• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.790-796
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• 2004

Ginseng is a shade-loving perennial herb that is cultivated mainly in Korea, Japan, and China. The ginseng root has been used as a tonic remedy, and its antidiabetic activity has been demonstrated as early as 1920s. Although wild ginseng was anecdotally thought to be superior to cultivated ginseng as far as pharmacological properties were concerned, there have been no prior reports on the antidiabetic effect of wild ginseng. In this study, we investigated the preventative anti-diabetic and anti-obese effects of wild ginseng ethanol extract (WGEE). In the preventive experiment, WGEE co-administered with a high fat diet significantly inhibited body weight gain, fasting blood glucose, triglyceride, and free fatty acid levels in a dose dependent manner. WGEE-treated mice at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg improved the insulin resistance index by 55％ and 61％ compared to the high fat diet (HFD) control, respectively. Diameters of white and brown adipocytes were also decreased by 62％ and 46％ in the WG500-treated group compared to those in HFD fed control mice. Taken together, WGEE has potential as a preventive agent for type 2 diabetes mellitus (and possibly obesity) and deserves clinical trial in the near future.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.941-946
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• 2010

땅콩나물을 기능성식품 소재로 활용하기 위하여 충북, 경북, 전북, 중국 및 베트남산 땅콩 및 이들을 9일 동안 발아시킨 땅콩나물 메탄올 추출물의 폴리페놀 함량과 항산화 활성을 측정하였다. 땅콩나물 추출물은 땅콩 추출물에 비하여 폴리페놀 함량이 높았으며, 특히 경북 땅콩나물 추출물에서 20.4 mg/g으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 9일간 발아시킨 땅콩나물 추출물은 모두 땅콩 추출물에 비하여 그 활성이 높게 나타났으며, 특히 경북 땅콩나물 추출물의 활성이 $200\;{\mu}L/mL$ 농도에서 37.68%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 또한 환원력의 경우도 이와 유사한 경향이었다. 경북 땅콩나물에서 잎, 줄기 및 뿌리의 부위별 추출물에 대한 수소공여능을 측정한 결과 잎 추출물의 활성이 가장 높았으며, 그 활성은 $200\;{\mu}L/mL$ 농도에서 90%로 높게 나타났다. 또한 ABTS radical 및 $\beta$-carotene bleaching 활성 모두 줄기나 뿌리 추출물에서의 활성보다 잎 추출물에서 우수하였다. 경북 땅콩 및 땅콩나물의 resveratrol 함량의 분석한 결과 땅콩나물에서의 그 함량이 $15.05\;{\mu}g/g$로서 땅콩에서의 $1.42\;{\mu}g/g$에 비하여 그 함량이 높게 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구결과를 고려해볼 때 땅콩나물을 항산화 기능을 함유한 기능성식품 소재로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2008

Ginseng (the root of Panax ginseng CA Meyer, family Araliacease), which is used in Korea, China and Japan as a herbal medicine, was fermented with Ganoderma lucidum (GL) and their antiallergic effects were investigated. Of GLs used for fermentation, KCTC 6283 potently produced ginsenoside Rh2, followed by KFRI M101. KCTC 6532, and ginsenoside Rd, followed by KFRI M101. Oral administration of these fermented ginseng extracts inhibited allergic reactions, passive cutaneous anaphylaxis reaction induced by IgE and scratching behaviors induced by compound 48/80. Of them, the ginseng extract fermented by KCTC 6532 and KFRI M101 potently inhibited allergic reactions compared to that fermented by KCTC 6283. These findings suggest that the fermentation of ginseng with GL can increase its antiallergic activity and the increment of its antiallergic effect may be due to the biotransformation of ginseng saponins to ginsenosides Rd and Rh2.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.96-102
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• 2008

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.(family Nymphaeaceae) has been used for summer heat syndrome as home remedy in Japan, China and Korea. Although whole plant parts are edible, root is commonly consumed. It has been reported that rhizome extract showed anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects. However, in spite of usefulness for treatment of various diseases, the effect of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome(NNR) on proliferation, migration and matrix degrading enzymes-matrix metalloproteinsases(MMPs), the expression of which degrades extracellular matrix(ECM) leading to metastasis, has not been fully elucidated. We examined the effect of hot water extract of NNR on the proliferation, migration and secretion of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in rat smooth muscle cells(rSMC), epidermoid cancer cells(A431) and breast cancer cells(MDA-MB-231). The proliferation assay was carried out using MTT assay, the principle of which depends upon the conversion of MTT by mitochondrial dehydrogensases of viable cells to formazan crystals. The effect of NNR on migration of cells was examined using wound healing assay. Our results showed that there was inhibition in the proliferation, migration and expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in dose dependent fashion in all the cells used. Thus, we concluded that NNR could be used as traditional medicine in the treatment of various diseases where proliferation, migration and MMPs' expression plays a pathological role like in restenosis and metastasis.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권24호
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• pp.10613-10619
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• 2015

Background: Both alcohol and aqueous extracts of Sauromatum giganteum(Engl.) Cusimano and Hett, the dried root tuber of which is named Baifuzi in Chinese, have been used for folklore treatment of cancer in Northeast of China. However, little is known about which is most suitable to the cancer therapy. Materials and Methods: Serum pharmacology and MTT assays were adopted to detect the effects of ethanol and aqueous extracts of Sauromatum giganteum(Engl.) Cusimano and Hett, prepared by heat reflux methods, on proliferation of different cancer cells. Results: Cancer cells treated with medium supplemented with 10%, 20%, 40% serum(v/v) containing ethanol extract had a decline in viability, with inhibition rates of 7.69%, 21.8%, 41.9% in MCF-7 cells, 42.8%, 48.1%, 51.8% in SGC-7901 cells, 44.1%, 49.2%, 53.7% in SMMC-7721 cells, 6.8%, 15.2%, 39.8% in HepG2 cells, 7.57%, 16.3%, 36.2% in HeLa cells, 6.24%, 12.5%, 27.4% in A549 cells, and 7.20%, 17.5%, 31.3% in MDA-MB-231 cells, respectively. Viability in the aqueous extract groups was no different with that of controls. Conclusions: An ethanol extract of Sauromatum giganteum(Engl.) Cusimano and Hett inhibited the proliferation of SMMC-7721, SGC-7901 and MCF-7 cells, which supports the use of alcoholic but not aqueous extracts for control of sensive cancers, which might include hepatocarcinoma, gastric cancer and breast cancer.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.102-108
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• 2018

본 연구는 꼭두서니의 뿌리인 천초근의 물 추출물과 에탄올 추출물을 이용하여 대장암 세포에 대한 암세포 성장 억제 및 사멸효과가 있는지 알아보고자 수행하였다. ERA(천초근 에탄올 추출물)은 폴리페놀($45.77{\pm}2.03mg/g$)과 플라보노이드($22.82{\pm}1.33mg/g$)를 함유하고 있었으며, $H_2O_2$에 의해 증가된 ROS(reactive oxygen species)를 억제하는 효과를 나타냈지만 WRA(천초근 물 추출물)은 효과가 없었다. 또한 ERA는 $500{\mu}g/m{\ell}$의 농도로 대장암 세포주(HCT-116)에 처리했을 때 세포사멸을 유도할 뿐만 아니라 caspase-3 단백질 활성화, DNA fragmentation 및 apoptotic cell death를 일으키는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 ERA가 HCT-116 세포주에 대해 apoptosis(세포자멸사)를 통해 항암효과를 나타내는 것으로 생각되지만 다른 연구결과들과 비교하였을 때 농도 대비 효능이 미미하다. 따라서 천초근 에탄올 추출물에 대장암 세포의 성장을 억제하는 유효성분을 분석하여 그 효능을 탐색하는 추가실험이 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2010

천연 생리활성 물질로서의 흰씀바귀 뿌리의 특성을 검색하고자 성분분석, 세포 생존율, DPPH 라디칼 소거능을 검색하였다. 흰씀바귀 뿌리의 수분은 79.14%이었고 냉동건조시료 100g 당 조회분 2.49 g, 조지방 2.56 g, 조단백 8.28 g, 칼륨 216.95 mg, 인 89.15 mg이었고, 유리당은 glucose, sucrose 및 fructose으로 확인되었으며, 총 페놀 함량은 59.82 mg/100 g이었다. 지방산은 linoleic acid가 41.24%로 가장 많았고, 흰씀바귀 뿌리에서 확인된 아미노산은 총 17종으로 28.12 mg/g을 함유하였으며, 주요 아미노산 함량은 glutamic acid, arginine, aspartic acid 순으로 각각 5.54 mg/g, 5.03 mg/g, 2.96 mg/g이었다. 신장세포주인 Vero cell에서 메탄올 추출물과 각 분획별로 세포 생존율을 측정한 결과, 흰씀바귀 뿌리 메탄올 추출물과 부탄올 분획물, 물 추출물에서는 높은 세포 생존율로 독성이 거의 없었고 헥산, 클로로포름, 에틸아세테이트 분획물은 $100\;{\mu}g/mL$ 이상의 농도에서 낮은 세포 생존율을 보여 신장 세포의 독성이 관찰되었다. 특히 부탄올 분획물에서는 높은 세포 생존율을 나타내 신장 세포의 성장과 증식의 속도를 증가시키는 데 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다. 간 세포주인 chang cell에서도 같은 경향을 보였다. 흰씀바귀 뿌리 메탄올 추출물과 극성이 다른 5가지 용매, 헥산, 클로로포름, 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올, 물로 계통분획하여 DPPH 라디칼 소거능을 측정한 결과, 흰씀바귀 뿌리 메탄올 추출물 및 5가지 분획물의 DPPH 라디칼 소거능은 $4,000{\sim}0.12\;{\mu}g/mL$에서 농도 의존적으로 감소하였고, 50% 소거능 (${\mu}g/mL$)에 대해 에틸아세테이트 < 부탄올 < 클로로포름 < 헥산 분획물 < 메탄올 < 물 추출물의 순으로 나타났으며, 에틸아세테이트 분획물의 DPPH 라디칼 소거 효과가 가장 좋은 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구에서 흰씀바귀 뿌리의 성분과 추출물 및 분획물의 세포 생존율과 DPPH 라디칼 소거능이 검토하였고 흰씀바귀에 대한 여러 다른 연구물들을 바탕으로 흰씀바귀가 건강기능성 식품의 신소재로 활용 할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.219-226
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• 2005

Sanguisorbae radix (SR) from Sanguisorba officinalis L. (Losaceae) is widely used in Korea and China due to its various pharmacological activity. The present study aims to investigate the effect of the methanol extract of SR on amyloid ${\beta}$ Protein(25-35) $(A{\beta}\;(25-35))$, a synthetic 25-35 amyloid peptide, -induced neurotoxicity using cultured rat cortical neurons. SR, over a concentration range of $10-50\;{\mu}g/ml$, inhibited the $A{\beta}$ (25-35) $(10\;{\mu}M)-induced$ neuronal cell death, as assessed by a 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazole-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and the number of apoptotic nuclei, evidenced by Hoechst 33342 staining. Pretreatment of SR $(50\;{\mu}g/ml)$ inhibited $10\;{\mu}M\;A{\beta}$ (25-35)-induced} elevation of cytosolic calcium concentration $([Ca^{2+}]c)$, which was measured by a fluorescent dye, fluo-4 AM. SR $(10\;and\;50\;{\mu}g/ml)$ inhibited glutamate release into medium induced by $10\;{\mu}M\;A{\beta}(25-35)$, which was measured by HPLC, and generation of reactive oxygen species. These results suggest that SR prevents $A{\beta}$ (25-35)-induced neuronal cell damage in vitro.

• 환경생물
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.543-549
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• 2004

Ixeris dentata is a typical oriental herb. It is a widely distributed perennial in Korea, Japan and China, which belongs to the Compositae Family. The whole plant of I. dentata has been used for the treatment of pneumonia, contusion, tumor and hepatitis. It has also been used for the treatment of allergic diseases as a folk therapy in Korea. I. dentata is known to have aliphatics, triterpenoids and sesquiterpene glycosides in its composition. The present study was designed to explore the protective effects of water- and ethanol- extracts from I. dentata on irradiated rodents. For oral administration (twice per day), the extractive powder of I. dentata and the positive control (ascorbic acid) were dissolved at a concentration of 0.5 and 250mg $ml^{-1}$ in saline, respectively. Thirty days after irradiation, the ratio of the weight of the testis to the body weight was lower than 50% in the radiation groups than the control group. The ALP concentrations in the group treated with the water-extracts of the leaf were $79.68\pm{1.39%}$ (p<0.05) of those of the radiation control. Both of the SGOT and SGPT in the group treated with the ethanol-extract of the root were $72.68\pm{0.95}\;and\;77.87\pm{5.74}$ (p<0.05) of those of the radiation control, respectively. The levels of DNA damage induced by gamma radiation decreased in the experimental group to which the extracts of I. dentata were administered before irradiation. In conclusion, these results indicate that the extracts of I. dentata have an excellent ability to reduce the radicals and they have a protective effect on DNA breakage caused by radiation.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회 and 제3회 신약개발 연구발표회
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• pp.176-176
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• 1994

Moraceae comprise a large family of sixty genera and neary 1,400 specieses, including important groups such as Artocarpus, Morus, and Ficus. In particular, Morus(mulberry) is a small genus of tree and shrubs found in temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern hemishere and has been widely cultivated in China and Korea, In addition, the root bark of mulberry tree have been used as an antiphlogic, diuretic, and expectorant in white medicine, and the crude drug is known as "Sangbaikpi" in Korea. Recently, some papers have been published reporting the hypotensive effect, antiviral effect, antifungal effect, inhibitory effect of cAMP-phosphodiesterase, and anticancer effect of this extract. Little is known about that Cortex mori could have been an antiallergic effect. The purpose of this study was the development of an antiallergic agent with an antiallergic effect from Cortex mori. For this, several in vivo and in vitro experimental models were used. Results are 1) Cortex mori inhibited the compound 48/80-induced degranu-lation, histamine release and calcium uptake of rat peritoneal mast cells, 2) compound 48/80-induced anaphylactic shock and cutaneous reaction were significantly inhibited by pretreatment of Cortex mori, and 3) Cortex mori inhibited the ovalbumin-induced late astmatic reaction. From the above results it is suggested that Cortex mori has some substances with an antiallergic activity. Our final purpose of this study is to develope the new drug with an antiallergic activity from Cortex mori