• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.790-798
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• 2020

Background: Beneficial effects of Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) on polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) remains unclear. Methods: We examined whether pretreatment (daily from 2 hours before PCOS induction) with KRG extract in water (KRGE; 75 and 150 mg/kg/day, p.o.) could exert a favorable effect in a dehydroepian-drosterone (DHEA)-induced PCOS rat model. Results: Pretreatment with KRGE significantly inhibited the elevation of body and ovary weights, the increase in number and size of ovarian cysts, and the elevation of serum testosterone and estradiol levels induced by DHEA. Pretreatment with KRGE also inhibited macrophage infiltration and enhanced mRNA expression levels of chemokines [interleukin (IL)-8, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1), proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6), and inducible nitric oxide synthase in ovaries induced by DHEA. It also prevented the reduction in mRNA expression of growth factors (epidermal growth factor, transforming growth factor-beta (EGF, TGF-β)) related to inhibition of the nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cell pathway and stimulation of the nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 pathway. Interestingly, KRGE or representative ginsenosides (Rb1, Rg1, and Rg3(s)) inhibited the activity of inflammatory enzymes cyclooxygenase-2 and iNOS, cytosolic p-IκB, and nuclear p-nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B in lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 cells, whereas they increased nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 nuclear translocation. Conclusion: These results provide that KRGE could prevent DHEA-induced PCOS via antiinflammatory and antioxidant activities. Thus, KRGE may be used in preventive and therapeutic strategies for PCOS-like symptoms.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.217-222
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• 2014

Lonicerae Flos containing formulation, Geumeumyoungji-tang (GYT), is an herbal prescription prepared using 5 different herbal drugs, namely, Lonicerae Flos, Ganoderma, Lactucae Herba, Xanthii Fructus, and Smilacis Rhizoma. This study was focused on the investigation of the pharmacological effects of GYT on allergic reactions. As the first step of the study, GYT was administered BALB/c mice which were sensitized by 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB). As the result GYT ameliorated dermatitis provoked by DNFB. The serum IgE level of the DNFB sensitized-mouse was significantly decreased when GYT was administered. In order to confirm the moderating effect of this prescription on allergic reaction, GYT was pretreated to human mast cells (HMC-1) before they were stimulated by phorbol-12-myristate 13-acetate plus calcium ionophore A23187 (PMACI). GYT suppressed secretion of inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8, from HMC-1. Additionally, pretreatment of GYT showed regulating effect on COX-2 expression. Collectively, these findings provide insights into the pharmacological actions of GYT as a potential agent for treatment of allergic dermatitis.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.60-66
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• 2012

Human skin is the first line of defense for the protection of the internal organs of the body from different stimuli. Ultraviolet B (UVB) irradiation induces skin damage and inflammation through the secretion of various cytokines, which are immune regulators produced by cells. To prevent the initiation of skin inflammation, keratinocytes that have been irreversibly damaged by radiation must be removed through the apoptotic mechanism. Ixeris dentata (family: Asteraceae) is a perennial medicinal herb indigenous to Korea. It has been used in Korea, China, and Japan to treat in digestion, pneumonia, diabetes, hepatitis, and tumors. To gain insight into the anti-inflammatory effects of I. dentata, we examined its influence on UVB-induced pro-inflammatory cytokine production in human keratinocytes (HaCaT cells), by observing cells that were stimulated with UVB in the presence or absence of I. dentata. In the present study, pro-inflammatory cytokine production was determined by performing enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and western blot analysis to measure the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs). I. dentata inhibited UVBinduced production of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 in a dose-dependent manner. Further, I. dentata inhibited the UVB-induced expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2. Furthermore, I. dentata inhibited the phosphorylation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase and p38 MAPKs, suggesting that it inhibits the secretion of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8, and COX-2 expression, by blocking MAPK phosphorylation. These results suggest that I. dentate can potentially protect against UVB-induced skin inflammation.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2019

Objectives: The aim of this study was to observe the reduction of lipid accumulation by treatment with Akkermansia muciniphila extract on 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Methods: After treating pasteurized Akk. muciniphila strains in HT-29 colorectal cancer cell, the relative expression of interleukin (IL)-8, tumor necrosis factor-α, IL-6, and IL-1β mRNA was analyzed by real time polymerase chain reaction, respectively. 27 strains of Akk. muciniphila which have anti-inflammatory effects were selected. 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes were treated with Akk. muciniphila for 24 hr and then measured the toxicity using water soluble tetrazolium salt assay. The cells were incubated for 4 days and then differentiated into adipocytes using the medium including adipogenic reagents for 10 days. The Akk. muciniphila was treated when the medium was exchanged for differentiation medium at 4^th day and insulin medium at 6^th day. To observe the lipid accumulation, the cells were stained with Oil red O dye and were measured using a spectrophotometer. Results: In the cytotoxicity test, the cell viability of 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes was significantly increased compared to the control group which untreated with Akk. muciniphila, and there was no cytotoxicity of Akk. muciniphila at 1×10⁷ CFU/mL. The results on Oil red O staining and absorbance measurements were showed a significant decrease in lipid accumulation in the group which was treated with Akk. muciniphila compared to the control group. Conclusions: In our results, Akk. muciniphila has the inhibitory effect of lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. This suggests that Akk. muciniphila could be help to improve obesity.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.129-136
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• 2010

Objective : Sinapis alba L. (SA) is a korean traditional herbal medicine that is usually used to prevent or treat inflammatory diseases, such as respiratory infection and rheumatoid arthritis. However, the effects of SA supplementation in vitro on serum antibody levels, splenocyte and peritoneal macrophage immune responses have not yet been determined. In this study, we examined the effect of SA on the production of Th1/Th2 cytokines. Methods : Splenocytes were isolated from naive C57BL/6 mice. Cells were enriched for CD4+ cell populations by first staining the cells with anti-CD4 (BD PharMingen, Calif, USA). CD4+ T cells were selected on a (CS) column, and the flow-through was collected as CD4+ T cells. Isolated cells were activated by overnight incubation on 24-well plates coated with $1{\mu}g/mL$ anti-CD3, $1{\mu}g/mL$ anti-CD28 and with SA ($100{\mu}g/mL$). Primary macrophages were collected from the peritoneal cavities of mice (8-week-old female C57BL/6). The peritoneal macrophages were washed and plated with RPMI-1640 overnight for the experiments. After 48-hours cultures, samples were centrifuged at 2000 rpm for 10 minutes, and the supernatants were stored at $-80^{\circ}C$. Mouse IL-4, IFN-$\gamma$ and TNF-$\alpha$ were quantified using ELISA kits (BioSource International, Camarillo, Calif, USA) according to the manufacturer's protocols. Results : SA at 100ug/ml decreased the generation of Th1 cytokine (IFN-$\gamma$) by 0.5-fold. However, SA has no effect on Th2 (IL-4) production. Conclusions : These results suggest that SA may play an important role in the control of T-cell-mediated autoimmunity by down-regulation of Th1 cytokine (especially IFN-$\gamma$, TNF-$\alpha$). These data may contribute to the design of new immunomodulating treatments for a group of autoimmune diseases.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.761-767
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• 2023

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine whether dietary supplementation with a functional fatty acid blend (FA) that contains 31.4% butyric acid and 4.99% medium-chain FA improve growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity status, and anti-inflammatory ability in weaned piglets. Methods: One hundred and forty-four healthy piglets (Duroc×Landrace×Yorkshire) with an average body weight (BW) of 7.98±3.43 kg were randomly divided into three groups with six replicate pens and eight piglets per pen: Normal control (NC): a corn-soybean basal diet; FA1: a basal diet supplemented with 1,000 mg/kg of a functional FA; FA2: a basal diet supplemented with 2,000 mg/kg of a functional FA. The experiment lasted for 28 d. On d 14 and 28, one piglet in each pen from NC and FA2 groups was randomly selected for antioxidative index and immunoglobulins. On d 28, one piglet in each pen from NC and FA2 groups was randomly selected for intestinal morphology and inflammatory factor. Results: We observed that FA supplementation linearly increased (p<0.05) average daily gain and the final BW. There was higher (p<0.05) catalase on d 14, and immunoglobulin (Ig) A and IgM on d 28 in piglets supplemented with FA2 than in the NC group. Moreover, dietary FA2 reduced (p<0.05) crypt depth of ileum in piglets. The concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-8, and IL-10 in jejunum were lower (p<0.05) in the FA2 group compared with the NC group. Conclusion: Therefore, the overall results suggests that the FA may help to improve gut health, antioxidant status, and immune parameters resulting in the improvement of growth performance.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권1호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2010

옻나무 추출액을 섭취하며 운동훈련을 부하하였을 때 항산화기능 및 염증성사이토카인의 차이에 대하여 연구하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 Sprague-Dawley(SD)계 수컷 쥐를 대상으로 SED(안정군), TRA(운동훈련군), RVE(옻나무 추출액 섭취군), 그리고 RVE-TRA(옻나무 추출액 섭취와 운동 병행군)으로 구분하였다. TRA와 RVE-TRA는 점증적부하법을 이용한 트레드밀 훈련을 실시하였으며, RVE와 RVE-TRA에게는 10 mL/kg의 옻나무 추출액을 경구투여 하였다. 항산화기능을 분석하기 위하여 혈중 superoxide dismutase(SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px), malondialdehyde(MDA)를 분석하였으며, 염증성사이토카인의 변화분석을 위하여 interleukin-6(IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-${\alpha}$), C-reactive protein(CRP), nitric oxide(NO)를 분석하였다. SOD는 RVE-TRA가 다른 집단에 비하여 가장 높았으며, TRA가 SED와 RVE에 비하여 유의하게 높았다. GSH-Px는 SED가 다른 집단에 비하여 유의하게 낮았다. MDA는 SED에 비하여 다른 집단에서 모두 유의하게 낮았다. IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$는 RVE와 RVE-TRA가 다른 두 집단에 비하여 낮았다. 또한 CRP는 SED가 다른 집단에 비하여 가장 낮았다. NO는 SED와 TRA가 다른 두 집단에 비하여 높았다. 이러한 결과를 볼 때, 운동시옻나무 추출액의 섭취는 지질과산화를 억제시키고 항염증성 반응을 유발하여 운동시 발생가능한 부작용을 억제할 수 있는 결과를 보였다. 이점을 고려하여 옻추출물이 가지고 있는 특성을 최대한 활용하여 다양한 방법으로 접근한다면 우리나라 전역에 걸쳐 자생하고 있는 옻나무의 활용도를 증대시킬 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.5-12
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• 2003

복분자 열매의 추출물 모두 1.0mg/ml 이하의 농도로 투여 시는 정상세포 생존율을 85%이상으로 유지시켜 시료자체에 의한 독성은 나타나지 않으며, 각 추출물의 암세포에 대한 생육억제활성은 0.1 mg/ml의 낮은 농도에서도 비교적 $40{\sim}50%$의 높은 억제율을 나타내었다. 추출물들은 0.5mg/ml 이상의 농도에서 MCF7에 대하여 78%이상, A549에 대하여서는 81%이상의 생육억제활성을 나타내었다. Hep3B에 대하여서는 70%이상의 높은 암세포 생육억제활성을 나타내었으며, AGS에 대하여 에탄올 추출물들이 약 79%정도의 암세포 생육억제활성을 나타내었다. 각 추출물의 selectivity에 있어서 각 추출물이 0.1mg/ml 에서 1.0mg/ml 농도에서 5이상의 수치를 나타내어 복분자 열매 추출물들이 암세포를 선택적으로 사멸하는 기작을 지닌 것을 확인하였다. 또한 각 시료들의 면역세포생육 증진 기능은 0.5mg/ml 농도에서 B세포의 생장을1.5배 이상 T세포의 경우 1.8배 이상의 생육증진효과를 나타내었다. 또한 물 추출물들이 에탄올 추출물에 비하여 높은 면역세포의 생육 증진활성을 나타냄을 확인하였고, cytokine의 생성측정 정도를 측정한 결과, IL-6는 물 추출물이 배양 6일째 0.5mg/ml의 농도에서 최고 70 pg/ml의 분비량을 나타내었으며, $(TNF-{\alpha})$도 물 추출물이 배양 6일째 최고 78.8pg/ml의 분비량을 나타내었다. Acridine orange와 ethidium bromide로 형광 염색하여 인간 면역T cell에 대한 세포 사멸형태를 측정한 결과 배양 3일째부터 20% 이상의 세포들이 자가 사멸 형태로 사멸함을 확인할 수 있었으며, 높은 암세포 생육억제 활성을 나타낸 복분자 추출물들을 Microphysiometer를 이용하여 암세포(Heb3B)와 정상세포(HEL299)에 대한 대사(산화)활성도의 영향을 3시간 동안 측정한 결과, 0.5mg/ml 농도의 에탄올 추출물을 투여 후 서서히 세포의 산화가 나타남을 확인하였고, 정상세포에 비하여 암세포에 있어서 세포의 산화속도가 급격히 증가되었다. 각종 성인병과 관련된 효소들인 ACE, ${\alpha}-glucosidase$, GST의 활성을 측정한 결과는 고혈압을 유도하는 효소인 ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme)와 생체 내에서 혈당 상승의 결정적인 역할을 하는 ${\alpha}-glucosidase$의 작용의 경우 약간의 효과가 있었으나 유의적이지 못하였으며, 간의 중요 해독기전 중의 하나인 GST(gultathion-S-transferase)의 활성을 측정한 결과 1.0mg/ml의 농도에서 GST 활성을 1.6배 정도 높이는 것으로 나타내었다. 이러한 복분자를 기능성식품으로 개발 시 면역증진기능을 야기하는 기능성을 중심으로 면역증진활성을 지닌 제품을 중점 개발하는 것이 바람직할 것으로 생각되어지며, 이를 통하여 복분자의 부가가치를 높이고 이들에 대한 수요가 증가가 가능할 것으로 사료되어진다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.226-231
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• 2018

Chijabaegpi-tang (CHG) is an oriental herbal medicine that has been used for its various pharmacological effects, which include anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and immunoregulation activities. In the present study, we investigated which skin inflammations are involved in the $TNF-{\alpha}/IFN{\gamma}$-induced HaCaT cells. We investigated the suppressive effect of CHG on $TNF-{\alpha}/IFN{\gamma}$-induced HaCaT cell production of the following chemokines: macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC)/CCL22; regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES)/CCL5; and interleukin-8 (IL-8); thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC)/CCL17. The pre-treatment of HaCaT cells with CHG suppressed $TNF-{\alpha}/IFN{\gamma}$-induced nuclear transcription factor kappa-B ($NF-{\kappa}B$). In addition, CHG inhibited $TNF-{\alpha}/IFN{\gamma}$-induced phosphorylation of ERK and p38. $TNF-{\alpha}/IFN{\gamma}$ suppressed the expression of skin barrier proteins, including filaggrin (FLG), Involucrin (IVL) and loricrin (LOR). By contrast, CHG restored the expression of FLG, IVL and LOR. Taken together, our findings suggest that CHG could be a therapeutic agent for prevention of skin disease, including atopic dermatitis.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2002

호중의 세포사멸은 자연적으로 일어나지만 여러 자극에 의한 신호에 의하여 증가하거나 지연된다. 본 연구에서는 세포 내 단백질 분비과정을 억제한다고 알려진 BFA가 호중구의 자연 세포사멸 및 세포사멸 지연에 어떠한 기작으로 작용하는가를 연구하였다. 호중구의 세포사멸은 사람 말초 혈액으로부터 분리하여 세포 배양 20시간 후 형태 변화, annexin V and propidium iodide의 염색, 및 DNA 전기영동 등으로 조사하였다. BFA는 농도 의존형으로 호중구의 세포사멸을 증가시킨다. CM-CSF나 LPS에 의한 세포사멸의 지연도 BFA에 의하여 억제되었다. 그러나 BFA의 영향은 db-cAMP, dexamethasone, 및 IL-8을 처리한 세포에서는 큰 영향을 받지 않았다. PKC-5의 억제제인 rottlerin에 의한 세포사멸의 지연은 BFA에 의하여 감소하였다. 그러나 BFA에 의한 세포사멸의 유도는 caspase-3 억제제인 zDEVD-fmk에 의하여는 영향을 받지 않았다. 한편, 세포사멸 억제에 관여하는 Mcl-1 단백질의 발현은 BFA의 처리에 의하여 감소하였다. 이들 결과들은 세포 내 단백질 분비 과정의 억제가 호중구의 세포사멸에 관여하며 이들의 작용은 Mcl-1 발현의 조절에 의한다는 것을 제시하고 있다.