• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.270-276
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• 2013

Fucoxanthin is an important carotenoid derived from edible brown seaweeds and is used in indigenous herbal medicines. The aim of the present study was to examine the cytoprotective effects of fucoxanthin against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell damage. Fucoxanthin decreased the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species, as assessed by fluorescence spectrometry performed after staining cultured human HaCaT keratinocytes with 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate. In addition, electron spin resonance spectrometry showed that fucoxanthin scavenged hydroxyl radical generated by the Fenton reaction in a cell-free system. Fucoxanthin also inhibited comet tail formation and phospho-histone H2A.X expression, suggesting that it prevents hydrogen peroxide-induced cellular DNA damage. Furthermore, the compound reduced the number of apoptotic bodies stained with Hoechst 33342, indicating that it protected keratinocytes against hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptotic cell death. Finally, fucoxanthin prevented the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential. These protective actions were accompanied by the down-regulation of apoptosis-promoting mediators (i.e., B-cell lymphoma-2-associated ${\times}$ protein, caspase-9, and caspase-3) and the up-regulation of an apoptosis inhibitor (B-cell lymphoma-2). Taken together, the results of this study suggest that fucoxanthin defends keratinocytes against oxidative damage by scavenging ROS and inhibiting apoptosis.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2009

Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen and an ability of a biological system, to readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or easily repair the resulting damage. It has been suggested that developmental alloxan-induced liver damage is mediated through increases in oxidative stress. The anti-diabetic effect and antioxidant activity of Phaleria macrocarpa (PM) fractions were investigated in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. After two weeks administration of PM, the liver antioxidant enzyme and hyperglycemic state were evaluated. The results showed that oral administration of PM treatments reduced blood glucose levels in diabetic rats by oral administration (P < 0.05). Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (sGOT) and serum glutamic-pyruvate-transaminase (sGPT) were also diminished by PM supplementation. The superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione-peroxidase (GPx) activities, and glutathione (GSH) level in the alloxan-induced diabetic rats were significantly decreased (P < 0.05) compared to those in the normal rats but were restored by PM treatments. PM fractions also repressed the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver. Glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and $\gamma$-glutamylcysteine synthase (GCS) were also reduced in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. PM fractions could restore the GR and GST activities, but the GCS activity was not affected in rat livers. From the results of the present study, the diabetic effect of the butanol fraction of PM against alloxan-induced diabetic rats was concluded to be mediated either by preventing the decline of hepatic antioxidant status or due to its indirect radical scavenging capacity.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.649-654
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• 2006

The objective of present study was to investigate the anti oxidative and hepatoprotective effects of tomato extracts. Total antioxidant capacity and total antioxidant response were 5.5 and $19.8{\mu}g$ Trolox equivalent per mg of tomato extract, respectively. DPPH radical scavenging activity of tomato extracts ($10mg\;ml^{-1}$) was 70% as compared to 100% by pyrogallol solution as a reference. The effect of the tomato extracts on lipid peroxidation was examined using rat liver mitochondria induced by iron/ascorbate. Tomato extracts at the concentration of $0.5mg\;ml^{-1}$ significantly decreased TBARS concentration. Tomato extracts prevented lipid peroxidation in a dose-dependent manner. The effect of the tomato extracts on reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation was examined using cell-free system induced by $H_2O_2/FeSO_4$. Addition of $1mg\;ml^{-1}$ of tomato extracts significantly reduced dichlorofluorescein (DCF) fluorescence. Tomato extracts caused concentration-dependent attenuation of the increase in DCF fluorescence, indicating that tomato extracts significantly prevented ROS generation in vitro. The effect of tomato extracts on cell viability and proliferation was examined using hepatocyte culture. Primary cultures of rat hepatocytes were incubated with 1mM tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) for 90 min in the presence or absence of tomato extracts. MTT values by addition of tomato extracts at the concentration of 2, 10, and $20mg\;ml^{-1}$ in the presence of t-BHP were 13, 33 and 48%, respectively, compared to 100% as control. Tomato extracts increased cell viability in a dose-dependent manner. These results demonstrate that tomato extracts suppressed lipid peroxidation and t-BHP-induced hepatotoxicity and scavenged ROS generation. Thus antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of tomato extracts seem to be due to, at least in part, the prevention from free radicals-induced oxidation, followed by inhibition of lipid peroxidation.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.61-65
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• 2008

To evaluate the effect of ground cherry extract on the activity of aniline hydroxylase, we gave ground cherry extract in doses of 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg i.p to mice for 1, 2 or 4 days. The aniline hydroxylase activity in the group treated with ground cherry extract increased in a dose dependant manner in all experimental groups compared with the control group, and was significantly higher in the group treated with ground cherry extract at a dose of 200 mg/kg, which also exhibited a time dependant increase over 4 days. Enzyzme kinetic analysis was performed for hepatic aniline hydroxylase activity in the group treated with 200 mg/kg for 4 days. There was no change of the Km values for aniline hydroxylase between the experimental group and the control group, but the Vmax values for aniline hydroxylase was 21% lower in the experimental group compared with the control. The experimental group also showed lower lipid peroxide and reduced glutathione content, and there were no significant difference in serum alanine aminotransferase activity between the experimental group and the control. Aniline was injected into both the experimental group mice treated with ground cherry extract at a dose of 200 mg/kg for 4 days and the control group, and then the level of blood aniline was assayed at 1hr. The level of blood aniline was lower in the experimental than the control group. This study suggests that ground cherry extract induces hepatic aniline hydroxylase activity and might accelerate the scavenging system of reactive oxygen species. It is likely that ground cherry extract influences the metabolism of xenobiotics by activating AH activity substituted for CYP2E1.

• 방사선산업학회지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2011

When plants undergo stress, Reactive oxygen species (ROS) which remove bad elements such as mildew and virus is activated in plant body. However, if ROS is excessively increased, plant will be harmed itself by destruction of cell and signal system and phenomenon of lipid peroxidation. In order to identify content of lipid peroxidation and activity of some enzymes scavenging ROS, phenotypical and physiological analysis was performed with two mutant lines, Till-II-877 and Till-II-894, comparing with cv. Dongan (WT). In phenotype analysis, two mutant lines give to well-conditioned growth better than WT in since 5 days after salt treatment. In enzyme activities, there was a modest difference in the content of catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) between Till-II-877 and Till-II-894, two mutant lines showed high levels in CAT contents than WT. However, they express low levels in POD contents. In MDA analysis, the content of Till-II-877 was higher than that of WT, but Till-II-894 was lower. This result indicates that two mutants have different mechanism against salt stress.

• 약학회지
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2008

To develop effective skin whitening agents, we tested natural herbal extracts for their melanogenic inhibitory activities. Sedum samentosum was selected for its inhibitory effect on melanogenesis in B16 melanoma cells. Ethanolic extract of S. samentosum (SSE) was evaluated for antioxidative effect and tyrosinase inhibitory activity of melanogenesis. We investigated the changes in protein level and mRNA level of tyrosinase, tyrosinase related protein (TRP)-1 and TRP-2 by using western blotting and RT-PCR, respectively. SSE showed scavenging activities of free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) with the $IC_{50}$ of 342.7 $\mug/ml$ against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical and 64.69 $\mug/ml$ against superoxide radicals in the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system, respectively. SSE treatment suppressed the biosynthesis of melanin up to 46% and reduced tyrosinase activity up to 51% at 100 $\mug/ml$ in B16 melanoma cells. The tyrosinase activity and tyrosinase expression in B16 melanoma cells were reduced in a dose-dependent manner by SSE. Also, SSE was able to significantly inhibit tyrosinase and TRP-1 expression in mRNA level. These results suggest that SSE inhibited melanin production which may be dependent on tyrosinase activity and expression in B16 melanoma cells, and an effective whitening agent for the skin.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.165-173
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• 2007

선구 연구로부터 저자들은 제주 자생 식물 추출물의 항산화 및 세포보호 효과에 대한 결과의 일부를 이미 보고하였으며, 본 연구에서는 제주도에서 자생하는 나머지 37종의 식물 추출물에 대한 항산화, 미백 그리고 주름생성억제 효과를 측정하였다. 항산화 효과는 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical(DPPH)을 이용한 free radical 소거 활성 측정, $Fe^{3+}-EDTA/H_2O_2$ 계에서 생성된 활성산소종으로 인한 luminol의 화학발광을 이용한 소거 활성, 사람 적혈구를 대상으로 하여 rose-bengal로 증감된 활성산소에 대한 세포보호 효과를 측정하였다. 미백 및 주름억제 효과측정으로는 각각 tyrosinase, elastase의 활성 저해 효과를 측정하였다. 실험결과, free radical의 소거 활성($FSC_{50}$)은 소귀나무 수피(Myrica rubra, 5 ${\mu}g/mL$), 광대싸리 수피(Securinega suffruticosa, 8 ${\mu}g/mL$)에서 높게 나타났고, 활성산소 소거 활성($OSC_{50}$)은 상수리나무 잎(Quercus acutissima)과 광대싸리 수피(Securinega suffruticosa)에서 0.009 ${\mu}g/mL$로 높게 나타났으며, 세포보호 효과(${\tau}_{50}$)는 50 ${\mu}g/mL$에서 광대싸리 수피(Securinega suffruticosa, 895 min), 버드나무 줄기(Salix koreensis, 640 min)에서 크게 나타났다. 200 ${\mu}g/mL$에서 tyrosinase의 활성 저해 효과($IC_{50}$)는 소귀나무 수피(Myrica rubra, 77.8%), elastase의 활성 저해 효과($IC_{50}$)는 버드나무 줄기(Salix koreensis, 76.2%)에서 큰 효과가 나타났다. 결론적으로 광대싸리 수피, 소귀나무 수피, 상수리나무 잎, 버드나무 줄기, 동백나무 잎/줄기 추출물은 기능성 화장품 제조를 위한 원료로 사용하기에 충분한 가능성이 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 향후에 제품화를 위하여 좀 더 다양한 연구들이 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.391-402
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 수영 전초 추출물에 대하여 항산화 활성 평가와 성분 분석을 실시하였다. 실험에는 수영전초의 50% 에탄올 추출물, 에틸아세테이트 분획, 아글리콘(aglycone) 분획을 사용하였다. 자유라디칼 소거활성(1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH, $FSC_{50}$)의 크기는 아글리콘 분획 > 에틸아세테이트 분획 > 50% 에탄올 추출물 순으로, 아글리콘 분획($45.10{\mu}g/mL$)이 가장 큰 라디칼 소거활성을 나타냈다. $Fe^{3+}-EDTA/H_2O_2$계를 이용한 활성산소 소거활성(총항산화능, $OSC_{50}$)도 에틸아세테이트 분획 > 아글리콘 분획 > 50% 에탄올 추출물 순으로 에틸아세테이트 분획($2.68{\mu}g/mL$)에서 가장 큰 항산화능을 나타내었다. 에틸아세테이트 분획의 총항산화능은 수용성 항산화제로 알려진 L-ascorbic acid ($6.88{\mu}g/mL$)보다 큰 것으로 나타났다. 활성산소인 $^1O_2$으로 유도된 사람 세포 손상에 있어서, 수영 전초 추출물은 모두 농도 의존적($1{\sim}25{\mu}g/mL$)으로 세포보호 활성을 나타내었다. 특히 아글리콘 분획(${\tau}_{50}$, 104.80 min)은 가장 큰 세포 보호 활성을 나타내었다. TLC, HPLC, LC/ESI-MS/MS을 이용하여 수영 전초 추출물 중 에틸아세테이트 분획에 대하여 성분 분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과, 에틸아세테이트 분획은 orientin, isoorientin, vitexin, isovitexin 등의 플라보노이드가 함유되어 있음을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과들은 수영의 전초 추출물이 $^1O_2$을 비롯한 활성산소종을 소광 또는 소거함으로써 태양 자외선에 노출된 피부에서 항산화제로서 작용할 수 있음을 가리키며 항노화 기능성 화장품 원료로서 응용 가능성이 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권10호
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• pp.1458-1469
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 $NaNO_2$ 모델계와 배추에 함유된 아질산염에 대한 9종류 산채들의 아질산염 소거 작용 및 아질산염 소거 작용을 가진 산채들의 혼합물을 함유한 김치(MWV)의 뇌신경세포 사멸 억제 효과에 대해 연구하였다. 아질산염 소거 작용은 모든 시료에서 pH 4.2에서보다 pH 1.2에서 높았고, 다래순 추출물과 참취 추출물(AS)은 pH 1.2에서 90% 이상 아질산염 소거 작용을 나타내었다. AS, 더덕, 잔대, 도라지 및 민들레 추출물들(CL, AT, PG, TO)은 pH 4.2에서 다른 추출물보다 아질산염 소거 작용이 높았다. CL, AT, PG 및 TO는 배추에 함유된 아질산염에 대해 높은 아질산염 소거 작용을 가지고 있었다. 더하여 항산화 및 산화적 스트레스에 의한 뇌신경세포 사멸에 대한 MWV의 영향을 사람의 뇌 신경모세포종 SK-N-SH 세포 내에서 연구하였다. MWV 추출물은 SK-N-SH 세포에서 $H_2O_2$에 의해 유도된 세포 사멸과 ROS 생성을 약화시켰다. MWV 추출물은 일반김치 추출물과 비교하여 현저하게 높은 DPPH 라디칼 소거 작용을 보여주었다. MWV 추출물은 항산화 효과에 의해 산화적 스트레스($H_2O_2$)에 대항하여 뇌신경세포 사멸 억제 효과를 가지고 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 택란(Lycopus lucidus)의 에탄올 추출물 및 에틸아세테이트 분획물에 대하여 항산화, 항균 및 세포 보호효과를 비교 분석하였다. 택란 추출물 및 분획물의 자유 라디칼 소거 활성을 측정한 결과($FSC_{50}$), 추출물은 $65.1{\mu}g/mL$, 분획물은 $64.9{\mu}g/mL$로 나타냈다. $Fe^{3+}-EDTA/H_2O_2$계에서 활성산소 소거 활성은($OSC_{50}$) 각각, 6.6, $6.3{\mu}g/mL$로 모두 총 항산화능이 뛰어났다. 항균 활성에서, 추출물은 S. aureus에서, 분획물은 A. niger를 제외한 모든 균에서 활성을 나타냈다. 택란 추출물 및 분획물의 세포 보호 효과 비교 결과, $^1O_2$로 유도된 적혈구 세포손상에 대한 보호 효과(${\tau}_{50}$)는 $50{\mu}g/mL$에서 각각 51.3, 73.7 min로 나타냈다. 과산화수소와 UVB로 손상된 각질형성세포에 대한 세포 보호 효과에서 추출물은 각각 효능을 나타내지 않고, $1-2{\mu}g/mL$에서 효능을 나타냈다. 분획물은 각각 세포 생존율을 최대 85.8, 81.9%까지 증가시켰다. 세포 내 ROS 소거 활성 결과, 분획물 $1-2{\mu}g/mL$에서 소거 활성을 나타내었다. 종합적으로 택란 에탄올 추출물 및 에틸아세테이트 분획물의 생리활성을 비교한 결과, 택란 에틸아세테이트 분획물은 추출물과 비슷한 항산화 효능을 가지며, 항균 및 세포 보호 효과에서 추출물보다 뛰어난 효과를 나타냄으로써 외부 스트레스로부터 세포를 보호할 수 있는 화장품 소재로 응용가능성이 있음을 시사한다.