• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.332-339
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• 2012

The components of Magnolia officinalis have well known to act anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and neuroprotective activities. These efficacies have been sold many products as nutritional supplement extracted from bark of Magnolia officinalis. Thus, to assess and compare neuroprotective effect in the nutritional supplement (Magnolia $Extract^{TM}$, Health Freedom Nutrition LLC, USA) and our ethanol extract of Magnolia officinalis (BioLand LTD, Korea), we investigated memorial improving and anti-Alzheimer's disease effects of extract products of Magnolia officinalis in a transgenic AD mice model. Oral pretreatment of two extract products of Magnolia officinalis (10 mg/kg/day in 0.05% ethanol) into drinking water for 3 months ameliorated memorial dysfunction and prevented $A{\beta}$ accumulation in the brain of Tg2576 mice. In addition, extract products of Magnolia officinalis also decreased expression of ${\beta}$-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1), amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its product, C99. Although both two extract products of Magnolia officinalis could show preventive effect of memorial dysfunction and $A{\beta}$ accumulation, our ethanol extract of Magnolia officinalis (BioLand LTD, Korea) could be more effective than Magnolia $Extract^{TM}$ (Health Freedom Nutrition LLC, USA). Therefore, our results showed that extract products of Magnolia officinalis were effective for prevention and treatment of AD through memorial improving and anti-amyloidogenic effects via down-regulating ${\beta}$-secretase activity, and neuroprotective efficacy of Magnolia extracts could be differed by cultivating area and manufacturing methods.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권1호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2019

The ethyl acetate fraction of Bat Faeces (Ye Ming Sha: natural products used in Chinese Medicine) after fermentation (EFBF-AF) showed enhanced anti-oxidative effects in 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) diammonium salt assays. Fermentation of the Bat Faeces by using the crude enzyme extract from Aspergillus kawachii, significantly increased the anti-inflammatory effects. Fermented Bat Faeces markedly inhibited nitric oxide production, inducible nitric oxide synthase, and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. The EFBF-AF reduced the nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa B ($NF-{\kappa}B$) via $IKK{\alpha}$ and $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ phosphorylation, and decreased the phosphorylated the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK) and p38 expression in LPS-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages. In addition, the EFBF-AF suppressed the expression of pro-inflammatory genes, such as interleukin-$1{\beta}$, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$. These results suggest that fermented Bat Faeces may suppress pro-inflammatory responses in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages cells via ERK, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and $NF-{\kappa}B$ signaling pathways.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.485-491
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 피로 회복 또는 원기 회복에 효능이 있는 것으로 알려진 홍경천과 홍삼을 이용하여 홍경천-홍삼 복합 발효물의 산화적 손상 억제 효과를 평가하고자 $H_2O_2$로 산화적 스트레스를 유도시킨 C2C12 근육세포에 홍경천-홍삼 복합 발효물의 처리한 후, 세포의 morphology, cell viability 및 항산화 효소들의 유전자 발현 양상을 비교, 분석하였다. 홍경천-홍삼 복합 발효물은 C2C12 근육세포의 cell viability를 유의적으로 증가시켰으며, Cu/Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD 및 GPx 등과 같은 세포내 항산화 효소의 발현을 증가시킬 뿐만 아니라, 근육세포 분화의 주요 전사인자인 Myo D의 발현 또한 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로, 홍경천-홍삼 복합 발효물은 세포내 항산화 효소 시스템을 증가시켜 외부로부터의 산화적 손상에 대한 방어효능을 갖는 것으로 나타났으며, 향후 in vivo 시스템 이용한 추가적인 연구가 수행된다면, 홍경천-홍삼 복합 발효물을 이용한 항피로 건강기능식품의 소재개발이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.57-64
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• 2007

Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) is known to protect the heart against ischemia/reperfusion (IR)-induced injuries, and regional differences in the mitochondrial antioxidant state during IR or IPC may promote the death or survival of viable and infarcted cardiac tissues under oxidative stress. To date, however, the interplay between the mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme system and the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body has not yet been resolved. In the present study, we examined the effects of IR- and IPC-induced oxidative stresses on mitochondrial function in viable and infarcted cardiac tissues. Our results showed that the mitochondria from viable areas in the IR-induced group were swollen and fused, whereas those in the infarcted area were heavily damaged. IPC protected the mitochondria, thus reducing cardiac injury. We also found that the activity of the mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme system, which includes manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), was enhanced in the viable areas compared to the infarcted areas in proportion with decreasing levels of ROS and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage. These changes were also present between the IPC and IR groups. Regional differences in Mn-SOD expression were shown to be related to a reduction in mtDNA damage as well as to the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c (Cyt c). To the best of our knowledge, this might be the first study to explore the regional mitochondrial changes during IPC. The present findings are expected to help elucidate the molecular mechanism involved in IPC and helpful in the development of new clinical strategies against ischemic heart disease.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권12호
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• pp.1401-1407
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• 2019

유기용매 내성세균들이 항산화 방어시스템에 의하여 독성 유기용매로부터 자신을 보호하는지를 밝히기 위해 두 균주의 유기용매 내성 세균에서 항산화 효소 활성과 총 항산화능(T-AOC)을 조사하였다. 톨루엔 농도 100 mg/l에서 유기용매 내성세균 BCNU 106의 슈퍼옥사이드 디스무타아제(SOD) 레벨은 상대적으로 증가하였으며, 유기용매 내성세균 BCNU 171의 경우에는 톨루엔 농도 200 mg/l에서 상대적으로 증가하였다. 톨루엔 농도 200와 300 mg/l에서 유기용매 내성세균 BCNU 106에서 카타라제(CAT) 레벨이 3배 이상 증가함이 확인되었고, BCNU 171에서는 CAT 레벨이 2배 이상 증가함이 확인되었다. 또한 유기용매 내성세균에서 글루타치온 S- 전이효소(GST) 레벨이 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 총 항산화능도 유기용매에 대하여 내성을 보이지 않는 일반 세균인 KACC 10266보다 유기용매 내성세균들에서 높은 것으로 조사되었다. 한편 톨루엔 농도 200 mg/l 존재 하에서 BCNU 171 균주의 SOD 레벨은 1시간 후 정점에 도달하였다. BCNU 106에서 1시간과 14시간 후 CAT 레벨이 정점에 도달하였고, BCNU 171균주에서는 3시간 후 정점에 도달하였다. T-AOC 레벨의 정점은 BCNU 106에서는 톨루엔에 노출 9시간 후에 나타났으며, BCNU 171에서는 1시간과 9시간 후 두 번 T-AOC 레벨의 정점이 나타났다. 모든 유기용매 내성 세균은 왕성한 항산화 방어 반응을 보였으며, 이러한 항산화 방어 시스템을 통하여 유기용매 내성 세균이 유기용매를 비롯한 가혹한 환경하에서 생존할 수 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권7호
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• pp.790-795
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 비만 쥐에서의 발효 무궁화 추출물의 항산화 효과를 평가를 위해 수행되었다. 항산화 실험은 in vivo와 in vitro 둘 다 진행하였다. In vitro 실험은 산화질소 자유 라디칼 소거활성을 사용하여 측정하였다. 발효 무궁화 추출물에서의 산화질소 자유 라디칼 소거활성은 비발효 무궁화 추출물보다 높게 나타났다. In vivo 실험은 정상식이군(NOR), 고지방식이군(CON), 고지방식이+발효 무궁화 추출물군(FH)과 고지방식이+비발효 무궁화 추출물군(NFH)로 나눴고, 4군은 4주 동안 복강투여하였다. 그리고 간 균질액의 SOD, CAT, MDA 수준을 측정하였다. 그 결과 FH군의 SOD와 CAT 수준은 CON군보다 높게 나타났으며, FH군의 MDA 수준은 CON군에 비해 현저하게 감소하였다. 결론적으로 발효 무궁화 추출물은 비만 쥐에서의 산화적 스트레스 억제 효과와 항산화 효소 활성 증가 효과를 가지며, 유용한 천연 항산화제의 원료로 사용할 수 있음을 제안한다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.581-588
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• 2016

Lonchocarpine is a phenylpropanoid compound isolated from Abrus precatorius that has anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and antiepileptic activities. In the present study, we investigated the antioxidant effects of lonchocarpine in brain glial cells and analyzed its molecular mechanisms. We found that lonchocarpine suppressed reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cell death in hydrogen peroxide-treated primary astrocytes. In addition, lonchocarpine increased the expression of anti-oxidant enzymes, such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), and manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), which are all under the control of Nrf2/antioxidant response element (ARE) signaling. Further, mechanistic studies showed that lonchocarpine increases the nuclear translocation and DNA binding of Nrf2 to ARE as well as ARE-mediated transcriptional activities. Moreover, lonchocarpine increased the phosphorylation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and three types of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). By treating astrocytes with each signaling pathway-specific inhibitor, AMPK, c-jun N-terminal protein kinase (JNK), and p38 MAPK were identified to be involved in lonchocarpine-induced HO-1 expression and ARE-mediated transcriptional activities. Therefore, lonchocarpine may be a potential therapeutic agent for neurode-generative diseases that are associated with oxidative stress.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1147-1155
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• 2018

신령버섯균사체 액체배양 추출물(Agaricus blazei mycelial liquid culture extract, ABMLCE)은 TM-3 mouse Leydig 고환세포에서 testosterone (TS)의 생성을 촉진하였다. 이번 연구에서는 eritadenine (EA, 15.3 mg/100 g)을 함유한 ABMLCE가 RWPE-1 전립선세포에서 전립선비대증(Benign prostatic hyperplasia, BPH) 관련 핵심 효소인 $5{\alpha}-reductase$ 2 ($5{\alpha}-R2$) 활성과 dihydrotestosterone (DHT) 함량을 감소시켰음을 보고한다. RWPE-1 전립선 세포는 24-well plate에서 ABMLCE (0~50 ppm), EA (0~10 ppm,), finasteride (FS $10{\mu}M$: positive Control)를 함유한 Keratinocyte serum-free medium (K-SFM)에서 24시간 배양하였다. 시료처리 세포배양액에 대해 $5{\alpha}-R2$, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) 효소활성, TS, DHT, tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$)와 $interleukin-1{\beta}$ ($IL-1{\beta}$)를 assay kit를 사용하여 분석하였다. $5{\alpha}-R2$ 활성과 DHT 함량은 ABMLCE의 농도 의존적으로 유의성(p<0.05) 있게 감소되었고, SOD와 CAT 효소활성은 유의성(p<0.05) 있게 증가되었다. 반면에 COX-2 활성과 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 및 $IL-1{\beta}$의 함량은 감소되었다(p<0.05). 마찬가지로 EA의 효과도 ABMLCE 효과와 유사하였다. ABMLCE 50 ppm과 EA 10 ppm의 $5{\alpha}-R2$ 및 DHT 감소효과는 FS $10{\mu}M$ 효과와 유사하였다. 이들 결과는 ABMLCE와 EA는 항염증효과와 항산화효과를 통하여 BPH 유발 핵심 인자인 $5{\alpha}-R2$ 효소활성과 DHT 함량을 감소시켰다. 또한 이 결과는 EA를 함유하는 ABMLCE는 인체 BPH 개선 소재로 활용할 수 있음을 의미한다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.263-275
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• 2008

Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is one of significant risk factors of developing diabetes. The persons with IFG are, thus, an important target group for primary prevention of diabetes. It is well known that plasma homocysteine concentration may be increased in poor folate nutritional status. Elevated level of plasma homocysteine is considered as a marker of enhanced oxidative stress. In addition, the protective effect against oxidative stress may be diminished in poor antioxidative nutrient status as vitamin C. It is, therefore, important to maintain adequate nutritional status of folate and vitamin C in the patients with type 2 diabetes or IFG. This study was performed to determine the effects of supplementation of folic acid or vitamin C on plasma concentrations of homocysteine, oxidized LDL, and lipids and on the activity of plasma anti-oxidative enzyme in patients with IFG. A total of 97 patients with IFG were participated voluntarily with written consents. They were divided into one of the four experimental groups; Control (C), Folatesupplemented (F), Ascorbate-supplemented (A), and Folate plus ascorbate-supplemented (FA). The subjects in C were taken placebo, those in F were supplemented 1 mg of folate, those in A were received 1,000 mg of vitamin C, and those in FA were given 1 mg of folate plus 1,000 mg of vitamin C daily for 4 weeks. No change in plasma concentrations of vitamin C, lipids, and oxidized LDL and the activity of GSH-Px were observed in vitamin C-supplemented group (A + FA) and folate-supplemented group (F + FA) compared to the placebo group (C + A). Only the folate-supplemented group (F + FA) had significantly increased average serum folate concentration and lowered plasma homocysteine concentration compared to the placebo group (C + A). Thus, it should be recommended the patients with IFG to increase folate intake through diets and, if it is not sufficient, to take folic acid supplements to prevent the development of complications induced by hyperhomocysteinemia as well as oxidative stress.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.1041-1054
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• 2004

Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to increase pain threshold, and to enhance the NK cell activity by up-regulation of IFN-γ and endogenous β-endolphin. For the purpose of understanding the molecular mechanism of EA stimulation, we analyzed the gene expression profile of rat hypothalamus, treated on Zusanli (ST36) with EA, in comparison with control group by oligonucleotide chip microarray (Affymetrix GeneChip Rat Neurobiology U34 Array) and real-time RT-PCR. Sprague-Dawley (S-D) male rats were stimulated at the Zusanli (ST36) acupoint in restriction holder. Simultaneously the control group was given only holder stress without EA stimulation. In order to prove the appropriateness of EA treatment, we measured spleen NK cell activity with standard 51Cr release assay. NK cell activity of EA group was significantly increased comparing to control group. The microarray and PCR results show that EA treatment up-regulates expression of genes associated with 1) nerve growth such as NGF induced factor A and VGF, 2) signal transduction such as 5HT3 receptor subunit, AMPA receptor binding protein and Na-dependent neurotransmitter transporter, and 3) anti-oxidation such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase. In addition, the activity of the anti-oxidative enzyme, SOD of hypothalamus, liver and RBC was enhanced compared to that of control. The list of differentially expressed genes may implicate further insight on the mechanism of acupuncture effects.