• 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.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2019

Objective : Reflux esophagitis (RE) is a disease that caused gastric acid reflux and inflammation due to unstable gastroesophageal sphincter, as increasing worldwide respectively. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Evodiae Fructus (EF) extract on chronic reflux esophagitis in rats. Methods : The EF was measured antioxidant activity, such as total polyphenol and total flavonoid contents, 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2, 2'-azinobis-3-ethyl-enzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) radical scavenging activity. Rats were divided into 3 groups; Nor (normal group), Con (chronic acid reflux esophagitis rats treatment with water), EF (chronic acid reflux esophagitis rat treatment with EF 200 mg/kg body weight group). A surgically-induced chronic acid reflux esophagitis (CARE) model was established in SD rats, and treated with water or EF 200 mg/kg body weight for 14 consecutive days. Results : Administration of EF to rats of induction of chronic acid reflux esophagitis was found to reduce esophagus tissues injury. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and produces peroxynitrite ($ONOO^-$) levels of esophagus tissues were significantly decreased in EF compared to Con group. As results of esophagus protein analyses, EF effectively reduce inflammatory-related factors ($NF-{\kappa}Bp65$, $p-I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$, iNOS, $TNF-{\alpha}$, IL-6), and increase anti-oxidant enzyme (Nrf2, HO-1, SOD, catalase, GPx-1/2). Conclusions : These results suggest that EF administration comfirmed that decreased esophagus tissues injury, oxidantive stress, anti-inflammation effect, and increased anti-oxidant effect. Therefore, EF was the potential to be used as a natural therapeutic drug.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2019

Objective : Chronic acid reflux esophagitis (CARE), one of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is increasing worldwide. Coptidis rhizoma extract (CRE) is a traditional herb that cures a variety of diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the protective effect of CR on rats with chronic acid reflux esophagitis. Methods : The antioxidant activities were evaluated through radical scavenging assays using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazolin-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assays. CARE was surgically induced in 5-week-old male SD rats by ligating the border between forestomach and glandular portion with a 2-0 silk tie and covering the duodenum using 18-Fr $N{\acute{e}}laton$ catheter. To evaluate the esophageal protective effect of CRE, rats were divided into 3 groups: Nor (normal rats), Veh (chronic acid reflux esophagitis induced rats), CR (chronic acid reflux esophagitis induced rats treated with CRE 200 mg/kg body weight). Results : The administration of CRE significantly prevented the mucosal injury of the esophagus tissue and histological findings improved the esophageal lesion. It has been shown that inflammation is prevented by the increase of antioxidant-related factors (Nrf-2, HO-1, SOD, catalase, and GPx-1/2) through the antioxidant pathway of esophageal tissue. The administration of CRE reduced the increase of serum peroxynitrite ($ONOO^-$) and markedly reduced the protein expression of inflammatory mediator such as $NF-{\kappa}Bp65$, $p-I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$, iNOS, and IL-6. Conclusions : Overall, these results suggest that CRE administration confirmed the protective effect of esophageal mucosa, suggesting that it is a potential treatment for chronic acid reflux esophagitis.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2023

Background: Air pollution has led to an increased exposure of all living organisms to fine dust. Therefore, research efforts are being made to devise preventive and therapeutic remedies against fine dust-induced chronic diseases. Methods: Research of the respiratory protective effects of KRG extract in a particulate matter (PM; aerodynamic diameter of <4 ㎛) plus diesel exhaust particle (DEP) (PM4+D)-induced airway inflammation model. Nitric oxide production, expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines, and IRAK-1, TAK-1, and MAPK pathways were examined in PM4-stimulated MH-S cells. BALB/c mice exposed to PM4+D mixture by intranasal tracheal injection three times a day for 12 days at 3 day intervals and KRGE were administered orally for 12 days. Histological of lung and trachea, and immune cell subtype analyses were performed. Expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung were measured. Immunohistofluorescence staining for IRAK-1 localization in lung were also evaluated. Results: KRGE inhibited the production of nitric oxide, the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines, and expression and phosphorylation of all downstream factors of NF-κB, including IRAK-1 and MAPK/AP1 pathway in PM4-stimulated MH-S cells. KRGE suppressed inflammatory cell infiltration and number of immune cells, histopathologic damage, and inflammatory symptoms in the BALF and lungs induced by PM4+D; these included increased alveolar wall thickness, accumulation of collagen fibers, and TNF-α, MIP2, CXCL-1, IL-1α, and IL-17 cytokine release. Moreover, PM4 participates induce alveolar macrophage death and interleukin-1α release by associating with IRAK-1 localization was also potently inhibited by KRGE in the lungs of PM4+D-induced airway inflammation model. KRGE suppresses airway inflammatory responses, including granulocyte infiltration into the airway, by regulating the expression of chemokines and inflammatory cytokines via inhibition of IRAK-1 and MAPK pathway. Conclusion: Our results indicate the potential of KRGE to serve as an effective therapeutic agent against airway inflammation and respiratory diseases.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2023

Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects of Samul-tang-ga-dansam water extract (SD) in wound-induced mice. Methods The mice were divided into five groups (n=7): the normal group, the control group, the positive control group, the low-dose SD group and the high-dose SD group. The normal group had no wounds and the other groups were wounded on the back with a leather punch. Distilled water was administered to the control group, 200 mg/kg of vitamin E was administered to the positive control group. In the low-dose SD group and the high-dose SD group, 1.23 g/kg and 2.47 g/kg of SD were administered, respectively. Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory protein levels were evaluated using western blot analysis. Skin tissue was analyzed by H&E, Masson's trichrome staining method. Results Oral administration of the SD significantly reduced the visible skin damage and decreased the reactive oxygen species and ONOO^- activity of the serum. It significantly increased heme oxygenase-1, superoxide dismutase, catalase, GPx-1/2, Nrf2 and Keap-1 which are antioxidant-related factors in skin tissue and reduced NF-κB p65, inducible nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenase-2, tumor necrosis factor α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 which are inflammation-related factors. Also, SD significantly decreased NOX2, p22^phox and p47^phox and increased α-smooth muscle actin and COL1A1 protein expression in fibroblasts involved in connective tissue repair. According to histological examination, the thickened epithelial layer was thinned and collagen fibers were increased to accelerate wound healing. Conclusions It is suggested that Samul-tang-ga-dansam has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and promotes wound tissue repair.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Reports
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2017

Cancer cachexia는 지방조직과 근육계 조직의 손실에 따른 체중의 현격한 감소를 특징으로 하고 있어 궁극적으로는 암 치료제에 대한 반응을 낮출 뿐만 아니라, 삶의 양은 물론 질도 낮추게 되는 시급히 해결되어야 하는 미충족 의료수요 중의 하나이다. 아직까지 임상에서는 수많은 노략에도 불구하고 일부 완화시킬 수 있는 약제가 있기는 하나, 전반적으로 해결이 가능한 약제나 치료 방법이 아직은 없는 실정이다. 그러므로 이를 해결할 수 있는 방법으로 동물모델이 필요한 질환이라 하겠다. 이러한 배경하에 연구자 등은 우선 동물모델을 수립하고 이를 기반으로 적절한 치료제를 개발하기 목적으로 본 연구에서는 C26 대장 선암 세포를 이용한 Cancer cachexia 동물모델을 수립하여 이 모델에서의 변화를 소개함으로써 향후 더 진보된 치료제 개발이나 병태생리를 연구하는데 도움을 주고자 본 연구를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. C26 adenocarcinoma를 대퇴부 주입 후 시간 경과에 따라 몸무게의 변화가 현저하여 2주 이후에 유의한 몸무게의 감소, 식욕부진, 활동감소가 관찰되었고, 이때의 혈청 Cytokine 및 이를 조절하는 여러가지 전사인자의 변화가 선행되었고, 현저한 근육계의 근감소가 관찰되었으며, 실험동물은 3주에 40%가 사망하는 변화를 보였다. 연구자 등은 본 동물모델은 향후 새로운 치료약제 개발이나 Cancer cachexia 병태생리 연구에 매우 도움이 되는 수립하기 간편하며, 기저 분자생물학적 변화를 관찰할 수 있는 우수한 Cancer cachexia 모델이라 결론지을 수 있었다.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2017

Cancer cachexia는 지방조직과 근육계 조직의 손실에 따른 체중의 현격한 감소를 특징으로 하고 있어 궁극적으로는 암 치료제에 대한 반응을 낮출 뿐만 아니라, 삶의 양은 물론 질도 낮추게 되는 시급히 해결되어야 하는 미충족 의료수요중의 하나이다. 아직까지 임상에서는 수많은 노략에도 불구하고 일부 완화시킬 수 있는 약제가 있기는 하나, 전반적으로 해결이 가능한 약제나 치료 방법이 아직은 없는 실정이다. 그러므로 이를 해결할 수 있는 방법으로 동물모델이 필요한 질환이라 하겠다. 이러한 배경하에 연구자 등은 우선 동물모델을 수립하고 이를 기반으로 적절한 치료제를 개발하기 목적으로 본 연구에서는 C26 대장 선암 세포를 이용한 Cancer cachexia 동물모델을 수립하여 이 모델에서의 변화를 소개함으로써 향후 더 진보된 치료제 개발이나 병태생리를 연구하는데 도움을 주고자 본 연구를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. C26 adenocarcinoma를 대퇴부 주입 후 시간 경과에 따라 몸무게의 변화가 현저하여 2주 이후에 유의한 몸무게의 감소, 식욕부진, 활동감소가 관찰되었고, 이때의 혈청 Cytokine 및 이를 조절하는 여러가지 전사인자의 변화가 선행되었고, 현저한 근육계의 근감소가 관찰되었으며, 실험동물은 3주에 40%가 사망하는 변화를 보였다. 연구자 등은 본 동물모델은 향후 새로운 치료약제 개발이나 Cancer cachexia 병태생리 연구에 매우 도움이 되는 수립하기 간편하며, 기저 분자생물학적 변화를 관찰할 수 있는 우수한 Cancer cachexia 모델이라 결론지을 수 있었다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2023년도 임시총회 및 춘계학술대회
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• pp.17-17
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• 2023

Chrysanthemum zawadskii (C. zawadskii) is used in traditional East Asian medicine for the treatment of various diseases, including inflammatory disease. However, it has remained unclear whether extracts of C. zawadskii inhibit inflammasome activation in macrophages. The present study assessed the inhibitory effect of an ethanol extract of C. zawadskii (CZE) on the activation of the inflammasome in macrophages and the underlying mechanism. Bone marrow[-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were obtained from wild-type C57BL/6 mice. The release of IL-1β and lactate dehydrogenase in response to nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor (NLR) family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activators, such as ATP, nigericin and monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, was significantly decreased by CZE in lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-primed BMDMs. Western blotting revealed that CZE inhibited ATP-induced caspase-1 cleavage and IL-1β maturation. To investigate whether CZE inhibits the priming step of the NLRP3 inflammasome, we confirmed the role of CZE at the gene level using RT-qPCR. CZE also downregulated the gene expression of NLRP3 and pro-IL-1β as well as NF-κB activation in BMDMs in response to LPS. Apoptosis associated speck-like protein containing a caspase-recruitment domain (CARD) oligomerization and speck formation by NLRP3 inflammasome activators were suppressed by CZE. By contrast, CZE did not affect NLR family CARD domain containing protein 4 (NLRC4) or absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasome activation in response to Salmonella typhimurium and poly(dA:dT) in LPS-primed BMDMs, respectively. The results revealed that three key components of CZE, namely linarin, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid and chlorogenic acid, decreased IL-1β secretion in response to ATP, nigericin and MSU. These findings suggest that CZE effectively inhibited activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.627-637
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• 2023

Background: Damage to the healthy intestinal epithelial layer and regulation of the intestinal immune system, closely interrelated, are considered pivotal parts of the curative treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Plant-based diets and phytochemicals can support the immune microenvironment in the intestinal epithelial barrier for a balanced immune system by improving the intestinal microecological balance and may have therapeutic potential in colitis. However, there have been only a few reports on the therapeutic potential of plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (PENs) and the underlying mechanism in colitis. This study aimed to assess the therapeutic effect of PENs from Panax ginseng, ginseng-derived exosome-like nanoparticles (GENs), in a mouse model of IBD, with a focus on the intestinal immune microenvironment. Method: To evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of GENs on acute colitis, we treated GENs in Caco2 and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) -induced RAW 264.7 macrophages and analyzed the gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 by real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Furthermore, we further examined bacterial DNA from feces and determined the alteration of gut microbiota composition in DSS-induced colitis mice after administration of GENs through 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Result: GENs with low toxicity showed a long-lasting intestinal retention effect for 48 h, which could lead to effective suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and IL-6 production through inhibition of NF-κB in DSS-induced colitis. As a result, it showed longer colon length and suppressed thickening of the colon wall in the mice treated with GENs. Due to the amelioration of the progression of DSS-induced colitis with GENs treatment, the prolonged survival rate was observed for 17 days compared to 9 days in the PBS-treated group. In the gut microbiota analysis, the ratio of Firmicutes/Bacteroidota was decreased, which means GENs have therapeutic effectiveness against IBD. Ingesting GENs would be expected to slow colitis progression, strengthen the gut microbiota, and maintain gut homeostasis by preventing bacterial dysbiosis. Conclusion: GENs have a therapeutic effect on colitis through modulation of the intestinal microbiota and immune microenvironment. GENs not only ameliorate the inflammation in the damaged intestine by downregulating pro-inflammatory cytokines but also help balance the microbiota on the intestinal barrier and thereby improve the digestive system.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 쌍발이 모자반의 항염증 효과를 알아보기 위해 LPS에 의해 염증반응이 유도된 RAW 264.7 세포에 대한 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올 추출물의 항염증 효과를 살펴보았다. 세포 내 염증매개성 cytokine (IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$ 및 $IL-1{\beta}$) 분비량의 경우 농도 의존적인 감소 효과를 보였다. 또한 추출물이 iNOS, COX-2, $NF-{\kappa}B$ 및 MAPKs 발현 억제에 미치는 효과를 알아본 결과, LPS 단독처리구에 의해 각 단백질의 발현량이 현저히 증가하였으나, $50{\mu}g/ml$ 이상의 농도로 추출물을 처리하였을 때 그 발현량이 효과적으로 감소하는 것을 확인할 수가 있었다. 귀 부종 억제 효과 및 조직 관찰을 수행한 결과, 추출물 250 mg/kg 농도에서 prednisolone 50 mg/kg 처리보다 귀 부종이 다소 감소함을 보였으며, 조직관찰 결과 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올 추출물을 처리함으로써 귀 조직의 경피 및 진피 두께가 얇아지고, 조직 내 mast cell 침윤을 현저히 억제함을 보였다. 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올이 보이는 항염증 효과는 해조류 에탄올 추출물 유래 polyphenol 계열의 화합물의 영향이 크다고 생각되며 현재까지 쌍발이 모자반 내의 항염증 효능 물질에 관한 연구는 보고되지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 논문의 결과를 바탕으로 향후 유효성분에 관한 분리 연구가 진행된다면 쌍발이 모자반 에탄올 추출물의 천연 염증 치료 소재로 이용될 가치가 충분할 것으로 사료된다.