• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.131-135
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• 2005

Methanolic extracts of ninety-five medicinal plants were screened for platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor binding inhibitory activity using rabbit platelet. Alpinia officinarum, Belamcanda chinensis, Leonurus heterophyllus, Pinus densiflora, Polygonatum sibiricum and Sambucus williamsii showed significant inhibitory effects on the platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor binding.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.86-89
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• 1996

Methanolic extracts of 25 species of Malaysian medicinal plants were screened for platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor binding activity using rabbit platelet. Extracts of Cinnamomum sintoc, Ixonanthes iconsandra, Paederia foetida, Piper aduncum, Premna integrifolia, Ardisia crispa, and Ardisia elliptica showed significant inhibitory effect on the platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor binding.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.178-181
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• 2005

15종의 항어혈성 중국 약용식물의 추출물에 대하여 PAF 수용체 결합 억제활성을 검색한 결과 4종의 약용식물, Campsis grandiflora, Dalbergia odorifera, Zanthoxylum nitidum, Vaccaria segetalis에서 50% 이상의 강한 PAF 결합 저해 활성이 나타났다.

• 약학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.10-13
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• 1995

As a continuation of the previous studies, a third group of thirty five hot aqueous extracts from natural products were screened for platelet activating factor(PAF) receptor binding antagonistic acitivities using rabbit platelet. The results demonstrate that Arctium lappa is potential source of PAF antagonist.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 1991

An embryo-derived platelet activating factor (PAF) has been demonstrated to play an important role in reproduction. This report examined the effect of PAF on ovulation, fertilization, embryo development, implantation and fetal viability by using murine model. PAF had no stimulatory effect on ovulation and fertilization. But PAF had stimulatory effect on embryo development in in-vitro test, in spite of no effect on implantation and fetal viability. These results demonstrate that exogenous PAF could enhance embryo development and implantation and give suggestion that PAF may play an role in human IVF program.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.1292-1300
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• 2006

Aeromonas encheleia, a potential human intestinal pathogen, was shown to infect a human intestinal epithelial cell line (Caco-2) in a noninvasive manner. The transcriptional profile of the Caco-2 cells after infection with the bacteria revealed an upregulated expression of genes involved in chloride secretion, including that of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase (PAFAH2). This was also confirmed by a real-time RT-PCR analysis. As expected from PLA2 induction, PAF was produced when the Caco-2 cells were infected with the bacteria, and PAF was also produced when the cells were treated with a bacterial culture supernatant including bacterial extracellular proteins, yet lacking lipopolysaccharides. Bacterial aerolysin was shown to induce the production of PAF.

• 생약학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.167-170
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• 1994

The platelet activating factor (PAF) is a newly discovered chemical mediator, the chemical structure of which is 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. Since PAF has potent and broad activities, its pathophysiological roles have received much attention. To develope a new PAF antagonist from medicinal plants, extracts of twenty medicinal herb were screened using PAF receptor binding, $[^{14}C]$ serotonin release and platelet aggregation.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권7호
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• pp.554-558
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• 2003

Platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) activity has been identified in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples taken from children with meningitis. We reported that PAF-AH activity is significantly increased, by about 3 fold, in patients with meningitis compared to control subjects. Because of limited knowledge about this enzyme in CSF, we examined the biochemical properties of CSF PAF-AH. PAF-AH of CSF was calcium independent, showed a broad pH spectrum and was relatively heat stable. In addition, this enzyme activity was strongly inhibited by phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride (PMSF), partially inhibited by p-bromophenacylbromide (p-BPB), uninhibited by iodoacetamide, and moderately stimulated by dithiothreitol (DTT). PAF-AH of CSF did not degrade phospholipid with a long chain fatty acyl group at sn-2 position. This enzyme hydrolyzed PAF and oxidatively modified phosphatidylcholine. Furthermore, we identified a monomeric polypeptide with a molecular weight of approximately 45 kDa by Western blot using human plasma PAF-AH antibody. These results suggested that plasma type PAF-AH activity exist in CSF taken from children with meningitis.

• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.182-187
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• 1998

Platelet activating factor (PAP) has been known as implicating as one of potent inflammatory mediators and reported 0 be involved in inflammation and allergy. PAF induces ciliary dysfunction and epithelial damage of human paranasal sinus mucosa in vitro. However, several recent papers have reported that PAF may not readily damage the airway epithelium. The aim of this study was to investigate the ultrastructural evidence to elucidate the pathogenesis of epithelial damage induced by PAF. Sixteen $\mu\textrm{g}$ g of PAF was applied into the maxillary sinuses of 6 rabbits. Rabbits were divided into 2 subgroups along with time interval at 1st and 3rd experimental day, and sinus mucosae were taken for the histopathologic study using electron microscopy. At 1st day, epithelial cells showed no ultrastructural change. Ultrastructures of the cilia were well preserved. Subepithelial space showed no evidence of the infiltration of inflammatory cells. Intravascular platelet aggregation and swelling of endothelial cells were evident. At 3rd day, epithelial cells showed vacuolar degeneration. Fusion of cilia forming giant cilia and focal loss of cilia were evident. Eosinophils were infiltrated in subepithelial and intraepithelial space. Swelling of endothelial cells, and migration of inflammatory cells into the connective tissue were evident. This study implies that epithelial damage induced by PAF may be secondary to the cytotoxicity of mobilized eosinophils rather than direct cytotoxicity of PAF.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.103-112
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• 1996

Platelet-activating factor (PAF)에 의하여 자극된 호중구 respiratory burst, 탈과립과 세포질 칼슘농도의 증가에 있어 protein kinase C와 protein tyrosine kinase의 역할을 관찰하였다. PAF에 의하여 자극된 호중구에서 superoxide 및 $H_2O_2$의 생성과 myeloperoxidase와 acid phosphatase의 유리는 protein kinase C 억제제인 staurosporine과 H-7 그리고 protein tyrosine kinase 억제제인 genistein과 tyrphostin에 의하여 억제되었다. PAF에 의한 호중구 세포내 칼슘농도의 증가는 staurosporine, genistein과 methyl-2,5-dihydroxycinnamate에 의하여 억제 되었다. Staurosporine은 PAF에 의하여 자극된 호중구에서 세포내 칼슘유리와 망간유입을 억제 하였다. Genistein과 methyl-2,5-dihydroxycinnamate는 PAF에 의한 망간유입을 억제하였으나, 세포내 칼슘유리에 대한 이들의 효과는 관찰되지 않았다. PMA에 의하여 활성화된 호중구에서 세포내 칼슘농도의 증가에 대한 PAF의 자극효과는 감소되었다. Protein kinase C와 protein tyrosine kinase는 PAF에 의하여 자극된 호중구에서의 respiratory burst, lysosomal enzyme유리와 칼슘동원에 관여할 것으로 제시된다. 세포내 칼슘농도의 증가는 protein kinase의 영향을 다르게 받는 세포내 칼슘유리와 세포외부로 부터의 칼슘유입에 의하여 이루어질 것으로 추정된다. Protein kinase C가 활성화되어 있는 상태에서 세포내 칼슘동원에 대한 PAF의 자극작용은 감소될 것으로 시사된다.