• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.72-77
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was designed to observe the effects of Zizyphus jujuba seed extract on the concentrations of the lipids and blood glucose in the S.D. rats fed the experimental diets for 4 weeks. Concentrations of total cholesterol, atherosclerotic index, LDL, LDL-cholesterol, free-cholesterol, cholesteryl ester, triglyceride (TG), phospholipid (PL) and blood glucose in serum were significantly higher in the cholesterol administration groups (group 2 (cholesterol+water), group 3 (cholesterol+Zizyphus jujuba seed extract)) than those in the control group (group 1, basal diet+water). But the concentrations of total cholesterol, atherosclerotic index, LDL, LDL-cholesterol, free-cholesterol, cholesteryl ester, TG, PL and blood glucose in serum ware remarkably lower in the group 3 than those in the group 2. In the ratio of HIDL-cholesterol concentration to total cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol concentration, Zizyphus jujuba seed extract administration group was higher percentage than in the group 2. The activities of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine amino-transferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in serum were rather lower in the Zizyphus jujuba seed extract administration group (group 3) than in the cholesterol diet group (group 2). From the above research, Zizyphus jujuba seeds were effective on the improvement of the blood glucose, lipid compositions in serum of dietary hyperlipidemic rats. And particularly, Zizyphus jujuba seeds were more effective as a therapeutic regimen for the control of metabolic derangements in adult disease.

• 환경생물
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.405-410
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• 2004

The effect of treatment with Citrus junos fractions (citron 3W, citron 3H, citron 4W and citron 4H) upon rat hepatocytes exposed to alcohol was investigated. We compared the serum biochemistry of rats administered both alcohol and Citrus junos fractions to control rats treated with alcohol alone. The effects of Alanine amino transferase (ALT) were significantly lower in the citron 3H extract group compared with the negative control group (p<0.05) and other experimental groups were not significantly low but a little low compared to negative control group. The levels of triglyceride (TG) were significantly low in all experimental groups compared with negative control group. Especially triglyceride level of citron 3H was lowest near to normal control group. The concentration of total cholesterol was significantly high in negative groups compared with normal control group but in all experimental groups, the concentration of total cholesterol was similar to that of negative control group. Total cholesterol of the citron 4W group was somewhat low compared with negative control group. In contrast, activities of alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) were significantly higher in all experimental groups compared with the negative control (p<0.05) group. These data suggest that Citrus junos fractions may represents an excellent candidate for protection of rat hepatocytes from alcohol-mediated damage.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.380-386
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• 2006

30일 동안 15 psu에서 순화 사육한 양식 넙치(평균전장: 20.8cm,평균체중: 96.1g)를 사용하여 염분변화에 따른 혈액 학적 변화 (cortisol, glucose, $Na^+$, $Cl^-$, $K^+$, AST, ALT, hematocrit, RBC, hemoglobin) 및 생존율을 조사하였다. 사육수를 실험개시시 15 psu로부터 0 psu(group I, G I)와 35 psu(group II, G II)로 30분 이내에 교환하였다. 5일 동안 유지하였으며, 다시 사육수를 0 psu로부터 35 psu(G I)와 35 psu에서 0 psu(G II)로 교환하였다. G I구는 cortisol, glucose, $Na^+$, $Cl^-$, AST및 생존율 등에서 일반적인 stress 경향을 보였다. G II구는 35 psu에서 0 psu로 교환한 240시간째에 cortisol, glucose 및 AST에서 유의적으로 높아진 값을 보였다. 두 실험구에서 생존율은 35 psu에서보다 0 psu에서 낮아지는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과 고염분과 저 염분변화에 따른 cortisol, glucose, $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Cl^-$및 생존율에 대한 기초자료로 유용할 것이다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2022

Objective : This study was conducted to investigate antidiabetic effects of chunggugjang with medicinal herbal complex (CJ) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced animal models. Method : STZ (65 mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally to induce diabetes. Then rats were divided into 5 groups ; NG (normal diet + 0.9% saline), COS (STZ +saline 5 mL/kg), COB (STZ + fermented soybean(100 mg/kg), CJ 100/200 (STZ+CJ(100 and 200 mg/kg), CJ 300/600 (STZ+CJ(300 and 600 mg/kg). 4 weeks later, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was performed. After sacrificing rats, serum levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, aspartate amino transferase (AST), alanine amino transferase (ALT), total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) were measured and histological changes were observed. Result : Body weight change and food efficiency ratio (FER) were decreased in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. But, there was no change in water intake. Serum levels of glucose, AST, ALT and BUN were lower in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. Also, TG, TC, and creatinine were decreased in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. According to OGTT, 120 minutes postprandial glucose levels were lower in the CJ 300/600 group than in the COS group. In addition, administration of CJ extracts restored histopathological damage. Conclusion : The results suggest that CJ can be used as a functional material for diabetes treatment as it has the effect to improve pathological symptoms in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

• 한국건강관리협회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.121-136
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• 2005

Background/Aims The liver funtion tests(LFTs), such as aspartate aminotransferase(AST), alanine amino-transferase(ALT), r -glutamyl transferase( r -GT), have been widely used for screening tests but their low positive predictive value can cause many false positive results. To evaluate the clinical usefulness of these tests, we analyzed serial LFT results of single factory workers and compared the risk factor's in groups divided by the serial LFT results. Methods From June 2001 to October 2001, 1223 consecutive healthy workers in a single factory were enrolled and questionnaire, LFT and liver ultrasonography were performed. Previous LFT results were collected from Annual Health Examination Survey. According to the abnormalities in serial LFT, participants were classified into three groups (abnormal-in-both, alternating normal-in-both) and the risk factors were compared among these groups using multiple logistic regression Results The prevalence of LFT abnormality in a single test was 16.8% but, in serial LFT, only 5% of participants showed consistent abnormality. The risk factors for abnormal-in-both group, compared with alternating group, were liver ultrasonography abnormality such as fatty liver(odds ratio, 2.2; p=0.026) and heavy alcohol intake (more than 210g/week) (odds ratio, 7.2;P=0.064). HBsAg was not significant risk factor for any of the three groups. ConclusionIn factory workers with serial LFT abnormality, alcoholic liver disease could be the principal cause of abnormal LFT. Even if HBsAg were positive in patients with abnormal LFT, there is a possibility of another causes for LFT abnormalities such as alcoholic liver disease and nonalcoholic steatosis or steatohepatitis

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.20-26
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• 2009

We previously reported that $IFN-{\gamma}$ producing T cell responses induced by the combined therapy of DNA vaccine and lamivudine for one year are important for the induction of sustained virological response (SVR). However, $IFN-{\gamma}$ production is not sufficient to predict sustained viremia control in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) carriers treated. Methods: Twelve CHB carriers were intramuscularly immunized 12 times at a 4-week interval with 8mg of HBV DNA vaccine during the standard lamivudine treatment (100mg/daily/1 year). The level of cytokines during and after the combined therapy in plasma of all 12 CHB carriers treated was determined by each ELISA kit. Six out of 12 CHB carriers revisited the clinic, and their HBV DNA levels were examined. Results: The combined therapy increased plasma IL-12 and IL-12/p40 ratio during the treatment (baseline vs. peak level: $41.8{\pm}8.3$ vs. $163.1{\pm}29.2\;pg/ml$; p<0.01 and $0.96{\pm}0.25$ vs. $3.58{\pm}0.86$; p<0.01, respectively), and the peak level of plasma IL-12 and IL-12/p40 ratio was evoked at 6 to 10 months during the combined therapy. In particular, CHB carriers with SVR had two and three-fold higher level of the peak plasma IL-12 and plasma IL-12/p40 ratio than non-virological responders (NVRs), respectively ($218.0{\pm}41.4$ vs. $108.1{\pm}28.6\;pg/ml$; p=0.09 and $5.35{\pm}1.38$ vs. $1.80{\pm}0.29$; p<0.05, respectively), while p40 level was consistent during the combined therapy. In addition, there was no significant temporal correlation between the peak IL-12/p40 ratio and the elevation of serum alanine amino-transferase (ALT) in this study, contrast to $IFN-{\alpha}$ therapy which induced peak IL-12 level following ALT flares. Conclusion: Our results indicate that the combined therapy induces the increase of plasma IL-12 and IL-12/p40 ratio, which are associated with long-term SVR in CHB carriers.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2014

This study was performed to investigate the protective effects of acupuncture on the liver in the oxidative stress caused by cadmium accumulation. Sprague-Dawley male($150{\pm}30g$) rats were stabilized for a week and divided into 5 groups which is normal, control, $LR_3$ acupuncture, $BL_{23}$ acupuncture and sham acupuncture group. For three days experimental groups were received oral doses of cadmium 2 mg/kg twice a day. Acupuncture was given bilaterally at each point 10 times for two weeks. The depth of stimulation was 1 mm at right angles and torsion of acupuncture was produced 2 times per second for 1 minutes. The liver was shipped off and taken weight at the last day of two weeks, and hepatic functions was confirmed through alanine transaminase(ALT) and aspartate amino-transferase(AST). We measured reactive oxygen species of serum, liver and kidney, and compared expression levels of superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase, glutathione peroxidase(Gpx), nuclear factor erythroid derived 2-related factor 2(Nrf-2), heme oxygenase-1(HO-1), nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$), cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS), Bax and Cytochrome c. $BL_{23}$ acupuncture group significantly increased liver weight and decreased ALT compared to control group. For the oxidative stress, $LR_3$ acupuncture group significantly reduced reactive oxygen species, and $BL_{23}$ acupuncture group significantly reduced reactive oxygen species and inflammation-related protein compared to control group. But $LR_3$ acupuncture group and $BL_{23}$ acupuncture group didn't significantly reduce apoptosis-related protein. Therefore $LR_3$ and $BL_{23}$ acupuncture showed the effects of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory, especially $BL_{23}$ acupuncture was more effective than $LR_3$ acupuncture on the protection of liver in the oxidative stress.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2016

Objectives : Rheum undulatum Linne and Glycyrriza uralensis Fischer are widely used herbal medicine. In this study, anti-oxidant and liver protective effects of R. undunlatum extract (RUE) and G. uralensis extract (GUE) were investigated in HepG2 cells, respectively. Oxidative stress and liver fibrosis were induced by arachidonic acid (AA) and iron, and CCl₄.Methods : MTT assay was assessed for cell viability, and immunoblotting analysis was performed to detect expression of apoptosis related proteins. In addition, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial dysfunction were measured. In vivo, BALB/c mouse were orally administrated with the aqueous extract of 10 mg/kg RUE and 100 mg/kg GUE for 3 days and then, injected with CCl₄ 0.5 ml/kg body weight to induce acute liver damage. Serum ALT level was measured, and histological change was observed in Harris's hematoxylin and eosin stainResults : RUE and GUE pre-treatment increased relative cell viability in concentration dependent manner and altered the expression levels of apoptosis-related proteins such as procaspase 3, PARP and Bcl-xL. RUE and GUE also inhibited the mitochondrial dysfunction and excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production induced by AA and iron. In addition, RUE and GUE activated liver kinase B1 (LKB1), by increasing phosphorylation. Moreover, RUE and GUE treatment decreased liver injuries induced by CCl₄, as evidenced by decreases in histological liver damage as well as serum alanine amino transferase (ALT) level.Conclusions : These data suggest that RUE and GUE has anti-oxidant and liver protective effects against AA and iron-induced oxidative stress and CCl₄-induced liver injury.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.366-375
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• 2006

배경: 심폐바이패스를 이용한 심장수술에 따른 혈중 마그네슘 결핍 현상은 흔히 발생하는 합병중으로 이 연구의 목적은 심장수술시 인위적으로 첨가한 황산마그네슘의 유익한 임상 효과를 규명함에 있다. 대상 및 방법: 심폐바이패스를 이용하여 심장수술을 시행하기로 예정된 환자들 35명을 무작위로 황산마그네슘 투여군(n=15)과 투여하지 않은 군(n=20)으로 분류한 뒤 마그네슘군은 심폐기 충전액에 황산마그네슘 1g과 심정지액에 황산마그네슘 1g을 각각 첨가하였다. 요골 동맥으로부터 혈액을 채취하여 $Mg^{++}$ 농도, 전해질농도, 동맥혈액 가스분석, 혈액학적 분석, 혈청 총 단백 농도와 albumin 농도, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, alanine amino transferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), total bilirubin 농도, tumor nerosis factor-${\alpha}$ $(TNF-{\alpha})$, interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), creatine phosphokinase (CpK), creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), troponin-I (TNI) 농도, prothrombin time (PT)과 activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) 등도 측정하였다. 또한 수술 전과 후 정맥 혈액을 채취하여 activated clotting time (ACT)을 측정하였다. 결과: $Mg^{++}$ 농도는 수술 동안 및 후 시기에 마그네슘군이 대조군보다 유의하게 높게 유지되었다(p<0.05). 수술 전 부정맥이 없었던 환자들(대조군=10명, 마그네슘군=17명) 중 수술 후 부정맥 발생 수는 대조군이 10명(100%) 마그네슘군이 8명(46.4%)으로 마그네슘군이 대조군보다 유의하게 적었다(p=0.050). 결론: 심장수술 시 저용량의 황산마그네슘의 투여는 수술 중과 수술 후 저마그네슘 혈증의 예방과 부정맥의 빈도를 낮춰줄 것으로 생각한다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.790-795
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• 2012

본 연구는 울금의 산업적 실용화를 극대화시키기 위해 Aspergillus oryzae를 이용하여 산업용 규격에서 생산된 발효울금의 일반성분 및 미량성분 분석과 발효울금을 이용하여 동물모델에서 14일간 예비 투여하고 GalN으로 급성 간독성을 유발한 후 혈액 중 간기능 지표물질의 변화 및 간조직의 조직학적 관찰을 통해 GalN로 유발된 급성 간독성에 발효울금의 간기능 보호효과를 평가하고자 하였다. 발효울금의 일반성분은 수분 0.15%, 조지방 4.68%, 조단백 4.35%, 조섬유 6.92%, 조회분은 6.83%로 분석되었다. 발효울금의 미량성분은 P, Mg, Ca 순으로 분석되었다. 간기능 지표효소인 AST와 ALT의 활성은 발효울금 300 mg/kg/day과 silymarin 150 mg/kg/day를 투여한 군에서 GalN만을 투여한 군과 비교하여 통계적으로 유의한 결과를 나타내어 발효울금 300 mg/kg/day의 예비 투여는 GalN에 대한 급성 간독성에 대해 보호효과를 갖으며, 양성 대조군인 silymarin 150 mg/kg/day 투여와 비교하여 유사한 간독성 보호 활성을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. ALP의 경우 발효울금을 100 mg/kg/day로 투여한 군에서만 GalN만을 투여한 군과 통계적으로 유의한 감소를 나타났고 300 mg/kg/day 발효울금을 투여한 군과 silymarin 투여군은 통계적 유의차가 나타나지 않았다. 중성지방의 경우 발효울금 300 mg/kg/day 투여군만 GalN만을 투여한 군과 비교하여 통계적 유의차가 나타났으나 silymarin 투여군에서는 동일한 효과가 나타나지 않았다. GalN으로 유도된 급성 간독성의 조직병리학적 결과 GalN만을 투여한 군에서 세포괴사 및 침윤된 염증세포, 카운실만소체의 괴사가 심하게 나타났으며 300 mg/kg/day 발효울금 투여군과 150 mg/kg/day silymarin 투여군에서 간조직의 괴사 및 염증의 개선효과를 관찰할 수 있었다. 혈청 분석 및 조직병리학적 결과를 종합한 결과 GalN 유발 간독성에 대한 개선효과는 300 mg/kg/day 발효울금 투여군과 150 mg/kg/day silymarin 투여군에서 나타나는 것으로 판단할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과로부터 본 연구에서 사용한 Aspergillus oryzae로 발효하여 산업적 규격에서 생산된 발효울금은 간기능 저하 개선 기능을 갖는 새로운 기능성 소재로서 간질환과 관련된 다양한 기능성식품 개발에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.