu}$M could inhibit the proliferation of MCF-7 cells to 19% of the control. Those inhibitory effects were also found in the cells stimulated with $E_2$, EGF, and TGF${\alpha}$. The inhibitory effects were found even in 2 days of treatment. However, $E_2$, EGF, and TGF${\alpha}$ did not give any effect in the protein synthesis. Neither DFMO or HO-TAM gave any effect on the total protein synthesis. But the pattern of protein secretion was noticeably influenced by the growth stimulants or inhibitors. Proteins of 160, 52, 42, 36, and 32 kDa belonged to the major secretory proteins. Especially, 42 and 36 kDa proteins were most significantly influenced by the treatment of $E_2$, EGF, or TGF$\alpha$. DFMO and HO-TAM inhibited the secretion of these major proteins.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.259-264
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• 1985

Aspergillus parasiticus의 발육과 afla toxin생산에 미치는 생약 extract의 효과에 따라 선정된 생약 금은화, 우방자 및 인삼의 조 saponm이 군체의 발육과 afla toxin생산능력에 미치는 효과을 측정하기 위하여 강화배지에 $30^{\circ}C$ 9 일간 배양하였다. 백삼 saponin 첨가배지 만이 균체발율이 대조군 보다 좋았다. 그러나 홍삼 saponin 0.36% 첨가배지에서의 균체발육은 대조군의 62.3%로 나타났으나, aflatoxin 생산능력은 aflatoxin B, 이 대조군의 38.7%. aflatoxin G1 이 22.9%로 좋은 억제효과를 나타냈다. 우방자 sapollln은 홍삼 saponin보다 억세효과가 못하지만 홍삼 saponin과 같이 균체의 발육과 aflatoxin 생산을 모두 억제 하는 것으로 나타났다. 한편 extract 에서 나타났던 금은화의 aflatoxin 생산 억제효과는 본 saponin 실험에서는 나타나지 않았다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제4권
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• pp.11-18
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• 1965

Phenylmercuric 8-Oxyquinolinate의 광범위한 식물병원균에 대한 살균작용, 식물의 수분증산억제작용, 식물에 대한 약해작용, Gas작용 및 자외선에 의한 경시변화에 관해 실험을 행하였으며, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. (1) 포자발아억제작용은 P.M.A.보다 약간 불량한 결과를 보이며, 균사생장억제작용은 P.M.A. 보다도 양호하였다. (2) 식물의 수분증산억제작용은 초기에는 8-Hydroxyquinoline sulfate가 P.M.Q.보다도 강한 억제작용을 나타내었으나, 끝에 가서는 반대로 P.M.Q가 Oxine sulfate보다도 강한 작용을 나타냈다. (3) 수도종자의 발아, 발근에 미치는 영향은 P.M.A. 보다 약해가 적었고 수도 및 대두의 유식물의 경엽(40ppm 처리)에도 약해가 없었다. (4) 식불병원균에 대한 Gas효과에 의한 살균력은 P.M.A.보다 적었다. (5) 자외선에 의한 영향은 생물학적인 변화와 화학적인 변화가 거의 일치하였으며 P.M.Q.는 P.M.A.보다도 훨씬 자외선에 안정하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아 본약제는 광범위한 식물병원균에 대해 살균작용을 가지고 있고 식물의 수분증산도 억제시키며 이화학적인 안정성을 가진 유망한 살균제가 될 것으로 생각된다.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제19권3호통권31호
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• pp.34-54
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• 2006

The effects of four extracts of medicinal herbs, Rubus coreanum, Acorus calamus, Morus alba and Rehmannia glutinosa on hair growth activity and acnes control were investigated. In the course of screening natural extracts for hair growth, we found that the extract of dried root of Rubus coreanum has the hair growth promoting effect. After topical application of these extracts to the back of C57BL/6 mice, the earlier conversion of telogen-to-anagen phase was induced. The growth of dermal papilla cells and mouse vibrissae hair follicle cultured in vitro, however, was not affected by treatment of these extracts. Furthermore these extracts do not possesspotent inhibitory effect on $5{\alpha}-reductase$ I and II activity and anti-bacterial effect on Escherichia coli , Propionibacterium acnes, Pityrosporum ovale, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidemidis, and Candida albicans. RT-PCR analysis showed that these extracts did notinduce mRNA levels of growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor-I, keratinocyte growth factor, hepatocyte growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in dermal papilla cells. These results suggest that Rubus coreanum has hair growth promoting effect. However, the effects of these materials on the hair growth promotion are not mediated through inhibition of $5{\alpha}-reductase$ I and II activity, stimulation of hair follicle cells and expression of growth factors in the dermal papilla cells.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.265-269
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• 2010

Puer tea is a traditional beverage originating from Yunnan area of China. We have analyzed 11 different commercial tea brands provided by Daboo Culture and Art Center. This study was carried out to evaluate the contents of polyphenols, antibacterial activity, antioxidantive ability and physiological activities of extracts from Puer tea. The electron donating ability was ranged from 57.26~99.16% and SOD-like activity was ranged from 1.4~10.4%. The inhibitory effect on the growth of cancer cell lines was examined by MIT assay. The Puer tea extract exhibited the greatest inhibitory effect at the concentration of 2% for all cancer cells tested.