• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2020

Asthma is a complex inflammatory disease of the lung characterized by variable airflow obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation, and reduction of respiratory function. Its prevalence and incidence are increasing because of the effect of various environmental and lifestyle risk factors. Steroid inhalation, long-acting agonists, and other synthetic drugs are used for the treatment of this disease. However, they have some side effects and show unsatisfied result and response after treatment. Therefore, many researchers have focused on the development of natural product-related treatment for asthma to suppress the side effects and unsatisfied results. Seaweeds contain various bioactive compounds with anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anti-oxidant activities. Thus, we investigated the asthma treatment-related literature using marine algae via the Google scholar search engine. Consequently, the literature is rarely investigated, but is increasing steadily. The literature was performed as a comparison study with an ovalbumin-induced group or drug-treated group, and investigated the antiasthma activity of algae ethanol extract. Although many researchers have studied marine algae-derived therapeutic agents for asthma, the amount of literature is rare compared with those of herbal medicine-derived therapeutic agents. Conclusively, we suggest that many researchers should investigate and develop algae-derived therapeutic agents for asthma treatment.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1501-1510
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• 2011

최근에 해양자원에 있는 동물, 해조류 곰팡이 세균에서 신규 잠재적인 후보약효제가 조사되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 치료제를 탐색하기 위하여 암전이, 관절염, 만성염증 및 주름형성에 주요한 역할을 하는 기질금속단백질분해효소(s) (MMPs)를 목적효소로 이용하였다. 5종의 녹조류, 18종의 홍조류, 4종의 갈조류를 포함한 다양한 해조류가 사람피부섬유아세포 및 섬유아육종세포로부터 유래된 기질금속단백질효소에 미치는 영향을 gelatin zymography를 이용하여 조사하였다. 사람피부섬유아세포에서는 홍조류중에서 Laurencia okamurae, Polysiphonia japonica, Grateloupia lanceolate 및 Sinkoraena lancifolia에서 MMP-2 억제효과가 관찰되었다. 반면에 녹조류의 Enteromorpha compressa와 Enteromorpha linza, 갈조류의 Peltaronia bighamiae and Sargassum thunbergii에서는 MMP-2 활성화가 관찰되었다. 사람섬유아육종세포에서는 MMP-9 활성화가 갈조류인 Sargassum thunbergii, 홍조류의 Polysiphonia japonica, 녹조류의 Enteromorpha compressa와 Enteromorpha linza의 존재 하에서는 감소되었다. 본 연구에서 흥미로운 발견은 녹조류의 E. compressa와 E. linza 및 갈조류의 S. thunbergii는 정상세포에서는 MMP-2에 대하여 활성화 효과를 나타내었으나, 암세포에서는 MMP-9응 억제하는 효과를 나타낸 것이다. 이러한 결과는 녹조류의 E. compressa와 E. linza 및 갈조류의 S. thunbergii는 항암 효능을 발휘할 수 있는 성분을 함유하고 있다는 것을 암시하고 있다.

• 셀메드
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.22.1-22.19
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• 2016

The biologically active compounds derived from different natural organisms such as animals, plants, and microorganisms like algae, fungi, bacteria and merine organisms. These natural compounds possess diverse biological activities like anthelmintic, antibacterial, antifungal, antimalarial, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, and antiviral activities. These biological active compounds were acted by variety of molecular targets and thus may potentially contribute to several pharmacological classes. The synthesis of natural products and their analogues provides effect of structural modifications on the parent compounds which may be useful in the discovery of potential new drug molecules with different biological activities. Natural organisms have developed complex chemical defense systems by repelling or killing predators, such as insects, microorganisms, animals etc. These defense systems have the ability to produce large numbers of diverse compounds which can be used as new drugs. Thus, research on natural products for novel therapeutic agents with broad spectrum activities and will continue to provide important new drug molecules.