• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.105-110
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• 2014

Objectives : The objective of this study is to analyze the single-dose toxicity of horse placenta hydrolysate extracts. Methods : Sprague-Dawley rats were chosen for the study. Doses of horse placenta hydrolysate extracts, 2,000 mg/kg, 1,000 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg, were administered to the experimental group, and the same doses of normal saline solution were administered to the control group. This study was conducted under the approval of the Institutional Animal Ethics Committee. Results : In all 4 groups, no deaths occurred, and the horse placenta hydrolysate extracts administered by oral was over 2,000 mg/kg. No significant changes in the weight between the control group and the experimental group were observed. To check for abnormalities in organs and tissues, we used microscopy to examine representative histological sections of each specified organ, the results showed no significant differences in any organs or tissues. Conclusions : The above findings suggest that treatment with horse placenta hydrolysate extracts is relatively safe. Further studies on this subject should be conducted to yield more concrete evidence.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2007

For transdermal delivery of porcine placenta extract (PPE), various emulsion formulations were prepared and evaluated. Polysorbate surfactants were used as emulsifiers and various C-18 unsaturated fatty acids as enhancers. The skin permeation of PPE was tested using a cellulose nitrate membrane-loaded Franz cell apparatus. Among emulsifiers, Tween 20 provided higher penetration effect than did Tween 80. Meanwhile, of various fatty acids, linolenic acid (18:3) revealed the highest skin permeation of PPE than the other C-18 unsaturated fatty acids. Stability of PPE emulsions was determined by cycles of freezing and thawing processes. The stability of emulsions depended on the percentage of Tween 20. Minimum 20% of Tween 20 was required to stabilize emulsions at room temperature for several days. Taken together, our results suggest that Tween 20 and linolenic acids might be key components to formulate PPE emulsion to provide the desirable skin permeability and stability.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2013

Artificial insemination (AI) has been performed widely in swine industry using fresh liquid sperm instead of frozen type of sperm. However fresh sperm are not able to preserve more than three days with optimal motility and other sperm parameters for the successful fertilization, since in vitro stored sperm has an oxidative stress that resulted increase of abnormality and acrosome reation. To overcome these major problems, novel preservative formulation is needed to neutralize the oxidative stress and to provide suitable physiological environment for sperm in in vitro. In this study, naturally derived substances such as Poncirus trifoliate (Trifoliate orange), Garcinia mangostana (Mangosteen), pig placenta and testis extracts were tested as sperm preservative agents. Placenta extracts (PE), trifoliate orange extracts (TOE), testes extracts (TE) and mangosteen extracts (ME) were applied to analyze specific parameters for sperm motion characteristics individually and combinatorial. Each individual extract treatment can accelerate the sperm motility but noticeably TOE, TE and ME treatments exhibited the considerable and significant preservation of sperm motility. PE, TE and ME showed a significant (p<0.05) increase in ALH after one week. Further we evaluated the five different combinations of these extracts on sperm motility and its motion characteristics. Surprisingly even after one week ME, TOE and TE combination significantly preserved the sperm motility about 75%. It is noteworthy that unlike individual extract treatment, combination of ME, TOE and TE simultaneously protect the sperm motility and its motion characteristics. Taken together these data conclude that addition of ME, TOE and TE can be effective for preservation of pig sperm.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.194-199
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 참외의 부위별 물 및 알코올 추출물의 항산화효과, ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase 저해활성 및 항균효과를 조사하였다. 총 phenol 함량을 측정한 결과 물 추출물에서는 껍질이 151.64 ${\mu}g/g$, 에탄올 추출물에서는 껍질이 224.77 ${\mu}g/g$로 가장 높은 페놀함량을 나타내었다. 총 flavonoid 함량은 껍질이 물 추출물의 경우 45.53 ${\mu}g/g$, 에탄올 추출은 338.37 67.16 ${\mu}g/g$로 가장 높게 나타내었다. 참외의 항산화 효과는 물 추출물의 경우 1%에서 껍질이 25%로 가장 높았으며, 에탄을 추출은 1%에서 껍질이 83.3로 가장 높은 전자공여능을 나타내었으며, 과육과 태좌는 20% 미만의 낮은 활성을 나타내었다. ABTS는 물 추출물은 1%에서 껍질이 79.2%로 가장 높았으며, 과육이 57.6%, 태좌가 74.0%로 50%이상의 활성을 나타내었고, 에탄올추출물은 99.9%로 껍질이 가장 높게 나타났고, 과육과 태좌는 52.1%, 41.2%의 활성을 보였으며, Xanthine oxidase의 저해활성의 경우 1%에서 껍질이 물 추출물이 29.3%, 에탄올추출물이 30.5%의 가장 높은 활성을 보였지만, 비교적 낮은 저해율을 나타내었다. ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase 저해활성을 측정한 결과 1%에서 열수 추출물은 25.9%, 에탄올 추출물은 37.5%의 활성을 보인 껍질이 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 또한 Streptococcus agalactiae, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Candida albicans, Staphylococcus epidermidis 및 Salmonella typimimum에 대한 항균활성을 평가한 결과 참외의 에탄올 추출물에서 Streptococcus agalactia에서만 껍질, 과육, 태좌에서 각각 15, 13 및 12mm의 clear zone를 나타내었다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.115-123
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• 2012

Human placenta extract (hPE) has therapeutic potential against certain diseases such as burn injury, liver cirrhosis and chronic wound through stimulating tissue repair processes. However, the effects of hPE on liver regeneration in animals are unknown. This study investigated the effect of hPE on the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) during liver regeneration induced by partial hepatectomy (PH) in rats. The activities of AST, ALT and ALP increased during a few days after PH. A high level of ALP was particularly seen at day 3 in the control group. All the levels of experimental groups were normalized by day 5 after PH. On immunohistochemistry, the expression of PCNA increased at the early days, showed a peak at day 3 after PH. The PCNA staining was more obvious in the experimental group over the whole period. By western blotting, PCNA seemed to be more strongly expressed in the hPE injected group in the early stage and fell to almost undetectable levels at day 7. On immunocytochemical observations, the number of PCNA-gold particles in the nuclei at day 1 of the hPE treated groups was more than those of the untreated groups. The results suggest that hPE could accelerate liver regeneration induced by PH involving the expression of PCNA in rats.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.164-170
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• 2015

The objective of this study was to evaluated the photoprotective effects of porcine placenta extract (PPE) on ultraviolet B (UVB)-induced oxidative stress in human keratinocytes (HaCaT) to evaluate its functional activities as a skin food ingredient. PPE prepared by subcritical water extraction was termed SPE, and subsequently digested by enzymes to prepare E-SPE. Increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels (192.0%) induced by UVB were decreased by SPE and E-SPE. SPE had more effective ROS scavenging activity than E-SPE treatment. UVB treatment increased expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TIMP-1), and this elevated expression was decreased by E-SPE treatment. High-dose treatment with E-SPE (50 and 100 µg/mL) reduced TIMP-1 expression levels of UVB-C (control) to 33.5 and 34.6%, respectively. In contrast, at low SPE doses (1 and 10 µg/mL), the treatment slightly decreased TIMP- 1 expression levels to 73.3% and 71.3% of UVB-C, respectively. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated the protective effect of SPE and E-SPE against UVB damage in keratinocytes via ROS scavenging, down-regulating MMP-2 expression and up-regulating TIMP- 1 expression. This highlights the potential for SPE as an ingredient in the preparation of functional food against photoaging.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2015

The aim of our study was to evaluate the potential benefits of an oral supplement containing porcine placenta extract (PPE) on skin parameters related to cutaneous physiology and aging. PPEs were administered orally to hairless mice for 12 wk. The effects of oral PPE administration on skin water-holding capacity and Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) were similar to those of oral collagen (HYCPU2) administered as a positive control. Magnified photographs and replica images showed a reduction in UVB-induced wrinkle formation after collagen and PPE treatments. PPE treatments ameliorated the thicker skin surface that results from UVB exposure, based on a histological examination of skin tissue. The groups that were orally administered PPE (0.05%, OL; 0.1%, OH group) showed significantly reduced Matrix Metaloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) mRNA expression levels compared with the UVB control (Con), by 33.5% and 35.2%, respectively. The mRNA expression of another collagen-degrading protein, MMP-9, was also significantly lower in the groups that received oral administration of PPE (especially in the OH group) than in the control group. Additionally, oral administration of PPE significantly upregulated tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) and -2 mRNA expression levels compared with expression levels in the control group (p<0.05). This indicates that orally administered PPE activated the expression of Timp-1 and -2, inhibitors of MMP, which is responsible for collagen degradation in skin. Taken together, we propose that long-term oral administration of PPE might have a beneficial effect with respect to skin photo-aging.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.229-242
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 발효 돈태반 (fermented porcine placenta, FPP)과 그의 주요 다이펩타이드인 L-Leucyl-Glycine (Leu-Gly), Glycyl-L-Leucine (Gly-Leu)의 섭취가 UVB 조사에 의한 무모 쥐의 피부 주름 생성에 미치는 효능을 알아보았다. Human Primary Dermal fibroblasts-Neonatal (HDF-N) 세포에서 세포 독성을 나타내지 않는 농도를 설정하여 평가하였을 때, FPP, Leu-Gly, Gly-Leu 처리 시 procollagen의 증가 및 MMP-1 (matrix metalloproteinase-1)의 감소를 확인하였다. 또한 무모 생쥐에 주 3회 UVB를 조사하여 광노화를 유도하였고, FPP 10, 100 mg/kg, Leu-Gly 10 mg/kg, Gly-Leu 10 mg/kg을 매일 총 8주간 경구투여 한 후, 주름생성, 홍반및 MMPs의 발현량을 측정하였다. 8주간 진행된 동물 실험 결과 UVB만 조사한 군과 비교하여 UVB를 조사하고 FPP, Leu-Gly, Gly-Leu을 섭취시킨 군에서 주름생성과 홍반이 감소하였고 피부 수분함량과 콜라겐 생합성이 증가하였다. 뿐만 아니라 FPP, Leu-Gly, Gly-Leu 섭취군에서 콜라겐 분해효소인 MMP-3, MMP-13의 mRNA 발현량이 감소하였고, MMP-2와 MMP-9의 활성이 감소하였다. 결과를 종합하였을 때, FPP의 주요 다이펩타이드인 Leu-Gly과 Gly-Leu은 자외선에 의한 주름 생성을 억제하고, 피부 손상을 회복시키는 효능을 갖는 피부미용식품 소재로서 활용 가능성이 클 것으로 사료된다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.327-331
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• 2010

돈 태반의 화장품소재로서의 응용가능성을 조사하기 위해 알칼리 가수분해, 효소처리 및 산처리 가수분해 방법을 이용하여 추출물을 얻었다. 돈 태반 추출물의 중금속함량을 측정한 결과 납, 비소, 수은 등이 매우 낮아서 화장품소재로서 적절하였다. 화장품소재의 안전성시험(MTT assay) 결과 돈 태반 추출물은 모두 $50{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 80% 이상의 세포생존율을 보여주어서 독성이 비교적 낮은 것으로 나타났다. DPPH free radical scavenging assay를 사용한 항산화시험 결과, $50{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 pH9로 알칼리 처리한 경우가 항산화율이 63%로 가장 높았다. Tyrosinase 활성저해시험을 사용한 미백효과 측정 결과 $50{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 알칼리처리한 추출물의 효과가 30% 정도의 tyrosinase 억제효과를 보여주어서 가장 우수하였지만, 대조군인 arbutin이나 비타민 C에 비해 그 효과가 다소 낮았다. Elastase 활성억제시험을 이용한 주름개선 효과 측정결과 $50{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 5가지의 처리법에서 모두 20~30%의 elastase 저해활성을 보여주어서, 대조군보다 우수하였으며, 특히 효소처리한 추출물의 효과가 가장 우수하였다. 돈 태반 추출물 1%를 함유한 스킨제형을 제조하여 온도, 시간에 따른 안정성 시험결과, 안정성 역시 매우 우수하였다. 따라서 돈 태반 추출물은 주름개선 기능성 화장품소재로서의 가능성이 높음을 알 수 있었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.528-534
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• 2017

Placenta is a special organ that contains many nutrients such as growth factors, minerals, and bioactive peptides. Dipeptides of glycine and leucine are major components of porcine placenta extracts (PPE) that has been used as an alternative of human placenta extracts. In this study, we investigated whether major peptides of PPE, Glycyl-L-Leucine (Gly-Leu), L-Leucyl-Glycine (Leu-Gly), and L-Leucyl-L-Leucine (Leu-Leu), affect skin hydration and elasticity in vitro and in vivo. We found that Gly-Leu and Leu-Gly dipeptides induced the expression of transglutaminase 1 in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs) whereas Leu-Leu dipeptides did not. Treatment with Gly-Leu or Leu-Gly significantly increased hyaluronan (HA) synthesis in NHEKs and the upregulation of hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) mRNA level was confirmed. In addition, elastase activity was inhibited in NHEKs treated with Gly-Leu or Leu-Gly dipeptides. Oral administration of Gly-Leu or Leu-Gly dipeptides increased skin hydration and elasticity in UVB-irradiated hairless mice. The significant upregulation of HA in UVB-irradiated hairless mice was observed in response to oral administration of Gly-Leu or Leu-Gly. These results suggest that the major dipeptides of porcine placenta, Gly-Leu and Leu-Gly, are potentially active ingredients for skin moisturization formulations.