• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.322.1-322.1
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• 2002

Lawsone methyl ether (LME. 2-methoxy-1, 4-naphthoquinone) is a natural compound found in balsaminaceae. In this study the effect of LME on the release of renal dipeptidase (RDPase) and alkaline phosphatase (APase) known as glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchored proteins was examined from the renal proximal tubules. Compared with control, LME (0.5mM) increased RDPase release (218%) and APase release (135%). The increase of RDPase release by LME showed concentration-dependent effect but the release pattern of APase did not. (omitted)

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.147-155
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• 1997

This study was undertaken to determine whether Salviae-radix (SVR) exraction exerts benefical effect against oxidant-induced inhibition of tetraethylammonium (TEA) uptake which is actively secreted by renal proximal tubules. TEA uptake increased as function of incubation time to 60 min. When renal cortical slices were exposed to 50 mM $H_2O_2$, TEA uptake was significantly inhibited. The inhibition was significantly protected by addition of 0.5% SVR extraction. The benefical effect of SVR was dose-dependent over the concentration range of 0.1-1%; $H_2O_2$ (50 mM)-induced inhibition of TEA uptake was completely protected by 0.5-1% SVR extraction. $H_2O_2$ increased LDH release which was accompanied by an increase in lipid peroxidation in renal cortical slices. These changes were prevented by 0.5% SVR. These results suggest that SVR exerts benefical effect against oxidant-induced impairment of membrane transport function, this effect may be due to by an antioxidant action.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2004

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or its mRNA expression are increased in acute nephrosis of various types including ischemia/reperfusion injury. This study was undertaken to determine whether pentoxifylline (PTX), an inhibitor of TNF-α production, provides a protective effect against hypoxia-induced cell injury in rabbit renal cortical slices. To induce hypoxia-induced cell injury, renal cortical slices were exposed to 100% N₂ atmosphere. Control slices were exposed to 100% O₂ atmosphere. The cell injury was estimated by measuring lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release and p-aminohippurate (PAH) uptake. Exposure of slices to hypoxia increased the LDH release in a time-dependent manner. However, when slices were exposed to hypoxia in the presence of PTX, the LDH release was decreased. The protective effect of PTX was dose-dependent over the concentrations of 0.05∼1 mM. Hypoxia did not increase lipid peroxidation, whereas an organic hydroperoxide t-butylhydroperoxide (tBHP) resulted in a significant increase in lipid peroxidation. PTX did not affect tBHP-induced lipid peroxidation. Hypoxia decreased PAH uptake, which was significantly attenuated by PTX and glycine. tBHP-induced inhibition of PAH uptake was not altered by PTX, although it was prevented by antioxidant deferoxarnine. The PAH uptake by slices in rabbits with ischemic acute renal failure was prevented by PTX pretreatment. These results suggest that PTX may exert a protective effect against hypoxia-induced cell injury and its effect may due to inhibition of the TNF-α production, but not by its antioxidant action.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2001

Objective : This study was undertaken to determine whether Scutellaria balicalensis Georgi (SbG) extract exerts the protective effect against oxidant-induced alterations in organic cation transport in the renal proximal tubule. Methods : Organic cation transport was estimated by examining alterations in tetraethylammon - ium(TEA) uptake in rabbit renal cortical slices. The slices were treated with 0.2 mM tBHP for 60 min at $37^{\circ}C$. tBHP caused an inhibition in TEA uptake by renal cortical slices. Such an effect was accompanied by depressed Na+-K+-ATPase activity and ATP depletion. tBHP also induced a significant increase in LDH release. Results : SbG prevented tBHP-induced inhibition of TEA uptake in a dose-dependent manner at the concentration ranges of 0.05-0.1%. tBHP-induced inhibition of Na+-K+-ATPase activity and ATP depletion were significantly prevented by 0.05% SbG. tBHP-induced LDH release also was blocked by SbG. tBHP caused a significant increase in lipid peroxidation and its effect was prevented by SbG. Conclusion : These results suggest that SbG prevents oxidant-induced alterations in organic cation transport in rabbit renal cortical slices. Such protective effects of SbG may be attributed to inhibition of peroxidation of membrane lipid.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.189-193
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• 2003

This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of baicalein, a major flavone component of Scutellaria balicalensis Georgi, on oxidant-induced cell injury in renal epithelial cells. Opossum kidney cells, an established proximal tubular epithelial cells, were used as a cell model of renal epithelial cells and t-butylhydroperoxide (tBHP) as an oxidant drug model. Cell viability was measured by MTT assay and lipid peroxidation was estimated by measuring the content of malondialdehyde, a product of lipid peroxidation. Exposure of cells to tBHP caused cell death and its effect was dose-dependent over concentration range of 0.1~1.0 mM. When cells were exposed to tBHP in the presence of various concentrations (0.1~10 $\mu$M) of baicalein, tBHP-induced cell death was prevented with a manner dependent of baicalein concentration. tBHP induced A TP depletion, which was significantly prevented by baicalein. Similarly, tBHP-induced DNA damage was prevented by baicalein. tBHP produced a marked increase in lipid peroxidation and its effect was completely inhibited by baicalein. These results indue ate that tBHP induces cell injury through a lipid peroxidation-dependent mechanism in renal epithelial cells, and baicalein prevented oxidant-induced cell injury via antioxidant action inhibiting lipid peroxidation. In addition, these results suggest that baicalein may be a candidate for development of drugs which are effective in preventing and treating renal diseases.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.227-231
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• 2017

Background: Ginsenosides are active components of Panax ginseng that exert various health benefits including kidney protection effect. The medicinal activity of ginsenosides can be enhanced by modulating their stereospecificity by heat processing. Ginsenosides Rk2 and Rh3 represent positional isomers of the double bond at C-20(21) or C-20(22). Methods: The present study investigated the kidney-protective effects of ginsenosides Rk2 and Rh3 against cisplatin, a platinum based anticancer drug, induced apoptotic damage in renal proximal LLC-PK1 cells. Results: As a result, ginsenoside Rh3 shows a stronger protective effect than that shown by Rk2. Cisplatin-induced elevated protein levels of phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), p38, and cleaved caspase-3 decreased after cotreatment with ginsenoside Rh3. The increase in the percentage of apoptotic LLC-PK1 cells induced by cisplatin treatment also significantly reduced after cotreatment with ginsenoside Rh3. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that inhibition of the JNK and ERK mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling cascade plays a critical role in mediating the renoprotective effect of ginsenoside Rh3.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.1057-1064
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• 1999

8주령의 C57BL/KsJ db/db마우스에 상백피 냉침추출물을 투여하면서 5주간 사육하여 식이섭취량, 체중변화, 혈중 포도당 농도를 관찰하고, 소장내 ${\alpha}-glycosidase$ 활성변화와 혈중 당화헤모글로빈 농도, 중성지방 농도, 인슐린 농도를 측정하였다. 상백피추출물 500 mg/kg을 공급하는 Rad 500군과 1000 mg/kg을 공급하는 Rad 1000군, db/db 대조군과 lean군으로 나누고 대조약물로는 acarbose 5 mg/kg을 투여하였다. Rad 1000군은 식이섭취량에서 db/db 대조군보다 낮은 수준이었으며 그에 따라 체중증가량도 유의적으로 낮았다. 또한 공복시 혈중포도당 농도는 Rad 500, Rad 1000, acarbose군 모두 db/db 대조군보다 낮았다. 혈중 당화헤모글로빈 농도와 중성지방 함량 측정결과는 농도의존적으로 시료투여군이 db/db대조군보다 낮게 측정되었다. 혈중 인슐린 농도 측정결과 lean군을 제외한 나머지군간에 유의적인 차이는 없었고 Rad 500군에서 약간 높은 수준이 관찰되었다. 소장을 proximal, middle, distal 세부위로 나누어 각각에 대해 maltase, sucrase, lactase의 활성을 측정해본 결과 db/db군은 lean군에 비해 세효소의 활성이 매우 높은 활성을 나타내었으며, 시료투여군은 sucrase의 경우 proximal, middle 부위는 db/db군 보다 낮고 distal 부위는 활성이 높았다. Maltase, lactase의 활성은 모든부위에서 시료투여군이 db/db군 보다 낮아 lean군 수준이었다. 이상의 결과들로 미루어 상백피는 db/db마우스에서 식이섭취량을 줄여주어 체중증가를 억제시키고 소장내 glycosidase활성을 전반적으로 낮춰 혈중포도당 농도를 낮춰주고 혈중 당화헤모글로빈 농도와 중성지방 농도를 낮춰주는 등의 항당뇨효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.322-327
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• 2017

Background: Cynaroside is a flavone, a flavonoid-like compound, known by different names (luteoloside and cinaroside). It is commonly found in Lonicera japonica Thunb., Chrysanthemum moriflium, and Angelica keiskei. The process of cell death has been classified as necrosis and apoptosis. Necrosis refers to unregulated cell death induced by a chemotherapeutic agent. Doxorubicin is an anthracycline anti-cancer drug used to treat acute leukemia, cancer, and lymphoma. However, it induces nephrotoxicity including tubular damage. Therefore, we investigated the protective effect of cynaroside against doxorubicin-induced necrosis in HK-2 cells. Methods and Results: To confirm the beneficial effect of cynaroside on doxorubicin-induced necrosis, HK-2 cells, a human proximal tubule epithelial cell line were treated with $10{\mu}M$ doxorubicin and $80{\mu}M$ cynaroside. Doxorubicin treatment resulted in increased DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activity and mitochondria hyperactivation during cell necrosis. However, pretreatment with $80{\mu}M$ cynaroside attenuated DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 activity and mitochondria hyperactivation induced by $10{\mu}M$ doxorubicin in HK-2 cells. Conclusions: These results indicated that pretreatment with cynaroside ameliorated doxorubicin-induced necrosis in HK-2 cells. Therefore, cynaroside be used as a therapeutic agent for improving doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity. However, further studies are required to evaluated the toxicity of cynaroside treatment in animals and to determine its protective effect against doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity in an animal model.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.1611-1617
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• 2004

본 연구에서 는 뽕잎과 누에가루의 함량 비를 달리 하여 제조한 환의 혈당강하 효과를 in vitro및 동물실험을 통해 검정 하고자 하였다. 실험 동물은 체중 100 g내외 의 Sprague-Dawley종 수컷 흰쥐를 이용하였으며, 제조환은 식이 내에 0.4%(4 ghg)씩 공급하였다. 실험군은 제조환의 종류에 따라 제조환을 공급하지 않은 당뇨 대조군(DM group), 뽕잎 100%로 제조한 군(M group), 뽕잎에 누에가루를 각각 25%(25SM group), 50%(50SM group), 75%(75SM group) 및 100%(100S group)씩 혼합하여 제조한 군으로 나누었다. 식이와 식수는 자유섭식시켰으며,3주 간 사육한 후 STZ로 당뇨를 유발시켰으며, 9일 만에 희생시켰다 제조된 혼합 환의 DNJ의 함량은 누에가루의 혼합 비율이 높을수록 증가되었다. GABA및 rutin의 함량은 뽕잎의 혼합 비율이 증가함에 따라 함유량이 증가되었다. in uitro에서 소장 점막의 $\alpha$-glucosidase의 활성 저해 효과도 뽕잎 에 누에가루를 50% 이상 혼합시켰을 때 혼합하지 않은 환과 2SSM 환보다 유의적으로 증가되었다. 혈당강하 효과는 DM군과 M군에 비해 누에가루를 혼합한 군에서 더 높았으며 특히 50%, 75% 및 100% 혼합한 군들에서는 유의적 인 혈당강하 효과를 나타내었다. 소장 점막 maltase 활성은 proximal 부분에서 DM군에 비하여 제조환 공급군 모두가 유의적으로 감소되었으며, 제조환 공급군 간에는 유의적인 차이는 없었다. Middle부분에서는 실험군 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. Distal 부분에서는 DM군에 비하여 제조환 공급군에서 감소되었으며, 특히 50SM군,75SM군 및 100S군에서 현저하게 감소하였다. Sucrase와 lactase의 경우에는 prorimal부분에서 DM군에 비하여 제조환 공급군에서 유의적으로 감소되었으며, middle 및 distal부분에서는 실험군 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 결론적으로 뽕잎과 누에가루를 혼합하여 제조한 환은 in vitro실험 에서 $\alpha$-glucosidase 활성 저해효과를 증가시켰으며, STZ 유발 당뇨 쥐의 소장 proximal 부분의 이 당류 분해 효소 활성을 억제함으로써 급속한 혈당상승을 억제하는 효과가 있었다. 이러한 효과는 뽕잎과 누에가루를 50 : 50의 동량으로 혼합시켰을 때 가장 좋은 것으로 관찰되었다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.185-197
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• 2004

본 연구의 목적은 납중독에 의한 신장 기능 손상에 대한 스쿠알렌의 효과를 관찰하고자 하였다. ICR계 건강한 생쥐를 사용하여 납과 스쿠알렌을 복강 투여한 후, NO와 조직학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 실험군 설정은 다음과 같다. 실험군 1은 정상군, 실험군 2는 납 (30 mg/kg)만 처치한 군, 실험군 3은 납을 처치하고 스쿠알렌 (180 mg/kg)도 함께 처치한 군으로 각 실험군 당 생쥐 10마리를 사용하였다. 결과는 다음과 같다. 실험군 2의 경우, 미토콘드리아 신장, 사립체내막의 파괴, 소포체에서 리보소옴의 탈락이 24, 48시간동안 관찰되었고, 72시간부터 서서히 회복 되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었다. 실험군 3의 경우 실험군 2에 비해 손상 정도가 덜 하였으며, 48시간 이후부터 정상군과 유사한 소견을 보였다. NO의 경우 실험군 2에서는 NO 수치가 감소하였다. 하지만, 실험군 3의 경우 정상군보다 NO가 증가하였을 뿐만 아니라 납에 의한 NO 수치 감소에 대해 회복 효과를 보였다. 위와 같은 결과로 보아, 스쿠알렌이 신장 근위세뇨관에 미치는 납 독성을 감소시키면서 빠른 회복에 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.