• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2020년도 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.73-73
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• 2020

Toona sinensis (TS) leaf is known to antinociceptive, antioxidative stress and skin moisturizing effects. Acnes vulgaris is a chronic skin disease with various symptoms including itchiness, pain and interruption of normal skin function. Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is a major factor in the occurrence of inflammatory acnes. This study evaluated the antioxidant and anti-inflammation effects by TS extract from adventitious shoots. TS extract showed anti-inflammatory activities by suppression of pro-inflammation mediators (iNOS and COX-2) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. TS extract also has anti-inflammatory activities by inhibiting the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines on P. acnes-stimulated HaCaT cells. These effects were regulated by MAPK signaling pathway. Therefore, we suggest that TS extract from adventitious shoots might have applications as a medicine for treating P. acnes-induced skin diseases.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2013

식물추출물 후추 추출물과 카시아 오일, 라벤더 오일을 이용하여 친환경유기농자재로 개발 중인 제품으로 배추좀나방 방제에 이용할 수 있는 후추 추출물+카시아 오일 57.5% (후보제형 A), 후추 추출물+카시아 오일 57% (후보제형 B), 후추 추출물+라벤더 오일 50% (후보제형 C) 유제의 생태에 대한 급성독성을 평가하여 친환경농자재 시제품으로서의 활용가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 물벼룩 급성독성을 실시한 결과 후보제형 A 및 C 유제의 $EC_{50}$은 각 0.46, 0.25 mg $L^{-1}$로 EPA 기준으로 강한 독성이었고, 후보제형 B 유제의 $EC_{50}$는 1.9 mg $L^{-1}$로 보통독성이었다. 잉어 급성독성 시험의 경우, 후보제형 A 유제의 $LC_{50}$가 1.9 mg $L^{-1}$으로 농촌진흥청 고시에 따라 어독성 II급 농약이었으며 후보제형 B, C 유제는 2.9, 3.8 mg $L^{-1}$로 어독성 III급 농약으로 구분되었다. 꿀벌 급성독성시험은 접촉과 섭식 시험으로 나누어서 실시하였고, 후보 3종 모두 접촉과 섭식독성 $LD_{50}$가 100 ${\mu}g$ a.i $bee^{-1}$ 이상으로 나타나 독성이 낮은 것으로 판단되었다. 지렁이 급성독성시험의 경우, 후보제형 A, B 및 C 유제의 $LC_{50}$가 각각 887, 988, 564 mg $kg^{-1}$이었다. 후추 추출물+카시아 오일 57% (후보제형 B), 후추 추출물+라벤더 오일 50% (후보제형 C) 유제는 어독성 및 꿀벌 급성독성이 낮아 친환경 농자재로서 활용이 가능할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.13.1-13.14
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• 2020

Currently, the systems for culturing buffalo spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in vitro are varied, and their effects are still inconclusive. In this study, we compared the effects of culture systems with undefined (foetal bovine serum) and defined (KnockOut Serum Replacement) materials on the in vitro culture of buffalo SSC-like cells. Significantly more DDX4- and UCHL1-positive cells (cultured for 2 days at passage 2) were observed in the defined materials culture system than in the undefined materials system (p < 0.01), and these cells were maintained for a longer period than those in the culture system with undefined materials (10 days vs. 6 days). Furthermore, NANOS2 (p < 0.05), DDX4 (p < 0.01) and UCHL1 (p < 0.05) were expressed at significantly higher levels in the culture system with defined materials than in that with undefined materials. Induction with retinoic acid was used to verify that the cultured cells maintained SSC characteristics, revealing an SCP3+ subset in the cells cultured in the defined materials system. The expression levels of Stra8 (p < 0.05) and Rec8 (p < 0.01) were significantly increased, and the expression levels of ZBTB16 (p < 0.01) and DDX4 (p < 0.05) were significantly decreased. These findings provided a clearer research platform for exploring the mechanism of buffalo SSCs in vitro.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.70-70
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• 2019

Hepatic fibrosis is a common chronic liver diseases, characterized by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). Activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSC) is proliferative and fibrogenic and accumulating ECM. Transforming growth factor $(TGF)-{\beta}1$ is a critical mediator of HSC activation and ECM accumulation leading to fibrosis. Tenebrio molitor (TM), known as yellow mealworms, is reported in many countries as the nutritional value of foods. Our study has aims of finding liver function improvement effect of S. cerevisiae fermented Tenebrio molitor (SCTM) in vitro model. SCTM regulates $TGF-{\beta}1$ induced hepatic fibrosis via regulation of the $TGF-{\beta}1/Smad$ signaling. Also, we compared the components increased by yeast fermentation. It is possible to make a useful insect-derived alternative food in the improvement of hepatic liver disease.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.463-470
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• 2023

This study confirmed the change in functional composition and alcohol-induced acute liver injury in Aloe arborescens after fermentation. An acute liver injury was induced by administration of ethanol (3 g/kg/day) to C57BL/6J mice for 5 days. A fermented A. arborescens Miller leaf (FAAL) extract was orally administered 30 minutes before ethanol treatment. After fermentation, the emodin content was approximately 13 times higher than that of the raw material. FAAL extract significantly attenuated ethanol-induced aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and triglyceride increases in serum and liver tissue. Histological analysis revealed that FAAL extract inhibits inflammatory cell infiltration and fat accumulation in liver tissues. The cytochrome P450 2E1, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione (GSH), which involved in alcohol-induced oxidative stress, were effectively regulated by FAAL extract in serum and liver tissues, except for GSH. FAAL also maintained the antioxidant defense system by upregulating heme oxygenase 1 and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 protein expression. In addition, FAAL extract inhibited the decrease in alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase activity, which promoted alcohol metabolism and prevented the activation of inflammatory response. Our results suggest that FAAL could be used as a potential therapeutic agent for ethanol-induced acute liver injury.

• 생약학회지
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2021

Gryllus bimaculatus extract (GbE) have reported that anti-inflammatory activity by suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, the effects of fermented Gryllus bimaculatus extract (FGbE) have not yet been investigated. In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory and anti-wrinkle effect of the fermented Gryllus bimaculatus extracts using Bacillus subtilis (JB PMB-18) in RAW264.7 cells. Both GbE and FGbE exerted no cytotoxic effects until 1000 ㎍/mL concentration. FGbE decreased NO production and decreased iNOS and COX-2 mRNA levels in a concentration-dependent manner. In addition, the protein production of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 was effectively reduced compared to the GbE. Inhibitory activities of elastase and collagenase associated with skin wrinkle improvement were measured to be 45% and 69%, respectively, at a concentration of 500 ㎍/mL in FGbE. From these results, FGbE can be used as a health functional food and skin functional cosmetic materials for preventing inflammatory diseases because it has excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-wrinkle effects.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to investigate the water absorption and thickness swelling of biocomposites at room temperature. These properties of bio-composites mainly depend on the ability of the agro-flour to absorb water through hydrogen bonding between water and the hydroxyl groups of the holocellulose and lignin in the cell wall. As the content of agro-flour increased, the water absorption and thickness swelling of the bio-composites increased. The effects of agro-flour content and rice husk flour (RHF) particle size on the water absorption and thickness swelling of the bio-composites were evaluated. In general, wood-based materials showed significantly higher water absorption and thickness swelling than the bio-composites. This might be attributed to the ability of the polybutylene succinate (PBS) hydrophobic polymer to prohibit the water absorption and thickness swelling of the bio-composites, Therefore, the use of agro-flour filled PBS bio-composites, which exhibit improved dimensional stability in comparison with wood-based materials, is recommended.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton var. (PF) sprout is a plant of the labiate family. We have previously reported the protective effects of PF sprout extract on cytokine-induced ${\beta}-cell$ damage. However, the mechanism of action of the PF sprout extract in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) has not been investigated. The present study was designed to study the effects of PF sprout extract and signaling mechanisms in the T2DM mice model using C57BL/KsJ-db/db (db/db) mice. MATERIALS/METHODS: Male db/db mice were orally administered PF sprout extract (100, 300, and 1,000 mg/kg of body weight) or rosiglitazone (RGZ, positive drug, 1 mg/kg of body weight) for 4 weeks. Signaling mechanisms were analyzed using liver tissues and HepG2 cells. RESULTS: The PF sprout extract (300 and 1,000 mg/kg) significantly reduced the fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, triglyceride and total cholesterol levels in db/db mice. PF sprout extract also significantly improved glucose intolerance and insulin sensitivity, decreased hepatic gluconeogenic protein expression, and ameliorated histological alterations of the pancreas and liver. Levels of phosphorylated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) protein expression also increased in the liver after treatment with the extract. In addition, an increase in the phosphorylation of AMPK and decrease in the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and glucose 6-phosphatase proteins in HepG2 cells were also observed. CONCLUSIONS: Our results sugges that PF sprout displays beneficial effects in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes via modulation of the AMPK pathway and inhibition of gluconeogenesis in the liver.

• 생약학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.141-147
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• 2019

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of Acanthopanax sieboldianum (Makino) Koidz (ACS) as a potent antioxidant and antidiabetic agent. The antioxidative and alpha-glucosidase inhibitory activities were examined using the methanol extracts and solvent fractions from ACS-leaf and ACS-stem. Antioxidative activities were measured by in vitro methods such as DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. When the chloroform and ethyl acetate fractions of ACS-leaf and ethyl acetate fractions of ACS-stem were compared with the control, the SOD-like activity was impaired even at the low treatment concentrations. In addition, the ethyl acetate fractions of ACS-leaf and ACS-stem showed alpha-glucosidase inhibition activities at low treatment concentrations. Analysis of the major components in the fractions of ACS-leaf and ACS-stem was also performed using HPLC. Finally, astragalin, isoqurecetin, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid contents were measured. Based on this work, we propose that ACS-leaf and ACS-stem have great potential as natural antioxidant and antidiabetic materials related to health benefits.

• 식물병연구
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2018

본 연구는 무기살균제, 식물추출물, 미생물 등 우리나라에 등록된 병해관리용 유기농자재 중 19종에 대해 배검은별무늬병균과 배붉은별무늬병균을 접종하고 배 잎 조직에서의 항균활성을 확인하고자 수행하였다. 배검은별무늬병균에 대해 황, 구리 등이 함유된 유기농자재 9종 중에서 대부분은 포자발아를 완전히 억제하였고, 일부 발아한 포자의 경우에도 부착기가 전혀 형성되지 않았으나 배붉은별무늬병균에 대해서는 석회황합제, 네오보르도, 흰가리스 등에 한하여 항균활성을 보였다. 식물추출물을 함유하는 유기농자재 중 흰가루자바는 배 검은 별무늬병균의 분생포자 발아를 완전하게 억제하였으며 배 붉은별무늬병균에 대해서도 71.6% 수준으로 비교적 높은 포자발아 억제효과를 보였다. 미생물 함유 제제로써 청고탄(Streptomyces griseus)은 배검은별무늬병균에 대해 88.8%의 포자발아억제율을 보이고 부착기도 형성하지 않으며 세포간에 자재집적이 확인되지 않았다. 탑시드(Paenibacillus polymyxa)는 배검은별무늬병균과 배 붉은별무늬병균에 대해 포자발아억제율이 각각 71.0%와 90.6% 수준이며 부착기형성도 이뤄지지 않았다. 향후 직접적인 접촉으로 인하여 발생되는 보호효과뿐만 아니라 미생물 대사산물과 천연화합물이 지니고 있는 유도저항성 효과도 고려하여 포장조건에서 누적적으로 살포하면서 종합적인 항균활성을 검토할 필요가 있다.