• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.828-835
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• 2005

Objectives : Boo-ja and Cheon-o are not commonly prescribed, but are necessary for some clinical conditions, dispite the fact that some negative effects have been known to occur with these medicines. Hence, consequences for aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine aminotransferase(ALT) due to herbal medicines, including boo-ja and cheon-o are here reported. Methods : From January 2005 to July 2005, results were analyzed for 36 inpatients belonging to the sixth internal medicine department of Dongeui Oriental Medical Hospital who took herbal medicine, including boo-ja and cheon-o, over 20 days. The study is about the comparison and the investigation of LFT, and all results were taken upon their hospitalization and upon their departure. The standard of liver injury was used as a standard for their examinations. Results were as follows : No Change in normal limit : 28 of the 36 Increased AST. ALT from when they were hospitalized : 2 of 36 Normalized AST. ALT from when they were hospitalized with results higher than normal : 6 of 36 These results show no side-effects, therefore suggest that these herbal medicines, including boo-ja and cheon-o, do not cause adverse side-effects for patients of this kind if administered as was done in this study.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.370-376
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 한방에서 약용으로 사용하고 있는 미나리과에 속하는 천궁을 에탄올 추출을 사용하여 고지방식 이에 의해 유발된 고지혈 및 비만 흰쥐에서의 항산화 활성과 간 보호 효과에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 고지방 식이에 의해 유도된 고지혈 및 비만 흰쥐에 있어서의 간 손상에 대한 천궁 추출물의 보호효과를 연구한 결과 고지방 식이를 먹인 흰쥐의 혈청 aspartate aminotransferase (AST)와 alanine aminotransferase (ALT)는 증가 되었고, 간조직의 균질액에서 과산화지질의 최종 산물인 MDA도 높게 나타났다. 이와 반대로 천궁 추출물을 처치한 군에서는 간 기능 지표효소의 증가를 억제시켰다. 간조직의 항산화 효소인 SOD, catalase와 GPx의 활성은 고지방식이 의해 감소되었고, 천궁 추출물의 투여로 인해 효소 활성도 가증가됨을 볼 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 천연물을 이용한 기반연구로서 향후 천궁의 지질개선 효과와 항산화 효과에 대한 분자생물학적 조직병리학적 후속연구가 필요하다고 사료되며 이 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 천궁의 항산화 식품이나 지질개선 기능성 식품소재로의 활용이 기대되어진다.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.235-242
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• 1998

Objectives : Alcohol-induced oxidative stress has been known to injure various tissues or organs. This stress is related with free radicals which are produced as the result of long-term alcohol consumption. Malonyldialdehyde(MDA) is produced by the interaction of free radicals and cell membrane lipids, and indicates the degree of lipid peroxidation indirectly. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between red blood cell(RBC) membrane lipid peroxidation by free radicals, and associated hepatic injuries and hematologic changes. Methods : Thirty-three subjects diagnosed as alcohol dependence according to DSM-IV diagnostic criteria were evaluated within 72 hours after discontinuing alcohol drinking. Clinical characteristics were evaluated by CAGE questionnaire and Korean Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test(MAST). RBC membrane MDA level was measured as the marker of RBC membrane lipid peroxidation. Aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine aminotransferase(ALT) and gamma-glutamyltransferase(GGT) were used as the biochemical markers of liver damage due to alcohol ingestion. The alcohol-induced hematologic change was assessed by mean corpuscular volume(MCV). Results : The results were as follows. Clinical characteristics were not different between two groups having normal and abnormal levels of AST, ALT, GGT or MCV. The levels of MDA were not correlated with the clinical characteristics and serum levels of AST, ALT and GGT. However, there was a significant correlation between the levels of MDA and the value of MCV(p=0.017). Conclusions : These findings suggest that oxidative stress in alcohol dependence may not be reflected in liver enzyme markers such as AST, ALT and GGT, but may be reflected in MCV.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.416-418
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• 2009

번데기동충하초의 간독성 회복 효과를 HaM/ICR 계열의 흰쥐를 이용하여 검정하였다. 벤조피렌 복강주사시, 혈중의 aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 및 alanine aminotransferase (ALT)의 효소활성과 간조직의 lipid peroxide (LPO) 농도는 대조군과 비교시 급격히 증가하여 간독성을 유발하였다. 그러나, 벤조피렌 대조군과 비교시, 번데기 동충하초 배양액의 경구 투여시 AST와 ALT의 효소활성 및 LPO 농도는 감소하였으며, 벤조피렌에 유도된 간 조직의 glutathione 농도 및 glutathione S-transferase 효소활성은 증가하여 간독성을 회복하였다. 실험결과는 번데기 동충하초 균사체 배양액이 벤조피렌 유발 간독성에 대해 회복 효과가 있음을 보여준다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2002

Hepatoprotective activity of methanol extract of Angelica tenuissima Nakai on the $CCl_4$-induced hepatotoxicity was investigated. To elucidate the hepatoprotective activity and free radical scavenging effect, we examined alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), albumin, total protein, cholesterol, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in serum and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) in hepatic tissue as compared with those of carbon tetrachloride-induced rats. The action mechanism also has been estimated by quantative analysis of cytochrome P450 (CYP), NADPH-CYP reductase for phase I metabolism and glutathion (GSH), glutathion S-transferase (GST) level for phase II metabolsim. Treatment of Angelica tenuissima methanol extract significantly lowered the levels of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. In addition, the levels of cholesterol, triglyceride, MDA, CAT were decreased, and SOD was activated. This result indicates that the hepatoprotective effect of Angelica tenuissima methanol extract on the CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity would be originated from reduction of the NADPH-CYP reductase, GSH and the enhancement of the activities of GST, CYP.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.338-346
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• 2005

Carbendazim의 랫드 간 해독체계에 대한 영향을 검색하기 위하여 간장독성의 지표 효소인 혈장 ALT(alanine aminotransferase) 및 AST(aspartate aminotransferase) 활성, 간에 대한 독성, 해독 및 대사에 대한 영향을 구명하기 위하여 간 GSH(glutathione), GST(glutathione-S-transferase), cytochrome P450 및 cytochrome P450 reductase 활성을 375, 750, 1,500 mg/kg 약량에서 측정한 결과 혈장 ALT 및 AST 활성이 120분 후에 약간의 증가가 있었으나 특이한 독성증상은 관찰되지 않았다. GSH는 고농도와 중농도 120분에서 20%의 함량증가가 있었고, GST는 120분까지 $36{\sim}50%$ 정도의 활성저해가 있었으나 240분에는 활성이 회복되었다. Cytochrome P450함량은 60분까지 $25{\sim}50%$까지 함량이 저하되었으나 120분에 70%이상 회복되었고, 240분 저농도에서는 거의 회복되었으며, cytochrome P450 reductase도 120분까지 $25{\sim}50%$ 활성저해가 있었으나, 240분에는 무처리 군의 활성과 유사하게 회복되어 대사관련 효소에 대한 손상은 크지 않을 것으로 판단되었다. 이상의 결과에서 benzimidazole 계 살균제인 carbendazim은 생체내 해독 및 대사관련 체계에 영향이 적은 농약으로 급성적인 중독은 일으키지 않을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.159-164
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• 1996

The antilipidperoxidative and hepatopreventive effects of Aloe water extract (30 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg) were investigated at the levels of liver-total homogenates and the sera of SDrats intoxicated with CCl4 (0.5 cc/100g) and 50% ethanol. We measured MDA (Malondialdehyde) in the liver homogenate, AST (L-Aspartate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase) and ALT(L-Alanine-2-oxo-glutraate aminotransferase) in the serum. The analysis of the measurement indicated that Aloe water extract reduced MDA, ALT and AST significantly and their reduction was in relation to dose dependence. In rat liver homogenate intoxicated with ethanol and CCl4, Aloe treatment group markedly inhibited lipidperoxidation by 30%∼70%. In rat serum intoxicated with ethanol and CCl4, Aloe treatment group inhibited AST, ALT by 40%∼90%. In these data Aloe may be used to inhibit or prevent the hapatic toxicity with results from the environmental and alcohlic factors through the further study of its exact antihepatotoxic mechanism.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.177-182
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• 2002

It is considered that herbal medicine may also have hepatotoxicity and Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata is thought to be the most poisonous. We investigated the changes of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and ${\gamma}-glutamyltranspeptidase{\;}({\gamma}-GT$)$ in 6 cases administrated herbal medicine containing Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata and tried to evaluate its influence on liver enzymes. Before administration, the mean values of AST and ALT were $30.5{\pm}12.4${\;}U/L{\;}and{\;}30.7{\pm}22.5{\;}U/L$. After administration, those of AST, ALT and ${\gamma}-GT{\;}were{\;}25.7{\pm}8.7 {\;}U/L,{\;}28{\pm}14.8{\;}U/L{\;}and{\;}34.3{\pm}19.4{\;}U/L$ respectively. Therefore, it is indirectly assured that herbal medicine containing Aconiti Radix Lateralis Preparata didn't influence liver enzymes such as AST, ALT, ${\gamma}-GT$.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.74-82
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• 2018

Objectives: The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of Silbi-um (SBU) extract on the alcoholic fatty liver induced by EtOH administration for 8 weeks. Methods: Male Sprague Dawley rats were used. All animals were randomly divided into 3 groups; Normal, EtOH and EtOH+SBU. The rats of EtOH group were daily treated with ethanol of 25% (v/v) for 8 weeks (n=10). EtOH+SBU group was orally treated with SBU water extract after ethanol administration (n=10). The rats of Normal group were treated with saline (n=10). After 8 weeks, the mean body weight, liver weight, and liver-body weight ratio were calculated. The serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) of all groups were measured. The morphological alterations were observed using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Oil Red O staining. Moreover, the alteration of tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$) levels were analyzed immunohistochemistrically. Results: The histological data showed that liver sections from EtOH group displayed severe steatosis. SBU extract significantly inhibited the progression of the alcoholic liver injury. The increased serum level of ALT and AST induced by ethanol administration were decreased by SBU extract. Furthermore, SBU extract significantly decreased the liver concentrations of $TNF-{\alpha}$. Conclusions: SBU water extract attenuated the alcohol induced fatty liver by improving hepatic lipid metabolism via suppression of $TNF-{\alpha}$ protein. SBU could be effective in protecting the liver from alcoholic fatty liver.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.386-393
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• 2006

본 연구는 국내산 울금 추출물, 둥굴레 및 말토덱스트린 혼합물을 이용하여 건강 기능성 식품을 제조한 결과 건강 기능성뿐만 아니라 기호적 품질 향상에도 기여하였다. 울금추출물을 $4{\sim}40mg/kg$ 으로 7일 동안 후 투여(post-treatment)한 SD계 랫트는 정상군과 비교하여 ALT(GPT)의 유의적 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 울금 추출물을 40 mg/kg으로 7일 동안 후 투여(post-treatment)한 SD계 랫트는 정상군과 비교하여 AST(GOT)의 유의적 감소(p<0.05)를 나타내었다. 또한 울금 추출물을 $4{\sim}40$ mg/kg으로 7일 동안 후 투여(post-treatment)한 SD계 랫트는 대조군과 비교하여 ALT(GPT)와 AST(GOT)의 유의적 감소(p<0.05)를 나타내었다. 울금 추출물을4 mg/kg과 40 mg/kg으로 7일 동안 후 투여(post-treatment)한 SD계 랫트는 대조군과 비교하여 AST(GOT)와 ALT(GPT)의 효소 활성을 각각 82.6%와 78.7% 그리고 78.0%와 79.3%까지 감소함을 보였다. 본 연구 결과 울금 추출물의 경구 투여는 AST(GOT), ALT(GPT) 및 ALKP를 감소하였으며 사염화탄소($CCl_4$)에 의해 손상된 간 기능을 개선할 수 있는 유용한 건강 기능성 식품으로 사용할 수 있다는 것을 입증하였다. 둥굴레 및 말토덱스트린 혼합물은 간 기능 개선 효과는 없었으나 울금 특유의 강한 불쾌 취(off-flavor)감소에 의하여 관능적 품질 향상으로 소비자의 기호성 향상에 기여할 수 있다는 것을 입증하였다.