• 약학회지
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.477-483
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• 2005

This study had been done for the investigation of the effect of Vitis vinifera extract (VV), Schisandra chinensis extract (SC), Taraxacum officinale extract (TO), Gardeniajasminoides extract (GJ), Angelica acutiloba extract (AA) and Paeonia japonica extract (PJ) on fatty liver and hepatotoxicity which was induced by Lieber-DeCarli ethanol liquid diet. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into eight groups: ethanol diet (ED), normal diet (ND), ED+VV (100mg/kg), ED+SC, ED+TO, ED+GJ, ED+AA, and ED+PJ (300mg/kg/day). Rats fed liquid diets for 6 weeks showed remarkable increase in serum and hepatic lipids indicating the onset of alcoholic fatty liver. The increasing levels of GPT, ALP activities in serum were observed in the groups fed with alcohol-containing diets compared to those of the ND group. The VV, SC, TO, GJ, AA and PJ groups were decreased the levels of triglyceride, free fatty acid and total cholesterol in serum and liver and GPT, ALP activities in serum. Therefore, they can be utiliaed as a health functional food or new drug candidate for fatty liver and hepatotoxicity which was induced by chronic alcohol consumption.

• 약학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.254-262
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• 2006

This study had been done for the investigation of the effect of Vitis vinifera extract(V), Schisandra chinensis extract (S), Taraxacum officinale extract (T), Gardenia jasminoides extract (G), Angelica acutiloba extract (A) and Paeonia japonica extract (P), and their mixtures on the antioxidant and ethanol oxidation system which was induced by Lieber-DeCarli ethanol liquid diet. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into eight groups: ethanol diet (ED), normal diet (ND), ED+V (100 mg/kg/day), ED+S, ED+T, ED+G, ED+A and ED+P (300 mg/kg/day). We studied the effect on alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) after herbal extracts administration for 6 weeks in rats induced by Lieber-DeCarli ethanol liquid diet. The differences in ADH and ALDH activity of the rats treated with herbal extracts and ED group were not significant. Phase I enzyme activity was found to be significantly higher in the ED+V than the ED group. Phase II enzymes (glutathione-S-transferase, phenol sulfatransferase) activities were found to be higher in the herbal extracts than the ED group. Herbal extracts not only reduced ethanol-induced elevation of level malondialdehyde but also protected against ethanol-induced decrease of reduced glutathione, gluthione reducatse, glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase activities. Therefore, they can be utilized as a health functional food or new drug candidate for fatty liver and hepatotoxicity which was induced by chronic alcohol consumption.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.215-230
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• 2023

Objectives : Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill contains many nutrients and exhibits high physiological functions. It has been shown that Schisandra seed and pamace contains more nutrients than fruits and thus have higher antioxidant efficacy. In this study, seed and pamace of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill (SPSC) were treated with hot-melt extrudate (HME) extrusion to produce water-soluble nanoparticles. Methods : SPSC was treated with HME to prepare nanoparticles. In this process, excipients (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, pullulan, 2-hydroxylpropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, lecithin) were added to prepare a hydrophilic polymer matrix. To compare and analyze the antioxidant effect and schizandrin content, total flavonoid content, total phenol content and ABTS assay were measured. To confirm the effect of increasing the water solubility of the particles, particle size and water solubility index measurements were performed. The molecular of the material was analyzed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Results : The particle size of HME extrudates decreased, while total phenols, flavonoids, schizandrin, antioxidant effect, and solubility increased. Through FT-IR, it was confirmed that the SPSC and the extrudate exhibit the same chemical properties. In addition, it was confirmed that when extracted with water, it exhibited a higher antioxidant effect than the ethanol extract. Conclusions : HME technology increased the solubility of SPSC, which are processing by-products, and improved their antioxidant effect to a higher degree. It was confirmed that SPSC could be used as an eco-friendly, high value-added material.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.272-277
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the antioxidant activities and hepatoprotective effects of Schisandra chinensis Baillon extract (SCE) against tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP)-induced oxidative hepatic damage in rats. MATERIALS/METHODS: Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were pretreated with SCE (300, 600, and 1,200 mg/kg BW) or saline once daily for 14 consecutive days. On day 14, each animal, except those belonging to the normal control group, were injected with t-BHP (0.8 mmol/kg BW/i.p.), and all of the rats were sacrificed 16 h after t-BHP injection. RESULTS: Although no significant differences in AST and ALT levels were observed among the TC and SCE groups, the high-dose SCE group showed a decreasing tendency compared to the TC group. However, erythrocyte SOD activity showed a significant increase in the low-dose SCE group compared with the TC group. On the other hand, no significant differences in hepatic total glutathione (GSH) level, glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities were observed among the TC and SCE groups. Hepatic histopathological evaluation revealed that pretreatment with SCE resulted in reduced t-BHP-induced incidence of lesions, such as neutrophil infiltration, swelling of liver cells, and necrosis. In particular, treatment with a high dose of SCE resulted in induction of phase II antioxidant/detoxifying enzyme expression, such as glutathione S-transferase (GST) and glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC). CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, we conclude that SCE exerts protective effects against t-BHP induced oxidative hepatic damage through the reduction of neutrophil infiltration, swelling of liver cells, and necrosis. In addition, SCE regulates the gene expression of phase II antioxidant/detoxifying enzymes independent of hepatic antioxidant enzyme activity.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.347-355
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• 2020

Cognitive impairment is considered to be key research topics in the field of neurodegenerative diseases and in understanding of learning and memory. In the present study, we investigated neuroprotective effects of Schisandra chinensis (SC) and Ribes fasciculatum (RF) extracts in hydrogen peroxide-induced neuronal cell death in vitro and scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment in Sprague Dawley^® (SD) rat in vivo. Apoptotic cell death in neuroblastic PC12 cell line was induced by hydrogen peroxide for 1 hour at 100 μM. However, mixture of SC and RF treatment prevented peroxide induced PC12 cell death with no neurotoxic effects. For in vivo experiment, the effect of SC and RF extracts on scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment in SD rat was evaluated by spontaneous alternation behavior in Y-Maze test. After 30 min scopolamine injection, the scopolamine-induced rats presented significantly decreased % spontaneous alteration and acetylcholine level, compared to non-induced group. However, treatment of SC+RF extracts rescued the reduced % spontaneous alteration with acetylcholine concentration from hippocampus in scopolamine-induced rats. These results suggested that mixture of SC and RF extract may be a potential natural therapeutic agent for the prevention of cognitive impairment.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.425-435
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• 2024

Schisandra chinensis extract (SCE) protects against hypocholesterolemia by inhibiting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) protein stabilization. We hypothesized that the hypocholesterolemic activity of SCE can be attributable to upregulation of the PCSK9 inhibition-associated low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR). Male mice were fed a low-fat diet or a Western diet (WD) containing SCE at 1% for 12 weeks. WD increased final body weight and blood LDL cholesterol levels as well as alanine transaminase and aspartate aminotransferase expression. However, SCE supplementation significantly attenuated the increase in blood markers caused by WD. SCE also attenuated WD-mediated increases in hepatic LDLR protein expression in the obese mice. In addition, SCE increased LDLR protein expression and attenuated cellular PCSK9 levels in HepG2 cells supplemented with delipidated serum (DLPS). Non-toxic concentrations of schisandrin A (SA), one of the active components of SCE, significantly increased LDLR expression and tended to decrease PCSK9 protein levels in DLPS-treated HepG2 cells. High levels of SA-mediated PCSK9 attenuation was not attributable to reduced PCSK9 gene expression, but was associated with free PCSK9 protein degradation in this cell model. Our findings show that PCSK9 secretion can be significantly reduced by SA treatment, contributing to reductions in free cholesterol levels.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제60권2호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2017

오미자를 착즙하고 남은 착즙박을 이용하여 추출조건에 따른 이화학적 변화를 알아보았다. 즉, 착즙박을 열수, 50% 에탄올, 70% 에탄올 및 95% 에탄올을 추출 용매로 사용하였으며, 추출시간은 1시간에서 10시간까지 1시간 간격으로 $60^{\circ}C$에서 정치 추출하여 여과한 후, 감압 농축하여 제조된 용매별 농축액을 분석시료로 이용하였다. 오미자에 함유된 유효성분 중 하나인 schizandrin 함량은 추출 용매에 따라서 열수: 0.52 g/100 g, 50% 에탄올: 1.79 g/100 g, 70% 에탄올: 2.01 g/100 g 및 95% 에탄올은 2.37 g/100을 나타내었으며, 열수를 이용하여 추출한 경우보다 에탄올 농도가 증가할수록 schizandrin 함량이 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 50% 에탄올 용매 추출물에서 16.70 mg/mL로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl 전자공여소거능에 대한 효과는 분석 시료의 200 mg/mL 농도에서 측정하였을 때, 50% 에탄올 용매 추출물에서 86.16%로 가장 높게 나타내었다. 또한, 안토시아닌 함량은 모든 용매 추출물이 추출 시간이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 보였다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.851-858
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• 2016

오미자 열매를 과피, 과육 및 씨 등을 부위별로 분리한 후 일반성분을 분석한 결과 모든 부분에서 가용성 무질소물의 함량이 각각 20.72, 6.88 및 24.42%로 가장 많이 함유되어 있으며 열매에서 씨 부분이 차지하는 비율은 40% 이상이었다. 또한, 오미자의 유효성분인 schizandrin을 포함한 리그 난 화합물의 총량이 씨 부분에서 15.55 mg/g으로 가장 많이 함유되어 있고 schizandrin이 5.68 mg/g, gomisin N이 2.90 mg/g, gomisin A 1.55 mg/g, schizandrin C가 1.53 mg/g 함유되어 있었으며 열풍 건조한 오미자 열매 전과와 거의 비슷한 함량을 함유하고 있었다. 오미자의 유기산은 주로 과피 쪽에 있었으며 총유기산 함량은 12.99%를 함유하고 있었고 주된 유기산은 citric acid로 4.84%를 함유하고 있었다. 오미자의 지방 함량은 씨 부위 및 열풍 건조한 오미자 열매에서 각각 19.04%와 15.11%를 함유하고 있었고 지방을 구성하고 있는 주된 지방산은 linoleic acid로 각각 72.66%와 74.10%를 차지하고 있었으며, 그다음은 oleic acid로 각각 14.78%와 17.46%를 차지하고 있었다. 오미자의 주된 무기이온은 씨에서는 P로 725.35 mg/100 g을, 열풍 건조한 열매 전과에서는 K로 2,024.10 mg/100 g을 차지하고 있었다. 결론적으로 오미자를 활용하기 위해서는 리그 난 화합물이 많이 함유되어 있는 씨 부분을 충분히 활용할 수 있는 방법을 고려하여야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.923-930
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• 2016

열풍건조 오미자 분말(DP), 열풍건조 오미자 추출물(DE), 동결건조 오미자 분말(FP), 동결 오미자 추출물(FE)을 각각 1% 첨가한 설기떡을 $25^{\circ}C$에서 5일간 저장하며 이화학적 특성, 기능성 성분 및 항산화 활성을 연구하였다. pH는 동결 오미자 추출물 첨가 설기떡이 4.19로 낮은 값을 나타냈으며, 대조구는 6.43으로 높은 값을 나타내었다. 대조구는 저장기간 중 낮아지는 경향을 나타냈으나, 오미자 분말 및 추출물 첨가구는 유의적 차이가 없었다. $L^*$ value는 가공 직후 대조구의 값이 가장 높았으나, 저장기간 중 감소하였다. $a^*$ value는 동결건조 오미자 첨가구가 열풍건조 오미자 첨가구보다 높은 값을 나타내었으며, $b^*$ value는 열풍건조 오미자 첨가구가 동결 오미자 첨가구 보다 높은 값을 나타내었다. 총 페놀 함량 및 FRAP 활성은 동결 오미자 첨가구가 열풍건조 오미자 첨가구 보다 높은 함량을 나타내었다. Anthocyanin 및 schisandrin은 대조구에서 검출되지 않았다. 안토시아닌 함량은 열풍건조 오미자 첨가구 보다 동결 오미자 첨가구에서 높은 함량을 나타내었다. Schisandrin 함량은 오미자 분말 첨가구보다 오미자 추출물 첨가구에서 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 토대로 기능성 성분 및 항산화능을 고려하여 볼 때 동결 오미자 추출물을 설기떡에 첨가하면 우수한 설기떡을 제조할 수있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.226-234
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• 2006

Disturbance of antioxidant system is very common in chronic alcoholics and herbal or natural products with antioxidant activity have been used for its treatment. This study was to investigate the effect of Vitis vinifera extract(V), Schisandra chinensis extract(S), Taraxacum officinale extract(T), Gardenia jasminoides extract(G), Angelica acutiloba extract(A) and Paeonia japonica extract(P), and their combinations on the antioxidant and ethanol oxidation system. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to Lieber-DeCarli ethanol liquid diet(ED) and were then given different herbal extract mixtures for 6 weeks including VST(V 100+S 150+T 150mg/kg/day), VSG(V 100+S 150+G 150mg/kg/day), VTG(V 100+T 150+G 150mg/kg/day), and VAP(V 100+A 150+P 150mg/kg/day). When the activity of alcohol dehydrogenase(ADH) and acetaldehyde dehydrogenase(ALDH) were compared between ED only group and herbal extracts treatment group, the differences were statistically significant. Phase I and II(glutathione-S-transferase, phenol sulfatransferase) enzyme activities were found to be significantly higher in the VAT treatment group compared to the ED group. Herbal extracts not only repressed the ethanol-induced elevation of malondialdehyde level, but also protected against ethanol-induced decrease in glutathione content, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase activities. The administration of the herbal extracts was found to be effective in eliminating lipid-peroxides induced by long-term consumption of alcohol by activating various enzyme systems and physiological active compound formation system. After a chronic consumption of alcohol, Angelica Radix protected the liver via activating the ethanol-metabolism enzyme system, and Paeoniae Radix via activating the ethanol-metabolism enzyme and the phase I, II-metabolism enzyme system. Taraxaci Herba was also effective in liver protection via activating the ethanol-metabolism enzyme system and the phase I, II-metabolism enzyme system, Gardeniae Fructus via activating the phase II-metabolism enzyme system and the anti-oxidation system enzyme, and Schisandra Fructus and a grapestone via activating the anti-oxidation system. Our data suggest that these herbal extracts may be useful as a health functional food or new drug candidate for fatty liver and hepatotoxicity induced by chronic alcohol consumption.