• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.380-384
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• 2006

Sprague-Dawley rats (n=32) were fed a diet containing basal (control), cellulose (5%), or alcohol insoluble residue (AIR) (5%) extracted from the stem and root barks of elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica Nakai) for 4 weeks. The effects of the diets, on gastrointestinal functions and morphology were evaluated. The weight gains, food intake, and food efficiencies for the cellulose and AIR diet-fed groups were not significantly different from those of the AIR-free (basal) diet. The gastrointestinal transit times of the stem and root bark AIR diets were significantly reduced (p<0.01) compared to the basal diet, and were slower than those of the cellulose diet. The fecal weights of the stem and root bark AIR diets were significantly increased (p<0.01) up to 4-fold compared to those of the basal diet. The height of the mucosal villi, and mucosal and muscle layer thicknesses of the colon were greater and more developed in the stem and root bark AIR diets (p<0.01) than in the basal diet. The villus heights in the jejunum and the colon mucosal goblet cells were more developed in the order of cellulose > stem bark AIR > root bark AIR diets.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.39-48
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• 2022

Objectives : In the present study, we assessed the effects of water extract of Ulmus davidiana(UED) on the learning and memory impairments induced by scopolamine in mice through its favorable acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and antioxidant effect. Methods : The memory and cognitive enhancing effect of the UDE was investigated using a passive avoidance test, the Morris water maze test and Y-maze test in mice. In addition, to examine the mechanism of UDE using acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and antioxidant activity. Results : The water extract of UDE (100, and 200 mg/kg) significantly reversed the scopolamine-induced cognitive impairments in the passive avoidance test (P < 0.05). Moreover, UDE (100, and 200 mg/kg) also improved escape latencies in training trials and increased swimming times and distances within the target zone of the Morris water maze (P < 0.05). On the Y-maze test, UDE (100, and 200 mg/kg) also significantly reversed scopolamine-induced cognitive impairments in mice (P < 0.05). In an in vitro study, UDE was found to inhibit acetylcholinesterase, changes in neurotrophic factor (CREB), and antioxidant activity in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusions : The water extract of UDE dramatically possesses the anti-amnestic and cognitive-enhancing activities related to the memory processes, and these activities were parallel to treatment duration and dependent on the learning models. These results suggest that the administration of UDE enhances learning and memory, and that this effect is partially mediated by ERK-CREB-BDNF signaling and the survival of immature neurons.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.159-169
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• 1991

Floristic cmposition and soil properties were analyzed in chines cork oak(quercus variabilis)cmmunities in the limestone area, tanyang, ch'ungbuk province in korea. The tree layer was composed of quercus dentata, platycarya strobilacea, fraxinus rhynchophylla and others as wel as quercus variabilis. the shrub layer was dominated by ulmus davidiana for. suberosa,shrubby q. variabilis. euonymus alatus and rhus chinensis. among these, u. davidiana for. suberosa was known to have a restricted distribution to calcareous area, and 9 species in the shrub layer including e. alatus, indigofera kirilowii and rhamnus davurica belonged to the calcicole. The herb layer was dominated by carex lanceolata and spodiopogen cotulifer. ten specirs including g. lanceolata, clematis mandshurica, isachne globosa, lithospermum arvense and scabiosa mansenensis belonged to the calcicode. soil texture was classified to clay loam in both top and subsoil. Water cotent and organic matter were consistentl higher in top soil than in subsoil. soil ph rangd 7.8~8.4. Total n concentration in top soil ranged from 0.2 to 0.4mg/g, which was higher than that in subsoil. Available p and exchangeable k concentretion were also significantly higher in op soil than in subsoil. However, exchangeable ca concentration was similar betweenthe top and the subsoil. Unlike the other nutrients, exchangeable mg concentration in top soil was lower than that in subsoil. orangic matter, n, p and k content in this chinese cork oak stand showed as much as the other noncalcareous sites. Soil properties in this study area seemed to have been influenced by casts forming activities of earthworms.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제98권5호
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• pp.513-523
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• 2009

Many species, cultivars, and hybrids in Populus have been introduced and developed by the scientists of Department of Forest Genetic Resources, Korea Forest Research Institute in Korea. P. alba ${\times}$ glandulosa, P. euramericana, P. nigra ${\times}$ maximowiczii, P. koreana ${\times}$ P. nigra var. italica, and P. davidiana have been studied from many aspects, i.e., genetics, breeding, physiology, propagation, silviculture, biomass production, biotechnology and phytoremediation. These precedent results will provide a sound basis for a newly-arising research on short-rotation coppice as one of renewable resources and phytoremediation plants. It was found that there were many promising varieties and clones for these purposes. However, minute analysis on specific gravity and caloric values for those plants should be followed under several silvicultural and rotational systems.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2011

Ulmus davidiana var. japonica Rehder (Urticales: Ulmaceae) (UD) is a tree widespread in northeast Asia. It is traditionally used for anticancer and anti-inflammatory therapy. The present study investigated the effect of an ethanol extract of UD on vascular tension and its underlying mechanism in rats. The dried root bark of UD was ground and extracted with 80% ethanol. The prepared UD extract was used in further analysis. The effect of UD on the cell viability, vasoreactivity and hemodynamics were investigated using propidium iodide staining in cultured cells, isometric tension recording and blood pressure analysis, respectively. Low dose of UD ($10{\sim}100{\mu}g/ml)$ did not affect endothelial cell viability, but high dose of UD reduced cell viability. UD induced vasorelaxation in the range of $0.1{\sim}10{\mu}g/ml$ with an $ED_{50}$ value of $2{\mu}g/ml$. UD-induced vasorelaxation was completely abolished by removal of the endothelium or by pre-treatment with L-NAME, an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. UD inhibited calcium influx induced by phenylephrine and high $K^+$ and also completely abolished the effect of L-NAME. Intravenous injection of UD extracts (10~100 mg/kg) decreased arterial and ventricular pressure in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, UD extracts reduced the ventricular contractility (+dP/dt) in anesthetized rats. However, UD-induced hypotensive actions were minimized in L-NAME-treated rats. Taken together, out results showed that UD induced vasorelaxation and has antihypertensive properties, which may be due the activation of nitric oxide synthase in endothelium.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제64권2호
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• pp.133-140
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• 2021

본 연구에서는 개복숭아꽃과 흰색, 분홍색 매화 꽃의 항균 활성과 항산화, 미백 효과에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 먼저, 3종의 꽃추출물들은 4종의 균주 중에 S. aureus에 대해 우수한 항균 활성을 나타냈다. 흰매화 클로로포름층은 0.5 mg/mL 농도에서 S. aureus에 대해 84%의 항균 활성을 보였고 개복숭아꽃과 분홍매화 클로로포름층도 0.5 mg/mL 농도에서 각각 49, 30%의 항균 효과를 나타냈다. 3종의 꽃추출물들은 P. aeruginosa에 대해서도 항균 효과를 보였다. 개복숭아꽃 클로로포름층과 분홍매화 클로로포름층은 0.5 mg/mL 농도에서 각각 36, 30%의 항균 활성을 보였다. 이 추출물들은 S. epidermidis와 E. coli에 대해서는 항균 활성을 보이지 않았다. 3종의 꽃추출물들은 HaCaT cell의 생존에 크게 영향을 미치지 않았다. 분홍매화 증류수층은 20, 40 ㎍/mL 농도에서 항산화 효과를 보였다. 분홍매화 에틸아세테이트층도 40 ㎍/mL에서 항산화 효과를 보였는데 이는 글루타치온 보다 우수하였다. 꽃추출물들은 B16F10 cell의 생존율에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 꽃추출물들의 미백 효과는 개복숭아꽃 클로로포름층 40 ㎍/mL에서 18%가 나타났다. 이러한 결과들을 바탕으로 3종의 꽃추출물들은 항균 활성과 항산화, 미백 효과가 있는 원료로 판단할 수 있었다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 1999

젖소 유방염 병원균에 대한 느릅나무 뿌리껍질(유백피(楡白皮))의 항균활성을 검토하기 위하여 용매분획별로 시험한 결과 일반적으로 chloroform 분획이 가장 효과적이었고 butanol 및 물분획의 활성은 낮았다. 유방염균을 Fleish extract broth에서 액체 배양할 경우에 chloroform 분획을 첨가하면 생육이 억제되었으며 특히 Staphylococcus aureus 및 Streptococcus sp. No. 12는 초기생육이 현저하게 저해되는 경향을 나타내었다. Hoechst 제약의 표준방법에 의한 MIC 시험에서도 유사한 결과를 얻었다. 또한 건조한 느릅나무의 뿌리껍질 100 g을 물로 추출하여 겉보기 점도 77.5 cP, 최대흡수 파장 440nm의 황갈색 수용성 점질물 4.500ml를 회수할수 있었다. 이를 정제 건조한 무게는 32~35 g이었으며, 탄수화물 함량이 $61.0{\pm}1.0%$, 단백질 $8.0{\pm}0.2%$로서 다당이 주성분이었다. 이상의 실험결과를 통해 유백피의 용매 추출분획물은 항균활성을 나타내는 성분으로, 그리고 수용성 점질물은 흡수성과 점성이 높은 다당류로서 염증 부위에 수렴작용을 나타내는 성분으로 결론지을 수 있었다

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.1172-1177
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• 2006

두릅나무과 식물이 당뇨를 유발한 흰쥐의 지질농도 변화에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 두릅, 오가피, 느릅의 열수추출물(11.42 g raw araliaceae/kg diet)을 급여한 후 streptozotocin(55 mg/kg B.W.)을 1회 복강주사하여 7주간 사육하였다. STZ 투여로 식이섭취량은 증가된 반면 체중은 감소되었는데 두릅, 오가피 및 느릅의 열수추출물 급여시 체중증가량의 변화는 관찰되지 않은 반면 식이섭취량은 억제되었다. 식이효율은 실험식이 중 오가피 열수추출물이 당뇨로 인한 다식증 개선에 효과적이었다. 혈장과 간조직 중의 중성지질, 총콜레스테롤 및 유리콜레스테롤 함량은 당뇨대조군이 정상군에 비하여 유의적으로 증가되었으나 실험식이 급여시 모든 군에서 정상수준으로 회복되었다. 당뇨로 인해 감소된 HDL-콜레스테롤 함량이 두릅나무과 식물 급여시 회복됨으로써 당뇨로 인한 지질대사 이상을 완화시키는데 이들 열수추출물이 효과적일 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제67권2호
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• pp.120-128
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• 2023

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes the weakening of bone by increasing porosity, which often results in fractures. Osteoporosis treatment measures include the use of Bisphosphonates and estrogen. However, these treatments cannot be used in the long term as these treatments have adverse side effects. Therefore, there is a need to identify better and safer treatment options. For this, 63 plant extracts were screened and among them, six extracts showed high anti-osteoclastic activity with low cytotoxicity. Of these six extracts, three extracts, Cudrania tricuspidata (P371), Ulmus davidiana var. japonica (P401), and Torilis japonica (P411), showed more than 50 percent osteoclast inhibition. While the remaining, Stewartia pseudocamellia extracts I and II (P370, P397) and Cuscuta chinensis (P418), showed moderate or between 40-50 percent osteoclast inhibition. Among all the extracts, Torilis japonica (P411) showed the highest inhibitory action against osteoclast development. Torilis japonica (P411) primary components include Kaempferol, Quercetin, and Luteolin, all proven to inhibit osteoclastogenesis. Stewartia pseudocamellia extracts I and II (P370 and P397) showed moderate or 44% osteoclast inhibition. Stewartia pseudocamellia extract II (P397) enhanced the growth of RAW 264.7 cells by 19%. Torilis japonica (P411) and Stewartia pseudocamellia extract II (P397) suppressed the expression of osteoclast-specific genes in RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis in RAW 246.7 cells. Torilis japonica (P411) extracts even increased osteoblast-specific RUNX2 gene expression. This results provide that six extracts could be used as a potential treatment option for osteoporosis disease with the extracts of Torilis japonica (P411) and Stewartia pseudocamellia (P397) as an ideal candidates. However, the combination of the extract with higher osteoclastic inhibition and less toxic effects with further analysis should be recommended.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.450-457
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• 2020

Single pellet press technology allows for fast, low-cost, and small-scale tests to investigate pelletizing characteristics. We estimated proper compression ratios for five Korean domestic wood species through predicted relationships between pelletizing pressure P_x and compression ratio based on experimental data obtained from a single pellet press unit. The pressures required to obtain a 6-mm-diam pellet of density 1200 kg/㎥ were estimated as 111 MPa for Populus davidiana, 133 MPa for Robinia pseudoacacia, 136 MPa for Quercus mongolica, 97 MPa for Pinus densiflora, and 127 MPa for Pinus rigida. On the basis of these pressures, we estimated proper compression ratios to be within the range 7.676-8.410 for these species, and we found the compression ratios needed for hardwood species to be somewhat higher than those needed for softwood species to obtain the pellet density of 1200 kg/㎥.