• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2007

In the recent, increased concern has been focused on the pharmacology and clinical utility of herbal extracts and derivatives as a drug or adjunct to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Salicis Radicis Cortex, A decoction has been mainly used for improvement of ozena and a diuretic effect in oriental medicine, but there was no study on the molecular mechanism of Salicis Radicis Cortex as an immunomodulator. Here we investigated the role of the aqueous extract of Salicis Radicis Cortex in the expression of inflammatory mediators, surface molecule, and related receptors in vitro and in vivo. In murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells and peritoneal macrophages of C57BL/6N mice, water extract of Salicis Radicis Cortex increased the production of secretary TNF-alpha and Nitric oxide, and the expression level of CD14, LPS co-receptor and CD86, co-stimulatory molecule compared to negative natural extract ex vivo. Moreover, i.p. injection of water extract of Salicis Radicis Cortex significantly increased the secretion level of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha, IL-2, IL-4 and IL-5 in serum of mice in vivo. Taken together, these results suggest that Salicis Radicis Cortex may regulate the immune response by secreting Th1 and Th2 types of cytokines in vivo and the possibility of its as natural immunostimulator.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.126-134
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• 2001

Background : Paeonia japonica Miyabe is a medicinal plant which has been widely used as a component of blood-building decoctions (Chinese medicinal concept : Bu-Xie). The immunopharmacological characteristics of the extract of Paeonia japonica (PJ) were investigated. Methods : The effects of fractions of PJ extract on lymphocyte proliferation were measured by $H^3$-thymidine incorporation assay. The proliferated lymphocyte subsets were analyzed in flow cytometry. The subset cell populations of spleen cells were separated by magnetic cell separation system, and their proliferation by the extract were investigated. The effect of the extract on antibody production was determined in mice challenged with sheep red blood cells (SRBC) using hemolytic plaque forming cell assay. Results : Spleen cells were proliferated by water extract of PJ. Polysaccharide fraction (PJ-P) of the extract was most active in the proliferation. It was found in flow cytometry that the lymphocyte subset proliferated by PJ-P was B cell population. Among the separated subset cell populations, T cell-depleted cell population and macrophage-depleted cell population were most proliferated by PJ-P. However, positively selected populations of B cells and T cells were not proliferated by PJ-P. These results indicate that B cell proliferation by PJ-P may require the assistance of macrophages or T cells. These results suggest that firstly PJ-P may stimulate macrophages or T cells, and then B cells are activated. The number of antibody-secreting cells was increased by administration of PJ-P in mice immunized with SRBC as a T-dependent antigen. Conclusion : These results suggest that macrophages and accessory cells are directly activated by PJ-P and then helper T cells and B cells are indirectly activated. As the results, immune responses might be coordinately improved. In conclusion, PJ-P, a polysaccharide of P. japonica, may be a characteristic immunostimulator, which is analogous to polysaccharides such as lentinan, PSK and ginsan.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.307-313
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• 1994

We have previously shown that crude water extract of Euonymus alatus (EA) had strong prophylactic effect against chemically induced-and tumor cell implanted-cancer, and that the mechanisms responsible for its antitumor effects were due to nonspecific enhancement of the NK cell activities and the cell mediated immunity. However, it was unknown that any components of crude extract did work so, since it consisted of several components. In this paper, we fractionated the crude watar EA-extract into several fraction such as hexane-, ethylether-, ethyl acetate-, n-butanol- and water soluble-fraction, and screened the immune regulating activities of each fraction by the evaluation of lymphokine production and activated lymphocyte proliferation. As a result of the component fraction of EA-extract, it was found that n-butanol fraction was a potent immunostimulator, and the remained water soluble fraction also contained some stimulator, But, other fraction did not showed any remarkable effect. It is therefore suggested that EA-glycosides in n-butanol fraction may be new one of the potent biological response modifiers. The present study was also undertaken in an efforts to investigate the effects of elm-bark(EB, Ulmus clavidiana var japonica), which has been used for curing ulcer and inflammation as a folk medicine without any kind of experimental evidence to support this, on the cellular- and humoral-immune responses, lymphocyte function and NK cell activities in mice. Regardless of time and duration of EB-treatment, Arthus reaction and antibody response to SRBC were not modified by EB, but delayed hypersensitivity to SRBC was significantly enhanced only when EB was treated prior to SRBC-sensitization. EB slightly inhibited the proliferation responses of splenocytes to PHA-stimulation, but it significantly augmented the responses of these cells to S aureus Cowan 1 and Con A-activation, and these effects were manifested only when EB was added at culture initiation. EB did not influence Ig secretion of spleen cells but it significantly augmented the Con A-induced 1L 2 and MIF production of splenocytes. NK cell activities of splenocytes were markedly riled when effector cells were pretreated with EB and this augmentation was dine to the increase of binding affinity of effector cells to target cells and the target cell lytic activities of effector cells. These results led to the conclusion that EB triggers increase of cellular immune responses, such as delayed hypersensitivitiy, lymphokine production and NK cell activities. Also these results suggested that EB contains potent immune stimulants, which may provide the rational basis for their therapeutic use as one of the new biological response modifiers.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.287-299
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• 1994

Plasma protein which has been known as one of nonspecific immunostimulators was added to feedstuff to examine its effect on the enhancement of cellular immune response in porcine immune system. A total of 40 piglets, 20 male and 20 female each, were fed for 30 days with or without plasma protein. The peripheral blood were collected and analyzed for the investigation of leukocyte subpopulations and their activities by using a panel of monoclonal antibodies specific to porcine leukocyte differentiation antigens and flow cytometry. The results obtained as follows. 1. Subpopulations expressing major histocompatibility complex(MHC) class I antigen were $96.2{\pm}3.1%$ and $86.6{\pm}3.8%$ in piglets fed with plasma protein and in piglets fed without plasma protein, respectively. 2. Proportion of leukocyte subpopulation expressing MHC class II antigens were significantly higher in the piglets fed with plasma protein than ones without plasma protein. The proportion was $27.6{\pm}3.6%$ and $16.6{\pm}2.2%$ in MHC class II DQ antigen, and $28.1{\pm}2.0%$ and $20.0{\pm}0.3%$ in MHC class II DR antigen, respectively. 3. A significant increase in the proportion of cells expressing poCD2 was not found in piglets fed plasma protein. 4. Proportion of subpopulation expressed porcine(Po) CD4 antigens which specific to helper T lymphocytes were not increased (18.3-19.1% vs. 25.6-28.8%), rather slightly decreased, in plasma protein-treated group. 5. The most important increase of proportion in plasma protein-treated group was the leukocyte subpopulation specific to $poCD8^+$ T cytotoxic/suppressor lymphocytes. The expression level was significantly higher up to 45.9-47.1% in plasma protein-treated group in comparing with 29.7-33.0% in non-plasma protein-treated group. 6. Lymphoblastogenetic responses using different concentrations of Con A mitogen and plasma protein has found that the responses of lymphocyte from piglets fed plasma protein was significantly activated (p<0.01). The activities measured by 3[H]-thymidine incorporation showed 3-6 times stronger in plasma protein-treated group than those in non-plasma protein-treated group. The study has concluded that plasma protein, which has known as a nonspecific immunostimulator, may have an immunoenhancing activities in porcine lymphoid system by increase the activated cell proportions and their blastogenetic properties which is critical to host immune responses.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.732-736
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• 2002

더덕열수추출물의 면역증강효과를 조사하였다. 더덕열수추출물을 1에서 $25\;{\mu}g/mL$의 농도로 첨가했을 때 BSA로 면역된 마우스의 림파절 세포는 무첨가군에 비해 2.8에서 11.2배의 세포증식 효과를 나타냈다. 더덕열수추출물은 인삼열수추출물보다 증식효과가 높게 나타났으며, 면역증강효과가 알려진 B. adolescentis M101-4 와는 유사한 정도의 효과를 보였다. 비장 및 Peyer's patch 세포에 대해서는 1에서 $25\;{\mu}g/mL$의 더덕열수추출물을 첨가했을 때 각각 4.2에서 13.8배, 3.1에서 6.9배의 증식효과를 나타냈다. 더덕열수추출물은 또한 RAW 264.7 세포주에 의한 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 나 IL-6 같은 사이토카인 생산을 자극하였다. RAW 264.7 세포를 lipopolysaccharide로 자극했을 경우, $TNF-{\alpha}$ 및 IL-6는 무첨가군에 비해 별다른 증진효과를 나타내지 않았으나, 자극하지 않은 RAW 264.7 세포에 대해서는 $TNF-{\alpha}$는 12.6에서 67.8배, Il-6는 2.8에서 10.1배 증가하였다. 이상의 결과로 더덕열수추출물을 이용하여 노화 및 질병에 따라 수반되는 면역력 감소를 방지하는 기능성식품 및 신소재로의 개발이 기대된다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.44-49
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• 2004

본 연구는 비육돈 사료내 비특이성 면역증진 효과를 가지는 물질(NIS)의 첨가가 성장 및 육질에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 실시하였다. 3원 교잡종(Duroc${\times}$Yorkshire${\times}$Landrace) 비육돈 80두를 공시하였으며 시험개시시의 체중은 60.55$\pm$3.72kg이었다. 시험설계는 옥수수-대두박 위주의 사료를 9주 동안 급여한 처리구(CON: 대조구), 대조구 사료를 6주 급여 후 NIS 0.05% 첨가한 사료를 3주 급여한 처리구(NIS1), 대조구 사료를 3주 급여후 NIS 0.05% 첨가한 사료를 6주 급여한 처리구(NIS2), 및 대조구 사료내 NIS 0.05%를 첨가하여 9주간 급여한 처리구(NIS3)로 4개 처리를 하여 처리당 5반복 반복당 4두씩 임의 배치하였다. 증체량은 전 시험기간에서 처리구간의 통계적인 차이를 보이지는 않았으나(p＞0.05), 사료 섭취량에서는 NIS2 처리구가 대조구에 비하여 유의적인 증가를 보였다(p<0.05). 등지방두께에서는 처리구간의 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았으나 대조구가 NIS를 시기별로 급여한 처리구보다 높게 나타났다(p>0.05). 처리구별 A등급과 B등급의 출현율은 CON이 50%, NIS2은 50%, NIS1는 58% 그리고 NIS3는 75%를 보였다. 등심의 L＊값은 NIS2과 NIS3 처리구가 다른 처리구들에 비해 높게 나타났지만 유의적인 차이를 보이지는 않았다(p>0.05). 또한 적색도를 나타내는 a＊값에서는 NIS처리구가 대조구보다 높게 나타났지만 유의적인 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 마블링, 단단함 및 육색의 NPPC에 의한 결과에서는 처리구간의 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았다(p＞0.05). 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 사료내 NIS의 첨가는 육질에 영향을 미칠 수 있을 것으로 보이나, 기능성 돈육으로서의 비육돈 자체의 생리활성이나 돈육의 지방산 조성등 육질 평가에 대한 더 많은 연구가 필요하리라 여겨진다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.30-37
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• 2007

한국산 겨우살이 (Viscum album)는 면역 활성효과와 항암효과가 있다는 것으로 잘 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 한국산 겨우살이 추출물 M11C (비렉틴 구성물질)가 사람의 말초혈액 단구를 활성화시켜 tumor necrosis factor-alpha $(TNF-\alpha)$를 생산 분비하게 하는지를 규명하기 위해 실험에 이용되었다. 단구로부터 $TNF-\alpha$의 생산에 있어 M11C의 효과를 알기 위해 단구를 여러 농도 $(0-2000{\mu}g/m\ell)$의 M11C로 0.5-24시간 동안 자극한 후 배양액 MCM을 수거했다. 수거한 배양액 MCM을 $TNF-\alpha$에 민감한 L929 세포에 첨가한 후 L929 세포의 독성 정도를 MTT 기법으로 검사하였는데, 배양액 MCM이 L929 독성효과를 가졌으며, 이 MCM의 L929 세포 독성효과는 $TNF-\alpha$ 항체에 의해 거의 완전하게 억제되었다. 이러한 결과는 배양액 MCM에 $TNF-\alpha$가 존재함을 지적했으며, 또한 M11C가 단구를 자극해 $TNF-\alpha$를 생산하리라고 암시했었다. 이러한 암시를 확인하기 위해 immunoblotting 기법을 사용해 배양액 MCM에 존재하는 $TNF-\alpha$을 검사를 수행했다. 검사결과 배양액 MCM에 많은 량의 $TNF-\alpha$가 검출되었다. 이러한 $TNF-\alpha$ 검출량은 단구를 자극한 M11C의 농도와 자극시간에 비례해서 증가했다. 즉, 단구로부터 $TNF-\alpha$의 생산 분비량은 M11C의 농도와 자극시간에 의존적이었다. 이러한 M11C의 농도와 자극시간의 의존적 효과는 단구로부터 $TNF-\alpha$ mRNA 발현에도 같은 경향을 보였다. 결론적으로 한국산 겨우살이로부터 열탕 추출한 M11C가 면역활성제로 작용할 수 있음을 시사함과 동시에 한방탕제로 사용되는 한국산 겨우살이가 면역학적 효능을 가지고 있음을 말해주고 있다.