• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.190-195
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• 2004

The anticancer potency of the ethanolic extract of Terminalia arjuna on N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN) induced hepatocellular carcinoma in Wistar albino rats was studied. Single intraperitoneal injection of DEN was administrated to induce liver cancer. After two weeks, phenobarbital (PB) was given orally for fourteen weeks to promote the cancer. The cancer bearing animals treated with ethanolic extract of T.arjuna (400 mg/kg body weight) for 28 days. Nucleic acids such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) were estimated in liver and kidney of control and experimental animals. Certain marker enzymes viz, alanine aminotransaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransaminase (AST), acid phosphatase (ACP), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), 5'-nucleotidase (5'ND) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were assayed in serum, liver and kidney of control and experimental animals. The levels of DNA and RNA were significantly increased in cancer bearing animals. The activities of ALT, AST, ACP, ALP, 5'ND, and LDH were significantly (P<0.001) increased in serum of cancer bearing animals. On the other hand, the levels of ALT, AST were decreased (P<0.001) and ACP, ALP, 5'ND, and LDH were significantly increased (P<0.001) in liver and kidney. These changes were reversed to near normal in drug treated animals. These observations suggest that the ethanolic extract of T.arjuna possess anticancer activity.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2017

Objectives: Medicinal plants are vital sources of bioactive compounds that are useful for the treatment of patients with snake bites or are indirectly applicable for boosting the effects of conventional serum therapy. These plants are being used traditionally by local healers and tribes for the treatment of patients with snake bites and therefore can be used as an alternative against snake envenomation. Scientifically, using the secondary metabolites of plants to neutralize venom enzymes has an extra benefit of being based on traditional knowledge; also, the use of such metabolites for the treatment of patients with snake bites is cheaper and the treatment can be started sooner. Methods: All the available information on various secondary metabolites exhibiting venom neutralizing ability were collected via electronic search (using Google books, Pubmed, SciFinder, Scirus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science) and articles of peer-reviewed journals. Results:Recent interest in different plant has focused on isolating and identifying of different phytoconstituents that exhibit Phospholipase A2 activity and other venom enzyme neutralizing ability. In this support convincing evidence in experimental animal models are available. Conclusion: Secondary metabolites are naturally present, have no side effect, are stable for a long time, can be easily stored, and can neutralize a wide range of snake enzymes, such as phospholipase A2, hyaluronidase, protease, L-amino acid oxidase, 5'nucleotidase, etc. The current review presents a compilation of important plant secondary metabolites that are effective against snake venom due to enzyme neutralization.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.454-464
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• 2001

배경: 개심술 시 체외순환회로 및 산화기의 합성표면에 대한 혈액의 접촉은 백혈구를 활성화시켜 전신 염증 반응을 일으키며, 활성화된 백혈구에 의해 생성된 산소유리기는 수술 후 심장 및 폐기능 손상의 주요 원인이 된다. 저자들은 체외순환동안 백혈구 제거필터 사용에 따른 임상효과를 평가하기 위해 본 연구를 실시하였다. 대상 및 방법: 성인 심장질환 환자 30명을 대상으로 백혈구 제거필터를 체외순환 회로에 포함시켜 수술한 필터군(n=15)과 필터를 사용하지 않은 대조군(n=15)으로 분류한 뒤, 테외순환 동안 말초혈액 내 백혈구 및 혈소판 수의 변화, 체외순환 전과 후의 관상정맥동혈액 내 malondialdehyde(MDA), troponin-T(TnT), 5'-nucleotidase(5'-NT의 농도변화, 대동맥 교차차단 해제 후 심박동 자연회복률, 수술 전과 후의 심장지수 및 폐혈관 저항의 변화, 수술 후 출혈량, 혈액제제 사용량과 창상 합병증 발생률 등을 양 군간에 비교하였다. 결과: 체외순환 종료 시 총 백혈구 수는 필터군이 대조군에 비해 유의하게 낮았으나(9,567$\pm$842/㎣ vs 13,573$\pm$1,167/㎣, p<0.01), 혈수판 수는 양 군간에 차이가 없었다(138,133$\pm$10,519/㎣ va 156,733$\pm$10,735/㎣, p=0.22). 수술 직후 관상정맥동 혈액내 MDA(3.78$\pm$0.31$\mu$mo1/L vs 5.86$\pm$0.65$\mu$mo1/L, p<0.01), TnT(0.40$\pm$0.04 ng/mL vs 0.59$\pm$0.08 ng/mL, p<0.05), 그리고 5'-NT(3.88$\pm$0.61 U/L vs 5.08 $\pm$0.90 UL, p<0.05) 등의 활성도는 필터군이 대조군 보다 더 낮았다(p<0.05). 수술후 심장지수는 필터군이 대조군보다 높았고(3.26$\pm$0.18 L/$m^2$/min vs 2.75$\pm$0.17 L/$m^2$/min, p=0.05), 폐혈관 저항은 필터군이 대조군 보다 낮았다(65.87$\pm$7.59 dyne/sec/ $cm^{5}$ vs 110.80$\pm$12.22 dyne/sec/$cm^{5}$ , p.0.01). 수술 후 심박동 자연회복률은 필터군이 대조군 보다 높았고(12명 vs 8명, p<0.05), 수술 후 창상합병증 발생률은 필터군이 대조군보다 낮았다(1명 vs 4명, p<0.05). 수술 후 첫 24시간 출혈량은 필터군이 대조군보다 많았다.(614$\pm$ 107 mL vs 380$\pm$71 mL, p=0.05).