• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.615-619
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• 2008

Eight triterpenoids, six lanostanes 1-6, one lupenane 7, and one oleanane 8, were isolated by bioactivity-guided fractionation of the ethylacetate extract from roots of Glycine max (L.) Merr. All isolated compounds were examined for their inhibitory activities against human ACAT-1 (hACAT-1) and human ACAT-2 (hACAT-2). Among them, three triterpenoids showed potent hACAT inhibitory activities, (24R)-ethylcholest-5-ene-3,7-diol (1) and 3b -hydroxylup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid (7) exhibited more potent inhibitory activity against hACAT-1 (1: IC50 = 25.0 1.2 and 7: IC50 = 11.5 0.4 m M) than hACAT-2 (1: IC50 = 102.0 5.4 and 7: IC50 = 33.9 3.7 m M), respectively. Interestingly, 5a ,8a -epidioxy-24(R)-methylcholesta-6,22-diene-3b -ol (4) has proven to be a specific inhibitor against hACAT-1 (IC50 = 38.7 0.8 m M) compared to hACAT-2 (IC50 >200). In conclusion, this is the first study to demonstrate that triterpenoids of G. max have potent inhibitory activities against hACAT-1 and hACAT-2.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.341-348
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• 2008

Cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) catalyzes the acylation of cholesterol to cholesteryl ester with long chain fatty acids and ACAT inhibition is a useful strategy for treating hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerosis. Inhibitory effects on ACAT of the MeOH extracts prepared from 163 edible plants were evaluated. 15 species out of 163 species exhibited higher than 50% of inhibition on the hACAT-1 and 9 species exhibited higher than 50% of inhibition on the hACAT-2 activity at their concentration of $100\;{\mu}g/mL$.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.191-194
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• 2006

Twigs from llex macropoda were extracted with MeOH, and the concentrated extracts were partitioned with $CH_2Cl_2$, EtOAc, n-BuOH, and $H_2O$. Repeated column chromatography of the $CH_2Cl_2$ fraction ultimately resulted in the isolation of two compounds, via activity-guided fractionation, using ACAT inhibitory activity measurements. According to the physico-chemical data, the chemical structures of these isolated compounds were identified as lupeol (1) and betulin (2). Compounds 1 and 2 were shown to inhibit the activity of hACAT-1 and hACAT-2 in a dose-dependent manner, and compounds 1 and 2 inhibited hACAT-1 with $IC_{50}$ values of 48 and $83{\mu}M$, respectively.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.187-194
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• 2009

참당귀 뿌리로부터 2종의 pyranocoumarin 성분을 분리하고 그들의 구조는 NMR 분석에 의해 각각 decursinol angelate(1), decursin(2)로 결정하였다. 이들 화합물에 대하여 hACAT 저해활성을 검정해본 결과, decursinol angelate(1)가 약한 저해활성을 나타낸 반면 decursin(2)은 hACAT1와 hACAT2에 대하여 $IC_{50}$ 값이 각각 137, $168\;{\mu}M$로서 우수한 저해활성을 나타내었다. 한편, 참당귀의 뿌리를 비롯한 꽃, 종자, 잎 등 여러부위에서 decursinol angelate(1), decursin(2)를 정량분석하였는데, 이때 LC/MS/MS(ESI, positive ion mode, MRM mode) 분석을 이용하였다. Decursinol angelate의 함량은 뿌리>잎>종자>꽃 순으로 높았으며, decursin의 함량은 뿌리>종자>꽃>잎 순으로 높게 측정되었다. 이상의 결과들은, 참당귀의 decursin이 동맥경화와 같은 심혈관 질환의 개선과 치료를 위해 유용하게 이용될 수 있음을 시사하였다. 또한 뿌리 이외에 그 동안 이용되지 않고 있던 참당귀 꽃, 잎과 같은 비상용부위에도 기능성물질인 decursin, decursinol angelate이 상당량 함유되어 있음이 구명되어 이러한 부위도 새로운 천연 기능성 소재로서 활용될 수 있음을 기대할 수 있었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2019

To study the effect of nicorandil pretreatment on ketone body metabolism and Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (ACAT1) activity in hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced cardiomyocytes. In our study, we applied H9c2 cardiomyocytes cell line to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of nicorandil. We detected mitochondrial viability, cellular apoptosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and calcium overloading in H9c2 cells that exposed to H/R-induced cytotoxicity. Then we evaluated whether nicorandil possibly regulated ketone body, mainly ${\beta}$-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) and acetoacetate (ACAC), metabolism by regulating ACAT1 and Succinyl-CoA:3-ketoacid coenzyme A transferase 1 (OXCT1) protein and gene expressions. Nicorandil protected H9c2 cardiomyocytes against H/R-induced cytotoxicity dose-dependently by mitochondria-mediated anti-apoptosis pathway. Nicorandil significantly decreased cellular apoptotic rate and enhanced the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax expressions. Further, nicorandil decreased the production of ROS and alleviated calcium overloading in H/R-induced H9c2 cells. In crucial, nicorandil upregulated ACAT1 and OXCT1 protein expressions and either of their gene expressions, contributing to increased production of cellular BHB and ACAC. Nicorandil alleviated cardiomyocytes H/R-induced cytotoxicity through upregulating ACAT1/OXCT1 activity and ketone body metabolism, which might be a potential mechanism for emerging study of nicorandil and other $K_{ATP}$ channel openers.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.91-98
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• 2008

80% MeOH extract of black rices fractionated with n-hexane, EtOAc, and n-BuOH. Copper-induced LDL oxidation inhibition assay and ACAT inhibition assay examined with fractions. n-Hexane and EtOAc fractions showed high inhibition activity. We divided n-hexane fraction into three sub-layers(H1 - H3) and EtOAc into eight sub-layers(E1 - E8). H1, H2, E6, and E7 are showed higher inhibition activity than standard in Lp-PLA2 inhibition assay and H1 and E6 are showed higher ACAT inhibition activity than standard.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2006

Isoflavones 1-3 and pterocarpans 4-8 were isolated from methanol extract of roots of Glycine max. In inhibitory effect against human acyl-CoA:cholesterol acytransferase (ACAT)-1 and ACAT-2, glyceollin I 5 showed potent hACAT-1 ($IC_{50}=299.0{\mu}M$) and hACAT-2 ($IC_{50}=82.7{\mu}M$) inhibitory activities.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2008

순무 뿌리로부터 80% MeOH 수용액으로 추출하고 이를 여과, 감압 농축하여 MeOH추출물을 얻었다. 이를 EtOAc 분획, n-BuOH분획, $H_2O$분획으로 나누었으며, EtOAc분획으로부터 silica gel 및 ODS column chromatography를 실시하여 3종의 화합물을 분리 정제하였다. 각각에 대하여 $^1H-NMR$, $^{13}C-NMR$, DEPT 스펙트럼 및 Mass 스펙트럼 데이터를 해석하여, caulilexin C (1), indoleacetonitrile (2) 및 arvelexin (3)로 구조를 결정하였다. 화합물 3는 순무에서는 이번에 처음 분리, 보고되었다. 또한 화합물 1, 2, 및 3은 100 ${\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 hACATl의 활성을 각각 $54.6{\pm}6.0%$, $69.2{\pm}4.7%$ 및 $68.6{\pm}3.7%$ 억제하였고, hACAT2의 활성을 각각 $4.8{\pm}13.4%$, $45.6{\pm}4.8%$ 및 $39.5{\pm}4.3%$ 억제하였다.

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국약용작물학회 2008년도 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.269-270
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• 2008

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.382-388
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• 1999

The effects of citrus flavonoids, hesperidin and naringin, on the lipid metabolism were investigated in cultured human hepatocyte HePG2 cells. HepG2 cells were cultured for 6 h and 24 h to the control medium or the media containing hespridin and narigin, which concentrations were 0.5 and 5.0 mg/$m\ell$. There were no significant effects on cell proliferation and cellular protein content, except for increased in these parameters by adding both citrus flavonoids (0.5 mg/$m\ell$). The cellular content of triacylglycerol after 6 h incubation with 0.5 mg/$m\ell$ hesperidin and naringin was markedly increased, and after 24 h incubation that was decreased in both citrus flavonoids supplementation. The supplementation of 5.0 mg/$m\ell$ hesperidin caused a marked decrease in the cellular cholesterol content following 6 h incubation, and that was also reduced markdly, in a dose-dependent manner, during incubation for 24 h. However, there was no significant difference in the cellular cholesterol content in medium supplemented with naringin. The effect of hesperidin and naringin on acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) activity was studied in vivo and in vitro. The data confirmed that hesperidin inhibit ACAT activity in vivo and in vitro, whereas naringin had no such effect on ACAT activity in vivo but not in vitro. The present study suggests that hesperidin reduces the cellular triacyglycerol and cholesterol contents in human hepatocyte HepG2 cells.