• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.247-255
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• 1992

In order to estimate effects of air pollution for herbs in the plnus thunbergii forests arrounding onsan industrial complex, this study was surveyed. number of species of herb also had a difference over 10 species by distance at the source of air pollution, and species diversity and evennes were also increasing at remote sites in industrial complex as woody plants. At the vicinity of industrial complex, $SDR_4$ of calamagrostis arundinatios arundinacea., miscanthus sinensis and cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii were very high, and those of lianas as cocculus trilobus, lonicera japonica and paederia scandens, and phytolacca americana were low, but because of being higher than other sites, it was able to inferred that lianas had a tolerance to air pollution. The composition of biological spectra of herbs showed to type of $H-D_1-R_{2-3}-1$ at near site in the source of air pollution and $H-D_1-R_{1-3}-t$ at the other sites, and the propotion of lians forms were relatively high at the vicinity of industril complex.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.273-282
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• 2015

본 연구는 RCP 4.5와 RCP 8.5 기후변화 시나리오를 이용하여 서울시 온량지수 변화를 추정하였으며, 이에 따른 적응 가능한 식물종을 제안하였다. 기후변화 시나리오에 따라 서울시의 온량지수 변화의 차이는 있었으나 냉온대 남부림에서 난온대림으로 변화할 것으로 예상된다. 2010년부터 2099년까지 서울시 온량지수 분포변화를 예측한 결과에 따른 적응 가능한 식물종은 교목층에 졸참나무, 굴참나무, 소나무, 상수리나무, 때죽나무, 곰솔 등 6종이었으며, 관목층에는 쥐똥나무, 조록싸리, 개옻나무, 작살나무, 산딸기, 찔레꽃, 초피나무 등 7종이었고, 초본층은 주름조개풀, 고사리, 닭의 장풀 등 3종, 덩굴성식물에는 청미래덩굴, 댕댕이덩굴, 담쟁이덩굴, 인동, 계요등, 노박덩굴, 사위질빵, 멍석딸기, 마, 으름, 마삭줄 등, 등 11종을 포함하여 총 27종이 공통적으로 기후변화 시나리오에 따라 온량지수의 변화에도 적응 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2014

Objectives : Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in a wide spectrum of diseases including chronic inflammation and cancer. In this study, we investigated the antioxidant activities and anti-inflammatory effects of the extracts from the herbal teas such as Lonicera japonica Thunberg (L. japonica), Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat (C. morifolium), Mentha arvensis L. (M. arvensis), and P.rhizoma. Methods : Anti-oxidant activity was evaluated using DPPH radical scavenging assay and $Fe^{2+}$ chelating assay. And DNA cleavage assay was performed to evaluate an anti-oxidative effect. Anti-inflammatory effect was performed using NO generation assay and western blot in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cell line. Results : L. japonica scavenged DPPH radical by 9.8% at 12.5 ${\mu}g/ml$, 24.8% at 25 ${\mu}g/ml$, 34.3% at 50 ${\mu}g/ml$, 61.1% at 100 ${\mu}g/ml$ and 75.8% at 200 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively. In addition, C. morifolium and M. arvensis removed DPPH radical by 15.6% and 10.4% at 12.5 ${\mu}g/ml$, 34.8% and 22.8% at 25 ${\mu}g/ml$, 66.9% and 43.3% at 50 ${\mu}g/ml$, 87.4% and 69.1% at 100 ${\mu}g/ml$, and 92.1% and 73.2% at 200 ${\mu}g/ml$, respectively. However, P. rhizoma did not affect on DPPH radical scavenging. The $Fe^{2+}$ chelating activity was highest in L. japonica, but lowest in P. rhizoma among the herbal teas. In addition, the extracts from L. japonica, C. morifolium and M. arvensis inhibited oxidative DNA damage via its anti-oxidant activity. In anti-inflammatory effect, the extracts from C. morifolium inhibited NO production. In addition, it suppressed the $NF-{\kappa}B$ signaling pathway in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Conclusions : Together, this study indicates that L. japonica, M. arvensis and C. morifolium possess the protective effect against the oxidative DNA damage. Furthermore, C. morifolium exerts an anti-inflammatory effect.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.411-418
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• 2013

솔껍질깍지벌레(Matsucoccus thunbergianae)는 우리나라 곰솔림의 주요 문제해충의 하나이다. 온수 추출한 7종류의 한약재 추출물(창출: Atractylodes lancea, 정향: Eugenia caryophyllata, 금은화: Lonicera japonica, 멀구슬: Melia azedarach, 사군자: Quisqualis indica, 고삼: Sophora flavescens, 포공영: Taraxacum mongolicum) 10배액을 이용하여 스프레이법으로 실내와 야외에서 솔껍질깍지벌레에 대한 살충활성을 조사하였다. 솔껍질깍지벌레의 발육단계에 따라 한약재 추출물의 효과는 다양하게 나타났다. 후약충에 대해서는 사군자의 보정사충율이 95.7%로 가장 높았으며 수컷 번데기에 대해서는 창출처리에서 51.3%로 가장 높았다. 암컷 성충에 대해서는 사군자와 창출 처리의 보정사충율이 가장 높았으나 다른 발육 단계에 비하여 40.0%의 낮은 효과를 보였다. 야외처리 시에는 사군자 처리가 솔껍질깍지벌레에 살충효과가 우수한 fenitrothion 50%EC와 유사한 효과를 보였다. 따라서 사군자는 솔껍질깍지벌레의 환경친화적 방제인자로 활용가능성이 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1022-1029
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• 2018

이 연구는 한국에서 전통적으로 사용되어 온 5종의 한약재인 하수오(Pleuropterus multiflorus), 창포(Acorus calamus L.), 지치(Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold & Zucc.), 창이자(Xanthium strumarium L.), 인동초(Lonicera japonica) 에탄올 추출물의 항염증에 미치는 효과를 탐색하였다. 창이자는 RAW264.7 세포에 100, $200{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 세포 독성을 나타냈고(p<0.05), 창포는 RAW264.7 세포에 $200{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 세포 독성을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 다른 한약재들은 RAW264.7 세포에 $200{\mu}g/ml$ 농도 이하에서 세포 독성이 나타나지 않았다. 독성이 없는 농도에서 5종의 한약재 추출물들의 항염증 효과를 확인하였다. 하수오, 창포, 창이자, 인동초는 LPS 유도된 RAW264.7세포에서 NO 생산과 $PGE_2$생산에 대해 농도 의존적으로 억제 효과를 보였다. 특히, 창이자는 $52.9{\mu}g/ml$ ($IC_{50}$)로 가장 뛰어난 NO 생성 저해효과를 나타냈을 뿐만 아니라 $50{\mu}g/ml$ 농도 구간에서 가장 뛰어난 $PGE_2$ 생성 저해능을 나타냈다(73.6%). 창포와 지치는 HaCaT 세포에 대하여 세포가 증식하는 효과를 나타냈다. 특히 지치는 $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도구간에서 1, 3, 5일 배양 시 21.1, 53.5, 99.6%의 증식능을 보였다. 창포 또한 $10{\mu}g/ml$ 농도구간에서 1, 3일 배양 시 11.2, 26.0%의 증식능을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 5종의 한약재 에탄올 추출물의 항염증 활성 및 HaCaT 세포 재생에 미치는 효과를 확인하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.371-390
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• 2007

2005년 10월부터 2006년 11월까지 경남 산청군의 농업기술센터 약초전시포에서 32목 50과 121속 132종의 약용식물을 가해하는 절지동물들을 조사하였다. 그 결과 9목 44과 86속 98종의 해충류가 채집되었는데, 대부분의 약용식물에서 5종 이하의 해충이 채집되었다. 그러나 부용 (Hibiscus mutabilis), 갯기름나물 (Peucedanum japonicum), 독활 (Aralia cordata), 물푸레나무 (Fraxinus rhynchophylla), 바디나물 (Angelica decursiva), 뻐꾹채 (Rhaponticum uniflorum), 인동덩굴 (Lonicera japonica), 자작나무(Betula platyphylla), 짚신나물(Agrimonia pilosa)등에서는 5종 이상의 해충이 채집되었다. 채집된 절지동물 중 98.5%가 약용식물의 잎을 가해하고 있었다. 시기별로는 5월이 6목 20과 32속 36종으로 가장 많았다. 해충들은 대부분 5종 이하의 약용식물에서 채집되었지만 섬서구메뚜기 (Atractomorpha lata) 와 알락수염노린재(Dolycoris baccarum), 복숭아혹진딧물 (Myzus persicae), 애긴노린재(Nysius plebejus)는 각각 42종, 22종, 20종, 15종의 약용식물에서 채집되었다. 그리고 섬서구메뚜기와 복숭아혹진딧물의 기주범위가 넓었으며 발생량도 많아 가장 문제되는 해충들이었다. 5월에는 목화진딧물 (Aphis gossypii)이 우점 해충이었으며 6월에는 알락수염노린재, 8월과 9월은 섬서구메뚜기, 10월에는 복숭아혹진딧물이 우점 해충이었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.322-327
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• 2017

Background: Cynaroside is a flavone, a flavonoid-like compound, known by different names (luteoloside and cinaroside). It is commonly found in Lonicera japonica Thunb., Chrysanthemum moriflium, and Angelica keiskei. The process of cell death has been classified as necrosis and apoptosis. Necrosis refers to unregulated cell death induced by a chemotherapeutic agent. Doxorubicin is an anthracycline anti-cancer drug used to treat acute leukemia, cancer, and lymphoma. However, it induces nephrotoxicity including tubular damage. Therefore, we investigated the protective effect of cynaroside against doxorubicin-induced necrosis in HK-2 cells. Methods and Results: To confirm the beneficial effect of cynaroside on doxorubicin-induced necrosis, HK-2 cells, a human proximal tubule epithelial cell line were treated with $10{\mu}M$ doxorubicin and $80{\mu}M$ cynaroside. Doxorubicin treatment resulted in increased DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activity and mitochondria hyperactivation during cell necrosis. However, pretreatment with $80{\mu}M$ cynaroside attenuated DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activity and mitochondria hyperactivation induced by $10{\mu}M$ doxorubicin in HK-2 cells. Conclusions: These results indicated that pretreatment with cynaroside ameliorated doxorubicin-induced necrosis in HK-2 cells. Therefore, cynaroside be used as a therapeutic agent for improving doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity. However, further studies are required to evaluated the toxicity of cynaroside treatment in animals and to determine its protective effect against doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity in an animal model.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.28-39
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• 2008

This study was conducted to evaluate the rehabilitation measures and select appropriate tree species and rehabilitation methods for rehabilitating the rock desert areas in Guizhou, China. The study was carried out during the periods from 2003 to 2006 and results are as follows. Afforestation site is classified as a dolomite sandstone hilly country, a halfstony hilly country, a karst physiognomy, a rock desertification farmland and an latent rock desertification farmland by soil type and rock desertification status. Total afforestation area of Xuiwen is 1,300ha and afforestation area of a dolomite sandstone hilly country, a halfstony hilly country, a karst physiognomy, a rock desertification farmland and an latent rock desertification farmland are respectively 104.0ha (8.0%), 146.6ha (11.3%), 200.5ha (15.4%), 705.7ha (54.3%) and 143.2ha (11.0%). Planted tree species were selected by five site types. Robinia pseudoacacia, Chamaecyparis obtusa, Thuja orientalis, Cupressus duclouxiana and Juniperus chinensis L. var. chinensis were planted in a dolomite sandstone hilly country and Choerospondias axillaris and Robinia pseudoacacia were planted in a halfstony hilly country. Cupressus duclouxiana, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Lonicera fulvotomentosa, Ilex kudincila, Quercus aliena, Quercus variabilis, Choerospondias axillaris, Koelreuteria bipinnata, Cryptomeria japonica, Cinnamomum camphora and Cinnamomum bodinieri were planted in a karst physiognomy. Cupressus duclouxiana, Toona sinensis, Robinia pseudoacacia, Lonicera fulvotomentosa, Eucommia ulmoides, Ilex kudincha. Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Magnolia officinalis were planted in a rock desertification farmland. Lonicera fulvotomentosa, Juglans sinensis, Pyrus pyrifolia, Choerospondias axillaris, Prunus salicina and Diospyros Kaki was planted in an latent rock desertification farm land. Robinia pseudoacacia showed high survival rate in 2004 and 2005, but Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Cinnamomum camphora showed slightly low survival rate in 2004. Survival rate of planting species in 2005 was over 80% because some species which showed low survival in 2004 were changed with other species and a proper afforestation method was applied. Growth rate of tree species was evaluated by height and diameter growth rate. Cupressus duclouxiana showed a highest height growth rate in 2004. Toona sil1ensis, Choerospondias axillaris, Koelreuteria bipinnata, and Cinnamomum camphora showed almost 100% height growth rate in 2005, although they showed a negative height growth rate in 2004. Robinia pseudoacacia showed a good growth rate in the rock desertification farmland and the halfstony hilly country so it could give a commercial benefit like honey as well as an afforestation effect.

• 생약학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.394-399
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• 2009

Aldose reductase (AR) is a critical enzyme in the development of the diabetic complications. AR, the first enzyme in the polyol pathway, catalyzes the reduction of the aldehyde form of glucose to sorbitol with concomitant conversion of NADPH to $NADP^+$. None of aldose reductase inhibitor (ARI) has achieved worldwide use because of limited efficacy or undesirable side effects. Therefore, evaluating natural sources for ARI potential may lead to the development of safer and more effective agents against diabetic complications. Forty eight Chinese herbal medicines have been investigated for inhibitory activities on AR. Among them, seven herbal medicines, Buddleja officinalis (whole plant), Lonicera japonica (leaf and flower), Polygonum aviculare (aerial part), Polygonum aviculare (whole plant), Salvia miltiorrhiza (root), Schisandra chinensis (stem), and Zanthoxylum armatum (leaf and stem) exhibited a significant inhibitory activity against AR. Particularly, L. japonica and P. aviculare showed two times more potent inhibitory activity than the positive control, 3,3-tetramethyleneglutaric acid (TMG).

• 생약학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2008

Aldose reductase (AR), the principal enzyme of the polyol pathway, has been shown to play an important role in the diabetic complications, including diabetic cataract. The inhibitors of AR, therefore, would be potential agents for prevention of diabetic complications. As part of our ongoing project directed toward the discovery of preventive and/or treatment for diabetic complications, 48 Korean herbal medicines have been investigated with an in vitro evaluation system using aldose reductase inhibitory activities. Of these, 12 herbal medicines exhibited a significant inhibitory activity against aldose reductase. Particularly, seven herbal medicines, i.e., Eurya japonica, Chrysanthemum indicum, Akebia quinata, Saururus chinensis, Catalpa bignonioides, Lonicera japonica, Vitex rotundifolia showed two times more potent inhibitory activity than the positive control 3.3-tetramethyleneglutaric acid (TMG). In addition, Catalpa bignonioides showed the retardation of cataract-opacification of the lens of the eye under diabetic condition by xylose. Therefore, this result may provide a potential therapeutic approach for preventing and treating diabetic cataracts.