• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2017

Objectives : The fruit of Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. has been used as an alternative medicine and functional food in Korea and Japan for preventive and therapeutic purposes. However, its molecular actions and mechanism on anti-inflammatory activity have not been clearly investigated. The aim of this study was to clarify the anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanol extract of P. mume fruit (EEPM) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells, and sought to understand the associated molecular mechanisms. Methods : Cytotoxicity was assessed by an MTT assay. The amount of nitric oxide (NO) production was determined by nitrite assay. The mRNA expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) was analyzed by RT-PCR. In addition, expression levels of iNOS, nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protein were detected by Western blotting. Results : Our data indicated that EEPM inhibited NO production in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. At the mRNA and protein levels, EEPM suppressed LPS-induced iNOS expression. On the other hand, EEPM markedly enhanced HO-1 expression, which was associated with an induction and nuclear translocation of Nrf2. Moreover, the inhibitory effect of EEPM against LPS‑induced NO production was significantly enhanced by hemin, a HO-1 inducer; however, EEPM's effect on the production of NO was abolished by zinc protoporphyrin IX, a HO-1 inhibitor. Conclusion : The results suggest that EEPM can act as a suppressor agent on NO production through an activation of Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway, and may be a promising candidate for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제28권2호통권70호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2007

Objective : The Angelica gigas Nakai ethanol extract (AGE) was investigated to compare nitric oxide (NO) production and $NF-{\kappa}B$ activity from RAW 264.7 cells, since NO and nuclear $factor-{\kappa}B$ $(NF-{\kappa}B)$ have been shown to be factors implicated in inflammatory disease. Method : AGE was prepared by extracting medicinal herb with 70% (v/v) ethanol solution. We investigated production of nitric oxide (NO) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene expression by ARE in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. We also investigated inhibition of LPS-induced activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ on western blot. Result : LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells increased NO production and iNOS expression. Upon treatment with AGE, nitrite production was significantly inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner compared to the untreated control. AGE inhibited this LPS-induced iNOS mRNA and protein in a dose-dependent manner. AGE markedly inhibited the expression of iNOS mRNA and protein at a concentration of 100 ${\mu}g/ml$. LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells with AGE blocked inhibitory $factor-{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation. Conclusion :This study shows that AGE seems to attenuate inflammation through inhibition of NO production and iNOS expression by blockade of $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2006

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to investigate the TLR-4 mediated anti-inflammatory effects of extract from Xanthii Fructus(XF) on the peritoneal macrophage. Methods : To evaluate of TLR-4 mediated inflammatory of XF, we examined NO and cytokine production in TRL-4 ligand(LPS-lipopolysacchride) induced macrophages. Furthermore, we checked molecular mechanism using western blot. Results : l.Extract from XF reduced LPS-induced Nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a), interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-12 production in peritoneal macrophages 2.Extract from XF itself does not have any cytotoxic effect.XS inhibited degradation of IkBa in the TLR-4 mediated peritoneal macrophages Conclusion : XF down-regulated TLR4 ligand(LPS)-induced NO and cytokine productions.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 맛버섯의 자실체로부터 메탄올과 열수를 이용하여 추출한 물질의 항산화와 항염증 효과를 탐색하였다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능과 환원력을 이용해 항산화 효과를 측정한 결과 양성대조군으로 사용한 BHT나 토코페롤에 비해 낮았지만 다른 종류의 버섯에 비해 효과가 우수한 것을 확인하였다. 금속이온 제거 항산화 실험에서는 맛버섯의 메탄올 추출물의 효과가 양성대조군인 BHT나 토코페롤에 비해 월등하게 높아서 맛버섯의 자실체 추출물은 높은 항산화 효과를 지닌 것으로 나타났다. 맛버섯의 항염증 저해 효과 실험에서는 RAW 264.7 대식세포가 배양되고 있는 배지에 맛버섯 자실체의 메탄올 및 열수 추출물로 각각 전 처리 한 후 염증매개 물질인 LPS를 투여하여 맛 버섯 추출물의 NO 생성 저해효과를 조사하였다. 실험 결과, 첨가된 맛버섯 추출물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 생성된 NO의 양이 현저하게 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 또한 맛버섯의 추출물이 carrageenan에 의해 흰쥐 뒷발에 유도된 부종 저해 실험에서는 투여한 맛버섯의 추출물 농도가 증가함에 따라 흰쥐의 뒷발에 유도된 부종의 용적이 농도 의존적으로 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 맛버섯 자실체에 함유된 항산화 및 항염증 물질은 천연 항산화제나 항염증제로 이용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.12-24
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• 2008

Background and Objective : Chungsangboha-tang (CSBHT) has analgesic, sedative, anti-convulsive and anti-histamine effects, so it alleviates the symptoms of asthma. For the comparison of anti-inflammatory effect(s) on CSBHT, PD098059 was used as a negative control. Materials and Methods : This study emphasized THP-1 cells, which had been well characterized as a human monocytic leukemic cell line. The cells resemble monocytes with respect to several criteria and can be differentiated into macrophage-like cells by treatment with PMA. By using the MTS assay, it was possible to prove the safety of CSBHT. Results : Results shows that the CSBHT did not affected cell survival within $10^{1}$ ng/ml to $10^{5}$ ng/ml. Especially, $10^{5}$ ng/ml CSBHT treated cells show 70% deduction of $TNF-{\alpha}$ gene expression against that of LPS treated group. Furthermore, $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and $TNF-{\alpha}$ levels are down-regulated when treated with CSBHT with concentrations up to 100 ug/ml on monocyte-derived macrophages. Interestingly, CSBHT-treated samples showed that overall transcriptional activities were down-regulated to 20% of that of PD098059 ($TNF-{\alpha}$ inhibitor). At protein level, the expression of $TNF-{\alpha}$ showed similar results as that of transcriptional activity. Results show that the protein level decreased more in the CSBHT-treated group (487 ${\pm}$ 87 pg/ml) than in the LPS-treated group (703 ${\pm}$ 103 pg/ml). In addition, the protein level of IL-8 in the CSBHT treated-group (9.84 ${\pm}$ 3.28 ng/ml) decreased similar as the expression of the control and PD098059-treated groups. Conclusion : CSBHT affects immune response, especially allergic responses and suppression of inflammatory reaction. The results provide us an alternative way to care for clinical inflammatory diseases, not only asthma but also the other possible general inflammatory and allergic diseases.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.125-137
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• 2004

Objectives : Recently, Herbal-acupuncture therapeutics has been used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Especially, we have been interested in chemical mediators concerned with inflammation such as prostaglandin, cytokine, nitrous oxide. The purpose of this study is investigated that the effect of Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, performed several expeimental items : those are prostaglandin $E_2$, nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase-2. Methods : The cytotoxicity of Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution in RAW 264.7 macrophages were measured by MTT-based cytotoxicity assay. In order to observe cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA expression in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, RT-PCR was used. Prostaglandin $E_2$ formation and nitric oxide production was measured by competitive enzyme immunoassay and Griess assay. Results : 1.The MTT assay demonstrated that cytotoxic effect of Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution in RAW 264.7 macrophages were not appeared before concentration of 1mg/ml. 2.Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution inhibited cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA expression in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. 3. Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution inhibited nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. 4. Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution inhibited prostaglandin $E_2$ formation in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Conclusions : On the basis of these results, It was shown that Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution is significantly able to inhibit the production of $PGE_2$ and NO, as well as COX-2 mRNA expression. Our results may provide new mechanism by which Chelidonii Herbal-acupuncture solution accounts for its beneficial effect on accelerating wound healing and anti-inflammation.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.352-358
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• 2020

홍국은 한국에서 오랫동안 음식과 전통의학 소재로 사용되어 왔다. Monascus sp.의 생장과 2차 대사과정을 통해 Monascus 색소, monacolins, γ-aminobutyric acid 등을 생산할 수 있다. Monascus 종의 대사산물인 monacolin K, γ-aminobutyric acid과 dimerumic acid는 특정 항산화 효과로 인해 콜레스테롤과 혈압을 낮춘다고 알려져 있다. 이 연구는 Monascus sp.로 발효된 홍국쌀 에탄올 추출물의 항염증 활성을 조사하였다. 홍국 에탄올 추출물의 총 폴리페놀 함량을 측정하였고, 항염증 효과는 LPS가 유도된 Raw 264.7 cell에서 NO 생성, iNOS 및 사이클로옥시게나아제-2(cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)) 단백질 활성을 측정하였다. 총 폴리페놀 함량은 발효되지 않은 일반쌀보다 높은 함량을 나타내었다. NO 생성 저해활성 평가는 400 ㎍/ml 농도에서 LPS를 처리하지 않은 음성대조군의 NO 생성량과 유사한 결과를 나타내었다. iNOS 및 COX-2 단백질 발현 저해활성은 400 및 800 ㎍/ml에서 iNOS의 발현을 상당부분 억제하였다. 홍국 에탄올 추출물은 높은 항염증 효과를 확인하였으며, 기능성화장품 및 항염증소재로서 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2001

본 연구는 Pb중독이 rat의 생리현상에 미치는 영향을 구명 하고자 연속적인 Pb acetate 투여가 정소의 중량, 정자수, 활력, 장기중량 및 조직학적 변화를 조사하였다. 1. Pb acetate 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 정소중량은 정상대조군에 비해 감소하는 경향을 나타냈고 용량이 증가할수록 정소중량은 큰 감소경향을 나타냈다. 2. Pb acetate 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 정자수는 정상대조군에 비해 감소하는 경향을 나타냈고 용량이 증가할수록 정자수는 유의한 감소경향을 나타냈다. 3. Pb acetate 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 정자의 활력은 정상대조군에 비해 점차 감소하는 경향을 나타냈고 용량이 증가할수록 정자활력은 큰 감소경향을 나타냈다. 4. Pb acetate 1,000, 2,000 및 4,000 ppm/kg을 rat에 투여했을 때 간 및 신장의 중량은 정상대조군에 비해 점차 증감의 경향을 나타냈으며, 투여용량별 간 및 신장의 중량은 유의한 변화를 나타내지 않았다. 5. Pb acetate를 연속적으로 투여했을 때 간의 조직학적 관찰소견은 간세포 중심정맥의 주위성괴사, 호중구의 침윤, 담즙정체 및 간문맥관과 간질 대식세포의 침윤이 관찰되었고, 신장에서는 원위세뇨관 상피의 핵내 함입물과 사구체낭 및 세뇨관내 균질한 초자물질이 충만되어 있었고 림프절에서는 골수의 조혈현상이 관찰되었다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.708-714
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• 2007

식품 소재의 국내산 약용식물인 163가지 천연물에서 메탄올로 추출한 시료를 이용하여 in vivo에서 10, 100, 500, $1000\;{\mu}g/mL$의 4가지 농도에서 대식세포 면역 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과, 42개의 시료에서 면역증진반응을 보였으며, 그 중 20개의 시료는 음성대조군에 대하여 20% 이상 면역 활성을 증진시키는 것으로 측정되었다. 이중 2가지 농도에서 면역증진반응을 보이는 시료는 총 19개, 3가지 농도에서 면역증진효과를 나타내는 시료는 총 3개[골파(Allium schoenoprasmum), 두릅(Aralia elata), 매생이(Capsosiphon fulvescens)]였으며, 특히 마(Dioscorea batatas)는 각 농도에서 활성을 나타내었을 뿐 아니라 양성대조군과 비슷하거나 높은 활성을 나타내어 면역증진활성이 매우 우수한 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2003

Objective : Recently, Herbal-acupuncture therapeutics has been used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Especially, we have been interested in chemical mediators concerned with inflammation such as prostaglandin, cytokine, nitric oxide. The purpose of this study is investigated that the effect of Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, performed several expeimental items : those are prostaglandin E. nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase-2. Method : The cytotoxicity of Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution in RAW 264.7 macrophages were measured by MTT-based cytotoxicity assay. In order to observe cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA expression in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages, RT-PCR was used. Prostaglandin $E_2$ formation and nitric oxide production was measured by competitive enzyme immunoassay and Griess assay. Results : 1. The MTT assay demonstrated that cytotoxic effect of Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution in RAW 264.7 macrophages were not appeared before concentration of 5mg/mL 2. Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution inhibited cyclooxygenase-2 mRNA expression in lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages. 3. Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution inhibited nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages. 4. Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution inhibited prostaglandin $E_2$ formation in lipopolysaccharide-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages. Conclusion : On the basis of these results, It was shown that Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution is significantly able to inhibit the production of $PGE_2$ and NO, as well as COX-2 mRNA expression. Our results may provide new mechanism by which Scutellariae Radix-acupuncture solution accounts for its beneficial effect on accelerating wound healing and anti-inflammation.