• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.124-129
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• 2011

PC12 신경세포를 이용하여 구아바 열매와 잎 추출물이 $H_2O_2$로 유도된 신경세포 독성에 대한 보호 효과를 조사하였다. 구아바 열매와 잎 열수 추출물의 총페놀성 화합물 함량은 각각 11.75 및 293.25 mg/g이었고, gallic acid 함량은 각각 22.78 및 117.34 mg/100 g이었다. $H_2O_2$ 처리한 PC12 cell내의 활성산소 생성억제효과를 측정한 결과 구아바 잎열수 추출물에서 높은 활성산소 생성 억제효과를 보였다. MTT방법을 이용하여 $H_2O_2$로 유도된 PC12 신경세포에 대한 보호효과를 측정한 결과 구아바 열매와 잎 열수 추출물은 높은 신경세포 보호효과를 보였고, LDH release 실험결과 모든 농도에서 세포막 보호효과를 나타내었다. 본 연구 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 구아바 열매와 잎 열수 추출물의 항산화활성과 산화적 스트레스로부터의 신경세포 보호효과를 나타내어 퇴행성 뇌신경질환 등의 예방 및 개선을 위한 산업화 소재로서의 활용 가능성이 높다고 판단된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2014

Autophagy is a series of catabolic process mediating the bulk degradation of intracellular proteins and organelles through formation of a double-membrane vesicle, known as an autophagosome, and fusing with lysosome. Autophagy plays an important role of death-survival decisions in neuronal cells, which may influence to several neurodegenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease. Chebulagic acid, the major constituent of Terminalia chebula and Phyllanthus emblica, is a benzopyran tannin compound with various kinds of beneficial effects. This study was performed to investigate the autophagy enhancing effect of chebulagic acid on human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cell lines. We determined the effect of chebulagic acid on expression levels of autophagosome marker proteins such as, DOR/TP53INP2, Golgi-associated ATPase Enhancer of 16 kDa (GATE 16) and Light chain 3 II (LC3 II), as well as those of its upstream pathway proteins, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and Beclin-1. All of those proteins were modulated by chebulagic acid treatment in a way of enhancing the autophagy. Additionally in our study, chebulagic acid also showed a protective effect against 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ($MPP^+$) - induced cytotoxicity which mimics the pathological symptom of Parkinson's disease. This effect seems partially mediated by enhanced autophagy which increased the degradation of aggregated or misfolded proteins from cells. This study suggests that chebulagic acid is an attractive candidate as an autophagy-enhancing agent and therefore, it may provide a promising strategy to prevent or cure the diseases caused by accumulation of abnormal proteins including Parkinson's disease.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제64권1호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2021

만성 알코올 섭취는 산화적 스트레스 및 치매와 같은 신경퇴행성질환을 발병시킨다. 본 연구는 홍화씨 추출물의 in vitro 항산화 활성과 ethanol로 손상을 유도한 신경교세포에서의 보호 효과를 확인하기 위해 수행되었다. 홍화씨 추출물은 50, 100, 250, 500 ㎍/mL의 농도에서 농도 의존적으로 in vitro에서 1,1-diphenyl-2-prcrylhydrazy (DPPH), hydroxyl radical (·OH), superoxide radical 및 nitric oxide radical 소거능이 증가하였다. 특히 DPPH 및 ·OH radical 소거능 측정 결과, 각각 500 ㎍/mL, 100 ㎍/mL의 농도에서 80% 이상의 radical 소거능을 나타내었다. 홍화씨 추출물의 신경교세포 보호 효과를 확인하기 위해, C6 신경교세포에 500 mM ethanol을 처리하여 산화적 손상을 유도하였다. Ethanol을 처리한 C6 신경교세포는 세포 생존율의 감소 및 reactive oxygen species (ROS) 생성량이 증가하여 세포 손상을 나타내었다. 반면 홍화씨 추출물을 처리하였을 때 세포 생존율 증가 및 ROS 생성 억제를 통해 ethanol로 유도된 신경교세포 손상에 대한 보호 효과를 나타내었다. 본 연구를 통해, 홍화씨는 알코올로 유도된 신경교세포의 산화적 스트레스에 대한 보호 효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.543-548
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• 2018

본 연구는 꾸지뽕 열매 조다당류 분획물(CTP)의 산화방지 활성 및 신경세포 보호 효과에 관하여 알아보기 위하여, 항산화 활성인 라디칼 제거능 및 환원력을 평가한 결과, 꾸지뽕 열매 조다당류의 농도가 증가할수록 산화방지 활성이 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 이러한 꾸지뽕 열매 조다당류의 뇌신경세포 보호 효과에 관하여 알아보기 위하여 생쥐의 해마 유래 뇌신경세포에 꾸지뽕 열매 조다당류를 처리한 후 과산화수소로 산화적인 스트레스를 유도하여 세포 독성에 관하여 알아본 결과, 꾸지뽕 열매 조다당류의 처리는 농도 의존적으로 뇌신경 세포의 생존율을 증가시켰으며, 이에 따라 산화방지 효소인 SOD 활성이 증가하고 지방질 과산화 생성물인 MDA level이 감소한 것을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과들로 꾸지뽕 열매 조다당류의 산화방지 활성 및 뇌신경세포 보호 효과에 관하여 확인할 수 있었으며, 추후 어떤 메커니즘으로 신경세포를 보호하는지 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각한다. 꾸지뽕 열매 조다당류 분획물은 산화방지 및 산화적 스트레스로부터 신경세포 보호효과를 나타내어 퇴행성 신경질환 예방에 유용한 건강기능성 식품 소재가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.665-675
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• 2021

Background: Ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1), an active ingredient in ginseng, may be a potential agent for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the protective effect of Rg1 on neurodegeneration in AD and its mechanism of action are still incompletely understood. Methods: Wild type (WT) and APP/PS1 AD mice, from 6 to 9 months old, were used in the experiment. The open field test (OFT) and Morris water maze (MWM) were used to detect behavioral changes. Neuronal damage was assessed by hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and Nissl staining. Immunofluorescence, western blotting, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR) were used to examine postsynaptic density 95 (PSD95) expression, amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition, Tau and phosphorylated Tau (p-Tau) expression, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and NAPDH oxidase 2 (NOX2) expression. Results: Rg1 treatment for 12 weeks significantly ameliorated cognitive impairments and neuronal damage and decreased the p-Tau level, amyloid precursor protein (APP) expression, and Aβ generation in APP/PS1 mice. Meanwhile, Rg1 treatment significantly decreased the ROS level and NOX2 expression in the hippocampus and cortex of APP/PS1 mice. Conclusions: Rg1 alleviates cognitive impairments, neuronal damage, and reduce Aβ deposition by inhibiting NOX2 activation in APP/PS1 mice.

• 생약학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2007

The present study describes the preliminary evaluation of the antioxidant activities and the neuroprotective effect of methanolic extracts from Psoralea corylifolia Linne (PCE). The antioxidant activities and neuroprotective effect of the PCE were evaluated by total phenolic contents (TPC), DPPH radical scavenging activity (RSA), reducing power (RP), MTT reduction assay, and LDH release assay. TPC, DPPH RSA, and RP of the extract at concentration of 100 ${\mu}g$ was 125.93 ${\mu}g$, 63.81%, 0.138, respectively, and those were concentration dependent. The treatment of PC12 and N18-RE-105 cells with various PCE concentrations under $H_2O_2$ resulted in the induction of protective effect in a dose-dependent manner, as determined by the results of an MTT reduction assay and LDH release assay. Therefore, these results suggest that PCE could be a new potential candidate as an antioxidant against neuronal diseases.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-18
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• 2000

To study the effects of Ramulus et Uncus Uncariae (REUU) on oxygen free radical-mediated damage by hydrogen peroxide $(H_{2}O_{2})$ on cultured spinal sensory neurons, in vitro assays such as MTT assay, NR assay, neurofilament enzymeimmuno assay (EIA), sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay, assay for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity and assay for lipid peroxidation were used in cultured spinal dorsal root ganglion neurons derived from mice, Spinal dorsal root ganglion neurons were cultured in media containing various concentrations of $H_{2}O_{2}$ for 5 hours, after which the neurotoxic effect of $H_{2}O_{2}$ was measured by in vitro assay. The protective effect of the herb extract, Ramulus et Uncus Uncariae (REUU) against H2O2-induced neurotoxicity was also examined. The results are as follows. 1. In NR assay and MTT assay, $H_{2}O_{2}$ significantly decreased the cell viability of cultured mouse spinal dorsal root ganglion neurons according to exposure concentration in these cultures. An additional time course study was done on these cultures. 2. Cultured spinal dorsal root ganglion neurons which were exposed to various concentrations of $H_{2}O_{2}$ showed a quantitative decrease of neuronal cells by EIA and of total protein by sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay, while they showed an increase of both lipid peroxidation and LDH activity. 3. The effect of Ramulus et Uncus Uncariae (REUU) on $H_{2}O_{2}$ induced neurotoxicity showed a quantitative increase in both neurofilament and total protein, but showed a decrease of lipid peroxidation and LDH activity. These results suggest that $H_{2}O_{2}$ has a neurotoxic effect on cultured spinal dorsal root ganglion neurons from mice and that the herb extract, Ramulus et Uncus Uncariae (REUU), was very effective in protecting $H_{2}O_{2}$ induced neurotoxicity by decreasing lipid peroxidation and LDH activity.

• 약학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.168-173
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• 2005

Alzheimers disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of neurodegenerations associated with aging in the human population. This disease is characterized by the extracellular deposition of beta-amyloid (A ${\beta}$) peptide in cerebral plaques. The A ${\beta}$ peptide is derived from the ${\beta}$-amyloid precursor protein ( ${\beta}$APP). Photolytic processing of ${\beta}$APP by ${\beta}$-secretase(beta-site APP-cleaving enzyme, BASE) and ${\gamma}$-secretase generates the A ${\beta}$ peptide. Several lines of evidence support that A ${\beta}$-induced neuronal cell death is major mechanisms of development of AD. Accordingly, the ${\beta}$-and ${\gamma}$-secretase have been implicated to be excellent targets for the treatment of AD. We previously found that sesaminol glucosides have improving effect on memory functions through anti-oxidative mechanism. In this study, to elucidate possible other mechanism (inhibition of ${\beta}$-and ${\gamma}$-secretase) of sesaminol glucosides, we examined the improving effect of sesaminol glucosides in the scopolamine (1 mg/kg/mouse)-induced memory dysfunction using water maze test in the mice. Sesaminol glucosides (3.75, 7.5 mg/kg/6ml/day p.o., for 3 weeks) reversed the latency time, distance and velocity by scopolamine in dose dependent manner. Next, ${\beta}$-and ${\gamma}$-secretase activities were determined in different regions of brain. Sesaminol glucosides dose-dependently attenuated scopolamine-induced ${\beta}$-secretase activities in cortex and hippocampous and ${\gamma}$-secretase in cortex. This study therefore suggests that sesaminol glucosides may be a useful agent for prevention of the development or progression of AD, and its inhibitory effect on secretase may play a role in the improving action of sesaminol glucosides on memory function.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.481-487
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 열대과일 리치의 부산물인 과피를 기능성 식품 산업 소재로써의 활용가능성을 알아보기 위해 영양화학성분 분석, 항산화 및 신경세포 보호효과에 대해서 조사하였다. 리치 과피의 일반성분은 수분 0.11%, 조단백질 13.97%, 조지방 0.04%, 조회분 0.33% 및 가용성 무질소물 85.52%이었다. 주요 무기성분으로는 K 989.35 mg/100 g, Ca 399.81 mg/100 g 및 P 264.65 mg/100 g이었으며, 용매별 리치 과피의 총 페놀 함량을 측정한 결과는 열수 추출물 8.02 mg/g, 50% 메탄올 추출물 12.28 mg/g,으로 각각 나타났다. 주요 아미노산으로는 proline이 672.59 mg/100 g으로 가장 높은 함량을 차지하였다. 주요 지방산으로는 palmitic acid(42.86%), stearic acid(14.88%)이었으며, 리치 과피의 DPPH와 ABTS radical 소거활성을 측정한 결과 열수 추출물에 비해 50% 메탄올 추출물의 소거활성이 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 특히 열수와 50% 메탄올 추출물의 최대 처리농도 5 mg/mL에서 DPPH와 ABTS radical 소거활성은 각각 17.68, 37.35%와 39.79, 50.33%로 나타났다. FRAP assay을 이용한 항산화 활성은 농도의존적인 경향을 보였으며, 열수 추출물에 비하여 50% 메탄올 추출물이 상대적으로 우수하였다. MTT, LDH assay를 통한 신경세포 보호효과를 측정한 결과 MTT 실험에서는 리치 과피 추출물의 모든 농도에서 positive control로서의 vitamin C와 유사한 세포 생존율을 나타냈고, LDH 실험에서는 추출물에 의한 농도 의존적 효소 방출량 감소가 관찰되었고, 특히 최대 $500\;{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서는 50% 메탄올 추출물이 열수추출물 보다 약 1.7배 가량의 방출량 저해 효과가 나타났다. 본 연구결과를 종합해 볼 때, 우수한 영양 구성 성분과 physiological phenolics를 함유한 리치 과피 추출물은 항산화 및 산화적 스트레스로부터 신경세포 보호효과를 나타내면서 퇴행성 신경질환 등을 예방할 수 있는 기능성 산업소재로서의 가치가 높다고 판단된다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.67-75
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• 2015

Objectives : The aim of this study is to examine the neuroprotective effect of wheat bran extract (WBE) against ${\beta}$-amyloid ($A{\beta}$)-induced apoptotic cell death in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells and memory impairment in triple transgenic animal model's of Alzheimer's disease (3xTg AD mice). Methods : In SH-SY5Y cells, MTT assay and TUNEL staining were conducted to evaluate the protective effect of WBE against $A{\beta}_{25-35}$-induced neurotoxicity and apoptosis. Alterations in mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MMP), expression of proapoptotic Bax and antiapoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, cleavage of PARP, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels were analyzed to elucidate the neuroprotective mechanism of WBE. To further investigate the memory enhancing effect of WBE, Morris water maze test was performed in 3xTg AD mice. Results : In SH-SY5Y cells, WBE protected against $A{\beta}_{25-35}$-caused cytotoxicity and apoptosis as shown by the restoration of cell viability in MTT assay and inhibition of DNA fragmentation in TUNEL staining. $A{\beta}_{25-35}$-induced apoptotic signals such as dissipation of MMP, decreased Bcl-2/Bax ratio, and cleavage of PARP were suppressed by WBE. Moreover, WBE up-regulated the protein levels of BDNF, which seemed to be mediated by activation of cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB). In 3xTg AD mice, oral administration of WBE attenuated learning and memory deficit as verified by reduced mean escape latency in water maze test. Conclusions : WBE protects neuronal cells from $A{\beta}_{25-35}$-induced apoptotic cell death and restores learning and memory impairments in 3xTg AD mice. These findings suggest that WBE exhibit neuroprotective potential for the management of AD.