• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.931-939
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• 2017

Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a complex multifaceted disease that involves oxidative stress and inflammation as the key mediators. Despite decades of intensive research, there are no FDA-approved therapies, and/or no effective cure is yet available. Probiotics have received increasing attention in the past few years due to their well-documented gastrointestinal health-promoting effects. Interestingly, emerging studies have suggested that certain probiotics may offer benefits beyond the gut. Lactobacillus fermentum LA12 has been previously demonstrated to play a role in inflammatory-related disease. However, the possible protective effect of L. fermentum LA12 on ALD still remain to be explored. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the possible protective effect of L. fermentum LA12 on alcohol-induced gut barrier dysfunction and liver damage in a rat model of alcoholic steatohepatitis (ASH). Daily oral administration of L. fermentum LA12 in rat model of ASH for four weeks was shown to significantly reduced intestinal nitric oxide production and hyperpermeability. Moreover, small intestinal histological- and qRT-PCR analysis further revealed that L. fermentum LA12 treatment was capable of up-regulating the mRNA expression levels of tight junction proteins, thereby stimulating the restitution of barrier structure and function. Serum and hepatic analyses also revealed that the restoration of epithelial barrier function may prevent the leakage of endotoxin into the blood, subsequently improve liver function and hepatic steatosis in the L. fermentum LA12-treated rats. Altogether, results in this study suggest that L. fermentum LA12 may be used as a dietary adjunct for the prevention and treatment of ASH.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.5331-5339
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• 2013

Colorectal cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death, both in men and women. This study investigated the effects of Amorphophallus campanulatus tuber methanolic extract (ACME) on aberrant crypt foci (ACF) formation, colonic cell proliferation, lipid peroxidative damage and the antioxidant status in a long term preclinical model of 1, 2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) induced colon carcinogenesis in rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into six groups, viz., group I rats served as controls; group II rats treated as drug controls receiving 250 mg/kg body weight of ACME orally; group III rats received DMH (20 mg/kg body weight) subcutaneously once a week for the first 15 weeks; groups IV, V and VI rats received ACME along with DMH during the initiation, post-initiation stages and the entire period of the study, respectively. All the rats were sacrificed at the end of 30 weeks and the intestinal and colonic tissues from different groups were subjected to biochemical and histological studies. Administration of DMH resulted in significant ($p{\leq}0.05$) intestinal and colonic lipid peroxidation (MDA) and reduction of antioxidants such as catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, glutathione-Stransferase and reduced glutathione. Whereas the supplementation of ACME significantly ($p{\leq}0.05$) improved the intestinal and colonic MDA and reduced glutathione levels and the activities of antioxidant enzymes in DMH intoxicated rats. ACME administration also significantly suppressed the formation and multiplicity of ACF. In addition, the DMH administered rats showed amplified expression of PCNA in the colon and decreased expression of this proliferative marker was clearly noted with initiation, post-initiation and entire period of ACME treatment regimens. These results indicate that ACME could exert a significant chemopreventive effect on colon carcinogenesis induced by DMH.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2000

The present study was aimed at investigating the nutritional and physiological significance of rice bran as a source of dietary fiber as compared to pectin and wheat bran. The parameters for comparison included hypertrophy and morphology of intestines, stool weights and villus marker enzyme activity. For 6 weeks, 10 Sprague Dawley male rats were given one of six experimental diets: 1% cellulose control (CC), 5% pectin (P5), 5% rice bran(RB5), 10% rice bran(RB10), 5% wheat bran (WB5) or 10% wheat bran (WB10) based on the level of dietary fiber. Among experimental groups, food efficiency ratio and body weight gain was comparable. RB10 increased cecal and colonic tissue weights and content weights of cecum and colon as much as P5 did. Stool weight was positiviely correlated with colonic tissue weight (r=0.727, P<0.001), with colonic content weight(r=0.647, P<0.001). Small intestine length increased most in the P5 group, followed by the RB10 group. The scanning electron micrograph of jejunal villi from rice bran groups showed a leaf-shaped, smooth and regular pattern, whereas that of CC group produced a rather long shape. The wheat bran groups showed an irregular leafshaped pattern, and the pectin group typically produced leaf-shaped villi with surface damage. The activities of villus marker enzymes (maltase and sucrase) were higher in the bran-fed rats than in the control or pectin-fed rats. The results indicate than not only dietary fiber amounts but also fiber sources are closely related to the physiology and morphology of the large and small intestines in rats. Rice bran exerted effects on fecal output and trophic effects on the intestines similar to those of pectin.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.457-464
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• 2005

The irradiation of radioactive ${\gamma}-ray$ induces apoptosis of radiosensitive organs for homeostasis. In this study, we investigated the repair mechanisms for homeostasis in the small intestine after cell damage by $^{60}Co\;{\gamma}-ray$ irradiation. The apoptosis was most frequently observed in the crypt cells of the small intestine after four and six hours by radioactive ${\gamma}-ray$ irradiation, and the frequency of apoptosis was proportional to the amount of irradiation. Also, the number of apoptotic cells was coincident with expression pattern of p53. Interestingly, PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) which is engaged in DNA replication and repair was expressed in apoptotic cells of small intestinal crypts. Also, it was observed that cell-cycle regulator p21 which is known to induce cell-cycle arrest is co-expressed in the same apoptotic cells of irradiated small intestinal crypt cells. These findings suggest that the co-expression of PCNA and p21 proteins, which may lead to resistance to DNA damage through cell-cycle arrest is closely associated with repair of damaged gastrointestinal cells after ${\gamma}-ray$ irradiation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.448-461
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• 2013

크론병과 궤양성 대장염으로 잘 알려져 있는 염증성 장질환은 재발과 호전을 반복하는 만성적인 염증 및 이에 따른 합병증을 특징으로 하는 원인 불명의 질환이다. 염증성 장질환의 발생 원인은 아직 명확히 알려져 있지 않지만 흡연이나 식이와 같은 환경적 요인, 장내 세균총과 같은 미생물학적 요인, 면역 매개에 의한 조직 손상과 같은 면역학적 요인 그리고 유전학적 요인 등이 복합적으로 발생기전에 관여 할 것이라고 추정한다. 특히 사이토카인과 같은 염증매개물질에 의해 세포매개염증반응의 일련의 과정이 유발 혹은 증폭되거나, 면역 조절 기능의 면화로 장 점막의 국소적 조직 손상을 유발하게 되며 면역 및 염증 반응이 적절하게 감소되지 않고 지속되어 만성 염증에 이르게 된다. 최근 이러한 염증반응에 중요한 역할을 담당하는 사이토카인 유전자에 관심이 몰리고 있다. 사이토카인은 활성화된 면역세포에서 주로 생성되는 당단백으로서 분자량이 8~10 kD 정도이며, 면역 반응시 T세포, B세포, 대식세포 등의 면역세포 상호간에 활성화, 증식 및 분화 등에 관계하여 국소적 조직 손상 및 염증반응을 일으킨다. 반면에 장의 구조와 기능에 있어 중요한 기질인 식이 섬유소에서 유래되는 Butyrate는 친염증성 사이토카인을 감소시키고 항염증성 사이토카인을 증가시킴으로써 장관 면역계에 대한 조절기능을 보이고 있다. 따라서 본 총설에서는 Butyrate의 항염증 효과에 대한 분자적 기작을 면역세포에서 Butyrate가 가지는 사이토카인 조절 능력을 통해 이해하고 Butyrate가 염증성 장질환에 대해 새로운 치료 전략을 제시 해 줄 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.376-392
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• 2020

우리나라는 울릉도 및 제주도를 포함한 전국에서 흰개미에 의한 목조 문화재의 피해가 보고되어 있다. 흰개미에 의한 피해를 감소시키고자 훈증처리나 토양에 약물을 처리하여 살충 및 방충을 하는 것이 대부분이며 비용과 안전성의 문제로 인해 점점 처리하는 횟수가 감소하는 추세이다. 이런 상황을 대처하기 위해 새로운 방법이 필요한 실정이므로 전남 신안에서 채집한 흰개미에서 일개미만 선별하여 효소를 추출한 후 목재 구성성분인 cellulose와 hemicellulose의 xylan을 기질로 하여 효소 활성을 측정한 결과, 분자량이 큰 cellulose 보다 xylan에서 흰개미 장내 효소의 활성이 크게 나타났다. 그러므로 본 연구에서는 xylan을 기질로 하여 흰개미 장내 효소의 활성을 억제하는 약용식물 추출물 600여 종을 탐색한 결과, 용뇌, 마황, 박하뇌에서 억제효과가 크게 나타났다. 선별된 용뇌(Borneolum Syntheticum), 마황(Ephedra sinica), 박하뇌(Menthol) 추출물은 흰개미 장내 효소의 활성을 억제할 뿐만 아니라 직접 처리한 결과에서도 살충활성 및 섭식 저해 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.259-264
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• 2001

목적 : 방사선에 의한 급성 손상으로 소장 음와에서 발생되는 세포고사와 유사분열사의 발생 정도를 시간 경과에 따라서 조사하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 웅성 $200\~250\;g$ Sprague Dawley 쥐를 대상으로 6 MV선형가속기로 2 Gy 전신 방사선조사를 한 후, 2, 4, 8, 24, 48시간에 희생하였다. 소장 음와당 평균 세포고사 수와 유사분열 중인 세포 수의 평균을 정상 대조군과 방사선조사 후 시간대별로 측정하였다. 세포고사가 가장 현저하였던 시간대를 대상으로 In Situ End Labeling (ISEL) 법으로 염색하여 헤마톡실린 에오진 염색법과 비교하였다. 결과 : 음와당 세포고사의 평균 빈도는 정상 대조군에서 0.14였고 방사선조사 후 2, 4, 8, 24, 48시간에 각각 1.43, 3.19, 1.15, 0.26, 0.17로, 방사선조사 후 4시간 경에 가장 많이 증가되었다가 점차 감소되어 24시간에 정상으로 회복되었다. 정상 대조군에서 1.29였던 음와당 유사분열 세포 수의 평균은 방사선조사 후 2, 4, 8, 24, 48시간에 각각 0.56, 0.47, 0.23, 0.65, 1.19로 측정되어서, 방사선조사 후 8시간까지 감소되었다가 48시간 경에 정상으로 회복되었다. 세포고사의 발생이 유사분열 세포 수의 감소보다 변화의 정도도 크고, 조기에 발생되었다. ISEL법에 의한 세포고사의 검출은 발색 시간의 조건에 따라서 위양성이 발생되었다. 결론 : 방사선에 의한 소장의 급성 손상으로 유발되는 세포 사망은 방사선조사 후 대개 $24\~48$시간 내에 정상치로 회복되었고, 유사분열사보다는 세포고사가 더 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.379-383
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• 2007

This study was performed to compare the effects of carboxymethylcellulose (CMCE), chondroitin sulfate (Chondron), and carboxymethylchitosan (CMCH) on preventing intraperitoneal adhesion. As a result, the tensile strength of adhesions formed between the parietal peritoneum and the ileal serosa was significantly decreased in the groups of three different kinds of anti-adhesive agents. The distance of adhesion site was slightly increased in the treatment groups comparing control group. In the CMCH group, the inflammatory cell infiltration, collagen hyperplasia, and neovascularization were significantly lower than those of control group. It was observed that the damage at intestinal serosa was significantly decreased in the chondron and CMCH groups comparing control group. Therefore CMCH may be useful as a anti-adhesive agent in the prevention of intraperitoneal adhesion in 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.80.1-80.1
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• 2003

Intestinal epithelial cells can produce cytokines and chemokines that play an important role in the mucosal immune response. Regulation of this production is important to prevent inflammatory tissue damage. Glycyrrhiza glabra has been shown to inhibit inflammation. The aim of this study was to examine the inhibitory effect of 18- beta-glycyrrhetinic acid, a triterpenoid saponin of Glycyrrhiza glabra, on IL-S production via mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB) in TNF-alpha-stimulated human colon epithelial cells. (omitted)

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.1793-1800
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• 2020

Bifidobacterium strains can provide several health benefits, such as antimicrobial and immunomodulatory effects. Some strains inhibit growth or cell adhesion of pathogenic bacteria, including multidrug-resistant bacteria, and their antibacterial activity can be intensified when combined with certain antibiotics. In addition, some strains of bifidobacteria reduce viral infectivity, leading to less epithelial damage of intestinal tissue, lowering the virus shedding titer, and controlling the release of antiviral substances. Furthermore, bifidobacteria can modulate the immune system by increasing immunoglobulins, and inducing or reducing pro- or anti-inflammatory cytokines, respectively. In particular, these anti-inflammatory effects are helpful in the treatment of patients who are already suffering from infection or inflammatory diseases. This review summarizes the antimicrobial effects and mechanisms, and immunomodulatory effects of Bifidobacterium strains, suggesting the potential of bifidobacteria as an alternative or complementary treatment option.