• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2017

Vaccinium angustifolium, commonly known as the lowbush blueberry, is a rich source of flavonoids, with which various human physiological activities have been associated. The present study focuses on the investigation of the effect of the methanolic extract of V. angustifolium root extract (VAE) on high affinity immunoglobulin E receptor ($Fc{\varepsilon}RI$) ${\alpha}$ chain antibody (CRA-1)-induced allergic reaction in human basophilic KU812F cells. The total phenolic content of VAE was found to be $170{\pm}1.9mg$ gallic acid equivalents/g. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that the cell surface expression of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ was suppressed in a concentration-dependent manner upon culture with VAE. Reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that the mRNA level of the $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ ${\alpha}$ chain was reduced in a concentration-dependent manner as a result of VAE treatment. Western blot analysis revealed that the protein expression of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) 1/2 were concentration-dependently inhibited by VAE. We determined that VAE inhibited anti-CRA-1-induced histamine release, in addition to the elevation of intracellular calcium concentration ([$Ca^{2+}$]i), in a concentration-dependent manner. These results indicate that VAE may exert an anti-allergic effect via the inhibition of calcium influx and histamine release, which occurs as a result of the down-regulation of $Fc{\varepsilon}RI$ expression through inhibition of ERK 1/2 activation.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.88-96
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• 2020

Stauntonia hexaphylla (SH) and Vaccinium bracteatum (VB) are herbal extracts widely used in food and traditional herbal medicine, and have the ability to perform a wide range of biological activities. We aimed to investigate the effects of the SH and VB combination (SHVB) on mice models of chronic restraint stress (CRS) and pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors to elucidate its possible mechanisms of action. CRS-exposed mice treated with SHVB showed significantly decreased immobility time, increased swimming and climbing times in the forced swim test (FST), and increased locomotor activity in the open field test (OFT). SHVB decreased serum CORT levels, but enhanced brain monoamine neurotransmitters. SHVB significantly decreased the sleep latency and increased total sleep duration in pentobarbital-induced sleeping behavior in mice. SHVB showed inhibitory effect on 5-HT_2A receptor-mediated ERK1/2 phosphorylation. These results suggest that SHVB has antidepressant and hypnotic effects by regulating the 5-HT_2A receptor.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.547-553
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• 2018

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of branch extracts of Vaccinium oldhamii (VOB) on melanin synthesis in B16F10 cells. VOB promoted melanin production in absence or presence of ${\alpha}$-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (${\alpha}-MSH$) in B16F10 cells. However, VOB did not affect the expression of tyrosinase and TRP-1 associated with melanin synthesis at the mRNA and protein levels in B16F10. But, VOB decreased TRP-2 protein level and induced tyrosinase activation in B16F10 cells. Inhibition of tyrosinase activity and tyrosinase knockdown attenuated VOB-mediated melanin synthesis. In conclusion, VOB may stimulate melanin synthesis through activating tyrosinase activity.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제89권3호
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• pp.378-383
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• 2000

독일 Eifel 산맥일대 구주적송(Pinus sylvestris) 조림지의 생태학적 산림경영을 위한 기본정보를 수집하기 위하여 식물사회학적 방법으로 산림식생이 분류되었으며, 분류된 각 군락에 대하여 그들의 생태학적 특성이 분석, 기술되었다. 유럽적송 인공림은 적습지의 Vaccinium myrtillus-Pinus sylvestris군락, 습지의 Pteridium aquilium-Pinus sylvestris 군락, B층 토양이 굳어진 Molinia caerulea-Pinus sylvestris 군락 그리고 건조지의 Festuca tenuifolia-Pinus sylvestris 군락으로 구분되었다. 관목층이하의 교목성 수종을 토대로 천이경향을 분석한 결과, V. myrtillus-P. sylvestris 군락, Pteridium aquilium-Pinus sylvestris 군락 그리고 Molinia caerulea-Pinus sylvestris 군락은 참나무류림의 도중단계를 지나 유럽너도밤나무(Fagus sylvatica)림으로, Festuca tenuifolia-Pinus sylvestris 군락은 구주적송이 극상림으로 남을 것으로 예상되었다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.316-325
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• 2005

The antioxidant potential of a $75\%$ methanolic extract of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) and its different fractions was investigated using different reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO.), metal chelating and lipid peroxidation assays. Methylene chloride and $75\%$ methanol fractions showed equally high activities $(IC_{50} 0.010 mg/mL)$ for hydroxyl radical (HO) scavenging. Higher hydrogen peroxide $(H_2O_2)$ scavenging values were reported for the ethyl acetate and methylene chloride fractions and their $IC_{50}$ values were 0.20 and 0.15 mg/mL, respectively. Nitric oxide (NO.) and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) scavenging activities were higher in ethyl acetate and methylene chloride fractions. Chloroform and water fractions showed higher activities in superoxide $(O_2.)$ scavenging. All fractions showed strong metal chelating capacities compared with the commercial antioxidants tested. The $0.1\%$ ethyl acetate fraction showed notable capacity to suppress lipid peroxidation in both fish oil and linoleic acid. Phenolic content was measured in all the fractions and methanolic extract. Among the fractions, ethyl acetate fraction showed the highest phenolic content.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.343-347
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• 2014

The present study investigated the effects of Vaccinium uliginosum L. (bilberry) on the learning and memory impairments induced by amyloid-${\beta}$ protein ($A{\beta}P$) 1-42. ICR Swiss mice were divided into 4 groups: the control ($A{\beta}40$-1A), control with 5% bilberry group ($A{\beta}40$-1B), amyloid ${\beta}$ protein 1-42 treated group ($A{\beta}1$-42A), and $A{\beta}1$-42 with 5% bilberry group ($A{\beta}1$-42B). The control was treated with amyloid ${\beta}$-protein 40-1 for placebo effect, and Alzheimer's disease (AD) group was treated with amyloid ${\beta}$-protein 1-42. Amyloid ${\beta}$-protein 1-42 was intracerebroventricular (ICV) micro injected into the hippocampus in 35% acetonitrile and 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid. Although bilberry added groups tended to decrease the finding time of hidden platform, no statistical significance was found. On the other hand, escape latencies of $A{\beta}P$ injected mice were extended compared to that of $A{\beta}40$-1. In the Probe test, bilberry added $A{\beta}1$-42B group showed a significant (P<0.05) increase of probe crossing frequency compared to $A{\beta}1$-42A. Administration of amyloid protein ($A{\beta}1$-42) decreased working memory compared to $A{\beta}40$-1 control group. In passive avoidance test, bilberry significantly (P<0.05) increased the time of staying in the lighted area compared to AD control. The results suggest that bilberry may help to improve memory and learning capability in chemically induced Alzheimer's disease in experimental animal models.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.67-67
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• 2019

Vaccinium oldhamii (V. oldhamii) has been reported to exert a variety of the pharmacological properties such as anti-oxidant activity, anti-cancer activity, and inhibitory activity of ${\alpha}$-amylase and acetylcholinesterase. However, the anti-inflammatory activity of V. oldhamii has not been studied. In this study, we aimed to investigate anti-inflammatory activity of the stem extracts from V. oldhamii, and to elucidate the potential mechanisms in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. Among VOS, VOL and VOF, the inhibitory effect of NO and PGE2 production induced by LPS was highest in VOS treatment. Thus, VOS was selected for the further study. VOS dose-dependently blocked LPS-induced NO and PGE2 production by inhibiting iNOS and COX-2 expression, respectively. VOS inhibited the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$. In addition, VOS suppressed TRAP activity and attenuated the expression of the osteoclast-specific genes such as NFATc1, c-FOS, TRAP, MMP-9, cathepsin K, CA2, OSCAR and ATPv06d2. VOS inhibited LPS-induced $NF-{\kappa}B$ signaling activation through blocking $I{\kappa}B-{\alpha}$ degradation and p65 nuclear accumulation. VOS inhibited MAPK signaling activation by attenuating the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, p38 and JNK. Furthermore, VOS inhibited ATF2 phosphorylation and blocked ATF2 nuclear accumulation. From these findings, VOS has potential to be a candidate for the development of chemopreventive or therapeutic agents for the inflammatory diseases.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2012

정금나무 열매의 생리활성 및 항균활성을 측정한 결과, ABTS radical decolorlization은 $200{\mu}g/mL$에 $92.7{\pm}4.1%$로 positive control인 BHA의 $200{\mu}g/mL$에서 $52.4{\pm}1.9%$보다 높은 활성을 보였다. 지용성 물질의 항산화력을 나타내는 TBARS값은 $200{\mu}g/mL$에서 $74.4{\pm}2.9%$, antioxidant protection factor는 $200{\mu}g/mL$에서 $3.6{\pm}1.6%$로 항산화효과가 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 정금나무 열매 추출물의 angiotensin converting enzyme 활성억제 효과는 $200{\mu}g/mL$에서 $28.6{\pm}0.6%$의 저해율을 나타내었으며, xanthine oxidase 저해활성을 측정한 결과 $200{\mu}g/mL$에서 $43.3{\pm}0.8%$ 이상의 활성을 나타내었다. 정금나무 열매 추출물의 항균활성을 측정한 결과 Helicobacter pylori는 $200{\mu}g$/0.1 mL 농도에서 24 mm의 저해환을 보였고, Staphylococcus epidermidis는 28 mm의 저해환을, Staphylococcus aureus, Eschericia coil, Propionebacterium acnes는 각각 13 mm, 26 mm, 16 mm의 저해환을 나타내어 $200{\mu}g$/0.1 mL의 농도 이상에서는 모두 항균활성이 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 주름억제 효과를 나타내는 elastase 억제효과를 측정한 결과 $200{\mu}g/mL$에서 $52.7{\pm}0.9%$로 비교적 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2004

Gibberellins(GAs)는 식물의 성장과 발전에 있어서 중요하게 작용한다고 알려져 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 농업과 원예분야에 매우 중요한 새로운 GAs 생성미생물을 탐색하고자 실험을 수행하였다. 생강나무(Lindera obtusiloba)와 산앵두나무(Vaccinium koreanum)의 뿌리에 존재하는 사상균을 분리하여 GAs 생산 활성을 측정하였으며, 비색법으로 GA 생산량을 분석하였을 때 이들 중에서 GAs 생산량이 가장 많은 것으로 확인된 두 균주에 대하여 여러 GAs 중에서 식물생장촉진 활성이 높다고 알려진 $GA_{1},\;GA_{3},\;GA_{4}$와 $GA_{7},\;GA_{53}$에 대하여 생산정도를 분석하고, 동정을 수행하였으며, Waito-c(난장이 볍씨)에서 Bioassay를 수행하였다. 생강나무에서는 6종의 균주, 산앵두나무에서는 4종류의 GAs 생산균을 분리하였고, 분리된 균중 GAs를 가장 많이 생산하는 균주들에 대하여 동정한 결과, 생강나무에서 분리한 C03 균주는 P. urticae KNUC03으로 동정되었으며, 산앵두나무에서 분리한 E03 균주는 P. griseofulvum KNUE03으로 동정되었다. 생합성된 GAs를 분석한 결과 P. urticae KNUC03 균주는 배양액 25 ml 중에 $GA_1\;7.08\;ng,\;GA_3\;30.80\;ng,\;GA_{4}\;1.27\;ng,\;GA_{7}\;0.88\;ng$ 및 $GA_{53}\;0.13\;ng$을 생산하였고 P. griseofulvum KNUE03은 $GA_1\;9.79\;ng,\;GA_3\;133.58\;ng,\;GA_4\;2.64\;ng,\;GA_7\;7.80\;ng$ 및 $GA_{53}\;0.73\;ng$을 생산하는 것이 확인되었다. 두 균주 중에서 P. griseofulvum KNUE03이 GAs를 더 많이 생산함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제94권4호통권161호
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• pp.209-213
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• 2005

희귀수종 들쭉나무(Vaccinium uliginosum L.)의 유전자원 보존을 위한 분자유전학적 정보를 제공하고자 한라산 및 설악산 정상부에 국소적으로 분포하고 있는 2개 집단을 대상으로 I-SSR 표지자 분석을 수행하였다. 증폭된 I-SSR 산물은 총 68개였고, 유전다양성은 한라산 집단이 0.539로 설악산 집단(0.401) 보다 높았으며, 동일한 표지자로 분석된 타 희귀수종에 비해 상대적으로 높은 유전적 다양성을 보였다. AMOVA 분석 결과 전체 유전변이 중 66.5%가 각 집단 내 개체 간에 공통적으로 존재하며, 33.5%는 집단간 유전적 차이에 기인하는 것으로 추정되어 분석된 두 집단 간에 매우 높은 유전적 분화가 관찰되었다. 지리적으로 격리된 이들 집단 간의 높은 유전적 이질성은 두 집단이 각각 별개의 조상집단으로부터 유래되었을 가능성과 빙하기 이후 급격한 환경변화와 지리적 격리 등으로 인해 각 집단이 유전적 부동과정을 거치며 유전적 이질성이 증가하였을 가능성 등에 의해 설명될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.