• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.44-50
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• 2014

Laurus nobilis (L. nobilis) is traditionally used as an herbal medicine to treat various diseases. Ethanol (EtOH) consumption entails physiological, mental and psychomotor alterations. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of L. nobilis in attenuating the EtOH-induced psychomotor alterations. L. nobilis was administered to SD rats, 30 minutes before EtOH administration (4 g/kg), at doses of 25, 50 and 100 mg/kg. Evaluations of psychomotor activity in the open-field, accelerating rota-rod, wire, and swimming ability were done at 1, 2, 4 and 8 hours after EtOH administration. In addition, blood ethanol and acetaldehyde levels were also measured. Pre-treatment of L. nobilis significantly improved EtOH-induced psychomotor alterations and decreased blood ethanol and acetaldehyde levels. These findings suggest that L. nobilis might be an effective substance to attenuate the harmful effects of EtOH, particularly psychomotor alterations, and can potentially be considered as a functional food.

• 약학회지
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• 제58권6호
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• pp.364-370
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• 2014

The aim of this study was to find optimal ratio of herbal extracts to ameliorate ethanol-induced psychomotor alterations. Four mixtures of Laurus nobilis (L. nobilis), Rosa roxburghii (R.R.) and Opuntia ficus indica (OFI) were pretreated 30 minutes before ethanol administration in rats. Behavioral activities were evaluated. Blood ethanol and acetaldehyde levels were also measured. These effects of mixture of R.R (50 mg/kg)+OFI (100 mg/kg)+L.nobilis (100 mg/kg) were better than those of other mixtures. This mixture could be used as an effective substance to develop a functional food.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.133-138
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• 2024

This study is a report on combinational effects between four sesquiterpene lactones (SLs) from bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) leaves, and oxytetracycline (OTC) or amoxicillin (AMX) against four fish pathogenic bacteria such as Vibrio anguillarum, V. harveyi, Edwardsiella tarda, and Streptococcus iniae. Individually, four SLs exerted little antibacterial activity against fish pathogenic bacteria. However, when combined with OTC or AMX, they showed synergistic interaction against pathogenic bacteria. Especailly, zaluzanin C (1) reduced the MIC of OTC (or AMX) eight-fold. Our results showed that combinations of SLs with antibiotics (ABTs) are more effective than ABTs alone to control pathogenic bacteria. The highest synergistic effect was observed when zaluzanin C (1) was combined with OTC or AMX against V. harvey or S. iniae, displaying significant reductions of MICs up to 8-fold (0.125 to 0.015 ㎍/mL and 0.0078 to 0.0009 ㎍/mL). In addition, zaluzanin C (1) improved the antibiotic potency of OTC against OTC resistant V. harveyi (250 ㎍/mL to 62.5 ㎍/mL). Synergism between ABTs and phytochemical such as SLs could be a therapeutically helpful concept to improve the efficacy of ABTs and prevent antibiotic resistance. These results suggest that SLs can be used as an alternative to reduce antibiotic resistance in aquaculture.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.118-125
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• 2011

Free radical scavenging and antioxidants have attracted attention as a way to prevent the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). This study was carried out to investigate the effects of n-hexane fraction from Laurus nobilis L. (Lauraceae) leaves (HFL) on dopamine (DA)-induced intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and apoptosis in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. Compared with apomorphine (APO, $IC_{50}=18.1\;{\mu}M$) as a positive control, the HFL $IC_{50}$ value for DA-induced apoptosis was $3.0\;{\mu}g/ml$, and two major compounds from HFL, costunolide and dehydrocostus lactone, were $7.3\;{\mu}M$ and $3.6\;{\mu}M$, respectively. HFL and these major compounds significantly inhibited ROS generation in DA-induced SH-SY5Y cells. A rodent 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) model of PD was employed to investigate the potential neuroprotective effects of HFL in vivo. 6-OHDA was injected into the substantia nigra of young adult rats and an immunohistochemical analysis was conducted to quantitate the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive neurons. HFL significantly inhibited 6-OHDA-induced TH-positive cell loss in the substantia nigra and also reduced DA induced $\alpha$-synuclein (SYN) formation in SH-SY5Y cells. These results indicate that HFL may have neuroprotective effects against DA-induced in vitro and in vivo models of PD.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1113-1127
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• 2023

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Excessive alcohol consumption has harmful health effects, including alcohol hangovers and alcohol-related liver disease. Therefore, methods to accelerate the alcohol metabolism are needed. Laurus nobilis is a spice, flavoring agent, and traditional herbal medicine against various diseases. This study examined whether the standardized aqueous extract of L. nobilis leaves (LN) accelerates the alcohol metabolism and protects against liver damage in single-ethanol binge Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. MATERIALS/METHODS: LN was administered orally to SD rats 1 h before ethanol administration (3 g/kg body weight [BW]) at 100 and 300 mg/kg BW. Blood samples were collected 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 h after ethanol administration. The livers were excised 1 h after ethanol administration to determine the hepatic enzyme activity. The alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH), aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities in the liver tissue were measured. RESULTS: LN decreased the serum ethanol and acetaldehyde levels in ethanol-administered rats. LN increased the hepatic ADH and ALDH activities but decreased the alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and gamma-glutamyl transferase activities in the ethanol-administered rats. In addition, LN inhibited lipid peroxidation and increased the activities of SOD and GPx. CONCLUSIONS: LN modulates the mediators of various etiological effects of excessive alcohol consumption and enhances the alcohol metabolism and antioxidant activity, making it a potential candidate for hangover treatments.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

실내 광환경은 자연 상태와 달라 실내 조경 식물의 생장 및 생리활성에 영향을 줄 것으로 생각된다.본 연구는 광질(光質)이 월계수의 생장 및 생리활성에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 실시하였다. 월계수 묘목은 4개의 다른 광원 처리구(control, +UV, -FR, +UV-FR 처리구)에서 180일 동안 생육시켰다. 자외선 추가 처리구(+UV)에서 생육한 월계수는 건중량 및 잎 면적이 감소되었지만, 잎 두께 및 잎내 자외선 흡수 물질의 함유량은 증가했다. 반면, 원적외선 차단 처리구(-FR)에서 생육한 월계수는 큰 변화를 나타내지 않았다. 하지만, 자외선 추가 및 원적외선 차단 처리구(+UV-FR)에서 생육한 월계수는 신장생장 및 광합성 속도가 유의적으로 저하했다(P<0.05).이상의 결과, 광질이 실내 조경 식물인 월계수의 생장 및 생리활성에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 실내 조경 식물인 월계수를 관리할 때 광질을 이용한 관리의 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.423-432
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• 2018

본 연구는 녹나무과 10종의 추출물이 Propionibacterium acnes의 억제활성에 미치는 영향을 분석하여 새로운 천연 항균소재를 개발하기위해 수행되었다. 실험재료는 완도와 제주도에서 채집하였으며, 부위(잎, 가지), 용매(증류수, 80% 에탄올, 100% 메탄올) 및 초음파 추출시간(15, 30, 45분)에 따른 조추출물의 항균활성을 agar diffusion method로 조사하였다. 대조구로는 합성항균제인 methylparaben과 phenoxyethanol 0.4, 1, 2, 4 mg/disc를 사용하였다. 연구에 사용된 10종의 모든 추출물에서 억제활성을 보였으며, 여드름균에 대한 항균작용을 확인할 수 있었다. 이 중 월계수는 80% 에탄올에 45분간 추출한 조건에서 20.2 mm의 생육억제환을 나타내어 가장 우수한 여드름균에 대한 항균작용을 확인할 수 있었다. 월계수 잎을 100% 메탄올을 용매로 초음파 30분 추출한 다음n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, n-butanol 그리고 water 순으로 용매 분획하여 항균활성을 비교분석하였다. 결과, butanol 분획물을 제외한 모든 분획물에서 10.0 mm 이상의 억제환이 형성되었다. 그중 ethyl acetate 분획물에서 억제환이 13.3 mm로 가장 컸으며, 조 추출물(10.2 mm)과 대조구인 phenoxyethanol (12.5 mm)에 비해서도 유의적으로 우수한 억제활성을 나타내었다.