• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2010

Objectives : This study was designed to investigate effects of Lumbricus pharmacopuncture (LP) on the lipid lowering, anti-oxidative activity and concentration of proinflammatory cytokines in rat fed high fat diet. Methods : Sprague-Dawley male rats were fed high fat diet for 8 weeks and experimental groups were divided into 4 groups as follows : Control, Lumbricus Jungwan ($CV_{12}$) pharmacopuncture (T I), Lumbricus Joksamni ($ST_{36}$) pharmacopuncture (T II), Lumbricus Jungwan ($CV_{12}$) and Joksamni ($ST_{36}$) pharmacopuncture (T III). Results : The levels of plasma FFA, TG, total cholesterol, LDL-C, TBARS, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-$\alpha$ and liver total cholesterol, TG, TBARS, SOD, catalase, IL-6 in more than one LP group were significantly lower than those of Control groups. The level of IL-10 in one of LP groups was significantly higher than that of Control group. Conclusions : As the results were shown, LP treatment have considerable effects on lipid lowering, anti-oxidative activity and concentration of proinflammatory cytokines in rat fed high fat diet.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.56-60
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• 2000

국내 널리 사육되고 있는 지렁이를 이용한 농약의 급성독성 시험법을 개발하기 위하여 붉은지렁이(Lumbricus rubellus)를 이용한 독성 시험 조건을 설정하고 이 조건에서 원예용 살균제에 대한 급성독성시험을 수행하였다. OECD guideline에서 추천하고 있는 인공토양(artificial soil)에서 환경조건을 달리하여 시험한 결과 붉은지렁이의 최적 시험 온도는 $22{\pm}2^{\circ}C$, pH는 $7{\pm}1$, 그리고 토양 수분함량은 40%이었다. 위의 설정된 시험조건에서 4종의 원예용 살균제에 대하여 14일간 급성독성시험을 수행한 결과, 가벤다수화제, 베노밀수화제, 지오판수화제, 치아벤다졸수화제에 대한 지렁이의 반수치사농도($LC_{50}$)는 각각 59, 53, 64, 36 mg/kg건토 이였다. 또한 붉은지렁이의 실내사육이 용이하고 14일 간의 급성독성 시험기간 동안 대조군에서 치사 및 이상증상을 보이지 않았을 뿐만 아니라 농약의 농도 수준에 따른 독성반응 차이가 명백히 나타나 붉은지렁이를 이용한 농약의 급성독성평가가 가능하였다.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2004

지렁이(Earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris)로부터 thiol-specific antioxidant activity(TSA)를 나타내는 향산화 단백을 분리정제 하였다. 이 향산화 단백은 환원제로 thiol성분에 의해 유지되는 비효소적 금속 촉매 산화계 (MCO, $Fe^{3+}$, DTT 또는 2-mercatoethanol ; Thiol- MCO system)에 의하여 Glutamine Synthetase의 불활성을 억제하지만 아스코르브산과 같은 nonthiol 환원제를 가진 효소적 금속 촉매 산화계 (MCO, $Fe^{3+}$, ascorbate ; nonthiol- MCO system)에서는 Glutamine Synthetase의 불활성을 방어하지 못하였다. 정제된 지렁이 TSA 단백질은 SAS-PAGE에 의해 51-kDa임을 밝혔고, 기존에 알려진 TSA protein과 분자량이 다른 TSA Family로써 활성 산소종에 의한 산화적 손상을 방어하는 향산화 효소로써의 중요한 생화학적 역할을 수행함을 제시하였다.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.20-30
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• 1991

지렁이(L. rubelIus) 체액내의 적혈구용혈능깍 단백질분해능을 확인하였다. 지렁이의 체액 0. 33 $\mu$l속에 있는 용혈인자는 9 $\times$ 1011 rat RBCs를 2분만에 완전히 용혈시켰으며, 다른 포유류들의 적혈구에도 약간의 차이는 있으나 비슷한 용혈능을 보였고, 이 용혈인자는 지렁이의 혈구가 아닌 몸체조직에서 분비되는 것으로 생각되었다. 용혈인자는 pH 6.5-7.5사이에서 활성이 가장 강하였고, 63'c로 30분 열처리할 경우 활성이 완전히 없어졌으며, 2-mercaptoethanol은 용혈인자의 활성을 증가시켰다. 이 인자의 활성도는 여러가지의 당류, LPS, cholesterol, prosphatidyl Choline, Ch10ropromazine, Sphin90myelin 및 FG2+, Fe3+, CU2+, ZR2+ 등의 금속이온에 의하여 활성이 저해되었다. 한편 지렁이 체액내의 단백질 분해인자는 BSA와 19G를 여러 조각으로 분해시켰으며 이 분해인자는 PMSF및 TLCK에 의하여 활성이 억제되지 않았다. 지렁이의 체강에는 용혈소를 분비하는 박테리아들이 존재하였으나 이들 박테리아들의 용혈소는 지렁이의 용혈인자와는 전기영동이동도에서 차이가 있었다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2010

Objectives : This study was designed to investigate the effects of Lumbricus extract(LE) on the regional cerebral blood flow(rCBF) in ischemic rats, further to determine the mechanism of action of LE, and the effects that LE inhibits lactate dehydrogenase(LDH) activity in brain cells. Methods and materials : This study, ischemic rats were divided into total four group: control group(n=6), experimental group I (LE treated group)(n=6), experimental group II(LE treated group after pretreatment with indomethacin)(n=6), experimental group III(LE treated group after pretreatment with methylene blue)(n=6). And the measurement that LE inhibits LDH activity in the damage to brain cells to N-methyl-D-aspartic acid(NMDA). The changes of rCBF were determinated by laser-doppler flowmetry(LDF), and LDH activity was determinated by microplate reader in vitro. Results : 1. The rCBF was significantly improved by LE(10 mg/kg, i.p.) during the period of cerebral reperfusion, compared with the control group. 2. The rCBF was significantly increased by LE after pretreatment with indomethacin(1 mg/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase, during the period of cerebral reperfusion, compared with the LE group, and rCBF was accelerated by LE after pretreatment with methylene blue($10{\mu}g/kg$, i.p.) an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase during the period of cerebral reperfusion, compared with the control group. 3. LE significantly inhibited LDH activity in vitro in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusions : From the above results, these were suggested that Lumbricus had anti-ischemia action in connection with cyclooxygenase and might prevent the brain cells death through inhibited LDH activity.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2008

Objectives : This experimental study was designed to investigate the effects of Lumbricus extract (LE) on the changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) in normal rats, and further to determine the mechanism of action of LE. Methods : The changes of rCBF were observed by Laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) and the changes of MABP were recorded by a data acquisition system assembled with MacLab and Macintosh. Results : LE significantly increased rCBF in a high dosage(10.0 mg/kg, i.p), but MABP was somewhat increased as compared with baseline. This result suggests that LE significantly increased rCBF by dilating pial arterial diameter. Increase of LE-induced rCBF was significantly inhibited by pretreatment with indomethacin (1 mg/kg, i.p), an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase, but was not significantly inhibited by pretreatment with methylene blue ($10{\mu}g/kg$, i.p), an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase. Conclusions : LE increased rCBF by dilating pial arterial diameter, and the action of this response was mediated by cyclooxygenase.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.138-142
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• 1995

An anticoagulant/fibrinolytic protease was purified to homogeneity from the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus. The protein was a single chain glycoprotein of 32 kDa that exhibited strong proteolytic activity on human thrombin and fibrin clots. Proteolytic degradation of these plasma proteins by the purified enzyme occurred at a neutral pH range. Among several human plasma proteins tested as possible substrates for the protease reaction, the 32 kDa enzyme specifically hydrolyzed both thrombin and fibrin polymers without affecting other proteins, such as serum albumin, immunoglobulin, and hemoglobin. Treatment of the purified enzyme at neutral pH with either phenylmethylsulfonylfluoride or soybean trypsin inhibitor resulted in a loss of catalytic activity. The enzyme hydrolyzed the chromogenic substrate H-D-Phe-L-Pipecolyl-L-Arg-p-nitroanilide with a $K_m$ value of 1.1 ${\mu}M$ at a neutral pH. These results suggest that the anticoagulant/fibrinolytic enzyme from Lumbricus rubellus is a member of the serine protease family having a trypsin-like active site, and one of the potential clevage sites for the enzyme is the carbonyl side of arginine residues in polypeptide chains.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.574-581
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• 2004

The full-length cDNA of the lumbrokinase fraction 6 (F6) protease gene of Lumbricus rubellus was amplified using an mRNA template, sequenced and expressed in E. coli cells. The F6 protease gene consisted of pro- and mature sequences by gene sequence analysis, and the protease was translated and modified into active mature polypeptide by N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis of the F6 protease. The pro-region of F6 protease consisted of the 44 residues from methionine-1 to lysine-44, and the mature polypeptide sequence (239 amino acid residues and one stop codon; 720 bp) started from isoleucine-45 and continued to the terminal residue. F6 protease gene clones having pro-mature sequence and mature sequence produced inclusion bodies in E. coli cells. When inclusion bodies were orally administrated rats, generated thrombus weight in the rat' venous was reduced by approximately 60% versus controls. When the inclusion bodies were solubilized in pepsin and/or trypsin solutions, the solubilized enzymes showed hemolytic activity in vitro. It was concluded the F6 protease has hemolytic activity, and that it is composed of pro- and mature regions.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.73-80
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• 1998

Peroxidase has been isolated to apparent homogeneity from earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, using ammonium sulfate fractionation, Sephacryl S-2000 gel filtration, CM-cellulose cation exchange chromatography and native-PAGE elution. Some of its enzymatic characteristics were examined. The optimum pH for gruaiacol oxidation of earthworm peroxidase was determined to be 6.0, and the $K_{m}$ values against guaiacol and $H_2O_2$ were 1.25 mM and 3.4mM, respectively. When various compounds were tested as the possible substrates of the enzyme, o-dianisidine was used as the substrate. However, earthworm peroxidase could not oxidize esculetin and ferulic acid as substrates, suggesting the different characteristics of the enzyme from plant peroxidases. The optimum pH for veratryl alcohol and $H_2O_2$ oxidation was determined to be 2.5 when lignin peroxidation activity was examined. The $K_{m}$ values for veratryl alcohol and $H_2O_2$ were 0.02 mM and 0.13 mM, respectively. Furthermore, the earthworm peroxidase could oxidize phenoxyherbicides such as 2,4-D, 2,4-DP and MCPA as substrates. The optimum pHs for 2,4-D, 2,4-DP and MCPA were determined to be 4.0, 2.0 and 2.0, respectively. The most available substrate was 2,4-DP, followed by MCPA and 2,4-D when their peroxidation activities were compared.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.274-283
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• 2004

한국산 지렁이 (Lumbricus rubellus) 분쇄액으로부터 연속적인 column chromatography로 6종의 lumbrokinase (LK) fractions를 얻었다. 여섯 종의 LK fractions의 분자량은 24.6∼33.1 kDa 사이였다. rat venous thrombosis를 이용한 실험모델에서, LK분획을 oral administration한 쥐에서 thrombus 중량은 유의하게 감소하였고, APTT, PT와 plasmin 활성도 유의하게 증가하였고, PAI activity도 유의하게 감소하였다. rat platelets를 LK 분획으로 전 처리하였을 때에 thrombin에 의한 응고는 억제되었고, MDA 생산도 감소되었다. 쥐의 흉 대동맥과 장간막동맥을 phenylephrine으로 수축을 시킨 후에 LK 분획을 각각 처리하였을 때에 혈관이 이완되었다. 상기의 결과는 LK분획이 fibrinolytic activity 뿐만 아니라 platelet 응집의 억제와 혈관의 이완작용에도 영향을 준다는 것을 의미한다. 결론적으로 LK는 fibrin clot치료를 위한 hemolytic agent로서 유용하다고 판단한다. 2-아릴프로피온산 계열의 키랄 의약품의 효소적 dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) 공정에서 라세미화 염기촉매로 트리옥틸아민이 지금까지 주로 사용되어 왔으나 반응매질에 녹은 상태로 작용해 회수 및 재사용이 어려웠다. 본 연구에서는 이를 개선하고자 라세미화 반응을 위한 고효율 고체 염기를 탐색해 보았다. 45$^{\circ}C$, 아이소옥탄 내에서 (S)-나프록센 2,2,2-트리플로로에틸 씨오에스터를 기질로 무기 염기류, 염기성 음이온교환수지류, resin-bound 염기류 등을 시험한 결과, 약 염기성 음이온교환수지인 DIAION WA30을 사용하였을 때 가장 효과적이었다. DIAION WA30의 2차 interconversion constant (k＊$_{int}$)는 8.6${\times}$$10^{-4}$ m $M^{-l}$ $h^{-1}$이며 동일한 실험조건 하에서 수행한 트리옥틸아민 (k＊$_{int}$ =2.5${\times}$$10^{-4}$ m $M^{-1}$ $h^{-1}$)에 비해 약 3배가 높았다. 효소 활성에 필수적인 물의 양에 따른 DIAION WA30의 라세미화 효율에 관하여 실험한 결과, 물의 양이 증가할수록 그 효율은 감소하였다. DIAION WA30을 라세미화 촉매로 사용하여 아이소옥탄 내에서 라세믹 나프록센 2,2,2-트리플로로에틸 씨오에스터의 효소적 DKR 반응을 수행해 보았다. 그 결과 DIAION WA30을 사용하지 않은 경우에 비해 반응 전환율과 생성물의 광학 순도는 급격히 향상되었다. 전통적 광학분할 반응의 최대 50%라는 전환율의 제한이 본 연구에서 찾은 DIAION WA30을 첨가함으로써 성공적으로 극복되었다. 또한 고체 염기촉매인 DIAION WA30의 사용은 라세미화 촉매의 회수 및 재사용이 가능하게 해준다.해준다.