• 생약학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2014

To identify potential gastrointestinal prokinetic agents, water and 70% ethanol extracts and isolated compounds from 41 different traditional medicinal herbs were evaluated for the stimulation of gastrointestinal (GI) motility in vivo. Of the 41 water and 70% ethanol extracts, 12 extracts were found to enhance GI motility activity in mice by more than 10%. The 12 extracts are as follows: Atractylodes japonica (root), Crataegus pinnatifida (flower), Aucklandia lappa (root), Inula helenium (root), Cynanchum wilfordii (root), Chinese Liriope platyphylla (root), Codonopsis pilosula (root), Glehnia littoralis (root), Pinellia ternate (tuber), Agastache rugosa (aerial part), Angelica decursiva (whole plant), and Peucedanum praeruptorum (whole plant). In particular, the extracts from Atractylodes japonica (root), Cynanchum wilfordii (root) and Angelica decursiva (whole plant) have demonstrated the highest GI motility activity. In addition, 26 isolated compounds from the medicinal herbs were tested, and 8 isolated compounds were found to be active. They are ${\alpha}$-ionone, ${\beta}$-ionone, trans-caryophyllene, cedrol, methyl-3,5-di-O-E-caffeoyl-quinate, lobetyolin, oleoyllinoleoylolein and cis-jasmone. ${\beta}$-ionone from Aucklandia lappa (root) showed the most potent GI motility activity. The active traditional medicinal herbs and isolated compounds might be therapeutically advantageous in the treatment of GI motility disorders.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2022

Background: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) of the left liver often shows left-sided lymph node (LN) metastasis. If gastric lesser curvature is extensively dissected, it can induce an iatrogenic injury to the extragastric vagus nerve branches that control motility of the pyloric sphincter and lead to gastric stasis. To cope with such LN dissection-associated gastric stasis, we performed pyloroplasty preemptively. The objective of this study was to analyze our 20-year experience of preemptive pyloroplasty performed in 10 patients. Methods: We investigated clinical sequences of 10 patients with ICC who underwent preemptive pyloroplasty following left hepatectomy and extended left-sided LN dissection. Incidence of gastric stasis and oncological survival outcomes were analyzed. Results: All 10 patients were classified as stage IIIB due to T1-3N1M0 stage according to the 8th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system. The overall patient survival rate was 51.9% at 1 year, 25.9% at 2 years, and 0% at 3 years. Seven patients showed uneventful postoperative recovery after surgery. Two patients suffered from gastric stasis, which was successfully managed with supportive care. One patient suffered from overt gastric paresis, which was successfully managed with azithromycin administration for 1 month. Conclusion: We believe that preemptive pyloroplasty is an effective surgical option to prevent gastric stasis in patients undergoing extensive left-sided LN dissection. Azithromycin appears to be a potent prokinetic agent in gastroparesis.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2022

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a gastrointestinal disorder with diverse symptoms but no structural or organic manifestations. Benachio-F^® (herein named 'BF-1') is an over-the-counter liquid digestive formulated with multiple herbal extracts, which has been reported to improve symptoms of FD. A total two experiments were conducted. First, we examined whether BF-1 can modulate the progression of FD through two experimental rat models. A total of three doses (0.3x, 1x, 3x of the human equivalent dose) were used. In the gastric emptying model, both 1x (standard) or 3x (3-fold-concentrated) BF-1 enhanced gastric emptying was compared with that of vehicle-treated animals. In a feeding inhibition model induced by acute restraint stress, treatment with 1x or 3x BF-1 led to a similar degree of restoration in food intake that was comparable to that of acotiamide-treated animals. Among the constituents of BF, fennel is known for its choleretic effect. Thus, we next investigated whether a novel BF-based formula (named 'BF-2') that contains an increased amount of fennel extract (3.5-fold over BF-1), has greater potency in increasing bile flow. BF-2 showed a superior choleretic effect compared to BF-1. Furthermore, the postprandial concentration of serum secretin was higher in animals pretreated with BF-2 than in those pretreated with BF-1, suggesting that the increased choleretic effect of BF-2 is related to secretin production. Our results demonstrate that BF-1 can modulate the pathophysiological mechanisms of FD by exerting prokinetic and stress-relieving effects, and that BF-2 has a better choleretic effect than BF-1.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.836-843
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• 1997

연구배경 : 기관지 천식과 위식도 역류는 성인에서 호발하는 질병으로, 위식도 역류가 기관지 천식을 악화시키는 요인으로 알려지면서 최근 두질환의 관계에 대한 연구가 활발해지고 있는 추세이나 아직 정확한 동반 빈도와 발병기전은 밝혀지지 않았다. 서양에서는 천식환자의 약 50~60%에서 위식도 역류가 동반되고, 위식도 역류의 치료시 천식증상이 개선되었다는 보고가 있으나 국내에서는 기관지 천식환자에서 위식도역류의 유병률과 위식도 역류 치료와 천식증상의 관계에 대한 연구가 미약한 실정이다. 방 법 : ATS(American Thoracic Society) 기준에 따라 진단된 기관지 천식환자 42명과 기관지 천식의 기왕력이 20명의 정상대조군을 대상으로, 24시간 보행 식도 pH 검사를 실시하여 DeMeester scoring system을 기준으로 하여, 7개의 지표중 1개라도 pH 4 이하의 % time이 정상 95 percentile 보다 증가된 경우 비정상적인 위식도 역류가 있는 것으로 판정하였고, 위식도 역류가 동반된 천식환자에게 위장관 운동 촉진제인 cisapride를 8주간 투여하여 그 효과를 연구하였다. 결 과 : 기관지 천식 환자군중 11명(26.2%)에서 위식도 역류가 관찰되었고, 정상 대조군에 비해 앙와위 및 전체 시간 %가 의미있게 증가되었다. 위식도 관찰되는 11명중 4명에게 cisapride를 8주간 투여후 실시한 검사상 천식증상 지수의 감소, $FEV_1$과 PEFR 증가, 24시간 보행 식도 pH검사상 혼합점수의 감소등 천식증상 및 위식도 역류가 개선되었다. 결 론 : 기관지 천식환자에서 위식도 역류의 유병률은 26.2%로 정상 대조군보다 높았고 특히 앙와위시 역류가 증가하는 소견을 보였으며, 위장관 운동촉진제를 복용시 천식 증상 및 폐기능이 약간 호전되는 경향을 보였다.