• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.163-186
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• 2000

Elastase (EC 3. 4. 4. 7)는 구조 단백질인 fibronectin, collagen 그리고 elastin을 포함한 다양한 단백질들을 분해한다. Elastase는 생체 염증 방어의 중요한 성분이며, $\alpha$$_1$-proteinase inhibitor ($\alpha$$_1$PI)와 같은 생체 내부에 있는 단백질 분해 효소 저해제들에 의해 조절된다. 그러나, 만성 염증의 결과, elastase와 $\alpha$$_1$PI 사이의 균형이 elastase 쪽으로 기울어지면 조직 파괴가 일어나게 된다. 본 연구자들은 이미 피부의 진피내에서 백혈구로부터 과다하게 분비되는 elastase를 저해하는 물질을 찾기 위하여, 150 여가지의 한방식물 추출물에 대해 elastase 저해활성을 스크리닝 (screening) 하여, 빈랑 (Areca catecheu) 추출물이 가장 높은 저해활성을 보여줌을 확인하였다. 본 연구에서는 유효성분을 찾기 위하여 빈랑을 90% 에탄올로 추출한 다음, 다양한 용매를 사용하여 분획하였고, 각 분획에 대해 elastase 저해활성을 측정하였다. 이 중 저해 활성이 뛰어난 분획은 silica gel 컬럼 크로마토그래피, Preparative TLC 그리고 역상 HPLC를 실시하였다. 역상 HPLC에서 elastase 저해 활성이 있는 peak은 성분을 확인할 수 있는 여러 가지 정색 반응과 UV, IR 스펙트럼을 통하여 phenol 성 물질임을 확인하였다. 빈랑으로부터 정제한 phenol 성 물질은 돼지 췌장 elastase (Porcine pancreatic elastase : PPE)와 사람 백혈구 elastase (Human neutrophil elastase ; HNE)에 대한 $IC_{50}$/ 값이 각각 26.9 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$과 60.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$로서, 기존에 elastase의 저해제로 알려진 oleanolic acid (각각 76.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$, 219.2 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$)와 ursolic acid (각각 31.0 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$, 118.6 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$)에 비하여 더 우수한 저해 활성을 나타내었으며, PPE와 HNE에 대하여 기질과 경쟁적으로 반응함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 빈랑으로부터 정제한 phenol 성 물질이 염증 과정 중에 발생하는 free radical을 소거할 수 있는지를 조사한 결과, free radical을 50% 소거시키는 농도값이 6 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$로 표준물질인 비타민 C (19 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$)나 butylated hydroxyl toluene (18.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$)보다 우수한 효과를 나타내었다. 그리고 mast cell내에서 활성화되며 hyaluronic acid를 분해하는 hyaluronidase에 대한 저해를 조사한 결과, $IC_{50}$/ 값이 210 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$로서 효과적인 저해 활성을 나타내었다 따라서, 본 연구에서 빈랑으로부터 분리한 phenol 성 물질은 피부 결합 조직을 구성하는 단백질들을 보호함으로써 피부 노화를 억제하는 효과를 나타낼 것으로 생각된다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.149-162
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on the adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells, lipolysis in rat epididymal adipocytes and histological changes in porcine adipose tissue. Methods : Inhibiton of preadipocyte differentiation and/or stimulation of lipolysis play important roles in reducing obesity. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were differentiated with adipogenic reagents by incubating for 3 days in the absence or presence of hot pepper extract or capsaicin ranging from 0.01 to $1mg/m{\ell}$. The effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on adipogenesis were examined by measuring GPDH activity and by Oil Red O staining. Mature adipocytes from rat epididymal fat pad was incubated with hot pepper extract or capsaicin ranging from 0.01 to $1mg/m{\ell}$ for 3 hrs. The effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on lipolysis were examined by measuring free glycerol released. Fat tissue from pig skin was injected with hot pepper extract or capsaicinCFP ranging from 0.1 to $10mg/m{\ell}$ to examine the effects of hot pepper extract and capsaicin on histological changes under light microscopy. Results : The following results were obtained from present study on adipogenesis of preadipocytes, lipolysis of adipocytes and histological changes in fat tissue. 1. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin inhibited adipogenic differentiation at the concentration of 0.1 and $0.01mg/m{\ell}$, respectively, indicating that capsaicin was more effective in inhibiting adipogenesis than hot pepper extract. 2. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin decreased the activity of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase(GPDH) at the concentration of 0.1 and $0.01mg/m{\ell}$, respectively, indicating that capsaicin was more effective in inhibiting adipogenic differentiation than hot pepper extract. 3. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin increased glycerol release at the concentration of $0.1mg/m{\ell}$. There was no difference in lipolytic activity between hot pepper extract and capsaicin at the corresponding concentration. 4. Hot pepper extract and capsaicin caused shrinkage of fat cells, resulting in cell death at the concentration of $1.0mg/m{\ell}$, although capsaicin exerted this action over wide area than hot pepper extract. Conclusions : These results suggest that hot pepper extract and capsaicin efficiently inhibited adipogenesis, increased lipolysis of adipocytes and caused to shrink fat cells. Future studies are needed to make use of hot pepper extract pharmacopuncture for the treatment of obesity.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2008

This study investigated the developmental ability and gene expression of somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos using ear skin fibroblast cells derived from miniature pig. When miniature pig (m) and landrace pig (p) were used as donor cells, there were no differences in cleavage (79.2 vs. 78.2%) and blastocyst rates (27.4 vs. 29.7%). However, mNT blastocysts showed significantly higher apoptosis rate than that of pNT blastocysts (6.1 vs. 1.7%) (p<0.05). The number of nuclei in pNT blastosysts was significantly higher than that of mNT (35.8 vs. 29.3) (p<0.05). Blastocysts were analyzed using Realtime RT-PCR to determine the expression of Bax-${\alpha}$, Bcl-xl, H19, IGF2, IGF2r and Xist. Bax-${\alpha}$ was higher in mNT blastocyst than pNT blastocyst (p<0.05). There was no difference in Bcl-xl between two NT groups. Bax-${\alpha}$/Bcl-xl was, however, significantly higher in mNT blastocyst compared to pNT. The expression of imprinting genes were aberrant in blastocysts derived from NT compared to in vivo blastocysts. H19 and IGF2r were significantly lower in mNT blastocysts (p<0.05). The expression of IGF2 and Xist was similar in two NT groups. However, imprinting genes were expressed aberrantly in mNT compared to pNT blastocysts. The present results suggest that the NT between donor cells derived from miniature pig and recipient oocytes derived from crossbred pig might affect reprogramming of donor cell, resulting in high apoptosis and aberrant expression patterns of imprinting genes.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.163-184
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• 2003

This study was conducted to survey the farm which suffered from disease similar to classical swine fever(CSF) in Gyeongbuk province. Clinical signs appeared first in a few number of growing pigs which showed specific signs of diarrhea, depression, sleepiness, and reluctance to get up or to eat. Younger piglets may have appeared chilled, shiver and huddle together. As the disease progresses the affected pig's skin went red and purple. In histopathological signs, there were many haemorrhages throughout the body and larger haemorrhages in some organs such as lymph nodes. And there is a precipitous fall in the number of circulating leukocytes in the blood. In spite of insisting of farmer which did not vaccinate to classical swine fever, significant antibody production was detected in these affected pigs at enzyme-linked immuonsorbent assay. According to the above results at first glance, these affected pig suspected with CSF in clinical signs and histopathological lesions only. Because the symptoms and post-mortem picture were very similar to CSF, these false positive results would have been dangerous to diagnostician. But by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and comparative nucleotide sequence analysis, the disease was correctly diagnosed with post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome(PMWS) and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome(PRRS) compoundly. And the antigen which were detected the lesion similar to CSF virus, was confirmed with LOM vaccine strain of CSF. In most national CSF eradication program and in countries which are free of the CSF virus, vaccination against CSF is not practiced and generally is not allowed. But now in Korea, routine vaccination is practiced because of outbreaking the CSF repeatedly. When CSF is diagnosed the whole herd and other in contact animal are slaughtered continuously.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.80-98
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• 2002

주목(朱木)은 국내의 경기도 일대에서 약용, 식용, 관상수로써 재배한 것을 선정하였다. 주목의 250g의 잎과 300g의 줄기추출물은 butylene glycol (BG), Propylene glycol (PG)과 물을 사용하여 추출한 결과, 주목의 잎 추출물의 성상은 연한 갈색의 맑은 액으로, pH는 5.3$\pm$0.5, 비중은 1.012$\pm$0.05, 굴절율은 1.395$\pm$0.05이었다. 또한, 줄기 추출물의 성상은 연한 갈색의 맑은 액이 었으며, pH는 5.4$\pm$0.5, 비중은 1.012$\pm$0.05, 굴절율은 1.39$\pm$0.05이었다. 주목의 씨앗으로부터 오일을 분리하였고, 과육으로부터 polysaccharide를 고정제 추출하였다. 주목의 씨앗으로부터 얻어진 오일의 비중은 0.922$\pm$0.05, 27$\pm$0.5%의 수율을 얻을 수 있었다. 과육으로부터 얻어진 polysaccharide의 분자량은 50,000~300,000 dayton의 범위이며, 5$\pm$1.2%의 수율을 얻었다. 주목추출물의 총 polyphenols량은 잎에서는 0.563%, 줄기에서는 0.325%가 검출된 반면, 총 tannins량은 줄기와 잎에서 각각 0.054%와 0.037%를 함유하였다. 화장품에서의 효능으로써 DPPH 방법에 의한 항산화 효과는 잎에서는 75.0%, 줄기에서는 64.0%였다. Fibroblast에 의한 콜라겐 합성율은 줄기추출물은 54.16%, 잎추출물은 33.18%로 비교적 높은 활성을 보였다. 또한 PPE-inhibitors의 활성은 잎과 줄기에서 각각 13.7%와 23.5%였다. 주목씨앗 오일의 항염증 효과는 대조군인 1%의 감초추출물 24%보다 41%의 활성으로 우수한 효과를 나타내었다.