• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.278-284
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• 2020

목련은 항산화효과와 진정작용과 같은 다양한 효능을 가진 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 목련 에센셜오일의 항균 활성 및 항염증 활성을 검증하고자 한다. 목련 에센셜 오일은 증류법으로 추출한 것을 사용하였으며, 항균 활성은 S. aureus와 E. coli, P. aeruginosa에 대하여 paper disk diffusion법과 최소저해농도(minimum inhibitory concentration, MIC) 값을 측정하여 확인하였다. 목련 에센셜 오일은 S. aureus 균주에 대하여 18 mm의 clear zone형성과 0.25 mg/ml의 MIC 값을 나타내는 우수한 항균효과를 보였다. P. aeruginosa 균주와 E. coli 균주는 clear zone 형성이 각각 14 mm와 17 mm로 나타났다. 또한, MIC값은 각각 1 mg/ml와 0.5 mg/ml로 측정되었다. 항염증 활성은 LPS 유도된 RAW264.7 세포에서 nitric oxide (NO)와 PGE₂의 생성억제율을 조사하였다. 목련 에센셜 오일, 500 ㎍/ml의 농도에서 RAW264.7세포에 대한 세포 독성은 나타내지 않았지만, NO (37.7%)와 PGE₂ (24.0%)억제를 보였다. GC-MS를 이용하여 목련 에센셜 오일을 분석하였다. 목련 에센셜 오일의 3 가지 주요 방향제 성분은 3-carene (77.07%), β-elemene (6.92%) 및 caryphyllene (2.86%)로 분석되었다. 이러한 결과는 목련 에센셜 오일이 항균 및 항염증 효과를 갖는 화장품 기능성 물질로서 잠재력을 가지고 있음을 시사한다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.586-592
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• 2017

Sinomenium acutum has been long used in the preparations of traditional medicine in Japan, China and Korea for the treatment of various disorders including rheumatism, fever, pulmonary diseases and mood disorders. Recently, it was reported that Sinomenium acutum, has sedative and anxiolytic effects mediated by GABA-ergic systems. These experiments were performed to investigate whether sinomenine (SIN), an alkaloid derived from Sinomenium acutum enhances pentobarbital-induced sleep via ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic systems, and modulates sleep architecture in mice. Oral administration of SIN (40 mg/kg) markedly reduced spontaneous locomotor activity, similar to diazepam (a benzodiazepine agonist) in mice. SIN shortened sleep latency, and increased total sleep time in a dose-dependent manner when co-administrated with pentobarbital (42 mg/kg, i.p.). SIN also increased the number of sleeping mice and total sleep time by concomitant administration with the sub-hypnotic dosage of pentobarbital (28 mg/kg, i.p.). SIN reduced the number of sleep-wake cycles, and increased total sleep time and non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. In addition, SIN also increased chloride influx in the primary cultured hypothalamic neuronal cells. Furthermore, protein overexpression of glutamic acid decarboxylase ($GAD_{65/67}$) and $GABA_A$ receptor subunits by western blot were found, being activated by SIN. In conclusion, SIN augments pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors through $GABA_A$-ergic systems, and increased NREM sleep. It could be a candidate for the treatment of insomnia.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2017

It has been known that RA, one of major constituents of Perilla frutescens which has been used as a traditional folk remedy for sedation in oriental countries, shows the anxiolytic-like and sedative effects. This study was performed to know whether RA may enhance pentobarbital-induced sleep through ${\gamma}-aminobutyric$ acid $(GABA)_A-ergic$ systems in rodents. RA (0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mg/kg, p.o.) reduced the locomotor activity in mice. RA decreased sleep latency and increased the total sleep time in pentobarbital (42 mg/kg, i.p.)-induced sleeping mice. RA also increased sleeping time and number of falling sleep mice after treatment with sub-hypnotic pentobarbital (28 mg/kg, i.p.). In electroencephalogram (EEG) recording, RA (2.0 mg/kg) not only decreased the counts of sleep/wake cycles and REM sleep, but also increased the total and NREM sleep in rats. The power density of NREM sleep showed the increase in ${\delta}-waves$ and the decrease in ${\alpha}-waves$. On the other hand, RA (0.1, 1.0 and $10{\mu}g/ml$) increased intracellular $Cl^-$ influx in the primary cultured hypothalamic cells of rats. RA (p.o.) increased the protein expression of glutamic acid decarboxylase ($GAD_{65/67}$) and $GABA_A$ receptors subunits except ${\beta}1$ subunit. In conclusion, RA augmented pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors through $GABA_A-ergic$ transmission. Thus, it is suggested that RA may be useful for the treatment of insomnia.