• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1370-1376
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• 2015

우슬(牛膝)은 비름과(Amaranthaceae)의 쇠무릎(Achyranthes japonica)의 뿌리를 약용으로 한방에서 사용하고 있다. 1, 1- diphenyl 2-picrylhyorazyl (DPPH)은 잘 알려진 자유 라디칼이다. Hyaluronidase (HAase)은 결합조직의 세포외성 기질에서 히알루론산분해에 관여하는 효소이다. Lipoxygenases (LOX)은 지방산 대사와 면역에 중요한 역할을 수행한다. 본 연구에서는 쇠무릎에서 이 세 작용을 에탄올 추출물을 사용하여 생육 발달 단계(어린 영양기관과 성숙한 영양기관)에 대해 이들 추출물의 활성을 비교 조사하였으며 각 항목에 대해 50% 저해(IC₅₀)의 농도를 산출하였다. 항산화 활성은 잎과 줄기, 뿌리 모두에서 탁월되었다. 특히 히알루로니다아제의 저해작용이 현저하였으며 향후 어떤 화합물인지 심도 있는 연구가 필요하다고 판단되었다. DPPH에 대한 항산화 활성과 LOX에 대한 저해작용은 기존 연구자의 결과와 유사하였다. 어린 식물조직과 성숙한 식물조직에서 추출한 발달 단계에 따른 이들 세 가지 활성에서 어린 뿌리보다 성숙한 뿌리에서 약간 더 우수한 작용을 보였으나 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권6호
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• pp.836-842
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• 2010

본 연구는 기능성 식 약용 소재로 널리 이용되는 헛개나무의 화장품원료로의 개발을 위하여 다양한 생리활성을 측정하였다. 헛개나무 과병과 뿌리의 열수추출물 및 에탄올추출물에 대한 DPPH법, ABTS법을 이용하여 항산화활성 측정시 열매, 뿌리 모두 열수추출물에서 뛰어난 항산화효과를 나타냈으며, 멜라닌 색소합성에 관여하는 tyrosinase의 활성을 측정한 결과 tyrosinase 저해활성은 과병에탄올추출물(HDFE) 500 mg/L에서 32.0%의 억제능을 확인 할 수 있었고, 뿌리에탄올추출물(HDRE)은 21.8%의 억제능을 보였다. 더 높은 농도인 1,000 mg/L에서는 과병열수추출물(HDFW), HDFE 순으로 저해활성이 나타났다. 주름개선효과에 관한 활성은 collagenase와 elastase 저해활성을 통해 측정하였다. 그 결과 elastase에서 과병에탄올 추출물을 제외한 모든 추출물이 두 효소를 모두 저해하는 것으로 나타났으며, 같은 농도에서는 collagenase의 활성이 더 크게 저해됨을 보였다. 이와 같은 결과를 통해 헛개나무추출물의 항산화활성과 미백 및 주름개선효과를 이용하여 기능성 화장품으로 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.50-54
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• 2003

호장근에서 분리한 emodin은 VEGF로 유도된 혈관신생의 한 단계인 혈관내피세포의 이동을 강하게 억제하였다. 또한 emodin은 혈관내피세포 이동을 억제시킨 $0.1\;{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 시험관내 혈관신생을 억제하였으며, 그 효과는 농도의존적인 양상을 보였다. 생체내 혈관신생 모델인 CAM assay에서도 emodin은 혈관신생을 억제하였다. 이러한 결과는 emodin이 현재까지 보고된 여러 가지 생리활성 이외에 혈관신생 억제활성을 가지고 있다는 사실을 보여주는 것이다. 따라서 emodin을 함유하고 있는 호장근은 혈관신생 관련 질환에 대한 천연물 유래 치료제의 개발을 위한 중요한 식물자원으로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2000년도 The 7th International Symposium
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• pp.116-122
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• 2000

The molecular modification of antiepileptic drugs and direct synthesis of new drugs with the predetermined antiepileptic properties are perspective. New neurochemical attacking to solve the problem including prevention and inhibition of seizures seems to be related to ginsenosides and ginseng polypeptides. The main study based on the severity of febrile convulsions of rat pups has been done from the earlier investigations of antiepileptical action of ginsenosides between KGTRI and MSU (Chepurnov, Park et al., 1995) with different kinds of experimental models of epilepsy. From the cultured cell line DAN25 of ginseng root, the extracts of ginsenosides made in "BIOKHIMMASH" were studied by the project of preclinical anticonvulsant screening (Stables, Kupferberg, 1997). The inhibition of severity of convulsions, decrease of seizures threshold, decrease of audiogenic seizures in rats of different strains and normalization of cerebral blood flow (measured by hydrogen test) were demonstrated in rats after i.c.v., intraperitoneally and orally administration, respectively. The antiepileptical effects by the combination of compounds from ginseng; were compared with the iuluence of Rg1, Rb1, Rc and with the well known antiepileptical drugs such as carbamazepine, valproic acid. The base for the research is obtained by using the WAG/Rij strain (Luijtelaar, Coenen, Kuznetcova), an excellent genetic model for human generalized absence epilepsy. The improving action of gensinosides was effectively demonstrated on the model of electrical kindling of amygdala of WAG/Rij rats with genetically determined absences, and the influences of ginsenosides on the slow wave discharges have also been being investigated. The different characteristics of a kindling process exerted in the sex-different region of the amygdala and demonstrated that the level of sex steroids and content of neurosteroids in amygdaloid tissue can modify the development of seizures. The chemical structures of ginsenosides not only have some principal differences from well-known antiepileptical drugs but the Plant Pharmacology gives us unique possibility to develop new class of antiepileptic drugs and to improve its biological activity.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.228-241
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• 2016

In our previous study, we reported that a novel endophytic bacterium Bacillus oryzicola YC7007 has suppressed bacterial diseases of rice via induced systemic resistance and antibiotic production. This endophytic strain, B. oryzicola YC7007 was used as a biological control agent against bakanae disease of rice caused by Fusarium fujikuroi, and its mechanism of interaction with the pathogen and the rice was further elucidated. Root drenching with B. oryzicola YC7007 suspension reduced the disease severity of bakanae significantly when compared with the untreated controls. The treatments of B. oryzicola YC7007 suspension ($2.0{\times}10^7cfu/ml$) to the rice rhizosphere reduced bakanae severity by 46-78% in pots and nursery box tests containing autoclaved and non-autoclaved soils. Moreover, in the detached rice leaves bioassay, the development of necrotic lesion and mycelial expansion of F. fujikuroi were inhibited significantly by spraying the culture filtrate of B. oryzicola YC7007. Drenching of ethyl acetate extracts of the culture filtrate to the rhizosphere of rice seedlings also reduced the bakanae disease severity in the plant culture dish tests. With the root drenching of B. oryzicola YC7007 suspension, the accumulation of hydrogen peroxide was observed at an early stage of rice seedlings, and a hormonal defense was elicited with and without pathogen inoculation. Our results showed that the strain B. oryzicola YC7007 had a good biocontrol activity against the bakanae disease of rice by direct inhibition, and was also capable of inducing systemic resistance against the pathogen via primed induction of the jasmonic acid pathway.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.277-282
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• 2006

천연 살초성분 해발을 위한 기초적 연구로 발아 및 생장억제물질 동정을 위하여 몇 가지 유기용매에 따른 황련의 분획 추출물에 대한 다른 식물의 종자발아 및 유묘생장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 추출물에 대한 검정식물의 발아율은 들깨, 배추, 피, 참깨 순으로 억제되었으며, 2,000ppm ethyl acetate추출물에서 가장 높은 발아억제를 보였다. 초장 및 뿌리생육은 참깨, 들깨, 배추, 피 순으로 억제되었으며, 특히 뿌리신장은 $H_2O$, butyl alcohol, hexane, ethyl acetate 추출물 순으로 억제정도가 심하였다 추출물에 대한 발아 및 유묘생육의 억제정도는 참해 및 배추에서 종특이적으로 작용하였으며, 특히 물 추출물은 종자발아 및 뿌리 신장에 천연살초활성을 보였다. 이러한 결과들은 금후 천연제초제 개발을 위한 기초자료로 이용될 것으로 기대되었다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2023

Sphaeranthus africanus is commonly used as a traditional remedy for sore throats and pain treatment in Vietnam. The aerial parts have been studied for its anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative properties. However, the antioxidant and antidiabetic potential of the plant has not been explored. In this work, hydrophilic extracts of the plant's aerial parts were prepared in order to investigate its antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties. Also, the cytotoxicity of the root was evaluated and compared to that of the aerial parts. All of the extracts inhibited lipid peroxidation with IC₅₀ values ranging from 2.05 to 3.56 ㎍/mL, indicating substantial antioxidant activity. At an IC₅₀ value of 4.80 ㎍/mL, the 50% ethanol extract exhibited the most potent inhibition of α-glucosidase. The cytotoxic activity of root extracts is 2 to 5-fold less than that of the aerial parts. Nevertheless, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate extracts of the root demonstrated a selective effect on leukemia cells, with no harm towards the normal HEK-293 cell line. This work provides a scientific support for the antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of the plant. Hence, it may find a promising material for the development of novel antioxidant and antidiabetic agents. More research can be conducted on the phytochemistry and anticancer activities of the plant's root.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 1999

The enzyme steroid $5{\alpha}-reductase$ is responsible for the conversion of testosterone into the most potent androgen dihydrotestosterone (DHT). In man, this steroid acts on a variety of androgen-responsive target tissues to mediate such diverse endocrine processes as male sexual differentiation in the fetus and prostatic growth in men. Androgen levels in the prostate may influence carcinogenesis in this organ. The use of a $5{\alpha}-reductase$ inhibitor, finasteride, in the chemoprevention of prostate cancer is being evaluated in a clinical trial and have been used successfully for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Therefore, for the discovery of $5{\alpha}-reductase$ type 2 inhibitors, we have evaluated the inhibitory effects of solvent fractionated extracts of natural products on $5{\alpha}-reductase$ type 2 activity. We have tested approximately 80 kinds of natural products after partition into n-hexane, ethyl acetate and aqueous layers from 100% methanol extracts of plants. The ethyl acetate fractions of Perilla sikokiana $(seed,\;IC_{50}\;:\;6.2\;ug/ml)$, Sophora flavescens $(root,\;IC_{50}\;:\;8.9\;ug/ml)$, and Angelica tenuissima $(root,\;IC_{50}\;:\;11.7\;ug/ml)$ revealed inhibitory effects on $5{\alpha}-reductase$ 2 activity in LNCaP cells. The effective ethyl acetate fractions of Perilla sikokiana, Sophora flavescens, Hydnocarpus anthelmintica, and Angelica tenuissima were subfractionated by column chromatography and tested. The subfractions $F4\;(IC_{50}\;:\;1.1\;ug/ml),\;F5\;(IC_{50}\;:\;2.0\;ug/ml),\;and\;F6\;(IC_{50}\;:\;5.8\;ug/ml)$ of the ethyl acetate fraction of Perilla sikokiana and the subfraction $F8\;(IC_{50}\;:\;5.3\;ug/ml)$ of the ethyl acetate fraction of Sophora flavescens displayed greater inhibition of $5{\alpha}-reductase$ type 2 than did finasteride in LNCaP cells. These active fractions are under the process of further sequential fractionation to find the effective pure compounds against $5{\alpha}-reductase$ 2 activity.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.317-322
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• 2009

본 연구는 찔레 에탄올 추출물의 세포 활성 및 티로시나아제활성 저해를 분석하였다. 찔레 추출물의 세포활성을 분석한 결과 찔레 잎과 뿌리 추출물의 경우에는 추출물을 처리하지 않은 대조군과 유사한 결과를 관찰하였다. 모든 농도에서 세포 활성이 나타나지 않아 티로시나아제 활성 저해 효과를 분석한 결과 찔레 잎과 뿌리추출물은 상대적으로 고농도(200 ${\mu}g$/ml)에서 약 30${\sim}$32% 정도를 저해하는 효과를 나타냈다. 또한 B16 세포에서 티로시나아제활성 저해 효과를 분석한 결과 상대적으로 고농도(200 ${\mu}g$/ml)에서 양성대조군인 알부틴보다 20${\sim}$25% 정도 낮은 저해 효과를 나타냈다. 멜라닌 함량 저해 효과를 분석한 결과 찔레 잎과 뿌리 추출물의 경우 티로시나아제의 저해 효과와 유사하게 농도 의존적인 저해효과를 나타내는 것을 관찰하였다. RT-PCR 방법으로 분석한 결과, 추출물 처리군들은 정상대조군과 비교하여 티로시나아제 mRNA 수준이 유의적으로 차이가 나지 않았으며, 또한 농도 의존적인 변화도 없었다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1530-1537
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• 2006

Platycodi Radix, the root of Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC (Campanulaceae), commonly known as Doraji in Korea (Chinese name, 'Jiegeng', and Japanese name, 'Kikyo') has been used as an expectorant in traditional Oriental medicine. Extracts from the roots of P. grandiflorum have been reported to have wide ranging health benefits. In Korea, Platycodi Radix is also used as a food and employed as a folk remedy for adult diseases, such as bronchitis, asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases, and as a sedative. Several studies on its chemical and immunopharmacological effects including immunostimulation and antitumor activity have been performed. However, the relevant molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. Platycodi Radix, the root of Platycodon grandiflorum A. DC (Campanulaceae), commonly known as Doraji in Korea (Chinese name, 'Jiegeng', and Japanese name, 'Kikyo') has been used as an expectorant in traditional Oriental medicine. Extracts from the roots of P. grandiflorum have been reported to have wide ranging health bensfits. In Korea, Platycodi Radix is also used as a food and employed as a folk remedy for adult diseases, such as bronchitis, asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases, and as a sedative. Several studies on its chemical and immunopharmacological effects including immunostimulation and antitumor activity have been performed. However, the relevant molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the effects of an aqueous extract from the roots of P. grandiflorum AEPG) on the cell growth of human lung adenocarcinoma NCI-H460 cells in order to understand its anti-proliferative mechanism. AEPG treatment down-regulated the cyclin D1 expression in both transcriptional and translational levels without alteration of cyclin E. In AEPG-treated cells, the levels of cyclin-dependent kinase (C아) 6 mRNA and protein were significantly inhibited, but the levels of Cdk2 and Cdk4 were slightly inhibited by treatment of AEPG. AEPG treatment induced a marked accumulation of Cdk inhibitors, p16 and p27. However, AEPG treatment did not affect not only retinoblastoma protein (pRB) but also tumor suppressor p53 protein expression. The present results indicated that AEPG-induced inhibition of lung cancer cell proliferation is associated with the blockage of G1 phase progression through induction of Cdk inhibitors such as p16 and p27, and inhibition of cyclin D1 and Cdk6. AEPG exposure, as offered by this study, provides cluse for the mechanism of AEPG action. Taken together, these findings suggest that P. grandiflorum has strong potential for development as an agent for prevention and treatiment against human lung cancer.