• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.163-173
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• 2018

본 연구에서 사용된 바이오폴리머는 미생물로부터 추출한 ${\beta}$-glucan 및 xanthan gum 이 주성분인 친환경 신소재이며, 토양에 처리하면 강도 증진을 통한 제방의 침식 및 유실 감소뿐만 아니라 토양 내 수분보유력을 증가시키는 것으로 보고되어 있다. 그러나 바이오폴리머가 제방에 적용되었을 때 주변 식생에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구는 미흡한 상황이다. 본 연구는 가뭄 조건에서 토양 내 바이오폴리머 혼합 유무에 따라 Camelina sativa L. (Camelina)의 생육에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 각각 0, 0.25, 0.5, 1%의 바이오폴리머가 혼합된 토양에서 발아로부터 25일간 가뭄 처리 후 표현형을 관찰한 결과, 혼합된 바이오폴리머 농도가 높을수록 가뭄 피해가 감소하였다. 특히 25일 동안의 가뭄 처리된 0.5% 바이오폴리머 혼합구에서 신장, 엽장, 엽폭이 대조구 보다 각각 약 30, 70, 170% 증가하였다. 이후 재급수를 통한 바이오폴리머 혼합구의 회복률 또한 약 80% 높게 나타났다. 식물의 근권 발달을 보기 위해 20일 동안 가뭄을 처리하였으며, 대조구에 비해 바이오폴리머 혼합구에서 측근 형성 및 발달이 약 40% 감소한 것을 확인하였다. Camelina에 가뭄 처리하여 기공전도도, 전해질 유출도, 상대적 수분함량 등 생리적 반응을 조사한 결과, 바이오폴리머의 혼합이 가뭄으로 인한 피해를 각각 약 50, 70, 50% 감소시켰다. 바이오폴리머가 가뭄 조건 하에서 식물의 생장에 미치는 영향을 분자수준에서 알아보기 위해 Reverse Transcription- Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)을 통한 유전자 발현양상을 분석하였다. 수분수송 관련 유전자 (aquaporin)인 PIP1;4, 2;1, 2;6 및 TIP1;2, 2;1 발현이 바이오폴리머 혼합구 및 가뭄 처리된 Camelina 잎에서 더 높게 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 종합하였을 때, 바이오폴리머는 가뭄 조건에서 토양 내 수분보유력을 유지시킴으로써 Camelina의 양 수분의 흡수 및 생육에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 것으로 보인다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 1981

부자성분중 강심효과를 나타내는 부자부타놀분획의 작용기전을 심근수축기전이 있어서 중심적인 역활을 하는 칼슘이온과의 상호관계에서 검토하였으며 아울러 동물생체내 혈동력학에 대한 영향을 관찰하였다. 부자부타놀분획 적출 고양이 유두근표본의 수축력증가작용에 있어서 심근외칼슘과 상승적이었으며 부자부타놀분획 $10^{-4}g/ml$는 칼슘 0.06mM과 동등한 심근수측증강 효과를 나타내었다. 심근세포막의 칼슘통로 억제약물인 verapamil 존재하에서 저하된 유두근 수축력은 부자부타놀분획에 의하여 용량의존적으로 회복되었으며, 이로부터 부자부타놀분획의 강심작용기전의 일부는 심근세포막의 완만내향성 칼슘통로를 통한 칼슘유입을 측진하는 것과 관계가 있을 것으로 추측하였다. 정상가토의 혈동력학에 있어서 부자부타놀분획은 디지탈리스배당체와는 달리 용량의존적으로 전신동맥압을 저하시키고, 경동맥혈류량을 증가시켰으며, 심박동수에는 크게 의미있는 변화를 보이지 않았다.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.509-526
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• 2017

Background and objectives : Soeumin Bojungykgi-tang (seBYTE) has been used to supplement qi in Korean medicine. It has been demonstrated to possess various biological functions such as anti-cancer, anti-aging and anti-inflammatory effects. The present study evaluated the protective roles of seBYTE in hepatotoxic in vitro and in vivo model. Methods : To investigate cytoprotective effect of seBYTE, HepG2 cells were pretreated with seBYTE and then subsequently exposed to $10{\mu}m$ AA for 12 h, followed by $5{\mu}m$ iron. Cell viability was examined by MTT assay, and expression of apoptosis-related proteins was evaluated by immunoblot analysis. For responsible molecular mechanisms, ROS production, GSH contents, and mitochondrial membrane potential were measured. In addition, hepatoprotective effect of seBYTE in vivo was assessed in $CCl_4$-induced animal model. Results : seBYTE prevented AA + iron-induced cytotoxicity in concentration dependent manner. In addition, ROS production, GSH depletion, and mitochondrial dysfunction induced by AA + iron were significantly reduced by seBYTE pretreatment. Furthermore, seBYTE recovered expression of the pro-apoptotic proteins such as PARP and pro-caspase-3. In animal experiment, plasma ALT and AST levels were significantly elevated in $CCl_4$ treatment, but seBYTE significantly decreased the ALT and AST levels. Moreover, seBYTE alleviated the numbers of histological activity index, percentages of degenerative regions, degenerated hepatocytes, infiltrated inflammatory cells, nitrotyrosine- and 4-hydroxynonenal-positive cells in liver. Conclusions : These results showed that hepatoprotective effect of seBYTE against on $CCl_4$-induced hepatic damages is partly due to antioxidative and anti-apoptotic process.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2010

We investigated the effects of a hot-water extract of Artemisia iwayomogi, a plant belonging to family Compositae, on cardiac ventricular delayed rectifier $K^+$ current ($I_K$) using the patch clamp technique. The carbohydrate fraction AIP1 dose-dependently increased the heart rate with an apparent $EC_{50}$ value of $56.1{\pm}5.5\;{\mu}g/ml$. Application of AIP1 reduced the action potential duration (APD) in concentration-dependent fashion by activating $I_K$ without significantly altering the resting membrane potential ($IC_{50}$ value of $APD_{50}$: $54.80{\pm}2.24$, $IC_{50}$ value of $APD_{90}$: $57.45{\pm}3.47\;{\mu}g/ml$). Based on the results, all experiments were performed with $50\;{\mu}g/ml$ of AIP1. Pre-treatment with the rapidly activating delayed rectifier $K^+$ current ($I_{Kr}$) inhibitor, E-4031 prolonged APD. However, additional application of AIP1 did not reduce APD. The inhibition of slowly activating delayed rectifier $K^+$ current ($I_{Ks}$) by chromanol 293B did not change the effect of AIP1. AIP1 did not significantly affect coronary arterial tone or ion channels, even at the highest concentration of AIP1. In summary, AIP1 reduces APD by activating $I_{Kr}$ but not $I_{Ks}$. These results suggest that the natural product AIP1 may provide an adjunctive therapy of long QT syndrome.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2015

Objectives : Oxidative stress is one of the most causes of hepatocyte injury. Gleditsia spina, the thorns ofGleditsia sinensisLam., has been known for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects in Korean medicine. The present study investigated hepatoprotective effect of Gleditsia spina water extract (GSE) against oxidative stress induced by arachidonic acid (AA) + iron in HepG2 cells.Methods : To investigate cytoprotective effect of GSE, cells were pretreated with GSE and then subsequently exposed to 10 μM AA for 12 h, followed by 5 μM iron. Cell viability was monitored by MTT assay, and expression of apoptosis-related proteins was examined by immunoblot analysis. To identify responsible molecular mechanisms, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, GSH contents, and mitochondrial membrane potential were measured. In addition, effect of GSE on nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) activation was determined by immunoblot and antioxidant response element (ARE)-driven reporter gene assays.Results : GSE pretreatment prevented AA + iron-mediated cytotoxicity in concentration dependent manner. In addition, ROS production, glutathione depletion, and mitochondrial impairment by AA + iron were significantly inhibited by GSE. Furthermore, GSE promoted translocation of Nrf2 to nucleus, which acts as essential transcription factor for induction of antioxidant genes. Increased nuclear Nrf2 that caused by GSE treatment promoted transcriptional activity of ARE. Finally, GSE up-regulated sestrin-2 which was widely recognized as target gene of Nrf2.Conclusions : This study demonstrates that GSE protects hepatocytes from oxidative stress via activation of Nrf2 signaling pathway.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2003

Chemical burns onto oral mucosa which are infrequent, may result from contact with a wide variety of chemical agents. The degree of injury depends on the chemical, its concentration, duration of contact, and the natural penetrability and resistance of the tissues involved. Chemicals do not usually "burn" in that they do not cause destruction by hyperthermic activity. Rather, they damage tissue by causing coagulation of protein by one of several processes, reduction, oxidation, desiccation, corrosion, or vesication. Paraquat(Gramoxon) is the most frequently agricultural chemicals that induce the severe toxic reactions onto the organs of human body in Korea. The toxic reaction are composed of pulmonary edema and fibrosis, formation of hyaline membrane, inflammatory reaction and bleeding tendency, owing to the cell damage by the production of superoxide radicals. The contents of essential treatment in paraquat intoxication are commonly airway and breathing maintenance, gastric lavage, much hydration and diuresis, hemoperfusion and medications for the removal of the chemicals and the prevention of various complications. The sedative oral dressings, such as, orabase ointment application, warm saline gargling, lidocaine viscous gargling and oral gargling by the mixed solutions(tetracycline, prednisolone and 10% dextrose water) are important for the improvement of chemical oral mucositis and the comfortable feeding of diet. The authors managed properly two cases of oral chemical mucositis that were occurred by the incorrect use of agricultural chemicals(paraquat) and report the cases with the review of literatures about care of the chemical intoxication and oral mucositis.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.657-667
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• 2015

녹조현상을 형성하는 유독남조류는 세계 각지의 부영양화 호수에서 장기간 관찰되고 있다. 남조에 의해 생산되는 독소는 크게 신경독(anatoxin-a, anatoxin-a(s), saxitoxin)과 간독(microcystin, nodularin, cylindrospermopsin)으로 나뉜다. Microcystin은 남조세포내에 존재하며, 세포막이 손상되면 외부로 방출된다고 사료되며, 용출된 microcystin은 생물에 악영향을 끼치며, 호수, 하천 및 해양의 수생생물에 microcystin이 축적된다고 알려져 있다. 자연계에서는 포식자에 의한 남조세포의 섭식 또는 남조세포로부터 용출된 microcystin의 미생물에 의한 분해에 의해 microcystin의 제거가 가능하지만, 정수처리 과정에서는 microcystin을 분해하는 미생물이 존재하지 않으므로, 세포제거를 위해 황산구리를 사용할 경우 대량의 microcystin이 용출되므로 주의가 필요하다. 지금까지의 보고에 의하면 세포 밖으로 용출된 micorcystin을 제거하는 기술은 물리, 화학 및 생물학적 방법이 있다. 녹조현상의 방지는 그 발생의 원인인 호수 외로부터 유입되는 영양염류인 질소와 인의 감소가 기본이지만, 부영양호의 경우 이미 유입된 영양염류를 축적하고 있으므로 투자에 비해 효과는 높지 않다. 호수가 본래의 상태일 때 부영양화 된다면, 호수의 연안부에 수생식물의 침입이 일어나고, 식물플랑크톤에 의한 조류 번무 현상은 보이지 않는 것이 보통이다. 이러한 관점으로 녹조현상 발생방지를 위해서는 일단 호수 연안을 정상적인 상태로 복원할 필요가 있다.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.15-35
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• 2015

Objectives This study was performed to investigate the effects of Bujasasim-tang ethanol extract (BST) on oxidative stress, inflammation and osteoarthritic rat model. Methods To ensure safety of BST, heavy metal levels were measured and cytotoxicity test was done. In vitro, To evaluate antioxidative effects of BST, total phenolic contents, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) scavenging activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured. Also, to evaluate anti-inflammatory effects of BST treated group, total nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$) levels were measured in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In vivo, We injected MIA $50{\mu}l$ (60 mg/ml) into knee joints of rats to induce osteoarthritis. Rats were divided into total 3 groups (normal, control, BST treated group, each n=7). Normal group was not treated at all without inducing osteoarthritis and taken normal diet. Control group was induced osteoarthritis by MIA and taken with 2 ml of distilled water once a day for 4 weeks. BST treated group was induced osteoarthritis by MIA and taken BST 2 ml (200 mg/kg/mouse) once a day for 4 weeks. We evaluated dynamic weight bearing with the Incapacitance Test Meter. At the end of experiment, the rats were sacrificed to observe the functions of liver and kidney, changes of WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte levels in blood, to evaluate the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, tissue inhibitor of metallopreteinases-1 (TIMP-1), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$), leukotriene $B_4$ ($LTB_4$) within serum. We observed change of articular structures by Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E), safranin-O staining method and measured amount of cartilage by micro CT-arthrography. Statistical analysis was done by unpaired student's t-test with significance level at p<0.05 in SPSS 11.0 for windows. Results 1. Safety of the BST was identified. 2. AST, ALT, BUN, creatinine levels of BST treated group were within normal limit. In vitro, 1. DPPH and ABTS free radical scavenging activities of BST showed dose-dependent increase. 2. ROS production were significantly decreased. 3. Total nitric oxide (NO) and IL-$1{\beta}$ production were decreased. 4. IL-6 and TNF-${\alpha}$ production were significantly decreased. In vivo, 1. Weight bearing ability was significantly increased. 2. WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte levels in blood were decreased. 3. IL-$1{\beta}$ and TNF-${\alpha}$ levels in serum were significantly decreased. and the IL-6 level was decreased. 4. TIMP-1, MMP-9, $LTB_4$, $PGE_2$ levels in serum were significantly decreased. 5. Cartilage volume of BST treated group was significantly increased. Also changes of cartilage, synovial membrane, fibrous tissue were suppressed. Conclusions The results obtained in this study Bujasasim-tang have effects of antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, relieve pain and protection of cartilage. Therefore we expect that Bujasasim-tang is effective treatment for osteoarthritis.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.49-65
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• 2011

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the effects of Gagamsosokmyeong-tang(Jiajianxiaoxuming-tang) on the monosodium iodoacetate(MIA) induced early state osteoarthritis in rats. Methods: Osteoarthritis was induced by injection of MIA(0.25 mg) into knee joints of rats. Osteoarthritis rats were divided into control(n=8) and treated=8 group respectively, Control group was taken distilled water and treated group was taken extracts of Gagamsosokmyeong-tang(Jiajianxiaoxuming-tang) by orally for 20 days. Body weight was measured at 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 days after MIA injection. At the end of experiment, gross and histopathological examination on the articular cartilages of the knee joints were performed. Proteoglycan(PG) content of articular cartilages were analysed by safranine O staining method. The content of tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}(TNF-{\alpha})$, $interleukin-1{\beta}(IL-1{\beta})$ in synovial fluids were analysed by enzyme-inked inmunosorbent assay(ELISA) method. And also cycloxygenase-2(COX-2), matrix metalloproteinase 3(MMP-3), inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS), calpain immunochistochemical examination on the knee joints were performed. Results: PG content in articular cartilages of the treated group was significantly increased compared with control group. Histopathological osteoarthritic score of the treated group was significantly decreased compared with control group. $TNF-{\alpha}$ content in synovial fluids, expression of iNOS and calpain in synovial membrane of the treated group were significantly decreased compared with control group. But body weight, $1L-1{\beta}$ content in synovial fluids, expression of iNOS and MMP-3 of the treated group were not significantly changed compared with control group. Conclusions: On the basis of these results, we conclude that Gagamsosokmyeong-tang(Jiajianxiaoxuming-tang) has anti-arthritic effects on the MIA induced early stage osteoarthritis in rats.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.419-426
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• 2004

나노 세라마이드의 캡슐화(Nano-ceramide capsulation)는 세라마이드 III와 토코페릴리놀레이트를 나노 크기의 모노 베지클에 캡슐화시켜 피부각질층에 작용하도록 만든 기술이다. 그 제조에는 고압 마이크로플루다이저를 사용하였으며 조성은 다음과 같다. 모노 베지클의 막 강화제로서 $0.5{\~}5.0\;wt\%의$ 수소첨가레시친과 $0.1{\~}2.0\;wt\%의$ 리소레시친을 사용하였으며, 용제로서 $5.0{\~}10.0\;wt\%의$ propylene glycol과 $5.0{\~}10.0\;wt\%의$ ethanol을 사용하였다. 피부 보습기능과 아토피 치료를 위하여 활성성분인 세라마이드 III와 토코페릴리놀레이트를 사용하였으며 유화제는 함유하지 않았다. 나노 세라마이드 캡슐기술의 최적조건은 다음과 같다. 마이크로플루다이저의 통과압력은 1,000 bar, 통과횟수는 3회, 통과 온도는 $60{\~}70^{\circ}C가$ 적당하였다. 또한, nano capsule의 pH는 $5.8\pm0.5이었다.$ 평균입자크기는 $63.1{\pm}7.34 nm로$ 물과 같은 투명한 성상을 보였으며, 제타포텐셜값은 $-55.1{\pm}0.84mV이었다.$ 임상실험 결과로서, 피부보습효과(in-vivo, n=8, p-value<0.05)는 비교시료보다 $21.15{\%}$ 개선되었으며, 치료 전보다는 $36.31{\%}$ 개선되었다. 더구나, 아토피 피부 효과는 아토피 피부 환자 10명에게서 양성반응을 보였다.