• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2405-2425
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• 2014

Radiation exposure leads to several pathophysiological conditions, including oxidative damage, inflammation and fibrosis, thereby affecting the survival of organisms. This review explores the radiation countermeasure properties of fourteen (14) plant extracts or plant-derived compounds against these cellular manifestations. It was aimed at evaluating the possible role of plants or its constituents in radiation countermeasure strategy. All the 14 plant extracts or compounds derived from it and considered in this review have shown some radioprotection in different in vivo, ex-vivo and or in vitro models of radiological injury. However, few have demonstrated advantages over the others. C. majus possessing antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects appears to be promising in radioprotection. Its crude extracts as well as various alkaloids and flavonoids derived from it, have shown to enhance survival rate in irradiated mice. Similarly, curcumin with its antioxidant and the ability to ameliorate late effect of radiation exposure, combined with improvement in survival in experimental animal following irradiation, makes it another probable candidate against radiological injury. Furthermore, the extracts of P. hexandrum and P. kurroa in combine treatment regime, M. piperita, E. officinalis, A. sinensis, nutmeg, genistein and ginsan warrants further studies on their radioprotective potentials. However, one that has received a lot of attention is the dietary flaxseed. The scavenging ability against radiation-induced free radicals, prevention of radiation-induced lipid peroxidation, reduction in radiation cachexia, level of inflammatory cytokines and fibrosis, are some of the remarkable characteristics of flaxseed in animal models of radiation injury. While countering the harmful effects of radiation exposure, it has shown its ability to enhance survival rate in experimental animals. Further, flaxseed has been tested and found to be equally effective when administered before or after irradiation, and against low doses (${\leq}5Gy$) to the whole body or high doses (12-13.5 Gy) to the whole thorax. This is particularly relevant since apart from the possibility of using it in pre-conditioning regime in radiotherapy, it could also be used during nuclear plant leakage/accidents and radiological terrorism, which are not pre-determined scenarios. However, considering the infancy of the field of plant-based radioprotectors, all the above-mentioned plant extracts/plant-derived compounds deserves further stringent study in different models of radiation injury.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2012

Objectives : Under normal condition melanin protects the skin from extracellular stimuli including ultraviolet (UV)-induced oxidative skin damages, but excess production and accumulation of melanin can induce hyperpigmentation causing esthetic problems. Therefore, in this study we tried to search for natural skin whitening materials from marine natural resources. Methods : Water and ethanol extracts of marine natural resources were prepared from Porphyra thalli (PT), Laminariae thallus (LT), Ostreae concha (OC), Sargassum thallus (ST), Undaria thallus (UT), Codium thalli (CT), Enteromorpha thalli (ET), Syngnathoides biaculeatus (SB), and Hippocampus coronatus (Hc). Their effects against UVB and ${\alpha}$-melanocyte stimulating hormone (${\alpha}$-MSH)-induced melanogenesis were investigated based on melanin formation in B16 mouse melanoma cells. The mRNA and protein expression of enzymes involved in the melanogenic process were further examined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis, respectively. Results : Water extract of Ostreae concha (OCW/E) effectively inhibited UVB and ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced melanin production in B16 melanocytes, which seemed to be mediated by inhibition of mRNA expression of tyrosinase and tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP-1). In another experiment, ethanol extracts from Porphyra thalli (PTE/E), Laminariae thallus (LTE/E), Sargassum thallus (STE/E), Undaria thallus (UTE/E), Codium thalli (CTE/E), Syngnathoides biaculeatus (SBE/E), and Hippocampus coronatus (HcE/E) significantly suppressed UVB and ${\alpha}$-MSH-induced melanin formation. Furthermore, ethylacetate fraction isolated form LTE/E (LTE/EEt) decreased UVB and ${\alpha}$-MSH-elevated extracellular melanin levels via inhibition of tyrosinase protein expression. Conclutions : These results suggest that marine natural resources such as Porphyra thalli, Laminariae thallus, Ostreae concha, Sargassum thallus, Undaria thallus, Codium thalli, Syngnathoides biaculeatus and Hippocampus coronatus have anti-melanogenic effects, thereby exhibiting high potentials to be utilized as one of the ingredients for the development of new whitening functional cosmetics.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2020

Objectives : We observed the possibilities that blue honeysuckle has favorable analgesic or refinement effects on the Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) in rats. Methods : Estradiol benzoate and oxytocin were used to induce the PD rat model. And Blue honeysuckle concentration lyophilized powders (BH) 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg of Lonicerae Flos aqueous extract lyophilized powders (LF) were orally administered, once a day for 10 days at 30 min after each estradiol benzoate treatment. Then the changes on the body weights and gains during experimental periods, abdominal writhing response for analgesic activities, uterine weights, uterus lipid peroxidation, antioxidant defense system - glutathione contents, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, NF-κB and COX-2 mRNA expressions were monitored with uterus histopathology including immunohistochemistry for tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS).. Results : Inflammatory and oxidative stress mediated PD signs were favorably and dose-dependently inhibited by 10 days continuous oral administration of three different dosages of BH - 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg as comparable to those of indomethacin(IND) 5 mg/kg treated rats in BH 500 mg/kg administered PD rats, and similar to those of LF 500 mg/kg in BH 125 mg/kg, at least in a condition of the present PD rat model. Conclusions : The results suggest that BH has favorable analgesic and refinement activities on the estradiol benzoate and oxytocin treatment-induced PD signs through anti-inflammatory and antioxidative potentials.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.908-917
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• 2003

It has been proposed that oxidative modification of LDL (oxLDL) plays a significant role in the pathogenicity of atherogenesis. We tested the hypothesis that chitin and chitosan may function as antioxidants with respect to 0.1 mg cholesterol/ml LDL incubated with 5 $\mu$ M Cu$^2$$^{+}$alone or in the P338Dl mouse macrophage system using L-ascorbic acid as a standard classical antioxidant. The degree of oxLDL formation was ascertained by the relative electrophoretic mobility (rEM) in the combination of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) levels, and the cytotoxicity of oxLDL was detected by macrophage viability. The oxLDL uptake and foam cell formation of macrophages were measured by Oil Red O staining. Incubation with Cu$^2$$^{+}$and macrophages increased rEM of LDL and stimulated TBARS formation. Culture of macrophages with LDL in the presence 5 $\mu$ M Cu$^2$$^{+}$induced macrophage death. In cell-free system 200 $\mu$g/ml water-soluble chitosan and chitosan-oligosaccharide blocked oxLDL formation. Water-soluble chitosan and chitosan-oligosaccharide blocked oxLDL formation near-completely relative to L-ascorbic acid, whereas water-soluble chitin and chitin-oligosaccharide had no measurable antioxidant effect. In macrophage system water-soluble chitosan and chitosan-oligosaccharide blocked oxidation of LDL with a significant increase in cell viability, and decreased TBARS in medium. As for the inhibitory effect on macrophage foam cell formation, chitosan and its oligosaccharide, but not watersoluble chitin, revealed the effectiveness. The endothelial expression of lectin-like oxLDL receptor-1 (LOX-1) was tested by Western blot analysis, and chitosan, chitosan-oligosaccharide and chitin-oligosaccharide blocked LOX-1 expression. These results indicate that water-soluble chitosan and its oligosaccharide showed the inhibitory effect on Cu$^2$$^{+}$-induced LDL oxidation of macrophages, and chitosan, chitosan-oligosaccharide and chitin-oligosaccharide had blocking effect on oxLDL receptor expression in the human umbilical vein endothelial system. Thus, water-soluble chitosan and its oligosaccharides possess anti-atherogenic potentials possibly through the inhibition of macrophage LDL oxidation or endothelial oxLDL receptor expression depending on chemical types.l types.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.441-447
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• 2011

The study aim is to investigate the free radicals scavenging and spermatogenic potentials, as well as to analyze any reproductive toxicity of ethanolic extract of Mucuna prureins (M. pruriens) Linn. in spermatozoa, under different dosages in normal male rat. Normal rats were randomly selected and suspension of the extract was administered orally at the dosages of 150, 200 and 250 mg/kg body weight of the different groups of male rats (n=6) once in a day for 60 days and grouped as group II, III and IV respectively. Saline treated rats served as control -group I. On the $60^{th}$ day the animals were sacrificed and the epididymal sperm were subjected to various analyses like level of ROS production, LPO, enzymatic and non enzymatic antioxidant, morphology, morphometry, chromosomal integrity and DNA damage. Results showed significant reduction in ROS production and peroxidation and significant increase in both enzymic and non-enzymic antioxidants in all concentration treated groups when compared with control. Results from all the drug treated groups showed good sperm morphology, increased sperm count and motility. There was no DNA damage and showed normal chromosomal integrity even in 250 mg/kg dose. When compared with control all the three extract treated groups showed increased ROS scavenging activity. However, group II (200 mg/kg) showed significant changes in all the parameters. From the present study it was confirmed that the M. pruriens has potential to improve the sperm qualitatively and quantitatively through scavenging the excess ROS with any adverse side effects. These observations suggest that ethanolic seed extract of M. pruriens may serve as anti-oxidant that can exploit to treat the oxidative stress mediated male factor infertility.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.383-389
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• 2011

질경이 추출물을 농축하여 동결 건조해서 실험동물인 SD계 수컷 흰쥐의 실험식이에 0.5% 수준으로 첨가하여 7주간 사육하면서 체중은 7일 간격으로 섭취는 2일 간격으로 오전 9시에 측정하였으며, 활성산소 및 항산화 활성 측정은 2회 측정하였다. 또한 실험이 종료된 후 실험동물을 단두 도살하여 혈청 중 총콜레스테롤, HDL-콜레스테롤, 중성지방, 혈당, 인지질을 측정하여 지질함량에 미치는 영향을 측정 하였다. 질경이 추출물을 SD계 수컷 흰쥐 에 질경이 추출물이 함유된 식이를 급여 후 식이섭취량, 체중 증가량을 측정한 결과 질경이 추출물을 섭취한 rat이 대조군에 비해 모두 증가하였지만 군간 유의적 차이를 보이지 않았다. 질경이 추출물 급여 후 적출 된 실험동물의 장기에서 대조군과 실험군의 무게 차이는 보이지 않았다. 사육 기간동안 측정한 혈액 중 항산화에서는 7주째 질경이가 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 수치가 높게 나왔으며, 활성산소는 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 실험식이 종료 후 살험동물에서 적출한 장기의 무게를 측정한 결과 심장, 신장, 장, 간 모두 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한, 혈청 중의 총콜레스테롤 함량 측정 결과 질경이 추출물 급여군이 대조군에 비해 낮은 함량을 나타내었고, HDL-콜레스테롤 함량에서는 대조군에 비해 높은 함량을 나타내었지만 유의적으로 증가하지는 않았다. HDL-cholesterol/Total cholesterol의 비율에서도 질경이 추출물 급여군이 유의적으로 증가하였다. LDL-cholesterol 함량은 질경이 추출물 급여군이 대조군에 비해 낮은 함량을 나타내었으나 유의적인 차이는 아니었다. 중성지방 함량은 질경이 추출물 급여군이 대조군에 비해 낮은 수치를 보였으며, 혈당 함량과 인지질 함량은 대조군에 비해 높은 수치였으나 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 이상에서와 같이 질경이 추출물 급여한 흰쥐를 이용한 동물실험에서 항산화능 및 혈청의 지질대사 개선 효과가 확인할 수 있었다. 이는 천연물의 조추출물을 이용한 기반연구로서 향후 질경이의 항산화 효과와 지질개선에 대한 분자생물학적 조직병리학적 후속연구가 필요하다고 사료되며, 이 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 질경이의 항산화 식품이나 지질개선 기능성 식품 소재로의 활용이 기대된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2006

많은 식물 추출물들은 항산화 효능을 지니고 있으나 대량 생산 공정시 그들의 활성을 잃어버리는 경향이 있다. 따라서 본 본문에서는 대량 생산 공정을 거쳐 국내 유통 중인 43종의 식용식물 추출물을 대상으로 총 페놀 함량, DPPH 라디칼 포착 효능, 그리고 superoxide anion 라디칼 포착 효능을 측정하였다. 그 결과 개똥쑥(Artemisia annua, whole plant), 마태(Ilex paraguariensis leaf), 엉겅퀴(Silybum marianum, fruit 그리고 leaf), 유근피(Ulmus pumila, bark), 운지버섯(Coriolus versicolor, fruit) 그리고 울금(Curcuma longa, root 그리고 stem) 추출물은 70 mg/g 이상의 높은 페놀화합물을 함유하는 것으로 나타났다. DPPH 라디칼의 포착 효능에서 개똥쑥, 마테, 솔잎(Pinus densiflora, leaf), 엉겅퀴, 유근피, 그리고 울금 추출물의 $SC_{50}$ 값 측정 결과 각각 $53.96{\pm}0.81ppm,\;24.61{\pm}2.12ppm,\;35.96{\pm}1.11ppm,\;57.45{\pm}2.13ppm,\;55.25{\pm}1.65ppm$ 그리고 $12.99{\pm}1.67ppm$으로 나타났다(비타민 C의 $SC_{50}$값: $3.86{\pm}0.81ppm$). 또한 superoxide anion 라디칼 포착 효능에서는 개똥쑥, 계피(Cinnamomum zeylunicum, bark), 마테, 복분자(Rubus coreanus, fruit 그리고 leaf), 상엽(Morus alba, leaf), 솔잎, 엉겅퀴, 유근피, 운지버섯, 울금, 자소엽(Perilla frutescens var. acuta, leaf) 그리고 히비스커스(Hibiscus sabdariffa, leaf) 그리고 flower) 추출물의 $SC_{50}$ 값 측정 결과 각각 $53.21{\pm}1.83ppm,\;50.12{\pm}2.12ppm,\;5.59{\pm}0.84ppm,\;41.60{\pm}8.93ppm,\;20.19{\pm}0.97ppm,\;15.19{\pm}1.66ppm,\;21.20{\pm}1.88ppm,\;15.71{\pm}0.91ppm,\;55.48{\pm}2.42ppm,\;52.12{\pm}2.44ppm,\;23.80{\pm}1.98ppm$ 그리고 $11.14{\pm}0.51ppm$인 것으로 나타났다(비타민 C의 $SC_{50}$ 값:$9.61{\pm}0.93ppm$). 특히 마테 추출물과 솔잎 추출물은 총 페놀 함량이 높으면서 DPPH 라디칼과 superoxide anion 라디칼을 동시에 효율적으로 포착하는 효능을 지니고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 마테와 솔잎의 상업적인 추출물은 기능성 항산화제로서 유용한 소재로 사용 가능 할 것으로 사료된다.