• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2022

비자나무는 한반도 남부지역과 제주도에 자생하고 있으며 식용으로 이용이 가능하며, 전통적으로 구충 빛 변비 예방의 목적으로 사용되어 왔었다. 그러나 항산화 활성에 대한 연구는 보고되어 왔지만 항당뇨 활성에 대한 연구는 제대로 이루어지지 않고 있다. 새로운 당뇨 치료제로서 천연물은 독성의 염려가 낮고 매우 오랫동안 사용되어 왔기 때문에 약물에 대한 안전성의 장점이 있다. 식용 및 한방 재료로 사용되고 있는 비자나무는 지금까지 살충 및 항균성에 대해 보고되어 왔으나 항당뇨에 관한 연구는 이루어진 바가 없다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 비자나무 추출물의 항당뇨 효과를 조사하고 그 특성을 조사하였다. 먼저, 비자나무의 과육과 종자를 메탄올로 각각 추출한 후, 항당뇨 활성과 관련된 α-glucosidase와 protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B)에 대한 저해활성을 포함한 다양한 생리활성을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 비자나무의 종자 추출물에서 항당뇨활성을 나타내는 α-glucosidase와 PTP1B 효소에 대한 억제 효능이 높게 나타났으며, 특히 과육에 비해 종자 추출물이 각각 14.5배, 4.3배 높은 저해활성을 보였다. 또한 비자나무의 과육 추출물의 pH와 열 안정성 테스트를 수행한 결과로, 활성 물질은 산, 알카리 조건과 고온의 조건에서 안정한 저해활성을 보였다. 비자 과육의 메탄올 추출물을 한외 여과(ultrafiltration)한 결과, 항당뇨 활성물질은 분자량이 300 kDa 이상에 해당하였고 Diaion HP-20 수지에 대한 흡착능을 조사한 결과, 50-100% 메탄올 조건에서 항당뇨 활성물질이 용출되었다. 따라서 비자나무 종자의 메탄올 추출물로부터 buthanol 추출, 한외 여과, Diaion HP-20 컬럼 크로마토그래피를 통해 비자나무의 항당뇨 활성 물질의 분리, 정제를 시도하였다. 따라서 비자나무 종자 추출물의 인슐린 저항성에 대한 개선 효과에 대한 추가 연구를 통해 천연물 유래 당뇨병 예방 및 치료용 조성물로서의 가능성을 보여주었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.243-249
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• 2006

The effect of genistein, widely used as a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on rat brain Kv1.5 channels which were stably expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells was investigated using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. Genistein inhibited Kv1.5 currents at +50 mV in a concentration-dependent manner, with an $IC_{50}$ of $54.7{\pm}8.2\;{\mu}M$ and a Hill coefficient of $1.1{\pm}0.2$. Pretreatment of Kv1.5 with protein tyrosine kinase inhibitors ($10\;{\mu}M$ lavendustin A and $100\;{\mu}M$ AG1296) and a tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor ($500\;{\mu}M$ sodium orthovanadate) did not block the inhibitory effect of genistein. The inhibition of Kv1.5 by genistein showed voltage-independence over the full activation voltage range positive to 0 mV. The activation (at +50 mV) kinetics was significantly delayed by genistein: time constant for an activation of $1.4{\pm}0.2$ msec under control conditions and $10.0{\pm}1.5$ msec in the presence of $60\;{\mu}M$ genistein. Genistein also slowed the deactivation of the tail currents, resulting in a crossover phenomenon: a time constant of $11.4{\pm}1.3$ msec and $40.0{\pm}4.2$ msec under control conditions and in the presence of $60\;{\mu}M$ genistein, respectively. Inhibition was reversed by the application of repetitive depolarizing pulses, especially during the early part of the activating pulse. These results suggest that genistein directly inhibits Kv1.5 channels, independent of phosphotyrosine-signaling pathway.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2022

Objectives : Aquilaria crassna is a traditional herbal medicine, which is used to treat allergies, diabetes, neurological diseases. Recently, Aquilaria crassna extracts have been reported in anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory activities. In this study, various solvents fraction of Aquilaria crassna were investigated on various physiological activities. Methods : According to the polarity, the solvents fraction of Aquilaria crassna were confirmed through TLC, and the activities of the extracts were confirmed in anti-diabetes, anti-obesity, whitening, anti-gout, and anti-inflammation. Results : TLC results showed that ACM and ACM/E have similar patterns and most of the components were transferred to ACM/E. Treatment with ACM and ACM/E fraction were significantly decreased the generation of NO in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage cells. Analysis of biological activities such as α-glucosidase, protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP1B), tyrosinase, xanthine oxidase (XO) and pancreatic lipase inhibition, showed that ACM and ACM/E have more inhibitory effects than other fractions. Conclusions : Therefore, the results of the present study clearly demonstrate that Aquilaria crassna and its constituents might be beneficial in the prevention or treatment of immune-regulating effects.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.229-238
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• 2016

Background: The goal of this in vitro study was to investigate the effect of lipid emulsion on vasodilation caused by toxic doses of bupivacaine and mepivacaine during contraction induced by a protein kinase C (PKC) activator, phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate (PDBu), in an isolated endothelium-denuded rat aorta. Methods: The effects of lipid emulsion on the dose-response curves induced by bupivacaine or mepivacaine in an isolated aorta precontracted with PDBu were assessed. In addition, the effects of bupivacaine on the increased intracellular calcium concentration ($[Ca^{2+}]_i$) and contraction induced by PDBu were investigated using fura-2 loaded aortic strips. Further, the effects of bupivacaine, the PKC inhibitor GF109203X and lipid emulsion, alone or in combination, on PDBu-induced PKC and phosphorylation-dependent inhibitory protein of myosin phosphatase (CPI-17) phosphorylation in rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) was examined by western blotting. Results: Lipid emulsion attenuated the vasodilation induced by bupivacaine, whereas it had no effect on that induced by mepivacaine. Lipid emulsion had no effect on PDBu-induced contraction. The magnitude of bupivacaine-induced vasodilation was higher than that of the bupivacaine-induced decrease in $[Ca^{2+}]_i$. PDBu promoted PKC and CPI-17 phosphorylation in aortic VSMCs. Bupivacaine and GF109203X attenuated PDBu-induced PKC and CPI-17 phosphorylation, whereas lipid emulsion attenuated bupivacaine-mediated inhibition of PDBu-induced PKC and CPI-17 phosphorylation. Conclusions: These results suggest that lipid emulsion attenuates the vasodilation induced by a toxic dose of bupivacaine via inhibition of bupivacaine-induced PKC and CPI-17 dephosphorylation. This lipid emulsion-mediated inhibition of vasodilation may be partly associated with the lipid solubility of local anesthetics.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.86-97
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• 2021

Background: Panax ginseng Meyer has been used as a nourishing edible herb in East Asia for thousands of years. 25-OH-PPT was first discovered as a natural rare triterpenoid saponin in ginseng stems and leaves by our group. Research found that it showed strong inhibitory effects on α-glucosidase and protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B, and protected cardiocytes (H9c2) through PI3K/Akt pathway. Methods: In the research, in order to optimize the 25-OH-PPT enrichment process, optimal macroporous resins and optimal purification conditions were studied. Meanwhile, the hypoglycemic effect and mechanism of 25-OH-PPT were evaluated by using STZ to establish insulin-dependent diabetic mice and the spontaneous type 2 diabetes DB/DB mice. Results and Conclusion: Research found that 25-OH-PPT can reduce blood glucose and enhance glucose tolerance in STZ model mice. It increases insulin sensitivity by upregulating GLUT4 and AMPK in skeletal muscle, and activating insulin signaling pathways. In DB/DB mice, 25-OH-PPT achieves hypoglycemic effects mainly by activating the insulin signaling pathway. Meanwhile, through the influence of liver inflammatory factors and lipids in serum, it can be seen that 25-OH-PPT has obvious anti-inflammatory and lipid-lowering effects. These results provide new insights into the study of ginseng as a functional food.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.57-67
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• 2011

신령버섯은 담자균문, 주름버섯목, 주름버섯과에 속하는 식용버섯으로 혈당, 혈압강하효과와 콜레스테롤 저하, 항종양, 암예방 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 신령버섯의 자실체로부터 메탄올, 중성염용액 및 열수 등을 이용하여 조다당류를 추출하고 성분을 분석한 결과 ${\beta}$-glucan은 21.54~32.31%, 단백질은 0.16~9.34%로 구성되어 있는 것이 밝혀졌고 신령버섯 추출 조다당류를 Sarcoma 180, HT-29, NIH3T3 및 RAW 264.7 등의 암세포 및 정상세포에 대한 독성을 조사한 결과 10~2000 ${\mu}g/ml$의 조다당류 농도에서 각각의 세포는 세포독성을 나타내지 않았다. Sarcoma 180으로 접종된 ICR 생쥐에 신령버섯의 자실체에서 추출한 각각의 조다당류를 투여한 실험군은 대조군에 비해 수명이 각각 18.8~50.6% 연장되었다. 비장세포의 증식능과 B 임파구의 활성화에 미치는 alkaline phosphatase의 활성을 조사한 결과 비장 세포 증식능은 대조군에 대해 1.1~1.2배의 증식능을 보였고 B 임파구의 활성은 대조군에 대해 1.2~1.6배 증가하였다. 또한 버섯추출 조다당류를 투여한 실험군이 대조군에 비하여 대식세포에서 1.3~4.3배의 많은 nitric oxide를 발생시켰다. 비장세포에 여러 농도의 조다당류를 처리한 후 TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-2 및 IL-6 등의 사이토카인 분비량을 측정한 결과 생성된 사이토카인의 양은 대조군에 비해 2.2배 높게 나타났다. 중성염용액추출 조다당류를 50 mg/kg body weight의 농도로 투여한 실험군 생쥐의 총 복강 세포 수는 대조군에 비하여 4배 증가하였고, 열수추출 조다당류를 50 mg/kg body weight의 농도로 투여한 실험군 생쥐의 백혈구 수는 대조군에 비하여 각각 2.7배 증가하였다. 혈액생화학적 검사를 시행한 결과, 대조군과 유사한 경향을 나타냈다. 따라서 신령버섯의 자실체에서 추출한 조다당류는 생쥐의 면역을 증강시키는 것은 물론 Sarcoma 180에 대한 항암효과를 나타내는 것으로 밝혀졌다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.783-790
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• 2023

현대인들의 식습관 변화로 인해 대사성 질환의 발생률이 증가하고 있으며, 특히 당뇨병이 가장 큰 문제로 꼽힌다. 하지만 기존의 당뇨병 치료제는 부작용을 동반하고 있어서 예로부터 쓰이던 천연물을 통해 부작용이 적은 항당뇨 활성 물질을 찾고자 하였다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 항당뇨 및 항산화 활성이 있는 천연물을 탐색하기 위하여, DPPH free radical scavenging assay와 α-glucosidase 및 PTP1B inhibition assay를 이용하였다. 항당뇨 효능이 예상되는 12가지의 시료를 메탄올로 추출하고 항당뇨 활성 및 항산화 활성을 측정하였다. 그 중 항당뇨 활성이 우수한 느릅나무, 벌나무 가지, 연 씨앗, 홍화 씨앗 등의 4가지 시료를 대상으로 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올을 이용하여 활성물질을 용매추출하여 항당뇨 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과, α-glucosidase와 PTP1B 저해활성이 우수한 홍화 씨앗의 에틸아세테이트 분획물(MG-11-E)을 선정하였다. MG-11-E를 대상으로 preparative thin layer chromatography를 수행한 결과, 분획물 #6에서 α-glucosidase 및 PTP1B에 대한 우수한 저해활성을 보였다. 50% 메탄올을 이동상으로 하여 TLC 분획물 #6을 high performance liquid chromatography하여 각각을 분획하고 항당뇨 활성을 측정한 결과, 단일 peak를 보인 RT 4분에서 항당뇨 활성이 확인되었다. 따라서 홍화 씨앗의 추출물의 항당뇨 효능을 나타내는 항당뇨 활성 성분은 PTP1B 보다 α-glucosidase에 대한 저해 활성이 더욱 강하게 나타나 PTP1B를 저해하는 천연물과 조합하여 사용함으로써 당뇨병에 대한 효과를 높일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2009

Introduction: Enamel matrix derivative (EMD) is a protein which is secreted by Hertwig root sheath and plays a major role in the formation of cementum and attachment of peridontium. Several studies have shown that EMD promoted the proliferation and differentiation of preosteoblasts, osteoblasts and periodontal ligament cells in vitro: however, reports showing the inhibition of osteogenic differentiation by EMD also existed. This study was designed to simultaneously evaluate the effect of EMD on the two cell lines (human mesenchymal stem cells: hMSC, human periodontal ligament derived fibroblasts: hPDLCs) by means of quantitative analysis of some bone related matrices (Alkaline phosphatase : ALP, osteopontin ; OPN, osteocalcin ; OC). Materials and Methods: hMSCs and hPDLCs were expanded and cells in the 4${\sim}$6 passages were adopted to use. hMSc and hPDLCs were cultured during 1,2,7, and 14 days with 0, 50 and 100 ${\mu}g/ml$ of EMD, respectively. ALP activity was assessed by SensoLyte ALP kit and expressed as values of the relative optical density. Among the matrix proteins of the bony tissue, OC and OPN were assessed and quantification of these proteins was evaluated by means of human OC immunoassay kit and human OPN assay kit, respectively. Results: ALP activity maintained without EMD at $1,2^{nd}$ day. The activity increased at $7^{th}$ day but decreased at $14^{th}$ day. EMD increased the activity at $14^{th}$ day in the hPDLCs culture. In the hMSCs, rapid decrease was noted in $7^{th}$ and $14^{th}$ days without regard to EMD concentrations. Regarding the OPN synthesis in hPDLCs, marked decrease of OPN was noted after EMD application. Gradual decrease tendency of OPN was shown over time. In hMSCs, marked decrease of OPN was also noted after EMD application. Overall concentration of OPN was relatively consistent over time than that in hPDLCs. Regarding the OC synthesis, in both of hPDLCs and hMSCs, inhibition of OC formation was noted after EMD application in the early stages but EMD exerted minimal effect at the later stages. Conclusion: In this experimental condition, EMD seemed to play an inhibitory role during the differentiation of hMSCs and hPDLCs in the context of OC and OPN formation. In the periodontium, there are many kinds of cells contributing to the regeneration of oral tissue. EMD enhanced ALP activity in hPDLCs rather than in hMSCs and this may imply that EMD has a positive effect on the differentiation of cementoblasts compared with the effect on hMSCs. The result of our research was consistent with recent studies in which the authors showed the inhibitory effect of EMD in terms of the differentiation of mineral colony forming cells in vitro. This in vitro study may not stand for all the charateristics of EMD; thus, further studies involving many other bone matrices and cellular attachment will be necessary.