• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.875-881
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• 2012

This study was performed to observe the effects of the feeding physiological activity substance in Cordyceps militaris hot-water extract intake on the improvement of lipid components and metabolic enzyme activities in the serum of dietary hyperlipidemic rats (SD strain, male) fed the experimental diets for 5 weeks. The concentrations of cholesterol (total cholesterol, ${\beta}$-lipoprotein, LDL-cholesterol, free cholesterol and cholesteryl ester), atherosclerotic index, triglyceride (TG), phospholipid (PL) and blood glucose in sera were remarkably lower in the Cordyceps militaris extract intake group than in the hyperlipidemic rats. In the ratio of HDL-cholesterol concentration was higher percentage in the Cordyceps militaris extract intake group than in the hyperlipidemic rats. The activities aminotransferase (AST, ALT) in sera were rather lower in the Cordyceps militaris extract administration than in the hyperlipidemic rats. From the above research, Cordyceps militaris extract were effective on the improvement of the lipid compositions in sera of dietary hyperlipidemic rats.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.158-161
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• 2005

본 연구에서 는 P japonica와 c. mifitaris에서 혈당강하 기능성 성분을 분리하고 간세포내 glucokinase활성을 측정하여 항당뇨 작용 기전을 규명 하고자 하였다. 동충하초에서 분리 된 fraction A의 간세포내 glucokinase 활성은 대조군과 비교하여 C. militaris는 371.4%, P. japonica는 379%로 증가하였다. Fraction B의 활성은 C. miliraris 314.2%, P. japonim는 147.4% 증가하여 C. milifaris에서 추출된 fraction B는 P. japonin와 비교했을 때 2배 이상의 glucokinase의 활성 증가를 나타냈다. 이상의 결과를 근거로 C. militaris의 혈당 강하 작용을 in vivo에서 검증한 결과 C. militaris 첨가군의 glucokinase활성은 대조군에 비해 1300% 이상의 활성 증가를 나타냈다. 결론적으로 C. militaris추출물은 간세포 내 glucokinase활성을 현저히 증가시킴으로써 혈중 포도당의 급격한 상승을 억제할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.667-671
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• 2009

Extract of water-soluble polysaccharide (CFWx), showing inhibiting activity on ${\alpha}-glucosidase$, was prepared from the fruiting bodies of Cordyceps militaris by hot-water extraction, and ethanol precipitation. Chemical characteristics of CFWx were as follows: carbohydrate content 30% including 16% of uronic acid; 51% protein content; monosaccharide composition, Man:Glu:Gal (30:43:27); molecular weight $3-5{\times}10^4$. CFWx was further purified by ion-exchange, gel-permeation, and affinity chromatography and $CFWx-AH-{\alpha}$ fraction was isolated. Fundamental structure of $CFWx-AH-{\alpha}$ was deduced as ${\alpha}-(1{\to}4$)-D-glucan with ${\alpha}-(1{\to}3$)- and/or ${\alpha}-(1{\to}6$)-D-glycosidic side chains based on methylation analysis.

• Mycobiology
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2010

The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro anti-inflammatory effect of hot water extract from Cordyceps militaris fruiting bodies (CMWE) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated nitric oxide (NO) production, tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ (TNF-$\alpha$) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) release in RAW 264.7 cells. The treatment of macrophages with various concentrations of hot CMWE significantly reduced LPS-induced production as well as NO, TNF-$\alpha$ and IL-6 secretion in a concentration-dependent manner. These results suggest that CMWE have potent inhibitory effects on the production of these inflammatory mediators.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.266-274
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• 2001

The chemical properties and physiological activities of the freeze-dried stromata of Cordyceps militaris were examined. A proximate analysis exhibited that the stromata consisted mainly of crude carbohydrate (74.3%), crude protein (11.5%), and moisture content (8.7%), with a low content of crude ash (4.%) and fat (1.3%). The carbohydrate was mostly composed of glucose (88.6%). A large quantity of essential fatty acids, including linolenic acid (33.8%) was also observed. An analysis of the component amino acid showed a relatively high ratio of the essential amino acids, lysine (101.2 mg/g), methionine (62.7 mg/g), and acidic amino acids of glutamic aicd (57.5 mg/g) and aspartic acid (43.9 mg/g), whereas a low of tyrosine content (4.7 mg/g). An examination of the cordycepin content indicated tht the stromata and mycelium-embedded media (silkworm pupae) contained 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively. From the examination of the physiological activities, based on methanol extract (M), ethylacetate extract (EA), and hot-water extract (HW) fractions of the stromata, the hot-water extract (HW) fraction showed the most potent intestinal immune modulating activity, anticoagulant activity, and anticomplementary activity, whereas the ethylacetate extract (EA) fraction exhihited a radical scavenging activity. Therefore, the results from the present study indicate that the stromata of C. militaris contain various healthy chemical ingredients, and that especially boiled water extract of whole body would apprear to provide beneficial physiological activities.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권10호
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• pp.1022-1029
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• 2003

This study was undertaken to evaluate the antitumor activities of Cordyceps militaris of silkworm pupa (CMP) and silkworm larva (CML), as compared with the effect of cordycepin, an active compound found in Cordyceps militaris. Antiproliferation effect of the test materials were evaluated in the sarcoma-180 cells using the MTT test. For the in vivo study, ICR mice were inoculated i.p. with 1.0 ${\times}$ 10$^{6}$ sarcoma-180 cells/mouse on Day 0, and were again i.p. injected with one of the following substances from Day 1 to Day 10 : saline (control group), 50 mg/kg (CMP50, CML50) ,100 ma/kg (CMP100, CML100), or 200 mg/kg (CMP200, CML200) of Cordyceps militaris water extracts, or 1 mg/kg (C1), 2 mg/kg (C2), or 4 mg/kg (C4) of cordycepin. Pretreatment of the sarcoma-180 cells with 100 mg/ml, 500 mg/ml, and 1000 mg/ml of CML (60.1$\pm$2.5％, 49.8$\pm$3.7％, and 45.4$\pm$0.1％ of the value for untreated control cells, respectively) or CMP (68.3$\pm$2.1％, 55.1$\pm$0.9％, and 51.4$\pm$3.5％ of the value for control cells, respectively) for 48 hrs significantly decreased the survival rate (proliferation) of tumor cells (p<0.05). Body weight of the control mice bearing ascites tumor and injected with saline was 1.4 times of the value for normal animals at day 18. Mice bearing ascites tumor and injected with cordycepin (1, 2, or 4 mg/kg) exhibited a significantly lighter body weight compared with the control mice, while animals injected with CMP or CML (50, 100, or 200 mg/kg) showed a significantly lighter body weight compared with the mice injected with cordycepin. Mice injected with CMP50, CMP100, or CMP200 mg/kg (or CML50, CML100, or CML200 mg/kg) showed a 133％ (or 90％), 80％ (or 62％), and 68％ (or 52％) longer mean survival time, and those treated with C1, C2, or C4 exhibited a 54％, 91％ and 80％ longer survival time compared to the value for control mice injected with saline. These results indicate that the hot-water extracts of Cordyceps militaris of both silkworm pupa and silkworm larva have an anti-proliferation effect of tumor cells as well as the life prolongation effect in mice bearing ascites tumor, which are superior to the activities of cordycepin.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.184-188
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• 2002

동충하초를 음료로 개발하기 위한 전단계로 열수추출공정을 반응표면분석법으로 최적화하였다. 추출시간에 따라서는 큰 변화가 없어 추출온도와 농도를 요인변수로 하여 실험을 수행하였다. 열수추출액의 당도(brix)와 고형분 함량은 농도에 따라서 큰 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 추출액의 탁도와 총당, 환원당 및 단백질 함량은 낮은 농도에서 추출수율이 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 각 반응변수 모두 농도에 대하여는 유의성이 있는 것으로 나타났으며 수립된 이차 회귀식에 대한 적합성 결여분석 결과 수립된 반응표면 모형이 통계적으로 유의하였다. 동충하초 열수추출에 있어 고형분함량은 2.0~2.4%, brix 1.5~l.8, 총당 l14~120 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g, 환원당 10.5~11.0 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g 그리고 단백질함량 110~l15 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g인 영역을 만족하는 조건은 추출온도 95~10$0^{\circ}C$, 농도 4.0~4.1%로 결정할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 누에번데기 또는 누에애벌레를 기주로 하여 인공 재배된 밀리타리스동충하초의 고형암 성장억제 및 면역조절 기능을 평가하였다. 이를 위해 sarcoma-180 세포주를 겨드랑이에 피하 이식받은 ICR 마우스를 대상으로 밀리타리스동충하초 또는 유효성 분으로 알려진 cordycepin을 10일간 복강투여한 후 고형암 성 장저지능, 면역관련 장기의 무게변화, 비장 내 면역세포수의 변화, 그리고 비장세포에 의한 interleukin-2(IL-2) 생성능을 측정하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 겨드랑이에 고형암을 이식받은 마우스에게 50 mg/kg(CMP50) 또는 100 mg/kg(CMP100)의 누에번데기 밀리타리스동충하초 추출물을 10일간 투여한 결과 생리식염수를 투여한 대조군에 비해 3주 후 고형암 성장이 47.3% 및 57.6% 유의하게 억제되었다(p<0.05). 50 mg/kg(CML50) 및 100 mg/kg(CML100)의 누에애벌레 밀리타리스동충하초를 투여받은 경우 35.5% 및 37.1%, 그리고 1 mg/kg 및 2 mg/kg의 cordycepin을 투여받은 군의 경우 26.1%와 29.8%의 고형암 성장 억제효과가 관찰되었다(p<0.05). 고형암을 이식받은 후 누에번데기 또는 누에애벌레 밀리타리스동충하초를 투여받은 마우스는 대조군에 비해 흉선무게가 38∼44% 유의하게 증가하였고(p<0.05), 비장내 CD4+ 및 CD8+ T-세포수, NK-세포수(63∼110% 증가), 그리고 비장세포에 의한 IL-2 생성능(33∼51%증가)이 모두 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때, 밀리타리스동충하초 열수추출물은 고형암의 성장을 억제하는 효과가 있으며, 이와 같은 밀리타리스동충하초 추출물의 항암활성은 면역기능 증강효과와 연관이 있을 것으로 생각된다. 아울러 밀리타리스동충하초의 고형암 성장억제 및 면역조절 기능은 cordycepin 단일물질에 비해 더 우수하였다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2017

게르마늄(Ge)은 거의 대부분의 영양분, 동물, 식물에서 발견되는 미량원소로 많은 연구를 통해 항균성 항바이러스성 항종양성 항돌연변이성 및 면역조절 효과를 지닌 것으로 알려져 있다. 또한, 동충하초는 중국의 전통적인 약용 버섯으로 항종양성, 항산화성 및 면역조절 효과 등 다양한 생물학적 활성을 지니고 있으며 미량원소를 축적시키기 효과적인 것으로 알려져 있다. 이런 특성을 이용하여 본 연구는 게르마늄 농도를 증가시킨 동충하초(CMGe)의 열수 추출액을 얻어내고 그 생물학적 특성을 실험하였다. 네 가지 암세포주 Ramos, A549, HepG2, CEM와 MSC에 대한 CMGe의 세포독성을 MTT assay를 통해 확인한 결과, CEM에서 항증식성이 가장 높고 MSC에 대한 세포독성은 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. 마지막으로 누드마우스에 인간 신경아교세포종(U87MG)을 이종이식하여 종양의 부피와 무게를 조사한 결과, CMGe열수 추출액 처리군에서 종양 부피와 무게의 감소를 확인할 수 있었다. 이런 결과는 CMGe가 앞으로 의약 및 제약산업에 다양하게 적용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제32권4호통권127호
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• pp.327-329
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• 2001

Cordyceps militaris (CM) has been used as a tonics in the traditional medicine. To investigate the anti-diabetic principle of CM, activity guided fractionation was conducted. Hot water extract of CM was fractionated into 3 parts: above 100,000(A), $100,000{\sim}20,000(B)$, below 20,000(C) in molecular weight using in membrane filter system. All fractions showed mild hypoglycemic activity in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats by oral administration (300 mg/kg). The fraction C which was most active among them was fractionated again into two parts, C-1 and C-2 by Sephadex LH 20 column chromatography. The fraction C-1 showed hypoglycemic activity but C-2 did not show activity compared with control in STZ mice. In glucose-fed hyperglycemic mice, fraction C, C-1 and C-2 also showed significant glucose lowering activity. Their decreasing rates of plasma glucose level after 1 hours administrations of fraction C, C-1 and C-2 were 24.5%, 29.3% and 22.0%, respectively (Tolbutamide: 48.4%). These results suggested that CM has both insulin like and insulin release promoting activity and could be developed as an antidiabetic agent.