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Antidepressant Effects of Cynanchum wilfordii Hemsley, Phlomis umbrosa Turcz, and Angelica gigas Nakai via Inhibition of 5-HT6 Receptor-mediated cyclic AMP Activity

  • Oh, Kyo-nyeo;Oh, Dool-Ri;Jung, Myung-A;Kim, Yujin;Choi, Eun Jin;Hong, Ji Ae;Kim, Jaeyong;Choi, Chul-yung
    • Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.247-254
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    • 2018
  • A This study evaluated the antidepressant effects of the herbal mixture CPAE(Cynanchum wilfordii Hemsley, Phlomis umbrosa Turcz, and Angelica gigas Nakai) using several tests, including a test for serotonin 6($5-HT_6$) receptor activity, the forced swimming test(FST), and tests for corticosterone(CORT) and monoamine levels. CPAE showed antagonistic effects on the $5-HT_6$ receptor in a stable $5-HT_6$ receptor-expressing cell line. We subsequently confirmed the antidepressant effects of CPAE in chronic stress model in mice and explored the underlying mechanisms of its action. Specifically, we observed that CPAE treatment significantly reduced immobility time in the FST and effectively restored abnormal levels of CORT in plasma and of monoamines(serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine) in hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. These results suggest that CPAE has significant antidepressant effects.

Control Effect of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia BW-13 strain to the lettuce Bottom rot

  • Park, Jong-Young;Kim, Hyun-Ju;Bak, Joung-Woo;Lee, Kwang-Youll;Jun, Ok-Ju;Lee, Jin-Woo;Jung, Soon-Je;Moon, Byung-Ju
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.103.1-103
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    • 2003
  • An antagonistic bacteria, Stenotrophomonas maitophilia BW-13 strain which was effectively inhibited mycerial growth of Bottom rot pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani PY-1 strain was isolated from the rhizosphere of the lettuce in Uiryeong-Gun, Gyeongsangnam-Do from 2002 to 2003. For the biological control, the most suitable inoculum and its density of pathogen, PY-1 strain ware tested prior biological control test, For the pathogenicity test, A inoculum (wheat bran)sawdust+rice bran+PDB) showing disease incidence of 100% was selected as the most suitable inoculum, which showed more effective than B inoculum (sawdust+rice bran+DW) and mycelial disc. also, In selection of the amount of inoculum (40g, 50g, 60g, 70g, 80g), most suitable amount of inoculum of pathogen determined as 40g showing disease incidence of 80%. For the selection of effective microorganism to control bottom rot on lettuce, about 200 isolates were isolated from the diseased soil and lettuce leaves, and examined their antifungal activity to the pathogen on PDA. As the pots assay, BW-13 strain showed the highest control value as 90%, and followed by R-13 and R-26 strain as 80% and 60%, respectively. Selected BW-13 isolates identified as 5. maltophilia (GeneBank accession no. AJ293473.1, 99%) by 16S rRNA sequencing. This is the first report on the biological control using by S. maltophilia to the bottom rot pathogen, Rhizoctonia solani PY-1 strain.

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Analysis of Genetic Variation of Perilla Germplasm Using RAPD (RAPD를 이용한 들깨 유전자원의 유전적 변이 분석)

  • Kim, Doh-Hoon;Yang, Bo-Kyung;Kim, Hyeon-Kyoung;Kim, Na-Young;Jeong, Soon-Jae;Kim, Ik-Soo;Nam, Jae-Sung;Lee, Jai-Heon;Chung, Dae-Soo
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.221-226
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    • 2003
  • Genetic variation of Perilla germplasms was investigated using RAPD markers. Forty-two Perilla frutescens lines and cultivars collected form locals were subjected to RAPD analysis using 220 primers. Among them only 13 primers showed polymorphic bands and these 13 primers provided a total of 144 bands, consist of 115 polymorphic and 29 monomorphic ones. The polymorphic bands were subjected to phylogenetic analysis using UPGMA and maximum parsimony (MP) methods. In the UPGMA method, similarity coefficiency of 42 Perilla frutescens lines and cultivars ranged from 0 to 0.7842. The dendrogram of 42 lines and cultivars obtained through UPGMA method resulted in two major groups, and the similar clustering pattern was found by MP method, suggesting Perilla germplasms utilized in this study truly can be divided into two major groups. Although the two major groups were consistent roughly with their phenotypes (under of node, weight of 1,000 grains, and oil content), in detail, much inconsistency also was present.

Screening of Natural Resources with Inhibitory Activity on Free Radicals and Advanced Glycation end Products (AGEs) Formation (천연자원의 라디칼 소거능과 최종당화산물의 생성저해활성 검색)

  • Kim, Min-Suk;Kim, Dong-Wook;Rhyu, Dong-Young
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.37 no.4 s.147
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    • pp.307-313
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    • 2006
  • Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy by hyperglycemia. To find natural agents improving diabetic nephropathy, 63 natural resources which used to the treatment of diabetes mellitus in a folk remedy were investigated with an in vitro system employing radical scavenging activity and inhibitory activity of AGEs formation. In results, the extracts of Aspalathus linearis, Rubus coreanus, Rosa rugosa, and Epimedium koreanum significantly inhibited the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical with $IC_{50}$ values less than $10{\mu}g/ml$. The extracts of Zea mays, Cucurbita moschata, Cudrania tricuspidata, and Aspalathus linearis effectively reduced the formation of AGEs compared with the positive control $N-acetyl-_L-cystenine$ (NAC) and aminoguanidine (AG). In addition, the extracts of Aspalathus linearis, Commelina communis, Cornus officinalis, and Lespodeza cuneata showed the all inhibitory activity against DPPH radical and AGEs formation. Also, these resources definitely showed the radical scavenging activity against peroxynitrite $(ONOO^-)$ and hydroxyl radical $({\cdot}OH)$ relating to high glucose-induced ROS production. Thus, these results suggest that some natural resources may regulate the initiation and progression of diabetic nephropathy through inhibition of ROS production and AGEs formation.