• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.349-353
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• 2008

Anti-diabetic effect was observed with Thespesia lampas Dalz & Gibs (Family: Malvaceae) when given as a root extract in normal as well as alloxan induced diabetic rats. The effects, however, were more pronounced in diabetic animals in which administration of plant extract for 15 days after alloxan induced diabetes, significantly reduced blood glucose levels. After alloxan induced diabetes it was observed that both standard drug (glibenclamide) and aqueous extract of Thespesia lampas were significantly superior to control in reducing blood sugar on long term treatment (15 days). The aqueous extract of T. lampas (300 and 600 mg/kg) reduced the blood glucose levels from $349.2{\pm}7.2$ to $120.7{\pm}4.6$ and $346.3{\pm}3.4$ to $101.8{\pm}6.3$, respectively. The data suggested that T. lampas could be of beneficial in diabetes mellitus in controlling blood sugar. The present investigation established pharmacological evidence to support the folklore claim as an anti-diabetic.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.178-184
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• 1999

Bamboo salt has been used for the purpose of precaution and treatment of certain diseases including cancer. Therefore, present study was carried out to ascertain the effects of bamboo salt upon anti-cancer, anti-hypertensive, and anti-diabetic activities as well. To examine the anti-cancer activity of bamboo salt, ICR mice implanted with 1$\times$l0$^{6}$ cells of sarcoma 180 intraperitoneally had been treated daily with bamboo salt A, crude salt, and reagent-grade NaCl (0.2, 1.0, and 2.0 g/kg, p.o.) for 60 days using adriamycin (2 mg/kg) as a positive control. Neither survival rate nor body weight had been significantly influenced by all the treatments indicating that bamboo salt A did not exert the anti-cancer effect on ICR mice. Anti-hypertensive activity was examined in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) which had been administered with bamboo salt A, crude salt, and reagent-grade NaCl (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0% in drinking water) for 28 days using hydralazin (2 mg/kg) as a positive control. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured at 1, 3, and 4 weeks after the starting date. Significant anti-hypertensive activity was not observed in any treated group compared to the positive control group. In order to determine if bamboo salt had anti-diabetic activity, rats in which diabetes had been induced by streptozotocin (45 mg/kg, i.m.) were treated daily with bamboo salt A, crude salt, and reagent-grade NaCl (0.2, 1.0, and 2.0 g/kg, p.o.) for 28 days using insulin (50 U/kg, s.c..) as a positive control. Blood samples were taken and analyzed at 1,2, and 4 weeks after the starting date. Bamboo salt did not cause any decreasing effect on the blood glucose levels. These results clearly demonstrated that bamboo salt A did not exert anti-cancer, anti-hypertensive, or anti-diabetic activities in the present experimental animals.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.409-415
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• 2010

In this study, the bioactivities of ethanol (EELS) and water extract (WELS) from the leaf of Lythrum salicaria L. were investigated. In the anti-cancer activity, the growths of both human prostate cancer (DU145) and human colonic carcinoma cell (HT29) were inhibited up 60% by adding 10 mg/$m{\ell}$ of EELS. Anti-inflammatory activity of EELS and WELS have been evaluated on lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced release of nitric oxide (NO) by the macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. EELS and WELS inhibited inflammatory by 57.3 and 46.9% in 10 mg/$m{\ell}$, respectively. In the anti-oxidative activity, $IC_{50}$ of DPPH radical scavenging activity was respectively 60.71 and $92.90\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ by EELS and WELS. In the anti-diabetic activity, $IC_{50}$ of ${\alpha}$-amylase inhibitory activity of EELS and WELS were respectively 5,250 and $5,020\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. $IC_{50}$ of ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activity was 7.96 and $68.41\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ by EELS and WELS. In the anti-obesity, $IC_{50}$ of lipase inhibitory activity was 880 and $9,840\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ by EELS and WELS. Finally, EELS and WELS exhibited anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic activity and anti-obesity. It suggests that Lythrum salicaria L. could be potentially used as a resource of bioactive materials for health functional foods.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2017

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the hypoglycemic effects of an ethanol extract of Cassia abbreviata (ECA) bark and the possible mechanisms of its action in diabetic albino rats. Methods: ECA was prepared by soaking the powdered plant material in 70% ethanol. It was filtered and made solvent-free by evaporation on a rotary evaporator. Type 2 diabetes was induced in albino rats by injecting 35 mg/kg body weight (bw) of streptozotocin after having fed the rats a high-fat diet for 2 weeks. Diabetic rats were divided into ECA-150, ECA-300 and Metformin (MET)-180 groups, where the numbers are the doses in mg.kg.bw administered to the groups. Normal (NC) and diabetic (DC) controls were given distilled water. The animals had their fasting blood glucose levels and body weights determined every 7 days for 21 days. Oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTTs) were carried out in all animals at the beginning and the end of the experiment. Liver and kidney samples were harvested for glucose 6 phosphatase (G6Pase) and hexokinase activity analyses. Small intestines and diaphragms from normal rats were used for ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ and glucose uptake studies against the extract. Results: Two doses, 150 and 300 mg/kg bw, significantly reduced the fasting blood glucose levels in diabetic rats and helped them maintain normal body weights. The glucose level in DC rats significantly increased while their body weights decreased. The 150 mg/kg bw dose significantly increased hexokinase and decreased G6Pase activities in the liver and the kidneys. ECA inhibited ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ activity and promoted glucose uptake in the rats' hemi-diaphragms. Conclusion: This study revealed that ECA normalized blood glucose levels and body weights in type 2 diabetic rats. The normalization of the glucose levels may possibly be due to inhibition of ${\alpha}-glucosidase$, decreased G6Pase activity, increased hexokinase activity and improved glucose uptake by muscle tissues.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.315-323
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• 2013

본 연구에서 청미래덩굴 잎과 뿌리의 물추출물을 이용하여 총 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드의 함량을 측정한 결과 잎 추출물에서 더 많은 함량이 확인되었으며, DPPH 및 ABTS radical 소거능, 환원력 측정을 통한 항산화 활성을 비교한 결과도 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드함량 측정 결과와 마찬가지로 잎에서 높은 활성을 명확하게 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 청미래덩굴 추출물의 항당뇨 효능에 대한 최초의 시도로서 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성억제능을 측정한 결과 뿌리추출물에서는 효소의 억제력을 확인할 수 없었지만 잎 추출물에서는 농도 및 반응시간의 증가에 따라 억제력이 증가하여 물 추출물 상태에서 1 mg/mL 기준으로 acarbose의 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성 억제능과 비교하여 71.8%의 활성을 관찰할 수 있었다. 또한 당뇨와 염증의 관련성이 대두되는 최근의 연구 상황에서 청미래덩굴 잎 추출물의 IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, iNOS, COX-2의 mRNA 발현 억제작용을 확인함으로써 염증반응의 개선 가능성도 제시할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 청미래덩굴 잎 추출물의 항산화능, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 활성억제능 및 항염증효능을 확인함으로써 neutraceuticals 소재로서의 개발가능성을 증명하였고 추가 연구의 필요성을 제시하였다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.400-405
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• 2012

포도 3종(Campbell early, MBA, 거봉)의 과피와 씨를 물과 ethanol을 이용하여 추출하였다. ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase 저해 활성은 대부분의 추출물에서 저해 활성을 보였으며, 물 추출물이 가장 높은 저해 활성을 보였다. 그에 따라 물 추출물을 이용하여 streptozotocin (STZ)에 의해 유도된 당뇨 마우스모델의 고혈당에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과 캠벨(씨)의 물 추출물을 처리한 당뇨 유발 마우스의 혈당은 시간이 지날수록 그 수치가 떨어져 3시간이 지난 후에는 정상 수치까지 떨어지는 것을 확인할 수 있었고, 거봉(씨) 물 추출물을 처리한 마우스에서는 혈당 상승이 1/3 수준으로 완화되었다. 이러한 결과를 통하여 포도의 과피와 씨 추출물은 고혈당 개선에 효과를 지닐 것으로 판단되었으며 향후 혈당에 관련된 기타분자표적의 추적이 필요하다고 판단된다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.274-278
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• 2008

Ethanol extracts from the edible mushroom hinmogi (Tremella fuciformis, TF) were used in the investigation of effects on $\alpha$-glucosidase in vitro and on glucose-uptake in 3T3-L1 mature adipocytes. Addition of the extract significantly inhibited $\alpha$-glucosidase from small intestine of porcine and of rat (about 42 and 35% of control, respectively), and stimulated glucose uptake (about 100% of control), of which activity was higher than that of maitake (Grifola frondosa) X-fraction, a well known anti-diabetic substance. When the ethanol extracts were further partitioned successively by organic solvents and purified by silica gel chromatography, the non-polar layer (F-7) from hexane layer showed highest stimulatory activity of glucose-uptake among layers tested. The major components of the F-7 were 1-monooleoylglycerol and 1-monopalmitoylglycerol. Our report is the first description of TF with stimulatory activity of glucose-uptake. These results suggest that TF extracts may constitute a new source of glucose transport activator and could be employed as a potential anti-diabetic material for treatment and preventing diabetes.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.423-429
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 유전적으로 제2형 당뇨를 가진 Goto-Kakizaki 흰쥐의 간 세포액에 함유된 당대사 관련 주요 효소인 glucokinase(GK)와 acetyl-CoA carboxylase(ACC)의 활성 및 $\alpha$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 측정하였다. 사용된 소재로는 지골피(Lycium chinense), 동충하초(Cordyceps militaris), 가시오가피(Acanthopanax senticosus)를 선정하였고, 이를 단독으로 사용하기 보다는 유효성분의 항당뇨 효능에 대한 상승효과를 알아보기 위하여 일정비율로 혼합하였다. 각 소재들을 일정 비율로 혼합한 모든 추출물에서 GK와 ACC의 활성이 증가하였으며, 가시오가피와 동충하초의 혼합 비율이 높아질수록 효소의 활성 증가율도 높아진 것으로 나타났다. 이는 지골피와 가시오가피, 동충하초의 상승작용 때문으로 사료된다. $\alpha$-glucosidase의 저해 활성은 JDG 5(1:6:6) 처리군에서 acarbose 보다 높은 억제율을 나타내었다. 결론적으로 지골피, 가시오가피, 동충하초의 혼합 비율이 1:6:6 일 때 당대사 관련 효소인 GK와 ACC 효소를 활성화시키고, $\alpha$-glucosidase의 활성을 저해하여 흡수된 당의 이용에 유리하게 작용함으로써 항당뇨 효과를 나타낼 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.783-790
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• 2023

현대인들의 식습관 변화로 인해 대사성 질환의 발생률이 증가하고 있으며, 특히 당뇨병이 가장 큰 문제로 꼽힌다. 하지만 기존의 당뇨병 치료제는 부작용을 동반하고 있어서 예로부터 쓰이던 천연물을 통해 부작용이 적은 항당뇨 활성 물질을 찾고자 하였다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 항당뇨 및 항산화 활성이 있는 천연물을 탐색하기 위하여, DPPH free radical scavenging assay와 α-glucosidase 및 PTP1B inhibition assay를 이용하였다. 항당뇨 효능이 예상되는 12가지의 시료를 메탄올로 추출하고 항당뇨 활성 및 항산화 활성을 측정하였다. 그 중 항당뇨 활성이 우수한 느릅나무, 벌나무 가지, 연 씨앗, 홍화 씨앗 등의 4가지 시료를 대상으로 에틸아세테이트, 부탄올을 이용하여 활성물질을 용매추출하여 항당뇨 활성을 측정하였다. 그 결과, α-glucosidase와 PTP1B 저해활성이 우수한 홍화 씨앗의 에틸아세테이트 분획물(MG-11-E)을 선정하였다. MG-11-E를 대상으로 preparative thin layer chromatography를 수행한 결과, 분획물 #6에서 α-glucosidase 및 PTP1B에 대한 우수한 저해활성을 보였다. 50% 메탄올을 이동상으로 하여 TLC 분획물 #6을 high performance liquid chromatography하여 각각을 분획하고 항당뇨 활성을 측정한 결과, 단일 peak를 보인 RT 4분에서 항당뇨 활성이 확인되었다. 따라서 홍화 씨앗의 추출물의 항당뇨 효능을 나타내는 항당뇨 활성 성분은 PTP1B 보다 α-glucosidase에 대한 저해 활성이 더욱 강하게 나타나 PTP1B를 저해하는 천연물과 조합하여 사용함으로써 당뇨병에 대한 효과를 높일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2019

Introduction: Oxidative stress (OS) during uncontrolled hyperglycemia has a pivotal role in pancreatic dysfunction. Our study aimed to demonstrate that crocin can potentiate anti-oxidant defense systems of pancreatic cells to improve oxidative stress. Methods: Male Wistar rats were divided randomly into four groups: a normal group, a normal-treated group, a diabetic group and a diabetic-treated group (n = 6 rats per group). Diabetes was induced by a single dose of streptozotocin (45 mg/kg/IV). The treated groups received crocin daily for 8 weeks (40 mg/kg/IP). At the end of the experiment, rats were sacrificed and pancreas tissue was obtained. Subsequently, the concentrations of malondialdehyde (MDA), nitrate and glutathione as well as the enzymatic activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were determined in all animals. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA with appropriate post hoc testing and a probability value of P < 0.05 was considered to represent a statistically significant difference in mean values. Results: Uncontrolled hyperglycemia weakened the anti-oxidant system by decreasing SOD and catalase enzyme activity in pancreatic tissues and induced OS by increasing the MDA content in diabetic non-treated animals. Crocin potentiated the anti-oxidant defense system by increasing the activity of both SOD and catalase, and improved OS by diminishing MDA production in pancreatic cells of rats contained in the diabetic-treated group. Conclusion: Based on our results, it is concluded that uncontrolled hyperglycemia can weaken the anti-oxidant defense system and cause the development of OS. Also, crocin can improve OS in pancreatic cells by potentiating the anti-oxidant defense system.