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Effects of Ampelopsis japonica Extracts on Tumor Immunity (백렴 추출물(抽出物)이 종양면역(腫瘍免疫)에 미치는 영향)

  • Park, Seung-Man;Ahn, Sang-Woo;Cho, Jong-Kwan
    • Korean Journal of Oriental Medicine
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.113-140
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    • 2005
  • 1. 백렴 추출물은 부분적으로 종양세포인 HT1080, Hep G2, MCF-7 cell에 대해 세포독성을 보였으나, 섬유세포인 7250 cells과 종양세포인 CT-26 cells에서는 세포독성은 나타나지 않았다. 2. 백렴 추출물은 macrophage에서 생산되는 NO production을 부분적으로 증가시켰다. 3. 백렴 추출물은 macrophage 활성화와 관련 있는 IL-1과 iNOS의 유전자 발현을 증가시켰다. 4. 백렴 추출물은 NK cell의 cytotoxicity를 활성화시켰다. 5. 백렴 추출물은 NK cell 활성화와 관련있는 IL-1, IL-4, IL-10, IL-12, iNOS, IFN-${\gamma}$, TNF-${\alpha}$ 의 유전자 발현을 증가시켰다. 6. 백렴 추출물은 마우스의 비장세포에서 IL-10, IFN-${\gamma}$, TNF-${\alpha}$ 의 단백질 발현을 증가시켰다. 7. 백렴 추출물은 CT-26 cell에 의한 pulmonary colony를 대조군에 비해 유의성 있게 억제시켰다. 이상의 결과로 백렴 추출물은 macrophage와 NK cell의 활성화를 통해 면역 조절과 항암제로서의 유용성이 기대된다.

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The Effect of Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Makino on Osteoclastogenesis and Expression of Osteoclast-Related Gene (백렴(白蘞)의 파골세포 분화 및 관련 유전자 발현 억제에 미치는 영향)

  • Hongsik Kim;Sumin Lee;Minsun Kim;Jae-Hyun Kim;Yejin Kang;Seoung Jun Kwon;Youngwoo Nam;Seungwoo Yoo;Hong-Seok Choi;SeonJin Huh;Youngjoo Sohn;Hyuk-Sang Jung
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.38 no.5
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    • pp.9-19
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    • 2023
  • Objectives : Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by reduced bone mineral density and increased risk of fractures. Bisphosphonates and selective estrogen receptors, which are bone resorption inhibitors that are currently widely used as osteoporosis treatments, show serious side effects when administered for a long time. Research on bone resorption inhibitors that complement the problems of existing treatments is needed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and activity on the tuberous root of Ampelopsis japonica (Thunb.) Makino (AM). Methods : After extracting AM using distilled water and ethanol, the inhibitory effects of the two solvents on osteoclast differentiation were compared using the RANKL-induced in vitro experimental model and the TRAP assay kit. The impact of AM on bone resorption was investigated through the pit formation assay, and its effect on F-actin formation was assessed through fluorescent staining. Additionally, protein and mRNA expression levels of osteoclast differentiation markers (NFATc1, c-Fos, TRAP and ATP6v0d2) and resorption markers (MMP-9, CTK, and CA2) were analyzed via western blot and RT-PCR. Results : AM treatment significantly decreased the number of TRAP-positive cells and pit formation area. Furthermore, AM suppressed both the protein and mRNA expression of NFATc1 and c-Fos, key transcription factors involved in osteoclast differentiation and it downregulated the expression of osteoclast-associated genes such as TRAP, CTK, MMP-9, CA2, and ATP6v0d2. Conclusions : These results suggest that AM can inhibit bone resorption and osteoclast differentiation, indicating its potential for use in the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis.

Screening of Korean Herbal Medicines with Inhibitory Effect on Aldose Reductase (IX) (한국 약용식물 추출물의 알도즈 환원 효소 억제 효능 검색(IX))

  • Choi, So-Jin;Kim, Young Sook;Kim, Joo Hwan;Kim, Jin Sook
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.45 no.4
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    • pp.354-358
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    • 2014
  • Aldose reductase (AR) has been demonstrated to play important role in the development of the diabetic complications such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy and diabetic nephropathy. To discover novel treatments for diabetic complications from natural sources, 69 Korean herbal medicines have been investigated for inhibitory activities on AR. Among them, 7 herbal medicines, Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus (stems), Artemisia japonica (whole plants), Wisteria floribunda (leaves), Eurya japonica (stems, twigs and leaves, leaves), Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (stems) exhibited a significant inhibitory activity compared with 3,3-tetramethyleneglutaric acid as positive control.

Vegetation Restoration Model of Pinus thunbergii in Urban Areas (도시지역 곰솔림의 식생복원모델)

  • Kim, Seok-Kyu
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.151-162
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study is suggest to restoration model of Pinus thunbergii in Saha-gu, Busan Metropolitan City. The result of this study is summarized as follows; As the results of this study, vegetation restoration model is presented by separating community planting and edge planting. The community planting species of tree layer were Pinus thunbergii and Quercus acutissima and Quercus dentata and Quercus serrata and Quercus alienna and Quercus variabilis. The community planting species of subtree layer were Platycarya strobilacea and Prunus sargentii and Styrax japonica and Eurya japonica and Morus bombycis. The community planting species of shrub layer are Ulmus pavifolia and Ulmus davidiana and Lindera obtusiloba and Elaeagnus macrophylla and Mallotus japonicus and Ligustrum obtusifolium and Sorbus alnifolia and Rhus trichocarpa and Zanthoxylum schinifolium and Rosa wichuraiana and Rhus chinensis and Viburnum erosum and Rhododendron mucronulatum and Rhododendron yedoense and Indigofera pseudotinctoria. And the planting species of edge vegetation are Japanese Angelica and Symplocos chinensis and Pittosporum tobira and Lespedeza maximowiczii and Lespedeza bicolor and Rubus coreanus and Rubus idaeus and Vitis thunbergii and Ampelopsis brevipedunculata and Rosa multiflora. Considering the population of individuals up to layers in each $400m^2$ area, it was composed of 24 in tree layer, 35 in subtree layer, 410 in shrub layer and 34% herb layer in the Pinus thunbergii community. And the average of breast-high area and canopy area was $10,852cm^2$ in tree layer, in subtree layer $1,546cm^2$, in shrub layer $1,158,660cm^2$. The shortest distance between trees was calculated as 2.0m in tree layer, 1.9m in subtree layer.

Ecological Characteristics and Restoration Model of Vegetation in the Urban Forest (도시림 식생의 생태적 특성과 복원모델)

  • Kim, Seok-Kyu;Ju, Kyeong-Jung;Nam, Jung-Chil;Park, Seung-Burm
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.80-94
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this study is suggest to restoration model of Pinus thunbergii in Saha-gu, Busan. The result of this study is summarized as follows. As the results of this study, vegetation restoration model is presented by separating community planting and edge planting. In community planting, as a group of canopy, there are 6 species; Pinus thunbergii, Quercus acutissima, Quercus dentata, Quercus serrata, Quercus alienna, Quercus variabilis. As a group of understory, there are 5 species; Platycarya strobilacea, Prunus sargentii, Styrax japonica, Eurya japonica, Morus bombycis. Also as a group of shrub, there were 15 kinds of species; Ulmus pavifolia, Ulmus davidiana, Lindera obtusiloba, Elaeagnus macrophylla, Mallotus japonicus, Ligustrum obtusifolium, Sorbus alnifolia, Rhus trichocarpa, Zanthoxylum schinifolium, Rosa wichuraiana, Rhus chinensis, Viburnum erosum, Rhododendron mucronulatum, Rhododendron yedoense, Indigofera pseudotinctoria. And as a group of edge vegetation, there were 10 kinds of species; Japanese Angelica, Symplocos chinensis, Pittosporum tobira, Lespedeza maximowiczii, Lespedeza bicolor, Rubus coreanus, Rubus idaeus, Vitis thunbergii, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, Rosa multiflora. Vegetation restoration models of Pinus thunbergii community were calculated the units $400m^2$ for the average populations of the woody layer is 24 in canopy layer, 35 in understory layer, 410 in shrub layer, 34% herbaceous layer ground cover. And the average of breast-high area and canopy area is $10,852cm^2$ in canopy layer, in understory layer $1,546cm^2$, in shrub layer $1,158,660cm^2$. The shortest distance between trees is calculated as 2.0m in canopy layer, 1.9m in understory layer.

A Basic Study on the Selection of Plants for the Walls of Fortresses in the Case of the Jeongyi Town Wall in Jeju (제주 정의읍성 벽면식생에 근거한 벽면식재용 식물 선정에 관한 기초연구)

  • Rho, Jae-Hyun;Oh, Hyun-Kyung;Choi, Yung-Hyun;Kim, Yung-Suk
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study is to examine vegetation of the outer walls of the Jeongyi Town Wall in Jeju and analyze the characteristics and problems identified, for suggesting preliminary data for selecting species of plants appropriate for the greening of the walls in the southern temperate climate region, including Jeju. The result of this study is as follows. The number of plants growing naturally around the walls of the town was identified to be 52 taxa. Based on the list of naturalized plants, there are 5 taxa; Sonchus oleraceus, Houttuynia cordata, Crassocephalum crepidioides, Erigeron annuus and Lamium purpureum. The number of species by district was from 3 to 14 taxa with 7.1 taxa on average. Analyzing by the constancy class, plants in class III included Sedum bulbiferum, Trichosanthes kirilowii, Hedera rhombea and Boehmeria nivea. Manipulation of the species composition table shows that the number of plant species growing naturally around the walls of Jeongyi Town Wall is a total of 52 taxa, including 11 taxa by differential species of community and 41 taxa by companion species. The types of plants very useful for the covering of the walls are evergreen climbing vine, such as Hedera rhombea, Ficus thunbergii and Euonymus fortunei and deciduous climbing vine, such as Parthenocissus tricuspidata, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Paederia scandens. In addition, Ficus stipulata is identified as a vegetation more appropriate for the southern-ward lattice-blocked walls. Woody plants, such as Akebia quinata, Celastrus flagellaris, Ampelopsis brevipedunculata for. citrulloides, Rubus hirsutus, Clematis apiifolia and herbaceous plants, such as Dioscorea tenuipes, D. quinqueloba, D. nipponica, Cayatia japonica and Paederia scandens var. angustifolia are highly useful materials for climbing plants for covering the walls of the southern province. Pteridophyte, such as Lemmaphyllum microphyllum, Pteris multifida, Cyrtomium falcatum and Lygodium japonicumare suggested as very useful for increasing unique regional characteristics of the southern province, including Jeju.