• Food Quality and Culture
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2008

The principal objective of this study was to assess the anti oxidative activities of Petasites japonicus against oxidative stress in bovine brain tissue. Petasites japonicus is found with a relatively widespread distribution, and is cultivated as a culinary vegetable in Korea. Petasites japonicus samples were dried either by freeze-drying or by hot air-convection drying ($80^{\circ}C$), then evaluated for their anti oxidative activity by measuring 1-dipheny-1,2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging, and by measuring thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) in brain homogenates subjected to $Fe^{2+}$-mediated lipids with or without the addition of botanical extract. Hot air convection-drying resulted in a slight increase in the extraction yield as compared with freeze-drying. However, total phenol and flavonoid contents in freeze-dried Petasites japonicas were significantly higher than those of hot air convection-drying. Freeze-drying increased the free radical scavenging activity of Petasites japonicas, leaves, and stems by 52.6, 28.6, and 248.0%, as compared with hot air convection-drying. Additionally, the $IC_{50}$ values measured by TBARS in hot air convection-dried Petasites japonicas, leaves, and stems were increased by 36.0, 31.6, and 15.9%, as compared to those of freeze-drying. Although anti oxidative activity was reduced slightly by heat processing in Petasites japonicas, freeze-drying for each portion of Petasites japonicus was the most appropriate for use as a functional food and pharmaceutical material.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.143-150
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• 1997

머위 유엽의 조기생산 가능성을 구명코자 근주의 정식시기, ABA 함량과 휴면과의 관계에 대해서 조사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 자연환경 조건하에서 근주의 휴면은 10월 상순경부터 시작되어 11월 중순경에 가장 깊었으며, 그 후 서서히 타파되기 시작하여 12월 하순경 이후에는 안전히 각성됨을 알 수 있었고, 이 기간의 5$^{\circ}C$ 이하 저온누적시간은 900시간 정도이다. 이는 근주의 휴면이 타파되기 위해서는 반드시 저온이 요구됨을 의미한다. 근주의 생육시기별 ABA 함량은 머위의 생육성기인 4월부터 9월까지는 ABA가 전혀 존재하지 않았는데 이는 휴면기간 동안 다른 저장양분과 함께 근주내에 존재하던 ABA가 맹아와 함께 지상부로 이동되었기 때문이며, 반대로 10월부터 ABA가 근주내에 존재하기 시작한 것은 외기기온의 하강과 더불어 지상부가 고사되면서 지상부에 존재하던 ABA가 근주로 이동되었기 때문인 것으로 사료된다. 따라서, 식물체내에서 생육을 억제하고 휴면을 유도하는 물질로 알려진 ABA는 머위 근주의 휴면과 밀접한 관계가 있는 것으로 판단되었다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.579-590
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• 2021

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Petasites japonicus Maxim (P. japonicus) has been used as an edible and medicinal plant and contains many bioactive compounds. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of P. japonicus on osteogenesis. MATERIALS/METHODS: The leaves and stems of P. japonicus were separated and extracted with hot water or ethanol, respectively. The total phenolic compound and total polyphenol contents of each extract were measured, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity of each extract was evaluated to determine their effect on bone metabolism. To investigate the effect on osteoblast differentiation of the aqueous extract of P. japonicus leaves (AL), which produced the highest ALP activity among the tested extracts, collagen content was measured using the Sirius Red staining method, mineralization using the Alizarin Red S staining method, and osteocalcin production through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis. Also, real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was performed to investigate the mRNA expression levels of Runt-related transcriptional factor 2 (Runx2) and Osterix. RESULTS: Among the 4 P. japonicus extracts, AL had the highest values in all of the following measures: total phenolic compounds, total polyphenols, and ALP activity, which is a major biomarker of osteoblast differentiation. The AL-treated MC3T3-E1 cells showed significant increases in induced osteoblast differentiation, collagen synthesis, mineralization, and osteocalcin production. In addition, mRNA expressions of Runx2 and Osterix, transcription factors that regulate osteoblast differentiation, were significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that AL can regulate osteoblasts differentiation, at least in part through Runx2 and Osterix. Therefore, it is highly likely that P. japonicus will be useful as an alternate therapeutic for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.