• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2012

This study evaluated the anti-cholinesterases (ChEs) and antioxidant activities of white ginseng (WG) and black ginseng (BG) roots of Panax ginseng (PG), P. quinquefolium (PQ), and P. notoginseng (PN). Ginsenosides $Rg_1$, Re, Rf, $Rb_1$, Rc, $Rb_2$, and Rd were found in white PG, whereas Rf was not found in white PQ and Rf, Rc, and $Rb_2$ were not detected in white PN. The major ginsenoside content in steamed BG including $RK_3$, $Rh_4$, and 20(S)/(R)-$Rg_3$ was equivalent to approximately 70% of the total ginsenoside content. The WG and BG inhibited acetylcholinesteras (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) in a dose dependent manner. The efficacy of BG roots of PG, PQ, and PN on AChE and BChE inhibition was greater than that of the respective WG roots. The total phenolic contents and 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity were increased by heat treatment. Among the three WG and BG, white PG and steamed black PQ have significantly higher contents of phenolic compounds. The best results for the DPPH scavenging activity were obtained with the WG and BG from PG. These results demonstrate that the steamed BG roots of the three studied ginseng species have both high ChEs inhibition capacity and antioxidant activity.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 1987

유기인계(有機燐系) 살충제인 phorate 가 병아리의 Acetylcholin esterase 활성(活性) 저해(沮害)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 조사한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. Phorate와 그 대사물(代謝物)에 대(對)한 AChE 및 ChE 활성(活性)의 $I_{50}$값은 phosphorothiolate형(型)(표현불가)이 phosphorodithiolate형(型)(표현불가)보다 약(約) $700{\sim}2500$배(培) 낮았으며, 측쇄(側鎖)의 산화(酸化) 상태별(狀態別)로 보면 sulfide>sulfoxide>sulfone의 순(順)으로 $I_{50}$값이 낮은 경향(傾向)이었다. 병아리에 대(對)한 phorate의 급성경구독성(急性經口毒性)은 1.02mg/kg 이었다. Phorate를 급성경구독성(急性經口毒性) $LD_{50}$값 이하(以下)로 경구(經口) 투여(投與)하였을 때 투여(投與) 후(後) 초기(初期)에는 혈장(血漿) ChE 활성(活性)이 뇌(腦) AChE 활성(活性)보다 더 크게 저해(沮害)되었으나, 효소활성(酵素活性)의 회부(回復)은 뇌(腦) AChE 보다 혈장(血漿) ChE 가 더 빠른 경향(傾向)을 보였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.872-880
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• 1985

Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular transmission disorder characterized by fatigue and weakness of voluntary muscles. Although the pathogenesis is known as reduction of available acetylcholine receptors at neuromuscular junctions by autoimmune attack, the thymic role in myasthenia gravis is still unclear and under investigation. But thymectomy in the management of myasthenia gravis has become increasingly important since the first successful operation with remission of symptoms in 1939 by Blalock. From January 1983 to June 1985, authors performed 17 thymectomies for patients with myasthenia gravis. Among them, 12 patients were free from thymoma [Croup A] and 5 were coupled with thymoma [Group B]. The results were as follows: 1] Sex distribution was 11 females and 6 males. Mean age of the patients was 32.2 year old. Sex and age distribution by the Group A and B are shown Table 1. 2] Clinical manifestations of ocular symptoms were seen in 5 patients [88.2%], extremity weakness in 13 patients, bulbar weakness in 12 patients and dyspnea in 6 patients. According to the Osserman`s classification, 5 patients were in group IIA, 6 in IIB and 6 in IIC. 3] Pre-operatively, all patients were positive response to the anti-cholinesterase test and 12 patients [92.3%] revealed positive findings in electromyography [EMC] which was done in 13 patients. 4] The postoperative complications were respiratory distress in 3 patients, myasthenic crisis in 2 patients and wound disruption in one patients. 5] Pathologic examination of the thymus showed hyperplasia in 10 patients [90%] and thymoma in 5 patients, of which 4 were mixed type with invasion to the adjacent tissues and one lymphocytic type without invasion. Normal thymus was noticed in only 2 patients. 6] In postoperative evaluations, among the 12 patients c free from thymoma [Group A], complete remission of symptoms was noticed in 3 patients and improvement in 7 patients. But among the 5 patients coupled with thymoma [Group B], only one patients showed improvement [Table 8]. Therefore, remission and clinical improvement were noticed in 11 patients [64.7%] of the all and complete remission was noticed in 3 patients [17.6%].

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.8-15
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• 2012

The present study investigated an ethanol extract of Chaenomeles sinensis fruit (CSF) for possible neuroprotective effects on neurotoxicity induced by amyloid ${\beta}$ protein ($A{\beta}$) (25-35) in cultured rat cortical neurons and also for antidementia activity in mice. Exposure of cultured cortical neurons to $10{\mu}M\;A{\beta}$ (25-35) for 36 h induced neuronal apoptotic death. At $0.1-10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$, CSF inhibited neuronal death, elevation of intracellular calcium concentration ($[Ca^{2+}]_i$), and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by $A{\beta}$ (25-35) in primary cultures of rat cortical neurons. Memory loss induced by intracerebroventricular injection of mice with 15 nmol $A{\beta}$ (25-35) was inhibited by chronic treatment with CSF (10, 25 and 50 mg/kg, p.o. for 7 days) as measured by a passive avoidance test. CSF (50 mg/kg) inhibited the increase of cholinesterase activity in $A{\beta}$ (25-35)-injected mice brain. From these results, we suggest that the antidementia effect of CSF is due to its neuroprotective effect against $A{\beta}$ (25-35)-induced neurotoxicity and that CSF may have a therapeutic role for preventing the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2011

To investigate the protective effect of omija(Schizandra chinensis Baillon) tea extracts against the aluminum toxicity, Sprague-Dawley rats($100{\pm}10\;g$) were divided into 6 groups consisting of a control group, a 3% Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea plus extract group, a 1,000 and 2,000 ppm aluminum group, and a 1,000 and 2,000 ppm aluminum plus 3% Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea plus extract group. The rats administered aluminum were given 1,000 and 2,000 ppm of $Al_2(SO_4)_3$ dissolved in distilled water. The aluminum content in tissues from rats administered aluminum was lower than in the tissues of rats of administered aluminum plus 3% Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea in the water extract. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase(ALT) levels were increased in the aluminum group and lower in the group receiving a 3% extract of Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea. Lactate dehydrogenase(LDHase) was lower in the group receiving a 3% extract of Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea plus aluminum than in the aluminum group. Cholinesterase(ChEase) was higher in the 3% Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea-aluminum group than in the aluminum group. Plasma levels of renin were increased in the aluminum group, compared to the group receiving 3% Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea plus aluminum. Plasma levels of aldosterone were increased in the aluminum group compared with the 3% Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea plus aluminum group. These results suggest that the group receiving Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea in water extract had a lowered level of aluminum accumulation, and it is believed that the Schizandra chinensis Baillon tea plus water had some protective effects against aluminum toxicity when administered in rats, but the mechanism of these effects remains obscure.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.864-869
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• 1999

To investigate the effect of dietary phosphatidylcholine(PPC) supplement on memory improvement, biochemical study on the brain, and morphometric studies on the cholinergic neurons in the rat basal forebrain were undertaken. The pregnancy rats were divided into the normal control, the choline deficient and the PPC supplemental groups according to quantity of the PPC in diet. According to choline deficiency and PPC supplement after birth, the neonate rate of the normal control group were subdivided into the control diet(N-N) and the PPC supplied (N-S) groups, the choline deficient group were subdivided into the continually deficient (D-D), the control diet(D-N) and the PPC supplied groups(D-S), and the PPC supplemental group were subdivided into the control diet (S-N)and the continually supplied (S-S)group. The PPC supplemented diet was added 2% egg PPC in AIN 76 formula diet. PPC concentrations and cholinesterase(CE) activities were measured in the serum, the liver and the brain, respectively. Immunohistochemical stains for choline acetyltransferase(ChAT) was employed for the morphological and morphometric studies. The maze test was undertaken to evaluate memory improvement. PPC concentration and CE activities in the serum, liver and the brain were high in the PPC supplemental groups and low in the choline deficient groups. ChAT immunoreactivity neurons at the medial septal diagonal bond complex and the basal forebrain nucleus of Meynert were reduced in the choline deficient groups. Average failure rate for the maze test was the lowest in the S-S group and the highest in the D-D group. Insufficient choline suppley during the neuronal development would result in cholinergic neuronal damage, which could be prevented by adequate PPC supplement. It is consequently suggested that PPC supplement may be effective on memory improvement by maintaining the cholinergic neuronal activity in the basal forebrain of the rats.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.35.1-35.16
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• 2021

Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (GWI) encompasses a broad range of unexplained symptomology specific to Veterans of the Persian Gulf War. Gastrointestinal (GI) distress is prominent in veterans with GWI and often presents as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Neurotoxins, including organophosphorus pesticides and sarin gas, are believed to have contributed to the development of GWI, at least in a subset of Veterans. However, the effects of such agents have not been extensively studied for their potential impact to GI disorders and immunological stability. Here we utilized an established murine model of GWI to investigate deleterious effects of diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP) exposure on the mucosal epithelium in vivo and in vitro. In vivo, acute DFP exposure negatively impacts the mucosal epithelium by reducing tight junction proteins and antimicrobial peptides as well as altering intestinal microbiome composition. Furthermore, DFP treatment reduced the expression of IL-17 in the colonic epithelium. Conversely, both IL-17 and IL-17C treatment could combat the negative effects of DFP and other cholinesterase inhibitors in murine intestinal organoid cells. Our findings demonstrate that acute exposure to DFP can result in rapid deterioration of mechanisms protecting the GI tract from disease. These results are relevant to suspected GWI exposures and could help explain the propensity for GI disorders in GWI Veterans.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.614-619
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• 1997

해양오염의 진단을 위한 생화학적 오염지표 설정의 기초연구의 일환으로서 오염의 정도가 심각한 서해산 도다리 (Pleuronichthys cornutus)의 뇌 및 근육중의 acetylcholinesterase (AChE) 및 butyrylcholinesterase (BChE)의 활성, 그리고 lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)의 활성을 분석 평가하였다. 서해안 자연산 도다리의 뇌 및 근육중의 AChE의 활성은 $7,708.2{\pm}549.7\~8,872.7{\pm}515.1\;unit/min/mg$ protein (brain) 및 $4,071.2{\pm}647.9\~6,0245{\pm}493.7unit/min/mg$ protein (muscle)로서 대조군으로 사용한 동해안 포항의 자연산 도다리의 뇌 및 근육중의 AChE의 활성 ($11,168.9{\pm}822\;unit/min/mg\;protein\;(brain)$ 및 $6,812.2{\pm}533.0\;unit/min/mg\;protein\;(muscle);\;100\%$) 대비 각각 $69.1\~79.4\%$ 및 $59.8\~88.4\%$로서 대조군 대비 $20\~30\%$ (뇌) 및 $10\~40\%$ (근육) 정도나 유의적으로 저하되었다. 또한 서해안 자연산 도다리의 뇌 및 근육중의 BChE의 활성은 $274.1{\pm}51.2\~362.1{\pm}27.3\;unit/min/mg\;protein(brain)$ 및 $1,535.4{\pm}301.4\~1,854.7{\pm}250.7\;unit/min/mg\;protein(muscle)$로서 대조군으로 사용한 동해안 포항의 자연산 도다리의 뇌 및 근육중의 BChE의 활성 ($390.2{\pm}32.5\;unit/min/mg\;protein\;(brain)$ 및 $2,732.5{\pm}320.1\;unit/min/mg\;protein\;(muscle);\;100\%$) 대비 $92.8\~70.3\%$ (뇌) 및 $56.2\~67.9\%$ (근육)으로서, 대조군 대비 $10\~30\%$ 및 $35\~45\%$나 유의적으로 저하되었다. 서해안의 자연산 도다리의 혈청중의 LDH의 활성은 격포산 도다리를 제외하고 $0.075{\pm}0.030\~0.078{\pm}0.030\;unit/m\ell\;serum$로서 대조군으로 사용한 동해안 포항의 자연산 도다리의 혈액중의 LDH의 활성 $(0.105{\pm}0.030\;unit/m\ell\;serum;\;100\%)$ 대비 약 $30\%$정도나 유의적으로 저하하였다. 이상의 실험결과에서 볼 때 서해안의 자연산 도다리의 서식환경인 서해안의 오염도 상당히 심각할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.433-452
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• 2018

본 연구는 천연식물자원을 대상으로 치매의 일종인 알츠하이머병을 개선 및 치료할 수 있는 소재를 발굴하기 위해 식물추출물에 대해 콜린성 에스테라제(AChE) 저해활성을 탐색하였다. 184개의 식물추출물을 $100{\mu}g/ml$의 단일농도에서 아세틸콜린에스테라제(AChE)을 실험한 결과, 10% 이상의 AChE 저해활성을 보였던 추출물은 황벽나무(Phellaodendron amurense Rupr., 수피, 메탄올 추출물), 황벽나무(Phellaodendron amurense Rupr., 수피, 물 추출물), 연꽃(Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., 수술/자방, 메탄올 추출물), 쪽(Persicaria tinctoria H. GROSS, 꽃, 메탄올 추출물), 중국황련(Coptis chinensis, 뿌리줄기, 메탄올 추출물), 육계(Cinnamomum cassia Blume, 수피, 에탄올 추출물) 및 잇꽃(Carthamus tinctorius L., 열매, 에탄올 추출물) 등 7개가 확인되었다. 선발된 7개의 추출물에 대해서는 25, 20, 100 및 $200{\mu}g/ml$의 최종농도에서 AChE 및 BuChE에 대한 저해활성을 검정하였다. 그 결과, AChE 저해활성에서는 연꽃(Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) 수술/자방의 메탄올 추출물이 $15.0{\pm}3.4%{\sim}73.5{\pm}3.6%$, 쪽(Persicaria tinctoria H. GROSS) 꽃의 메탄올 추출물이 $19.5{\pm}9.1%{\sim}63.5{\pm}5.4%$, 중국황련(Coptis chinensis) 뿌리줄기의 메탄올 추출물이 $81.6{\pm}0.4%{\sim}58.5{\pm}2.4%$, 황벽나무(Phellaodendron amurense Rupr.) 수피의 메탄올 추출물이 $69.9{\pm}1.8%{\sim}80.5{\pm}0.9%$, 그리고 황벽나무 (Phellaodendron amurense Rupr.) 수피의 물 추출물이 $54.8{\pm}0.6%{\sim}78.3{\pm}2.6%$의 값을 보였다. BuChE 저해활성에서는 연꽃(Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) 수술/자방의 메탄올추출물, 쪽(Persicaria tinctoria H.GROSS) 꽃의 메탄올추출물 및 중국황련(Coptis chinensis) 뿌리줄기의 메탄올추출물이 각각 $58.9{\pm}7.8{\sim}81.6{\pm}1.9%$ 및 $45.8{\pm}9.8%{\sim}72.4{\pm}2.5%$ 및 $33.1{\pm}9.9%{\sim}55.4{\pm}5.4%$의 순으로 높은 BuChE 저해활성을 나타내었다. 이러한 실험결과를 종합하여 볼때, 연꽃(Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)의 수술/자방, 쪽(Persicaria tinctoria H. GROSS)의 꽃, 중국황련(Coptis chinensis)의 뿌리줄기, 황벽나무(Phellaodendron amurense Rupr.)의 수피는 알츠하이머병(AD)의 개선 효과를 나타낼 수 있는 후보 소재로 사료되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권10호
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• pp.1407-1414
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• 2011

눈꽃 동충하초, 번데기 동충하초, Cordycepin 고함유 번데기 동충하초 분말을 식이 중에 각각 3% 수준으로 첨가하여 10일간 흰쥐에 급여한후 임상생화학적 특성 및 조직 내 항산화 활성 및 간 조직에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 체중 증가량과, 식이 섭취량은 각 실험군 모두 감소 하였으나, 음료섭취량은 증가하였다. 간 손상 임상지표인 AST, ALT, LDH, ALP 활성도 각 실험군 모두 저하하였으며, 대조군과 비교하여 간 조직의 상대 중량도 감소하였다. 각 조직과 혈청의 과산화지질(TBARS)을 측정한 결과 대조군에 비해 각 실험군에서 유의적으로 감소하였으며, 그 중 Cordycepin 고함유 번데기 동충하초 분말을 투여한 군에서 가장 낮은 함량을 보였다. 특히 Cordycepin 고함유 번데기 동충하초는 간장 조직 내에서 높은 과산화지질 억제작용을 나타내어 조직 내 항산화물질로 잘 알려진 glutathione농도 또한 대조군에 비해 높은 함량을 보였다. 간장 내 지방산화를 촉진하는 Fe와 생체내 항산화물질로 잘 알려진 Zn을 측정한 결과 동충하초 첨가 식이를 섭취한 군에서 증가하였다. 이상의 실험결과 Cordycepin 고함유 번데기 동충하초는 항 동맥경화 작용 뿐만 아니라 간 조직 내 항산화 물질 증가에 의한 산화스트레스를 경감시킴으로써 향후 간 독성 개선 효능을 가지는 건강기능식품 개발의 소재로 활용될 가능성이 높은 것으로 판단되어 진다.