• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제38권9호
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• pp.1167-1173
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• 2009

상황버섯균주를 이용한 생물전환법으로 만들어진 바이오플라본의 항고지혈 활성에 따른 인체 외삽 적용을 위한 최소량을 살펴보고자 실험동물을 정상식이군(NO), 고지방 식이군(CO) 및 바이오플라본 식이첨가군(BFP-0.35, 0.7, 3.0)으로 나눈 후 8주간 사육하였다. 바이오플라본 첨가 식이는 실험동물에 식이섭취량을 감소시키고 체중의 증가를 억제 시켰으며, 장기 무게에 있어서도 간장과 복부지방에 있어서도 CO군에 비해 유의적으로 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다(p<0.05). 또한 총콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤, 중성지방 및 AI는 감소시키는데 반해 HDL-콜레스테롤은 증가하였다. 그리고 간 조직 손상정도를 나타내는 ALT 및 AST 효소에 있어서도 10% 이상의 효소감소 효과를 나타내었다. 이상과 같이 바이오플라본에는 고지혈로 야기되는 성인병 및 동맥경화지수를 감소시키는 생리활성 성분이 있는 것을 알 수 있으며 특히 모든 실험결과를 종합하였을 때 바이오플라본 0.35%, 0.7%, 3.0% 농도 중 3% 바이오플라본 첨가군에서 가장 큰 고지혈 감소 및 예방 효과를 나타내었다. 이로서 동물 실험 결과를 이용한 사람에게로의 외삽은 3% 농도로 제품을 개발하는 것이 효과적이라 사료된다. 또한 위의 결과를 바탕으로 바이오플라본이 항고지혈과 관련한 식품소재로서의 사용에 대한 가능성을 제시하는 바이다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.139-144
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• 2005

Bioflavone quercetin is believed to play an important role preventing bone loss by affecting osteoclastogenesis and regulating many systemic and local factors including hormones and cytokines. This study examined how quercetin acts on tumor necrosis factor-alpha ($TNF-{\alpha}$)-mediated apoptosis in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. Apoptosis assays revealed the dose-dependent acceleration of quercetin on $TNF-{\alpha}-induced$ apoptosis in MC3T3-E1 cells, which was demonstrated by the increased number of positively stained cells in the trypan blue staining and TUNEL assay, and the migration of many cells to the $sub-G_0/G_1$ phase in flow cytometric analysis. In particular, quercetin treatment alone increased the expression of p53 and p21 proteins in the cells. Consequently, this study showed that quercetin accelerates the $TNF-{\alpha}-induced$ apoptosis in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2005

Bioflavone quercetin is thought to have an important role to inhibit bone loss by affecting osteoclastogenesis and regulating a number of systemic and local factors such as hormones and cytokines. In this study, we examined how quercetin acts on cytokine production and mineralization of osteoblast in the presence of tumor necrosis factor-alpha $(TNF-{\alpha})$ which has been known to play a pivotal role in bone metabolic diseases. Quercetin inhibited $TNF-{\alpha}-induced$ secretion of $IFN-{\gamma}$ and IL-6 in differentiated MC3T3-E1 cells. As indicated by the markers that are characteristics of the osteoblast phenotype, such as alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and calcium deposition, quercetin treatment slightly prevented the $TNF-{\alpha}-induced$ dramatic inhibition of differentiation and mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells. Further, quercetin inhibited the production of nitric oxide induced by $TNF-{\alpha}$ in the cells. Collectively, our findings indicate that quercetin inhibites $TNF-{\alpha}-induced$ secretion of inflammatory cytokines in differentiated MC3T3-E1 cells without any cytotoxic effects.