• 대한수의학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.575-585
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• 2000

This study was performed to observe the influence of host immune response on the chemotherapy of mice experimentally infected with Fasciola hepatica. Following immunosuppression with prednisolone or immunoenhancement with Freund's complete adjuvant(FCA), mice were experimentally infected with 3 Fasciola hepatica metacercariae and treated with closantel at 1 week post infection. In the group of mice infected with metacercariae alone, 2 mice of 10 were dead at 10 weeks post infection(20% mortality), and adult flukes were recovered from the liver and the peritoneal cavity of the remaining 8 mice(100% infectivity). In the group of mice treated with prednisolone and infected with metacercariae, 8 of 10 mice died before euthanasia with a mean time of death earlier than the control group (p<0.05). In the group of immunosuppressed mice infected with metacercariae and treated with closantel 20mg/kg, 4 of 10 mice died before sacrifice. In the group of mice infected and treated with closantel 20mg/kg, mortality and infectivity was 10% and 30%, respectively. Similar results were observed in mice infected and treated with closantel 5mg/kg which resulted in 10% and 50% mortality and infectivity, respectively. These results indicated that the efficacy of closantel treatment was decreased in immunosuppressed mice, while the pathogenicity was increased. In immunoenhanced mice infected with metacercariae, on the other hand, the efficacy of chemotherapy with both 5mg/kg or 20mg/kg closantel resulted in only 10% infectivity. The results shown in this study strongly suggest that a close interaction between chemotherapy against F hepatica with closantel and the host immune system exists. Considering that fascioliasis is a zoonosis, treatment regimen against the infection to immunosuppressed patients may require a concurrent prescription of an appro-priate immuno-enhancing adjuvant.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2000

Ginseng (the root of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer, Araliaceae) has been used for traditional medicine in China, Korea, Japan and other Asian countries. It is most often used as a general tonic, and it involves a wide range of pharmacological actions, such as antiaging, adaptogen-like effect to foreign deleterious infringement, immunoenhancement, antistress, antitumor, and antioxidant actions. Red ginseng showed anticarcinogenic activity against various chemical carcinogens in mouse and cancer-preventive effect of human being as on mice in experimental and epidemiological studies. In the present study, we have found the protective properties of red ginseng against vinyl carbamate (VC) which is the proximate carcinogen of ethyl carbamate and its ultimate carcinogenic epoxides. Red ginseng exhibited dose-dependent inhibition on the mutagenci activities of boty VC in the presence of S9 mix and vinyl carbamate epoxide (VCO) without metabolic activation in Salmonella typhimurium TA1535. Formation of DNA adducts from VCO was also attenuated in the presence of red ginseng. Oral administration of red ginseng prior to the topical application of each of the above carcinogens and TPA treatment resulted in significant reduction in both incidence and multiplicity of skin tumors in mice. These results indicate that red ginseng possesses a strong chemopreventive effect against mouse skin carcinogenesis induced by VC or VCO.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.96-104
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• 2003

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is traditionally used as appetite enhancer, improver of the digestive system, antithusive, anti-cold, antipyretic, analgesic, and antiinflammation. In vitro evaluation using human lymphocyte cultures showed almost similar indication with those in in vivo mouse study, NK cell lysing activity was improved significantly. Proliferation activity of B and T cells, and CD3$^{＋}$ and CD3$^{＋}$CD4$^{＋}$T cell subset were better observed using oleoresin or gingerol and shogaol fractions. Although there were higher activities in gingerol, the improvement was almost equal to that by oleoresin. Shogaol did not show better improvement except at higher concentration. It could be concluded that treatment with single bioactive compound, such as gingerol, did not show significant effects compared to oleoresin, the crude extract. In human study, involving healthy male adult, the improvement of NK cell lysing activity was again demonstrated and even more apparent. The mechanism involved in the protection seemed to be through the antioxidant activity of gingerol. However, other mechanism underlying the improvement of NK cell lysing activity must be involved since this improvement seemed to be specifically toward NK cell activity. Since NK cells ave specific for the elimination of virus-infected cell and mutated cells, this positive effect on the immune system are very interesting. This work has also scientifically proved that the traditional beliefs that ginger had preventive effects on common cold appeared to be reasonable.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.100-109
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• 2005

In South America, natural products with unknown drug effects are used as folk remedies and for preventive medicine. Among South American natural products, we directed our attention to Propolis, which have been known as medicinal plants, and examined the mechanisms by which these substances affect antioxidant activity, anti-tumor activity and immunoresponse. When the antioxidant activities of Propolis were examined by the DPPH and Rhoudan iron methods, since Propolis contains high levels of flavonoids, it is thought that flavonoids may be responsible for the antioxidant activity in this study. In the examination of immunoenhancement activity, we measured lymphocyte versus polymorphonuclear leukocyte ratios (L/P activity). The number of lymphocytes was significantly increased in groups treated with Proplolis. Specifically, slightly high levels of $IFN-{\gamma}$ were measured in mice bearing the S-180 carcinoma, after administration of Propolis. This strongly suggests that cellular immunity is especially activated by treatment with Propolis, because production of $IFN-{\alpha}$ is limited to the T cells and NK cells stimulated by mitogen and sensitized antigen. $TNF-{\alpha}$ shows a different extent and mechanism of action depending on the target cells. When $TNF-{\alpha}$ was measured in mice bearing the S-180 carcinoma, mice treated with Propolis showed slightly higher $TNF-{\alpha}$ levels as compared to the control group. This suggests that activated macrophages produce $TNF-{\alpha}$ in mice treated with Prapolis, since activated macrophages and lymphocytes are the source of most $TNF-{\alpha}$. When anti-tumor action was examined using two kinds of sarcoma (Ehrlich solid carcinoma and Sarcoma-180 carcinoma), tumor-suppressive ratios after treatment with Propolis was 29.1%. When Sarcoma-180 solid carcinoma was used, tumor-suppressive ratios were 62%. Thus, Propolis showed strong anti-tumor activity against two kinds of solid carcinoma. Taken altogether, this strongly suggests that Propolis enhances original functions of macrophages and NK cells, and as a result, secondarily enhances the immune reaction and suppresses tumor growth.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.1026-1038
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• 1995

Aloe식물에서 만든 전통적 aloe는 현대 임상 의약분 야에서 이전의 인기를 거의 잃고 있지만 aloe gel은 그 간 그의 효능 즉 여려가지 치료작용과 대사에 대한 유익한 tonic 효과를 밝히려는 수많은 연구자들에 의해서 꾸준히 gel의 치료 효능이 주장되어 온 반면에 상당수의 연구자들에 의한 상반된 연구 결과로 인해 aloe gel 효능에 대한 논쟁은 계속되고 있다. 그럼에도 불구하고 aloe gel을 원료로한 외용 또는 내용의 치료제와 화장품 그리고 특히 건강 식품들(general tonics)이 대중적 인기를 끌고 있다. 따라서 현재는 aloe gel 산업이 비교적 경제성을 크게 유지하는데 여기에는 일부 promotional works나 대중 매체의 영향도 일조 했으리라 본다(21). Gel의 유익한 생리작용을 내는 원인 물질에 관한 그간 많은 연구 보고에서 gel의 미량 성분들 중 salicylic acid의 진통 소염착용, Mg ion의 마취작용, Mg-lactate의 항 histamine작용, Aloctin A의 세포 성장 촉진에 의한 상처 치료작용, carboxypeptidase와 bradykinase에 의한 통증 감소와 소염작용이 여러 연구자들에 의해 제안되었으나 이들 생리작용이 현대 임상 약리학에서 거의 입증이 안되었고 지지를 지 못했다. Gel내 미량 anthraquinone 배당체(aloin)가 false substrate inhibitor작용에 기인한 항 prostanoid (항PG와 항TX) 효과에 의한 소염, 화상, 동상 상처 치료 작용을 낸다는 가설이 한 때 상당 기간 많은 연구자들에 의해 주장되었으나 이 제안도 증명되지 못했고 이제는 다른 연구자들의 다른 주장들에 의해 가려지고 있다. 또 gel의 항미생물, 항당뇨, 간해독 작용 등이 gel내 미량 anthraquinone 화합물의 작용에 기인할 것으로 제안되었다. 1980년 중반 부터 최근(1993년)에 이르기 까지 많은 연구자들에 의해 새로이 주장 되고 있는 gel의 생리작용은 주성분 다당류인 acetylglu-comannan과 acetylmannan 및 glycoprotein에 의한 면역 증진 내지 면역 조절작용에 의한 감염 상처 치료, 소염, 항미생물, 항암 작용이 계속 제안되고 있다. 저자는 acetylpolysacchride의 acetyl기가 in vivo에서 cyclooxy-genase를 억제하여 항 prostanoide 효과를 낼 것으로 가정해 본다. 이제는 acetylpolysacchride에 대한 여러 주장들이 임상적으로 증명되어 gel의 효력에 대한 논쟁에서 결론이 날 것으로 기대해 본다. Aloe gel의 다당류 acemannan의 실험 동물(개)에 대한 독성 실험 결과 복강내 주입에 의한 최저 부작용 유발량은 5.0mg/kg이었으나 aloe gel은 일반적으로 무독한 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 aloe gel의 임상 적용에서 가끔 과민 반응에 의한 부작용 사례 보고를 다수 볼 수 있고 실험적 연구에서도 입증되어 있으므로 aloe gel을 건강 식품으로 섭취하는 경우는 국소 적용시 유의해야 할 점이라 생각된다. 결국 aloe gel의 오랜 연구역사를 볼 때 어떤 생리작용의 기전에 의존한던 간에 aloe gel이 유익한 여러 효과를 낸다는 사실을 간단히 부정하기는 어려울 것 같다.울 것 같다.