• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.1406-1415
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• 2018

본 연구는 어성초(Houttuynia cordata Thunb)의 메탄올 추출에 의한 유기 용매별 분획물에서 항산화 효과를 근거로 산화적 스트레스에 의한 HaCaT 세포보호 효과를 확인하였다. 용매별 분획물의 항산화 활성은 시료의 농도가 증가할수록 DPPH에 대한 전자공여능도 증가하였으며, $ED_{50}$은 ethyl acetate (EtOAc) 분획물에서 $175{\mu}g/ml$로 가장 높게 나타났다. $H_2O_2$에 의해 유도된 HaCaT 세포의 세포사멸($IC_{50}$)에 대하여 Hc-EtOAc 분획물은 농도 의존적으로 유의적인 세포 생존율과, $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 74%의 세포보호 효과를 나타내었다. 한편 $100{\mu}g/ml$의 Hc-EtOAc 분획물을 6 및 24시간 동안 HaCaT 세포에 처리하여 유전자 발현 양상을 분석하였다. 2 배 이상 발현이 증가된 유전자들은 신호전달, 세포분열, 항산화 활성, 상피세포 증식 등에 작용하는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 항산화 활성에 관여할 것으로 추정되는 유전자는 전염증성 사이토카인인 IL1B, TNF, 그리고 IL6 등 이었으며, 이들 유전자의 상위 조절자로써 TLR4가 확인되었다. IL1B, TNF, 그리고 IL6 유전자의 활성을 검증하기 위하여 qRT-PCR을 수행한 결과, $100{\mu}g/ml$ 이상의 Hc-EtOAc 분획물 처리군에서 2 배 이상 발현이 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 상위 조절자 TLR4 단백질의 활성 역시 Hc-EtOAc 분획물에 의해 증가되었다. 이상의 결과, Hc-EtOAc 분획물에 의한 항산화 활성은 TLR4로부터 IL1B, TNF, IL6과 같은 사이토카인을 경유하는 것으로 예측된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 1976

The trypanocidal drug suramin, an impermeant polyanion, has been shown to be a powerful inhibitor of the calcium uptake and calcium-stimulated ATPase activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum (Fortes et al., 1974). In view of this finding, an attempt was made to investigate the effect of suramin on $Ca^{++}$ transport in resealed red cells and on $Ca^{++}$-activated ATPase in red blood cell membrane fragments (RBCMF). The results obtained are summarized as follows. 1. $Ca^{++}$ outflux from the resealed RBC was inhibited by suramin and the inhibitory action of suramin is proportional to the concentration of drug added inside the RBC preparation. When suramin is added both inside and outside the RBC preparation simultaneously, the magnitude of the inhibitory effect was more pronounced, suggesting that suramin inhibits both active $Ca^{++}-^{45}Ca$ exchange diffusion across the RBC membrane. 2. Suramin inhibits the $Ca^{++}$-activated ATPase of the RBCMF and the effect of inhibition by the drug was also concentration dependent. From the above results, it may be concluded that suramin inhibits $Ca^{++}$ transport across RBC membrane by inhibiting $Ca^{++}$-activated ATPase activity which has been known to be linked with active $Ca^{++}$ transport.

• 약학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.809-817
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• 1999

The effect of 2-(4-cyanophenyl)amino-1,4-naphthalenedione-3-pyridinium perchlorate (PQ5) on pla-telet aggregation and its action mechanisms were investigated with rat platelet. PQ5 inhibited the platelet aggregation induced by collagen ($6{\;}{\mu\textrm{g}}/ml$), thrombin (0.4 U/ml) and A23187 ($3{\mu}M$) in concentration-dependent manner with $IC_{50}$ values of 5.50, 25.89 and $37.12{\;}{\mu}M$, respectively. PQ5 also significantly reduced the thromboxane $A_2$ (TXA2) formation in a concentration dependent manner. The collagen-induced arachidonic acid (AA) release in [-3H]-AA incorporated platelet, an indication of the phospholipase $A_2$ activity, was decreased by PQ5 pretreatment PQ5 significantly inhibited the activity of thormboxane synthase only at high concentration ($100{\mu}M$), but did not affect the cyclooxygenase activity at all. Collagen-induced ATP release was significantly reduced by PQ5. Calcium-induced platelet aggregation experiment suggests that the elevation of intracellular free $Ca^{2+}$ concentration ($[Ca^{2+}]_i$) by collagen stimulation is decreased by the pretreatment of PQ5, which is due to the inhibition of calcium release from intracellular store and influx from outside of the cell. PQ5 did not showed the effect of anticoagulation as prothrombin time (PT) or activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). Form these results, it is suggested that PQ5 exerts its antiplatelet activity through the inhibition of the intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ mobilization and the decrease of the $TXA_2$ synthesis.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.580-587
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• 2014

7 wt% alginate를 용액상태로 제조한 후 필름 메이커를 이용하여 필름 형태로 만든 후 3, 5 wt%의 $ZnCl_2$, $CaCl_2$ 수용액에 필름을 고화시킨 후 수세하여 상온에서 건조시켜 zinc calcium alginate 복합필름을 제조하였다. 필름의 특성을 조사하기 위하여 항균성, 수용해도, 팽윤도 및 점도, SEM, EDS 분석 등을 측정하였다. Zinc calcium alginate 복합필름은 $ZnCl_2$, $CaCl_2$ 함량이 증가할수록 용해저항성은 증가하였으며, 항균성 시험 결과, zinc alginate 필름뿐만 아니라 calcium alginate 필름에서도 두 균주(포도상구균, 대장균) 모두 우수한 항균력을 확인하였으며, 본 연구를 통해 복합필름의 물성개선의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.769-775
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• 2010

Quality characteristics and antioxidant activity of spirulina with added tofu were investigated in the presence of different coagulants ($CaSO_4$, $MgCl_2$, Glucono delta lactone (GDL), vinegar). The yield of the spirulina tofu was the highest when coagulated with GDL. The pH of spirulina tofu with $MgCl_2$ was the highest compared to those of other coagulants. The tumidity of spirulina tofu was the highest with $MgCl_2$. In the color analysis of spirulina tofu, the L (lightness) value was the highest with $CaSO_4$, whereas a (redness) value was the highest with $MgCl_2$. C-phycocyanin contents were the highest with the $CaSO_4$. Phycoerythrin of spirulina tofu for vinegar was 0.194 mg/mL, and GDL content was 0.214 mg/mL. Additionally, the antioxidant activity of spirulina tofu was the highest with $MgCl_2$ $IC_{50}$ values of the DPPH radical scavenging activity of spirulina tofu with $MgCl_2$ was 89.2 mg/g, GDL 93.5 mg/mL, $CaSO_4$ 116.7 mg/mL, and vinegar 118.0 mg/mL. The texture analyses (TPA) results showed that hardness was in the order of vinegar>$MgCl_2$>GDL>$CaSO_4$. For the overall acceptability of the preference test, the spirulina tofu that was made using $MgCl_2$ coagulant had the highest score. Based on these results, it is suggested that $MgCl_2$ is the proper coagulant for the preparation of spirulina with added tofu.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.247-251
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• 2007

Changes of single unit activity of CA1 hippocampus region were investigated in anesthetized Mongolian gerbils for six days following transient ischemia. Ischemia was produced immediately before the implantation of micro-wire recording electrodes. In control animals receiving pseudo-ischemic surgery, neither spontaneous neuronal activities ($5.70{\pm}0.4Hz$) nor the number of recorded neurons per animal changed significantly for six days. Correlative firings among simultaneously recorded neurons were weak (correlation coefficient > 0.6) in the control animals. Animals subjected to ischemia exhibited a significant elevation of neural firing at post-ischemic 12 hr ($9.95{\pm}0.9Hz$) and day 1 ($8.48{\pm}0.8Hz$), but a significant depression of activity at post-ischemic day 6 ($1.84{\pm}0.3Hz$) when compared to the activities of non-ischemic control animal. Ischemia significantly (correlation coefficient > 0.6) increased correlative firings among simultaneously recorded neurons, which were prominent especially during post-ischemic days 1, 2 and 6. Although the numbers of spontaneously active neurons recorded from control group varied within normal range during the experimental period, those from ischemic group changed in post-ischemic time-dependent manner. Temporal changes of the number of cells recorded per animal between control group and ischemic group were also significantly different (p = 0.0084, t = 3.271, df = 10). Cresyl violet staining indicated significant loss of CA1 cells at post-ischemic day 7. Overall, we showed post-ischemic time-dependent, differential changes of three characteristics, including spontaneous activity, network relationship and excitability of CA1 cells, suggesting sustained neural functions. Thus, histological observation of CA1 cell death till post-ischemic day 7 may not represent actual neuronal death.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.115-128
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• 2023

정금나무 열매(Fruit of Vaccinum oldhami)를 분리 정제하여 클로로겐산(CA), 퀘르세틴(QT) 및 퀘르시트린(QR)을 얻었다. 전자공여능 측정 결과, CA, QT, QR은 각각 1,000 ㎍/ml의 농도에서 91.9%, 89.9%, 77.4%의 효과를 나타내었다. ABTS⁺ 라디칼 소거능 측정 결과, QT 및 QR은 1,000 ㎍/ml의 농도에서 각각 99.5%, 91.4%를 나타내었으며, CA는 100 ㎍/ml의 농도에서 90% 이상의 소거능을 나타내었다. Tyrosinase 억제 활성 측정 결과, CA, QT, QR은 각각 1,000 ㎍/ml이 농도에서 29.5%, 34.7%, 23.7%의 저해율을 나타내었다. MTT assay를 통해 B16F10의 세포 생존율을 측정한 결과, CA, QT, QR 모두 100 ㎍/ml의 농도에서 80% 이상의 생존율을 나타내었다. 단백질 발현을 측정한 결과, 농도가 증가함에 따라 CA에서 TRP-1, TRP-2의 단백질 발현이 억제되는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며 QT에서는 TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase에서 우수한 단백질 발현 억제율을 나타내었다. CA의 mRNA 발현 억제율을 측정한 결과, MITF의 mRNA 발현 억제 효과가 우수함을 확인하였으며, TRP-1, TRP-2 및 tyrosinase의 mRNA 발현량은 농도가 증가할수록 감소하였다. QT는 농도가 증가할수록 MITF, TRP-2, tyrosinase의 mRNA 발현이 감소하였다. QR의 mRNA 발현 억제율을 측정한 결과, 농도가 증가할수록 mRNA 발현량이 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이하의 결과에 따라 CA, QT, QR의 항산화 및 미백 효과를 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.529-533
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• 1996

Melittin (ME) from honeybee venom has a broad range of strong antimicrobial activity, but it has hemolytic activity against eukaryotic cells. In order to design peptides with powerful antifungal activity without cytotoxic property of ME and understand structure-antifungal activity relationships, the hybrid peptides derived from the sequences of ME and cecropin A (CA) or magainin 2 (MA), MA(10-17)ME(1-12) and CA(1-8)ME(1-12). were synthesized by solid phase method. MA(10-17)ME(1-12) showed potent antifungal activity comparable to ME against Fusarium oxysporum with no hemolytic activity against human red blood cells. The hybrid peptides showed strong inhibi- tion of (1, 3)-$\beta$-D-glucan synthase. This result indicates that the antifungal activity of the hybrid peptides against Fusarium oxysporum is attributed to the inhibition of cell wall synthesis. The results therefore showed a successful design of a peptide having antifungal activity without hemolytic property.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.212-216
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• 2005

Thapsigargin은 동물조직에서 ER/SR-type $Ca^{2+}-ATPase$의 선택적 저해제로서, 토마토 뿌리조직으로부터 분리한 마이크로솜에서 ATPase의 특성을 조사하기 위하여 사용되었다. Thapsigargin은 마이크로솜 ATPase 활성을 농도의존적으로 저해하였으며, $10\;{\mu}M$ 농도에서 총활성의 약 30%를 저해하였다. 이것은 뿌리조직에서 $Ca^{2+}-ATPase$의 활성이 매우 낮다는 것을 고려할 때, thapsigargin이 뿌리조직의 주된 ATPase 활성인 원형질막 및 액포막의 $H^+-ATPase$ 활성을 저해할 가능성을 보인다. Thapsigargin의 효과는 ${NO_3}^-$를 사용하여 액포막 $H^+-ATPase$ 활성을 저해하였을 때 현저하게 감소하였다. 그러나, thapsigargin의 효과는 원형질막의 $H^+-ATPase$ 활성에는 영향을 미치지 않아, thapsigargin이 토마토 뿌리조직에서 액포막 $H^+-ATPase$를 선택적으로 저해함을 보여준다.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.162-174
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• 2021

Objectives : We aimed to identify the antidepressant effect of liver tonification acupuncture treatment (ACU (LT); KI10, LR8, LU8, LR4) and four gate acupuncture treatment (ACU (FG); LI4, LR3) and its brain neural activity in the normal and chronic restraint stress (CRS)-induced mouse model. Methods : Firstly, normal mice were given ACU (LT) or ACU (FG) and the c-Fos expressions in each brain region were analyzed to examine brain neural activity. Secondly, CRS was administered to mice for 4 weeks, then ACU (LT) or ACU (FG) was performed for 2 weeks. The depression-like behavior was evaluated using open field test (OFT) before and after acupuncture treatment. Then, the c-Fos expressions in each brain region were analyzed to examine brain neural activity. Results : In normal mice, ACU (FG) regulated brain neural activities in the hypothalamus, hippocampus, and periaqueductal gray. ACU (LT) changed more brain regions in the prefrontal cortex, insular cortex, striatum, and hippocampus, including those altered by ACU (FG). In CRS-induced model, ACU (LT) alleviated depression-like behavior more than ACU (FG). Also, brain neural activities in the motor cortex area 2 (M2), agranular ventral part and piriform of insular cortex (AIV and Pir), and cornu ammonis (CA) 1 and CA3 of hippocampus were changed by ACU (LT), and those of AIV and CA3 were also changed by ACU (FG). As in normal mice, ACU (LT) resulted in changes in more brain regions, including those altered by ACU (FG) in CRS model. M2, Pir, and CA1 were only changed by ACU (LT) in depression model, suggesting that these brain regions reflect the specific effect of ACU (LT). Conclusions : ACU (LT) relieved depression-like behavior more than ACU (FG), and this acupuncture effect was associated with modulation of brain neural activities in the motor cortex, insular cortex, and hippocampus.