• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.68-74
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• 2010

Phytochemical investigation on the ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions of Moutan Cortex resulted in the isolation and characterization of a new monoterpene glycoside (3) and twenty known monoterpene glycosides (1, 2, 4-21). The structure of 3 was determined by spectroscopic data interpretation and physico-chemical properties. Compounds 1 and 8 presented a remarkable inhibitory activity against lipoxygenase-1 (LOX-1) with $IC_{50}$ values of 45.2 and $37.5\;{\mu}M$, respectively. Compounds 9, 10, 13, 18, 19, and 21 showed significant 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging effect with $IC_{50}$ values of 9.8, 25.5, 6.4, 15.2, 18.7, and $23.7\;{\mu}M$, respectively. Benzoylpaeoniflorin (8), which exhibited the highest inhibitory effect with an $IC_{50}$ value of $37.5{\pm}0.7{\mu}M$, was further analyzed the inhibition kinetics by Lineweaver-Burk plots. Results indicated that 8 is a non-competitive inhibitor, and the kinetic parameter values were estimated to be ($31.04\;{\mu}M$, Ki), ($0.29\;{\mu}M/min$, $V_m$), and ($48.50\;{\mu}M$, $K_m$).

• 대한화장품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한화장품학회 2003년도 IFSCC Conference Proceeding Book II
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• pp.1-11
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• 2003

Chinese herbs have been used for a long period of time and less side effects than synthesized chemical drugs. Therefore, using Chinese herbs as natural additives in cosmetics becomes popular in recent years. The methanol extracts of Scutellariae Radix, Lithospermi Radix, Lonicerae Flos, Andrographitis. Herba, Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, Hedyotis Diffusae Herba, Isatidis Folium, Magnoliae Liliflorae Flos, Forsythiae Fructus, Anmarrhenae Rhizoma, Spirodelae Herba, Gardeniae Fructus, Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, Coptidis Rhizoma, Prunellae Spica, Equiseti Hiemalis Herba, Gentianae Radix, Moutan Radicis Cortex, Fraxini Cortex, Lycii Radicis Cortex, Violae Herba, Lophatheri Herba, Matricariae chamomillae Flos, Taraxaci Herba and Scutellariae Barbatae Herba are used to test the efficiency of inhibiting acne pathogens. Twenty-six Chinese herbs are extracted by methanol, and then condensed to dried powder. These extracts are divided into water-soluble part and DMSO soluble part. These two type solutions are tested for the effect on acne pathogens by paper disc diffusion method. The results show that the substances of water soluble part which are Coptidis Rhizoma, Moutan Radicis Cortex, Scutellariae Barbatae Herba have medium to high activity of inhibiting acne pathogents, and the substances of DMSO soluble part which are Coptidis Rhizoma, Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix, Sophorae Flavescentis Radix, Moutan Radicis Cortex, Scutellariae Radix, Scutellariae Barbatae Herba also have medium to high activity of inhibiting acne pathogens. Using Chinese herbs as natural additives in cosmetics is convenience and valuable application in cosmetceutical research and development. Therefore, it is worth that re-investigation and find out the potential of Chinese herbs being use in cosmetics.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.962-968
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• 2003

The purpose of this research was to investigate inhibitory activity of Sasang medicines on diabetes. Reduce 36 kind of medicines to powder, abstract add 100 times methanol. Examine inhibitory activity on α-amylase and α-glucosidase in vitro. Thirty six oriental herbs were screened for inhibitory activities against carbohydrate digesting enzymes in vitro. Methanol extract of Pleuropterus multiflorus Turez, Ephedra sinica, Moutan cortex Radicis, Magnolia obovata, Alpinia officinarum, Amomi Semen, Rubus coreanus, and Cinnamomi cortex inhibited yeast α-glucosidase activity and extract of Moutan cortex Radicis and Rubus coreanus inhibited porcine α-amylase activity by more 50%. Rubus coreanus showed the strongest inhibition against both α-glucosidase and α-amylase. Therefore, Rubus coreanus was the most effective medicice of 36 kind of medicines.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.1016-1021
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• 2005

The purpose of this thesis is to dedicate to get the objectivity of herbal medicine treatments by choosing herbs likely to work as antibacterial agents, Moutan Cortex Radicis, Caesalpiniae Lignum, Houttuyniae Herba, Forsythiae Fructus, Prunellae Herba, Scrophulariae Radix against Gardnerella vaginalis which is associated with Bacterial vaginosis, making experiments on them and getting the significant results. Each herb's efficacy on control the number of Bacterial vaginosis is noticed by using Disk Susceptibility test with six herbs medicine and Broth dilution assay of the culture. Disk Suseptibility Test : The efficiency strength is as follows in a row : Caesaipiniae Lignum, Moutan Cortex Radicis, Prunellae Herba, Forsythiae Fructus, Houttuyniae Herba, Scrophulariae Radix. MIC Prunellae Herba is 1.5 mg/ml, Caesalpiniae Lignum is 5 mg/ml, Forsythiae Fructus and Moutan Corex Radicis is 10mg/ml for G. vaginalis. As a results, herbmed which tested in this study have an antibacterial effects against G. vaginalis and that may be used for treament of Bacterial vaginosis. Assistant use of external medicine to p.o medicine is expected to bring the good effect of treatment which is used for the origin of this disease.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XII)
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• pp.663-665
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 항염증 및 항산화 활성을 갖는 유용한 물질을 검색하기 위해 40여 가지 생약재를 에탄올을 이용하여 추출한 후 hyaluronidase 억제 및 라디칼 소거 활성을 측정하였다. hyaluronidase 활성을 저해시키는 물질로서 황기, 목단피, 오미자 등이 높은 효과를 보였고, 목단피, 백작약, 복분자 등은 유리 라디칼종에 대해 높은 소거활성을 나타내어 조직 손상 및 염증 질환에 매우 유효한 소재로서 이용될 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.326-331
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• 1993

산화성 프리 라디칼과 반응함으로써 항산화제로 작용할 수 있는 물질을 얻을 목적으로 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl(DPPH)을 프리 라디칼 모델로 사용하여 여러 식물 생약의 에탄올 추출물을 검색하고, 그 결과로 선별된 녹차와 목단피의 추출물에 대해서는 용매에 의한 분획과 컬럼 크로마토그라피를 실시하여 각각의 유효 성분을 분리, 규명하고 그 항산화 효과를 평가하였다. 녹차의 경우 그 유효 성분이(-)-epigallocatechin$(100\;{\mu}M\;DPPH$의 50%를 환원 시키는데 필요한 농도 즉, $SC_{50}=3.2\;{\mu}g/ml)$과 (-)-epigallocatechin gallate$(SC_{50}=2.6\;{\mu}g/ml)$로 나타났으며, 목단피의 경우는 gallic acid$(SC_{50}=2.0\;{\mu}g/ml)$가 유효 성분으로 동정되었다. 이들 화합물들은 $Fe^{3+}-ADP/ascorbate$계에 의한 microsome 분획에서의 지질 과산화 반응을 잘 억제하였으며, 그 항산화력은 (-)-epigallocatechin(1mg protein/ml의 microsome 분획에 대하여 지질 과산화를 50% 억제하는데 필요한 농도 즉, $(IC_{50}=0.2\;{\mu}g/ml)>(-)-epigallocatechin\;gallate(IC_{50}=2.5\;{\mu}g/ml)$ 순으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과로 부터 강력한 항산화 물질들을 함유한 녹차와 목단피등의 식물 생약이 각종 프리 라디칼 반응에 의한 생체 손상을 막아줄 수 있을 것으로 기대되었다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2014

Rhei Rhizoma (RR) and Moutan cortex (MC) have been reported to have anti-inflammatory effects. However, little is known about the effects of RR and MC on endothelial inflammation and insulin resistance (IR). This study aims to investigate whether the water extracts of RR and MC could exert protection against palmitic acid (PA)-induced inflammation and IR in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). HUVECs were pretreated for 6 h with RR or MC, and then exposed to PA for 24 h. The levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay kits. Western blot analysis was performed for activation of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$) and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1). In HUVECs stimulated with PA, both RR and MC significantly inhibited the production of TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-6 and the activation of NF-${\kappa}B$. At the same concentrations, the inhibitory effects of RR were more potent than those of MC. PA reduced insulin-induced phosphorylation of IRS-1, which was reversed by RR and MC. The results suggest that RR and MC are effective in inhibiting PA-associated endothelial inflammation and ameliorating IR by beneficial regulation of NF-${\kappa}B$ and IRS-1 activation.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.281-285
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• 1998

목단피의 메탄을 추출물과 용매 분획물을 이용하여 항균작용, 프리라디칼 소거작용 및 항산화 작용을 검색하고, HPLC와 GC를 이용하여 페놀화합물을 분석하였다. 항균작용은 에칠아세테이트 분획에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그람 음성균보다는 그람 양성균에 대하여 더욱 효과적이었다. 에칠아세테이트 분획의 MIC를 측정한 결과, 그람 양성균에 대하여는 156-1250$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml, 그람 음성균에는 2500-5000$\mu\textrm{g}$/ml 이었다. DPPH 라디칼에 대한 프리라디칼 소거활성과 linoleic acid를 이용한 항산화 시험에서도 에칠아세테이트 분획이 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 에칠아세테이트 분획의 항산화 활성은 $\alpha$-tocopherol과 비슷하였다. 에칠아세테이트 분획으로부터 U와 HPLC를 이용하여 3종의 페놀화합물을 확인하였으며, 그 함량은 p-hydroxybenzoic acid 1.35%, methyl gallate 14.61%, gallic acid 4.01% 이었다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.241-245
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• 2008

Quantitative methods for the marker compounds of Cimicifugae Rhizoma, Achyranthis Radix, Artemisiae Capillaris Herba, Moutan Cortex Radicis and Arecae Semen, respectively, were developed using HPLC-DAD. Using the established methods, each extract of the natural medicines were evaluated. In addition, long term and accelerated stability test in the extracts were examined for six months. No significant change in content of the marker compounds of each extract observed during the time of investigation.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2009

Objective : Moutan Cortex (the root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.) is widely used in oriental medicine as a remedy for inflammation. However, as yet there is no clear explanation of how MC(Moutan Cortex) affects the production of inflammatory cytokine. This study was to determine the effects of Essence extracted MC on the mast cell-mediated inflammatory responses. Method : We observed the effect of MC on compound 48/80-induced histamine release of rat peritoneal mast cells and the effect of administering MC on PCA in rat. We measured the amount of inflammatory cytokine production induced by the phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) plus calcium ionophore(A23187) in the human mast cell line (HMC-1) incubated with various concentrations of MC. The TNF-$\alpha$ protein levels were analysised by Western blot. The TNF-$\alpha$, IL-6 and IL-8 secreted protein levels were measured by the ELISA assay. The TNF-$\alpha$, IL-6 and IL-8 mRNA levels were measured by the RT-PCR analysis. NF-$\kappa$B, phospho-I$\kappa$B and MAPKs were exmined by Western blot analysis. The NF-$\kappa$B promoter activity was examined by luciferase assay. Result : 1. Enzyme immunoassay indicated that MC suppressed histamine secretion of rat peritoneal mast cells. 2. In PCA dependent on IgE, MC had anti-allergic effect of the internal surface of rat skin. 3. Western blot indicated that MC decreased TNF-$\alpha$ protein levels. 4. ELISA indicated that MC decreased TNF-$\alpha$, IL-6 but MC had no significant effect on IL-8 in HMC-1 cells. 5. RT-PCR indicated that MC decreased TNF-$\alpha$, IL-8 but MC had no significant effect on IL-6 in HMC-l cells. 6. Western blot indicated that MC suppressed the induction of MAPKs, NF-$\kappa$B & phospho-I$\kappa$B activity in HMC-1 cells. 7. Luciferase assay indicated that MC suppressed the PMA plus A23187-induced NF-$\kappa$B promoting activityin HMC-1 cells. Conclusion : In this study, we have found that MC is an inhibitor of NF-$\kappa$B, MAPKs & cytokines on the mast cell-mediated inflammatory responses.