• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2018

Silymarin is the standardized extract from Silybum marianum which consists mainly of flavonoids and polyphenols. It is highly regarded for its hepatoprotective ability. Silybin B is a flavonolignan and one of the active components of silymarin. The content of silybin B in various parts of S. marianum was analyzed by HPLC-UV. Results show that the extract of seeds contain the highest amount of silybin B (7.434 mg/g DW). The petioles of S. marianum showed a low content of silybin B. This study revealed that seeds of S. marianum contain high amount of silybin B and could be a good source of the compound.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제64권4호
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• pp.696-706
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• 2022

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation of Silybum marianum seed (SMS) extract on the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal noxious gas emission, and hematology parameters in weaned piglets. A total of 120, 21-day-old weaned piglets ([Yorkshire × Landrace] × Duroc) were randomly assigned to 3 groups based on the average initial body weight (6.46 ± 0.45 kg). There were 8 replicate pens per treatment and 5 pigs (mixed sex) per pen. The experimental period was 42 days. Dietary groups included a basal diet, and a basal diet supplemented with 0.05% or 0.10% SMS extract. Feeding weaned piglets with SMS extract containing diet significantly increased average daily gain and average daily feed intake. Additionally, the supplementation of SMS extract had no significant effects on nutrient digestibility, serum hematology, and fecal noxious gas emission parameters. We considered that the supplementation of SMS extract had positive effects on the voluntary feed intake in weaned piglets, thus improving growth performance.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.68-77
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• 2021

Silymarin is a standardized extract obtained from the seeds and fruits of Silybum marianum L., or commonly called milk thistle, a member of Carduus marianum family that contains mix of flavonolignans. Some epidemiological and preclinical studies revealed that S. marianum L. has been used for herbal remedies for centuries for its pharmacological activity. In this review, pharmacological studies in vitro and in vivo of silymarin are discussed thoroughly stressing on antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral, and anti-carcinogenic aspects of silymarin. In addition, the protective influences of silymarin on some organs such as heart, liver, bone, and neuron tissue are reviewed as well. This review would be useful for further study regarding the potential of natural plant, notably silymarin, and its therapeutic potential in the prevention and treatment of diseases.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 1997

본 연구는 지질의 과산화에 대한 항산화 효과를 조사하기 위하여 엉겅퀴(Silybum marianum)로부터 silymarin 및 silybin을 정제하여 실험하였다. Silymarin 및 silybin은 xanthine oxidase system에서 superoxide anion의 생성을 억제하였다. 쥐의 간 mitochondria에서는 silymarin 및 silybin은 reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate(NADPH)에 의해 효과적 또는 ascorbic acid 또는 Fenton's reagent에 의하여 비효소적으로 유도되는 지질의 과산화를 억제하였다. 또 mitochondria의 지질과산화도 silymarin 및 silybin에 의하여 억제되었고 NADPH 의존 cychrome P-450 reductase에 의한 Fe2+의 산화도 silymarin 및 silybin에 의하여 억제되었다. Silymarin 및 silybin은 microsome의 효소 시스템 및 linoleic acid hydroperoxide induced peroxidation system에서 지질의 과산화의 연쇄반응에서 유리기의 억제효과가 있었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1997

This study was performed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of silymarin against human low density lipoproteins(LDL) oxidation. Silymarin extracted from Silybum marianum was successively purified with solvent fractionation and followed by silica gel column chromatography. The active substances were separated by HPLC and the isolated active substances, silymarin were identified by IR, NMR, GC-MS as silymarin. Silymarin inhibited at the 5 $\mu$M Cu2+-mediated oxidation of human low density lipoprotein (LDL) in a dose dependent manner. Silymarin completely inhibited LDL oxidation at 50 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ concentration. These findings suggest that silymarin may protect LDL against oxidation in atherosclerotic lessions.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.353-359
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• 1998

This study was initiated to antioxidant activity of silybin on oxidation of human low density lipoproteins(LDL). Siltbin was extracted from Silybum marianum by the combination of fractionation and it was futher purified by silica gel column chromatography, and isolated active substances were identified silybin by IR, NMR and GC-MS. siltbin inhibited the ozidation of human low density lipoprotein(LDL) mediated by 5$^{\mu}$m CU $^{2+}$ ion in a dose dependent manner. LDL oxidation by congugated dines formation was completely inhibited by silybin at a concentration of 5$^{\mu}$M. The results provide a possibility that silybin might protect LDL against oxidation in atherosclerotic lessions.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2006

A growing body of evidence supports lipid peroxidation as having a role in the pathogenesis of liver disease. Although the probable cause of damage to human hepatocytes may be multifactorial, free radicals have been implicated in a variety of liver diseases, particularly in the presence of iron overload and toxic substances such as ethanol. Consequently, antioxidants, particularly those of plant origin such as flavonoids, may help to reduce the risk of developing these diseases. Silybum (S.) marianum, a medicinal plant widely used in traditional European medicine for the treatment of liver disorders, was evaluated for antioxidant activity. Thin layer chromatography and High Performance Liquid Chromatography analyses of crude extract of the plant confirmed the presence of a number of flavonoids reported in the literature. The antioxidant activity of these flavonoids was measured through inhibition of lipid peroxidation and 1, 1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging. The crude plant extract showed marked antioxidant activity in both assays. These results suggest that S. marianum contains flavonoids with antioxidant activity, capable of inhibiting or scavenging free radicals, thus supporting its traditional use as a hepatoprotective agent.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2019

자외선은 피부 광노화를 일으키며 홍반, 일광 화상 등 피부 광손상의 원인이 된다. 실리마린은 밀크 씨슬로도 알려져 있는 흰무늬엉겅퀴(Silybum marianum; S. m) 추출물에 존재하는 폴리페놀 화합물로 항산화 효과 및 자외선에 대한 피부 보호 효과가 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 피부의 표피층에서 실리마린을 함유하는 S. m 추출물의 광보호 효과를 이해하고자 하였다. 표피층을 구성하는 세포들이 자외선에 노출되면 DNA 손상이 발생하는데 S. m 추출물이 DNA repair를 촉진할 뿐만 아니라 UV filter로 작용하여 DNA 손상을 방지하는 것도 확인할 수 있었다. 특히, 홍반이 발생하지 않는 suberythemal dose (SED)의 자외선 노출에도 각질 산화와 DNA 손상이 일어날 수 있으며, S. m 추출물이 이런 미세 손상이 발생하는 것을 억제하는 것도 확인하였다. 또한 자외선에 의하여 각질이 산화되어 카르보닐화 단백질(protein carbonylation)이 증가하는 현상도 S. m 추출물을 도포한 경우는 억제됨을 확인하였다. S. m 추출물은 흡광의 성질이 있지만 광독성 유발 가능성은 낮은 것으로 평가되었다. 따라서 S. m 추출물은 광노화를 방지하고 피부를 보호하는데 활용 될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2018년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.172-172
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• 2018

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.124-130
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• 2008

Herbal plants or traditional Oriental medicine have been considered as a potential resource of new drug development worldwide. However, traditional Korean medicine has given little effort to the field of new drug development. This study reports on a plant-derived hepatotherapeutic drug, silymarin, which has been popularly used in many countries. It was discovered as an active compound from Silybum marianum (milk thistle) which has been known as a medicinal plant having hepatoprotective properties in both European and Asian countries. While it has been used as an herbal prescription in Asia, its active compounds or scientific mechanisms were intensively studied in Europe. Currently, silymarin is one of the most powerful herbal extracts in the world, and its usage is being expanded to many other medical purposes. This report would be helpful for providing an informative example of herbal-derived drug development to Oriental doctors or scientists in the Oriental medicinal field.