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선이질풀 추출물의 멜라닌 생성 억제 효과 (The Anti-melanogenic Effect of Geranium krameri Extract)

  • 김현수
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제48권1호
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    • pp.72-76
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구에서 국립원예특작과학원 인삼특작부 추출물은행에서 분양받은 에탄올 추출물 시료(시료번호: 4)인 선이질풀(Geranium krameri)에 대한 다양한 생리활성을 조사하여 기능성소재 응용가능성을 검토하였다. 선이질풀 추출물은 멜라노마 세포에 대하여 낮은 세포독성을 나타냈다. 세포독성이 거의 없는 농도에서 선이질풀 추출물 처리 시 산화방지 활성($IC_{50}$, $8.72{\mu}g/mL$) 및 B. subtilis, E. coli, C. albicans에 대한 항균활성이 우수하게 나타났으며 타이로시네이즈 활성저해($IC_{50}$, $456.86{\mu}g/mL$) 및 멜라닌 함량 저하($IC_{50}$, $50.35{\mu}g/mL$)를 보여주었다. 또한, B16F10 세포에서 선이질풀 추출물 농도 의존적으로 타이로시네이즈 발현이 억제되었으며, 이는 선이질풀 추출물이 직접적인 타이로시네이즈 활성저해 및 세포 내 타이로시네이즈 발현을 억제시킴으로서 멜라닌 합성을 저해하는 것으로 판단된다. 이와 같은 결과로 미루어볼 때 선이질풀 추출물은 피부미백 소재 등 피부개선 효과를 지닌 기능성 화장품에 활용하기 위한 매우 효과적인 재료가 될 수 있다고 판단된다.

오크라 추출물의 멜라닌 생성저해 및 피부장벽개선 효과 (Effect of Abelmoschus esculentus extract on anti-melanogenesis and skin barrier function)

  • 김현수
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제50권3호
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    • pp.344-348
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    • 2018
  • 본 연구에서 오크라(Abelmoschus esculentus)에 대한 다양한 생리활성을 조사하여 기능성소재 응용가능성을 검토하였다. 오크라 추출물은 멜라노마 세포에 대하여 낮은 세포독성을 나타냈다. 세포독성이 거의 없는 농도에서 오크라 추출물 처리 시, 산화방지활성($ID_{50}$, $5.24{\mu}g/mL$), tyrosinase 활성저해($ID_{50}$, $102.12{\mu}g/mL$) 및 멜라닌 함량 저하($ID_{50}$, $17.85{\mu}g/mL$)를 보여주었다. 오크라 추출물 농도 의존적으로 tyrosinase 발현이 억제되었으며, 이는 오크라 추출물이 직접적인 tyrosinase 활성저해 및 세포 내 tyrosinase 발현을 억제시킴으로써 멜라닌 합성을 저해하는 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 오크라 추출물이 피부장벽 보호 지표물질로서 관련된 단백질인 involucrin 발현을 증가시키는 것을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 결과로 미루어 볼 때 오크라 추출물은 피부미백 소재 등 피부장벽 개선 효과를 지닌 기능성 화장품에 활용하기 위한 매우 효과적인 재료가 될 수 있다고 판단된다.

SP-8356, a (1S)-(-)-Verbenone Derivative, Inhibits the Growth and Motility of Liver Cancer Cells by Regulating NF-κB and ERK Signaling

  • Kim, Dong Hwi;Yong, Hyo Jeong;Mander, Sunam;Nguyen, Huong Thi;Nguyen, Lan Phuong;Park, Hee-Kyung;Cha, Hyo Kyeong;Kim, Won-Ki;Hwang, Jong-Ik
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제29권3호
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    • pp.331-341
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    • 2021
  • Liver cancer is a common tumor and currently the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally. Liver cancer is highly related to inflammation as more than 90% of liver cancer arises in the context of hepatic inflammation, such as hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection. Despite significant improvements in the therapeutic modalities for liver cancer, patient prognosis is not satisfactory due to the limited efficacy of current drug therapies in anti-metastatic activity. Therefore, developing new effective anti-cancer agents with anti-metastatic activity is important for the treatment of liver cancer. In this study, SP-8356, a verbenone derivative with anti-inflammatory activity, was investigated for its effect on the growth and migration of liver cancer cells. Our findings demonstrated that SP-8356 inhibits the proliferation of liver cancer cells by inducing apoptosis and suppressing the mobility and invasion ability of liver cancer cells. Functional studies revealed that SP-8356 inhibits the mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathways, which are related to cell proliferation and metastasis, resulting in the downregulation of metastasis-related genes. Moreover, using an orthotopic liver cancer model, tumor growth was significantly decreased following treatment with SP-8356. Thus, this study suggests that SP-8356 may be a potential agent for the treatment of liver cancer with multimodal regulation.

황금(黃芩) 발효 추출물이 LPS로 유발된 마우스대식세포에서 염증인자증가에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Fermented Scutellariae Radix Extract on Production of Inflammatory Mediator in LPS-stimulated Mouse Macrophages)

  • 양회정;한효상;이영종
    • 대한본초학회지
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    • 제28권5호
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 2013
  • Objectives : This study aims at examining the immuno-modulating activity in the fermentative extract of the root of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Scutellariae Radix) on the production of inflammatory mediator in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 mouse macrophages. Method : Measurements were done for the influences on the cell viability, generation of hydrogen peroxide in cells and nitric oxide (NO) generation using the macrophage of mouse with the specimen SBS as the fermentative extract of Scutellariae Radix (SBS) with Saccharomyces cerevisiae STV89. Result : As a result of carrying out MTT assay to check the cellular toxicity of the fermentative extract of Scutellariae Radix, any excessive toxicity to the macrophage did not occur from treatments by concentration for SBS. SBS increased the generation of hydrogen peroxide in the macrophage. SBS suppressed the NO generated in macrophages and SBS concentration higher than $25{\mu}g/mL$ significantly suppressed the increased NO generated in LPS-stimulated macrophages. SBS concentration higher than $25{\mu}g/mL$ significantly suppressed the generation of IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p40 and MCP-1 in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Conclusion : Our findings indicate that SBS has an immuno-modulating activity in macrophage activation through suppressing the generation of inflammatory substances, NO, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12p40 and MCP-1.

Robinetin Alleviates Metabolic Failure in Liver through Suppression of p300-CD38 Axis

  • Ji-Hye Song;Hyo-Jin Kim;Jangho Lee;Seung-Pyo Hong;Min-Yu Chung;Yu-Geun Lee;Jae Ho Park;Hyo-Kyoung Choi;Jin-Taek Hwang
    • Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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    • 제32권2호
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    • pp.214-223
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    • 2024
  • Metabolic abnormalities in the liver are closely associated with diverse metabolic diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ameliorating effect of robinetin (RBN) on the significant pathogenic features of metabolic failure in the liver and to identify the underlying molecular mechanism. RBN significantly decreased triglyceride (TG) accumulation by downregulating lipogenesis-related transcription factors in AML-12 murine hepatocyte cell line. In addition, mice fed with Western diet (WD) containing 0.025% or 0.05% RBN showed reduced liver mass and lipid droplet size, as well as improved plasma insulin levels and homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values. CD38 was identified as a target of RBN using the BioAssay database, and its expression was increased in OPA-treated AML-12 cells and liver tissues of WD-fed mice. Furthermore, RBN elicited these effects through its anti-histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity. Computational simulation revealed that RBN can dock into the HAT domain pocket of p300, a histone acetyltransferase, which leads to the abrogation of its catalytic activity. Additionally, knock-down of p300 using siRNA reduced CD38 expression. The chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay showed that p300 occupancy on the promoter region of CD38 was significantly decreased, and H3K9 acetylation levels were diminished in lipid-accumulated AML-12 cells treated with RBN. RBN improves the pathogenic features of metabolic failure by suppressing the p300-CD38 axis through its anti-HAT activity, which suggests that RBN can be used as a new phytoceutical candidate for preventing or improving this condition.

Characterization of a Chitinase Gene Exhibiting Antifungal Activity from a Biocontrol Bacterium Bacillus licheniformis N1

  • Lee, Kwang-Youll;Heo, Kwang-Ryool;Choi, Ki-Hyuck;Kong, Hyun-Gi;Nam, Jae-Sung;Yi, Young-Byung;Park, Seung-Hwan;Lee, Seon-Woo;Moon, Byung-Ju
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제25권4호
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    • pp.344-351
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    • 2009
  • A biocontrol bacterium Bacillus licheniformis N1 grown in nutrient broth showed no chitinolytic activity, while its genome contains a gene which encodes a chitinase. The gene for chitinase from B. licheniformis N1 was amplified by PCR and the deduced amino acid sequence analysis revealed that the chitinase exhibited over 95% identity with chitinases from other B. licheniformis strains. Escherichia coli cells carrying the recombinant plasmid displayed chitinase activity as revealed by the formation of a clear zone on chitin containing media, indicating that the gene could be expressed in E. coli cells. Chitinase gene expression in B. licheniformis N1 was not detected by RT-PCR analysis. The protein was over-expressed in E. coli BL21 (DE3) as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein. The protein could also be produced in B. subtilis 168 strain carrying the chitinase gene of N1 strain. The crude protein extract from E. coli BL21 carrying GST fusion protein or culture supernatant of B. subtilis carrying the chitinase gene exhibited enzyme activity by hydrolyzing chitin analogs, 4-methylumbelliferyl-$\beta$-D-N,N'-diacetylchitobioside and 4-methylumbelliferyl-$\beta$-D-N,N',N"-triacetylchitotrioside. These results indicated that even though the chitinase gene is not expressed in the N1 strain, the coding region is functional and encodes an active chitinase enzyme. Furthermore, B. subtilis 168 transformants expressing the chitinase gene exhibited antifungal activity against Fulvia fulva by suppressing spore germination. Our results suggest that the proper engineering of the expression of the indigenous chitinase gene, which will lead to its expression in the biocontrol strain B. licheniformis N1, may further enhance its biocontrol activity.

발아 거대배아미 에탄올 추출물의 항산화 활성 (Antioxidant Activity of Ethanolic Extract from Germinated Giant Embryonic Rices)

  • 강미영;김설이;고희종;남석현
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • 제47권3호
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    • pp.293-299
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    • 2004
  • 거대배아미 에탄올 추출물의 항산화활성을 지질과산화 억제활성 및 활성산소종의 소거활성을 중심으로 일반미와 대조하여 검토하였다. 연구 결과, 발아처리는 전반적으로 환원력 및 지질과산화 억제활성, superoxide radical 및 hydroxyl radical 소거활성을 상승시켰으며, 발아처리에 의한 항산화 활성의 증가현상이 화청거대배아미에서 가장 뚜렷하였다. Superoxide radical 소거작용에 있어서는 남풍거대배아미가 전체적인 소거활성은 높았으나, 발아처리에 의한 활성의 상승률은 역시 화청거대배아미가 가장 높았고, 그 작용기작은 시료에 의한 직접적인 radical 소거에 있는 것으로 나타났다. 생체 독성이 가장 큰 hydroxyl radical 소거활성을 조사한 결과, 화청거대배아미가 전체적인 소거활성 뿐 아니라, 발아처리에 의한 소거활성의 증가율도 가장 높았으며, 그 작용기작도 $Fe^{2+}$의 포족이 아닌 직접적인 라디칼 소거임이 밝혀졌다. 이와 같은 in vitro에서 관찰된 시료의 ROS 소거활성은 TPA하여 유도된 HL-60 세포의 ROS 생산을 억제하는데 유효하게 작용하였다.

오미자 추출물의 혈당 강하 효과에 관한 연구 (A Study on Hypoglycemic Effects of Crude Extracts of Schizandrae Fructus)

  • 고병섭;박성규;최수봉;전동화;최미경;박선민
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • 제47권2호
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    • pp.258-264
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    • 2004
  • 한의학에서 당뇨병 (소갈) 처방으로 사용되는 옥천산 처방의 성분 중의 하나인 오미자의 포도당 이용에 대한 효과를 조사하기 위해서 오미자를 70% 에탄올로 추출한 후 메탄올과 물을 섞은 용액으로 단계별로 XAD-4 column 으로 분획하였다. 오미자를 복용한 후 혈당을 낮추기 위해서는 인슐린처럼 작용하는 인슐린성 물질이거나, 인슐린 작용을 향상시키는 인슐린 민감성 물질로 작용하거나, 또는 ${\alpha}-glucoamylase$ 활성을 억제하여 탄수화물의 소화를 방해 작용이 있어야 하므로 본 연구에서는 섬유아세포와 지방세포 3T3-L1에서 각 분획층이 이러한 3가지 기전에 관여하는 지를 조사하였다. 오미자 분획물은 인슐린성 물질로 작용하거나 ${\alpha}-glucoamylase$의 활성을 저하시켜 탄수화물의 소화를 방해하지 않았다. 그러나 오미자 분획층은 인슐린의 작용을 향상시켜 포도당의 흡수를 증가시키는 효과가 매우 컸다. 특히 오미자 분획층 중 Fr. 4(메탄올 60%)와 Fr. 5(메탄올 80%)는 지방세포 3T3-L1에서 포도당의 흡수를 현저하게 증가시켜 인슐린을 50 ng/ml를 처리한 것보다도 효과적으로 포도당 흡수를 증가시켰다. Fr. 4와 Fr. 5에서 포도당 흡수가 증가한 것은 Fr. 4와 5가 인슐린 작용을 향상시켜 세포막에 GLUT4양을 증가시진 결과이었다. 결론적으로 오미자 중 특히 Fr. 4와 Fr. 5에 인슐린 민감성 제제가 함유되어 있을 것으로 추정된다.

미세조류 유래 astaxanthin의 항염증 및 항산화 효과 (Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effect of Astaxanthin Derived from Microalgae)

  • 곽태원;차지영;이철원;김영민;유병홍;김성구;김종명;박성하;안원근
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제21권10호
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    • pp.1377-1384
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    • 2011
  • Astaxanthin (ATX)은 다양한 생명체에서 생성되는 카로티노이드 색소이다. 본 연구에서는 ATX가 RAW264.7 cell에서 LPS에 의한 inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nitric oxide (NO), 염증성 사이토카인, nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-${\kappa}B$)와 reactive oxygen species (ROS)의 생성을 억제 시키는 지 또한, superoxide radical 소거능이 있는 지를 조사하였다. iNOS와 NF-${\kappa}B$는 immunoblot analysis로, interleukin (IL)-6와 tumour necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$)는 ELISA 법으로 분석하였다. NO 양은 nitrite의 양을 측정하였고, ROS는 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA) 법으로 superoxide radical 소거능은 superoxide radical scavenging activity assay로 검증하였다. 100 ${\mu}M$의 ATX 농도에서 LPS로 유도된 NO, IL-6 및 TNF-${\alpha}$ 같은 염증성 사이토카인의 생성 뿐만 아니라 iNOS 및 NF-${\kappa}B$의 발현도 억제되었다. 특히, IL-6 및 TNF-${\alpha}$ 생성에 있어 ATX의 최대 억제율은 각각 65.2% 및 21.2% 이었으며 LPS로 유도된 NF-${\kappa}B$의 전사활성을 억제하였다. 이러한 현상은 세포질에서 핵으로 NF-${\kappa}B$의 전위를 억제하는 것과 관련이 있다. 또한, 25-100 ${\mu}M$의 ATX 농도에서 세포 내 ROS 생성을 억제하였으며, 5 mg/ml 농도의 ATX는 동일농도의 ${\alpha}$-tocopherol에 비해 superoxide radical 소거능이 1.33배 높았다. 이러한 결과들은 ATX가 대식세포에서 ROS 생성 및 NF-${\kappa}B$ 활성을 저해하므로 iNOS의 발현, NO 및 염증성 사이토카인의 생성을 억제하며, 또한 우수한 superoxide radical 소거능을 보유한다는 것을 나타내었다. 결론적으로, ATX가 항염증제 및 항산화제로서 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

The beneficial effect of ginsenosides extracted by pulsed electric field against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in HEK-293 cells

  • Liu, Di;Zhang, Ting;Chen, Zhifei;Wang, Ying;Ma, Shuang;Liu, Jiyun;Liu, Jingbo
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • 제41권2호
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    • pp.169-179
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    • 2017
  • Background: Ginsenosides are the main pharmacological components of Panax ginseng root, which are thought to be primarily responsible for the suppressing effect on oxidative stress. Methods: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and oxygen radical absorption capacity were applied to evaluate the antioxidant activities of the ginsenosides. Human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK-293) cells were incubated with ginsenosides extracted by pulsed electric field (PEF) and solvent cold soak extraction (SCSE) for 24 h and then the injury was induced by $40{\mu}M$ $H_2O_2$. The cell viability and surface morphology of HEK-293 cells were studied using MTS assay and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate fluorescent probe assay was used to measure the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species. The intracellular antioxidant activities of ginsenosides were evaluated by cellular antioxidant activity assay in HepG2 cells. Results: The PEF extracts displayed the higher 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity and stronger oxygen radical absorption capacity (with an oxygen radical absorption capacity value of $14.48{\pm}4.04{\mu}M\;TE\;per\;{\mu}g/mL$). The HEK-293 cell model also suggested that the protective effect of PEF extracts was dose-dependently greater than SCSE extracts. Dichloro-dihydro-fluorescein diacetate assay further proved that PEF extracts are more active (8% higher than SCSE extracts) in reducing intracellular reactive oxygen species accumulation. In addition, scanning electron microscopy images showed that the HEK-293 cells, which were treated with PEF extracts, maintained more intact surface morphology. Cellular antioxidant activity values indicated that ginsenosides extracted by PEF had stronger cellular antioxidant activity than SCSE ginsenosides extracts. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the antioxidative effect of ginsenosides extracted by PEF in vitro. Furthermore, rather than SCSE, PEF may be more useful as an alternative extraction technique for the extraction of ginsenosides with enhanced antioxidant activity.